nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: brr Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: [ʙ̩ː], /bɝ/ 1. Used to express being cold, to show shivering. Example: The teeth chattered faster, stopped, and began again twice before the man could master his shiver sufficiently to say, "Ju-ju-st in ti-ti-me....Brrrr." Example: 'Brrrrr,' said Lieutenant Dubosc, realizing to the full how cold he was. 2. An expression of disgust or aversion, as if shuddering. Example: Brrr. Even the thought of going underground made Old Bailey shudder. 3. The ringing sound of a telephone or an alarm bell. Example: Brr-brr, brr-brr. The phone rang insistently.
Word: uranism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Uranismus, from Ancient Greek οὐράνιος (ouránios, “heavenly, spiritual”). Pronunciation: /ˈjʊəɹənɪzəm/ 1. Homosexuality. Labels: archaic Example: Uranism is always a disease or an inversion. It is sometimes a symptom of degeneracy. It may be caused by disorders during embryonic life.
Word: uranist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uranism. Pronunciation: /ˈjʊəɹənɪst/ 1. A homosexual. Labels: archaic Example: I discussed Soviet movies with expatriates. I sat with uranists in the Deux Magots. I published tortuous essays in obscure journals. Example: Though harmless and gentle he would have been described as a Greek or a Uranist by the exquisites of Cambridge, or as a Nancy Dawson by everyone else.
Word: gefilte fish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish געפֿילטע פֿיש (gefilte fish, “stuffed fish”), from געפֿילט (gefilt, “stuffed”), from Old High German [Term?]. (Compare German gefüllter (“stuffed”) + Fisch (“fish”).) Pronunciation: /ɡəˈfɪltə fɪʃ/ 1. A dish of stuffed fish, or of fish cakes in broth. Labels: uncountable Example: Today you will shop for me. Tonight we will have gefilte fish.
Word: lipped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lip + -ed. Pronunciation: /lɪpt/ 1. Having a raised lip. Labels: not-comparable Example: lipped pitcher 2. Having some specific type of lip. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: […] it seemes a holy quire Founded to th’ name of great Apollo’s lyre, Whose silver-roofe rings with the sprightly notes Of sweet-lipp’d angel-imps, that swill their throats In creame of morning Helicon […] Example: 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, Book Four, p. 191, […] I have seen A curious Child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell;
Word: lipped Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lip + -ed. Pronunciation: /lɪpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of lip. Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: literalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English literal 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 literalness From literal + -ness. 1. The property of being literal. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: literately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English literate Middle English -ly English -ly English literately From literate + -ly. 1. In the way of one who is literate.
Word: litheness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lithnesse, lythnesse, lythnes, from Old English līþnes (“softness; gentleness; mildness; lenity; kindness”), equivalent to lithe + -ness. 1. The property of being lithe. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lithesome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English lithsum, equivalent to lithe + -some. Doublet of lissom. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪðsəm/ 1. Characterised or marked by litheness; pliant, limber, nimble, lissom.
Word: publican Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from public house (“(Britain) bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging, pub”) or public (“open to all members of a community”) + -an (suffix forming agent nouns), apparently originally used humorously. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌblɪk(ə)n/, /ˈpʌblək(ə)n/ 1. The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”). Labels: Ireland, UK Example: I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer, / The publican 'e up an 'sez, 'We serve no red-coats here.' 2. The manager or owner of a hotel. Labels: Commonwealth, broadly
Word: publican Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English publican [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman publican, pupplican, Middle French publicain, and Old French publican, publicain, pupplican (“tax collector”) (modern French publicain), and from their etymon Latin pūblicānus (“tax collector”), from pūblicum (“state revenue”) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, usually indicating relationships of origin, position, or possession). Pūblicum is a noun use of the neuter form of pūblicus (“of or belonging to the people, state, or community; general, public”), ultimately from Proto-Italic *poplos (“army”). Sense 3.2 (“person excommunicated from the church; person who does not follow a Christian religion”) refers to Matthew 18:17 of the Bible: see the King James Version quotation under sense 1. Cognates * Catalan publicà * Italian pubblicano * Middle Dutch publicaen, puppilicaen, pupplicaen (modern Dutch publicaan (obsolete), publikaan) * Middle High German publicān, publicāne (early modern German Publican). * Middle Low German pūblicān * Old Occitan publican, puplican * Portuguese publicano * Spanish publicano Pronunciation: /ˈpʌblɪk(ə)n/, /ˈpʌblək(ə)n/ 1. A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical Example: Matthevv vvhiche vvas other vvyſe alſo called Leui, beyng of a Puplican made an Apoſtle, firſt of all others compoſed and vvrote in Jevvrye, the ghoſpell of Chriſte in the Hebrue tounge, […] Example: [T]he Publicans, that is to ſaye, the cuſtomers and takers vp of tolles, […] 2. Any person who collects customs duties, taxes, tolls, or other forms of public revenue. Labels: archaic, broadly Example: Another ſort there be vvho vvhen they hear that all things ſhall be order'd, all things regulated and ſetl'd; nothing vvritt'n but vvhat paſſes through the cuſtom-houſe of certain Publicans that have the tunaging and the poundaging of all free ſpok'n truth, vvill ſtrait give themſelvs up into your hands, mak 'em, & cut 'em out vvhat religion ye pleaſe; […] Example: […] I am fallen into the hands of Publicans and Sequeſtrators, and they have taken all from me, vvhat novv? let me look about me. They have left me the Sun and the Moon, Fire and vvater, a loving vvife, and many friends to pity me, and ſome to relieve me, […] 3. One regarded as extorting money from others by charging high prices. Labels: archaic, figuratively 4. A person excommunicated from the church; an excommunicant or excommunicate; also, a person who does not follow a Christian religion; a heathen, a pagan. Labels: archaic, figuratively
Word: mass defect Part of Speech: noun 1. the difference between the mass of an atom and the sum of the masses of its individual components in the free state; equivalent to the binding energy
Word: binding energy Part of Speech: noun 1. The energy needed to separate the constituent parts of an atom or nucleus; equivalent to the mass defect. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: good luck Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɡʊd ˈlʌk/ 1. Desirable or beneficial fortune. Labels: uncountable Example: “[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]”
Word: good luck Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˌɡʊd ˈlʌk/ 1. Used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement; a benediction or valediction. Example: Near-synonym: God bless
Word: mass wasting Part of Speech: noun 1. the movement downslope of soil and rock in response to gravity Labels: uncountable
Word: downslope Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From down + slope. 1. In a direction down a slope. Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: downslope Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From down + slope. 1. Down a slope. Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: downslope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From down + slope. 1. A descent or declivity.
Word: upslope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From up- + slope. 1. an upward slope
Word: upslope Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From up- + slope. 1. in a direction up a slope Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: upslope Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From up- + slope. 1. up a slope Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: spot on Part of Speech: adj 1. Exact; correct; accurate; absolutely right. Labels: informal Example: I was spot on with my guess. Example: Victor was spot on, of course; in fact, I have often been tempted to seek him out when I have been plagued by diseases of the heart. He'd be able to tell me in ten seconds whether someone was worth a tattoo or not. 2. Excellent. Labels: informal
Word: interestingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English interesting Middle English -ly English -ly English interestingly From interesting + -ly. 1. In an interesting way. Labels: adverb Example: In The Perfumed Garden, Nefzawi digressively but interestingly discusses, in great and curious detail, the amorous activities of animals. Example: Shimon’s interestingly stereotypical role as a conformist, but in reality covertly resistant, dominand […] is accentuated in the second half of the story[.] 2. It is interesting to note that… Example: Every rail company worth its salt wanted to connect with London. Interestingly, it was largely that way around - provincial entrepreneurs wanting to connect with the capital, rather than London capitalists seeking to spread outwards.
Word: enthymeme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐνθύμημα (enthúmēma, “thought, consideration”), from ἐν (en, “within, with”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul, life”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛnθɪˌmiːm/ 1. A by and large statement, a maxim, an argument that is intended to be generally true and not apply to every case universally. Labels: rhetoric 2. A syllogism with a required but unstated assumption.
Word: gneiss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist (“spark”), from Old High German gneisto (“spark”). More at gnast. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪs/ 1. A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The old towns along the route are as solidly built from the gneiss of the region as you might expect.
Word: bards Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɑɹdz/, /bɑːdz/ 1. plural of bard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frets Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɹɛts/ 1. plural of fret Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frets Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɹɛts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fret Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: feasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of feast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feasts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of feast Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: matrix isolation Part of Speech: noun 1. a technique for maintaining reactive molecules in an inert material at low temperature for spectroscopic study Labels: uncountable
Word: McLeod gauge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Invented in 1874 by Herbert McLeod. 1. a device, rather like a manometer, used to measure low pressures close to that of a vacuum, by using an application of Boyle's law
Word: Boyle's law Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Robert Boyle, Irish natural philosopher. 1. The observation that the pressure of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature.
Word: Charles's law Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after French scientist Jacques Charles (1746–1823), who first formulated it. Pronunciation: /ˌtʃɑːlz ˈlɔː/ 1. The law stating that the density of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its temperature at constant pressure. Example: You can observe the effects of Charles's law in a heated room on a winter's day. The air near the ceiling is warmer than the air near the floor. When air is heated, it expands according to Charles's law, lowering its density and causing it to rise.
Word: combined gas law Part of Speech: noun 1. a combination of Boyle's law and Charles's law which states that the product of the volume and pressure of an ideal gas divided by its temperature is constant
Word: lived-in Part of Speech: adj 1. Looking like someone currently lives there or has lived there, not pristine, not new 2. Looking sloppily kept. Labels: euphemistic 3. fully-realized, well-observed. Example: 2012, January 24. Richard Brody, "A Better Nomination", The New Yorker. "Pitt's performance is lived-in, exhuberant, hearty …"
Word: sloppily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sloppy Middle English -ly English -ly English sloppily From sloppy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈslɒpɪli/, /ˈslɑpɪli/ 1. In a sloppy manner, not neatly. Example: […] as soul-deadeningly, eye-strainingly, sleep-inducingly boring as going through fourteen file boxes of sloppily photostatted bank records.
Word: mean free path Part of Speech: noun 1. The average distance travelled between two similar events; especially by molecules in a gas or liquid, electrons or phonons in a crystal or neutrons in a moderator.
Word: liveried Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From livery + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of livery Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: liveried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From livery + -ed. 1. Dressed in livery, uniformed, especially of a servant or a chauffeur. Labels: not-comparable Example: Essentially, it’s the software equivalent of one of those liveried servants who takes your visiting card when you arrive at a posh do and announces to the gathering, ‘Sir Frederick and Lady Chomeley Masterson-Smyhthe’.
Word: moderator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin moderātor. First attested as Middle English moderatour. By surface analysis, moderate + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒdəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ 1. Someone who moderates. Example: Angling was […] a moderator of passions. Example: Instead of focusing on the stressors, as in most research on caregiving, it may be wise to focus on the likely moderators: coping, and social support between stressors and stress. It is often difficult to help an individual to solve his or her primary problem, whereas providing social support and improving coping ability is feasible. 2. Someone who moderates. 3. Someone who moderates. 4. Someone who moderates. Labels: Internet Example: The post was eventually removed by the subreddit’s moderators as potentially fake, but not before a screenshot of it went viral on Twitter and dozens of outlets circulated the story with headlines like “Girl Gets Sweet, Fiery Revenge on Ex With ‘Game of Thrones’ Spoilers.” […] Before r/relationships, Anne was a moderator in the similar but much more unruly r/relationship_advice, where she had to teach herself how to do the job. 5. The person who presides over a synod of a Presbyterian church. 6. A substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission. 7. A device used to deaden some of the noise from a firearm, although not to the same extent as a suppressor or silencer. 8. An examiner at Oxford and Cambridge universities. Labels: UK Example: One hall called Civil Law Hall or School, flouriſhed about this time (though in its buildings decayed) by the care of the learned and judicious Dr. Will. Warham Principal or Moderator thereof […] 9. At the University of Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Labels: Ireland 10. Someone who supervises and monitors the setting and marking of examinations by different people to ensure consistency of standards. Labels: UK 11. A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect. 12. A kind of lamp in which the flow of the oil to the wick is regulated. Labels: historical
Word: loosely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English lously; equivalent to loose + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈluːsli/ 1. In a loose manner. Example: Then she fell back on the altar and her fingers dangled loosely on its edge, her feet uncrossed and lay beside each other. Example: It was an April Fool hoax, of course. 31200 had been rigged up with a single lightweight wooden [name] plate (loosely held on by Blu Tack). 2. Not tightly. Example: Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them. 3. Approximately. Example: It's red, to use the term loosely, sort of brown and sort of orange, let's call it reddish. Example: a comic loosely based on an Old Norse epic 4. Used to indicate an imprecise use of words; short for loosely speaking Example: A whale is, loosely, maybe very loosely, a fish.
Word: oxymel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English oximel, from Late Latin oxymel, oxymeli (“acid and honey”), from Ancient Greek ὀξύμελι (oxúmeli). Pronunciation: /ˈɒksɪmɛl/ 1. A mixture of honey, water, and vinegar, boiled to a syrup, sometimes mixed with herbs or spices. Labels: historical Example: If it long continue, vomits may be taken after meat, or otherwise gently procured with warm water, oxymel, etc., now and then.
Word: Seife Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: maks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mak Labels: Wearside, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: TSX Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Toronto Stock Exchange. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: sool Part of Speech: verb 1. To encourage (especially a dog) to attack. Labels: Australia Example: My neighbour sooled her bull mastiff onto my chihuahua, because she was sick of its yapping and wanted it to meet its demise. Example: She went quickly towards her camp, calling softly, "Birree gougou," which meant "Sool 'em, sool 'em," and was the signal for the dogs to come out.
Word: arithmancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) + -mancy. 1. Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name Labels: uncountable Example: Of this roote last spoken of [astrology], springs innumerable branches; such as the knowledge of natiuities; the Chiromancie, Geomantie, Hydromantie, Arithmantie, Physiognomie: & a thousand others: which were much practiced, & holden in great reuerence by the Gentiles of olde.
Word: arithmancer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arith(mo)- + -mancer. 1. Someone who practices arithmancy.
Word: area rug Part of Speech: noun 1. A rug that only covers part of the floor of a room. Labels: US
Word: elutriation Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of separating the lighter particles from the heavier ones by means of an upward directed stream of gas or liquid.
Word: gom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Irish gám (“booby, dolt”). 1. A foolish person. Labels: Ireland Example: “ Ye don’t how how to dhrive a mothor car ! ” shouted Miles, losing his temper completely. “ What a gom ye are ! ” Example: Fluther: ... You must think Fluther's a right gom.
Word: gom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of gum. 1. Alternative form of gum. Labels: Appalachia, alt-of, alternative Example: ev'y toof in his jaws gwine come bustin' thu his goms widout nair' a ache er a pain ter let him know dey's dar.
Word: gom Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Minced oath. 1. God! Labels: euphemistic, obsolete Example: There's a Lad, too, from York— but tho' he's a strange elf, / By gom! I respect him as much as myself, Example: O dang it, Roger, did 'e ever see sich a sight afore? My gom! what a glorious lumination like! My goles! what a mort of gentry-folk!
Word: mog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha)bor. English alpha Latin mās Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin masculus Vulgar Latin masclus Old French maslebor. Middle English male English male English alpha male Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Germanic *ab Proto-West Germanic *ab Old English æf Old English of Middle English of English of Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kruppazder. Frankish *kruppbor. Vulgar Latin *cruppus Italian gruppobor. French groupebor. ▲ Italian gruppobor. English group English AMOG English mog Derived from AMOG (“alpha male of group”) perhaps influenced by mug (i.e. in mug shot). The word first appeared on fitness forums and imageboards around 2016 and was popularized around 2021. Pronunciation: /mɒɡ/, /mɔɡ/, /mɑɡ/ 1. To manifest effortless dominance through self-evident superior handsomeness, especially with composure and by quiet comparison. Labels: Internet, intransitive, stative, transitive Example: He mogged him just by standing next to him. Example: His face mogs mine to hell and back. 2. To be superior to (something); to beat, outclass. Labels: Internet, broadly, stative, transitive Example: You live on an alternate world I take it? Joker mogs any MCU film. Batman will too. Example: Hyderabad is enough to mog any Pakistani city in infrastructure.
Word: mog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown; the Oxford English Dictionary tentatively suggests a connection to the Scottish dialect terms mudge (“to move oneself; to stir”) and muggins. Pronunciation: /mɒɡ/, /mɔɡ/, /mɑɡ/ 1. To move or walk slowly; to trudge, amble; (more broadly) to go. Labels: UK, US, dialectal, intransitive Example: to mog about Example: to mog off 2. To cause to move; to drive. Labels: UK, US, dialectal, rare, transitive Example: 'Tell John to mog the cows i' in the mornin'—it's time as they wenten i' the Cote Leasnow.' Example: "I've been directed here to find Miss Susan Pike," the man outside explained, between fresh coughings. ¶ "Well, then, mog your boots out of this as quick as ever you can!" my Aunt replied, with great promptitude. "You won't find her here!" 3. In the game of costly colours: to exchange (a card) with the dealer. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Mogging or Changing. The cards being dealt, the first player asks the dealer if he will mog, i. e. exchange a card with him. Should he refuse, the challenger scores 1. […] If the opposite partners do not mog, the dealer has the privilege of mogging with the 'deck,' which he does by taking the card next under the trump and substituting in its place one out of his own hand.
Word: mog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of moggie or moggy. Pronunciation: /mɒɡ/, /mɔɡ/, /mɑɡ/ 1. A cat. Labels: UK, colloquial Example: Get that mog out of here! Example: The more I hear about Larry the Downing Street cat, the more his story becomes an allegory for our time. As previously reported, the reputation of this mog was trashed by Downing Street spin doctors after he was brought in to clear the Prime Minister’s workplace of mice in 2011.
Word: mog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From MoG (“Machinery of Government”). Pronunciation: /mɒɡ/, /mɔɡ/, /mɑɡ/ 1. To remove (a public servant) from their position following a Machinery of Government change, a process in which the Government of Australia reorganizes the responsibilities and structure of the government. Labels: Australia, informal, transitive Example: The slowdown in house purchases prior to an election is natural, but not because public servant buyers are skittish about the political climate. They just don't want to watch the ink dry on their sale on a house in Tuggeranong, close to their department, only to be comprehensively mogged and presented with a commute to another building in faraway Belconnen - or worse, Gosford. Example: [Kevin] Rudd, [Peter] Coaldrake and [Glyn] Davis joined [Wayne] Goss, [Tom] Burns and Treasurer Keith De Lacy on the Machinery of Government (MOG) Committee that reviewed the reports of the PSMC (and led to the idiom that people had been 'mogged').
Word: mog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (Canada, Newfoundland) Shortening of lassy mog. Origin unknown; possibly from lassy (molasses) + a dialectal shortening or variant of mug or morsel. Pronunciation: /mɒɡ/, /mɔɡ/, /mɑɡ/ 1. A traditional soft cookie made with molasses, spices, dried fruits, and toasted pecans. Labels: Canada, Newfoundland Example: Nan made a batch of fresh mogs for Christmas—rich with molasses and full of raisins.
Word: point of contact Part of Speech: noun 1. The single person who represents an organization, for a specific task. 2. A person who is associated with a defined Internet entity. 3. A specific intersection; a contact point.
Word: Parkinson's Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of Parkinson's disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
Word: Pablo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Pablo from Latin Paulus. Doublet of Paul. 1. A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Paul. 2. A village in Primero de Enero, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. 3. A census-designated place in Lake County, Montana, United States.
Word: José Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish or Portuguese José. 1. A male given name from Spanish, variant of Jose. Example: As an ardent admirer and devotee of Dr José Rizal, he collected Rizaliana material, going to great lengths to woo the sisters of Rizal in order for them to sell to him precious Rizaliana items. Example: Every year in California thousands of parents choose names such as José, Andrés and Sofía for their children, often honoring the memory of a deceased grandmother, aunt or sibling. On the state-issued birth certificates, though, those names will be spelled incorrectly.
Word: snivel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English snivelen, snevelen, snyvelen, snuvelen, from Old English *snyflan (attested in the verbal noun snyflung (“mucus”)), from Proto-West Germanic *snuflijan, related to Old English snofl (“mucus”), ultimately from the root of snout. Akin to sniff, snuff. Compare sniffle. Cognate with Middle Low German snuffelen, snüffelen (“to sniff, smell”), Danish snøvle (“to sniffle, snivel”), Norwegian Nynorsk snuvla (“to sniffle, snivel”), Swedish snövla (“to sniffle, snivel”). Compare typologically Russian сопе́ть (sopétʹ), сопля́ (sopljá) akinness. Pronunciation: /ˈsnɪvəl/ 1. To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus. Labels: intransitive Example: With stinking breath, swart-cheeks, and hanging chaps; With wrinkled neck; and stooping as she goes, With driveling mouth, and with a sniveling nose. Example: 1794, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia, London: J. Johnson, Volume 1, Section 16, Subsection 2, p. 149, […] in severe frosty weather, snivelling and tears are produced by the coldness and dryness of the air. 2. To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying. Labels: derogatory, intransitive Example: Let things come to the Worst; when we have Overturned the Government;—Polluted the very Altar, with our MASTERS BLOOD—Cheated the Publick, &c. ’Tis but to Whine and Snivel to the People; tell them we were mis-led, by Cardinall Appetites; Example: […] after a good deal of sniveling and sobbing, she owned, that so far from being an heiress of a great fortune, she was no other than a common woman of the town, who had decoyed me into matrimony […] 3. To say (something) while sniffling or crying. Labels: derogatory, transitive Example: This bye dialogue prevented my hearing what passed between the prisoner and Captain Thornton, but I heard the former snivel out, in a very subdued tone, “And ye’ll ask her to gang nae farther than just to shew ye where the MacGregor is?—Ohon! ohon!” Example: I, the Socman, am shorn of my lands that you may snivel Latin and eat bread for which you never did hand’s turn.
Word: snivel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English snivelen, snevelen, snyvelen, snuvelen, from Old English *snyflan (attested in the verbal noun snyflung (“mucus”)), from Proto-West Germanic *snuflijan, related to Old English snofl (“mucus”), ultimately from the root of snout. Akin to sniff, snuff. Compare sniffle. Cognate with Middle Low German snuffelen, snüffelen (“to sniff, smell”), Danish snøvle (“to sniffle, snivel”), Norwegian Nynorsk snuvla (“to sniffle, snivel”), Swedish snövla (“to sniffle, snivel”). Compare typologically Russian сопе́ть (sopétʹ), сопля́ (sopljá) akinness. Pronunciation: /ˈsnɪvəl/ 1. The act of snivelling. Example: So Parson Hugh, with Groan and Snivel Made half his Congregation drivel, Example: […] after a bit of a snivel, for you know I am a woman in these matters, I had her treated with all decency, and then committed her to Davy Jones’s locker; and for want of a chaplain, I said the burial service myself […] 2. Nasal mucus; snot. Example: [A]nd if thou entreate me not the fayrer, (hope of amendment preventeth many ruines) truſt me, I will batter thy carrion to dirt, whence thou camſt, and ſquiſe thy braine to ſnivell whereof it was curdled; […] Example: He did let his snot and snivel fall in his pottage […]
Word: 0-0 Part of Speech: adj 1. zero-zero, a term meaning no ceiling and no visibility Labels: not-comparable
Word: queenside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English queen Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English queenside From queen + side. 1. The side of the chessboard nearest to the queen (at the opening position). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [Castling:] A move of the king towards a rook. See the article. In notation 0-0 kingside castling, 0-0-0 queenside castling.
Word: kingside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *kuningaz Proto-West Germanic *kuning Old English cyning Middle English king English king Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English kingside From king + side. 1. The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [Castling:] A move of the king towards a rook. See the article. In notation 0-0 kingside castling, 0-0-0 queenside castling.
Word: missing link Part of Speech: noun 1. A hypothetical primate once thought necessary to explain a perceived evolutionary gap between apes and humans. Labels: colloquial Example: "In the latter case, he may well approximate to what the vulgar have called the 'missing link'." 2. Any sought-after or valuable intermediary figure or position. Labels: figuratively Example: What we need is an artist who is also a scientist; or a scientist who thinks like an artist. And at last I can unveil that missing link of art and science! Example: It is hoped this can finally solve the conundrum of how to connect the base to the elite, for so long the game’s missing link.
Word: as of right Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. By virtue of an entitlement or authority which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances; by operation of law. Example: He may appeal the ruling as of right. Example: Parliament shall sit as of right.
Word: teratogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From terato- + -gen. 1. Any agent or substance which can cause malformation of an embryo or birth defects.
Word: mutagen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English muta- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English mutagen From muta- + -gen. Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːtəd͡ʒn̩/ 1. Any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation.
Word: xo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of xoxo (an abbreviation for hugs and kisses, usually placed at the end of a letter.) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sleepy head Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sleepyhead. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kitab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). 1. An Islamic book. Example: […] mystical works were virtually absent from the curriculum in the late nineteenth century, and the stress was on kitabs of Islamic law and Arabic grammar.
Word: breathlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English breathless Middle English -ly English -ly English breathlessly From breathless + -ly. 1. In a breathless manner, usually due to excitement, exertion, etc. Example: The performers crowded breathlessly in the wings. Example: `Go on,' Barbie cried breathlessly.
Word: dead sticking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dead stick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: demonstrative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English demonstratif, from Middle French démonstratif, from Latin dēmōnstrātīvus. Equivalent to demonstrate + -ive. Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɒn.stɹə.tɪv/, /ˈdɛm.ən.stɹeɪ.tɪv/, /dɪˈmɑn.stɹə.tɪv/, [dɪˈmɑn.stɹə.ɾɪv], /dəˈmɑn.stɹə.tɪv/ 1. That serves to demonstrate, show or prove. Example: demonstrative evidence Example: an argument necessary and demonstrative 2. Given to open displays of emotion. Example: demonstrative eloquence Example: He had rather a contempt for demonstrative people, arising from his medical insight into the consequences to health of uncontrolled feeling. 3. That specifies the thing or person referred to.
Word: demonstrative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English demonstratif, from Middle French démonstratif, from Latin dēmōnstrātīvus. Equivalent to demonstrate + -ive. Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɒn.stɹə.tɪv/, /ˈdɛm.ən.stɹeɪ.tɪv/, /dɪˈmɑn.stɹə.tɪv/, [dɪˈmɑn.stɹə.ɾɪv], /dəˈmɑn.stɹə.tɪv/ 1. A demonstrative word 2. A demonstrative word
Word: thu Part of Speech: pron 1. Variant of thou. Labels: Scotland, alt-of, alternative
Word: frigging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɪɡɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of frig Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: frigging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɪɡɪŋ/ 1. Masturbation. Labels: UK
Word: frigging Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɪɡɪŋ/ 1. A minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier. Labels: euphemistic, not-comparable Example: Will you get out of the frigging bathroom? We're already running late.
Word: frigging Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɪɡɪŋ/ 1. Fucking, as intensifier. Labels: not-comparable Example: He thinks he's so frigging talented, but he's crap. Example: He thinks he can frigging sing.
Word: inerrancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inerrant + -cy. Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɛɹənsi/ 1. Freedom from error. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Biblical inerrancy is the belief that the Bible is without error.
Word: treats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of treat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: treats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of treat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wryly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English wry Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English wryly From wry + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪli/ 1. In a wry or sarcastic manner; ironically. Example: The sins of the father, she thought wryly. Well, they had visited Tony, all right—only he didn't know it. Example: ‘The king is displeased with it, but he has to be patient,’ Chapuys wryly commented. 2. Of a facial expression, contortedly. Example: It was Joe, who had taken the gloves when the wicket-keeper went on to bowl. Mike grinned, wryly but gratefully. Example: “Only your Virginie,” she laughed. “Virginie enough,” he smiled wryly. “No, I don’t want her either.”
Word: Mohn Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the German surname: * from the noun Mohn (“poppy”), * also from the old personal name Monrad, composed of the elements *mundiz (“thought, mind, spirit”) and *rēdaz (“counsel”), * also a variant of Moehn, from Möhn near Trier. 1. A surname from German.
Word: nevel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nebel Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Finally, if the nevel was a harp and had longer strings than the lyre kinnor, the pitch relation between them ought to have been the reverse, with the kinnor higher and the nevel lower.
Word: magas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maga. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ritten (“to cut, score, slit, tear”), from Old English *rittan (“to cut, score, slit, tear,”) (compare Old High German rizzen), from Proto-West Germanic *rittjan, from Proto-Germanic *ritjaną (“to cut, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrid-néh₂-; see *hrītaną. Cognate with Middle Low German ritten (“to scratch”), German ritzen (“to scratch”). Compare with Proto-Slavic *rězati (“to cut, carve, engrave”)). See also rat. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪt/ 1. A scratch, a score or a groove. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland
Word: rit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ritten (“to cut, score, slit, tear”), from Old English *rittan (“to cut, score, slit, tear,”) (compare Old High German rizzen), from Proto-West Germanic *rittjan, from Proto-Germanic *ritjaną (“to cut, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrid-néh₂-; see *hrītaną. Cognate with Middle Low German ritten (“to scratch”), German ritzen (“to scratch”). Compare with Proto-Slavic *rězati (“to cut, carve, engrave”)). See also rat. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪt/ 1. To scratch or score. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland 2. To tear, rip, rend. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland 3. To slit. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland
Word: rit Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪt/ 1. Abbreviation of ritardando. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: Gemma Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from Latin gemma (“jewel”). The given name is mostly borrowed via Italian Gemma; the spelling Jemma in particular is associated with James. Doublet of gemma and gem. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛmə/ 1. A female given name from Italian. Example: Gemma. A curious name. He didn't think he had ever come across it before. She would have an outlandish name, either because her equally eccentric parents had labelled her with it or—more likely—she had adopted it herself on the grounds of originality. Example: Gemma gave him another gushing smile. She wanted to make amends for almost fouling up Blake's deal. "Gemma. What a beautiful name. You are indeed a jewel." 2. A bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis.
Word: impleader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English plead English implead Middle English -er English -er English impleader From implead + -er. 1. A procedural device before trial in which a party joins a third party into a lawsuit because that party is liable to an original defendant.
Word: howbeit Part of Speech: conj Etymology: Univerbation of how + be + it, literally “however it [may] be”. Pronunciation: /haʊˈbiː.ɪt/ 1. Although. Labels: archaic Example: The Ueynes are ſpred foorth throughout the whole bodie, howbeit from one welhead, that is to ſay from the Liuer: ſo be the Sinews, howbeit from the Brayne; So likewiſe are the Heartſtrings, howbeit from the Heart. Example: Howbeit we have not yet been able to overtake young Madam, we may account it ſome good fortune, that we have hitherto traced her courſe aright.
Word: howbeit Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Univerbation of how + be + it, literally “however it [may] be”. Pronunciation: /haʊˈbiː.ɪt/ 1. Be that as it may; nevertheless. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: I will goe waſh : / And when my Face is faire, you ſhall perceiue / Whether I bluſh, or no : howbeit, I thanke you, / I meane to ſtride your Steed, and at all times / To vnder-creſt your good Addition, / To th’ faireneſſe of my power. Example: Howbeit, then when ye knew not God, yee did ſeruice vnto them which by nature are no Gods.
Word: ascus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin ascus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “a sac”). Doublet of askos. Pronunciation: /ˈæskəs/ 1. A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores. Example: The one important character which distinguishes the Ascomycetes from all other fungi is the ascus (plural, asci). This is a sac-like structure in which ascospores are formed following karyogamy and meiosis.
Word: asci Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæs.aɪ/, /ˈæs.kaɪ/ 1. plural of ascus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scops owl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin scops, from Ancient Greek σκώψ (skṓps, “a type of small owl”), from σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “to look at”). 1. A small European migratory owl, Otus scops, that winters in sub-Saharran Africa. 2. Any owl of the Old World genus Otus.
Word: waterway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English waterwey, from Old English wæterweġ (“waterway”), from Proto-West Germanic *watarweg, equivalent to water + way. Compare Saterland Frisian Woaterwai (“waterway”), West Frisian wetterwei (“waterway”), Dutch waterweg (“waterway”), German Wasserweg (“waterway”), Danish vandvej (“waterway”), Swedish vattenväg (“waterway”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːtəweɪ/, /ˈwoːtəwɛj/, /ˈwɔtɚweɪ/, /ˈwɑtɚweɪ/, /ˈwoːtəwæɪ/ 1. A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable. Example: As hundreds of volunteers and police scoured parks and waterways in an area of New Orleans Tuesday, there were many questions but few answers about the disappearance 11 days ago of a 26-year-old teacher. Example: Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz carry around 20% of the world’s supply. But for countries on the Persian Gulf, the waterway is more than just an energy route – it’s a lifeline for more than 100 million people. 2. A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water.
Word: dacoit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani ڈکیت / डकैत (ḍakait), from ڈاکا (ḍākā) / डाका (ḍākā, “gang-robbery”). Pronunciation: /dəˈkɔɪt/ 1. A bandit or armed robber, especially in former parts of British India. Labels: India, Myanmar, Pakistan Example: 1893, Bithia Mary Croker, "The Dâk Bungalow at Dakor" in "To Let" etc., Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1906, p. 118, https://archive.org/details/toletcroker00crok […] she had harangued us on the subject of fever and cholera and bad water, had warned us solemnly against dacoits, and now she was hinting at ghosts. Example: If any village failed in its tribute U Po Kyin took punitive measures—gangs of dacoits attacked the village, leading villagers were arrested on false charges, and so forth—and it was never long before the amount was paid up.
Word: dacoit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani ڈکیت / डकैत (ḍakait), from ڈاکا (ḍākā) / डाका (ḍākā, “gang-robbery”). Pronunciation: /dəˈkɔɪt/ 1. To commit armed robbery. Labels: India
Word: Ursprache Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Ursprache. Pronunciation: /ˈʊəspɹɑːkə/, /ˈuːɹʃpɹaːxə/ 1. A proto-language. Example: I had lost him. He might have been speaking Ursprache, for all that I understood.
Word: Ursprachen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ursprache Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guqin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 古琴 (gǔqín), made up of 古 (gǔ, “ancient”) and 琴 (qín, “stringed instrument”). Pronunciation: /ɡuːˈt͡ʃiːn/ 1. A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China. Example: Among those who will be making the Otter valley resound to the strains of the guzheng and erhu is Wu Wenguang, who plays a piece of music 1,800 years old on the guqin, an instrument known to have existed 3,000 years ago. Example: The kuchin is one of China’s oldest and most revered stringed instruments; its meditative character serves as a symbol of the CD’s inspiration.
Word: Mycenaean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Mycenae Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mycenaean From Mycenae + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪ.sɪˈniːən/ 1. Of or relating to ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to the early Greek civilization that spread its influence from Mycenae to many parts of the Mediterranean region and Central Europe from about 2800 to 1100 B.C.E., divided into three periods: Early Helladic (c. 2800–2000 B.C.E), Middle Helladic (c. 2000–1500 B.C.E), and Late Helladic (c. 1500–1100 B.C.E) Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or relating to the Ancient Greek dialect written in the Linear B syllabary. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mycenaean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Mycenae Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mycenaean From Mycenae + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪ.sɪˈniːən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Mycenae.
Word: Mycenaean Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Mycenae Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mycenaean From Mycenae + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪ.sɪˈniːən/ 1. Mycenaean Greek
Word: ushabti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian w-S-b-t:y-A53 (wšbtj, “ushabti”, literally “answerer”), by folk etymology from earlier SA-wA-b-t:y-A53 (šꜣwꜣbtj), perhaps from S-wA-b-M1 (šwꜣb, “persea (tree)”), which may have been the material they were originally made from. The variant forms shawabti, shabti are borrowed directly from the earlier Egyptian forms šꜣwꜣbtj and šꜣbtj, respectively. Pronunciation: /uːˈʃabti/ 1. In Ancient Egypt, a figurine of a dead person, placed in their tomb to do their work for them in the afterlife. Example: These little images were called in Egyptian “Ushabti,” or “Respondents,” and were in fact supposed to act as servants of the deceased, it being their duty to answer for him and serve as his substitutes when called upon to do labourer's work [...]. Example: The air was all at once full of Egyptian and Greek tear-bottles, Ushabti, and Sèvres.
Word: Celeste Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Céleste, ultimately from Latin caelestis (“heavenly”). Pronunciation: /səˈlɛst/ 1. A female given name from French [in turn from Latin]. 2. A minor city in Hunt County, Texas, United States.
Word: ushabtiu Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ushabti Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Messier number Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Charles Messier (1730-1817), the French astronomer who first published his Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters in 1774. 1. A catalogue number used to identify any one of more than one hundred galaxies, nebulae, and other deep-sky objects visible in the night sky; the designation formed by the surname Messier or letter M being prepended to the number, as in Messier 31 or M31 (the Andromeda Galaxy).
Word: Messier Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmɛs.i.eɪ/ 1. A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], famously held by Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], famously held by: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], famously held by: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Messier 31 (M31) is the Andromeda Galaxy; Messier 42 (M42) is the Orion Nebula
Word: valve oil Part of Speech: noun 1. A liquid used to lubricate valves in brass instruments. Labels: countable, uncountable