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Word: Hoya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from the code switched Greek and Latin phrasal chant "Hoya Saxa!" (meaning "What (great) Rocks!"), which gained popularity at the school in the late nineteenth century. Even though "Hoya Saxa!" is an example of code-switching, since the phrase includes only a Greek adjective and a Latin noun, said adjective must be viewed as modifying the noun, which noun then controls the phrase as pertains to grammatical number and gender. Saxa, the phrasal noun, is the nominative plural form of the Latin neuter noun saxum, "(a) stone/(a) rock", and so means "stones"/"rocks"". Hoya in the phrase is an English transliteration of the Greek determiner οἵα (hoîă), the neuter nominative plural form of οἷος (hoîos), which introduces exclamatory independent phrases and is translated into English as "what (great)...!" Because of the foregoing, we can discern that the phrase "Hoya Saxa!" in its entirety means "What (great) rocks!" The chant was initially used in support of the college athletic teams, assumedly meaning something along the lines of "Look how hard and tough our (athletic) fellows are!" The name "Hoyas" came into use in the 1920s as a term decontextualized from the phrasal chant and applied as an identifier of Georgetown University students and alumni, who were thenceforth collectively known as "Hoyas". Compare Hokie. 1. A member of the Georgetown Hoyas, the official athletics teams of Georgetown University in the United States. Example: Today, the Hoyas’ senior point guard and former first-team All-Met is pursuing a more audacious goal: to take Georgetown deep in the NCAA tournament and add to the Final Four banners on display in McDonough Arena. 2. A current or former student of Georgetown University. Example: This traveling bear doesn’t belong to a circus — Chunky the Georgetown Panda is a stuffed panda that has been shipped across the country to Hoyas old and new.
Word: aestivoautumnal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin aestīvus (“summer”) + autumnus (“autumn, fall”) + -al. 1. Relating to or happening in summer and autumn. Labels: UK, not-comparable
Word: estivoautumnal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of aestivoautumnal. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, mainly, not-comparable
Word: miniate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Partly borrowed from Latin miniātus (adjective), partly from miniātus, perfect passive participle of miniō (“to cover with vermilion”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. Of or relating to the colour of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.
Word: miniate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Partly borrowed from Latin miniātus (adjective), partly from miniātus, perfect passive participle of miniō (“to cover with vermilion”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion, or with red letters, as in a manuscript. Example: At Trinity college in Cambridge is a Psalter in Latin and Saxon, admirably written, and illuminated with letters in gold, silver, miniated, &c.
Word: Benjy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Benjamin Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Benjy From Benjamin + -y. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin.
Word: alethophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia) + -phobia, equivalent to aletho- + -phobia. 1. A fear or dislike of the truth; an unwillingness to come to terms with truth or facts. Labels: uncountable Example: Is her "official science" fatally smitten with alethophobia? Example: If Alethophobia infects even one person, we can never attain universal unity.
Word: rightism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English right Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English rightism From right + -ism. 1. Belief in, or support of, the principles of the political right. Labels: uncountable 2. An act or statement supporting the political right. Labels: countable
Word: right-thinking Part of Speech: adj 1. Sane, sensible, cogent, clear of thought. 2. In agreement on moral positions: holding the correct beliefs and opinions. 3. Orthodox; conformist. Labels: ironic
Word: reconstitution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English constitution English reconstitution From re- + constitution. 1. The process or result of reconstituting Labels: countable, uncountable 2. restoration, reconstruction Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The addition of water to dehydrated food Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: recontaminate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English contaminate English recontaminate From re- + contaminate. 1. To contaminate again, especially after cleaning of original contamination.
Word: recriminatory Part of Speech: adj 1. In the way of recriminations. Example: His dwelling on recriminatory memories pushed him into depression.
Word: recrystallize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English crystallize English recrystallize From re- + crystallize. 1. To crystallize again; especially as a means of purification. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: rectilinear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post-Classical Latin; either from rectilīneāris or from rectilīneus (whence rectiline) + -ar, in both cases ultimately deriving from rectus (“straight”) + līnea (“line”). Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪniɚ/, /ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪnɪə/ 1. In a straight line. Example: The crankshaft and connecting rods of an engine convert the rectilinear motion of the pistons to rotary motion of the flywheel. 2. Formed from straight lines.
Word: recuperative Part of Speech: adj 1. In the way of recuperation. Example: Obtaining recuperative rest is aided by quiet, not by having ambulance sirens go by every five minutes.
Word: recuperative Part of Speech: noun 1. Any remedy that aids recuperation.
Word: chokedamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From choke + damp. 1. A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: "Now, when you described the Wigan coal explosion last month, could you not have gone down and helped those people, in spite of the choke-damp?" "I did." "You never said so." "There was nothing worth bucking about." "I didn't know." She looked at me with rather more interest.
Word: LRC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Labour Relations Commission. Labels: Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Labour Representation Committee. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LRC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of longitudinal redundancy check. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: piloti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pilotis, from Middle French pilot (“stake”). Attested from the 17th century. 1. One of the columns, pillars, or stilts that lift a building above ground or water.
Word: amortizer Part of Speech: noun 1. Mechanical shock absorber.
Word: transmits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of transmit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: uninitiated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English initiated English uninitiated From un- + initiated. Pronunciation: /ʌnɪnˈɪʃi.eɪtɪd/ 1. Not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group. Labels: not-comparable Example: His jargon-filled talk was gibberish to uninitiated listeners, but it was clear and concise to practitioners. Example: Even in the midst of the full swing of fancy, swayed to and fro by the many currants of thought that arise out of a single word, snatches of the verse from which the flight was taken will suddenly appear on the surface like a refrain or a keynote, showing that in reality there is a connexion, though hidden to the uninitiated.
Word: uninitiated Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English initiated English uninitiated From un- + initiated. Pronunciation: /ʌnɪnˈɪʃi.eɪtɪd/ 1. People who have not been initiated and thus do not have the special knowledge of a particular group. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: His jargon-filled talk was gibberish to the uninitiated, but it was clear and concise to practitioners.
Word: yawpers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yawper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dermoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From derm- + -oid. 1. Resembling skin
Word: dermoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From derm- + -oid. 1. A dermoid cyst.
Word: dermatoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dermato- + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈdɜːməˌtɔɪd/ 1. dermoid
Word: telomeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English telomere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English telomeric From telomere + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌtɛləˈmɛɹɪk/, /ˌtiːləˈmɛɹɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to a telomere. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ranunculaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Ranunculaceae + -ous Pronunciation: /ɹəˌnʌŋkjʊˈleɪʃəs/ 1. Of or pertaining to buttercups Labels: not-comparable Example: The stomata are ranunculaceous (anomocytic) and confined to the lower leaflet surface.
Word: dilly-dallying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dilly-dally Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tidied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tidy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tidier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tidy + -er. 1. One who tidies.
Word: tidier Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. comparative form of tidy: more tidy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: UDA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Ulster Defence Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: UDA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of urticaria-deafness-amyloidosis syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of unit of dental activity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: UVF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Ulster Volunteer Force. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The ‘Ulster Day’ march will take place this Saturday to mark both the centenary of the UVF and 101st anniversary of the signing of the Ulster Covenant.
Word: tidies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tidy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: uncategorized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + categorized. 1. Not having been sorted into a category. Labels: not-comparable Example: We have all the uncategorized error reports to go through, figure out who they go to and fix.
Word: earless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ear Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English earless From ear + -less. Pronunciation: /ɪə̯ləs/, /ɪɹləs/, /iɹləs/ 1. Lacking ears. Labels: not-comparable Example: Earless seals are probably more hydrodynamic without ear lobes. Example: There are but few farmers who have failed to notice the large number of poor and earless stalks in the crop, but few can give any reason. They have often seen a good stalk and a poor one in the same hill—one with perhaps two good ears, the other with none on it. Just so long as we select as we do, and fail to improve on our system of saving seed, we shall have more earless stalks than prolific ones.
Word: earless Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English earl Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English earless From earl + -ess. Pronunciation: /ɜːlɛs/, /ɝlɛs/ 1. A countess (a female holder of an earldom or the wife of an earl). Labels: nonstandard Example: “Don’t you think you could catch this Earl (for Doctor Willett, and he never told a lie in his life, says he is so). You know Arley hasn’t much tact. An earl is better than to be the rich Mrs. Haverhill! An earl’s wife is a duchess, or at least, an earless—” / “A countess, ’ma!” Example: “You see I don’t knew much about titles, as we have only the royal family in Honolulu—she is called an Earless, I suppose.” / “No, a countess. An earl in the English peerage is of the same rank as a count in some of the continental countries. When I come into the title, if I am married, my wife will be Countess of Somerset.”
Word: cryptographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cryptography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cryptographic From cryptography + -ic. 1. Relating to cryptography. Labels: not-comparable Example: The cryptographic community includes both cryptographers (those who make codes) and cryptanalysts (those who break codes). Example: The storage of cryptographic secrets is one of the paramount requirements in building trustworthy systems.
Word: nilpotent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nil (“not any”) + potent (“having power”) with literal meaning “having zero power” - bearing Latin roots nil and potens. Coined in 1870, along with idempotent, by American mathematician Benjamin Peirce to describe elements of associative algebras. Pronunciation: /nɪlˈpəʊtənt/ 1. Such that, for some positive integer n, xⁿ = 0. Labels: not-comparable Example: If a square matrix is upper triangular and has zeros on the diagonal, then it is nilpotent (under the usual matrix multiplication). Example: The rest of this book is devoted to determining the conjugacy classes and centralizers of nilpotent elements in L(G) and unipotent elements in G, where G is an exceptional algebraic group of type E₈,E₇, E₆, F₄ or G₂ over an algebraically closed field K of characteristic p. This chapter contains statements of the main results for nilpotent elements. 2. In any of several technical senses: behaving analogously to nilpotent ring elements as an element of some other algebraic structure; composed of elements displaying such behavior. Labels: not-comparable 3. In any of several technical senses: behaving analogously to nilpotent ring elements as an element of some other algebraic structure; composed of elements displaying such behavior. Labels: not-comparable 4. In any of several technical senses: behaving analogously to nilpotent ring elements as an element of some other algebraic structure; composed of elements displaying such behavior. Labels: not-comparable 5. In any of several technical senses: behaving analogously to nilpotent ring elements as an element of some other algebraic structure; composed of elements displaying such behavior. Labels: not-comparable 6. In any of several technical senses: behaving analogously to nilpotent ring elements as an element of some other algebraic structure; composed of elements displaying such behavior. Labels: not-comparable 7. In any of several technical senses: behaving analogously to nilpotent ring elements as an element of some other algebraic structure; composed of elements displaying such behavior. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nilpotent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nil (“not any”) + potent (“having power”) with literal meaning “having zero power” - bearing Latin roots nil and potens. Coined in 1870, along with idempotent, by American mathematician Benjamin Peirce to describe elements of associative algebras. Pronunciation: /nɪlˈpəʊtənt/ 1. A nilpotent element. Example: The so-called spinor algebra of C(2), the language of the quantum mechanics, is formulated in terms of the idempotents and nilpotents of the geometric algebra of space, including its beautiful representation on the Riemann sphere, and a new proof of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
Word: CSPRNG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: cryptographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cryptographic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English cryptographically From cryptographic + -ally. 1. in a cryptographic manner; using cryptography; for cryptographic purposes Labels: not-comparable
Word: codebook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English code Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English codebook From code + book. 1. A book, table, database, or other object that stores the mapping between plaintext words or phrases and their equivalents in a code. Example: In the 19th century codebooks were used not so much for secrecy as for compression, to bring down the prohibitive cost of telegraph communication. […] But when Dr. Bellovin hunted though the card catalog, his interest was piqued by an 1882 codebook whose title included the word “secrecy.” Example: Here's the codebook! Study it again! You mixed up K and T! One more mistake and you're fired! 2. A lookup table. Example: We assume that DWT coefficients belong to a codeblock that is divided by its quantization step size in advance and the two codebooks, C⁰ and C¹, for the two quantizers can be defined as […] 3. A list of disorders or conditions and the codes that represent them. Example: The change, which has so far been approved by each committee that has considered it, is under review for the next edition of the W.H.O. codebook, which classifies diseases and influences the treatment of patients worldwide.
Word: peregrines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peregrine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magnetometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magnetometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: degradations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of degradation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hatcheries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hatchery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outputs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of output Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outputs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of output Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: whistleblowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whistleblower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grantees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grantee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repairers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repairer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repairer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From repair + -er. 1. A person who repairs things. Example: And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. Example: The men on the freight trains, who go over the whole length of the road, bow to me as to an old acquaintance, they pass me so often, and apparently they take me for an employee; and so I am. I too would fain be a track-repairer somewhere in the orbit of the earth.
Word: Plateau Part of Speech: name 1. A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Jos. 2. A surname 3. Former name of Lusong: a barangay of Buenavista, Bohol, Philippines.
Word: xenograft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English graft English xenograft From xeno- + graft. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹæft/, /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹɑːft/ 1. A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient. Example: Likewise the survival of xenografts of rat megaislets transplanted into miceis extended by these special pretransplant culture conditions.
Word: xenograft Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English graft English xenograft From xeno- + graft. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹæft/, /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹɑːft/ 1. To perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
Word: affect display Part of Speech: noun 1. External show of emotion or affect, such as by voice, expression, gesture, or posture, whether voluntary or not. Example: We are not satisfied with this account (it is particularly weak in explaining the facial affect display of happiness) but Darwin also had trouble with […]. Example: […] Darwin (as is implicit in the title of his book The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals) saw facial affect display as the external expression of an internal emotional state, […].
Word: affect displays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affect display Labels: form-of, plural
Word: winless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English win Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English winless From win + -less. 1. Having never won; without a win; unsuccessful. Labels: not-comparable Example: Rovers arrived in the Black Country in a certain amount of turmoil with Kean winless in his first two matches, including a home defeat to Stoke on Boxing Day,
Word: xenografts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xenograft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pooches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pooch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anaesthesiologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anaesthesiology + -ist. 1. Alternative spelling of anesthesiologist. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: lidocaine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From (acetani)lid(e) + -o- + -caine, from cocaine. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪd.ə(ʊ).keɪn/, /ˈlaɪ.dəˌkeɪn/ 1. A crystalline compound, C₁₄H₂₂N₂O, that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In addition, 0.5 ml of 1% lidocaine HCl was injected subcutaneously in the postauricular area for local anesthesia.
Word: local anesthetic Part of Speech: noun 1. An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He used a local anaesthetic called something or other "snow," which froze the tissue and avoided pain until the probe, the scalpel or the forceps got below the frozen portion.
Word: general anesthetic Part of Speech: noun 1. An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation to the whole body, usually to the point of unconsciousness. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ridgeback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ridge + back. 1. Any of three breeds of dog with a distinctive ridge of hair that runs against the grain of the rest of the coat along the spine: the Rhodesian Ridgeback, the Phu Quoc Ridgeback and the Thai Ridgeback.
Word: microhomology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + homology. 1. The presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: microhomologous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos)der. Late Latin homologusder. English homologous English microhomologous From micro- + homologous. 1. Exhibiting microhomology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: FOUO Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Initialism of for official use only. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: noncrystalline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + crystalline. 1. Not crystalline. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: amorphous
Word: nonrepresentational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + representational. 1. Not representational. Labels: not-comparable Example: The nonrepresentational sample yielded a variety of responses. 2. That does not represent a physical object realistically. Labels: not-comparable
Word: redbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red + bird. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛdbəːd/ 1. Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage. Labels: Canada, US Example: Then she chanced to look up and catch sight of a redbird in a tree. 2. Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage. Labels: Canada, US 3. Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage. Labels: Canada, US 4. A capsule of secobarbital. Labels: slang Example: Nearly every pharmaceutical house has its own brands, sold in tablets, solutions or brightly-colored capsules, on which its “detail men” keep doctors informed. Probably the most popular successors to Veronal are Seconal (“red birds” to the bootleg trade) and Nembutal ("yellow jackets"). 5. Any of various red cars formerly used in the New York City subway system; or a train of such cars.
Word: redbreast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English redbreste, equivalent to red + breast. 1. Any of several unrelated birds that have a red breast. Example: There was a pleasant frosty sun glittering through the twigs of the leafless shrubs, and flashing on the ripples and undulations of the Liffey, and the redbreasts and sparrows were picking up the crumbs which the housekeeper had thrown for them outside. Example: I felt comforted by the song of the redbreast, and I thought I felt less lonely and deserted as long as I heard the merry notes of the thrush. 2. Any of several unrelated birds that have a red breast.
Word: red-carpet Part of Speech: adj 1. Ostentatiously special; VIP Labels: not-comparable
Word: redolence Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛd.ə.ləns/, /ˈɹɛd.əʊ.ləns/, /ˈɹed.ə.ləns/ 1. The quality of being redolent. Labels: uncountable Example: The air was wine and seltzer, perfumed, as they absorbed it, with the delicate redolence of prairie flowers. 2. An evocative fragrance. Labels: countable Example: Loola au naturel with a musky redolence which, on second thought, has something really rather fascinating about it.
Word: points of view Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of point of view Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SMC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Small Magellanic Cloud. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of San Miguel Corporation. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SMC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of seasonal malaria chemoprevention. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of smooth muscle cell. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of structural maintenance of chromosomes. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of sliding mode control. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of sheet molding compound, a compound used to create sheet mold composites, containing glass fibre reinforced polyester. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of sheet mould composite, a composite made from sheet moulding compound, created by compression molding. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: LMC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Large Magellanic Cloud. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. The station code of Lok Ma Chau in Hong Kong.
Word: LMC Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of let me see. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of let message (to) call (back). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism
Word: LMC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of least material condition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Coordinate term: MMC
Word: ducks on the pond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (coded warning): Originally used in shearing sheds; later extended to other normally all-male environments, such as some pubs. 1. A coded warning used by men to alert each other that female guests ("ducks") are present ("on the pond"), so that for politeness they should moderate their language. Labels: Australia, plural, plural-only Example: Usually the wool presser calls first, because most visitors to a shed come through the wool room. ‘Ducks on the Pond!’ he calls, and the warning is taken up again down along the shearing board. 2. Members of a batting order who are on base; baserunners. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: There are two ducks on the pond for the cleanup hitter. 3. There are customers arriving on the car lot. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Ducks on the pond. Who is up?
Word: incisure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin incisura. 1. A notch or indent. 2. A cut or incision.
Word: incisures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incisure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incisurae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incisura Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upsell Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From up- + sell. 1. To persuade a customer to buy more items, or more expensive items, than they had intended. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: I gave up on subscribing to their SaaS because they wouldn't quit the constant attempts to upsell. Example: They were obsessed with trying to upsell me over and over again.
Word: upsell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From up- + sell. 1. The act of making such a sale.
Word: water injection Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of squirting a small amount of water, in the form of a fine spray, into the air/fuel mixture going into a gasoline piston engine, in order to cool the engine cylinders, and, thereby, reduce detonation or knocking in high performance engines, especially when using a high compression ratio. Labels: uncountable 2. The process of squirting water into the combustion chamber of a jet engine to allow it to produce greater thrust, partly from the production of high-pressure steam and partly from the cooling effect of the water allowing the engine to burn a greater quantity of fuel without overheating. Labels: uncountable
Word: cell walls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cell wall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: troping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of trope Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: troped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of trope Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: arthritides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arthritis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: business as usual Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Popularized by Winston Churchill as motto in World War I. 1. The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary. Labels: idiomatic Example: The phase^([sic]) “Business as Usual” ran about the world, and the papers abounded in articles in which going on as though there was no war at all was demonstrated to be the truest form of patriotism. […] “Business as usual during Alterations to the Map of Europe” was the advertisement of one cheerful barber, widely quoted. . . . Example: In other words, it is business as usual on the Korean Peninsula. Perhaps, when the atmosphere cools down, an argument can be made for giving North Korea’s leaders some of the assistance they want, if they are willing to make concessions of their own. 2. The normal execution of standard functional operations within an organisation, particularly in contrast to a project or program which would introduce change (although that change may itself become business as usual). Labels: idiomatic
Word: business as usual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Popularized by Winston Churchill as motto in World War I. 1. That is usual, expected, not extraordinary. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: This vehicle would be likely to cost about $1,500 more at retail than the business as usual vehicle, which achieves 33 mpg. Example: According to the ‘business as usual’ school of modern historians, the millennial preoccupations of Glaber and Wulfstan hold no more significance than the jeremiads of the gullible and doom-laden who agonise in every society - the medieval equivalents of believers in UFOs, the Bermuda Triangle, and the X files.
Word: four-master Part of Speech: noun 1. A large four-masted sailboat.
Word: get a room Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Suggesting that the couple rent a hotel or motel room to continue amorous activities in private. 1. Used to instruct a couple to stop displaying romantic or physical affection in public. Labels: humorous, idiomatic, informal, sometimes Example: One night he kissed me on a park bench. I knew we shouldn’t but he would be gone so soon. The next night a homeless guy on a bench nearby hollered at us to get a room, but we couldn’t as we both had fierce landladies.
Word: urban crawl Part of Speech: noun 1. A condition of hyperdensity, limited but enabling scale of communicative possibilities that converge opportunistically. It occurs when the pressure of an urban environment reaches a critical threshold in cities of developing countries. Labels: uncountable
Word: WISA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Windows, Internet Information Services (web server), SQL Server, Active Server Pages: a Microsoft-based solution stack that can be used to create dynamic websites. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: Urheimat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of urheimat. Labels: alt-of
Word: redecoration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English decoration English redecoration From re- + decoration. 1. The act of redecorating Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A replacement decoration Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: redeployment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English deployment English redeployment From re- + deployment. 1. The act of redeploying. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A new deployment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: redetermine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English determine English redetermine From re- + determine. 1. To determine again. Labels: transitive
Word: rediscovery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English discovery English rediscovery From re- + discovery. 1. The act of rediscovering. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The most important result of Mr. Mercer's work was the rediscovery of the tunnel, which had been buried, although still accessible through the partly blocked southern portal of the second and larger tunnel, built contiguously to the old one, about 1840. 2. A second or subsequent discovery of the same thing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bestselling Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of best-selling. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker appeared on the podcast of Aporia, an outlet whose owners advocate for a revival of race science and have spoken of seeking “legitimation by association” by platforming more mainstream figures.
Word: nanochemistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English chemistry English nanochemistry From nano- + chemistry. 1. The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale Labels: uncountable
Word: nanochemist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from nanochemistry. 1. A chemist who specializes in nanochemistry
Word: nanoengineer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English engineer English nanoengineer From nano- + engineer. 1. An engineer who specializes in nanoengineering. Example: But in a new and very literal application of the phrase "magic bullet," nanoengineers and analytical chemists from the University of San Diego have built an "acoustic microcannon" -- an ultrasound-powered, needle-free drug delivery method that's meant to get medication straight to deep tissue, where we need it to do its work.
Word: nanoengineering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English engineering English nanoengineering From nano- + engineering. 1. Engineering on the nanoscale. Labels: uncountable Example: “We have been working on nanomachines over the past decade,” Joseph Wang, chairman of nanoengineering at UCSD, said. “One of the challenges we considered is to deliver therapeutic cargo deep.
Word: cadmium chloride Part of Speech: noun 1. The cadmium salt of hydrochloric acid, CdCl₂; it is used in photography and dyeing, and in the preparation of other cadmium compounds Labels: uncountable
Word: emailing Part of Speech: noun 1. The sending of a message by electronic mail. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: emailing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of email Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: themed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From theme + -ed. 1. Having a particular theme or topic. Labels: in-compounds, often
Word: themed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From theme + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of theme Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deixes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪksiːz/ 1. plural of deixis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in-winter Part of Speech: verb 1. To keep (livestock) indoors during harsh weather. Labels: transitive
Word: assmonkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assmonkey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outwinter Part of Speech: verb 1. To keep (livestock) outdoors during the winter. Labels: transitive
Word: out-winter Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of outwinter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: winterberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From winter + berry; from the berries' persistence throughout the winter. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪn.tə(ɹ)ˌbɛɹ.i/ 1. A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata. 2. The fruit of this plant.
Word: winter fallow Part of Speech: noun 1. Land that is kept fallow during the winter. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: winter-feed Part of Speech: verb 1. To feed (livestock) during the winter. Labels: transitive
Word: winter-feed Part of Speech: noun 1. Food given to livestock during the winter. Labels: uncountable
Word: prescientific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Medieval Latin scientificusder. Middle French scientifiquebor. English scientific English prescientific From pre- + scientific. 1. Before the development of modern science. Labels: not-comparable Example: It is not improbable that, in some locality where tram-roads were a novelty, their name may have been associated in folk-etymology or by pre-scientific etymologers with that of the engineer. Example: [Martin] Heidegger's concern […] was with ontology, the nature of beings, above all humans. The central question for him was "What is being? What is it for something to be?" He tackled this question not by way of the sciences, but by way of an examination of our prescientific daily life. We are, he argued, not cut off from the world by our mental processes: we are "in the world", in direct contact with our surroundings.
Word: prescientific Part of Speech: adj 1. Exhibiting or relating to prescience; prescient. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: winterfeed Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of winter-feed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: winterfeed Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of winter-feed. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: winter-hained Part of Speech: adj 1. Of pasture: having livestock removed from it so that it may recover from grazing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: winterish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English winter Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English winterish From winter + -ish. 1. Characteristic of winter.
Word: classmates Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈklɑːs.meɪts/, /ˈklæs.meɪts/ 1. plural of classmate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: winter-killed Part of Speech: adj 1. Of crops, having been killed by winter weather. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: winter storm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From winter + storm. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪntə(ɹ)stɔːm/, /ˈwɪntɚ stɔɹm/ 1. A meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.
Word: winterly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English wynturlych, from Old English winterlice; equivalent to winter + -ly. 1. Of or relating to winter. 2. Happening in winter. Example: One winterly day, about the year when you and I were concerned in being born, the engine-driver of a Scotch express received the ‘clear’ from a signal near a little Huntingdon station called Abbots Ripton. He went on and crashed into a goods train and into the thick of the smash a down express mowed its way. 3. Of weather, etc, characteristic of winter. Example: If it be somerly weather till the Kalends of January, it will be winterly weather to the Kalends of May.
Word: Winter's bark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice-admiral to Sir Francis Drake. 1. A tree (Drimys winteri) native to Chile and Argentina, grown as an ornamental plant for its reddish-brown bark, bright green, fragrant leaves and clusters of creamy white, jasmine-scented flowers. Labels: uncountable 2. Bark of this tree, formerly used medicinally. Labels: uncountable
Word: chemokyne Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chemokine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: xeroderma pigmentosum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) and Latin pigmentōsus (“pigmented, stained”). 1. A rare genetic disorder in which DNA damaged by ultraviolet light is not repaired and the skin becomes sensitive to such light, in which a skin cancer can subsequently develop. Labels: uncountable
Word: incuse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin incūsus, past participle of incūdō, from in- + cūdō. Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkjuːs/ 1. Hammered or pressed in (usually on a coin). Labels: not-comparable Example: The back of the coin bears an incuse coat of arms.
Word: incuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin incūsus, past participle of incūdō, from in- + cūdō. Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkjuːs/ 1. An impression hammered or pressed (onto a coin). Example: This coin's incuse is of a most curious design.
Word: incuse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin incūsus, past participle of incūdō, from in- + cūdō. Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkjuːz/ 1. To hammer or press (usually onto a coin). Labels: transitive Example: There is a long tradition of monarchs having their own figure incused in their kingdom's coins.
Word: incused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of incuse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: incusing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of incuse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: incuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incuse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incuses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of incuse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: involutional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English involution Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English involutional From involution + -al. 1. of or pertaining to involution 2. characterized by involution
Word: korona Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hungarian korona. Doublet of corona, crown, koruna, krona, króna, and krone. 1. The replacement currency of the Austro-Hungarian krone in Hungary after World War I. Labels: historical
Word: pue Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pjuː/ 1. To make a low whistling sound; to chirp, as birds. Labels: dated, intransitive Example: The birds likewise with chirps and puing could / Cackling and chattering that of Jove beseech.
Word: posttraumatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English traumatic English posttraumatic From post- + traumatic. 1. After, or as a result of, a trauma. Labels: not-comparable
Word: post-traumatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of posttraumatic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: searchable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin circō Anglo-Norman sercherbor. Middle English serchen English search 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 searchable From search + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈsɝt͡ʃəbəl/ 1. Capable of being searched, especially something that has an automated search function included. Example: The new searchable database is much more useful than the old paper records. 2. Capable of being searched for. Example: Other searchable items were common or at least not infrequent.
Word: searchable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin circō Anglo-Norman sercherbor. Middle English serchen English search 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 searchable From search + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈsɝt͡ʃəbəl/ 1. Something that can be searched, or searched for. Example: A quite accurate but clumsy paraphrase of this rhetorical question could be “Your attempt to find out the searchables of the unsearchable God is doomed to failure”.
Word: glossed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a gloss. Labels: not-comparable
Word: glossed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gloss Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unbibium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Systematic element name from un- + bi- + bi- + -ium. Pronunciation: /ˌuːnbaɪˈbaɪəm/ 1. The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 122 (symbol Ubb). Labels: uncountable
Word: etten Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of eaten, past participle of eat Labels: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, dialectal Example: But we aren't etten yet, and there are some stout folk here with us.