nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: tiredly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tired Middle English -ly English -ly English tiredly From tired + -ly. 1. In a tired manner.
Word: leniency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lenience + -y, from Latin lēn(iō) (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”). Pronunciation: /ˈliːni.ən(t)si/, /ˈliːnjən(t)si/ 1. The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The convicted felon asked for leniency, but because the crime was so heinous the judge refused and gave the maximum sentence. 2. An act of being lenient. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lenience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lēn(iō) (“to soften, soothe”) -i- + -ence, from lēnis (“soft”). Pronunciation: /ˈliːni.ən(t)s/, /ˈliːnjən(t)s/ 1. Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There was lenience in the sentence given by the court, and he got the minimum prison time.
Word: leniently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lenient Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English leniently From lenient + -ly. 1. In a lenient manner. Example: With Assyria in full control of the Levantine littoral, Philistia, which was vital to Assyrian political and commercial aspirations, was treated leniently and was awarded “favored nation” status.
Word: levelheaded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of level-headed. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Having spent the day in the company of this thoughtful, friendly, uncommonly levelheaded band – charmed, completely – a protective part of me sort of wishes they wouldn't hoedown Example: [Canadian Prime Minister] Mr. [Mark] Carney was the exacting governor of the Bank of Canada during the 2008 financial crisis, and the levelheaded governor of the Bank of England during Brexit.
Word: licentiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English licentious Middle English -ly English -ly English licentiously From licentious + -ly. 1. In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
Word: rowdily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English rowdy Middle English -ly English -ly English rowdily From rowdy + -ly. 1. In a rowdy manner.
Word: in the dock Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Referring to the dock in which an accused person stands in a courtroom. 1. Under accusation, scrutiny; subject to critical inspection. Labels: idiomatic
Word: amygdalin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amygdal- + -in. 1. A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit. Labels: uncountable
Word: viaticals Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin viaticum (“provisions for a long journey”). 1. Life insurance policies which are sold at a discount to the face amount, or death benefit, of people who have been medically determined to have life expectancies of less than two years. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: festal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French festal, from Latin festum (“feast”). 1. festive, relating to a festival or feast Example: His wife had decorated it all up with hollyhocks and poison ivy, and it looked real festal and bowery. Example: They were, at any rate in their inception, genuinely religious or genuinely social and festal; and from either point of view they were far better than the secrecy of private indulgence which characterizes our modern world in these matters.
Word: front bench Part of Speech: noun 1. In the House of Commons, either of two benches nearest the floor of the chamber, one occupied by the members of the Cabinet and the other by the Shadow Cabinet. Labels: UK Example: On her preparedness to return to Labour's front bench under new Leader of the Opposition Sir Kier Starmer, she is non-committal. 2. Those Members of Parliament occupying the front benches.
Word: frontbench Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of front bench. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: abulia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Ancient Greek βούλομαι (boúlomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek βουλή (boulḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía)bor. New Latin abūliabor. English abulia From New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία (aboulía, “irresolution”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + βουλή (boulḗ, “will”). Pronunciation: /əˈb(j)uː.lɪə/, /əˈbu.li.ə/, [əˈbu.ljə] 1. Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He felt without volition, plunged into a state of aboulia. Example: His virginal modesty is a modern abulia.
Word: copiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English copious Middle English -ly English -ly English copiously From copious + -ly. 1. In a copious manner; plentifully. Example: A copiously tattooed young man in a blue jumpsuit sits mansplayed across from her, shackled to the rail on his side of the hallway, staring at Penny.
Word: contiguity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French contiguïté (whence -ity), from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus (“bordering upon”), from contingō (“to touch or border upon”). Pronunciation: /ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/, /ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/, /ˌkɑn.təˈɡju.ə.ti/, [ˌkɑn.təˈɡju.ə.ɾi], [ˌkɑn.ɾəˈɡju.ə.ɾi] 1. A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the mechanical conception of ‘cause’ it is…demanded that there should be spatial and temporal contiguity between the movements involved.
Word: Trollope Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from Old Norse trǫll (“supernatural being, imp”) + Old English hop (“small, enclosed valley”). Pronunciation: /ˈtrɒləp/ 1. A surname. 2. A surname.
Word: circularly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English circulerlich, equivalent to circular + -ly. 1. In a circular way.
Word: go about Part of Speech: verb 1. To busy oneself with. Labels: transitive Example: The workers went about their business as Zelensky looked around. One man at the wheel of a forklift seemed annoyed when the presidential entourage got in his way, and the machine beeped loudly as we tried to maneuver around him. 2. To tackle (a problem or task). Labels: intransitive Example: A marvellous witty fellow, I assure you; but I will go about with him. 3. To circulate (in). Labels: intransitive 4. To change from one tack to another. See :Wikipedia:Tack (maneuver). Labels: intransitive Example: [I]t was commonly said that two masts, a bowsprit and a swivel gun would have transformed our dwelling into a line-of-battle ship; indeed, so seaman-like was our architect, that we feared when once we had taken possession of our new house, we might be disturbed during the night by an order being given to "go about," and by hearing in the quiet hours of the morning the familiar inquiry of "How's her head?"
Word: marcel wave Part of Speech: noun 1. A deep artificial wave in the hair produced by heated curling tongs.
Word: surpassing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of surpass Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: surpassing Part of Speech: adj 1. Becoming superior to others; becoming excellent; exceptional; exceeding. Example: "Yet once again," exclaimed he, passionately, "let me gaze on that beautiful and beloved face! let me see if sorrow has cast a shadow on its surpassing loveliness! I will not let her know how near I am, and how wretched! No, in secret and in silence will I look upon her once more; and then, farewell for ever!"
Word: surpassing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process by which something is surpassed; a bettering. Example: In both of these surpassings, the human being, in being freed, is freed both to be itself and to be beyond itself; but the second orients us more fully towards being free beyond self-determination.
Word: Marlowe Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ləʊ/ 1. A habitational surname from Old English from the English place name Marlow. 2. A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: second-half Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of second half. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dramatist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the stem of Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹæmətɪst/, /ˈdɹɑmətɪst/ 1. Synonym of playwright.
Word: under a cloud Part of Speech: prep_phrase Pronunciation: /ˈʌn.dɚ ə klaʊd/ 1. Of an uncertain future due to an anticipated threat or change in circumstance. Labels: idiomatic Example: 2012, Iain W. Provan, 1 & 2 Kings, Understanding the Bible Commentary Series, unnumbered page, First Kings 9:10-10:29 brings us back to see the glory of this empire. It is glory that must now be seen with respect to 8:22-53 and 9:1-9. It is therefore glory under a cloud, destined to fade away. 2. Under suspicion; subject to critical inspection. Labels: idiomatic Example: A man accused of a crime is entitled to a speedy trial, not merely because he is under a personal restraint, but also because his reputation is under a cloud, as long as the criminal accusation remains undisposed of. Example: “The department feels it's got to suspend any cop who's under a cloud if they're going to maintain public faith in the system.[…]" 3. In or into controversial circumstances. Labels: idiomatic Example: The enlarged Chilean navy was placed under the command of dashing Lord Cochrane, a very distinguished admiral of the British Royal Navy, then under a cloud at home, who took service under the Chilean flag,[…]. Example: “Did she resign?” Cherry asked. “No, Dr. Fairall fired her. Zelda left here under a cloud. Sort of mysterious. I never found out exactly."
Word: above all Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From Middle English [Term?]. Compare Dutch bovenal (“above all”). 1. Of prime importance; before anything else; especially. Example: Lastly, I must mention the "Underground," to travel on which was, in those days, an experience to be remembered. There were the antique looking engines, and the rather grim carriages, with the fascinating indicators in the compartments to show (not always correctly!) the next station, and above all, there was the atmosphere. Example: You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.
Word: above all Part of Speech: adv Labels: no-gloss
Word: -fy Part of Speech: suffix Pronunciation: /faɪ/ 1. Alternative form of -ify. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: laboriously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English laborious Middle English -ly English -ly English laboriously From laborious + -ly. Pronunciation: /ləˈbɔː.ɹi.əs.lɪ/, /ləˈbɔɹ.i.əs.li/ 1. With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor. Labels: not-comparable Example: The heavy man laboriously climbed the steep mountain, pulling himself up inch by inch. Example: At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.
Word: lackadaisically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lackadaisical Middle English -ly English -ly English lackadaisically From lackadaisical + -ly. 1. In a lackadaisical manner; without enthusiasm or interest; perfunctorily.
Word: betanin Part of Speech: noun 1. A glycoside obtained from beetroot. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ladies-in-waiting Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lady-in-waiting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lady-in-waiting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lady + in + waiting (“attendance, service”). (Waiting in the sense of a waiter, not passing time.) Pronunciation: /ˌleɪdɪ ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/, /ˌleɪdi ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/, [-ɾɪŋ] 1. A lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour. Example: [T]he electreſs [Sophia Charlotte of Hanover] was heard to ſay to one of her ladies in waiting, "that it vexed her to the very heart to go and act in Pruſſia the theatrical queen along with her Eſop.["] Example: This night, after eleven o'clock, as the royal family were returning from Drury-lane theatre, when the carriages had reached the end of John-street, Pall Mall, a stone was flung with such force as to break one of the glass pannels in the coach, in which were their majesties and the lady in waiting; which, after striking the queen on the cheek, fell into lady Harrington's lap.
Word: lamentably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English lamentably, equivalent to lamentable + -ly. 1. Regrettably; in a manner deserving or inspiring lamentation. Example: Lamentably the good too die; we will all mourn his passing. 2. With lamentation. Labels: archaic Example: [S]he […] lamentably recounted to hym all the felonyes / and iniuries done to her by ſyr Hewe Spencer […] Example: I loue a ballad but euen too well, if it be dolefull matter merrily ſet downe: or a very pleaſant thing indeede, and ſung lamentably.
Word: regrettably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-der. Proto-Germanic *grētaną Frankish *grātander. Old French *greter Old French regreterbor. Middle English regretten English regret Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English regrettable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English regrettably From regrettable + -ly. 1. In a manner inspiring or deserving regret. Example: Your exam results are regrettably poor: you should regretfully reflect on all the time wasted reading comics.
Word: anthocyanin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English antho- English cyan Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English cyanin English anthocyanin From antho- + cyanin. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.θoʊˈsaɪ.ə.nɪn/, /ˌæn.θəˈsaɪ.ə.nɪn/ 1. Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids (more noticeable in autumn after its chlorophyll decomposes).
Word: flavonoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flavone + -oid, from Latin flāvus (“yellow”). Not related to flavor. Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪvənɔɪd/, /ˈflævənɔɪd/ 1. Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.
Word: international acre Part of Speech: noun 1. a customary unit of 4,046.8564224 m² Labels: US
Word: lamplighter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lamp + lighter. Pronunciation: /ˈlæmpˌlaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ 1. A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn. Labels: historical Example: 1,000 crossing-sweepers; another thousand chimney-sweeps, and the same number of turncocks and lamp-lighters; Example: I did the hurdles over two or three garden-walls, but so did the flyer who was on my tracks, and he drove me back into the straight and down to High Street like any lamplighter. 2. Any device or contrivance for lighting lamps, such as a length of paper to be set alight at one end. Labels: historical Example: […] and finally, laughing and all tired out, they stopped to rest and to think of some other game. They played “Buz” till they were rested, and then “Genteel Lady,” where every time a little girl made a mistake she had to have a lamplighter stuck in her hair. 3. A kind of tall bicycle.
Word: streetlight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From street + light. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹiːt.laɪt/, /ˈstɹit.laɪt/ 1. Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban. Labels: countable Example: At night the streetlights of Paris are beautiful to see. 2. The light produced by these lights. Labels: uncountable Example: Fool, I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like / On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight
Word: customary unit Part of Speech: noun 1. any unit of measurement that is currently used in the United States Labels: US 2. any traditional unit of measurement that is used by custom
Word: lampshade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lamp + shade. The verb sense comes from the idea of making something more conspicuous by hanging a lampshade on it. Pronunciation: /ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd/ 1. A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes. Example: It was all very well, this Bohemianism of red lamp-shades and cigarettes, but in the cold grey light that filtered through Partridge's grimy windows it did not show to any great advantage. Example: The hanging-bowl lampshade in marbled glass was two decades pre-war – the kind that marked out aged people.
Word: lampshade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lamp + shade. The verb sense comes from the idea of making something more conspicuous by hanging a lampshade on it. Pronunciation: /ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd/ 1. To intentionally call attention to the improbable, incongruent, or clichéd nature of an element or situation featured in a work of fiction within the work itself. Labels: slang Example: Only one short bit of humor is endearing, lampshading the ridiculousness of an eye-mask being able to conceal a superhero's identity. Example: Rewriting a whole character is one heck of a chore but the editor/writer must either bite the bullet or indulge in some clever trickery like lampshading. 2. To wear an oversize top with skintight thigh-high boots and no leggings. Example: Pants. Who needs them? Definitely not celebrities sporting the lampshading or "no pants" trend this summer. Example: Kate Moss lampshaded, Bella Hadid lampshaded—hell, nearly every Kardashian took the trend for a spin. 3. To adorn with one or more lampshades. Example: Her hotel sitting-room had, as usual, been flowered, cushioned and lampshaded into a delusive semblance of stability; and she had really felt, for the last few weeks, that the life she was leading there must be going to last — it seemed so perfect an answer to all her wants! 4. To design or create lampshades. Example: Ruth Vitow (160 East 56th Street, 355-6881) has been the doyenne of lampshading for 30 years. She makes up designs in all categories, and her own custom lamps of Lucite and wood. Example: Finally she took a job decorating lampshades. Lampshading, as she called it, left her drained and without impetus or inspiration to draw, which always made her unhappy.
Word: landlocked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From land + locked (i.e. "locked-in by land on all sides"). Pronunciation: /ˈlændlɑkt/, /ˈlændlɒkt/ 1. Of a country, region, etc., surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea). Labels: not-comparable Example: Switzerland is landlocked and obviously will never be a great sea power and must always trade overland. Example: Located in Kowloon, with an area of 9.36 km², Wong Tai Sin is the only district in Hong Kong that is totally landlocked. It has a population of 420,183 (2011) and a high density of 44.891/km². 2. Living in freshwater, such as landlocked salmon. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of a property or parcel, surrounded by other property and having no access to a public road. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: An easement of necessity, said the court, may be provided when property is landlocked and the owner needs access to that property from a public highway. Example: In some states, the law allows for easements by necessity, especially in circumstances where a property is landlocked.
Word: circadian dysrhythmia Part of Speech: noun 1. Disruption to the body's biological clock caused by a sudden shift in daily rhythm. Labels: uncountable
Word: larcenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English larceny Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English larcenous From larceny + -ous. 1. Given to larceny, tending to thievery. 2. Resembling theft, often applied to legal actions that seem unfair. Example: These late fees are larcenous. I should have read the fine print before signing.
Word: cower Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English couren, cowre, from Middle Low German kûren (“to lie in wait; linger”) or from North Germanic (Icelandic kúra (“to doze”)); according to Pokorny, all are ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, bend”), see also Proto-Germanic *kuddô (“shell, pod”). Cognate with German kauern (“to squat”), Dutch koeren (“to keep watch (in a cowered position)”), Serbo-Croatian kutriti (“to lie in a bent position”), Swedish kura (“huddle, cower”). Unrelated to coward, which is of Latin origin. Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊɚ/, /ˈkaʊə/ 1. To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear. Labels: intransitive Example: He'd be useless in war. He'd just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over. Example: Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. 2. To crouch in general. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: Some sterner virtues o’er the mountain’s breast May sit, like falcons, cowering on the nest Example: The mother bird had mov’d not, But cowering o’er her nestlings, Sate confident and fearless, And watch’d the wonted guest. 3. To cause to cower; to frighten into submission. Labels: transitive Example: This done, their doubts will vanish, and they will stand confronted by an object lesson which must have the effect either to arouse them to a determination to banish despotism from the land, or cower them into submission and servitude. Example: My spirit will cower them and make them wish they had never risen up against me. 4. To be a coward; to hide away or refuse to face opposition due to fear. Labels: figuratively, intransitive
Word: cower Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊɚ/, /ˈkaʊə/ 1. To cherish with care. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: copa Part of Speech: adj 1. Clipping of copacetic. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
Word: might've Part of Speech: verb 1. Contraction of might + have: Example: If we had gone to Hollywood, we might've met a film star. 2. Contraction of might + have: Example: I think I might've left my umbrella on the train.
Word: buggered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the verb bugger. 1. Broken; not properly functioning. Labels: Commonwealth, slang Example: Your telly is buggered, best get it fixed. Example: It's well and truly buggered now; you may as well throw it out. 2. In trouble; in a bad situation. Labels: Commonwealth, slang Example: The police caught you on CCTV, now you're really buggered. Example: If the banks go abroad we're even more buggered (in the short term, at least, and politicians work pretty much by gradient descent) than if they don't. 3. Tired, worn-out, exhausted. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang Example: You'll have to take over from here, mate, I'm completely buggered. Example: I am not sure why, but I'm more buggered after I get to the US than I am when I return home. I think it has a lot to do with it being easier to align my sleeping patterns with flying in to Oz during the night (arriving early morning), than it is flying into the US and landing at 10 pm at night. 4. damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial) Labels: Commonwealth, slang Example: I'm buggered if I'm going to drive all that way at this time of night.
Word: buggered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the verb bugger. 1. simple past and past participle of bugger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: what'll Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ˈwɒtəl/, /ˈ(h)wʌtəl/, /ˈ(h)wɒtəl/ 1. Shortened form of what will and what shall Labels: contraction, nonstandard Example: What'll it be?
Word: breakout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from break out. The video game genre is named after Breakout, the first game of this kind, released in 1976 by Atari. 1. An escape from prison. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An escape from any restrictive or confining situation. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The point at which visibility returns after passing through clouds. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An outbreak (sudden eruption of disease etc.). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But for those of you who never had teenage acne or who had some teenage acne problems and outgrew them, it is a real shock to start having breakouts in the mid twenties to late thirties. 5. A breakdown of statistics; a detailed view of component parts. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A room in a hotel etc. that can be taken by a smaller group at a large conference. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A style of video game that involves moving a paddle to deflect a ball into a wall of bricks to eliminate them one by one. Labels: uncountable Example: […] a "breakout" game where a ball is bounced off a bar at the bottom of the screen up to a wall of bricks. Each time the ball strikes a brick it is eliminated and points are awarded. Example: […] a breakout game in Greenfoot […] In breakout the user hits a ball with a paddle into bricks […]
Word: breakout Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from break out. The video game genre is named after Breakout, the first game of this kind, released in 1976 by Atari. 1. Of a book, film, or other work: leading its author to sudden mainstream success. Labels: not-comparable Example: Then in 1991, Jada won her breakout role playing Lena James on NBC's A Different World. 2. Splitting a signal into several signals. Labels: attributive, not-comparable Example: breakout box; breakout cable
Word: why's Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of why + is. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: I don't want to go to college next year - Really? Why’s that? 2. Contraction of why + has. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: Why's everyone gone home? 3. Contraction of why + does. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, uncommon Example: Why's he want to do that?
Word: why's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of why Labels: form-of, plural Example: 1977: I was never able to stop the search for the why's and how's of something so senseless as the arms race. (Nobel Peace Prize Alva Myrdal)
Word: bracken Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English braken, probably of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *brakni (“undergrowth”), related to Proto-Germanic *brekaną and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”). Cognates include Danish bregne and Swedish bräken (“fern”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹækən/ 1. Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually 2. An area of countryside heavily populated by this fern. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: billiard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French billard with the insertion of the second i and orthographic representation of the French palatalized /j/ sound, originally referring to the wooden cue stick, diminutive of Old French bille (“log, tree trunk”), from Vulgar Latin *bilia, probably of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish bile (“large tree, tree trunk”)), from Proto-Celtic *belyos (“tree”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yos (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɪlɪəd/, /ˈbɪl.i.ə(ɹ)d/ 1. A shot in billiards or snooker in which the cue ball strikes two other balls; a carom. 2. Pertaining to the game of billiards. Labels: attributive Example: a billiard table; a billiard ball 3. A dynamical system in which a particle alternates between motion in a straight line and specular reflections from a boundary.
Word: billiard Part of Speech: num Etymology: From French billiard, equivalent to bi- (“two”) + -illiard. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪl.i.ɑː(ɹ)d/ 1. 10¹⁵, a thousand billion (long scale) or a million milliard. Labels: UK, rare
Word: bendy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bindaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *bandijaną Proto-West Germanic *bandijan Old English bendan Middle English benden English bend Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bendy From bend + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛndi/, /ˈbɪndi/ 1. Having the ability to be bent easily. Example: Bendy rulers are far more fun than the wooden ones. 2. Of a person, flexible; having the ability to bend easily; resilient. Labels: informal Example: When I was in the scene in the barn he encouraged me to do as many contortions as I could, and he seemed to like the fact I was so 'bendy.' … After all how many young actresses in Hollywood are "bendy"? 3. Containing many bends and twists. Example: a bendy road 4. Articulated. Example: “The bendy bus is very easy to get on to and can carry twice as many passengers and more people can sit down,” Ms. Cottam said.
Word: bendy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bindaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *bandijaną Proto-West Germanic *bandijan Old English bendan Middle English benden English bend Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bendy From bend + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛndi/, /ˈbɪndi/ 1. A bendy bus. Labels: UK, slang Example: Finally for November, on the 26th double-deckers were restored to the 29, which under bendies had gained an unsavoury reputation that it simply hadn't merited before this form of transport was imposed upon it; […]
Word: bendy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bendee, from Old French bendé (past participle). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛndi/, /ˈbɪndi/ 1. Divided into diagonal bands of colour. Labels: not-comparable Example: 7. Talbot, Bendy gules and argent; 8. Comyn, Gules, three garbs within a tressure flory counter-flory or; 9. Valence, Barry of ten argent and azure, an orle of martlets gules; Example: His arms as there displayed are emblazoned on a bendy field of his livery colours vert, argent and gules.
Word: bendy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bendee, from Old French bendé (past participle). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛndi/, /ˈbɪndi/ 1. A field divided diagonally into several bends, varying in metal and colour. Example: The original escutcheon of the Norman family was a bendy of ten, argent and gules. Example: […], 3 within a bordure gules a bendy of six or and azure (Burgundy Ancient), 4 sable a lion rampant or (Brabant), overall an inescutcheon or a lion rampant sable (Flanders); encircled by[…]
Word: bendy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɛndi/, /ˈbɪndi/ 1. Obsolete form of bhindi. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: attends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of attend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: -gnathous Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -ous. By surface analysis, -gnath + -ic. 1. Having a specified type of jaw. Labels: morpheme
Word: correcting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of correct Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: correcting Part of Speech: noun 1. The making of a correction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the correctings of the errors of our own inexperience […]
Word: there'd Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ðɛəd/, /ðɛɹd/, /ðeːd/, /ðeəd/, /ðiəd/ 1. Contraction of there + would. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Example: There'd be little point in it. 2. Contraction of there + had. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Example: There'd better not be more than five in the same car, or else!
Word: dirty wound Part of Speech: noun 1. An external wound, primarily an untreated cut or tear of the skin, easily susceptible to infection as a result of exposure to unsanitary conditions, as would be likely at time of injury.
Word: disinterest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English interest English disinterest From dis- + interest. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɪntɹɛst/ 1. An absence of interest (attention or curiosity). Labels: uncountable Example: She eyed him over her martini with cool disinterest. Example: […] there was no neighbourliness, worth the word, between what the postmistress called ‘our old people’ and ‘that new set’. Polite calls paid by the former on the latter were as politely returned; but at that it ended. The gulf of mutual disinterest was unbridged. 2. The absence of interest (bias or stake). Labels: uncountable Example: He maintained a posture of scrupulous disinterest in Balkan affairs […] 3. What is contrary to interest or advantage. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: 1676, Joseph Glanvill, Essays on Several Important Subjects in Philosophy and Religion, London: John Baker and Henry Mortlock, Essay 2 “Of Scepticism and Certainty,” p. 45, Now the progress of Knowledg being stopt by extreme Confidence on the one hand, and Diffidence on the other; I think that both are necessary, though perhaps one is more seasonable: For to believe that every thing is certain, is as great a disinterest to Science, as to conceive that nothing is so:
Word: disinterest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English interest English disinterest From dis- + interest. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɪntɹɛst/ 1. To render disinterested. Labels: transitive Example: The Moscow Bolsheviks may disinterest themselves in the fate of Ukrainian or White Russian territories under Polish rule; but nationalist States in the Ukraine or White Russia could never evince such indifference.
Word: disinterest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English interest English disinterest From dis- + interest. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɪntɹɛst/ 1. Free of personal bias. Labels: obsolete Example: […] if they [weaker people] can be rul’d by an understanding without, when they have none within, they shall receive this advantage, that their owne passions shall not transport their mindes, and the divisions and weaknesse of their owne sense and notices shall not make them uncertaine, and indeterminate; and the measures they shall walke by, shall be disinterest and even, and dispassionate, and full of observation.
Word: dirty word Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɜːtiˌwɜːd/, /ˈdɚɾijˌwɝd/ 1. A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature. Example: The child was made to sit in the corner as punishment for saying a dirty word. Example: Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. 2. The name of a topic that a person prefers not to hear or discuss. Labels: idiomatic Example: Job is a dirty word to him.
Word: boards Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /bɔːdz/, /bɔːɹdz/, /bo(ː)ɹdz/, /boədz/ 1. plural of board Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boards Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /bɔːdz/, /bɔːɹdz/, /bo(ː)ɹdz/, /boədz/ 1. A stage (as in a theater). Labels: informal, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article Example: I’m an actress. No—not the kind you’re thinking of, lunching at the Savoy covered with jewellery, and with their photograph in every paper saying how much they love Madame So and So’s face cream. I’ve been on the boards since I was a kid of six—tumbling. 2. Structure around a rink for ice hockey. Labels: plural, plural-only 3. A hardcover binding on a book. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only Example: His new novel just came out in boards. The paperback will follow in about a year.
Word: boards Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From College Board tests. Pronunciation: /bɔːdz/, /bɔːɹdz/, /bo(ː)ɹdz/, /boədz/ 1. Examinations given for entry to college or to qualify for a profession. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: boards Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From College Board tests. Pronunciation: /bɔːdz/, /bɔːɹdz/, /bo(ː)ɹdz/, /boədz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of board Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: throws Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /θɹəʊz/, /θɹoʊz/ 1. plural of throw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: throws Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /θɹəʊz/, /θɹoʊz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of throw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: addresses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈdɹɛsɪz/, /ˈædɹɛsɪz/, /ædˈɹɛsɪz/ 1. plural of address Labels: form-of, plural
Word: addresses Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈdɹɛsɪz/, /ˈædɹɛsɪz/, /ædˈɹɛsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of address Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bad weather Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss, translation-hub
Word: lameness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lame 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 lameness From lame + -ness. 1. An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His lameness may have prevented him from walking but it didn't stop him from running for public office. 2. The quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: I can't believe the lameness of the special effects in that movie.
Word: laminate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1666; borrowed from New Latin laminātus, perfect passive participle of laminō (attested since the first quarter of the 16th century), from Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Pronunciation: /ˈlæmɪneɪt/ 1. To assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet. Labels: transitive Example: We'll laminate the piece of wood with grain going in different directions to make a really strong hull for the boat. 2. To cover (something flat, usually paper) in adhesive protective plastic. Labels: transitive Example: We laminated the printouts so we could use them as signage. 3. To form (metal etc.) into a thin plate, as by rolling. Labels: transitive 4. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates. Labels: transitive
Word: laminate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1666; borrowed from New Latin laminātus, perfect passive participle of laminō (attested since the first quarter of the 16th century), from Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Pronunciation: /ˈlæmɪnət/ 1. Material formed of thin sheets glued together. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: laminate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1666; borrowed from New Latin laminātus, perfect passive participle of laminō (attested since the first quarter of the 16th century), from Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). 1. Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: delaminate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English laminate English delaminate From de- + laminate. Pronunciation: /diːˈlæmɪneɪt/ 1. To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up. Labels: transitive 2. To come apart into its component layers. Labels: intransitive Example: Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced. Example: The difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion between the film and the coating can cause the coating to delaminate.
Word: landless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English londlees, from Old English landlēas, equivalent to land + -less. Cognate with Dutch landeloos (“landless”), German landlos (“landless”), Icelandic landlaus (“landless”). 1. Not owning land. Labels: not-comparable Example: The landless younger sons of the gentry often entered the military as the only way to make a living. Example: The landless flock to the cities seeking jobs. 2. Not containing any land. Labels: not-comparable Example: We set sail toward the landless horizon.
Word: lasciviously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lascivious Middle English -ly English -ly English lasciviously From lascivious + -ly. 1. In a lascivious manner. Example: Her medium-length dress was of grey soie sauvage with a square-cut bodice, lasciviously tight across her fine breasts.
Word: lastingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lasting Middle English -ly English -ly English lastingly From lasting + -ly. 1. In a lasting manner, in a way that persists. Example: Only by good diplomacy will we lastingly establish peace.
Word: lashing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lash + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈlæʃɪŋ/ 1. Something used to tie something or lash it to something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The lashings, which had been holding the chest to the deck of the storm-tossed ship, broke, and it went overboard. 2. The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation, chastisement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the lashings out of his luxur 3. The or an act of lashing; a heavy falling or downpour (of rain). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [It] came from the sea, that wind, and soon enough, it would bring lashings of rain. The captain opened the door just as the first patters of rain began to fall. 4. Lots; a great amount. Labels: Ireland, UK, countable, in-plural, informal, uncountable Example: “[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]” Example: You bring happiness to my heart Like a freshly baked apple tart With lashings of piping-hot custard
Word: lashing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lash + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈlæʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of lash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: the rain was lashing down
Word: perfunctorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English perfunctory Middle English -ly English -ly English perfunctorily From perfunctory + -ly. Pronunciation: /pəɹˈfʌŋkt(ə)ɹɪli/ 1. In a perfunctory manner, without interest or concern for quality. Example: And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed. Example: She answered perfunctorily. She said that, of course, they had picked out the two gunmen, but had thought nothing of it when the man with the stick had gone to stand behind Bond's chair.
Word: routinely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English routine Middle English -ly English -ly English routinely From routine + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɹuːˈtiːnli/, /ɹuˈtinli/, /ɹʉːˈtiːnli/ 1. In a routine manner, in a way that has become common or expected. Example: The risk of going out of business was very real, they had suffered disastrous presidents, routinely lost their best players, and were effectively owned by a bailed-out bank, so Lim was welcomed as their saviour. 2. Done by rote or habit, as part of a routine, without attention or concern. Example: We routinely test the fire extinguishers but no one ever expects them to fail.
Word: certificate authority Part of Speech: noun 1. An organization that issues digital certificates for use by other parties.
Word: digital certificate Part of Speech: noun 1. a public key certificate
Word: public key certificate Part of Speech: noun 1. A certificate that uses a digital signature to bind together a public key with an identity — used to verify that a public key belongs to a particular person.
Word: blood pudding Part of Speech: noun 1. Blood sausage.
Word: flavone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin flāvus German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English flavone From Latin flāvus (“yellow”) + -one, as many are yellow in nature. Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪvəʊn/ 1. Any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: largish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English large Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English largish From large + -ish. 1. Somewhat large. Labels: not-comparable Example: […]in Ford Prefect's satchel were a few ballpoints, a notepad and a largish bath towel from Marks and Spencer. Example: Humans, buffered by cultural and behavioral options, can often tolerate largish changes in climatic conditions.
Word: largeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English large 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 largeness From large + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːd͡ʒnəs/ 1. Liberality; generosity. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. The property of being physically large. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The quality of not being limited or constrained; having great scope. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lathery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lather Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lathery From lather + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈlæðəɹi/ 1. Resembling or covered in lather. Example: This new shaving cream isn't as lathery as the old stuff: there just aren't as many bubbles to be had. Example: 1824, James Atkinson, “Peer Mahommud; The Moralist,” stanza 51, in The City of Palaces, Calcutta: Government Gazette Press, p. 128, Thus rapidly my little tale advances, And now we come to him, who lives to shave! The lathery Knight of Razors, not of lances, And without question more a fool than knave.
Word: lavishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English lavausly, equivalent to lavish + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈlævɪʃli/ 1. In a lavish manner, expending profusely. Example: He was noted to entertain lavishly, throwing the biggest and best parties in town. Example: At twilight in the summer[…]the mice come out. They[…]eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkley, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly—the only lavishment of which he was ever guilty—on the floor.
Word: originating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of originate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present