nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pitchstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pitch + stone. 1. A natural glass, rich in microscopic crystallites, formed by the rapid cooling of lava or magma. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: placentation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English placenta 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 placentation From placenta + -ation. 1. The local fusion of the embryonic stage of an animal to its parent for physiological exchange to promote the growth and development of the young; involves a placenta in non-egglaying mammals. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Specialized hemophagous regions are a striking characteristic of some of these placentas yet absent in hyraxes, elephant shrews, and golden moles. It is possible that the common ancestor of the Afrotheria had an endotheliochorial placenta. 2. The manner in which the seeds are attached to the placenta within the ovary locules. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Parietal placentation occurs in the Brassicaceae family.
Word: plane curve Part of Speech: noun 1. The locus of points in the Euclidean plane that satisfies some geometric or algebraic definition; a curve in a plane (as opposed to higher-dimensional space).
Word: Euclidean plane Part of Speech: noun 1. Two-dimensional Euclidean space.
Word: multidimensional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin mētior Latin dīmētior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīmēnsiōder. English dimension English -al English dimensional English multidimensional From multi- + dimensional. 1. Having multiple dimensions (aspects). Labels: not-comparable Example: Rosa's whole life as a revolutionary, as a theoretician, as a multidimensional woman, was so preoccupied with the spontaneity of revolution […] Example: Even for El’s supportive parents, conceiving of gender as a multidimensional sprawl has not been so easy to grasp. 2. Having multiple dimensions (aspects). Labels: not-comparable 3. Crossing through or existing in multiple dimensions (spacial planes). Labels: not-comparable Example: The Cosmic Woman is an integrated, multidimensional woman who has crossed both the Zodiacal and cosmic planes.
Word: multidimensional Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin mētior Latin dīmētior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīmēnsiōder. English dimension English -al English dimensional English multidimensional From multi- + dimensional. 1. A being that exists in more than one dimension Labels: New-Age
Word: tabacco Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of tobacco. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: This Tabacco is not dried Boy, or elſe the Pipe’s defectiue.
Word: talla Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tella (“African beer”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tallest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtɔː.lɪst/, /ˈtaː.lɪst/, /ˈtɔ.lɪst/, /ˈtɑ.lɪst/ 1. superlative form of tall: most tall Labels: form-of, superlative Example: It's not the longest or tallest viaduct in Britain, but the landscape upon which it sits makes for a stunning backdrop.
Word: politico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian politico or Spanish político. Pronunciation: /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/, /pəˈlɪtɪkoʊ/ 1. A politician. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, often Example: The French have a word for it: cohabitation. It can mean politicos of different persuasions tolerating each other, or loving couples moving in together. Example: And when the National Journal polled political ‘insiders’ this month, it found a majority of Democratic politicos, lobbyists and strategists in favour of making gay marriage legal. 2. Someone involved in the professional life of a politician or a political campaign to varying degrees. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, often 3. A prominent activist. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, often 4. Someone with strong views regarding a political cause. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, often 5. Someone who follows politics regularly and is knowledgeable about at least the political news in their local area. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, often
Word: contessa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian contessa. Doublet of countess. Pronunciation: /kənˈtɛsə/ 1. A countess, often specifically an Italian countess Example: […] Ms. Boris choreographed a tale about a haughty contessa who tries to seduce a young man with wondrous perfumes.
Word: miau Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of meow. Labels: Internet, alt-of, alternative
Word: ocre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of okra. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: ocher Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈoʊkɚ/, /ˈəʊkə/ 1. Alternative spelling of ochre. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […] facing the sea with buff and ocher houses that rise five or six stories above a curving boulevard […]
Word: ocher Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈoʊkɚ/, /ˈəʊkə/ 1. Alternative spelling of ochre. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lambing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lamb Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lambing Part of Speech: noun 1. the act of a ewe giving birth to a lamb
Word: oxygen debt Part of Speech: noun 1. the amount of extra oxygen required to oxidize lactic acid in the muscles built up during vigorous exercise
Word: oxygen deficit Part of Speech: noun 1. the difference between the oxygen uptake of the body at rest and during exercise
Word: oxygen demand Part of Speech: noun 1. biochemical oxygen demand Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Cuna Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of an indigenous group of Panama and Colombia.
Word: Cuna Part of Speech: name 1. The language of the Cuna people.
Word: biochemical oxygen demand Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of oxygen needed by aerobic microorganisms to decompose all the organic matter in a sample of water, used as a measure of pollution. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: biological oxygen demand Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of biochemical oxygen demand. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: oxygen depletion Part of Speech: noun 1. The reduction in the concentration of dissolved oxygen in water, especially as a result of pollution. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: depletion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin depletio, depletionem, from depleō. Pronunciation: /dɪˈpliːʃən/ 1. The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Great Northern 4-4-0s have all vanished, and there has been some depletion in the ranks of North British "Glens" and "Scotts." 2. The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 4. gradual expense or use of natural resources over time. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From c(ircle) + line; compare circline. Pronunciation: /klaɪn/ 1. A generalized circle. Example: Let C₁ and C₂ be two nonintersecting clines. Prove that there is a unique pair of points that are simultaneously symmetric to both C₁ and C₂. Example: To visualize Möbius transformations, it is helpful to focus on fixed points and, in the case of two fixed points, on two families of clines with respect to these points.
Word: White Cloud Mountain minnow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the White Cloud Mountain in Canton, China. The Latin name is in honour of Tan, a boy scout who first discovered the minnows in the 1950s and brought them to the attention of ichthyologist Lin Shu Yen. 1. A popular aquarium fish, Tanichthys albonubes.
Word: ineptitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ineptitūdō. By surface analysis, inept + -itude. Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɛp.tɪ.tjud/, /ɪˈnɛp.tɪ.t(j)ud/, /ɪˈnep.tə.t͡ʃʉd/ 1. The quality of being inept. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falklands. 2. An instance of being inept. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He droned on with platitudes and ineptitudes while Malone whispered to Enid that if Alasha was a fair specimen of the population it was just as well that his native land was safely engulfed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Word: ichthyologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ichthyology 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 ichthyologist From ichthyology + -ist. 1. An expert in ichthyology: one who studies fishes. Example: Meanwhile, the other two main actors, Richard Dreyfuss as boyish ichthyologist Hooper and Robert Shaw as grizzled shark-hunter Quint, further added to the deepening of the dramatis personae by the paradoxical boon that they loathed each other.
Word: hav Part of Speech: verb 1. Informal spelling of have. Labels: alt-of, informal Example: I giv full credit, I hope, to the earnest persons who stand ready to make liberal donations toward the founding of schools from which the Bible and religious exercises shall be forever excluded. […] I hav noticed in the parts of our country I hav visited that children seem to be better provided with instruction than with almost anything else. […] The founding of separate and exclusiv institutions of learning must of course make his burden heavier, and we would also be open to the charge, which we make against the Catholics, of being enemies of the public schools.
Word: gj Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of good job. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: supermajority 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 majority English supermajority From super- (“above, greater than”) + majority. Pronunciation: /ˌs(j)upɜɹməˈd͡ʒɔɹɪti/ 1. A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly greater than 50 percent, such as two thirds. Labels: Canada, US Example: It was in order to exclude not water, but the light of day, that the Roblin Government kept its super-majority on the Public Accounts Committee working under such heavy pressure, with two foremen on the job, Taylor and Coldwell, who kept them so hard at it that the Liberals were prevented from getting at the full facts of the Kelly work on the new Parliament buildings and the Roblin Government work on the Provincial Treasury in connection with Kelly. Example: He is the majority leader in that body and the trigger man behind the death of a procedure that required a supermajority to approve a presidential nominee. The Texas Senate operates on a supermajority, too. Under ordinary circumstances, it takes approval from two-thirds of the 31 senators to bring a bill to the floor for debate.
Word: gag order Part of Speech: noun 1. An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court. Example: Nonetheless, Mr. Trump has continued apace with comments that test the limits of what he can say. Two days after the hearing, prosecutors offered four new instances in which they said he had violated the gag order. 2. Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing. Labels: informal
Word: gag orders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gag order Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amicitial Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to private friendship. Labels: formal
Word: anabolic steroid Part of Speech: noun 1. A class of steroid hormones that promote growth of tissue. Example: Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their hypogonadism was caused by anabolic steroid use. Anabolic steroids can affect testicular health, including reducing the production of sperm.
Word: triumphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triumph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triumphs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of triumph Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: suggesting Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ɪŋ/, /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst.ɪŋ/ Labels: no-gloss
Word: suggesting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ɪŋ/, /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of suggest Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: suggesting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ɪŋ/, /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst.ɪŋ/ 1. suggestion Example: By such means it will call into existence a myriad of inquirers who, without the suggestings and promptings of such minds as lead the operations of this institution, would never have directed a thought to science.
Word: digested Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of digest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unambiguously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ambig(ō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin ambiguuslbor. English ambiguous English unambiguous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly ▲ English un- ▲ English ambiguous ▲ English -ly English ambiguously English unambiguously From unambiguous + -ly, or from un- + ambiguously. 1. In a manner that is not ambiguous; leaving no doubt; clearly Example: She told him unambiguously to leave, yet he failed to leave. Example: The break with tradition that Francis, who has died aged 88 after suffering from double pneumonia, represented even managed to trump the shock value of the resignation of Benedict, who was the first pope for 600 years to take that option rather than die in office. Immediately, Bergoglio signalled unambiguously that he intended to be a different kind of pope, one for the 21st century.
Word: stand-alone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stand + alone. Pronunciation: /ˈstænd.əˌləʊn/ 1. Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated; not attached to anything. Labels: not-comparable Example: They offer an inexpensive add-on for a computer, or a stand-alone system with all the functions built in. Example: Make sure your music software is stand-alone, too (ie, it doesn’t have to be loaded into a utility—we don’t want to have to mess around with bits of wire or umpteen different programs just to hear your maestropiece). 2. Not part of a series, or not requiring familiarity with that series. Labels: not-comparable Example: a stand-alone sequel
Word: stand-alone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stand + alone. Pronunciation: /ˈstænd.əˌləʊn/ 1. A device that can operate on its own, rather than as an accessory for another device. Labels: rare Example: Standalone systems, also known as dedicated systems, are often thought to provide word processing cervices alone. In truth, some standalones — but not all of them — can be used for other functions as well. […] Also, some standalones can only be used for word processing; if you need other computer functions, you can't have them. 2. Something that is not a part of some series or sequence. Labels: broadly Example: Near-synonym: one-off Example: This standalone will delight and draw readers of Christian romantic suspense like […]
Word: concubines Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɑŋkjəbaɪnz/ 1. plural of concubine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ups and downs Part of Speech: noun 1. Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: Heidi and Mike had their ups and downs, but they stayed married for more than 60 years. Example: So it is the world wags: that honest men and knaves alike are always having ups and downs of fortune, and that we are perpetually changing tenants in Our Street. 2. Undulations. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: [...] speed barely exceeded 30 m.p.h. until well beyond Kelty and from the front end the ups-and-downs of the track occasioned by pitfalls are very noticeable.
Word: downs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /daʊnz/ 1. plural of down Labels: form-of, plural
Word: downs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /daʊnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of down Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lead foot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A gas pedal needs to be pushed down using one's foot to go faster. If a foot was made of lead it would be very heavy, making it easier to depress the pedal. 1. A habit of driving fast. Labels: idiomatic Example: Sweetie, I think you've got a lead foot today. We're gonnnnnaaa - get a ticket. Example: Damn, but Kate's got a lead foot. Does she want us all to get speeding tickets?
Word: task force Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity. Example: The CEO's task force developed a thoroughgoing marketing strategy for the new product line.
Word: tag-team Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably from tag team (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈtæɡtiːm/, /ˈtæɡˌtim/ 1. Performed by two or more people or groups working alternately. Labels: not-comparable Example: Both of them worked, so they practiced a sort of tag-team parenting, swapping mornings and afternoons when the kids weren’t in school.
Word: tag-team Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from tag team (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈtæɡtiːm/, /ˈtæɡˌtim/ 1. To wrestle as part of a tag team (sense 1). Labels: intransitive Example: We haven't tag-teamed in the ring for quite a while. Example: I suggested, to no avail, that WWF (nature) should sponsor a fluffy black-and-white wrestler called the Panda, tag-teamed with the Game Warden. 2. To alternate working with someone else in order to accomplish a task. Labels: broadly, intransitive Example: Our spouses and children have become friends, and we have tag-teamed as presenters in local settings and at national conferences. 3. To alternate working with someone else in order to accomplish a task directed at (someone). Labels: transitive Example: But Andrew and Blieu wouldn't hear of such a thing, so they tag-teamed her about staying on until finally, weakened from their constant badgering, Rachel couldn't take it any longer. Example: Meanwhile, the agency can pursue the network, and you guys tag-team them. 4. To have sex with (someone) in a group with one or more other people. Labels: slang, transitive, vulgar Example: Personal: Three horny men looking to tag-team young afro-american virgin. Example: I get women who want me to tag-team them, and stuff like that.
Word: tag team Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from tag (“children’s chasing game in which one player (known as ‘it’) attempts to touch another, who then becomes ‘it’; (baseball) instance of touching the baserunner with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand to rule him ‘out’”) + team. Pronunciation: /ˈtæɡ tiːm/, /ˈtæɡ ˌtim/ 1. A group of wrestlers who work together as a team. Only one is in the ring at any given time, and they change places by "tagging" each other with a gesture like a high five. 2. Two or more people acting alternately to accomplish some task. Labels: broadly Example: According to Ms. Haney, "Heather and I work best as a tag team. We are aware of our confrontational weaknesses and limits, and use each other to fill in the needed strengths." Example: She says her secret to her success really isn't a secret: by surrounding herself with other people who cared about and supported her, there was no way she could fail. Whether your vision for the future is starting a rock band, opening an art gallery, designing a new videogame, or losing forty pounds and keeping it off, your tag team will make reaching that vision easier and more likely. 3. An act of two or more people having sex with one person who is the focus of the sexual activity; a gangbang (sense 1); also, the people having sex with the person who is the focus of the sexual activity regarded as a group. Labels: also, attributive, broadly, slang, vulgar Example: After downing a few drinks, the two Marines had vaginal and anal intercourse with her simultaneously, then took turns with her as the other watched. They referred to the former practice as "scrogging"; they called the later activity "tag team". Example: "He's the rapper J [Jalil Hutchins]/I'm the rapper Ecs [Ecstasy, i.e., John Fletcher]/We're known for playing tag-team sex," they declare. For guys who dedicate their albums to their wives and first loves, this is a surprising revelation.
Word: tag team Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from tag (“children’s chasing game in which one player (known as ‘it’) attempts to touch another, who then becomes ‘it’; (baseball) instance of touching the baserunner with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand to rule him ‘out’”) + team. Pronunciation: /ˈtæɡ tiːm/, /ˈtæɡ ˌtim/ 1. Alternative form of tag-team. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He and Scott tag teamed as "The Long Riders". Example: Hawkinson and Minnis tag teamed as they discussed the differences between males and men.
Word: power chord Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊə(ɹ)ˈkɔɹd/ 1. A chord or combination of notes used in rock music and typically selected to sound good at high volume and high levels of distortion. Power chords make extensive use of intervals such as open fourths and fifths.
Word: fourths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fourth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fifths Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɪfθs/, /fɪθs/, /fɪfts/ 1. plural of fifth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brown dwarf Part of Speech: noun 1. A starlike object that contracts to about the volume of Jupiter after its formation phase; its mass may range from several times that of Jupiter, such that it fuses deuterium, up to just below the threshold of sustained hydrogen fusion. Example: But none of those brown dwarfs were speeding along on a trajectory that would carry them out of the galaxy like “runaway” hypervelocity stars observed by astronomers in the last two decades. […] “This places this object right on the lower boundary of allowed stellar masses, and it is in fact possible that the mass of the object is slightly below that boundary, which would imply that the object is not a star but a brown dwarf instead.”
Word: brown dwarfs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brown dwarf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brown dwarves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brown dwarf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dwarfs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dwarf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dwarfs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dwarf Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unhappily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English onhappily, unhappili, unhappily, unhappyly; equivalent to un- + happily or unhappy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈhæpɪli/ 1. Unfortunately; regrettably. Example: The line to Dunières consists of a series of breakneck descents almost invariably ended by a violent curve and followed immediately by a panting climb, on which the engine barked thunderously but failed unhappily to maintain its booked speed of 13 m.p.h. Example: Theodore Roosevelt […] added, perhaps unhappily, that he believed the US administration in the Philippines could learn a lot from the Austrian example. 2. Through evil fate or chance; wretchedly. 3. Without happiness; sadly.
Word: perjorative Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of pejorative. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: lexically scoped Part of Speech: adj 1. Of an identifier: having its scope limited to the block of source code text that respectively declares or defines the identifier. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lexical scoping Part of Speech: noun 1. The property of being lexically scoped. Labels: uncountable
Word: panendeism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of panentheism + deism. Pronunciation: /ˌpænənˈdi.ɪzəm/ 1. A deistic equivalent of panentheism. Labels: uncountable Example: There is something called PanEnDeism which perceives God or the Divine as being part of nature and somehow beyond the universe. Example: In this case, one possibility is that the deity is not fully 'consumed' by the creative process, and some remnant remains which can be described by panendeism, a conflation of deism and panentheism.
Word: panendeistic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pænɛndiːˈɪstɪk/ 1. Of or relating to panendeism.
Word: Garrick Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɡæɹɪk/ 1. An English habitational surname from Old English from Garwick in Lincolnshire.
Word: Garrick Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English *Gārrīċ (from gār (“spear”) + rīċ), from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks. Doublet of Gaiseric. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæɹɪk/ 1. A male given name from Old English. 2. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: panendeists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of panendeist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panendeist Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who believes in panendeism.
Word: Long Island Part of Speech: name Etymology: * (New York) Calque of Dutch Lange Eylandt, e.g. early 't Lange Eylandt alias Matouwacs. * (Antigua and Barbuda) The island is named for its elongated shape. Pronunciation: /ˌlɔŋ ˈaɪlənd/, /ˌlɑŋ ˈaɪlənd/, [ˌɫɔə̯ŋ(ɡ̊)ˈɑɪ̯ɫənd̥], /ˌlɒŋ ˈaɪlənd/ 1. The biggest and longest island of the contiguous United States, located in the state of New York. Example: B. Wooster: Of all the places on this great planet of ours, West Neck, Long Island, has chosen to be the most unexciting. The last time anything remotely interesting happened here was in 1842, when a tree fell over. They still talk about it in the village. 2. region of New York state consisting of Nassau County and Suffolk County, to the exclusion of Brooklyn and Queens (the parts of the island found in New York City). Example: After receiving a $2 million investment on the show, the company moved its headquarters from Queens to Long Island. Example: As enviable as summer in the Hamptons can be -- stunning weather, beaches, greenery, produce, and yes, people -- autumn is when the east end of Long Island becomes truly magical. 3. An island of Antigua and Barbuda. 4. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. Synonym: Carpenter.
Word: Long Island Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (New York) Calque of Dutch Lange Eylandt, e.g. early 't Lange Eylandt alias Matouwacs. * (Antigua and Barbuda) The island is named for its elongated shape. Pronunciation: /ˌlɔŋ ˈaɪlənd/, /ˌlɑŋ ˈaɪlənd/, [ˌɫɔə̯ŋ(ɡ̊)ˈɑɪ̯ɫənd̥], /ˌlɒŋ ˈaɪlənd/ 1. A Long Island iced tea. Labels: informal
Word: Long Island Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌlɔŋ ˈaɪlənd/, /ˌlɑŋ ˈaɪlənd/, [ˌɫɔə̯ŋ(ɡ̊)ˈɑɪ̯ɫənd̥], /ˌlɒŋ ˈaɪlənd/ 1. A district and long, thin island of the Bahamas.
Word: Eire Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Éire. Pronunciation: /ˈɛəɹə/ 1. The Republic of Ireland. Labels: dated, proscribed, sometimes Example: The neutrality, however, causes some peculiar situations, such as that arising from the prohibition of uniforms other than those of the Eireann Defence Forces and the Diplomatic Corps. This would be simple if no one from Eire were a sailor, soldier, or airman in the British Forces, but thousands of them are, and as such they may not wear mufti unless on leave from the B.E.F. 2. The island of Ireland, consisting of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Example: […]; above all, from their language, which, to this day, has left its impress on the lands through which they journeyed from Aria to Ara, from Iberia to Eire. Example: Eire - now an oddity rarely used, an out-of-date reference.
Word: screaming orgasm Part of Speech: noun 1. A creamy white alcoholic cocktail containing vodka, Irish cream, and coffee liqueur.
Word: bevel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *bevel, from Anglo-Norman *baivel (whence obsolete French beauveau) a diminutive of Old French baïf (“open-mouthed”), perhaps from baer (“to gape”), from Medieval Latin *batāre (“to gape, yawn, be open”), probably of imitative origin. If so, then related to Italian badare. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛv.əl/ 1. An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer. Example: I added a bevel all around the bottom to reduce the visual mass a bit. A lot of MCM furniture uses tricks like this to appear lighter. Example: to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab 2. An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square. Example: finding the length with a bevel 3. A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat. Example: The different types of dice made for cheating (flat passers, bevels, cut edges, loaded dice, […] Example: Bevels are shapes having one or more sides sandpapered so that they are slightly rounded rather than flat.
Word: bevel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *bevel, from Anglo-Norman *baivel (whence obsolete French beauveau) a diminutive of Old French baïf (“open-mouthed”), perhaps from baer (“to gape”), from Medieval Latin *batāre (“to gape, yawn, be open”), probably of imitative origin. If so, then related to Italian badare. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛv.əl/ 1. To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer. Labels: transitive
Word: bevel Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *bevel, from Anglo-Norman *baivel (whence obsolete French beauveau) a diminutive of Old French baïf (“open-mouthed”), perhaps from baer (“to gape”), from Medieval Latin *batāre (“to gape, yawn, be open”), probably of imitative origin. If so, then related to Italian badare. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛv.əl/ 1. Having the slant of a bevel; slanting. Example: a bevel angle 2. Morally distorted; not upright. Labels: figuratively, obsolete Example: I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel.
Word: Harvey Wallbanger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain; see Wikipedia for theories. 1. An alcoholic cocktail made with vodka, Vanilla Galliano and orange juice.
Word: hyperbaton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin hyperbaton, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν (huperbatón, “overstepping”), from ὑπερβαίνω (huperbaínō), from ὑπέρ (hupér) + βαίνω (baínō, “walk”). Pronunciation: /haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/ 1. An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect. Example: In real life we often see a man under the influence of rage, or fear, […] begin a sentence, and then swerve aside into some inconsequent parenthesis, and then again double back to his original statement […]Now the figure hyperbaton is the means which is employed by the best writers to imitate these signs of natural emotion. 2. Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition. Labels: rhetoric
Word: thicker Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of thick: more thick Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: thicker Part of Speech: adv 1. comparative form of thick: more thick Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: unprofitable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English profitable English unprofitable From un- + profitable. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩/, /ʌnˈpɹɒf.ɪ.təbl̩/ 1. Not making a profit. Example: Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable. Example: The undermediators are not required, have nothing properly to do, no peculiar duty to perform; but are an unprofitable or inutile set of beings sitting down and looking at each other through want of other occupation.
Word: unprofitable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English profitable English unprofitable From un- + profitable. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩/, /ʌnˈpɹɒf.ɪ.təbl̩/ 1. A person or thing that fails to make a profit.
Word: Popeye Part of Speech: name Etymology: Fictional character name coined in 1929 by cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar, presumably pop + eye. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒpˌaɪ/, /ˈpʌpˌaɪ/ 1. A tough cartoon sailor, full name Popeye the Sailor, characterized by bulging forearm muscles, a squinty eye, and an affinity for spinach. Example: They seem equipped to drag the building between them right down Pennsylvania Avenue, but their progress is arrested by two heroes of Popeye musculature, government men putting a check rein on willful industry. Example: Lenny gave him the Popeye squint as he rolled off to Frank, the other bodyguard on duty, who was standing on the other side of the stage behind the Epps camp. 2. A nickname for a person who has attributes of the cartoon character. Example: The UPU faction, headed by Popeye Jackson, drew considerable numbers of members away from the Prisoners' Union when it split off in 1973, primarily taking with it the union's more radical convicts. Example: "Arf, arfl" It was a Popeye expression, which he used to express pleasure or enthusiasm.
Word: shy bladder Part of Speech: noun 1. An inability to urinate in the presence of others. Labels: idiomatic Example: "I didn't refuse [to provide a urine sample]. I literally can't do it because I have a shy bladder." Dilbert, 7 June 2006.
Word: Herren Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Herren. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Herren Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Herren. 1. plural of Herr Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paruresis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- (“abnormal, defective”) + -uresis (“urination”). The term was coined by Williams and Degenhart in their 1954 paper "Paruresis: A survey of a disorder of micturition" in the Journal of General Psychology 51:19-29. Pronunciation: /ˌpɑːjʊˈriːsɪs/, /ˌpɑrjʊˈrisɪs/, /ˌpɑrəˈrisɪs/ 1. The inability to urinate in the presence of others. Labels: uncountable Example: Completely normal men who develop prostatitis will suddenly come down with urinary paruresis as one of their symptoms. Example: Piss-shyness (paruresis) may prevent sufferers from using a public restroom.
Word: oxygen difluoride Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary compound of oxygen and fluorine, OF₂; a powerful oxidizing agent.
Word: oxygen fluoride Part of Speech: noun 1. Any binary compound of oxygen and fluorine.
Word: oxygen gas Part of Speech: noun 1. the normal form of molecular oxygen, especially such a gas supplied industrially in cylinders Labels: uncountable
Word: oxygenise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen English -ise English oxygenise From oxygen + -ise. 1. Alternative spelling of oxygenize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: oxygenize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen 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 oxygenize From oxygen + -ize. 1. To oxidize. 2. To oxygenate.
Word: nohow Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From no + how. 1. In no way; not at all; by no available means. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable Example: "We don't see it here nohow," returned the man. Example: “Oh, dear, oh dear,” she said, “my stepmother has sent me all this long way to fill this sieve with water from the Well of the World’s End, and I can’t fill it no how at all.”
Word: oxygen lance Part of Speech: noun 1. a tube that carries oxygen to a heated tool; used to cut metal; the tip is continuously consumed
Word: nasologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nasology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nasologic From nasology + -ic. 1. Relating to nasology or to noses; nasological. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oxygenless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English oxygenless From oxygen + -less. 1. lacking oxygen 2. not assisted with oxygen
Word: oxygenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English oxygenous From oxygen + -ous. 1. oxygenic Labels: obsolete Example: The colour we now know to be owing to the influence of the oxygenous gas, and the darker colour of venal blood to carbone.
Word: oxygenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oxygenic From oxygen + -ic. 1. of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
Word: oxygen tent Part of Speech: noun 1. A canopy for the head and shoulders, or a similar enclosure for the whole body, within which air having a higher than normal supply of oxygen can be administered to a patient.
Word: singlet oxygen Part of Speech: noun 1. A metastable state of molecular oxygen that has a slightly higher energy than normal triplet oxygen and is more chemically reactive.
Word: nethermost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English neþermeste; equivalent to nether + -most. 1. Farthest down; lowest. Labels: archaic, literary, not-comparable Example: He merited not the Abaſement; vve vvere vvorthy the Damnation. Ah, ah my good Sauiour! A Nethermoſt depth cannot ſincke me lovv enough, ſince thou ſtoop'ſt to a Footſtoole. Thou likenedſt thee to me, I vvill compare me to Nothing: […]
Word: triplet oxygen Part of Speech: noun 1. The normal, paramagnetic state of diatomic molecular oxygen. Labels: uncountable
Word: tetraoxygen 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen English tetraoxygen From tetra- + oxygen. 1. an allotrope of oxygen having four atoms in each molecule instead of the normal two; only stable under very high pressures
Word: nosologic Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to nosology or the classification of diseases. Labels: not-comparable
Word: red oxygen Part of Speech: noun 1. O₈, ε oxygen Labels: uncountable
Word: duple Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin duplus (“twofold, double”). Attested since the 16th century. Doublet of double and doppio. Pronunciation: /ˈdjuːpəl/, /ˈduːpəl/ 1. Double. Labels: not-comparable, rare 2. Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having two beats in each foot. Labels: not-comparable Example: McGonagall is earnestly trying to gather the resources of a metrical tradition, not subvert it, but the mismatch of duple and triple measure in the first line alone means that, while it’s made of recognisable metrical feet, the line doesn’t feel like it belongs to any specific metrical pattern (iambic, dactylic, anapestic etc) or mode (pastoral, elegy or ballad).
Word: Ntuzu Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language, a dialect of Nyamwezi.
Word: southerly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English souther Middle English -ly English -ly English southerly From souther + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌðəliː/, /ˈsʌðɚli/, /ˈsɐðəliː/, /ˈsɐðɘliː/ 1. A wind blowing from the south.
Word: southerly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English souther Middle English -ly English -ly English southerly From souther + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌðəliː/, /ˈsʌðɚli/, /ˈsɐðəliː/, /ˈsɐðɘliː/ 1. Facing the south; directed towards the south. Example: a southerly voyage 2. Located towards or in the south. Example: The islands of Jyuguang Township (莒光鄉; Jǔguāng xiāng), Dongju (東莒; Dōngjǔ; Tongchu) and Xiju (西莒; Xījǔ; Hsichu), are the most southerly of Matsu’s islands. Both are remote and sparsely inhabited, but there's some pretty scenery. 3. Coming from the south. Example: Warm, moist air was brought by southerly winds
Word: southerly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English souther Middle English -ly English -ly English southerly From souther + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌðəliː/, /ˈsʌðɚli/, /ˈsɐðəliː/, /ˈsɐðɘliː/ 1. In a southward direction or position; (towards the) south. 2. From the south.
Word: northerly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From norther + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔɹðɚli/, /ˈnɔːðəli/ 1. A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).
Word: northerly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From norther + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔɹðɚli/, /ˈnɔːðəli/ 1. Facing the north; directed towards the north. Example: a northerly voyage Example: Those on the northerly route reached Ning-shan on February 16th, were joined there by a surviving group of Shih Ta-k’ai’s expeditionary soldiers under Cheng Chung-ho, and on March 26th converged at Nei-hsiang as planned with Ma Jung-ho’s army from the southerly route. Ch’en Ta-hsi’s Nien army, which had returned to Honan in the spring of 1863, also came to Nei-hsiang soon thereafter, at which point the entire force proceeded to Tsao-yang in Hupeh. 2. Located in a northern region. Example: But I'm here to follow the less well-trodden route up to the most northerly point of the British mainland, which has its own scenic claim to make. 3. Coming from the north. Example: a northerly wind Example: Now they were faced with the problem of a northerly blow, which could soon send a heavy swell clean into the bay.
Word: northerly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From norther + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔɹðɚli/, /ˈnɔːðəli/ 1. In an northward direction or position; (towards the) north. 2. From the north.
Word: Entonox Part of Speech: name Etymology: Brand name. 1. A mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen used as an analgesic, especially during labour. Example: Meronyms: nitrous oxide, N₂O; oxygen (strict sense), oxygen (loose sense), dioxygen, O₂ Example: Near-synonym: gas and air (informal and nonproprietary name)
Word: oxy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oxygen. Compare the prefix oxy-. 1. The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers. Labels: uncountable
Word: oxy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clippings. 1. Clipping of oxyacetylene, a mixture of oxygen and acetylene used for cutting and welding metals. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable 2. Clipping of oxycodone, an opioid similar to heroin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable Example: One of the detectives, Sgt. Joseph Ballou, discovered that during a drug raid in 2012, Springfield cops had confiscated 51 oxycodone pills — the gold standard of prescription opioids. ¶ The oxies were turned over to Farak for analysis and she issued a certificate saying the pills were not illegal. 3. Clipping of oxygen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable
Word: doppio Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ Borrowed from Italian doppio. Doublet of double and duple. 1. Having two shots of espresso. Labels: not-comparable
Word: doppio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ Borrowed from Italian doppio. Doublet of double and duple. 1. Two shots of espresso.
Word: oxylith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oxy- + -lith. 1. A substance, containing sodium peroxide and other salts, which releases oxygen upon contact with water.
Word: oxygen stone Part of Speech: noun 1. oxylith
Word: bring home the bacon Part of Speech: verb 1. To win or succeed. Example: I am going to do my bit, Corky, and it may be that my bit will turn out to be just the trifle that brings home the bacon. Example: Brown had pushed the champion very hard for first place the previous year, and to many of his supporters, this year he could "bring home the bacon". 2. To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family. Labels: idiomatic Example: It's just that I think I'm going to lose my job at the studio and am damned scared of not being able to bring home the bacon. Example: No one brought home the bacon better than Stevens.
Word: oxyproline Part of Speech: noun 1. a lactam of glutamic acid Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: make a living Part of Speech: verb 1. To earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, one's family. Example: You found paradise in America. You had a good trade, made a good living. 2. To manage to find enough food to survive.
Word: swim with sharks Part of Speech: verb 1. To operate among dangerous people. Labels: idiomatic
Word: swimming with sharks Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of swim with sharks Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hexoxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English hex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English hexoxide From hex- + oxide. 1. any oxide containing six oxygen atoms in each molecule