nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: polysemous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin polysēmus, from Ancient Greek πολύσημος (polúsēmos), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + σημαίνω (sēmaínō, “I signify, mean”). Pronunciation: /pəˈlɪs.ɪ.məs/, /ˌpɒl.ɪˈsiː.məs/, /ˌpɑːl.iˈsiː.məs/, /pəˈlɪs.ə.məs/ 1. Synonym of polysemic. Labels: not-comparable, rhetoric Example: But just how are the meanings associated with a polysemous word related? A look at the entries for polysemous words in different dictionaries shows that lexicographers cannot agree on how to divide up the semantic space […]
Word: polysepalous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English sepalous English polysepalous From poly- + sepalous. 1. having separate sepals Labels: not-comparable
Word: at a stand Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a state of confusion or uncertainty; undecided what to do next. Labels: idiomatic Example: Now I am quite at a stand. Example: Well proceede; What, at a stand? has true loue got the power, To strike dumbe such a nimble wit? 2. Not progressing; not changing; at a standstill; at an impasse. Labels: idiomatic Example: Debreas on the other side, with cheerefull speech, and his owne valour, so encouraged his souldiors, that Scanderbeg was there notably resisted, and his fortune as it were at a stand: Example: 1717, John Dryden (translator), Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books, London: Jacob Tonson, Book 15, “The Pythagorean Philosophy,” p. 521, Thus are their Figures never at a stand, But chang’d by Nature’s innovating Hand; All Things are alter’d, nothing is destroy’d, The shifted Scene for some new Show employ’d.
Word: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Connected with both throw things at the wall and see what sticks and throw dirt enough, and some will stick. Regarding this "mud" term in particular, it may possibly reference a technique of building wattle and daub walls by throwing daub (mud mixed with straw) at the wattle, throwing hard enough that some obtained a good key and remained in place; compare slapdash, a pebbledash effect produced by throwing pebbles at a rendered wall. 1. To attempt the same strategy or technique (or similar ones) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful. Example: 2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at https://web.archive.org/web/20060117103951/http://archives.tcm.ie/thekingdom/2001/01/19/story7064.asp on 02 Nov 06, Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day". Example: 2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at http://books.guardian.co.uk/critics/reviews/0,5917,619266,00.html on 02 Nov 06, Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.' 2. If enough (perhaps false or reckless) accusations are made against a person (or an organization), their reputation will suffer, whether or not this is deserved. Example: 1997, Brent St. Denis, speaking in the Canadian House of Commons, read in Hansard at https://web.archive.org/web/20071104044633/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=2332720&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=36&Ses=1 on 02 Nov 06, They go on and on about the CPP increase being a tax. If we throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick....How can they unfavourably compare that to 9% plus is beyond my comprehension. Example: 2004, "bashos_frog" (poster on MetaFilter community weblog), re: Oh, You Mean Those Records read at http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/34530 on 02 Nov 06, The Clinton years proved that if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.
Word: tetraphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tetra- + -phobia. 1. Custom of avoiding the number four (4) commonly seen in those East Asian countries in whose local languages the words for "4" and "death" are paronymous or homophonous. Labels: uncountable
Word: crivvens Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from Scots crivvens. Attested in English from the early 20th century. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪvənz/ 1. An exclamation of astonishment or horror. Labels: Dundee, Scotland Example: Jings, crivvens an' help ma boab!
Word: gamosepalous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gamo- + sepalous. 1. Having united sepals.
Word: monosepalous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English sepalous English monosepalous From mono- + sepalous. 1. having all sepals united Labels: not-comparable
Word: polysomic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement Labels: not-comparable 2. In auto-polyploids, inheritance that involves pairing of homeologous chromosomes, rather than strictly homologous pairs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polysomic Part of Speech: noun 1. such an organism or chromosome
Word: polyspermy Part of Speech: noun 1. The penetration of an ovum by more than one sperm. Labels: uncountable
Word: polysquare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English square English polysquare From poly- + square. 1. a polyomino
Word: polystichous Part of Speech: adj 1. arranged in several rows or series Labels: not-comparable
Word: polysynaptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English synaptic English polysynaptic From poly- + synaptic. 1. of or involving multiple synapses
Word: polytene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + -tene. 1. Having very large chromosomes with many chromatids (arms). Example: When this was done, it could be shown that the production of polytene chromosomes is not uniform for all chromosomes of a single nucleus, ie, some chromosomes are more polytene than others, […]
Word: polytene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + -tene. 1. A very large chromosome with many chromatids (arms); a chromosome exhibiting polyteny Example: Unlike normal chromosomes, polytenes are visible in a microscope even when cell division is not taking place.
Word: polytocous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) + τόκος (tókos). Pronunciation: /pəˈlɪt.əˌkəs/ 1. Giving birth to multiple offspring at the same time; multiparous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polytonality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English tonality English polytonality From poly- + tonality. 1. The use of multiple keys in the same composition, especially by multiple instruments at the same time Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: polytrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + -trophic. 1. Of bacteria etc.: feeding on multiple types of food, or obtaining nutrients in more than one way Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a nutritive cell attached to each egg in the ovary Labels: not-comparable 3. Rich in nutrients Labels: not-comparable
Word: polytypic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek πολῠ- (polŭ-) + τῠπῐκός (tŭpĭkós). By surface analysis, poly- + type + -ic. Pronunciation: /pɒlɪˈtɪpɪk/ 1. having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies 2. of a habitat, not dominated by a single species 3. of a substance, able to exist in more than one crystal structure, these differing in one dimension Labels: material 4. of a cell sample, containing several cell types 5. of an antibody response, involving several antibodies 6. exhibiting polytypism
Word: polytypism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English type Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English polytypism From poly- + type + -ism. 1. The existence of multiple types, especially of multiple subspecies. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The existence of multiple forms differing in only one of the dimensions of the unit cell. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: polyuria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + -uria. 1. The production of an abnormally large amount of urine; one symptom of diabetes Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: polyvalent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + -valent. 1. Multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles. 2. Having a high valence, especially more than three. 3. Having multiple valencies. 4. Containing antibodies to more than one kind of pathogen. 5. Having several different syllabic or semantic meanings depending on the context. Example: The approximately 1000 different cuneiform signs form a complex script system in which practically every symbol is polyvalent, i.e., having multiple phonemic and/or semantic realizations.
Word: valencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of valency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hellgramite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hellgrammite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: helgramite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hellgrammite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hellgrammite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown Pronunciation: /ˈhɛlɡɹəˌmaɪt/ 1. The aquatic larval form of the dobsonfly, having a segmented body with legs on each segment, and a head with prominent pincers, prized as fish bait. 2. A lure designed to mimic such a larva.
Word: hellgramites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hellgramite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: helgramites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of helgramite (alternative spelling of hellgramites). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hellgrammites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hellgrammite (alternative spelling of hellgramites). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ruffini's corpuscle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Angelo Ruffini. 1. The synaptic ending of the sensory nervous system which are encapsulated and respond to stretch and torque. These responses are propagated back to dorsal root ganglia in the form of an action potential.
Word: Ruffini's corpuscles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ruffini's corpuscle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Eurabian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Eurabia + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to Eurabia. 2. Of or pertaining to the geographical area comprising Europe and the Arabian Peninsula or the cultures of the societies inhabiting that area. Example: ... the new Eurabian cult, thus conferred a theological value upon Palestinian ... Example: As bad as it can get—as in societal collapse, fascist revivalism, and then the long Eurabian night, not over the entire Continent but over significant parts ... 3. Of mixed European and Arab descent.
Word: Eurabian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Eurabia + -an. 1. A person of mixed European and Arab descent.
Word: fishtanks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fishtank Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poco a poco Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian poco a poco. 1. little by little; gradually Labels: not-comparable Example: Crescendo poco a poco – gradually getting louder.
Word: sul ponticello Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Italian. 1. Bowed near the bridge for the duration of a passage Labels: not-comparable
Word: senza sordino Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian senza sordino. 1. Without the mute. Specifically for the piano: with the sustain pedal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gavotte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French, from Provençal gavoto (“dance of the mountain people”), from Old Occitan Gavot (“Alp native”, literally “glutton, boor”), from gaver (“force feed”), from Old Provençal gava (“crop”); attested since the 1690s. 1. A French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time.
Word: gavotte Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French, from Provençal gavoto (“dance of the mountain people”), from Old Occitan Gavot (“Alp native”, literally “glutton, boor”), from gaver (“force feed”), from Old Provençal gava (“crop”); attested since the 1690s. 1. To perform this dance. Example: You had one eye in the mirror as / you watched yourself gavotte / And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner / They'd be your partner, and / You're so vain Example: "Upbeat I can do." Karen paged through the options for a while, her pretty face tight, jaw clamped shut, then perked up at something she saw and jabbed the buttons like she wanted to speak to their manager. A bright, jangly guitar burst out of the wall speakers. George Harrison's voice announced that contrary to appearances, it was all right. Karen gavotted into the middle of the bar to dance, eyes closed in rapture.
Word: shin splint Part of Speech: noun 1. A painful inflammation of the muscles in the shins, especially frequent in runners; (more loosely) a painful condition in the shins.
Word: chair plug Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who habitually attends meetings, but makes no active contribution to them Labels: informal
Word: lace-curtain Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the practice of putting lace curtains in the windows. 1. Having social aspirations, or pretending to be middle class.
Word: lace curtain Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin, netlike curtain that lets light into a room, but obstructs vision from outside
Word: recuperation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin recuperātiō. By surface analysis, recuperate + -ion. 1. Gradual restoration to health. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Instance of getting something back. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Process by which radical or subversive ideas are co-opted by mainstream society. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [Raoul Vaneigem] I have nothing in common with the spectacular recuperation of a project that, in my case, has remained revolutionary throughout.
Word: nearsightedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nearsighted Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English nearsightedness From nearsighted + -ness. 1. The property of being nearsighted, myopia.
Word: myope Part of Speech: noun 1. One who has myopia.
Word: squirrelish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English squirrel Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English squirrelish From squirrel + -ish. 1. Squirrel-like; having qualities associated with squirrels. Example: 1834, William Thomas Beckford, Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal How delighted my friend, the Effendi, must have been upon entering such a paradise, which he soon did after we arrived there, followed by his Armenian interpreter, whom I like better than the Greek, Timoni, with his prying, squirrelish look, and malicious propensities. Example: 1894, John Muir, The Mountains of California In bountiful seasons a single Indian will gather thirty or forty bushels of them—a fine squirrelish employment.
Word: lacrimation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lacrimātiō. By surface analysis, lacrimate + -ion. 1. The shedding or flow of tears; crying. Labels: literary, uncountable, usually
Word: URTI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of upper respiratory tract infection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: repetitious Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɛpəˈtɪʃəs/ 1. Characterized by repetition, especially excessive repetition. Example: Near-synonyms: tedious; see also Thesaurus:wearisome
Word: abgusht Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Iranian Persian آبگوشت (âb-gušt), compound of آب (âb, “water”), and گوشت (gušt, “meat”). 1. A Persian dish consisting of a clear broth with meat and other ingredients such as potatoes, beans and dried lemons. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: droning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɹəʊnɪŋ/, /ˈdɹoʊnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of drone Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: droning Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɹəʊnɪŋ/, /ˈdɹoʊnɪŋ/ 1. A dull humming sound. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For a long while a man may hear the droning of little insects and yet not be aware that he hath heard them, so may the gods not hear our prayers at first until they have been very oft repeated. 2. Tedious and monotonous speech or writing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Just be glad you never had to suffer my dronings first hand, Rufe.
Word: shrinkwrap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shrink + wrap. 1. Alternative form of shrink-wrap. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: shrinkwrap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shrink + wrap. 1. Alternative form of shrink-wrap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sole custody Part of Speech: noun 1. An arrangement whereby only one parent has physical and legal custody of a child while the other parent has visitation rights. Labels: uncountable
Word: maternal custody Part of Speech: noun 1. An arrangement whereby only the mother has physical and legal custody of a child while the father has visitation rights. Labels: uncountable
Word: paternal custody Part of Speech: noun 1. An arrangement whereby only the father has physical and legal custody of a child while the mother has visitation rights. (This entry is a translation hub.) Labels: uncountable
Word: goldilocks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From goldy + locks. Goldilocks is a traditional children's story and its protagonist. Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊldilɒks/ 1. A person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair. 2. A goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris.
Word: moneymaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English monymaker; equivalent to money + maker. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkɚ/, /ˈmʌniˌmeɪkə/ 1. Someone or something that earns or makes money; anything lucrative or profitable. Example: With careful management, she hoped to grow her small business into a real moneymaker. Example: “The media don’t really give young people role models anymore,” says Christina Chinn, 21, of Denver. “Now you get role models like Donald Trump and all of the moneymakers — no one with real ideals.” 2. (usually a woman's) butt, ass, rear end Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Shake your moneymaker / You gotta shake your moneymaker / And then? 3. A lady’s breast. Labels: slang, vulgar 4. One who makes (especially counterfeit) money. Labels: obsolete
Word: moneymakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moneymaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: earns Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɜːnz/, /ɝnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of earn Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hornpipe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hornpipe, hornpype, hornepipe, equivalent to horn + pipe; so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn. 1. A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. 2. A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed. 3. A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time. 4. Music played to the hornpipe dance
Word: hornpipe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hornpipe, hornpype, hornepipe, equivalent to horn + pipe; so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn. 1. To dance the hornpipe. Labels: intransitive
Word: postbellum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin post bellum (literally “after the war”). 1. Of the period following a war. Labels: not-comparable Example: For most Europeans, a postbellum world had seemed the self-evident future, says Finland’s president, Sauli Niinistö. 2. Of the period following a war. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: Midway through Donald McCaig’s unexpectedly diverting novel, “Rhett Butler’s People,” a black man about to be lynched in the post-bellum South asks Rhett to please shoot him dead before the mob breaks into the jail and does worse.
Word: cancan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cancan. Pronunciation: /ˈkænˌkæn/, /ˈkanˌkan/, /ˈkɛnˌkɛn/ 1. A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. Example: They formed up, in perfect silence, in two lines, facing each other between us and the fire, and then the dance - a sort of infernal and fiendish cancan - began. 2. A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. Labels: broadly 3. A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
Word: cancan Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French cancan. Pronunciation: /ˈkænˌkæn/, /ˈkanˌkan/, /ˈkɛnˌkɛn/ 1. To dance the cancan.
Word: ballotade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French. 1. A leap of a horse so that when its four feet are in the air simultaneously and aligned.
Word: put one foot in front of the other Part of Speech: verb 1. To walk, decomposed, to stress the fundamentality of the task. 2. To move forward, progress steadily. Labels: idiomatic
Word: handpick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hand + pick. 1. To pick or harvest by hand. Labels: transitive 2. To select carefully and with individual attention. Labels: transitive Example: Each year they handpick seven candidates for next year's committee.
Word: shot put Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of shot (noun) + put (verb). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɒtpʊt/, /ˈʃɔtpɵt/, /ˈʃɑtpʊt/, /ˈʃɔtpʊt/, /ˈʃɔtpʉt/ 1. An athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb ("shot") as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing ("putting") motion rather than a throwing motion. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A trial of shot put. Labels: countable, usually 3. A ball used to perform the action of shot put. Labels: countable, usually
Word: ham-handed Part of Speech: adj 1. Clumsy, heavy, or inept; not delicate, light or gentle. Example: Some of the dishes arrived damaged after their ham-handed moving efforts. Example: The result, disappointingly, is a scattershot work that is, by turns, entertaining and wearisome, energetic and hokey, delightfully evocative and cheaply sensational; dead-on in its conjuring of zeitgeist-y atmospherics, but often slow-footed and ham-handed in its orchestration of social details.
Word: ham-handedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ham-handed Middle English -ly English -ly English ham-handedly From ham-handed + -ly. 1. In a ham-handed manner; clumsily or heavily
Word: high jump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From high + jump. 1. An athletics event where a competitor must jump over a bar placed gradually higher and higher. Labels: uncountable
Word: half marathon Part of Speech: noun 1. A running race over the distance of 21.0975 km, half the length of a marathon.
Word: chawing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chaw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chawed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chaw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: how's your father Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A popular catchphrase of the 1910s popularised by music-hall entertainer Harry Tate, who used it for comic effect to change the subject away from one about which his character was ignorant (hence sense 1) or a taboo subject (hence sense 2). 1. A whatsit; a thing which the speaker is unable or unwilling to specify more precisely. Labels: UK, countable, slang Example: And meanwhile at the station, there's a couple of likely lads Who swear like how's your father, and they're very cool for cats. 2. Sexual intercourse. Labels: UK, euphemistic, slang, uncountable Example: I popped round Mary's for a bit of how's your father. Example: I mean what a buzz, man, me four fans, an’ I'm on the fookin’ telly! They love it! So suddenly it's knickers off and ’ow's your father.
Word: handcrafter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hand + crafter or handcraft + -er. 1. One who handcrafts or engages in handcraft or handicraft.
Word: God knows Part of Speech: phrase 1. It is only known to God; it is unknown to people. Example: Don't touch that! God knows who else put their hands on that thing! Example: […] Origen himself does not say this. His words are simply, "Who wrote it [i.e. penned it down], God knows, ἡ δὲ εἰς ἡμᾶς φθάσασα ἱστορία", but a report has come to us, that it was either Clement or Luke. 2. It is known unto God; it is certainly true. Labels: often Example: God knows many kids don't like going to school! Example: […] those therefore that appeal to him^([sic]) upon every trivial occasion, and with a slightly superficial God knows, while they never think of God, nor have any regard to his^([sic]) knowledge, profane his^([sic]) name by taking it in vain[…]
Word: fuck knows Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Probably a shortening of "who the fuck knows" 1. I don't know; nobody knows; it is unclear. Labels: idiomatic, vulgar Example: Fuck knows what we'll do now the car's broken down.
Word: hutzpa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chutzpah. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: humorless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English humor Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English humorless From humor + -less. 1. Lacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted. Labels: US Example: He watched the little dog's antics with a humorless stare. Example: At the risk of seeming humorless, we would like to point out some problems with the "bisexuality" insurance cartoon which appeared in the April Fool's issue of GCN.
Word: humorlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English humorless Middle English -ly English -ly English humorlessly From humorless + -ly. 1. In a humorless manner; lacking levity or humor.
Word: humorlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English humorless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English humorlessness From humorless + -ness. 1. The state, quality, or condition of lacking humor. Labels: uncountable
Word: humorousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English humorous Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English humorousness From humorous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being humorous. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The youngsters, not immediately within sight, seemed rather bright and desirable appurtenances than otherwise; the incidents of daily life were not without humorousness and jollity in their aspect there. 2. The result or product of being humorous. Labels: countable, usually
Word: hoarder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English horder, hordere (“a keeper of a store of goods”), from Old English hordere (“a treasurer, steward, chamberlain”), equivalent to hoard + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhɔɹdɚ/, /ˈhoɹdɚ/, /ˈhɔːdə/ 1. One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess. Example: A bill to demonetize existing French gold coinage has been introduced in the Chamber of Deputies by Deputies Lenoir, Bouffandeau, and Eymond. The purpose is to force hoarders to bring out gold estimated at 4,000,000,000 francs which is still kept in hiding in spite of patriotic appeals to the owners to exchange it for notes. Example: Like many lonely people, he was an inveterate hoarder, making and surrounding himself with objects, barriers against the demands of human intimacy.
Word: poacher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English poach Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English poacher From poach + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/, /ˈpəʊ.tʃə/ 1. A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild. 2. A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water. 3. An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box, see Wikipedia:Goal poacher. Example: Regular supplier Barton played in another teasing corner, which was headed on towards goal by the impressive Ameobi and flicked in by expert poacher Nolan. 4. Any of type of fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead. 5. An American wigeon (Anas americana). Labels: US, dialectal
Word: hoarders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoarder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poaching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of poach Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: poaching Part of Speech: noun 1. Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pockmarked Part of Speech: adj 1. Having pockmarks. 2. Pitted, or scarred with holes. Example: After all the trepidation born of Holland's toils home and away against these opponents in qualification for Euro 2012, and the pockmarked nature of the pitch, this was exposed as a mismatch from the opening exchanges. Example: For SAC66 is better known as Batty Moss (or Ribblehead) Viaduct - the magnificent, Grade 2-listed, 24-arch structure that strides over the pockmarked ground between Ribblehead station and Blea Moor signal box. 3. Incomplete, lacking, having holes. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: The student had, at best, a pockmarked understanding of the subject matter.
Word: pockmarked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pockmark Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: podiatry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pod- + -iatry. Pronunciation: /pəˈdaɪətɹi/ 1. Chiropody. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: chiropody Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)bor. New Latin chiro-lbor. English chiro- English pod- English -y English chiropody From chiro- (“hand”) + pod- (“foot”) + -y. 1. The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands). Labels: uncountable
Word: state of emergency Part of Speech: noun 1. An unusually difficult or dangerous situation in which a government gives itself special powers or suspends normal legal procedures so as to regain control. 2. A governmental decree declaring such situation. 3. The status quo following such declaration.
Word: poignancy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪnjən(t)si/, /ˈpɔɪnənsi/, /ˈpɔɪɡnənsi/ 1. The quality of being poignant. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The Conan O’Brien-penned half-hour has the capacity to rip our collective hearts out the way the cute, funny bad girl next door does to Bart when she reveals that her new boyfriend is Jimbo Jones, but the show keeps shying away from genuine emotion in favor of jokes that, while overwhelmingly funny, detract from the poignancy and the emotional intimacy of the episode.
Word: poignantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English poignant Middle English -ly English -ly English poignantly From poignant + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪnjəntli/, /ˈpɔɪnəntli/, /ˈpɔɪɡnəntli/ 1. In a poignant manner. Example: So while Ralph generally seems to inhabit a different, more glorious and joyful universe than everyone else here his yearning and heartbreak are eminently relateable. Ralph sometimes appears to be a magically demented sprite who has assumed the form of a boy, but he’s never been more poignantly, nakedly, movingly human than he is here.
Word: pointedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English pointed Middle English -ly English -ly English pointedly From pointed + -ly. 1. Explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism. Example: The film echoes a central question from all the Wick films, though: is he a natural-born murderer? Or a good man underneath it all? "This is who you are," the Marquis tells him. "A killer." The question is pointedly unresolved here. Example: In a second ruling on Sunday, Immergut expanded on her earlier order, temporarily blocking the administration from deploying troops from any state to Portland, and pointedly questioning an administration attorney over what she characterized as an attempt to circumvent her earlier order. 2. Wittily or pithily. Labels: obsolete 3. Markedly, intentionally conspicuously. Example: I was pointedly ignored.
Word: pointillist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French pointilliste. 1. of, pertaining to, or in the style of pointillism
Word: pointillist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pointilliste. 1. An artist who paints in this style
Word: poisoner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English poysener; equivalent to poison + -er. 1. A person who poisons something or someone. 2. A cook working in the outback. Labels: Australia, humorous, informal Example: A station ‘poisoner’ in his own kitchen is a dictator indeed.
Word: poisonously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English poisonous Middle English -ly English -ly English poisonously From poisonous + -ly. 1. In a poisonous manner. Example: c. 1900, Thomas Edison, quotation The x-ray had affected poisonously my assistant, Mr. Dally. Example: To Edward […] he was terrible, nerve-inflaming, poisonously asphyxiating. He sat rocking himself in the late Mr. Churchill's swing chair, smoking and twaddling. 2. Using poison. Labels: obsolete
Word: poky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By shortening from poker machine (“gambling device”). 1. Alternative spelling of pokie (gambling machine). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: poky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From slowpoke. 1. Slow. 2. Stupid; mentally dull.
Word: poky Part of Speech: adj 1. Small and cramped, and often shabby. Example: The back door leads to a poky kitchen, tiled brightly in the taste of a previous tenant.
Word: poky Part of Speech: noun 1. Jail. Labels: slang
Word: polemically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From polemical + -ly. By surface analysis, polem- + -ic + -al + -ly. 1. In a polemical manner.
Word: retail therapy Part of Speech: noun 1. Shopping that is done purely for pleasure, especially as a distraction from personal difficulties or disappointments. Labels: humorous, uncountable Example: This vicious cycle, "the loneliness loop," has been studied by economists for more than a decade. But surely, if retail therapy can be medicine, there must be a way for shopping to make us feel less lonely, right?
Word: polemicist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From polemic + -ist. By surface analysis, polem- + -ic + -ist. Pronunciation: /pəˈlɛmɪsɪst/ 1. A person who writes polemics. 2. A person who puts forward controversial views. Example: The choice is between a polemicist with deep ties to the alt-right movement, or a conventional policy professional with an open channel to the political establishment that Trump ran against, but which he needs to pass an agenda. Example: You know Ann describes herself as a polemicist...
Word: polemics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pəˈlɛm.ɪks/ 1. plural of polemic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polemics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pəˈlɛm.ɪks/ 1. The art or practice of making arguments or controversies. Labels: uncountable 2. The refutation of errors in theological doctrine. Labels: uncountable
Word: polestar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pole star. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: borescope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English borescope From bore + -scope. 1. An optical instrument used for seeing inside tight spaces, consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an optical relay inside so that the view through a lens or window at one end of the tube may be seen from a lens or eyepiece in the opposite end of the tube.
Word: borescope Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English borescope From bore + -scope. 1. To see inside or examine (something) using a borescope. Example: Maintenance borescoped the jet engine to check for damaged turbine blades.
Word: pompom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of pompon, from French pompon (“ornamental tuft”); of unknown origin, perhaps related to Old French pomp. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒmpɒm/, /ˈpɑmpɑm/ 1. A ball made of pieces of soft fabric, tinsel, plastic, or paper streamers, tied together in the middle and left loose at the ends, used as decoration or as a showy prop for cheerleading.
Word: pom-pom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative. 1. A rapid-firing small-calibre cannon used especially as an anti-aircraft gun.
Word: pom-pom Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pompom (“decorative fabric ball”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pom-pom Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pum-pum (“vulva”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pom pom Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pompom. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: muck up Part of Speech: verb 1. To ruin unintentionally. Labels: informal, intransitive, transitive Example: The terrorists have really mucked up our holiday plans. Example: That’s why they’re called the Founders? Yes, because it will be their job to repair a world that millennials have mucked up beyond repair. 2. To clown around; to have fun, often at the expense of others. Labels: Australia, informal, intransitive Example: It's the last day of school and everyone is mucking up.
Word: Naomi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew נָעֳמִי (no'omí, literally “my pleasantness”), from נועם / נֹעַם (nó'am, “pleasantness”) + ־ִי (-í, “my, of me”). Pronunciation: /naɪˈəʊmi/, /ˈneɪəmi/, /neɪˈoʊmi/ 1. The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth. Example: And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 2. A female given name from Hebrew. 3. An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States. 4. Former name of Napoleonville, Louisiana. 5. An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. 6. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri, United States. 7. An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States. 8. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. 9. An unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota, United States.
Word: Naomi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi). Pronunciation: /naɪˈəʊmi/, /ˈneɪəmi/, /neɪˈoʊmi/ 1. A female given name from Japanese. Example: Naomi Osaka, a Japanese professional tennis player, also responded to the NHK post with a popular gif of “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey expressing bewilderment.
Word: Nathalie Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin, of rather rare usage, variant of Natalie.
Word: Nattalie Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin, a rare nonstandard spelling of Natalie.
Word: Nathalee Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin, a rare nonstandard spelling of Natalie.
Word: Pammela Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name originating as a coinage. A rare nonstandard spelling of Pamela.
Word: Phebe Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic spelling of Phoebe. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea.
Word: Raquel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Raquel, from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḥēl). Doublet of Rachel. Pronunciation: /ɹɑːˈkɛl/ 1. A female given name from Hebrew.
Word: Racquel Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew; a fanciful spelling of Raquel.
Word: Racquell Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew; a fanciful spelling of Raquel.
Word: Raquelle Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew; a fanciful spelling of Raquel.
Word: Renée Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Renée, meaning reborn, stemmed from Latin Renata. Feminine form of male René. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈneɪ/ 1. A female given name from French. Example: "You don't have to call me Reenie if you don't want," she said. "You can call me Renée if it suits you." Reenie, Julian remembered: sweep her hair high and call her Renée. "No," he answered finally, "I'll take things the way they are."
Word: hit-or-miss Part of Speech: adj 1. Inconsistent, unpredictable, erratic; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing with no apparent pattern. Labels: US, idiomatic, informal Example: On the contrary, these cones are made up of materials of all sizes mixed together in the most hit or miss fashion.
Word: Renee Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from French, alternative spelling of Renée. Example: Renee Walters and Ashley Scott started the campaign to buy Freedom after Walters saw a viral post about buying a town “for the price of a New York apartment.” Example: The killing of Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three and widow of a military veteran, tests that assumption.
Word: Renata Part of Speech: name Etymology: Feminine form of Latin saint's name Renatus, from renatus (“reborn”) Pronunciation: /ɹəˈnɑːtʌ/, /ɹəˈnɐːtɐ/ 1. A female given name from Latin.
Word: Roxeanne Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Persian, a rare nonstandard spelling of Roxane.
Word: Rosemarie Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin, a variant of Rosemary borrowed from continental Europe.
Word: Sabina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of early saints, Latin Sabīna, feminine of the Roman cognomen Sabīnus (“a Sabine”), from an ancient tribe from Italy. 1. A male given name from Latin. 2. A female given name from Latin. Example: Nor have our female names fared one bit better; we have discarded them even more ruthlessly than those of our men. Surely Sadhbh (Sive) is a prettier name then Sabina or Sibby; […]
Word: homegrown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz Proto-West Germanic *haim Old English hām Middle English hōm English home English grown English homegrown From home + grown. 1. Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous. Labels: not-comparable Example: Each spring they planted a garden and each summer they enjoyed homegrown vegetables. 2. Produced or coming from one's own country or a particular place; local; native; self-produced. Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: The young politician is a homegrown talent we are all proud of here. Example: One had never stepped in a rowing boat until 2008, the other will return to serve in the Royal Artillery in September. But Glover and Stanning will now go down in the record books as the first homegrown gold medallists of the London 2012 Olympics.
Word: homegrown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz Proto-West Germanic *haim Old English hām Middle English hōm English home English grown English homegrown From home + grown. 1. Someone or something which originated locally. Example: Union head coach Jim Curtin, a lifelong Philadelphian, has made it clear that signing homegrowns will be a priority for him moving forward. 2. A native citizen of a country, especially a criminal, who has an ethnic, cultural and/or religious background that is different from the country’s historical majority, and is therefore perceived as foreign despite formal citizenship. Labels: broadly, derogatory
Word: hide-and-seek Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hide and seek. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: platteland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans platteland, from Dutch platteland. 1. The country, the countryside. Labels: South-Africa, countable, uncountable Example: 'It's a local fish - tastes just like barracuda,' said Leo from behind the bar as we dug into platteland-size plates of fish. A bunch of boitjies stood resting their boeps against the counter and talking about fish size and breast size.
Word: higher-up Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪəɹ ˌʌp/, /ˌhaɪəɹ ˈʌp/ 1. Somebody with greater authority, seniority, rank, status or position; one who outranks. Example: It's a great plan, but we'll have to get approval from the higher-ups to proceed.
Word: higher-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of higher-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: my goodness Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Minced oath for my God. Pronunciation: /maɪ ˈɡʊdnəs/, /maɪ ˈɡʊdnɪs/ 1. Used to express surprise, shock, or amazement. Labels: Canada, US Example: My goodness, what a loud noise!
Word: maiko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 舞妓 (maiko, literally “dancing child”). 1. An apprentice geisha. Example: It is our pleasure to introduce a new maiko.
Word: shoot down Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause to fall by shooting. Labels: transitive Example: The carnival game involved shooting down tin cans. Example: My grandfather shot down several fighter planes in the war. 2. To criticize (a request) to the point of preclusion. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Every proposal I made was shot down at once.