nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: muslin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Mussolo (“Mosul”), that is Mosul in northern Iraq (compare 1875 Knight, Edward H., Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, V2 p1502: "Muslins are so called from Moussol in India."). Doublet of mousseline. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌz.lɪn/ 1. Any of several varieties of thin cotton cloth. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: […] my pupils leave off their thick shoes and tight old tartan pelisses, and wear silk stockings and muslin frocks, as fashionable baronets' daughters should. Example: A bleached or unbleached thin white cotton cloth, unprinted and undyed. [Nineteen varieties are thereafter listed.] 2. Fabric made of cotton, flax (linen), hemp, or silk, finely or coarsely woven. Labels: US, uncountable, usually Example: Other very different styles of fabric are now indifferently called muslins, and the term is used differently on the respective sides of the Atlantic. 3. Any of a wide variety of tightly-woven thin fabrics, especially those used for bedlinen. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Woven cotton or linen fabrics, especially when used for items other than garments. Labels: US, uncountable, usually 5. A dressmaker's pattern made from inexpensive cloth for fitting. Labels: countable, usually 6. Any of several different moths, especially the muslin moth, Diaphora mendica. Labels: uncountable, usually 7. Woman as sex object; prostitute, as in a bit of muslin. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: "That was a pretty bit of muslin hanging on your arm—who was she?” asked the fascinating student.
Word: unwholesomely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English unholsomli, equivalent to unwholesome + -ly. 1. In an unwholesome manner. Example: The air in the old mine was unwholesomely damp and dusty.
Word: fan camera Part of Speech: noun 1. A camera, part of an assembly of three or more cameras systematically disposed at fixed angles relative to each other so as to provide wide lateral coverage with overlapping images. Labels: plural-normally
Word: radiation biology Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of the effect of ionizing and nonionizing radiation on biological systems. Labels: uncountable
Word: unwholesomeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unwholesome 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 unwholesomeness From unwholesome + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being unwholesome. Labels: uncountable
Word: bedlinen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bed + linen. 1. The items of cloth used to make up a bed, such as sheets and pillowcases, formerly made of linen but now manufactured in a wide variety of material such as cotton or polyester. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: radiation chemistry Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of the chemical changes that result from the absorption of ionizing radiation. Labels: uncountable
Word: split cameras Part of Speech: noun 1. An assembly of two cameras disposed at a fixed overlapping angle relative to each other. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: radiation damage Part of Speech: noun 1. Harmful changes in the properties of materials caused by interactions with ionizing radiation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: radiation hardening Part of Speech: noun 1. The protection of semiconductor devices from the effects of ionizing radiation. Labels: uncountable
Word: radiation pressure Part of Speech: noun 1. The pressure exerted by electromagnetic radiation on an object on which it impinges, as a consequence of its momentum.
Word: cryptozoologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crypto- + zoologist or cryptozoology + -ist. 1. One who studies cryptozoology.
Word: pillowcase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pillow + case. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪləʊˌkeɪs/, /ˈpɪləˌkeɪs/, /ˈpɪloʊˌkeɪs/, /ˈpɘlɐʉˌkæes/, /ˈpɘlɘˌkæes/ 1. A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.
Word: radiation shielding Part of Speech: noun 1. physical barriers designed to provide protection from the effects of ionizing radiation, including radioactive material Labels: uncountable 2. the technology of providing such protection Labels: uncountable
Word: radiation therapy Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of ionizing radiation to treat disease, especially cancer. Labels: uncountable
Word: glub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative; compare glug. Pronunciation: /ɡlʌb/, /ɡlʊb/ 1. The sound of underwater bubbles, or of water bubbling (often used repetitively). Labels: informal Example: The boat, which was filled with water, instantly—glub, glub—sank.
Word: glub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative; compare glug. Pronunciation: /ɡlʌb/, /ɡlʊb/ 1. To make a sound like underwater bubbling; to glug. Labels: informal
Word: tri-camera photography Part of Speech: noun 1. Photography obtained by simultaneous exposure of three cameras systematically disposed in the air vehicle at fixed overlapping angles relative to each other in order to cover a wide field.
Word: Sprechstimme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Sprechstimme. 1. A dramatic vocal style midway between speaking and singing. Labels: uncountable Example: The woozy “Black Market Baby” and spooky sprechstimme of “What's He Building?” are prime latter-day Waits, as are a host of other numbers that sound like work songs bellowed down a Tin Pan Alley.
Word: fair linen Part of Speech: noun 1. Linen of the highest quality, especially that suited for use on an altar. The use of other quality fabric is now more common. Labels: uncountable
Word: wholesomely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English holsumly, holsumliche, equivalent to wholesome + -ly. 1. In a wholesome manner. Example: He let it be thought that he was wholesomely home-grown, not the son of the son of an immigrant.
Word: wholesomeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English holsumnesse, equivalent to wholesome + -ness. 1. The state of being wholesome. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bedspread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bed + spread. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛd.spɹɛd/ 1. The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket. 2. A coverlet.
Word: shelved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shelve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shelved Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a shelving; having shelves. Labels: not-comparable 2. Postponed or put aside indefinitely.
Word: shelving Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, shelve + -ing. 1. Sloping (as opposed to horizontally flat or vertically upright). Example: Her chamber is aloft, far from the ground, / And built so shelving that one cannot climb it / Without apparent hazard of his life. Example: We still continued winding round Skiddaw, the sides of which are every where rather shelving, than steep.
Word: shelving Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, shelve + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of shelve Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shelving Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, shelve + -ing. 1. Shelves collectively. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a shelving unit Example: There is ample shelving in the basement. 2. The side-rails of a cart or waggon. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: So, creaking and creaking, and the shelvins skirling under the weight of their load, they passed that danger point, the carts plodded into motion again […] 3. A sloping surface. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: […] the way was all along set so full of Snares, Traps, Gins, and Nets here, and so full of Pits, Pitfalls, deep holes and shelvings down there, that had it now been dark […] had he had a thousand souls, they had in reason been cast away; Example: [The little room] had more corners in it than the brain of an obstinate man; was full of mad closets, into which nothing could be put that was not specially invented and made for that purpose; had mysterious shelvings and bulk-heads […]
Word: linen closet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From linen + closet. 1. A shelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen, particularly bedlinen and associated bedding, but also bathroom and kitchen linen (towels, etc.).
Word: linen basket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: linen + basket 1. A basket for holding and transporting textiles. 2. A laundry basket.
Word: linen paper Part of Speech: noun 1. High quality paper with a high linen (i.e., flax fiber) content. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: laundry basket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: laundry + basket 1. A container, often made of plastic, for holding and transporting clothing and household textiles, especially before and after being laundered. Example: Fortunately, Frank had devised a cool way of getting down the seemingly endless staircase. He’d found an old laundry basket, and with felt-tip pens had painted it with the colours of Queenie – red, white and blue. All he had to do was sit at the top of the staircase, and then let gravity take its course.
Word: teasing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From tease + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːz.ɪŋ/, /ˈtiz.ɪŋ/, /ˈtiːz.əŋ/, /ˈʈiːz.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of tease Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: teasing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tease + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːz.ɪŋ/, /ˈtiz.ɪŋ/, /ˈtiːz.əŋ/, /ˈʈiːz.ɪŋ/ 1. The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; making fun of, making light of someone. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Teasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse. Example: The gentle teasing between siblings filled the house with laughter. 2. The act of removing tangles from one's hair with a comb. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The teasing of her curls took nearly an hour with the fine-tooth comb.
Word: teasing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tease + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːz.ɪŋ/, /ˈtiz.ɪŋ/, /ˈtiːz.əŋ/, /ˈʈiːz.ɪŋ/ 1. Playfully vexing, especially by ridicule. Example: The children exchanged teasing remarks during recess. 2. Arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it. Example: The actress gave him a teasing glance before walking away. 3. Causing irritation or annoyance. Example: The teasing itch from the mosquito bite drove her crazy.
Word: do the math Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform a mathematical calculation. Labels: US Example: Before my family left for Rome, I did the math. Over 11 days, with a lunch and a light dinner, each of us could taste approximately 55 dishes. 2. To determine the explanation for or precise nature of a situation, such as the motive underlying someone's behavior, based on available facts. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: Gore has looked into buying cable channel News World International. Despite initial reports, Gore's camp says he and his backers intend to make the channel not a liberal mouthpiece but a "hip" news channel. […] Maybe; maybe not. (Gore has long complained about the undue influence of conservatives on talk radio and Fox News, so you do the math.) Example: “The child has marks all over. I saw them when I took her to the bathroom. Ian, she is hurting this child. Now I don't know for sure what's going on here, and maybe it's none of my business. Nevertheless, even I can do the math. […] You can't let her keep this child for one more day.”
Word: master bedroom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1920 in Sears catalogues. 1. A room in a house, in which the head of the household sleeps, typically larger and better furnished than other bedrooms. Example: His entire adult life he had lived in the two-bed flat above the shop, sharing the space with his parents. Frank was in the spare room at the back. His parents had the master bedroom, with a big sash window that overlooked the high street.
Word: dropper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English drop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dropper From drop + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɒp.ə/, /ˈdɹɔp.ə/, /ˈdɹɑ.pɚ/ 1. A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time. Example: 'Cause when the blood begins to flow When it shoots up the dropper's neck[…] 2. One who drops something, especially one who drops a specific item to cause mischief. Example: The dropper left the suitcase with the bomb next to the garbage can. Example: The child with the letter runs around the outside of the ring, repeating the words over and over again, and at one point drops the letter behind one of the players, who must pick it up and chase the dropper. 3. A software component designed to install malware on a target system. 4. A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly. 5. A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode. 6. The young bulb of a tulip, not of flowering size. 7. A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game. 8. A batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart. Labels: Australia 9. A person who uses fraudulent cheques. Labels: slang Example: Thus an American police chief discussing the 'cheque-droppers', then peculiar to his side of the Atlantic, who were taking a toll estimated at […] Over the years, forgery has tended to be an amateur operation — a crime of opportunity. Example: […] 'dropper' — the person who presents the cheque at the bank or elsewhere — who takes the risk. […] On the other hand, 'kite droppers' usually work in teams. 10. A drop shot. Labels: informal 11. A delivery by lob bowling (no longer legal). Labels: historical 12. A bowler who makes such deliveries. Labels: historical 13. A seat post whose height can be adjusted while riding.
Word: Jewish lightning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the anti-Semitic stereotype of Jews engaging in this practice. 1. The supposed cause of a fire that is deliberately started to collect insurance money, without leaving evidence of arson. Labels: offensive, uncountable Example: According to Manchu the fire had forced all the families upstairs to get out, the fire department had closed down the bar for repairs. Manchu said the bar wasn't bad off but the Jew collected all he could for fire and water damage ¶ "You mean it wasn't no Jewish lightning." Example: I can refute any charges that it was a case of 'Jewish lightning', but I admit that the fire did happen at the most opportune moment!
Word: electioneering Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə.ɹɪŋ/ 1. Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate. Labels: uncountable Example: … his extraordinary announcement... ignored the most basic commandment of electioneering: Thou shalt not impose a new tax.
Word: electioneering Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə.ɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of electioneer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: electioneer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English election Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English electioneer From election + -eer. Pronunciation: /ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə(ɹ)/ 1. To campaign for an elective office, on one's own behalf, or on behalf of another, particularly by direct contact. Labels: intransitive
Word: emigre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French émigré. Pronunciation: /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪ/ 1. One who has departed their native land, often as a refugee. Example: Between the wars, Paris was the center for all the world's emigres. 2. An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another.
Word: emphases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emphasis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: encephalitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English encephalitis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English encephalitic From encephalitis + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to encephalitis.
Word: engorged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of engorge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: engorged Part of Speech: adj 1. Overly filled with fluid; used especially of blood vessels.
Word: engorgement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English engorge Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English engorgement From engorge + -ment. 1. The act of swallowing greedily. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: However, several enterographic findings are associated with increased disease activity, including wall thickening greater than 4 mm, intramural and mesenteric oedema, mucosal hyperaemia, wall enhancement (and enhancement pattern), transmural ulceration and fistula formation, vascular engorgement and inflammatory mesenteric lymph nodes (often with hyperenhancement).
Word: glowed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡləʊd/, /ɡloʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of glow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: frowned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɹaʊnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of frown Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hauled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of haul Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: engagements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of engagement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sawed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Regular addition of the past tense suffix -ed to saw. 1. simple past and past participle of saw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sawed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Nonstandard addition of -ed to saw, which is already a strong past tense form of see. 1. simple past of see Labels: dialectal, form-of, humorous, often, past Example: "Yes, yes, el Pero! that was himself!" cried the captain; "I sawed him at the ale-house at Penzance with my own eye."
Word: glands Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡlændz/ 1. plural of gland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proposals Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpoʊzəlz/ 1. plural of proposal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: purchaser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From purchase + -er. 1. One who purchases. Example: If this was unrestricted freehold, the land is available for sale or lease, although often it is not readily marketable, by reason of its shape and access; neighbouring landowners are possible purchasers. In some cases, reversionary rights were reserved to neighbouring landowners when the land was acquired.
Word: handing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhændɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hand Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: handing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhændɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something is handed to somebody. Example: Silently and patiently did the doctor bear all this, and all the handings of negus, and watching for glasses, and darting for biscuits, and coquetting, that ensued […]
Word: expects Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of expect Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: creeps Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹiːps/ 1. plural of creep Labels: form-of, plural
Word: creeps Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹiːps/ 1. A sensation that objects are crawling on one's skin. Labels: colloquial, plural, plural-only 2. A feeling or sensation of fear or horror. Labels: colloquial, figuratively, plural, plural-only Example: I get the creeps walking down that street, even in broad daylight. Example: "I wish it was well over," admitted Hollyer. "I'm not particularly jumpy, but this gives me a touch of the creeps."
Word: creeps Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɹiːps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of creep Labels: colloquial, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: feathery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English feather Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English feathery From feather + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛ.ðəɹ.i/ 1. Resembling feathers. 2. Covered with feathers.
Word: feathery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English feather Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English feathery From feather + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛ.ðəɹ.i/ 1. Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics. Labels: rare, slang
Word: catches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of catch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beckoned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɛkənd/ 1. simple past and past participle of beckon Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: navigational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From navigation + -al. 1. Pertaining to navigation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: observes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of observe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: observes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of observe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Persians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Persian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fastest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of fast (adjective): most fast Labels: form-of, superlative Example: He set a new fastest time for running a mile. Example: Scientists say it is one of the world’s fastest-melting glaciers.
Word: fastest Part of Speech: adv 1. superlative form of fast (adverb): most fast Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fastest Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of fast Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Example: But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face.
Word: ejected Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of eject Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fences Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fence Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: drag the chain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The term stems from the railway industry when chains and hooks connected the carriages or goods trucks. If the rear chain came loose from the secured position, it would then drag on the ground slowing progress. 1. To fall behind relative to others. Labels: idiomatic, informal 2. To unwittingly hold up progress. Labels: idiomatic, informal 3. To deliberately hold up progress by acting slowly. Labels: idiomatic, informal
Word: dragging the chain Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of drag the chain Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quadratic equation Part of Speech: noun 1. A polynomial equation of the second degree; an equation that can be rearranged in standard form as ax²+bx+c=0, where x is an unknown value, a, b, and c are known numbers, and where a does not equal zero. Example: When I was seven years old at a new school, I cried all day, every day. When I was 14 years old, I cried in maths lessons. An improvement, I guess. It wasn’t that I was bad at maths; I knew my way around a quadratic equation, let me tell you. Example: The arid argot of the estate agent’s schedule becomes obsolete when the task is to sell a pub-restaurant at the edge of a Highland wilderness. It’s like trying to describe the glory of the Lake District with a quadratic equation.
Word: optative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French optatif, from Late Latin optātīvus, a calque of Ancient Greek εὐκτική (euktikḗ, “related to wishing”), from Latin optātus, past participle of optāre. Pronunciation: /ˈɒptətɪv/, /ɒpˈteɪtɪv/ 1. Expressing a wish or a choice. Example: an optative blessing Example: […] then, in the optative retirement from hard science that building and opening a U.S.T.A-accredited and pedagogically experimental tennis academy apparently represented for him […] 2. Related or pertaining to the optative mood.
Word: optative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French optatif, from Late Latin optātīvus, a calque of Ancient Greek εὐκτική (euktikḗ, “related to wishing”), from Latin optātus, past participle of optāre. Pronunciation: /ˈɒptətɪv/, /ɒpˈteɪtɪv/ 1. A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Sanskrit, Old Prussian, Tamil, and Ancient Greek, but not English), used to express a wish. 2. A verb or expression in the optative mood.
Word: beserker Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of berserker. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: pennings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɛnɪŋz/, /ˈpɪnɪŋz/ 1. plural of penning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: referer Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹəˈfɜːɹə(ɹ)/ 1. Misspelling of referrer. Labels: alt-of, misspelling 2. Alternative form of referrer (“the referring URL”). Labels: Internet, alt-of, alternative Example: The Referer field must not be sent if the Request-URI was obtained from a source that does not have its own URI, such as input from the user keyboard. Example: If a referring URL was specified, for each valid referer, make sure that a valid referring URL was passed to FormMail
Word: delevel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English level English delevel From de- + level. 1. To demote, or be demoted, to a lower level.
Word: level up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From level + up. The video game sense is a calque of Japanese レベルアップ (reberu appu) using the SOV word order. 1. To raise to the same level or status; to improve so as to make as good as others. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: step up Example: The government promises to level up the department. 2. To reduce economic and developmental inequalities across the United Kingdom. Labels: UK, specific Example: Boris Johnson should consider setting targets to level up the UK’s weakest regions to tackle widespread inequality, according to one of the government’s senior independent policy advisers. Example: Labour's Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds hit back at Sunak and said that his failure to greenlight major projects such as Northern Powerhouse Rail showed that government claims of levelling up the country were "not supported by the evidence". 3. To progress to the next level of player character stats and abilities, often by acquiring experience points in role-playing games. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I leveled up after defeating the dragon. Example: As your troops conquer the enemy, they'll earn experience and gain levels. Each time they level up, their stats will increase.
Word: inion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἰνίον (iníon, “occipital bone; back of the head”). Compare -ion (“anthropometric landmark”). 1. A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance.
Word: Orinoco Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌoʊ.ɹɪˈnoʊ.koʊ/, /ˌoɹ.ɪˈnoʊ.koʊ/, /ˌɒɹɪˈnəʊkəʊ/ 1. A South American river flowing 1600 miles (2410 km) from Brazil through Venezuela to the Atlantic Ocean. 2. The Orinoco river basin of Venezuela.
Word: uro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 洞 (uro). 1. A small, irregularly-shaped wound made in the trunk of a bonsai tree for aesthetic reasons.
Word: gigahertz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giga- + hertz. 1. One billion hertz, 10⁹ Hz.
Word: ad seriatum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ad seriatum. 1. sequential Labels: not-comparable
Word: ad seriatum Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ad seriatum. 1. in sequence; sequentially Labels: not-comparable
Word: seriatum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin seriatum, neuter of Medieval Latin or New Latin seriatus (“arranged in serial order”). 1. a series, a sequence Labels: uncommon Example: She named them — a seriatum not of causes but of symptoms. For a long time she made no suggestion as to any fundamental cure. Example: […] perhaps now in present perception, but also reflexively to become identical with itself through the seriatum of time.
Word: seriatum Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Misspelling of seriatim, influenced by the commonness of the Latin ending -um. 1. Misspelling of seriatim (“sequentially”). Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: THE CHAIR-- I suppose that the motion to take up the resolutions seriatum should be considered first. Example: Has the motion been made that they be considered seriatum? If the motion has not already been made, I wish to move that these amendments be considered seriatum.
Word: seriatum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Misspelling of seriatim, influenced by the commonness of the Latin ending -um. 1. Misspelling of seriatim (“sequential”). Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: A. No, sir; because we would have to make a seriatum rating of them. Example: The following is a seriatum review of the principal points disputed by Swift & Co. in this pamphlet.
Word: backgrounded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of background Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backgrounded Part of Speech: adj 1. Moved to the background 2. (of a task) Made non-interactive
Word: black-eyed pea Part of Speech: noun 1. An African leguminous plant, of the species Vigna unguiculata, widely cultivated as food and forage, specifically Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata. 2. The edible seed of these plants. 3. Any pale bean with a black spot. Labels: Southern-US
Word: blackwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From black + wood. 1. Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually 2. Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually 3. Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually 4. Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually 5. The very dark wood of such trees. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Blackwood Part of Speech: name Etymology: From black + wood. 1. Any of many places around the world. 2. Any of many places around the world. 3. Any of many places around the world. 4. Any of many places around the world. 5. Any of many places around the world. 6. Any of many places around the world. 7. Any of many places around the world. 8. Any of many places around the world. 9. Any of many places around the world. 10. Any of many places around the world. 11. An English and Scottish habitational surname derived from the placename.
Word: Blackwood Part of Speech: name Etymology: Developed by Easley Blackwood. 1. A bidding convention in contract bridge, used to explore the partnership's possession of aces, kings and in some variants the queen of trumps, to judge more precisely whether slam is likely to be a good contract.
Word: loved one Part of Speech: noun 1. A very close friend or family member for whom a person has feelings of endearment, one of someone's close ones; sometimes: next of kin (for example on hospital admission form). Example: I felt myself masculine, the protector of the weak, the fighting male. And, best of all, I felt myself the protector of my loved one. She leaned against me. Example: It's gonna be easy to get things done / I will relax along with my loved ones / Loved ones, loved ones visit the building 2. A recently deceased close friend or family member. Labels: euphemistic Example: Whereas once the main option was a traditional black hearse service, these days a "green funeral" with a cardboard coffin is just one of the alternative ways to send off a loved one.
Word: storm door Part of Speech: noun 1. A door normally leading to a storm cellar, cellar or a basement, for protection from a tornado or a violent storm. 2. A secondary door placed exterior to the primary door, to better weatherproof an entrance. Those storm doors that are also screen doors can be used for ventilation purposes when the primary door remains open. Typically found on front doors, rear doors, side doors, balcony doors.
Word: pharmacologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pharmacology + -ist. * Audio (Southern England): (file) Pronunciation: /ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ 1. A student of pharmacology; one versed in the science of pharmacology.
Word: SRU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of sulphur recovery unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: putto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian putto (“cupid, putto; boy”), from Latin putus (“boy”), a variant of pūsus (“(little) boy”), from puer (“boy, lad; child”), from Proto-Italic *puweros, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little; smallness”). The plural form putti is also borrowed from Italian putti. Pronunciation: /ˈpʊtəʊ/, /ˈpʊtoʊ/, [-ɾoʊ] 1. A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub. Example: There is in the porch of the present church a tablet to Luke Flood (died 1818) which has much the appearance of having been made up of portions of earlier monuments. It is surmounted by a bas-relief of a winged boy holding an inverted torch. But not only is he a baby putto, not a youth, and without an urn, but the style and execution scarcely seem worthy of [Thomas] Banks even when not at his best. Example: The Carmelite scapulars held by the putto and young male saint on the right indicate that the altarpiece was intended for a church of the Carmelite order.
Word: iffiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English iffy 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 iffiness From iffy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being iffy. Labels: uncountable
Word: eudaimonia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Eudaimonia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: belfries Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɛlfɹiz/ 1. plural of belfry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obeying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of obey Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cystine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”), where it was found. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪs.tiːn/ 1. A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cysteine residues linked by a disulfide bond. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: smelling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsmɛlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of smell Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. Used in adjectival compounds. Example: foul-smelling (having a foul smell) Example: sweet-smelling (having a sweet smell)
Word: smelling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsmɛlɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something is smelled. Example: To such perceivings we give names like these: seeings, hearings, smellings, chillings and burnings, pleasures and pains, desires […]
Word: pedalo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pédalo, a genericized trademark. By surface analysis, pedal + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛdələʊ/ 1. A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation. Labels: UK Example: It is the prelapsarian Polynesia of free love, noble savagery, Kon Tiki rafting and Easter Island statuary, not the Levi’s-wearing, Toyota-driving, pédalo-pushing, efflorescent-cocktails-in-a-split-coconut-serving pseudo-paradise that awaits latter-day travellers. Example: On the other hand: I’m sorry the sculpture hurt your feelings. But it’s just art. It can’t harm you. You don’t have to like it – not at all – but it’s going to be gone in a month or so, and you can still use the pedalos while it’s there.
Word: chlorine dioxide Part of Speech: noun 1. a reddish-yellow explosive gas, ClO₂, used as a water disinfectant and to bleach flour and wood pulp Labels: uncountable
Word: bleaching agent Part of Speech: noun 1. Any substance added to a product in order to whiten it; a bleach
Word: packaging gas Part of Speech: noun 1. Any gas used to provide a modified atmosphere for a product. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: smelling salts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smelling salt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ammonium carbonate Part of Speech: noun 1. The ammonium salt of carbonic acid, (NH₄)₂CO₃; a white powder, smelling of ammonia, used in the preparation of smelling salts and baking powder. Labels: uncountable
Word: nimbo Part of Speech: noun 1. The neem tree. Labels: archaic
Word: Sancho Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Sancho. Pronunciation: /ˈsæn.t͡ʃoʊ/ 1. A male given name from Spanish. 2. The nine of trumps in the game of Sancho Pedro. 3. An assistant or sidekick, from Cervantes’ Sancho Panza. Example: “It was my privilege to accompany this hero, as his humble Sancho.”
Word: ketjak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Balinese ketjak. 1. A form of Balinese musical drama featuring rhythmic, percussive chanting. Labels: uncountable Example: 1999: An innovation on Mule Variations is the employment of a turntable artist, who as it turns out is so discrete you hardly notice, except on “Eyeball Kid”, which makes brilliantly apposite use of a sampled gospel choir and Balinese ketjak chanters — Luc Sante, Village Voice 12 May 1999 (Innocent When You Dream, Orion 2006, p. 250)
Word: Highlands Part of Speech: name Etymology: Specific application of highlands, equivalent to high + lands. 1. The mountainous northern area of Scotland. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. A town in Orange County, New York, United States. Labels: plural, plural-only 3. A borough of Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. Labels: plural, plural-only 4. A locality in the Shire of Mitchell and the Shire of Murrindindi, central Victoria, Australia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Erie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Érié, from the shortening of an Erie word rendered in French as Erieehronon, Eriechronon, and Riquéronon and said to mean “long tail” or “long-tailed”, in reference to the eastern cougar (Puma concolor cougar). Pronunciation: /ˈɪɹi/, /ˈɪɚi/, /ˈiɹi/, /ˈɪəɹi/, /ˈiɹɪ/ 1. A tribe of Native Americans. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Erie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Érié, from the shortening of an Erie word rendered in French as Erieehronon, Eriechronon, and Riquéronon and said to mean “long tail” or “long-tailed”, in reference to the eastern cougar (Puma concolor cougar). Pronunciation: /ˈɪɹi/, /ˈɪɚi/, /ˈiɹi/, /ˈɪəɹi/, /ˈiɹɪ/ 1. A lake in Canada and the United States, one of the Great Lakes of North America 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. Any of a number of other places in North America; see Erie (disambiguation) at Wikipedia.
Word: piccata Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian piccata (“larded”), past participle of piccare (“to prick; to lard”). Pronunciation: /pɪˈkɑːtə/ 1. Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce. Labels: not-comparable Example: Rattle-snake piccata with grapes and figs, old Brown Betty with a yellow wig […]
Word: piccata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian piccata (“larded”), past participle of piccare (“to prick; to lard”). Pronunciation: /pɪˈkɑːtə/ 1. A dish of food sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce; or an individual slice of such a dish. Example: Maybe you've been put off by all the syllables that hang around veal. The saltimboccas, parmigianas, piccatas and scaloppines. Well, it's a ruse. In fact, veal is very simple food. Example: “(grunts) Frankie put glass in the piccata and the restaurant comped us, so we got all these chips. Let's hit the casino.” “All right.” “Come on, Nadia. Let's go watch this Rat Pack show with the girls.” “Did you say "the Rat Pack"?” “Yeah, they're good.” “They're here?” “Yeah, yeah, it's the Rat Pack.” “Chips ahoy!”
Word: ignitable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ignite 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 ignitable From ignite + -able. 1. Capable of being ignited; able to burn. Example: Near-synonyms: flammable, inflammable (in one of its contranymic senses); combustible 2. Easily ignited. Example: Near-synonyms: flammable, inflammable (in one of its contranymic senses)
Word: gyrovague Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Early 19th century, borrowed from French gyrovague, from Medieval Latin gȳrovagus (“wandering aimlessly”). 1. A wandering monk having no fixed monastery, as exemplified in the Rule of St. Benedict. Labels: obsolete
Word: radiosity Part of Speech: noun 1. The radiant flux leaving (emitted, reflected and transmitted by) a surface per unit area. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A three-dimensional rendering system that simulates all reflections from objects in the scene. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: 3D Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of three-dimensional. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: And this is where the larger problem lies: when states try to enforce impossible bans, everyone loses. 3D printing farragoes have all the hallmarks of the absolute worst kind of ineffectual ban: one which encourages overly draconian laws that carry huge side effects, and that ultimately to have little to no effect. Example: Listings with a 3D tour also garnered more interest, drawing 66% more visitors and 90% more saves in April than those without. 2. In real life, as opposed to in an anime. Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: 3D Part of Speech: noun 1. A system capable of recording or displaying three-dimensional video. Example: No, the slightest imbalance there would have alarms flashing all over the room. Probably it was the fact that he knew the threedee was a little out of whack. 2. A three-dimensional video. Example: A man Ellaby's own size was sitting there, viewing a 3D. When he heard Ellaby at the door he got up.
Word: Skolt Sami Part of Speech: name 1. A Finno-Ugric language spoken by 300 people in the area north of the lake Inari in Finland and nearby parts of Russia.
Word: Skolt Sami Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to Skolts, their culture, or the Skolt Sami language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: colligated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of colligate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: colligated Part of Speech: adj 1. tied together 2. logically connected
Word: comfit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French confit (“preserved fruit”), from Latin cōnfectum. Doublet of confect, confetto, confit, and konfyt. Compare confit. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmfɪt/ 1. A confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar. Example: Heart! you swear like a comfit-maker's wife. Example: "Why, what are they?" she asked, looking at him askance. ¶ "Hashish; did you never hear of it?" ¶ "Oh, yes; it's that Indian stuff which brings one fantastic visions, isn't it? I've always wanted to see and taste it, and now I will," cried Belle, nibbling at one of the bean-shaped comfits with its green heart.
Word: comfit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French confit (“preserved fruit”), from Latin cōnfectum. Doublet of confect, confetto, confit, and konfyt. Compare confit. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmfɪt/ 1. To make into a dry sugared confection. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: 17th c, Abraham Cowley, The First Nemeæan Ode of Pindar: The Muse, 1795, Robert Anderson (editor), The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5, page 302, The fruit which does ſo quickly waſte, // Men ſcarce can ſee it, much leſs taſte, // Thou comfiteſt in ſweets to make it laſt.
Word: comfit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Acronym, from Computer Facial Identification Techniques. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmfɪt/ 1. A computerised image of a suspect produced for the police force. Labels: Australia Example: A black and white comfit of a man with a chin shaped like a spade, doorstop for a nose..
Word: consentient Part of Speech: adj 1. Agreeing; in accord. Labels: obsolete
Word: crabbed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English crabbed; equivalent to crab + -ed. Pronunciation: /kɹæbd/ 1. Bad-tempered or cantankerous. Example: […]O, she is / Ten times more gentle than her father's crabb'd, / And he's composed of harshness. 2. Cramped, bent. Example: A wrinkled crabbed man they picture thee, Old Winter, with a rugged beard as grey As the long moss upon the apple-tree; […] 3. Crowded together and difficult to read. 4. Pointed at an angle to the runway during approach and landing to compensate for a crosswind. Example: Unlike most aircraft, the B-52's fully-steerable landing gear allows it to land crabbed and stay crabbed throughout rollout without destroying its tires. 5. Performed with one's aircraft pointed at an angle to the runway to compensate for a crosswind; performed with nonzero crab. Example: The Ercoupe can't be cross-controlled, so it has to make a crabbed approach in a crosswind rather than using the sideslip technique.
Word: crabbed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English crabbed; equivalent to crab + -ed. Pronunciation: /kɹæbd/ 1. simple past and past participle of crab Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: siding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -ing English siding From side + -ing (“material, collection”). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/ 1. A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building. Labels: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Example: Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding.
Word: siding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of side Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other.
Word: siding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -ing English siding From side + -ing (“derivative noun, having the quality of”). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/ 1. A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition). Example: They slept where they could, sometimes in an empty truck on a siding near the station, sometimes in a cart behind a warehouse; [...] Example: Laid out over six square kilometres, Sellafield is like a small town, with nearly a thousand buildings, its own roads and even a rail siding – all owned by the government, and requiring security clearance to visit.
Word: dawdler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dawdle + -er. 1. A person who dawdles or idles.
Word: dickering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dicker Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dickering Part of Speech: noun 1. bargaining Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Over the years, I tried my best to emulate my father, and I concluded that dickering ability is not hereditary. 2. bartering Labels: countable, uncountable