nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Będzin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Polish Będzin. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnd͡ʒɪn/, /ˈbɛnd͡ʒiːn/ 1. A city in southern Poland. 2. A village in Gmina Lipiany district, Pyrzyce, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. 3. A village in Gmina Twardogóra district, Oleśnica, Lower Silesian, Poland. 4. A lake in Pojezierze Myśliborskie district, Poland.
Word: Australian pelican Part of Speech: noun 1. a species of pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus, found primarily in Australia and New Guinea.
Word: wrily Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of wryly. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Example: But Redburn, from the start, had linked himself to those ambiguous red men, in an image part physical, part wrily metaphysical. Example: He grinned wrily. “I guess she keeps me on my toes.
Word: stark raving mad Part of Speech: adj 1. Completely insane Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: The British ambassador reported: ‘The day before yesterday, Berlin went stark raving mad. There was a fall of six points in German securities on the Bourse and a genuine impression that war was about to break out between England and Germany.
Word: metropolises Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mɛˈtɹɒ.pɒ.lɪs.ɪz/ 1. plural of metropolis Labels: form-of, plural Example: The development of cities and metropolises has made it necessary to review this scheme.
Word: metropolises Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /mɛˈtɹɒ.pɒ.lɪs.ɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of metropolise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scheelite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Scheele + -ite. Named after Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742–1786) 1. A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO₄; one of the principal ores for tungsten. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: schematic drawing Part of Speech: noun 1. a concise graphical system of connected symbols used to show the functional relationships of the parts of an electrical or mechanical component, and the components of a system
Word: butties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butty Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of buttie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schistosomiasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From schistosome + -iasis. From scientific name Schistosoma + Ancient Greek -σις (-sis, nouns of action). 1. Any of various diseases of humans caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Investigation of Egyptian mummies has revealed calcified eggs in liver and kidney tissues, proving the presence of schistosomiasis in ancient Egypt.
Word: schlieren photography Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several techniques used to record regions of different refractive index in a fluid; especially used to visualize the flow of air around objects Labels: uncountable
Word: schlieren Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Schlieren, plural of Schliere (“streak”). Compare with Latin calere, whence English scald. Pronunciation: /ˈʃlɪɹ.ən/, /ˈʃlɪəɹən/ 1. Regions of a fluid having different refractive index because of their different density. Labels: plural, plural-normally 2. Irregular streaks of different composition in some igneous rocks. Labels: plural, plural-normally
Word: Schmidt telescope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bernhard Schmidt, German optician. 1. A telescope, having a wide field of view, comprising a thin aspheric lens and a large concave mirror.
Word: Schmidt camera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bernhard Schmidt, a German optician. 1. A camera mounted in a Schmidt telescope.
Word: Schottky anomaly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Walter H. Schottky, German physicist. 1. A variation in the heat capacity of a solid at low temperatures which arises from the thermal population of discrete energy levels as the temperature is raised
Word: myne Part of Speech: pron 1. Obsolete spelling of mine. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: ...leauyng with me then hys poore widow and a great sort of orphanes a good comfort in the hope of your good continuance, which I haue truly found to me and myne, and therfore do duely and dayly pray for you and yours...
Word: Schottky diode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Walter H. Schottky, German physicist. 1. A metal-semiconductor diode that exhibits a nonlinear voltage/current relationship
Word: Schottky barrier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Walter H. Schottky, German physicist. 1. A metal-semiconductor junction which functions as a rectifier.
Word: heat capacity Part of Speech: noun 1. The capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 500 J introduced to a system caused the temperature of the system to increase by 2 K; thus, the heat capacity is 250 J/K. If the system consists of a single material with a mass of 500 g, the specific heat capacity of that material is 500 J/K/kg.
Word: axion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American physicist Frank Wilczek in 1978 after Axion, a brand of laundry detergent, for its -on suffix and the notion that the new particle could "clean up" a problem in physics. Also with relation to the axial current. 1. A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force. Example: 2000 Summer/Fall, John Clarke, Superconductivity: A Macroscopic Quantum Phenomenon, Rene Donaldson, Bill Kirk (editors), Beam Line, Volume 30, Number 2, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, page 47, The axion is a candidate particle for the cold dark matter that constitutes a large fraction of the mass of the Universe. Example: In summary, the first version of gravity-mediated supersymmetry breaking has the advantage of giving an axion mass that is within cosmological bounds, while the second version has the advantage of giving the gauginos masses that are comparable to the masses of the squarks and sleptons.
Word: chloroid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chloro- + -oid. 1. Resembling chlorine. 2. yellow-green in color.
Word: sulphureo- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Used as a combining form to indicate sulphureous and some other property Labels: morpheme, obsolete
Word: greasepaint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grease + paint. Pronunciation: /ˈɡriːs.peɪnt/ 1. A mixture of grease and coloring matter used as theatrical makeup. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: watered stock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from the practice of "watering" livestock before sale, where the seller gives an animal a large quantity of water to drink before a potential buyer weighs the animal to determine its value. 1. Shares of stock in a business that are inflated by parties colluding with the seller making inflated offers for the property that the stock represents, which are reported to potential sellers as indicative of the value of the stock. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: colluding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of collude Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: colluding Part of Speech: adj 1. That colludes Labels: not-comparable
Word: holographic wills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of holographic will Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dichlorine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English chlorine English dichlorine From di- + chlorine. Pronunciation: /daɪˈklɔːɹiːn/ 1. Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule Labels: in-compounds, uncountable 2. molecular chlorine, Cl₂ Labels: uncountable
Word: organochlorine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English organo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English chlorine English organochlorine From organo- + chlorine. 1. Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are solvents or insecticides etc.
Word: organochlorine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English organo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English chlorine English organochlorine From organo- + chlorine. 1. containing chlorine Labels: not-comparable
Word: organochloride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From organo- + chloride. 1. organochlorine
Word: chlorurated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French chloruré + -ated. 1. chlorinated Labels: obsolete
Word: carnallite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the mineralogist Von Carnall (1804-74), + -ite. 1. An evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula KMgCl₃·6H₂O. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tercio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tritós Proto-Italic *tritios Latin tertiusbor. Spanish terciobor. English tercio Borrowed from Spanish tercio. 1. Any of the three stages of a bullfight: the vara, the banderilla and finally the death. 2. A mutually supportive infantry formation made up of pikemen, swordsmen and arquebusiers or musketeers.
Word: daemons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daemon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forwarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forward Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bendy bus Part of Speech: noun 1. An articulated bus. Labels: informal Example: Mr Johnson is proud that London will soon be free of these buses. Conservative Home, a website, quotes him as saying at a fringe meeting at the Conservative conference on Monday night, that: “The last breeding pair of bendy buses will be despatched this year to the happy hunting ground of some Scandinavian airport.” Example: At the same time, Johnson scrapped the so-called “bendy buses,” long, articulated buses that Johnson claimed were unsuitable for London roads and allowed people to avoid paying fares.
Word: round character Part of Speech: noun 1. A complex literary character with fully developed and dynamic traits.
Word: WYMM Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of will you marry me. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: mia mia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Kurnai mai-mai or Wathaurong [Term?]. 1. An aboriginal shelter made from bark, a gunya. Labels: Australia Example: 1913, William Henry Fitchett, The New World of the South: Australia in the Making, 2006 Elibron Classics, page 391, On the point of this “spear” they erected what looked like a mia-mia, a hut made of branches by the blacks ; across the road opposite to it the trunk of a tree was dragged, leaving a narrow track along which the escort must defile. Example: Decorated with this mop of hair and the chaplet, the girl was led by her father to the mia-mia and put inside this with the four boys.
Word: broken arrow Part of Speech: noun 1. A callout marker that consists of a dashed line with an arrowhead. Example: A broken arrow A - - -> B indicates that an occasional result of Section A is used in Section B, but that Section B is essentially independent of Section A. Example: Longitudinal scan of focal thickening and disruption of the median nerve (broken arrow), at the level volar to the distal radius, in keeping with scarring from prior trauma. (F) Sagittal proton density MR image of nonspecific thickening of the 2. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 3. 4. median nerve (broken arrow), with a similar configuration. 2. Any of a series of accidental nuclear events in the Cold War, involving nuclear weapons or warheads fallen from aircrafts, which could have triggered a nuclear war. Labels: US, historical 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see broken, arrow.
Word: common or garden variety Part of Speech: noun 1. An ordinary, standard kind. Labels: idiomatic
Word: answer on a postcard Part of Speech: noun 1. A brief answer or opinion. Labels: idiomatic Example: John sent me a three-page report when I just wanted an answer on a postcard. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, on, a, postcard.
Word: big C Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the first letter of cancer. 1. cancer. Labels: euphemistic, slang, uncountable Example: You can always count on John Wayne, 57; he never steps out of character. "I kicked the Big C," growled the movie toughie, admitting that it was lung cancer that put him in Los Angeles' Good Samaritan Hospital for surgery last September.
Word: little man in the boat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its physical appearance. 1. The clitoris. Labels: slang Example: I'm sorry, Mayor, but I couldn't find the little man in the boat. Example: “You shitheads know how to eat pussy?” He sprayed the nearest among us with spittle.[…]“What you do,” continued Kennington in high bellow, “what you do is get down there and find the little man in the boat. That's who you gotta find. The little man in the boat.”
Word: peak oil Part of Speech: noun 1. The peak of the Earth's oil production. Labels: uncountable Example: Or more worrying, that after many years of false alarms, the world is truly beginning to run out of oil? That last question is at the center of a fierce debate. Adherents of the “peak oil” theory warn of a permanent oil shortage. Example: Another consequence of reaching "peak oil" is the debate it will surely provoke in the United States over whether we should avert the coming crisis by drilling in pristine lands and waters long considered off limits or by engaging in conservation and development of alternative fuel sources.
Word: tenace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French tenace, from Spanish tenaza, from earlier tenaces, from Latin tenācēs, from teneō (“hold, grasp”). 1. An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.
Word: taxonomist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taxonomy + -ist. 1. Someone whose profession is taxonomy, or who performs taxonomy at a professional level. Example: Hepaticology, outside the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, still lies deep in the shadow cast by that ultimate "closet taxonomist," Franz Stephani—a ghost whose shadow falls over us all. Example: Ant taxonomists have decided that anything that's worth separating should be separated at the species level, and have no truck with subspecies at all. Butterfly taxonomists, however, like the triple-barrelled name approach and dote on subspecies. As a result, the numbers of ant species and butterfly species are not directly comparable.
Word: dead ducks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dead duck Labels: form-of, plural Example: They are dead ducks if they are still in the car when it explodes!
Word: exit stage left Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the direction in theatrical scripts: "Exit stage left", marking the disappearance of a character from the stage in the normal manner. 1. An orderly and uneventful departure, timed so as not to detract or distract. Labels: idiomatic Example: We played until our fellow participants began to reenter the gym. Then we pulled on our shirts, left the ball for dead on the foul line, and made a quick exit stage left. Example: But like the career paths of so many Israeli politicians, his exit stage left was really a prelude to entering stage right: "I'll continue to serve," Peres told NEWSWEEK...
Word: exit stage left Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the direction in theatrical scripts: "Exit stage left", marking the disappearance of a character from the stage in the normal manner. 1. To exit or disappear in a quiet, non-dramatic fashion, making way for more interesting events. Example: 1998: C.M. from Manitowac, WI, Mike and Carrie https://web.archive.org/web/20041227101650/http://www.baileydoginc.com/mcangels/magconnect/march17.html DAYS teased us with Mike and Carrie all through Carrie and Austin's honeymoon, and continues to tease us today as the newlyweds settle into everyday life. Austin better exit stage left soon, and give Carrie and Mike a chance for love. Example: "Bears are at their most dangerous when taken by surprise... If you do happen to come across one, you should exit stage left at normal pace (you won't outrun a bear) and without your picnic basket.". 2. Leave the scene, and don't make a fuss. Labels: imperative Example: Exit stage left 47 dead bodies of the 112 known people who suffered from the unexplained attacks. This is a mortality rate of 42 percent. Example: Suddenly, all the animals we see around dive into and disappear into the bush. […] There was some kind of communication (that we humans didn’t hear) among the animals that said, “Exit stage left, now!”
Word: just ducky Part of Speech: adj 1. Great or going well. Labels: informal, not-comparable, often, sarcastic Example: Well, that's just ducky!
Word: confidence trickster Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who conducts a confidence game: who defrauds someone after winning his trust, a conman or con artist.
Word: con man Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of conman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gavel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gavel, from Old English gafol, from Proto-West Germanic *gabul, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”), equivalent to give + -el. Pronunciation: /ˈɡa.vəl/, /ˈɡæ.vəl/ 1. Rent. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 2. Usury; interest on money. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. An old Saxon and Welsh form of tenure by which an estate passed, on the holder's death, to all the sons equally; also called gavelkind. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: gavel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gavel, from Old English gafol, from Proto-West Germanic *gabul, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”), equivalent to give + -el. Pronunciation: /ˈɡa.vəl/, /ˈɡæ.vəl/ 1. To divide or distribute according to the gavel system. Labels: transitive
Word: gavel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin obscure. Possibly an alteration of dialectal cavel, a variant of kevel (“a stone mason's axe with a flat face, a cleat or bollard”), from Middle English kevel (“a mason's hammer”), from Old Norse kefli (“a piece of wood, stick, cylinder, mangle”). Cognate with Norwegian kjevle (“rolling pin”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡa.vəl/, /ˈɡæ.vəl/ 1. A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction. Example: More than three decades later, Ms. Pelosi is all but assured on Thursday of reclaiming her former title as speaker of the House, the first lawmaker in more than half a century to hold the office twice. With the gavel in hand, she will cement her status as the highest-ranking and most powerful elected woman in American political history. 2. The beginning or end of legal proceedings. Labels: US, metonymically 3. The legal system as a whole. Labels: US, metonymically 4. A mason's setting maul.
Word: gavel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin obscure. Possibly an alteration of dialectal cavel, a variant of kevel (“a stone mason's axe with a flat face, a cleat or bollard”), from Middle English kevel (“a mason's hammer”), from Old Norse kefli (“a piece of wood, stick, cylinder, mangle”). Cognate with Norwegian kjevle (“rolling pin”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡa.vəl/, /ˈɡæ.vəl/ 1. To use a gavel. 2. To begin or end legal proceedings Example: The judge gavelled for order in the courtroom after the defendant burst out with a confession.
Word: gavel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French gavelle (cf. Modern French javelle) probably diminutive from Latin capulus (“handle”), from capere (“to lay hold of, seize”); or compare Welsh gafael (“hold, grasp”). Compare heave. Pronunciation: /ˈɡa.vəl/, /ˈɡæ.vəl/ 1. A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle. Example: The combination with a mechanical rake of the roof or screen herein described, or the equivalent thereof, to intervene and keep the gavel of grain collected on the platform separated during its discharge
Word: gavel Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡa.vəl/, /ˈɡæ.vəl/ 1. A gable. Labels: Scotland, archaic
Word: Gina Part of Speech: name Etymology: * (name from Greek): Clipping of Georgina. * (name from Latin): Clipping of Regina. * (name from Italian): Italian Gina Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒiːnə/ 1. A female given name. 2. A female given name. 3. A female given name. Example: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo proudly held up the progress of American industry on semiconductor manufacturing Sunday, declaring the U.S. has “outinnovated” China as the two nations fight to advance their domestic technology manufacturing. 4. A surname.
Word: pirate ship Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪ.ɹət ˌʃɪp/ 1. Any ship manned by pirates, especially a large wooden sailing ship armed with cannons and flying a Jolly Roger, as stereotyped in literature and film. Example: The Sea Angel was a massive ship shaped like a pirate ship. 2. A theme park ride in the form of a pirate ship that swings back and forth with seated riders secured on the deck.
Word: Mongolic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Mongol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Mongolic From Mongol + -ic. Pronunciation: /mɒŋˈɡɒlɪk/, /mɑŋˈɡɑlɪk/, /mɑŋˈɡoʊlɪk/ 1. A major language family spoken primarily in Mongolia and surroundings.
Word: Mongolic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Mongol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Mongolic From Mongol + -ic. Pronunciation: /mɒŋˈɡɒlɪk/, /mɑŋˈɡɑlɪk/, /mɑŋˈɡoʊlɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the Mongolic language family and its speakers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: catch a buzz Part of Speech: verb 1. To become slightly inebriated, but not yet quite drunk. Labels: US, slang
Word: ana- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)der. English ana- From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). Doublet of on-. 1. up, above, upward Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. anafront, anagogy, anaglyph 2. again Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. anabaptist, anataxis, anastatic 3. backward in direction, reversed Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. anagram, anaplasia, anaphase 4. thoroughly Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. analysis, analyte, anatomy 5. against Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. anachronism, anamodernism, anatoxin 6. distal, away from Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. anacolpate, anaporate, anaseismic 7. to grow or change in place; functionally similar Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. anagen, anagenesis, anabranch
Word: lomcevak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from a Czech word which roughly means "headache" or "hangover", the expression "lomcovák" (sometimes spelled incorrectly by non-Czech speakers as "lomcevak") originated from the Moravia region, now in eastern part of Czech Republic, famous for its Jelinek slivovitz, a traditional Czechoslovakian alcoholic drink, and is commonly used to describe the rotating motions of one who has had one too many. The English use originates from Czechoslovakian aerobatic pilot Ladislav Bezák's mechanic, who at a 1958 air show in Brno, Czechoslovakia, jokingly called Bezák's tumble maneuvres "lomcováks" when asked by journalists what they were. 1. An aerobatic flying maneuvre in which the pilot follows a knife-edge roll by flipping the airplane end-over-end and into a spin, from which the pilot then recovers control of the airplane. Example: The pilot ended his performance with the most dangerous stunt in the aerobatic book, a lomcovak.
Word: rhombic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the characteristics of a rhombus. Example: rhombic prism
Word: fulfilment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full (“full”) + fyllan (“to fill”). Equivalent to fulfill + -ment. Pronunciation: /fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/, /ˈfʊl.fɪl.menʈ/ 1. The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: To achieve fulfilment of one's hopes. Example: Fulfilment of contractual obligations. 2. A feeling of satisfaction obtained from one's aspirations or needs being fulfilled. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: What brings you fulfilment in life? Example: Personal fulfilment comes from having a sense of purpose. 3. The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: triumphantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English triumphant Middle English -ly English -ly English triumphantly From triumphant + -ly. Pronunciation: /traɪˈʌmfəntli/ 1. In a triumphant manner. Example: Hath not the same fierce heirdom given Rome to the Caesar—this to me? The heritage of a kingly mind, And a proud spirit which hath striven Triumphantly with human kind. Example: “Another double,” said the old lady: triumphantly making a memorandum of the circumstance, by placing one sixpence and a battered halfpenny, under the candlestick.
Word: enriched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of enrich Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: needlework Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₁tlom Proto-Germanic *nēþlą Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-Germanic *nēþlō Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu Old English nǣdl Middle English nedle English needle English -work English needlework From needle + -work. Pronunciation: /ˈniː.dəl.wɜːk/, /ˈniː.dəl.wɚk/ 1. The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The product of such art or process. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: needlecraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₁tlom Proto-Germanic *nēþlą Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-Germanic *nēþlō Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu Old English nǣdl Middle English nedle English needle Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Old English -cræft Middle English -craft English -craft English needlecraft From needle + -craft. 1. The art or process of working with a needle esp. in embroidery or needlepoint. Labels: uncountable 2. The product of such art or process. Labels: countable 3. The occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: like nobody's business Part of Speech: adv 1. In an extreme manner; excessively; like crazy. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: His customers reimburse him for the equipment he buys, but he seems to spend money like nobody's business.
Word: phragmosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phragmo- + -osis. 1. Positioning behind a barrier (or down a hole, etc.) as a means of defense. Labels: uncountable
Word: emissions test Part of Speech: noun 1. A measurement performed on motor vehicles, required by the DMV, to prevent issuing valid registration if an excessive amount of waste fumes are produced during typical use. Cars typically are placed on a dynamometer to simulate different driving speeds.
Word: evergreens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of evergreen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evergreens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of evergreen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aerobatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of aero- + acrobatic. Pronunciation: /ˌɛːɹ.əˈbæ.tɪk/, /ˌɛːɹ.əʊˈ-/, /ˌɛɚ.əˈbæ.tɪk/, /ɛɚ.oʊˈ-/ 1. Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane. Example: Boobies are powerful, aerobatic fliers, and they can be challenging to photograph.
Word: Heimlich manoeuver Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Heimlich maneuver. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: first aid Part of Speech: noun 1. Basic medical care that is administered to a victim of an injury, usually where the injury is slight or where better care is unavailable. Labels: uncountable Example: He slipped and fell under the wagon's wheels, losing his left leg. His presence of mind was quite amazing. The report notes that Webb's knowledge of first aid probably saved his life, and he was able to instruct others who came to help him.
Word: first aid kit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From first aid + kit. 1. A collection of first aid supplies for treatment of minor injuries or stabilization of major injuries. Example: Near-synonym: first-aid box
Word: first aid kits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of first aid kit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kits Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɪts/ 1. plural of kit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kits Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ducky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dūkaną Proto-West Germanic *dūkan Old English *dūcan Middle English ducken English duck Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌki/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of a duck. Example: A barrage of very ducky kazoo blats filled the air.
Word: ducky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dūkaną Proto-West Germanic *dūkan Old English *dūcan Middle English ducken English duck Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck (“aquatic bird”) + -y (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈdʌki/ 1. A duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck. Labels: childish Example: Do little things for your Inner Child, like taking bubble baths. Invite a rubber ducky to play with you...
Word: ducky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dūkaną Proto-West Germanic *dūkan Old English *dūcan Middle English ducken English duck Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck (term of endearment) + -y (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈdʌki/ 1. An affectionate pet name. Example: "Morning, ducky!" said Roderick, as he gave his partner a quick peck on the cheek and sat down to breakfast. 2. A woman's breast. Labels: in-plural, obsolete, slang
Word: ducky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dūkaną Proto-West Germanic *dūkan Old English *dūcan Middle English ducken English duck Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck (term of endearment) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌki/ 1. Darling, charming, cute. Labels: slang 2. Great; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion. Labels: dated, slang Example: Farnesworth smiled contentedly as he read the stock ticker; all was ducky on Wall Street. Example: 1930, Mickey Mouse newspaper comic Isn't this the duckiest little leather skirt you ever saw?
Word: lomcevaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lomcevak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barrel roll Part of Speech: noun 1. An aerobatic flying maneuver in which the pilot causes the airplane to complete one loop in the same time that the airplane completes one roll, creating the appearance that the airplane is riding on the inside of a cylinder. 2. A movement (usually during a car crash) where a car flips on its roof, then falls back on its wheels after doing at least one full 360° horizontal rotation.
Word: barrel roll Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform a barrel roll.
Word: barrel rolls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barrel roll Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barrel rolls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of barrel roll Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: neurasthenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/, /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown. Example: They agreed to have no more family gatherings due to their father's neurasthenic presence. Example: Middle-class parents’ self-medication has long been recreationalized, even romanticized in America (so long as they were white); think of sitcom dads pouring a drink and sinking into the BarcaLounger after a long day with Bob in accounting, or neurasthenic moms popping pink capsules while the casserole browns.
Word: neurasthenic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neurasthenia + -ic or neur- + asthenia + -ic. By surface analysis, neur- (“nerve”) + a- (“not”) + sthen- (“strength”) + -ic (“adjective suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/, /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ 1. A person who has neurasthenia. Labels: dated
Word: mkay Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of m'kay. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: donee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From donor + -ee (attested since 1523). 1. Someone who receives a gift from a donor. Example: John became the donee of the bone marrow donated by his brother. Example: But this donee or this purchasoure shall take to their profyte all the vesture standyng vpon or beyng with in the sayd groūde
Word: affiliative Part of Speech: adj 1. tending to promote social cohesion Example: Earlier scoring systems, which failed to clearly differentiate content and structure, tended to misscore as stage 3 reasoning that was in fact structurally more advanced but that focused on affiliative content.
Word: despisal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English despise Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English despisal From despise + -al. 1. Contempt; scornful hatred. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: grimy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English grime Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grimy From grime + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaɪmi/ 1. Stained or covered with grime. Example: Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell full upon her. 2. From the urban musical genre called grime. Example: Riffs from older songs seem to be more popular, as only two from the past decade made it into the top 20. They were Muse's Plug In Baby, at 11, and The White Stripes' grimy Seven Nation Army at 15. 3. Morally corrupt, malicious, vile, or selfish; base or dirty; rotten. Labels: slang Example: When I was 18 I was grimy af. I wouldn't share my food with you even if you were starving and about to die. 4. Of a beat or song, darkly atmospheric; having affinities with the style of the East Coast hip hop of the 90s, especially that of New York. Labels: slang Example: Pro Era are a group of young rappers (and artists) straight from the streets of Brooklyn, New York. They're headed by Joey Bada$$ who is definitely the most well known figure but as a group they stand alone as some of the top emcees and producers coming through. They've been hailed as the return of hip hop, especially the gritty, grimey New York hip hop we all know and love
Word: grisly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English grisely, grysly, grissliȝ, griselich, grislich, from Old English grisliċ (“grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid”), from grīsan (“to shudder with horror; to tremble, to be terrified; to make tremble, to terrify; to agrise, grise”) (unattested but implied in āgrīsan) + -lic (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’). The word may also be an aphetic form of Old English ongrislic, agrisenliċ, the past participle of agrīsan (“to agrise”). Compare Danish grusom, Swedish gräslig, Middle Dutch grezelijc (modern Dutch griezelig), Middle High German grisenlich (modern German grässlich, grausen). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪzli/ 1. Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying. Example: The photographs of the killings depict a grisly scene. Example: Magnes and many thinges attractive are, / But nothing ſo allective under ſkyes, / As that ſame dainty amiable ſtarre, / That none but griſly mouth of hell defyes. 2. Obsolete form of grizzly. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: old squirrels that turn grisly Example: The animals found in this province are, deer, elk, buffalo, cabrie, the grisly black bear, and wild horses. 3. Misspelling of gristly. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: grisly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English grisely, grysly, grissliȝ, griselich, grislich, from Old English grisliċ (“grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid”), from grīsan (“to shudder with horror; to tremble, to be terrified; to make tremble, to terrify; to agrise, grise”) (unattested but implied in āgrīsan) + -lic (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’). The word may also be an aphetic form of Old English ongrislic, agrisenliċ, the past participle of agrīsan (“to agrise”). Compare Danish grusom, Swedish gräslig, Middle Dutch grezelijc (modern Dutch griezelig), Middle High German grisenlich (modern German grässlich, grausen). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪzli/ 1. Obsolete form of grizzly (“type of bear”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: grisly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From grisle (“horror, terror”) + -ly; compare Middle Dutch griselike, Middle Low German grislike. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪzli/ 1. In a horrible or terrible manner; in a terrifying way. Labels: obsolete Example: [A] very fair young gentlewoman [Sir Roger Wentworth's daughter], of twelve years of age, in marvellous manner vexed and tormented by our ghostly enemy, the devil, her mind alienated and raving, with despising and blaspheming of God, and hatred of all hallowed things, […] finally being brought and laid before the image of our blessed lady, was there, in the sight of many worshipful people, so grievously tormented, and in face, eyes, look, and countenance, so grisly changed, with her mouth drawn aside, and her eyes laid out upon her cheeks, that it was a terrible sight to behold. And after many marvellous things, […] restored to their good state, perfectly cured and suddenly. Example: A valiant Captain of great prowess, as fierce as a fox assaulting a goose, was so hardy to give the first stroke: then got they so grisly together, that great was the activity that day to be seen there on both sides: the one very eager for purchase of prey, the other utterly stout for redemption of liberty: thus, quarrel enflamed the fury on both sides: twice the Danes had the better, but at the last conflict, beaten down, overcome, and many led captive for triumph by our English women.
Word: knockkneed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of knock-kneed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: knock knee Part of Speech: noun 1. The medical condition genu valgum.
Word: genu valgum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin genū valgum (“knockkneed”). 1. The condition in which the knees are abnormally close together and the ankles far apart.
Word: ciruela Part of Speech: noun 1. The plant Spondias purpurea. Labels: uncountable
Word: E10 Part of Speech: noun 1. petrol/gasoline blended with 10 per cent ethanol (ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol). Labels: uncountable
Word: Navid Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Persian نوید (navid, novid, literally “good news”). 1. A transliteration of the Persian male given name نوید (navid, novid).
Word: suprasternal notch Part of Speech: noun 1. The conspicuous dip visible at the top of the human chest where the neck joins the sternum.
Word: suprasternal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English sternal English suprasternal From supra- + sternal. Pronunciation: /ˌsuːpɹəˈstɜːnəl/ 1. Situated or occurring higher than, or above, the sternum.
Word: Naveed Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant spelling of Navid. 1. A transliteration of the Persian male given name نوید (navid, novid). Example: One of the terrorists who carried out the shooting attack at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah party was likely a Muslim man of Pakistani origin, a senior law enforcement official told ABC News. The man's name is Naveed Akram, from Bonnyrigg, and his house had been raided. 2. A surname from Persian.
Word: taxa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The plural form of taxon, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern. 1. plural of taxon Labels: form-of, plural Example: Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
Word: raphe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin raphē, from Ancient Greek ῥᾰφή (rhăphḗ, “seam; suture”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪ.fi/ 1. A seamlike ridge or furrow on an organ, bodily tissue, or other structure, typically marking the line where two halves or sections fused in the embryo. Example: They are inserted into the midline raphae or the anococcygeal raphae and the coccyx. Example: It shows three symmetrical raphes (asterisk) radiating from the centre of the aortic root, but in fetuses there is often asymmetry between the raphes with the one between the left and noncoronary sinuses being larger than the others (red asterisk in Figure 2.14b). 2. A seamlike ridge or furrow on an organ, bodily tissue, or other structure, typically marking the line where two halves or sections fused in the embryo. 3. The part of the stalk of an anatropous ovary that is united in growth to the outside covering and forms a ridge along the body of the ovule. Example: The vast majority of the raphes do not bifurcate (123 genera), but the raphes of 7 genera do. 4. A longitudinal median groove in the valve of many diatoms. Example: The invariant occurrence of adhesive EPS at both the driving and the non-driving raphes supports a model for constitutive, rather than induced, secretion of the raphe adhesive.
Word: raphae Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪfiː/ 1. plural of raphe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fourche Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French fourché. Doublet of furcate and fork. 1. Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; said of an ordinary, especially of a cross. Labels: not-comparable
Word: loose box Part of Speech: noun 1. A separate compartment of a building in which livestock are free to move about; especially a form of stable for horses. Labels: UK Example: Long before you see the lean, handsome heads peering mildly over the half-doors of the loose boxes, you know that East Ilsley's business is training racehorses. 2. A brougham or other vehicle kept for the use of a dame de compagnie. Labels: archaic
Word: loose-box Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of loose box. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: midsection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English section English midsection From mid- + section. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən/ 1. The middle section of something. 2. The midriff; the section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist. Example: That's the premise of the overload principle, and it must be applied, even to ab training, if you're going to develop a cut, ripped midsection.
Word: miserably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English myserablie; equivalent to miserable + -ly. 1. In a miserable manner. Example: fail miserably Example: "Well, sorcerer?" growled the Norman. "Nay, not well," replied Catweazle shivering miserably, "I have the bone-ache."
Word: Indian elephant Part of Speech: noun 1. A subspecies of the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, distributed across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Laos, southern China, Cambodia, Vietnam, and formerly Pakistan. Example: The Indian Elephant is endemic to the region of interest, using both the Ganges and the Mekong Rivers as resources for water and bathing.
Word: Asian elephant Part of Speech: noun 1. An elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia.
Word: mob-handed Part of Speech: adj 1. Being a member of a group, especially one with violent or threatening intent. Labels: UK Example: 'I didn't expect to see you today,' he went on, 'especially not mob-handed. Mind you, I don't remember a great deal about seeing you yesterday.' Example: It was 2-0 on 40 minutes, the goal coming after another mob-handed attack against a defence that just seemed to be sinking backwards.
Word: mob-handed Part of Speech: adv 1. As a member of a group, especially one with violent or threatening intent. Labels: UK Example: The forces of the law waded in mob-handed when, it seems, they ought to have applied a lighter, more consensual touch.
Word: African elephant Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of two species of elephant, Loxodonta africana or Loxodonta cyclotis, found in Africa.
Word: neogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Neogene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English neogenic From Neogene + -ic. 1. of, or relating to the Neogene period Labels: not-comparable
Word: Paleogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Paleogene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Paleogenic From Paleogene + -ic. 1. of, or relating to the Paleogene period Labels: not-comparable
Word: nerveway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nerve + way. 1. An axon. Example: He sutured the pieces together like a microsurgeon reattaching a severed nerveway. Example: Even though it was something the painter didn't think about (with words) she recalled the metallic flavor of minerals (how the stars must taste) scratching at the root of her tongue, which led to nerveways of the bones where the imprint of all symbols surfaces to the fingers, where spirits ride horses through the colors needed to form any coherent universe.
Word: nigger-head Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of niggerhead. Labels: alt-of, alternative