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Word: resound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Middle English resoun, reson (“echoing or reverberating sound; clangour, din, noise”), from Old French reson, and from its etymon Latin resonus (“echoing, resounding”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) + sonus (“sound; noise; pitch; speech; (figuratively) character, style, tone; tongue, voice”) (from sonō (verb) (see further at etymology 1) + -us (suffix forming nouns)). * (Received Pronunciation) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ɹɪˈsaʊnd/, /-ˈzaʊnd/ * Audio (Received Pronunciation): (file) Audio: (file) * (General American) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ɹəˈsaʊnd/, /ɹi-/, /-ˈzaʊnd/ * Audio (General American): (file) Audio: (file) * Rhymes: -aʊnd * Hyphenation: re‧sound 1. An echoing or reverberating sound; a resounding. Labels: countable Example: Presently, out of the turmoil, the fighting of horses, the resound of blows, the murky cloud of dust and sand, he crawled, in time to see the Corinthian and Byzantine go on down the course after Ben-Hur, who had not been an instant delayed. 2. The quality of echoing or reverberating; resonance. Labels: uncountable Example: And you ô trees (if any life there lies / In trees) now though your porous barkes receave / The straunge resounde of these my causeful cries: […] Example: Since Virtuous Actions have their own Trumpets, and without any noiſe from thy ſelf will have their reſound abroad; buſy not thy beſt Member in the Encomium of thy ſelf.
Word: resound Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + sound (“to produce a sound”). Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈsaʊnd/, /ˌɹiˈsaʊnd/ 1. To echo or repeat (a sound). Labels: transitive Example: Any new alarms, from any patient, will resound the alarm tone. 2. To sound again. Labels: intransitive
Word: resounded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzaʊndɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of resound Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: resounding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From resound + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/ 1. Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant. 2. That causes reverberation. Example: He suddenly gave her a resounding kiss, which embarrassed me even more than his violence had done. 3. Emphatic, noteworthy. Labels: broadly Example: We had a resounding win against the rival team. Example: On this assessment, whatever one's personal criticisms, the Southern Region's booklet Want to Run a Railway? must be acknowledged a resounding success.
Word: resounding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From resound + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/ 1. gerund of resound Labels: form-of, gerund Example: A tense hush — similar to those intervals of electrical stillness that separate the resoundings of a thunderstorm — fell upon the room.
Word: resounding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From resound + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈsaʊnd.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of resound Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unequivocally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unequivocal + -ly or un- + equivocally. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvək(ə)li/, /ˌɐnɪˈkwɪvək(ə)liː/ 1. In a way that leaves no doubt; in an unequivocal or unambiguous manner, unquestionably. Example: They strove to make their product unequivocally the best in the industry. Example: 'Surely, in hindsight, you realise she was an unsuitable wife for you,' he stated unequivocally. 'Don't go there, Dad,' Luc warned, hard ruthless steel in his own eyes. 'You've lost one son. You're very close to losing another.'
Word: resonating chamber Part of Speech: noun 1. A chamber whose dimensions allow sound to echo and build up. 2. A similar chamber that allows resonance of electromagnetic waves.
Word: macroburst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English burst English macroburst From macro- + burst. 1. A strong downdraft, of over 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.
Word: microburst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + burst. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪkroʊˌbɝst/ 1. A strong downdraft, of less than 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds and powerful wind shear. Example: This resulted in the aircraft’s encounter at low altitude with a microburst-induced, severe wind shear from a rapidly developing thunderstorm located on the final approach course.
Word: hummingbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From humming (noun) + bird, in reference to the humming sound made by the rapidly moving wings. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜɹd/, /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd/, /ˈhʌmɪnˌbɜːd/ 1. Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover. Example: Soon I hear the low all-pervading hum of an approaching hummingbird circling above the rock, … Example: Beyond the veranda was a small cleared garden, bounded with cactus hedges and adorned with clumps of flowering shrubs, round which the great blue butterflies and the tiny humming-birds fluttered and darted in crescents of sparkling light.
Word: bullfinch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bull + finch. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlˌfɪnt͡ʃ/ 1. The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula). 2. Any of various other Old World finches in the genus Pyrrhula. 3. A large, thick quickset hedge. Labels: UK, archaic, slang Example: Young Hurrell turned them on the right; the officer on the polo pony and Mr. Westall, between them, dissected a "bullfinch" on the left, but the ditch and the briars took toll of the former. 4. An obstacle for a horse, consisting of a solid fence with brush above it, through which the horse should jump.
Word: greenfinch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *grōniz Proto-West Germanic *grōnī Old English grēne Middle English grene English green Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- Proto-Germanic *finkiz Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- Proto-Germanic *finkô Old English finċ Middle English fynch English finch English greenfinch Compound of green + finch. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹiːn.fɪnt͡ʃ/, /ˈɡɹin.fɪnt͡ʃ/ 1. Any bird within the genus Chloris (formerly a subset of the genus Carduelis), small passerine songbirds with yellow-green plumage, found throughout Eurasia. Example: The Vietnamese Greenfinch is the only greenfinch found in the Da Lat area, and as such is unmistakeable. 2. Any bird within the genus Chloris (formerly a subset of the genus Carduelis), small passerine songbirds with yellow-green plumage, found throughout Eurasia. 3. A female member of the Ulster Defence Regiment. Labels: Northern-Ireland, historical, informal 4. A female member of the Ulster Defence Regiment. Labels: Northern-Ireland, UK, broadly, historical, informal, slang
Word: hawfinch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: haw (“berry of the common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna”) + finch. Named by English ornithologist Francis Willughby in 1676. 1. A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.
Word: Turkey Day Part of Speech: name Etymology: After the turkey, the traditional main course of Thanksgiving dinner, and an occasional motif in Thanksgiving decorations. 1. Thanksgiving; an American holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Labels: US, informal Example: Thanksgiving.— This Day will be observed in all the New England States, except Massachusetts, as a day of public Thanksgiving. It will be Turkey-day in this State, this day week.
Word: American Thanksgiving Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /əˈmɛɹɪkən ˈθæŋkskɪvɪŋ/ 1. Thanksgiving Day, an American holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Example: 2000, Rosanne Knorr, The Grown-Up’s Guide to Living in France http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=R7atQdT72pIC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&sig=-LWSb8QTiLpIt2Ort_Z-fmqUnnI … then theoretically, you’ll cut your electric bill. I say theoretically because red days always seem to occur on American Thanksgiving (not a holiday in France), just when we want the oven for turkey and pies that will take exactly seven hours and twenty-seven minutes of the most expensive hours on the planet. Example: Bill came back to town for American Thanksgiving, and we spent the day tracking down the required entry visas.
Word: bejabbers Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of bejeebers. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bejabbers Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bejeebers. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ogling Part of Speech: noun 1. Action of the verb to ogle. Example: The lady of his heart was his partner in the dance, and smiling graciously in reply to all his amorous oglings[…]
Word: ogling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ogle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ohnosecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oh no + second, in imitation of terms like nanosecond and attosecond. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ(ˈ)nəʊˌsɛkənd/ 1. The fraction of time between making a mistake and realizing it. Labels: humorous Example: In the ohnosecond (one minuscule fraction of a nanosecond, the time it takes to realize you just made a BIG mistake) that followed, I realized my log of the conversation was lost. Example: Exabyte Corp. of Boulder entered the consumer and small-office market last year with a product aimed at reducing the number of ohnoseconds experienced annually by computer users.
Word: accrual bond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: accrual + bond 1. A fixed-interest bond that is issued at its face value and repaid at the end of the maturity period together with the accrued interest.
Word: oik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown, early 20th century. Possibly onomatopoeic, in imitation of uncultivated speech. Pronunciation: /ɔɪk/ 1. a member of the lower classes. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang Example: The other three were gifted metal oiks, but Cliff was a musician, schooled in theory, transmitting from a private universe of inspiration and expertise. 2. a person perceived as obnoxious or unintelligent. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
Word: indistinct Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French indistinct, from Latin indistinctus. English equivalent in- + distinct. Pronunciation: /ˌɪndɪsˈtɪŋkt/ 1. not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim Example: indistinct sign 2. hazy or vague 3. difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred Example: indistinct consonant sound Example: indistinct sound
Word: OK yah Part of Speech: phrase 1. an affirmative response Labels: UK
Word: Sloane Ranger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Sloane Square + Lone Ranger. Popularized by Ann Barr and Peter York in The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook (1982). 1. A fashionable young woman of the London upper classes. Labels: UK, informal Example: Come summer, the brasserie terraces teem with stereotypical blonde Sloane Rangers sipping rosé; an artier crop of whatever's stylishly edgy will have taken up residence outside the Royal Court Theatre.
Word: Old Dart Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly from the river Dart in Devonshire which enters the sea at Dartmouth, location of a Royal Navy College. Royal Navy officers who were returning to England at the end of a foreign tour of duty referred to going back to the "Old Dart" for further training. Alternatively a variation of "old dirt" (compare old sod). 1. Britain, England, London, or Ireland; the Old Country. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: J. A. W. has still, I am persuaded, any amount of friends in the Old Dart. Example: You recollect that when I left the Colony to visit the old dart, besides the usual allowance granted... 2. Dartmouth Royal Navy College. Labels: UK, colloquial
Word: continuing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈtɪn.juːɪŋ/, /kənˈtɪn.juɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of continue Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives.[…]who, if anyone, is policing their use[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.
Word: continuing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈtɪn.juːɪŋ/, /kənˈtɪn.juɪŋ/ 1. A continuation.
Word: continuing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈtɪn.juːɪŋ/, /kənˈtɪn.juɪŋ/ 1. Being the successor to a no longer extant organization, operating under the same name and usually claiming to be the same entity. Labels: UK, not-comparable Example: […]in the Bootle by-election of 1990 they were beaten by the Monster Raving Loony Party, and the continuing SDP gave up the ghost shortly afterwards. Example: The 'continuing' Liberal Party was launched in 1989 by those party members unhappy with the merger with the Social Democrats.
Word: contributing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹɪbjuːtɪŋ/, /ˈkɒntɹɪˌbjuːtɪŋ/, /kənˈtɹɪbjutɪŋ/, /kənˈtɹɪbjətɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of contribute Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: convincing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ 1. Effective as proof or evidence. Example: Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial. Example: While they have still only suffered one home defeat by Spurs in 19 years, this was not as convincing a victory as the scoreline suggests.
Word: convincing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of convince Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: convincing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ 1. The process by which somebody is convinced. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Convincings depend on someone trying to do the convincing and someone who is supposed to be convinced.
Word: completing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəmˈpliːtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of complete Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: combining Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of combine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: combining Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ/ 1. The act by which things are combined or brought together. Example: these little combinings together, of friends, for objects in themselves extremely laudable, but which the law terms conspiracies
Word: coercing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of coerce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: comparing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɛə.ɹɪŋ/, /kəmˈpɛɹ.ɪŋ/, /kəmˈpeː.ɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of compare Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: culturing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of culture Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: culturing Part of Speech: noun 1. An act or an instance of growing or maintaining a culture (especially of bacteria). Example: Thus a positive finding may require several control culturings after treatment to eliminate false-negative results.
Word: chichi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French chichi. Pronunciation: /ˈʃi.ʃi/ 1. Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. Labels: derogatory, mildly Example: Going in gangs to those chichi clubs at Maidenhead. Example: We drove up the mountain and found the narrow streets chock full of chichi tourists.
Word: chichi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish chichi. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃi/ 1. A woman's breast. Labels: Latin-America, in-plural, slang Example: [H]e rubbed [his hands] with Bag Balm to help the cuts heal and keep the skin soft, a trick he'd learned from his grandmother, who told him when he was eighteen and getting ready for a date that no woman wanted to feel rough hands scratching up her chichis. Example: And later, in Latin Grill Express, Jesus makes sure to compliment her accent, her vocabulary, to express admiration for the way her chichis looked in the last dress all over again, then Sarah asks about his plans for work, what he will do when they all leave.
Word: spotter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- Proto-Indo-European *splt-no- Proto-Germanic *spluttaz Proto-West Germanic *splott Old English splott Middle English spot Middle Dutch spotteinflu. Middle English splotinflu. English spot 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 spotter From spot + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈspɒt.ə/, /ˈspɑ.tɚ/ 1. A person who observes something. 2. A member of a sniper team who in addition to this function is responsible for providing additional information about targets from a different point of view. 3. One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it. Example: Due to a spotter's lack of action in holding the weight when a lifter lost her balance, the lifter badly pulled some muscles. 4. A person who gives directions for a crane or vehicle (that is challenging to navigate) from a different point of view to the moved load. Labels: US 5. Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris). 6. A team member responsible for communication with the driver to keep them up-to-date about on-track events, such as other nearby cars. 7. A person employed to assist a sports presenter by identifying the players or events during a game.
Word: preconception Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin conceptiōlbor. Old French conceptionbor. Middle English concepcioun English conception English preconception From pre- + conception. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiːkənˈsɛpʃən/, /ˌpɹikənˈsɛpʃən/, /ˌpɹiːkənˈsepʃən/ 1. An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice. Example: With many of the more general preconceptions of socialist thought the connection of their more practical proposals is by no means at once obvious, and in consequence many men who believe themselves to be determined opponents of that system of thought become in fact effective spreaders of its ideas. Example: He told RAIL: "We had no preconceptions, but you would assume a newer train to have better air quality than an older one. We found that was not necessarily the case. 2. A prejudice that prevents rational consideration of an issue.
Word: preconception Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin conceptiōlbor. Old French conceptionbor. Middle English concepcioun English conception English preconception From pre- + conception. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiːkənˈsɛpʃən/, /ˌpɹikənˈsɛpʃən/, /ˌpɹiːkənˈsepʃən/ 1. Preconceptional. Labels: not-comparable
Word: satanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English satan Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English satanic From satan + -ic. Pronunciation: /seɪˈtænɪk/, /səˈtænɪk/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Satanic (of, pertaining to or resembling Satan). Labels: alt-of Example: Black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that typically takes on anti-Christian, satanic and pagan themes. 2. Evil, fiendish, devilish or diabolical. Example: Can Abrahamic religious leaders call other religions "satanic" without being in jail? Example: Instead, the 30-year-old singer's subjects include that modern satanic mill, the call centre. 3. Of or pertaining to any form of Satanism.
Word: manwhore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From man + whore. 1. A man who has sex with clients for money; a male prostitute. Labels: slang Example: A schmo who finds love by prostituting himself is...rather sweet in a sophomoric, manwhore-with-a-heart-of-gold kind of way. Example: He's a man-whore, Paige. He seduces women for money. He seduced you and countless married women without any care for the consequences. 2. A promiscuous man who has no regard for his sexual partners or the emotional value of his relationships. Labels: slang Example: The whole room fell silent, the girls all paused with glee. Turning left, turning right, are they looking at me? Well, I was looking at them, there, there, on the dance floor. Now, they got me in the middle, feeling like a manwhore. Example: We both knew Cypress had been around the block a few times. He had been a serious manwhore and only got his shit together when he found Bree.
Word: manwhore Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From man + whore. 1. To prostitute oneself, as a man. Labels: slang, uncommon Example: ‘Charles ain't exactly got his feet on the ground. Last week he swore to me that he was spending his nights in New Orleans manwhoring hisself.[…]’
Word: microscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) 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 σκοπέω (skopéō) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English microscopic From microscope + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɒp.ɪk/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɑ.pɪk/, /ˌmɑe.kɹəˈskɔp.ɪk/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɒp.ək/, [ˌmɑe̯.kɹəˈskɔ̟p.ək] 1. Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal Example: We supply all microscopic stains and other materials. 2. So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope. Example: The water was full of microscopic organisms. 3. Very small; minute Example: Compared to the galaxy, we are microscopic in scale. Example: By wholesale omission of connections and by the use of a microscopic scale of photographic reproduction which makes some of the most important tables difficult to read, the size has been cut down from last winter's 580 to 520 pages only. 4. Carried out with great attention to detail. Labels: figuratively Example: The police carried out a microscopic search of the crime scene. 5. Able to see extremely minute objects. Example: Why has not man a microscopic eye?
Word: microscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) 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 σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English microscopy From micro- + -scopy. Pronunciation: /maɪˈkɹɒs.kə.pi/, /maɪˈkɹɑ.skə.pi/, /mɑeˈkɹɔs.kə.pi/ 1. The study of microscopes, their design and manufacture. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The use of microscopes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Studies of the viable blood cells with phase contrast microscopy showed peculiar cells that had numerous short villi and were arbitrarily called “hairy cells.” Example: Nematodes are transparent. It is one of the features that make them an ideal model organism, amenable to microscopy.
Word: natality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From natal + -ity, perhaps after mortality. Compare French natalité (“birthrate”) and Middle English natalyte (“birth”). Philosophical usage introduced by Hannah Arendt. 1. The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bellytimber Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of belly-timber. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: jubbe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English jubbe, of unknown origin. 1. A large vessel holding liquor. Labels: archaic
Word: paggle Part of Speech: verb 1. To hang loosely. Labels: obsolete 2. To bulge. Labels: obsolete
Word: lennow Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of linnow. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic
Word: fairheaded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fair + headed. 1. Blond(e).
Word: keak Part of Speech: verb 1. To cackle or laugh. Labels: archaic 2. To jerk a limb or tilt the head. Labels: Yorkshire
Word: fellowfeel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fellow + feel. 1. To empathize or sympathize with. Labels: obsolete, rare, transitive Example: We should count her a very tender mother which should bear the pain twice, and fellowfeel the infant's strivings and wrestlings the second time, rather than want her child.
Word: lubra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from the word for wife or woman in the Nuenonne language, an Indigenous language of southern Tasmania. Pronunciation: /ˈluːbɹə/ 1. A female Aboriginal Australian. Labels: Australia, ethnic, slur Example: At about 100 yards distant I saw a large fire and it immediaterly occurred to me that his wife was dead and that the fire was the funeral pile of his deceased wife. I asked him where his lubra was and he said lubra logerna unee (dead in the fire). Example: Mr. Foelsche's reports show how, at Port Essington, the men will barter their lubras, and everything they possess, for square gin; and, in the south, restrictions have had to be placed upon the publicans to prevent them selling drink to the few natives that remain.
Word: remaining Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, remain + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of remain Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: They will be remaining behind. (progressive) Example: My remaining at the beach house kept it from being vandalized. (gerund)
Word: remaining Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, remain + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ 1. An act or occurrence by which someone or something remains Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: For where Gelasius saith, that "there remaineth the substance or nature of bread and wine," to declare thereby the remaining of two natures in Christ, you say, that "Gelasius' saying may be verified in the last, and not in the first," that is to say, that the nature of bread and wine remaineth. Example: It is important for us to know to what extent the remaining of that naval force is advantageous, and I hope therefore, that you will seek an opportunity informally to confer upon this question, […] 2. remnant. Labels: countable, rare
Word: remaining Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, remain + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ 1. Which remains, especially after something else has been removed. Labels: not-comparable Example: May I have the only remaining cake? Example: Last year, the company eliminated hundreds of jobs and asked some of the remaining staff to take on the responsibilities of those who were let go.
Word: negative-sum Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a situation in which there is a net loss. Labels: not-comparable
Word: newsstand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From news + stand. 1. An open stall, often on a street, where newspapers and magazines are on sale to the public.
Word: novelisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of novelization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: novelization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. English novel English -ization English novelization From novel + -ization. 1. The writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A text novel that is an adaptation of a story from a visual medium such as film Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: yellowhammer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An alteration (influenced by hammer) of the earlier yelambre, yelamber, from Middle English *yelwambre, from yelwe (“yellow”) + *ambre (“yellowhammer”), from Old English amore, related to Old High German amaro (“yellowhammer”) (see modern German Ammer). Pronunciation: /ˈjɛl.əʊˌhæm.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈjɛl.oʊˌhæm.ɚ/ 1. A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour. 2. The northern flicker, Colaptes auratus, a woodpecker with yellow underwings and undertail and often other yellowish underparts; one of its ways of feeding is to hammer on trees to find insects (adults and larvae) to eat. Labels: US 3. A native or resident of the American state of Alabama.
Word: injun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of Indian. Compare Cajun. First attested in the 1805–15. Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.dʒən/ 1. A Native American. Labels: US, offensive, slang Example: We'll kill ourselves an injun, and maybe two or three! Example: You want a problem, well I guess we got one now / I really don't know how / There's injuns over every goddamn hill
Word: euthanise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of euthanize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: euthanatise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of euthanatize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: incurable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/, /ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbl/ 1. Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless. Labels: not-comparable Example: They were labouring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance. 2. Irremediable, incorrigible. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: an incurable romantic
Word: incurable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/, /ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbl/ 1. One who cannot be cured. Example: Heatherlegh, the Doctor, kept, in addition to his regular practice, a hospital on his private account — an arrangement of loose-boxes for Incurables, his friends called it — but it was really a sort of fitting-up shed for craft that had been damaged by stress of weather.
Word: philopatry Part of Speech: noun 1. The tendency of an animal to return to, or stay in, its home area or birthplace. Labels: uncountable
Word: manufacturing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/, /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/, [ˌmɛənjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ] 1. The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The industry in which such products are made. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: manufacturing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/, /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/, [ˌmɛənjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ] 1. Used in manufacturing. Labels: not-comparable Example: More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.
Word: manufacturing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/, /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/, [ˌmɛənjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ] 1. present participle and gerund of manufacture Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: serin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French serin. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛɹɪn/ 1. Any of various small finches in the genus Serinus, with largely yellow plumage.
Word: sandpiper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sand + piper. Pronunciation: /ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/, /ˈsænd.paɪpə/ 1. Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae. Example: Edmund had enjoyed a good gallop over the downs (setting up the sandpipers[.]
Word: redwing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red + wing. 1. A small thrush, Turdus iliacus, native to Eurasia, with a white eye stripe and red under-wing feathers.
Word: redpoll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red + poll. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛd(ˌ)poʊl/ 1. Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads. 2. A redhead. Labels: obsolete
Word: redstart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English *redstert; equivalent to red + start (“tail”). Compare Dutch roodstaart, Danish rødstjert. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛdstɑɹt/ 1. Any of various insectivorous ground-feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail. 2. A species of warbler native to the Americas, Setophaga ruticilla, only distantly related to Phoenicurus. Labels: Canada, US
Word: redshank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red + shank. 1. Any of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs. Example: Saltings ringing with the redshank's cry. 2. Any of species Ceratodon purpureus of moss 3. Lady's thumb or redleg (Persicaria maculosa), an herb in the buckwheat family. 4. A bare-legged person; one of the Scottish Highlanders, who wore kilts. Labels: derogatory, obsolete Example: Much worse then the former; for who that is experienced in those partes and knoweth not that the Oneales are neerely alied unto the Mac Oneales of Scotland, and to the Earle of Argill, from whom they use to have all ther succors of those Scottes and Redshanks?
Word: greenshank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From green + shank. 1. A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
Word: spoilsport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the verbal expression spoil sport (“ruin the amusement”). Pronunciation: /ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/, /ˈspɔɪl.spɔɹt/ 1. Someone who puts an end to others' fun, especially harmless fun. Example: I know I am a sad spoilsport, but it would make me wretched. Example: He looks a spoilsport. There are men in whose presence it is impossible to have any fun: men who are a sort of walking conscience.
Word: spoilsport Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the verbal expression spoil sport (“ruin the amusement”). Pronunciation: /ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/, /ˈspɔɪl.spɔɹt/ 1. Like a spoilsport. Example: It may seem somewhat spoilsport to focus in on this negative after another important victory but to ignore it would be delusion. Southgate will not be letting it escape his attention.
Word: mayday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the distress signal mayday, from French m'aider, short for Venez m'aider! (“Come to help me!”). The term was conceived in the early 1920s by Frederick Stanley Mockford, officer-in-charge of radio at Croydon Airport in England. He had been asked to think of a word that would indicate distress and would easily be understood by all pilots and ground staff in an emergency. Since much of the air traffic at the time was between Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris, he proposed the term "mayday," the phonetic equivalent of the French m'aider. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪ̯deɪ̯/, [ˈmeɪ̯deɪ̯], /ˈmæɪ̯deɪ̯/, [ˈmæ̝ɪ̯dæ̝ɪ̯] 1. An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft. Example: "Odd that she hasn't sent out a Mayday." "That is curious. Her radio must be disabled." Example: The captain did a safety drill. This covered where the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was located, how to make a mayday call, and where the fire extinguishers were. A crew member demonstrated how to put on an immersion suit. These survival suits are waterproof full-body garments with a hood and integral three-finger gloves and boots. They are bulky and hard to get on but far more likely to save your life in cold water than a lifejacket.
Word: aider Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aid 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 aider From aid + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪdə/, /ˈeɪdɚ/ 1. A person who aids or assists. Example: The capitaines of the toune seyng theire pillers borken, and their chief ayders discomfited, rendered the toune to the duke of Somerset, Example: […] arte is neither an aider nor a surmounter, but onely a bare immitatour of natures works, following and counterfeyting her actions and effects […] 2. A mountaineer's stirrup or étrier. Example: As I was switching my feet in my aiders, the hook popped.
Word: ceramics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ceramic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ceramics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ceramic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English ceramics From ceramic + -ics. 1. The art or science of making ceramic objects. Labels: plural, singular Example: “The Global Africa Project” at the Museum of Arts & Design tries to survey this pervasiveness, in terms of contemporary visual endeavors of all kinds: jewelry, fashion, architecture, basketry, ceramics, painting, utilitarian design. 2. Ceramic objects as a group. Labels: plural, singular
Word: limitedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English limited 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 limitedness From limited + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being limited. Labels: uncountable
Word: long-term Part of Speech: adj 1. Becoming evident after a relatively long time period. Example: Time will tell what the long-term impact of the Beijing Olympics will be. But history shows that once people get a taste of freedom, they eventually want more. Example: Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. 2. Extending over a relatively long time period. Example: Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer. Example: Asari Cultural VI: Due to our lifespan-sometimes reaching 1,000 years of age-we are patient in our decisions, and prefer long-term solutions over short-term gains.
Word: long-term Part of Speech: adv 1. Over a relatively long period of time. Example: These alternatives to sugar, when consumed long term, do not serve to reduce body fat in either adults or children, the W.H.O. said in a recommendation, adding that continued consumption could increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults.
Word: Lysenkoism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lysenko + -ism. 1. The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism. Labels: historical, uncountable 2. The use of pseudoscience in furtherance of an ideology. Labels: uncountable
Word: Lysenkoite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Lysenko Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Lysenkoite From Lysenko + -ite. 1. An advocate of Lysenkoism.
Word: jangle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English jangle (“gossip, idle talk; a dispute”), from Anglo-Norman jangle and Old French jangle (“gossip, idle talk; a dispute”), from Old French jangler (“to chatter, gossip; to argue noisily; to bawl”): see further at etymology 1. Later uses are derived directly from the verb. Sense 3 (“sound typified by undistorted, treble-heavy electric guitars”) is said to derive from a line in the song Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (born 1941): “Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me / In the jingle jangle morning, I’ll come following you.” Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæŋɡəl/, [ˈd͡ʒæŋɡəl] ~ [ˈd͡ʒæŋɡl̩], /ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋɡəl/, [ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋɡəl] ~ [ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋɡl̩], /ˈd͡ʒɛ̃ŋɡəl/ 1. A rattling metallic sound; a clang. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: E'en as she spake they heard the musical jangle of sleigh-bells, / First far off, with a dreamy sound and faint in the distance, […] Example: Jessamy tugged the scrolled iron bellpull which hung down on one side of the gate. Somewhere behind, she could hear an answering jangle. 2. The sound of people talking noisily. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable 3. Arguing, contention, squabbling. Labels: archaic, countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: [I]t may be juſtly ask't, whether Timothy by this here written might know what was to be knowne concerning the orders of Church-governours or no? If he might, then in ſuch a cleere text as this may we know too without further jangle; […] Example: But now Sir Peter if we have finish'd our daily Jangle I presume I may go to my engagement at Lady Sneerwell's? 4. A sound typified by undistorted, treble-heavy electric guitars, played in a droning chordal style, characteristic of 1960s folk rock and 1980s indie rock music. Labels: attributive, countable, uncountable Example: If you like ‘jangle guitar’—where the guitar parts are chordal, arpeggiated and rhythmic—listen to players like Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, Peter Buck with R.E.M. (Life’s Rich Pageant) or Johnny Marr with The Smiths (The Queen Is Dead).
Word: jefe político Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish jefe político, from jefe (“chief, leader”) + político (“political”). 1. governor of a province. 2. police official (in Central America). 3. right-hand man of a state governor (in Mexico). Labels: obsolete
Word: jejunostomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jejuno- + -stomy. 1. A surgical procedure in which a tube or opening is created directly into the jejunum.
Word: joie de vivre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French joie de vivre (literally “joy of living”). Pronunciation: /ˌʒwɑ də ˈviv(ɹə)/, /ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːvɹə/ 1. Enjoyment of living; happiness, ebullience, zest for life. Labels: uncountable Example: 2 LF (young 38 & 47 friends only) without lovers seeking similar for fun weekend in P'Town. Enjoy good food, dancing and joie de vivre. Example: By this point, I am losing enthusiasm. It’s really lonely going around and eating at places without a friend, and cold brown rice is hardly inspiring my joie de vivre.
Word: alembication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin alembicatio, from Latin alembīcum. 1. The act of making something more refined or pure; distillation. Labels: countable, literary, rare, uncountable 2. Excessively refined or pretentious language. Labels: countable, literary, rare, uncountable
Word: alembicated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of alembicate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: alembicated Part of Speech: adj 1. Over-refined; (of ideas, expressions etc.) excessively stylised. Example: I wanted him to give her up and luminously informed him why; on which he never protested nor contradicted, never was even so alembicated as to declare just for the sake of the drama that he wouldn't. He simply and undramatically didn't.... Example: Blanford could hear his creation tearing open a bag of potato chips and starting to champ them as he reflected furiously upon these all too alembicated ideas.
Word: alcayde Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of alcaide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flipper baby Part of Speech: noun 1. A person born with defective limbs as a result of the mother taking thalidomide during pregnancy. Labels: offensive, slang
Word: flotation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English float 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 flotation From float + -ation. Pronunciation: /floʊˈteɪʃən/, /fləʊˈteɪʃən/ 1. A state of floating, or being afloat. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The launching onto the market of a tranche of stocks or shares, usually a new issue. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: floatation Part of Speech: noun 1. Nonstandard spelling of flotation. Labels: alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: biophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + -philia. Pronunciation: /ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪ.ə/ 1. Hypochondria. Labels: obsolete, rare, uncountable Example: HYPOCHONDRIASIS, SOLICITUDE ABOUT THE HEALTH, HYPOCHONDRIA. Melancholia. Hypochondriaca. Biophilia. §63. 1. Descriptions of the disease. 2. The biological drive to preserve oneself; love of life. Labels: uncountable Example: Biophilia (βίος, life; φιλία, love). The instinct of self-preservation common to man and the lower animals. 3. The love of or empathy with nature and all living things. Labels: uncountable Example: Our deepest needs stem from ancient and still poorly understood biological adaptations. Among them is biophilia: the rich, natural pleasure that comes from being surrounded by living organisms, not just other human beings but a diversity of ...
Word: feeding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, feed + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of feed Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: feeding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, feed + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːdɪŋ/ 1. The act or process of giving food. Labels: uncountable Example: premium blend for feeding of dairy herds 2. An instance or session of giving food. Labels: countable Example: the morning feeding might differ from the evening feeding in protein content Example: optimal intervals between feedings for neonates with weak esophagogastric sphincter 3. The act or process of eating. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: feeding from round bales is necessary here in winter, when pasturage is ebbed 4. An instance or session of eating. Labels: countable, usually Example: picked up hardware disease during a feeding outside the intended pasture 5. That which is eaten: food, feed, or fodder. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 6. That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 7. The loading of material into a machine that will process it. Labels: uncountable Example: caution in the feeding of the No. 3 mill