nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: disphenoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- (“twice, double”) + sphenoid (“wedge-shaped crystal or bone of the skull”). 1. A non-regular tetrahedron whose four faces are congruent acute-angled triangles. Example: The mineral chalcopyrite commonly crystallizes in disphenoids that are very difficult to distinguish from tetrahedrons. Example: 1973, H. S. M. Coxeter, 3rd Edition, unnumbered page, To make a model of a disphenoid, cut out an acute angled triangle and fold it along the joins of the mid-points of the sides. The disphenoid is said to be rhombic or tetragonal according as the triangle is isosceles or scalene.
Word: descreen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + screen. The Moiré pattern often gives the effect of viewing an image through a screen. 1. To remove Moiré-pattern artifacts when scanning half-tone printed images. Labels: transitive Example: This software feature is used to descreen digital images produced from half-tone printed sources.
Word: sistergirl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sister + girl. 1. Sister, girlfriend (as a familiar term of address between women). Example: "We are all so proud of you, sistergirl! Couldn't you tell at graduation?" Example: Dianne, where would I be without my sistergirl support group? 2. A member of a traditional gender role in Australian Aboriginal cultures, resembling trans women. Example: […] But older sistergirls do feel a real strong sense, a real responsibility, to look after the little sistergirls because they know they've got a hard time ahead. Example: Importantly, while Brown does not paint an idealised image of the inclusion of sistergirls within Indigenous cultures, she nonetheless emphasises the negative effects of colonisation upon sistergirls, […]
Word: shiftmate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shift + mate. 1. One working on the same shift as another. Example: I did not want the officer, a former shiftmate and personal friend, out there alone.
Word: sowbelly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sow + belly. 1. Salted pork from the belly of a pig. Labels: US Example: The process consists of laying a side of bacon, profanely called "sowbelly," flat on the ground, and eliminating, by a dexterous use of the knife... — Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society (1918)
Word: sourbelly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sour + belly. 1. A cantankerous person. Example: You are an old sourbelly this evening. What's the matter? — John Dos Passos, Michael Clark, Streets of Night (1990) 2. Alternative spelling of sowbelly. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Their supplies were down to a dog tent, five plugs of chewing tobacco, four beans, and a slab of sourbelly. — Walter Vaughan, The Life and Work of Sir William Van Horne (1920)
Word: kratochvilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Harvey H Nininger, meteoriticist, and -ite. 1. A rare organic mineral, an orthorhombic hydrocarbon formed by combustion of coal or pyritic black shale deposits.
Word: sticky tape Part of Speech: noun 1. adhesive tape Labels: Australia, UK, countable, uncountable
Word: fubsier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of fubsy: more fubsy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Byzantinesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin bȳzantīnusder. English Byzantine French -esquebor. English -esque English Byzantinesque From Byzantine + -esque. 1. Characteristic of Byzantine art or culture.
Word: fubsiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of fubsy: most fubsy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: by-law Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪ.lɔː/ 1. Alternative spelling of bylaw. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lucubrations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lucubration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ramifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ramify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bull trap Part of Speech: noun 1. A temporary reverse in the downward trend of a share price that tempts some investors to buy
Word: ramifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ramify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: positive edge Part of Speech: noun 1. The point in time when a signal's value becomes high.
Word: Belle Époque Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Belle Époque (“good epoch”). See belle + epoque. 1. A period of European history, extending over several decades until the start of the First World War, characterized by artistic and cultural refinement. Labels: uncountable Example: Among these cultured hostesses, a leading figure in the belle époque was the Comtesse de Greffulhe. 2. (aesthetic) A style of art and architecture characterized by opulence, eclecticism, and organic dynamism, blending historical revival styles (Neo-Baroque, Neo-Gothic) with the flowing lines of Art Nouveau, utilizing new materials like iron and glass for decorative elements, and celebrating modern life with vibrant colors and natural motifs, reflecting the era's optimism, luxury, and technological progress. Labels: broadly, uncountable
Word: aerostructure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- English structure English aerostructure From aero- + structure. 1. Any component or subsystem of the airframe of an aircraft
Word: cigarette card Part of Speech: noun 1. A small card given free with a pack of cigarettes, bearing text and a picture; issued as sets dealing with selected themes, and are now collectors' items.
Word: re-enter Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of reenter. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: They all attended in the hall to see him mount his horse, and immediately on re-entering the breakfast room, Catherine walked to a window in the hope of catching another glimpse of his figure. Example: Still, a strong reluctance to re-enter a service from which he had been dismissed with contempt, almost counterbalanced these considerations.
Word: rantipole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ranty and pole, poll (“head”). 1. A rude, unruly young person. Example: Tom was to be sure, what is called a good boy; he never soiled his clothes, as I did. I was always considered as a rantipole, for whom any thing was good enough. But when I saw my brother tricked out in new clothes, and his old duds covering me like a scarecrow, I appeal to any honourable mind whether it was in human nature to feel otherwise than I did, without possessing an angelic disposition, to which I never pretended; and I fairly own that I did shed not one-fiftieth part so many tears over Tom’s grave as I did over his dirty pantaloons, when forced to put them on. 2. A rakish person. Example: Your modern Rantipole, then, is of high Birth, or considerable Fortune, or great Beauty, either of which may entitle her to do that which others are ashamed of, who have not those superb Qualifications, and enable her to reverse the true Estimation of Things, and value herself upon being good for nothing. A young Rantipole, as soon as let out of the Cage, most commonly enters the Order, and opens her first Scene of Life with the Choice of a Gallant, whom she reizes egregiously for a Number of Years, and then marries and torments him without Mercy. Example: For example: that my wife, Lady Vibrate, is an extravagant rackety rantipole woman of fashion, can I doubt that? No. That she squanders my money, disturbs my peace, and contradicts for contradiction's sake, can I doubt that? No. 3. A prostitute. Labels: archaic Example: Farewell to the change, / Where rantipoles range; / Farewell cold tea, / And ratafie, / Hide-park, where pride / In coaches ride, 4. A sex position with the woman on top of the man. Labels: archaic
Word: rantipole Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ranty and pole, poll (“head”). 1. To act in a rude, unruly fashion. Labels: intransitive Example: The Eldeſt vvas a termagant, imperious, prodigal, levvd, profligate VVench, as ever breath'd; ſhe uſed to Rantipole about the Houſe, pinch the Children, kick the Servants, and torture the Cats and the Dogs; […] Example: Oh, cruel vas^([sic]) the splinter that broke my poor love's leg, / Now he's obliged to fiddle for't, and I'm obliged to beg; / A vagabonding vagrant, and a rantipoling wife, / We fiddles, and we limps it, thro' the ups and downs of life.
Word: rantipole Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ranty and pole, poll (“head”). 1. Rude; unruly. Labels: obsolete Example: This rantipole hero had for some time singled out the blooming Katrina for the object of his uncouth gallantries, and though his amorous toyings were something like the gentle caresses and endearments of a bear, yet it was whispered that she did not altogether discourage his hopes. Example: "I wish, lady Adelaide," he said, "that all my customers, be they rantipole Cavaliers, or canting Puritans, […] that either of these would at all times leave in my hands security for the money which they demand, as good as this which you offer […]"
Word: sager Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of sage: more sage Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: sagest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of sage: most sage Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: positive-edge-triggered Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a circuit or component that changes its state only when an input signal becomes high. Labels: not-comparable
Word: state variable Part of Speech: noun 1. A variable that describes the state of a dynamical system.
Word: sheeted Part of Speech: adj 1. Covered by a sheet, as of cloth or paper. Labels: not-comparable Example: `Shall I raise thee,' she said, apparently addressing the corpse, `so that thou standest there before me, as of old? I can do it,' and she held out her hands over the sheeted dead, while her whole frame became rigid and terrible to see, and her eyes grew fixed and dull. 2. Secured by a special tarpaulin. Labels: not-comparable Example: This load must be well roped and sheeted to be safe. Example: [...] Brush No. D5504 was first seen in charge of a rake of sheeted mineral wagons at midday on July 6, [...].
Word: sheeted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sheet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stock variable Part of Speech: noun 1. A variable whose value depends on an instant rather than on a period of time.
Word: flow variable Part of Speech: noun 1. A variable whose value depends on a period of time rather than an instant, example being the gross domestic product.
Word: shortgown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From short + gown. 1. A woman's bedgown consisting of a loose jacket with a skirt. Labels: obsolete Example: Leah is comely in the sunshine, Madelon thinks, with her freshly-colored, strongly-marked old Cornish face, framed by black hair just flecked with white, under the broad hat such as the fishwives wear; and the white touser, or quaint apron, gives a natty look to the shortgown.
Word: slapjack Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of pancake, or flapjack. Labels: US, countable, dialectal 2. A simple card game similar to snap. Labels: uncountable
Word: uncourteously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English uncurteisly; equivalent to uncourteous + -ly. 1. In a way that is not courteous. Impolitely
Word: rajahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rajah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: raunchier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of raunchy: more raunchy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: raunchiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of raunchy: most raunchy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: raspier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of raspy: more raspy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: raspiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of raspy: most raspy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: reorganisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reorganisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reoccurring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reoccur Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reoccurred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reoccur Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: returnables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of returnable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perfectiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English perfective 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 perfectiveness From perfective + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being perfective
Word: imperfectiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English imperfective 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 imperfectiveness From imperfective + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being imperfective Labels: uncountable
Word: reschedules Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reschedule Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rescheduling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reschedule Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rescheduling Part of Speech: noun 1. A change of schedule. Example: Until 1982, there had been fewer and less complex debt reschedulings, and the agencies may have been able to operate under better-defined guidelines.
Word: residencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of residency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retools Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of retool Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: retooling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From retool + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈtuːlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of retool Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: retooling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retool + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈtuːlɪŋ/ 1. The fact or process of re-equipping or modifying something. Example: the Physiocrats' emphasis on breaking the shackles under which the economy was labouring appealed to the duke, whose retooling of the state presupposed a reinvigoration of the economy which would allow the government to go to war without bringing the country to penury.
Word: retooled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of retool Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Scyth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Scytha, from Ancient Greek Σκύθης (Skúthēs). Doublet of Saca, Saka, and Shaka. 1. A Scythian.
Word: rhubarbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhubarb. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhubarbs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rhubarb Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ducted fan Part of Speech: noun 1. A propeller which is housed inside a duct to improve engine performance of aircraft.
Word: retrospectives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retrospective Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retreads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retread Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retreads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of retread Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: retreading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of retread Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: retreading Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of retread (“a repetition”). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The replacement of the tread of a tire/tyre. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: retreaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of retread Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: retrenches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of retrench Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: collarino Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of colarino. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: propfan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prop + fan. 1. A modified turbofan jet engine with the propeller outside the engine duct of an aircraft.
Word: unducted fan Part of Speech: noun 1. A modified turbofan jet engine with the fan disc outside the engine duct of an aircraft.
Word: unducted 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 ducted English unducted From un- + ducted. 1. Not inside a duct. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sing from the same hymnal Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of sing from the same hymnbook. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mézair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mezzair, later mézair, from Italian mezz'aria, from mezzo (“middle”) + aria (“air”) (because it was originally a movement at height halfway between terre-à-terre and curvet). Pronunciation: /meɪˈzɛː/ 1. In manège, a movement comprising a series of levades with small steps between. Example: With a mezair and a cut to the left and a pair of caprioles, Zelikman danced the horse through the tangle of men.
Word: mezair Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mézair. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rebirths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rebirth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sharab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Persian شراب (šarâb, “wine”), from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “wine, beverage”), from شَرَبَ (šaraba, “to drink”). 1. Wine, or other alcoholic drinks. Labels: uncountable Example: In the meantime, the black giant had begun his own survey of the campground, where three nights earlier Hanukkah and his fellows had shared a roast goat and a looted cask of sharab […]
Word: flamenco guitar Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of acoustic guitar with reduced internal bracing and thinner tops. It is used mainly in the performance of toques, the guitar part of flamenco music.
Word: library hand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because it was taught in library-science schools for use on catalogue cards. 1. A particular handwriting style. Labels: uncountable
Word: preferred creditor Part of Speech: noun 1. A creditor who will have, in the event of the debtor's bankruptcy, greater rights of collecting than other creditors.
Word: cucumber fish Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fish of the Australian genus Paraulopus, especially Paraulopus nigripinnis. 2. Any Australian grayling (Prototroctes maraena). 3. Any New Zealand smelt (Retropinna retropinna). 4. Any bivalve pearlfish (Onuxodon margaritiferae).
Word: housemaid's knee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because it used to be prevalent among housemaids, who spent time kneeling on floors to clean them. 1. swelling of the bursa before the kneecap. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: stock certificate Part of Speech: noun 1. A paper certifying its bearer's ownership of shares (in a certain quantity) in a corporation.
Word: center of curvature Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of centre of curvature. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: Empire State Building Part of Speech: name Etymology: Empire State + building 1. A skyscraper in New York City, the tallest in the world from 1931–72.
Word: graft-versus-host Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of graft-versus-host disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Empire State Part of Speech: name 1. Official nickname for New York: a state of the United States. 2. Ellipsis of Empire State Building. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: My friends are in the bathroom getting higher than the Empire State.
Word: rBST Part of Speech: noun 1. Bovine growth hormone produced using recombinant DNA. Labels: uncountable
Word: rBGH Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of recombinant bovine growth hormone. 1. Bovine growth hormone produced using recombinant DNA. Labels: uncountable
Word: neutropenic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or having neutropenia Labels: not-comparable
Word: neutropenic Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who has neutropenia
Word: neutropenia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of neutrophil + -penia. 1. A hematological disorder characterized by an abnormally low neutrophil count. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: leukopenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English leuko- Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁-der. Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek πένης (pénēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)bor. English -penia English leukopenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English leukopenic From leukopenia + -ic. 1. Having leukopenia. Labels: not-comparable 2. Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lymphopenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lymphopenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lymphopenic From lymphopenia + -ic. 1. Having lymphopenia. Labels: not-comparable 2. Characterized by, or concerning, lymphopenia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: seventysomething Part of Speech: num Etymology: From seventy + -something. 1. An indeterminate value between 70 (inclusive) and 80 (exclusive). Labels: colloquial
Word: seventysomething Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seventy + -something. 1. A person between 70 and 79 years old. Labels: colloquial Example: She was a sprightly seventysomething.
Word: monocytopenia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German Monozytbor. English monocyte Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁-der. Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek πένης (pénēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)bor. English -penia English monocytopenia From monocyte + -o- + -penia. 1. The presence of too few monocytes in the blood. Labels: uncountable
Word: monocytopenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English monocytopenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English monocytopenic From monocytopenia + -ic. 1. Having monocytopenia. 2. Characterized by, or concerning, monocytopenia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Saskabush Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Saskatoon + bush. Pronunciation: /ˈsæskəbʊʃ/ 1. The city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Labels: Canada, humorous, informal
Word: saskatoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cree ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᐣ (misaaskwatoomin, “saskatoon berry”), from ᒥᓵᐢᑿᐟ (misaaskwat, “saskatoon shrub”) + ᒥᐣ (min, “berry”). Pronunciation: /ˌsæskəˈtuːn/ 1. A shrub inhabiting western North America (Amelanchier alnifolia). Labels: Canadian-Prairies 2. The edible berry of this shrub. Labels: Canadian-Prairies
Word: Fettes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Fette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pfeils Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Pfeil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compandors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compandor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reflet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French reflet. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈfleɪ/ 1. lustre; brilliancy of a surface; used especially in ceramics to denote the peculiar metallic brilliancy seen in lustred pottery such as majolica Labels: countable, uncountable Example: silver reflet; gold reflet
Word: genouillère Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French genouillère, from Old French genoilliere, which was also borrowed earlier as Middle English genulere. Pronunciation: /ʒə.nu(l).jɛəɹ/ 1. A metal plate used as armour for the knee. Labels: historical 2. Part of a parapet lying between the gun platform and the bottom of an embrasure.
Word: genouillères Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genouillère Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coudière Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of coudiere. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: At the point of the elbow is a circular metal plate forming a kind of coudière and called the Hiji-gane. Example: The shoulders are protected by épaulières, which usually consist of three plates, but only two are shown here, whilst the arms are guarded by vambraces and brassarts, connected at the elbows by a hinge; to cover the hinge a coudière is added; on this figure it is rounded off.
Word: coudières Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coudière Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kamancheh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Persian کمانچه (kamânče). 1. A long-necked stringed instrument (a spike fiddle) with a bowl-shaped body, traditionally featuring three silk strings but now more often four metal ones, played with a bow, common among the peoples of the Caucasus, Anatolia and the Near East. Example: MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and tombak (goblet drum), while Ensemble Ava, a four-piece, will contribute additional instrumentation on the ancient Persian instruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum).
Word: kamencheh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kamancheh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kamānche Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kamancheh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kamāncha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kamancheh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ballpark estimates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ballpark estimate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ballparking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ballpark Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ballparked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ballpark Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: compandings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of companding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: concrements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concrement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crapaudines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crapaudine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: creepages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of creepage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyclophilins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyclophilin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chaconnes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chaconne Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diachronicities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diachronicity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: condops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of condop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: talking-point Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of talking point. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Reportedly coined by zoologist Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919). 1. The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization. Not taken literally since the late 19th century. Example: With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve. Example: Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.
Word: fair off Part of Speech: verb 1. Of weather: to clear. Example: They said it was going to fair off later on, but it didn't.
Word: fair up Part of Speech: verb 1. To clear Example: They said it was going to fair up later on, but it didn't.
Word: fair to middling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the practice of classifying agricultural commodities as fair or middling. The earliest attested instance of these descriptions being combined into the phrase fair to middling was in a British publication of 1822 but the first instance of this usage being generalised is from an American publication of 1837 1. Only tolerably good; somewhat favorable. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: "O'er Waiting Harpstrings of the Mind" is pretty good, quite fair to middling—the whole seven of the stanzas—but repetition would be certain to take the excitement out of it in the course of time. Example: Not a heluva good one, but fair to middlin’.
Word: makes fun of Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of make fun of Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: making fun of Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of make fun of Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: made fun of Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of make fun of Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: alternate generation Part of Speech: noun 1. Each of the two forms of an organism whose life cycle involves alternation of generations, or the fact of such alternation occurring in a given organism. Example: If, instead of a single individual, several were to be thus developed metagenetically within a pre-existing form, the process would be called one of alternate generation. Example: On the female side, the alternate generation is a small collection of cells, called an embryo sac, that is hidden away deep inside the reproductive parts of the maple tree.
Word: spontaneous generation Part of Speech: noun 1. The fancied production of live organisms without previously existing parents from inorganic matter, or from decomposing organic matter, a notion which at one time had many supporters. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: Jumu'ah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic جمعة (jumuʕa), as in الجمعة (al-jumuʕa). 1. The main congregational prayers, held at noon on a Friday. Labels: uncountable Example: [T]here was a reasonably priced foot of land from which the raindbow could be seen at night every third jum'a in the month of Rabbi-ul-aker. Example: Then, […] the wind carried to his nostrils from the fires of the troops camped in the valley the desert tang of a camel-dung fire, and with it the plangent cry of a soldier-muezzin calling his saddle-weary brothers to a belated Jumuah.
Word: I think, therefore I am Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Calque of French je pense, donc je suis or perhaps of Latin cōgitō, ergō sum. First written in French by René Descartes, a 17th century French philosopher, in Discourse on the Method (1637) as je pense donc je suis, which he later expressed in Latin in Principles of Philosophy (1644). 1. I am able to think, therefore I exist; a proof of existence based on the fact that someone capable of any form of thought necessarily exists.
Word: I think; therefore I am Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of I think, therefore I am. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: From verse 20 to verse 25 are mentioned a series of Signs or Miracles, which should awaken our souls and lead us to true Reality if we try to understand God. (1) There is our own origin and destiny, which must necessarily be our subjective starting-point: “I think; therefore I am”: no particular exertion of our being is here necessary (xxx. 20). Example: Could it be, we humans, our entire civilization, are the result of a preconceived strategy, plotted by evanescent aliens, about how a conscientious species of living beings should be allowed to discover themselves and to embrace the ability, arriving to the reasonable conclusion: “I think; therefore I am.”
Word: pointwise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English point Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English pointwise From point + -wise. 1. Occurring or true for each point of a given set. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pointwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English point Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English pointwise From point + -wise. 1. In a pointwise manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: get to the point Part of Speech: verb 1. To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way. Labels: idiomatic Example: I don't have much time, so could you please get to the point. Example: Unlike Shakespeare, though, the dialogue is stripped to the bare minimum by the apes' rudimentary language, which is rather refreshing since everyone gets to the point. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, to, the, point. Example: We got to the point where we don't know how to continue.
Word: longwinded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of long-winded. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: three-point turn Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of turning around a car, involving one forward turn and two backward turns (or vice-versa). Example: Near-synonym: turnabout Example: The vehicles resemble something out of Thunderbirds. They have to be squat, long and narrow to fit through the body of the TBM. They also have a cab at each end, as there's no getting away with a three-point turn in a tunnel!
Word: fiftysomething Part of Speech: num Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz Old English fīftiġ Middle English fifty English fifty English -something English fiftysomething From fifty + -something. 1. An indeterminate value between 50 (inclusive) and 60 (exclusive). Labels: colloquial
Word: fiftysomething Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz Old English fīftiġ Middle English fifty English fifty English -something English fiftysomething From fifty + -something. 1. A person between 50 and 59 years old. Labels: colloquial, countable Example: She was a sprightly fiftysomething.
Word: Kossack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Daily Kos (derived in turn from Kos, nickname of the blog's founder Markos Moulitsas) and cossack. 1. A member of the leftist US blogging community Daily Kos. Labels: Internet, US Example: Opined one Kossack: "His blood is also on Bush's hands." Example: The Kingpin had instructed his Kossack cultists to support Brown's Democratic primary rival, Paul Hackett.
Word: Kossacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kossack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whatsit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Univerbation of what + is + it. 1. A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say) Labels: Ireland, UK Example: Pass me one of those whatsits, will you?
Word: alete Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + -lete. 1. Forming single spores or pollen grains, and therefore lacking laesurae Labels: not-comparable
Word: actuopalynology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From actuo- (“present, current, living, active”) + palynology, from French actuel, from Latin actuālis + Ancient Greek παλύνω (palúnō, “to sprinkle, scatter”) (from πάλη (pálē, “fine meal, dust”)) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, actuo- + palyno- + -log + -y. 1. The branch of palynology concerned with the study of modern-day pollens and spores, rather than with fossils. Labels: uncountable
Word: aletic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of alethic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: concessive Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛsɪv/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or being a concession; conceding. 2. Joining clauses while conceding some notion.
Word: concessive Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛsɪv/ 1. A phrase or clause that acts as a concession, such as "even if" or "although".
Word: repugnancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English repugnancie, from Latin repugnantia. By surface analysis, repugnant + -cy. Doublet of repugnance. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpʌɡnənsi/ 1. The quality of being repugnant: offensiveness, repulsion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] howsoever nature dictates, that government is necessary for the safety of the society, yet every singular person, by corruption and selfe-love, hath a naturall aversenesse and repugnancie to submit to any; every man would be a King himselfe […] Example: If you be carved with any thing […] which you do not like, conceal (as much as in you lieth) your repugnancies, and receive it however: And though your disgust many times is invincible, and it would be insufferable tyranny to require you should eat what your stomach nauseates; yet it will shew your civility to accept it, though you let it lye on your plate, pretending to eat, till you meet with a fit opportunity of changing your plate, without any palpable discovery of your disgust. 2. The quality of being repugnant: (logical) opposition, contradiction, incompatibility. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For if the paralleles be of this nature, that howe muche the nearer we are th’equinoctiall, so muche the greater is the heate: and howe muche the furder remoued from th’equinoctiall, so muche the colder the qualitie of the aire is: there must seme a manifest repugnancie, betwixt Auicenne, & the Geographers. Example: […] this Notion is the Source from whence do ſpring, all thoſe Amuſing Geometrical Paradoxes, which have ſuch a direct Repugnancy to the plain, common Senſe of Mankind, and are admitted with ſo much Reluctance, into a Mind not yet debauched by Learning: […] 3. Resistance, fighting back. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Why do fond men expoſe themſelues to Battell, And not endure all threats? Sleep vpon’t, And let the Foes quietly cut their Throats Without repugnancy?
Word: lochia rubra Part of Speech: noun 1. A vaginal discharge, occurring immediately after parturition, that consists almost entirely of blood.
Word: kigurumi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 着ぐるみ (kigurumi), from 着 (gi, “clothes, outfit”) + ぐるみ (-gurumi, all together, inclusive) (referring to the fact that the costume completely encloses the wearer). Pronunciation: /kɪ.ɡuːˈɹuː.mi/, /kɪ.ɡuˈɹu.mi/, /ˌkiː-/ 1. A full-body costume of a cartoon character (typically a mascot of cartoonish proportions) originating in Japan. Example: The -sona community engages in activities similar to cosplay practices in that it appropriates, to various degrees, kigurumi and other characters from popular culture; fans assume these characters in terms of appearance and/or as an “embodied costumed character.” Example: One time, I cast a focus spell by doing my work while eating animal crackers, in a kigurumi, on a swing set. The next time, though, the swing set hurt my hands, the kigurumi was too hot, and the animal crackers reminded me that I'd been wanting to go to the zoo. 2. A full-body cosplay of a human cartoon character with realistic proportions paired with an anime-style mask, originating in Japan; also (metonymic), the anime-style mask used in such a cosplay. 3. A themed onesie, typically in the style of a cartoon animal.
Word: toiseach Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of taoiseach Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: newsfeed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From news + feed. 1. A feed, especially one providing news content. Example: Without unfriending someone, you can now choose to limit or block (unsubscribe) someone from your newsfeed or choose to see only what Facebook deems as very important.
Word: cake-walk Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cake walk. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: derviche Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of dervish. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: zabuyelite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Zabuye Salt Lake, Tibet, where it was discovered, and -ite. 1. The natural mineral form of lithium carbonate, forming colourless vitreous monoclinic crystals. Labels: uncountable
Word: zaccagnaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Domenico Zaccagna (1851-1940), Italian mineralogist, and -ite. 1. A basic zinc and aluminium carbonate Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: illite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Illinois, USA, + -ite. 1. A micaceous phyllosilicate clay mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hydromica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English mica English hydromica From hydro- + mica. 1. Synonym of illite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hydromuscovite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English muscovite English hydromuscovite From hydro- + muscovite. 1. illite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: idrialine Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of idrialite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: idrialite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Idrija + -lite. 1. A soft, orthorhombic hydrocarbon mineral, usually greenish-yellow to light brown in colour with bluish fluorescence. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fluoresceine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite Middle Low German sparder. Old English spærstān Middle English sparston English sparstonebf. English spar blend English fluorspar Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English fluorescencebf. English fluoresce Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English fluoresceine From fluoresce + -ine. 1. Alternative spelling of fluorescein. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: inyoite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inyo County, California, where it was discovered, and + -ite 1. A colourless monoclinic mineral with the chemical formula Ca(H₄B₃O₇)(OH)·4H₂O.
Word: zharchikhite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Zharchinskoya Deposit, Russia, where it was discovered, + -ite. 1. A hydroxy fluoride mineral of aluminium that forms colourless, transparent crystals. Labels: uncountable
Word: zakharovite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: E E Zakharov (1902-1980), geologist, and -ite. 1. A silicate mineral of sodium and manganese, yellow in colour with a pearly lustre. Labels: uncountable
Word: superluminality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English superluminal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English superluminality From superluminal + -ity. 1. The quality or condition of being superluminal. Labels: uncountable
Word: xanthoxenite Part of Speech: noun 1. A dull brown or yellow triclinic mineral.
Word: zincobotryogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zinco- + botryogen. 1. A soft hydrous sulfate mineral that forms bright orange-red monoclinic prismatic crystals with a vitreous to greasy lustre. Labels: uncountable
Word: sansei Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 三世 (“third generation”), from 三 (san, “third”) + 世 (sei, “generation”). 1. A grandchild of a Japanese immigrant to the Americas. Example: Born and brought tip mostly in South America, the United States (particularly Hawaii) and Canada, the nisei and sansei have Japanese features but often speak the language imperfectly, if at all. “If you don't speak Japanese well,” one sansei said ruefully, “it's better to he white.” Example: Under these circumstances it may not be unexpected to have the "assimilationist Sansei" protest that he is not a Japanese-Canadian; he is a Canadian, period. None of this hyphenated stuff.
Word: possessory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English possessorie, borrowed from Old French possessoire or Late Latin possessōrius. Compare modern French possessoire. Pronunciation: /pəˈzes.ə.ɹiː/, /pəˈzɛs.ə.ɹiː/, /pəˈzɛs.ə.ɹi/, /pʌˈzɛs.ʌ.ɹi/, /poˈzɛ(ː)s.o.ɾiː/ 1. Of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession. Labels: not-comparable Example: a possessory interest Example: a possessory lord
Word: codename Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From code + name. 1. Alternative form of code name. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: codename Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From code + name. 1. To give a codename to. Labels: transitive
Word: subsector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Latin sectorbor. English sector English subsector From sub- + sector. 1. A sector (section, zone) of a larger sector.
Word: unwearying 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 wearying English unwearying From un- + wearying. 1. Untiring; not becoming tired. Example: Mr. Collins repeated his apologies in quitting the room, and was assured with unwearying civility that they were perfectly needless. Example: As a child that has fallen happily asleep in its nurse's arms, and wakes to find itself alone and laid in a strange place, and searches corners and cupboards, and runs from room to room, despair growing silently in its heart, even so Portly searched the island and searched, dogged and unwearying, till at last the black moment came for giving it up, and sitting down and crying bitterly.
Word: subsegment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English segment English subsegment From sub- + segment. 1. A segment wholly contained in another.
Word: digipak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the trademark Digipak, presumably from digi- + pack. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪdʒiːpæk/ 1. A form of jewel case for holding one or more CDs or DVDs, having an outer cover made of card rather than plastic.
Word: subtree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *drew- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *trewą Proto-West Germanic *treu Old English trēow Middle English tre English tree English subtree From sub- + tree. 1. A tree wholly contained in another.
Word: portioned Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: portioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of portion Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: trended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of trend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: featurette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English feature Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ettebor. Middle English -ette English -ette English featurette From feature + -ette. 1. A relatively short feature film. Example: The 1950 production program of the RD-DR Corporation (Reader's Digest-deRochemont) has been expanded to include six hour-length “featurettes” in addition to two longer pictures, it was announced yesterday by Louis de Rochemont, the producer. 2. A short film of bonus material, companion to the main feature, frequently part of additional material in a home video release on LaserDisc, DVD, Blu-Ray. Example: With DVDs steadily joining VHS cassettes as extinct technology, what has become of the fun, insightful mixed bag that movie fans came to know as bonus features — the audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, bloopers, deleted scenes and alternate endings?
Word: hasting Part of Speech: noun 1. singular of hastings Labels: form-of, singular
Word: hasting Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of urging onward. Labels: archaic 2. A hastened movement. Labels: archaic