nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: deader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dead + -er (comparative suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix). 1. One who is deceased, or will shortly become so. Labels: colloquial, humorous Example: I could tell he was a deader by the way his eyes were glazed over; there was no life left in those eyes. Example: "No, nor drink. And Mr. Bender, he was the fust to go, and then Indian Pete, and then Mrs. McGregor, and then Johnny Hones, and then, dearie, your mother." "Then mother's a deader too," cried the little girl, dropping her face in her pinafore and sobbing bitterly. "Yes, they all went except you and me...
Word: as hell Part of Speech: adv 1. To a great extent or degree; very. Labels: postpositional, vulgar Example: It's cold as hell in here! Example: It was icy as hell on the road that morning, and as I put my brakes on, the van just kept going. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, hell. Example: My Soul forſakes her vain Delight, / and bids the World farewel, / Baſe as the Dirt beneath my Feet, / And miſcheivous as Hell.
Word: the hell out of Part of Speech: adv 1. Used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree. Labels: not-comparable, sometimes, vulgar Example: How about eliminating all the stupid choreography you've got us doing—which doesn't do a damn thing, other than confuse the hell out of most people.... Example: There were days where we would just pick up our coats, leave one person in the office, and head into an area that was weak and door-knock the hell out of it.
Word: adit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin aditus (“entrance, access”), from ad (“to, up to”) + itus (“going, departure”). Pronunciation: /ˈæ.dɪt/ 1. A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage, used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes. Example: A narrow and untrodden cavern at the bottom connects it with the outer sea; they could even then hear the mysterious thunder and gurgle of the surge in the subterranean adit, as it rolled huge boulders to and fro in darkness, and forced before it gusts of pent-up air. Example: What all these passages are, of course I cannot say, but we thought that they must be the ancient workings of a mine, of which the various shafts and adits travelled hither and thither as the ore led them.
Word: hummin Part of Speech: adj 1. Totally stinking. Labels: Geordie Example: That aad fellas house was hummin!
Word: Mkwaya Part of Speech: name 1. a Bantu language of Tanzania
Word: mnemic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of mnemenic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Even after producing such astonishing "proofs" of Semon’s mnemic theory, the amphibians in Kammerer’s lab were allowed no rest.
Word: mnemenic Part of Speech: adj 1. of or relating to memory Labels: not-comparable
Word: HAHO Part of Speech: phrase 1. Acronym of high altitude, high opening. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: meas Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of measures. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: When piece meas 2½" (6.5 cm) on RS, knit until 3 sts rem, k2tog, k1.
Word: agad Part of Speech: intj 1. Obsolete form of egad. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: O here a' comes—Ah my Hector of Troy, vvelcome my Bully, my Back; agad my heart has gone a pit pat for thee.
Word: mnemist Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈniːmɪst/ 1. mnemonist
Word: mnemonist Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone able to perform feats of memory, especially by using mnemonic techniques.
Word: dentro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of demo + intro. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛn.tɹoʊ/ 1. A production that is classified somewhere between a demo and an intro. Labels: rare Example: Vote for any demo released during the last six months before the release of the next issue of Yahoo (7.6.1994 - 7.1.1995). All non-party dentros and dentros competed ^([sic]) in a demo competition at a party belong to this category. Example: And if we leave the conspiracy theory for a moment, it was a long time since I saw a TBL demo/dentro/intro, or have I missed something?
Word: mobilisable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mobilise Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English mobilisable From mobilise + -able. 1. Able to be readily mobilised.
Word: mobilizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mobilize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English mobilizable From mobilize + -able. 1. Able to be readily mobilized.
Word: mobilize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French mobiliser. Pronunciation: /ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/ 1. To make something mobile. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive 2. To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive 3. To get ready for war. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive
Word: mobilization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mobilisation or mobilize + -ation. 1. The act of mobilizing. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable Example: a national mobilization to fight climate change Example: It's produced tremendous activism and backlash: there's been all sorts of demonstrations and mobilizations in civil society, there's been examples from the people from the Administration being heckled in a restaurant or not served in a restaurant, there's been a growing crescendo of conversation about what that means. 2. The marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them to a state of readiness for an action. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable Example: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law a key piece of legislation overhauling the country’s mobilization rules. 3. The softening of rock such that geochemical migration can take place. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable 4. The transport of a copy of a gene from one chromosome, or one organism to another. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable
Word: mollying-bitch Part of Speech: noun 1. a male homosexual Labels: obsolete
Word: mobilisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mobilisation or mobilise + -ation. 1. the act of mobilising Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mobilise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French mobiliser. Pronunciation: /ˈməʊbɪlaɪz/ 1. To make something mobile. Labels: transitive 2. To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war. Labels: transitive 3. To become made ready for war. Labels: intransitive Example: All Whitby is mobilising against the economy plan, alleging that loss of railway facilities would turn the port into a "ghost town"; [...]. Example: And there were justified fears for the future of the Swanage branch, although enthusiasts were already mobilising themselves to take it over.
Word: mollying-cull Part of Speech: noun 1. A male homosexual. Labels: obsolete
Word: samovar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian самова́р (samovár, “self-boiler”); from само́ (samó, “self”) + вари́ть (varítʹ, “boil, cook”). Pronunciation: /ˈsæməvɑː(ɹ)/, /ˌsæməˈvɑː(ɹ)/ 1. A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn. Today, it is more likely that the water is heated by an electric coil. Example: The samovar was beginning to sing; the laborers and the family, having disposed of the horses, came in to dinner. Example: Come on now with the samovar ─ and make haste sorting the letter-bag.
Word: Gabi-Gabi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The native word for no, reduplicated. 1. An Australian Aboriginal people of southwest Queensland. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Gabi-Gabi Part of Speech: name Etymology: The native word for no, reduplicated. 1. Their language.
Word: mooncusser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moon + cusser: the strategy would not work on a moonlit night, so the would-be pirate might be expected to curse the Moon. 1. A land-based pirate who, on dark nights along dangerous coasts, would demolish any legitimate lighthouses or beacons, erect a decoy signal fire in a different, deliberately misleading location, and then, after having induced a shipwreck, subdue any survivors and plunder the wreckage for valuables. Labels: historical, humorous, uncommon
Word: mangal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese mangal, from Portuguese mangue (“mangrove”) + Portuguese -al (“-al”) Pronunciation: /ˈmæŋɡəl/, /-ˌɡæl/, /-ˌɡɑːl/ 1. A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.
Word: mangal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish mangal, from Arabic مَنْقَل (manqal). Pronunciation: /mæŋˈɡæl/, /mɑŋ-/, /-ˈɡɑl/ 1. A Middle Eastern-style barbecue (cookout), or the barbecue (grill; cooking apparatus) it is cooked on.
Word: yirra Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Afrikaans jere, a minced oath or alteration of Heere or Here (“Lord, God”, interjection), derived from Heer (“Lord”). Pronunciation: /ˈjɜrə/, /ˈjɪrə/ 1. An exclamation used to express shock or exasperation. Labels: South-Africa, colloquial, offensive, possibly Example: We’re going to have a hell of a drought. Yirra it’s tough being a farmer!
Word: ngulu Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of sword used for executions by Bantu people. Labels: no-plural
Word: one-dimensional Part of Speech: adj 1. Having length, but no width, height or depth. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: A straight line is one-dimensional. 2. Lacking depth or believability; flat. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable, usually Example: one-dimensional characters Example: Such one-dimensional characters have always existed in the theatre along with more recognizably human characters. 3. Lacking personal depth and substance; conceited, vain, shallow, superficial. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable, usually
Word: Corea Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic spelling of Korea. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: All China was formerly divided by the Chineſe Emperour Xunus into 12 Provinces; afterwards the Emperour Yua, who took upon him the Government after the death of Xunus, about 260 years before the Incarnation of our Saviour, reduced all China into Nine Provinces, which only at that time comprehended the Northern Parts of China, and had for their Confines the River Kiang. But after that they had Conquered the Southern parts by degrees, and had ſomewhat civilized the Inhabitants, the whole Kingdom of China was divided into 15 Provinces : Amongſt theſe alſo they reckon the Province of Leaotung, which is ſituated on the Weſt of Peking, where the great Wall begins, and the Hanging Iſland of Corea; both which pay Tribute to the Emperour. Example: I would take the ſame method if I was to go to diſcover the North Eaſt Paſſage. I would winter about Japan, Corea, or the North Eaſt part of China; and taking the Spring and Summer before me, I would make my firſt trial on the Coaſt of Tartary [...]
Word: bas relief Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bas-relief. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: mangel Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/, /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ.ɡ(ə)l/, /ˈmɛ̃ŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ 1. The sugar beet, which can be refined to equal cane sugar in all manners save for botanical origin. 2. A mangelwurzel, a plant of the beet family raised as cattle feed. Example: For many days the animals had nothing to eat but mangels.
Word: syphilitic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, relating to, or infected with syphilis. Labels: not-comparable Example: One can try hunting syphilitic treponemes directly by having skin irregularities […] biopsied and subjected to a silver-staining test.
Word: syphilitic Part of Speech: noun 1. A person with syphilis. Labels: dated Example: It was a syphilitic who lived alone in the shanty between the hole and the railroad yard, coming up to the street only to beg money for food and disinfectant with which to soak his rags.
Word: blow one's own horn Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of toot one's own horn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: downselect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From down- + select. 1. to narrow the field of choices, especially, to choose a supplier from candidates under consideration Example: We need to check with Quality Assurance before we downselect the test equipment vendor.
Word: vapidly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin vapidusbor. English vapid Middle English -ly English -ly English vapidly From vapid + -ly. 1. In a vapid manner; not inspiring; in a manner unlikely to make an impression. Example: The three bored, interchangeable booth babes winked and flirted vapidly; he had already forgotten their names.
Word: proviso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin proviso (“it being provided”), ablative singular neuter of provisus, past participle of providere (“to provide”); see provide. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/ 1. A conditional provision to an agreement. Example: Now, with all these provisos in mind, what’s the best way to put spinach to work? All due respect to Popeye, a can may not be the tastiest way to introduce it to your table. Example: The biggest change in the governance of American horse racing was tucked into a 2020 federal spending bill. That proviso ultimately created the national Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, or HISA – a move that, after three previous legislative attempts, found support from federal lawmakers after a particularly deadly season at a California racetrack.
Word: picaroons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of picaroon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: picaroons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of picaroon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: weather deck Part of Speech: noun 1. A ship's deck which has no overhead protection, which is open to the weather; a ship's uppermost deck.
Word: bench memo Part of Speech: noun 1. A legal research memorandum drafted by a law clerk to assist a judge in deciding a case.
Word: law clerk Part of Speech: noun 1. A clerk who assists a judge with legal proceedings. Depending on the court, such positions may be professional careers or may be temporary positions for graduating law students.
Word: enrolled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of enrol Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past and past participle of enroll Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: enrolling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of enroll Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of enrol Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: enrolling Part of Speech: noun 1. An enrolment.
Word: Union Jack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From union + jack (“ship’s flag”). 1. The flag of the United Kingdom, consisting of the flags of England (St. George's Cross), Scotland (St. Andrew's Cross), and Ireland (St. Patrick's Cross, now only used in Northern Ireland) combined. Example: When the wedding started I found a spot near Windsor Castle’s entrance, where I could watch the ceremony on a big screen. People who line the roads at weddings are, by definition, the most die-hard royalists, and all the usual figures were out in force: the men bellowing and ringing bells in the hope of convincing a passing American TV crew they are an actual town crier; the men in suits made of Union Jacks. 2. The British Empire. Labels: broadly Example: Settlers already fearing the possibility of seeing their 1600, sometimes 1700 percent, profit margins stripped from them by London’s abolitionism saw no other option but to secede from the Union Jack. 3. The flag, consisting of the flags of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland combined, flown on ships of the government of the United Kingdom. Labels: UK 4. The flag, consisting of the blue star-studded field in the corner of the national ensign, flown at the jackstaff by ships at anchor. Labels: US
Word: jujitsuka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jujutsuka. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: turning circle Part of Speech: noun 1. The circular path formed by the wheel furthest from the centre of the turn when turning to the maximum extent. Example: But the horse has left his mark, for his successor is a mechanical horse designed to a large extent to copy the leading characteristics of the live horse; easy attachment to or detachment from its load, a small turning circle, a small appetite for petrol, but giving a much higher acceleration and speed, and so capable of much greater distances, so that fewer cartage units are required. 2. The path followed by a vessel’s center of gravity when it makes a complete turn of 360° with a consistent rudder angle. (FM 55-501) 3. A place where a vehicle can turn and face in the opposite direction.
Word: fainting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English feinting, equivalent to faint + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of faint Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fainting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English feinting, equivalent to faint + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/ 1. An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness. Example: fainting fit
Word: barrels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barrel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barrels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of barrel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blacks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /blæks/ 1. plural of black Labels: form-of, plural 2. A kind of ink in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape and the residue of the wine press. 3. Black garments, etc. Example: Friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like show death terrible. Example: that was the full time they vsed to were blackes for the death of their fathers
Word: blacks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /blæks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of black Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: strains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strains Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of strain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sobs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɑbz/ 1. plural of sob Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sobs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sɑbz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sob Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: indications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scores Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /skɔːz/, /skɔɹz/ 1. plural of score Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scores Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /skɔːz/, /skɔɹz/ 1. A bag of cannabis worth £20. Labels: UK, slang Example: "On the phone you said you want a scores, you think I would come all the way here for a benners you prick!!!" Example: What's that smell in the chеst of drawers? / Young boy sellin' them benz and scores / Gotta get rich in desperate cause / Talk about drill, gotta mention moi
Word: scores Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /skɔːz/, /skɔɹz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of score Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: saddle sore Part of Speech: noun 1. A gall, a sore developed by a horse from an ill-fitting or ill-adjusted saddle. 2. A sore developed by a horseback rider or a cyclist caused by a saddle.
Word: saddle sore Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to a horse with saddle sores, or to a rider who has been riding too long.
Word: samosa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani سموسہ (samosa) / समोसा (samosā), from Classical Persian سنبوسه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag. Doublet of sambusa, sambusak, sambuseh, sambuusa, and samsa. Pronunciation: /səˈmoʊsə/ 1. A South Asian snack consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat. Example: Homemade samosas are a world away from those dry cardboard triangles sold under the name in supermarkets. Instead, they have delicately flaky and deliciously rich pastry and a generous stuffing that’s easily tweaked to suit all tastes. […] Repeat with the remaining dough balls and filling, making sure each samosa is well sealed.
Word: tegestology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin teges (“covering, mat”) (oblique stem teget-) + -logy. 1. The collecting of beer mats or coasters as a hobby. Labels: uncountable
Word: tegestologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tegestology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English tegestologist From tegestology + -ist. 1. someone who collects beer mats or coasters
Word: blacking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈblækɪŋ/ 1. A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Shoe polish. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Instead, the unions persisted in believing they could defeat Murdoch through a unified campaign of picket lines, blackings and boycotts.
Word: blacking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈblækɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of black Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Hoppins Part of Speech: name 1. A travelling fayre that comes to Newcastle upon Tyne. Labels: Geordie
Word: crasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κρᾶσις (krâsis, “mixture”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹeɪsɪs/ 1. One's constitution; the balance of humours in a person's body. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Some men have peculiar symptoms, according to their temperament and crasis, which they had from the stars and those celestial influences […] Example: This is all that ever stagger'd my faith in regard to Yorick’s extraction, who, by what I can remember of him, and by all the accounts I could ever get of him, seem'd not to have had one single drop of Danish blood in his whole crasis 2. A mixture or combination. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The contraction of a vowel or diphthong at the end of a word with a vowel or diphthong at the start of the following word. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When in a crasis, a lene consonant […] is combined with an aspirated vowel, the lene is always changed (except in the Ionic dialect) into the corresponding aspirate […]
Word: crases Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɹeɪsiːz/ 1. plural of crasis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of humour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humours Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of humour Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from the name of Momus, god of mirth, through Latin and Old French. Pronunciation: /məʊm/, /moʊm/ 1. A dull or stupid person. Labels: archaic
Word: mommick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Apparently a variant of mammock. 1. To harass or bother (someone or something). Labels: dialectal, transitive Example: The big woman wheeled on the tumbling children in the car. "Billie-Dove Newsome, min' you manners. Ramon-Novarro, quit mommicking de dog!" She turned back. Example: Using a bit of Down East vernacular, as if talking about a family member, she adds, “Leo's used to me mommicking [teasing] him—treating him like a baby.” 2. To beat up or rough up (someone). Labels: dialectal, transitive Example: Evelith Strange writes to Mrs. Makely from Altruria: Do you still keep on murdering and divorcing, and drowning and burning, and mommicking, and maiming people by sea and land? Has there been any war since I left? Example: "Mommick him up good, because you've got to go to jail anyhow." 3. To mess up; to bungle or ruin by bungling. Labels: Appalachia, Southern-US, dialectal Example: "I don't fault her for effort," said one man, the oldest at the table, "but she's wanting to do it all by herself, then she mommicks thing up." Example: And anyway, his presence seemed to mommick up electricity. So he stuck to walking.
Word: mommick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently a variant of mammock. 1. A mess, a disorderly state or thing. Labels: Appalachia, Southern-US, dialectal Example: As soon as she walks up the porch steps and opens the screen door, she knows that Henry is already home. Amid the noisy mommick, she can sense his humming presence. Example: "It's all such an awful mommick..." Anne shrugged. "Trapped on a sinking ship..."
Word: monadic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek μοναδικός (monadikós, “single”), from μονάς (monás, “a unit”); see monad. By surface analysis, monad + -ic. 1. of, relating to, or being a monad Labels: not-comparable Example: We can refuse to view each of these areas as distinct and monadic categories of identity and we can refuse to study them in isolation from one another. 2. univalent Labels: not-comparable 3. of or relating to the Monas genus of microorganisms Labels: not-comparable 4. having an arity of one (taking a single argument or operand) Labels: not-comparable Example: "The monadic existential quantifier ∃, as in ∃x, may express existence of x in formal logic or mathematics".
Word: monarchic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French monarchique; equivalent to monarch + -ic. Pronunciation: /mɒnˈɑː(ɹ)kɪk/ 1. Of, or relating to monarchy or to a monarch. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mono- + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒn.ɪk/, /ˈmɑ.nɪk/ 1. Of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one. Labels: not-comparable 2. Monomorphic. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of a morphism: that it is a monomorphism. Labels: not-comparable Example: If a composition (of morphisms) is monic then, by theorem, the pre-composite of it is monic as well. Example: It is often convenient to view a monic arrow i#58;A#92;rightarrowtailC, defined in Chapter 1, as showing that A is a copy of a part of C, and that i maps the copy on to that part. For example, in Set, the monic arrows are the one-to-one functions and, clearly, if i is one-to-one then A is a copy of a subset of C, namely of the image of i.
Word: monic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒn.ɪk/, /ˈmɑ.nɪk/ 1. A monic polynomial.
Word: Monic Part of Speech: adj 1. Belonging to the branch of the Austroasiatic language family that includes the Mon language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monodromic Part of Speech: adj 1. of or relating to monodromy Labels: not-comparable
Word: monogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mono- + -genic. 1. of or relating to monogenesis or to monogenism Labels: not-comparable 2. regulated by a single gene Labels: not-comparable 3. producing offspring of only one sex, exhibiting monogeny Labels: not-comparable 4. having a single derivative at a point Labels: not-comparable 5. generated by a set containing only a single element Labels: not-comparable
Word: monogenic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + -genic. 1. A derivative of a monogenic function
Word: monomorphism Part of Speech: noun 1. an injective homomorphism 2. the absence of sexual dimorphism 3. A morphism n such that for any other morphisms f and g, if n∘f=n∘g then f = g.
Word: moosebird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moose + bird. They have been observed landing on moose to eat engorged ticks. 1. The gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis. Labels: US
Word: gray jay Part of Speech: noun 1. A mostly gray bird, Perisoreus canadensis, that inhabits coniferous forests of North America. 2. Any bird of the genus Perisoreus.
Word: Morohashi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 諸橋, surname of the compiler of the dictionary. 1. A large kanji dictionary, the Dai Kanwa Jiten (大漢和辞典), compiled by Tetsuji Morohashi.
Word: morphemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English morpheme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English morphemic From morpheme + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔː(ɹ)fɛmɪk/ 1. Of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme. Labels: not-comparable
Word: morphemics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English morpheme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Middle English -es English -s English -ics English morphemics From morpheme + -ics. 1. The study of morphemes, or of the morphemic structure of a language. Labels: uncountable
Word: guyfriend Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare form of guy friend. Labels: form-of, rare
Word: volcanos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of volcano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: volcanoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of volcano Labels: form-of, plural Example: He caused people to be brought to Teegeeack (Earth) and put an H Bomb on the principal volcanoes (Incident 2) and then the Pacific area ones were taken in boxes to Hawaii and the Atlantic Area ones to Las Palmas and there "packaged." His name was Xenu.
Word: vulcanise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vulcanize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: The above engraving represents a longitudinal section of a tap for ordinary purposes as closed—a, is the barrel; b, the cover; c and ex are two flexible diaphragms of vulcanised caoutchouc, fastened by screws as represented;
Word: vulcanization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Vulcan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vulcanize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English vulcanization From vulcanize + -ation. 1. A process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: vulcanisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vulcanization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: vulcanizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vulcanize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vulcanizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vulcanize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vulcanizing Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of vulcanizing shop. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
Word: vulcanized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vulcanize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vulcanises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vulcanise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vulcanising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vulcanise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vulcanised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vulcanise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: morphinomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French morphinebor. German Morphinbor. English morphine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -mania English morphinomania From morphine + -o- + -mania. 1. morphine addiction Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: Mosaic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French mosaïque, moysaique, and its source, post-classical Latin Mosaicus (5th century), from Latin Moses. 1. Pertaining to Moses, or the writings and traditions attributed to him. Example: Mosaic law Example: The Mosaic account of the creation, whether taken as divine authority, or merely historical, is full to this point, the unity or equality of man.
Word: most of all Part of Speech: adv 1. to a greater extent than anything else Labels: not-comparable
Word: motley crew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From motley + crew. Originally used to refer to the crews of 17th- and 18th-century ships, which contained men of many different nationalities. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒtli ˈkɹuː/, /ˌmɑtli ˈkɹu/ 1. A group of people of mixed background, especially one with a common goal. Example: Away they marched from the rocky region and miserable village where they were posted, a motley crew of Christians and Infidels, Catholics, Greeks, and adorers of the Prophet, all mingled together, to go and attack the holy city, and compel the governor to come to their terms, and supply them with provisions. Example: The honest Indian scorns all these schemes, and is never found among the motley crew of Indian doctors. It is made up not of genuine Indians, but of negroes, mulattoes, and, meanest of all, some white men, who have stolen the Indian livery for their own unhallowed purposes.
Word: mountainslope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mountain + slope. 1. the sloping side of a mountain
Word: mountainslope Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mountain + slope. 1. on the sloping side of a mountain Labels: not-comparable
Word: mountaintop Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mountain + top. Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊnt(ɪ)nˌtɑp/ 1. Situated or occurring on the summit of a mountain. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mountaintop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mountain + top. Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊnt(ɪ)nˌtɑp/ 1. The summit of a mountain. Example: So we follow dear Jenny along the mountaintop trail, until it descends to the forest below, where Maple and Oak, and violet Trefoil, and velvety Viburnum grow; where polynose clusters hang from Striped Maple, and Cinnamon Ferns that show. Example: While I've gazed at the sky from my sleeping bag on isolated mountaintops in Montana and southern beaches of Mexico and seen a jazillion stars basking in the peace of the evening, only in Rishikesh do the jazillion merge upon another bajillion jazillion and seem to lay overhead thick as glittering ceiling tiles.
Word: Mpoto Part of Speech: name 1. a Bantu language of Tanzania.
Word: mulloway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Ngarrindjeri malowe. 1. Any of the species Argyrosomus japonicus of large fish, found along the eastern coast of Africa and the coasts of Australia, prized for sport. Example: I clawed my way up a long, evil hissing slope and saw the light on the lonely beach and my father with a mulloway slung across his back like an aura […]. Example: To us, a rainy day may mean that we have to rug up and stay inside out of the elements, but the coming of a storm or the rising swell will find a mulloway that lives and feeds along the beaches, waiting around a river entrance for the mullet...
Word: multicausal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English causal English multicausal From multi- + causal. 1. having multiple causes
Word: multiprotein Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English protein English multiprotein From multi- + protein. 1. consisting of several proteins
Word: Munyarwand Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language of Rwanda.
Word: muscle in on Part of Speech: verb 1. To interfere with, or intrude on something forcibly. Labels: transitive Example: The Russian Mafia did not take too kindly to a Westerner muscling in on their market, and so decided to send a little message.
Word: muscle in Part of Speech: verb 1. To interfere, or intrude forcibly. Labels: intransitive Example: The Government's £500 million Restoring Your Railway initiative - awarding small grants to put back lines that should never have been closed - has turned into a muddle because backers of multi-million pound projects have also muscled in.
Word: musculoskeletal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English musculo- English skeleton English -al English skeletal English musculoskeletal From musculo- + skeletal. 1. Of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton. Labels: not-comparable Example: Have the patient collect an hour-by-hour log of work activities, with an attempt to define actions that may cause or exacerbate musculoskeletal problems. Example: The superficial fascia surrounds the body and includes subcutaneous fat; the deep fascia surrounds the musculoskeletal system; the meningeal fascia surrounds the nervous system; the visceral fascia surrounds body cavities and organs.
Word: mushroom body Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mushroom + body, after German pilzhutförmiger Körper. 1. Either of a pair of structures in the brains of insects and some other arthropods thought to be involved in learning and memory. Example: In fruit flies the cyclic AMP system seems to be especially active in brain regions called mushroom bodies, toadstool-shaped extrusions of neurons in the fruit fly brain.
Word: mycologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mycology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English mycologic From mycology + -ic. 1. of, or relating to mycology or to the fungal kingdom; mycological
Word: myelinate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós)der. English myelo- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English myelin Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English myelinate From myelin + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Related to, or made of myelin.
Word: myelinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós)der. English myelo- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English myelin Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English myelinate From myelin + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To coat with myelin. Labels: transitive
Word: myelin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós)der. English myelo- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English myelin From myelo- + -in. From Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”). Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪəlɪn/ 1. A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As the result of prolonged action of water upon myelin, bird's-nests-cells are also said to be produced, and we are certain we have seen, as the result of such prolonged action of water, the appearances thus compared. Example: This gene controls the production of an insulating sleeve that wraps around neurons. Known as myelin, it is crucial for long-range communication in the brain.
Word: myoblastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English myoblast Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English myoblastic From myoblast + -ic. 1. of or relating to the myoblast Labels: not-comparable
Word: myoblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myo- + -blast. 1. An undifferentiated stem cell that develops into muscle tissue. Example: It is the deeper parts of such cells which give rise to delicate muscular fibres or networks of fibres, while the superficially placed body of the cell (myoblast), the part which produces the above, performs other functions, and usually bears a cilium.
Word: mythomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mytho- + -mania. Compare French mythomanie f. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪ.θəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ 1. A compulsion to tell lies and exaggerate the truth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sunperch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sun + perch. 1. A regional name for any of various North American sunfish caught as panfish. Labels: US Example: All Bill caught were two smallish sunperch, barely worth the effort to clean and cook.
Word: mythomaniac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mythomane. By surface analysis, mytho- + -maniac. Attested in English since 1950s. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪθəˈmeɪniæk/, /ˌmɪθəʊˈmeɪniæk/ 1. Someone who suffers from mythomania.
Word: en flute Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French en flûte; the empty ports on the hull of the ship look like the holes in a flute. 1. With some or all of her cannons removed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stoically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English stoical Middle English -ly English -ly English stoically From stoical + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈstəʊ.ɪk.əl.i/, /ˈstəʊ.ɪk.li/, /ˈstoʊ.ɪk.əl.i/, /ˈstoʊ.ɪk.li/ 1. In a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering or expressing complaint. Example: Frank Connor look the news stoically and, except for a sudden and nearly unnoticed grimace, with no outward show of emotion. 2. In an unfeeling manner that inwardly is unaffected by pain or distress. Example: Regardless of how involved Carl outwardly appears, inside he holds himself stoically detached. 3. In a manner consistent with the philosophy of stoicism.
Word: tramping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tramp Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tramping Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or sound of one who tramps, or walks heavily. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Now we was in the lean-to, and heard trampings close by outside. So we crept to the door, and Tom stopped us there and put his eye to the crack, but couldn't make out nothing, it was so dark 2. Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport; hiking Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, uncountable
Word: tramped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tramp Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: half-lives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of half-life Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Waterloo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle Dutch, composed of water (“water”) + loo (“sacred wood, forest”). More at water, lea. cf. German Loh. Most places in English-speaking countries are named for the battle. Pronunciation: /ˌwɔːtəˈluː/, /ˌwɔtɚˈluː/, /ˈwɔtɚˌluː/, /ˌwɑtɚˈluː/, /ˈwɑtɚˌluː/ 1. Often in the term meet one's Waterloo: a notable and decisive defeat following an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult. Example: He flung his dime at a newsboy, got his Express, propped his back against the truck, and was at once rapt in the account of his Waterloo as expanded by the ingenious press. Example: Surprisingly, Greenfield did not meet his Waterloo in this showdown with his competitors.
Word: myo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Hellenic *mū́s Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)der. English myo- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse; muscle”). Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪoʊ-/ 1. Muscle. Labels: morpheme
Word: lightering Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of transferring cargo or fuel off of a sunken or grounded ship, making it easier to refloat. Labels: uncountable
Word: lightering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lighter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: grayish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gray Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English grayish From gray + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/ 1. Somewhat gray.
Word: rosish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rose Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English rosish From rose + -ish. 1. Somewhat rosy; pale pink.
Word: violetish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin viola Old French -ette Old French violettebor. Middle English violet English violet Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English violetish From violet + -ish. 1. Somewhat violet (in colour).
Word: astro Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of astrology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Example: This week’s astro is way less extreme than last week’s for your sign, and although you’re not getting a ton of action, you’re still making progress. 2. Clipping of astroturf. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable
Word: napped Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: napped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of nap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nation-state Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of nation + state. Coined c. 1890s under the influence of European languages; compare German Nationalstaat (from 1840s), Italian Stato-nazione (from 1860s). 1. A political entity (a state) associated with a common national identity (historically, culturally, or ethnically; as with a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit. Example: Two years on, and while the Sultan of Slowjamastan has instigated more than a few bizarre laws (he’s outlawed the wearing of Crocs, for example), the Republic also has all the trappings of a fledgling nation-state. It issues its own passports, flies its own flag, prints its own currency (“the duble”), and has a national anthem that’s played on state occasions. 2. Any independent political state; a country. Labels: broadly, proscribed
Word: naturalistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From naturalist + -ic or natural + -istic. 1. Having the appearance of nature or realism; lifelike or realistic. Example: The genius of High Hopes is in its director's ability to push both his characters and his audience to places they would never think of going. Although the situations are always naturalistic (there is not even any of the arty mise en scene Frears used in Sammy and Rosy or My Beautiful Laundrette), he is not afraid of making his characters caricatures. Example: Each core autistic participant engaged in three naturalistic conversations around the topic of loneliness with: (1) a familiar, chosen conversation partner; (2) a non-autistic stranger and (3) an autistic stranger. 2. Of or relating to philosophical or methodological naturalism. 3. Of, being, pertaining to, or occurring in a real-world, everyday setting, rather than in a controlled, supervised, or clinical one. 4. Of, being, pertaining to, or occurring in a real-world, everyday setting, rather than in a controlled, supervised, or clinical one. Labels: specifically
Word: Ndamba Part of Speech: name 1. a language of Tanzania similar to Mbunga and Pogolo.
Word: Ndengeleko Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language of Tanzania.
Word: neck of the woods Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See neck (“narrow tract of land”) or from Algonquian naiack ("point" or "corner"). 1. A local neighbourhood or region. Labels: idiomatic 2. A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar. Labels: idiomatic