nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: five-star Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the five-pointed star of the red, hand-shaped mark from a slap on bare skin. 1. To slap someone hard with the hand on bare skin, leaving a red, fully hand-shaped mark. Labels: informal, transitive Example: My friend five-starred me after we got out of the pool. Do you have a shirt I can wear to cover it?
Word: archival science Part of Speech: noun 1. The theory and study of the safe storage, cataloguing and retrieval of documents and items. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: town halls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of town hall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smaltite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A variety of skutterudite with the chemical formula (Co,Fe,Ni)As₂, crystallizing in the cubic system. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: foredge Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fore edge. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shut one's mouth Part of Speech: verb 1. To stop talking; to be quiet. Labels: idiomatic, impolite Example: Why don’t you just shut your mouth? I’m tired of listening to you.
Word: shut one's face Part of Speech: verb 1. To stop talking; to be quiet. Labels: idiomatic, impolite Example: Why don’t you just shut your face? I’m tired of listening to you.
Word: Concordes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Concorde Labels: form-of, plural
Word: library catalog Part of Speech: noun 1. A register of all bibliographic items found in a particular library or group of libraries, such as those belonging to a university system spread out over several geographic locations. Example: Ever since the emergence of the written word, humans have scribbled down myths, stories, histories, and natural observations and worked tirelessly to gather and protect these fragments of a shared past. Evolving alongside, in the shadows of the written word, was one of the most versatile and durable technologies in history: the library catalog — a road map for navigating this wilderness of books. The humble yet powerful card catalog progressed slowly and, like countless other important inventions, owes its existence to a number of brilliant thinkers, as well as to the twists and turns of history. From the peculiar and idiosyncratic methods of ancient libraries to far more intricate, comprehensive modern attempts, library catalogs are a tangible example of humanity’s effort to establish and preserve the possibility of order.
Word: come from behind Part of Speech: verb 1. To be in a winning position after having been in a losing position. Example: Chelsea kept their faint Premier League title hopes alive and damaged Manchester United's own ambitions as they came from behind to beat the leaders at Stamford Bridge.
Word: vandaliser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vandalise + -er. 1. Rare form of vandalizer. Labels: form-of, rare
Word: vandalises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vandalise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fifteen minutes Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of 15 minutes. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: parient Part of Speech: adj 1. producing offspring Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: balbuties Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin balbūtiō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin balbūtiēsbor. English balbuties Borrowed from Latin balbūtiēs. Pronunciation: /bælˈbjuːʃi.iːz/, /bælˈbjuːti.iːz/ 1. stammering Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: balbutient Part of Speech: adj 1. stammering Labels: obsolete
Word: antimuscarinic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + muscarinic. 1. That disrupts the action of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, and/or of muscarine itself, in the nervous system.
Word: antimuscarinic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + muscarinic. 1. An antimuscarinic drug.
Word: humiliant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin humilians, present participle of humiliare. Pronunciation: /hjuːˈmɪliənt/ 1. humiliating; humbling Example: But rather coupled darkly and made ashamed By my percipiency of sin and fall In melancholy of humiliant thoughts.
Word: pontifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pontify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: calledst Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of call Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: heardst Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of hear Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: trustedst Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of trust Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: shewedst Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of shew Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: sattest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English sat Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English sattest From sat + -est. 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of sit Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: ministereth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From minister + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of minister Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deliveredst Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of deliver Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: sentest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English sent Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English sentest From sent + -est. 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of send Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular Example: For when man sinned, and listened to the whispers of a tempting spirit, and refused to hear the voice of God, thou didst throw him out from paradise, and sentest him to till the earth; but yet leftest not his condition without remedy […] Example: And they told him, and ſaid, We came vnto the land whither thou ſentest vs, ⁊ ſurely it floweth with milke and honie; and this is the fruit of it.
Word: surpasseth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From surpass + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of surpass Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: whited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of white Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: broughtest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English brought Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English broughtest From brought + -est. 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of bring Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: sojourned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sojourn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: termes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the translingual Termes (genus name), from Late Latin termes, late variant of Classical Latin tarmes (“woodworm”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːmiːz/ 1. A termite. Example: These turret nests, built by two different species of Termites. Example: The termes, or what is called the white ant, infests this island.
Word: flat tyres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flat tyre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Speedos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of the swimwear company, Speedo. 1. A tight-fitting brief or bikini style swimsuit. Labels: Australia Example: She called down from upstairs, "He'll be out in a minute: he's just putting his Speedos on." Example: The women usually wore bikini tops with shorts, swimsuits underneath cover-ups or just swimsuits. Men came in various types of trunks, from traditional boxers, to Speedos, to G-string trunks that showcased their packages.
Word: Speedos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Speedo Labels: US, form-of, plural Example: She always had two spare Speedos for her swimming competitions away from home.
Word: Speedo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of the swimsuit company, Speedo, which first designed and manufactured swimwear in Australia that was briefer and sleeker than most other swimwear then available. 1. A tight-fitting swimsuit, especially commonly worn by competitive swimmers and divers. Usually implies a brief or bikini style swimsuit. Labels: US Example: I could tell that she was a serious swimmer, because every time I saw her at the pool she was wearing a Speedo of one design or another. Example: She's wearing Mom's teeny-weenie black Speedo bikini, the one Mom wears to show how fit and trim she is. 2. (by restriction) A male swimsuit, very tight fitting and small, brief-style, and not a thong-type. Labels: US Example: She called down from upstairs, "He'll be out in a minute: he's just putting his Speedo on."
Word: future tenses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of future tense Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twatted Part of Speech: adj 1. Extremely drunk, intoxicated Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar 2. Having a particular sort of vagina or vulva. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, in-compounds, slang, vulgar Example: What kind of a cold-hearted bitch does that, You stinky twatted sadistic whore. 3. Extremely or profoundly injured, usually as a result of deliberate action by another party. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar
Word: twatted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of twat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: twatfaced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From twat + faced. 1. fucked, pissed, drunk as a skunk Labels: Ireland, UK, idiomatic, slang, vulgar
Word: dirty mouth Part of Speech: noun 1. The characteristic of regularly using vulgar language or profanity. Labels: slang Example: The comedian lost his gig at the nightclub because he had such a dirty mouth.
Word: -ious Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Taken fron Latin adjectives ending in -iōsus and -ius or their Romance descendants. By surface analysis, -i- + -ous. 1. Alternative spelling of -ous. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: capitulum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin capitulum. Doublet of chapiter and chapter. 1. A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base. 2. The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome. 3. A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint. 4. The enlarged end of a proboscis. Labels: obsolete 5. The symbol ⸿. It was used to mark chapters or paragraphs, and is the ancestor of the pilcrow (¶). Labels: obsolete
Word: subah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu صوبہ (sūbā, “province”). 1. A province of the Mughal Empire. Labels: India, historical Example: Hindostan was then parcelled out into twelve grand divisions, called soobahs, to each of which a viceroy was assigned, by the title of Soobahdar, corruptly written Soobah by European writers; for, soobah signifies province: many of these soobahs were in extent equal to large European kingdoms. Example: Upon this, Mirzapha Jung immediately assumed the subah, and nominated Chunda Saheb governor of the Carnatic. 2. Synonym of subadar (“the governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy”). Labels: India, historical
Word: GOMER Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See gomer, Etymology 4. 1. Alternative form of gomer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: GOBLin Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒb.lɪn/ 1. Acronym of Gospel Oak to Barking Line, a railway line in north London. Labels: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, informal
Word: slim pickings Part of Speech: noun 1. A small amount, especially of money; paucity. Labels: colloquial, plural, plural-only Example: After the factory closed, it's slim pickings for work in this town. Example: ... they were among the citizens of the Great Republic who got shut into Paris during the siege, and had reason to complain of "the slim pickings" even their dollars commanded during that tragic episode of our neighbours' history.
Word: gainly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English gaynly, geȝȝnlike, geynliche, equivalent to gain (“straight, direct, convenient, favourable, kindly”, adjective) + -ly (adverbial/adjectival suffix). 1. Suitably; fitly; conveniently; readily. 2. Thoroughly; completely; (with adjectives) very.
Word: gainly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English gaynly, geȝȝnlike, geynliche, equivalent to gain (“straight, direct, convenient, favourable, kindly”, adjective) + -ly (adverbial/adjectival suffix). 1. Proper; suitable; becoming. Labels: UK, dialectal 2. Ready to help; kindly; gracious. Labels: archaic 3. Graceful; tactful. 4. Shapely; handsome. Labels: humorous
Word: gainliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English gainly 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 gainliness From gainly + -ness. 1. The condition of being gainly. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mithra Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (miθra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitrás (literally “(that which) causes binding”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (literally “to bind”); cognate with Sanskrit मित्र (mitra, “friend, companion”). Doublet of Mitra. 1. A particular divinity (yazata) in Zoroastrianism and later Iranian history and culture, the hypostasis of "contract", "oath". 2. Roman Mithras. Labels: rare Example: The cult of Mithra had been spread by soldiers and had thrived particularly in the frontier provinces of the empire. Example: The Roman Mithra was best known for his act of slaying a bull; yet there is no indication that the Iranian Mithra ever made his way into a bullpen for any reason. The Roman Mithra didn't appear at all interested in contract enforcement or escorting demons into hell.
Word: canyoning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From canyon + -ing. 1. A hybrid sport in which participants travel along a canyon using a variety of techniques that may include walking, climbing, jumping, abseiling, or swimming. Labels: uncountable
Word: canyoning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From canyon + -ing. 1. present participle of canyon Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: blain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English blein, from Old English bleġen, bleġene, from Proto-Germanic *blajinǭ, *blajjinǭ, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to swell up”). Cognate with West Frisian blein (“blain”), Dutch blein, blegn (“blain”), Middle Low German bleine (“blain”). Related also to dialectal Norwegian bleime (“blister”), Old Swedish blēma (“blister”), French bleime (“an inflammation of a horse's hoof”). Pronunciation: /bleɪn/ 1. skin swelling or sore; blister; blotch.
Word: Britannic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin britannicus. Pronunciation: /bɹɪˈtænɪk/ 1. of or pertaining to Britain, Great Britain or the United Kingdom; British
Word: antinicotinic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + nicotinic. 1. That inhibits the actions of nicotine and nicotine-like agents on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Word: antinicotinic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + nicotinic. 1. Any substance that has this action
Word: bioelectricity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English electricity English bioelectricity From bio- + electricity. 1. Any form of electricity generated within an organism, especially by a muscle or nerve. Labels: uncountable
Word: nicotinic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French Nicot Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French nicotinebor. English nicotine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nicotinic From nicotine + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to nicotine or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nicotine, a stimulant found in tobacco, long used by Native Americans, taught scientists about the existence of our own nicotinic receptors, which influence neuronal excitement. 2. Of or pertaining to nicotinic acid, also called niacin. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiresistant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + resistant. 1. Any substance added to a pesticide to reduce its resistance to pests.
Word: aphicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aphid Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English aphicide From aphid + -cide. 1. Any pesticide intended to kill aphids
Word: arboricide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *h₃r̥dʰōs Proto-Italic *arðōs Old Latin arbōs Latin arbor English -icide English arboricide From Latin arbor + English -icide. 1. Any herbicide intended to kill trees or shrubs. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Over a large area, trees of no commercial value such as figs, especially the so-called ‘strangling’ (epiphytic) varieties, together with Cynometra, Celtis spp. and Lasiodiscus were treated with a potent arboricide containing 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D dissolved in diesel oil. 2. The killing of a tree. Labels: countable, uncommon, uncountable Example: President Hayes spoke of the gigantic trees which he had seen in California, one of which was so large that he and seven other persons rode into the hollow of its trunk. He had heard of the crime of arboricide, and agreed with Mr. Muzzey that it deserves punishment. Example: Irresolutely she threaded her way among the motley crowd on the hot, unshaded platform of the station, pausing, because it seemed to bar her way, before the section of Pueblo’s king of cottonwoods, which advertising ingenuity has erected there,—fit monument, Donald had once said, for a city’s crime of arboricide.
Word: caps and small caps Part of Speech: noun 1. Formatting of text that leaves uppercase letters as they are but converts lowercase letters to small caps. Labels: uncountable
Word: scrutinate Part of Speech: verb 1. To scrutinize. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: cicisbei Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cicisbeo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: martiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English martial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English martiality From martial + -ity. 1. suitability for war, likelihood of success in war, tendency to wage war Example: The Romans' martiality was much greater than that of its contemporaries. Example: 2007 — Vincent Quinn Textual Practice 113: Luxurious Sexualities Hume argued that the new modes of behaviour which developed in a commercial society actually improved the nation's martiality.
Word: coline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English line English coline From co- + line. 1. The dual of a line. Example: hyperplanes concurrent in a coline
Word: mindblowing Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of mind-blowing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coasteering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of coast + mountaineering. 1. A hybrid sport involving the traversal of a coastline without mechanical aids, usually by some mixture of jumping, walking, climbing and swimming. Labels: uncountable
Word: canyoneering Part of Speech: noun 1. Canyoning, a hybrid outdoor sport involving the traversal of river canyons. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: operational definition Part of Speech: noun 1. A showing of something — such as a variable, term, or object — in terms of the specific process or set of validation tests used to determine its presence and quantity. Example: The operational definition of a well-behaved student might be set at the threshold of "no more than 2 detentions in each semester". Example: To divide the spectrum of spicy sauces into three categories of "mildly spicy", "moderately spicy", and "extremely spicy", we set the operational definitions of "mild", "moderate", and "extreme" as (a) 0 to 3 × 10³ Scoville units, (b) more than 3 × 10³ up to 100 × 10³, and (c) more than 100 × 10³, respectively.
Word: conceptual definition Part of Speech: noun 1. A definition in terms of concepts, instead of in terms of the results of measuring procedures or exemplification alone.
Word: plutonium dioxide Part of Speech: noun 1. The yellow-brown solid, PuO₂, formed by the spontaneous oxidation of plutonium metal; it is used in mixed oxide fuel for nuclear reactors Labels: uncountable
Word: mixed oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any mixture of the oxides of more than one metal, but especially the blend of plutonium and uranium oxides that is used (as MOX fuel) in nuclear reactors
Word: classification scheme Part of Speech: noun 1. The descriptive information for an arrangement or division of objects into groups based on characteristics which the objects have in common.
Word: Gena Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛnə/ 1. A female given name, a rare variant of Gina or short form of Genevieve. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Gena.
Word: holiday ownership Part of Speech: noun 1. time-share Labels: uncountable
Word: Junie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyuder.? Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin Iūnō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Iūnius Latin iūnius Old French juinbor. Middle English Juyn Middle English June English June English -ie English Junie From June + -ie. 1. A unisex given name. 2. A pet form of the male given name Junius. Example: Junie Cobb, Junie Chatman 3. A pet form of the female given name June.
Word: multi-ownership Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English ownership English multi-ownership From multi- + ownership. 1. time-share
Word: imperialize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English imperial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English imperialize From imperial + -ize. 1. To invest with imperial authority, character, or style. 2. To bring to the form of an empire. Example: The competition to imperialize foreign lands was another cause of World War I.
Word: computational linguistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American linguist and computer scientist David Hays in the 1960s. 1. An interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective. This modeling is not limited to any particular field of linguistics. Labels: uncountable Example: Prolog has been used for many purposes, but its inventor, Alain Colmerauer, was interested in computational linguistics, and this remains a classic application for the language. Moreover, Prolog offers a number of tools which make life easier for computational linguists, and we are now going to start learning about one of the most useful of these: definite clause grammars, or DCGs as they are usually called.
Word: red week Part of Speech: noun 1. A week that is in high demand because it is in a holiday high season. Especially used in time-share, but not limited to this industry. 2. A week of industrial unrest which occurred in June, 1914 in the Italian provinces of Romagna and the Marche. Labels: historical
Word: œuvres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of œuvre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comparative linguistics Part of Speech: noun 1. A branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages in order to establish their historical relatedness. Labels: uncountable
Word: lexicologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lexicology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high season Part of Speech: noun 1. In the tourist industry, the period of highest demand. In a sun and sand resort this means the hottest months, whereas in a ski resort, this means the coldest months.
Word: peak season Part of Speech: noun 1. In the tourist industry, the period of highest demand.
Word: semasiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σημασία (sēmasía, “the meaning of a word”) + -ology. Pronunciation: /ˌsiːmeɪsɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪ/, /sɪmeɪsiˈɑləd͡ʒi/ 1. Semantics; a discipline within linguistics concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic expression. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Stylistics seemed to have become a four-letter-word in German semasiology, a fact that shows how far official German semasiology had shifted away from Reisig's initial outline, and how different it was from Bréal's semantics of language-use and Wegener's semantics of communication. Example: "The early theories of semasiology attempted to account for meaning shifts in language."
Word: semasiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English semasiology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English semasiological From semasiology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to semasiology. 2. Of or pertaining to the meaning of a lexeme.
Word: biosemiotics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English semiotics English biosemiotics From bio- + semiotics. 1. A growing field that studies the production, action and interpretation of signs in the biological realm. Labels: uncountable
Word: low season Part of Speech: noun 1. In the tourist industry, the period of lowest demand, usually during the coldest and wettest months in a sun and sand resort, or during the warmest months in a ski resort.
Word: white week Part of Speech: noun 1. A week that is in low demand because it is in a holiday low season. Especially used in time-share, but not limited to this industry.
Word: semiosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Charles Sanders Peirce to describe a process that interprets signs as referring to their objects, as described in his theory of sign relations, or semiotics. 1. Any activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, including the production of meaning. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: shitcan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shit + can, originally military slang. 1. A receptacle for holding excrement, especially the removable can on a latrine. Labels: vulgar Example: One shitcan won't flush, Coyt-san. Example: One had done time at Mount Penang and the other had been at Yasma Boys' Shelter, so our backgrounds bound us together, which was just as well: the cell was very small, with three beds, a three-gallon shitcan and no plumbing in a space about the size of the bathroom in an average Sydney terrace. 2. A garbage can or wastepaper basket. Labels: vulgar Example: Everything down the shitcan. Example: Five points if you put the shoe in the shitcan; two if you hit it and dent it." 3. A shoddy vehicle. Labels: vulgar Example: Very good young man. Look for my car. The shitcan. Example: It's a Lynx-class frigate. A real shitcan.
Word: shitcan Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shit + can, originally military slang. 1. Alternative form of shit-can. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang, transitive, vulgar Example: They had to shitcan him. Example: But I guess we can shitcan the robbery angle, right?
Word: structuration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English structure Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English structuration From structure + -ation. 1. A theory proposed by Anthony Giddens in an attempt to reconcile theoretical dichotomies of social systems such as agency/structure, subjective/objective, and micro/macro perspectives. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Keziah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew קְצִיעָה (Qəṣî‘āh). 1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Kezia. 2. A surname from Hebrew.
Word: Kezia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew קְצִיעָה (“cassia tree”). Compare cassia. 1. The second of the three daughters of Job. 2. A female given name from Hebrew.
Word: denotational semantics Part of Speech: noun 1. An approach to formalizing the meanings of programming languages by constructing mathematical objects called denotations which describe the meanings of expressions from the languages. Labels: uncountable
Word: denotational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From denotation + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to denotation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ecolinguistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English linguist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English linguistics English ecolinguistics From eco- + linguistics. 1. The study of the relationships between language, ecology, and the environment, especially how linguistic practices influence and reflect human interactions with the natural world. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mitra Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit मित्र (mitra). Doublet of Mithra and Mithras. 1. A divinity of Vedic culture, hypostasis of friendship and one-half of the dvandva (compound divinity) Varuna-Mitra. Example: [In post-Vedic India], Vedic Mitra practically disappears and Varuna is relegated to a subsidiary position 2. A deity invoked in the Hurrian Mitanni of ca. 1400 BC. Labels: uncommon Example: when about 1350 B.C. a treaty was concluded between the king of Mittanni [...] and the Hittite ruler [...], the former calls upon the gods Mitra, Indra, Varuna, and the Nâsatya as guarantors of his sworn obligations. 3. Alternative form of Mithra (“Iranian deity”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: As the Avestan Mitra had a luminous character, so had the Vedic Mitra. Example: We cannot account for Roman Mithras in terms borrowed from Persian Mitra.
Word: Mitra Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Bengali মিত্র (mitro). 1. A surname from Sanskrit.
Word: cattle grids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cattle grid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cosmic latte Part of Speech: noun 1. A creamy white color calculated to be the average color of the universe. Labels: uncountable Example: We just can't leave God out of our lives even if there isn't the slightest possibility that an anthropomorphic God exists that can stand outside the universe and look on the cosmic latte color and see us. Example: Between the walls, which have been redone a univeige, a cosmic latte shade—the floors have similarly been buffed of my traces.
Word: rollerblader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rollerblade + -er. 1. One who rollerblades.
Word: di-pimethane rearrangement Part of Speech: noun 1. A photochemical reaction of a molecular entity comprising two p-systems, separated by a saturated carbon atom (a 1,4-diene or an allyl-substituted aromatic analog), to form an ene- (or aryl-) substituted cyclopropane. The rearrangement formally amounts to a 1,2 shift of one ene group (in the diene) or the aryl group (in the allyl-aromatic analog) and ‘bond formation’ between the lateral carbons of the non-migrating moiety.
Word: trigraph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English trigraph From tri- + -graph. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪɡɹɑːf/, /ˈtɹaɪɡɹæf/ 1. A specific sequence of three letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme. Example: The letter “i” is pronounced as /aɪ/ when followed by the trigraph “ght”, as in right /raɪt/. Example: Then, practice reading fluency sentences together that contain words with trigraphs and other mastered words. 2. A three-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character. Example: These new features are charizing, stringization, token concatenation, string concatenation, trigraph replacement, and predefined macros.
Word: rheoplethysmograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sréweti Proto-Hellenic *hréwō Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō) English rheo- English plethysmograph English rheoplethysmograph From rheo- + plethysmograph. 1. An instrument for the measurement of variation in volume of organs by measurement of variations in electric impedance
Word: triphthongal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English triphthong Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English triphthongal From triphthong + -al. 1. Pertaining to a triphthong. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monophthongization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English monophthongize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English monophthongization From monophthongize + -ation. 1. The process of becoming monophthong, for a diphthong or triphthong. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Eurolinguistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Euro- + linguistics; coined by Norbert Reiter in 1991 (German equivalent: Eurolinguistik). 1. A young branch of linguistics which deals with questions on the languages of Europe. Labels: uncountable
Word: wodge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably an alteration of wedge. Compare wad. Pronunciation: /wɒd͡ʒ/, /wɑd͡ʒ/ 1. A bulk mass, usually of small items, particularly money; a wad Labels: Ireland, UK, colloquial Example: He paid a wodge of dosh for his new motor from the car dealership. Example: […] if Eben comes to me with that there hankychy and slips a big wodge of hard Hamsterdam ’bacco and a square bottle o’ stuff as hasn’t paid dooty into my hands in the dark some night, what am I to do?
Word: bandura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ukrainian банду́ра (bandúra), possibly through Italian pandura and Polish bandura, from Late Latin pandura (“musical instrument with three strings”), from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra, “three-stringed lute; zither”), perhaps from Lydian. Pronunciation: /bænˈdʊəɹə/, /bænˈduɹə/ 1. A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap. Example: He touches the strings and pours forth a song descriptive of his live, his wanderings, his anguish, and is discovered by the magic tones of the bandura, his adventures, above all, by his voice and passionate fire. Example: The whole night passed amid shouts, songs, and rejoicings; and the rising moon gazed long at troops of musicians traversing the streets with bandouras, flutes, round balalaikas, and the church choir, who were kept in the Setch to sing in church and glorify the deeds of the Zaporozhtzi.
Word: WiMAX Part of Speech: noun 1. Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access: a telecommunications technology providing wireless data, voice and video over long distances. Labels: Internet
Word: knottier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of knotty: more knotty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: encunt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English cunt English encunt From en- + cunt. 1. To penetrate vaginally. Labels: rare, vulgar
Word: knottiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of knotty: most knotty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: knotting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of knot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: knotting Part of Speech: noun 1. The formation of a knot. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The swelling of the bulbus glandis. Labels: also, slang, uncountable Example: For example, these men have clearly not yet discovered knotting, a popular trend in romantasy right now that involves werewolves whose penises get so swollen after sex, they have to stay inside their partners until the swelling subsides.
Word: kneeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of knee Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kneeing Part of Speech: noun 1. A blow made with the knee
Word: kinglier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of kingly: more kingly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: kingliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of kingly: most kingly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: kinkiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of kinky: most kinky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: knits Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /nɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of knit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: knits Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /nɪts/ 1. plural of knit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knits Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably the same word as nit, a louse's egg. Pronunciation: /nɪts/ 1. Small particles of ore. Labels: dated, plural, plural-only
Word: embugger Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From em- + bugger, modelled on French enculer 1. to bugger; to engage in anal intercourse Labels: nonstandard Example: "He embuggers bucks." - from the English translation of the Marquis de Sade's The 120 Days of Sodom by Austryn Wainhouse and Richard Seaver Example: "...I clap him into my anus again, embugger Emma, and sweetest ecstasy crowns our pleasure anew..." - from the English translation of the Marquis de Sade's Juliette by Austryn Wainhouse and Richard Seaver
Word: deafly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *daubaz Proto-West Germanic *daub Old English dēaf Middle English def English deaf Middle English -ly English -ly English deafly From deaf + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛfli/ 1. In a deaf manner; without the aid of a sense of hearing.
Word: dazy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English daze Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dazy From daze + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪ.zi/ 1. In a dazed condition.
Word: danceress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English daunseresse; equivalent to dancer + -ess. 1. A female dancer. Labels: obsolete
Word: teacheress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English techeresse, equivalent to teacher + -ess. Pronunciation: /ˌtiːt͡ʃəˈɹɛs/ 1. A female teacher. Example: The plan of the Teacheress to erect a large building for us, and to educate our daughters, pleases us exceedingly, and we send fifteen rupees to assist the Teacheress in providing for them.
Word: fanti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fan + anti (“a fan who objects to something on moral or sociopolitical grounds”). 1. One who moralises within a fandom space, especially over sexual content and shipping. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Fantis condemn "problematic" ships & fanfic more often and with more vigor than they condemn harassment in fandom. Example: I love toxic ships, but I was so turned off by the fantis that I visibly cringe whenever I see it
Word: cootchie-cootchie-coo Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of coochie-coochie-coo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: licensure Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of conferring a license for an activity. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The condition of being licensed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The American Medical Association (AMA) was formed in 1845 to gain for medical doctors a monopoly on legal licensure as health practitioners. The young AMA waged fierce (and quite successful) battles to de-certify the then-dominant natural healers — a range of herbalists, midwives, and homeopathic doctors.
Word: Jacko Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English Jackin Middle English Jankyn English Jack English -o English Jacko From Jack + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæ.kəʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒæ.koʊ/ 1. A nickname for a person whose name is Jack, whose surname is Jackson, or similar. Labels: informal
Word: syngeneic transplantation Part of Speech: noun 1. The transfer of cells or tissues between two genetically identical individuals, so the recipient’s immune system recognizes the graft as self and does not reject it. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: candidiasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Candida + -iasis Pronunciation: /ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs/ 1. A fungal infection due to any species of yeasts in the genus Candida or those that were formerly classified in the genus Candida but are now classified in the genus Candidozyma. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: yeast infection (precisely hypernymous), thrush (oral or vaginal forms)
Word: pluralisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plural + -isation. 1. Alternative spelling of pluralization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: all of the sudden Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of all of a sudden. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: In announcing a corporate beneficial ownership registry, Ontario is following the lead of Quebec and B.C. [British Columbia], which have made similar commitments to fight money laundering through anonymous corporate entities. Ottawa also has a beneficial ownership registry for federally registered companies. Ontario made its recent announcement amid heightened attention on fighting organized crime, said Christian Leuprecht, a security expert and professor at Queen's University and the Royal Military College. It also coincided with an onsite evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force, a global body that sets standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The organization is scheduled to release a final report next June. "I think politicians all of the sudden have an incentive to be more responsive to these concerns," said Prof. Leuprecht, who co-edited a book on financial crime in Canada.
Word: tar and feather Part of Speech: verb 1. To cover (a person) in sticky tar, then cover in feathers which stick to the tar; an archaic means of humiliating a person. Labels: transitive Example: 1855 — George A. Smith, Journal of Discourses, Volume 3 "Preaching the Gospel" "O," say they, "if you talk with a Mormon Elder, you are sure to get worsted; tar and feather them, mob them, and stone them out of the country, for if you listen to them, you will be deceived." Example: ...they'd be along pretty soon and give me 'bout half an hour's start, and then run me down if they could; and if they got me they'd tar and feather me and ride me on a rail, sure. I didn't wait for no breakfast—I warn't hungry.
Word: tar-and-feather Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of tar and feather. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The villagers had a strong desire to tar-and-feather Injun Joe and ride him on a rail, for body-snatching, but so formidable was his character that nobody could be found who was willing to take the lead in the matter, so it was dropped
Word: wafflers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waffler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респу́блика (Ukraínskaja Sovétskaja Socialistíčeskaja Respúblika). Compare Ukrainian Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка (Ukrajínsʹka Radjánsʹka Socialistýčna Respúblika). 1. The Bolshevik state of Ukraine (1919–91), a constituent republic of the Soviet Union (1922–91), member of the United Nations since 1945. Labels: historical
Word: treechange Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tree + change, modelled after seachange. According to the Australian author and demographer Bernard Salt, the word was coined by “a subeditor” in 2003 and thereafter adopted by him. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹiːˌt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ 1. A movement of people from cities to the countryside. Labels: Australia, uncountable Example: Treechange refers to the trend for baby boomers to seek out lifestyle property in country towns usually within a two–three hour drive of a capital city. The drivers of treechange and seachange are the same: people wanting a simpler life in a pleasant town with all the amenities not too far from their interests in the city. Example: For example, the ‘seachange’ and ‘treechange’ movements have seen transitions in rural and regional communities, with the influx of wealthy city-dwellers increasing the price of housing and demanding the provision of particular services and facilities[…]. 2. An act of relocating from an urban to a rural community. Labels: Australia, countable
Word: primary research Part of Speech: noun 1. Research that involves the collection of previously ungathered data, rather than the analysis of that which is already available. Labels: uncountable
Word: secondary research Part of Speech: noun 1. Research performed through the summary, collation or synthesis of the results of existing research. Labels: uncountable
Word: Jahve Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Yahweh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Herra Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Herra. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: scientific research Part of Speech: noun 1. Research performed using the scientific method. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: historical research Part of Speech: noun 1. Research performed using the historical method. Labels: uncountable
Word: scholarly method Part of Speech: noun 1. The body of principles and practices used by scholars to make their claims about the world as valid and trustworthy as possible, and to make them known to the scholarly public.
Word: philosophical method Part of Speech: noun 1. A method used by philosophers involving such elements as skepticism and methodic doubt, argumentation, and presentation of arguments for criticism by other philosophers.
Word: coffee house Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of coffeehouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tertiary source Part of Speech: noun 1. A selection, distillation, summary or compilation of primary sources, secondary sources, or both.