nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: boggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bog Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English boggy From bog + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑ.ɡi/ 1. Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation. Example: The edge of the woods led out onto a noisome, boggy fen, a paradise for mosquitos and small frogs. Example: Offer a bulky and boggy bun to the suspected individual just ten minutes before dinner. If this is eagerly accepted and devoured, the fact of youth is established.
Word: boggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of boggy: more boggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: boggiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of boggy: most boggy most boggy. Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: filetype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From file + type. 1. An identifier indicating the type of information contained in an electronic format.
Word: filetype Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From file + type. 1. To assign a type to a file. Example: This software searches the directory and attempts to filetype all the files in it.
Word: filetypes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filetype Labels: form-of, plural
Word: filetypes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of filetype Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: caracol Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of caracole. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: caracol Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of caracole. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: trucked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tɹʌkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of truck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: trucked Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /tɹʌkt/ 1. Transported by a truck. Labels: not-comparable
Word: flip flop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of flip-flop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flip flop Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of flip-flop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: trenchcoat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of trench coat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: adjoint Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French adjoindre (“to join”), from late 19th C; see also adjoin. Doublet of adjunct. In the case of category theory (which brings together concepts from numerous fields), the term is often confounded with adjunct and the relationship is called an adjunction. The origin of any particular usage may therefore be uncertain. Pronunciation: /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɔɪnt/ 1. Used in certain contexts, in each case involving a pair of transformations, one of which is, or is analogous to, conjugation (either inner automorphism or complex conjugation). Labels: not-comparable 2. That is related to another functor by an adjunction. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having a relationship of the nature of an adjoint (adjoint curve); sharing multiple points with. Labels: not-comparable Example: The sets A + A₀, B + B₀, together, form the complete intersection, with f = 0, of a composite adjoint curve of order m + k, consisting of the adjoint curve of order m through A + B, together with the non-adjoint curve ω = 0; and the set B + B₀ consists of p points, and lies on i + j adjoint φ-curves of f = 0. Example: As we have stated before, a curve f' is adjoint to a curve f if it have at least the multiplicity r#95;i-1 at each point where f has the multiplicity r#95;i. A first polar #92;sum#95;iy#95;i#92;left(#92;partialf#47;#92;partialx#95;i#92;right)#61;0 is an example of an adjoint curve.
Word: adjoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French adjoindre (“to join”), from late 19th C; see also adjoin. Doublet of adjunct. In the case of category theory (which brings together concepts from numerous fields), the term is often confounded with adjunct and the relationship is called an adjunction. The origin of any particular usage may therefore be uncertain. Pronunciation: /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɔɪnt/ 1. The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix. 2. Transpose conjugate. 3. Hermitian conjugate. 4. A functor related to another functor by an adjunction. 5. A curve A such that any point of a given curve C of multiplicity r has multiplicity at least r–1 on A. Sometimes the multiple points of C are required to be ordinary, and if this condition is not satisfied the term sub-adjoint is used. 6. An assistant to someone who holds a position in the military or civil service. Example: . Nominated the citizens Fayolles, captain of infantry, and Favery of the Engineers to be my adjoints, and dispatched the letters of nomination to the Minister at War, so now I am fairly afloat. Example: Even as it is, by the reckless aggregation of machine-workers and their adjoints in the great cities and the manufacturing districts, it has kept down life amongst us, and keeps it down to a miserably low standard; so low that any standpoint for improvement is hard to think of even. 7. An assistant mayor of a French commune. Example: A vigorous, aggressive, and ambitious mayor will not rely overmuch upon his adjoints, but a mayor of the more passive type will lean heavily upon them. Example: Mayors and their adjoints were often simple cultivateurs like the majority of the community.
Word: white goods Part of Speech: noun 1. Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, etc. that were traditionally white in color. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Large household appliances, such as refrigerators, stoves, washing machines and driers, as a group. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: At one time major appliances (white goods), washer, dryer, and refrigerator stores would last more than 20 years. Example: Fridges contain gases that can cause serious environmental damage and are among the most toxic white goods if not disposed of correctly, along with freezers and air conditioning units. 3. Colorless spirits, such as gin and vodka. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: In the U.S., there has been a gradual shift from “brown goods” (darker colored drinks, such as whiskey and brandy) to “white goods” (lighter colored drinks, such as gin and vodka).
Word: Mariolatry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Marīa or English Mary (“the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ”) + -o- + -latry, modelled after idolatry. The English word is cognate with French mariolâtrie, Italian mariolatria, Late Latin mariolatria. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛːɹiˈɒlətɹi/, /ˌmæ-/, /ˌmɛɹiˈɑlətɹi/ 1. Adoration or veneration of the Virgin Mary to an extent regarded as inappropriate or even idolatrous. Labels: countable, derogatory, uncountable Example: For, though it were a knowen corruption, and therefore ſhould haue beene auoyded; yet [Robert] Bellarmine in muſtering vp the Fathers authorities, for proofe of the reading, ipſa (the beſt ground of their Mariolatrie) brings in [John] Chryſoſtom in the rereward. Example: Our great prophet has so ordered the revelation of God's will, and of the doctrines of life, that Christians have nothing to justify or excuse this Maryolatry,—this idolatrous exaltation of Mary.
Word: washing soda Part of Speech: noun 1. Sodium carbonate used as a laundry aid (or sold for that purpose and others). Labels: uncountable Example: Considerable difficulty is experienced in several of the West Indian islands in obtaining quicklime for the preparation of Bordeaux mixture, and in keeping it in good condition when it has been procured. This has resulted in the use of slaked, or partially slaked, lime for the purpose, with the result that an inferior mixture has been produced. Instead of resorting in this difficulty to expensive and unsatisfactory commercial preparations, it may be suggested that the use of Burgundy mixture, in which the lime is replaced by sodium carbonate (washing soda) offers an alternative that is likely to give excellent results.
Word: membrana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin membrāna (“membrane, parchment”). Doublet of membrane. 1. A membrane. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It sometimes happens likewise that they appear at the same time, when the membranæ are bordered by knotty excrescences and the lungs with tubercles. Example: By it he also explains the appearances which have induced Henle to imagine that it was furnished with innumerable glandular follicles, inasmuch as in vertical sections of the membranæ the appearance afforded by the deeper furrows is precisely that of mucous follicles. 2. A thin, animal-derived, flexible planar material, such as parchment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Parchment was used for the MSS. of the Pentateuch in the time of Josephus, and the membranae of 2 Tim. iv. 13, were skins of parchment. Example: The parchment being much dearer than papyrus, the membranae consisted only of a few leaves.
Word: club soda Part of Speech: noun 1. A carbonated beverage consisting mainly of carbonated water, with or without a few other minor ingredients such as potassium citrate. Labels: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: (broadly synonymous) carbonated water, seltzer water, seltzer, soda water, fizzy water
Word: parure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English parure, from Old French pareure, parure. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹʊə(ɹ)/ 1. A set of jewellery to be worn together. Example: “… among the objects stolen was the famous parure of Black Diamonds, for which a bid of half a million sterling had just been made and accepted.[…]” Example: But I am heart-set on you, and to win you there is not a precious stone I would leave unturned. Conceive a parure all of white stones—diamonds, white sapphires, white topazes, tourmalines. Another, of rubies and amethysts, set in gold filigree. Rings that once were poison-combs on Florentine fingers. Red roses for your hair—every petal a hollowed ruby. Amulets and ape-buckles, zones and fillets. Aye! know that you would be weeping for wonder before you had seen a tithe of these gauds.
Word: cream soda Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːm ˌsəʊdə/, /ˈkɹim ˌsoʊdə/ 1. Soda water that is flavored with vanilla, etc. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ice-cream soda Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ice cream soda. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: soda jerk Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who works at a soda fountain. Labels: US, dated, idiomatic Example: Looking at it, serenely topping that crazy-quilt house, I had the impression of its being an outrageously squashed cherry topping, the whipped cream of as madly a concocted sundae that a soda jerk ever made. A pleasant impression.
Word: excursus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin excursus (“excursion”). Doublet of excurse. Pronunciation: /ɛkˈskɝsəs/, /ɛkˈskɜːsəs/ 1. A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic. 2. A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue. Example: Here is what us scholars call an excursus. If you are an honest man the following page or two can be of no possible interest to you. Example: In his excursus on the Jewish people at the opening of the fifth book of his Histories [...], Tacitus was at a loss to uncover any deep cause for the war that broke out in 66.
Word: soda jerker Part of Speech: noun 1. A soda jerk. Labels: US, archaic Example: Dear kindly social worker / They say go earn a buck / Like be a soda jerker / Which means like be a schmuck. Example: They tell me ice cream junkies are all the same / All the soda jerkers know my name
Word: soda fountain Part of Speech: noun 1. A counter in a shop, at which sodas, ice creams, etc. are prepared and served. Labels: US Example: Suddenly, looking at him enjoying his sundae at a soda fountain, it dawned on me. 2. An apparatus for dispensing carbonated soft drinks. Labels: US 3. An apparatus for dispensing soda water. Labels: historical
Word: suprême Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French suprême. 1. Alternative form of supreme. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: babooning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From baboon + -ing: in the sense of caning, because of the bright red buttocks (like those of a baboon) that result. 1. Caning the backside profusely, an abusive initiation ritual to which trainee soldiers are subjected. Labels: UK, slang, uncountable 2. A sexual act by which the rectum of a person prolapses due to excessive anal sex. Labels: uncountable, vulgar
Word: babooning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From baboon + -ing: in the sense of caning, because of the bright red buttocks (like those of a baboon) that result. 1. present participle and gerund of baboon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nail clippers Part of Speech: noun 1. A mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: After their argument, Sprewell showed enormous restraint and presence of mind by not whipping out a pair of nail clippers and trimming his coach’s fingernails – an act for which he could have been seriously punished. Example: You know how you get those little fuzz balls on new carpet? With an instrument that looked like a normal-sized shaving razor this woman was rubbing the carpet to pull up the fuzz balls. This is a huge hotel, with lots of carpet. That’s like mowing three football fields with a pair of nail clippers. 2. A mechanical device used to trim animals' claws. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: nail clippers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nail clipper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nail trimmer Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of nail clippers.
Word: troppo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tropical + -o (diminutive suffix). First used by Australian troops in tropical regions during WWII, in the sense “affected by war service in the tropics.” Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɒpəʊ/ 1. Crazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather. Labels: Australia, not-comparable, slang Example: Barry′s gone troppo and married that sheila he′s only known for two weeks. Example: After three months by himself on his ‘dream’ tropical island he went troppo and smashed all the equipment.
Word: soda-acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Used attributively to describe a fire extinguisher that generates a stream of water powered by carbon dioxide generated by reacting sulfuric acid with sodium bicarbonate Labels: uncountable
Word: soda acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of soda-acid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: soda ash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain other plants, such as saltwort, especially Soda inermis (syns. Salsola soda, Kali soda). 1. Industrial-grade sodium carbonate. Labels: uncountable
Word: soda biscuit Part of Speech: noun 1. a biscuit (cookie), having a breadlike consistency, leavened with soda and buttermilk
Word: soda cracker Part of Speech: noun 1. A saltine; a soda biscuit.
Word: soda cellulose Part of Speech: noun 1. A product obtained by reacting plant fibres with caustic soda; it is used in the production of viscose fibres. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: soda counter Part of Speech: noun 1. the counter of a soda fountain Labels: US
Word: soda glass Part of Speech: noun 1. the glass in which drinks are served in a soda fountain Labels: US, countable, uncountable 2. glass manufactured using soda ash Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sodaic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ)bor. Italian sodabor. English soda Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sodaic From soda + -ic. Pronunciation: [səʊ̯ˈdeɪ̯.ɪk], [səwˈdɛjɪk], [sowˈdɛjɪk], [sowˈdeːjɪk], [soʊ̯ˈdejɪk] 1. Of, relating to, or containing soda. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Adults who find no difficulty in swallowing pills, may employ the following with equal benefit, in doses of three or four pills every second night and morning, using an occasional sodaic powder during the day […]
Word: soda lake Part of Speech: noun 1. A lake, fed by alkaline springs, that has no outlet.
Word: soda-lime glass Part of Speech: noun 1. glass made from silica and a mixture of soda and lime Labels: uncountable
Word: warrant card Part of Speech: noun 1. A police identification card, sometimes accompanied by a badge. Labels: Commonwealth
Word: superannuation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From superannuate + -ion, from superannuated. Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)ʉːpəˌɹænjʉːˈæɪʃn̩/ 1. A retirement benefit fund, an accumulation of regular deductions from one′s wage or salary while employed and similar regular contributions from the employer, usually administered by an independent entity; a pension. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, uncountable, usually Example: One of the principal objections to it was, that the period of service, after which superannuations were granted, was too limited,[…]. Example: I think it would be harsh to deprive them of their superannuations without a knowledge of the circumstances under which they are proposed. 2. The condition or of being superannuated; old age or obsolescence. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Those words appearing to be merely the ravings of superannuation, they were not regarded; but when no other traces of Mary could be found, old Andrew went up to consult this crazy dame once more, but he was not able to bring any such thing to her recollection.
Word: enquire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French enquerre, from en- + querre (“to search, to look for”), from Latin quaerere, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Pronunciation: /ɛnˈkwaɪə/, /ɪn-/, /ɛnˈkwaɪɹ/, /ɪŋ-/ 1. British English form of inquire. Labels: British, English, alt-of Example: He enquired about the availability of rental bicycles in the town. Example: Having thus at length enquired the truth concerning Law and dispense.
Word: inquires Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of inquire Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: balestra Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ballestra. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A kind of crossbow.
Word: enquired Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of enquire Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gamekeeper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From game + keeper. 1. A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects. Example: The "D.N.B." wrote of one Railway Member that "he made himself personally acquainted with the working of the new systems of railroads, and with more foresight than his neighbours, he welcomed railways on his estate when other landowners were ordering their gamekeepers to warn off the surveyors or to put an end to their operations by force."
Word: gamekeepers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gamekeeper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gatepost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gate + post. 1. a vertical post from which a gate is hung/attached. Example: A cuckoo sat on a gate-post singing his broken June tune[.]
Word: gateposts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gatepost Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bow wow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bow-wow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: malt whisky Part of Speech: noun 1. Whisky made only from malted barley. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: grain whisky Part of Speech: noun 1. Whisky made from unmalted barley mixed with maize or rye. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: single malt whisky Part of Speech: noun 1. Whisky made only from the malted barley of a single distillery, unblended with other whiskies. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: single malt Part of Speech: noun 1. A liquor made only from the malted barley of a single distillery, unblended with other liquors; a single malt whisky or single malt scotch.
Word: crone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English crone, from Anglo-Norman carogne (compare central Old French charogne (a term of abuse, literally “carrion, carcass, old sheep, hag”), whence modern French charogne). Doublet of carrion. Pronunciation: /kɹoʊn/, /kɹəʊn/ 1. An old woman. Labels: archaic Example: But still the crone was constant to her note. 2. An archetypal figure, a wise woman. Example: “And what is your name, crispy, old, wizened crone?” “Oh, my name's Helen.” “Hel-- Oh, just Helen. That's it. Just Helen?” “Helen the Magic Woman.” “And you can help me rid myself of this disgusting hex?” “Yes.” 3. An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag. Example: With black unseeing eyes the old woman, the crone, stares at him and through him. Over and over she mutters a word that he cannot quite catch, something like Toomderoom. Example: “Let's welcome the most beautiful girl I know and I've ever met. My good lady wife Nadja. Come on.” “Oh, she's right here. I've got her.” “I'm here.” “Quiet, crone! Hello, everyone. Thank you all so much for coming.” 4. An old ewe. Labels: obsolete Example: In traveling homeward, buy forty good crones, and fat up the bodies of those seely bones 5. An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman. Labels: obsolete Example: The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel, in the midst of a small patch of potatoes and Indian corn, which his master had given him on setting him free. Example: A few old battered crones of office.
Word: bega Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bigha (“unit of area”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: soul patch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The hairstyle itself has existed for centuries, coming in and out of popularity under various designations such as mouche, but the term soul patch dates to the 1980s and relates to its popularization (from the 1950s onwards) by African American musicians, especially jazz musicians: compare soul food, soul music, soul brother, and the hairstyle's alternative name, jazz dot. 1. A narrow beard descending from the lower lip, above the chin.
Word: soul patches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soul patch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bidone Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Bidone. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: texta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By trademark erosion from Texta, a registered trademark of Australian stationery company Jasco Pty Ltd. Presumably from text. Usage of the word began from the 1970s, when primary school children in Australia used the brand of felt-tip markers with bright, colourful packaging, prominently displaying the name "TEXTA". 1. A coloured felt-tip pen, usually wide-tipped for use by children. Labels: Australia Example: Here is what a wombat burrow may look like. Using coloured pencils or textas, colour in the wombat burrows. Example: He pencilled a map of India onto a piece of chipboard, and then went over the outline with a texta. He went over the texta outline with a razorblade and then, with a knife, he cut away the excess chipboard.
Word: IFF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Interchange File Format, a file format standard developed for Amiga computers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of International Flavors & Fragrances Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: IFF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of identification friend or foe. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Another red alert last night. Lasted only five minutes, Possibly just a friendly plane with its IFF turned off. Example: IFF confirmed. Contact is Pelican Dropship Kilo 23. Over.
Word: bon vivant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bon vivant (literally “one who lives well, good ‘liver’ (living person)”), from bon (“good”) + vivant (“person who is living”), agent noun of vivre (“to live”). Pronunciation: /ˌbɑn vɪvˈɑnt/, /ˌbɑn viˈvɑnt/, /ˌbɔ̃ viˈvɑ̃/, /ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃/ 1. A man who enjoys luxurious things in life, especially good food and drink; a man about town.
Word: biscotto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian biscotto. Doublet of biscuit. Pronunciation: /bɪˈskɒtəʊ/, /bɪˈskɑtoʊ/ 1. Alternative form of biscotti. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: saltine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark. Originally a US brand name in the late 1800s, presumably salt + -ine. Pronunciation: /sɔlˈtin/, /sɑlˈtin/ 1. A thin, crisp, salted, customarily white-colored cracker; a soda cracker; a soda biscuit. Labels: Canada, US 2. A euphemism for cracker ("white person"). Labels: Canada, US, ethnic, slur
Word: sanger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of sandwich (pronounced sangwich) + -er (colloquialising suffix). Australian from 1960s. Pronunciation: /ˈsæŋə/ 1. A sandwich. Labels: Australia, colloquial, informal Example: […]I popped the last of the strawberry sangers into my mouth, craned my neck over the bureaucrat′s gelati-hued shoulder and feasted my eyes. Example: […]Allison did most of the talking telling Sara of her victory, of meeting Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova—who won the Family Circle Open—of rubbing the elbows with the Australian elite, and making sangers (sandwiches) for broken families in Brisbane.
Word: sanger Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sangar. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The enemy had a line of sangers along the far edge of nullah right across the valley, with sangers at intervals up the steep mountains on either side into the snows, and occupied, as far as we could guess, by some 2,000 men. Example: At 4.30 a.m., under cover of a mist in the donga, the Boers made a very severe attack on the north and west of my position, the brunt of the attack fell on two sangers held by the Durham Company of Artillery; the Boers broke through the wire and got to within 20 yards of those sangers, but they both gallantly held their own and I, with the aid of the Maxim, was able to repulse the attack.
Word: conjurer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English conjurer, from Anglo-Norman conjurour (“conjurer, conspirator”). Equivalent to conjure + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌnd͡ʒəɹə(ɹ)/ 1. One who conjures, a magician. Example: July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Riseshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/ With his crude potato-sack mask and fear-inducing toxins, The Scarecrow, a “psychopharmacologist” at an insane asylum, acts as a conjurer of nightmares, capable of turning his patients’ most terrifying anxieties against them. Example: His incivility confirms no less. Good Doctor Pinch, you are a conjurer; Establish him in his true sense again, And I will please you what you will demand. 2. One who performs parlor tricks, sleight of hand. Example: 1893 The man is by trade a conjurer and performer, going round the canteens after nightfall, and giving a little entertainment at each. — Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Crooked Man". 3. One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner. 4. One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity. Labels: ironic, obsolete, often Example: Some would be apt to say, he is a Conjurer; for he has found, That a Republick[…] is composed of Men only, and not of Horses 5. A cooking appliance comprising a pot (large or small) with a gridiron wielded beneath it, like a brazier, used for cooking methods such as broiling.
Word: jammed Part of Speech: adj 1. Stuck. Example: The window is jammed shut. Example: How to treat a jammed finger or toe. 2. Overcrowded; congested. Example: Certain routes of the city are heavily jammed. Example: These roads are hopelessly jammed with cars and mobile homes during holidays. 3. Rendered unusable by intentional interference. Example: All their broadcasts are jammed. Example: The jammed programming is being distributed on USB sticks instead.
Word: jammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jam Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: thinner Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thin + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈθɪnə(ɹ)/, /ˈθɪnɚ/ 1. comparative form of thin: more thin Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: thinner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thin + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈθɪnə(ɹ)/, /ˈθɪnɚ/ 1. A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid. Example: Turpentine or mineral spirits can be used as a thinner for oil-based paints. 2. Something that thins or thins out (another thing). Example: Pomegranate juice and exercise are great natural blood thinners. Example: The new type of mechanical thinner allowed thinning of peach blossoms to be completed earlier.
Word: running backs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of running back Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surfers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of surfer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strut one's stuff Part of Speech: verb 1. To behave or perform in a showy or ostentatious manner, as if to impress others; to show off. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: When I'm out walking, I strut my stuff / Yeah, and I'm so strung out / I'm high as a kite, I just might / Stop to check you out
Word: ilea Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ileum (Compare ilia) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lila Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit लीला (līlā). 1. The play of god’s spirit manifested in the universe; divine play, creative spiritual energy. Labels: Hinduism, uncountable Example: His face shone with joy when he read good books, thought new thoughts, heard news about the country's welfare, or when God's lila filled his mind.
Word: drageoir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French drageoir, from dragée + -oir. Pronunciation: /dɹæˈʒwɑː/ 1. A box for sweets. Example: Wordlessly, Johanna handed me two E capsules from a little gold drageoir.
Word: nudibranch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Circa 19th century, borrowed from translingual Nudibranchia, from Latin nudus (“naked”) + branchia (“gills”). Pronunciation: /ˈn(j)uːdɪˌbɹæŋk/ 1. A sea slug belonging to the order Nudibranchia.
Word: preeclampsia 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 eclampsia English preeclampsia From pre- + eclampsia. 1. A complication of pregnancy, affecting about 2-20% of women, depending on location, characterized by hypertension and damage to the linings of the blood vessels of the brain, liver, lungs and kidneys, which can lead to multiple organ failure, convulsions, coma and death. The only cure is delivery of the child. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: eclampsia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin eclampsia, from French éclampsie, from Ancient Greek ἔκλᾰμψῐς (éklămpsĭs, “sudden development, violent onset”, literally “brightness”), from ἐκλᾰ́μπω (eklắmpō, “to shine or beam forth; to burst forth violently”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix). Pronunciation: /ɪˈklæmp.si.ə/ 1. A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: rectory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French rectorie, from Medieval Latin rectoria. See rector. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛktəɹi/ 1. Any of certain residences for clergy members. 2. Any of certain residences for clergy members. Example: It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
Word: remonstration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, from Medieval Latin remōnstrātiō. 1. Earnest protest or objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His voice full of remonstration, he repeated continually: "Time's up, gentlemen. Go on now and get your lunch. Lunch time now. Go on now, or I'll have to report you. Time's up."
Word: remonstrance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French remonstrance (French remontrance). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmɒnstɹəns/ 1. A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, objection or protest. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Moreover, you must remember, even as children, Marie was ever more resolute than myself; and now, how little would she heed remonstrance of mine! Example: I have heard again and again, remonstrances have been addressed to me more than once, because of the condemnation which Democratic speakers so continually utter about the unnationality as well as the unconstitutionality of the Republican party.
Word: remonstrant Part of Speech: noun 1. One who remonstrates, or issues (usually formal and written) protestations.
Word: remonstrant Part of Speech: adj 1. Inclined or tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging reasons in opposition to something.
Word: homicidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homicide + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to homicide. Example: The current editor-in-chief, Stagyar-zil-Doggo, was a dangerously unbalanced man who took a homicidal view of contributing staff turning up in his office without pages of fresh, proofed copy, […] Example: An apparent deterioration in productivity during the twentieth century [in the northern Horn] has undoubtedly been linked with the enormous increase in human population brought about by a combination of improved medical facilities and the discouragement of homicidal activities. 2. Having an inclination to commit homicide.
Word: murid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: An appellativization from Murid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id. 1. Of or belonging to the family Muridae. Labels: not-comparable Example: The theory of faunal dominance holds that while evolution occurs everywhere, certain land masses generate disproportionately more terrestrial and aquatic groups, such as the familiar murid rodents and ranid frogs, which are able to colonize and dominate other land masses. Example: Calhoun, an endlessly inventive designer of experiments, built an enclosure outfitted with rat apartments and partitioned the pen into connected “neighborhoods,” creating a murid arcadia that he could observe at his leisure.
Word: murid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An appellativization from Murid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id. 1. Any rodent in the family Muridae. Example: Near-synonyms: mouse, rat
Word: murid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic مُرِيد (murīd, literally “seeker”). 1. A Sufi novice committed to enlightenment under a spiritual guide. Example: And when Russian troops attacked breakaway Chechnya in the early 1990s, separatist fighters were often seen performing the stirring ritual the zikr, during which murids dance in a circle while crying hypnotic chants.
Word: slowpoke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slow + poke. Pronunciation: /ˈsloʊˌpoʊk/ 1. A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, informal, mildly Example: Hey, you slowpokes in the back! Get a move on! Example: "Yas'm," said Prissy and, turning, sauntered down the walk at snail's gait. "Hurry, you slow poke!"
Word: slowpokes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slowpoke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: furtively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English furtyvely; equivalent to furtive + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈfɜːtɪvli/ 1. In a furtive manner. Example: And furtively Time looked him in the face and edged towards him fingering with his dripping fingers the hilt of his nimble sword. Example: The only diversions I recall were a pair of Avocets flying over, and a young lady who regularly each afternoon furtively crept into the dunes [...] and crouched down for a clandestine wee!
Word: entangled Part of Speech: adj 1. Tangled or twisted together. 2. Confused or complicated. Labels: figuratively 3. Correlated, even though physically separated; (referring to a state of a composite system) not separable.
Word: entangled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of entangle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: defiles Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈfaɪ(jə)ɫz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of defile Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: defiles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪˈfaɪ(jə)ɫz/ 1. plural of defile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manservant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English man servant, man servaunt; equivalent to man + servant. Pronunciation: /ˈmænˌsɜː(ɹ)vənt/ 1. A male servant. Example: I asked my manservant to attend to the washing and cleaning. Example: Sixe dayes thou ſhalt labour, and doe all thy worke. But the ſeuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou ſhalt not doe any worke, thou, nor thy ſonne, nor thy daughter, nor thy man ſeruant, nor thy maid ſeruant, nor thine oxe, nor thine aſſe, nor any of thy cattel, nor thy ſtranger that is within thy gates, that thy man ſeruant and thy maid ſeruant may reſt as well as thou.
Word: external cause Part of Speech: noun 1. A cause for an effect in a system that is not a constituent of that system, especially causes of personal health problems or death, such as poison, weapon wounds, or accident.
Word: decreasing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English decrease Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English decreasing From decrease + -ing (participial suffix). Pronunciation: /diˈkɹiːsɪŋ/ 1. On the decrease. Labels: not-comparable
Word: decreasing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English decrease Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English decreasing From decrease + -ing (participial suffix). Pronunciation: /diˈkɹiːsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of decrease Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: decreasing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English decrease Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English decreasing From decrease + -ing (participial suffix). Pronunciation: /diˈkɹiːsɪŋ/ 1. A decrease. Example: The number of stitches between the decreasings decreases with every round, so that the decreasings form slanting lines meeting in a point.
Word: dedicates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dedicate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: facial features Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of facial feature Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dedicating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dedicate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: defeating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of defeat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: deleting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of delete Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: facial feature Part of Speech: noun 1. A distinguishing element of a face, such as an eye, nose, or lips.
Word: detailing Part of Speech: noun 1. A thorough description or explanation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Less successful are the flotsam-y parts of the book — the arbitrary releases about Ebbesmeyer’s career struggles or the detailings of one too many garbage finds. 2. An assignment to someone to undertake a particular task. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An ornamentation or decoration on something that has been constructed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a dress with elaborate neck detailings Example: Provided are matching satin ribbon detailings, topped with an embroidered floral bouquet in delicate contrasting shades. 4. A careful and thorough cleaning and refurbishing of an automobile, aircraft, boat, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: detailing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of detail Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: differing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of differ Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: differing Part of Speech: noun 1. difference Example: I knew nothing then of the great differings and philosophizings, the setting up and tearing down of fine lines technically and aesthetically between the two that had been going on among the devotees of each […] Example: It is the differings and deferrings of language that produce meanings, truths and values […]
Word: differing Part of Speech: adj 1. unlike, dissimilar, distinct; that which differs Example: A priority for the new pope will be to strengthen the church’s unity amid differing views and expectations within the institution and growing polarisation in the wider world.
Word: disallowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disallow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: effecting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From effect + -ing. The adjective likely follows from the verb, perhaps with influence from effective, affecting, or both. 1. Causative, effective.
Word: effecting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From effect + -ing. The adjective likely follows from the verb, perhaps with influence from effective, affecting, or both. 1. present participle and gerund of effect Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ejecting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of eject Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: emptying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of empty Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: emptying Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is emptied. Example: The bucket under the leaky roof needs frequent emptyings. 2. Alternative form of emptins. Labels: alt-of, alternative, in-plural
Word: enhancing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of enhancing; enhancement. Example: Evidence is sought for rebutting, not for confirming; and so, of course, little gets established; and even where facts are incontestable, the principles on which they were performed—the views of the agents—the objects aimed at—the palliatives—the enhancings— are all matter of contention; and neither party will give up an inch, lest the outworks should involve the citadel. Example: Because how can it be defnitively proven that an enhancing in our degree of emulating was in fact caused by the conditioning from employing some type of sensory enhancing mindset.
Word: enhancing Part of Speech: adj 1. Acting or tending to enhance. Example: A few sounds were consistently more enhancing, while most were consistently more detracting. Example: Similarly, successful attack operations in cyberspace with few tracks back to the host government can be very enhancing to one's internal reputation.
Word: enhancing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of enhance Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: deletes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of delete Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deletes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demeans Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of demean Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deprives Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deprive Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: designates Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɛzɪɡ.nəts/ 1. plural of designate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: designates Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɛzɪɡˌneɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of designate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: develops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of develop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: devotes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of devote Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: directs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of direct Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disallows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disallow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: discusses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of discuss Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: distinguishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of distinguish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ejects Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of eject Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ejects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eject Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enacts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of enact Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ejecta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Neuter plural of Latin ējectus. Pronunciation: /ɪˈd͡ʒɛktə/, /əˈd͡ʒɛktə/ 1. Material which has been ejected, especially from a volcano or an impact crater. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Distal ejecta are, by definition, those ejecta that occur at considerable distances from the source crater (>5 crater radii from the crater rim; see, e.g., Melosh 1989). They either consist of (usually fine-grained) rock and mineral fragments or are of glassy consistency.
Word: entitles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of entitle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: demigods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of demigod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: devotions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of devotion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disadvantages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disadvantage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disadvantages Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disadvantage Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disorders Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disorder Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dignitaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dignitary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of divide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divides Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of divide Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: documenting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of document Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: emitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of emit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: empties Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of empty Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: empties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of empty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entitling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of entitle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: exhibiting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of exhibit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: filleting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fillet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: filleting Part of Speech: noun 1. The protecting of a joint, as between roof and parapet wall, with mortar or cement, where flashing is employed in better work. 2. The material of which fillets are made. 3. Fillets collectively.
Word: coxy Part of Speech: adj 1. Cocky. Labels: obsolete Example: He's the coxiest young blackguard in the house—I always told you so. Example: [H]e "couldn't abide a fellow who thought he made himself fine by being coxy to 's betters."
Word: coxy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Phonetic respelling of a clipping of coccidiosis. 1. Coccidiosis. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Now your laying birds, too, can have protection against cecal coccidiosis. AMPROL* SOLUTION can be safely given to all chickens at the first sign of coxy or when a diagnosis of coccidiosis has been made.