nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: brokenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English broken Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 brokenness From broken + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being broken. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: renal angle Part of Speech: noun 1. An area located on either side of the human back between the lateral borders of the erector spinae muscles and inferior borders of the twelfth rib, so called because the kidney can be felt at this location.
Word: brokeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English broke Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 brokeness From broke + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being broke; having no money. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: bankruptcy
Word: broad-mindedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English broad-minded Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 broad-mindedness From broad-minded + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being broad-minded.
Word: brininess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English briny 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 brininess From briny + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being briny. Labels: uncountable
Word: bumpiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bumpy 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 bumpiness From bumpy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bumpy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bullishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bullish 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 bullishness From bullish + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bullish. Labels: uncountable
Word: engendered reliance Part of Speech: noun 1. A situation in which an institution has encouraged its customers to become reliant on their services, and is therefore legally obligated to continue to provide those services. Labels: uncountable
Word: bushiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bushy 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 bushiness From bushy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bushy. Labels: uncountable
Word: busyness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From busy + -ness; the ⟨y⟩ (-y) is kept to distinguish from business (of which it is a doublet), which is derived from the same two morphemes but by regular spelling rules. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪz.i.nɪs/, /ˈbɪz.i.nəs/, /bɪˈziː.nɛs/ 1. The state of being busy. Labels: uncountable Example: She moved back to the table, and her busyness expressed her purpose but also perhaps hid some sort of regret at the news. Example: A world without rigid temporal boundaries gave some a rare chance to relax and regroup after many years of busyness.
Word: brownness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brown 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 brownness From brown + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being brown. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The brownness at the edges indicates that the roasting is almost done.
Word: broadness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English brodnes (also as brednysse), from Old English brādnes, brǣdnys (“breadth, greatness, extent, surface; liberality”), equivalent to broad + -ness. 1. The state, characteristic, or condition of being broad; breadth. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: paper candidate Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪpə ˈkændɪdət/, /ˈpeɪpɚ ˈkændɪdeɪt/, /-dɪt/ 1. An election candidate with little chance of winning, who runs a minimal or no campaign, and who is added to the ballot for publicity, to increase the number of candidates standing and/or try to ensure their party has a candidate in every electoral district. Example: Mr. Kent. I never knew of any actual Democratic opponent to a Republican candidate for Congress in Philadelphia for a number of years, but there may have been some "paper candidate" set up. Example: One Labour candidate in a safe seat believed that his Liberal Democrat opponent was nothing but a ‘paper candidate’, while the Conservatives’ candidate in Scotland reported that his local party had been asked ‘not to canvass but to send people to key seats’; the opposition parties did likewise and were ‘almost nowhere to be seen’.
Word: xenon hexafluoroplatinate Part of Speech: noun 1. The first compound of an inert gas to be prepared; it seems to have the formula XePtF₆, but its structure is ambiguous, and may be a mixture. Labels: uncountable
Word: vilifiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vilifier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hexafluoroplatinate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- English platinate English hexafluoroplatinate From hexa- + fluoro- + platinate. Pronunciation: /ˌhɛksəflɔːɹə(ʊ)ˈplatɪneɪt/, /ˌhɛksəflɔːɹə(ʊ)ˈplatɪnət/ 1. The univalent anion PtF₆⁻ prepared by reacting platinum hexafluoride with certain metals or other elements.
Word: redistributable Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a software component, allowable to be redistributed by a third party as part of its own software. Labels: not-comparable
Word: redistributable Part of Speech: noun 1. A software component that can be redistributed. Example: This ensures that the source gets compiled before the redistributables are built, and that the redistributable is built before the remote deployment.
Word: morning sickness Part of Speech: noun 1. Early morning nausea and vomiting as a symptom of pregnancy. Labels: uncountable
Word: anthropocentrism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originated 1905-1910, anthropocentric + -ism. Equivalent to anthropo- + -centrism. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.θɹə.poʊˈsɛn.tɹɪz.m/ 1. A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of everything, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Is challenging anthropocentrism irrelevant and unhelpful? The arguments against human—centredness I have advanced in the previous chapter include a strongly prudential one for the human species — that anthropocentrism leads to […]
Word: videographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From video- + -grapher. 1. Any person involved in the production of video material, but especially a person who uses a video camera. Example: Videotaping by an experienced videographer can add so much life to your wedding memories that it is fast becoming a very popular wedding component.
Word: broad-minded Part of Speech: adj 1. Having an open mind; tolerant of diversity; with broad views on different issues. Example: I'm broadminded and understanding of the struggle of your organization because as a prisoner I've been discriminated against myself.
Word: a dumb priest never got a parish Part of Speech: proverb 1. Those who fail to speak up will fail to get what they desire. Labels: Ireland
Word: xiong Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hokkien 傷 /伤 (siong). The spelling with x is Pinyin-based. 1. Alternative form of siong. Labels: Singapore, Singlish, alt-of, alternative
Word: anthropo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Combining form of Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”). Pronunciation: /ˈænθɹəpə-/, /ænˈθɹɒpə-/, /ˌænθɹəˈpɒ-/, /ˌænθɹəpə-/, /ˌænθɹəpoʊ-/ 1. Forming words related to men or people. Labels: morpheme
Word: referencing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reference Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: referencing Part of Speech: noun 1. The making of a reference. Example: And what conversation becomes then is a sustained strip or tract of referencings, each referencing tending to bear, but often deviously, some retrospectively perceivable connection to the immediately preceding one.
Word: solves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of solve Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wordlist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From word + list. 1. A written collection of all words derived from a particular source, or sharing some other characteristic. Labels: especially Example: This is an annotated wordlist of the Ayere language, spoken in Ayere village in Kwara State, Nigeria. The wordlist was written by Mr. E.O. Olumorin for the West African Languages Survey in November 1961. […] Comparative wordlists of two dialects of Yoruba with Igala. Example: For example, the focus of most previous wordlists has been on general academic vocabulary or the discipline-specific vocabulary needed in tertiary education. 2. The section of a style guide that lists particular words and terms, arranged alphabetically, to show for each one the preferred orthographic styling (e.g., hyphenation, spelling variant), as well as any usage prescription to be enforced about its usage.
Word: wordlists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wordlist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vademecum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of vade mecum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: geriatrician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English geriatric Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English geriatrician From geriatric + -ian. 1. A medical doctor specialising in the assessment and treatment of elderly people.
Word: psychogeriatrician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psycho- + geriatric + -ian. 1. A psychiatrist subspecialising in the assessment and treatment of elderly people.
Word: Grubbs' test Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Frank E. Grubbs, who published the test in 1950. 1. A statistical test for deciding whether a data point is an outlier.
Word: mountain hare Part of Speech: noun 1. A Eurasian hare of species Lepus timidus, found mainly in tundra regions. Example: Mountain hares reproduce quickly, with each female having three litters of two or three pups between February and September. Example: The new livery features the native mountain hare and its predator the eagle, reflecting the wildlife of the mountain most known for their speed and agility. 2. Any of various hares found in mountainous country, especially a snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) or a white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendi). Labels: Canada, US
Word: European hare Part of Speech: noun 1. A Eurasian hare species (Lepus europaeus or Lepus capensis).
Word: eastern jackrabbit Part of Speech: noun 1. A term used of European hare, Lepus europaeus, in Eastern North America, originating from European hares that escaped from a farm.
Word: spiss Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin spissus. 1. thick, compact, dense, or crowded Labels: obsolete Example: this spisse and […] copious, yet concise, treatise
Word: deriving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of derive Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: transcribed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having undergone transcription. Labels: not-comparable 2. Prerecorded for later broadcasting. Labels: not-comparable Example: a transcribed drama series
Word: transcribed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of transcribe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: like like Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Lexical clone of like. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ̯k.laɪ̯k/ 1. To fancy; to be romantically or sexually attracted to. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Do you just "like" her or do you "like like" her? Example: i seriously think he likes me. Like, LIKE likes me. Did you see how he let me draw all over his shoes today during the convocation? Oh my God. What a mess. Because of course there was NO WAY Jason LIKE liked Becca.
Word: clicked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /klɪkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of click Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hematocrit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemato- (“blood”) + Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs, “judge, umpire”), literally “to separate blood”, coined by Swedish physiologist Magnus Blix in 1891. Pronunciation: /hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/ 1. The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood. Labels: countable
Word: qualifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of qualify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: qualifying Part of Speech: noun 1. verbal noun of qualify Labels: form-of, noun-from-verb 2. A qualification or added condition. Example: No expostulations! No buts, girl! No qualifyings, I will be obeyed, I tell you; and chearfully too! 3. An examination that must be taken in order to qualify. Example: Despite possible lore among graduate students to the contrary, most faculty members dread having to fail a student in the qualifyings. 4. A preliminary competition in which successful competitors gain entry into, and/or a favourable starting position in, a subsequent competition. Example: McLaren driver Hamilton was never in contention after making a disastrous mistake to crash out in qualifying and then starting at the back of the grid after a penalty for changing his gearbox. Example: Wales claimed their first points in Euro 2012 qualifying with a morale-boosting victory in Cardiff over former Group G joint leaders Montenegro.
Word: identifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of identify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: revisited Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of revisit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: emphasizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of emphasize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outdent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Modelled on indent, replacing in with its opposite, out. 1. A hanging paragraph.
Word: outdent Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Modelled on indent, replacing in with its opposite, out. 1. To indent negatively, bring towards the margin; to remove an indent. Example: By default, the summary tasks are bold and outdented, and the subtasks are indented beneath them.
Word: port-o-john Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Port-a-John (“an American business”), from portable, -a-, & john (“a toilet; an outhouse”). 1. A portable toilet. Example: She tried not to notice the garage attendants observing her when she parked to use the phone booth, furtive as a woman slipping into a port-o-john under the scrutiny of male witnesses.
Word: hanging paragraph Part of Speech: noun 1. A paragraph in which all lines other than the first are indented.
Word: port-o-potty Part of Speech: noun 1. a portable toilet
Word: redesign Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *seknāō Latin signō Latin designōder. Old French designerder. Middle English designen English design English redesign From re- + design. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiː.dɪˈzaɪn/, /ˌɹi.dɪˈzaɪn/, /ˌɹiː.dɪˈzɑen/, [ˌɹiː.dəˈzɑe̯n] 1. A plan for making changes to the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system so as to better serve the purpose of the original design, or to serve purposes different from those set forth in the original design. Example: No UK company responded, believing that the availability requirement could not be reached in British operating conditions. But General Motors thought otherwise, offering its SD40-2 design. However, to make it fit the UK loading gauge, considerable redesign was required.
Word: redesign Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *seknāō Latin signō Latin designōder. Old French designerder. Middle English designen English design English redesign From re- + design. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiː.dɪˈzaɪn/, /ˌɹi.dɪˈzaɪn/, /ˌɹiː.dɪˈzɑen/, [ˌɹiː.dəˈzɑe̯n] 1. To lay out or plan a new version of something previously laid out or planned. Example: It became clear at last that the secondary windings were not strong enough to withstand the severe electro-magnetic forces to which they had been subjected and that the transformer would have to be redesigned. Example: They and the airline itself described an internal process that requires multiple departments to manually redesign the airline’s schedule – a system that works “the vast majority of the time,” Southwest said in a statement.
Word: redesigning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of redesign Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: redesigns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redesign Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redesigns Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of redesign Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: redesigned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of redesign Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: coinduction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English induction English coinduction From co- + induction. 1. A form of induction that allows some form of reasoning concerning sets that are not well founded; uses a form of relation called a bisimulation Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The simultaneous induction of two or more compounds into a cell line Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bisimulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English simulation English bisimulation From bi- + simulation. 1. an equivalence relation between state transition systems, associating systems which behave in the same way in the sense that one system simulates the other and vice-versa
Word: uncapitalized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + capitalized. 1. Not capitalized.
Word: uncapitalized Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + capitalized. 1. simple past and past participle of uncapitalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: efficiently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English efficient Middle English -ly English -ly English efficiently From efficient + -ly. 1. In an efficient manner. Example: The second half was a less open affair, in which West Brom grew increasingly and efficiently conservative.
Word: redirection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English direction English redirection From re- + direction. Pronunciation: /ɹiːdəˈɹɛkʃən/, /ɹiːdɪˈɹɛkʃən/, /ɹiːdaɪˈɹɛkʃən/ 1. The act of setting a new direction. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The automated process of taking a user to a location other than the one selected. Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable
Word: redirections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redirection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: morcha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi मोर्चा (morcā, “[political] front”). 1. A gathering of like-minded people protesting for a cause. Labels: India Example: How often do we take out a morcha or go on a hunger strike to protest against the appalling conditions of our roads […]
Word: -istic Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic From -ist + -ic. 1. Used to form adjectives from nouns or from other adjectives, with the meaning "of or pertaining to" the preceding component. Labels: morpheme
Word: flyaway Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fly + away. 1. Disposed to fly away; unrestrained; light and free. Labels: not-comparable 2. Flighty; frivolous Labels: not-comparable 3. Soft, light, unruly, and difficult to set into a style. Labels: not-comparable Example: [...] and Lorene mumbled thanks, and slid out of the booth again, a big boned, pretty girl with a tiny pearl glinting above her eye and flyaway streaked hair [...].
Word: flyaway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fly + away. 1. A stray hair that is difficult to style. Example: Consequently, there is a swell of hair care regimens, including serums, gels, balms, creams and sprays promising moisture-rich curls, without frizz or flyaways. 2. Anything that is difficult to capture or restrain. Example: But Truth is such a flyaway, such a slyboots, so untransportable and unbarrelable a commodity, that it is as bad to catch as light. 3. A kind of dismount from bars that incorporates one or more flips or twists. 4. A portable satellite television antenna. Example: Unless the TV crew has its own flyaway, the locals can still defeat a story they couldn't prevent reporters from covering by cutting it off at the pass, when it is being birded through their facilities. 5. A situation where an operator loses control of a drone. Example: "But the Civil Aviation Authority is very worried about 'flyaway' - if someone has bought a GPS jammer on eBay because they don't want drones near their house, it can cause drones to get completely lost and shoot off in a random direction until they run out of battery.
Word: see you next Tuesday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from the fact that see and you are homophones for C and U, while the first letters of next and Tuesday are N and T—thus altogether euphemistically signifying cunt. 1. A cunt. (an objectionable person) Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic Example: See you next Tuesday — it's a dirty insult. The initials make a dirty insult. Example: In the Guardian for 2 November 1989, Katie Campbell mentioned the disparaging See You Next Tuesday as a description for an unreliable young man (= cunt), and commented: 'Imagine a word so powerful that it has to be disguised, even when used as a term of abuse.'
Word: see-you-next-Tuesday Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of see you next Tuesday. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flagged Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From flag (“piece of cloth”). Pronunciation: /flæɡd/ 1. simple past and past participle of flag Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: flagged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flag (“piece of cloth”). Pronunciation: /flæɡd/ 1. Marked with a flag. Labels: not-comparable 2. Registered with a particular country (and thus flying its flag). Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: a Panama-flagged cargo ship
Word: flagged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flag (“flagstone”). Pronunciation: /flæɡd/ 1. Paved with flagstones. Labels: not-comparable Example: As the rustling of dry leaves strewn in a flagged court when a sudden wind striketh them, there went a stir among the guests. Example: Titus moved his dry tongue across his lips and sat down on the flagged floor, but a sense of terror jerked him to his feet again.
Word: flagged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flag (“leg feathers on certain birds, bushy dog tail”). Pronunciation: /flæɡd/ 1. Having split, bushy ends (of bristles). Labels: not-comparable
Word: functionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function English -al English functional Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English functionally From functional + -ly. 1. In a functional manner. Example: The alliance that pushed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in August was always a somewhat fragile and ramshackle one: Green New Dealers and the coal-state senator Joe Manchin, carbon-capture geeks and environmental justice warriors, all herded together in the sort of big-tent play you get with a 50-50 Senate and one party functionally indifferent on climate.
Word: interconnected Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English connected English interconnected From inter- + connected. 1. Intertwined; connected at multiple points or levels. Example: Typically, osteoporosis causes the amount of trabecular bone to be reduced and the bone to become thinner, while the intertrabecular space enlarges and the interconnected structure of trabecular bone is disrupted. Example: So why is Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, seven years and eight months “behind” much of the rest of the world? And how does that work for Ethiopians living on an increasingly interconnected planet that mostly operates in an entirely different era?
Word: interconnected Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of interconnect Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: textbooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of textbook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sequences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sequence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sequences Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sequence Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: specifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of specify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aligned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈlaɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of align Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aligned Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈlaɪnd/ 1. Having been placed, arranged or formed in alignment (with something). 2. Allied or working together with a common goal. Labels: figuratively Example: AI research and development should be refocused on making today's powerful, state-of-the-art systems more accurate, safe, interpretable, transparent, robust, aligned, trustworthy, and loyal.
Word: researched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of research Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: transcluded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of transclude Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lexicographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lexicographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sideburn Part of Speech: noun 1. singular of sideburns Labels: form-of, singular, uncommon Example: His left sideburn was longer than the other one. Example: “I don't have any money,” he said as she ran a hand down his sideburn through his beard.
Word: sideburn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From side + burn. 1. The unwanted rapid burning down one side of a cigarette that has been ineptly rolled. Labels: UK, uncountable
Word: referenced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reference Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: referenced Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: non-native Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + native. Pronunciation: /nɒnˈneɪtɪv/ 1. Not native; not indigenous to a particular area; foreign; invasive. Labels: not-comparable Example: Use purple three-awn grass to replace the overused, invasive non-native weedy Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima). Example: The economy is at full employment and the state is flush with tax revenue but their social media feeds depict a country overrun with “non-native” predators such as Jozef Puska, a Slovak man convicted earlier this month of murdering a teacher, Ashling Murphy, in 2022.
Word: non-native Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + native. Pronunciation: /nɒnˈneɪtɪv/ 1. A person who is not native.
Word: inner workings Part of Speech: noun 1. The mechanisms that function internally to a system and are not outwardly visible Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Nobody really understands the inner workings of politics. Example: After more than 18 months in non-protected storage, they have needed significant patching and repair work to bodyshells and inner workings before they can enter service.
Word: blood drive Part of Speech: noun 1. An activity, usually charitable, in which persons are requested to donate blood, either to maintain a general supply or in response to a specific shortage or emergency. Example: The local blood drive will replenish the area's blood supply.
Word: blood drives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood drive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spare part Part of Speech: noun 1. A component of any manufactured goods, kept in reserve to replace one that fails; a spare. Example: It is extremely difficult to obtain spare parts from abroad, and these are manufactured in the shops [workshops]. Example: As for the rest, Steward says: " I suspect probably only 40 to 50 may have a future on the rails, and the others will be componentised. As with all industries, recycling is a very big thing. There's a lot of value in the spare parts."
Word: anchor pylon Part of Speech: noun 1. A pylon that forms the endpoint of a high-power transmission line and uses horizontal insulators, necessary when interfacing with other modes of power transmission and, due to the inflexibility of the conductors, when significantly altering the direction of the pylon chain.
Word: lactivore Part of Speech: noun 1. An animal with a diet consisting mainly of milk or other dairy products.
Word: screw shoe Part of Speech: noun 1. A regular shoe with screws (1/4 to 3/8 inch) screwed into the bottom to give it grip while running on ice and snow.
Word: soup sandwich Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An expression of military origin, calling to mind a picture of soup being poured over bread. 1. Someone or something that is disorganized, incompetent, fundamentally flawed or unfinished. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: That's as messed up as a soup sandwich. Example: That guy is a big soup sandwich.
Word: managing director Part of Speech: noun 1. The chief executive of a limited company. Example: But the picture was different elsewhere - Theatre Royal Windsor recorded full houses, although the managing director stated that the actors had trouble getting to and from the theatre.
Word: preferability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From preferable + -ity or prefer + -ability. 1. The state of being preferable. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Again, the multiplist would hold that the grounds for separating admissible from inadmissible interpretations cannot be the same as the grounds for preferability among admissible interpretations.
Word: Oulipian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French Oulipo Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Oulipian From French Oulipo + English -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to the Oulipo movement in France Labels: not-comparable
Word: Oulipian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French Oulipo Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Oulipian From French Oulipo + English -ian. 1. A member of this movement
Word: what's the craic Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: See craic. 1. What's happening? Labels: Ireland
Word: nodding donkey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the resemblance to a donkey with its head nodding. 1. A pumpjack. Labels: informal
Word: pumpjack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pump + jack. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌmpˌd͡ʒæk/ 1. The ground-based drive for a submerged pump in an oil borehole. Labels: US
Word: self-serving Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English serving English self-serving From self- + serving. 1. Showing interest only in oneself (pursuing self-interest to the exclusion of other goals). Example: "Most of the time when people consider the question of what rules society should have for using software, the people considering it are from software companies, and they consider the question from a self-serving perspective," says Stallman, opening his speech. Example: Don’t assume that the connotations of authority, history, scholarship, hallowed tradition and judiciousness in the word “Academy” actually fit this self-serving club.
Word: jungle fever Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several tropical diseases, but especially malaria. Labels: uncountable Example: Thuran, down with an attack of jungle fever, lay in the shelter among the branches of their tree of refuge. 2. Attraction of a person of non-African descent towards people of West, Central, East or Southern African descent. Labels: derogatory, slang, uncountable
Word: portuary Part of Speech: noun 1. A portable breviary; a porteous. Labels: obsolete Example: The Queen's private devotions […] which she performed after the custom of her Religion out of her own portuary, with her beads and crucifix, sometimes in the Latin, and sometimes in the English tongue.
Word: VXer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From VX + -er. 1. An author or creator of computer viruses. Labels: Internet Example: VXer looking for employment -- MyDoom.V, contains a cleartext message to all and sundry, stating "We searching 4 work in AV industry". Example: VXer targets Romanian gypsy music -- A mass-mailing virus designed to wipe Romanian gypsy music off PCs is spreading rapidly […]
Word: cross-country Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cross- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta Old French contreebor. Middle English contre English country English cross-country From cross- + country. 1. From one side of a country to the other. Labels: not-comparable Example: There are certain parts of Great Britain in which, even in peace time, the speed of cross-country travel has made no advance for more than half-a-century. Example: Passenger traffic consists largely of through expresses from London, Bristol and Birmingham to South Wales via Severn Tunnel Junction, and cross-country trains from the north and Midlands via Pontypool Road. (In Britain cross-country trains connect regional centres, and avoid London.) 2. Across countryside. Labels: not-comparable 3. Relating to cross country racing. Labels: not-comparable Example: It involves bloodhounds and horse riders pursuing not foxes but cross-country runners. 4. Across countries; international. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cross-country Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cross- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta Old French contreebor. Middle English contre English country English cross-country From cross- + country. 1. Alternative form of cross country. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: skydiving Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall phase of a parachute jump. Labels: uncountable
Word: skydiving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of skydive Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dagoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dago Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ill-equipped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ill (adverb) + equipped. 1. Not well equipped; lacking important resources and supplies. Example: King Vajiralongkorn has stacked his privy council with generals plucked straight from the junta's cabinet; the junta has looked to the palace to help adjudicate in a long-running and volatile dispute over who should fill a vacant post at the head of Thai Buddhism, which the military government had appeared ill-equipped to handle alone. 2. Mentally unprepared for a situation or task.
Word: clamouring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clamour Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clamouring Part of Speech: noun 1. A sound that clamours.
Word: clamoured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clamour Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: devolves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of devolve Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dissemblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dissembler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in demand Part of Speech: adj 1. Sought-after; popular; coveted. Example: At the heart of that dramatic opening period was in-demand midfield man Charlie Adam, who continues to be pursued by Liverpool and has informed Blackpool of his desire to leave. Example: Importantly, apprenticeships provide an alternate route into employment, giving people from all backgrounds the chance to build in-demand skills and a career for life.
Word: codependent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English dependent English codependent From co- + dependent. 1. Alternative form of co-dependent. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: codependent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English dependent English codependent From co- + dependent. 1. Alternative form of co-dependent. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: codifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From codify + -er. 1. One who or that which codifies.
Word: coeducational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Latin ēducātiōder. English education English coeducation English -al English coeducational From coeducation + -al. 1. of or pertaining to coeducation Labels: not-comparable
Word: coexistent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English existent English coexistent From co- + existent. 1. existing at the same time as something else Labels: not-comparable Example: Juxtaposed with the reports of war related fatalities, such information cannot but help but allow viewers to reconfirm metaphorical connections between war and AIDS. And give ^([sic]) the coexistent realities of the epidemic and the War Against Iraq, it isn't a great leap to link those two specific realities together.
Word: coexistent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English existent English coexistent From co- + existent. 1. That which coexists with another.
Word: coffeecake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of coffee cake. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: coffeepot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of coffee pot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cogency Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊd͡ʒənsi/ 1. The state of being cogent; the characteristic or quality of being reasonable and persuasive. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest. Example: A philosophic study of the development of philosophies should be content to seek out the bases and cogencies of philosophies rather than engage upon a nostalgic search for sympathetic doctrines.
Word: cogitative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French cogitatif. 1. Of, pertaining to, inclined to or capable of cogitation.
Word: cogitator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cogitate + -or. 1. A person who cogitates; a thinker
Word: cognitional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cognition Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English cognitional From cognition + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to cognition
Word: cognizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cognize 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 cognizable From cognize + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl/ 1. Capable of being known or perceived. 2. Within the jurisdiction of a particular court. Example: But there are many cases involving the question of federal power which are not cognizable before the federal courts; and, of course, as to these, we must look out for some other umpire.
Word: cohabitant Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who cohabits with another Example: Even the discoveries, in the past several decades, that cats carry a parasite that could contribute to schizophrenia, and that outdoor cats wreak ecological disaster, haven’t budged a curiously imbalanced relationship with this furry companion—or maybe cohabitant is more accurate.
Word: coheir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English heir English coheir From co- + heir. Pronunciation: /kəʊˈɛː(ə)/, /koʊˈɛɚ/ 1. One of several who are heirs to an estate
Word: coherency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereō Latin cohaerēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin cohaerentia English coherency From Latin cohaerēntia. Pronunciation: /kəʊˈhɪə.ɹən.si/, /koʊˈhɪə.ɹən.si/ 1. The state of being coherent; a coherent relationship. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: even in all things therein created, there must be some image, somewhat resembling, and having coherencie with the workeman that wrought and framed them. Example: By ten o’clock the police organisation, and by midday even the railway organisations, were losing coherency, losing shape and efficiency, guttering, softening, running at last in that swift liquefaction of the social body.
Word: drop like flies Part of Speech: verb 1. To die en masse, one after the other. Example: Seymour: Audrey, quick! We've got to do an emergency [flower] arrangement. […] Mr. Mushnik: The Shivas are our most important funereal account. A big, enormous family, they're dropping off like flies! Example: Hit 'em with a left, a left, and a right / Got 'em dropping like flies with the stars in their eyes
Word: cohesively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cohesive Middle English -ly English -ly English cohesively From cohesive + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊˌhiːsɪv.li/, /koʊˈhisɪv.li/ 1. In a cohesive manner
Word: neocortex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexbor. English cortex English neocortex From neo- + cortex. 1. The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.