nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: toffee apple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The weapon is named after the food item, having a similar shape, i.e. a sphere with attached stick or handle. 1. A candy apple. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Example: Toffee apples and fairy floss are often sold as fairground snacks. 2. A kind of British trench mortar used in World War I. Labels: Ireland, UK, historical, slang Example: Here we would find, perhaps, three 18-pounder guns dug in as antitank defences supplemented by 60 lb "toffee apple" trench mortar bombs buried as makeshift anti-tank mines.
Word: toffee-nosed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably from toff or from toffee-nose + -ed. 1. Snobbish, condescending or aloof. Labels: Ireland, UK Example: Parkinson: You made films before, but the part that really made your name was Zulu, wasn't it […] and there of course—against type—you played the toff, you played the officer. Caine: I played the officer, yeah, and everybody thought I was like that. Everyone was so shocked when they met me, this like Cockney guy had played this toffee-nosed git.
Word: toilet water Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French eau de toilette. 1. A perfumed mixture of water and alcohol somewhat like cologne: synonym of eau de toilette. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A toilet water with a strong scent, originally produced at Cologne, Germany. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see toilet, water: wastewater in a toilet. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This may provide a simple explanation for the seemingly universal desire of all dogs to drink from the toilet. Since toilet water has likely been refreshed more recently than the water in Fido's bowl, it tastes better.
Word: tolerance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English toleraunce, borrowed from Old French tolerance, from Latin tolerantia (“endurance”), from tolerāns, present participle of, and participial adjective from Latin tolerō (“to endure”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/, /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹəns/, /ˈtɔl.ə.ɹəns/, [ˈtɔ̟l.ə.ɹəns] 1. The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance. Labels: obsolete, uncountable 2. The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: forbearance Example: Both [Ze'ev] Jabotinsky and [David] Ben-Gurion also wrote songs of praise to the Ottoman Empire, its tolerance toward ethnic minorities in general — and to Jews in particular — as well as to the democratic changes it was undergoing. 3. The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism. Labels: uncountable 4. The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism. Labels: uncountable Example: Since he hadn't had any alcohol in years, his tolerance was very low, and it only took two drinks for him to get sloshed. 5. The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement. Labels: countable Example: Our customers can generally accept ten times the tolerance which we can achieve in our machining operations. 6. The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection. Labels: uncountable
Word: tolerance Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English toleraunce, borrowed from Old French tolerance, from Latin tolerantia (“endurance”), from tolerāns, present participle of, and participial adjective from Latin tolerō (“to endure”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/, /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹəns/, /ˈtɔl.ə.ɹəns/, [ˈtɔ̟l.ə.ɹəns] 1. To design or engineer a material to a specified tolerance.
Word: toleration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French toleration, from Latin tolerātiōnem, accusative singular of tolerātiō, from the verb tolerō (“to tolerate”). Compare tolerance. Pronunciation: /tɒləˈɹeɪʃən/ 1. Endurance of evil, suffering etc. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Above all, the establishment of toleration helped to weaken the presumption that plurality in matters of faith inevitably caused social disorder.
Word: toll-bar Part of Speech: noun 1. a gate or other barrier placed across a road where a toll is taken
Word: toll barrier Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tollbar.
Word: toll bridge Part of Speech: noun 1. A bridge at which a toll is charged for passage.
Word: toll call Part of Speech: noun 1. A telephone call with a higher charge than that for a normal local call. 2. A long-distance call.
Word: toll-collector Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who collects the toll at a toll road or toll bridge. 2. A device that counts the people going through a turnstile and paying a toll.
Word: toll plaza Part of Speech: noun 1. a row of toll booths on a toll road or turnpike Labels: US
Word: toll booth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English tolboth. 1. A booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected.
Word: toll road Part of Speech: noun 1. A road for the use of which a toll must be paid; a turnpike.
Word: tom cat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tomcat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: first-degree burn Part of Speech: noun 1. A mild burn that causes redness of the skin but no blistering.
Word: second-degree burn Part of Speech: noun 1. a burn, more severe than a first-degree burn, that blisters the skin
Word: third-degree burn Part of Speech: noun 1. A severe burn that destroys skin and underlying tissue and exposes nerve endings.
Word: fogo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hogo (“strong unpleasant smell”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: And then while you're a cooking, they say, / Such a fogo beclouds all the room, / That the girls have to group out the way, / In search of the tongs or the broom.
Word: programmable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English program Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English programmable From program + -able. Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/ 1. Capable of being programmed. Labels: not-comparable Example: This enables programmable tensiometry and fluid movement while insuring efficient energy transfer to the in-wheel electrostatic nanomotors.
Word: programmable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English program Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English programmable From program + -able. Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/ 1. A calculator that allows the user to write programs. Example: Most of the important decision-making functions found on computers are available on TI programmables: Looping. Branching. Flags. Sub-routines. Yet there's no special language to learn.
Word: laten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From late + -en. 1. To grow late; become later. Labels: intransitive Example: The afternoon was latening, but there was, I think, a quietly commemorative glow from the west. Example: Not even when the hour latened, when the courts became filled with boys returning from their holidays, when the moment for saying "Good-bye" was only a few minutes distant, not even then did his high spirits leave him.
Word: coatimundi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese coatimundi, from Nheengatu kuatimu'ne, from Old Tupi kua'ti (see coati) + mu'ne (“trick, snare”). 1. Synonym of coati 2. Synonym of coati
Word: laundrette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavo Latin lavareder. Latin lavandarium Latin lavandaria Old French lavanderiebor. Middle English lavendrie English laundry English -ette English laundrette From laundry + -ette. 1. Synonym of launderette (UK) Example: The laundrette was a decent walk away; the air outside its doors was always scolding and brash, as if the air there was so clean it could sting you.
Word: missen Part of Speech: pron 1. Myself. Labels: Yorkshire Example: Here's to yaw an me, an to mi wife's husband, noan forgettin misen!
Word: missen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mizzen. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tailed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tayled; equivalent to tail + -ed. Pronunciation: /teɪld/ 1. simple past and past participle of tail Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tailed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English tayled; equivalent to tail + -ed. Pronunciation: /teɪld/ 1. Having a tail. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable, often Example: There are several tailed species of mammals. Example: This is a species of long-tailed mouse. 2. Of certain butterflies, having one or more filamentous projections on the tornal section of each hind wing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: coati Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish coatí, from Portuguese quati, coati, from Old Tupi kua'ti, from cua (“belt”) + tim (“nose”). Pronunciation: /kəʊˈɑːti/, /koʊˈɑti/ 1. Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina. Example: Prospectors and cowpunchers who see the animals most often, sometimes call them Mexican monkeys. Others believe the coati to be a peculiar kind of arboreal anteater. More generally in this region, coatis are called “chulo bears” or simply “chulos,” and will be so referred to hereafter. Example: The coatis are four small, carnivorous mammals related to the raccoon, red panda and ringtail, or cacomistle. They range in size from 15 inches (38 cm) in the mountain coati, Nasuella olivacca, to 16-26 inches (41-67 cm) long in the three species Nasua nasua, N. nelsoni and N. narica.
Word: neuralgic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English neuralgia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English neuralgic From neuralgia + -ic. 1. Pertaining to or affected by neuralgia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: neuralgic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English neuralgia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English neuralgic From neuralgia + -ic. 1. A person afflicted by neuralgia. Example: A heavy clay soil is bad for all neuralgics, and the house should be dry, and on a sandy or gravel soil. The desideratum for all neuralgic affections is perpetual summer […]
Word: diamond cutter Part of Speech: noun 1. A craftsman who cuts diamonds. 2. A professional wrestling move in which the wrestler takes the opponent's neck and drops them to the mat. 3. A ball hit up the middle of the diamond over the pitching mound reaching the outfield.
Word: vasalling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vasal Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vasalled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vasal Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: steel cage match Part of Speech: noun 1. A special match in wrestling where opponents wrestle inside an enclosed cage surrounded by steel
Word: Atlas moth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partial calque of taxonomic name Attacus atlas. 1. a large moth, Attacus atlas, from the tropical forests of southeast Asia
Word: niladic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nil + -adic. 1. Of an operator or function in a program, having no arguments.
Word: bobbins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bobbin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bobbins Part of Speech: noun 1. crap, rubbish, something worthless or nonsensical Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Don't take this the wrong way, my friend, but I've never heard such complete and utter bobbins in all my life.
Word: tombola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian tombolaredeverb. Italian tombolabor. English tombola Borrowed from Italian tombola. Pronunciation: /tɒmˈbəʊlə/ 1. A lottery in which winning tickets are drawn from a revolving drum. 2. The drum from which the tickets are drawn. Example: He had been given no choice in the matter of sharing rooms. Gary and he were drawn out of the tombola together, so together they were.
Word: yarmulka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of yarmulke. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: basking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bask Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: basking Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who basks. Example: With no lectures given or heard, no pups offered and ignored or contemptuously rejected by telegraph, no snatches at conversation in the midst of crowds, no baskings on the lawn at Bryn Mawr, no nothing at all, in short […]
Word: distracted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/ 1. having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary) Example: Plenty of accidents happened with a look-out present but momentarily distracted. 2. distraught Example: Runs about the house like a distracted person crying and making a most hideous noise. Example: There'll be a procession— bands— dead march— bells tolling— all the girls in tears— Yum-Yum distracted— then, when it's all over, general rejoicings, and a display of fireworks in the evening.
Word: distracted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of distract Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hard lemonade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From "Mike's Hard Lemonade", a North American brand of shandy. 1. An alcopop resembling lemonade. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: diverted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /daɪˈvɜːtəd/ 1. that has been subject to diversion Labels: not-comparable
Word: diverted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /daɪˈvɜːtəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of divert Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Tommy gun Part of Speech: noun 1. Diminutive of Thompson submachine gun. Labels: diminutive, form-of
Word: Thompson submachine gun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thompson + submachine gun. Named after John Taliaferro Thompson, an American army officer. 1. A .45-caliber American submachine gun, having a wooden stock and a drum, stick, or box magazine.
Word: Thompson Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Thomson, from Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". In some instances of people so named, a calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”); also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas". Pronunciation: /ˈtɒmp.sən/, /ˈtɒm.sən/, /ˈtɑmp.sən/, /ˈtɑm.sən/ 1. A British surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable Example: Police believe Mangione had been traveling around Pennsylvania in the days after Thompson was killed, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to Altoona, where he was recognized earlier Monday at a McDonald's restaurant. 2. A British surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. An Interior Salish language spoken in British Columbia and formerly in Washington. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Thompson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of Thomson, from Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". In some instances of people so named, a calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”); also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas". Pronunciation: /ˈtɒmp.sən/, /ˈtɒm.sən/, /ˈtɑmp.sən/, /ˈtɑm.sən/ 1. A member of a Salish people of British Columbia. 2. Ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun (“Tommy gun”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Thomson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". In some instances of people so named, a calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“MacTavish”). Also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas". Many with the name MacTavish changed their name to Thomson and Thompson after Culloden. Being derived from Thomas ultimately gives this surname an Aramaic derivation - teoma 'twin'. Pronunciation: /ˈtɒm.sən/, /ˈtɑm.sən/ 1. A British surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable 2. A British surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A neighbourhood of Singapore, named after Thomson Road, which was named after John Turnbull Thomson. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, named after Alexander Thomson (pioneer). Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gtg Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of good to go. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of got to go (as a form of farewell). Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: gtg Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of get-together. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: pink ticket Part of Speech: noun 1. A figurative pass entitling the holder to a free night out.
Word: ginnel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dialectal ginn (“a road or passage down to the sea”) + -el (diminutive suffix), ultimately from Old English gin (“an opening, gap, abyss”) or Old Norse gin (“throat, gullet, maw”), both from Proto-Germanic *giną (“throat, gullet”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪnəl/ 1. A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses. Labels: England, Yorkshire, especially Example: […]maks things as pleasant as stondin in a ginnel ov a wyndy neet waitin o'th' sweetheart comin out. Example: At the end of a short side-street a narrow ginnel with concrete bollards led into the surprisingly wide area in which the blocks of flats stood.
Word: tom-tom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi टमटम (ṭamṭam, “the sound of a drum”), and similar terms in related or nearby languages (as Punjabi ਟਮ ਟਮ (ṭam ṭam), Gujarati ટમટમ (ṭamṭam), Bengali টমটম (ṭomṭom), Sinhalese ටම් ටම් (ṭam ṭam), Tamil தம் தம் (tam tam), Malayalam തം തം (taṁ taṁ), Tibetan ཐོམ ཐོམ (thom thom)); ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, with reduplication. Early evidence is from Anglo-Indian sources. 1. A small drum, often one of a joined pair, beaten with the hands, frequently associated with tribal cultures. Example: [T]he Rattle Rale had got information that a party was coming from Badula to look for Hadje, three days before, and had assembled the Country by beat of tom tom, and that those who had conducted Hadje to the stranger had that morning returned: he spoke of the stranger as a 'Deyo' (a God). Example: The passage would have been agreeable enough but for the dreadful "tom-toms," or wooden drums, which are beaten incessantly while the men are rowing. Two men were engaged constantly at them, making a fearful din the whole voyage. 2. Any cylindrical drum, with no snare; part of a drum kit. Labels: usually 3. Alternative form of tam-tam (“a kind of flat gong”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tom-tom Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Hindi टमटम (ṭamṭam, “the sound of a drum”), and similar terms in related or nearby languages (as Punjabi ਟਮ ਟਮ (ṭam ṭam), Gujarati ટમટમ (ṭamṭam), Bengali টমটম (ṭomṭom), Sinhalese ටම් ටම් (ṭam ṭam), Tamil தம் தம் (tam tam), Malayalam തം തം (taṁ taṁ), Tibetan ཐོམ ཐོམ (thom thom)); ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, with reduplication. Early evidence is from Anglo-Indian sources. 1. To play the tom-toms.
Word: tomtom Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tom-tom. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tomtom Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of tom-tom. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tam-tam Part of Speech: noun 1. A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.
Word: tam-tam Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative. 1. To beat on a drum. Labels: dated, intransitive
Word: tone arm Part of Speech: noun 1. a light, balanced arm that holds the pickup cartridge on a record player
Word: toneless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English tone Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English toneless From tone + -less. 1. Lacking tone or expression. Example: And sure enough she had settled down at once, so that in less than two months it seemed to Stephen that Miss Puddleton must always have been at Morton, must always have been sitting at the large walnut table, must always have been saying in that dry, toneless voice with the Oxford accent: ‘You’ve forgotten something, Stephen,’ […] Example: The Cumshewa totem poles were dark and colourless, the wood toneless from pouring rain. 2. Lacking vitality; listless; lifeless. 3. Lacking tone or pitch, have the neutral tone.
Word: tongue and groove Part of Speech: noun 1. A joint, in flooring or panelling, made by fitting a ridge (tongue) along the edge of one board into a corresponding slot (groove) on another.
Word: T&G Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of tongue and groove. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: see you later Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Ellipsis of I will see you later or I hope to see you later. 1. A phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker. Labels: idiomatic
Word: Vedic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Veda Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Vedic From Veda + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈveɪdɪk/, /ˈveɪðɪk/, /ˈved̪ɪk/, /ˈvɛd̪ɪk/, [ʋɛː.d̪ɪk] 1. Of or pertaining to the Vedas Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to the Sanskrit language of the Vedas Labels: not-comparable
Word: tonnage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French tonnage. Equivalent to tonne + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈtʌnɪd͡ʒ/ 1. The number of tons of water that a floating ship displaces. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With her luxurious furnishings and spacious accommodation the Invicta, which is 350-ft. long and has a gross tonnage of 4,178, resembles a small liner. 2. The capacity of a ship's hold etc in units of 100 cubic feet. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The number of tons of bombs dropped in a particular region over a particular period of time. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A charge made on each ton of cargo when landed etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The total shipping of a fleet or nation. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A weight in tons, especially of cargo or freight. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: DB Cargo is understood to be looking at the feasibility of re-gearing some of its Class 66s to allow them to haul the same tonnages as the Class 60s it has taken out of its fleet in the latter part of 2023.
Word: cubic feet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cubic foot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cubic foot Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of volume or capacity equivalent to that of a cube having unit dimension of one foot; equals 28.32 litres.
Word: massively multiplayer online role-playing game Part of Speech: noun 1. An online computer role-playing game in which a large number of players can interact with one another.
Word: eki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 駅(えき) (eki). 1. A Japanese train station.
Word: PAR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of periodic automatic replenishment: in inventory control, a fixed quantity of an item that must be kept on hand to support daily operations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of photosynthetically-active radiation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of precision approach radar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Abbreviation of phased-array radar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 5. Abbreviation of pseudoautosomal region. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 6. Initialism of personnel accountability report. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PAR Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Philippine Area of Responsibility. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: PAR Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of planed all round: of timber, planed on all sides as opposed to rough sawn. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: go after Part of Speech: verb 1. To pursue in attempt to catch another. Example: The downed officer couldn't go after the criminal. 2. To pursue an object or a goal. Example: In Little League, usually everyone goes after the ball. Example: Inspired, the scientist went right after the new idea.
Word: prothonotary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English prothonotarie, from Medieval Latin protonotarius, from Byzantine Greek πρωτονοτάριος (prōtonotários), from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) + Byzantine Greek νοτάριος (notários), from Latin notārius (“notary”). 1. A chief legal clerk or notary in Roman Byzantium, and (hence) in Rome. Labels: historical, obsolete 2. One of the seven prelates, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office is to register pontifical acts and to make and preserve the official record of beatifications. 3. A registrar or chief clerk in various courts of law, especially (US) in a county court, (Australia) in certain state Supreme Courts, (Canada) in Federal Court. Example: I accordingly did direct him how to enter an appearance with the prothonotary and to obtain a copy of the plaint or declaration. Example: Prothonotary was a pretty impressive-sounding title for a clerk of court, but that’s how the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania rolled. 4. The chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople. Labels: historical
Word: eutherian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Eutheria, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “good, true”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”). 1. Belonging or pertaining to the group Eutheria, comprising the mammals more closely related to animals like humans and rodents than to marsupials. Labels: not-comparable
Word: eutherian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Eutheria, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “good, true”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”). 1. An animal of the group Eutheria.
Word: koto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 箏 (koto). 1. A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand. Example: Seated on the soft carpet with their drinks, they listened to a recording of koto, Japanese thirteen-string harp.
Word: celesta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French célesta. Pronunciation: /səˈlɛstə/ 1. A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
Word: celeste Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis. Pronunciation: /səˈlɛst/ 1. Alternative form of celesta (“musical instrument”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 2. An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Bleu celeste. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: giocoso Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian giocoso, from Latin iocōsus. 1. Merry; playful.
Word: grazioso Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian grazioso (“graceful”), from Latin grātiōsus (“agreeable, popular”), from grātia (“grace”). Doublet of gracioso and gracious. Pronunciation: /ˌɡɹɑtsiˈoʊsoʊ/, /ˌɡɹɑtsiˈoʊzoʊ/ 1. graceful, flowing
Word: grazioso Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian grazioso (“graceful”), from Latin grātiōsus (“agreeable, popular”), from grātia (“grace”). Doublet of gracioso and gracious. Pronunciation: /ˌɡɹɑtsiˈoʊsoʊ/, /ˌɡɹɑtsiˈoʊzoʊ/ 1. gracefully, flowingly
Word: rallentando Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian rallentando. 1. slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction). Labels: not-comparable
Word: ritenuto Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian ritenuto. Doublet of retinue. 1. (of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower, held back at a slower rate of pace. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ritenuto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian ritenuto. Doublet of retinue. 1. A musical passage of this kind.
Word: ritornello Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Italian ritornello, diminutive of ritorno (“return”), from ritornare (“to return”): compare French ritournelle. 1. A recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.
Word: discrepancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of discrepancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dimerous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From di- + -merous; compare also Ancient Greek διμερής (dimerḗs, “bipartite”). 1. In two parts; having two parts in each whorl of a flower. Labels: not-comparable Example: Plants with dimerous flowers are fairly rare. 2. Having two-jointed tarsi. Labels: not-comparable
Word: trimerous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + -merous; ultimately from tri-, from Ancient Greek τρία (tría, “three”); + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”). 1. Organized in threes; having parts in numbers that are multiples of three. Labels: not-comparable Example: The monocots typically have trimerous flowers. 2. Having three joints. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tetramerous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tetra- + -merous. 1. in four parts: such that each whorl (of flower parts) has four flower parts. Labels: not-comparable Example: As their name suggests, the crucifers have tetramerous flowers.
Word: pentamerous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From penta- + -merous. 1. In five parts; made up of five parts. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Apocynaceae have pentamerous flowers.
Word: teknonym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tecno- + -onym. 1. A name for an adult derived from that of a child, especially that of the eldest child.
Word: too much Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /tu ˈmʌtʃ/ 1. To a greater extent than is wanted or required; excessively. Labels: not-comparable Example: You talk (much/far/rather) too much. Example: I was too much affected by their criticisms. 2. To a sufficiently strong degree to prevent some other action from happening. Labels: not-comparable Example: I'm not leaving now ... I'm enjoying myself too much!
Word: too much Part of Speech: det Pronunciation: /tu ˈmʌtʃ/ 1. More (of something) than is desirable or required. Example: You ate too much cake at the party, and that's why you feel sick. Example: There's far too much attention being paid to it. 2. Much; even a moderate amount. Example: They call it a beach, but there isn't too much sand there.
Word: too much Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /tu ˈmʌtʃ/ 1. Amusing; entertaining. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Oh, my dear, you really are too much.
Word: too much Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tu ˈmʌtʃ/ 1. A quantity which is excessive to the point of being inappropriate, harmful, or overwhelming. Labels: uncountable Example: You expect too much from your employees. Example: Patient: ...too much is bad for you. Doctor: Well of course too much is bad for you, that's what "too much" means, you blithering twat. If you had too much water, it would be bad for you, wouldn't it? "Too much" precisely means that quantity which is excessive, that's what it means. Could you ever say "too much water is good for you"? I mean if it's too much it's too much. Too much of anything is too much. Obviously. Jesus. 2. Something that is absurdly funny or inappropriate. Labels: uncountable Example: You really are too much!
Word: too much Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /tu ˈmʌtʃ/ 1. An expression of satisfaction. Example: Too much, man! That was great!
Word: tool-bar Part of Speech: noun 1. a frame fitted to a tractor to which interchangeable implements are mounted
Word: toolbar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tool + bar. Pronunciation: /ˈtuːl.bɑː/, /ˈtul.bɑɹ/ 1. A row of buttons, usually marked with icons, used to activate the functions of an application or operating system. Example: Some UIs tend to improve this by displaying toolbars only when they are related to any object manipulated (e.g., an image, a rectangle) and undisplaying them afterwards.
Word: toolmaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tool + maker. 1. One who makes a tool. Example: Prehistoric toolmakers overlooked some knapping errors (excluding nonirreparable breakage) because they ignored certain types of errors in favor of recognizing a consistent and meaningful whole of the tool. 2. One who makes a tool.
Word: concertino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian concertino, from concerto + -ino (diminutive suffix). 1. A short concerto. 2. The group of solo instruments in a concerto grosso. 3. A section in a concerto grosso played by three instruments.
Word: concerto grosso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian concerto grosso. 1. a musical form, common in the Baroque period, in which contrasting sections are played by full orchestra and by a small group of soloists. Labels: uncountable
Word: con brio Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Italian con brio (literally “with vigor”). 1. With spirit, with vigor; vivaciously (used as a musical direction). Labels: not-comparable Example: She ate, drank, worked, danced, and made love in exactly the same way: con brio. Example: The bags were obviously heavy but she carried them con brio, her back straight, her low heels clicking briskly.
Word: musica ficta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin mūsica ficta (literally “fashioned music”). 1. The use of chromatically altered tones in the contrapuntal music of the 10th to the 16th centuries. Labels: uncountable
Word: addolorato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian addolorato. 1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played sorrowfully. 2. A passage having this mark.
Word: addolorato Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian addolorato. 1. Played in this style. Labels: not-comparable
Word: addolorato Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian addolorato. 1. Having this tempo mark. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Baroque period Part of Speech: name 1. The musical period of time following the Renaissance, extending roughly between 1600-1750.
Word: baroque organ Part of Speech: noun 1. a pipe organ dating from or built to the specifications of the Baroque period at the time of J.S. Bach
Word: soloist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English solo Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English soloist From solo + -ist. 1. A person who performs a solo. 2. A solo artist, one who is not in a band. Example: In January 2026, the artist added more London dates to his run of Wembley Stadium shows, bringing the anticipated total up to 12 — and breaking Coldplay’s record for most performances at the famed venue in one year. That means he also broke Taylor Swift’s record for the most of a soloist.
Word: tomato juice Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tomato, juice. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Juice made from tomatoes. In modern use, this usually refers to the comminuted flesh and juice of cooked tomatoes, prepared commercially. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There were the delicate keftas, […] and lastly, the national pillauf, richly coloured with tomato juice, and flavoured with quails. Example: TOMATO SWEETBREADS.—Cut up a quarter of a peck (or more) of fine ripe tomatoes; set them over the fire, and let them stew with nothing but their own juice till they go entirely to pieces. Then press them through a sieve, to clear the liquid from the seeds and skins. [. . .] Put [sweetbreads] into a stew-pan with the tomato-juice, seasoned with a little salt and cayenne.
Word: tomato paste Part of Speech: noun 1. A thick paste made from tomatoes, which are cooked for several hours to reduce water content; used to impart an intense tomato flavour in dishes such as pasta, soups, and braised meat. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tomato purée Part of Speech: noun 1. A concentrated sauce (sold in tins or tubes) made from mashed tomatoes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Normally I just put tomato purée on my pizza, but today I made my own tomato sauce. It was delicious.
Word: tool-pusher Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of toolpusher. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: toolpusher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tool + pusher. 1. The senior worker in charge of an oil drilling rig.
Word: tool-rest Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of a machine, such as a lathe, that supports the cutting tool.
Word: toolsmith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tool + smith. 1. a person who makes tools 2. a person who creates utility programs
Word: topcoat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From top + coat. Pronunciation: /ˈtɒpkəʊt/ 1. A light overcoat (outer garment). Example: Our new acquaintance very deliberately coiled up the tube of his hookah, and produced from behind a curtain a very long befrogged topcoat with Astrakhan collar and cuffs. Example: He is wearing a black armband on the left sleeve of his gray topcoat. 2. A layer of paint or varnish etc. applied after the undercoat. Example: Near-synonym: overcoat Example: Apply two topcoats, particularly to areas that are fully exposed to the weather such as the south side of the house. A total of three coats (primer and two topcoats) should result in an optimum thickness of 4-1/2 to 5 mils.
Word: topcoat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From top + coat. Pronunciation: /ˈtɒpkəʊt/ 1. To apply a topcoat to (something). Labels: transitive
Word: top copy Part of Speech: noun 1. The typescript of a document in which carbon copies are underneath it.
Word: carbon copies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carbon copy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carbon copies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of carbon copy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: top deck Part of Speech: noun 1. The upper deck of a double-decker bus.
Word: amicicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin amicus + -cide. 1. killing of a friend Example: Men who have been the firmest friends, while in each other's company periodically and frequently, have clashed and quarrelled in their attempt to dwell beneath the same roof, and, occupying the same apartments, have been moved to commit amicicide.
Word: music hall Part of Speech: noun 1. An auditorium for concerts and musical entertainments. 2. A vaudeville or variety theater. 3. A style of light entertainment popular in the United Kingdom from the late-19th to early-20th centuries, especially associated with jaunty sing-along songs, comedic sketches and variety acts. Example: His first appearance, at the age of four, was in a music-hall comedy routine played by his father and Little Tich at the Tyne Theatre, Newcastle. Example: The instrumentation of two B flat clarinets, bass clarinet, piano, bass guitar and snare drum brushstrokes in and of itself evokes an antiquated music hall style.
Word: musicology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English music 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 musicology From music + -logy. Pronunciation: /mjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒi/ 1. The scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, music theory, or the physical nature of sound. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ngwee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Chichewa ngwee (“bright”). Pronunciation: /ɛŋˈɡwiː/, /əŋˈɡweɪ/ 1. A currency of Zambia, one hundredth of a kwacha.
Word: contradictory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contradico. Equivalent to contradict + -ory. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/, /ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktəɹi/, /ˌkɔntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/, /ˌkɒntɹəˈdəkt(ə)ɹi/, [ˌkɔ̟ntɹəˈdəkt(ə)ɹi] 1. That contradicts something, such as an argument. Example: This wide variety of genuinely contradictory holy sutras generated a serious problem in later Chinese and Japanese Buddhism. In the early period the Chinese and Japanese did not know that there were so many schools of Buddhism which disagreed with one another. Chinese and Japanese Buddhists assumed that every single Buddhist sutra was the actual words of the Buddha himself. As a result, Chinese Buddhists had to come up with some kind of explanation for the contradictory claims and assertions apparently made by the same holy person. The Chinese T’ien-t’ai school decided that the texts were spoken by the Buddha but tailored to different audiences of vastly different capabilities and insight. 2. That is itself a contradiction. Example: Our attitudes toward sharks are contradictory. We fear them and yet we seek them out. 3. That is diametrically opposed to something. Example: Schemes […] contradictory to common sense. 4. Mutually exclusive. Example: [White House deputy chief of policy Stephen] Miller has offered contradictory versions of Trump administration statements and court rulings. 5. Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
Word: contradictory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contradico. Equivalent to contradict + -ory. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/, /ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktəɹi/, /ˌkɔntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/, /ˌkɒntɹəˈdəkt(ə)ɹi/, [ˌkɔ̟ntɹəˈdəkt(ə)ɹi] 1. Either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false. Example: If one proposition is the negation of another, it follows trivially from the definition that the two propositions are contradictories. The converse does not hold. Two propositions can be contradictories without either being the negation of the other. For example: 3) John is more than six feet tall and 4) John is either exactly six feet tall or else less than six feet tall are contradictories, but neither is the negation of the other. Negation is one way, but not the only way, of forming a contradictory.
Word: diabatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”). Doublet of diabetic. 1. Involving the gain or loss of heat (and thus a change in entropy). Labels: not-comparable
Word: circling the wagons Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of circle the wagons Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: liement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French 1. An action in which one fencer forces the opponent's blade into the diagonally opposite line, (that is, from high line to low line on the opposite side, or vice versa) by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.
Word: nestle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English nestelen, nestlen, from Old English nistlan, nestlian, nistlian (“to make or build a nest”), from Proto-West Germanic *nistilōn (“to build or occupy a nest; nestle”), equivalent to nest + -le. Cognate with Middle Low German nëstelen (“to build a nest”), Dutch nestelen (“to nest, nestle”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɛsəl/ 1. To settle oneself comfortably and snugly. Example: In the work that it [the Servants of India Society] will do in the future it will be the spirit of Mr. [Gopal Krishna] Gokhale that will inspire it. So I would remind you that while you raise a statue to his public honour, do not forget what matters more, the hope that ever nestled warmly in his heart, that is nearest and dearest to those who imitate him, throwing away everything of this world and burning upon the altar of their country in sacrifice all that the world could give of joy and wealth, […] 2. To press oneself against another affectionately. 3. To lie half-hidden or in shelter. Labels: intransitive Example: The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings. Example: Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild and desolate country, and there to nestle till greater succours came. 4. To build or sit upon a nest. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: The kingfisher […] nestles in hollow banks. 5. Of a bird: to look after its young. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: This assimilates them more nearly to the natural conditions when the hen nestles her chicks on the earth, whilst the warmth is given chiefly over their backs. 6. To move or place into a comfortable position Labels: transitive Example: She made no answer, but her fingers nervously nestled the leaves of a book. Example: With as little of movement as possible, Aeon nestled her head closer to his chest, even more inder his chin.
Word: coulé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French coulé. 1. An attacking or feinting movement where the blade slides continuously along the opponent’s blade.
Word: counter-attack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikaną Proto-West Germanic *stekander. Old French atachier Old French destachier Middle French destacherbor. Italian distaccare Italian staccare Italian attaccarebor. French attaquerdeverb. French attaquebor. English attack English counter-attack From counter- + attack. 1. An attack made in response to an attack by the opponents Example: Liverpool should really have taken the lead on 33 minutes. A lightning quick counter-attack was led by Jordan Henderson down the right.
Word: counter-attack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikaną Proto-West Germanic *stekander. Old French atachier Old French destachier Middle French destacherbor. Italian distaccare Italian staccare Italian attaccarebor. French attaquerdeverb. French attaquebor. English attack English counter-attack From counter- + attack. 1. To attack in response to an attack by opponents. Example: Taking a full-page advertisement in the New York Times, the New Haven counter-attacked with vigour.