nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bouillabaisse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bouillabaisse, from Occitan bolhabaissa, bouiabaisso, possibly a compound of bolhir (“to boil”) + abaissar (“to lower (the temperature)”). Pronunciation: /ˈbuːjəˌbeɪs/, /-ˌbɛs/, /ˌbuːjəˈbeɪs/, /ˈbujəˌbeɪs/, /ˌbujəˈbeɪs/ 1. A type of fish soup or stew from Provence, France. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And here's an inn, not rich and splendid, / But still in comfortable case; / The which in youth I oft attended, / To eat a bowl of Bouillabaisse. // This Bouillabaisse a noble dish is— / A sort of soup, or broth, or brew, / Or hotchpotch of all sorts of fishes, / That Greenwich never could outdo; / Green herbs, red peppers, mussels, saffern, / Soles, onions, garlic, roach, and dace; / All these you eat at Terré's tavern, / In that one dish of Bouillabaisse. Example: First of all they dined together at a delightful little Franco-Italian pothouse near Leicester Square, where they had bouillabaisse (imagine the Laird's delight), and spaghetti, and a poulet rôti, which is such a different affair from a roast fowl! 2. A chaotic, disorganized mixture; a confused hodgepodge. Labels: broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: La Sirène du Mississipi is a synthesis of the work he [François Truffaut] has been doing during the preceding six or eight years, a great bouillabaisse of [Jean] Renoir, [Alfred] Hitchcock, [Humphrey] Bogart, [Antoine] Doinel, [...] Example: Social psychologists differentiated between "merely desegregated" and "genuinely integrated" schools [...]. The former refers to a mere racial bouillabaisse and implies nothing about the quality of racial interaction that is a precondition to effective learning.
Word: fire alarm horn Part of Speech: noun 1. A horn on a fire alarm that sounds in case of fire, either automatically when the system detects fire or manually when the alarm is pulled, to alert the occupants of a building or complex of the hazard. 2. A siren used to alert a town or neighborhood of fire. Labels: historical
Word: caffè macchiato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian caffè macchiato. 1. Synonym of macchiato. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He ascends to the above and fetches double lattes, caffè macchiatos, triple mochas for the Programmer, coming back trembling at what he has seen:[…] Example: I loved you before you were born, have waited for you to be born, went to that café today waiting for you to sit there and order three caffè macchiatos—with just the thinnest streak of coffee—and to see me and to recognize in me, beyond the mask of my years, the man you have been expecting even before you came into this world.
Word: annodated Part of Speech: adj 1. curved into the form of a letter S
Word: distributary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English distribute Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English distributary From distribute + -ary. Pronunciation: /di-ˈstri-byə-ˌter-ē/ 1. That distributes. Example: A posthumous child is as much entitled to a distributary share, under the statute of distributions, as one that is born at the time of the death of its father […] Example: […] improving the channels in a distributary unit.
Word: distributary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English distribute Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English distributary From distribute + -ary. Pronunciation: /di-ˈstri-byə-ˌter-ē/ 1. A stream of water (either natural or artificial) that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. Example: The bed of the distributary is at a slight elevation above that of the main canal, and in the latter is placed an ordinary check regulator controlled by flashboards […] Example: The physical condition of the distributary itself is in bad shape due to poor maintenance over longer periods of time, especially in the head reach.
Word: Atchafalaya Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Choctaw hvcha falaya (“long river”). Pronunciation: /əˌt͡ʃæfəˈlaɪə/ 1. A river in Louisiana, major distributary of the Mississippi River. Example: “If you came by the Atchafalaya, How have you nowhere encountered my Gabriel's boat on the bayous?”
Word: aides-de-camp Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aide-de-camp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amniocenteses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amniocentesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ashcan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ash + can. 1. A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere. 2. A dustbin, trash can, or the like. Labels: idiomatic Example: He chain-lit a fresh cigarette and flicked the old butt, still smouldering, into the steel ash-can beside his drawing table. 3. A kind of large firecracker. Labels: US, idiomatic, slang
Word: ashcan Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ash + can. 1. To throw out like rubbish; to ditch or trash. Labels: informal, transitive
Word: ashcan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ash + can. 1. Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art. Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Geordies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Geordie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stringed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English strynged, y-strenged, equivalent to string + -ed. 1. Having strings Labels: not-comparable Example: The violin is a stringed instrument but without frets.
Word: stringed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of string Labels: form-of, informal, participle, past
Word: hatchery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hatch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English hatchery From hatch (verb) + -ery (suffix denoting a place where an art, craft, or practice is carried out). Pronunciation: /ˈhæt͡ʃəɹi/, /ˈhæt͡ʃɹi/ 1. A (commercial) facility where eggs, especially those of fish or poultry, are hatched under artificial conditions. Example: [A]s the interior of the hatchery was necessarily gloomy and dingy, otherwise it could not have answered its objects, a hole was pierced through the wall, large enough to place an egg in; and through this orifice it was examined [to see if the chicken egg was fertilized], with the aid of the sun-blaze outside. Example: The codfish hatchery at Wood's Hole, Massachusetts, has been highly successful. 2. A place where something is fostered or nurtured; a nursery. Labels: figuratively Example: [T]he TVA [Tennessee Valley Authority] is itself a hatchery of public enterprise, as in the disposal of electric power it is required by statute to give preference to States, counties, municipalities, and non-profit co-operative associations.
Word: publishers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of publisher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lavacicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of lava + icicle. 1. A geological formation consisting of a quantity of lava that dripped from the roof of a cave as it cooled and hardened, leaving a rounded protrusion.
Word: dripped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of drip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stylist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From style + -ist. Piecewise doublet of stylista. Pronunciation: /ˈstaɪlɪst/ 1. A designer. 2. A hairdresser. 3. A writer or speaker distinguished for excellence or individuality of style; one who cultivates, or is a master or critic of, literary style. Example: If Doctor Johnson, that stilted and accomplished stylist, had lacked the sacred Boswell, what should we have known of him? 4. An artist who has a particular distinctive style. Example: A plain, seemingly graceless stylist, his rather unpalatable movies, full of rabid, sloggingly orchestrated physical pain and psychic damage, picture crime as a monstrous, miasmal evil, divesting it of any glamour it ever had.
Word: hjem Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Old English hām, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Swedish hem, Dutch heem and heim-. 1. home. Labels: Northumbria, not-comparable Example: Aa’m gannin hjem man!
Word: amortized Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈæmə(ɹ)taɪzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of amortize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: amortized Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈæmə(ɹ)taɪzd/ 1. Of a debt or liability, wiped out gradually or in installments. 2. Of an algorithm, in which the costs of running it is evened out over many iterations.
Word: preemie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prem(ature) + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːmi/ 1. A baby that has been born prematurely. Labels: informal Example: Prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal death, and preemies who survive are at risk for lifelong health problems.
Word: too hot to hold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: "Hot" items are stolen goods. 1. A place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed. Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: "He made England too hot to hold him, fled to Central America, and died there in 1876 of yellow fever."
Word: colophony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin colophonia (“of Colophon”) resina (“resin”); named after the Ionic city of Colophon, which was known for producing hardened resin. 1. Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: This resin or turpentine is a very interesting and peculiar substance, or rather series of substances. It is valuable because tar, pitch, rosin, and colophony are obtained by distilling it.
Word: vrouwen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch vrouwen. 1. plural of vrouw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rosin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French raisine, rousine, variants of résine. Doublet of resin. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒz.ən/, /ˈɹɑz.ən/, /ˈɹɑz.əm/, /ˈɹɔz.əm/ 1. A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The action of the bow therefore depends almost entirely upon the application of rosin and upon its frictional properties. Violin rosin is a natural gum obtained from conifers such as larch that produce turpentine. 2. Resin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ‘It is delicate,’ said Pansa, ‘but there is perhaps the least particle too much of rosin in its flavor.’ Example: From three o'clock onward they would be burning rosin and pitch pine (the sign of preparation), and so one had the picturesque spectacle of a rank, some two or three miles long, of tall, ascending columns of coal-black smoke; […]
Word: rosin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French raisine, rousine, variants of résine. Doublet of resin. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒz.ən/, /ˈɹɑz.ən/, /ˈɹɑz.əm/, /ˈɹɔz.əm/ 1. To apply rosin to (something); to rub or cover with rosin. Labels: transitive Example: We waited expectantly as the guest violinist rosined his bow in preparation for playing. Example: The devil opened up his case and he said, "I'll start this show." And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow.
Word: metamaterial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English material English metamaterial From meta- + material. 1. Any material engineered to have a property that is rarely observed in naturally occurring materials; especially Example: This study paves the way for investigating complex contact-based dynamics of microgranular media, demonstrates a novel acoustic metamaterial, and yields a new approach to studying micro- to nanoscale contact mechanics in multiparticle networks.. Example: Planar metamaterials with subwavelength thickness, or metasurfaces, consisting of single-layer or few-layer stacks of planar structures, can be readily fabricated using lithography and nanoprinting methods, and the ultrathin thickness in the wave propagation direction can greatly suppress the undesirable losses. 2. Any material engineered to have a property that is rarely observed in naturally occurring materials; especially:
Word: burra Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha) Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)? Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa) Hindi बड़ा (baṛā)bor. English burra Borrowed from Hindi बड़ा (baṛā, “large, important”). Pronunciation: /ˈbʌɹə/ 1. Big or important, used as a respectful honorific. Labels: India, not-comparable Example: The most burra of burra sahibs resided in spacious, columned villas within the exclusive enclave of Alipore. Example: Later she served the curried meal on an English blue and white flow-blue platter. “Spicy like my Maharanee. A burra meal, fit for a prince of India!”
Word: aptamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin aptus (“apt, proper”) + -mer (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”); compare mero-). Pronunciation: /ˈæpt.əˌmɚ/ 1. Any subsequence of nucleic acid, selected from a large random sequence-pool, used to bind to a specific target molecule. Example: Aptamers are oligomers of RNA or DNA that spontaneously fold into specific three-dimensional shapes that can bind defined targets. The specificity of the shape of the binding site arises from the base sequence of the aptamer, which determines the base-pairing pattern of the oligomer. Example: 2009, Corinne Ravelet, Eric Peyrin, Chapter 10: Aptamers in Affinity Separations: Stationary Separation, Yingfu Li, Yi Lu (editors), Functional Nucleic Acids for Analytical Applications, page 271, The use of DNA or RNA aptamers as tools in analytical chemistry is a very promising field of research because of their capabilities to bind specifically the target molecules with an affinity similar to that of antibodies.
Word: asphodel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos). Doublet of daffodil. Pronunciation: /ˈæsfədɛl/ 1. Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Sometimes I lost track of them and had to hunt round in a circle, thrusting through sharp-scented bushes, scratching myself on various plants which were still new to me: resinaceous rock-roses, juniper, ilex, yellow and white asphodel [translating asphodèles]. 2. The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead. Labels: Greek, uncountable, usually Example: Her hand he seis'd, and to a shadie bank, Thick overhead with verdant roof imbowr'd He led her nothing loath; Flours were the Couch, Pansies, and Violets, and Asphodel, And Hyacinth, Earths freshest softest lap.
Word: Hawking radiation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English physicist Stephen Hawking. 1. The radiation presumed to be given off by a black hole by quantum mechanical processes. Labels: uncountable
Word: bugan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Welsh bwgan (“hobgoblin”), from Middle Welsh, possibly from Middle English bugge. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊɡən/, /ˈbuːɡən/, /ˈbʌɡən/ 1. hobgoblin, evil spirit
Word: seines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of seine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Julien Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Julien. 1. A male given name from French, equivalent to English Julian.
Word: calme Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of calm. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: julienne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French julienne (1722), from given name Jules or Julien, presumably from an otherwise unknown chef of that name. Originally used in potage julienne (“Julienne potage, soup in the manner of Jules/Julien”), meaning “soup made from thin slices”; this sense is now known as chiffonade. Pronunciation: /ˌdʒuːliˈɛn/, /ˌʒuːliˈɛn/ 1. A garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips. Example: I compose a Julienne of carrots, leeks, turnips, sorrel, French beans, celery, green peas, &c. These I prepare in the ordinary way, which consists in cutting the carrots, turnips, leeks, French beans and celery into small pieces, either round or long.
Word: julienne Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French julienne (1722), from given name Jules or Julien, presumably from an otherwise unknown chef of that name. Originally used in potage julienne (“Julienne potage, soup in the manner of Jules/Julien”), meaning “soup made from thin slices”; this sense is now known as chiffonade. Pronunciation: /ˌdʒuːliˈɛn/, /ˌʒuːliˈɛn/ 1. To prepare by cutting in this way. Labels: transitive
Word: pyroxenoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyroxene + -oid. 1. any of a large group of minerals physically resembling pyroxene
Word: Warwick Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Warwyk, from Old English Wǣringwīċ (literally “dwelling by the weir”), from wer (“weir”) + -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) + wīċ (“dwelling place, village”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɒɹɪk/, /ˈwɒɹwɪk/, /ˈwɔɹɪk/, /ˈwɔɹwɪk/, /ˈwɑɹɪk/ 1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865). 2. A local government district in Warwickshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Leamington Spa. 3. A habitational surname from Old English from the English town. 4. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 5. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 6. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 7. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 8. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 9. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 10. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 11. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 12. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 13. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 14. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 15. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 16. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 17. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 18. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 19. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 20. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 21. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname. 22. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
Word: vérité Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of cinéma vérité. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Example: [W]e've done some vérité, but we haven't structured our films totally around the use of vérité footage.
Word: in vino veritas Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin in vīnō vēritās (literally “in wine there is truth”), from in (“in”) + vīnō, the ablative singular of vīnum (“wine”) + vēritās (“truth”). While various classical writers in both Greek and Latin make similar statements, the form in vino veritas is from the 16th-century humanist Erasmus, and is first attested in English writing soon afterwards in the same century. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn ˈviː.nəʊ ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tɑːs/, /ˌɪn ˈvi.noʊ ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tɑs/, /ˌɪn ˈvi.noʊ ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tɒs/, /ˌɪn ˈviː.nəʉ ˈve.ɹɪ.tɐːs/, /ˌən ˈviː.nɐʉ ˈve.ɹə.tɐːs/ 1. Synonym of in wine, there is truth (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:in vino veritas.
Word: collaboratively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English collaborative Middle English -ly English -ly English collaboratively From collaborative + -ly. Pronunciation: /kəˈlæb.(ə).ɹə.tɪv.li/ 1. In a collaborative manner. Example: Cris “Space Rogue” Thomas, another ex-L0pht member who testified alongside Zatko that day, said that L0pht would do everything it could to get companies to collaboratively fix software issues the hacker group found. Example: Rail Minister Lord Hendy was quizzed by the same MPs at an earlier hearing. He maintained that the Bill gave Mayors "much enhanced power" and preserved the existing processes by which rail services can be devolved. "The intention, more widely, is to work collaboratively with all devolved leaders to meet local needs," he said. "It has to be tempered by the reality, which is that the railway network is not generally consistent with mayoral boundaries. […]".
Word: idolize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon)der. Latin īdōlumder. Old French idolebor. Middle English ydole English idol Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English idolize From idol + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/ 1. To make an idol of, or to worship as an idol. 2. To adore excessively; to revere immoderately. Example: idolize a celebrity Example: idolize someone blindly
Word: Julie Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuːli/ 1. A female given name from French Julie, popular in the latter half of the 20th century, equivalent to English Julia. Example: The first-born Child had every dawning Grace / And promis'd Beauty in her form and face. / "We'll call her Julie if you please, my dear," / The Mother cry'd, "I doat on Julie Vere." / "What! no Remembrance of her Aunt! for Shame! / You doat indeed! be Barbara her name!" Example: "I loathe the name of Julia. Julie, in the French way, is quite pretty, but Julia! - " "Call her Cousin Julie then; I've no doubt she'll prefer it. She's nothing if not progressive, I believe." 2. A diminutive of the female given name Julia. Labels: rare
Word: Bert Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortened version of Bertrand, Albert, Bertram, Robert, Herbert, Gilbert or any name containing the Germanic element bert/berht/beraht/brecht "bright". Pronunciation: /bɜːt/, /bɝt/ 1. A diminutive form of male given names containing the element bert, such as Albert or Robert, also used as a formal given name.
Word: Q factor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the cycling sense, Q standing for quack – a reference to the wide stance and waddling gait of ducks, coined by American bicycle designer Grant Petersen in 1991. 1. A measure of the quality of an electric circuit; the ratio of the reactance to the resistance. 2. The distance between the pedal holes of a pair of crank arms mounted on the bottom bracket axle.
Word: Q meter Part of Speech: noun 1. An instrument used to measure the Q factor of an electric circuit at radio frequencies.
Word: Canola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericization of a trade name, of a rapeseed oil from Canada. Acronym of "Can"adian "o"il, "l"ow "a"cid. Pronunciation: /kəˈnoʊlə/ 1. Rapeseed oil; canola oil. Labels: uncountable
Word: Canola Part of Speech: name Etymology: Of Celtic origin, a misprint of Irish Cana Cludhmor. Pronunciation: /kəˈnoʊlə/ 1. Mythical inventor of the harp. 2. A female given name.
Word: caressing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɛsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of caress Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: It was a quick drive to her apartment, and although we didn't actually verbalize that we wanted to have sex, we were caressing each other's thighs.
Word: caressing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɛsɪŋ/ 1. A caress.
Word: Frankfort Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæŋkfɔːt/, /ˈfɹæŋkfɔɹt/, /ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋkfɔɹt/, /ˈfɹɛ̃ŋkfɔɹt/ 1. A number of places in the United States, including: 2. A number of places in the United States, including: 3. A number of places in the United States, including: 4. A number of places in the United States, including: 5. A number of places in the United States, including: 6. Obsolete form of Frankfurt (“city in Germany”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: ABOUT this time, Madame de Seidlits received accounts of the failure of a houſe at Frankfort, in which her huſband had placed moſt part of the money he had left for the uſe of his widow and daughter. In the ſame houſe alſo was the reſidue of the money produced by the ſale of her furniture and other effects, when ſhe left Germany; […] Example: I will only relate two of our adventures before we reached Frankfort. 7. A barangay of Amai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
Word: quantized electronic structure Part of Speech: noun 1. Any material that confines electrons in such a small space that their wavelike behaviour becomes important and their properties are strongly modified by quantum mechanical effects; examples include atoms and layered semiconductor devices.
Word: QUEST Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of quantized electronic structure. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: quantized vortex Part of Speech: noun 1. a flow pattern exhibited by superfluids, such as ⁴He below 2.17K, in which the circulation rate is restricted to a quantized multiple of Planck's constant divided by the mass of the He atom
Word: quantum acoustics Part of Speech: noun 1. the study of the effects of the laws of quantum mechanics on the propagation and absorption of sound Labels: uncountable
Word: François Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French François, from Medieval Latin Franciscus (from Francia + -iscus). Pronunciation: /fɹænswɑ/, /ˈfrɒ̃swɑː/ 1. A male given name from French, equivalent to English Francis. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: quantum anomaly Part of Speech: noun 1. Any phenomenon that arises when a quantity that becomes zero according to classical physics acquires a finite value when quantum rules are used.
Word: thenceforth Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English thennesforth, equivalent to thence + forth. Pronunciation: /ˌðɛnsˈfɔːθ/, /ˌðɛnsˈfɔːɹθ/ 1. From that time on. Labels: not-comparable Example: ...to the end, that all such foes to the rights of British-America may be publicly known, and universally contemned as the enemies of American liberty; and thenceforth we respectively will break off all dealings with him or her. Example: Furthermore: you must know that when the second iron is thrown overboard, it thenceforth becomes a dangling, sharp-edged terror, skittishly curvetting about both boat and whale, entangling the lines, or cutting them, and making a prodigious sensation in all directions.
Word: mees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meester Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of mister, representing Latino- or French-accented English. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling
Word: Valerie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Valérie, from Latin Valeria. Doublet of Valeria. Pronunciation: /ˈvæ.ləˌɹi/ 1. A female given name from French [in turn from Latin]. Example: Valerie, call on me / Come and see me / I'm the same boy I used to be Example: Cos since I've come home, well my body's been a mess And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you dress Won't you come on over stop making a fool out of me? Why won't you come on over Valerie? Valerie? Valerie? Valerie?
Word: Valerie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From valeryl, part of the chemical name of the drug, and alluding to the female name. Compare Lucy (“the drug LSD”). Pronunciation: /ˈvæ.ləˌɹi/ 1. The psychotropic drug 1V-LSD. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: paus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cantonese 欄 /栏 (laan⁴⁻¹, “wholesaler”). 1. wholesaler, especially of fresh food Labels: Hong-Kong, obsolete Example: Accompanied by police and the owner, he led the way to premises in the western district which were used as the office of a pig laan (i.e. a wholesale pig depot). Example: Mr Wong stated that the laans are getting more and more vegetables from the New Territory every year.
Word: Nicky Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutives + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪki/ 1. A diminutive of the female given names Nicola, Nichola, Nicole, or Nichole. 2. A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas.
Word: Vicky Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈvɪki/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Victoria, also used as a formal given name. Example: The next people I ran into were my gorgeous sister-in-law Vicky, Mrs. Mike Mulvaney Jr. with the caramel-colored hair—very pregnant—again—and her little girl Chrissy, my firstborn niece, for whom my heart always gave a lurch.
Word: Vicky Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvɪki/ 1. vagina Labels: slang
Word: VR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Victoria Regina (on coins, letterboxes, etc.) The royal cypher for Queen Victoria, queen regnant of the United Kingdom. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. The station code of Virar railway station in India. 3. Initialism of Victorian Railways. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, obsolete
Word: VR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of virtual reality. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: But I know this. I know that when someone violates my peace, my conversation, my lovely, little VR diversion by repeated, remote rape, it reminds me....It reminds me, it makes me remember. Example: (Cover started out as a company in the AR and VR business, but moved into the virtual talent sector; Ichikara is a startup designed to support their virtual talent) 2. Initialism of variant reading (of a manuscript) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of vocational rehabilitation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of Volunteer Reserve Services Medal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of visual range. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of vitrinite reflectance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. The rotation speed of an aircraft (the speed during takeoff at which the pilot raises the nose in preparation for liftoff). Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Initialism of vaginal ring. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: VR Part of Speech: adj 1. Being compatible with or existing within virtual reality. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a command: resulting in an action taken in character within a text-based virtual world, as opposed to a configuration change, etc. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: Asha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā, “hope, wish”). 1. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: Zoë Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”). It was the name of a third century martyr venerated in the Orthodox Church. Pronunciation: /ˈzoʊ.i/, /ˈzəʊ.i/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: "Zoë!" The high-born girl repeated her own name in genuine astonishment. / "Yes," replied the negress. "Rustan is very affectionate. He says that I am his Zoë, his "life", because he would surely die of starvation without me." Example: On August 16, 2014, a 24-year-old male programmer posted a more than 9,000-word tirade about the dissolution of his relationship with video game developer Zoë Quinn.
Word: catechist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See catechize. 1. One who practices catechesis, i.e., catechizes catechumens; a teacher who instructs students in the doctrines of a particular Christian denomination typically in preparation for confirmation. Example: Now he was not only a lay reader but a pastor’s warden although Umuaro did not have a pastor as yet, only a catechist.
Word: catechize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Derived from Latin catēchizāre, from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω (katēkhízō), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to teach (orally)”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, to resound”). Pronunciation: /ˈkætɪˌkaɪz/, /ˈkatɪˌkaɪz/ 1. To give oral instruction, especially of religion; (specifically) by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation. Labels: transitive 2. To question at length. Labels: transitive Example: She promised herself to ascertain thoroughly, after they should be comfortably settled in the ship, the animus with which the book was to be written. She was a very good sailor and she liked to talk at sea; there her husband would not be able to escape from her, and she foresaw the manner in which she should catechise him. Example: Putting a strong American inflection into the French which I usually talked with an unmistakable British accent, I catechised the Baron as to the date of the church's building, its dimensions, and other details which an American tourist would be certain to want to know.
Word: classical physics Part of Speech: noun 1. all aspects of physics developed before the rise of quantum mechanics Labels: uncountable
Word: whereon Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwaz Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Germanic *-r Proto-Germanic *hwar Proto-West Germanic *hwār Old English hwǣr Middle English wher Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on Middle English wheron English whereon Inherited from Middle English wheron, from wher + on. Equivalent to where + on. Pronunciation: /wəˈrɒn/, /wɛəˈɹɒn/, /(h)weɹˈɑn/, /(h)weɹˈɔn/, /(h)wɛɹˈɑn/ 1. On which, on what. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet haue troden, shall be thine inheritance, and thy childrens for euer, because thou hast wholly followed the Lord my God. Example: Florinda sate / Beholding Roderick with fixed eyes intent, / Yet unregardant of the countenance / Whereon they dwelt; in other thoughts absorbed, […]
Word: choralography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of choral + choreography. 1. Choreographed movements performed by a choir while singing. Labels: uncountable
Word: jewel case Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of jewel box (“box for storing jewels”). Example: Jewel cases are rarely either important or interesting. Pearl necklace mysteries, in nine cases out of ten, spring from the miasma of social pretence and vapid competition and only concern people who do not matter in the least. 2. Synonym of jewel box (“container for compact disc”).
Word: conspiracy theory Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈspɪɹəsi ˌθɪəɹi/, /- ˌθiːəɹi/, /kənˈspɪɹəsi ˌθi.əɹi/, /- ˌθɪɹi/, /kənˈspɪɹəsiː ˌθɪəɹiː/ 1. Hypothetical speculation that is commonly considered untrue or outlandish. Labels: derogatory Example: Before discussing Norman Mailer's magisterial bid for dominance in this field, I want to use Richard Cordon to anticipate a common liberal objection - the objection that all this is 'conspiracy theory'. One has become used to this stolid, complacent return serve: so apparently grounded in reason and scepticism but so often naive and one-dimensional. Example: “So, like I’m Rock Hudson? I’m not sure that’s the answer.” “Ah,” Lola smiles knowingly, “that’s all just a conspiracy theory. He enjoyed the ladies too.” 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see conspiracy, theory. A hypothesis that posits conspiracy or collusion. Example: England has had quite enough to do in Europe and Asia, without going out of her way to meddle with America. It was a physical and moral impossibility that she could be carrying on a gigantic conspiracy against us. But our masses, having only a rough general knowledge of foreign affairs, and not unnaturally somewhat exaggerating the space which we occupy in the world's eye, do not appreciate the complications which rendered such a conspiracy impossible. They only look at the sudden right-about-face movement of the English Press and public, which is most readily accounted for on the conspiracy theory. Example: It is impossible, within the limits set for this Answer, to deal in any detail with the conspiracy theory which Dr. Boyd has put forward with such virulence for so many years and which apparently has been adopted by His Majesty's Government, at least in part.
Word: cater-corner Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Presumably a clipped form of cater-cornered, from cater + cornered, q.v., although catty-cornered is attested earlier (1838). Pronunciation: /ˈkatəˌkɔːnə/, /ˈkeɪtəˌkɔːnə/, /ˈkætəˌkɔɹnɚ/ 1. At a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another. Labels: Canada, US, not-comparable Example: The Empire State Building and the old Altman's Department store are catercorner, at Fifth Avenue and East 34th Street, with the ESB at the southwest, and Altman's at the northeast. Example: From my living room, I trained my binoculars on the redbrick monstrosity catercorner from me. 2. Uneven, not square, as mislaid stones or people with a limping gait. Labels: UK, dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: cater-corner Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Presumably a clipped form of cater-cornered, from cater + cornered, q.v., although catty-cornered is attested earlier (1838). Pronunciation: /ˈkatəˌkɔːnə/, /ˈkeɪtəˌkɔːnə/, /ˈkætəˌkɔɹnɚ/ 1. Diagonally across from. Labels: Canada, US, not-comparable Example: Altman's is sited catercorner to the ESB.
Word: gigantesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French, from Italian gigantesco, ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”). Compare giga-, giant. 1. Very large; like a giant; gigantic. Example: As Smythe took the handles and they turned the great corner of the street, Angus was amused to see a gigantesque poster of “Smythe’s Silent Service,” with a picture of a huge headless iron doll, carrying a saucepan with the legend, “A Cook Who is Never Cross.”
Word: entero Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of enterococcus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Word: chumbucket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chum + bucket. 1. A bucket filled with fishing bait at sea. Labels: slang
Word: Allee Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: Orléans Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Orleans. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: save the day Part of Speech: verb 1. To rescue a person or situation from imminent danger or major failure. Labels: humorous, idiomatic, sometimes Example: [H]e acted as chief of staff to General Rosecranz, aiding his superior officer at a most critical point in the battle by advice which had an important influence in saving the day. Example: “It's Paddy,” cried Craig. “If he can bring them all out safely without the loss of a life he'll save the day yet.”
Word: Chelsea Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Ċealchȳþ, from cealc (“chalk”) + hȳþ (“landing place”). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛlsi/, /ˈt͡ʃɛlsɪ/, /ˈt͡ʃelsi/ 1. An urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2778). 2. A type of porcelain once manufactured there. 3. Any of several places (mostly in the US): Example: Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health. 4. Any of several places (mostly in the US): Example: Woke up, it was Chelsea morning / And the first thing that I heard / Was a song outside my window 5. Any of several places (mostly in the US): 6. Any of several places (mostly in the US): 7. Any of several places (mostly in the US): 8. A unisex given name transferred from the place name. 9. A unisex given name transferred from the place name. Labels: rare 10. Chelsea FC, an English association football club. Example: A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily.
Word: scientific racism Part of Speech: noun 1. Racism presented as, or purported to be supported by, science. Labels: uncountable Example: The appearance underlines past incidents in which Pinker has encountered criticism for his association with advocates of so-called “human biodiversity”, which other academics have called a “rebranding” of racial genetic essentialism and scientific racism.
Word: borian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English boron Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English borian From boron + -ian. 1. Containing boron.
Word: ket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bra-ket notation invented by Paul Dirac, from bracket. Pronunciation: /kɛt/ 1. A column vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state of a quantum mechanical system; the complex conjugate transpose of a bra (a row vector); a ket vector. Symbolised by |...〉. Example: A particular ket, say #124;A#92;rangle, might be represented by a particular column vector. Its corresponding bra, #92;langleA#124;, would then be represented by the row vector which is the transpose conjugate of that column vector.
Word: ket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably of Old Norse origin like kjǫt (“meat”), from Proto-Germanic *ketwą. Compare Icelandic kjöt (“flesh”); akin to Swedish kött, Danish kød, and Norwegian kjøtt. The use of the term ket for "candy" or "sweets" probably derived from its use to describe sweet meats or as a deterrent to children. Pronunciation: /kɛt/ 1. Carrion; any filth. Labels: Northern-England, countable, uncountable 2. Sweetmeats. Labels: Northumbria, countable, uncountable 3. A sweet, treat or candy. Labels: Wearside, countable, uncountable
Word: ket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of ketamine. Pronunciation: /kɛt/ 1. ketamine Labels: colloquial, uncountable
Word: ket Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɛt/ 1. matted wool Labels: Scotland, uncountable
Word: kets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kets Part of Speech: noun 1. Manure or farm muck spread on farm land. Labels: Yorkshire, uncountable
Word: quantum chemistry Part of Speech: noun 1. the application of quantum mechanics to chemical problems Labels: uncountable
Word: quantum electrodynamics Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with electrically charged matter within the framework of relativity and quantum mechanics. Labels: uncountable
Word: quantum electronics Part of Speech: noun 1. The field concerned with the interaction of radiation and matter, and on the effects of quantum mechanics on the behaviour of electrons. Labels: uncountable
Word: radge Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Dialectal variant of rage. Pronunciation: /ɹæd͡ʒ/ 1. Violent or crazy. Labels: Cumbria, Geordie, Scotland, Yorkshire Example: We met for the first time at the airport and ended up in Turkey – I’ve done a lot of radged things in my time but nothing like this. Example: That fight last night was radge 2. amazing or stupendous. Labels: Geordie Example: Them burgers in the Brandling Villa are pure radge
Word: radge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Dialectal variant of rage. Pronunciation: /ɹæd͡ʒ/ 1. A fit of rage. Labels: Geordie, Scotland, Yorkshire Example: He hoyed a propa radge when a telt him. 2. An angry or violent person. Labels: Geordie, Scotland, derogatory Example: Thir's a desperate, pleading edge tae her voice. What a fuckin radge.
Word: radge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Dialectal variant of rage. Pronunciation: /ɹæd͡ʒ/ 1. To throw a fit of rage. Labels: Geordie
Word: radge Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹæd͡ʒ/ 1. Alternative form of rodge (“grey duck”). Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Word: pyroclastic rock Part of Speech: noun 1. Any rock formed by the accumulation of fragmented volcanic material (pyroclasts) ejected during explosive eruptions.
Word: pyroclast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English clast English pyroclast From pyro- + clast. 1. Solid matter ejected into the air by an active volcano. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: humankind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin hūmānus Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human English -kind English humankind From human + -kind. Pronunciation: /ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/ 1. The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: “I’m gonna say it: soccer is one of the most dogs**t sports to ever exist, it’s an embarassment^([sic]) to humankind. I said it, get mad,” xQc said after his opponent scored yet again. “Keep malding, and I want to make sure people understand: it is not ‘football,’ it’s soccer.”
Word: human race Part of Speech: noun 1. Mankind, humanity; humankind; Homo sapiens 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see human, race.
Word: rhinocerot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the inflected stem of Latin rhinoceros. Compare Middle French rhinocerote, obsolete Italian rinocerote. Pronunciation: /ɹaɪˈnɒsəɹɒt/ 1. The rhinoceros. Labels: archaic Example: Antoninus Pius the Emperor, did give many gifts unto the people, amongst which were both Tigers and Rhinocerots, (saith Iulius Capitalinus in his life). Example: Beyond that Country of Birds, is another wilde and mountainous, where abide many creatures much worse than those Birds, Elephants, Rhinocerotes, Lions, Wild-swine, Buffals, and Wild-kine.
Word: myek Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /mɛk/, /meːk/ 1. To make. Labels: Geordie, dialectal Example: Will ye myek is a stotty for me bait pet?
Word: Tyne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Tīna or Tīne, attested as a component of the place name Tinanmuþe (“Tynemouth”), possibly from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”). As such, possibly a doublet of Teign and Tenna. Also compare Latin Tina. Pronunciation: /taɪn/, /tɛin/ 1. A river in the counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, in north east England. The city of Newcastle upon Tyne is found upon its northern bank and Gateshead is found upon its southern bank. 2. A coastal sea area that includes the mouth of this river 3. A river in East Lothian council area, in southern Scotland.