nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: backtrack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English track English backtrack From back + track. Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.tɹæk/ 1. The act of backtracking.
Word: backtrack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English track English backtrack From back + track. Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.tɹæk/ 1. To retrace one's steps. Example: I dropped my sunglasses and had to backtrack to find them. Example: Trophy in paw, I invest another hour twenty backtracking to find my original spawn-in spot, and reduce Fluffoki and her little friendlings to so much dead flesh, although sorry to say, it being a kids' game, they die in splatters of sparks rather than [...] 2. To repeat or review work already done. Example: If we backtrack through this problem, maybe we can figure out where we went wrong. 3. To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff. Example: Speedbird One: enter and backtrack Runway 27 Left. 4. To exercise a racehorse around the racetrack in the opposite direction to that in which races are run. 5. To go back on or withdraw a statement. Example: After enormous public outrage, the government backtracked on its proposed ban. Example: Woodward’s mild rebuke of Tatis received backlash from most players who spoke out, and even Woodward backtracked and reexplained himself the next day.
Word: critter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested 1815, from a dialectal pronunciation of creature. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪtɚ/, /ˈkɹɪtə/ 1. A creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-like. Labels: Australia, US, endearing, usually Example: The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile. 2. A small locomotive used in an industrial setting. Labels: US Example: One of the biggest challenges facing a railfan photographer is the correct identification of one manufacturer's "critter" locomotive from that of another competing builder.
Word: muriatic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Hydrochloric acid. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: gastric acid, stomach acid, gastric juice Example: “That old grease won't come off. We've even tried muriatic acid.”
Word: muriate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin muria (“brine”) + English -ate. 1. Chloride. Labels: archaic
Word: ardent spirits Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested 1471, from its inflammability; see etymology section of ardent. 1. Distilled alcoholic liquor such as whiskey, brandy, or vodka; especially, strong variants thereof (higher-proof versions). Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Near-synonyms: hard liquor, liquor (narrow sense), strong drink (narrow sense), hard drink (narrow sense), spirits Example: "Even then I realized the possibilities of my suburb, that hotbed of revolution in which heroes, inventors, and practical men of science, rogues and scoundrels, virtues and vices, were all packed together by poverty, stifled by necessity, drowned in drink, and consumed by ardent spirits."
Word: myristic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myristic. 1. A saturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOH, tetradecanoic acid, found in both animal and vegetable oils and fats; used in the manufacture of soap, cosmetics etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: myristate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myristic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of myristic acid.
Word: nicotinic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. pyridine-3-carboxylic acid; together with nicotinamide is a part of the vitamin B complex Labels: uncountable
Word: retrace Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French retracer, from Middle French retracier. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈtɹeɪs/ 1. To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again. Labels: transitive 2. To go back over something, usually in an attempt at rediscovery. Labels: transitive Example: He retraced his steps, and found his keys where he had dropped them. Example: Instead of retracing my route, I have elected to walk across Blackpool to the town's remaining large station, although even this has been greatly reduced in size. 3. To undergo retracement. Labels: intransitive
Word: retrace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French retracer, from Middle French retracier. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːtɹeɪs/ 1. The period when the beam of the cathode-ray tube returns to its initial horizontal position in order to start the next line of the display. 2. An instance of retracement.
Word: NDE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of near-death experience. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Example: Ring sees both the NDE and UFOE as modern day shamanic initiations in which the journeyer (NDEer or UFOer) enters an "imaginal" reality, an alternative reality that coexists with physical reality and that is equally real. Example: However, Dr Rommer believed that despite the NDEs being distressing, it still had positive, life-changing effects such as the NDEr becoming less judgemental and feeling an increased love of life and heightened sense of morality. 2. Initialism of nondestructive evaluation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The aim of these tests is the examination of the weld without imparting any damage. These may include x-rays, hydrostatic tests, etc, and are also termed NDE or nondestructive examination and NDI or nondestructive inspection.
Word: vitamin B complex Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of water-soluble vitamins, once thought to be a single vitamin, occurring in yeast, liver, eggs etc. Example: The vitamin B complex is vital to metabolism. 2. A vitamin supplement containing these vitamins. Example: Did you take your vitamin B complex today?
Word: mansard Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French mansarde, from Francois Mansart, French architect. 1. having two slopes on each side, the lower being steeper than the upper
Word: mansard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mansarde, from Francois Mansart, French architect. 1. A mansard roof 2. The upper storey of a building, surrounded by such a roof
Word: mansard roof Part of Speech: noun 1. A roof having two slopes on each side, the lower one having a steeper pitch than the upper; this increases the volume of the enclosed space. Example: My parents live in Chisipite (in Shona, the local language, it means "spring," after the water source there), an outer suburb of the city, in a rather austere 1950s house, with a Dutch-style mansard roof, in an astonishingly fecund acre of garden. 2. A steeper roof that terminates into a flat roof at its high point. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:mansard roof.
Word: folic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin folium (“leaf”), from its occurrence in leafy vegetables. 1. A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction Labels: uncountable
Word: folate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From folic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. A salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex.
Word: nitrous acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A weak acid, HNO₂, known only in solution, or as its salts and esters, the nitrites; it has a linear structure, H-O-N=O Labels: uncountable
Word: vitamin R Part of Speech: noun 1. Ritalin, an amphetamine-like psychopharmaceutical, prescribed for ADHD. Labels: humorous, slang, uncountable
Word: nitrite Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/ 1. Any salt or ester of nitrous acid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: John Birdsall, a scientist for the American Meat Institute, said that there were no industry qualms about trying to lower the nitrite amounts even farther. For centuries, some form of nitrites have been used to cure and to preserve bacon and to give it a pink color. 2. The univalent radical -NO₂, and the anion NO₂⁻ Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Ugricist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Ugric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Ugricist From Ugric + -ist. 1. A linguist specializing in the Ugric family of languages.
Word: alkyl nitrite Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of inhalant recreational drugs, originally developed for the treatment of angina.
Word: inhalant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English inhale Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English inhalant From inhale + -ant. 1. Intended for inhaling. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inhalant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inhale Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English inhalant From inhale + -ant. 1. Something, especially a medication, that is inhaled. Example: There are three theories about what caused the cardiac arrest, Kramp said: The inhalant could have oversensitized the patient’s heart, which can make any subsequent stress, like getting caught by a parent, cause cardiac arrest. Also, inhalants decrease the strength of contraction of the heart muscle. Example: On social media and beyond, many have taken to using the brand’s name in a more colloquial fashion, with “Galaxy Gas” being used as a catchall for nitrous oxide inhalants at large, regardless of whether they are actually Galaxy Gas products or not.
Word: alf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Danish and Swedish alf, from Old Norse alfr; see also Dutch alf. Doublet of elf, awf, and oaf. 1. A supernatural being similar to an elf; one of the Dǫkkálfar or Ljósalfar. Labels: Norse Example: As the Scandinavians were at that time still worshippers of Thor and Odin, the belief in Alfs and Dwarfs accompanied them to their new abodes, and there, as elsewhere, survived the introduction of Christianity. Example: [T]he charm suggests rather that the Ases had sunk to a level where they could be counted together with witches and lesser wights, than that the alfs were seen as godly beings at the time the charm was composed.
Word: Ron Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Ronald. Pronunciation: /ɹɑn/, /ɹɒn/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Ronald. Example: Former United Nations ambassador and current GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley slammed fellow Republicans former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday in a campaign letter highlighting Haley’s first quarter accomplishments. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of Hebrew origin, meaning "Song of Joy".
Word: dried Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɹaɪd/, [dɹaɪd], [d͡ʒɹaɪd] 1. Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying. Labels: not-comparable 2. Usually of foods: cured, preserved by drying. Labels: not-comparable Example: dried fish; dried fruit 3. Sold raw and unprocessed. Labels: not-comparable Example: dried lentils
Word: dried Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɹaɪd/, [dɹaɪd], [d͡ʒɹaɪd] 1. simple past and past participle of dry Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Hansard Part of Speech: name Etymology: PIE word *ḱóm From Middle English hansard (“merchant or citizen of a Hanseatic town; member of a merchant guild; a surname”), from hanse, hansze, hanze, haunse (“merchant guild; the Hanseatic League; member of the Hanseatic League; membership fee for a merchant guild; payment in general”) + -ard (suffix forming adjectives and nouns). Hanse is derived from Old French hanse (“merchant guild; membership fee for a merchant guild”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; with; along”) + *sed- (“to sit”). The English word is analysable as Hanse (“merchant guild; the Hanseatic League”) + -ard (suffix forming agent nouns, especially pejorative ones). Pronunciation: /ˈhænsəd/, /ˈhænsɚd/ 1. A surname. Example: The Armes of a very ancient Family, ſettled at Kelſey in the County, which came to them by the Marriage of the Heireſs of Hanſard. Example: Walworth, (Durham,) near Heighington, was anciently the ſeat of the Nevils; from whom it paſſed by marriage to the Hanſards, one of the baron-families of the Bpk [bishoprick].
Word: Hansard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *ḱóm From Middle English hansard (“merchant or citizen of a Hanseatic town; member of a merchant guild; a surname”), from hanse, hansze, hanze, haunse (“merchant guild; the Hanseatic League; member of the Hanseatic League; membership fee for a merchant guild; payment in general”) + -ard (suffix forming adjectives and nouns). Hanse is derived from Old French hanse (“merchant guild; membership fee for a merchant guild”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; with; along”) + *sed- (“to sit”). The English word is analysable as Hanse (“merchant guild; the Hanseatic League”) + -ard (suffix forming agent nouns, especially pejorative ones). Pronunciation: /ˈhænsəd/, /ˈhænsɚd/ 1. A member of a Hanse (“merchant guild”), or a resident of a Hanse town. Labels: also, attributive, historical Example: The cloſe of the thirteenth century appears to been have a remarkable era in the commercial hiſtory of London. In 1296, the company of merchant-adventurers was firſt incorporated by Edward I. The Hanſards, or Hanſe merchants, also received conſiderable privileges about the ſame time. Example: The merchants of the Hanse Towns, or Hansards, as they were then commonly termed, were established in London at a very early period, and their factory here was of considerable magnitude and importance.
Word: Hansard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hansard, the surname of Thomas Curson Hansard (1776–1833), an English printer who inherited the business of printing reports of parliamentary debates and proceedings from his father Luke Hansard (1752–1828). T. C. Hansard added his name to the title of the reports from 1829, and from about 1859 they began to be referred to generically as “Hansards”. Pronunciation: /ˈhænsəd/, /ˈhænsɑːd/, /ˈhænsɚd/ 1. The official report of debates and other proceedings in the British and some Commonwealth parliaments. Labels: Commonwealth, UK Example: Mr. BURNS thought that if they were to have a Hansard at all, they should take steps to have it thoroughly well done, and he would be very glad if they could get rid of these corrections altogether. He thought the exact words, or as nearly as possible the exact words, should be put into the Hansard, and the staff should be so efficient that there would be no necessity for corrections. Example: Now, Hansard's Debates originated in the year 1803, and through the enterprize of a son of the late Mr. Luke Hansard, who had been so long connected with the printing of the House, these Debates had supplied the Parliament with a very accurate record of its proceedings. They were cited continually in the House, and so great was their reputation that even in Prussia they had a Preussiches Hansard; there was also a Hansard's Debates both in Canada and Australia. [...] Suppose, then, that these Debates came to an end to-morrow; [...] the newspapers would not supply them with the materials which were now contained in Hansard. It was impossible that the newspapers could report the proceedings of the House at sufficient length.
Word: idiot board Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Implying that reading from a board, rather than thinking up things to say, does not require much intelligence. 1. A board held off camera during a live television broadcast to prompt the presenter. Labels: informal
Word: LOVC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of loss of vehicle and crew (“a type of accident”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: care of Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Short for in the care of or similar phrase. 1. For distribution by (the named intermediary). Example: Could you please send this package to Mr. John Smith, care of the Northwest Shelter?
Word: c/o Part of Speech: prep 1. Abbreviation of care of, used to identify an intermediary who is responsible for transferring a piece of mail between the postal system and the final addressee. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: 1976-1977, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Sunday I penned my letter, Monday I mailed it c/o the high school. Example: Anna c/o Bob 2. Abbreviation of complain of, used to identify symptoms described by a patient. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: She was admitted to the hospital 6 days ago with c/o nausea, vomiting, and RUQ [right upper quadrant of the abdomen] pain. Her diet has not advanced beyond clear liquids, which she failed to tolerate on two attempts. Roa continues to c/o nausea and RUQ pain. 3. Abbreviation of corner of; frequently used especially in Namibia for physical addresses. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: c/o Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of certificate of origin, a document describing a product's country of origin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: bower bird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bower + bird. 1. Any bird of the Australasian family Ptilonorhynchidae noted for building display structures (bowers) and decorating them with bright objects such as shells, glass, flowers, etc. 2. A person who collects objects for display. Labels: figuratively
Word: bowerbird Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bower bird. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Unlike those flamboyant bowerbirds, a worm might simply decide that it is better off without us, and retire from public life.
Word: bower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bour, from Old English būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būrą (“room, abode”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Búur (“storage room, utility room; cage”), German Bauer (“birdcage”), Old Norse búr (“cage”) (Danish bur, Norwegian Bokmål bur, Swedish bur). 1. A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle. Example: Give me my lute in bed now as I lie, / And lock the doors of mine unlucky bower. Example: Rosa refused to return to the lair of the raper, but was induced to give Tudy what his mother described as ‘his last bit of happiness’ in a bower hastily got ready at Montrose, the La Plante mansion on Greenock Heights. 2. A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat. Labels: literary Example: While friends arrived in circles gay, To visit Damon's bower Example: A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: / Its loveliness increases; it will never / Pass into nothingness; but still will keep / A bower quiet for us, and a sleep / Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. 3. A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods. Example: […]say that thou overheard'st us, And bid her steal into the pleached bower, Where honey-suckles, ripen'd by the sun, Forbid the sun to enter;[…] Example: That night Tarzan built a snug little bower high among the swaying branches of a giant tree, and there the tired girl slept, while in a crotch beneath her the ape-man curled, ready, even in sleep, to protect her. 4. A large structure made of grass, twigs, etc., and decorated with bright objects, used by male bower birds during courtship displays.
Word: bower Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bour, from Old English būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būrą (“room, abode”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Búur (“storage room, utility room; cage”), German Bauer (“birdcage”), Old Norse búr (“cage”) (Danish bur, Norwegian Bokmål bur, Swedish bur). 1. To embower; to enclose. Example: O nature, what hadst thou to do in hell / When thou didst bower the spirit of a fiend / In mortal paradise of such sweet flesh? Example: […]belts of thin white mist streaked the brown plough land in the hollow where Appleby could see the pale shine of a winding river. Across that in turn, meadow and coppice rolled away past the white walls of a village bowered in orchards,[…] 2. To lodge. Labels: obsolete Example: Flora now calleth forth each flower, And bids make readie Maias bower
Word: bower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English boueer, from Old English būr, ġebūr (“freeholder of the lowest class, peasant, farmer”) and Middle Dutch bouwer (“farmer, builder, peasant”); both from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“dweller”), from or related to *būaną (“to dwell”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian Buur, böre, büür (“farmer”), Alemannic German pour, pur, Puur, pür (“farmer”), Dutch boer, bouwer (“farmer”), buur (“neighbour”), German and Luxembourgish Bauer (“farmer”), Low German Buer, Buur (“farmer”), Mòcheno pauer (“farmer”), Vilamovian pauer, pojer, poüer (“farmer”), Yiddish פּויער (poyer, “farmer”); also Albanian burr, burrë (“man; husband; brave male; lord”). Doublet of bauer, Boer, and boor. More at neighbour. 1. A peasant; a farmer.
Word: bower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Bauer. A doublet of etymology 2 and of the German-origin surname Bauer. 1. Either of the two highest trumps in the card games euchre and five hundred (where the joker is omitted). Example: Yet the cards they were stocked / In a way that I grieve, / And my feelings were shocked / At the state of Nye's sleeve, / Which was stuffed full of aces and bowers, / And the same with intent to deceive.
Word: bower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the bow of a ship + -er. 1. A type of ship's anchor, carried at the bow.
Word: bower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bow (verb) + -er. 1. One who bows or bends. Example: The bower aims his display straight at the dominant figure, who may reciprocate with a milder version of the same action. 2. A muscle that bends a limb, especially the arm. Example: His rawbone armes, whose mighty brawned bowrs / Were wont to riue steele plates, and helmets hew
Word: bower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bow (noun) + -er. 1. One who plays any of several bow instruments, such as the musical bow or diddley bow.
Word: bower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bough + -er, compare brancher. 1. A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest.
Word: clips Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /klɪps/ 1. plural of clip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clips Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /klɪps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clip Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fluoro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree 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 fluorbor. English fluor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite Middle Low German sparder. Old English spærstān Middle English sparston English sparstonebf. English spar blend English fluorspar Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English fluorescencebf. English fluoresce English -ent English fluor(escent) English -o English fluoro From fluor(escent) + -o. 1. A fluorescent light. Labels: Australia, colloquial Example: She held her grey felt hat in her hand, slapping the flat brim lightly against her leg as she walked, her tinted hair gleaming under the fluoros. Example: About one in 20 epilepsy sufferers are sensitive to flashing lights, which can include strobe lighting or flickering fluoros[…].
Word: fluoro Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree 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 fluorbor. English fluor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite Middle Low German sparder. Old English spærstān Middle English sparston English sparstonebf. English spar blend English fluorspar Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English fluorescencebf. English fluoresce English -ent English fluor(escent) English -o English fluoro From fluor(escent) + -o. 1. Fluorescent. Labels: Australia Example: And yes, as he peers beyond a boulder, down in the hollow he can make out two figures in khaki moving around a fluoro orange tent.
Word: euphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eu- + -phobia. 1. Fear of hearing good news. Labels: uncountable
Word: InChI Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of International Chemical Identifier. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: personable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Middle English personable, personabil (“having a pleasing appearance, handsome”), and then from both of the following: * For sense 1 (“having a pleasing appearance”) and sense 2 (“having a pleasant manner”) (these senses are not found in Old French or Medieval Latin), probably from person, personne, persoun (“individual, person”) + -āble (suffix meaning ‘able or worthy to be’ forming adjectives). * For sense 3.1 (“synonym of personal”) and sense 3.2 (“being a legal person”), from Middle French personable and Old French personable, and from their etymon Medieval Latin personābilis (“personal”), possibly from Medieval Latin persōna (“person”) + Latin -ābilis (suffix meaning ‘able or worthy to be’). By surface analysis, person + -able (suffix meaning ‘relevant or suitable to’). Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːsn̩əbl/, /ˈpɜːs(ə)nəbəl/, /ˈpɜɹs(ə)nəb(ə)l/ 1. Of a person: having a pleasing appearance; attractive; handsome. Example: I vvas Tall and Perſonable, but a little too ſmooth Fac'd for a Man; hovvever as I ſeldom vvent Abroad, but in the Night it did vvell enough; […] Example: I admit him a personable man, for I have seen him; and I will suppose him courteous and agreeable. 2. Of a person: having a pleasant manner; amiable, friendly. Example: A thouſand thoughts ſhe faſhioned in her mind, / And in her feigning fancie did pourtray / Him ſuch, as fitteſt he for loue could find, / VViſe, vvarlike, perſonable, courteous, and kind. Example: I'm bound to admit that you're a personable young rascal, with the best manners I've met in a long time, but I warn you that you can't go far. 3. Synonym of personal (“done in person, without an intermediary”). Labels: obsolete, rare 4. Being a legal person and thus able to maintain a plea in court, or to hold some property or right. Labels: obsolete Example: It is enacted, that the Kings Letters Patents hereafter enſuing made to Queen Elizabeth of her dovver, ſhall be good, and that the Queen be by that name perſonable to plead, and be impleaded, that parcell of her dovver aſſigned by the Kings Letters Patents under the ſeal of the Dutchy of Lancaſter be good, albeit there be no livery and ſeiſin delivered vpon the ſame, vvherein are certain proviſions. Example: The demaundant vvas iudged perſonable to maintaine this action. […] The tenent pleaded that the vvife vvas an alien borne in Portingall vvithout the ligeance of the King, and Iudgement vvas asked vvhether ſhe vvould be anſvvered. The plaintife ſaith: ſhee vvas made perſonable by Parlament, that is, as the Ciuillians vvould ſpeake it, habere perſonam ſtandi in iudicio.
Word: oleic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: Easter egg hunt Part of Speech: noun 1. A common festive activity held at Easter, where Easter eggs are hidden outdoors or indoors for children to run around and seek (sometimes held as a contest to see who can collect the most eggs). Example: I was a little chunky anyway, and slow, so slow that I was once the only kid at an Easter egg hunt who didn’t get a single egg, not because I couldn’t find them but because I couldn’t get to them fast enough.
Word: petroselinic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. An unsaturated fatty acid cis-6-octadecenoic acid found in many members of the family Apiaceae (e.g. parsley seed oil); it is a positional isomer of oleic acid, the double bond being in position 6 instead of 9. Labels: uncountable
Word: positional isomer Part of Speech: noun 1. any isomer that differs from another isomer only in the position of a substituent, or of a double or triple bond
Word: palmitic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From being an acid discovered in saponified palm oils. From French palmite (“pith of the palm tree”) + -ic. From Latin palma (“palm tree”). 1. One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: fagotti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fagotto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stearic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: omega-3 fatty acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the third and fourth carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; they are found in green vegetables and in the oils of fish such as salmon and mackerel; they are essential fatty acids, and seem to be beneficial in reducing the risk of heart disease. Example: Both types of fish are available in cans, but unlike tuna, salmon is loaded with fat — healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
Word: omega-6 fatty acid Part of Speech: noun 1. any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the sixth and seventh carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; although they are essential fatty acids, there is evidence that excess levels can cause a number of diseases
Word: essential fatty acid Part of Speech: noun 1. any fatty acid required for human metabolism that cannot be synthesized by the body and must be present in the diet; originally designated as vitamin F
Word: inconspicuous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin incōnspicuus. Equivalent to in- + conspicuous. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/, /ˌɪŋkənˈspɪkjʉwəs/ 1. Invisible. 2. Not prominent nor easily noticeable. Example: Look at those men! They were supposed to be inconspicuous! Example: Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can.
Word: gnomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French gnomique, ultimately from Ancient Greek γνωμικός (gnōmikós), from γνώμη (gnṓmē, “thought, judgement”), akin to γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “know”). By surface analysis, gnome + -ic. 1. Of, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings). Example: His birth-place was Colophon, an Ionian city of Asia-Minor; a city long famous as the seat of elegiac and gnomic poetry, and ranking the poet Minmermus amongst its celebrated men. Example: Old English culture was threaded through with riddles, cryptograms, gnomic verses, charms and riddling modes of speech such as litotes, just as Modern English culture is (if you will forgive me) riddled with jokes and catch-phrases, crosswords and quizzes, irony and sarcasm. 2. Mysterious and often incomprehensible yet seemingly wise. Example: He always makes gnomic utterances. Example: The gnomic belief that the world is conditioned by love is no idle apothegm. 3. Expressing general truths or aphorisms. Example: gnomic aspect
Word: osmic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A supposed acid formed from osmium tetroxide but known only as osmate salts.
Word: osmate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From osmic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt of osmic acid.
Word: Alicia Part of Speech: name Etymology: A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from Old French Adelais, Germanic Adalheid. Pronunciation: /əˈliːsi.ə/, /əˈliːʃə/, /əˈliːʃ(j)ə/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Word: osmium tetroxide Part of Speech: noun 1. An oxide of the metal osmium, OsO₄; it is very poisonous, has a pungent smell and can cause blindness; it is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is used to stain biological materials. Labels: uncountable
Word: CAIB Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /keɪb/ 1. Acronym of Columbia Accident Investigation Board, a panel that investigated the 2003 LOVC of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: monoxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed as mon- + oxide; compare the earlier dioxide, pentoxide, and tetroxide. Pronunciation: /məˈnɒksʌɪd/ 1. Any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit. Example: A process for preparing normally solid high molecular weight, hydrocarbon polymers which comprises heating and reacting carbon monoxide with hydrogen at a temperature of 125 ° to 350 °C, under a pressure of at least 30 atmospheres and in contact with a phosphomolybdic compound represented by the formula P₂Mo_(20–24)O_(2–60).
Word: dioxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English dioxide From di- + oxide. Pronunciation: /daɪˈɒksaɪd/, /daɪˈɑksaɪd/, /dɑeˈɔksɑed/, [dɑe̯ˈɔ̟ksɑe̯d], /ˈdaɪɔksaɪd/ 1. Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Discoid lesions and minor subacute involvement may be controlled by freezing with carbon dioxide or a course of atabrine. Example: Kruban is a tidally-locked Venusian hothouse, its surface perpetually obscured by clouds of sulfur and carbon dioxides.
Word: trioxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English trioxide From tri- + oxide. Pronunciation: /trʌɪˈɒksʌɪd/ 1. Any oxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule. Example: Zeona has a thin atmosphere of sulfur dioxide and trioxide, created by volcanic outgassing. There are traces of water vapor in the atmosphere, but over the last five centuries of observation particle counts have decreased 4%. 2. Any organic compound of general formula R-OOO-R', derived from trioxidane.
Word: tetroxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tetr- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English tetroxide From tetr- + oxide. 1. any oxide containing four oxygen atoms in each molecule. Example: In the case of nitric acid, however, the employment of the aræometer introduces far greater errors than when it is used for sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and in most other cases, as the concentrated nitric acids as a rule always contain nitrogen tetroxide in solution, the quantity being seldom less than 1 per cent., but more generally several per cent., which makes its strength when taken with the aræometer seem greater than it actually is.
Word: pentoxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English pentoxide From penta- + oxide. 1. any oxide containing five oxygen atoms in each molecule
Word: one-upsmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From one-up + -s- + -manship. 1. Alternative form of one-upmanship. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: VFD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of vacuum fluorescent display. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of variable-frequency drive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of volunteer fire department. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: take a back seat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From take a seat and back seat. 1. To adopt a position of noninvolvement. Labels: idiomatic Example: The new chairman is happy to take a back seat when it comes to day-to-day operations. 2. To be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority. Labels: idiomatic Example: 2004, My Life by Bill Clinton But as with most kids, politics took a backseat to daily life. Example: The bluntness of King Vajiralongkorn's intervention—and the determination it reveals to resist relatively small checks on royal power—is both a snub to the junta and a worry for democrats, some of whom had dared hope that the new king might be happy to take a back seat in public life.
Word: cystectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der.? Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English cystectomy From cyst (“bladder”) + -ectomy (“surgical removal”). 1. The removal of the bladder; the removal of a cyst
Word: paillette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French paillette, from paille (“straw”) + -ette. Pronunciation: /pælˈjɛt/, /paɪˈjɛt/ 1. A sequin or spangle. Example: A plump and energetic chanteuse of some ten summers, incandescently blond, now emerged from a back recess wearing a gown of artificial golden paillettes sewn, not to any underlying fabric but only—precariously—to one another
Word: taj Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Arabic تَاج (tāj) from Classical Persian تاج (tāj, “crown”). Doublet of tag. Pronunciation: /tɑːdʒ/, /tɑːʒ/ 1. A tall brimless hat, usually conical or curved on top, worn in Muslim countries as a sign of distinction and prestige. 2. A crown worn by Indian princes as a sign of high rank. Labels: historical
Word: APO Part of Speech: noun 1. Air Post Office (both Army and Air Force) 2. Army Post Office 3. Air Force Post Office 4. Initialism of acute pulmonary oedema. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FPO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of frame pointer omission. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of floating point operation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of fleet post office (mailing address for Navy and Marines, sometimes APO is substituted.) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of follow-on public offering. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: peroxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per-bor. English per- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English peroxide From per- + oxide. Pronunciation: /pəˈrɒksʌɪd/ 1. A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Hydrogen peroxide, especially when in an aqueous solution used as a bleach. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any compound containing the functional group R-O-O-R'. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Thus far, Dr. Petrakis said, he had found that in women with […] extractable breast fluid, the amount of lipid peroxides in the fluid was on the average seven times higher in Caucasian women than in women of Chinese de[s]cent. In addition, women with cystic breast disease, who face a higher than usual risk of breast cancer, appear to have more peroxides in their breast fluid than women with normal breasts. Example: The O–O bond in benzoyl peroxide and the C–N bonds in AIBN homolyze under thermal or photochemical conditions.
Word: peroxide Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per-bor. English per- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English peroxide From per- + oxide. Pronunciation: /pəˈrɒksʌɪd/ 1. To treat (something) with hydrogen peroxide, especially hair in order to bleach it. Labels: transitive
Word: Marte Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Marte. This surname is mostly found in the Dominican Republic. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: remarkable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From remark + -able, from French remarquable. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmɑː.kə.bl̩/, /ɹɪˈmɑɹ.kə.bl̩/ 1. Worthy of remark; notable; interesting. Example: Her remarkable skill in mathematics is better than everyone else's in the class. Example: There is one argument commonly employ’d for the immateriality of the soul, which seems to me remarkable. 2. Uncommon; unusual.
Word: metonomy Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of metonymy. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: thanatosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin; by surface analysis, thanato- + -osis. 1. The act of feigning death. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The death of part of an organism. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sight unseen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Absolute construction reportedly first attested 1892. 1. Not having seen the object beforehand. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: When she wrote, asking me to take charge of her house while she went to Europe, I gladly consented, sight unseen. Example: More than $300 million worth of condominiums were sold in the new Time Warner complex sight unseen while the building was still under construction.
Word: wider Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English widder, widdur, widere, from Old English widdra; equivalent to wide + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪdɚ/, /ˈwaɪdə/ 1. comparative form of wide: more wide Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: wider Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English widder, widdur, widere, from Old English widdra; equivalent to wide + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪdɚ/, /ˈwaɪdə/ 1. comparative form of wide: more wide Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: strategic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek στρατηγικός (stratēgikós, “of or for a general", also "a treatise on strategy”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “I lead, I conduct”). Pronunciation: /stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/, /ˈsʈræː.ʈe.dʒɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to strategy. 2. Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones. Example: a strategic nuclear weapon Example: a strategic bomber aircraft
Word: technologies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɛkˈnɑləd͡ʒiz/ 1. plural of technology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: French horn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French + horn. 1. A coiled brass musical instrument, derived from the French hunting horn, which has rotary valves. Example: Using the “endangered species” model employed by the World Wide Fund for Nature, campaigners are highlighting the scarcity of bassoonists and paving the way for the promotion of some other orchestral instruments that are under threat, such as the oboe, French horn, viola, trombone and double bass.
Word: lowest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈləʊ.ɪst/, /ˈloʊ.ɪst/ 1. superlative form of low: most low Labels: form-of, superlative Example: Yang says he remembers being able to see the glacier’s lowest edge from his home village. But that time has passed. Example: At the lowest point, a short length of tunnel was driven alongside the up line, with a cross passage, to serve as a sump and pump house for dealing with any accumulation of water.
Word: lowest Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈləʊ.ɪst/, /ˈloʊ.ɪst/ 1. superlative form of low: most low Labels: form-of, superlative Example: Whoever bends lowest will win the limbo tournament.
Word: spermophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spermophilus from σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”) + φιλέω (philéō, “love”), hence, "seed-lover". This genus formerly included most of the terrestrial squirrels, but all of the North American species have been split off into separate genera. Pronunciation: /ˈspɜː(ɹ)məfaɪl/ 1. A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel. Example: Your cousin, Seek Seek the Spermophile, sometimes called Gopher Squirrel, who lives on the open plains of the West where there are no rocks or stones. He likes best the flat, open country. He is called Spermophile because that means seed-eater, and he lives largely on seeds, especially on grain.
Word: sacra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sacrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sacra Part of Speech: noun 1. sacral artery