nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: break the back of Part of Speech: verb 1. To complete the greater part of (a project) or solve the most critical part of (a problem). Labels: idiomatic Example: I've broken the back of painting the shed – I'll finish it after lunch. Example: […] broke the back of the housing problem in this country . 2. To overburden (a person, group, or organization). Example: You will have heard of the three kathia system. It broke the back of the farmers. Example: And it's about helping people provide for their workers, but doing it—I;m talking about health care, training—gut doing it in a way that just doesn't break the back of the small business that's struggling anyway and make them lay off workers in order to accommodate some Federal mandate from Washington, DC. 3. To cripple. Example: I don't think it has broken the back of organized crime at all in the New England area, any more than I think when we got convictions in Buffalo that it broke the back of organized crime in Buffalo, or when Mr. McKeon got convictions in Detroit it broke the back of organized crime in Detroit. Example: To prop up capitalism, the bosses and politicians from both parties are driving down the standard of living for the 99 percent and keeping the profits for themselves. In order to do this, they need to break the back of the labor movement.
Word: breviary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin breviārium (“summary”) (compare abbreviation), ultimately from brevis (“short”). Doublet of brevier and brimborion. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɛv.ɪ.əɹ.i/, /ˈbɹiː.vɪ.əɹ.i/, /ˈbɹɛv.i.ɛɹ.i/, /ˈbɹiː.və.ɹi/ 1. A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours. Example: Sister took out her breviary and said her evening office. 2. A brief statement or summary. Labels: obsolete
Word: baby grand Part of Speech: noun 1. A baby grand piano.
Word: fire break Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of firebreak. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: baby-jumper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of baby jumper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: baby-minder Part of Speech: noun 1. A childminder or babysitter.
Word: collocation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin collocātiō (“a putting together”). By surface analysis, col- (“together”) + location. The technical sense in linguistics was established in 1951, although it may actually be earlier. First attested in 1605. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌkɑl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 1. The grouping or juxtaposition of things, especially words or sounds. Labels: uncountable Example: Everything in fact depends in Chinese on the proper collocation of words in a sentence. Thus ngò tà ni means “I beat thee;” but ni tà ngò would mean “Thou beatest me.” Example: It drowsed like the older New England cities which one remembers from boyhood, and something in the collocation of roofs and steeples and chimneys and brick walls formed contours touching deep viol-strings of ancestral emotion. 2. Such a specific grouping. Labels: countable Example: We said at first breāk fâst—“I broke fast at such an hour this morning:” he, or they, who first ventured to say I breakfasted were guilty of as heinous a violation of grammatical rule as he would be who should now declare I takedinnered, instead of I took dinner; but good usage came over to their side and ratified the blunder, because the community were minded to give a specific name to their earliest meal and to the act of partaking of it, and therefore converted the collocation breākfâst into the real compound brĕakfast. 3. A sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance (i.e., the statistically significant placement of particular words in a language), often representing an established name for, or idiomatic way of conveying, a particular semantic concept. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Little and few are also incomplete negatives; note the frequent collocation with no: there is little or no danger. Example: [subtitle] One thousand English words and their pronunciation, together with information concerning the several meanings of each word, its inflections and derivatives, and the collocations and phrases into which it enters. 4. A method of finding an approximate solution of an ordinary differential equation L[y]=0 by determining coefficients in an expansion y(x)=y_0(x)+∑ₗ₌₀^qαₗy_l(x) so as to make L[y] vanish at prescribed points; the expansion with the coefficients thus found is the sought approximation. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A service allowing multiple customers to locate network, server, and storage gear and connect them to a variety of telecommunications and network service providers, at a minimum of cost and complexity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As usual, nothing of significance will be asked, and most certainly, answered, but do expect the dollar (and, inversely, ES) to go up, then down, then up, and so forth as random vacuum tubes blow in NYSE's ultramodern Mahwah collocation facility.
Word: colonisation Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɔlənɪˈzɛjʃən/ 1. Alternative spelling of colonization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Colonisation began towards the end of 1826, when a British settlement was founded at Albany, on the southern coast, and in the next year the whole territory (then known as New Holland) became a possession of the British Crown.
Word: colonization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony 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 colonize 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 colonization From colonize + -ation. Pronunciation: /kɔlənɪˈzɛjʃən/ 1. The process of establishing a colony. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of colonizing or taking over. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Asbo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of ASBO. Labels: alt-of
Word: contact language Part of Speech: noun 1. A language that influences another, especially because it is understood by a relevant portion of the speech community. Example: The main contact languages providing Western words in Arabic today are English and French. 2. A pidgin language.
Word: containerisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From container + -isation. 1. Alternative spelling of containerization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: containerization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English container 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 containerization From container + -ization. 1. The process of containerizing; the use of containers in shipping and transport, especially shipping containers. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Again, because containerisation had yet to arrive, we loaded and unloaded the lot by hand. 2. Software virtualization at the level of the operating system. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These cloud deployments become simple due to well-defined and matured cloud technologies such as containerization, virtual infrastructure, orchestration, CI/CD, etc.
Word: continence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Dated from the 14th century as Middle English contynence, from Old French continence, from Latin continentia (“a repression”). See also countenance. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒntɪnəns/ 1. The voluntary control of urination and defecation. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: To maintain continence, the puborectalis muscle chokes the anal canal. The sling of tissue is supposed to release during defecation. Mine has not been doing that. 2. Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:continence. Example: He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, — a continence which is practised by few writers. 3. Uninterrupted course; continuity. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: the Continence of the Cause should be divided
Word: CTC Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of care to chat?. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CTC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Children's Theater Company, a company in Minneapolis. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of California Transportation Commission. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The CTC approved $105 million for the first phase of the project, which essentially serves as a green light for Caltrans to begin looking for a contractor to start construction work.
Word: CTC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of city technology college. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of centralised/centralized traffic control. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of circulating tumor cell. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: 2018—Mursina, Kate (8 February 2018): "Teasing Out Circulating Tumor DNA". ClinicalOMICs. An ability to etect (sic) circulating tumor cells (CTCs) or cell-free cancer DNA (cfDNA) in blood or saliva opens possibilities to suspect cancer even before it is visible on radiological images. 4. Initialism of closed timelike curve. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of certified true copy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of child tax credit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: In 2018, the EITC and CTC kept 10.6 million people out of poverty, according to the CBPP, and the evidence shows they improve health, education and long-term employment outcomes, especially among children.
Word: CTC Part of Speech: verb 1. Initialism of Check The Classification, given to films to allow advertising prior to their official classification. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Install or convert to Centralized Traffic Control. Labels: informal Example: That installation will deplete telegraphers jobs considerably. Santa Fe already CTCing Mojave to Barstow. Example: Considerable activity on CTC projects will occur during the year. Several roads are well along on programs of CTCing their mainlines: AT&SF, C&O, CNR, NYC, NP, SP and UP.
Word: culminated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of culminate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cumbrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Middle English combrous (“causing obstruction; clumsy; obstructed; bothersome, difficult; burdensome, onerous; serious; causing trouble, troublesome; dangerous; immoral; unjust, wrongful; upset”) [and other forms], from komber, kumbre (“distress; destruction”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as cumber + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmbɹəs/ 1. Unwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome. Labels: also, figuratively, literary Example: Possession's load was grown so great, / He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight: […] Example: He therefore came to a ſudden reolution of throvving off thoſe cumbrous ornaments of learning, vvhich, as he imagined, hindered his reception; and vvith no other images than arcs and angles, commenced a man of vvit and jocularity. 2. Causing hindrance or obstruction. Labels: literary, obsolete Example: But aftervvards, the Gauls ceaſed to moleſt and trouble, and the Romans gave over to fear, ſo ſoon as they vvere paſſed, and eſcaped the rough, cumbrous, and unpaſſable forreſts. 3. Giving annoyance or trouble; troublesome, vexatious. Labels: literary, obsolete Example: A cloud of cumbrous gnattes doe him moleſt, / All ſtriuing to infixe their feeble ſtinges, / That from their noyance he no vvhere can reſt, / But vvith his clovvniſh hands their tender vvings, / He bruſheth oft, and oft doth mar their murmurings. Example: Henceforth I flie not Death, nor would prolong / Life much, bent rather now I may be quit / Faireſt and eaſieſt of this combrous charge, / Which I muſt keep till my appointed day / Of rendring up.
Word: cupped Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kʌpt/ 1. In the shape of a cup; concave. Labels: not-comparable Example: cupped hands
Word: cupped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kʌpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of cup Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: curbed Part of Speech: adj 1. Restrained.
Word: curbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of curb Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cure-all Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cure + -all. Pronunciation: /ˈkjʊəɹɔːl/ 1. Synonym of panacea: a medicine or practice that cures all human ailments. Labels: colloquial Example: Step right up! Step right up! Our panacean patent medicine miracle cure-all will cure what ails ya! Cash only! No refunds.
Word: costal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French costal and its etymon Medieval Latin costālis, from Latin costa (“rib”). As a Spanish unit, via Spanish costal. By surface analysis, costa + -al. Piecewise doublet of coastal. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑstl̩/, /ˈkɒstl̩/ 1. Pertaining to a rib. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to a costa. Labels: not-comparable 3. Pertaining to a costa. Labels: not-comparable
Word: costal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French costal and its etymon Medieval Latin costālis, from Latin costa (“rib”). As a Spanish unit, via Spanish costal. By surface analysis, costa + -al. Piecewise doublet of coastal. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑstl̩/, /ˈkɒstl̩/ 1. Synonym of saco, a historical Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L Labels: historical
Word: soda water Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sodium bicarbonate, originally a constituent of soda water. 1. Synonym of carbonated water. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: club soda Example: "Scotch and soda" is a mixture of Scotch whisky and soda water.
Word: soda siphon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: soda + siphon 1. A stout glass bottle containing soda water under pressure, at one time found in bars. A lever-operated valve at the top is used to dispense the liquid.
Word: anaphylactic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌænəfɪˈlæktɪk/, /ˌænəfəˈlæktɪk/ 1. Pertaining to anaphylaxis.
Word: coagulant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin coagulans, present participle of coāgulō (“to thicken”). 1. That causes coagulation or that coagulates. Labels: not-comparable
Word: coagulant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin coagulans, present participle of coāgulō (“to thicken”). 1. A substance that causes coagulation. Example: Magnesium sulfate is the coagulant used in making tofu. It causes the liquid soy milk to separate into solid tofu and water. Example: Aluminum also is an incrustant present in most waters in quantities so small that it is not necessary to consider it; but when too much aluminum sulphate, a substance frequently used as a coagulant in filtering water, is added in the process of filtering, the excess passes through the filter and may cause trouble in the boiler, where it hydrolyzes, forming free sulphuric acid.
Word: anaphylactic shock Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌænəfɪˈlæktɪk ˈʃɒk/, /ˌænəfəˈlæktɪk ˈʃɑːk/ 1. A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, constricting the trachea and causing generalized vasodilation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cauliflower ear Part of Speech: noun 1. An ear swollen and deformed by repeated blows, common among boxers and rugby players. Example: A huge man with a notable cauliflower ear was peering into the car, a scowl of suspicion upon his face. Example: Having gone in a lot for boxing from his earliest years, he had the cauliflower ear of which I had spoken to Aunt Dahlia and in addition to this a nose which some hidden hand had knocked slightly out of the straight.
Word: nepotism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from Latin nepōs (“nephew”), a reference to the practice of popes appointing relatives (most often nephews) as cardinals during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/, /ˈniː.pə.tɪ.zəm/, /ˈnep.ə.tɪ.zəm/, /ˈnep.ə.tə.zəm/ 1. The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Nepotism can get you very far in the world if you've got the right connections. Example: Now retailers even demand deslotting or failure fees, a penalty for trial products that fail to meet their sales objectives. The struggle over display space heavily favors the incumbents and encourages what might be called brand nepotism.
Word: siphon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sīphō, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of uncertain origin; possibly related to Latin tibia (“pipe, flute of bone”), with the irregular forms suggesting a non-Indo-European loan source, perhaps of the shape *twi-, *twibh. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪfən/ 1. A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another. Example: The asserted fact that free hydrochloric acid is absent from the fluid removed by a siphon in cases of cancer of the stomach has been lately much discussed in Germany, and Dr Van der Welden, of Strassburg, introduced an alcoholic solution of tropæolin as a test with this object. 2. A soda siphon. 3. A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants. Example: As a result, although corbinas commonly utilize mollusks, they are limited to the siphons, foot, or other soft parts that either extend from the shell or can be picked from it.
Word: siphon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sīphō, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of uncertain origin; possibly related to Latin tibia (“pipe, flute of bone”), with the irregular forms suggesting a non-Indo-European loan source, perhaps of the shape *twi-, *twibh. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪfən/ 1. To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon. Labels: transitive Example: He used a rubber tube to siphon petrol from the car's fuel tank. 2. To transfer directly. Labels: broadly, transitive Example: Today's teenagers are siphoning dangerous levels of membrane-damaging noise directly into their eardrums, with long-term effects that otologists prophesy will be disastrous for their hearing and lead to an epidemic of middle-aged deafness in the next thirty years. 3. To steal or skim off something, such as money, in small amounts; to embezzle. Labels: figuratively, often, transitive Example: In Juchipila power to the whole community of thirty thousand evaporated as the supraheavy grid buried alongside the little mountain cantina siphoned energy from the entire west-central portion of the Namerican national power net. Example: Attempting to “unfeel” whatever you feel is a huge drain on your energy, and that effort can siphon off the power you need to crunch your problem.
Word: syphon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of siphon. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It appears to me that something of this kind might be effected by means of a syphon.
Word: syphon Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of siphon. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It takes only a moment and a toe, the warning goes, and death will sink its teeth into your foot, and death will syphon the blood from your veins, to satisfy its phantoms and its ghosts.
Word: hematoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemato- + -oma. Among the many words derived from -oma that are in current common use, this word is one of only a few that do not denote a neoplasm; another is granuloma. Pronunciation: /ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/ 1. A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels. Example: The so-called Danlos or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome consists of three symptoms: (1) pronounced fragility of the skin and its blood vessels, with breaking, splitting and the formation of hematomas and pseudotumors subsequent to the slightest trauma (dermatorrhexis-fragilitas cutis), (2) a more or less pronounced hyperlaxity and hyperelasticity of the skin (dermatochalasis-laxitas cutis) and (3) more or less pronounced hyperlaxity or hyperflexibility of the joints (arthrochalasis-laxitas articularis). Example: In 30 years as an expert witness, I have seen total plexus paralysis in three patients after needle angiography with intraaxillary hematoma not followed by surgical repair.
Word: sumptuary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin sūmptuārius (“of or relating to expenditure, sumptuary; person in charge of household expenses”) + English -ary (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Sūmptuārius is derived from sūmptus (“charge, cost, expense”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives); and sūmptus from sūmō (“to catch, seize, take; to acquire, get, obtain; to apply, employ, use; to consume, spend”) (from sub- (prefix meaning ‘below, beneath, under’) + emō (“to acquire, procure; to buy, purchase”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to distribute; to take”))) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs). Cognates * Middle French sumptuaire (modern French somptuaire) * Italian sontuario * Portuguese suntuário * Spanish suntuario Pronunciation: /ˈsʌm(p)t͡ʃʊəɹi/, /ˈsʌm(p)tjʊəɹi/, /ˈsʌm(p)t͡ʃəɹi/, /ˈsʌm(p)tjʊɹi/, /ˈsʌm(p)t͡ʃuˌɛɹi/ 1. Relating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goods. Example: Among the trade goods mentioned are not only luxury items but also food produce, which contradicts the idea of exclusively sumptuary trade. Quite possibly these northern lords maintained sporadic trade with Guayaquil in pre-Hispanic times. 2. Chiefly in sumptuary law: of a law, regulation, etc.: intended to limit or restrain the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc., or to forbid the use of certain articles (especially luxurious ones), to regulate the prices of commodities and the wages of labour, or to reinforce morals or social hierarchies. Labels: historical Example: Some vvill vvonder, that Empſon and Dudley (the Royal Promoters then in prime) did not catch him [Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden] by the Collar, or pick an hole in his Govvn, upon the breach of ſome ruſty ſumptuary Statute; the rather, becauſe lately the Earl of Oxford vvas heavily fined for ſupernumerous attendance. Example: When Sunday came, it was indeed a day of finery, which all my ſumptuary edicts could not reſtrain. How well ſo ever I fancied my lectures againſt pride had conquered the vanity of my daughters; yet I ſtill found them ſecretly attached to all their former finery: […] 3. Of or relating to sumptuary laws or regulations. Labels: broadly, historical
Word: fielding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of field Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fielding Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who fields. Labels: uncountable Example: the fielding of questions from an audience 2. The role of a fielder. Labels: uncountable
Word: earlier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɝliɚ/, /ˈɜː.lɪə/ 1. comparative form of early: more early Labels: comparative, form-of 2. occurring previously Example: I shall be late because I missed the earlier train. Example: I'd seen earlier (in the day).
Word: earlier Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈɝliɚ/, /ˈɜː.lɪə/ 1. comparative form of early: more early Labels: comparative, form-of 2. previously; before now; sooner Example: From what I vaguely saw earlier this morning, when I had just woken up and was tidying my bed, a tall, bulky person left an unfamiliar box at my front door. Example: I shall be late because I didn't start earlier.
Word: perceived Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pəˈsiːvd/, /pɚˈsivd/ 1. Generally recognized to be true. Labels: not-comparable Example: The perceived wisdom is that people do not go in large numbers to black-and-white movies anymore Example: In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way. 2. As seen or understood by someone. Labels: not-comparable Example: In product design, where one deals with real, physical objects, there can be both real and perceived affordances, and the two need not be the same. Example: Anger is a natural response in humans to perceived or actual threat or provocation.
Word: perceived Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pəˈsiːvd/, /pɚˈsivd/ 1. simple past and past participle of perceive Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The alert officer perceived a dim shape in the distance.
Word: deliberately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English deliberate Middle English -ly English -ly English deliberately From deliberate + -ly. Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/, /dəˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/ 1. Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally. Example: He deliberately broke that, didn't he? Example: Major funding for this book was made possible by deliberately starving a family of four in Tennessee. 2. Taking one's time, slowly and carefully. Example: After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.
Word: affected Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈfɛktɪd/ 1. Influenced or changed by something. Example: The affected products had to be recalled. 2. Simulated in order to impress. Example: He spoke with an affected English accent. Example: The affected articulation of his opinions made it challenging to discern his true stance. 3. Emotionally moved; touched. Example: Jones […] was easily prevailed on to satisfy Mr Dowling's curiosity, by relating the history of his birth and education, which he did, like Othello. […] Mr Dowling was indeed very greatly affected with this relation; for he had not divested himself of humanity by being an attorney. 4. adfected. Labels: archaic Example: an affected equation 5. Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.
Word: affected Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈfɛktɪd/ 1. Someone affected, as by a disease. Example: Affecteds felt that they get conflicting orders from superiors more frequently than did nonaffecteds […]. Affecteds were more frequently bothered by feelings of a sharp increase in their workload than nonaffecteds […].
Word: affected Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈfɛktɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of affect Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The thunderstorm affected the compass, and we got lost.
Word: geographical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin geōgraphicus + -al. By surface analysis, geography + -ical. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪkl̩/ 1. Of or relating to geography. Example: Morality knows nothing of geographical boundaries, or distinctions of race. Example: ONE OF the facts which define the United States is that its national and its imperial boundaries are the same. Another is that it is a political unit which occupies a remarkably compact geographical unit of continental extent.
Word: geographical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin geōgraphicus + -al. By surface analysis, geography + -ical. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪkl̩/ 1. A move to another place in the hope of curing an addiction etc. Labels: informal Example: At QA they called these 'Geographicals'. It was a common tactic of the alcoholic type to think that a move would make all the difference. Example: There were always too many geographicals. That is a change of address.
Word: Kenny Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Kenneth or Ken + -y (diminutive form). Pronunciation: /ˈkɛni/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth. Example: Kenny Perry was a leader or co-leader throughout Sunday’s final round. 2. A surname transferred from the given name. 3. A placename 4. A placename 5. A placename
Word: kegs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of keg Labels: form-of, plural 2. Alternative spelling of kecks. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kegs Part of Speech: noun 1. Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing; underwear. Labels: Northern-England, plural, plural-only 2. A bit of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is dealt into a separate bit for each leg. Labels: Northern-England, plural, plural-only
Word: kegs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of keg Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beating Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, beat + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ 1. The action by which someone or something is beaten. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the beating of a drum Example: secret beatings of prisoners 2. A heavy defeat or setback. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To increase United's pain, this was their first home defeat in any competition since April 2010, when they lost to Chelsea - but even that defeat, which effectively cost them the title, may not turn out to have the same long-term significance as this heavy beating. 3. The pulsation of the heart. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: beating Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, beat + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of beat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dogs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɒɡz/, /dɔɡz/, /dɑɡz/ 1. plural of dog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dogs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɒɡz/, /dɔɡz/, /dɑɡz/ 1. Feet, from rhyming slang dog's meat. Labels: US, plural, plural-only, slang Example: My dogs are tired. Let's get a taxi. 2. Toes Labels: US, plural, plural-only, slang Example: Time to let the dogs out to play. (While taking off shoes.) 3. A greyhound racing event; the sport of greyhound racing. Labels: plural, plural-only, usually Example: I lost money at the dogs last night. 4. Fasteners securing a watertight hatch. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: dogs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɒɡz/, /dɔɡz/, /dɑɡz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dog Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: snowy egret Part of Speech: noun 1. A small heron, Egretta thula, having white plumage.
Word: carpenter ant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carpenter + ant. 1. Any of several large ants, of the genus Camponotus, found in North America and northern China, that build nests in dead wood.
Word: snowy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English snowy, snawy, from Old English snāwiġ. By surface analysis, snow + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsnəʊi/, /ˈsnoʊi/ 1. Marked by snow; characterized by snow. Example: snowy day Example: snowy picture on the television 2. Covered with snow; snow-covered; besnowed. Example: snowy hillside Example: So we continue climbing to the saddle of the Kleine Scheidegg, where ahead there comes into view the wide expanse of the Grindelwald valley, backed by the snowy crown of the Wetterhorn. 3. Snow-white in color, white as snow. Example: A man got up in all the outward trappings of a gentleman: an extensive display of snowy linen, unimpeachable tailoring, ganté, botté, in perfection; nothing overdone. Example: Disgusted with the world and worldlings, I drove down to an estate of my father's, in Suffolk, determined to “misanthropise” and be romantic ; but all my plans were disconcerted by the “Large blue eyes, fair locks, and snowy hands” of Miss Emily Hathenden, whose estate bordered on my own.
Word: snowy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English snowy, snawy, from Old English snāwiġ. By surface analysis, snow + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsnəʊi/, /ˈsnoʊi/ 1. Synonym of snowy owl. Labels: informal Example: […] the snowy was successful in forty-two percent of its strikes. Example: Adult male snowies are nearly white. They become whiter as they get older. Female birds are usually white with narrow black or brown bars and spots. Young snowies are darker than the adults, and they have heavier markings. 2. Synonym of snowy egret. Labels: informal
Word: pranksters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prankster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cobras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cobra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deep water Part of Speech: noun 1. Waters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But deep water was not secured until 1926, when Corpus Christi dug itself out 21 miles to the sea. 2. A difficult or embarrassing situation. Labels: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Example: You will be in deep water if you are found copying work from other students. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deep, water. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deep-water Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a great depth of water. Example: a deep-water harbour Example: It is intended to develop San Lourenzo^([sic]) into a deep-water port, as Guayaquil is highly unsuitable because of drifting silt banks and a thirty-mile river approach. 2. Carried out at great depth. Example: deep-water drilling 3. Located in or near deep ocean waters. Example: a deep-water port 4. Living at a great depth underwater.
Word: windpipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of windpipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spin bowler Part of Speech: noun 1. A bowler who bowls the ball (in cricket) relatively slowly, with spin on it, such that the ball moves in an irregular manner after it bounces; as opposed to a fast bowler.
Word: TSO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of transport safety officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TSO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Time Sharing Option. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of TCP segmentation offload. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Technical Standard Order (“minimum performance standard issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration for materials, components and processes used in civil aircraft”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: muscleman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From muscle + man. 1. A bodyguard. Example: And here comes the princess now, stepping from her limousine, flanked by musclemen, caught in a fusillade of clicking cameras. 2. A man with developed muscles.
Word: rendez-vous Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rendezvous. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In my Mind, every Virtue that could adorn it was centered; it was the Rendez-vous of every good Quality and of every noble sentiment. Example: THE Subscriber has opened a Recruiting Rendez-vous in the village of Middlebury, for the reception of Recruits for the 31st regt. U. S. infantry, and invites the able-bodied and patriotic young men of the vicinity to repair to the Standard of their Country—erected at his quarters, where they may become entitled to One Hundred and Twenty-four Dollars BOUNTY;
Word: rendezvous Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French rendez-vous (“appointment”), noun derived from second person plural imperative of se rendre (“to go to”), literally, “[you (imperative)] go to, get yourself to [a place]”. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒndɪˌvuː/, /ˈɹɒndeɪ̯ˌvuː/, /ˈɹɑndəˌvu/, /ˈɹɑndeɪ̯ˌvu/, /ˈrɔːn.ɖeː.ʋuː/ 1. A meeting or date. Example: Near-synonym: assignation (hyponymous in modern use) Example: I have a rendezvous with a friend in three hours. 2. An agreement to meet at a certain place and time. Example: Get the party started at the rendezvous at oh six hours. 3. A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet. Example: an inn, the free rendezvous of all travellers 4. The appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment. Example: The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a rendezvous at Marlborough. 5. A set of orbital maneuvers during which two spacecraft arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance. 6. A retreat or refuge. Labels: obsolete Example: A rendeuous, a home to fly unto
Word: rendezvous Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French rendez-vous (“appointment”), noun derived from second person plural imperative of se rendre (“to go to”), literally, “[you (imperative)] go to, get yourself to [a place]”. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒndɪˌvuː/, /ˈɹɒndeɪ̯ˌvuː/, /ˈɹɑndəˌvu/, /ˈɹɑndeɪ̯ˌvu/, /ˈrɔːn.ɖeː.ʋuː/ 1. To meet at an agreed time and place. Labels: intransitive Example: Let's rendezvous at the bordello at 8:00 and go from there. Example: [H]e ſupplied Charles vvith a numerous army, vvhich rendezvouſed at Angers, under the command of his eldeſt ſon John duke of Normandy, attended by ſeveral princes of the blood and the flovver of the French nobility.
Word: by the way Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: First appeared in the 10th century with literal meaning "by the side of the road", from Old English weġ (which became "way") meaning "road". Soon afterward (circa 1000) it came to mean "during one's journey". The figurative meaning developed in the mid-16th century, with the first instance of the modern meaning being from 1614. 1. Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened. Labels: conjunctive, idiomatic Example: His mother will be coming for dinner tomorrow, and, by the way, she recently sold her collection of ceramic eggs. Example: […] I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years. But this is by the way.
Word: by the way Part of Speech: adv Etymology: First appeared in the 10th century with literal meaning "by the side of the road", from Old English weġ (which became "way") meaning "road". Soon afterward (circa 1000) it came to mean "during one's journey". The figurative meaning developed in the mid-16th century, with the first instance of the modern meaning being from 1614. 1. Irrelevantly, off-topic. Labels: UK, idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: incidentally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English incidental Middle English -ly English -ly English incidentally From incidental + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl̩i/, /ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)l̩i/ 1. In an incidental manner. Example: Near-synonyms: coincidentally, happenstantially, circumstantially, by chance, accidentally, semirandomly, randomly 2. In an incidental manner. Example: Near-synonym: in passing Example: The book discussed the subject, but only incidentally. 3. In an incidental manner. Labels: conjunctive Example: Incidentally, did you hear anything new from your brother yesterday?
Word: Sydney funnel-web spider Part of Speech: noun 1. A venomous spider, Atrax robustus, native to the greater Sydney region of eastern Australia.
Word: 'tisn't Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: From ’tis + -n’t. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪz.n̩t/, /ˈtɪz.ənt/ 1. Contraction of it + isn't. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction
Word: aoristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English aorist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aoristic From aorist + -ic. 1. Of, or relating to the aorist aspect. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aorist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀόριστος (aóristos, “unbounded”). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/, /ˈɛə.ɹɪst/, /ˈɛəɹɪst/ 1. A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect. 2. A particular verb in the aorist.
Word: aorist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀόριστος (aóristos, “unbounded”). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/, /ˈɛə.ɹɪst/, /ˈɛəɹɪst/ 1. Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect. Labels: not-comparable Example: the aorist stem of a verb
Word: antitoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English anti- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English antitoxic From anti- + toxic. 1. That counteracts a toxin or poison. 2. Of or relating to an antitoxin.
Word: anti-roll bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A bar that is stressed to reduce roll (leaning to one side) in a car body during cornering.
Word: anti-sway bar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: anti- + sway + bar 1. A connection between the left and right suspension systems of a road vehicle designed to stabilise it, and reduce roll or sway on corners.
Word: foreign language Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɔːɹɪn lɛŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A language that is not widely or officially spoken in a particular place. Example: Irish courts will hear cases in English or Gaelic, but speakers of foreign languages must find an interpreter. 2. A language that is not one's native tongue. Example: The children struggled in their Welsh lessons because they didn't have any experience of foreign languages.
Word: ripsnorter Part of Speech: noun 1. a violently energetic or noisily outspoken person; someone using slambang methods Labels: slang Example: "That venerable old ripsnorter defended the right of the clergy to drive fast horses" -- Phil Stong 2. something extreme; humdinger Labels: slang Example: "Yesterday's performance was a ripsnorter for gaiety, vigor, and general run-around" -- Virgil Thomson
Word: lacrosse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”). Pronunciation: /ləˈkɹɒs/, /ləˈkɹɔs/, /ləˈkɹɑs/ 1. A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time. Labels: uncountable Example: The great invasion games of basketball, field and ice hockey, lacrosse and the varied football codes seem to provide an immense attraction for all ages, and billions of people around the world play and watch these sports. Example: After the accuser proved unable to identify her assailants during two photo lineups, Nifong told the police to give her a third chance, showing her pictures only of the 46 white lacrosse players without any pictures of “fillers,” or nonsuspects.
Word: in the money Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Possessing money; rich. Labels: idiomatic Example: 1933: We're In The Money — song title, lyrics Al Dubin, music Harry Warren https://web.archive.org/web/20101126014740/http://harrywarren.org/songs/0140.htm We're in the money. We're in the money. / We've got a lot of what it takes to get along. 2. For an option, having a strike price which makes it profitable to exercise. For a call this is a strike below the market price, or for a put a strike above the market price. 3. Achieving a sufficiently high ranking in a contest to earn money (for oneself, or for those who have placed a bet). Example: The cash prizes for first, second and third place were too enticing to pass up. If he finished in the money he could just hang out for the next year and concentrate on his new life as Timothy Gales.
Word: hard yakka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hard + yakka, from Yagara yaga (“work”). Pronunciation: /hɑːd ˈjækə/ 1. Hard work. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, uncountable Example: The men who did all the hard yakka believed in a short cut – shoot the bastards; it was cheaper and easier. Example: somebody sits down and does the solid, hard yakka of talking his way through with the waterside workers and with the union movement generally
Word: bottom of the harbour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the metaphor of money hidden in an inaccessible place. Also, allegedly, incriminating records were in some cases disposed of by dumping them in Sydney Harbour. 1. A tax avoidance scheme from the 1970s. Labels: Australia, attributive, uncountable Example: The 'bottom of the harbour' scheme was so named because a company once stripped of its assets, was dumped and, like a body in a cement suit, sank never to be seen again. Example: John Howard argued that he was a relatively new Treasurer in 1978 when he was first given some advice from Treasury officials concerning the bottom-of-the-harbour tax schemes.
Word: schicksa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shiksa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Winterval Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of winter + festival or interval. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪn.tə.vl̩/, /ˈwɪn.tɚ.v(ə)l/ 1. A period of holidays in midwinter, including both secular and religious holidays (i.e. not just the specifically Christian and Western festivals of Christmas and New Year's Day). Labels: UK
Word: stage-phoner Part of Speech: noun 1. One who fakes a cell-phone conversation.
Word: bluejack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of Bluetooth + hijack. 1. To send messages to (a device) anonymously using Bluetooth. Labels: transitive Example: My friend's mobile keeps getting bluejacked - it's really quite annoying.
Word: bluejacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from bluejacking + -er. 1. One who anonymously sends messages to a device using the Bluetooth system.
Word: dental spa Part of Speech: noun 1. A dental regimen using spa treatments, intended to aid the comfort of the patient
Word: me time Part of Speech: noun 1. Time to oneself; a period spent relaxing or engaging in a hobby on one's own. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: According to data gathered by the online reservations platform OpenTable, solo dining has increased by 29 percent in just the past two years. The No. 1 reason is the need for more “me time.” Example: Baths are inevitably associated with licentious pleasure: the most generous expression of the “me time” age.
Word: face time Part of Speech: noun 1. Time spent in visual communication with another party (as opposed to communication over the phone, via e-mail, instant messaging, etc.). Labels: uncountable Example: page 128: T_F = Face time in minutes = 480 — lunch — travel in time — travel out time page 131: Likewise, a critical I.E. analysis of travel time can show quickly whether or not there is any potential for increased face time from improved […] 2. Time spent visibly at one's workplace to satisfy expectations about one's working hours, even if this is unneeded or unproductive. Labels: uncountable 3. The time during which the presenter's head is shown on screen. Labels: uncountable
Word: windshield time Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of time in one's car during which one performs activities related to one's job. Labels: uncountable