nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: aruspicy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of haruspicy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: 1828, Barthold Georg Niebuhr, Julius Charles Hare and Connop Thirlwall (translators), The History of Rome, Volume 1, J. Taylor, page 115, The East read destiny in the stars, Etruria and Greece in the entrails of victims […] But the peculiar secret of the Etruscans was the interpretation of lightning: this, and all the branches of their aruspicy, were taught in sacerdotal schools …
Word: paperer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paper + -er. 1. A person who hangs wallpaper.
Word: paperhanging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paper + hanging. 1. The trade of hanging wallpaper on walls. Labels: uncountable 2. Wallpaper. Labels: countable 3. The illegal activities of a paperhanger; counterfeiting fraud. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: papier-mache Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of papier-mâché. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: papier-mache Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of papier-mâché. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: papier-mache Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of papier-mâché. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: parader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From parade + -er. 1. A person who parades things, or takes part in a parade. Example: A perennial babykisser, a tireless parader, and a would-be close personal friend of every San Francisco voter, Rolph proved a tonic because no one doubted his personal integrity or emotional sincerity.
Word: extispicy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin extispicium, from extispex (“diviner of entrails”) + -ium (forming abstract nouns). Pronunciation: /ɛkˈstɪspɪsi/ 1. Synonym of haruspicy: the study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice. Labels: uncountable Example: They became experts in what is called extispicy, or the readings of organs of sacrificed animals. Example: ... to avoid wasting the enormous amounts of carcasses that in Mari, as elsewhere in Mesopotamia, were the products of the frequent killing of animals, almost exclusively sheep, for extispicy and omen taking. 2. A specific instance of such divination. Labels: countable Example: This image has been interpreted as the performance of “an extispicy on an animal whose flesh the king will later eat."
Word: paradisaic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to paradise (or heaven)
Word: paradisaical Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹədɪˈsaɪ.ɪkəl/, /ˌpæɹədɪˈzaɪ.ɪkəl/, /ˌpæɹədɪˈseɪ.ɪkəl/, /ˌpæɹədɪˈzeɪ.ɪkəl/ 1. Of or relating to paradise (or heaven). Labels: not-comparable Example: April 1742, Thomas Gray, letter to Mr. West Now as the paradisaical pleasures of the Mahometans consist in playing upon the flute […]
Word: paramedical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- Proto-Indo-European *med-der. Proto-Italic *medēōrder. Latin medeor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin medicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin medicālisbor. French médicalbor. English medical English paramedical From para- + medical. 1. Of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to a paramedic Labels: not-comparable
Word: paramedical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- Proto-Indo-European *med-der. Proto-Italic *medēōrder. Latin medeor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin medicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin medicālisbor. French médicalbor. English medical English paramedical From para- + medical. 1. Alternative form of paramedic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: paraprofessional Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English professional English paraprofessional From para- + professional. 1. A person who is trained to assist a professional: for example, an assistant to an educator. Example: While these were years of rapid growth, with increasing involvement of paraprofessionals, peer counselors, and, as Rosen says, "good-hearted gay people who wanted to be supportive to their gay brothers and sisters," the atmosphere was still that of a community peer counseling center rather than a professional mental health center or alcoholism treatment center per se.
Word: paraprofessional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English professional English paraprofessional From para- + professional. 1. Of or relating to this assistance. Labels: not-comparable
Word: parapsychologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + psychologist. 1. A person who studies parapsychology.
Word: parasympathetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From para- (“beside, adjacent to”) + sympathetic, because some of these nerves run alongside sympathetic nerves. Pronunciation: /ˌpa.ɹə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/, /ˌpɛɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/, /ˌpæɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands. Labels: not-comparable, relational
Word: parasympathetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- (“beside, adjacent to”) + sympathetic, because some of these nerves run alongside sympathetic nerves. Pronunciation: /ˌpa.ɹə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/, /ˌpɛɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/, /ˌpæɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ 1. A parasympathetic nerve. 2. Ellipsis of parasympathetic nervous system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: astragalomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos) + -mancy. 1. Any form of divination by dice. Labels: uncountable 2. Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked. Labels: uncountable 3. Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book. Labels: uncountable
Word: infundibular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From infundibul(um) + -ar. By surface analysis, infundibul- + -ar. 1. Having the shape of a funnel. Example: Baconfield […] began to explore, first the blebs and blisters of that infundibular terrain, and then, naked as a worm and carrying a torch, the very catacombs themselves. 2. having to do with an infundibulum
Word: infundibuliform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin īnfundibulum (“funnel”) + -form. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.fʌnˈdɪb.jʊ.lɪˌfɔː(ɹ)m/, /ˌɪn.fʌnˈdɪb.jə.lɪˌfɔɹm/ 1. having the shape of a funnel or cone. Example: ... had it not been for that patriotic Texan with his infundibuliform jowls and his lumpy, rumpleheaded, indestructible smile cracked forever across the front of his face like the brim of a black ten-gallon hat. Example: This is a monopetalous, infundibuliform, white flower, of the tuberofe kind.
Word: binges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of binge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: binges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of binge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: binging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɪŋ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of bing Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: binging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɪnd͡ʒ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of binge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: binging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɪnd͡ʒ.ɪŋ/ 1. Alternative form of bingeing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: binged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪŋd/ 1. simple past and past participle of bing Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: binged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪnd͡ʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of binge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: botanomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English botany Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā)der. Latin -mantīabor. English -mancy English botanomancy From botany + -mancy. 1. Divination by plants. A form of pyromancy in which tree branches and/or leaves are burnt. Labels: uncountable 2. Tea-leaf reading, or tasseomancy. Labels: uncountable
Word: virtuosic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin vir Latin -tūs Latin virtūs Latin -ōsus Late Latin virtuōsusbor. Italian virtuosobor. English virtuoso Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English virtuosic From virtuoso + -ic. 1. requiring a high level of technical skill. 2. impressive and sometimes flamboyant. Example: The older cousins were surrounding Barak as he performed virtuosic acts of extreme violence on a TV so large one had to sit against the opposite wall to see its edges.
Word: deliver the message to Garcia Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of carry the message to Garcia. Labels: intransitive Example: 1902, Albert Brown Chandler, "The Telegraph Expert", in Edward Everett Hale, ed., Modern Achievement, The University Society, page 264, ...grasp the demands and exactions of business life. He learns that the main thing to do is to "deliver the message to Garcia".... Example: 1995, Alberto C Moreira, from alberto@moreira.mv.com, "Re: Teaching H.S. Math #3", sci.math, misc.education, Usenet What we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.
Word: poncy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ponce (“kept man; pimp; effeminate man; homosexual man”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’). Pronunciation: /ˈpɒnsi/, /ˈpɑnsi/ 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a ponce. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, informal Example: I mean, you could tell he was a Pom all right, but he was trying, he didn't sound so poncy any more, […] Example: And in his ponciest voice he said, 'I do most humbly apologise.' 2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a ponce. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, informal Example: With sudden interest Morse turned up the volume [of the radio]: the voice was donnish, slightly effeminate. […] 'Shert erp, you poncy twit!' he said aloud, got out of bed, pulled on his clothes, walked downstairs and dialled the speaking clock. Example: It was Johannesburg's only regular gay bar in those days, and not even a proper bar. […] Since apartheid was a way of life, only the ponciest of African queens, only the butchest of Indian dykes could appear—noncitizens acceptable, in this underworld that was deviant but uncourageous, so long as they were no more than bedding material.
Word: stride bass Part of Speech: noun 1. A musical device with leaping between the bass and harmony notes in the left hand part of a piano accompaniment.
Word: cross-phrasing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cross- + phrasing. 1. Musical device with a syncopated effect, usually when groups of three quavers cut across the beat. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: plunger mute Part of Speech: noun 1. originally the rubber suction cup from a plumber's plunger, a mute for brass instruments, which can be held close to the bell to suppress the sound, or moved further away for a more open sound.
Word: scrivano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian scrivano. Doublet of scrivan, scrivener, and escribano. 1. A scribe or clerk. Labels: archaic Example: We dined that day with the scrivano, and hired a house of Hassan Aga, one of our pledges, at seventy dollars the monsoon, or yearly rent, it being all the same.
Word: lead guitar Part of Speech: noun 1. An electric guitar in a band that plays soloistically, usually playing melodically as opposed to strumming chords; supported by the rhythm guitar.
Word: descrive Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Old French descrivre. See describe. Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹaɪv/ 1. To describe. Labels: obsolete Example: Let her by proofe of that which she hath fylde In her owne breast, this Mothers ioy descrive
Word: pavane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pavane, from dialectal Italian pavana, contraction of the older padovana, feminine of padovano, meaning from the city of Padua (Italian Padova, dialectal form Pava). Pronunciation: /pəˈvɑːn/ 1. A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries. Example: […] if the men should not agree what to play, but one would have a grave Pavane, another a nimbler Galliard, a third some frisking toy or Iigg, and then all of them should be wilful, none yield to his fellow, but every one scrape on his own tune as loud as he could: what a hideous hateful noise may you imagine would such a mess of Musick be? Example: And he tasted in the language of memory ambered wines, dying fallings of sweet airs, the proud pavan […] 2. A moderately slow, courtly processional dance in duple time/meter. Example: Why then be merry; be merry, or I’le be Out of humour, and then who shall dance the Pavan With Ossorio? Example: The pavane† was quite popular at the time when Tabouret wrote his treatise, and he ventured the opinion that it would never cease to be so. It is not many years since an attempt was made in Paris to revive the dance, but it must be confessed that the modern adaption did not seem to bear any particularly striking resemblance to the original movement.
Word: pavane Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French pavane, from dialectal Italian pavana, contraction of the older padovana, feminine of padovano, meaning from the city of Padua (Italian Padova, dialectal form Pava). Pronunciation: /pəˈvɑːn/ 1. To dance the pavane. Labels: intransitive, rare
Word: Picardy third Part of Speech: noun 1. A major third in the final tonic chord of a minor-key passage.
Word: tierce de Picardie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French tierce de Picardie. 1. Synonym of Picardy third.
Word: Phrygian cadence Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of imperfect cadence frequently found in Baroque compositions. The gesture consists of a iv⁶–V final cadence in the minor mode at the end of a slow movement or slow introduction. It implies that a fast movement is to follow without pause, generally in the same key.
Word: Klan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ellipsis of Ku Klux Klan. Pronunciation: /klæn/ 1. Ku Klux Klan Example: The soldiers made arrests right and left, swearing to wipe out the Klan if they had to put every white man in Atlanta in jail. Example: I ain't in the Klan, but I brought my hood with me
Word: submediant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English mediant English submediant From sub- + mediant. 1. The sixth note of a scale, shown as VI.
Word: supertonic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic English supertonic From super- + tonic. 1. The second note in a diatonic scale.
Word: cain Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kain. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: soft redirect Part of Speech: noun 1. An indication to a user that what they requested may be found elsewhere. Example: I decided to leave a soft redirect explaining why the website had been moved.
Word: expletives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of expletive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ing, ynge, enge, from Old English ing, *eng (“a meadow; ing”), from Proto-Germanic *angijō (“meadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énkos (“a bend; curve; bowl; hollow; dell; glen”), from *h₂enk- (“to bend; curve; bow”). Cognate with Scots eng (“ing; meadow”), Dutch eng (“pasture; farmland”), Danish eng (“meadow”), Swedish äng (“meadow; field”), Norwegian eng (“meadow”), Faroese ong (“grassland; meadow; pasture”), Icelandic eng (“a meadow”), Icelandic engi (“a meadow; meadowland”). Pronunciation: /ɪŋ/ 1. A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow. Example: Ings, glens, and fens of the Highlands. Example: Bill for dividing and inclosing certain open common fields, ings, common pastures, and other commonable lands.
Word: ing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pitman em and en, which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ing. Pronunciation: /ɪŋ/ 1. The letter for the ng sound /ŋ/ in Pitman shorthand.
Word: for all intrinsic purposes Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Alteration of for all intents and purposes by malapropism. 1. Eggcorn of for all intents and purposes.
Word: imbibition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English imbibicion, inbibicioun, from Middle French imbibicion. By surface analysis, imbibe + -ition. Pronunciation: /ɪm.bɪˈbɪ.ʃən/, /ɪmˈbaɪ̯.bɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of imbibing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For beſide the common way and road of reception by the root, there may be a refection and imbibition from without; For gentle ſhowrs refreſh plants, though they enter not their roots; […] Example: He was bobbing it up and down just above the pommel of his saddle, being rather sleepy from the imbibition of a little too much of Mr. Tit Dowell’s strong beer.
Word: Sardine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the way protesters are tightly packed into public spaces, analogous to the way sardines are packed into cans. 1. A member of the Italian grassroots political movement organized to protest against the right-wing surge in the country and the political rhetoric of Matteo Salvini. Example: A new grassroots movement called ‘sardines’ is fighting against Italy's rightwing strongman Matteo Salvini across the nation after a spectacular launch in Bologna last week. Example: But they might need more than prayer to effectively compete with the Sardines, who in the last month have packed themselves tightly in ever-increasing numbers into piazzas in city after Italian city.
Word: Hopedale Part of Speech: name Etymology: The name of the settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador was calqued from Hoffental, a compound derived in turn from German hoffen (“hope”) and Tal (“dale, valley”). The name was given by Moravian missionaries in 1782 and replaced native Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Agvituk. Compare Hebron, Nain, Ramah and Zoar. Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊp.deɪl/ 1. A village in Illinois. 2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. 3. A village in Ohio. 4. A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador. 5. A hamlet in Alstonefield parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1255).
Word: check-raise Part of Speech: verb 1. To check and then raise a bet by another player in the same betting round. Example: Check-raising is sometimes specifically prohibited by house rules.
Word: check-raise Part of Speech: noun 1. A raise made by a player who checked before in the same betting round.
Word: check-raises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of check-raise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: check-raises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of check-raise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: check-raising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of check-raise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: divorced kid Part of Speech: noun 1. A child of divorced parents. Labels: slang Example: Maybe another divorced kid is the best kind of friend a divorced kid can have.
Word: check-raised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of check-raise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uxorilocal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin uxor (“wife”) + English -i- + local. 1. Matrilocal. Labels: not-comparable Example: In Gogni (Chad) a Sokoro, clad in his traditional tunic, a tunic as long as a raglan coat such as a snobbishly insular Parisian might sport whilst on safari, paid a visit to a son of his who was living in Mokulu as a willing victim of an unusual (and, until now, unknown) marital status constituting a paradoxical - or, as anthropologists say, "uxorilocal" - form of subjugation. Example: This grammar is just what one would expect from an SIL-trained linguist who has specialized in a language for a number of years: it contains a great deal of information in relatively few pages. The introduction begins by ubicating the Desano people and providing a very brief set of ethnographic comments. They live on the Vaupés River in Colombia, are patrilineal, and have a sex-gendered language. There is some uxorilocal residence, though its frequency is not estimated.
Word: moria Part of Speech: noun 1. Excessive frivolity; an inability to be serious. Labels: uncountable
Word: crowdsourcing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American journalist Jeff Howe in 2006, see quotations. From crowd + sourcing, by analogy with outsourcing. 1. The delegation of a task to a large diffuse group in order to introduce new or more developed skill sets and improve efficiency. There is usually no substantial monetary compensation involved. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: P&G is one of InnoCentive’s earliest and best customers, but the company works with other crowdsourcing networks as well. Example: While not a new phenomenon, crowdsourcing is really growing as a business trend.
Word: crowdsourcing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Coined by American journalist Jeff Howe in 2006, see quotations. From crowd + sourcing, by analogy with outsourcing. 1. present participle and gerund of crowdsource Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prossy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Diminutive of prostitute with -y. 1. prostitute Labels: UK, slang
Word: race car driver Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who races in a race car for a living.
Word: definientia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of definiens Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inverse Fourier transform Part of Speech: noun 1. A mathematical operation that transforms a function for a discrete or continuous spectrum into a function for the amplitude with the given spectrum; an inverse transform of the Fourier transform.
Word: rat trap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rattrap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ploughshare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English plowgh-schare, plowh schare, equivalent to plough + share. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Plouchskoar (“ploughshare”), West Frisian ploechskaar (“ploughshare”), Dutch ploegschaar (“ploughshare”), German Low German Ploogschoor (“ploughshare”), German Pflugschar (“ploughshare”), Danish plovskær (“ploughshare”), Norwegian plogskjær (“ploughshare”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English culter (“ploughshare”), from Old English culter (“ploughshare, coulter, dagger”), borrowed from Latin culter (“knife, razor”). Pronunciation: /ˈplaʊˌʃɛə/, /ˈplaʊˌʃɛɚ/ 1. The cutting edge of a plough, typically a metal blade. Labels: UK Example: Holonyms: plough, plow < implement
Word: Embargo Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
Word: prebendal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin praebenda (“the support or allowance afforded by the state to a private person”). 1. Of or pertaining to a prebend; prebendary. Labels: not-comparable Example: In this respect, Earl Henry's grants of prebendal property might be regarded as the original donatio and the first of a series of such grants that would only later culminate in a more general and confirmatory charter of foundation. Example: In October 1746 Mary had taken over the lease of the Prebendal estate in Aylesbury, and with it the position of lady of the manor, from her mother. 2. Having an associated prebend. Labels: not-comparable Example: His father had held a prebendal stall at Ely in times when prebendal stalls were worth more than they are at present, and having also been possessed of a living in the neighbourhood, had amassed a considerable sum of money. Example: 1910 [1840], Alexandre Dumas, père, translator not mentioned, Celebrated Crimes: Urbain Grandier, P. F. Collier edition, When he had been some months installed there as a priest-in-charge, he received a prebendal stall, thanks to the same patrons, in the collegiate church of Sainte-Croix. 3. Of or pertaining to an honorary religious title granted by the state. Labels: not-comparable 4. Of or relating to official positions that are profitable for the incumbent, to the allocation of such positions, or to a system in which such allocation is prevalent. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the 'Nigerian prebendal republic', Joseph (1996) argues, the statutory purposes of state offices become a matter of secondary concern. Gore & Pratten (2003:211) in their recent study described the pervasiveness of prebendal corruption in the Nigerian state 'endemic since the beginning of the oil boom, but locally perceived as having intensified from the 1990s onwards' as the 'politics of plunder'. Example: Similar phenomena, which promote a guild-like closure of officialdom, are typically found in the patrimonial and, particularly, in prebendal officialdom of the past. 5. Relating to political patronage. Labels: not-comparable
Word: slowplay Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From slow + play. 1. To bluff by playing a strong hand weakly. Example: Jane checked, slowplaying her straight flush
Word: slowplay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slow + play. 1. An action which represents a strong hand as weak.
Word: slowplays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slowplay Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: slowplays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slowplay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: revolving credit Part of Speech: noun 1. Any form of credit that does not have a fixed number of payments. Labels: uncountable
Word: slowplaying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of slowplay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: slowplayed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of slowplay Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hybrid vehicle Part of Speech: noun 1. A vehicle that uses two or more power sources, most commonly an internal combustion engine, a battery, an electric generator, and an electric motor, so as to reduce local emissions with adequate vehicle performance.
Word: moonlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English moonlet From moon + -let. 1. a very small body orbiting a planet, often as part of a planetary ring system. Example: "A moonlet within the ring system will exert a systematic torque on ring material."
Word: transaxle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of transmission + axle. 1. A single unit combining transmission gearbox, clutch, final drive, and differential.
Word: e-invoice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + invoice. 1. An invoice sent by electronic means to the recipient.
Word: isocratic flow Part of Speech: noun 1. In liquid chromatography, a mobile phase of constant composition. In contrast to this is the so called "gradient elution", which is a separation where the mobile phase changes its composition during a separation process. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: operating an isocratic flow of 2 mL min
Word: bearhugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bearhug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stagelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stage Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English stagelike From stage + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a stage (setting where a dramatic work is performed). 2. proceeding through discrete stages; often used of developmental processes. Example: Contra Piaget, I argue that:(1) development rarely involves stagelike domain-general change.
Word: seabase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + base. 1. A collection of support and supply ships supporting operations elsewhere, that can function as a floating barracks, hospital and base. Example: We operated from a seabase, reducing our footprint ashore and thereby minimizing our force protection requirements […]
Word: downturn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus 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 tornōbor. Proto-West Germanic *turnēn Old English turnian ▲ Latin tornō Old French tornerbor. Middle English turnen English turn English downturn From down- + turn. Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊntɜːn/, /ˈdaʊntɝn/, /ˈdæɔntɜːn/ 1. A downward trend, or the beginnings of one. Example: Near-synonym: decline Example: The downturn in the economy made it harder to find jobs.
Word: downturn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus 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 tornōbor. Proto-West Germanic *turnēn Old English turnian ▲ Latin tornō Old French tornerbor. Middle English turnen English turn English downturn From down- + turn. Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊntɜːn/, /ˈdaʊntɝn/, /ˈdæɔntɜːn/ 1. To turn downwards. Labels: intransitive 2. To decline. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive
Word: outpacing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outpace Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reduced cat Part of Speech: noun 1. A version of the cat-o'-nine-tails (multi-tail whip), which has only five (instead of nine) 'tails' (thongs) of smooth whipcord.
Word: half-asleep Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From half- + asleep. 1. Showing signs of being asleep or very sleepy, as not demonstrating full energy or attention. Labels: not-comparable Example: He gently lifted the half-asleep child into bed.
Word: hairlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hair Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English hairlike From hair + -like. 1. Resembling hair; having the texture, consistency, or appearance of hair. Example: Near-synonym: furlike Example: The moss grew in a hairlike mass over the rocks.
Word: handcrafted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English crafted English handcrafted From hand + crafted. 1. Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery. Labels: not-comparable Example: a line of handcrafted cheeses Example: Each handcrafted sculpture is a unique work of art: no two are exactly the same.
Word: hotheadedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hotheaded 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 hotheadedness From hotheaded + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being hotheaded; the tendency to be easily infuriated or provoked. Labels: uncountable Example: In place of hot-headedness and rashness on the part of those whose views did not agree with the sentiment that prompted the movement, which might be expected from their southern blood, we find cool counsels and a determination to make the best of what was accepted from the first as an accomplished fact. Example: But despite his reputation for hotheadedness, the gruff general, 48, had managed to become Premier of the primitive Arab nation no fewer than seven times since 1962.
Word: housecleaning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From house + cleaning. 1. Collectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of cleaning a house. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If you do not keep up with the housecleaning, you will soon have a huge mess.
Word: housecleaning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From houseclean + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of houseclean Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: illegibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The characteristic or quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The illegibility of his handwriting made it unclear which answer he wrote. Example: “Poor thing! poor thing!” says Briggs (who was thinking of twenty-four years back, and that hectic young writing-master whose lock of yellow hair, and whose letters, beautiful in their illegibility, she cherished in her old desk upstairs).
Word: inexactness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inexact 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 inexactness From inexact + -ness. 1. The characteristic or quality of being inexact; a lack of precision, accuracy, or certainty. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The inexactness of her answers suggested that she had no idea of the real situation.
Word: insinuator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin īnsinuātor. 1. One who insinuates.
Word: medullas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of medulla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: synonymum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Czech synonymum or Slovak synonymum. 1. Synonym. Example: This was introduced as a synonymum for Zeiller’s L. dichotomum (1880, 1886/8), which according to the later Arber’s discussions (see also Crookall 1929) is not identical with the L. dichotomum Stbg. Example: Herpetocypris palpiger A. G. Lowndes 1923 is a synonymum for Herpetocypris chevreuxi G. O. Sars 1869.
Word: Marlboro Part of Speech: name Etymology: Simplified spelling of Marlborough. 1. A place in the United States, including: 2. A place in the United States, including: 3. A US brand of cigarette.
Word: Marlboro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Simplified spelling of Marlborough. 1. A cigarette of the Marlboro brand. Example: Chalk up another frozen pizza Choke up another thousand Marlboros Anything goes for them ordinary Joes They'll cut off your face to spite your nose Example: Arthur took out the pack of Marlboros that he bought from them, and dropped it on the desk. "This one is a fake, and a good fake." He started to show Alex the small boxes on the sides of the ripped pack.
Word: hard put Part of Speech: adj 1. In a situation that is difficult to resolve. Example: I know what that word means, but would be hard put to define it. Example: hard put to it: in great perplexity or difficulty; at a loss.
Word: ranunculus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Ranunculus, from Latin rānunculus. 1. Any plant of the genus Ranunculus; the buttercup or crowfoot.
Word: provability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prove Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English provability From prove + -ability. 1. The condition of being provable Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: solvi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solvus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sorgo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian sorgo. Doublet of sorgho and sorghum. 1. sorghum Labels: dated, uncountable Example: Juice extraction remained constant for sorgo stalks kept wet, but it decreased gradually for dry stalks during 2 weeks storage.
Word: zadruga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Serbo-Croatian zȃdruga/за̑друга (“commune”). Pronunciation: /zæˈdɹuːɡə/ 1. A social unit of rural community among the South Slavs, associated with family links and set customs. Example: Byzantine culture was forced to retreat in the face of a way of life based on the extended family commune or zadruga, which was further organised around loose tribal areas known as županije.
Word: Vladika Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Serbo-Croatian vladika. 1. The head of church and state in Montenegro until 1852; the prince bishop. Labels: historical Example: On the courtesy and hospitality of the Vladika, indeed, I cannot speak too highly; and the friendly feelings he entertains towards strangers, who are interested in his country, contribute greatly to the pleasure of a visit to Montenegro. Example: From this time, Tchernegora, deserted by its hereditary princes, the Government became vested in its spiritual ruler the Vladika
Word: punkahwallah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पंखावाला (paṅkhāvālā); also analyzable within English as punkah + wallah. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌŋkəˌwɒlə/, /ˈpʌŋkəˌwɑlə/ 1. A servant who operates a punkah (type of fan). Labels: South-Asia
Word: opsony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin obsonium 1. Any food that is eaten with bread. Labels: obsolete
Word: Risorgimento Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian risorgimento (“revival”). 1. The political and military movement that led to the unification of Italy in the 19th century. Labels: historical 2. Renewal, revival, renaissance. Example: [O]ne minute this "Jihadi John" was struggling to get by, and get accepted, in drizzly England, unemployed with a mortgage to pay and a chip on his shoulder, and the next he stands in brilliant Levantine sunlight, where everything is clear and etched, at the vanguard of some Sunni Risorgimento intent on subjecting the world to its murderous brand of Wahhabi Islam.
Word: unviable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English viable English unviable From un- + viable. 1. Not viable: not capable of independent life; not practicable.
Word: inviable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English viable English inviable From in- + viable. 1. Synonym of nonviable.
Word: Garside Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Middle English garth (“enclosure”) + side (“hill slope”). 1. A surname from Middle English.
Word: intinction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin intinctiō, from intingere (“to dip in”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən/ 1. The act of steeping or soaking the bread (or 'body' of Christ) in the wine (or 'blood' of Christ) so the communicant may receive both aspects of the Eucharist simultaneously. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of tingeing or dyeing. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Quench the dros of iron in hony and drinck the intinction.
Word: stringendo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian stringendo (“tightening”). 1. A passage in music to be played gradually faster; a section of music with in which the tempo slowly increases.
Word: stringendo Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian stringendo (“tightening”). 1. Played with gradually increasing tempo. Labels: not-comparable
Word: BGAN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Broadband Global Area Network. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: persue Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of pursue. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: It could not otherwise befall / (Sir Thomas, and his Wife, this course persuing,) / But that the Lady, affable to all, / Should greet the Friars, on her way / To matins, as she met them, every day, / Good morninging, and how d’ye doing: […]
Word: collecter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From collect + -er. 1. Alternative form of collector. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: baseball field Part of Speech: noun 1. A playing field on which the game of baseball is played.
Word: astringe Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈstɹɪnd͡ʒ/ 1. To constrict, to compress Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To become constricted or compressed Labels: intransitive, obsolete 3. To bind by moral or legal obligation. Example: God's mind was to astringe and bind the Church perpetually to it.
Word: constringe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin cōnstringere. See constrain. 1. To constrict; to tighten. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The emulgent draw this superfluous moisture from the blood; the two ureters convey it to the bladder, which, by reason of his site in the lower belly, is apt to receive it, having two parts, neck and bottom: the bottom holds the water, the neck is constringed with a muscle, which, as a porter, keeps the water running out against our will.
Word: restringe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rēstringō (“to tighten, to restrain”). 1. To confine; to contract; to stringe. Labels: nonstandard, obsolete
Word: ristretto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian ristretto (“concentrated”). Doublet of restrict. 1. An espresso drink made with less hot water than normal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Formerly used only in Italy and Seattle, it includes such tongue activators as latte, lungo, cappuccino, ristretto, macchiato, mochaccino and Americano. Example: With eight pre-set beverage buttons all your favorite hot drinks are just one push away: cappuccino, latte, one or two cups of ristretto, espresso, large cups of crema coffee, even hot chocolate and tea.
Word: ristretto Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian ristretto (“concentrated”). Doublet of restrict. 1. Poured with less hot water than normal.
Word: ristretti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ristretto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: here you are Part of Speech: phrase 1. Said when handing something over to someone or doing a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something. Labels: idiomatic 2. Used to express disdain for someone's actions despite the speaker's hopes or expectations. Labels: idiomatic
Word: overcall Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *gels-der. Proto-Indo-European *golsos Proto-Germanic *kalzazder. Proto-Germanic *kalzōną Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn Old English cealliander. Old English *callian Middle English callen English call English overcall From over- + call. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈkɔːl/, /ˌoʊvɚˈkɔl/ 1. To call a bet after another player has already called Example: Jill bet, Tommy called, and Julie overcalled. 2. To diagnose a condition that does not, in fact, exist. Example: Knowledge of the ultrasound findings is important, and appreciating the fetal ultrasound may often undercall or (more often) overcall anomalies. Example: It's also possible to overcall PSC when motion artifact on the long respiratory-triggered acquisitions leads to the appearance of pseudo-strictures.
Word: overcall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *gels-der. Proto-Indo-European *golsos Proto-Germanic *kalzazder. Proto-Germanic *kalzōną Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn Old English cealliander. Old English *callian Middle English callen English call English overcall From over- + call. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəˌkɔːl/, /ˈoʊvɚˌkɔl/ 1. A call which occurs after another player has already called 2. An additional contribution required of investors beyond the initial investment, should unforeseen expenses arise. Example: Respondent further asserts that the only reason the overcall provision was included in the partnership agreement was to circumvent the provisions of section 465. Example: For the purposes of the Contract, "Production Costs" shall mean the estimated costs of producing the Principal Company (including any contingency reserves), as described in the documents used in connection with the financing of such Company, including costs that may be paid, if permitted by the terms of such documents, by an overcall demand on investors, but not including any weekly expenses. 3. An extra amount called up beyond the minimum required. Example: An overcall should be arranged with Corps Area Headquarters so that a sufficient number of men will be physically examined to produce the net specified on the order referred to above. Example: It has been noted that in some States the Negro overcall percentage has been the same as the white overcall percentage. 4. An additional creative product that a producer can require at the producer's option during the contract period. Example: Third, the nine-month period between delivery of the overcall recording and the expiration of that particular contract period can and should be reduced. Example: Most majors require one album in each contract period, with the option to ask for a second, or overcall, album if they wish. 5. A positive diagnosis when there is, in fact, nothing wrong. Example: According to published data, screening with chemiluminescence, as opposed to other light sources, imparts the lowest overcall rate. Example: However, the rigid cores' appearance on smears and the intact reticulin fiber network on cell block will prevent the overcall.
Word: overcalls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overcall Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overcalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overcall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overcalling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overcall Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overcalled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overcall Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: auriculas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of auricula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phenotypically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English phenotype Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phenotypic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English phenotypically From phenotypic + -ally. 1. With regard to the phenotype. Labels: not-comparable Example: These cells that result from genome transplantation are phenotypically identical to the M. mycoides LC donor strain as judged by several criteria.
Word: galeas Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of galleass. Labels: alt-of, alternative