nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: chlorinator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English chlorine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English chlorinate English -or English chlorinator From chlorinate + -or. 1. That which chlorinates.
Word: chlorinators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chlorinator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: khene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Lao ແຄນ (khǣn). Pronunciation: /kɛːn/ 1. A traditional musical instrument of Laos, being a type of bamboo mouth organ. Example: There are processions led by dancers with castanets and accompanied by musicians playing the Kène. Example: The khene was once used to call warriors to fight. Now it is used for ceremonies.
Word: diapering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of diaper Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: diapering Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of clothing somebody in a diaper. Example: Then the therapist remembered that throughout the early critical period of the treatment, she had observed many diaperings of Billy, but at no time had Kathie shown revulsion toward the baby's feces or cleaning the anal region. 2. A regular pattern of the same shape, evenly spaced. Example: The space between each two spokes is filled in with very elaborate diaperings, in which red and blue alternately prevail[…]
Word: diapered Part of Speech: adj 1. Wearing a diaper. Labels: not-comparable 2. Bearing a diaper pattern. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diapered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of diaper Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dialled Part of Speech: verb 1. (Canada), simple past and past participle of dial Labels: UK
Word: brushy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English brushy From brush + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹʌʃi/, /ˈbɹʊʃi/ 1. Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy. Example: It [a dormouse] dipped its brushy tail (somewhat resembling that of a fox) into the dish, and carried the milk in this manner to the mouth. Example: The northern variety living in the forests of New South Wales and Queensland have smaller ears, shorter feet and a longer, brushier tail than those in the Victorian woods to the south. 2. Of the countryside: having thick vegetation, taller than grass but shorter than trees; having abundant brush; shrubby. Example: Throughout much of northern Alaska, tundra is becoming brushier and giving way to forest. As tundra diminishes, animals that depend on it for food or nesting habitat—caribou and many birds—are likely to lose out.
Word: devotees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of devotee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bolivar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bolívar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: belcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From belch + -er. 1. Someone who belches.
Word: belcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after James Belcher (1781–1811), a famous English boxer. 1. A dark blue neckerchief with white spots, each having a dark-blue spot in the centre. Labels: dated Example: 1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist He had a brown hat on his head, and a dirty belcher handkerchief round his neck: with the long frayed ends of which he smeared the beer from his face as he spoke.
Word: bunraku Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowing from Japanese 文楽 (bunraku). 1. A traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre. Labels: uncountable
Word: cabré Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French cabré, from cabrer (“to rear up”). Pronunciation: /kəˈbɹeɪ/, /ˈkɑː.bɹeɪ/ 1. Rearing; forcené. Example: [...] 2, gules, two joined hands proper, parée purple, accompanied by three stars or (two in chief, and one in base); 3, gules, a horse, cabré argent; 4, azure, a ship with three masts proper, sails inflated,[…] 2. With the nose up and the tail down.
Word: bongoist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bongo Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English bongoist From bongo + -ist. 1. A musician who plays the bongoes.
Word: blunge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably imitative, blend of blend, blow, plunge... Pronunciation: /blʌndʒ/ 1. To mix clay and water.
Word: blotty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English blot Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blotty From blot + -y. 1. Characterised or ridden with blots or blemishes. Example: ...the vowels were all alike and the consonants only distinguishable as turning up or down, the strokes had a blotty solidity and the letters disdained to keep the line.
Word: boresome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bore + -some. 1. Marked by boredom; boring; uninteresting Example: [...], but if he didn't, he says, the job would be too boresome. Boresome, too boresome, is a good way to describe that ten- hour round-trip ride. I am one of the few making it alone. Example: “[...] You got to hang on to the melody and never let it get boresome.” That desire never to be “boresome” underscored the ebullience and joy in most of his songs.
Word: battik Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of batik. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: battik Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of batik. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dines Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /daɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bedmate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English -mate English bedmate From bed + -mate. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛdˌmeɪt/ 1. A person with whom one shares a bed. Example: Catherine of Aragon: wonderful woman, the Queen of England, the bedmate of Henry VIII - that much I knew already. Example: These [periodic leg movements] may awaken the sleeper, but often they do nor and are more disruptive to the bedmate. If you or your bedmate experience either of these disorders, talk with a sleep specialist about possible treatment
Word: statistical process control Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of monitoring a process through the use of control charts. Labels: uncountable
Word: beastie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beast + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːsti/ 1. Beast, animal. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, informal
Word: control chart Part of Speech: noun 1. A tool used to determine whether a manufacturing or business process is in a state of statistical control or not.
Word: beachboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beach + boy. 1. A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach. 2. A young male who frequently goes to the beach, especially in sunny climates.
Word: bartend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from bartender. 1. To tend a bar; to act as a barman. Labels: intransitive Example: “I bartended in that room,” [Mark Ruffalo] said, gesturing toward a space with cushy chairs. Example: Jimmy used to scallop from October to March and bartend a few shifts here and there over the summers when scalloping is prohibited.
Word: bahadur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Hindustani بہادر / बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”), from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur). Doublet of bogatyr. 1. A warrior, especially a Turko-Mongol. 2. A Mughal honorific connoting martial courage and valor, suffixed to name or title, which it raises by half a degree. Commonly bestowed upon loyal princes and victorious military commanders by Mughal emperors, and later by their British successors. Labels: India, historical
Word: birdseye Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of bird's-eye. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: birdseye Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bird's-eye. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: verveine Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of vervain. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: bluefin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blue + fin. 1. bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins.
Word: brewski Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brew + -ski. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuski/ 1. Beer. Labels: informal, uncountable 2. A serving of beer. Labels: countable, informal Example: Yeah, going for a brewski after a rousing game of touch football with your work team will help you replenish your protein better than a glass of chardonnay. Example: Budweiser says this will be the first of many excursions it plans to back. And, eventually, the newly gleaned information could inform how the company will make brewskis for Mars.
Word: bricky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English brick Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bricky From brick + -y. 1. Covered with brick. 2. Similar to brick in texture, colour, shape, etc. Example: His face was a dark, bricky red, deeply creased rather than wrinkled, and the skin was like loose leather over his neckband[…]
Word: bricky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brick Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bricky From brick + -y. 1. A bricklayer. Labels: slang
Word: bakshish Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of baksheesh. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: bakshish Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of baksheesh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: busload Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bus + load. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌsˌloʊd/ 1. The amount that can fit on a bus. Example: In the Chinning township, two busloads of tourists from the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang swamp a shop selling knives recast from the remains of the shells fired onto the island by Chinese troops. Example: Seattle was close enough to Vancouver that a busload of fans had made the journey […]
Word: chuckler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chuckle + -er. 1. Someone who chuckles.
Word: chuckler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tamil சக்கிலி (cakkili), denoting a member of a sub-caste of Dalits often employed in shoemaking. 1. A shoemaker, a cobbler. Labels: India, archaic
Word: myoclonic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to myoclonus; consisting of or characterized by sudden jerking motions. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1891, James Hendrie Lloyd, “Report of Two Cases of Rare Myoclonic Disorder”, paper to be read at the Seventh Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association, 1891 September 22-24, listed in George F. Shrady (editor), Medical Record volume 40, William Wood & Company, number 1, 1891 July 4. Example: Propofol has been implicated in epileptogenesis, with myoclonic activity and opisthotonos during clinical use, prompting a warning from the United Kingdom Committee on the safety of medicine.
Word: zabajone Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌzæbaɪˈəʊnɪ/ 1. Alternative form of zabaglione. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: zaikai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 財界 (zaikai, “world of money”), from 財 (zai, “money; wealth”) + 界 (kai, “world”). Pronunciation: /ˈzaɪkaɪ/ 1. Collectively, the powerful and influential businesspeople and tycoons of Japan. Example: Behind the trading company and the bank are the financially interconnected companies known as zaikai, many of which descended from pre-war zaibatsu oligopolists. The modern zaikai has remained every bit as strong as its zaibatsu predecessors, achieving this result by linking companies (through interlocking directorships and equity by participation) whose operations comprehend most of the major areas of Japanese industrial activity. Example: In exchange for the continued support of the zaikai, which expresses the consensus of big business and acts as a large pipeline supplying the capital necessary for LDP activities, the LDP has made the utmost effort to reflect the designs of big business in its policy-making.
Word: bromoacetone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English acetone English bromoacetone From bromo- + acetone. 1. The brominated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Br, once used as a lachrymatory agent Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bromoacetate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- English acetate English bromoacetate From bromo- + acetate. 1. Any salt or ester of bromoacetic acid
Word: bromoacetic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bromo- + acetic acid. 1. The brominated derivative of acetic acid CH₂Br-COOH that is used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: bandmate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bandiz Old English bend Middle English band English band English -mate English bandmate From band + -mate. Pronunciation: /ˈbændˌmeɪt/ 1. Someone with whom one shares membership in a band.
Word: bromobenzene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- German Benzoe ▲ Latin -īnusder. German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene English bromobenzene From bromo- + benzene. 1. The brominated derivative of benzene C₆H₅Br that is used as a solvent and, via Grignard reagents, to manufacture pharmaceuticals etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bakeware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₃g- Proto-Germanic *bakaną Proto-West Germanic *bakan Old English bacan Middle English baken English bake Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English bakeware From bake + -ware. 1. Cooking equipment intended for use inside an oven. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bromobutane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- English butane English bromobutane From bromo- + butane. 1. Any of several brominated derivatives of butane that are used, via Grignard reagents, in organic synthesis
Word: managerless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage English -er English manager 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 managerless From manager + -less. 1. Without a manager. Labels: not-comparable Example: The crop season was at hand and the sugarcane fields, managerless, were open to the malice of those who bore the Tulsis grudges.
Word: bromochloromethane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English methane English bromochloromethane From bromo- + chloro- + methane. 1. A colorless halogenated organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, bromine, and chlorine. It belongs to the halomethane family and has a tetrahedral molecular structure. The chemical was used in fire suppression systems and as an industrial chemical intermediate, but production was discontinued because it damages the ozone layer. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bromoethane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- German Ethylbor. English ethyl English eth- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English ethane English bromoethane From bromo- + ethane. 1. The brominated derivative of ethane CH₃-CH₂Br used, via Grignard reagents in organic synthesis Labels: uncountable
Word: pones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bromoform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bromo- + -form. 1. The haloform CHBr₃, a very heavy liquid that is the bromine analogue of chloroform. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fluoroform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fluoro- + -form. 1. The haloform CHF₃ that is the fluorine analogue of chloroform Labels: uncountable
Word: pongas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ponga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bromoketone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- German Ketonbor. English ketone English bromoketone From bromo- + ketone. 1. Any brominated derivative of a ketone
Word: bromomethane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English methane English bromomethane From bromo- + methane. 1. The brominated hydrocarbon CH₃Br, used as a soil sterilant and pesticide. Formed in a substitution reaction between methane and bromine (often in the form of bromine water). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sterilant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sterile Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English sterilant From sterile + -ant. Pronunciation: /ˈstɛɹɪlənt/ 1. Any substance used to sterilize something
Word: bromothymol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- English thymol English bromothymol From bromo- + thymol. 1. A brominated derivative of thymol that is formally part of the structure of the dye bromothymol blue
Word: bromothymol blue Part of Speech: noun 1. A dye, 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide, which is used as an acid-base indicator Labels: uncountable
Word: have a bone in one's leg Part of Speech: verb 1. Used as a fatuous excuse to avoid doing something. Labels: UK, informal Example: "Jimmy, run along to the shop and get some potatoes." / "I can't: I've got a bone in my leg."
Word: bromotrifluoroethylene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bromo- + trifluoro + ethylene. 1. The halogenated hydrocarbon BrFC=CF₂ once used as a refrigerant Labels: uncountable
Word: bromotrifluoromethane Part of Speech: noun 1. The halogenated hydrocarbon CBrF₃ once used in fire extinguishers Labels: uncountable
Word: bromous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, brome + -ous, or, by surface analysis, brom(ine) + -ous. 1. Of or pertaining to bromous acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bromous acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The unstable oxyacid of bromine HBrO₂ Labels: uncountable
Word: bromite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English bromite From bromine + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹəʊmʌɪt/, /ˈbɹoʊmaɪt/ 1. The univalent anion BrO₂⁻ 2. Any salt of bromous acid
Word: Eder Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Eder. 1. A surname from German.
Word: bromyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brom- + -yl. 1. The univalent cation BrO₂⁺.
Word: butadiyne Part of Speech: noun 1. diacetylene Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: butadiynyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English butadiyne Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English butadiynyl From butadiyne + -yl. 1. The univalent radical HC≡C-C≡C- derived from butadiyne
Word: butanal Part of Speech: noun 1. butyraldehyde Labels: uncountable
Word: butyraldehyde Part of Speech: noun 1. The aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CHO derived from butane Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: butanoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From butane + -oic. 1. Of or pertaining to butanoic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: butanoic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: butane + -oic acid 1. The chemical compound with the formula CH₃(CH₂)₂COOH, a short chain fatty acid; its glyceride is one of the principle components of the flavor of butter. Labels: uncountable
Word: -oic Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Clipped from benzoic. 1. used to form the names of carboxylic groups and acids Labels: morpheme
Word: butenal Part of Speech: noun 1. crotonaldehyde Labels: uncountable
Word: crotonaldehyde Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From croton + aldehyde. 1. The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis
Word: butenoate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butenoic acid + -ate. 1. Any salt or ester of butenoic acid; crotonate
Word: butenoic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. crotonic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: butenyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several isomeric univalent radicals derived from butene; but especially crotyl
Word: crotyl Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent radical (cis- or trans-) CH₃-CH=CH-CH₂-
Word: insulter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From insult + -er. 1. Someone who insults.
Word: tamarinde Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of tamarind. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: gastrocamera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr)der. English gastro- English camera English gastrocamera From gastro- + camera. 1. A small camera that can be lowered through the alimentary canal to photograph inside the stomach.
Word: flying jib Part of Speech: noun 1. The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel. Example: Next thing, rigging is heaved down directly over our heads, and a long-drawn cry and a rattling of hanks announce that the flying-jib has come in.
Word: quasi-adjective Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- English adjective English quasi-adjective From quasi- + adjective. 1. An adjectival noun, a specific Japanese part of speech. Some of these words can be used as regular nouns, and all can be used as adjectives when followed by the postfix な (na), in contrast to Japanese common adjectives, 形容詞 (keiyōshi). In Japanese grammar, these words are categorized as 形容動詞 (keiyō dōshi).
Word: devshirme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیوشیرمه (devşirme, literally “collection, gathering”) (Turkish devşirme). 1. Systematic collection of non-Muslim boys or young men from rural Christian populations of the Balkans, practiced by Ottomans; the boys were taken to Istanbul, converted to Islam and educated for military profession or religious disciplines. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: -borough Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From borough, from Old English burh (“fortified place”). Pronunciation: /-bɹə/, /-bəɹə/, /-bɹɘ/, /-bɘɹɘ/, /-b(ə)ɹoʊ/ 1. Placename suffix, indicated site of a fortified place. Labels: morpheme 2. Placename suffix, indicating a borough. Labels: morpheme
Word: dehumidifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dehumidify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dehumidifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dehumidify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dehumidified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dehumidify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: drawls Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of drawl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drawls Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of drawl Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: drawls Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of draws (“drawers”). 1. Synonym of drawers. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: He’s standing outside in his drawls with a chicken foot in his left hand, handing out track pamphlets on the corner like he should be called “The Lost Prophet”. Example: “You dead bitch!” Ric said to the stripper hoe as they left the room with everything including his drawls, shoes and socks.
Word: drubs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of drub Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: drubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drubbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of drub Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: confrère Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of confrere. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It consisted in the hope that a driver or fireman might be too incapacitated to carry on when, in true story-book fashion, the pupil would do the job, save the situation and find himself a hero among his confrères of the running shed.
Word: draping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drape + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹeɪpɪŋ/ 1. That which drapes. 2. Material used as a drape.
Word: draping Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From drape + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹeɪpɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of drape Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: drapings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɹeɪpɪŋz/ 1. plural of draping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -bury Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Old English byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”) (whence borough); doublet of -borough and -burg. Due to the collapse of the case system between Old and Middle English, many placenames retain a fossilized dative form, as places would most commonly have been invoked in the dative (after a preposition in, at, to etc.). Pronunciation: /-bɹi/, /-bəɹi/, /-bɹɪ/, /-bəɹɪ/, /-bɘɹi/ 1. A placename suffix indicating a fortified place. Labels: morpheme Example: Some of these hilltops – Sidbury, Quarley, Danebury and Woolbury – were later, in the sixth and fifth centuries, appropriated for the building of hillforts.
Word: -burgh Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of -borough and -bury. 1. Place name suffix, indicating the site of a fortified place. Labels: morpheme
Word: debacles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of debacle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schottische Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German schottische (“Scottish”), as in der schottische Tanz (“the Scottish dance”). First attested in 1849. The Oxford English Dictionary comments that the “quasi-French pronunciation […] has no justification”. Pronunciation: /ʃɒˈtiːʃ/, /ʃəˈtiːʃ/, /ˈʃɑːdɪʃ/ 1. A partnered country dance resembling a slow polka, probably of German origin, first introduced in England in 1848. Example: The aim of whose existence appears to be that of rattling through the polka or schottische with the velocity of a spinning jenny. Example: […] this abominable German usage we have imported—the polka and the schottish too […] 2. Music for the schottische.
Word: schottische Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From German schottische (“Scottish”), as in der schottische Tanz (“the Scottish dance”). First attested in 1849. The Oxford English Dictionary comments that the “quasi-French pronunciation […] has no justification”. Pronunciation: /ʃɒˈtiːʃ/, /ʃəˈtiːʃ/, /ˈʃɑːdɪʃ/ 1. To dance a schottische. Labels: intransitive Example: I could only schottische a little. Example: I polked and schottisched with a step peculiar to myself—and the kangaroo.
Word: amateur hour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: , the host of Major Bowes Amateur Hour which was broadcast on the radio in the US from 1934 to 1945]] Probably from the names of series of US radio and television programs such as Major Bowes Amateur Hour (broadcast on the radio 1934–1945) and The Original Amateur Hour (on the radio 1948–1952, and on television 1948–1970). Pronunciation: /ˈamətə ˈaʊə(ɹ)/, /-tjə/, /-tjʊə/, /ˈæmətɚ ˈaʊɚ/, /-tʃɚ/ 1. An event, particularly on radio or television, showcasing the talents of amateur performers. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: amateur night Example: "Momma was very talented. She liked to act in plays … She used to sing, do a lot of singing in French, you know. … They used to have amateur hours in those days. You didn't have that many places to go." She performed for the amateur hours at church fairs and at St. James High School. 2. A situation or activity in which the participants show a lack of skill, sound judgment, or professionalism. Labels: US, countable, idiomatic, uncountable Example: Two years into its first term the [Jimmy] Carter Administration developed a foreign policy that seems in perfect continuity with its six predecessors. […] Little change has taken place during what has been called "the amateur hour" except for a slight quickening of the Cold War pulse. Example: The First World War may have brought, as Dos Passos maintained, an end to "the bully amateur's world," but amateur hour was already closing down as American soldiers struggled up San Juan Hill. Three books written between 1897 and 1899 are flashes that streaked the sky at the moment "the boy culture" of volunteers was displaced (and absorbed) by the "dirtywork" of regulars committed to the culture of management.
Word: butoxide Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bjuˈtɑk.saɪd/ 1. Any butyl ether. 2. Any salt of a butyl alcohol.
Word: divulging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of divulge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: divulging Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is divulged. Example: Though it was no longer a question of her life and safety, he knew that he could still preserve her memory from stain by keeping her secret, even though its divulgings might clear his own.
Word: butyl alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of four isomeric aliphatic alcohols derived from butane; butanol
Word: deathblows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deathblow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butylamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butyl + amine. 1. Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane
Word: butylammonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butyl + ammonium? 1. Any cation obtained by the protonation of a butylamine
Word: butylbenzene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butyl + benzene. 1. Any of the isomeric hydrocarbons obtained by replacing one hydrogen atom of a benzene molecule with a butyl group; several of their derivatives are used as insecticides
Word: butylene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Hellenic *gʷous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂rós Proto-Hellenic *tūrós Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós) Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros)der. English but- English -ylene English butylene From but- + -ylene. 1. Any of three isomeric aliphatic alkenes containing four carbon atoms and one double bond; their polymers are used as synthetic rubber.
Word: butyne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From but- + -yne. 1. Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four carbon atoms and a triple bond, with the empirical formula (C₄H₆)
Word: several states Part of Speech: noun 1. The states of the United States, collectively. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, . . . but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; . . . To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states. Example: Implicit in this argument is the contention that the Philippines, while belonging to the United States as a sovereign, are not part of it; and that merchandise brought from the Philippines is an import because it originates outside of and is brought into the territory comprising the several states which are united under and by the Constitution, territory in which the constitutional prohibition against the state taxation of imports, is alone applicable. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see several, states. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: butyral Part of Speech: noun 1. butyraldehyde
Word: butyramide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English butyric Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide blend English butyramide Blend of butyric + amide. 1. An amide of butyric acid
Word: butyrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butyric + -ate. 1. Any salt or ester of butyric acid. Example: It is butyrate, however, which is the fatty acid of most importance to the colonic epithelial cell. Apart from being an important respiratory fuel for the colonocyte, butyrate has remarkably diverse properties in a wide range of cells. Example: Another question to be raised is the possible use of butyrate in the lipogenic pathway. Even though the carbons from butyrate could be incorporated into lipid extracts [12], this incorporation represents less than 1 % of CO₂, and TKB productions.
Word: disinterring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disinter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disinterred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disinter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Lew Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ljuː/, /luː/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Lewis. 2. A diminutive of the male given name Lewis. Example: When Lew Wasserman reinvented the studio system, leadership skills grew harder to find and the number of modern studio conglomerates boiled down to six, as discussed in chapters 15 to 20. 3. A surname.
Word: Mohr Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: cockloft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cock + loft. 1. A small attic or garret. Example: For if the lowest floors already burn, / Cocklofts and garrets soon will take the turn. Example: All theſe gentlemen appeared at the hour appointed in Mr. Curll's dining-room, two excepted; one of whom was the gentleman in the cockloft, his landlady being out of the way, and the gradus ad parnaſſum taken down; the other happened to be too cloſely watched by the bailiffs. 2. A horizontal void between a building's uppermost ceiling and its roof, with no habitable or accessible space. Example: Fires often spread through cocklofts.
Word: collywobbles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from colic (“severe pains that grip the abdomen”) + wobble (“unsteady motion”). Alternatively, it has been suggested that the word derives from colly (“coal dust”) (in the sense of someone becoming ill from breathing in such dust), or that it is a corruption of cholera. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒlɪwɒb(ə)lz/, /ˈkɑliˌwɑb(ə)lz/ 1. A stomach ache or an upset stomach. Labels: UK, humorous, informal, plural, plural-only Example: Petunia’s off school today with a touch of the collywobbles. Example: Collywobbles, the gripes. 2. Anxiety, fear, uneasiness. Labels: UK, broadly, humorous, informal, plural, plural-only Example: I don’t like walking through the forest at night. It gives me the collywobbles. Example: This business of getting Bill educated has just about given me the collywobbles. You wouldn't think to look at the boy, that he could possibly be such a tragic misfit in school.
Word: throw one's weight around Part of Speech: verb 1. To exercise influence or authority, especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner. Labels: idiomatic Example: Jim was a tyrant who threw his weight around when it came to punishing his students.
Word: modiste Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French modiste. Compare modist. Pronunciation: /məʊˈdiːst/ 1. A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothing, especially dresses or hats. Example: All the colours of the rainbow, materialised by modistes, were there. Example: Her dresses – about 150 each year – are made by Rose Bertin, an expensive but necessary modiste with premises on the rue Saint-Honoré.
Word: syncitium Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of syncytium. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: mynheer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch mynheer, mijnheer. Pronunciation: /mʌɪnˈhɛː/, /ˈmeɪnhɪə/, /məˈnɪə/, /maɪnˈhɛ(ə)ɹ/, /maɪnˈhɪ(ə)ɹ/ 1. Sir, as a polite form of address to a Dutchman or Afrikaner. Example: My hand, bully; thou shalt have egress and regress; said I well? and thy name shall be Brook. It is a merry knight. Will you go, mynheers? Example: But trifling apart, there is one thing certain, mynheeren, and that is, that some extraordinary event is taking place on board the Dutchman.
Word: gigabarrel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English giga- Old French barilbor. Middle English barel English barrel English gigabarrel From giga- + barrel. 1. A unit of volume equal to a thousand million barrels.
Word: Rajput Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi राजपूत (rājpūt), from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rājaputra, “prince”), a compound of राजन् (rājan, “king”) and पुत्र (putra, “son”). See also the related term Fitzroy. 1. A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India. 2. A surname.
Word: Abbottabad Part of Speech: name Etymology: After James Abbott; literally Abbott's town, Abbott + -abad. Pronunciation: /ˈæbətəbɑːd/ 1. A city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and capital of the district by that name.
Word: Illyrian Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪəɹiən/, /ɪˈlɪəɹɪən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Illyria or Illyrians. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or in the Illyrian language. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or in the Serbo-Croatian language. Labels: historical, not-comparable, obsolete Example: Scholars divide the great bulk of the Slavic languages into two branches […] The south-eastern or eastern division contains the Russian, Bulgarian, and Illyrian languages Example: The Slavic dialect used was examined by a very gifted poet, Gion Palmotich (1606–1657) , who attempts to identify the Dalmatian or Illyrian language (i. e., Serbo-Kroatian) with the Czech of Bohemia, which had been recognized by Charles the Fourth, in his Golden Bull (1355), as necessary for imperial princes to learn.
Word: Illyrian Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪəɹiən/, /ɪˈlɪəɹɪən/ 1. An extinct Indo-European language or group of languages spoken in modern Southeastern Europe, in the western half of the Balkan Peninsula. 2. The Serbo-Croatian language. Labels: historical, obsolete Example: The preface contains a defense of the Illyrian language and a list of the major Slavic “dialects” (Russian, Polish, Bohemian, Illyrian). 3. A sub-age from 240 ± 2.0 to 237 ± 2.0 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.
Word: Illyrian Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪəɹiən/, /ɪˈlɪəɹɪən/ 1. An inhabitant of ancient Illyria. 2. An inhabitant of Roman province of Illyricum (Illyro-Roman). 3. A South Slav, especially a Croat, used in 17th-19th centuries. Labels: obsolete 4. A Proto-Albanian. Labels: uncommon 5. A member of the Illyrian movement, a pan-South-Slavic cultural and political campaign. Labels: historical
Word: Rawalpindi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from Western Punjabi راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from راول (rāval) and پنڈی (pinḍī), diminutive of پنڈ (pinḍ, “village”). The metonymical sense is from the Joint Staff Headquarters, the headquarters of the Pakistan Armed Forces located in that city. Pronunciation: /rɑːwəlˈpɪndi/, /rɔːlˈpɪndi/ 1. A city in Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district of the same name and the headquarters of the Pakistani military. 2. A district of Punjab, Pakistan. 3. The military of Pakistan. Labels: metonymically Example: “It is a welcome first step. [We] hope it will get Rawalpindi (Pakistan’s military) thinking,” a senior official told The Hindu, although the government issued no formal reaction to the development.
Word: Murree Part of Speech: name 1. A city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Example: “Where I live is called Murree; it’s a summer retreat, an hour from Islamabad. It’s hilly and green, lots of trees, high above sea level.”
Word: Haripur Part of Speech: name 1. A city, the district headquarters of Haripur district, Hazara region, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. 2. A town in Barisal, Bangladesh. 3. A village in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India, also known as Haripuram. 4. A census town in Pandabeswar community development block, Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. 5. A village in Chanditala I community development block, Srirampore, Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. 6. A village in Berasia tehsil, Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh, India. 7. A village in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. 8. A rural municipality of Sarlahi district, Province No. 2, Nepal. 9. A rural municipality of Sunsari district, Province No. 1, Nepal. 10. A rural municipality of Saptari district, Province No. 2, Nepal.
Word: Quetta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicisation of Urdu کوئٹَہ (kuveṭa). Pronunciation: /ˈkwɛtə/ 1. A city, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan.
Word: extrorse Part of Speech: adj 1. Of anthers: dehiscing outwards from the center of the flower.
Word: phellodermal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English phelloderm Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English phellodermal From phelloderm + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to phelloderm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phelloderm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek φελλός (phellós) + -derm. 1. The innermost parenchymatous tissue of the periderm of some plants
Word: chemometrician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English chemometrics Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English chemometrician From chemometrics + -ian. 1. A scientist or statistician who specialises in chemometrics.
Word: link editor Part of Speech: noun 1. A program that links modules together, by resolving calls or references to external names, to form a single executable program
Word: floriferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin flos, floris + -i- + -ferous. 1. That bears flowers (especially lots of flowers). Example: So floriferous are Asian pears, and the tree so laden with young fruit, that as the tree approaches maturity it is worth considering thinning the fruit (I can't quite bring myself to thin the flowers) so as to neither overburden the tree for this year nor tire it for the next.
Word: flabelliform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin flabell(um) English -i- Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English flabelliform From Latin flabell(um) (“fan”) + English -i- + -form. 1. Shaped like a fan; flabellate
Word: abonnement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French abonnement, from French abonner (“subscribe”). Pronunciation: /æˈbɔn.mɑ̃/ 1. A subscription or season ticket in a French-speaking country or another country where abonnement is the local term. Example: Securities in respect of which no abonnement has been contracted will be described as "not under abonnement," and those subject to such an agreement will be indicated as "under abonnement."
Word: Shoop Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a German surname, Americanized from Schupp. * Also an Americanized spelling of Dutch and North German Schoop, from Middle Dutch schoepe and Middle Low German schōpe (“ladle”) (for which see modern Schöpflöffel). 1. A surname.
Word: decidua Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“fall down”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɪdʒʊə/ 1. A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy.
Word: epigea Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epigeum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epigee Part of Speech: noun 1. perigee Labels: dated
Word: lobi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lobus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carbamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From carbam(ide) + -ic, or from carb- + am(ide) + -ic. First attested in 1860–1865. Pronunciation: /kɑːˈbam.ɪk/, /kɑːˈbæm.ɪk/, /kɑɹˈbæm.ɪk/, /kɐːˈbæm.ɪk/, /kɐːˈbɛm.ək/ 1. Of or pertaining to carbamic acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable