nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Opus Dei Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin opus deī (literally “work of god”). 1. The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic organization composed of a prelate, secular clergy and lay people, whose mission is to spread the Catholic teaching that everyone is called to become a saint; its lay members, men and women, engage in the affairs of the world and seek to direct them "according to God's will". Example: Prevost moved up the ranks of the local church whose bishops were split between leftists, heavily influenced by Latin America's liberation theology, and arch-conservatives with close ties to Opus Dei.
Word: prelacy Part of Speech: noun 1. The office of a prelate. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The prelature; prelates considered as a group. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A church government or organisation administered by prelates. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: push poll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From push (“to sell or promote”) + poll (“survey”). Also references pull, the opposite of push. 1. An opinion poll designed to produce specific results and promote a certain narrative by influencing the views of respondents. Example: The local paper has just released the results of what can only be described as a push poll. The pollsters fed numerous cherry-picked data points and statistics to respondents before asking their opinions on newly proposed government policies. There can be no doubt that the results would have been different had those interviewed not been led to the conclusions the pollsters wanted.
Word: push poll Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From push (“to sell or promote”) + poll (“survey”). Also references pull, the opposite of push. 1. To conduct a push poll or make use of push polls as a campaign or marketing technique. Example: He was push polling, shaping opinion, manipulating as much as measuring. Example: The questions asked by a pollster who is push polling are designed more to implant negative information than to find out how the voter actually feels.
Word: nymphomaniac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nymphomania + -ac. By surface analysis, nympho- + -maniac. Pronunciation: /ˌnɪm.fəʊˈmeɪ.niˌæk/, /ˌnɪm.foʊˈmeɪ.niˌæk/ 1. A woman who has an excessive libido. Example: Xenia's such a nymphomaniac that she's not even satisfied with three lovers.
Word: nymphomaniac Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nymphomania + -ac. By surface analysis, nympho- + -maniac. Pronunciation: /ˌnɪm.fəʊˈmeɪ.niˌæk/, /ˌnɪm.foʊˈmeɪ.niˌæk/ 1. Of a woman, having an excessive libido. Example: nymphomaniacal
Word: demythologize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + mythologize. 1. To remove the mythological elements of. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: euhemerize (demythologizing sense) Example: Archaeological evidence has demythologized some parts of the Bible.
Word: mythological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mythology + -ical. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪθəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ 1. Of, or relating to myths or mythology. Labels: not-comparable Example: In short—to be mythological in my conclusion—the quiver of Cupid hangs at the girdle of Fate together with her spindle and scissors. 2. Legendary. Labels: not-comparable 3. Imaginary. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable
Word: underlying Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, underlie + -ing. 1. Lying underneath. Labels: not-comparable Example: We dug down to the underlying rock. Example: Old Yew, which graspest at the stones ⁠That name the under-lying dead, ⁠Thy fibres net the dreamless head, Thy roots are wrapt about the bones. 2. Basic or fundamental. Labels: not-comparable Example: Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry. Example: Finding a successful treatment for Alzheimer’s faces two major hurdles: the first being we still don’t know enough about the disease’s underlying biology. 3. Implicit. Labels: not-comparable Example: Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.
Word: underlying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, underlie + -ing. 1. The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.
Word: underlying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, underlie + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of underlie Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yeoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English yeman, yoman, of disputed etymology: * From Old English *ġēamann, from Proto-West Germanic *gawamann, variant of *gauwjamann (compare Old Frisian gāman (“villager”), Middle High German göuman (“peasant”)), compound of Proto-West Germanic *gawi (“shire, district”) (compare Old English -ġē, -ġēa (“district, region”) (in ælġē, Sūþriġēa), West Frisian gea, goa, Dutch gouw, German Gau) + *mann (“man”). * A contraction of yong man; compare dialectal yeomath (“aftermath”) for a possible parallel. Pronunciation: /ˈjəʊ.mən/, /ˈjoʊ.mən/, /ˈjəʉ.mən/, /ˈjɐʉ.mən/, /ˈjiː.mən/ 1. An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a yeoman of the guard, a member of a ceremonial bodyguard to the UK monarch (not to be confused with a Yeoman Warder). Labels: UK 2. A dependable, diligent, or loyal worker or someone who does a great service. Labels: US 3. A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing. Labels: historical Example: This model of production costs might alternatively be derived from a yeoman farmer model, in which households supply goods directly[.] 4. A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant. 5. A Yeoman Warder. 6. A clerk in the US Navy, and US Coast Guard. 7. In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom. 8. A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry, officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s. 9. A member of the Imperial Yeomanry, officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907. 10. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cirrochroa, of Asia and Australasia.
Word: Yeoman Warder Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the ceremonial guard of the Tower of London.
Word: Tower of London Part of Speech: name 1. A riverside fortress in London, used as a palace, a prison and now a museum housing the Crown Jewels.
Word: dop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English doppe, from Old English *doppa (“dipper”) (compare dīepan), as in Old English dūfedoppa (“pelican”). Pronunciation: /dɒp/, /dɑp/ 1. A diving bird.
Word: dop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English doppen, from Old English *doppian (“to dip, dive, plunge”), related to Old English doppettan (“to dip, dip in, immerse”). Pronunciation: /dɒp/, /dɑp/ 1. To fail or to plug (an examination, standard or grade) Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: I dopped my exams. 2. To dip or duck. Example: you may dape or dop, and also with a grasshopper, behind a tree, or in any deep hole; still making it to move on the top of the water, as if it were alive, and still keeping yourself out of sight Example: Then at the Play-Houſe ye ogle the Boxes, and dop and bovv to thoſe you do not knovv, as vvell as thoſe you do.
Word: dop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch dop, from Middle Dutch dop, dup, doppe, from Old Dutch *dopp, *dupp, from Proto-West Germanic *dupp, from Proto-Germanic *duppaz (“hollow, shell, bowl”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Dop (“shell, pod, bowl”), German Topf (“pot”). Pronunciation: /dɒp/, /dɑp/ 1. . A drink. Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: Let's go to the bar for a dop. 2. An imprecise measure of alcohol; a dash. Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: Give me a dop of brandy. 3. A dip; a low courtesy. Labels: obsolete Example: The Venetian dop this 4. A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.
Word: dop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Dutch dop, from Middle Dutch dop, dup, doppe, from Old Dutch *dopp, *dupp, from Proto-West Germanic *dupp, from Proto-Germanic *duppaz (“hollow, shell, bowl”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Dop (“shell, pod, bowl”), German Topf (“pot”). Pronunciation: /dɒp/, /dɑp/ 1. To drink alcohol. Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: They not only forswore dopping themselves, but also contrived to make the National Party forgo a dop.
Word: mento Part of Speech: noun 1. a folk music genre of Jamaica, featuring acoustic instruments and voices. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Musician who never meet before the journey entertain we with mento song. 2. an individual mento song. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: BIOS Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪ.ɒs/, /ˈbaɪ.oʊs/ 1. Acronym of Basic Input/Output System. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: Toshiba manufactures the chip set and the 8- to 10-MHz bus; the BIOS, shadowable in both system and video modes, is licensed from Award. 2. any firmware user interface that provides similar functionality as BIOS, such as UEFI. Labels: broadly, informal
Word: DNS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Domain Name System. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. The protocol used by the Domain Name System. Labels: Internet 3. Domain Name Services; the services provided by the Domain Name System. Labels: Internet
Word: DNS Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of does/did not start. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of do not sail. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Crown Jewels Part of Speech: name 1. The historic royal regalia of a state. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom are held in the Tower of London.
Word: crown jewels Part of Speech: noun 1. The jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy, i.e. crown, scepter, signet ring, etc. Labels: literally, plural, plural-only Example: The crown jewels in the United Kingdom are heavily guarded and anyone trying to steal them will certainly have a hard time. 2. The male genitalia. Labels: euphemistic, plural, plural-only, slang Example: The whole crowd cringed as he got kicked in his crown jewels.
Word: crown jewels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crown jewel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hostile takeover Part of Speech: noun 1. An attempted takeover of a company that is strongly resisted by the target company's management.
Word: takeover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from take over. 1. The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase. Example: If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry. 2. The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company. Labels: UK 3. A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next. Example: Revollo was absent when Bolivian police and the navy captain arrived at dawn, and the base takeover came off without problems, according to a U.S. narcotics official. Example: The incident erupted as tensions simmered over Donald Trump’s looming takeover of DC and his administration’s use of force to brutally achieve his anti-migrant agenda. 4. An event at which teens gather in public and act out; a street takeover. Labels: slang
Word: takeover Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Deverbal from take over. 1. Misspelling of take over. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: warmth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English warmth, warmeth, wermþe, from Old English *wiermþu (“warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmiþu (“warmness; warmth”), corresponding to warm + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waarmte (“warmth”), West Frisian waarmte (“warmth”), Dutch warmte (“warmth”), German Low German Warmte, Warmt (“warmth”). Pronunciation: /wɔːmθ/, /wɔɹmθ/ 1. A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Friendliness, kindness or affection. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Included in the crowd of more than 10,000 was a gay contingent of over 100. A large banner proclaiming "Gay American Revolution" beckoned other gay marchers to join the contingent. Several participants said that they were pleased with the noticeable warmth of the other demonstrators toward the gay people. 3. Fervor, intensity of emotion or expression. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "You don't know him—don't pronounce an opinion upon him," I said with warmth. 4. The effect of using mostly red and yellow hues. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: colline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French colline. 1. A small hill or mount. Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: stelo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Esperanto stelo. Doublet of estoile, étoile, and stella; related to aster and star. 1. A monetary unit of Esperantists from 1945 to 1993, one of whose aims was to achieve a single world currency. Example: One stelo theoretically equals in value of one kilogram of bread. […] The five steloj, 1959 (60), obverse shows a world globe symbolizing the unity of mankind. […] Most Esperantists use International Reply Coupons for the purposes for which stelo coins were intended, he added. Example: More patterns were issued in 1959, these in 1-, 5- and 10-steloj denominations. The piece shown here is a 25-steloj coin issued in Poland in 1965.
Word: warm-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from warm up. 1. The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity Example: If you don't do your warm-ups properly you have a greater chance of injury. 2. Any act of preparation for a performance Example: Drivers are allowed 5 minutes for warm-up before the race starts. 3. A period of time allocated for performing warm-ups. Example: Keep a sharp eye on the referee during warm-up to check out his mood.
Word: warm up Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌwɔː(ɹ)m ˈʌp/ 1. To become warmer. Labels: intransitive Example: He came inside to warm up. Example: It took a long time for the place to warm up and to counteract the cold and enable their fingers to cope with the delicate task of moulding, the men would often surround themselves with blocks of iron heated in the furnace. 2. To heat or reheat (e.g. food). Labels: transitive Example: I couldn't be bothered to cook another meal so I just warmed up yesterday's leftovers. 3. To reach, or cause to reach, a normal operating temperature (of a car for example). Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: These old valve radios take a few minutes to warm up. 4. To physically or mentally prepare oneself, something or someone for an activity. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: It is important to warm up properly before your gym session. 5. To physically or mentally prepare oneself, something or someone for an activity. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: The band were already on stage, warming up for the gig. 6. To physically or mentally prepare oneself, something or someone for an activity. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Rich knew how to warm up the audience of The Price is Right. His good looks and charming personality made even that special. Example: It was a dark Saturday night last month on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where Saturday nights can get very dark, but Sabrina Brier, in a rhinestone necklace and strapless plaid pantsuit, was agleam onstage at a basement comedy club called Caveat warming up the crowd. 7. Synonym of warm (to favor increasingly). Labels: figuratively, intransitive 8. Synonym of warm (“prepopulate a cache”). Labels: transitive 9. Synonym of warm (“send mail from a domain to improve reputation”). Labels: Internet, transitive
Word: warn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English warnen, warnien (“to warn; admonish”), from Old English warnian (“to take heed; warn”), from Proto-Germanic *warnōną (“to warn; take heed”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to be aware; give heed”). Cognate with Dutch waarnen (obsolete), German Low German warnen, German warnen, Swedish varna, Icelandic varna. Pronunciation: /wɔːn/, /woːn/, /woɹn/, /wɔɾn/, /wɒːn/ 1. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: Labels: transitive Example: We waved a flag to warn the oncoming traffic about the accident. Example: I phoned to warn him of the road closure. 2. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: Labels: transitive Example: I warned him he'd be getting a huge box of birthday presents from me. 3. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: Labels: transitive Example: The sheriff warned her to appear in court. Example: Committee being warned these following were absent or short … 4. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: Labels: ambitransitive, obsolete, possibly, transitive Example: Hark! the clock is warning ten; Example: No, not a word more, Andrew; the clock has warned for nine, and I am off. 5. To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour. Labels: transitive Example: He was warned against crossing the railway tracks at night. Example: Don't let me catch you running in the corridor again, I warn you. 6. To advise or order to go or stay away. Example: A sign warns trespassers off/away from the site. 7. To give warning. Labels: intransitive Example: then Iames Cephas and Iohn [...] agreed with vs that we shuld preache amonge the Hethen and they amonge the Iewes: warnynge only that we shulde remember the poore. Example: She is his deepest innocence in spaces of bough and hay before wishes were given a different name to warn that they might not come true [...].
Word: warrant officer Part of Speech: noun 1. An officer holding rank by virtue of a warrant rather than a commission. 2. An officer assigned to execute warrants and other writs. Example: The bailiff does not like to see himself as the brutal oppressor of the poor or as the agent of malicious creditors... This distinction between warrant officer and process server is not at all dissimilar to the gulf that divides the law officer and the peace officer in the police force... Warrant officers execute warrants whilst process servers distribute court summonses and cajole debtors.
Word: washable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English washable From wash + -able. 1. Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable. Example: The waiting rooms are centrally heated and tastefully furnished with carefully selected tones of easily washable emulsion paint.
Word: washable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English washable From wash + -able. 1. Something that can be washed without being damaged.
Word: damaged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of damage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: damaged Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒd/ 1. That has suffered damage. Example: The rebuilding of damaged stations is proceeding slowly, on account of the shortage of building materials and the pressing needs of housing, but steady progress is being made.
Word: washbasin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wash + basin. Pronunciation: /ˈwɑʃˌbeɪsən/ 1. A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face. 2. A laundry sink or utility sink.
Word: washing day Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Monday, from the custom of doing laundry on that day of the week. Labels: UK, historical 2. Synonym of washday, the day on which laundry is done
Word: washing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English waschynge /wasshynge /weschynge, from Old English *wæsċing /*weasċing (attested in weasċingweġ), from Proto-West Germanic *waskingu. By surface analysis, wash + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waaskenge (“washing”), West Frisian wasking (“washing”), Dutch wassing (“washing”), German Waschung (“washing”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/, /ˈwɑʃ.ɪŋ/, /ˈwɔʃ.ɪŋ/ 1. The action of the verb to wash. Labels: countable Example: I then took a piece of dry stone, ground it fine in a mortar, and placed the powder in water, the sand particles sunk rapidly to the bottom, while the clay remained suspended, and by several washings and decantings the sand and clay could be approximately separated ;[…] 2. Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, uncountable Example: My mother used to do the washing on a Monday. Example: […] Hazel telling about how she liked a good woodpile, especially when she used to take in washing to earn a little extra. She needed a goodly pile to fuel her washtubs. 3. The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed. Labels: countable, in-plural, often Example: The washings have a higher concentration of metal. 4. The liquid used to wash an ore. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the gold-washings, or silver-washings 6. A thin covering or coat. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a washing of silver 7. A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: washing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English waschyng /wasschinge /wasschynge /wassende /wesschinge, from Old English *wæsċende /*wasċende, from Proto-West Germanic *waskandī, from Proto-Germanic *waskandz (“washing”), present participle of *waskaną (“to wash”). By surface analysis, wash + -ing. Cognate with Dutch wassend, German waschend, Swedish vaskande. Pronunciation: /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/, /ˈwɑʃ.ɪŋ/, /ˈwɔʃ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of wash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: washing-up Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌwɑʃ.ɪŋˈʌp/, /ˌwɒʃ.ɪŋˈʌp/ 1. The act of washing dishes etc; dishwashing. Labels: UK, uncountable Example: I’ll do the washing-up if you put it all away.
Word: washing-up Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌwɑʃ.ɪŋˈʌp/, /ˌwɒʃ.ɪŋˈʌp/ 1. Of or relating to washing dishes. Labels: UK, not-comparable Example: This washing-up liquid is kinder to my hands than that one.
Word: catfight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cat + fight. So named because, like cats, scratching is a common defensive tactic among women, as opposed to a fistfight between men. 1. A fight between cats. Example: The caterwauling from the catfight in the back yard was awful; I couldn't get to sleep until it was over. 2. A fight or bickering, especially between women. Labels: slang Example: Nancy and Sheila got into a catfight when Nancy's boyfriend cheated on her with Sheila. Example: Female conflict, seen in this kind of structure, works conveniently—it takes note of aggression in women and sets it against other women. Men are spared. The audience applauds. Everyone loves a catfight.
Word: synoptic climatology Part of Speech: noun 1. The science of describing an entire weather situation at a specific location Labels: uncountable
Word: stopped pipe Part of Speech: noun 1. A pipe organ tube with a uniform diameter, one closed end and one open end.
Word: pageturner Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of page-turner. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Americophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Americo- + -philia. 1. An affection for, or interest in things related to the United States Labels: uncountable
Word: make up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English maken up, equivalent to make + up (adverb). Pronunciation: /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ 1. To constitute, to compose. 2. To constitute, to compose. Labels: transitive Example: The words "dream interpretation" […] remind one of all sorts of childish, superstitious notions, which make up the thread and woof of dream books, read by none but the ignorant and the primitive. Example: The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the water-oxidizing complex, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom. 3. To compensate, to fill in, to catch up. Labels: transitive Example: He can make up the time next week. Example: The Argentine found Dzeko and his killer ball was timed brilliantly for the Ivorian, who made up 90 yards, to slot in. 4. To compensate, to fill in, to catch up. Labels: intransitive Example: What I lack in patience, I make up for in drive. Example: I plan to make up for my failed midterm. 5. To invent, to imagine, to concoct 6. To invent, to imagine, to concoct Example: He was a great storyteller and could make up a story on the spot. Example: After she told her parents about her grandfather's actions, their small flutter of support was followed by her mother's claim that she had made it all up. 7. To assemble, to prepare. 8. To assemble, to prepare. Example: I can make up a batch of stew in a few minutes, but it will take a few hours to cook. Example: Like their mentors, they sang "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" and "I'm Not A Teenage Delinquent," and even had letter sweaters made up with huge "S"'s on them. 9. To assemble, to prepare. Labels: intransitive, reflexive, transitive 10. To apply cosmetics. 11. To apply cosmetics. Labels: intransitive, reflexive, transitive Example: Let's leave as soon as I make up my face. Example: She rushed into her bedroom to make up. 12. To make peace, to settle a dispute. 13. To make peace, to settle a dispute. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: They fight a lot, but they always manage to make up. Example: Miss Palmer and I made up, though she scolded most violently about my long absence, and attacked me about the Book without mercy. 14. To arrange, to advance. Labels: obsolete 15. To arrange, to advance. Example: They in their turns made up to her, and expressed their surprize and concern at finding her in the assembly unprovided, after she had declined their invitation […]. Example: On this they made up to me, and were about to handle me; but I told them to be still and keep off […]. 16. To arrange, to advance. Example: She thought he was making up to her—of course, at the time I believed her and I let him go, but I know now it was all nonsense. 17. To build, to complete. Labels: obsolete 18. To build, to complete. Labels: obsolete Example: Yee haue not gone vp into the gaps, neither made vp the hedge for the house of Israel.
Word: make up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English maken up, equivalent to make + up (adverb). Pronunciation: /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ 1. Alternative form of makeup. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: presynaptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English synaptic English presynaptic From pre- + synaptic. 1. In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft. Labels: not-comparable
Word: outside gross area Part of Speech: noun 1. The area measured from the outside surface of the outer building wall to the outside surface of the opposite outer building wall. Where balconies and mezzanine floors occur within the exterior walls of the building, they are included in this figure.
Word: infraction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French infraction, from Latin infractio, from infractum, past participle of infringere, from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɹakʃən/, /ɪnˈfɹækʃən/ 1. A minor offence, petty crime. Example: Even stealing a pack of gum is an infraction in the eyes of the law. Example: Pretending a litterbug and a spree killer have committed equivalent infractions doesn’t make people safer. 2. A violation; breach. Example: A team's first infraction could mean a fine of up to $25,000. 3. A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.
Word: suffocate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The adjective is first attested in the 1420s, the verb in 1526; from Middle English suffocat(e) (“deprived of air, suffocated”), borrowed from Latin suffōcātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin suffōcō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from sub- (“under, up to”) + fōx (“throat”, oblique stem in fōc-). Participial usage up until Early Modern English. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ 1. To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body. Labels: ergative Example: Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock! Example: It is because of freedom, one netizen replied: Like air, you may not realize its importance, but when suffocating, you would know how precious it is. 2. To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body. Labels: ergative Example: He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head. Example: Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. 3. To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation. Labels: ergative, figuratively Example: I'm suffocating under this huge workload. Example: If the trend to private cars continues, the more quickly will the road traffic suffocate itself, [...]. 4. To destroy; to extinguish. Labels: transitive Example: to suffocate fire
Word: suffocate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is first attested in the 1420s, the verb in 1526; from Middle English suffocat(e) (“deprived of air, suffocated”), borrowed from Latin suffōcātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin suffōcō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from sub- (“under, up to”) + fōx (“throat”, oblique stem in fōc-). Participial usage up until Early Modern English. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/, /ˈsʌfəkət/ 1. Suffocated, choked. Labels: obsolete 2. Smothered, overwhelmed. Labels: obsolete Example: This chaos, when degree is suffocate, follows the choking
Word: insufficient Part of Speech: det Etymology: From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient. Pronunciation: /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ 1. An inadequate quantity of; not enough. Example: Insufficient time is available to reflect on the problem. 2. A quantity (of something) that is less than is needed. Example: Insufficient of the building remains to determine its age.
Word: insufficient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient. Pronunciation: /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ 1. Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs. Example: an insufficient amount Example: an insufficient degree 2. Not sufficient; lacking competent power or ability; unqualified, unequal, unfit. Example: Brother Coſroe, I find my ſelfe agreeu’d, Yet inſufficient to expreſſe the ſame: For it requires a great and thundering ſpeech: […]
Word: stickler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stighteler, stytelere, equivalent to stickle + -er. The judges at Cornish wrestling matches do indeed carry sticks which serve for signalling and as a badge of their office. This practice has evolved from holding swords and then swordsticks. Pronunciation: /ˈstɪk.lə/ 1. A referee or adjudicator at a fight, wrestling match, duel, etc. who ensures fair play. Labels: Cornwall Example: In ancient time they were wont to employ third persons as sticklers, to see no treachery or disorder were used, and to beare witnes of the combates successe. Example: Basilius, the judge, appointed sticklers and trumpets whom the others should obey. 2. Someone who insistently advocates for something, especially for strict observance of a formal rule. Example: Lexicographers are sticklers for correct language. Example: The Tory or High-church were the greatest sticklers against the exorbitant proceedings of King James II.
Word: pizza puff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pizza + puff, trademarked in some regions, including by the Illinois Tamale Company in the United States. 1. A dough pouch filled with the ingredients of a pizza, such as cheese, pizza sauce, sausage, and pepperoni, and usually deep-fried. Example: Today I was eating a pizza puff with crinkle-fries and a vanilla shake, so diarrhea was pretty much a definite for me. Example: That he'd never had a pizza puff did not deter him. His approach at lunch, as it was elsewhere, was straight ahead.
Word: press kit Part of Speech: noun 1. A packaged set of promotional and news materials to inform the media about a person, band or product. The kit will often include a CD or demo along with reviews, photos, and background information. The kit is distributed to media sources, such as radio stations and newspapers.
Word: patrilocality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From patrilocal + -ity, from patri- + local. 1. A socially instituted practice whereupon a married couple lives with or near the family of the husband. Labels: uncountable
Word: suffocation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English suffocation, suffocacioun, from Middle French suffocation, from Latin suffocatio. 1. Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death. Labels: uncountable Example: A child left unattended may die of suffocation. Example: The moon, directly opposite, flung into the room a long and tremulous line of light, which fell on Guido's face, as he reclined on the pillows which supported his head; he needed the support, for a feeling of suffocation was his constant complaint. 2. A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia. Labels: countable Example: The coroner reported three suffocations last week.
Word: slop bowl Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the four components of the traditional tea set. Tea drinkers emptied their unwanted, cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling their cups with fresh, hot tea. Labels: idiomatic 2. A subset of fast casual food served in bowls and marketed as being healthier alternatives. Labels: derogatory
Word: skull cap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of skullcap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Shravas Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Sanskrit, meaning “fame” or “to be heard” used in India; It is very uncommon.
Word: hand waving Part of Speech: noun 1. Discussion or argumentation involving approximation, vagueness, educated guessing, or the attempt to explain or excuse vagaries. Labels: idiomatic Example: The sales pitch sounded good, but there was a lot of hand waving about the price. Example: Protesters who demand that this brilliantly humane enterprise be stopped should have their motives questioned. Their protest is nothing but the mindless hand waving of Luddites.
Word: stunt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Compare Middle Low German stunt (“a shoulder grip with which you throw someone on their back”), Middle English stunt (“foolish; stupid”). Pronunciation: /stʌnt/, /stʊnt/ 1. A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills. Example: He found ways to devise, stage, and film stunts that are like nothing anyone’s ever accomplished. He recorded stunning image after stunning image; practically every frame of Fury Road could be a painting. 2. An act or activity viewed as the outcome of a plan or scheme, often malicious or nefarious. 3. Ellipsis of publicity stunt. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 4. A skill. Labels: archaic Example: "See if you can hit the barrel, Joe," urged George Bland. "A lot of us have missed it, including Peaches, who seems to think his particular stunt is high throwing." 5. A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line.
Word: stunt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Compare Middle Low German stunt (“a shoulder grip with which you throw someone on their back”), Middle English stunt (“foolish; stupid”). Pronunciation: /stʌnt/, /stʊnt/ 1. To perform a stunt. Labels: intransitive 2. To show off; to posture; to flaunt valuables. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: Call me the juice and you know I'm a stunt. Example: I was that interested because I wanted the Z28, but I wasn't going another day with Sterling stunting on me with the Contour.
Word: stunt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dialectal stunt (“stubborn, dwarfed”), from Middle English stont, stunt (“short, brief”), from Old English stunt (“stupid, foolish, simple”), from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz (“short, compact, stupid, dull”). Cognate with Middle High German stunz (“short”), Old Norse stuttr (“short in stature, dwarfed”). Related to Old English styntan (“to make dull, stupefy, become dull, repress”). More at stint. Pronunciation: /stʌnt/, /stʊnt/ 1. To check or hinder the growth or development of. Labels: transitive Example: Some have said smoking stunts your growth. Example: The politician timed his announcement to stunt any surge in the polls his opponent might gain from the convention.
Word: stunt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dialectal stunt (“stubborn, dwarfed”), from Middle English stont, stunt (“short, brief”), from Old English stunt (“stupid, foolish, simple”), from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz (“short, compact, stupid, dull”). Cognate with Middle High German stunz (“short”), Old Norse stuttr (“short in stature, dwarfed”). Related to Old English styntan (“to make dull, stupefy, become dull, repress”). More at stint. Pronunciation: /stʌnt/, /stʊnt/ 1. A check in growth. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing. Labels: countable 3. A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber. Labels: countable
Word: set screw Part of Speech: noun 1. Any screw used to hold or adjust a setting, via fixation in a certain location or position: frequently a headless one, but may also be any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting. Example: ...upon which the sheet to be reduced in width is placed and held firm by set screws, the part to be cut off falls upon the sinkage.... 2. Any screw used to hold or adjust a setting, via fixation in a certain location or position: frequently a headless one, but may also be any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting. 3. A screw with a head, usually hexagonal, like a bolt but without a shank to allow it to screw into material rather than take a nut; a tap bolt. Labels: New-Zealand
Word: setscrew Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of set screw. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cheat sheet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cheat + sheet. 1. A sheet of paper (or a digital analogue thereof) containing notes used to assist (with or without permission) on a test; especially, such a sheet used secretly and improperly. Example: If you have trouble remembering all the trigonometric identities, the book has a cheat sheet in back that lists them. 2. Any summary or quick reference used as a shortcut or reminder, such as an aid for public speaking. Labels: idiomatic
Word: flub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly suggested by fluff and flop. First appeared in the US as a verb c. 1924, and as a noun c. 1953. Pronunciation: /flʌb/, /flʊb/ 1. An error; a mistake in the performance of an action. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, informal Example: 1962 November 6, Richard Nixon, “Gentlemen, this is my last press conference”, 2008, Rick Perlstein (editor), Richard Nixon: Speeches, Writings, Documents, page 111, I made a talk on television, a talk in which I made a flub—one of the few that I make, not because I′m so good on television but because I′ve been doing it a long time. I made a flub in which I said I was running for governor of the United States. Example: A flub can be a slight cinematic slip-up or a major gaffe. 2. A fold of fat. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, slang
Word: flub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly suggested by fluff and flop. First appeared in the US as a verb c. 1924, and as a noun c. 1953. Pronunciation: /flʌb/, /flʊb/ 1. To goof, fumble, or err in the performance of an action. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, informal, transitive Example: ‘Stage fright? So? What are you babbling ′bout? You′re mad as a snake!’ ‘Ever since I was a kid. I was in the Christmas Pageant one year and flubbed my line.’ ‘What was your line?’ ‘I told you I flubbed it!’ he mouthed these words hysterically. Example: The actor that detained her had one line in that particular scene and flubbed it. And then flubbed it again...and again. And again, all the while assuring the director and the crew that he ‘knew his lines’ and then flubbed them again.
Word: uvula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-der. Proto-Italic *oiwā Latin ūva Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Late Latin ūvulabor. English uvula Borrowed from Late Latin ūvula, diminutive of ūva (“grape”). Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.vjʊl.ə/, /ˈju.vjəl.ə/ 1. Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. the slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate 3. an object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper
Word: Kafkaesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Kafka Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Vulgar Latin -iscus Italian -escobor. French -esquebor. English -esque English Kafkaesque From Kafka + -esque, after writer Franz Kafka. Piecewise doublet of Kafkaish. Pronunciation: /ˌkæfkəˈʔɛsk/, /ˌkæfkəˈɹɛsk/, /ˌkæfkəˈɛsk/, /ˌkɑfkəˈʔɛsk/, /ˌkɑfkəˈɛsk/ 1. Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity. Example: Kafkaesque bureaucracies Example: In the end, Jesus is not only a Kafkaesque, lonely, holy man, abandoned in his death and despised by his own people, but his teaching is not even considered to be like that of the Jewish Sages. 2. Marked by surreal distortion and often a sense of looming danger. 3. In the manner of something written by Franz Kafka.
Word: dishevelled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From earlier dishevely, from Old French deschevelé (modern French déchevelé and échevelé), from des- (“dis-”), + chevel (“hair”) (modern French cheveu). See there for more details. Pronunciation: /dɪˈʃɛvəld/, /dɪsˈʃɛvəld/ 1. Of a person, with the hair uncombed. 2. Disorderly or untidy in appearance. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack utside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks ; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […] Example: “Wild-eyed and disheveled, King Hrethel roamed every night through his throne room, which was empty and still.”
Word: dishevelled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From earlier dishevely, from Old French deschevelé (modern French déchevelé and échevelé), from des- (“dis-”), + chevel (“hair”) (modern French cheveu). See there for more details. Pronunciation: /dɪˈʃɛvəld/, /dɪsˈʃɛvəld/ 1. simple past and past participle of dishevel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: antacid 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 *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English antacid From anti- + acid. Pronunciation: /ænˈtæsɪd/ 1. An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. Example: Until Tagamet (cimetidine), most major drug companies didn't take tummy troubles terribly seriously. Oh sure, Americans gorped down antacids almost like candy, but most pharmaceutical big wigs probably wrote that off to our penchant for eating junk food on the run. Example: I'm on warm milk and laxatives Cherry-flavored antacids
Word: antacid 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 *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English antacid From anti- + acid. Pronunciation: /ænˈtæsɪd/ 1. Counteracting or neutralizing acidity, especially in the stomach.
Word: choke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English choken (also cheken), from earlier acheken, from Old English āċēocian (“to choke”), probably derived from Old English ċēoce, ċēace (“jaw, cheek”), see cheek. Cognate with Icelandic kok (“throat”), koka (“to gulp”). See also achoke. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃəʊk/, /t͡ʃoʊk/ 1. A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold. Example: Bond leapt for the Bentley, blessing the impulse which had made him drive it over after dinner. With the choke full out, the engine answered at once to the starter and the roar drowned the faltering words of the commissionaire who jumped aside as the rear wheels whipped gravel at his piped trouser-legs. 2. In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation. 3. A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot. 4. A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage. 5. A choking coil. 6. A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
Word: choke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from artichoke. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃəʊk/, /t͡ʃoʊk/ 1. The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke. Example: Once all the leaves are gone, a hairy little island will remain in the middle of the artichoke. This is the “choke.” A gentleman uses his knife and fork to slice it away, uncovering the delicious artichoke “heart” underneath.
Word: wet blanket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Suggesting that such a person would extinguish fun in the same manner a wet blanket can smother and extinguish a fire. 1. A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc. Labels: derogatory, endearing, idiomatic, usually 2. A timid person; one who lacks confidence; a wimp. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic, mildly 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wet, blanket.