nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: middle of the road Part of Speech: noun 1. The middle; the average. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: If us two competed together, we'd probably score just barely under the middle of the road.
Word: crapola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crap + -ola; dating back to the 1940s and influenced by brand names containing -ola (e.g. Shinola, Granola, Crayola). Pronunciation: /kɹæˈpoʊlə/, /kɹæˈpəʊlə/ 1. Items or material of poor quality or little importance. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: garbage, junk, rubbish, nonsense Example: My junk drawer is full of all sorts of crapola.
Word: crapola Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crap + -ola; dating back to the 1940s and influenced by brand names containing -ola (e.g. Shinola, Granola, Crayola). Pronunciation: /kɹæˈpoʊlə/, /kɹæˈpəʊlə/ 1. Feeling sick or bad. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: You can eat badly and feel crapola or eat healthily and feel great. The choice is yours...
Word: stripped Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /stɹɪpt/, /ˈstɹɪp.dət/ 1. Made of strips. Labels: not-comparable Example: Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the English school, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light. 2. Having undergone stripping; laid bare. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stripped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɹɪpt/, /ˈstɹɪp.dət/ 1. simple past and past participle of strip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: resulted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzʌltɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of result Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: darted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɑɹtɪd/, /ˈdɑːtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of dart Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: solicited Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səˈlɪsɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of solicit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rewarded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈwɔɹdɪd/, /ɹɪˈwɔːdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of reward Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: endo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally used to refer to the bottom tips of the marijuana plant which accumulate the most resin and crystals after being hung to dry, probably from end + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈɛndəʊ/ 1. Marijuana. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: rollin' down the street smokin' endo / sippin' on gin and juice Example: So as I drive home / I roll my window up / And my endo up in the same motion
Word: endo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From end over end. Pronunciation: /ˈɛndəʊ/ 1. A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel. 2. A crash in which the back wheel of the bicycle lifts off the ground and the cyclist is hurtled over the handlebars. Example: Midway down a winding descent on a dry, rocky trail during a mountain bike race in Maui, I tried to avoid a large rock, jammed on my front brakes and went flying over the handlebars – a judo-style fall known as an "endo". […] To avoid future "endos" on precipitous descents, I stood with my weight over the rear wheel, gripping the seat with my thighs.
Word: endo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From end over end. Pronunciation: /ˈɛndəʊ/ 1. To perform an endo (trick). Labels: transitive Example: I remember when disc brakes became a worthwhile investment; from this point on, following Clive became extremely dangerous. He just kept endoing everywhere! Down a steep bank, through a stile, on his dad's bed… […] Clive endos smoothly into the corner while swinging the back wheel out, drops into the switchback and he's away. 2. To suffer an endo (crash). Labels: transitive Example: Pro athletes are expected to be Very Online. Some polish their profiles to a high shine; Courtney rides her own line. There are the obligatory golden-hour shots, but her Insta also has quirky strength-training videos and footage of total yard sales—like her endoing on a training ride this spring.
Word: endo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clippings, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “inner; internal”). Compare the prefix endo-. Pronunciation: /ˈɛndəʊ/ 1. Clipping of endogenic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Word: endo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clippings, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “inner; internal”). Compare the prefix endo-. Pronunciation: /ˈɛndəʊ/ 1. Clipping of endocrinology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable 2. Clipping of endocrinologist. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal Example: Since my endo did not practice at the hospital I delivered at, I did not have the oversight I needed to adjust my fluctuating sugars […] 3. Clipping of endometriosis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Example: Endo Days is a self-described cabaret, comedy and “singing support group”. Libby Trainor Parker, a festival weekly award winner, highlights the reality of comfy pyjamas, wheat bags and suppositories for women living with endo. 4. Clipping of endodontics. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal Example: I question dentists about the services they actually provide in their offices. Do you do crown and bridge and restorative dentistry? “Of course.” Do you do endodontics? “No, I never really liked endo.” 5. Clipping of endodontic treatment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal Example: Supraeruption happens. Gingival inflammation happens. Pulpal inflammation happens. Traditionally, we can “work through” these problems. We can grind crowns into place. We anesthetize and use hemostatics on the gingiva. We do endos. But we shouldn’t have to do those things, especially with digital dentistry. 6. Clipping of endogenic system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable Example: i love endos, all plural folks are so fucking valid, but also i feel like my actual legitimate DID is so much more severe than it is for all of my friends and it does get a bit isolating 7. Clipping of endosomatophilia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable
Word: endo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined from end of contract, as used on the contracts given to workers under the system. Pronunciation: /ˈɛndəʊ/ 1. A labor contracting system where workers are hired by employment agencies to work for a specific period of time until being replaced and prohibited from being re-hired. Labels: Philippines, uncountable Example: The landmark measure meant to eliminate 'endo' or the practice subcontracting of labor. Example: [...] 13 local and foreign business chambers asked "the president to veto the security of tenure bill" since it "is redundant as there are previously approved laws that already protects workers from 'endo' (end of contract scheme), [...]" 2. A person employed under this system. Labels: Philippines, countable Example: […] Labor Day is just around the corner, hence, it is timely to examine the current and hot issues affecting the workers’ sector. One such issue concerns the matter of endos, contractuals and contractualized employees. / Endos, contractuals and contractualized employees do not enjoy full security of tenure rights as guaranteed by the Constitution and the Labor Code.
Word: patriarchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek πατριαρχία (patriarkhía), from Koine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”), from πατρία (patría) and ἄρχω (árkhō). By surface analysis, patri- + -archy. Pronunciation: /ˈpejtɹiɑɹki/, /ˈpeɪ̯tɹɪɑːkɪ/, /ˈpætɹɪɑːkɪ/, /ˈpɛjtɹɪjɑːkɪj/ 1. A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A power structure in which men are dominant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: England is under the rule of a patriarchy. 3. The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: matriarchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined after patriarchy, from Latin māter (“mother”) and Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”). By surface analysis, matri- + -archy. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪ.tɹiˌɑː.ki/, /ˈmeɪ.tɹiˌɑɹ.ki/ 1. A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children, and lineage is traced through the female line. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The difficulty is that when a man thinks of matriarchy, he thinks of a patriarchy with women in the place of men; he does not stop to consider that matriarchy may be a complete mirror-image. Where patriarchy establishes law, matriarchy establishes custom; where patriarchy establishes military power, matriarchy establishes religious authority; where patriarchy encourages the aresteia of the individual warrior, matriarchy encourages the tradition-bound cohesion of the collective. When, therefore, one envisions a matriarchy, one should not conjure up visions of a gang of Amazons lopping off breasts and testicles to rule by force of arms. 2. A system of government by females (particularly as a kind of polity). Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The dominance of women in social or cultural systems. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: leetspeek Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of leetspeak. Labels: Internet, Leet, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: limivorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin līmus (“mud”) + -vorous 1. Eating mud or soil for organic matter in it. Labels: not-comparable Example: The earthworm is a limivorous creature.
Word: lithoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lith- + -oid. 1. Stone-like in texture, appearance or other characteristic.
Word: sinuate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (“to wind, bend”), from sinus (“a bend”). See also sine, from Latin sinus. 1. To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out Example: A road that sinuates through the valley.
Word: sinuate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (“to wind, bend”), from sinus (“a bend”). See also sine, from Latin sinus. 1. sinuous 2. Having wavy indentation on its border or edge. 3. Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower and then curving back towards the stem before reaching the attachment point. Example: In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is sinuate.
Word: sulfur mustard Part of Speech: noun 1. Mustard gas. Labels: uncountable
Word: -coccus Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From New Latin coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”). Pronunciation: /-ˈkɒkəs/, /-ˈkɑkəs/ 1. any spherical microorganism Labels: morpheme
Word: apo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- From the Ancient Greek prefix ἀπό- (apó-), from the preposition ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”), whence the English words off and of, and ab- (via Latin). Doublet of ab- and off-. 1. Lacking, without, scant. Labels: morpheme Example: aponeurosis Example: apomeiosis 2. Lacking, without, scant. Labels: morpheme Example: aporeceptor Example: apoflavoprotein 3. Lacking, without, scant. Labels: morpheme Example: apoglobin Example: apomyoglobin 4. Lacking, without, scant. Labels: morpheme Example: apotracheal Example: apogeotropic 5. Away from, outward, or apart in direction. Labels: morpheme Example: apocentromeric Example: apheliotropic 6. Away from, outward, or apart in direction. Labels: morpheme Example: apotemnophobia Example: apotemnophilia 7. Away from, outward, or apart in direction. Labels: morpheme Example: apocarpous Example: aposepalous 8. Away from, outward, or apart in direction. Labels: morpheme Example: apomedication Example: apomorph 9. Away from, outward, or apart in direction. Labels: morpheme Example: aposematism Example: apoplast 10. From, coming from. Labels: morpheme Example: apology Example: apocrypha 11. From, coming from. Labels: morpheme Example: apoharmine Example: apocodeine 12. Distant, far from, or apart in position. Labels: morpheme Example: apophyte Example: apomecometry 13. Distant, far from, or apart in position. Labels: morpheme Example: apocentric Example: apocenter 14. Distant, far from, or apart in position. Labels: morpheme Example: apoposeidion Example: apouranion 15. To carry forth, to do. Labels: morpheme Example: approportionate Example: apoplexy
Word: -coel Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Via Latin, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”). 1. A cavity. Labels: morpheme
Word: -coel Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: See -cele. 1. Alternative form of -cele (“tumor; hernia”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme, nonstandard, possibly
Word: -coele Part of Speech: suffix 1. Alternative spelling of -coel. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme 2. Alternative spelling of -cele. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: -colous Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Latin -col(a) (“inhabitor”) + -ous. By surface analysis, -col(e) + -ous. 1. Having a specified habitat. Labels: morpheme
Word: arenicolous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin arēna, harēna (“sand”) + -colous. 1. Living or burrowing in sand. Labels: not-comparable
Word: -derm Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). 1. skin or covering Labels: morpheme
Word: -derma Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). 1. skin or skin disease Labels: morpheme
Word: -dermatous Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”), genitive δέρματος (dérmatos) + -ous. 1. having a specified type skin Labels: morpheme
Word: -dromous Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos)bor. Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -dromous From Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “race, running”) + -ous. 1. running or moving in a specified manner Labels: morpheme
Word: unfasten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + fasten. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈfɑːs(ə)n/ 1. To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect. Labels: transitive Example: He doth unfasten so and shake a friend. 2. To come unloosed or untied. Labels: intransitive
Word: flavoxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. a xanthophyll pigment, 5,8-monoepoxylutein, found in the petals of marigolds and other plants Labels: uncountable
Word: cryptoxanthin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- English xanthin English cryptoxanthin From crypto- + xanthin. 1. A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: rubixanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. A monocyclic xanthophyll pigment found in rose hips and elsewhere. Labels: uncountable
Word: violaxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. A xanthophyll pigment (a di-epoxide, derived from zeaxanthin) that occurs in many plants. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It can be assumed that the sinensiaxanthins and sinensiachromes represent degradation products of the violaxanthins, luteoxanthins and auroxanthins which are found in considerable amounts in yellow roses.
Word: rhodoxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. A xanthophyll pigment found in many plants, and in bird feathers. Labels: uncountable
Word: canthaxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. A xanthophyll pigment found in many plants and animals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: citranaxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. A synthetic monocyclic xanthophyll pigment, 5',6'-dihydro-5'-apo-18'-nor-beta-caroten-6'-one. Labels: uncountable
Word: astaxanthin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æstəˈzænθɪn/, [æstəˈzɛənθɪn] 1. A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tramadol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trama (“the fleshy portion of a basidiocarp”) + -adol (“an analgesic”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæm.əˌdɔl/ 1. A synthetic opioid analgesic administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₆H₂₅NO₂·HCl to treat moderate to severe pain. Labels: uncountable Example: A nod from Rhona as she popped two tramadol and lay down on the couch again.
Word: red ochre Part of Speech: noun 1. A claylike material containing ferric oxide, used as a pigment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Tainter gate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American structural engineer Jeremiah Burnham Tainter of Wisconsin. 1. A type of radial-arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow.
Word: proper nouns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proper noun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baby seat Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of child safety seat, a car seat for babies. 2. Synonym of highchair, a seat for babies to eat from.
Word: jellybean Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jelly bean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jellybean Part of Speech: adj 1. of an electronic component, or software algorithm: generic, standard, vanilla, easy to find Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: These were mainly used to implement glue logic, and it was possible to replace fifty or more jellybean devices with a single ASIC.
Word: parvorder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From parvo- + order. 1. A specific taxonomic category above superfamily and below infraorder.
Word: head to wind Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the bow of a boat facing directly into the wind Labels: not-comparable
Word: squirrel monkey Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in southern Central America and northern South America.
Word: holiday homes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of holiday home Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radical line Part of Speech: noun 1. The line containing the locus of points from which the segments respectively tangent to two given circles have equal length.
Word: Plimsoll mark Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Plimsoll line.
Word: slane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Irish sleán, sleaghán. Pronunciation: /sleɪn/, /slɑːn/ 1. A one-eared spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of an iron flat-bladed head and a long wooden shaft. Labels: Ireland Example: Little McTiernan at the Door is giving out short-handl’d Peat-Cutters styl’d, by the Irish, ‘Slanes’.
Word: Axis powers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Axis power Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tea-urn Part of Speech: noun 1. An urn or pot, with a gravity-fed tap at the bottom, used to hold hot water, hot tea or hot coffee. Example: With the money that you have in hand, you may purchase, my dear, at your most convenient time, a tea-urn; that which we have at present having never been handsome, and being now old and patched.
Word: tea urn Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tea-urn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nineth Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of ninth. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: experiential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin experientiālis, from experientia + -ālis. Pronunciation: /ɛkˌspɪəɹiˈɛnʃəl/, /ɪkˌspɪəɹiˈɛnʃəl/, /ɪkˌspɪɹiˈɛnʃəl/ 1. Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience. Example: Near-synonym: empirical Example: Atheists argue that there is no experiential confirmation for the existence of a god.
Word: ninteenth Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of nineteenth. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: ninteenth Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of nineteenth. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: -eer Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer From Middle French -ier. Doublet of -ar, -ary, -ier, and -yer. Pronunciation: /ˈɪə(ɹ)/ 1. Used to form an occupational noun denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity. Labels: morpheme
Word: do one's darnedest Part of Speech: verb 1. To do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic Example: I don't think he'll succeed, but he's doing his darnedest to build a working spaceship.
Word: do one's damnedest Part of Speech: verb 1. To do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way. Labels: idiomatic Example: I think he'll do his damnedest to become CEO one day.
Word: statistical mechanics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs in 1884, with a presentation to the American Association for the Advancement of Science titled "On the Fundamental Formula of Statistical Mechanics, with Applications to Astronomy and Thermodynamics". He attributed the choice of the word "statistical" to James Clerk Maxwell. 1. The branch of physics that uses statistical laws to make theoretical predictions about macroscopic systems of particles. Labels: uncountable
Word: not a chance Part of Speech: adv 1. Absolutely not; no way. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable, sarcastic Example: Do I think she'll go out with him? Not a chance.
Word: prohibitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English prohibitif, prohibityve, from Medieval Latin prohibitīvus, from prohibit-, past-participle stem of Latin prohibēre. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ive. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪv/ 1. Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow. Example: Some countries are more prohibitive than others when it comes to hot topics like euthanasia and cloning. 2. Requiring an unreasonable or impractical effort. 3. Costly to the extreme; beyond budget. Example: I'd like to visit Europe someday, but the cost is prohibitive right now. Example: The economics of rebuilding all the stations covered by the electrification would be prohibitive, but to help bring home to the Glasgow public that their North Clyde suburban service has been transformed, not merely re-equipped with new trains, stations have at least been associated psychologically with the rolling stock by a common colour scheme. 4. Being the presumptive or likely winner of a contest. Labels: US Example: “I think there’s no question about that. I think he’s the prohibitive favorite if he gets in,” Dennis Lennox, a Michigan-based Republican political consultant, told Politico. Example: [B]ut the math says Joe is our prohibitive nominee, we need to bring the party together[.]
Word: prohibitive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English prohibitif, prohibityve, from Medieval Latin prohibitīvus, from prohibit-, past-participle stem of Latin prohibēre. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ive. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪv/ 1. A negative imperative.
Word: big deal Part of Speech: noun 1. Something very important or difficult; a matter of great concern; a considerable feat or achievement. Labels: idiomatic, informal, often, sarcastic Example: It's a big deal to him to get this promotion. Example: It's no big deal if you don't finish it today. 2. Someone very important; a VIP. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: She's a big deal in music in Spain.
Word: big deal Part of Speech: intj 1. Indicates that something is not important or impressive; so what. Labels: idiomatic, informal, ironic Example: He can run a mile in six minutes? Big deal! Some people can do it in four. Example: So you beat the worst team in the league. Big deal, call the TV crews.
Word: servlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of server + applet. 1. A Java program running on an Internet server that generates web content dynamically in response to requests from clients. Example: The difference between servlets and JSP is that servlets typically embed HTML inside Java code, while JSPs embed Java code in HTML.
Word: web content Part of Speech: noun 1. Elements making up a web page as delivered to the client, including text, images, hyperlinks, audio and video content; may be generated statically or dynamically. Labels: uncountable
Word: applet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From app + -let, but perhaps also influenced by Apple (the term originated in AppleScript). 1. A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser. Example: Holonyms: app, application, program Example: If a component must run on different kinds of client systems and if the limitations imposed by sandboxing are acceptable or outright desirable, then building that component as a Java applet makes sense.
Word: put-on Part of Speech: noun 1. A deception, hoax, or practical joke. Labels: informal Example: I think this is all a big put-on.
Word: photophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- (“light”) + -phone (“a device that makes a sound”). 1. A device that transmitted sound on a beam of light. Labels: historical
Word: photophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- (“photography”) + phone (“telephone”). 1. A stills-only camera phone. Used to distinguish from video-capable camera cell phones and camera-less cell phones. Labels: dated 2. A combination highly-capable digital camera and smartphone.
Word: radiotelephone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio + telephone. 1. A device that allows two-way communication by means of a radio. Example: The patrol cop with the radiotelephone remained outside the bar, as the rest of the cops entered the club shouting: "Police! We're taking the place!" 2. Synonym of mobile phone
Word: radiotelephone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From radio + telephone. 1. To communicate by means of such a device. Labels: transitive
Word: set in one's ways Part of Speech: adj 1. Driven by habit; inclined or determined to continue according to one's custom or established preferences. Labels: idiomatic Example: He's as set in his ways now as a little old man.
Word: laceration Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /læsəˈɹeɪʃən/ 1. An irregular open wound to soft tissue. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm. Example: Survivors of the crash suffered injuries ranging from broken bones to lacerations, permanent disfigurements, and psychiatric trauma. 2. The act of lacerating or tearing, either literally or figuratively. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Why the founders of St. Merryn's Hospital chose to erect their institution at a main-road crossing upon a valuable office site, and thus expose their patients' nerves to constant laceration, is a foible that I never properly understood.
Word: laborsaving Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of labor-saving. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: laconically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From laconic + -ally; from Laconia, the section of Ancient Greece that the Spartans came from; they were notoriously short of speech. 1. In a terse manner, given to using few words. Example: The "King" responded well to this treatment and would have maintained 60 m.p.h. up the steepest part had it not been for a brief bout of slipping, which was quickly corrected by Driver Bailes ("Autumn leaves", he remarked laconically). Example: An officer makes his way through the maelstrom to report a serious fire in one of the turrets. Rozhestvensky laconically orders him to try and put it out, as there isn't much he can do from inside the conning tower.
Word: enough to choke a horse Part of Speech: noun 1. An excessive quantity. Labels: idiomatic, informal, uncountable Example: You didn't have to buy enough wrapping paper to choke a horse, just because it was on sale. Example: There's poison underneath the sink, of course. There's also enough formaldehyde to choke a horse.
Word: notoriously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English notoryously, equivalent to notorious + -ly. Pronunciation: /nə(ʊ)ˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əs.li/, /nəˈtɔ.ɹi.əs.li/, /noʊ-/ 1. In a notorious or notable manner; as is commonly known. Example: The Hempshocks' sheep were notoriously the finest for miles around: shaggy-coated and intelligent (for sheep), with curling horns and sharp hooves. Example: Orton himself notoriously defaced library books before starting to write books himself.
Word: labor-intensive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From labor + intensive. Compare work-intensive. 1. Requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital. Labels: US Example: Picking beans is a very labor-intensive activity, there's no machine made that can do it.
Word: lacteal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: lacto- + -al 1. Relating to milk. 2. Relating to milk production. Example: lacteal ducts in the breasts 3. Relating to, or containing, chyle. Example: the lacteal vessels
Word: lacteal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: lacto- + -al 1. Each of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the mesentery to the thoracic duct. Labels: in-plural Example: These ‘veins’ must have been the lacteals or chyle-vessels, whose function was explained by Aselli some two thousand years later. 2. One of the lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs. Labels: obsolete
Word: laetrile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A contraction of l-mandelonitrile, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”) + -o- + nitrile. 1. A drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought capable of destroying cancer cells by the release of cyanide but later banned in the United States by the FDA. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pertinacity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French pertinacité, from Old French pertinace (“obstinate, stubborn”). 1. The state or characteristic of being pertinacious. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 1846, Edgar Allen Poe, The Black Cat With my aversion to this cat, however, its partiality for myself seemed to increase. It followed my footsteps with a pertinacity which it would be difficult to make the reader comprehend. Example: Again and again, however, and half a dozen other agains, with the inexorable pertinacity of a child intent upon some object important to itself, did he renew his efforts for admittance.
Word: races Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪsɪz/ 1. plural of race Labels: form-of, plural
Word: races Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of race Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shells Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʃɛlz/ 1. plural of shell Labels: form-of, plural 2. Alternative name for conchiglie, a type of pasta. Labels: alt-of, alternative, name, uncountable
Word: shells Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ʃɛlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shell Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: influences Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.flu.ən.sɪz/ 1. plural of influence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: influences Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.flu.ən.sɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of influence Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: battles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbætl̩z/ 1. plural of battle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: battles Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbætl̩z/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of battle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: positions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pəˈzɪʃənz/ 1. plural of position Labels: form-of, plural
Word: positions Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pəˈzɪʃənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of position Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: displays Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpleɪz/ 1. plural of display Labels: form-of, plural
Word: displays Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpleɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of display Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: phrases Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɹeɪzɪz/ 1. plural of phrase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phrases Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɹeɪzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of phrase Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tastes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /teɪsts/, [tʰeɪ̯st͜s], [tʰeɪ̯s(ː)] 1. plural of taste Labels: form-of, plural Example: "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."
Word: tastes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /teɪsts/, [tʰeɪ̯st͜s], [tʰeɪ̯s(ː)] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of taste Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reads Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹiːdz/ 1. plural of read Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reads Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹiːdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of read Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: posts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pəʊsts/, /poʊsts/ 1. plural of post Labels: form-of, plural
Word: posts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pəʊsts/, /poʊsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of post Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: labours Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈleɪbɚz/, /ˈleɪbəz/ 1. plural of labour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: labours Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈleɪbɚz/, /ˈleɪbəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of labour Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lawn mower Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lawnmower. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Aside from his interest in the above company, Mr. Johnson is president of the Pastime Lawn Mower Co. and the International Specialty Co Example: 1900 Walter Hines Page, Arthur Wilson Page - The World's Work ...: A History of Our Time The tractor is so simple that any boy or girl may operate it, walk-ing and steering it as if it were a lawn mower, but without pushing
Word: kirkland warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of Kirtland's warbler. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: quintillionth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quintillion + -th (ordinal suffix). Pronunciation: /kwɪnˈtɪl.i.ənθ/ 1. The ordinal form of the number one quintillion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quintillionth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quintillion + -th (ordinal suffix). Pronunciation: /kwɪnˈtɪl.i.ənθ/ 1. The person or thing in the quintillionth position. 2. One of a quintillion equal parts of a whole.
Word: sextillionth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sextillion + -th (ordinal suffix). Pronunciation: /sɛksˈtɪl.i.ənθ/ 1. The ordinal form of the number one sextillion.
Word: sextillionth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sextillion + -th (ordinal suffix). Pronunciation: /sɛksˈtɪl.i.ənθ/ 1. The person or thing in the sextillionth position. 2. One of a sextillion equal parts of a whole.
Word: Kirtland's warbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Jared P. Kirtland, an Ohio doctor and amateur naturalist. 1. a small songbird, Setophaga kirtlandii, that nests in Michigan, United States and winters in the Bahamas
Word: demurrage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1640s, from Old French demorage, from demorer (English demur), from Latin dēmorārī (“to tarry”). By surface analysis, demur (“delay”) + -age, with doubled ‘r’ to clarify pronunciation and avoid ambiguity with demure. 1. the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading Labels: countable, uncountable 2. compensation paid for such detention Labels: countable, uncountable 3. a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion Labels: countable, uncountable 4. the cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period Labels: countable, uncountable 5. a type of currency which requires paying a fee to store money; a type of currency that discourages using money as a store of value Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Le Chatelier's principle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named for French chemist Henri Louis Le Châtelier. 1. A principle stating that, if a chemical system at equilibrium experiences a change in concentration, temperature, or total pressure, the equilibrium will shift in order to minimize that change.
Word: machinima Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of machine + cinema. Pronunciation: /məˈʃɪnɪmə/ 1. The rendering of computer-generated imagery using low-end (real time) 3D engines such as those found in video games, as opposed to the high-end, complex 3D engines used by professionals. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Fiona's been off at some kind of anime camp in New Jersey – Quake movies and machinima workshops, Japanese staff who claim not to know a word of English beyond ‘awesome’ and ‘sucks’, which for a vast range of human endeavor, actually, is more than enough… 2. The genre of films created by such techniques. Labels: uncountable
Word: stoichiometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined as German Stöchiometrie by Jeremias Benjamin Richter in 1792. From Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon, “element”) + -metry. Pronunciation: /ˌstɔɪ.kiˈɒm.ə.tɹi/ 1. The study and calculation of quantitative (measurable) relationships of the reactants and products in chemical reactions (chemical equations). Labels: uncountable 2. The quantitative relationship between the reactants and products of a specific reaction or equation. Labels: countable
Word: flipping Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈflɪpɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of flip Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flipping Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈflɪpɪŋ/ 1. A mild intensifier; a minced oath of "fucking". Labels: not-comparable Example: Where's my flipping watch? Example: Darn it! That flipping racoon got into the trash again!
Word: flipping Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈflɪpɪŋ/ 1. fucking; used as an intensifier to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs Labels: UK, euphemistic, not-comparable Example: Do you flipping think I'm stupid? Example: Can't you see I'm trying to flipping fix something?
Word: flipping Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈflɪpɪŋ/ 1. The process of something being flipped or turned over. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: coin flippings 2. The practice of buying something, making improvements to it, and reselling it for a higher price. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Tripping on psychedelics while rolling on empathogens or entactogens. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: eschewed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of eschew Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: eschews Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of eschew Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rhombicosidodecahedron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin rhombicosidodecaēdron (coined by the German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) in his work Harmonices Mundi Libri V (The Harmony of the World in Five Books, 1619)), a blend of Latin rhomb(us) + īcos(aedron) + -i- + dodecaēdron. The English word is analysable as a blend of rhomb(ic) + icosidodecahedron, referring to the fact that the 30 square faces lie in the same planes as the 30 rhombic faces of the rhombic triacontahedron, which is dual to the icosidodecahedron. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɒmbaɪˌkəʊsidəʊˌdɛkəˈhiːdɹən/, /ˌɹɒmbɪ-/, /ˌɹɑmbaɪˌkoʊsidoʊˌdɛkəˈhidɹən/, /ˌɹɑmbə-/, /ˌɹɒmbaɪˌkəʊsidəʊˌdɛkəˈhiːdɹə/ 1. An Archimedean solid with 62 regular faces (20 triangles, 30 squares, and 12 pentagons), 60 vertices and 120 edges. Example: Archimedean solid, one of the thirteen solids described by Archimedes, which, without being regular, have all their solid angles alike, all their faces regular, and not less than four faces of any one kind; […] They are […] the rhombicosidodecahedron, the truncated icosidodecahedron, and the snub-dodecahedron. Example: The purpose of this article is to offer a method of approach for investigating the stellation pattern of the deltoidal hexecontahedron, the dual of the rhombicosidodecahedron.
Word: pentagonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pentagon + -al. Pronunciation: /pɛnˈtæɡənəl/ 1. Of, relating to, or shaped like a pentagon. Example: If the base be a triangle, it is called a triangular prism; if a square, a square prism; if a pentagon, a pentagonal prism; and' if the base is any irregular figure, it is called an irregular prism : ... Example: Seed micromorphology:—Seed coat is laticostate. Epidermal cells are elliptical to irregularly pentagonal. Cell walls are thickened mostly at the corners, the boundaries are raised […]
Word: pentagonal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pentagon + -al. Pronunciation: /pɛnˈtæɡənəl/ 1. Something having the shape of a pentagon. Example: Speaking of protection, note that not only are the end pentagonals surrounded by a generous air space, but the entire instrument is insulated, […] Example: The pentagonals with the flowers and the leaves of the central calyx are gilded all over, as is the inner lip of the vessel.
Word: pedestrianization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pedestrian 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English pedestrianization From pedestrian + -ization. 1. The restriction of access to a street to pedestrians only. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: flunk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch + funk. Pronunciation: /flʌŋk/ 1. Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. Labels: US, ambitransitive Example: He flunked math, again. 2. Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade. Labels: US, transitive Example: Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him. 3. To fail any challenge Labels: US, broadly 4. To shirk (a task or duty). Labels: US, dated, informal 5. To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference, describing a person's attitude to life in general.) Labels: US
Word: ferrofluid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fluidusder. Middle English fluid English fluid English ferrofluid From ferro- + fluid. 1. A fluid, typically containing dispersed, nanoscale magnetic particles, designed to be magnetised such that its flow can be controlled by a magnet
Word: magnetorheological fluid Part of Speech: noun 1. a ferrofluid that solidifies in the presence of a magnetic field
Word: magnetorheological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- English rheological English magnetorheological From magneto- + rheological. 1. describing a substance whose rheological properties are modified by a magnetic field
Word: rheological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rheology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English rheological From rheology + -ical. Pronunciation: /ɹiːɒˈləd͡ʒɪkəl/ 1. Of, or relating to rheology. Example: It is conceivable that impairment of surfactant proteins is due to rheological and immunodefensive disorders of testis and epididymis or prostate.
Word: potassium iodide Part of Speech: noun 1. A salt, KI, formally derived from potassium hydroxide and hydriodic acid, used as an analytical reagent, in organic synthesis, and in the preparation of photosensitive emulsions and as a radioprotector to protect the thyroid.
Word: radiosterilization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio- + sterilization. 1. The sterilization (either of an organism, or a surgical implement) by ionizing radiation such as X-rays or gamma rays. Labels: uncountable
Word: derisory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French dérisoire. Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹaɪzəɹi/ 1. Laughable, ridiculous, especially due to being small, inadequate, or low-quality; provoking derision. 2. Expressing derision; mocking; ridiculing.
Word: orthotopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ortho- + -topic. 1. in the normal position Labels: not-comparable
Word: FOSSer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From FOSS + -er. 1. A user or advocate of free open source software. Labels: informal
Word: -facient Part of Speech: suffix 1. causing the specified condition Labels: morpheme
Word: -ferous Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous From Latin ferō (“to bear”) + English -ous. Pronunciation: /-fəɹəs/ 1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “bearing an entity or entities as specified by the noun”. Labels: morpheme Example: flagellum + -i- + -ferous → flagelliferous (“bearing a flagellum”) Example: flos, floris + -i- + -ferous → floriferous (“bearing flowers”) 2. Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “producing a material as specified by the noun”. Labels: morpheme Example: nectar + -i- + -ferous → nectariferous (“producing nectar”) 3. Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense “containing a material as specified by the noun”. Labels: morpheme Example: nickel + -i- + -ferous → nickeliferous (“containing nickel”) Example: cadmium + -i- + -ferous → cadmiferous (“containing cadmium”)
Word: mank Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English manken, from Old English *mancian, bemancian (“to maim, mutilate”), of obscure origin. Cognate with Middle Low German mank (“lame, defective”), Dutch mank (“lame, defective”), and Middle High German manc (“lack, defect”). Perhaps from Latin mancus (“maimed, crippled, frail, incomplete”), from Proto-Indo-European *mank-, *menk- (“maimed, mutilation, torment”). Pronunciation: /ˈmæŋk/, [ˈmæŋk], /ˈmeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈmeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈmɛ̃ŋk/, [ˈmɛ̃ŋk] 1. To mutilate. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: mank Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Via Polari, from Italian mancare (“to be lacking”), from Latin mancus (“maimed”). See above. Pronunciation: /ˈmæŋk/, [ˈmæŋk], /ˈmeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈmeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈmɛ̃ŋk/, [ˈmɛ̃ŋk] 1. Disgusting, repulsive. Labels: UK, not-comparable, slang Example: When he eats, he never closes his mouth. It's so mank. 2. Synonym of manky (“being or having bad weather”). Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: Antarctica can be dingle, with clear skies, or mank, with nothing of the sort. Example: This typical 'mank' weather does not stop fur seal pups from exploring.
Word: mank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Via Polari, from Italian mancare (“to be lacking”), from Latin mancus (“maimed”). See above. Pronunciation: /ˈmæŋk/, [ˈmæŋk], /ˈmeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈmeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈmɛ̃ŋk/, [ˈmɛ̃ŋk] 1. Something that is disgusting or manky. Labels: UK, slang, uncountable Example: The plumber had to get all the mank out of the drain.
Word: golden handshake Part of Speech: noun 1. A generous severance payment, especially as an inducement to leave employment. Labels: idiomatic Example: Lloyds TSB's 1996 accounts show that the executive fallout following the takeover of TSB by Lloyds meant the departure of two executives clutching substantial golden handshakes.
Word: bucks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bʌks/ 1. plural of buck Labels: form-of, plural