nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: drawboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draw + boy. 1. A boy who operates the harness cords of a drawloom. Labels: historical Example: At some time in the fifteenth century a silk-worker called John of Calabria, an Italian immigrant, had introduced a new kind of silk-weaving loom, which made the process somewhat easier. The basic difference between weaving wool (or linen) and silk lies in the fineness of the latter's threads. Because there are so many of them to the square inch, and the material itself was already expensive, silk was costly. By the time the automated organ was in use, John's drawloom, as it was called, was already working in Lyons, with a few modifications. First a pattern was drawn on squared paper, to correspond to the pattern desired on the finished weave. Squared paper was used to show which of the warp threads had to be lifted each time the weft thread was passed between them. In this way, all the warp threads to be lifted at the same time could be attached to a common cord. When the cord was pulled, all the threads attached to it would lift in unison. The job of pulling these cords was left to children, commonly called drawboys, who worked long hours and often became tired enough to pull the wrong cords, with disastrous results. The weaver would only know of the mistake well after it had been made, when it was too late to correct it. […] [figure legend] A 'bizarre' pattern in silk. At the beginning of the eighteenth century these complex designs, inspired by silks from the Far East, required immense care in weaving. Drawboys' mistakes were ruinously expensive. 2. Part of a power loom that performs the same function.
Word: drawcansir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Drawcansir, a character in George Villiers' play The Rehearsal. The character's name is a play on Almanzor, from Dryden's The Conquest of Granada. Pronunciation: /dɹɔːˈkansə/ 1. A blustering, bullying person; a braggart. Labels: archaic Example: Drawcansir Dolben would destroy / Both slavery and licentious joy; / Foe to all sorts of planters, he / Will suffer neither bond nor free. Example: While we were supping with our drawcansir friend, we heard the notes of a guitar and the click of castanets, and presently a chorus of voices singing a popular air.
Word: draw filing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draw + filing. 1. The process of smooth filing by working the file sideways instead of lengthwise.
Word: drawgear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draw + gear. 1. A harness for draught horses. Labels: countable 2. The means or parts by which cars or carriages are connected to be drawn. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Constructional features of the railbus include the use of rubber suspension for axlebox/underframe and underframe/body mountings, the use of B.U.T. power transmission equipment, many components of which are interchangeable with those on British Railways standard railcars, power-operated sliding doors, and an absence of normal sidebuffers or drawgear. Example: Although loads of up to 900 tonnes could be handled by one of these locomotives, in practice the load is limited to 790 tonnes by drawgear.
Word: drawhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draw + head. 1. The flanged outer end of a drawbar. 2. Synonym of drawgear.
Word: drawlatch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draw + latch. 1. A housebreaker or thief Labels: obsolete 2. A fastener consisting of a latch body mounted on one side of a door or lid, and a hook or catch mounted on the opposite side. When the latch is engaged, the hook or catch pulls the two sides tightly together, creating a secure closure.
Word: drawling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of speaking with a drawl. Example: […] if I yawn over your imperfect sentences, your repeated phrases, your false pathos, your drawlings and denouncingsyour humming and hawing, your oh-ing and ah-ing, your black gloves and your white handkerchief.
Word: drawling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of drawl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: drawlink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draw + link. 1. drawbar
Word: drawloom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draw + loom. 1. A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns. Labels: archaic, countable 2. A kind of damask made on the drawloom. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: drawnet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draw + net. Compare dragnet. 1. A net for catching the larger sorts of birds. Labels: archaic 2. A dragnet.
Word: drawplate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draw + plate. 1. A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
Word: drawrod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draw + rod. 1. The horizontal bar along which curtains run, allowing them to be opened and closed. 2. A rod which unites the drawgear at opposite ends of the car, and bears the pull required to draw the train.
Word: drawspring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draw + spring. 1. A spring to which a drawbar is attached.
Word: sponges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sponge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sponges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sponge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: poofs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poof Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centimeters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centimeter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spumy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spume + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈspjuːmi/ 1. frothy, emitting froth or spume Example: The spumy waves proclaim the watery war.
Word: tallness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tall 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 tallness From tall + -ness. 1. The quality or characteristic of being tall. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The long, skimpy soutane accentuated the tallness of his stature; […] and the straight, black bar of his joined eyebrows[…] suggested something unlawful behind his priesthood, the idea of a chaplain of bandits.
Word: ternary name Part of Speech: noun 1. A scientific name at the rank of subspecies: an expansion of a binomial name (a genus and a species) combined with the name of the subspecies; for example Homo sapiens sapiens.
Word: binominal name Part of Speech: noun 1. A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name. Example: See species name for usage and example.
Word: chancroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English chancre Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English chancroid From chancre + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈʃæŋ.kɹɔɪd/ 1. A sexually transmitted infection, caused by bacteria of species Haemophilus ducreyi, characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. 2. A sore characteristic of this infection.
Word: polypropene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English propene English polypropene From poly- + propene. 1. Alternative form of polypropylene. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Furthermore, the surface tensions of isotactic polypropene (i-PP) and syndiotactic polypropene (s-PP) are measured.
Word: summation plural Part of Speech: noun 1. A plurale tantum.
Word: lymphogranuloma venereum Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌlɪmfəˌɡɹænjʊˈləʊmə vəˈnɪəɹɪəm/ 1. A sexually transmitted disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Labels: uncountable
Word: common bean Part of Speech: noun 1. An herbaceous annual plant (Phaseolus vulgaris), grown for its edible bean. 2. A bean of such a plant, varying in size, shape and especially color.
Word: absolute alcohol Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈæl.kə.hɑl/, /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈæl.kə.hɑl/ 1. Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol that contains at most 1% of water Labels: uncountable
Word: denatured alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol for industrial purposes that has been made unfit for consumption by the addition of a poisonous substance such as acetone or methyl alcohol. Labels: US, uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonyms: methylated spirit, methylated spirits (usually coinstantial)
Word: primary alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. Any alcohol of general formula R-CH₂-OH
Word: secondary alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. Any alcohol of general formula R₂CH-OH
Word: tertiary alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. Any alcohol of general formula R₃C-OH
Word: verbform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From verb + form. 1. Alternative form of verb form. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1983, Thomas M. Carter, Then and Now: The Mechanics of Integration, Historical Conservation Society (Manila), page 112, "Thee/Thou" speech merely substitutes (or were substituted by) some of the old personal pronouns. Also present in "Thee" speech is the occasional ancient verbform. Example: 1990, Andries Breunis, The Nominal Sentence in Sanskrit and Middle Indo-Aryan, Brill Academic Publishers, →ISBN, page 149, Before we compare these constructions with a PPP connected to a verbform of "to be" in the third person, we shall first discuss the following phenomenon.
Word: homoscedastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homo- + Ancient Greek σκεδαστός (skedastós, “able to be scattered”). 1. Having the same finite variance for all elements. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Islamdom Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Islam + -dom, apparently by analogy with Christendom and Hindudom. 1. The regions of the world, taken as a whole, where Islam is the predominant religion. 2. Islamic societies worldwide, taken as a whole.
Word: muffin top Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the shape of the top of a muffin (a cupcake), which bulges over the top of its paper container. 1. The roll of fat that extends horizontally over the edges of the waistline of tightly fitting trousers. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, figuratively, sometimes Example: Finally, I stopped lunging and with my Baby Belly, my Bat Wings, my Muffin Top and my Banana Folds, I rolled up my yoga mat and walked to the door. Example: You should certainly aim for shorts tight enough to accomplish two ends: constricting proper blood flow and providing a nice canvas for your muffin-top. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see muffin, top: the top part of a muffin. Example: Kellogg also expanded the brand by introducing pancakes, mini waffles, French toast, and muffin tops.
Word: string trimmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From string + trimmer. Pronunciation: /ˌstɹɪŋ ˈtɹɪmə/, /ˌstɹɪŋ ˈtɹɪmɚ/ 1. A powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.
Word: alcoholaemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)bor. English -aemia English alcoholaemia From alcohol + -aemia. 1. The presence of alcohol in the bloodstream 2. A measure of the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream
Word: alcoholicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English alcoholicity From alcoholic + -ity. 1. A measure of the alcoholic content of something Labels: uncountable
Word: alcoholometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English alcoholometry From alcohol + -o- + -metry. 1. The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood Labels: uncountable
Word: sorrowed Part of Speech: adj 1. Made sad, caused to feel sorrow. Example: I was sorrowed to hear of your loss.
Word: sorrowed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sorrow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: let's not and say we did Part of Speech: phrase 1. Indicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action, and does not wish to participate. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: “We must go on to the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, Pa,” said Seb, bravely. “We can't feel any worse.” “Let's not and say we did,” groaned the sick father from his position of vantage at the rail. Example: "Let's kick in a window on George," Dick Buckford said. "Let's not and say we did," Andy Houlihan said.
Word: authorise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: Mr. Waller adds that when the railway was authorised in 1897, one of the clauses of the Act authorising the transfer of the line to the North British Railway provided that that company should work it in perpetuity, and it was this clause that caused the interim interdict to be granted.
Word: looney tunes Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Extension of loony by reference to the cartoon series Looney Tunes. 1. Loony, crazy, insane. Labels: colloquial, humorous Example: 1988, Denise Ohio, The Finer Grain, Naiad Press, →ISBN, page 23, He'd look at me sort of sideways and say all the time, you're losing it, Amy, honey, you are going looney tunes. Example: 2002, Tony Spivey, Covered Ground, Iriswhite Publishing, →ISBN, page 12, I thought him crazy. / Pure looney tunes.
Word: scale invariance Part of Speech: noun 1. a feature of objects or laws that do not change if length scales (or energy scales) are multiplied by a common factor. Labels: uncountable
Word: siltstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silt + stone. 1. A sedimentary rock whose composition is intermediate in grain size between the coarser sandstone and the finer mudstone. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mudstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mud + stone. 1. A fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The new fossils come from mudstones in central Poland, in beds that have been dated using other, much more common and cosmopolitan, fossils. Example: Excavation of the twin bore tunnel will produce around 500,000 tonnes of mudstone and soil, which will be processed on site and then reused to build embankments elsewhere along the route.
Word: litmus paper Part of Speech: noun 1. paper containing a water-soluble pH indicator composed of a mixture of different dyes extracted from certain lichens. The resulting piece of paper is used to test materials for acidity, turning red when acidic and blue when alkaline. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: water-soluble Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˈsɒljʊbəl/ 1. Dissolving easily in water.
Word: looney-tunes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the adjective looney tunes. 1. Loony, crazy, insane person. Labels: colloquial, humorous Example: 2002, David A. Enyart, Creative Anticipation: Narrative Sermon Designs for Telling the Story, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 155, Have we, as our culture so often claims, committed our lives to absurdity? Are we religious Looney-Tunes marching to the beat of a demonic drummer? Example: 2002, Robert S. Levinson, Hot Paint: A Neil Gulliver and Stevie Marriner Novel, Tor/Forge, →ISBN, page 295, Like that looney-tunes in Salt Lake City killed by the police after he gunned down a woman and a security guard and wounded four others at the Mormon Family History Library.
Word: esurience Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being esurient; extreme gluttony or boundless hunger. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: To the man himself [Samuel Taylor Coleridge] Nature had given, in high measure, the seeds of a noble endowment; […] but imbedded in such weak laxity of character, in such indolences and esuriences as had made strange work with it.
Word: adjugate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin adjugatus. 1. To yoke an animal to something Labels: obsolete
Word: adjugate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin adjugatus. 1. The transpose of the respective cofactor matrix, for a given matrix. One of the factors in calculating the inverse of a matrix. Commonly notated as adj(A), where A is the given matrix.
Word: rerecord Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English record English rerecord From re- + record. 1. Alternative spelling of re-record. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rerecord Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English record English rerecord From re- + record. 1. Alternative spelling of re-record. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: retest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English test English retest From re- + test. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːtɛst/ 1. A repeat test.
Word: retest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English test English retest From re- + test. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈtɛst/ 1. To test again. Labels: transitive
Word: right-hander Part of Speech: noun 1. One who is right-handed. 2. A slap or punch with the right hand. 3. A bend or turn to the right; a right-hand corner.
Word: alkali metal Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table; lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium.
Word: pint-sized Part of Speech: adj 1. Comparatively small in size. Labels: colloquial Example: 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ Together, with the help of the drunkard Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), the only District 12 citizen ever to win the Games, they challenge tributes that range from sadistic volunteers to crafty kids like the pint-sized Rue (Amandla Stenberg) to the truly helpless and soon-to-be-dead.
Word: alkaline earth metals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alkaline earth metal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exopodite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- English podite English exopodite From exo- + podite. 1. The external part of the uropod.
Word: horseshoe crabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horseshoe crab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plasmonics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)der. Late Latin plasmader. English plasma Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English electronbf. Ancient Greek -ον (-on)influ. English -on English plasmon ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English plasmonics From plasmon + -ics. 1. A proposed analogy to electronics using plasmons Labels: uncountable
Word: axeblade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From axe + blade. 1. The blade of an axe; or, a blade identical to that of an axe, but not actually part of one. Example: 1904, Terrot Reaveley Glover, Studies in Virgil, reprinted as Virgil, Barnes & Noble (1969), page 198, This image, topped by a head as featureless as an axeblade, spoke in words condensed from scalding steam. Example: 1959, Frank Yerby, Jarrett's Jade: A Novel, Dial Press, page 19, James took a step forward, his dark eyes bright under that jutting hedgerow of a brow that swept across his forehead without a break even above his axeblade of a nose.
Word: star stream Part of Speech: noun 1. A line of stars, originally from a dwarf galaxy, that have been captured by gravitational interaction with the Milky Way
Word: dwarf galaxy Part of Speech: noun 1. Any galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.
Word: national debt Part of Speech: noun 1. Any money owed by the government of a nation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The only reference to the national debt - the reduction of which was once a top priority for Republicans of all stripes - was a passing mention of the subject during a litany of Barack Obama's economic failings.
Word: time of one's life Part of Speech: noun 1. A period of enjoying oneself immensely, or more than ever before. Labels: idiomatic Example: It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right / I hope you had the time of your life. Example: “We had a wonderful event last night. He was having the time of his life last night. […] He was given a rescue dog as a birthday present. He was having the time of his life,” Muth told the Gazette Journal.
Word: thesauri Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thesaurus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obsessing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of obsess Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: apple midge Part of Speech: noun 1. A small dipterous insect (Lycoriella ingenua), the larva of which bores in apples. Labels: obsolete 2. Any midge whose larvae cause damage to apples.
Word: roommates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roommate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rogers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚz/, /ˈɹɒd͡ʒəz/ 1. plural of roger. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rogers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚz/, /ˈɹɒd͡ʒəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roger Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dishabituation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English habituation English dishabituation From dis- + habituation. 1. A way of responding to old stimuli as if they were new. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Habituation and dishabituation allow for experience-dependent tuning of these reflexes and the mechanisms underlying these forms of behavioral plasticity involve changes in transmitter release from the sensory to motor neuron synapses through homosynaptic depression and the serotonin-mediated recovery from depression, respectively. 2. Process of reaching a dishabituated state. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Nezhegol Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Не́жеголь (Néžegolʹ). 1. A small river in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, near Ukraine. The town of Shebekino sits near the mouth of the Nezhegol where it flows into the Donets.
Word: reaction mixture Part of Speech: noun 1. A product of mixing and reacting two or more substances (causing reaction); mixture causing chemical transformation or change; the interaction of entities : Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A product of mixing and reacting two or more substances (causing reaction); mixture causing chemical transformation or change; the interaction of entities : Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A product formed by the combination of two or more elements, compounds or substances together causing reactions and transformation of original items or substances. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ribaudequin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/ 1. Alternative form of ribauldequin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: satellite campus Part of Speech: noun 1. A campus of a college or university that is physically detached from the main university or college area.
Word: Mallory Part of Speech: name Etymology: From an Anglo-Norman nickname for an unfortunate person, from Old French maleure, malheure (“unhappy, unlucky”) (whence French malheur), from mal (“bad”) + eur (“fortune”). Pronunciation: /ˈmæləɹi/ 1. An English surname from Old French. 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. 3. The malicious party in examples of threat scenarios. See Alice and Bob. 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States:
Word: jomo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan མཛོ་མོ (mdzo mo). 1. Alternative spelling of dzomo (“female yak–cow hybrid”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: c'''1882, Sarat Chandra Das, Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet, John Murray (1902), page 71, December 26.—The Deba has a dozen jomo and cows yielding plenty of milk. A jomo yields four times the quantity of milk which a cow or female yak gives. […] the Tibetans value very highly the jo, which is, besides a good milker, most useful in husbandry.
Word: jomo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Metathesis of mojo. 1. Alternative form of mojo. Labels: Southern-US, alt-of, alternative
Word: mishappen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mishapnen, equivalent to mis- + happen. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈhap(ə)n/ 1. To encounter grief or misfortune. Labels: obsolete 2. To happen through misfortune. Labels: archaic Example: His fearefull friends weare out the wofull night, / Ne dare to weepe, nor seeme to vnderstand / The heauie hap, which on them is alight, / Affraid, least to themselues the like mishappen might. 3. To happen ill; fare ill. Labels: intransitive
Word: jadarite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the Jadar Basin in Serbia, where it was discovered during mineral explorations. 1. A mineral, sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide. Labels: uncountable
Word: macrophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + -phile. 1. A person with macrophilia. Example: Crumb's sexual fixation on gigantic women's legs became a major feature of his most celebrated images. Despite the common themes among macrophiles, Ed Lundt believes that no two macro fantasies are quite alike […] Example: If there are macrophiles living and working among us—and I assure you, there are—the world must also make room for the microphiles who love them back.
Word: incardinate Part of Speech: verb 1. To raise (someone) to the rank of cardinal. Labels: transitive 2. To enroll (someone) as a priest of a particular church. Labels: transitive
Word: labware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lab Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English labware From lab + -ware. 1. All the glassware and other equipment used in many different types of laboratory, but excluding specialist equipment such as spectrometers. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Ólavsøka Part of Speech: name 1. a festival taking place annually on the 28th and 29th of July in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Example: ... as when the Løgting's sitting at Ólavsøka is paired with inchoate revelry and promenading up and down the streets of Tórshavn. Example: In addition to the final hours of Ólavsøka, ...
Word: Jacqui Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline. Example: The second woman was older but not at all wiser. Her name was Jacqui and she spelled it twice in case there should be any misunderstanding.
Word: hieratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin hieraticus, from Ancient Greek ἱερατικός (hieratikós), from ἱερατεία (hierateía, “priesthood”), from ἱερατεύω (hierateúō, “be a priest”), from ἱερεύς (hiereús, “priest”), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”). Use pertaining to the Egyptian writing system originates with the Greek phrase γράμματα ἱερατικά (grámmata hieratiká, literally “priestly writing”), which was first used by Saint Clement of Alexandria in the 2nd century AD, as at that time hieratic was used only for religious texts, as had been the case for the previous thousand years. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪ(ə)ˈɹætɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt. Labels: not-comparable Example: In sculpture and in the drama, in Aristophanic farce and in hieratic rituals, in pictorial art and in the stream of literature, the phallus is transcendent. Example: The witch, repository of hieratic lore and folk legends and occult arcana, became the distributor of philtres and unguents, electuaries and pastilles, herbs and charms and incantations - directed toward sexual pleasures and amatory satisfactions. 2. Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart. Labels: not-comparable Example: The papyrus was written in hieratic, a cursive form of hieroglyphics. 3. Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some of the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved. Example: When Christ was being crucified, so ran the sea-borne, hieratic legend, the earth had opened all through this country, though the coincidence could hardly have impressed anyone then!
Word: hieratic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin hieraticus, from Ancient Greek ἱερατικός (hieratikós), from ἱερατεία (hierateía, “priesthood”), from ἱερατεύω (hierateúō, “be a priest”), from ἱερεύς (hiereús, “priest”), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”). Use pertaining to the Egyptian writing system originates with the Greek phrase γράμματα ἱερατικά (grámmata hieratiká, literally “priestly writing”), which was first used by Saint Clement of Alexandria in the 2nd century AD, as at that time hieratic was used only for religious texts, as had been the case for the previous thousand years. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪ(ə)ˈɹætɪk/ 1. A writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs. Labels: historical
Word: Luca Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Luca, from Latin Lūcās, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs), hypocoristic of Λούκιος (Loúkios) (from Latin Lūcius m) or Λουκανός (Loukanós) or both with -ᾶς (-âs). As a female given name, used in Hungarian and Serbo-Croatian as an equivalent of Lucy (ultimately of same origin, from Latin Lūcia f), but English usage is influenced by the male given name, similar Lucas, Luke, and the feminine ending -a. Pronunciation: /ˈluːkə/ 1. A male given name from Italian, borrowed in the 2000s. 2. A female given name. Example: This is my bedroom, and Luca’s, and Fran’s, and my mother’s. The four of us sleep here, and at the back of the house live Celesta and Rose, my other two sisters who I don’t really know. […] We are Celesta, Rosaria, Francesca, Luca, Dolores. Example: Miss Lori, my girlfriend is on the phone. Her name is Luca.
Word: Luca Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of LUCA. Labels: alt-of Example: What’s more, every living organism is ultimately descended from a single ancestral population: the Last Universal Common Ancestor (Luca), which lived over 3.5 billion years ago when the planet was newly formed.
Word: Galati Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Galati. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Timoteo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Timoteo and Portuguese Timóteo. 1. A surname.
Word: Tito Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romance Tito (Spanish Tito, Portuguese Tito, Italian Tito); from Latin Titus, 1. A male given name from the Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romance languages
Word: Tito Part of Speech: name Etymology: Serbo-Croatian Tito 1. Josip Broz Tito, a Yugoslav revolutionary and politician.
Word: Pietro Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Ré Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Île de Ré: An island off the west coast of the department of Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: jackasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jackass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jackasses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jackass Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jock itch Part of Speech: noun 1. A fungal infection, tinea cruris, of the groin region, usually due to the fungus Trichophyton rubrum, but also Candida albicans, Trichophyton interdigitale, Epidermophyton floccosum, and others. Labels: uncountable
Word: ideal-seeking behavior Part of Speech: noun 1. Behavior that is characterized by both the desire and the ability to progress towards an ideal by choosing a new goal when a previous one has been met or the effort to meet it has failed. Labels: uncountable
Word: viatica Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of viaticum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: athlete's foot Part of Speech: noun 1. A fungal infection of the skin of the foot, usually between the toes, caused by pathogen fungi, such as Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton interdigitale, syn. Trichophyton mentagrophytes, or Epidermophyton floccosum Labels: uncountable
Word: fabber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fab + -er, from fabricate. 1. A small manufacturing plant able to make solid three-dimensional objects based on digital data.
Word: hypogonadal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English gonadal English hypogonadal From hypo- + gonadal. 1. Of or pertaining to a defect of the reproductive system which results in lack of function of the gonads (ovaries or testes). Labels: not-comparable
Word: supraphysiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical Latin physiologicus ▲ Middle English -al English -al English physiological English supraphysiological From supra- + physiological. 1. Of or pertaining to amounts greater than normally found in the body. 2. Of or relating to a dose of a medicine that is larger than that of an equivalent hormone or other compound normally present in the body
Word: anemious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English anemia Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English anemious From anemia + -ous. 1. Pertaining to anemia. Example: It was anemious in two cases where the patients died early, and on two other occasions when death took place long subsequent to febrile action. Example: The cause of this convulsion is the anemious condition, not of the brain, but of the spinal marrow; this is ascertained in the sheep in the following manner […]
Word: alcohology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English alcohology From alcohol + -ology, by haplology. Pronunciation: /ˌælkəˈhɒlədʒi/ 1. The study of the effects of alcohol; on living organisms, people or social environments. Labels: uncountable
Word: extra-solar Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of extrasolar. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: The Systems Alliance is an independent supranational government representing the interests of humanity as a whole. The Alliance is responsible for the governance and defense of all extra-solar colonies and stations. The Alliance grew out of the various nation space programs as a matter of practicality. Sol's planets had been explored and exploited through piecemeal nation efforts. The expense of colonizing entire new solar systems could not be met by any one country. With humans knowing that alien contact was inevitable, there was enough political will to jointly fund an international effort.
Word: sideman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -man English sideman From side + -man. 1. A soloist playing with a band or group of which he is not a regular member. 2. Somebody who is unimportant or irrelevant. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, derogatory Example: I link for the peng, then I go link for the mud / I just stepped on the ends, sideman don't give me no spud Example: She told me she loved me, I was like when? Treated me like a sideman back then
Word: sidewise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English sidewise From side + -wise. 1. sideways
Word: signalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From signal + -ization. 1. The process of signalizing; characterization or differentiation Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: signalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English signal 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 signalize From signal + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɡnəlaɪz/ 1. To distinguish, to make noteworthy. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, archaic, transitive Example: […] God has planted in man a ſenſe of ambition, and a ſatisfaction ariſing from the contemplation of his excelling his fellows in ſomething deemed valuable amongſt them. It is this paſſion that drives men to all the ways we ſee in uſe of ſignalizing themſelves, and that tends to make whatever excites in a man the idea of this diſtinction ſo very pleaſant. Example: [T]he reign of the Tudors was often signalized by the valour of our soldiers and sailors […]. 2. To display or make known (an attribute, quality, etc.); to call attention to. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, archaic, transitive Example: [T]he great Creator hath likevviſe ſignalized his Care and Skill, by giving Animals an architectonick Faculty, to build themſelves convenient places of Retirement, in vvhich to repoſe and ſecure themſelves, and to nurſe up their Young. Example: An Author who points his ſatyr at a great man, is to be looked upon in the ſame view with the engineer who ſignalized himſelf by this ungenerous practice. 3. To point out; to take special note of. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, archaic, transitive Example: This expression rex Anglorum is rightly signalised by historians as a milestone in our history. 4. To communicate with (someone) by means of a signal. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive Example: a ship signalizes its consort 5. To indicate; to be a sign of. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive Example: And yet... looking here at this bottle which by its number signalized the day when Colonel Freeleigh had stumbled and fallen six feet into the earth, Douglas could not find so much as a gram of dark sediment[…] 6. To furnish (a traffic intersection) with a traffic signal. Labels: British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, transitive
Word: signor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian signor, apocopic form of signore. Doublet of senior and señor. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːnjɔr/, /ˈsiːnjɔː/ 1. Alternative form of signore, a courtesy title used towards an Italian man. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: signori Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of signor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: signorine Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of signorina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: siree Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌsɜː(ɹ)ˈiː/, /səˈɹiː/ 1. Sir. Labels: emphatic, slang Example: "Are you coming?" "Yes, siree."
Word: jackhammer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jack + hammer. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒækˌhæmɚ/ 1. A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete. 2. Something that is very strong but also very rigid. Labels: figuratively Example: A new skiercross pro tour is on the docket, as well as freeskiing. Just like racing, both require strong but supple legs rather than jackhammer quads.
Word: jackhammer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From jack + hammer. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒækˌhæmɚ/ 1. To use a jackhammer. Labels: intransitive Example: Early the next day a crew came to fix the street. Vernon was out there at once, watching them jackhammer and haul the asphalt […] 2. To break (something) using a jackhammer. Labels: transitive Example: The foundations for the barrier had been jackhammered away; the piles of broken concrete were just left alongside the road. Example: In the morning, the street is being jackhammered up. 3. To form (something) using a jackhammer. Labels: transitive Example: Small ledges had been jackhammered at each end of the crater and timbers bolted into them, forming abutments of the bridge that was to come. Example: Richmond already spent tax money on an engineering department whose employees parked their trucks in the street, jackhammered holes in the pavement, and repaired storm sewers […] 4. To move like a jackhammer. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: […] a bolt of lightning jackhammered across the sky, interrupting his dream. Example: When he jackhammered into her, she clutched the bedspread and braced herself for the onslaught. 5. To move like a jackhammer. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: […] he lay rigid, his heart jackhammering, telling himself that there was nothing out there, nothing […] Example: The paranoia came on pretty damn strong for this early in the morning, his high blood pressure—160 over 90 at twenty-two—jackhammering in his wrists, his thoughts caterwauling beneath the moment. 6. To move (something) like a jackhammer. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: He […] drew his knees toward his chest as far as the cramped space would allow, and jackhammered his feet into the forward wall of the trunk, which was formed by the backseat of the car. Example: Then, before the lumberjack had a chance to react, Dad grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and jackhammered his head into the bar. 7. To strike (something) repeatedly with force, to pound. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Guam-based B-52 bombers, newly modified to haul 60,000 lbs. of bombs each, jackhammered a Viet Cong radio and communications center 35 miles northeast of Saigon. Example: He didn’t make love to her; he jackhammered her.
Word: butt pirates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butt pirate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prepetition Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English petition English prepetition From pre- + petition. 1. Of a claim, event, or condition existing prior to a bankruptcy petition. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sortable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French sortable; equivalent to sort + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːtəb(ə)l/ 1. That can be sorted. Example: Text is searchable, sortable, copyable, pastable, printable and forwardable. 2. Suitable; proper, appropriate. Labels: obsolete Example: If we must needs study, let us study something sorteable to our condition[…].
Word: sortable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French sortable; equivalent to sort + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːtəb(ə)l/ 1. A component that allows a sequence of items to be reordered via drag and drop.
Word: stag film Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of pornographic film produced clandestinely in the early to mid-20th century, typically short and without sound. Usually intended for a male audience. Labels: historical, slang
Word: ultra lounge Part of Speech: noun 1. A nightclub that has a subdued atmosphere and facilities for social intercourse.
Word: ultra-lounge Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ultra lounge. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ultralounge Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ultra lounge. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: azoospermic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English azoospermia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English azoospermic From azoospermia + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or affected by azoospermia. Labels: not-comparable Example: Stringent exclusion criteria were employed to exclude regular alcohol drinkers, heavy smokers, the men with chronic diseases, urogenital infections, varicocele and other diseases which might lead to dysspermia, azoospermic men, and the men with 100% of immotile sperm, 100% teratospermia and incomplete data.
Word: azoospermia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + zoospermia. 1. The absence of live spermatozooa in the semen. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Infertility was caused by fallopian tube dysfunction and/or male-related factors (a diagnosis of asthenozoospermia and/or asthenoteratozoospermia or azoospermia according to the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen).
Word: captative Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a verb (in some languages) that has a specific ending or other marker to indicate a hunting or catching function Labels: not-comparable
Word: captative Part of Speech: noun 1. A verb that has a specific ending or other marker to indicate a hunting or catching function.
Word: columnated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having columns; columnar
Word: disorientate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dis- + orientate. Not a back-formation from disorientation, which is attested much later and is perhaps from disorientate. 1. Alternative form of disorient. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, proscribed, sometimes Example: Ideas often disorientate a system which has been formed on a particular pattern and make it inapplicable; so ideas may lead to the readjustment of groups and sometimes of political boundaries.
Word: Delphin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See dauphin. 1. Relating to the dauphin of France; delphinal Example: The Delphin classics was an edition of the Latin classics prepared in the reign of Louis XIV for the use of the dauphin.