nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: outwork Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English outwork From out- + work. Pronunciation: /aʊtˈwɜːk/, /aʊtˈwɝk/ 1. To work more, faster, or harder than (someone else). Labels: transitive Example: A few may be able to outsmart him, but no one can outwork him. Example: And I am one of those people who is indefatigable, in the true sense that I beg someone to find someone who can outwork me. 2. To work out to a finish; to complete. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: For now three dayes of men were full outwrought, / Since he this hardie enterprize began [...].
Word: outwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English outwork From out- + work. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtwɜːk/, /ˈaʊtwɝk/ 1. A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification. Labels: countable Example: Beyond the castle, scattered outworks offered some protection for the farther-flung peasants. 2. Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nomade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French nomade. 1. Archaic form of nomad. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: nomadism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nomad Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English nomadism From nomad + -ism. 1. The way of life of a nomad or nomads. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Like the Mesolithic age of 10,000-8000 B.C., the period 6000-4000 B.C. seems to be one of the fall of fortresses and the rise of pastoral nomadism.
Word: way of life Part of Speech: noun 1. A style of living that reflects the attitudes of a person or group. Example: My fellow citizens: I want to talk to you about Korea, about why we are there, and what our objectives are. It is your liberty and mine which is involved. What is at stake is the free way of life- the right to worship as we please, the right to express our opinions, the right to raise our children in our own way, the right to choose our jobs, the right to plan our future and the right to live without fear.
Word: knock back Part of Speech: verb 1. To stun; to surprise. Labels: transitive Example: I was knocked back by the sheer size of the hall. 2. To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often; to finish a beverage. Labels: transitive Example: My friends were already knocking back drinks when I arrived at the bar. 3. To push or strike someone or something backward with force. Labels: transitive Example: The impact of the collision knocked him back several feet. 4. To withstand or endure a difficult situation or setback. Labels: transitive Example: Despite facing numerous challenges, she managed to knock them back and keep moving forward. 5. To achieve a significant accomplishment or success. Labels: transitive Example: Their latest album really knocked it back and received critical acclaim. 6. To reject; to refuse. Labels: Australia, UK, transitive Example: How many job seekers did you knock back today? 7. To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles. Labels: transitive
Word: astar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star English astar From a- + star. 1. Covered with bright or sparkling objects. Labels: not-comparable, predicative Example: […] they could follow the high-rose hedge, already astar with buds. Example: 1959, Mabel Esther Allan (as Jean Estoril), Drina Dances Alone, New York: Scholastic, 1989, Chapter 6, p. 71, The hedges were astar with blackthorn and there were primroses and cowslips on the banks. 2. Shining as if with sparks or small points of light. Labels: not-comparable, predicative Example: She found Anne standing motionless before a picture hanging on the wall between the two windows, with her hands clasped behind her, her face uplifted, and her eyes astar with dreams. Example: Astar with the cold fire of gems, it [the palace] was.
Word: inquiringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inquiring Middle English -ly English -ly English inquiringly From inquiring + -ly. 1. In an inquiring manner. Example: "Ready?" said the old gentleman inquiringly, when his guests had been washed, mended, brushed, and brandied.
Word: insatiably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English insatiable Middle English -ly English -ly English insatiably From insatiable + -ly. 1. In an insatiable manner. 2. To an insatiable extent.
Word: inscrutably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inscrutable Middle English -ly English -ly English inscrutably From inscrutable + -ly. 1. In an inscrutable manner.
Word: insensitively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English insensitive Middle English -ly English -ly English insensitively From insensitive + -ly. 1. In an insensitive manner.
Word: insecurely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English insecure Middle English -ly English -ly English insecurely From insecure + -ly. 1. In an insecure manner.
Word: inseparably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inseparable Middle English -ly English -ly English inseparably From inseparable + -ly. 1. In an inseparable manner.
Word: insipidly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree French insipidebor. English insipid Middle English -ly English -ly English insipidly From insipid + -ly. 1. In an insipid manner.
Word: insistingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English insisting Middle English -ly English -ly English insistingly From insisting + -ly. 1. In an insisting manner.
Word: insolently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English insolent Middle English -ly English -ly English insolently From insolent + -ly. 1. In an insolent manner. Example: "Is there nothing to eat in the house?" he asked, insolently, as if to a servant. In certain stages of his intoxication he affected the clipped, mincing speech of the towns. Mrs. Morel hated him most in this condition. Example: the dastardly man who insolently compared the flights of a swan to the waddlings of the domestic duck
Word: institutionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English institution English -al English institutional Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English institutionally From institutional + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuʃənəli/, /ˌɪnstɪˈtʃuːʃənəli/, /-ʃnəli/, /ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəli/ 1. In an institutional manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: Japanese retail stores have strove to, and have succeeded in, fulfilling these severe demands, and in doing so, have constantly had to innovate both technologically and institutionally in order to keep up with the competition. 2. Throughout an institution. Labels: not-comparable Example: Around a third of both Black and White respondents said they believed the opposition Labour Party to be institutionally racist.
Word: instructively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English instructive Middle English -ly English -ly English instructively From instructive + -ly. 1. In an instructive manner.
Word: insubstantially Part of Speech: adv 1. In an insubstantial manner.
Word: insuperably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English insuperable Middle English -ly English -ly English insuperably From insuperable + -ly. 1. In an insuperable manner.
Word: insurmountably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English insurmountable Middle English -ly English -ly English insurmountably From insurmountable + -ly. 1. In an insurmountable manner. 2. To an insurmountable extent.
Word: intangibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intangible Middle English -ly English -ly English intangibly From intangible + -ly. 1. In an intangible manner.
Word: intelligibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intelligible Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English intelligibly From intelligible + -ly. 1. In an intelligible manner. Example: Near-synonym: comprehensibly Example: O my God, (euer conſtant to thine ovvne vvayes), thou haſt proceeded opẽly [openly], intelligibly, manifeſtly, by the book.
Word: interactively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English interactive Middle English -ly English -ly English interactively From interactive + -ly. 1. In an interactive manner. Example: In a similar way, we may interpret the evolution from lexical code-switching to borrowing as a change in the interpretation of the status of the lexical form in the sense that it is considered an orthonym not only in bilingual settings ('the right word comes from the other language and therefore I code-switch'), but also in monolingual ones ('there is a proper word in another language and therefore I propose to introduce it as a "guest word" in the respective monolingual lexicon'). In other terms, a "foreign" element can be a borrowing from its very first occurrence if it is intended and interactively accepted as the orthonym in a monolingual setting.
Word: interdependently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English interdependent Middle English -ly English -ly English interdependently From interdependent + -ly. 1. In an interdependent manner.
Word: intermediately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intermediate Middle English -ly English -ly English intermediately From intermediate + -ly. 1. In an intermediate manner. Labels: not-comparable 2. To an intermediate extent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: maladroitly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English maladroit Middle English -ly English -ly English maladroitly From maladroit + -ly. 1. In a maladroit manner. Example: There was only one chair, and they offered it to her. They stood over her, maladroitly, apparently unsure how to proceed.
Word: malignantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English malignant Middle English -ly English -ly English malignantly From malignant + -ly. 1. In a malignant manner. Example: So miserably fallen is the faculty of the nation, that the greater portion of the books which are annually published are made or compiled, and not conceived; and if an original work appears, to flash upon the region of dulness, the bibliothetic dolts meanly and malignantly confederate to limit its influence, and destroy its character—an evil which they are enabled to perpetrate so effectually, by their power and their number, that the mightiest Genius, who disdains to pay homage to such unworthy grubs, or become a servile pensioner upon their illiberal and base establishments, must eternally retire from the mart of Letters, with desperation and a broken heart! Example: Macaulay was concerned to interpret the seventeenth century in terms of the triumph of the Whigs as champions of public rights; and he upheld this one-sidedly but not malignantly.
Word: manically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English manic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English manically From manic + -ally. 1. In a manic manner.
Word: mannishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mannish Middle English -ly English -ly English mannishly From mannish + -ly. 1. In a mannish manner.
Word: masochistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English masochistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English masochistically From masochistic + -ally. 1. In a masochistic manner.
Word: materialistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English materialistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English materialistically From materialistic + -ally. 1. In a materialistic manner.
Word: maternally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English maternal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English maternally From maternal + -ly. 1. In a maternal manner; motherly, as a mother.
Word: maturely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mature Middle English -ly English -ly English maturely From mature + -ly. Pronunciation: /məˈtjʊə(ɹ)li/ 1. In a mature manner. Example: When the teachers again ignored the crying and attended to Bill only when he acted maturely, the crying spells dropped sharply 2. Acting with maturity. Example: Maturely, she simply declined to participate in the ceremony.
Word: mawkishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mawkish Middle English -ly English -ly English mawkishly From mawkish + -ly. 1. In a mawkish manner.
Word: maximally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English maximal Middle English -ly English -ly English maximally From maximal + -ly. 1. To a maximal extent; as much as possible.
Word: measurably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English measurable Middle English -ly English -ly English measurably From measurable + -ly. 1. In a measurable manner. 2. To a measurable extent. Example: During this interlude, Warwick, though he had slackened his pace measurably, had so nearly closed the gap between himself and them as to hear the old woman say, with the dulcet negro intonation: […] Example: Now, Bismarck and Tirpitz versus Alabama and South Dakota is not quite the same level of curbstomp as the previous battle, mainly due to the fact that, well, the second pair is gonna last - that battle's gonna last more than five minutes; however, it's still a case of, well, the South Dakota class is measurably superior to the Bismarck class in terms of total firepower, as we discussed previously.
Word: mechanistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechan(ism) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English mechanistic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English mechanistically From mechanistic + -ally. 1. In a mechanistic, impersonal or automatic manner. 2. In terms of a mechanism. Labels: not-comparable Example: The two systems are mechanistically equivalent.
Word: meditatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English meditative Middle English -ly English -ly English meditatively From meditative + -ly. 1. In a meditative manner. Example: “Yes,” she said meditatively; then suddenly dropped her voice. “Mr. Hastings, you do not think—surely it could not have been Lawrence—Oh, no, that could not be!” Example: This done, he sank on to a stretcher, and glanced meditatively about the room.
Word: mellifluously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mellifluous Middle English -ly English -ly English mellifluously From mellifluous + -ly. 1. In a mellifluous manner; sweetly. Example: When amatory poets sing their loves In liquid lines mellifluously bland, And pair their rhymes as Venus yokes her doves, They little think what mischief is in hand […] Example: […] Mr Wyse had made no secret about the pleasure it would give him to hear his sister and herself mellifluously converse in the Italian tongue […]
Word: mellowly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mellow Middle English -ly English -ly English mellowly From mellow + -ly. 1. In a mellow manner.
Word: melodically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English melodic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English melodically From melodic + -ally. 1. In a melodic manner.
Word: melodiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English melodyously; equivalent to melodious + -ly. 1. In a melodious manner.
Word: menacingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English menacing Middle English -ly English -ly English menacingly From menacing + -ly. 1. In a menacing manner. Example: Food, more and better, was placed near her - but, dumb and motionless, she lay with her face turned to the wall, and her dog growled menacingly at the stranger. Example: Thor glared at him [...] what little light there was in the place mustered its forces briefly to glint menacingly off the horns of his helmet.
Word: scunnering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scunner Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scunnered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scunner Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: menially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English menial Middle English -ly English -ly English menially From menial + -ly. 1. In a menial manner.
Word: mercifully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English merciful Middle English -ly English -ly English mercifully From merciful + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmɜː.sɪf.(ə.)li/, /ˈmɝ.sɪf.(ə.)li/ 1. In a merciful manner. 2. Thankfully. Example: The whole Planet of the Apes set-up has been ripe for metaphor – from slavery and Afro-American revolution to European conquest of the Americas, even the war on terror. But mercifully, there's no big subtext being troweled on here. Example: The fruits of these kickstarted endeavors began to show in 1915, first in the deployment of a new range of depth charges. These were, mercifully, smaller than Jellicoe's "crushing hand of God" prototype, and, whilst practically just as lethal to submarines, they were significantly less risky to the launching ship, and could also be carried in larger numbers.
Word: mercurially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mercurial Middle English -ly English -ly English mercurially From mercurial + -ly. 1. In a mercurial manner.
Word: meretriciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English meretricious Middle English -ly English -ly English meretriciously From meretricious + -ly. 1. In a meretricious manner.
Word: meritoriously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English meritoriously, equivalent to meritorious + -ly. 1. In a meritorious manner.
Word: metabolically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English metabolic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English metabolically From metabolic + -ally. 1. In terms of, or by means of, metabolism. Labels: not-comparable Example: Here [the new fire ant queen] raises a few tiny “minim” workers entirely from her body reserves of stored fat and metabolically cannibalized wing muscles. Example: Abdominal fat accumulation, known as visceral fat, has "long been recognized as metabolically harmful," according to Philip Rabito, M.D., a specialist in endocrinology, weight loss and wellness in New York City.
Word: metaphysically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English metaphysic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English metaphysically From metaphysic + -ally. 1. In a metaphysical manner. 2. Concerning metaphysics.
Word: meteorically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English meteoric Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English meteorically From meteoric + -ally. 1. In a meteoric manner. Example: The students, at least, swore by his name, and Fettes believed himself, and was believed by others, to have laid the foundations of success when he had acquired the favour of this meteorically famous man.
Word: methodologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English methodological Middle English -ly English -ly English methodologically From methodological + -ly. 1. In a methodological manner. Example: The court scrutinized expert testimony purporting to establish spiritual abuse and found it methodologically flawed. It held that subjective distress alone does not constitute legal harm. 2. From the perspective of methodology. Example: Methodologically, Wiktionary represents an implementation of the descriptive approach to linguistics and specifically to grammar. Example: Since it is methodologically desirable that a test of an hypothesis should be as stringent as possible, the strongest possible logic should be used in deriving consequences from the hypothesis, so that its class of potential falsifiers should be as inclusive as possible.
Word: metrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English metrical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English metrically From metrical + -ly. 1. In a metrical manner.
Word: microscopically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English microscopic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English microscopically From microscopic + -ally. 1. In a microscopic manner. Example: Mr. Bowerbank […] has had the kindness to examine the specimens for me microscopically. 2. To a microscopic extent.
Word: militantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English militant Middle English -ly English -ly English militantly From militant + -ly. 1. In a militant manner; extremely. Example: Pushed by militantly conservative activists — and heeding the demands of an increasingly censorious group of conservative voters — Republican lawmakers are, in states across the country, introducing bills that suppress debate and stifle discussion in favor of the rote memorization of approved facts.
Word: mindfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English myndefully, myndfolly, equivalent to mindful + -ly. 1. In a mindful manner. Example: There are some low-tech approaches to forming those good posture habits, like the Alexander Method. The Alexander Method is a process that helps realign posture mindfully. It’s often used by performers, and often involves a coach. Example: Once you have been mindfully eating for a while, the mindset can apply to other areas of your life.
Word: mindlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mindless Middle English -ly English -ly English mindlessly From mindless + -ly. 1. In a mindless manner. Example: For that is all there is: material atoms moving mindlessly in the beingless void of space. Example: The Nanny is one of Pippa's favourite shows, but tonight the pleasure of mindlessly blobbing out in her usual Sunday-laid-back-luxury style...
Word: miraculously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English miraculous Middle English -ly English -ly English miraculously From miraculous + -ly. Pronunciation: /məˈɹækjələsli/, /məˈɹækləsli/ 1. In a miraculous manner. Example: When he woke for the second time he saw me, and began to question me as to what had happened, but I had to put him off as best I could till the morrow, when he awoke almost miraculously better. Example: Almost miraculously, [risk-neutral valuation] finesses the problem that we know hardly anything about the risk aversion of the buyers and sellers of options.
Word: miscellaneously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English miscellaneous Middle English -ly English -ly English miscellaneously From miscellaneous + -ly. 1. In a miscellaneous manner.
Word: misguidedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English misguided Middle English -ly English -ly English misguidedly From misguided + -ly. 1. In a misguided manner.
Word: misleadingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English misleading Middle English -ly English -ly English misleadingly From misleading + -ly. 1. In a misleading manner.
Word: mistily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English misty Middle English -ly English -ly English mistily From misty + -ly. 1. In a misty manner.
Word: cyclic nucleotide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any nucleotide in which the phosphate group is bonded to two hydroxyl groups on the same sugar
Word: tinniest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of tinny: most tinny Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: tinnier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of tinny: more tinny Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: merry-making Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of merrymaking. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It is true, that two clowns, who drove before them a herd of cattle—one or two village wenches, who seemed bound for some merry-making—a strolling soldier, and a wandering student, as his thread-bare black cloak and his satchel of books proclaimed him—passed our travellers without observation, or with a look of contempt; […]
Word: industrial espionage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From industrial + espionage. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdʌstɹɪəl ˈɛspiəˌnɑːʒ/ 1. The use of clandestine methods to acquire secret information for commercial advantage. Labels: uncountable Example: The American Consul at Leipzig requested the Chamber of Commerce of that city to furnish him with certain information concerning the preparation of rabbit’s skin for the hat trade. The Chamber replied that, although it was desirous of promoting the trade of Germany with foreign countries, it must, as a matter of principle, decline to furnish technical reports on German manufactures that would be likely to assist foreign competitors. The Leipziger Faerber Zeitung published the following, headed “Unfair Competition & Industrial Espionage" by the Consuls of the United States.” 2. Spying by an employer on labor union activities of employees and on labor unions. Labels: uncountable 3. Spying on industrial activities for military advantage. Labels: uncountable
Word: celebrates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of celebrate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: face cloth Part of Speech: noun 1. A small cloth used to wash one's face.
Word: pressmaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From press + master. 1. A person in charge of a press gang, who was authorized to press recruits into the navy. Labels: obsolete
Word: overabundance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English overaboundaunce, equivalent to over- + abundance. Pronunciation: /oʊvɚəˈbʌndɪnts/ 1. An excess of what is needed or is appropriate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: overabundant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English overaboundaunt, equivalent to over- + abundant. 1. excessively abundant. Example: Algae are a natural part of the ecosystem, but when they are overabundant the compounds they release can accumulate to levels harmful to wildlife and people, the California Water Quality Monitoring Council says.
Word: overachieve Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + achieve. 1. To achieve more or at a higher level of quality than was expected.
Word: overactive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + active. 1. Excessively active.
Word: overage 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Italic *aiwom Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Proto-Italic *aiwotāts Latin aetātem Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *aetāticum Old French eagebor. Middle English age English age English overage From over- + age. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəɹˈeɪd͡ʒ/ 1. Having an age that is greater than a stipulated minimum. 2. Too old to be of use in a particular situation.
Word: overage 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Italic *aiwom Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Proto-Italic *aiwotāts Latin aetātem Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *aetāticum Old French eagebor. Middle English age English age English overage From over- + age. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəɹˈeɪd͡ʒ/ 1. To have too long an aging process. Example: The heat-treatable alloys may overage (soften) with time at temperature due to the coalescence of the precipitate particles which, when present in a smaller dispersed size, enhance roomtemperature strength. Example: Structures that have been precipitation hardened to peak values may overage, and steels that have been hardened and tempered may overtemper.
Word: overage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Proto-West Germanic *obar Old English ofer Middle English over English over Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English overage From over + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəɹɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Excess; a state of being more than it ought to be. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You're entitled to bring a bag weighing fifty pounds onto the airplane, and will be charged extra for any overage. Example: Receiving department, 3 A.M. / Staff cuts have socked up the overage. / Directives are posted, no callbacks, complaints. / Everywhere is calm. 3. Any additional sums payable following the purchase of land, calculated on a prearranged basis, on the occurrence of certain specified events that are deemed to increase the value of that land; usually in the context of the development and further sale of that land. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: begonias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of begonia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bagger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English bagger, baggere, baggare, equivalent to bag + -er (agent noun suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈbæɡɚ/, /ˈbæɡə/, /ˈbæːɡə/ 1. One who bags. 2. One who bags.
Word: bagger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bagger From bag + -er (relational noun suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈbæɡɚ/, /ˈbæɡə/, /ˈbæːɡə/ 1. A touring motorcycle equipped with saddlebags. Labels: attributive, sometimes
Word: Robinson Crusoe Part of Speech: name 1. A fictional castaway. 2. Something isolated and independent. Labels: attributive, broadly Example: A Robinson Crusoe economy
Word: pimp-slap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pimp slap. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1998, Ron Nixon, "Farrakhan, the Hip-Hop Generation, and the Failure of Black American Leadership", in Amy Alexander (ed.), The Farrakhan Factor: African-American Writers on Leadership, Nationhood, and Minister Louis Farrakhan, Grove Press, →ISBN, page 190, Although Jesse Jackson and several other Civil Rights Era leaders criticized Clinton for the remarks, they nevertheless endorsed him for president. Many politically-aware young black people saw that as a pimp-slap in the face. Example: 1999, Dan Kelly, "Birchismo", in The Baffler 13, reprinted in Thomas Frank and David Mulcahey (eds.), Boob Jubilee: The Cultural Politics of the New Economy, W. W. Norton & Company (2003), →ISBN, page 356, […] a generation for whom the landmark events of Sixties were an unpleasant series of pimp-slaps.
Word: pimp-slap Part of Speech: verb 1. To slap powerfully in the face; to deliver a pimp slap to. Labels: slang, transitive, vulgar Example: 1994, Jervey Tervalon, Understand This, Morrow, →ISBN, page 71, Come over here like you think you gonna pimp-slap me because you driving your brother’s Benz. Example: 1997, Belle Waring, "Eleventh Day of Rain", in Dark Blonde Poems, Sarabande Books, →ISBN, page 58, This is the eleventh day of rain in a row / when the wind off the river pimp-slaps us university whores / heading to class.
Word: tween Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Clipping of in between. Pronunciation: /twiːn/ 1. Alternative spelling of 'tween. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Skunks first colonized this land in 1794. With the arrival of European settlers, an uneasy truce was established tween man and skunk. Gifts were exchanged. Treaties were struck... and broken. A feud ignited, resulting in the Battle of Skunktown.”
Word: tween Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of in between. Pronunciation: /twiːn/ 1. An action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening. Example: Because the results of a shape tween can be unpredictable, you can set shape hints to let Flash know how to proceed with the tween. Example: A tween is a method of creating animation, where you tell Flash where to start and where to end, and Flash does all the work in the middle. There are three types of tweens: Classic, Shape, and Motion.
Word: tween Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of in between. Pronunciation: /twiːn/ 1. To generate intermediate frames in an animated sequence so as to give the appearance of smooth movement. Example: The two most important and advanced ingredients of today's animation are tweening and morphing. Example: Simple motion tweening moves your objects in a straight line from here to there.[…]You can also combine frame-by-frame animation with tweened animation.
Word: tween Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of teen + between in the sense of "between childhood and adolescence". Pronunciation: /twiːn/ 1. A child, especially a girl, in the age range between middle childhood and adolescence, normally between eight and thirteen years of age. Example: When Play Along — the holder of the Care Bears master toy license — placed Care Bears plushes in Spencer Gifts last year, tweens and teenage girls bought the toys. Example: This grade school thinking forgets that tweens are one of the most sophisticated groups of consumers in the marketplace, and that kids this age have zero tolerance for being treated like children.
Word: tween Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of teen + between in the sense of "between childhood and adolescence". Pronunciation: /twiːn/ 1. Of or relating to tweenagers. Example: I am going to describe a video that threw me into a pit of despair. It begins with a woman running into the aisle of a big-box store and telling a tween boy that she needs phone chargers.
Word: tween Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of twenty + teen. Pronunciation: /twiːn/ 1. A number or age in the twenties (plural only), or a person of that age. Labels: rare Example: At that time Frodo was still in his tweens, as the hobbits called the irresponsible twenties between childhood and coming of age at thirty-three. Example: And although Mums don't always control the purse strings of the tweens (the younger set in their twenties), they are not entirely a forgotten influence.
Word: hematocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemato- + -cyte. 1. Any blood cell produced by hematopoiesis, but especially a red blood cell
Word: partial ordering relation Part of Speech: noun 1. A partial order.
Word: decision-making Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of decision making. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: But what if Google's biggest problem isn't a lack of flexibility or the speed of its decision-making, but a fundamental cultural inability to create new lines of business that can keep the company growing? What if it's just a gargantuan one-trick pony? Example: The projects, which are due to start in November, are: [...] Rail performance modelling for strategic decision-making - [...]
Word: decision making Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of reaching a decision. Labels: uncountable Example: The financial crisis could have been avoided and was the result of poor decision making both in Washington and at top financial firms that fostered a culture of excessive risk taking, according to a draft report written by Democrats on a panel that investigated the meltdown and obtained by Reuters
Word: declaimer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From declaim + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkleɪmə(ɹ)/ 1. One who declaims.
Word: machicotage Part of Speech: noun 1. A style of singing, especially of sacred music, cultivated from the late Middle Ages until the 19th century, centered on Paris, and derived from the Gallican ritual; in this style vocal lines are decorated with improvised ornamentation, and differentiated from each other in a polyphonic composition also by tone color. Labels: archaic, rare, uncountable Example: A similar practice in French cathedrals, called machicotage, is documented from 1391 through at least the eighteenth century.
Word: beatemest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English beat 'em Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English beatemest From beat 'em + -est. 1. Best. Labels: US, archaic, dialectal, not-comparable, slang
Word: like sixty Part of Speech: adv 1. Quickly, easily or briskly. Labels: not-comparable Example: But there's these poor, miserable trash have children like sixty; and there's folks living in splendid houses, dying for children, and can't have any. Example: In transcribing them, I have inserted one or two apostrophes, for the poet always complained that though he could spell like sixty, he never could mind his stops.
Word: mochila Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mochila. Doublet of macheer. 1. A large leather covering for the saddle. Labels: US, Western, especially
Word: declamatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Equivalent to declaim + -atory. Pronunciation: /dɪˈklæmətɹi/ 1. Having the quality of a declamation. 2. Pretentiously lofty in style; bombastic. Example: He is described as having spoken for nearly an hour with great confidence in a highly declamatory tone, and with studied action, impressing all present who had ever heard of Cicero or Hortensius with the belief that he had worked himself up into the notion of being one or both of them for the occasion. Example: Behind him an excitable Frenchman was holding forth in declamatory style to a group of astonished residents.
Word: declarable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English declare Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English declarable From declare + -able. Pronunciation: [dɪˈklæɹəbəɫ] 1. Capable of being declared. Example: That it was in use among the Greeks, the word triclinium implieth, and the same is also declarable from many places in the Symposiacks of Plutarch. 2. That must be declared. Example: goods that are declarable at customs
Word: from soup to nuts Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From the order of courses in a formal full-course dinner, which typically begins with soup and ends with a dessert such as nuts. 1. From the first course of a meal to the last. Labels: US, literally 2. From start to finish, from beginning to end; throughout. Labels: US, figuratively, informal Example: We went through the whole agenda, from soup to nuts. Example: [That cat] is a broken reed to lean on in the matter of catching mice. My own acquaintance with him is a longstanding one, and I have come to know his psychology from soup to nuts. He hasn't caught a mouse since he was a slip of a kitten. Except when eating, he does nothing but sleep.
Word: draggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From drag + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹæɡi/ 1. Moving or developing very slowly; tending to drag on; dull. Labels: informal Example: About two years ago I had been feeling tired and draggy for about six months. I went to find out what was going on. They told me I had Epstein-Barr. Example: It seemed to Chip that Julia was leaving him because "The Academy Purple" had too many breast references and a draggy opening, […] 2. Typified by, or characteristic of, drag (women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment). Labels: informal Example: The performer strode onto the stage wearing a glittery, draggy outfit.
Word: draggy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of dragon + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹæɡi/ 1. Diminutive of dragon. Labels: diminutive, form-of, informal, uncommon Example: >(Gets an offended look) Don't listen to him, Patricia!!! > >-Kazul Was I offensive, my little draggy-poo? I so sowwy. BTW, have you ever heard of the SciFi story called "The Game of Rat and Dragon"? Example: > Once there was a dragon […] > Thank you everyone, for making this little draggy feel right at home.
Word: wide berth Part of Speech: noun 1. Adequate distance from sea vessels or other objects to ensure safety and maneuverability. Example: Steer to port and give the rocks a wide berth. 2. A considerable or comfortable distance from a person or object, especially for safety or deliberate avoidance. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: Our cat always gives the vacuum cleaner a wide berth. Example: He's so obnoxious that everyone gives him a wide berth.
Word: stanzaic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stanza Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English stanzaic From stanza + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to stanzas. Labels: not-comparable Example: a couplet in stanzaic form Example: […]and two enormous Scottish poems, the Buik of Alexander, which has been improbably ascribed to Barbour, and Sir Gilbert Hay's Buik of Alexander the Conquerour; one nearly complete Prose Life of Alexander and fragments of four others; a stanzaic translation of the Fuerres de Gadres which survives only in a fragment, the Romance of Cassamus, and three separate translations of the Secreta Secretorum.
Word: body bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A nonporous bag designed to contain a human body, used for the storage and transport of corpses.
Word: corbiestep Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of corbie step. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: corbie step Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːbi ˌstɛp/, /ˈkɔːɹbi ˌstɛp/ 1. One of a series of step-like projections at the top of a gable. Example: It is a great red-brick house - that is, the front is of brick, with corbie steps on the gables and a text over the door; but the courtyard into which the omnibus drives is of black and white 'cage-work' in wood and plaster.
Word: cornfield meet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either from the fact that early train collisions often occurred out in the country alongside a cornfield rather than in a station or siding; or from staged events where two old steam locomotives were purposely run head on at each other, often in an open field, for public entertainment. In the latter idea, the term may jocularly echo field meet as a spectacle in the field involving opposing contestants. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːnfiːld ˌmiːt/, /ˈkɔɹnˌfild ˌmit/ 1. An accidental head-on collision or near head-on collision of two trains. Labels: US, euphemistic Example: Do you think it's possible for two trains to have a cornfield meet right in the middle of an automatically protected block? Of course it is, if one of the hoggers is drunk or asleep at the throttle […] Example: One such instance when a conductor failed to follow a prescribed timetable resulted in a head-on smashup on the Long Island Railroad at the end of the Civil War. On August 28, 1865, General Grant and General Sherman collided in a pasture at Jamaica, New York. Five passengers were killed in this cornfield meet.
Word: retablo Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /rɪˈtæbləʊ/ 1. A votive picture, especially one displayed above and behind the altar in a church.
Word: four of a kind Part of Speech: noun 1. Four cards of the same rank. Labels: uncountable