nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: twilit Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtwaɪlɪt/ 1. Illuminated by or as if by twilight; half-lit. Labels: not-comparable Example: He was like someone lying in twilit, formless, preëxistence, and stretching out his hands lovingly towards many-coloured, many-sounding life. Example: The effect of the closing inside the booths was to turn the line of concessions into a twilit tunnel.
Word: twilit Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtwaɪlɪt/ 1. simple past and past participle of twilight Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: twilled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of twill Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: twilled Part of Speech: adj 1. Having diagonal parallel ribs. 2. A Shakespearean word, perhaps meaning: woven with sticks to hinder erosion. Labels: nonce-word Example: Thy bankes with pioned, and twilled brims
Word: twinight Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of twilight + night. 1. that begins in the late afternoon Labels: not-comparable
Word: day-nighter Part of Speech: noun 1. A limited overs cricket match that starts in the afternoon and continues into the evening under floodlights.
Word: twinkly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From twinkle + -y. 1. that twinkles 2. happy and cheerful
Word: twin-size Part of Speech: adj 1. Being the size of a twin bed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: twin bed Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of a pair of matching single beds. 2. A single bed. Labels: US
Word: twirler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From twirl + -er. 1. Something that twirls. 2. Someone who twirls something. 3. A majorette who twirls a baton. 4. A pitcher.
Word: twirly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From twirl + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtwɜː.liː/ 1. Coiled or curly.
Word: twirly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of too + early from the question "Am I too early [to use my pass]?" frequently asked of bus drivers, etc. by holders of OAP/senior citizen or similar travel passes that are not valid before a certain time (usually 9:30am). Pronunciation: /ˈtwɜː.liː/ 1. An old age pensioner or other elderly person, especially one using public transport. Labels: Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: Some passengers do try to use passes fraudulently and the time restriction on OAP passes can sometimes lead to arguments (the so-called "twirlies" — "Am I too early?") but seldom to assaults. Example: These are a great hit with "Twirlies" (senior citizens, infamous for using their bus passes "too-early" before rush hour fades).
Word: twisty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From twist + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtwɪsti/ 1. Characterised by a twist or twists; twisting. Example: lost in a twisty labyrinth Example: "When he had religion he used to be always hammerin' up seats and summer-houses and things out of bits of twisty wood. Mad over that, he was."
Word: twisty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From twist + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtwɪsti/ 1. Something that is twisty, such as a road Example: On lonely twisties in upstate New York, the driver of a Porsche Boxster S surely found my unshakable Mini anything but cute. 2. A strand of hair twisted together in a braid-like fashion Example: I was introduced to the panorama of twisties, barrettes, hair and scalp conditioner (basically hair grease), brushes for every occasion and narrow- and wide-tooth combs. 3. A collapsible element having a marker such as a small triangle that rotates between horizontal and vertical positions to indicate whether the content is currently hidden or expanded. Example: The document is divided up into a number of sections controlled by twisties.
Word: twittery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From twitter + -y. 1. That makes a twittering sound. Example: Ev'ry one stops to admire the scene / Rosie at work on the B-19 / She's never twittery / nervous or jittery / Rosie the riveter
Word: two-bit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Adjective form of two bits. 1. Costing 25 cents. Labels: US, informal, not-comparable Example: That was back in the days of the two-bit shave and haircut. 2. Insignificant or worthless. Labels: US, idiomatic, not-comparable, slang Example: Forget that two-bit shyster. Get yourself a real lawyer. Example: All your two-bit friends / They're shootin' you up with pills 3. Acting on, and producing, two qubits. Labels: not-comparable
Word: checkmated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game. Labels: not-comparable 2. Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable
Word: checkmated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of checkmate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: make game of Part of Speech: verb 1. To ridicule; to make fun of. Labels: idiomatic Example: But they did not stop. The woman and the man only looked in great rage at the smith for making game of them.
Word: two-by-four Part of Speech: adj 1. Measuring two inches by four inches. 2. Small or cramped. Labels: broadly
Word: two-by-four Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of two by four. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “I think the best way I can describe it is sort of like hitting a mule with a two-by-four across the nose,” he continued
Word: two-facedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English two-faced Middle English -ly English -ly English two-facedly From two-faced + -ly. 1. In a two-faced manner.
Word: two-fisted Part of Speech: adj 1. Using both fists (or, figuratively, hands). Labels: not-comparable Example: [Tim] Henman's view is that [Andy] Murray must aim to have [Rafael] Nadal hitting two-fisted backhands on the run. Example: Soon, Travaglini was caught two-fisted, with a Kane's bacon-crumble in one hand and a maple-bacon doughnut from Union Square in the other. 2. Energetic, enthusiastic. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: I didn't want to do an ethnography, I wanted a two-fisted, action-packed noir. Because that's the kind of book I like to read. Example: Anyone who doesn't have a great time in San Francisco is pretty much dead to me. […] It's a two-fisted drinking town, a carnivorous meat-eating town, it's dirty and nasty and wonderful. 3. Inclined to fight, belligerent Labels: not-comparable Example: [Terry] Pratchett was pert with his detractors: "Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one." He might have said the same thing about a sense of humour, and that two-fisted partisanship, the willingness to hit back at an occasionally superior response to his work, made him kin to much of his audience, who had to defend their reading choices – especially in the 80s, before the 90s geek revolution made our obsessions cool – against charges of meaninglessness or childishness.
Word: two-handed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From two + handed. 1. Using or designed for use by both hands at once. Labels: not-comparable 2. Involving, or designed for use by, two people. Labels: not-comparable Example: a two-handed game of cards 3. Ambidextrous. Labels: not-comparable 4. Having two hands. Labels: not-comparable 5. Good with one's fists; able to fight well. Labels: UK, dated, not-comparable, slang Example: The Baker was a two-handed hitter, and seemed perfectly awake to the business before him.
Word: two-handed Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From two + handed. 1. In a two-handed manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tartiflette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French 1. A dish from Savoie made of reblochon cheese, potatoes and onions.
Word: twopence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From two + pence. Pronunciation: /ˈtʌ.pəns/, /ˈtuː.pəns/ 1. A British or Irish coin worth two (old or new) pence. Labels: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable 2. A cost or value of two pence. Labels: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable 3. A small amount or value. Labels: Ireland, UK, broadly, countable, uncountable
Word: two-piece Part of Speech: adj 1. comprising two pieces Labels: not-comparable
Word: two-piece Part of Speech: noun 1. A garment consisting of two separate parts; especially such a swimsuit
Word: consommation Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of consummation. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: two-ply Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From two + ply. 1. Consisting of two layers or two strands. Labels: not-comparable Example: It has been found that although the two-ply moquette used in L.T. train upholstery was of equal weight to the three-ply fabric used in L.T. buses, the bus fabric had 50 per cent longer life, and accordingly it is now being used also for trains. 2. Consisting of two webs woven into one another. Labels: not-comparable Example: two-ply carpet 3. Consisting of two thicknesses. Labels: not-comparable Example: two-ply collar/two-ply cuff
Word: two-seater Part of Speech: noun 1. A vehicle with seats for two people (a driver or pilot and one passenger) Example: At four o'clock exactly Hugh Drummond stepped out of his two-seater at the Haymarket entrance to the Carlton.
Word: crudités Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French crudités. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹuːdɪteɪz/, /ˈkɹuːdɪteɪ/ 1. Raw vegetables often served as an appetizer before a main dish; sometimes including fruits. Labels: plural, plural-normally
Word: crudités Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹuːdɪteɪz/, /ˈkɹuːdɪteɪ/ 1. plural of crudité Labels: form-of, plural
Word: two-sided Part of Speech: adj 1. Having two sides, bilateral. Labels: not-comparable 2. Reversible. Labels: not-comparable Example: A reversible coat is two-sided and would allow you to change your appearance. Example: This output control line is used to select which side of a two-sided floppy disk is to be used for reading or writing. 3. Whose salient properties apply when (the specified object) appears on either side of a given binary operator. Labels: not-comparable Example: two-sided inverse — two-sided identity 4. Having two aspects or viewpoints. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable 5. That is necessarily or absolutely different than the respective coordinate alethic or temporal modality as well as its opposite. Labels: not-comparable
Word: digestif Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French digestif. Doublet of digestive. Pronunciation: /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/, /ˌdiːʒɛsˈtiːf/ 1. An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion. Example: At Vessel, in Seattle, the bar manager, Jamie Boudreau, starts his cherry bitters by combining separate bourbon- and rye-based infusions with a touch of honey-flavored vodka and the Italian digestif amaro.
Word: two-step Part of Speech: noun 1. A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps. Example: Square dances were the feature of the evening, but waltzes, two-steps, and a Dan Tucker were also very popular. Example: The dancing shadows on the wall / (The two-step in the hall) 2. A dance move consisting of two steps in approximately the same direction onto the same foot, separated by a joining or uniting step with the other foot. 3. A piece of music for this dance.
Word: two-step Part of Speech: adj 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, step. Labels: not-comparable Example: Films corrupted by blotches are often restored in a two-step approach. Example: The data lake, in turn, supports a two-step process to analyze the data.
Word: two-step Part of Speech: verb 1. To dance the two-step. Labels: intransitive 2. To move around as if dancing a two-step. Labels: figuratively Example: 2024, Paul Salopek, New Map: Ancient Roads of China, National Geographichttps://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/articles/2024-07-new-map-ancient-roads-china Pacing off on average 25 kilometers a day, month after month, we two-stepped around roaring superhighways, under bullet-train bridges, through megacities of 22 million that took a week to traverse, as well as past dams, mines, airports, and industrial parks—a buzzing tableau you’d expect from China’s reputation as the “factory of the world.”
Word: Dom Pérignon Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌdɔm pɛɹɪnˈjɒn/ 1. An expensive brand of champagne named for Dom Pérignon.
Word: two-tone Part of Speech: adj 1. Having two colours or shades. Labels: not-comparable Example: a two-tone hair Example: The final outshopping was 55002, which had arrived on October 14 [1980] for a two-month repair, with the usual worksheet taped to its bodyside stating "to be repainted in two-tone green". 2. Giving two different sounds, either alternately or simultaneously. Labels: not-comparable Example: a two-tone horn Example: The drivers' cabs are fitted with the latest equipment, including a loudaphone, electric demisters and two-tone horns; provision is made for the fitting of A.W.S. equipment when available.
Word: two-tone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of 2 Tone (“music genre”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: salade niçoise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French salade niçoise 1. Niçoise salad. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: half-crown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its value of half of the crown (five-shilling) coin. 1. A pre-decimal coin used in Britain, Ireland and New Zealand, equivalent to 30 pence or two shillings and six pence. Labels: historical Example: […] though we play but half-crowns, you know you may bet half guineas with him. Example: Keeping, therefore, an eye to the main chance, stimulated by the best possible motive, Helen emptied her purse on the bed, in such a manner, as to allow a stray half sovereign to escape, when she added the shillings and half-crowns to the little heap, and said, in a tremulous voice, "Here is my money."
Word: ha'penny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of halfpenny. Pronunciation: /ˈheɪpni/ 1. A halfpenny; a former British and Irish coin. Labels: Ireland, UK, historical Example: The more a shop looks as though it trades in farthings and ha’pennies, the more tenners and twenties you can expect to hand over at the till.
Word: Kremlin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Special use of kremlin. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɛmlɪn/ 1. The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation. 2. The Russian or Soviet government. Labels: metonymically Example: The Kremlin announced plans to increase funding for museums and the arts. Example: Over the course of the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin has drawn several “red lines” – with ostentatious references to Russia’s huge strategic nuclear arsenal – only to seemingly do nothing when these lines are crossed by Ukraine or its Western backers.
Word: Kesäranta Part of Speech: name 1. The official residence of the prime minister of Finland 2. The Finnish government Labels: broadly
Word: Kantei Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 官邸 (kantei). 1. The official residence of the prime minister of Japan. 2. The Japanese government. Labels: metonymically Example: Overcoming Japan’s demographic crisis has proved insurmountable for occupants of the Kantei – the prime minister’s office – long before Kishida moved in last autumn.
Word: Oval Office Part of Speech: name 1. The official office of the President of the United States, located in the West Wing of the White House. Example: The Oval Office itself is not that large, but it has a special atmosphere about it. Even as I left the presidency, I had the same feeling of awe and reverence for the room as when I first entered it in earlier administrations. Example: Saturday’s tariffs are unlikely to be Trump’s last. The president said himself said in the Oval Office that additional tariffs could come by mid-February on chips, pharmaceuticals, steel, aluminum, copper, oil and gas imports – along with tariffs on the European Union – all threats that few would discount given his willingness to follow through on the North American and China tariffs on Saturday. 2. The US presidency and its administration. Labels: US, metonymically
Word: play on words Part of Speech: noun 1. A pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre. Labels: idiomatic Example: 1794, Mr. Malone's Edition of Shakſpeare's Works, in The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged [2nd Series], Volume 13, R. Griffiths, page 265, Mr. Steevens alſo, influenced we ſuppoſe by the authority of Dr. Farmer, ſeems by the way in which he regulates the line in his new edition, to think that Shakſpeare here meaned no more than a play on words. Example: 1897, Jas. W. Tupper, English Drama: Das Wortspiel bei Shakspere, von Leopold Wurth, A. Marshall Elliott (managing editor), Modern Language Notes, Volume XII, page 171, There are two general classes under which all the examples are grouped: plays on words which are due to a double meaning, and the plays merely on sound (die Laut- oder Klaugspiele). The term for the latter group Dr. Wurth gives as puns, punnings.
Word: play one's cards right Part of Speech: verb 1. To act correctly; to make the right moves. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: If you play your cards right, you'll get the promotion you've been waiting for. Example: If Mr. Trump’s lawyers had played their cards right, they most likely would have ended up with a hung jury or a misdemeanor conviction.
Word: foulé Part of Speech: noun 1. A light woollen fulled cloth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phonautograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English phono- English auto- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English phonautograph From phono- + auto- + -graph. Pronunciation: /fənɔːtəɡɹɑːf/, /fənɔtəɡɹæf/, /fənɑtəɡɹæf/ 1. A device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form. Labels: historical
Word: corpocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English corp(orate) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)bor. English -cracy English corpocracy From corp(orate) + -o- + -cracy. 1. A corporate bureaucracy, characterized by ineffective management. 2. A society where the interests of large corporations control economic and political decisions.
Word: precondition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English condition English precondition From pre- + condition. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːkənˌdɪʃən/, /ˈpɹikənˌdɪʃən/ 1. A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action. Example: A marriage licence is a precondition for a wedding. Example: Presidential adviser Bouthaina Shaaban told Russia Today TV on Tuesday that the government would attend without preconditions and with the goal of stopping violence and terrorism in the country, SANA reported. 2. A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.
Word: precondition Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English condition English precondition From pre- + condition. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiːkənˈdɪʃən/, /ˌpɹikənˈdɪʃən/, /ˌpɹiːkənˈdəʃən/ 1. To condition in advance Example: The hearts were preconditioned by either ischemia or bradykinin or adenosine.
Word: preconditions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of precondition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conjunctival Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From conjunctiva + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒn.dʒʌŋ(k)ˈtʌɪ.vəl/, /kənˈdʒʌŋ(k).tɪv.əl/, /ˌkɑnˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.vəl/, /kənˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.vəl/ 1. Of or relating to the conjunctiva. Labels: not-comparable, relational
Word: conjunctival Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin conjūnctīvus (“serving to connect, connective”) + English -al. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒn.dʒʌŋ(k)ˈtʌɪ.vəl/, /kənˈdʒʌŋ(k).tɪv.əl/, /ˌkɑnˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.vəl/, /kənˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.vəl/ 1. Serving to join or connect. Labels: not-comparable
Word: keratoconjunctivitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρᾰς (kérăs)der. English kerato- English conjunctiva Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English conjunctivitis English keratoconjunctivitis From kerato- + conjunctivitis. 1. An inflammation of the cornea and the conjunctiva. Labels: uncountable
Word: spile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spile (“splinter, peg”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spīlaz (“splinter, peg”), from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“prickle, pointed stick”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian spyl, German Speil (“chip, splinter, gore, wedge”), Danish spile, Dutch spijl. Pronunciation: /spaɪl/ 1. A splinter. Labels: Cumbria, dialectal, obsolete 2. A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask. Example: So I felt my way down the passage back to the vault, and recked not of the darkness, nor of Blackbeard and his crew, if only I could lay my lips to liquor. Thus I groped about the barrels till near the top of the stack my hand struck on the spile of a keg, and drawing it, I got my mouth to the hold. 3. A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap. Labels: US Example: Now, chamfering one end of the elderberry tube slightly to fit, I push it into the hole and wait. After a few seconds sap will begin to drip from the end of the tube, a tangible flow of life and vitality. […] Beneath the tube, properly called a spile, I place my cup to catch the drips.
Word: spile Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spile (“splinter, peg”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spīlaz (“splinter, peg”), from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“prickle, pointed stick”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian spyl, German Speil (“chip, splinter, gore, wedge”), Danish spile, Dutch spijl. Pronunciation: /spaɪl/ 1. To plug (a hole) with a spile. 2. To draw off (a liquid) using a spile. 3. To provide (a barrel, tree etc.) with a spile.
Word: spile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of pile, after Etymology 1, above. Pronunciation: /spaɪl/ 1. A pile; a post or girder. Example: The bottom of the river is of hard, sparkling white sand, into which spiles are easily driven; and the building and keeping up of such a wharf is a trifling trouble... Example: […]we'd settled that I’d pick up some spiles from Greg Fitch first thing on Monday morning and get something done about that fence.
Word: spile Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alteration of pile, after Etymology 1, above. Pronunciation: /spaɪl/ 1. To support by means of spiles. Labels: transitive 2. To drive piles into. Labels: transitive
Word: spile Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alteration of spoil. Pronunciation: /spaɪl/ 1. spoil. Labels: US, ambitransitive, dialectal
Word: earsplitting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ear + splitting. 1. Extremely loud, painfully loud. Example: Performing an earsplitting solo on an out-of-tune guitar
Word: eagle-eyed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌiːɡlˈʌɪd/ 1. Having great visual acuity, especially the ability to see at a distance. Example: We like old signs at railway stations, and eagle-eyed John Macnab, from Falkirk, spotted one in our photograph of a Virgin Trains Class 390 at London Euston (RAIL 889). 2. Keenly perceptive.
Word: earmuff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ear + muff. Pronunciation: /ˈɪəmʌfs/ 1. A garment to keep the ears warm. 2. A garment or part worn over a single ear. 3. A sound-deadening cup or a pair of such cups worn over the ear or ears. 4. Attributive form of earmuffs. Labels: attributive, form-of
Word: earthward Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English ertheward, erþewarde, equivalent to earth + -ward. 1. Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
Word: earthward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English ertheward, erþewarde, equivalent to earth + -ward. 1. Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
Word: editorially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English editorial Middle English -ly English -ly English editorially From editorial + -ly. 1. In the manner of an editor. 2. In the manner of an editorial.
Word: editorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Medieval Latin ēditorder. English editor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English editorship From editor + -ship. 1. The position or job of being an editor Example: With this issue Mr. W. A. Willox regretfully relinquishes the editorship of THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE Example: While this was tremendous fun, the week also revealed the limitations and sometimes bumpy consequences of the guest editorships.
Word: disavowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disavow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: autosomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From autosome + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to autosomes.
Word: autosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + -some, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”). Pronunciation: /ˈɔːtəsəʊm/, /ˈɔtəˌsoʊm/, /ˈɑtəzoʊm/ 1. Any eukaryotic chromosome other than sex chromosomes. Example: Autosoma (or autosome), the usual or non-aberrant chromosomes, called by me previously ordinary chromosomes. Example: It is apparently formed by the arms of the loops becoming twisted around each other, and, as in the Acrididae, each of these arms no doubt represents a univalent autosome.
Word: sex chromosome Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of a pair of chromosomes (in most animals and plants) whose combination determines the sexual characteristics of an individual.
Word: teaze Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of tease. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: With equal ardour, equal importunity, They teaze us to be damn'd, or to be sav'd. Example: Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain. Mary knew from Charles’s manner of speaking, that he was quite determined on going, and that it would be of no use to teaze him.
Word: teaze Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of tease. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: tallyman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tally + -man. 1. A person who keeps a tally of something. Example: Uncoupling a train into cuts in the reception sidings - as a shunter wields his pole, the tallyman reads off details of the train to the Traffic Office through his portable radio transmitter. Example: At the prefab site entrance, we collect our breathing apparatus from the 'tallyman' who books people in and out of the tunnel. 2. A man who conducts the tally trade. 3. A man who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage. Labels: archaic, informal, regional Example: The term tally-man and tally-woman, indicating a man and woman living together without marriage, are used in mining districts, where such unions are far from uncommon. 4. A counting agent; typically one who is a man. Labels: Ireland
Word: tally trade Part of Speech: noun 1. The selling of goods on account, regular payments being recorded in a book kept by the customer and a duplicate (the "tally") kept in the tally shop.
Word: tally shop Part of Speech: noun 1. A shop from which the tally trade is conducted.
Word: curacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cur(ium) English -ate English cur(ate) English -acy English curacy From cur(ate) + -acy. 1. The office or position of a curate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: haemophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From haemo- + -philic. 1. Alternative spelling of hemophilic. Labels: Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: noun of multitude Part of Speech: noun 1. The name of something that contains many individual things or people. Examples: army, fleet, hundred.
Word: noun of assemblage Part of Speech: noun 1. The name of an assembly or gathering of similar things or people.
Word: outgrowth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English growth English outgrowth From out- + growth. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtˌɡroʊθ/ 1. Anything that grows out of something else. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Anything that grows out of something else. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Anything that grows out of something else. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Excessive growth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Jodrell Part of Speech: name Etymology: The rhyming slang comes from Jodrell Bank. 1. A surname.
Word: Jodrell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The rhyming slang comes from Jodrell Bank. 1. A wank. Example: He's gone to the toilet for a Jodrell.
Word: cameraman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati Proto-Iranian *kamarāder. Ancient Greek καμάρᾱ (kamárā)bor. Latin cameralbor. English camera Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English cameraman From camera + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈkæm(ə)ɹəˌmæn/ 1. Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera. Example: ‘We were getting a grand shot of a charging rhino when the cameraman got scared and bolted. The fathead!’
Word: broken home Part of Speech: noun 1. A home in which the parents have separated or divorced. Labels: idiomatic, informal
Word: corroborating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of corroborate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: corroborating Part of Speech: adj 1. supporting Example: corroborating evidence
Word: motor pool Part of Speech: noun 1. A fleet of vehicles for use by a military installation; the department that maintains them Labels: US Example: A sound truck joined the vehicles on the dock, whose number was growing almost to a full-sized motor pool. Example: Head through the Motor Pool to get to the Ops Center.
Word: fast rope Part of Speech: verb 1. To slide down a rope as a means of descending to the ground, especially from a hovering helicopter Labels: US
Word: bacchanalia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bacchanalia. Pronunciation: /ˌbæk.əˈnɑː.lɪə/ 1. Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration. Example: His sexuality had been an open secret within the industry for decades: his pool parties, described as “blond bacchanalias”, were legendary. Example: Now counting about 600 homes, it is a place of mythic weekend-long parties and carnal pleasure, a byword for bacchanalia and fleshy hedonism – but also simply a secluded haven where people can be themselves.
Word: backbit Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of backbite Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: denticulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1661; borrowed from Latin denticulātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). 1. Finely dentate, as a leaf edge; bearing many small toothlike structures. Labels: not-comparable Example: […]the mouth is formed by a rather strong tooth over a denticulate margin, confronting what may be called the upper jaw, Example: Selaginella tarda differs from S. sertata in that the plants are smaller and lacking flagelliform shoots, the leaves are denticulate, and the median leaves are not peltate. 2. Having dentils or denticules. Labels: not-comparable Example: Each is embellished with Italian Renaissance-inspired detail, including rusticated stonework, pedimented window hoods, consoles, cartouches, a denticulate cornice and a roof-mounted balustrade
Word: denticulate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1661; borrowed from Latin denticulātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). 1. A denticulated object.
Word: dentil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French dentille, ultimately from Latin dente, ablative singular of dēns. 1. Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.
Word: Lettic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Lett Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Lettic From Lett + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to the Latvian people or the Latvian language. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to the Baltic family of languages. Labels: not-comparable Example: "491.8 Other Slavonic [...] .9 Lettic .91 Old Prussian .92 Lithuanian .93 Lettish (Livonian)"
Word: Lettish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Lett Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Lettish From Lett + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛtɪʃ/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Latvian people or the Latvian language. Labels: dated, not-comparable, poetic, sometimes
Word: Lettish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Lett Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Lettish From Lett + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛtɪʃ/ 1. The Latvian language. Labels: dated, poetic, sometimes, uncountable
Word: pirn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from prin (“twig, shoot”), variant of prene (“spike, nail”), from Old English preon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”). Pronunciation: /pɜː(ɹ)n/ 1. A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving. 2. The amount of thread wound on a shuttle or reel. 3. A trouble or difficulty deliberately created. Labels: dialectal Example: "What'll we do with the wee deil?" said she. "I'll work it a pirn," replied the lass.
Word: pirn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps from prin (“twig, shoot”), variant of prene (“spike, nail”), from Old English preon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”). Pronunciation: /pɜː(ɹ)n/ 1. To wind (yarn) onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder. Labels: transitive
Word: Yotvingian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Jatvingian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Yotvingian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Jatvingian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Yotvingian Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Jatvingian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Yatvingian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Jatvingian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Yatvingian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Jatvingian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Yatvingian Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Jatvingian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Jatvingian Part of Speech: noun 1. Sudovian.
Word: Jatvingian Part of Speech: adj 1. Sudovian. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Jatvingian Part of Speech: name 1. The Sudovian language.
Word: pantrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pan- + -trophic. 1. Able to thrive in many different environments.
Word: insolubility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin insolūbilitās or from insoluble + -ity. 1. The quality of being insoluble Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sea-sickness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seasick + -ness or sea + sickness. 1. Alternative form of seasickness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: verbid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Established 1910–15 from verb + -id. 1. A nonfinite verb form, such as, in English, an infinitive, participle, or gerund.
Word: bactericide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English bactericide From bacterium + -cide. Pronunciation: /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪˌsaɪd/ 1. Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
Word: bactericidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacteri(um) Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English -al English -cidal English bactericidal From bacteri(um) + -cidal. 1. That kills bacteria. Labels: not-comparable Example: It would, therefore, have seemed a natural inference that the same agent would exert a similar bactericidal effect when added to other infectious body fluids. 2. Of or pertaining to a bactericide. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bactericidal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacteri(um) Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English -al English -cidal English bactericidal From bacteri(um) + -cidal. 1. A bactericide.
Word: bactericidin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English bactericide Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English bactericidin From bactericide + -in. 1. Any antibody that, together with a complement, can kill bacteria.
Word: bacteriologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactērium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bacterio- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy 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 -logist English bacteriologist From bacterio- + -logist. Pronunciation: /bækˌtɪəɹiˈɒlədʒɪst/ 1. A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology. Example: 'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera – the cholera germ.'
Word: microbiologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology 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 biologist English microbiologist From micro- + biologist. 1. A biologist whose speciality is microbiology. Example: On a tour of the cavernous and gleaming BrewDog plant in Ellon, just north of Aberdeen, Dickie happily batted around terminology – IBU, ABV, pH, haze, present gravity, headspace oxygen – with PhD-level microbiologists working in the lab. Example: No, because we obsessively clean it (or use paper coverings at work), said microbiologist Charles Gerba, a professor of public health, environmental science and immunology at the University of Arizona.
Word: bacteriologic Part of Speech: adj 1. bacteriological
Word: bacteriological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactērium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bacterio- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical English bacteriological From bacterio- + -logical. 1. Of or pertaining to bacteriology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bigeminal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin bigeminus (“doubled”), from bi- (“two”) + geminus (“double”). 1. Occurring in pairs; doubled or twinned Labels: not-comparable Example: a bigeminal pulse
Word: bigeminal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin bigeminus (“doubled”), from bi- (“two”) + geminus (“double”). 1. The occurrence of premature atrial or ventricular heartbeats in pairs.
Word: day for night Part of Speech: noun 1. A cinematographic technique in which a crew films in a high-contrast situation, typically in the early morning or late afternoon, with a blue filter, causing the scene to look as if it were shot in moonlight. Labels: uncountable
Word: day for night Part of Speech: adv 1. In the daytime, with a blue filter, causing the scene to look as if it were shot in moonlight. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Sandcrawler scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was shot day for night.
Word: brackishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brackish 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 brackishness From brackish + -ness. 1. Distastefulness; unpleasantness. Labels: uncountable 2. Saltishness. Labels: uncountable
Word: brisant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: from the French noun/adjective brisant. 1. Having a shattering effect. Labels: not-comparable Example: The use of gun-cotton proper (trinitrocellulose) could not be thought of, owing to the brisant action of this body, but it was found that collodion-wool (dinitrocellulose, soluble gun-cotton), which was less brisant, could be converted into a nearly homogeneous mass which satisfied many of the requirements of a smoke-free powder, but it was still so brisant when used alone as to produce too high gas pressures and too irregular initial velocities. Example: 1959, Mitchel H. Bertram, William V. Feller, Memorandum 5-24-59L: A Simple Method for Determining Heat Transfer, Skin Friction, and Boundary-Layer Thickness for Hypersonic Laminar Boundary-Layer Flows in a Pressure Gradient, NASA, 5, At the start of the run a shattering or "brisant" detonation occurred in the line between the oxidant control valve (number 5, fig. 2(a)) and the oxidant tank. […] The propellant tank showed evidence of high internal pressure but no brisant detonation.
Word: explicator Part of Speech: noun 1. One who or that which explicates.
Word: tabbouleh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic تَبُّولَة (tabbūla). Pronunciation: /təˈbuːli/, /təˈbuːleɪ/ 1. A Levantine salad or meze generally consisting of bulgur wheat, chopped tomatoes, parsley, olive oil, and lemon juice. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: paradigma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin paradīgma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (parádeigma, “pattern”). As a loanword in both languages, paradigma typically maintains the Greek plural form in both Latin and English. Doublet of paradigm. Pronunciation: /paɹ.əˈdɪɡ.ma/, /ˌpɛr.əˈdɪɡ.mə/ 1. A written pattern of inflection for parts of speech, especially organized into a tabular form. Labels: rare Example: The volume before us presents, first of all, a paradigma, or specimen sheet, on which each letter of the English alphabet, small and capital, written and printed, is accompanied by its pronunciation in Chinese phonetic signs, as well as in Mandchou letters. 2. A mode or exemplar. Labels: broadly, rare, rhetoric Example: […]and it precedes, moreover, together with VII and VIII ὸ ἱερεύς και ἡ ἱέρεια the paradigma τό σκαμνίον. / Further there is nothing to be wondered at, neither as to the paradigma of το σκαμνισν nor as to the priestess: these examples are taken from the famous Ars Grammatica of Donatus, and in particular the Ars minor. Example: No paradigma prescribed a recto tono recitative.
Word: Kodava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Kodava ಕೊಡವ (koḍava). 1. A member of the ethnic Coorg Community.
Word: Kodava Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Kodava ಕೊಡವ (koḍava). 1. A Dravidian language spoken in the Kodagu district of Karnataka, India.
Word: Fennoscandia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Fennia (“Finland”) + Scandia (“Scandinavia”). 1. A peninsula in Northern Europe, comprising, besides the Scandinavian Peninsula, also Finland, the Kola Peninsula and Karelia (and sometimes also including Denmark, although it is not part of the Scandinavian Peninsula). 2. the Fennoscandian Shield underlying Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Northern Denmark; Baltic Shield. 3. the culture group comprising the Finnic, Sami, and Scandinavian cultures.
Word: Kodavas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kodava Labels: form-of, plural
Word: safety-deposit box Part of Speech: noun 1. A safe-deposit box.
Word: Miserere Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin miserēre (“have pity”), the first word of the psalm in that language. Pronunciation: /mɪzəˈɹɛəɹi/ 1. The 51st Psalm (50th in the older Greek and Latin numbering), beginning “Have mercy upon me, O God …” in the King James Version; sometimes set to music. Example: One of the most impressive ceremonies of Holy Week is the chanting of the Miserere. Example: When someone did want to designate a short interval, the usual phrasing drew on religious vocabulary, calling up the duration of common prayers: the Paternoster, the Ave Maria, and the Miserere.
Word: Fennoscandian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Fennoscandia + -an. 1. Of, from or pertaining to Fennoscandia Labels: not-comparable
Word: Fennoscandian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Fennoscandia + -an. 1. someone from Fennoscandia
Word: miserere Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English miserere, a borrowing from Latin miserēre (“have pity”), first word of the 51st Psalm (50th in the older Greek and Latin numbering), translating Ancient Greek ἐλέησον (eléēson) and Biblical Hebrew חָנֵּנִי (ḥānnēnî), inflected form of חָנַן (ḥānan, “have mercy”). 1. Alternative letter-case form of Miserere (“the 51st/50th Psalm”). Labels: alt-of Example: The miserere, that is to say, have mercy on us, is a psalm, composed of stanzas, which are sung alternately in a very different manner.