nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: self-educated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English educated English self-educated From self- + educated. 1. Of a person, having learned without the direction of a teacher.
Word: self-educated Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English educated English self-educated From self- + educated. 1. simple past and past participle of self-educate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: self-employment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English employment English self-employment From self- + employment. 1. The act or practice of working for oneself, such as being an independent contractor. Labels: uncountable Example: Self-employment lacks the security of working for a big company, but at least the only idiot boss you will meet is yourself.
Word: cantillation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From or equivalent to cantillate + -ion / -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌkæntɪˈleɪʃən/ 1. The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Chanting. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unreliable narrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently coined by the U.S. literary critic Wayne Clayson Booth (1921–2005) in The Rhetoric of Fiction (1961): see the quotation. Pronunciation: /(ˌ)ʌnɹɪˌlaɪəbl nəˈɹeɪtə/, /ˌʌnɹəˌlaɪəb(ə)l ˈnɛˌɹeɪtɚ/, /-ɹətɚ/, /-nəˈɹeɪtɚ/, [-ɾɚ] 1. A narrating character or storyteller in a literary or other artistic work (such as a film, novel, play, or song) who provides conflicting, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise questionable information to the audience or reader. Example: [page 158] For practical criticism probably the most important of these kinds of distance is that between the fallible or unreliable narrator and the implied author who carries the reader with him in judging the narrator. […] [page 159] Unreliable narrators thus differ markedly depending on how far and in what direction they depart from the author's norms; […] Example: The Priest also places a moral barrier between himself and his tale by establishing himself as an "unreliable narrator" capable of deception and irony. Thus, through his habit of speaking equivocally, he can disavow responsibility for his frequently provocative words.
Word: Islamophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Islamo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -phobic English Islamophobic From Islamo- + -phobic. 1. Having a fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims. Example: They viewed the power shift and diversity as a symbolic but meaningful rebuke of the Islamophobic rhetoric that was a central theme of then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign.
Word: jihadi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jihad + -i, after Arabic جِهَادِيّ (jihādiyy). Both the noun and the adjective are in occasional use since the 1960s. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːdi/, /d͡ʒəˈhɑːdi/ 1. A jihadist.
Word: jihadi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jihad + -i, after Arabic جِهَادِيّ (jihādiyy). Both the noun and the adjective are in occasional use since the 1960s. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːdi/, /d͡ʒəˈhɑːdi/ 1. pertaining to jihad or jihadism Labels: not-comparable Example: What is unbearable, in fact, is the feeling, 13 years after 9/11, that America has been chasing its tail; that, in some whack-a-mole horror show, the quashing of a jihadi enclave here only spurs the sprouting of another there; that the ideology of Al Qaeda is still reverberating through a blocked Arab world whose Sunni-Shia balance (insofar as that went) was upended by the American invasion of Iraq. Example: Yet people are miserable and disillusioned, joining jihadi groups in among the largest numbers per capita of any country in the world, and making up the majority of boat-borne migrants to Italy this year.
Word: kwaai Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans kwaai, attributive form of kwaad, from Dutch kwaad. 1. bad-tempered, aggressive, fierce 2. A term of approval, equivalent to great or fantastic; cool; excellent Labels: South-Africa, slang
Word: lehnga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi लहंगा (lahaṅgā). Pronunciation: /ˈlɛnɡə/ 1. A long formal or ceremonial skirt worn by Indian women, usually with a choli (short blouse). Labels: South-Asia Example: For most of the ceremony, Naima was sitting on the stage wearing an elaborate maroon lehnga that was so heavy it had taken the both of us to lift the box when it first arrived from the designer.
Word: fire step Part of Speech: noun 1. A step or platform dug into the front side of a military trench - allowing soldiers to stand on it in order to fire over the parapet. Labels: historical Example: We stood on the fire step with our heads over the top, peering out into No Man's Land. Example: ‘One o' the men on the firestep was 'urt too, but they said it was only a nice blighty one.’
Word: ifs, ands, or buts Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Earlier as ifs and 'ans, plurals of if and 'an (or an, en, or and), dialectal for then, influenced by the conjunction an (meaning if) (See OED entry on and conj.2). Thus it meant ifs and thens. Brewer's analyzes it as ifs and ans, with the meaning ifs and ifs, and that the spelling ands is a mistake. In any case, it was later supplemented with buts. 1. Modifications, limitations, or addenda; qualifications of any kind; speculations about whether a particular idea or enterprise is good. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: 1867, The Frankfort Commonwealth, Frankfort, Kentucky. August 30, 1867, p. 3. Some of those elected on the Rebel Democratic ticket, at the opening of the war, in the interest of the traitors to the Government, professed to be "Union men, without any ifs, ands, or buts." Example: 1947, Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, Dramatists Play Service, Inc. (1952), →ISBN, page 29, BLANCHE. That must’ve been what happened. ¶ STANLEY. I don’t want no ifs, ands or buts! What’s all the rest of the papers?
Word: buttinski Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butt in + -ski. Pronunciation: /bʌtˈɪnski/, [bʌɾ-] 1. Alternative spelling of buttinsky (“one who interferes”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It is never pleasant for a man of sensibility to find himself regarded as a buttinski and a trailing arbutus, and it was thus, I could see at a g., that Wilbert Cream was pencilling me in. 2. Alternative spelling of buttinsky (“telecommunication device”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: buttinskys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buttinsky Labels: form-of, plural
Word: big if Part of Speech: noun 1. An unlikely but necessary condition. Example: "If I were only old enough," said Kate, "and knew enough to teach a day-school, I would begin at once and save half of my money …." "Oh!" Edward replied, "there's a big if in the way." Example: 2004, Dale Brown, Dreamland: Strike Zone, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 217, "If they believe us," said the admiral, "and that's a big if, then we're in a race with them to find this thing. Because if they grab it—"
Word: repechage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French repêchage, from repêcher (“to fish out, rescue”), from re- (“again”) + pêcher (“to fish”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛp.ə.ʃɑːʒ/, /ˈɹɛp.ɪ.ʃɑːʒ/, /ˌɹɛp.əˈʃɑʒ/, /ɹəˌpɛʃˈɑʒ/ 1. A heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round. Labels: countable 2. The use of this form of competition. Labels: uncountable
Word: pathless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English path 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 pathless From path + -less. 1. Without a path or trail. Example: It was an old and pathless forest, and you could not keep anything like a straight course in it. 2. Unexplored. Labels: figuratively
Word: pastorate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pastor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English pastorate From pastor + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people involved with it). 1. The role or responsibilities of a pastor. Example: The old pastor found his pastorate wearying, and longed to retire. 2. The period of service of a particular pastor to their congregation; their term of office. Example: His pastorate had been marked by several changes in church policy with regards to community outreach. 3. An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors. Example: At the denomination's annual conference, the pastorate had passed a bylaw prohibiting members from performing online marriage ceremonies.
Word: pasteurizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pasteurize + -er. 1. A machine or device for pasteurizing something (e.g. milk). Example: The small dairy maintained an industrial pasteurizer and provided home-delivered milk in a local distribution area. 2. A person who pasteurizes.
Word: pasteurizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pasteurizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: severing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɛvəɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of sever Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: severing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɛvəɹɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something is severed. Example: The penile mishaps (one involving a bristled toothbrush), severings (one involves hungry ducks) and surgeries cited by Ms. Roach are nothing if not memorable, but her book consistently undermines its own discoveries.
Word: penuriousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English penurious 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 penuriousness From penurious + -ness. 1. The quality of being penurious. Labels: uncountable Example: In Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness. Example: Covetouſneſs is the root of penuriouſneſs and baſeneſs, it hinders hoſpitality;
Word: peppiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English peppy 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 peppiness From peppy + -ness. 1. The quality of being peppy. Labels: uncountable Example: I am not generally known for my peppiness prior to my first cup of coffee in the morning.
Word: mucronate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mucro(n) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) or directly from Latin mūcrōnātus. 1. Terminating in a mucro (an abruptly tapering point or a sharp spine) such as at the end of a leaf. Labels: not-comparable
Word: perfectibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perfect + -ibility. 1. The possibility of achieving perfection. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In a project involving many people, maintainability is a more useful asset than perfectibility. Example: Thus it was that I beheld, as never before, the awful unreality called evil. The equipollence of God brought to light another glorious proposition, — man’s perfectibility and the establishment of the kingdom of heaven on earth. 2. Perfectionism. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: permissiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English permissive 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 permissiveness From permissive + -ness. 1. The relative likelihood of something or someone to grant permission or allow something to happen. Labels: uncountable Example: The permissiveness of campus life leads many college freshmen to try things they would never have experienced at home. Example: It is no accident that capital punishment is reentering our society on the wave of the conservative reaction to the permissiveness and laxity of the past two decades.
Word: pettiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English petty 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 pettiness From petty + -ness. 1. The quality of being petty. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The pettiness of the accounting department asking me to save a receipt from a fast-food restaurant was absurd. 2. A petty behaviour, attitude, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: remissness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English remiss Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 remissness From remiss + -ness. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmɪsnɪs/ 1. The characteristic of being remiss Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Impunity and remissenes, for certain are the bane of a Commonwealth, but here the great art lyes to discern in what the law is to bid restraint and punishment, and in what things perswasion only is to work. Example: Sir, this should teach us to be as tender, zealous and careful to assert Christ and his church, their privileges and rights, and to forewarn all lest they endanger their souls by encroaching thereon, and lest their omissions and remissness bring eternal premunires upon them, let all know that the spirit of your Master is upon you […]
Word: pickerel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pikerel; equivalent to pike + -rel. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪk(ə)ɹəl/ 1. A freshwater fish of the genus Esox. Example: I see, that the Pickrell-fish, and the Swallowes live well by her lawes. 2. Walleye, A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes. Labels: Canada 3. A wading bird, the dunlin.
Word: piddly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From piddling; see -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪd.li/, /ˈpɪd.əl.i/ 1. Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on. Labels: informal Example: Why play those piddly penny slots when you can win big time at the roulette wheel, man? Example: Is it just me or is anyone else Fecked off with the piddly little window eBay provide for editing your item. It's like trying to decorate your hallway through the letterbox
Word: piggishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English piggish 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 piggishness From piggish + -ness. 1. The quality of being like a pig in one's character; greediness, boorishness, or obstinacy. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The man was a glutton; his piggishness was legendary. Example: The old man's stubborn piggishness kept him from acknowledging that his wife was a better driver than he, even after his license was revoked.
Word: diametrical Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a diagonal or diameter 2. Completely opposed
Word: diaphragmatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or using a diaphragm.
Word: pitch-dark Part of Speech: adj 1. Absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch. Labels: not-comparable Example: The assassin crept into the royal bedchamber only after it was pitch-dark.
Word: pitch dark Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of pitch-dark. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: digressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English digress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English digressive From digress + -ive. Pronunciation: /daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv/ 1. Marked by digression; rambling 2. Being a digression; off-topic Example: I continue to be amused and amazed by the astonishing twaddle that's continually written about the so-called Lavendar ^([sic]) or Violet Quill Club. The latest example of this is an unmotivated, digressive swipe at the Violet Quill (VQ) in T.R. Witomiski's reply letter to various critics in GCN.
Word: dilettantish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dilettante Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English dilettantish From dilettante + -ish. 1. amateurish Example: You are not one to talk about patriotism, and all that, but you can't hoodwink me with your dilettantish pose, Max, and I know that deep down in your nature there is a passionate devotion to your country— Example: Do what I say now, not what I do The dilettantish peekaboo
Word: pixy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pixie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dillydally Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɪliˌdæli/ 1. Alternative spelling of dilly-dally. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: platys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of platy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dimply Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dimple Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dimply From dimple + -y. 1. dimpled
Word: dingdong Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ding-dong. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dingdong Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of ding-dong. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: directorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin dīrēctōrius + -al. By surface analysis, director + -ial. 1. Of or pertaining to a director Example: The Seventies, that most directorial of decades. Example: We cannot afford to disregard the evidence of directorial choices. 2. Of or pertaining to administration or to a directorate Example: After very warm debates, the result was, that the directorial minister of Mentz should make the strongest possible representations to the Emperor's principal commissary. Example: The analysis ... is consistent with the fair treatment of directors and parties affected by directorial behaviour.
Word: directorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English director Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English directorship From director + -ship. 1. The office of a director. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: directorate (sometimes synonymous) Example: The corporate bylaws require a quorum of outside directors, so as to balance the directorship.
Word: direly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dire Middle English -ly English -ly English direly From dire + -ly. 1. In a dire manner
Word: playgoer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + goer. Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪˌɡəʊə/ 1. One who goes to plays; someone known to be a member of the audience at theatric productions. Example: My mother and my sister were the playgoers of the household; they held season tickets to the local theatre. Example: First nights are not what they were, even within the memory of playgoers who would be startled to hear anyone else refer to them as "elderly."
Word: playgoers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playgoer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dirndl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Dirndl, a diminutive of Dirne (“girl”) (Austria, Bavaria), from Middle High German dierne (“girl; servant”), from Old High German diorna, thiorna (“girl; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā (“maiden, young girl; female servant, handmaid”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to flow; to run”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɜːndl̩/, [ˈdɪəndəɫ], /ˈdɜɹnd(ə)l/, [ˈdɚndɫ̩] 1. A traditional Alpine woman's dress having a tight bodice and full skirt. Example: For a change, Selina was not in slacks, but in a simple dirndl and sandals. 2. In full dirndl skirt: a full skirt with a tight waistband resembling one which is part of a traditional Alpine woman's dress. Example: On the cover of the leaflet advertising the Alpenrose Gasthof in Zirl am Gurgl […] there is a decorative picture of a young woman. She is wearing Tyrolese costume: the low-cut white bodice with cross-laced velvet waistcoat, the floral apron and dirndl skirt.
Word: plumed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pluːmd/ 1. Having or decorated with a plume or plumes. Labels: not-comparable Example: O now for euer / Farewell the tranquile mind, farewell content: / Farewell the plumed troope, and the big warres: / That makes ambition vertue: [...] Example: Is there no Albyn now to wake thy song, / No chiefs who still their fathers' worth retain, / No plumed and plaided clans those hills among, / Worthy to claim the tribute of thy strain?
Word: plumed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pluːmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of plume Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dirt-cheap Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of dirt cheap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: prattler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prattle + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹætələ(ɹ)/ 1. One who prattles or is inclined to do so. Example: The patrolman had the misfortune to be assigned a beat that ran past the house of Ms. McDougall, a notorious prattler and neighborhood gossip. Example: “I am glad, Nanny,” says Mrs Miller, “the gentleman hath made the observation; I protest I am almost of his opinion. What can be the matter with you, child? I never saw such an alteration. What is become of all your gaiety? Would you think, sir, I used to call her my little prattler? She hath not spoke twenty words this week.”
Word: preachy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English preach Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English preachy From preach + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹit͡ʃi/ 1. Tending toward excessive moralization. Example: My old fussbudget aunt had a very preachy manner and would prattle on about the dangers of alcohol and other vices.
Word: kakemono Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 掛け物 (kakemono, literally “hanging thing”). Pronunciation: /ˌkɑkeɪˈmoʊnoʊ/, /ˌkækeɪˈməʊnəʊ/ 1. A vertical Japanese scroll painting. 2. A portable self-standing roll-up banner. Example: Posters, flyers, and kakemono provisionally displayed in the RA room are shown in the flow of communication practices. They are removed at the end of the event and appear as a PDF on the website of the diploma a month after the event Example: Depending on the national or local context, these campaigns will use the most effective media and information and communication technology supports, which may include […] posters ; information booth at the entrance of a market ; kakemonos ; special events co-sponsored by the fisheries authorities and cooperatives
Word: melopoeia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μελοποιΐα (melopoiḯa), from μελοποιός (melopoiós, “song-maker, lyric poet”), from μελο- (melo-, “melo-”) + ποιεῖν (poieîn, “to make”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia”). Pronunciation: /ˌmɛləˈpiːə/ 1. Art of composing melodies. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. The use of the sound of words as a facet of poetry. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: grooving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of groove Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: grooving Part of Speech: noun 1. A groove; a long indentation. Example: It appears that moraines and groovings, exactly resembling those of the Alpine regions, are found in all those districts.
Word: Rhodian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Rhodes Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Rhodian From Rhodes + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈrəʊdɪən/, /ˈroʊdi.ən/ 1. From, or pertaining to, the Greek island of Rhodes or its people. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Rhodian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Rhodes Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Rhodian From Rhodes + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈrəʊdɪən/, /ˈroʊdi.ən/ 1. Someone from the island of Rhodes
Word: querent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin querens, present participle of queror (“to complain”). Pronunciation: /ˈkwɚɛnt/ 1. A complainant; a plaintiff. Labels: historical
Word: querent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Old French and Anglo-Norman querant, from Latin quaerens, present participle of quaerō (“to search for, to inquire”) (English query). Pronunciation: /ˈkwɚɛnt/ 1. An inquirer. Example: Meanwhile, the querent stood before the Altar, crowned with laurel, while powered laurel leaves were burnt as incense.
Word: Hanko Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Hanko. 1. A port town and municipality of Uusimaa, on the southern coast of Finland.
Word: Hanko Part of Speech: name Etymology: Both from Polish Hanko and Czech Hanko. 1. A surname.
Word: must needs Part of Speech: verb 1. A pleonastic intensification of must using the adverb needs, meaning “must necessarily”. Labels: dated, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: […]I have spoke thus much To mitigate the justice of thy plea; Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there. Example: I remember, before the Dwarf left the Queen, he followed us one day into thoſe gardens, and my Nurſe having ſet me down, he and I being cloſe together, near ſome Dwarf Apple trees, I muſt need ſhew my Wit, by a ſilly Alluſion between him and the Trees, which happens to hold in their Language as it doth in ours.
Word: Lemnian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the island of Lemnos.
Word: Lemnian Part of Speech: noun 1. An inhabitant of Lemnos.
Word: Lemnian Part of Speech: name 1. An extinct language, related to Etruscan, that was spoken in the Aegean and is attested in a stele found on Lemnos.
Word: sanative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English sanatif, sanative, sanatyf, sanatyfe, sanatyve, from Middle French sanatif, from Early Medieval Latin sānātīvus, from Latin sānātus, from sānō, from sānus. 1. That cures or restores; curative or restorative.
Word: sanative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sanatif, sanative, sanatyf, sanatyfe, sanatyve, from Middle French sanatif, from Early Medieval Latin sānātīvus, from Latin sānātus, from sānō, from sānus. 1. A curative or restorative remedy.
Word: overbook Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English overbook From over- + book. 1. To sell or guarantee more seats for (an event) than actually exist. Labels: transitive
Word: overbooked Part of Speech: adj 1. Having had more seats, tickets, or slots sold or guaranteed than were available.
Word: overbooked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overbook Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overbooking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overbook Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overbooking Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of selling or guaranteeing more seats than are available.
Word: overbooks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overbook Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overbookings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overbooking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fan belt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fanbelt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interzine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Internet + zine. 1. An online publication whose onscreen appearance simulates that of a printed magazine. Labels: rare
Word: Glenys Part of Speech: name Etymology: A twentieth century coinage from Welsh glân (“clean, holy”) + -ys. 1. A female given name from Welsh.
Word: Glynis Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Welsh, variant of Glenys.
Word: Hermione Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῐόνη (Hermĭónē). Not related to German Hermine. Pronunciation: /həˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/, /hɚˈmaɪ.ə.ni/ 1. Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes. Labels: Greek 2. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: Hermione, queen to the worthy Leontes, King of Sicilia, thou art here accused and arraigned of high treason Example: “Are you sure that’s a real spell?” said the girl. “Well, it’s not very good, is it? I’ve tried a few simple spells just for practise and it’s all worked for me… I’m Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you?” 3. An ancient town in Argolis, Greece. 4. The asteroid 121 Hermione.
Word: Hollie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Spelling variant of Holly. 1. A female given name from English. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: rare
Word: Imogen Part of Speech: name Etymology: First used by William Shakespeare in Cymbeline, a misprint for Innogen, from Scottish Gaelic inghean (“girl, maiden”) Pronunciation: /ˈɪməd͡ʒɪn/ 1. A female given name from the Celtic languages. Labels: UK Example: Ile write to my lord ſhe's dead: O Imogen! / Safe mayſt thou wander, ſafe returne agen. Example: She would have to change her own name as well, she'd never liked Tracy. Imogen or Isabel, something feminine and romantic. She supposed she didn't look like an Imogen. Imogens were middle-class Home Counties girls with long blonde hair and vaguely Bohemian mothers.
Word: Janine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Janine and Jeannine under influence from Jane, from Jeanne + -ine, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈniːn/ 1. A female given name from French.
Word: Kaye Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ/ 1. A surname from Middle English, spelling variant of Kay. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: rare 3. A female given name, variant of Kay.
Word: Kaylee Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined toward the end of the 20th century * A combination of Kay + Lee. * A variant of the surname Cayley or Keeley. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪli/ 1. A female given name. 2. A female given name transferred from the surname.
Word: Kailey Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Kaylee.
Word: Kayleigh Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪli/ 1. A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Kaylee.
Word: Keeley Part of Speech: name Etymology: Reduced Anglicized from Irish Ó Caollaidhe (“descendant of Caollaidhe”), a personal name based on the adjective caol (“slender, graceful”). 1. A surname from Irish. 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of recent usage.
Word: hyetal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὑετός (huetós, “rain”). Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪətəl/ 1. Pertaining to rain. Labels: rare
Word: Karin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Swedish Karin or Danish Karin, a medieval form of Katarina, ultimately from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē). See also Karen. Pronunciation: /ˈkærɪn/, /kəˈɹɪn/ 1. A female given name from Danish [in turn from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερῑ́νη (Aikaterī́nē)], variant of Karen. Example: US District Judge Karin Immergut on Saturday issued a ruling that temporarily prevented the Trump administration from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to protect an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility that has been the focus of recent protests in Portland.
Word: Kelli Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Kelly.
Word: Kerri Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Kerry.
Word: Kerrie Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Kerry. 2. A locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, central Victoria, Australia
Word: Keira Part of Speech: name Etymology: A modern feminine form of Kieran, from Irish ciar (“black, dark, little dark one”). 1. A female given name from Irish.
Word: Kyra Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of a Greek Orthodox saint, from Byzantine Greek κυρά (kurá, “lady”), or from Cyra, feminine form of Cyrus. The English name may also be a variant of Keira. Pronunciation: /ˈkiːɹə/, /ˈkaɪɹə/ 1. A female given name of modern usage.
Word: Kirsty Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkɜːsti/, /ˈkɝstiː/, /ˈkɪəɹstiː/ 1. A female given name, Scottish diminutive of Christine. Example: Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has had an eventful career, from the pool, to parliament.
Word: Kyla Part of Speech: name Etymology: Modern invention that can be explained as a feminine form of Kyle. Pronunciation: /kaɪlə/ 1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
Word: Kylee Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, variant of Kylie.
Word: Krystal Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from English, a re-spelling of Crystal. Example: But when Krystal McConnell and Ashley Flynn were named deep in the heart of the '80s the thing was cuteness, feminine delicacy raised to an aesthetic paradigm. --- Krystal : light refracted through the grooves and crests of fancy cut glass, a fragility tempered with the Eastern European heartiness of an imported K.
Word: overindulgent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English indulgent English overindulgent From over- + indulgent. 1. Tending to indulge excessively.
Word: prefixing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of prefix Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prefixing Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a language, characterised by heavy use of prefixes to create grammatical forms; as opposed to suffixing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prefixing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is prefixed.
Word: Lacey Part of Speech: name 1. A Norman habitational surname from Old French from a place Lassy in Calvados. 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Example: "Where'd you get a prissy name like Lacey from, anyway?" "I don't know," Cash tells Alice, keeping his hands on the wheel and his eye trained ahead. "It was Alma thought of it. I think she liked the TV show with the lady cops. Lacey and somebody." 3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Example: Lacey Thrush died last night. Isn't that a name? Her mother was a Lacey. They were an old family here, but she was the last of the Laceys, and the Thrushes went on to California. 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States:
Word: Latoya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly La- + Toya (“a Spanish pet form of Victoria”). 1. A female given name originating as a coinage, of latter 20th-century African-American usage.
Word: apokoinou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek genitive form of ἀπόκοινός (apókoinós), from ἀπό (apó) + κοινός (koinós, “in common”) 1. A blending of two sentences through a common word which has two syntactic functions, one for each of the sentences. The word common to both sentences is often a predicate object in the first and a subject in the second. Labels: rhetoric
Word: Laverne Part of Speech: name Etymology: 19th-century invention, possibly from the Californian town La Verne, named in the belief that it means "the green" in French. Laverne is a genuine French surname, from Gaulish la verne "the alder (tree place)" but - as in the case of Leroy - there is no apparent reason to turn it into an American given name. 1. A female given name transferred from the surname. Labels: US
Word: Iberian Peninsula Part of Speech: name 1. A peninsula located in the extreme southwest of Europe which includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar, bordered on the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Pyrenees forming the northeast edge of the peninsula, connecting it to the rest of Europe.
Word: Laverna Part of Speech: name 1. A goddess of thieves and impostors. Labels: Roman 2. A female given name from Latin, probably a latinized version of the earlier and much more popular Laverne. Labels: US
Word: Leila Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). Taken into English usage through nineteenth-century literature. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪlə/, /ˈliːlə/ 1. A female given name from Arabic. Example: Oh! who young Leila’s glance could read / And keep that portion of his creed / Which saith, that woman is but dust, / A soulless toy for tyrant's lust? Example: "Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?" / "I went to her flat last week with Dad—he likes her." / "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."
Word: Laila Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Leila and Layla, from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), related to لَيْلَة (layla, “night”). Pronunciation: /ˈleɪlə/, /ˈlaɪlə/ 1. A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila. Example: “Laila it is,” Fariba said, smiling tiredly. “Night Beauty. It’s perfect.”
Word: Layla Part of Speech: name Etymology: One of many alternative spellings of a name transliterated from Arabic; see Leila for more information. Since the late 20th century, in English, this given name in this spelling is sometimes bestowed solely because it is considered euphonious, a theme true of many given names; Wikipedia at given name § Popularity discusses name choice motivations. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪlə/ 1. A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila. Example: The blonde squinted at the screen. "I never heard the name Caelum before," she said. "Is it from the Bible?" "I shook my head. "Old family name." "Well, at least you weren't named after some stupid song on the radio." I squinted to read her name tag: Layla. Example: Wokefishing notwithstanding, Layla told Vice she isn’t optimistic about the prospects of dating outside of political bubbles.
Word: Lela Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Georgian ლელა (lela). 2. A female given name from Arabic, possibly a variant of Leila.
Word: Koreas Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Korea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Koreas Part of Speech: name 1. A region of Korean Peninsula, East Asia, Asia. North Korea and South Korea, collectively. Example: Scores of foreign journalists have been dispatched to Seoul to report on the growing tensions between the two Koreas and the possibility of war.
Word: Lilly Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈlɪl.i/ 1. A female given name, variant of Lily. Example: The woman at the center of the controversy, Lilly Gaddis, referred to her friends’ husbands as “broke ass n***s” in the clip—dropping the racial slur in a slight southern drawl so naturally, many speculated she must use it in casual conversation. 2. A female given name, variant of Lily. 3. A female given name, variant of Lily. 4. A surname. 5. A surname.
Word: Lilly Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlɪl.i/ 1. A Lilly Pulitzer dress. Labels: US, informal Example: It angered Target customers who tried, and failed, to grab $40-ish “Lillys” during a sale that was meant to span several weeks and instead spanned mere hours.
Word: Lizbeth Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Elizabeth.
Word: Lucile Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin, variant of Lucille.
Word: Lorna Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by English novelist R. D. Blackmore in 1869 for his novel Lorna Doone, possibly from the Scottish place name Lorn(e) in Argyll. 1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage. Example: "Lorna Doone," she answered in a low voice as if afraid of it, and hanging her head, so that I could see only her forehead and eyelashes; "if you please, my name is Lorna Doone; and I thought you must have known it."
Word: Lucinda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from Lucia with the suffix -inda, first used by Cervantes in Don Quixote (1605). Pronunciation: /luˈsɪndə/ 1. A female given name from Latin. 2. A coastal town in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.
Word: Louella Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Lou (name) + -ella (diminutive suffix). First attested in the 19th century. 1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
Word: Luella Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Louella. Example: There was only one person in the village who had actually known Luella Miller. That person was a woman well over eighty, but a marvel of vitality and unextinct youth.
Word: Korean Peninsula Part of Speech: name 1. A peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea. Example: The Korean peninsula on Friday was covered by large amounts of Asian dust, prompting authorities in South Korea to activate alerts over poor air quality.
Word: makhani Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੱਖਣੀ (makkhaṇī) or Hindi मखनी (makhnī, “buttery”). 1. Cooked Punjabi-style in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream. Labels: not-comparable
Word: makhani Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੱਖਣੀ (makkhaṇī) or Hindi मखनी (makhnī, “buttery”). 1. A Punjabi dish cooked in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream. Example: I can't say that all the Indian dals and makhanis I enjoy are eupeptic, but they dance a tarantella on the tongue that lifts my soul.
Word: Maisie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Mairead + -sie. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪ.zi/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Margaret. Example: When Maisie first met Danny, she remembers that he had an infectious laugh and a love for music.
Word: mitumba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swahili mitumba, plural of mtumba (“bundle, bale”). Second-hand clothes are often packaged in bundles or bales. 1. Second-hand clothing, especially that provided by aid agencies and subsequently sold. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Marjory Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Margery. Example: If Barbara Gordon was like a name from a Scottish ballad, Marjory Taylor was the kind of name he heard on the radio sometimes, in English pop songs. Jennifer Eccles. Angela Jones. Marjory Taylor. Example: The gunman, Nikolas Cruz, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A school resource officer faces charges after allegedly failing to confront the gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Word: non-compete Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + compete. 1. Describing a contractual clause that prevents a person or company from competing with another, especially with a former employer or partner. Labels: not-comparable Example: You will need to sign a non-compete agreement, of course.
Word: non-compete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + compete. 1. Such a clause; such a contract.
Word: Mavis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined at the end of the 19th century from mavis, a poetical name for the song thrush. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪvɪs/ 1. A female given name from English. Example: "Rather an odd name, Mavis, isn't it?" I at last ventured to observe. "Yes, - but it suits her wonderfully. She sings quite as sweetly as any thrush, so she merits her designation."
Word: Mariana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latinized form of Marian, ultimately from Mary or Mary + Ann. It is also the feminine form of Latin Mariānus, derivative of Marius, but these rather rare Roman names have been completely intertwined with Maria in the Christian era. 1. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Aramaic] or from Hebrew; variant forms Marian, Maryana.
Word: Margie Part of Speech: name 1. A pet form of the female given name Margaret.
Word: Maryann Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mary + Ann. 1. A female given name from Hebrew.
Word: squirearchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From squire + -archy. 1. The landowning gentry. Labels: historical Example: Now, as one of the squirearchy, greeted with honorable salutations by the villagers, he marched into his office, and peace and dignity were upon him, and the morning's dissonances all unheard. Example: 1930 [Cambridge University Press], G. G. Coulton, The Medieval Scene: An Informal Introduction to the Middle Ages, 2000, Dover, page 37, We may characterise medieval village government not unfairly as squirearchy, though often a benevolent squirearchy enough, just as the squirearchy of the eighteenth century was often benevolent also.
Word: prison chaser Part of Speech: noun 1. A prison guard; particularly one who guards military prisoners on fatigue duty. Example: A "prison chaser" is a soldier assigned to the task of guarding military prisoners who have been assigned and are performing fatigue detail. Example: When that training was complete, I was given temporary assignment as a prison chaser (guard in a Brig).
Word: stern chaser Part of Speech: noun 1. A gun or cannon mounted on the stern of a ship for firing at a pursuing vessel.
Word: every man Jack Part of Speech: pron 1. All the members of a group with no exceptions. Labels: idiomatic Example: When the captain offered a free round of grog to the crew, every man Jack of them lined up for a cupful.
Word: fine-tuned universes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fine-tuned universe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: every man jack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of every man Jack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Curaçao Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Curaçao, from Spanish Curaçao, probably a transcription of a Caquetío (Arawakan) endonym. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːɹəsaʊ/, /ˌkuːɹəˈsaʊ/ 1. An island and constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the west coast of Venezuela.
Word: anthropic coincidence Part of Speech: noun 1. A coincidence in the known physical constants, without which life as we know it would not be possible.
Word: anthropic coincidences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anthropic coincidence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: physical constant Part of Speech: noun 1. A physical quantity that is generally believed to be both universal in nature and constant in time.
Word: luminal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin lumina (“lights”) + English -al. 1. of or pertaining to the lumen Labels: not-comparable 2. of or pertaining to the nature of light Labels: not-comparable 3. light-speed; having the speed of light (usually in the void) Labels: not-comparable
Word: luminal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the brand name. 1. The drug phenobarbital. Labels: uncountable
Word: basalolateral Part of Speech: adj 1. Further away from a lumen.