nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: no-show Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnoʊ ˌʃoʊ/ 1. An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place of employment. Example: You may want to consider instituting a charge for no-shows. […] Also, you must inform patients, in advance, that there is a charge for no-shows, and what that charge is. 2. A person or group that does not show up. Labels: broadly Example: Out of fifty people who said they would attend, we only had three no-shows. Example: Once they were enrolled […] they never did any work, but Frankel would deliver signed time sheets to the district office, collect the checks, and give them to his fake workers. And the no-shows would give Frankel the salary money, which he put into Beth Rachel school. 3. Ellipsis of no-show sock. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Now some young people are declaring a preference for crew socks, which generally rise to midway up the shin, and thumbing their noses at the ankle and no-show varieties that are staples of the previous generation’s sock drawers.
Word: no-show Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈnoʊ ˌʃoʊ/ 1. To fail to show up for something.
Word: what a way to go Part of Speech: intj 1. A remark on the unfortunate, exceptional, or unusual nature of somebody's death.
Word: twiddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps a blend of twirl, twist, or twitch; fiddle. Pronunciation: /ˈtwɪdəl/ 1. To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around. Labels: transitive Example: She sat and nervously twiddled her hair while she waited. Example: The harder Small sang, the harder the cow chewed and the faster she twiddled her ears around as if stirring the song into the food to be rechewed in cud along with her breakfast. 2. To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits). Labels: transitive 3. To be in an equivalence relation with. Labels: transitive 4. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. Labels: intransitive
Word: twiddle one's thumbs Part of Speech: verb 1. to circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored 2. To wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation. Labels: idiomatic Example: He twiddled his thumbs for almost a week while he waited for somebody to set up his computer.
Word: FNG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of fucking new guy. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Example: 2003: "Two agents in a dark blue sedan were waiting for me. One of them, Jim Heekin, took charge immediately, and also put me in my place. "You must be the FNG," he said as we shook hands." — https://web.archive.org/web/20050403063411/http://www.twbookmark.com/features/jamespatterson/chapters/bigbadwolf5.html Example: 2004: "The other guy is hollering "F-N-G!" He's saying "Your FNG is here!" And I didn’t understand what FNG meant. I soon learned: Fucking New Guy. Or we called them Cherries, meaning brand-new guy in Vietnam." — https://web.archive.org/web/20050313164139/http://www.nyfolklore.org/pubs/voic30-3-4/warstr.html 2. Initialism of free nipple graft. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: relativistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From relativist + -ic or relative + -istic. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛl.ə.təˌvɪst.ɪk/ 1. Of or relating to relativity. Example: The 'Blandford-Znajek' (BZ) black hole magnetospheric power extraction process was one of the first (1977) analytic attempts to define a general relativistic theory for axisymmetric, stationary, ideal-MHD, BH magnetospheres. 2. At or near the speed of light. 3. Of or relating to relativism.
Word: time dilation Part of Speech: noun 1. The slowing of the passage of time experienced by objects in motion relative to an observer (measurable only at relativistic speeds), or due to being in a gravitational well. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The perceived change in the speed of time experienced due to psychological stress, hormones, or drugs; the rate of time perception, chronoception. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: measurable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French mesurable, equivalent to measure + -able. Doublet of mensurable. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/, /ˈmɛʒɹəbəl/, /ˈmeʒəɹəbəl/, /ˈmeʒɹəbəl/ 1. Able to be measured. Example: "There are studies that illustrate how kindness spreads through social networks in measurable ways. When we are kind to someone, they don't just feel better — they become 25% more likely to help others." 2. Of significant importance.
Word: measurable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French mesurable, equivalent to measure + -able. Doublet of mensurable. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/, /ˈmɛʒɹəbəl/, /ˈmeʒəɹəbəl/, /ˈmeʒɹəbəl/ 1. That which can be measured; a metric.
Word: Lorentz Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis FitzGerald. 1. The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.
Word: Lorentz contraction Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction. Labels: uncountable
Word: Lorentz factor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its appearance in Lorentzian electrodynamics, named after Dutch physicist Hendrik Lorentz. 1. a factor arising in special relativity, to calculate the degree of time dilation, length contraction and relativistic mass of an object moving relative to an observer, defined as (1-v²/c²)^(-0.5), where v and c are relative velocity and the speed of light, respectively Labels: uncountable
Word: relativistic mass Part of Speech: noun 1. The increased mass of an object moving at relativistic speed relative to an observer. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Lorentz force Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Dutch physicist Hendrik Lorentz (1853–1928). 1. The force exerted on a charged particle in an electromagnetic field.
Word: Lorentz symmetry Part of Speech: noun 1. the invariance of the laws of physics under the Lorentz transformation. Labels: uncountable
Word: invariance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English variance English invariance From in- + variance. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.əns/, /ɪnˈvɛː.ɹi.əns/, /ɪnˈvæɹ.i.əns/, /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.əns/, /ɪnˈveː.ɹi.əns/ 1. The property of being invariant. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Lorentz group Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853–1928), A Dutch physicist. 1. The group of all Lorentz transformations in spacetime.
Word: Lorentz transformation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Dutch physicist Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853–1928). 1. A transformation relating the spacetime coordinates of one frame of reference to another in special relativity.
Word: manipulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French manipulation, from Old French manipule, from Latin manipulus. Morphologically manipulate + -ion. Pronunciation: /məˌnɪp.juˈleɪ.ʃən/, /məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, /məˌnɪp.jəˈlæɪ.ʃən/ 1. The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The dealer's manipulations could have removed cards from the deck. Example: The rear portion of the tender top is flat and open so as to facilitate the manipulation of the water crane. 2. The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After a few minutes of manipulation each week, she obtained days of relief from her neck pain. 3. The usage of psychological influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The counselor was able to reach the disturbed teen through positive psychological manipulation. Example: Through subtle manipulations he orchestrated the downfall of his rival.
Word: equivalence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French équivalence, from Medieval Latin aequivalentia. Pronunciation: /ɪˈkwɪv.ə.ləns/, /əˈkwəv.ə.ləns/ 1. The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal. Labels: uncountable 2. An equivalence relation; ≡; ~ Labels: countable 3. The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false. Labels: uncountable 4. The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalence. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: equivalence Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French équivalence, from Medieval Latin aequivalentia. Pronunciation: /ɪˈkwɪv.ə.ləns/, /əˈkwəv.ə.ləns/ 1. To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance. Labels: transitive Example: […] whether the transgression of Eve seducing, did not exceed that of Adam seduced, or whether the resistibility of his reason did not equivalence the facility of her seduction, we shall referre it unto the Schoolman. Example: […] every one being struck with wonder at the vertue and patience of the sufferers, began to think that worthy the enquiring into, which men thought so much better worth then their lives; and these reflections converted more then the best verball expressions, to such auditors, as thought life not to be equivalenced by any compensation.
Word: brill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from Cornish brilli (“mackerel”), from brithelli, plural of brithel (“mackerel”), from brith (“spotted”), from Proto-Brythonic *briθ. Pronunciation: /bɹɪl/ 1. A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
Word: brill Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /bɹɪl/ 1. Clipping of brilliant; wonderful, amusing; cool. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Example: That song is totally brill, innit! Example: So what makes a brill baguette? For Mr Paluel-Marmont and Mr de Rovira, a star French stick can usually be identified merely by its appearance.
Word: accumulatio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin accumulātiō (“the act of heaping up”). Doublet of accumulation. Pronunciation: /əkʊm(j)uˈlɑti.o/ 1. A forceful summarisation of previously made points. Labels: rhetoric, uncountable, usually
Word: escutcheon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Proto-Indo-European *skoy-tó-m Proto-Italic *skoitom? Latin scūtum Old French escutder. Old French escu Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Frankishinflu. Old French -on Anglo-Norman escuchonbor. Middle English scochon English escutcheon From Middle English scochon, from Anglo-Norman escuchon, Old French escusson (French écusson), ultimately from Latin scutum (“shield”). Related to scutum, scute, scudo, escudo, and écu. Pronunciation: /ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/ 1. The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself. Example: Meronyms: field, charge, emblem Example: He dies: his very coffin is comfortable; the very vault of his ancestors is sheltered; a funeral sermon is preached in his honour; and escutcheon and marble tablet do their best to preserve his memory. 2. A small shield used to charge a larger one. 3. The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound. Example: The hair becomes darker and coarser during pubic hair stage 3, spreading over the pubic symphysis with gradual progression to a full female escutcheon. 4. A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It was once taken as an index of milking qualities. Example: The milk-mirror, or escutcheon, is formed by the hair above the udder, extending upwards between the thighs, […] 5. The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed. 6. A decorative or protective plate or bezel designed to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes. 7. The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate. 8. The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.
Word: amative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Latin amātus Medieval Latin amātīvusder. English amative From Medieval Latin amātīvus, from Latin amātus, perfect passive participle of amō (“love”). Pronunciation: /ˈam.ə.tɪv/ 1. Pertaining to love; amorous. Labels: not-comparable Example: His amative enthusiasm, at which he is himself laughing, and his clever, imaginative, humorous ways, contrast strongly with the sincere tenderness and dignified quietness of the woman. Example: He was also confounded by its implication in Podson. Damme, the idea of that runt of a feller makin' up to a woman old enough to be his mother! Bradly banged pots about the stove, preparing the evening meal, to relieve himself of an outraged sense of propriety at Podson's amative presumption.
Word: summarisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From summer + -isation. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of summarization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: espousal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English espousal, espousaille, from Old French espousailles, from Latin sponsalia (“a betrothal”), neuter plural of sponsalis, from spōnsus (“one betrothed, a spouse”); see spouse. By surface analysis, espouse + -al. Pronunciation: /əˈspaʊzl̩/ 1. A betrothal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: So he pressed her again and again with advice on the matter of espousals; but she ever opposed to him refusals, till at last she turned upon him angrily and cried, "O my father, if thou name matrimony to me once more, I will go into my chamber and take a sword, and, fixing its hilt on the ground, will set its point to my waist; then I will press upon it, till it come forth from my back, and so slay myself." 2. A wedding ceremony. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: summarization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English summary 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 summarize 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 summarization From summarize + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌsʌməɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The act of summarizing. Labels: countable Example: Jim is very adept at summarization. 2. The process of summarizing. Labels: uncountable Example: After summarization, these documents seem much simpler. 3. A summary; the result of summarizing. Labels: countable Example: Jim's summarization of the incident was very useful.
Word: espial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English espiaille, from Old French espier (“to watch”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈspaɪ.əl/, /ɛˈspaɪ.əl/ 1. An act of noticing or observing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Secure—unnoted—Conrad's prow pass'd by, / And anchor'd where his ambush meant to lie; / Screen'd from espial by the jutting cape, / That rears on high its rude fantastic shape. Example: She had, however, the comfort of knowing that her lady's wardrobe was in her power, but it did not avail her much, as the servants of the house were so shocked at the Frenchwoman's refusal to nurse her sick lady, that every eye was upon her in the way of espial and condemnation; […] 2. The fact of noticing or observing; a discovery. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A scout; a spy. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: these be most necessarie for the espials belonging vnto a camp Example: King. Sweet Gertrude leave us too, For we have closely sent for Hamlet hither, That he, as 'twere by accident, may there Affront Ophelia. Her Father[ ]and my selfe (lawful espials) Will so bestow our selves, that seeing unseene We may of their encounter frankely judge
Word: espresso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian espresso, from caffè espresso (“pressed-out coffee”), form of esprimere (“to press out”), from Latin exprimere, from ex- (“out”) + primere (“to press”). Some sources derive the term from “expressly (‘individually, directly’) made for the customer”, or as “fast” (Italian espresso also meaning “fast”, as in English express (“fast”)) but these are not widely credited. The original term for modern espresso (coffee extracted under pressure) was cream coffee, from Italian caffè crema (variant: crema caffè), due to the crema, and was seen on early Gaggia machines, but this term is no longer used. Pronunciation: /ɛˈspɹɛsəʊ/, /ɪˈspɹɛsəʊ/, /əˈspɹɛsəʊ/, /ɛˈspɹɛsoʊ/ 1. A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is no surprise that over the last decade the more moneyed elements of the coffee industry have been trying to figure out how to simplify espresso brewing to the point that a consumer can produce a properly rich, smooth-tasting espresso shot without struggling through a complicated process that can be as daunting as upgrading to Vista or assembling a glass-fronted display case from Ikea. […] To conclude, here in tabular form is a summary of our ratings of espressos produced from thirty pod, capsule and disc blends. 2. A drink that includes espresso as an ingredient. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dato Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of datto. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: esprit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French esprit (“spirit”). Doublet of spirit, spiritus, spirytus, sprite, and spright, possibly also spree. Pronunciation: /ɛsˈpɹiː/ 1. Spirit, enthusiasm. Labels: uncountable 2. A wit. Labels: uncountable 3. Liveliness, or active mind and spirit. Labels: uncountable
Word: Hardon Part of Speech: name 1. A rare surname.
Word: escapement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From escape + -ment. The watch component is so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration. Pronunciation: /ɪˈskeɪpmənt/ 1. The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands. Example: The escapement is the reason why clocks tick. Example: For some reason, adjusting the 400-day clock escapement strikes fear into the hearts of many clock repairers. 2. A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage. 3. An escape or a means of escape. 4. The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn. Example: Importantly, there are also extensive practical difficulties associated with gathering and interpreting accurate escapement and run-size information and applying it to population management. Example: They obtained migration information from a mark– recapture experiment, daily escapement information from aerial surveys, and daily catch information from fish tickets.
Word: escapology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English escape Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English escapology From escape + -ology. Pronunciation: /ˈɛs.kəˌpɒl.ə.dʒiː/, /ˈɛs.kəˌpɑl.ə.dʒi/ 1. The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Viruses have ‘studied’ immunology over millions of years of coevolution with their hosts. During this ongoing education they have developed countless mechanisms to escape from the host's immune system. […] These escape strategies have been described as ‘camouflage’ and ‘sabotage’. Using these simple concepts we describe the spectrum of viral escapology […] 2. Escape from a difficult situation. Labels: figuratively, uncountable, usually Example: Might it have been any different had Leroy Sané’s goal, late in the first half, not been wrongly given offside? Nobody will ever know but it was certainly true that City were threatening a remarkable feat of escapology in that part of the match.
Word: escalade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French escalade, from Italian scalata, from scalare (“to climb”), from scala (“ladder”), from Latin scālae (“ladder”). Doublet of scalade. Pronunciation: /ˌɛskəˈleɪd/, /ˈɛskəˌleɪd/, /ˈɛskəˌlɑd/ 1. An act of scaling walls or fortifications. Example: An escalade was required for the warriors to attack the troops.
Word: escalade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French escalade, from Italian scalata, from scalare (“to climb”), from scala (“ladder”), from Latin scālae (“ladder”). Doublet of scalade. Pronunciation: /ˌɛskəˈleɪd/, /ˈɛskəˌleɪd/, /ˈɛskəˌlɑd/ 1. To scale the walls of a fortification. Labels: dated
Word: erysipelas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English erisipila, borrowed from Latin erysipelas, from Ancient Greek ἐρῠσῐ́πελᾰς (erŭsĭ́pelăs), probably related to ἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós, “red”) and πέλμᾰ (pélmă, “the sole of a foot”). Pronunciation: /ˌɛ.ɹɪˈsɪp.ɪl.əs/, /ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/, /ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.ləs/, /ˌɪɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/, /ˌɪɹ.əˈsɪp.ləs/ 1. An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The symptoms gradually improved until, on the fifth day from her delivery, I was pleased to find the erysipelas rapidly defervescing, the lochia natural, no subinvolution of the uterus, nor abdominal tenderness.
Word: fizz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeia. Pronunciation: /fɪz/ 1. An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I poured a cola and waited for the fizz to settle down before topping off the glass. 2. The sound of such an emission. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Evan sat back in the hot tub and listened to the relaxing fizz and pops produced by the eruption of bubbles. 3. A carbonated beverage, especially champagne. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Nathan ordered an orange fizz from the soda jerk at the counter. Example: When he had returned with what remained unslopped of two glasses of fizz, she was still there, waiting for him.
Word: fizz Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeia. Pronunciation: /fɪz/ 1. To emit bubbles. Labels: intransitive 2. To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound. Labels: intransitive Example: the fizzing fuse of a bomb 3. To shoot or project something at great velocity. Labels: intransitive Example: Each lad tried to send his [burning] disc fizzing and flaring through the darkness as far as possible. Example: And just before the interval, Kolarov, who was having one of his better games in a City shirt, fizzed in a cracker from 30 yards which the Wolves stopper unconvincingly pushed behind for a corner.
Word: back-seat driver Part of Speech: noun 1. An occupant of a large vehicle, such as a firetruck, who helps steer the vehicle from far in the back. Labels: dated Example: When New York pitcher Vernon Gomez retires as a smokeballer he wants to become a smoke eater. Here he gets a tryout as a back-seat driver on a hook and ladder truck at St. Petersburg[…] 2. A person sitting (typically) in the back seat of a car issuing (unsolicited and usually unwanted) instructions to the driver. 3. An opinionated person who offers (unsolicited and often unwanted) advice on the best way to handle a situation. Labels: figuratively
Word: Limburgs Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Limburg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: devi Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪvi/ 1. A goddess in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.
Word: humiliating Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ/ 1. Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone. Example: The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it.
Word: humiliating Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of humiliate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: humiliating Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ/ 1. An act of humiliation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We have various events or processes, therefore: cuttings, kickings, humiliatings, panickings, puncturings, smashings, blowings, and swellings. These are the things that really go on in the world and causation is perhaps just a label […]
Word: hairpin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hair + pin, 1788 (as hair pin). Adjective sense 1906 in hairpin turn etc. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛə.pɪn/, /ˈhɛɚ.pɪn/ 1. A pin or fastener for the hair. 2. A kind of ribozyme; hairpin ribozyme. 3. A very tight bend in a road; a hairpin bend. Labels: attributive Example: The variety of angles in the course, from slow bends to hairpins, will both test your skill as a driver and allow you the opportunity to pass other carts. 4. An elongated horizontal v-shaped sign placed underneath a staff to indicate a crescendo or decrescendo.
Word: kinfolk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kin + folk. 1. Relatives, relations. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: ‘You have kinfolks here though. Women. That used to live in this house.’ Example: “Ah, woe is me! Alas, for my kingdom and my kinfolk!”
Word: great-grandchild Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English great- English grand- English child English grandchild English great-grandchild From great- + grandchild. 1. The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild. Example: She’s now a great-grandmother with three sons, a grandson and two great-grandchildren.
Word: grand- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Middle English, probably modelled after use of grand in Middle French (e.g., grandpere); see also grand. 1. of a generation removed from the original noun Labels: morpheme Example: Seth is Amal's grandfather.
Word: condiment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From late Middle English condiment, from Old French condiment, from Latin condimentum, from condīre (“to preserve, pickle, season”). See also condite and compare recondite. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.dɪ.mənt/, /ˈkɑn.də.mənt/ 1. Something used to enhance the flavor of food, for example, salt or pepper, especially when added by the eater to taste rather than by the cook. Example: As a condiment in food, paprika is reputed to be strongly aphrodisiac. Example: Congressmen gleefully wolfed down every imaginable version of the hot dog – smoked kielbasas, jumbo grillers, Big & Juicy's, kosher dogs and spiced dogs – topped with every imaginable condiment – hot mustard, sweet mustard, jalapenos, spaghetti sauce, regular relish, corn relish, maple syrup salsa and the secret sauce of Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.). ("If I told you the recipe," an aide explained, "I'd have to shoot you.")
Word: condiment Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From late Middle English condiment, from Old French condiment, from Latin condimentum, from condīre (“to preserve, pickle, season”). See also condite and compare recondite. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.dɪ.mənt/, /ˈkɑn.də.mənt/ 1. To season with condiments. Labels: transitive 2. To pickle. Labels: transitive
Word: robbery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-der. Proto-Germanic *raubōną Frankish *raubōnbor. Late Latin raubāre Old French rober Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French roberiebor. Middle English robberie English robbery From Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage”) + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. Compare Dutch roverij (“robbery”), Norwegian Bokmål røveri (“robbery”), German Räuberei (“robbery, banditry”). Displaced native Old English rēaflāc. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒbəɹi/, /ˈɹɒbɹi/, /ˈɹɑbəɹi/ 1. The act or practice of robbing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: bank robbery
Word: larceny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in Middle English (as larceni) between 1425 and 1475 from Anglo-Norman larcin (“theft”), from Latin latrocinium (“robbery”), from latro (“robber, mercenary”), from Ancient Greek λάτρον (látron, “pay, hire”). Doublet of latrociny. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑː.sən.i/, /ˈlɑː.sɪ.ni/, /ˈlɑɹ.sə.ni/ 1. The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. Labels: uncountable Example: “Why are you walking around,” inquired Oedipa, “with your eyes closed, Metzger?” “Larceny,” Metzger said, “maybe they'll need a lawyer.” Example: He was prudent enough not to admit he was earning money, which went down well with you, for you knew already he was working “black,” as the Germans call it — meaning illegally, and at night. Shrewd chap, you thought; resourceful; not above a bit of larceny. 2. An individual instance of such a taking. Labels: countable Example: That young man already has four assaults, a DUI, and a larceny on his record.
Word: impartial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French impartial. See im- + partial. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɑɹ.ʃəl/ 1. Treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased. Example: [W]e are to take a ſecond ſurvievv of our Abilities, to ſee if they be confidently fit for that vvhereto our inclination ſvvayeth us: and if upon due impartial examination vve find they are, vve may then follovv the ſvvay of our inclinations.
Word: stampede Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from Mexican Spanish estampida (“a stampede”), from Spanish estampida, estampido (“a bang, a crack (sound)”), from Old Occitan estampida, from Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*stampjan), from Proto-Germanic *stampōną (“to compress, squeeze; to stamp”), from Proto-Indo-European *stembʰ- (“to trample down”). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /stæmˈpiːd/, /stæmˈpid/ 1. A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright. Example: [T]hey saw a herd of deer reposing, who, on their appearance, rose from their recumbent position, and began to gaze warily at the strangers; then, tossing their horne, they set off on a stampede, but only swept round, and settled down not far from where they were. Example: Then, like a stream of white bees pouring from a huge swarm, the steers stretched out from the main body. In a few moments, with astonishing rapidity, the whole herd got into motion. […] "It's a stampede, an' a hummer," said Lassiter. […] ["]That stampede will pass within a mile of us." 2. A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to move in the same direction at the same time, especially in consequence of a panic. Labels: broadly Example: The annual Muslim Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is attended by millions of pilgrims, has increasingly suffered from stampedes. Example: Say, Smoke, this ain't no stampede. It's a exode-us. They must be a thousand men ahead of us an' ten thousand behind. 3. An event at which cowboy skills are displayed; a rodeo. Labels: Canada, US, broadly 4. A sudden unconcerted acting together of a number of persons due to, or as if due to, some common impulse. Labels: figuratively Example: a stampede toward US bonds in the credit markets Example: So all the people, Sheila learned that night, were going away from London; and soon she and her husband would join in the general stampede of the very last dwellers in town.
Word: stampede Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is derived from Mexican Spanish estampida (“a stampede”), from Spanish estampida, estampido (“a bang, a crack (sound)”), from Old Occitan estampida, from Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*stampjan), from Proto-Germanic *stampōną (“to compress, squeeze; to stamp”), from Proto-Indo-European *stembʰ- (“to trample down”). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /stæmˈpiːd/, /stæmˈpid/ 1. To cause (a drove or herd of animals) to run away or scamper in a wild, headlong manner, usually due to fright. Labels: transitive Example: Cattle are usually quiet after dark. Still I've known even a coyote to stampede your white herd. 2. To cause animals (owned by a person) to run away or scamper in this manner. Labels: transitive 3. To cause (people in a crowd) to move in the same direction at the same time, especially due to panic. Labels: broadly, transitive 4. To cause (an individual) to act hastily or rashly. Labels: broadly, transitive Example: I was stampeded into buying an unnecessary insurance against earthquakes, fires, and flooding. 5. To cause (people) to act in a sudden unconcerted manner due to, or as if due to, some common impulse. Labels: figuratively, transitive 6. Of a drove or herd of animals: to run away or scamper in a wild, headlong manner, usually due to fright. Labels: intransitive Example: Miss Withersteen, let me get what boys I can gather, an' hold the white herd. It's on the slope now, not ten miles out—three thousand head, an' all steers. They're wild, an' likely to stampede at the pop of a jack-rabbit's ears. 7. Of people in a crowd: to move in the same direction at the same time, especially due to panic. Labels: broadly, intransitive Example: But here in the UK, we tend to stampede from the concourse the moment the platform number is announced for the train we want to catch, crush round the doors, and then launch ourselves into the first available seat before our fellow passengers can take them all. 8. Of people: to act in a sudden unconcerted manner due to, or as if due to, some common impulse. Labels: figuratively, intransitive
Word: oxblood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ox + blood. 1. A dark brownish-red colour. Labels: uncountable 2. The blood of an ox. Labels: uncountable Example: […] we can change clothes, and with the aid of a bottle of oxblood, which is secreted about my person, we will deceive the tyrant, and spare a nobleman who does honour to Japan. Example: Vampires do urinate copiously on their victims, however, and the possibility exists that they relocate their victims by following the mixed scents of their own urine and butyric acid. Nothing is known about how they are able to relocate the precise wound made on a previous feeding sortie; it was thought they could respond to the odour of dried blood, but this has now been shown to be ineffective; cattle experimentally treated with oxblood are no more nor less attacked than untreated controls (Turner, 1975).
Word: oxblood Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ox + blood. 1. Of a dark brownish-red colour. Example: He was tall and lean, with lank fair hair and a square jaw, togged out in tweeds and a checked shirt and scuffed, oxblood brogues.
Word: anti-hero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + hero. 1. Alternative form of antihero. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pillar-box red Part of Speech: noun 1. A bright red colour, like that of a British post box.
Word: pillar-box red Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a bright red colour, like that of a British post box. Labels: not-comparable Example: ‘All right. And if there were no “ladies” in the vicinity?’ ¶ ‘Well, you can always,’ and here Archie went a pillar-box red, this being his own version of cementing a friendship, ‘slap the salami, as the GIs say!’
Word: bast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bast, from Old English bæst (“bast, inner bark of trees from which ropes were made”), from Proto-West Germanic *bast (compare the Swedish bast, Dutch bast, German Bast), perhaps an alteration of Proto-Indo-European *bʰask-, *bʰasḱ- (“bundle”) (compare Middle Irish basc (“necklace”), Latin fascis (“bundle”), Albanian bashkë (“tied, linked”)). Pronunciation: /bɑːst/, /bæst/ 1. Inner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants (particularly the lime tree) and used for making ropes, cords and matting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [T]here would be seen his face, or that of his elder brother, peering down. A guttural sound, and the tip-tap of bast slippers beating the narrow wooden stairs, and he would stand before one without coat, a little bent, in leather apron, with sleeves turned back, blinking[…] Example: At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.
Word: bast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bast, from a back-formation of Middle English bastard. Pronunciation: /bɑːst/, /bæst/ 1. Bastardy, illegitimacy of birth. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: bast Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bast, from a back-formation of Middle English bastard. Pronunciation: /bɑːst/, /bæst/ 1. Illegitimate, born out of wedlock. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: chrome red Part of Speech: noun 1. A bright reddish orange pigment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chrome red Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a bright reddish orange colour Labels: not-comparable
Word: Congo red Part of Speech: noun 1. An azo dye that turns red in alkaline, blue in acidic solutions. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Old Red Sandstone Part of Speech: name 1. A red sedimentary rock formation in Britain.
Word: Panama Red Part of Speech: name 1. A type of potent, reddish variety of marijuana, originally from Panama. Example: All those downtown evidence rooms got filled up ages ago, now about once every month Property Section has to rent more warehouse space out in deep unincorporated county, bricks and bricks of shit stacked to the roof and spilling out in the parking lot, Acapulco Gold! Panama Red! Michoacán Icepack! numberless kilos of righteous weed, name your figure, just for trivial information we already have anyway.
Word: phenol red Part of Speech: noun 1. A pH indicator and red dye used to test kidney function.
Word: penis envy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Penisneid. 1. The unconscious desire of a woman to possess a penis. Labels: uncountable
Word: ragged red fibers Part of Speech: noun 1. irregular muscle fibers in some DNA disorders. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: red admiral Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Vanessa atalanta of bright red and black butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Word: red alert Part of Speech: noun 1. A warning that indicates an emergency situation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Another red alert last night. Lasted only five minutes, Possibly just a friendly plane with its IFF turned off. Example: Ninety-nine red balloons Floating in the summer sky Panic bells, it's red alert There's something here from somewhere else 2. A state of readiness to deal with such emergency situation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: red algae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of red alga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: red ant Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various red-coloured ants. 2. Any of various red-coloured ants. Labels: US 3. Any of various red-coloured ants. Labels: Australia Example: Breakfast was the white heart of a sand palm – succulent and bitter-sweet – and for ‘jam’ we ate bush apples and red ants with green bottoms that were so full of vitamin C they tasted like stings. 4. Any of various red-coloured ants. 5. Any of various red-coloured ants. 6. Any of various red-coloured ants. 7. Any of various red-coloured ants.
Word: red bay Part of Speech: noun 1. A small tree, Persea borbonia, in the Lauraceae family, with red fruit and wood, used for ornamental purposes.
Word: red biddy Part of Speech: noun 1. A cheap alcoholic drink made by mixing red wine and methylated spirit. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: red carpet Part of Speech: noun 1. A strip of red carpet that is laid for a VIP to walk on. Example: I've been gunged on children's TV, hung out with some actors off that soap Dad used to watch, done a photoshoot for a major highstreet fashion outlet and now here we are on the red carpet, outside the cinema in Leicester Square […] Example: This time, the actor was in uncomfortably touchy-feely form. First he sidled up behind Scarlett Johansson as she posed on the red carpet, kissed her, and slid his hand around her waist. 2. VIP treatment. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: red cedar Part of Speech: noun 1. A juniper of species (Juniperus virginiana) native to North America and highly prized for its fragrant wood. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1892, Walt Whitman, "Our Old Feuillage" in Leaves of Grass (abridged reprint of the 1892 edition), Modern Library, 1921, p. 147, https://archive.org/details/leavesofgrass00whit Below, the red cedar festoon'd with tylandria, the pines and cypresses growing out of the white sand that spreads far and flat, […] 2. An arborvitae (Thuja plicata), found in North America. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She was a West Coast canoe—dug out of a great red cedar tree. 3. A tree of species Toona sureni, of eastern Asia. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An evergreen tree of the mahogany family with reddish wood, found in Australia (Toona australis). Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A tree of species Trichilia hirta, found from Mexico to Paraguay. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Wood of any of these trees. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: imbricate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin imbricātus (“tiled”). 1. Alternative form of imbricated (“overlapping”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: The pileus is sessile, or sometimes narrowed at the base into a short stem, the caps often numerous and crowded together in an overlapping or imbricate manner.
Word: imbricate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin imbricātus (“tiled”). 1. To overlap in a regular pattern. Labels: intransitive, transitive 2. To undergo or cause to undergo imbrication.
Word: red cent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from the color of the copper from which the coin was minted. Prior to 1864, a brighter nickel-based cent was used, often called the white cent. It is also possible that the red originally referred to the obverse bearing an Indian head stamp. See Indian Head cent. 1. A copper penny. Labels: US 2. A very small amount of money. Labels: US, colloquial Example: I wouldn't pay one red cent for a ticket. Example: Snorkey. But I ain't got two cents. What's a fellow to do if he hasn't got a red?
Word: red clover Part of Speech: noun 1. A clover (Trifolium pratense), with red flowers, found in Europe, Asia and North America. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: red circle rate Part of Speech: noun 1. A rate of pay that is above average for the type of work in question.
Word: blue circle rate Part of Speech: noun 1. a rate of pay that is below average for the type of work in question.
Word: red diesel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The fuel is coloured with red dye to prevent illegal use on public roads. 1. Untaxed diesel fuel intended to be used on private property. Labels: Ireland, UK, uncountable
Word: red drum Part of Speech: noun 1. a large red edible fish, Sciaenops ocellatus, also called channel bass or redfish.
Word: redfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red + fish. 1. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh: 2. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh: 3. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh: 4. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh: 5. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh: 6. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh: 7. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh: 8. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh: 9. Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh:
Word: red earth Part of Speech: noun 1. A red soil found in tropical areas, containing oxidized iron. Labels: uncountable
Word: red fescue Part of Speech: noun 1. a grass plant, Festuca rubra, with green, red, or blue-green flowers, found in Europe, Asia and North America.
Word: red fire Part of Speech: noun 1. A chemical mixture, used in fireworks and flares, that burns with a bright red flame. Labels: uncountable
Word: evangelistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English evangelist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English evangelistic From evangelist + -ic. Pronunciation: /ɪˌvænd͡ʒəˈlɪstɪk/ 1. Pertaining to evangelism or evangelists; spreading the gospel. 2. Pertaining to the Evangelical school. 3. Characterised by enthusiasm and a desire to communicate belief. Labels: colloquial Example: I was pretty evangelistic about the merits of working in a small team.
Word: red goods Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The colors here have to do with the rate of consumption, as opposed to the genre (as in white goods or brown goods). 1. Products that are consumed and replaced quickly, such as food, as opposed to items that have moderate (orange goods) or long-term (yellow goods) lifespans. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: red giant Part of Speech: noun 1. A large red coloured star with a lower surface temperature than many stars, being at the final stage of moderately massive main-sequence stars. Example: Maji orbits the Vamshi binary giant stars. Vamshi-A is a blue star of spectral class A4III which burns at half again the temperature of Sol. Vamshi-B is an aging red giant of class M5III, over 220 times the size of Sol.
Word: red gum Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several species of trees found in Australia: 2. Any of several species of trees found in Australia: 3. Any of several species of trees found in Australia: 4. Any of several species of trees found in Australia: 5. A tree of the hazel family, of species Liquidambar styraciflua, found in North America.
Word: red gum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration (due to gum) of earlier red gown, reed gounde, from Middle English redgownd, redgound, radegound, radegund, equivalent to red + gound. 1. Alternative form of red-gum (“strophulus”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: red ink Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛdˌiŋk/ 1. Financial loss. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic, uncountable Example: GCN has gleefully swum against the political mainstream. Less comfortable has been the financial torrent that now washes the paper in red ink. Being out of step politically has meant not having access to lucrative advertisers. 2. Cheap red wine. Labels: idiomatic, slang, uncountable 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, ink. Labels: uncountable
Word: Red List Part of Speech: name 1. A list of endangered species, created by the World Conservation Monitoring Center.
Word: leotard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after French acrobat Jules Léotard (1838–1870). Pronunciation: /ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/, /ˈlɪə.tɑːd/, /ˈliː.ə.tɑːɹd/ 1. A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.) Example: Tomorrow is the day. Marie makes her first trip out of this notebook and into the world. I'm off to buy a leotard.
Word: red-top Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of red top (“newspaper”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: evangalistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of evangelistic. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: red snow Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of watermelon snow. Labels: uncountable