nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: laissez-faireism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English laissez-faire 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 laissez-faireism From laissez-faire + -ism. 1. The policy of laissez faire. Labels: uncountable
Word: cutscene Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cut scene. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: schoolgirlish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English schoolgirl Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English schoolgirlish From schoolgirl + -ish. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a schoolgirl. Example: This moment of disrobing might be a bit of eroticism in an otherwise almost anti-erotic piece about sexuality, but it is defrayed by her white cotton girl's underpants and 50s-style cotton bra. She is made to look too schoolgirlish here to be really provocative. Example: Last night she'd even dreamt about him—some stupid, schoolgirlish fantasy which seemed to involve him riding in the desert on one of his favoured black stallions and scooping her into the saddle in front of him […]
Word: superfood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdô Old English fōda Middle English fode English food English superfood From super- + food. Pronunciation: /ˈsupɚfud/ 1. Any food purported to confer remarkable health benefits. Example: Superfoods include many different food choices, which make going on the superfood diets so easy because you have a big variety to choose from for your meals. It does not matter which of the superfoods you eat, you can gain the nutrients […] Example: 2015, Sonoma Press, Quinoa: The Everyday Superfood: 150 Gluten-Free Recipes to Delight Every Kind of Eater, Arcas Publishing →ISBN There's a lot of interesting stuff to know about this superfood, but you don't have to learn everything about quinoa to know it's delicious, versatile, and easy to make. In fact, you can cook and eat quinoa like just about any grain, even though it […] 2. Any food which provides a very concentrated source of protein, fats, or other nutritional necessities. Example: The foremost reason a food is considered a superfood is because of nutrient density, which is the percentage of nutrients in a food compared to the number of calories. Example: Here are some useful tips to encourage your kids to eat more fruit and vegetables – one of the main sources of superfood nutrients in their diet.
Word: superfruit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Latin frūctus Old French fruitbor. Middle English fruyt English fruit English superfruit From super- + fruit. 1. A superfood that is a fruit; any fruit supposed to confer remarkable health benefits. Example: Goji berries are often marketed as a superfruit. Example: This lemon, grown by Robert Jennings of Downey, California, weighs five pounds and is eight inches tall and twenty-three inches around. Genetic engineering could produce such superfruits consistently.
Word: covermount Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cover + mount. 1. A freebie, such as a compact disc, mounted on the cover of a magazine.
Word: covermount Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cover + mount. 1. To give away; to release for free, attached to the cover of a magazine. Labels: transitive
Word: &lit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From & + clipping of literal or literally, referring to the fact that the clue both forms a traditional cryptic clue and can be read literally as a straight clue. Coined by "Ximenes" (Derrick Somerset Macnutt) in his 1966 book Ximenes on the Art of the Crossword. Pronunciation: /ænd lɪt/ 1. A cryptic crossword clue that can be interpreted in its entirety as either a definition or wordplay; for example, "God incarnate, essentially" for "Odin", a Norse god whose name is hidden in "God incarnate". Labels: attributive, sometimes Example: Perfect &lits are hard to create. Example: &Lit: This word play means "and take it literally." In these clues, the word play and literal definition are one and the same. &Lit clues are marked with an exclamation point at the end.
Word: sperm donor Part of Speech: noun 1. A man who donates sperm, usually anonymously, to a sperm bank or fertility clinic. 2. A man who is the father of a woman's child or children, but no longer has a relationship, or has a hostile relationship, with the woman, and is typically uninvolved with the children as well. Labels: US, derogatory, idiomatic, slang
Word: precalculate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English calculate English precalculate From pre- + calculate. 1. To calculate in advance.
Word: cyberstalker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English stalker English cyberstalker From cyber- + stalker. 1. A stalker who operates online. Labels: Internet
Word: pak choi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bok choy. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Pak choi, sometimes called baak choi, seems to me to be perhaps the perfect vegetable, having soft, melting leaves and plump stems bursting with juice. Example: The standard pak choi is juicy, crisp and fast-maturing - a welcome green leaf in any winter kitchen garden.
Word: bulldyke Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlˌdaɪk/ 1. Alternative form of bull dyke. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: endosoma Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of endosomatophilia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
Word: temporary tooth Part of Speech: noun 1. milk tooth
Word: primary tooth Part of Speech: noun 1. A milk tooth.
Word: warrioress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English warrior Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English warrioress From warrior + -ess. 1. A female warrior. Labels: dated Example: Eftsoones that warriouresse with haughty crest / Did forth issue all ready for the fight […]. Example: "[...] which furnished the battery just below our stand, and which, as soon as the unwieldy old warrioress had occupied the post of honor reserved for her in their midst, sent forth a martial acclaim of welcome that made the earth tremble under our feet, and resounded through the air, shivering, with the strong concussion, more than one pane of glass in the windows of Princess Street far below."
Word: sthene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σθένος (sthénos, “strength”). Pronunciation: /ˈsθiːn/, /ˈsθin/ 1. A kilonewton. Used with the tonne as the unit of mass.
Word: godawful Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of god-awful. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: metagrammar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English grammar English metagrammar From meta- + grammar. 1. A formal grammar that describes a set of possible grammars. Labels: countable Example: SGML is the metagrammar in which HTML is defined. 2. The study of systems of grammar. Labels: uncountable
Word: metastring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English string English metastring From meta- + string. 1. A string of characters used as a placeholder for a variable data item. Labels: rare Example: The $D metastring expands to the current date and time.
Word: keylogger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + logger. 1. Alternative form of key logger. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ruthful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną Proto-West Germanic *hreuwan Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu Old English hrēow Middle English rewe Middle English -the Old Norse hrygðinflu. Middle English reuþe Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful Middle English reuþful English ruthful From Middle English reuþful, reuthful, reowthful, equivalent to ruth + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːθ.fʊl/ 1. Full of sorrow; sorrowful; woeful; rueful. 2. Causing pity; piteous. Example: An if it please thee! why, assure thee, Lucius, / 'Twill vex thy soul to hear what I shall speak; / For I must talk of murders, rapes, and massacres, / Acts of black night, abominable deeds, / Complots of mischief, treason, villainies, / Ruthful to hear, yet piteously perform'd: Example: When last this ruthful month was come, / And in Linlithgow’s holy dome / The King, as wont, was praying; [...] 3. Full of ruth or pity; merciful; compassionate. Example: Then he bestowed robes of honour on the nurses wet and dry and said to them, "Be ye ruthful over them and rear them after the goodliest fashion."
Word: rejigger Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + jigger. 1. To rejig. Labels: transitive Example: But if the spirit of the law was a blow to black rifles, the letter of it allowed them to live on and thrive... All they had to do was rejigger their designs to reduce the number of offending features.
Word: got it Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of get it Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: roll out Part of Speech: verb 1. To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: We plan to roll out the new version in September. Example: Directed, like the original, by Danny Boyle, and starring several members of the original cast, “T2” is getting a wide release in Britain this week before being rolled out across Europe. It reaches the United States on March 17. 2. To leave a place at a leisurely pace. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: Coming from a neighborhood like Bay Village, we can tell you all about sleepless nights from drunks rolling out of bars at 2 a.m. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, out. Example: The cook rolled out the dough with a rolling pin. Example: They rolled out the red carpet to welcome the visiting dignitaries. 4. To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finish strongly. Labels: intransitive
Word: rollout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from roll out. 1. An act of rolling out; gradual deployment. Example: The growing use of social media to spread anger and dissent in the Arab world has been hailed by western governments as one of the chief justifications for a completely unfettered internet. The US is reportedly funding the secret rollout of technology in Iran in an effort to undermine internet censors in the country. Example: They were also impressed with the speed of the rollout, considering that the idea was only realised once the pandemic took hold. 2. The phase of a landing after touchdown but before the aircraft slows to taxi speed. Example: The pilot kept a vigilant eye out for runway obstructions throughout the rollout. 3. A play in which a quarterback moves toward the sideline before attempting to pass. 4. A form of analysis in which the same position is played many times (with different dice rolls) and the various outcomes are recorded. 5. A game variant in which players progressively reveal their cards. 6. A malfunction in a gas furnace where gas burns outside the combustion chamber. Such a malfunction can cause damage to the furnace, carbon monoxide poisoning, or start a fire.
Word: roll-out Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from roll out. 1. Alternative spelling of rollout. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: set in Part of Speech: verb 1. To take root, become established. Example: That was the point at which the rot set in. Example: [...] but rain set in, driven by a furious westerly gale, [...].
Word: set sail Part of Speech: verb 1. To depart on a voyage by boat or ship. Example: We set sail for the Caribbean. 2. To depart on a voyage by boat or ship. Example: The sailors of the regatta are going to wait out this weather before they set sail. 3. To depart on a voyage by boat or ship. Labels: figuratively Example: A Navy task force is expected to set sail shortly.
Word: there've Part of Speech: contraction 1. Shortened form of there have. Labels: colloquial, contraction Example: There've been a few problems.
Word: vaticinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin vāticinātus, perfect passive participle of vāticinor (“foretell, prophesy”). Pronunciation: /vəˈtɪ.səˌneɪt/ 1. To predict or foretell future events; to prophesy or presage. Labels: ambitransitive, formal Example: With a slow step, and tears in her eyes, Mrs. Glentworth, vaticinating trouble of some kind, proceeded to cut the string and break the seal of her pacquet.
Word: unfulfilling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English fulfilling English unfulfilling From un- + fulfilling. 1. Not producing fulfillment or a sense of accomplishment; unsatisfying. Example: The work ethic . . . is most seriously challenged by the technological revolution, which (at least potentially) has abolished scarcity and has made many kinds of work unfulfilling or even unnecessary.
Word: sphinxlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sphinx Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English sphinxlike From sphinx + -like. 1. Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx, especially, not showing passion or emotion; inscrutable. Example: What about Mrs. Cavendish? I watched her as she sat at the head of the table, graceful, composed, enigmatic. In her soft grey frock, with white ruffles at the wrists falling over her slender hands, she looked very beautiful. When she chose, however, her face could be sphinx-like in its inscrutability. Example: they get together in the dry riverbed. He writhes over her for a minute or two as she sits sphinxlike, dignified, head straight in the air. 2. Mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance. Example: Mrs. Mallowe smiled in a superior and Sphinx-like fashion. Example: “What we need to avoid at the end is a headline that says ‘Russia Won, America Lost.’” A sphinxlike response. Or perhaps a nonresponse.
Word: rasterise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From raster + -ise. 1. UK spelling of rasterize.
Word: raytracing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ray tracing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Global illumination models, such as raytracing, pathtracing or radiosity, in contrast, also account for light reflections over several surfaces (indirect illumination).
Word: metacharacter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character English metacharacter From meta- + character. 1. A character used to signify something other than its literal form, such as the asterisk when used as a wildcard. Example: This chapter moves on to look at several regular expression metacharacters and modifiers. Metacharacters can be combined with literal characters and quantifiers, which were discussed in Chapter 3, to create more complex regular expression patterns. Example: You can't enter invisible characters—such as tab characters, line-end characters, or carriage returns—in the Find What or Change To fields. To get around this, you enter codes—known as “metacharacters”—representing those characters.
Word: PUBS Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pʌbz/ 1. Acronym of percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (“the removal of blood from an umbilical cord in utero for testing”). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Acronym of purple urine bag syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: cordocentesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cord Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -centesis English cordocentesis From cord + -o- + -centesis. 1. The removal of blood from an umbilical cord in utero for testing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Old Master Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various early (before about 1800 CE) European painters whose works are regarded as superlative. Example: Fifteen years ago it was customary to speak slightingly of the Old Masters, and it was thought that their mistakes could be easily rectified. Their dark skies and black foregrounds hold their own against all Monet's cleverness, and it has begun to be suspected that even if nature be industriously and accurately copied in the fields, the result is not always a picture. 2. A painting by an Old Master.
Word: I say Part of Speech: intj 1. An exclamation of surprise or protest. Labels: UK, dated Example: I say! That's impressive! Example: I say, what is the meaning of this? 2. An exclamation used to call someone or attract someone's attention. Labels: UK, dated Example: I say! ... John ... Are you still there? If you're going into town could you get some eggs? Example: […] an excited gentleman […] pounded with the knocker on the door of No. 9. As someone did not appear with the instantaneity of a jack-in-the-box, he proceeded to repeat the summons, interspersing it with an occasional "I say!" shouted through the letter-box. 3. Used for emphasis, or when resuming after diversion or interruption. Example: When such men as Mr. Burke, Mr. Dundas, Mr. Pitt, Mr. Windham, and my Lord Grenville: when such men as these unreservedly and repeatedly avowed their sentiments on the condition of the Slave; when they saw no danger in the avowal; […] when, I say, these men thus thought, spoke, and acted […] Example: But when Amelia came down with her kind smiling looks (Rebecca must introduce her to her friend, Miss Crawley was longing to see her, and was too ill to leave her carriage)—when, I say, Amelia came down, the Park Lane shoulder-knot aristocracy wondered more and more that such a thing could come out of Bloomsbury; […] 4. A traditional introduction to a joke, usually thrice repeated. Labels: dated Example: I say, I say, I say! Did you hear the one about the nun in a maternity ward?
Word: blies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interactive fiction Part of Speech: noun 1. Text adventures and their descendants. Labels: uncountable 2. A particular game in this style. Labels: countable
Word: atomic time Part of Speech: noun 1. Time, as measured by an atomic clock. Labels: uncountable
Word: proton number Part of Speech: noun 1. The number of protons in an atom.
Word: assault rifles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assault rifle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: algebraically closed Part of Speech: adj 1. Which contains as an element every root of every nonconstant univariate polynomial definable over it (i.e., over said field). Labels: not-comparable Example: The fundamental theorem of algebra states that the field of complex numbers, #92;mathbb#123;C#125;, is algebraically closed. Example: Definition. A field is algebraically closed when it satisfies the equivalent conditions in Proposition 4.1. #92;square For instance, the fundamental theorem of algebra (Theorem III.8.11) states that #92;Complex is algebraically closed. The fields #92;R, #92;Q, #92;Z#95;p, are not algebraically closed, but #92;R and #92;Q can be embedded into the algebraically closed field #92;Complex. 2. Such that any finite set of equations and inequations has a solution. Labels: not-comparable
Word: northern cavefish Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of fish, Amblyopsis spelaea.
Word: assembly lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assembly line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: almost everywhere Part of Speech: adv 1. For all elements except those contained in some set of measure zero. Labels: not-comparable 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see almost, everywhere. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aggravated assault Part of Speech: noun 1. Assault with disregard for the value of life, or with a deadly weapon. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: sedevacantist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sede vacante 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 sedevacantist From sede vacante + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛdɪˈveɪkəntɪst/ 1. Someone who espouses sedevacantism.
Word: sedevacantism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sede vacante 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 sedevacantism From sede vacante + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛdɪˈveɪkəntɪzəm/ 1. The belief, held by a minority of Christians claiming to be traditionalist Catholics, that the present occupant of the Holy See is not the true pope and that the see has been vacant since the 1960s. Labels: uncountable
Word: approval voting Part of Speech: noun 1. A voting system in which each voter approves as many candidates as they wish, and the candidate most approved of wins. Labels: uncountable
Word: Alpha Cen Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Alpha Centauri. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, informal
Word: ad baculum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ad + baculum (“stick, staff”). 1. To appeal by force. Labels: not-comparable, rhetoric
Word: non sequituri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non sequitur + -i, by misapplication of the Latin second-declension -us→-i rule of plural formation. Pronunciation: /nɒn ˌsɛkwɪˈtuːɹi/ 1. plural of non sequitur Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural, rare Example: I’m putting in my two cents here, and I’m doing so with intentional bluntness; no offense^([sic]) intended to anyone. I’m also on a major pain-killer (naughty appendix, gone now), so please forgive any non sequituri. Example: Hence, the claim that I misrepresented your statement is in fact false. [.snip the rest of the strawmen and non sequituri.]
Word: drong Part of Speech: noun 1. A rock that rises from the sea. Labels: Orkney, Shetland, dialectal, obsolete Example: Among the fanciful rock forms at this place is the "Old Maid", a colossal drong resembling the form of a woman.
Word: losing face Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lose face Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: laquearius Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin laqueārius. 1. A gladiator who used a laqueus, or lasso. Labels: historical
Word: Red Army Faction Part of Speech: name 1. A far-left terrorist organization active from 1970 to 1998, mainly in West Germany and West Berlin. Labels: historical
Word: German Autumn Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from the 1978 film "Deutschland im Herbst" (Germany in Autumn). 1. A set of events in late 1977, revolving around the kidnapping and murder of industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer, by the Red Army Faction (RAF), and the hijacking of the Lufthansa aeroplane Landshut by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Labels: historical
Word: taupes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taupe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conjunctive adverb Part of Speech: noun 1. An adverb that connects two clauses; linking adverb. Example: A conjunction links two clauses in one sentence, whereas a conjunctive adverb links ideas in different sentences.
Word: gold farming Part of Speech: noun 1. The business of farming/grinding for in-game currency (gold in many games) and items in massively multiplayer online games for for-profit resale outside of the game. Labels: Internet, uncountable Example: The gold farming industry turns one man's play into another's work, but most gaming workers see a clear difference between work and play. Example: While some companies seem largely indifferent to gold farming, others see gold farmers as unfairly extracting value from property that they do not own. Gold farming is often described as a parasitic business practice that undermines the stability of virtual economics.
Word: gold farming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gold farm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pervy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English perv Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pervy From perv + -y. 1. Behaving or looking like a sexual pervert. Labels: slang Example: The minute I got there I realized that I didn't need the loo at all, and so the person in the stall next to me was going to think I was either quite mad, an unsubtle drug fiend or some kind of Rebecca Loos-type pervy textaholic.
Word: lesser included offenses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lesser included offense Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gold farmer Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who plays an online game to resell in-game currency and items for profit outside of the game; one who engages in gold farming. Labels: Internet
Word: battery-backed Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a device, using a battery to maintain operation when not powered by the main electrical supply (e.g. during a blackout). Labels: not-comparable 2. Using a battery to maintain volatile memory when powered off. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of saved game data, written to a volatile memory chip in a video game cartridge to maintain the data when not in use. Labels: not-comparable
Word: volatile memory Part of Speech: noun 1. Computer memory (such as RAM) that requires a constant electrical charge to maintain its contents. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: volitile Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of volatile. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Rovian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Rove + -ian, after Karl Rove. 1. Of or pertaining to the political theory that a lie told often enough will be accepted as the truth, and that the truth is no longer relevant to democratic politics. Example: There is something called a “Rovian” style of campaigning, and it's meant as an insult. President Barack Obama said many times during the campaign that he wanted to end “the Karl Rove era of politics.” Example: The misdeeds were many, and he was known by all who knew him to be a ridiculous man, but this new plan was too much, was Caligulian, Roveian, and she had no obligation to cooperate.
Word: indeedie Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From indeed + -ie. 1. Alternative spelling of indeedy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Was pink pig Mr. Swoon absolutely sure my wife had not telephoned? He was. If she did, would he tell her we had gone on to Aunt Clare's place? He would, indeedie.
Word: study abroad Part of Speech: noun 1. A program of study which is located in a different country than one’s home or resident country. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I want to do study abroad next year, but I don't know where. Example: This study abroad program is a lot less structured than most others I've looked at.
Word: truth will out Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: This phrase, which translates literally as “truth will become public”, appears as early as Lydgate’s late Middle English writings on the life of St. Alban. It is also famously found in William Shakespeare’s works, particularly in The Merchant of Venice. 1. A mystery will always be solved; truth will eventually and inevitably be discovered.
Word: rack time Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Most probably coined in the military. Compare rack, a nautical term for a bunk bed. 1. Any amount of free time to sleep or rest. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: After fifty-two hours awake, it sure will feel good to get some rack time!
Word: gumamela Part of Speech: noun 1. Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Labels: Philippines 2. Any flower or plant belonging to the genus Hibiscus Labels: Philippines
Word: Jedi mind tricks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jedi mind trick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: egoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ego Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English egoic From ego + -ic. 1. Of or relating to the ego. Example: Most people most of the time experience themselves and others in one or another way that I shall call egoic. Example: As long as the egoic mind is running your life, you cannot truly be at ease.
Word: OIC Part of Speech: phrase 1. Oh, I see Labels: Internet
Word: OIC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of officer in the case. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of officer in charge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of overall in charge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OIC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: ‘Did you know that it was Amin who introduced schools for Moslems: that he even went to OIC to ask for an Islamic university so that we could have an education acceptable to us?’
Word: chiva Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish chiva. 1. heroin Labels: US, slang, uncountable
Word: there are plenty more fish in the sea Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of there are plenty of fish in the sea. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Dry your eyes, mate / I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up / There's plenty more fish in the sea
Word: miscellaneum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps by back-formation from miscellanea, in accordance with the -um → -a rule of plural formation of neuter nouns in the nominative case from the Latin second declension. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəm/ 1. A miscellany. Labels: dated, rare Example: Cornu Copia : A Miscellaneum of lucriferous and most fructiferous Experiments, Observations, and Discoveries, immethodically distributed ; to be really demonstrated and communicated in all Sincerity. Example: The second part was devoted to a miscellaneum. It commenced with a reference to the interdiction of stage entertainment in the time of the Protectorate.
Word: unoptimized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English optimized English unoptimized From un- + optimized. 1. Not optimized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unoptimised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of unoptimized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: auto-reply Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automaticclip. English auto- English reply English auto-reply From auto- + reply. 1. A feature in e-mail software that sends automatic replies, used for instance when the recipient of a message is on holiday. Labels: uncountable Example: I'd like to be able to disable auto-reply for certain users. 2. A message sent by this means. Labels: countable Example: I sent an email to the school secretary, only to receive an auto-reply. Example: If you have tried to accomplish work in August that requires outside assistance (work like scheduling, deal making, or, say, researching an article about out-of-office auto-replies), you probably ride this particular emotional roller coaster several times a day.
Word: there are plenty of fish in the sea Part of Speech: proverb 1. There are many more potential opportunities available.
Word: colocate Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of co-locate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: co-location Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English location English co-location From co- + location. 1. An instance of co-locating. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Trish Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia. Example: "Trix" was a derivation of Trish, our mother's girlhood name, or cognomen, as she called it; Trish was itself a derivation of Patricia. Trix disliked her original name because she thought it prissy and old-fashioned, but she didn't much like "Trix" either.
Word: yellow-rattle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of yellow rattle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: yellow rattle Part of Speech: noun 1. A flowering plant native to Eurasia, Rhinanthus minor.
Word: in-line expansion Part of Speech: noun 1. The replacement by a compiler of a function call with a copy of the entire function body, sometimes used as an optimization. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gazehounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gazehound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yellow-shafted flicker Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of certain subspecies of the northern flicker; an individual thereof.
Word: rememberer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From remember + -er. 1. One who remembers, recalls from memory. 2. One who remembers several words and phrases from a moribund language, but never became fluent in it.
Word: yellowthroat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Bahuvrihi compound of yellow + throat 1. Any of a mostly yellow-colored group of New World warblers in the genus Geothlypis
Word: yellow-throated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a yellow-colored throat; sometimes a taxonomic epithet. Labels: not-comparable
Word: yellow-throated warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. A small New World warbler with a yellow throat, Setophaga dominica.
Word: anatomiless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin anatomiader. Old French anatomiebor. Middle English anatomie English anatomy Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English anatomiless From anatomy + -less. 1. Having no clear anatomy. Labels: not-comparable Example: And, on the other hand, go forth again to gaze upon the old cathedral front, where you have smiled so often at the fantastic ignorance of the old sculptors: examine once more those ugly goblins, and formless monsters, and stern statues, anatomiless and rigid; but do not mock them, for they are signs of the life and liberty of every workman who struck the stone; […]
Word: Dzungaria Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Dzungar Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Dzungaria From Dzungar + -ia. Pronunciation: /(d)zʊŋˈɡɑːɹiə/, /(d)zʊŋˈɡɛəɹiə/ 1. A geographical region in northwestern China. Example: Little Bucharia is separated, on the north, by the chain of the Celestial Mountains, from Dzungaria, which is inhabited by nomade Calmucks, and is terminated on the north by Siberia. Example: Prejevalsky’s Horse, which has been found in Central Asia near Zaisan and in the desert of Dzungaria, is described by Poliakof (“Annals of Natural History,” 1881, p. 16, et seq.) as intermediate between the horse and the ass.
Word: dziggetai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mongolian чихтэй (čixtej, “eared”). Pronunciation: /ˈ(d)zɪɡətaɪ/ 1. The Mongolian wild ass, Equus hemionus hemionus, a subspecies of the onager.
Word: dzeren Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdzɪəɹɛn/ 1. Alternative form of zeren. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dystrophia Part of Speech: noun 1. dystrophy
Word: dystrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dystrophy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dystrophic From dystrophy + -ic. 1. Affected with dystrophy 2. Having brownish acidic waters due to humus
Word: dyssease Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of disease. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: dyspeptical Part of Speech: adj 1. dyspeptic Labels: archaic
Word: dyspepsy Part of Speech: noun 1. dyspepsia Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: So Dangerfield's little dyspepsy had like to have cured one or other of the village leeches, for ever and a day, of the heart-ache and all other aches that flesh is heir to. For Dangerfield commenced with Toole; and that physician, on the third day of his instalment, found that Sturk had stept in and taken his patient bodily out of his hands.
Word: dysenteric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dysentery Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dysenteric From dysentery + -ic. 1. Of, relating, or pertaining to dysentery Labels: not-comparable
Word: dysenteric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dysentery Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dysenteric From dysentery + -ic. 1. A person suffering from dysentery.
Word: dyscratic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkɹætɪk/ 1. Of, relating to dyscrasy Labels: not-comparable
Word: duodenectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From duoden- + -ectomy. 1. resection of the duodenum
Word: wordsmithed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wordsmith Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gumnivorous Part of Speech: adj 1. Feeding on sap from a tree. Labels: not-comparable
Word: incunabulist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English incunabulum 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 incunabulist From incunabulum + -ist. 1. Someone interested in the field of incunabula.
Word: sandar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sandur. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: claustrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin claustrum (“a bolt, bar”). Doublet of cloister. Pronunciation: /ˈklɔːstɹəm/ 1. A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:claustrum.
Word: sando Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of sandwich + -o (“colloquial”). Pronunciation: /ˈsændoʊ/ 1. Sandwich. Labels: slang Example: There’s nowhere to sit, so you’ll need to find a spot nearby to enjoy your sando. Example: … just in time to serve up its Thanksgiving sando.
Word: sando Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese サンド (sando), a shortening from English sandwich. Pronunciation: /ˈsɑndoʊ/ 1. A Japanese-style sandwich with crustless white bread and sometimes a sweet filling.
Word: sando Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Oldest attestation found in the Philippines is from 1943 in the Official Gazette of the Japanese Military Administration of the Philippines, Volume 2. Possibly from Japanese, just like Tagalog sando as per Potet (2016). See also Japanese ランニングシャツ (ranningushatsu, “sleeveless undershirt; tank top; singlet; vest”) and サンド (sando). Compare Bengali স্যান্ডো গেঞ্জি (sênḍō genji), Assamese English sando-ganji, Hindi सैंडो गंजी (saiṇḍo gañjī), Kapampangan sandu, Central Bikol sando, Waray-Waray sando. 1. sleeveless undershirt; tank top; wifebeater; singlet; vest Labels: Philippines
Word: sandas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sanda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sandan Part of Speech: noun 1. The tree Ougeinia oojeinensis.
Word: heavy cream Part of Speech: noun 1. A rich cream, at least 36 percent of which is milkfat. Labels: Canada, US, countable, uncountable 2. Pasteurized cream at least 36 percent of which is milkfat, optionally homogenized, and optionally containing added flavor, nutritive sweetener, emulsifier, or stabilizer. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: light cream Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The standard of identity is from 21 CFR §131.155. 1. A cream at least 18 percent of which is fat. Labels: Canada, US 2. Pasteurized cream at least 18 percent of which, but less than 30% of which, is milkfat, optionally homogenized, and optionally containing added flavor, nutritive sweetener, emulsifier, or stabilizer.
Word: two-percent milk Part of Speech: noun 1. Milk containing two percent butterfat. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: one-percent milk Part of Speech: noun 1. Milk containing one percent butterfat. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: timesaver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From time + saver. 1. An act which allows one to accomplish a task more quickly.
Word: timesavers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of timesaver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squirrel cage Part of Speech: noun 1. A circular cage for a squirrel or other small animal, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at the bottom. 2. A tedious, repetitive, unfulfilling activity or situation, especially one in which no progress is achieved. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: The poor stuggle for riches, success, power; but those who achieve them die out. Life is, then a sort of squirrel cage or treadmill. Example: So maybe I wouldn't even call Kevin. . . . Or I could just see him socially. . . . Or I could . . . . Or, or, or. . . . I was still running around in this squirrel cage when the big gray poisonous cloud that usually covers New York materialized just off the right wing. 3. Any other device, such as a fan or rotor, that resembles a squirrel cage in form. Example: A blower, in the shape of a drum fan (also called a "squirrel cage"), pulls the warm humid air from the room across the coils.
Word: squirrel wheel Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of squirrel cage.
Word: HATO Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈheɪ.təʊ/ 1. Acronym of Highways Agency traffic officer. Labels: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: Highways Agency Part of Speech: name 1. An executive agency of the Department for Transport in the United Kingdom with responsibility for managing the core road network in England; superseded by Highways England. Labels: UK, historical
Word: HA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Highways Agency. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Hospital Authority. Labels: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of high availability. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of hospital apprentice. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: procrastine Part of Speech: verb 1. To procrastinate. Labels: obsolete
Word: exitus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin exitus. Doublet of ejido and exit. 1. death Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She was brought to the Emergency Room moribund and went on to exitus soon after.
Word: faex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin faex. 1. singular of faeces Labels: form-of, singular, uncommon Example: In some cases he has identified the plant parasites also in the intestine of insects (Hemiptera and Muscidae) living on the plants and presumably distributing infection either by bite or by faex.[…]It gives a concise and coherent general account of the biology, the Protozoa, group by group, as exemplified by representative species and deals in well digested detail, and in their taxonomic setting, with the species found in the intestine and faex and blood and tissues of man Example: The colour of the faeces presumably depends on that of the sand on which the worm happens to be feeding. It would be difficult to explain the following laboratory observation in any other way. A worm, which was setting up a new head shaft, produced a cylinder consisting of 4 cm. of yellow matter followed by 3 cm. of black, the two separated by a sharp boundary though both forming parts of the same faex.
Word: equinoctes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: This would be the plural of equinox if it were a Latin word; the accusative, nominative, or vocative plural of Latin nox (“night”) is noctēs. Pronunciation: /ˌɛkwɪˈnɒktiːz/, /ˌiː-/, /ˌɛkwəˈnɑktiz/, /ˈi-/ 1. plural of equinox Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: knower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From know + -er. 1. Agent noun of know: one who knows. Labels: agent, form-of Example: The doctor is the modern master of the mythological realm, the knower of all the secret ways and words of potency.
Word: knowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knotwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knot + -work. 1. A design or pattern of interlocking or overlapping geometric shapes resembling a knot Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Work involving the tying of knots. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An object composed of or using knots. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: knotworks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knotwork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knucklebone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knuckle + bone. 1. A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump. 2. Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance. 3. A die. Labels: slang
Word: knobbliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of knobbly: most knobbly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: knobblier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of knobbly: more knobbly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: kungfu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kung fu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: rasberry Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of raspberry. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: eliminations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elimination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emirates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emirate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: engorges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of engorge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: engorging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of engorge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: entreats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entreat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entreats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of entreat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: etiologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of etiology Alternative spelling of aetiologies. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: envisaging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of envisage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present