nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: gynecological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gynecology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English gynecological From gynecology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to gynecology. Labels: US
Word: gyrator Part of Speech: noun 1. anything that gyrates 2. An electric circuit that introduces a phase shift of 180° in one direction, but none in the opposite direction
Word: eye-catcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + catcher. 1. An eye-catching person or thing 2. Synonym of eyecatch.
Word: ingenuitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ingenuity Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English ingenuitive From ingenuity + -ive. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnd͡ʒəˈn(j)uːətɪv/ 1. Possessing ingenuity; ingenious. Labels: nonstandard Example: 1999 April 28, Eugene Chiaramonte, “The Auxer Group, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Hardyston Distributors”, Business Wire, Business Wire Newswire "Hardyston Distributors is a solid small but growing company. Mr. Ernest DeSaye Jr. is an enthusiastic and ingenuitive individual who has worked extremely hard in developing a nice niche in the marketplace...." Example: 2003 June 1, Ben Connor, ‘Good Buddha & tzu: "middle-class wiggers from the underside". (Peer Reviewed Paper)’, Youth Studies Australia, Australian Clearing House for Youth Studies First, hip hop originated in the ghettos as a cheap and ingenuitive means of entertainment: it was the instrumental side of a record...with a guy on a microphone talking to the crowd.
Word: eye-catching Part of Speech: adj 1. Visually attractive. Labels: idiomatic Example: The substitute then scored again when the ball broke to him following another jagged run by Walcott, who saved his most eye-catching contribution for stoppage time, when he turned up on the left wing and scampered into the area before showing splendid composure to ignore a foul and dink the ball over Krul. 2. That attracts the attention; attention-grabbing. Labels: idiomatic
Word: eyedropper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + dropper. 1. A dropper for administering eyedrops.
Word: eye-drop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of eyedrop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: eye-drops Part of Speech: noun 1. a saline liquid, used to administer medication to the eye Labels: plural
Word: understrength Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English strength English understrength From under- + strength. 1. Lacking in number (of a military unit, sport team, etc.) 2. Lacking in strength or durability (of a material or structure)
Word: eyeful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + -ful. 1. A full or complete view; a good look. Example: Get an eyeful of this! 2. A remarkable sight or a very attractive person. Labels: ironic, sometimes Example: 'Dat you, Robber? Lissen, Da Big Man muss be n'town. Whaddya mean yuh jes talked wit him 'n New York? Ah jes seen his gal 'n a Clearwater cab, one of da Stassen Company's. Headin' over da Causeway. Sho Ahm sartin. Cross ma heart. Couldn mistake dat eyeful.' 3. Enough material to fill one's eye. Example: I could barely see through two eyefuls of dust. Example: an eyeful of tears 4. A brief period of sleep; forty winks. Labels: informal Example: We pulled our heavy overcoats tightly around us, shivering, and put our heads down as the din of fighting stopped for a while to grab an eyeful of sleep.
Word: eyeful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eye + -ful. 1. Filling or attractive to the eye; visible; remarkable. Example: With this, he hung them up aloft, upon a tamrick bough, As eyeful trophies [...]
Word: eyeglass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + glass. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪˌɡlæs/ 1. An artificial lens, especially one of a pair. 2. A monocle. 3. An eyepiece. 4. The lens of the eye. Labels: obsolete Example: Ha' not you seen, Camillo? / (But that's past doubt; you have, or your eye-glass / Is thicker than a cuckold's horn) 5. Attributive form of eyeglasses. Labels: attributive, form-of Example: an eyeglass repair kit
Word: eyeopener Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of eye-opener. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: eyeopening Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of eye-opening. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: eyestrain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + strain. 1. Tiredness or pain in the eyes, sometimes accompanied by headache, caused by excessive or improper use of the eyes, or by uncorrected defects of vision. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: eyewash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + wash. Compare typologically Russian глаз замы́лился (glaz zamýlilsja) (akin to мы́ло (mýlo), мыть (mytʹ)). 1. The washing out of the eyes with copious solution (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants; the washing solution itself. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually Example: an eyewash station on every floor of the building Example: a bottle of eyewash 2. A soothing medicated lotion for the eyes. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually 3. Camouflage; disguise; false front; pretense; nonsense. Labels: figuratively, slang, uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonyms: whitewash, window dressing Example: They argued over the menu. The fish was described as being 'Made From Flaky Tender Boneless Filets and the chicken as 'Delicious French Fried to a Golden Brown, Served Disjointed'. 'Eyewash,' said Bond, and they finally ordered scrambled eggs and bacon and sausages, a salad, and some of the domestic Camembert that is one of the most welcome surprises on American menus.
Word: eyewash Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From eye + wash. Compare typologically Russian глаз замы́лился (glaz zamýlilsja) (akin to мы́ло (mýlo), мыть (mytʹ)). 1. To fool with nonsense or flattery. 2. To keep information secret by sending false information to many people in one's own organization, and correct information to a select few. Example: But others said that eyewashing was a standard security practice that had been in existence for decades.
Word: eyebath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Germanic *augô Proto-West Germanic *augā Old English ēage Middle English eye English eye Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath English eyebath From eye + bath. 1. A cup-shaped vessel used to apply eyewash.
Word: eyecup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + cup. 1. An eyebath. Labels: US 2. Raccoon eyes. 3. A shield surrounding the eyepiece of a camera. 4. Alternative form of eye-cup or kylix. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ninnyhammer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently from ninny (although attested slightly later) + -hammer, of unknown origin; perhaps compare earlier hammer-headed. 1. A foolish person; a simpleton. Example: 1608, A Yorkshire Tragedy, dubiously claimed to be by William Shakespeare Why, the more fool she; aye, the more ninny hammer she. Example: "You silly, awkward, ill-bred country sow," quoth one, "have you no more manners than to rail at Hocus that has saved that clod-pated numskulled ninny-hammer of yours from ruin, and all his family?
Word: flooded Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈflʌdɪd/ 1. Filled with water from rain or rivers. 2. Filled with too much fluid. 3. Overwhelmed with too much of something. Labels: broadly Example: Our phones were flooded with calls after the controversial broadcast.
Word: flooded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈflʌdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of flood Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: guaranteed Part of Speech: adj 1. Made certain; promised. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some call it soul fire (soul fire) / I call it love's desire / Come on up, I'm gonna take you higher / I'm gonna give you warmth, guaranteed to inspire
Word: guaranteed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of guarantee Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nominating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of nominate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: frames Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɹeɪmz/ 1. plural of frame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frames Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɹeɪmz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of frame Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dead in the water Part of Speech: adj 1. Stationary with respect to the current, having no means of propulsion. Labels: literally, not-comparable Example: Unaware of her compatriots' fate, Aaron Ward found herself staring down the gun barrels of Kirishima, a fight that did not end well for the destroyer, which was soon dead in the water. 2. Doomed; unable to succeed. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: I'm afraid we have to inform the Prime Minister that Operation Undertow is dead in the water. Example: Each case I handle convinces me further that marriage is dead in the water.
Word: feel for Part of Speech: verb 1. To experience sympathy for, to sympathise with. Labels: idiomatic Example: I feel for him: he’s lost two family members in two months. 2. To search for something by touching (as with one’s hand in a bag). Labels: idiomatic Example: He felt for his purse. Example: Harry felt for his purse in his left-hand trousers pocket, but it was not there. He then tried his right-hand trousers pocket, but it was not there. He then tested the left hand pocket of his vest, but it was not there. He then explored the right-hand pocket of his vest, but it was not there. He then darted a hand into each of the pockets of his shooting-jacket, but it was not there.
Word: campaigning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English campaign Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English campaigning From campaign + -ing. 1. gerund of campaign: the act of taking part in a campaign. Labels: form-of, gerund Example: He has had crosses and losses; terrible campaignings against the Turk, in old times; and always such a stock of quarrels, at home, as must have been still worse to bear. Example: And even though their numbers have been halved—that’s the unofficial tally given in one of the strategy sessions—everyone from Sansa to Daenerys to Varys is wondering who is going to rule over which pile of smoking ruins. That’s when the campaigning begins, much to Jon and Dany’s chagrin.
Word: campaigning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English campaign Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English campaigning From campaign + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of campaign Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: get even Part of Speech: verb 1. To inflict trouble or harm on another in return, typically the same as that inflicted on oneself. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: But I warn you, Anita, we're through. I'm through with all of you! I'll get even. Just wait! You'll be sorry! You fools! You...YOU IDIOTS! Example: Pinkerton man, murdering bastard / I’m gonna get even, get even with you
Word: feeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of feed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feeds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of feed Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: His Royal Highness Part of Speech: pron 1. A title given to certain male members of a royal family, abbreviated HRH. Example: Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
Word: HRH Part of Speech: pron 1. Initialism of His Royal Highness, a royal style for a prince in various contexts (e.g., various countries, nonfiction, fiction). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Her Royal Highness, the coordinate style for a princess. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HM Part of Speech: pron Etymology: (Pokémon): Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ひでんマシン (Hiden Mashin, “Secret Machine”). 1. Initialism of His Majesty (the title of a king). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties Example: Near-synonyms: HRM, His Royal Majesty 2. Initialism of Her Majesty (the title of a queen). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties Example: Near-synonyms: HRM, Her Royal Majesty
Word: HM Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (Pokémon): Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ひでんマシン (Hiden Mashin, “Secret Machine”). 1. Initialism of Home Minister. Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of hospital corpsman. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of 3. Initialism of heavy metal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: When girls appropriate a male-dominated form like HM, can they discard its sexist content without replacing it with something else? 4. Initialism of hidden machine Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: For any obstacle in the way, HMs such as Cut and Strength must be taught to one of the six Pokémon in the trainer's party. […] Relicanth is a relatively unsurprising inclusion. It fulfills the ideal requirements for an HM mule in that it can learn four HMs: Surf, Waterfall, Dive, and Rock Smash. That last one is what edges it out over other Water-types such as Luvdisc.
Word: HM Part of Speech: name Etymology: (Pokémon): Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ひでんマシン (Hiden Mashin, “Secret Machine”). 1. Initialism of Hindley-Milner. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Hannah Montana, an American teen sitcom that aired from 2006 to 2011. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: She [Millie Bobby Brown] then demonstrated how she eventually started slipping in and out of an American accent as a by-product of her HM marathons (and fair warning, it’s so seamless that it’s a little jarring).
Word: in no time Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Very soon. Labels: idiomatic Example: Just give me a ring and I'll be over in no time. 2. Very quickly. Labels: idiomatic Example: My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price. Example: Neil Lennon and his players have, in no time at all, roared back from trailing Rangers by 15 points in November to ending the year two points clear.
Word: in no time Part of Speech: adv Labels: no-gloss
Word: mandrel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mandrin, probably from Vulgar Latin *mamphurinum, from Latin mamphur (“a bow drill”), ultimately from Oscan or Ancient Greek μαννοφόρον (mannophóron, “wearing a collar”), from μανά (maná, “collar”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”); first element cognate with Latin monile (“collar”). Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.dɹəl/ 1. A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it. Example: The coil springs were manufactured by winding the heated steel strip direct out of the furnace on to a mandrel of the requisite size. 2. A tool or component of a tool that guides, grips or clamps something, such as a workpiece to be machined, a machining tool or a part while it is moved. Example: This socket forms the starting point of the piercing operation, enabling the mandrel to center itself on the work. Example: When inserted into the staple, the outside of the mandrel should fit the inside of the staple exactly.
Word: mandrel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French mandrin, probably from Vulgar Latin *mamphurinum, from Latin mamphur (“a bow drill”), ultimately from Oscan or Ancient Greek μαννοφόρον (mannophóron, “wearing a collar”), from μανά (maná, “collar”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”); first element cognate with Latin monile (“collar”). Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.dɹəl/ 1. To shape with a mandrel. Labels: transitive
Word: jump ship Part of Speech: verb 1. To depart from a ship, especially without permission. Example: As soon as the battleship docked in Singapore, Roger jumped ship, never to return. 2. To leave something, especially suddenly or rapidly. Labels: figuratively Example: I couldn't hack it as a teacher, so I jumped ship and flew back to Australia. Example: The few stalwarts praising the prime minister’s non-remorse today will be of small comfort to him, given their ranks include Ann Widdecombe and Patrick O’Flynn of the Express, while another of their ilk, the Telegraph’s Allison Pearson, has jumped ship altogether.
Word: role-playing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of roleplaying. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: role-playing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of role-play Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: updates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of update Labels: form-of, plural
Word: updates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of update Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: know the score Part of Speech: verb 1. To be aware of a situation, especially of the consequences of misconduct. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: I've seen it before / I know the score / You're trying to be wild and carefree / You really can't take it no more Example: Our love wasn't perfect I know, I think you know the score / When you say you love me, oh boy, I can't ask for more
Word: role-play Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of roleplay. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: role-play Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of roleplay. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Her Royal Highness Part of Speech: pron 1. A title given to certain female members of a royal family, abbreviated HRH. Example: Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Victoria.
Word: money doesn't grow on trees Part of Speech: proverb 1. Wealth cannot be obtained without some effort; hence currency is not always available for a prospective purchase. Example: Perhaps it was a Scotsman who, in response to an idea for lavish expenditure, first said "Money doesn't grow on trees". Example: Today's money worries certainly should make it easier for parents to teach their children that money doesn't grow on trees.
Word: needless to say Part of Speech: adv 1. Clearly, obviously. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Having won the championship, he is, needless to say, a very happy man. Example: Some time ago I was on the footplate of an engine fresh from the shops after overhaul, and the combined efforts of driver and fireman were needed to open and close the regulator. Needless to say, the men were not in a very happy frame of mind."
Word: Your Honour Part of Speech: pron 1. A title used to address a judge or magistrate in court. Labels: Commonwealth 2. A title used to address a provincial lieutenant-governor. Labels: Canada
Word: karting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kart + -ing. 1. An open-wheeled motorsport that uses small vehicles called karts or go-karts. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mr President Part of Speech: noun 1. British standard form of Mr. President. Labels: British, alt-of, standard Example: But, speechifying disappointments aside, I didn't have long to wait for my inaugural kicks, which came in the near-perfect (but not quite-perfectly stage-managed) interactions between the outgoing and incoming Mr Presidents.
Word: by-and-by Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of by and by. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: bypath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English bypath; by surface analysis, by + path. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪˌpɑːθ/, /ˈbaɪˌpæθ/ 1. An unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway. Example: Having gone to Chiang Chou from Chü-wo by the northern route through Hou-ma, we returned over a bypath through mountains in the south which has been gradually elevated from the Fêng River valley by loess deposit. Example: During these days, the boy rode Sir Mortimer abroad in many directions until he knew every bypath within a radius of fifty miles of Torn. Sometimes the old man accompanied him, but more often he rode alone.
Word: byroad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + road. 1. A road less frequented than a highway; a byway.
Word: byword Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English byword, byworde (“proverb”), from Old English bīword, bīwyrd, bīwyrde (“proverb, household word", also "adverb”), from Proto-West Germanic *bīwurdī, equivalent to by- + word. Compare Latin proverbium, which byword may possibly be a translation of. Cognate with Old High German pīwurti (“proverb”). Compare also Old English bīspel (“proverb, example”), bīcwide (“byword, proverb, tale, fable”), Dutch bijwoord (“adverb”). Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪ.wə(ɹ)d/, /ˈbaɪ.wɚd/ 1. A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase. 2. A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group. 3. Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits. Example: Illustrious unfortunates attract a wider sympathy, not because their griefs are more intense, but because, being set on lofty pedestals, they the better serve mankind as instances and bywords of calamity. 4. An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision. Example: He hath made me also a byword of the people […] Example: "I know you and Harry are inseparable. Surely for that reason, if for none other, you should not have made his sister's name a by-word." 5. A nickname or epithet.
Word: anionic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ῐ̓όν (ĭón) Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón)lbor. English anion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anionic From anion + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌæ.naɪˈɑ.nɪk/, /ˌæ.niˈɑ.nɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to an anion. Example: Based on their acid dissociation constants (pKa), seleneous^([sic]) acid (H2SeO3) and selenic acid (H2SeO4) are anionic under common environmental conditions [48], e.g., as selenite (SeO32−) and selenate (SeO42−). Example: Inspection of CD data reveals that, similar to previously reported data for megainin^([sic]) peptides [ 33 ], preference of α-helical conformation of TM2 and TM3 segments are different in anionic (SDS) and zwitterionic (DPC) media, reflecting the importance of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions between the peptides and micelles.
Word: anionic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ῐ̓όν (ĭón) Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón)lbor. English anion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anionic From anion + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌæ.naɪˈɑ.nɪk/, /ˌæ.niˈɑ.nɪk/ 1. an anionic detergent Labels: informal
Word: quadrennium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin quadrennium, from Latin quadriennium, from quadriennis (“4-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). Pronunciation: /kwɑˈdrɛniəm/, /kwɒˈdrɛnɪəm/, /kwəˈdrɛnɪəm/ 1. A period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars.
Word: quaintness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quaint 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 quaintness From quaint + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈkweɪntnəs/ 1. Cunning; craftiness. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. Skill, artfulness. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. Primness, fastidiousness, preciousness. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: As for good Terence, I allow the quaintnesse [translating mignardise] and grace of his Latine tongue, and judge him wonderfull conceited and apt[…]. 4. The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quaky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quake + -y. 1. Inclined to quake; tremulous.
Word: quaky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quaking aspen. 1. Synonym of quaking aspen (“Populus tremuloides”).
Word: qualitatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English qualitative Middle English -ly English -ly English qualitatively From qualitative + -ly. 1. In a qualitative manner. 2. With respect to quality rather than quantity. Example: You may recall that I made a qualitative post about our level 100 talents a little more than a month ago. Now let’s look at them qualitatively. Example: Russia “will perceive launches of long-range missiles guided by US military experts as a qualitatively new phase of war by the West,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a news conference at the summit, according to Russian state media TASS.
Word: qualmish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English qualm Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English qualmish From qualm + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɑːmɪʃ/ 1. Affected with qualms; queasy, nauseous. Example: I am plaguy qualmiſh this morning, vve drunk ſvvingingly laſt night, vvhat did vve do? tell me the Hiſtory. Example: I awoke rather qualmish, but, dressing and going upon deck, the sharp air recovered me.
Word: desnudas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desnuda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: desnuda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish desnuda, the feminine singular of desnudo (“naked, nude, undressed”), ultimately from Latin nūdus (“naked, nude, undressed”) and Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“bare, naked”). Pronunciation: /dɛsˈnuːdɑ/, /dɛsˈnudɑ/ 1. A topless female street performer covered in body paint who poses for photographs in exchange for tips in the pedestrian plaza of New York City's Times Square. Labels: US Example: She shielded her nipples until they were cloaked with brush strokes[.] […] This was part of Ms. Ovalles’s daily routine as a desnuda, a Spanish word meaning naked that has been embraced by the women who strut around the Times Square pedestrian plaza topless and covered in body paint to pose for photos in exchange for tips. Example: Muslims, and a number of Americans alike, would be alarmed with some of the street performers found in New York's Times Square, especially the daily routine of desnudas.
Word: quantification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Scottish philosopher Sir William Hamilton: "quantification of the predicate". Pronunciation: /ˌkwɒn.tɪˌfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌkwɑn.təˌfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌkwɑn.ɾəˌfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən], /ˌkwɔn.təˌfɪˈkæɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of quantifying. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The expression of an economic activity in monetary units. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A limitation that is imposed on the variables of a proposition. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aeromechanics 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- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusbor. English mechanics English aeromechanics From aero- + mechanics. 1. The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics Labels: uncountable
Word: aeromechanics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aeromechanic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quantifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quantify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quantitatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quantitative Middle English -ly English -ly English quantitatively From quantitative + -ly. 1. In a quantitative manner. Example: These models have been useful to quantitatively understand the processes leading to the tectonic defeat of antecedent rivers [76 ], [77 ] and the formation of intramountain basins [60 ]. Example: Immunohistochemistry was performed to quantitatively evaluate tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL), osteoprotegerin (OPG), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX-2) expression in serial sections of each hemimaxilla. 2. With respect to quantity rather than quality.
Word: quarrelsomeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quarrelsome 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 quarrelsomeness From quarrelsome + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒɹəlsm̩nəs/ 1. The quality of being quarrelsome; an argumentative nature. Labels: uncountable Example: Perhaps this excitement had begun much earlier, as I reflected afterwards when I recalled snatches of talk, and at the same time the increased quarrelsomeness of the convicts and the moroseness and peculiar irritability that had been conspicuous in them of late. I had put it down to the hard work, the long wearisome summer days, the unconscious dreams of the forest, and of freedom and the brief nights, in which it was difficult to get enough sleep.
Word: quavery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quaver + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkweɪvəɹi/ 1. Apt to quaver; shaky, trembling. Example: In the middle of the square a fountain poured a quavery thread of shining water into its stone font.
Word: queerness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English queer 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 queerness From queer + -ness. 1. The quality of being queer or odd. Labels: uncountable 2. Something queer; an oddity. Labels: countable 3. Homosexuality. Labels: offensive, possibly, uncountable 4. The quality of being queer, in the sense of not conforming to sexual or gender norms. Labels: uncountable Example: My queerness and my addiction to alcohol flourished in a tiny bar tucked in San Francisco’s Castro district.
Word: querulously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English querulous Middle English -ly English -ly English querulously From querulous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɛɹ.ʊ.ləs.li/, /ˈkwɛɹ.jʊ.ləs.li/, /ˈkwɛɹ.jə.ləs.li/ 1. With grumbling, complaining, or whining. Example: It was his last demonstration for that time; as, after shedding some more tears and querulously complaining that he couldn't breathe, he slowly fell into a slumber. Example: "There are no crimes and no criminals in these days," he said, querulously. "What is the use of having brains in our profession. I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous.[…]"
Word: questionably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English questionable Middle English -ly English -ly English questionably From questionable + -ly. 1. in a questionable manner
Word: questioningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English questioning Middle English -ly English -ly English questioningly From questioning + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənɪŋli/ 1. In a questioning manner. Example: The clumping of hobnailed boots on the gravel outside proclaimed the approach of Manning. John looked questioningly at Poirot. The latter nodded. Example: ‘Stephen?’ she called questioningly.
Word: quick-wittedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quick-witted Middle English -ly English -ly English quick-wittedly From quick-witted + -ly. 1. In a quick-witted manner.
Word: quick-froze Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of quick-frozen. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: despacho Part of Speech: noun 1. A Peruvian sacred shamanic offering.
Word: mortgager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mortgage + -er. 1. One who uses property they own as security for a loan: the borrower in a mortgage agreement.
Word: mortgagers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mortgager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: necking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of neck Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: necking Part of Speech: noun 1. A behavior among male giraffes where they hold combat for social dominance using their necks as weapons. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Necking helps young male giraffes test which one has a stronger neck. 2. A neckmould. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Chugging beer. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: For Lent, he gave up necking and cigarettes. 4. Making out; kissing profusely, especially on the neck. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: However one of the girls in answer to our questions explained that at the end of the ceremony the men and women participants are quite free to pair off for what she called “necking”.
Word: necked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neck + -ed. Pronunciation: /nɛkt/ 1. Having some specific type of neck or neckline. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable 2. Cracked. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: necked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From neck + -ed. Pronunciation: /nɛkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of neck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: destine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English destinen, from Old French destiner. Doublet of destinate. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛstɪn/ 1. To preordain. 2. To assign something (especially finance) for a particular use. 3. To attribute a particular destination.
Word: destines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of destine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: netherworld Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nether- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world English netherworld From nether- (“beneath, lower”) + world. 1. The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth. Example: In some religions, one's soul departs to a netherworld, instead of the heavens. Example: As Inanna prepares to descend she fastens the seven divine laws to her side, and as she walks toward the netherworld she speaks to her vizier, Ninshubur. 2. The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not. Example: While I was astrally projecting, I felt my soul pass through many insubstantial netherworlds. 3. Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell. Example: The missionary was motivated by a sincere desire to rescue souls from eternal torment in the netherworld. 4. A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime. Labels: broadly Example: Richard had been initiated into the netherworld of dog racing by his father, and knew all the popular greyhound performance-enhancing drugs. Example: Flicks is a large bar which has been in some conflict since it opened […] The nature of that conflict has been characterized as gay-straight, by the bar managers; as crazies-sane, by some residents; as predators-prey, by some bar patrons; and as "netherworld"-respectable, by some bureaucrats.
Word: netherworlds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of netherworld Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nether world Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of netherworld. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nether worlds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nether world (alternative spelling of netherworlds). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: detentes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of detente Labels: form-of, plural
Word: devoré Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French dévoré, past participle of dévorer (“to devour”). 1. A fabric technique particularly used on velvets, where a mixed-fibre material undergoes a chemical process to dissolve the cellulose fibres to create a semi-transparent pattern against more solidly woven fabric. Labels: uncountable Example: Boiling, felting or printing using devoré techniques is employed to alter the handle or appearance of the cloth. Example: For instance, she is combining cotton cheesecloth and polyester chiffon to make cloqué jackets or using devoré to distress linen/silk to produce a “shaggy” layer bonded to gauze.
Word: devore Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic form of devour. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: I said that the astrologer should not be eaten by dogs. He was eaten — I saw the carnivorous animals devoring him […]
Word: devores Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of devore Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: off the record Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Not for publication. Example: RAIL spoke to many people in the course of our investigation - all off-the-record^([sic]), as no one wished to be quoted. 2. Unofficial.
Word: dicta Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɪk.tə/ 1. plural of dictum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counter-trial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English trial English counter-trial From counter- + trial. 1. A staged trial, running in parallel with a real one that is thought to be politically motivated or otherwise rigged, in which the truth can be made public.
Word: dilates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dilate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: diluvia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diluvium Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of diluvion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disciplines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of discipline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disciplines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of discipline Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: myxo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek μῠ́ξᾰ (mŭ́xă, “mucus”). By surface analysis, myx- + -o-. 1. mucus. Labels: morpheme
Word: dispenses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dispense Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disperses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disperse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: distad Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From disto- + -ad. 1. Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.
Word: museophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Greek mouseîon (seat of the Muses), μουσείον, museum, + -phile. 1. One who loves museums. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:museophile.
Word: doblas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dobla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dobla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish dobla. 1. A historical gold coin used in the Iberian peninsula between the 11th and 16th centuries. Labels: historical Example: “Prithee, Pepe,” commenced the soldier, “how many hundred doblas a year do they pay, in that service of thine, and how often do they renew that fine leathern doublet?”
Word: museophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of museophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: domes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dominas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of domina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: domine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dominus. Doublet of dom, dominie, dominus, and don. 1. Lord; master. 2. A clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson. 3. A West Indian fish (Epinnula magistralis), of the family Trichiuridae.
Word: domines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of domine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dorad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French dorade. 1. The sea bream. Labels: obsolete
Word: dora Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ドラ (dora), a clipping of Japanese ドラゴン (doragon), from English dragon. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːɹə/ 1. Tiles that provide bonus score multiplier points (飜 (han)) in a winning hand, indicated by one or multiple face-up tiles in the dead wall. Labels: Japanese
Word: museography Part of Speech: noun 1. The description of museum collections. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dotes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dəʊts/, /doʊts/ 1. plural of dote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dotes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dəʊts/, /doʊts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dote Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dotara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali দোতারা (dōtara) and Assamese দোতাৰা (dütara), from Persian دوتار (do târ) with the Bengali-Assamese suffix -আ (-a, “having, -ed”). 1. A stringed instrument from Bengal resembling the mandolin.
Word: dotaras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dotara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duchas Part of Speech: noun 1. An inheritance. Labels: Ireland, Scotland Example: The old house of Wester Leys still stands, but a wreck, and the only marks which denote that it was once the duchas of a gentleman are a few ornamental trees around what must have been at the time the garden
Word: duchen Part of Speech: verb 1. To administer the Priestly Blessing. Example: In a lengthy essay R. Gaguine explains why in London the Sephardim duchen on the festivals and High Holy Days only and in Amsterdam and Morocco Birkat Kohanim takes place on Shabbat as well as on festivals and High Holy Days.
Word: duras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dura Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pretentiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pretentious 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 pretentiousness From pretentious + -ness. 1. The quality of being pretentious. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: affectation, affectedness, false pretense, pretending Example: Possibly her sheer pretentiousness, or that she knew everything about everything, or maybe because she treated her reporters like underoxygenated platypies.
Word: quint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * From Middle French quint, from Latin quīntus. Doublet of quintus. * (firefighting vehicle): In reference to its five functions: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders. Pronunciation: /kwɪnt/, [kʰw̥ɪnt], /kwɛ̃/ 1. An interval of one fifth. 2. The E string of a violin. 3. In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker. Example: The discard was, in fact, an experiment in bluff. Carrados might have held a quint and fourteen kings for all the opposing hand disclosed. 4. a quin or quintuplet. Labels: US, informal Example: Two days after Mrs. Shirley Ann Lawson's four girls and one boy were delivered in New Zealand, another set of quints was born to Mrs. Karin Olsen in Falun, Sweden. 5. A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire. 6. quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.
Word: quipster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quip Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English quipster From quip + -ster. 1. a person who makes quips; a joker
Word: poppies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poppie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of poppy Labels: form-of, plural Example: On the top Balcony is Esperanza just down from the mountains since her husband and all her brothers are in prison for growing opium poppies.
Word: quittance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English quytaunce, from Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪtəns/ 1. A release or acquittal. 2. A discharge from a debt or obligation; a document that shows this discharge. Example: I marvel why I answer’d not again; But that’s all one: omittance is no quittance. 3. Recompense; return; repayment. Labels: obsolete Example: Qu[een]. Ah Mortimer! now breaks the kings hate forth, And he confesseth that he loues me not. Mor[timer] iu[nior]. Crie quittance Madam then, & loue not him. Example: […] Plutus, the god of gold, Is but his steward: no meed but he repays Sevenfold above itself; no gift to him But breeds the giver a return exceeding All use of quittance.
Word: quittance Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English quytaunce, from Old French quitance (modern French quittance), from Latin quietantia. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪtəns/ 1. To acquit; to repay. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: quivery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quiver + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪvəɹi/ 1. quivering; aquiver
Word: quizzer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quiz + -er. 1. A person who quizzes or asks questions. 2. A person who takes part in a quiz. Example: The Chasers were Trine Aalborg who, like Jenny Ryan, started out writing questions for quiz shows before appearing on them, professional quizmaster Jan Arild Breistein, who sadly passed away in 2019, and Thomas Kolasaeter, who claims modestly to be Norway's best quizzer! 3. One who chaffs or mocks. Labels: dated Example: Meanwhile, the whirl of gaiety, the noise of merriment, was still going on around them. Frances was the ringleader of the quizzers of Lady Susan, and her ladyship evidently liked being quizzed, so that Frances did not think mercy necessary.
Word: vetoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of veto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vetoes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of veto Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quoit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English coyte (“flat stone”), from Old French coite, from Latin culcita. Doublet of quilt. Pronunciation: /kɔɪt/, /kwɔɪt/, /kweɪt/ 1. A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits. Example: He heard then a warm heavy sigh, softer, as she turned over and the loose brass quoits of the bedstead jingled. Must get those settled really. 2. A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits. 3. The flat stone covering a cromlech. Example: This quoit was brought from a karn about a furlong distance, near which is another cromlech, not so large. 4. An ancient burial mound, synonymous with dolmen. 5. The discus used in ancient sports.