nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Sheldon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English scylf (“shelf”) + dūn (“hill”) or denu (“valley”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛldən/ 1. A habitational surname from Old English from the placename. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Example: The pixels’ use in a taxpayer context resulted in the “reckless” sharing of legally protected data that could put taxpayers at risk, according to the report by Warren and her Democratic colleagues Sens. Ron Wyden; Richard Blumenthal; Tammy Duckworth; and Sheldon Whitehouse; Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats; and Democratic Rep. Katie Porter. 3. A place name: 4. A place name: 5. A place name: 6. A place name: 7. A place name: 8. A place name: 9. A place name: 10. A place name: 11. A place name: 12. A place name: 13. A place name: 14. A place name: 15. A place name:
Word: Wharton Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various possible origins: * The villages in Cheshire and Herefordshire are named after the River Weaver, whose name derives from Old English wæfre (“wavering, winding”), + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Lincolnshire is named with either Old English weard (“ward, guard”) or waroþ (“shore, warth”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Cumbria is named with Old English hwearf (“wharf, embankment”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Pronunciation: /ˈʍɔː(ɹ)tən/, /ˈwɔː(ɹ)tən/ 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable
Word: modal case Part of Speech: noun 1. A case used to express ability, intention, necessity, obligation, permission, possibility, etc.
Word: revolved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of revolve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cap-gun Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cap gun. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kashrut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew כַּשְׁרוּת (kashrut). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑʃɹəs/, /kɑːʃˈɹuːt/ 1. The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat. Labels: Jewish, uncountable 2. The status of (a food, etc.) being kosher or not; kosherness. Labels: uncountable Example: The Kashrut of Veal Raised on Factory Farms
Word: excessiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English excessive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English excessiveness From excessive + -ness. 1. The property of being excessive.
Word: bad egg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An allusion to an egg that has gone bad or turned rotten. Pronunciation: /ˈbæd ɛɡ/ 1. Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue. Labels: UK, US, idiomatic Example: "Dat's right!" piped up the newsboy who had brought the policeman. "I see him do de trick jest a minit ago!" "This is a plot against me!" fumed the swindler. "Dat feller is a bad egg!" went on the newsboy. "His name is Bill Butts. He's a slick one, he is. Hits de country jays strong, he does!" Example: I've been a fairly bad egg, Byrne, for a great many years; but, by George! I'm not entirely rotten yet. 2. An egg that has gone bad; a rotten egg.
Word: ergophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ergo- + -phobia. 1. An irrational fear of or aversion to work Labels: uncountable
Word: neck oil Part of Speech: noun 1. Beer or other alcoholic drink. Labels: UK, slang, uncountable Example: Neck oil lubricates the throat. Example: The neck oil was to flow profusely in Newquay that night.
Word: sunburned Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsʌn.bɝnd/ 1. Alternative form of sunburnt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sunburned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsʌn.bɝnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of sunburn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stingily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English stingy Middle English -ly English -ly English stingily From stingy + -ly. 1. In a stingy manner.
Word: stickily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sticky Middle English -ly English -ly English stickily From sticky + -ly. 1. In a sticky manner.
Word: knock for a loop Part of Speech: verb 1. To astonish; to stagger or overwhelm; to confuse or disorient. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: [Denham answered] "Gas bombs, Old Man! My own prescription. […] Gas bombs powerful enough to knock a row of elephants for a loop." Example: [A] triple threat to the U.S. economy[…]has knocked stock prices for a loop.
Word: stetson Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Stetson. Labels: alt-of
Word: steeliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English steely Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English steeliness From steely + -ness. 1. toughness, hardness or durability resembling (or likened to) that of steel. Labels: uncountable Example: He had a steeliness of eye that tended to cow people who acted tough.
Word: shoot the bull Part of Speech: verb 1. To chinwag; to talk idly. Labels: idiomatic Example: 1976-1977, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure I didn't get what this group therapy was all about, it seemed to me it was just a bunch of people shooting the bull. Example: Shooting the bull with Benny and Elvira while Nelson skitters around out there in the lake of rooftops, selling used cars like hotcakes.
Word: stone-deaf Part of Speech: adj 1. Completely deaf. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stone-cold Part of Speech: adj 1. Completely cold. Example: By the time I returned to my desk, my tea was stone-cold. 2. Without emotion. Example: He was a stone-cold killer: he didn't flinch as he took the shot. 3. Absolute; incomparable. Example: With an ace-high flush on an unpaired board, he had the stone-cold nuts.
Word: stone-blind Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare stone dead (“unquestionably dead”). 1. Completely blind. Labels: not-comparable Example: While recently addressing a large open-air audience in the district city itself, a man came forward and warmly invited me to dine with him. On inquiry, it turned out that he had formerly been stone-blind, but had been completely restored to sight by a simple operation at the hospital. Now, here was a man who would speak well of us, at all hazard ; and who, as a matter of fact, came home to his friends to tell them how great things the Lord had done for him. Example: A deaf man may be anything from hard of hearing to as deaf as a post; a blind man may be as blind as a bat or an owl; he may be gravel-blind or stone-blind; a bald man as bald as a coot or as a billiard ball.
Word: stockpot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stock + pot. 1. A large pot, such as is used for making stock or for cooking large amounts of soup.
Word: stockpots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stockpot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stigmatization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-der. Proto-Hellenic *stiďďō Ancient Greek στῐ́ζω (stĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō)bor. Medieval Latin stigmatizōbor. English stigmatize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English stigmatization From stigmatize + -ation. 1. The process or act of stigmatizing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the stigmatization of ethnic minorities Example: The Kaohsiung incident demonstrates how stigmatization can lead to real-world harm. CGM members in Taiwan have reported increased hostility in recent years, ranging from verbal harassment to institutional discrimination. 2. The production of stigmata upon the body. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the stigmatization of Saint Francis
Word: stormily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English stormy Middle English -ly English -ly English stormily From stormy + -ly. 1. In a stormy manner. Labels: figuratively, often Example: Long before the energy crisis the debate over deregulation of natural gas prices raged stormily, stirring high emotions, demagogueries and mutual deceptions, and with literally billions of dollars at stake.
Word: hobnail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hob + nail. The oldest attestation is in William Shakespeare, but he likely did not coin the term. 1. A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles. 2. A yokel; a rustic. Labels: obsolete Example: Next, the word Politician is not us'd to his maw, and therupon he plays the most notorious hobbihors, jesting and frisking in the luxury of his non-sense with such poor fetches to cog a laughter from us, that no antic hobnaile at a Morris, but is more hansomly facetious. Example: There lay Tom; hobnail Tom! a bacon-munching, reckless, beer-swilling animal! and yet a man …
Word: hobnail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hob + nail. The oldest attestation is in William Shakespeare, but he likely did not coin the term. 1. To fit with hobnails. Example: a machine for the hobnailing of shoes 2. To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Your rights and charters hobnailed into slush.
Word: foothill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From foot + hill. 1. A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range. Example: The summit of the climb came 38km from the end of stage 14, which began in Limoux and ended in Foix in the foothills of the Pyrenees, and the incident occurred as the peloton emerged into the light and passed under the banner at the top, a quarter of an hour behind a five-man breakaway.
Word: towed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /toʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of tow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: amygdalate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin amygdala + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of amygdalic acid.
Word: amygdalate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin amygdala + -ate (adjectival suffix). 1. Of or pertaining to almonds. Labels: not-comparable Example: Cyanide is known for its amygdalate flavor.
Word: amygdalate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin amygdala + -ate. 1. Synonym of almond milk. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: lightnings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lightning Labels: archaic, form-of, plural Example: You nimble lightnings, dart your blinding flames Into her scornful eyes! Example: For a short space of time I remained at the window watching the pallid lightnings that played above Mont Blanc and listening to the rushing of the Arve, which pursued its noisy way beneath.
Word: lightnings Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lightning Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: amygdalic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Mandelic acid. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: mandelic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. 2-phenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid, C₆H₅CH(OH)COOH; originally extracted from bitter almonds, it has antibacterial and bacteriostatic properties. Labels: uncountable
Word: surtitle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French sur (“over, above”), from Latin super, + title, from Latin titulum. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː(ɹ)taɪtəl/ 1. A translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance of an opera or other similar performance sung in a foreign language; a supertitle.
Word: surtitle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French sur (“over, above”), from Latin super, + title, from Latin titulum. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː(ɹ)taɪtəl/ 1. To provide surtitles for a performance.
Word: supertitle 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- Etruscanbor.? Latin titulusbor. Old English titul Middle English title English title English supertitle From super- + title. 1. A surtitle. Example: Despite writing that can be confusing — we are not told, for example, how Oishi’s group of 56 ronin ended up just 47, or maybe a supertitle zipped by too quickly — the story moves at a steady clip. And Dachs’s decision to have women play some of the male roles, most prominently Kira, is very effective.
Word: supertitle Part of Speech: verb 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- Etruscanbor.? Latin titulusbor. Old English titul Middle English title English title English supertitle From super- + title. 1. To surtitle. Example: This declaration, by the British director Peter Brook, is one of dozens that are recited, chanted, sung, supertitled or otherwise transmitted in the course of “Dr. C (Or How I Learned to Act in Eight Steps),” presented by Theater Mitu at the 3LD Art & Technology Center.
Word: gas giant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gas + giant, coined by American science-fiction writer James Blish and first attested in 1952 in a rewritten version of his 1941 short story Solar Plexus. 1. A large planet composed mostly of gaseous hydrogen and helium, along with methane and ammonia; possibly with a solid core. Example: A quick glance over the boards revealed that there was a magnetic field of some strength near by, one that didn't belong to the invisible gas giant revolving half a million miles away. Example: Altanorch is a small but typical hydrogen-helium gas giant with no outstanding features. Its combination of strong magnetic field and relatively shallow gravity well make it a popular "stopover" world for discharging FTL drive cores.
Word: Local Bubble Part of Speech: name 1. A cavity in the interstellar medium of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way estimated to be around 1,000 light years in diameter, with the Solar System sitting close to its centre; likely to be the result of a supernova which exploded in the last ten to twenty million years.
Word: hot Jupiter Part of Speech: noun 1. An exosolar planet whose characteristics are similar to Jupiter, but which orbits its parent star much more closely and thus has higher temperatures. Example: Or, to put it a different way, the chance of finding a hot Jupiter is 100 times higher than the chance of finding a normal Jupiter, because it is 100 times closer to its parent star.
Word: Radha Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit राधा (rādhā). 1. Hindu goddess of love and devotion, Grand Consort of god Krishna, Avatar of Lakshmi. Labels: Hinduism 2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: yerks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yerk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: yerking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of yerk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yerked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of yerk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: permeates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of permeate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: permeating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of permeate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: As a schoolboy in the Soviet Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv, (it was then spelled Kharkov in line with the all-permeating 'Russification'), I was a railway buff.
Word: permeated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of permeate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wolf's bane Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wolfsbane. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flecks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /flɛks/ 1. plural of fleck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flecks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /flɛks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fleck Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: syndicalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French syndicalisme. 1. Control of both industry and government by labor unions, especially as achieved through revolutionary direct action; advocacy for attempts to bring it about. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: labor union Part of Speech: noun 1. A continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment; a trade union. Labels: Canada, US
Word: syndicalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der. Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek σῠ́νδῐκος (sŭ́ndĭkos)bor. Late Latin syndicuslbor. French syndic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French syndicalbor. English syndical Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English syndicalist From syndical + -ist. 1. Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating syndicalism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: syndicalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der. Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek σῠ́νδῐκος (sŭ́ndĭkos)bor. Late Latin syndicuslbor. French syndic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French syndicalbor. English syndical Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English syndicalist From syndical + -ist. 1. A person who advocates syndicalism.
Word: global dimming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From global + dimming, modelled on global warming. 1. A worldwide decline, during the last few decades, of the intensity of the sunlight reaching the Earth's surface, caused by particulate air pollution. Labels: uncountable
Word: labor unions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of labor union Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anarcho-syndicalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anarcho- + syndicalism. 1. A branch or field of anarchism that focuses on the abolition of capitalism through the organization of revolutionary worker syndicates. Labels: uncountable
Word: pressuring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pressure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pressuring Part of Speech: noun 1. An act or instance of somebody being pressured. Example: It is absolutely necessary that the individual possess a strong sense of religion, of the very essence of religion, to stop these pressurings on the part of the church.
Word: unbelievably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unbelievable 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 unbelievably From unbelievable + -ly. 1. In a manner that one does not or cannot believe. Example: He gestured unbelievably. Everyone knew he was faking his illness. Example: Almost unbelievably, some authors have formed the erroneous conception that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is actually the double-barrelled surname of the dictionary’s editor. 2. To an extent not to be believed. Example: His face turned unbelievably blue. We realized he was actually choking. 3. Contrary to expectations, amazingly. Example: Unbelievably, Rudy saved the man's life but got sued for breaking two of his ribs.
Word: toweling Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of towelling. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: toweling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of towel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: toweled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From towel + -ed. 1. Wearing a towel. Labels: not-comparable Example: Although the Inferno’s toweled men do not appear in bath houses per se, they are surrounded by large numbers of partially clad, often athletic male bodies, just as they would have been in the Everard. Example: The cross section of toweled women in the sauna included well-to-do housewives who were complaining about cleaning companies that were doing a “lousy job” for them and wishing they could find somebody “who did a really good job.”
Word: toweled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From towel + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of towel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: towelled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From towel + -ed. 1. Wearing a towel. Labels: not-comparable Example: He tied the apron on with a little bow behind and strode to the big marble slab like a towelled man to a Turkish bath. Example: Thick atmospheres obscure the fuzzy figures surrounding, towelled men wearing flip-flops, smearing shaving gel across their chins, sighing. 2. Dried with a towel. Labels: not-comparable
Word: towelled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From towel + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of towel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: towelling Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fabric suitable for towels, such as huckaback or terry cloth. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually Example: My rule is to give for winter a linsey suit, one shirt of best towelling, one hat, one pair of shoes, a good blanket, costing $2 to $2 50, every other year […] 2. A thrashing. Labels: countable, usually Example: Officer Whittle then consulted another colleague. "My choices are — make an enemy of Scott [Budd] for life and run the charges, risk making the AFP look poorly because Scott is towelling the bloke up in the cells like a c**khead," the email read.
Word: towelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of towel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: a few Part of Speech: det Pronunciation: /ə ˈfjuː/ 1. A small number of (a set of countable items); more than one but not very many; especially, more than two but not very many (explained in usage note at several). Example: She loves to sing karaoke, but there are a few songs that she refuses to cover. Example: After a dismal few months my life at long last changed for the better.
Word: a few Part of Speech: pron Pronunciation: /ə ˈfjuː/ 1. A small number of things. Example: Regrets, I've had a few, but then again too few to mention. Example: Did everyone go home? ―No, a few (of them) are still chatting.
Word: klik Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of klick (“kilometer”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: methylbenzene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From methyl + benzene. 1. Synonym of toluene. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phenylmethane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phenyl + methane. 1. Synonym of toluene. Labels: uncountable
Word: tooth and nail Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From the Middle English phrase (with) nayles and teþ (“viciously, ferociously”, literally “(with) nails and teeth”). 1. Viciously; with all one's strength or power; without holding back. Labels: figuratively Example: For a century, the two families fought tooth and nail over control of the land. Example: I shall fight tooth and nail for international copyright and stage-right, […] .
Word: sluit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sloot. Labels: South-Africa, alt-of, alternative Example: At the distance of about sixty yards from me the deer stopped in the open sluit... Example: Referring to the sketch, the patches in green represent the relative amount of land under irrigation, as compared with the extent of the various farms, which are watered each by its own water-sluit. These sluits have no dam-head or weir to hold a supply. The stream is merely guided into them, at any convenient place, by a few stones, sticks, and sods, which the first flood carries away, and which are not replaced till the water is again required for irrigation.
Word: raunch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from raunchy. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔːnt͡ʃ/, /ˈɹɑːntʃ/ 1. Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy. Labels: uncountable 2. Dishonorable, base, and vulgar expression. Labels: uncountable Example: These days, raunch is everywhere—not only on the internet and television, but on advertising hoardings and the sides of buses. Another online campaign is aimed at sanitising the covers of sub-pornographic “lads’ mags”. 3. Socially unacceptable sexual behavior. Labels: uncountable
Word: blue law Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. 1. A restrictive religious-based law in colonial New England, especially preventing leisure activities on a Sunday. Labels: Canada, US, historical Example: Years ago, because of the Blue Laws, we couldn't serve drinks on Sunday over the bar, so we set up tables in the aisles. And we'd have different acts on a stage up front. 2. Any puritanical or restrictive law, especially one that prohibits or restricts commercial activity on a Sunday. Labels: Canada, US, broadly Example: [I]t's actually a way around the Swiss blue laws demanding that shops close from Saturday afternoon until Monday morning. The laws apply everywhere but the airport, so they built a massive supermarket in the Swiss Air terminal.
Word: prolative case Part of Speech: noun 1. A declension, in some languages, of a noun or pronoun that has the basic meaning of "by way of".
Word: prolative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prōlātīvus. 1. uttered Labels: obsolete 2. extending or completing a predication
Word: prolative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prōlātīvus. 1. the prolative case
Word: cardio- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.dɪ.əʊ̯-/, [ˈkʰɑː.dɪ.əʊ̯-], /ˈkɑɹ.di.oʊ̯-/, [ˈkʰɑɹ.di.o̯ʊ-], /ˈkɑɹ.di.ɔʊ̯-/ 1. Relating to the heart. Labels: morpheme 2. Relating to the cardia of the stomach. Labels: morpheme
Word: veloce Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der. Latin vēlōcembor. Italian velocebor. English veloce Borrowed from Italian veloce. 1. (To be played) with great rapidity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sirree Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of siree. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: advocaat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch advocaat (“liqueur”). Pronunciation: /ˈadvəkɑː/ 1. A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: advocat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of advocaat (“egg liqueur”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: We were given tea by Jop's grandmother, and then she gave us a glass of advocat. She was a very excitable woman, but very glad to have us in her house. She somehow felt she was doing something to defeat the Germans. Example: […] after consuming the Port, champagne, an ancient bottle of Advocat and a large bottle of cooking sherry (of which Mr Potts had had a not inconsiderable amount to fortify [her]) […]
Word: complementing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of complement Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: complemented Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the complementary configuration. Example: The complemented palindromic structure has been postulated to allow the two halves of the complemented palindrome (separated or not) to fold and form complementary pairs. Example: The substantial change in flicker-noise contributions from both input and non-input devices between the complemented and original OTA designs illustrates tthe complexity of low-flicker-noise design.
Word: complemented Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of complement Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: extracellular matrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of extracellular matrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: musicale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the French soirée musicale. 1. A musical entertainment, usually private and typically involving classical music Example: Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dillman entertained two hundred guests this evening with a musicale at Playa Rienta, their ocean front home.
Word: muddle-headed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From muddle + headed. 1. Characterized by vague or confused thinking: foolish, dull-witted, semi-conscious. Example: Near-synonyms: muddled, muddied, addleheaded, addlebrained, addled, addlepated Example: The Prime Minister provoked a backlash led by Sir Jonathon Porritt, chairman of the Government's Sustainable Development Commission, who said Mr Blair's leadership on the issue in Britain had been "patchy and muddle-headed".
Word: long-haul Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of long haul. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: American railroads are not permitted to operate long-haul road routes, but the I.C.C. decision of 1954 did permit them to solicit trailer business in, say, New York for Chicago provided the trailer was piggybacked in between.
Word: long-haul Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of long haul. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: long-haul Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of longhaul. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: skin deep Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of skin-deep. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: glandular fever Part of Speech: noun 1. Mononucleosis. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: break-even point Part of Speech: noun 1. The point where total costs equal total revenue and the organization neither makes a profit nor suffers a loss.
Word: ventricles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ventricle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: timider Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of timid: more timid Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: timidest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of timid: most timid Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: loathes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of loathe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: social group Part of Speech: noun 1. A collection of humans or animals who share certain characteristics, interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity.
Word: inoculates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of inoculate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: inoculates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inoculate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vaccines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vaccine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inoculating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of inoculate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: inoculated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of inoculate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: subprofessional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English professional English subprofessional From sub- + professional. 1. Not meeting the quality standards expected of a professional. Example: His subprofessional workmanship led me to decide to never hire him again.
Word: subprofessional Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English professional English subprofessional From sub- + professional. 1. A person working at less than professional level.
Word: stultification Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of stultifying. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The state of being stultified. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: stonewashed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stone + washed. 1. Of cloth or clothing, having been tumbled with stones in order to soften the fabric. Labels: not-comparable Example: I buy stonewashed jeans because they are comfortable, not because they are stylish.
Word: stony-faced Part of Speech: adj 1. Showing no (or little) expression of emotion; poker-faced. Example: […]would Iran’s players sing their national anthem, which is seen as a gesture in support of the regime? To a man, the answer was a stony-faced no.
Word: storekeeper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From store + keeper. 1. One who runs a shop, either the owner or manager. Example: When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper. 2. One who is in charge of stores or goods of any kind. Example: a naval storekeeper 3. Any unsaleable item. Labels: US, colloquial, dated
Word: storekeepers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of storekeeper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stoutness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stout Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English stoutness From stout + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being stout. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The result or product of being stout. Labels: countable, rare
Word: straddler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From straddle + -er. 1. Someone who straddles.
Word: straddlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of straddler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: straightly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English streightly, streightli, streiȝtli, equivalent to straight + -ly. 1. In a straight manner; so as to be straight or aligned; without curve or bend. Example: A farmer in Hampshire was sorely distressed by the unsettling of his barn. However straightly over-night he laid his sheaves on the threshing-floor for the application of the morning's flail, when morning came, all was topsy-turvy, higgledy-piggledy, though the door remained locked, and there was no sign whatever of irregular entry. 2. Without deviation; directly. Example: […] I was directing my course towards it, as straightly and as speedily as the windings of a very indifferent road would permit, […] 3. Immediately; straightaway. Example: [W]hẽ the vnclene ſpritꝭ ſawe him⸝ they fell doune before him⸝ and cryed ſayinge: thou arte the ſonne of God: And he ſtreyghtly charged thẽ that they ſhulde not vtter him. Example: After an hour or so the veil lifted and discovered beneath it fifty horsemen, ravening lions to the sight, in steel armour dight. We observed them straightly, and lo! they were cutters-off of the highway, wild as wild Arabs.
Word: strongbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strong + box. Compare French coffre-fort. 1. A sturdy box with a lock, for storing valuables. Example: Near-synonyms: safe-deposit box, safe deposit box, safety-deposit box Example: An inroad on the strongbox, or an erasure in the ledger, or a missummation in a fitted account, could hardly have surprised him more disagreeably.
Word: strongboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strongbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blue laws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blue law Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stockily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English stocky Middle English -ly English -ly English stockily From stocky + -ly. 1. In a stocky manner.
Word: cunnies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cunny Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of cunnie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Utahn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Utah Middle English -n English -n English Utahn From Utah + -n. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːtɑːn/, /ˈjuːtɔːn/ 1. A native or resident of the state of Utah in the United States of America. Example: This great honor, Mr. Harwood was the first Utahn to receive. Example: No Utahn has ever sung his way into celebrity.
Word: Utahn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Utah Middle English -n English -n English Utahn From Utah + -n. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːtɑːn/, /ˈjuːtɔːn/ 1. Relating to Utah. Labels: not-comparable
Word: silvan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See sylvan. 1. Alternative spelling of sylvan. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Broke by the jutting land, on either side, / In double streams the briny waters glide, / Betwixt two rows of rocks: a silvan scene / Appears above, and groves for ever green: […] Example: We were now within the boundaries of Minnesota, and this prairie was yet the habitation of Wapasha (Red Leaf) and his Sioux band. I never beheld a more charming silvan picture than this prairie presented; […]
Word: silvan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See sylvanium. 1. tellurium Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: VOC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of volatile organic compound. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: […] liquid membrane-forming compound for curing and sealing compliant with ASTM C1315 requirements (there are no VOC requirements with this option) 2. V_(OC): initialism of open-circuit voltage. 3. Initialism of variant of concern. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, alternative, initialism 4. Initialism of voiceover credits. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: VOC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Vancouver Organizing Committee; the organizer of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Voice of Canada; former name of RCI (Radio Canada International). Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 3. Initialism of Voice of China; international cultural television programming from China. Labels: China, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: megrims Part of Speech: noun 1. Chiefly preceded by the: depression, low spirits, unhappiness. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Thou art properly my cephalick ſnuff, and art no bad medicine againſt megrims, vertigoes, and profound thinking—ha, ha, ha. Example: I'm not myself, of course, an idealistic girl in love with a member of the staff of the Thursday Review and never have been, but if I were I know I'd get the megrims somewhat severely if I caught [my fiancé] in a clinch with anyone as personable as this stepdaughter of Aubrey Upjohn, for though shaky on the IQ, physically she was a pipterino of the first water. 2. Any of various diseases of animals, especially horses, marked by a disturbance of equilibrium and abnormal gait and behaviour such as staggers or a sudden vertigo, sometimes followed by unconsciousness; the staggers. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: megrims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megrim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xylophones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xylophone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xylophones Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of xylophone Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Tulsa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Creek Tallasi (literally “old town”). Compare Tallahassee, from the same or a similar term. Pronunciation: /ˈtʌlsə/ 1. A large city, the county seat of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States; the second largest city in the state. Example: “Even after this utter devastation, most people in the Greenwood community, most African Americans in Tulsa said to themselves and to their larger community, ‘we shall not be moved.’ And they rebounded and rebuilt and created an incarnation of Black Wall Street that would surpass its initial version.”
Word: Omaha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Omaha-Ponca Umoⁿhoⁿ. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊməhɑː/, /ˈoʊməhɑ/, /ˈoʊməhɔ/ 1. A member of a tribe of Native Americans currently residing in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
Word: Omaha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Omaha-Ponca Umoⁿhoⁿ. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊməhɑː/, /ˈoʊməhɑ/, /ˈoʊməhɔ/ 1. The largest city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Douglas County. Example: Voters in Omaha were set to make history Tuesday by either reelecting the city’s first female mayor to a rare fourth term or electing the community’s first Black mayor. 2. The language spoken by the Omaha tribe. 3. Omaha hold 'em, any of several poker variants.
Word: Jacksonville Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Jackson + -ville; most are named for a person with the surname of Jackson, including many named for former United States President Andrew Jackson. 1. Place names: Example: Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans defended Azeez Al-Shaair after the linebacker was ejected from Sunday’s game for throwing a late hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence. 2. Place names: 3. Place names: 4. Place names: 5. Place names: 6. Place names: 7. Place names: 8. Place names: 9. Place names: 10. Place names: 11. Place names: 12. Place names: 13. Place names: 14. Place names: 15. Place names: 16. Place names: 17. Place names: 18. Place names: 19. Place names: 20. Place names: 21. Place names: 22. Place names: 23. Place names: 24. Place names:
Word: stepper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From step + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈstɛ.pə(ɹ)/ 1. A person or animal that steps, especially energetically or high. Example: I marvel that these steppers upon flowers childishly make no provision for the pitfalls concealed beneath them. 2. A dancer. Example: Although Martha Haskins never won a prize at a dance, she was proud of having been “a purty good stepper." Example: A Motion Picture Classic writer who witnessed the Reids at the Sunset Inn wrote, “Wally is some stepper. Let me tell you the boy can dance." 3. A dancer in a step show. Example: Before he entered high school, he was a "stepper,” a practitioner of a local Philadelphia dance form derived from tapping. Example: Just as the early circular routines of fraternity and sorority steppers suggest the influence of patting juba, so too may they reflect another early African American dance form, the “ring shout.” 4. A kind of electric motor that advances in steps rather than smoothly. 5. A device used in the manufacture of microcircuits to apply a photolithographic image repeatedly, at regular intervals (by imaging, moving a step and repeating). 6. A type of exercise machine. Example: I am working out on the stepper, but I feel like dancing instead. 7. Anything that moves or advances in steps. Example: The Age field is a numeric stepper tool that allows you to scroll through a specific range of numbers. 8. A shoe, especially a fashionable or attractive shoe, or one used for step-dancing. Labels: colloquial, especially, in-plural Example: "And I would dress smack daddy down." Tawanda throws her head back, laughing. "The other girls was all lacy-like, with high heels; I had steppers, low heels like men's spectator shoes, and pointy toes. I got the foot for it and I got the height; I would put on the suit, the pantsuit, go out there with my megaphone, and step—I would STEP!" She hops to her feet and does a step or two. Example: “[…] what are you wearing tonight?” “Well, I went to the mall and found the most amazing boots ever!” “Oh God, you and these boots. Ariel, you could open up a shoe store as many shoes as you have.” “Shut up and look at my new steppers.” 9. A prison treadmill. Labels: UK, historical, obsolete, slang Example: On the treadmill we were shut up in little boxes, almost pitch dark, and the handrail to catch hold of when treading the mill was so high […] I refused point blank, one morning, to go on the stepper on plea of illness, […] 10. A foot. Labels: slang 11. The feet of anthropomorphic animals, especially paws. Labels: slang 12. A kind of driving rhythm or drumbeat in reggae music.
Word: microcircuits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microcircuit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microcircuit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + circuit. 1. An electronic device, usually fabricated by photolithography, that is very small and implements several components or their equivalent; an integrated circuit. Example: The anti-gay religious, which had threatened an initiative, with microcircuit swiftness gathered 50,000 and 27,000 signatures, respectively, and suspended the County and San Jose ordinances before they could go into effect. Example: The color LED (D8) has a microcircuit that changes the light colors.
Word: steppers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stepper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stemmed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a stem. Example: The long-stemmed roses didn't fit in the short vase because the stems were too long. Example: a large brown-stemmed silver-bowled pipe
Word: stemmed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stem Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: steepness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-der.? Proto-Germanic *staupaz Proto-West Germanic *staup Old English stēap Middle English steep English steep Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English steepness From steep + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being steep. Labels: uncountable Example: The steepness of the hill caused the accident. 2. The result or product of being steep. Labels: countable
Word: steeply Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-der.? Proto-Germanic *staupaz Proto-West Germanic *staup Old English stēap Middle English steep English steep Middle English -ly English -ly English steeply From steep + -ly. 1. In a steep manner. Example: The two characteristic Italian villages which slumber on its banks, and the equally Italian palazzo whose terraced gardens descend steeply to the lake, hardly break the stillness and even the solitariness of the scene. Example: The descent continues, still more steeply to Dundee (Tay Bridge), and approaching from the bridge itself this sharp descent gives the curious appearance that the station is below the level of the firth.
Word: stemless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *sth₂mnís Proto-Germanic *stamniz Proto-West Germanic *stamni Old English stemn Middle English stemme English stem 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 stemless From stem + -less. 1. Lacking a stem, either naturally or because it has been removed. Example: If long-stemmed roses are so popular, are stemless roses cheap? Example: The stemless notes could have been cast on a body as short as 4 mm but were probably cast on bodies of the standard 14 mm size for ease of composition.