nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: overly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Proto-West Germanic *obar Old English ofer Middle English over English over Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English overly From over + -ly (adjectival suffix). 1. Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive. Labels: obsolete Example: The curteous Citizen bad me to his feast, With hollow words, and ouerly request: Come, will ye dine with me this Holy day? I yeelded, tho he hop’d I would say Nay: Example: Hee prayeth but with an ouerly desire, and not from the deepe of his heart, that will not bend his endeauours withall to obtaine what he desireth: 2. Having a sense of superiority, haughty. Labels: obsolete Example: Those that know no better, may rejoyce and exult in these worldly contentments; but those, who have had but a blink of the beauty of heaven, can look upon them no otherwise, than with an overly contemptuousnesse. 3. Excessive; too great. Labels: obsolete Example: […] there appears a very chilling want of open-heartedness on the part of Owen, produced perhaps by the somewhat overly and certainly most ungracious resentments of Baxter.
Word: naturally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English naturally, naturaly, naturely, naturaliche, natureliche, equivalent to natural + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ 1. In a natural manner. Example: Although he was unused to the situation, he tried to act naturally. Example: Ying Ying, a panda at a Hong Kong theme park, has given birth to twins that were conceived naturally, a cause for celebration for conservationists rooting for the survival of this vulnerable and low-libido species. 2. Inherently or by nature. Example: Boys are naturally aggressive. 3. Surely or without any doubt. Example: I shall naturally protest at that decision. Example: Would you like a glass of champagne, sir? - Naturally!
Word: oxidation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French oxydation, equivalent to oxide + -ation. See oxidate. Pronunciation: /ɒksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌɑksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ɔksɪˈdæɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. The combination of a substance with oxygen. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On the other hand, it can be observed that, with small exceptions, the S. pneumonia strains are the only Streptococci equipped with homospermidine biosynthesis and pyruvate oxidation pathways, which have been found to be involved in pathogenicity mechanisms [50 ] and in the counteraction of oxidative stress [51 ]. Example: As a demonstration, we first establish the correctness of the Jacobian matrices for kinetic models of hydrogen, methane, ethylene, and isopentanol oxidation, then demonstrate the performance achievable on CPUs and GPUs using pyJac via matrix evaluation timing comparisons.. 2. A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: crackpot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Mostly likely a back-etymology of pot, to form crack + pot. Originally, from crack + pate. Compare typologically Russian чо́кнутый (čóknutyj) (< чо́каться (čókatʹsja), onomatopoeic), see crack for the further typology. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹæk.pɒt/ 1. An eccentric, crazy or foolish person. Labels: informal Example: Time will tell whether he is a crackpot or a genius for promoting that sort of idea. Example: The Police Commissioner sat studying Frank the Flower for several minutes. Then he called the policeman who had arrested Frank. “You will have to lock this man up,” he said. “But treat him gently. He is a harmless crackpot.” 2. Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict). Labels: informal
Word: crackpot Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Mostly likely a back-etymology of pot, to form crack + pot. Originally, from crack + pate. Compare typologically Russian чо́кнутый (čóknutyj) (< чо́каться (čókatʹsja), onomatopoeic), see crack for the further typology. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹæk.pɒt/ 1. Eccentric or impractical. Labels: informal Example: a crackpot idea Example: While all this was happening Mr. Dies on February 1, 1943, in a long speech on the floor of the House attacked thirty-nine named Government employees as 'irresponsible, unrepresentative, crackpot, radical bureaucrats' and affiliates of 'communist front organizations.'
Word: baluba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after a tribe in Katanga, involved in a fatal attack on Irish United Nations peacekeepers in 1961. Pronunciation: /bəluːbə/ 1. A wild or unruly person. Labels: Ireland
Word: Black and Tan Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the RIC British paramilitary force, operating against Irish republicans in the War of Independence 1920/21.
Word: ingratiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1622. From Italian ingraziare or Medieval Latin *ingratiatus, from Latin in grātiam (“for the favor of”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/ 1. To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in. Labels: reflexive Example: [H]e considered this offering an homage to his merits, and an attempt on the part of the heiress to ingratiate herself into his priceless affections. Example: [H]e would pat the children on the head when he saw them on the stairs, and ingratiate himself with them as far as he dared. 2. To recommend; to render easy or agreeable. Labels: with-to Example: What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not ingratiate to us? Example: the Sense of this will mightily indear and ingratiate them to us
Word: flying column Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, independent, military land unit capable of rapid mobility, often using guerrilla tactics against a larger force.
Word: reduction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English reduccion, a borrowing from Old French reducion, from Latin reductiō, reductiōnem. Equivalent to reduce + -tion. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/, /ɹəˈdak.ʃən/, /ɹiˈdɑk.ʃən/ 1. The act, process, or result of reducing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With the cutting out of the previous recovery times for electrification work, curtailment of station times and acceleration, considerable reductions have been made in the overall schedules. 2. The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A 5% reduction in robberies 3. A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial-time reduction. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.) Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment, usually with a closed approach but sometimes with an open approach (surgery). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: closed reduction Example: open reduction and internal fixation 10. A reduced price of something by a fraction or decimal. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. The ratio of a material's change in thickness compared to its thickness prior to forging and/or rolling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The final stage of thickness reduction (typically 90% from about 2mm to <0.2mm) is carried out by cold rolling. 12. A religious settlement created during a mission by Spanish or Portuguese colonists with the intent of evangelizing Christianity to the local population. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: Spanish reductions in Mexico were common during the 18th century.
Word: chuck wagon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chuck + wagon; chuck was cowboy slang for food. 1. A wagon equipped with food and cooking utensils, and used to prepare meals, as on a ranch, in a lumber camp, or during a cattle drive in the latter part of the 19th century. Labels: US, historical 2. A sandwich composed of a piece of chicken-fried steak or a breaded beef patty, with typical toppings being lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.
Word: robotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From robot + -ic. Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 in his short story Liar!. Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪk/, /ɹəˈbɒt.ɪk/, /ɹoʊˈbɑtɪk/, [ɹoʊˈbɑ.ɾɪk], /ɹəʉˈbɔt.ɪk/ 1. Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc. Example: You'd cut your own nose off before you'd let me get the credit for solving robotic telepathy. Example: In Vice President Al Gore's campaign to change his robotic image, nothing may have helped more than the big smooch.
Word: robotics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 from robot + -ics by comparison to "physics ... hydraulics, celestial mechanics, and so on" in his short story Liar!. Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/, /ɹoʊˈbɑ.tɪks/, [ɹoʊˈbɑ.ɾɪks], /ɹəʉˈbɔt.ɪks/, [ɹəʉˈbɔɾ.ɪks] 1. The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application Labels: uncountable Example: There's irony in three of the greatest experts in robotics in the world falling into the same elementary trap, isn't there? Example: While it may take another five to 10 years for humanoid robots to make a real societal impact, they could eventually become the next widely adopted consumer electronics, according to Xi Ning, chair professor of robotics and automation at the University of Hong Kong.
Word: purblind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective is derived from Middle English purblind (“(adjective) completely blind; blind in one eye; near-sighted; (noun) near-sighted animal, specifically a hare”) [and other forms], possibly from pur, pure (“completely, entirely”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to be clean; pure”); influenced by pur- (prefix meaning ‘completely; forward; in advance’)) + blind (“sightless, blind”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (“to blend, mix up; to make cloudy or opaque”)). Adjective sense 4.1 (“completely blind”) was the original sense. The senses denoting partial blindness are possibly the result of confusion of the first element pur- with poor, perhaps through folk etymology. (Compare parboil regarding per versus pars.) The noun and verb are derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːblaɪnd/, /ˈpɝblaɪnd/ 1. A person who has impaired vision or is partially blind. Labels: literary Example: If the miraculous Blood fails of diſſolving at its Approach to the miraculous Head, the vviſe Neapolitans look on it as an Omen of ſome more grievous Judgmt. than our Foreſighted Purblinds do of a Salt's Overthrovv on Table; but vvhen it benignly liquifies 'tis then a ſure Token of heavenly Favour, and the Able Pious ſurely make rich Offerings accordingly. Example: To love and adore is our proper province, not to knovv much; for as to knovvledge, vve are mere purblinds both in naturals and ſpirituals.
Word: purblind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The adjective is derived from Middle English purblind (“(adjective) completely blind; blind in one eye; near-sighted; (noun) near-sighted animal, specifically a hare”) [and other forms], possibly from pur, pure (“completely, entirely”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to be clean; pure”); influenced by pur- (prefix meaning ‘completely; forward; in advance’)) + blind (“sightless, blind”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (“to blend, mix up; to make cloudy or opaque”)). Adjective sense 4.1 (“completely blind”) was the original sense. The senses denoting partial blindness are possibly the result of confusion of the first element pur- with poor, perhaps through folk etymology. (Compare parboil regarding per versus pars.) The noun and verb are derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːblaɪnd/, /ˈpɝblaɪnd/ 1. To cause (someone) to have impaired vision or become partially blind. Labels: literary, transitive Example: And may the Sun, that novv begins t'appear / I'th Horizon to uſher in the year, / Melt all thoſe fatuous Vapours, vvhoſe falſe light / Purblinds the VVorld, and leads them from the right; […] Example: It is ſtrange to think, hovv ſound and clear, and diſtinct a Man's Judgment, vvill be againſt thoſe Evils in others, vvhich he ſeeth not in himſelf; […] Self-love ſo purblinds them in this Reflection, that they cannot diſcern that in themſelves, vvhich others cannot but diſcern.
Word: backport Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + port. 1. To retroactively supply to a previous version of a software product a fix or a new feature at the same time or after supplying it to the current version. Labels: transitive 2. To re-release software on its original or a previous platform with new features, after its release on a different platform. Labels: also, transitive
Word: backport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + port. 1. An act of backporting. Labels: transitive Example: This backport fixes an urgent bug. 2. A software program that has been backported. Labels: transitive
Word: ballast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bar (“bare”) + last (“load”). Pronunciation: /ˈbæl.əst/ 1. Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: “Oh, for the-- how much did you waste on that little boondoggle?” “Well, it's not that so much as--” “Krieger.” “Well, I needed ballast, and what better to simulate bricks of cocaine than, you know, bricks of cocaine.” 2. Anything that steadies emotion or the mind. Labels: figuratively, uncountable, usually 3. Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. A material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place. Labels: uncountable, usually 5. A material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place. Labels: uncountable, usually 6. device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit) Labels: countable, usually 7. That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security. Labels: figuratively, uncountable, usually Example: With 73 minutes gone Rafael Márquez came on to add ballast at the back, appearing in his fifth World Cup aged 39 and with alleged links to drug trafficking, which he denies, on hold for now. And so they sat deep with a thin green line of five defenders ranged across their own penalty area as the game became a Mexican stand-off, attack versus defence. Example: It [piety] is the right ballast of prosperity.
Word: ballast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bar (“bare”) + last (“load”). Pronunciation: /ˈbæl.əst/ 1. To stabilize or load a ship with ballast. Labels: transitive 2. To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track. Labels: transitive Example: The task of a Railway Construction Company, R.E., is to lay and ballast the track; [...]. Example: Although the track is ballasted, it does not prevent clouds of reddish dust from the laterite soil blowing about when the train is in motion; after a journey with the windows open a bath is a necessity! 3. To weigh down with a ballast. Labels: transitive Example: The noosance was […] that to make the umbrella effective he would have to carry abroad such weight to ballast it as would put the whole contraption out of action for carrying abroad at all.
Word: gravel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gravel, grauel, from Old French gravele, diminutive of grave (“gravel, seashore”), from Medieval Latin grava, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *grāwā (“gravel, pebbles”) (compare Breton groa, Cornish grow, Welsh gro), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰroh₁weh₂, from *gʰreh₁w- (“to grind”). Compare also Old English græfa (“coal”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹævəl/, [ˈɡɹævl̩], /ˈɡɹævəɯ/, [ˈɡɹævɯ] 1. Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Kidney stones, or nephrolithiasis Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually Example: The great use of coffee in France is supposed to have abated the prevalency of the gravel, for where coffee is used as a constant beverage, the gravel and the gout are scarcely known. 5. A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The defendant below hired the horse to go from Cocksackie to Schodack, and the next day after his arrival at the latter place, the horse was found to be lame in one foot; and the lameness increasing, the defendant below was obliged to leave the horse there, and hire another with which to return. About four weeks after, the horse was brought home, and showed signs of gravel working out above the hoof. Example: 'Looks like pus in the foot to me.' 'I'll bet you're right,' Farnon said. 'They call it gravel around here, by the way. What do you suggest we do about it?' 6. Inability to see at night; night blindness. Labels: rare, uncountable, usually Example: A malady that was rare, but which because of its peculiarity elicited much comment, was "night blindness" or "gravel." 7. Gravel cycling, a discipline in cycling different from road cycling, mountain biking or cyclocross, for a large part on gravel roads, typically with a dedicated gravel bike. Labels: uncountable, usually 8. The stimulant drug alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone. Labels: slang, uncountable, usually
Word: gravel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gravel, grauel, from Old French gravele, diminutive of grave (“gravel, seashore”), from Medieval Latin grava, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *grāwā (“gravel, pebbles”) (compare Breton groa, Cornish grow, Welsh gro), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰroh₁weh₂, from *gʰreh₁w- (“to grind”). Compare also Old English græfa (“coal”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹævəl/, [ˈɡɹævl̩], /ˈɡɹævəɯ/, [ˈɡɹævɯ] 1. To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc. Labels: transitive Example: We kept quietly on our way until we reached a place in the road that had been freshly graveled, and where the surface was covered with stones just suited to our use. 2. To puzzle or annoy. Labels: transitive Example: The physician was so gravelled and amazed withal, that he had not a word more to say. Example: When you were gravelled for lack of matter. 3. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to (cause to) be grounded in gravel or sand. Labels: ambitransitive Example: 1605, William Camden, “Grave Speeches and wittie Apothegms of worthy Personages of this Realm in former times,” in Remaines Concerning Britain, London: Simon Miller, sixth impression, 1657, p. 243, William Conqerour when he invaded this Iland, chanced at his arrival to be gravelled, and one of his feet stuck so fast in the sand, that he fell to the ground. Example: the keeled gravelled on the beach 4. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel or similar material lodged between the shoe and foot. Labels: obsolete, transitive 5. To prostrate; to beat to the ground. Labels: archaic, slang, transitive
Word: tumultuous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French tumultuous (modern French tumultueux), from Latin tumultuōsus (“restless, turbulent”), from tumultus (“disturbance, uproar, violent commotion, tumult; agitation, disturbance, excitement”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Pronunciation: /tjʊˈmʌl.tjʊ.əs/, /tjʊˈmʌl.t͡ʃʊ.əs/, /t͡ʃʊˈmʌl.t͡ʃʊ.əs/, /tuˈmʌl.t͡ʃu.əs/, /tə-/ 1. Characterized by loud, confused noise. Example: Rage with Iambicks, arm'd Archilocus / Numbers for Dialogue and Action fit, / And Favourites of the Dramatick Muſe. / Fierce, Lofty, Rapid, whoſe commanding Sound / Awes the tumultuous Noiſes of the Pit, / And whoſe peculiar Province is the Stage. Example: The noise in this room was perfectly tumultuous, for there were more children there, than Scrooge in his agitated state of mind could count; and, unlike the celebrated herd in the poem, they were not forty children conducting themselves like one, but every child was conducting itself like forty. 2. Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent. Example: Yet not rejoycing in his [Satan's] ſpeed, though bold, / Far off and fearleſs, nor with cauſe to boaſt, / Begins his dire attempt, with nigh the birth / Now rowling, boiles in his tumultuous breſt, / And like a devilliſh Engine back recoiles, / Upon himſelf; […] Example: And ſeeing theſe Tumultuous and Rebellious Men do more immediately vent their Malice on ſome of their Fellow-Subjects and Fellow-Protestants, who will be true to their Oaths, and their Obligations to the King, whom God has placed over them, may not one humbly ask, As for theſe Sheep, what have they done? What Cauſe is there whereby an Account may be given of theſe tumultuous Inſurrections against them?
Word: Oort Cloud Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the Dutch astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort, who revived the Estonian astronomer Ernst Öpik’s idea from 1932 of a reservoir of long-period comets in the form of an orbiting cloud at the outermost edge of the Solar System in 1950 to resolve a paradox about the origin of comets. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːrt klaʊd/ 1. The Solar System's Oort cloud, extending from 50,000 to 100,000 astronomical units (approximately 1 light year) from the sun; supposedly the source of most comets around the Solar System.
Word: supposed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səˈpəʊzd/, /səˈpoʊzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of suppose Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: supposed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /səˈpəʊ.zɪd/, /səˈpoʊ.zɪd/, /səˈpoʊzd/, /səˈpəʊst/, /spəʊst/ 1. Alleged; assumed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Elvis is the supposed king of rock and roll. Example: The people were averse to him, as the supposed author of the violence on the monasteries; establishments which were still revered and beloved by the commonalty.
Word: supposed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /səˈpəʊ.zɪd/, /səˈpoʊ.zɪd/, /səˈpoʊzd/, /səˈpəʊst/, /spəʊst/ 1. Only used in supposed to Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: expected Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/ 1. Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur. Example: The expected storm never arrived.
Word: expected Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of expect Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: best practice Part of Speech: noun 1. A well-defined procedure that is known to produce near-optimum results. Example: For the record: A best practice for account names is to use the organization's full name in the account name field—such as, Department of Usually Micro Managed Important Executive Secretaries.
Word: presume Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English presumen, from Anglo-Norman presumer and its source, Latin praesūmere (“to take beforehand, anticipate”), from prae- + sūmere (“to take”). Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈzjuːm/, /pɹɪˈz(j)um/, /pɹiˈz(j)um/, /pɹəˈz(j)um/, /pɹɪˈzjʉːm/ 1. To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)]. Labels: transitive Example: I don't want to pretend to be an authority on this line of business, so I would never presume to tell you how to run your own company. Example: There were no women at the birth of the International Gay Association in Coventry, England in 1978. The men there decided they would like lesbians to join; they would not presume to formulate aims for them but would adjust the organization if and when women joined it. 2. To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Don't make the decision yourself and presume too much. 3. To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. Labels: transitive Example: Paw-prints in the snow allow us to presume a visit from next door's cat. Example: Dr. Livingstone, I presume? 4. To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument. Labels: transitive Example: If we presume that human cloning may one day become a mundane, everyday reality, then maybe it's time to start thinking more positively about our soon-to-arrive genetically engineered pseudo-siblings. 5. To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon]. Labels: intransitive Example: Thanks, but I can't accept the money; I would not want to presume on the generosity of a stranger' Example: Presume not on thy heart when mine is slain; Thou gavest me thine, not to give back again.
Word: liberty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English liberte, from Old French liberté, from Latin libertas (“freedom”), from liber (“free”); see liberal. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪbəti/, [ˈlɪbətʰɪi̯], /ˈlɪbəɾi/, [ˈlɪbəɾɪi̯], /ˈlɪbɚti/ 1. The condition of being free. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The army is here, your liberty is assured. Example: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal"^([sic]) 2. The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The prisoners gained their liberty from an underground tunnel. 3. The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Example: I'd gie my ſhoon frae aff my feet, / To taſte ſic fruit, I ſwear, man. / Syne let us pray, auld England may / Sure plant this far-famed tree, man; / And blythe we'll ſing, and hail the day / That gave us liberty, man. 4. Freedom from excessive government control. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty. 5. A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We're going on a three-day liberty as soon as we dock. 6. A breach of social convention. Labels: countable, often, plural, uncountable Example: You needn't take such liberties. 7. A local division of government administration in medieval England. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 8. An empty space next to a group of stones of the same color. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: impawn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English pawn English impawn From im- + pawn. 1. To place an item into pawn. Labels: transitive 2. To pledge an item of value in return for a loan, or a trade for money. Labels: transitive Example: He had to impawn everything he owned just to pay his rent.
Word: inclination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English inclinacioun, inclinacyon, from Old French inclination and Latin inclīnātiō. Morphologically incline + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɪn.kləˈneɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɪn.kləˈnæɪ.ʃən/ 1. A physical tilt or bend. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start. 2. A slant or slope. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The road up to the house had a steep inclination. Example: The gradients on the western part of the line are generally easy, although there is a rise at 1 in 55 before Manorbier, and a fall at the same inclination beyond that station. 3. A tendency. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism. Example: It should be remembered, however, that [Sir Thomas] Lawrence, who was now in demand, was charging from eighty to a hundred guineas for even his smallest portraits, a sum which would have been far beyond the pocket or inclination of the canny North countryman [George Stephenson], who had little use for empty honours. 4. The angle of intersection of a reference plane. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body. Example: Artillery must take account of a weapon's precise inclination. 5. A person or thing loved or admired. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: c. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs you make will be a Discovery of your Inclinations Example: c. 1771, John Adams, speaking in a trial Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
Word: ecliptic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin eclīptica. So named because an eclipse can occur only when the Moon lies on this plane. Pronunciation: /ɪˈklɪp.tɪk/ 1. The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth. 2. The plane in which this great circle lies. 3. A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.
Word: ecliptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English ecliptik, from Latin eclīpticus. Pronunciation: /ɪˈklɪp.tɪk/ 1. Relating to an eclipse or the ecliptic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin geōmetricus, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρικός (geōmetrikós), from γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs). By surface analysis, geometer + -ic or geo- + -metric. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiː.əʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/, /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk/, /ˌd͡ʒi.oʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/, /ˌd͡ʒi.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk/, /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈmet.ɹɪk/ 1. Of or relating to geometry. Example: The architect used geometric techniques to design her home. Example: In Mathematicks he was greater / Than Tycho Brahe, or Erra Pater : / For he, by Geometrick scale, / Could take the size of Pots of Ale ; / Resolve by Signs and Tangents streight, / If Bread or Butter wanted weight; / And wisely tell what hour o’th’ day / The Clock doth strike, by Algebra. 2. Increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression. Example: Bacteria exhibit geometric increase in numbers when the environment is not limiting. Example: The men around the table were by no means dissidents, but neither can they turn their countries around on their own. Of course, the vast problems in Africa cannot be solved by African policies alone. Poverty breeds poverty by geometric progression. 3. Using simple shapes such as circles, triangles, and lines in a decorative object. Example: The building's profile was strikingly geometric. Example: A bold geometric roof design is planned to allow natural light to flood onto the station concourse.
Word: pastry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pastre, pastri, from pastree (variant of pasterie, from Old French pastaierie and Medieval Latin pasteria, from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)) or paste + -ri (modern paste + -ry). Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪstɹi/ 1. A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc. Labels: countable Example: That pastry shop sells not just pastries, but all kinds of baked goods. 2. The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries. Labels: uncountable Example: That pastry shop sells not just pastry, but all kinds of baked goods. 3. The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries. Labels: uncountable 4. A place where pastry is made. Labels: countable, obsolete Example: They call for dates and quinces in the pastry. 5. The act or art of making pastry. Labels: uncountable Example: He learned pastry from the great Gaston Lenôtre. 6. Desserts of all kinds, whether or not these incorporate the baked item made from flour and fat, or that section of a kitchen that prepares these. Labels: uncountable Example: I used to work in the fish section, but now I've been moved to pastry.
Word: geometric progression Part of Speech: noun 1. A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by multiplying it by a constant value, known as the common ratio of the geometric progression.
Word: patchouli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil பச்சுளி (paccuḷi). Pronunciation: /pəˈt͡ʃuli/ 1. Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The oil or perfume made from these plants. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Well she looks at you so coolly / And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea / She comes in incense and patchouli
Word: deference Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French déférence. Morphologically defer + -ence. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛfəɹəns/, /ˈdɛ.fɚ.əns/, /ˈdɛ.fɹəns/ 1. Great respect. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The children treated their elders with deference. 2. The willingness to carry out the wishes of others. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother. Example: Michael in turn benefits from Tom. He loosens up a bit, stops talking so much like one of the bad novels he used to read, and learns to give his intellect a rest once in a while in deference to the emotions.
Word: -ability Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability From Middle English -ablete, -iblete, -abilite, -ibilite, from Middle French -ableté, -ibleté, -abilité, -ibilité, from Latin -abilitas, -ibilitas, from -abilis (“able”) or -ibilis (“able”) + -tas. Equivalent to -able + -ity. See ability. Pronunciation: /-əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, /-əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [-əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] 1. Forms a noun from a verb or an adjective by changing from -able; ability, inclination or suitability for a specified function or condition. Labels: morpheme, uncountable, usually Example: cook + -ability → cookability
Word: suitability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English suit Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English suitability From suit + -ability. Pronunciation: /ˌsjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/, /ˌsuːtəˈbɪlɪti/, /ˌsutəˈbɪləti/, [ˌsutəˈbɪləɾi], [ˌsuɾəˈbɪləɾi] 1. The quality of being suitable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As he knows little about the particular issues, his criterion must be consistency with his other views, suitability to combine them into a coherent picture of the world.
Word: patchwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From patch + work. 1. A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any kind of creation that makes use of many different aspects to create one whole piece. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: Bill took all of his poetry and put it together in a folder. It made up a patchwork of his life. Example: Everything about China is super-sized: The five new parks, which in some cases stitched together an older patchwork of conservation zones, sprawl across more than 88,800 square miles of territory—a protected area more than 25 times the size of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. 3. A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other. Labels: countable, derogatory, uncountable Example: Present United States privacy law – despite being made up of a patchwork federal and state constitutional, statutory, and common law – is predominantly based on the ideals of individual control, autonomy, and liberty from governmental intrusion, despite the fact that its inspiration was an idea grounded on the importance of protecting human dignity and an “inviolate personality.” Example: Proponents of an AI moratorium had argued that a patchwork of state and local AI laws is hindering progress in the AI industry and the ability of U.S. firms to compete with China.
Word: patchwork Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From patch + work. 1. To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric. Labels: transitive 2. To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together. Labels: transitive
Word: foreshorten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fore- + shorten. 1. To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually. 2. To abridge, reduce, contract. 3. To make shorter. Example: When the church was demolished it was decided to preserve the chancel, partly for its Montagu monuments and partly to avoid disturbing the remains of the many members of the family who lie in the vaults beneath. The result is a foreshortened building of considerable charm, almost as broad as it is long and with great high windows. Example: The Californian duo looked and sounded like the kind of band you would have seen being excitedly introduced on The Old Grey Whistle Test in early 1976, only to find their career suddenly foreshortened by the arrival of punk
Word: pastorale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French, from Middle French pastorale; or from Italian pastorale, hence the plural pastorali. 1. A play or a musical product which has a pastoral subject. 2. An artwork that is suggestive of pastoral themes. Example: She was in the country, painting her first pastorale. 3. One of the figures of a quadrille.
Word: pastel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Latin pasta Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin pastellus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin pastellum Italian pastelloder. French pastelbor. English pastel Borrowed from French pastel, from Italian pastello (“pastel”), from Medieval Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), from Latin pasta (“dough, paste”), ultimately from Ancient Greek πάστη (pástē, “dough, paste”). Doublet of pastegh, pastiglia, pastila, pastilla, and pastille. Pronunciation: /ˈpæstl̩/, /pæsˈtɛl/ 1. Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A drawing made with any of those colors. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A type of dried paste used to make crayons. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A crayon made from such a paste. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Woad. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Wool was dyed in the pastel vat.
Word: pastel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Latin pasta Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin pastellus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin pastellum Italian pastelloder. Old French pastelder. Spanish pastelbor. English pastel Borrowed from Spanish pastel, ultimately the same word as Etymology 1. Pronunciation: /pæsˈtɛl/, /pɑsˈtɛl/ 1. A traditional dish in various Latin American countries and in Indonesia, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A Filipino stew made with vegetables, sausages, and chicken or other meat in a creamy sauce. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: disrepair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English repair English disrepair From dis- + repair. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛə(ɹ)/, /ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛɚ/ 1. The state of being in poor condition, in need of repair. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The sewing machine is in disrepair. Example: The house had fallen into such disrepair that no agent would show it to buyers.
Word: disrepair Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English repair English disrepair From dis- + repair. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛə(ɹ)/, /ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛɚ/ 1. To get into a state of disrepair. Labels: intransitive, rare Example: The house was disrepairing before your very eyes.
Word: exoskeleton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- English skeleton English exoskeleton From exo- + skeleton. 1. A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea. Example: This is the case not only with all forms provided with exoskeleta and endoskeleta, into the composition of which lime largely enters, but also with those which exercise the precipitating effect on the calcium salts they absorb from sea water, the precipitation rarely going so far as to form a distinct deposit in the cells or tissues of the organism. Example: Ordinarily, allergy to animals is due to either their fine dander which becomes aerosolized or to the exoskeleta, pupae, or feces of their ectoparasites. 2. A wearable robotic machine used for aided or augmented mobility.
Word: dissolute Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English dissolute, from Latin dissolutus. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪsəljuːt/ 1. Unrestrained by morality. 2. Recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures. Example: Allwhite is dominated, of course, by its white characters: the high-school mean girls Meagan, Maegan and Megan (abused, bulimic, druggy), their mothers (smothering, manipulative, viperish) and their boyfriends (psychotic, supportive, dissolute).
Word: dissolute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dissolute, from Latin dissolutus. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪsəljuːt/ 1. An immoral person devoted to sensual pleasures. Example: [H]e illustrated the hypocrisy of his party; and was often known to exercise his talent of drinking a company of dissolutes under the table.
Word: incline Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-der. Proto-Italic *kleināō Latin clīnō Latin inclīnāre Old French enclinerbor. Middle English enclinen English incline From Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner (modern incliner), from Latin inclīnō (“incline, tilt”), from in- + clīnō (compare -cline), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (English lean). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈklaɪn/, /ˈɪn.klaɪn/ 1. To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical. Labels: transitive Example: He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm. Example: The people following the coffin inclined their heads in grief. 2. To slope. Labels: intransitive Example: Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline. 3. To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc. Labels: intransitive Example: He inclines to believe anything he reads in the newspapers. Example: I'm inclined to give up smoking after hearing of the risks to my health.
Word: incline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-der. Proto-Italic *kleināō Latin clīnō Latin inclīnāre Old French enclinerbor. Middle English enclinen English incline From Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner (modern incliner), from Latin inclīnō (“incline, tilt”), from in- + clīnō (compare -cline), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (English lean). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈklaɪn/, /ˈɪn.klaɪn/ 1. A slope. Example: To reach the building, we had to climb a steep incline. Example: The incline can be altered to any grade so as to suit the weight of the door or gate to which the butt is attached. 2. A portal of a subway tunnel. Example: the Pleasant Street Incline
Word: proprietary trading Part of Speech: noun 1. Trading activity conducted by a securities firm for its own profit rather than for its clients. Labels: uncountable
Word: monogramme Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of monogram. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: engulf 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 gulf English engulf From en- + gulf. Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈɡʌlf/ 1. To overwhelm. Labels: transitive Example: Depression engulfed her after her daughter's death. Example: Shaken by the biggest challenge to their authority in years, Brazil’s leaders made conciliatory gestures on Tuesday to try to defuse the protests engulfing the nation’s cities. 2. To surround; to cover; to submerge. Labels: transitive Example: Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed the world. 3. To cast into a gulf. Labels: transitive
Word: boychik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From American Yiddish בויטשיק (boytshik), from a blend of English boy + Russian ма́льчик (málʹčik, “boy”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɔɪ.t͡ʃɪk/ 1. Term of endearment for a young boy, or a young man. Labels: Jewish, US, slang Example: “Simpsons Christmas Stories”, in The Simpsons, season 17, episode 9, 2005: “Professor Frink (Hank Azaria): Uh, now you wouldn't hurt the little boychik? / Mr. Burns (Harry Shearer): Of course not.” 2. Term of endearment for any special male with whom one is familiar. Labels: Jewish, US, slang Example: You do nice work, boychik.
Word: overwhelm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English overwhelmen, equivalent to over- + whelm. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlm/, /-ˈʍɛlm/, /ˌo.vɚˈʍɛlm/, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʍɛlm/, /-ˈwɛlm/ 1. To engulf, surge over and submerge. Example: The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave. 2. To overpower, crush. Example: In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force. Example: The sea overwhelmed their enemies. 3. To overpower emotionally. Example: He was overwhelmed with guilt. Example: Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars. 4. To cause to surround, to cover. Example: I lay Turpentine all over the same: then I overwhelm a broader pipe about the first
Word: overwhelm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English overwhelmen, equivalent to over- + whelm. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlm/, /-ˈʍɛlm/, /ˌo.vɚˈʍɛlm/, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʍɛlm/, /-ˈwɛlm/ 1. The state or condition of being overwhelmed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If you beat your opponent by a margin of 5 or more, you have Overwhelmingly Succeeded. This type of success is often simply called an Overwhelm. […] An overwhelm means you've not only succeeded, but you've done something better than the average success would be. Example: The fact is, that full permeation and understanding of an overwhelm or trauma makes it cease as an overwhelm or trauma.