nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: coincidental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English incident English -al English incidental English coincidental From co- + incidental. Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊ.ɪn.sɪˌdɛn.tl̩/ 1. Occurring as or resulting from coincidence. Example: Now, I don't know whether this is an example of nominative determinism – a phrase coined by the New Scientist to describe the phenomenon of one's name determining one's career – or aptonymy, the more coincidental occurrence of one's name being particularly fitting for one's personality, but I came across several such examples in the birding world. 2. Happening or existing at the same time.
Word: triumphant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French, from Latin triumphāns, present participle of triumphō (“to triumph; to exult, rejoice”). By surface analysis, triumph + -ant (adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /tɹaɪˈʌmfənt/ 1. Having achieved victory; victorious, conquering. Example: church triumphant Example: Strachan emerged triumphant from the battle of former Celtic managers at the venue where they both enjoyed some of the highest points of their coaching careers. 2. Rejoicing in victory or success; displaying triumph; exultant. Example: triumphant orchestral music 3. Celebrating victory; triumphal. Labels: uncommon 4. Splendid, magnificent. Labels: obsolete
Word: wits Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɪts/ 1. plural of wit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wits Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɪts/ 1. Senses. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Sanity. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: neurotransmiter Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of neurotransmitter. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: westward Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English westward, from Old English westweard. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛst.wɚd/, /ˈwɛst.wəd/ 1. Lying toward the west. Example: […] yond same star that’s westward from the pole Example: […] about a quarter of an hour before the time of sunset the westward clouds parted […] 2. Moving or oriented toward the west. Example: 1783, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, London: W. Strahan & T. Cadell, Volume 3, Chapter 17, p. 8, Those who steer their westward course through the middle of the Propontis, may at once descry the high lands of Thrace and Bithynia, and never lose sight of the lofty summit of Mount Olympus, covered with eternal snows. Example: Oh! ye wild black swans, ’twere a world of wonder For a while to join in your westward flight,
Word: westward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English westward, from Old English westweard. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛst.wɚd/, /ˈwɛst.wəd/ 1. Toward the west. Example: ride westward. Example: Looke here my boies, see what a world of ground, Lies westward from the midst of Cancers line, Vnto the rising of this earthly globe,
Word: westward Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English westward, from Old English westweard. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛst.wɚd/, /ˈwɛst.wəd/ 1. The western region or countries; the west. Labels: uncountable Example: I name this to explain what I said before, of Ships being embay’d and lost here: this is when, coming from the Westward, they omit to keep a good Offing, or are taken short by contrary Winds […] Example: You will live quietly there till I come back from my next cruise to the westward.
Word: compassionate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A pseudo-Latin form of French compassionné, past participle of compassionner (“feel sorry for”). By surface analysis, compassion + -ate. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpæʃənət/ 1. Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone). Example: The Compassionate, the All-Compassionate Example: As a compassionate Turcoyse which doth tell By looking pale, the wearer is not well, 2. Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family. Example: compassionate leave; a compassionate visa 3. Inviting or asking for pity. Labels: obsolete Example: It boots thee not to be compassionate: After our sentence plaining comes too late.
Word: compassionate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A pseudo-Latin form of French compassionné, past participle of compassionner (“feel sorry for”). By surface analysis, compassion + -ate. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpæʃəneɪt/ 1. To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: […] seeing them die so wofully in the flames, he compassionated them. Example: The Justice which Mr. Allworthy had executed on Partridge, at first met with universal Approbation; but no sooner had he felt its Consequences, than his Neighbours began to relent, and to compassionate his Case;
Word: faintly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English feintli, feintliche, equivalent to faint + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪntli/ 1. In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly. Example: So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams. Example: ‘When—when are you going?’ said Jane faintly.
Word: Otsukimi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese お月見 (o-tsukimi). 1. A moon-viewing festival in the fall (autumn). Example: I was always interested to see which of the Japanese customs belonged to the Palace and which to the world outside the Palace. O Bon, or the Festival of the Dead in midsummer, was a festival of the people, as also was Otsukimi, or Moon-Viewing. I have delightful memories of a party in the country near Tokyo to which we went when the September moon was full. Example: The fact that Japanese people have gazed at and felt affection for the Moon since ancient times is also apparent from folklore, such as the story of the Moon Rabbit. And although Otsukimi (moon-viewing) festivals seem to have originated in China, the custom of appreciating the Moon is said to have existed in Japan since the Jōmon period (approximately 14,000 BC to 400 BC).
Word: robes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹəʊbz/, /ɹoʊbz/ 1. plural of robe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gilbert Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French Gislebert, from Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz, from *gīslaz (“pledge”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪlbɚt/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Gilbert - - - because it is written in Dooms-day book Gislebert, I judge it rather to signifie Bright or brave pledge - - - .So it is a well fitting name for children which are the only sweet pledges and pawns of love between man and wife. 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Darren Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unknown. A twentieth-century invention, possibly from a rare Irish surname of obscure meaning, possibly from Dara or Daragh, meaning "oak". It is also the name of an old silver mine near Aberystwyth, Wales. * The name became popular, particularly in the UK, because of a character in the 1960s American TV series Bewitched, actually spelled Darrin. * (person with sense of entitlement): As a rhyming equivalent for Karen. Pronunciation: /ˈdæɹən/ 1. A male given name originating as a coinage. Example: Darren was a beautiful youth, strong and well made. Example: One of those awful names, Gareth or Darren - no, Jason. 2. A place name. Labels: rare Example: About the middle of the sixteenth century, Darren, and the adjoining mine of Cwm Symlog, were extensively and profitably worked […] Example: […] the sun shone down merrily on the green woods of Darren, the bright Liffey tumbled joyously down by bank and brake, and a joyous peal of bells rang out to welcome the happy bridal of the Lady of Darren and her handsome lover, Sir Brian Courtenay.
Word: Darren Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. A twentieth-century invention, possibly from a rare Irish surname of obscure meaning, possibly from Dara or Daragh, meaning "oak". It is also the name of an old silver mine near Aberystwyth, Wales. * The name became popular, particularly in the UK, because of a character in the 1960s American TV series Bewitched, actually spelled Darrin. * (person with sense of entitlement): As a rhyming equivalent for Karen. Pronunciation: /ˈdæɹən/ 1. A middle-aged white man exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege. Labels: derogatory, slang 2. Any person, especially male, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement. Labels: broadly, derogatory 3. A secondary or third form of calling a person (male) a "Kevin".
Word: memorable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English memorable, memorrable, from Latin memorābilis, from memorō (“to bring to remembrance”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”). By surface analysis, memory + -able, see memory. Doublet of memorabile (singular of memorabilia). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/ 1. Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable. Example: a memorable holiday Example: Men have surviving Fame to gain, By Tombs, by Books, by memorable Deeds
Word: memorable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English memorable, memorrable, from Latin memorābilis, from memorō (“to bring to remembrance”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”). By surface analysis, memory + -able, see memory. Doublet of memorabile (singular of memorabilia). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/ 1. Something interesting enough to be remembered. Example: These were all the memorables of our visit to Dumbarton Castle, which is a most interesting spot, and connected with a long series of historical events.
Word: righteousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier rightwiseness, from Middle English rightwisnes, from Old English rihtwīsnes (“justice”), equivalent to righteous + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs/ 1. The quality or state of being righteous. Labels: uncountable Example: But in these days of fanaticism, that harsh and violent spirit is abroad, when men clothe their own angry passions in the garb of righteousness, and call persecution vindicating the honour of God. 2. Holiness; conformity of life to the divine law. Labels: uncountable Example: 21 ¶ I hate, I despise your feast dayes, and I will not smell in your solemne assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings, and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from mee the noise of thy songs: for I will not heare the melodie of thy violes. 24 But let iudgement run downe as waters, and righteousnesse as a mightie streame. Example: By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect. 3. A righteous act or quality. Labels: archaic, countable Example: All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags. 4. The behaviour of someone who is righteous. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth rightness at all times. 5. The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground justification. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There are two kinds of Christian righteousness: the one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, which consisteth of faith, hope, and charity, and other Christian virtues. Example: Only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.
Word: franger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown; perhaps an alteration of french letter. 1. A condom. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, slang Example: You have a point. But on the other hand, I didn't run off and tell mum with a six pack in one hand and an open franger packet in the other. Example: Ranpaging^([sic]) Roy Slaven & HG Nelson who are comedians of the host broadcaster's Olympic graveyard shift have said that 48,000 of the frangers are for the personal use of the mayor of the Olympic village - 'Richo'. they claim the rest are for the Cuban team who when they have finished their events are going at it like rabbits.
Word: sillage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French sillage (literally “wake”). 1. The trail of scent left behind by one who wears perfume. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The smell was everywhere back then, especially at college parties, which reeked of the stuff (I also remember sillage clouds of Eternity For Women hanging in the air as well). […] [Drakkar Noir] had face-melting power, with 24-hour longevity and sillage that could kill a plant. Example: Perfumers prize sillage—the wake of aroma that trails the wearer, lingering after she's gone—precisely because its sensory residue must be manufactured to exist.
Word: sillage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of silage. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: finer Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪnə/, /ˈfaɪnɚ/, /ˈfɑɪnə/ 1. comparative form of fine: more fine Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: finer Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪnə/, /ˈfaɪnɚ/, /ˈfɑɪnə/ 1. One who fines or purifies.
Word: descending Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From descend + -ing. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of descend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: descending Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From descend + -ing. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/ 1. Moving or sloping downwards. Labels: not-comparable 2. Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence) Labels: not-comparable Example: Please arrange these numbers in a descending order. 3. Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence) Labels: not-comparable Example: We used a descending sort. 4. Becoming lower in pitch. Labels: not-comparable
Word: descending Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From descend + -ing. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/ 1. A descent. Example: continual ascendings and descendings
Word: esteemed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪsˈtiːmd/ 1. Respected, having respect or admiration from others. Example: my esteemed colleague
Word: esteemed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪsˈtiːmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of esteem Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lingered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋɡɚd/, /ˈlɪŋɡəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of linger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cherished Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃt/ 1. highly valued, having a high personal value.
Word: cherished Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of cherish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: damned Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dæmd/ 1. Godforsaken. Example: You're children of the damned // like candles, watch them burn // burning in the light // you'll burn again tonight. 2. Variant of profane damn, used to express contempt, exasperation, etc. towards someone or something. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Their damned lawyers can go to hell. Example: I can't get this damned thing to work. 3. Ellipsis of I'll be damned. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Damned if I know.
Word: damned Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /dæmd/ 1. Very. Labels: vulgar Example: What's so damned important about a football game? Example: […] Jacques Cartier found the new country quite exciting, gleefully naming it Canada, from the Eskimo word canuck, which I’m told means, “I’m damned sick of all this snow and that polar bear tried to eat me.”
Word: damned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dæmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of damn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: despatched Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈspæt͡ʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of despatch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reigned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹeɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of reign Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. Example: 1952, Old Testament, Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2 Samuel 8:15, So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered justice and equity to all his people.http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=Rsv2Sam.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=8&division=div1
Word: crêpe paper Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin, crinkled tissue paper, often coloured, used for decoration. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: stooped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stuːpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of stoop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stooped Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /stuːpt/ 1. in a bent bodily position, hunched Example: He still looks wonderfully young, despite his awkward, shuffling, slinking walk, and his stooped shoulders.
Word: persisted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɚˈsɪstɪd/, /pəˈsɪstɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of persist Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Bonfire Night Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Guy Fawkes Night. Labels: UK 2. Synonym of Eleventh Night (“night before 12 July”). Labels: Northern-Ireland
Word: borane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English bor(on) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English borane From bor(on) + -ane. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːɹeɪn/ 1. Any binary compound of boron and hydrogen.
Word: borohydride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English hydride English borohydride From boro- + hydride. 1. The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻. 2. The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
Word: carborane Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of organic compounds of boron, mostly having a polyhedral structure.
Word: Fernando Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Fernando, a contraction of Ferdinando, equivalent to English Ferdinand. From Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) or *friþuz (“peace”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the root of *ninþaną (“to be daring”)). Pronunciation: /fɝˈnændoʊ/ 1. A male given name from Spanish; diminutive forms Fer, Nando.
Word: Nando Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the male given name Fernando.
Word: panto Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpæn.təʊ/ 1. Clipping of pantomime. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Example: In Tinsel Town she plays the fairy godmother. Her version of the classic panto goodie? “She loves a drink, she loves a joint, she’s permanently on heat. She really feels she’s in with a shot with Brad.” 2. Clipping of pantograph. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal
Word: requisite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin requīsītus, perfect passive participle of requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”), from which English require. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ 1. Essential, indispensable, required. Example: Please submit the requisite papers before the end of the financial year. Example: They ſay he is the King of Perſea. But if he dare attempt to ſtir your ſiege, Twere requiſite he ſhould be ten times more, For all fleſh quakes at your magnificence.
Word: requisite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin requīsītus, perfect passive participle of requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”), from which English require. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ 1. An indispensable item; a requirement. Example: She had a good sort of coarse cleverness, admirably fitted to get on in the world; she possessed those two first requisites, a good constitution and a good temper;... Example: But this something, what is it, unless the happiness of others, or some of the requisites of happiness?
Word: SWIM Part of Speech: pron 1. Someone who isn't me; someone who isn't myself Labels: Internet, singular, third-person Example: SWIM would like to know how to grow marijuana.
Word: Paolo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Paolo. Doublet of Paul. 1. A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Paul.
Word: resettlement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English settlement English resettlement From re- + settlement. 1. The transportation of a group of people to a new settlement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The domestic resettlement infrastructure is also under strain after years of low admissions under the Trump administration that resulted in agencies shuttering offices and losing staff.
Word: repudiated Part of Speech: adj 1. disowned 2. rejected as untrue or unjust 3. divorced such as by a spouse
Word: repudiated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of repudiate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reprinted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈpɹɪntɪd/ 1. Printed again, especially in a different format.
Word: reprinted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈpɹɪntɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of reprint Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reportages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reportage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reportage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English reporterbor. French reporter Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French reportagebor. English reportage Borrowed from French reportage. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛpɔːˈtɑːʒ/, /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪd͡ʒ/, /ɹɪˈpɔːɹtɪd͡ʒ/ 1. The reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. News or information that has been reported; media coverage of a topic or event. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Information supplied in a report. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In addition, as far as we were aware, there were no published data that quantified real-life speech practices in Singapore beyond census reportage[.]
Word: eyewitness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + witness. 1. Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. Example: And the girl's fate he could picture as plainly as though he were an eyewitness to it. Example: The evidence of eyewitnesses and the distance travelled after the initial derailment confirmed that the train was travelling at 45 to 50 m.p.h. as it became derailed.
Word: eyewitness Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From eye + witness. 1. To be present at an event or incident, and see and observe it. Labels: transitive
Word: renativization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English nativization English renativization From re- + nativization. 1. the return to use of a local or regional language whose use was previously discouraged or suppressed Labels: uncountable
Word: remiges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of remex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin rēmex (“rower”). 1. A quill. 2. The flight feather of a bird.
Word: fulcrums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fulcrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rustle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rustelen, russelen, of uncertain origin, but probably from Old English hrūxlian, hristlan, hrystlan, hristlian (“to make a noise”). Compare also Scots reesle (“to crackle; rattle; rustle”), West Frisian risselje, Dutch ritselen (“to rustle”), Afrikaans ritsel (“to rustle”), German rascheln (“to rustle”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌsəl/ 1. A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves. Example: He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on. 2. A movement producing such a sound.
Word: rustle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English rustelen, russelen, of uncertain origin, but probably from Old English hrūxlian, hristlan, hrystlan, hristlian (“to make a noise”). Compare also Scots reesle (“to crackle; rattle; rustle”), West Frisian risselje, Dutch ritselen (“to rustle”), Afrikaans ritsel (“to rustle”), German rascheln (“to rustle”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌsəl/ 1. To move (something) with a soft crackling sound. Labels: ergative Example: The next day at three o'clock we were again at the door, and the footmen as before; we heard the silk dress rustle, and the lady came down the steps and in an imperious voice, she said, "York, you must put those horses' heads higher, they are not fit to be seen." 2. To make or obtain in a lively, energetic way. Labels: transitive Example: When at last the lumber was piled again in its rightful place, and the boxes of food had been returned to the shelter from which they had been stolen, the two friends rustled a meal, and then set off on horseback […] 3. To steal (cattle or other livestock). Labels: transitive
Word: runny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From run + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌni/, /ˈɹʊni/, /ˈɾʌne/, /ˈɾʌni/ 1. Fluid; readily flowing. Example: runny honey 2. Liable to run or drip. Example: a runny nose Example: a runny tap
Word: BBFC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of British Board of Film Classification. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: substructure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English structure English substructure From sub- + structure. 1. The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation). 2. The earth or gravel that the railway tracks are embedded in. 3. Synonym of base (“the forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life”). Labels: Marxism
Word: ham-fisted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ham (“thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat”) + fisted (adjective), probably referring to someone being clumsy as if they have hams at the end of their arms instead of hands. Pronunciation: /ˈhæmˌfɪstɪd/ 1. Lacking skill in physical movement with the hands; clumsy. Labels: informal Example: "God damn and blast all you hamfisted yokels!" he was saying. "And you, sir, down there. Take that grin off your face and be more careful, or I'll have you clapped under hatches to sail with us today. Easy, there, easy! Christ, rum at seven guineas an anker isn't meant to be dropped like pig iron!" 2. Lacking skill in general; incompetent. Labels: broadly, informal Example: [Stephen] Harper has a few weeks' grace, during which he and his ham-fisted finance minister, Jim Flaherty, can ponder the error of their ways. Example: In 1973, Sonia Orwell broke David Bowie's heart by refusing him permission to adapt her late husband [George Orwell]'s final novel into a rock musical. She had rebuffed every request since the hamfisted 1956 movie version starring Edmond O'Brien, and was never likely to make an exception for a glam-rock dandy, but he was sorely aggrieved.
Word: accessions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accession Labels: form-of, plural 2. A collection of laboratory tests performed on a single sample.
Word: accessions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of accession Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: runner bean Part of Speech: noun 1. A climbing plant of species Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods. 2. The pods, sliced, as a vegetable. Labels: UK 3. Synonym of flat bean.
Word: rump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rumpe, from Old Norse rumpr (“rump”), from Middle Low German rump (“the bulk or trunk of a body, trunk of a tree”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rumpō (“trunk of a tree, log”). The ultimate origin could be related to Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną (“to wrinkle”) (Dutch rimpel and German rümpfen (“to wrinkle”)); outside of Germanic, compare Ancient Greek ῥάμφος (rhámphos, “crooked beak”). Cognate with Icelandic rumpur (“rump”), Swedish rumpa (“rump”), Dutch romp (“trunk, body, hull”), German Rumpf (“hull, trunk, torso, trunk”). In the sense of remnant, first attested in the Rump Parliament of 1648; its original meaning here was a reference to the rotten, unclean hindquarters of an animal, gradually morphing to refer to the "remnant" aspect of the Parliament rather than its perceived unsavory nature. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌmp/, /ˈɹɐmp/, /ˈɾʌmp/, /ˈɹʊmp/ 1. The hindquarters of a four-legged mammal, not including its legs 2. A cut of meat from the rump of an animal. 3. The buttocks. 4. A remnant, as in Rump Parliament. Example: This is the rump of the C.L.C. branch to Southport Lord Street, which lost its passenger services beyond Aintree from January 7, 1952, whereupon the timetable between Gateacre and Aintree was greatly curtailed.
Word: donut hole Part of Speech: noun 1. The empty space in the center of a donut. 2. A small ball-shaped pastry, made in the same manner as a donut, roughly the size of the hole in a donut. Labels: Canada, US Example: These donut holes are delicious! 3. An income bracket where one is without benefits, even though benefits are available in the next lower and next higher brackets. Labels: US, slang Example: Very few younger Americans have probably ever heard of the “donut hole” in Medicare's prescription drug program, but if you're on Medicare and need expensive drugs it's likely you have. 4. A section of water for which no one has fishing rights that is completely surrounded by regions where various parties hold fishing rights. 5. The anus.
Word: af Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /eɪ̯ˈɛf/, /æf/ 1. Initialism of as fuck. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, vulgar Example: Bored af!!!! Example: ‘Seen them there a few times. Arrives early, leaves alone. Social though. Friendly. Dishy af.’ Dishy af. You can say that again.
Word: macrocycle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle English macrocycle From macro- + cycle. 1. a cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule 2. In sports training, an annual plan that works towards peaking for the goal competition of the year.
Word: Hugo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French Hugo, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *hugi (“thought, mind, spirit”). Pronunciation: /ˈhjuː.ɡəʊ/, /ˈhju.ɡoʊ/, /ˈju.ɡoʊ/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized form of Hugh. Example: He had liked a girl named Sandra in seventh grade. "Where did you get the name Hugo?" she had asked him once. "It sounds like a made-up name. What's your real name, Hugo? Or are you a Russian spy?" 2. A surname from French. 3. A statutory town, the county seat of Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. 4. A city, the county seat of Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named after Victor Hugo.
Word: Hugo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French Hugo, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *hugi (“thought, mind, spirit”). Pronunciation: /ˈhjuː.ɡəʊ/, /ˈhju.ɡoʊ/, /ˈju.ɡoʊ/ 1. A Hugo Award, a statuette given out by the World Science Fiction Society. Example: Red Mars (1992) won a Nebula and Green Mars (1993) won a Hugo.
Word: Bruno Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn (“brown”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn. The surname is mostly borrowed from Italian Bruno. Doublet of Brown. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹunoʊ/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Labels: countable Example: He was the man who brought us those great bruising, bristle-chinned teams, with players who had fearsome names like Bruno and Bulldog. 2. A surname from Italian. Labels: countable 3. A name for the bear. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: film badge Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of photographic film worn on the torso to act as a dosimeter and record the wearer's radiation exposure.
Word: ionising Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of ionizing. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: ionising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ionise Labels: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: join the club Part of Speech: phrase 1. An expression of sympathy for a shared experience. Labels: idiomatic Example: You're getting poor response times? Join the club!
Word: mechanochemistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chimiabor. Middle French chymie French chimie 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 -istabor. French -iste French chimistebor. English chemist Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English chemistry English mechanochemistry From mechano- + chemistry. 1. The reaction of substances, in the absence of a solvent, effected by grinding solid reactants. Labels: uncountable 2. The direct manipulation of individual molecules using an atomic force microscope. Labels: uncountable
Word: mechanosynthesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- English synthesis English mechanosynthesis From mechano- + synthesis. 1. The direct manipulation of individual molecules using an atomic force microscope. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: microserf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Microsoft + serf. Probably coined by Douglas Coupland in his 1995 novel Microserfs, which chronicles the lives of coders who work for Microsoft. 1. A person working for Microsoft in a low-level position. 2. A person working in a low-paid service industry position using information technologies, usually with only basic qualifications, unable to move to a higher-paid position.
Word: antitrust Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English trust English antitrust From anti- + trust. Pronunciation: /ˌæntiˈtɹʌst/ 1. Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation. Labels: not-comparable Example: The regulators used antitrust laws to block the merger, believing it would eliminate competition. Example: If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.
Word: amant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French amant, from Latin amantem, present participle of amō. 1. A lover, especially if illicit; a paramour. Labels: archaic
Word: hang up one's boots Part of Speech: verb 1. to retire, call it a day (used especially in the context of sports). Labels: idiomatic
Word: pitch-black Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pitch (“tar”) + black. Compare West Frisian pikswart (literally “pitch-black”), Dutch pikzwart (literally “pitch-black”), German pechschwarz (literally “pitch-black”), Swedish becksvart (literally “pitch-black”), Icelandic biksvartur (literally “pitch-black”). 1. Very dark; without light.
Word: resonance effect Part of Speech: noun 1. the mesomeric effect
Word: mesomeric effect Part of Speech: noun 1. the increased stability of organic compounds having alternate single and double bonds
Word: brujería Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish brujería (“witchcraft”). Pronunciation: /ˌbru.həˈɹi.ə/ 1. Witchcraft, as performed in Latin America. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of performing brujería. Labels: countable
Word: metalloid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English metalloid From metal + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛtəlɔɪd/ 1. An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor. 2. The metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; applied to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined. Labels: obsolete Example: By some they [metals of the alkalies] were called metalloids; by some their simple nature was objected to 3. A nonmetal. Labels: obsolete
Word: metalloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English metalloid From metal + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛtəlɔɪd/ 1. Of or relating to the metalloids. Labels: not-comparable 2. Characteristic of the metal music genre. Labels: informal Example: Graham Massey of 808 State turns a Björkian moan into a vibrating siren and powers his strangely metalloid version of "Army Of Me" with it; the Brodsky String Quartet turns "Hyperballad" into a stately 3-D chess game. Example: It expanded from bleary delay rippling with looped phrases to embrace molten metalloid raunch and blues grit, acoustic guitars and pedal steels.
Word: nonmetal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal English nonmetal From non- + metal. 1. An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.
Word: avoiding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of avoid Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Have you been avoiding me? (as progressive form of avoid) Example: I noted his carefully avoiding eye contact. (as present participle)
Word: avoiding Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/ 1. Avoidance. Example: Two classes of people she had chosen to avoid, having been driven to such avoidings by her aunt's preferences; marquises and such-like, whether wicked or otherwise, she had eschewed, and had eschewed likewise all Low Church tendencies.
Word: broods Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɹuːdz/ 1. plural of brood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: broods Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɹuːdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brood Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: brooding Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/ 1. Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them. Example: A brooding hen can be aggressive. 2. Deeply or seriously thoughtful. Example: You like T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"? You must be so brooding and deep. Example: his brooding good looks and distinct Scottish brogue won him legions of fans worldwide.
Word: brooding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of brood Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: brooding Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/ 1. A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods. Example: The lyrics are different: gone are the dreamy, un-self-conscious proclamations of affection from the EP (which was reissued with additional tracks), replaced with vividly dark broodings, thick with doubt and fear.
Word: brooded Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːdɪd/ 1. Having broods Labels: not-comparable
Word: brooded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of brood Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: AYH Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Youth Hostels. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CYO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Catholic Youth Organization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: intergender Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English intergender From inter- + gender. 1. Taking place between people of opposite genders. Labels: not-comparable Example: intergender friendship, intergender wrestling 2. Having a gender identity midway between male and female. Labels: not-comparable Example: Their art focuses on people who are non-gendered or intergender.
Word: intergender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English intergender From inter- + gender. 1. A person whose gender identity is midway between male and female. Labels: rare 2. An intersex person whose gender identity is influenced by being intersex. Labels: rare
Word: mole fraction Part of Speech: noun 1. the ratio of the number of moles (not the animal) of one component of a mixture to the total number of moles
Word: covalently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English valent English covalent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English covalently From covalent + -ly. 1. Using covalent bonds.
Word: nitrogen inversion Part of Speech: noun 1. The rapid inversion of the lone pair in a molecule such as a tertiary amine which prevents it from being chiral. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Angus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice". Pronunciation: /ˈæŋ.ɡəs/ 1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage. Example: Angus was a great enlargement of experience for me, because he illustrated how haphazardly Fate attributes names to her unoffending children. Angus McGubbin: a Scots giant, red-haired and scowling - wouldn't you think so? 2. A surname. 3. A former county of Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in Tayside Region (abolished 1996). 4. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996. 5. A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area, New South Wales, Australia. 6. A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland. 7. A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.
Word: airfreight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + freight. 1. The transportation of freight by air. Labels: uncountable 2. The amount charged for such transport. Labels: uncountable
Word: airfreight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From air + freight. 1. To transport by air. Labels: transitive Example: And I've told you a hundred times, Mac, draft beer is too expensive to airfreight in. Example: Caught the day before far off the coast of West Africa, they have been airfreighted to London for dinner.
Word: arcmin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. See min (“minute (abbreviation)”). 1. Abbreviation of arcminute. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Raleigh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English rā, rāha (“roe deer”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to roe + -ley (“lea”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɑːliː/, /ˈɹæliː/, /ˈɹɔːliː/, /ˈɹɔːli/, /ˈɹɑli/ 1. A medieval manor in Devon, England. 2. An English habitational surname from the manor in England. 3. A male given name, transferred from the surname. 4. Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer and soldier. 5. The capital city of North Carolina, United States and the county seat of Wake County; named for Sir Walter Raleigh. 6. A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. 7. A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; named for Sir Walter Raleigh. 8. Multiple smaller locales in the United States: 9. Multiple smaller locales in the United States: 10. Multiple smaller locales in the United States: 11. Multiple smaller locales in the United States: 12. Multiple smaller locales in the United States: 13. Multiple smaller locales in the United States: 14. Multiple smaller locales in the United States: 15. Multiple smaller locales in the United States: 16. Multiple smaller locales in the United States:
Word: malfeasant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From malfeasance, after such pairs as assistance, assistant, or adapted from French malfaisant. 1. Of or relating to malfeasance or misconduct.
Word: malfeasant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From malfeasance, after such pairs as assistance, assistant, or adapted from French malfaisant. 1. Someone guilty of such conduct; a malefactor.