nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: allium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taxonomic name Allium, from Latin allium. Pronunciation: /ˈæliəm/ 1. Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, including onions and garlic.
Word: olive tree Part of Speech: noun 1. An evergreen tree, Olea europaea, that produces olives as fruit.
Word: oof Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic, compare Dutch oef and German uff. Pronunciation: /uːf/, /ʊf/, /uf/ 1. A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck. Labels: onomatopoeic Example: Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights. 2. Synonym of ouch (“expressing sympathy at another's pain, shock at a high price, etc.”). Labels: slang Example: "Oof, you just lost a lot of progress. That's a real frustration, a real punch in the gut." Example: Oof. Well, what are the parameters with this question? Am I going to die? Is the world going to end? What’s…
Word: oof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic, compare Dutch oef and German uff. Pronunciation: /uːf/, /ʊf/, /uf/ 1. A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck. Example: The soldier on the ground clutched his head and then his stomach and gave an "oof" of pain. 2. Something cringeworthy, or which arouses disappointment; often used in conjunction with the qualifier big. Labels: Internet Example: That is a mega oof. Example: Fans were quick to express their disappointment at the removal of what has now become an iconic sound in the gaming space. The audio is trending on Twitter under #SaveTheOOF and Big Oof.
Word: oof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of ooftish. Pronunciation: /uːf/, /ʊf/, /uf/ 1. Money. Labels: UK, dated, slang, uncountable Example: Burlington Bertie's the latest young jay He rents a swell flat somewhere Kensington way He spends the good oof that his pater has made Along with the Brandy and Soda Brigade. Example: What's he after? Oof—oof—oof, that's what he's after. He's for his own pocket, he's for being boss of all the woolly West. He's after keeping us poor and making himself rich.
Word: whew Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /hwjuː/, /fjuː/ 1. An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. Example: (from strenuous labour) Whew! That box weighs a ton! Example: (from intense concern) Whew! Thank goodness youʼre safe! I thought something terrible had happened to you! 2. An expression of amazement or surprise. Example: Now I must be off. Whew, it's as cold as the North Pole. Which way is the wind blowing?
Word: whew Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hwjuː/, /fjuː/ 1. To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal
Word: whew Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hwjuː/, /fjuː/ 1. To bustle about. Labels: UK, dialectal, intransitive
Word: uraemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of uremia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: uraemic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, relating to, or causing uremia.
Word: reindeer moss Part of Speech: noun 1. A lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They passed alder swamps and bamboo groves and pale green reindeer moss.
Word: Ural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Russian Ура́л (Urál), most likely from either Bashkir үр (ür, “elevation; upland”) or Mansi (Northern Mansi ур ала (ur ala, “mountain peak”)). Pronunciation: /ˈjʊəɹəl/, /ˈʊəɹɑːl/ 1. Relating to the Ural Mountains. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ural Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Ура́л (Urál), most likely from either Bashkir үр (ür, “elevation; upland”) or Mansi (Northern Mansi ур ала (ur ala, “mountain peak”)). Pronunciation: /ˈjʊəɹəl/, /ˈʊəɹɑːl/ 1. A river that rises in the Urals and flows through Russia and Kazakhstan
Word: Urals Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Ural Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English Urals From Ural + -s. 1. The Ural Mountains Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Ural Mountains Part of Speech: name 1. A range of mountains in Russia that stretch from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; traditionally, the border between Europe and Asia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Ural-Altaic Part of Speech: name 1. A grouping of the Uralic language family with the Altaic languages, formerly considered a language family, now treated as an area of linguistic convergence, or possibly a sprachbund (like Altaic itself).
Word: Ugric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Russian у́гры (úgry), the name of an indigenous people dwelling east of the Urals, + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːɡrɪk/, /ˈuːɡrɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to a group of languages that includes Hungarian, Khanty and Mansi. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ugric Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian у́гры (úgry), the name of an indigenous people dwelling east of the Urals, + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːɡrɪk/, /ˈuːɡrɪk/ 1. A group of languages that includes Hungarian, Khanty and Mansi.
Word: urbanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English urban 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 urbanism From urban + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈɜː(ɹ)bənɪzəm/ 1. The study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The culture or way of life of people who live in cities. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Urbanization. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Urban planning. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Simultaneously there has been a growing disenchantment with the conventional face of urban design as it is practiced in the West, alongside demands for a new and emerging urbanism that is responsive to the everyday life of the city: […]
Word: urbanization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English urban 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 urbanize 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 urbanization From urbanize + -ation. 1. The process of the formation and growth of cities. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The proportion of a region's population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: urbanist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English urban Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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 English urbanist From urban + -ist. 1. A person who studies cities and their growth. 2. An urban planner.
Word: urban planner Part of Speech: noun 1. A specialist in urban planning. Example: Modern urban planners are enthusiastic in promoting the 15-minute city concept.
Word: urban planning Part of Speech: noun 1. The conscious design of towns and cities. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The science of such design. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: urbanity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English urbanitie, from Middle French urbanité, from Latin urbānitās, from urbānus (“belonging to a city”), with a sense of "having the manners of townspeople" in Classical Latin, from urbs (“city”); equivalent to urbane + -ity (sense 1) and urban + -ity (sense 2). Pronunciation: /əːˈbæn.ɪ.ti/, /ɝˈbæn.ə.ti/ 1. Behaviour that is polished, refined, courteous. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The vaunted courtesy of the old school, the smooth urbanity that prevailed in former days [...] Example: He only stayed a few days in London, to take the oaths and his seat in the House of Lords, a ceremony that was to take place on the morrow, and he held himself much indebted to the circumstance of spending his first evening at Lady Anne's, because the marquis of Wentworthdale had, with the utmost urbanity, offered to accompany him on that somewhat trying occasion,and he felt the value of his kindness not less than the courtesy evinced by a man of his rank and importance in the court and the House of Lords. 2. Urbanness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [...], the majority of cases will differ as to "urbanity", as most of the evacuees were rural. Example: Evacuees, the majority of whom were rural persons, reported more tensions as the urbanity of the reception community increased
Word: urbanize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English urban 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 urbanize From urban + -ize. 1. To make something more urban in character. 2. To take up an urban way of life.
Word: urease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der. French uréeder. New Latinder. English urea Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English urease From urea + -ase. Pronunciation: /ˈjʊəɹɪeɪz/, /ˈjʊəɹɪeɪs/, /jʊˈɹiːeɪz/, /jʊˈɹiːeɪs/ 1. the enzyme, found in soil bacteria and some plants, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: uretic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, uresis + -etic (compare (parallel) with genesis → genetic) Pronunciation: /jʊˈɹɛtɪk/ 1. Synonym of urinary. Labels: not-comparable
Word: -uretic Part of Speech: suffix 1. urine Labels: morpheme
Word: uridine Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈjʊə.ɹɪ.din/ 1. A nucleoside formed from uracil and ribose. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: UMP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of uridine monophosphate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: UMP Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French UMP (“Union pour un Mouvement Populaire”). 1. The Union for a Popular Movement. Labels: French Example: Some commentators wondered if Dati was being used as part of an internal battle between Fillon and the head of Sarkozy's UMP party.
Word: UTP Part of Speech: noun 1. uridine triphosphate — a biomolecule. 2. unshielded twisted pair — a type of cable used for computer networking and telecommunications
Word: radish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *wréh₂ds From Middle English radiche, from Old English rǣdiċ, from Proto-West Germanic *rādik, borrowed from Latin rādīcem (“root of a plant; radish”); later influenced by Anglo-Norman radich and Middle French radice, borrowed from Italian radice, from the same Latin source. Doublet of radix. Pronunciation: /ˈɹad.ɪʃ/, /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/, /ˈɹɛd.ɪʃ/ 1. A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Many times they ſow divers ſeeds in a Bed together, as Radiſhes and Carrots, that by ſuch time as the Carrots come up, the Radiſhes may be gone. Upon beds newly ſet with Licorice they ſow Onions or Radiſh, or Lettice if their Licorice plants or ground be but weak, ſo as not quickly to cauſe a ſhadow with their leaves. Example: The newly-introduced radish, which has attracted the attention of horticulturists so much of late, is certainly a novelty, inasmuch as the edible portion of the plant is the seed-vessel, and not the root. The common radish, in its numerous varieties, in such an exceedingly popular salad-plant, that we are scarcely prepared to look to this genus for new economic products or floral novelties. When we consider the many varieties of radish known to this country, from the long and tapering red-root to the white turnip-radish, we might, in some measure, be prepared for a wider development of nature's laws in tropical countries. 2. The root of this plant used as food. Some varieties are pungent and usually eaten raw in salads, etc., while others have a milder taste and are cooked. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Fat people ſhould not eat freely of oily, nouriſhing diet. They ought frequently to eat radiſh, garlic, ſpices, or ſuch things as are heating, and promote perſpiration and urine. Example: The flavors of radicchio and radish are delicious with only a touch of balsamic vinegar for a dressing. 3. Some other root plant of genus Raphanus or family Brassicaceae. Labels: countable, in-compounds, uncountable Example: rat-tail radish (Raphanus caudatus); wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) Example: The Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), is Edward's trophy, brought from a piece of waste ground near Hawkhurst, in Kent. The petals are white or pale lilac, veined distinctly with a deeper shade. The Sea Radish (R. maritimus,[…]), is primrose-coloured, also veined. Fanny brought it from the beautiful cliffs near Lizard Point.
Word: remuneration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin remūnerātiō. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˌmjuː.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, /ɹɪˌmju.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, /ɹə.mju.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, /ɹɪˌmjʉː.nəˈɹæɪ.ʃən/, /ɹɪˌnuː.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ 1. Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “Mr. Quatermain,” said the former, “I am well off, and I am bent upon this business. You may put the remuneration for your services at whatever figure you like in reason, and it shall be paid over to you before we start. Moreover, I will arrange in the event of anything untoward happening to us or to you, that your son shall be suitably provided for. You will see from this offer how necessary I think your presence. Also if by chance we should reach this place, and find diamonds, they shall belong to you and Good equally. I do not want them. But of course that promise is worth nothing at all, though the same thing would apply to any ivory we might get. You may pretty well make your own terms with me, Mr. Quatermain; and of course I shall pay all expenses.” 2. A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A recompense for a loss; compensation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: superfecundation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English fecund 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 fecundation English superfecundation From super- + fecundation. Pronunciation: /ˌsupəɹˌfikənˈdeɪʃən/, /ˌsupəɹˌfɛkənˈdeɪʃən/ 1. the fertilisation of two or more ova by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse, which can lead to twins with different fathers Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: anti-federalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéral 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 -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French fédéralisme English federalism English anti-federalism From anti- + federalism. 1. opposition to federalism; not favoring a strong federal government Labels: uncountable
Word: heavyweight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English hebban Middle English heven English heave English -y English heavy English weight English heavyweight From heavy + weight. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/ 1. A very large, heavy, or impressive person. Example: an intellectual heavyweight Example: When Time magazine named Ann Coulter among its 100 "most influential people" last week, alongside such heavyweights as Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Kim Jong Il and the Dalai Lama, the choice produced guffaws online. 2. The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division. Labels: uncountable Example: So Ukraine is on the ropes. Using that boxing metaphor, one immediately thinks of the new world heavyweight champion, the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, who was seemingly down and out under the ferocious assault of the giant Tyson Fury, but then came back to win on points at the end of a brutal 12 rounds. 3. A similar division and contestant in other sports. Labels: broadly, uncountable
Word: heavyweight Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English hebban Middle English heven English heave English -y English heavy English weight English heavyweight From heavy + weight. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/ 1. Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division. Labels: not-comparable 2. Being relatively heavy. Labels: not-comparable 3. Being a leader in one's field. Labels: not-comparable 4. Important or impressive. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Olympics, the weather and a comparative lack of heavyweight clashes so far this season have been cited as reasons for the drop in viewers. Example: In recent years, much has been made of the lack of new heavyweight male star power in mainstream Hollywood. Talented performers may be everywhere, but Movie Stars, capital M, capital S, are something else.
Word: technobabble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂der. Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- English babble English technobabble From techno- + babble. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛknəʊbæbəl/, /ˈtɛknoʊbæbəl/ 1. Technical or scientific language used to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content. Labels: uncountable Example: 'Dimensional incursion? What kind of ludicrous technobabble is that supposed to—' ¶ Unexpectedly, he fell silent. Example: 'We are self-sufficient...We don't rely on clear skies and satellite access and not being deep underground, because of your wonderful technobabble devices.' 2. From the point of view of the layperson, technical and scientific literature not understood. Labels: uncountable
Word: tetraplegia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English -plegia English tetraplegia From tetra- + -plegia. 1. Paralysis of all four limbs. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Complete paralysis from below the jaw. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bailiff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English baillif, baylyf, from Anglo-Norman and Old French bailif (plural bailis), probably from Vulgar Latin *bāiulivus (“castellan”), from Latin bāiulus (“porter; steward”), whence also bail. As a translation of foreign titles, semantic loan from French bailli, Scots bailie, Dutch baljuw, etc. Mostly replaced the role of native reeve. Doublet of bailo. Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪlɪf/ 1. An officer of the court Labels: historical 2. An officer of the court Labels: UK 3. An officer of the court Labels: UK 4. An officer of the court Labels: US 5. An officer of the court 6. A public administrator Labels: obsolete 7. A public administrator Labels: historical 8. A public administrator 9. A public administrator 10. A public administrator Example: The Bailiff of Jersey is the President of the States and acts as Speaker of the Assembly in the Westminster tradition. He is responsible for the orderly conduct of the States Assembly and its business. As Presiding Officer he has the right of speech – which is mainly exercised for ensuring the orderly conduct of the proceedings – but he cannot vote. 11. A public administrator 12. A public administrator Labels: obsolete 13. A public administrator Labels: historical 14. A public administrator Labels: historical 15. A public administrator Labels: historical 16. A private administrator, particularly Labels: historical 17. A private administrator, particularly Labels: historical Example: Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets. 18. A private administrator, particularly Labels: historical 19. Any debt collector, regardless of his or her official status. Labels: UK, slang
Word: kickboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kick + board. 1. A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements. Example: The introductory swimming instructor carried a pile of kickboards to the pool for the children. 2. On pianos and organs, a vertical panel located above the pedals. Example: A mouse had gnawed a hole through the kickboard to nest inside the organ; she refused to use the pedals nearby. 3. Synonym of kickplate (“strip at base of door to prevent scuffing”).
Word: pedalboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pedal + board. 1. A large keyboard at the base of an electronic or pipe organ console that the organist plays with the feet. 2. A flat board or panel that holds effects pedals for an electric guitar, along with the patchbay and power supply. 3. A device for exercising while moving over water, consisting of a board with handlebars and pedals for propulsion.
Word: NATO phonetic alphabet Part of Speech: name 1. The ICAO spelling alphabet.
Word: ICAO Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌaɪˈkeɪˌoʊ/ 1. Acronym of International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: Juliett Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Juliet.
Word: autostop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Polish autostop, from French auto-stop, and this a pseudo-anglicism, from auto- (relating to cars) + English stop. 1. A coupon-based system of hitchhiking that operated in communist Poland from the 1950s until the 1990s. Labels: uncountable Example: Youth organizations have given autostop activity their stamp of approval. Example: Autostop members have an advantage over other hitchhikers, because drivers of state cars are allowed to pick up only hitchhikers who display the blue rule book, and most of the cars belong to the state.
Word: autostop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automaticclip. English auto- English stop English autostop From auto- (automatic) + stop. 1. An automatic stopping mechanism or system. Example: The newest Prager shell features single handed immersion biometry, a Luer fitting to facilitate tubing changes, an autostop for exact manufacturer specified probe depth, and six centering guides to ensure perpendicularity. Example: Or you can utilize the autostop features of your trading software to help lock in most of the profit (onehalf to twothirds) of the current potential profit for the move.
Word: autostop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automaticclip. English auto- English stop English autostop From auto- (automatic) + stop. 1. To stop automatically. Labels: rare
Word: hendiadys Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek ἕν (hén), stem of εἷς (heîs, “one”) + διά (diá, “through”) + δύο (dúo, “two”), “one [idea] through two [words]”. Pronunciation: /hɛnˈdaɪ.ədɪs/ 1. A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea. Labels: rhetoric Example: Some examples of hendiadys comprise two words in the bound state; others, two words in appositional hendiadys. It would seem that certain cases of appositional hendiadys are closely related to wordpairs (see WORD-PAIRS, BREAK-UP), though which way the development proceeded is far from certain. Example: Each illustrates a different facet of verbal hendiadys in English.
Word: residue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English residue, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, neuter of residuus (“remaining”), from resideō (“to remain behind”). Doublet of residuum. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛzɪdjuː/, [ˈɹɛzɪdjʊu̯], /ˈɹɛzɪd͡ʒuː/, [ˈɹɛzɪd͡ʒʊu̯], /ˈɹɛzɪduː/ 1. That which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A molecule that is released from a polymer after bonds between neighbouring monomers are broken, such as an amino acid in a polypeptide chain. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Whatever property or effects are left in an estate after payment of all debts, other charges and deduction of what is specifically bequeathed by the testator. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A representative element of an equivalence class modulo some base, conventionally in the half-open interval from zero to the base; the nonnegative remainder after dividing a number by a base. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: By taking residues, we can represent this integral in terms of a Jackson integral.
Word: hice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Plural of house by analogy with mouse → mice, louse → lice. Pronunciation: /haɪs/ 1. plural of house Labels: form-of, humorous, nonstandard, plural
Word: hice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Plural of house by analogy with mouse → mice, louse → lice. Pronunciation: /haɪs/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of house, reflecting a certain posh British accent. Labels: alt-of, humorous, pronunciation-spelling Example: NO YOU MEAN WON SPPAMMMMERRR I DONT LIEK YOU , I HAVE NO TELLY IN MY HICE(THATS HOW INGLISH PEEPLE SAY IT) SO I HAEV NO TIME TO WACH MY SHOWS TANKS FOR MAKEING ME FEEL LIKE DURT. BOO I HAET YOU!!!!!!!1111111111111!!!!!
Word: parts of speech Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of part of speech Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hace Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Intentional mispronunciation of face, as per harch and ten-hut. Pronunciation: /heɪs/ 1. A command to turn to face in a particular direction. Example: Right hace!
Word: measure word Part of Speech: noun 1. A word or morpheme used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns, used especially in Asian languages.
Word: poring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pore Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: poring Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who pores. Example: During my porings over a volume of the former for 1794, I fell upon a paragraph which caused such a sudden perturbation in my whole appearance, as to excite the curiosity of the surgeon[…]
Word: hubbub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In early use, the noun is often mentioned as a cry by Irish people, and so is possibly borrowed from Irish; compare Irish ababú, abú (“used as a battle cry”), and Scottish Gaelic ub, ub, ubub (“used to express contempt, etc.”), ubh ubh (“used to express disgust”). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌbʌb/ 1. A confused sound of a crowd of people shouting or speaking simultaneously; an uproar. Labels: countable Example: They heard a noyſe of many bagpipes ſhrill, / And ſhrieking Hububs them approching nere, / VVhich all the foreſt did vvith horrour fill: […] Example: And had not the old-man come in vvith a VVhoo-bub againſt his Daughter, and the Kings Sonne, and ſcar'd my Chovvghes from the Chaffe, I had not left a Purſe aliue in the vvhole Army. 2. Noisy confusion; commotion, uproar; (countable) an instance of this; an ado, a commotion. Labels: broadly, uncountable Example: The vvindovves clattring / And all the Chambermaides in ſuch a vvhobub, / One vvith her ſmocke halfe off, another in haſt / VVith a ſervingmans hoſe upon her head. Example: [page 123] [E]ven as they entred into the fair, all the people in the fair vvere moved, and the Tovvn it ſelf as it vvere in a Hubbub about them; […] [page 127] Then vvere theſe tvvo poor men brought before their Examiners again, and there charged as being guilty of the late Hubbub that had been in the fair. 3. A sound of people making a battle cry or war cry. Labels: countable, obsolete
Word: hubbub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: In early use, the noun is often mentioned as a cry by Irish people, and so is possibly borrowed from Irish; compare Irish ababú, abú (“used as a battle cry”), and Scottish Gaelic ub, ub, ubub (“used to express contempt, etc.”), ubh ubh (“used to express disgust”). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌbʌb/ 1. To make a confused sound of a crowd of people shouting or speaking simultaneously; to cause a racket or tumult. Labels: intransitive, rare Example: Then, what wretched writing?—"Poured upon the plain,"—"scatter o'er the fields,"—"whitens all the skies,"—"brighten all the fields,"—"flame the skies,"—and "laugh the fields," all huddled and hubbubbed together into one chaotic sentence. Example: It becomes a grotto, hubbubbing with more noise than any class on a school visit could make, the air mobbed by breathless chatter about life and the transfer window.
Word: hubbub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Used by New England colonists (17th–18th century) to imitate the sounds hub, hub, hub cried by the players: see the 1634 quotation. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌbʌb/ 1. Synonym of bowl game (“a Native American game of chance involving the throwing of colored nuts from a bowl, comparable to dice”). Labels: US, historical, uncountable Example: They have tvvo ſorts of games, one called Puim, the other Hubbub, not much unlike Cards and Dice, being no other than Lotterie. […] Hubbub is five ſmall Bones in a ſmall ſmooth Tray, the bones bee like a Die, but ſomething flatter, blacke on one ſide and vvhite on the other, vvhich they place on the ground, againſt vvhich violently thumping the platter, the bones mount changing colours vvith the vvindy vvhisking of their hands too and fro; vvhich action in that ſport they much uſe, ſmiting themſelves on the breaſt, and thighs, crying out, Hub, Hub, Hub; they may be heard play at this game a quarter of a mile off. The bones being all blacke or vvhite, make a double game; if three be of a colour and tvvo of another, then they affoard but a ſingle game; […]
Word: OTL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Over the Line (beach softball tournament in San Diego, California). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OTL Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of over the limit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: OTL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of overtime loss. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of our timeline. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The Axis powers lost WW2 in OTL, but what if they had won? 3. Initialism of one true love. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Moran Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an Irish surname, an anglicisation of Ó Móráin, from Ó (“descendant”) and Móráin (“of Mórán”), from mór (“large, great”). * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Moghráin, Ó Mughróin (“descendant of Mughrón”), personal name from mogh (“slave”) + rón (“seal”). Sometimes also shortened from McMorran, of the same meaning. * As an English surname, variant of Morrin. * As a Spanish surname, variant of Morán. * As a French surname, variant of Morin. * Variant of the English and French surname Morant. 1. A surname from Old French of Old French origin. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname from Irish of Irish origin. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A railway point north of Pavilion, British Columbia, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: anti-war Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + war. 1. Opposed to war, or to a specific war.
Word: whole shebang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Fixed expression from shebang, first attested in the United States from the early 1860s, from which time it has increasingly dominated the uses of "shebang" itself. 1. Everything; the entire thing. Labels: idiomatic, informal, with-definite-article Example: The festival had balloons, flowers, fireworks, performers, and the whole shebang. Example: On the third the whole "chebang" was removed [...]
Word: antiwar Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of anti-war. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: IMS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of industrial methylated spirit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Information Management System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of Integrated Master Schedule. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of IP Multimedia Subsystem. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of irritable male syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: IMS Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (“The Brickyard”): a racetrack in Speedway, Indianapolis, Wayne, Marion, Indiana, United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: gau Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡaʊ/ 1. A prayer box or small container worn as jewelry and containing an amulet or similar item. Labels: Tibetan
Word: gau Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From either Hokkien 厚 (kāu, “thick”) or Teochew 厚 (gao⁶, “thick”), influenced in spelling by Mandarin Pinyin. Pronunciation: [k˭aʊ˨] 1. Strong (used as a modifier after kopi (“coffee”)). Labels: Singapore, colloquial, not-comparable Example: Kopi Gau 2. Thick; having a strong or overwhelming flavour. Labels: Singapore, broadly, colloquial, not-comparable, uncommon Example: But for all the eggs and liao (ingredients) you have, it isn’t gao (strong).
Word: gau Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Gau, from Middle High German göu, gou, from Old High German gawi. 1. District, region.
Word: ivory tower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French tour d'ivoire, based on a biblical phrase, coined by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve to compare the poet Alfred de Vigny (more isolated) with Victor Hugo (more socially engaged). First attested in English in a translation of Laughter by French philosopher Henri Bergson (1911). The term was popularized in The Ivory Tower (1917) by Henry James, though used in different sense (millionaires, not professors). Pronunciation: /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊə/, /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊɚ/ 1. A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations. Labels: idiomatic Example: Such a proposal looks fine from an ivory tower, but it could never work in real life. Example: Hamilton College is an ivory tower with an open bar, and so I - who work and play equally hard - have come to love this place, and have been dead-set against leaving it.
Word: ivory tower Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Calque of French tour d'ivoire, based on a biblical phrase, coined by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve to compare the poet Alfred de Vigny (more isolated) with Victor Hugo (more socially engaged). First attested in English in a translation of Laughter by French philosopher Henri Bergson (1911). The term was popularized in The Ivory Tower (1917) by Henry James, though used in different sense (millionaires, not professors). Pronunciation: /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊə/, /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊɚ/ 1. Separated from reality and practical matters; overly academic. Example: The majority of librarians appear to have shown a very ivory tower approach to the application of all types of management technique to librarianship. Example: I must say that, with all due respect, I think that's a very ivory tower approach.
Word: Gau Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Gau, a habitational surname. * A variant of Gao, a surname of Chinese origin. 1. A surname.
Word: ruffle some feathers Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Evoking the image of roosters, who ruffle their neck feathers when threatened. OED's earliest attestation is from 1829. Perhaps a variant of an earlier phrase "ruffle the tempers", attested since at least 1722. 1. To cause a disturbance; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern. Labels: figuratively, informal Example: Any frank discussion of politics is sure to ruffle some feathers. Example: They were all aware that there had lately been some discussion which had ruffled the feathers of the aristocracy […] He had, indeed, no wish to ruffle the feathers of gentlemen who might render assistance to them; and if he could stand between the two parties, and make peace, most happy would he be to do so.
Word: ruffle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ruffelen, perhaps from Old Norse hrufla (“to graze, scratch”) or Middle Low German ruffelen (“to wrinkle, curl”). Further origin unknown. Related to Middle Dutch ruyffelen, German Low German ruffeln. See English ruff. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌfəl/ 1. Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration. Example: She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem. Example: His dress was splendid; his hands glittered with rings, his snuff-box was covered with diamonds, and his ruffles were of the finest Mechlin lace. 2. Disturbance; agitation; commotion. Example: to put the mind in a ruffle 3. A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff. 4. The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
Word: ruffle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ruffelen, perhaps from Old Norse hrufla (“to graze, scratch”) or Middle Low German ruffelen (“to wrinkle, curl”). Further origin unknown. Related to Middle Dutch ruyffelen, German Low German ruffeln. See English ruff. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌfəl/ 1. To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric. Labels: transitive Example: Ruffle the end of the cuff. 2. To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter. Labels: transitive Example: The wind ruffled the papers. Example: Her sudden volley of insults ruffled his composure. 3. To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent. Labels: intransitive Example: The night comes on, and the bleak winds / Do sorely ruffle. 4. To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter. Labels: intransitive Example: On his right shoulder his thick mane ', / Ruffles at speed, and dances in the wind. 5. To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger. Labels: intransitive Example: They would ruffle with jurors. Example: gallants who ruffled in silk and embroidery 6. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle. 7. To erect in a ruff, as feathers. Example: [T]he barge with oar and sail / Moved from the brink, like some full-breasted swan / That, fluting a wild carol ere her death, / Ruffles her pure cold plume, and takes the flood / With swarthy webs. 8. To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum. 9. To throw together in a disorderly manner. Example: Within a thicket I reposed; when round / I ruffled up fall'n leaves in heap; and found, / Let fall from heaven, a sleep interminate.
Word: feathers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of feather Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feathers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of feather Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: latched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of latch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: latch onto Part of Speech: verb 1. To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: They latched onto the idea and gave it up only reluctantly. Example: And there was time for two more All Blacks tries, first flanker Adam Thomson flopping over after a break by Jimmy Cowan, before Williams latched onto a clever cross-kick by Kahui for his second touch-down with three minutes remaining. 2. To approach or stay close to someone, especially in a manner perceived as bothersome. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: He was looking for someone to talk to and latched onto me for some reason.
Word: on the latch Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Closed but not locked, so that it can be opened by operating the latch.
Word: up for grabs Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Available for anyone to obtain, claim, decide, or win. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Gandhi today is up for grabs. He has become abstract, ahistorical, postmodern, no longer a man in and of his time but a freeloading concept. Example: The Senate is up for grabs in November's election.
Word: cosmonaut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian космона́вт (kosmonávt), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “universe”) + ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -naut. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒz.məˌnɔːt/, /ˈkɑz.məˌnɔt/, /ˈkɑz.məˌnɑt/ 1. An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one. Example: Khrushchev’s answer came 60 years ago, on April 12, 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth aboard a spacecraft called Vostok 1. Example: Longtime NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who has ventured to space four times, returned to Earth on Saturday night from the International Space Station. Pettit, who turned 70 on Sunday, landed at 9:20 p.m. ET in a Soyuz spacecraft with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, after a seven-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Word: hostelry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hostelerie, from Middle French hostellerie, from Old French hostelerie, ostelerie; by surface analysis, hostel + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒstəlɹi/, /ˈhɑstəlɹi/ 1. An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses). Labels: countable 2. The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel. Labels: uncountable Example: the hostelry trade Example: a degree in hostelry and tourism
Word: hostler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hostiler, from Middle French hostiler, from Old French hostelier, from Medieval Latin hostilārius, hospitālārius, from hospitāle "inn", from hospitālis "hospitable", from hospes "host, guest". Both hostler and its alternative form ostler originally meant simply "innkeeper", and acquired a specific association with horses in the second half of the 14th century. Doublet of hosteler and hotelier. Pronunciation: /ˈ(h)ɒs.lə/, /ˈ(h)ɑs.lɚ/ 1. A worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses. Example: As the chaise drove through Clavering, the hostler standing whistling under the archway of the Clavering Arms, winked the postilion ominously, as much as to say all was over. 2. A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey. Labels: US, broadly
Word: ostler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Phonetic spelling of hostler, from late 14th century. Pronunciation: /ˈɒslə/, /ˈɑːslɚ/ 1. A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom. Example: Mr. Frank Churchill having resolved to go home directly, without waiting at all, and his horse seeming to have got a cold, Tom had been sent off immediately for the Crown chaise, and the ostler had stood out and seen it pass by, the boy going a good pace, and driving very steady. Example: [A]s the London coaches drove up, which in those early days used to set off from the George, Mr. Foker flung the coffee-room window open, and called the guards and coachmen by their Christian names, too, asking about their respective families, and imitating with great liveliness and accuracy the tooting of the horns as Jem the ostler whipped the horses’ cloths off, and the carriages drove gaily away.
Word: ensnare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English snare English ensnare From en- + snare. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈsnɛə/, /ɪn-/, /ɛnˈsnɛ(ə)ɹ/ 1. To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap. Example: Let theſe / Inſnare the vvretched in the toils of lavv, / Fomenting diſcord, and perplexing right, / An iron race! Example: The Geese and the Cranes fed in the same meadow. A birdcatcher came to ensnare them in his nets. 2. To entangle; to enmesh. Labels: figuratively Example: But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts. Example: The gamble proved devastating for millions of people, beyond public figures ensnared in the leak and subsequent media frenzy, including the reality TV star Josh Duggar, the Real Housewives Of New York star Kristen Taekman’s husband and, in an earlier scandal, the politician Eliot Spitzer.