nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: honeyed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English honyed; equivalent to honey + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌnid/ 1. simple past and past participle of honey Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: honeylocust Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of honey locust. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wonen (“to abide, dwell”), from Old English wunian (“to dwell, be accustomed to”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunēn, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną (“to be wont; dwell”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive; wish; love”). Pronunciation: /wəʊn/, /woʊn/ 1. To live, reside, stay. Labels: archaic, dialectal, obsolete Example: This I make thi wonnyng playce, / ffull of myrth and of solace Example: For now the best and noblest knight alive Prince Arthur is, that wonnes in Faerie Lond; He hath a sword, that flames like burning brond.
Word: wone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wone, variant of wane, from Old Norse ván (“hope, expectation”). The senses relating to dwelling-places apparently derive from the sense relating to expectation, i.e. the home as the place one is expected to be; cf. von (“place where one expects to find fish”). 1. A house, home, habitation, dwelling. Labels: obsolete, poetic Example: On the cool height awhile out Palmers ſtay, And ſpite even of themſelves their Senſes chear; Then to the Wizard's Wonne their Steps they ſteer. 2. Wealth, riches. Labels: obsolete, poetic Example: What secret place (quoth he) can safely hold So huge a masse, and hide from heaven's eye? Or where hast thou thy wonne, that so much gold Thou canst preserve from wrong and robbery?
Word: wone Part of Speech: num 1. Eye dialect spelling of one. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: honey locust Part of Speech: noun 1. A North American deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) having fragrant flowers, hard red wood, and conspicuous thorns.
Word: honeymooner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From honeymoon + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌn.iˌmunə/, /ˈhʌn.iˌmunɚ/ 1. A person currently on their honeymoon. Example: It begins, as so many Chinese legal dramas do, with a perfectly ordinary act. A pastor buys a plane ticket, passes through customs, and takes his friends to South Korea’s Jeju Island—a visa‑free paradise better known for honeymooners than dissidents. They return home, suntanned and unscathed. Months later, the pastor is in shackles, accused of “organizing others to cross the national border illegally.”
Word: houseman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English -man English houseman From house + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊsmən/ 1. A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant. Labels: US 2. A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer. Labels: UK Example: A young houseman wearing his white coat and name-tag walked past us towards the apartment houses beside the lake.
Word: garbage trucks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garbage truck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mayflower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From May + flower. 1. Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).
Word: menage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ménage. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mensuration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin mensūrātiōnem (“a measuring”). Pronunciation: /ˌmɛnsjəˈɹeɪʃən/, [ˌmɛnʃəˈɹeɪʃn̩] 1. The act or process of measuring; measurement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Having accomplished the firſt part called Longimetra, contayning ſundrie rules to meaſure lẽgthes, breadthes, heigths, depthes, and diſtances: I thinke it meete novv to proceede to the ſeconde kynde named Planimetra, vvherein ye shall haue rules for the menſuration of all manner playne Figures, to knovv their contente ſuperficiall. Example: Of this ridge Soutra hill is supposed to be the highest; but hitherto no actual mensuration is known to have been taken of it : but, in judging by the view, from its elevated top, of the neighbouring hills and country, it must be upwards of 1500 feet high. 2. The study of measurement, especially the derivation and use of algebraic formulae to measure the areas, volumes and different parameters of geometric figures. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With the passage of time I have realized that the illustrations can also serve, to some extent, to make mensuration more readily possible. 3. A 13th century system for governing rhythmic relationships in music that was a precursor to the modern use of time signatures; The use of mensural notation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Different levels of mensuration have different roles in the musical structure. The most prominent one is the one corresponding to the compositional tactus. Rhythmic groups may contradict the mensuration temporarily, but in the examples in this book, they never do so throughout an entire piece. 4. The use of quantitative measurements of forest stand to determine stand timber volume, productivity, and health. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Forest mensuration, in many respects the most important branch of forestry, was nicely defined by Professor Henry S. Graves (1906) in the first complete volume on forest mensuration to appear in the Americas.
Word: mensurable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English mensurable, from Medieval Latin mensūrābilis. Doublet of measurable. See also -able. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛnt͡ʃəɹəbəl/, /ˈmɛnt͡ʃɹəbəl/, /ˈmɛns(ə)ɹəbəl/ 1. measurable 2. Having a fixed rhythm. Example: Mensurable music is song measured by long and short units of time.
Word: mentholated Part of Speech: adj 1. Impregnated with menthol.
Word: mescal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mexican Spanish mezcal, from Nahuatl or Classical Nahuatl mexcalli (“intoxicating drink made from fermented agave juice”), perhaps from metl (“maguey (agave)”) + ixcalli (“stew”). Pronunciation: /mɛˈskæl/, /mɛˈskɑl/, /ˈmɛzkæl/ 1. A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He thought: 900 pesos=100 bottles of whiskey=900 ditto tequila. argal: one should drink neither tequila nor whiskey but mescal. 2. The peyote cactus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dimmer switches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dimmer switch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trick-or-treating Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trick-or-treat + -ing. 1. The practice of going house to house on Halloween evening to receive treats. Labels: uncountable
Word: trick-or-treating Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From trick-or-treat + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of trick-or-treat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: garage door opener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From garage door + opener. 1. A hand-held electronic device used to remotely open a garage door automatically. Example: With your address and your garage door opener, a thief can drive right in. Hide your garage door opener, don't just store it in the glove box. Better still, carry it in your purse or bag.
Word: food courts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of food court Labels: form-of, plural
Word: common area Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of land or a room that is designed for the use of multiple visitors to or inhabitants of a place. Example: The dorm offered students the choice of retreating to the privacy of their rooms, or mingling in the common area. 2. In a condominium or other cooperative residential facility, an area owned by the organization that oversees the facility, but is not owned by any specific resident.
Word: common areas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of common area Labels: form-of, plural
Word: god mode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the sense "a game mode where the player character is invulnerable to damage", attested at least since 1990, as a cheat code activation message in the game Commander Keen: Marooned on Mars ("God mode enabled"). 1. A game mode where the player character is invulnerable to damage, typically activated by entering a cheat code. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Turns what Id calls "GOD mode" on and off. Basically it just means that you're invincible. Example: IDDQD: God Mode. The eyes of your character will turn ablaze and no damage will befall you. 2. A mode of play in (mostly) roguelike games, allowing the player to create objects on demand, to be resurrected in the case of death, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The difference is that wizard mode is a SUBSET of god mode. For example, both wizard and god mode let you "teleport", but only GOD mode allows you to "allocate treasures" or "create object". Example: So as a developer you've got to have a way to create characters of any particular skillset & level, insert them into any dungeon level, set up chosen maps, conjure particular equipment and/or monsters, etc. So as a developer, you almost *have* to develop a "god mode" or "wizard mode" that allows you to do such things. 3. A temporary state of extreme skill (in a sport, video game, etc.). Labels: broadly, countable, slang, uncountable Example: She went god mode and effortlessly defeated her opponents, leaving them in awe of her superhuman skills. Example: Porzingis can't play in God mode every night… can he? He's going to have bad shooting nights, he's going to get into occasional foul trouble, he'll face tough defenders and he'll have to learn how to work out of future double-teams.
Word: god modes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of god mode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cheat code Part of Speech: noun 1. A line of text or series of commands which can be used to change a game's behavior, alter a character's looks and abilities, skip levels, or access other hidden features. Example: Got more patience than a tree grow / Got love that feels like a cheat code 2. A way to accomplish something that bypasses some of the usual hard work; shortcut, lifehack, or advantage. Labels: figuratively Example: Once you discover all the ins and outs of your mind, you basically have the cheat code to your game of life. Example: How did the other folks make it? It’s not necessarily because they’re smarter. It’s not automatically that they know more than I do. It’s not because they’re more clever. It’s that they found the cheat codes or knew somebody who knew somebody.
Word: cheat codes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cheat code Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pungi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पुंगी (puṅgī). 1. A wind instrument, traditionally made from a gourd, played by snake charmers in India and Pakistan.
Word: punge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungerelbor. English punge Learned borrowing from Latin pungere. Pronunciation: /pʌnd͡ʒ/ 1. To pierce, prick, puncture. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: punga Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ponga. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vexillophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vexillo- Latin -philalbor. English -phile English vexillophile From vexillo- + -phile. 1. A person who collects and displays flags. Example: Flags with conservative meanings were flown outside Justice Samuel Alito’s home and beach house, apparently by the justice’s vexillophile wife. 2. A person who studies flags and their history and meaning.
Word: vexillographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vexillo- + -grapher, by analogy with lexicographer etc. Pronunciation: /ˌvɛksɪˈlɒɡɹəfə/, /ˌvɛksɪˈlɑɡɹəfɚ/ 1. A person who designs flags professionally or semi-professionally. Labels: rare Example: Anders Holmquist is a vexillographer, or designer, maker and philosopher of flags. Example: He turned himself into an instant vexillographer — a flag designer. […] Now 75 years old, the vexillographer has been living in Canada for the last 35 years. His vexillographer friends stopped him, “Hey! that is Netherlands’ flag! Careful! Queen Juliana or is it Queen Beatrix! She will shoot you on sight for stealing the colors plus the design,” they warned him. [… T]he Flag Institute has called him a “Vexillographer” — the professional title of a flag designer. All in all the Congress was highly successful with Dr. JEHANGIR R MEDORA of Canada presenting the Zoroastrian Flag of Friendliness and Brotherhood designed by him as a Vexillographer to all Delegates […]
Word: trapunto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian trapunto. 1. A type of quilting producing a raised surface. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the Proenza Schouler line could be described as representing the best of their past hits: a palm print skirt for $24.99, a hooded cotton anorak for $39.99, a silk camisole with trapunto topstitching for $49.99.
Word: dearling Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of darling . Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Thoſe daintie parts, the dearlings of delight, / Which mote not be prophan'd of common eyes, […] Example: […] Auguſtius Cæſar in his very entrance into affaires, vvhen he vvas a dearling of the Senate, yet in his haranges to the people, vvould ſvveare Ita parentis honores conſequi liceat, (vvhich vvas no leſſe then the Tyranny,) […]
Word: dearling Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of darling . Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Do thou dred infant, Venus dearling doue, / From her high ſpirit chaſe imperious feare, / And vſe of avvfull Maieſtie remoue: […]
Word: rewed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English wed English rewed From re- + wed. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈwɛd/ 1. To wed again.
Word: kanon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κᾰνών (kănṓn, “straight rod, bar”). Doublet of cannon, canon, and canyon. 1. Synonym of monochord (used mainly in reference to ancient Greek music)
Word: kanon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Armenian քանոն (kʻanon). 1. Synonym of qanun (used mainly in reference to Armenian music)
Word: pichvai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Literal meaning: "something at the back". 1. An Indian temple hanging consisting of cotton cloth painted with scenes from the life of the Hindu deity Lord Krishna (always blue), and used as a backdrop for his idol; also used decoratively in homes.
Word: heat detector Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that detects heat and sounds an alarm.
Word: smoke detectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smoke detector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: half bath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of half bathroom. 1. Clipping of half bathroom. Labels: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: heat detectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heat detector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hair dryer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hair + dryer. 1. A handheld electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it. 2. A device usually located in a hair salon to sit under for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.
Word: Jingpho Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Jingpho Jinghpaw. 1. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Kachin State, Myanmar, and also in China.
Word: eighteen hundreds Part of Speech: noun 1. The period of time consisting of the years 1800 through 1899.
Word: nineteen hundreds Part of Speech: noun 1. The decade consisting of the years 1900 through 1909. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. The century consisting of the years 1900 through 1999. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: for rent Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Being offered for renting.
Word: Tiergarten Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Tiergarten (“zoo”). 1. A large public park in Berlin.
Word: numnah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Modification of numdah. 1. A pad, often of sheepskin, placed under a horse's saddle; a saddle blanket
Word: chicken cannon Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used during aircraft testing to discharge bird carcasses into airframes and engines to determine resistance to such impacts. Example: The Air Force has a device known as "the chicken cannon." Recently killed chickens are fired, feathers and all, from a converted cannon. Example: The most unusual thing sold is the "chicken cannon," a 10-foot-long pneumatic gun used at a test site to fire dead chickens at aircraft wings.
Word: skewbald Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From skew + bald (where bald means having patches of white). 1. Marked with patches of white and non-black colours. Labels: not-comparable
Word: skewbald Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skew + bald (where bald means having patches of white). 1. A skewbald horse.
Word: underrun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English run English underrun From under- + run. 1. A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered. 2. A condition in which the read/write buffer is fed with data at a slower rate than required; a buffer underrun.
Word: underrun Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English run English underrun From under- + run. 1. To run or pass under. Example: He spoke fast, with the uneasy tone that so often underran his words. 2. To pass along and under, e.g. a cable, for the purpose of taking it in or examining it. 3. To separate the parts of (a tackle) and put them in order.
Word: renumber Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin numerus Anglo-Norman noumbrebor. Middle English nombre English number English renumber From re- + number. 1. To number again, to assign new numbers to.
Word: repackage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English package English repackage From re- + package. 1. To package again or differently. Labels: transitive Example: And overseeing them all, like a raddled old good-ish fairy, is Bill Nighy, playing a superannuated rocker hoping to get a Christmas number one with his cynically repackaged version of Love Is All Around. Example: These testosterone thumpers have repackaged and exaggerated the study, with a credulity born of zealotry, into articles with shitposty titles like “Trust The Science: Study Links Left-Wing Politics to Lower Testosterone,” casting it as hard proof of their hormonal theories of healthy politics.
Word: rewarm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English warm English rewarm From re- + warm. 1. To warm again; to bring back to a state of warmth. Example: Her book has perhaps been a good one; it has refreshed, refilled, rewarmed her heart; […]
Word: reauthorize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English authorize English reauthorize From re- + authorize. 1. To authorize again, to give authority to anew. Labels: transitive Example: Even in the ultrapolarized atmosphere of Capitol Hill, it should be possible to secure broad bipartisan agreement on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, the 1994 law at the center of the nation’s efforts to combat domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. Example: The legislation, which passed both chambers of Congress this month by wide margins, essentially reauthorizes a Clinton-era law that provided money to states and cities for job retraining.
Word: recolonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony 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 colonize English recolonize From re- + colonize. 1. To colonize again, especially after decolonization.
Word: redrawn Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈdɹɔːn/, /ˌɹiˈdɹɔn/, /ˌɹiˈdɹɑn/ 1. past participle of redraw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undershoot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwdeti? Proto-Germanic *skuttōnąbf.? Proto-Germanic *skeutaną Proto-West Germanic *skeutan Old English sċēotan Middle English schoten English shoot English undershoot From under- + shoot. 1. To shoot not far enough or not well enough. 2. To fail to go far enough when trying to reach a goal. 3. To underestimate. Labels: broadly Example: The first day, I think I undershot how much I should've been drinking, because it had almost no effect on me. Example: Just weeks ago, however, America’s top epidemiologists badly undershot how quickly COVID-19 would spread. 4. To record too little photographic footage.
Word: undershoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwdeti? Proto-Germanic *skuttōnąbf.? Proto-Germanic *skeutaną Proto-West Germanic *skeutan Old English sċēotan Middle English schoten English shoot English undershoot From under- + shoot. 1. The situation where a neuron's membrane potential falls below the normal resting potential. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An instance of undershooting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In this model, a fiscal or saving shock in one country leads to an overshoot of the real exchange rate between the two countries and of the real interest rate in the other country, and an undershoot of the real interest rate in the first country.
Word: prerecord Part of Speech: verb 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- English record English prerecord From pre- + record. 1. To record in advance. Labels: transitive
Word: hockey sticks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hockey stick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disbarment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English disbar Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disbarment From disbar + -ment. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈbɑːmənt/ 1. The disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: disbarments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disbarment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disbarred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disbar Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disbarring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disbar Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disbarring Part of Speech: noun 1. A disbarment. Example: The peak years were 1933 and 1934, and the overwhelming majority of disbarrings were for stealing from clients and related offences.
Word: Savanne Part of Speech: name 1. A district in the south of Mauritius.
Word: refulge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin refulgēre. 1. To shine brightly; to be refulgent. Labels: intransitive, poetic
Word: glasswasher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glass + washer. 1. A machine designed and used for the washing and rinsing of drinking glasses, typically used in restaurants, bars and hotels.
Word: glasswashers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glasswasher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disarrange Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der. Proto-Celtic *reketi Gaulish *rekosbor.? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *rinkanąder. Proto-Germanic *rankaz Frankish *rankbor.? Vulgar Latin *rencus Old French reng Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French rengier Old French arangierbor. Middle English arengen English arrange English disarrange From dis- + arrange. 1. To undo the arrangement of; to disorder; to derange. Example: Stay, dear, you will disarrange your curls—let me untie your hat. Example: In his short life Ricky had known two sudden deaths, and that is enough to disarrange any placid outlook on the world.
Word: wyn Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wynn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vaccimulgence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vacci- (“cow”) + Latin mulgentia (“milking”). 1. The milking of cows. Labels: formal, rare, uncountable Example: Will you try to look out for a fit servant for us,—simple of heart, physiognomically handsome, and scientific in vaccimulgence. Example: Vaccimulgence. Who knows also, but that the human character may undergo strange mutations from quadrupedian sympathy, and that some modern Pasiphae may rival the fables of old.
Word: zograscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First part of Unknown origin and meaning, + -scope. Pronunciation: /ˈzɒɡɹəskəʊp/ 1. A device used for viewing perspective prints, consisting of a lens and a slanting mirror on a stand.
Word: fustilugs Part of Speech: noun 1. An unattractive, grossly overweight person. Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal, rare
Word: galligaskins Part of Speech: noun 1. Large, loose breeches, fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries. Labels: archaic, historical, plural, plural-only Example: He was generally seen trooping like a colt at his mother's heels, equipped in a pair of his father's cast-off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather.
Word: Ceibhfhionn Part of Speech: name 1. Celtic goddess of intelligence, inspiration and knowledge. 2. A female given name.
Word: pedascule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: It is probable that William Shakespeare first coined this word in his play Taming of the Shrew, (See example below), as a repetition of the word 'pedant' but in Latinised form to shame the other character. 1. a pedant, schoolmaster. Labels: archaic Example: How fiery and forward our pedant is! :: Now, for my life, the knave doth court my love. :: Pedascule, I'll watch you better yet.
Word: chirugion Part of Speech: noun 1. apothecary Labels: archaic 2. surgeon, doctor usually learned by apprenticeship Labels: archaic 3. One who studies chirurgian Labels: archaic
Word: boniface Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Boniface, the innkeeper in George Farquhar's 1707 comedic play The Beaux' Stratagem. 1. The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
Word: blvd Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of boulevard. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: maritorious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Formed like uxorious, based on Latin marītus (“husband”). 1. Being fond of one's husband to the point of obsession; excessively doting on one's husband. Example: Dames maritorious ne'er were meritorious.
Word: belomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek βέλος (bélos, “an arrow, dart”) + -mancy. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛl.əʊ.mæn.si/ 1. Studying the flight of arrows, an ancient form of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs. Labels: uncountable
Word: rhapsodomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French rhapsodomancie, from Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós) + -mancy. 1. Divination by reading a random passage from a poem. Labels: uncountable Example: Rhapsodomantia sive divinatio ex rhapsodia aliqva poëtæ. Example: 1953, Gaynor (ed.), Dict. Mysticism Rhapsodomancy: A form of divination, based on a line in a sacred book or book of poetry which strikes the eye when the book is opened, or which is the last line to be pierced by a needle stuck through the closed book.
Word: dactylomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dactylo- + -mancy (“divination”), from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”). Pronunciation: /dækˈtɪləmænsi/ 1. Divination by various methods using rings, such as using silver or gold rings placed on the fingernails in patterns in conjunction with the planets. Labels: uncountable Example: Dactylomancy, by rings […] Example: Dactyliomancy was divination by means of a ring. The ring was suspended by a thread above a round table, on the edge of which letters of the alphabet were marked. The ring, in shaking or vibrating over the table, stopped over certain of the letters, which, on being connected, supplied the answer asked.
Word: daphnomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”) + -mancy. Pronunciation: /ˈdæfnəˌmænsi/ 1. Divination by laurel branches or trees, leaves etc. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: Bemberg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The fabric was invented in 1918, and named after J. P. Bemberg, the German developer. 1. The trade name for a type of rayon yarn. Fabrics made from this yarn are frequently used for presentation flags, and for lining suits and coats. Bemberg silk is a less costly, and versatile, substitute for natural silk.
Word: gadgetbahn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From English gadget + German Bahn (“route, trail; rail transport; train, tram”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡædʒɪtbɑːn/, /ˈɡæd͡ʒətˌbɑn/, /ˈɡædʒɪtˌbɑːnən/, /ˈɡæd͡ʒətˌbɑnən/ 1. A public transportation scheme based on modern technology which seems to be infeasible or unnecessary. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: To cite a favorite example of gadgetbahnen enthusiasts, automated train operation is as easily applied to conventional rail as monorails, as demonstrated by the Vancouver, BC, Skytrain (which uses standard railroad technology, not monorail as some Seattle monorail boosters apparently believe). […] To some extent, the promising concept of bus rapid transit (BRT) has also suffered from the "gadgetbahnen" mentality. Example: Ken Avidor, a Minnesota transit advocate and critic of similarly proposed systems, called the project the latest iteration of "gadgetbahn," a play on "autobahn" the German word for freeway. Gadgetbahn refers to highly technological transport systems relying on untried innovations. "All of these gadgetbahn projects always rely on totally unrealistic cost estimates," he said.
Word: governor-general Part of Speech: noun 1. An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative. Labels: UK Example: It is a historical and analytical study of the position of Viceroy and Governor-General in the Indian constitutional system. Example: The vulnerability of the Governor-General should not be overstated. 2. An official in a similar position in other countries. Example: Nikolai Bobrikov served as governor-general of the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1898 until his untimely death in 1904. Example: […]the proper warrants thereon shall be issued by the auditor and countersigned by the governor-general. 3. A zongdu.
Word: lampadomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch”), + -mancy. 1. divination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy. Labels: uncountable Example: 1652, The Magastromancer xix, Gaule Lampadomancy, by candles and lamps […] Example: A divination based on the observation of the movements of the flame of a lamp was called lampadomancy.
Word: honorable mention Part of Speech: noun 1. A formal recognition given to a work or candidate of high merit that falls below the level of the main prizes or top honors in a competition, examination or award process. Labels: idiomatic Example: How good are DCGs from a linguistic perspective? Well, mixed. At one stage (in the early 1980s) they were pretty much state of the art. They made it possible to code complex grammars in a clear way, and to explore the interplay of syntactic and semantic ideas. Certainly any history of parsing in computational linguistics would give DCGs an honourable mention.
Word: libanomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek λιβανομαντεία (libanomanteía), from λίβανος (líbanos, “frankincense”) + μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā, “divination”). 1. Divination by interpreting the smoke or ash of incense. Labels: uncountable Example: Gargantua & Pantagruel iii. xxv. 133, Urquhart translating Rabelais, 1660. By Libanomancy, for the which we shall need but a little Frankincense
Word: tensometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: tension + -meter 1. A device for evaluating various tensile properties of a material, such as Young's modulus, ultimate tensile strength and Poisson's ratio. 2. Alternative spelling of tensiometer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: trainmaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister, magistrum Old French maistrebor. ▲ Latin magisterder. Old English mǣġester Middle English maister English master English trainmaster From train + master. 1. A superintendent or supervisor of a freight railroad, responsible for train movements, crew assignments, derailments and more. Labels: US Example: In the past, trainmasters were promoted brakemen or conductors who retained their union seniority. Example: Trainmasters are American officials, who perform duties somewhat akin to those of a British controller, but with obvious differences dictated by the different operating conditions in America.
Word: lithomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From litho- + -mancy. 1. divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
Word: public good Part of Speech: noun 1. The general welfare of the people; the best interests of the community. Labels: uncountable 2. A resource, service, or other provision which contributes to the general welfare of the people. Labels: broadly, countable 3. A good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable. Labels: countable
Word: metopomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French métopomantie (from Ancient Greek μέτωπον (métōpon, “forehead”)), later reformed after + -mancy. Pronunciation: /mɪˈtɒpəmænsi/, /mɪˈtɑpəmænsi/ 1. Divination by interpreting the facial lines and wrinkles, especially the forehead. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: These elaborate systems of divination, with their subdivisions, such as divination by moles on the face, or lines on the forehead (metopomancy), had been set out in many medieval treatises […].
Word: aeromancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English aeremance, aermancye, aaeromancye, from Anglo-Norman aermancie and Middle French aerimancie, aeromance, ayromancie (modern French aéromancie), from Latin āeromantia. By surface analysis, aero- + -mancy. Pronunciation: /ˈeə.ɹə.mæn.si/ 1. Divination by use of atmospheric conditions. Labels: uncountable Example: "If these apparitions are in the Ayre, then it is called Aeromancie." -- Astrologaster, J. Melton, 1620 Example: Have you a mind (quoth Her Trippa) to have the truth of the matter yet more fully and amply disclosed unto you by Pyromancy, by Aeromancy, (whereof Aristophanes in his Clouds maketh great estimation) by Hydromancy, by Leconomancy, of old in prime request amongst the Assyrians, and throughly tried by Hermolaus Barbarus : Come hither, and I will shew thee, in this Platter-full of fair Fountain-water, thy future Wife lechering, and sercroupierising it with two swaggering Ruffians, one after another.
Word: everclear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a brand name, from ever + clear. 1. Any home-brewed distilled grain alcohol, especially one with a very high concentration of alcohol (such as 90-some percent, that is, 180-some proof); but generally not one rife with impurities or adulterants. Labels: US, dated, humorous, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: white lightning, moonshine, mountain dew; rectified spirit, neutral spirit, neutral alcohol
Word: ailuromancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ailuro- + -mancy. 1. Divination by the appearance and behaviour of cats. Labels: uncountable
Word: alectyromancy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of alectryomancy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: "Alectoromancy, or alectryomancy, is divination by a cock; it is a famous and very ancient method." -- Picture Museum of Sorcery, Lock tr. de Givry, 1931
Word: aleuromancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aleuro- (“wheat flour”) + -mancy (“divination”). 1. divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies Labels: uncountable
Word: halomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From halo- + -mancy. 1. Divination by use of salt. Labels: uncountable Example: Halomancy is the origin of the superstition surrounding spilled salt.
Word: alphitomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀλφῐτόμαντις (alphĭtómantis, “diviner who used barley meal”), from ἄλφῐτον (álphĭton, “barley meal”) and μαντεία (manteía, “prophecy”). 1. An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty. Labels: uncountable Example: Aleuromancy and alphitomancy were almost analogous processes; cakes were made of wheat or barley flour which could not be swallowed by anyone guilty of a given misdeed.
Word: amniomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amnio- + -mancy. 1. Divination based on the characteristics of the amniotic sac at childbirth. Labels: uncountable
Word: anthropomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anthropo- + -mancy, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, mankind, human, humanity”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”). 1. divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails. Labels: uncountable
Word: vexilla Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vexillum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elephant seals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elephant seal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: walaʻau Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian walaʻau (“to talk”). 1. garrulous Labels: Hawaii, not-comparable, slang
Word: walaʻau Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian walaʻau (“to talk”). 1. to chatter, talk incessantly Labels: Hawaii, slang
Word: water horse Part of Speech: noun 1. The kelpie Labels: Scotland
Word: sophont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sopho- + -ont. First used in the 1966 works by Poul Anderson, coined by his wife Karen Anderson. Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊfɑnt/ 1. An intelligent being; a being with a base reasoning capacity roughly equivalent to or greater than that of a human being. The word does not apply to machines unless they have true artificial intelligence, rather than mere processing capacity. Example: Likewise with the psychology of intelligent species. Most sophonts indeed possess basic instincts which diverge more or less from man's. With those of radically alien motivations we have little contact. Example: I'm honored to meet a sophont of the Soro line in person!
Word: antisemitism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of anti-Semitism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Facing a backlash over the use of the term “cosmopolitan,” [Josh] Hawley later defended himself against accusations of antisemitism on Twitter as “an ardent advocate of the state of Israel and the Jewish people.” But this conflation of the state of Israel and the Jewish people is the entire point. To today’s far right, Israel is a firm ally against Islam, while “cosmopolitans,” many of whom just happen to be Jewish, are suspect. Example: If the West was really worried about Europe’s Nazi past, it would be better advised to stop stoking an all-too-real new antisemitism: incitement against Arab and Muslim minorities[.]
Word: grampus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *grampas, grappays, grapas, graspeys, from Anglo-Norman grampais, Old French graspois, craspois (“whale, (salted) whale meat; blubber; seal”), from Medieval Latin craspicis (literally “fat fish”), from Latin crassus (“fat”) + piscis (“fish”). 1. A killer whale (Orcinus orca). Labels: archaic Example: Some time after this we saw some very large fish, which I afterwards found were called grampusses. Example: The Governor will blow like an old grampus, I know he will,—well, we must stop till he gets his wind again. 2. Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), with a blunt nose. 3. A hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis. 4. A giant whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus)
Word: Klingonaase Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Klingonese. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nutbowl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nut + bowl. 1. a bowl specially used for nuts Example: She took a walnut from the nutbowl, and rolled it in her palm.
Word: natterjack Part of Speech: noun 1. A toad of species Bufo calamita (or Epidalea calamita), known for its running lizard-like gait and very loud mating call.
Word: reggo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rego. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: cavity wall Part of Speech: noun 1. A double wall of masonry connected by an air space.
Word: Lapp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swedish lapp, possibly of Finnish origin. Compare Finnish Lappi. 1. An indigenous person from Lapland. One of the Sami people. Labels: dated, offensive, sometimes
Word: Lapp Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Swedish lapp, possibly of Finnish origin. Compare Finnish Lappi. 1. The language of the Lapp peoples.
Word: Lapp Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Swedish lapp, possibly of Finnish origin. Compare Finnish Lappi. 1. From Lapland or of the Lapp peoples Labels: not-comparable Example: Lapp Gold - translation of the Finnish beer brand Lapin Kulta which can also be variously translated as "Gold from Lapland", "Lapland Gold" and hence "Lapp Gold"
Word: qur'anic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Qur'anic. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: quranic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of Qur'anic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Koranic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Koran Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Koranic From Koran + -ic. 1. Alternative spelling of Qur'anic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: thermet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of thermo- + cermet. Pronunciation: /ˈθɜː.mɛt/, /ˈθɝˌmɛt/ 1. A mixture of a metal and of a ceramic material which has been thermally treated (i.e. a heat-treated cermet).
Word: apantomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀπαντάω (apantáō, “to encounter”) and μαντεία (manteía, “prophecy”). 1. Divination by chance meetings with any objects that present themselves, most commonly animals; for example, the superstition associated with a black cat crossing one's path. Labels: uncountable Example: Apantomancy: Divination by means of any objects which happen to present themselves. To this class belong the omens drawn from chance meetings with a hare, an eagle, etc. Example: Even objects that lie about haphazardly were fit for mantic purposes. The prcatice was called apantomancy.
Word: arachnomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arachno- + -mancy. 1. The study of the appearance and behavior of spiders, or the patterns of their webs (possibly related to the third meaning) for use in divination. Labels: uncountable 2. The ability to take control over spiders with the intent to use them for attacking or similar purposes. Labels: uncountable 3. The divination of patterns, for example in geometric patterns and tapestries. Labels: uncountable
Word: ariolater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ariolor, hariolor, hariolus. 1. one who practices the art of divination and uses interpretation to produce omens.
Word: palsied Part of Speech: adj 1. Afflicted with palsy. 2. Trembling as if afflicted with palsy. Example: Then came some palsied oak, a cleft in him / Like a distorted mouth that splits its rim / Gaping at death, and dies while it recoils. Example: [“]You had another of your vacillating consultations with your councillors. Fine advisers.” With infinite scorn, “A herd of palsied purblind idiots hugging their sterile profits close to their sunken chests in the face of my father’s displeasure.”
Word: palsied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of palsy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: panic-stricken Part of Speech: adj 1. Very frightened, and unable to react sensibly because of panic.
Word: panic-stricken Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of panic-strike Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: armomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin armus (“shoulder blade”) + -mancy. 1. Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. It was taken from a dead animal and thrown into a fire, and the cracks formed in the bone were then interpreted. Labels: uncountable 2. Divination through inspecting one's shoulders. In ancient times, this inspection was to see whether a human was a suitable sacrifice to the gods. Labels: uncountable
Word: pantie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of panty. Labels: alt-of, alternative, in-compounds, plural-normally Example: “What a stinking, lousy thing it is,” mutters the pantie manufacturer. “And they don′t know how it works — where it goes — they can′t even see it.” Example: Another weird American sexual custom which we observed was the “pantie raid”. We had the doubtful privilege of being spectators of two such raids, both instigated by girls.
Word: pantomimic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pantomime Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pantomimic From pantomime + -ic. 1. Of or relating to pantomime. Example: Narrative passages abound in the "Hymns" and "Prosodia," no less than in the "Hyporchemata," and, for anything that we can see to the contrary, the pantomimic method might have been applied to the one as well as to the other.
Word: haruspicy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin haruspicium, from haruspex (“diviner of entrails”) + -ium (forming abstract nouns). Pronunciation: /həˈɹʌspɪsi/ 1. Divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Different kinds of divination, which have passed for sciences, we have had: […] 6. Haruspicy, by inspecting the bowels of animals. […] Example: That our fates should be made dependent upon the stars, planets, and constellations, however preposterous a conceit, at least imparts a dignity to our nature by conjoining earth with Heaven: but that the doom of kings, empires, and individuals, should be regulated […] by the entrails of victims, as analysed by the butchers of Haruspicy […] is an evidence of stupid credulity that levels civilised man to the savage […]
Word: pantsuit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pant + suit. 1. A women's suit consisting of coordinated pants (trousers) and jacket Labels: US