nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: tabulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from translingual Tabulata (“an extinct order of corals”) on the basis of -ate (adjective-forming suffix, corresponding to Latin -ātus (forming participles), itself seen in Tabulata), from Latin tabulāta, the nominative neuter plural of tabulātus (“floored”). See further at etymology 1. The order is so named because the corals are characterized by their well-developed horizontal internal partitions (tabulae). Equivalent to tabula + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈtæbjʊlət/, /ˈtæbjuːlət/, /-jə-/ 1. Describing a member of an extinct order of corals, the Tabulata: having tabulae (well-developed horizontal internal partitions within each cell). Labels: not-comparable Example: [W]e find the Zoantharia, in section (1), divided into tabulate and non-tabulate corals. The specimen before us is evidently tabulate, and we therefore follow the reference to section (2), where we find the tabulate corals divided into those with and those without cœnenchyma. Example: On the Zoological Affinities of the Tabulate Corals; by Prof. A. E. Verrill.—The questions discussed in this paper were the position of the tabulate corals among Polyps, and the true value of the tabulate structure in classification. […] Prof. [Addison Emery] Verrill, therefore, concludes that the tabulate structure is of secondary importance as a character, in fixing their affinities, and that the Tabulata must be dismembered,—Halisites, Millepora, and their allies, being classed as Hydroids; and Pocillopora and Favosites with other extinct tabulated genera, as true Polyps.
Word: tabulate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a substantivation of the former adjective through the associated taxon's name (Tabulata). Equivalent to tabula + -ate (forms nouns meaning "specimen of a corresponding taxon ending in -ata") 1. A member of the order Tabulata. Example: Both tabulates and rugosans evolved independently as part of the Ordovician Radiation; the tabulates appeared first in the Early Ordovician (~488 Mya), followed by rugosans about 20 My later.
Word: ultra vires Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin ultra vires (“beyond the power”). 1. beyond the legal power or authority of a person or body Example: Acts of the Scottish Parliament, unlike Westminster, can be challenged in court on the basis that they relate to reserved matters and are, therefore, ultra vires. Example: Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants’ actions were ultra vires and violated the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Word: ululation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ] Borrowed from Latin ululātiō, from ululō (“to howl, shriek, yell”) (from a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root) + -ātiō (suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action) (from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verb roots)). By surface analysis, ululate + -ion. Pronunciation: /juːljʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, /ʌljʊ-/, /ˌjuljuˈleɪʃən/, /ˌʌljə-/ 1. The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl. Example: The overthrown Martian set up a prolonged ululation, and immediately a second glittering giant, answering him, appeared over the trees[.] Example: As we started there broke from the thick silent woods behind us a sudden great ululation of the ape-men, which may have been a cheer of triumph at our departure or a jeer of contempt at our flight.
Word: tablature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French, from Italian tavolatura, from Latin tabulatura, from tabula. Pronunciation: /ˈtæblət͡ʃɜ/ 1. A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An engraved tablet, or a painting on a wall or ceiling, or sometimes a picture in general. Labels: countable 3. A division of the skull into two tables. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: umbellet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From umbel + -let or umbel + -et. 1. A secondary umbel in a compound umbel such as the carrot; an umbellule. Example: Inflorescence a large terminal, leafy, cross-armed panicle, composed of small, 5-flowered, terminal umbellets.
Word: umbelliferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From umbel + -iferous. 1. Bearing umbels. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to a member of the family Umbelliferae. Labels: not-comparable Example: [...] but, we repeat, their aspect is almost enough to distinguish them from other plants; not but that a few plants of other orders bear umbels, and many seem to bear umbels without doing so; but, generally speaking, the aspect of an umbelliferous plant is sufficient to characterise it.
Word: inflorescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin inflōrēscentia, from inflōrēscō (“to begin to flower”), inchoative verb of flōreō (“to flower”). Pronunciation: /ˌɪnfləˈɹɛsəns/, /ˌɪnflɔːˈɹɛsəns/ 1. A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An instance of a plant beginning to flower. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: umbilical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -al. Pronunciation: /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/, /ʌm.bɪˈlaɪ.kəl/ 1. Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord. Labels: not-comparable Example: One womb, one shame, one resolve ¶ Liberate this will to release us all ¶ Gotta cut away, clear away ¶ Snip away and sever this umbilical residue ¶ Keeping me from killing you 2. Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other. Labels: not-comparable
Word: umbilical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -al. Pronunciation: /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/, /ʌm.bɪˈlaɪ.kəl/ 1. A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, or a craft to ground control prior to launch, etc.
Word: periodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French périodique, from Medieval Latin periodicus (“cyclical”), from Latin periodus (“complete sentence, period, circuit”), from Ancient Greek περίοδος (períodos, “cycle, period of time”). By surface analysis, period + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk/, /ˌpɪə-/, /ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪk/ 1. Relative to a period or periods. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having repeated cycles. Labels: not-comparable Example: There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].” 3. Occurring at regular intervals. Labels: not-comparable Example: That last problem did intrude on Hazzard’s roamings, and when she refers to the living city it is with periodic references to thefts of cars and wallets, with a warning not to carry anything “snatchable” by the thieves on motorcycles who whiz through the streets. 4. Periodical. Labels: not-comparable 5. Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit. Labels: not-comparable 6. For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k time steps, for some k>1. Labels: not-comparable 7. Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences. Labels: not-comparable, rhetoric
Word: periodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per-bor. English per- English iodic English periodic From per- + iodic. Pronunciation: /ˌpɜːɹaɪˈɒdɪk/ 1. Relating to the highest oxidation state of iodine; of or derived from a periodic acid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: umbilical cord Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From umbilical + cord. Largely displaced native navel-string. First attested in 1753. 1. The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; it transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste. 2. The line that supplies an astronaut with oxygen and communications when outside a spacecraft. 3. Any of the various lines connecting a rocket to its launch pad before liftoff. 4. Synonym of funiculus. 5. An overdependence on or overattachment to support, especially from one's parents or guardians. Labels: figuratively Example: Remember the eastern leg of HS2 being lopped back to the East Midlands? To this Yorkshireman, this was a tragedy. It removed the umbilical cord designed to connect and bind together the modern advanced manufacturing corridor of England (West Midlands-East Midlands-the reborn Sheffield-Leeds-Teesside-Tyneside), helping it to be capable of competing internationally through the synergy of skills and skilled people.
Word: umbilicus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōlder. Latin umbilīcusbor. English umbilicus Borrowed from Latin umbilīcus (“navel”). Pronunciation: /ˌʌmˈbɪlɪkəs/, /ʌmbɪˈlʌɪkəs/ 1. A navel. 2. Umbilical cord Labels: broadly, proscribed, sometimes Example: Although I have been tempted to cut the umbilicus, and pass a ligature round the remaining portion on one occasion, yet I now deem such interference officious and uncalled - for at this eventful period. Example: She ate the umbilicus, and the afterbirth, which is supposed to be good for them. Then she licked off the first kitten and was ready for the next. 3. A hilum. 4. A depression or opening in the center of the base of many spiral shells. 5. Either of the two apertures in the calamus of a feather. 6. A tube connecting an astronaut or spacecraft to the mothership, through which supplies and samples can be transferred. Example: The importance of the visual analyzer is further increased when the cosmonaut is in free space with only the slight support of an umbilicus. Example: Penetrators will be connected by an umbilicus to an afterbody containing imaging and meteorological instruments. 7. One of the foci of an ellipse or other curve. Labels: obsolete 8. A point of a surface at which the curvatures of the normal sections are all equal to each other. Example: A sphere may be osculatory to the surface in every direction at an umbilicus. 9. An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled. Labels: historical Example: The ends of the umbilicus were called cornua (i.e. horns) in Latin, and were usually adorned with some pretty device
Word: umpteen Part of Speech: det Etymology: From ump (“a colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) + -teen. Unrelated to ump as in umpire, and simply a mnemonic rhyming aid. Pronunciation: /ˈʌmp.tiːn/ 1. Relatively large but unspecified in number. Labels: informal Example: She's taking umpteen friends with her to the party. Example: We still claim a population of over 300,000 based on the new city directory, and that chief of the census who threw out umpteen thousand names on us this spring can’t put his name on our slipboard any more.
Word: Johnny Part of Speech: name Etymology: From John + -y. In the sense of an Englishman, compare John Bull. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɒn.i/, /ˈd͡ʒɑn.i/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name John.
Word: Johnny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From John + -y. In the sense of an Englishman, compare John Bull. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɒn.i/, /ˈd͡ʒɑn.i/ 1. A jack (playing card). Labels: slang 2. Ellipsis of Johnny Reb (“Confederate soldier in the American Civil War”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal 3. An Englishman. Labels: slang 4. A fellow, a man. Labels: slang Example: We met in the desert, and we headed 'em off, and the other Johnnies herded 'em behind. Example: "Like the Persian Johnny," said Jimmy, "who went about wailing for fresh worlds to conquer."
Word: Pete Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /piːt/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Peter. Example: “Where’s Pete?” Pearce asked him. / “Pete?” Shortarse’s mouth stretched and slackened and stretched again. You couldn’t tell if he’d just stubbed his toe, or if he was about to burst into hysterical laughter. / “How many Petes you got working here?” / Shortarse shrugged. […] “Thompson,” Pearce said with his eyes closed. “Thompson,” he said again. He opened his eyes and stared. “I’d like to see Pete Thompson.” Example: According to the Atlantic, national security adviser Mike Waltz earlier this month convened a text conversation with top US officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to discuss strikes on Houthi militants in Yemen who had been threatening international shipping in the Red Sea. Waltz, apparently accidentally, added Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg to the chain. 2. A Peterbilt truck. Labels: slang Example: Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June In a Kenworth pullin' logs. Cab-over Pete with a reefer on And a Jimmy haulin' hogs.
Word: Ted Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortened form of Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus or Edmund. Pronunciation: /tɛd/ 1. A nickname for the male given names Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus, and Edmund. Example: Second, Kaczynski attended Harvard University and the University of Michigan, not MIT. An MIT spokesperson said in a Wednesday email: “We have no enrollment record or information that Ted Kaczynski ever attended MIT.”
Word: Ted Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened form of Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus or Edmund. Pronunciation: /tɛd/ 1. A Teddy boy. Labels: informal
Word: potion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pocioun, borrowed from Old French pocion, from Latin pōtiō (“a drinking”), pōtiōnis, from pōtāre (“to drink”). Doublet of poison. Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊ.ʃən/, /ˈpoʊ.ʃən/, /poːʃən/ 1. A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical. Example: He hoped to win the princess's heart by mixing the love potion the witch gave him into her drink. Example: Everything changed when I found this potion that gives me a huge speed boost whenever I drink it.
Word: potion Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pocioun, borrowed from Old French pocion, from Latin pōtiō (“a drinking”), pōtiōnis, from pōtāre (“to drink”). Doublet of poison. Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊ.ʃən/, /ˈpoʊ.ʃən/, /poːʃən/ 1. To drug (someone). Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: [T]he yong L. Roger Mortimer, […] hauing corrupted his Keepers, or (as ſome others vvrite) hauing potioned them vvith a ſleepy drinke, eſcaped out of the Tovver of London, getting ouer clearely vvithout any empeachment into France.
Word: Microsoft Part of Speech: name Etymology: A blend of microcomputer + software. See -soft. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɒft/, /ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɔft/, /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌsɔft/, /ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɑft/, /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌsɑft/ 1. Microsoft Corporation, a technology company.
Word: Microsoft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A blend of microcomputer + software. See -soft. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɒft/, /ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɔft/, /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌsɔft/, /ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɑft/, /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌsɑft/ 1. A company whose products are widespread. Labels: figuratively Example: After its phenomenal stock offering two weeks ago, Netscape Communications Corp. is well on its way to becoming the Microsoft of the Internet. Example: Similarly, said Fraley, farmers were going to demand Bt cotton or Roundup-resistant soybean plants no matter where they went shopping for seeds. Monsanto would be the Microsoft of agriculture.
Word: Microsoft Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A blend of microcomputer + software. See -soft. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɒft/, /ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɔft/, /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌsɔft/, /ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɑft/, /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌsɑft/ 1. To Microsoftify. Labels: slang, transitive 2. To render more like Microsoft with regards to business practices and tactics. Labels: slang, transitive Example: You could call it the Microsofting of the wine industry. Of course, wine is unlikely to be dominated by one producer or one distributor.
Word: freaking Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːkɪŋ/ 1. Fucking. Labels: US, euphemistic, not-comparable, slang Example: You're getting on my freaking nerves! 2. Freakish. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Thence home and visited Sir J. Minnes, who continues ill, but is something better, there he told me what a mad freaking fellow Sir Ellis Layton hath been, and is, and once at Antwerp was really mad.
Word: freaking Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːkɪŋ/ 1. Fucking. Labels: US, euphemistic, not-comparable, slang Example: You think you're so freaking smart, don't you? Example: He was so scared he freaking ran into a police station.
Word: freaking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of freak Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: freaking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːkɪŋ/ 1. A streak or variegation in a pattern. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: For the greater part of the time we were considerably above the sea, that took on a more vivid hue, more peacock freakings, for every yard we hung above it. Once in a way we got down to sea level, but only to mount again. Example: […] so through every conceivable shade of red, lilac and purple to a vinous maroon of the deepest dye, with freakings and freckles and all manner of fantastic adornments. 2. A sexual style of dance similar to daggering. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: magical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-ú-s Proto-Indo-Iranian *magʰúš Proto-Iranian *magúš Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 (m-gu-š /⁠maguš⁠/)bor. Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós)bor. Latin magicus Old French magiquebor. Middle English magik English magic English -al English magical From magic + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ 1. Of, relating to, or by means of magic. Example: But the vulva is the magical wound that bleeds and heals itself every month, and because it bleeds in sympathy with the dark of the moon, the vulva is an expression not of physiology but of cosmology. 2. Enchanting. Example: The fireworks created a magical atmosphere in that beautiful summer night. Example: He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood.
Word: administer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English administren, from Old French aminister, from Latin administrare (“to manage, execute”), from ad (“to”) + ministrare (“to attend, serve”), from minister (“servant”); see minister. Pronunciation: /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stə/, /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɚ/ 1. To apportion out, distribute. Labels: transitive Example: [Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs. Example: Justice was administered between man and man with an exactness and purity not before known. 2. To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity. Labels: transitive Example: For forms of government let fools contest: / Whate'er is best administered is best. Example: Located in the northwestern side of the Black Sea, Snake Island, or called ostriv Zmiyinyy in Ukrainian and Insula Serpilor in Romanian, is currently administered by Ukraine but claimed by Romania. 3. To minister (to). Labels: intransitive Example: administering to the sick Example: A fountain […] administers to the pleasure as well as the plenty of the place. 4. To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor. 5. To give, as an oath. Example: Swear […] to keep the oath that we administer. 6. To give (a drug, to a patient), be it orally or by any other means. Labels: transitive Example: We administered the medicine to our dog by mixing it in his food. 7. To cause (a patient, human or animal) to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit. Labels: transitive Example: A noxious drug had been administered to him.
Word: disturb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH-, *(s)turH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɜːb/, /dɪˈstɝb/, /ɖɪsˈʈɜ(r)b/, /ˈɖɪsʈə(r)b/ 1. to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids. Labels: transitive Example: The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam. Example: The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone. 2. to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing. Labels: transitive Example: A mudslide disturbed the course of the river. Example: The trauma disturbed his mind. 3. to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion. Labels: intransitive
Word: disturb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH-, *(s)turH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɜːb/, /dɪˈstɝb/, /ɖɪsˈʈɜ(r)b/, /ˈɖɪsʈə(r)b/ 1. disturbance Labels: obsolete Example: Instant without disturb they took alarm
Word: puissant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English puissaunt, from Middle French puissant, poissant, Anglo-Norman puissant, Old French pussant, et al., present participle of pooir (“to be able”), ultimately from Latin posse (“be able”). Pronunciation: /ˈpwɪs(ə)nt/, /ˈpjuːɪs(ə)nt/, /ˈpjuəsənt/, /ˈpwɪsənt/ 1. Powerful, mighty, having authority. Labels: archaic, literary Example: Awake remembrance of these valiant dead, / And with your puissant arm renew their feats. Example: For who can yet believe, though after loss, That all these puissant legions, whose exile Hath emptied Heaven, shall fail to re-ascend, Self-raised, and repossess their native seat?
Word: honorificabilitudinity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin honōrificābilitūdinitās. Pronunciation: /ˌhɒnɒˌɹɪfɪkəˌbɪlɪtjuːˈdɪnɪtɪ/, /ˌɒnəˌɹɪfɪkəˌbɪlɪtjuːˈdɪnɪtɪ/ 1. The quality of being honourable; honourableness. Labels: humorous, rare, uncountable
Word: pyretic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin pyreticus, from Ancient Greek πυρετικός (puretikós, “febrile”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Pronunciation: /paɪˈɹɛtɪk/ 1. Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pyretic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin pyreticus, from Ancient Greek πυρετικός (puretikós, “febrile”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Pronunciation: /paɪˈɹɛtɪk/ 1. A remedy for fever.
Word: unscrupulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English scrupulous English unscrupulous From un- + scrupulous. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈskɹuːpjʊləs/ 1. Without scruples; immoral. Example: The real difficulty is with the vast wealth and power in the hands of the few and the unscrupulous who represent or control capital. Example: Nazism, they wrote, had turned German youth into godless, shameless, unscrupulous murderers. 2. Contemptuous of what is right or honorable.
Word: unabated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English abated English unabated From un- + abated. Pronunciation: /ʌn.əˈbeɪ.tɪd/, /ʌnəˈbɛjtɪd/ 1. Continuing at full strength or intensity. Example: In this period, road building continued unabated, but change was in the wind as the UK government recognised it had to make more use of the rail network and increase investment on a scale that it could not afford, and which would require private sector participation. Example: More than 100 countries already support a phase-out of “unabated” fossil fuels – those where the resultant emissions are not captured – and whether the final Cop28 agreement calls for this or uses weaker language such as “phase-down” is one of the most fiercely fought issues at the summit.
Word: unacceptable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unacceptabylle, equivalent to un- + acceptable. Pronunciation: /ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/, /ˌʌn.əkˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/, [ˌɐn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩], [ˌɐn.əkˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩], [ˌɐn.ɪ̞kˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] 1. Unsatisfactory; not acceptable. Example: "This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm." Example: The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created to own not just the railways, but also London Underground, docks, inland waterways, and some road haulage activities. Its remit was to operate on a break-even basis, with sustained losses unacceptable. 2. Not conforming to accepted usage.
Word: unacceptable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English unacceptabylle, equivalent to un- + acceptable. Pronunciation: /ˌʌn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/, /ˌʌn.əkˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/, [ˌɐn.ækˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩], [ˌɐn.əkˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩], [ˌɐn.ɪ̞kˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] 1. Something that is not acceptable. Example: Second, the data collected using CASEMAP afford us the opportunity to conduct market segmentation analyses based on the similarity in the pattern of unacceptables and/or the benefits that consumers seek in the category.
Word: unaccompanied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English accompanied English unaccompanied From un- + accompanied. 1. travelling without companions Example: The number of children arriving without a parent at the southern border is expected to surpass the levels during the 2014 unaccompanied minor crisis, according to Customs and Border Protection data obtained by CNN. 2. performed or scored without accompaniment; solo
Word: stannary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin stannaria, from Latin stannum (“tin”). By surface analysis, stann- + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˈstænəɹi/ 1. Of or pertaining to tin mining, especially in Cornwall. Labels: not-comparable Example: The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record.
Word: stannary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin stannaria, from Latin stannum (“tin”). By surface analysis, stann- + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˈstænəɹi/ 1. A tin mine or tinworks. Example: If by publike lavv the mint vvere ordained to be onely ſupplyed by our ſtanneries, hovv currantly vvould they paſs for more precious then ſilver mines?
Word: flitter-mouse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of flittermouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rats Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹæts/ 1. plural of rat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rats Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ɹæts/ 1. An expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn. Labels: informal 2. An expression of disbelief. Labels: informal Example: "It's damned clever — fair puzzles 'em every time. How d'ye get them?" "I tell you I don't. It's outside myself." "Rats! You can tell me, Tom. I'm Griffiths, the safe man."
Word: rats Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹæts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rat Labels: form-of, indicative, informal, present, singular, third-person
Word: subitaneous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin subitaneus. Doublet of sudden. 1. Sudden; suddenly done or made. Labels: obsolete 2. Immediately developing (as contrasted with e.g. diapausing). Example: ... subitaneous (immediately developing) and diapausing (dormant) eggs, brood retention, environmental sex determination and suppression of meiosis in subitaneous eggs. The production of subitaneous and diapausing eggs is[…] Example: ... subitaneous or resting. This is enough to make the Calanoida eggs (about 104–106 m-2 of bottom area) more abundant than those of Rotifera (about 104 m-2) and Cladocera (about 103–105 m-2) in sediment assemblages (Hairston 1996). Among[…]
Word: Christadelphian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by English religious leader and founder of the Christadelphian movement John Thomas, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”). Pronunciation: /ˌkrɪs.təˈdɛl.fɪ.ən/ 1. A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century. Example: When Malone next looked round he was gone. "He is one of these Second-coming fanatics," he whispered to Enid. There are a lot of them—Christadelphians, Russellites, Bible Students and what-not.
Word: Christadelphian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by English religious leader and founder of the Christadelphian movement John Thomas, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”). Pronunciation: /ˌkrɪs.təˈdɛl.fɪ.ən/ 1. Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
Word: egad Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A modification of by God. Pronunciation: /iːˈɡæd/, /iˈɡæd/ 1. A mild exclamation of contempt, surprise, outrage, etc. Labels: dated Example: O here a' comes—Ah my Hector of Troy, vvelcome my Bully, my Back; agad my heart has gone a pit pat for thee. Example: […] She's in love, egad, […]
Word: gamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Mrs Sarah Gamp, a character who carried a large umbrella in Charles Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit. Pronunciation: /ɡæmp/, /ɡamp/ 1. An umbrella. Labels: UK, dated, slang Example: It was the last day of the match, and owing to rain it was really unfit to play, but the promoters insisted upon our doing so, to satisfy the spectators, who stood round the ground with their umbrellas up. […] One gentleman sat with his gamp up on some rails near the railway. Example: And it was early morning, and the world was moist, when the crystal-gazer's husband, a freak in knickerbockers with an open coppish and a sabbath gamp, came over the stones outside his house to meet the holy travellers.
Word: gamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From GAMP (“gynandromorphophilia”). Pronunciation: /ɡæmp/, /ɡamp/ 1. A gynandromorphophile, a tranny chaser.
Word: condylar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English condyle Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English condylar From condyle + -ar. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.də.lə/, /ˈkɑn.də.lɚ/ 1. Relating to or resembling a condyle. Example: Dr. Bolognese's pioneer method of spinal fusion uses condylar screws, which minimize risk to the main vertebral structure.
Word: condyloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English condyle Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English condyloid From condyle + -oid. 1. Relating to or resembling a condyle.
Word: controvert Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin contrōvertere, from Latin contrō- (“against”) + vertere (“to turn”). 1. To dispute, to argue about (something). Labels: transitive 2. To argue against (something or someone); to contradict, to deny. Labels: transitive Example: [T]hat women from their education and the present state of civilized life, are in the same condition, cannot, I think, be controverted. 3. To be involved or engaged in controversy; to argue. Labels: intransitive
Word: unaccountable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English accountable English unaccountable From un- + accountable. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbl̩/ 1. Inexplicable; unable to be accounted for or explained. Example: And the having individually entertained four such resolves, without perceiving that once brought together, they all mutually expire; this, this ineffable folly, Pierre, brands thee in the forehead for an unaccountable infatuate! Example: If only Poirot had been accessible, I could have asked his advice. What possessed him to go posting off to London in this unaccountable way? 2. Not responsible; free from accountability or control. Example: Thailand has dropped legislation to criminalise torture and disappearances after years of working on the bill, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday, leaving state employees unaccountable for serious crimes. Example: Graeme Bickerdike, a member of campaign organisation The HRE Group, told RAIL: "This infilling and demolition programme - costing much more than repair - has been conceived with no thought for its impact beyond the silos where distant, unaccountable officials manage their spreadsheets.
Word: unadulterated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English adulterated English unadulterated From un- + adulterated. 1. Pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the works of nature we find, in many instances, beauty and sublimity involved among circumstances, which are either indifferent, or which obstruct the general effect: and it is only by a train of experiments, that we can separate those circumstances from the rest... Accordingly, the inexperienced artist, when he copies nature, will copy her servilely... and the beauties of his performances will be encumbered with a number of superfluous or disagreeable concomitants. Experience and observation alone can enable him to make this determination: to exhibit the principles of beauty pure and unadulterated, and to form a creation of his own, more faultless, than ever fell under the observation of his senses. 2. Utter or out-and-out, especially in the phrase unadulterated truth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: controvertible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English controvert 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 controvertible From controvert + -ible. Pronunciation: /ˌkɑntɹəˈvɝtɪbl̩/, /ˌkɒntɹəˈvɜːtɪbl̩/ 1. Open to questioning; able to be denied, challenged, or disputed.
Word: inadvisable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avis Old French aviserbor. Middle English avisen ▲ Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-(h₁)seti Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti Proto-Italic *weidsō Latin visō Late Latin advisōder. English advise Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English advisable English inadvisable From in- + advisable. 1. Unwise; not recommended; not prudent; not to be advised.
Word: carb up Part of Speech: verb 1. To consume a large amount of carbohydrates, ostensibly for energy; generally a practice of athletes, especially runners and swimmers. Labels: informal Example: Let's have a spaghetti feed to carb up before the big meet.
Word: Awen Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Heliopolis (“ancient Egyptian city”).
Word: boulangerie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French boulangerie. Pronunciation: /buˈlɑ̃ʒɚˌɹi/ 1. A French or French-style bakery. Example: […] the Crommelyncks followed in 1963 and opened the Atélier Crommelynck in an old boulangerie in the nearby hilltop town of Mougins, […]
Word: chalaza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”). Pronunciation: /kəˈleɪzə/ 1. The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle. 2. One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.
Word: leather working Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of leatherworking Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: dragée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French dragée. Pronunciation: /dɹæˈʒeɪ/ 1. A sweet or confection with a hard outer shell, originally used to administer drugs, medicine, etc. Example: I opened the cupboard and found a bag of raisins, two empty sauce bottles, a packet of icing sugar, a tube of dragées and a paper packet of candles.
Word: eluviation Part of Speech: noun 1. The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall Labels: countable 2. Creation of geological deposits (eluvial deposits) by in situ weathering or weathering plus gravitational movement or accumulation. Labels: uncountable
Word: mierda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Directly from Spanish mierda, from Latin merda. Doublet of merde and merd. 1. shit Labels: Canada, US, neologism, uncountable, vulgar
Word: Baltimore Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, the first Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. "Baltimore" itself is an anglicization of Irish baile an tí mhóir, "settlement of the big house." Pronunciation: /ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɹ/, /-tə-/, /ˈbɑl.tɪˌmoɹ/, /ˈbɒltɪmɔː/, /ˈbɔːl-/ 1. An independent city in central Maryland, United States. Example: Note the presence in the foreground of the fronds of ailanthus, often called “ghetto palm,” now ubiquitous in Baltimore but apparently already common in the 1930s. Example: Earlier this week, amid freezing temperatures, students across Baltimore City returned from winter break to face unheated classrooms. 2. A number of other places in the United States: 3. A number of other places in the United States: 4. A number of other places in the United States: 5. A number of other places in the United States: 6. A number of other places in the United States: 7. A number of other places in the United States: 8. A coastal village in western County Cork, Ireland.
Word: Baltimore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, the first Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. "Baltimore" itself is an anglicization of Irish baile an tí mhóir, "settlement of the big house." Pronunciation: /ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɹ/, /-tə-/, /ˈbɑl.tɪˌmoɹ/, /ˈbɒltɪmɔː/, /ˈbɔːl-/ 1. Ellipsis of Baltimore oriole. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: repatriate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin repatriare, from re- + patria (“homeland”). Cognate to repair (“to return”). Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈpæ.tɹi.eɪt/, /ɹiːˈpeɪ.tɹi.eɪt/ 1. A person who has returned to their country of origin or whose original citizenship has been restored.
Word: repatriate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin repatriare, from re- + patria (“homeland”). Cognate to repair (“to return”). Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈpæ.tɹi.eɪt/, /ɹiːˈpeɪ.tɹi.eɪt/ 1. To restore (a person) to their own country. Labels: transitive Example: Early in 1948, a rumor spread through camp that the Japanese prisoners of war were finally going to be allowed to go home, that a ship would be sent to repatriate us in the spring. Example: A woman staying with us came down with cholera. This person had evacuated with her family from Haerbin, which was under Communist control, thinking that it would be easier to repatriate from Changchun than northern Haerbin. 2. To return or restore (artworks, museum exhibits, etc.) to their country of origin. Labels: transitive Example: Greece repatriated an Athenian frieze from France, arranging for it to be sent back to Athens. Example: France repatriated an Athenian frieze back to Greece. 3. To convert a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country. Labels: transitive
Word: commerce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French commerce, from Latin commercium. Doublet of comess. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒm.əs/, /ˈkɑ.mɚs/, /ˈkɒm.ɚs/, /ˈkɔm.əs/, [kɔ̟m.əs] 1. The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [A]ll libertine diſcourſe, and familiarities vvith vvomen, […] nay even friendſhip it ſelfe […] muſt be vvatched vvith great prudence to be kept ſafe: for vvhich cauſe in ſtead of all theſe perillous commerces of our love, I vvill preferre ſo ſecure an object to it, […] Example: Fifteen years of thought, observation, and commerce with the world had made him [Bunyan] wiser. 3. Sexual intercourse. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: carnal commerce 4. An 18th-century French card game in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: commerce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French commerce, from Latin commercium. Doublet of comess. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒm.əs/, /kəˈmɜːs/, /ˈkɑ.mɚs/, /kəˈmɝs/, /ˈkɒm.ɚs/ 1. To carry on trade; to traffic. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: [A]lwaies beware you commerce not with bankrupts, […] 2. To hold conversation; to communicate. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: No, sir, he, / Vex'd with a morbid devil in his blood / That veil'd the world with jaundice, hid his face / From all men, and commercing with himself, / He lost the sense that handles daily life— […] Example: Musicians […] taught the people in angelic harmonies to commerce with heaven.
Word: attribution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French attribution, from Latin attributio. Pronunciation: /ˌæ.tɹɪˈbju.ʃən/ 1. The act of attributing something. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious. 3. A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Authority or function assigned Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: mugwort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mugwort, mugwyrt, mucgwurt, from Old English mucgwyrt, mucwyrt et al., from Proto-Germanic; probably corresponding to midge + wort. Cognate with regional Low German muggart, mugwurz. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌɡwɜːt/, /ˈmʌɡwɝt/ 1. Any of species Artemisia vulgaris of plants native to temperate Eurasia and north Africa, traditionally used medicinally. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mugwort is with good success put among other herbs that are boiled, for women to sit over the hot decoction to draw down their courses, to help the delivery of the birth and expel the afterbirth, as also for the obstructions and inflammations of the mother. Example: Peony would keep away any kind of storms. Mugwort hung over doorways on Midsummer's Day, June 24, would keep off lightning, as St. John's-Wort would if gathered before sunrise on that day. 2. Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia native to Eurasia, Africa, and North America. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: LGBT Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or transsexual, derived from earlier LGB. Attested since 1988. Used as a self-designation in United States gay rights activism since about 1990. Pronunciation: /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/ 1. Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective. Labels: not-comparable Example: This differential treatment in both the community of culture and mainstream white LGBT community may lead some LGBT people of colour to experience varying degrees of visibility and invisibility within these communities, and their identity as a^([sic]) LGBT person may change depending on the cultural context. Example: In a restaurant in Changsha, the capital of central China's Hunan province, Hu Mingliang and Sun Wenlin exchanged their wedding rings, and received blessings from over 200 friends, relatives, as well as LGBT rights activists from around the country.
Word: LGBT Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or transsexual, derived from earlier LGB. Attested since 1988. Used as a self-designation in United States gay rights activism since about 1990. Pronunciation: /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/ 1. A member of the LGBT community. Labels: in-plural, nonstandard Example: An applicant may exceptionally be able to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution even if a law criminalizing LGBT is no longer enforced, […] Example: Further evidence of the political weakness of LGBT is that they are not concentrated enough to be a majority of voters, or even a minority of influence in any state or city. 2. A sandwich named after the sexuality-gender term, composed of lettuce, guacamole or avocado, bacon, tomato. A variant of the BLT. Example: Whether it’s LGBT sandwiches in an era where schools in Birmingham are facing protests for teaching LGBTQ rights, or Nike promoting the fight against police brutality in the age of Trump, brands are tapping into this sense of millennial grievance.
Word: presidents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of president Labels: form-of, plural
Word: designs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪˈzaɪnz/ 1. plural of design Labels: form-of, plural
Word: designs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈzaɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of design Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: passes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːsɪz/, /ˈpæsɪz/, /ˈpasɪz/, /ˈpɐːsəz/, /ˈpaːsɪz/ 1. plural of pass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: passes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːsɪz/, /ˈpæsɪz/, /ˈpasɪz/, /ˈpɐːsəz/, /ˈpaːsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pass Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chavette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chav + -ette. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃæˈvɛt/ 1. A female chav. Labels: UK, derogatory, slang Example: So, whenever a big game is being shown on telly the streets and shopping centres will become chav-free zones. (You might spot a few straggling chavettes around who haven't quite realized that the way to attract a chav bloke is to feign an interest in the beautiful game.)
Word: age group Part of Speech: noun 1. A demographic grouping based on age. Example: It’s one of Foden’s curiosities that, 74 games into his City career, we still don’t really know what his best position will be. He is played as a wing-back and a deep-lying playmaker for England age-group sides.
Word: air force Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)s/ 1. A branch of the military mainly devoted to air warfare, as opposed to (land) army and (sea) navy. Example: When you're in the air force you have to be prepared to launch missiles at people from the air. 2. A unit in the U.S. Air Force larger than a division but smaller than a command.
Word: airforce Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)s/ 1. Alternative spelling of air force. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: maudlin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Maudelen, a dialectal form of Mary Magdalene (typically depicted weeping), from Old French Madelaine (whence Madeleine), from Late Latin Magdalena (see Magdalena, Magdalene, and Maudlin). Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːd.lɪn/, /ˈmɑːd.lɪn/ 1. The Magdalene; Mary Magdalene. Labels: obsolete Example: for alle they worſchipden hir ſouereynly / as worthy was / but ſpecially Mawdelayne / that wolde neuere departe fro hir. 2. Either of two aromatic plants, costmary or sweet yarrow. Labels: historical Example: Common Maudlin have somewhat long and narrow leaves, snipped about the edges. 3. A Magdalene house; a brothel. Labels: obsolete