nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sweats Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /swɛts/ 1. A full sweatsuit; typically refers to casual, comfortable clothing; a set consisting of a sweatshirt and sweatpants, often worn for exercise or lounging. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only 2. A full sweatsuit; typically refers to casual, comfortable clothing; a set consisting of a sweatshirt and sweatpants, often worn for exercise or lounging. Labels: broadly, informal, plural, plural-only 3. Any illness causing copious perspiration. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only Example: I have a bad case of the sweats. Do you think it's the flu? 4. Nervousness. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only Example: Any law-abiding person gets stomach butterflies when pulled over for running a yellow light And going to traffic court can bring on a case of the sweats.
Word: sweats Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /swɛts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sweat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: helmsman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English helm English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English helmsman From helm + -s- + man. 1. A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering. 2. A leader. Labels: figuratively
Word: overarm Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English arm English overarm From over- + arm. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəɹˌɑː(ɹ)m/ 1. Throwing while having the hand above the elbow Labels: not-comparable
Word: overarm Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English arm English overarm From over- + arm. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəɹˌɑː(ɹ)m/, /ˌəʊvəɹˈɑː(ɹ)m/ 1. Having the hand above the arm at the time of throwing Labels: not-comparable Example: In cricket, one must only bowl overarm.
Word: overarm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English arm English overarm From over- + arm. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəɹˌɑː(ɹ)m/ 1. A style of swimming of extending the arms alternatively Labels: dated
Word: overarm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English arm English overarm From over- + arm. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəɹˈɑː(ɹ)m/ 1. To provide with more weaponry than necessary. Labels: transitive
Word: gavels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gavel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gavels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gavel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gavelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gavel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gavelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gavel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shop around Part of Speech: verb 1. To actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor. Labels: intransitive Example: He's gone to shop around for a new car. 2. To actively make a search for an alternative choice of something one has, owns, or wants, without it necessarily involving buying or selling anything. Labels: intransitive Example: She's shopping around for a new boyfriend. Example: Before you ask some girl for her hand now / Keep your freedom for as long as you can now / My mama told me, you better shop around. 3. To put something out on offer to multiple parties in the hope one will choose it. Labels: transitive Example: He's shopping around his book to several studios. He hopes to get a movie deal. Example: A demo of the Cascades doing "I Wish That We Were Married" was taped and shopped around to various labels.
Word: pottage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pottage, from Anglo-Norman and Old French potage, equivalent to pot + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑtɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɒtɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. Labels: archaic, countable, historical, uncountable Example: And they have not in many places, neither pease ne beans ne none other pottages but the broth of the flesh. Example: He is a portly man, though he lives on pottage and mashes. 2. An oatmeal porridge. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 3. A dish made by stewing plantain, beans, or yam in a tomato- and pepper-based sauce. Labels: Nigeria, countable, uncountable
Word: Kirchoff's circuit laws Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of Kirchhoff's circuit laws. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Kirchoff's current law Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of Kirchhoff's current law. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Kirchoff's voltage law Part of Speech: name 1. Misspelling of Kirchhoff's voltage law. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: don't get someone started Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Do you know what the veterinary bill was?" / "Oh, don't get me started." Example: Don't get him started on conspiracy theories, or you'll never hear the end of it!
Word: and then some Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: It created a disruption, and then some. Example: “Space travel isn’t a tax-free holiday for the wealthy,” said Representative Earl Blumenauer, Democrat of Oregon. “We pay taxes on plane tickets. Billionaires flying into space — producing no scientific value — should do the same, and then some!”
Word: to say the least Part of Speech: adv 1. Used to suggest an understatement. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: The 9/11 attacks weren't very good for America. / To say the least! Example: His performance, to say the least, didn't impress me.
Word: cowcumber Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of cucumber. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: seeresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seeress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nettles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nettle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nettles Part of Speech: noun 1. Small lengths of cord attached to a sail, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing; reef points Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: nettles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nettle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: giggly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English giggle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English giggly From giggle + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪ.ɡə.li/ 1. Prone to giggling.
Word: castellation Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process of making a building into a castle. Labels: uncountable 2. The addition of battlements to a building, as for example when a feudal manor house needed fortification against border-raider attacks. Labels: uncountable 3. Any of a set of slots or grooves in an object, often machined into a metal part, as for example on a castellated nut. Labels: countable
Word: castellations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of castellation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scantling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of scantillon + -ling, from Old French escantillon (“sample pattern”) (Modern French échantillon). Later senses also influenced by similarity with scant. Pronunciation: /ˈskæntlɪŋ/ 1. The set size or dimension of a piece of timber, stone etc., or materials used to build ships or aircraft. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable 2. A small portion, a scant amount. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: For one may have particular knowledge of the nature of one river, and experience of the qualitie of one fountaine, that in other things knowes no more than another man: who neverthelesse to publish this little scantling, will undertake to write all of the Physickes. Example: Such as exceed not this scantling, to be solace to the sovereign and harmless to the people. 3. A small, upright beam of timber used in construction, especially less than five inches square. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Timber in the form of small beams and pieces. Labels: uncountable Example: Victor, with hammer and nails and scraps of scantling, was patching a corner of one of the galleries. 5. A rough draught; a crude sketch or outline. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 6. A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: These casks should be placed upon scantling or scaffolding , and not upon the ground in the cellar
Word: scantling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Alteration of scantillon + -ling, from Old French escantillon (“sample pattern”) (Modern French échantillon). Later senses also influenced by similarity with scant. Pronunciation: /ˈskæntlɪŋ/ 1. Not plentiful; small; scanty. Example: Heav'ns Glorie to atchieve, what scantling Span Hath the frail Pilgrimage of Man!
Word: scantlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scantling Labels: form-of, plural 2. The dimensions of the timbers of a ship
Word: janitory Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, related to, or for use by a janitor. Labels: US
Word: phenotypic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English phenotype Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phenotypic From phenotype + -ic. Pronunciation: /fiːnə(ʊ)ˈtɪpɪk/ 1. Of, or relating to a phenotype. Labels: not-comparable Example: Most advertisements feature people with perfectly symmetrical faces, as this is a sign of phenotypic quality – or good genes.
Word: deallocate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English allocate English deallocate From de- + allocate. Pronunciation: /diːˈæləkeɪt/ 1. To remove from the set of resources put aside for (allocated to) a particular user or purpose. Labels: transitive Example: Empty out your locker; it will be deallocated at the end of the day. 2. To return previously allocated memory. Labels: transitive Example: Computer programs should deallocate memory they no longer need, releasing it back to the system. Example: Similarly, the program deallocates storage for automatic objects when the procedure returns to its caller.
Word: reallocate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English allocate English reallocate From re- + allocate. 1. To allocate (a resource) to another person or purpose. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: redistribute Example: I want to reallocate some of my money from stocks to bonds. (I want to sell some of my stocks and use the proceeds to buy bonds to replace them.) 2. To allocate again. Labels: transitive Example: Appending items one at a time is still a better deal than concatenation, which reallocates every time.
Word: centipedes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centipede Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plerophory Part of Speech: noun 1. Fullness, especially of conviction or persuasion; the state of being fully persuaded Example: Massaging themselves into the plerophory that there must be something in the cocksure statements of the various movie executives Example: "...my distrust and hatred of vehicles in motion is partly based on my plerophory that their apparent submission to control is illusory and that they may at their pleasure, and sooner or later will, act on whim."
Word: shoe lifts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoe lift Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gell Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of girl. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: Well, mayhap that'll do, as it's a little gell, for they're easier persuaded to sit i' one place nor the lads. Example: "You're a naughty little gell, that's what you are," said the fireman, and the engine-driver said:-- "Daring little piece, I call her," but they made her sit down on an iron seat in the cab and told her to stop crying and tell them what she meant by it.
Word: gell Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gill (“a leech”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shoe lift Part of Speech: noun 1. A wedge-shaped shoe insert that can be affixed inside any footwear to make the wearer look taller.
Word: shoe wedges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoe wedge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoe wedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A wedge-shaped shoe insert to be affixed inside any footwear to make the wearer look taller.
Word: shoe inserts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoe insert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoe insert Part of Speech: noun 1. Any device inserted into a shoe to lift the heel of the wearer, for the purpose of making the wearer appear taller, or correcting a limb length discrepancy.
Word: heel lift Part of Speech: noun 1. A wedge type shoe insert that affixes inside any footwear to make the user look taller, or to correct anatomical leg deficiencies.
Word: UCSC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of University of California, Santa Cruz. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Santa Cruz Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish and Portuguese Santa Cruz (“Holy Cross”), various places named in honor of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. Doublet of Holy Cross and Saint Croix. Pronunciation: /ˌsan.tɐ ˈkɾuz/ 1. Places in Argentina: 2. Places in Argentina: 3. Places in Argentina: 4. Places in Argentina: 5. A region and town in central Aruba. 6. A municipality and settlement on Santiago island, Cape Verde. 7. Places in Belize: 8. Places in Belize: 9. Places in Belize: 10. Places in Bolivia: 11. Places in Bolivia: Example: La Paz and Sucre dispute which city should be the capital. Santa Cruz, in the east, clamors for autonomy. 12. Places in Brazil: 13. Places in Brazil: 14. Places in Brazil: 15. Places in Brazil: 16. A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada. 17. Places in Chile: 18. Places in Chile: 19. Places in Costa Rica: 20. Places in Costa Rica: 21. Places in Ecuador: 22. Places in Ecuador: 23. A municipality of Lempira department, Honduras. 24. Places in India: 25. Places in India: 26. A town in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica. 27. A town in Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico. 28. Places in Nicaragua: 29. Places in Nicaragua: 30. Places in Panama: 31. Places in Panama: 32. Places in Peru: 33. Places in Peru: 34. Places in Peru: 35. Places in Peru: 36. Places in Peru: 37. Places in the Philippines: 38. Places in the Philippines: 39. Places in the Philippines: 40. Places in the Philippines: 41. Places in the Philippines: 42. Places in the Philippines: 43. Places in the Philippines: 44. Places in the Philippines: 45. Places in the Philippines: 46. Places in the Philippines: 47. Places in the Philippines: 48. Places in the Philippines: 49. Places in the Philippines: 50. Places in the Philippines: 51. Places in the Philippines: 52. Places in Portugal: 53. Places in Portugal: 54. Places in Portugal: 55. Places in Portugal: 56. Places in Portugal: 57. Places in Portugal: 58. Places in Portugal: 59. Places in Portugal: 60. Places in Portugal: 61. A barrio of the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico. 62. A village on São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe. 63. Places in Spain: 64. Places in Spain: 65. Places in Spain: 66. A town in the Santa Cruz Valley, Trinidad and Tobago. 67. Places in the United States: 68. Places in the United States: 69. Places in the United States: Example: A person walks near driftwood and storm debris that washed up in front of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park. 70. Places in the United States: 71. Places in the United States: Example: The Conception caught fire around 3:14 a.m. on Labor Day off Santa Cruz Island, about 20 miles away from the coast of mainland California. It was the last day of a three-day diving trip. 72. Places in the United States: 73. Places in the United States: 74. Places in the United States: 75. Places in the United States: 76. A city in Aragua, Venezuela. 77. The native people's language from the area of Santa Cruz, California.
Word: Santa Cruz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish and Portuguese Santa Cruz (“Holy Cross”), various places named in honor of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. Doublet of Holy Cross and Saint Croix. Pronunciation: /ˌsan.tɐ ˈkɾuz/ 1. The native people from the Santa Cruz area of California. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: emphasise Part of Speech: verb 1. UK standard spelling of emphasize. Example: It has emphasised that the proposals do not involve any work on the railway itself, so train services would continue to run throughout.
Word: elevator shoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elevator shoe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elevator shoe Part of Speech: noun 1. A shoe with a shoe lift. Example: Competitors try to achieve orgasm with partners selected in semi-darkness. The latter will be observed in better lighting to be wearing wigs, false teeth, whalebone corsets, softcons, and elevator shoes. They will confess in an intimate moment to having an obscure, incurable venereal disease or a serious heroin problem.
Word: CRS Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of can't remember shit. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar Example: I dunno. To use those Windows keys successfully, you have to memorize stuff and as most everyone knows, I CRS <G>
Word: CRS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cold-rolled steel, steel that has been processed while remaining relatively cold, often coated in oil to prevent corrosion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Chinese restaurant syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of chronic rhinosinusitis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of congenital rubella syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of central reservation system or computer reservation system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of certified residential specialist. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of cartographic reference system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of (FAA) certified repair station. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Abbreviation of crotylsarin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 10. Initialism of cytokine release syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 11. Initialism of constriction ring syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 12. Initialism of cardiorenal syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CRS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Congressional Research Service. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Historically, the president had temporary authority to reorganize USAID, but that power expired in 1999, according to the CRS. "In that act, Congress provided the President with temporary authority to reorganize the agency (22 U.S.C. 6601). President Clinton retained the status of USAID as an independent entity, and the authority to reorganize expired in 1999," the CRS report noted. 2. Initialism of Co-operative Retail Services. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Cambridge Reference Sequence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Commercial Resupply Services. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of Common Reporting Standard. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BMS Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of battery management system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of battlefield management system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of bright mild steel (“mild steel that has been cold finished and polished”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of building management system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of bare-metal stent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Abbreviation of beef marble score Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 7. Initialism of burning mouth syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: Philadelphia lawyers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Philadelphia lawyer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: receptionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Recorded since 1901, derived from reception + -ist. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/, /ɹɪˈsep.ʃə.nɪst/ 1. An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office. Example: "At the moment, I think I'm working for the Central Intelligence Corporation, the Mafia, and Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong." "I see," the receptionist, making a note. 2. A proponent of receptionism.
Word: amoretto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An Italian diminutive of Amore, the god of love. Pronunciation: /ˌæməˈɹɛtəʊ/, /ˌæməˈɹɛtoʊ/, /ˌɑməˈɹɛtoʊ/, [-ɾoʊ] 1. A cupid or putto (representation of a naked baby or small child, often with wings). Example: 1622, Henry Peacham, The Compleat Gentleman, London: Francis Constable, Chapter 12, “Andreas Orgagna,” p. 131, One of his best peeces he wrought in Pisa, which was all sorts of worldly and sensuall Epicures, rioting and banquetting vnder the shaddow of an Orenge tree, within the branches and bowes whereof, sly little Amorettos or Cupids, shooting at sundry Ladies lasciuiously dancing and dallying amongst them […] Example: […] a golden Eden of Joy, of bliss and marital raptures surrounded by choiring throngs of rosy amoretti […] 2. A love poem. Example: Amoretti — a set of sonnets by Edmund Spenser describing his courtship and marriage (1595). Example: […] he hath espoused vs to him for euer. How doth hee himselfe sing his Amoretti, if not Epithalamion, his loues, in that Song of Songs? how did hee put on our nature, in his Incarnation, to woo vs? 3. A male sweetheart, lover. Example: What is Life, and the best things in life, with which her Amorettoes and Idolatrous Adorers are so delighted? Example: 1654, Edmund Gayton, Pleasant Notes upon Don Quixot, London, Notes vpon Book II. Chap. IV, p. 47, The Amoretto was wont to take his stand at one place about the pew, where sate his Mistresse, who was a very attentive hearer of the man above her, and the sutor was as diligent an eyer of her, for having a book, and black-lead pen alwaies in his hand, (as if he took notes of the sermon) at last he got her exact picture.
Word: complicit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Most likely a back-formation from complicity, under the influence of words such as explicit, as though the suffix -ity were composed of -it (from Latin -itus) and -y. Pronunciation: /kəmˈplɪs.ɪt/ 1. Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature. Example: It [slavery] has set the seal of a complicit, guilty silence upon the most orthodox pulpits and the saintliest tongues, […] Example: "I confess," and the Englishman turned with a near complicit grin to Hamo, "I have certain vulgar tastes myself."
Word: on the face of Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Notwithstanding. Labels: idiomatic Example: On the face of all the evidence, he was found guilty.
Word: countermeasure 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 measure English countermeasure From counter- + measure. Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊ̯ntəmɛʒə/, /ˈkaʊ̯ntɚmɛʒɚ/, /ˈkaʊ̯ɾ̃ɚmɛʒɚ/ 1. Any action taken to counteract or correct another. Example: We fear that this will be the beginning of a negative development of measures and countermeasures, at the end of which there will be no winner Example: Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice. 2. Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy. Labels: in-plural
Word: countermeasures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countermeasure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solar constant Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of incoming solar radiation per unit area, measured on the outer surface of Earth's atmosphere, in a plane perpendicular to the rays.
Word: solar corona Part of Speech: noun 1. The upper atmosphere of the sun, only visible during a total solar eclipse
Word: solar energy Part of Speech: noun 1. Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man. Labels: uncountable Example: The Energy Research Institute under the Industrial Technological Research Institute has decided to build the nation’s first solar energy plant at Chutung Township in Hsinchu county. Example: Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
Word: suboptimal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos ? Latin optimus English -al English optimal English suboptimal From sub- + optimal. Pronunciation: /sʌbˈɑptɪməl/, /sʌbˈɒptɪməl/ 1. Worse than optimal; of less than the highest standard or quality. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: submaximal Example: A quickly produced suboptimal solution to a problem is often more useful than an optimal one that takes a long time to produce.
Word: solar radiation Part of Speech: noun 1. All the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the Sun, especially that part that reaches the Earth Labels: uncountable
Word: soldering Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɑdəɹɪŋ/, /ˈsəʊdəɹɪŋ/, /ˈsəʊld(ə)ɹɪŋ/ 1. A method of joining two metallic surfaces by melting an alloy between them. 2. An instance of soldering. 3. A soldered joint.
Word: soldering Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɑdəɹɪŋ/, /ˈsəʊdəɹɪŋ/, /ˈsəʊld(ə)ɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of solder Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: solid-state Part of Speech: adj 1. Having or relating to the physical properties of solid materials, especially electromagnetic, thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of an electronic component, based upon semiconductors, as distinct from older technologies such as vacuum tubes. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of a battery, using all solid construction; not using a wet membrane, gel, paste, liquid, gas or air, as the electrolyte or electrodes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian fava. Cognate with Portuguese fava and Spanish haba (“broad bean”). Doublet of bean. Pronunciation: /ˈfɑː.və/ 1. A fava bean; a bean (seed or seed pod) of plants of species Vicia faba or the plant itself. Example: 1976, I. I. Gottesman, J. Shields, Rejoinder: Toward optimal arousal and away from original din, Schizophrenia Buletin, 2: 447-453, quoted in 2004, Jay Joseph, The Gene Illusion, page 269, Favism, a hemolytic anemia that follows the eating of fava or broadbeans, provides a textbook example of a genotype X environment interaction. Example: When spring arrives the fava arrives and everyone in the Mediterranean can dream up a way of cooking it.
Word: hopelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English hopeless Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 hopelessness From hopeless + -ness. 1. A lack of hope; despair. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Depression can induce an overwhelming sense of sadness and hopelessness. Example: The survey found increasing mental health challenges, experiences of violence, and suicidal thoughts and behavior among all teens. More than 40% of high school students said that feelings of sadness or hopelessness prevented them from engaging in their regular activities for at least two weeks of the year.
Word: dosage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French dosage. Pronunciation: /ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ/ 1. The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The addition of a small measured amount of a substance to something, e.g. sugar to wine. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The measured amount so administered or added (the dose), combined with the frequency of administration and the time period for which it is taken. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Why did he give you only a single 500 mg dose? The correct dosage of this antibiotic is one 500 mg tablet twice a day for 10 days.
Word: inoperative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English operative English inoperative From in- + operative. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈɒp(ə)ɹətɪv/, /ɪnˈɑp(ə)ɹətɪv/ 1. Not working or functioning; either idle or broken. Labels: not-comparable Example: Let me see if I can dial this number right quick / "I am sorry, the government you have elected is inoperative / Click. Inoperative" Example: RSSB's report, released on September 23 2004, revealed that that the parking brakes on neither trolley had applied. It also revealed how the fixed piping carrying hydraulic pressure to the brake units on both had been severed and blanked off. This meant the parking brakes would not have been able to be released from the RRV. Washers to provide a clamping force to keep the parking brakes on were also missing, rendering them "completely inoperative". 2. No longer legally binding. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unoccupied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unoccupied; equivalent to un- + occupied. 1. Not inhabited, especially by a tenant Example: Construction of the world’s tallest unoccupied skyscraper may resume as early as next week, almost 10 years after work ground to a halt, according to Chinese state media. 2. Not being used; vacant or free 3. Not employed on a task; idle 4. Not occupied by foreign troops etc
Word: unbounded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English bounded English unbounded From un- + bounded. 1. Having no boundaries or limits. Example: The universe is finite but unbounded. Example: our everlasting, unbounded love
Word: in advance Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Beforehand. Example: The money was paid in advance. Example: To make matters worse, you did not publish the news note until 5 days before the conference — even though we had submitted it enough in advance to have been included in the previous weeks' paper.!
Word: futures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of future Labels: form-of, plural
Word: futures Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of futures contract. 1. Ellipsis of futures contract. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Changes in spread between prices of cotton sheeting and twill and prices of cotton futures were relatively less than those indicated for print cloth. Example: The percentage of times the American futures call option is priced below the European index call option decreases noticeably when the futures is at a premium to the index.
Word: Catholicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French catholicisme. Pronunciation: /kəˈθɒlɪsɪzəm/ 1. The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Catholicism is the second largest religious body after Sunni Muslims
Word: Catholic Church Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/, /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/ 1. The Catholic Church, which consists of 24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome. Example: The Catholic Church is the largest Christian church, comprising almost half of all Christians in the world. Example: The “Catholic Church” or “Roman Catholic Church” is the world's second largest single religious body after Sunni Islam 2. Literally "universal church", the whole body of Christendom, especially before the division into Western and Eastern churches. 3. Any of the independent Catholic Churches, such as the Old Catholic Church, the Polish National Catholic Church, or the Orthodox Catholic Church. 4. Any Christian denomination that identifies explicitly as "Catholic" based on its affirmation of the Nicene Creed, such as any of the Anglican Churches.
Word: Orthodox Church Part of Speech: noun 1. The Eastern Orthodox Church. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Holonyms: Christianity, Church Example: Meronyms: Greek Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church 2. The Eastern body of Christendom. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. That part of Christendom apart from the Eastern Catholic Churches. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any Church that self-designates as Orthodox. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Maghrebi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Maghreb Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k) Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/) ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- ▲ Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas Sanskrit -ईय (-īya) Prakrit -इय (-iya) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Maghrebi From Maghreb + -i. 1. Of or relating to the Maghreb or its people.
Word: Maghrebi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Maghreb Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k) Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/) ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- ▲ Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas Sanskrit -ईय (-īya) Prakrit -इय (-iya) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Maghrebi From Maghreb + -i. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Maghreb.
Word: implicates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of implicate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: entrepôt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *h₁én Borrowed from French entrepôt, entrepost (“temporary storage of goods; place for temporary storage and distribution of goods”) (archaic), from entreposer (“to store goods in a warehouse”), with the ending influenced by dépôt (“store, warehouse, depot”). Pronunciation: /ˌɒntɹəˈpəʊ/, /ˈɒntɹəpəʊ/, /ˈɒ̃-/, /ˌɑntɹəˈpoʊ/ 1. A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre. Example: South of Taichung is the old port town of Lu-kang. Here again we come face to face with Taiwan's past, sometimes in dramatic fashion. Founded in the seventeenth century, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Lu-kang was an important port city with strong ties to Ch'uan-chou—the eighteenth-century classic but declining entrepôt of southern Min Fukien. Example: So why is Mr [David] Cameron's government pursuing an immigration policy that is creating red tape, stifling entrepreneurs and hobbling Britain? The country has, in effect, installed a "keep out" sign over the white cliffs of Dover. Even as Mr Cameron defends the City of London as a global financial centre, and takes planeloads of business folk on foreign trips, his government ratchets up measures that would turn an entrepôt into a fortress. 2. The temporary storage of merchandise, especially for subsequent distribution or export. Labels: archaic 3. A depot or warehouse for temporarily storing merchandise. Labels: also, archaic, figuratively
Word: entrepot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of entrepôt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: solvation Part of Speech: noun 1. An association, or a reaction, of a solute with a solvent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is found that the clouding process is closely related to the conformational equilibrium of the ethyleneoxide chains, and that this equilibrium depends on the properties of the free ethyleneoxide chain, the solvation of the chain, but also to a large extent on the effect that the ethyleneoxide chain has on the effective water-water interaction.
Word: solvent extraction Part of Speech: noun 1. The separation of the components of a solution by partitioning between immiscible liquids. Labels: uncountable
Word: somatostatin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From somato- + -statin. 1970s. Pronunciation: /ˌsəʊ.mət.ə(ʊ)ˈstæt.ɪn/, /soʊˌmæt.əˈstæt.ən/ 1. A cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: somesthesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of somatic + esthesis. 1. All of the various sensory systems in the skin and other bodily tissues responsible for the senses of touch-pressure, warmth and coldness, pain, itch together with positioning and movement Labels: uncountable
Word: sonic boom Part of Speech: noun 1. The audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.
Word: sonic boom Part of Speech: verb 1. To produce such an effect.
Word: vying Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of vie Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of vy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vying Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who vies; rivalry. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sonobuoy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus English sono- English buoy English sonobuoy From sono- + buoy. 1. A buoy that sends a radio signal when it detects the sound of underwater objects (such as submarines).
Word: vied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vie Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vulgarly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English vulgar Middle English -ly English -ly English vulgarly From vulgar + -ly. 1. In a vulgar manner; obscenely or unrefinedly. Example: Rosemary peeled off Sloane Square, Hartnell, decorations-will-be-worn, fog primroses, crumpets by the fire, and let fly vulgarly at Vythilingam. 2. In the manner of the common people. Example: The last, the knotted fucus, which has long slender stalks, leaves small, bulbs or vesicles in the middle of the stalks, vulgarly called eelwrack, is most esteemed by our kelp-makers.
Word: vortices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvɔː.tɪ.siːz/, /ˈvɔɹ.tɪ.siz/ 1. plural of vortex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vulvae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vulva Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vulvas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vulva Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vulgarize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English vulgar Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vulgarize From vulgar + -ize. 1. To make vulgar. Example: With much labor we got our things up the steps, and then, looking back, took one last long survey of that strange land, soon I fear to be vulgarized, the prey of hunter and prospector, but to each of us a dreamland of glamour and romance, a land where we had dared much, suffered much, and learned much - our land, as we shall ever fondly call it. Example: "Yes," said Mr. Flushing. "And in my opinion," he continued, "the absence of population to which Hirst objects is precisely the significant touch. You must admit, Hirst, that a little Italian town even would vulgarise the whole scene, would detract from the vastness — the sense of elemental grandeur." 2. To make vulgar.
Word: vulgarise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From vulgar + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vulgarize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: vulgarizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vulgarize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vulgarizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vulgarize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vulgarizing Part of Speech: adj 1. That makes vulgar; degrading.
Word: vulgarized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vulgarize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vulgarizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vulgarize + -er. 1. One who vulgarizes.
Word: vulgarizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vulgarizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vulnerably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English vulnerable Middle English -ly English -ly English vulnerably From vulnerable + -ly. 1. In a vulnerable manner.
Word: peacebuilding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peace + building. 1. The creation of peace or the conditions for peace. Labels: uncountable 2. The reconstruction of physical and societal institutions after a conflict Labels: uncountable
Word: vulturous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English vulture Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English vulturous From vulture + -ous. 1. Having the characteristics of a vulture, especially in being rapacious, greedy, or scavenging. Example: The attorney licked his lips with vulturous delight as he listened to the man's description of neck pain after the accident.
Word: character class Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a number of predetermined groups into which characters in roleplaying games are grouped, based on the focus of their skills. 2. A set of related text characters, such as all alphanumerics or all whitespace.
Word: character classes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of character class Labels: form-of, plural
Word: player character Part of Speech: noun 1. A character in a role-playing game whose actions are controlled by a player.
Word: player characters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of player character Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Moldovan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Moldova Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Moldovan From Moldova + -an. Pronunciation: /mɒlˈdəʊ.vən/, /mɑlˈdoʊ.vən/ 1. An inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova.
Word: Moldovan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Moldova Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Moldovan From Moldova + -an. Pronunciation: /mɒlˈdəʊ.vən/, /mɑlˈdoʊ.vən/ 1. The dialect of Romanian spoken in the Republic of Moldova, which may be written in either the Cyrillic or the Roman alphabet. 2. The Romanian language (a name used primarily in Moldova). 3. A surname.
Word: Moldovan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Moldova Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Moldovan From Moldova + -an. Pronunciation: /mɒlˈdəʊ.vən/, /mɑlˈdoʊ.vən/ 1. Relating to the country of Moldova. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the Moldovan language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unavailable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English available English unavailable From un- + available. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/ 1. Unavailing; ineffective. Labels: obsolete Example: To recriminate now, he said, would be as exasperating as unavailable. 2. Not available. Example: This product is unavailable at the moment, but we hope to order more by next week. Example: A cold, reserved man, he was seen as emotionally unavailable.
Word: unavailable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English available English unavailable From un- + available. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/ 1. A communist who operated underground and was therefore not available for a political leadership position. Labels: US
Word: Georges Part of Speech: name 1. plural of George Labels: form-of, plural 2. genitive of George Labels: form-of, genitive, obsolete Example: For that braue Chappell which doth lift the head / VVith pinacles, and turrets garniſhed, / Aboue the wals of that Triumphant ſeat / VVhoſe rockie foote Thames ouerflowne doth beate, / By that victorious Monarch reared was / To Georges name, that none in ſight can paſſe / Of VVindſors Towers (our Englands beſt-built pride) / To whom this honor is not teſtifide.
Word: Georges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of George Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Georges Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Georges. 1. A male given name from French, equivalent to English George. 2. A township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Word: vulgarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vulgar + -ian. Compare Late Latin vulgārius, Latin vulgāris. Pronunciation: /vʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ən/ 1. A vulgar individual, especially one who emphasizes or is oblivious to his or her vulgar qualities. Example: He was by this time on the deck, but he had the art to be quite unapproachable; the friendliest vulgarian, three parts drunk, would have known better than take liberties... Example: But to have spent one's youth at college, in contact with the choice and rare and precious, and yet still to be a blind prig or vulgarian, unable to scent out human excellence or to divine it amid its accidents, to know it only when ticketed and labeled and forced on us by others, this indeed should be accounted the very calamity and shipwreck of a higher education.
Word: vulgarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vulgar + -ian. Compare Late Latin vulgārius, Latin vulgāris. Pronunciation: /vʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ən/ 1. Having the characteristics of a vulgarian, vulgar. Example: Your vulgarian friend is downstairs, denting innocent people's fenders.