nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: saltwater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English saltwater, salte water, equivalent to salt + water. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Soaltwoater (“saltwater”), West Frisian sâltwetter (“saltwater”), Dutch zoutwater (“saltwater”), German Low German Soltwater (“saltwater”), German Salzwasser (“saltwater”), Danish saltvand (“saltwater”), Swedish saltvatten (“saltwater”), Icelandic saltvatn (“saltwater”). 1. Alternative form of salt water. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Etzler was a follower of the wonkish French utopian Charles Fourier, who promised that the scientific reinvention of nature would transmute the saltwater into lemonade.
Word: saltwater Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English saltwater, salte water, equivalent to salt + water. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Soaltwoater (“saltwater”), West Frisian sâltwetter (“saltwater”), Dutch zoutwater (“saltwater”), German Low German Soltwater (“saltwater”), German Salzwasser (“saltwater”), Danish saltvand (“saltwater”), Swedish saltvatten (“saltwater”), Icelandic saltvatn (“saltwater”). 1. New Keynesian or Keynesian, in reference to macroeconomics and economics departments on the East Coast and West Coast of the United States of America. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sweetwater and Saltwater economists tend to differ on policy issues. Example: These findings suggest that the divide between fresh and saltwater departments has all but disappeared. The ideological battle is over.
Word: sameness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English same 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 sameness From same + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪmnəs/ 1. The quality of being the same; identity. Example: All of them agreed that the working-classes must be kept in their place; and all of them perceived that American Democracy did not imply any equality of wealth, but did demand a wholesome sameness of thought, dress, painting, morals, and vocabulary. Example: However strange it may sound, it always seemed to me […] that Adrian's laughter-filled friendship with Schildknapp had something to do with the sameness of their eye color 2. The state of being equivalent; equality. 3. A tiring lack of variety; monotony. Example: […] in the time when day follows day in dull, unexpectant sameness, and trial is a dreary routine,—it is then that despair threatens […] Example: O to sail to sea in a ship! / To leave this steady unendurable land, / To leave the tiresome sameness of the streets, the sidewalks and the houses, / To leave you O you solid motionless land, and entering a ship, / To sail and sail and sail!
Word: sanatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin sānātōrius. See sanable. Pronunciation: /ˈsænətəɹi/, /ˈsænətɹi/, /ˈsænəˌtɔɹi/ 1. producing health; healing or curative Example: Sanatory ordinances for the protection of public health, such as quarantine, fever hospitals, draining, etc. Example: And now, at the period of Lucy's visit, no step had been taken to procure a nurse, Mr. Crawley having resolved to take upon himself the duties of that position. In his absolute ignorance of all sanatory measures, he had thrown himself on his knees to pray; […]
Word: sand bar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sandbar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sandbar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sand + bar. Pronunciation: /ˈsændˌbɑɹ/ 1. A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.
Word: sandbank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sand + bank. Compare Dutch zandbank (“sandbank, shoal”), German Sandbank (“sandbank, sandbar, shoal”), Swedish sandbank (“sandbank, bar”). Pronunciation: /ˈsændˌbæŋk/, /ˈseə̯ndˌbeɪ̯ŋk/ 1. A ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged and thus a hazard to shipping.
Word: sanicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sanare (“to heal”). 1. Any of several plants, of the genus Sanicula, having palmate compound leaves and small flowers arranged in umbels; the snakeroot.
Word: sanies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sanies. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪni.iːz/ 1. a thin mixture of pus and blood serum discharged from a wound; ichor Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sanious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sanies Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English sanious From sanies + -ous. 1. Of, relating to, or discharging sanies; ichorous. Example: Furthermore, I touched with the pure solution the most sanious portions, especially the portions of the bones. Example: The ulcers are then, also, more sanious and humid.
Word: sanitarist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sanitary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English sanitarist From sanitary + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈsanɪtərɪst/ 1. a sanitarian
Word: sanitarium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps a blend of sanitary + sanatorium. Coined by John Harvey Kellogg. Pronunciation: /ˌsæn.ɪˈtɛəɹ.i.əm/ 1. Alternative form of sanatorium. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative Example: [H]e was led away to a private sanitarium for mental disease, while in the newspapers appeared pathetic accounts of his mental breakdown and of the saintliness of his character. Example: Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose.
Word: sanitary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: 19th century, borrowed from French sanitaire, formed from Latin sanitas (“health”). Analysable as sanity + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/, /ˈsænɪˌtɛɹi/, [ˈsɛənɪˌtɛɹi], /saniˈtaɾi/ 1. Of or relating to health. 2. Clean and free from pathogens; hygienic.
Word: sanitary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 19th century, borrowed from French sanitaire, formed from Latin sanitas (“health”). Analysable as sanity + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/, /ˈsænɪˌtɛɹi/, [ˈsɛənɪˌtɛɹi], /saniˈtaɾi/ 1. Sanitary towel. Example: When I made evening rounds, I saw women with their hair rolled, using the sanitaries for rollers. Example: Women... bleed all over everything because of no proper sanitary protection for disposal and no tampons are issued, bloody unwrapped sanitaries are in every dorm john, every trash can, and blood on every faucet handle...and everywhere imaginable.
Word: Sanscrit Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of Sanskrit. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: In common with every other tongue now spoken in India, modern Teloogoo abounds with Sanscrit words […]
Word: fursuit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fur + suit. Pronunciation: /ˈfɜː(ɹ)ˌsuːt/, /ˈfɜɹˌsuːt/, /ˈfɜːˌsʉːt/ 1. An anthropomorphic animal costume used in the furry subculture.
Word: fursuit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fur + suit. Pronunciation: /ˈfɜː(ɹ)ˌsuːt/, /ˈfɜɹˌsuːt/, /ˈfɜːˌsʉːt/ 1. To wear a fursuit. Labels: intransitive
Word: portajohn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From porta- + john. 1. A portable restroom. Labels: informal
Word: solidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From solid + -ity, from Middle French solidité, from Latin soliditās. Pronunciation: /səˈlɪdɪti/ 1. The state or quality of being solid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If colours, sounds, tastes, and smells be merely perceptions, nothing we can conceive is possest of a real, continu'd, and independent existence; not even motion, extension and solidity, which are the primary qualities chiefly insisted on. 2. Moral firmness; validity; truth; certainty. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of enclosed space. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: moha Part of Speech: noun 1. foxtail millet (a kind of millet, Setaria italica Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: nara Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of naras. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: warily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English wary Middle English -ly English -ly English warily From wary + -ly. 1. In a careful and guarded manner, especially to avoid potential danger or harm. Example: She walked through the dark alley, warily glancing around to make sure she wasn't being followed. Example: That her little Tarzan could destroy a great bull gorilla she knew to be improbable, and so, as she neared the spot from which the sounds of the struggle had come, she moved more warily and at last slowly and with extreme caution she traversed the lowest branches, peering eagerly into the moon- splashed blackness for a sign of the combatants. 2. Without trust; in a manner showing a lack of trust. Example: He listened to the salesman's pitch warily, sensing a potential scam. Example: The new king is viewed warily by Bangkok's elites, who have sometimes worried that he sympathises with populist politicians whom the army has twice kicked from power.
Word: midcareer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English career English midcareer From mid- + career. 1. In the middle of one's career. Labels: not-comparable
Word: midcareer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English career English midcareer From mid- + career. 1. The middle point of one's career. Example: "Oh! my dear, you hurt me!" This was enough to check the tender respectful boy even in his midcareer
Word: samadhi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi, “placing together”), from सम (sama, “together”) + आ (ā) prefix + धा (dhā, “to place”). Pronunciation: /səˈmɑːdi/ 1. A state of transcendent union supposed to be assumed by a holy man or yogi at his death. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She had seated herself cross-legged in the samadhi position and simply ceased to be. 2. The highest state of meditation, at which complete unity is reached. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The yogi, or disciple, who has by these means overcome the obscurations of his lower nature sufficiently, enters into the condition termed samâdhi, and ‘comes face to face with facts which no instinct or reason can ever know.’ 3. The tomb of a holy person or saint in India. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: locos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loco Labels: form-of, plural
Word: locos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of loco Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rasa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit रस (rasa, literally “juice; essence”). Doublet of rasam. 1. An essential mental state; the dominant emotional theme of a work.
Word: viscidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin viscum Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Late Latin viscidus English viscid Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English viscidity From viscid + -ity. Pronunciation: /vɪˈsɪdɪti/ 1. The quality of being viscid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: By heavens, Wynn, there, on the sixth step up, was a bright red patch! I am not squeamish; I cleared four steps at a stride, and stooping down I dipped my finger into the stuff and felt its slippery viscidity against my thumb.
Word: Shambhala Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit शम्भल (śambhala, “Sambhal, a city in India”), from Sanskrit शम्भु (śambhu). 1. A mythical, mystic sacred realm in Tibetan Buddhism.
Word: ptarmic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πταρμός (ptarmós, “sneeze”) + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑɹmɪk/, /ˈtɑːmɪk/ 1. A substance, such as pepper or snuff, that causes sneezing.
Word: ptarmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek πταρμός (ptarmós, “sneeze”) + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑɹmɪk/, /ˈtɑːmɪk/ 1. Relating to a substance that causes sneezing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: puerperal fever Part of Speech: noun 1. A fever, following childbirth or abortion, due to infection of the uterus. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was the rise of penicillin, not improved hygiene, that finally conquered puerperal fever.
Word: colas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magpies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magpie Labels: form-of, plural Example: "Maybe next month. Right now, he's got President Kennedy waiting on the line, so y'all fall back!" They fell back, chattering like magpies.
Word: magpies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of magpie Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: oyster sauce Part of Speech: noun 1. A rich viscid sauce made from oysters and brine, used in Chinese cooking. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mackerel sky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mackerel + sky. 1. A sky filled with a regular pattern of altocumulus clouds somewhat resembling the skin of a mackerel. Example: 1717, Dictionarium Rusticum, Urbanicum & Botanicum, London: J. Nicholson et al., 2nd edition, “CLOUDS,” […] in a fair day, if the Sky seem to be dappled with white Clouds, which is usually termed, A Mackerel-Sky, it commonly predicts rain: Example: The clouds were of the fleecy kind, which sailors denominate a mackerel sky.
Word: parataxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράταξις (parátaxis, “placement side by side”), from παρα- (para-) + τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”); equivalent to para- + taxis. Pronunciation: /paɹəˈtaksɪs/, /ˌpɛɹəˈtæksɪs/ 1. Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered". Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system. Labels: historical, uncountable, usually
Word: plantains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plantain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postcards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postcard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postcards Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of postcard Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flights Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /flaɪts/ 1. plural of flight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flights Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /flaɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flight Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: demagogy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek δημαγωγία (dēmagōgía). By surface analysis, demagogue + y. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛməˌɡɒɡi/, /ˈdɛməˌɡɒd͡ʒi/, /ˈdɛməˌɡɑɡi/, /ˈdɛməˌɡɑd͡ʒi/ 1. Rule by demagogue. Labels: uncountable 2. A polity ruled by a demagogue. Labels: countable 3. The quality of being a demagogue. Labels: uncountable 4. The actions of a demagogue. Labels: uncountable
Word: wounding Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of inflicting a wound. 2. An instance of being wounded. Example: Who is there of mine goes to this war that I should grieve for his wounding or look for his return?
Word: wounding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wound Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: high heels Part of Speech: noun 1. High-heeled shoes. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: I look sexier in high heels. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, heel. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: Avoid standing for prolonged periods of time, and avoid standing in shoes with high heels.
Word: demagogism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English demagogue 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 demagogism From demagogue + -ism. 1. The practices and principles of a demagogue; a pandering to the multitude for selfish ends. Labels: uncountable
Word: demagoguism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of demagogism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: demonstrations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃənz/ 1. plural of demonstration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cold sores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cold sore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Golden Horde Part of Speech: name Etymology: A reference to the gold-hung palace-tent (orda) of the Great Khan, whence all power was derived. 1. A medieval Mongol and later Turkicized khanate established in the 13th century and originating as the northwestern sector of the Mongol Empire; at its maximum extent covering large parts of modern Russia as well as modern Ukraine. Labels: historical Example: In that year all the sons of Juchi except Tuka Timur went to assist at the inauguration of Ogotai Khan, and he was left behind in charge of the Golden Horde. Example: As the last Khan of the Golden Horde watched in senile befuddlement, the great silver bird issued a terrible battlecry and began to move.
Word: peg-leg Part of Speech: noun 1. A wooden leg, usually tapered, strapped onto the stump of an amputated leg. 2. The user of a wooden leg.
Word: peg-leg Part of Speech: verb 1. To limp or hobble (having or imitating having a wooden leg). Example: "Don't forget to bring the gun back tomorrow morning," Peg-leg said, peg-legging it back into the morgue. 2. To appear or detect in a discontinuous fashion. Example: With the wire line, except at great depths, the nearest parallel to the lift of a manila cable in a dry hole is "peg-legging" (alternate hitting and missing of the tools). Tools will peg-leg with the wire line, but should not be permitted to do so in a dry hole under ordinary conditions. Example: Typically high velocity lithological units like salt, anhydrites or basalts are the dominating monolithic units where they occur. The chances of energy bouncing peg legging within them is a long shot.
Word: peg leg Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of peg-leg. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: peg leg Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of peg-leg. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ice lolly Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of popsicle, frozen fruit juice on a stick. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Example: I prefer lime ice lollies to lemon ones. Example: [T]he sun was shining on a happy crowd. It shone on white hats and red faces. It shone on ice lollies and melted them.
Word: capiche Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of capisce. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: slippier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of slippy: more slippy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: thymotic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈθaɪ.mɒt.ɪk/, /ˈθaɪ.mɑ.tɪk/, [ˈθaɪ.mɑ.ɾɪk], /ˈθɑɪ.mɔt.ɪk/ 1. Of, related to, or derived from thymotic acid or thymol. Labels: not-comparable Example: As thymotic acid is extremely difficult to obtain, it was found advisable to follow the method of Claus and Krause (J. p. Chem., 1891, [ii], 43, 347), and to prepare 2-bromothymol by decomposing 2-bromothymol-6-sulphonic acid with hydrochloric acid in a sealed tube […] 2. Of, of related to the thymos. Labels: not-comparable Example: The truth of humanity, in other words, has arisen from conflicts that are essentially 'thymotic', that is, concerned with the conditions of ethical, political, and moral recognition.
Word: flote Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fləʊt/ 1. simple past of flite. Labels: form-of, past
Word: flote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French flot, Latin fluctus; also compare float (noun). Pronunciation: /fləʊt/ 1. A wave. Labels: obsolete Example: Ar. […]and for the reſt o'th' Fleet (Which I diſpers'd) they all haue met againe, And are vpon the Mediterranean Flote Bound ſadly home for Naples, Suppoſing that they ſaw the Kings ſhip wrackt, And his great perſon periſh.
Word: flote Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fləʊt/ 1. To fleet; to skim. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: seald their Milk before they flote it
Word: flota Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish. See flotilla. 1. A fleet, especially a fleet of Spanish ships which formerly sailed every year from Cadiz to Vera Cruz, in Mexico, to transport to Spain products from Spanish America.
Word: spongy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spong(e) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈspʌnd͡ʒi/ 1. Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous. Example: spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones Example: Though no man lesser fears the Greeks than I As far as toucheth my particular, Yet, dread Priam, There is no lady of more softer bowels, More spongy to suck in the sense of fear, More ready to cry out 'Who knows what follows?' Than Hector is: 2. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy. Example: Thy banks with pioned and twilled brims, Which spongy April at thy hest betrims, Example: Her who still weepes with spungie eyes, And her who is dry corke, and never cries; I can love her, and her, and you and you, I can love any, so she be not true. 3. Drunk. Labels: slang
Word: argumentum ad nauseam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin 1. The false proof of a statement by (prolonged) repetition, possibly by different people. Labels: rhetoric
Word: generalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālisbor. Anglo-Norman generalbor. Middle French generalbor. ▲ Latin generālisder. Middle English general English general Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English generalize From general + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/, /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑez/, /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/, [ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑe̯z] 1. To speak in generalities, or in vague terms. 2. To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles. Example: Copernicus generalized the celestial motions by merely referring them to the moon's motion. Newton generalized them still more by referring this last to the motion of a stone through the air. 3. To spread throughout the body and become systemic. 4. To derive or deduce (a general concept or principle) from particular facts. Example: A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude of facts.
Word: lineal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French lineal, from Latin līneālis, from līnea (“a line”) + -ālis (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, line + -al. Doublet of linear. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪni.əl/, /ˈlɪniːəl/ 1. Pertaining to lines; consisting of lines. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to aspects of lineage, such as descent, succession, inheritance or consanguinity. Labels: not-comparable Example: the prime and ancient right of lineal succession Example: Oh that your Brows my Laurel had ſuſtain'd, / Well had I been depos'd, if You had Reign'd! / The Father had deſcended for the Son; / For only you are lineal to the Throne. 3. In the direction of a line; measured or ascertained by a line. Labels: not-comparable, uncommon Example: lineal magnitude 4. Line-drawn; composed of lines. Labels: not-comparable Example: lineal designs 5. Sans serif. Labels: not-comparable
Word: game plan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the strategies used in sports. 1. Any strategy devised to reach a given objective. Labels: idiomatic Example: So what is the game plan? We need to get everyone out of this alive, and I am clueless. Example: But as his rumpus with Mr. Christie entered its second and third rounds, Mr. Rubio appeared to abandon that game plan.
Word: gabby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gab Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gabby From gab + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæb.i/ 1. Inclined to talk too much. Labels: informal
Word: curves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɜːvz/, /kɚvz/ 1. plural of curve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curves Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɜːvz/, /kɚvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of curve Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sweety Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *swōtī Old English swēte Middle English swete English sweet Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sweety From sweet + -y (diminutive suffix). 1. Alternative spelling of sweetie. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Ses I, "My sweety, see how I'll fetch you down in less than no time." Example: "Yes, dear," he tells her. "You're right, dear. Of course, honey. I'll take care of everything, sweety."
Word: reciprocate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin recīprocātus, perfect passive participle of recīprocō (“to move back and forth”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from reciprocus (“back an forth, reciprocal, alternating”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), itself possibly from a phrase such as reque proque (“back and forth”), from re- (“back”), prō (“forwards”) and -que (“and”). See also reciprocal. Compare French réciproquer. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈsɪpɹəˌkeɪt/ 1. To exchange two things, with both parties giving one thing and taking another thing. Labels: transitive Example: The USTR isn't reciprocating actual tariffs. It's just placing the biggest tariffs on the countries running the biggest trade surpluses. 2. To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or action) To make a reciprocal gift. Example: I gave them apples from my tree; they reciprocated with a pie and some apple jelly. Example: I simply couldn't accept such a gift without reciprocating. 3. To move backwards and forwards, like a piston. Labels: intransitive Example: a reciprocating engine Example: One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, / And draws and blows reciprocating air. 4. To counter, retort or retaliate. Labels: intransitive
Word: oldies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oldie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: learner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leys- Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e Proto-Germanic *lizanąder. Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn Old English leornian Middle English lernen English learn 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 learner From learn + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/, [ˈlɝ.nɚ], /ˈlɜːnə/ 1. One who is learning; one receiving instruction. Example: She’s still a learner, so she’s prone to making mistakes. Example: Cambridge University Press has released a new series aimed at young learners with epilepsy. 2. A scholar. Labels: dated, obsolete
Word: grrr Part of Speech: intj 1. Elongated form of grr.
Word: dirtbag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dirt + bag. Pronunciation: /ˈdɜɹtbaɡ/ 1. A dirty, grimy, sleazy, or disreputable person. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Near-synonym: douchebag Example: I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby. Listen to Iron Maiden, baby...with me. 2. A poor climber, alpinist, skier or other outdoorsman who lives cheaply, without normal employment, and with few amenities in order to spend as much time on their sport as possible. Labels: slang
Word: critique Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”), feminine of criticus (“critical”); see critic. Pronunciation: /kɹɪˈtiːk/, /kɹɪˈtik/, /kɹəˈtiːk/ 1. The art of criticism. Labels: uncountable 2. An essay in which another piece of work is criticized, reviewed, etc. Labels: countable Example: I ſhould as ſoon expect to ſee a Critique on the Poſie of a Ring, as on the Inſcription of a Medal. Example: I did not always agree with Malcolm X, specifically his critiques of Dr [Martin Luther] King and of the philosophy of nonviolent resistance. 3. A point made to criticize something. Labels: countable Example: Bob liked most of my presentation, but offered three minor critiques.
Word: critique Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”), feminine of criticus (“critical”); see critic. Pronunciation: /kɹɪˈtiːk/, /kɹɪˈtik/, /kɹəˈtiːk/ 1. To review something; to criticize. Example: I want you to critique this new idea of mine. Example: Newly declassified documents from the FBI reveal how the US federal agency under J Edgar Hoover monitored the activities of dozens of prominent African American writers for decades, devoting thousands of pages to detailing their activities and critiquing their work.
Word: critique Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of critic (“one who criticizes”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: a question amongst critiques in the ages to come
Word: cous Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of cousin. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌz/ 1. cousin (usually as a term of address, but not necessarily towards one's cousin) Labels: UK, US, informal
Word: cous Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: coast guard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coast + guard. Compare Old English sǣweard (“coastguard”, literally “sea-guard”). 1. The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters. Example: I went down to the coast guard to see what they're guarding / "See what the sign says, you idiot, we're guarding the coast"
Word: broaden Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad English -en English broaden From broad + -en (verbal suffix). Pronunciation: [ˈbɹɔː.dn̩], [ˈbɹɑ.dn̩], [ˈbɹɔ.dn̩], [ˈbɹoː.dn̩] 1. To make broad or broader. Labels: transitive Example: broaden one’s knowledge Example: broaden the canal 2. To become broad or broader. Labels: intransitive Example: The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside. Example: Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.
Word: double dare Part of Speech: noun 1. A challenge that is harder or naughtier than a regular dare.
Word: double dare Part of Speech: verb 1. To challenge with a double dare. Example: I double dare you to run down the street naked.
Word: truth or dare Part of Speech: noun 1. A party game where players take it in turn to truthfully answer a question put forth by them or to perform a dare set by the other players. Labels: uncountable
Word: truth or dare Part of Speech: intj 1. The question asked during the truth or dare game, in which a player asks another player to choose between the two. Example: A: Truth or dare? B: Dare.
Word: brainless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English braynles; equivalent to brain + -less. 1. Having no brain. Labels: not-comparable Example: Surely it was more likely that a brainless creature, acting solely by vague predatory instinct, would give up the chase when I disappeared, and, after a pause of astonishment, would wander away in search of some other prey? 2. Unintelligent, with little common sense. Labels: comparable Example: "I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men, the enervated matrons of the summer capital,[…]!" 3. Overly repetitive and unchallenging, not requiring any careful attention or providing any significant stimulation. Example: Near-synonyms: automatic, rote, dull
Word: autopilot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automaticclip. English auto- English pilot English autopilot From auto- + pilot. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːtəʊˌpaɪlət/, /ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət/, [ˈɔ.ɾoʊˌpaɪlət], /ˈɑtoʊˌpaɪlət/, [ˈɑ.ɾoʊˌpaɪlət] 1. A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I set the autopilot to due south, so I could get some rest. 2. A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically. Labels: broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: I've been doing this 12 hours non-stop, and am so hungry and tired that I've stopped thinking: I'm now on autopilot. Example: But while the wackiness gets exasperating fast (a running joke about Hazel’s father, played by Ray Romano on autopilot, having a sex doll for a wife is even unfunnier than it sounds), Milioti works overtime to keep us invested.
Word: autopilot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automaticclip. English auto- English pilot English autopilot From auto- + pilot. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːtəʊˌpaɪlət/, /ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət/, [ˈɔ.ɾoʊˌpaɪlət], /ˈɑtoʊˌpaɪlət/, [ˈɑ.ɾoʊˌpaɪlət] 1. To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically. Labels: intransitive
Word: 420 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So named because it is 420 centimetres long. 1. A particular type of monohull dinghy with two sails, designed for two people.
Word: 420 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely influenced by the time (4:20 pm) a particular group would meet in search of marijuana, circa 1971; subsequently spread as a cipher through the San Francisco Bay area and adopted among Grateful Dead fans. 1. Cannabis. Labels: Canada, US, especially, slang, uncountable Example: Sunday is 420 day, when lovers of marijuana get together to celebrate their fondness for weed. 2. Pertaining to cannabis, its consumption, or cannabis culture. Labels: Canada, US, especially, slang, uncountable, usually Example: Late nights at the recording studio were always 420 friendly. 3. April 20 (abbreviated 4/20 in the US), as an occasion to celebrate cannabis culture. Labels: Canada, US, especially, slang, uncountable
Word: 420 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (and its corresponding versions in modern Pakistan and Bangladesh), which criminalizes cheating. 1. fraudster, cheater, forger; a smooth operator Labels: Canada, South-Asia, US, especially, slang
Word: repeater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English repeat 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 repeater From repeat + -er. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpiːtə(ɹ)/ 1. One who or that which repeats. 2. A student repeating a course, class, or grade. 3. A patient who repeatedly presents with the same symptoms. 4. A consumer who repeatedly purchases the same goods or services. 5. One who votes more than once at an election. Labels: US Example: The pimps and the panders, the cadets and maquereaux… they vote the ticket of the organization; they contribute to the campaign funds; they serve as colonizers and repeaters at the polls. 6. A person who regularly sees unexplained sightings of paranormal phenomena. 7. A gun that has a store of cartridges and does not need reloading after each shot. Labels: dated 8. A telegraphic instrument for automatically retransmitting a message. 9. An electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power. Example: […] Colonel Moen was trying to make sense of the radio nets, which had never really been operational let alone secure; our numerous outposts were cobbled together with hand-held Motorolas and too few repeater stations […] 10. A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters. 11. A frigate appointed to attend an admiral in a fleet, and to repeat the admiral's signals. 12. A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated. 13. A repeating decimal. 14. In calico printing, a design repeated at equal intervals in a pattern.
Word: ambergris Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French ambre gris (“grey amber”). Though the term was initially spaced as two words, single-word forms predominated by the 19th century. In the 17th century, folk etymologies interpreting the term as amber grease or amber [of] Greece enjoyed some popularity. Pronunciation: /ˈæm.bɚ.ɡɹɪs/, /ˈæm.bɚ.ɡɹis/, /ˈæm.bə.ɡɹɪs/ 1. A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull gray to blackish color, formed within the intestines of the sperm whale and used in the production of perfumes. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Your onely way to make a good pomander, is this. Take an ownce of the pureſt garden mould, clenſed and ſteeped ſeauen daies in change of motherleſſe roſe water, then take the beſt Labdanum, Benioine, both Storaxes, amber greece, and Ciuet, and muſke, incorporate them together, and work them into what form you pleaſe; this, if your breath bee not to valiant, will make you ſmell as ſweete as my Ladies dogge. Example: And as for the other whale, why, I’ll agree to get more oil by chopping up and trying out these three masts of ours, than he’ll get from that bundle of bones; though, now that I think of it, it may contain something worth a good deal more than oil; yes, ambergris.
Word: 470 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So named because it is 470 centimetres long Pronunciation: /ˌfɔːˈsɛvɨnti/, /ˌfɔɹˈsɛvənti/ 1. A monohull dinghy, 4.7 metres in length, with two sails, designed for two people
Word: thingie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tenk-? Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm Proto-Germanic *þingą Proto-West Germanic *þing Old English þing Middle English thing English thing English -ie English thingie From thing + -ie. 1. Alternative spelling of thingy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: switchboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From switch + board. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbɔɹd/ 1. The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient. 2. A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
Word: switchboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From switch + board. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbɔɹd/ 1. To transmit or relay through, as if through, a switchboard. Labels: transitive
Word: softie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft English -ie English softie From soft + -ie. 1. Synonym of soft girl. 2. Alternative form of softy. Labels: alt-of, alternative 3. Soft serve; a cone of soft serve Example: Jim was munching on his chocolate softie cone with his eyes closed.
Word: pissy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English piss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pissy From piss + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪsi/ 1. Soaked or dirtied by urine. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: David's father immediately threw his baby's pissy clothes into the wash. 2. Resembling or smelling like urine. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Dan Valentine works as a bartender in a pissy and discreet Boston Village gay bar called "Bonaparte's". Example: I admit the car still has a pissy smell from what happened last year. 3. Resembling or smelling like urine. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: I wish these pissy rain showers would either build up into a storm or go away. 4. Anal retentive, whinging and pernickety. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Stop being pissy: you knew what I meant when I said "Don't touch the dial", but you prodded the dial with a fork. 5. Annoyed; angry; in a bad mood; pissed off. Labels: slang, vulgar 6. Worthless; crappy. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: About those times when she'd stay here while you were out on the road with your pissy little band, off to Truro or Moncton or wherever. What do you think she was doing back here? Helping her mom with the laundry?
Word: slippy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From slip + -y. Compare Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy, viscid”). Pronunciation: /ˈslɪpi/ 1. Slippery. Labels: Ireland, Pennsylvania, UK, Western Example: It was darker now and there were stones and bits of wood on the strand and slippy seaweed. 2. Spry, nimble. Labels: Ireland, UK, dated Example: Well, come on then, let's look slippy.
Word: mwah Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic. From the sound made when kissing, or the sound of a fretless bass. Pronunciation: /mwɑː/, /mwɑ/, /mwʌ/ 1. The sound of a kiss, to indicate blowing a kiss to someone. Labels: Internet, often Example: Thanks guys. 3 kisses for you all: mwah mwah mwah! Example: 'Cause he looks like how Bayboy draws Sam the dog / With the beard I can sink my lips into like mwah
Word: mwah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic. From the sound made when kissing, or the sound of a fretless bass. Pronunciation: /mwɑː/, /mwɑ/, /mwʌ/ 1. The hallmark sound of a fretless bass guitar played with a certain technique, where treble frequencies increase gradually after the attack. Labels: uncountable Example: Play it again, but with more mwah this time.
Word: mwah ha ha Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of muahahaha. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: thymos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek θῡμός (thūmós, “soul, heart”). Doublet of thymus and fume. 1. That area of the soul where feelings of pride, indignation, shame etc are located.
Word: musty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English musty; further origin uncertain, possibly from one of the following: * From Anglo-Norman muste, moste, variants of moiste, muiste (“moist”), from Old French moiste (“clammy, damp, moist, wet”) (modern French moite (“muggy; sticky, sweaty”)), from a blend of Vulgar Latin *mucidus (from Latin mūcidus (“mouldy, musty”), from Old Latin mūceō (“to be mouldy or musty”) + -idus (suffix meaning ‘tending to’, forming adjectives)) + Latin mustum (“unfermented or partially fermented grape juice, must; new wine”) (from mustus (“fresh; young; unfermented”), from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mews- (“damp; moss”)). * From another language derived from the above Latin words (compare the cognates below). * A variant of Middle English mosty, moisti (“damp, humid, wet, moisty; of fruit: moist and juicy”) [and other forms] (perhaps influenced by must (“fruit (usually grape) juice which has been or will be fermented”)), from moist, moiste (“damp, humid; moist, wet; well-irrigated, well-watered; liquid; of ale: new; (figuratively) not withered, fresh; carnal, lascivious; raw, undisciplined”) (from Old French moiste: see above) + -i (suffix forming adjectives). Compare Middle French moisi (“mouldy”), an adjective use of the past participle of moisir (“(to cause) to go mouldy, to moulder”) (modern French moisir), from Latin mūcēre, the present active infinitive of Old Latin mūceō (“to be mouldy or musty”): see above. The English word is analysable as must (“mould; mustiness”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives); however, must is thought to be a back-formation from musty. The noun and verb are derived from the adjective. Cognates * Catalan mústic, musti (“wilted, withered; gloomy, sad”) * Galician murcho, mucho (“wilted, withered”) * Old Occitan moste (Occitan moste, mosti, musti (“damp, wet”) (Gascon)) * Portuguese murcho (“wilted, withered; gloomy, sad”) * Spanish mustio (“wilted, withered; gloomy, sad”) Pronunciation: /ˈmʌsti/ 1. A type of snuff with a musty flavour (adjective sense 2). Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: musty Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English musty; further origin uncertain, possibly from one of the following: * From Anglo-Norman muste, moste, variants of moiste, muiste (“moist”), from Old French moiste (“clammy, damp, moist, wet”) (modern French moite (“muggy; sticky, sweaty”)), from a blend of Vulgar Latin *mucidus (from Latin mūcidus (“mouldy, musty”), from Old Latin mūceō (“to be mouldy or musty”) + -idus (suffix meaning ‘tending to’, forming adjectives)) + Latin mustum (“unfermented or partially fermented grape juice, must; new wine”) (from mustus (“fresh; young; unfermented”), from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mews- (“damp; moss”)). * From another language derived from the above Latin words (compare the cognates below). * A variant of Middle English mosty, moisti (“damp, humid, wet, moisty; of fruit: moist and juicy”) [and other forms] (perhaps influenced by must (“fruit (usually grape) juice which has been or will be fermented”)), from moist, moiste (“damp, humid; moist, wet; well-irrigated, well-watered; liquid; of ale: new; (figuratively) not withered, fresh; carnal, lascivious; raw, undisciplined”) (from Old French moiste: see above) + -i (suffix forming adjectives). Compare Middle French moisi (“mouldy”), an adjective use of the past participle of moisir (“(to cause) to go mouldy, to moulder”) (modern French moisir), from Latin mūcēre, the present active infinitive of Old Latin mūceō (“to be mouldy or musty”): see above. The English word is analysable as must (“mould; mustiness”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives); however, must is thought to be a back-formation from musty. The noun and verb are derived from the adjective. Cognates * Catalan mústic, musti (“wilted, withered; gloomy, sad”) * Galician murcho, mucho (“wilted, withered”) * Old Occitan moste (Occitan moste, mosti, musti (“damp, wet”) (Gascon)) * Portuguese murcho (“wilted, withered; gloomy, sad”) * Spanish mustio (“wilted, withered; gloomy, sad”) Pronunciation: /ˈmʌsti/ 1. To turn musty (adjective sense 1 or 2); to must. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Wi[lding]. But harke thee, harke thee VVill, did'ſt vvinne it? / Ha[zard]. No, but I may looſe it ere I goe to bed. / Doſt think't ſhall muſtie, vvhat's a hundred pound?
Word: musty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From musth (“time during which male elephants exhibit increased levels of sexual activity and aggressiveness”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈmʌsti/ 1. Of a male animal such as a camel or an elephant: in musth. Labels: rare