nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bowsprit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in late 13th century. Probably borrowed from Middle Low German bochspret, from boch (“bow of a ship”) + spret (“pole”) (related to Old English spreot and English sprout). Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊspɹɪt/ 1. A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface. Example: There lay the Ghost, bow on to the beach, her splintered bowsprit projecting over the sand, her tangled spars rubbing against her side to the lift of the crooning waves. Something must be done, must be done.
Word: gerundive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gerundif, gerundyf, gerundyfe, gerundyffe, gerundyve, from Latin gerundīvum (“gerundive”), from gerundium (“gerund”), from gerundus (“which is to be carried out”), future passive participle (gerundive) of gerō (“carry, bear”). By surface analysis, gerund + -ive. Pronunciation: /dʒəˈɹʌndɪv/ 1. A verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity, equivalent in form to the future passive participle. 2. A verbal adjective ending in -ing, also called a "present participle". Labels: uncommon
Word: gerundive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin gerundīvus. By surface analysis, gerund + -ive. Pronunciation: /dʒəˈɹʌndɪv/ 1. Synonym of gerundial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: three sheets to the wind Part of Speech: adj Etymology: This phrase is derived in reference to sailing and sailing ships, and implies an individual "[u]nsteady from drink" (Smyth & Belcher, 1867; Martin, 2023). The "sheet" referred to is the nautical term for a rope (line) that controls the trim of a sail. The phrase was originally "three sheets in the wind", but also appears in its early examples with the number references "two" and "one", and is thought to derive from the fact that when "sheets [of a sailing vessel] are loose and blowing about in the wind[,] then the sails will flap" such that the boat lurches about "like a drunken sailor" (Martin, 2023). As of the last editing of Gary Martin's entry for the idiom, the phrase was most often presented as it is in the title (i.e., "...to [rather than 'in'] the wind"; Martin, 2023). The attribution of the expression's origin to the form with the preposition "in" is supported by a case of the phrase in print of the "two sheets" variation, in The Journal of Rev. Francis Asbury (1815, entry for 26 September 1813), which recounts the author's travels in the South, in the United States: "The tavernkeepers were kind and polite... [but] sometimes two sheets in the wind." (Martin, 2023). The "three sheets" variation is found in Pierce Egan's Real Life in London (1821), which says "Old Wax and Bristles is about three sheets in the wind." (Martin, 2023). About the variations of the number appearing, Martin states,Sailors at that time had a sliding scale of drunkenness; three sheets was the falling over stage; tipsy was just 'one sheet in the wind', or 'a sheet in the wind's eye' (Martin, 2023). A further example is Catherine Ward's "The Fisher's Daughter" (1824), in which "...Mr. Blust... instead of being one sheet in the wind, was likely to get to three before he took his departure." (Martin, 2023). Hence, "three sheets in/to the wind" describes an inebriated person (Smyth & Belcher, 1867; Martin, 2023) no longer in control, and—at least historically—lesser numbers implying lessened states of incapacity (Martin, 2023). 1. Unsteady from drink. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: That late in the evening, he was three sheets to the wind and had long since stopped making sense.
Word: insular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin īnsulāris (“of or belonging to an island”), from īnsula (“an island”), of uncertain origin. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnsjələ/, /ˈɪnsəlɚ/, /ˈɪnsjəlɚ/ 1. Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands. Example: Near-synonym: islandic Example: At the time of the arrival of the Tonquin he had about forty schooners, of from twenty to thirty tons burthen, and one old American ship. With these he held undisputed sway over his insular domains, and carried on intercourse with the chiefs or governors whom he had placed in command of the several islands. 2. Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial. Example: Near-synonym: peninsular Example: During the four years since his puppyhood he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat; he had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation. 3. Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner. Example: Harriet was fretful and insular. Miss Abbott was pleasant, and insisted on praising everything: her only regret was that she had no pretty clothes with her. 4. Relating to the insula in the brain. 5. Relating to insulin. 6. (often with a capital letter) Relating to the varieties of a language or languages spoken chiefly on islands. Insular Latin, Latin as it was spoken in Britain and Ireland. Insular Celtic, the Celtic languages of Britain, Ireland and also Brittany, as opposed to those spoken in mainland Europe other than Brittany. Insular Scandinavian, relating to the Icelandic and Faroese languages as opposed to the ones spoken in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Word: insular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin īnsulāris (“of or belonging to an island”), from īnsula (“an island”), of uncertain origin. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnsjələ/, /ˈɪnsəlɚ/, /ˈɪnsjəlɚ/ 1. An islander. Example: these insulars in general live in a gross saline air , and their vessels being less elastic are consequently less able to subdue and cast off what their bodies as sponges draw in
Word: intercept Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin interceptum, past participle of intercipiō. Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈsɛpt/, /ɪntɚˈsɛpt/ 1. To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion). Labels: transitive Example: The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit. Example: [T]he emotion grew ſo violent that it almost intercepted my reſpiration. 2. To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game. Labels: transitive 3. To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game. Labels: transitive 4. To take or comprehend between. Labels: transitive 5. To perform an aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down.
Word: intercept Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin interceptum, past participle of intercipiō. Pronunciation: /ˈɪntəsɛpt/, /ˈɪntɚsɛpt/ 1. An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call. 2. An interception of a missile. 3. The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis. Example: the y intercept Example: Because the horizontal-axis intercept occurs when y=0 and the vertical-axis intercept occurs when x=0, we can find the intercepts algebraically. 4. A form of market research where consumers are intercepted and interviewed in a retail store or mall.
Word: karate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 空(から)手(て) (karate), from 唐(から)手(て) (karate), an orthographic borrowing from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī, “Chinese hand”). Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɑː.ti/, /kəˈɹɑː.teɪ/, /kəˈɹɑ.ti/, /kəˈrɑt̪e/ 1. An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting. Labels: uncountable Example: Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Wall taught karate at a local nursing home.
Word: karate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 空(から)手(て) (karate), from 唐(から)手(て) (karate), an orthographic borrowing from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī, “Chinese hand”). Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɑː.ti/, /kəˈɹɑː.teɪ/, /kəˈɹɑ.ti/, /kəˈrɑt̪e/ 1. To attack (somebody or something) with karate or similar techniques. Labels: informal, transitive
Word: leasehold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lease + hold. 1. Of an estate in land, held for a term of years absolute by a lessee or tenant. Labels: not-comparable
Word: leasehold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lease + hold. 1. A leasehold estate in land. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Real property held as an estate in land of this type. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: freehold Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a tenure or estate in land, held in fee simple absolute in possession by a proprietor; granted out of the allodial title, liable to determine only on escheat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: freehold Part of Speech: noun 1. Freehold tenure. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Real property held by a tenure of this type. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: freehold Part of Speech: verb 1. To dispense property in this way.
Word: fee simple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French fief simple. 1. The private ownership of property (real estate) in which the owner has the right to control, use, and transfer the property at will. Example: Sir, for a Cardceue he will ſell the fee-ſimple of his ſaluation, the inheritance of it, and cut th’ intaile from all remainders, and a perpetuall ſucceſsion for it perpetually. Example: It had never occurred to me that a parson has no fee-simple in the house and glebe he occupies.
Word: word for word Part of Speech: adv 1. In exactly the same words (as were originally used); verbatim. Example: He was able to repeat the entire script word for word. Example: The two essays were the same, word for word.
Word: unaware 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 aware English unaware From un- + aware. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnəˈwɛɚ/, /ˌʌnəˈwɛə/, /ˌʌnəˈweːɹ/ 1. Not aware or informed; lacking knowledge; unmindful. Example: I'm unaware of the answer to that question. Example: Luckily, she was unaware that I'd spent the last five years in prison. 2. Not noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive; oblivious. Example: Or on the mat devoutly kneeling, Would lift her eyes up to the ceiling, And heave her bosom unaware For neighbouring beaux to see it bare.
Word: unawares Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unaware + -s (adverbial suffix). Attested earlier than unaware. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnəˈwɛə(ɹ)z/ 1. Unexpectedly or by surprise. Labels: not-comparable Example: Your question catches/takes me unawares, I don't know the answer right now... Example: And I with these untoward thoughts had striven, / I saw a Man before me unawares: / The oldest Man he seemed that ever wore grey hairs. 2. Inadvertently. Labels: not-comparable Example: I'm afraid I've taken the wrong coat, unawares. 3. Without plan or forethought. Labels: not-comparable
Word: wording Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɜː(ɹ)dɪŋ/ 1. A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is highly improbable that the drafter of the notice ever visualised the form that heavy vehicles of the future would take, but the comprehensive wording still covers modern types.
Word: wording Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɜː(ɹ)dɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of word Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: word of honour Part of Speech: noun 1. UK standard spelling of word of honor.
Word: workaday Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Middle English werkedei, from Old Norse virkr dagr (“working day”). Cognate to later workday; see work and day. Used in adjective sense from 16th century. By surface analysis, work + -a- + day. First attested in c. 1200. Pronunciation: /ˈwɜːkədeɪ/, /ˈwɜɹkədeɪ/ 1. Suitable for everyday use. 2. Mundane or commonplace. Example: A retreat, my dear boys, signifies a withdrawal for a while from the cares of our life, the cares of this workaday world, in order to examine the state of our conscience, to reflect on the mysteries of holy religion and to understand better why we are here in this world." Example: But then something started to shift—the Burning Man aesthetic was creeping into the workaday world; festival culture went mainstream.
Word: workaday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Middle English werkedei, from Old Norse virkr dagr (“working day”). Cognate to later workday; see work and day. Used in adjective sense from 16th century. By surface analysis, work + -a- + day. First attested in c. 1200. Pronunciation: /ˈwɜːkədeɪ/, /ˈwɜɹkədeɪ/ 1. A workday. Labels: archaic, dialectal
Word: workday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English werkdai, werkedei, werkedai, from Old English weorcdæġ (“workday”), equivalent to work + day. Cognate with West Frisian wurkdei (“workday”), Dutch werkdag (“workday”), German Low German Warkdag (“workday”), German Werktag (“workday”). See also workaday. 1. Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. Labels: US Example: It will take five workdays to process your application. 2. That part of a day in which work is done. Labels: US Example: My workday is 8 hours.
Word: workday Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English werkdai, werkedei, werkedai, from Old English weorcdæġ (“workday”), equivalent to work + day. Cognate with West Frisian wurkdei (“workday”), Dutch werkdag (“workday”), German Low German Warkdag (“workday”), German Werktag (“workday”). See also workaday. 1. Alternative form of workaday. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: geodesic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French géodésique. By surface analysis, geodesy + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdɛs.ɪk/, /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdiː.sɪk/ 1. The shortest curve between two points on a specific surface. 2. A segment of a great circle. 3. A course allowing the parallel-transport of vectors along a course that causes tangent vectors to remain tangent vectors throughout that course (a straight curve, a line that is straight).
Word: geodesic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French géodésique. By surface analysis, geodesy + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdɛs.ɪk/, /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdiː.sɪk/ 1. Of or relating to geodesy. 2. Of or relating to a geodesic dome.
Word: telemetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + -metry. Pronunciation: /tɪˈlɛm.ɪ.tɹi/, /təˈlɛm.əˌtɹi/, /təˈlem.ə.tɹi/ 1. The science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We have also installed river level monitors and scour telemetry on more than 25 bridges across our network, and over the next two years we will continue to increase the number of locations fitted with these technologies.
Word: telegram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + -gram. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛləˌɡɹæm/, /ˈtɛləˌɡɹeə̯m/, /ˈtɛləˌɡɹɛə̯m/ 1. A message transmitted by telegraph. Example: There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.[…]Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place. Pushing men hustle each other at the windows of the purser's office, under pretence of expecting letters or despatching telegrams. Example: On 20 May 1937 when down in Bradford-on-Avon on business, Bulleid received a telegram with the cryptic news: 'Sir Herbert Walker wishes to see you twelve thirty tomorrow—Gresley'.
Word: telegram Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From tele- + -gram. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛləˌɡɹæm/, /ˈtɛləˌɡɹeə̯m/, /ˈtɛləˌɡɹɛə̯m/ 1. To send a telegram. Labels: intransitive Example: In the brouhaha over the reappointment of Superior Court Judge Sylvia Pressler, we organized massive support - telegramming, telephoning and writing to encourage the State Senate to exercise its advise and consent function responsibly. Example: He was a very posh chap from Oxfordshire, whose dad had been Chancellor and whose mum was obliged to keep telegramming round to find him a job because little Winnie had flunked out of his very expensive school. 2. To send a telegram to (a person). Labels: transitive Example: So when King – who had been in Atlanta for “Bloody Sunday” – telegrammed Parks about returning to Alabama to take part in a third mass march from Selma to Montgomery, her immediate answer was “Why, of course.” 3. To send (a message) in a telegram. Labels: transitive
Word: geodesic dome Part of Speech: noun 1. A domed structure of lightweight straight elements forming interlocking polygons. Example: Billy is speaking before a capacity audience in a baseball park, which is covered by a geodesic dome.
Word: geophysics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós)der. Latin physicusder. Middle English phisik English physic English physics English geophysics From geo- + physics. Pronunciation: /ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪks/ 1. A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity. Labels: uncountable
Word: geodesy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French géodésie, from Medieval Latin geōdaesia, from Ancient Greek γεωδαισία (geōdaisía), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + δαίω (daíō, “to divide”). By surface analysis, geode + -esy. Pronunciation: /dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/, /d͡ʒiˈɑdəsi/ 1. The discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: oceanography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ὠκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós)der. Latin Ōceanusder. Old French occeanbor. Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan English ocean Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -ography English oceanography From ocean + -ography. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊʃjəˈnɒɡɹəfi/, /ˌoʊʃəˈnɑɡɹəfi/ 1. The exploration and scientific study of the oceans and ocean floor. Labels: uncountable
Word: walker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English walkere (“one who walks, traveller”), equivalent to walk + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːkə/, /ˈwaːkæ/, /ˈwɔkɚ/, /ˈwɑkɚ/ 1. The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race. Example: The park was full of morning walkers enjoying the fresh air. Example: He decided to become a long-distance walker for charity events. 2. One who walks (takes for a walk). Labels: rare Example: Accompanying her was Prinny, who was made very happy by this intimation that he was to be taken for a walk, an undertaking for which the servants generally drew lots, the dog’s mass being so considerable and energetic that the walker inevitably became the walkee. Example: Consequently, he had developed a new variation on an old habit. That of grabbing the leash between his teeth and pulling as hard as he could, making it look as if he were the walker, and the walker the walkee. 3. A walking frame or baby walker. Example: The elderly woman used a walker to help her move around more easily. 4. A shoe designed for comfortable walking. Labels: in-plural, often 5. A zombie. Example: Dead people, walkers, as you call them, are somehow, and for some reason, attacking. 6. A male escort who accompanies a woman to an event. Example: He's really just a 'walker' for old ladies!" Walkers, now, are a special breed of pilot fish — entertaining male escorts. Example: Women at the top — Lady Di and Nancy Reagan in particular — apparently have 'walkers' — men to escort them on public and private occasions providing a respectable cover, while the male who is their sexual partner is off on more pressing business. 7. A gressorial bird. 8. A forester. 9. A kind of military robot or mecha with legs for locomotion. Example: Two of the walkers circled the pillars. Their searchlights played through the trees, then turned back to Leia and the others. Example: It also takes a good amount of inspiration from Metal Gear Solid 4s biomechanical designs, namely the Gekko walkers' and their synthetic musculature. 10. A batsman or batswoman who directly walks off the field when out without waiting for the umpire's decision. 11. A prostitute, streetwalker. Labels: Philippines Example: A single mother of three, Rachel is what Facebook users call as ^([sic]) “walker,” or an online sex worker. Using a dummy account, she posts her sexy photos and informs page visitors that she’s available for sex in exchange for money.
Word: walker Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːkə/, /ˈwaːkæ/, /ˈwɔkɚ/, /ˈwɑkɚ/ 1. Alternative form of waulker. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: word-for-word Part of Speech: adj 1. Using exactly the same words (as were originally used). Labels: not-comparable Example: His essay was a word-for-word copy of one on the Internet.
Word: FOAF Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of friend of a friend. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: urban legend Part of Speech: noun 1. A widely circulated story that is untrue or dubious, often having elements of humor or horror.
Word: perfectly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English perfect 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 perfectly From perfect + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜː.fɪk(t).li/, /ˈpɝ.fɪk(t).li/, /ˈpɑɹ.fɪk(t).lɪ/, /ˈpøː.fək(t).li/ 1. With perfection. Example: They completed the first series perfectly. 2. Wholly, completely, totally. Example: Their performance was perfectly fine. Example: The Gentiles would not perfectly relinquish all their Idols; so, they were persuaded to turne the Image of Jupiter with his thunderbolt to Christus crucifixus, and Venus and Cupid to the Madonna and her Babe.
Word: coinsurance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English insurance English coinsurance From co- + insurance. 1. The joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured party. Labels: US, countable, especially, uncountable 2. The amount paid by the insured in accordance with this risk sharing. Labels: US, countable, especially, metonymically, uncountable Example: For Part B-covered services, you usually pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount after you meet your deductible. This is called your coinsurance. 3. The joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: G-funk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of gangsta funk; also in imitation of P-Funk (“Parliament-Funkadelic”). 1. A kind of slow, melodic hip-hop music associated with California. Labels: uncountable Example: Man, I love sitting back and listening to some jived out G-funk! Example: The Chronic, and the other G-funk albums that followed, scandalized the civic engagement and racial ideals of gangsta's parent culture in several salient ways.
Word: doufu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 豆腐 (dòufu). Doublet of tofu and dubu. 1. tofu
Word: tofu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 豆(とう)腐(ふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (duwᴴ bju^X, “curdled bean”). Doublet of dubu and doufu. Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊfu/, /ˈtəʊfuː/, /t̪o.fu/, /ʈo.fu/ 1. A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the kecap manis, chilli sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about 1cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade and leave in the fridge for half an hour. 2. A box or rectangle, empty or with a question mark or hexadecimal code inside, displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts. (such as _□ or 𐕪) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bean curd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Loose calque of Chinese 豆腐 (dòufu), from Middle Chinese 豆 (duwᴴ, “bean”) + 腐 (bju^X, “rotten, fermented”). 1. Tofu. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: beancurd Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bean curd. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: King Chef (2F Main Mall, 0932 323 1871) serves healthy food and authentic Cantonese cuisine in a fine dining setup. For Father's Day, treat the whole family to its dim sum platters! It has a roasted platter which includes soyed chicken, roast duck, barbecued pork asado, fried five-spice roll, and soyed cucumber with century egg. Another option is the steamed dim sum platter, where you can devour a spread of hakaw, pork & shrimp siomai, Japanese siomai, beancurd roll, and Taosi spareribs.
Word: interlude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter- Latin lūdō English interlude From Latin inter- (“between”) + lūdō (“to play”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/, /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ljuːd/ 1. An intervening episode, etc. 2. An entertainment between the acts of a play. Example: [O]ur ovvne Statutes […] preciſely prohibit the ſatyricall depraving, traducing, or derogation of the Common Prayer-Booke, and of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in any Enterludes, Playes or Rimes, (in vvhich kinde Playes had been formerly peccant) under ſevere penalties. 3. A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.
Word: interlude Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter- Latin lūdō English interlude From Latin inter- (“between”) + lūdō (“to play”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/, /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ljuːd/ 1. To provide with an interlude. Labels: transitive Example: Jimmy Jam, co-producer of Ms. Jackson’s heavily interluded and influential 1989 album, “Rhythm Nation 1814” (and producer of a forthcoming album by Usher with interludes), also defended them. 2. To serve as an interlude. Labels: intransitive Example: During some brief, interluding, silent pauses in their interview thus far, Pierre had heard a soft, slow, sad, to-and-fro, meditative stepping on the floor above; […]
Word: reminisce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from reminiscence, from Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“to remember”). Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/ 1. To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically. Labels: intransitive Example: But in the blink of an eye, you kissed me goodbye And I reminisced of a better time 2. To talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories. Labels: intransitive Example: I strive to be live 'cause I got no choice / And run my own business like my Aunt Joyce / So Pete Rock hit me, nuff respect due / When they reminisce over you, listen 3. To remember fondly; to reminisce about. Labels: India, transitive Example: And now when life begins to get the best of me I reminisce these childhood memories Example: He reminisced the old Parvati who was now this Parvati.
Word: reminisce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from reminiscence, from Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“to remember”). Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/ 1. An act of reminiscence. Labels: informal Example: I met up with Alastair McQueen [former Mirror colleague] and we had a reminisce.
Word: sixty-nine Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ˌsɪkstiˈnaɪn/ 1. The cardinal number immediately following sixty-eight and preceding seventy.
Word: sixty-nine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French soixante-neuf, from the rotational symmetry of the numeral 69 — if rotated a half-turn (by 180°), the numeral remains the same, and a couple both giving oral sex at once have, in principle, a similar rotational symmetry. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪkstiˈnaɪn/ 1. A sex position where two people perform oral sex on each other simultaneously. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Dearest Annabelle, Having a splendid time! Last night I did a sixty-nine with Antonio that went on for HOURS. Later I even let him go in my back door, if you know what I mean, wink wink. I love that man’s tool so much! Much Love, Aunt Ruth
Word: sixty-nine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Calque of French soixante-neuf, from the rotational symmetry of the numeral 69 — if rotated a half-turn (by 180°), the numeral remains the same, and a couple both giving oral sex at once have, in principle, a similar rotational symmetry. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪkstiˈnaɪn/ 1. To have sex in the sixty-nine position: to engage in mutual oral sex. Labels: intransitive, slang, transitive Example: One of my old lovers liked to sixty-nine because the distraction of what she was doing kept her mind off what she was feeling so that her anxieties about what right she had to feel so good could not as easily keep her from feeling it. Example: You pat me on the head / You took me out to wine, dine, sixty-nine me / But didn't hear a damn word I said
Word: Zimmer Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of Zimmer frame. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: As the day passes away, and body clocks begin to stutter, there are also physical assaults with Zimmers locked in combat like the horns of fighting stags. Example: He cites Rockers Reunion, in January, the first big rock’n’roll all-dayer of the year. “My reviewer made the point that everybody seems to be on sticks and Zimmers.”
Word: Zimmer Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: disparate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin parō Latin disparō Latin disparātusder. Middle French desparatbor. ▲ Latin disparātusbor. English disparate First attested in 1586; either borrowed from Middle French desparat or directly from Latin disparātus, perfect passive participle of disparō (“to divide”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from dis- (“apart”) + parō (“to arrange”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”) and the root *per- (“carry forth”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹət/, /ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹɪt/, /dɪˈspæɹət/, /dɪˈspɛɹət/ 1. Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous. Example: The board of the company was decidedly disparate, with no two members from the same social or economic background. Example: The London Transport Museum was established, from disparate collections, at Covent Garden in 1980. 2. Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs. 3. Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground. Example: Then disparate sense impressions come to disparate organs, as light to the eye, taste to the mouth, etc. Example: M. Bergson’s philosophy, unlike most of the systems of the past, is dualistic: the world, for him, is divided into two disparate portions, on the one hand life, on the other matter, or rather that inert something which the intellect views as matter.
Word: disparate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin parō Latin disparō Latin disparātusder. Middle French desparatbor. ▲ Latin disparātusbor. English disparate First attested in 1586; either borrowed from Middle French desparat or directly from Latin disparātus, perfect passive participle of disparō (“to divide”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from dis- (“apart”) + parō (“to arrange”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”) and the root *per- (“carry forth”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹət/, /ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹɪt/, /dɪˈspæɹət/, /dɪˈspɛɹət/ 1. Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things. Labels: in-plural
Word: station break Part of Speech: noun 1. a short intermission between programmes in a radio or television broadcast to identify the network, station or channel
Word: heptalogy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hepta- + -logy, in imitation of trilogy. Pronunciation: /hɛpˈtæləd͡ʒi/ 1. A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works. Labels: rare
Word: seminal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥ Proto-Italic *sēmn̥ Latin sēmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sēminālis Old French seminalbor. Middle English seminal English seminal From Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin sēminālis, ultimately from oblique stem of Latin sēmen, sēminis (“seed”) + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛmɪnəl/ 1. Of or relating to seed or semen. Example: During the summer, he studied calmars at Lisbon, but found no appearance of any roe, nor any reservoir which appeared to be destined for the reception of the seminal liquor; and it was in the middle of December, that he began to discern the first traces of a new vessel replete with a milty juice. 2. Creative or having the power to originate. 3. Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research. Example: "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science. Example: The idea of God is, beyond all question or comparison, the one great seminal principle.
Word: seminal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥ Proto-Italic *sēmn̥ Latin sēmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sēminālis Old French seminalbor. Middle English seminal English seminal From Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin sēminālis, ultimately from oblique stem of Latin sēmen, sēminis (“seed”) + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛmɪnəl/ 1. A seed. Labels: obsolete Example: the seminals of spiders and scorpions
Word: majestic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From majesty + -ic, 1600s. Pronunciation: /məˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/ 1. Having qualities of splendor or royalty. Example: The gymnast performed a majestic vault. Example: As the Indian languages are numerous, so do they greatly vary in their effect on the ear. We have the rapid Cóotoonay of the Rocky Mountains, and the stately Blackfoot of the plains, the slow embarrassed Flat-head of the mountains, the smooth-toned Pierced-nose, the guttural difficult Sússee and Chépewyán, the sing-song A'ssinneboigne, the deliberate Cree, and the sonorous majestic Chíppeway.
Word: lichee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lychee. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kidding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɪdɪŋ/, [ˈkʰɪdɪŋ], /ˈkɪɾɪŋ/, [ˈkʰɪɾɪŋ] 1. present participle and gerund of kid Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kidding Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɪdɪŋ/, [ˈkʰɪdɪŋ], /ˈkɪɾɪŋ/, [ˈkʰɪɾɪŋ] 1. Joking, duping, or light-hearted deception. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of a goat giving birth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Attended kiddings allow owners to remove the kids from their dams prior to suckling and ingestion of colostrum.
Word: grovel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *grovelen, from Old Norse grufla, grœfla (“to grovel”), from Proto-Germanic *grubilōną (“to dig, delve into”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ‑ (“to dig, scrape, scrabble, scratch”); akin to Old Norse á grufu (“on one's belly”) ( > Old Norse grúfa (“to lie face down, grovel”)). Cognate with Scots grovel, gruvil (“to grovel”), German grübeln (“to meditate, ponder”), Norwegian Nynorsk gruvla (“to grovel”). Compare also West Frisian groebeltsje (“to make a mess, skip school, skive”), Dutch grobbelen (“to grope, root, grub”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡrɒvəl/, /ˈɡrʌvəl/ 1. To be prone on the ground. Labels: intransitive 2. To crawl. Labels: intransitive Example: In the tube station, the old ones who were on the way out / Would dribble and vomit and grovel and shout 3. To abase oneself before another person. Labels: intransitive Example: She refused to grovel in front of the bully, standing her ground. 4. To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something. Labels: intransitive Example: He had to grovel before his boss after missing the important meeting. Example: He hated to grovel, but he knew it was the only way to save his job. 5. To take pleasure in mundane activities. Labels: intransitive
Word: dialectal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Ancient Greek διαλέγομαι (dialégomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́λεκτος (dĭắlektos)bor. Latin dialectoslbor. Middle French dialectebor. English dialect English -al English dialectal From dialect + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/ 1. Of or relating to a dialect. 2. Peculiar to a (nonstandard) variety or lect. Example: Now (exc. in Nautical language, see b) it is only dialectal or an illiterate substitute for lie, its identity of form with the past tense of the latter no doubt accounting largely for the confusion.
Word: dialectical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin dialecticus + -al. By surface analysis, dialectic + -al or dialect + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to dialectic; (in philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas. Example: Sure, maybe. We know — have long known — that romanticism and fatalism are dialectical lovers. 2. Synonym of dialectal (“of or pertaining to a dialect”). Example: For I, and no doubt You, have long obſerved, that thoſe Dialectical ſubtleties, that the Schoolmen too often employ about Phyſiological Myſteries, are vvont much more to declare the vvit of him that uſes them, then increaſe the knovvledge or remove the doubts of ſober lovers of truth.
Word: church affiliation Part of Speech: noun 1. The religious denomination or part of a religious denomination a person, institute, business, or other organization has joined or supports.
Word: hard-on Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɑɹdɑn/ 1. An erection of the penis. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: I'm lying here with a hard-on, it's not even 10:00 yet. Example: Look at this place! I'm in hell! I may never get a hard-on again! 2. A desirous arousal based on a fascination or obsession. Labels: figuratively, slang, vulgar Example: ... and corporations duke it out with the kind of military tactics and apparatus that would give anybody who appreciates the Navy SEALs a hard-on.
Word: chubby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Recorded since 1611, from chub (“short, thick fish species used as bait"; used metaphorically since 1558 for "lazy person”), an assibilated form of cub (“a lump, heap, mass”) and cob, from Middle English *cubbe (found only in derivative cubbel (“a block to which an animal is tethered”)), from Old Norse kubbr, kumbr (“block, stump, log”) and/or Old Norse kumben (“stumpy”), equivalent to chub + -y. Cognate with dialectal Swedish kubbug (“fat, plump, chubby”). More at chub. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃʌbi/, [ˈt͡ʃʰʌ̈bi], /ˈt͡ʃɜbi/, [ˈt͡ʃʰɜbi], /ˈt͡ʃɐ̞bi/ 1. Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft. Example: Obviously the chubby child was eating too much. Example: Slowly Skye wrapped her arms around the chubby woman's frame and rested her head on Rita's chest drenched with perspiration. 2. Of a body part: containing a moderate amount of fat. Example: It’s quite normal for babies to have chubby cheeks. Example: The servant to whom he put this question was a young fellow with chubby cheeks, small, dull eyes, and a round chin, covered with a colorless down.
Word: chubby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Recorded since 1611, from chub (“short, thick fish species used as bait"; used metaphorically since 1558 for "lazy person”), an assibilated form of cub (“a lump, heap, mass”) and cob, from Middle English *cubbe (found only in derivative cubbel (“a block to which an animal is tethered”)), from Old Norse kubbr, kumbr (“block, stump, log”) and/or Old Norse kumben (“stumpy”), equivalent to chub + -y. Cognate with dialectal Swedish kubbug (“fat, plump, chubby”). More at chub. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃʌbi/, [ˈt͡ʃʰʌ̈bi], /ˈt͡ʃɜbi/, [ˈt͡ʃʰɜbi], /ˈt͡ʃɐ̞bi/ 1. A chubby, plump person. Example: Today there is no color or fabric that is out for girl or teen chubbies. Plaids, big, bold block designs, dark or light grounds, heavy textured wools, fleeces and brilliant colors of red, kelly or green, odd or off shades of rust, lavender, and other colors in the fashion cycle are now adapted in designing. Designers themselves have learned that the chubby is more truly eager for a fashionable dress[…] Example: The chubby is the girl who cannot be fitted in the regular 7 to 14 size range because she is too stout. Sizes for these girls are 7*4 to 141/^, and are specially styled and designed to give them better proportions. 2. A chubby, plump person. Labels: slang 3. A penile erection, especially when short and with a large circumference; a boner. Labels: slang Example: Hey, Lucius, I just wanted to share a piece of personal information with you. I've got a... a chubby right now because [starts screaming] This is one of the most awesome experiences of my life! 4. A type of thickly-padded fur jacket.
Word: cogenial Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of congenial.
Word: congenial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From con- + genial. Pronunciation: /kənˈd͡ʒiːniəl/ 1. Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests. Example: No sluggish tide congenial to the glooms; / This, as it frothed by, might have been a bath / For the fiend's glowing hoof - to see the wrath / Of its black eddy bespate with flakes and spumes. 2. Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests. Example: The congenial bartender makes the Hog’s Head an inviting place to hang out during the weekends. 3. Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests. Example: What was it that made this notion of mimesis, in spite of its inherent difficulties that only the dialectical method enables him to avoid, seem so useful and congenial to Plato? 4. Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests. Example: To the question 'what is a "mechanical" process?' Turing returned the characteristic answer 'Something that can be done by a machine' and he embarked on the highly congenial task of analysing the general notion of a computing machine.
Word: popo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of po-po. Labels: alt-of, alternative, colloquial
Word: docketing software Part of Speech: noun 1. Software for use in scheduling legal matters, for example ex parte proceedings, litigation, and other legal matters. Labels: uncountable
Word: filing system Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of file system.
Word: ghost prisoner Part of Speech: noun 1. A prisoner not included in official prison records, and not reported to the Red Cross as a detainee. Labels: US
Word: gynephilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, gyne- + -philia (See gyne). 1. The love of women; a sexual attraction to women, in general; female-oriented teleiophilia. Labels: uncountable
Word: usury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English usurie, from Latin ūsūria, from ūsūra (“lending at interest, usury”) from ūsus (“use”), from stem of ūtī (“to use”). Compare usurp and use. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːʒəɹi/ 1. An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally. Labels: countable 2. The practice of lending money at such rates. Labels: uncountable Example: As a practical matter, California usury laws do not seriously inconvenience most lenders, and offer little protection to most borrowers. 3. The practice of lending money at interest. Labels: archaic, historical, uncountable Example: In medieval Europe, Jews were often linked to usury and therefore persecuted by authorities. Example: The most hated sort, and with the greatest reason, is usury, which makes a gain out of money itself, and not from the natural object of it. For money was intended to be used in exchange, but not to increase at interest. 4. Profit. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: Then will we march to all thoſe Indian Mines, My witleſſe brother to the Chriſtians loſt: And ranſome them with fame and vſurie.
Word: cauldron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English caudroun, borrowed from Old Northern French caudron, ultimately from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), from Latin caldus (“hot”). Spelling later Latinized by having an l inserted. See chowder, caldera. The military sense is a semantic loan from German Kessel; compare English kettling. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːl.dɹən/, /ˈkəʊl.dɹən/ 1. A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame. Example: Double, double, toile and trouble; / Fire burne, and Cauldron bubble. Example: […] I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses … […] 2. A type of encirclement. Example: Near-synonym: kettle Example: After having defended the constantly shrinking perimeter of their position for over two weeks, the encircled German units in the Cherkassy “cauldron” were ordered to break out. 3. An unsettled or difficult situation or place. Labels: figuratively Example: Near-synonyms: kettle, pickle; see also Thesaurus:difficult situation Example: a cauldron of discontent
Word: curvilinear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From curve + -i- + linear, compare curve, linear. 1. Having bends; curved; curvilineal. Labels: not-comparable Example: the curvilinear motion of a thrown stone 2. Formed by curved lines. Labels: not-comparable Example: In early art rectilinear decoration marks an advance on curvilinear, which, in the long ages before pottery was thought of, would naturally be associated with the fibrous baskets that served as vessels.
Word: caldron Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of cauldron. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: jive turkey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in the 1970s, originally African-American. 1. A fool, a chump, a target for jiving. Labels: US, dated, derogatory, idiomatic, slang Example: [1970s school principal:] You girls better get with what's going down! I am not a jive turkey and this school is not a jive turkey! Any questions? 2. Someone who performs the jive dance, especially in an amusing or showy manner. Labels: US, dated, idiomatic, slang 3. Someone who behaves in a glib and disingenuous fashion, a jiver. Labels: US, dated, idiomatic, slang
Word: strapping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of strap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: strapping Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a sturdy muscular physique; robust. Example: But while the two strapping front men battered Foster, they could not better him, and in the absence of tangible reward for his creative efforts, Pennant almost took matters into his own hands, curling a low free-kick inches wide of Foster's left-hand upright. Example: As he waited for his seminar to begin, a “very tall, handsome” man walked in. “He was strapping,” Browde recalled decades later, and everyone looked up and clocked him. 2. (of a young woman) full of vigor; lusty. Labels: obsolete