nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: spanking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spank (“to punish by swatting”) + -ing (participial suffix) and -ing (gerundial suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/, [ˈspæŋkʰɪŋ], /ˈspeɪ̯ŋkɪŋ/, [ˈspeɪ̯ŋkʰɪŋ] ~ /ˈspɛ̃ŋkɪŋ/, [ˈspɛ̃ŋkʰɪŋ] 1. A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks. Labels: uncountable Example: Domestic spanking is often endured over the knee (or lap), formal spanking rather applied over a contraption such as a trestle or A-frame, with or without constraints. 2. An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking. Labels: countable Example: Some people think spankings of any sort constitute child abuse.
Word: wading Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English wade Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English wading From wade + -ing. 1. Appropriate to wade in. Labels: not-comparable Example: The pool is too small for doing laps: it’s only a wading pool. 2. Usually of a bird: which wades. Labels: not-comparable Example: Flamingos are wading birds.
Word: wading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English wade Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English wading From wade + -ing. 1. gerund of wade: the act of one who wades. Labels: countable, form-of, gerund, uncountable Example: [I]n ten minutes more the sun was up, and blazing so fiercely, that we were glad to cool ourselves in fancy, by talking over salmon-fishings in Scotland and New Brunswick, and wadings in icy streams beneath the black pine-woods. Example: Bradly tapped the ashes from his pipe, signifying a leisured interlude over. "Time to get a move on," he said, and began to unlace his boots for wading.
Word: wading Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English wade Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English wading From wade + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of wade Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: genki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese げんき (“energetic, peppy”). 1. A playful, hyperactive girl.
Word: genki Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese げんき (“energetic, peppy”). 1. Playful and hyperactive. Example: I was really struck by how many of the bishoujo cliches it managed to bring up. We already have the older sister, younger sister, childhood friend, and exotic transfer student. We have a genki girl, a ditzy girl, a hime-sama, and a meido. Example: Akira, the genki red head, is accosted by Kyouko, a predatory blond girl in her high school.
Word: feyness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fey Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English feyness From fey + -ness. 1. The state of being fey. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A ghost resembling a living person, seeing which is an omen of that person's death. Labels: Shetland, countable
Word: chimney-money Part of Speech: noun 1. A tax formerly paid on all chimneys in England. Labels: uncountable Example: 17 May 1664 House of Lords Journal, Vol II 1660-1666, pp 619-626. "In the next Place, we reviewed the Act for Chimney-money, which we intended a great Branch of Your Majesty's Revenue, although by some Mistakes it is fallen short: And, in Hopes Your Majesty may improve that Receipt, we have prepared a Bill for the collecting that Duty by such Officers as Your Majesty and Your Successors shall from Time to Time think fit to appoint." - http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.
Word: chimney-duty Part of Speech: noun 1. A tax formerly paid on all chimneys in England. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: jawbreaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jaw + breaker. 1. A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical. Example: If somebody microwaves a large jawbreaker and nibbles on the outside, a crack can cause molten candy to burst out and cause painful burns. Exploding jawbreakers have been documented on television news and in police reports. Example: Cheeks bulging with stale jawbreakers, we would recite this line to each other, feeling that it sanctified our bond as two Jewish girls in a WASP neighborhood. 2. A long, hard-to-pronounce word. Example: The word “callipygous” is something of a jawbreaker. Example: 'This is not the Berlitz School of Languages, Head of S. If you want to show off your knowledge of foreign jawbreakers, be good enough to provide a crib. Better still, write in English.' 3. A hard blow to the side of the face. Labels: slang Example: Bendoff went pluckily forward, but only to receive a jawbreaker from Couper's left, […]
Word: kick with the other foot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Supposedly from differences in the design of farming implements between the Catholic and Protestant communities. 1. To belong to a different religion. Labels: Ireland, idiomatic Example: They would have married in a church, but he kicks with the other foot.
Word: kicks with the other foot Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kick with the other foot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chimney money Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chimney-money. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: simulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of simulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: simulated Part of Speech: adj 1. Invented in imitation of a particular thing or of a specific condition; artificial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: structured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English structure Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English structured From structure + -ed. 1. Having structure; organized. Example: Over the centuries the movement of clans and tribes of people has provided the kind of crop that would emerge if a blind god had sprinkled seeds at random on a field - a vast array of diverse patterns, usually not even interlocking or decussated, but crossed and intersected by every kind of structured diversity. Example: Dr. Jessie Voigts, a homeschooler and founder of Wandering Educators, a global community of educators sharing travel experiences, said it doesn’t matter if this time is structured or unstructured, so long as the kids get outside.
Word: structured Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English structure Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English structured From structure + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of structure Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: He structured the loan with a twenty-year term.
Word: dun dun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Yoruba dùndún. 1. A double-headed African bass drum.
Word: -cephalous Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ). 1. head Labels: morpheme
Word: -cephaly Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From French -céphalie, German -zephalie, or Latin -cephalia, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) and a suffix: French -ie, German -ie, or Latin -ia. 1. head Labels: morpheme
Word: -chory Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From -chore + -y. Pronunciation: /ˌkɔɹiː/ 1. Method of plant or seed dispersal. Labels: morpheme
Word: -chrome Part of Speech: suffix 1. having a specified colour Labels: morpheme 2. various pigments Labels: morpheme
Word: adrenochrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From adreno- + -chrome. 1. An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Investigation of the chemical constitution showed that it has the properties of N-methyl-2:3-dihydro-3-hydroxyindole-5:6-quinone. The shorter name adrenochrome is proposed for this substance. […] Adrenochrome is a very unstable substance: it is completely destroyed in 4 min. by 1% hydrochloric acid, and in 40 sec. by 1% ammonia. 2. A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “[…]He's one of these Satanism freaks. He offered me human blood—said it would make me higher than I'd ever been in my life,” he laughed. “I thought he was kidding, so I told him I'd just as soon have an ounce or so of pure adrenochrome—or maybe just a fresh adrenalin gland to chew on.” Example: It also revives old slurs, but instead of openly accusing Jews of drinking the blood of gentile children, various euphemisms are employed: “Coastal elites,” “Hollywood,” and “George Soros” are now said to be harvesting a chemical called adrenochrome to prolong their life spans.
Word: carbazone Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds derived from the parent compound HN=N-CO-NH-NH₂
Word: semicarbazone Part of Speech: noun 1. The reaction product of an aldehyde or ketone with semicarbazide; they have the general formula R₁R₂C=N-NH-CO-NH₂
Word: semicarbazide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English carbazide English semicarbazide From semi- + carbazide. 1. Any of a class or organic nitrogen compounds derived from the parent compound NH₂-NH-CO-NH₂; they react with aldehydes and ketones to form semicarbazones.
Word: 'cos Part of Speech: conj 1. Informal spelling of 'cause (“because”). Labels: UK, alt-of, colloquial, dialectal, informal Example: “I thought he was supposed to turn up. ’Cos of destiny.” Example: Should five per cent appear too small, / Be thankful I don't take it all, / 'Cos I'm the Taxman, / Yeah, I'm the Taxman.
Word: 'cos Part of Speech: adv 1. Informal spelling of 'cause (“because”). Labels: UK, alt-of, colloquial, dialectal, informal
Word: Tiffany Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French Tifinie, Tiphanie, from Latin Theophania (“Epiphany”), from Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-, “god”) (combining form of θεός (theós, “god”)) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”). Doublet of theophany. The given name (from circa 12th century) was usually given to girls born at Epiphany. The surname (from late 13th century) is a dialectal variant of the surname Tiffin, which derives from the given name variant Tiffania. In modern times, the given name has been (re)popularized by the surname borne by Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of jewelry company Tiffany & Co. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪfəni/ 1. A northern English surname. 2. A female given name transferred from the surname. Example: "That's her real name, you know. I mean, a lot of girls working the topless joints, they take exotic, sexy names...well, Tiffany Carter, for example...but that was the name Tracy was born with." Example: Tiffany Henyard’s tumultuous tenure as mayor of south suburban Dolton is coming to an end, and voters were very clear about ousting her.
Word: Tiffany Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French Tifinie, Tiphanie, from Latin Theophania (“Epiphany”), from Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-, “god”) (combining form of θεός (theós, “god”)) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”). Doublet of theophany. The given name (from circa 12th century) was usually given to girls born at Epiphany. The surname (from late 13th century) is a dialectal variant of the surname Tiffin, which derives from the given name variant Tiffania. In modern times, the given name has been (re)popularized by the surname borne by Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of jewelry company Tiffany & Co. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪfəni/ 1. Ellipsis of Tiffany glass. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: four-letter word Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the frequency of the most common swear words being composed of or spelt with four letters. 1. A reference to any of several of the strongest English swear words that are also four letters long, especially those composing the so-called seven dirty words. Example: Good authors, too, who once knew better words / Now only use four-letter words Example: Words can make you pay and pay / Four-letter words I cannot say 2. A swear word or any words considered to be taboo in a given scenario (regardless of length of word). Labels: broadly Example: People say that you were born lazy / because you think that work is four-letter word Example: To me, coming from you, 'Friend' is a four letter word
Word: kyrie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ecclesiastical Latin Kyrie, contraction of the Ancient Greek phrase Κύριε ἐλέησον (Kúrie eléēson, “Lord, have mercy”), from Ancient Greek Κύριε (Kúrie), vocative form of Κύριος (Kúrios, “Lord”), from κῦρος (kûros, “supremacy, authority”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēw-, *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, spread out, be strong, prevail”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪəɹ.ɪˌeɪ/ 1. A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”. 2. A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass.
Word: vernal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *wósr̥ From Latin vernālis (“(rare) of or pertaining to spring; vernal”), from vērnus (“of or pertaining to spring; vernal”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship). Vērnus is derived from vēr (“season of spring”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”)) + -nus (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is cognate with Old French vernal (modern French vernal), Italian vernale (“pertaining to spring; vernal”), Occitan vernal, Portuguese vernal (“pertaining to spring; vernal”), Spanish vernal (“pertaining to spring; vernal”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɜːn(ə)l/, /ˈvɝnəl/ 1. Pertaining to or occurring in spring. Labels: formal, literary Example: For as a vernall Larke, but lately drest / In her first Downe, abandoning her nest, / Stretchest her pinions, her small force assayes / Flutters, and fals before her flight shee raise, [...] Example: To my requeſt this anſwer ſhe bequeath'd, / Whiles from her lips the vernall Roſes breath'd; [...] 2. Having characteristics like spring; fresh, young, youthful. Labels: figuratively, formal, literary Example: When after the long vernal day of life, / Enamour'd more, as more remembrance ſwells / With many a proof of recollected love, / Together down they [the seasons] ſink in ſocial ſleep; [...] Example: Ah me! too ſwiftly fleets our vernal bloom! / Loſt to our wonted friendſhip, loſt to joy! / Soon may thy breaſt the cordial wiſh reſume, / Ere wintry doubt its tender warmth deſtroy.
Word: verdancy Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being verdant. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: zek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian зэ́к (zɛ́k), probably representing a pronunciation of з/к (z/k), Soviet abbreviation of заключённый каналоармеец (zaključónnyj kanaloarmejec, “prisoner member of the [White Sea–Baltic] Canal army”). Pronunciation: /zɛk/ 1. A prisoner at a Russian prison, especially (historical) at a Soviet labour camp. Example: Every prisoner who recants is a potential influence on other zeks to do likewise. Example: There are the zeks, the survivors of the gulags, some honest about their experiences, others still deluded or traumatised decades later.
Word: xerotic Part of Speech: adj 1. dry
Word: xerosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xero- + -osis. 1. Dryness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Xerosis is a consequence of the skin's loss of natural moisturizing factors and loss of moisture from the stratum corneum and intercellular matrix (Hill, 2008).
Word: dryness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English dryenesse, drynesse; equivalent to dry + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaɪ.nəs/ 1. A lack of moisture. Labels: uncountable Example: Dr. Khorana added that this is especially true of cleansers that feature surfactants like sodium lauryl sulfate, as this class of ingredients can cause “dryness, irritation and eczema.” 2. The degree to which something is dry. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: predominantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English predominant Middle English -ly English -ly English predominantly From predominant + -ly. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/ 1. In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin. Example: The membership is predominantly elderly, as 90% are over age 60. Example: Both groups are predominantly confined to areas with warm to tropical climates[…]
Word: Maoriland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Maori + -land. Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊɹilənd/, /ˈmaʊɹiˌlænd/ 1. Nickname for New Zealand: an island country in Polynesia. Labels: archaic Example: 1900, Henry Lawson A Daughter of Maoriland (title of a story)
Word: tacet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tacet (“it is silent”), third-person singular present active indicative form of taceō (“to be silent”). Doublet of tacit. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪ.sɪt/, /ˈtæ.sɪt/, /ˈtɑːtʃɛt/, /ˈtɑːkɛt/ 1. An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
Word: howling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English howlynge, howelynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (gerund suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ 1. The act of producing howls. Example: The howling of wolves is haunting at night.
Word: howling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English howlinge, howlynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (present participle ending). Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of howl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: "They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy."
Word: howling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English howlinge, howlynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (present participle ending). Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ 1. That howls. Labels: not-comparable Example: howling wind Example: A few minutes later a howling mob was at the door. 2. That causes one to howl or feel like howling; deeply distressing. Labels: not-comparable Example: Ah! the death of the poor, the empty entrails, howling hunger, the animal appetite that leads one with chattering teeth to fill one's stomach with beastly refuse in this great Paris, so bright and golden! Example: Some agency must control the allocation of frequencies or all our airways would be a howling chaos: but there is no rational justification for the kind of regulation that the Federal Communications Commission proposes for our industry. 3. Used as an intensifier Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: Those were days that I had success, for I could see it, and feel it, and taste it, and my patrons caught the contagion and we had a howling success . Example: Boy, what a howling triumph if we should find our way out of here and go walking into Stark House by night !
Word: howls Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /haʊlz/ 1. plural of howl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: howls Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /haʊlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of howl Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wheeled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wiːld/ 1. simple past and past participle of wheel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wheeled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /wiːld/ 1. Having wheels; on wheels. Example: a wheeled vehicle Example: An occasional Afghan makes a good bushman. These rare birds, with the help of natives, found that by winding in and out over the soft ground of the valleys they could bring a camel-train where no wheeled transport could go. 2. Having the specified number or type of wheels. Labels: in-compounds Example: a three-wheeled car Example: an iron-wheeled chariot
Word: wearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English werer, werere, equivalent to wear + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛəɹə/, /ˈwɛɹɚ/, /ˈweɹɚ/, /wɛəɹɚ/, /ˈweːɹə/ 1. One who wears. Example: On Saint Patrick's day I put on my green shirt and join the wearers of the green. Example: Never ask a man his opinion of a woman's dress when he is desperately and abjectly in love with the wearer.
Word: proportions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənz/, /pɹəˈpɔːʃənz/, /pɹəˈpo(ː)ɹʃənz/, /pɹəˈpoəʃənz/ 1. plural of proportion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proportions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənz/, /pɹəˈpɔːʃənz/, /pɹəˈpo(ː)ɹʃənz/, /pɹəˈpoəʃənz/ 1. A person's figure. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only 2. The measurements of a flag, described using a ratio. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: proportions Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənz/, /pɹəˈpɔːʃənz/, /pɹəˈpo(ː)ɹʃənz/, /pɹəˈpoəʃənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of proportion Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: taller Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtɔː.lə/, /ˈtaː.læ/, /ˈtɔ.lɚ/, /ˈtɑ.lɚ/ 1. comparative form of tall: more tall Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: feel up Part of Speech: verb 1. To grope someone, especially someone's breasts, in a sexual manner. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: “Feel me up and rub your pussy against mine, that'll make the pain in my bummy go away, it will,” she told me. I felt sorry for her. And I guess that's why I let her show me how girls made out without boys. Example: Mostly we heard her laughing and the squeaking of the porch swing while the boyfriend felt her up. All the boys went to second base with Diana Estabrook.
Word: presbytery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English presbetory, presbytory (“part of church reserved for clergy”), from Late Latin presbyterium (“group of presbyters, part of church reserved for clergy”), from Ancient Greek πρεσβῠτέρῐον (presbŭtérĭon, “group of presbyters”), from πρεσβῠ́τερος (presbŭ́teros, “elder, priest”) + -ῐον (-ĭon). By surface analysis, presbyter + -y. Doublet of presbyterium. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛz.bɪ.tɛɹ.i/ 1. The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest. Example: Near-synonyms: curatage, parsonage, vicarage 2. A section of a church reserved for the clergy, containing the altar. Example: Near-synonym: chancel (broadly synonymous) 3. Presbyters collectively; the body of presbyters of a congregation. Example: Meronym: presbyter 4. The district (jurisdiction) of those presbyters. Example: Near-synonyms: diocese, parish 5. A body of elders in the early Christian church.
Word: birk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Northern Middle English birk, birke, byrke (“birch”), (southern Middle English birche). More at birch. (tree): Cognate with Scots birk. Pronunciation: /bɜː(ɹ)k/, /bɝk/ 1. A birch tree. Labels: Northern-England Example: Shadows of the silver birk / Sweep the green that folds thy grave. 2. A Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus, syn. Leuciscus phoxinus).
Word: birk Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɜː(ɹ)k/, /bɝk/ 1. Alternative spelling of berk. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: nucleation Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌnukliˈeɪʃən/ 1. The first stage of a phase transition in a small region. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The formation of cell nuclei. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: autodidactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”). By surface analysis, autodidact + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːtoʊdaɪˈdæktɪk/ 1. Of, relating to, or being an autodidact; self-taught; self-educated. Example: Albert Einstein was autodidactic.
Word: commonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English common Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English commonize From common + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒ.mə.naɪz/ 1. To make similar or common. Example: He attempted to commonize the various standards by ensuring a similar format and implementation. 2. To deprecate the importance of, or make ordinary. Example: She gave each participant a trophy, regardless of win or loss, to commonize the award for winning.
Word: brom- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of bromo- (before a vowel) Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: Magnificat Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin magnificat, the first word of the Latin version of the canticle. Pronunciation: /mæɡˈnɪfɪkæt/ 1. The liturgical canticle of the Virgin Mary, sung in Christian churches; taken from her reported words upon the occasion of her Visitation to her cousin Elizabeth.
Word: yttro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From yttrium + -o-. 1. Containing yttrium. Labels: morpheme
Word: yttria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ytterby, a town in Sweden. 1. yttrium oxide Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bixin Part of Speech: noun 1. An apocarotenoid that is the active ingredient of annatto. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: apocarotenoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- English car(r)ot English -ene English carotene Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English carotenoid English apocarotenoid From apo- + carotenoid. 1. Any compound formed by the removal of fragments of the carbon backbone (usually by oxidative cleavage) of a carotenoid.
Word: oxidative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oxide + -ative or oxidate + -ive. Pronunciation: /ˈɑk.səˌdeɪ.tɪv/ 1. Of, relating to, or produced by oxidation. Labels: not-comparable Example: It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted.
Word: norbixin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin norma Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal English nor- English bixin English norbixin From nor- + bixin. 1. The carboxylic acid of which bixin is the methyl ester; more soluble in water than bixin. Labels: uncountable
Word: West-Flanders Part of Speech: name 1. Misspelling of West Flanders. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: what's your phone number Part of Speech: phrase 1. Asks the interlocutor to give their phone number for subsequent communication.
Word: how old are you Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /haʊ ˈəʊld ɑː(ɹ)ˌjuː/, /haʊ ˈoʊld ɑɹ ˌju/ 1. Asks the age of the interlocutor. Example: Literally: What is your age in years? 2. Used to question the mental age (maturity) of the interlocutor. Labels: impolite Example: Jack: (laughing at infantile humor) Jill: How old are you?
Word: how old are you Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Word by word translation of Chinese 怎麼老是你？/怎么老是你？ (Zěnme lǎoshì nǐ?, “Why is it always you?”) Pronunciation: /haʊ ˈəʊld ɑː(ɹ)ˌjuː/, /haʊ ˈoʊld ɑɹ ˌju/ 1. Why is it always you? You again? Labels: China, humorous
Word: no problem Part of Speech: noun 1. Something easy, not difficult, not posing problems. Labels: uncountable Example: Finding this house should be no problem if we use a good map.
Word: no problem Part of Speech: intj 1. Certainly, sure (said when granting a request). Example: Porter, can you help me with my bags? — No problem, sir. 2. No thanks are necessary; you're welcome (said in response to an expression of gratitude). Example: Thank you. — No problem. 3. No apology is necessary; think nothing of it (said in response to an expression of regret). Example: I'm sorry. — No problem.
Word: where are you from Part of Speech: phrase 1. In which country or region were you born or raised?
Word: how's the weather Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to inquire about the weather. 2. Indicating a change of subject to unimportant topics. Labels: broadly, idiomatic
Word: excuse me Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ɛksˈkjuːz mi/, /ɪksˈkjuːz mi/ 1. Said as a request to repeat information. Labels: Canada, US 2. Said, as though as a request to repeat information, in order to indicate disbelief or indignation. Labels: Canada, US Example: It was so hot I took off my clothes and sat by the window to cool off. Excuse me? 3. Said as a request for an individual's attention. Example: Excuse me? Anna? Is that you? — Oh, yes. I am here! 4. Said as a request to pass somebody. Example: Excuse me: can I get through please? 5. Sorry, as an apology. Example: "Excuse me, sir! There must be someone you've confused me for" 6. Said as an expression of unexpected or early farewell. Labels: formal Example: Oh, excuse me, I hadn't realized how late it was. I need to get home and make dinner.
Word: excuse me Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛksˈkjuːz mi/, /ɪksˈkjuːz mi/ 1. An old-fashioned type of dance where partners are constantly changed.
Word: predicatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English predicative Middle English -ly English -ly English predicatively From predicative + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv.li/, /ˈpɹɛ.də.kə.tɪv.li/ 1. As a predicate; giving information about the subject of a sentence. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Dutch adjective ‘af’ can only be used predicatively.
Word: briefing note Part of Speech: noun 1. a short paper that quickly and effectively informs a decision maker about an issue
Word: responder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English respond 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 responder From respond + -er. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈspɒndə/, /ɹəˈspɒndə/, /ɹɪˈspɑndɚ/, /ɹəˈspɑndɚ/, /ɹɪˈspɔndə/ 1. One who responds. Example: As Levinson (1983: 334) points out, signs of dispreference in turn taking include: (a) Delays: notably a pause, or a time gap, before the responder replies to the preceding turn […] 2. A person who responds to an emergency situation or other summons. Example: 911 responders arrived at the scene within five minutes after the call.
Word: MCSE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Microsoft certified systems engineer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: stimulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin stimulātiō. Morphologically stimulate + -ion. Pronunciation: /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ˈstɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, /stɪm.jʉːˈlæɪ.ʃən/ 1. A pushing or goading toward action. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An activity causing excitement or pleasure; the act of stimulating. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: capsanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsorubin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika. Labels: uncountable
Word: capsorubin Part of Speech: noun 1. A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika. Labels: uncountable
Word: carotenal Part of Speech: noun 1. any carotenoid containing an aldehyde functional group
Word: carotenoic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any carotenoid containing a carboxylic acid functional group.
Word: Octans Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin octans (“an octant”). Doublet of octant. 1. A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies closest to the southern celestial pole of any constellation.
Word: octans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of octan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fugle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from fugleman. Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːɡəl/ 1. To manoeuvre, jiggle or manipulate. Labels: archaic, colloquial Example: wooden arms with elbow-joints are jerking and fugling in the air
Word: unstoppable 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 stoppable English unstoppable From un- + stoppable. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈstɔ.pə.bəl/ 1. Unable to be stopped. Example: Their "greatly unstoppable fight" against the cause was a joke. Example: In these early days of silent pictures, the accent was chiefly on thrills and danger as provided by supposedly unstoppable locomotives with crooks or maniacs on the footplate.
Word: gavage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French gavage, from gaver (“to stuff or cram”). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/, /ɡæˈvɑːʒ/ 1. A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras Labels: uncountable 2. A process of force-feeding cattle for veal Labels: uncountable 3. Feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach Labels: uncountable
Word: gavage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French gavage, from gaver (“to stuff or cram”). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/, /ɡæˈvɑːʒ/ 1. To stuff or glut with something Example: If the Panic of '08 had never happened, and the city kept gavaging itself on luxury, there would be plenty of other delis transformed into purple-colored dandy stores like this one.
Word: -clinal Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλίνω (klínō, “to lean”). Cognate with Latin clīnō. 1. having a specified slope Labels: morpheme
Word: -cline Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Back-formation from -clinal. 1. A specified form of slope or gradation. Labels: morpheme
Word: -clinic Part of Speech: suffix 1. having a specified slope Labels: morpheme 2. having a specified number of oblique axial intersections Labels: morpheme
Word: buffaloberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From buffalo + berry. 1. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America. 2. The edible berry of these plants.
Word: racemate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From racem(ic) + -ate. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæsɪmeɪt/, /ˈɹeɪ-/, /ˈɹæsəˌmeɪt/ 1. A mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”). Example: Тhe greatest racemate contents were found in the products prepared in dimethylformamide and dimethylsulphoxide. Example: Let us discuss different scenarios that may arise from a racemate consisting of two enantiomers.
Word: racemate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From racemic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of racemic acid. Labels: archaic
Word: racemate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From race (“contest where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective”) + -mate (suffix forming nouns having the sense of ‘those with whom what is denoted by the nouns are shared’). Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪsmeɪt/, /ˈɹeɪsˌmeɪt/ 1. One participating in the same race as others. Example: Differences in time at finish, time minus time of winner, and time minus racemate average for various track conditions are given in Tables 15, 16, and 17, respectively. Example: Many environmental factors, such as track condition or shape, racing strategy or quality of racemates, modify the expression of true speed by a horse in a race and thereby bias performance records.
Word: racemate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From race (“group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage or physical characteristics”) + -mate (suffix forming nouns having the sense of ‘those with whom what is denoted by the nouns are shared’). Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪsmeɪt/, /ˈɹeɪsˌmeɪt/ 1. A person of the same racial group as others. Labels: rare Example: In Figure 1, Negroes and whites alternate around the circle, so that racemates are isolated from one another communicationally. If they communicate, it must be thru a person of the other race. Example: if you still lay claim to the achievements your ancestors and racemates carried out, you must also share the guilt for their crimes
Word: racemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French racémique, from Latin racēmus (“cluster or bunch of grapes”) + -ique or from raceme + -ic. The name came from racemic acid, which was isolated from grapes. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈsiːmɪk/ 1. Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active. Labels: not-comparable
Word: racemose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin racēmōsus (“full of clusters”), from racēmus (“cluster, bunch”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæsəməʊz/ 1. Having flowers arranged along a single central axis, as in a raceme, spike, or catkin. Labels: not-comparable Example: Coordinate term: cymose 2. expressing such a pattern Labels: not-comparable
Word: raceme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin racēmus (“cluster, bunch”). Doublet of raisin. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæsiːm/, /ˈɹæsim/, /ɹəˈsim/, /ɹeɪˈsim/ 1. An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.
Word: silvopasture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sel-der.? Latin silvalbor. English silvo- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂sti Proto-Italic *pāskōr Latin pāscor Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pastūra Anglo-Norman pastourbor. Middle English pasture English pasture English silvopasture From silvo- (prefix meaning ‘forest; wood’) + pasture (noun). Silvo- is a learned borrowing from Latin silva (“forest, wood; grove, orchard”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sel-, *swel- (“beam; board; firewood, wood”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlvəpɑːst͡ʃə/, /-pæs-/, /ˈsɪlvəˌpæst͡ʃəɹ/, /ˌpæʃ-/ 1. A forested or wooded area where domesticated animals are allowed to graze. Labels: countable 2. The practice of allowing domesticated animals to graze in forested or wooded areas. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cartesian plane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of the French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes who is credited with developing the mathematics. 1. A coordinate plane, with an applied Cartesian coordinate system.
Word: rock pipit Part of Speech: noun 1. A stocky bird, of species Anthus petrosus, somewhat smaller than a starling, that breeds on rocky beaches and winters on coastal salt marshes. Example: There are rock pipits here too, nervy little creatures streaked brown with a touch of olive green on the chest.
Word: Dobermann Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Dobermann, from the name of Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann, who first developed this breed. Dobermann was born "Tobermann." Tobermann is derived from "Tober" (an Ashkenazic variant of Tauber) plus a suffixal -mann. Tauber is both the name of a river in Germany, and the German word for a pigeon (variant of Taube (“dove, pigeon”), formed [perhaps] to distinguish meaning.) The former is derived from Celtic, the latter from Proto-Germanic. See Dover, dove. 1. A large breed of guard dog bred in Germany.
Word: dead ice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dead + ice. 1. Former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier, therefore not moving, and becoming covered with sediments. Labels: uncountable
Word: docking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English dock Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English docking From dock + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of dock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. Culinary term for pricking many small holes into doughs and pastry. Labels: transitive
Word: docking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dockyng. By surface analysis, dock + -ing. 1. The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal. 2. The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables. 3. The process of connecting one spacecraft to another. 4. The male homosexual sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: From their discussions, the participants mentioned informational and stimulating variations. For touching, one could always use feather dusters, a massage, a tongue in the ear, spooning and sucking toes (known in New York City as "shrimping). There's also "docking" for foreskinned men who can creatively stroke appendages. 5. A method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when bound to each other to form a stable complex.
Word: pessimist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛsɪmɪst/ 1. Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things. Example: I will not marry a pessimist, a born loser, a fellow who has no fight in him. Example: We are becoming as a nation, as a world, indeed, atom-conscious. Many of us are already afflicted with atomphobia, though so far it has manifested itself only in a mirage of autoaeromotive discs and a war of words between chronic optimists and empirical pessimists concerning civilization’s probable future.
Word: paperboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paper + boy. 1. A boy who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round. Example: Our current paperboy does a nicely consistent job of throwing the paper onto the porch. Our old paperboy sometimes would fling it into the bushes!
Word: paper round Part of Speech: noun 1. The delivery of newspapers to individual subscribers' houses.
Word: head to toe Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English (fram) heved to þe ton. 1. Entirely; completely; over one's full body. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: He fell in a puddle and ended up covered head to toe in mud. 2. In reversed positions; in a lying position of two people where each person's feet are juxtaposed with the other person's head. Labels: not-comparable Example: -we reversed positions so there was no funny business. - Reversed positions? - Yeah, you know, head to toe.
Word: overdid Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈdɪd/, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈdɪd/ 1. simple past of overdo Labels: form-of, past
Word: olé Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From the Spanish olé. Pronunciation: /oʊˈleɪ/ 1. An expression of excitement. Hooray!
Word: mouthwash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash English mouthwash From mouth + wash. 1. A liquid used to clean one's mouth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mouthwash Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash English mouthwash From mouth + wash. 1. To clean one's mouth with mouthwash. Labels: intransitive
Word: ment Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of meng Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Example: For ſince the Redcroſſe knight he erſt did weet, / To beene with Guyon knitt in one conſent, / The ill, which earſt to him, he now to Guyon ment.
Word: ment Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of meant. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: ment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 멘트 (menteu). 1. A segment of a performance where artists speak to the audience. Example: Paired with the seven members’ ending ments, the song’s message only intensified. Example: Blue-haired Minghao looked ethereal right from the opening ment: […]
Word: lunged Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lunge + -ed. Pronunciation: /lʌnd͡ʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of lunge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lunged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lung + -ed. Pronunciation: /lʌŋd/ 1. Having lungs (of a specified type). Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable, often Example: He had grown a big strong fellow, but I had no difficulty in identifying the little squinting child, who begged, and sold flowers and songs in public-house bars, with the strong loud-lunged vendor of mackerel.
Word: hankie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hanky. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pressie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of present + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛzi/ 1. A present (gift). Labels: colloquial
Word: pressie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English press Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English pressie From press + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛsi/ 1. A press conference or press briefing. Labels: informal
Word: finalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English final Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English finalist From final + -ist. 1. Somebody or something that appears in the final stage of a competition. Example: If the disqualifications leave a vacancy for the full complement of finalists, swim-offs shall be continued among the disqualified swimmers until a full complement of finalists is assured. Example: Soto was a finalist once before in right field, in 2022, when he lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts. 2. A university student in their final year of study; a senior. 3. A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their final year of study).
Word: downstream Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From down- + stream. Pronunciation: /ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/ 1. Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid). 2. Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else. Labels: figuratively Example: Input validation is downstream of input entry in the runtime process. Example: The downstream segment (also known as refining and marketing, or R&M) focuses on the final stage of the integrated process. 3. Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else. Labels: figuratively 4. Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else. Labels: figuratively
Word: downstream Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From down- + stream. Pronunciation: /ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/ 1. Following the path of a river or stream. Example: We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes. Example: She lives downstream from the dam.
Word: downstream Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From down- + stream. Pronunciation: /ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/ 1. To stream downward. 2. Of the original developers: to make available (a version or patch) to downstream developers and users of the software. Labels: transitive
Word: disruptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From disrupt + -ive. In the business sense popularized by Clayton Christensen and Joseph Bower, see 1995 citation. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/, /dɪzˈɹʌptɪv/, /dɪzˈɹʊptɪv/ 1. Causing disruption or unrest. Example: Children who exhibit disruptive behaviour may be expelled from school. 2. Causing major change, as in a market. Example: disruptive technologies Example: Each time a disruptive technology emerged, between one-half and two-thirds of the established manufacturers failed to introduce models employing the new architecture—in stark contrast to their timely launches of critical sustaining technologies.