nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: mercuricals Part of Speech: noun 1. Medicines made from mercury, generally used for purgative purposes from the 17th to the 19th century in European and American medicine. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: softroader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of soft + off-roader. 1. A unibody crossover SUV or vehicle designed for daily driving, light off-roading, and inclement weather, rather than extreme, technical terrain.
Word: erotophonophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eroto- (“love”) + Ancient Greek φόνος (phónos, “murder”) + -philia. 1. lust murder Labels: uncountable Example: Despite the serial aspect of these killings, lust murder still remains a distinct subcategory of both sexual and serial murder. It is also referred to as erotophonophilia, one of the most extreme forms of paraphilia.
Word: lust murder Part of Speech: noun 1. Murder for sexual gratification, often involving mutilation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Despite the serial aspect of these killings, lust murder still remains a distinct subcategory of both sexual and serial murder. It is also referred to as erotophonophilia, one of the most extreme forms of paraphilia.
Word: gastrique Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French gastrique. Doublet of gastric. 1. A syrupy reduction of vinegar (or wine) and sugar Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: touchwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently from touch + wood, but perhaps the first element is derived from torch. Pronunciation: /ˌtʌt͡ʃˈwʊd/ 1. Decayed wood used as tinder; punk. Labels: uncountable
Word: mare's-nest Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mare's nest. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mare's nest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of earlier horse's nest, from the fanciful and unlikely notion that horses make nests. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛːz nɛst/ 1. A great discovery which turns out to be illusory; especially, a hoax. Labels: figuratively Example: Near-synonyms: bullshit, horseshit Example: Why dost thou laugh? What Mares nest hast thou found? 2. A confused or complicated situation; a muddle. Labels: figuratively Example: Though Chancellor Maupeou had supported the idea of a trial [...], the legal proceedings developed into a mare's nest of accusations and counter-accusations.
Word: fuckdoll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fuck + doll. 1. A love doll. Labels: slang, vulgar 2. A woman who is seen only as a sex object. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: Cultural critics ask 'Is Madonna a glamorized fuckdoll or the queen of dramatic critique?' Example: She would be a kept woman. / Devoted. / Loyal. / A fuckdoll in black-and-white-and-red.
Word: biomelanin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English melanin English biomelanin From bio- + melanin. 1. melanin extracted from a biological source (such as chicken feathers) for use in sunscreens etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: maritally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English marital Middle English -ly English -ly English maritally From marital + -ly. 1. Concerning marriage or a connubial relationship. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to a husband. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: markdown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from mark down. The computing sense is a pun on markup (language). 1. A reduction in price in order to stimulate sales. Example: Near-synonym: special
Word: markdown Part of Speech: name Etymology: Deverbal from mark down. The computing sense is a pun on markup (language). 1. Alternative letter-case form of Markdown, a lightweight markup language. Labels: alt-of Example: By using markdown, you can get other non-tech savvy contributors to easily write posts for your blog.
Word: master's Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of master's degree. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: master's degree Part of Speech: noun 1. A postgraduate degree which aims to assist students in developing a mastery for a particular academic field or profession.
Word: matriarchal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From matriarch + -al. 1. Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch. 2. Governed by females, rather than by males.
Word: mayoralty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mairaltee, from Middle French mairalté. Pronunciation: /meɪˈɔː.ɹəl.ti/, /ˈmɛə.ɹəl.ti/, /meɪˈɔ.ɹəl.ti/, /ˈmeɪ.ə.ɹəl.ti/ 1. The office of a mayor, or the tenure during which a particular mayor holds office, where the time span may encompass one term or multiple terms. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The results, coming after voters had rejected a similar effort by Mr. Chávez just 15 months ago, pointed to his resilience after a decade in power, as well as to the fragmentation of his opposition, which as recently as November had won key mayoralties and governorships. Example: During his mayoralty, Johnson oversaw the preparations and hosting of the 2012 Summer Olympics and oversaw the cycle hire scheme, both initiated by his predecessor Ken Livingstone.
Word: deifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bryony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English brionie, from Latin bryōnia (“bryony”), from Ancient Greek βρυωνία (bruōnía, “bryony”), from βρύω (brúō). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaɪəni/ 1. A perennial herb of the genus Bryonia, especially the common wild subspecies Bryonia cretica dioica (syn. Bryonia dioica). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On a sudden a low breath / Of tender air made tremble in the hedge / The fragil bindweed-bells and briony rings; […] Example: I cycled the three miles each morning between hedges draped with spangled cobwebs and berried bryony.
Word: deifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: contado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian contado. 1. The land controlled by a medieval Italian city-state lying outside the city itself; the hinterland; the countryside under the control of a city. Labels: historical Example: Milan was the most aggressive and successful of the mainland states. It was also one of the richest, its prosperity extended into its contado by canals and irrigation […]. Example: The population of the contado at the time may be tentatively estimated on the basis of Giovanni Villani's information that, in 1338, it contained 80,000 men fit to bear arms, more than three times the number in Florence city (25,000).
Word: majorly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maiorder. Middle English major English major Middle English -ly English -ly English majorly From major + -ly. 1. significantly; very, very much Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Campus police break up parties routinely, but nobody really gets majorly busted. Example: The thing is I am majorly stressing because I have no prom date set up. 2. mostly, primarily Labels: not-comparable Example: Significant contrasts can be drawn between the course of personality development in which children are majorly reared by grandparents who have … Example: This is due not solely, or even majorly, to the fact the above type of analysis concerns itself primarily with what will happen in the long run.
Word: sergeant-majorly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sergeant major Middle English -ly English -ly English sergeant-majorly From sergeant major + -ly. 1. In the manner of a sergeant major. Example: Captain David Margesson who not withstanding his official description as War Minister, is usually the soul of gentle geniality, was almost sergeant-majorly in his treatment of the mildest question. Example: In Rural Rides, within a few pages, he manages to insult Scotsmen and the Cotswolds, but in a sergeant-majorly sort of way, […]
Word: contemner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English contemn 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 contemner From contemn + -er. 1. One who contemns, who displays contempt towards another. Labels: dated Example: Præsumptuous violators or contemners of the sabbath or holie exercises /. Example: I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel: / “As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal; / […] ”
Word: dirt-poor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: An inversion of the earlier poor as dirt (compare whip-smart or smart as a whip). 1. In a condition of extreme poverty. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: In recent months, the dirt-poor peasants of Honduras have invaded farms and blockaded bridges to force the government to fulfill its promises. Example: A few years ago it was a dirt-poor outpost populated by rural migrants.
Word: chaunt Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of chant. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: chaunt Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of chant. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Happier in reascent, than in his fall mournful, and through all purifying spheres perfective, let the bard his harp restrung, chaunt […]
Word: maulstick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Mahlstock. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːl.stɪk/ 1. A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting. Example: Here the lamps blazed as a dozen or so of the brethren were seated at their desks with maulsticks to rest their wrists on as they used their quills to copy texts on to vellum from the skins of goats or sheep.
Word: polarise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French polariser, equivalent to polar + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of polarize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: polarizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of polarize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: polarises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of polarise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: polarizing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From polarize + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊ.lə.ɹaɪzɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of polarize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: polarizing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From polarize + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊ.lə.ɹaɪzɪŋ/ 1. Characterized by strong, divided opinions among people; divisive. Example: It is a polarizing novel, loved by some and hated by others. Example: Che Guevara remains a polarizing Marxist revolutionary, feted by some as a champion of the poor and reviled by others as a bloodthirsty monster.
Word: polarising Part of Speech: adj 1. That polarises.
Word: polarising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of polarise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: polarised Part of Speech: adj 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of polarized. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: polarised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of polarise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sagittiform Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the form of an arrowhead, but lacking flaring lobes on the base. Example: This tree has sagittiform leaves, which lack divisions and subdivisions.
Word: wieldy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English weeldy, weldy (“agile, vigorous; of a shield: easy or satisfying to wield”), from welden (“to govern, preside over, reign, rule; to command, control, dominate; to dwell, reside; to accomplish, bring about; to overcome, prevail; to handle (a tool, weapon, etc.), use”). By surface analysis, wield + y. Compare also Old English ġewielde (“controlling, dominant”), from Proto-West Germanic *waldī, from Proto-Germanic *waldiz (“manageable; powerful”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to rule; powerful, strong”). Later uses of sense 2 (“capable of being easily wielded”) are likely a back-formation from unwieldy. Pronunciation: /ˈwiːldi/, [ˈwɪəldɪ], /ˈwildi/ 1. Able to wield one's body well; active, dexterous. Labels: dialectal Example: But the baron, who was neither ſo wieldy nor ſupple in his joints as his companions, flounced himſelf down with ſuch precipitation, that his feet ſuddenly tilting up, came in furious contact with the head of the marquis, […] Example: She bore the proportions of a marchioness all over; that is, was more wieldy than a duchess, more unwieldy than a countess. […] [T]he Marchioness of Clanweary was wieldy and limp; she moved herself surprisingly, and if not for too long together, was a good walker; but her feet were too small for her in the long run. 2. Capable of being easily wielded or managed; handy. Example: July the 30. we took boat to go down to Abbeville, by the river of Some; a river of no great breadth, but deep and full; the boat which carryed us was much of the making of thoſe Lighters which live on the Thames, but that is was made more wieldie and fit for ſpeed. Example: About twenty years agoe, I publiſhed, Latiali but rudi Minerva, a Synopſis of a Philoſophical Grammar and Lexicon; […] deſigning not only to remedie the confuſion of Languages, by giving a much more eaſie medium of communication than any yet known; but alſo to cure even Philoſophy it ſelf of the diſeaſe of Sophiſms, and Logomachies; as alſo to provide her with more wieldy and manageable Inſtruments of operation, for defining, dividing, demonſtrating, &c.
Word: Isaias Part of Speech: name 1. The prophet Isaiah.
Word: Moab Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μωάβ (Mōáb), from Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב (môʾāḇ). Attested to as Moabite 𐤌𐤀𐤁 and Ancient Egyptian mwjbw N35A-M17-D58-G43-N25 Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ.æb/, /ˈmoʊ.æb/ 1. The son of Lot through his eldest daughter, in the Hebrew Bible. 2. The people who traditionally traced their ancestry to this son of Lot. 3. A placename 4. A placename 5. A placename Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 6. A placename Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: drupelet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drupe (“stone fruit”) + -let (diminutive suffix). Compare Late Latin drupella (“small ripe olive”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɹuːplɪt/, /-lət/, /ˈdɹuplɪt/ 1. One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries. Example: It is best to pick the berries while all drupelets are of a consistent, dark red coloration. Example: The passengers on the chock-full boat were packed across the deck like drupelets.
Word: shorty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shorty From short + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɔː.ti/, /ˈʃoɹ.ti/, /ˈʃoː.ti/ 1. Something or someone that is shorter than normal. Labels: derogatory, informal, sometimes Example: A rock fishing expedition doesn't involve a lot of paraphernalia. Mick had brought his short rod with the overhead style, egg-beater reel they use off boats. 'The shorty's good for the fight.' 2. A term of endearment for a child, younger sibling, shorter person, etc. Labels: informal 3. A child. Labels: slang Example: "I think we loved 'The Bridge Is Over' more than anybody else," says Nas, who was just a shorty when he first heard the opening shot. Example: Like one day when I was just a shorty my mother was drinking a beer and a policeman told her to pour it out. He was way too little to be saying that to my mother. No way I was going to let him put handcuffs on her. 4. An attractive young female, especially one who is sexually available. Labels: slang Example: I guarantee, shorty, it's real, baby, stick it out / [...] / You talk a good one, shorty, now you're makin' me sweat Example: But seeing my boy on the cover of your magazine with three fine shorties made me think twice about the assumptions I've made. 5. A girlfriend. Labels: slang Example: These are the things that separate a date from a fiancee, a shorty from a wife, a one-night stand from a lifetime commitment. Example: Demarco said pulling down his cap “Yeah, that's what I be hearing, my shorty told me how Shelly be bragging about the time ya'll had.” 6. A short-legged and sleeveless or short-sleeved wetsuit. Example: However, many buy a wetsuit, because it can be pretty unpleasant to put on a musty hire suit. There are various thickness options, but a good compromise is a 5mm one-piece wetsuit and a 5mm 'shorty' worn over the top. (In warmer climes, use either suit on its own). Example: Our instructors, Ryan and Shannon, offered us hot coffee to warm up, and a variety of wetsuit options to settle the attire issue. Carlos chose his own full suit. I grabbed my spring shorty with long sleeves. 7. A shorthanded goal. Labels: informal
Word: shorty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shorty From short + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɔː.ti/, /ˈʃoɹ.ti/, /ˈʃoː.ti/ 1. Shorter than normal, especially of clothing. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Last seasons long, droopy skirt is being seen to by the scissors turning it into this season's shorty version, still handily teamed with last season/this season/next seasons comfy sloppy Joe. The effect won't just be felt by the very young. While we started off the winter craving a slightly dour and earnest uniform of dark colours, sensible fabrics and long skirts, the shorty skirt signals a renewed lightness and chirpiness. Example: “It’s a shorty wrap— 2.6, which means it’s 2.6 meters,” she [Lesley Doyle] said. “We kind of geek out over this stuff.”
Word: shorty Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shorty From short + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɔː.ti/, /ˈʃoɹ.ti/, /ˈʃoː.ti/ 1. Synonym of she or her, especially of a younger woman. Labels: feminine, nominative, objective, singular, slang, third-person Example: Bell: Savino didn't tip you off to that bitch? Wee-Bey: Pshh, wasn't no time for that. He get up out the car, we see him go up the block like we said, right? Pshh, after that, he outa sight, we bring it home like we planned, baby. Bell: Well, shorty was a cop. Example: Shorty really killed this 😭
Word: Salvatore Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Salvatore. Doublet of Salvador. 1. A male given name from Italian.
Word: appalto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian appalto. 1. A contract to assume another party's obligation to supply a product or service.
Word: appalti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appalto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Amalec Part of Speech: name Etymology: Via Late Latin Amālēc from Koine Greek Ἀμᾱλήκ (Amālḗk) from Biblical Hebrew עֲמָלֵק (ʾĂmālēq). Pronunciation: /ˈæm.əˌlɛk/ 1. The grandson of Esau through his eldest son, in the Hebrew Bible. 2. The nation that purportedly traced their ancestry to this grandson.
Word: ought to Part of Speech: verb 1. Indicating duty or obligation. Labels: auxiliary 2. Indicating advisability or prudence. Labels: auxiliary 3. Indicating desirability. Labels: auxiliary 4. Indicating likelihood or probability. Labels: auxiliary
Word: dark current Part of Speech: noun 1. The temperature-dependent current that flows in a photodetector when no light is shining on it.
Word: data communications Part of Speech: noun 1. The movement of data between computers, or between central computers (especially mainframes) and remote terminals. Labels: uncountable
Word: data compression Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several techniques for reducing the number of bits needed to represent an item of digital data, either to save storage or to use less bandwidth when transmitting it Labels: uncountable
Word: decomposition potential Part of Speech: noun 1. In electrolysis, the electrode potential at which current begins to increase appreciably, and electrolysis occurs.
Word: deep inelastic collision Part of Speech: noun 1. A high-energy nuclear reaction in which two nuclei overlap and exchange energy and nucleons.
Word: hydrogel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English gel English hydrogel From hydro- + gel. 1. A colloid gel in which water is the continuous phase; they have a number of medical and industrial applications. Example: The tough, bendable fabric combines hydrogels — such as those found in contact lenses or jello – with glass fibers. This particular combination maximizes its resilience, making the material 100 times tougher than hydrogels and 25 times tougher than glass fiber fabric, based on the amount of energy needed to destroy it. […] Gong believes the fiber-reinforced hydrogel could be used to create biomaterials, such as artificial organs and prostheses, able to endure everyday wear-and-tear.
Word: continuous phase Part of Speech: noun 1. The fluid phase of a colloid within which solid or fluid particles are distributed
Word: disperse phase Part of Speech: noun 1. The particulate solid or liquid phase of a colloid distributed within a fluid
Word: pulsing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpʌlsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of pulse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pulsing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpʌlsɪŋ/ 1. The emission of pulses. 2. The action of something that pulses. Example: Used to mark out the stages of serial order, it seems to have been conceived primarily in terms of the periodicities or pulsings of the regular cycles of these series of change which we now term processes[…]
Word: nanodevices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanodevice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nanodevice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Italic *wiðō Latin *vidō Latin dīvidō Latin dīvīsus Old French devisbor. Middle English devis English device English nanodevice From nano- + device. 1. Any manufactured device whose scale is measured in nanometers.
Word: nanogenerator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English generator English nanogenerator From nano- + generator. 1. Any electrical generator whose scale is measured in nanometers; they typically create electricity from the random movements of their surroundings.
Word: implantable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English implant Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English implantable From implant + -able. Pronunciation: [ɪmˈplɑːntəbl̩], [ɪmˈplæntəbl̩] 1. Capable of being, or designed to be, implanted (within the body etc.) Example: High intensity EMF can have adverse impacts on the operation of implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators.
Word: implantable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English implant Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English implantable From implant + -able. Pronunciation: [ɪmˈplɑːntəbl̩], [ɪmˈplæntəbl̩] 1. A device that can be implanted surgically. Example: I've had the opportunity to work on mouthwashes and astringents, catheter antimicrobial treatments, and antimicrobial treatments of other implantables and insertables.
Word: meanderings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meandering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: measureless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English measure Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English measureless From measure + -less. 1. Not measured because it is so large that it is difficult or impossible to do so. Labels: not-comparable Example: In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree: / Where Alph, the sacred river, ran / Through caverns measureless to man / Down to a sunless sea.
Word: metricize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English metric 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 metricize From metric + -ize. 1. To make metric 2. To introduce metrics into (a process) 3. To represent or measure by a metric 4. To use poetic meter
Word: mechanistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechan(ism) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English mechanistic From mechan(ism) + -istic. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/ 1. Having the impersonal and automatic characteristics of a machine. 2. Predetermined by, or as if by, a mechanism. 3. Having a physical or biological cause. Example: Such ateleological explanation is what is meant by mechanistic explanation in the broad sense.
Word: mendicancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mendicant + -cy. 1. The act or state of being a mendicant Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: meatpacking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-West Germanic *mati Old English mete Middle English mete English meat English packing English meatpacking From meat + packing. 1. The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat. Labels: US, uncountable Example: The administration’s focus on meatpacking is reflective of a larger shift in thinking about the costs of monopoly power.
Word: mechanized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mechanize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mechanized Part of Speech: adj 1. Equipped with machinery. 2. Equipped with armoured motor vehicles; compare motorized (“equipped with unarmoured vehicles”).
Word: mercantilism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercantem Italian mercante Latin -īlemder. Italian -ile Italian mercantilebor. French mercantilebor. English mercantile Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English mercantilism From mercantile + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈmɜːkəntɪlɪzəm/, /ˈmɝkəntɪlɪzəm/, /ˈmɝkənˌtilˌɪzəm/, /ˈmɝkənˌtaɪlˌɪzəm/, /mɝˈkæntɪlɪzəm/ 1. The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 2. The theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation depends upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of trade is unchangeable. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: medicament Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English medicament, either from Middle French médicament or its etymon, Latin medicāmentum. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛdɪkəmənt/, /məˈdɪkəmənt/ 1. A medicine, medication or drug. Example: 1589, George Puttenham, The Arte of English Poesie, Book I, Chapter 23, “The forme of Poeticall lamentations,” Therefore of death and burials, of th’aduersities by warres, and of true loue lost or ill bestowed, are th’onely sorrowes that the noble Poets sought by their arte to remoue or appease, not with any medicament of a contrary temper, as the Galenistes vse to cure [contraria contrarijs] but as the Paracelsians, who cure [similia similibus] making one dolour to expell another, and in this case, one short sorrowing the remedie of a long and grieuous sorrow. Example: Forasmuch as the soul is far more precious than the body, we do prohibit under the pain of anathema, that no physician for the health of the body, shall prescribe to a sick person any thing which may prove perilous to the soul. But when it happens that he is called to a sick person, he shall first of all effectually persuade them to send for the physicians of the soul; that after the sick person hath taken care for his spiritual medicament, he may with better effect proceed to the cure of his body.
Word: medium-sized Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a medium or intermediate size. Labels: not-comparable
Word: miserableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English miserable 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 miserableness From miserable + -ness. 1. The property of being miserable. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: PSAP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of public-safety answering point. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of personal sound amplification product. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: antimonates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antimonate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyrophosphates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pyrophosphate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gütersloh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Gütersloh. 1. A city, the administrative center of Gütersloh district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: Ahaus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Ahaus. 1. A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: Ahlen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Ahlen. 1. A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: worked up Part of Speech: adj 1. Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: I know it's difficult when things get this busy, but there's really no need to get so worked up over it. Example: Brother Wu gets worked up when you banter him off in any way, shape or form. Particularly his shoddy brand, football opinions or taste in clothes.
Word: Boy Scout Part of Speech: noun 1. A male member of the Scout Movement. 2. A person, especially a politician, who is idealistic and naive. Labels: slang Example: Gore, of course, has never been a political Boy Scout, least of all when it comes to campaign finance. Example: When he arrived in Washington, some people thought of him as a Boy Scout, perhaps because he wore his hair in a crew cut.
Word: coarser Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of coarse: more coarse Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: sport stacking Part of Speech: noun 1. A sport in which competitors stack cups as quickly as possible. Labels: uncountable
Word: booster club Part of Speech: noun 1. An organization devoted to collecting funds for a specific other organization.
Word: booster dose Part of Speech: noun 1. A dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose.
Word: booster injection Part of Speech: noun 1. A dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose.
Word: booster shot Part of Speech: noun 1. A dose of an antigen (usually a vaccine) designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose.
Word: the heck Part of Speech: adv 1. Used for emphasis after an interrogative word. Labels: euphemistic Example: What the heck are you doing? 2. Intensifies a phrasal verb; goes between the base verb and its modifier. Labels: euphemistic Example: Elevators make me throw the heck up.
Word: dig up dirt Part of Speech: verb 1. To examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person. Labels: idiomatic, usually, with-on Example: The freelance investigative reporter made a career of digging up dirt on celebrities for tabloids.
Word: woodfree Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English wood Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English woodfree From wood + -free. 1. Made from chemically processed (as opposed to mechanical pulping process) wood pulp. Labels: not-comparable Example: The company's main product is high-quality coated woodfree printing paper.
Word: upholding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of uphold Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: upholding Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is upheld. Example: […] the considerable political controversy that has surrounded important historical instances of judicial invalidations and judicial upholdings of federal legislation […]
Word: subsisted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of subsist Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: roan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French roan, probably from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, itself probably of Germanic origin (compare Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*raudan), accusative of 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs, “red”). Compare rowan. Pronunciation: /ɹəʊn/, /ɹoʊn/, /ˈɹoʊ.ən/ 1. Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in. Labels: especially, not-comparable 2. Made of roan (kind of leather). Labels: not-comparable Example: roan binding
Word: roan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French roan, probably from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, itself probably of Germanic origin (compare Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*raudan), accusative of 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs, “red”). Compare rowan. Pronunciation: /ɹəʊn/, /ɹoʊn/, /ˈɹoʊ.ən/ 1. An animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in. 2. The color of such an animal. 3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco. Example: Roan, a kind of leather used for shoes, slippers, and common bookbinding; prepared from sheep skins by tanning with sumach.
Word: roan Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹəʊn/, /ɹoʊn/, /ˈɹoʊ.ən/ 1. Archaic form of rowan (“kind of tree”). Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: ad truck Part of Speech: noun 1. A truck whose sole purpose is to advertise, for example by means of billboards, electronic displays, or music. Example: An ad truck passed down the lane blaring out a shrill announcement for a new perfume and cosmetics line that would be available Saturday in the town's department store.
Word: isophote Part of Speech: noun 1. A contour of equal luminance in an image.
Word: thin trading Part of Speech: noun 1. The characteristic of lower trading frequency, commonly observed with lesser known companies and firms listed on the market. It often suggests higher level of investment opportunity and risk for investors, less transparency and less public information. Labels: uncountable
Word: blype Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin membrane or small piece of skin. Labels: Scotland
Word: agrimony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English egremoyne, from a conflation of Old English agrimonia and Middle French agremoine (from Old French agremoine, variant of aegremone), both from Late Latin agrimōnia, metathesized from Latin argemōnia (“a kind of poppy”) (probably by association with ager, agri- (“field”)), from Ancient Greek ἀργεμώνη (argemṓnē, “Papaver argemone, prickly poppy”), probably from ἄργεμον (árgemon, “leucoma”), from ἀργός (argós, “white”). Pronunciation: /ˈæɡ.ɹɪ.mən.i/, /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌmoʊ.ni/ 1. Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers. Example: I grant, my Pils are bitter, I, and costly; / But their effects are rare, Diuine, and holsome, […] / I grant, theres bitter Egrimony in vm, / And Antimony, I put mony in all still: / And it works preciously […] Example: So he put the four shoes in a graceful group on the turf and looked at them. And seeing them there among the grass and springing agrimony, it suddenly occurred to him that both pairs were exceedingly ugly to see. 2. Any of several not closely related plants of a similar appearance.
Word: immunosuppressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English suppress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English suppressive English immunosuppressive From immuno- + suppressive. 1. Having the capability to suppress the immune system, capable of immunosuppression. Example: It is predictable that some of these infections occur in individuals immunocompromised by malnutrition or underlying disease (notably cancer or AIDS) or by immunosuppressive therapy.
Word: immunosuppressive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English suppress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English suppressive English immunosuppressive From immuno- + suppressive. 1. An agent which is capable of immunosuppression.
Word: melioration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin meliōrātiō. 1. Archaic form of amelioration. Labels: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable Example: It would seem that the rise and progress of this Republic; the spread of our ocean commerce; the building of a thousand cities; the rush of the world to our shores; the peopling of our boundless plains; the rapid birth of new States into our Union; the triumph of our arms; our repeated accessions of territory; our maritime and commercial superiority; our foreign discoveries; our inventions in mechanism; our discoveries in science; the use of steam, and electricity; our statesmanship, and foreign diplomacy; a thousand miraculous incidents of individual enterprise and success; the discovery of gold, of silver, and iron; our internal improvements and meliorations; our national prestige; and finally, our greatness and glory as a nation, — ought to suffice for any reasonable conception of the marvellous, as they outstrip the more ignoble creations of fancy, and absolutely invade the former domain of fiction and romance.
Word: meliorative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin meliōrō (“make better, improve”) + English -ative (“tending to”, suffix forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈmiːlɪɒɹətɪv/, /ˈmiːlɪəɹətɪv/, /ˈmiːljəɹətɪv/ 1. That meliorates; curative, improving, salutary. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: We…become savage in our hatred to the various meliorative processes. Example: Peel has no meliorative and restorative principle to propose.
Word: immunosuppressives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immunosuppressive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: immunosuppressor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English suppressor English immunosuppressor From immuno- + suppressor. 1. An immunosuppressive agent.
Word: menservants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manservant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: immunosuppressors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immunosuppressor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ettles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ettle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ettles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ettle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: undergrad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of undergraduate. 1. An undergraduate. Labels: informal Example: Within a few days of our reading the report of the vandalish statue-burnings of the Oxford undergrads, we met with the announcement of a wholesale destruction of idols by the natives of Madagascar. 2. Undergraduate education; the status or period of being an undergraduate student. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Because it was a French bank, that seemed like a nod to my passion for languages, which had been my major in undergrad. Example: I even created my own major in undergrad, a major I called “Writing for Sequential Art,” which was essentially scriptwriting for comics.
Word: timing belt Part of Speech: noun 1. A belt (specifically, a cogged belt) which connects the crankshaft and the camshaft of an engine, synchronizing the operation of the inlet and exhaust valves.
Word: transfer tax Part of Speech: noun 1. A transaction fee (often relatively small in relation to the value of property) imposed on the transfer of title to property.
Word: Lili Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, variant of Lily.
Word: home care Part of Speech: noun 1. Health care provided in the patient's home by health care professionals. Labels: uncountable 2. Health care provided in the patient's home by family and friends. Labels: uncountable
Word: Isabell Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew, a less common spelling of Isabel or Isabelle. 2. A surname originating as a matronymic.
Word: Trine Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably an Americanized form of German Trein. 1. A surname from German.
Word: immunosuppressant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English suppressant English immunosuppressant From immuno- + suppressant. 1. Capable of immunosuppression, immunosuppressive.
Word: immunosuppressant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English suppressant English immunosuppressant From immuno- + suppressant. 1. An immunosuppressive agent.
Word: immunosuppressants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immunosuppressant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apocarotenoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apocarotenoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duci Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 三重(みえ) (Mie). 1. A prefecture of Japan.
Word: Rie Part of Speech: name Etymology: * Japanese りえ (Rie), a given name with numerous possible original kanji. * Danish Rie * Dutch Rie 1. A female given name. 2. A female given name. 3. A female given name.
Word: today's Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or produced today. Labels: literally, not-comparable Example: This is today's newspaper. 2. Relating to, or produced in, the current historical period. Labels: not-comparable Example: A modern-day warrior / Mean, mean stride / Today's Tom Sawyer / Mean, mean pride
Word: ansa compounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ansa compound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arenium ions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arenium ion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: benzenium ions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of benzenium ion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wordes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of worde Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gadje Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Romani gaʒe, plural of gaʒo. Doublet of gadgie and gorger. 1. A non-Roma; a non-Romani person. Example: This is one of the things that makes this music Roma rap,” the musicians say in an interview. And, “[w]e also try to attack everyday racism and throw back in the gadjes' face what they say about us, Roma” (“Roma rap,” my translation). Example: But they are sold to the gadjes for a relatively high financial price to the Gypsies' advantage.