nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ear-shell Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ear shell. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ear-shells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ear-shell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ear shell Part of Speech: noun 1. An abalone or its shell.
Word: ear shells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ear shell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weak-willed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Originated 1880–85. 1. easily swayed 2. irresolute, indecisive
Word: shutdown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from shut down. 1. The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You need to enter your password at startup, but it's not required at shutdown. Example: There is a plastic molly-guard covering the escalator's shutdown button to prevent little kids from pushing it and stopping the escalator. 2. A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown that he left the room. 3. An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the individual freezes up and becomes silent, motionless, and unresponsive. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I retreated into myself and allowed myself to be swallowed into a typically autistic shutdown. Example: I may even reach the point where I have an autistic shutdown, which means I'll be unable to communicate, interact or socialize. 4. A defensive ploy that prevents the opposing players from attacking. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A big success; a hyped atmosphere. Labels: UK, countable, slang, uncountable Example: Fashion week and it's shutdown / Went to the show, sitting in the front row / In a black tracksuit and it's shutdown
Word: shutdowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shutdown Labels: form-of, plural Example: The employment rate was so far behind, there were many company shutdowns.
Word: dadoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dadoes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dado Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: brandishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brandish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: brandished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of brandish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scampers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scamper Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scampering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scamper Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scampering Part of Speech: noun 1. A quick, light running motion. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scampered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scamper Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scampered Part of Speech: adj 1. Achieved by a scampering motion. Labels: not-comparable Example: Constantine pushed him through mid-off for a quickly scampered single. Example: The second ball was pushed to mid-off for a scampered single.
Word: transmogrifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of transmogrify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transmogrifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of transmogrify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Jonny-come-lately Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Johnny-come-lately. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: derails Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of derail Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: derailing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of derail Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: derailing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is derailed.
Word: derailed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of derail Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Sparks from the derailed bogie of the train were first noticed by the signalman at Slough West box, who immediately sent to Slough Middle box the "Stop and Examine" signal, followed at once by "Obstruction Danger" when he realised that the coach was derailed.
Word: placates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of placate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: placating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of placate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: placated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of placate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: placater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From placate + -er. 1. One who placates.
Word: placaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of placater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shutterbugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shutterbug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alto-relievo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian alto- Italian rilievo Italian altorilievobor. English alto-relievo Borrowed from Italian altorilievo (“high relief”). 1. A form of sculpture in which carved figures or other objects protrude from the background. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Nobody is in the great pew of the Clavering family, except the statues of defunct baronets and their ladies: there is Sir Poyntz Clavering, Knight and Baronet, kneeling in a square beard opposite his wife in a ruff: a very fat lady, the Dame Rebecca Clavering, in alto-relievo, is borne up to Heaven by two little blue-veined angels, who seem to have a severe task—and so forth.
Word: arrivederci Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to see”) with the variable pronoun si (“oneself; one another”). Pronunciation: /əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/ 1. farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)
Word: arrivederci Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to see”) with the variable pronoun si (“oneself; one another”). Pronunciation: /əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/ 1. An Italian farewell by saying "arrivederci". Example: We said our arrivedercis to the people in the town the night before, as we made our rounds to about eight or ten homes and said goodbye to about thirty or forty “cousins.”
Word: high relief Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of classical sculpture in which forms extend from the background by at least half of their depth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quenelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French quenelle, from German Knödel. Doublet of knaidel. Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛl/ 1. A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached. 2. An elliptical shape moulded by chefs from soft foods using two spoons. 3. A gesture which is usually performed by pointing one arm diagonally downwards palm down, while touching the shoulder with the opposite hand, in a manner similar to an inverted Nazi salute.
Word: quenelle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French quenelle, from German Knödel. Doublet of knaidel. Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛl/ 1. To form a quenelle.
Word: interdisciplinary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English disciplinary English interdisciplinary From inter- + disciplinary. 1. Of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study. Example: Near-synonyms: crossdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, pluridisciplinary, transdisciplinary Example: This journal is interdisciplinary: it has articles on everything from biology to electrical engineering. 2. Of or pertaining to a linkage between multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study. Example: The interdisciplinary co-operation at this university is very impressive. Example: This was a very generous way of describing the swarm of cables, kit-bashed thaumatic cores, Noogenic foci and para-technological inverters, all surrounded by an astoundingly complex cognitohazardous sigil and multiple ontological anchors. This, simultaneously, simplified the interdisciplinary effort that had swelled in a miniscule amount of time, and undercut the sheer conceptual impact this could leave in all of their respective fields.
Word: cloud-burst Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cloudburst. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: recursivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English recursive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English recursivity From recursive + -ity. 1. The quality of being recursive.
Word: recursivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recursivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rilievo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian rilievo. Doublet of relief. 1. A relief. Labels: archaic Example: One of the rilievos on the outer wall of the church seems to belong to an early period of the Longobard dominion in Italy, when that nation was still Arian: […]
Word: joypad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From joy + pad, modelled on earlier joystick. 1. A type of game controller held in the hands, where the digits (especially thumbs) are used to provide input. Example: I heard it through Michael's window, I dropped the joypad on his floor. Example: If you enjoy playing arcade-style games on your PC, you may have found that they benefit immensely from a joypad.
Word: swansdown Part of Speech: noun 1. The down of a swan. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Oh, to be free of Princes' at one-thirty, of being the tiny kitten in the swansdown basket, of being the Arabian, and the grave, delighted child and the little wild creature. . . . 2. A soft woolen fabric; flannelette. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: swan's-down Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of swansdown. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: swan's down Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of swansdown. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: swayback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sway + back. 1. An excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An animal with such excessive sagging. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sweatband Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sweat + band. 1. A band of fabric, inside the crown of a hat, designed to absorb perspiration. 2. A band of fabric worn around the wrist or head during sports to absorb perspiration.
Word: assesses Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈsɛsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of assess Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: assessed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈsɛst/ 1. simple past and past participle of assess Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sweatpants Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sweat + pants. Pronunciation: /ˈswɛtˌpænts/ 1. Informal cotton trousers, with an elasticated or drawstring waist, used for exercise etc. Labels: US, plural, plural-only
Word: sweepstake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sweep + stake. Pronunciation: /ˈswiːpsteɪk/, /ˈswipˌsteɪk/ 1. A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants. 2. A prize draw. Labels: US
Word: sweepstakes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈswipˌsteɪks/ 1. plural of sweepstake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweepstakes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈswipˌsteɪks/ 1. Synonym of sweepstake.
Word: sweetmeat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English swete-mete, from Old English swete mete. By surface analysis, sweet + meat (“food”). Pronunciation: /ˈswiːtmiːt/ 1. A sweet delicacy; a confection. Example: At the principal stations there are also separate Hindu and Mohemmedan refreshment rooms, and some mail trains have compartments reserved for Indian tea and sweetmeat vendors. 2. Sweetheart; darling. Labels: informal Example: “Hey, sweetmeat, where you been?” Farrengalli hollered.
Word: sweet-talk Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sweet talk. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sweet-talk Part of Speech: verb 1. To influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: His grin faded a little. "How'd you do it? Sweet-talk one of the guards into letting you in at the head of the line?" Example: “Oh, that he finagled. No fate involved. He saw you in the waiting area and sweet-talked the woman behind the counter to sit the two of you together.”
Word: swellhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swell + head. 1. An arrogant or conceited person. Labels: informal
Word: sweptback Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From swept + back. 1. Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage. 2. Backswept.
Word: manning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of man Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: swirly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From swirl + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈswɜɹ.li/ 1. Having swirls; swirling.
Word: swirly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swirl + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈswɜɹ.li/ 1. Alternative form of swirlie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: switcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From switch + -er. 1. One who or that which operates a switch. Example: They all love frugality and conservation; they are manic savers of bits of string and switchers-off of lights. 2. One who or that which switches, that is, changes in some way. Example: career switcher Example: Switch to Acme brand razors for a closer shave! For a limited time, we'll pay you to be a switcher! 3. A switchmode power supply. 4. A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching). Labels: US 5. The yardman who operates such an engine, or performs a similar role in a trucking depot. Labels: US 6. Synonym of vision mixer (“device for selecting between video sources”).
Word: bus duct Part of Speech: noun 1. A collection of busbars, in an enclosed unit, that distributes large amounts of electrical power
Word: cable tray Part of Speech: noun 1. A rigid structure to support electric cables; a type of raceway, normally having the appearance of a ladder and open at the top to facilitate changes.
Word: cold work Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several plastic deformations of metal (or other material) at relatively low temperatures. Labels: uncountable
Word: cold work Part of Speech: verb 1. to work metal under its recrystallization temperature
Word: cross talk Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of crosstalk. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: İstanbul Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish İstanbul. 1. Rare spelling of Istanbul. Labels: alt-of, rare Example: The innovation first was employed in the Ottoman Empire at İstanbul, at the pious foundations around Mahmud Pasha, where a silkmakers’ guild (sandalcı esnafı) had enjoyed a monopoly for some years.[…]Under pressure, the state then allowed stone-finishing at Bursa and Diyarbakır, permission it quickly revoked when the İstanbul industry applied counter-pressure.[…]So the state broke the İstanbul guild’s monopoly and permitted silkmakers elsewhere to use stone finishing.[…]This profoundly changed the relationship between silkmakers in Bursa and İstanbul. The Bursa guild previously had sent its (Duke Zashurus/Jashuru?) fabric to the İstanbul group for finishing but ceased to do so with the opening of the stone-finishing installations at Bursa. There, the Bursa cloth makers were able to produce a better cloth and undersell their İstanbul competitors who had been accustomed to selling at monopoly prices. Bursa makers, for example, offered vermilion cloth for 10 percent less than the İstanbul cloth. Example: Arriving in İSTANBUL can come as a shock.[…]Yet this is merely one aspect of modern İstanbul; only a couple of kilometres to the north you’ll find the former European quarter of Beyoğlu, with its trendy bars and cutting-edge dance clubs, while north again are the pavement cafés and restaurants of Ortaköy and a series of swish Bosphorus suburbs. / İstanbul is the only city in the world to have played capital to consecutive Christian and Islamic empires, and retains features of both.
Word: affresco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian affresco. 1. Alternative form of fresco (“type of artwork”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: taco salad Part of Speech: noun 1. The normal filling of a taco served, as a salad, with lettuce etc and either with tortilla chips or in a bowl made from tortilla. Labels: US
Word: tall poppy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A metaphor of something conspicuous that should be lopped. First use appears c. 1710. 1. A conspicuously successful person, especially one who attracts envious hostility. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: 1999 June 1, Polly Schneider, Australia Unbound, CIO, page 43, Like many thriving, young Australian execs, Simpson has to be wary of being construed a “tall poppy,” a cultural label placed on people who flaunt their success, based on the idea that a poppy taller than the others gets chopped down. Example: Others have emphasised how it standardised and enforced social mores, cutting down ‘tall poppies’ and shirking those whose race, political beliefs, aspirations – or sexual proclivities – did not or could not bow to peer pressure. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tall, poppy.
Word: tall poppy syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tall poppy + syndrome. 1. The tendency to criticize, resent, or disparage successful people. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, uncountable Example: One of Australia′s healthiest national traits is the Tall Poppy Syndrome, which involves taking a sceptical view of people who are rich, powerful or successful, and cutting them down to size when they appear pretentious. Example: Interestingly, the media in the United States are least prone to the tall poppy syndrome, which is one of the many things I admire about America.
Word: triple witching hour Part of Speech: noun 1. The final hour of trading during which three types of derivatives contracts expire.
Word: informaticist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English informatic 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 informaticist From informatic + -ist. 1. A person practicing the science of informatics. 2. A person applying the tools of information theory to a specific discipline.
Word: techno-erotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic English techno-erotic From techno- + erotic. 1. Regarding the association of computing technology with erotica. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Similarly, no reader, no matter how literal-minded, could be innocent of the gendered erotic trope that figures the hero’s probing nature’s laminated secrets, glorying simultaneously in the layered complexity and in his own techno-erotic touch that never goes deeper. Example: Its raison d’être is the technoerotic celebration of a reality to be found on the far side of a computer screen and in the “neural nets” of a “liberated,” disembodied, computerized yet sensate consciousness.
Word: Universal Serial Bus Part of Speech: noun 1. An international standard for interconnecting personal computer devices using simple plugs and sockets and lightweight cables. Labels: uncountable
Word: crime against humanity Part of Speech: noun 1. A very destructive and immoral act; later specifically, something causing widespread human misery or loss of life; an atrocity. Example: The Holocaust was a terrible crime against humanity; it took the lives of 6 million Jews, 2 million Poles, and hundreds of thousands of Gypsies, homosexuals, Russians, and the elderly and disabled. Example: Be faithful to your friend that doth entrust you; remembring that perfidiousness or falseness to a friend, is a crime against humanity, and all society. 2. Something objectionable. Labels: colloquial, excessive, humorous Example: “Pineapple on pizza is a crime against humanity,” Leo's voice is flat. Which is weird, because he usually adds “Fight me” at the end of that declaration.
Word: work-life Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the relationship between one's work life and personal life. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lenticular image Part of Speech: noun 1. A picture made using lenticular printing where different images appear from different viewing angles. Example: Cracker Jack prizes and CD covers often have lenticular images on them.
Word: work-life balance Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɜː(ɹ)k ˈlaɪf ˈbæləns/ 1. The effective management and equilibrium between the demands of one's work or professional responsibilities and one's personal life. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: workplace nursery Part of Speech: noun 1. A crèche/day nursery provided by an employer on their premises for the care of employees' children.
Word: sheatfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of obsolete sheathfish. 1. A wels catfish (Silurus glanis), the largest freshwater fish in Europe. 2. Any catfish of genus Silurus. 3. Any of the species in family Siluridae, including: 4. Any of the species in family Siluridae, including: 5. Any of the species in family Siluridae, including:
Word: characin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many diverse fish, of the order Characiformes, related to the carp and catfish and including the tetra, which were formerly all included in the family Characidae.
Word: outbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old English ūt Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *-ai Proto-Germanic *ūtai Proto-West Germanic *ūtē Old English ūte Middle English oute English out English box English outbox From out + box. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtbɒks/, /ˈaʊtbɑks/ 1. A box holding papers to be transmitted to others, usually by mail. Example: Rabin tossed the orders in his outbox, dipped the brush back in the small bottle, and continued to apply more solvent […] 2. An electronic folder serving the same purpose, for electronic mail.
Word: outbox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English box English outbox From out- + box. Pronunciation: /aʊtˈbɒks/, /aʊtˈbɑks/ 1. To box better than. Labels: transitive
Word: inbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in + box. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnbɒks/, /ˈɪmbɒks/, /ˈɪnbɑks/, /ˈɪmbɑks/ 1. A container in which papers to be dealt with are put. 2. An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email. Example: Your goal with the remaining emails is to take care of them and remove them from your inbox as soon as possible. 3. The aggregate of items that demand one's attention or effort. Labels: figuratively Example: The kids, my ex, my parents, the job, bills — my inbox is full.
Word: inbox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From in + box. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnbɒks/, /ˈɪmbɒks/, /ˈɪnbɑks/, /ˈɪmbɑks/ 1. To put (something) in someone's inbox. Labels: transitive Example: I just inboxed you the presentation. 2. To communicate with (a person) by writing to their electronic inbox. Labels: transitive Example: And now, social media has made it worse. From Facebook to Twitter, I get all kinds of invitations. Recently a sister inboxed me on Facebook and told me that she knew for a fact that I wanted her and she wanted me.
Word: USB adapter Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various network or communications controllers that plug into a USB port of a personal computer.
Word: peppery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pepper + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛpəɹi/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste. 2. Having a fiery temperament. Labels: figuratively Example: a peppery old Army major Example: At the Stag and Antlers old Mrs. Crocket, than whom no old woman in the public line was ever more generous, more peppery, or more kind, kept two clean bedrooms, and could cook a leg of Dartmoor mutton and make an apple pie against any woman in Devonshire.
Word: midfield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English field English midfield From mid- + field. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪd.fiːld/ 1. The portion of a team which typically plays centrally, between the attack (or forwards) and the defence (or backs). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Ferguson, perhaps recalling how United had been comprehensively outfought in the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool last season, opted for a side with a more pragmatic look with Phil Jones moved into a midfield role. Example: England's win was built on industry and discipline, epitomised by the performances of Manchester City's Joleon Lescott in defence and Scott Parker in midfield. 2. The middle of the field of play. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: USB port Part of Speech: noun 1. A socket on a personal computer or peripheral device into which a USB cable is plugged.
Word: sharecroppers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sharecropper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bullring Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bull ring (“area where a bullfight takes place”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: candlelight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English candel lyght, candyllyght, candyll-lyȝht, candel liȝt, candle lyȝt, candeliȝt, candel-liht, from Old English candel lēoht (“candlelight”), equivalent to candle + light. Pronunciation: /ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlaɪt/ 1. The light emitted by a candle. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I looked across the table into her shining eyes, which were golden in the candlelight, with my fingers round the stem of my own glass, ready for the toast. Example: Cradled in the arms of Night, the gleam of moon and candlelight bring images alive from days gone by. 2. The evening, when darkness falls and it is time to light candles. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually Example: Morning dress is that which is worn during business hours or at any time in any place, where semiformal dress is not required until candlelight or seven o'clock in the evening . Example: The attack finally ceased Monday morning, but "soon after candlelight, came on a most terrible bombardment and cannonade, on both sides, as if heaven and earth were engaged."
Word: dairymaid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dairy + maid. 1. A woman or girl who works in a dairy. Labels: dated Example: Near-synonyms: dairywoman, dairygirl Example: But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window[…], and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge, little dreaming that the deadly tube was levelled at them.
Word: bullshitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bullshit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bullshitter From bullshit + -er. 1. Someone who lies or exaggerates a lot, especially in order to preserve or enhance their reputation. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Whereas the liar is at least mindful of the truth (if only to avoid it), the “bullshitter,” Professor Frankfurt wrote, is distinguished by his complete indifference to how things are.
Word: men-of-war Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of man-of-war Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shippers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shipper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shipyards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shipyard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shinguards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shinguard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shillelaghs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shillelagh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: survivalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of survivalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitfalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitfall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitfalls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pitfall Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quenelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quenelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butterfingered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From butter + fingered (“having fingers (of the specified kind)”), an allusion to people tending to drop things because their hands are so slippery that they seem to be covered in butter. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəd/, /ˈbʌtɚˌfɪŋɡɚd/, [-ɾɚ-] 1. Prone to dropping things; clumsy. Example: [S]hee [a housewife] muſt be cleanly both in body and garments, ſhe muſt haue a quicke eye, a curious noſe, a perfect taſte and a ready care (ſhe muſt not be butter fingered, ſweet-toothed, nor faint hearted); for, the firſt will let euery thing fall, the ſecond will conſume what it ſhould increaſe, and the laſt will looſe time with too much niceneſſe. Example: There are few who are ignorant of the circumstance which occurred at the execution of [Arthur] Thistlewood and his fellow conspirators for treason. A thrill of horror ran through the crowd when the first head was severed from its body, but so rapidly did the spectators become accustomed to the sight that on the executioner accidentally letting the third head drop, there was a shout of 'Ah! butter[-]fingered!'
Word: evangelically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English evangelical Middle English -ly English -ly English evangelically From evangelical + -ly. 1. In an evangelical manner. 2. Concerning evangelism.
Word: evasiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English evasive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English evasiveness From evasive + -ness. 1. The quality of being evasive. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: evenhanded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From even + handed. First attested in c. 1600. 1. Fair and impartial; unbiased; just. Example: The questioners are not evenhanded in dealing with the candidates.
Word: 'bout Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Apheretic form of about. Pronunciation: /baʊt/ 1. about. Labels: colloquial, poetic Example: That's what I'm talkin' 'bout. I need a man like that.
Word: evenhandedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English evenhanded 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 evenhandedly From evenhanded + -ly. 1. In an evenhanded manner. Example: Their study raises very few questions or concerns, in large part because they have so thoroughly presented their data and findings and evenhandedly assessed the evidence.
Word: evenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English evennesse, from Old English efennes, equivalent to even + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈiː.vən.(n)əs/ 1. The quality of being even (flat or close in numbers). Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: everlastingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English everlasting Middle English -ly English -ly English everlastingly From everlasting + -ly. 1. In an everlasting manner; without end; forever. Example: `Curse her, may she be everlastingly accursed.' The arms fell and the flame sank. Example: Their lives are dedicated to world conquest, but they also know that it is necessary that the war should continue everlastingly and without victory. 2. Perpetually; constantly. Example: They talk about education, everlastingly, as if it were a cure-all instead of a process for making unfit nations unfitter […]
Word: evocatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English evocative Middle English -ly English -ly English evocatively From evocative + -ly. 1. In an evocative manner. Example: We have met twice this year and, during our first interview, Mata spoke evocatively when remembering how, having joined Real Oviedo aged 10 in 1998, he was given a previously unimaginable opportunity. Mata sat in a car park in 2003, when he was 14, and watched his father talking to a Real Madrid scout.
Word: evil-minded Part of Speech: adj 1. Having evil thoughts or intentions.
Word: self-sealing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English sealing English self-sealing From self- + sealing. 1. Describing a device with seals that activate without special procedures. Labels: not-comparable Example: The engine had self-sealing gaskets to keep the grease in, just tighten the bolts. 2. Describing a container that is capable of automatically closing off leaks that form in it. Labels: not-comparable Example: Many pilots' lives were saved during World War II by salf-sealing gas tanks that kept their planes from becoming fireballs when riddled with bullets. Example: self-sealing tire
Word: self-rule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English rule English self-rule From self- + rule. 1. Rule of a group of people by their own leaders as opposed to rule imposed by a foreign government or people. Labels: uncountable Example: Britain resumed direct control of North Ireland after just nine weeks of self-rule. Example: Only two years ago a group of Uighur dissidents were discovered in Xinjiang, planning a province-wide uprising against Chinese rule. The slogan they were using was, "We want self-rule. We don't want to be dominated."
Word: shapeliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English shapely Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English shapeliness From shapely + -ness. 1. The property of being shapely. Labels: uncountable 2. The result or product of being shapely. Labels: countable, rare
Word: sheepishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sheepish Middle English -ly English -ly English sheepishly From sheepish + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.li/ 1. In a sheepish way; shyly; meekly; bashfully; self-consciously; with embarrassment. Example: But Frank Fairbanks, a retired public administrator, had to sheepishly acknowledge that he had grass. “Unfortunately, like many of our central Phoenix neighbors, we have a green lawn which consumes more water than xeriscape,” he told the paper. Example: Renton’s big mistake is sheepishly to offer Sick Boy his stolen share 20 years on: £4,000 in a crumpled brown envelope. “What am I supposed to buy with that?” rages Sick Boy bitterly later. “A time machine?”
Word: shell-shocked Part of Speech: adj 1. Stunned or mentally unbalanced by prolonged stress such as experienced in combat or under fire (shell-fire); suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Labels: dated Example: Glenn Kilbourne had returned from France early that fall, shell-shocked and gassed, and otherwise incapacitated for service in the army—a wreck of his former sterling self. 2. Confused as a result of a traumatic experience. Labels: figuratively Example: With inflationary pressures easing and economic concerns mounting, shell-shocked investors are seeking the protection of government securities. Example: I lay there, momentarily shell-shocked as, hungover and jet-lagged, I tried to remember what I was doing today. Something important.
Word: snoring Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/ 1. The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His snoring was so loud that it woke the neighbors. Example: Then he asked if anyone wanted to dispute this assertion (he brandishing his revolver the while) and was answered by peaceful snorings.
Word: snoring Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of snore Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shiftily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English shifty Middle English -ly English -ly English shiftily From shifty + -ly. 1. In a shifty manner.
Word: shiftiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English shifty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English shiftiness From shifty + -ness. 1. The property of being shifty. Labels: uncountable Example: Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism[…] 2. The result or product of being shifty. Labels: countable, rare Example: I had the grace or humility sometimes to see myself as a mass of shiftinesses; a few dogmas might help to steady me.
Word: unguarded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English guarded English unguarded From un- + guarded. 1. Having no guard or protection; vulnerable. Example: The unguarded gatehouse was soon taken by the invading army. 2. Displaying a lack of caution or thought. Example: I let out her secret in an unguarded moment.
Word: sherbet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic شَرِبَ (šariba)der. Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba)bor. Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat)bor. Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet)bor. English sherbet Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet), borrowed from Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat), borrowed from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba), from شَرِبَ (šariba). Doublet of sorbet and sharbat, related to syrup. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɜː.bət/, /ˈʃɜː.bɪt/, /ˈʃɝ.bət/, /ˈʃɝ.bɪt/, /ˈʃɝ.bɚt/ 1. A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Fay Li clicks her fingers, and the dessert trolley is already on its way. “Now, the lemon-and-melon sherbet, very low in calories, it cleanses the palate, ideal before coffee. [...]” 2. An effervescent powder made of bicarbonate of soda, sugar and flavourings, intended to be eaten alone or mixed with water to make a drink. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A traditional West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Directly they were trotted off in their little pea-green and gilt carriage, guardian negress and all, I went into the shop, about which I had all this time been loafingly prowling, and called, clapping my hands, for some violet sherbet, […] Example: Tea is becoming a favourite drink in Turkey, not instead of coffee, but of the sherbet or cool drinks that are handed to guests; it comes generally from Russia, and although a trifle dear on account of the carriage, is extremely good, when properly made. 4. An alcoholic drink, especially beer. Labels: Australia, UK, countable, slang, uncountable Example: All the dealers would steam into his cabin for a few sherbets after work, and to listen to his bollocks.
Word: unspoiled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English spoiled English unspoiled From un- + spoiled. 1. Not spoiled or touched; pure. Example: Architecturally the stations of the Tonbridge-Hastings line are of great interest. Wadhurst, Robertsbridge and Stonegate are of simple Italinate^([sic]) style, unspoiled by that necessary evil of a platform awning.
Word: sherbets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sherbet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sherbert Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sherbet (“food of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product added”). Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable
Word: sherberts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sherbert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superbly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English superb Middle English -ly English -ly English superbly From superb + -ly. 1. Excellently, done to the best possibly degree, admirably. Example: Despite of the absence of Shaun Derry and Adel Taarabt because of illness and injury respectively, the home side began superbly. Helguson twice threatened early on with shots from the right-hand corner of the box before Anton Ferdinand spurned a great chance at the back post following the Icelandic striker's header back across goal. 2. Haughtily. Labels: dated
Word: excellently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English excellent Middle English -ly English -ly English excellently From excellent + -ly. 1. In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well. Example: Stephen Ward then had to time his tackle excellently to deny Tarmo Kink as the Wolves winger slid the ball out of play before the Estonian could attempt to beat Given.
Word: dielectric absorption Part of Speech: noun 1. The retention of polarization of a dielectric material after removal of the electric field. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: dielectric heating Part of Speech: noun 1. The heating of an electrically insulating material by a rapidly fluctuating electric field Labels: uncountable
Word: induction heater Part of Speech: noun 1. A heater than employs induction heating
Word: aquaerobics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquabor. Middle English aqua English aqua- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aerobic English -s English aerobics English aquaerobics From aqua- + aerobics. 1. Synonym of water aerobics. Labels: uncountable
Word: boxercise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * Blend of boxing + exercise 1. A form of physical workout, combining boxing with aerobic exercise. Labels: uncountable
Word: shadowboxing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shadow + boxing. 1. A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent. Labels: uncountable
Word: shadowboxing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shadow + boxing. 1. present participle and gerund of shadowbox Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: boxing ring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boxing + ring. 1. A space, usually square, with elastic ropes around the edge, in which a boxing match is fought.
Word: combat sport Part of Speech: noun 1. A sport that involves man-to-man combat.
Word: Ewan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Eòghan. Not related to Iwan and Evan. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːən/ 1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic. Example: Clare insisted that Addison decide on a name - they had already drawn up a shortlist of five - and Addison finally settled on Ewan because it seemed Scottish but not too Scottish.
Word: botty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Germanic *butmaz Proto-West Germanic *botm Old English botm Middle English botme English bott(om) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English botty From bott(om) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒ.ti/, /ˈbɑ.ti/ 1. Bottom. Labels: UK, childish, slang Example: There once was a soft luscious botty, That was spanked very hard and a lotty. Until one day, In the month of May, It was black and blue and looked grotty.
Word: botty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bot + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒ.ti/, /ˈbɑ.ti/ 1. Resembling a bot (automated software process); botlike. Labels: informal, rare Example: That email seemed pretty botty; it probably shouldn't be trusted.
Word: botty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bot + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒ.ti/, /ˈbɑ.ti/ 1. A term of address for a bot. Labels: informal, rare Example: Bye bye, botty.
Word: botty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare boot and booting for shoot and shooting, respectively. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒ.ti/, /ˈbɑ.ti/ 1. Alternative form of shotty and dotty (“shotgun”). Labels: Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, alternative, slang Example: Sticks and Stones may break my bones / Not when I back this botty Example: If Kizz step with a botty / You know it's packed with two big cylinders
Word: botty Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɒ.ti/, /ˈbɑ.ti/ 1. Conceited, swaggering. Labels: archaic, slang Example: […] and folk do say he be very fond on her; but for my part, I has I a better opinion o' Mistress Alice, than to allow she can take up with sich a dangerous-looking, botty man as Lieutenant Biddulph be's. Example: Such a nasty biggoty-botty man, 'e were, tew. Us 'eard 'im, more'n once, puttin' on 'is parts with young mistress Mary Emma. But 'twere Wade Southwood 'eared yer bumbaistin' t' maister that day!
Word: Euan Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈjuːæn/ 1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: uakari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese uacari, borrowed from Nheengatu wakarí, possibly from Old Tupi akaka'i. Pronunciation: /ˈwɑˈkɑːri/, /wəˈkɑːri/ 1. Any of several arboreal monkeys, of the genus Cacajao, from the Amazon basin.
Word: lysergic acid diethylamide Part of Speech: noun 1. A powerful synthetic hallucinogen. Labels: uncountable Example: As surely as that winter of 1970 turned to spring, lysergic acid deithylamide made its grand entrance into my life.
Word: malbrouck Part of Speech: noun 1. An arboreal monkey from Africa, Chlorocebus cynosuros.
Word: kipunji Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nyakyusa kipunji. Pronunciation: /kɪˈpʌndʒɪ/ 1. An arboreal Old World monkey of species Rungwecebus kipunji from Tanzania. Example: “Make a mess, such a mess these kipunji, make a mess, they swing over looking for fruit and make such a mess in me house.”
Word: New World monkey Part of Speech: noun 1. Any monkey from any of the superfamily Ceboidea: five families of primates that are found in Central America and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae.
Word: Shintoism Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Shinto Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Shintoism From Shinto + -ism. 1. The Shinto religion of Japan. Example: The origin of the Doll Festival reaches back to the crude days of Shintoism.