nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: karo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori karo. 1. Pittosporum crassifolium, a shrub of New Zealand. Labels: uncountable
Word: legal recourse Part of Speech: noun 1. An action that can be taken by an individual or a corporation to attempt to remedy a legal difficulty. Labels: uncountable
Word: clear as crystal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English clere as cristel. 1. Entirely transparent. Labels: not-comparable 2. Easily understandable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Birma Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Burma. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: kubasas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kubasa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: methodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek μεθοδικός (methodikós, “going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”). 1. methodical Example: Aristotle, strict, methodic, and orderly. 2. Chosen for the sake of its effect, rather than for its own sake; sometimes distinguished from real.
Word: shamefacedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an alteration of Middle English schamefastnesse, equivalent to shamefaced + -ness. See also shamefastness. 1. The characteristic of being shamefaced. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ammiral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ammiral etc., from Anglo-Norman and Old French amiral etc., from Medieval Latin amiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”). 1. Obsolete form of admiral. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: anhidrosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English hidrosis English anhidrosis From an- + hidrosis. 1. The reduced ability or inability to sweat. Labels: uncountable Example: Would his medical records really show that he [Prince Andrew] had a temporary case of anhidrosis (a lack of perspiration), which typically isn’t a response to adrenaline?
Word: ankle-biter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- Proto-Germanic *-ulaz Proto-Germanic *ankulaz Proto-West Germanic *ankul Old English *ancol Middle English ancle English ankle English biter English ankle-biter From ankle + biter. 1. A small child. Labels: slang 2. A small dog, especially a poorly-behaved one. Labels: slang 3. A relatively minor, irritating problem or task. Labels: slang
Word: annosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin annōsitās (“fullness of years”). Pronunciation: /əˈnəʊsɪtɪ/ 1. Fullness of years; great length of life; agedness; lengthiness of life span. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Robert Parr…the wonder of our times for annosity and long life. Example: […] the guardian of this columbarium — he missed that one — is plainly not a pedant at all. He just has a quirky love of words. Johnson wishes him annosity of his […]
Word: anoopsia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ano- (“upwards”) + -opsia. 1. A condition in which one eye gazes upward while the other looks straight ahead. Labels: uncountable Example: The man who had been standing in the doorway stepped forward to greet them. No pheretrer he! His luteous face, scrobiculate by some unspeakable disease, was further disfigured by an anoopsia.
Word: antefix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin antefīxa. 1. The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple. 2. Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.
Word: antifogmatic Part of Speech: noun 1. An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather. Labels: obsolete
Word: antihelix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English helix English antihelix From anti- + helix. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tɪˈhi.lɪks/ 1. The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix.
Word: antilithic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + lithic. 1. Acting against the formation of calculi, such as kidney stones. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antilithic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + lithic. 1. An antilithic agent.
Word: home-sickness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of homesickness. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: homesicknesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homesickness Labels: form-of, plural Example: I explore how women's bodies reflect homesicknesses — the gendered social and physical illnesses that result from the production of home. Example: It is well we should be reverent in their presence and homesick for them — but a thousand homesicknesses cannot put up what Carlyle called "my own four walls".
Word: home-sicknesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of home-sickness (alternative spelling of homesicknesses). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: L-plate Part of Speech: noun 1. A plastic square consisting of a large letter L, placed on the front and rear of a vehicle to indicate that the driver is a learner. 2. The condition of being a novice or learner. Labels: broadly, informal Example: He was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse.
Word: Amur Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Аму́р (Amúr), from an Evenki language such as Solon amur (“river”). Doublet of amur. 1. The world's ninth-longest river, forming part of the border between the Far East of Russia and Manchuria in Northeastern China, emptying into the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Tartary, where the mouth of the river faces the northern end of the island of Sakhalin. Example: If, then, the southern districts of European Russia be exposed to a winter more severe than those of France or Germany, they may boast in their turn a more genial climate than the banks of the Ural and the Amur; while all are subject to a dispensation of nature which extends too far, and acts too uniformly, to be ascribed to any local or temporary causes. Example: Foreign trade goes not to Aigun, but to the Chinese town of Taheiho, which is situated about 30 miles distant from Aigun and is directly opposite the Siberian city of Blagovestchensk, on the other side of the Amur River. 2. An oblast in far eastern Russia; its administrative centre is Blagoveshchensk. Example: The unmanned probe was launched on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket at 23:10 GMT from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far eastern Amur Region. It is expected to reach lunar orbit in 4-5 days.
Word: heavenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heaven Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural Example: His soul into the heavenes is lyft, To prayse Him still that gave the gyft. Example: Entreat the heavenes to send ther muses hether, To helpe your soules to write of sacred thinges.
Word: Demogorgon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, most likely actually invented by a Christian scholar c. 350–400 C.E. The origins of the name are uncertain, partly because the figure itself was possibly of imaginary coinage. Various theories suggest that the name is derived from the Greek words daemon (“spirit”, given the Christian connotations of “demon” in the early Middle Ages)—or, less likely demos (“people”)—and Gorgon or γοργός (gorgós, “grim”). A less accepted theory claims that it is derived from a variation of “demiurge”. 1. A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo. Example: […] and by them ſtood / Orcus and Ades, and the dreaded name / of Demogorgon […] Example: But we afterwards find her in her proper station, subject, with the Fatè and Witches, to the redoubtable Demogorgon.
Word: Demogorgon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, most likely actually invented by a Christian scholar c. 350–400 C.E. The origins of the name are uncertain, partly because the figure itself was possibly of imaginary coinage. Various theories suggest that the name is derived from the Greek words daemon (“spirit”, given the Christian connotations of “demon” in the early Middle Ages)—or, less likely demos (“people”)—and Gorgon or γοργός (gorgós, “grim”). A less accepted theory claims that it is derived from a variation of “demiurge”. 1. A manufactured horror; a Frankenstein's monster.
Word: Forbidden City Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Chinese 紫禁城 (Zǐjìnchéng, literally “Purple Forbidden City”, or “Imperial Forbidden City”). 1. A palace of the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty located in Dongcheng district, Beijing, China. Example: The northern division of Peking consists of three inclosures one within another, each surrounded by its own wall. The first contains the imperial palace and the abodes of the different members of the imperial household ;[...] The first inclosure, which is called the forbidden city, being the seat of ‘ the dragon’s throne,’ the place from which emanates the authority that governs one-third of mankind, is the most splendid, as well as the most important part of Peking. According to the notions of a Chinese, all within its walls is gold and silver. Example: And within the Imperial city was the moated Forbidden city, with walls two and one-quarter miles long, plastered with a violet-coloured mortar, whence comes the popular name of the Purple city. The Forbidden city contained the Imperial palaces, which have been converted into a museum.
Word: Qing dynasty Part of Speech: name Etymology: Partial calque from Chinese 清朝 (Qīngcháo). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪŋ ˌdaɪnəsti/ 1. The last dynasty of China, lasting from 1644 to 1912 C.E. Example: A farmer who pretended to be a princess descended from the Qing dynasty to swindle people out of more than 2 million yuan ($315,000) has been sentenced to 13 - 1/2 years in prison for fraud, a court said.
Word: hypopnea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hypo- + -pnea. 1. A disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: autopsic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English autopsy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English autopsic From autopsy + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an autopsy
Word: in chorus Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In unison, all together, at the same time.
Word: know-it-alls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of know-it-all Labels: form-of, plural
Word: show offs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of show off Labels: form-of, plural Example: You can tell they're a bunch of show offs because they spend all day cutting up and distracting everybody, just to be the center of attention.
Word: pilotis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piloti Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gold medals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gold medal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: time of departure Part of Speech: noun 1. The time when an airplane or other public conveyance is scheduled to depart.
Word: Dmitry Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), from Byzantine Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios), from Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr, “Demeter”) + -ιος (-ios, “pertaining to”). Doublet of Demetrius, Dimitri, and Dimitris. 1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Дми́трий (Dmítrij). Example: Maria Ressa, the chief executive and cofounder of Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, were named as this year’s laureates by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel committee.
Word: Putinism Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Putin 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 Putinism From Putin + -ism. 1. The political policies of Vladimir Putin; the Russian political system during Putin’s tenure in power. Example: Indeed Putinism elided the differences between consensus, centrism and conformity. Example: Putin may now calculate he can call off the dogs of war, having achieved his aims and able to pocket his gains very cheaply. The Georgia campaign becomes the triumphant climax of Putinism. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/16/georgia.russia1
Word: reformatories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reformatory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: refutations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refutation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ripsaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ripsaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ripsaws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ripsaw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rip saw Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ripsaw. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rip saw Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of ripsaw. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rip saws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rip saw Alternative spelling of ripsaws. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rip saws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rip saw Alternative spelling of ripsaws. Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ripsawing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ripsaw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ripsawed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ripsaw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: repertories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repertory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rumbas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rumba Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rumbas Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rumba Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rumbaing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rumba Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rumbaed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rumba Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rotundas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rotunda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rehabilitates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rehabilitate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rubberises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rubberise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rubberising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rubberise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rescinds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rescind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rewires Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rewire Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rewired Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rewire Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: remunerations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of remuneration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: splash and dash Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of splash-and-dash. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: splash-and-dash Part of Speech: noun 1. A fifty-metre freestyle swimming event. 2. A quick stop for fuel near the end of a race, so as to be able to cross the finish line without running out of fuel. 3. A ballooning maneuver whereby a Montgolfier balloon is lowered down to touch a body of water and lifts off again.
Word: carambole Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of carambola (“star fruit”). Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: carambole Part of Speech: verb 1. To play a carom shot. Labels: archaic Example: If the player holes the red ball, he scores three, and upon holing his adversary's ball, he gains two; and thus it frequently happens, that seven are got upon a single stroke, by caramboling and holing both balls.
Word: shufty Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shufti. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pains in the ass Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pain in the ass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aquatic warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. A small passerine bird, Acrocephalus paludicola, of the warbler family (Sylviidae)
Word: Arctic skua Part of Speech: noun 1. A seabird (Stercorarius parasiticus), of the skua family (Stercorariidae) Example: There are fast soaring streamlined Arctic skuas with pointed double tail feathers extending behind them like the flights on a dart.
Word: personal effects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of personal effect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: personal effects Part of Speech: noun 1. Items of personal property that one carries on one's person, including identification, jewelry, and clothing.
Word: personal effect Part of Speech: noun 1. An item of personal property that one carries on one's person, including identification, jewelry, and clothing. Labels: plural-normally
Word: forebearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From forebear + -er, perhaps from the presumption that forebear was supposed to be fore- + bear (“to give birth to”), or simply an older dialectal variation. 1. A forebear. Labels: rare
Word: mitter Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of brush that resembles a mop, used in car washes
Word: lampposts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lamppost Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crab burger Part of Speech: noun 1. a burger with crab meat inside of it.
Word: lankier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of lanky: more lanky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: lankiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of lanky: most lanky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: lanker Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of lank: more lank Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: lankest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of lank: most lank Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: endorheic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *h₁én From English endo- (prefix meaning ‘internal, inside, within’) + Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow, gush, stream”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow, stream”)) + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˌɛndə(ʊ)ˈɹiːɪk/, /ˌɛndoʊˈɹiɪk/, /ˌɛndə-/, /-ˈreɪɪk/ 1. Of a basin or lake: having no outflow to an external body of water such as a river or ocean, and only losing water through evaporation or seepage into the ground. Labels: not-comparable Example: [I]n some cases channels leading towards the sea may exist in an endorheic region, in which, however, there is so little rain that the entire load in the water-courses is lost through evaporation before it can reach the mouths of the channels. On the other hand all closed lakes of the kind now being considered must lie in endorheic regions. Example: In the floor of the Rift Valley most of the streams are affected by the tectonic disturbances and are mostly fault-guided besides being endoreic.
Word: exorheic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From exo- (“external”) + Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow, stream”) + -ic. 1. Externally drained; having one or more outlets. Labels: not-comparable Example: Coordinate term: cryptorheic Example: Most lakes are exorheic, with some flow-through and no long-term salt accumulation, […]
Word: melter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From melt + -er. 1. A person or thing that melts. 2. A furnace used for melting iron in a foundry. 3. A laborer who operates such a furnace. 4. A variety of peach in which the flesh parts freely from the stone when ripe, also known as a free-stone. 5. Obsolete spelling of milter. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: melters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ASK Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of amplitude shift keying. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: PSK Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of phase-shift keying. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of pre-shared key. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: monoidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From monoid + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, or being a monoid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: treeshrew Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tree shrew. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tree shrew Part of Speech: noun 1. A small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew, in order Scandentia, consisting of families Tupaiidae and Ptilocercidae.
Word: tree-shrew Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tree shrew. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cairn terrier Part of Speech: noun 1. A terrier of one of the oldest breeds, originating in the Scottish Highlands.
Word: lakebed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lake + bed. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪk.bɛd/ 1. The bottom of a lake, especially after the lake has gone dry. Example: Where the viaduct crosses the lake, the piles will be bored directly into the lakebed, using a cofferdam to hold back the water while the pier is built.
Word: OSI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Open Systems Interconnection, an International Standard ISO/IEC 7894:1994(E) subtitled Basic Reference Model, containing a formal description of an idealized computer network architecture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Other Supplementary Information, a message sent to an airline by an agent, in a standardised format, advising relevant information such as being a VIP, language difficulty, or passport information. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Open Source Initiative. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Office of Special Investigations. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: More recently the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Special Investigations (OSI), which is responsible for prosecuting Nazis and collaborators alleged to have entered this country illegally, closed out an investigation of Poppe’s immigration to the United States without bringing any charges against him. This action was taken in part because the OSI determined that Poppe had disclosed his relationship with the SS to U.S. intelligence prior to his immigration, thus making it highly unlikely that the OSI could successfully prosecute Poppe for illegal entry into the United States.
Word: woggles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woggle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Neviim Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Nevi'im. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: underglaze Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English glaze English underglaze From under- + glaze. 1. A decorative slip applied to the surface of pottery before glazing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Blue and white pieces from doll's dinner- and tea-services. Jug 1½ ins. high, cups 1 in. high, plate 1¼ ins. diameter. Also there are many larger cups and saucers, dishes, teapots and jugs, all very beautiful and some with S in underglaze blue marked on them.
Word: underglaze Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English glaze English underglaze From under- + glaze. 1. To apply a decorative slip to the surface of pottery before glazing.
Word: unrecord Part of Speech: verb 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 record English unrecord From un- + record. 1. To remove something that has been recorded. Labels: transitive
Word: phlegmonous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English phlegmon Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English phlegmonous From phlegmon + -ous. 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing phlegmon.
Word: elsewise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English else Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English elsewise From else + -wise. Pronunciation: /ˈɛlswaɪz/ 1. Synonym of otherwise. Labels: not-comparable Example: ‘Tell me true. If I fell into the hands of your people and yielded myself, what would it win me?’ ‘A slower death than elsewise.’
Word: O level Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of O-level. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: berbere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Amharic በርበሬ (bärbäre) and/or Tigrinya በርበረ (bärbärä). Pronunciation: /bɛɚˈbɛɚ.ɹeɪ/, /bɝˈbɝ.ɹeɪ/, /bɝˈbɝ.ɹi/, /bɝˈbɝ.ɹə/ 1. A spice mixture, usually consisting of chili peppers, garlic, ginger, basil, and other spices, which is used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. Labels: uncountable Example: Food in Ethiopia is always seasoned with berberè, a kind of pimiento. Example: Wat is a sauce composed of legumes, including horsebeans, chickpeas, kidneybeans, and lentils pounded to a flour, and mixed with spices. First berbere (red pepper) is dried and ground, then mixed with onions and butter, thus forming a thick cream.
Word: snap in Part of Speech: verb 1. To practice aiming, adjusting and firing a rifle with no ammunition Labels: US
Word: kneeling chair Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of chair for sitting in a position with the thighs dropped to an angle of about 60 to 70 degrees from vertical (as opposed to 90 degrees when sitting in a normal chair), with some of the body's weight supported by the shins.
Word: microformat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + format. 1. A simple data format that can be embedded in a webpage. Example: This type of microformat is, according to microformats.org, “a minimal solution to a single problem, built from standard XHTML elements.” More complex microformats that are built from elemental microformats and often also other HTML […]
Word: Copt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French copte, from Arabic قُبْط (qubṭ, “Copts”), from Coptic ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ (guptios, “Egyptian”), ⲕⲩⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟⲥ (kuptaios, “Egyptian”), from Late Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios), from earlier Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian Hwt-t:O1-kA:Z1-p:t-H-A40 (ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, “Egypt; temple of Ptah's ka”). Doublet of Gypsy. More at Egypt. Pronunciation: /kɒpt/, /kɑpt/ 1. A member of the Coptic Church. 2. Any Christian of Egyptian descent. Labels: broadly
Word: plumb-bob Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of plumb bob. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: masonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mason + -ite, after William H. Mason, who patented the process for making it. 1. A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards. Labels: uncountable Example: All recently-constructed coaches have varnished masonite panelling. Example: Earl discovered a broken pane, an “escape exit,”, and they covered it with a splitting piece of Masonite.
Word: spitless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English spit 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 spitless From spit + -less. 1. Without spit or spitting. Labels: not-comparable Example: Black tracks on the magneto, a hairline crack in the flywheel casing, pitted points or a spitless exhaust — all are clues to potential conkouts
Word: spitless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shitless. 1. Greatly frightened. Labels: euphemistic, not-comparable
Word: decipherer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From decipher + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsaɪfəɹə(ɹ)/ 1. A person or function that deciphers. Example: Attempting to translate such ciphers wherever she encountered them was Mrs Touchet’s private delight. Unlike most decipherers, though, she was particularly intrigued when proved wrong.
Word: epurate Part of Speech: verb 1. To subject to epuration; to purify.
Word: atelomixis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See atelo- + -mixis, see -mictic. Compare also meromixis. 1. Incomplete vertical mixing of stratified water masses, homogenizing layers. Labels: uncountable
Word: Elymus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Elymus, from Ancient Greek Ἔλυμος (Élumos). 1. A mythical prince, ancestor of the Elymians Labels: Greek
Word: bloviation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bloviate + -ion. Pronunciation: /bləʊvɪˈeɪʃən/, /bloʊvɪˈeɪʃən/ 1. A boastful or pompous manner of speaking or writing; a lengthy discourse delivered in that manner. Labels: US, countable, informal, possibly, uncountable Example: For doing my duty, I claim no credit—I seek no “bloviations”—I ask for no sacrifices—I desire no ovations— [...] Example: Sects generally claim for their founders some successful speculators, who, whether deserving or not, had obtained reputations. Most commonly the reputation is dependant on the amount of bloviation that has been practiced, and certainly, in some instances, this has been extensive enough.
Word: noria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish noria, from Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʕūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɔː.ɹɪə/, /ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/ 1. A treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water. 2. Any mechanism using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct. Example: The "Noria" pump is a bucket-and-chain arrangement, well known, I believe, in the Cape Colony as the "bakkies" pump; it is very effective for it lifts from 10 feet to 30 feet.
Word: norias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noria Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hent Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English henten (also hynten, hinten > English hint), from Old English hentan (“to pursue, chase after, seize, arrest, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną (“to seize”), related to Icelandic henta (“to suit, beseem”), Old English huntian (“to hunt”), Old High German hunda (“spoils, booty”). 1. To take hold of, to grasp. Labels: obsolete Example: 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, "The Pardoner's Tale", The Canterbury Tales, republished 1897 [Clarendon Press], Walter W. Skeat (editor), Chaucer's Works: Volume 4, 2018 reprint, Outlook Verlag, page 533, This cursed man hath in his hond y-hent / This poyson in a box, and sith he ran / In-to the nexte strete, un-to a man, / And borwed [of] him large botels three; Example: And in the grekynge of the day Sir Gawayne hente his hors wondyrs for to seke. 2. To take away, carry off, apprehend. Labels: obsolete 3. To clear; to go beyond. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: wayobject Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From way + object. 1. Any piece of hardware or built environment, close to the permanent way, that has a railway function
Word: built environment Part of Speech: noun 1. All the physical things constructed by humans as aids to living.
Word: wayobjects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wayobject Labels: form-of, plural
Word: one should be so lucky Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Calque of Yiddish מען זאָל זיין אזוי מזלדיק (men zol zeyn azoy mazldik, “one should be so lucky”) 1. It is highly doubtful: indicating that something is not likely to happen to the person specified. Labels: informal, sarcastic Example: So now I'm the Beverly Sills of Broadway, right? Hah! I should be so lucky! Example: I laugh uncontrollably when I meet women who say, "What if we get equal rights; we'll all be drafted!" My reply is, "You should be so lucky." The male-dominated military are not about to open their last sanctuary to 51 percent of the population.
Word: logodaedaly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”) + Δαίδαλος (Daídalos, “Daedalus, a skilled craftsman of Ancient Greek mythology”) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˌloʊ.ɡoʊˈdi.də.li/ 1. Cleverness or skill in the coining of new words. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: In questions of philosophy or divinity, that have occupied the learned, I could bring ten instances of logodaedaly, or verbal legerdemain, which have perilously confirmed prejudices, and withstood the advancement of truth, in consequence of the neglect of verbal debate, i. e. strict discussion of terms. Example: He mimed and mocked me. His allusions were definitely highbrow. He was well-read. He knew French. He was versed in logodaedaly and logomancy. 2. A cleverly or skilfully coined new word. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: ...During his flight, he said, he commenced an interesting train of speculation On why there happened to be such a word as defenestration. There is not, he said, a special word for being rolled down a roof into a gutter; There is no verb to describe the action of beating a man to death with a putter; No adjective exists to qualify a man bound to the buffer of the 12.10 to Ealing, No abstract noun to mollify a man hung upside down by his ankles from the ceiling. Why, then, of all the possible offences so distressing to humanitarians, Should this one alone have caught the attention of the verbarians? I concluded (said McIndoe) that the incidence of logodaedaly was purely adventitious...
Word: Planck temperature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after German physicist Max Planck. 1. The fundamental upper limit of temperature conceivable under current models of physics, in which all matter is accelerated as quickly as possible to the speed of light, approximately 1.41679 × 10³² kelvins.
Word: sooner than later Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of sooner rather than later. Labels: alt-of, alternative, comparative-only
Word: picrete Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pykrete. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: epipteric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English epi- English pterion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English epipteric From epi- + pterion + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to supernumerary bones (Wormian bones) occasionally present in the pterion region of the human skull. Labels: not-comparable
Word: epipteric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English epi- English pterion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English epipteric From epi- + pterion + -ic. 1. A bone of this kind.
Word: Wormian bone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Ole Worm, Professor of Anatomy at Copenhagen, 1624–1639, who was erroneously believed to have given the first detailed description of these bones. 1. Any small irregular bone occasionally occurring in the cranium in addition to the normal bones.
Word: paten Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English patene, from Old French patene, from Latin patina, from Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē). Doublet of patina, patine, and patena. Pronunciation: /ˈpætən/ 1. The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist. Example: An enameled miniature of Christ is set in the center of a jeweled alabaster paten, the plate that holds the bread during Communion services. 2. Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site.
Word: dismissiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dismissive 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 dismissiveness From dismissive + -ness. 1. The quality of being dismissive. Labels: uncountable Example: And then with an infuriating dismissiveness, the marquess continued his slow walk down the hall.
Word: a go-go Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from French à gogo. 1. Alternative spelling of à gogo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: au go-go Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Misspelling of French à gogo. 1. Misspelling of à gogo. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: flutterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English flotterer, equivalent to flutter + -er. 1. Agent noun of flutter; one who flutters. Labels: agent, form-of 2. Any of various dragonflies of the genus Rhyothemis.
Word: flutterers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flutterer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: linear functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of linear function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eucharist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Eucharist. Labels: alt-of
Word: preconfigure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English configure English preconfigure From pre- + configure. Pronunciation: /pɹiːkənˈfɪɡ(j)ɚ/, /pɹiːkənˈfɪɡ(j)ə/ 1. To set up or arrange something in advance so that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking. Labels: transitive 2. To set up or configure a software system or hardware device with standard settings before selling or implementing it. Labels: transitive
Word: maiden names Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maiden name Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strobilus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin strobīlus (“pine cone”), borrowed from Ancient Greek στρόβῑλος (stróbīlos, “twisted object, pine cone”), from στρόβος (stróbos, “whirl”). According to Liddell and Scott, 8th ed. 1882: of various meanings such as a pine-cone, something screwed up into a lump like a pine-cone, a pine tree and more. Pronunciation: /stɹəʊ̯ˈbaɪ̯.ləs/, /stɹoʊ̯ˈbaɪ̯.ləs/, /stɹoʊ̯ˈbʌɪ̯.ləs/, /stɹəʉ̯ˈbɑe̯.ləs/, /stɹɐʉ̯ˈbaɪ̯.ləs/ 1. A cone-shaped fruiting body sensu stricto of gymnosperms and vascular plants other than angiosperms, bearing either seeds or spores, but sensu lato may refer to similarly structured catkins and cones in angiosperms; usage arbitrary according to preferences of various authorities. 2. A cone-shaped fruiting body sensu stricto of gymnosperms and vascular plants other than angiosperms, bearing either seeds or spores, but sensu lato may refer to similarly structured catkins and cones in angiosperms; usage arbitrary according to preferences of various authorities. 3. A cone-shaped fruiting body sensu stricto of gymnosperms and vascular plants other than angiosperms, bearing either seeds or spores, but sensu lato may refer to similarly structured catkins and cones in angiosperms; usage arbitrary according to preferences of various authorities. Example: The strobilus in Selaginella is the sporangia-bearing region of the sporophyte. The sporangia arise in the axils of leaves called the sporophylls. Example: As a term, female strobilus refers to the stage prior to pollination... The strobilus emerges slowly from its bud then its scales flex open. Once pollinated the strobilus now becomes a conelet. At fertilization the conelet becomes a cone. 4. A layered reproductive stage in jellyfish, in which the swimming medusa form is produced.
Word: DOHC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of double overhead cam or dual overhead cam. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SOHC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of single overhead cam. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EFI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of electronic fuel injection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Extensible Firmware Interface. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of extreme forecast index. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: SRS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Silver-Russell syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of supplemental restraint system or secondary restraint system (car airbags). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of sex reassignment surgery. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of simple random sample, a sample chosen from a population so that any sample of the same size could have equally likely been chosen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of small RNA sequencing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of software requirement specification. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of system requirement specification. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of spaced repetition software. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of same room sex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: RWD Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of rewind. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of rear-wheel drive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of responsive web design. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Initialism of real-world data. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: 4x4x4 Part of Speech: noun 1. A four-wheeled vehicle with four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering.
Word: Zettel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Zettel. 1. A surname from German.
Word: DNQ Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of did not qualify. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of do not quote. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DSQ Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of disqualified. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: DSQ Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of domestic servant quarter Labels: Kenya, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: genco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for generation company; compare pubco, telco. 1. A power generation company.
Word: farinose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin farīnōsus, from Latin farīna. By surface analysis, farin(a) + -ose. 1. Yielding or related to farina Example: a farinose substance 2. Covered with a sort of white, mealy powder, like the leaves of some poplars, and the body of certain insects; mealy
Word: Cumbrian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Cumbria + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to Cumbria or Cumberland. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sunday, as the Midland timetable sapiently observed, was a dies non in Scotland, yet the N.B.R. [North British Railway], though a Scots company, had a Sunday train; true, it did not work on Scottish soil, as it only ran over the 22 miles of Cumbrian track that connected Carlisle and Silloth. Example: Leaving on another Northern Class 195, I head for a trip along one of the UK's most unappreciated scenic lines - the Cumbrian coast.
Word: Cumbrian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cumbria + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of Cumbria or Cumberland.
Word: copyfraud Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A compound of copy + fraud. Coined in an August 2005 article, "Copyfraud" http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=787244 by Jason Mazzone, an Associate Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School. 1. False claims of copyright, such as a claim of copyright ownership of public domain material. Labels: uncountable Example: Copyfraud is falsely claiming copyright ownership of works in the public domain. […] Mazzone's article describes copyfraud within the context of US copyright law, but he points out that: ‘As a result of the Berne Convention, there are some basic similarities throughout much of the world.[’] Example: The GPL and GPL FAQ don't say that applying a copyright and license (GPL) to Public Domain works after a trivial modification is copyfraud either, but it is.
Word: episcope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + -scope. Doublet of bishop. 1. A form of projector that projects images of opaque objects
Word: Gugelhupf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Gugelhupf. 1. A light, yeasted marble cake, traditionally baked in a circular bundt mould, and popular in parts of Europe. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: What’s for after-school snacking at your house? Or to serve with tea or coffee when “the girls” drop by? / How about a slice of Gugelhupf — yeast-risen cake rich in eggs, fruit and deliciousness!
Word: bar-tailed godwit Part of Speech: noun 1. A wader, of the species Limosa lapponica, a type of godwit, of the Scolopacidae family.
Word: bean goose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Sincew they were known for grazing in bean-field stubbles in winter. 1. Any of species Anser fabalis of grey geese, of family Anatidae.
Word: Winona Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dakota winúŋna (“firstborn daughter”). While not originally used as a personal name by the Dakota, it has been adopted as such by English speakers. John Koontz suggested that the name was a compound of wi- (“female”) + no (“first”) + -na (a diminutive suffix) and thus a reflex of Proto-Siouan *rǫ/*nǫ (“one”). That root is otherwise unattested in the Sioux languages, which use reflexes of *wį(y)ą (“one”) instead, and a more prosaic analysis identifies the first elements of the name with winyan (“woman”). Pronunciation: /wɪˈnoʊnə/ 1. A female given name from Dakota, used mainly in the United States. Example: I've met the full Clairol spectrum of Winonas, and I have come to recognize them the way you might watch for pretty little coral snakes in Florida. Isn't that sweet? you think—until it bites you and you die. Just like those pretty little snakes, Winona talks in a sort of a soft and wispy hiss and tells you how confused she is […] 2. A city in Kansas. 3. A city, the county seat of Winona County, Minnesota. 4. A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Mississippi. 5. A city in Missouri. 6. A town in Texas.
Word: Wenonah Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, a less common spelling of Winona. Example: In the moonlight and the starlight, Fair Nokomis bore a daughter. And she called her name Wenonah, As the first-born of her daughters.
Word: Allegra Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro. Pronunciation: /əˈlɛɡrə/, /æˈleɪɡrə/ 1. A female given name from Italian. Labels: rare Example: From my study I see in the lamplight, Descending the broad hall stair, Grave Alice, and laughing Allegra, And Edith with golden hair. 2. A surname from Italian.
Word: bearded tit Part of Speech: noun 1. A small passerine bird (Panurus biarmicus), of much of temperate Eurasia.
Word: Salomone Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Salomone. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Bewick's swan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the engraver Thomas Bewick, who specialised in illustrations of birds and animals. 1. A small swan, Cygnus columbianus, of the family Anatidae.
Word: recken Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of reckon. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Now if ye felt your belly in ſuche caſe, that ye muſt be fayne al daye to tende it with warme clothes, oꝛ els ye were not able to abide the payne, would ye recken your belly ſicke oꝛ whole? I wene ye would recken your belly not in good quart.
Word: whistling swan Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Bewick's swan.
Word: tundra swan Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Bewick's swan. Example: Still, he describes [...] the yellow-breasted chats and tundra swans that would appear in his yard, looking for seed.
Word: endopod Part of Speech: noun 1. endopodite
Word: endopodite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English podite English endopodite From endo- + podite. 1. The innermost of two processes attached to the basal process of the limbs of some Crustacea.
Word: black guillemot Part of Speech: noun 1. A seabird, Cepphus grylle, of the auk family (Alcidae).