nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: nonchondrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + chondrite. 1. Any meteorite that is not a chondrite.
Word: chondrule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A diminutive from Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain”), in imitation of granule. By surface analysis, chondr- + -ule. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒndɹuːl/ 1. A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
Word: achondrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English chondrite English achondrite From a- + chondrite. 1. Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules. Example: The study confirms a 20-year-old theory that balsaltic^([sic]) achondrite meteorites are projected off the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta, the second largest asteroid in the solar system, which lies between Jupiter and Mars. Example: The Vestan, Lunar, and Martian meteorites are achondrites.
Word: angrite Part of Speech: noun 1. An achondrite consisting mostly of augite with some olivine and troilite
Word: gold dust Part of Speech: noun 1. Gold in the form of very small pieces, or flour gold. Labels: uncountable 2. Anything of great value. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: The wine list harbours some great bottles, mature clarets and Burgundies as well as a clutch of fine Germans (gold-dust these days in restaurants) […] 3. A basket of gold plant (Aurinia saxatilis). Labels: uncountable
Word: aubrite Part of Speech: noun 1. An achondrite composed mostly of enstatite
Word: chassignite Part of Speech: noun 1. An achondrite composed mostly of olivine
Word: nakhlite Part of Speech: noun 1. Any achondrite composed of an aggregate of diopside and olivine; thought to originate from Mars
Word: ureilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian урейлит (urejlit), named after the Mordovian village of Novy Urey, where a meteorite of this type fell on 4 September 1886. Pronunciation: /ˈjɔːɹiɪlʌɪt/, /ˈjʊəɹiɪlʌɪt/ 1. An achondrite composed mostly of olivine and clinobronzite with some diamond or graphite. Example: Early inspections of the meteorite revealed it to be a ureilite, an unusual composition that does not match other space rocks known to have come from the moon or Mars.
Word: geocacher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geocache + -er. First attested in 2000. See additional etymology at geocache. 1. A person who hides or seeks objects as part of the pastime of geocaching. Example: Couple of geocachers found a floater at Wilson's Pond about an hour ago. Nasty. The perp took her tongue and her face. [...] Example: Whatever a cache leads to, the process of finding the cache will usually stir the geocacher's curiosity to the point of learning something. As geocachers learn more about the area in which they are caching, they will have a natural tendency to pay attention to the setting and their surroundings.
Word: bunnet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bonnet. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A style of flat cap traditionally made from wool, commonly worn by farmers and country gentlemen in cool climates. Labels: New-Zealand, Scotland
Word: geocachers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geocacher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flower girl Part of Speech: noun 1. A participant in a wedding procession, whose responsibility is usually to spread flower petals on the floor before the bride, or to carry a bouquet of flowers. 2. A girl who sells flowers. 3. A female flower child. 4. Synonym of singing girl (“Asian entertainer”).
Word: gibibytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gibibyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: celesbian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of celebrity + lesbian. 1. A celebrity who is also famous for being a lesbian. Example: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are well known celesbians. Example: The weekend parties, which feature thong-clad girls writhing on stripper poles, are hip enough to pull in a mix of faux-hawks, bridge-and-tunnel singles, celesbians, and even a spattering of boys.
Word: gradations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gradation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calibrations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌkæl.ɪˈbɹeɪ̯.ʃ(ə̯)n̩z/, /ˌkæl.əˈbɹeɪ̯.ʃ(ə̯)n̩z/ 1. plural of calibration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: erogenous zones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of erogenous zone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Apollon Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Apollo.
Word: headshrinker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + shrinker. 1. Alternative form of head-shrinker. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The headshrinkers, they want my everything / My uncle Bill, my Belisha beacon
Word: hectowatt-hour Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of energy, one hundred watt-hours, or one-tenth of a UK "unit" of electricity.
Word: palacsinta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hungarian palacsinta. Doublet of palatschinke and placenta. 1. Synonym of palatschinke in Hungarian cuisine. Example: Americans tend to think of pancakes as relatively thick rounds. The worldwide range goes from the thin, light French crepes, Hungarian palacsinta and Austrian palatschinke to a thick, hearty cake made from bran. Example: Even though she’s half Hungarian, Mom calls these thin pancakes crepes instead of “palacsinta.” And perhaps they are crepes; most palacsinta are prepared with carbonated water to lighten the batter. Mom omits this trick, instead relying on an overnight rest to make a silkier batter. Like magic, all the lumps are gone in the morning.
Word: ski run Part of Speech: noun 1. A trail or slope used for skiing
Word: baptiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From baptise + -er. 1. Alternative form of baptizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hoit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from Old Norse, or a native Old English term. Perhaps somehow from Middle English hote (“to promise, etc.”). Compare Welsh hoetian (“to dally, dandle”), as well as Scots hoit (“to move awkwardly or clumsily, especially of a stout person or animal, to waddle”), which may be more plausible (especially in sense 2). Pronunciation: /ˈhɔɪt/ 1. To behave frivolously and thoughtlessly; to play the fool. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: Let none condemn them [girls] for Rigs, becauſe thus hoiting vvith boys, ſeeing the ſimplicity of their age vvas a Patent to priviledge any innocent paſtime, and fevv mo[r]e years vvill make them bluſh themſelves into better manners. 2. To romp noisily; to caper, to leap. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Hark, my husband! he's singing and hoiting; and I'm fain to cark and care, and all little enough
Word: hoit Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhɔɪt/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of hurt. Labels: alt-of, intransitive, pronunciation-spelling
Word: spazm Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of spasm. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: dualistic development Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An extension of the dualism concept in development economics. 1. The concept that the relationship between the rich and the poor countries is just a global version of the dualism that we see in every aspect of life; a concept that in interrelations the superior elements do little or nothing to pull up the inferior elements, and may serve to push them down. Labels: uncountable
Word: punch bowl waterfall Part of Speech: noun 1. A waterfall formed when a stream is forced through a constricted channel and descends outward into a plunge basin forming a plunge pool.
Word: steering arm Part of Speech: noun 1. A bar connecting the steering wheel to the torsion bars to steer a car or vehicle.
Word: hanging chad Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of punch-through paper on a voting ballot that has not fully detached from the card-stock. Example: The Gore campaign hopes there are enough ballots with unattached or “hanging” chads next to Gore’s name to give him the lead in Florida — and with it, the presidency. Example: They were introduced to the mysteries of the 'hanging chad' and left wondering at the absence of both a federal electoral agency and a uniform ballot paper and the fact that the electoral processes in the vital State of Florida appeared to be in the partisan hands of a brother of one of the two candidates.
Word: passee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English pass English -ee English passee From pass + -ee. 1. One who is passed. Example: To keep the people who are doing the passing sensitive to the pesron being passed […], you might want to ask them to hum or chant or whisper sweet nothings. The passee, aside from worrying about being dropped, might also spend a lot of her time worrying, more rightfully, about being touched, as they say, “inappropriately.”
Word: low and behold Part of Speech: intj 1. Misspelling of lo and behold. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Leck Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish (served by Ireby with Leck Parish Council) in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6476). 2. A municipality in Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 3. An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States, derived from the given name Elexius.
Word: eyesome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eye + -some. Its meaning is likely influenced by handsome. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪsəm/ 1. Visually attractive. Labels: archaic, often, poetic Example: Between the blooms where the sod basked bright, By the bobbing fuchsia trees, Was another and yet more eyesome sight— The sight that richened these. Example: Get a load of the "eyesome femininity" at the International Casino, as the Times put it.
Word: Lares Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Lares, plural form of lār, from Etruscan [Term?]. 1. The household deities watching over one's family and tutelary deities watching over some public places. Labels: Roman, plural, plural-normally 2. The idols representing these deities. Labels: historical, plural, plural-normally
Word: blubberous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English blubber Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English blubberous From blubber + -ous. 1. Blubbery. Labels: rare Example: Compare New York Magazine theater critic John Simon's description of Liza Minnelli whom he once said was beagle-faced with lips that were "blubberous and unable to resist the pull of gravity." Example: They are slow-moving and blubberous and thus were an abundant source of oil for a world not yet addicted to petroleum.
Word: jumping-jack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jumping jack. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In the beheaded frog the legs twitch as fatally when we touch the skin with acid as do a jumping-jack's when we pull the string. Example: "Because you are built as absurdly as a jumping-jack," sneered the horse, rolling his knotty eyes in a vicious manner. "Even your head won't stay straight, and you never can tell whether you are looking backwards or forwards!"
Word: amygdale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French amygdale, from Medieval Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”). Doublet of almond, amygdala, and mandorla. 1. An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava.
Word: amygdale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), named for the almond shape. 1. Tonsil.
Word: agrometeorology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin agerder. English agro- English meteorology English agrometeorology From agro- + meteorology. 1. The branch of meteorology that studies the effect of weather and climate on agriculture Labels: uncountable
Word: ghibli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian ghibli, from the Libyan Arabic form of Standard Arabic قِبْلِيّ (qibliyy, “coming from the qibla”), pronounced with an initial [ɡ] in Libyan Arabic. Distant doublet of cabal. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪbli/ 1. sirocco Example: Strong the Ghiblee wind is blowing, / Strange and large the world is growing!
Word: kra Part of Speech: noun 1. The letter Κʻ or ĸ, formerly used to write the Kalaallisut language of Greenland, replaced in 1973 by the letter q.
Word: kra Part of Speech: noun 1. A long-tailed macaque of India and Sumatra, reddish-olive in colour with black spots and tail.
Word: esne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English esne, from Proto-West Germanic *asnī, from Proto-Germanic *asnijaz (“day labourer, hireling”), from Proto-Germanic *asniz, *asunz (“reward”), from Proto-Indo-European *os(e)n-, *es(e)n- (“summer, harvest, harvest-time”). Related to Old English earnian (“to labor for, strive after, deserve as the reward of labor, merit, earn, win”). More at earn. 1. A hireling of servile status; slave. Labels: historical Example: To an esne, therefore, I refer the entry in Doomsday-book, that at Chester, if a male or female slave shall do any […] Example: […] of British extraction captured or purchased, — or of the common German stock descended from the slaves of the first colonists: the esne or slave who works for hire; […]
Word: phenological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. ▲ Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English pheno- ▲ English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English phenology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English phenological From phenology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to phenology Labels: not-comparable
Word: Adelie penguin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Adélie, the wife of explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville 1. Pygoscelis adeliae, a species of penguin with distinctive white rings surrounding the eyes.
Word: Galaxia Part of Speech: name 1. In new age mythology, the mother goddess corresponding to Gaia, but on a higher, galactic, level
Word: little penguin Part of Speech: noun 1. The smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands.
Word: fairy penguin Part of Speech: noun 1. The little penguin, Eudyptula minor. Labels: Australia Example: 1970, Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, Wildlife in Australia, Volumes 7-9, page 40, Captain James Cook and party on 31st March, 1773, first discovered the fairy penguins at Duskey Bay, New Zealand. Example: The Fairy Penguin, for example, teaches us to picture in our mind′s eye a desired outcome, and coaches us to physically and abundantly bring it to fruition.
Word: chinstrap penguin Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of penguin, Pygoscelis antarcticus, with a distinctive black strip under the head.
Word: Humboldt penguin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for Alexander von Humboldt, an explorer. 1. Spheniscus humboldti, a species of penguin which live in coastal Peru and Chile.
Word: jackass penguin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Refers to its call, which sounds similar to that of a donkey, even though most other penguins produce a similar sound. 1. African penguin.
Word: African penguin Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of penguin, Spheniscus demersus, which live on the south-west coast of Africa.
Word: rockhopper penguin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of three closely related crested penguins, in genus Eudyptes.
Word: royal penguin Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of white-faced penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli, which breed on Macquarie Island, in the south-west Pacific.
Word: phytopathology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology English phytopathology From phyto- + pathology. 1. The study of plant diseases; plant pathology Labels: uncountable
Word: diphenols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diphenol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: benzenediols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of benzenediol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phytopathological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English pathological English phytopathological From phyto- + pathological. 1. Of or pertaining to phytopathology
Word: phytopathologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English pathologist English phytopathologist From phyto- + pathologist. 1. A scientist who specializes in phytopathology; a plant pathologist
Word: cyclohexanone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English hex- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English hexane English cyclohexane German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English cyclohexanone From cyclohexane + -one. 1. The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: urethanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of urethane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carbamates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carbamate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyurethanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyurethane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyurethanes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of polyurethane Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ethyl carbamate Part of Speech: noun 1. A white crystalline substance (NH₂-COOC₂H₅), structurally it is an ester of carbamic acid. Labels: uncountable
Word: epoxies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epoxy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epoxies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of epoxy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Pepto-Bismol Part of Speech: name Etymology: From pepsin + -o- + bismuth + -ol. 1. A brand of medicine used to treat nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach and diarrhea, and having a bright pink color. Example: See all those Pepto-Bismol colored housing developments to your right. They're cluttering up this beautiful section of the Sonoran Desert. Example: The worst part was the bathroom. He insisted I paint it Pepto-Bismal ^([sic]) pink. His tastes could be extreme, but it was his bathroom. I still can't chug Pepto-Bismol, though.
Word: daft as a brush Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending to do or say foolish or silly things. Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: macaroni penguin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of macaroni (“dandy, fop”) + penguin. 1. A species of penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, with distinctive yellow and black plumes on the top of their heads.
Word: hydrologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hydrology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hydrologic From hydrology + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to hydrology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydrological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hydrology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English hydrological From hydrology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to hydrology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ego- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Latin ego (“I”). 1. self; ego Labels: morpheme
Word: ego- Part of Speech: prefix 1. goat Labels: morpheme
Word: white-flippered penguin Part of Speech: noun 1. A subspecies of small penguin, Eudyptula minor albosignata, with distinctive white marks on the flippers, which breed on South Island.
Word: fellow feeling Part of Speech: noun 1. A sense of sympathy for, consideration of, or shared interests with one or more other human beings. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: But here my heart is wrung with pity and fellow feeling, when I reflect what miseries must have been their lot, and how bitterly so refined a people must have smarted, to have forced them upon the use of it. Example: [I]s the character and property of the man, who labours for our intellectual pleasures, less entitled to a share of our fellow feeling, than that of the wine-merchant or milliner?
Word: serenatas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of serenata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yellow-eyed penguin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a species of small penguin, Megadyptes antipodes, with a distinctive yellow band around its eyes, native to New Zealand.
Word: hypsometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hypsometry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hypsometric From hypsometry + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level) Labels: not-comparable Example: Thus the hypsometric curves (Text-fig. 9) and the talwege (Text-fig. 6) are not so unstable as their form might lead one to believe.
Word: erect-crested penguin Part of Speech: noun 1. A medium-sized species of penguin, Eudyptes sclateri from New Zealand.
Word: hypsometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hypso- + -metry. Pronunciation: /hɪpˈsɒm.ə.tɹi/, /hɪpˈsɑm.ə.tɹi/ 1. The measurement of elevation relative to sea level. Labels: uncountable
Word: crested penguin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any penguin of the genus Eudyptes, which all have in common a crest atop their heads. 2. A small penguin from New Zealand and the Falkland islands
Word: polygam Part of Speech: noun 1. A polygamous plant.
Word: gentoo penguin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Pygoscelis papua of penguins, that have a distinctive wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of the head.
Word: atchoo Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic. 1. Alternative spelling of achoo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: atchoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic. 1. Alternative spelling of achoo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gentoo penguins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gentoo penguin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rechew Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English chew English rechew From re- + chew. 1. To chew again. Example: Nor could He (as some Beasts rechew their meat, To cause the same the better to disgest) Rechew this Bread, Example: When nibbling Sheep at large pursue their Food, And unmolested Kine rechew the Cud; 2. To go over or ponder again. Labels: figuratively Example: His mind insisted on rechewing its doubts, rather than engage in constructive thought. Example: […] his disease is mostly impatience with contemporary trends in art and literature that have passed him by. And so he rechews the classics, “which those ignorant fellows never bothered to read,” […]
Word: microphysical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + physical. 1. Of or pertaining to microphysics Labels: not-comparable
Word: paleoclimatology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English climatology English paleoclimatology From paleo- + climatology. 1. Alternative form of palaeoclimatology. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: souk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French souk, from Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”). More at souq. 1. Alternative spelling of souq. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: schlicht Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From German schlicht. 1. univalent (analytic and one-to-one) in a given region, sometimes qualified with the stipulation that the function is 0 at 0 and has a slope there equal to 1 (see Koebe function) Labels: not-comparable
Word: parameterization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English parameter 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English parameterization From parameter + -ization. 1. The representation of physical characteristics or properties by parameters rather than as sui generis instances; usually and especially Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The representation of physical characteristics or properties by parameters rather than as sui generis instances; usually and especially: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The representation of a curve or surface in terms of a parametric equation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: haggises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haggis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frostnip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From frost + nip. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɒst.nɪp/, /ˈfɹɔst.nɪp/, /ˈfɹɑst.nɪp/ 1. The first stage of frostbite, involving paling or reddening, numbness, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: merguez Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French merguez, from Algerian Arabic مرقاز (margāz). Pronunciation: /mɛəˈɡɛz/, /mɛɹˈɡɛz/ 1. A red, spicy sausage from North Africa, made with lamb or beef. Labels: uncountable
Word: radarmeteorology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radar + meteorology. 1. The use of radar in meteorology, especially to track water and ice in clouds Labels: uncountable
Word: radiale Part of Speech: noun 1. The carpal bone in the tetrapod forelimb that corresponds to the scaphoid bone in humans
Word: sexuale Part of Speech: noun 1. A bisexual aphid. Example: Incidentally, it may be stated that beside the sexuale mentioned above, no other sexuale of any aphid species had been known to occur in Bihar. Example: Early mating individuals in a population producing sexuales late are more likely to mate with members of a population producing sexuales early and vice versa.
Word: Galápagos Islands Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Galapagos Islands. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: acre foot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of acre-foot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Galápagos Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɡəˈlæpəɡoʊs/ 1. Ellipsis of Galápagos Islands. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. Alternative form of Galapagos, a province of Ecuador comprising the islands. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Galapagos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicder. Old Spanish galapago Spanish galápagoder. English Galapagos From Spanish islas Galápagos and provincia de Galápagos. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈlaː.pəɡɔʊːs/ 1. Ellipsis of Galapagos Islands. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. A province of Ecuador comprising the islands.
Word: acre feet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acre foot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Samanthas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Samantha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bobs Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Bob Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bobs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bob Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jeffs Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Geoffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Geoff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Barts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dicks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪks/ 1. plural of Dick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dicks Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /dɪks/ 1. A surname transferred from the given name derived from Dick.
Word: voiden Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From void + -en. 1. To make or become void. Labels: ambitransitive, nonstandard, rare Example: So, it is temporarily voidened on account of stay granted by court. Example: Public consciousness seems to be voidening of meaning and purpose in life.
Word: Magellanic penguin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer. 1. A species of penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, found in coastal South America.
Word: Ridgen's penguin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The remains were found in 1968 by schoolboy Alan Ridgen. 1. An extinct species of penguin (†Aptenodytes ridgeni), from New Zealand during the Pliocene epoch.
Word: Snares penguin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From The Snares, the group of islands on which they live. 1. A species of crested penguin, Eudyptes robustus, which breed on The Snares, an island group off South Island, New Zealand.
Word: Fiordland penguin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Fiordland, the coast along which it breeds. 1. A species of crested penguin, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, with distinctive blue-grey upperparts, which breed on the Fiordland coast and on nearby islands.
Word: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, following the Irish Independence and the Partition of Ireland in 1922, leaving Northern Ireland to stay in the United Kingdom. Pronunciation: /jʊˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˌɡɹeɪt ˈbɹɪtən ən ˌnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/ 1. Official name of the United Kingdom: a country in Northern Europe.
Word: Chatham Islands penguin Part of Speech: noun 1. Eudyptes warhami, an extinct species of crested penguins, which lived on the Chatham Islands. Labels: obsolete
Word: dimmen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dim + -en. 1. To become less bright; to dim. Labels: intransitive, rare Example: BTW, if you are planning to tape, i would be careful. The security is being very tight. They are checking the sweet spot in the middle carefully, people in Buffalo got booted even before the lights dimmened. I think everyone in Rochester got nailed. Example: On sunnier days—the air was steadily dimmening as the autumn progressed—Stephanie would take down an enormous iron key, big and heavy enough to bludgeon to death Professor Plum in the parlour, from the last hook on the coat-rack behind the front door, and we would cross the road and open the ancient little gate, so rickety it seemed held together only by immemorial layers of glittering knobbly black paint.
Word: dimmest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈdɪmɪst/ 1. superlative form of dim: most dim Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: festoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of festoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: festoons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of festoon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: festooning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of festoon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: festooning Part of Speech: noun 1. Material with which something is festooned. Example: The second tier of boxes, still with the red festoonings and the luxuriance of creeping vines, had, as its chief adornment, holly, laurel, and cypress trees of irregular height[…] 2. The act of honeybees to join together in a chain. Example: To construct chains and give the appearance of a festoon, bees engage in a process known as festooning.
Word: festooned Part of Speech: adj 1. Decorated with a string of lights, flowers, or paper hung in a curve between two points. It can also be used more broadly to describe a place that is richly decorated or covered in something, especially for a special occasion.
Word: festooned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of festoon Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dogwatch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dog + watch, perhaps a calque of German Hundewache. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒɡwɒt͡ʃ/ 1. Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Example: […] in the last dog-watch when the drawing near of twilight induced revery […] 2. A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty. Labels: broadly Example: The girls we knew were all on the dogwatch, from four to twelve in the morning. 3. A very brief period of naval service. Example: At that time, Captain Thomas G. Peyton, U.S. Navy, who had only served a dog watch as Captain of the Port at Noumea, New Caledonia, reported for this important billet.
Word: House of Parliament Part of Speech: noun 1. A legislative body in a government with a parliamentary system of government.
Word: asstunnel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ass + tunnel. 1. Rectum. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: administerial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From administer + -ial. 1. Of or pertaining to administering or administration. Example: His administerial duties were minimal.
Word: administratrices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ədˌmɪnɪˈstɹɪsiːz/ 1. plural of administratrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backbites Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of backbite Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: backbites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backbite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: selfe Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of self. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: selfe Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of self. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: owne Part of Speech: det 1. Obsolete spelling of own. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: owne Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of own. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: whiche Part of Speech: pron 1. Obsolete spelling of which. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: speake Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of speak. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: It is my Lady, O it is my Loue, O that ſhe knew ſhe were, She ſpeakes, yet ſhe ſayes nothing, what of that? Example: And againe You ſaw that I ſpake to you from Heauen, therefore yee ſhall make no Gods of Golde nor ſiluer: as if he ſhould haue ſaide, my practiſe in ſpeakeing to you by voyce and not by Image ſhoulde teach you that by my word and not by image, I am be remembred.
Word: vnder Part of Speech: prep 1. Early Modern spelling of under.
Word: tyme Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of time. Labels: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable Example: in the ſaid Leafe did promyſe and Covenante to and wᵗʰ the ſaid Giles Allen to build in & vpon the demiſed [premiſſes 4-3] buildings for Tenementes to be errected vpon the premiſſes the ſome of two hundrethe poundes and the ſame to be done and fyniſhed by a certain tyme [5-9] Example: the saide John Combe, his heires and assignes, shall and will, from tyme to tyme, and at all tymes herafter, well and sufficientlie save and keepe harmles and indempnified as well the saide fowre yardes of errable lande
Word: leaue Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete typography of leave. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: keepe Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of keep. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: looke Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of look. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: looke Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of look. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: A griefy shape of Famine mought we see, / With greedy lookes, and gaping mouth that cryed, […]
Word: seene Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of seen. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: kinde Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of kind. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: kinde Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of kind. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: yeare Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of year. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: giuen Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of giue; obsolete spelling of given. Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: saide Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of saye Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: worke Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of work. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: worke Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of work. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: betweene Part of Speech: prep 1. Obsolete spelling of between. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: woful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wo + -ful. 1. Obsolete spelling of woeful. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched / With a woful agony, / Which forced me to begin my tale; / And then it left me free. Example: Still less has it the dreary moan, the cry as of one in pain, which is borne on a November blast; but it has a music of its own—sad, low, and plaintive, like the last echoes of a forsaken lute—a voice of weeping, but tender and subdued, like the pleasant tears shed over some woful romance of the olden time, telling some mournful chance of the young knight falling in his first battle, or of a maiden pale and perishing with ill-requited love.
Word: riuer Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of river. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: fleete Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of fleet. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: He did discourse to us of the Dutch fleete being abroad, eighty-five of them still, and are now at the Texell, he believes, in expectation of our Eastland ships coming home with masts and hempe, and our loaden Hambrough ships going to Hambrough.
Word: feebler Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of feeble: more feeble Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: seeke Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of seek. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: stopt Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of stopped; simple past and past participle of stop. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The knowledge of what her mother must be feeling as the carriage stopt at the door,—of her doubt—her dread—perhaps her despair!—and of what she had to tell!—with such knowledge it was impossible to be calm. Example: "[…] We shall want the navigation stopt—we shall want the good will of fishermen, lightermen, steamboat men and indeed of everybody, therefore seek any opportunity of getting and keeping on good terms with everyone—and of course you must be particularly courteous to the Dockyard Authority."
Word: receiued Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of receiue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: drinke Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of drink. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: drinke Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of drink. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: vsed Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete typography of used; simple past and past participle of vse. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: mightest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English might Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English mightest From might + -est. 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of may Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: mightest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English might Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English mightest From might + -est. 1. superlative form of might: most might Labels: form-of, obsolete, superlative
Word: armie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of army. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: mighteth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From might + -eth. 1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of may. Labels: hypercorrect, nonstandard
Word: mought Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English moghte, from Old English muhte, late variant of meahte, mihte (“might”) due to the influence of the infinitive *mugan, itself an analogical remodelling of magan (“to be capable, to be able to”) after dugan (“to be useful”). Pronunciation: /maʊt/ 1. Alternative form of might. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete Example: "I'm a plain man; rum and bacon and eggs is what I want, and that head up there for to watch ships off. What you mought call me? You mought call me captain..." Example: ‘Mought be a little in the barn. But dont let him hyear us, er he'll find hit and po hit out.’ 2. past participle of may. Labels: auxiliary, form-of, obsolete, participle, past Example: sythe I suppose in my selfe þᵗ yf we had mought cõuenyẽtly cum to gether ye wold rather haue chosĩ to haue hard my mynde of myn owne mouth thã by þᵉ mean of a nother (Modern Spelling) Since I suppose in myself that if we had mought conveniently come together you would rather have chosen to have heard my mind of mine own mouth than by the mean of another. Example: [The king Solamona] did ordain, that of the strangers that should be permitted to land, as many (at all times) mought depart as would; but as many as would stay, should have very good conditions, and means to live from the State.
Word: press charges Part of Speech: verb 1. To formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person. Example: I'm pressing charges against you for assaulting me. Example: Of course, I have no intention of pressing any charge!
Word: desquamation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin desquamare (“to scrape the scales off a fish”), from squāma (“scale”). 1. The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation.
Word: conceivability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English conceive Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English conceivability From conceive + -ability. 1. The characteristic of being conceivable; the ability to be conceived, believed, or understood. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something that is conceivable. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hussite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Hus Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Hussite From Hus + -ite. 1. A follower of the teachings of the Christian reformer Jan Hus.
Word: rona Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A clipping of corona, itself a clipping of coronavirus. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊnə/, /ˈɹoʊnə/ 1. COVID-19. Labels: informal, often, uncountable, with-definite-article Example: If I caught the rona, I'd make sure I self-isolate for two weeks minimum! Example: “bruh you’re goat, I don’t get a paycheck for another week & even then I think my store is shutting down next week cos of rona,” one Twitter user replied to Lil Nas.
Word: lotos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lōtos. Doublet of lote. 1. Dated spelling of lotus. Example: A flock of pigeons circled about the tower of the Memorial Church; sometimes alighting on the purple tiled roof, sometimes wheeling downward to the lotos fountain in front of the marble arch.
Word: scruto Part of Speech: noun 1. A stage trapdoor. Labels: no-plural
Word: scrutate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin scrūtātus, perfect passive participle of scrūtor (“to search”). Pronunciation: /skruːˈteɪt/, /skruˈteɪt/ 1. To scrutinize, peruse, inspect, investigate (something). Labels: rare, transitive Example: The only way to cure them is to refuse to show interest in them, discipline them properly, avoid coddling them in any way, do not foster their self pity, above all do not tell them how much rest they need or what interesting subjects they are, or invent some new method of scrutating their minds or of telling them that they were really not to blame and that it is their nature or heredity that is at fault, but insist on their doing things, for discipline is the word in the treatment of them. Example: Philosophers have too often thought that they can learn more about human nature by scrutating the murky depths of substance and faculties than by interpreting the obvious evidence.
Word: cirrocumuli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cirrocumulus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fungine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fungin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Chopsticks Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originally called The Celebrated Chop Waltz, because of the chopping motion of the fingers on the keys. 1. A simple waltz, written in 1877 by Arthur de Lulli, that serves as a two-finger exercise for beginner piano players.
Word: ribollita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian ribollita (literally “reboiled”). Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːbəˈliːtə/, /ˌɹiːbəʊˈliːtə/ 1. A traditional Tuscan soup made from reboiled vegetables, with a base of black cabbage and cannellini beans, and the addition of stale bread. Labels: uncountable
Word: transceive Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of transmit + receive; alternatively, back-formation from transceiver. Pronunciation: /tɹænˈsiv/ 1. To both transmit and receive
Word: reconfigure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English configure English reconfigure From re- + configure. 1. To arrange into a new configuration. Example: In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. Essential public services are cut so that the rich may pay less tax. […] Example: His district — which covers all but seven eastern Lancaster County municipalities along with Reading in Berks County and parts of western Chester County — was reconfigured to to ^([sic]) drop Berks and Chester while expanding to all of Lancaster County and adding southern York County.