nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: santabarbaraite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Santa Barbara + -ite. Named after Santa Barbara in Italy, where it was found. 1. An amorphous ferric hydroxy phosphate mineral hydrate. Labels: uncountable
Word: xonotlite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Tetela de Xonotla, Mexico, where it was found, and -ite. 1. A mineral with the chemical formula Ca₆Si₆O₁₇(OH)₂, found in various colours. Labels: uncountable
Word: trappable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English trap Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English trappable From trap + -able. 1. That can be trapped. Labels: not-comparable Example: If automatic error trapping is on and a trappable error occurs then the program is terminated.
Word: groundcover Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ground cover. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: warrigal greens Part of Speech: noun 1. A leafy ground cover, Tetragonia tetragonoides, that can be eaten as a vegetable. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Jimmer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutive of James. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪmɚ/, /ˈd͡ʒɪmə(ɹ)/ 1. Alternative form of James, usually a diminutive, but also occasionally a given name. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: You see, Da Jimmer has been to outer space and he’s different. Very different.
Word: cheeselets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cheeselet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sulphonyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sulphonyl; alternative spelling of sulfonyl. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: column spaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of column space Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cooptations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cooptation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chinese mountain cats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chinese mountain cat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glycosylceramides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glycosylceramide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: linguaphiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of linguaphile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: short lists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of short list Labels: form-of, plural
Word: empty spaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of empty space Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peacekeepings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peacekeeping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ternary complexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ternary complex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meso-regions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meso-region Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gray jays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gray jay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hair dryers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hair dryer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jojobas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jojoba Labels: form-of, plural
Word: great horsetails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of great horsetail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stookers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stooker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birthing chairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of birthing chair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dynamic systems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dynamic system Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orders of magnitude Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of order of magnitude Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absolute errors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absolute error Labels: form-of, plural
Word: social responsibilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of social responsibility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: burgees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burgee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: variegated horsetails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of variegated horsetail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pole dances Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pole dance Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pole dances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pole dance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foramen ovales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foramen ovale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electricity meters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electricity meter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galleasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galleass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subject pronouns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subject pronoun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remote controls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of remote control Labels: form-of, plural
Word: American hornbeams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of American hornbeam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trouts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of trout Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bolts from the blue Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bolt from the blue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: renunciations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of renunciation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homonymies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homonymy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: secret admirers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of secret admirer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: service lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of service line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yarrows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yarrow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caziques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cazique; alternative spelling of cacique. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kvasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kvass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ghost towns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ghost town Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pomsets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pomset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: significance levels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of significance level Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-goals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non-goal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: banded anteaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of banded anteater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsung heroes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unsung hero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dicasteries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dicastery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: TV guides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of TV guide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: topographical maps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of topographical map Labels: form-of, plural
Word: univariates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of univariate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gearmakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gearmaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sialic acids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sialic acid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bowls of cherries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bowl of cherries Labels: form-of, plural
Word: busways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of busway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airdocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airdock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emergency brakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emergency brake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: American Keudas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of American Keuda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proxy mines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proxy mine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silapentanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silapentane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pushing schools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pushing school Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wet dreams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wet dream Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hamentashen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hamantaschen. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-normally
Word: time scales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time scale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snap rings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snap ring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accountable mails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accountable mail Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: solacements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solacement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: red wolves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of red wolf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microlights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microlight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cappae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cappa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chili powder Part of Speech: noun 1. Pulverized dry chilis used for culinary purposes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lousewort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From louse + wort. 1. Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus Pedicularis, related to wood betony.
Word: semiparasitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos) Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der. Latin parasītusder. Middle French parasite English parasite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English parasitic English semiparasitic From semi- + parasitic. 1. Describing a plant that, although it uses photosynthesis, obtains some nutrition from other plants. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having moderate infectiousness for living tissue. Labels: not-comparable Example: The typhoid bacillus and cholera bacterium are semiparasitic.
Word: Kelley Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Irish, a less common spelling of Kelly. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A minor city in Story County, Iowa, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: look what the cat's dragged in Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From the habit of domestic cats of bringing home the remains of killed animals. 1. Used as an ironic acknowledgement of someone's arrival, either jocularly or to imply that they are unwelcome or disagreeable in some way. Labels: idiomatic Example: Still facing the mirror, he drawled, ‘Look what the cat's dragged in. Where have you been?’ Gabriel rubbed his chin. Example: “Well, look what the cat drug in, Sam,” says a familiar voice, which comes, of course, from everywhere and nowhere.
Word: look what the cat dragged in Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of look what the cat's dragged in. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: longclaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From long + claw. 1. Any of several passerine birds of the genus Macronyx, that have long hind claws
Word: Earle Part of Speech: name 1. A surname originating as an occupation, variant of Earl. Example: Upon reading this, General Washington said, "Mr Earle, your name is not correctly spelled. E-a-r-l is a title of nobility; you should add an e to it." Example: TikTok star Alix Earle confirmed her relationship with Braxton Berrios in November 2023 after many months of rumors and sightings. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: US 3. A male given name, variant of Earl. Labels: US 4. A place name: 5. A place name: 6. A place name:
Word: Earlene Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from English derived from Earl. Labels: US Example: Outside of that, and having a name like Earlene, what’s her problem?
Word: Earline Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Earl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English Earline From Earl + -ine. 1. A female given name from English. Labels: US Example: He reached into the wallet he kept chained to his bell loop and pulled out two hundred 1-dollar bills. He said, "My given name's Earl. Earl for a boy, Earline for a girl." I don't know why I said okay, but I did.
Word: palynomorph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From palyno- + -morph. 1. An organic microfossil: a particle of 5–500 micrometers in diameter, found in sedimentary deposits and composed of organic material. 2. Any spore (derived from fungi, algae or spore-bearing embryophytes) or pollen grain (derived from seed-bearing embryophytes).
Word: palynomorphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palynomorph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mabelle Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin, variant of Mabel. Example: Mabelle his wife - what an affected way of spelling Mabel. The next moment it seemed pretty and aristocratic, such was the Trimingham spell.
Word: longline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From long + line. 1. longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips Labels: not-comparable Example: Strapless longline bra, with wired underbust and flexible boning, smooths womanly curves. Example: In the dressing room, the smiling attendant helped her into the longline corset with its built-in bra.
Word: longline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From long + line. 1. Gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods or gangions. 2. A long cable used to raise or lower loads from a helicopter when landing is not possible.
Word: longline Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From long + line. 1. To fish with a line of this kind. Example: The Japanese, always on the prowl for something else to take out of the sea, have been longlining sharks for years, and eating them in a variety of ways.
Word: longline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of long + slackline. 1. A slackline which runs a considerable distance
Word: logomachical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English logomachy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English logomachical From logomachy + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to logomachy.
Word: logomachic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English logomachy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English logomachic From logomachy + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to logomachy.
Word: lochea Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lochia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: liquation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin liquātiō. Pronunciation: /lɪˈkweɪ.ʃən/ 1. The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Teodoro Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: lippitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lippitūdō (“bleariness”). 1. soreness of the eyes; blearedness Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: limacine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Translingual Limacinae. 1. Characteristic of slugs of the subfamily Limacinae.
Word: limacine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Translingual Limacinae. 1. Any slug of the subfamily Limacinae.
Word: limaceous Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae)
Word: level best Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From level (“well balanced; even, steady”) + best. Pronunciation: /ˌlɛvl̩ ˈbɛst/, /ˌlɛv(ə)l ˈbɛst/ 1. The very best that one can do. Labels: idiomatic Example: Then came a pause, each man aiming his level best, as indeed one is likely to do when one knows that life itself depends upon the shot. Example: Val walked out behind his mother, chin squared, eyelids drooped, doing his level best to despise everybody.
Word: lespedeza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Translingual Lespedeza. 1. Any of many leguminous plants of the genus Lespedeza, including bush clover.
Word: ledger board Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a series of horizontal boards, joined by vertical supports, but especially the topmost rail of a fence or balustrade
Word: learning objective Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fact, technique or other outcome that a student is expected to have learnt or achieved by the end of a specific course of instruction
Word: lean and mean Part of Speech: adj 1. efficient because of having nothing in excess of what is needed, and single-minded in one's objective Labels: colloquial Example: He's a lean and mean fighting machine.
Word: lacertid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Lacertidae. 1. Any lizard of the family Lacertidae. Example: Lacertid scalation and body forms are similar to those of the teiids, although lacertids are usually smaller. Example: Lacertids are distinguished by a section of large, flat scales on the undersides of their necks.[…]Teiids are the New World counterparts to lacertids.
Word: lacertid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of the first discovered example, BL Lacertae. 1. A type of blazar (highly variable active galactic nucleus) that lacks spectral emission lines characteristic of quasars. Example: In the same diagram a compact galaxy, 3C 371, and a Seyfert, 3C 120, lie very close to the Lacertids. Example: These reliably variable objects included three ROCOSs (OE 400, OI 090.4, and PI034-293) and two lacertids (AO 0235+164 and OJ 287).
Word: lunker Part of Speech: noun 1. Anything, especially a sport fish, that is especially large for its type; a whopper. Labels: US
Word: culturohistorical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From culturo- + historical. 1. Pertaining to cultural history.
Word: life and limb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reference to a person risking the loss of their life and injury to their limbs (arms and legs). Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪf n̩ ˈlɪm/ 1. Existence together with the bodily faculties. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Those kids are risking life and limb when they go inside that old abandoned house: it might collapse on their heads.
Word: kutum Part of Speech: noun 1. A freshwater fish (Rutilus kutum) native to the Caspian Sea.
Word: killable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵi(H)-l-der. Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ Proto-West Germanic *killjā Old Dutch *killa Middle Dutch kille Dutch kilbor. English kill Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English killable From kill + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪl.ə.bəl/ 1. Able to be killed. 2. Fit to be killed, especially as a source of food.
Word: jack-staff Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jackstaff. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jackstaff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jack + staff. 1. A short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack).
Word: in one's own right Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. As a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or status, rather than that of another. Example: His parents are wealthy, but he is a millionaire in his own right. Example: "Quarrelous" isn't a misspelling of "querulous" but a word in its own right.
Word: indiscreetness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English indiscreet Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English indiscreetness From indiscreet + -ness. 1. indiscretion Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: stalkerish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stalker Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English stalkerish From stalker + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈstɔːkəɹɪʃ/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a stalker. Labels: informal Example: “There was something in the cemetery last night,” she told her Watcher. “I mean, something more than the usual. Something not of the undead family. A big, nasty something. I couldn’t see it clearly, but it was doing the menacing thing behind me. Stalkerish. And it, well, it giggled.” Example: They think it's weird. Some people think it's a cute weird in a quirky way, some a creepy weird in a stalkerish, he's hiding bodies in a barrel way.
Word: incompetible Part of Speech: adj 1. Outside of one's competence Labels: obsolete
Word: incompetible Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of incompatible. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: money can't buy happiness Part of Speech: proverb 1. Money can purchase external things, but true happiness comes from within oneself.
Word: cases in point Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn pɔɪnt/ 1. plural of case in point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polarite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The Polar Ural Mountains in Russia, where it is found, and -ite. 1. An opaque, yellow-white mineral with a metallic lustre, having the chemical formula (Pd,(Bi,Pb)). Labels: uncountable
Word: zimbabweite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Zimbabwe, where it was discovered, and -ite. 1. A yellow-brown mineral with chemical formula (Na,K)₂PbAs₄(Nb,Ta,Ti)₄O₁₈, generally classed as an arsenite. Labels: uncountable
Word: freieslebenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Freiesleben + -ite. Named after Johann Karl Freiesleben (1774–1846), Mining Commissioner of Saxony in Germany. 1. A rare opaque sulfide mineral of antimony, lead and silver with the chemical formula AgPbSbS₃. Labels: uncountable
Word: nitrammite Part of Speech: noun 1. gwihabaite Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: needle time Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Referring to the stylus needle of a record-player. 1. The limit on the amount of airplay of recorded music in any given 24-hour period. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: gwihabaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Gcwihaba Cave in Botswana, where it was found in 1996, and -ite. 1. A rare ammonium potassium nitrate mineral with chemical formula (NH₄,K)(NO₃), orthorhombic in form and colourless with a vitreous lustre. Labels: uncountable
Word: hafnon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hafnium + zircon. 1. A mineral of hafnium silicate ore, having the chemical formula HfSiO₄, produced synthetically by substituting hafnium for the zirconium in zircon. Labels: uncountable
Word: kornerupine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Andreas Nikolaus Kornerup (1857–1883), Danish geologist + -ine. 1. A rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe²⁺)₄(Al,Fe³⁺)₆(SiO₄,BO₄)₅(O,OH)₂, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.
Word: frankhawthorneite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Professor Frank Hawthorne, Winnipeg geologist, + -ite. 1. A monoclinic mineral with the chemical formula Cu₂Te⁶⁺O₄(OH)₂ and a leaf-green colour. Labels: uncountable
Word: brownmillerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Lorrin Thomas Brownmiller (1902-1988), American chemist, + -ite. 1. A mineral with the chemical formula Ca₂(Al,Fe⁺⁺⁺)₂O₅, found in metamorphosed limestone.
Word: purpurite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin purpura (“purple”) + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈpɝp(j)əˌraɪt/ 1. A manganese phosphate mineral with a striking purple colour. Labels: uncountable
Word: zektzerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of Jack Zektzer, who recognised that the mineral (originally misidentified as morganite) was unknown, + -ite. 1. A mineral of agpaitic granites. Labels: uncountable
Word: uchucchacuaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the discovery locality, Uchuc-Chacua deposit, Catajambo, Peru. Uchuc-Chacua + -ite 1. A mineral with the chemical formula (AgMnPb₃Sb₅S₁₂), often found in hydrothermal deposits. Labels: uncountable
Word: phillipsite Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral of the zeolite group, a hydrated potassium, calcium and aluminium silicate with monoclinic crystals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: christianite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Christian + -ite, after Christian VIII of Denmark. 1. Synonym of phillipsite. Labels: uncountable
Word: sulphoaluminate Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of sulfoaluminate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: sulphoaluminate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfoaluminate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ye'elimite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Har Ye'elim in Israel, where it was first found in nature, and -ite. 1. A calcium sulphoaluminate mineral. Labels: uncountable
Word: pseudophillipsite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English phillipsite English pseudophillipsite From pseudo- + phillipsite. 1. A variety of phillipsite containing less silica. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: blocage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French blocage. 1. The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry. Labels: uncountable
Word: chômeur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French chômeur. Coined by Colette Grinevald. Pronunciation: /ʃəʊˈmɜː/ 1. An actant that has been 'demoted' to a less salient syntactic position, such as the agent of a passive clause.
Word: childrenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Children + -ite after John George Children (1777-1852), its discoverer. 1. A rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre. Labels: uncountable
Word: juonniite Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of segelerite in which the iron is replaced by scandium. Labels: uncountable
Word: overite Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of segelerite in which the iron is replaced by aluminium. Labels: uncountable
Word: hang on every word Part of Speech: verb 1. To be completely attentive to what another person is saying. Labels: idiomatic
Word: reel-to-reel tape Part of Speech: noun 1. An audio recording medium consisting of magnetic tape that runs from one reel to another passing the record and playback heads. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reel to reel tape Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of reel-to-reel tape. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: moschellandsbergite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Moschellandsberg + -ite, after the town in Germany. Pronunciation: /ˌmɑːʃəlˈlændzbɝːɡaɪt/ 1. A very rare mineral made of a natural alloy of silver and mercury, having the chemical formula Ag₂Hg₃, found in low-temperature hydrothermal ore deposits. Labels: uncountable
Word: kaatialaite Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral with the chemical formula (Fe(H₂AsO₄)₃·5H₂O). Labels: uncountable
Word: magnetic tape Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other data. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reidentify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English identify English reidentify From re- + identify. 1. To identify (something or someone) again; to make identifiable again; to re-discern the identity of; especially, for example, to undo deidentification of. Labels: transitive Example: To take each in turn, how likely is it that public health adversaries will reidentify data? 2. To identify again (as something one previously identified as, or as something else). Labels: intransitive Example: The decision to remain Catholic (or to reidentify as Catholic)[…] Example: By constructing an ethnic identity for people who are stigmatized and suffering as consequence of their faith in Christ, Peter helps his addressees disidentify with their past and reidentify as the[…]
Word: zeagonite Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete name for a supposed mineral, later reclassified as a mixture of phillipsite with gismondine or levynite. Labels: uncountable
Word: reel-to-reel tape recorder Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of audio recording device that uses reel-to-reel tape
Word: sulfoaluminate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English sulfo- English aluminate English sulfoaluminate From sulfo- + aluminate. 1. Any of several mineral salts that contain an equimolar mixture of sulfate and silicate; the calcium salt is used as a rapid-setting cement
Word: hodgkinsonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hodgkinson + -ite, after H. H. Hodgkinson, its discoverer. 1. A rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₂MnSiO₄(OH)₂, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour. Labels: uncountable
Word: annabergite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Annaberg-Buchholz in Germany, where it can be found, + -ite. 1. A mineral consisting of a hydrous nickel arsenate, chemical formula Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O, with an apple-green colour. Labels: uncountable
Word: disjuncture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, dis- + juncture, or, by surface analysis, disjunct + -ure. 1. A lack of union, or lack of coordination, or separation. Example: In this chapter, we look at how women coordinate the everyday scheduling disjuncture between paid employment, both theirs and their husbands,^([sic]) and the scheduling of the school.
Word: levynite Part of Speech: noun 1. levyne Labels: uncountable
Word: levyne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Armand Levy (1794-1841), French mineralogist. 1. A hydrated silicate mineral found in sodium- and calcium-dominated forms. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: somnolytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From somno- + -lytic. 1. That prevents sleep
Word: somnolytic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From somno- + -lytic. 1. Any agent that has this effect
Word: bixies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bixie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + work. 1. Mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking. Labels: uncountable Example: I would choose headwork over footwork anytime!
Word: nsutite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nsuta + -ite, from the place in Ghana where it was discovered. Pronunciation: /ənˈsuːtaɪt/ 1. A dull manganese oxide mineral. Labels: uncountable
Word: hogeschool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch hogeschool. 1. A Dutch polytechnic or college; a higher education institution of lower rank than a university.
Word: sasbachite Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete name for a supposed mineral, now believed to be phillipsite. Labels: uncountable
Word: spangite Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈspæŋ.ɡaɪt/ 1. a supposed mineral, now believed to be phillipsite. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: staurobaryte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stauro- + baryte. 1. Harmotome. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: harmotome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἁρμός (harmós, “joint, shoulder”) and τομή (tomḗ, “section”). 1. A rare zeolite, a hydrated barium silicate that forms vitreous white monoclinic crystals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wellsite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From well + site. 1. The site where a well is located.
Word: wellsite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Wells Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English wellsite From Wells + -ite. 1. A supposed mineral, later reclassified as a mixture of phillipsite with harmotome. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: normalin Part of Speech: noun 1. A supposed mineral, now believed to be phillipsite. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: conceptual metaphor Part of Speech: noun 1. The understanding of one idea or conceptual domain in terms of another.
Word: dumortierite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Eugene Dumortier (1803-1873), French palaeontologist, + -ite. 1. A fibrous aluminium boro-silicate mineral that occurs in various colours. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: buddingtonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Arthur Francis Buddington (1890-1980), petrologist, + -ite. 1. An ammonium feldspar with a vitreous lustre. Labels: uncountable
Word: boulangerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Charles Boulanger, French mining engineer, + -ite. 1. A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: carobbiite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Guido Carobbi (1900–1983), Italian geologist, + -ite. 1. Potassium fluoride, a rare, soft, colourless cubic mineral. Labels: uncountable
Word: xanthiosite Part of Speech: noun 1. A phosphate mineral first discovered in Germany in 1858. Labels: uncountable
Word: xifengite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Xifengkou, China, and -ite. 1. A grey metallic hexagonal mineral. Labels: uncountable
Word: cobalt therapy Part of Speech: noun 1. radiation therapy that uses radioactive cobalt-60 as a source Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: herbertsmithite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Herbert Smith (1872-1953), mineralogist, + -ite. 1. A mineral with the chemical formula ZnCu₃(OH)₆Cl₂, light green or blue-green with a vitreous lustre. Labels: uncountable
Word: offerees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of offeree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: string-net Part of Speech: noun 1. A proposed extended object whose collective behaviour is considered to model the existence and properties of some subatomic particles
Word: bixbyite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Maynard Bixby, American mineralogist, + -ite. 1. A rare manganese iron oxide mineral with a black metallic appearance. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bixbite Part of Speech: noun 1. The mineral red beryl. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: godovikovite Part of Speech: noun 1. A rare mineral with the chemical formula (NH₄)Al(SO₄)₂ (or with aluminium partially replaced by iron). Labels: uncountable
Word: cryptocrystalline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- English crystalline English cryptocrystalline From crypto- + crystalline. 1. Whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cryptocrystalline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- English crystalline English cryptocrystalline From crypto- + crystalline. 1. A rock of this kind. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ultraintensive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + intensive. 1. Extremely intensive, of utmost concentration, exceedingly concentrated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ultramassive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + massive-. Pronunciation: /ˈʌltɹəˈmæs.ɪv/ 1. Extraordinarily massive; of utmost massiveness. Labels: rare Example: He considers repetition of treatment after a 2-month interval more desirable than ultramassive doses. Example: In particular, there has been no confirmation of the point of view of western scientists who contend that there is an enormous ultramassive body at the center of the Galaxy.
Word: collogue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1590s (as colloguing), presumably from colleague (“to associate”) and French colloque (“secret meeting”), from Latin colloquium (English colloquy), possibly influenced by dialogue. Ultimately from Latin collega (“a partner in office”) + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “speech; oration; discourse”), perhaps partly via Latin loquor (“to speak”). Pronunciation: /kɒˈləʊɡ/ 1. To coax (someone); also, to flatter (someone). Labels: transitive 2. To simulate belief. Labels: intransitive 3. To talk privately or secretly; to conspire. Labels: intransitive, rare Example: You let Dunsey have it, sir? And how long have you been so thick with Dunsey that you must collogue with him to embezzle my money? Example: And then it seems that she collogued with her master and heard word of a subtler device.
Word: GSF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Global Sumud Flotilla. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Sani Araby said the vessels participating in the GSF 2.0 mission began being intercepted at 3 pm Malaysian time.
Word: GSF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of gross square footage: the total sum of the floorspace over every level of a building. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: hutchinsonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Arthur Hutchinson (1866-1937), Cambridge mineralogist, + -ite. 1. A rare sulfosalt mineral of thallium, arsenic and lead. Labels: uncountable
Word: dawsonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Sir John William Dawson, geologist; Dawson + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːsənaɪt/ 1. An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aubertite Part of Speech: noun 1. A blue mineral with the chemical formula CuAl(SO₄)₂Cl·14(H₂O). Labels: uncountable
Word: mineraloid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mineral + -oid. 1. A substance that resembles a mineral but does not exhibit crystallinity.
Word: heazlewoodite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Heazlewood + -ite, from an Australian placename. 1. A rare nickel sulfide mineral found in serpentinized dunite. Labels: uncountable
Word: schrockingerite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of schröckingerite. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: schroeckingerite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of schröckingerite. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: schröckingerite Part of Speech: noun 1. A radioactive yellow mineral that fluoresces under ultraviolet light. Labels: uncountable
Word: bazzite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alessandro E Bazzi, who discovered an occurrence in Italy, + -ite. 1. A beryllium scandium cyclosilicate mineral taking the form of small blue hexagonal crystals.
Word: baddeleyite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Joseph Baddeley, who described the original Sri Lankan find, + -ite. 1. A rare zirconium oxide mineral occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms.
Word: leadhillite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Leadhills, Scotland, where it was discovered, and -ite. 1. A soft lead sulfate carbonate hydroxide mineral.
Word: jerrygibbsite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Jerry V. Gibbs, Virginia professor of geology, + -ite. 1. A rare violet-pink mineral, believed to be a member of the leucophoenicite family.
Word: jarosewichite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Eugene Jarosewich, Smithsonian chemist, and -ite. 1. A manganese arsenate hydroxide mineral.
Word: vauquelinite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Louis Vauquelin (1763-1829), French chemist, and -ite. 1. A complex mineral, a combined chromate and phosphate of copper and lead.
Word: pharmacosiderite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon, “poison (i.e. arsenic)”) + σῐ́δηρος (sĭ́dēros, “iron”) + -ite. 1. A hydrated basic ferric arsenate, consisting of the elements arsenic, iron, hydrogen, potassium, sodium and oxygen.
Word: magadiite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Lake Magadi, Kenya, where an occurrence was first described, + -ite. 1. A soft white hydrous sodium silicate mineral. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mackinawite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Mackinaw mine, Washington, where an occurrence was first described + -ite. 1. A tetragonal iron nickel sulfide mineral that occurs as opaque bronze to grey-white tabular crystals and anhedral masses.
Word: holmquistite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Per Johan Holmquist, Swedish petrologist, + -ite. 1. A lithium magnesium aluminium inosilicate mineral, varying in colour from black or violet to sky blue. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: breithauptite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Johann Friedrich August Breithaupt (1791-1873), German mineralogist, + -ite. 1. A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.
Word: titanowodginite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From titano- + wodginite. 1. A titanium-bearing mineral of the wodginite group.
Word: melanochroite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns Proto-Hellenic *mélās Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās)der. English melano- Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English melanochroite From melano- + Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs) + English -ite. 1. Synonym of phoenicochroite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phoenicochroite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek φοινίκεος (phoiníkeos) Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English phoenicochroite From Ancient Greek φοινίκεος (phoiníkeos, “crimson”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “color”) + English -ite. 1. A form of lead chromate with striking orange-red crystals.
Word: LiveScript Part of Speech: name Etymology: From live + script. 1. The name originally proposed for JavaScript.
Word: JScript Part of Speech: name Etymology: From JavaScript. 1. A dialect of JavaScript developed by Microsoft.
Word: ECMAScript Part of Speech: name Etymology: From ECMA + script, after JavaScript. Pronunciation: /i.si.ɛmˈeɪ skɹɪpt/, /ˈɛkmʌ ˌskɹɪpt/ 1. A standardised specification of JavaScript, developed by Ecma International.
Word: ultrasecret Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + secret. 1. Extremely secret; of the utmost secrecy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: supercosmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English cosmic English supercosmic From super- + cosmic. 1. Extremely cosmic; above the cosmos. Labels: not-comparable Example: The palingenesia having its first and last cause, as palingenesia, in the Incarnation is strictly supercosmic, supernatural, though it presupposes the natural, and like the cosmos has God for its first and last cause. Example: For Babbitt then, as for Buddha, there was the cosmic and the supercosmic.
Word: supercosmically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English supercosmic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English supercosmically From supercosmic + -ally. 1. In a supercosmic manner; vastly huge. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Consequently the key to the understanding of myth has to be found transcendently and super-cosmically in confrontation with the revelation of God. Example: Such people exhaust their energy running after the fantastic, the amazing, and the supercosmically orgasmic.
Word: ultradrastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δρᾶσῐς (drâsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek δρᾱστῐκός (drāstĭkós)der. English drastic English ultradrastic From ultra- + drastic. 1. Extremely drastic. Labels: rare Example: Some of those on the inside fear that the legislative temper is such that ultradrastic measures will be enacted, which will force an issue similar to that in Missouri, Kentucky and North Carolina. Example: But It all came about through ultradrastic measures taken by one Hekzebiah Hawkins, first mayor of Dogptach, a man who had more power than Boulder Dam.
Word: fixed-term Part of Speech: adj 1. Only lasting for a pre-arranged time. Example: Have you got an indefinite or a fixed-term contract of employment? Example: This is fixed-term in the sense that the duration is not unlimited but is limited by the time it takes to complete a task.
Word: fixed-term contract Part of Speech: noun 1. A contract which is valid only for a pre-arranged length of time.
Word: intrasubjective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English subjective English intrasubjective From intra- + subjective. 1. Describing a response etc. that happens within a person.
Word: infodump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From info + dump. 1. Alternative form of info-dump. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: infodump Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From info + dump. 1. Alternative form of info-dump. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: info-dump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of info + dump. 1. A large volume of data supplied at the same time. Example: Unfortunately, too many corporate meetings are info-dumps — convened for the sake of information exchange, which is more efficiently handled by phone or fax […] 2. A long section in a work of fiction that reveals often tedious expository information through the voice of the narrator. 3. An act of sharing a large amount of information on a subject one is interested in, particularly as an activity by or among autistic people.
Word: info-dump Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compound of info + dump. 1. To speak expositorily and at length regarding one's knowledge about a subject. Labels: informal, intransitive, slang
Word: in and of itself Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Synonym of in itself. Labels: idiomatic
Word: layaways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of layaway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: layaways Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of layaway Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: headborough Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head (“chief”) + borough. 1. Synonym of tithingman, the head of a tithing. Labels: historical 2. Synonym of tithingman, a peace officer or underconstable. Labels: historical
Word: drive offs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drive off; alternative spelling of drive-off. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huzoor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Arabic حُضُور (ḥuḍūr). 1. A potentate; often used as a term of respect. Labels: India, dated Example: "What are you using to thread the flowers?" I asked curiously. "A woman's hair, Huzoor. It is always the hair of a woman who has died, but whose child has lived, that is used for Mai Âtma's crown. Shall I tell the story, Huzoor?" "Was she beautiful?" I asked irrelevantly, why I know not. "I do not know, Huzoor," he replied. "Am I not blind?" Example: ‘Here is my card. Call me a tonga.’ ‘Huzoor, all are at the Club.’
Word: carpet burns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carpet burn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geospatial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English spatial English geospatial From geo- + spatial. 1. Of or pertaining to a geographic location, especially data. Labels: not-comparable Example: The geospatial coordinates for the building are not known. Example: Various types of characters (i.e., integrative taxonomy), such as morphology, biology,geospatial, chronological, and molecular data for phylogenetic analyses will accompany revisionary papers as tests of monophyly and other evolutionary hypotheses, and as summaries of relevant character state distributions and character state changes. 2. Describing the combination of spatial software and geographic data. Labels: not-comparable Example: The geospatial analysis of the area will take several hours to complete.
Word: honey trap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized by John le Carré in the novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974). 1. The use of a romantic or a sexual relationship to entice a person into revealing secret information. Labels: idiomatic Example: “Some girl had made a fool of him,” said Connie with great contempt. “The Dutch set him a honey trap, my dear, and he barged in with his eyes wide shut.”
Word: honey trap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Popularized by John le Carré in the novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974). 1. To entice a person into a compromising situation (such as revealing secret information) by means of a romantic or sexual relationship. Labels: transitive