nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: rooibos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans rooibos (literally “redbush”), from Dutch rooi (“red”) + bos (“bush”). Compare related honeybush via Afrikaans heuningbos from heuning (“honey”) + bos (“bush”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔɪ.bɒs/, /ˈɹɔɪˌbɔs/, /ˈɹɔɪˌbɑs/, /ˈɹu.iˌbɔs/, /ˈɹu.iˌbɑs/ 1. A shrub (Aspalathus linearis) from which a tisane (herbal tea) is made. Labels: South-Africa, uncountable Example: The air is aromatic with buchu (Rutaceae), pines, rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), and, of course, the cedars for which these mountains are named. Example: Love it or hate it, rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) is as much a part of this region as rock art, velskoen and stunning spring flowers. 2. The tisane (herbal tea) made from this plant. Labels: uncountable Example: The respondent obtained the registration of a trade mark for bush tea, one essential particular of which was the name of "Rooibosch" tea. Before the registration the same kind of tea had been known by several names one of them being Red bush tea, or in Dutch "Roodebosch" tea, and the appellants had sold similar tea under that appellation. Example: During the past twenty years or so farmers in the Cedarberg region, from Citrusdal to Nieuwoudtville, have raised the rooibos tea industry from obscurity to minor boom. 3. Various shrubs of the genus Combretum. Labels: South-Africa, uncountable Example: The crest of the rim and the upper portion of both the outer and inner slopes are covered with a fairly thick growth of Rooibosch (Combretum holosericeum), and Bastard Rooibosch (Combretum apiculatum), accompanied by Dichrostachys nutans, Grewia occidentales, and isolated examples of Marula (Sclerocarya caffra) and Tambootie (Exoecaria africana); […] Example: Where the Hakdoorn (Acacia litakunensis Burch) and the Soetdoorn (Acacia Karoo) grow as the dominant trees we often find our sweetest pastures; and where Rooibos (Combretum holosericium and C. Zeyheri Sond), Sering (Burkea africana), wilde kweper (Androstachys Johnsonii), boekenhout (Faurea sagligna), and suikerbos (Protea abyssinica) grow, we more often have our poorest pastures of good value only in the early spring.
Word: workplace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English place English workplace From work + place. Pronunciation: /ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/ 1. The place where someone works. Example: Meronyms: workspace, workstation Example: in the workplace
Word: wah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nepali [script needed] (wah donka). Pronunciation: /wɑː/, [wa(ːː)], [wæ(ːː)], [wæ̃̂ːː] 1. The red panda. Labels: archaic, slang
Word: wah Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative. Pronunciation: /wæː/, /wɑː/, [wa(ːː)], [wæ(ːː)], [wæ̃̂ːː] 1. A cry of fright, distress, etc. (especially of an infant or young child) 2. A cry of amazement, delight, etc. Example: ‘Wah! Wah! Wah!’ they shouted and threw up their arms in delight.
Word: wah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative. Pronunciation: /wɑː/, [wa(ːː)], [wæ(ːː)], [wæ̃̂ːː] 1. wah-wah.
Word: wah Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Cantonese 嘩 /哗 (waa³) or Mandarin 哇 (wa). Pronunciation: /wɑː/, [wa(ːː)], [wæ(ːː)], [wæ̃̂ːː], [wä(ːː)˦˨] 1. Wow!; whoa! (expressing surprise, gratification, exhaustion or exasperation) Labels: Manglish, Singlish Example: Wah, you quite brave hor... Example: “Wah, so tall already, ah? Primary what already, ha?
Word: drained Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *draugiz Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn Old English drēahnian Middle English *dreinen English drain English -ed English drained From drain + -ed. Pronunciation: /dɹeɪnd/ 1. Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered. Example: I felt so drained after that three-hour exam that I wanted to sleep for the next week. 2. Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.
Word: drained Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *draugiz Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn Old English drēahnian Middle English *dreinen English drain English -ed English drained From drain + -ed. Pronunciation: /dɹeɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of drain Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: medic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin medicus m (“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun, medicus, masculine, a physician, doctor, surgeon”), Late Latin medica f (“a female physician, midwife”), from mederi (“to heal”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛdɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to medicines; medical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: medic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin medicus m (“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun, medicus, masculine, a physician, doctor, surgeon”), Late Latin medica f (“a female physician, midwife”), from mederi (“to heal”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛdɪk/ 1. A physician. 2. A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military. 3. A medical student.
Word: medic Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛdɪk/ 1. Alternative spelling of medick (“herb of the genus Medicago”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: hotline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hot Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.? Proto-Germanic *līną Proto-Germanic *līnǭ Proto-West Germanic *līnā Old English līne Middle English line English line English hotline From hot + line. 1. A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance. Example: If you've got any problems with the product, ring our hotline. Example: [M]any mobile phone companies have nuisance call hotlines, to which you can report a bully's phone number. 2. A direct line between two people, especially one between heads of state to be used in an emergency.
Word: hotline Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English hot Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.? Proto-Germanic *līną Proto-Germanic *līnǭ Proto-West Germanic *līnā Old English līne Middle English line English line English hotline From hot + line. 1. To communicate over a telephone hotline.
Word: gunpoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gun + point. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/ 1. A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun. Labels: uncountable 2. Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon. Labels: uncountable
Word: at gunpoint Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Under coercion by someone with a firearm. Example: At gunpoint I was told to hand over my money. Example: I held him at gunpoint until police arrived. 2. Under coercion in general. Labels: broadly
Word: whoah Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of whoa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: freshmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of freshman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mascot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta (“sortilege”), feminine diminutive of masca (“witch”), from Old Occitan masca, from Medieval Latin masca (“specter, nightmare”). More at mask. Pronunciation: /ˈmæsˌkɒt/, /ˈmæsˌkɑːt/ 1. Something thought to bring good luck. Example: I keep this red stone as a lucky mascot and always put it on my desk in exams. 2. Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group. Example: Tommy the Tyke is the mascot of Barnsley FC. 3. A person engaged by an organization to portray its mascot in costume. Example: He's been working as a mascot at local hockey games. 4. A personality type characterized by reliance on humor and positivity to wish away conflicts and attempt to defuse potentially violent situations.
Word: mascot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta (“sortilege”), feminine diminutive of masca (“witch”), from Old Occitan masca, from Medieval Latin masca (“specter, nightmare”). More at mask. Pronunciation: /ˈmæsˌkɒt/, /ˈmæsˌkɑːt/ 1. To act as a mascot (for). Labels: ambitransitive Example: The seniors were “mascoted” by two little girls dressed in green dresses […] Example: Unlike the popular, sunny Van Zelst, McLoon was a sassy, hard-boiled kid who had been mascoting for various athletic teams and prize fighters […]
Word: transversely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English transverse Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English transversely From transverse + -ly. 1. In a transverse manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: Exploring, I found another short gallery running transversely to the first.
Word: administrador Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish administrador. Doublet of administrator. Pronunciation: /ədˌmɪnəstrəˈdɔr/ 1. A steward or official in various Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. Labels: historical
Word: super G Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Super G. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: capataz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish capataz. 1. boss, foreman, overseer Example: “My gentle spirit is roused to the accomplishment of great things. I feel in me a valiance, an inspiration. I am no vulgar seller of aguardiente, like Domingo. I was born to be the capataz of the Lugarenos.” Example: The capataz of the batey gang, a tall flushed Jamaican negro, passed on a cantering white pony.
Word: heads of state Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of head of state Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loudspeaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz Proto-West Germanic *hlūd Old English hlūd Middle English loude, loud, lud English loud Proto-Indo-European *spregʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *spreg-? Proto-Germanic *sprekaną Proto-West Germanic *sprekan Old English sprecan Old English specan Middle English speken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English spekere, speker English speaker English loudspeaker From loud + speaker. Pronunciation: /laʊdˈspiːkə/, /ˈlaʊdspiːkɚ/ 1. An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound. Example: Unintelligible announcements on station loudspeakers are both irritating and confusing. Example: Beijing itself signified the transformation. When I visited in 1979 it was a grim city where every pedestrian dressed in a drab gray Mao jacket and every street corner had a loudspeaker repeating the sayings of Mao. The city was desolate and joyless. 2. Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones. 3. An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Word: hecka Part of Speech: det Etymology: A euphemism for hella, using heck, a euphemism for hell. Slang meaning “very” or “a lot of” Pronunciation: /ˈhɛkə/ 1. Synonym of hella. Example: There are hecka bugs on the floor.
Word: hecka Part of Speech: adv Etymology: A euphemism for hella, using heck, a euphemism for hell. Slang meaning “very” or “a lot of” Pronunciation: /ˈhɛkə/ 1. very Labels: slang
Word: discourteous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English courteous English discourteous From dis- + courteous. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs/ 1. Impolite; lacking consideration for others. Example: Kirk, who succeeded Drumright, had an unusually short tour of duty in Taipei—only about a year. Despite the shortness of his duty, he left the impression of being an old sea captain who would have felt more at home barking his orders from the bridge than heading an important diplomatic mission. There was nothing civil or gentle about him, and even in talking to President Chiang, he sounded gruff and blunt. I could see that the President really didn't enjoy the envoy's company, but he remained unperturbed and discussed in a calm and friendly manner whatever had prompted the Ambassador to seek the audience. Once I heard him remark half to himself: "How could anyone be so discourteous?"
Word: lead oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. A yellow oxide of lead, PbO, used in the manufacture of paints and glass. Labels: uncountable
Word: parenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek παραίνεσις (paraínesis, “exhortation, address”). 1. exhortation Labels: rhetoric, uncountable, usually
Word: pedagogic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1781. From French pédagogique, from Latin paedagōgicus, pēdagōgicus, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγικός (paidagōgikós), from παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós, “teacher, tutor”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”) + ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɛdəˈɡɒd͡ʒɪk/, /ˌpɛdəˈɡɒɡɪk/, /ˌpɛdəˈɡɑd͡ʒɪk/ 1. Synonym of pedagogical.
Word: pedagogical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pedagogic + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌpɛdəˈɡɑd͡ʒɪkəl/, /ˌpɛdəˈɡɒd͡ʒɪkəl/, /ˌpɛdəˈɡɒɡɪkəl/ 1. Of, or relating to pedagogy; teaching. Example: As we look back into the early collections of qin notations, known as qinpu, we find an interesting collection of pictures in the pedagogical sections of several important qinpu. Example: The value of pedagogical material informed by objective methodological procedures developed in corpus linguistics is widely recognized. 2. Haughty and formal.
Word: peirastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek πειραστικός (peirastikós, “tentative”), from πεῖρα (peîra). 1. Experimental or tentative. Labels: dated
Word: pleuro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́)bor. Latin pleurader. English pleuro- From Latin pleura. By surface analysis, pleur- + -o-. Pronunciation: /plʊə.ɹə(ʊ)/, /plʊɹ.oʊ/, /plʊɹ.ə/ 1. Of or pertaining to the pleura; pleural. Labels: morpheme Example: pleurogenic, pleuropericarditis 2. To the side; lateral. Labels: morpheme Example: pleurocentrum
Word: preteen 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 teen English preteen From pre- + teen. 1. Of, relating to, or designed for, or being children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preteen Part of Speech: noun 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 teen English preteen From pre- + teen. 1. A child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age, at the onset of adolescence.
Word: macabrely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English macabre Middle English -ly English -ly English macabrely From macabre + -ly. 1. In a macabre manner. Example: 1999, Sarah Iles Johnston, Restless Dead When Heracles returns alive and victorious from Hades, he finds his family macabrely dressed in their funeral garments, awaiting death.
Word: macerated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of macerate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: macerating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of macerate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: maceration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin mācerātiō. Pronunciation: /mæsəˈɹeɪʃən/ 1. The act or process of macerating. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] proposed that the small size of the teeth […] implied that most of the maceration of the food occurred after swallowing.
Word: changeability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₂embos Proto-Celtic *kambosder. Gaulish cambionbor. Latin cambium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin cambiō Late Latin cambiāreder. Old French changierder. Anglo-Norman chaungerbor. Middle English chaungen English change Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English changeability From change + -ability. 1. The quality of being changeable; changeableness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 1999, Neil Gaiman, Stardust, page 9 (2001 Perennial Edition). It was chilly that April, with the awkward changeability of English spring.
Word: macerator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macerate + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈmæsəˌɹeɪtɚ/, /ˈmæsəˌɹeɪtə/ 1. A machine that reduces solids to small pieces.
Word: macerates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macerate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macerates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of macerate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: byre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bire, bier, byr, from Old English bȳre. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪə/, /ˈbaɪɚ/ 1. A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in. Labels: UK Example: It was here in the kitchen, in the passage, In the mews in the harn in the byre in the market-place [...] Example: ’Children crawled over each other like little grey worms in the gutters,’ he said. ‘The only red things about them were their buttocks and they were raw. Their faces looked as if snails had slimed on them and their mothers were like great sick beasts whose byres had never been cleared.[…]’
Word: massy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English massy; equivalent to mass + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈmæsi/ 1. Heavy; massive. Example: Their plumed helmes are wrought with beaten golde, / Their ſwords enameld, and about their neckes / Hangs maſſie chaines of golde downe to the waſte, / In euery part exceding braue and rich. Example: Eevning approachd / (For we have alſo our Eevning and our Morn, / We ours for change delectable, not need) / Forthwith from dance to ſweet repaſt they turn / Deſirous, all in Circles as they ſtood, / Tables are ſet, and on a ſudden pil'd / With Angels Food, and rubied Nectar flows: / In Pearl, in Diamond, and maſſie Gold, / Fruit of delicious Vines, the growth of Heav'n.
Word: massy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmæsi/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of mercy. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: 1860, George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss "But Lors ha' massy, how did you get near such mud as that?" said Sally, ...
Word: massy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmæsi/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of master. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: matting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmætɪŋ/ 1. Mats, a collection of ground coverings. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His departure oppressed me with melancholy, and, re-entering the dwelling, I threw myself almost in despair upon the matting of the floor. Example: The doorways had a transverse mat well with a 1½in thick floor mat. In service it was discovered that the matting absorbed moisture which eventually resulted in corrosion of the steel. 2. Coarse fabric, of the kind used to make mats. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ... the sails are of Matting and are made narrow at the head and Square at the foot,... Besides Cloth they [Tahitians] make several different sorts of matting, both better and finer than any we have in Europe; the stuff they make it on is the Produce of the Palm tree. 3. A dull surface, often used for surrounding pictures. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: matting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmætɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of mat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of matt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 3. present participle and gerund of matte Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: leastways Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈliːstˌweɪz/ 1. at least Labels: UK, colloquial, dialectal, not-comparable Example: “My advice, or, leastways, I should say, my orders, is,” said the fattest man of the party, “that we 'mediately go home again.” Example: […]so that I couldn't help telling her, sir, that in our country, leastways in Virginia (they say the Yankees are very pert), young people don't speak of their elders so.
Word: orgiastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀργιαστικός (orgiastikós, “exciting”), from ὀργιαστής (orgiastḗs, “orgy celebrator”), from ὀργιάζειν (orgiázein, “to celebrate orgies”), from ὄργια (órgia). Pronunciation: /ˌɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒiˈæstɪk/ 1. Relating to an orgy; uncontrolled, wild. Example: 1919, Sax Rohmer, Dope Dancing was in progress, or, rather, one of those orgiastic ceremonies which passed for dancing during this pagan period. Example: Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther … And one fine morning—
Word: orientalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English oriental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English orientalist From oriental + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˌɔɹiˈɛntəlɪst/ 1. Of the West, to take in aspects of the East; pertaining to the representational tendency orientalism. Labels: dated
Word: orientalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English oriental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English orientalist From oriental + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˌɔɹiˈɛntəlɪst/ 1. A scholar who studies the Orient; a person interested in the Orient. Labels: dated Example: 1684, George Bright, preface to The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D. Which is rendred somewhat more probable by that very learned Orientalist Dr. Pocok, who tells us the Arabick verb Hausch answering to the Hebrew חיש signifies three things, viz. to hast, to fear, to be ashamed. Example: If, however, Orientalists be right in their interpretation of the name of Artaxerxes' queen, Parisatis, as Pari-zadeh (Peri-born), the Peri must be coeval with the religion of Zoroaster.
Word: contraception Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: obstetrical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of obstetric. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: the inventor of the story of the birth of Minerva from the brain of Jupiter knew quite well that such obstetrical operations were not feasible
Word: ghostbuster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ghost + buster, popularized by the 1984 film Ghostbusters. 1. Someone who purports to rid a place of ghosts.
Word: discretionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From discretion + -ary (“pertaining to”). Compare French discrétionnaire. Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹɛʃən(ə)ɹi/, /dɪsˈkɹɛʃəˌnɛɹi/ 1. Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment. Example: discretionary income Example: discretionary powers
Word: ghosts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡoʊsts/, /ɡəʊsts/ 1. plural of ghost Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ghosts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡoʊsts/, /ɡəʊsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ghost Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: suggests Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səˈd͡ʒɛsts/, /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of suggest Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: monuments Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɑnjəmənts/, /ˈmɒnjʊmənts/ 1. plural of monument Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entitlement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English entitle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entitlement From entitle + -ment. Pronunciation: /ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/ 1. The right to have something, whether actual or perceived. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The auxiliary members of the royal family often have the greatest capacity to inflame public scepticism about monarchy, and Prince Harry once seemed determined to personify the entitlement and pointlessness that could have jeopardised the continuity of the crown. 2. Power, an authority to do something. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Something to which one is entitled. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: untimely Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English untymely (also earlier untimliche), equivalent to un- + timely. First attested in the early 13th century. Compare Middle Danish utimelig, Old English untídlic (“unseasonable”). Pronunciation: /ʌnˈtaɪmli/ 1. At an inopportune time. Example: untimely remarks 2. Early; premature. Example: an untimely death Example: The heroes of literary as well as civil history have been very often no less remarkable for what they have suffered, than for what they have atchieved^([sic]); and volumes have been written only to enumerate the miseries of the learned, and relate their unhappy lives, and untimely deaths.
Word: untimely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English untymely (also earlier untimliche), equivalent to un- + timely. First attested in the early 13th century. Compare Middle Danish utimelig, Old English untídlic (“unseasonable”). Pronunciation: /ʌnˈtaɪmli/ 1. Prematurely. Example: Tell thee, Macduffe was from his Mothers womb / Untimely ript. Example: They light fires under fruit trees to keep the fruit from falling untimely.
Word: appointee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French appointé, from appointer. Pronunciation: /əˌpɔɪnˈtiː/ 1. a person who is appointed Example: The ambassador is a political appointee, not a career diplomat.
Word: low-key Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From low + key. Pronunciation: /ˈləʊki/, /ˌləʊˈkiː/, /ˈloʊˈki/, /ˌloʊˈki/, /ˈloʊki/ 1. Dark; characterized by dark tones and muted colors. Example: The classic example of low key photography is a black cat in a coal cellar. […] The most popular use of low-key photography is in making portraits of celebrities or theatrical personalities. These people demand either dignity or drama, and this type of lightning is appropriate for both. 2. Restrained, subtle, not trying to attract attention. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: She deserves an Oscar for her low-key performance in that movie. Example: For a low-key, somewhat predictable meal, dinner at Basem's offers good value.
Word: low-key Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From low + key. Pronunciation: /ˈləʊki/, /ˌləʊˈkiː/, /ˈloʊˈki/, /ˌloʊˈki/, /ˈloʊki/ 1. Used as a downtoner; kind of. Labels: Canada, US, colloquial Example: I'm low key salty about the way that nigga did you but it seems like he still cares about you. Example: Before I open the messages, I disable the activity notification so no one will know I'm low-key obsessed with a party I didn't get to attend. 2. Actually; seriously. Labels: colloquial Example: Lowkey if you talk about any woman like this you gotta die 3. In a low-key or surreptitious manner; secretively; understatedly; on the down-low. Labels: slang
Word: paramilitary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English military English paramilitary From para- + military. Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɹi/, /ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi/, /ˌpɛɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi/, /ˌpaɾəˈmɪlɪˌtɾe/, /-ˌtɾɪ/ 1. A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power. Example: From the start of its operations in Colombia, the company was on guard against the decadeslong civil strife in the country between left-wing guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups, witnesses have testified. Example: Cossack paramilitaries operate in Ukraine and southern Russia. […] Before he entered eastern Ukraine, Girkin led paramilitary groups in Crimea and negotiated with Ukrainian military officers in attempts to induce them to defect to Russia. 2. A member of a paramilitary group. Labels: colloquial
Word: paramilitary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English military English paramilitary From para- + military. Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɹi/, /ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi/, /ˌpɛɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi/, /ˌpaɾəˈmɪlɪˌtɾe/, /-ˌtɾɪ/ 1. Relating to a paramilitary. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cross junction Part of Speech: noun 1. A location where two railroad tracks cross, without switches, as where different roads intersect.
Word: lick one's wounds Part of Speech: verb 1. To withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat; to recuperate. Labels: idiomatic Example: Prevented by internal and external influences, this ideal of placing the sovereignty in the hands of the people was not carried out immediately after the establishment of the Republic of China. With the changes of time, particularly with the relocation of the ROC government to Taiwan, we have gradually carried it out at last, but only after having licked our wounds and built our strength for forty years. Example: If the ball was out of play, someone in blue would dash to get it back. This was not a side licking its wounds from the humbling of Anfield or Saturday’s ordeal against Manchester United. It was the best team in England with adrenaline running through their veins, playing as if they believed anything was achievable.
Word: think up Part of Speech: verb 1. To create in one’s mind; to invent. Labels: idiomatic Example: I can think up plenty of excuses not to go, but we really should attend.
Word: get the drift Part of Speech: verb 1. To understand, at least on some basic or general level. Labels: idiomatic Example: I don't really read French, but I can often guess enough to get the drift. Example: By now you're probably starting to get my drift that cutting costs in today's rail industry is not going to be either easy or pain-free.
Word: hopped up Part of Speech: adj 1. Drugged; intoxicated. Labels: not-comparable, slang, usually Example: You could see in his eyes that he was hopped up on goofballs. 2. Mechanically enhanced for high performance; souped-up. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: His car featured a hopped up Mercury engine and sported the fender skirts and DeSoto bumpers that were popular on hot rods of the era.
Word: hopped up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hop up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scouring powder Part of Speech: noun 1. A powdered abrasive cleaner. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: double booked Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a single resource, reserved for two different users at the same time. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: The room was double booked for a convention and a wedding in the same night.
Word: each and every Part of Speech: det Etymology: Thoroughness by shifting in perspective from considering a group individually and collectively, respectively. 1. Each without exception; used for emphasis. Example: Do not leave without checking each and every door to make sure it is locked. Example: Each and every one of the employees attended, and everyone had a good time.
Word: to each his own Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Calque of Latin suum cuique, short for suum cuique pulchrum est (“to each his own is beautiful”). 1. Every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences and tastes. Example: I would never want my bathroom decorated in chartreuse and turquoise, but to each his own, I suppose. 2. Everyone should receive what they deserve.
Word: long haul Part of Speech: adj 1. Travelling a long distance. Labels: not-comparable Example: a long-haul flight
Word: long haul Part of Speech: noun 1. A long distance. Labels: countable, literally, uncountable 2. A long time; the long term; an extended period; a long-running endeavour. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: long game Example: I thought it would be a short project, but now it looks like I'm in it for the long haul.
Word: long run Part of Speech: noun 1. An extended period of time. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable, usually Example: in it for the long run Example: It's a little more work up front, but it will save a lot of time in the long run.
Word: run over Part of Speech: verb 1. To exceed the allotted time. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: The previous presentation ran over and ours had to start late. 2. To cross by running. Labels: transitive Example: The athletes must run over the bridge to reach the finish line. Example: A further loop siding is passed at Park House, and, just before reaching the power house, the line runs over a 20-ton Avery wagon weighbridge. 3. To drive over, causing injury or death. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Can you believe somebody would just run over a cat like that? Example: Eight Buddhist monks killed and dozens injured after boy, 11, runs them over in a truck 4. To mistreat out of disregard. Labels: broadly, transitive Example: It is time that all bisexuals and gays that are in prison become unified and stop letting the administration and other inmates run over them. 5. To describe briefly; to summarize or recapitulate; to go through or consider quickly. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Before we start the project, let's just run over who is doing what. Example: Each man was running over the what ifs in his mind. 6. To rehearse quickly. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: You'd better run over your statement before going on the platform. 7. To overflow. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The bath water nearly ran over. 8. To score a try. Example: Andrew Bishop then ran over in the closing stages, but it was too late. 9. To have rotation in such direction that the crank pin traverses the upper, or front, half of its path in the forward, or outward, stroke; said of a crank which drives, or is driven by, a reciprocating piece.
Word: cutesy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cute + -sy. Pronunciation: /ˈkjutsi/ 1. Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously. Example: The couple called each other cutesy pet names like "honeypot" and "smoochie-poochie" that disgusted everyone else. Example: If each subject attracts roughly the same amount of attention (and with a judgmental adjustment to drop the more cutesy papers), that's roughly 100 papers per topic.
Word: cross out Part of Speech: verb 1. To strike out (something); to draw a line through (something). Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: If you make a mistake, just cross it out. 2. To disrespect (someone) by covering up or painting over their graffiti, especially their name. Labels: idiomatic, transitive 3. To lie to or betray (someone); to deceive or scam (someone). Labels: slang, transitive 4. To kill; X out. Labels: slang
Word: cross off Part of Speech: verb 1. To strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through. Labels: idiomatic 2. To finish; to regard something as complete. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: I can cross off another project from the list.
Word: rumour has it Part of Speech: phrase 1. According to rumour or gossip. Labels: UK Example: Rumour has it Joe is looking for a new job. Example: Rumour has it that a new luxury lounge car design is also under discussion at the moment.
Word: rumor has it Part of Speech: phrase 1. US standard spelling of rumour has it. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: measure up Part of Speech: verb 1. To meet expectations; to be as good as. Labels: idiomatic Example: It's a passable substitute, but it will never measure up to the original.
Word: in stitches Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Laughing vigorously; very amused; aching due to convulsive laughter. Labels: idiomatic Example: "I was just dancing with old Doctor Riley, and he kept me in stitches. Half the time he had almost to carry me around, I was laughing so." Example: Leaving the White House after a unilateral chat with Coolidge, Actress Barrymore, in stitches from laughter, was confronted by perplexed newsmen wondering what was so funny.
Word: by hand Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Manually; without the use of automation or machines. Labels: idiomatic Example: The computers went down and they had to do all the bookkeeping by hand that day. Example: Georgia’s secretary of state announced Wednesday that the state will conduct an audit of the 2020 presidential race, recounting by hand the millions of ballots cast in the state, where President-elect Joe Biden is leading. “With the margin being so close, it will require a full by hand recount in each county,” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, said at a news conference in Atlanta. “This will help build confidence.” 2. Without suckling it. Example: to bring up an infant by hand Example: That left me an orphan and folks were at their wits’ end, so Mrs. Thomas said, what to do with me. [...] Finally Mrs. Thomas said she’d take me, though she was poor and had a drunken husband. She brought me up by hand. Do you know if there is anything in being brought up by hand that ought to make people who are brought up that way better than other people? Because whenever I was naughty Mrs. Thomas would ask me how I could be such a bad girl when she had brought me up by hand--reproachful-like.
Word: off chance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From off + chance. 1. A possibility that is not likely or probable. Labels: idiomatic Example: He submitted a job application on the off chance that nobody better would.
Word: break into Part of Speech: verb 1. To enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Somebody broke into his car and stole his tools and CDs. Example: Hackers broke into the bank's computer system and stole customer data. 2. To open or begin to use. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I finally broke into the second package of cookies. 3. To successfully enter a profession or business. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: He hopes to break into show business. 4. To begin suddenly. Labels: transitive Example: The horse broke into a gallop as they neared the barn. Example: I just broke into tears while talking to my mom.
Word: building blocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of building block Labels: form-of, plural
Word: take a crack at Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of take a stab at. Labels: idiomatic Example: I don't really know where to begin, but I guess I can take a crack at it and see how I do.
Word: take a stab at Part of Speech: verb 1. To attempt or try. Labels: idiomatic Example: Would you like to take a stab at explaining the theory? Example: Jimmy Carter is the third President in a row to take a stab at reforming the “welfare mess” — an almost obligatory pejorative of political oratory. 2. To guess about. Labels: idiomatic Example: I'll take a stab at the answer, but I don't really know for sure. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, stab.
Word: prurition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin prurire (“to itch”). Pronunciation: /pɹʊˈɹɪʃən/ 1. itching Labels: uncountable Example: He scratched imprecisely with his right hand, though insensible of prurition, various points and surfaces of his partly exposed, wholly abluted skin.
Word: Miwok Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Miwok means "the people" in the native Utian language. Pronunciation: /ˈmiwɑk/, /ˈmiːwɒk/ 1. A member of a linguistic group of indigenous people, native to central California. Example: The Miwok pound acorns with pestles […]
Word: Miwok Part of Speech: name Etymology: Miwok means "the people" in the native Utian language. Pronunciation: /ˈmiwɑk/, /ˈmiːwɒk/ 1. The Utian (Penutian) languages spoken by these groups.
Word: pschent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ψχέντ (pskhént), from Late Egyptian pꜣ-sḫmtj (“the two powerful ones”), from pꜣ (“definite article”) + sḫmtj, dual of sḫmt (“powerful one”), from sḫm (“to be powerful, to have power over”). Pronunciation: /skɛnt/ 1. The double crown of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, worn by pharaohs after the union of the two kingdoms in around 3000 BC. Example: In his left eye flashes the monocle of Cashel Boyle O’Conner Fitzmaurice Tisdall Farrell. On his head is perched an Egyptian pshent. Two quills project over his ears. Example: […] a tall, slim figure with the young face of an antique Pharaoh, gay with prismatic robes and crowned with a golden pshent that glowed with inherent light.
Word: ptosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πτῶσις (ptôsis, “falling, fall”), from πίπτω (píptō, “to fall down”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix). First used in 1710. Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊ.sɪs/, /ˈtoʊ.sɪs/ 1. The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid or the breasts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There were many other factors to be taken into account: Miss West’s age, the type of enlargement, whether the condition was one of pure hypertrophy, the degree of ptosis present, the actual scale of enlargement and, finally, the presence of any pathology in the breast tissue itself.
Word: pucelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman pucele, Middle French pucele, perhaps from a Late Latin *pullicella, but the further etymology is disputed. Compare Sicilian pulla. Pronunciation: /pʊˈsɛl/ 1. A girl, a maiden; a virgin (often with reference to Joan of Arc). Labels: archaic Example: But what's that Puzell whom they tearme so pure? Example: Lady or pucelle, that wears mask or fan. 2. A prostitute, a slut. Labels: obsolete
Word: pudor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pudor (“sense of modesty or shame”), from pudet (“it shames”), as is pudency (via pudentia). Pronunciation: /ˈpjuːdɔː/, /ˈpjuːdər/ 1. An appropriate sense of modesty or shame. Labels: uncountable Example: Woman, undoing with sweet pudor her belt of rushrope, offers her allmoist yoni to man’s lingam.
Word: punkah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पंखा (paṅkhā, “fan”), from Sanskrit पक्षक (pakṣaka), from पक्ष (pakṣa, “wing”). Pronunciation: /ˈpʌŋkə/, /ˈpʌŋkɑː/ 1. A fan, particularly a large fan made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling, (historical) formerly often operated by a servant. Labels: Myanmar, South-Asia Example: A punkah is, by some, used instead of a chattah, (or umbrella); but it is very inferior as a defence against either sun, wind, or rain. Example: Outside the court the sun blazed—within was the wind of great punkahs that made you shiver …
Word: tasukizori Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese たすき反り (“reverse backwards body drop”). 1. A kimarite in which the attacker ducks under his opponent's arm, grabs his arm and back leg and leans backwards, driving him over.
Word: pyorrhoea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyo- + -rrhoea. Pronunciation: /pʌɪəˈɹɪə/ 1. Flowing or discharge of pus; periodontitis Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tokkurinage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 徳利投げ, "two-handed head twist down". 1. A kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's head or neck with both hands and twists him over.
Word: tottari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese とったり, literally "arm bar throw". 1. A kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's arm at the wrist, bars it, and forces him down.
Word: pyx Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from Late Middle English pix, pixe (“vessel for holding a host, pyx; hip bone socket, pyxis”) [and other forms], from Late Latin pyxis (“vessel for holding a host”), Latin pyxis (“small box for medicines or toiletries; box holding sample coins for testing; hip bone socket; sailor's compass”), from Koine Greek πυξίς (puxís), Ancient Greek πῠξῐ́ς (pŭxĭ́s, “box; box or tablet made of boxwood; cylinder”), from πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos, “box tree; boxwood”) + -ῐς (-ĭs, suffix forming feminine nouns). Doublet of box, piseog, and pyxis. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /pɪks/ 1. A small, usually round container used to hold the host (“consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist”), especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass. Labels: also, figuratively Example: [F]oraſmuche as we have often and many tymes, to our inwarde regrete and diſpleaſure, ſeen at oure Jen, in diverſe and many Churches of our Realme, the holie Sacrament of the Aulter kept in ful simple and inhoneſt Pixes, ſpecially Pixes of copre and tymbre: we have appointed and commaunded the Treſourer of our Chambre, and Maiſtre of our Juellhouſe, to cauſe to be made furthwith Pixes of ſilver and gilte, in a greate nombre, for the keping of the holie Sacrament of th'Aultre, after the faction of a Pixe that we have cauſed to be delivered to theim, […] Example: With Croſſes, Relicks, Crucifixes, / Beads, Pictures, Roſaries and Pixes: / The Tools of working out Salvation, / By meer Mechanick Operation. 2. A (small) box; a casket, a coffret. Labels: broadly, rare Example: It is not Beauty, which its Bluſh doth owe / Unto the Pixe and Pencill. Example: [M]eantime some pyx to screen / The full-grown pest, some lid to shut upon / The goblin! 3. A box used in a mint as a place to deposit sample coins intended to have the fineness of their metal and their weight tested before the coins are issued to the public. Labels: UK Example: [T]he said Tresurer and other Officers of the sayd Mynts, to bring with them, at that tyme and place, all ther Pixes, and ther severall Indentures of Coynag, by and for the holle tyme the said Assaye shall be taken. Example: When His Majesty is pleased to call for the money in the pyx to be tried, by order of his Council, the same is signified to the Lord Chancellor and Lords of the Treasury. The Lord Chancellor summons a jury of goldsmiths for the trial. The Treasury order the Mint officers to produce their pyx, and the King's Remembrancer to swear the jury. 4. A compass used by sailors. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: Here I lament I had not the accomodation^([sic]) of the Pyxis, or any Horizontal Plate divided into more points of the Compaſs, though I ſee not that Natural Knowledge requires ſo exact a Pyx as Navigation uſeth; becauſe I boggle at this, that I find the North Cardinal point gives more inſtances than the Weſt. Example: Who travels in religious jars, / (Truth mixt with error, ſhade with rays,) / Like Whiſton wanting pyx or ſtars, / In ocean wide or ſinks or ſtrays.