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Word: processor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Recorded since 1909, from process + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/, /ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/, /ˈpɹɑsəsɚ/ 1. A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.). Example: He is a loan processor with a bank. 2. A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.). Example: The food processor shredded the vegetables. Example: A smartphone is not the best camera, notebook, word processor, audio recorder, radio, MP3 player, map reader, pedometer and so on, but it is good enough replace numerous separate devices for most people most of the time. 3. A central processing unit. Example: This mainframe's processor is fast. 4. A microprocessor. Example: This computer has two processors, but only one keyboard. Example: Intel usually brings out a new generation of processors every 12-18 months, and the Core range is now in its seventh generation.
Word: food processor Part of Speech: noun 1. A small kitchen appliance for chopping or pureeing food. Example: To make nut roast, you have to blitz the nuts in a food processor.
Word: picturable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English picture 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 picturable From picture + -able. 1. Capable of being imagined. 2. Capable of, or suitable for, being depicted in a picture.
Word: phenylketonuria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English phenylketone Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria English phenylketonuria From phenylketone + -uria. Pronunciation: /fɛnaɪ̯lkiːtəˈnjʊə̯ɹɪ.ə/, /fin-/, /fɛnəlkitəˈnʊɹi.ə/ 1. A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Nash Hensley, of South Bend, Indiana, was born with two genetic disorders: achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder characterized by dwarfism, and phenylketonuria, or PKU, which causes the phenylalanine amino acid to build up in the body, according to the Mayo Clinic. PKU is caused by a defect in the gene that produces the enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine, so Nash is required to live on a restricted, low-protein diet.
Word: PKU Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of phenylketonuria. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: Nash Hensley, of South Bend, Indiana, was born with two genetic disorders: achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder characterized by dwarfism, and phenylketonuria, or PKU, which causes the phenylalanine amino acid to build up in the body, according to the Mayo Clinic. PKU is caused by a defect in the gene that produces the enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine, so Nash is required to live on a restricted, low-protein diet.
Word: PKU Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Peking University.
Word: PAH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of phenylalanine hydroxylase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). […] Of particular concern, they said, were levels of PAHs found on the burnt lumps, which far exceeded safe limits for consumer products set by the EU. 3. Initialism of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of paradoxical adipose hyperplasia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: phlogopite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Phlogopit, from Ancient Greek φλογωπός (phlogōpós, “fiery-looking”) + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈflɒɡəpaɪt/ 1. A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phonolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phono- + -lite, from the metallic sound when it is hit. Pronunciation: /ˈfoʊ.nəˌlaɪt/ 1. A light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Lomekwi tools are far larger and are made of basalt and phonolite—rocks that are denser than the quartz and quartzite rocks the capuchins use.
Word: phonoreception Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English phono- English reception English phonoreception From phono- + reception. Pronunciation: /ˌfəʊnə(ʊ)ɹɪˈsɛpʃn̩/, /ˌfoʊnoʊɹəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ 1. The perception of sound by animals through specialized sense organs; hearing. Labels: uncountable
Word: phoresy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French phorésie, from Ancient Greek φόρησις (phórēsis, “wearing, garment”), from φορέω (phoréō, “I wear, I bear”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix). See -phore. Pronunciation: /fəˈɹiː.si/, /ˈfɔː.ɹəs.i/, /ˈfɔɹ.əs.i/ 1. An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
Word: photoclinometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English clinometer English photoclinometer From photo- + clinometer. 1. Any of several directional surveying instruments which record photographically the direction and magnitude of well deviations from the vertical.
Word: photodegradation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English degradation English photodegradation From photo- + degradation. 1. Any reduction or degradation in a useful property of a material because of a chemical change as a result of absorption of light. Labels: uncountable
Word: photodiode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English diode English photodiode From photo- + diode. 1. A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.
Word: photoelasticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English elasticity English photoelasticity From photo- + elasticity. 1. a technique for studying and measuring the stresses and strains in an object by means of mechanical birefringence Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: birefringence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English refringence English birefringence From bi- + refringence. Pronunciation: /baɪɹɪˈfɹɪnd͡ʒəns/ 1. The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In figure 6, the birefringence, δ, for 2H, 4H, 6H, and 15R is plotted as a function of wavelength. Example: This means that, in contrast to the relaxation after steady shear flow, one has actually to expect that there will be a significant difference in the speeds of relaxation of birefringence and recoverable shear like the difference suggested by the courses of curves I and II of Fig.4.1.
Word: photoemission Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Latin ēmittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēmissiōlbor. Middle French émissionbor. English emission English photoemission From photo- + emission. 1. the ejection of electrons from the surface of a solid by incident electromagnetic radiation
Word: glides Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡlaɪdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of glide Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: glides Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡlaɪdz/ 1. plural of glide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: naturalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From natural + -ism. Compare French naturalisme. 1. A state of nature; conformity to nature. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism, surrealism, or abstract art, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: More perfect than all in design and technique is a relief of a goat suckling her young, characterised, as it is, not only by naturalism, but also, as Mr. Evans claims, "by a certain ideal dignity and balance." 6. naturism, nudism, social nudity. Labels: countable, nonstandard, uncountable Example: In most of the world nudity is prohibited. Where it is not, such as where "Nudism" and "Naturalism" prevails, it is usually the main thing going on. Example: "In the early 1950s, naturalism was seriously studied by the U.S. military, the concept being that exercising in the nude, as the ancient Greek generals did, was good for both the body and the mind," Seacrest reveals. 7. The belief in natural law. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: loses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lose Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: glided Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of glide Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misplaces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misplace Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misplaced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misplace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misplaced Part of Speech: adj 1. Uncomfortable, especially due to one's surroundings. Example: I felt so misplaced at that party last night. 2. Lost; disoriented, put in the wrong place. Example: I was looking for the supermarket but then I got misplaced.
Word: shaded Part of Speech: adj 1. Being in the shade, not in direct light. 2. Having a slight colour added (of a diagram or picture) or being slightly darkened as if in the shade.
Word: shaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shade Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shading Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or result of something being shaded. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the delicate shadings of colour in the painted sunset 2. Something providing shade. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We placed ourselves on a rustic bench under the shading of a fine old elm; ...
Word: misplacing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misplace Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misplacing Part of Speech: noun 1. Incorrect placement.
Word: peered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of peer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: peering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of peer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: peering Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who peers; a looking around. 2. The act of carrying communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment. Labels: Internet Example: The BT UK service uses a combination of private peerings and bilateral peerings at the UK exchange points in London, Manchester and Edinburgh.
Word: relics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛlɪks/ 1. plural of relic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: relics Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛlɪks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of relic Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: one-time Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present. Labels: not-comparable Example: He was the one-time president of the club. Example: His one-time investment in a brickyard had put the idea into his head—an idea that he decided was a good one, for it enabled him to suggest that she ride along with him to inspect the quarry. 2. Occurring or used in a single instance and then never again. Labels: not-comparable Example: one-time charge/payment Example: He was an eloquent speaker, and his slip of the tongue was a one-time error.
Word: one-time Part of Speech: verb 1. To shoot (the ball or puck) directly from a teammate's pass. Example: Basel's good moment continued, and in stoppage time of the first half, Streller released Salah with a clever pass down the middle and the young Egyptian one-timed the ball over Čech.
Word: one-time Part of Speech: noun 1. The police. Labels: US, slang Example: Ayo, it's Hell on Earth Whose necks are gonna be first? The projects is front line And the enemy is one-time I ain't gotta tell you It's right in front of your eyes
Word: sentimentality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sentimentumder. Old French sentementder. English sentiment English -al English sentimental Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English sentimentality From sentimental + -ity. The music sense is a calque of German Empfindsamkeit. 1. An act or state of being sentimental. Labels: countable Example: Things that were implicit and largely unjudged in the book, filtered through layers of stiff-upper-lip irony — Fanny’s self-pity, Linda’s obliviousness — are now foregrounded and, for the most part, rendered banal, with “Beaches”-level platitudes and sentimentality. 2. Synonym of Empfindsamkeit. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: sentimentalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sentimentality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sentimentally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sentimental Middle English -ly English -ly English sentimentally From sentimental + -ly. 1. In a sentimental manner.
Word: hoofs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hufs/, /hʊfs/ 1. plural of hoof Labels: form-of, plural Example: The two cart-horses, Boxer and Clover, came in together, walking very slowly and setting down their vast hairy hoofs with great care[…]
Word: hoofs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hufs/, /hʊfs/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hoof Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hoof it Part of Speech: verb 1. To walk, especially when as a result of regular transportation being unavailable. Labels: slang Example: I hoofed it around the store. I didn't see any soda pop bottles, anywhere. 2. To dance. Labels: slang Example: It was doing what looked like an old-fashioned soft-shoe dance, complete with miniature cane, bow tie, and top hat. As it danced, it sang in a squeaky whistle. "...the old lady was doing a broken-down conga in twenty-five. We hoofed it 'till we couldn't take it any longer and had to jive..." 3. To depart; scram. Labels: slang Example: Now hoof it. Don't leave Athens to those Asian cowards who ran from us this morning.
Word: hoofing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhʊfɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hoof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hoofed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English hoved, hovyde, from Old English ġehōfod (“hoofed, hooved”), equivalent to hoof + -ed. Pronunciation: /hʊft/ 1. Having a hoof or hooves; ungulate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hoofed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hoved, hovyde, from Old English ġehōfod (“hoofed, hooved”), equivalent to hoof + -ed. Pronunciation: /hʊft/ 1. simple past and past participle of hoof Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stammered Part of Speech: adj 1. Of speech: irregular or halting. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stammered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stammer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stammering Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who stammers. Example: We could not understand his inarticulate stammerings. Example: At that point, humanity crosses another threshold, miniaturizes its universe into symbolic form, and takes a toddling step toward iconography, writing, and the first stammerings of calendrical notation and mathematics.
Word: stammering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stammer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stammers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stammer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stammers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stammer Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clenched Part of Speech: adj 1. Closed tightly. Example: a clenched fist
Word: clenched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clench Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: clenches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clench Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cinches Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪntʃɪz/ 1. plural of cinch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cinches Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɪntʃɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cinch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cinching Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of cinch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cinching Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. A fastening. Example: It says something about the girl's ability or luck in shaping and securing the tent that not once did it begin to fold or come loose from its cinchings to the raft. Example: Panic-stricken, he knew not what to do as he watched his restive horse back away from him, turn, and bolt from his increasingly menacing scent, his belongings torn from their saddle cinchings as the animal sped through the brush.
Word: natures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nature Labels: form-of, plural Example: Her wild mood swings displayed the natures of her multiple personalities.
Word: natures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nature Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cinched Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sɪnt͡ʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of cinch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: legends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of legend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: violates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of violate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: violating Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪəˌleɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of violate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disliked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dislike Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dislikes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dislike Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dislikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dislike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disliking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dislike Middle English -ynge English -ing English disliking From dislike + -ing. 1. gerund of dislike: a dislike. Labels: form-of, gerund Example: The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion.
Word: disliking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English dislike Middle English -ynge English -ing English disliking From dislike + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of dislike Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bakgat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Afrikaans bak (“to bake, roast”) + gat (“bum”). 1. Great, good, fine, excellent. Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: "Your car was pinking and I fixed it." "Bakgat". Example: A lekker dictionary containing all the bakgat South African words has hit the bookstores. The collection of about 1,500 local words is a bonsella published in the latest edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary, "the ultimate authority on South African English".
Word: service loop Part of Speech: noun 1. An extra length of wire or cable included in an electrical or electromechanical assembly for neatness, accessibility, freedom of movement or future serviceability.
Word: spark plug Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of some internal combustion engines which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke. (Petrol engines have spark plugs. Diesel engines do not have them because the heat from their high compression ratios supplies the ignition.) Example: In the 21st century, it is not unusual for a set of spark plugs to last a decade or longer; gone are the days when changing the plugs annually was common. Example: With all engines using spark plugs it is comparatively easy to ascertain whether the ignition system is working properly. 2. Someone who is a driving force in new endeavours. Labels: figuratively Example: Helen is a real spark plug. We're lucky she's on the team. Example: Steve Pincus, a Madison-area farmer who sells produce to L'Etoile, says admiringly of Odessa: "She's a spark plug. She's out there speaking out about sustainable agriculture and local food." 3. A rod (for cylindrical secondaries) or sphere (for spherical secondaries) of fissile material at the center of the secondary of a multistage thermonuclear weapon, which undergoes nuclear fission when compressed to supercriticality by the imploding secondary, helping to raise the secondary to the pressures and temperatures necessary to ignite nuclear fusion in the secondary's fusion fuel.
Word: BJ Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbiː.d͡ʒeɪ/ 1. Initialism of blowjob. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang 2. Initialism of broadcast jockey. Labels: South-Korea, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Often, BJs will respond to star balloons with a sign of thanks.
Word: BJ Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbiː.d͡ʒeɪ/ 1. Billy Jean, Bobby Joe or another name with those initials, often abbreviated with the diminutive Beej. 2. Initialism of Bugis Junction (“a shopping, office and hotel complex in Singapore”). Labels: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: representative democracy Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of government where the people elect representatives who, on their behalf, propose and approve laws and administer the government. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: overdrinking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overdrink Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: I am not against drinking; however, if you are accustomed to overdrinking, it will be a serious problem.
Word: necklaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of necklace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unused 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 used English unused From un- + used. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈjuːzd/, /ʌnˈjuːst/, /ʌnˈjuzd/, /ʌnˈjust/ 1. Not used. Labels: not-comparable Example: I have two unused vouchers for a free meal. Example: If you have an unused credit for a year for which you also have additional tax liability because of an early disposal of an asset, you may reduce the added tax liability by the current year's unused credit that may be carried back solely because of recomputation of the investment credit for the prior year. 2. Not accustomed (to), unfamiliar with. Example: I am unused to the dark nights of the countryside. Example: I pray you in your Letters, / When you ſhall theſe vnluckie deeds relate, / Speake of me, as I am. […] / Of one, whoſe ſubdu'd Eyes, / Albeit un-vsed to the melting moode, / Drops teares as faſt as the Arabian Trees / Their Medicinable gumme.
Word: as far as Part of Speech: conj 1. To the degree or extent that. Example: as far as the eye can see Example: As far as the financing is concerned, there will be no problems. 2. Used without any completion, usually to imply "to the degree or extent that ... is/are concerned". Labels: proscribed Example: As far as the policies and procedures under which these companies operate, we keep a very close eye on that.
Word: as far as Part of Speech: prep 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, far, as. Example: as far as the next town 2. With respect to; as relates to. Labels: proscribed, sometimes Example: As far as financing, there will be no problems. Example: As far as food—still no nausea or problems.
Word: dinitrogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English nitrogen English dinitrogen From di- + nitrogen. 1. Diatomic nitrogen (molecular nitrogen): the normal nitrogen molecule having two atoms. Labels: uncountable Example: Meronyms: nitrogen (strict sense), N Example: […] dinitrogen does not have properties that would be considered as suitable for life from a terran perspective (Table 7.2). 2. Two atoms of nitrogen as part of some other compound. Labels: uncountable Example: The emission rates into the air are higher for hydropower plants in nonalpine regions due to higher emission rates of methane biogenic (7.94 × 10₋₅ kg for nonalpine plants and 3.89 × 10₋₆ kg for alpine ones), but for dinitrogen monooxide^([sic]), hydropower plants of alpine regions have higher emission rates (2.14 x 10₋₈ ky for alpine plants and 1.1 x 10₋₁₁ kg for nonalpine ones).
Word: dinitrogen oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of nitrous oxide. Labels: uncountable
Word: dinitrogen monoxide Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of nitrous oxide. Labels: uncountable
Word: dinitrogen pentoxide Part of Speech: noun 1. The unstable binary compound N₂O₅; a strong oxidizing agent. Labels: uncountable
Word: nitrogen pentoxide Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of dinitrogen pentoxide. Labels: uncountable
Word: reticulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rēticulātus (“reticulated, net-like”). Pronunciation: /ɹəˈtɪkjʊlət/, /ɹəˈtɪkjələt/, /ɹɪ-/, /ɹəˈtɪkjulət/, /ɹi-/ 1. Network-like in form or appearance. Example: The fingers have a pseudosclerodermatous appearance with scleroatrophy, often with contractures and sometimes with reticulate erythema on the dorsal surface.
Word: reticulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rēticulātus (“reticulated, net-like”). Pronunciation: /ɹəˈtɪkjʊˌleɪt/, /ɹəˈtɪkjəˌleɪt/, /ɹɪ-/, /ɹəˈtɪkjuˌleɪt/, /ɹi-/ 1. To distribute or move via a network. Labels: transitive 2. To divide into or form a network. Labels: transitive 3. To create a network. Labels: intransitive
Word: Badiu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Kabuverdianu badiu, from Portuguese vadio (“vagrant”). 1. The Cape Verdean Crioulo language spoken on Santiago Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Sotavento branch of Crioulo.
Word: Bádiu Part of Speech: name 1. The Capeverdean Crioulo language spoken on Santiago Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Sotavento branch of Crioulo.
Word: healable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English heal 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 healable From heal + -able. 1. Receptive to treatment or cure.
Word: eyrir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Icelandic eyrir. Doublet of aureus, öre, øre, and oyra. 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Icelandic króna
Word: villi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of villus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vild Part of Speech: adj Etymology: As if the past participle of a verb *to vile. See vile (adjective). Pronunciation: /vaɪld/ 1. vile Labels: obsolete Example: Ye have rooted all the Relicks out / Of that vild Race, and 'stablished my Peace.
Word: varas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deftly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English deft Middle English -ly English -ly English deftly From deft + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛftli/ 1. In a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action. Example: For five minutes Pollyanna worked swiftly, deftly, combing a refractory curl into fluffiness, perking up a drooping ruffle at the neck, or shaking a pillow into plumpness so that the head might have a better pose. Meanwhile the sick woman, frowning prodigiously, and openly scoffing at the whole procedure, was, in spite of herself, beginning to tingle with a feeling perilously near to excitement. Example: […] and proceeds to deftly execute an over-the-falls, a cat's cradle and two around-the-worlds
Word: Alemannic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Alemannicus, from Latin Alemannī (“the confederation of German tribes related to Suebi who lived near the upper reaches of the Danube”), from Proto-Germanic *Alamanniz, corresponding to *allaz + *mann-. Pronunciation: /ˌælɪˈmænɪk/, /ˌæləˈmænɪk/ 1. A language or dialect group, belonging to the High German dialects, spoken in certain parts of South Germany, in Alsace (France), Vorarlberg (Austria), Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Word: Alemannic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Alemannicus, from Latin Alemannī (“the confederation of German tribes related to Suebi who lived near the upper reaches of the Danube”), from Proto-Germanic *Alamanniz, corresponding to *allaz + *mann-. Pronunciation: /ˌælɪˈmænɪk/, /ˌæləˈmænɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group. 2. Of or relating to the Alemanni, a confederation of Suebian Germanic tribes. Labels: historical
Word: asynchronous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English synchronous English asynchronous From a- + synchronous. Pronunciation: /eɪˈsɪŋ.kɹə.nəs/ 1. Not synchronous; occurring at different times. Labels: not-comparable Example: These cyberforums are asynchronous; that is, contributors post (i.e., publish a text message) without the need for fellow communicants to be online at the same time. 2. Allowing the node, program or thread of interest to continue during processing. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: in parallel
Word: Web service Part of Speech: noun 1. A software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network. Labels: Internet
Word: fakely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From the adjective fake + -ly. 1. In a fake way, fraudulently. Labels: nonstandard Example: We showed up at the bar and it was an ocean of fakely tanned men, wearing vests with no shirts underneath.
Word: site map Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From site (shortening of website) + map. 1. A webpage that lists the contents and shows the structure of a website, to aid in navigation.
Word: imbued Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of imbue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: swelt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English swelten, from Old English sweltan, from Proto-West Germanic *sweltan, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną. Cognate to Dutch zwelten (“to die”). Pronunciation: /swɛlt/ 1. To die. Labels: dialectal, obsolete 2. To succumb or be overcome with emotion, heat, etc.; to faint or swelter Labels: dialectal, obsolete Example: Immediatly in smoldering heate of Love the t'one did swelt, Example: Thine Israel, o God, had never endured so hard a bondage under Pharaoh, as to be over-swelted in the Egyptian furnaces
Word: swelt Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /swɛlt/ 1. simple past of swell Labels: dialectal, form-of, obsolete, past
Word: surveyed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of survey Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Whit Sunday Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Whitsunday. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: catholicon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late Middle English, via Medieval Latin from Ancient Greek καθολικόν (katholikón, “that which is universal”), the neuter substantive form of καθολικός (katholikós). Pronunciation: /kəˈθɒlɪkɒn/, /kəˈθɒlɪkən/ 1. A supposed universal remedy. 2. A large urban church used for large gatherings.
Word: Catholicon Part of Speech: name 1. an early Latin dictionary, the Summa grammaticalis quae vocatur Catholicon
Word: hig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From or related to Old English hyġe. 1. A huff; a fit of passion, annoyance, or offense. Labels: dialectal Example: ... aw leep off, in a great hig, an sed,[…] Example: She was iv a hig, 'cos Ah wadn't let[ ]her hev her new bonnit on.
Word: Platz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Platz. 1. A surname from German. Example: Lilly loves everything about John Platz! He feeds her, walks her, gives her treats, and she even takes an afternoon nap with him!
Word: monovular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English ovular English monovular From mono- + ovular. 1. Synonym of identical (“derived from the same ovum; monozygotic”). Labels: not-comparable
Word: biovular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English ovular English biovular From bi- + ovular. 1. derived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal Labels: not-comparable
Word: clag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English claggen, probably of Scandinavian origin. Compare Swedish klägg and Old English clǣġ. Pronunciation: /klæɡ/ 1. A glue or paste made from starch. Labels: uncountable 2. Low cloud, fog or smog. Labels: uncountable Example: The sky was thick with dirty gray clag Example: This programme included practice interceptions, simulator training, day flying, night flying, clag flying -- in addition to […] [a footnote states that clag flying was Air Force slang for foul weather flying.] 3. Unburned carbon (smoke) from a steam or diesel locomotive, or multiple unit. Labels: uncountable 4. Bits of rubber which are shed from tires during a race and collect off the racing line, especially on the outside of corners (cf. marbles). Labels: slang, uncountable Example: He ran wide in the corner, hit the clag and spun off.
Word: clag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English claggen, probably of Scandinavian origin. Compare Swedish klägg and Old English clǣġ. Pronunciation: /klæɡ/ 1. To encumber Labels: obsolete Example: As when the orchard boughes are clag'd with fruite Example: Can such draw to me/My stund affections all with Cinders clag'd 2. To stick, like boots in mud Example: Wash the rice well in two waters, if you don't wash 'em, 'e will clag [clag means get sticky] and put 'em in a pot of well-salted boiling water.
Word: clag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English claggen, probably of Scandinavian origin. Compare Swedish klägg and Old English clǣġ. Pronunciation: /klæɡ/ 1. To hit Labels: Geordie, Teesside
Word: dinitrogen tetroxide Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen, N₂O₄, that exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide NO₂; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used in rocket propellants. Labels: uncountable
Word: ski resort Part of Speech: noun 1. A resort providing accommodation and facilities for skiers. Example: In fact, ski resorts and ski resort towns throughout the West make a point of trying to attract visitors in the offseason, usually spring and summer.
Word: Vladimir Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Владимир (Vladimir), as well as from other Slavic cognates, and reinforced by Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ), Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladiměrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ (which see for more), equivalent to владь (vladĭ, “power”) (which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”)) and мѣръ (měrŭ, “great”), changed by folk etymology into миръ (mirŭ, “peace”). Compare Waldemar. Pronunciation: /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/ 1. A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Russian, or Serbo-Croatian male given name Владимир (Vladimir), equivalent to Volodymyr, popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies. 2. A male given name from Russian, but rare as a name of English-speaking persons. 3. A city, the administrative centre of Vladimir Oblast, Russia. 4. An oblast of Russia. 5. Russian form of Volodymyr, a city and raion of Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. Labels: Russian, alt-of
Word: Ross Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Roose in Cumbria or Roos in Yorkshire, both from Scottish Gaelic ros (“promontory”) or a Brythonic parallel of its source such as Welsh rhos (“moor, heath”). There were also several Norman families in Scotland who took their name from Rots in Calvados. Compare Rose, Rhodes. * As an English surname, from Wrose in Shipley, with loss of initial w. * As an English and German surname, from derivatives of the old Germanic root common in names *hrōþi (“fame”). Compare Rossell. * As a Cornish surname, from several places in Cornwall deriving from ros (“heathland”), related to the above Celtic word meaning "heath" or "promontory." See Rouse. * As a Jewish and German occupational surname for a breeder of horses, from the regional/poetic noun Ross (“horse”). Doublet of horse. * Also as a Jewish surname, Americanized from Rose. Pronunciation: /ɹɔs/, /ɹɑs/, /ɹɒs/ 1. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic derived from any of several places of that name, from Scottish Gaelic ros (“headland”). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of early 19th century and later usage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In addition to many other things he has promised to do on his first day in office, Donald Trump has said he will free Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who is serving a life sentence in federal prison for connecting drug consumers with drug sellers. 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A hamlet in Middleton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1336). Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A coastal hamlet south of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX6444). Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A coastal locality near Burnmouth, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9660). Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A village in Northern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A small town in the West Coast region, South Island, New Zealand. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: shod Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English shoed, past participle of shon. Pronunciation: /ʃɒd/, /ʃɑd/ 1. Wearing shoes. Labels: not-comparable Example: Wallis was unsuitably shod for the muddy hike. 2. Having tires equipped. Labels: not-comparable
Word: shod Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English shoed, past participle of shon. Pronunciation: /ʃɒd/, /ʃɑd/ 1. simple past and past participle of shoe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sugary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sugary From sugar + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʊɡəɹi/, /ˈʃʉɡəɾe/, /ˈʃʉɡəɹe/ 1. Of food, drink, etc., containing or covered with a large amount of sugar. Example: By always having water on hand, you’ll be more likely to skip soda or other sugary beverages, which saves you a ton of calories. 2. Exaggeratedly sweet and pleasant, often to the point of aversion. Labels: derogatory, figuratively Example: Whenever young lovers tied the knot, some wedding guest would inevitably beseech the reception band to play the sugary strains of this song. 3. Fond of sweets. Labels: dated
Word: sugary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sugary From sugar + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʊɡəɹi/, /ˈʃʉɡəɾe/, /ˈʃʉɡəɹe/ 1. A place where maple-juice is manufactured. 2. A place where sugar is manufactured.
Word: sausage roll Part of Speech: noun 1. A short piece of sausage meat baked in a roll of pastry. 2. A goal. Labels: slang 3. The dole; unemployment. Labels: slang Example: He had a go because I'm on the dole and I had a go back because he deals pills and robs kids. I love being on the sausage roll, I love being a free spirit; […]
Word: sigil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sigillum (“little sign”). Doublet of seal and sigillum. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪd͡ʒɪl/, /ˈsɪd͡ʒəl/ 1. A seal, signature or signet. 2. An occult or magical sign, image or symbol. 3. A nonalphanumeric symbol affixed to a term (such as a variable) to indicate a property such as type or scope.
Word: squeezes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squeeze Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squeezes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of squeeze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: handlebar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From handle + bar. Pronunciation: /ˈhændəlbɑː/, /ˈhændəlbɑːɹ/ 1. The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands. Labels: in-plural Example: The bikelike steering handlebars are bent and welded from pipe or conduit. Example: I'd like to ride my bicycle with you / On the handlebars 2. Xanax. Labels: in-plural, slang Example: Got a stick in the passenger in my car She ride on the dick with no handlebars Came a long way from poppin' them Xanax bars Example: I want a big double R, no, I don't pop handlebars
Word: handrail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hand + rail. Pronunciation: /ˈhændˌɹeɪl/ 1. A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp, or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard. Example: Retractable steps and handrails are provided on each side of the cars. The steps, which are under the control of the guard, are operated by hand levers in the entrance vestibule. Example: Walkways and handrails were also upgraded during the work, to improve safety for maintenance staff. 2. A moving continuous belt-like rail on either side of an escalator which users can hold on to for support. Example: We trialled a new ultraviolet system that runs under the handrail of an escalator, killing the virus. We are rolling that out at more than 100 stations.
Word: remover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Italic *wremoweō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English remover From remove + -er. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmuːvə/, /ɹɪˈmuːvɚ/ 1. Agent noun of remove; one who, or that which, removes. Labels: agent, form-of Example: We had to take my little brother to the hospital when he swallowed some of my sister's nail-polish remover. 2. An agitator. Labels: obsolete Example: A hasty fortune maketh an enterpriser and remover
Word: beareth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *berô Proto-West Germanic *berō Old English bera Middle English bere English bear English -eth English beareth From bear + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bear Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Word: abideth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From abide + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abide Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
Word: hocuspocus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: hocuspocus Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: instancing Part of Speech: noun 1. The creation of an instance of something.
Word: instancing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of instance Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: instanced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of instance Labels: form-of, participle, past