nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: nitrogen-fixing Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a plant, microbe, etc., able to convert inorganic nitrogen into a form usable in the biosphere. Labels: not-comparable Example: From these results it is concluded that hydrogenase is closely related to the nitrogen-fixing system in Azotobacter.
Word: ground cover Part of Speech: noun 1. Something, particularly plants, which overlays an area of land. May refer to plants specifically grown to prevent erosion of an area.
Word: catalytic converter Part of Speech: noun 1. A chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide.
Word: hopping mad Part of Speech: adj 1. Extremely angry; furious to the point of outburst. Labels: idiomatic Example: He was hopping mad when he came home and discovered that she had bought a new car without consulting him. Example: "And you hit him? dear old Father Bhaer?" […] "I was hopping mad at the time, and thought I shouldn't mind a bit, rather like it perhaps. But when I'd hit uncle one good crack […] I couldn't go on. […] I felt so mean."
Word: crisscross Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”). By surface analysis, an apophonic reduplication of cross. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsˌkɹɒs/ 1. To move back and forth over or through. Labels: transitive Example: As it turned out, the itinerary was disconcertingly illogical, involving criss-crossing America in anything but a straight line. Example: He told me about all the odd jobs he'd taken after I was born, when Michigan's economy was tanking. For one, he crisscrossed the Midwest buying old carpets from dentists' offices. 2. To mark with crossed lines. Labels: transitive
Word: crisscross Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”). By surface analysis, an apophonic reduplication of cross. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsˌkɹɒs/ 1. A pattern of crossed lines. Labels: countable Example: We reach the first barrier, which is like the barriers blocking off roadworks, or dug-up sewers: a wooden crisscross painted in yellow and black stripes, a red hexagon which means Stop. 2. A mark or cross, such as the signature of a person who is unable to write. Labels: countable 3. A kind of crossword puzzle having no clues or definitions, but only a list of words that must be fitted into the grid. Labels: countable Example: A definite advantage of the fact that no fill-in-the-blank sentences are used is that it's very easy for kids to enter their own words and see them instantly transformed into crisscrosses, word searches, and other fun games. Example: Welcome to the Ultimate Puzzle Challenge — a brand-new series of books for children who love word searches, crisscrosses, mazes, crosswords, and variety puzzles. 4. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: crisscross Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”). By surface analysis, an apophonic reduplication of cross. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsˌkɹɒs/ 1. Marked with crossed lines; crisscrossed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: crisscross Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”). By surface analysis, an apophonic reduplication of cross. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsˌkɹɒs/ 1. Crossing one another. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hopping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alternative spelling (C17) of hoppe, from Middle French houbelon 1. hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: Hopping Down in Kent, Alan Bignell (1977). 2. The addition of hops during the production of beer as a flavouring agent Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hopping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hopping Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A shift from one energy-state to another by an electron in an atom. Labels: countable
Word: hopping Part of Speech: adj 1. That uses hopping for locomotion. 2. Of a location, crowded with people. Labels: US, slang
Word: matte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mat. Pronunciation: /mæt/ 1. A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame. Example: The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide). 2. A background, often painted or created with computers Example: Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means. 3. The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals. 4. An instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface.
Word: matte Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French mat. Pronunciation: /mæt/ 1. Dull; not reflective of light. Labels: US Example: Flat or matte paint allows a deep color expression on the walls while also hiding flaws that may be inherent on the painted surface. Example: a matte lipstick
Word: matte Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French mat. Pronunciation: /mæt/ 1. To produce a dull, lustreless surface on (metal). Labels: transitive
Word: capriciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English capricious Middle English -ly English -ly English capriciously From capricious + -ly. 1. In a capricious manner; without caution or concern. Example: "Where are we going?" she asked, jibbing capriciously in the descent. Example: In Virginia, as in most of the country, jaywalking has long been punishable by a fine but very rarely enforced. A penalty that is invoked sporadically and capriciously is not fair to those who get socked with it, as state and federal courts have declared many times.
Word: unfeelingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unfeeling Middle English -ly English -ly English unfeelingly From unfeeling + -ly. 1. In an unfeeling manner; without concern or regard for feelings.
Word: run the gamut Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gamut (“complete range”). 1. To encompass the full range or variety possible. Labels: idiomatic Example: His tastes in music run the gamut from classical to heavy metal. Example: Palestinians often feel that the police do very little to stop settler violence, which runs the gamut from physical assault, arson, cutting or burning down olive trees, stone throwing at random Palestinian cars, and property damage.
Word: nitrogen fixation Part of Speech: noun 1. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia and organic derivatives, by natural means, especially such conversion, by microorganisms in the soil, into a form that can be assimilated by plants. Labels: uncountable
Word: sophomore Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek σοφίζω (sophízō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma)bor. English sophum, sophom 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 sophumerder. English sophomore From earlier sophumer, from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma). Likely influenced by Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, “wise”) + μωρός (mōrós, “fool”). Compare oxymoron (literally “sharp-dull”), a similar contradiction. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒf.ə.mɔː/, /ˈsɑf.mɔɹ/, /ˈsɔf.mɔɹ/, /ˈsɒf(ə)mɔɹ/ 1. The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: The band’s sophomore album built upon the success of their debut release, catapulting them to megastardom. Example: “Blonde,” which is spelled “Blond” on the album cover and “Blonde” on Apple and elsewhere, hews more closely to what was expected from a sophomore release by one of the most lauded and enigmatic young singers in pop music. 2. Sophomoric. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sophomore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek σοφίζω (sophízō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma)bor. English sophum, sophom 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 sophumerder. English sophomore From earlier sophumer, from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma). Likely influenced by Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, “wise”) + μωρός (mōrós, “fool”). Compare oxymoron (literally “sharp-dull”), a similar contradiction. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒf.ə.mɔː/, /ˈsɑf.mɔɹ/, /ˈsɔf.mɔɹ/, /ˈsɒf(ə)mɔɹ/ 1. A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school. Labels: Philippines, US Example: She was very mature for a sophomore and had several friends who were juniors or even seniors. 2. A three-year-old horse. Labels: US Example: The filly had looked promising as a sophomore, but concerns over her health had prompted the owner to pull her from the season’s early races.
Word: combinatorial chemistry Part of Speech: noun 1. The synthesis of a large number of structurally related compounds, especially in the pharmaceutical industry in an attempt to produce improved drugs. Labels: uncountable
Word: cosmochemistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-der. Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos)der. English cosmo- 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 cosmochemistry From cosmo- + chemistry. 1. The branch of chemistry that deals with the creation of the elements, and their isotopic distribution, in the universe; also with the synthesis and reactions of simple molecules in interstellar space. Labels: uncountable
Word: isotopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English isotope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English isotopic From isotope + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to isotopes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: isotopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English -topic English isotopic From iso- + -topic. 1. Of two presemifields 𝕊 and 𝕊' of characteristic p, when there exists three linear maps g_1, g_2, and g_3 from 𝕊 to 𝕊' such that g_1(x·y)=g_2(x)∘g_3(y) for all x,y∈𝕊. Labels: not-comparable
Word: desiccated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɛsɪkeɪtəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of desiccate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: desiccated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈdɛsɪkeɪtəd/ 1. dried Example: The Learned have Diſtinguiſh’d fire into three Species, 1. Light, that is fire in its proper matter, 2. Flame, that is fire is moiſt Air, 3. Cole, that is fire in a burnt Stick or other Deſiccated matter[…] Example: Already I seemed to hear the water rippling against the desiccated bones and rattling them together, rolling my skull against Mahomed's, and his against mine, till at last Mahomed's stood straight up upon its vertebræ, and glared at me through its empty eyeholes, and cursed me with its grinning jaws, because I, a dog of a Christian, disturbed the last sleep of a true believer.
Word: desiccated coconut Part of Speech: noun 1. The dried, finely shredded flesh of the coconut, sometimes sweetened. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: effervescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French effervescence. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escence. Pronunciation: /ˌɛf.əˈvɛs.əns/, /ˌɛf.əɹˈvɛs.əns/ 1. The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Vivacity. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Foment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men anarchal which are in a state of effervescence.
Word: effervesce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin effervescere (“to boil up”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -esce. Pronunciation: /ˌɛf.əɹˈvɛs/ 1. To emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz. Labels: intransitive Example: After some remonstrances, she takes up a champagne bottle, but is frightened by the sudden explosion of the cork, and drops it upon the floor. There the untasted liquor effervesces. 2. To escape from solution in a liquid in the form of bubbles. Labels: intransitive 3. To show high spirits. Labels: figuratively, intransitive
Word: high spirits Part of Speech: noun 1. Joyous elation, joyfulness, joyousness. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups. The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. Example: Apart from yachting and the cross-Channel steamer it was her first experience of being at sea and she was in high spirits.
Word: electrophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + -phile. 1. A compound or functional group that is attracted to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
Word: nucleophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nucleo- + -phile. 1. A compound or functional group that is attractive to centres of positive charge, and donates electrons, especially donating an electron pair to an electrophile to form a bond.
Word: squish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently an alteration of squash, influenced by obsolete squiss (“to squeeze”). Cognate with Scots squische, squies (“to crush, squeeze”). Compare also French esquicher from Old Occitan esquichar (“to squeeze, squish”). See also squeeze, squelch. Pronunciation: /skwɪʃ/, /skwəʃ/ 1. The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed. Labels: countable Example: Alex reached the bottom and Grant heard a squish as she landed in the mud on the bottom of the river. 2. A political moderate; a moderate on a specific issue. Labels: countable, derogatory, informal Example: The cadre of squishes in this party may disgree with me. Example: He's a squish on abortion. 3. Marmalade. Labels: UK, archaic, slang, uncountable Example: Where they are loaves and joints melt as snow in the sunshine; bowls of cream are of no more account than acorn-cups filled with dew; and the 'squish'—as they call the mother's home-made marmalade—has to be renewed daily; […] Example: There was a time when the “squish” manufactured by Mr. Frank Cooper at Oxford was not known very extensively outside the world of undergraduates. With the march of events though the fame of Cooper's Oxford marmalade has become world-wide, and the natural consequence is that a new factory has had to be built to cope with the increased business.
Word: squish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Apparently an alteration of squash, influenced by obsolete squiss (“to squeeze”). Cognate with Scots squische, squies (“to crush, squeeze”). Compare also French esquicher from Old Occitan esquichar (“to squeeze, squish”). See also squeeze, squelch. Pronunciation: /skwɪʃ/, /skwəʃ/ 1. To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist). Labels: informal, transitive Example: The sandwich tasted fine, even though it had got squished in his lunchbox. Example: Rather than squishing everything into a tiny window, I have shown only part of my app. 2. To be compressed or squeezed. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: I kicked off my shoes and wiggled my toes on the soft moss. It felt amazing as it squished between my toes, […]
Word: squish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed by analogy with crush and possibly smash, both of which have senses as types of compression as well as types of attraction. Possibly first attested in 1999 (see Citations:squish) and then later coined or recoined in 2007 by the user Raisin on the forums of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network as "a milder synonym for the word 'crush'". The term was also used with a similar meaning in a 1997 episode of the TV show Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, though the 2007 (re)coining was apparently independent. Pronunciation: /skwɪʃ/, /skwəʃ/ 1. A non-romantic and generally non-sexual infatuation with somebody one is not dating, or the object of that infatuation; a platonic crush. Labels: slang
Word: shoot 'em up Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of media which depicts considerable gunplay. Labels: idiomatic Example: My wife won't watch this movie; it's a shoot ’em up. Example: The arcaders have it easy. All they need to do is drop a quarter into a machine to find out how good the latest shoot 'em up game really is. But for the home computer owner, it's another story. 2. A piece of media which depicts considerable gunplay. Labels: idiomatic Example: Bullet Hell: DoDonPachi exemplifies the term better than any other shoot 'em up, providing a snowstorm of fiery pixels to both simultaneously dodge and eliminate. Example: In a shoot'em up, the player usually looks from above on her player character (most commonly in the form of a spaceship). The spaceship is constantly moving forward, but since the perspective is relatively fixed on it, the traversed space is actually moving from top to bottom or left to right, and the player has no ability to influence that movement.
Word: electrophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From electro- + -philic. 1. of, or relating to an electrophile; electron deficient
Word: goodie Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *gadanąvṛd. Proto-Germanic *gōdaz Proto-West Germanic *gōd Old English gōd Middle English good English good Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English goodie From good + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms). 1. Alternative spelling of goody. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: goodie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *gadanąvṛd. Proto-Germanic *gōdaz Proto-West Germanic *gōd Old English gōd Middle English good English good Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English goodie From good + -ie (nominal suffix). 1. A good character in a story, often a hero. Labels: informal Example: All the press, the people and their elected leaders want to know are the goodies and who are the baddies. Example: What really gets to me in these goodies versus baddies movies is just how useless the baddies are. 2. Alternative spelling of goody. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nucleophilic Part of Speech: adj 1. of, or relating to a nucleophile Labels: not-comparable
Word: goodie bag Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of goody bag. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: substitution reaction Part of Speech: noun 1. a reaction in which one functional group is replaced with another
Word: nucleophilic substitution Part of Speech: noun 1. in aliphatic organic chemistry, a form of substitution reaction in which the leaving functional group is replaced with a nucleophile
Word: electrophilic substitution Part of Speech: noun 1. in aromatic organic chemistry, a form of substitution reaction in which the leaving functional group (normally hydrogen) is replaced with an electrophile
Word: SN1 reaction Part of Speech: noun 1. a unimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction
Word: SN2 reaction Part of Speech: noun 1. a bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction
Word: femtochemistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From femto- + chemistry, since it deals with time scales of femtoseconds. 1. The study of chemical reactions on a very short time scale, often using pulsed lasers. Labels: uncountable
Word: time scale Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of events used as a rough measure of duration. 2. The ratio of the duration of time of an event as simulated by an analog computer to the actual duration of time of the event in the physical system under study.
Word: flame test Part of Speech: noun 1. in qualitative inorganic analysis, a simple test for the presence of a range of metallic elements based on the colour imparted to a flame by a sample
Word: borax bead test Part of Speech: noun 1. in qualitative inorganic analysis, a test for the presence of certain metallic elements by observing the colours given to a bead of borax in a loop of platinum wire held in the oxidizing and reducing parts of a Bunsen burner flame
Word: Zuchon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Tzu + bichon. 1. A breed of dog, a cross between a bichon and a Shih Tzu.
Word: puri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-Iranian *praH- Sanskrit पॄ (pṝ) Sanskrit पूर (pūra) Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭 (pūra) Hindi पूरी (pūrī)bor. Urdu پُورِی (pūrī)bor. English puri Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पूरी (pūrī) / Urdu پُورِی (pūrī)), a kind of fried flatbread. Pronunciation: /ˈpʊəɹiː/, /ˈpʊəɹi/, /ˈpʊɹi/ 1. A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-fried. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: No. 17 PURI. Take Flour, ½ ser (1lb.)
Word: puri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Balinese ᬧᬸᬭᬷ (puri), from Old Javanese purī (“palace, royal residence”), from Sanskrit पुरी (purī), पुर् (pur, “stronghold, fortress”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(t)pĺ̥H (“city, fortress, stronghold”). Compare to English polis (“a Greek city-state”). Doublet of Puri and polis. Pronunciation: /ˈpʊəɹi/, /ˈpʊɹi/ 1. In Bali and other parts of Indonesia, a palace, or other residence of a member of the royal family or ruling class.
Word: poori Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of puri (“type of unleavened bread”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: Puri Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Odia ପୁରୀ (puri), from Sanskrit पुरी (purī), पुर् (pur, “stronghold, fortress”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(t)pĺ̥H (“city, fortress, stronghold”). Compare to English polis (“a Greek city-state”). Doublet of puri and polis. 1. A surname from Punjabi 2. A holy city in Odisha, India (the capital of Kalinga, noted for the adoration of Jagannath or Krishna) (IW., 244 n. 1). Example: As to the local rulers of Eastern Orissa this Chinese traveller does not give us vmj definite information; we only learn that the district of Puri which then obtained the name Kongada was under Brahminic influence and the rest of the eastern tract in the north, then designated as Ucha or Ukkala, was being governed by some rulers who had their seat somewhere in that part of the district of Midnapore which was once a part of Utkala. Example: A seat in the car of Jagannatha during the Car Festival at Puri is a great privilege to the devout and implies great social prestige also, as the Gajapati monarchs of Orissa used to ride in it. Their descendants do so today. 3. A district of Odisha, India, in which the holy city is based.
Word: protestation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French protestacion, from Latin prōtestātiō. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒtɪsˈteɪʃən/, /ˌpɹəʊtɪsˈteɪʃən/ 1. A formal solemn objection or other declaration. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: October 28, 1552, Hugh Latimer, Sermon on the Gospel for St Simon and St Jude's Day The protestation of our faith. Example: “These are but words, young man,” answered Glendinning, “large protestations are often used to supply the place of effectual service.[…]” 2. A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: chapati Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi चपाती (capātī), from Sanskrit चर्पटी (carpaṭī). From a derivative of Sanskrit *चर्प (carpa, “flat”). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃəˈpæti/, /t͡ʃəˈpɑːti/ 1. A flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Princess Jeeta fed me dozens of the hot kebabs I loved, which I coated with mango chutney and wrapped in chapati. Example: Purvi breaks her chapati into small pieces and scatters them around her plate.
Word: paratha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani पराठा (parāṭhā) / پَراٹھا (parāṭhā). Doublet of parotta. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹaːtə/ 1. An Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In India, shredded radishes are seasoned with chilies, ginger and toasted spices to make a filling for paratha. Example: Gerry ordered poppadoms and parathas and then he was interrupted by requests for vindaloos, chicken madrases and sag joshes, rice, raita and nan, from Priest, Morgan and Maria Grazia.
Word: exposition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English exposicioun, from Old French esposicion, from Latin expositiō, from expōnere (“to put forth”). The sense meaning "exhibition" is a later semantic loan from French exposition. Pronunciation: /ɛkspəˈzɪʃən/ 1. The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing, in nonfiction or in fiction; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe or explain a set of things (such as, in fiction, the setting, characters and other non-plot elements). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This essay has too much exposition in it. Example: My reviewer said she couldn't picture the setting for my story, so I'm improving the exposition. 3. The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 4. An exhibition, especially of goods, artwork or cultural displays to the public. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The first prototype was unveiled at an exposition. 5. An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I turned my research into an exposition on the traditional music of Borneo. 6. An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The opening section of a movement in sonata form; the opening section of a fugue. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. The abandonment of an unwanted child. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: boink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeic (cf. yoink and bonk). Pronunciation: /bɔɪŋk/ 1. To have sexual intercourse (with); to bonk. Labels: ambitransitive, informal Example: Max was boinking Jane in the bathroom of the bar. Example: Think he's boinking her? 2. To hit or strike. Labels: informal, transitive
Word: boink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic (cf. yoink and bonk). Pronunciation: /bɔɪŋk/ 1. A real-world social gathering of computer users. Labels: slang 2. Sexual intercourse. Labels: informal Example: Max and Jane had a quick boink in the bathroom. 3. A sound of something hitting or bouncing off a surface, similar to plunk, but with more connotations of bounciness.
Word: all-American Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From all- + American. Americanism first recorded in the 1880s; the substantive usage originating early on as an ellipsis of all-American athlete, player, team; thereafter transferred to apply broadly to people or things as in All-American boy, girl, family. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːl əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/, /ˌɔl əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/ 1. Comprising things that are wholly from the United States of America; completely made in the United States. Labels: not-comparable Example: "All-American" Transformers. Perfected first, from the stand-point of correct engineering, by proper turns radio, impedance and shielding—then, in our latest models, given the finishing touches of outward beauty that the more critical eye demanded. […] Your dealer has "All-American" Transformers. Example: The DC-10 with a GE engine would be wrongfully touted as an all-American airplane. The GE engine was part French. The DC-10 had Italian fuselage sections. There was little awareness of the subcontracts with offshore suppliers. 2. Regarded as embodying the ideal qualities of the United States; typically American; (specifically) of a person: courageous, heroic; honest, wholesome, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: The [Davy] Crockett revival of the 1950's engineered by Walt Disney presented an all-American boy scout type as a mass-culture hero. Example: Amelia [Earhart] looked the part of an all-American girl—pretty, confident yet slightly demure, exhibiting not a trace of brashness. 3. Alternative letter-case form of All-American. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable Example: The highly anticipated all-American matchup between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe — marking the first US Open semifinals between two US men in nearly 20 years — will cost you quite a few Honey Deuces to attend.
Word: all-American Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From all- + American. Americanism first recorded in the 1880s; the substantive usage originating early on as an ellipsis of all-American athlete, player, team; thereafter transferred to apply broadly to people or things as in All-American boy, girl, family. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːl əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/, /ˌɔl əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/ 1. A person or thing regarded as embodying the ideal qualities of the United States of America; typically American; (specifically) a person from the United States who is courageous, heroic, honest, wholesome, etc. Example: He was regarded by the other soldiers as an all-American for his courage in battle. Example: When asked whether Gap, Inc. would still gain acceptance as an "all-American" if its brand manufacturing process was switched significantly abroad, given its customer loyalty and the reputation that it has already established, respondents said the brand would probably no longer be seen as all-American, which would be detrimental to the brand since it still has a stronger presence in the American market than its overseas market. 2. Ellipsis of all-American athlete, player, team (chiefly sports), all-American boy, girl, person, or family (loosely, transferred sense) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 3. Alternative letter-case form of All-American. Labels: alt-of
Word: black arts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black art Labels: form-of, plural
Word: appetiser Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of appetizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bittersweet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bitterswete, biterswete, equivalent to bitter + sweet. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bitterswäit (“bittersweet”), West Frisian bittersoet (“bittersweet”), Dutch bitterzoet (“bittersweet”), German bittersüß (“bittersweet”), Danish bittersød (“bittersweet”), Swedish bittersöt (“bittersweet”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/, [ˈbɪɾɚˌswiʔt̚], /ˌbɪtɚˈswit/ 1. Both bitter and sweet. Example: bittersweet chocolate Example: The dark green mooncake is loaded with matcha-infused salted egg yolk custard, which gives a bittersweet taste. 2. Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure. Labels: figuratively Example: The break-up was very bittersweet; they both hurt to end it, but were glad it was over. Example: […] sensations of this kind, however delicious, are, at their first recognition, of a very tumultuous nature, and have very little of the opiate in them. They were, moreover, in the present case, embittered with certain circumstances, which being mixed with sweeter ingredients, tended altogether to compose a draught that might be termed bitter-sweet […] 3. Of bittersweet color (see the noun section, below).
Word: bittersweet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bitterswete, biterswete, equivalent to bitter + sweet. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bitterswäit (“bittersweet”), West Frisian bittersoet (“bittersweet”), Dutch bitterzoet (“bittersweet”), German bittersüß (“bittersweet”), Danish bittersød (“bittersweet”), Swedish bittersöt (“bittersweet”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/, [ˈbɪɾɚˌswiʔt̚], /ˌbɪtɚˈswit/ 1. Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Bitter ſweete bringeth foorth wooddie ſtalks as doth the Vine, parted into many ſlender creeping braunches, by which it climeth and taketh holde of hedges and ſhrubbes next vnto it. […] Bitter ſweet doth grow in moiſt places about ditches, riuers, and hedges, almoſt euery where. 2. Bittersweetness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I had once before visited these three villages, Skedans, Tanoo and Cumshewa. The bitter-sweet of their overwhelming loneliness created a longing to return to them. 3. A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: Over by the creek-bed scarlet-flamed sumac shouldered the silver-green of the willows, and orange-colored bittersweet crept through the tangle of wild plums. 4. A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "They had a good crop of bitter-sweets, they couldn’t grind them all"—nodding towards an orchard where some heaps of apples had been left lying ever since the ingathering. 5. Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: creativity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English creative Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English creativity From creative + -ity. Pronunciation: /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, /kri.əˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, [-ɾi] 1. The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I suppose it's part of my creativity and may also be just a desire to, maybe an idea that there is a wonderful way to do it, and that I'm working toward the wonderful way to do it. Example: Netherlands, one of the pre-tournament favourites, combined their undoubted guile, creativity, pace and attacking quality with midfield grit and organisation.
Word: categorisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreúō) Ancient Greek κᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορέω (kătēgoréō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ (kătēgorĭ́ā)bor. Late Latin catēgoriader. Middle French categorie French catégoriebor. Middle English English category English -ise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -isation English categorisation From category + -isation. 1. Alternative form of categorization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: Freud Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /fɹɔɪd/ 1. A surname from German. 2. Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist, psychotherapist, and founder of psychoanalysis. Example: To assert that morality is self-evident and that one had never done a mean thing are strangely revealing statements to come from the lips of a person whose object of study was man, himself included. It reflects, I believe, Freud's unshakable determination to be a moralist in the guise of a scientist. In this endeavor, he succeeded only too well: as a cryptomoralist, Freud became the founder of a sort of secular religion which has had immense influence on popular contemporary thought and life. [...]
Word: ramble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An altered form (with dissimilation of mm to mb) of dialectal rammle, from Middle English *ramlen, *ramelen, frequentative of Middle English ramen (“to roam, ramble”); compare Swedish ramla (“to stumble; fall; make a noise; rumble”), Danish ramle (“to stumble; collapse; thunder; boom”); equivalent to roam + -le. "mid-15 c., perhaps frequentative of 'romen' 'to walk, go' perhaps via 'romblen' (late 14 c.) 'to ramble.' The vowel change perhaps by influence of Middle Dutch 'rammelen,' a derivative of 'rammen' 'copulate,' 'used of the night wanderings of the amorous cat.' Meaning 'to talk or write incoherently' is from 1630s". Pronunciation: /ˈɹæmbəl/ 1. A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside. Example: Marianne was prevailed upon to join her sisters in their usual walk, instead of wandering away by herself. Hitherto she had carefully avoided every companion in her rambles. If her sisters intended to walk on the downs, she directly stole away towards the lanes;[…] Example: The place was a favourite with all, and the ramble in this quarter was quite a regular custom of the afternoon with the fair heiress of Colonel Walton in particular. 2. A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction. 3. A bed of shale over the seam of coal. 4. A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking. Example: Someone proposed that we play in one of the small clearings in a gay crusing ^([sic]) area in Central Park called the rambles.
Word: ramble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: An altered form (with dissimilation of mm to mb) of dialectal rammle, from Middle English *ramlen, *ramelen, frequentative of Middle English ramen (“to roam, ramble”); compare Swedish ramla (“to stumble; fall; make a noise; rumble”), Danish ramle (“to stumble; collapse; thunder; boom”); equivalent to roam + -le. "mid-15 c., perhaps frequentative of 'romen' 'to walk, go' perhaps via 'romblen' (late 14 c.) 'to ramble.' The vowel change perhaps by influence of Middle Dutch 'rammelen,' a derivative of 'rammen' 'copulate,' 'used of the night wanderings of the amorous cat.' Meaning 'to talk or write incoherently' is from 1630s". Pronunciation: /ˈɹæmbəl/ 1. To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course. Example: Weak from drifting on the longest mosey ever rambled. Weeks with no meal or beverage. Blistering desert pounding me to the crosine-tipped ^([sic]) brink of insanity. Yet perhaps there is truth in sand madness. 2. To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter. 3. To lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address. Example: 1994, Richard Thompson, “Beeswing” We was drinking more in those days and tempers reached a pitch And like a fool I let her run with the rambling itch 4. To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions. Labels: often, with-on Example: Francine has a tendency to ramble when it gets to be late in the evening. Example: She often rambles about bees' behavior, both in the hive and in the field. 5. To follow a winding path or course. Example: The river rambled through the mountains.
Word: scales Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /skeɪlz/ 1. plural of scale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scales Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /skeɪlz/ 1. A device for measuring weight. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The butcher put the sausages on the scales.
Word: scales Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /skeɪlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scale Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nanmu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 楠木 (nánmù). 1. wood of the tree Phoebe nanmu (or several other similar) that was once used for boat building, architectural woodworking and wood art in China
Word: fondue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French fondue (“melted”), from fondre (“to melt”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɒndjuː/, /ˈfɒnduː/, /fɑnˈdu/ 1. A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a Swiss fondue
Word: fondue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French fondue (“melted”), from fondre (“to melt”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɒndjuː/, /ˈfɒnduː/, /fɑnˈdu/ 1. To prepare or serve as a fondue.
Word: cmene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Lojban. Pronunciation: /ˈʃme.ne/ 1. A proper name, or proper noun, respelled according to Lojban rules; reckoned as a part of speech separate from brivla (content words) and cmavo (function words). Example: Cmene are always written with a period at the end, and if they start with a vowel then also with a period at the beginning. Example: These minor restrictions are due to the fact that all Lojban cmene embedded in a speech stream will be preceded by one of these words or by a pause. With one of these words embedded, the cmene might break up into valid Lojban words followed by a shorter cmene.
Word: foresight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English forsight, forsyght, forsichte (since 14th c.), a calque of Latin providentia. By surface analysis, fore- + sight. Compare Scots foresicht, Saterland Frisian Foarsicht, archaic Dutch voorzicht (now voorzichtigheid), German Vorsicht (all “caution, foresight”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɔɹsaɪt/, /ˈfɔːsaɪt/, /ˈfo(ː)ɹsaɪt/, /ˈfoəsaɪt/ 1. The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: forethought Example: Having the foresight to prepare an evacuation plan may have saved their lives. 2. The ability to foresee future events in a supernatural or paranormal way, such as psychically. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The front sight on a firearm (e.g., rifle, handgun). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Holonym: iron sights 4. A bearing taken forwards towards a new object. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: peroration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin perōrō (“to speak at length, to conclude a speech”) (from per- (“very”) + ōrō (“to speak, to orate”) (English orate)) + -ation (“action (nominalizer)”) (from Latin -ātiō). Pronunciation: /pɛɹəˈɹeɪʃən/ 1. The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This passage is virtually the peroration of the Ethics; the few paragraphs that follow are concerned with the transition to politics. Example: The young man achieved perfect timing, for the last word of his peroration coincided with the muffled clap of the doors closing, after having launched the coffin onto the rails of a subterranean railway. 2. A discourse or rhetorical argument in general. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Nephew, what means this passionate discourse, This peroration with such circumstance?
Word: soy bean Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of soybean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: snow pea Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of pea (Pisum sativum) cultivars, with flat and edible pods.
Word: speciation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English speciate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English speciation From speciate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌspi.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌspi.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ 1. The process by which new distinct species evolve. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In both groups, however, we find copious and intricate speciation so that, often, species limits are narrow and ill defined. Example: No one had ever seen a new species produced, nor, according to Darwin, should they expect to. Speciation was so drawn out as to be, for all intents and purposes unobservable. 2. The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: requirements specifying speciation and serotyping in addition to reporting of presence or absence
Word: intelligibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English intelligible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English intelligibility From intelligible + -ity. Pronunciation: /ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, /ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi], [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] 1. That which is intelligible; the degree to which something is intelligible. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Figure 8.1 shows the students' perceptions of the NSE and NNSE varieties in terms of intelligibility. […] 2. The quality of recorded speech of every word being understandable. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: H₂O Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two H initials (Hishammuddin Hussein) represented by H₂ + O for Onn, chosen to humorously match the chemical formula for water. Pronunciation: /ˌeɪt͡ʃtuːˈoʊ/ 1. Hishammuddin Hussein Onn, Malaysian politician and son of Hussein Onn, third prime minister of Malaysia. Labels: Internet, Malaysia, humorous
Word: black widow Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several species of venomous and potentially deadly spiders, particularly Latrodectus spp. Example: Looking out at the gloomy silent withered forests, Bond thought that nothing could be living in them except bats and scorpions, horned toads and black widow spiders. 2. A woman who kills one or more of her lovers. 3. A female suicide bomber, sometimes one intending to avenge her husband who was killed.
Word: HF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of high frequency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: HF Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of high-frequency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: HF Part of Speech: intj 1. Abbreviation of have fun. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: air vent Part of Speech: noun 1. An opening, possibly covered by a grate or grill, possibly ducted, that allows air to circulate. 2. A device or valve that allows to air to be evacuated from a radiator or pipe in a heating system.