nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: revelate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Latin revēlātus, perfect passive participle of revēlō. By surface analysis this English verb can be interpreted as a back-formation from such words as revelation, revelator, and revelatory. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛvəleɪt/ 1. To reveal. Labels: obsolete Example: the trueth may revelate Example: The bysshoppes were not bounde to betraye theyr prynces nor to revelate theyr councelles to the Pope.
Word: motor unit Part of Speech: noun 1. A neuron with its associated muscle fibres.
Word: cellar door Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English celer door, celer dore. By surface analysis, cellar + door. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛlə ˈdɔː/, /ˌsɛləɹ ˈdɔɹ/ 1. A door leading to a cellar. Example: The cellar-door flew open with a booming sound, and then he heard the noise much louder, on the floors below; then coming up the stairs; then coming straight towards the door. 2. The part of a winery from which wine may be sampled or purchased. Labels: broadly, metonymically Example: The 1996 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc I tasted at the cellar door was a very stylish polished wine with lifted aromatic jasmine and passionfruit aromas leaping out of the glass. Example: I rushed back armed with a bottle of 1976 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rose that I had bought from the cellar door in Reims, ready to celebrate her marriage to George.
Word: rutiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rutile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rutilate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin rutilō (“to redden; to glow, to shine”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːtɪleɪt/ 1. To shine; to emit rays of light. Labels: obsolete Example: concentrated and rutilating nitrous acid
Word: TLI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of trans-lunar injection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of trypsin-like immunoreactivity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of theoretical lethality index. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: In 1964, Dupuy developed the “Theoretical Lethality Index” (TLI), which calculated the lethal capacity of weapons across time. The TLI table showed how many persons a soldier with a weapon could theoretically kill in one hour.
Word: GTO Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of geostationary transfer orbit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. From Italian Abbreviation of Gran Turismo Omologato "Grand Tourer, Homologated", used in some sports car names (see granturismo). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Initialism of Game Theory Optimal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of gate turn-off. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: King's shilling Part of Speech: noun 1. A shilling accepted by new recruits when agreeing to or tricked into enlisting into the British army or navy during the 18th and 19th centuries. Labels: UK, historical Example: I have taken the King's shilling, but perhaps if you came for me they would let me go back with you. I was a fool when I did it. I don't want to be in the army. 2. The benefits and rewards of military service. Labels: figuratively
Word: LLO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of low lunar orbit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of laser lift-off. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: scabellum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin scabellum. 1. A kind of percussion instrument played by the foot, used in dramatic performances. Labels: historical
Word: scabella Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scabellum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intervallic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intervall(um) + -ic. Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈvælɪk/, /ˌɪntɚˈvælɪk/ 1. Of, or pertaining to, intervals. Example: The two Integrations of 1967 are the most intervallic of the selections here, emphasizing minor ninths and “minor” fifths (13 quarter tones), and, in the second Integration, setting up simultaneous “rotations” of descending and ascending “minor” fifths.
Word: scandalizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scandalize + -er. 1. One who scandalizes. Example: ...and, happily, Lady Anne was incapable of fulfilling her own purpose, and of displaying herself, at once, as the scandalizer of the order she was proud of, and the mother who could injure and disgrace so admirable a family of daughters.
Word: segregator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From segregate + -or. 1. One who segregates. 2. A device for collecting separate samples of urine from the two kidneys.
Word: sempiternum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sempiternum. 1. A durable twilled woollen material. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: social trading Part of Speech: noun 1. Shared or interactive trade in financial goods and services, through primarily online means. Labels: uncountable 2. Online financial trading conducted by means of a social network. Labels: uncountable
Word: jack mackerel Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various edible fish, especially of genus Trachurus, but also genera Caranx, Acanthocybium, and Euthynnus.
Word: spinae Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈspaɪˌni/ 1. plural of spina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suffocator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From suffocate + -or. 1. One who suffocates someone.
Word: superseminate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From super- + seminate. Pronunciation: /ˌsuːpə(ɹ)ˈsɛmɪneɪt/ 1. To sow over something previously sown. Labels: obsolete Example: Would to God that that Charity which is diffused in us by the spirit, would suffocate these superseminated tares of contentions... Example: While there is corruption in our nature,—narrowness in our faculties,—sleepiness in our eyes,—difficulty in our profession,—cunning in our enemies, δυσνόητα, 'hard things in the scriptures,'—and an envious man to superseminate; there will still be τί ἑτέρως φρονοῦντες, 'men that will be differently minded.'
Word: tibicen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin tībīcen (“piper, flautist”). Pronunciation: /tɪˈbaɪsɪn/ 1. A flute-player; a piper, flautist. Labels: rare Example: When the Lacedaemonians went to battle a Tibicen played soft and soothing music to temper their courage. Example: But this man’s words are spirit itself, and burn their niche in Time, to last as long as that will. Take two of them: “Soldiers, forty centuries look down upon you!” and again, “Behold the sun of Austerlitz!” When you speak, speak thus to men; such words are deeds; and come not as from one who beateth the air to the pitchpipe of the tibicen Ciceronical, but as the bullet to its butt; speak swordpoints, that press between the joints and marrow.
Word: tibicines Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin tībīcinēs, the nominative plural form of tībīcen, whence tibicen. Pronunciation: /tɪˈbaɪsɪniːz/ 1. plural of tibicen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: torcular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin torcular. 1. A tourniquet. Labels: archaic
Word: heaf Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted; a heft. Labels: Northern-England
Word: heaf Part of Speech: verb 1. (of farm animals, especially a flock of sheep) To become accustomed to and attached to an area of mountain pasture, seldom straying from it. Labels: Northern-England
Word: ī Part of Speech: symbol 1. A dictionary transcription for the PRICE vowel
Word: ū Part of Speech: symbol 1. A dictionary transcription for the USE vowel; also an orthographic ⟨u⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as having that value, as in the word "tune". 2. A dictionary transcription for the GOOSE vowel
Word: reigle Part of Speech: verb 1. To regulate; to govern. Labels: obsolete
Word: reigle Part of Speech: noun 1. A hollow cut or channel for guiding anything. Example: In one of the corners next the sea, standeth a flood-gate, to bee drawne vp and let downe through reigles in the side postes
Word: scoopula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of scoop + spatula. 1. A curved spatula used as a scoop in chemistry laboratories.
Word: bodachs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bodach Labels: form-of, plural
Word: benner Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of ben: more ben Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: fankles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fankle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fankles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fankle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feys Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fey Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: L3 Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Lagrange point 3, located 180 degrees away from the smaller object and slightly outside the smaller object's orbit around the larger object. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: L3 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Level 3. 1. Short for third level in various contexts Labels: uncountable 2. Short for third level in various contexts Labels: uncountable Example: an L3 switch
Word: L4 Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Lagrange point 4, located 60 degrees ahead of the smaller object along its orbit around the larger object. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Lagrange point Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Joseph Louis Lagrange, who discovered the points L₄ and L₅, building on earlier work by Leonhard Euler, and in 1772 published an essay on the three-body problem. 1. A point in an orbital configuration of a two-body system where a small object affected only by gravity can theoretically be stationary relative to the two larger objects. Example: Mathematically, the Lagrange points represent solutions to a restricted form of the three body problem in which the mass of one object is assumed negligible compared to that of the two principal bodies—as, for example, an artificial satellite and the Earth–Moon system. Example: Lagrange points are significant for lunar development in that raw materials, such as near-Earth objects (NEOs) can be safely stored at L-4 and L-5 prior to mining and processing.
Word: L5 Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Lagrange point 5, located 60 degrees behind the smaller object along its orbit around the larger object. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Clarke orbit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arthur C. Clarke, who first proposed placing communications satellites in such an orbit. 1. geostationary orbit 2. stationary orbit (an orbit around any body)
Word: house-proud Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From house + proud. 1. Proud of one's house, its furnishings, or its upkeep.
Word: house proud Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of house-proud. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mesopsammic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meso- + psammic. Pronunciation: /ˌmiːsəʊˈsamɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the interstitial spaces of marine sand. Labels: rare Example: Therefore, the researches carried out by Prof. Vezio Cottarelli (Viterbo) in the mesopsammic marine environment of Mindoro Island and by Dr Mauro Daccordi (Verona) in the phreatic fresh water of Palawan Island, are quite interesting in this regard. Example: As is the case with mesopsammic representatives of other major taxa, interstitial nemertines constitute a unique biological grouping recognizable by specializations that are characteristic of mesopsammon (see Swedmark, 1964, for review of the nature of interstitial organisms).
Word: misbirth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, from Old English misbyrd (“abortion”), from Proto-Germanic *missa- (“mis-”) +*burdiz, *burþiz (“birth, carriage”). Equivalent to mis- + birth. Cognate with Dutch misgeboorte (“miscarriage”), German Missgeburt (“abortion”). Compare also misbreyde. 1. An abortion.
Word: misbirths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misbirth. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hereditable Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of being inherited. Example: Any Protestant who became a Catholic forfeited his whole hereditable estate to the nearest Protestant heir.
Word: artificials Part of Speech: noun 1. Things that are artificial. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I’ve sold small wares in the streets, and artificials (artificial flowers), and lace, and penny dolls, and penny boxes (of toys).
Word: chills out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chill out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chilling out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chill out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chilled out Part of Speech: adj 1. Relaxed; not stressed or tense. Labels: informal
Word: chilled out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chill out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: heaven tree Part of Speech: noun 1. A mythical tree or vine which figures in some primitive beliefs as affording the means of ascent from underground regions to the surface, or from the surface to the sky. Forms of this myth are found in Malacca, Borneo, Celebes, New Zealand, and Polynesia. 2. Alternative form of tree of heaven. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cram school Part of Speech: noun 1. A specialized school that trains students to meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities. Example: Most of my classmates went to a cram school in order to get ready for the high school entrance exams that you take in the second half of ninth grade.
Word: cries for help Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cry for help Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cups of joe Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cup of joe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cram schools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cram school Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncurated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + curated. 1. Not curated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncurated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + curated. 1. Not curated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bikathon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bikeathon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bikathons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bikathon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bikeathon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bike + -athon. 1. A charity event in which participants cycle a long distance. Example: The organization welcomes women who wish to participate in the bikeathon as cyclists or drivers of support vehicles; they also need pledges of money for each mile the cyclists travel.
Word: bikeathons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bikeathon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsieved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + sieved. 1. Not having been sieved. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dunesands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dunesand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sprayproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spray + -proof. 1. Resistant to spray (as from the ocean).
Word: antihate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + hate. 1. Opposing or countering hate. Labels: not-comparable Example: antihate legislation
Word: antielite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + elite. 1. Opposing an elite or elitism. Example: Moreover , according to informants , this core of antielite opposition is not only limited but also often split. Example: Antielite conspiracism has deep roots in U.S. political culture.
Word: antielite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + elite. 1. One who is antielite; a proponent of antielitism. Example: When, in contrast, elites are only minimally attached to established economic and sociopolitical patterns or they are deeply divided over policy goals, some processes may atrophy (such as state services or economic productivity) and /or the system may become vulnerable to the ideological attacks of antielites who seek to displace the system altogether. Example: The model best known so far is the model of counterelites and antielites exercising pressure on their respective governments.
Word: antihierarchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + hierarchy. 1. Opposing a hierarchy or hierarchies in general.
Word: antihierarchical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + hierarchical. 1. Opposing a hierarchy or hierarchies in general.
Word: editings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛdɪtɪŋz/ 1. plural of editing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intervalic Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of intervallic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Daniels Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Daniel + -s. Pronunciation: /ˈdænjəlz/ 1. A surname transferred from the given name from the male given name Daniel. Example: Judge George Daniels on Wednesday said the worsening coronavirus pandemic provided more urgency. 2. A ghost town in Baltimore County and Howard County, Maryland, United States, named by the Daniels Company. 3. A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Daniel Johnson. 4. A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. 5. plural of Daniel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: one for all, all for one Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /wʌn fəɹɔːl ɔːl fə wʌn/ 1. Each individual should act for the benefit of the group, and the group should act for the benefit of each individual.
Word: Mareks Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Marek Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alabastrum Part of Speech: noun 1. An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil. 2. A flower bud
Word: alabastra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alabastron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alapa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of alap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: alapas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alapa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hedgepigs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hedgepig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: TDRS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: spyproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spy + -proof. 1. Safe from being overcome or compromised by spies. Example: The Kure Navy Yard was surrounded by a spyproof high fence, and the workers lived their whole lives inside the fence. Example: If a game does not have a saddle point, minimax strategies are not spyproof, and each player can outsmart the other...
Word: unsuggestive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + suggestive. 1. Not suggestive.
Word: uncoffined Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + coffined. 1. Not placed in a coffin. Labels: not-comparable Example: Their bones were buried uncoffined.
Word: circumstant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin circumstāns, present participle of circumstō. 1. Standing or placed around; surrounding. Labels: archaic Example: And then he will perceive the reason why light is darted from the body of the sun with that incredible celerity wherewith its beams fly to visit the remotest parts of the world, and how of necessity it gives motion to all circumstant bodies […]
Word: circumstant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin circumstāns, present participle of circumstō. 1. An adjunct.
Word: pythonism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Pytho + -n- + -ism. 1. The art of predicting events after the manner of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi; equivocal prophesying. Labels: uncountable
Word: ungendered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + gendered. 1. Without gender; not gendered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ungendered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ungender Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: genderqueers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genderqueer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yukon Time Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Yukon Standard Time. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: build upon Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪldʌpɑn/, /bɪldʌpɔn/ 1. Synonym of build on. Example: However, while reusing the existing alignment was considered, it was ultimately discounted for several reasons - not least because some sections have been built upon, particularly approaching Cambridge from the south, while the section through Bedford now forms part of a country park.
Word: bra burner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After protests against bras and other emblems of femininity in the 1960s; see Bra burning. 1. A strident feminist. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: bra burners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bra burner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: don't let the door hit you on the way out Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic
Word: builds upon Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of build upon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: buildouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buildout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foetal alcohol syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fetal alcohol syndrome. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: Kerouacian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kerouac + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌkɛrʊˈækiən/, /ˌkɛrəˈwækiən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Jean-Louis "Jack" Kerouac (1922-1969), American beat novelist and poet.
Word: build on Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪldɑn/, /bɪldɔn/ 1. To add additional elements or components to (a framework, a concept, a device, etc.) in order to extend it. Labels: transitive Example: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger knew victory was essential here to build on the foundations of last week's 5-1 demolition of Everton and also to keep up the pursuit of a place in the top four.
Word: double happiness Part of Speech: name 1. The Chinese ideogrammic compound 囍, often used as an ornamental symbol in Chinese celebrations.
Word: buildability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From build + -ability. 1. The quality of being buildable. Labels: uncountable 2. The project management technique of constructibility. Labels: uncountable
Word: constructability Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of constructibility. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ideogrammic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ideogram + -ic. 1. Being, or pertaining to, an ideogram.
Word: builds on Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of build on Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: builds up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of build up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: building up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of build up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: These tasks may be summarised as comprising the maintenance and improvement of railway services and facilities during a transitional period; the reorganising of systems of management and technical practices, so as to secure maximum efficiency and economy from the fusion of four major railway systems (using for these purposes all the resources and traditional skill of the former companies); and the building-up of a sense of common purpose and esprit de corps among a staff of more than 600,000 men and women.
Word: building on Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of build on Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: build into Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪldˈɪn.tuː/, /bɪldˈɪn.tu/, /bɪldˈɪn.tə/, /bɪldˈɪn.tʊ/ 1. to add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entity Labels: transitive
Word: built on Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of build on Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dekagrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dekagram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: build in Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪldˈɪn/ 1. to add components to a larger entity without interfering with the purpose or functionality of the larger entity Labels: transitive 2. to build something in the interior of an entity Labels: transitive
Word: build a fire under Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of light a fire under. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: prebuild Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pre- + build. Pronunciation: /pɹiːˈbɪld/ 1. To build ahead of time. Example: We need to prebuild these cabinets before the installers arrive.
Word: prebuild Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + build. Pronunciation: /pɹiːˈbɪld/ 1. Alternative form of pre-build. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Piet Part of Speech: name Etymology: After Piet Mondrian, Dutch painter. 1. An esoteric programming language whose programs are bitmaps that look like abstract art. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Piet. 2. A surname.
Word: descramblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of descrambler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: man of the hour Part of Speech: noun 1. A man who has recently caught the attention of, or is being admired or honoured by, a large number of people. Example: Man of the hour. Take a curtsy.
Word: cuspiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of cuspy: most cuspy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: winding sheets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of winding sheet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: complexant Part of Speech: noun 1. A substance that readily forms complexes with molecules or ions (of a specified kind).
Word: screw pile Part of Speech: noun 1. A steel pile having a wide helical blade attached towards the base to provide a large bearing area when fixed in the ground.
Word: cyclidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cyclide + -ic. 1. of or pertaining to a cyclide Labels: not-comparable
Word: some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you Part of Speech: proverb 1. One cannot always overcome a powerful adversary.
Word: isocapacitary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From iso- + capacitary. 1. Having the same capacity; applied to the problem of finding an extremum for an integral over a space of a specified capacity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: capacitary Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to capacity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: horocyclic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to a set of points that are all equidistant (keeping other coordinates constant) from some constant point. Labels: not-comparable Example: In two-dimensional Euclidean geometry using a polar coordinate system, horocyclic flow is either the circular convergence toward or away from a point or the rotational flow around a point. Example: Hence the regular polygon ABCD ... can either be a convex n-gon, a star n-gon, a horocylic apeirogon or a hypercyclic apeirogon.
Word: itacism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after iotacism, shifting the pronunciation of the name of letter η (eta) from /ɛːta/ to /ita/ in Greek. 1. Alternative form of iotacism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Hodges and Farstad, Introduction to The Majority Text At [Revelation] 2:25 the family reading is αχρις ου ανοιξω [until I open], instead of αχρις ου αν ηξω [until I come]. Not only is ανοιξω unintelligible here, but it is a transparent itacism οι for η.
Word: terper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From terpsichorean + -er (“the Variety -er”). 1. A dancer or singer in the entertainment industry. Labels: humorous Example: Gene Nelson, Warner Bros fleetfooted terper, is going to try going straight in more than one sense. In Don't Cry Baby he won't dance except to a theoretical piper Example: It's adieu for terper Cornelius Carter who will leave our shores in a fortnight to become assistant director of the dance program at Harvard University
Word: at cost Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. At the purchasing price; without any markup. Example: I will sell you the apples at cost. Example: It is no part of my purpose to make gain from this work. I had hoped to publish it in permanent form and distribute it among my friends as a present but it has grown to such proportions that that will not be practicable and I do hope that I maye be able to sell enough copies at about cost to materially assist in the publication.
Word: Trojan point Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from the term Trojan asteroid 1. the L4 and L5 Lagrange points of the Sun-Jupiter orbital configuration 2. by extension, any L4 and L5 Lagrange points
Word: Trojan asteroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from the names of the first three Trojan asteroids found (Achilles, Patroclus, Hektor) 1. an asteroid occupying the Trojan points of the Sun-Jupiter system 2. by extension, any asteroid occupying a Trojan point
Word: Trojan moon Part of Speech: noun 1. A pseudo-moon that occupies a Trojan point of a system.
Word: Trojan planet Part of Speech: noun 1. a planet that occupies a Trojan point of a star system
Word: Lagrangian point Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Lagrange point. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: groundly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English groundli, growndly, grundlich (“firm, solid; deep, profound; fundamental, radical; of a person: learned, well-grounded”) [and other forms], from ground (“surface of the earth on which one stands; earth, soil; burial site; field of battle, battleground; dry land; flat land; piece of land; region; country; the earth; lowest part, base, bottom; foundation; platform; basis for a doctrine, opinion, etc.; fundamental principle; source; background (of a painting, etc.)”) (from Old English grund (“ground; bottom, foundation; abyss”), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground; foundation”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to resound; to grumble, roar, thunder”)) + -li (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as ground + -ly (suffix forming adjectives), and is cognate with German gründlich (“careful, thorough; deep, profound”), Swedish grundlig (“thorough; in depth; profound; radical”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaʊndli/ 1. Firmly grounded; solid; of education: complete, thorough, well-grounded. Labels: archaic, rare Example: [A]fter. iiii. yeres was passyd, the sayd two bretherne [Lothair I and Louis the German], withoute defyaunce or groundly cause of warre, assigned or assemblyd a great hoost, such lyke before this daye had not ben seen, and entryd the lymyttys of kynge Charlys [Charles the Bald]. Example: [I]t was therfore thought unto the Kings Highnes and his Counsail expedient, bifore the depeche of this post, to have a mature and groundly consultacion, by deliberate advice, for the more perfite instruccion to be geven unto you in al suche thinges as may occurre and chaunce touching the said commyn matiers; […]
Word: groundly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English groundli, groundly, grundliche (“strongly, vehemently, violently; completely, fully, thoroughly; basically, fundamentally”) [and other forms], from ground (see etymology 1) + -li (suffix forming adverbs). The English word is analysable as ground + -ly (suffix forming adverbs). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaʊndli/ 1. In a firmly grounded manner; solidly. Labels: archaic, rare Example: Walke groundly, / Talke profoundly, / Drinke roundly, / Sleape ſoundly. Example: If thou wilt ſing on good Friday, thou haſt a commendation of the Pſalme, 93. for then was the houſe of Gods Church builded and groundly founded, though the enemies went about to hinder it: […] 2. To the very ground or bottom; deeply, profoundly; completely, thoroughly. Labels: archaic, rare Example: […] Isope cast his chere to Beryn so groundly, / That atte last there was no man with Isope so pryvy:[…] Example: Sir, when I groundly considered your provident forecast, as well for the conservation of your navy from damage, as the princely zeale that yee bear to preserve your subjects, and their goods, […] it is unto me one of the singular consolations and comforts that ever I had; […]
Word: neckwarmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neck + warmer. 1. A piece of clothing to keep the neck warm.
Word: heart-warmer Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that is heart-warming.
Word: cateran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic ceatharn (“troop”), ceathairne (“peasantry, yeomanry”). Pronunciation: /ˈkatəɹən/ 1. A Highlander working as a professional fighter; a mercenary attached to a Scottish clan. Labels: historical Example: And the great-grandson of Cospatric, he joined the English against the cateran Wallace […]. Example: They found the hire of lawyers more cost-effective than the maintenance of caterans. 2. A freebooter, marauder.
Word: caterans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cateran Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boothose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boot + hose. 1. An item of clothing worn over the stockings, in fashion in the 17th century. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: earlap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English ēarlæppa. Equivalent to ear + lap. 1. The ear lobe. Labels: archaic Example: ...of boring the Earlap, which is performed in Germany, not merely for the purpose of inserting earrings, but as a method of counter-irritation in ophthalmic diseases 2. A flap connected to headgear to protect the ear (against the cold, or physical harm); an earflap. Example: Everyone looked over at Shevchuk, who was shifting from one foot to the other, rumpling his well-traveled hat with its missing earlap Example: The people at the game were dressed in woolen hats, mackinaws, fur-lined coats, gloves and caps with earlaps — heavy winter clothing.
Word: cheesable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cheese + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃiːzəbəl/ 1. Of a level, obstacle, opponent, etc.: able to be defeated or overcome by cheesing. Labels: slang
Word: crackow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English crakou, crawcow, named after Cracow in Poland, where they were first worn in the 14th century. 1. A type of shoe worn in the Middle Ages, with a pointy pike. Example: The crackows or piked shoes of Richard II. were rivalled in absurdity by the sleeves which came into fashion in the beginning of his successor’s reign, […] 2. The pike on this shoe.
Word: cheeseable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of cheesable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: garpike Part of Speech: noun 1. A gar or garfish: Labels: US, especially 2. A gar or garfish: Labels: UK, especially
Word: herbal teas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of herbal tea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pikehead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pike + head. 1. The head of a pike (the weapon) 2. A type of mouthbrooder (fish) of the family Luciocephalidae.
Word: garpikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garpike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Boteler Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English boteler, from Old French boutellier. 1. A surname originating as an occupation, cognate to the common noun butler.
Word: white-collar crimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white-collar crime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Titoism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tito + -ism, named after Yugoslav communist leader Josip Broz Tito. 1. The political ideas or policies associated with Josip Broz Tito; in particular, an adaptation of Marxist-Leninist ideology, characterized by experiments with workers’ self-management instead of central planning and a foreign policy of independence from both the Soviet and Western blocs. Labels: uncountable
Word: uncheesable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + cheesable. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈt͡ʃiːzəbəl/ 1. Not cheesable. Labels: rare
Word: Hoxhaism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hoxha + -ism, after Albanian leader Enver Hoxha. 1. A form of antirevisionist Marxism-Leninism. Labels: uncountable
Word: montroyalite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for type locality Mount Royal in Montreal, where the mineral was discovered, + -ite. 1. a whitish brittle translucent fibrous crystalline mineral with the empirical chemical formula Sr₄Al₈(CO₃)₃(OH)₁₃F₁₂•10.5(H₂O) Labels: uncountable
Word: Venetian blinds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Venetian blind Labels: form-of, plural
Word: TCL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of transverse carpal ligament. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: corban Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew קָרְבָּן (qɔrbɔn)bor. Ancient Greek κορβᾶν (korbân)lbor. English corban Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κορβᾶν (korbân), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew קָרְבָּן (qɔrbɔn). Found in the Bible at Mark 7.11. Doublet of Qurbana. 1. An offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow. Example: but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God]; 2. An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.
Word: Värmland Part of Speech: name 1. A county in west-central Sweden, which borders onto Norway.
Word: Kristinehamn Part of Speech: name 1. A town and municipality in Värmland county, Sweden.
Word: SIPRNET Part of Speech: name 1. The Secret Internet Protocol Router Network: the U.S. Department of Defense's largest network for the exchange of classified information and messages at the SECRET level. Labels: US
Word: RNTM Part of Speech: adv 1. Initialism of right next to me. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: befile Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English befilen, from Old English befȳlan (“to befoul, defile, make dirty”), from Proto-West Germanic *bifūlijan (“to make foul”), equivalent to be- + file. Cognate with Scots befile (“to befile”), West Frisian befûlje (“to dirty”), Dutch bevuilen (“to soil, dirty”), German Low German befulen (“to soil, pollute”). See also defile. 1. To make filthy; befoul; soil. Labels: dialectal, obsolete, transitive
Word: tooner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From toon (“cartoon”) + -er (Variety “-er”). 1. An animated film or TV show. Labels: informal Example: In Hollywood, director Chris Columbus is still high on making Marvel's Fantastic Four for summer of 98 - the same target for German tooners Example: A 1986 animated movie was based on the original "Transformers" television show, which was based, of course, on the popular multiform robot toy line. It didn't go over well at the boxoffice. (That tooner, incidentally, was set in 2005.) 2. A person involved in the production of animated works or cartoons. Example: Tooners must also be able to appeal to children without talking down to them or talking over their heads. There are many different kinds of animation writing. 3. A fan of cartoons or animated works.
Word: beflea Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + flea. Pronunciation: /bɪˈfliː/ 1. To pester, as fleas do. Labels: transitive Example: One of those bores Who beflea'd with bad verses poor Louis Quatorze.
Word: M-W Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Merriam-Webster. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: paracusia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + -acusia, alternative form of -acusis. 1. A form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: disputator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin disputātor. 1. One who takes part in a dispute; a disputant or debater.
Word: corn bunting Part of Speech: noun 1. A passerine bird (Emberiza calandra, syn. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra) whose male and female plumages are (untypically for buntings) similar.
Word: corn buntings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corn bunting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Northeast Caucasian Part of Speech: name 1. A language family spoken primarily in the eastern part of the Caucasus mountains.
Word: retarted Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of retarded. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Clay Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Middle English occupational name for a clay worker, or a habitational name, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”). Pronunciation: /kleɪ/ 1. A surname originating as an occupation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When he was about five years old some kids asked Clay why his mother had called him that. And he did not know. But began to wonder. Example: The lone "nay" came from the Republican lawmaker from Louisiana, Clay Higgins, who defied his party saying his vote was a principled "NO". 3. A diminutive of the male given name Clayton. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. Ellipsis of Clay County. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: clothespin vote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the idea of figuratively holding one’s nose and voting. 1. A vote that is cast for a given candidate despite personal reservations or a distaste for that individual. Labels: idiomatic
Word: che sara sara Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: First constructed in the 16th century for English heraldic mottos, and notably quoted as che sera sera by Christopher Marlowe in his 1604 play Doctor Faustus (Act 1, Scene 1). From standard Italian quel che sarà, sarà (“what will be, will be”), ignoring the correct spelling and grammar (according to which a pronoun such as quel, quello or ciò is compulsorily needed at the very beginning of the sentence). Popularized by the 1956 song “Que Sera, Sera”, which adopted a Spanish-like spelling. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ səˌɹɑː səˈɹɑː/ 1. Used to express a personal philosophy of fatalism and acceptance of the future. Example: All serve to show that all things are possible to us, provided we are not content to fold our bands and cry with the fatalists “Che Sara Sara”. Example: Is it a phase of old world fatalism that prompts the Englishman to breathe “Che sara sara,” don the colours of the side he thinks will win instead of that he wishes to, and be cheerful?
Word: che sera sera Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative spelling of che sara sara. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Why then belike we must sin, / And so consequently die. / Aye, we must die an everlasting death. / What doctrine call you this ? Che, sera, sera: / What will be*, shall be; Divinity adieu. / These Metaphysics of Magicians, / And necromantic books, are heavenly.
Word: aircraft engines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aircraft engine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Brass Monkey Part of Speech: name 1. A brand of inexpensive liquor.
Word: Brass Monkey Part of Speech: noun 1. A cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of Galliano.
Word: inwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *inwork, *inwerk, from Old English inweorc (“indoor work”), from Proto-West Germanic *inwerk, equivalent to in- + work. Cognate with Scots inwark, inwork (“domestic work, indoor work”). 1. Indoor work; work done inside the home. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Many respondents saw their earnings as a marginal, even though often essential, contribution to the household budget and one outside the formal constraints of inwork.
Word: inwork Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From in- + work. Compare Dutch inwerken (“to affect, orient”), German einwirken (“to influence, impinge”). 1. To work in or into. Labels: archaic, transitive 2. To work or operate within. Labels: archaic, intransitive
Word: dry seasons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dry season Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inwone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English inwonen, from Old English *inwunian (“to dwell in, inhabit”), suggested by Old English inwunung (“residence, habitation, dwelling”). Equivalent to in- + wone. 1. To dwell in; inhabit; hold. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: heat waves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heat wave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inworking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inwork. 1. Operation within; energy exerted inwardly, as in the mind or soul. Example: the inworking of the Holy Ghost
Word: inworking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From inwork. 1. present participle and gerund of inwork Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Goli otok Part of Speech: name 1. A barren island off the northern Adriatic coast of Croatia, formerly used as a political prison.
Word: Karangetang Part of Speech: name 1. a volcano located on the north side of Siau Island in Indonesia
Word: Siau Island Part of Speech: name 1. An island in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Word: Krakatoa Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɑ.kəˈtoʊ.ə/, /ˌkɹæk.əˈtoʊ.ə/ 1. a volcanic island made of ʻaʻā lava in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia
Word: Sunda Strait Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sunda + strait. Pronunciation: /ˈsʊndə ˈstɹeɪt/ 1. The strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
Word: rusticle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of rust + icicle, coined by Robert Ballard, who first observed them on the wreck of the Titanic in 1986. 1. An icicle-shaped rust formation, formed on shipwrecks etc. by underwater microbes that consume iron.
Word: Sunda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Most terms: Indonesian Pasundan (“former Sunda Kingdom area such as West Java, Banten and western Central Java”) Other terms 1. Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago 2. Sunda Strait, the strait between Java and Sumatra 3. Sunda Shelf, part of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia 4. Sundaland, a biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia 5. a kingdom that existed in west part of Java island from the 7th century to the 16th century 6. the Sundanese people 7. the language of the Sundanese 8. the Sundanese script 9. Sunda Kommuna, a municipality in the Faroe Islands 10. a clan (gotra) of Jats in India 11. a clan (gotra) of Nath in India 12. an Asura brother of Upasunda
Word: inwheel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English in- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English inwheel From in- (forming verbs) + wheel. 1. To encircle. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: B. and PI, Pilgrim, i, 8. Heaven's grace inwheel ye, and all good thoughts and prayers dwell about ye.
Word: inwheel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English in- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English inwheel From in- (“within”) + wheel. 1. The inner wheel of a mill.
Word: enwheel Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of inwheel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sundaland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sunda + land. The geographical use derives from Dutch Soendaland. 1. A biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia which encompasses the areas of the Asian continental shelf that was exposed during the last ice age 2. The area of the Sunda Shelf exposed during ice age glacial periods. 3. Sunda (region) Labels: archaic
Word: inwrap Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of enwrap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: CTS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Common Time System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CTS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of carpal tunnel syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of course to steer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of copyright transfer statement (“a contract with which the author of a work cedes copyright to a publisher”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of cracked tooth syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable