nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: displacement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French déplacement. Morphologically displace + -ment. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/, /dɪzˈpleɪsmənt/ 1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place. Example: Unnecessary displacement of funds. Example: The displacement of the sun by parallax. 2. The weight of a ship or other floating vessel, traditionally measured or calculated by finding the volume of the vessel below the waterline when afloat, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the whole displacing body. 3. The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent. Labels: dated 4. Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging. 5. A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component. 6. The capability of a communication system to refer to things that are not present (that existed or will exist at another time, or that exist at another location). 7. The transfer of feelings or emotions from their intended recipient to another object or person. 8. The amount of liquid displaced by a submerged object. 9. The transfer of electricity along tubes of induction and thereby polarizing a dielectric. 10. Ellipsis of engine displacement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: city symphony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From city + symphony. 1. A member of a genre of documentary films from the 1920s and 1930s featuring scenes of city life.
Word: extrapolation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Morphologically extrapolate + -ion Pronunciation: /ɛkˌstɹæp.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ɪk-/ 1. A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Casting further doubt on Kerner’s extrapolations from Gebhard’s data, it’s unclear what happened during those 21 minutes of foreplay. Blow jobs? Kissing? Role-playing? We don’t know. 3. The diametric opposite of interpolation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: alkyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alc(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl From alc(ohol) + -yl. Pronunciation: /ˈælkaɪl/, /ˈælkɪl/ 1. Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁ derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.
Word: Nobel Prize Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /noʊˈbɛl ˌpɹaɪz/, /ˈnoʊˌbɛl ˈpɹaɪz/ 1. Any of the international prizes awarded annually by the Nobel Foundation for outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for the promotion of world peace; or the prize in economics awarded by the Swedish National Bank, in memorial of Alfred Nobel.
Word: bowl a googly Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the cricket term. 1. to surprise (someone); to introduce (to someone) something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction. Labels: UK, figuratively, idiomatic, transitive Example: Fred bowled me a googly when he asked me to explain those statistics in the meeting. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bowl, googly. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: rearm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English arm English rearm From re- + arm. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈɑː(ɹ)m/ 1. To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body. 2. To arm, or prepare for use, again.
Word: disappointing Part of Speech: adj 1. Causing disappointment. Example: disappointing results / news; a disappointing experience
Word: disappointing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disappoint Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: punctuation mark Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc., and to aid the reader in understanding what is written.
Word: sex on legs Part of Speech: noun 1. A person or persons considered to be very sexually attractive. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: She thinks he is sex on legs.
Word: Terence Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Terentius, a Roman family name of obscure origin, borne by a Roman playwright and by early Christian saints. * In Ireland, it has been used to represent Turlough. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹəns/ 1. A male given name from Latin, popular in the U.K. in the mid-twentieth century. Example: "Very likely the ragged scion of one of those Irish gentry, who has taken naturally to 'the road'. He should be at school - though I warrant me his knowledge of Terence will not extend beyond his own name," said Lord Henry Somerset, aid-de-camp to the Lord Lieutenant. Example: They had an expensive, well-cut air which was like a uniform, and their conversation was all about people with names like Terence and Geoffrey, Philippa and Vivien, who lived in London and County Wicklow and who were "terribly amusing".
Word: flick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English flykke (“light blow or stroke”). Later uses apparently interpreted as a back-formation from flicker. The use of flick to mean a film or movie derives from the fact that early films had a low frame rate, thus causing the film to "flick" rapidly when projected onto a screen. Pronunciation: /flɪk/ 1. A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. Example: He removed the speck of dust with a flick of his finger. Example: She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room. 2. A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema. Labels: informal Example: My all-time favorite flick is "Gone with the Wind." Example: Want to go to the flicks tonight? 3. A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target. 4. A powerful underarm volley shot. Example: The fourth seed was dominating her 20-year-old opponent with a series of stinging groundstrokes and athletic drive-volleys, striking again in game five when Paszek flicked a forehand pick-up into the tramlines. 5. The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device. 6. A flitch. Example: a flick of bacon 7. A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second. 8. A chap or fellow; sometimes as a friendly term of address. Labels: dated, slang Example: 'All that I have, dear old flick, is yours for the asking. What can I do?' 9. A photo. Labels: dated Example: I was taking some flicks of the [p]arade […] and [someone] asked […] if I would like to take a picture of him[.]
Word: flick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English flykke (“light blow or stroke”). Later uses apparently interpreted as a back-formation from flicker. The use of flick to mean a film or movie derives from the fact that early films had a low frame rate, thus causing the film to "flick" rapidly when projected onto a screen. Pronunciation: /flɪk/ 1. To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion. Example: flick one's hair Example: to flick the dirt from boots 2. To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly. Example: Near-synonym: flit Example: They were quiet for a time, watching the fields and lanes flick past.
Word: vivisepulture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vivus (“alive”) + sepulture. Pronunciation: /ˌvɪvɪˈsɛpəlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˌvɪvɪˈsɛpəltjʊə(ɹ)/ 1. The practice of burying someone alive. Labels: uncountable Example: Thus, to characterize the Victorian worry about premature burial as a product of 'morbid romanticism,' or of the 'sheer mythopoeic force' of vivisepulture, is to ignore the deep confusion over human physiology that persisted into the twentieth century. Example: As in most hot climates so in Egypt the dead are buried at once despite the risk of vivisepulture. This seems an instinct with the Semitic (Arabian) race teste Abraham, as with the Gypsy.
Word: ECCM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of electronic counter-countermeasures. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: There are countermeasures to deceptive jamming, too, just as there are ECCCM to ECCM, all the way to infinity. It’s a giant chess game out there, moves to countermoves, and it never stops.
Word: double bass Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdʌ.bl̩beɪs/ 1. The largest stringed instrument of the violin family. 2. The deepest of all male voices. Example: Voice of a double bass, or simply, a double bass.
Word: concomitance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1607, from French concomitant, from Latin concomitari (“accompany”), from con- (“together”) + comitari (“to company”), from comes, comitis (“companion”). Pronunciation: /kənˈkɒmɪtəns/ 1. occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another, coexistence Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A concomitant. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The Roman Catholic doctrine of the existence of the entire body of Christ in the Eucharist, under each element, so that the body and blood are both received by communication in one kind only. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cello Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of violoncello, the original name, from Italian violoncello (“little violone”), from violone (“an early form of the double bass”) + -cello (“-elle”, forming diminutives), violone (“big viola”) itself being derived from viola + -one (“-oon”, forming augmentatives). Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɛləʊ/, /ˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/ 1. A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. Example: I haven't always been this cool because I haven't always played guitar. I started out on the cello. Yeah, the cello is a wonderful, beautiful instrument. It's cool to be an adult that plays the cello. Being a kid that played the cello sucked, cause there's no way to be cool when your instrument is larger than you. When you walk to school with a cello you're like a wounded gazelle on the Serengeti, man. The bullies just smell you coming from a mile away. Example: And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.
Word: cello Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of cellophane. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛləʊ/, /ˈsɛloʊ/ 1. cellophane Labels: uncountable Example: Chocolates arranged in a candy dish or basket, antique or purchased in accordance to^([sic]) the personal taste of the host/hostess, wrapped with cello wrap and tied with a lovely ribbon—decadent!
Word: swart Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd-. Doublet of Schwarz. Pronunciation: /ˈswɔːt/, /ˈswɔɹt/ 1. Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny. Example: 1400s: Thomas Occleve, Hymns to the Virgin Men schalle then sone se / Att mydday hytt shalle swarte be Example: A nation strange, with visage swart 2. Black. Labels: UK, dialectal 3. Gloomy; malignant. Labels: obsolete Example: Suddenly the swart figure of Time stood up before the gods, with both hands dripping with blood and a red sword dangling idly from his fingers, and said: “Sardathrion is gone! I have overthrown it!”
Word: swart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd-. Doublet of Schwarz. Pronunciation: /ˈswɔːt/, /ˈswɔɹt/ 1. Black or dark dyestuff. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: swart Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English swarten, from Old English sweartian, from Proto-West Germanic *swartōn, from Proto-Germanic *swartōną. By surface analysis, swart + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈswɔːt/, /ˈswɔɹt/ 1. To make swart or tawny; blacken; tan. Labels: transitive Example: to swart a living part Example: […] the heate of the Sun, whose fervor may swarte a living part, and even black a dead or dissolving flesh,
Word: swart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of sward. Pronunciation: /ˈswɔːt/, /ˈswɔɹt/ 1. Obsolete spelling of sward. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: Howbeit where the rocks and quarrie grounds are, I take the swart of the earth to be so thin, that no tree of anie greatnesse, other than shrubs and bushes, is able to grow or prosper long therein for want of sufficient moisture wherewith to feed them with fresh humour, or at the leastwise of mould […]
Word: swart Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈswɔːt/, /ˈswɔɹt/ 1. Variant of swath. Labels: Ireland, alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Word: placeman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English place Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English placeman From place + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪsman/, /ˈpleɪsmən/ 1. One appointed to an office, especially in government, as a reward for political or other support; an appointee, a yes-man. Labels: UK, derogatory Example: Plus, contrary to hysterical prediction and uninformed innuendo, Bryant Lemuel's influence did not fill this pilot project with compliant placemen, instead leaving all appointments to the university science faculty. Example: Predictably, the brow-beaten Clement in the end submitted to Philip's demands that the papal commission, which was eventually convened in November 1309, should consist predominantly of clerics who were known to be royal placemen.
Word: Dii Majores Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin di maiores (literally “greater gods”). 1. The twelve great gods of Roman mythology, namely Juno, Vesta, Minerva, Ceres, Diana, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Vulcan, and Apollo. Labels: Roman, plural, uncountable 2. By extension, any illustrious or eminent group of people, not necessarily twelve in number; most frequently applied to writers of literature. Labels: plural, uncountable Example: the twelve Di Majores of Latin letters
Word: geminatio vocalium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin geminatio vocalium (“doubling of vowels”). 1. The process of indicating that a vowel is pronounced long by writing it twice, especially as was sometimes done in Latin due to influence from Oscan. Labels: uncountable Example: The least-used method is geminatio vocalium, as in Oscan and (occasionally) Umbrian: PAASTORES.
Word: specialist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ 1. Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic. Labels: UK Example: This was a highly specialist job, and it has been very carefully carried out so that it is very hard to see that these windows are now modern replacements.
Word: specialist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French spécialiste, equivalent to special + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ 1. Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research. 2. A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role. 3. A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery. Example: Dr. Robert Leroy Hutton, a retired specialist in internal medicine and a well‐known diagnostician, died yesterday here. Example: Most Americans mistakenly believe that they must see specialists for almost every medical problem. 4. Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal. Labels: US 5. An organism that is specialized for a particular environment. Example: The tree Lepidothamnus laxifolius is a high alpine specialist found in high-altitude bog communities and in scrub. 6. A stenotopic species. 7. A sixth-former at Eton College.
Word: great grandfather Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of great-grandfather. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Eleusinian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin eleusīnius + -an. 1. Pertaining to ancient Eleusis, in Attica, or the Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter celebrated there. Labels: historical Example: Drives the profane from Mystery's bolted door, / And Suilence guards the Eleusinian lore. Example: We must remember that a number of mystery cults besides the Eleusinian were current in the early centuries of Christianity and that there was abundant literature on the telete of the Orphic mysteries and doctrines. 2. Pertaining to modern Eleusina.
Word: Laplace Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Italic *olnos Old Latin olle Latin ille Latin illa Old French la Middle French la French la Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s) Ancient Greek πλᾰτεῖᾰ (plăteîă)bor. Latin platēa Old French place French place French Laplacebor. English Laplace Borrowed from French Laplace. Pronunciation: /ləˈplɑs/ 1. A surname from French, famously held by Labels: countable 2. A surname from French, famously held by: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: solon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn), the name of an influential Athenian statesman. 1. A wise legislator or lawgiver. 2. Any legislator. Labels: Philippines, especially Example: In the wake of the death of two first responders in La Trinidad town, Rep. Eric Go Yap seeks to amend the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 or Republic Act (RA) 10121. [...] The solon is set to file a bill to amend RA 10121 on Aug. 4, particularly Section 13, as he seeks to institutionalize protection for those serving in the front lines, providing death benefits including funeral services and extending educational allowances to their children to support them through their studies. Example: "I strongly and categorically deny the baseless accusations lnking^([sic]) me to alleged corrupt practices and illegal acts. The ongoing flood-control nvestigation^([sic]) is a serious matter. am^([sic]) totally surprised that my name has been mentioned," USWAG ILONGGO Party-list Rep. James "Jojo" Ang Jr. said in a statement, referring to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing Monday, Sept, 8^([sic]) where the solons' names were dropped.
Word: troubleshoot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from troubleshooter; by surface analysis, trouble + shoot. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹʌbl̩ˌʃuːt/ 1. To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Near-synonyms: debug, diagnose, check, investigate
Word: airframe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + frame. Pronunciation: /ˈɛɹ.fɹe(ɪ)m/ 1. The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant). Example: This airframe has 2600 flight hours on it; the powerplant has just over 800.
Word: powerplant Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of power plant. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: By using the struggle between the two lines as the key link in carrying out the party's general line of "go all out, aim high, and achieve greater, faster, better and more economical results in developing socialism" and by fully mobilizing the masses to fight a large-scale people's war, the party committee of the command of the newly built Peishan powerplant in Chinhuangtao, Hopei Province, has taken only 8 months and 12 days to complete the construction of its first generating unit, which began to generate power in March this year, thus saving the state some 1.05 million yuan in investment funds.
Word: power plant Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊə ˌplɑːnt/, /ˈpaʊəɹ ˌplænt/ 1. A station built for the production of electric power. Example: All of this area's power comes from the nuclear power plant across the river. Example: Fortuitously, Marge is looking for a job after an endless hiatus from the working world. After Lisa helps her mother “polish” up her résumé so that she now appears to be the most accomplished woman in the world, Marge lands a job at the power plant operating a machine her ridiculously padded résumé claims she helped invent. 2. The portion of a vehicle devoted to providing energy for motion: the engine or motor. Example: Holonym: powertrain Example: A train without the power plant is just a bunch of metal boxes on wheels.
Word: overplay Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English play English overplay From over- + play. 1. To overdo or overact one's effect or role. Labels: ambitransitive Example: When Chris overacted his part again, the director warned that anyone overplaying would be barred from the next production. Example: Nevertheless, 3 Body Problem does well to pull us onward, as much through the relentless, but never overplayed, suffering and hardening of Ye Wenjie as she endures her effective imprisonment in the project grounds – and the stealing of her work by others – as by the present day mystery. 2. To play (a song or record) too frequently, often to the point of causing weariness and annoyance. Labels: transitive Example: A lot of times I don't want to overplay songs that I really like, because I know that then I'll get sick of them and I don't want to get sick of them. 3. To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat. Labels: ambitransitive, figuratively Example: Jack won the last match of blackjack; Theo overplayed. Example: Some of San Francisco's life-long Democrats believe the trend is being overplayed, the work of a small number of influential figures with big megaphones. 4. To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green". Labels: transitive Example: The first few shots went wonderfully, but Robin overplayed the last and lost.
Word: semiweekly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English weekly English semiweekly From semi- + weekly. 1. Alternative spelling of semi-weekly. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: semiweekly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English weekly English semiweekly From semi- + weekly. 1. A periodical published twice a week.
Word: anti-catarrhal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + catarrhal. 1. Counteracting, or suppressing catarrh. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anti-catarrhal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + catarrhal. 1. Such an agent.
Word: antineoplastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English neoplastic English antineoplastic From anti- + neoplastic. Pronunciation: /æntaɪni.əplæstɪk/, /æntini.əplæstɪk/ 1. Inhibiting the development of tumours. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antineoplastic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English neoplastic English antineoplastic From anti- + neoplastic. Pronunciation: /æntaɪni.əplæstɪk/, /æntini.əplæstɪk/ 1. Any such agent, used in chemotherapy.
Word: compulsion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French compulsion, from Late Latin compulsiō, from Latin compellere (“to compel, coerce”); see compel. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/ 1. An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: During the basketball game, I had a sudden compulsion to have a smoke. Example: It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […]. 2. The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: From the opening of the City & South London Railway independent electric locomotives were used under compulsion of the Board of Trade. Example: But Treaty translator and Ottawa leader Andrew Blackbird described the Treaty as made “not with the free will of the Indians, but by compulsion.” 3. The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: extrospection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English extrospect Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English extrospection From extrospect + -ion. 1. The observation of things external to one's own mind, as opposed to introspection. Ordinary sense perception or reasoning concerning the things perceived. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hypervelocity Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English velocity English hypervelocity From hyper- + velocity. 1. Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity. Labels: not-comparable Example: The satellite was destroyed by a hypervelocity impact.
Word: hypervelocity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English velocity English hypervelocity From hyper- + velocity. 1. A very high velocity. 2. A hypersonic velocity. 3. A velocity greater than escape velocity. Example: But none of those brown dwarfs were speeding along on a trajectory that would carry them out of the galaxy like “runaway” hypervelocity stars observed by astronomers in the last two decades.
Word: slop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *slewbʰ- Proto-Germanic *slup-? Old English *slop Middle English slop English slop From Middle English slop, sloppe, slope, from Old English *slop (found in oferslop (“an outergarment, surplice”)). Cognate with Icelandic sloppur (“a long, loose gown”). Pronunciation: /slɒp/, /slɑp/ 1. A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall. Labels: obsolete 2. A flip-flop. Labels: South-Africa, in-plural
Word: slop Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *slewbʰ- Proto-Germanic *slup-? Old English *slop Middle English slop English slop From Middle English slop, sloppe, slope, from Old English *slop (found in oferslop (“an outergarment, surplice”)). Cognate with Icelandic sloppur (“a long, loose gown”). Pronunciation: /slɒp/, /slɑp/ 1. Being or relating to slops (cheap or ready-made clothing). Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: slop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old English *sloppe Middle English *sloppe? English slop Probably from Middle English *sloppe (attested in plural form sloppes), representing Old English *sloppe (attested in cūsloppe), alternative form of Old English slyppe. Related to slip. Pronunciation: /slɒp/, /slɑp/ 1. Any semisolid substance; goo, paste, pulp. Labels: uncountable 2. Any semisolid substance; goo, paste, pulp. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Liquid carelessly spilled upon a surface; a soiled spot. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any inferior, weak, or unappetizing drink or semi-liquid food. Labels: countable, in-plural, often, uncountable Example: The surprise is that anyone thinks cats will eat that slop 5. Scraps used as food for animals, especially pigs or hogs. Labels: countable, in-plural, often, uncountable 6. Human urine or excrement. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 7. Domestic wastewater. Labels: countable, in-plural, often, uncountable 8. Fellatio. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: All on my dick, she won't stop, yah / I told her to give me some slop 9. Content or entertainment which is worthless, or produced and consumed mindlessly. Labels: countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable Example: In a night spent surfing the television “datasphere” (to use another Cyberia buzzword), you can watch slop like Knight Rider 2010 (where virtual reality is a weekly plot point) Example: We don't have a half-naked, barely-sentient scream queen on the cover. We don't give a shit about big-budget Hollywood slop. We don't focus exclusively on obsessive fanboy genres. 10. Content or entertainment which is worthless, or produced and consumed mindlessly. Labels: countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable Example: His post describes a sense of unease, paranoia and loneliness, expressing deep disappointment at the state of the modern internet. He suggests that AI has successfully drowned out the majority of online human activity, reshaping the internet into a more controlled, algorithmic form that exists only to sell products and ideas. 11. A dance popular in the 1960s. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Do the monkey, do the pony
Word: slop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Old English *sloppe Middle English *sloppe? English slop Probably from Middle English *sloppe (attested in plural form sloppes), representing Old English *sloppe (attested in cūsloppe), alternative form of Old English slyppe. Related to slip. Pronunciation: /slɒp/, /slɑp/ 1. To spill or dump liquid upon; to soil with a spilled liquid. Labels: transitive Example: I slopped water all over my shirt. Example: a little Durham bull butted the pail and slopped him with the milk 2. In a game of pool or snooker, to pocket a ball by accident; in billiards, to make an ill-considered shot. Labels: transitive 3. To feed pigs. Labels: transitive 4. To make one's way through soggy terrain. Labels: intransitive Example: We slopped through paddies in 100-degree-plus heat and slept with one eye open at night.
Word: slop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of ecilop, back slang for police. Pronunciation: /slɒp/, /slɑp/ 1. A policeman. Labels: uncommon Example: Harry looked rather bulky, you know, Tom, and the slop (policeman) says, 'Hallo, what you got here?' and by [blank] he took us both before the beak. After hearing the slop tell his tale, he says to me: 'What do you know of this man? […] Example: Covey’s most stimulating impression on the sense of colour is in the blue of the police. He says he shouldn’t have thought that there were so many ‘slops’ in the world, and he seems to yield for a moment to the depressing conviction that we are too much governed.
Word: visual proximity Part of Speech: noun 1. The spatial relationship between design elements (objects, images or text) in a visual medium. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: labiate Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈleɪbiət/ 1. Having lips or liplike parts. 2. Having the corolla divided into two liplike parts. 3. of, or belonging to the mint family (Labiatae, now Lamiaceae).
Word: labiate Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈleɪbiət/ 1. A plant of the mint family (Labiatae)
Word: labiate Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈleɪbieɪt/ 1. To labialize. Example: The flowers grow in spikes , and consist of a single , labiated , purple petal
Word: labia majora Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin (meaning “larger lips”). 1. The two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the opening of the vagina. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: A new technology has enabled man to take gardening away from women and turn it into agriculture; the plow is the great phallus that separates the labia majora of the furrows of earth, and the plow is under the majesty of Enki.
Word: labia minora Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin (meaning “smaller lips”). 1. The two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: The ventral skin of the penis is homologous to the labia minora. Example: When performed poorly, a labiaplasty — a procedure to reduce the size of the labia minora, and one of the fastest-growing cosmetic surgeries worldwide — can also damage nerves, leading to genital pain and loss of sexual sensation.
Word: au pair Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from French au pair. Pronunciation: /əʊ ˈpɛə/, /oʊ ˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ 1. On a working basis by which work done by one party is rewarded by benefits (especially board and lodging) rather than by monetary remuneration. Labels: not-comparable Example: Several thousand girls now come over from the continent to live for six months au pair with British families to learn English—and to perform ‘light domestic duties’. Example: ‘I shall try to get a position au pair to pay my expenses.’
Word: au pair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French au pair. Pronunciation: /əʊ ˈpɛə/, /oʊ ˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ 1. An au pair working arrangement (see Adverb). Labels: archaic 2. A person (especially a young woman) working in such a way; now specifically, a foreign worker who helps a host family with childcare, housework, or both while staying as a guest with a host family, and generally receives a small allowance (or pocket money). Example: H-2B visas are for unskilled seasonal workers, including landscapers, forestry workers and summer resort workers, while J-1s are for exchange visitors who come for short stays, typically for summer work, brief internships or to be au pairs.
Word: grandkid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grand- + kid. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌkɪd/ 1. A grandchild. Labels: informal Example: They love spending time with all six of their grandkids, and they carry the photos to prove it.
Word: debug Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English bug English debug From de- + bug. Pronunciation: /diːˈbʌɡ/ 1. To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery. Example: It ranged from the pre-design development of essential components, through the stage of type test and flight test and "debugging" right through to later development of the engine to higher powers and efficiency. Example: It debugs all program errors, including those that are hardware initiated. 2. To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere). Example: Typical fees: $75 to check a particular telephone, $125 to debug one room, $500 to debug a suite of offices— all plus expenses and transportation. Example: It conducts background investigations of new CIA employees and CIA contractors, administers polygraph tests to employees and agents, debugs offices at Langley and overseas stations, patrols the buildings and grounds, protects the director and other key CIA officials, and investigates security problems. 3. To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice. Labels: US Example: Mr. Moses started out his garden this year with only two toads. As they were differently marked, they soon became known as "Henry" and "Frank." Henry was strong in the pursuit of "ants." Every morning he is seen perched on his favorite hill "anting" for breakfast. Frank's occupation is that of debugging the roses and beating up the paths for miscellaneous insects. Example: You can debug yourself at home with various over-the-counter medications.
Word: debug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English bug English debug From de- + bug. Pronunciation: /diːˈbʌɡ/, /ˈdiː.bʌɡ/ 1. The action, or a session, of reviewing source code to find and eliminate errors. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It may appear odd in the example that the no debug all command was entered before and after the debug was done. The first command is unnecessary, but getting into this habit can save you! Example: What should be the next steps following a test failure during debug?
Word: HYPSM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford/MIT. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Further, he need NOT go to a name college (i.e., HYPSM) to make me happy (i.e., to affirm that I have passed my role as a father). Example: "Your list should not include HYPSM plus your local state university. That's just irresponsible and foolish."
Word: HYPS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: I see my Chinese friends given the ultimatum “HYPS or nothing” Example: I'm not trying to console you because your kid didn't get into HYPS or her first choice, or your beloved alma mater.
Word: HYP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Harvard/Yale/Princeton. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Dartmouth has always been one of the foremost academic institutions in the country. What, then, is Sehgal’s real complaint? He worries that the "yield numbers" indicate more students want admission to HYP than Dartmouth." Example: But we do know that the acceptance rate for legacy applicants at "HYP" (Harvard, Yale, Princeton), Georgetown, and Stanford is between two and three times higher than the general admission rate, as shown in figure 6-2.
Word: come to grips Part of Speech: verb 1. To confront each other decisively. Labels: intransitive Example: The armies finally came to grips at Stalingrad. 2. To attempt to face or resolve an internal contradiction or difficulty. Labels: intransitive Example: It was not until five years after graduation that she finally came to grips and began a career. Example: The country is coming to grips and accepting its responsibilities.
Word: come to terms Part of Speech: verb 1. To reach an agreement or settle a dispute. Labels: idiomatic, often Example: We hope someday she and her mother will come to terms on the matter. Example: In the rumbustious atmosphere of the mania years, 1845 and 1846, this state of things gave rise to acrimony which both sides faced with confidence; but as the reaction set in during 1847, it seemed better to come to terms.
Word: antiperspirant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + perspirant. 1. A substance used to minimize perspiration (sweating), and usually applied to the underarm area. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deodorant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor. By surface analysis, de- + odor + -ant. Pronunciation: /diˈəʊ.də.ɹənt/, /diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/ 1. Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor. Example: The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1. 2. Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor. Example: Banned are newspapers and books, noncotton clothing, after-shave lotions and deodorants, all nonorganic or processed foods[…].
Word: deodorant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor. By surface analysis, de- + odor + -ant. Pronunciation: /diˈəʊ.də.ɹənt/, /diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/ 1. acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor. Labels: not-comparable Example: The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.
Word: Oxford comma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Oxford University Press, where such use is the house style. 1. The serial comma. Example: It was Collins who invented the ‘Oxford comma’, for which he obtained supported from Herbert Spencer. Example: Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma? / I've seen those English dramas too; they're cruel / So if there's any other way to spell the word / It's fine with me, with me
Word: serial comma Part of Speech: noun 1. A comma preceding the final conjunction in a list of three or more items, especially to provide clarity. 2. Synonym of enumeration comma (“Chinese list comma”)
Word: Harvard comma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Harvard University Press, where such use is the house style. 1. The serial comma. Labels: US
Word: copyvio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of copyright violation. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒpiˌvaɪ.əʊ/, /ˈkɑpiˌvaɪ.oʊ/ 1. A violation of copyright laws: copyright infringement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My suggestion is to read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations to see our mechanism that deals with copyvios. Example: These are the edits made to this article before the deletion of versions that included copyvio.
Word: antioxidant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- French oxydantbor. English oxidant English antioxidant From anti- + oxidant. Pronunciation: /ˌæntiˈɒksɪdənt/ 1. Any substance that slows or prevents the oxidation of another chemical. 2. One of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals. Example: Although BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are avoided by some consumers because several studies have suggested they may be toxic or carcinogenic (they are banned in Britain), these antioxidants have also been shown to inhibit the action of cancer-causing chemicals, and BHT has been shown to suppress the growth of harmful viruses. Example: The postulated mechanism for the reaction of coumarin 4 as an antioxidant, as indicated in Fig 3, relies on the mercapto hydrogen atom (bold), which is under the influence of resonance and inductive effects.
Word: antioxidant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- French oxydantbor. English oxidant English antioxidant From anti- + oxidant. Pronunciation: /ˌæntiˈɒksɪdənt/ 1. Acting or having agents that act against oxidation. Labels: not-comparable Example: In Philasterides dicentrarchi, a scuticociliate pathogen of turbot, resveratrol causes oxidative stress, inhibition of antioxidant enzymes and morphological alterations in the mitochondria [17 ,54 ].
Word: ne plus ultra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nē plūs ultrā. 1. The highest, ultimate point of achievement which can be reached; perfection. Example: Suppers were the ne plus ultra of human invention; it could go no further, and was obliged to degenerate; dinner is too much matter of business, it is a necessity: now, a necessity is too like a duty ever to be pleasant. Example: November 30, 2014, Julia Kavanagh, Rome: The ‘ne plus ultra’ of Arthttps://camel76.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/rome-the-ne-plus-ultra-of-art/ It doesn’t get any better than this because Rome, like Florence, is the ne plus ultra of art. 2. The perfect or most extreme example of its kind; the ultimate. 3. A prohibition against proceeding further; an insuperable obstacle or limiting condition. Labels: rare
Word: house arrest Part of Speech: noun 1. Confinement of a person to his or her residence, sometimes with a limited travel allowance, ordered by a judge or other authority as a more lenient alternative to imprisonment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Convicted in Federal District Court in Brooklyn of insurance fraud, a 35-year-old legal secretary could have received up to 50 years in prison and a $56,000 fine. The judge sentenced her instead to house arrest for two years.
Word: reserved Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɝvd/, /ɹɪˈzɜːvd/ 1. simple past and past participle of reserve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reserved Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɝvd/, /ɹɪˈzɜːvd/ 1. Self-restrained in the expression of emotions or opinions. Labels: comparable Example: Near-synonyms: taciturn, untalkative; see also Thesaurus:taciturn Example: He was a quiet, reserved person. 2. Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: allocated, assigned, dedicated Example: I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.
Word: advocates Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæd.və.kəts/, /ˈæd.və.keɪts/ 1. plural of advocate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: advocates Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈæd.və.kəts/, /ˈæd.və.keɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of advocate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: authoritarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg-éye-ti Proto-Italic *augejō Proto-Italic *augeō Latin augeō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin auctor Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin auctōritāsbor. Old French autoritébor. Middle English auctorite English authority Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English authoritarian From authority + -arian, circa 1880. Pronunciation: /ɔːˌθɒɹ.ɪˈtɛə̯.ɹɪən/, /əˌθɔɹ.əˈtɛɹ.i.ən/, /ɔˌθɔɹ.əˈtɛɹ.i.ən/, /əˌθɑ.ɹəˈtɛɹ.i.ən/ 1. Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties. Example: the authoritarian personality 2. Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical. Example: The authoritarian government was demanding stricter laws for low-wage peasants. Example: Una rivoluzione è certamente la cosa più autoritaria che ci sia: è l'atto per il quale una parte della popolazione impone la sua volontà all'altra parte per mezzo di fucili, baionette e cannoni; mezzi autoritari, se ce ne sono; e il partito vittorioso, se non vuole aver combattuto invano, deve continuare questo dominio col terrore che le sue armi inspirano ai reazionari. 3. Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.