nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: alluminate Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of aluminate. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: The alternate parallel arrangement of the silicate (tetrahedral) and alluminate (octahedral) layers and any isomorphous substitution within them accounts for the relatively high ion- exchange behavior of natural clay
Word: spessartite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of spessartine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, proscribed Example: Fortunately, Takkan has few significant resources, and is only notable for an unusual purple desert in the southern hemisphere, thought to be the result of eroded spessartite.
Word: plagiarised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of plagiarise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: put words in someone's mouth Part of Speech: verb 1. To say or imply that someone has made a statement or remark which they did not precisely or directly make. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Let not anger or grief for the absence of thy lover make thee unjust to thy kinsman. . . ." "The absence of my lover?" said the Lady Edith, "But yes, he may be well termed my lover, who hath paid so dear for the title. Unworthy as I might be of such homage, I was to him like a light, leading him forward in the noble path of chivalry; but that I forgot my rank, or that he presumed beyond his, is false. . . ." "My fair cousin," said Richard, "do not put words in my mouth which I have not spoken. I said not you had graced this man beyond the favour which a good knight may earn." Example: "But thank God," she muttered in a lower tone, "that Shirley is not old enough to go." "Isn't that the same thing as thanking Him that some other woman's son has to go in Shirley's place?" asked the doctor. . . . "No, it is not, doctor dear," said Susan defiantly. . . . "Do not you put words in my mouth that I would never dream of uttering. 2. To encourage or induce someone to appear to assert something by asking a leading question or by otherwise manipulating the individual. Labels: idiomatic Example: The defense has contended that the detectives used "psychological threats" to get Mr. Crimmins to make certain admissions and that they "put words in his mouth." Example: Obama discussed political polarization. . . . "Republicans, they have their own TV station." Chris Wallace cut the president off. . . . "Go ahead, you can say Fox News," said Wallace. Obama did not let Wallace put words in his mouth, but continued: "They've got their own publications, their own blogs. Democrats, same thing."
Word: platinoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *plattusder. Spanish plata Spanish -ina Spanish platina English -um English platinum English -oid English platinoid From platinum + -oid. 1. Of or resembling platinum
Word: platinoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *plattusder. Spanish plata Spanish -ina Spanish platina English -um English platinum English -oid English platinoid From platinum + -oid. 1. Any of several metals that resemble platinum in their chemistry; especially osmium, iridium and palladium 2. An alloy of copper (60%), zinc (24%), nickel (14%), tungsten (2%), and once used in heating elements
Word: plagiarising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of plagiarise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: plagiarising Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of plagiarizing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: cross pattée Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several forms of cross whose arms are narrow at the center and broad at the extremities.
Word: dichroic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: from Ancient Greek δίχρως (díkhrōs, “two-coloured”), (from δι- (di-, “two”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour, complexion”)) + -ic. 1. Exhibiting dichroism. 2. Exhibiting dichromatism; dichromatic.
Word: dichroic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: from Ancient Greek δίχρως (díkhrōs, “two-coloured”), (from δι- (di-, “two”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour, complexion”)) + -ic. 1. A dichroic filter
Word: lamproite Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content
Word: cratonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English craton Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cratonic From craton + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a craton.
Word: put one's money where one's mouth is Part of Speech: verb 1. To make or take a bet. 2. To take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making. Labels: idiomatic Example: "The scientists are right to be extremely cautious about interpreting these findings," said Jim Al-Khalili, a physicist from the University of Surrey, who suggested that a simple error in the measurement is probably the source of all the fuss..."So let me put my money where my mouth is: if the Cern experiment proves to be correct and neutrinos have broken the speed of light, I will eat my boxer shorts on live TV." Example: "We've put money towards it and it's up to government to put the money where its mouth is."
Word: rockhounding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rock + hounding or rock hound + -ing. 1. The activities of a rock hound; amateur geology. Labels: uncountable
Word: rock hound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In use by 1910s (see Citations). Originally a playful term for geologists employed in the early days of the oil industry - other similar names included "sand smeller", "oil witch", "wrinkle chaser", "pebble pup". The intended parallel being the likeness of a geologist sniffing out - like a hound - something of value among the rocks. Term popularized perhaps by a 1921 story published in Cosmopolitan titled The Rockhound. 1. A person who collects rocks and minerals from the natural environment as a hobby. Labels: idiomatic
Word: slogger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slog + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈslɒɡə(ɹ)/ 1. A cricketer who attempts to score runs fast by attacking every ball that can be hit. 2. One who hits hard; a slugger. Labels: colloquial Example: Tom felt the wisdom of the counsel, and saw already that he couldn't go in and finish the Slogger off at mere hammer and tongs, so changed his tactics completely in the third round. He now fights cautious
Word: slogger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: According to Hotten: from slow-goer. Pronunciation: /ˈslɒɡə(ɹ)/ 1. An inferior racing boat. Labels: UK
Word: sprawling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sprawl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sprawling Part of Speech: adj 1. That sprawls; that spreads in a disorderly fashion. Example: a sprawling cityscape Example: We looked over Hoihow, a dirty sprawling city of 250,000 people, many of them living in old two-story buildings made of mud and white plaster, across the narrow Hainan Strait to the Liuchow Peninsula on the mainland.
Word: sprawling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who sprawls. Example: Having feasted our souls with this sublime spectacle, we ministered to the wants of the body by a plentiful breakfast, and about noon we commenced the descent, rendered ludicrous enough by various tumblings and sprawlings on the part of the more inexpert mountaineers.
Word: dismissively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dismissive Middle English -ly English -ly English dismissively From dismissive + -ly. 1. In a dismissive manner. Example: Letter writers who criticize the president have long been responding dismissively to claims they suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome […] and the May 6 example drew particularly pointed replies.
Word: pétanque Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pétanque. Pronunciation: /pəˈtɒŋk/, [pəˈtʰɒŋk], [pəˈtʰɑŋk] 1. A form of boules originating from the south of France. Labels: uncountable
Word: solfa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sol-fa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: solfa Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of sol-fa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rehammer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English hammer English rehammer From re- + hammer. 1. To hammer again.
Word: impishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English impish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English impishness From impish + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being impish; mischievousness. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: enfant terrible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French enfant terrible (literally “terrible child”). 1. An unconventional badly-behaved person who causes embarrassment or shock to others. Example: He was soon the talk of the town, the enfant terrible of our little world. 2. An unusually successful person who is strikingly unorthodox, innovative, or avant-garde. Example: Diplomatists have no right to complain of mere lies; it is their own fault, if, educated as they are, the lies deceive them; but they complain bitterly of traps. Palmerston was believed to lay traps. He was the enfant terrible of the British Government. Example: The clip shows the 67-year-old enfant terrible of French letters in pyjamas lying on a bed next to a woman in a nightie, smoking and laughing. 3. A wild child. Labels: literally, obsolete Example: “A perfect cherub” she pronounced it the first day, but an “enfant terrible” before the week was over, for the young hero rioted by day, howled by night, ravaged the house from top to bottom, and kept his guardians in a series of panics by his hairbreadth escapes.
Word: paint by numbers Part of Speech: verb 1. To complete a painting by numbers kit 2. To perform something in the simplest way Labels: figuratively
Word: calcino Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of muscardine (“fungal disease of silkworms”). Labels: uncountable
Word: painting by numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. A recreation in which a board containing a picture to be painted is made up of numbered areas, each number corresponding to a color of paint to be applied. Labels: uncountable
Word: calcinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from calcination. 1. To calcine. 2. To react with lime.
Word: calcinate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from calcination. 1. The product of calcination.
Word: paint-by-numbers Part of Speech: adj 1. Made from a painting by numbers kit. Labels: not-comparable 2. By rote, without thought or creativity. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: Though flawed by a paint-by-numbers methodology, the security classification process, so frequently sought by nineteenth century humanitarians, has resulted in an array of medium and minimum security jails feeding into scores of community corrections facilities on quiet streets across the country. Example: This is not a cookbook full of passive recipes, nor is it a paint-by-numbers approach to teaching. Instead, it provides the fresh clay, the carving tools, and the spirited inspiration to form the clay to match our intent.
Word: tagmata Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtæɡ.mə.tə/ 1. plural of tagma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dermatologic Part of Speech: adj 1. dermatological Labels: not-comparable
Word: dermatological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dermatology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English dermatological From dermatology + -ical. Pronunciation: [ˌdɜːmətəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəɫ] 1. Of or pertaining to dermatology Labels: not-comparable
Word: dermatological Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dermatology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English dermatological From dermatology + -ical. Pronunciation: [ˌdɜːmətəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəɫ] 1. Such a drug or preparation
Word: dot to dot Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of drawing in which numbered dots on a page must be connected in ascending order to create a final picture
Word: whodunnit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of whodunit. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: word search Part of Speech: noun 1. A word game consisting of a grid of letters, the aim of which is to find an array of given words hidden within the grid. Example: These word association lists can also be used in pedagogical materials, such as mind-maps, word-searches, weekly spelling lists, etc.
Word: relinquished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of relinquish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prowling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaʊlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of prowl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prowling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaʊlɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who prowls. Example: nightly prowlings Example: Most of us out here know that the city alternatives, with "every night fever" and pre-dawn prowlings, are neither attractive nor satisfying.
Word: flamed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fleɪmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of flame Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: flamed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /fleɪmd/ 1. Cooked or seared over open flames. 2. Having an undulating pattern of wood grain that resembles flames.
Word: -fucking- Part of Speech: infix Etymology: Tmetic usage of fucking, from fuck. 1. An intensifier. Labels: morpheme, vulgar Example: Holy shit! That's unbefuckinglievable! Example: Well, where'd you lose him? He ain't a set of fucking car keys, is he? And it ain't as if he's incon-fucking-spicuous now, is it?
Word: boxa Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of box + of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction
Word: forrit Part of Speech: adv 1. Forwards, forward. Labels: Scotland, not-comparable Example: I was just standin looking about me amang the lang hags that lead out frae the head o' the North Grain, and considering what could be wort of a' the sheep, when I noticed my dog, Reaver, gaun coursing away forrit as he had been setting a fox. Example: 1828, "Mansie Wauch" (David Macbeth Moir), The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith, page 132, All o' a sudden I sees a light coming dancing forrit amang the trees; and my hair began to stand up on end. Then, in the next moment, save us a'! I sees anither light, and forrit, forrit they baith cam, like the een of some great fiery monster, let loose frae the pit o' darkness by its maister, to seek whom it might devour.
Word: cavi Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.vaɪ/ 1. plural of cavus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cavate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cavātus (“hollowed out”), perfect passive participle of cavō (“to hollow out, to excavate”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.veɪt/ 1. A cliffside dwelling made in the living rock by humans. Example: Given the absence of other means of dating the cavates, ceramic dating was the focus of the data collection, but we also recorded vessel form. Example: The reader may wonder about the significance of the Ahuitzotl figure in a cavate near Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Word: parties of the second part Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of party of the second part Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parties of the first part Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of party of the first part Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coneflower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cone + flower. 1. Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets. 2. Any of certain species of genus Isopogon, in order Proteales, principally of temperate Australia
Word: coli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ellipsis of Bacterium coli or Bacillus coli, obsolete taxonomic names of the species (now called Escherichia coli). The word itself derives from Latin colī, genitive of colon (“colon, large intestine”). Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊ.laɪ/ 1. Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms. Labels: attributive, often Example: Five of the strains of E. coli are related to only one of the S. dysenteriae strains. Three of the coli are related to two of the strains of S. dysenteriae, four are related to three of the S. dysenteriae strains, and one, A-H6, is related to all.
Word: FRP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of fibre/fiber-reinforced plastic/polymer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of fibre/fiber-reinforced plastic/polymer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of fire retardant polyester. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of fair and remunerative price. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of fantasy role-playing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of fail role-playing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of functional reactive programming. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: More recently, FRP has been implemented in a language called Elm by Evan Czaplicki, targeting JavaScript.
Word: fibre-reinforced plastic Part of Speech: noun 1. A composite material of fiberglass (or other fibre) in a polymer matrix Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fire retardant Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several substances used to delay or prevent combustion when used as a coating or component of a combustible material. Example: More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks.
Word: mim Part of Speech: adj 1. Demure; shy. Labels: UK, dialectal 2. Prim; prudish. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: mim Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of meem (“Arabic letter”). Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal Example: The esoteric identity and importance of the Perso-Arabic letter, mim, and its Bengali equivalent, ma, were stressed. The letter, when added to Ahad, made Ahmad and Muhammad as well.
Word: contino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From early modern Portuguese and Spanish contino, ellipsis of ombre contino, from Latin continuum. 1. Alternative form of continuo, a personal guard of the Spanish or Portuguese king. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: saltato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian saltato. 1. A "springing" stroke in playing the violin.
Word: saltati Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saltato Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saltate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See saltant. Pronunciation: /ˈsæl.teɪt/, /ˈsælˌteɪt/, /ˈsɔlˌ-/, /ˈsɑlˌ-/ 1. To leap or dance. Labels: intransitive 2. To move by being lifted by wind or water and carried a short distance before being redeposited, possibly multiple times. Labels: intransitive Example: saltate grains Example: saltate particles
Word: gylden Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of gold coin. Labels: historical
Word: gilden Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English gilden, gelden, gulden, from Old English gylden, from Proto-West Germanic *gulþīn, from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz (“golden”), from *gulþą (“gold”), equivalent to gold + -en. Cognate with Dutch gulden, German gülden, Swedish gyllen. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪldən/ 1. Golden; made of gold. Labels: obsolete Example: In summer's day, when Phœbus fairly shone / I saw a Bull as white as driven snow / With gilden horns embowéd like the moon / In a fresh flow'ring meadow lying low
Word: gilden Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gild + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪldən/ 1. To make or become golden or gilded Labels: ambitransitive Example: A little of his pleasure was in the anticipation of seeing Southern Italy in bloom, now that spring is there. But George had a cold. He went to the Moses Taylor hospital. Next week when the great ship docks in Southern Italy, perhaps the sun will be gildening, there will be color and laughter at the dock, for the Italians are a happy race; but George will not be there. Example: Cover of Gospel book with relic of Holy Cross made of Silver, gildened with enamel rosettas.
Word: maestra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian maestra, female form of maestro. 1. A female maestro. Example: “That is fair,” we say of a rhymed page that sounds as if it might have been indited to the fair Caroline and she only. But the maestra curls her lip contemptuously and utters “umph! Pope!” We are shy of gems. If, therefore, we attribute to Moore what rightly belongs to the scribe here recorded, may his shade forgive us, and appreciate the compliment./[…]/ “The interesting feature of the book,” said the maestra, “is its ministerial records. Do you notice what an assembly of the saints is there represented?” Example: Four o’clock struck, and I and my young companions were setting out when the maestra stopped us. “Where are you going?” she said; “to hear a sermon? These girls must not go without leave.”[…]The manager used to watch as she passed with her Bible in her hand, and tell her that she must never bring that book to the factory. She told him she had a right to bring her Bible to read in the intervals of her work, and she would do it, come what might. The maestra used to tell her that she would turn her out if she ever brought a book or tract with her; but Antonia conciliated her with little attentions, and now the woman has actually bought a New Testament for herself.
Word: lacunary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lacuna Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English lacunary From lacuna + -ary. 1. Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of a lacuna.
Word: lamantin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French lamantin. 1. Synonym of manatee. Labels: archaic
Word: lipline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lip + line. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪplaɪn/ 1. The outline shape of the lips.
Word: lorgnon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French lorgnon. 1. lorgnette, opera glass Labels: archaic
Word: loukoum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of locoum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: locoum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lokum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Turkish delight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Allegedly coined by an English traveller who could not pronounce the Ottoman Turkish name راحت الحلقوم (râhatü'l-hulkûm), 18th c. Pronunciation: /ˈtɜː(ɹ)kɪʃ dɪˈlaɪt/ 1. A soft, sticky confection made from starch and sugar with various flavourings. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Bunter thanked him gravely for his good opinion, and proffered a box of that equally nauseating mess called Turkish Delight, which not only gluts the palate and glues the teeth, but also smothers the consumer in a floury cloud of white sugar.
Word: maraschino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian maraschino, from marasca (“morello cherry”) + -ino (“diminutive suffix”), from amarasca, from amaro (“bitter”). Pronunciation: /ˌmæɹ.əˈʃiː.nəʊ/, /ˌmæɹ.əˈskiː.nəʊ/, /ˌmæɹ.əˈʃi.noʊ/, /ˌmæɹ.əˈski.noʊ/, /ˌmɛɹ.əˈʃi.noʊ/ 1. A sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: marasca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian marasca, from amarasca, from amaro (“bitter”), from Latin amārus (“bitter”). 1. A European cultivar of the wild cherry (Prunus cerasus), that bears bright red fruit used for making maraschino.
Word: marasquino Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of maraschino. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fairplay Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fair play. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: It is true he had a hard battle for it; but if he had ungenerous detractors who hated everything not English, he had more numerous friends and supporters; and perhaps in no country in the world would a foreigner like him have obtained such fairplay in the race. Example: We ask for the creation of a Government Department which will control the hampering influences of landlords, who are the absolute monopolists of our soil and all our mineral wealth, and for the purpose of giving our mines such fairplay as will tend to the enormous development of our mineral interests.
Word: marmorised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of marmorized. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: marmorized Part of Speech: adj 1. Transformed into marble by metamorphism
Word: marmorized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of marmorize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Memphre Part of Speech: name 1. A large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Lake Memphremagog, Quebec, Canada. Labels: Canada Example: While there have been more than 100 reported sightings of a Lake Memphremagog creature called Memphre, a photograph submitted by two unnamed Quebec residents will not be recorded among them.
Word: Timbit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tim + bit. A brand name: From Tim (the name of Canadian hockey player Tim Horton, and the doughnut shop chain he founded, now Tim Hortons) + bit. 1. A bite-sized doughnut ball sold at the Canadian Tim Hortons restaurant chain and sometimes jocularly regarded as an icon of Canadian culture. Labels: Canada Example: When colleague John Stackhouse was searching for a title for his lovely book on travelling across Canada, he decided to go with Timbit Nation.
Word: coprophage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin coprophagus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κοπροφάγος (koprophágos), from κόπρος (kópros, “dung”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “eater; glutton”). Equivalent to copro- + -phage. 1. A living organism that feeds on feces or fecal matter.
Word: nonsectarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + sectarian. Pronunciation: /ˌnɒn.sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌnɑn.sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/ 1. Not sectarian. 2. Of or pertaining to nonsectarianism. Example: The children will not go to church, few will attend Sunday school, but they will attend a nonsectarian Bible school. Example: The cottage institutions are first divided into two sections; the nonsectarian and those under some church management.
Word: nonsectarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + sectarian. Pronunciation: /ˌnɒn.sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌnɑn.sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/ 1. One who is not a sectarian.
Word: nonsectarianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, non + sectarianism, or, by surface analysis, nonsectarian + ism. 1. Independence from any particular sect, party or denomination. Labels: uncountable
Word: vicinal diols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vicinal diol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geminal diols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geminal diol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supplemented Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of supplement Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: supplements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supplement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supplements Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of supplement Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: consultantese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English consultant Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English consultantese From consultant + -ese. 1. Jargon or buzzwords used by consultants. Labels: uncountable Example: The real problem is that the consultant is talking in broad, consultantese abstractions, [...] Example: We never quite converted him to consultantese (thank goodness), but we did move him a little toward the center.
Word: aluminosilicates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aluminosilicate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seriocomic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies. Example: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a seriocomic romp through the summer of a group of teenagers. Example: He addresses the audience directly and confidentially in an extraordinary 124-line adoxograph which is part social satire and part seriocomic plea for our commitment to his suzerainty […].
Word: seriocomic Part of Speech: noun 1. A seriocomic performer; especially, a female variety performer working in seriocomic acting and singing. Labels: historical Example: One day, when Philip had been at the shop for five months, Miss Alice Antonia, the well-known seriocomic, came in and asked to see Mr Sampson.
Word: arene epoxides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arene epoxide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arene oxides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arene oxide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arsenic trichloride Part of Speech: noun 1. A colorless oily liquid, AsCl₃, used in the synthesis of organic arsenic compounds. Labels: uncountable
Word: antimony trichloride Part of Speech: noun 1. A soft, colourless solid, SbCl₃, that has some use as an analytical reagent Labels: uncountable
Word: zinc chloride Part of Speech: noun 1. The zinc salt of hydrochloric acid, ZnCl₂, a white crystalline solid with a number of industrial applications. Labels: uncountable
Word: propionates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of propionate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conversi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conversus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Timbits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Timbit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoodoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently an alteration of voodoo. Pronunciation: /ˈhuːduː/, /ˈhudu/, /ˈhʉdʉ/ 1. A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. Labels: uncountable 2. A practitioner of voodoo. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 3. Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: The three men wondered whether they would find Colson at Taylor's Creek. They felt that a hoodoo hung over the place. 4. A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was even larger than the mirage made it look—a dozen miles across and a thousand feet deep, with fins and towers and hoodoos like observation posts, mesas and minor buttes, springs flowing brightly in the red rock. Example: This park’s strange and beautiful rock formations were formed by the Yellowstone River and various streams that have cut through the rock over millions of years, carving out hoodoos, spires and caprocks. The name Makoshika comes from a Lakota word for badlands.
Word: hoodoo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Apparently an alteration of voodoo. Pronunciation: /ˈhuːduː/, /ˈhudu/, /ˈhʉdʉ/ 1. To jinx; to bring bad luck or misfortune to. Labels: transitive
Word: contraindicated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of contraindicate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: confers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of confer Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: regaled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of regale Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: banishes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbænɪʃɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of banish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: banishing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbænɪʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of banish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: banishing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbænɪʃɪŋ/ 1. A magical ritual intended to remove negative spiritual influences.
Word: egg hunt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From egg + hunt. 1. An Easter egg hunt.
Word: rainbows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rainbow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rainbows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rainbow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sprinklers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sprinkler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chocolate eggs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chocolate egg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chocolate egg Part of Speech: noun 1. An Easter treat in the shape of an egg (usually much smaller) made of chocolate, wrapped in festively decorated aluminum foil.
Word: marvellously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English merveilously; equivalent to marvellous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːvələsli/, /ˈmɑɹvələsli/ 1. In a marvellous manner. Example: The plan worked marvellously, even better than we had expected. 2. To a great or impressive degree; very. Example: [N]eyther hys ſeruantes nor hymſelf ſuffered to gone^([sic – meaning go?]) oute, parceiuyng well ſo greate a thyng without his knowledge not begun for noughte, comparyng this maner preſẽ[n]t with this laſt nightes chere, ĩ[n] ſo few houres ſo gret a chaunge marueylouſlye miſliked. Example: I groaned with hunger. I had seen a marvellously large penny loaf at a baker's—the largest I could possibly get for the price.
Word: sacreligious Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of sacrilegious. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: apical ancestor Part of Speech: noun 1. In kinship and descent, a common ancestor from whom a lineage or clan may trace its descent. The ancestor who is at the apex of the genealogy. 2. For clans, a common ancestor, who may be real, fictionalized, or a nonhuman totem.
Word: hepatoprotective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der. English hepato- Medieval Latin prōtēctīvusbor. English protective English hepatoprotective From hepato- + protective. 1. Preventing damage to the liver. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hepatoprotective Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der. English hepato- Medieval Latin prōtēctīvusbor. English protective English hepatoprotective From hepato- + protective. 1. Any drug that prevents damage to the liver.
Word: hypercritical point Part of Speech: noun 1. A point in the domain of a mathematical function at which the second derivative of the function is either zero or undefined.
Word: frico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian frico. 1. A traditional Friulian cheese dish in which cheese is shredded and then pan-fried.
Word: hohlraum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Hohlraum (“hollow area”). 1. A cavity whose walls are in thermodynamic equilibrium with the radiation emitted by the cavity
Word: problematica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin problēmatica (“problematic things”). 1. Fossil specimens or elements that cannot be identified or assigned to a taxon. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: curvate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English (y)curvat(e) (“bent; hunched, stooped”), borrowed from Latin curvātus (“curved”), perfect passive participle of curvō (“to curve”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from curvus + -ō (verb-forming suffix). 1. bent in a regular form ; curved.
Word: aulic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin aulicus (“of a prince's court”), from aula (“royal court”), from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”). Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.lɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to a royal court; courtly. Example: Never can there be safety, or indeed peace, in the nations you have redeemed from bondage, while a neighbour is apprehensive of the principles you have laid down, and can hold out ecclesiastical wealth and aulic dignities, to unreflecting avarice and unenlightened ambition. Example: But an increased sense of ambition, the coming into existence of an urban, aulic nobility, and the decay of religious life added to the friction and the desire to be "equal." 2. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a palace. Example: The basic structure of the villa is aulic, with perpendicular rooms at either end of the main hall. 3. Solemn. Example: Comparisons of Charon's eyes to a light at night and a festive bonfire add a popular touch that has its own effectiveness when compared to the more aulic poetry of the time. Example: 2007, Francesco Carapezza, Giacomo Pugliese (fl. 1220—1240), entry in Gaetana Marrone (editor), Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies, page 833, Otherwise, Giacomino's most aulic and rhetorically ambitious piece is a lament for the death of the beloved, Morte, perché m'hai fatta sì gran guerra (Death, Why Have You Warred Against Me So), the oldest Italian example of its kind, together with Pier della Vigne's "Amando con fin core e con speranza."
Word: aulic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin aulicus (“of a prince's court”), from aula (“royal court”), from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”). Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.lɪk/ 1. A ceremony at some European universities to confer a Doctor of Divinity degree.
Word: aulic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós, “hollow tube, pipe”). Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.lɪk/ 1. Pertaining to the reproductive ducts of certain organisms. Labels: not-comparable Example: The first reference to the internal anatomy of species of Cassidula was by Odhner (1925), who divided the Ellobiidae H. and A. Adams in Pfeiffer, 1854, into two large groups, on the basis of the aulic condition of the pallial gonoducts. Example: The term aulic refers to a pipe, and considerable confusion has been caused by applying this term to the number of sexual openings instead of the number of separate ducts (Beeman, 1977).
Word: decantate Part of Speech: verb 1. To decant. Labels: nonstandard, obsolete
Word: trow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English trowen, trouwen, treuwen, treowen, trouen, from Old English trēowan, trīewan (“to trust”) and Old English trūwian (“to trust, confide”), from Proto-Germanic *trewwāną (“to trust”) and Proto-Germanic *trūwāną (“to trust”); both from Proto-Indo-European *drew- (“faithful, true”). Akin to Scots trow, trew (“to believe, trust, confide in, prove”), Dutch trouwen (“to wed, marry”), German trauen (“to trust, marry”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish tro (“to believe, think”), Norwegian Nynorsk tru (“to believe, think”), Icelandic trúa (“to trust, believe, believe in”). Pronunciation: /tɹoʊ/, /tɹəʊ/ 1. To trust or believe. Labels: archaic, dialectal Example: ...Sure (he said) my wife shall never know Of this escape, and if she do, I know the worst I trow She can but chide, shall feare of chiding make me to forslow? Example: Finding me stick to her still like wax, for my mettle was up as hers was, away she flew with me swifter than ever I went before, or since, I trow. 2. To have confidence in, or to give credence to. Labels: archaic, dialectal
Word: trow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English trowen, trouwen, treuwen, treowen, trouen, from Old English trēowan, trīewan (“to trust”) and Old English trūwian (“to trust, confide”), from Proto-Germanic *trewwāną (“to trust”) and Proto-Germanic *trūwāną (“to trust”); both from Proto-Indo-European *drew- (“faithful, true”). Akin to Scots trow, trew (“to believe, trust, confide in, prove”), Dutch trouwen (“to wed, marry”), German trauen (“to trust, marry”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish tro (“to believe, think”), Norwegian Nynorsk tru (“to believe, think”), Icelandic trúa (“to trust, believe, believe in”). Pronunciation: /tɹoʊ/, /tɹəʊ/ 1. Trust or faith. Labels: archaic, dialectal, uncountable, usually
Word: trow Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goods. Labels: countable, dated
Word: trow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Shetlandic and Orcadian Scots trow, from Norn *drou, *drau (compare 18th c. Norwegian drau, modern drov, drauv), from Old Norse draugr (“malevolent revenant”); along the variation drow, intermixed with Norn troll, from Old Norse trǫll (“troll, malevolent supernatural being”), a partial synonym to draugr. L-vocalisation occurred in the early 15th century in Middle Scots, so trolly, knolls probably became *trowie, knowes around this time. 1. Alternative form of drow. Labels: Orkney, Shetland, alt-of, alternative, dated Example: The Trows are of a diminutive stature, and they are usually dressed in gay green garments.
Word: trow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened form of trousers. Pronunciation: /tɹaʊ/ 1. Used chiefly in the expression drop trow. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: cock of the walk Part of Speech: noun 1. A proud or conceited person. Labels: idiomatic Example: c. 19th century, J. M. Crofts (attributed), The Irish Rover With his smart witty talk He was cock of the walk And he rolled the dames under and over Example: "That fellow was not born yesterday. He is the cock of the walk here," said Peter; "I shouldn't wonder if it is our old friend himself." Three more birds came in, and as each took up his roosting place, the old bird repeated his challenge by snapping his beak at them.
Word: deckchair Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of deck chair. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: declamate Part of Speech: verb 1. To declaim; to engage in declamation. Labels: rare
Word: decolorate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English colorate English decolorate From de- + colorate. 1. To decolor; to deprive of color. Labels: transitive
Word: degradate Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause or to undergo degradation; to degrade.
Word: delirate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin dēlīrātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French délirer. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛlɪɹeɪt/ 1. To act, speak or reason in a manner thought insane, to be affected or characterized by delirium; to rave. Labels: intransitive, rare 2. To madden, to make crazy. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: off-chance Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of off chance. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: deliriate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From delirium + -ate. Compare delirate and delire. 1. To act, speak, or reason in a manner considered insane, deluded, or absurd; to be affected by delirium. Labels: intransitive 2. To make (a person) delirious; to confound (a person's mind). Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: oreshoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ore + shoot. 1. An elongated body of ore that follows a vein.
Word: ortolan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French hortolan (“gardener”), from Latin hortulānus (“gardener”). Doublet of hortulan. Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.təl.ən/, /ˈɔː.təl.æn/, /ˈɔɹ.tə.læn/, /ˈɔɹ.tə.lən/ 1. A small European migratory bunting (Emberiza hortulana), once eaten whole as a delicacy. Example: […]this taught him to consider Sophia as a most delicious morsel, indeed to regard her with the same desires which an ortolan inspires into the soul of an epicure. Example: […]the last flavor Mitterrand wished to savor belonged to the flesh of the endangered ortolan, a songbird the size of a human toe that is a crime to buy or hunt, and is certainly illegal to eat. Mitterrand devoured it in the traditional manner, first covering his head with an embroidered cloth, then inserting the entire bird into his mouth.[…]Only its head should dangle out from between your lips. Bite off the head and discard. 2. Any of various similar birds, especially the bobolink, sora, or snow bunting. Labels: US 3. The greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla).
Word: recaptured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recapture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: otolaryngologist Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌoʊ.toʊ.lɛɚ.ɪŋˈɡɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/, /ˌɑ.toʊ.lɛɚ.ɪŋˈɡɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/ 1. Synonym of otorhinolaryngologist.
Word: unsubtitled 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 subtitled English unsubtitled From un- + subtitled. 1. Without subtitles, not subtitled Labels: not-comparable
Word: uprooted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of uproot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uprooted Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been fully removed, including the roots. 2. Having been removed from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: ushering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of usher Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ushering Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of guiding or escorting. Example: Everyone had betrayed, hurt and abandoned her far beyond comprehension or acceptability. The only thing that got her attention were those usherings at her shoulders and they were telling her to run.
Word: vaporized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vaporize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: otolaryngology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs) Ancient Greek ὠτ- (ōt-)der. English ot- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oto- English laryngo- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English otolaryngology From oto- (“ear”) + laryngo- (“throat”) + -logy. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊtə(ʊ)ˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɒləd͡ʒi/, /ˌoʊtoʊˌlɛɹɪŋˈɡɑləd͡ʒi/, /ˌɑtoʊ-/ 1. The study of diseases of the ear, nose and throat. Labels: uncountable
Word: vouching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vouch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: weds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wed Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: weirdoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weirdo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whupped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of whup Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wining Part of Speech: noun 1. A session of drinking wine socially. Example: Similarly, in the Emerson home the adults—who presumably had already been adequately schooled in self-denial—might have their regular, formal winings and dinings.
Word: apprised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of apprise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: apprised Part of Speech: adj 1. informed
Word: blathering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blather Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blathering Part of Speech: noun 1. Incoherent or foolish talk. Example: the blatherings of a madman 2. Meaningless nonsense. Example: the constant blathering of the TV
Word: bronzed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bronze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bronzed Part of Speech: adj 1. Coated in bronze. 2. Of skin: tanned by the sun. Example: Willy, my other brother, a handsome, sturdy, bronzed boy of eight, was captured, washed, dressed, and, amongst many struggles, inducted into his boots and socks, articles of clothing he disliked, and which he only endured as a concession to the conventionalities of the Sabbath.