nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: kobo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from English copper, probably via one or more West African languages (compare Igbo kọbọ̀ and Fula kobo). 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira. Example: How much would those ones drop in his bowl? Tattered, dirty, sellotaped five-naira notes? Those coins that had just been reintroduced but were useless, because not even bàbá dúdú was sold for fifty kobo or one naira anymore? Was one naira actually money if you could not even buy sweets with it? 2. A coin with the value of one kobo; (by extension) a very small amount of money. Example: The new kobo is the same size as the old Nigerian shilling and carries a depiction of cocoa seeds. Example: In this case, more people buy cassettes than records with the consequence of the musicians losing heavily on their records royalties since these pirates will not give a kobo [penny] to any artiste whose record he recorded for sale.
Word: thebe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tswana. 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Botswanan pula.
Word: ostruble Part of Speech: noun 1. A former currency of Germany and Lithuania in the 1910s and 1920s. Labels: historical
Word: tiyn Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtiː(j)ɪn/ 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Kazakh tenge.
Word: möngö Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mongolian мөнгө (möngö). 1. A former subdivision of Mongolian currency, equal to one hundredth of a tugrik (tögrög).
Word: tennesi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Turkmen teňňe. Compare English tenge. 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkmenistani manat.
Word: kak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Khmer កាក់ (kak). Doublet of jiao. 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.
Word: kak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans kak (“shit”), from Dutch kak (“shit”). See also cack. 1. Trouble. Labels: South-Africa, slang, uncountable Example: ‘You a cop? You with the guy inside?’ the shoppie says, bending his knees to talk to me confidentially. ‘Cos it was legitimate, okay? Bitch started pulling down the merchandise, falling around. Dronkie. She's been in here before, causing kak. Stealing shit. And how long is your friend gonna be in there anyway?’ 2. Rubbish; nonsense. Labels: South-Africa, slang, uncountable
Word: kak Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans kak (“shit”), from Dutch kak (“shit”). See also cack. 1. To defecate. Labels: South-Africa
Word: pya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Burmese ပြား (pra:). 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Burmese kyat. 2. A subdivision of currency in colonial Burma, equal to 1/4 of an anna or 1/64 of a rupee Labels: historical
Word: satang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Thai สตางค์ (sà-dtaang). 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Thai baht.
Word: paisa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi पैसा (paisā) / Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa), from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀬𑀁𑀲 (*payaṃsa), presumably from unattested Sanskrit *पदांश (*padāṃśa), from पद (pada, “quarter”) + अंश (aṃśa, “part, piece”) in reference its historical value of ¹⁄₄ anna. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪsə/ 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee. 2. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bangladeshi taka. 3. A subdivision of currency, equal to one thousandth of an Omani rial. 4. A subdivision of various former currencies of India. Labels: historical
Word: paisa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish paisa, a shortening of paisano. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪsə/ 1. A person hailing from the same country; in particular, a fellow Latino. Labels: slang Example: ... prison, talked about his relationship with drug traffickers in Mexico some twenty-five years before. His street gang had a relationship with a paisa wholesaler. An understanding of respect existed between Rubén's gang and its paisa supplier[…] Wrangler, a White man who associated with the Aryan Brotherhood while in priso, described how the changing demographics of his neighborhood led to his being introduced to paisas who were moving meth in from Mexico. […] Wrangler went on to describe a specific contact from his neighborhood, Carlos, who […] had gone on to become part of a Latino stret gang and later a prison gang and had a connection with a wholesaler. 2. A Latino who is not a gangster nor gang-affiliated. Labels: slang Example: [The story] came to me in various versions from marero and paisa inmates who had been incarcerated in the early 2000s. “El Spyder. I knew him. He was sureño,” said Carlos, an[…]
Word: chetrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dzongkha ཕྱེད་ཏམ (phyed tam). 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bhutanese ngultrum
Word: kurus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish kuruş, from German Groschen. Doublet of grosz. 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.
Word: grosz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Polish grosz. Doublet of kurus. Pronunciation: /ɡɹɔʃ/ 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty. Example: There will be silver coins of 5 and 2 zloty and nickel of 1 zloty and 50, 20 and 10 grosz, the divisions of the zloty. Bronze coins of 5, 2 and 1 grosz also will be issued.
Word: kopiyka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Ukrainian копі́йка (kopíjka). Doublet of kapeyka and kopek. 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Ukrainian hryvnia.
Word: qindarka Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of qindarkë Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of qintar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: qindarkë Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Albanian qindarkë, ultimately from qind (“hundred”). 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Albanian lek
Word: deni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Macedonian дени (deni) (plurale tantum), from Latin dēnī, from decem. 1. A subdivision of currency, equal to 0.01 Macedonian denar. Example: 2008, Macedonia: Investment, Trade Laws and Regulations Handbook, Volume 1: Strategic Information and Basic Laws, International Business Publications, USA, page 50, In May, 1993, a new Denar, equivalent to 100 of the old units, was put into circulation. Denominations of coins are 0.50 (50 deni), 1, 2 and 5 Denars and bills are 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 Denars.
Word: Transnistrian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Transnistria + -an. 1. From, or pertaining to, Transnistria or its people or culture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Transnistrian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Transnistria + -an. 1. Someone from Transnistria
Word: Tiraspol Part of Speech: name 1. A city and municipality of Transnistria, Moldova.
Word: butut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Wolof butuut. 1. A unit of currency, worth one hundredth of a Gambian dalasi.
Word: toea Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of currency, equivalent to one hundredth of a Papua New Guinean kina.
Word: Pascal's wager Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after French theologian Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), who formulated the wager in the Pensées. 1. An argument for theism (and specifically Christianity) maintaining that belief in the divine ensures happiness in this life and offers the possibility of eternal happiness (should God or divine beings exist), whereas atheism, even if it brings happiness in this life, offers no hope of eternal happiness and carries the risk of eternal damnation. Example: In the unlikely event of losing Pascal's Wager, I intend to saunter in to Judgement Day with a bookshelf full of grievances, a flaming sword of my own devising, and a serious attitude problem. Example: I have always considered "Pascal's Wager" a questionable bet to place, since any God worth believing in would prefer an honest agnostic to a calculating hypocrite.
Word: hall of fame Part of Speech: noun 1. A structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals (especially ones of importance to some field), often containing a collection of memorabilia relating to them. Labels: capitalized, often, usually 2. A group, sometimes formal, of the famed or illustrious in a given field. Labels: capitalized, usually Example: He was inducted into the Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. 3. A high-score table. Example: Scoring is by time taken, percentage of quest completed and charms collected with an overall rating offered. As in Underwurlde there is no Hall of Fame, largely due to the size of the program. Example: […] hanging out with Dave instead down at the video arcades in Houndsfield Street, spending our pocket money on rubbing out each other's names from the Space Invaders' Hall of Fame.
Word: hall of shame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: To rhyme with hall of fame. 1. A collection of the worst, most hated, or poorest-quality entries in a particular subject, medium, field, etc. Labels: capitalized, usually Example: They deserve to be inducted into a Congressional Hall of Shame.
Word: sussing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of suss Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of sus Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outdoor education Part of Speech: noun 1. Organized learning that takes place in the outdoors. Outdoor education programs can also involve journey-based experiences in which students participate in a variety of adventurous challenges such as camping, hiking, climbing, canoeing, rope courses, and group games. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tristate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English tristate From tri- + state. 1. Having, or pertaining to, three distinct states. Labels: not-comparable Example: This tristate logic deals with true, false, and unknown values. 2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a region in the United States where three state borders come to a single point. Labels: not-comparable Example: The event will be sponsored by several tristate businesses.
Word: tristate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English tristate From tri- + state. 1. A variable, etc. that can take any of three distinct values. Example: The 4 input ports are simply tristates that can be addressed to enable the data from any one of them to be read by the standard input port of the printer interface. Example: Configuration options that control the build process are either Booleans or tristates. 2. The area in some regions of the United States where three state borders come to a single point. Labels: capitalized, often Example: The Tristate is on alert after a rash of home burglaries.
Word: king of the hill Part of Speech: noun 1. A children's game in which one player stands on top of a hill or other location atop an incline, and attempts to repel other players whose goal is to capture his position. Labels: uncountable Example: He twisted his ankle while playing king of the hill and was not allowed to play again. 2. The player in this game who stands atop the hill. Labels: countable 3. A person who is meanwhile in leading position in an ongoing competition. Labels: broadly, idiomatic 4. A person who has achieved a measure of success and is considered to be a leader in his field or otherwise dominant (for example, the dominating criminal in a region). Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: He was considered a renegade in journalism until he won the Pulitzer Prize, but now he is the king of the hill.
Word: Confederate States of America Part of Speech: name 1. An unrecognized nation existing from 1861 to 1865, consisting of the eleven Southern states that sought independence from the United States of America in order to continue practicing slavery. Labels: historical
Word: peculate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin pecūlātus, past participle of pecūlor (“defraud, embezzle”). 1. To embezzle. Labels: rare
Word: peculator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pecūlātor (“embezzler”), from Latin pecūlor (“to embezzle”), from Latin pecūlium (“private property”). 1. A person who peculates; an embezzler.
Word: forseeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English forsee Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English forseeable From forsee + -able. 1. Alternative form of foreseeable. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The first object was to bring within forseeable and moderate limits the risks to be undertaken by the shipowner when he adventured his ship on a commercial enterprise. Example: Most cameras sold to the professional market in the forseeable future will likely be of the dockable variety.
Word: pedestrianize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English pedestrian 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 pedestrianize From pedestrian + -ize. 1. To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists Labels: transitive Example: Our trade has increased significantly since they pedestrianized the High Street. Example: It’s a great hub for shopping: the high street is pedestrianised and many of the town’s 600-odd listed buildings house fabulous independents – speciality food stores, cafes, antique shops, clothing boutiques. 2. To walk; to travel on foot. Labels: dated, intransitive 3. To traverse on foot. Labels: dated, transitive
Word: pedigreed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pedigree + -ed. 1. Having a pedigree; purebred Labels: not-comparable
Word: pegboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peg + board. 1. A board that has a pattern of holes into which pegs are fitted; used especially to record the score in some card games. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A metal board attached to the base of a metal display unit (FSDU) from which shelves, hooks or bars are attached (when bars are attached, they subsequently have pegs clipped onto them) Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A perforated form of hardboard. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the loudspeakers are concealed behind the pegboard roofing in the corridors, saloons and compartments.
Word: pegboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From peg + board. 1. To fit or furnish with pegboard. Labels: transitive
Word: women's libber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened form of women's liberation + -er 1. A member or supporters of the women's liberation movement; a feminist Labels: derogatory
Word: big fish in a small pond Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɪɡ ˈfɪʃ ɪn ə smɔːl ˈpɒnd/, /bɪɡ ˈfɪʃ ɪn ə smɔl ˈpɑnd/ 1. One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization. Labels: idiomatic Example: Dr. Jones could get a professorship at an Ivy League university, but he enjoys being a big fish in a small pond too much to ever leave Hannover College. Example: [Arnold] Toynbee worries about the psychosomatic effects when an individual has a constant stature yet finds himself living in complexes of ever-increasing magnitude. In a community small enough to identify with, yet large enough to offer sufficient choices, man need not be either a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond.
Word: big man on campus Part of Speech: noun 1. A highly popular male collegian. Example: You can't hope to be considered one of the big men on campus unless you are a member of the right fraternity.
Word: heart of gold Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind, compassionate, or caring attitude; kindheartedness; a person with those qualities. Labels: idiomatic Example: Don't let her rough exterior fool you; underneath that grumpy disposition beats a heart of gold. Example: The King's a Bawcock, and a Heart of Gold, / a Lad of Life, an Impe of Fame, / of Parents good, of Fist most valiant:
Word: referential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English reference Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English referential From reference + -ial. Pronunciation: /ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃəl/ 1. Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to a referent. Labels: not-comparable Example: Thus, the referential location of “town” in an utterance “Went to town”, is simply to be conceived as that location which might also be referred to by “there”, “the place we visited last Thursday”, “your birthplace”, etc. 3. Of or relating to reference or allusion. Labels: not-comparable Example: Above all, the referential approach has proved durable and especially flexible. Example: In the first place, it must be pointed out that the bond with the past is inferential rather than referential. 4. Serving as a reference. Labels: not-comparable
Word: get there Part of Speech: verb 1. To arrive at a destination. Example: What time are we going to get there? Example: (I’ve been there, I know the way) [You] can’t get there from here 2. To succeed after a lengthy attempt. Labels: idiomatic Example: He's having trouble completing the sudoku puzzle, but he'll get there eventually.
Word: pejoration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin peiōrātiō. By surface analysis, pejorate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌpiːd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/, /pɛ-/ 1. The act or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Nagle explains that the contemporary disapproval of the title is due to a multilayered pejoration inherent in the term Hobson-Jobson.
Word: one track mind Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of one-track mind. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pelves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pelvis Labels: form-of, plural Example: By the time Homo erectus cruised the landscape looking back, our ancestors had S-shaped spines, short broad pelves, and heads sitting on top of their necks.
Word: penalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English penal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English penalization From penal + -ization. 1. The act of punishing; punishment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: penetrability Part of Speech: noun 1. The extent to which something is penetrable
Word: penetrative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English penetratyve, penetratif, from Medieval Latin penetrativus, from (the participle stem of) Latin penetrāre (“to penetrate”). 1. That can or does physically penetrate something; piercing, penetrating. Example: Would'ſt thou be window'd in great Rome, and ſee / Thy Maſter thus with pleacht Armes, bending downe / His corrigible necke, his face ſubdu'de / To penetratiue ſhame […] Example: [T]he penetrative Sun, / His Force deep-darting to the dark Retreat / Of Vegetation, sets the steaming Power / At large […]. 2. Displaying insight or discrimination; acute; penetrating. 3. That can penetrate opposition defences. 4. Pertaining to sexual activity involving penetration by the penis (or similar object). Example: I've been in a relationship for nearly a year and we have an amazing sex life as is, but we've never managed penetrative sex.
Word: South African English Part of Speech: name 1. A dialect of English spoken in South Africa and in neighbouring countries.
Word: jager Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jaeger. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: retroposon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retropose + -on. 1. A fragment of DNA inserted into a chromosome following reverse transcription from RNA. Example: The best-known retroposons are “copia” and the families similar to copia, which were discovered in Drosophila but are also found in many other animals and even in yeast and higher plants, and the similarly ubiquitous foldback (FB) element, "THE1" in humans and "VL30" in rats and mice.
Word: reverse transcription Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template (the reverse of the standard process). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bathymetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bathy- + -metric. 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bathymetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bathy- + -metry. Pronunciation: /bəˈθɪm.ə.tɹi/ 1. The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: one-hundredth Part of Speech: adj 1. The ordinal form of the number one hundred. Labels: not-comparable Example: The recurrence of this anniversary, for the one-hundredth time, rouses the memory and enforces the example. Example: He had said, “Sorry,” for the one-hundredth time for the whiskey shower. But something about the one-hundredth time mixed with the softness of his voice, the insincerity behind it and the memory of a lighter dancing around my face, and rape, made me so angry that I threw the bottle of champagne, roses, and perfume out of my living room window.
Word: one-hundredth Part of Speech: noun 1. The hundredth part of the number one, represented by the second decimal digit in a percentage. Example: ten and two one-hundredths percent = 10.02% Example: one one-hundredth of a percent = 0.01%
Word: embus Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From em- + bus. Coined following the mass requisition by the British Army of London buses as troop carriers in World War I. Pronunciation: /ɛmˈbʌs/, /ɪmˈbʌs/ 1. to put (troops) onto a bus 2. to board or get on a bus
Word: web diving Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of viewing the less known parts of the Internet. In contrast to web surfing which refers to the casual viewing of mainstream web sites, web diving describes viewing uncommon web sites by following successive hyperlinks. Thus "diving" to the deeper parts of the web. Labels: uncountable
Word: web diver Part of Speech: noun 1. A person skillful in, or who often goes, web diving.
Word: basset hound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French basset (“basset hound”), nominalization of Old French adjective basset (“short-legged”), from bas (“short, low”). 1. A shortlegged breed of dog of the hound family.
Word: Jiffy bag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A British brand name (from jiffy) established in 1964. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɪf.iˌbæɡ/ 1. Synonym of padded envelope. Labels: UK
Word: get into one's stride Part of Speech: verb 1. To become familiar with something Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: In the meantime, alongside the multiple-unit express trains the new freight diesels, and the 2,500-h.p. electric locomotives, are getting into their respective strides. Example: Tottenham were slow to get into their stride in a first 45 minutes characterised by Arsenal's defensive discipline - but once they moved through the gears the Gunners simply could not live with them.
Word: dab hand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dab (“ an expert; an adept”) + hand. 1. An expert; a very skilled person. Labels: UK Example: She's a dab hand in the kitchen.
Word: dab-handed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dab (“an expert; an adept”) + handed (“having the hand of”). 1. very proficient Labels: UK Example: He is dab-handed at cricket.
Word: lattice window Part of Speech: noun 1. A window with strips of metal holding small pieces of glass.
Word: electrostrong Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English strong English electrostrong From electro- + strong. 1. describing the combination of the electromagnetic and strong nuclear forces Labels: not-comparable
Word: megaflood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English flood English megaflood From mega- + flood. 1. A sudden discharge of an exceptionally large volume of water
Word: calmodulin Part of Speech: noun 1. A calcium-binding protein found in all nucleated cells Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Two distinct anti-allergic drugs, amlexanox and cromolyn, bind to the same kinds of calcium binding proteins, except calmodulin, in bovine lung extract.
Word: soya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch soja; from the Satsuma dialectal Japanese そや (soya), which is the topicalized form of 醤油 (そい, soi) (cognate to standard Japanese 醤油 (しょうゆ, shōyu)), from Late Middle Japanese 醤油 (しやうゆ, shiyauyu), orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 醬油 (tsjàng-yuw), from 醬 (tsjangᴴ, “bean paste”) + 油 (“oil”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɔɪ.ə/ 1. Alternative form of soy. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: take away from Part of Speech: verb 1. To subtract a quality from; make something seem not so good or interesting. Example: Even the rain couldn't take away from the excitement of the match.
Word: romaja Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 로마자(字) (romaja, from 로마 (Roma, “Rome, Roman”) + 자(字) (ja, “letter, character”), literally “Roman letters”). Pronunciation: /ɹoʊˈmɑːd͡ʒə/ 1. A representation of Korean in Latin script. Labels: uncountable
Word: starosta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian ста́роста (stárosta) and Polish starosta, both ultimately from Proto-Slavic *starosta, from *starostь (“old age”) + *-a (suffix forming agent nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈstaɹɒstə/, /stəˈɹɒstə/ 1. In Russia, the head man of a village community. Example: Beſides theſe two Gentlemen, and Secretaries that order the whole Citie, there are Staruſts or Aldermen for euerie ſeuerall companie. The Alderman hath his Sotskey or Conſtable, and the Conſtable hath certeine Decetskeis or Decurions vnder him, which haue the ouerſight of ten houſholds a peece, whereby euerie diſorder is ſooner ſpide, and the common ſeruice hath the quicker diſpach. The whole number of Citizens poore and rich are reduced into companies. The chiefe officers (as the Dyacks and Gentlemen) are appointed by the Emperour himſelfe, the Staruſt by the Gentlemen and Dyacks, the Sotskoy by the Staruſt or Alderman, and the Decetskotes by the Conſtables. Example: One family, whose chief…performs the functions of staroste, or magistrate of the village. 2. In the former kingdom of Poland, a noble holding a castle and domain bestowed by the Crown. Example: Major-General Bokumbs…has been lately killed by a Peasant, who was hired to commit the murther by a Staroste. Example: His father was the starost of Korytnik.
Word: buttonholing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of buttonhole Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: buttonholing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: significative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin sīgnificātīvus: compare French significatif. Pronunciation: /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkətɪv/, /sɪɡˈnɪfɪˌkeɪtɪv/ 1. That tends to signify or indicate; indicative Labels: usually Example: The holy Symbols, or Signs, are not inanes significationes, barely significative. 2. That has meaning or significance; significant Example: Neither in the degrees of kindred they were destitute of significative words.
Word: partial pressure Part of Speech: noun 1. The pressure that one component of a mixture of gases would contribute to the total pressure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: partial pressures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of partial pressure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conflab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of confabulation with an epenthetic l, which may be a humorous alteration done to suggest the word flab. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.flæb/ 1. A discussion. Labels: UK, informal
Word: air terminals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air terminal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: air flows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air flow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airflows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airflow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: double tap Part of Speech: noun 1. A tactical shooting technique of pulling the trigger of a weapon twice in quick succession to deliver two shots to the same target zone. Labels: idiomatic 2. Two shots or bullets fired in such a way. Example: “You said yourself that it looked like a professional hit with a double tap to the head. She could have hired it done and what better alibi than to be in another state when the murder took place,” Danny said. 3. A bombing strategy where the same target is attacked twice, with the second attack targeting rescuers and mourners. Labels: broadly Example: Perhaps initially in Afghanistan, the double tap was useful as al-Qa'ida or Taliban members would collect the bodies. Example: Lebanese healthcare workers and officials say Israeli bombings have deliberately targeted medical workers and facilities in south Lebanon, including through the use of double-tap strikes, in what they describe as a systematic effort to make the area unlivable.
Word: double tap Part of Speech: verb 1. To shoot twice in rapid succession. 2. To click twice on a touchscreen. Example: Peitz tapped the screen and scrolled through a variety of drink icons. He double tapped a couple of others to add the extras and the comm dinged once it registered the final selection. Example: To open an app, tap an item or toggle a switch by choosing the item and then double tapping the screen. When the selected item is double tapped, it will invoke the command as desired.
Word: double taps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of double tap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: double taps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of double tap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: amen curlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amen curler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: car bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of car bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: legalisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of legalism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-defeating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + defeating (present participle of defeat). 1. Containing elements that will cause it to fail; destined not to succeed by its very nature. Example: Cutting off your nose to spite your face is self-defeating. Example: [...] to make commuter operations profitable, a 70 per cent fare rise would be necessary. The president admitted that an increase of this magnitude would be self-defeating and suggested that the commuter himself should not have to bear the whole burden because the service was not exclusively for his benefit, but largely for that of the community concerned.
Word: legalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From legal + -ist. Piecewise doublet of loyalist. Pronunciation: /ˈliː.ɡə.lɪst/, /ˈli.ɡə.lɪst/, /ˈliː.ɡə.ləst/ 1. Of or related to legalism, in its various senses.
Word: legalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From legal + -ist. Piecewise doublet of loyalist. Pronunciation: /ˈliː.ɡə.lɪst/, /ˈli.ɡə.lɪst/, /ˈliː.ɡə.ləst/ 1. One who adheres to legalism, in its various senses. Example: “Don’t say anything! Oh, don’t say anything,” cried the atheist cobbler, dancing about in an ecstasy of admiration of the English legal system. For no man is such a legalist as the good Secularist.
Word: legalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of legalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-denial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English denial English self-denial From self- + denial. 1. Action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: legalistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English legalistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English legalistically From legalistic + -ally. 1. In a legalistic manner; in a manner promoting legalism.
Word: underdo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English underdon, from Old English underdōn (“to put under”), from Proto-Germanic *under + *dōną (“to put”). Equivalent to under- + do. Cognate with German unterthun (“to put under, subject”). 1. To do something insufficiently; especially, to undercook. Labels: transitive Example: Sorry to say, I've underdone the pot roast. I think we'd better put it back in the oven for a bit. Example: Sorry to say, I've underdone the downspout repair. I think we'd better hire someone to replace the whole thing. 2. To do something insufficiently; especially, to undercook. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonyms: (of tasks) half-ass, shortchange, phone in Example: We warned him not to underdo it. This customer expects attention to detail. 3. To do something insufficiently; especially, to undercook. Labels: intransitive, transitive, uncommon Example: Near-synonyms: underachieve, slack off 4. To put under, subject. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: off one's face Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Extremely intoxicated, either by alcohol or drugs. Labels: slang Example: I try as much as possible not to judge other parents, but when, after midnight, you see a baby in ear defenders being hauled in a cart through a crowd of adults, all of whom are off their faces, while the infant cowers under a blanket, it doesn’t really seem in their best interests.
Word: Syd Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. 1. A diminutive of the unisex given name Sydney. Labels: countable 2. Abbreviation of Sydney (a city in Nova Scotia, Canada and New South Wales, Australia). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Vic Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /vɪk/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Victor. 2. A diminutive of the female given name Victoria. 3. Alternative form of Vic.: Abbreviation of Victoria: a state of Australia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, alternative 4. The Royal Victoria Theatre, in London (now called the Old Vic to distinguish it from the New Vic Theatre in Staffordshire). Labels: UK, historical, slang, with-definite-article Example: My next part at the Vic was Macbeth, with Judith Anderson. This play has a proverbial reputation for bad luck.
Word: Vic Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /vɪk/ 1. A Ford Crown Victoria automobile. Labels: US, slang
Word: knob cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. Smegma which is secreted between the glans penis and foreskin. Labels: slang, uncountable, vulgar
Word: serated Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of serrated. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: all rights reserved Part of Speech: phrase 1. The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement. Labels: idiomatic
Word: sea elephant Part of Speech: noun 1. The elephant seal.
Word: skipjack Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several not closely related fish. 2. Any of several not closely related fish. 3. Any of several not closely related fish. 4. Any of several not closely related fish. 5. Any of several not closely related fish. 6. Any of several not closely related fish. 7. Any of several not closely related fish. 8. Any of several not closely related fish. 9. Any of several not closely related fish. 10. Any of several not closely related fish. 11. Any of several not closely related fish. 12. Any of several not closely related fish. 13. Any of several not closely related fish. 14. An upstart. Labels: obsolete Example: Tag-rag or other, hogen mogen, vanden, skip-jacks or chouses. 15. An elaterid; a click beetle. 16. A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.
Word: star sign Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of star + sign. 1. Synonym of astrological sign.
Word: astrological sign Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various patterns among star positions, corresponding to constellations, that are used as the basis of astrology. 2. Any of various patterns among star positions, corresponding to constellations, that are used as the basis of astrology.
Word: see off Part of Speech: verb 1. To accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely. Example: Many friends came to see me off. Example: We saw off a close friend at the airport. 2. To defeat; to get rid of. Labels: UK Example: A salesman came to my door, but the dogs soon saw him off. Example: Jon Walters and Rory Delap scored late goals as Stoke continued their unbeaten home start by seeing off Fulham with a dominant second-half display.
Word: stringed instrument Part of Speech: noun 1. Any musical instrument in which taut strings are plucked, bowed or struck in order to produce a sound.
Word: snakehead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snake + head. 1. A family of perciform fish native to Africa and Asia, Channidae. Example: Through this plantation ran a creek full of snakeheads and eels, its overflow swelling the swamp around it. 2. A Chinese smuggler, especially one who smuggles people. Labels: slang Example: Why would they want to run? -- To get away from the snakeheads. -- What's that? -- The snakeheads pay to get them here and then they gotta work off what they owe. Example: […] but snakeheads involved in air smuggling may venture into sea smuggling. A thirty-two-year-old housewife from Fuzhou who left China by boat alleged that her snakehead was involved in both. 3. A black person. Labels: US, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur 4. A showy perennial plant, Chelone glabra, found in North American marshlands; the turtlehead 5. A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat rails, formerly used on American railroads. Labels: US 6. Alternative form of snake's head, various not closely related species of flowering plant, including Fritillaria meleagris. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: fossicker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fossick + -er. 1. Someone who fossicks. Example: There was also, I think, brisk trafficking in metaphysics around the traps since it was widely believed that opal was found not by geologists, by fossickers, but by the dedicated, the single-minded, the pure in heart.
Word: ultraviolence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- Latin violēns /violentus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin violentiabor. Old French violencebor. Middle English violence English violence English ultraviolence From ultra- + violence. 1. Unnecessary, unprovoked (usually brutal) violence; violent acts simply for the thrill and entertainment of it. Labels: uncountable Example: I gave them the ultra-violence, the crasting, the dratsing, the old in-out in-out, the lot, right up to this night's veshch with the bugatty starry ptitsa with the mewing kots and koshkas. Example: Sam and Max are Freelance Police, irreverent and slightly insane, toting guns and determined to bring outrageous ultraviolence and fluffy kittens to the world. They also happen to be a dog and rabbit, respectively.
Word: speedcore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English speed Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī) Old English heard Middle English hard English hard Middle English core English core English hardcorebf. English -core English speedcore From speed + -core. 1. A very fast type of hardcore techno. Labels: uncountable
Word: 540 Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of spinning 540 degrees in the air, making 1½ turns.
Word: 1960s Part of Speech: noun 1. The decade beginning in 1960 and ending in 1969. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Sixty other former ASNA raiders, captured by the Communists while conducting commando activities on the mainland in the early 1960s, were released on the same day from Amoy to Tatan, an offshore island just off the mainland. Example: The story of Ms. He and her mother began in the early 1960s, shortly before the Cultural Revolution shook China.
Word: 1960s Part of Speech: adj 1. Designating popular culture and major events that occurred in this decade, or anything manufactured in this decade. Example: My father was a classic 1960s hippie who used to smoke marijuana.
Word: insiduous Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of insidious. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, nonstandard 2. Pronunciation spelling of insidious. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling
Word: criticiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From criticise + -er. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of criticizer. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: criticisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of criticiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rud Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rudden, ruden, from Old English rudian (“to be ruddy”) (compare rudu (“redness”)), from Proto-Germanic *rudāną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰéh₁ti, from *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”); cognate with Old Cornish rud and Old Irish rúad). (Compare red). Pronunciation: /ɹʌd/ 1. redness; blush Labels: uncountable 2. ruddle; red ochre Labels: uncountable
Word: rud Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English rudden, ruden, from Old English rudian (“to be ruddy”) (compare rudu (“redness”)), from Proto-Germanic *rudāną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰéh₁ti, from *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”); cognate with Old Cornish rud and Old Irish rúad). (Compare red). Pronunciation: /ɹʌd/ 1. To become red; redden. Labels: intransitive 2. To make red. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Her cheekes lyke apples which the sun hath rudded
Word: rud Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹʌd/ 1. Alternative form of rudd (“fish”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: moralistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der. Proto-Italic *mōs Latin mōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mōrālis Old French moralbor. Middle English moral English moral 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English moralistic From moral + -istic. 1. Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern with the morals of others; self-righteous Example: She was glad to escape her judgmental and moralistic parents.
Word: distinction without a difference Part of Speech: noun 1. A linguistic or conceptual distinction which is of no practical importance or which has no effect on meaning; a perceived difference where there is no actual difference. Example: "'The Active Inquirer' is the present name, though when we supported Mr. Adams it was called 'The Active Enquirer,' with an E." "A distinction without a difference; I like that," interrupted Captain Truck. Example: I said . . . I did not speak English at all—I only spoke American. He laughed, and said it was a distinction without a difference. I said no, the difference was not prodigious, but still it was considerable.
Word: patters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of patter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Akubra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Proprietary name, of unknown origin. Sometimes said (without any apparent evidence) to be from an Australian Aboriginal language (Birrpayi [Term?]). Pronunciation: /əˈkuːbɹə/ 1. A brand of Australian hat, especially a broad-brimmed model similar to a fedora, traditionally worn by Australian stockmen. Labels: Australia, attributive, sometimes Example: He had to hold his Akubra at a rakish angle to keep from being blinded by the light. Example: Frank was wearing the large akubra (cowhand hat) that we had bought for our son and toting both carry-on bags.[…]We both looked back to see Frank trying to run with a heavy bag in each hand and yet not lose the akubra perched on his head.
Word: tp'ed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tp Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tp's Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tp Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tp'ing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tp Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: potch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French pocher (“to poke”); akin to poach. Pronunciation: /pɒt͡ʃ/ 1. To thrust. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: I'll potch at him some way, / Or wrath or craft may get him. 2. To trample. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Afterwards, the second pasture should be treated in the same manner, and the rest in course, feeding the wettest pasture after the driest, that the soil may be less potched. Example: The said William Aitken, being of new solemnly sworn, &c., depones he is a Burgess of Hawick, and had the property of a house which he now liferents, the fee being disponed to his son-in-law, Bailie Robert Scot, for the use of his son William, his daughter, Bailie Scot's wife, having paid the price of the house; depones sixty years ago Gilbert Elliot was tenant in Nether Southfield, who broke Hawick Common by plowing a part of it, which the Deponent saw at the Common-Riding when the Magistrates and other persons at the Common-Riding potched the ground he had plowed, and was then sown that he might not reap the crop of this.
Word: potch Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɒt͡ʃ/ 1. A type of rough opal without colour, and therefore not worth selling. Labels: Australia, uncountable Example: 1982, Gemmological Association of Great Britain, The Journal of Gemmology, Volume 18, page 432, Discusses the difference between potch opal and common opal. The terms are often used synonymously, but this writer shows that potch is found only in association with precious opal and differs from common opal in its structure quite substantially. Example: She set them down with precision, she set them down with the same kind of care that Bernie took when he and his underlings cut opal, or when they polished the rough stones, or when they bonded opal veneer on to potch.
Word: potch Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɒt͡ʃ/ 1. To bleach rags in paper-making. Labels: transitive 2. Obsolete form of poach (“to cook in simmering water”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: a Potched Egge Example: The Yolks of Eggs are of themſelves ſo well prepared by Nature for nourishment, as (ſo they be Potched, or Rear boyled) they need no other preparation or mixture; yet they may be taken alſo raw, when they are new laid, with Malmſey or Sweet Wine.
Word: shit sandwich Part of Speech: noun 1. Something highly undesirable that is rendered more acceptable or palatable by the addition of more tolerable or agreeable components. Labels: idiomatic, slang, vulgar Example: People are starting to realize Thursday night is like a big double-decker shit sandwich with three good pieces of bread, and in between ... don't print that. Example: Life is a shit sandwich: the more bread you have, the less shit you eat.
Word: shit sandwiches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shit sandwich Labels: form-of, plural