nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pan-loafy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pan-loaf + -y, of Scottish origin. A pan-loaf was more expensive than ordinary bread. 1. Posh, pretentious or stuck-up Labels: Scotland, colloquial Example: Perhaps it is a class thing. Pan loafy people can also be very stuffy and toffee nosed and hence arrogant. Example: The Central belt is becoming more weedjie. Edinburgh is still pretty pan-loafy. Fifer is bools-in-the-mooth.
Word: visibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English visible Middle English -ly English -ly English visibly From visible + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪz.ə.bli/, /ˈvɪzɪbli/ 1. In a visible manner; openly. Example: He was visibly upset while reading the news live on air about the school shooting. Example: Three years later, the unwatered cactus was still about two feet tall, a dark green color. The watered cactus was a paler green, its trunk visibly swollen with moisture. It had grown to be over five feet tall.
Word: brutality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brutal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English brutality From brutal + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌbɹuːˈtælɪti/, [ˌbɹʷʊu̯ˈtʰælɪtʰɪi̯], /ˌbɹuːˈtælɪɾi/, [ˌbɹuːˈtælɪɾɪi̯], /ˌbɹuːˈtæləti/ 1. The state of being brutal. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A cruel or savage act. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police[…]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers? 3. The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: police brutality Example: school brutality
Word: gilbert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after William Gilbert (astronomer). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪlbɚt/, /ˈɡɪlbət/ 1. The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
Word: cgs Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of CGS (“centimetre-gram-second [system of units]”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cgs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cg (“center of gravity”) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barfi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani برفی / बर्फ़ी (barfī). 1. An Indian dessert made from sweetened, condensed milk flavoured with fruit and spices. Example: Mr. Alam and his staff often insist that visitors enjoy a free treat like chocolate barfi, condensed milk mixed with chocolate, or jalebis, deep fried rice flour coated in a sugary syrup, while they shop. “I want my customers to feel welcome and offering mithai is a way to show hospitality,” Mr. Alam said.
Word: magnetomotive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive English magnetomotive From magneto- + motive. 1. capable of producing magnetic flux
Word: magnetic flux Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dead media Part of Speech: noun 1. Media formats which are no longer used because they have become outdated or outmoded. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: digital good Part of Speech: noun 1. An intangible good sold through the Internet, such as a software license, e-book, or serial number.
Word: emplacement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French emplacement, from en- + placement. 1. An installation that houses a military weapon. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A place where a thing is located; the act of placing something somewhere. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The inclusion of igneous rock in older rocks, or the development or localization of an ore body in older rocks. The latter is referred to as ore deposition. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Entryphone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Entry + phone. A trademark, held by The Entryphone Company Limited. 1. An intercom system fitted at the entrance to a building, especially a block of flats, by which visitors can identify themselves to specific occupants before being admitted to the building.
Word: esprit de corps Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French esprit de corps, from esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + corps (“body”). Pronunciation: /ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː/, /ɛsˌpɹiː də ˈkɔː/, /ɛˌspɹi də ˈkɔɹ/, /ɛsˌpɹi də ˈkɔɹ/ 1. A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: “Well done, sister! I honour your esprit du corps^([sic]). When I am a wife, I mean to be just as staunch myself; and I wish my friends in general would be so too. It would save me many a heartache.” Example: Always happening like that. The very moment. Girl in Eustace street hallway Monday was it settling her garter. Her friend covering the display of. Esprit de corps. Well, what are you gaping at?
Word: fardingbag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain; compare fardel. 1. The upper stomach of a cow. Labels: archaic
Word: final decree Part of Speech: noun 1. A final judgment. 2. In some states, the second legal order on a divorce, issued after the filing of a declaration of separation.
Word: floryshe Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of flourish. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: floryshe Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of flourish. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. In the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts, an unstructured practice routine of guard transitions, cuts, thrusts, slices and parries with appropriate footwork; an expression of techniques already learned in an original way.
Word: fusionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fusion 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 fusionist From fusion + -ist. 1. An adherent of fusionism or a participant in a political fusion. Example: Longtime fusionists, who are veterans not just of the intense and consequential debates surrounding foreign policy during the Cold War and the War on Terror but also of countless successful courtroom contests designed to expand First Amendment rights in the face of government censorship, might be startled by this news. 2. Someone who studies nuclear fusion.
Word: god-modding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Misspelling of god mode + -ing (see godmoding) 1. Any form of cheating by automatic hits and controlling another player's character implemented by installing a mod in the game. Labels: uncountable 2. To take control of another person's role whilst role-playing Labels: uncountable
Word: handguard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hand + guard. 1. A guard on the front of a weapon for hand and finger protection, or to allow for attachments to the weapon.
Word: Heathrow injection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to Heathrow Airport, a major international airport in London. 1. The phenomenon of rapid weight gain experienced by a non-British person upon settling in London, attributed to a busy schedule encouraging the consumption of convenience food. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial Example: Obviously the Heathrow injection is a recent phenomenon then? :) Example: Drink after work, catch the tube home and eat curry. So what weight are you up to after your Heathrow Injection?
Word: holding deal Part of Speech: noun 1. An agreement made between a studio or network (or other similar entity) and a person, such as an actor, producer or writer, to hold the person to be exclusive to that entity for an agreed upon period of time, usually one year or "season", for an agreed-upon amount of money.
Word: homostatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English homostatic From homo- + static. 1. Describing homografts which are inert when transplanted into the recipient. Labels: not-comparable Example: The term homostatic graft might be applied to inert tissues such as bone and cartilage when transferred from one individual to another of the same species; and the term homovital graft might be used in reference to grafts whose cells must continue to grow and reproduce for the graft to be effective after similar transplantation. Example: These grafts persist however as homostatic grafts and are completely replaced by host tissues in time.
Word: horophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horo- + -phile. 1. A person who has a special interest in timekeeping devices.
Word: IBM Pollyanna Principle Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Pollyanna principle, and in reference to the technology company IBM. 1. The axiom that "machines should work; people should think". Example: e.g. machines should do all the hard work, freeing people to think (hence the reference to Pollyanna) Example: e.g. most of the world's major problems result from machines that fail to work, and people who fail to think.
Word: jamoke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Appeared at the end of the 19th century as a term for coffee, a blend of java + mocha. By the 1920s or 1940s jamoke was also attested in the sense of "fool, idiot", perhaps suggesting they lacked mental abilities beyond that of a cup of coffee, or perhaps an unrelated word; the first syllable is reminiscent of jaboney, jiboney, and the second syllable is reminiscent of moke. Also spelled jamook, giamoke, and giamope, the term as used for an idiot has also been suggested to derive from a dialectal Italian (Neapolitan or Sicilian) word giamope. This dialect has produced other words with elided final vowels in American and Australian diaspora speech, such as gabagool. In the 1960s it also began to be used as slang for male genitalia. This term may be the origin of cup of joe and joe; see those entries for more. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈməʊk/ 1. Coffee. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: The chartroom door popped open before the startled admirals in the cockpit, and the beaming face of the boat's cook appeared to offer the hospitality of his craft, thus: “Would yer Majesty like a cuppa jamoke?” 2. A stupid person, fool. Labels: countable, slang Example: You and I both know that this is not enough money for the President and it's too damn much for some jamoke in the Bronx. Example: “You ever see the movie Spotlight?” “About the Boston Globe reporters who uncovered the sexual abuse coverup in the Catholic Church?” “Yeah, exactly.” “No.” “Oh. Well, in that I played Ben Bradlee, Jr. And that character begins with the accent, because the real Bradlee is from Boston. But he's an upper-crust guy. [Boston accent] Not like some jamoke standing around Kelly's Tavern in, uh, Revere Beach, you know what I mean?” “Very good, John Slattery.” “[regular accent] Not bad, right? But I was talking to him.” 3. The penis. Labels: countable, slang
Word: jean jacket Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of jacket made from denim, popular material that is used for jeans. Typically it has long sleeves and ends at the waist.
Word: kagok Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 가곡 (gagok, “gagok”). 1. A genre of Korean vocal music for mixed female and male voices. Accompaniments and interludes are played by a small ensemble of traditional Korean musical instruments Labels: uncountable
Word: khamaseen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic خماسين (ḵamasīn, “fifties”), plural of خمسين (“fifty”). 1. Alternative form of khamsin (“hot wind in Egypt”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. An oppressive, hot, dusty, south or south-east wind occurring elsewhere in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Levant, intermittently in late winter through late spring. 3. According to the Turkish Calendar of Storms, a storm of three days, to be expected around February 1.
Word: kissing booth Part of Speech: noun 1. A booth at a carnival, in which a person (or sometimes an animal) kisses other people in exchange for money, often as a charity fundraiser.
Word: kissogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of kiss + telegram. 1. A message delivered along with a kiss, usually arranged as a surprise on a special occasion.
Word: knifepoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knife + point. 1. The pointed end of a knife.
Word: koozie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An alteration of earlier cozy, cosy (“padded or knit covering put on an item to insulate it”), from Scots. This form, with /u/, is perhaps influenced by a blend of cool, kool + cozy. Pronunciation: /ˈkuːzi/, /ˈkuzi/ 1. A thermal insulation sleeve for cans or bottles.
Word: lancepesade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Italian lancia spezzata, literally meaning "broken lance" or "broken spear", this term denotes a seasoned soldier who is not a part of a lance fournie (a medieval military unit comprising an armored horseman and his supporting retinue, totaling about 5-10 men). 1. A grade within the rank of private, either assigned as assistants to corporals or performed the duties of corporals themselves. 2. A grade within the rank of corporal; also called lance corporals.
Word: leukophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leuko- + -phobia. 1. Pathological fear of or aversion to the color white. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Normal rats show leukophobia, ie, going away from strong light, while blind rats do not react to light in this manner. Example: What had been the healthy fear of white people shared by most of the country's colored inhabitants had recently morphed into full-blown leukophobia, or fear of all things white.
Word: long drink Part of Speech: noun 1. A relatively weak (low alcoholic content per volume) and voluminous mixed drink, typically containing lots of ice and mixer. Labels: idiomatic Example: Long drinks generally have more mixer than alcohol and are often served with ice and a straw. The terms ‘straight up’ and ‘on the rocks’ are synonymous with the short drink, which tends to be more about the spirit, which is often combined with a single mixer, at most.
Word: MFWIC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of military figure who's in charge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of motherfucker who's in charge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
Word: machosexual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macho + -sexual, modelled after metrosexual. Pronunciation: /ˌmæt͡ʃ.əʊˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/, /ma-/, /ˌmæ.t͡ʃoʊˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ 1. A man who eschews modern trendy aesthetics in favor of pursuits traditionally considered more manly.
Word: milliskin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Trademark, presumably milli- + skin. 1. A light, thin, stretchy fabric commonly used to make tights and dance leotards. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mistell Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + tell, the latter being a messaging command on certain chat networks. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈtɛl/ 1. To tell inaccurately. Labels: transitive
Word: mistell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + tell, the latter being a messaging command on certain chat networks. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈtɛl/ 1. A message sent to the incorrect recipient in an instant messaging program or online game.
Word: nappe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French nappe. Doublet of map, mop, and nape. Pronunciation: /nap/ 1. The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop. 2. Either of the two parts of a double cone. 3. A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata. Example: The generation of an Alpine mountain range is a matter of piling on the nappes. 4. Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure. 5. The ability of a sauce or other relatively thick liquid to coat food, the back of a spoon, etc.
Word: nappe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French nappe. Doublet of map, mop, and nape. Pronunciation: /nap/ 1. To coat (a food) with liquid. Example: to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze
Word: NASBA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of nucleic acid sequence-based amplification: a transcription-based isothermal nucleic acid amplification technique. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NASBA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: negative cutter Part of Speech: noun 1. A person whose profession is negative cutting and cuts and matches motion picture negatives using film splicers and film cement.
Word: netcentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English netcentric From net + -centric. 1. Pertaining to client/server architecture that is used throughout an enterprise's entire lines of business.
Word: non constat Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin nōn cōnstat. 1. It is not certain; It is doubted.
Word: Ohiah Part of Speech: name 1. Ohio Labels: US, slang
Word: optimation Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɒptɪˈmeɪʃən/ 1. optimization.
Word: overyielding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English yielding English overyielding From over- + yielding. 1. The amount a species yields, when grown with other species compared to yield in a monoculture. Labels: uncountable 2. The amount of biomass an ecological community (e.g. a grassland patch) yields, compared to any of its member species alone. Labels: uncountable
Word: party tray Part of Speech: noun 1. A shallow flat receptacle with a raised edge or rim, used for carrying, holding, or displaying appetizers. 2. Such a tray with prepared appetizers arranged on it.
Word: pillhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pill + -head. 1. A person who habitually takes tranquilizers, amphetamines, barbiturates, etc. in pill or capsule form. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: polyglutamation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English glutamation English polyglutamation From poly- + glutamation. 1. The addition of multiple glutamic acid residues to a molecule through an enzymatic process. An example of this is the attachment of glutamic acid residues to folic acid.
Word: power user Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who makes heavy use of computers, running many applications and capable of using advanced functionality. Example: Whether you already consider yourself a 1-2-3 power user or would like to become one, the fact that you have picked up this book probably qualifies you as a person who will benefit from a guide to the real power of 1-2-3. 2. A computer user who seeks and uses products having the most features and the fastest performance.
Word: prat digger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late nineteenth and early twentieth century. 1. A pickpocket. Labels: slang
Word: pre-game Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pregame. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pre-game Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of pregame. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: prostitot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of prostitute + tot. 1. A prepubescent girl who emulates the overtly sexual fashions and attitudes of twentysomething women such as pop stars. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, slang
Word: Reichism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Reich Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Reichism From Reich + -ism. 1. The philosophy or beliefs of controversial Austrian psychologist Wilhelm Reich. Labels: uncountable Example: I include in this group particularly the writers, Erich Fromm (1941, 1947, 1956, 1962), Theodor Adomo and Else Frenkel-Brunswik (1950), none of whom has championed Reichism. Example: First, there was Trotskyism - political Communism - and immediately after that - political psychological Reichism.
Word: sales associate Part of Speech: noun 1. an employee of a firm whose primary task is selling the company's product or service.
Word: Sameer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi समीर (samīr). Pronunciation: /səˈmir/ 1. A male given name from Sanskrit.
Word: Sameer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Arabic سَمِير (samīr). Pronunciation: /səˈmir/ 1. A male given name from Arabic.
Word: scholae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scruffy chic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the characteristics of style and lovable scruffiness combined. 2. Stylish rather than fashionable. 3. Classy without appearing to make an effort.
Word: social death Part of Speech: noun 1. The alienation of certain people from society to the point of being forgotten, excluded, or ignored. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable
Word: soft Mick Part of Speech: name Etymology: This phrase may originally have referred to an Irish shoe peddler working around Accrington, East Lancashire, in the early 1900s, from the phrase "more shoes than Soft Mick". 1. An extravagant person. Labels: UK, idiomatic, slang
Word: solutionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin solūtiō Latin solūtiōnembor. Old French solucionbor. Middle English solucioun English solution Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English solutionism From solution + -ism. 1. The belief that all difficulties have benign solutions, often of a technocratic nature. Labels: uncountable Example: Solutionism is just a belief that for every problem there exists a solution; and successful persons are those who solve problems. Example: So before we can embark on discussing the shortcomings of solutionism in areas like politics or crime prevention, it's worth getting a better grasp of the pernicious intellectual influence of Internet-centrism—a task we turn to in the next chapter. 2. The providing of a solution or solutions to a customer or client (sometimes before a problem has been identified). Labels: uncountable
Word: stouthrief Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots stouth + rief. 1. A Scottish criminal offense; a form of rief (theft) committed by force. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually
Word: submucosal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English mucosa English -al English mucosal English submucosal From sub- + mucosal. 1. Situated below or underneath the mucosal tissue. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Susmita Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hindi सुष्मिता (suṣmitā, “lovely smile”), from सु- (su-, adjectival prefix) + स्मित (smile) + -आ (-ā, feminine suffix). 1. A female given name from India, of Indian usage.
Word: tattletaling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tattletale Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: teledensity rate Part of Speech: noun 1. The number of telephone lines per 100 people in a region.
Word: tissy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tizzy (“state of excitement or distress”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: But I shall have to foster this fairy story for it would upset the parson more if he knew that my wife prefers this cave man treatment to joining the ten clubs which keep the ladies of our town perpetually awheel and in a tissy. Example: The Duveen acquisition has the private label toilet soap boys in a tissy.
Word: tomato can Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Presumably because of tendency to bleed when battered, tomato juice leaking from a can being a metaphor for bleeding. 1. An inferior fighter in the sport of boxing. The insinuation is that an up-and-coming fighter takes on a "tomato can" to burnish his reputation and record. Labels: derogatory, slang 2. By extension, an opponent who presents little challenge. Labels: slang 3. A boxer who takes a dive, or loses a fight on purpose. Labels: slang
Word: tonging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tong Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tonging Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of seizing, grabbing, holding, or manipulating a given object with tongs. Labels: uncountable 2. The action of seizing an object with tongs for the purpose of pictorially documenting the event. Labels: colloquial, uncountable 3. The action of opening wine bottles with port tongs by superheating the glass with the heated tongs, and then rapidly cooling the glass neck by applying a cold substance, thereby fracturing the glass neck open through heat stress. Labels: uncountable
Word: Trewartha Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cornish tre (“farmstead; settlement”) + gwartha (“higher”). 1. A surname from Cornish.
Word: understrapper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English strapper English understrapper From under- + strapper. 1. Any underling or inferior in office. Example: I have ſeen him lately at Bullogne, and am perfectly vvell acquainted vvith ſome perſons vvho have ſupplied him vvith French lace and embroidery; and, as a proof of vvhat I allege, I deſire you vvill order him and this barber, vvho is his underſtrapper, to be examined on the ſpot. Example: No want of hands in our Theatre, Miss Bertram. No want of under strappers—My sister desires her love, and hopes to be admitted into the Company, and will be happy to take the part of any old duenna or tame Confidante, that you may not like to do yourselves. 2. A freelance operator for MI5. Example: Alfie was familiar with the term ‘understrapper’. The Harry Fielding Alfie knew was an understrapper; a bob-a-job man for MI5. Somebody who could do a bit of house- or office-breaking, or some surveillance work.
Word: wait for the other shoe to drop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A common experience of tenement living in apartment-style housing in New York City and other large cities during the manufacturing boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Apartments were built with very similar designs, with the bedrooms located directly above and underneath one another. Thus, it was normal to hear a neighbor removing their shoes in the apartment above. As one shoe made a sound hitting the floor, the expectation for the other shoe to make a similar disturbance was created. 1. To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved. Labels: idiomatic 2. To await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one that is not desirable. Labels: idiomatic Example: After the tournament, Player admitted that all through the final round he had been nervously waiting for more trouble. "It was like waiting for the other shoe to drop."
Word: wood processing Part of Speech: noun 1. An engineering discipline comprising the production of forest products, such as pulp and paper, construction materials, and tall oil. Labels: uncountable
Word: word on the wire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Modeled after word on the street once digital communications via the internet entered the daily life of the general public. The phrase might have occurred sporadically earlier, in reference to newswires when wire services were telegraphic (before the internet), but the phrase had no currency before the early consumer-internet era, and it has very little currency since then. 1. The rumour or news going around on the internet, in business, on the street, or in social circles. Labels: dated, idiomatic
Word: xenoarchaeology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) 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 -λογία (-logía) Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā) English archaeology English xenoarchaeology From xeno- + archaeology. 1. A fictional science concerned with the physical remains of alien cultures that may be found on planets which have been inhabited or visited by extraterrestrials. Labels: uncountable
Word: xenozoonosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English zoonosis English xenozoonosis From xeno- + zoonosis. 1. An infectious disease transmitted from animal to human by transplantation of an animal tissue or organ into human body.
Word: mangan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 満貫 (mangan), an orthographic borrowing from Mandarin 滿貫 /满贯 (mǎnguàn). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːŋɡɑːn/ 1. A win achieving five han, or three/four han with the required number of fu; worth 12,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 8,000 points otherwise. Labels: Japanese Example: Even if she gets +8000 points with a mangan, she'll be at -1. Example: Outside tournaments the chombo penalty is a reverse mangan payment: 4,000 to East, 2,000 to other players.
Word: theopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From theo- + -pathy. 1. The capacity of a person to worship, or to experience a religious belief Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Here language itself reflects the feeling that the divine pathos, the passion of the "pathetic God" who "yearned" to be known, presupposes as its correlate a theopathy in the human being whose God He is. Example: A new characteristic can be added to the description of prayer: the manifestation of self to other through speech, an agonistic speech struggling for its truth, is an ordeal, an undergoing of God, a suffering of God, a theopathy.
Word: uroboric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From uroboros / ouroboros - the ancient symbol depicting a serpent swallowing its own tail and forming a circle. 1. cyclical 2. self-devouring
Word: cyclical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English -al English cyclical From cyclic + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪklɪkəl/, /ˈsɪklɪkəl/ 1. Recurring at regular intervals. Example: Nobody thinks the cyclical turn is possible until it's already well underway. 2. Rolled up circularly. Example: a cyclical embryo
Word: cyclical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English -al English cyclical From cyclic + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪklɪkəl/, /ˈsɪklɪkəl/ 1. A stock of a cyclical company. Labels: in-plural, often
Word: safety glass Part of Speech: noun 1. Any type of glass, such as toughened glass, laminated glass or wire mesh glass, with additional safety features that make it less likely to break, or less likely to pose a threat when broken. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Safety glass is fitted throughout.
Word: nahcolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its chemical formula NaHCO₃, named in 1929. 1. An evaporite, consisting of sodium bicarbonate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hickie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hickey (“bruise-like mark of mouth on skin”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: two heads are better than one Part of Speech: proverb 1. Some tasks may be accomplished more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone. Example: "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone is an innocent man, Rashleigh," said Miss Vernon, "and he demands an investigation of the charge against him, and I intend to support him in it." "You do, my pretty cousin?—I should think, now, Mr. Francis Osbaldistone was likely to be as effectually, and rather more delicately, supported by my presence than by yours." "Oh, certainly; but two heads are better than one, you know." Example: On the principle that two heads are better than one, he resolved to take his companion, Jones, into his confidence and ask him to make a suggestion.
Word: two's company, three's a crowd Part of Speech: proverb 1. One companion is preferable to two.
Word: patrilineage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From patri- + lineage. 1. Lineage based upon the paternal line; a group of descendants related through a common male lineage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: By 1770, the Xhosa branch of the Nguni-speakers were organised at three levels: patrilineages, consisting of the descendants of a known common ancestor; patriclans, composed of a number of lineages, all claiming descent from a putative common ancestor; and chiefdoms which were political units, each occupying a certain area under a chief.
Word: patriclans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of patriclan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patriclan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From patri- + clan. Pronunciation: /ˈpætɹɪˌklæn/, /ˈpeɪtɹɪˌklæn/ 1. A clan, with membership determined by patrilineal descent from a common ancestor. Example: Patrilect is a marker of patriclan membership and thus a symbol of identity.
Word: chiefdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chief + -dom. Piecewise doublet of chefdom. 1. The role or status of chief. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the privileges of chiefdom 2. An area or region governed by a chief. Labels: countable 3. A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state. Labels: countable
Word: Luzon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Luzón, from Tagalog Lusong (“old name for the Pasig River Delta in between medieval Maynila & Tondo”), from Tagalog lusong. Pronunciation: /lʊˈzon̪/, /ˈluˌzɔn/ 1. The largest island of the Philippines.
Word: Visayas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Visayas, plural form of bisaya, from Cebuano Bisaya. Pronunciation: /vɪˈsaː.jɐs/, /vɪˈsaɪəz/ 1. An island group of the Philippines. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Mindanao Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Mindanao, a contraction of Maguindánao (“Maguindanao”), from Maguindanao Magindanaw. Pronunciation: /mɪn̪.d̪ɐˈn̪aʊ̯/, /ˌmɪn.dəˈnaʊ̯/ 1. An island of the Philippines. 2. One of the three island groups in the Philippines
Word: Celebes Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /sɪˈliːbiːz/, /ˈsɛlɪbiːz/ 1. Former name of Sulawesi.
Word: Hispaniola Part of Speech: name Etymology: A borrowing of Peter Martyr's Latin Hispaniola (equivalent to Hispania + -ola), used in his Decades to translate De las Casas's Spanish Española (in a more latinized form), a clipping of la Isla Española (“the Spanish Island”), translating Columbus's Latin Insula Hispania, bestowed upon its discovery in 1492. Doublet of Española. Pronunciation: /hɪsˌpæniˈəʊlə/, /ˌhɪspənˈjoʊlə/, /hɪsˌpæniˈoʊlə/ 1. An island of the Caribbean, divided politically into the independent nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Word: New Britain Part of Speech: name 1. An island of Papua New Guinea. 2. A city in Hartford County, Connecticut. 3. A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Word: New Pomerania Part of Speech: name 1. Former name of New Britain, used when the island was part of German New Guinea.
Word: Timor Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Malay Timor, from timur (“east”). Pronunciation: /tiːmɔː/ 1. An island in the Sundas. 2. A locality in the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. 3. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia.
Word: Sumbawa Part of Speech: name 1. A volcanic island of Indonesia, home to Mount Tambora.
Word: Palawan Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /pɐˈla.wɐn/, /ˈpæləˌwɑn/, /pəˈlɑːwən/, /pəˈlaʊən/ 1. A province of Mimaropa, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Puerto Princesa. 2. An island of Luzon, Philippines, in the Luzon island group 3. Palawano language, such as Brooke's Point Palawano, Central Palawano, Southwest Palawano
Word: Palawan Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɐˈla.wɐn/, /ˈpæləˌwɑn/, /pəˈlɑːwən/, /pəˈlaʊən/ 1. Palawan (ethnic group)
Word: Palawan Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɐˈla.wɐn/, /ˈpæləˌwɑn/, /pəˈlɑːwən/, /pəˈlaʊən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Palawan island, its people or its culture.
Word: Panay Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Panay, from Ati Aninipay. Pronunciation: /pɐˈn̪aɪ̯/, /pəˈnaɪ̯/ 1. An island of the Philippines, located in the Visayas.
Word: Negros Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈn̪ɛ.ɡɾos/ 1. An island of the Philippines, located in the Visayas.
Word: Samar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad. Pronunciation: /ˈsa.mɐɾ/, /ˈsɑmɑɹ/, /ˈsɑːmɑː/ 1. An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. 2. A province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital: Catbalogan. Largest city: Calbayog.
Word: Samar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Самар (Samar) Pronunciation: /ˈsa.mɐɾ/, /ˈsɑmɑɹ/, /ˈsɑːmɑː/ 1. A city, the administrative centre of Samar Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. 2. A city, the administrative centre of Samar Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Samar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara). Pronunciation: /ˈsa.mɐɾ/, /ˈsɑmɑɹ/, /ˈsɑːmɑː/ 1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: Samar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dzongkha ས་དམར་ (sa dmar). Pronunciation: /ˈsa.mɐɾ/, /ˈsɑmɑɹ/, /ˈsɑːmɑː/ 1. A gewog of Haa District, Bhutan.
Word: knee-trembler Part of Speech: noun 1. A casual outdoor sexual encounter (commonly with a prostitute), usually in an alleyway or against a wall, with the man standing and the woman's knees raised. Labels: slang
Word: causeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cause + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cause Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
Word: aperçu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French aperçu. Compare with English apperception. Pronunciation: /ˌa.pɛːˈsjuː/, /ˌæ.pɚˈsuː/ 1. A clever or insightful distillation; an aphorism. Example: I insisted on how his opinion mattered, and developed and construed his platitudes into aperçus he was far from entertaining himself. Example: In this place you can go to a year's worth of dinner parties without hearing anyone quote an aperçu he first heard on Charlie Rose. 2. An outline or summary; also, words that summarize.
Word: Soho Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the hunting cry soho. Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊ.həʊ/, /ˈsoʊ.hoʊ/ 1. An area of the West End, in central London. Example: I woke up in a Soho doorway / A policeman knew my name / He said, "You can go, sleep at home tonight / if you can get up and walk away."
Word: Soho Part of Speech: name Etymology: Believed to be an abbreviation of south house. Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊ.həʊ/, /ˈsoʊ.hoʊ/ 1. An area partly in Sandwell borough, and partly in Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0389).
Word: Soho Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊ.həʊ/, /ˈsoʊ.hoʊ/ 1. Alternative spelling of SoHo: An area of Manhattan, New York. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The feisty wife of a world-renowned Russian sculptor emasculated an armed thug outside her Soho home — saying he “didn’t have the cojones to shoot her,” police sources said yesterday.
Word: petha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi पेठा (peṭhā, “a winter melon; also, the sweet made from this”). 1. A North Indian sweet made out of pieces of winter melon cooked in sugar syrup. Especially famous are pethas from Agra.
Word: Lourdes Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Lourdes, corruption of Medieval Latin Lorus (778), the baptismal name taken by a Moorish leader who converted to Christianity, though of unknown ultimate meaning. The town in Newfoundland is named after the town in France. Pronunciation: /lʊɹd(z)/, /lʊəd(z)/, /lɔːd(z)/, /loːd(z)/, /lɵːd(z)/ 1. A town and commune of Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, site of a large Catholic pilgrimage. 2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 3. A municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil. 4. A municipality and town in Norte de Santander department, Colombia. 5. A settlement in Alto Paraguay department, Paraguay. 6. A female given name from Spanish, from the Spanish epithet of Virgin Mary as Nuestra Señora de Lourdes.
Word: anhydrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English anhydrite From an- + hydro- + -ite. 1. An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: missis Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of missus, representing African-American Vernacular English. Labels: US, alt-of, colloquial, historical, pronunciation-spelling Example: 1878, quoted 2001, from a song by James Bland, an African American songwriter for minstrel shows, "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny", The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). p. 192. Massa and missis have lone gone before me. 2. Alternative spelling or pronunciation spelling of missus. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, colloquial, pronunciation-spelling Example: A man said he'd give me five pounds if I'd paint him and his missis and the dog and the cottage.
Word: superscription Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French superscription, or its source, Late Latin superscriptio, from superscribere. Pronunciation: /suːpəˈskɹɪpʃ(ə)n/ 1. Something written (or engraved) on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hovv counterfeit a coin they are vvho friends / Bear in their Superſcription (of the moſt / I vvould be underſtood) in proſperous days / They ſvvarm, but in adverſe vvithdravv their head / Not to be found, though ſought. Example: "Dear me, Mr. Holmes. Dear me!" said this singular epistle. There was neither superscription nor signature. I laughed at the quaint message; but Holmes showed unwonted seriousness. 2. An editorial addition at the beginning, often indicating the authorship of a piece. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1911, Encyclopædia Britannica By a pure error, or perhaps through a confusion in the traditions, Achish the Philistine (of Gath, 1 Sam. xxi., xxvii.), to whom David fled, is called Abimelech in the superscription to Psalm 34. 3. The act of superscribing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: antarctictite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Antarctica + -ite, after where it was first found. 1. An evaporite consisting of calcium chloride, CaCl.6H₂O, found in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Labels: uncountable
Word: aphthitalite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄφθιτος (áphthitos, “imperishable”) (though the intended meaning is “unalterable”) + ἅλς (háls, “salt”) + -ite. 1. An evaporite consisting of mixed potassium and sodium sulphates; also found in the fumaroles of volcanos. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: aragonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Aragon + -ite, after the province in Spain, named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1790. 1. An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃ and occurring in pearls, shells and nacre; it is dimorphous with calcite. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The basic chemical material of molluscan shells is calcium carbonate, which forms the outer layer of calcite, and the inner layer of aragonite, which is a heavier and harder substance although it has the same chemical composition.
Word: astrakanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Astrakanit. Equivalent to Astrakhan + -ite. 1. An evaporite consisting of a mixed sodium and magnesium sulphate. Labels: uncountable
Word: gardons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gardon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blödite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An eponym from Carl August Blöde (German chemist, 1773–1820), therefore Blöde + -ite (“rock, mineral”). 1. An evaporite consisting of a mixed sodium and magnesium sulphate, with the chemical formula Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: prions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bloedite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of blödite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bassanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bassani + -ite, after paleontologist Francesco Bassani 1. An evaporite, consisting of calcium sulfate, found at Vesuvius. Labels: uncountable
Word: bischofite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Bischof Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English bischofite From Bischof + -ite. 1. An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: burkeite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Burke + -ite, after William Edmund Burke. 1. An evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate with the chemical formula Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂, found at Searles Lake, California. Labels: uncountable
Word: riper Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of ripe: more ripe Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: carnalite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of carnallite. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: westwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From west + -wards. 1. westward, towards the west Labels: not-comparable Example: The view westwards from here is extremely fine, with the striking flat-topped outline of Blencathra or Saddleback (2,847ft) the most dominant feature, and the Helvellyn range to the left. Example: Basingstoke-Exeter will test this. From Salisbury westwards, it's largely single-track since British Rail downgraded it in 1967. There's a ten-mile loop between Templecombe and Yeovil, as well as shorter loops at Chard, Axminster and Honiton.