nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sprat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sprotte, from Old English sprot. Older source is unknown. Cognate with German Sprotte, Dutch sprot. Compare sprout. Pronunciation: /spɹæt/ 1. To manure (land) with sprats (the fish). Labels: historical, transitive Example: […] spratting the land. This treatment is supplemented by about half a ton of artificial manure, largely made up of a mixture of superphosphate and some nitrogenous manure.
Word: goby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin gobius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβιός (kōbiós), a type of small fish, of unknown ultimate origin. See also gudgeon. Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊbi/ 1. Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker. Example: “It’s estimated that 10,000 yellowfin gobies died … as well as hundreds of striped bass and hundreds of sturgeon,” and the bloom probably is impacting all aquatic species in the area “to some degree,” Traverso said. 2. A gudgeon, a fish of the subfamily Gobioninae, such as a common gudgeon (Gobio gobio). Example: For acclimatization in the Barents Sea he recommends using the fish fauna of East Kamchatka and the Bering Sea, especially the Atka mackerel, the Goby Gobio gobio lepidolaemus (half scaled goby) and a species of flatfish, in the[…] Example: Other fish species include Barbel Barbus barbus, Goby Gobio gobio, Minnow Phoxinus phoxinus, Dace Leuciscus leuciscus, Chub Leuciscus cephalus, Ide Leuciscus idus, Nase Chondrostona nasus, Burbot Lota lota, Pike Esox lucius[…]
Word: þorn Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of thorn Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dotted Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dot + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑtɪd/, /ˈdɒtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of dot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dotted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dot + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑtɪd/, /ˈdɒtɪd/ 1. Made up of a series of dots. Example: Please print your name and address clearly on the dotted line. 2. That contains dots. Labels: usually Example: The dotted name java.util.Scanner is the fully qualified name of the Scanner class. 3. With a dot after, increasing the value of the duration by half of the basic note. 4. Covered with irregularly scattered objects. Labels: figuratively Example: The woods filtered men and the fields became dotted.
Word: enrol Part of Speech: verb 1. UK, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, and Canada standard spelling of enroll.
Word: Jeremy Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹ.ɪ.mi/, /ˈd͡ʒɛɹ.ə.mi/, /ˈd͡ʒɛɹ.mi/, /ˈd͡ʒɜɹ.mi/ 1. A male given name from Hebrew, English form of Jeremiah. Also used to anglicize Irish Diarmaid (Dermot). Example: Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet. Example: He had the name of Jeremy given to him, because Jeremiah, as his father said, was a family name; and there was an advantage in curtailing a syllable, and in showing a preference towards the names of the New Testament over those of the old. 2. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Tiw Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Tiu (“Anglo-Saxon counterpart of Tyr”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: grandstand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grand + stand. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæn(d)stænd/ 1. The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers. 2. The audience at a public event.
Word: grandstand Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From grand + stand. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæn(d)stænd/ 1. To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd. Labels: intransitive Example: Many politicians prefer to grandstand on hot-button issues rather than enact tough policy changes.
Word: Ganesha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit गणेश (gaṇeśa). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈneːʃ(ə)/, /ɡəˈneɪʃə/ 1. A Hindu god of intellect, wisdom, gates, and beginnings, son of Parvati and Shiva. Labels: Hinduism 2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: Ganesha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit गणेश (gaṇeśa). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈneːʃ(ə)/, /ɡəˈneɪʃə/ 1. The psychedelic drug 2,5-dimethoxy-3,4-dimethylamphetamine. Labels: uncountable
Word: titty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tit + -y. Sense of sister perhaps from baby talk form of sissy. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪti/, [ˈtʰɪɾi] 1. A breast. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: That hot bird will show you her titties for a fiver, mate! Example: There was a girl in the mattress factory with me during the war, girl about thirty. A big one, kind of a fat face, big behind to her, big titties, kind of a girl should be human and soft with a man. 2. A nipple. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: And I tried to suck your titty hole for milk for my Cheerios 3. A kitten. 4. A sister or girl. Labels: Scotland, colloquial
Word: tittie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tit + -ie. 1. Alternative spelling of titty. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Titty Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutive + -y. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Letitia.
Word: titties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of titty Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of tittie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polysemy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma)lbor. English seme English polyseme English -y English polysemy From polyseme + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒ.lɪ.siː.mi/, /pəˈlɪ.sɪ.mi/ 1. The quality characteristic of a polyseme, a sign (such as a word or symbol) that has multiple meanings (senses), often including multiple similar ones. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Fifty years ago the linguist and semanticist Stephen Ullmann wrote that polysemy, the fact that some words have a network of multiple but related meanings, is "the pivot of semantic analysis" […] Example: Polysemy proliferates in natural language: Virtually every word is polysemous to some extent.
Word: scrooch Part of Speech: verb 1. To crouch, or hunker down. Labels: intransitive
Word: thylakoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek θύλακος (thúlakos, “sack, bag”) + -oid. 1. a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis
Word: grana Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of granum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: granum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the late 19th c., from Latin grānum (“grain, seed or small kernel”). Doublet of corn, grain, gram, and grao. 1. A stack-like structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis.
Word: granum Part of Speech: noun 1. One's grandmother. Labels: obsolete, regional Example: Each of 'em has a ſev'ral Gin, / To catch Intelligences in. / Some by the Noſe vvith fumes trapan 'em, / As Dunſtan did the Devils Grannum.
Word: chloroplast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chloro- + -plast. Pronunciation: /ˈklɔːɹəʊˌplæst/ 1. An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place, characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll and two membranes.
Word: circuit rider Part of Speech: noun 1. An itinerant preacher, especially a Methodist. 2. A judge who holds court in a series of towns. Labels: US 3. A computer consultant who advises non-profit organizations.
Word: incidental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From incident + -al. Pronunciation: /ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/, /ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/, [ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl], [ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl] 1. Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related. Example: That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot. Example: incidental evidence 2. Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence. Example: Injuries are incidental to contact sports: they're going to happen. 3. Occurring by chance. 4. Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).
Word: incidental Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From incident + -al. Pronunciation: /ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/, /ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/, [ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl], [ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl] 1. Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense. Example: She's costing us a lot in incidentals. 2. Something that is incidental.
Word: circadian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circā Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English circadian From Latin circā (“around”) + diēs (“day”) + English -an. Compare circannual. Pronunciation: /səˈkeɪ.dɪ.ən/, /sɚˈkeɪ.di.ən/, /sɚˈkæd.i.ən/, /ˌsɝ.kəˈdi.ən/, /ˌsɝ.kəˈdaɪ.ən/ 1. Of, relating to, or showing rhythmic behaviour with a period of approximately 24 hours; especially of a biological process. Labels: not-comparable Example: The circadian clock is involved in the regulation of the diurnal sleep-wake cycle, […]. Example: To summarize, the circadian system, particularly the SCN, controls the circadian pattern of melatonin release in mammals.
Word: circuitry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From circuit + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːkɪtɹi/, /ˈsɝkətɹi/ 1. A specific system of electrical circuits in a particular device; (uncountable) the design of such a system. Labels: countable Example: Telemetering transmitter removed from its pressurized container. The circuitry for each of the 23 channels can be quickly unplugged for servicing. Example: After jettison of nose cap, all the detector circuitry became exposed to the radiation environment. 2. Electrical (or, by extension, other) circuits considered as a group. Labels: uncountable Example: In the microelectronics area, research and development efforts will concentrate on thin film circuitry, packaging and solid state electronics (work with transistors and the like). [...] The savings in weight over old-fashioned circuitry are important when the cost of items in orbit is figured at $1,000 per pound. Example: The source of that passion [according to René Descartes] is "animal spirits," a circuitry of mechanical energy—blood circulation, heartbeat, muscle tension—whose purpose is not to inform but to protect the body from harm. Although the circuitry operates automatically in animals, in men bodily energies also register on the soul so as to "incite the soul to correct and contribute to the actions which may serve to maintain the body." 3. The brain's neural network. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: Since [Santiago Ramón y] Cajal's neural circuitry did not include inhibitory cells, he believed that short-axoned cells were important in maintaining a continuous and persistent activity in neural centers. Example: Some argue that the human brain contains structures or circuitry not found in the brains of other animals. [...] Others emphasize the massive increase in human brain size and posit that human behavior is an emergent phenomenon which reflects quantitative increases in neural processing capacity.
Word: circulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin circulātus, perfect passive participle of Late Latin circulō (“to make circular, encircle”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), a later collateral form of circulor (“form a circle (of men) around oneself”), from circulus (“a circle”). See also Middle English circulat(e) (“(alchemy) changed by continuous distillation in a closed vessel”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː.kjʊˌleɪt/, /ˈsɝ.kjʊˌleɪt/ 1. to move in circles or through a circuit Labels: intransitive 2. to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit Labels: transitive 3. to move from person to person, as at a party Example: In both the 2005 and 2013 papal elections there were whispers circulating that back in 1976 Francis had failed to help the two priests in their hour of need. 4. to spread or disseminate Example: to circulate money or gossip 5. to become widely known 6. Of decimals: to repeat. Example: a circulating decimal
Word: fairway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fair + way. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹweɪ/, /ˈfɛəweɪ/, /ˈfeːwæɪ/, /ˈfeəwæɪ/, /ˈfiəwæɪ/ 1. The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short. 2. Any tract of land free from obstacles. 3. A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. (JP 4-01.6) 4. A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places. Example: By good fortune, paddle as I pleased, the tide was still sweeping me down; and there lay the Hispaniola right in the fairway, hardly to be missed. Example: Lights of ships moved in the fairway—a great stir of lights going up and going down.
Word: sprocket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. First attested in the 16th century. Perhaps related to Italian rocchetto (“spool”), spoletta (“spool”), sprone (“spur”), or English spoke, spike, spur. Pronunciation: /ˈspɹɒkɪt/ 1. A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band. 2. The tooth of such a wheel. Labels: plural-normally 3. A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof. 4. A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product. Example: Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 widgets per year, and a sprocket factory that produces 200 sprockets per year.
Word: remedies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛmədiz/ 1. plural of remedy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remedies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛmədiz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remedy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: next of kin Part of Speech: noun 1. Closest blood relative, heir to inheritance. Example: Lord Bentley has passed away; notify the next of kin. Example: Shall we inform the next of kin of his passing? 2. Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on a hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.
Word: plectrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin plēctrum, from Ancient Greek πλῆκτρον (plêktron, “anything to strike with, an instrument for striking the lyre, a spear point”), from πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike, to smite, to sting”). Displaced native Old English sleġel. Pronunciation: /ˈplɛk.tɹəm/ 1. A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc. Example: For sounds in winter nights, and often in winter days, I heard the forlorn but melodious note of a hooting owl indefinitely far; such a sound as the frozen earth would yield if struck with a suitable plectrum, the very lingua vernacula of Walden Wood, and quite familiar to me at last, though I never saw the bird while it was making it. 2. A projection of bone or other stiff tissue, such as the ridges in some insects' stridulatory organs.
Word: Polly Part of Speech: name Etymology: Nickname for Mary, created by rhyming with Molly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒli/ 1. A female given name from Hebrew. Example: "Well, Johnny," she replied, rather hurt, "if you want to call me something else, you may do so; but I will not have any outlandish, ridiculous names. I don't like it much, but if you really wish it, you may call me Polly." Polly, indeed! Mary was getting more and more prosaic. 2. A common given name for a parrot. Example: Polly wants a cracker!
Word: cold sore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of cold + sore, probably for the tendency of the vesicles to recur along with other illness, or possibly during cold weather, though this explanation is less common. Compare synonym fever blister. Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊld ˌsɔɹ/ 1. A small bump (namely a vesicle) on the lips resulting from infection by herpes simplex viruses (mostly HHV1 but also HHV2).
Word: horrific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin horrificus, from horreō (“to be afraid”) + -ficō (“to make”). Pronunciation: /həˈɹɪfɪk/, /hɔˈɹɪfɪk/, /hɑˈɹɪfɪk/, /hɘˈɹɘfɘk/, /hɔˈɹɘfɘk/ 1. Causing horror; horrifying. Example: a horrific sight Example: a horrific injury
Word: Percy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Proper noun senses 1 (surname) and 3 (place names) are derived from Norman Percy (“a baronial surname”), from Percy-en-Auge (“a place in Pays d’Auge, Normandy, France”, literally “Percy in Auge”), from Old French Perci, from Late Latin Persiacum, from Latin Persius (“a Gallo-Roman nomen gentile”), from Etruscan 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (persu); further etymology uncertain, possibly from 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”). Proper noun sense 2 (given name) is either from the above, or is a clipping of Perc(ival) + -y (suffix forming familiar names). The common noun is derived from the proper noun. Sense 2 (“penis”) is probably from the fact that Percy and penis begin with the same letter. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːsi/, /ˈpɜɹsi/ 1. An English surname from Old French. Example: Hot[spur]. My name is Harry Percy. / Pr[ince]. VVhy then I ſee / A very valiant rebel of that name; / I am the Prince of VVales, and thinke not Percy / To ſhare vvith me in glory any more: / Tvvo ſtars keepe not their motion in one ſphere, / Nor can one England brooke a double raigne / Of Harry Percy and the Prince of VVales. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname or from a clipping of Percival, of Middle Ages and later usage. Example: Speaking of Sligo, I have written again to ask if I may visit there sometime soon, and talk to the administrator, who it turns out is an old acquaintance, a man called Percival Quinn, I think the only Percy I have heard of in the present era, let alone met. […] [T]here may be other files there that even Percy feels can't be communicated, but I don't know. 3. A place name: 4. A place name: 5. A place name: 6. A place name: 7. A place name:
Word: Percy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Proper noun senses 1 (surname) and 3 (place names) are derived from Norman Percy (“a baronial surname”), from Percy-en-Auge (“a place in Pays d’Auge, Normandy, France”, literally “Percy in Auge”), from Old French Perci, from Late Latin Persiacum, from Latin Persius (“a Gallo-Roman nomen gentile”), from Etruscan 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (persu); further etymology uncertain, possibly from 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”). Proper noun sense 2 (given name) is either from the above, or is a clipping of Perc(ival) + -y (suffix forming familiar names). The common noun is derived from the proper noun. Sense 2 (“penis”) is probably from the fact that Percy and penis begin with the same letter. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːsi/, /ˈpɜɹsi/ 1. A male person regarded as unmanly or weak; a sissy. Labels: also, attributive, derogatory, slang Example: The military arm is considerably bothered by the problem of what to do with him [the conscientious objector]. It tacitly invites the rank and file to have a lark with him in barracks, in the hope that if he is bullied and told that he will be shot next morning, and mobbed and pilloried and photographed in The Daily Sketch as Percy (all Percies are now—shade of Hotspur!—supposed to be cowards) he will, perhaps, stop giving trouble. Example: He never palliated his villainy, never helped old ladies across the street to show that he was a sweet kid au fond or prated about his Oedipus complex like the Percy boys who portray heavies today. 2. A male conscientious objector. Labels: also, attributive, derogatory, historical, slang 3. An educated soldier; specifically, an officer. Labels: also, attributive, derogatory, slang Example: ["]I must admit I'm not terribly good at figures." / "Never met an officer as was," said Sam. "Most of the young Percies in our mob had to take their boots off to count up to twenty. But don't worry about that. Aunty'll give you the figures. She's got 'em all in her head, like a bleedin' adding machine. It's her handwriting and spelling that gets everybody down. It's soddin' awful she can't read it herself five minutes after." 4. Chiefly in point Percy at the porcelain: the penis. Labels: Australia, UK, humorous, slang
Word: dead bird Part of Speech: noun 1. A ball which falls over the infielders’ heads for a hit, as if it were a bird shot by a hunter. Labels: slang Example: Jones got on board with a dead bird to start the inning. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, bird. Example: “Bring me the two most precious things in the city,” said God to one of His Angels; and the Angel brought Him the leaden heart and the dead bird.
Word: ragged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English ragged, from North Germanic. Compare with Old Norse rǫgvaðr (“tufted”) and Norwegian ragget (“shaggy”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæɡɪd/ 1. In tatters, having the texture broken. Example: a ragged coat Example: a ragged sail 2. Having rough edges; jagged or uneven Example: ragged rocks 3. Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise Example: There was a ragged noise of bleating from the flock penned in a corner of the yard. Two red-armed men seized a sheep, hauled it to a large bath that stood in the middle of the yard, and there held it, more or less in the bath, whilst a third man baled a dirty yellow liquid over its body. 4. Wearing tattered clothes. Example: a ragged person Example: She ran to the door and there beheld the ragged street urchin calmly playing his organ. 5. Rough; shaggy; rugged. Example: Seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go 6. Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization. Example: Now I realize how ridiculous and almost impertinent it was to expect New Yorkers to accept such a ragged performance for they have always demanded the best and do not tolerate the second-rate." Example: Allardyce's side had led at the break through a Carlton Cole strike but after Thomas Ince - son of former Hammers midfielder Paul - levelled shortly after the restart, the match became increasingly stretched and ragged. 7. Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime. 8. Of a data structure: having uneven levels. Example: a ragged hierarchy Example: a ragged array, consisting of a number of arrays of varying size 9. Not justified; having an uneven vertical margin. Example: Newspaper columns should never be set ragged.
Word: ragged Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ɹæɡd/ 1. simple past and past participle of rag Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sex organ Part of Speech: noun 1. An organ responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.
Word: Marissa Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /məˈɹɪsə/ 1. A female given name from Spanish, a contraction of Maria Lisa or Maria Luisa, though sometimes regarded as a re-interpretation of the name Melissa as a homophone in another European language.
Word: action adventure Part of Speech: noun 1. A film, novel, television series or video game characterized by action, intrigue, and sometimes violence. Example: Organized crime, law enforcement, warfare, nature, disasters, mythology, religion, and history are all common themes in the action adventure genre. Example: The ‘arcade adventure’ concept is catching on fast, with a number of software houses bringing out arcade action adventure games, including the Wally series from Mikro-Gen and the soon-to-be-launched Chuckie Egg II.
Word: set about Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From set (verb) + about (adverb, preposition). Pronunciation: /sɛt‿əˈbaʊt/ 1. Used with the adverb sense of about. 2. Used with the adverb sense of about. Labels: transitive Example: For ſome vveeks before it [Parliament] met there vvas ſuch a number of Refugees coming over every day, vvho ſet about a moſt diſmal recital of the perſecution in France, and that in ſo many inſtances that vvere crying and odious, […] 3. Used with the preposition sense of about. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: [I]ndeede the whole island is a mount ascended by several terraces and walks all set about with orange and citron trees. 4. Used with the preposition sense of about. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Ascending the hill we came to St. Sabina, an ancient fabric, formerly sacred to Diana; there in a Chapel is an admirable picture, the work of Livia Fontana, set about with columns of alabaster, […] 5. Used with the preposition sense of about. Labels: UK, informal, transitive Example: Two youths set about him. 6. Used with the preposition sense of about. Labels: intransitive Example: He set about designing his homepage. Example: She set about the task with a will.
Word: well being Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of well-being. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hard count Part of Speech: noun 1. The situation where the quarterback attempts to draw the defense offside through a deceptive snap count sequence, sometimes accompanied by subtle body movements which simulate the initiation of the play. Example: Jones is good at drawing a defense offside with his hard count. 2. The process of counting and verifying coins or tokens.
Word: potless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pot Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English potless From pot + -less. 1. Without a pot or pots. 2. Lacking in funds; without assets; poor. Labels: UK, slang 3. Without marijuana. Labels: slang
Word: linebacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From line + backer. 1. The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes. Example: The linebacker corralled the runner who had slipped through the hole. Example: While Brown distracted the usually hyperfocused Mangini, safety Kerry Rhodes and linebackers Eric Barton and Jonathan Vilma grabbed a cooler of Gatorade and surreptitiously assumed their positions according to plan.
Word: pirates Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪɹəts/ 1. plural of pirate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pirates Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪɹəts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pirate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bandit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian bandito (“outlawed”), a derivative of Italian bandire (“to ban”), from Late Latin bandīre, an alteration (due to Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bandwjan, “to signal”)) of Late Latin bannīre (“to ban”), from Frankish *bannan (“to ban”). Doublet of bandito. Pronunciation: /ˈbændɪt/ 1. One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. Example: Do you recollect a story my nurse told us of a Sicilian bandit, the terror of the country?—how he saved a young child from a cottage on fire, brought it up delicately, and far removed from his own pursuits; while, at his execution, his chief regret was the future provision for that boy? 2. An outlaw. 3. One who cheats others. 4. An aircraft identified as an enemy, but distinct from "hostile" or "threat" in that it is not immediately to be engaged. 5. A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant. Labels: slang 6. Synonym of arse bandit. Labels: UK, dated, derogatory, slang
Word: bandit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Italian bandito (“outlawed”), a derivative of Italian bandire (“to ban”), from Late Latin bandīre, an alteration (due to Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bandwjan, “to signal”)) of Late Latin bannīre (“to ban”), from Frankish *bannan (“to ban”). Doublet of bandito. Pronunciation: /ˈbændɪt/ 1. To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit. Labels: ambitransitive Example: First, she read the bandit news in the paper, and was rather disappointed to learn that her man had evidently taken a night off from banditing. An imitator of the bandit had made an unsuccessful attempt to hold up a drug-store, and had backed out and run when the nervy proprietor reached for a gun; but that was all. Example: As the sanctuary was bandited at least once, it may be that the silver wine cups I have are from the treasure.
Word: redound Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Anglo-Norman redunder, Middle French redonder, and their source, Latin redundō, from red- + undō (“surge”), from unda (“a wave”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdaʊnd/, /ɹəˈdaʊnd/ 1. To swell up (of water, waves etc.); to overflow, to surge (of bodily fluids). Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: For every dram of hony therein found / A pound of gall doth over it redound […]. 2. To contribute to an advantage or disadvantage for someone or something. Labels: intransitive Example: The honour done to our religion ultimately redounds to God, the author of it. Example: The fact that in one case the advance redounds to private advantage and in the other, theoretically, to the public good, does not alter the core assumptions common to both. 3. To contribute to the honour, shame etc. of a person or organisation. Labels: intransitive Example: I did not omit even our Sports and Paſtimes, or any other Particular which I thought might redound to the Honour of my Country. Example: One thing about the ‘John McCain-didn’t-sleep-with-a-lobbyist’ story redounds to the New York Times’ credit. 4. To reverberate, to echo. Labels: intransitive 5. To reflect (honour, shame etc.) to or onto someone. Labels: transitive 6. To attach, come back, accrue to someone; to reflect back on or upon someone (of honour, shame etc.). Labels: intransitive Example: His infamous behaviour only redounded back upon him when he was caught. Example: […] that is, they concede the accuracy of certain classic attacks on communism, but in ways that redound on their opponents. 7. To arise from or out of something. Labels: intransitive 8. To roll back; to be sent or driven back. Labels: intransitive, usually Example: The evil, soon driven back, redounded as a flood on those from whom it sprung.
Word: redound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman redunder, Middle French redonder, and their source, Latin redundō, from red- + undō (“surge”), from unda (“a wave”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdaʊnd/, /ɹəˈdaʊnd/ 1. A coming back, as an effect or consequence; a return.
Word: savages Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsævɪd͡ʒɪz/ 1. plural of savage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: savages Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsævɪd͡ʒɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of savage Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: evils Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈiːvɪlz/, /ˈiːvəlz/ 1. plural of evil Labels: form-of, plural 2. Synonym of evil eye (“dirty look”). Labels: slang Example: Don't go giving me evils! 3. Synonym of evil eye (“cursed gaze”). Labels: slang Example: I saw her trying to give me evils!
Word: guards Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɑːdz/, /ɡɑɹdz/ 1. plural of guard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guards Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɑːdz/, /ɡɑɹdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of guard Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: file sharing Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of making files available to others to download from the Internet. Labels: uncountable 2. The use of a file sharing network, or peer-to-peer software. Labels: uncountable
Word: smiles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /smaɪlz/ 1. plural of smile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smiles Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /smaɪlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smile Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: intentions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛnʃənz/ 1. plural of intention Labels: form-of, plural 2. Desire to court, marry, date, woo or sleep with someone. Labels: colloquial, euphemistic, figuratively Example: He has intentions on your daughter.
Word: mothers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmʌð.əz/, /ˈmʌð.ɚz/ 1. plural of mother Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mothers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmʌð.əz/, /ˈmʌð.ɚz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mother Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: notions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnoʊʃənz/, /ˈnəʊʃənz/ 1. plural of notion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: holes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /həʊlz/, [hɒʊlz], /hɒlz/, /hoʊlz/, /holz/ 1. plural of hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: holes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /həʊlz/, [hɒʊlz], /hɒlz/, /hoʊlz/, /holz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hole Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pockets Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɒk.ɪts/, /ˈpɑ.kɪts/ 1. plural of pocket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pockets Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɒk.ɪts/, /ˈpɑ.kɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pocket Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: estates Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪsˈteɪts/ 1. plural of estate Labels: form-of, plural Example: It has been a long time since new follies were springing up across the great estates of Britain. But the owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor.
Word: meetings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmiːtɪŋz/ 1. plural of meeting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swords Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɔɹdz/, /sɔːdz/, /so(ː)ɹdz/, /soədz/ 1. plural of sword Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doctrines Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɒktɹɪnz/, /ˈdɑktɹɪnz/ 1. plural of doctrine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curtains Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɜː(ɹ).tənz/ 1. plural of curtain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curtains Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɜː(ɹ).tənz/ 1. An end or death. Labels: figuratively, plural, plural-only Example: It's curtains for you! Example: He called curtains on his double decade cricket career on Tuesday. 2. A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified wine; the result of differential evaporation of alcohol and subsequent changes in surface tension; an example of the Marangoni effect. Labels: colloquial, plural, plural-only 3. The foreskin. Labels: US, plural, plural-only, slang, uncommon 4. The labia. Labels: US, plural, plural-only, slang, uncommon
Word: curtains Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɜː(ɹ).tənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of curtain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: veins Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /veɪnz/ 1. plural of vein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: veins Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /veɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vein Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pupils Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pjuːpəlz/ 1. plural of pupil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: donors Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊnɚz/, /ˈdəʊnəz/ 1. plural of donor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fəʊz/, /foʊz/ 1. plural of foe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biped Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bipēs, bipedis. Alternatively analyzable as bi- + -ped. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪpɛd/ 1. An animal, being, or construction that goes about on two feet (or two legs). Example: This knave, […] shoes horses better than e'er a man betwixt us and Iceland; and so he gives up his practice on the bipeds, the two-legged and unfledged species, called mankind, and betakes him entirely to shoeing of horses. Example: He was badgered in that witness-box for an hour. By a distracting repetition of cross-examination he was forced to confess that he had seen and spoken to a human biped in broad daylight, yet could not recollect one singularity to distinguish this phantom from the flat mass of humanity.
Word: Ganesh Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɡəˈneɪʃ/, /ɡəˈnɛʃ/ 1. Alternative spelling of Ganesha. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: RSSI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of received signal strength indication, an arbitrary number roughly corresponding to a given power absorbed by a receiving system when receiving a signal, with greater numbers corresponding to greater power (and lesser to lesser), but with no further definition of relationship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: remorseless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English remorse Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English remorseless From remorse + -less. 1. Without remorse, mercy or pity. 2. Unyielding or relentless. Example: She was, in fact, constitutionally impervious to statistics and preferred to study the be-headphoned group of fifteen or so lethargic wanderers who were taking even less notice of the remorseless squawkings than she was.
Word: nil desperandum Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Latin nīl ‘nothing’, dēspērandum, gerund of dēspērāre ‘despair’, as used in Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro ‘no need to despair with Teucer as your leader and Teucer to protect you’, in Horace, Odes. Pronunciation: /nɪl dɛspəˈɹændəm/ 1. Do not despair.
Word: how do you like them apples Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Unknown. 1. A question directed jestingly or mockingly at someone who has received surprising information, ridiculing or making light of the situation. Labels: colloquial, rhetoric Example: "Our governor has just vetoed a bill that would offer more money to our schools. How do you like them apples?" 2. Used after an actual or proposed action with which the listener might be displeased, and also used after refuting an argument. Labels: Ireland, US, colloquial, rhetoric Example: "I can't give you a raise now; if I did, this whole company would go bankrupt, and you wouldn't have a job at all. Now how do you like them apples?"
Word: fat of the land Part of Speech: noun 1. The greatest part of anything; the finest and most abundant share of resources; the cream of the crop. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: to live off the fat of the land Example: Under capitalism, the wealthy live off the fat of the land.
Word: considered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈsɪdɚd/, /kənˈsɪdəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of consider Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: considered Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈsɪdɚd/, /kənˈsɪdəd/ 1. Having been carefully thought out; maturely reflected upon. Example: It is my considered opinion that the accused is innocent.
Word: muscles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmʌs.əlz/, [ˈmʌs.l̩z] 1. plural of muscle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: muscles Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmʌs.əlz/, [ˈmʌs.l̩z] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of muscle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flowed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fləʊd/, /floʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of flow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: consulted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈsʌltɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of consult Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tents Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɛnts/, /tɪnts/ 1. plural of tent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tents Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tɛnts/, /tɪnts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tent Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: consults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of consult Labels: form-of, plural
Word: consults Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of consult Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: consulting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈsʌltɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of consult Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: consulting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈsʌltɪŋ/ 1. Ellipsis of consulting physician. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: […] attendings attend (usually for one month of the year); consultings consult.
Word: peasants Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɛzənts/ 1. plural of peasant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exalted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of exalt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: exalted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/ 1. Praised, honored. Example: exalted position Example: exalted rank 2. Noble, sublime; heavenly. 3. Elated; blissful. Example: She felt an exalted joy after the victory.
Word: exalting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of exalt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: exalting Part of Speech: adj 1. that uplifts, that exalts. Example: The best proof of their exalting presence among us is, that we believe and hope, where our grandfathers ridiculed and doubted.
Word: exalts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of exalt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: redistributes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of redistribute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: redistributed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of redistribute Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: examines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of examine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: examines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of examine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mauled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of maul Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: boiled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɔɪld/ 1. simple past and past participle of boil Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: boiled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /bɔɪld/ 1. Cooked in boiling water. 2. Having reached the boiling point. 3. Angry. Labels: colloquial 4. Drunk. Labels: colloquial Example: I got a closing at four o'clock in the Chrysler building and I'm boiled as an owl. 5. very hot
Word: anaphora Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφέρω (ănăphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ (ănăphorā́)bor. English anaphora From Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá, “a carrying back”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”). Pronunciation: /ˌænəˈfɔɹə/, /əˈnæf(ə)ɹə/ 1. The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: Anaphora elegantly begins With the same word or phrase successive lines. 2. An expression that refers to a preceding expression. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: anaphora Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφέρω (ănăphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ (ănăphorā́)bor. English anaphora From Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá, “a carrying back”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”). Pronunciation: /ˌænəˈfɔɹə/, /əˈnæf(ə)ɹə/ 1. plural of anaphor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retorted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈtɔɹtɪd/, /ɹɪˈtɔːtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of retort Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: retorts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retorts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of retort Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: retorting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of retort Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: possessions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pəˈzɛʃənz/ 1. plural of possession Labels: form-of, plural
Word: possessions Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pəˈzɛʃənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of possession Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: boils Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɔɪlz/ 1. plural of boil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boils Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɔɪlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of boil Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: backs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bæks/ 1. plural of back Labels: form-of, plural 2. The backyard of the University. Labels: with-definite-article
Word: backs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bæks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of back Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a back-formation from screes, from Old Norse skriða (“landslide, landslip”); compare skríða (“to glide”) (from Proto-Germanic *skrīþaną (“to crawl; to glide; to walk”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreyt-, *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”)). The word is cognate with Icelandic skriða (“avalanche; landslide, landslip; steep mountain- or hillside made up of gravel and loose rocks”). Pronunciation: /skɹiː/, /skɹi/ 1. Loose stony debris on a slope. Labels: uncountable Example: To the north the towering scree-strewn slopes of Saddleback begin to draw nearer as we start the abrupt descent towards Keswick. Example: Struggling down the slope, There's not much hope. I begin to try to ride the scree But the rocks are tumbling all around me. 2. Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc. Labels: broadly, uncountable Example: Acres of the industrial port had been reduced to desolation, half-walls, half-chimneys, crazy sticks of steel that looped up out of concrete scree. The temptation not to clear and rebuild must have been strong. 3. A slope made up of scree at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc. Labels: countable Example: The next landmark was an apachita 'cairn', at the top of a steep scree. Each pilgrim carried a stone to the summit, spat on it, and threw it on to the cairn — the purpose being, I was told, to relieve the soul of its sins […] Example: Also, special to Crete, and probably derived from some aspect of its climactic history, is cementation. Many screes are converted, in whole or in part, into concrete-like breccias. Carapaces of cemented scree encrust steep slopes. Cliffs of conglomerate or marl are covered with a layer of re-deposited limestone and look like hard rock. However, the loose contents are apt to trickle out through a breach in the crust, resulting in the jagged and hollow cliffs which are a picturesque feature of Crete
Word: scree Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably a back-formation from screes, from Old Norse skriða (“landslide, landslip”); compare skríða (“to glide”) (from Proto-Germanic *skrīþaną (“to crawl; to glide; to walk”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreyt-, *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”)). The word is cognate with Icelandic skriða (“avalanche; landslide, landslip; steep mountain- or hillside made up of gravel and loose rocks”). Pronunciation: /skɹiː/, /skɹi/ 1. To traverse scree downhill. Example: We decided it would be fun to go down the face of the mountain screeing ("skiing" on scree).
Word: scree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic. However, some connection to a lost dialect term (Old Norse influence? cf. shriek, screech) from Old English sċrēon is not impossible. Pronunciation: /skɹiː/, /skɹi/ 1. A harsh, high-pitched sound or cry (as of a hawk). Example: I think both of our hearts must have gone into overdrive when we heard the metallic scree of a door being rolled open and the men's voices that accompanied it. Example: For a few moments the only sound was the rasp of a file as Lee moved onto the last of Rowdy's hooves, the sound of John clipping, the scree of a hawk flying overhead and the occasional nicker from the horses already tied up.