nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fowler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English foulere, fouler, from Old English fuglere (“fowler”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuglārī, equivalent to fowl + -er. Doublet of veuglaire. Pronunciation: /ˈfaʊlə(ɹ)/ 1. A hunter of wildfowl. Example: Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped Example: Home I vvould go, / But that my Dores are hatefull to my eyes. / Fill'd and damm'd up vvith gaping Creditors, / VVatchfull as Fovvlers vvhen their Game vvill ſpring; […]
Word: septillionth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From septillion + -th (ordinal suffix). 1. The ordinal form of the number septillion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: septillionth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From septillion + -th (ordinal suffix). 1. The person or thing in the septillionth position. 2. One of a septillion equal parts of a whole. Example: We humans are so stuck in the middle of the cosmic scales — in average height, one-hundredth of one-septillionth (10^-24) the size of the observable universe, and with typical life spans of a couple octillion attoseconds. And an attosecond is an eternity compared with the lifetime of the elusive Higgs boson, a subatomic particle that exists for one-thousandth of an attosecond before decaying.
Word: blushing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of blush Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blushing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who blushes; a blush. Example: In observing the phenomena presented in a case of tubercular meningitis or acute hydrocephalus, one will scarce ever fail of noticing the repeated blushings or suffusions of face in the now insensible or lethargic patient.
Word: blushing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ 1. Showing blushes; rosy red. Example: the blushing bride Example: The dappled pink and blushing rose.
Word: brushing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹʌʃ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of brush Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: brushing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹʌʃ.ɪŋ/ 1. An instance of brushing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Give your shoes a brushing to get the mud off. 2. Material removed by brushing. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and contributes positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient. Labels: Internet, uncountable
Word: brushing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɹʌʃ.ɪŋ/ 1. Brisk; light. Labels: dated Example: a brushing gallop
Word: loving Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/, /ˈlɐv.ɪŋ/, /ˈlɐv.əŋ/, /ˈləv.ɪŋ/, /ˈlʊvɪŋ/ 1. The action of the verb to love. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: all natural lovings and longings
Word: loving Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/, /ˈlɐv.ɪŋ/, /ˈlɐv.əŋ/, /ˈləv.ɪŋ/, /ˈlʊvɪŋ/ 1. Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate. Example: his loving wife, her loving husband 2. Euphemistic form of fucking. Labels: US, attributive, euphemistic, form-of, slang Example: I want you to have every loving brother’s sister’s cousin’s child downstairs and standing at attention at six o’clock. Example: “Anderson,” said Beaupre, “you think we’re going to see any lovin’ Viet Congs today?”
Word: loving Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/, /ˈlɐv.ɪŋ/, /ˈlɐv.əŋ/, /ˈləv.ɪŋ/, /ˈlʊvɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of love Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ducks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /dʌks/ 1. plural of duck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ducks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the shape of the numeral 2, looking like the profile of a duck. Pronunciation: /dʌks/ 1. A pair of twos. Labels: slang
Word: ducks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English duck English -syclip. English -s English ducks From duck (“darling”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Pronunciation: /dʌks/ 1. Dear (used as a pet name). Labels: Northern-England, UK Example: Hello ducks, how are you today?
Word: ducks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From duck (“tightly woven cotton fabric”). Pronunciation: /dʌks/ 1. The light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates. Example: His spotless white ducks set tight about the hips, and hang loosely at the bottom, just allowing the tips of a pair of patent-leather pumps to peep out from beneath their ample breadth.
Word: ducks Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /dʌks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of duck Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: buzzing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English buzz Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English buzzing From buzz + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ 1. gerund of buzz Labels: countable, form-of, gerund, uncountable Example: Surely it is an yl miſorder yͭ folk ſhalbe walking vp & down in the ſermon time (as I haue ſene in this place this Lent: & there ſhalbe ſuch huſſyng & buſſyng in the preachers eare, that it maketh hym oftentymes to forget his matter. 2. The sound produced by something that buzzes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I can hear buzzing coming from the television.
Word: buzzing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English buzz Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English buzzing From buzz + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of buzz Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: buzzing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English buzz Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English buzzing From buzz + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ 1. Very happy; full of joyful excitement. Labels: UK, slang Example: 'She was buzzing, mate, I tell you. She was so funny to listen to. It's the happiest phone call I've had off her in a while.' Example: “Nice one? It's amazing! There's loads like that,” he tells me. “Everyone is raving about you.” I'm totally buzzing. It's a shame Mum and Granddad aren't here.
Word: testes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of testis Labels: form-of, plural Example: In more recent times it is recorded that among the London costermongers of the Victorian age a common oath, probably misunderstood or not understood at all, was, So help me testes! 2. plural of teste Labels: form-of, plural
Word: testis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin testis. 1. A testicle of a vertebrate. Example: In the Middle Ages, for instance, a recipe for sex stimulation required the putrefied flesh of a human corpse, together with both human and animal testes and ovaries, pimento, and alcohol. 2. An analogous gland in invertebrates such as the hydra.
Word: Monica Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Mŏnĭca, name of the mother of St. Augustine, of uncertain meaning but probably Berber or Phoenician origin. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/, /ˈmɑ.nɪ.kə/, /ˈmo.nɪ.kɑ/ 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: They named her Monica. Why the name was chosen I have never learnt; but I do not conceive that there was any reason for the choice other than the taste of her parents in the matter of sounds. It is a pleasing enough name, euphoniously considered, and beyond that — as is so commonly the case — no considerations were taken into account. To her, however, at once imaginative and of a feeble and dependent spirit, the name was fateful. St. Monica was made the special object of her devotions in her childhood, and reigned so later when she became a wife. Example: Similarly, Alcoa (AA)CEO Klaus Kleinfeld has also dropped plans to attend, but the company will participate, said spokeswoman Monica Orbe.
Word: neath Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Old English neoþan, from Proto-Germanic *niþanē. Pronunciation: /niːθ/ 1. Beneath. Labels: poetic
Word: excusez-moi Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from French excusez-moi. Pronunciation: /e(k)ˈskjuzəmwɑ/ 1. Synonym of excuse me.
Word: realise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From real + -ise, possibly from French réaliser and Middle French réaliser (“to make real; to convert (something) into assets or cash”). See realize. 1. Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realize. Example: [F]aith realiſeth the ſufferings of Chriſt; it looks upon Chriſt as the common treaſury of all grace, as the principle of life, and root of holineſs. Example: All joy or ſorrovv for the happineſs or calamities of others, is produced by an act of the imagination, that realiſes the event hovvever fictitious, or approximates it hovvever remote, by placing us for a time in the condition of him vvhoſe fortune vve comtemplate; […]
Word: armhole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English arme hole, armehole, arm hole, arm-hole, armhole, arm-hool(e), armole, harmehole; equivalent to arm + hole. Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹmˌhoʊl/ 1. A human armpit. Labels: Midlands, archaic, dialectal Example: An aposteme gendred in þe purgynge places, þat is to say, of þe brayne vnder þe eres, of þe herte vnder þe arme holes, of þe lyuer in the schares. Example: Put these ragges and cloutes vnder thine arme holes. 2. Similar structures in other animals. Labels: obsolete, rare 3. A hole for an arm in a piece of clothing. Example: He... violently pull'd off her Riding-Hood, and tore it at the Arm Holes in pulling it off.
Word: Boche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French boche. Pronunciation: /bɒʃ/ 1. A German. Labels: dated, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur
Word: straight flush Part of Speech: noun 1. A hand that is both straight (the cards are all in sequence) and flush (the cards are all of the same suit).
Word: 'neath Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From a misunderstanding of neath as an apheretic form of beneath, when it is in fact the older and original (or prefixless) form thereof. See and compare 'til (from till, the origin of until) for a similar case, as well as fore (whence before). 1. Alternative spelling of neath; beneath. Labels: alt-of, alternative, poetic Example: Have you ever been south of Monterey? / Barrancas carve the coastline / And the chaparral flows to the sea / ’Neath waves of golden sunshine Example: One land and one nation is our cry, / Dignity and peace 'neath Zambia's sky
Word: 'em Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From earlier hem, from Middle English hem, from Old English heom (“them”, dative) of hie, originally a dative plural form but in Middle English coming to serve as an accusative plural as well. Cognate with Dutch hun (“them”), German ihnen (“them”). Now often treated as a colloquial apheretic form of them, which however derives from Old Norse rather than Old English. Pronunciation: /əm/, [əm], [m̩], [ɪm], [ɛm] 1. Them (now only in unstressed position). Labels: colloquial Example: Some are become great, ſome atcheeues greatneſſe, and ſome haue greatneſſe thruſt vppon em. Example: Toute la Chine eſt diviſée en ſeize Provinces qui valent mieux chacune que de grands Royaumes. Il y en a dix vers le Midi ſçavoir Yunnan , Quanſi, Canton, Fuquiem, Chequiam, Nankin , Kiamſi , Huqüam, Suſcüem & Quicheu.
Word: 'n Part of Speech: conj Etymology: Contraction of and. Pronunciation: /n/, [n̩] 1. Nonstandard spelling of 'n'. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard Example: fish 'n chips Example: rock 'n roll
Word: 'n Part of Speech: conj Pronunciation: /n/, [n̩] 1. Contraction of than. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: The feller took the box again, and took another long, particular look, and give it back to Smiley, and says, very deliberate, "Well, I don't see no p'ints about that frog that's any better'n any other frog." Example: She says you may laugh 'f you feel so inclined, but there ain't no such big difference between your leg 'n' a dead rat but what it 'll pay you to mark her words. She says 'f it don't do no more 'n eat the skin off it 'll still be pretty hard for you to lay there without no skin 'n' feel the plaster goin' in more 'n' more.
Word: 'n Part of Speech: conj Pronunciation: /n/, [n̩] 1. Contraction of when, as found in if'n. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction
Word: 'n Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /n/, [n̩] 1. Alternative form of 'un (“one, a thing”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, colloquial Example: The other said, "Alright, I'm gonna do it like this: you take this'n, I'll take that'n; you take this'n, I'll take that'n; […] Example: Which really did turn into a headache when I woke up — a bad'n.
Word: 'n Part of Speech: prep Pronunciation: /n/, [n̩] 1. Contraction of in, as found in where'n. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction
Word: eau-de-vie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of eau de vie. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: harmful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English harmful, from Old English *hearmful (suggested by hearmfullīċ (“harmful; hurtful”)), equivalent to harm + -ful. Cognate with German harmvoll, Danish harmfuld, Swedish harmfull. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːmfl̩/, /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/ 1. Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. Example: Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight. Example: Smoking is harmful to the lungs.
Word: be there Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, there. Example: Job interviews, site inspections, board meetings, client reviews, training sessions and conferences can be conducted online, but ultimately 'being there' matters. 2. To be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty. Labels: idiomatic Example: She knows that I'll always be there for her.
Word: been there, done that Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Ellipsis for "I have been there and have done that". 1. An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again. Labels: idiomatic, ironic Example: No, I don't wanna go paragliding. Been there, done that. I found it awful. Example: Huntsman feints at being the Snow White retelling no one has ever seen before, but ultimately becomes the “been there, done that” of fairy-tale filmmaking.
Word: adhocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ad hoc + -cracy, by analogy with bureaucracy; coined by American organizational consultant Warren Bennis (1925–2014) and American sociologist Philip Slater (1927–2013) in The Temporary Society (1964), and popularized by American futurist Alvin Toffler (1928–2016) in his book Future Shock (1970). Pronunciation: /ədˈhɒkɹəsi/, /ædˈhɑkɹəsi/, /ædˈhɒkɹəsi/, /ædˈhɔkɹəsi/ 1. An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic. Example: This is a picture of the coming Ad-hocracy, the fast-moving, information-rich, kinetic organization of the future, filled with transient cells and extremely mobile individuals […] Example: The temporary system or ad hocracy can only be understood in the context of the preceding remarks on community, if it is to be anything more than a superficial technique for rearranging isolated individuals to perform new kinds of errands for the boss.
Word: uneven Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English uneven, from Old English unefen (“unequal, unlike, dissimilar, diverse, irregular”), equivalent to un- + even. Cognate with Dutch oneven (“unequal, uneven, odd”), German uneben (“uneven, rough, irregular, bumpy”). Pronunciation: /ʌnˈivən/ 1. Of a surface, not even; covered with raised spots, pits and grooves. 2. Not level or smooth. 3. Not uniform. Example: I've spent hours on overcrowded trains, and time on ones which were almost empty, because the recovery [from COVID] has been uneven. 4. Varying in quality. Example: Even white activists who lacked a thoroughgoing anti-racist consciousness or were uneven in their understanding saw unity in the struggle against all forms of oppression as key. 5. Odd. Labels: rare
Word: uneven Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English uneven, from Old English unefen (“unequal, unlike, dissimilar, diverse, irregular”), equivalent to un- + even. Cognate with Dutch oneven (“unequal, uneven, odd”), German uneben (“uneven, rough, irregular, bumpy”). Pronunciation: /ʌnˈivən/ 1. To make uneven. Labels: transitive Example: Initially it nestled among the dozens of Indian mounds that unevened the earth near the river until they were leveled to accommodate commerce. Example: First, of course, the war reduced the white male, mostly young adult, population by more than a quarter-million, unevening the sex ratio and connubial and other opportunities for women for perhaps a generation.
Word: Aga saga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Rhyming phrase, named for the AGA cooker, a type of stored-heat oven popular in British country houses in the early 20th century. Coined in 1992 by novelist Terence Blacker in reference to the work of Joanna Trollope. 1. A kind of popular novel set in a suburban or rural location and featuring domestic and emotional themes involving middle-class characters. Labels: UK, derogatory, sometimes Example: 2007, Saying that, if Judy does retire and write a rollicking Aga-saga about, say, a middle-aged woman with a loving, ambitious yet utterly frustrating husband, I'd certainly buy it in the three-for-two. — Grace Dent, The Guardian, 22 Jun 2007, G2, p. 3
Word: coxa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Latin coxalbor. English coxa Learned borrowing from Latin coxa, from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Doublet of cuisse. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒksə/, /ˈkɑksə/ 1. The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).
Word: cowpat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cow + pat. 1. A dropping of cow dung. Example: Unfortunately, every cowpat that is burned as cooking fuel means that no nitrogen is available for use as fertilizer.
Word: AGA cooker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An abbreviation of Aktiebolaget Gas Accumulator. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːɡə kʊkə(ɹ)/ 1. A stove/cooker consisting of a heavy cast-iron frame which absorbs heat from a low-intensity source and uses it to cook food, popular in medium to large country houses.
Word: cowbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cow + bird, as they are often seen near cattle, feeding on insects stirred up by the hooves and those attracted to the manure, as well as fermented grains from the manure. 1. Any bird of the genus Molothrus. The cowbirds are brood parasites.
Word: coydog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of coyote + dog. 1. Any hybrid of a coyote (Canis latrans) and a (usually feral) dog (Canis lupus familiaris). 2. A hybrid between a male coyote and a female dog.
Word: airport fiction Part of Speech: noun 1. the type of popular fiction sold at airports for reading in-flight or on holiday Labels: uncountable
Word: in-flight Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in + flight. 1. occurring, or provided for use during a flight Example: an in-flight movie
Word: air quote Part of Speech: noun 1. A typically two-handed gesture resembling quotation marks, indicating that the gesturer is speaking ironically or using unusual terminology. Labels: plural-normally Example: You could hear the air quotes around ‘chill’ when he said it. 2. An emphatic tone of voice used to indicate a euphemism, or displeasure with a false or inaccurate phrase being quoted. Labels: broadly, plural-normally Example: "So you were out with 'the boys'," she said vexedly, putting air quotes around the last two words.
Word: unquote Part of Speech: particle Etymology: From un- + quote; possibly an eggcorn of end quote. 1. Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation. Example: Telegram for the Dover Boys, Messrs. Tom, Dick and Larry, care of Wayward Tavern, Upper Bottleneck, New York, sirs, quote, HEEEELP!, unquote, signed Dora. 35 cents collect. Example: And that's what we did, sat in the back of the patrol car and drove to the quote Scene of the Crime unquote.
Word: unquote Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + quote; possibly an eggcorn of end quote. 1. To convert (a quoted expression) back to its original form. Labels: transitive
Word: vodka luge Part of Speech: noun 1. An ice sculpture with a hole drilled through it through which vodka or other another spirit is poured through the hole into a glass or waiting mouth.
Word: conshie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.ʃi/, /ˈkɑn.ʃi/ 1. Alternative form of conchy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hypotrichosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English trichosis English hypotrichosis From hypo- + trichosis. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪpəʊtɹaɪˈkəʊsɪs/ 1. The presence of less than the normal amount of hair or fur. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quote unquote Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quote + unquote, a spoken equivalent of air quotes, used to express satire, sarcasm, irony or euphemism, analogous to scare quotes in print. Pronunciation: /kwəʊ̯t ʌn.kwəʊ̯t/, /kwəʊ̯t ɒn.kwəʊ̯t/ 1. Emphasizes the following (or sometimes preceding) word or phrase for irony, or marks it as not the normal sense of the term. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Maybe you should ask your quote unquote friend what happened to the money. Example: `We're a young quote-unquote club. [...] In time, it will become a club.'
Word: quote unquote Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From quote + unquote, a spoken equivalent of air quotes, used to express satire, sarcasm, irony or euphemism, analogous to scare quotes in print. Pronunciation: /kwəʊ̯t ʌn.kwəʊ̯t/, /kwəʊ̯t ɒn.kwəʊ̯t/ 1. Used in spoken language to delimit a quotation in the same function as quotation marks. Labels: not-comparable Example: Adam Smith claimed that a capitalist is, quote, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention, unquote. Example: So you quote love unquote me / Well, stranger things have come to be
Word: call premium Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount over par value an issuer must pay to redeem a callable bond on a call date.
Word: hodology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hodo- + -logy. 1. The study of pathways. Labels: uncountable 2. In brain physiology, the study of the interconnections of brain cells. Labels: uncountable 3. The study of interconnected ideas. Labels: uncountable 4. The study of paths. Labels: uncountable
Word: interconnectedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English interconnected Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English interconnectedness From interconnected + -ness. 1. The state of being interconnected. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Look closely, and the minute interconnectedness of her novels is a bravura achievement. 2. According to some worldviews, a oneness in all things, with no true separation deeper than appearances. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: physiognomist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English physiognomy 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 physiognomist From physiognomy + -ist. 1. One who studies, or is an expert in, physiognomy; one who studies the outer appearance of the person (primarily the face) to acquire knowledge of the inner personality. Example: We shall never be able to claim any credit as a physiognomist again, for, after a careful scrutiny of this gentleman's countenance, we had come to the conclusion that it bespoke nothing but conceit and silliness, when our friend with the silver staff whispered in our ear that he was no other than a doctor of civil law.
Word: redemptioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From redemption + -er. 1. An immigrant, generally from the 18th or 19th century, who gained passage to America by selling themselves as an indentured servant. Labels: historical 2. Someone who redeems oneself, such as from debt or servitude.
Word: peckish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From peck (verb) + -ish. From late 18th century. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/, /ˈpek.ɪʃ/ 1. mildly hungry Labels: UK, colloquial Example: After that run, I'm feeling a bit peckish. 2. irritable; crotchety Labels: colloquial
Word: centesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κέντησις (kéntēsis, “the act of pricking”), from κεντέω (kentéō, “I prick”). 1. Puncture or perforation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: all singing, all dancing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the advertising posters used to promote the 1929 film The Broadway Melody – Hollywood’s first all-talking musical (as opposed to partially talking, partially silent) – which proclaimed the film to be “All Talking All Singing All Dancing” – see film poster. In full, the poster reads: METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER’S ALL TALKING ALL SINGING ALL DANCING PICTURE THE BROADWAY MELODY 1. Having many features, options or extras; sometimes used ironically to imply that the added features are just gimmicks. Labels: not-comparable Example: This is why we need a major relaunch of the railways. Not some half-hearted campaign such as "Britain runs on rail", but an all out, all-singing, all-dancing campaign to get people to use the railways again: to rediscover the benefits of train travel and learn to trust them once again. Example: In fact, an all-singing, all-dancing DSGE model implies that relative to zero, a 2 percent inflation target costs the economy roughly $385 billion every year.
Word: -acity Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From (1) Middle French -acité, from Latin -ācitās, from oblique stem of -āx, -ācis + -i- + -tās and (2) suffixal construction from Latin -ācea + -ity. 1. having the quality of Labels: morpheme 2. abounding in Labels: morpheme
Word: -phile Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile Learned borrowing from Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”). Pronunciation: /faɪ̯l/ 1. Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend". Labels: morpheme Example: Scott is such a bibliophile that he won't even put that book down.
Word: diplomatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/ 1. Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries. Example: She spent thirty years working for Canada's diplomatic service. Example: Albania immediately severed diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe. 2. Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments. Example: Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional. 3. Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus. 4. Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic.
Word: diplomatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/ 1. The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography. Labels: uncountable Example: In its broadest aspect, the subject-matter of diplomatic is the relation between documents and facts.
Word: hothead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hot + head. Compare English hotbrain (“a hothead”); Middle English hot-heorte, hat-heorte (“anger”), Old English hātheort (“furious, angry, irascible, passionate, ardent”, literally “hot-heart”). 1. One who becomes angry easily or goes in search of arguments or fights. Labels: derogatory Example: The club was full of eager young hotheads who never seemed to be able to agree on anything. 2. One who reacts quickly and without thinking carefully first. Example: Someone get this hothead out of here before he does some damage.
Word: adjoin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Anglo-Norman adjoindre, from Latin adiungō. Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒɔɪn/, /əˈd͡ʒoɪn/ 1. To be in contact or connection with. Labels: transitive Example: The living room and dining room adjoin each other. Example: We were in the living area, which adjoins the kitchen. 2. To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring, etc.) by adding to it an element not belonging to it and then ensuring closure, for example by also adding all finite power series of the element. Labels: transitive Example: The ring adjunction #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;#91;#92;sqrt#123;2#125;#93; can be obtained from #92;mathbb#123;Q#125; by adjoining #92;sqrt#123;2#125; to #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;. Example: The field adjunction #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;(#92;pi) can be obtained from #92;mathbb#123;Q#125; by adjoining #92;pi to #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;.
Word: allergic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *áľľos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) German Allergiebor. English allergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allergic From allergy + -ic. Pronunciation: /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/, /əˈlɝ.d͡ʒɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to allergy. 2. Having an allergy. Example: I am allergic to cats. 3. Highly averse. Labels: figuratively, humorous Example: I'm allergic to homework.
Word: allergic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *áľľos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) German Allergiebor. English allergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allergic From allergy + -ic. Pronunciation: /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/, /əˈlɝ.d͡ʒɪk/ 1. A person who has an allergy.
Word: amniocentesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, amnio- + -centesis. Pronunciation: /ˌam.nɪ.ə(ʊ).sɛnˈtiːs.ɪs/ 1. A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications, or simply to drain excess amniotic fluid. Example: In most countries amniocentesis is now offered to – perhaps even imposed on – all older mothers, to check whether the foetus carries an extra chromosome.
Word: amnion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon). Pronunciation: /ˈæm.nɪ.ɒn/, /ˈæm.ni.ɑːn/ 1. The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended. Example: Near-synonym: amniotic sac Example: He never seemed to mind, and after a while, she no longer felt self-conscious about languishing in the amnion of his office.
Word: antisocial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social English antisocial From anti- + social. Pronunciation: /ˌæntiˈsəʊʃəl/, /ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/, /ˌæntaɪˈsoʊʃəl/, /ˌæntiˈsəʉʃəl/, /ˌɛntiˈsɐʉʃəl/ 1. Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people. Example: antisocial person 2. Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing. 3. Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society. Example: antisocial ideals
Word: antisocial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social English antisocial From anti- + social. Pronunciation: /ˌæntiˈsəʊʃəl/, /ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/, /ˌæntaɪˈsoʊʃəl/, /ˌæntiˈsəʉʃəl/, /ˌɛntiˈsɐʉʃəl/ 1. An antisocial individual.
Word: incredible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English incredible, from Latin incrēdibilis (“that cannot be believed”), from in- (“not”) + crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”), equivalent to in- + credible. Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbəl/, /ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/, [ɪ̈ŋˈkɹ̥ʷɛɾəbəɫ], [ɪ̈ŋˈkɹ̥ʷɛɾəbɫ̩] 1. Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief. Example: The extinction of a species once so numerous seemed incredible. Example: I get lost in what is credible and not credible. This whole thing gets so incredible when you consider wiping out whole nations, it is difficult to establish credibility. 2. Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring. Labels: figuratively Example: He was so wrapped up in watching the incredible special effects that he couldn't keep track of the story. 3. Marvellous; profoundly affecting; wonderful; excellent. Labels: figuratively Example: I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.
Word: quiniela Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish quiniela. 1. A kind of bet in which the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted, but (unlike a perfecta) not necessarily in the correct order.
Word: quinina Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of quinine. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Word: quino Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of keno (“gambling game”). Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Word: tantric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tantra + -ic; pronunciation influenced by Sanskrit तान्त्रिक (tāntrika). Pronunciation: /ˈtæntɹɪk/ 1. Related to Vajrayana Buddhism. Labels: not-comparable 2. Related to any of several branches of yoga or esoteric traditions rooted in India. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quinta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese quinta. 1. A country house in Madeira.
Word: quintal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late Middle English, from Anglo-Norman quintal, from Middle French quintal, from Old French and Medieval Latin quintale and quintallus (“various medieval hundredweights”), from Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār, “100 rottols”), from Classical Syriac ܩܰܢܛܺܝܪܳܐ (qanṭīrā) and ܩܰܢܛܺܝܢܳܪܳܐ (qanṭīnārā), from Byzantine Greek κεντηνάριον (kentēnárion), from Latin centēnārium (“100 Roman pounds”), from the neuter of centēnārius (“having 100 things”). Use for various non-English units, borrowed from French quintal, Spanish quintal, Portuguese quintal, etc. The apparent relation to quint- (“five, fivefold”) and -al (forming adjectives) is accidental, although it possibly influenced the eventual spelling of the term. Doublet of centenary, centner, and kantar. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪntl/, /ˈkwɪnl/, /ˈkwɪntəl/ 1. Synonym of hundredweight, 100 or 112 English or American pounds. Labels: historical Example: In one import license alone, the merchant in question was instructed to bring in 13,000 quintals of alum, which, snapped up by industries in England and the Low Countries, would yield the king a cool £8,666 13s 4d. 2. Various other similar units of weight in other systems. Labels: historical 3. An unofficial metric unit equal to 100 kg.
Word: quintal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quint- (“five, fivefold”) + -al (forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪntl/, /ˈkwɪnl/, /ˈkwɪntəl/ 1. A grammatical number referring to five (or more) things. Example: Furthermore, if the number-incorporated pronouns are analyzed as grammatically marked for number, distinct grammatical categories for trial, quadral and quintal must be posited. Example: In UgSL, we find a complete set of forms for dual, trial, quadral and quintal in several paradigmatic contrasts.
Word: quintal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quint- (“five, fivefold”) + -al (forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪntl/, /ˈkwɪnl/, /ˈkwɪntəl/ 1. Referring to five (or more) things; of, in or relating to the quintal grammatical number. Labels: not-comparable Example: What Table 4 does not show is the possibility of even "quadral" and "quintal" forms, like yufopela 'you four', 'the four of you', yufaipela 'you five', 'the five of you'. Example: In sign languages, on the other hand, trial, quadral and quintal forms such as found in UgSL are not uncommon.
Word: conscientious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus. Its English equivalent could possibly be analyzed as conscient + -ous. See more at conscience. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒn.ʃiˈɛn.ʃəs/, /ˌkɑn.ʃiˈɛn.ʃəs/ 1. Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking. Example: He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker. 2. Influenced by conscience; principled; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person). Example: The advice of wise and conscientious people.
Word: consommé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French consommé. Doublet of consummate. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪ/ 1. a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For after washing at the hotel at Patras, Jacob had followed the tram lines a mile or so out; and followed them a mile or so back; he had met several droves of turkeys; several strings of donkeys; had got lost in back streets; had read advertisements of corsets and Maggi's consommé; children had trodden on his toes; the place smelt of bad cheese; and he was glad to find himself suddenly come out opposite his hotel.
Word: escargot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French escargot. Pronunciation: /ˌɛskɑɹˈɡoʊ/, /ɪsˈkɑːɡəʊ/ 1. A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails. Labels: uncountable Example: J. is dating P. at NYU and modeling on the side. They're planning to meet us in Paris for spring break so J. can go to some look-sees (and eat some escargot, obv.). 2. A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish. Labels: countable
Word: appetizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English appetize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English appetizer From appetize + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə/ 1. A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal. 2. Something that creates or increases excitement for what is to follow.
Word: CHUI Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of character user interface. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: quitasol Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kittysol. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: panel van Part of Speech: noun 1. A large van without side windows or rear seats, with a chassis too big for a car; compare car-body van. 2. A further development of the Australian ute, also based on a car chassis, and often highly decorated and fitted out for sleeping. Labels: Australia
Word: performant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From perform + -ant (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs, and adjectives from verbs with the senses of ‘doing (the action of the verb’)), possibly modelled after informant. Pronunciation: /pəˈfɔːmənt/, /pɚˈfɔɹmənt/ 1. Of or relating to performance. Example: A ballet visibly stresses the performant function even though, traditionally, it also claims to communicate some meaning. In sports, the performant function dominates more openly; but, in a symbiotic relation, it derives much of its vitality from a grafted referential function that operates through cultural signs. [...] As a rule, however, the performant function, when it is supported by truly impressive circus performances, tends to monopolize the audience's attention. 2. Performing well; Capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency. Example: The inhabitants commonly use pacing Naggs, singularly performant in travaille, and easily kept in good case. Example: Nevertheless, it should be realized that most of the trials were conducted with poorly performant neutron installations (similar to old 200 kV X-ray units). 3. Performing well; Capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency. Example: The program ALGOLOG is highly performant: it generated 259 linear subproblems, instead of 2²³. Example: Recently, a pure view-based object recognition approach was proposed, that is surprisingly performant.
Word: performant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perform + -ant (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs, and adjectives from verbs with the senses of ‘doing (the action of the verb’)), possibly modelled after informant. Pronunciation: /pəˈfɔːmənt/, /pɚˈfɔɹmənt/ 1. Someone who performs something, such as a ritual; a performer. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: As my heart bears me full witness with what unalloyed satisfaction I should have seen this last duty in your hands or in D. Giddy's, so I feel myself permitted to avow the pain, yea, the sense of shame, with which I contemplate Dr. Stock as the performant. Example: That there is considerable drollery and fun in the work, alike of the pencil and the pen in this morceau, it were idle to deny. That the performant [Henry Louis Stephens] wields both with not a little freedom, nimbleness and ease, is obvious on inspection.
Word: texture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin textūrabor. Middle French texturebor. English texture Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈtɛkst͡ʃɚ/, /ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃɚ/, /ˈtekst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth. 2. The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The piece of music had a mainly homophonic texture. 3. An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The videocard is responsible for drawing every polygon, texture, and particle effect in every game you play. 4. The act or art of weaving. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Skins, although a natural habit unto all before the invention of texture, was something more unto Adam. 5. Something woven; a woven fabric; a web. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Others, apart far in the grassy dale, / Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave. Example: Of richest texture spread 6. A tissue. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: texture Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin textūrabor. Middle French texturebor. English texture Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈtɛkst͡ʃɚ/, /ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃɚ/, /ˈtekst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. To create or apply a texture. Example: Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall. Example: The floor here is invisible because the game's devs forgot to texture it.
Word: texture Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin textūrabor. Middle French texturebor. English texture Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈtɛkst͡ʃɚ/, /ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃɚ/, /ˈtekst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. Having an intense texture; with a texture that causes a strong (often positive) reaction. Labels: slang Example: I may suck at it, but when I get the nail polish *juuuust right* ¶ gosh, its just so texture~ ¶ whaaaat? noo, Im totally not autistic and stimming with every comfortable texture I can Example: I was hesitant about biting a piece of paper. "W-What if I get a papercut on my tongue?" ¶ "Flower, do you honestly think that the Compact uses paper that sophonts can injure themselves with? […
Word: chewy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chew + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃuː.i/ 1. Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed. Example: I must have spent an hour gnawing on the chewy taffy. 2. Prone to chewing. Example: 'And you chewed the chimneys off my dolls' house,' said Angela. 'You are a very chewy dog.' Example: You can expect to be working late into the night to make up for the work you missed that day, constantly distracted by a teething, tired, energised, rampant, playful, chewy puppy who needs attention, contact and training. 3. Full-bodied and tannic. Example: a chewy wine 4. Satisfying to solve; novel and free of crosswordese. Example: I think it's possible to construct a puzzle with chewy fill and nice clues -- and still have it play very, very easy. Example: JUST STOP AND ADMIRE THAT GRID FOR A SECOND! Nice chewy clueing too. Bravo.
Word: chewy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chew + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃuː.i/ 1. Alternative form of chewie (“chewing gum”). Labels: Australia, alt-of, alternative, countable, informal, uncountable Example: Like when Amber gave everyone but me a piece of chewy, and I said that wasn't very nice, […] 2. A type of soft and sticky cookie. Labels: US, countable, informal, uncountable Example: […] Roni clears away the dishes and returns with a plate of jaw-breaking, fillings-yanking, elderly butterscotch chewies. Example: Chocolate chewies are light, crisp, and, yes, chewy chocolate cookies that are studded with chocolate chips and pecans.
Word: antialiasing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + aliasing. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.tiˈeɪ.li.əs.ɪŋ/, /ˈæn.tɑɪ̯ˈeɪ.li.əs.ɪŋ/ 1. any technique that reduces the appearance of jagged edges in digital images caused by high-contrast borders between pixels. Labels: uncountable