nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: XOR Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for exclusive or. Pronunciation: /ˈɛks ˈɔɹ/, /ˈzɔɹ/ 1. The connective "exclusive or". One way to state its meaning in plain English is "if either A or B, but not if both." Example: The XOR of (0,0) is 0; (0,1) is 1; (1,0) is 1; and (1,1) is 0. Example: The XOR gate can take only two inputs at a time and give an output. The output of the XOR gate is high (1) only when its two inputs are dissimilar i.e., if one of them is low (0) then other one will be high (1). 2. A logic gate that implements "exclusive or". 3. The symbolic representation that implements "exclusive or". Example: XOR can be used to add bits without carrying.
Word: XOR Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Short for exclusive or. Pronunciation: /ˈɛks ˈɔɹ/, /ˈzɔɹ/ 1. To perform the XOR function upon. Labels: transitive Example: The XORed sequence has the same period as the sequence that is not XORed. Example: XORing different constants into the four s-boxes in such a cipher has exactly the same effect as XORing a single constant into each round function output.
Word: macrofauna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English fauna English macrofauna From macro- + fauna. 1. Any large animal that is not quite large enough to be considered megafauna, but larger than microfauna. Some include larger species of insects and annelids in this group.
Word: meiofauna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meio- + fauna. Meio- is from Ancient Greek μεῖον (meîon, “less”). 1. A group of marine or freshwater, typically benthic organisms that are intermediate in terms of size between macrofauna and microfauna, and which can pass through a 1 mm sieve, but are retained by a 45 μm sieve.
Word: microfauna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- (“small, tiny”) + fauna (“animals”). 1. The smallest of the faunal size divisions, including mainly microorganisms but also sometimes applied to the tiniest species of animal groups such as ticks, insects, etc.
Word: mesofauna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English fauna English mesofauna From meso- + fauna. 1. Any animal of intermediate size, typically invertebrates, such as bivalves, arthropods, insects, and annelids.
Word: Reggie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Reg + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛd͡ʒi/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Reginald. Example: On Tuesday, Buzzfeed published a long piece by Reggie Ugwu, looking at how a variant of instrumental electronic music had become the favoured soundtrack of the “alt-right”, the US-based far-right movement. Within hours, a website whose strapline declares it is “destroying Jewish tyranny” had picked up on the piece. 2. A diminutive of the female given name Regina.
Word: Indianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Indian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Indianism From Indian + -ism. 1. A word or phrase peculiar to a language spoken in India, such as Indian English. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: What this means is that academic interest in Indian English lexis has been largely confined to "Indianisms". 2. The idealized portrayal of indigenous people as national heroes. Labels: South-America, countable, uncountable
Word: infix notation Part of Speech: noun 1. Notation where operators appear between operands, for example a+b Labels: uncountable
Word: Pekingese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Peking + -ese; Peking is the Postal Map romanization of Beijing. 1. The Beijing dialect of Chinese, as distinct from standardized Mandarin.
Word: Pekingese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Peking + -ese; Peking is the Postal Map romanization of Beijing. 1. A small toy dog from China. 2. Synonym of Beijinger (“person from Beijing”). Labels: dated
Word: Pekingese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Peking + -ese; Peking is the Postal Map romanization of Beijing. 1. of or related to Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China
Word: cougher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cough + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒfə/, /ˈkɔfɚ/, /ˈkɑfɚ/ 1. A person who coughs. Example: A frequent cougher in a church sets nearly the whole congregation to coughing. Example: The widow turned her usually unemotional face to the cougher, and the concern on her countenance showed that the innuendo of the reverend alarmist had reached even her. But the organist's pretty eyes had forestalled her, and the glance she sent to the cougher said plainly: 'You want my care and attention.'
Word: coughers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cougher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indurate Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdjʊɹeɪt/ 1. To harden or to grow hard. Example: The ear, small and shapely, the arch of the foot, the curve in mouth and nostril, even the indurated hand dyed to the orange-tawny of the toucan's bill, a hand telling alike of the halyards and tar-bucket […] all this strangely indicated a lineage in direct contradiction to his lot. Example: The superficial temporal artery (or arteries) may become exquisitely tender to the touch and visibly indurated. 2. To make callous or unfeeling. Example: Oh, no ! it is the curse of revolutionary calamities to indurate the heart — the revolutionary impulse is too swift to admit of a pause at the sight of individual misery — the tempest is too loud to hear the wailings of the wretch that perishes beneath its billows […] 3. To inure; to strengthen; to make hardy or robust. Example: The afternoon was not particularly warm: our noses and eyes were running; his were dry. He was evidently indurated against natural hardships.
Word: indurate Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdjʊɹət/ 1. Hardened. Example: The doctor removed a lot of indurate skin from his wound. 2. Obstinate, unfeeling, callous. Example: Now are they indurate ⁊ tough as Pharao ⁊ will not bow vnto any ryghte waie oꝛ oꝛdꝛe.
Word: relictual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From relict + -ual. 1. Of or pertaining to a relict. Example: Climatic warming during the past 10,000 years led to the extirpation of most low-elevation pika populations, producing the modern-day relictual distribution of the species.
Word: Otaheite apple Part of Speech: noun 1. A fruit native to Pacific islands such as Tahiti. 2. The tree that bears this fruit, Spondias dulcis (syn. S. cytherea)
Word: slugabed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slug (“(obsolete) to move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle”) + abed (“in bed”). Pronunciation: /ˈslʌɡəbɛd/, /ˈslʌɡəˌbɛd/, /ˈsləɡ-/ 1. A lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up; a sluggard. Example: Why Lambe, why Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / Why Loue I ſay, Madam, ſweeteheart, why Bride: / What not a word, you take your penniworths now, / Sleepe for a weeke, […] Example: Get up, get up for shame, the blooming morne / Upon her wings presents the god unshorne. / See how Aurora throwes her faire / Fresh-quilted colours through the aire; / Get up, sweet slug-a-bed, and see / The dew bespangling herbe and tree.
Word: va-jay-jay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Jocular alteration of vagina, popularised by a 2006 use in Grey’s Anatomy. Compare vajay. Pronunciation: /vəˈdʒeɪdʒeɪ/ 1. Vagina; vulva. Labels: euphemistic, informal Example: “My va-jay-jay itches”, yeasts my friend Anna scratchily into her cell phone. Example: will have progress pics soon…unless two babies decide to raid mah va-jay-jay, in which case, I guess I’ll have to wait.
Word: engrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of engram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: second unit Part of Speech: noun 1. A separate team that shoots footage that is of secondary importance for the final cut of the motion picture, as opposed to first unit. Example: It is the apotheosis of what we in modern sport are obliged to call “plotlines”, and if Leni Riefenstahl were still alive, I imagine she’d be shooting second unit on it.
Word: first unit Part of Speech: noun 1. The team that shoots footage which is of primary importance for the final cut of the motion picture, including all scenes involving actors, or at least stars of the motion picture.
Word: stealth bomber Part of Speech: noun 1. A bomber (military aircraft) with a smaller than usual radar signature, due to its body shape, outer coating, and thermal dissipation.
Word: cryokinesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + -kinesis. Pronunciation: /ˌkɹaɪ.əʊ.kɪˈniː.sɪs/ 1. The psychic ability to control and create ice and cold temperatures. Labels: uncountable
Word: acedia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂dos Proto-Hellenic *kā́dos Ancient Greek κῆδος (kêdos) Ancient Greek ἀκηδής (akēdḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā)bor. Latin acēdiabor. English acedia Borrowed from Latin acēdia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā), from ἀκηδής (akēdḗs, “careless”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). Doublet of accidie. Pronunciation: /əˈsiːdɪə/ 1. Spiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to desperation, restlessness and anxiety. Labels: uncountable Example: Her acedia kept her trapped in a cycle of depression and torpor. Example: Yet I have come to believe that acedia can strike anyone whose work requires self - motivation and solitude
Word: endosymbiotic theory Part of Speech: noun 1. The theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts, which are organelles of eukaryotic cells, originated as independent organisms. Labels: uncountable
Word: endosymbiotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English symbiotic English endosymbiotic From endo- + symbiotic. 1. Of or pertaining to endosymbiosis. Example: The person perhaps most responsible for resurrecting and then establishing the serial endosymbiotic theory, thus creating the new field of endocytobiology, is Lynn Margulis, one of the world's foremost authorities on the evolutionary biology of the microbial world and a cofounder with Max Taylor of the Society for Evolutionary Protistology. Example: The endosymbiotic theory, as it came to be known, rewrote the history of life. 2. That lives within a body or cells of another organism. Forming an endosymbiosis.
Word: endosymbiont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English symbiont English endosymbiont From endo- + symbiont. 1. An organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism.
Word: endosymbiosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English symbiosis English endosymbiosis From endo- + symbiosis. 1. The condition of living within the body or cells of another organism; an instance of an organism so living. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Interspecific associations are currently believed to take part in evolution by improving a partner's fitness through integrated endosymbioses or by causing reproductive isolation and subsequent host speciation, such as in the Wolbachia endosymbioses (Nardon and Grenier, 1991; Margulis, 1993a; Bordenstein et al., 2001). Example: 2014, Robert E. Blankenship, Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis, Wiley Blackwell, 2nd Edition, page 226, Evidence is now overwhelming that several groups of eukaryotic algae originated from a secondary endosymbiosis, in which a eukaryotic alga was incorporated into a second host (Palmer and Delwiche, 1996; Delwiche and Palmer, 1997; Delwiche, 1999; Keeling, 2010, 2013; Curtis et al., 2012).
Word: arnica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from taxonomic name Arnica. 1. Any of several plants, of the genus Arnica, considered to have medicinal properties, especially Arnica montana. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His only remark was, "There's some new stuff, cuticura or something, which is better than arnica." Some people have such extraordinary notions of humor.
Word: come down with Part of Speech: verb 1. To develop symptoms or signs of (an illness). Example: Near-synonyms: catch, contract, acquire Example: With a scratchy throat and a cough, it feels like I'm coming down with a cold. 2. To lay down (money) in payment; to pay. Example: So I diddled around, then came down with the money, and we were finally ready to roll.
Word: hostryinge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, from hostry. 1. A hostel or lodgings of temporary nature; entertainment. Labels: obsolete
Word: fatliquoring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fat + liquoring. 1. A process in the production of some leathers in which oils and fats are used to soften the leather, and sometimes to add a fat-soluble dye. Labels: uncountable
Word: jawsmith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jaw + smith. 1. An orator, especially a demagogue. Labels: US, slang Example: [Phil LaGassly] had a knack for winning over tough audiences, throwing in little asides and an unscripted joke or two as he went along. […] Andy [LaGassly's speechwriter] would sprinkle in a fair amount of substance here and there, wherever he could, always making sure he came up with a few catchy phrases that were conducive to huzzah; and LaGassly could be counted on to deliver them in exactly the right way. It had been quite an act–the jawsmith and the wordsmith […] 2. A union organizer; later especially of the International Workers of the World. Labels: US, slang Example: One professional jaw-smith, who came as the self-appointed messenger of American labor wanted a Chinese-wall tariff, and subsidized ships to carry cargoes one way and ballast the other. Example: The evolutions and involutions of a maiden effort at Dress Parade are incomprehensible as ravings of the salaried jawsmith in a labor strike, who has burst into a profuse state of prevarication as the rosy beer-froth mantles his sublime cheek.
Word: luminaire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French luminaire. Doublet of luminary. Pronunciation: /ˌluːməˈnɛɹ/ 1. An electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination.
Word: discrepant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin crepō Latin discrepō Latin discrepānsder. English discrepant From Latin discrepāns, present participle of discrepō (“to differ in sound, differ, disagree”), from dis- (“apart”) + crepō (“to make a noise, crackle”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪskɹɪpənt/, /dɪˈskɹɛpənt/ 1. Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar. Labels: formal Example: The Egyptians were doubtless the most singular of all the Pagans, and the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship; yet nevertheless, that these also agreed with the rest in those fundamentals of worshipping one supreme and universal Numen […] Example: But the term 'godlike,' […] becomes exceedingly vague, for many gods have flourished in religious history, and their attributes have been discrepant enough.
Word: discrepant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin crepō Latin discrepō Latin discrepānsder. English discrepant From Latin discrepāns, present participle of discrepō (“to differ in sound, differ, disagree”), from dis- (“apart”) + crepō (“to make a noise, crackle”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪskɹɪpənt/, /dɪˈskɹɛpənt/ 1. A dissident. Labels: archaic, formal Example: If you persecute heretics or discrepants, they unite themselves as to a common defence […]
Word: furth Part of Speech: prep Etymology: A Scots form of forth. 1. out or outside Labels: Scotland 2. Alternative form of forth. Labels: Scotland, alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: grammer Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of grammar. Labels: alt-of, humorous, misspelling, sometimes
Word: grammer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of 'grammer (“Instagrammer”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hahnium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after German chemist Otto Hahn (1879–1968), formed as Hahn + -ium. 1. A rejected name for dubnium. Labels: obsolete, uncountable 2. A rejected name for hassium. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: wainscotting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wainscot + -ing. Attested since at least the 17th century. Pronunciation: /ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/ 1. Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The giggles got louder and ran around the corners of the room like rats behind the wainscotting.
Word: wainscotting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wainscot + -ing. Attested since at least the 17th century. Pronunciation: /ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of wainscot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: walkway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From walk + way. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːkˌweɪ/, /ˈwɔkˌweɪ/, /ˈwɑkˌweɪ/ 1. A clearly defined path for pedestrians. Example: The slope [at Bank station, Waterloo & City] was always resented, especially on Monday morning, and it was supplemented by the installation of the Underground's first Trav-o-lator - or moving walkway - in 1960. Example: SDCC is crowded enough without a few hundred more chuds in rascal scooters cutting in line and taking up space on the public walkways because they heard the cast of The Big Bang Theory was going to be here or something.
Word: flag-bearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flag + bearer. 1. One who carries a flag, especially at a ceremony. Example: Abramenko, a top aerialist in freestyle skiing, a five-time Olympian and the country’s flag-bearer for the opening ceremony, garnered more attention after the event, when a photograph of his hug with a Russian rival was widely circulated. 2. One who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it. Example: The Guardian’s editor, Alan Rusbridger, has been a flag-bearer for “open journalism”, which invites input from readers.
Word: weirdness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English weird Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English weirdness From weird + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪɚdnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being weird. Labels: uncountable Example: Kinky people are capable of amazingly complicated relationships that are not for the faint of heart. Be warned, as we continue our journey – the road ahead is bumpy and paved with weirdness. 2. The result or product of being weird. Labels: countable
Word: loris Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris (“simpleton”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɔːɹɪs/, /ˈlɔɹɪs/ 1. Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and southeast Asia. Example: If the stairs allow such room for thought it’s because Trudy is taking them at the pace of the slowest loris.
Word: Laurence Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum", the place name possibly derived from laurus (“laurel”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɒ.ɹəns/, /ˈlɔɹəns/, /ˈlɑɹəns/ 1. A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren. Example: Romeo: Bid her devise / Some means to come to shrift this afternoon; / And there she shall at Friar Laurence' cell / Be shriv'd and married. Example: "I will do any thing, however impossible, if you will only not call me Mr Hervey. Why am I not Laurence to you - Miss Vivian calls me Laurence - I am Laurence to every one but you - let me hear you call me Laurence," in an earnest manner. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: ventilators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ventilator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: graininess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English grainy 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 graininess From grainy + -ness. 1. The state of being grainy; granularity Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ichnocoenose Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ichnocoenosis. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jewel bearing Part of Speech: noun 1. A bearing used in watches, gyroscopes and other instruments, normally made of a synthetic corundum.
Word: Samuelson Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Samuel Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone Middle English -son English -son English Samuelson From Samuel + -son. 1. An English and Ashkenazic Jewish surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Samuel.
Word: Landry Part of Speech: name Etymology: French, from the Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), + ric, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”). Cognate to the Spanish given name Landerico, Landrigo. 1. A surname from French. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It will have the capacity to house over 400 men, Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry said at a press conference Wednesday, half of whom will be sent there by the end of September. 2. A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Donnie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutives + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒni/ 1. A diminutive of the male given names Don, Donald, Donovan, or Adonis. 2. Doncaster Labels: informal
Word: Johne's disease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Dr. H. A. Johne, German pathologist 1. A chronic, contagious and often fatal disease of cattle, sheep and goats, caused by the intestinal bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract Labels: uncountable
Word: Aimée Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French Aimée (“beloved”). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.mi/ 1. A female given name from French.
Word: hypothecation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hypothecate + -ion. From Latin hypothecatio, from hypotheco (“to pledge as collateral”), from Greek. 1. The use of property, or an existing mortgage, as security for a loan, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After the deperdition of Indagator, having an appetency still further to pervstigate the frithy occident; being still an agamist, and not wishing to be any longer a pedaneous viator, nor to be solivagant, I brought about the emption of a yaud, partly by numismatic mutuation, and partly by a hypothecation of my fusee and argental horologe. 2. A tax levied for a specific expenditure. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: It is, however, precisely here that the weakness of hypothecation lies, for governments are not likely readily to surrender control over the disposition of taxes they impose. Example: So, strict hypothecation is only advisable when the tax pays entirely and only for that spending programme […]
Word: for good Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From for (“over (a period of time)”, preposition) + good (“of an action: complete, thorough, utter”, adjective). Pronunciation: /fə ˈɡʊd/, /ˌfɔːɹ-/, /fəɹ ˈɡʊd/, /ˌfoɹ-/, /ˌfoːɹ-/ 1. In a way that is conclusive and final. Labels: idiomatic Example: A bad haircut is no fun, but at least you’re not stuck with it for good, only until it grows out. Example: This day I left Chelsea for good (that's a genteel phrase) and am got into Suffolk street.
Word: Musa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), Persian موسی (Musâ), and Turkish Musa; ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. Doublet of Moses. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːsə/ 1. Moses, a rasul in Islam. 2. A male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses.
Word: Donaher Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Irish, Alternative spelling of Danaher.
Word: quantifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos? Proto-Indo-European *-onts? Proto-Indo-European *kʷoider.? Proto-Italic *kʷāntos Latin quantus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Medieval Latin quantificōder. English quantify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English quantifier From quantify + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɑn.tɪ.faɪ.ɚ/, /ˈkwɑn.tə.faɪ.ɚ/ 1. A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun. 2. An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set. 3. A symbol or symbols in a regular expression indicating the number of characters to be matched.
Word: memetic engineering Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of developing memes, through meme-splicing and memetic synthesis, with the intent of altering the behavior of others in society or humanity. Labels: uncountable 2. The process of creating and developing theories or ideologies based on an analytical study of societies, cultures, their ways of thinking and the evolution of their minds. Labels: uncountable
Word: memes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jojoba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish jojoba, from O'odham hohowai. Pronunciation: /həˈhəʊbə/, /həʊˈhəʊbə/, /hoʊˈhoʊbə/, /həˈhoʊbə/ 1. Any of species Simmondsia chinensis of shrubs native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed. Example: The ground was bad – rocky and hard. That was why we used it for jojoba plants. The plants are tough. They donʼt need much.
Word: syboe Part of Speech: noun 1. A spring onion or green onion. Labels: Scotland
Word: syboes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syboe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Josephson effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Brian David Josephson, Welsh physicist. 1. The zero-voltage current of paired electrons through a weak connection between superconductors. Labels: uncountable
Word: pepsi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Pepsi (“person from Quebec”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, ethnic, slang, slur
Word: blockers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blocker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Josephson junction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Brian David Josephson, Welsh physicist. 1. A weak insulating barrier between two superconductors, used as an ultrafast switch.
Word: blocker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English blocker, blokker, bloker, blokkere, equivalent to block + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈblɒkəː/, [ˈblɒkəː], /ˈblɑkɚ/, [ˈblɑ̟kɚ] ~ [ˈblɑ̟kɹ̩] 1. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else. 2. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else. 3. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else. Example: Likewise, any connections shared between your child (the blocker) and the user being blocked will also be broken. 4. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else. Example: an ad blocker Example: a content blocker 5. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else. 6. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else. Example: Sometimes your sales progress skids to a halt. We've all met more blockers than we'd care to. Some are assigned by the company to filter services […] 7. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else. Example: Blockers can optimize the development of preferred physical characteristics. In trans girls, blockers initiated prior to the development of male secondary sex characteristics will effectively prevent voice deepening, skeletal enlargement, and penile enlargement. 8. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else. 9. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else. 10. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else. 11. A person who roughly shapes a diamond. 12. A person who blocks (stretches or moulds) or more generally makes knitted items, hats, books (or book covers), shoes, etc. Example: Because in 1937 Benjamin is still an apprentice, he remains bound to the Eastern Finland Hat Factory. […] Benjamin now does much of the same work as the master cutters and blockers and enjoys their grudging approval of his skills. 13. A resident or member of a particular block. Labels: in-compounds Example: For some inexplicable reason, remote controls are allowed only on D block (the drug-free block). Result? D blockers trade their remotes for drugs. Prison logic.
Word: blocker Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈblɒkəː/, [ˈblɒkəː], /ˈblɑkɚ/, [ˈblɑ̟kɚ] ~ [ˈblɑ̟kɹ̩] 1. Synonym of block ornament (“a cheap piece of meat of poor quality”). Labels: Australia, UK, obsolete, slang Example: Forced to substitute a ‘blocker’ of meat, with its cheap accompaniment of bread and vegetables..for poultry and rump-steaks.
Word: Cooper pair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American physicist Leon Neil Cooper. 1. A pair of electrons (or other fermions), of opposite spin, whose theorised behaviour is the basis of the BCS theory of superconductivity. Example: The fundamental requirement for superconductivity is the existence of Cooper pairs. Example: This is because a superconducting state is composed of extended Cooper pairs. A coherence length, #92;xi, describes the extension length of a Cooper pair over which the two quasiparticles remain bound as a pair.
Word: Joule's law Part of Speech: name Etymology: From James Prescott Joule, English physicist. 1. The quantitative relationship between the quantity of heat produced in a conductor and the electric current flowing through it.
Word: junction detector Part of Speech: noun 1. A device in which the detection of radiation takes place at the depletion junction of a reverse-biased semiconductor junction.
Word: woad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wode, from Old English wād (“woad”), from Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd, from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz (“woad”), from Proto-Indo-European *woydʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian wēd (“woad”), Dutch wede (“woad”), German Waid (“woad”), and with French guède, Italian guado (“woad”) (both borrowed from Frankish). See also weed. Pronunciation: /wəʊd/, /woʊd/ 1. The plant Isatis tinctoria. Labels: countable, usually Example: Woad is one of those plants which yield the deep blue colouring matter so greatly valued in the arts — Indigo. Example: Woad was then placed on the regular shopping list of alternative crops. 2. The blue vat dye made from the leaves of the plant through partial drying and fermentation. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually Example: To prevent this, it was enacted, that no wines of Gaſcony and Guienne, or woads of Tholouſe, should be imported into England, except in ships belonging to the King, or some of his ſubjects; and that all ſuch wines and woads imported in foreign bottoms ſhould be forfeited. Example: But in the middle of the sixteenth century indigo was introduced from the East Indies: and in the seventeenth century its use became extended, and supplanted that of woad.
Word: woad Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wode, from Old English wād (“woad”), from Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd, from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz (“woad”), from Proto-Indo-European *woydʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian wēd (“woad”), Dutch wede (“woad”), German Waid (“woad”), and with French guède, Italian guado (“woad”) (both borrowed from Frankish). See also weed. Pronunciation: /wəʊd/, /woʊd/ 1. To plant or cultivate woad. Example: Now as the tenants after woading, pay the ſame rent as before, one cannot wonder at landlords making use of such an easy method to raise money: but it is the tenants that quarrel most at it; they assert the land to be 7 sg. an acre the worse for it; here then lies the enquiry. Example: Such land was usually woaded for two, three or four years and then corned,[…]. 2. To dye with woad. Example: All woollen goods truly mathered, ſhall be marked with a red roſe, and a blue roſe, and all ſuch truly woaded throughout, with a blue roſe only; and if any perſon shall affix any ſuch mark falsely, he ſhall forfeit, for every piece ſo marked 4l. (ſee under). Example: Againſt a dyer for woading his cloth only to the third ſtall (whereas the custom of dyers was to woad it to the fourth ſtall) and then marking it with the company's seal as if it had been woaded to the fourth ſtall; he was found guilty of woading it only to the third ſtall, and not of ſetting ſuch mark to it, for which reaſon the court was of opinion no judgement ought to be againſt the defendant.
Word: X-Acto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Trademark, 1920s, presumably from exact. 1. A utility knife, usually with a short, sharp, disposable blade mounted on a pen-like body, usually for crafts and hobbies; an X-Acto knife.
Word: monkey around Part of Speech: verb 1. To act foolishly. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: I wanna be a man, mancub / And stroll right into town / And be just like the other men / I'm tired of monkeyin' around!
Word: mandrill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From man + drill (“Mandrillus leucophaeus”). Displaced earlier English man-tiger. First attested in 1744. Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.dɹɪl/ 1. A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with a colorful face and rump. Example: For the Mandrills live in society, and their bands are so powerful in point of numbers, and so crafty in point of management, that they are about as formidable neighbours as could be imagined. Example: In both mandrills and drills, males have long muzzles with pronounced maxillary ridges and long tooth rows. Like baboons, mandrills and drills have forelimbs and hindlimbs of nearly equal length.
Word: gelada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Amharic ጭላዳ (č̣əlada). Pronunciation: /dʒəˈlɑːdə/ 1. Any of species Theropithecus gelada of Old World monkeys, distinguished from baboons by the bright patch of skin on their chests.
Word: gray langur Part of Speech: noun 1. An Old World monkey endemic to the Indian subcontinent of the genus Semnopithecus, gray in color, with a black face.
Word: douc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Muong dộc, probably via French. Pronunciation: /duːk/ 1. A colobine Old World monkey, making up the genus Pygathrix.
Word: lutung Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay lotong. 1. Any of a group of Old World monkeys, making up the genus Trachypithecus, with a rather slim build and a long tail.
Word: impish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English imp Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English impish From imp + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈɪmpɪʃ/ 1. Mischievous; of or befitting an imp. Example: Wild-eyed youngsters they were, with matted hair and little broad-nosed impish faces, covered (as some children are covered even nowadays) with a delicate down of hair. Example: But the antics of Mr. Moore, though impish and impudent, are, after all, so amusing and so graceful that the governess, it is said, sometimes hides behind a tree to watch.
Word: surili Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Indonesian surili, from Sundanese surili. 1. A small Old World monkey of the genus Presbytis, unlike other langurs in having bulges above the eyes.
Word: grivet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French grivet. 1. An Old World monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops, with long white tufts of hair along the sides of the face.
Word: Diagnostic Drawing Series Part of Speech: name Etymology: The Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS) was developed in 1982 by art therapists (Mills, Cohen, & Meneses, 1993). 1. A standardized art therapy assessment in which the artist/patient is asked to draw three pictures. 2. An international collaborative project on how people tend to draw.
Word: visioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vision Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English visioner From vision + -er. 1. A visionary, one who has visions. Labels: archaic 2. One who converts a vision (such as idea or concept) into a visual image, e.g. a storyboard, animation, movie footage.
Word: implike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English imp Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English implike From imp + -like. Pronunciation: /ˈɪmp.laɪk/ 1. Possessing the qualities or appearances of an imp.
Word: prankish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English prank Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English prankish From prank + -ish. 1. Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.
Word: churchyard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English chircheyerd (also kirkeyerd > English kirkyard), equivalent to church + yard. Compare also Middle English kurk-garth, kyrkgarth, kirrkegærd, from Old Norse kirkjugarðr (“churchyard; graveyard”). Replaced Middle English chirchetoun from Old English ċirictūn (churchtown). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ.jɑɹd/, /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ.jɑːd/ 1. A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard. Example: They said nothing further, but tramped on in the growing darkness, past farm steadings, into the little village, through the silent churchyard where generations of the Pallisers lay, and up the beech avenue that led to Northrop Hall. Example: Ayot St Lawrence's most famous inhabitant, George Bernard Shaw, moved into the New Rectory in 1906 because, it is said, of a gravestone epitaph in the churchyard. This recorded the death of a woman who lived to be 70 with the comment 'Her time was short'. Shaw thought that a place that considered a life of 70 years short was the right place for him.
Word: pixie dust Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of fairy dust. Labels: uncountable
Word: M&M Part of Speech: name Etymology: Trade name, from the initials of the surnames of Forrest E. Mars Sr. and Bruce Murrie; introduced in the 1940s. 1. A small milk chocolate candy piece with an artificially colored sugar coating, produced by Mars Incorporated.
Word: M&M Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of morbidity and mortality. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: M&M meeting
Word: abasiophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English abasia Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English abasiophilia From abasia (“inability to walk”) + -philia. 1. An overpowering sexual attraction to people who use orthopaedic appliances such as leg-braces, spinal braces, plaster or fibreglass orthopedic casts, or wheelchairs. Labels: uncountable
Word: Jedi Master Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The highest of orders in the Jedi Order of the Star Wars universe, similar to a bishop. 1. Respectful term of address for an expert in a particular field. Labels: humorous
Word: colonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English colon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English colonic From colon + -ic. Pronunciation: /kəˈlɒn.ɪk/, /kəˈlɔːn.ɪk/, /kəˈlɑn.ɪk/, /kəˈlɔn.ɪk/, /kəˈlɒn.ək/ 1. Of, relating to, affecting, or within the colon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: colonic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English colon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English colonic From colon + -ic. Pronunciation: /kəˈlɒn.ɪk/, /kəˈlɔːn.ɪk/, /kəˈlɑn.ɪk/, /kəˈlɔn.ɪk/, /kəˈlɒn.ək/ 1. An enema. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Different forms of colonics have been used through the ages for therapeutic purposes, ranging from detoxifying and system cleansing to treatments of chronic headaches, back pain, allergies, and addictions. 2. Synonym of colon cleansing (the removal of nonspecific toxins from the colon and intestinal tract considered pseudomedicine) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: colicine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various antibiotics produced naturally by bacteria such as Escherichia coli.
Word: pushknee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From push + knee. 1. A triangular steel structure incorporated into or attached to the bow of a pushboat, allowing the boat to face up to a barge which is higher than the deck of the pushboat. Example: The deckhand had to climb the pushknee to get onto the empty barge.
Word: junction diode Part of Speech: noun 1. A semiconductor rectifying device in which the barrier between the two regions of opposite conductivity (n-type and p-type) type produces the rectification. All solar cells are junction diodes.
Word: n-type Part of Speech: adj 1. (Of a semiconductor) in which conduction is due to the movement of electrons rather than positive holes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: n-type Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of formulas that have n free variables of a certain sort
Word: p-type Part of Speech: adj 1. (Of a semiconductor) in which conduction is due to the movement of positive holes rather than electrons. Labels: not-comparable Example: If we lower the potential of the p-type region then we steepen the step and make it even harder for the electrons and holes to flow across the junction.
Word: junction transistor Part of Speech: noun 1. A transistor in which the emitter and collector barriers are formed by p-n junctions between semiconductor regions of opposite conductivity type.
Word: p-n junction Part of Speech: noun 1. An interface between a p-type and n-type semiconductor; used to create junction diodes and junction transistors Example: In this way a pn-junction can be used as a diode – it can allow a current to flow, but only in one direction.
Word: aerokinesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + -kinesis. 1. A telekinetic ability to control the movement of air. Labels: uncountable
Word: Israël Part of Speech: name Etymology: In non-native speakers’ English: borrowed from Dutch Israël or French Israël. 1. Obsolete and non-native speakers' English spelling of Israel. Example: I Say then: Hath God reiected his people? God forbid, for I alſo am an Iſraëlite, of the ſeede of Abraham, of the tribe of Ben-iamin. † God hath not reiected his people vvhich he foreknevve. Or knovv you not in Elias vvhat the Scripture ſaith: hovv he requeſteth God againſt Iſraël? Example: hi there, i will be going to israël very shorlty, and i'd like to go visit a few sites and communes where they apply ecological philosophy and permaculture.....
Word: golf ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, usually white ball that is designed for use in the game of golf. 2. A typeball. Labels: informal
Word: rocking chair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rocking + chair. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒkɪŋˌt͡ʃɛə/, /ˈɹɑkɪŋˌt͡ʃɛɹ/, /ˈɹɒkɪŋˌt͡ʃɛɹ/, /ˈɹɔkɪŋˌt͡ʃeː/ 1. A chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked (swung) back and forth.
Word: hobby horse Part of Speech: noun 1. The Irish Hobby, an extinct breed of horse. 2. A child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick. 3. A topic that elicits a prolonged and enthusiastic discussion from an individual. Labels: figuratively Example: Don't ask him about global warming: it's his favourite hobby horse, you'll never get away. Example: The squire was now on his hobby-horse, as we say; he had placed the old worn fur cap by his side on the sofa, leaving his bald head and grey hairs exposed. 4. A puppetlike costume used in some traditional dances and festivals that gives its wearer the appearance of a man on horseback. 5. An early bicycle with no pedals or brakes. Labels: historical Example: British users rechristened the baron's invention the hobby horse then the dandy horse, because draisines became very fashionable with Regency gentlemen.
Word: hobby horse Part of Speech: verb 1. To pitch back and forth. Labels: intransitive
Word: fishtank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fish + tank. 1. Alternative form of fish tank. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kabillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From billion. Possibly influenced by Arabic كَبِير (kabīr, “big”). 1. An unspecified large number (of). Labels: excessive, slang Example: "I want to bottle up this feeling," she told him, awed by its strength. Sexual chemistry, who knew? "We could market it and make a kabillion dollars." "A kabillion is a lot," he murmured, then turned his attention to her left ear. Goose bumps sprinted across every inch of her skin as his tongue feathered over the rim to tickle the lobe. "A kabillion-ten," she corrected herself. "In the first year." Example: Now, remember we are one in a kabillion frequencies times a kabillion more. God can see them all at once and causes it to move at will. By the way, I made up the word "kabillion." It just sounds really big and should be a word anyway. You can make up how many zeros that should be.
Word: smoke detector Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that sounds an alarm when it detects smoke or other evidence of a fire.
Word: umptillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ump English -ty English umpty English -illion English umptillion From umpty + -illion. 1. An extremely large, unspecified number. Labels: excessive, slang Example: The cosmos is stranger than I can know: full of change, full of beauty. The rich tapestry of interlocking fields and forces weaves umptillion configurations, and every one is beautiful. Example: "Sarah tells me you work for a magazine." Rufus studied the living room while my mother studied him. "Why, that must be it, right there?" There were umptillion copies of Her strewn not so casually across the glass face of the coffee table by our couch, so it was hard to tell which one Baylor pointed to.
Word: race car Part of Speech: noun 1. A car designed for use on racetracks in motor racing events.
Word: soccer ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A ball that is designed for use in the sport of soccer; a football.
Word: velocities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of velocity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mountain range Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mountain + range. Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊn.tɪn ɹeɪndʒ/ 1. A series of adjoining mountains, often in a line. Example: For the first 60 miles from Padang Besar, the railway passes through a succession of rice fields, with villages at regular intervals, but then crosses a jungle-clad mountain range to reach the west coast.
Word: pepper shaker Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɛpə(ɹ)ˌʃeɪkə(ɹ)/ 1. A small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.