nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: -' Part of Speech: particle Pronunciation: /z/, /zɪz/, /s/, /sɪz/, /ɪz/ 1. Possessive marker used on plurals that end with -s (or -es, etc). Example: Her heart leapt when she saw the expressions on her teachers’ faces. Example: their faces’ expressions 2. Possessive marker sometimes used on singular names which end in s, indicating than an object belongs to the noun bearing the marker. Example: Jesus' disciples Example: Chris' cake recipe
Word: backfisch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Backfisch (“teenage girl”, literally “fish for baking”). Pronunciation: /ˈbækfɪʃ/ 1. A teenage or late-adolescent girl. Example: When we were charming Backfisch / With curls and velvet bows / We shared a charming kitten / With tiny velvet toes. Example: I knew, of course, it was but an innocent game on her part, a bit of backfisch foolery in imitation of some simulacrum of fake romance, […]
Word: baff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English baffen (“to bark”). Cognate with Dutch baffen (“to bark”), Low German baffen (“to bark”), German baffen, bäfzen (“to bark”), Danish bjæffe (“to yelp”), Swedish bjäbba (“to yelp, bark”). Compare buff, yaff. Pronunciation: /bæf/ 1. To bark; yelp. Labels: archaic, intransitive
Word: baff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from Scots baff, beff, bauf, probably from West Flemish baf, baffe (“a blow, slap in the face”). Compare also Old French baffe (“slap in the face”) (Modern French baffe), of imitative origin. Pronunciation: /bæf/ 1. To hit or strike, especially with something flat or soft. 2. To strike the ground with the bottom of the club when taking a stroke.
Word: baff Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bæf/ 1. blank Labels: Geordie, Scotland, uncountable
Word: barbitos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin barbitos, from Ancient Greek βάρβιτος (bárbitos). Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːbɪtəs/ 1. An ancient stringed musical instrument from Greece, apparently a type of lute or lyre. Example: The singer prepares his tone and rhythm on the barbitos before he adds his voice to the melody.
Word: barbiton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin barbiton, from Ancient Greek βάρβιτον (bárbiton). Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːbɪtən/ 1. an ancient stringed musical instrument, apparently a type of lute or lyre
Word: nit comb Part of Speech: noun 1. A fine-toothed comb used to remove nits from the hair.
Word: batrachian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin Batrachia, former name of the zoological order Anura, from Ancient Greek βατράχεια (batrákheia), neuter plural of adjective from βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”). Pronunciation: /bəˈtɹeɪkɪən/ 1. Any frog (narrow sense) or toad. Labels: rare Example: The warmth of his defence of the toad led me to suspect uneasily that a close search of his quarters would pretty certainly reveal a comfortable vivarium somewhere, bursting with the little batrachians.
Word: batrachian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin Batrachia, former name of the zoological order Anura, from Ancient Greek βατράχεια (batrákheia), neuter plural of adjective from βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”). Pronunciation: /bəˈtɹeɪkɪən/ 1. Pertaining to or resembling a frog or toad. Example: Near-synonyms: froggish, froggy, froglike, frogly, ranid, ranine, toadish, toadlike, toadly, toady Example: Anon the minnow-bucket will emit '"batrachian"' sobs.
Word: beccal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin beccus (“beak”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛkəl/ 1. Pertaining to a beak or bill. Labels: not-comparable Example: It faced me…its ominous Beak crank’d open…it quack’d, its eye holding a certain gleam, and began to speak, in a curious Accent, inflected heavily with linguo-beccal Fricatives […]
Word: bedight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bedighten, bidihten; equivalent to be- + dight. Pronunciation: /bɪˈdaɪt/, [bɪˈdʌɪt] 1. To equip or bedeck. Labels: archaic
Word: bedight Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bedighten, bidihten; equivalent to be- + dight. Pronunciation: /bɪˈdaɪt/, [bɪˈdʌɪt] 1. That has been equipped or bedecked. Labels: archaic, often, poetic, postpositional Example: Then she gave unto him a dress so new, With gold and pearls bedight; Every seam on the dress it was With precious stones all bright. Example: In half a minute Mrs Cratchit entered – flushed, but smiling proudly – with the pudding, like a speckled cannon-ball, so hard and firm, blazing in half of half-a-quartern of ignited brandy, and bedight with Christmas holly stuck into the top.
Word: Ricky Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hardu Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu Old High German Rihhart Middle High German Rihardbor. Medieval Latin Richardusder. Old French Richardbor. Middle English Rycharde English Richardder. English Rick English -y English Ricky From Rick + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪki/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
Word: béguin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Colloquial French béguin (“bonnet”). The verb embéguiner (“to wear a bonnet”) came to mean ‘to have a crush on someone’. The word itself came from beguine (lay nuns who typically wore such bonnets). Pronunciation: /beˈɡiːn/ 1. An infatuation or fancy. Example: Then he said: 'But what does Ata say to it?' 'It appears that she has a beguin for you,' I said. 'She's willing if you are. Shall I call her?' Example: ‘I see now. And you have a béguin for her too? It is no use, I warn you.’
Word: Prichard Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh ap + English Richard. 1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic]. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: rare 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States:
Word: Hongcouver Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Hong Kong + Vancouver, referring to the large-scale Chinese Canadian immigration to that city in the 1980s and 1990s, particularly from Hong Kong. 1. Derogatory name for Vancouver: a major city in British Columbia, Canada. Labels: derogatory, informal
Word: benthos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek βένθος (bénthos, “the depths”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnθɒs/ 1. The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.
Word: benthic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From benthos + -ic. By surface analysis, benth- + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnθɪk/ 1. Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: bathyal, abyssal, hadal Example: The benthic environment, except for intertidal areas, has been scarcely explored[…]
Word: benthic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From benthos + -ic. By surface analysis, benth- + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnθɪk/ 1. Any organism that lives on the seafloor.
Word: berceuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French bercer French -euse French berceusebor. English berceuse Borrowed from French berceuse. Pronunciation: /bɛəˈsɜːz/, /bɜː-/, /bɛɹˈsuz/ 1. A composition that resembles a lullaby, often in 6/8 time. Example: What was in my mind as I waited for sleep and the engines thundered their ineffectual berceuse was the chapter, a brief one, about the Jews.
Word: bilboes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Purported to have been invented in Bilbao, Spain, yet the device's name predates the Spanish Armada that supposedly imported it. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪlbəʊz/ 1. An iron bar placed around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: … me thought I lay Worse then the mutines in the Bilboes, rashly, Example: The bilboes looked like handcuffs that went around the ankles. The prisoner lay flat on his back, in the dirt, his feet suspended in the air by a length of iron bar to which the bilboes were fastened.
Word: bistoury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French bistouri, from archaic Italian pistorese or pistorino (“from Pistoia”); the city of Pistoia was once famous for the manufacturing of blades. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪstəɹi/ 1. A narrow-bladed surgical knife
Word: bobance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bobance, from Old French bobance. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒbəns/ 1. Boasting. Labels: archaic Example: Than thou behelde the synners and the good men; and whan thou saw the synners overcom, thou enclyned to that party for bobbaunce and pryde of the worlde [...]. Example: ye recke not for honesty, no nor for your own law, nor for deeds of mercy and charity, but in folly, and in Bobance
Word: scoliosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin scoliosis, from Ancient Greek σκολίωσις (skolíōsis, “twisting; torsion”). Pronunciation: /ˌskoʊ.liˈoʊ.sɪs/, /ˌskɔ.liˈoʊ.sɪs/ 1. The abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “Scoliosis,” Mwita said. “Curvature of the spine. It’s hereditary, but that doesn’t always explain it. Most common in girls, but boys get it, too.”
Word: bombinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Medieval Latin bombināre (“buzz, hum”), variant of Latin bombilō, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιάζειν (bombuliázein), from βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming”), of imitative origin. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒmbɪneɪt/ 1. to buzz or hum; to speak idly, vacuously, or to little effect. Example: None of this multitude of thinkers and their satellites brought his thoughts into really conclusive contact with the others. To do it would have been to discover much practical identity and so lose distinction. After their fashion, each bombinated abundantly with only the slightest regard to other bombinators. Example: So full a ship, so close-packed a world, moving urgently along, surrounded by its own vacuum; each man bombinating in his own, no doubt.
Word: cystic fibrosis Part of Speech: noun 1. An inherited condition in which the exocrine glands produce abnormally viscous mucus, causing chronic respiratory and digestive problems.
Word: Marburg disease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the German city of Marburg. 1. A viral, often fatal infection characterized by a high fever, encephalitis, diarrhea, vomiting, and severe bleeding from bodily orifices. Labels: uncountable
Word: baubon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαυβών (baubṓn). Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːbən/ 1. A dildo. Example: At quiet hour in the afternoon they were adepts of the olisbos, baubon, and finger.
Word: boodle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch boedel. Doublet of bottle (dialectal term meaning building or house). Pronunciation: /ˈbuːdəl/ 1. Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: He was your 'man higher up' when you were on the force. His share of the boodle passed through your hands. You must go on the stand and testify against him. Example: “The boodle. The reward. The £500. The gunner turned damned nasty at the last, and I had to square him with an extra hundred dollars or it would have been nitsky for you and me. 2. The whole collection or lot; caboodle. Labels: US, countable, dialectal, uncountable Example: He pulled off his coat and threw it down, and declared he'd fight the whole boodle of 'em 3. Candy and snacks. Labels: US, countable, slang, uncountable Example: Send the first boodle in an airtight container so that there is a place for the storage of future packages […] Suggestions for Boodle: cookies, candy, individual packets of drink mixes (sugar-free), raisins, nuts, gum.
Word: boodle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Dutch boedel. Doublet of bottle (dialectal term meaning building or house). Pronunciation: /ˈbuːdəl/ 1. To engage in bribery. Labels: slang
Word: bourdon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English burdoun (“accompaniment”), from Old French bordon, from Medieval Latin burdō, burdōnem (“drone”). The modern pronunciation and form (for *burdon) is influenced by modern French bourdon. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊədən/, /ˈbɔːdən/, /ˈbʊɹdən/, /ˈbɔɹdən/ 1. The burden or bass of a melody. Labels: archaic Example: The earth tremors resumed and made a bourdon to the loud psalms that they sang, interspersed with the odd ode of Horace recited by Silas. 2. The drone pipe of a bagpipe. 3. The lowest-pitched stop of an organ. Example: The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ. 4. The lowest-pitched bell of a carillon. 5. A large, low-pitched bell not part of a diatonically tuned ring of bells. 6. A bumblebee, genus Bombus.
Word: bourdon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English burdoun (“pilgrim's staff”), from Old French bordon, from Medieval Latin burdō, burdōnem (“pilgrim's staff”). The modern pronunciation and form is also influenced by modern French bourdon. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊədən/, /ˈbɔːdən/, /ˈbʊɹdən/, /ˈbɔɹdən/ 1. a pilgrim's staff. Labels: historical Example: The left hand was gone, this held the bourdon or pilgrim's staff, a small portion only of which appeared over the scrip. Example: The pilgrim's return was denoted by a bunch of palm, which was tied round the head of the bourdon, the leaves being, of course, ghe guerdon of his enterprise, giving the name of Palmer to the tribe.
Word: nitch Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nɪt͡ʃ/ 1. Alternative form of knitch (“a small bundle”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "Bless thy simplicity, Tess," said her companions. "He's got his market-nitch. Haw-haw!" Example: Later in the morning, a party of villagers, led by the rector, go to Salisbury Cathedral, where four women, dressed in 19th-century costume and carrying nitches - bundles of sticks - dance on the cathedral green.
Word: nitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Sound-symbolic blend of nick + notch. Pronunciation: /nɪt͡ʃ/ 1. A notch or small incision. Labels: dialectal
Word: nitch Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nɪt͡ʃ/ 1. Misspelling of niche. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: brail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English brayle, from Old French braiel, from Medieval Latin bracale (“girdle”) (from bracae (“breeches”)). Pronunciation: /bɹeɪl/ 1. A small rope used to truss up sails. 2. A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. 3. A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched. 4. A rope or line used to suspend lights or scenery in a certain position. 5. The feathers around a hawk's rump. Labels: in-plural
Word: brail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English brayle, from Old French braiel, from Medieval Latin bracale (“girdle”) (from bracae (“breeches”)). Pronunciation: /bɹeɪl/ 1. To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails. Example: The winds blew at their own caprice and there was brailing and loosing of canvas.
Word: breme Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English brem, breme, from Old English brēme (“famous, glorious, noble”), from Proto-West Germanic *brōmi, from Proto-Germanic *brōmiz (“famous”). Cognate with Latin fremō (“to murmur; to roar”), Ancient Greek βρέμω (brémō, “to roar”), Polish brzmieć (“to be heard”). Pronunciation: /bɹiːm/ 1. Of the sea, wind, etc.: fierce; raging; stormy, tempestuous. Labels: Scotland, poetic Example: Let me, ah! lette me in your folds ye lock, / Ere the breme winter breede you greater griefe. Example: The same to him glad Summer or the Winter breme.
Word: Brennschluss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German brennen German Schluss German Brennschlussbor. English Brennschluss Borrowed from German Brennschluss. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɛnʃlʊs/ 1. The moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out, after which it continues its ballistic trajectory under only the forces of gravity and air resistance (if present). Example: The white line, abruptly, has stopped its climb. That would be fuel cutoff, end of burning, what’s their word... Brennschluss. We don’t have one. Or else it’s classified.
Word: brewis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Old French broez, brouez, brouets plural of broet, brouet (French brouet ‘gruel’), from breu, from *brodittum, a diminutive of vulgar Latin *brodum, from Germanic *brod ‘sauce’ (English broth). Pronunciation: /bɹuːɪs/ 1. a kind of broth thickened with bread or meal Labels: countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable Example: […] an hundred dishes of poultry besides other birds and brewises, fritters and cooling marinades. Example: […] he recounteth the horror of their deathless punishment in hellfire (as seen by him in his vision), a burning stinking brewis of venomed maggots and toothed worms that do gnaw to the very pia mater.
Word: gonioscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Hellenic *gónu Ancient Greek γόνῠ (gónŭ)der. Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā)der. English gonio- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English gonioscopy From gonio- + -scopy. 1. the use of a gonioscope in conjunction with a slit lamp or operating microscope to gain a view of the anatomical angle formed between the eye's cornea and iris, known as the iridocorneal angle Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cookiecutter shark Part of Speech: noun 1. A small shark, Isistius brasiliensis, that tears circular chunks of flesh from its prey. Example: The polka dots are scars left by the cookiecutter shark, a thalassophobia-inducing creature with jaws designed to remove round plugs of flesh.
Word: heptoxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hept- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English heptoxide From hept- + oxide. 1. any oxide containing seven oxygen atoms in each molecule
Word: heptaoxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English heptaoxide From hepta- + oxide. 1. Alternative form of heptoxide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Fatimid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Fatima Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English -id English Fatimid From Fatima + -id. 1. A member of a Muslim dynasty in North Africa and Egypt (approx. CE 900-1200). Labels: historical
Word: back passage Part of Speech: noun 1. The passage between two terraced houses leading between the front and back gardens or yards. 2. The anus or rectum. Labels: euphemistic
Word: dibromide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English bromide English dibromide From di- + bromide. 1. any bromide containing two bromine atoms in each molecule
Word: cabaletta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An Italian variant of coboletta, diminutive of cobola (“stanza, couplet”), from Old Occitan cobla, from Latin copula. Doublet of couplet. Pronunciation: /kæbəˈlɛtə/ 1. A short, rhythmically repetitive aria. Example: 1980, to bring the proceedings to an end and enable him to perform his salvatory mission, he swung into a cabaletta which summed up the argument against Arius — Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
Word: tribromide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English bromide English tribromide From tri- + bromide. 1. any bromide containing three bromine atoms in each molecule
Word: tetrabromide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English bromide English tetrabromide From tetra- + bromide. 1. Any bromide containing four bromine atoms in each molecule.
Word: pentabromide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English bromide English pentabromide From penta- + bromide. 1. any bromide containing five bromine atoms in each molecule
Word: passageway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From passage + way. 1. A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings. Example: The door of the twins' room opposite was open; a twenty-watt night-light threw a weak yellow glow into the passageway. David could hear the twins breathing in time with each other. 2. Any way for passing in, out or through something. Example: The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car.
Word: passageways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of passageway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dichloride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English chloride English dichloride From di- + chloride. Pronunciation: /daɪˈklɔːɹaɪd/ 1. any chloride containing two chlorine atoms bound to a single element or radical
Word: cachou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French cachou, from Portuguese cachu, from Malay kacu (“type of acacia”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæʃuː/ 1. A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath. Example: Dante gave him a cachou every time he brought her a piece of tissue paper. Example: But her husband, frowning, remembered those little sweets, or cachous, scented with something like violet, a synthetic smell, that had drifted on the more irritating afternoons above the smells of the sealing wax and ink. 2. A small metallic ball used as edible decoration on cakes etc.
Word: trichloride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English chloride English trichloride From tri- + chloride. 1. any chloride containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule. Example: When TCCA touches a small amount of water and doesn’t dissolve, “it can experience a chemical reaction, generating heat and causing the decomposition of the chemical, which in turn produces toxic chlorine gas and can produce explosive nitrogen trichloride,” a 2023 report by the CSB said.
Word: tetrachloride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English chloride English tetrachloride From tetra- + chloride. 1. any chloride containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule
Word: cacothymia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From caco- + -thymia. From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + θύμος (thúmos, “warty excresence like a thyme bud; the thymus gland”). Pronunciation: /kakəʊˈθʌɪmɪə/ 1. An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland. Example: ‘This peevish attention to cleanliness, Jack, this busy preoccupation with dirt,’ said Stephen, shaking his head at the fire, ‘has something of the Brahminical superstition about it. It is not very far removed from nastiness, Jack – from cacothymia.’
Word: pentachloride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English chloride English pentachloride From penta- + chloride. 1. any chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule
Word: requiescat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First word of the Latin phrase requiēscat in pāce (“may he/she rest in peace”). The Latin word requiēscat means "may he/she rest" and is a form of the Latin verb requiēscō (“to rest, repose”). Pronunciation: /ɹɛkwɪˈɛskæt/, /ˌɹɛkwiˈɛskæt/ 1. A prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of a dead person
Word: pelB Part of Speech: noun 1. a gene, which encodes "pectate lyase B", from Pelvetia canaliculata and barnacles
Word: caitiff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English caitif, from Anglo-Norman caitif (“captive”), akin to Old French chaitif (French chétif) and Middle Dutch keytyf, from a Vulgar Latin *cactīvus alteration via Gaulish influence from Latin captīvus (“captive”); compare Italian cattivo (“bad, wicked”). Doublet of captive. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪtɪf/ 1. A base or despicable person; a wretch. Example: ‘There are plenty of Huns who have defected to the Romans, seeking gold and a quiet life. One of my first tasks as paramount chief is to bring those caitiffs back and crucify them.’ Example: (After answering no to Alvina’s question) ‘Hmm, I see. A result most heathenish and gross. Then there is nothing more to say about this tedious reckoning. Be gone from here. Pernicious caitiff.’ 2. A captive or prisoner, particularly a galley slave. Labels: obsolete Example: "How now, you scullions and cullions: bring hither a pair of cow's hooves to out face this contumelious caitiff." 3. A villain, a coward or wretch. Labels: archaic Example: (Aaron Burr and Andrew Jackson ride together in Tennessee; Burr narrates): Jackson shouted at me his view of the duel. "Never read such a damned lot of nonsense as the press has been writing! All that hypocritical caterwauling for that Creole bastard (referring to Alexander Hamilton) who fought you of his own free will, just like a gentleman which he wasn't, if you'll forgive me, Colonel! I know you couldn't have met him unless you thought he was one, but he was not, Sir. He was the worst man in this union, as you, Sir, are the best. The best, and that goes for that pusillanimous spotted caitiff of a president (referring to Thomas Jefferson) we got.
Word: caitiff Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English caitif, from Anglo-Norman caitif (“captive”), akin to Old French chaitif (French chétif) and Middle Dutch keytyf, from a Vulgar Latin *cactīvus alteration via Gaulish influence from Latin captīvus (“captive”); compare Italian cattivo (“bad, wicked”). Doublet of captive. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪtɪf/ 1. Especially despicable; cowardly Example: Beshrew those caitiff scouts that conspired to sully his honest name by such an imputation! Example: Commingled are they with that caitiff choir Of Angels, who have not rebellious been, Nor faithful were to God, but were for self.
Word: difluoride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English fluor(ine) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English fluoride English difluoride From di- + fluoride. Pronunciation: /daɪˈflɔːɹaɪd/ 1. any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule
Word: leader sequence Part of Speech: noun 1. The sequence at the 5' end of an mRNA molecule that is not translated into protein.
Word: calumet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a Norman variant of Old French chalumeau (imported to Canada with Norman colonists), from Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos). Pronunciation: /ˈkæljʊmɛt/ 1. A clay tobacco pipe used by Native Americans, especially as a symbol of truce or peace. Example: THE CALUMET OF PEACE. He offered a cigarette to the professor and took one himself. Example: When the chief has directed them to approach, they advance; those who have the calumets, chant and dance with much agility, now turning around each other, and now presenting themselves in front, but always with violent movements and extraordinary contortions.
Word: calvity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin calvitium (“baldness”), from calvus (“bald”). Pronunciation: /ˈkælvɪti/ 1. Baldness. Labels: uncountable 2. An area of skin that has become bald. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He wore his own hair – what there was left of it: short tight curls round a shining calvity, though he was in his thirties, no more – and he looked like one of the fatter, more jovial Roman emperors […].
Word: trifluoride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English fluor(ine) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English fluoride English trifluoride From tri- + fluoride. 1. any chloride containing three fluorine atoms in each molecule
Word: tetrafluoride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English fluor(ine) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English fluoride English tetrafluoride From tetra- + fluoride. 1. Any fluoride containing four fluorine atoms in each molecule.
Word: cantharis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cantharis, from Ancient Greek κανθαρίς (kantharís). Pronunciation: /kænˈθæɹɪs/ 1. singular of cantharides Labels: form-of, singular
Word: monofluoride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English fluoride English monofluoride From mono- + fluoride. 1. any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule
Word: cantharides Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late Middle English, from Latin cantharides, plural of cantharis. Pronunciation: /kænˈθæɹɪdiːz/ 1. Spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria (syn. Cantharis vesicatoria). Labels: uncountable 2. Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties. Labels: uncountable Example: I can make the most subtle sauces yield up their secret—whether it be white arsenic, rosalgar, mercury sublimate, or cantharides. Example: Madame de Pompadour used tincture of cantharides to regain the love of Louis XV.
Word: pentafluoride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English fluor(ine) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English fluoride English pentafluoride From penta- + fluoride. 1. Any fluoride containing five fluorine atoms in each molecule.
Word: suzerain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French suzerain, based on sus (“up, above”) (from Latin sursum) with the ending of souverain (whence also English sovereign). Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)uz(ə)ɹən/, /ˈs(j)uzəˌɹeɪ̯n/ 1. A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy. Example: Suzerainty is a term which was originally used for the relation between the feudal lord and his vassal; the lord was said to be the suzerain of the vassal, and at that time suzerainty was a term of Constitutional Law only. With the disappearance of the feudal system, suzerainty of this kind likewise disappeared. Modern suzerainty involves only a few rights of the suzerain State over the vassal State which can be called constitutional rights. The rights of the suzerain State over the vassal are principally international rights, of whatever they may consist. Example: The origin of these conflicts is to be sought in the position which Rome acquired about 275 b.c. as suzerain and protector of all Italy. 2. A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance. Labels: historical
Word: canthus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin canthus (“corner of the eye”), from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye”). Pronunciation: /ˈkænθəs/ 1. Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet. Example: the lowly East with its deer head (dark trace of long tear at inner canthus Example: I could sit here while the milk makes white shadows in its glass, while darkness mutters behind the window, and wait for a tear to show itself in the creased canthus of your eye.
Word: sockpuppet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sock puppet Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sockpuppet Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of sock puppet Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cantilena Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian or Latin cantilēna. Pronunciation: /kæntɪˈleɪnə/ 1. A vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style. Example: He played a lazy tune that sinuated from C sharp down to G natural and back again. Astonishing that he could flute so lazy a cantilena while chasing nymphs. Example: The sounds of insects, of which I am seldom conscious unless I have not heard them in some time, resumed, with a noise that reminded me of the tuning of the strings in the Blue Hall before the first cantilena began, a noise I sometimes used to listen to when I lay on my pallet near the open port of the apprentices' dormitory.
Word: puppeteer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English puppet Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English puppeteer From puppet + -eer. Pronunciation: /ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə/, /ˌpʌpəˈtɪ(ə)ɹ/ 1. A person who uses a puppet. 2. Someone who is manipulative and thus able to get people to do what they want or to make events develop in the way they want in a puppet-like manner. Labels: figuratively
Word: puppeteer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English puppet Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English puppeteer From puppet + -eer. Pronunciation: /ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə/, /ˌpʌpəˈtɪ(ə)ɹ/ 1. To control (a puppet). Labels: transitive 2. To control (an event, person, or organization) from behind the scenes. Labels: figuratively, transitive
Word: manipulative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English manipulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English manipulative From manipulate + -ive. Pronunciation: /məˈnɪp.jə.lə.tɪv/, /məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.tɪv/, [məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.ɾɪv] 1. Using manipulation purposefully. Example: As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds. 2. Tending to manipulate. 3. Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them. Labels: derogatory Example: You manipulative bitch!
Word: manipulative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English manipulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English manipulative From manipulate + -ive. Pronunciation: /məˈnɪp.jə.lə.tɪv/, /məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.tɪv/, [məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.ɾɪv] 1. A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept. Example: Some children need manipulatives to learn math basics, Dr. Clements said, but only as a starting point.
Word: disparaging Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/ 1. Insulting, ridiculing. Example: The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary. Example: While he is reasonably effusive about inter-city travel, he is heavily disparaging of all types of stopping service, including those on otherwise busy main lines. His analysis is not entirely unsound, and he tackles some of the questions head on.
Word: disparaging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/ 1. present participle and gerund of disparage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disparaging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/ 1. disparagement Example: I am tracked by phantoms having weird detective ways […] Men with a wintry sneer, and women with tart disparagings.
Word: ridiculing Part of Speech: adj 1. In a manner intended to ridicule.
Word: ridiculing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ridicule Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ridiculing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of exposing to ridicule. Example: Killings that are not wicked could exist, as could ridiculings that are wicked.
Word: hexafluoride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English fluor(ine) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English fluoride English hexafluoride From hexa- + fluoride. 1. any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
Word: heptafluoride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- English fluoride English heptafluoride From hepta- + fluoride. 1. any fluoride containing seven fluorine atoms in each molecule
Word: cantrip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle Scots cantrip, cantrap (“a magic charm; a trick”). Further origin obscure, but likely a corruption of Scottish Gaelic canntaireachd (identical to Irish cantaireacht), referring to a system of musical notation consisting of a series of otherwise meaningless syllables memorised by pipers in learning their tunes; this was then used similarly to abracadabra. Regardless of details, ultimately derived from Latin cantō (“to sing, chant, play an instrument”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæntɹɪp/ 1. A spell or incantation; a trifling magic trick. Example: Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shaw’d the dead in their last dresses; And by some devilish cantrip slight Each in its cauld hand held a light […] Example: I have some poor little skill—not like yours, Master Doctor, of course—in small spells and cantrips that I’d be glad to use against our enemies if it was agreeable to all concerned. 2. A wilful piece of trickery or mischief. 3. A minor spell, typically one that can be cast without preparation.
Word: triiodide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + iodide. 1. Any compound containing a I₃⁻ moiety consisting of three iodine atoms in a more or less linear configuration. 2. Any iodide of a trivalent element that contains three I⁻ ions.
Word: tetranitride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English nitride English tetranitride From tetra- + nitride. 1. any nitride containing four nitrogen atoms in each molecule
Word: diiodide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English iodide English diiodide From di- + iodide. 1. any iodide containing two iodine atoms in each molecule
Word: caple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old Norse kapall, from Latin caballus. Doublet of cheval. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪp(ə)l/ 1. A horse. Labels: dialectal, obsolete
Word: disulphide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + sulphide. 1. Alternative spelling of disulfide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: disulfide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulf(ur) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English sulfide English disulfide From di- + sulfide. Pronunciation: /daɪˈsʌlfaɪd/ 1. A functional group with two sulfur atoms bonded to one another, described by the following formula: R–S–S–R'. 2. The anion ⁻S–S⁻. 3. A binary compound of sulfur and another element in the ratio 2:1 (formula XS₂). Example: By analysing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, the researchers found evidence of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide in the atmosphere of the planet known as K2-18b. The planet is 124 light-years away; one light-year is equivalent to nearly 6 trillion miles.
Word: pentasulphide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English sulphide English pentasulphide From penta- + sulphide. 1. any sulphide containing five sulphur atoms in each molecule
Word: mourners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mourner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pentasulfide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English sulfide English pentasulfide From penta- + sulfide. 1. Alternative spelling of pentasulphide. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: sesquisulphide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sesqui- + sulphide. 1. Any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms for every two metal atoms.
Word: sesquisulfide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sesqui- + sulfide. 1. Alternative form of sesquisulphide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: carabao Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish carabao, from Waray-Waray karabaw, from Malay kerbau, from Proto-Malayic *kAr(ə)baw, ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ ~ *krpiiw ~ *krpuʔ ~ *(kr)puh (“buffalo”). Compare Khmer ក្របី (krɑɑbəy), Halang kơpùa, Indonesian kerbau, Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴ (kebo), Thai กระบือ (grà-bʉʉ). Pronunciation: /kæɹəˈbeɪəʊ/ 1. A domesticated subspecies of water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis carabanesis. Example: The weaker carabaos are slaughtered for meat, the stronger ones put to work on Golgotha, and the drivers are assimilated into the workforce. Example: Filipinos tell several stories about the carabao. The Tagalog, who live mainly on Luzon, tell the following story about how the carabao, one of the largest animals in the country, is tricked by one of the smallest animals, a hummingbird.
Word: catamenia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin catamenia, from Ancient Greek καταμήνια (katamḗnia), the neuter plural of καταμήνιος (katamḗnios, “monthly”), from κατά (katá) + μήν (mḗn, “month”). First attested in 1750. Pronunciation: /kæ.təˈmiː.nɪ.ə/, /kæ.təˈmi.nɪ.ə/ 1. The female menstrual discharge. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: On inquiry it was found that this neurosis corresponded in time with the oncome of the catamenia.
Word: dishy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dish Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dishy From dish (“attractive person”) + -y (forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪʃ.i/ 1. Attractive; good-looking; sexy. Labels: UK, slang Example: Let me set the scene. You spy a dishy stranger across a bar. The attraction is instant. The urges are strong. What do you do?
Word: dishy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dish Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dishy From dish (“to gossip”) + -y (forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪʃ.i/ 1. Tending to relay information and gossip. Labels: slang Example: "[…] that transformed her into a shimmering golden redhead." That color became Lucy's trademark hair color for the rest of her career. Guilaroff wrote a dishy memoir in 1996, Crowning Glory […] Example: A reference book that also takes a playful glimpse into the personal lives of some fascinating artists and personalities Kramer peppers this superior tome with the kind of dishy details that will keep readers turning the page.
Word: dishy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dish Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dishy From dish (“vessel for food”) + -y (forming familiar nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪʃ.i/ 1. A dishwasher (someone who washes dishes). Labels: Australia, informal Example: In hostels, everyone is expected to wash and dry his or her own dishes. If you make it known that you are willing to take over this chore in exchange for a small contribution, you may find lots of willing takers. Never underestimate the laziness of travellers. One night Roger Blake made $8 in ‘tips’ by doing this. He then asked the hostel owners whether he could set up as a ‘dishy’ for tips only. Example: I found a job washing dishes at Fish on Parkyn, one of the Sunshine Coast’s leading restaurants. […] When I got the job as a dishy at Fish on Parkyn I don’t think anyone there expected I would last long.
Word: lampoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French lampon (“satire, mockery, ridicule”), built on French lampons (“let us drink — a popular refrain for scurrilous songs”), from lamper (“to quaff, to swig”). : Littré quotes a satirical song mocking King Jacques II Stuart, fleeing Dublin, in 1691, and returning to France under the escort of Lauzun: :: Prenez soin de ma couronne, J'aurai soin de ma personne ; ("Take care of my crown, I will take care of my person") Lampons ! lampons ! Pronunciation: /læmˈpuːn/ 1. A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one. Example: To say truth, Ma'am, 'tis very vulgar to Print and as my little Productions are mostly Satires and Lampoons I find they circulate more by giving copies in confidence to the Friends of the Parties— Example: "Dangerous things, sir—dangerous things!" exclaimed Mr. Lintot, drawing a deep breath of air from the open window: "do you know, sir, Curl published a lampoon on Lord Hervey the other day, who said that he would have horsewhipped him if he could have found his way into the city...
Word: lampoon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French lampon (“satire, mockery, ridicule”), built on French lampons (“let us drink — a popular refrain for scurrilous songs”), from lamper (“to quaff, to swig”). : Littré quotes a satirical song mocking King Jacques II Stuart, fleeing Dublin, in 1691, and returning to France under the escort of Lauzun: :: Prenez soin de ma couronne, J'aurai soin de ma personne ; ("Take care of my crown, I will take care of my person") Lampons ! lampons ! Pronunciation: /læmˈpuːn/ 1. To satirize or poke fun at. Labels: transitive Example: The original phrase was frequently lampooned in subsequent years, becoming strong enough in popular culture that the variations in place of ‘drugs’ probably didn’t take long to appear at all. Example: Her tone shift involved former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton lampooning their fellow ex-president as a figure of ridicule. Then Harris closed the trap with a line in her convention speech: “Trump is an unserious man. But the consequences … of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious.”
Word: dishier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of dishy: more dishy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: dishiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of dishy: most dishy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: galla Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gallu (“Mesopotamian demon”). Labels: alt-of, alternative