nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: vocabularies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vocabulary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -eil Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Variant of French -eille, from Middle French -eille, from Old French -eille, -eil, -ele, -eyle, from Latin -icula, from rebracketing of -i- + -culus. 1. Diminutive suffix in words of French origin. Labels: morpheme
Word: chear Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of cheer. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: Piping down the valleys wild /Piping songs of pleasant glee / On a cloud I saw a child. / And he laughing said to me: / "Pipe a song about a Lamb!" / So I piped with merry chear.
Word: chear Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of cheer. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: He chears the fearful, and commends the bold, / And makes deſpairers hope for good ſucceſs. Example: WHo ever ſaw a noble ſight, / That never view’d a brave Sea Fight: / Hang up your bloody Colours in the Aire, / Up with your Fights and your Nettings prepare, / Your Merry Mates chear, with a luſty bold ſpright, / Now each Man his brindice, and then to the Fight, […]
Word: keycard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key (“lock opener”) + card (“piece of plastic”). 1. A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.
Word: keycard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key (“important”) + card (“playing card”). 1. In Roman keycard Blackwood, an ace of any suit or the king of trumps.
Word: garnets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garnet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garnets Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian га́рнец (gárnec). 1. An old Russian dry measure, approximately 3.28 litres. Labels: historical
Word: premenstrual 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 menstrual English premenstrual From pre- + menstrual. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiːˈmɛnstɹʊəl/, /ˌpɹiːˈmɛnstɹʊl/, /pɹiˈmɛnztɹ(əw)əl/, /pɹiˈmɛnstɹ(əw)əl/ 1. Occurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle leading up to the beginning of menstruation. 2. Relating to the time period in a girl's life prior to her first experience of menstruation; prepubescent.
Word: cods wallop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of codswallop. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Weimar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Weimar. Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪmɑː/, /ˈvaɪmɑɹ/, /ˈwaɪmɑɹ/ 1. An independent city in Thuringia, Germany. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The period in German history from 1919 to 1933, when the nation was under a constitution drafted in the city of Weimar. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A habitational surname from German. Labels: countable
Word: compassed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmpəst/ 1. simple past and past participle of compass Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: compassed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmpəst/ 1. rounded; arched Labels: obsolete Example: She came […] into the compassed window.
Word: compassing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English compassynge; equivalent to compass + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of compass Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: compassing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English compassynge; equivalent to compass + -ing. 1. curved; bent Example: compassing timbers
Word: compassing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English compassynge; equivalent to compass + -ing. 1. The forming of plots or schemes; machination. Labels: dated Example: If this proposition needed a reply, it would be sufficient to point to what we have already shown. But take the external circumstances surrounding the case, and they discover that inward intention of the prisoner. His deliberate compassings, the nature and character of the act done, the deliberation shown in preparing for the deed, the state and condition of his mind at the time—all these show express malice.
Word: forasmuch Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English for-as-moche, vor asemoche, for as miche, equivalent to for + as + much. Pronunciation: /fɒɹəzˈmʌtʃ/ 1. Inasmuch, seeing (that). Labels: not-comparable Example: Foraſmuch as many haue taken in hande to ſet foorth in order a declaration of thoſe things which are moſt ſurely beleeued among vs[…] 2. So far as; with regard to so much as. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Forasmuch as belongs to that eating, we are neither defrauded of any good by not eating, nor enriched with any good by the eating of the sanctified bread, which, forasmuch as it hath of materials, goes into the belly.
Word: forasmuch as Part of Speech: conj Pronunciation: /fɒɹəzˈmʌtʃ æz/ 1. Inasmuch as, because, since. Example: But, that Woodman and that Farmer, though they work unceasingly, work silently, and no one heard them as they went about with muffled tread: the rather, forasmuch as to entertain any suspicion that they were awake, was to be atheistical and traitorous. 2. So far as; with regard to so much as. Labels: obsolete
Word: ostmark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Ostmark. 1. The currency unit of the former German Democratic Republic (aka GDR, DDR, East Germany) until 1990, abbreviated DDM. Labels: historical
Word: fornications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fornication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surnamed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of surname Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: surnamed Part of Speech: adj 1. Bearing a surname. Labels: not-comparable Example: It may have been that this strange yearning of Pierre for a sister, had part of its origin in that still stranger feeling of loneliness he sometimes experienced, as not only the solitary head of his family, but the only surnamed male Glendinning extant.
Word: anywho Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Spelling influenced by who. Pronunciation: /ˈɛniˌhu/ 1. Alternative spelling of anyhoo. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: You know—well, I don't know if you do know—but anywho even if you don't I don't reckon it's like it's top-secret.
Word: anywho Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From any + who. Pronunciation: /ˈɛniˌhu/ 1. Anybody. Labels: dated, rare
Word: surnaming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of surname Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: armourbearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From armour + bearer. 1. One who carries armor for another.
Word: armourbearers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of armourbearer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: armorbearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From armor + bearer. 1. One who carries armor for another.
Word: armorbearers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of armorbearer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stumblingblock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stumbling + block. 1. An obstacle; a difficulty. Example: But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
Word: stumblingblocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stumblingblock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ambushes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæm.bʊʃ.ɪz/ 1. plural of ambush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ambushes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈæm.bʊʃ.ɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ambush Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stained glass Part of Speech: noun 1. Glass that has been coloured, either by painting or by fusing pigments into its structure. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The use of such glass to construct decorative windows, especially in churches. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: clean potato Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that is excellent. Labels: informal 2. A person of faultless character. Labels: informal
Word: instant mashed potatoes Part of Speech: noun 1. A potato preparation in the form of a powder or flakes, used to prepare mashed potato quickly and easily. Labels: plural-normally
Word: meat and potatoes Part of Speech: adj 1. Normal, average, typical, unexceptional, or nondescript. Labels: informal Example: Rick is very experimental and open-minded about trying new things, but Ted is a meat and potatoes kind of guy.
Word: meat and potatoes Part of Speech: noun 1. The essential part or parts of something. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: The complete attacking secrets of Harry Kane would be a slim volume. His game at its best is beautifully simple: high-energy, highly effective meat and potatoes. He just looks very tired. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see meat, and, potatoes. Labels: uncountable
Word: potato masher Part of Speech: noun 1. A utensil used to mash potatoes. 2. A type of stick hand grenade resembling such a utensil. Labels: slang Example: ‘A hand-grenade. One of those potato-mashers. It just blew the whole side of my foot off.’
Word: potato-masher Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of potato masher. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: indemonstrable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English demonstrable English indemonstrable From in- + demonstrable. 1. not able to be demonstrated or proved; unprovable Labels: not-comparable
Word: indemonstrable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English demonstrable English indemonstrable From in- + demonstrable. 1. An indemonstrable proposition, especially one taken as axiomatic.
Word: demonstrability Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being demonstrable. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: black shale Part of Speech: noun 1. A dark, muddy rock, rich in sulfides and organic material. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tartly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tart Middle English -ly English -ly English tartly From tart + -ly. 1. In a tart manner; sourly or bitterly. Example: 'And have you nothing for me, duckie?' 'O, you! The back of my hand to you!' said Mrs Kernan tartly. Example: The next day, the deputy chancellor, Robert Habeck, a Green, said tartly, “I’m pleased that France is thinking about how to increase its support for Ukraine, but if I could give it a word of advice — supply more weapons.”
Word: blastulation Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of forming blastocoels and blastulas. Labels: uncountable
Word: Bhagavad-gītā Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Bhagavad Gita. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: blastula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin blastula, diminutive of Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνω (blastánō, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”). Pronunciation: /ˈblæst͡ʃələ/ 1. An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.
Word: blastosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blasto- + -sphere. 1. A blastula
Word: blastocoele Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of blastocoel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: blastocoel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blasto- + -coel. 1. The fluid-filled cavity in a blastula.
Word: Minna Part of Speech: name 1. The largest city and state capital of Niger State, Nigeria. Example: Morocca says that, since the ambulances came from Minna, he’s sure the road is safe.
Word: profluence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin prōfluentia, from prōfluere (“to flow forth”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊflʊəns/ 1. Onward flow; current. Labels: obsolete, uncountable 2. The progression or flow (of time, events etc.). Labels: rare, uncountable Example: 'They're mindless – even the best of them! – all bullying, no intelligence, no moral profluence, ergo no real history!'
Word: block diagram Part of Speech: noun 1. A pictorial representation of a system or process in which subsystems or other components are represented by geometric shapes joined by lines or arrows
Word: blowout coil Part of Speech: noun 1. A coil, carrying an electric current, that serves to deflect and thus extinguish an arc formed when the contacts of a switch part to turn off the current.
Word: blueschist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blue + schist. 1. A metamorphic rock containing glaucophane. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: glaucophane Part of Speech: noun 1. A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃Al₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bluestem grass Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several grasses that are adapted to high light levels. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Any of several grasses that are adapted to high light levels. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Any of several grasses that are adapted to high light levels. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bluetongue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blue + tongue. 1. A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc. Labels: uncountable 2. The blue-tongue lizard. Labels: Australia, countable Example: “I don't worry about snakes, blue-tongues, spiders. All I worry about is the mutton-bird.” 3. Someone who is as sleepy as a lizard; a lazy person. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, countable
Word: mimicry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mimic + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪm.ɪ.kɹi/, /ˈmɪm.ɪ.kɹɪ/ 1. An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance, characteristics, or behavior of someone or something else. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They say that mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery, but I still think I'm being mocked when he acts just like me. Example: When animal mimicry goes really wrong they don't just look like something that a predator would ignore, they look like lunch.
Word: rebid Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English bid English rebid From re- + bid. 1. To bid (command or summon) again. Example: Alicia was surprised that Stefan had rebidden the Count from the shades. 2. To bid again on something. 3. To require a new set of bids for. Example: We had to rebid the contract when accusations of fraud by other competitors occurred. 4. To bid a higher value of the current suit.
Word: rebid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English bid English rebid From re- + bid. 1. A second or subsequent (normally higher) bid.
Word: rotated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having undergone rotation about an axis. Example: This is a rotated view that shows the area of interest more clearly.
Word: rotated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rotate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: boracite Part of Speech: noun 1. A mixed chloride and borate of magnesium that occurs as a white to green crystalline evaporite, with the chemical formula Mg₃B₇O₁₃Cl.
Word: perceptual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin perceptus + English -al. Pronunciation: /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛp.tʃ(u)əl/ 1. Relating to perception. Example: Perspective taking is a multidimensional ability that includes understanding not only someone’s visual assessment of reality (their viewpoint), but also their perceptual assessment (their understanding).
Word: prescribing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of prescribe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: poking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊkɪŋ/, /ˈpoʊkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of poke Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: poking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊkɪŋ/, /ˈpoʊkɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something is poked. Example: perfunctory proddings and pokings
Word: poking Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊkɪŋ/, /ˈpoʊkɪŋ/ 1. drudging; servile
Word: rangers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ranger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reformatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reformat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reformatting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is reformatted. Example: Will frequent reformattings harm a floppy disk?
Word: reformat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English format English reformat From re- + format. 1. To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format. Example: We had to reformat the computer's hard disk to get rid of the virus. Example: Let's reformat that text to make it easier to read.
Word: bordetella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of several gram-negative coccobacilli, of the genus Bordetella, many of which are pathogenic; especially Bordetella pertussis which causes whooping cough and kennel cough.
Word: triangles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triangle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-awareness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + awareness. Also equivalent to self-aware + -ness, though attested earlier. 1. The state or property of being self-aware; state of being aware of oneself as an individual. Labels: uncountable 2. A personal trait regarding someone's ability to persistently and accurately perceive their presence amongst other people, and their own knowledge and abilities. Labels: uncountable Example: As with any good relationship, readers who have experience with ENM say self-awareness and communication are key to keeping things harmonious.
Word: coccobacillus Part of Speech: noun 1. Any bacteria with a shape intermediate between cocci (spherical) and bacilli (rod-shaped)
Word: self-confessed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English confessed English self-confessed From self- + confessed. 1. According to a person's own confession or admission. Labels: not-comparable Example: American democracy still prefers candidates to go from door to door and picnic to picnic, shaking hands. Trump is going have to conquer his self-confessed germophobia if he’s going to win Example: A self-confessed novice in transport policy, it didn't take long for Greenwood to become well acquainted with the subject.
Word: self-cleaning Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English cleaning English self-cleaning From self- + cleaning. 1. Cleaning itself or requiring minimal cleaning effort. Labels: not-comparable Example: After cooking the thanksgiving turkey we appreciate the self-cleaning oven as it gets really hot and burns off the splattered grease. Example: The letters "SC" inscribed on the smokebox door of a locomotive denote that it is fitted with a self-cleaning smokebox.
Word: self-absorbed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English absorbed English self-absorbed From self- + absorbed. 1. Overly concerned about oneself, to the point of ignoring the feelings of others. Example: I don't want to call him self-absorbed but he was more concerned with the scratch on his car than the people in the car he hit.
Word: semipro Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + pro. 1. Semiprofessional. Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: semipro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + pro. 1. Semiprofessional. Labels: slang
Word: semiprofessional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English professional English semiprofessional From semi- + professional. 1. Paid as a professional but on a part-time basis. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to a semiprofession. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of close to professional standard; prosumer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semiprofessional Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English professional English semiprofessional From semi- + professional. 1. A semiprofessional person. Example: A lot of cameras have optical zoom and high megapixel counts, but Sony ’s new Cyber-shot HX1 has a few features that might even appeal to semiprofessionals.
Word: self-pollination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English pollination English self-pollination From self- + pollination. 1. Pollination of a flower by its own pollen, in a flower that has both stamens and a pistil. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: portatile Part of Speech: adj 1. portable Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Likewise many other indulgences were by virtue hereof granted; as, to have a portatile altar, to receive the Sacrament privately; […]
Word: self-image Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English image English self-image From self- + image. 1. A person's own view of themself and their own character and worth. Example: In other words, there is a discrepancy between her experiences and her self-image. Example: It’s to realize that Moon Frye, by cheerfully surveilling her own life, and those first Real Worlders, by agreeing to the constant presence of producers and cameras, were the harbingers of today’s culture, in which self-image is shaped in the expectation of a lens and personhood collates with brand identity.
Word: self-images Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of self-image Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cachinnator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cachinnate + -or. 1. One who laughs loudly and immoderately.
Word: uncrumple Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English crumple English uncrumple From un- + crumple. 1. To return something that has been crumpled closer to its original state. Labels: transitive Example: I took the wadded-up letter from the trash and carefully uncrumpled it. 2. Having been crumpled, to return closer to its original state. Labels: intransitive Example: As the newspaper uncrumpled, the picture on the front page became recognizable.
Word: frontpage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of front page. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Example: Each frontpage of the Chronicle of Current Events featured Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, guaranteeing freedom of opinion and expression; the frontpage of the samizdat journal of the labor activists in Gdańsk, The Worker of the Coast, featured articles 2 and 3 of the International Labor Organization's convention no. 87, guaranteeing the right of workers to form trade unions.
Word: frontpage Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of front page. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: frontpage Part of Speech: verb 1. To place something on a front page. Labels: transitive Example: The ex-marine’s opinions were frontpaged in 18 out of 19 Scripps-Howard papers. Example: Nine days after he relinquished his post as head of the Research & Analysis Wing, a Calcutta daily frontpaged a sensational story which, in essence, stated that Suntook had "mysteriously disappeared" on the eve of retirement and had left the country without informing the Government.
Word: proof of technology Part of Speech: noun 1. proof of concept; pilot project Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: mesas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mesa Labels: form-of, plural Example: Those multitoned buttes and mesas [of the Grand Canyon], and that incandescent sequence of colorful bands that make one of the natural wonders of the world so grand, can also be found over 100 million miles away [on Mars].
Word: pilot project Part of Speech: noun 1. A proof of concept; an initial prototype.
Word: bornite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Born + -ite, named after Austrian mineralogist Ignaz von Born. 1. A reddish mineral that tarnishes on exposure to air; it is a mixed sulfide of iron and copper with the chemical formula Cu₅FeS and is an important ore of copper.
Word: cuteness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cute Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English cuteness From cute + -ness. 1. The state of being cute (endearingly attractive). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: It is music of great and quiet charm and proves to be a pleasant discovery after the more superficial cutenesses of Chaminade. Example: The craving for cuteness is a psychological phenomenon that originally had the purpose of increasing the chances of a baby to survive […] 2. acuteness; cunning Labels: colloquial, dated, uncountable, usually
Word: drinkie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drink + -ie (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɪŋki/ 1. drink Labels: childish, informal, slang Example: A man shambled from between two buildings, holding out a bottle in his left hand. He kept his right hand close to his body. "Have a drinkie with me, girls!" he called. "Drinkie, drinkie!" Example: "Buy me drinkie. Buy me drinkie. Buy me drinkie." If you were sober, you'd usually have the sense to make the girls scram the second they descended on you. But if you were beyond a drunken haze, the girls could get increasingly better looking, and "Buy me drinkie" you might.
Word: borrelia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Amédée Borrel, French bacteriologist. 1. Any of various helically coiled spirochetes, of the genus Borrelia, some of which cause relapsing fever
Word: drinky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drink + -y (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɪŋki/ 1. drink Labels: childish, informal, slang
Word: cutely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cute Middle English -ly English -ly English cutely From cute + -ly. 1. In a cute manner
Word: muncher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From munch + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌn.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈmʌn.t͡ʃɚ/ 1. Someone who munches.
Word: chippie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English chippe English chip English -ie English chippie From chip + -ie. 1. Alternative spelling of chippy Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chippie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From CHiP + -ie. 1. An officer of the California Highway Patrol. Labels: US, slang 2. A person who is a groupie of a police officer. Labels: US, slang
Word: botanical garden Part of Speech: noun 1. A place where a variety of plants are grown, primarily for scientific or educational reasons, but are normally open to the public, and include ornamental plants from around the world.
Word: war child Part of Speech: noun 1. A child who has grown up in wartime. 2. A child born to a local parent and a parent belonging to a (usually occupying) foreign military force.
Word: botanic garden Part of Speech: noun 1. A botanical garden.
Word: sidepiece Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From side + piece. 1. A part forming a side of something. 2. The jamb, or cheek, of an opening in a wall, as of door or window. 3. Alternative spelling of side piece Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: If there's a truly compelling reason not to normalize shaming as a global, always-on public spectator sport, it's not that it degrades the humanity of the shamed; it's not even the trite "who among us has not canoodled at a Coldplay concert with his sidepiece" justification. It's simply this: When we take joy in the distress and ruination of other people, we make monsters of ourselves.
Word: sidepieces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sidepiece Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skivvy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈskɪvi/ 1. A female domestic servant, especially one employed for menial work. Labels: dated Example: And then Somerset looked at the boys′ skivvy, and saw a well set up young woman with a red round face, an angry face just then but underneath the anger a pleasant one. Example: 2002, Krzysztof Miklaszewski, George M. Hyde (translator, editor), Encounters with Tadeusz Kantor, page 143, The common skivvy from the mortuary clings immoveably to the priest′s bed, which is just as immoveably guarded by the grandmother, who drives her off with a chamberpot. The skivvy is the photographer′s widow, trying to take a picture. 2. A prostitute. Labels: slang 3. A close-fitting, long-sleeved T-shirt with a rolled collar. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, US Example: Then dark blood squirts from a little hole in Sergeant Gerheim's chest. The red blood blossoms into his white skivvy shirt like a beautiful flower. Example: I put my wetsuit and skivvy on a tree to dry, and laid out my other gear on some grass.
Word: skivvy Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈskɪvi/ 1. To perform menial work; to do chores, like a servant. Labels: intransitive Example: We went out by turns, or sent out the apprentices who skivvied for us, to fetch in roast pork […] Example: ‘My mother was right. “It’ll take the war for the buggers to realize how important we are,” she used to say, “but as soon as Hitler hangs his clogs up we’ll be back skivvying and scurrying like there’s nothing in our heads.”’
Word: slowdown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from slow down. Pronunciation: /ˈsloʊˌdaʊn/ 1. A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc.
Word: shoeshine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shoe + shine. Pronunciation: /ˈʃuˌʃaɪn/ 1. The act of polishing shoes. Example: Some other interesting, if typically American, developments referred to as 'service enhancements' included, for the sleeping car rider, pillows in the seats for 'daytime comfort', morning tea or coffee, newspaper, and even a shoeshine! 2. One who polishes shoes. Example: Walking back, I passed that crazy shoeshine guy again. On impulse, I did an about-face, climbed up onto his platform, and sat. I was nothing more than a pair of shoes to him, and he went to work without so much as an upward glance. But as it turned out, he hadn't been mumbling to himself, as I'd assumed; he'd been rapping. He rapped under his breath while he shined my shoes. I caught a little of it: Calvin Klein no friend of mine, don't want nobody's name on my behind . . ." When he finished, he rose from his stool. "Five dollar," he said, looking over my shoulder. I handed him two fives. "One for the shine, the other for the performance," I said, at which point he did look at me. I figured he'd return my smile, but instead he nodded, blank-faced, stuffed the bills into his pocket, and gave me his back. 3. The shiny finish on shoes that have been polished.
Word: short-range Part of Speech: adj 1. Intended for use on something close or nearby. Labels: not-comparable
Word: shoptalk Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shop talk. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: showiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English showy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English showiness From showy + -ness. 1. The property of being showy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: showery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *skawwōną Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *skauwārī Old English sċēawere Middle English schewere English shower Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English showery From shower + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈʃaʊəɹi/, /ˈʃaʊɹi/ 1. Given to showers; having frequent rainfall. Example: A gentleman goes forth on a showery and miry day. He returns immaculate in the evening with the gloss still on his hat and his boots. Example: The sun came out after what had been a showery morning, allowing the celebration to take place in the garden. 2. Of or relating to a shower or showers. Example: Over their heads a crystal firmament, / Whereon a sapphire throne, inlaid with pure / Amber, and colours of the showery arch. Example: She knew exactly how each of these trees would talk if only she could wake them, and what sort of human form it would put on. She looked at a silver birch: it would have a soft, showery voice and would look like a slender girl, with hair blown all about her face, and fond of dancing.
Word: shorthorn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From short + horn. 1. Describing cattle that have distinctively short horns. Labels: not-comparable
Word: shorthorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From short + horn. 1. One of a breed of cattle, originating in England, with distinctively short horns (in contrast to longhorn cattle).
Word: shorthorns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shorthorn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: singable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sing 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 singable From sing + -able. 1. Capable of being sung. Example: Alix has a consistent style but she's a fantastic writer of melodies, and every tune stands on its own. What she does best is to take highly verbal, lyric-centered songs and make them musical, catchy, and singable.
Word: sit-down Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from sit down. 1. Intended to be done, used, consumed etc. while sitting. Labels: not-comparable Example: It's nice to have a proper sit-down meal, rather than just a sandwich on the go.
Word: sit-down Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from sit down. 1. An act of sitting down, sometimes with other people in some form of social exchange. Example: I need a sit-down and a nice cup of tea. Example: Let's have a sit-down and talk about this properly. 2. An act of sitting down, sometimes with other people in some form of social exchange. 3. A sit-in, a protest of civil disobedience by people sitting and refusing to move. Example: The sit-downs were especially dangerous to the system because they were not controlled by the regular union leadership. Example: I helped organize a sit-down outside an Oxford hairdressers' shop that refused black female customers.
Word: sing-along Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sing along. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sing-alongs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sing-along Labels: form-of, plural
Word: singletree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of swingletree as if from single + tree, on the analogy of doubletree. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋɡəlˌtɹiː/ 1. A bar behind draft animals and in front of a load, such as a wagon, that balances the load. Generally the animals are attached at the ends and the wagon or other load to a pivot in the middle of the singletree.
Word: singletrees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of singletree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shook-up Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of shook up Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: short-winded Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ʃɔːtˈwɪndɪd/ 1. Out of breath, gasping for air; breathing rapidly, or given to becoming short of breath. 2. Hasty, breathless; rushed. Labels: figuratively Example: it is […] what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and shortwinded elations of men. 3. Concise and to the point.
Word: shut-in Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from shut in. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌtˌɪn/ 1. Confined to a location, as by infirmity or illness. Labels: not-comparable
Word: shut-in Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from shut in. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌtˌɪn/ 1. A person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity. Example: He visited shut-ins as a good deed. 2. A narrow river gorge confined by resistant rock layers; a type of rock formation in which a stream is confined to a narrow bed of resistant stone. Example: A shut-in is a geological feature similar to a gorge that “shuts-in” the river.
Word: shut-ins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shut-in Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shutoff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from shut off. 1. A valve used to turn something off. Example: The fire raged for hours because they were unable to reach the shutoff for the gas line. 2. The act of turning something off. Example: The letter warned of an impending shutoff if payment was not made promptly.
Word: shutoffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shutoff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: serviceability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From serviceable + -ity or service + -ability. Pronunciation: /ˌsɜː(ɹ)vɪsəˈbɪlɪti/ 1. The property of being serviceable, of being useful for some function. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The property of being able to be serviced. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The train had poor serviceability; its mechanical parts were hard to access. 3. The ability of an individual to make repayments on a loan. Labels: Australia, uncountable, usually
Word: step-by-step Part of Speech: adj 1. Proceeding from one step to the next in sequence. Example: The step-by-step directions walked me through the assembly, but identifying the parts was still hard. Example: Purchasing TON through a CEX is a straightforward process. As of June 2024, TON isn’t supported on other prominent exchanges such as Coinbase, Binance and Kraken. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to buy Toncoin using an example of Gate.io: […]
Word: step-by-step Part of Speech: noun 1. A step-by-step guide. Labels: informal Example: Wiktionary provides great step-by-steps on how to create a complete dictionary entry.
Word: derided Part of Speech: adj 1. Disparaged; subject to criticism or mockery. Example: […] but while they own what G. Fox hath written, and that he writ it with a perfect spirit: I say untill they do make some Recantation or Retractation: or shew the Reasons why they doe not, H. Norton who keeps more plainly to his Principles is to windward of them, and the Foxians do but strip themselves naked to be more derided and scorned as the more notorious Juglers and Dissemblers . Example: There is nothing more derided than the raptures of a young affection.
Word: derided Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deride Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: standpipe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stand + pipe. 1. A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom. 2. A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom. Labels: broadly 3. The plumbing for a water supply in a building for the use of firefighters; the water supply itself (firewater). Example: dry standpipe Example: wet standpipe 4. A freestanding pipe fitted with a tap which is installed outdoors to dispense water for everyday use.
Word: standpipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of standpipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-deception Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English deception English self-deception From self- + deception. 1. The act of fooling oneself, of willfully not accepting the obvious. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: self-deceptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of self-deception Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-fertilization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English fertilization English self-fertilization From self- + fertilization. 1. The fertilization of a plant by itself; self-pollination, autogamy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.
Word: self-explanatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English explanatory English self-explanatory From self- + explanatory. 1. Obvious, having a nature that makes it clear or that explains itself.
Word: tinware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tin Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English tinware From tin + -ware. 1. Household items such as utensils, pots, and pans made from tin, generally before the development of metals with other benefits. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tinman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tin + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪn.mæn/ 1. A maker of tinware; a tinsmith. Example: He seemed to feel quite at home at the tinman's, although they were hammering and tapping away there all day, but people said that the gudewife put a dish of porridge up in the garret for him every Thursday evening; and it's no wonder that they got on well and became rich when they had a brownie in the house. Example: But if there are gipsies or tinmen about we shall have to keep our eyes open after anything they can lay their hands on. 2. A dealer in tinware.
Word: tinman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In allusion to the character Tin Man from the Land of Oz, who lacked a heart. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪn.mæn/ 1. An uncaring or heartless man; a man lacking, or seeming to lack, feelings, emotions, or concern for others. 2. A master gene in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, whose absence causes the fly to develop without a heart. Example: Tinman belongs to a special class of genes. [...] But some genes make proteins that control other genes. Some act like master switches, triggering many different genes to work together to build a structure. Tinman is one such “master gene” for the fruit fly.
Word: toy soldier Part of Speech: noun 1. A figurine created to resemble a miniature of a person outfitted for military combat. Example: The privileged son of a Detroit auto executive who grew up chubby and lonesome, playing by himself with 2,000 toy soldiers in an empty room of a suburban mansion, Mr. Williams, as a boy, hardly fit the stereotype of someone who would grow to become a brainy comedian, or a goofy one, but he was both.
Word: sentimentalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sentimentumder. Old French sentementder. English sentiment English -al English sentimental 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 sentimentalize From sentimental + -ize. 1. To give a sentimental feel to. Labels: transitive Example: Let us not sentimentalize things just because they are old. Getting all dewy-eyed about it because it was started in the 17th century doesn't make sense when we're talking about the town dump. 2. To think or act in a sentimental manner; to get sentimental. Labels: intransitive Example: he learnt to sentimentalize over cathedrals and monasteries , pictures and statues , saints and kaisers
Word: toy soldiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toy soldier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sentimentalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sentimental + -ization. 1. The act of making sentimental. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: action figure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First coined by Hasbro in 1964 to market G.I. Joe. 1. A children's toy in the form of a posable plastic figurine of a character, often from a movie, video game, or television program, with moving parts and often capable of some form of spring-loaded movement. It is used to distinguish from dolls, which have acquired the reputation as a girl's toy, whereas action figures are more marketed toward boys.
Word: action figures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of action figure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tin soldier Part of Speech: noun 1. A toy soldier made out of tin. 2. One who only plays at being a soldier. Labels: derogatory Example: By officers and men he was regarded as a tin soldier; by the church people generally, because of Parson Alvord's newspaper articles, he was thought to be a great hero.
Word: tin soldiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tin soldier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deceptive advertising Part of Speech: noun 1. Exaggerated advertising that attempts to deceive. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: false advertising
Word: coolings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cooling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flavorings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flavoring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: craftier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of crafty: more crafty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: craftiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of crafty: most crafty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: sho Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ʃəʊ/, /ʃoʊ/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of sure. Labels: Southern-US, alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Example: “I sho am glad. You sho you all right? I thought sho you was dead this time.” 2. Pronunciation spelling of so. Labels: alt-of, childish, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
Word: sho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 笙 (shō). Pronunciation: /ʃəʊ/, /ʃoʊ/ 1. A Japanese free reed musical instrument similar to the Chinese sheng. Example: The arrangement of pipes symbolizes the folded wings of the mythical phoenix, whose cry the shō's sound is said to represent.
Word: sho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of modern scholarly coinage. From its Bactrian pronunciation /ʃ/, and the final omricon (ο) found at the end of almost all Bactrian words. Pronunciation: /ʃəʊ/, /ʃoʊ/ 1. A letter of the Greek alphabet used to write the Bactrian language: uppercase Ϸ, lowercase ϸ.
Word: cumulant Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a set of parameters of a one-dimensional probability distribution of a certain form
Word: pilaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French pilastre, from Italian pilastro. Equivalent to pillar + -aster. Pronunciation: /pɪˈlastə/, /pɪˈlæstɚ/ 1. A rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration. 2. A column or short wing wall attached to the foundation wall which provides lateral support, or to support a vertical load that does not fall on the foundation wall.
Word: firebox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fire + box. In the sense of a redheaded woman, from box (“vagina”). 1. The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned. Example: The firebox married to Britannia's boiler is not, however, in the Doncaster tradition, notwithstanding that it is comparable in dimensions to that of the "V2." […] Britannia's firebox would appear to have derived from those of the Bulleid Pacifics, which it closely resembles. 2. The part of a fireplace where the fuel is burned. 3. A redheaded woman or her red pubic hair. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: bull-whip Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bullwhip. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bull-whip Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of bullwhip. Labels: alt-of, alternative