nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hypertonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic English hypertonic From hyper- + tonic. 1. Having a greater osmotic pressure than another. 2. Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
Word: ricinus Part of Speech: noun 1. Ricinus communis, the castor oil plant. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: presentience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English sentience English presentience From pre- + sentience. 1. the act of sensing before the event
Word: turn one's back Part of Speech: verb 1. To cease paying attention. Labels: intransitive Example: As soon as I turned my back, he started writing on the wall. 2. To forsake, to abandon; to ignore. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: He got off to a strong start, only to turn his back on the project two months later. Example: Acting on your best behaviour Turn your back on Mother Nature Everybody wants to rule the world 3. To turn away, as when fleeing or in contempt. Labels: intransitive
Word: Iroquoian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Iroquois + -an. Pronunciation: /ɪrəˈkwɔɪən/, /ˈɪrəˌkwɔɪən/ 1. Of or pertaining to a Native American language family including the Iroquois and Cherokee.
Word: Iroquoian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Iroquois + -an. Pronunciation: /ɪrəˈkwɔɪən/, /ˈɪrəˌkwɔɪən/ 1. A member of the Iroquois people.
Word: Liesel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Liesel. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth, from German.
Word: unidentified flying objects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unidentified flying object Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panatela Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish panatela, the name of a long thin biscuit, from the Italian diminutive panatella, which ultimately derives from Latin pānis (“bread”). 1. A long thin cigar.
Word: fleecy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fleece Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English fleecy From fleece + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈfliːsi/ 1. Resembling or covered in fleece. Example: Her path was on the briny deep; Yet no white sail propell'd her course, Nor measured oar with graceful sweep Urged her to stem the billow's force; Self-moved, with fleecy track she past, Disdaining in her pride To woo the breeze or shun the blast, Or wait the rolling tide;... Example: {...} turning to take a last glance into the valley, whence a light mist mounted and formed a fleecy cloud on the skirts of the blue.
Word: futanari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese ふたなり (futanari, “hermaphrodite”), from 二(ふた) (futa, “two”) + 形(なり) (nari, “shape, form”) or 態(なり) (nari). Pronunciation: /ˌfuː.təˈnɑː.ɹi/, /ˌfu.təˈnɑ.ɹi/ 1. A genre of Japanese pornography featuring intersex, hermaphroditic, or gynomorph characters, usually female characters with a penis and sometimes testicles. Labels: uncountable 2. An intersex or hermaphroditic character, usually female with both a vagina and penis, in such a work. Labels: countable 3. A gynomorph character, usually female with a penis and no vagina, in such a work. Labels: broadly, countable
Word: anhedonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anhedon(ia) + -ic. Pronunciation: /ænhiːˈdɒnɪk/, /ænhɪˈdɑnɪk/, /ænhiˈdɑnɪk/ 1. Showing anhedonia; having no capacity to feel pleasure. Labels: also, figuratively Example: Briefly, the anhedonic syndrome is manifested, first, by the disappearance or impairment of the appetite for food and drink and by failure to experience the corresponding satisfactions. [...] Thirdly, the appetite or desire for rest and the satisfaction of recuperation are also involved in the anhedonic syndrome. Example: The anhedonic depressed child creates special problems. He or she is bored most of the time, as he or she does not derive normal levels of pleasure from things, and the breadth of pleasurable events is rduced. The anhedonic youngster seems just to go through the motions of treatment.
Word: anhedonic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anhedon(ia) + -ic. Pronunciation: /ænhiːˈdɒnɪk/, /ænhɪˈdɑnɪk/, /ænhiˈdɑnɪk/ 1. A person who has anhedonia. Example: [P]hysical anhedonics may not pay attention to tone stimuli (and therefore do not give SC [skin conductance] responses) because such subjects are identified on the basis of lacking pleasure and interest in physical events. As such, nonresponding in physical anhedonics may indicate validity for the way physical anhedonia is measured, but may not reflect a factor of etiologic significance. Example: The anhedonic can still speak about happiness and meaning et al., but she has become incapable of feeling anything in them, of understanding anything about them, of hoping anything about them, or of believing them to exist as anything more than concepts. Everything has become an outline of the thing. Objects become schemata. The world becomes a map of the world. An anhedonic can navigate, but has no location. I.e. the anhedonic becomes, in the lingo of Boston AA, Unable To Identify.
Word: yowies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yowie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chignon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French chignon circa 1780, when the hairstyle was in fashion. Pronunciation: /ʃɪnˈjɒn/ 1. A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun. Example: The chignon cannot be confounded with other artificialities which ladies put on and off. Example: Madame du Barry could not merely be credited with inventing the chignons which bear her name. 2. A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery.
Word: weak-minded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From weak + minded. Probably related to weak (“mentally or intellectually deficient”). 1. Having or exhibiting a mind that lacks steadfastness, resoluteness or especially judgment; not strong-minded. Example: Jabba the Hutt: I told you not to admit him. / Luke Skywalker: I must be allowed to speak. / Bib Fortuna: He must be allowed to speak. / Jabba the Hutt: You weak-minded fool! He's using an old Jedi mind trick! / Luke Skywalker: You will bring Captain Solo and the wookie to me. / Jabba the Hutt: Your mind powers will not work on me, boy. Example: Stupid, she told herself. Vain, weak-minded, and stupid. 2. Mentally or intellectually deficient; feeble-minded; half-witted. Labels: historical, offensive Example: Their mother is insane ; father somewhat weak-minded. Example: […] they have been looked upon as unstable and the result has been weak-minded progeny.
Word: weaponless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English wepenles, from Old English wǣpenlēas, from Proto-Germanic *wēpnalausaz, equivalent to weapon + -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woapenloos (“weaponless”), Dutch wapenloos (“weaponless”), German waffenlos (“weaponless”), Danish våbenløs (“weaponless”), Swedish vapenlös (“weaponless”), Icelandic vopnlaus (“weaponless”). 1. Lacking a weapon. Labels: not-comparable Example: Summerlee was weaponless, but I was emptying my magazine as quick as I could fire, and on the further flank we heard the continuous cracking of our companion's rifles.
Word: weather-bound Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of weatherbound. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: weatherization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English weather Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English weatherization From weather + -ization. 1. The process of weatherizing. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: Texas’ plant weatherization standards are now the strictest in the country […]
Word: weatherize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English weather Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English weatherize From weather + -ize. 1. To protect a structure against damage by the weather. Labels: US Example: We were interested in finding out if we could save money and, given the attention that weatherizing was starting to get, I figured it could also make for good column fodder. Example: The money will allow Illinois to triple the number of homes it weatherizes: it expects the stimulus money will pay to insulate, seal leaks, and add more energy-efficient equipment to some 26,933 homes of people with low incomes.
Word: weatherman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English weather Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English weatherman From weather + -man. 1. A person, especially a male one, who reports the weather conditions or forecasts. Example: “Cool and brisk in the morning, warming to the low seventies by afternoon,” Ruby said anticipating the weatherman's words. Example: We were watching the weather that night. The weather man couldn't even fathom what was about to be the worst flooding that we had ever experienced in our area.
Word: weatherperson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From weather + person. 1. A weather forecaster. Labels: uncommon Example: According to the weatherperson, spring arrived in Hartford, Conn., on Monday, March 20 at 6:34 p.m. But gay people here didn't need a weatherperson to feel the gust of fresh air at a hearing on the proposed gay rights ordinance before the City Council that night at 7:30.
Word: weather forecaster Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who forecasts the weather.
Word: weatherproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From weather + -proof. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛðəpruːf/ 1. Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather.
Word: weatherproof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From weather + -proof. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛðəpruːf/ 1. To make something resistant to damage caused by the weather. Labels: UK Example: Six stations - Harlesden, Kensal Green, Watford High Street, South Kenton, Headstone Lane and North Wembley - have had their canopies weatherproofed and tactile paving laid on platforms.
Word: PRADAN Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Professional Assistance for Development Action, an Indian NGO. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: weatherstrip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From weather + strip. 1. A narrow piece of material used to prevent cold air from entering a building through the edge of a window or a door. Labels: US
Word: weatherstrip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From weather + strip. 1. To apply such a strip.
Word: weatherstripping Part of Speech: noun 1. a piece of weatherstrip material 2. The act of sealing an opening with weatherstrip. Example: Weatherstripping windows and doors can also create a cooling effect in the summer, as does limiting the use of heat-generating devices and appliances.
Word: weatherstripping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of weatherstrip Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: webfeet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of webfoot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: webfoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of earlier webbed foot, re-analysed as web + foot. 1. A foot that has toes connected by folds of skin. Example: The Newfoundland dog has webfeet. 2. A web-footed animal. Example: The Newfoundland dog is a webfoot. Example: Etta smiled, remembering Cal Albatross back then, patiently helping the webfoots perfect their diving and swimming skills. She watched him stretch his long supple wings in the afternoon sunlight […]
Word: web-footed Part of Speech: adj 1. having webfeet Labels: not-comparable
Word: web-toed Part of Speech: adj 1. web-footed
Word: weeder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From weed + -er. 1. An agricultural worker who removes weeds. Example: If these plants are young, the weeders do not see them; and in this case, when they grow larger, the land must be again weeded. But the small plants, which are not less prejudicial, such as the wild Fitch, the wild Oat, Darnel, Fennel-flower, Knot-grass, Restharrow, Fox-tail, the several sorts of Bindweed, (Convolvulus) and all the small Poppies, remain in the field. Example: That strength of body is often equal to the courage of mind implanted in the fair sex, will not be denied by those who have seen the water-women of Plymouth; the female drudges of Ireland, Wales, and Scotland; the fish-women of Billinsgate; the weeders, podders, and hoppers, who swarm the fields; and the lowest beings of the feminine gender wo swagger in the streets of London. 2. A tool used to remove weeds. Example: (She told me I must buy a swoe, a long-handled weeder sold by Fiskars, that changed her life.) 3. Ellipsis of weeder class or weeder course. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Weeders are often the first barrier to entry into certain professional careers for students. The most famous example is being “weeded-out” of the pre-med track.
Word: weedless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *weud Old English wēod Middle English weed English weed Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English weedless From weed + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈwiːdləs/ 1. Lacking weeds. Labels: not-comparable Example: Soon oranges were seedless, The putting green was weedless, The college boy hatless, The proper diet, fatless, […] Example: I remember the fresh weedless lawns between the school buildings […] 2. Having blades that curve backwards, as respects the direction of rotation, so that they draw through the water without accumulating weeds. Labels: not-comparable
Word: weensy Part of Speech: adj 1. weeny or tiny; very small.
Word: arboriculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin arbor (“tree”) + cultūra (“tending”). Pronunciation: /ɑːɹˈbɔːɹ.ɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/, /ɑːˈbɒɹ.ɪˌkʌlt͡ʃə/ 1. The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Merely external emancipation has made of the modern woman an artificial being, who reminds one of the products of French arboriculture with its arabesque trees and shrubs, pyramids, wheels and wreaths; anything, except the forms which would be reached by the expression of her own inner qualities. Example: The small cat of the youngest Bull granddaughter scrambled up a tree, and was too scared to come down. […] The children danced and clapped their hands as the box was raised to the kitten, who sniffed at it, scowled, and turned her head to the study of arboriculture.
Word: weeper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From weep + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈwiːpə/, /ˈwipɚ/ 1. A person who weeps. Example: Subdued and magnetized into submission, Ursula sat turning her tearful eyes from one uncompromising face to the other; but their attention was soon diverted to another weeper. 2. A hired mourner. 3. A pleurant. 4. A thing that slowly leaks liquid. 5. A weeping tree. 6. A white border round the sleeve of a mourning dress. 7. A crape hatband. 8. A widow's crape veil.
Word: weepy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From weep + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈwiːpi/ 1. Inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose. 2. Of a film or book etc.: full of tragic melodrama. Labels: informal Example: When Tomorrow Comes was probably some sort of weepy love story which always got him laughing like a drain, often leading to his physical removal from the one and nines.
Word: weepy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From weep + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈwiːpi/ 1. Alternative form of weepie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: weightiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English weighty 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 weightiness From weighty + -ness. 1. The quality of being weighty. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: weightlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English weightless Middle English -ly English -ly English weightlessly From weightless + -ly. 1. whilst weightless; without weight Example: The astronaut hung weightlessly in the capsule. Example: Suddenly I saw him, gliding weightlessly down an escalator, looking remarkably grim: the Beast before he gets to kiss Beauty.
Word: weirdly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English weird Middle English -ly English -ly English weirdly From weird + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪə(ɹ)dli/ 1. In a weird manner. Example: The teacher suspected he was on drugs because he was behaving weirdly. Example: She wore a necklace strung with weirdly-shaped pearls. 2. Contrary to expectations. Example: Weirdly, Alice showed up 10 minutes early. She was usually late for everything. Example: The roughness of the wool was weirdly pleasant.
Word: weldable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English weld Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English weldable From weld + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛldəbl̩/ 1. that is able to be welded Example: it is comparatively soft and tough; it is hammerable and weldable in the red hot state and is called forged iron
Word: westerner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From western + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛstənə/, /ˈwɛstɚnɚ/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the west of a region (or of the world as a whole). Example: The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners. 2. A native or inhabitant of the west of a region (or of the world as a whole).
Word: westernize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English western Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English westernize From western + -ize. 1. To render something western in character. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Users on Chinese social media expressed anger that the Netflix adaptation Westernized aspects of the story, and said the show sought to demonize some of the Chinese characters.
Word: wetly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English wet Middle English -ly English -ly English wetly From wet + -ly. 1. In a wet manner. Example: They lay on one another in heaps, or attempted to crawl about—some itching madly with leprosies—some swollen and gasping with dropsies—some wetly reeking, like hands washed in winter-time. Example: On a rickety low cart, drawn by a decrepit pony, was a large wooden packing-case on which some well-meaning hand had drawn, in black paint which still gleamed wetly in the sun, a rude cross. 2. Ineffectually, feebly, showing no strength of character. Labels: UK, informal Example: Rupert Frazer reveals the hollowness behind the elder Forsyth's tyrannical bluster, while Geoff Breton does all that is possible to reconcile us to his wetly conventional son. Example: Hypocrisy is all around us: in supermarkets with their fake green credentials, in a wetly liberal BBC, in publishers now falling over themselves to promote pornography, in a Government that wrings its hands about social problems—sport for children, the erosion of the countryside, gambling, greed—while at the same time busily exploiting and exacerbating them.
Word: goatskin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English geet skin; equivalent to goat + skin. Pronunciation: /ˈɡoʊtˌskɪn/ 1. The skin of a goat, especially when cured and used as a material for clothing, tents, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: kidskin Example: The Arabs came out of their goatskin tents, and surrounded the soldiers, asking many questions in the native tongue, for the soldiers were themselves natives. 2. A liquid container (especially for holding wine or water) made from goat leather. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A bodhran drum. Labels: Ireland, colloquial, countable, uncountable
Word: ufos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ufo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pakalolo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hawaiian paka (“tobacco”) + lōlō (“numbing”). 1. Cannabis marihuana; dagga; ganja; the flowers of the hemp plant, used as smoking material in cigarettes or pipes. Labels: Hawaii, countable, uncountable 2. A habitual smoker of cannabis. Labels: Hawaii, countable, uncountable
Word: centimorgan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin centi-bor. French centi-bor. English centi- English morgan English centimorgan From centi- + morgan. 1. A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation.
Word: wended Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɛndɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of wend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: caprifig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin caprifīcus. Pronunciation: /ˈkæpɹəˌfɪɡ/ 1. A hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of Ficus, which is the source of the pollen with which fig wasps pollinate edible female fruit in both cultivated and uncultivated Ficus trees.
Word: disavowed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈvaʊd/ 1. Strongly disowned or denied. Labels: not-comparable Example: The recall of the disavowed minister having been followed by the appointment of a successor, hopes were indulged that the new mission would contribute to alleviate the disappointment which had been produced, and to remove the causes which had so long embarrassed the good understanding of the two nations.
Word: disavowed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈvaʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of disavow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pj's Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of PJs. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: But a spate of articles and social media posts on the glories of staying home in one’s pj’s suggests that I am not the only one who went overboard once the “introvert” label came to imply a deep thinker with a rich inner life rather than a lone gunman.
Word: pneumatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English pneumatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English pneumatically From pneumatic + -ally. 1. In a pneumatic manner. Labels: not-comparable 2. Using pneumatics. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sand is applied pneumatically to all wheels by the operation of an electro-pneumatic valve at each driving position.
Word: pneumatics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pneumatic. 1. The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases Labels: uncountable 2. The study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: disavows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disavow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pseudonymous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pseudōnymus, from Ancient Greek ψευδώνῠμος (pseudṓnŭmos). By surface analysis, pseudonym + -ous. Pronunciation: /s(j)uːˈdɒ.nɪ.məs/ 1. Of or pertaining to a pseudonym. Labels: not-comparable, usually 2. Fictitious. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: The abuse of children that goes on under the pseudonymous and euphemistic titles of "intergenerational sex" and "sexual liberation." 3. That uses a pseudonym. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: My angle has been more positivistic, my interest arising not out of the general phenomenon of pseudonymity, but out of particular puzzles posed by particular texts assigned to one pseudonymous writer. 4. Pertaining to pseudonymization. Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: psyched Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /saɪkt/ 1. Thrilled; excited. Labels: slang Example: She's psyched about the trip. 2. Girded, steeled, resolvedly prepared (for a challenge). Labels: slang 3. Frightened; unnerved. Labels: slang
Word: psyched Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /saɪkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of psych Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: psychical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ψυχικός (psukhikós) + -al. By surface analysis, psyche + -ical. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌɪkɪk(ə)l/ 1. Performed by or pertaining to the psyche (the mind, spirit, or both): mental, psychic. Labels: not-comparable Example: Who could say where the fleshly impulse ceased, or the psychical impulse began? Example: Even more perhaps than other kinds of genius, religious leaders have been subject to abnormal psychical visitations. Invariably they have been creatures of exalted emotional sensibility. 2. Pertaining to the animal nature of man, as opposed to the spirit. Labels: not-comparable 3. Outside the realm of the physical; supernatural, psychic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: psychically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English psychic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English psychically From psychic + -ally. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.kɪk.li/ 1. in a psychical or psychic manner 2. mentally
Word: psychoanalyst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English analyst English psychoanalyst From psycho- + analyst. 1. A practitioner of psychoanalysis.
Word: psychoanalytical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English analytical English psychoanalytical From psycho- + analytical. 1. Of or pertaining to psychoanalysis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: psychoanalyze Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English analyze English psychoanalyze From psycho- + analyze. 1. To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis. Labels: transitive 2. To treat using psychoanalysis. Labels: intransitive
Word: psychobabble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psycho- + babble. First use appears c. 1975 in an article by R.D. Rosen. See cite below. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪkəʊbab(ə)l/ 1. The jargon of psychology and psychoanalysis, especially when used pretentiously to discuss mundane issues. Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: We are living, practically no one has to be reminded, in a therapeutic age. The sign in every storefront reads: "Psychobabble spoken here". Example: The psychological patter of the '70s is as inescapable as Muzak and just as numbing: Are you relating? Going through heavy changes? In touch with yourself and doing your own thing? Are you up front, or just hung up and uptight? Boston Writer R.D. (for Richard Dean) Rosen calls it psychobabble, and in his new book by that title (Atheneum, $8.95) sees America awash in soggy therapeutic clichés.
Word: psychobabble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From psycho- + babble. First use appears c. 1975 in an article by R.D. Rosen. See cite below. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪkəʊbab(ə)l/ 1. To speak or converse using this kind of jargon. Labels: intransitive
Word: psychodrama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama English psychodrama From psycho- + drama. 1. A form of psychotherapy in which a patient acts a role in a context devised by a psychotherapist. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A drama in this form Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A dramatic work focusing on the psychology of its characters Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: […] to be as often as possible present in the fifty-some psychodramas that fill the television screen each year.
Word: psychologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English psychology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English psychological 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 psychologically From psychological + -ly. 1. In a psychological sense. Labels: not-comparable Example: The new novel is a psychologically complex thriller. Example: In good times and bad, in sickness and health, the benefits of friendships between women are physically and psychologically undeniable. 2. Employing psychology. Labels: not-comparable Example: The patient's behaviour was interpreted psychologically. Example: The economics of rebuilding all the stations covered by the electrification would be prohibitive, but to help bring home to the Glasgow public that their North Clyde suburban service has been transformed, not merely re-equipped with new trains, stations have at least been associated psychologically with the rolling stock by a common colour scheme.
Word: psychoneuroses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of psychoneurosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psychoneurosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English neurosis English psychoneurosis From psycho- + neurosis. 1. Neurosis. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: psychoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of psychosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psychotically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English psychotic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English psychotically From psychotic + -ally. 1. In a psychotic manner. 2. As a result of psychosis.
Word: acroama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin acroāma. 1. rhetorical declamation 2. esoteric teaching that was not to be written down
Word: pylori Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pylorus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wee hours Part of Speech: noun 1. The very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep. Labels: colloquial, plural, plural-normally Example: When I was young, I was up every night until the wee hours. Now I'm up every hour at night to wee.
Word: pyorrhea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyo- (“pus”) + -rrhea (“flow”). 1. An inflammation of the gums in which the teeth become loose; chronic periodontitis. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A discharge of pus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: inro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 印籠 (inrō). 1. A small decorative box, hung from the sash of a kimono, for holding small objects. Example: Tonkotsu are distinguished from inro in several ways. The tonkotsu is a container for tobacco; the inro, for medicines.
Word: eeriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English eerie 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 eeriness From eerie + -ness. 1. The condition of being eerie. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: eery Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of eerie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: eiderdown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eider + down. 1. The down of the eider duck, used for stuffing pillows and quilts. Labels: uncountable Example: A great sea lifted us high and, crashing down with a deafening roar, carried us swiftly along on light foam as soft as eiderdown. 2. A quilt stuffed with this down. Labels: countable Example: The landlord was near spraining his wrist, and I told him for heaven’s sake to quit—the bed was soft enough to suit me, and I did not know how all the planing in the world could make eider down of a pine plank. Example: I entered. It was a very small room, overcrowded with furniture of the style which the French know as Louis Philippe. There was a large wooden bedstead on which was a billowing red eiderdown, and there was a large wardrobe, a round table, a very small washstand, and two stuffed chairs covered with red rep.
Word: ejaculatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ē- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin iaculus Latin iaculum 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 Latin -ō Latin iaculor Latin ēiaculor Latin ēiaculātusbor. English ejaculate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English ejaculatory From ejaculate + -ory. Pronunciation: /ɪˈd͡ʒæ.kjə.ləˌtɔɹ.i/ 1. Of or pertaining to ejaculation. Labels: not-comparable Example: No differences were found in the mounting behavior of anogenitally stimulated females and their controls, and none of the females showed the ejaculatory response. 2. Of speech, exclamatory. Labels: not-comparable Example: There his story became ejaculatory. Example: By one token in particular you may tell every member of the tribe. It is the token of the ejaculatory comment.
Word: finish off Part of Speech: verb 1. To finish completely. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: polish off (sometimes synonymous) Example: I was hungry, so I finished off the last of the cakes. 2. To kill, to cause to die. Labels: transitive Example: It was the blow to the head that finished him off, not the bullet wound. Example: In some ways having Jon be the one to kill Dany was actually the least interesting option, but the symbolic weight of the truest believer finishing her off made sense. 3. To bring to orgasm. Labels: ambitransitive, slang Example: It's a great idea to get good at using vibrators both on yourself (if you like them) and on partners. For many women, vibrators are part and parcel of good sex. Sometimes you'll like having unassisted sex for a while and then finish off with a vibrator. Sometimes a vibe can be great to add to penetrative sex.
Word: ebullience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ēbullientem + English -ence (suffix meaning ‘having the state or condition of’). Ēbullientem is the accusative feminine or masculine singular of ēbulliēns (“boiling”), the present participle of ēbulliō (“to boil”) (from ē- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’) + bulliō (“to bubble; to boil”) (from bulla (“bubble; bubble-shaped object”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to blow; to inflate”))) + -ēns. Pronunciation: /ɪˈbʊl.i.əns/, /-ˈbʌl-/, /ɪˈbʊl.jəns/, /-ˈbəl-/ 1. A boiling or bubbling up; an ebullition. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In conversation, doubtless, you may observe him [Samuel Johnson], on occasion, fighting as if for victory;—and must pardon these ebulliences of a careless hour, which were not without temptation and provocation. Example: Now an irresistible agent like this [heat] is everywhere at work in the ranges of creaturehood. It lights the stars as its jets. It bulbs the sun body with its ebullience. None the less, it tints the delicate grass blades and flower petals. 2. The quality of enthusiastic or lively expression of feelings and thoughts. Labels: figuratively, uncountable, usually Example: Sophia did not ſee his Behaviour in ſo very diſadvantageous a Light, and was perhaps more pleaſed with the violent Raptures of his Love [...] than ſhe was offended with the reſt; and indeed ſhe imputed the whole to the Extravagance, or rather Ebullience, of his Paſſion, and to the Openneſs of his Heart. Example: [H]is friend, with great ebullience of paſſion, many praiſes of his own good play, and many maledictions on the power of chance, took up the cards, and threw them into the fire.
Word: ebulliently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ebullient Middle English -ly English -ly English ebulliently From ebullient + -ly. 1. in an ebullient manner
Word: ebullition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French ebullition, from Latin ēbullītiō, from ēbulliō (“to boil”). Pronunciation: /ˌiːbəˈlɪʃən/, /ˌɛbəˈlɪʃən/ 1. The act of boiling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It overflows at one point and forms a little stream of hot water, which at a hundred yards' distance is still too hot to hold the hand in. A little further on, in a piece of rough wood, were two other springs not so regular in outline, but appearing to be much hotter, as they were in a continual state of active ebullition. Example: Suddenly, and at the same moment, the ebullition ceased, and the compound changed to a dark purple, which faded again more slowly to a watery green. 2. A sudden emotional outburst. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His threats—his severe exclamations were but ebullitions of keen vexation, of agony of mind. Example: Having vented the first ebullition of his wrath, he despatched a message demanding the surrender of the corporal […].
Word: pay off Part of Speech: verb 1. To bribe, especially to deter oversight. Labels: informal, transitive Example: I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off. Example: I had to pay off the judge to get my license back. 2. To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit. Labels: intransitive Example: Her years of Spanish classes finally paid off when she found herself in Mexico and realized she could communicate with people. Example: Wenger sent on Cesc Fabregas and Van Persie to try to finish Leeds off and with 14 minutes left the switch paid off as the Spaniard sent Bendtner away down the right and his wonderful curling cross was headed in by Van Persie at the far post. 3. To pay back; to repay. Labels: transitive Example: He paid off the loan three months early. Example: What Pimp was asking me to do was crazy. Off the fuckin' chain. Insane. He was scheming to stick up T.C. and Miss Lady's pool hall so we could pay off G, but a playa like me was getting ready to go to college and put all that two-bit robbing and stealing shit behind me. 4. To pay back (repay) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on (the thing that was financed). Labels: transitive Example: This contract requires you to pay off the car by 2025. 5. To pay and discharge (an employee). Labels: transitive Example: The cook, who had been an indifferent worker on the trip over, came aboard drunk and was immediately paid off. Amazingly, twenty men applied to fill the vacancy. 6. To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.
Word: anglers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of angler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pay back Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /peɪ bæk/ 1. To pay (a debt or the lender) so as to provide the entire amount of money owed. Labels: transitive Example: Douglas: Roy, give me £20. Roy: What? Douglas: Give me £20. I'll pay you back. Example: He paid her back with interest, giving her ₿3 and an NFT for the $6 he'd borrowed last week. 2. To avenge, to exact revenge. Labels: figuratively Example: He paid her back with interest, avenging his father's murder with nine degrees of reprisal.
Word: indisputably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin putus 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 Latin -ō Latin putō Latin disputo Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin disputābilis Latin indisputābilislbor. English indisputable 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 indisputably From indisputable + -ly. By surface analysis, in- + disputably. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.dɪˈspju.tə.bli/ 1. In a manner that is incapable of being disputed or argued against. Labels: not-comparable Example: It is, perhaps, the most brilliant of all the Westinghouse inventions, and is indisputably one of the cleverest devices ever produced by the human brain.
Word: contextual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From context + -ual. 1. Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found. Labels: not-comparable
Word: recognizance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English reconisaunce, from Old French reconissance. Doublet of reconnaissance. 1. A form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that they will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The defendant was released on his own recognizance. 2. A token; a symbol; a pledge. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That recognizance and pledge of love / Which I first gave her. Example: Hobhouse's insolence to Mr. Hunt is not seen in its true light, unless we remember, that the latter is held under heavy recognizances to keep the peace! 3. An acknowledgment of a person or thing; an avowal; a profession; a recognition. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: acheiropody Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English a- English cheiro- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús)der. English podo- English -y English acheiropody From a- + cheiro- + podo- + -y. 1. A congenital abnormality in which the person affected lacks hands and feet Labels: uncountable
Word: acheiropoietic Part of Speech: adj 1. Made without using the hands
Word: attendee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From attend + -ee. 1. A person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event. Example: During the official performance of the National Anthem of the Russian Federation all attendees are supposed to stand and men take their hats off. Example: O'Reilly, the summit host, remembers a particularly insightful comment from Torvalds, a summit attendee. 2. A person who is attended. Labels: uncommon
Word: predate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English date English predate From pre- + date. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/, /ˌpɹiːˈdeɪt/ 1. To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".) 2. To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate. Labels: transitive Example: The Chinese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal. Example: "The Tees Valley has ageing diesel trains that predate any form of emission control.
Word: predate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English date English predate From pre- + date. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/, /ˌpɹiːˈdeɪt/ 1. A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.
Word: predate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from predation or predator. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈdeɪt/, /pɹɪˈdeɪt/ 1. To prey upon something. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: sporophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sporo- (“spore”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes. Example: (b) sporophyte with foot reduced, the entire sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra, which is ± stipitate at the base.
Word: isotropically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English isotropic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English isotropically From isotropic + -ally. 1. In an isotropic manner; so as to exhibit the same properties or behavior in all directions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: incredulously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English incredulous Middle English -ly English -ly English incredulously From incredulous + -ly. 1. In an incredulous manner; tending to disbelieve; skeptically. Example: "Sure you never heard of him?" he asked incredulously. "Never," I said flatly.
Word: spores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spores Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spore Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: panda hugger Part of Speech: noun 1. A Western political activist or official who supports Communist Chinese policies. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Chas is a keen observer, a wicked wit and a fearless critic. It is ludicrous to portray him as a "panda hugger" who endorses the slaughter of June 4 or someone who can be seduced by Saudi enticements. Example: The Administration has panda huggers like Mnuchin[…]
Word: propagule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See propagate and -ule. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒpəˌɡjuːl/ 1. A reproductive particle released by an organism in order to propagate itself, by means such as dispersal or infection, to the next stage in its life cycle. E.g., seeds, spores, endospores, microbial cysts, etc. Example: 1989, Discovery and Innovation, Volumes 1-2, Academy Science Publishers, page 90, Propagule size could be one of these silvical characteristics. Example: In many combinations of fungi and soils more than one method of estimating propagules will need to be used to provide a valid test of propagule numbers.
Word: sporophytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sporophyte Labels: form-of, plural