nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: helioseismological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wél(i)yos Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos) English helio- English seismology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English seismological English helioseismological From helio- + seismological. 1. Of or pertaining to helioseismology.
Word: royalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English royal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English royalism From royal + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔɪəlɪzm/ 1. Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dynasty; sometimes extended to the same of a non-royal (i.e., grand ducal, imperial, or other) family or sovereign; often contrasted with monarchism. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: non-royal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + royal. 1. Not royal; not related to or of the nature of a king or queen. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadrupedally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Proto-Italic *kʷetrupōts Latin quadrupedembor. French quadrupèdebor. English quadruped Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English quadrupedal 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 quadrupedally From quadrupedal + -ly. 1. In the manner of an animal that walks on four feet or four legs. Labels: not-comparable Example: The basic pattern of limb action in quadrupedally running lizards is the trot, in which body support is maintained by diagonally opposite limbs.
Word: grand ducal Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌɡɹænd ˈdjukəl/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a grand duke or duchess, his or her family, a grand dukedom, or grand duchy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: grand duchess Part of Speech: noun 1. The wife or widow of a grand duke. 2. Female ruler or monarch of a grand duchy. 3. The wife of a grand prince. Labels: proscribed 4. A daughter or granddaughter of a sovereign (czar or later emperor) of the Russian Empire or a pretender to the throne thereof.
Word: grand dukedom Part of Speech: noun 1. The title of grand duke or grand duchess, with its pertaining privileges and obligations; contrast grand duchy.
Word: grand duchy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹænˌdʌ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈɡɹæːnˌdʌ.t͡ʃi/ 1. The territory owned, ruled, or reigned over by a grand duke or grand duchess; contrast grand dukedom.
Word: tieback wall Part of Speech: noun 1. A brick wall reinforced with horizontal wires for stability.
Word: word on the street Part of Speech: noun 1. The rumour or news going around. Labels: idiomatic
Word: griefer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grief + -er. First attested in the early 2000s. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹifɚ/, /ˈɡɹiːfə/ 1. One who griefs: a player who plays a game primarily to reduce other players’ enjoyment of it. Labels: Internet Example: First, be a tree; in other words, ignore the griefer. This approach can be very effective because most griefers want you to get pissed off, and if you don't, they may move on to more fertile targets. Example: Julian Dibbell's description of griefer culture demonstrates a high degree of congruence with Huizinga's description of the spoilsport. The griefers have indeed “made a new community,” loosely organized on somethingawful.com and the /b/ forum of 4chan.org
Word: indecent liberties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indecent liberty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present, rare
Word: queer fish Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkwiːɹˌfɪʃ/ 1. An odd or eccentric person. Labels: UK, dated Example: He’s known amongst us as the Arab. I’ve had my eye on him ever since he came to the place. A queer fish he is. I always have said that he’s up to some game or other. Example: To these people, native and European, he was a queer fish, but they were used to queer fish, and they took him for granted; the world was full of odd persons, who did odd things; and perhaps they knew that a man is not what he wants to be, but what he must be.
Word: trophy veep Part of Speech: noun 1. A Vice Presidential candidate selected for his or her youth or attractiveness rather than his or her experience or ability to assume the Office of the Presidency. Example: The first Trophy Veep?... Such penetrating questions may (or may not) explain why Jennings gets the big bucks, but nothing explains why Edwards is the man to stand that one heartbeat we hear about away from the presidency. And this is the point that dispels all goose bumps: John Edwards may be Peter Jennings' idea of a good lawyer, but a career of arguing cases before North Carolina juries, even augmented by five years in the U.S. Senate, has in no way given John Edwards the foreign policy expertise essential to supporting or possibly assuming the presidency in the middle of this global war on jihadist terrorism. The bankruptcy of Kerry's first presidential judgment is staggering. This, for Bush supporters, should be a relief. Example: She was a mayor of town for 8000 for one term, then governor of ALASKA for little more than a year. That constitutes a trophy Veep.
Word: overexploits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overexploit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overexploited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overexploit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: relativizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of relativization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retardates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retardate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: irrupts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of irrupt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: irrupting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of irrupt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: irrupted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of irrupt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: canebreak Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of canebrake. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: canebreaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canebreak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fiat currency Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of fiat money. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dominee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch dominee and Afrikaans dominee. 1. A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant. Labels: South-Africa Example: But Elise goes regularly, often twice on a Sunday, mainly as a result of the conditioning of her childhood as a dominee’s daughter, but also because she regards it as a good example to the children, especially Ilse. 2. A minister in a Dutch Reformed church; a dominie. Labels: US, dated
Word: transcendental ego Part of Speech: noun 1. The conscious self which is the unifying subject of a person's experiences and which cannot itself be experienced as an object, understood by Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) as knowable only by inference, and understood by Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) as pure consciousness. Example: If, however, the self be taken to mean, not an object existing among other objects, but the subject logically implied in all knowledge, the "Transcendental Ego" which we never can know as an object, and which therefore we never can "get behind," that may be allowed to be the ultimate reality. Example: On the basis of such a theory, it becomes legitimate to assert that every human being "contains" a transcendental Ego.
Word: transcendental Ego Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of transcendental ego. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Transcendental Ego Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of transcendental ego. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: MTB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of mountain bike. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of mountain biking. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of motor torpedo boat. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: naphthalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English naphthalene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English naphthalic From naphthalene + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, yielding, or derived from naphthalene
Word: peopleless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English people Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English peopleless From people + -less. 1. Having no people; uninhabited Labels: rare Example: I had been up since before dawn, sweating and smoking cigarettes, roaming the large empty house with the peopleless rooms.
Word: phosphorine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English phosphorine From phosphor + -ine. 1. An analogue of pyridine in which the nitrogen atom is replaced by one of phosphorus.
Word: expect the unexpected Part of Speech: verb 1. To be prepared for unusual or surprising events. Labels: imperative, often Example: Over the years, the Beyhive has learned to expect the unexpected when it comes to our fave, so we kinda-sorta-maybe saw this coming. We knew about the documentary, and we'd heard whispers about a new album being in the works, so we suspected that the film and B7 would be dropping on the same day.
Word: yellow-green alga Part of Speech: noun 1. Any alga, of the class Xanthophyceae, that have yellow carotenoid pigments as well as chlorophyll
Word: unburnable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English burnable English unburnable From un- + burnable. 1. That is difficult or impossible to burn
Word: be cruel to be kind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4: "I must be cruel, only to be kind: / Thus bad begins and worse remains behind." 1. To act cruelly in order to achieve a positive outcome in the future. Labels: idiomatic Example: I muſt be cruell only to be kinde, / This bad beginnes, and worſe remaines behind. Example: It may perhaps be said of her, “She must be cruel to be kind.” In the discovery of anæsthesia and of various anæsthetics she may have inflicted some inconvenience, even actual pain, on a limited number of the inferior creation; but here is her return, even to inferior animals.
Word: cottonoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently from cotton + -oid. 1. A certain absorbent material, made primarily of cotton with some felt as well, used for various purposes during surgery. Labels: uncountable 2. An item of this material. Labels: countable
Word: mailpiece Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mail + piece; part of the business jargon of postal services and mail marketers for more than a century, but not common among the general public until the 21st century. 1. (countable) A piece of mail, that is, an item of (physical) mail; especially, an item of flat envelope form factor as contrasted with an item of package form factor. Labels: Canada, US Example: You have 0 mailpiece(s) and 1 inbound package(s) arriving soon. [U.S. Postal Service Informed Delivery email of the 2020s] Example: Each mailjob is composed of pages that go into a single envelope. These are called mailpieces.
Word: digor Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional sport of Bhutan, resembling shot put. Labels: uncountable
Word: textiloma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English textile Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English textiloma From textile + -oma. 1. A mass of cotton matrix that is left behind in a body cavity during an operation.
Word: dumb genius Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is very intelligent, but socially dull. Labels: derogatory 2. A person who is very intelligent in one limited sphere, but inept in other areas. Labels: derogatory Example: It is also acceptable to say that the computer is a dumb genius.
Word: minimax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of mini(mum) + max(imum). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmæks/, /-.əˌ-/ 1. A decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.
Word: minimax Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of mini(mum) + max(imum). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmæks/, /-.əˌ-/ 1. To invest heavily into one skill or ability, to the end of maximizing some beneficial effect. 2. To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.
Word: maximin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of maximum + minimum. Pronunciation: /ˈmæk.sɪˌmɪn/ 1. A rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.
Word: maximin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of maximum + minimum. Pronunciation: /ˈmæk.sɪˌmɪn/ 1. To employ a maximin algorithm.
Word: controlled chaos Part of Speech: noun 1. A state or situation that appears to be completely disorganised, but where some things are under control. Labels: uncountable Example: We arrived home to a scene of controlled chaos, with painters, electricians, plumbers, and workmen of all shapes and colours all over the house.
Word: massively multiplayer online game Part of Speech: noun 1. A computer game in which a large number of players can simultaneously interact in a persistent world. Labels: Internet
Word: opacification Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of making something opaque or cloudy. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of becoming opaque or cloudy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ozonosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ozone Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English ozonosphere From ozone + -o- + -sphere. 1. A layer in part of the stratosphere that has a larger than normal concentration of ozone; the ozone layer. Example: The mesosphere may be described as the earth's intermediate or middle atmosphere, which separates the thermosphere above from the ozonosphere (or stratosphere) below, both of which are responsible for absorption of most of the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation and preventing it from reaching the earth's surface.
Word: you'se Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you English 's English you'se From you + 's. 1. Pronunciation spelling of you is. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling Example: 'Cause I'm a money getter, also a honey hitter You think you nice as me? Haha, you'se a funny nigga
Word: ice fish Part of Speech: verb 1. To fish through a hole cut into ice.
Word: foamier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of foamy: more foamy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: foamiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of foamy: most foamy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: NPD Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛn piː diː/ 1. Initialism of narcissistic personality disorder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of nonpayment of dues. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of new product development. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: NPD Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German NPD (“Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands”). Pronunciation: /ɛn piː diː/ 1. The National Democratic Party. Labels: German Example: Over 2,000 police officers were on duty for the NPD march, which was allowed to go ahead on condition the demonstrators stayed out of the city centre and after two planned speakers were banned. Example: Four years ago, the German government failed to ban the neo-Nazi National Democratic Party (NPD), which had won a handful of seats in a number of regional state assemblies.
Word: gowning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡaʊnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of gown Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gowned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gown + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɡaʊnd/ 1. Wearing a gown. Labels: not-comparable Example: Deliberately, almost ‘augustly,’ the gowned and mortar-boarded figures followed one another through the great red turnstile and filed into the chamber beyond. Example: The economic and political dependence of this African neo-colonial bourgeoisie is reflected in its culture of apemanship and parrotry conforced on a restive population through police boots, barbed wire, a gowned clergy and judiciary […].
Word: gowned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gown + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɡaʊnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of gown Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: grainier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of grainy: more grainy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: grainiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of grainy: most grainy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: erven Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of erf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skunk ape Part of Speech: noun 1. A hominid creature said to inhabit the Southeastern United States. Labels: US
Word: granddads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of granddad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speciosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English speciouste (“attractiveness”), from Latin speciōsitās (“beauty”), from speciēs (“appearance”). By surface analysis, speci(ous) + -osity. Pronunciation: /ˌspiːʃiˈɒsɪti/ 1. The state or quality of being specious; speciousness. Labels: uncountable 2. A specious action, promise, ideology, etc. Labels: countable, in-plural, rare Example: Till deep misery, if nothing softer will, have driven you out of your Speciosites into your Sincerities; and you find there either is a Godlike in the world, or else ye are an unintelligible madness;
Word: speciosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From speciose + -ity; see -osity. Pronunciation: /ˌspiːʃiˈɒsɪti/ 1. The state or quality of being speciose. Labels: uncountable Example: The circumstance that the proportion of taxa with 12 + 14 vertebrae increased in the lower categories is due to the speciosity of the Epinephelinae. Example: [David] Jablonski’s end-Cretaceous mollusc genera suffer extinction to an equal degree, irrespective of their speciosity, geographical spread or other extinctionproof insurance policies.
Word: gashing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of making a gash, or cut. Example: Nature prompts to the use of them; for the savage of the woods has the song and the ceremonies of his ancestors, and by the gashings and daubings with which he disfigures his form, denotes his tribe. 2. The roughing operation for worm gears.
Word: gashing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: greasier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of greasy: more greasy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: groundbreakings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of groundbreaking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: granulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of granulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: granulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of granulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gruels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gruel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glitzier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of glitzy: more glitzy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: glitziest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of glitzy: most glitzy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: glummer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of glum: more glum Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: glummest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of glum: most glum Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: genitives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genitive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyclopentene Part of Speech: noun 1. A cycloalkene, C₅H₈; a colorless liquid with a petrol-like odor, used as a monomer for the synthesis of plastics. Labels: uncountable
Word: draisine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Baron Karl Drais (1785–1851), who invented a predecessor to the bicycle. 1. A light auxiliary rail vehicle (train) or tram. 2. Synonym of draisienne. Labels: historical Example: British users rechristened the baron's invention the hobby horse then the dandy horse, because draisines became very fashionable with Regency gentlemen.
Word: merocrine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mero- (“partial”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”). 1. Of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands that secrete without major damage to the secretory cells. Labels: not-comparable Example: Merocrine cells have several full secretion cycles — the merocrine secretion cell does not die when it secretes into the lumen of the gland. Example: Secretions from glands are produced by merocrine, apocrine and holocrine modes of secretion (Fig. 3.4). In merocrine secretion, membrane bound secretory vesicles are formed and accumulate below the free surface of the cell.[…]There is no loss of cytoplasm in merocrine secretion.
Word: Oviedo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Oviedo. Pronunciation: /ˌɒviˈeɪ.dəʊ/, /ˌɑviˈeɪ.doʊ/ 1. The capital city of Asturias, in northwestern Spain, near the Cantabrian Mountains, founded circa 760. 2. A town in Seminole County, Florida, United States. 3. A surname from Spanish.
Word: APTA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of American Public Transportation Association. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: raise the spectre Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause concern that something unfortunate might happen. Labels: idiomatic Example: The company's third loss warning in two years raises the spectre of eventual collapse and bankruptcy.
Word: pasher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pash + -er. 1. One who pashes (snogs, kisses). Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, slang Example: My boyfriend is such a good pasher! Example: ‘And seeing you told me you′re such a good pasher, you can kiss me goodnight if you like.’
Word: pashers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pasher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -er English pitter From pit + -er. 1. A device that removes pits from fruit such as olives or cherries.
Word: pitter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See pitter-patter. 1. To make a pattering sound.
Word: indo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of indometacin. 1. indometacin when used as a recreational drug Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: indo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of indica. 1. Cannabis indica, a strain of marijuana. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Smash, I crashed his head like a window / I ain't Nintendo, I'm high off the indo / Creepin', with the quickness to the cut / Bust one to his head while he munches on a donut Example: [Chorus:Michael Marshall] I got 5 on it (got it, good), grab your 40 let’s get keyed. I got 5 on it, messin’ with that Indo weed.
Word: irmos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek εἱρμός (heirmós). 1. The initial troparion of an ode of a canon. Example: Each ode has its own meter and tune called an irmos (εἱρμός; plural irmoi), introduced in the first stanza and repeated. The second, third, and sixth odes are divided into two sections, with different irmoi, perhaps allowing Andrew a greater variety of chant melodies to break up what might otherwise become monotonous.
Word: paradigmata Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹədɪɡˈmɑːta/ 1. plural of paradigma Labels: form-of, plural Example: These paradigmata, these basic visions of life’s meaning, become the foundations for developing levels of value consciousness, as well as the concrete integrating principle of a world-view. 2. plural of paradigm Labels: form-of, plural Example: Keeping this in view we can construct the following paradigm:[…]We thus see that any original simplicity that may have existed in the paradigmata of these words has got thoroughly obscured; and, further that the consonantal stem has often, in one way or another, been changed into a vowel stem, or had a vowel stem substituted for it (cf. Brugmann, Archiv für lateinische Lexicographie u. Grammatik, xv. p. 3 n. 2). Example: Wittgenstein himself frequently has recourse to the paradigm-model to illustrate this synthetic achievement. / In Wittgenstein’s opinion the use of many expressions is bound to certain models and paradigmata.[…]Now, Wittgenstein also transfers this scheme to cases where the use of the sign has become independent of an external paradigm and is effected by means of “memory and association” alone (cf. P. I. 53). The use of our ordinary colour words, for instance, is of this kind. In drawing up the relevant sign usage one has admittedly made use of external paradigmata (for colour names can only be ostensively explained), but later the external models had been completely dropped since memory was able to take over the paradigmatic function by itself.
Word: self-distance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English distance English self-distance From self- + distance. 1. The ability to critically reflect on oneself and one's relations from an external perspective. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Ironic humor is an instance of the more general phenomenon of self-distance (Contemporary Philosophy of Social Science, By Brian Faypage, Page 33)
Word: skill tree Part of Speech: noun 1. A hierarchical visual representation of customizations a player can make to their character. Skill trees can either branch out or eventually fold back to a single point depending on the game. Typically some form of skill point is used as opposed to spending experience points.
Word: skill point Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the points allocated to a player character, often when leveling up, to purchase abilities on their skill tree. 2. A magic point. 3. A renewable energy point that may be used alongside magic points, to separate magical and physical abilities.
Word: technology tree Part of Speech: noun 1. A hierarchical representation of technology that may be researched and implemented for the whole faction by the player, most often in real-time strategy games.
Word: farro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian farro. Doublet of far. Pronunciation: /ˈfæɹəʊ/, /ˈfæɹoʊ/, /ˈfɑːroʊ/ 1. Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At the Fountain restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel, near the institute, squab stuffed with fava beans and farro, an Egyptian grain, comes gilded with gold leaf[…]. Example: All three farros are sold as a whole grain.
Word: reconnection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnexiōder. Latin connexionemder. Middle English connexiounder. English connection English reconnection From re- + connection. 1. A connection of things that have been previously severed. Example: I see freight returning in a big way. The 2016 reconnection of the Helwith Bridge quarries can produce up to three heavy trains a day. The nearby and much bigger Horton quarry is also on the cusp of rail reconnection.
Word: reemit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English emit English reemit From re- + emit. 1. To emit again. Labels: transitive 2. To emit something (especially radiation) that has previously been absorbed. Labels: transitive
Word: penny arcade Part of Speech: noun 1. A venue for coin-operated entertainment devices, most notably during the 1930s.
Word: semiaxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis English semiaxis From semi- + axis. 1. A line segment, joining the centre of a figure to an edge, that forms half of an axis of symmetry.
Word: dystheism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English theism English dystheism From dys- + theism. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈθiː.ɪzm/ 1. The belief that there is a god, but that this god is not good, and possibly, although not necessarily, evil. Labels: uncountable Example: Dystheism revolves around “the belief that a god, goddess, or singular God is not wholly good (eutheism) as is commonly believed (such as in the monotheistic religions of Christianity and Judaism), and is possibly evil.”
Word: somerset Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɛt/, /ˈsʌm.ə.sɛt/ 1. Archaic form of somersault. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Remark, in any case, what somersets and contortions a dead Catholicism is making,—skilfully galvanised: hideous, and even piteous, to behold! Example: And Mr H will demonstrate / Ten somersets he'll undertake / On solid ground.
Word: somerset Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɛt/, /ˈsʌm.ə.sɛt/ 1. Archaic form of somersault. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: flanging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flange + -ing. 1. A flange. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A time-based audio effect produced when two identical signals are mixed together, but with one signal time-delayed by a small and gradually changing amount, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: open and shut case Part of Speech: noun 1. A problem that can be solved quickly and easily.
Word: cioppino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ligurian cioppin, from a Genoese dialect, ciuppin, for a fish stew. Pronunciation: /tʃəˈpiːnəʊ/ 1. An Italian-American shellfish and tomato stew. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We observed a neighboring diner receive her entree, an impressive-looking shellfish stew served in a very large clear glass bowl. We nearly regretted our entree selections as we vicariously enjoyed her San Francisco-style Cioppino, a West Coast version of the Cajun Bouillabaise. Her bowl was loaded with clams, mussels and scallops in an herbed tomato and wine broth, a lovely dish for $12.75.
Word: vegetarian hamburger Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of veggie burger. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vegeburger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of vegetable + burger, vegetarian + burger, or alteration of veggie burger. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛd͡ʒiːˌbɜː(ɹ)ɡə(ɹ)/ 1. Alternative spelling of veggie burger. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: Here the little girl eats a "vege-burger" and her sister drinks pomegranate juice, one of favorites at snack bar Example: 1 serving Vegeburger Loaf with non-fat mushroom gravy
Word: wireless cable Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of cable television distribution using prior wireless signal reception via a microwave antenna. Labels: uncountable
Word: genuine fake Part of Speech: noun 1. An imitation of a (usually) valuable object that is so good that it is, to all intents and purposes, identical. Example: If the experts are baffled by such artifacts, does it follow that the public is being cheated of its art experience when looking at a genuine fake such as a van Meegeren "Vermeer"?
Word: paira Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of pair + of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction
Word: cold comfort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized by William Shakespeare in The Taming of the Shrew, see quotations. 1. Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires. Labels: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Example: […] or ſhall I complaine on thee to our miſtris, whoſe hand / (ſhe being now at hand) thou ſhalt ſoone feele, to thy / cold comfort, for being ſlow in thy hot office. Example: The table was smoking and hissing; and Romeo Clawbonny, who acted as the everyday house-servant, or footman, had several times intimated that it might be well to commence operations, as a cold breakfast was very cold comfort.
Word: supergranule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English granule English supergranule From super- + granule. 1. A supergranulation cell
Word: supergranulation cell Part of Speech: noun 1. A large region of convection in the photosphere of the sun; a supergranule
Word: tachocline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tacho- + -cline; coined in a paper by Edward A. Spiegel and Jean-Paul Zahn in 1992 (Spiegel, E. A.; & Zahn, J.-P.; "The solar tachocline", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 265, 106–114, 1992) by analogy to the oceanic thermocline. Pronunciation: /ta.ko.klaɪn/ 1. A region of abrupt transition from rotation to convection in the interior of the sun.
Word: terawatt-hour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, terawatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, tera- + watt-hour. 1. A unit of energy equal to that provided by one terawatt acting for one hour. Example: Holonym: terawatt-year Example: Meronyms: milliwatt-hour < watt-hour < kilowatt-hour < megawatt-hour < gigawatt-hour
Word: ultrastructural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- English structure English ultrastructure English -al English ultrastructural From ultrastructure + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to ultrastructure. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hybrid rocket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hybrid (“fuel”) + rocket. 1. a bipropellant rocket engine (rocket motor) which uses propellants that are in two different states, typically liquid and solid, which when reacted, create exhaust gases suitable for rocket propulsion. 2. a vehicle (rocket) propelled by a hybrid rocket engine
Word: hybrid rockets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hybrid rocket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bipropellant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English propellant English bipropellant From bi- + propellant. 1. A propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber
Word: solid rocket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From solid + rocket. 1. A rocket engine (rocket motor) that uses a solid propellant that, when combusted, generates gases which are used for rocket propulsion. 2. A rocket that uses such an engine.
Word: gendarmes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gendarme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knaveproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From knave + -proof. 1. For a system or body: protected, or designed to be proof against misuse or error; fail-safe. 2. For an idea or plan: infallible, or bulletproof.
Word: Capitol Hill Part of Speech: name 1. The hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol is located, where Congress holds its sessions. Example: Culture new contacts on Capitol Hill. 2. A neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. 3. the United States Congress Labels: metonymically Example: Let me put it this way: The girl in question was no novice to Washington nor to the ways of Capitol Hill. Example: At the same time, the failure of conservatives to invest in Capitol Hill lobbying that could be coordinated with their grass-roots efforts represents a strategic misallocation of resources. 4. A neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States. 5. A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
Word: musk melon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of muskmelon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: curtate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1676; borrowed from Latin curtātus, perfect passive participle of curtō (“to shorten”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Shortened, having been shortened. 2. Describing any distance measured in the ecliptic plane between the Sun (or Earth) and the orthogonal projection of an astronomical object (particularly another planet) onto said plane. 3. Rounded down. 4. Describing a trochoid as traced from a point within a circle.
Word: curtation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1584; borrowed from New Latin curtātiō, from curtō + -tiō. 1. The interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance.
Word: no great shakes Part of Speech: noun 1. Something unexceptional, not noteworthy or special. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: You're welcome to stay here, but this hut ain't no great shakes for such as you. Example: His tactic of pointing out the flaws of the Democrats does not mean that the Republican Party is any great shakes, as he intimates.
Word: Zagros Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Iranian Persian زاگرس (zâgros), which could be related to the name of the Sagartians, an Iranian tribe (from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎥𐎼𐎫 (Asagarta)). 1. A mountain range in Iran.
Word: hant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See haunt. 1. Alternative form of haunt, haint (“ghost”) Labels: Scotland, US, alt-of, alternative, colloquial Example: “[…] Say, Mister, did you ever see a hant?” The gentleman did not understand. “A hant, a ghost, some calls ’em,” explained Jed. Example: […] he shivered as though a hant had touched him with its ghostly fingers, for night was near and he was alone in a depth of the swamp where he had never been before.
Word: hant Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See haunt. 1. To haunt. Labels: US, colloquial
Word: hant Part of Speech: contraction 1. Pronunciation spelling of hadn’t. Labels: alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling
Word: astrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English strophic English astrophic From a- + strophic. 1. Not written in stanza form. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fraterniser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fraternize + -er. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fraternizer. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: So, Andover featured in the Glorious Revolution, which involved the deposition of Catholic fraterniser James II and his replacement by stout Protestants William and Mary.
Word: solid rockets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solid rocket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: furors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of furor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fricasseeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fricassee Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fricasseed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fricassee Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: finickier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of finicky: more finicky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: finickiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of finicky: most finicky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fulminations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fulmination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forlorner Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of forlorn: more forlorn Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: forlornest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of forlorn: most forlorn Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: flavourless Part of Speech: adj 1. UK standard spelling of flavorless.
Word: fibulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fibula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forewords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foreword Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flimsier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of flimsy: more flimsy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: flimsiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of flimsy: most flimsy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fleshier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of fleshy: more fleshy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: fleshiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of fleshy: most fleshy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: flintier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of flinty: more flinty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: flintiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of flinty: most flinty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fustier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of fusty: more fusty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: fustiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of fusty: most fusty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: quero Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kero (“Inca drinking-cup”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: foreboded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forebode Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fumigators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fumigator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pack heat Part of Speech: verb 1. To carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner. Labels: idiomatic Example: If the current trend toward relaxation of concealed-weapons laws continues, soon the most important gun restrictions may involve destinations: the states will probably allow various venues—public gathering places, offices, stores—to ban firearms on the premises. The only problem will be how to know who is packing heat.
Word: content key Part of Speech: noun 1. A downloadable content file that unlocks items, characters, levels, or other content that was included with a video game but not immediately accessible (if at all through normal gameplay).
Word: 1-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: "Extra life" sense borrowed from Japanese 1UP(ワンアップ) (wan'appu) and perhaps popularized by Super Mario Bros. (1985); but the term existed earlier in multi-player pinball and other arcade games in the 1960s, where "1Up" and "2Up" were used as flashing notifications to indicate who would play next (or who was "up" next in order). See https://www.inverse.com/gaming/1up-meaning-origin-definition-gaming. Pronunciation: /ˈwʌn ʌp/, /wɒn ʌp/ 1. An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try. 2. In a game with multiple players, an indicator or identifier of player 1. Example: Before any player registers points, the PAC-MAN scoring table displays in white "1 UP" and "2 UP" where the scores will appear. Example: This is the players turn (1-up or 2-up)
Word: 2-up Part of Speech: noun 1. An item that grants the player two extra lives in the game. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. In a game with multiple players, an indicator or identifier of player 2. Labels: uncountable Example: Before any player registers points, the PAC-MAN scoring table displays in white "1 UP" and "2 UP" where the scores will appear.
Word: 2-up Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of two-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: skill points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skill point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Christmas berry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Christmas + berry 1. Synonym of toyon (“plant or its berry”) (Photinia arbutifolia, syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia) 2. Synonym of spiceberry (“plant or its berry”).
Word: California holly Part of Speech: noun 1. toyon (Photinia arbutifolia, syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia) Labels: uncountable
Word: Samir Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Sameer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: supplicative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English supplicate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English supplicative From supplicate + -ive. 1. Tending to supplicate Example: "Supplicative prayer, by contrast, is the more selfish version, in which one prays for rain, to pass an examination, to recover from an illness (or, less selfishly, for someone else to recover from an illness)."
Word: officer-involved shooting Part of Speech: noun 1. An incident in which a police officer shoots at another person. Labels: US, euphemistic
Word: figureheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of figurehead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: figureheads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of figurehead Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: survival horror Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Phono-semantic matching of Japanese サバイバルホラー (sabaibaru horā), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from survival + horror. 1. A video game genre that emphasizes scarcity of resources (such as health or ammunition refills) in a dangerous setting like that of a horror film. Labels: uncountable 2. An individual game in this genre. Labels: countable
Word: decoletage Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of décolletage. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: shake one's head Part of Speech: verb 1. To move one's head from side to side, in a repeated swiveling motion from the neck, to indicate disagreement, negation, disbelief, disapproval or dismay. Example: She was shaking her head no. Example: "An Indian lost in the woods!" said the scout, shaking his head doubtingly. 2. To move one's head up and down, in a repeated hinge-like motion from the top of the spine, to indicate agreement, affirmation, approval, or simply polite attentiveness. Labels: uncommon Example: She listened with care, shaking her head in agreement from time to time.
Word: save point Part of Speech: noun 1. A location found in a video game that allows the player to save their game, often found in non-overworld areas such as towns and dungeons, where saving anywhere is not allowed. Gameplay resumes from the save point used. Example: Some enemies will use Bobble Heads to emit a hypnotic wave. Stay out of the path of the hypnotic wave otherwise Cory's Hypnosis Meter [...] will begin to deplete. If it depletes all the way, you will have to restart from the last save point.
Word: hef Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of hefeweizen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Word: umpty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ump (“a colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) + -ty. 1. Indefinite in number; unspecified. Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: nonstaple Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + staple. 1. Not a staple good. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonstaple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + staple. 1. Anything that is not a staple, such as a luxury.