nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: waves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /weɪvz/ 1. plural of wave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waves Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /weɪvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wave Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: medusa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By appellativization from Medusa. 1. A jellyfish; specifically, a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles. Example: Typically, what we think of as the jellyfish, the medusa, reproduces sexually, spawning sperm and eggs which, once fertilised, turn into sea anemone-like polyps, which attach themselves to the jellyfish’s bottom or other surfaces. 2. Synonym of worm-star.
Word: voting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, vote + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/ 1. Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business. Labels: not-comparable Example: The cumulative voting preferred stock remains voting until all cumulative dividends are paid.
Word: voting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, vote + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/ 1. The act or process of choosing someone or something in an election. 2. The act or process of casting a vote. Example: Voting, in and of itself, is not evil. But when there are only evils to choose from, we need to seek another choice. Example: The eyes of the people have been some time opened; they will observe, they will judge of our votings in this cause; and expect from us, as we have put a stop to unjust and exorbitant power abroad, that we should neither suffer nor endure it
Word: voting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, vote + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of vote Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: varied Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈvɛəɹid/, /ˈvɛɹid/, /ˈvæɹid/ 1. simple past and past participle of vary Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: varied Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈvɛəɹid/, /ˈvɛɹid/, /ˈvæɹid/ 1. diverse or miscellaneous Example: It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks. 2. having been changed or modified 3. variegated
Word: turns Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tɝnz/, /tɜːnz/, /tɔːnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of turn Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: turns Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɝnz/, /tɜːnz/, /tɔːnz/ 1. plural of turn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: videobook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From video + book, probably on the model of audiobook. 1. A book developed in video format, or a video structured similarly to a book, used chiefly in teaching and learning. Example: Are there any Windows XP videobooks that will teach you computer networking? Example: Stephen King has a new videobook - I can't wait to watch it!
Word: stinkhorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stink + horn. 1. Any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.
Word: cep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French cèpe, from Latin cippus (“stake”). Doublet of cippus. Pronunciation: /sɛp/ 1. An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis). Example: Ask yourself this question: How do we know that it is not dangerous for us to eat ceps and chanterelle mushrooms, but that we must never touch some others, such as deathcap mushrooms?
Word: puffball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From puff + ball. 1. Any of various fungi, usually globose, that produce a cloud of brown dust-like spores from their mature fruiting bodies, especially in family Lycoperdaceae. 2. Any of various mushrooms with globose fruiting bodies. Labels: broadly 3. A dandelion flower that has gone to seed, a dandelion clock. 4. Something lacking substance. Labels: figuratively Example: Scads of souls thought the record was yet another puffball from ex-Beatle Paul.
Word: fruiting body Part of Speech: noun 1. The structure on a fungus which houses the spore-producing organs.
Word: ergot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French ergot. Pronunciation: /ˈəːɡət/, /ˈəːɡɒt/, /ˈəɹɡət/, [ˈɚɡɪʔt̚], /ˈəɹˌɡɑt/ 1. Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ergot first appeared on the stage of history in the early Middle Ages, as the cause of outbreaks of mass poisonings affecting thousands of persons at a time. The illness, whose connection with ergot was for a long time obscure, appeared in two characteristic forms, one gangrenous (ergotismus gangraenosus) and the other convulsive (ergotismus convulsivus). 3. The wart-like growth of skin that covers the metacarpal pad on a horse or similar animal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Since the text was in type, Mr. R. I. Pocock has pointed out (The Field, Jan. 20, 1912, p. 143) that the aperture of a scent-gland situated on the posterior aspect of the hind-foot of the Indian rhinoceros occupies a position very nearly similar to that of the ergot in the foot of the horse (infra, p. 41). Example: It is crossed medially and laterally by the ligament of the ergot (not shown), that, subcutaneously, connects the ergot with the hoof cartilage.
Word: fly agaric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The name is given because it was used as insecticide in England, similarly to many other European countries, compare e.g. Swedish flugsvamp and Russian мухомо́р (muxomór). 1. A poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.
Word: bracket fungus Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various fungi of the family Polyporaceae, whose fruiting bodies form on trees and resemble shelves or brackets. Example: One class, bracket fungus, may be used for decorative purposes. Pictures may be drawn on its flat surface. The bracket fungus is found most often in the shape of a semicircular bracket, varying in size from 1 in. to 2 ft. in diameter and attached to dead stumps and fallen logs—beech-trees particularly. Example: Some bracket fungi can utilize most of the wood, and because they leave it white, spongy, and fibrous are called "white rots."
Word: dissimulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English dissimulacioun, from Old French dissimulation, from Latin dissimulātiō; equivalent to dissimule + -ation. 1. The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Perhaps it was best to tell Ethel at once: if ever she went into society at all, she would inevitably hear of it, and her own concealment would have the appearance of a dissimulation,—the furthest from her thoughts. 2. Hiding one's feelings or intentions. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: saucer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f). Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːsə/, /ˈsoːsə/, /ˈsɔsɚ/, /ˈsɑsɝ/, /ˈsɔsəɾ/ 1. A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips. 2. An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer. Example: The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO. 3. A circular sled without runners. 4. A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table. Labels: obsolete Example: Take two saucers , and strike the edge of the one against the bottom of the other , within a pail of water ; and you shall find , that as you put the saucers lower and lower , the sound groweth more flat 5. A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships. 6. A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
Word: saucer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f). Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːsə/, /ˈsoːsə/, /ˈsɔsɚ/, /ˈsɑsɝ/, /ˈsɔsəɾ/ 1. To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking. Labels: transitive 2. Of the eyes: to become large and round. Labels: intransitive Example: Lydia's eyes saucered with shock. Her heart was beating very fast and all her adrenaline kicked in.
Word: knights Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /naɪts/ 1. plural of knight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knights Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /naɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of knight Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: incompetent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns, equivalent to in- + competent. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/ 1. Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully. Example: Near-synonyms: incapable, inable, unable Example: Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that. 2. Unable to make rational decisions; insane or otherwise cognitively impaired. Example: The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working. 3. Opening too early during pregnancy, resulting in miscarriage or premature birth. Example: Near-synonyms: dysfunctional, nonfunctioning 4. Not resistant to deformation or flow.
Word: incompetent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns, equivalent to in- + competent. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/ 1. A person who is incompetent. Example: But besides these incompetents, there was always a train of camp followers, —women who followed the camp, beggars, and criminals, whose number was often greater than the number of fighting soldiers. Example: "Lies!" said the tallest of the sons of Ivaldi. "I wouldn't trust those fumble-fingered incompetents to shoe a horse."
Word: cognitively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cognitive Middle English -ly English -ly English cognitively From cognitive + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv.li/, /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv.li/, [ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.ɾɪv.li], [ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.ɾɪv.li], /ˈkɔɡ.nɪ.tɪv.li/ 1. Relating to thinking (cognition). Labels: not-comparable Example: The hard subject was more cognitively demanding than the preceding material.
Word: colophon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin colophōn, from Ancient Greek κολοφών (kolophṓn, “peak or finishing touch”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒləfən/, /ˈkɒləˌfɒn/ 1. In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on his exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, his own name. 2. A printer's or publisher's identifying inscription or logo appearing at the front or end of a book, or the same appearing on the spine or dust jacket. 3. A page on a website identifying the details of its creation, such as the author's name and the technologies used. Labels: Internet, broadly 4. A finishing stroke or crowning touch. Labels: obsolete Example: He comes to the creation of man, and makes him the Colophon, or conclusion of all things else.
Word: impaired Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɛrd/ 1. Rendered less effective. Example: His impaired driving skill due to alcohol caused the accident. 2. inebriated, drunk.
Word: impaired Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɛrd/ 1. simple past and past participle of impair Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: impaired Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɛrd/ 1. A criminal charge for driving a vehicle while impaired. Example: The cop gave me an impaired.
Word: domicile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English domicelle, domicylie, from Middle French domicile and directly from Latin domicilium. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/, /ˈdɑ.mɪ.saɪl/, /ˈdɑ.mɪ.sɪl/ 1. A home or residence. Labels: formal Example: The call to jury duty was sent to my legal domicile; too bad I was on vacation at the time. 2. A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode. Example: the status of marriage has been indelibly fixed by the English celebration; and by this decision, her domicile, as a married woman, has been held to be that of her husband 3. The zodiac sign over which a planet (a term which in astrology includes the Sun and Moon) is considered to have especially strong influence; the planet is called the sign's ruling planet or sign ruler.
Word: domicile Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English domicelle, domicylie, from Middle French domicile and directly from Latin domicilium. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/, /ˈdɑ.mɪ.saɪl/, /ˈdɑ.mɪ.sɪl/ 1. To have a domicile in a particular place. Example: The answer depends on which state he was domiciled in at his death.
Word: Hartlepool Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːtlɪpuːl/, /ˈhɑːʔlɪpuːl/, /ˈhɑɹtlɪpul/ 1. A town and seaport in County Durham, in northeastern England. Example: Mosques in Southport and Hartlepool were attacked by rioters on Tuesday and Wednesday amid unfounded online rumours that the suspect was Muslim, when little if anything is known about his beliefs or motivation. 2. A unitary authority and borough in County Durham, with its headquarters in the town; in full, the Borough of Hartlepool.
Word: Oompa Loompa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by British author Roald Dahl. Apparently a fanciful formation in line with whimsical English words like fuzzy-wuzzy, Humpty Dumpty, etc. Perhaps reminiscent of "exotic" ethnonyms to Westerners; Roald Dahl spent time in Tanganyika, East Africa. Also compare oom-pah (genre of German folk music); the Oompa Loompas dance to quirky, rhythmic songs. Pronunciation: /ˈuːmpə ˈluːmpə/ 1. Any of the fictional pygmies who manufacture candy in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Example: Dr. Evil: Is he giving off too much of a creepy Umpa Lumpa vibe? / What’s wrong, Mini-Me? Example: Nobody, not even an Umpa Lumpa, had warned me what would happen to a blind guy who refuses to close his eyes. 2. A person appearing orange from fake tanning, resembling the appearance of Oompa Loompas in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Example: Not only does he have an Oompa Loompa for a mother, but if Star magazine is to be believed, that Oompa Loompa will soon be raising him on her own. […] This is great for MTV as its line-up of reality TV shows about young, foolish women with bad tans raising babies solo was looking kinds slim lately. Example: ‘Oi! Oompa Loompa!’ some bloke yelled at me. Whatevs! Like I hadn’t heard that one before! My orange tan, huge hair extensions and bright clothes, made me a target. 3. A dwarf, little person, short person.
Word: mouthful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mouthful, mouth-full, mouthe full, from Old English *mūþfull, from Proto-West Germanic *munþafull, equivalent to mouth + -ful. Compare Dutch mondvol (“mouthful”), German Mundvoll (“mouthful”), Danish mundfuld (“mouthful”), Swedish munfull (“mouthful”), Icelandic munnfylli (“mouthful”). Compare also West Frisian mûlfol (“mouthful”). Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ 1. The amount that will fit in a mouth. Example: He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in. 2. Quite a bit. Labels: slang Example: “Unquestionably his metabolism is unduly susceptible to stresses resulting from the interaction of external excitations,” he said, and Bobbie patted him on the shoulder in a maternal sort of way, a thing I wouldn't have cared to do myself though our relations were, as I have indicated, more cordial than they had been at one time, and told him he had said a mouthful. 3. Something difficult to pronounce or say. Example: “She sells sea shells” is a bit of a mouthful to say. Example: Although there have been many examples of double names, three always have been uncommon. The L.S.W.R. had Horsley & Ockham & Ripley, but the South Yorkshire Railway produced a real mouthful in Smithley, Darley Main & Worsborough. This was soon found to be too much, and the name of the station became Dovecliffe. 4. A tirade of abusive language. Example: to give someone a mouthful
Word: mouthful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mouth + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ 1. Bombastic or awkward. Example: Once this happens to be the result, there is little reason for waxing over such mouthful phrases as 'grass-roots democracy', 'democratic decentralization' or 'panchayati raj'. Example: The sufferers are regaled with such mouthful promises by every party on the eve of the successive elections and thereafter they continue to be shouted with unabated vigour by the party occupying the saddle while the problems are relegated to the limbo of time to find out their own solutions.
Word: Advent Sunday Part of Speech: name 1. The fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the start of Advent: 30 November (Saint Andrew's Day) or the nearest Sunday to it.
Word: fevered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fever + -ed. 1. Affected by a fever; feverish. 2. Heated; impassioned; enthusiastic to the point of distraction. Example: Amid all the fevered anticipation of this fixture, few would have expected to witness an aesthetically pleasing example of the beautiful game. Example: To rephrase in less fevered rhetoric, a regional alliance might take shape independent of the U.S.
Word: fevered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fever + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of fever Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Saint Andrew's Day Part of Speech: name 1. The feast day of Saint Andrew, celebrated on November 30.
Word: skeletal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skeleton + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛl.ɪ.təl/, /skəˈliː.təl/, [ˈskɛl.ɪ.tl̩], [skəˈliː.tl̩], /ˈskɛl.ə.təl/ 1. Shorthand for skeletal diagram (a black-and-white drawing of a [usually extinct] animal’s skeleton to be used as a reference for paleoart) Labels: informal
Word: skeletal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From skeleton + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛl.ɪ.təl/, /skəˈliː.təl/, [ˈskɛl.ɪ.tl̩], [skəˈliː.tl̩], /ˈskɛl.ə.təl/ 1. of, or relating to the skeleton 2. haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt 3. barebones, lacking elaboration Example: On the whole, Sidney Morris has given us sketchy characters that need more fine tuning than this production […] could give it. Only Holmberg seemed to dig deeply within himself to create a complete character from Morris' skeletal outline.
Word: pori Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bissextile year Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bissextile + year. 1. a year with an extra day, a leap year
Word: calends Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English calendes, calendas, calendis, kalandes, kalendas, kalendes, kalendez, kalendis, kalendus (also in the singular forms calende, kalend, kalende), from Latin kalendās, accusative plural of kalendae (“first day of a Roman month”), an archaic variant of calandae, from calandus (“which is to be called or announced solemnly”), the future passive participle of calō (“to call, announce solemnly”) (referring to the Roman practice of proclaiming the first days of the lunar month upon seeing the first signs of a new crescent moon), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, cry, summon”). Although the singular form calend (now obsolete, rare) appeared in English (and compare Old English calend, kalendus (“calends; a month”)), no singular form was used in Latin as recurring days of the calendar were always referred to in the plural. Sense 2 (“a day for settling debts and other accounts”) refers to the Roman practice of fixing the calends as the day for debts to be paid. Pronunciation: /ˈkæləndz/, /ˈkælɪndz/ 1. Often with initial capital: the first day of a month. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The third day before the calends of February is 30 January, the third calends of March is 27 or 28 February, and the third of the calends of May is 29 April. Example: The Roman Month its ſeveral days divides / By reckoning backwards, Calends, Nones, and Ides. 2. Often with initial capital: the first day of a month. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical, plural, plural-only 3. A day for settling debts and other accounts. Labels: broadly, plural, plural-only Example: To expedite theſe knots were worthy a learned and memorable Synod; while our enemies expect to ſee the expectation of the Church tir'd out with dependencies and independencies how they will compound, and in what Calends. 4. Synonym of Rosh Hodesh (“the Jewish festival of the new moon, which begins the months of the Hebrew calendar”). Labels: Judaism, broadly, obsolete, plural, plural-only Example: The feasts of the Israelites were the Sabbath; the first day of each month, called in our translations calends, or new-moon; the three great feasts of the passover, pentecost, and tabernacles, instituted in memory of the three greatest blessings they received from God, […] Example: חֹדֶשׁ m. […] the new moon, the day of the new moon, the calends of a lunar month which was a festival of the ancient Hebrews, Num[bers] 29:6; 1 Sam[uel] 20:5; 18:24; Ex[odus] 19:1, […] 5. Synonym of calendar; (figurative) an account, a record. Labels: plural, plural-only, rare Example: [N]ow doth [John] Oldcastle shine: / Him for a Saint within your Kalends hold. 6. The first day of something; a beginning. Labels: figuratively, obsolete, plural, plural-only Example: Whoever shall sell a calf or a yearling, let him be answerable against the scab from the calends of winter until the Feast of Patrick.
Word: calends Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English calendes, calendas, calendis, kalandes, kalendas, kalendes, kalendez, kalendis, kalendus (also in the singular forms calende, kalend, kalende), from Latin kalendās, accusative plural of kalendae (“first day of a Roman month”), an archaic variant of calandae, from calandus (“which is to be called or announced solemnly”), the future passive participle of calō (“to call, announce solemnly”) (referring to the Roman practice of proclaiming the first days of the lunar month upon seeing the first signs of a new crescent moon), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, cry, summon”). Although the singular form calend (now obsolete, rare) appeared in English (and compare Old English calend, kalendus (“calends; a month”)), no singular form was used in Latin as recurring days of the calendar were always referred to in the plural. Sense 2 (“a day for settling debts and other accounts”) refers to the Roman practice of fixing the calends as the day for debts to be paid. Pronunciation: /ˈkæləndz/, /ˈkælɪndz/ 1. plural of calend Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural, rare
Word: first water Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term originated in the gemstone trade, where it was used to signify water-like clarity. 1. The highest quality of gemstones, especially of diamonds and pearls. Labels: uncountable Example: Who knows in how many unremembered nations’ literatures this has been the Castalian Fountain? or what nymphs presided over it in the Golden Age? It is a gem of the first water which Concord wears in her coronet. Example: To be the first water a diamond must be absolutely colorless, very lustrous, and perfectly free from flaws. 2. The highest rank or quality or the greatest degree. Labels: broadly, uncountable Example: He's a liar, swindler, and hypocrite—a scoundrel of the first water. Example: Dave’s just an all-round genius—a genius of the first water, gentlemen;[…]
Word: sanctuary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English seyntuarie, from Old French saintuaire, from Late Latin sanctuarium (“a sacred place, a shrine, a private cabinet, in Medieval Latin also temple, church, churchyard, cemetery, right of asylum”), from Latin sanctus (“holy, sacred”); see saint. Pronunciation: /ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/, /ˈsæŋkt͡ʃʊəɹi/, /ˈsæŋkt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/ 1. A place of safety, refuge, or protection. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut me off. Example: She saw him, even as she had last gazed upon him, pale, cold, and awful; but still he was there. The coffin was to her like a shrine; all that she held most dear and most precious was within its dark and silent sanctuary. 2. An area set aside for protection. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed. 3. A state of being protected, asylum. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The government granted sanctuary to the defector, protecting him from his former government. 4. The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: chancel (broadly synonymous)
Word: cellula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Latin cella Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cellulalbor. English cellula Learned borrowing from Latin cellula. 1. A small compartment or chamber.
Word: deprecated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin dēprecātus, past participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from de (“off”) + precor (“to pray”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/, /ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪd/, [ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.ɾɪd], [ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.ɾɪd], /ˈdep.ɹɪ.kæɪ.tɪd/ 1. Strongly disapproved of. Example: But much more to be deprecated than all the particular departures from idiom already mentioned is the growing notion that every monosyllabic adjective, if an adverb is to be made of it, must have a -ly clapped on to it to proclaim the fact. 2. Belittled; insulted. 3. Said of a function or feature planned to be phased out, but still available for use. Example: Foo() has been deprecated; it outputs a debug message and then calls Foo2() Example: Note that deprecated functions are not removed yet.
Word: deprecated Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin dēprecātus, past participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from de (“off”) + precor (“to pray”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/, /ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪd/, [ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.ɾɪd], [ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.ɾɪd], /ˈdep.ɹɪ.kæɪ.tɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of deprecate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cockpit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of cock (“rooster”) + pit. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/, /ˈkɑkˌpɪt/ 1. A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting. Labels: historical Example: I obſerv'd a Place where there had been a Fire made, and a Circle dug in the Earth, like a Cockpit, where it is ſuppoſed the Savage Wretches had ſat down to their inhumane Feaſtings upon the Bodies of their Fellow-Creatures. Example: A cockpit, which was still used for cock-fighting during the Napoleonic Wars, used to occupy the site of the vicarage. 2. A theater or other entertainment venue. Labels: broadly, obsolete Example: But pardon, and gentles all, / The flat unraised spirits that have dared / On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth / So great an object: can this cockpit hold / The vasty fields of France? or may we cram / Within this wooden O the very casques / That did affright the air at Agincourt? Example: The Cockpit or Phoenix Theatre in Drury Lane stood in the parish of St. Giles'-in-the-Fields, on what is now Pitt-place—properly Cockpit-place or Alley. 3. A site of conflict; a battlefield. Labels: figuratively Example: Hungary is become the onely Cockpit of the World, where the Turkes doe strive to gain, and the Christians at the charge of the Emperor of Germany (who entituleth himselfe King of Hungary) doe labour to repulse them: and few summers do passe, but that something is either wonne or lost by either party. Example: India became the cockpit in which it was shown that trade was war carried on under another name. 4. The vagina. Labels: vulgar Example: If then the stone, as doctors tell the story, / Be a disease that prove hereditory, / I trust her daughter will have so much wit, / Early to get a cock for her cock-pit; / And rather then be barren; play the whore, / As her great mother hath done heretofore. Example: […] [S]o that her thighs duly diſclos'd, and elevated, laid open all the outward proſpect of the treaſury of love: the roſe-lipt ouverture preſenting the cock-pit ſo fair, that it was not in nature even for a natural to miſs it: […] 5. A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes. Labels: Jamaica Example: The grand object of a Maroon chief in war was to take a ſtation in ſome glen, or, as it is called in the Weſt Indies, Cockpit, encloſed by rocks and mountains nearly perpendicular, and to which the only practicable entrance is by a very narrow defile.
Word: cockpit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either the same as above or from compound of cock (“boat”) + pit, where the first element is also found in cockboat and coxswain. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/, /ˈkɑkˌpɪt/ 1. The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay. Labels: historical 2. A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located. 3. The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile). 4. The compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled. Example: Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines / Remove all the wheel blocks, there's no time to waste 5. An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control. Labels: figuratively
Word: coach roof Part of Speech: noun 1. The portion of the deck raised to give increased headroom in the cabin. 2. The entire structure, including coamings.
Word: coamings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jacktar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jack (“common man or sailor”) + tar (“tarpaulin”), used for a common sailor dating back to the 1600s. 1. A sailor; especially, one in the Royal Navy. Labels: UK Example: O! the next that steps up is a jolly Jack tar, / He sailed with Lord [Nelson]^([sic]), during last war: / He’s right on the sea, Old England to view: / He’s come a pace-egging with so jolly a crew. Example: Wreaths of blue smoke curled gracefully from above the pipes of our loungers, who, gradually growing tired of chaffing each other, or of vainly wooing the drowsy god, fell into the ever-pleasant frontier habit of spinning yarns, an art in which the borderer rivals any gallant Jack Tar who ever trod a forecastle.
Word: civvy street Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From civvy (“(informal) civilian”, adjective and noun) + street. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪvi stɹiːt/, /ˈsɪvi ˌstɹit/ 1. The condition or status of a civilian; civilian life. Labels: UK, slang, uncountable Example: You might have been in Civvy Street / Instead of in the fight; / But it serves you right, / You shouldn't have joined [the navy], / It jolly well serves you right. Example: In civvy street he had been a bus cleaner.
Word: reduct Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdʌkt/ 1. A reducing agent.
Word: reduct Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdʌkt/ 1. To reduce. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To duct tape again. Labels: nonstandard 3. To channel through a duct again. Labels: nonstandard
Word: millenniums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of millennium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: omniscent Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of omniscient. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: Jan 1, 2003, Sven Eek, Boris de Zirkoff, William Quan Judge http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=yOB7FmOlmmoC&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=omniscent&prev=http://books.google.com/books%3Fq%3Domniscent%26lr%3D%26start%3D50&sig=jspF5yzmusXnJfyAWK3hnlv24Gc Now this inner man is not by any means omniscent. Example: Senator Bennett: You have already heard my opinion of that machine. But the same customers—and this includes me and you—do not have omniscent knowledge of comparable values in every field...
Word: Times Square Part of Speech: name 1. A wide intersection in New York City extending from 42nd to 47th Streets where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect in Manhattan. Example: Down the street, the Times Square light show blazed, half power at this time of night but still magnificent.
Word: love-making Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lovemaking. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: alignment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French alignement, by surface analysis, align + -ment. Pronunciation: /əˈlaɪn.mənt/, /əˈlɑen.mənt/, [əˈlɑe̯n.mənt] 1. An arrangement of items in a line. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An alliance of factions. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The goals and values of an artificial intelligence, considered relative to human ethical standards. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the alignment problem Example: the alignment tax 5. One of a set number of moral positions or philosophies a character can take. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: an alignment chart 6. The conjunction of two celestial objects. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A ground plan of a canal or road. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: acrospire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: acro- + spire 1. The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.
Word: acrospire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: acro- + spire 1. To put forth the first sprout.
Word: Adelman Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German of Jewish (Ashkenazic) ancestry.
Word: adverse impact Part of Speech: noun 1. The rejection for employment, placement, or promotion of a significantly higher percentage of a protected class, when compared with a non-protected class.
Word: afterparty Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of after-party. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Some bottles of champagne at Amber Lounge afterparties can cost €20,000 ($21,600). Example: In the amended complaint, Carter is accused of raping the then-13-year-old Jane Doe at an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards in the year 2000.
Word: agal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عِقَال (ʕiqāl). 1. cord that is fastened around the keffiyeh
Word: Aghamiri Part of Speech: name 1. An Iranian surname from Persian.
Word: akinetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + kinetic. 1. Without motion. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to akinesia: akinesic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Albanology Part of Speech: name 1. The study of Albanian language, culture and history.
Word: allumette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French allumette. By surface analysis, al- + Latin lum- + -ette. 1. A matchstick. Example: The fabrication of chemical allumettes occupies in the environs of Paris more than a thousand workmen. 2. A matchstick-sized cut of potatoes; french fries.
Word: ambient foods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ambient food Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whooped Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of whoop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: whooped Part of Speech: adj 1. Flawless. Labels: Southern, US, not-comparable, slang Example: Her hair was whooped! 2. Intoxicated. Labels: not-comparable Example: She was whooped out of her damn mind!
Word: ambit claim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ambit + claim. 1. An extravagant initial demand made in expectation of an eventual counteroffer and compromise.
Word: glamor Part of Speech: noun 1. Uncommon spelling of glamour. Labels: US, alt-of, countable, uncommon, uncountable
Word: glamor Part of Speech: verb 1. Uncommon spelling of glamour. Labels: US, alt-of, uncommon
Word: anthropoglot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ắnthrōpos)der. English anthropo- English -glot English anthropoglot From anthropo- + -glot. 1. An animal (such as a parrot) with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
Word: apodize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor. English -pod 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 apodize From a- + -pod + -ize. 1. To remove or smooth a sharp discontinuity in a mathematical function.
Word: appressorium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin. By surface analysis, appress + -orium. 1. A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the host and from where a peg-shaped hypha is formed that penetrates the cuticle.
Word: archeus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “original, ancient”). Pronunciation: /ɑːˈkiːəs/ 1. The vital principle or force believed by the Paracelsians to be responsible for alchemical reactions within living bodies, and hence for the growth and continuation of life. Example: [T]o acknovvledge any other Archeus, being inextricable difficulties along vvith it. For vvhere, ſay they, vvere all the Archei vvhich ſhap'd the VVaſps out of an Horſes Carcaſe? Are they parts of the Horſes Soul, or nevv intruding gueſts upon the old ones being ejected? Example: Willis rejected not just scholasticism's ‘substantial forms’ but Paracelsus's ‘archeus’ doctrine as well.
Word: asbestiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷes-der.? Ancient Greek σβέννῡμῐ (sbénnūmĭ) Ancient Greek σβεστός (sbestós) Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos)bor. Latin asbestosbor. Old French abestosder. English asbestos Latin -i-bor. English -i- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English -iform English asbestiform From asbestos + -iform. 1. Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility Labels: not-comparable
Word: asbestiform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷes-der.? Ancient Greek σβέννῡμῐ (sbénnūmĭ) Ancient Greek σβεστός (sbestós) Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos)bor. Latin asbestosbor. Old French abestosder. English asbestos Latin -i-bor. English -i- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English -iform English asbestiform From asbestos + -iform. 1. Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals. Example: THESE MATERIALS INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, SUCH AS HALOGENATED PESTICIDES AND POLYHALOGENATED BIPHENYLS, AND A VARIETY OF INORGANIC SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING ASBESTIFORMS AND HEAVY METALS, SUCH AS CADMIUM AND MERCURY. Example: Vermont talc is of cosmetic grade which is low in free silica and asbestiforms.
Word: ash cash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Chosen for the rhyme, in reference to the ashes of a cremated body. 1. The fees claimed by a medical practitioner for completing forms required for cremation of a body. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: chromatin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Chromatin, from (combining form of) Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + -ινος (-inos, “made of”). Analyzable as chromatic (“of colour”) + -in (“substance”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/ 1. A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: DTA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of destination time of arrival. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of decreasing term assurance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of differential thermal analysis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of double tax agreement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: Irish coffee Part of Speech: noun 1. A cocktail consisting of hot coffee with a dash of Irish whiskey, topped with whipped cream. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: metaphase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English phase English metaphase From meta- + phase. 1. The stage of mitosis and meiosis that follows prophase and comes before anaphase, during which condensed chromosomes become aligned before being separated. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: anaphase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 19th century: from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “back, backward”) + φάσις (phásis, “appearance”). Pronunciation: /ˈænəˌfeɪz/ 1. The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lovemaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From love + making. 1. Sexual intercourse. Labels: countable, euphemistic, uncountable Example: I can give you more than simple love-making / I can give you ecstasy Example: Anyone who has lived in a dormitory, apartment building, or shared house knows that sounds of lovemaking are some of the most uncomfortable things to hear while trying to sleep. 2. Courtship; amorous advances. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: fired up Part of Speech: adj 1. Very emotional or excited about something (whether positive or negative). Labels: colloquial Example: Watching the political commentators on cable news channels always gets him fired up. Example: Trilo, you seem to really be fired up about all this!! 2. Running or switched on; especially in the moments after just starting. Labels: colloquial Example: Now that all the ship's boilers were fired up, the voyage was well and truly underway.
Word: fired up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fire up Labels: colloquial, form-of, participle, past
Word: trim tab Part of Speech: noun 1. A control surface set within or attached to a larger control surface that provides trim to obtain a desired attitude without constant inputs to the primary control surfaces (e.g., ailerons and rudders).
Word: comfy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of comfortable + -y (adjectival suffix). Origin: early 19th century. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌm.fi/, [ˈkʰʌɱ.fi], [kʰʌmpfi] 1. Comfortable. Labels: informal Example: The robe and slippers were so warm and comfy she just fell asleep in her chair. Example: "We're all gettin' a deal too soft and dull and comfy. Give me the great waste lands and the wide spaces, with a gun in my fist and somethin' to look for that's worth findin'."
Word: Leidy Part of Speech: name 1. An American surname from German, variant of Swiss German Leidig. 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Labels: rare
Word: Aromanian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Romanian aromân; itself from armân. Ultimately from Aromanian armãn. Pronunciation: /æɹəʊˈmeɪnɪən/, /æɹoʊˈmeɪniən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Aromanian people or the Aromanian language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Aromanian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Romanian aromân; itself from armân. Ultimately from Aromanian armãn. Pronunciation: /æɹəʊˈmeɪnɪən/, /æɹoʊˈmeɪniən/ 1. A member of the people living throughout the southern Balkans, especially in northern Greece, southern and central Albania, parts of North Macedonia, southwestern Bulgaria and Serbia; they are a subgroup of Vlachs.
Word: Aromanian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romanian aromân; itself from armân. Ultimately from Aromanian armãn. Pronunciation: /æɹəʊˈmeɪnɪən/, /æɹoʊˈmeɪniən/ 1. An endangered Eastern Romance language spoken mainly in Greece, but also in Albania, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and relatively intelligible with Romanian and Megleno-Romanian.
Word: inducible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English induce 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 inducible From induce + -ible. 1. Able to be activated, induced, or caused. Example: inducible factor — inducible gene — inducible expression — inducible protein — inducible promoter — inducible enzyme 2. Obtainable by induction; derivable; inferable.
Word: scapular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English scapelar, from Latin scapulāre, from Latin scapula (“shoulder”). Compare scapulary. Pronunciation: /ˈskapjʊlə/, /ˈskæpjəlɚ/ 1. A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint. Example: A scapular, or friar's coat, for example, was a coveted object to be worn as a preservative against pestilence or the ague […] Example: She granted the Whitefriars identical powers to the Blackfriars, to bless a part of their friar's habit which draped over their shoulders and was known as the scapular; now laity could wear it and derive spiritual privileges from it. 2. One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back. 3. A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place. 4. A devotional object, typically consisting of two rectangular pieces of cloth (often with an embroidered image or text) joined with cloth bands and worn with one piece over the chest and one in the back.
Word: scapular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin scapulārīs, from scapula + -āris (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, scapula + -ar. Pronunciation: /ˈskapjʊlə/, /ˈskæpjəlɚ/ 1. Of or pertaining to the scapula. Labels: not-comparable
Word: seven deadly sins Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dedly synnes sueyn, vij dedly synnes. 1. The cardinal sins enumerated by medieval philosophers and theologians: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger). Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: romaine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ellipsis of romaine lettuce, from French laitue romaine, and direct borrowing of French romaine, from its supposed association with Rome. Pronunciation: /ɹoʊˈmeɪn/ 1. Ellipsis of romaine lettuce (“a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 2. Ellipsis of crepe romaine (“a type of semi-sheer fabric”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: rumble seat Part of Speech: noun 1. An extra passenger seat or row of seats in a carriage or automobile, typically folding away into a rear storage compartment. Labels: dated Example: I suspected I wouldn't care an awful lot for his companionship, so I put him and another one in the rumble seat, and with the other two in with me I found the trail back to the Parkway and turned south. Example: Vito does a lot of his own felting, dealing direct with Indians who are apt to show up here at all hours with a rumble seat full of beaver hides […]. 2. A jump seat. Labels: colloquial
Word: get back at Part of Speech: verb 1. To retaliate against; to take revenge on. Labels: idiomatic Example: She put toothpaste in his shoes to get back at him for the frog he left in her refrigerator.