nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: rabble-rouser Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rabble rouser. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: examinations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of examination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sects Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɛkts/, /sɛks/ 1. plural of sect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: realities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reality. Labels: form-of, plural Example: But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.
Word: labourers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of labourer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conquerors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conqueror Labels: form-of, plural
Word: insists Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of insist Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: winked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɪŋkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of wink Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug Part of Speech: noun 1. Any anti-inflammatory drug, such as aspirin or ibuprofen, that does not contain steroids.
Word: thanking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of thank Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: thanking Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which thanks are given; thanks. Example: 1484, William Caxton, The Subtyl Historyes and Fables of Esope, Book 3, “The Lyon & the pastour or herdman,” And therfore this is notary and trewe that al maner of folke ought to rendre and gyue thankynges grace and mercye to theyre good doers Example: Many and hearty thankings to you both.
Word: randomization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH-der. Proto-Germanic *rinnaną Proto-West Germanic *rinnan Frankish *randijubor. Old French randirder. Old French randonbor. Middle English randoun English randon English random Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize 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 -ization English randomization From random + -ization. Pronunciation: /ˌɹændəməˈzeɪt͡ʃən/, [ˌɹɛəndəməˈzeɪt͡ʃən], /ˌɹændəməˈzæɪt͡ʃən/, /ˌɹɛndəməˈzæɪt͡ʃən/ 1. The process of making random. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable
Word: stiffly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English stifly, styfly; equivalent to stiff + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈstɪfli/ 1. In a stiff manner. Example: 'Twas Mr. Glennie who first moved to seek me; for when the second day came that I was not at school, he thought that I was ill, and went to my aunt's to ask how I did, as was his wont when any ailed. But Aunt Jane answered him stiffly that she could not say how I did. Example: 'Very well, Clara,' she said stiffly, 'but I shall also speak to your father.'
Word: smilingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English smiling Middle English -ly English -ly English smilingly From smiling + -ly. 1. In a smiling manner; with a smile. Example: But me thinks at these words I heare some smilingly say, I would be loath to lacke liuing of my own till the Prince gaue me a maner of new Elme for my riming […] Example: But his flaw’d heart, Alack, too weak the conflict to support! ’Twixt two extremes of passion, joy and grief, Burst smilingly.
Word: nonsteroidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English steroid English -al English steroidal English nonsteroidal From non- + steroidal. 1. That does not consist of or contain steroids. Labels: not-comparable Example: Finerenone, a nonsteroidal MRA, was among the drugs in the trials.
Word: nonsteroidal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English steroid English -al English steroidal English nonsteroidal From non- + steroidal. 1. Any drug not containing steroids.
Word: strikingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English striking Middle English -ly English -ly English strikingly From striking + -ly. 1. In a striking way. Example: He entered strikingly, taking over the stage. Example: Fully air-conditioned and fluorescently lit, it is strikingly decorated and there is a magnificent outlook through the wide windows. 2. To a remarkable degree or extent. Example: He was strikingly deficient in good sense. Example: Each mate nursed his fellow, and some strikingly pathetic touches of devotion were shown here and there amongst them. 3. Remarkably, surprisingly. Example: Strikingly, he had bowed deeply to the Emperor. Example: Then, they looked up which lawyers in these various lawsuits won their cases, and those who didn’t. Most strikingly, the researchers found that if the legal teams more closely mirrored a judge’s preferred writing style in documents such as past legal opinions, their chances of winning could more than double.
Word: quarrelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quarrel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: obliterated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From obliterate + -ed (suffix forming adjectives; and past tenses and past participles of regular verbs). Pronunciation: /əˈblɪtəɹeɪtɪd/, /əˈblɪtəˌɹeɪtɪd/, /oʊ-/, [-ɾə-], [-ɾɪd] 1. Destroyed; (loosely) broken beyond repair. Example: […] Huck’s confidence in the human race was wellnigh obliterated. Example: [A]s however the sutures between this epimeron and the adjoining pieces are very obliterated, it easily escapes observation even when really exposed. 2. Forgotten. Labels: figuratively Example: This thought gave life to her diction, her soul flowed into it, and she soon found the task of recollecting almost obliterated impressions very interesting. Example: Her husband was obliterated, she was with her father again, who was so fresh and free and all daylight. Her husband, with his intensity and his darkness, was obliterated. She left him, she forgot him, she accepted her father. 3. Very drunk or intoxicated; wasted. Labels: slang Example: The right of men to get obliterated and do stupid stuff—the fun men have getting obliterated and doing stupid stuff—is so culturally accepted that it's a cornerstone of best man speeches and bro comedies.
Word: obliterated Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From obliterate + -ed (suffix forming adjectives; and past tenses and past participles of regular verbs). Pronunciation: /əˈblɪtəɹeɪtɪd/, /əˈblɪtəˌɹeɪtɪd/, /oʊ-/, [-ɾə-], [-ɾɪd] 1. simple past and past participle of obliterate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rakishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rakish 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 rakishness From rakish + -ness. 1. The property of being rakish. Labels: uncountable
Word: narrowed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of narrow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fainter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From faint (verb) + -er. 1. One who faints. Example: As an adult and the wife of the minister, I was always armed with vials of smelling salts, furnished by funeral directors, for fainters at church funerals.
Word: fainter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English faint Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English fainter From faint (adjective) + -er. 1. comparative form of faint: more faint Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: excitedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English excited Middle English -ly English -ly English excitedly From excited + -ly. 1. In an excited manner. Example: Everybody crowded around very excitedly and talked about the Australian crawl, a stroke I cannot do because there is something wrong with my flutter kick.
Word: ransomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English raunsoner (“redeemer”); equivalent to ransom + -er. 1. A person who pays a ransom.
Word: dryly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dry 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 dryly From dry + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaɪ.li/ 1. In a dry manner. Example: “Are you going?” said Mr. Chester, rising with a graceful indolence. “Let me light you down the stairs.” “Pray keep your seat,” returned the other dryly, “I know the way.” So, waving his hand slightly, and putting on his hat as he turned upon his heel, he went clanking out as he had come, shut the door behind him, and tramped down the echoing stairs. “Pah! A very coarse animal, indeed!” said Mr. Chester, composing himself in the easy chair again. “A rough brute. Quite a human badger!” Example: The company were convulsed with laughter, all except the host himself, who dryly remarked: ‘Very amusing, Mr. Robert, very amusing, truly; ye're a clever lad, very clever; but just let me tell you, […]’
Word: doubtfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English dowtfully, doutefulli, equivalent to doubtful + -ly. 1. In a doubtful manner, in context of doubt or ambiguity, questionably. Example: He looked at the mauve envelope doubtfully, and examined the postmark. "Where is Pudlington, James? and one might almost ask—why is Pudlington? No town has any right to such an offensive name."
Word: dimmed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of dim Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: devoutly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dēvoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor. Old French devotbor. Middle English devout English devout Middle English -ly English -ly English devoutly From devout + -ly. 1. In a devout manner. Example: […] I did espie Where towards me a sory wight did cost*, Clad all in black, that mourning did bewray, And Iacob staffe in hand devoutly crost, Like to some pilgrim come from farre away. Example: " Without further parley, upon their knees they fell most devoutly, and for helpe on heaven never ceased extensively to intercessionate God, for his speedie recoverie.
Word: decently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English decent 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 decently From decent + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːsəntli/ 1. In a decent manner. Example: You need to be decently attired to enter the restaurant. 2. To a reasonable or acceptable degree. Example: a decently high salary
Word: confiding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, confide + -ing. Pronunciation: /kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of confide Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: confiding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, confide + -ing. Pronunciation: /kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/ 1. Having or showing confidence or trust in another person. Example: Effingham was by nature indolent, confiding, and, at times, impetuous and indiscreet; but Marmaduke was uniformly equable, penetrating, and full of activity and enterprise. Example: Those eyes especially struck Eugene, and when he thought of Liza he always saw those clear, mild, confiding eyes. 2. In confidence; as if with trust. Example: Sir, they must surely entertain a higher opinion of the credulity of this house, than -- even their recent experience can justify, if they think that their confiding talent will be carried to this length. Example: It might be sufficient, perhaps, to refer only to that trait of frank, confiding generosity, which could overlook all injuries and embrace even former enemies as friends ; as in the case of Saul above referred to ; 3. Of a bird, allowing the close approach of humans.
Word: confiding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, confide + -ing. Pronunciation: /kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/ 1. The telling of something in confidence. Example: We see Washington by the fireside, upon the farm, amid the interchanges of friendship and ordinary confidings, and as a citizen, as well as in the sphere of military contest, in the senate, or as a diplomatist[…]
Word: rareness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rare 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 rareness From rare + -ness. 1. The property of being rare; rarity Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We discussed the rareness of the coin and decided it was actually pretty common. Example: The patron sent back the steak because he objected to its rareness.
Word: assaulted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of assault Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: weaknesses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwiːk.nɪ.sɪz/, /ˈwiːk.nə.sɪz/, /ˈwik.nɪ.sɪz/, /ˈwik.nə.sɪz/, /ˈwiːk.nɪs.sɪz/ 1. plural of weakness Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of weaknesse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perpetrated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of perpetrate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: summoning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From summon + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of summon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: summoning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From summon + -ing. 1. The act by which somebody is summoned. Example: spirit summonings
Word: renounced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of renounce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: winterize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English winter Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English winterize From winter + -ize. 1. To prepare (something) for winter weather. Labels: transitive Example: Temperatures are expected to plummet over the weekend, and aside from grabbing a coat, experts say there’s some things you should do to winterize your home. 2. To remove the saturated fats from (a vegetable oil) by cooling and filtering it, so that it does not become cloudy in the winter. Labels: transitive Example: Some oils which are frequently winterized to produce salad oil are: refined and lightly hydrogenated soybean oil, cottonseed oil and some varieties of rapeseed oil. The continuous miscella winterizing process takes from 45 min to 1 hr to produce +15 hr cold test oil.
Word: rejecting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reject Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rejecting Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of rejection. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] selectings and rejectings of a few founders.
Word: reiterated Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: reiterated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reiterate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: proudest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of proud: most proud Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: rascally Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rascal + -y. 1. Like a rascal. Example: He was speedily reassured, and with a large, white, rascally grin, and a glance at his charge, seemed to take me into partnership in his exalted trust. Example: My chief creditor is, unhappily, my most bitter enemy—a rascally fellow, Sam Brewer, whom I was once compelled to horse-whip on Newmarket Heath.
Word: rascally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From rascal + -y. 1. In the manner of a rascal. Example: “I hope,” said Jones, “you don’t intend to leave me in this condition.” “Indeed but I shall,” said the other. “Then,” said Jones, “you have used me rascally, and I will not pay you a farthing.”
Word: owning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈəʊnɪŋ/, /ˈoʊnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of own Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: profited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of profit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prying Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/ Labels: no-gloss
Word: prying Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of pry Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prying Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who pries. Example: That it is wrongful to do a thing in that it is grubby in the way in which pryings for the sake of prurient interest are grubby, does not by itself make doing the thing an infringement of a claim.
Word: mutilated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mutilate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mutilated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having undergone mutilation
Word: locating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of locate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: loathed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of loathe Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past and past participle of loath Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: loathed Part of Speech: adj 1. Nonstandard form of loath. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard Example: “Physical punishment is something I’m very loathed to resort to,” Steve responded. Example: Really, no joke, because trans men are very loathed to use public toilets.
Word: wintery Part of Speech: adj 1. Nonstandard form of wintry. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard
Word: win-win Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌwɪnˈwɪn/ 1. That benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits. Example: win-win outcome Example: win-win situation
Word: win-win Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌwɪnˈwɪn/ 1. Ellipsis of win-win situation: A situation that benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: They got their school project funded, and you got to look like a generous benefactor, plus some free advertising. It's a win-win. Example: "It's a lose-lose situation. It can be turned into a win-win. We should be encouraging and supporting expensive bi-mode freight locomotives, especially where capacity is constrained.
Word: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Duesenberg Part of Speech: noun 1. A car produced by Duesenberg.
Word: wirehair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wire + hair. 1. An animal with wiry hair, such as a German Wirehaired Pointer, a Wirehaired Vizsla, or an American Wirehair.
Word: wire-haired Part of Speech: adj 1. Having coarse, stiff hair. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tête-bêche Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French tête-bêche (literally “head-to-foot”). Pronunciation: /tɛtˈbɛʃ/ 1. Of a postage stamp, printed upside down relative to the following stamp of the same row or column. Labels: not-comparable Example: Liu himself is a professional stamp collector, and in 1972 he bought a tête-bêche pair of Qing dynasty stamps from an auction in London.
Word: tête-bêche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tête-bêche (literally “head-to-foot”). Pronunciation: /tɛtˈbɛʃ/ 1. A book where two texts are bound together, with one text rotated 180° relative to the other, such that when one text runs head-to-tail, the other runs tail-to-head. Example: It's an odd little confection, the tête-bêche, but it's oddly pleasing. Each author gets a fair crack of the whip, with their own cover and top-billing, and the illusion of two separate books makes a head-to-tail volume seem somehow to be good value.
Word: wiretap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from wiretapper; or else wire + tap Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪətæp/, /ˈwaɪɚtæp/ 1. A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.
Word: wiretap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from wiretapper; or else wire + tap Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪətæp/, /ˈwaɪɚtæp/ 1. To install or to use such a connection. Labels: transitive
Word: wiretapper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wire + tapper. 1. A person who installs or monitors wiretaps.
Word: wiretapping Part of Speech: noun 1. The installation or monitoring of wiretaps. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wiretapping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wiretap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dangly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dangle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dangly From dangle + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdæŋɡli/, /ˈdeɪ̯ŋɡli/, /ˈdɛ̃ŋɡli/ 1. Dangling; tending to dangle.
Word: tonsils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tonsil Labels: form-of, plural Example: “So now everything's fine.” I uttered a hacking laugh. “No,” I said, in answer to a query from Aunt Dahlia. “I have not accidentally swallowed my tonsils, I was merely laughing hackingly. Ironical that the young blister should say that everything is fine, for at this very moment disaster stares us in the eyeball.”
Word: tonsils Part of Speech: noun 1. The uvula. Labels: nonstandard, plural, plural-only
Word: foreseeing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From foresee + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of foresee Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: foreseeing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English foreseing, forseying, equivalent to foresee + -ing. 1. The act by which something is foreseen; a prophetic vision. Example: But at other times my magic is a true magic, and my looking runs very lightly over all the days which are to come before my client has quite done with earth's daylight; and at these times I must tell, will I or will I not, the truth about my foreseeings […]
Word: tonsil hockey Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of French kissing: the act or practice of kissing involving the tongue. Labels: idiomatic, slang, uncountable
Word: New York breakfast Part of Speech: noun 1. A "meal" at the start of the day, consisting of coffee and cigarettes (smoked, not eaten). Labels: dated, humorous
Word: competently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English competent Middle English -ly English -ly English competently From competent + -ly. 1. In a competent manner. Example: And on the end of the big table sat a pot of chicken and dumplings, the sad but tasty end of a tough red bird who had competently done his roosterly duty all his life, yet through no fault of his own had ended up a criminal.
Word: Galway hooker Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of fishing boat in the west of Ireland with a distinctive black hull and red sails.
Word: sorer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of sore: more sore Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: EFTPOS Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛftˈpɒs/ 1. Acronym of Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: sorest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of sore: most sore Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: class action lawsuit Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of class action.
Word: class action lawsuits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of class action lawsuit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: child abuse Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtʃaɪldəbjuːs/ 1. Physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of a child that causes long-term or permanent damage. Labels: uncountable
Word: sporrans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sporran Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hesitantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin haereō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō ▲ Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin -titō Latin haesitō Latin haesitānsbor. English hesitant 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 hesitantly From hesitant + -ly. 1. With hesitation. Example: The sounds from Barb's clarinet began to take the shape of a melody, played quietly at first, hesitantly, with a misblown note here and there. Example: It approaches irrefusably, hesitantly, terrible as fate, the great task and question: how shall the earth as a whole be managed? (Friedrich Nietzsche, 1885) 2. With reluctance.
Word: tetraplegic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tetra- and -plegic, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegic from the Ancient Greek παραπληγή (paraplēgḗ, “the paralysis of half of the body”). 1. A quadriplegic.
Word: biplanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biplane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: raring Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rare (verb), a variant of rear (“to raise, rouse”). More at rear. 1. Eager. Example: raring to go Example: I'm ready and raring to go. I can hardly wait to get there.
Word: raring Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rare (verb), a variant of rear (“to raise, rouse”). More at rear. 1. present participle and gerund of rare Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: raunchily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English raunchy Middle English -ly English -ly English raunchily From raunchy + -ly. 1. In a raunchy manner, in a lewd way.
Word: reconvene Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English convene English reconvene From re- + convene. Pronunciation: /ɹiː.kənˈviːn/, /ˌɹi.kənˈvin/, [ɹiː.kənˈvɪin] 1. To resume something that has been convened and then paused. Labels: transitive Example: dividing into a finite number of parts and then reconvening them, 2. To come together again. Labels: intransitive Example: We will reconvene after lunch to discuss the outstanding points on the agenda.
Word: regally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English regali; equivalent to regal + -ly. 1. In a regal manner, in the way of, or befitting, royalty. Example: Mrs. Mountstuart seated herself regally "Ah, Mr. Dale!" she said, inclining to him. "Yes, dear Lady Busshe, there is a particle." Example: His wife is very pretty. Not exactly regally lovely, of course—it wouldn’t do, I suppose, for a minister to have a regally lovely wife, because it might set a bad example.
Word: wiriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English wiry 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 wiriness From wiry + -ness. 1. The state of being wiry. Labels: uncountable
Word: wisher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wyssher, wisscher, wyshere, equivalent to wish + -er. 1. Someone who makes a wish
Word: wistaria Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɪsˈtɛəɹi.ə/, /wɪsˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/, /wɪsˈtɛɹi.ə/, /wɪsˈtɪɹ.i.ə/ 1. Alternative spelling of wisteria. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines. Example: [A]long their time-marked walls wistaria threw patches of mauve blossom.
Word: ebrious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ēbrius (“drunk”). Pronunciation: /ˈiː.bɹiː.əs/ 1. Having a tendency towards alcohol abuse. Labels: obsolete 2. Drunk, tipsy. Labels: obsolete 3. Similar to that of a drunk. Labels: obsolete Example: When the patient entered the consultation room, the neurologist immediately noted his ebrious step, and suspected a lesion of the cerebellum.
Word: carpet munching Part of Speech: noun 1. cunnilingus Labels: rare, slang, uncountable, vulgar
Word: ramjet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ram + jet. 1. A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.
Word: wistfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wistful + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being wistful. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: She was no longer the alert, vivacious American beauty who had charmed and delighted all who came in contact with her. Instead she was a very quiet and sad little girl—with an expression of hopeless wistfulness that none but Hazel Strong could interpret. Example: It’s a lovely sequence cut too short because the show seems afraid to give itself over to romance and whimsy and wistfulness when it has wedgie jokes to deliver.
Word: witchery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old English wiċċe Proto-Germanic *wikkōną Proto-West Germanic *wikkōn Proto-West Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *wikkō Old English wiċċa Middle English wicche English witch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English witchery From witch + -ery. 1. Witchcraft. Labels: uncountable Example: You are right to some extent in what you say. In the olden days people had a stronger belief in all kinds of witchery; now they pretend not to believe in it, that they may be looked upon as sensible and educated people, as you say. Example: They are determined that I shall be burnt as a witch; and they sent their doctor to cure me; but he was forbidden to bleed me because the silly people believe that a witch’s witchery leaves her if she is bled; so he only called me filthy names. 2. An act of witchcraft. Labels: countable Example: It may be they know something of the witcheries of this woman. 3. Allure, charm, magic. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: At noon, when by the forest's edge / He lay beneath the branches high, / The soft blue sky did never melt / Into his heart,—he never felt / The witchery of the soft blue sky! Example: I am influenced—conquered; and the influence is sweeter than I can express; and the conquest I undergo has a witchery beyond any triumph I can win.
Word: withholding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/, /wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ/, /wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ/, /wɪðˈhoʊldɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of withhold Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: withholding Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/, /wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ/, /wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ/, /wɪðˈhoʊldɪŋ/ 1. The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: with-it Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of with it. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It's like the inverse of a with-it parent. You're trying to be current by inviting people to watch something that, when it's not unpleasant, is quite boring.
Word: witlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English witless 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 witlessness From witless + -ness. 1. The state of being witless; stupidity. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: witted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English witted, ywitted, equivalent to wit + -ed. Compare Old English witod (“appointed, ordained, assured, certain”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɪtɪd/ 1. having a specified form of wit (intellectual ability) Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable
Word: witted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of wit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wittiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wittynesse, equivalent to witty + -ness. 1. the quality of being witty Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: wive Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wiven, iwiven, from Old English wīfian, wīfiġan, ġewīfian (“to take a wife; marry”). Pronunciation: /waɪv/ 1. To marry (a woman). Labels: ambitransitive Example: If he have the condition of a saint and the complexion of a devil, I had rather he should shrive me than wive me. 2. To provide (someone) with a wife. Labels: transitive
Word: wobbliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English wobbly 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 wobbliness From wobbly + -ness. 1. The state of being wobbly. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: woefulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English woeful 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 woefulness From woeful + -ness. 1. The quality of being woeful. Labels: uncountable
Word: fitness model Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɪtnəs ˌmɑdəl/ 1. A good-looking person (usually a man) with a well-developed physique who is paid as a model to demonstrate exercises or related equipment. 2. A mathematical model for evaluating the development of a system.
Word: wolf-whistle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wolf whistle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wolf-whistle Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of wolf whistle. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Lila came out third, to a good level of applause. A few boys wolf-whistled at her, and a couple more groaned “Lila!” like it was a dirty word. She bowed and lifted her skirt at the hip, just enough to show some thigh. A few more guys shouted “Yeah!” in guttural moans. Example: Viktory had even managed to drum up a fan base outside the hard core from Urra. This had a lot to do with Junita, as most of the Urra fans were male. Some of the boys were wolf-whistling at her, and a lot of them had learned her name as well.
Word: wolf whistle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * The whistle made by a wolf (“a man who makes amorous advances to many women”). 1. A whistle, of two notes, to signify sexual interest in someone.
Word: wolf whistle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: * The whistle made by a wolf (“a man who makes amorous advances to many women”). 1. To whistle in appreciation or sexual interest.
Word: womenfolk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of women + folk. 1. Women collectively. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. The adult female members of a community. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: “Ain’t she a splendid specimen of Southern womanhood?” Rufus asked. “Down yonder, they teach their womenfolks to serve.”
Word: womenfolks Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of womenfolk. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: woodbine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wodebynd, wodebynde, from Old English wudubind, wudubinde (“woodbine”), equivalent to wood + bine. 1. Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle and the Virginia creeper. Example: URSULA. The pleasant'st angling is to see the fish Cut with her golden oars the silver stream, And greedily devour the treacherous bait: So angle we for Beatrice; who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture. Example: Bob gave the man fair warning. Told him if he ever prowled around his home again he'd better come a–fogging; the man took a chance and now he's where the woodbine twineth and the whangdoodle mourneth for its mate. 2. Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle and the Virginia creeper. 3. Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle and the Virginia creeper. 4. Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle and the Virginia creeper. 5. Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle and the Virginia creeper. 6. Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle and the Virginia creeper. 7. Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle and the Virginia creeper. 8. Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle and the Virginia creeper.
Word: Woodbine Part of Speech: name Etymology: (British soldier): From the British troops being issued with Woodbine cigarettes. 1. A British brand of unfiltered cigarette, now made in Ireland. 2. A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia. 3. A small city, the county seat of Camden County, Georgia, United States.
Word: Woodbine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (British soldier): From the British troops being issued with Woodbine cigarettes. 1. A cigarette of this brand. Example: Dot handed me a small white tablet of Beechnut chewing gum as we sat on the top deck of the bus on our way home from work one Friday evening. She had also offered me one of her Woodbines.
Word: Woodbine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (British soldier): From the British troops being issued with Woodbine cigarettes. 1. A British soldier. Labels: Australia, World-War-I, slang
Word: symphonious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English sym- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephone English phone English -ious English symphonious From sym- (“together”) + phone (“sound”) + -ious. 1. Of or pertaining to simultaneous sounds that are harmonious together. Example: The symphonious sound of fifty skilled musicians filled the concert hall. Example: Sleep during this interval was out of the question: […] the songs of Hoel and Cyveilioc, to ring to the profaner but more lively modulation of Voulez vous danser, Mademoiselle? [Do you want to dance, miss?] in conjunction with the symphonious scraping of fiddles, the tinkling of triangles, and the beating of tambourines.
Word: Agamemnon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn, “very resolute”). Pronunciation: /ˌæɡəˈmɛmnɒn/, /ˌæɡəˈmɛmnən/ 1. One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war. Labels: Greek
Word: bursa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin bursa (“purse”), from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa); compare purse and bourse, which are doublets. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːsə/, /ˈbɝsə/ 1. Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces. Example: A bursa over the anterior aspect of the upper end of the tibia, between the patellar tendon and the tubercle of the tibia, is sometimes enlarged, and may be mistaken for synovitis of the joint. Example: Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa, which results in pain, tenderness, and stiffness and in some cases, swelling and redness. 2. A diverticulum on the cloaca of young birds, which serves as a lymphatic organ and as part of the immune system, but which atrophies as the bird ages. Example: The general relations of the bursa to the cloaca are shown in the two accompanying figures. Example: The dark, crescentic area is the opening of the bursa, from which the covering membrane is temporarily withdrawn. 3. Any of various pouchlike organs for storing semen prior to copulation in the male or for receiving semen in the female. Example: That portion of the dilated vas deferens which lies outside the cavity of the genital bursa is called the external seminal vesicle . Example: In other groups, all members of each clade lack a bursa copulatrix. Conversely, some taxa such as many Dendronotina may lack a receptaculum but possess a bursa. 4. A parament about twelve inches square in which the folded corporal is kept in for reasons of reverence. Example: In solemn mass the deacon brings the book of the Missal to the side of the epistle, then goes backward behind the celebrant; the sub-deacon, indeed, goes to the gospel side, where he cleanses the chalice, fits it with the purifacatory, covers it with the paten and pall, folds the corporal, replaces it in the bursa, and puts it in the chalice covered with a veil, which he places on the altar or over the credentia, as before. Example: It is forbidden to leave the corporal, when not in use, exposed upon the altar, or to carry it in one's hands without a covering. A bursa is always to be used for that purpose .
Word: narcokleptocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō) English narco- English kleptocracy English narcokleptocracy From narco- (“of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use”) + kleptocracy (“corrupt and dishonest government characterised by greed”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɑːkəʊklɛpˈtɒkɹəsi/, /ˈnɑɹkoʊˌklɛpˈtɑkɹəsi/ 1. Drug lords and others involved in organized crime as a dominant group in society; the influence or rule exerted by this group. Labels: rare 2. A government influenced by such persons; a narcocracy. Labels: rare Example: As head of the PDF [Panamanian Defense Forces], [Manuel] Noriega now controlled all elements of the Panamanian government essential to the protection of drug trafficking and money laundering, thus accomplishing two goals simultaneously—increasing his control over Panama and enriching himself. Noriega had turned Panama's political system into what one witness termed a "narcokleptocracy," a political system in which Panamanian government became controlled by personal loyalties to Noriega, cemented by graft and corruption, and substantially funded with narcotics money. Example: I knew how eager they [new recruits to the All Burma Students' Democratic Front] were to fight the Burma Army, which they perceived as no better than a private army protecting Ne Win's narcokleptocracy.
Word: zenithal passage Part of Speech: noun 1. The passing of the sun directly overhead such that no shadows are cast by a pole sticking straight up from the ground. These conditions only occur in locations between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Word: hypertrichosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English trichosis English hypertrichosis From hyper- + trichosis. 1. A medical condition of excessive body hair, either affecting most of the torso and limbs, or localized to an area of skin. It may be mild or severe. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: trichome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French trichome, from New Latin trichoma, from Ancient Greek τρίχωμα (tríkhōma), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) or independently from tricho- + -ome. Doublet of trichoma. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪkoʊm/, /ˈtɹɪkoʊm/ 1. A hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant. 2. Hairlike structures found in some microscopic organisms and algae. 3. A row of cells formed by successive cell divisions.
Word: five o'clock shadow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1942, US, advertising copy written by Jules B. Singer of the Federal Advertising Agency for the Gem brand of safety razors, made by the American Safety Razor Company. 1. A dark appearance on a man's chin and face caused by the slight growth of beard that has occurred since he shaved in the morning. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: Men Wanted Without 5 O’Clock Shadow! To get on her wanted list, you must put your best face forward. Avoid “5 o’clock shadow” — that messy afternoon beard-growth. Stay face-neat all day long by shaving with a genuine Gem Blade.
Word: big-ticket Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Emerged in the United States in the 1930s; refers directly to the literal paper price tags or receipts ("tickets") attached to retail goods; larger, more expensive purchases (like appliances, cars, or furniture) required more prominent, high-value price tags; over time, the phrase transitioned from describing the physical tag to figuratively describing the expensive item itself. 1. Costly or expensive; having a high price. Labels: not-comparable Example: Doing careful research before purchasing big-ticket items such as electronics, appliances, and automobiles can ensure that an investment lasts for many years. Example: Other big-ticket projects are the Northern Powerhouse Rail proposed infrastructure upgrade, for which a budget of £39bn over 20 years has been sought, [...]. 2. Of major importance or prominence. Labels: not-comparable
Word: netlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English netlike From net + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a net, especially in having many small openings.
Word: pruritic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, prurit(us) + -ic. 1. Itchy; especially, intensely so.
Word: stouthearted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stout + hearted. 1. Brave, courageous and plucky. 2. Stubborn, resolute.