nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: St. Stephen's Day Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /sənt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/ 1. A Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen the protomartyr (first Christian martyr; died 34 C.E.), falling immediately after Christmas Day (on December 26 in the Western Church and on December 27 in the Eastern Orthodox Church). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And the Commonalty having renewed their Petition on the Friday following, being Chriſtmas Day: And the King's Will being known, and his Warrant obtained, the ſaid Charter, which confirmed the Perambulation, was ſealed on Saturday, being St. Stephen’s Day, in a little Houſe near the Severn, belonging to the Prior of Worceſter, […] Example: […] Dugdale, in his Origines Judiciales, gives a long and particular account of the revelry at the Temple, on each of the twelve days of Christmas, in the year 1562. It appears from this document, that the hospitable rites of St. Stephen's Day, St. John's Day, and Twelfth Day, were ordered to be exactly alike; and as many of them are in their nature perfectly rural, there is every reason to suppose they were observed, to a certain extent, in the halls of the country gentry, and substantial yeomanry.
Word: Saint Stephen's Day Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /seɪnt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/, /sənt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/ 1. Alternative form of St. Stephen's Day. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: "Feeding the Wren" is a custom based on the legend of Saint Stephen, who was hiding in a bush and betrayed to his enemies by a wren. On Saint Stephen's Day, December 26, the young children gather together, obtain a wren, and place it in a cage on top of a bush while they go from door-to-door collecting money which will be used for charity.
Word: erythropoietic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English erythropoiesis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English erythropoietic From erythropoiesis + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to erythropoiesis.
Word: erythropoiesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From erythro- + -poiesis. 1. The production of red blood cells (in bone marrow) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cricketing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cricket Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cricketing Part of Speech: adj 1. That plays cricket. Example: The cricketing twins Sir Alec and Eric Bedser, who played for Surrey and England […]
Word: cricketing Part of Speech: noun 1. A game of cricket. Labels: archaic Example: What between the Cowley cricketings, and the Isis boatings, Mr. Verdant Green only read by spasmodic fits […]
Word: Stepford Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English step Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértus Proto-Germanic *furduz Proto-West Germanic *furdu Old English ford English ford English Stepford From step + ford. 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Stepford Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the fictional place name Stepford. After the fictional suburb in the 1972 novel The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin, and in two films of the same name based on the novel. 1. Docile, unthinking and conformist. Labels: not-comparable Example: “He called you a boring Stepford wife.” A boring Stepford wife, Molly thought. For a moment it seemed to her that she was once more in prison, eating the tasteless food, hearing the click of locks, lying awake for sleepless night after sleepless night. Example: So, when in a dorky Christmas town with Stepford people and themed shops, do as they do. Smile and act like you gave two shits about the person next to you. 2. Attractive but lacking any character. Labels: not-comparable Example: The woman seated behind the table looked up at him, smiling a Stepford smile. "Would you like to buy a chance to win a new Blazer? It's only five dollars." Rich shook his head, moved away from the table. "Not today."
Word: mannerless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English manerles, equivalent to manner + -less. 1. lacking good manners; impolite; ill-bred 2. clumsy; graceless
Word: Messia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Latin Messia, from messiō (“a reaping”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛsiə/ 1. The Roman goddess of reaping.
Word: tost Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of toss. Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Example: How then ſhould I without another wit : thinck euer to endure ſo tædious toyle, ſins that this one is toſt with troublous fit, Example: A wanderer, here by fortune tost, / My way, my friends, my courser lost, / I ne'er before, believe me, fair, / Have ever drawn your mountain air, / Till on this lake's romantic strand, / I found a fay in fairy land.
Word: tost Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of toast. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Go, fetch me a quart of Sacke, put a toſt in't.
Word: Boxing Day Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps because of boxes that were placed outside churches to collect special offerings tied to St. Stephen's Day; or because of the old British custom of tradesmen collecting “Christmas boxes” of money or presents on the first weekday after Christmas as thanks for good service, mentioned by the English diarist Samuel Pepys (1633–1703). Pronunciation: /ˈbɒksɪŋ deɪ/, /ˈbɑːksɪŋ deɪ/ 1. The day after Christmas; the 26th of December. Example: There are plenty of discounted Christmas items in the Boxing Day sale. Example: Boxing-day in the London streets, and especially a wet Boxing-day, can scarcely fail to afford us some tableaux vivants illustrative of English metropolitan life. […] Christmas-eve of the year about which I write was bright and springlike; Christmas-day dismal, dark, and un-Christmas-like; but Boxing-day that year was essentially muggy, sloppy, drizzly, and nasty.
Word: interne Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of intern. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: interne Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of intern. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: melons Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛlənz/ 1. plural of melon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melons Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛlənz/ 1. A woman's breasts. Labels: in-plural, plural, plural-only, slang
Word: snow line Part of Speech: noun 1. The altitude, in a mountainous region, above which the ground is covered with snow, at any particular time. 2. The inner limit where volatile molecules can remain frozen in the zone around a star. Example: Chris Ormel, an astronomer at the University of Amsterdam, and his colleagues recently calculated that protoplanets began to form at the snow line around the star, then grew quickly by accreting pebbles. 3. The limit for water remaining solid instead of evaporating away under solar radiation. Labels: specifically
Word: snowblade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snow + blade, modelled on rollerblade. 1. A short version of a ski.
Word: snowblade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From snow + blade, modelled on rollerblade. 1. To travel by snowblade.
Word: snow train Part of Speech: noun 1. A train service, running only during a winter sports season, that carries skiers and other tourists to and from a resort.
Word: snowboot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snow + boot. 1. A water-resistant type of footwear with extra insulation or lining.
Word: snowless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow 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 snowless From snow + -less. 1. Without snow, not having any snow. Labels: not-comparable Example: As the dogs were hooked up to the gangline linking them to the A.T.V. on a snowless day, the cacophony of barking built as the animals pulled at the harness to get going.
Word: snow cover Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of snow on a mountain; the depth of snow that has fallen Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A covering of snow Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: snow chain Part of Speech: noun 1. A chain put on a wheel of a vehicle to give it more traction.
Word: sharecropper Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who enters a sharecropping agreement with a land owner; one who sharecrops. 2. A fiction book set in a fictional universe created by a different author, typically produced under licence. Labels: attributive
Word: warning track Part of Speech: noun 1. The dirt or other material on the edge of a baseball or softball field that warns a player that he or she is approaching the fence, especially the portion in the outfield. Example: Fly ball to deep center. Shelby goes back and makes the catch on the warning track. 2. A non-racing surface at the margin of a racing course, representing the edge of the race track. 3. A non-driving surface at the edge of a road, with a different surfacing warning drivers of the approach to the edge of the road, as part of the shoulder of a road. Labels: informal
Word: tertile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, tert- + -ile. 1. Either of the two points that divide an ordered distribution into three parts, each containing a third of the population. 2. Any one of the three groups so divided. Example: The first tertile results include January through April's revenues. Example: Smoking (odds ratio 2·87 for current vs never, PAR 35·7% for current and former vs never), raised ApoB/ApoA1 ratio (3·25 for top vs lowest quintile, PAR 49·2% for top four quintiles vs lowest quintile), history of hypertension (1·91, PAR 17·9%), diabetes (2·37, PAR 9·9%), abdominal obesity (1·12 for top vs lowest tertile and 1·62 for middle vs lowest tertile, PAR 20·1% for top two tertiles vs lowest tertile), psychosocial factors (2·67, PAR 32·5%), daily consumption of fruits and vegetables (0·70, PAR 13·7% for lack of daily consumption), regular alcohol consumption (0·91, PAR 6·7%), and regular physical activity (0·86, PAR 12·2%), were all significantly related to acute myocardial infarction (p<0·0001 for all risk factors and p=0·03 for alcohol).
Word: round-off Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from round off. 1. Alternative spelling of roundoff. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: redeal Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English deal English redeal From re- + deal. 1. To deal playing cards again. Example: We had to redeal because a mistake was made.
Word: redeal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English deal English redeal From re- + deal. 1. The act of dealing playing cards again.
Word: safety factor Part of Speech: noun 1. The ratio of the maximum stress or load which something can withstand to the stress or load which it was designed to withstand under normal operation. Example: The common safety factor used for elevator support cables is 11.
Word: mucilage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English muscilage, mussillage, from Middle French mucilage (“viscous substance found in vegetable material”), from Late Latin mūcilāgō (“musty or moldy juice”). See Greek μούχλα (moúchla, “mold”), and related derivatives, for example mushroom, from *meus- (“mosses, mold, mildew”). Pronunciation: /ˈmjuː.sɪ.lɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈmju.sɪ.lɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈmju.sə.lɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Malt liquors […] are distinguished from wine, chiefly by the larger quantity of mucilage and saccharine matter […]
Word: shamefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skamō Proto-West Germanic *skamu Old English sċamu Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Old English sċeomfull Middle English schameful 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 Middle English schamefully English shamefully Inherited from Middle English schamefully. By surface analysis, shameful + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈʃeɪmfəli/ 1. In a shameful manner. Example: I looked shamefully at the floor. 2. Used to express discontent with a situation or occurrence. Example: The hospital was shamefully underequipped.
Word: shamefulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skamō Proto-West Germanic *skamu Old English sċamu Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Old English sċeomfull Middle English schameful Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse Middle English schamefulnesse English shamefulness Inherited from Middle English schamefulnesse. By surface analysis, shameful + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈʃeɪmfəlnəs/ 1. The property of being shameful. Labels: uncountable 2. The result or product of being shameful. Labels: countable
Word: shamelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skamō Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-Germanic *skamōlausaz Proto-West Germanic *skamulaus Old English sċamlēas Middle English schameles English shameless Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English shamelessness From shameless + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being shameless. Labels: uncountable Example: [H]e added to all his other shamelessness this, that he offered the patriarch a large sum of money to buy a bishopric of him. Example: "For instance as to her shamelessness. She was always ready to run half naked about the hills. . . ." 2. An utterance or action which is shameless. Labels: countable, rare Example: Shoals of letters are published every week from all parts of the Union telling stories of the unhappiness produced by marriage, sometimes mere bursts of ill-temper, often cynical shamelessnesses, occasionally stories of deep pathos, but all intended as denunciations of the existing scheme of morals, all followed by the same remark that while marriage exists there can be no happiness for mankind. Example: He was able to write in the gloom of his bottle only because of his noseglow nose's glow as it slid over the paper and while he scribbled & scratched nameless shamelessnesses about ethers everybody ever he met. . . .
Word: shapelessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English schaples English shapeless Middle English -ly English -ly English shapelessly From shapeless + -ly. 1. In a shapeless manner.
Word: shatterproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shatter + -proof. 1. Resistant to shattering; difficult to break. Example: a shatterproof plastic ruler
Word: shatterproof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shatter + -proof. 1. To make resistant to shattering. Labels: transitive
Word: Nikopol Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Ні́кополь (Níkopolʹ). Pronunciation: /nɪˈkoʊpɒl/ 1. A city, the administrative centre of Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1639. 2. A city, the administrative centre of Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1639. 3. A city, the administrative centre of Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1639. 4. A town in Pleven Province, Bulgaria. 5. A town in Pleven Province, Bulgaria.
Word: radio frequency Part of Speech: noun 1. That part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between about 3 kHz and 300 MHz, within which radio waves are transmitted. Labels: uncountable 2. A frequency in this range. Labels: countable
Word: Jutland Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Jute. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʌt.lənd/ 1. A cultural region and peninsula in northwestern Europe, consisting of the mainland part of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which is part of Germany.
Word: canty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch kantig (“sharp, nice, fine, edgy”). 1. lively; cheerful; merry; brisk Example: Oft have ye heard my canty strains; But now, what else for me remains But tales of woe Example: My mother lived till eighty, a canty dame to the last.
Word: ovest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ovet (likely from metathesis of the plural *ovetes, ofvetes, ofetes (“fruits”, pl)), from Old English ofett (“fruit, legume”), from Proto-West Germanic *obaet (“fruit, produce, increase”), from a compound whose first element represents Proto-Indo-European *obʰi-, *ebʰi-, *bʰi- (“on, toward, from, by”), and whose second element is Proto-Germanic *at-, *ēta- (“edibles, food”), from Proto-Germanic *etaną (“to eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”). Cognate with West Frisian oefte (“something tasty to eat, goodies”), Dutch ooft (“fruit”), German Low German Ooft, Aaft (“fruit”), German Obst (“fruit”). Pronunciation: /ˈoʊ.vɪst/ 1. The mast and acorns of the oak; the turn-out. Labels: UK, dialectal, uncountable 2. Fruit. Labels: uncountable
Word: leech line Part of Speech: noun 1. A line for tightening the leech of a triangular mainsail to prevent it from fluttering. Example: The leechline is ordinarily anchored at the head of the sail[…]
Word: ticktacktoe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tic-tac-toe. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: radio frequencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radio frequency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ride herd on Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the cowboy task of driving cattle while riding along with them. 1. To supervise. Labels: US, idiomatic, transitive Example: As the new editor, his job is to ride herd on the staff and check on the tone of the articles. Example: But Rabbit feels as though he owns it all, showing up at the showroom day after day, riding herd on the paperwork and the payroll […]
Word: unbinds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unbind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unbinding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unbind Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unbinding Part of Speech: noun 1. The release or freeing of something that was bound.
Word: reappraisal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English appraisal English reappraisal From re- + appraisal. 1. A second look at or reassessment of the value of something; a new appraisal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is only recently that a reappraisal of homosexuality has led some psychologists and theologians to accept it as a natural and potentially healthy expression of human sexuality.
Word: radio-frequency Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to electromagnetic radiation in the radio frequency band of the spectrum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reappraisals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reappraisal Instances of appraising again. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hot chips Part of Speech: noun 1. french fries. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, plural, plural-only
Word: cold chips Part of Speech: noun 1. potato chips, crisps. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, plural, plural-only
Word: microsporogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- English spore English microspore Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English microsporogenesis From microspore + -o- + -genesis. 1. The formation of four haploid microspores by meiosis. Labels: uncountable 2. In angiosperms, the formation of pollen and thus the production of the male gametophyte. Labels: uncountable
Word: winter sport Part of Speech: noun 1. Any sport, originally only played during the winter, that is played on ice or snow.
Word: dishwashing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dihsse-wehssinge, dischwaschyng, equivalent to dish + washing. 1. The act of cleaning the dishware. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pilferage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pilfer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English pilferage From pilfer + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪlf(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ 1. The individual act or recurring practice of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, for which the legal term is petty theft. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sir Thomas Royden, Chairman of the L.M.S.R., and Mr. Robert Holland-Martin, Chairman of the Southern Railway, both deplored the wholesale robbery and petty pilferage which have increased until they have reached appalling dimensions. Example: Still, there is pilferage, mysterious discrepancies eating into the percentages.
Word: jeer capstan Part of Speech: noun 1. An extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast.
Word: thurifer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originated 1850–55 from New Latin thūrifer (“incense-bearing”), tūrifer, from Latin thūs, tūs (“incense”) + -fer (“bearing”) Pronunciation: /ˈθjʊəɹɪfə/, /ˈθ(j)ʊɹɪfɚ/, /ˈθɝɹɪfɚ/ 1. An acolyte who carries a thurible.
Word: thurifers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thurifer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: road-hog Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of road hog. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: How often that seems to be the case these days, some pushy road-hog you hate turns out to be a little girl at the wheel […]
Word: of two minds Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Undecided or unsure; equivocating; conflicted in one's opinions. Labels: idiomatic Example: [Y]ou could not be indifferent to the war, you could not be of two minds about it. And yet—Jimmie Higgins was of two minds! He wanted to beat back the Huns, who had made all this fearful mess; but also he wanted to beat the profiteers who were making messes at home. Example: I'm of two minds about Vegas. I think Vegas is strange, and I don't know where their water comes from. But as a town and a place for an entertainer, there's . . . no other place you can go to where you can just sit and do six weeks at a time and have your band and your staff be so happy.
Word: penuche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian panucci. Pronunciation: /pəˈnuːt͡ʃɪ/ 1. A fudge made from brown sugar, butter, milk, and often nuts. Labels: uncountable
Word: bluestone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blue + stone. 1. Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Its people are proud of their history and heritage of free settlement and the famous bluestone homes and public buildings of Adelaide are among the most orderly and best cared for examples of colonial architecture in the country. Example: Hanson Chambers, as 56 Carrington Street was eventually known, confirmed the tradition that the South Australian bar would develop as a series of small enclaves, more often than not in old, bluestone buildings dating back to the nineteenth century. 2. Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction: Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 3. Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction: Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 4. Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction: Labels: Canada, US, countable, uncountable 5. Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction: Labels: US, countable, uncountable 6. Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction: Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable 7. Any of several bluish-grey varieties of stone used for construction: Labels: Australia, South, countable, uncountable 8. Either of two related copper- and sulfur-based bright blue stones: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This consists of thoroughly spraying the plants with Bordeaux mixture once in ten days or two weeks after they have begun to run. Bordeaux mixture is made by bringing together the milk of lime and a solution of copper sulphate (bluestone). Example: Bordeaux mixture is a combination of bluestone (copper sulfate) and lime (calcium hydroxide). 9. Either of two related copper- and sulfur-based bright blue stones: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This belt is about 1,000 feet wide at the McConnell Mine, and ends a few hundred yards north of the Bluestone. […] It was worked about 30 years ago, and for a time supplied natural bluestone (chalcanthite) to the amalgamating mills ... Example: […] of the mineral is a somewhat lighter shade of blue than that of bluestone (chalcanthite CuSOiSHjO). 10. Lapis lazuli, or its core constituent, lazurite. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: From Cyprus were brought bricks of lead, with bluestone and elephant's tusks, and the vases were carved in fanciful designs, with the heads of goats, lions, bulls, and eagles. Example: […] but the “bluestone,” or lapis lazuli, was quarried by the Egyptians in the Sinaitic peninsula, and to these mines, perhaps, the author refers.
Word: bluestone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From blue + stone. 1. To treat or dose with copper sulfate. Labels: transitive Example: Bluestoning at any time of the year will destroy a number of snails […]
Word: sense organ Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested from 1850–55 1. An organic sensor.
Word: sundeck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥der. Proto-Germanic *sunnô Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ Proto-West Germanic *sunnā Old English sunne Middle English sonne English sun English deck English sundeck From sun + deck. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌdɛk/ 1. An area on a ship's deck or on the roof of a house used for sunbathing.
Word: fieldstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From field + stone. 1. A stone found in fields and used for building. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: job lot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Early 19th century. From job + lot (“one or more items auctioned or sold as a unit”). The first part is possibly from Middle English gobbe (“mass, lump”). 1. A large quantity of cheap items. 2. A quantity of miscellaneous items sold together.
Word: miscreants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miscreant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outbuildings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outbuilding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asquint Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English asquint, asquynt, asqweynt, equivalent to a- (“on, at”) + a word related to Dutch schuinte (“tilt, slant, slope”), Saterland Frisian Schüünte (“slope, slant”), West Frisian skeante (“slope, slant”), German Low German Schüünte (“angle, slant, slope, pitch”). Compare also Middle English askoin, askoyn, of skwyn (“on a slant, askance”), Dutch schuin (“oblique, slanting, sloping”), West Frisian skean (“oblique, slanting, sloping”), German Low German schüün (“slanting”), Norwegian Nynorsk skeina (“to move obliquely”). Pronunciation: /əˈskwɪnt/ 1. Looking sideways, as though warily. Labels: not-comparable Example: Eyes asquint, he saw she was driving much too fast. Example: Faces never lie, it is said. […] When a man speaks the truth in the spirit of truth, his eye is as clear as the heavens. When he has base ends, and speaks falsely, the eye is muddy and sometimes asquint.
Word: asquint Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English asquint, asquynt, asqweynt, equivalent to a- (“on, at”) + a word related to Dutch schuinte (“tilt, slant, slope”), Saterland Frisian Schüünte (“slope, slant”), West Frisian skeante (“slope, slant”), German Low German Schüünte (“angle, slant, slope, pitch”). Compare also Middle English askoin, askoyn, of skwyn (“on a slant, askance”), Dutch schuin (“oblique, slanting, sloping”), West Frisian skean (“oblique, slanting, sloping”), German Low German schüün (“slanting”), Norwegian Nynorsk skeina (“to move obliquely”). Pronunciation: /əˈskwɪnt/ 1. With narrowed eyes. Labels: not-comparable Example: [B]oth the muſes and the graces are his hard Miſtriſſes, though he daily Invocate them, though he ſacrifize Hecatombs, they ſtil look a ſquint, […] Example: It is not to be supposed, however, that in the delivery of such passages I was found at all deficient in the looking asquint—the showing my teeth—the working my knees—the shuffling my feet—or in any of those unmentionable graces which are now justly considered the characteristics of a popular performe
Word: monotonously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English monotone 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 monotonous 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 monotonously From monotonous + -ly. 1. In a manner that is tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety. Example: She worked monotonously at the assembly line. Example: Time passed as time ever does when passed monotonously, that is, with a degree of rapidity which only astonishes us when it is recalled to mind by some chance circumstance. 2. In a droning manner, that does not change pitch. Example: The minister spoke monotonously and his congregation began to doze.
Word: rededication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English dedication English rededication From re- + dedication. 1. A new dedication. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Kendal Junction's original name lasted for only 13 years before its rededication as Oxenholme in 1860. The current version dates from 1988 and so is relatively recent. Today this station is officially Oxenholme Lake District.
Word: Festival of Lights Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the importance of candles or light during the celebrations. 1. Hanukkah. Labels: Judaism Example: […] celebration of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights[.] Example: One of our more Judaically advanced cellmates gave us insightful lessons about the laws and customs of the Festival of Lights. 2. Divali. Labels: Hinduism Example: Invite a practicing Hindu from your community to speak about the Festival of Lights. 3. The Thadingyut Festival. Labels: Myanmar Example: The two most important holidays are the Burmese New Year or Water Festival (Thingyan) celebrated in April and the Festival of Lights (Thadingyut) celebrated in October.
Word: Christmas season Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Christmas + season 1. Advent, the period from Advent Sunday (inclusive) through the start of Epiphany. 2. Christmastide, Yuletide; the Twelve Days of Christmas, starting on Christmas Day and ending on Epiphany, January 6. 3. The winter season starting around Thanksgiving (typically Black Friday) and ending at or about New Year's Eve. Labels: US, informal 4. The period at the end of the year when retailers promote Christmas shopping opportunities Labels: informal
Word: halogen stove Part of Speech: noun 1. A hob that is heated with far infrared radiation.
Word: jism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally US English; first attested with the meaning “energy” in 1842, and with the meaning “semen” in c.1888. For semantic development, compare spunk. Perhaps ultimately from British dialect chism, chissom (“a shoot, sprout, sprig”). Unlikely to be related to Arabic جِسْم (jism, “body”) (or its derivative Hindi जिस्म (jisma)). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪzəm/ 1. Spirit or energy. Labels: countable, dated, slang, uncountable 2. Semen. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: He pulls his dick out and as a parting insult shakes the jism off the end onto her belly. Example: “[…] the girls in blue movies rub their faces in jism”
Word: wannigan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Abenaki waniigan (“pit trap, container for sundries”); compare klahigan (“wooden trap”). Compare Ojibwe waanikaan (“pit, excavated hole”) and English wammikin (also from Algonquian). 1. A box, usually made of wood, used to store food on canoe or sledding trips.
Word: unobjectively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unobjective Middle English -ly English -ly English unobjectively From unobjective + -ly. 1. in an unobjective manner; in a manner lacking objectivity
Word: road hog Part of Speech: noun 1. A motorist who straddles two lanes of traffic or otherwise monopolizes the road. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic, slang 2. A reckless or inconsiderate driver of a motor vehicle. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic, slang
Word: aromata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aroma Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: pungency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pungent + -cy. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/ 1. The state of being pungent. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A foul odor. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: liftback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lift + back, modelled on hatchback or similar pre-existing automotive terms. Coined in 1973 by Toyota to describe their Celica model. 1. A variation on the hatchback car body style, with a more gently sloping roofline. Labels: US
Word: tipped-up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tip-up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: goof-off Part of Speech: noun 1. An idle or work-shy person; a shirker. Labels: US, informal
Word: breakfront Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From break + front. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪkfɹʌnt/ 1. Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections. Labels: attributive Example: Quickly, she began to tear off slips of pink paper and tape them to things — the refrigerator, the stove, the telephone which hung on the kitchen wall by the garage doorway, the breakfront in the dining room. Example: He stopped and took proper note, as possibly no one else ever had, of the Waterford goblets and candy dishes that Enid kept on display in the breakfront.
Word: cookout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cook + out. Pronunciation: /ˈkʊkaʊt/ 1. A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event. Labels: US
Word: tiddled Part of Speech: adj 1. Somewhat drunk; tiddly
Word: tiddled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tiddle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: purselane Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of purslane. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: snowboarder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snowboard + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈsnəʊˌbɔːdə/, /ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹdɚ/ 1. Someone who snowboards. Example: The same is true in freeskiing, in which skiers pull tricks on some of the same terrain as snowboarders. Example: To Enni Rukajarvi, a Finnish snowboarder, the temperatures were not a problem — it was warmer than it often is at home, she pointed out — but the wind was tricky.
Word: ride with the punches Part of Speech: verb 1. To deflect the force of an opponent's punches by moving the body quickly. Labels: intransitive 2. To cope with adversity by being flexible in attitude. Labels: broadly, figuratively, intransitive
Word: snowmobilist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English snowmobile 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 snowmobilist From snowmobile + -ist. 1. Someone who drives a snowmobile
Word: snow cannon Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌsnəʊ̯ ˈkæn.ən/, /ˌsnəʊ̯ ˈkan.ən/, /ˌsnoʊ̯ ˈkæn.ən/, /ˌsnəʉ̯ ˈkæn.ən/, /ˌsnɐʉ̯ ˈkæn.ən/ 1. A machine that spurts out snow over pistes where there is little or no snow cover.
Word: snowwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English snowwoman From snow + -woman. 1. A female version of a snowman, i.e. having female characteristics Example: Winter grew fearsome, forcing the couple to stick close to the cave with nothing but menial chores to occupy their time. To break the tedium, they built snowmen and snowwomen, and snowkids.
Word: trusswork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From truss + -work. 1. Structures consisting of trusses. Labels: uncountable
Word: snow shovel Part of Speech: noun 1. A broad-bladed shovel designed specifically for the shovelling of snow.
Word: Skidoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the trademark Ski-Doo, originally an erroneous rendering of "Ski-Dog" that was adopted as the official brand name of the first snowmobile. Pronunciation: /ˈskiˌduː/, /ˈskiˌdu/, /ˈskiˌdʉː/ 1. A snowmobile.
Word: Skidoo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the trademark Ski-Doo, originally an erroneous rendering of "Ski-Dog" that was adopted as the official brand name of the first snowmobile. Pronunciation: /ˈskiˌduː/, /ˈskiˌdu/, /ˈskiˌdʉː/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of skidoo: To use a snowmachine Labels: alt-of
Word: redbelly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red + belly. 1. A char (fish of genus Salvelinus). 2. A red-bellied woodpecker. Labels: informal
Word: herky-jerky Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈhəːkiˌd͡ʒəːki/, /ˈhɚkiˌd͡ʒɚki/ 1. Having an irregular spasmodic movement. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: While all that herky-jerky mathcore in your collection might not fit the bill, put some Portishead on your Pod and the attached OhMiBod will respond rhythmically in kind. Example: Lynn has learned the herky-jerky schedule of the university. She has learned about me, and how I respond to its quirks—like a river flowing with hiccups.
Word: ski jumper Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who competes in ski jumping
Word: snow park Part of Speech: noun 1. An area of a piste created for snowboarders and skiers to do tricks
Word: quarter-pipe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quarter + pipe. 1. A structure used to perform tricks, approximately half the size of a half-pipe, similar in appearance to having a quarter of a circle in cross-section, with the middle of that quarter as the bottom. 2. A ramp, one side of a half-pipe.
Word: alpine skiing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its origins in the Alps, as against nordic skiing, which originated in Scandinavia. 1. A sport involving skiing downhill. Labels: uncountable
Word: cross-country skiing Part of Speech: noun 1. An endurance sport and method of getting about involving travelling on skis, uphill as well as downhill. Labels: uncountable 2. A leisure activity using cross-country skis and ski poles for traversing natural terrain during winter. Labels: uncountable
Word: cross-country skiing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cross-country ski Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Christmas cracker Part of Speech: noun 1. A table decoration, in the form of a large paper sweet wrapper, constructed around a cardboard tube typically containing a paper hat, silly joke and a small novelty or toy; a pair of people pull the ends of the cracker causing an embedded device to make a crack sound as the cracker breaks in two and the contents are released. Labels: Canada, New-Zealand, UK
Word: sister company Part of Speech: noun 1. A company that shares its parent company with another company. 2. A subsidiary. Labels: nonstandard
Word: white as snow Part of Speech: adj 1. Very white. Labels: not-comparable Example: At last with creeping crooked pace forth came / An old old man, with beard as white as snow, / That on a staffe his feeble steps did frame, Example: Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
Word: verglas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French verglas. 1. silver frost Labels: uncountable
Word: snowed in Part of Speech: adj 1. Unable to exit a place or location due to excessive snow. Labels: not-comparable Example: Three passenger and two goods trains were snowed in here on December 4, 1882, and the "South Yorkshireman" suffered the same fate in February, 1958.
Word: snowed in Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of snow in Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hit man Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hitman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: snowbound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow English -bound English snowbound From snow + -bound. Pronunciation: /ˈsnoʊˌbaʊnd/ 1. Prevented from moving or traveling due to snow or snowy weather. Labels: not-comparable Example: When a passenger or freight train is snowbound, any train crew or passengers must first be rescued and taken to the nearest station. This task is usually done by local trackmen. 2. Of a location or other destination, inaccessible due to being covered in snow. Labels: not-comparable
Word: snowiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English snowy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English snowiness From snowy + -ness. 1. The property or condition of being snowy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: snowsuit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snow + suit. Pronunciation: /ˈsnoʊˌsut/ 1. An all-in-one waterproof insulating garment.
Word: skinhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kenH- Proto-Germanic *skinþąder. Middle English skyn English skin substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English skinhead From skin + head. Pronunciation: /ˈskɪn.hɛd/ 1. Someone with a shaved head. 2. A member of a subculture that arose among working-class youth in late 1960s England or its diaspora, defined by close-cropped or shaven heads and working-class clothing, and often associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles. Example: Their rules haven't changed: Skinheads are very young, mostly between the ages of 13 and 18, and they come from strictly working class backgrounds. They wear short‐ankled denims, T‐shirts, suspenders and heavy boots known as Bovverboots (Botherboots), and their hair is shorn to an eighth of an inch all over their skulls. They dance the Reggae, a West Indian shuffle, and they drink Coca Cola and they whip up riots at soccer games. Example: By the end of the show, fights would break out all over the place: the Atlantic City skins against the crew from Philly; the oldschool skinheads feuding with overzealous fresh-cuts.
Word: sleety Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sleet Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sleety From sleet + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsliːti/ 1. Covered in sleet; full of sleet. Example: sleety weather Example: Such a man, to quit the tranquillity and independence of his own fireside, and on the evening of a cold sleety April day rush out again into the world!
Word: slushy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From slush + -y. In the sense of a cook, from the sense of slush meaning to refuse grease and fat collected in cooking. Pronunciation: /ˈslʌʃi/ 1. Covered in slush. Example: I can remember, and not that long ago, when slushy mid-winter days like today always lead my feverish imagination down a murky hallway known as "shacking up." 2. Having the consistency of slush. 3. Of a person, soupy; sentimental. Labels: figuratively
Word: slushy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slush + -y. In the sense of a cook, from the sense of slush meaning to refuse grease and fat collected in cooking. Pronunciation: /ˈslʌʃi/ 1. Alternative form of slushie (“flavoured frozen drink made with ice crystals”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A kitchen helper. Labels: Australia, colloquial, slang 3. A ship's cook. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang
Word: bobsled Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bob + sled. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑbˌslɛd/ 1. Synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track. Labels: Canada, US, countable, uncountable 2. Synonym of bobsleigh: the sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible. Labels: Canada, US, uncountable 3. A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; the compound sled so formed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: W. D. Howells The long wagon body set on bobsleds.
Word: bobsled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bob + sled. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑbˌslɛd/ 1. To ride or race in a bobsled. Labels: intransitive
Word: bobsledder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bobsled + -er. 1. Someone who participates in bobsled.
Word: Petey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Pete + -y. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Peter.
Word: snakelet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English snake Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English snakelet From snake + -let. 1. A baby snake.
Word: elapine Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to the Elapidae, a taxonomic group including cobras.
Word: sciurine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin sciūrus (“squirrel”), from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪjʊɹaɪn/, /ˈsaɪjʊɹɪn/ 1. Pertaining to or characteristic of squirrels. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sciurine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sciūrus (“squirrel”), from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪjʊɹaɪn/, /ˈsaɪjʊɹɪn/ 1. A member of the squirrel subfamily of Sciurinae.
Word: oscine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin oscen (“songbird”). Pronunciation: /ˈɒ.saɪn/, /ˈɑ.saɪn/ 1. Of or pertaining to songbirds (suborder Passeri). Labels: not-comparable