nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: urinator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ūrīnātor (“diver”), from ūrīnārī + -tor (suffix forming a (masculine) agent noun). Ūrīnārī is the present active infinitive of ūrīnor (“to plunge under water, dive”), possibly from ūrīna (“urine; water (?)”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“to moisten; to flow”). Pronunciation: /ˈjʊəɹɪˌneɪtə/, /ˈjʊəɹɪˌneɪtɚ/, [-ɾɚ] 1. A diver, especially someone who searches for things underwater. Labels: obsolete Example: But above all, the diſcovery of ſubmarine treaſures is more eſpecially conſiderable, not only in regard of what hath been drowned by wrecks, but the ſeveral precious things that grow there, as Pearl, Coral Mines, with innumerable other things of great value, which may be much more eaſily found out, and fetcht up by the help of this [a submarine], than by any other uſual way of the Urinators. Example: [Y]ourſelf, in the ſecond tome of Uſefulneſs, have twice told them what you know of the ſkill of ſome urinators. And it is more than ten years ſince his majeſty's urinator, Mr. Curtis, publiſhed in the Gazette, how he had practiſed, and was furniſhed with inſtruments divers, and ſhipping, to recover permanent goods which are loſt by ſhipwreck; which minds me how eaſy it were, and advantageous for our merchants, in all their voyages, to be furniſhed with ſuch urinators; [...]
Word: busily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English busily, busiliche, bisili, bisiliche, equivalent to busy + -ly. 1. In a busy manner; actively. Example: But these sweet thoughts do ever refresh my labours,/ Most busil'est when I do it. Example: Look at the little fellows, mere bundles of fluff, paddling along so busily and sturdily.
Word: burnished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of burnish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: burnished Part of Speech: adj 1. Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher). Labels: not-comparable Example: The frame of burnish'd steel, that cast a glare From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air. Example: The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door. 2. Blazing, bright. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: Mor. Miſlike me not for my complexion, The ſhadowed liuerie of the burniſht ſunne, To whom I am a neighbour,and neere bred. Bring me the faireſt creature North-ward borne, Where Phœbus fire ſcarce thawes the yſicles, And let vs make inciſion for your loue, To proue whoſe blood is reddeſt,his or mine.
Word: burnisher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From burnish + -er. 1. A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing.
Word: generalship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālisbor. Anglo-Norman generalbor. Middle French generalbor. ▲ Latin generālisder. Middle English general English general Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English generalship From general + -ship. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəlʃɪp/ 1. The position or office of a general. 2. The term of office of a military general. Example: George Washington's generalship was marked by both amazing victories and stunning blunders, neither of which would have happened to someone with more formal officer training. 3. The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy. Example: General Polk stated, with all respect to General Bragg’s great abilities in the direction of organization and discipline, that he had been wanting in the higher elements of generalship in the conduct of the campaign; […] Example: At the same time, awed by the brilliant and daring generalship which had enabled the Russian to capture their city with so small a force, the elders gave him the honorific title of ‘Lion of Tashkent’. 4. By extension, leadership, good management. Example: Under my generalship my fine troop of brats picked up every scrap of litter in that lot.
Word: transsexualism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English transsexual 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 transsexualism From transsexual + -ism. 1. Transsexuality; the state of being transsexual. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Transfolk are not covered in any applicable laws like Title VII or the ADA - in fact, transsexualism is explicitly excluded from the ADA. Therefore, you have no causes of action against an employer based on federal law. Example: Being a transsexual is not something that can be ignored or suppressed forever. Unlike the fascinations of the cross dresser or the partially altered transgenderist, the absolute compulsion of classical transsexualism is a matter of life and death.
Word: headless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English heedles, hevedles, from Old English hēafodlēas (“headless”), equivalent to head + -less. Cognate with Dutch hoofdloos (“headless”), Danish hovedløs (“headless”), Swedish huvudlös (“headless”), Icelandic höfuðlaus (“headless”). Piecewise doublet of chefless and chiefless. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdləs/ 1. Without a head (body part). Labels: not-comparable Example: How did the headless horseman see to chase Ichabod? 2. Without a head (body part). Labels: not-comparable Example: headless invertebrates 3. Without a head (hardware or device feature). Labels: not-comparable Example: a headless nail; a headless set screw 4. Without leadership. Labels: not-comparable Example: The headless army blundered along after the death of their general, accomplishing nothing. Example: His forsaken soldiers, being now a headless company, and no longer an army to be feared, obtained nevertheless a reasonable composition from the Carthaginians […] 5. Not having a head morpheme or word. Labels: not-comparable 6. Running without a graphical user interface; running without any attached output device (e.g., monitor) or input device (e.g., keyboard, mouse). Labels: not-comparable Example: /redirect. Used for console redirection in headless servers. Example: Routers typically run headless, without a keyboard or monitor. 7. Without a head of foam. Labels: not-comparable 8. Heedless. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: 1579, E. K. (Edward Kirke?), Notes on Spenser’s The Shepheardes Calender If any one will rashly blame such his choice of old and unwonted words, him may I more justly blame and condemn, either of witless headiness in judging, or of headless hardiness in condemning. Example: THENOT: Cuddy, I wot thou kenſt little Good, / So vainly to advance thy headleſs Hood. 9. Rimless, not having a cartridge case rim (flange). Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: A headless shell doesn't have a flange.
Word: heiress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English heir Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English heiress From heir + -ess. Pronunciation: /ɛəˈɹɛs/ 1. A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit. Example: "Do you know, Julia, that Charles has taken some wild-goose fancy into his head about marrying?" "Why, what heiress have you picked up?" asked his sister. "I am sure that I am very glad of it, though I cannot form a guess who it is. I never knew a season so unprofitable in that respect as the present." 2. A woman who has received an inheritance.
Word: horsemanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English horseman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English horsemanship From horseman + -ship. 1. The skill of horseriding, and sometimes of training and managing horses. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The retired cowboy showed off his horsemanship by doing tricks in the saddle.
Word: housekeeping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From house + keeping. 1. The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Those who with us would have their own little housekeepings and cooking, have not the means, nor perhaps the taste, for such domestic comfort, and take their victuals at the trattoria, or cook-shop. 2. The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning. Labels: countable, metonymically, uncountable 3. Any general tasks that involve preparation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The computer program does some general housekeeping involving initializing variables and opening files before beginning the main processing. 4. Announcements that must be made before a show or event can begin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Thank you all for coming! Just some quick housekeeping before we get underway, the emergency exits are to your left... 5. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Care not thou about that," said Joliffe; "but tell me, softly and hastily, what is in the pantry?" "Small housekeeping enough," said Phoebe; "a cold capon and some comfits, and the great standing venison pasty, with plenty of spice — a manchet or two besides, and that is all."
Word: fucking up Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌfʌkɪŋˈʌp/ 1. present participle and gerund of fuck up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: goodlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of goodly: more goodly Labels: comparative, form-of, obsolete
Word: goodliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of goodly: most goodly Labels: form-of, obsolete, superlative
Word: seven minutes in heaven Part of Speech: noun 1. A party game for teenagers in which two participants are shut in a closet for seven minutes, giving them the opportunity to kiss, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: clock-watching Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or habit of continually checking the time to determine the remaining amount of time one has to work or study. Labels: uncountable
Word: clock-watching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of clock-watch Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: pesewa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Twi Akan pέsεwa (“penny, penny's worth of gold dust”). Pronunciation: /pəˈseɪwə/ 1. In the currency of Ghana, one hundredth of a cedi.
Word: must have killed a Chinaman Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Referring to a putative, and otherwise unrecorded, Anglo-Australian superstition that killing a Chinese person brought about bad luck. 1. A jocular explanation for bad luck. Labels: Australia, dated, offensive Example: It appeared as though someone in the Battalion must have killed a Chinaman, as the weather continued rough and stormy, with strong wind.
Word: Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in Sapper Bert Beros′s 1942 poem Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, and popularised by the Australian wartime press. 1. One of the native people of Papua New Guinea who, during the Second World War, helped escort or stretcher wounded Australian soldiers to field hospitals. Labels: Australia, informal Example: Yet the statue is drawn from one of the most famous of all Australian images: the photograph from World War II of a blind, wounded soldier being guided down a jungle track by a Papuan carrier, a ‘fuzzy wuzzy angel’. Example: I want to commend the motion passed this week because it calls for the immediate determination of a new award and medal to be presented to the fuzzy wuzzy angels, who carried stretchers, stores and wounded diggers directly on their shoulders over some of the toughest terrain in the world.
Word: brusk Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of brusque. Labels: UK, US, alt-of, alternative, obsolete Example: Whether it were the absence of Theodora or some other cause, he was brusk, ungracious, scowling, and silent, only nodding to the Bishop who benignly saluted him, […]
Word: sit-down money Part of Speech: noun 1. Welfare or social security, including unemployment benefits, especially such welfare paid to Aboriginal people. Labels: Australia, colloquial, informal, uncountable Example: I have given you examples of some of the reforms we have already put in place which are helping young people, for example, to find jobs instead of getting sit-down money, which they got from Labor. Example: 2005 February 21, Australian Broadcasting Commission, The World Today, transcript, A discussion paper being released today canvasses a number of proposals to transform the payments that have become known as ‘sit-down money’.
Word: profiteering Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically or opportunistically. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: war profiteering Example: Pfizer has made nearly $26bn (£21bn) in revenues in the first three months of the year, the bulk from its Covid-19 vaccine and new pill to treat the virus, prompting fresh accusations of pandemic profiteering.
Word: profiteering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of profiteer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: popery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pope Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English popery From pope + -ery. 1. The teachings, practices and accoutrements of the Roman Catholic Church. Labels: countable, derogatory, uncountable, usually Example: "And so plan another escape, through some of the cursed passages with which this relic of popery abounds?" Example: Popery appears to be making special efforts, at the present time, to reusurp the power which it once possessed in this country, […]
Word: Elliott wave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after R. N. Elliott (1871-1948). 1. A wave pattern used in some forms of technical analysis of securities prices.
Word: ultramodernist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ultra- + modernist. 1. One who strongly believes in current views, who is extremely modern in ideas or style.
Word: interdependent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English dependent English interdependent From inter- + dependent. 1. Mutually dependent; reliant on one another. Example: The whole tone of my book is […]to urge that the morality which has been by our necessities developed in the society of individuals must also be applied to the society of nations as that society becomes by virtue of our development more interdependent. Example: Sooner or later it may dawn upon the present generation that it has witnessed and is witnessing the birth of a new world of interdependent peoples, in which many of the old names and shibboleths have either changed their meanings or lost them entirely.
Word: introversion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin intrōversio, from intrōvertere (“to turn within”), from Classical Latin intro (“within”) and vertere (“to turn”). Equivalent to introvert + -sion or intro- + -version. Pronunciation: /ɪntɹəʊˈvɜːʃən/, /ɪntɹəˈvəɹʒən/, /ɪntɹəˈvəɹʃən/, /ɪntɹoʊˈvəɹʃən/ 1. A turning inward, particularly Labels: uncountable, usually Example: This disease is sometimes produced by the introversion of the edge of the lower eyelid. 2. A turning inward Labels: uncountable, usually Example: ...their... Fastings, Prayings,... Introversions,... Humiliations, Mortifications... Example: The attending to the voice of Christ within you is what [mystics] term Introversion. 3. A turning inward Labels: uncountable, usually Example: ...so that when in later life there occurs an introversion (in the sense of Jung), it consists of a harking back to regressive, reminiscent, infantile material. Example: I called the hysterical type the extraversion type and the psychasthénic type the introversion type. 4. A turning inward Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Such introversion is merely a matter of form.
Word: fair use Part of Speech: noun 1. A doctrine in intellectual property law that permits one party to make use of another party's protected intellectual property (such as a copyright or trademark) under narrowly defined circumstances. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A doctrine in intellectual property law that permits one party to make use of another party's protected intellectual property (such as a copyright or trademark) under narrowly defined circumstances. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Many commentators have argued that training AI with copyrighted material constitutes “fair use” Example: Alsup ruled that Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train its AI models was "exceedingly transformative" and qualified as fair use, a legal doctrine that allows certain uses of copyrighted works without the copyright owner's permission.
Word: Theban Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai)bor. Latin Thēb(ae) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin Thēbānusbor. English Theban Borrowed from Latin Thēbānus, from Thēb(ae) + -ānus. By surface analysis, Theb(es) + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to Thebes Labels: not-comparable
Word: Theban Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai)bor. Latin Thēb(ae) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin Thēbānusbor. English Theban Borrowed from Latin Thēbānus, from Thēb(ae) + -ānus. By surface analysis, Theb(es) + -an. 1. A person from Thebes
Word: -nd Part of Speech: suffix 1. Marks ordinals written in digits when the final term of the spelled number is "second" Labels: morpheme Example: 2nd grade; 42nd Street
Word: -rd Part of Speech: suffix 1. Marks ordinals written in digits when the final term of the spelled number is "third" Labels: morpheme Example: We're on 23rd Street. Example: Lupin the IIIrd is my fav Japanese manga series.
Word: drolly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English droll Middle English -ly English -ly English drolly From droll + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹəʊl.li/ 1. In a droll, odd or humorous manner.
Word: Benito Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Spanish and Italian, equivalent to English Benedict. 2. A card game played using a deck of 1990 MLB all-star playing cards. 3. An unincorporated community in California. 4. An unincorporated community in Kentucky. 5. A village in Manitoba.
Word: purports Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of purport Labels: form-of, plural
Word: purports Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of purport Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: protoxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prot- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English protoxide From prot- + oxide. 1. Any of a series of oxides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of oxygen per molecule Example: Oxy­gen frequently combines in various proportions with a substance, rendering it an oxide, but without advancing it to the state of an acid. In order to distinguish each compound thus formed, the language of chemistry is very systematic. The first is called a protoxide; the second a deutoxide; and the third, a paroxide.
Word: Kipp's apparatus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the surname of Petrus Jacobus Kipp, a 19ᵗʰ century Dutch chemist and instrument maker who invented this apparatus. 1. A piece of laboratory glassware used to generate demonstration amounts of hydrogen sulfide and other gases, by the controlled reaction of a liquid with a solid.
Word: distrait Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French distrait. Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɹeɪ/, /ˈdɪstɹeɪ/ 1. absent-minded, troubled, distracted Example: But to return to our friend Desmond:—he was too well bred to have asked such an unfair question, had he not been completely distrait. When the mind is absent without leave, the deputy it leaves behind to secure its unmolested retreat most resembles that apish faculty, memory, and mechanically imitates the manners, and repeats the phrases of others. (Published anonymously, though some citations refer to her pseudonym Madame Panache. Note: Frances Brooke is a different person)http://www.gutenberg.org/files/40160/40160-h/40160-h.htmhttps://books.google.com/books?id=egs4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=madam+panache+francis+moore&source=bl&ots=bagphpXFAX&sig=Q4AFbNwC35ZlIpdBq_VCEPLJirM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ96PEkoLUAhVn04MKHZBSDW4Q6AEIRzAJ#v=onepage&q=madam%20panache%20francis%20moore&f=false Example: I noticed that after my host had read it he seemed even more distrait and strange than before.
Word: quarter-day Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quarter + day. 1. Each of the four days customarily regarded as starting a new quarter year, on which rents etc are often due. Labels: UK Example: If you would only allow us, poor chroniclers of progress, to invent a discovery now and then, we might give you a trimensual surprise, the effects of which would keep you up to the superlative degree of astonishment from one quarter-day to another. Example: 1908, It is late in March, so quarter-day is at hand. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge’ (Norton 2005, p. 1239)
Word: executable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English execute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English executable From execute + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈɛksəkjutəbl/, /ˌɛksɪˈkjuːtəbl/ 1. Capable of being executed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: executable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English execute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English executable From execute + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈɛksəkjutəbl/, /ˌɛksɪˈkjuːtəbl/ 1. A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing. Example: The program as written by the programmer is generally processed into an executable that can be run.
Word: redeemed Part of Speech: adj 1. Granted redemption or salvation. 2. Spent; used in a purchase, and thus no longer usable.
Word: redeemed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of redeem Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rites Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹaɪts/ 1. plural of rite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: per procurationem Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin per procurationem (“by the agency of/on the instruction of/by proxy”). 1. by the agency of, especially when signing a letter in place of someone else Labels: not-comparable 2. on behalf of (someone who does not sign themselves) Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: MacGyvered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of MacGyver Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: macgyvered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of macgyver Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Equuleus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin equuleus (“colt, foal”). 1. The second-smallest constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a little horse. It lies west of the constellation Aquarius.
Word: equuleus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin equuleus. 1. An ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack. Labels: historical
Word: redan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French redan, corruption of redent, from re- + dent (“tooth”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdan/ 1. A defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.
Word: Eridanus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Ēridanus, from Ancient Greek Ἠρῐδᾰνός (Ērĭdănós). Pronunciation: /əˈrɪdənəs/ 1. A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus. 2. A mythical river of northern Europe, rich in amber. Labels: Greek Example: When Cycnus, Phaeton’s lover/friend/relative/reports vary learned of his fate he wept so long and so loudly on the banks of the Eridanus that to ease his sorrow (and cease the sound) the gods turned him into a Mute swan and it is from this myth that the term ‘Swan Song’ originates.
Word: Procyon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Procyōn, from Ancient Greek Προκύων (Prokúōn), from πρό (pró, “before”) + κύων (kúōn, “dog”), in reference to it preceding the "Dog Star" Sirius. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊsiˌɒn/, /ˈpɹoʊsiˌɑn/ 1. A star in the constellation Canis Minor; Alpha (α) Canis Minoris. The eighth-brightest star in the night sky.
Word: Salome Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σαλώμη (Salṓmē), from Hebrew שְׁלוֹמִית (sh'lomít) (belonging to the same root as שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”)). Pronunciation: /səˈloʊmi/ 1. A name ascribed to the stepdaughter of Herod who asked for the execution of John the Baptist. 2. A woman mentioned in Mark 16:1, present at the crucifixion of Christ. 3. A female given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], masculine equivalent Solomon. Labels: rare 4. A census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. named after Mrs. Grace Salome Pratt.
Word: prandial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin prandialis, or Latin prandium (“late breakfast; lunch”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Prandium is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃mós (“first”) (from *preh₃-) + *h₁ed- (“to eat”) + Latin -ium (suffix forming nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹæn.dɪ.əl/, /ˈpɹæn.di.əl/ 1. Of or pertaining to a meal, especially dinner.
Word: byrlaw Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of bylaw. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: meat pie Part of Speech: noun 1. A pie containing meat. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My sister-in-law from Corsica makes the best quiche and the best meat pie in the world. Example: If flour ran short we can be certain it was saved for gravies, dumplings, cakes and gingerbread, and pie crust, and most particularly for meat pie. 2. A hand-sized pot pie containing largely minced meat and gravy and typically consumed as a takeaway food snack. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable Example: (a) Meat pie is cooked meat with or without cereal, condiments seasoning and water, enclosed in a case of pastry. (b) Meat pie shall contain not less than twenty-five parts per centum of meat when determined by the prescribed method. Example: Meat pies are an Australian favourite and are sold in cake and sandwich shops from one end of the land to the other. The classic version is simple – an individual, 2-crust pie full of chopped beef in a rich gravy.
Word: Eastern Standard Time Part of Speech: name 1. The time of day in the time zone that encompasses the eastern part of the Midwest and the East Coast of the United States, most of Ontario and Quebec and the eastern third of Nunavut in Canada from the first Sunday of November to the second Sunday of March, as well as Southampton Island in Nunavut year-round; it is four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-4).
Word: dvornik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian дворник (dvornik, “concierge; one who takes care of the pavement and yard in front of a house”), from двор (dvor, “courtyard”). 1. A doorman, porter, janitor, or groundskeeper in a Russian household Labels: archaic Example: Go to my dvornik and help him to remove the dung. I will pay you. Example: He reached the doorway of his house in a state of mental discouragement which enabled him to receive with apparent indifference an official-looking envelope from the dirty hand of the dvornik.
Word: statutory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English statute Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English statutory From statute + -ory. Pronunciation: /ˈstætjʊt(ə)ɹɪ/, /ˈstæt͡ʃəˌtɔɹi/ 1. Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute. Labels: not-comparable Example: Speed limits apply at many points on the line, in addition to the general 25 m.p.h. limit over the whole Dromod-Belturbet section, but it is an open secret that speeds often rise above the statutory limit. Example: The order is just one of several recent actions which have given statutory legitimacy to gay and lesbian couples. New York's highest court recently ruled that unmarried partners have the same rights as married ones under New York City rent control laws.
Word: duteous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Irregular combination of duty + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒuː.ti.əs/, /ˈdjuː.ti.əs/, /ˈdjuː.tʃəs/, /ˈdu.ti.əs/ 1. dutiful Labels: archaic Example: a duteous son Example: It will be evident, that whatever had been the vexation experienced on this occasion by Lady Anne, she had taken care to give her duteous and unoffending daughters much more than she had received, and which only arose from her own conduct. 2. Obsequious; submissively obedient. Labels: archaic Example: I know thee well. A ſeruiceable Villaine, As duteous to the vices of thy Miſtris, As badneſſe would deſire. Example: O Lord, the awful Lord of will! though late, Even yet renew this soul with duteous breath: That when the peace is garnered in from strife, The work retrieved, the will regenerate, This soul may see thy face, O Lord of death!
Word: daylight savings Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of daylight saving time. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Central Standard Time Part of Speech: name 1. The time of day in the time zone that encompasses the majority of the Midwest and the southern United States, as well as Manitoba, the western third of northern Ontario and the majority of the central third of Nunavut in Canada from the first Sunday of November to the second Sunday of March. Example: Coordinate term: Central Daylight Time Example: About 1:20 p.m. Central Standard Time Ken O'Donnell informed us of the President's death. "He's gone," was all he said. A minute or two later Emory Roberts confirmed the tragic news.
Word: Mountain Standard Time Part of Speech: name 1. The time zone that encompasses most areas around the Rocky Mountains in the United States (except most of Arizona outside the Navajo Nation), Alberta, the cross-border city of Lloydminster and its surrounding rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, southeastern British Columbia and the western third of Nunavut in Canada from the first Sunday of November to the second Sunday of March, and the states of Baja California Sur, Chihuahua (majority), Nayarit, Sinaloa and Sonora in Mexico year round; it is seven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-7).
Word: dyscrasy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English discrasie, from Old French discrasie, from Medieval Latin dyscrāsia, from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία (duskrasía, “bad temperament”), from δυσ- (dus-, “dys-”) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, “mixing, tempering”). By surface analysis, dys- + -crasy. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪskɹəsɪ/, /ˈdɪskɹəsi/ 1. A bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours Labels: countable, literally 2. Disharmony Labels: figuratively, uncountable
Word: Pacific Standard Time Part of Speech: name 1. The time zone that encompasses the west coast of the United States, Baja California in Mexico, and formerly, British Columbia and Yukon in Canada from the first Sunday of November to the second Sunday of March; it is eight hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-8).
Word: notary public Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Anglo-Norman/Law French, on model of notaire publique, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun, instead of idiomatic English *public notary. Compare attorney general, court martial, fee simple, secretary general, surgeon general. Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊtəɹi ˈpʌblɪk/ 1. An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
Word: notary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English notarie, from Old French notarie (French notaire), from Latin notārius. Pronunciation: /ˈnoʊtəɹi/ 1. A lawyer of noncontentious private civil law who drafts, takes, and records legal instruments for private parties, and provides legal advice, but does not appear in court on his or her clients' behalf. Example: Originally an official of the medieval European ecclesiastical courts, the notary developed into a noncontentious secular legal professional in France. In England, partly because the canon and secular laws were not on speaking terms, "the notarial system never took deep root." For one thing, an important aspect of the notary’s duties, his authority to "authenticate" documents, was of little use to the English. The whole notion of a state-sanctioned authenticator of private acts was entirely foreign to English common law; whereas in France we see notaries "making" and "passing" contracts, the common law left that to the parties. Example: Unlike the United States, where a notary public is often a clerk you find working in a bank or real estate office, a Mexican notary has a higher ranking than an ordinary attorney who is not a notary. (In Mexico all notaries are attorneys, but not all attorneys are notaries.) 2. A public notary, a legal practitioner who prepares, attests to, and certifies documents, witnesses affidavits, and administers oaths. Labels: common Example: Coordinate term: commissioner of oaths 3. A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law. Labels: Canada, US Example: The giving of legal advice by notaries and others who are not admitted to practice law is, in its opinion, dangerous to the welfare of the community, because such persons have not demonstrated their capacity [...] Example: Although signed by a notary in New York, it lacked a physical description or documentation. It could have been issued to anyone, or resold to anyone willing to change his name.
Word: febrifacient Part of Speech: adj 1. Producing a fever. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, rare
Word: febrifacient Part of Speech: noun 1. A substance that produces a fever.
Word: febrific Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /fɪˈbɹɪf.ɪk/ 1. Feverish, inflamed. 2. Hot-tempered
Word: pyrexic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pyrexia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pyrexic From pyrexia + -ic. 1. feverish, pyretic Labels: rare
Word: rubicose Part of Speech: adj 1. reddish, ruddy, inflamed Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: rubify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French rubéfier. 1. to make red; to cause to redden Labels: rare, transitive 2. to redden; to become red Labels: intransitive, rare Example: waters rubifying
Word: thawless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English thaw 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 thawless From thaw + -less. 1. eternally frozen; not prone to thaw Labels: rare Example: An Arctic nature built up the ice of thawless winter.
Word: twunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: raunchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Of unknown etymology. Originally U.S. Army Air Corps slang; origins among cadets in Texas suggest a possible connection to Mexican Spanish rancho (see ranch), which had connotations of animal filth by 1864. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔːn(t)ʃi/, /ˈɹɔn(t)ʃi/, /ˈɹɑn(t)ʃi/ 1. Smutty; indecent. 2. Lecherous. 3. Sexually seductive. 4. Very low-class; inferior; inadequate. 5. With dishonorable, base and vulgar expression.
Word: lexicographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek λέξῐς (léxĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek λεξῐκός (lexĭkós) English lexico- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English lexicography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lexicographic From lexicography + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌleksɪkəˈɡɹæfɪk/, /ˌleksɪkəʉˈɡɹæfɪk/ 1. Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary). 2. Relating to alphabetical order or a generalization thereof.
Word: liberalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From liberalize + -ation or liberal + -ization. 1. The process or act of making more liberal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Paisley's three year "Save Ulster from Sodomy" campaign has been a significant force in preventing until now the liberalization of laws about gayness in the British protectorate. 2. The lessening of government regulations and restrictions in an economy in exchange for greater participation by private entities. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: liberality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English liberalite, from Old French liberalité, from Latin līberālitās (“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”), equivalent to liberal + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/ 1. The property of being liberal; generosity; charity. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: That liberality is but cast away / Which makes us borrow what we cannot pay. Example: She preferred that Lord Rotheles's liberality should take a purely personal direction. Whatever decorations might be lavished upon her dressing-room, the dowager would have to leave them behind her; not so those which filled the prodigality of red morocco cases on her toilette. 2. A gift; a gratuity. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: A prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities. 3. Candor. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Impartiality. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: advertorial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of advertisement + editorial, 1946. Pronunciation: /ˌædvɚˈtɔɹi.əl/, /ˈæd.vɜːˌtɔːɹ.i.əl/ 1. An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article. Example: BuzzFeed leads the pack with what it calls “native advertising,” a euphemism for advertorials.
Word: linkup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From link + up. 1. A connection. Example: The linkup between the devices broke and we lost control. 2. The act of connecting. Example: We'll make the linkup when both machines arrive. 3. enchainment
Word: lipreading Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of reading lips. Labels: uncountable
Word: lipreading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lipread Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lip reading Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lipreading. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: lip reading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of lip read Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: lip-synch Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of lip-sync. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Impressed by their looks and their dancing, but not their singing, Mr. Farian called them Milli Vanilli and recorded an album of lightweight, preening dance-pop under their name, using uncredited studio musicians. The pair simply lip-synched in performances. Example: Well, the 1990s are our problem. In the West Wing we saw CJ [Cregg] lip-synch to Ronny Jordan's The Jackal and President [Jed] Bartlet light a cigarette in a church, but if you're going to make a show about news in the 2010s, you need to reflect the time.
Word: lip-sync Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lip sync. 1. To move the lips in synchronization with sounds (generally recorded) so it appears they are the source of the sounds. Labels: transitive Example: She lip-synced to her own recording during the show because of her laryngitis. Example: There was a great scandal when it was discovered the singer had been only lip-syncing.
Word: synchronization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Ancient Greek συγ- (sug-) Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) Ancient Greek σῠ́γχρονος (sŭ́nkhronos) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō)der. English synchronize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English synchronization From synchronize + -ation. 1. The state or property of being synchronized. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The generator went off line when it lost synchronization with the power line. Example: I was very impressed with the obvious amount of work that went into the learning and synchronization of such a complex and harmonically and difficult score. 2. The arrangement of military actions in time, space, and purpose to produce maximum relative combat power at a decisive place and time. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Michiana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Michigan + Indiana. 1. A region of northern Indiana and southwest Michigan centered on the city of South Bend in Indiana. Labels: informal
Word: hydrogen spectrum Part of Speech: noun 1. all the lines in the emission or absorption spectrum of hydrogen; each one corresponding to an allowed transition between quantum energy levels
Word: synch Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sync. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: synch Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of sync. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hydrogen station Part of Speech: noun 1. A service station for hydrogen vehicles.
Word: I/O Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of input/output. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually Example: In addition to the synchronous blocking I/O explored in the last two chapters, NIO also supports nonblocking I/O. Example: This feels about right, as does the idea that half a second will be taken up just doing disk I/O related to your page. The final thrust of Bob's argument is that if you strip away all disk I/O (and he cites the move to SSD persistent storage), we'll shift away from interpreted languages such as Ruby and PHP and back to Java.
Word: lissom Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English lithsum, equivalent to lithe + -some. Doublet of lithesome. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪsəm/ 1. Flexible and graceful in movement; lithe. Example: Now, our country lads, [...] are so much better made, so much more athletic, and yet so much lissomer—to use a Hampshire phrase, which deserves at least to be good English. Example: A brig you see, sir, is much more laboursome in a gale of wind. A Schooner is much lissomer built.
Word: hydrogen telluride Part of Speech: noun 1. the tellurium analogue of hydrogen sulfide, H₂Te Labels: uncountable
Word: lockstep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lock + step. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒkstɛp/ 1. A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization. Labels: figuratively, uncountable, usually Example: The CIA's analysts learned to march in lockstep, conforming to conventional wisdom. Example: But what [the Founding Fathers] weren’t counting on was lockstep partisanship, which translates today into a pro-Trump, pro-MAGA congressional majority that is likely to reinforce the president’s agenda, at least until the 2026 midterm elections. 3. An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: lockstep Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lock + step. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒkstɛp/ 1. In close connection, in unison, synchronized. Labels: not-comparable Example: With both official university policies lock-step in favor of military recruitment, the next move is up to the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations.
Word: hydrogen warhead Part of Speech: noun 1. a small thermonuclear device in the warhead of a missile
Word: unison Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin ūnisonus (“having the same sound”), from ūni- + sonus (“sound”). Pronunciation: /ˈjunɪsən/, /ˈjunɪzən/ 1. Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The unison has a pitch ratio of 1:1. Example: The young principal timpanist, Timothy Genis, was superb throughout, though his sidekick timpanist sometimes lagged in the final unisons. 2. A sound or note having the same pitch as another, especially when used as the base note for an interval; a unison string. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I could not behold him without emotion; when he accosted me, his well-known voice made my heart vibrate, like a musical chord, when its unison is struck. 3. The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Everyone moved in unison, but the sudden change in weight distribution capsized the boat. 4. Two or more voices speaking or singing the same words together. Labels: broadly, uncountable, usually
Word: synchronized Part of Speech: adj 1. Having attained synchronization, together, coordinated, combined. Example: The synchronized swimmers did everything together, even breathing at the same time.
Word: synchronized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of synchronize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hydrosulfide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English sulfide English hydrosulfide From hydro- + sulfide. 1. Any compound formally derived from hydrogen sulfide by replacing one hydrogen atom with a metal or other radical; a thiol or mercaptan. 2. The HS⁻ anion.
Word: hydrosulphide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hydrosulfide. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: hydrosulphuretted Part of Speech: adj 1. combined with hydrogen sulfide Labels: not-comparable, obsolete