nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: exclusivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English exclusive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English exclusivity From exclusive + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌɛkskluːˈsɪvɪti/ 1. The quality of being exclusive. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The exclusivity period of a product on the market can also be extended through nonpatent exclusivities.
Word: marginally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English marginal 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 marginally From marginal + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹd͡ʒɪnəli/, /ˈmɑːd͡ʒɪnəli/ 1. In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly. Example: A similar situation saw Gervinho play in Van Persie rather than going for goal himself, only for the Dutchman to drift marginally offside. 2. In the margin of a book.
Word: piot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of piet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: windier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of windy: more windy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Pushkin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Пу́шкин (Púškin). 1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́шкин (Púškin). Example: Pushkin was a famous Russian poet. Example: West Virginia Democratic Party Chair Mike Pushkin was not impressed with the executive orders, calling them a “troubling example” of executive overreach that “could harm us for generations.” 2. A town in Russia.
Word: Lermontov Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Russia. 2. A transliteration of the Russian surname Ле́рмонтов (Lérmontov). Example: Mikhail Lermontov was a Russian writer.
Word: teemed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of teem Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tephra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Ancient Greek τέφρα (téphra, “ash”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛ.fɹə/ 1. The solid material thrown into the air by a volcanic eruption that settles on the surrounding areas. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The sky would have darkened with sheer volume of ash, the grapes would have withered upon the vine; misfortune would have fallen with the inexorability of volcanic tephra upon rich and poor alike. Example: Over a five-year research period, RESET is correlating tephras from their volcanic sources to where they fell in deep ocean and lake sediments, and even further into important archaeological sites in Europe, western Asia and North Africa.
Word: bog iron Part of Speech: noun 1. deposits of mixed oxides and hydroxides of iron formed when iron-bearing groundwater emerges onto the surface Labels: uncountable
Word: harikari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Corrupted from Japanese 腹切り (harakiri), literally "belly-cutting". 1. Alternative form of hara-kiri. Labels: alt-of, alternative, proscribed, uncountable
Word: overwintering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overwinter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overwintering Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of overwintering. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: marginality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English marginal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English marginality From marginal + -ity. 1. The state of being marginal Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We have all heard of places where police will not go, or where they simply cannot impose order because of the vastness and marginality of the spaces.
Word: ichthyophagous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ichthyophage + -ous or ichthyo- + -phagous. 1. Feeding on fish.
Word: foraging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: foraging Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of searching for food or other items. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “This suggests that most of the foraging that the bees do occurs very close to the hive,” study co-author Margarita López-Uribe, an associate professor of entomology at PSU, told CNN on Monday.
Word: foggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of foggy: more foggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: taunting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From taunt + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːnt.ɪŋ/, /ˈtɔnt.ɪŋ/, /ˈtɑnt.ɪŋ/, /ˈtɒnt.ɪŋ/, /ˈtoːnt.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of taunt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: taunting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taunt + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːnt.ɪŋ/, /ˈtɔnt.ɪŋ/, /ˈtɑnt.ɪŋ/, /ˈtɒnt.ɪŋ/, /ˈtoːnt.ɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who taunts. Example: Because he often "dwelt in a world of terrors," he was susceptible to the tricks and tauntings of his playmates, who took advantage of his fears.
Word: taunting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From taunt + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːnt.ɪŋ/, /ˈtɔnt.ɪŋ/, /ˈtɑnt.ɪŋ/, /ˈtɒnt.ɪŋ/, /ˈtoːnt.ɪŋ/ 1. Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule.
Word: subsidized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of subsidize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: subsidized Part of Speech: adj 1. that receives a subsidy
Word: impeding Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: impeding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of impede Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: communally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English communal Middle English -ly English -ly English communally From communal + -ly. 1. Affecting, by, or on behalf of, a community or group of people, 2. Relating to religion Labels: India Example: Crucial sections like 153 A, 153B, 295 A, and 505 of the IPC [Indian Penal Code] that specifically look at hate crimes and communally- charged^([sic]) offences are missing from the FIR [first information report].
Word: horrifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of horrify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: horrifying Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific. Example: Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a show based on two facts: 1) Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and 2) the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’. One suspects that if Kate were ever to have another child, a shady network executive would urge her to put it in a binbag with a brick and drop it down a well. But this is just a horrifying tangent.
Word: complexly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English complex Middle English -ly English -ly English complexly From complex + -ly. 1. In a complex manner. Example: It’s not that Lynch is somehow “above” being manipulative; it’s more like he’s just not interested. Lynch’s movies are about images and stories in his head that he wants to see made external and complexly real. 2. Involving complex numbers.
Word: camelcase Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of camel case. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: profiterole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French profiterole. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈfɪtəɹoʊl/ 1. A small, hollow case of choux pastry with a filling. Example: Dover sole, and Oeufs Mornay Profiteroles and Peach Flambe The waiters dance on fingertips The nights we dine at Hotel Ritz
Word: croma Part of Speech: noun 1. A quaver.
Word: mezzaluna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian mezzaluna (literally “half-moon”). Pronunciation: /ˌmɛtsəˈluːnə/ 1. A crescent-shaped steel blade attached to a wooden handle, used to chop food.
Word: chromium-plate Part of Speech: verb 1. To plate something with chromium.
Word: hessian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Hessian. Attributed to the historic use of the fabric as part of the uniform of soldiers from the former Landgraviate of Hesse and its successors, who were called Hessians. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛsiən/, /ˈhɛʃən/ 1. A strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, often used for making sacks. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: Västmanland Part of Speech: name 1. A historical province in central Sweden. 2. A county in Sweden, in the east of the province.
Word: birdhouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bird + house. Pronunciation: /ˈbɝdhaʊs/ 1. A small house or nest box for birds. 2. An aviary.
Word: statuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of status Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Balzac Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from French. 2. A surname from French.
Word: Athos Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἄθως (Áthōs). Pronunciation: /ˈæ.θɒs/ 1. one of the Gigantes Labels: Greek 2. A peninsula in Greece containing Mount Athos
Word: Sigurd Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Norse Sigurðr, from sigr (“victory”) + varðr, vǫrðr (“guard”). This is the name of the legendary Eddaic character corresponding to Siegfried, the hero of the Nibelungenlied, but the names are not exact cognates. Sigfrid is a saint's name in Scandinavia. 1. The principal hero of the Volsungasaga and of the Elder Edda's Niflung cycle, who slew a dragon. Labels: Norse
Word: Siegfried Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Siegfried. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɡ.fɹiːd/, /ˈsiːɡ.fɹiːd/ 1. A hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild. Labels: Germanic
Word: Niagara Part of Speech: name Etymology: From an Iroquoian language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara' (“neck of land”). The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega. Pronunciation: /naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/ 1. A river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river. 2. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada. 3. A regional municipality on the Niagara Peninsula, southern Ontario, Canada, colloquially known as the Niagara Region. 4. A ghost town in the Shire of Menzies, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia. 5. A town in New York. 6. A city and village in North Dakota. 7. A city and town in Wisconsin. 8. The Niagara Falls. Labels: metonymically
Word: Niagara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an Iroquoian language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara' (“neck of land”). The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega. Pronunciation: /naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/ 1. A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions. Labels: figuratively Example: [A] veritable Niagara of loose flesh when her stays are unlaced. Example: "We're gaining," said Mr. Hoopdriver, with a little Niagara of perspiration dropping from brow to cheek. 2. A Niagara grape. Example: The basic material for sherry is a mixture or a blend of dry wines from Niagaras, Delawares, and Catawbas or other white juices, which are sweetened and fortified and then blended with California sherry. Example: During the past 25 years, New York wineries have moved away from Niagaras and Delawares and begun producing world-class wines from European grapes and specially cultured hybrids and varietals.
Word: Niagara Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From an Iroquoian language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara' (“neck of land”). The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega. Pronunciation: /naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/ 1. To flood; to pour in a torrent. Example: […] water deluged into the cockpit and Niagaraed into the bilge. Only constant use of the pump kept the floorboards from going adrift. Example: The milk Niagaraed on to her feet.
Word: Medici Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Medici. 1. A surname from Italian. 2. A powerful and influential aristocratic Florentine family from the 13th to 17th centuries. Labels: historical 3. A member of this family.
Word: sole proprietorship Part of Speech: noun 1. A business that is wholly owned by a single person, who has unlimited liability. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Magdalen Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmæɡdəlɪn/, /ˈmɔːdlɪn/ 1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Magdalene. Example: "We two," she said, "will seek the groves / Where the lady Mary is, / With her five handmaidens, whose names / Are five sweet symphonies, / Cecily, Gertrude, Magdalen, / Margaret and Rosalys. 2. Ellipsis of Magdalen College, Oxford. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Word: Magdalen Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmæɡdəlɪn/, /ˈmɔːdlɪn/ 1. Alternative form of Magdalene (“a reformed prostitute”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […] these Magdalens dedicated their lives to prayer and performed various tasks such as cooking, cleaning or laundry for the sisters.
Word: Magdalene Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”), byname of the biblical Mary Magdalene, "Mary of Magdala", from Μαγδαλά (Magdalá), the name of a village on Lake Galilee (the name of which derives from Hebrew מגדל (migdál, “tower”)). Generic use comes from the traditional association of Mary Magdalene with the "woman which was a sinner" mentioned in Luke 7:37. Doublet of Madeleine, Magdalen, Magdalena, and Maudlin. Pronunciation: /ˈmæɡdəlin/, /ˈmeɪ̯ɡdəlin/, /ˈmɔːdlɪn/ 1. A female given name from Hebrew. Example: October in Orania can be charming. When the sun sets, long ribbons of burnt orange settle on the horizon. The flies and mosquitoes that come with the oppressive summer heat haven’t arrived yet. It is Magdalene Kleynhans’ favourite time of year. “You can sit outside until late into the night,” says the businesswoman, whose family spend much of their time outdoors. Her children fish from the banks of the Orange River whenever they choose. Kleynhans leaves the house unlocked. “It’s a good life. It’s a big privilege.” 2. Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus. Example: and the twelue were with him, And certaine women which had bene healed of euill spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene out of whom went seuen deuils 3. Ellipsis of Magdalene College, Cambridge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Word: Magdalene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”), byname of the biblical Mary Magdalene, "Mary of Magdala", from Μαγδαλά (Magdalá), the name of a village on Lake Galilee (the name of which derives from Hebrew מגדל (migdál, “tower”)). Generic use comes from the traditional association of Mary Magdalene with the "woman which was a sinner" mentioned in Luke 7:37. Doublet of Madeleine, Magdalen, Magdalena, and Maudlin. Pronunciation: /ˈmæɡdəlin/, /ˈmeɪ̯ɡdəlin/, /ˈmɔːdlɪn/ 1. A reformed prostitute. Example: "Trying to help women who've come to grief." Old Jolyon didn't quite understand. "To grief?" he repeated; then realised with a shock that she meant exactly what he would have meant himself if he had used that expression. Assisting the Magdalenes of London!
Word: Boswell Part of Speech: name Etymology: Scottish surname, from Norman, named after Beuzeville, from Beuze + -ville ("Bosi's farm"); first element from Old Norse Bosi, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒzˌwɛl/, /ˈbɒz.wəl/, /ˈbɑzˌwɛl/, /ˈbɑz.wəl/ 1. A Scottish habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France. 2. A Scottish habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France. 3. A place name: 4. A place name: 5. A place name: 6. A place name: 7. A place name: 8. A place name:
Word: Boswell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Scottish surname, from Norman, named after Beuzeville, from Beuze + -ville ("Bosi's farm"); first element from Old Norse Bosi, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒzˌwɛl/, /ˈbɒz.wəl/, /ˈbɑzˌwɛl/, /ˈbɑz.wəl/ 1. A devoted admirer and recorder of a person's words and deeds. Example: "I think that I had better go, Holmes." "Not a bit, Doctor. Stay where you are. I am lost without my Boswell. And this promises to be interesting. It would be a pity to miss it."
Word: poset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of partially ordered set. Coined by American mathematician Garrett Birkhoff in his Lattice Theory. Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊsɛt/ 1. A partially ordered set. Example: 1973, Barbara L. Osofsky, Homological Dimensions of Modules, American Mathematical Society, →ISBN, page 76, 42. Definition. A poset (partially ordered set) (X, ≤) (usually written just X) is a set X together with a transitive, antisymmetric relation ≤ on X. 43. Definition. A linearly ordered set or chain is a poset (X, ≤), such that ∀a, b ∈ X, either a ≤ b or b ≤ a or a = b. Example: 1998, Yuri A. Drozd, Representations of bisected posets and reflection functors, Idun Reiten, Sverre O. Smalø, Øyvind Solberg (editors), Algebras and Modules II, American Mathematical Society (for Canadian Mathematical Society), page 153, We construct a complete set of reflection functors for the representations of posets and prove that they really have the usual properties. In particular, when the poset is of finite representation type, all of its indecomposable representations can be obtained from some "trivial" ones via relations. To define such reflection functors, a wider class of matrix problem is introduced, called "representations of bisected posets".
Word: Ovid Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Ovidius, name of a Roman gens. Pronunciation: /ˈɒvɪd/, /ˈɑvɪd/ 1. A 1st century BC Roman poet. 2. A male given name from Latin of mainly historic use. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Hume Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /hjuːm/ 1. A Scottish habitational surname from Home in Berwickshire. 2. An English, Irish and Scottish surname, a variant of Holme. 3. David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian. 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13. A local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; in full, the City of Hume. 14. A region in north-east Victoria, Australia. 15. A hamlet in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7041). 16. An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia.
Word: TOSET Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of totally ordered set. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: antispasmodics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antispasmodic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lowing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈləʊɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of low Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes. Example: a. 1882, anonymous, "Away In a Manger" But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.
Word: lowing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈləʊɪŋ/ 1. The sound of something that lows. Example: And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheepe in mine eares, and the lowing of the oxen which I heare? Example: Nor is Oſiris seen In Memphian Grove, or Green, Trampling the unſhower'd Graſſe with lowings loud:
Word: gleams Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡliːmz/ 1. plural of gleam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gleams Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡliːmz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gleam Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: despatches Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpætʃəz/ 1. plural of despatch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: despatches Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpætʃəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of despatch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: heretics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heretic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. present participle and gerund of cure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: curing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English curyng, curinge, equivalent to cure + -ing. 1. The act by which something is cured. Example: As I showed, although some rhetoricians, such as Mesmer and Erb, claimed that their interventions were medical treatments, others, such as Freud and Jung, claimed that their interventions were both medical curings and spiritual carings.
Word: gastrointestinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gres-der. Ancient Greek γρᾰ́ω (grắō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr)der. English gastro- English intestinal English gastrointestinal From gastro- + intestinal. Pronunciation: /ˌɡæstɹəʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/, /ˌɡæstɹoʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines, and thus to digestion. Labels: not-comparable Example: Avian pox viruses (Poxviridae), are chordopoxviruses that infect domestic and wild game birds including hawks, seagulls, parrots, canaries, pigeons, hawks and fowl, causing cutaneous, respiratory and gastrointestinal lesions in their host [17 ]. Example: She has always struggled with her gastrointestinal health, and when she started to have symptoms similar to those of colorectal cancer, she called her primary care physician, who referred her to a gastroenterologist, who ordered a colonoscopy. She did not have cancer.
Word: sacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jumbled Part of Speech: adj 1. In disarray, mixed up.
Word: jumbled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jumble Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: maxims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maxim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: friendless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English frendles, from Old English frēondlēas. By surface analysis, friend + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈfrɛndləs/, /ˈfrɪndləs/ 1. Without friends (without a friend). Labels: not-comparable Example: friendless homebody Example: Someone is friendless and cannot find their way / So I'll keep my light in my window / I want to be there to help restore their faith / So I'll keep my light in my window
Word: shocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shocks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: accelerators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accelerator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demobilize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English mobilize English demobilize From de- + mobilize. Pronunciation: /diːˈməʊbɪlaɪz/ 1. To release someone from military duty, especially after a war. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive 2. To disband troops, or remove them from a war footing. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
Word: depressurize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English pressure 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 pressurize English depressurize From de- + pressurize. Pronunciation: /diːˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/ 1. To reduce the air pressure within a chamber. Labels: transitive 2. To have the pressure of one's environmental atmosphere reduced. Labels: intransitive
Word: deprogram Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English program English deprogram From de- + program. 1. To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult. Labels: transitive
Word: depute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French députer, from Latin deputo. Pronunciation: /dɪˈpjuːt/ 1. To assign (someone or something) to or for something. Labels: obsolete 2. To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate. Example: Will Wyatt having moved up a notch, the project was deputed to a second team of producers whose judgement I didn't trust. 3. To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy. Example: There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. Example: Some persons, deputed by a meeting. 4. To appoint; to assign; to choose. Example: The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues.
Word: depute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French députer, from Latin deputo. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛ.pjuːt/ 1. A deputy. Labels: Scotland Example: […] discharging hereby the said sheriff and his deputes […]
Word: desalinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English saline Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English salinate English desalinate From de- + salinate. Pronunciation: /diːˈsælɪneɪt/ 1. To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply
Word: reminiscence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin reminīscentiae (“remembrances”), from Latin reminīscēns, present active participle of reminīscor (“remember”); see reminiscent. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs.əns/ 1. An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Here was my chance. I took the old man aside, and two or three glasses of Old Crow launched him into reminiscence. 2. A mental image thus remembered. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones).
Word: on hand Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From Middle English *onhande, onhende, from Old English onhende (“on hand, demanding attention”), from Proto-Germanic *anahandijaz. Equivalent to on- + hand. Cognate with Icelandic áhendur (“within reach”). Compare offhand. 1. Available; ready; in stock. Labels: idiomatic Example: If you have cornstarch on hand, use it; otherwise, try a little flour. Example: Freight rolling stock distribution is the concern of a section in the office. The clerk in charge of this section receives bulk returns from the districts at regular intervals of wagons on hand and wagon requirements.
Word: unthinkable Part of Speech: adj 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- Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unthinkable From un- + think + -able. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl/ 1. That cannot be believed. Example: Near-synonyms: unbelievable, incredible, inconceivable 2. Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense. Example: Near-synonyms: inconceivable, imponderable Example: Nothing is unthinkable, nothing impossible to the balanced person, provided it comes out of the needs of life and is dedicated to life's further development - Lewis Mumford 3. Extremely improper; extremely at odds with norms of expected behavior. Example: Near-synonyms: taboo, unspeakable, unutterable, inconceivable Example: I want you to know that P.A.C. will pay for a child psychiatrist to come in and testify on behalf of the child so that the homosexual father will not be able to have that little girl overnight and weekends to expose her to what is unthinkable.
Word: unthinkable Part of Speech: noun 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- Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unthinkable From un- + think + -able. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl/ 1. Something, or various things collectively, that one dare not think about, dare not do, or dare not think about doing. Example: Near-synonym: unspeakable Example: do the unthinkable
Word: unimaginable Part of Speech: adj 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 imagine 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 unimaginable From un- + imagine + -able. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/ 1. Unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond belief. Example: But at the microlevel it consists of an unimaginable number of atoms connected by springy chemical bonds, all jiggling around at a rate that even our fastest supercomputer might envy.
Word: widening Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/ 1. Growing wider or farther apart. Labels: not-comparable Example: The widening gap between rich and poor creates social problems. Example: Turning and turning in the widening gyre / The falcon cannot hear the falconer; […]
Word: widening Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/ 1. The action of the verb widen. Example: She looked up sleepily and asked me what it was, and with the very words I thought she drew in her breath with a widening of the nostrils and seemed to come suddenly and fully alive. Example: The widening works include the rebuilding of the skew bridge near Northwood to take four tracks, and to enable the Rickmansworth Road to be widened to 60 ft.; […].
Word: widening Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of widen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: univocate Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a single sound or pronunciation. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: disheveled Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of dishevelled. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: disheveled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dishevel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pattycake Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpætikeɪk/ 1. A children's game in which two people alternately clap their own and each other's hands, often to the accompaniment of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man". Labels: uncountable 2. A childish or time-wasting activity. Labels: colloquial, uncountable Example: This Cherokee County Sheriff goes about two-fifty and he don't play pattycake. He's gonna wanna know where you were yesterday. Example: “Stalin's boys don't play pattycake with people like Mr. Kravchenko.”
Word: reminiscences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reminiscence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inclinations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inclination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reddened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of redden Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reddened Part of Speech: adj 1. Made red. Example: Her reddened face told me she was angry. Example: The reddened western sky was taken as an omen of changing weather.
Word: surest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of sure: most sure Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: prudently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English prudent Middle English -ly English -ly English prudently From prudent + -ly. 1. In a prudent manner. Example: Which statement Louis prudently let slide.
Word: calypsis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek καλύπτω (kalúptō, “cover, conceal”). 1. The act of covering, concealing, hiding, or veiling. 2. The act of covering, concealing, hiding, or veiling. 3. The act of covering, concealing, hiding, or veiling. 4. A type of closed or negative body language often expressing extremely anerotic feelings, sexual abhorrence, scorn and contempt toward someone viewed as a sexual turn-off in terms of physical appearance, personality, or social behavior.
Word: spare tire Part of Speech: noun 1. An extra wheel carried as a replacement in case of a flat. Labels: Canada, US 2. Excess weight or fat accumulated near the waist. Labels: Canada, US, figuratively 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spare, tire. Labels: Canada, US
Word: calypses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calypsis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: name of the game Part of Speech: noun 1. The essential element (needed to reach the principal goal or objective); the overall purpose. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: In the microprocessor business, speed is the name of the game. Example: Behind the turntables is DJ Train / Mixin' and scratchin' is the name of the game
Word: Pallas Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Παλλάς (Pallás) (f.) or Πάλλας (Pállas) (m.), from πάλλω (pállō, “to poise, sway, or swing”), but explained here by the ancients as more specifically meaning to brandish something. In Athena's conventional iconography, she was often depicted with a spear or a shield. Thus the epithet was explained as referring to her brandishing these things. Pronunciation: /ˈpæləs/ 1. Any of several people in Greek mythology: Labels: Greek 2. Any of several people in Greek mythology: Labels: Greek 3. Any of several people in Greek mythology: Labels: Greek 4. The second asteroid discovered, and third largest, (2) Pallas. 5. A female given name from Ancient Greek of mythological origin; rare in English. 6. A surname.
Word: overshadowed Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of overshadow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overshadowed Part of Speech: adj 1. superseded by, covered up by, overtaken or eclipsed
Word: relatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English relate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English relatable From relate + -able. Pronunciation: [ɹɪˈleɪ.tə.bl̩], [ɹɪˈleɪ.ɾə.bl̩], [ɹɪˈlæɪ.tə.bl̩], [ɹɪˈlæɪ.ɾə.bl̩] 1. Able to be related to something else; connected with. Example: The damage was relatable to the recent earthquake. 2. Able to be related to on a personal level. Example: The characters in the play are very warm and relatable. 3. Able to be passed on verbally; capable of being narrated or suitable for relating. Example: His verbal abuse was not relatable to polite ears.
Word: A-gang Part of Speech: noun 1. Auxiliary division onboard a ship or submarine. Responsible for sanitary, heating/AC, emergency diesels, hydraulics, high pressure air, low pressure air, oxygen generating equipment, potable water, hatch maintenance, and assorted systems. Labels: US, slang
Word: admin vortex Part of Speech: noun 1. A disorganized soldier. Labels: British-Army, slang
Word: Admiral's eighth Part of Speech: noun 1. The Admiral's share of any booty or prize captured by any ship under his command. Labels: obsolete
Word: Admiralty ham Part of Speech: noun 1. Tinned meat or fish. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: ogoneks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ogonek Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huntsmans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of huntsman, in the sense of a spider. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pandora's box Part of Speech: name 1. A box given to Pandora by Zeus, whose instructions stated that it must not be opened, and were then ignored, leading to disastrous consequences. Labels: Greek
Word: Pandora's box Part of Speech: noun 1. A source of unforeseen trouble; especially, one whose effects cannot be reversed. Labels: idiomatic Example: There was an evil in Pandora's box Beyond all other ones, yet it came forth In guise so lovely, that men crowded round And sought it as the dearest of all treasure. Example: The first thing it did was to spawn a whole Pandora's box of DNA viruses—smallpox, influenza and so on.
Word: zendik Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of zindiq. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lowers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lower Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: breaking change Part of Speech: noun 1. A change in one part of a software system that potentially causes other components to fail; occurs most often in shared libraries of code used by multiple applications. Example: Not possible to fix old entries without a breaking change, so remap old to new in import lib.
Word: Deutsche Mark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Deutsche Mark. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔɪt͡ʃmɑːk/, /ˈdɔɪt͡ʃmɑɹk/ 1. The former currency unit of Germany (now replaced by the euro), abbreviated as DM or DEM.
Word: death ray Part of Speech: noun 1. A beam of radiation that can kill. Example: The evil aliens' death rays could not penetrate our mighty force fields! Example: "Back off cunt or you're getting a face full of death ray! I didn't tell him anything!" 2. A weapon that emits such a ray: a ray gun. Example: Near-synonym: heat-ray Example: The evil alien pointed a death ray at me and ordered me to start marching toward the distant fortress!
Word: ray gun Part of Speech: noun 1. A weapon that shoots harmful rays. Example: Near-synonym: heat-ray Example: Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe / Put your ray gun to my head
Word: Maine Coon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The attribute “Maine” is after the region where the breed originally became popular. For the second part, there are several theories. The dominant one is that it refers to a resemblance of the breed to the raccoon, leading some to propose the theoretical impossibility of the cat being a crossbreed with the raccoon. Another theory is that the name derives from a legendary Captain Tom Coon, who is said to have brought over such exotic cats. 1. A large, fluffy semi-longhair domestic cat of a breed that originated in Maine.
Word: phorusrhacid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the extinct flightless birds of the family Phorusrhacidae, which inhabited South America from the early Cenozoic era until about 0.1 million years ago. Example: Phorusrhacids have excellent eyesight, so as the Earth continues its path around the sun, and the seasons change, the darkness will not be an encumbrance.
Word: hatchet job Part of Speech: noun 1. A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation. Example: That article about the mayor is nothing more than a hatchet job. Example: In smooth RP tones that belie his German parentage, he explains that none of his hachet jobs were written out of personal animosity. 2. An action or a program which imposes deep reductions in expenditure. Example: This so-called reform of our wage agreement was really just one big hatchet job!
Word: metagenomics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English genomics English metagenomics From meta- + genomics. 1. The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene. Labels: uncountable
Word: metallochaperone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. English metallo- English chaperone English metallochaperone From metallo- + chaperone. 1. Any of a family of proteins that move metal ions to specific sites within a cell, normally to bind with metalloenzymes and cofactors
Word: cuddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps a contraction from Dutch kajuit (“cabin”). Pronunciation: /ˈkʌdi/ 1. A cabin, for the use of the captain, in the after part of a sailing ship under the poop deck. Example: Being summoned to the cuddy to breakfast, I had not been there five minutes when I turned deadly sick, was obliged to retire to my cot […] . Example: It was a strong measure I own, walking into your cuddy, and calling for drink as if I was the Captain […] 2. A small cupboard or closet. 3. A donkey, especially one driven by a huckster or greengrocer. Labels: Durham, Scotland, historical Example: folk said the cuddy had bided so long with Pooty that whenever it opened its mouth to give a bit bray it started to stutter. 4. A pony that works in a mine. Labels: UK 5. A blockhead; a lout. Labels: dated Example: 1840-1841, Thomas Hood, "Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg" It cost more tricks and trouble, by half, Than it takes to exhibit a six-legged calf To a boothful of country cuddies. 6. A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc.
Word: cuddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots cuddie; compare Gaelic cudaig, cudainn, or English cuttlefish, or cod. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌdi/ 1. A coalfish (Pollachius virens).
Word: cuddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From buddy, with the initial "B" replaced with "C" in Crip slang. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌdi/ 1. A close friend or buddy. Labels: slang Example: I can't lie, I like to get high and figure-8 when I drive / Blow doja rope in the sky for all my cuddies that died Example: I could never imagine myself raising my hand to hit my Jasmine. She's my cuddy. We practically grew up together.
Word: currach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Irish curach, corrach, from Proto-Celtic *korukos (“boat”). Pronunciation: /ˈkʌɹə/, /ˈkʌɹəx/ 1. An Irish boat, constructed like a coracle, and originally the same shape; now a boat of similar construction but conventional shape and large enough to be operated by up to eight oars. Example: Some days he went out in the currach with her father and her brothers, out past Blue Island and Inishlackan, where the mackerel and sea salmon were fat as piglets.
Word: curragh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of currach. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Curragh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish an Currach. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌɹə/ 1. A plain in County Kildare, Ireland; the site of a racecourse (Irish grid ref N 7613). 2. A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: cut and run Part of Speech: verb 1. To cut the anchor cable and not wait to weigh it. 2. To hurry away; to escape. Labels: broadly Example: “I just say it’s curious, that’s all. Here’s a young man who ought to cut and run, but he doesn’t cut and run. He stays here, and gives us every facility for comparing footmarks.” Example: Gap, the US clothing giant, will not "cut and run" when an international textile agreement ends next year, threatening the closure of hundreds of factories in the developing world, the company's chief executive said last night. 3. To abandon a position as quickly as possible. Example: They held on as long as they could, but when the heavy artillery fire started, they had to cut and run. Example: The President laid out the scenario we face if the United States decides to cut and run.
Word: cut splice Part of Speech: noun 1. Two ropes spliced together to form an eye which lies shut when taut.
Word: cunt splice Part of Speech: noun 1. A cut splice.
Word: cutch Part of Speech: noun 1. a preservative, made from catechu gum boiled in water, used to prolong the life of a sail or net Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Alternative form of culch. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually 3. Alternative form of catechu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: cutwater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cut + water. 1. The forward curve of the stem of a ship. Example: For two hours we laboured, Mahomed, Job, and I, who was supposed to be strong enough to pull against the two of them, on the bank, while Leo sat in the bow of the boat, and brushed away the weeds which collected round the cutwater with Mahomed's sword. 2. The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice. Example: TARKA became one with the river, finding his course among the slimy stones so that his back was always covered. He rose beside the middle pier, whose cutwater was hidden by a faggot of flood sticks. Under the sticks was dimness, streaked and blurred with sunlight. Tarka hid and listened. 3. A black skimmer; a sea bird of the species Rynchops niger, that flies low over the sea, "cutting" the water surface with its lower mandible to catch small fish.
Word: -bility Part of Speech: suffix 1. Alternative form of -ability (in certain restricted contexts of word formation) Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme 2. Alternative form of -ibility (in certain restricted contexts of word formation) Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: dagger board Part of Speech: noun 1. A sliding centreboard used in some Chinese junks and dinghies, allowing for speedy maneuvering.
Word: damelopre Part of Speech: noun 1. A Dutch sailing barge having a mast that can be lowered for passing under a bridge
Word: dan buoy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. One theory is that the term comes from "danger buoy". Pronunciation: /dæn ˈbɔɪ/, /dæn ˈbu.i/ 1. A small buoy, sometimes made of cork with a small flag, used to temporarily mark a position at sea, normally to mark a fishing ground, a minesweeping area, or a man overboard. Example: A dan buoy is usually laid from aft, the anchor and sinker being hung outboard through an after fairlead and the dan buoy hung from a tripping hook on a whip from the minesweeping davit, the mooring being led outboard.
Word: last rites Part of Speech: noun 1. Final treatment of a dead man. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: [...] withdrawal of the Neath-Brecon passenger service [...] was carried out as scheduled on October 15, when 14 intermediate stations and halts were closed to passengers. [...] Our South Wales correspondent writes that the last rites attracted so many people that a relief had to be run to the 4.10 p.m. from Neath. 2. Final treatment of a dead man. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: non-vascular plant Part of Speech: noun 1. Any plant that does not have a vascular system
Word: anapodeictic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English apodeictic English anapodeictic From an- + apodeictic. 1. Not able to be shown or proved by argument; undemonstrable. Labels: rare, rhetoric
Word: anisometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aniso- + -metric or an- + isometric. 1. Not isometric or symmetrical Labels: not-comparable
Word: spermatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English spermatik, from Latin spermaticus, from Ancient Greek σπερματικός (spermatikós). By surface analysis, spermat- + -ic. Pronunciation: /spɚˈmætɪk/, /spəˈmætɪk/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm. 2. Producing, conveying or containing sperm; seminiferous. 3. Generative. Labels: archaic Example: […] or some hidden Spermatick power has gendered these both Anchors, Urnes, Coins, and Sculls in the ground […]