nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: padrone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian padrone, from Latin patronus. Doublet of patron, Patronus, patroon, and pattern. 1. A patron; a protector. Example: She had not the slightest intention of keeping the promises she had made to the padrone; she had resolved to lie stoutly as far as was necessary to make good her own and Beppo's escape. Example: Whenever the padrone felt suspicious of any of the boys, he usually sent them out in company with Pietro, who acted as a spy, faithfully reporting all that happened to his principal. 2. A landlord; the master of a large estate. Example: Dominedio! O Riverenza! how sadly must Ser Giovanni, my poor padrone, have lost his memory in this cruel long illness! Example: The padrone, in imitation of a celebrated historian, sighed as a man, but obeyed as a landlord. 3. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean. Example: The poor padrone or captain, in his red-tasselled cap, dingy-velvet jacket, and open-kneed breeches, had no sooner contrived to scramble up the side and reach teh quarter-deck, followed by a grinning midshipman, than he gave vent to all sorts of gesticulations and protestations explanatory of his having unfortunately mistaken the British ship for a French one. Example: Whereupon Messrs. Gascoigne and Easy paid their bill and rose to depart, but the padrone informed them that he should like to see the colour of their money before they went on board. 4. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Greek or Italian labourers, street musicians, child beggars, etc. Example: But the padrone does not employ the men alone and upon his own responsibility . He works together with the Italian banker, who is a somewhat more responsible party than the padrone; at least the men have more faith in him, because it is through him that they send money back to Italy, and with whom they keep their small savings. Example: As a natural consequence of what might be called this friendship the laborer turns to the banker or padrone for advice as to work, and he will go where the padrone sends him . 5. A mafia boss. Example: For along the dark drive leading up to the main house was a bizarre collection of statuary: likenesses of the entire Boiardo family, their busts and nameplates array on pilasters surreounding the padrone of the dynasty, a youthful Richie the Boot, outfitted in formal riding wear, sitting astride a prancing white stallion. Example: The protection which the mafioso provides for the property of his padrone is principally directed against ladri and banditi; that is, against elements wishing, within the existing system, to improve their personal prospects.
Word: actual bodily harm Part of Speech: noun 1. Hurt or injury which interferes with the health or comfort of the victim and which is more than transient or trifling. Labels: UK, uncountable 2. The criminal offence of causing actual bodily harm. Labels: UK, broadly, uncountable Example: Anthony Williams (32), of Langford Road, Peterborough, was arrested and charged with ten counts of attempted murder, one count of ABH (Actual Bodily Harm), and one count of possession of a bladed article.
Word: trade secret Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of intellectual property comprising confidential business information that provides a company with a competitive edge. Example: 'I'm telling you trade secrets,' the father said, 'So don't you go talking about this to anyone else. You don't want me put in jug do you?'
Word: bolognese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian bolognese (literally “from Bologna”). Pronunciation: /ˌbɒləˈneɪz/, /ˌbɒləˈnjeɪz/, /ˌbɒləɡˈneɪz/, /ˌboʊləˈniz/, /ˌboʊləˈneɪz/ 1. An Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A dish served with bolognese. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Handmade pasta bolognese.
Word: carbonara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Italian carbonara, shortening of alla carbonara (literally “in the manner of charcoal burners”, or “in the manner of the Carbonari”), ultimately from carbone (“coal”). Pronunciation: /ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːɹə/, /ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹə/, /ˌkɑɹbəˈnæɹə/ 1. A thick Italian pasta sauce, made with guanciale, grated cheese, beaten egg yolks and pepper. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One of my own grand carbonaras, some crisp and spicy greens, a clean Tuscan white, a pint of raspberry sorbet, a pot of freshly ground strong coffee, and a long beguiling night on my couch in pajamas with cannabis, good TV, and no qualms about the future, please. 2. A spaghetti dish made using such a sauce. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable 3. A spaghetti dish made using a similar sauce made from a different type of cured pork than guanciale (such as bacon, pancetta, lardons, gammon or ham). Labels: broadly, countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable
Word: napoletana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian napoletana. 1. A Neapolitan flip coffee pot.
Word: puttanesca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian puttanesca (feminine of puttanesco, literally “whorish, sluttish”), from puttana (“whore”). Pronunciation: /ˌpʊtəˈnɛskə/, /ˌputəˈnɛskə/ 1. A cooking sauce made from tomato flavoured with garlic, anchovies, capers and olives, created in Naples. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: puttanesca Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian puttanesca (feminine of puttanesco, literally “whorish, sluttish”), from puttana (“whore”). Pronunciation: /ˌpʊtəˈnɛskə/, /ˌputəˈnɛskə/ 1. Served with puttanesca sauce. Labels: not-comparable, postpositional, usually Example: spaghetti puttanesca
Word: ragù Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus Proto-Italic *gustus Latin gustus Middle French goûtder. Middle French ragoûterder. French ragoûtbor. Italian ragùubor. English ragù Unadapted borrowing from Italian ragù, from French ragoût, from Middle French ragoûter (“to awaken the appetite”), from goût (“taste”), from Latin gustus. Doublet of ragout. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæ.ɡuː/, /ɹæˈɡuː/, /ɹæˈɡu/, /ɹɑˈɡu/ 1. An Italian pasta sauce containing ground meat cooked with sautéed vegetables in tomato sauce or some other kind of liquid. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: vongole Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian alle vongole (“with clams”). See vongola. Pronunciation: /ˈvɒŋɡɒleɪ/, /ˈvɑŋɡəleɪ/ 1. Said of pasta served in a sauce with clams and other ingredients, such as olive oil and tomatoes. Labels: not-comparable, postpositional, usually Example: Got my pasta vongole with giant clams. And then a Vespa ride with you. You're wearing the shirt that I gave you. You made my Italian dream come true.
Word: Brussels sprouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Brussels sprout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sprouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sprout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sprouts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sprout Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cappuccio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cappuccio. Doublet of capuche. 1. A hood, especially of a cloak; a capuche. Example: Next after him went Doubt, who was yclad / In a discolour'd cote of straunge disguyse, / That at his backe a brode Capuccio had, / And sleeves dependaunt Albanesè-wyse […]. Example: Instead of a cappuccio, he wears a hat.
Word: kohlrabi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Kohlrabi, from Kohl (“cabbage”) + Italian rape (“turnips”), from cavoli rape, the plural of cavolo rapa (“cole rape”). Pronunciation: /koʊlˈɹɑb.i/, /kəʊlˈɹɑː.bi/ 1. Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deek Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Angloromani [Term?], from Romani dikhel; compare Hindi देखो (dekho, “look”). Pronunciation: /diːk/ 1. To look. Labels: Geordie Example: Hoo man, deek at this.
Word: deek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Angloromani [Term?], from Romani dikhel; compare Hindi देखो (dekho, “look”). Pronunciation: /diːk/ 1. A look. Labels: Geordie Example: Take a deek at it.
Word: red cabbage Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of cabbage having red leaves, Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually 2. Food made from the leaves of the plant. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Midas touch Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Greek legend of King Midas, related in chapter XI of Ovid’s Metamorphoses (8 C.E.), whom Dionysus (the god of, among other things, wine and winemaking) gave the power to turn things to gold by touching them. Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪdəs ˈtʌt͡ʃ/ 1. The ability to turn everything one touches into gold. Labels: Greek, literally 2. The ability to achieve financial reward (or, more generally, success) from one's actions easily and consistently. Labels: idiomatic
Word: changing room Part of Speech: noun 1. A room, especially in a gym, sports center, school, swimming pool, etc, designed for people to change their clothes. Example: We changed into our swimsuits in the changing room next to the pool. Example: John Betjeman would later recall that the railway 'smelt of feet', and the carriages may have continued to smell of feet after they were taken out of service in the 1920s because some of them found use as changing rooms beside the playing fields of southern England. 2. A room or enclosure, e.g. in a clothes shop, where people try on clothes they are interested in buying.
Word: shopaholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English shoppe English shop Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English shopaholic From shop + -aholic. 1. One who shops excessively; a shopping addict. Example: Shopaholics lose a lot of their money and possibly go broke because they've spent all of it. Example: South Korean shopaholic-turned-climate activist Lee So-yeon used to buy new clothes almost daily – until a US$1.50 winter coat triggered an awakening that stopped her shopping entirely.
Word: aerobicize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aerobic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English aerobicize From aerobic + -ize. 1. To perform aerobics. Labels: intransitive
Word: chocoholism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl chocolātlbor. Spanish chocolatebor. English choc(olate) Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol 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 alcoholism English -oholism English chocoholism From choc(olate) + -oholism. 1. The state of being a chocoholic, being addicted to chocolate. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: red-light district Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red, light and district. Referring to the red lights that were used as signs for brothels. 1. A part of an urban area where prostitution and sex-oriented businesses are concentrated.
Word: aerobicized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aerobic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English -ed English aerobicized From aerobic + -ize + -ed. 1. toned by the use of aerobics
Word: communist bandit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque from Chinese 共匪 (gòngfěi). 1. A Chinese communist. Labels: archaic, derogatory
Word: best of breed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the award at dog shows. 1. Any product thought to be the best of its type. Labels: uncountable
Word: red light Part of Speech: noun 1. A warning light, especially as a traffic signal indicating stop. Example: We ran three red lights on the way to the hospital. Example: Paddington [the GWR HQ] saw the red light, however, and the extension to Nantgarw was withdrawn on the G.W.R. agreeing "to lay down the narrow gauge [actually standard gauge as compared to broad gauge] from Didcot over the whole of their system in South Wales." 2. A sign of a brothel. Example: Roxanne, you don't have to put on your red light. 3. A denial to proceed a ruling out of any possibility. Labels: idiomatic
Word: celebutante Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of celebrity + debutante. Reportedly coined by Walter Winchell in 1939. Pronunciation: /sɪˈlɛb.juːˌtɑːnt/, /səˈlɛb.juˌtɑnt/ 1. A young, usually female socialite, especially one of limited accomplishment, who is the focus of sufficient media attention and public interest to be regarded as a celebrity. Example: Lisa Edelstein, a nice girl from a New Jersey suburb, is explaining how she got to be Lisa E., New York's reigning Queen of the Night, Girl of the Moment, new Edie Sedgwick and top "celebutante" of 1986. "Being a celebutante means you're famous for not really doing anything," the 20-year-old says. "You just try to get to know as many people as you can, so that you know everybody." Example: Paris Hilton, the United States’s first name in famous-for-being-famous, got her come-uppance. . . . Her ubiquitous nightlife presence, perceived aura of fabulousness and inane conduct made her a tabloid fixture, and she is perhaps our first celebutante, someone who does nothing but exist.
Word: elephant in the room Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely US origin, or possibly from Ivan Andreyevich Krylov's 1814 fable, The Inquisitive Man, which tells of a man going to a museum and noticing all sorts of things apart from an elephant. 1. A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonyms: 800-pound gorilla, gorilla in the room, 800-pound gorilla in the room Example: There is an elephant in the room that nearly every politician and green campaigner is ignoring. It’s called population growth.
Word: chor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See chore (“steal”). 1. Alternative form of chore (“to steal”). Labels: Geordie, alt-of, alternative
Word: hardscape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hard English landscapebf. English -scape English hardscape From hard + -scape. 1. The permanent, artificial features of a landscape made from stone etc, rather than plants.
Word: hardscape Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English hard English landscapebf. English -scape English hardscape From hard + -scape. 1. To provide (a landscape) with man-made elements. Labels: transitive
Word: mentee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from mentor. Although mentor comes from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr), the name of a mythological figure, it was mistakenly analyzed as terminating in the suffix -or (“doer”), leading to a form using the French patientive suffix -ee on the model of pairs such as donor–donee and employer–employee. Attested since at least 1958. 1. A person who is being mentored. Example: Near-synonyms: apprentice, buddy (in training sense), intern, pupil, student, trainee Example: The mentee occasionally teaches the class, regularly confers with students, conducts optional special study sessions, and relieves the professor of most clerical classroom functions
Word: mesotherapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English therapy English mesotherapy From meso- + therapy. 1. Any treatment that involves the injection of vitamins or other substances into the mesoderm of the skin Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: lolo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See also Tagalog lolo. 1. a grandfather Labels: Philippines
Word: ponzu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ポン酢 (ponzu), in turn from Dutch pons (“punch”, obsolete, superseded by punch), from English punch, ultimately from Sanskrit पञ्च (páñca, “five”). Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), finnuf, five, pimp (“five”), punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”); related to Pompeii. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒnˌzuː/ 1. A sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the juice of the 橙 (daidai), an Asian variety of bitter orange, mixed with soy sauce. Labels: uncountable
Word: mirin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 味醂 (mirin). 1. A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké and used in cooking. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Although naturally brewed mirin is made from only water, sweet brown rice, and rice koji, much of the mirin sold in natural food stores and Oriental markets is sweetened with sugar or corn syrup; read labels carefully. Example: Teriyaki sauce, a mixture of mirin, sake, soy sauce, and sometimes sugar, may be brushed on meats, fish, or vegetables […]
Word: dand Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of push-up in Indian gymnastics. Labels: India
Word: muter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mute + -er. 1. comparative form of mute: more mute Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: muter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mute + -er. 1. Something that mutes sound. Example: The violinist often uses a muter when she practices.
Word: spag bol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1970s, of uncertain origin, perhaps UK or Australia. 1. Clipping of spaghetti bolognese. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable, usually Example: At the time I started making it, it didn't seem unusual to me that my spag bol was constituted from the contents of tins and jars—pretty much everything we ate back then was.
Word: whip up Part of Speech: verb 1. To produce (something) quickly, especially food. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: cook up Example: I'll whip up a quick meal for our unexpected guests. 2. To beat (stir) (a liquid) quickly so to introduce air and form foam. Labels: transitive 3. To arouse or excite. Labels: transitive Example: His speech whipped the crowd up into a frenzy. Example: There was the sight of numerous Arsenal players ­whipping up the crowd, including after the breakthrough goal, which had been advertised. From a Raya throw, ­Martinelli switched on the afterburners to glide away from Konaté before crossing for Bukayo Saka, who had timed his run. Saka’s headed connection was not true. 4. To lift or snatch up suddenly. Labels: transitive Example: High tides and severe gales are by no means uncommon on the East Coast of England, and in the Thames Estuary, but on the night of January 31, the two acted in concert to such an extent that the sea rose several feet higher than was predicted, with the gale whipping up wave action. Example: Hurricane force winds damaged the North Clydeside catenary on January 17 and 18 and on February 12, causing interruptions to the Helensburgh services; in the neighbourhood of Craigendoran and Cardross, the seas in the Firth of Clyde were whipped up to the height of the conductor wires and the insulators themselves.
Word: log out Part of Speech: verb 1. To exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again. Example: Please don't forget to log out after you finish your work. 2. To remove fallen trees that block a trail, campsite, etc. Labels: transitive
Word: seinen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 青年 (seinen). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.nən/ 1. A kind of manga written for an older male audience, generally 18-30 years old (and older).
Word: Olympia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”). Pronunciation: /əˈlɪmpi.ə/ 1. An ancient city in Greece, home of the ancient Olympic Games. 2. A place in the United States: Example: The Olympia City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night against adopting a Workers’ Bill of Rights and raising the minimum wage across the city to $20. Mayor Dontae Payne cast the deciding vote. Example: The Olympian has posted similar stories on the Port of Olympia, Olympia City Council, and Olympia School Board primaries elsewhere on our website. 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States: 7. A female given name from Ancient Greek; quite rare in English.
Word: analyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)der. English ana- English -lyte English analyte From ana- + -lyte. 1. Any substance undergoing analysis.
Word: wor Part of Speech: det Etymology: Likely ultimately a borrowing into Northumbrian Old English from Old Norse várr (“our”) (from the same Proto-Germanic root *unseraz that produced Standard English our). Compare Scots wir. Pronunciation: /wɔː/, /wɐ/, /wə/ 1. Our. Labels: Geordie Example: If ye gannin oot the neet ye betta tell wor Jimmy.
Word: wor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From an altered pronunciation of was. Pronunciation: /wɔː/, /wɐ/, /wə/ 1. Was; were. Labels: East-Midlands, Northern-England, West-Country, dialectal Example: “I’ll bet ’er wor a toe-rag,” said Morel, following up his joke. ¶ “Don’t you be so cheeky about a queen,” said Annie.
Word: honey wagon Part of Speech: noun 1. A vehicle used to collect sewage from septic tanks, cesspools, or aircraft. Labels: informal 2. A type of manure spreader for liquid manure; an instance of this type. Labels: informal 3. A type of multi-room trailer with toilet facilities for use by film and television crews. Labels: informal
Word: power line Part of Speech: noun 1. An electrical wire, cable or conduit, suspended in air by utility poles or transmission towers, or buried underground, used for the carrying of electricity either from a power source such as a generating station to a substation, or from a substation to a building such as a plant, commercial building or a home.
Word: Smoggy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From smog, the fumes given off from large industrial areas and buildings, for which Middlesbrough is famous. 1. A person from Middlesbrough. Labels: derogatory, sometimes
Word: utility pole Part of Speech: noun 1. A tall cylinder, often made from the trunk of a tree, usually topped by a cross beam, used by a public utility to carry wire, cable or conduit through the air, for the transportation of electricity, cable television, telephone or similar services. Example: A utility pole shone yellow like a sick bruise high up over them. Example: The Super Bowl rendition began with workers falling from utility poles in a flash of sparks, a nod to the blackouts that crippled the U.S. territory for several months following Hurricane Maria in 2017. […] In one segment, Bad Bunny performed “El Apagón” atop a replica utility pole.
Word: Smoggies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Smoggy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wap Part of Speech: noun 1. A blow, hitbeating; a whap. Labels: UK 2. A breast. Labels: colloquial 3. A bundle. 4. A weapon, gun. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, slang 5. Alternative form of wop (“derogatory: an Italian”) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The waps will never stand for that. You'd be fucking with sacrilege. Every Italiano dreams of owning a red Ferrari.
Word: wap Part of Speech: verb 1. To beat; to whap. Labels: UK Example: Sir, he said, I saw nothing but the waters wap and the waves wan. Example: I[…]wapped him over his head 2. To engage in sexual intercourse. Labels: UK, archaic Example: Ben mort, shall you and I heave a bough, mill a ken, or nip a bung, and then we'll couch a hogshead under the ruffmans, and there you shall wap with me, and I'll niggle with you. Example: No gentry mort hath prats like thine, / No cove e'er wap'd with such a one. 3. To wrap or bind. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: pharo Part of Speech: noun 1. A pharos; a lighthouse. Labels: obsolete
Word: pharo Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of faro (card game). Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: lon Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of longitude. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: tita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tagalog tita, from Spanish tita. 1. An aunt; auntie. Labels: Philippines 2. A young adult woman exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipina aunt. Labels: Philippines, slang
Word: styles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of style Labels: form-of, plural
Word: styles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of style Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pentateuchal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Pentateuch Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English pentateuchal From Pentateuch + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to the Pentateuch, also known as the Torah. Labels: not-comparable Example: THE ATHÆNIAN - Journal of English and Foreign Literature, Science, the Fine Arts, Music and the Drama. July to December, 1894. LONDON The Darwinianism of some has apparently its one solid root in aversion to orthodoxy and a “pentateuchal” “creationary” theory; to avoid acceptance of that they fly to the camp of Darwin, with no absolute conviction of, and perhaps no very strong confidence in, his views. (No. 3496, Oct. 27, ’94, p. 573)
Word: infimum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin infimum (“lowest part”), from infimus (“lowest”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfaɪməm/, /ɪnˈfiːməm/ 1. (of a subset) the greatest element of the containing set that is smaller than or equal to all elements of the subset. The infimum may or may not be a member of the subset.
Word: borzoi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian борзо́й (borzój), from бо́рзый (bórzyj, “swift”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (whence English brief, brace and merry). Pronunciation: /ˈbɔː.zɔɪ/, /ˈbɔɹ.zɔɪ/ 1. A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair. Example: Pia loves Rob, she had written it with her lipstick on the walls of the vespasienne in the Rue Colombe, waiting for him to finish, holding her pampered borzoi on the leash.
Word: bosun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Phonemic respelling of boatswain. 1. Alternative form of boatswain (“warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: They tied us up—the fellow who handled me could tie like a bosun—and there we lay with our toes up, beneath a tree, while a great brute stood guard over us with a club in his hand.
Word: supremum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin supremum. Pronunciation: /səˈpɹiːˌmʌm/, /səˈpɹiˌmʌm/, /səˈpɹiːˌmɐm/ 1. (real analysis): Given a subset X of R, the smallest real number that is ≥ every element of X; (order theory): given a subset X of a partially ordered set P (with partial order ≤), the least element y of P such that every element of X is ≤ y. Example: A sublattice of a lattice is a subset that is closed under pairwise infima and suprema. Example: The best way to describe the supremum of S is to say that it wants to be the greatest element of S. In fact, if S has a greatest element, then that element is the supremum.
Word: spying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈspaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of spy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English spyinge, spiyng, spyeng, equivalent to spy + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈspaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. espionage; the act of secretly gathering information Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There are two ways in which the obsessive character of jealousy tends to exert itself: one is in the need to know, the endless tests and investigations and spyings that are so characteristic of jealousy.
Word: bracero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-yōsder. Proto-Indo-European *-isō Proto-Hellenic *-ihō Ancient Greek -ῑ́ων (-ī́ōn) Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brăkhī́ōn)bor. Latin bracchium Old Spanish braço Spanish brazo Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Spanish -ero Spanish bracerobor. English bracero Borrowed from Spanish bracero (“laborer”). Pronunciation: /bɹəˈsɪəɹəʊ/ 1. A Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945. Labels: historical
Word: zep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from zeppelin. 1. A certain type of submarine sandwich Labels: US, dialectal Example: Anywhere else, it might be called a hoagie, or a sub, or a hero. In Two Mills it's a zep. And even though at first it might look like the others, it's not. Like, you'll never find lettuce on a zep. Or mayonnaise.
Word: tricenarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin trīcēnārius, equivalent to tricenary + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌtraɪ.sɪˈnɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌtraɪ.səˈnɛɹi.ən/ 1. The highest rank and pay grade for prefectures in Ancient Rome. Example: Following the reign of Scptimius Severus (193-211), the emperor's patrimonium, his personal properties, was merged with a new department, the ratio privata (private accounts) headed by the magister rationis summae privatae at the tricenarian level. Example: In the honorific inscription CIL to his son-in-law he is described as vir perfectissimae memoriae, and thus must have risen to tricenarian rank. 2. A person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive). Example: « I sure hope so » agreed the tricenarian, « it would be a real shame to have been on this island without having really seen its treasures » he observed, his attitude revealing that he actually expected the unsatisfactory outcome. Example: (see title) Celebrate 30 to 39 years old and show your love for the best dad, daddy, mom, mother, stepdad, papa, stepmom, uncle, aunt godmother or godfather ever with this themed Thirty 3Oth Gifts Tricenarian birthday notebook planner.
Word: appropriated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of appropriate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: appropriated Part of Speech: adj 1. set aside for a specified purpose Labels: not-comparable
Word: buttonwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From button + wood. 1. The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree. Example: On the opposite bank was a fresh ’gator wallow. The mud had been packed smooth where they turned and rolled their hard bodies. Penny dropped to his haunches behind a buttonwood bush. 2. The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree. Example: 1824, Washington Irving (as Geoffrey Crayon), “Wolfert Webber, or Golden Dreams” in Tales of a Traveller, Volume 2, Part 4, Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, p. 55, Thus quietly and comfortably did this excellent family vegetate under the shade of a mighty buttonwood tree, which by little and little grew so great as entirely to overshadow their palace. Example: 1835, Fanny Kemble, Journal of a Residence in America, Paris: A. and W. Galignani, entry dated Sunday, 13 January, 1833, p. 234, When near, the trees look singularly deplorable and untidy, although at the distance, the red-brown of the faded oaks mingling with the bright, vivid, green cedars, and here and there a silver-barked buttonwood tree raising its white delicate branches from among them, produce a very agreeable and harmonious blending to the eye. 3. The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree.
Word: tui Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori tūī. Pronunciation: /ˈtʉi/, /ˈtuːi/ 1. A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand. Example: [A]ll was quiet, beautiful, and serene; the only sounds which broke the calm were the wild notes of the tooe (or New Zealand blackbird), the splashing of our own oars, or the occasional flight of a wild duck (or shag), disturbed by our approach. Example: The most frequently visible of these feathered denizens of the forest is the Tui (Prostemadera novæ Zelandiæ), called 'the parson' by Captain [James] Cook, in consequence of its having two white feathers in the lower part of its neck resembling bands. In colour and shape it is very like the kingfisher, and its melodious notes present great variety.
Word: lamba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Malagasy (Highlands dialect). 1. The traditional garment worn by men and women in Madagascar, consisting of a rectangular length of cloth wrapped around the body. Example: […] the Lances flew briskly at one another; one of which went thorow my Lamber, and scratch’d me […] Example: I was, from the first, surprised by the reverent manner in which public worship is conducted—especially by the outward respect shown during prayer. Almost everyone has his face covered with the folds of the lamba, and even young children seem instinctively to know that prayer is a solemn act, and often lie at full length on the ground perfectly still, with their little heads covered by their dress.
Word: feti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fetus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catalpa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * A variant of catawba that originated when Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, the describing botanist, incorrectly transcribed the name. * Sometimes alternatively said to derive from Creek kvtvrpv. Pronunciation: /kəˈtælpə/, /kəˈtɔlpə/, /kəˈtɑlpə/ 1. Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance.
Word: Calvinball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Calvin + ball. From a fictional game without rules, played in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. 1. A deliberately absurd sport without fixed rules. Labels: uncountable Example: And every time I would play serious tackle Nerf Calvinball out in the park somewhere, it played over and over in the back of my mind -- what would I do if I broke an arm? Example: At first my humans very much disliked it when I played croquet with them.... But eventually they decided to accept my participation, and renamed the game “Calvinball,” after the game of some comic book character
Word: stottie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stot, stott (“to bounce”), + -ie. 1. A round flat loaf of bread, traditionally pan-fried rather than oven-baked. Labels: Geordie
Word: catawba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Catawba catawba (“catalpa tree”). See also catalpa. Pronunciation: /kəˈtɔ.bə/ 1. The catawba grape, a cultivar of North American Vitis labrusca. 2. A light sparkling wine made from this kind of grape. 3. Any of various species of America catalpa trees Catalpa especially (Catalpa bignonioides (southern catalpa) or Catalpa speciosa (northern catalpa). 4. The catawba rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense).
Word: stotties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stottie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of stotty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stotty Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stottie. Labels: Geordie, alt-of, alternative
Word: stottie cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A stottie. Labels: Geordie
Word: stotty cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A stottie. Labels: Geordie
Word: granfalloon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American writer Kurt Vonnegut in 1963, in the novel Cat's Cradle, in which Vonnegut described the term as referencing a false karass, or "a proud and meaningless association of human beings"; later adopted by market researchers and social scientists. Pronunciation: /ˌɡɹæn.fəˈluːn/ 1. A group of two or more people who imagine or are manipulated to believe they share a connection based on some circumstance of little or no real significance. Example: Gamers are nothing but members of an enormous granfalloon. The word [gamers] totally fails to accurately describe anything about a person when it comes to capturing their interests in interactive entertainment, and yet many gaming enthusiasts cling to the term and make it a facet of their identity. Example: While he called West Tisbury pride a “granfalloon” he also admitted to being unable to live in any other town.
Word: granfalloons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of granfalloon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catharses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catharsis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fly fishing Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of angling whereby the weight of the line is used to cast a lure visually resembling a fly. Labels: uncountable
Word: cavalierly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin caballāriusder. Old Occitan cavalierbor. Old Italian cavalierebor. Middle French cavalierbor. English cavalier Middle English -ly English -ly English cavalierly From cavalier + -ly. Pronunciation: /kævəˈliːɚli/ 1. In a cavalier manner. Example: Louis's brow wore its deepest gloom as he said, "There are few in yonder room who would so cavalierly reject my love." Example: He had, he felt, treated Mrs Hubbard rather cavalierly.
Word: dry fly Part of Speech: noun 1. A fly used in fly fishing, designed to float in or on the surface of the water
Word: codhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cod + -head, owing to the prevalence of fishing in the area of North Shields, River Tyne and the Headland area of Hartlepool and Whitby. 1. A person from North Shields, a town in Tyne and Wear, in the northeast of England. Labels: Geordie, humorous 2. A person from Grimsby, a fishing town in Lincolnshire, in the north of England. Labels: UK 3. A person from Whitby, a town in North Yorkshire, in the northeast of England. Labels: UK 4. A person from Fleetwood, a town in the northwest of Lancashire. Labels: UK
Word: North Shields Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌnɔːθ ˈʃiːldz/ 1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, on the north bank of the Tyne (OS grid ref NZ3568).
Word: cayenne Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kaɪˈɛn/, /keɪˈɛn/, /ˈkaɪ.ɛn/, /ˈkeɪ.ɛn/, /ˈkaɪ.æn/ 1. Ellipsis of cayenne pepper. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: What's the difference between a cayenne and a jalapeno? Example: His barbecue sauce could use a hint of cayenne to heat it up a bit. 2. Spice or verve. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: We speak ill of our neighbours, not from ill-nature, but idleness; satire is only the cayenne of conversation:... 3. A strong red-orange colour, like the cayenne pepper. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Haitian Creole Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken in Haiti; developed first as a creole based on French and several West African languages. Example: Farmer looked to Haitian Creole for inspiration.
Word: zoonotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English zoonosis Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós)der. Latin -ōticusder. French -otiquebor. English -otic English zoonotic From zoonosis + -otic. Pronunciation: /ˌzəʊ.əˈnɒ.tɪk/, /ˌzuː.əˈnɒ.tɪk/, /ˌzuːˈnɒ.tɪk/, /ˌzoʊ.əˈnɑ.tɪk/, /ˌzu.əˈnɑ.tɪk/ 1. relating to, or having a zoonosis Labels: not-comparable Example: Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents. Example: According to Prof Andre and many other experts, increased travel, the spread of mega cities and humanity’s gradual intrusion into more and more report areas means the chances of zoonotic “spillover” events like Covid are becoming more and more likely.
Word: zoonotic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English zoonosis Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós)der. Latin -ōticusder. French -otiquebor. English -otic English zoonotic From zoonosis + -otic. Pronunciation: /ˌzəʊ.əˈnɒ.tɪk/, /ˌzuː.əˈnɒ.tɪk/, /ˌzuːˈnɒ.tɪk/, /ˌzoʊ.əˈnɑ.tɪk/, /ˌzu.əˈnɑ.tɪk/ 1. Synonym of zoonosis.
Word: attainder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman ataindre ("to reach"), with infinitives used as nouns being frequent in Law French. Doublet of attain and attinge. 1. The state a prisoner entered once a death sentence (usually for treason) had been issued; the state of being stripped of all civil rights. Labels: rare Example: Grandpa Piper led thereto by the arm […] and himself thrust into a chair, to support the character of dummy to Henry's prearranged attainder. 2. A stain; a state of dishonour or condemnation. Labels: archaic Example: He lived from all attainder of suspects. Example: Some of the horses were registered under phony papers, their sires having been ruled off the track as doped or doctored. The hereditary attainder rule was very strict.
Word: attaint Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint. Pronunciation: /əˈteɪnt/ 1. Convicted, attainted. Labels: obsolete 2. Attainted; corrupted. Labels: obsolete Example: My tender youth was never yet attaint With any passion of inflaming love,
Word: attaint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint. Pronunciation: /əˈteɪnt/ 1. To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights. Labels: archaic Example: Tom Truth is attainted. All he has — not much — is forfeit to the king, and he is entitled to nothing but a traitorʼs death. 2. To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour. Labels: archaic Example: CHARLES STUART. Attainted and proscribed by name and grade in his British regiment. 3. To taint; to corrupt, sully. Labels: archaic Example: Amoret right fearefull was and faint, / Lest she with blame her honor should attaint […]. Example: Jem felt that his own character had been attainted; and that to many it might still appear suspicious.
Word: attaint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint. Pronunciation: /əˈteɪnt/ 1. A blow or strike, especially in jousting. Labels: archaic Example: This politic selection did not alter the fortune of the field, the challengers were still successful: one of their antagonists was overthrown, and both the others failed in the “attaint”, that is, in striking the helmet and shield of their antagonist firmly and strongly, with the lance held in a direct line, so that the weapon might break unless the champion was overthrown. Example: At the moment of impact, the king’s eyes are open, his body braced for the atteint; he takes the blow perfectly, its force absorbed by a body securely armoured, moving in the right direction, moving at the right speed. 2. A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow. 3. The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict. Labels: obsolete
Word: codheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of codhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: riffage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English riff Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English riffage From riff + -age. 1. guitar riffs Labels: informal, uncountable Example: One of the difficulties that plague conversations about industrial music is that the genre has come to include (to the chagrin and outright denial of some purists) anything from gentle synthesized droning to metal-inspired riffage.
Word: shoulder surfing Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of direct observation, such as looking over someone's shoulder at an ATM, in order to obtain information. Labels: uncountable 2. a technique in surfing requiring less skill, riding the wave lower down than its critical point Labels: uncountable