nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: half-assed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Possibly a humorous mispronunciation of haphazard. Pronunciation: /ˈhæfæst/, /hæfˈæst/ 1. Poorly or incompetently done; desultory. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Near-synonym: halfhearted Example: a half-assed attempt at something
Word: half-assed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly a humorous mispronunciation of haphazard. Pronunciation: /ˈhæfæst/, /hæfˈæst/ 1. simple past and past participle of half-ass Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: T-ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of baseball, played by young children, in which the batter hits a ball placed on a tee rather than being thrown by a pitcher. Labels: US, uncountable Example: His dad found that the store-bought baseball stand broke every time the bat hit the tee, but using a medium sized pylon let the kids play a full game of T-ball without any fuss. 2. The lightweight wiffleball used to play a game of T-ball. Labels: US, countable
Word: tee ball Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of T-ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: thigh-high Part of Speech: noun 1. A hold-up stocking. Labels: US Example: My bureau drawers were knotted with nylon stockings and "thigh hi's," my closet was cluttered with little pointed shoes. Example: Every once in a while a girl has to stop brooding over gender injustice, start thinking about sexual revenge, and slip into her thigh-highs and stiletto heels to lure a few dopes to destruction.
Word: thigh-high Part of Speech: adj 1. That is at thigh level; that reaches up to thigh level. Labels: not-comparable Example: Ashley: If you expect to get me in a tinfoil miniskirt and thigh-high boots, I want dinner first. Example: Shops' shelves were emptied on Friday as people began stockpiling food, with some unable to leave their homes due to the thigh-high snow.
Word: thigh-high Part of Speech: adv 1. Up to the thigh. Labels: not-comparable
Word: drop trou Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɹɒp tɹaʊ/ 1. To drop one's trousers and/or undershorts; to moon. Labels: US, intransitive 2. To strip, undress, get naked. Labels: broadly
Word: tupuna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori tupuna. 1. An ancestor, especially a grandparent, in Maori culture. Labels: New-Zealand Example: […] tupunas are there, beside us, in the rain, and when the sun comes busting out. Example: We have carved the journeys of the adventures of our tūpuna, who were true navigators—venturing into the unknown—sailing towards the sun.
Word: tipuna Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tupuna. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: undercard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + card. 1. A list of minor or supporting contests printed on the same bill as the main event (primarily fighting or racing, such as the main fight at a boxing match or wrestling, horse or car racing, etc.), occurring before or after the main event. Example: Phil Foden can hardly be called a member of Manchester City's undercard given his consistent brilliance, but his precious value was underlined again with a show of dazzling brilliance against Aston Villa. 2. The events so listed. 3. A card lower than another given card or pair. Example: The eight on the turn was another undercard to her pair of nines 4. The supporting candidate on a ticket, such as vice president.
Word: unelectable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English elect Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English electable English unelectable From un- + electable. 1. Incapable or unlikely of being elected to political office, especially due to a lack of suitable qualities or policies. Example: Just to be on the safe side, the Kremlin has also banned any of Putin's serious critics from standing. Three unelectable misfits have been allowed to mount token challenges.
Word: unelectable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English elect Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English electable English unelectable From un- + electable. 1. A person who is unable, unlikely, or unfit to be elected to office.
Word: deconversion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English conversion English deconversion From de- + conversion. Pronunciation: /diːkənˈvɜːʒən/ 1. Undoing or dissolution of conversion. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Undoing or dissolution of conversion. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: uthappam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil ஊத்தப்பம் (ūttappam, “raised pancake”). Pronunciation: /ˈu.təˌpʌm/, /ˈuː.təˌpʌm/ 1. A pancake made from rice and lentil flour with tomatoes, spices etc. Example: In those days she had admired his pluralistic openness of mind, and struggled, in her kitchen, towards a parallel eclecticism, learning to cook the dosas and uttapams of South India as well as the soft meatballs of Kashmir.
Word: nonbeliever Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + believer. 1. A person who does not believe, especially regarding religion. Example: The many nonbelievers he interviewed[…] were anything but antireligious, for example. […] At one point, he queries Jens, a 68-year-old nonbeliever, about the sources of Denmark’s very ethical culture.
Word: uttapam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of uthappam. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: webcaster Part of Speech: noun 1. A person or organization that transmits a webcast over the Internet.
Word: zayde Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish זיידע (zeyde, “grandfather”). 1. grandfather Labels: Jewish Example: Perhaps, in these circumstances, he would greet his granddaughter as a zayde should, with love and affection. 2. elderly man (as a term of respect) Labels: Jewish Example: The zayde is, as the hoary formula demands, gruff on the outside but wonderful to his horse and David... Example: To many people, the phrase "Jewish elderly" still conjures up images of bearded zaydes with yarmulkes...
Word: zeidy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of zayde. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: zaydeh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of zayde. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tortfeasance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman tortfesance, from Old French tort (“a misdeed, a wrong”) + fesance (“act, action, deed”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːtˌfiːzəns/, /ˈtɔ(ə)ɹtˌfiːzəns/, /ˈtɔːɹt-/ 1. The condition, or an act, of doing wrong; the act of committing a tort. Labels: uncountable Example: The defendant's tort-feasance is now set forth with the damage, and the plaintiff says, that the defendant with an intention to injure him in the enjoyment of his commonable estate, during the time of his being so entitled to his common, wrongfully put and depastured several cattle on the waste there, in consequence of which, he has been unable to make use of his commonable profits in as ample and beneficial a manner as he otherwise might. Example: Among the various matters of which, either from ancient authors or the testimony of grammarians, we know the Thesmothetæ to have had cognizance, are the following— […] Also a great variety of civil actions; as those for the recovery of land, houses, and mesne profits: actions for debt, deposit, breach of contract, abusive language, damage or tort-feasance: […]
Word: Princeton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From prince + -ton (“town”), originally in honor of crown princes or princes of the British Empire but later chiefly in honor of others with the name Prince or locations named Princeton. Doublet of Princetown. Cf. Princes Town, Princeville, Kingston, Kingstone, Coniston, Kingstown, Queenston, and Queenstown. In particular, the British Columbian town is named for Edward VII, who was known as Albert, Prince of Wales, during the reign of his mother Queen Victoria. The New Jersey borough is named for William III—who became king of England through marriage to Mary II—in honor of his own separate Dutch title of Prince of Orange. The North Carolina town and Nebraska and Ontario communities are named for the New Jersey borough; the Missouri city is named for the Battle of Princeton which occurred there in the American Revolution; and the Illinois city and Florida CDP are named for the university named for its location in the borough. The given name derives from the prestigious university. The Massachusetts town is named for clergyman Thomas Prince, and the Wisconsin city and town are named for the Massachusetts town. The Minnesota city is named for its founder John S. Prince, and the Idaho CDP is named after the Minnosota city. The Indiana city is named for politician William Prince, and the Kansas city is named for the Indiana city. The Texas city is named for landowner Prince Dowlin. The Kentucky city is named for landowner William Prince. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪnstən/ 1. A place in Canada: 2. A place in Canada: 3. A place in Canada: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A number of places in the United States: 22. A number of places in the United States: 23. A number of places in the United States: 24. A number of places in the United States: 25. A number of places in the United States: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 26. A number of places in the United States: 27. A number of places in the United States: 28. A number of places in the United States: 29. A number of places in the United States: 30. A number of places in the United States: 31. A number of places in the United States: 32. A male given name.
Word: e-passport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English electronic English e- English passport English e-passport From e- + passport. 1. a biometric passport Example: A Home Office analysis seen by the Guardian has concluded that changes announced by Philip Hammond on Wednesday, which allow citizens from seven other countries including the US to use e-passports to travel through Britain, will slow down UK citizens’ journey times. Example: The government has said in a paper on the UK’s post-Brexit border operating model that it will “ensure that EU, EEA and Swiss citizens may also continue to use our e-passport gates and the existing queueing arrangements”.
Word: biometric passport Part of Speech: noun 1. A combined paper and electronic identity document that uses biometrics to authenticate the citizenship of travelers.
Word: biometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bio- + -metric, or biometry + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌbaɪ.oʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ 1. Of, relating to, or using biometrics. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to biometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: biometric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + -metric, or biometry + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌbaɪ.oʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ 1. A metric that measures a biologic characteristic.
Word: biometrics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English metrics English biometrics From bio- + metrics. 1. The automated measurement of biological data. Labels: uncountable 2. The automated recognition or authentication of an individual's identity based on their behavioural and biological characteristics, such as iris appearance, fingerprint, or face shape. Labels: uncountable
Word: slackly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English slack Middle English -ly English -ly English slackly From slack + -ly. 1. In a slack manner. Example: He shook my hand slackly. It was like shaking a dead fish. Example: The flags hung slackly, there wasn't a breeze in the sky.
Word: fuck with Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fuck + with. In some senses, shortened from fuck around + with. 1. To interact with in a careless or inappropriate way. Labels: idiomatic, slang, vulgar Example: Don't fuck with that gang! They all carry guns! 2. To play with in a lighthearted or joking manner; kid with; play tricks on. Labels: idiomatic, slang, vulgar Example: Don't take it serious, man, I'm just fucking with you. 3. To affect seriously or disturbingly; give someone a hard time; to trouble, harass. Labels: idiomatic, slang, vulgar Example: The thought that she might be cheating on me is really fucking with me. 4. To work or associate with, roll with, have dealings with; (by extension) to like, approve of, enjoy. Labels: idiomatic, slang, vulgar Example: I fuck with you heavy. Example: “I’m promoting you, dawg. I’m planning an early retirement, and I gotta know that my business is in good hands. I worked hard to get shit to this point, yo. You think you could handle being the boss one day?” “Muthafuckin’ right,” Smurf said beating his chest. “I’m ready to do whatever is asked of me for the team.” “That’s why I fuck with you, Smurf,” Dink said with a sly smile.
Word: skywriter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sky + writer. Pronunciation: /ˈskaɪ(ˌ)ɹaɪtəɹ/ 1. One who does skywriting. A pilot who writes messages, by leaving a trail of smoke from the plane, that are visible from the ground.
Word: skywriting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sky + writing. 1. Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground. Labels: uncountable
Word: skywards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From sky + -wards. 1. In the direction of the sky; upwards. Labels: not-comparable Example: The explosion sent him skywards. Example: It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. [...] He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.
Word: skycap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sky + cap, modeled after redcap (“railroad porter”). 1. A porter at an airport. Example: JAMES CARTER: You put your own shit in the back; I'm not a skycap.
Word: skulker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skulk + -er. 1. Agent noun of skulk; one who skulks. Example: 1894, William Taylor Adams (as Oliver Optic), Brother Against Brother, or The War on the Border, Boston: Lee and Shepard, Chapter 22, p. 274, Our men, from their position, can’t see these skulkers, who will have a good chance to pick off some of them at their leisure. Example: The Lyonesse army cautiously advanced into the forest, but came upon no Daut resistance. Cassander’s dissatisfaction was compounded by the pulsing pain in his shoulder. He began to curse under his breath. “Where are the skulkers? Why do they not reveal themselves?” 2. Agent noun of skulk; one who skulks. Example: Afterwards he was again taken by Ethiopian Skulkers, and carry’d away into the Maritime Parts of Ethiopia. Example: 1800, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (translator), The Death of Wallenstein by Friedrich Schiller, Act I, Scene 7, in Wallenstein. A Drama in Two Parts, London: Longman and Rees, p. 24, O that thou hadst believ’d me! Yester evening Did we conjure thee not to let that skulker, That fox, Octavio, pass the gates of Pilsen. Thou gav’st him thy own horses to flee from thee. 3. Agent noun of skulk; one who skulks. Example: When we appeared upon deck, the captain bid the doctor, who stood bowing at his right hand, look at these lazy, lubberly sons of bitches, who were good for nothing on board, but to eat the king’s provision, and encourage idleness in the skulkers. Example: John himself was no skulker in joy. He not only bestowed on Mr. Morland the high commendation of being one of the finest fellows in the world, but swore off many sentences in his praise.
Word: skoal Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål, which is used when making a toast and also means "bowl". 1. A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers.
Word: skoal Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål, which is used when making a toast and also means "bowl". 1. To make such a toast. Example: With their aquavit the Scandinavians observe a lovely ritual called skoaling, or "toasting." Skoaling is more formal, however, than toasting is in our country. At a dinner party the host always skoals first.
Word: sky-blue Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of sky blue. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Except for an eye-catching sky-blue container boldly and attractively featuring the B.T.C.'s "door-to-door" arrow symbol […], there were no outlandish colour schemes or lettering styles.
Word: sky-blue Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sky blue. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: […] every petty chandler's shop will sell you Sky-blue, and every night-cellar furnish you with Holland tape, three yards a penny.
Word: sky-high Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sky + high. 1. extremely tall Labels: not-comparable Example: a sky-high building Example: She is elegant on sky-high heels in spite of the rubble and the cracks in the paving. 2. excessive, exorbitant Labels: not-comparable Example: The fees were sky-high, so I refused to pay. Example: Superinflation blew prices sky-high.
Word: exorbitantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English exorbitant Middle English -ly English -ly English exorbitantly From exorbitant + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtəntliː/, /ɛɡˈzɔːbɪtəntliː/, /ɪɡˈzoɹbətəntli/, /ɛɡˈzoɹbətəntli/ 1. In an exorbitant manner, excessively. Example: Now on adding of a single gene to it, the entire variety is claimed by some other body as if it is its own property and is attempting to exorbitantly economically misexploit at the cost of Indian Agriculture. Example: […] parasiting and aerial refueling as range-extension measures. Second, parasiting would be exorbitantly expensive, because each parasite bomber would need its own carrier. Two bombers could be serviced by a single tanker, however,[…]
Word: nodular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nodule + -ar. 1. Of or relating to a nodule or nodules. 2. Possessing, composed of, or similar in form to nodules. Example: Loose nodular deposits of gold metal are commonly referred to as nuggets. Example: The disease causes nodular black growths that may become pustular.
Word: nuzzler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nuzzle + -er. 1. One who nuzzles. Example: The puppy was an affectionate nuzzler, which was unfortunate as I was wearing a black suit.
Word: nuzzlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nuzzler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nuttiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nutty 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 nuttiness From nutty + -ness. 1. The quality or degree of having a nutty flavor or texture. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The nuttiness of the Belgian chocolates was remarkable. 2. The quality or degree of having a nutty aspect; craziness or zaniness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He watched a little of the sitcom, but the nuttiness was off-putting, so he decided to read a book instead.
Word: novelize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. English novel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English novelize From novel + -ize. 1. To adapt something to a fictional form, especially to adapt into a novel. Example: Herbert was able to novelize his experiences as a soldier into a compelling action drama. 2. To innovate. Labels: dated Example: […] the novelizing spirit of man lives by variety, and the new faces of things.
Word: novelise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. English novel English -ise English novelise From novel + -ise. 1. Alternative form of novelize. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Herbert was able to novelise his experiences as a soldier into a compelling action drama.
Word: Brazil nut Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of brazil nut. Labels: alt-of
Word: novelizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of novelize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: novelizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of novelize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: novelized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of novelize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: novelises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of novelise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: novelising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of novelise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: novelised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of novelise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: velure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of velour. 1. A fabric similar to velvet. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 2. A silk or plush pad for smoothing or giving lustre to silk hats. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: velure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alteration of velour. 1. To dress with a velure. Labels: transitive
Word: perchery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perḱ-der. Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē)der. Latin percader. Old French perchebor. Middle English perche English perch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English perchery From perch + -ery. 1. A series of cages, each containing several perches, in which hens are kept for intensive egg production.
Word: parricidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin parricīdālis. By surface analysis, parricide + -al. 1. Related to, inclined to, or guilty of, the murder of one's immediate family. Example: When my parents grounded me, I had a burst of parricidal thoughts, but I eventually got over it.
Word: invertible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English invert Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English invertible From invert + -ible. 1. Capable of being inverted or turned. Labels: not-comparable 2. Able to be inverted, having an inverse. Labels: especially, not-comparable 3. Capable of being changed or converted. Labels: not-comparable Example: invertible sugar
Word: remotest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of remote: most remote Labels: form-of, superlative Example: Hay, and his director, Marcel Hellman, managed to extract the last drop of comedy from the idea of a derelict station in remotest Ireland, and their work is assured of a lasting place in this ever-popular cinema genre. Example: Strategic sites in even the remotest regions of the kingdom were swiftly fortified using forced labour.
Word: PDE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of partial differential equation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of plugin development environment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of pulse detonation engine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: PDE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of present-day English. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ODE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ordinary differential equation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ODE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Oxford Dictionary of English. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Orchestration Director Engine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: latchet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lachet, from Old French lachet, variant of lacet, diminutive of laz (“lace”). 1. A small lever action crossbow with the cocking lever built into the top of the stock and a top mounted trigger. 2. A thong or cord, especially one used to fasten a shoe. Labels: obsolete Example: a stronger than I commeth after me, whos shue latchett I am not worthy to stoupe doune and unlose.
Word: latchet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From latch + -et. 1. A small latch, as for a gate. Example: A little wicket opened into a half-wilderness, half-shrubbery, whose narrow pathway was chequered by the soft light that found its way through the densely-grown plantation. As she turned to secure the latchet, the voice of music came upon her ear.
Word: Kuhnian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Kuhn Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Kuhnian From Kuhn + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to the philosophy of Thomas Kuhn, especially the theories in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Labels: not-comparable Example: The scientific advances spurred a Kuhnian revolution.
Word: Monsieur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French Monsieur. 1. Mister, especially in a French context. Example: It will appear by the Minutes sent You to June i6th last, and by those which accompany this Letter, that Messieurs Smith and Schlatter have done their Part; [...] Example: As the Monsieurs suddenly showed up and confronted the situation with wicked grins on their faces, the gang members decided to sullenly disperse and slink away. It was like a scene from an old West showdown.
Word: neo-pagan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English pagan English neo-pagan From neo- + pagan. 1. Of or relating to neo-paganism; a modern form of paganism. Labels: not-comparable Example: The neopagan impulse of the classical revival. Example: 1901, J. A. Symonds, American Journal of Sociology 6, page 560, The Italian Renaissance produced a brief but astounding burst of neo-pagan individualism.
Word: neo-pagan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English pagan English neo-pagan From neo- + pagan. 1. An adherent of neo-paganism; a modern pagan. Example: 1868 April 5, William James, letter, in R. B. Perry (ed.), The thought and character of William James as revealed in unpublished correspondence, together with his published writings 1842–1910, (1935), volume I, page 268, The very persons who would most writhe and wail at their surroundings if transported back into early Greece, would, I think, be the neo-pagans and Hellas worshipers of today.
Word: absentee ballot Part of Speech: noun 1. A vote made remotely, especially a postal vote, cast by a voter unable to be present in person. Labels: US Example: Studies also show that absentee ballots cast by voters who are younger or from racial and ethnic minority groups are rejected at higher rates than other absentee ballots. Example: In Wyoming, a GOP state senator forwarded an FGA draft bill to Secretary of State Chuck Gray that would prohibit sending out unsolicited absentee ballot request forms.
Word: postal ballot Part of Speech: noun 1. A ballot in which votes are sent by postal mail.
Word: postal vote Part of Speech: noun 1. A vote made on an official form which is then sent through the post/mail.
Word: activewear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English activewear From active + -wear. 1. Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; sportswear. Labels: uncountable
Word: sportswear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sports Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English sportswear From sports + -wear. 1. Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; activewear. Labels: uncountable Example: Yohji Yamamoto's strength was to stick with the sportswear that has inspired him since he teamed up with Adidas to create the imaginative pin-striped or painted-denim footwear that walked his grass-turf runway.
Word: short-timer Part of Speech: noun 1. A soldier during the Vietnam War who had less than two months to serve. Labels: US, historical, slang Example: Almost every Marine in Viet Nam carries a short-timer’s calendar of his tour of duty—the usual 365 days—plus a bonus of 20 days for being a Marine. 2. A person who would not be required to do a difficult or dangerous task. 3. An employee who has given notice of their intent to leave. Labels: colloquial 4. The customer of a prostitute. Labels: colloquial
Word: orchard heater Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of smudge pot (“oil-burning device used to prevent frost on fruit trees”).
Word: Hatshetsup Part of Speech: name 1. Misspelling of Hatshepsut. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: retiarius Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rētiārius. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛtɪˈɑːɹi.əs/, /ˌɹɛtɪˈɛəɹi.əs/, /ˌɹiʃiˈɛəɹi.əs/ 1. A gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon. Labels: Ancient-Rome
Word: footloose and fancy free Part of Speech: adj 1. Able to do as one pleases, unconstrained by social ties or responsibilities. Example: As long as I am a student, I will be footloose and fancy free.
Word: party pooper Part of Speech: noun 1. One who dampens fun; especially, one who declines to participate in or enjoy a party or some other group activity; one who does not agree with the opinions of a group. Labels: informal Example: Call me anti-social, call me a holiday-hater, call me Scrooge, call me a party-pooper—call me anything, but please don't call me about a party you're giving because I won't come. Example: Still, it's not something that any country can easily walk away from—not even a Bush administration that has made a habit of being the party pooper in international forums.
Word: stroke of work Part of Speech: noun 1. A small amount of work. Labels: countable, idiomatic, singular, singular-only, uncountable Example: But who can doubt that the bricklayer and the glazier are happier than the "man of property" for whom they are doing those humble strokes of work? Example: Each man does one to several licks or strokes of work and moves forward a specified distance.
Word: common-or-garden Part of Speech: adj Etymology: An extension of the practice of naming domestic – and therefore non-exotic – plants as common or garden, such as common lavender/garden lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). 1. ordinary, standard. Labels: Ireland, UK, not-comparable Example: It's just a common-or-garden fridge but it works fine. Example: It is to do away entirely with both the magicians and their magic and run our civilization according to practical and comprehensible rules, dedicated to non-legal justice, to common-or-garden fairness that the ordinary man can understand, in the regulation of human affairs.
Word: common-and-garden Part of Speech: adj 1. ordinary, standard. Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: It's just a common-and-garden fridge, but it works fine.
Word: flak jacket Part of Speech: noun 1. A special piece of clothing worn by soldiers to protect them from shrapnel and grenade fragments, other non-direct fire and battlefield debris. Sometimes used informally to connote any of the various forms of a bullet-proof vest. Example: By longstanding, bipartisan tradition, decades of White House press secretaries have handed down a cheeky symbol of their job fielding rat-a-tat inquiries from feisty reporters: a flak jacket.
Word: hostage to fortune Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hostage (“one who is compelled by something, especially something that poses a threat”) + to + fortune (“destiny”). Pronunciation: /ˌhɒstɪd͡ʒ tə ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn/, /ˌhɑstɪd͡ʒ tə ˈfoɹt͡ʃun/, /-t͡ʃən/ 1. An action, promise, or remark that is considered unwise because it could be difficult to fulfil or could cause trouble later on. Labels: UK Example: He was very cautious with his words and gave no hostages to fortune. Example: He that hath VVife and Children, hath giuen Hoſtages to Fortune; For they are Impediments to great Enterpriſes, either of Vertue, or Miſchiefe. Certainly, the beſt vvorkes, and of greateſt Merit for the Publike, haue proceeded from the vnmarried, or Childleſſe Men; vvhich, both in Affection, and Meanes, haue married and endovved the Publike. 2. A person or thing whose fate is seen as dependent on chance or luck. Labels: US Example: Once several good outfits are prepared, any one of which can attack a Japanese-held base or island and beat the life out of the garrison, all their islands will become hostages to fortune. Example: Too many [rail] companies are hostages to fortune by relying on RDW [rest day working] agreements to run their timetable.
Word: nuby Part of Speech: noun 1. An article of clothing similar to a scarf or a shawl. Example: She wore entwined about her head an article which Mrs. Dangerfield spoke of as a "nuby," a knitted pink scarf concealing her hair, encircling her neck and having among its convolutions a hole for her perfectly expressionless face. Example: "The little white nuby in my top drawer, Betty—I felt a chill striking the back of my neck."
Word: backwardly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English backward Middle English -ly English -ly English backwardly From backward + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbækwɚdli/, /ˈbækwədliː/ 1. In a backward direction. Example: 1552, Richard Huloet, Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Bowed backwardlye, recuruue.
Word: well-appointed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *h₂éd From well (adverb) + appointed (“provided with necessities, equipped, fitted-out”, adjective). Pronunciation: /ˌwɛləˈpɔɪntɪd/, /ˌwɛləˈpɔɪn(t)ɪd/ 1. Chiefly of accommodation: properly supplied with a complete set of whatever furniture, equipment, etc., is needed; fully equipped or fitted-out; also, beautifully decorated. Example: a well-appointed kitchen Example: VVhat vvel appointed Leader fronts vs heere?
Word: folderol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a nonsense refrain in songs, since circa 1701, as "fal, al, deral!", and 1820, used to make the song longer without adding more meaningful content (see non-lexical vocables in music). Compare falleri, fallera, extended as falleralla or fallerallera, in Swedish and German songs. Pronunciation: /ˈfɒldəɹəl/, /ˈfɔldəɹɔl/ 1. Nonsense or foolishness. Labels: uncountable Example: William Maclay, a Pennsylvania Democrat and a senator, was a watchdog against the development of any monarchial folderol gathering about the office of the president. Example: [The librarian] rang the bell at nine. I hurried over to Philosophy and grabbed anything. It was another Nietzsche: Man and Superman. I knew that would get her. Before stamping it, she flipped a few pages. "My!" she said. "What books you read!" I said, "Haw. That's nothing. I never read folderol." She smiled good night. 2. A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw. Labels: countable Example: And they made a mistake there: the prizes were a lot of folderols and doodads like poetry books and illustrated Testaments, instead of something a real live kid would want to work for, like real cash or a speedometer for his motor cycle. Example: He didn't share Miss Flora's penchant for collecting gaudy, useless knickknacks, and wouldn't have bought any of those foolish, foreign fandangles and folderols if he did have the money to waste.
Word: abetters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abetter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lung cancer Part of Speech: noun 1. Cancer of the lung(s). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: add fuel to the fire Part of Speech: verb 1. To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation. Labels: idiomatic Example: Instead of apologizing to his girlfriend, he decided to add fuel to the fire. Example: But this had no effect, only to add fuel to the fire; so that, at last, both parties were so exasperated, that, had not the magistrates of Frankfort (who were now head of the English reformed church) interposed, they were on the point of coming to blows. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see add, fuel, fire.
Word: pull quote Part of Speech: noun 1. A brief excerpt drawn from a document and set separately from the main text—often in larger type and/or in a frame—in order to draw the eye. Example: Experts are often reduced to sound bites or "pull quotes," if they are consulted at all. Example: Really, though, in between the pull quotes and the killer lines, Infantino’s performance was something far more disturbing.
Word: treyf Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Yiddish טרייף (treyf), from Hebrew טְרֵפָה (trefá). Pronunciation: /tɹeɪf/ 1. Not kosher. Labels: Judaism, not-comparable Example: The casserole looked delicious, but Moishe wouldn't eat it because it was treyf.
Word: benignly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English benignely; equivalent to benign + -ly. 1. In a benign manner. Example: When he recovered sufficiently to articulate, Bunson had stalked away, and Quin was regarding him benignly, like an adjutant bird who had just concluded an interesting experiment on a worm. Example: Modern doctors nod benignly at some of the remedies and principles in Bald's Leechbook, but none has a good word to say for bloodletting - nor for cautery, the other medieval method of balancing the humours.
Word: gilravage Part of Speech: noun 1. Noisy riotous conduct. Labels: Scotland, uncountable
Word: gilravage Part of Speech: verb 1. To feast in a noisy and riotous manner. Labels: intransitive 2. To plunder; to despoil. Labels: Scotland
Word: bewigged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English wigged English bewigged From be- + wigged. 1. Wearing a wig. Labels: not-comparable Example: No profanity was intented when zealous, close-cropped, and bare-headed ecclesiastics reminded their bewigged brethren that they were bound to imitate Christ in all things, and then asked them if the Saviour were likely to recognise a resemblance to himself in a priest under a wig. Example: The walls were adorned with oil paintings, portraits of stiff ladies with powdered coiffures, of bewigged Oldenborgians and other redoubtable persons in mail and armour or red coats. 2. Perplexed, bewildered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: landscaping Part of Speech: noun 1. Improved land (trees, gardens, leveled ground, etc). Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The act of improving a landscape. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: landscaping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of landscape Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: looniest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of loony: most loony Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: invades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of invade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mesmerised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of mesmerized Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mesmerised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mesmerise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: treehugger Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tree hugger. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A species of libellulid dragonfly, Tyriobapta torrida, of Southeast Asia.
Word: quarreling Part of Speech: verb 1. US standard spelling of quarrelling. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: quarreling Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of quarrelling. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: ju-jitsu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jujitsu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: jiu-jitsu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jujitsu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Using these simple verbal jiu-jitsu moves will help you articulate the concerns underlying your complaints and critiques while building stronger relationships and culture. 2. Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Labels: uncountable
Word: chalumeau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French chalumeau, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”). Doublet of shawm and probably caramel. Pronunciation: /ˌʃælʊˈməʊ/ 1. A woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet. 2. The lowest range of the clarinet, reaching up to written B♭ (B flat) above middle C.
Word: kickboxer Part of Speech: noun 1. One who practices the martial art of kickboxing.
Word: kickboxers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kickboxer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theurge Part of Speech: noun 1. One who works miracles, or persuades a god or spirit to perform a supernatural work. Example: He acknowledged Christ to be a most excellent man, the friend of God, the admirable theurge; he denied, however, that Jesus designed to abolish entirely the worship of demons... Example: The father was known simply as a philosopher, the son as a theurge...
Word: psychopomp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin psȳchopompus, from Ancient Greek ψῡχοπομπός (psūkhopompós), from ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “soul”) + πομπός (pompós, “conductor”). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪkəʊpɒmp/, /ˈsaɪkoʊpɑmp/ 1. A spirit, deity, person, etc., who guides the souls of the dead to the afterlife. Example: As the souls of the departed are symbolized as rats, so is the psychopomp himself often figured as a dog. Sarameias, the Vedic counterpart of Hermes and Odin, sometimes appears invested with canine attributes; and countless other examples go to show that by the early Aryan mind the howling wind was conceived as a great dog or wolf. Example: It is generally assumed that the sun goddess functions in the Shapash hymn as psychopomp, transporter of the dead to and from their netherly abode.
Word: fermis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fermi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypnotizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hypnotize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English hypnotizable From hypnotize + -able. 1. Able to be hypnotized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hypnotizable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hypnotize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English hypnotizable From hypnotize + -able. 1. One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
Word: rationalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French rationaliste; rational + -ist. 1. A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism. Example: “He says,” replied Lord Peter, “that he believes Hannah to be a sincerely religious woman. He has sat beside her in chapel and shared her hymn-book.” “But that may be the merest hypocrisy,” said Miss Murchison, rather warmly, for she was militantly rationalist. “I don’t trust these unctuous people.” 2. A member of the rationalist community. Example: Some rationalists were in touch with Oxford philosophers, including Toby Ord and William MacAskill, the founders of the effective-altruism movement, which studied how to do the most good for humanity (and, by extension, how to avoid ending it).
Word: hypnotisable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hypnotise Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English hypnotisable From hypnotise + -able. 1. Alternative spelling of hypnotizable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fogbound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fog + -bound. 1. enveloped in fog to such an extent that movement is dangerous or impossible
Word: cytohesin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a family of proteins, abundant in cells of the immune system, that are regulatory factors in lymphocytes.
Word: soporifics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soporific Labels: form-of, plural
Word: azaspiracid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several organic compounds with a complex polycyclic structure, that is responsible for the toxicity of some mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Word: downers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of downer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: samara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin samara (“elm seed”), from a Gaulish term derived from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”). Pronunciation: /ˈsæmərə/, /səˈmɛrə/, /səˈmɛərə/ 1. The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple. Example: The fruit is a nut, samara or drupe, containing a single seed with a straight embryo and little or no endosperm.
Word: biocoenosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Biozönose, coined by German zoologist and ecologist Karl Möbius in 1877, equivalent to bio- + Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + -osis. 1. A community of interacting organisms that form a natural ecological unit. Example: The semidark cave biocoenosis is typically found at (or in proximity to) the entrance of caves and even under caverns and overhangs that, topographically speaking, would not be characterized as true caves. Example: Within a given spatiotemporal unit, a biocoenosis is a system comprising several populations of distinct interacting species.
Word: congeniality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English con- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-der. Latin genius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin geniālisbor. Middle French génialbor. English genial English congenial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English congeniality From congenial + -ity. Pronunciation: /kənˌd͡ʒiːniˈælɪti/ 1. The quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Eugenie was known for her congeniality; she could easily fit in to virtually any group of people and have a good time. Example: If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage happy, that union should have been thrice blessed.