nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fit to be tied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fit (“proper, suitable; prepared, ready”, adjective) + to (infinitive-marking particle) + be (auxiliary passive-voice verb) + tied (“attached or fastened by string or the like; bound”, adjective), probably referring to someone being so agitated or angry that they need to be physically restrained to prevent harm to themselves and/or others. Pronunciation: /fɪt tuː biː ˈtaɪ̯d/, /ˌfɪt tə biː ˈtaɪ̯d/, /fɪt tu bi ˈtaɪ̯d/, /ˌfɪt tə bi ˈtaɪ̯d/, /-ˈtʌɪ̯d/ 1. Very agitated or distressed; also, very angry; enraged, furious. Labels: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable Example: […] Mrs. Pepper reprimanded the master in the middle of the Park, before all the quality—Sunday afternoon, and the band playing, and the officers laughing, and he fit to be tied. Example: A thought struck him: he would play off the old lady for her ill-breeding, and he imparted his plan to Filagree. Shortly, they were whisked into a [train] tunnel, and all was darkness. Smack! Smack! from Cromwell, and ditto, ditto, from the Muffin, as they faithfully imitated loud kissing. It was pitch dark, and the old lady was "fit to be tied." "Girls, what are you about?" Smack! Smack! again.
Word: tiz Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tizz. Labels: alt-of, alternative, colloquial
Word: kombinat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian комбинат (kombinat). 1. A combine; an industrial business conglomerate, particularly in the former Soviet Union.
Word: all-caps Part of Speech: adj 1. Written in all caps, with all letters capitalized.
Word: all-caps Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of all caps. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: all mouth and trousers Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mouth, meaning "talk" rather than action, and trousers, presumably at the time of origin, a reference to masculinity, either as trousers as a male item of clothing, or a reference to the genitals. 1. Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance. Labels: UK, idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: all mouth and no trousers Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A possible corruption of all mouth and trousers, but consistent with phrases of the form all hat and no cattle and all bark and no bite. The implication of this phrase is that the person boasts, but is a laughing stock. 1. Alternative form of all mouth and trousers. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves Part of Speech: proverb 1. If one takes care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things. Example: Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ‥used to say‥Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. Example: It is these little things that matter, Pickering. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Word: look before one leaps Part of Speech: verb 1. To think before taking action. Labels: idiomatic
Word: jet-setting Part of Speech: noun 1. The lifestyle of the jet set; travelling from one fashionable location to another by jet. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable
Word: jet-setting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jet-set Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: one who hesitates is lost Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of he who hesitates is lost. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: One who hesitates is lost, goes the old saw, but so is one who plunges blindly ahead along a fixed path.
Word: coppe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English attercoppe, from Old English ātorcoppe (“spider”), corresponding to atter (poison, venom) + cop (“spider”) (the latter is still to be found in the English word cobweb), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“vault, round vessel, head”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve”). Primarily occurs in the northeast Midlands region of England. Compare Danish edderkop, Norwegian edderkopp, Low German kobbe. Originating from the Dutch invaders who populated this area, the same word coppe, pronounced 'kab', existed in Middle Dutch up until the 14th century. The word kobbe, meaning spider, still exists in West-Flemish, a Dutch dialect spoken in the West of Flanders. 1. A spider. Labels: UK, archaic, regional
Word: house cooling party Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined as an opposite of housewarming. 1. A party to celebrate when a person decides to leave a house or flat, and sometimes to help prepare the space for the incoming residents. Labels: idiomatic
Word: tasseographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A macaronic blend of French tasse (“cup”) and -grapher (“writer”) 1. A person who tells fortunes by reading tea leaves or coffee grounds.
Word: komissar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of commissar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cubistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cubist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cubistic From cubist + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of cubism.
Word: Savonia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From New Latin Savonia, a Latinized exonym of Finnish Savo. Pronunciation: /səˈvəʊ.ni.ə/, /səˈvoʊ.ni.ə/ 1. A region in eastern Finland.
Word: gastrocnemius Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1670s, borrowed from New Latin gastrocnēmius, from Ancient Greek γαστροκνημία (gastroknēmía, “calf of the leg”), from γαστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”) + κνήμη (knḗmē, “leg”). Pronunciation: /ˌɡæstɹəkˈniːmiəs/ 1. The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
Word: divestment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English divest Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English divestment From divest + -ment. Pronunciation: /daɪˈvɛstmənt/ 1. The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The fossil fuel divestment movement is calling on institutions to divest from the companies causing climate change. Example: The divestment movement against Big Carbon is gathering force. While it will never bankrupt the mega-corporations, it can reveal unethical practices while triggering a debate about values that recognizes that such practices are nested in economic systems that encourage, inhibit or even prohibit them.
Word: Gøta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Faroese Gøta. 1. A village on the island of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, also consisting of the subvillages Gøtueiði, Gøtugjógv and Syðrugøta. Full name Norðragøta.
Word: raked Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹeɪkt/ 1. sloping
Word: raked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹeɪkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of rake Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hild Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of held. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: config Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /ˌkənˈfɪɡ/, /ˈkɑnfɪɡ/ 1. Configuration. Labels: informal
Word: config Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /ˌkənˈfɪɡ/, /ˈkɑnfɪɡ/ 1. To configure. Labels: informal, transitive
Word: chipset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chip + set. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪpˌsɛt/ 1. A group of integrated circuits that are designed to work together, and are usually marketed as a single product.
Word: taglia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian taglia (“a cutting, a pulley”), from tagliare (“to cut”). See tailor. 1. A particular system of fixed and movable pulleys; a tackle with a set of sheaves in a fixed block and another set in a movable block to which the weight is attached. Labels: obsolete
Word: pegylate Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of PEGylate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: embellishing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of embellish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: embellishing Part of Speech: noun 1. An embellishment. Example: His many embellishings of the tale stretched the credulity of the listeners.
Word: choke collar Part of Speech: noun 1. A dog's collar which tightens itself so as to choke the dog, when it pulls the leash. Used especially for training. Example: When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him.[…]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.
Word: motivi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motivo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: object code Part of Speech: noun 1. The output of a compiler or assembler; it is not necessarily executable directly without linking to other modules Labels: uncountable
Word: Mae Part of Speech: name 1. Diminutive of Margaret. Labels: diminutive, form-of 2. Diminutive of Mary. Labels: diminutive, form-of 3. A female given name; popular as a middle name.
Word: pavese Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of pavis. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: megathere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”). 1. An extinct, gigantic, ground sloth (Megatherium americanum) that flourished in South America during the Pleistocene epoch. 2. A member of the family Megatheriidae
Word: Mamie Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of Mary or Mavis, also used as a formal female given name. Labels: US, dated Example: When they are used to express the affectionate regard of near friends and relatives they also may be pretty and appropriate, but they look very silly in a formal signature, and surely do not befit the dignity of womanhood. We had, for instance, among these 800 names scores of Minnies, Mamies, and only here and there a Mary, a much more euphonious as well as a dignified name. Example: 'Oh,' thought Mr Carrados speculatively, 'Mamie!' 'Trust an American,' he said aloud, 'to know more Shakespeare than nine out of ten of us. I suppose your sister's friend is from the States?'
Word: Marilyn Part of Speech: name Etymology: A twentieth-century blend of Mary and Lynn. Pronunciation: /ˈmæɹ.ɪ.lɪn/, /ˈmɛɹ.ɪ.lɪn/ 1. A female given name originating as a coinage. Example: Maybe you know my grand-daughter, the one with the non-Somali name - Marilyn. You won't believe it, but she was named for me, and my own is Maryam. She tells me that Marilyn is the name of a famous actress who's now dead. You know the young these days, bringing mysteries and foreign ways into our lives.
Word: Marilyn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Marilyn Monroe, as a pun on Munro (“any Scottish mountain taller than 3,000 feet”). Pronunciation: /ˈmæɹ.ɪ.lɪn/, /ˈmɛɹ.ɪ.lɪn/ 1. A mountain or hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres. Labels: UK
Word: sericin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a derivative of Latin sēricus. 1. A water-soluble glycoprotein that binds the two fibroin filaments of a silk fibre. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Processing the harvested cocoons begins with grading and then boiling them in soapy water to soften the sericin that binds the fibers together.
Word: Mattie Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmæti/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Matilda, also used as a formal given name 2. A diminutive of the female given name Martha, also used as a formal given name 3. A diminutive of the female given name Madeline, variant of Maddie
Word: badware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bad Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English badware From bad + -ware. 1. Malware. Labels: uncountable
Word: Michaela Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Michael + -a. Latinate feminine form of Michael, first appearing as an anglicisation of the Portuguese ("Micaela") and Spanish ("Micaela"). Doublet of Michelle. Pronunciation: /mɪˈkeɪ.lə/ 1. A female given name from Hebrew. Example: Do you remember at Holmwood I called you Michaela, because you were so fair, like the girl in the opera? Now, this type-writer girl is dark, and she has been playing Carmen to you - stealing your love away from you by her clever ways. Example: Edward had asked about her name. What was the origin and the meaning? "Unusual, but it has a nice sound. Kind of like Mahalia." Michaela had lifted her shoulders, helplessly. "I have no idea. My mother said she read it somewhere and liked the sound. And she didn't want me to have a name like everyone else. She said she thought I was going to be special."
Word: Mikayla Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew, of modern usage, variant of Michaela.
Word: Makayla Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew, of modern usage, variant of Michaela.
Word: Myrtle Part of Speech: name Etymology: After the plant, myrtle; used since the end of the 19th century. Pronunciation: /ˈmɝtl̩/, /ˈmɜːtl̩/ 1. A female given name from English. Example: Myrtle Hazard Lindsay walked up to the bust, and kissed its marble forehead, saying, "This is the face of my Guardian Angel!" Example: "My husband used to say that girls with flower names fade fast." It was Myrtle who said this one day, out of the blue, and for some reason it made them all go weak with laughter.
Word: Nettie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Suffixed with -ie, compare Neddie and Nellie, respectively from Edward and Eleanor. 1. A diminutive of the female given names Annette or Jeannette.
Word: Nettie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Net Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English Nettie From Net + -ie. 1. Alternative letter-case form of nettie (“an Internet user, particularly a Usenet user”). Labels: alt-of Example: Yep, but no one but us Netties will understand the reference, till the show repeats, in fact this may be the 1st series that needs the online stuff since WB spreads the eps out so much it is almost impossible to keep up on the plot hints. Example: Unfortunately, most Netties cannot master the fake header thing, which means that after they've expressed their rage, they have a reputation for being a troll.
Word: decretal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French decretal, from Late Latin dēcrētālis, from Latin decretum. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɹiːtəɫ/ 1. Pertaining to a decree. Example: [T]his finding, when read in conjunction with the other findings, as well as decretal portions of the final judgment, is more logically interpreted as a reference to the successful operation of the business […]
Word: decretal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French decretal, from Late Latin dēcrētālis, from Latin decretum. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɹiːtəɫ/ 1. A papal decree, particularly one derived from an ecclesiastical letter. Example: Or els is thys Goddis law, Decrees or decretals, Or holy sinodals, Or els provincyals, Thus within the wals Of holy church to deale[…]? Example: DECRETALS... are the answers sent by the Pope to applications made to him as head of the church, chiefly by bishops, but also by synods, and even private individuals, for guidance in cases involving points of doctrine or discipline... From the 4th century onwards they formed the most prolific source of canon law. Decretals... ought, properly speaking, to be distinguished, on the one hand from constitutions... enacted by the Pope sua sponte without reference to any particular case, and on the other hand from rescripts... which apply only to special circumstances or individuals, and constitute no general precedent. But this nomenclature is not strictly observed. 2. Any decree or pronounced instruction. Labels: archaic Example: […] picturals / Of Magistrates, of courts, of tribunals, / Of commen wealthes, of states, of pollicy, / Of lawes, of iudgements, and of decretals […]
Word: subtile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin subtilis (“fine, thin, slender, delicate”). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌt.əl/, /ˈsʌb.tɪl/, /ˈsʌb.təl/ 1. Archaic spelling of subtle. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: For wisedome which is the worker of all things, taught mee: for in her is an vnderstanding spirit holy, one onely, manifold, subtile, liuely, cleare, vndefiled, plaine, not subiect to hurt, louing the thing that is good, quicke, which cānot be letted, ready to do good: Kinde to man, stedfast, sure, free from care, hauing all power, ouerseeing all things, and going through all vnderstanding, pure, and most subtile spirits. Example: And sometimes this perception, in some kind of bodies, is far more subtile than the sense; so that the sense is but a dull thing in comparison of it: we see a weather-glass will find the least difference of the weather, in heat, or cold, when men find it not.
Word: calla lily Part of Speech: noun 1. A common name for certain flowering plants in the genus Zantedeschia; not related to either the genus Calla or the true lilies (Liliaceae) 2. A flower of one of these plants.
Word: Shiraz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Iranian Persian شیراز (širâz). Pronunciation: /ʃɪˈɹɑːz/ 1. A city in Iran, the seat of Shiraz County's Central District and the capital of Fars Province, near the remains of Persepolis. 2. A county of Iran, around the city.
Word: Shiraz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Iranian Persian شیراز (širâz). Pronunciation: /ʃɪˈɹɑːz/ 1. A variety of black grape used to make wine. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A wine made from these grapes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Miss Arundel.—"And drink his health in Shiraz wine."
Word: Syrah Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɪˈɹa/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of syrah. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: ultrasonography 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- Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus English sono- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English sonography English ultrasonography From ultra- + sonography. 1. The use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spaces. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spaces. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sonography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus English sono- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English sonography From sono- + -graphy. 1. Clipping of ultrasonography Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable Example: Sonographic assessments including brain and abdominal sonographies and ocular examination for the potential seeding of the fungi were normal. 2. night writing Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: portici Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian portici. 1. plural of portico Labels: form-of, plural
Word: big-hearted Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of bighearted. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Why, I’m the biggest-hearted guy in the world,” he said. “I wouldn’t hurt a fly.” Example: Honest, humble, loyal, complicated, as grateful for his success as he was unaffected by it, as respectful as he was respected, as generous as he was gifted. He was big, but even bigger-hearted.
Word: French cricket Part of Speech: noun 1. An informal form of children's cricket where a ball (usually a tennis ball) is bowled underarm at the legs of another player holding a cricket bat, and the next bowler throws from where the ball lands. Labels: uncountable
Word: Jungle Carbine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called due to its primary service in the jungles of Malaya after World War II. 1. The British-made Number 5 SMLE rifle, with a shortened barrel suitable for jungle warfare. Labels: informal
Word: prime contract Part of Speech: noun 1. A contract entered into directly between the client and the contractor (contracted provider of products or services), especially one involving government agencies or bodies, or entities such as educational institutions.
Word: decampment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English decamp Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English decampment From decamp + -ment. Pronunciation: /diːˈkæmpmənt/ 1. The act of decamping. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A prompt departure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: strangury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English strangury, from Latin stranguria, from Ancient Greek στραγγουρία (strangouría). Pronunciation: /ˈstɹæŋɡjəɹi/ 1. A painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: starstruck Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of star-struck. Labels: British, North, US, alt-of, alternative
Word: primrose path Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by William Shakespeare in 1609 in The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, act 1, scene 3: "Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads". 1. An easy and pleasant life; a self-indulgent or hedonistic life; such a life that leads to damnation. Example: But, good my brother, / Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, / Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven; / Whiles, like a puff'd and reckless libertine, / Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads, / And recks not his own rede. Example: Many men in his position would have preferred the primrose path of dalliance to the steep heights of duty; but Lord Arthur was too conscientious to set pleasure above principle. 2. A deceptively easy or appealing course of action that leads one astray or into error. Example: The route from the desire for rationality via the desire for objectivity to descriptivism is a well trodden one; but it is nevertheless a primrose path; for, as we shall see, it leads those who follow it into one or another form of relativism, which is precisely what these thinkers are trying to avoid. They can only avoid it by retracing their steps. This primrose path starts from the assumption that the only way to achieve rationality is to secure objectivity. Example: The meanings of words are obscure enough, without adding language that results in reactions and misunderstandings. By using jargon, clichés, exaggeration, and unnecessary words, we will be led down the primrose path of misdirection. 3. The life of prostitution. Labels: euphemistic Example: 1902, George Bernard Shaw, The Author's Apology, in (1902 edition of) Mrs Warren's Profession, 2006 Gutenberg eBook edition, Even if these purely official catastrophes carried any conviction, the majority of English girls remain so poor, so dependent, so well aware that the drudgeries of such honest work as is within their reach are likely enough to lead them eventually to lung disease, premature death, and domestic desertion or brutality, that they would still see reason to prefer the primrose path to the strait path of virtue, since both, vice at worst and virtue at best, lead to the same end in poverty and overwork. Example: She is now, at the age of 17, faced with turning from the straight and narrow path she has so far trod to the primrose path of her mother and grandmother.
Word: cotechino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian. 1. A kind of pork sausage from Emilia-Romagna in Italy. Example: […] cotechinos, mortadella and a parade of other sausages, aromatic truffles. Peter and Michael and I tried to sample them all.
Word: agriturismo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian agriturismo. 1. A place of agritourism accommodation; a farm that offers tourists lodging as one of its lines of business. 2. A place of agritourism accommodation; a farm that offers tourists lodging as one of its lines of business. Labels: especially
Word: chimic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of chemic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: agritourism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, agri- + tourism. Possibly borrowed from or influenced by Romance cognates, such as Italian agriturismo, which may be attested earlier. 1. A form of tourism in which tourists stay in farms or agricultural villages, either to experience farm life, or as a base for exploring the countryside Labels: uncountable
Word: RCS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Corps of Signals. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Rich Communication Services. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Royal College of Surgeons. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RCS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of revision control system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of reaction control system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of radar cross section. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of rich communication services. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: buffa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian buffa. See buffo and buffoon. 1. The comic actress in an opera.
Word: ratcheted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ratchet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undermining Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: undermining Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process by which something is undermined. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The piece, titled You, calls up many references from the past and the present: from Michael Heizer's earthworks to Chris Burden's institutional underminings to Monica Bonvicini's simulations of the same.
Word: undermining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of undermine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you[…] "share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.
Word: KwaZulu-Natal Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Zulu kwa- Proto-Bantu *ʊ́- Zulu ú- Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀ Zulu ī́zulu Zulu úZulu Zulu KwaZulubor. English KwaZulu English Natal English KwaZulu-Natal From KwaZulu + Natal. Pronunciation: /kwɑːˈzuːlu nəˈtɑːl/ 1. A province of South Africa. Example: Another ANC splinter party, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), led by former President Jacob Zuma appears to be on course to do well in KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern coastal province where Durban is located.
Word: truncated icosahedron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From truncated + icosahedron. Truncatedicosahedron.gif|regular truncated icosahedron Buckminsterfullerene animated.gif|C₆₀: buckminsterfullerene Comparison of truncated icosahedron and soccer ball.png|A soccer ball with a regular truncated icosahedron 1. A polyhedron that has thirty-two faces (12 regular pentagons and 20 regular hexagons) and 60 vertices and 90 edges, and is one of the Archimedean solids. Example: A truncated icosahedron may be formed by truncating the vertices of an icosahedron. Each vertex of the icosahedron is replaced by a pentagonal face and each triangular face of the icosahedron is replaced by a hexagonal face, which is inscribed inside the triangular face of the original icosahedron. The entire resulting truncated icosahedron is thus fittingly inscribed inside the original icosahedron. Example: This is the truncated icosahedron. Where the five triangles meet to form a vertex is now a pentagon, and a hexagon now replaces each triangular face. Therefore, the truncated icosahedron is composed of twelve pentagons and twenty hexagons.
Word: illuminer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From illumine + -er. 1. Someone or something that illuminates; an illuminator
Word: paper board Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of paperboard. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: noun class Part of Speech: noun 1. A grammatical category similar to gender in which nouns may be organized according to meaning, such as gender, animacy or shape.
Word: CPI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of consumer price index. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: To what extent the CPI reductions are a sign of what’s to come remains to be seen; but the immediate impacts to inflation readings could be minimal for now, Alan Detmeister, a UBS senior economist who previously helmed the Fed’s Wages and Prices section, told CNN. 2. Initialism of crash position indicator (“a deployable type of Emergency Locator Transmitter”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of cost per install (“pricing model for mobile app campaigns”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CPI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Communist Party of India, a political party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: chinking Part of Speech: noun 1. The material used to fill the spaces between logs in a log house; caulking. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The sound of something that chinks. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: All the sounds mingle with the chinkings of the gold and silver coin […] Example: A dozen soup-plates circulated, and a hymn was sung to the accompaniment of much chinking of coin.
Word: chinking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chink Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coregent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English regent English coregent From co- + regent. 1. A joint ruler, that is, a joint regent in a now-rare sense of that word. Labels: usually 2. A joint regent, that is, a joint substitute ruler for a ruler who cannot act.
Word: Star of David Part of Speech: name 1. A symbol of Jewish identity and Judaism, having the shape of a hexagram, the compound of two equilateral triangles. Labels: Judaism
Word: concentration camps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concentration camp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: church crawler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From church + crawler. 1. A person who is strongly interested, in an amateur capacity, in ecclesiology, church architecture, history and church art, and visits churches in order to view the buildings for themselves, as opposed to visiting them for religious reasons. Labels: informal
Word: Dipu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From India. 1. A male given name from India, a nickname in India.
Word: saxophony Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From saxophone + -y. 1. In the manner or likeness of the sound of a saxophone. Labels: humorous, rare
Word: foodway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From food + way. Sense of "alimentary canal" modelled after airway. 1. The alimentary canal. 2. The food traditions or customs of a group of people, including their culinary and nutritional practices and related social aspects. Labels: in-plural
Word: retrogreen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Proto-Germanic *grōniz Proto-West Germanic *grōnī Old English grēne Middle English grene English green English retrogreen From retro- + green. 1. To retrofit existing models or structures (theoretical or physical) to accommodate environmentally friendly values. Labels: colloquial, rare
Word: slackening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of slacken Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: slackening Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something slackens; loss of speed, tautness, etc. Example: If the following guide lose his distance from the one leading (which can only happen by his own fault), he will correct himself by slightly lengthening or shortening a few steps, in order that there may not be sudden quickenings or slackenings in the march of his platoon.
Word: loosening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of loosen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: loosening Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of making something looser. Example: Turning to metaphor, the loosenings involved in metaphorical interpretation tend not to be pure but to involve a change that results in the extension of the loosened concept overlapping with but not including all of the denotations of the pre-loosened concept.
Word: NIPA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of National Income and Product Accounts. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only
Word: NBER Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Bureau of Economic Research. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: NBER working papers are circulated for discussion and comment purposes. They have not been peer-reviewed or been subject to the review by the NBER Board of Directors that accompanies official NBER publications.
Word: kendir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian кенды́рь (kendýrʹ) and its etymon Turkish kendir. 1. A strong bast fibre from the plant Apocynum venetum. Labels: uncountable
Word: cacciatore Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cacciatore (“hunter”). Pronunciation: /ˌkætʃ.əˈtɔːɹ.i/, /ˌkɑːtʃ-/, /-eɪ/, /ˌkɑt͡ʃ.əˈtɔɹ.i/, /-toʊɹ-/ 1. Prepared in an Italian style with wine, mushrooms, spices and tomatoes. Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: cacciatore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cacciatore (“hunter”). Pronunciation: /ˌkætʃ.əˈtɔːɹ.i/, /ˌkɑːtʃ-/, /-eɪ/, /ˌkɑt͡ʃ.əˈtɔɹ.i/, /-toʊɹ-/ 1. A meal prepared in this style.
Word: exsanguinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *h₁ésh₂r̥ Learned borrowing from New Latin exsanguinātus (“depleted of blood, exsanguinated; lacking blood, bloodless”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Exsanguinātus is a participial adjective formed on ex- (“out, from”) + sanguī̆s (sanguin-) (“blood”) + -ātus. Pronunciation: /ɛkˈsæŋɡwɪneɪt/, /ɪk-/, /ɪkˈsæŋɡwəˌneɪt/ 1. To drain (a living or dead body, or (medicine, surgery) a body part) of blood. Labels: transitive Example: The substance of the brain was not congested but, on the contrary, exsanguinated. Example: At the battle of Ball's Bluff, I saw a soldier having a shot flesh-wound of the left arm, who was much weakened and exsanguinated from a venous hemorrhage that was caused by applying an improvised tourniquet above the wound (it was done by a comrade), and was readily stopped on removing the cause. 2. To kill (a person or animal) by means of blood loss. Labels: transitive Example: And I do have to admit that once the episode revealed that the girls killed their dads because of a chromosomal predisposition, I made a note to have my daughter tested for that "exsanguinate your father" gene! 3. To bleed profusely; also, to die by means of blood loss. Labels: intransitive Example: Universal precautions may not always be instituted in emergencies, as the nurse may find herself with no time to put on a pair of gloves or put on a gown and mask. A few examples of emergency cases are: patients that start to exsanguinate, vomiting blood in a projectile manner all over the room, […] Example: He won't tolerate not doing a resection. Now let's get this stomach out and get out of here before he exsanguinates on the table! 4. To cause blood to drain from a body or body part, or profuse bleeding. Labels: intransitive Example: A mild galvanic current stimulates functional activity, promotes absorption; a stronger current contracts and exsanguinates. Example: If sterile blood [from a rat] is required an alternative method is to exsanguinate under terminal anaesthesia by withdrawing blood from the heart with a sterile syringe and needle.
Word: upping Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈʌpɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: upping Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈʌpɪŋ/ 1. The act of increasing something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He announced, I believe, that it was far better, instead of making uniform uppings of all allowances, to provide for cases where need arose. I have not before me to-night figures as to dependents' allowances paid in other places. Example: Yes; I personally believe that we can meet it if we are willing to bear down hard enough and make quickly enough a set of decisions that will lead toward sharp uppings of our production.
Word: imputations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imputation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Riad Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Riyadh Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cost of living Part of Speech: noun 1. The average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life, especially of food, shelter and clothing. Labels: attributive, sometimes Example: But the demonstrators remained defiant, pouring into the streets by the thousands and venting their anger over political corruption, the high cost of living and huge public spending for the World Cup and the Olympics. Example: Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said: "There is a cost-of-living crisis, and the Prime Minister blew nearly £1m of public money on an utterly infeasible vanity project. That's enough to fill 18,000 potholes. This shows the Tories' sheer disrespect for public money."
Word: hedonics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + -ics. 1. The ethical study of pleasure Labels: uncountable
Word: cheerleading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cheerlead + -ing. 1. A physical activity and sport in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team. Labels: uncountable Example: Since its inception in the late 19th century, cheerleading has evolved from yelling encouragement on the sidelines to a competitive hybrid of gymnastics, dance and acrobatics. Example: His [Jeff Webb's] move to make cheerleading more acrobatic drew criticism for making it more dangerous. The sport accounts for around two-thirds of all severe head and spinal injuries suffered by female athletes in the US, according to academic research published in 2022 in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2. Automatic or servile praise. Labels: figuratively, uncountable
Word: cheerleading Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cheerlead + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of cheerlead Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: IELTS Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ̯ɛlts/ 1. Initialism of International English Language Testing System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: double-entry Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quickset Part of Speech: adj 1. Grown from cuttings planted directly into the ground Labels: not-comparable Example: What little worlds of affection and comfort are bounded by the neat quickset-hedge, quiet and still as the nest of some singing-bird!
Word: quickset Part of Speech: noun 1. The cuttings used, or the hedge produced by this method. Example: There were few trees, or none, those that would have grown in the hedges being mercilessly plashed down with the quickset by the tenant-farmers, the natural enemies of tree, bush, and brake
Word: quickset Part of Speech: verb 1. To enclose (something) with quickset hedge. Labels: obsolete
Word: focally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English focal Middle English -ly English -ly English focally From focal + -ly. 1. With respect to a focus
Word: fogyish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fogy Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English fogyish From fogy + -ish. 1. Characteristic of a fogy
Word: foldaway Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fold + away. 1. That may be folded away when not in use. Labels: not-comparable Example: The thought of sleeping with Ann on the fold-away living-room sofa was so impossible, she hadn't even thought about it any more.
Word: foldaway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fold + away. 1. A piece of furniture, of any kind, that can be folded away when not in use.
Word: cacciatora Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cacciatora. 1. A style of cooking in which meat is cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots, tomatoes, white wine and herbs. Labels: uncountable
Word: totus porcus Part of Speech: adv Etymology: A pseudo-Latinism, translated as whole hog. 1. Completely; unreservedly. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: I swallowed the official version totus porcus. Example: As a founding principle of our trip, Margaret and I decided that if we were going to go, we would go whole hog, totus porcus, super deluxe all the way
Word: archepiscopal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See archiepiscopal. 1. Of or pertaining to an archbishop or an archbishopric. Labels: not-comparable Example: A deep snow was falling; and the wind which drove it heavily against the casements of the archepiscopal palace was roaring in the wide chimney,[…]. Example: Important pieces of evidence point to the intensified activities of the archepiscopal curia's criminal forum.
Word: radio button Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a line of preset buttons on a car radio used to select the station to be listened to; pressing one releases the others. 2. Any of a group of widgets in a graphical user interface that is used to select one of a group of options; the selection of any one deselects the others.
Word: full name Part of Speech: noun 1. The complete name of a person, including first name, any middle names, and surname. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see full, name. Example: The full name of the United Kingdom is "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
Word: possa Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of possum Labels: form-of, hypercorrect, plural
Word: scorie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of scaurie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: revamping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English revamp Middle English -ynge English -ing English revamping From revamp + -ing. 1. gerund of revamp: an act of improving, renewing, renovating, or revising something. Labels: form-of, gerund Example: In undertaking such revampings, marketers confront a tricky balancing act.
Word: revamping Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English revamp Middle English -ynge English -ing English revamping From revamp + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of revamp Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: féerie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French féerie. Doublet of fairy. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛəɹi/, /ˈfeɪəɹi/ 1. A fantastical theatrical production or film featuring fairies. Example: 2003: Syd's féerie entourage and girlies in drifting crinoline went out of the window, of course, along with his animated scarecrows — Jeremy Harding, ‘Afternoonishness’, London Review of Books 25:1
Word: earwigged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of earwig Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: earwigging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of earwig Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: earwigging Part of Speech: noun 1. An attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk. 2. A telling-off or reprimand. Labels: Ireland, UK, colloquial, dated
Word: self-improvement 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 improvement English self-improvement From self- + improvement. 1. The following of a disciplined programme to improve one's physical health, mental health or character. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He believes that self-improvement and its growing popularity are symptoms of what he calls individualism. 2. The bettering of one's status. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the year 1851 a small group of workmen in the Locomotive Department of the old Midland Railway Company at Derby met for self-improvement, and formed what was then known as a "reading society". Example: Ambition and self-improvement are certainly not negatives, although one potential downside to being more self-conscious—especially for punk bands—is muted urgency.
Word: support group Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of people who informally support each other over a problem which all of its members share. Example: If you can't stay sober, you need a support group like Alcoholics Anonymous. Example: Its heroes are the women who meet in support groups and through Facebook; who talk openly about ruined sex lives and medical horrors; who come out to picket shareholder meetings and industry conferences.
Word: BAK Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Basic Aeronautical Knowledge, an initial theory course for trainee pilots. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: proband Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from Latin probandus (“the one to be tested”) (denoting, in this application, the first one tested); By surface analysis, probe + -and. 1. An individual who presents with a genetic disorder or other specific characteristic, when this leads to the genetic investigation of the individual's family. Example: The proband was 8 years old and had a dyseidetic pattern, as did his father, who was also tested.
Word: sentics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sentiō + -ics. Instigated and named by Austrian neuroscientist Manfred Clynes. 1. The study of waveforms of touch, emotion, and music. Labels: uncountable Example: 1991 Timothy K. Smith "Manfred Clynes Sees A Pattern in Love -- He's Got the Printouts" in The Wall Street Journal, September 24, front page Prof. Clynes is a published poet and author of five books. He coined the word "cyborg". He also coined the word "sentics" to describe a new science entirely of his own devising. Example: A science called sentics is based on the ability of sound and music to induce different states of consciousness. 2. Common affective patterns associated with natural language concepts exploited for tasks such as emotion recognition from text/speech or sentiment analysis. Labels: uncountable
Word: loaded for bear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: An allusion to equipping oneself with the sort of heavy weaponry suitable for hunting large animals. 1. Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: "The whole Jap Navy," said Captain Sams, waving at a map of Japan on the wall behind him, "has been steaming across the Pacific loaded for bear." 2. Mentally prepared for a daunting situation or confrontation. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Every Elliott and Crawford and MacAllister is on the warpath, loaded for bear.
Word: cat-house Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cathouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pegged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɛɡd/ 1. simple past and past participle of peg Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pegged Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɛɡd/ 1. Fitted or furnished with one or more pegs. Labels: not-comparable Example: a pegged shoe or boot