nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: artificial respiration Part of Speech: noun 1. The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With a stride, the doctor reached the bed, and seizing her arms worked them energetically, applying what I knew to be artificial respiration. He issued a few short sharp orders to the servants.
Word: Brownian motion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Scottish botanist Robert Brown (1773–1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water. 1. Random motion of particles suspended in a fluid, arising from those particles being struck by individual molecules of the fluid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To summarize, the world is filled with instances of indeterministic Brownian motion, with various biological phenomena having evolved to optimally exploit versions of this randomness. Are we talking free will here? 2. A state of chaos or disarray. Labels: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Example: The sun was hot on my legs. I moved out of the doorway and stood in the room with my thoughts in Brownian motion. Example: That's pretty much what I'm doing here today—asking you, right now, to sit down, take a deep breath, and stop. Try to see a future beyond that Brownian motion of your daily affairs.
Word: apnea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + -pnea, from the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formed from ἀ- (a-, “absence of”) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breathing”). Pronunciation: /ˈæp.ni.ə/ 1. The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sleep apnea Part of Speech: noun 1. Brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: apnoea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + -pnoea. Pronunciation: /ˈæp.ni.ə/ 1. Alternative form of apnea. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: Torrens title Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for Robert Torrens (1814-1884), Premier of South Australia who introduced the first such system there in 1858. 1. Title to real estate provided by a government register (as opposed to the old common law system of deeds or chain of title).
Word: Brownian movement Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Brownian motion. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Gregorian chant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Pope Gregory I (540–604), and certainly dating back to that time in some form, but the exact origin is a matter of ongoing research. 1. A style of unaccompanied monophonic singing in the Catholic Church. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Julian calendar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Julius Caesar who introduced the calendar in 46 BCE. 1. The calendar which was used in the western world before the present-day Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar differed in having all multiple-of-4 years as leap years. Example: That brings back memories of my visit to the remote Scottish island of Foula. The most westerly of the Shetlands, it still officially adheres to the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind our habitual Gregorian one. These days, the islanders only use the former for Christmas and New Year celebrations, when all 38 of them gather in one house on January 7 and 14 (in lieu of December 25 and January 1).
Word: LODD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of line of duty death. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: no liability Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of limited liability that may be used by mining companies, under which the shareholders may pay a company debt by surrendering shares in lieu of money. Labels: Australia, uncountable Example: It was originally estimated that the mill of the Kingsgate Molybdenite No Liability, Kingsgate, NSW, would have been completed by the end of March,[…]. Example: The use of no-liability companies is restricted to companies whose sole objective is mining, as designated by the Corporations Law. However, it is not necessary for a mining company to be a no-liability company.
Word: euphenic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to euphenics.
Word: euphenics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eu- + phenotype + -ics. 1. Measures intended to make biological (phenotypic) improvements to organisms after birth — commonly, but not necessarily, as applied to humans. Labels: uncountable Example: Euphenics is the science of management by environmental manipulation of the manifestations of genetic endowments. The symptoms of many genetic diseases that are now incurable will surely be assuaged by progress in euphenics. Whether euphenics will be sufficient to cure all hereditary diseases in the long run is a different question. The genetic endowment itself may require rehabilitation or improvement. This is the realm of eugenics. Negative and positive eugenics may be distinguished. The former aims to relieve human populations of genetic diseases and defects; the latter is a more ambitious project — improvement of the genetic endowment of mankind. Of course, the distinction is not clear-cut. An elimination or decrease in the incidence of genetic infirmities constitutes an improvement of the gene pool of the species. One may wish, however, to go much beyond this relatively modest goal and aim for the creation of novel genetic endowments, superior to any existing ones. Some people go so far as to contemplate making a "new man."
Word: jet stream Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction. 2. Synonym of contrail; a flow of exhaust gasses from a jet engine. 3. The high-speed, continuous spray of waste fluid (urine) emitted from the back ends of adult cicadas; rather than the small, individual droplets produced by most other insects. Example: Cicadas Aren’t Just Noisy – They Also Pee In Jet Streams Like Elephants Example: [...] cicadas eliminate waste in the form of urine, and with more force than their size would suggest. Scientists recently revealed the insects hold the record for “strongest urine jet stream” of any studied animal relative to its size.
Word: townspeople Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From town + -s- + people. Pronunciation: /ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl/ 1. plural of townsperson Labels: form-of, plural Example: Quite a crowd of townspeople turned out to see the train start, and several pressmen were busily engaged in taking notes and photographs. Example: The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.
Word: retarded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From retard + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈtɑːdɪd/, /ɹiˈtɑɹdɪd/ 1. Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded. Example: This kind of plant is usually of a retarded growth. Example: The last zone, lying beyond the Ch‘ang-pai mountains, was in special isolation and culturally as retarded as regions much farther north. 2. Having mental retardation; mentally deficient or underdeveloped. Labels: dated, offensive, sometimes Example: Experts in the field say there are now at least 200,000 retarded people over 60 in the United States. Example: One day the order of things begins to unravel. First, the doctor, on horseback, is tripped up by an invisible wire and his injuries put him in the hospital for months. Then several children, including the son of the Baron and the retarded child of the doctor’s mistress, are severely beaten. Later, the Baron’s barn is set on fire. 3. Specifically, having an IQ below 70. Labels: dated, offensive, sometimes 4. Extremely stupid; obtuse Labels: colloquial, derogatory, offensive Example: Looking at Jack, Gabbie said, "What?" "That's the Troll Bridge." She groaned at the pun. "That's retarded." Example: I've got a terrific sign in front of my house that keeps intruders out: Retarded Pit Bull High on Angel Dust. No one's come over the wall yet. Except a couple of retarded guys who were high on angel dust. 5. Designating a parameter of an electromagnetic field which is adjusted to account for the finite speed of radiation.
Word: retarded Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From retard + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈtɑːdɪd/, /ɹiˈtɑɹdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of retard Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: We know cases where obscurity of style has retarded the recognition of really great writers—but obscurity of style is not a virtue, and they were great in spite of it.
Word: idly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English idely, ydelly, idelliche, from Old English īdellīċe, equivalent to idle + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪd(ə)lɪ/ 1. Without specific purpose, intent or effort. Example: I idly played with the paper, not even realizing I was folding it into a paper airplane. 2. In an idle manner.
Word: idly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tamil இட்லி (iṭli), Kannada ಇಡ್ಲಿ (iḍli). 1. Alternative spelling of idli. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A Tamil breakfast starts with idly (steamed rice cakes) with sambhar (hot, spicy and sour lentils with vegetables) and rasams (broth of lentil, spiced) and upma (cooked course wheat), lunch is generally dosai (thin crepes), vadas (deep fried nuggets of lentils) with sambhar.
Word: Middle High German Part of Speech: adj 1. Concerning the Middle High German language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Middle High German Part of Speech: name 1. An ancestor to the modern (High) German language, spoken from 1050 to about 1500. Some linguists prefer to use 1350 as the end of the Middle High German period, calling the period from 1350 to 1650 Early New High German in a broad sense.
Word: licence Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ.səns/, /ˈlɑe.səns/, /ˈlaɪsəns/, [ˈlɑe̯.səns] 1. UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore standard spelling of license. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In some areas they have attempted to decasualize certain types of employment and to control street-trading by a local licensing system requiring juveniles to obtain their licences through the committees. Example: Serlio criticises the artistic licence taken by both ancient and contemporary architects, here specifically related to the confusion created by the rich decoration of the arch–in his illustrations, he stripped the monument of most of its beautifully […]
Word: licence Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ.səns/, /ˈlɑe.səns/, /ˈlaɪsəns/, [ˈlɑe̯.səns] 1. Misspelling of license. Labels: Canada, South-Africa, UK, alt-of, misspelling, nonstandard
Word: broadcasting Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/, /ˈbɹɑdkæstɪŋ/ 1. Sending in all directions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: broadcasting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/, /ˈbɹɑdkæstɪŋ/ 1. The business or profession of radio and television. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Broadcasting can be a lucrative field, but very few people end up on the air. 2. The act by which something is broadcast. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: frequent broadcastings of the same old material 3. The act of spreading seeds over a wide area. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The results show less difference in drilling as against broadcasting of oats than wheat.
Word: broadcasting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/, /ˈbɹɑdkæstɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of broadcast Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: This radio station is broadcasting at a frequency of 104 MHz. Example: We sowed the seeds, broadcasting with a rotary spreader.
Word: omnidirectionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English omnidirectional Middle English -ly English -ly English omnidirectionally From omnidirectional + -ly. 1. In all directions. Labels: not-comparable Example: Don’t Look Up jabs around omnidirectionally, and some of the most gleefully ridiculous jokes land: There’s an inspired runner about an increasingly scandal-plagued Supreme Court nominee, for example, and another in which politicians and voters alike absurdly declare their allegiance to “the jobs the comet will bring.”
Word: omnivore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin omnivorus. By surface analysis, omni- + -vore. Pronunciation: /ˈɒmnɪvɔː/, /ˈɑmnɪvɔɹ/ 1. An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore). Example: Bears are omnivores: they can eat plants, but they also eat fish.
Word: bellies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɛliz/ 1. plural of belly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bellies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɛliz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of belly Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: introduces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of introduce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quieter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet 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 quieter From quiet + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tə/, /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tə/, /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tɚ/, /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tɚ/ 1. comparative form of quiet: more quiet Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: quieter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet 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 quieter From quiet + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tə/, /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tə/, /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tɚ/, /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tɚ/ 1. One who quiets. Example: The motives that were previously so powerful now lose their force, and instead of them, the complete knowledge of the real nature of the world, acting as a quieter of the will, produces resignation […]
Word: quietest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of quiet: most quiet Labels: form-of, superlative Example: But here is an artist. He desires to paint you the dreamiest, shadiest, quietest, most enchanting bit of romantic landscape in all the valley of the Saco.
Word: eburnean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin eburneus 1. Made of ivory. Labels: not-comparable 2. As white as ivory. Labels: not-comparable
Word: taro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori taro. Doublet of kalo, from Hawaiian. Pronunciation: /ˈtæɹəʊ/, /ˈtæɹoʊ/, /ˈtɑɹoʊ/ 1. Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The Jiasian region is famous for taro ice cream. Even though taro is the key ingredient in the ice cream, people in this area bought taro from other regions. During the post-Typhoon Morakot reconstruction process, JCA and other local organisations encouraged large numbers of farmers in Jiasian to grow taro. The Agriculture Bureau then started investing in Jiasian taro farming. Local taro ice cream makers are now using local taro to support local agriculture. 2. Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Food from a taro plant. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Trappist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French trappiste, from La Trappe Abbey, the monastery where the order was originated. 1. A monk or nun of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (a branch of the Cistercians Roman Catholic religious brotherhood that use a particularly strict interpretation of the Rule of St Benedict).
Word: Trappist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French trappiste, from La Trappe Abbey, the monastery where the order was originated. 1. Of or relating to this monastic order. Labels: not-comparable
Word: book entry Part of Speech: noun 1. A bond or similar security for which no certificate is issued, but ownership is recorded on computer.
Word: brachiate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin brachiātus, from brachium (“arm, branch”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹækɪət/ 1. Having decussate branches.
Word: brachiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from brachiator, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹækɪeɪt/ 1. To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation. Labels: intransitive Example: […] brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle.
Word: Iranian Azerbaijan Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Azerbaijan (“region in Iran”).
Word: chiliastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English chiliast Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chiliastic From chiliast + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌkɪ.liˈa.stɪk/, /ˌkɪ.liˈæ.stɪk/, [ˌkʰɪ.ɫiˈæ.stɪk] 1. Pertaining to the religious doctrine of a thousand-year period of peace and prosperity. Example: The social anthropologist can recognise in the millenarian sentiments of the Interregnum a parallel phenomenon to the chiliastic movements which still occur in the underdeveloped countries of today. Example: The evanescent quality of Debord's later writing, his chiliastic serenity, is patent here: a voice speaking from a world one might want to make and then to live in, but also the voice of the mad professor in Eric Ambler's spy thriller Cause for Alarm.
Word: chiliasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek χιλιασμός (khiliasmós), from χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪ.lɪæ.z(ə)m/ 1. Belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period. Example: It was, however, in the Puritan movement in England, and in similar movements on the continent — especially the Bohemian Brethren — that chiliasm asserted its greatest vitality as an historical force. Example: One of them, bureaucratic conservatism, represented the routinized sphere of administration, whereas the other, chiliasm, gave rise to the utopian consciousness and modern politics.
Word: chiliad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin chilias (“the number 1000, a group of 1000 things”), possibly via French chiliade, from Ancient Greek χιλιάς (khiliás, “the number 1000, any large amount, a millennium”), from χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, “1000”) + -ᾰ́ς (-ắs, “-ad: forming collective nouns”). Equivalent to chilia- + -ad. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪl.iˌæd/ 1. A group of 1000 things, particularly 2. A group of 1000 things, particularly
Word: reenlist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English enlist English reenlist From re- + enlist. 1. To enlist again.
Word: cheviot Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛviət/, /ˈt͡ʃɛviət/, /ˈt͡ʃiːviət/ 1. A coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cheremic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English chereme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cheremic From chereme + -ic. 1. Of or relating to a chereme; signed
Word: chereme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -eme, by analogy with phoneme. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪəɹiːm/ 1. A basic unit of a sign language; equivalent to a phoneme.
Word: caducity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French caducité; see caducous. 1. Dotage or senility. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The state of being impermanent or transitory. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: colouration Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌkʌ.ləˈreɪ.ʃən/ 1. Alternative spelling of coloration. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: combated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of combat Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The timidity of pronouncing the beloved name once overcome, it is a fond indulgence to dwell on expanding hopes, or to express gentle fears, for the very sake of having them combated.
Word: combatted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of combat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: conventual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin conventuālis, from Latin conventus (“convent”). Pronunciation: /kənˈvɛntjuːəl/, /kənˈvɛnt͡ʃuəl/ 1. Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic. Example: During this time, sister Ursula, to give her for the last time her conventual name, exchanged her stole, or loose upper garment, for the more succinct cloak and hood of a horseman. Example: The noise of her steps, light as they were, attracted the stranger's notice, who, turning round and letting her mantle fall as she did so, showed a tall and stately figure, dressed in what appeared to be some conventual costume.
Word: conventual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin conventuālis, from Latin conventus (“convent”). Pronunciation: /kənˈvɛntjuːəl/, /kənˈvɛnt͡ʃuəl/ 1. A member of a convent.
Word: piti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Azerbaijani piti, to which compare Armenian պուտուկ (putuk). 1. An Azerbaijani soup made with mutton and vegetables in individual crocks with a glazed interior.
Word: duodecillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Latin duodec(im) (“twelve”) + -illion. By surface analysis, duo- + decillion. Pronunciation: /ˌdjuːoʊdəˈsɪl.i.ən/ 1. 10³⁹. Labels: Australia, UK, US, rare 2. 10⁷². Labels: Australia, UK, dated, rare
Word: tredecillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Latin trēdec(im) (“thirteen”) + -illion. By surface analysis, tre- + decillion. 1. 10⁴². Labels: US, rare Example: The names of the periods above trillion are as follows [...] 15th, tredecillion [...] Example: 3 quindecillion, 657 quattuordecillion, 262 tredecillion; which is to say the figures 3,657,262 followed by 42 ciphers. Operators of the key punch machines transfer a code symbol from the Census [...]. 2. 10⁷⁸. Labels: Australia, UK, dated, rare
Word: quattuordecillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Latin quattuordecim (“fourteen”) + English -illion. Pronunciation: /ˌkwɒtjuɔː(ɹ)dəˈsɪl.i.ən/ 1. 10⁴⁵. Labels: Australia, UK, US, rare Example: What’s really terrible luck is to hate the holy ones. For more than two quinquadecillion years, and another ﬁve quattuordecillion years, a slanderer of noble ones goes to hell, having aimed bad words and thoughts at them. 2. 10⁸⁴. Labels: Australia, UK, dated, rare
Word: quindecillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Latin quīndec(im) (“fifteen”) + -illion. By surface analysis, quin- (“five”) + decillion. Pronunciation: /ˌkwɪndəˈsɪl.i.ən/ 1. 10⁴⁸. Labels: US, rare Example: 3 quindecillion, 657 quattuordecillion, 262 tredecillion; which is to say the figures 3,657,262 followed by 42 ciphers. Operators of the key punch machines transfer a code symbol from the Census …. Example: One supernova, in 1054, was thought by many to herald the biblical Day of Judgment. We have reached an energy level of 10 quindecillion ergs, or 10⁴⁹ ergs. 2. 10⁹⁰. Labels: Australia, UK, dated, rare
Word: sexdecillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Latin sēdec(im), sexdec(im) (“sixteen”) + English -illion. By surface analysis, sex- (“six”) + decillion. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛksdəˈsɪl.i.ən/ 1. 10⁵¹. Labels: US, rare Example: The names of the periods above trillion are as follows...18th, sexdecillion... Example: 1994, The Arithmetic Teacher, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics The answer is read as: 13 sexdecillion, 253 quindecillion, 796 quattuordecillion, 742 tredecillion.... 2. 10⁹⁶. Labels: dated, rare
Word: septendecillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Latin septendec(im) (“seventeen”) + -illion; compare tredecillion, quattuordecillion, etc. By surface analysis, septen- + decillion. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛptəndəˈsɪl.i.ən/ 1. 10⁵⁴. Labels: Australia, UK, US, modern, rare Example: STV by the Numbers: [...] 3000^16 (roughly 43 septendecillion) : number of possible voting permutations if 3,000 students vote (Single Transferable Voting is pretty complicated!). Example: One Septendecillion Years From Now [...] The total mass of the universe [will be] somewhere between 200 and 500 septendecillion grams. 2. 10¹⁰². Labels: Australia, UK, dated, rare
Word: octodecillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Latin octodec(im) (“eighteen”) + -illion; compare tredecillion, quattuordecillion, etc. By surface analysis, octo- + decillion. Pronunciation: /ˌɒktoʊdəˈsɪl.i.ən/ 1. 10⁵⁷. Labels: Australian, British, US, modern, rare Example: 1962, David Bergamini, The Universe, Time-Life Books, Google Books considers page number to be top-secret The reason is that the rays created in the core are softened on their outward journey by being handled by the octodecillion-odd atoms of gas outside the core that are part of the sun but play no part in the central fusions. Example: How many Stars Shine on Tiny Jennifer’s Hair? ... Two million, three hundred and forty nine thousand, eight hundred seventy five vigintillion, seven hundred fifty four novemdecillion, five hundred forty three octodecillion, four hundred fifty seven septendecillion... 2. 10¹⁰⁸. Labels: Australian, British, dated, rare
Word: novemdecillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Latin novemdec(im) (“nineteen”) + -illion; compare tredecillion, quattuordecillion, etc. Pronunciation: /ˌnoʊvəmdəˈsɪl.i.ən/ 1. 10⁶⁰. Labels: US, rare Example: It is one chance in a novemdecillion. For those who like to be precise, that exact statistic is one chance in 1,606,937,974,174,171,729,761,809,705,564,167,968,221,676,069,604,401,795,301,376. Example: For an extreme example, see US Patent No. 5,422,351 (filed June 21, 1991). This particular patent includes a structural formula in claim 1 that encompasses at least one novemdecillion (10r^([sic]), or one followed by sixty zeroes) chemical compounds 2. 10¹¹⁴. Labels: dated, rare 3. A very large but unspecified number (of). Labels: colloquial, excessive Example: 2000–2006: Quantum Mechanics, Abarim Publications http://www.abarim-publications.com/JessicaRabbitExplains.html ‘When we say 2 we mean exactly 2, not 2,00001 or 2,0000000000000001 or 2 with a novemdecillion zeroes and then a 1...’. Example: ‘I then looked into the zatetic forest behind it / And saw a nonillion, no, a novemdecillion of them!’.
Word: vigintillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From viginti- + -illion. Pronunciation: /vɪdʒɪnˈtɪljən/ 1. Originally, in accordance with the long scale, the twentieth power of a million, 10¹²⁰; now (originally US), in accordance with the short scale, more usually 10⁶³. Example: After vigintillions of years great Cthulhu was loose again, and ravening for delight.
Word: pelmet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps a modification of French palmette. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛlmɪt/ 1. A decorative item that is placed above a window to hide the curtain mechanisms, visually similar to a cornice or valance. Example: Sun blinds (recessed in a pelmet) were provided for all windows, except in the corridors. Example: The pelmets and mirrors, the spotlights and blinds, seemed rich in criticism.
Word: Provençal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French provenceal, provençal, from Latin prōvinciālis. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒvɑːnˈsɑːl/, /ˌpɹɒvənˈsɑːl/, /ˌpɹɒvɒnˈsɑːl/ 1. Of, from or relating to Provence, a traditional geographic region roughly corresponding to the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Provençal Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French provenceal, provençal, from Latin prōvinciālis. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒvɑːnˈsɑːl/, /ˌpɹɒvənˈsɑːl/, /ˌpɹɒvɒnˈsɑːl/ 1. The language spoken in Provence; Occitan. Labels: broadly, dated 2. The Romance Occitan dialect of Provence. Example: “Mirèio” first appeared at Paris in September, 1859, having beside the Provençal a parallel French version of the author's own, or rather a prose translation divided into verses to correspond with the stanzas of the original. […] I must, however, hasten to disclaim any thing approaching to a critical knowledge of the rich and charming Provençal dialect,—or rather language, for it is more than a dialect. Example: It was the first time I had heard Provençal spoken – there seemed to be moss packed between every syllable.
Word: Provençal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French provenceal, provençal, from Latin prōvinciālis. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒvɑːnˈsɑːl/, /ˌpɹɒvənˈsɑːl/, /ˌpɹɒvɒnˈsɑːl/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Provence. Example: The Normans were putting it about that the Provençals were experts at foraging, to the neglect of fighting. Their children had a refrain with which they taunted their southern French counterparts: ‘the Franks go to fight, the Provençals to food’.
Word: Titania Part of Speech: name Etymology: A style of Diana in Ovid, fem. of titanius, from Titan. As faeries were identified with Classical nymphs, the queen of the faeries was equated with Diana. Pronunciation: /tɪˈtɑːni.ə/ 1. From Shakespeare's play A Midsummer-Night's Dream, the queen of the fairies. Example: As it is impossible to believe that this huge mountain can produce such an effect, at the expiration of a few minutes we become dupes of illusion, and the most grave thinker is ready to swear that there is in those shades, under some fantastic thicket, a solitary— a supernatural being—a sort of fairy—a Titania, who amuses herself by delicately parodying the music of mortals, and throwing down the half of a mountain every time she hears the report of a gun. Example: For all this Magical Mansion were vain With all its dominions so fair; Its splendor and riches no happiness gain Without a Titania to share! 2. The largest satellite of the planet Uranus.
Word: fairies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɛəɹiz/, /ˈfeɹiz/, /ˈfɛɹiz/, /ˈfeːɹiz/, /ˈfeəɹiz/ 1. plural of fairy Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of fairie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: extranuclear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English nuclear English extranuclear From extra- + nuclear. 1. Outside the nucleus. Labels: not-comparable 2. Outside the nucleus but within the cell cytoplasm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: educated guess Part of Speech: noun 1. A well-informed guess or estimate based on experience or theoretical knowledge. Example: Everyone guesses: estimating is how people with a trade guess; educated guesses are what professional people do; hopeless stabs in the dark are what statisticians do.
Word: interfaith Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + faith. 1. Involving members of different religions. Labels: not-comparable Example: interfaith marriage, relationship Example: The interfaith service had Jews, Roman Catholics and Lutherans all in attendance.
Word: in line Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪnˈlaɪ̯n/, /ɪnˈlɑ̟ɪ̯n/, /ɪnˈlɒ̈ɪ̯n/, /ɘnˈlɑ̟e̝n/, /ɘnˈlɒ̈e̝n/ 1. Suitable or appropriate; keeping with expectations, norms, ideals, or rules. Labels: idiomatic Example: "[Plant] rescues are usually organized by local garden clubs, but before you grab your shovel and head for the door, check with local government agencies to make sure you're in line with regulations." Example: Shepard: The rest of the galaxy isn't just going to bow down just because we tell them to. We'll need the fleets to bring them in line. 2. In a queue, waiting one's turn. 3. Of three or more objects, positioned in a straight line. Example: Please stand in line for the pledge of allegiance. 4. Assuming a position in the future. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: He's third in line to be president. Example: He's in line to be the fastest runner of all time.
Word: in line Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ɪnˈlaɪ̯n/, /ɪnˈlɑ̟ɪ̯n/, /ɪnˈlɒ̈ɪ̯n/, /ɘnˈlɑ̟e̝n/, /ɘnˈlɒ̈e̝n/ 1. One behind another; in a queue. Labels: not-comparable Example: I'm waiting in line at the bakery.
Word: expectations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz/ 1. plural of expectation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: common cold Part of Speech: noun 1. A very common, mild viral infection of the nose and throat, whose symptoms typically include sneezing, sniffling, a running or blocked nose, a sore throat, coughing and a headache. Example: So he went to the hospital and got checked. Doctors determined it was a common cold, not the new coronavirus, he says, and he returned home. Then a week ago, he says, five officers showed up at his house in Xishui County, a two hour drive from Wuhan. They wore masks and wielded blue, gun-shaped thermometers.
Word: brucellosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Translingual Brucella Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English brucellosis From Translingual Brucella + English -osis. 1. Infection by a bacterium of the genus Brucella, which is carried by ruminants and other mammals, with symptoms including recurring fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression, and generalized aches and pains. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There is debate asto whether rangiferine brucellosis spread to North America across the Bering Sea land bridge duringthelast iceage,orifit was introduced in imported Russian reindeer around 1900. Example: The clash between Montana and the National Park Service, among other officials and entities that maintain the sprawling park, stems from state authorities' belief that the park's plan to manage its bison herd doesn't do enough to reduce the risk of brucellosis transmission.
Word: in nothing flat Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. A very short (but unspecified) amount of time; no time at all. Labels: idiomatic Example: After so many years of practice, she can often find the problem and fix it in nothing flat.
Word: inhospitable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French inhospitable, from Medieval Latin inhospitābilis. By surface analysis, in- + hospitable. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnhɒsˈpɪtəbəl/ 1. Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly. 2. Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. Example: Yet despite sounding inhospitable, grasslands such as this are home to a huge variety of smaller herbs and wildflowers, including some of the UK's rarest orchids and invertebrates, in addition to being home to butterfly species such as the Chalkhill Blue.
Word: slue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Attested from the late 18th century. Pronunciation: /sluː/ 1. To rotate something on an axis. Labels: transitive Example: raise the boom[…] then slue it by a slue-rope on its heel, until the square hole in the cap is fair with the tenon 2. To turn something sharply. Labels: transitive Example: […]then he incidentally spat and said something to the other convict, and they laughed, and slued themselves round with a clink of their coupling manacle, 3. To rotate on an axis; to pivot. Labels: intransitive 4. To slide off course; to skid. Labels: intransitive
Word: slue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Attested from the late 18th century. Pronunciation: /sluː/ 1. The act of sluing or the place to which something has slued.
Word: slue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of slough (which is dialectally pronounced /slu/). Pronunciation: /sluː/ 1. Alternative spelling of slough (“a marshy or swampy place”) (reflecting the alternative pronunciation). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: slue Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sluː/ 1. Obsolete spelling of slew; simple past of slay. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Hee moreouer ſpecially noteth for the reſt, one Piero Calis, who (in driuing whole droues of that naked people) ſlue all that were not able to trauell, without regard of age, ſexe, or their vſe of labour , which in reſpect of a continuall eaſe;was moſt hard and intollerable to them.
Word: bulletin board Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bulletin + board. 1. A board on which messages may be posted, especially one in a public space. Example: Somewhere near Fillmore she found the symbol tacked to the bulletin board of a laundromat, among other scraps of paper offering cheap ironing and baby sitters. Example: It should come as no surprise to see promotional material and bulletin boards in the department’s languages, though English is also present in the signage of this microcosm of the institution. 2. Ellipsis of bulletin board system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Some bulletin board subscribers can now dial up displays for their IBM PC or PC XT in living color—and see the results in less than a second.
Word: hypesthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyp- + -esthesia. 1. Alternative spelling of hypoesthesia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Marshall Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun marshal. * As a French surname, variant of Mercier. * As a German surname, variant of Marschall. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːʃəl/, /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ 1. An English and Scottish status surname from Middle English for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners. 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A number of places in the United States: 22. A town in the Rural Municipality of Wilton, Saskatchewan, Canada. 23. A town in Margibi County, Liberia. 24. A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Former name: Marshalltown.
Word: hypoesthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English -esthesia English hypoesthesia From hypo- + -esthesia. 1. partial loss of tactile sensation; numbness Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: numbness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English numb Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English numbness From numb + -ness. 1. Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Inability or reduced ability to experience emotion. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: call it quits Part of Speech: verb 1. To conclude; to quit or stop an activity, especially after applying oneself to it for a significant period of time. Example: One afternoon, after twenty minutes of desperate efforts to annihilate each other according to set rules that did not permit kicking, striking below the belt, nor hitting when one was down, Cheese-Face, panting for breath and reeling, offered to call it quits. Example: The West's longest-serving foreign minister called it quits last week. 2. To declare debts resolved to one another.
Word: stay the course Part of Speech: verb 1. To persist or continue, especially in the face of difficulties. Labels: idiomatic Example: If you decide to stay the course and finish engineering school, it will mean long hours and sleepless nights. Example: This sort of thing is meat and drink to the born Controller—and Controllers are born with the right imperturbable temperament for the job; hence the fact that they are recruited from many different grades of operating staff, and some recruits don't stay the course.
Word: tatt Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of tattoo. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
Word: tatt Part of Speech: noun 1. A die, especially one that is loaded. Labels: UK, archaic, slang Example: "Oh," said Killigrew, "you had the wit not to give yourselves out for sharpers?" "Yes, sir; we used common dice; not tatts." "You'd best keep the tatts till he's drunk," said Killigrew drily, "for I think you'll find my lord has a head on his shoulders when he's sober."
Word: tatt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tatty (“kind of woven mat or screen”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: throughput Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From through + put. Pronunciation: /ˈθɹuː.pʊt/, /ˈθɹu.pʊt/ 1. The rate at which data is transferred through a system. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The factory managed a throughput of 120 units per hour. Example: if the rate of heating is substantially reduced, not only is the throughput of the apparatus diminished and the cost of the process increased, but the properties of the resultant coke are detrimentally affected. 3. Synonym of etendue. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: perpetuate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: (16th century) From earlier perpetuat, learned borrowing from Latin perpetuātus (“perpetuated”), perfect passive participle of perpetuō (“to cause to continue uninterruptedly, to proceed with continually, to make perpetual, perpetuate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from perpetuus (“everlasting, perpetual”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), from per- (“thoroughly, very”) + petō (“to ask, request; to look for; to make for (somewhere)”) + -uus (forms adjectives from verbal stems), literally “that is asked with great zeal, over and over again”, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out; to fly”). Cognates * Catalan perpetuar * Italian perpetuare * Old French perpetué (adjective) (Middle French perpetué (adjective)); Middle French perpétuer (verb) (modern French perpétuer (verb)) * Old Occitan perpetuar * Portuguese perpetuar * Spanish perpetuar Pronunciation: /pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊeɪt/, /-ˈpɛtjueɪt/, /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃəˌweɪt/ 1. To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion. Labels: transitive Example: I am contented to contynue it for my tyme, but to perpetuate it lyeth nat in my power. Example: To the ſupportiue perpetuating of your canonized reputation, vvholie this booke haue I deſtined. 2. To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion. Labels: transitive Example: If vvitneſſes to a diſputable fact are old and infirm, it is very uſual to file a bill to perpetuate the teſtimony of thoſe vvitneſſes, although no ſuit is depending; for, it may be, a man's antagoniſt only vvaits for the death of ſome of them to begin his ſuit. This is moſt frequent vvhen lands are deviſed by vvill avvay from the heir at lavv; and the deviſee, in order to perpetuate the teſtimony of the vvitneſſes to ſuch vvill, exhibits a bill in chancery againſt the heir, […] Example: It appears to me that this bill makes out no case for perpetuating testimony. Although it was true that the validity of the will could not, by reason of the lease, be immediately tried with the devises in trust, yet it may be immediately tried by an action for rent against the tenant. Testimony can be perpetuated only where by no means the Plaintiff can presently assert his title to the property. 3. To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce. Labels: transitive Example: He who praiseth obscurity perpetuateth it. Example: [T]he major players […] have the most to either gain from perpetuating the lie to morally or ethically acknowledge the wrong of their actions.
Word: perpetuate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From earlier preparat (see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more). Pronunciation: /pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊət/, /pəˈpɛtjʊət/, /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃəˌweɪt/, /-t͡ʃəwət/ 1. Perpetual, or made perpetual; continued for an indefinite time. Example: The wele suertie and comfort perpetuat of theym ther heires and successours. Example: The trees and flowers remain / By Nature's care perpetuate and self-sown.
Word: bucket shop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: bucket + shop 1. A stockbroking firm which takes small orders from clients and takes them on its own account rather than actually transmitting them to the market. Prevalent in the US 1870s to 1920s; often set up as shop-fronts in the 1920s. Labels: derogatory, obsolete 2. A stockbroking firm which sells stock to clients when it has an undisclosed relationship with that company or its owners. Labels: derogatory 3. A travel agency selling discounted airfares, usually in defiance of existing minimum fare arrangements. Now usually refers to any small cheap agency. Labels: dated 4. A legal services firm selling heavily discounted legal services and documents made in large volume from boilerplate text and clauses, sometimes as a white labelled loss leader. 5. A company that sells coats of arms associated with the customer's surname, regardless of whether the customer can claim any relation to the original armiger.
Word: flattened Part of Speech: adj 1. Made flat by something. Example: We removed the fallen tree from the flattened car. Example: Fibreglass mouldings form the domed roof at the driving ends and the drop roof of the motor coach, which joins the elliptical section of the flattened portion under the pantograph.
Word: flattened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of flatten Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The tree fell on the car and flattened it.
Word: pinto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pinto (“painted, mottled”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪntəʊ/, /ˈpɪntoʊ/, /ˈpɪntəʉ/ 1. A horse with a patchy coloration that includes a white color. Example: Chick Norris leaned low over his pinto.
Word: pinto Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pinto (“painted, mottled”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪntəʊ/, /ˈpɪntoʊ/, /ˈpɪntəʉ/ 1. Pied, mottled. Example: While Profane, dreamy, went on to tell of his nights with the Alligator Patrol, and how he’d hunted one pinto beast through Fairing’s Parish; cornered and killed it in a chamber lit by some frightening radiance.
Word: demilitarization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English military Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English militarize 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 militarization English demilitarization From de- + militarization. 1. Alternative spelling of demilitarisation. Labels: alt-of, alternative