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Word: remotion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French or directly from Latin remōtiō. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈməʊʃən/ 1. Backward motion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: By simple promotion and remotion, assisted by some flexure and extension, the distal spines of each would reach and scratch the substratum and, on remotion, sweep coarse particles posteriorly and dorsally. Example: In other arthropods, promotion-remotion of the leg is accomplished at other joints. For example, in spiders promotion-remotion occurs at the coxa-trochanter joint, insects utilize the body-coxa joint, and […] 2. Removal. Labels: countable, especially, uncountable Example: This act persuades me / That this remotion of the Duke and her / Is practice only. Example: A syllogism disjunctive from the enumeration of the parts is that, in which from the remotion of all the parts the remotion of the whole is concluded.
Word: trains command Part of Speech: noun 1. A specific unit assigned to a division that is the headquarters for one or more trains. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cro-Magnon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Cro-Magnon, from Occitan Cròs-Manhon. Named after Abri de Cro-Magnon, a rock shelter in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Dordogne, France, where the first skeletons were found in 1868. Pronunciation: /kroʊˈmænjən/, /-ˈmæɡnən/ 1. The rock shelter in Les Eyzies, France, where the first Cro-Magnon Man specimens were found.
Word: Cro-Magnon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Cro-Magnon, from Occitan Cròs-Manhon. Named after Abri de Cro-Magnon, a rock shelter in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Dordogne, France, where the first skeletons were found in 1868. Pronunciation: /kroʊˈmænjən/, /-ˈmæɡnən/ 1. The earliest known form of modern human (Homo sapiens) in Europe, dating from the late Paleolithic. Example: The Cro-Magnons may have been one important step beyond the Neanderthals in social organization.[…]That the Cro-Magnons and the Neanderthals encountered each other is probable. There seems to be no more than a five-thousand-year interval between the general occupation of home sites by the Neanderthals and their replacement by Cro-Magnon tools and fossils. Example: The Cro Magnon came to live in Europe around forty thousand years ago and most educated people have heard of them. The Cro Magnon are the ones who created the remarkable cave paintings found in southern France and Spain at Lascaux and Altamira. 2. A backward and stupid person, a knuckle-dragger or troglodyte. Labels: derogatory
Word: sumpter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French sommetier (“pack-horse driver”), from Late Latin *sagmatarius, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma, “pack-saddle”). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmptə/ 1. The driver of a packhorse. Labels: historical Example: Persuade me rather to be slave and sumpter / To this detested groom. 2. A packhorse; a beast of burden. Labels: historical Example: the ancient vse of somers and sumpter horsses is in maner vtterlie relinquished Example: The Bishop of Orange was watching carefully as men stored his papers in a cart, the King's steward and Despenser's bottler were stalking about among the wagons and sumpter horses ensuring that all was packed, while clerks of the various departments of state were hurrying about, squeaking at men who looked as though they might drop a chest or misstore a box in the wrong wagon, and generally getting in the way of everyone else while making themselves thoroughly miserable at the same time. 3. A pack; a burden. Labels: obsolete Example: You should have had a Sumpter , tho' 'thad cost me The laying on myself
Word: germen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin germen (“germ, seed”). Doublet of germ. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɜː.mən/, /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/ 1. The basic form of an organism; the seed or germ.
Word: airside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English airside From air + -side. 1. In the passenger-only area of an airport, beyond security, passport and immigration, and customs controls. Labels: not-comparable Example: When I was airside, I browsed the duty-free shops. Example: You can relax, or catch up with work, safe in the knowledge that it’s just a few yards to the gate, assuming the lounge is “airside” (not “landside”).
Word: airside Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English airside From air + -side. 1. Into the passenger-only area of an airport, beyond security, passport and immigration, and customs controls. Labels: not-comparable Example: You have to go through security to go airside. Example: All went well for the first twenty minutes – women stepped through the metal detector and she and Alison rubbed down passengers who set it off to make sure they were not carrying items of threat airside and onto aircraft.
Word: airside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English airside From air + -side. 1. A passenger-only area of an airport, beyond security, passport and immigration, and customs controls.
Word: landside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English landside From land + -side. 1. Inland; away from the sea. Labels: not-comparable 2. In the freely accessible area of an airport, outside of security, passport/immigration, and customs control. Labels: not-comparable Example: I had to remain landside because I did not have a boarding card. Example: You can relax, or catch up with work, safe in the knowledge that it’s just a few yards to the gate, assuming the lounge is “airside” (not “landside”).
Word: landside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English landside From land + -side. 1. The flat bottom part of a plough. 2. The freely-accessible area of an airport, outside of security, passport/immigration, and customs control.
Word: gallow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *galowen, *galewen, *galwen (attested in begalewen (“to frighten”)), from Old English *gǣlwan, *gēlwan (attested in āgǣlwed, āgēlwed (“stupified, astonished, disconcerted”)), of unknown origin. Alternative forms gally, galley perhaps influenced by Middle English galyen, galien, variants of galen (“to cry out, shout, make a harsh cry”), from Old English galan (“to sing, call”). Compare also Old Norse gala (“to sing, shout, crow”), Old Norse gjalla (“to yell, shout”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡæləʊ/ 1. To frighten, alarm, scare, or terrify. Labels: dialectal, transitive Example: The wrathful skies / Gallow the very wanderers of the dark / And make them keep their caves. 2. To drive or scare away. Labels: dialectal, transitive 3. To confuse with noise. Labels: dialectal, transitive
Word: gallow Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of gallow glyph. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: reamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ream Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English reamer From ream + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹi.məɹ/ 1. A tool for boring a hole wider. Example: allowance at the bottom of blind bores for the chamfered tip of the reamer will obviate additional operations with shouldering or bottoming reamers to completely finish the entire length of a hole. 2. A device for rendering citrus juice. 3. A tool used to scrape carbon deposit from the bowl of a pipe. 4. A Stone Age prehistoric lithic stone tool, used in archeology nomenclature. 5. One who reams. Example: “Just to be clear, old-timer, I'm not always the sucker, and he's not always the reamer.” “Though, he does ream me nightly.” “Adolfo, you dirty dog.”
Word: reamer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English ream Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English reamer From ream + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹi.məɹ/ 1. To use a reamer on something; to clear out something using a reamer. Labels: transitive
Word: pother Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin uncertain. Compare Dutch peuteren (“to rummage, poke”), and English potter, pudder. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌðə/, /ˈpɒðə/ 1. A commotion, a tempest. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Let the great gods, / That keep this dreadful pother o’er our heads, / Find out their enemies now. Example: (name of the article) Flight Of Hess Causes Pother Among Germans
Word: pother Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin uncertain. Compare Dutch peuteren (“to rummage, poke”), and English potter, pudder. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌðə/, /ˈpɒðə/ 1. To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy. Labels: intransitive 2. To puzzle or perplex. Labels: transitive
Word: lardy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lard Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lardy From lard + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑɹdi/, /ˈlɑːdi/ 1. Resembling or containing (perhaps an excess of) lard. 2. Fat or overweight. Labels: colloquial, derogatory Example: Go back to snarfling down your microwave lasagna, you lardy bitch. Example: Look, Jeffy didn't start this, you lardy bitch. He tried to tell you.
Word: lardy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lard Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lardy From lard + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑɹdi/, /ˈlɑːdi/ 1. An obese person. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Funny Roseanne isn't kidding when she pushes for ladies to become lardies. Example: You mentioned that your wife used to be a lardy and now she isn't. Did the pair of you train and diet together or was her approach more the weight watchers, slow pace jogging type? 2. A lardy cake. Example: ‘A bloomer, a Hovis, thank you, that's all ... oh, and put in a couple of lardies.’ Naturally, home-made lardy cake is even feggier than the baker’s. His aim is to put in as little lard, fruit and sugar as he can get away with: yours is, or should be, to cram in as much as possible. Example: >Hmmm. American food is sugary? Not as sugary as the stuff they sell at >Somerfield's and Sainsbury's and ASDA--whole aisles of cookies and tea >biscuits. Ribena instead of fresh juice. No English muffins (which are >actually American) but lots of lardies!
Word: laterally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lateral Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English laterally From lateral + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈlæ.tə.ɹə.li/, [ˈlæ.ɾə.ɹə.li] 1. Done in a lateral manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: The first known way past the brick wall of Level 29 was a technique that became known as hypertapping. By using a special grip that lets you vibrate a finger over the D-pad directions at least 10 times a second, you can effectively skip the "delayed autoshift" (DAS) that limits how fast pieces can move laterally when the D-pad is held down. 2. Relating to the direction to the side. Labels: not-comparable Example: The trial running tests which were made with the vehicles showed that they ride very steadily laterally, with almost complete absence of oscillation at all speeds.
Word: logical mechanical element Part of Speech: noun 1. Any part of a mechanism that exercises some form of logical control, such as a ratchet, trip, detent or interlock.
Word: minum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See minion. 1. A minim. Labels: obsolete
Word: mechanoreceptor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- English receptor English mechanoreceptor From mechano- + receptor. 1. any receptor that provides an organism with information about mechanical changes in its environment, such as movement, tension and pressure
Word: polycracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + -cracy or from Polycrates. 1. A dynasty within a democracy; Government by a clan or relatives of self-elected rulers amid a democratic process Labels: uncountable 2. A tyrannic regime within a democracy Labels: uncountable
Word: kino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Mandingo cano, or from a language of the East Indies. Pronunciation: /ˈkiːnəʊ/ 1. A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian кино́ (kinó, “movie; cinema”), via Kino-Eye and Dziga Vertov's identification of his film Man with a Movie Camera as "ABSOLUTE KINOGRAPHY". Pronunciation: /ˈkiːnəʊ/ 1. Especially good or sophisticated cinema. Labels: Internet, uncountable, usually Example: Man, I hate Marvel movies, but Scorsese, now that's some real kino.
Word: kino Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Russian кино́ (kinó, “movie; cinema”), via Kino-Eye and Dziga Vertov's identification of his film Man with a Movie Camera as "ABSOLUTE KINOGRAPHY". Pronunciation: /ˈkiːnəʊ/ 1. Grand, cinematic, especially in regards to cinema or other cultural media. Labels: Internet Example: This game is absolutely kino.
Word: kino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Ross Jeffries, from kinesthesia. Pronunciation: /ˈkiːnəʊ/ 1. Physical contact with another person, touch. Labels: uncountable Example: I noticed, however, that the more interested the 11 became, the more kino the 10 gave me. Example: It is the specific pacing of escalating kino that is important, not the physical touches.
Word: receptor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English receptour, from Old French receptour or Latin receptōrius, from recipiō (“receive”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to hold”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈsɛp.tə/, [ɹɪˈsɛp.tʰəː], /ɹəˈsep.tə/, [ɹəˈsep.tʰə], /ɹɘˈse̝p.tɘ/ 1. A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions. Example: In the target organ, the drug is recognised by ‘receptors’. These are large molecules, usually proteins, to which the drug binds tightly and with a high degree of specificity. Example: White blood cells of the immune system, the gut and the spleen also have another type of cannabinoid receptor, known as CB2. 2. Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli. 3. One who receives something or someone; in particular, one who harbors a fugitive. Labels: obsolete Example: […] fewe that were there did spend the same daie abowte the searchinge out of sundrye that were receptors of ffelons, where we fownd a greate manye aswell in London, Westminster, Sowthwarke, as in all other places abowte the same. Example: The kind Receptors of the Fugitiues after the Detection.
Word: polyarchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + -archy. 1. A government in which power is invested in multiple people.
Word: polycotyledonary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English cotyledon Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English polycotyledonary From poly- + cotyledon + -ary. 1. Having the villi of the placenta collected into definite patches, or cotyledons. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polycotyledon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English cotyledon English polycotyledon From poly- + cotyledon. 1. A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the seed.
Word: polyconic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English conic English polyconic From poly- + conic. 1. Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polychronious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin polychronius (“long-lived”), from Ancient Greek πολῠχρόνῐος (polŭkhrónĭos, “long-lived”). 1. long-lasting; chronic. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: polychromy Part of Speech: noun 1. polychrome painting Labels: countable, uncountable 2. the painting of statues etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: polychromous Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic.
Word: Meissner effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Walther Meißner, German physicist. 1. The total expulsion of magnetic flux from the interior of a superconducting metal when it is cooled in a magnetic field below a critical temperature, near absolute zero, at which the transition to superconductivity takes place.
Word: polychromic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English chromic English polychromic From poly- + chromic. 1. Polychromatic; many-coloured. 2. Pertaining to, or designating, any one of several acids (known only in their salts) which contain more than one atom of chromium.
Word: polychrome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + -chrome. 1. Using multiple or many colours. Labels: not-comparable Example: A polychrome two-handled jar with red and white streaks on a dark ground. 2. Executed in the manner of polychromy. Labels: not-comparable Example: polychrome printing
Word: polychrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + -chrome. 1. A piece of multicolored pottery. Labels: countable Example: Maya influence is particularly noticeable in the decorative elements depicted on Ulua polychromes and the development of complex syntactic rules governing the organization of decorative motifs into an integrated stylistic design. 2. esculin (so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions) Labels: uncountable
Word: polychrome Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From poly- + -chrome. 1. To paint or dye with multiple colours. 2. To divide (a dye etc.) into multiple colours.
Word: melanterite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μελαντηρία (melantēría) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English melanterite From Ancient Greek μελαντηρία (melantēría) + English -ite. 1. a widespread green, mostly fibrous mineral composed of hydrated ferrous sulphate Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: iron vitriol Part of Speech: noun 1. iron(II) sulfate Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: melilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek μέλι (méli, “honey”) + -lite. 1. any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca₂Al₂SiO₇) and akermanite (Ca₂MgSi₂O₇) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: amazed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈmeɪzd/ 1. Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by). Example: I am amazed at your passionate words Example: I am amazed with matter
Word: amazed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈmeɪzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of amaze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: polychromatic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A substance obtained by the action of nitric acid on aloes. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: polychromate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English chromate English polychromate From poly- + chromate. 1. A salt or ion composed of multiple chromate groups
Word: polychromate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English chromate English polychromate From poly- + chromate. 1. Composed of many colours Labels: not-comparable
Word: membrane distillation Part of Speech: noun 1. a separation method in which a nonwetting, microporous membrane is used with a liquid feed phase on one side of the membrane and a condensing, permeate phase on the other Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: polychroite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs) + -ite. Cf. polychroic. So called because of the change of color on treatment with certain acids. 1. The coloring matter of saffron. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: polychroism Part of Speech: noun 1. pleochroism Labels: uncountable
Word: membrane mimetic chemistry Part of Speech: noun 1. the study of processes and reactions whose developments have been inspired by the biological membrane Labels: uncountable
Word: polychrest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πολύχρηστος (polúkhrēstos, “multipurpose, highly useful”), from πολύς (polús) + χρηστός (khrēstós, “useful”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɒlɪkɹɛst/ 1. A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
Word: polychloride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English chloride English polychloride From poly- + chloride. 1. A molecule or ion containing three or more chlorine atoms
Word: polychloride Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English chloride English polychloride From poly- + chloride. 1. (of a molecule or ion) containing three or more chlorine atoms
Word: membrane separation Part of Speech: noun 1. any of several processes for separating the components of mixtures by using thin barriers between two miscible fluids; any transmembrane force leads to preferential transport of one or more feed components Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: polycarpous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + -carpous. 1. Alternative form of polycarpic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: polycarpic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + -carpic. 1. Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. Labels: not-comparable Example: polycarpic plant Example: polycarpic growth 2. Having several carpels in one flower. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polycarpellary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English carpellary English polycarpellary From poly- + carpellary. 1. Composed of several or numerous carpels. Labels: not-comparable Example: The orange is a polycarpellary fruit.
Word: polybromide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English bromide English polybromide From poly- + bromide. 1. A molecule or ion containing three or more bromine atoms
Word: polybromide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English bromide English polybromide From poly- + bromide. 1. containing three or more bromine atoms Labels: not-comparable
Word: polybasite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + base (as in "base metal") + -ite. 1. A black ore consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: polyautography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English autography English polyautography From poly- + autography. 1. The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone; a form of lithography. Labels: uncountable
Word: polyatomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English atomic English polyatomic From poly- + atomic. 1. (of a molecule or ion) Consisting of two or more atoms.
Word: polyarchist Part of Speech: noun 1. An advocate or supporter of polyarchy.
Word: monarchist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French monarchiste, equivalent to monarchy + -ist. 1. A supporter of, or believer in, monarchy.
Word: polyanthus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Renaissance Latin polyanthus, corresponding to poly- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). 1. A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers. Example: [T]he Hens all want to sit, the Primroses Polyanthuses &c crowd the Hedges; & a Rose Tree or two are quite full of Leaves. Example: No cottage in Coughton boasted taller hollyhocks, nor finer Michaelmas daisies in the autumn than Dame Magdalen’s almshouses; and even now, at this early season, well cared-for stocks, and rich polyanthuses might excite the envy of more scientific but less successful gardeners.
Word: polyandric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English polyandry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English polyandric From polyandry + -ic. 1. Pertaining to, or characterized by, polyandry; mating with several males. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyandrian Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated form of polyandrous. Labels: alt-of, dated, not-comparable
Word: polyadelphous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós) + -ous. By surface analysis, poly- + adelphous. 1. Having stamens combined in more than two groups. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyadelphian Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of polyadelphous. Labels: alt-of, archaic, not-comparable
Word: epicenter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + center. Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪˌsɛntɚ/, /ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə/ 1. US standard spelling of epicentre. Labels: US, alt-of, standard Example: Before the area was a tech epicenter, it was a bucolic land of fruit orchards.
Word: epicenter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From epi- + center. Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪˌsɛntɚ/, /ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə/ 1. US standard spelling of epicentre. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: Hellenistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From German hellenistisch, from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistḗs, “one who uses the Greek language”), from Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”). By surface analysis, Hellenist + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌhɛləˈnɪstɪk/, /ˌheləˈnɪstɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 BCE—though this is often debated, and can range from 146 BCE to 330 CE [*]). 2. Of or pertaining to a Hellenist.
Word: wahine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori wahine (“woman”), from Proto-Polynesian *fafine. Pronunciation: /wɑːˈhiːnɪ/, /wɑˈhineɪ/, /wɑˈhini/ 1. A Polynesian or Maori woman. Example: I wanna be with all the kanes and wahines that I knew long ago Example: One Way Wahine was the next beach movie, after Ride the Wild Surf, to be filmed on the sands of Hawaii. It was marketed to the teenage audience as a beach movie but it is a more serious look at the seamy side of Hawaii and the surf bums and one way wahines who go there to make a quick buck. 2. A female surfer.
Word: Helladic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἑλλᾰδικός (Hellădikós, “from Greece”), from Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”). Pronunciation: /həˈlædɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the civilization that flourished in mainland Greece during the Bronze Age (3000 to about 1100 B.C.E.). Labels: not-comparable
Word: infobox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From info + box. 1. A consistently-formatted table which is present in articles with a common subject, typically at the top right corner of the page. Example: Roughly every third Wikipedia article contains an infobox – a table that displays important facts about the subject
Word: auricularia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin auriculāria (“ear-shaped things”). Pronunciation: /ɔːˌɹɪk.jʊˈlɛəɹi.ə/, /ɔˌɹɪk.jəˈɛɹi.ə/ 1. The larvae of the sea cucumber. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: auriculars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of auricular Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auriculars Part of Speech: noun 1. A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The more inland, lighter race is distinguished from A. u. uropygialis in being much paler on the back, by the edgings of the forehead scallopings and auriculars being paler, and by having the brown of the forehead less deep and less rufescent.
Word: auriculate Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of auriculated. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Having two lobes, often curved, often near the base.
Word: auriculated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having ears or appendages like ears; eared. Labels: not-comparable, rare 2. Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate. Labels: not-comparable, rare 3. Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: auriferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin aurifer (“gold-bearing”) + the English suffix -ous. The Latin term in turn derived from aurum (“gold”) + ferō (“to carry”). Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɹɪfəɹəs/ 1. Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing. Example: Rocks rich in gems, and mountains big with mines, / That on the high equator ridgy riſe, / Whence many a burſting ſtream auriferous plays: [...] Example: To these [compounds] belong native gold, alloys of gold and silver, and the argentiferous gold, or auriferous silver, obtained from the assayings of auriferous minerals and ores.
Word: auriflamme Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of oriflamme. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: aurigal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin aurīgālis, from aurīga (“charioteer”). 1. Of or pertaining to a chariot. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: […]the established thoroughfare for equestrian and aurigal travellers. Example: I cannot help thinking that some incipient Jehu […] must have adopted the term furnished by Ainsworth to his new aurigal arrangement.
Word: aurigation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin aurigatio, from aurigare "to be a charioteer", from auriga. 1. The act of driving a chariot or a carriage. Labels: archaic, rare, uncountable
Word: aurigraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin aurum (“gold”) + -graphy. 1. The art of writing with or in gold. Labels: uncountable
Word: aurin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin aurum (“gold”) + -in. 1. A red colouring matter derived from phenol. Used as an indicator. Labels: uncountable
Word: auriphrygiate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin auriphrigiatus; Latin aurum (“gold”) + Late Latin phrygiare (“to adorn with Phrygian needlework, or with embroidery”); perhaps corrupted from some other word. Pronunciation: /ˌɔː.ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒ.i.ət/ 1. Embroidered or decorated with gold. Labels: not-comparable
Word: auripigment Part of Speech: noun 1. Variant of orpiment Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: auriscalp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin auris (“ear”) + scalpere (“to scrape”). 1. An earpick.
Word: auriscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auri- + -scope. 1. An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
Word: auriscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auri- + -scopy. 1. Examination of the ear using an auriscope. Labels: uncountable
Word: aurist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aur- + -ist. 1. One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear. Labels: dated Example: I remembered I hadn't sent that wire to Kipper Herring, inviting him to come and join the gang. I went to Aunt Dahlia's boudoir and repaired this omission, telephoning the communication to someone at the post office who would have been well advised to consult a good aurist.
Word: aurited Part of Speech: adj 1. Having lobes like the ear; auriculate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aurivorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin aurum + -vorous. 1. Gold-devouring. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aurochloride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auro- + chloride. 1. The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia. Labels: uncountable 2. Any salt containing this anion. Labels: countable
Word: aurochs Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Aurochs, an early variant of Auerochse, from Middle High German ūrochse (“aurochs”), from Old High German ūrohso (“aurochs”), a compound consisting of ūro (“aurochs”) (from Proto-Germanic *ūraz, *ūrô (“aurochs”)) + ohso (“ox”). Akin to Old English ūr (“aurochs”), Old Norse úrr (“aurochs”), Middle Low German ūrosse (“aurochs”), Old English oxa (“ox”). More at ox. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊɹɒks/, /ˈɔːɹɒks/ 1. An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle. 2. The European bison (Bos bonasus, or Europæus).
Word: aurochs Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊɹɒks/, /ˈɔːɹɒks/ 1. plural of auroch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: looseness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Old Norse laussbor. Middle English loos English loose 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 looseness From loose + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈluːsnəs/ 1. The quality or fact of being free from rigidity, attachment or restraint; not tight, not firmly attached or taut. Example: See if that nut has too much looseness and tighten it if it does. 2. A relaxed state regarding principles or accuracy. 3. Moral laxity; licentiousness. Example: Yet goodly court he made still to his Dame, / Pourd out in loosnesse on the grassy grownd [...].
Word: aum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of om (“mystical syllable”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of aam. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: post count Part of Speech: noun 1. The number of messages written by a user on an internet forum or message board.
Word: aurocyanide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auro- + cyanide. 1. The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process. Labels: uncountable 2. Any salt containing this anion. Labels: countable
Word: auroral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aurora + -al. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɹɔəɹəl/, /ɔːˈɹɔːɹəl/, /ɔˈɹɔɹəl/, /əˈɹɔɹəl/ 1. Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning. Example: This first created light is properly the auroral light. Example: This auroral openness and uplift gives to all creative ideal levels a bright and caroling quality, which is nowhere more marked than where the controlling emotion is religious. 2. Rosy in colour. Example: Her cheeks suffused with an auroral blush, 3. Pertaining to the aurora borealis or aurora australis. Example: The creature brought within him an amplitude of Northern knowledge. Glacial catastrophes, snow-storm episodes, glittering auroral effects, Polaris in the zenith, Franklin underfoot,—the category of his commonplaces was wonderful.
Word: longshoreman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From alongshoreman, from alongshore + -man. 1. A man employed to load and unload ships; any person thus employed. Labels: US Example: After that, Mr. Givens thought little more of his illness and returned to work as a longshoreman at the Port of New Orleans. Example: With hours to go before their labor contract expired, longshoremen on the East and Gulf Coasts prepared on Monday to go on strike at midnight, halting most activity at some of the busiest U.S. ports. 2. One who makes a living along the shore by oyster-fishing, etc.
Word: aurous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auro- + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːɹəs/ 1. Relating to gold. Example: "It's gold." "It is golden." "It's definitely gold!" That golden color was where it all began. The aurous contents of that box marked the start of a golden time. "That's... my gift to you." 2. Containing gold. 3. Containing univalent gold.
Word: post-lingual deafness Part of Speech: noun 1. Deafness contracted after acquiring a first language.
Word: longshoremen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of longshoreman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auscult Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of auscultate.
Word: auscultate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from auscultation. 1. To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation. Labels: transitive Example: The doctor, listening past him, had had the same bovine stare as when he was auscultating.
Word: auscultator Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who performs auscultation. 2. An instrument for auscultation. 3. In Germany, one who had passed his first public examination in law, and who was merely retained, not yet employed or paid by government. Labels: historical
Word: auscultatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably from Latin auscultātor (“listener, heeder”) + -y 1. Of or pertaining to auscultation Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ausonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Ausonia (“Lower Italy”), extended poetically to “Italy”, from Ancient Greek Αὐσονία (Ausonía), from Αὔσων (Aúsōn), a son of Ulysses, who is said to have settled there. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈsəʊni.ən/ 1. Of ancient Ausonia or the Ausonians. Labels: historical, not-comparable Example: Sometimes they marked the form of the silk-haired and graceful capella, with its wreathing horn and bright grey eye—which, still beneath Ausonian skies, recalls the eclogues of Maro, browsing half-way up the hills; and the grapes, already purple with the smiles of the deepening summer, glowed out from the arched festoons, which hung pendent from tree to tree. Example: master of the glorious art of proud Ausonian song 2. Italian. Labels: not-comparable, poetic Example: Or hollowing one hand against his ear, / To list a foot-fall, ere he saw / The wood-nymph, stay'd the Ausonian king to hear / Of wisdom and of law. 3. Of or relating to the ancient poet Ausonius. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ausonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Ausonia (“Lower Italy”), extended poetically to “Italy”, from Ancient Greek Αὐσονία (Ausonía), from Αὔσων (Aúsōn), a son of Ulysses, who is said to have settled there. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈsəʊni.ən/ 1. An ancient inhabitant of middle or lower Italy. Labels: historical Example: The Ausonians, the most ancient inhabitants of Italy, computed the day from midnight. 2. An Italian. Labels: poetic
Word: auspicate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin auspicatus, past participle of auspicari "to take auspices", from auspex "bird seer", "augur", a contraction of avispex; avis "bird" + specere, spicere, "to view". 1. To foreshow; to foretoken. Labels: transitive 2. To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business. Labels: transitive
Word: auspicate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin auspicatus, past participle of auspicari "to take auspices", from auspex "bird seer", "augur", a contraction of avispex; avis "bird" + specere, spicere, "to view". 1. Auspicious. Example: For by reason that the whole day beside was ominous and dismall, there was no time thereof thought more auspicate and convenient than it, to enter upon the Empire; Example: For mee thinks it is not an auspicate beginning of a feast, nor agreeable to amity and good fellowship, to snatch or lurch one from another , to have many hands in a dish at once, to crosse one another with the elbow, and to bee with hand or arme in his fellows way, striving a vie who should be more nimble with his fingers;
Word: lucubrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lūcubrātus, perfect passive participle of lūcubrō (“to work by candlelight”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lūx (“light”). Pronunciation: /ˈluː.kjə.bɹeɪt/ 1. To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night. Labels: rare Example: Instead, as Oklahoma’s tenure committee lucubrated over Hill’s future, […] 2. To work or write like a scholar. Example: 1846, Nathaniel Chipman, in Daniel Chipman, The Life of Hon. Nathaniel Chipman, LL.D., p. 261, […] I shall not hesitate to repeat some of my former thoughts, when lucubrating upon the same subject.
Word: auspicial Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to auspices; auspicious.
Word: go the whole hog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin uncertain; the following etymologies have been suggested: * A reference to using the whole of a hog’s carcass for food, leather, etc., without wasting any part; or specifically to a poem by the English poet William Cowper (1731–1800), “The Love of the World Reproved” (published 1782) in which uncertainty among Muslims about which parts of a hog are permitted as food leads to the whole animal being eaten. * A reference to hog (“(Ireland, New Zealand, UK, historical, slang) shilling; (US, obsolete, rare) ten-cent coin, dime”), possibly in the context of spending the entire sum of money. Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊ ðə həʊl ˈhɒɡ/, /ˈɡoʊ ðə hoʊl ˈhɔɡ/, /-ˈhɑɡ/ 1. To do something as completely or entirely as possible; to hold back or reserve nothing. Labels: US, idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: If you can afford a new computer, you might as well go the whole hog and get it custom built. Example: Having nothing else to do, I thought that I might, in part, amuse myself by observing the proceedings and listening to the remarks of a certain sea-captain (also a visiter at the same time), an Englishman born, and, though a naturalized citizen, an Englishman still in his heart, and notable for the rotundity of his assertions—"going the whole hog," as the saying now is. All his notions of perfection seemed to be derived from English things; […]
Word: loyalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From loyal + -ist. Piecewise doublet of legalist. Pronunciation: /ˈlɔɪəlɪst/ 1. A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation. Example: Most estimates place one-third of Americans as loyalist, one-third on the fence, to be swayed by whomever was winning, and one-third rebel. Example: Cobble Hill’s “first hipster bar” sports a “funky living room-ish setting” with “interesting” artwork on the walls and a “low-key” vibe in the air; a “cool” back garden and occasional “dorktastic trivia” contests lead loyalists to label it “one of the best on Atlantic” Avenue. 2. Alternative letter-case form of Loyalist Labels: alt-of
Word: lowness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lownesse; equivalent to low + -ness. 1. The property of being low. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Then I was forced to rest; and, sitting down on the ground, saw that the glimmering streak of light had faded, and that the awful blackness of the previous night was creeping up again. And now I had no heart to face it, being cowed with hunger, thirst, and weariness; and so flung myself upon my face, that I might not see how dark it was, and groaned for very lowness of spirit. Example: My attention was attracted to the next box [booth] by a conversation which was, from its lowness, evidently intended not to be heard. 2. Something that is low or vulgar. Labels: countable Example: lownesses of expression
Word: latchkey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From latch + key. Pronunciation: /ˈlæt͡ʃˌki/ 1. A key, especially to an outside door. 2. Ellipsis of latchkey kid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 3. Ellipsis of latchkey program. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Latchkey is before and after school childcare for children who are in grades K-5. Example: Latchkey is a before and after school, school-aged child care program designed to provide quality care and program activities for children in grades K-5.
Word: latchkey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From latch + key. Pronunciation: /ˈlæt͡ʃˌki/ 1. Equipped with a key; generally in the phrase latchkey kid. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to unsupervised children in afterschool care contexts. Labels: not-comparable Example: In fashionable Potomac, for instance, almost 50 percent of the nonparental care was latchkey. Example: Be available as a "safety net" for the parents, especially if both parents work and/or the child is latchkey.
Word: latchkey Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From latch + key. Pronunciation: /ˈlæt͡ʃˌki/ 1. To open something by means of a latchkey. Labels: transitive
Word: power box Part of Speech: noun 1. A box that is the source that sends the electricity to the houses in that part of the neighborhood.
Word: tough-skinned Part of Speech: adj 1. Resilient; able to endure hardship or criticism, with no apparent adverse effects. Example: She's tough-skinned, if she can work for slave-drivers like those guys.
Word: punks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pʌŋks/ 1. plural of punk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: punks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pʌŋks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of punk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: precentor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French précenteur, from Latin praecentor, from praecentus (“sung before”), from praecinō (“to sing before”) + -or (“agent suffix”), from prae- + canĕre (“to sing”). Pronunciation: /prɪˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/, /priˈsɛn.təɹ/ 1. The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.
Word: prepone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of pre- + postpone, 1913. Pronunciation: /ˈpriːˌpoːn/, /ˈpriː.pɒn/, /ˌpriˈpoʊn/, /ˌpriːˈpəʊn/ 1. To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time. Labels: India, transitive
Word: prepone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin praepōnō. Pronunciation: /ˈpriːˌpoːn/, /ˈpriː.pɒn/, /ˌpriˈpoʊn/, /ˌpriːˈpəʊn/ 1. To place or set (something) before. Labels: obsolete, rare, transitive Example: I do pꝛepone and ſet the Loꝛd alwaye befoꝛe myne eyes: He is ſtyll at my right hande, leaſte I fall in anye wyſe. Example: When theſe Characters curt, and ſhort Essayes, / Right Worſhipfull, vnworthie of Your view, / At ſome ſucceſſiue Hours, on ydle dayes, / My Pen, for Pinſell; Coale, for Colours, drew, / I ſtood, and ſtudi’d, whoſe præponed Name / Should dye in Graine, and Luſter lend to Them.