nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ice cream maker Part of Speech: noun 1. A machine used to make homemade ice cream. 2. A company or person that makes ice cream. Example: If your ice cream maker gives your laboratory analyst a sample of the complete mix at 8 o’clock, in just forty minutes the operator can tell him the exact butter fat and total solids content in the mix. Example: The ice cream maker gave particular attention to the Progress ammonia or direct expansion freezer in 50 and 100 quart capacities shown in this booth and a new 60 quart H. Atkinson brine freezer.
Word: icemaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ice + maker. 1. A device found in a freezer that is used to make ice.
Word: hahaha Part of Speech: intj 1. haha (an onomatopoeic representation of laughter).
Word: under arrest Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Arrested by the police. Example: be under arrest Example: place under arrest
Word: up a creek Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of up the creek. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: NAND Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of NOT + AND, by analogy with NOR reinterpreted as NOT + OR or negation + OR 1. A binary operator composite of NOT AND; negation of AND function. Example: The associativity of OR and AND is not at all obvious. It is tempting to assume that because OR and AND are commutative that they must be associative also. This is not the case, however, and some commutative Boolean operators are not associative. Examples include NAND and NOR.
Word: NOR Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nor. Reinterpreted as NOT + OR or negation + OR (see also NAND, formed analogically). 1. A binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation of OR function. Example: 0 NOR 0 is 1; 1 NOR anything is 0. Example: The associativity of OR and AND is not at all obvious. It is tempting to assume that because OR and AND are commutative that they must be associative also. This is not the case, however, and some commutative Boolean operators are not associative. Examples include NAND and NOR. 2. Acronym of nucleolus organiser region. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: artificially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English artificial 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 artificially From artificial + -ly. 1. In an artificial manner. Example: The actor spoke his lines artificially, with too much intonation. Example: These albuminous substances, whether found as normal products or created artificially in the blood, are distinguished as antitoxins, protective proteïds, vaccines, or alexines; physiologically they have been divided into sozines, those found in animals naturally immune, and phylaxines, those found in animals which by subcutaneous injections have artificially been made immune. 2. By or because of human effort. Example: The chocolate was flavoured artificially. Example: This lake had been artificially made by the damming up of the stream that had previously wasted itself unornamentally, […]
Word: amae Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese あまえ. 1. Childlike behaviour aimed at inducing another (such as a parent, spouse, teacher or boss) to take care of one. Labels: uncountable 2. A feeling of entitlement to indulgence and nurture, such as from a loving caregiver. Labels: uncountable
Word: simulated annealing Part of Speech: noun 1. A probabilistic technique for approximating the global optimum of a given function, analogous to the metalworking process of annealing. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: For this problem, the simulated annealing-based heuristic provides a near-optimal solution.
Word: calorific value Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of energy produced by the complete combustion of a material or fuel. Measured in units of energy per amount of material, e.g. kJ/kg. Example: The engine was fired with Welsh (Bedwas) coal having a calorific value of 13,800 B.T.U. per lb. as received, and 13,970 B.T.U. per lb. in the dry condition. 2. The amount of energy available from an item of food when digested, mostly from carbohydrates and fats
Word: annealing Part of Speech: noun 1. The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice to remove residual stress. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Without annealing, the quality of our metal products will diminish.
Word: annealing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of anneal Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: longeron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French longeron. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒnʒəɹɒn/ 1. A thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened.
Word: fend off Part of Speech: verb Etymology: fend + off 1. To defend against; to repel with force or effort Example: They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail. Example: France spent large portions of the opening half in England territory and despite scoring the pick of the first-half tries - when Menager fended off Jess Breach to finish off a superb backs move - struggled to convert their chances. 2. To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence.
Word: in the first place Part of Speech: prep_phrase Pronunciation: /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst pleɪs/, /ɪn ðə ˈfɝst pleɪs/, /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst plæɪs/ 1. To begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start. Labels: idiomatic, sequence Example: The question is not whether I still enjoy the job, when I never enjoyed it in the first place. 2. At all, even (typically in non-negated statements). Labels: idiomatic Example: Why does this exist in the first place?
Word: tabu search Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tabu (“sacred, not to be touched”), in reference to the prohibition against revisiting earlier rejected solutions. 1. A combinatorial search technique used to solve optimization problems by tracking and guiding the search. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Compared to simulated annealing, the tabu search heuristic performed well.
Word: makespan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From make + span. 1. The time difference between the start and finish of a sequence of jobs or tasks. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If we don't reduce the makespan of that product, the order won't be shipped on time.
Word: golden handcuffs Part of Speech: noun 1. Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage a participant from choosing to leave it, especially to retain a choice employee in a role that is unpleasant to them. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: The stock plan really served as golden handcuffs for the executives.
Word: in one's element Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a situation which is entirely suitable, familiar, or enjoyable. Example: You can tell he's completely in his element when he's talking about fossils. Example: And finally it's time, and he's out there, under the spot, in his element. The first piece of the night is Shostakovich. Its first movement is a sedate, haunting, almost melodramatic nocturne, but before too long the concerto changes gear and becomes energetic, discordant, feral.
Word: counselee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counsel + -ee. 1. A person receiving counselling.
Word: monoclonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English clone English -al English clonal English monoclonal From mono- + clonal. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒn.əˈkləʊ.nəl/, /ˌmɑn.əˈkloʊ.nəl/ 1. genetically engineered from a single clone; used especially of a protein or antibody Labels: not-comparable Example: One of the first examples of the immunogenicity of recombinantly derived antibodies was with murine anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (OKT3) used in the induction of immunosupression after organ transplantation.
Word: monoclonal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English clone English -al English clonal English monoclonal From mono- + clonal. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒn.əˈkləʊ.nəl/, /ˌmɑn.əˈkloʊ.nəl/ 1. something produced from a single clone, especially a monoclonal antibody
Word: monoclonal antibody Part of Speech: noun 1. A protein genetically engineered from a single clone of a B cell, especially one produced by fusion with a tumor cell and intended for use as a drug.
Word: B cell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From b(ursa) + cell. 1. A lymphocyte, developed in the bursa of birds and the bone marrow of other animals, that produces antibodies and is co-responsible for the immune system. Example: Mature B cells produce complex proteins called immunoglobins which combine to form antibodies, each capable of binding to a specific molecular structure.
Word: T cell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of thymus + cell. 1. A lymphocyte, from the thymus, that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells.
Word: fanciest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of fancy: most fancy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: allemande Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French allemande (“German (dance)”). 1. A popular instrumental dance form in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite, generally the first or second movement. Example: […] sweet to us it is to behold delightful dancing, be it the stately splendour of the Pavane which progresseth as large clouds at sun-down that pass by in splendour; or the graceful Allemande; or the Fandango, which goeth by degrees from languorous beauty to the swiftness and passion of Bacchanals dancing on the high lawns under a summer moon that hangeth in the pine trees; or the joyous maze of the Galliard; or the Gigue, dear to the Foliots.
Word: allemande Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French allemande (“German (dance)”). 1. To perform this dance. Example: The gaudy splashes of lightning made it seem that some weird dance was going on, one where you threw your partner into the nearest tree instead of allemanding her, or dug your knee into his crotch instead of doing a do-si-do.
Word: ichnologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ichnology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ichnologic From ichnology + -ic. 1. Pertaining to ichnology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ichnological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ichnology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ichnological From ichnology + -ical. 1. Relating to ichnology Labels: not-comparable
Word: ichnologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ichnology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ichnologist From ichnology + -ist. 1. One who studies trace fossils.
Word: ichnite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ichno- + -ite. 1. A fossilized footprint or track of an animal.
Word: fossilized Part of Speech: adj 1. In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock. 2. Old-fashioned, outmoded, or rigidly fixed in a way that is resistant to change. Labels: idiomatic, informal 3. Having become a fossil; no longer productive.
Word: fossilized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fossilize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fossilised Part of Speech: adj 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fossilized. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: agonistic monoclonal antibody Part of Speech: noun 1. A monoclonal antibody that aims to boost the human immune system either to fight infection or cancer.
Word: monetary instrument Part of Speech: noun 1. A coin or other item of currency. 2. A coin or currency item of a foreign country, such as travelers' checks, bearer negotiable instruments, bearer investment securities, bearer securities, stock on which title is passed on delivery, and similar material or checks, drafts, notes, money orders, and other similar instruments which are drawn on or by a foreign financial institution and are not in bearer form. Labels: US Example: (defined in 31 USC § 5312(a)(3)(C))
Word: uncial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Attested 1650, from Latin uncia (“a twelfth part, ounce, inch”) + -al. 1. Of or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high. Labels: rare
Word: uncial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Attested 1712, from Late Latin unciales (“uncials”), unciales litterae (“uncial letters”) (Jerome), plural of uncialis (“pertaining to one twelfth part, ounce, or inch”), from uncia (“one twelfth part, ounce, inch”). The literal meaning is unclear: some references indicate "inch-high letters", but see “Uncial script” in Wikipedia. Pronunciation: /ˈʌn.si.əl/ 1. Of or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries. Labels: not-comparable Example: This, also written in black letter, we found inscribed on a second parchment that was in the coffer, apparently somewhat older in date than that on which was inscribed the mediæval Latin translation of the uncial Greek of which I shall speak presently.
Word: uncial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested 1712, from Late Latin unciales (“uncials”), unciales litterae (“uncial letters”) (Jerome), plural of uncialis (“pertaining to one twelfth part, ounce, or inch”), from uncia (“one twelfth part, ounce, inch”). The literal meaning is unclear: some references indicate "inch-high letters", but see “Uncial script” in Wikipedia. Pronunciation: /ˈʌn.si.əl/ 1. A style of writing using uncial letters. 2. A letter in this style. 3. A manuscript in this style.
Word: Jeremiah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הֵרִים Biblical Hebrew ־יהו Biblical Hebrew ירמיהlbor. Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías)lbor. Latin Jērē̆mī̆āslbor. English Jeremiah Learned borrowing from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremias. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪə/ 1. An ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations. Example: And Ieremiah lamented for Ioſiah, and all the ſinging men and the ſinging women ſpake of Ioſiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Iſrael; and beholde, they are written in the Lamentations. 2. A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh. 3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Example: The man whom you call Diarmaid when you speak Irish, a low, pernicious, un-Irish, detestable custom, begot by slavery, and propagated by cringing, and fostered by flunkeyism, forces you to call Jeremiah when you speak English, or as a concession, Darby. Example: “If people can trust in him to run the country, you should trust in somebody that did their time and want to reinstate themselves,” Jeremiah says. “Especially if your leader has got 30-something felonies and I just have one.” 4. A surname.
Word: Jeremiah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הֵרִים Biblical Hebrew ־יהו Biblical Hebrew ירמיהlbor. Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías)lbor. Latin Jērē̆mī̆āslbor. English Jeremiah Learned borrowing from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremias. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪə/ 1. A person who is pessimistic about the present and foresees a calamitous future; a prophet of doom.
Word: Jeremiah Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הֵרִים Biblical Hebrew ־יהו Biblical Hebrew ירמיהlbor. Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías)lbor. Latin Jērē̆mī̆āslbor. English Jeremiah Learned borrowing from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremias. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪə/ 1. Expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration, etc. Labels: UK
Word: with young Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Of a female animal, pregnant. Labels: idiomatic
Word: Ezekiel Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Koine Greek Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Y'ḥezqēl, “God strengthens”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈziːkiəl/ 1. A book of the Old Testament of the Bible. Example: I'll give them a call. You can read your Bible. You're on Ezekiel, aren't you? You like Ezekiel. 2. A prophet mentioned in the Bible Example: The word of the Lord came expresly vnto Ezekiel the Priest, the sonne of Buzi, in the land of the Caldeans, by the riuer Chebar, and the hand of the Lord was there vpon him. 3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. First used by Puritans in the 17th century; rare today.
Word: Hosea Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Hōsēās, from Ancient Greek Ὡσηέ (Hōsēé), from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ (hōšḗaʿ, “Hosea”), from the masculine singular imperative of הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía', “to save”). Pronunciation: /ˌhoʊˈziːə/, /ˌhoʊˈzeɪə/ 1. A book of the Old Testament of the Bible. 2. A prophet. 3. A male given name from Hebrew. Example: As mesmerizing as it is to watch Kristen Kish whip up bacon and cinnamon waffles with boysenberry and strawberry jam, imagine playing poker with Hosea Rosenberg.
Word: Amos Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.məs/ 1. A male given name from Hebrew. 2. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. 3. A prophet, author of the book of Amos. 4. A surname. Example: Children playing basketball at their home in front of the John Amos coal-fired power plant in Poca, W.Va. President Biden’s infrastructure plan includes climate change measures that aim to close coal-fired plants. 5. A town in Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. 6. A place in the United States: 7. A place in the United States: 8. A place in the United States:
Word: Obadiah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew עובדיה (Ovadya, “servant of Yahweh”); comparable to Arabic عبد اللّٰه (ʕabd-allah, “servant of God”). Pronunciation: /ˌoʊbəˈdaɪə/ 1. A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh. 2. A minor prophet. Example: The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. 3. A male given name from Hebrew, of biblical origin.
Word: Jonah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâh, “dove”). Doublet of Jonas. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒoʊnə/, /ˈd͡ʒəʊnə/ 1. A male given name from Hebrew. Example: 'It's Jonah,' Ted says. Simmy considers this. 'As in the whale?' 'Yep.' 'You know,' Simmy says, 'that people are going to say that to him for ever more?' 'What? The whale thing?' 'Yes.' Ted shrugs again. 'Well. He'll get used to it. All names have got some associations. Anyway, he looks like a Jonah. And I like the name Jonah—' 'Obviously,' Simmy cuts in, 'since you chose it.' 2. A minor prophet who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish. Example: So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. 3. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. 4. The 10th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Word: Jonah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâh, “dove”). Doublet of Jonas. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒoʊnə/, /ˈd͡ʒəʊnə/ 1. A person who brings a ship bad luck. Labels: slang Example: Superstitious sailors regarded a clergyman as an unlucky shipmate, a Jonah whose presence would never be welcome. 2. Any person or object which is deemed to cause bad luck; a jinx. Labels: broadly, slang Example: ‘My first agent, and he's dead. It's incredible. I feel like a complete Jonah.’
Word: Nahum Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from Hebrew נַחוּם (nakhúm, “consolation”). Pronunciation: /ˈneɪəm/, /ˈneɪhʌm/ 1. A book of the Tanakh / the Old Testament of the Bible. 2. The minor prophet who wrote that book. 3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Labels: rare Example: Nahum Tate's grandfather and father were both clergymen.
Word: Habakkuk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק (ḥăḇaqqūq). The name perhaps comes from חָבַק (ḥāḇaq, “embrace”), or perhaps from Akkadian 𒄩𒄠𒁀𒄣𒄣 (ḫambaqūqu [ḫa-am-ba-qu-qu], “garden herb”). Pronunciation: /həˈbæk.ək/, /ˈhæb.ə.kʊk/, /ˈhæb.ə.kək/ 1. A prophetic book in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the minor prophets; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh. Example: 1988, Robert D. Haak, ""Poetry" in Habakkuk 1:1–2:4?". Journal of the American Oriental Society 108 (3): 437–444. The present study concentrates on the various types of parallelism which may be observed within the prophetic text Habakkuk 1:1–2:4. 2. A Jewish prophet of the Old Testament; author of the book that bears his name. Example: Of Habakkuk's personal life nothing is known with certainty, though it has been inferred, from the fact that he is termed specifically 'the prophet,' that he held a recognized position as prophet[…], and belonged, consequently, to the tribe of Levi. 3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Labels: rare Example: It would be Bowditch's last voyage. He had been lucky: a younger brother William died on a voyage to Trinidad in 1799, and an older brother Habakkuk drowned in Boston Harbor in 1800.
Word: abiocoen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abio- + Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “shared”). Confer holocoen. 1. The non-living components of an environment, such as water, soil, air, etc.
Word: non-living Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + living. 1. Not living; inanimate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: macrofaunal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English faunal English macrofaunal From macro- + faunal. 1. Pertaining to a macrofauna. 2. Produced by, or indicative of large animals.
Word: Zephaniah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew צְפַנְיָה (ts'fanyá). Pronunciation: /zɛfəˈnaɪə/ 1. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. 2. Hebrew prophet associated with the Book of Zephaniah 3. A male given name from Hebrew.
Word: meiofaunal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English meiofauna Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English meiofaunal From meiofauna + -al. 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a meiofauna.
Word: microfaunal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + faunal. 1. Of, or relating to, a microfauna. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Haggai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew חַגַּי. Pronunciation: /ˈhæɡaɪ/ 1. A book of the Old Testament of the Bible and the Tanakh. 2. Hebrew prophet associated with the Book of Haggai.
Word: Zechariah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (zəḵaryā, “the Lord has remembered”). Pronunciation: /ˌzɛkəˈɹaɪ.ə/ 1. A king of Israel mentioned in the second book of Kings. 2. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. 3. A Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets. 4. A Hebrew priest, the father of John the Baptist. 5. A male given name from Hebrew.
Word: faunal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fauna (“animals”) + -al (“pertaining to”). 1. Pertaining to animals. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to a specific fauna of a given region or time. Labels: not-comparable
Word: blow-dryer Part of Speech: noun 1. A handheld electrical device used for drying hair. Labels: Philippines, US
Word: TV dinner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally used for a brand of packaged meal (TV Brand Frozen Dinner) developed in 1953 for Swanson & Sons. 1. A prepackaged meal purchased frozen and heated at home. Example: Like foil-tray frozen meals, which were used by airlines before Swanson branded them as “TV dinners,” Twitter was not initially invented to be an adjunct to the tube.
Word: frozen dinner Part of Speech: noun 1. A prepared meal that is stored in the freezer and then cooked in a microwave oven.
Word: microwave meal Part of Speech: noun 1. A pre-cooked meal that is purchased frozen and then cooked in a microwave oven.
Word: tuckered out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tucker out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tuckered out Part of Speech: adj 1. Tired, exhausted, worn out; spent. Labels: slang Example: After a day of hauling concrete, she was pretty well tuckered out. Example: She staggered through the reeds to the island ahead and flattened on the ground. Didn’t know how long she had been running. Panting and tuckered out.
Word: carphologia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek καρφολογία (karphología), from κάρφος (kárphos, “dry small thing”). 1. picking at bedding and clothing, or at the lips, or of perceived invisible objects Labels: rare
Word: theme park Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈθiːm pɑːk/, /ˈθim ˌpɑɹk/ 1. An amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central theme.
Word: Irishmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Irishman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yellow-green Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yellow + green. 1. A yellowish-green colour. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: yellow-green Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From yellow + green. 1. A yellowish-green colour.
Word: bubby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely a babble word; compare dialectal German Bübbi (“teat”). Some older references connected the word to French poupe, but this is considered "very doubtful" by the OED. Compare Latin pūpa (“little girl”). Pronunciation: /ˈbʊbi/, /ˈbʌbi/ 1. A woman's breast. Labels: dated, slang Example: Chlo: What do you mean (uncivil as you are) / To touch my breaſts and leave my boſome bare? / Daph: Theſe pretty bubbies firſt I make my own. Example: Mr. Douglas got up from the couch, shucked down his pants, and then knelt down beside my mother. He reached out and grabbed her big round bubbies, and began to squeeze and play with them, while he teased her by prodding his cock against her red behind.
Word: bubby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from brother, as pronounced by young children who are not yet able to properly pronounce its complex consonants, but alternatively perhaps from Pennsylvania German; see bub. Compare sissy. 1. Familiar term of address for a boy; bub; bubba. Labels: childish Example: Mother sent me to hunt you; she is dying, and sissy and bubby are hungry and the baby is crying, and we're afraid the cross man will come.
Word: bubby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant spelling. (From Yiddish.) 1. Alternative spelling of bubbe (“grandmother”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: whirring Part of Speech: noun 1. A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.
Word: whirring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of whirr Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: whirring Part of Speech: adj 1. Spinning rapidly. 2. Producing a whirr; giving off a whirring noise. Example: From inside the mill there came a whizzing, whirring, and clashing sound, and now and then a bright saw-blade flashed in the air, as if in combat with the spirits of the night, to cut the stumps and uneven ends off the logs.
Word: Bostonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Boston Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Bostonian From Boston + -ian. Pronunciation: /bɒsˈtəʊniən/ 1. A person who was born in or who lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Example: Bostonians eagerly await the arrival of spring after a long, cold, snowy winter. Example: Single-sex clusters of Bostonians made their boisterous way through the streets, hoping to collide with their opposite numbers. 2. A person who was born in or who lives in Boston, Lincolnshire.
Word: Bostonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Boston Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Bostonian From Boston + -ian. Pronunciation: /bɒsˈtəʊniən/ 1. Related to, characteristic of, or residing in Boston, Massachusetts. Example: Bostonian fashions are reserved, even dull, when compared to California style. 2. Related to, characteristic of, or residing in Boston, Lincolnshire.
Word: easy come, easy go Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ˌiːzi ˈkʌm ˌiːzi ˈɡoʊ/ 1. Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way) Labels: idiomatic Example: They took $200 with them into the casino, and regarded their winnings as easy come, easy go. Example: Ridin' high when I was king / Played it hard and fast cause I had everything / Walked away, wonderin' then / But easy come and easy go and it would end
Word: all-in wrestling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: all-in + wrestling 1. A style of wrestling with few rules or restrictions Labels: uncountable
Word: lunge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French allonge, from Old French alonge, from alongier, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from ad + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus. Doublet of allonge. Pronunciation: /lʌnd͡ʒ/, /lɐnd͡ʒ/ 1. A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword. Example: A moment of madness from double goalscorer Kalinic put Rovers' fate back in the balance when the Croat caught Scharner with a late, dangerous lunge and was shown a straight red card by referee Phil Dowd. 2. A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing. 3. An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position. 4. A fish, the namaycush.
Word: lunge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French allonge, from Old French alonge, from alongier, from Vulgar Latin *allongare, from ad + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus. Doublet of allonge. Pronunciation: /lʌnd͡ʒ/, /lɐnd͡ʒ/ 1. To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging). Labels: ambitransitive Example: I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun. Example: With savage desperation the Indian lunged his horse straight at Hopalong and, knife in hand, leaped for him! 2. To longe or work a horse in a circle around a handler (present participle: lunging or lungeing). Labels: transitive
Word: bradoon Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit.
Word: double bridle Part of Speech: noun 1. A Weymouth bridle, which uses both a bradoon, held by a sliphead, and a curb bit, and is used with two reins.
Word: curb bit Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of bit used on a bridle, which works by leverage and has shanks and a curb chain.
Word: three day eventing Part of Speech: noun 1. A three-phase equestrian sport consisting of dressage, cross country, and show jumping.
Word: complementary colour Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of two colours which, when mixed, produce a white or grey. Labels: UK 2. A colour which is regarded as the opposite of another, so that the two colours together form a pleasing contrast.
Word: kaliophilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin kalium + -o- + -philite. 1. a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kalsilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the chemical symbols for potassium (K), aluminium (Al) and silicon (Si), and -lite. 1. a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Uganda Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lunge line Part of Speech: noun 1. A rope-like piece of equipment, usually 20 feet or longer in length, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse to provide control while lungeing. Labels: UK
Word: skollie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans skollie, from Dutch schoelje, from Middle Dutch schoelie. 1. A hoodlum, a petty criminal. Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: ‘You check my records, okay? You'll see. Always, every week, some bergie or skollies causing trouble for me. What are my customers supposed to do?’
Word: culm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English culme, colme (“fragments of coal”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Old English *colm, related to Old English col (“coal”). Alternatively, perhaps from Welsh cwlm (“knot or tie”), applied to this species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in some parts of Wales. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌlm/ 1. Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Holonyms: spoils, tailings Example: Here he lay down on a place soft with culm, to take his contemplated rest, and, before he was aware of it, sleep had descended on him, overpowered him, and bound him fast. 2. The spoils from which such low-quality coal can be retrieved. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: culm dump Example: culm pile 3. Anthracite, especially when found in small masses. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: culm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin culmus. Doublet of French calame, calamus, and haulm; further related to caramel, chalumeau and shawm. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌlm/ 1. The stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge. Example: […] because, upon hearing him out, she sank down on the lawn in an impossible posture, examining a grass culm and frowning, he had taken his words back at once; […]
Word: unenthusiastic 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 enthusiastic English unenthusiastic From un- + enthusiastic. Pronunciation: /ʌnɛnθjuːziˈæstɪk/ 1. Without enthusiasm; unexcited.
Word: Culm Part of Speech: name 1. A German bishopric, founded in 1234.
Word: Culm Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Devon, England, which joins the River Exe near Stoke Canon.
Word: Malachi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Mālāchiās, from Ancient Greek Μαλαχίας (Malakhías), from Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (mal'achi, malʼāḵî, literally “my messenger”), singular form of מַלְאָךְ (mal'akh, “angel; messenger; ambassadors”) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor. Pronunciation: /ˈmæləkaɪ/ 1. A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh. 2. A minor prophet. 3. A male given name from Hebrew. 4. Alternative spelling of Malachy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: number one Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Piecewise doublet of numero uno. 1. First; foremost; best, often used after its headword. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Commuting to work is the number one reason to own a car. Example: He is my enemy number one. 2. Black, African-American. Labels: US, not-comparable, slang
Word: number one Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Piecewise doublet of numero uno. 1. The most important person, the one who is in charge. 2. Someone who is top of a ranking, who is ranked first. Example: The phone rings, in the middle of the night / My father yells "what you gonna do with your life" / Oh, daddy, dear, you know you're still number one / But girls, they wanna have fun / Oh, girls just wanna have... Example: Djokovic came through 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3 to end Nadal's reign as Wimbledon champion, before overtaking the Spaniard as world number one on Monday. 3. Oneself, being considered foremost, as by an egoist. Example: No man should have more than two attachments—the first, to number one, and the second to the ladies; that's what I say—ha! ha! 4. Urine; urination. Labels: childish, euphemistic Example: He might have got up, without the bell's sounding, to do his number one, or number two, in his great big white chamber-pot. 5. The single that has sold the most in a given period. 6. The main goalkeeper of a team, so-called because they wear the number 1 on the back of their kit. Example: England number one Hart produced a magnificent moment to deny Van Persie once more just after the hour mark, leaping across his goal to fingertip the Dutchman's crashing 25-yard, top corner-bound drive away. 7. The batsman who opens the batting. 8. A first lieutenant. 9. A large town where theatrical performances may expect to achieve success. 10. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see number, one.
Word: ESS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Enterprise Storage Server. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ESS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of evolutionarily stable strategy Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of electronic switching system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Abbreviation of energy storage system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 4. Initialism of employee self-service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of earth system science. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of explained sum of squares. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of euthyroid sick syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of electronic still store. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: moegoe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans moegoe and Camtho moegoe. Further etymology uncertain; compare colloquial Dutch mogool. Pronunciation: /ˈmʊxu/, /ˈmʊxuː/, /ˈmʊɡuː/ 1. An idiot, a fool; a country bumpkin. Labels: South-Africa, derogatory Example: ‘Gordon is dead. He belongs to us. What's this mugu got to do with him?’ Example: Legend has it that it was the year he spent in Alex that altered the young Madiba from a rural moegoe to a township clever.
Word: dimpled chad Part of Speech: noun 1. a chad that is punched or dimpled but is still attached to the voting ballot at all four corners Labels: US
Word: pushknees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pushknee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conformist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English conform Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English conformist From conform + -ist. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɔː.mɪst/, /kənˈfɔɹ.mɪst/, /kənˈfoː.mɪst/ 1. Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream. 2. A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Word: conformist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English conform Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English conformist From conform + -ist. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɔː.mɪst/, /kənˈfɔɹ.mɪst/, /kənˈfoː.mɪst/ 1. Conforming to established customs, etc.
Word: oh God Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of oh my God. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Roy: The work was fiiine. There was nothing wrong with the work. But they caught him... He pissed in the sink. Jen: Oh. Oh! Roy: Yeah... Jen: Which sink? Roy: All the sinks. Yeah, he basically went on a pee parade around the house. Jen: Oh, God, I have to fire him. Example: Oh God, midnight’s not bad, you wake and go back to sleep, one or two’s not bad, you toss but sleep again.
Word: genetive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A variant of genitive; compare Latin genetīvus with genitīvus. 1. Archaic spelling of genitive. Labels: alt-of, archaic, not-comparable Example: [T]he poticaries and barbarus wryters call it Irios in the genetiue caſe.
Word: genetive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of genitive; compare Latin genetīvus with genitīvus. 1. Archaic spelling of genitive. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: This older kind of genetive [i.e., the direct genetive] is apparently expressed only by the position of the two substantives, in which the governing word stands before the governed: pr:Z1-i-mn:n-A40 pr i̓mn "House of Amon."
Word: mampara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Zulu for 'fool'. Possibly an imitative rendition of the call of the Cape Turtle Dove. A slang term used by hunters for this particularly silly pigeon. * Cape Turtle Dove: (file) 1. A fool; a buffoon. Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: Every week the Sunday Times names and shames a mampara—generally a public figure who has said or done something so idiotic that it boggles the mind.
Word: he said, she said Part of Speech: noun 1. Conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue, prototypically involving a situation between a man and a woman with no other witnesses. Labels: uncountable Example: And after he got caught he, along with his attorney, chose the strategy of putting the victim on trial. He said, she said. It was reasonable doubt. Example: "Eddie said that she was into it." "He said, she said. It's about the evidence, Catherine."
Word: fixative Part of Speech: noun 1. A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves. 2. The components of a perfume that prolong or bolster the notes, and may or may not be the base note itself.
Word: fixative Part of Speech: adj 1. Serving to fix or bind.
Word: kaolinite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kaolin + -ite (see kaolin for more). 1. A common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄; one of the kaolin group of minerals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Kapitza resistance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist. 1. A resistance to the flow of heat across the interface between liquid helium and a solid that produces a temperature discontinuity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: liquid helium Part of Speech: noun 1. The liquified form of helium that does not solidify even at absolute zero; it shows unusual properties, such as superfluidity, due to quantum effects. Labels: uncountable
Word: von Kármán vortex street Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Hungarian physicist Theodore von Kármán. 1. A double row of vortices in a fluid sometimes found in the wake of a cylindrical body (such as in a river, downstream of a bridge support), eddies being produced from alternate sides of the body.
Word: Kármán vortex street Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of von Kármán vortex street.
Word: Kelvin bridge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Lord Kelvin. 1. A specialized form of a Wheatstone bridge network designed to eliminate the effect of lead and contact resistance and thus permit accurate measurement of low resistances.
Word: badder Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbædə/, /ˈbædɚ/, [ˈbæɾɚ] 1. comparative form of bad: more bad. Labels: comparative, form-of, nonstandard, obsolete 2. comparative form of bad: more bad. Labels: comparative, form-of, standard
Word: Jeanne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena. 1. A female given name from French.
Word: billionth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Italian mille Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian milionebor. Old French million Middle French million French millionbf. French -illion French billionbor. English billion English -th English billionth From billion + -th (ordinal suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈbɪl.i.ənθ/, /ˈbɪl.jənθ/ 1. The ordinal form of the number one billion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: billionth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Italian mille Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian milionebor. Old French million Middle French million French millionbf. French -illion French billionbor. English billion English -th English billionth From billion + -th (ordinal suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈbɪl.i.ənθ/, /ˈbɪl.jənθ/ 1. The person or thing in the billionth position. 2. One of a billion equal parts of a whole. Example: That is an extraordinary achievement for a spiky ball of genetic material coated in fatty chemicals called lipids, and which measures 80 billionths of a metre in diameter. Humanity has been brought low by a very humble assailant.
Word: reliability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rely 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 reliable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English reliability From reliable + -ity. 1. The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Above all, rail needs to be boring. By that, I mean that it must run its timetable reliably, day-in and day-out. Punctuality and reliability remain the bedrock of a successful railway. 2. the ability to measure the same thing consistently (of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent); that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See also validity). Labels: uncountable, usually 3. measurable time of work before failure Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sandbag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdʰos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag English sandbag From sand + bag. Pronunciation: /ˈsændˌbæɡ/ 1. A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel. Example: Santa Cruz residents clear storm debris and stack sandbags near their homes on January 7. 2. A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel. 3. An engraver's leather cushion, etc. 4. A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively. 5. A bag of illicit drugs. Labels: slang Example: Two young bruddas tryna eat off of music / But we used to eat off of pebs and the sandbags