nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: stringify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English string Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English stringify From string + -ify. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹɪŋɪfaɪ/ 1. To convert to a textual representation. Labels: transitive Example: To find the first digit in a positive number, stringify it and take the first character. Example: For example, when you stringify a data type (turn the data type into its string representation), the technique differs based on data type. For example, when you want to stringify an int, you might use the following template: […]
Word: whorl foot Part of Speech: noun 1. A foot that takes the form of a scroll at the end that rests on a shoe. Example: A French design, the whorl foot was first seen on furniture in the mid-18th century.
Word: winter warmer Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional English strong ale that is brewed in the winter months. It is usually quite dark, but not as dark as a stout, and may be spiced. Labels: colloquial 2. Any food or drink that gives a feeling of warmth in the winter months. Labels: colloquial Example: This vegetable soup is a great winter warmer.
Word: xenolalia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xeno- + -lalia. Pronunciation: /ˌzinoʊˈleɪliə/, /ˌzɛnoʊˈleɪliə/ 1. The ability to speak in a language which the individual has not learned. Labels: uncountable
Word: riverbank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rive English -er English river English bank English riverbank From river + bank. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪv.əˌbæŋk/, /ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbæŋk/ 1. A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side. Example: "The best plan will be to walk along the riverbank until we come to the road again," remarked the Lion.
Word: collapsible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English collapse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English collapsible From collapse + -ible. Pronunciation: /kəˈlæps.ə.bəl/ 1. Designed to be collapsed, especially so as to be more compact when not in use. Example: collapsible shovel
Word: collapsible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English collapse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English collapsible From collapse + -ible. Pronunciation: /kəˈlæps.ə.bəl/ 1. Any object that can be collapsed to save space. Example: Some umbrellas can be unfolded manually, while the others can spring open automatically. Umbrellas are genuine collapsibles. 2. Any object that can be collapsed to save space. 3. Any object that can be collapsed to save space.
Word: NLEC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of no longer enemy combatant. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: et alios Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From Latin et (“and”) + alios (“others”). Pronunciation: /ˌɛt ˈɑːliɒs/ 1. And others; used of people, unless exclusively of female gender
Word: et alia Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From Latin et (“and”) + alia (“others”). 1. And others; used of things; neuter plural
Word: et aliae Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From Latin et (“and”) + aliae (“others”). 1. And others; used of females; feminine plural.
Word: et alibi Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From Latin et (“and”) + alibi (“elsewhere”). 1. and elsewhere; used to terminate lists of passages in a text
Word: et alii Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Borrowed from Latin et alii (“and others”). 1. And others; used of males, or groups of mixed gender; masculine plural
Word: hawkeye Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hawk-eye. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: single-phasing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From single-phase. 1. The abnormal operation of a three-phase machine when its supply is changed by the accidental opening of one conductor. Labels: uncountable
Word: single-phasing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From single-phase. 1. present participle and gerund of single-phase Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: That drill-press sounds like it is single-phasing - and look at the smoke coming from the motor!
Word: Alexis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”). Pronunciation: /əˈlɛks.ɪs/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Example: To the maid of his choice, / With a heart palpitating, / Comes Alexis the brave. 2. A female given name from Ancient Greek, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s. Example: He wondered how parents who had named their daughter Alexis could possibly have known she'd turn out to be such a beauty. Example: "It's almost too realistic, too digital and computery," complains Alexis Vogel, a veteran celebrity makeup artist who recently worked on "Stacked," a high-def show starring Pamela Anderson.
Word: Anton Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony. 1. A male given name from Latin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 'As far as I'm concerned, he's Benjamin Rigby,' said Kit, after the first time we met him. 'He seems like a decent baby and he deserves a decent name. Not that his father's got one, so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.' Kit thinks it's only acceptable to 'go around calling yourself Anton', as he puts it, if you're Spanish, Mexican or Colombian, or if you're a hairdresser or a professional ice-skater. 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Анто́н (Antón). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A river in Hampshire, England, a tributary of the River Test. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A village and municipality in Sofia province, Bulgaria. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: againe Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of again. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: What, ha's this thing appeard againe to night?
Word: Chopin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Chopin: see there for more. Pronunciation: /ʃoʊˈpæn/ 1. A surname from French. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Frédéric Chopin, a Polish-born classical composer. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chopin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of chopine, borrowed from French chopine, diminutive of chope + -in. 1. A liquid unit of measure of almost half a pint. Labels: obsolete Example: I ſowed on this Ground, without any Dung or Manure, a Lippy of Oats, from which I had a Boll wanting a Chopin.
Word: Waverley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English wǣfre (“restless, wavering”) + lēah (“meadow”), thus "the woodland clearing with swaying trees". 1. A very rare Scottish surname of unknown origin. 2. The main railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT258738). Example: Waverley has plenty of eateries scattered around its 21 platforms, giving opportunities to stock up during our 20-minute connection period. 3. Any of several placenames in several countries: 4. Any of several placenames in several countries: 5. Any of several placenames in several countries: 6. Any of several placenames in several countries: 7. Any of several placenames in several countries: 8. Any of several placenames in several countries: 9. Any of several placenames in several countries: 10. Any of several placenames in several countries:
Word: sillcock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sill + cock. 1. A faucet designed to be installed horizontally on the outside wall of a building, typically to attach a garden hose. Labels: US Example: Holonym: plumbing
Word: high roller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reference to a gambler rolling dice. Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ ˈɹəʊlə/, /ˈhaɪ ˈɹoʊlɚ/ 1. A gambler who wagers large amounts of money, usually in a casino. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: They were all "high rollers" against faro, had plenty of money, and, if the cards came favorably, would "chaw up" a bank in double-quick time. Example: Before long, Zarin developed a reputation as an extravagant "high roller" who routinely bet the house maximum while playing craps, his game of choice. Considered a "valued gaming patron" by Resorts, Zarin had his credit limit increased at regular intervals without any further credit checks, and was provided a number of complimentary services and privileges. 2. One who has a lot of money and lives luxuriously. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: The "Baron" bowed. This was a new complication, but it was all in the day's work. Of course, the whole thing was plain enough. Fatty Welch was "working" some swell guys who thought he was a real high-roller. Maybe he was going to pull off some kind of a job that very evening. Perhaps this big chap in the swagger flannels was one of the gang. Barney was thinking hard. Well, he'd take the tip and play the hand out.
Word: high-roller Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of high roller. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The "Baron" bowed. This was a new complication, but it was all in the day's work. Of course, the whole thing was plain enough. Fatty Welch was "working" some swell guys who thought he was a real high-roller. Maybe he was going to pull off some kind of a job that very evening. Perhaps this big chap in the swagger flannels was one of the gang. Barney was thinking hard. Well, he'd take the tip and play the hand out. Example: He was a bigger net yield than any two or three girls because a satisfied woman was far more generous than a depleted john. And frequently, Rocco owed a high-roller a favor and the girl came back with nothing.
Word: polyphase circuit Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of alternating current circuits having two or more interrelated voltages, usually of equal amplitudes, phase differences, and periods, etc; if a neutral conductor exists, the voltages referenced to the neutral are equal in amplitude and phase; the most common version is that of 3-phase, equal in amplitude with phases 120 degrees apart.
Word: showoff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from show off. 1. Alternative form of show-off. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: showoffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of showoff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shot-putting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of competing in the track and field event of putting the shot, attempting to throw a heavy metal ball for maximum distance using a pushing motion (rather than a bent arm throw) due to the balls great weight.
Word: shriveled Part of Speech: adj 1. Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant. Labels: US Example: A prune is a shriveled plum. 2. Collapsed in size. Labels: US Example: Her lips looked too shriveled to close over her teeth.
Word: shriveled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shrivel Labels: US, form-of, participle, past
Word: juggernauts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of juggernaut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian frate. Doublet of friar. 1. A friar.
Word: univalve Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Originated 1655–65 from uni- (“one”) + valve. 1. having one valve; typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails. Labels: not-comparable 2. consisting of a single valve or piece, used to refer to a shell. Labels: not-comparable
Word: univalve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originated 1655–65 from uni- (“one”) + valve. 1. A univalve mollusk or its shell.
Word: univalves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of univalve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dexter chief Part of Speech: noun 1. The upper left corner of the shield (from the viewer's perspective).
Word: dionysia Part of Speech: noun 1. The orgiastic Ancient Greek festivals seasonally held in honor of Dionysus, which evolved into Greek comedy and tragedy.
Word: calligrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calligram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rigamarole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rigmarole. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Speak out like a man, and don't give me any more of this tiresome rigamarole. Example: A peasant called Dushkin, who keeps a dram-shop facing the house, brought to the police office a jeweller's case containing some gold ear-rings, and told a long rigamarole.
Word: gaumless Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔːm.ləs/ 1. Alternative spelling of gormless. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, not-comparable Example: "What could put secna gaumless notion as that into yer heed?" "A gaumless notion!" iterated Spour, putting on a look of sincerity offended. Example: […] an' shoo held up a bonny little lad abaat two days old, 'at stared at him as gaumless as gaumless could be, […]
Word: gawmless Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of gormless. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, not-comparable Example: "Jenny, bring him a cheer, lass. Thae stons theer as gawmless as a boother-stone!" Example: Ye see I wor as gawmless as our 'Arriet when I wor a lass, but I mended faster.
Word: acquiesces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of acquiesce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scenically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English scenic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English scenically From scenic + -ally. 1. In a scenic manner. 2. Concerning scenes.
Word: re-surveillance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English surveillance English re-surveillance From re- + surveillance. 1. A follow-up sub rosa investigation after an unsuccessful or unfruitful covert investigation. Labels: uncountable
Word: schismatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English scismatik with etymological respelling, from Middle French scismatique, from Latin schismaticus, from Ancient Greek σχισματικός (skhismatikós), from σχίσμα (skhísma, “cleft, division”). The music sense is based on schisma, from the same ultimate Greek source; compare schism. Pronunciation: /ʃɪzˈmæt.ɪk/, /skɪzˈmæt.ɪk/, [ʃɪzˈmæɾ.ɪk], /sɪzˈmæt.ɪk/, [sɪzˈmæɾ.ɪk] 1. Of or pertaining to a schism. Labels: not-comparable Example: The pontiff had made a last-ditch effort to persuade the society to halt the ordinations, calling them a “schismatic act” and a “sin of extreme gravity”. 2. Of or pertaining to a schisma. Labels: not-comparable 3. Divisive. Labels: not-comparable Example: schismatic opinions or proposals
Word: schismatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English scismatik with etymological respelling, from Middle French scismatique, from Latin schismaticus, from Ancient Greek σχισματικός (skhismatikós), from σχίσμα (skhísma, “cleft, division”). The music sense is based on schisma, from the same ultimate Greek source; compare schism. Pronunciation: /ʃɪzˈmæt.ɪk/, /skɪzˈmæt.ɪk/, [ʃɪzˈmæɾ.ɪk], /sɪzˈmæt.ɪk/, [sɪzˈmæɾ.ɪk] 1. A person involved in a schism. Example: He semeth a sysmatyke Or els an heretike, For fayth in hym is faynte. Example: Amid heretics and schismatics, spoilers of the church’s lands, and scoffers at saints and sacraments, there remains a remnant.
Word: schisma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “cleft, division”), whence the orthographic borrowing skhisma. Doublet of schism. 1. A very small interval equal to half a comma.
Word: schizoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From schiz(ophrenia)- + -oid, from German, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɪtsɔɪd/, /ˈskɪdzɔɪd/, /ˈskiːzɔɪd/ 1. Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity. Example: Abstract symbol systems, such as mathematics, are especially valuable for object-seeking for schizoid personalities. By means of such symbolizations, object contact may be sought and obtained, while at the same time a psychological distance may be maintained between self and other; it is virtually impossible to have a personal relationship and at the same time to maintain such distance. 2. Schizophrenic. Labels: archaic 3. Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable or unpredictable. Labels: figuratively, offensive, sometimes Example: Babits himself never fully lived up to this program; indeed, the declaration itself shows his schizoid attitude toward poetry: he wants to say out loud that he does not want to be heard. Example: I continued to live a schizoid existence—working as a schoolteacher, molding myself into what I imagined was a traditional male image […] — but I couldn't fool myself. I was a queer in lumberjack drag.
Word: schizoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From schiz(ophrenia)- + -oid, from German, from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɪtsɔɪd/, /ˈskɪdzɔɪd/, /ˈskiːzɔɪd/ 1. Someone with schizoid personality disorder. 2. Someone with schizophrenia. Labels: archaic
Word: Sta Part of Speech: noun 1. station 2. Abbreviation of Santa (“saint”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Sta Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Santa. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: schizoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schizoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schismas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schisma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schismatics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schismatic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schmaltzy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From schmaltz + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈʃmɒltsi/ 1. Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic. Example: During a series of interviews, Franzen expressed ambivalence about Oprah’s endorsement—[…] that he had found a few of her choices in the past “schmaltzy” and “one-dimensional.” Example: “In France, it has the reputation of being a typically American mixture of clichés and of schmaltz,” he wrote in an email. “Clichés about us don’t interest us, and the French are not very schmaltzy.”
Word: schussboomer Part of Speech: noun 1. A fast downhill skier.
Word: paramania Part of Speech: noun 1. An uncontrollable urge to complain. Labels: uncountable Example: Diagnoses were listed primarily as variant forms of mania, e.g., acute, sub-acute, chronic, recurrent, and pure paramania Example: He likes protests, all kinds. I think there's a scientific term for that: paramania.
Word: scorbutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From early New Latin scorbūticus (“pertaining to scurvy”), from scorbūtus (“scurvy”), from French scorbut, of Germanic origin. 1. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy.
Word: screenwriting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From screen + writing. 1. The art of writing screenplays. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A screenplay. Labels: countable, usually Example: Devine's script, while able, had betrayed an amateur's disregard for montage — a trait it shared with the screenwritings of John Elder; […]
Word: paramaniac Part of Speech: noun 1. a person suffering from paramania. Example: Again, he that has studied the delusions of the paramaniac or the general progressive paretic, must acknowledge how great is the resemblance as regards the double consciousness with its resulting delusions observable in those types of insanity and a certain stage of hypnotism. Example: J. W., age 24, paramaniac was a patient in 1892, when I was a physician at the Insane hospital. 2. a person who is obsessed with complaining; one who complains. Example: Strife today is also created. It generates because it is wished, giving expressions to paramaniac and suicidal tendencies in us. Example: Finally, and most likely, the author was simply an obsessive idiosyncratic paramaniac chirping like a mad canary.
Word: paramaniacs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paramaniac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scroungy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scrounge + -y. 1. dirty or shabby Labels: slang
Word: schussboomers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schussboomer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: logistical nightmare Part of Speech: noun 1. A military situation for which it is difficult to plan or organize the logistics. Labels: informal 2. Any situation or event that requires considerable coordination of many people or resources, beyond the original organizer's expectations. Labels: figuratively
Word: word of honor Part of Speech: noun 1. A promise; a pledge of one's good faith, veracity, and reliability. Labels: US
Word: sample market Part of Speech: noun 1. A market at which only samples of goods were available for sale. Labels: obsolete
Word: pitched market Part of Speech: noun 1. A market at which bulk supplies of goods (rather than just samples) were available for sale. Labels: obsolete
Word: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of drugs, such as fluoxetine or sertraline, that inhibit the uptake of serotonin in the central nervous system and are often used to treat certain mental illnesses, such as depression. Example: The literature on the dug treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder in children and adolescents contains several controlled trials of tricyclic antidepressants, a few open trials of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, and several studies of benzodiazepines including one controlled trial. Based on the review, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors emerge as the most promising treatment. Example: 2006, Campion Quinn, 100 Questions & Answers about Autism, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, page 109, Common types of treatment for depression include the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and the tricyclic antidepressants.
Word: serving suggestion Part of Speech: noun 1. A suggestion as to how a particular food could be served; used especially on the packaging of ready meals where the illustration is markedly different from the contents.
Word: shrink-wrapped Part of Speech: adj 1. Contained in, for protection or shipping, a conforming plastic film that reduces in size during application to tightly hold the item. Labels: not-comparable Example: We thought the toy was still in its original packaging because it was shrink-wrapped.
Word: ready meal Part of Speech: noun 1. A prepackaged, fresh or frozen meal that only requires heating (often in a microwave) before being served, sometimes in its own packaging.
Word: shrink-wrap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shrink + wrap. 1. A plastic film that is used to protect an item and which during application contracts so it tightly enclose it. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Please order another five rolls of shrink-wrap from the supply house. 2. The wrapping around an item that has been shrink-wrapped. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Please don't damage the shrink-wrap when you are boxing up the items for shipment.
Word: shrink-wrap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shrink + wrap. 1. To apply shrink-wrap to (an item). Example: We spent all day shrink-wrapping boxes and now my feet hurt. 2. To reconstruct an extinct creature known from its fossils by depicting it with minimal soft tissue, yielding a thinner and less accurate representation of the creature. Labels: derogatory Example: Such shrink-wrapped models gave generations of schoolchildren mental images of dinosaurs that are probably much uglier and scrawnier than the creatures were in reality.
Word: shiest Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of shyest, superlative form of shy: most shy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shimmery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shimmer + -y (suffix meaning ‘inclined to’ forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪməɹi/, /ˈʃɪmɹi/ 1. shimmering, or shining with a faint, or intermittent or trembling gleam or light. Example: He had not known him at first; at least not for certain in the shimmery moonlight; the man he had seen looked younger and of lighter build, he said, and he had not taken him to be his old friend and mate; […] Example: There will always be something worth living for while there are shimmery afternoons. 2. (Apparently) shaking or trembling. Labels: figuratively Example: "How is Mrs. Marvyn?" said Mrs. Scudder. / "Kinder thin and shimmery; but she's about,—habin' her eyes eberywar 'n' lookin' into eberyting.["]
Word: shiftlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English shiftless 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 shiftlessness From shiftless + -ness. 1. The property of being shiftless. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: shoulder surf Part of Speech: verb 1. To engage in shoulder surfing.
Word: shiftless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English shift 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 shiftless From shift + -less. 1. Lazy, unmotivated. Example: To expand, without bothering about it—without shiftless timidity on one side, or loquacious eagerness on the other—to the full compass of what he would have called a "pleasant" experience, was Newman's most definite programme of life. Example: Decades ago, before credit scores, loan officers could make decisions almost whimsically and your fate could hinge on whether you reminded them of someone, or they had slept poorly the night before, or they harbored stereotypes of "shiftless blacks" and "flighty women." 2. Untrustworthy as a result of being incompetent at the job. 3. Destitute of shifts or expedients; lacking proper means.
Word: shoulder surfer Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who engages in shoulder surfing.
Word: unmotivated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English motivated English unmotivated From un- + motivated. 1. Lacking motivation, without impetus to strive or excel. Example: Near-synonym: demotivated Example: an unmotivated student 2. For which there is no motive, or no apparent rational motive. Example: Near-synonym: unprovoked Example: an unmotivated murder
Word: shiftlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English shiftless Middle English -ly English -ly English shiftlessly From shiftless + -ly. 1. In a shiftless manner.
Word: springform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spring + form. 1. A round baking tin with a rim that can be detached from the base, making it easy to remove the contents after baking. Labels: attributive, often
Word: shier Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of shyer, comparative form of shy: more shy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shier Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shyer, a horse that shies. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sample markets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sample market Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitched markets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitched market Labels: form-of, plural
Word: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sharkskin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shark + skin. 1. The skin of a shark; shagreen. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [B]ut not long after sundown we heard the booming of great sharkskin drums and, with our work done, we hurried in the direction of the music. 2. A shiny fabric made from synthetic fibers. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: serving suggestions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of serving suggestion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shrink-wraps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shrink-wrap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shrink-wrapping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shrink-wrap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sharkskins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sharkskin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: springforms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of springform Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoulder surfers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoulder surfer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shriven Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of shrive Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. past participle of shrieve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shrinkable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English shrink Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English shrinkable From shrink + -able. 1. Capable of being made to shrink. Example: Be careful washing that new shirt. It's shrinkable.
Word: silver-plated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of silver-plate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: silver-plated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a thin coating of the metal silver applied to it. Labels: not-comparable Example: The spoon looked like sterling, but actually it was cheap silver-plated steel.
Word: silkiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English silky 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 silkiness From silky + -ness. 1. The property of being silky. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: novellae Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin novellae. 1. Novel thoughts or interpretations, usually associated with Jewish commentaries (see Chiddush); any novel interpretation of a venerated text. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: They should publicize all my novellae in order to bring merit to the many, and if, indeed, I have erred, it is my fault, and I apologize.
Word: Christmas trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Christmas tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frusemide Part of Speech: noun 1. Former BAN name of the drug furosemide. Labels: uncountable
Word: Lasix Part of Speech: name 1. A brand of the drug furosemide.
Word: black holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mega-volts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mega-volt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kilo-volts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kilo-volt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: giga-volts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of giga-volt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: BAN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of British Approved Name. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: tera-volts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tera-volt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pico-watts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pico-watt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nano-watts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nano-watt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: micro-watts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of micro-watt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tree frogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tree frog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sisterliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sisterly 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 sisterliness From sisterly + -ness. 1. The property of being sisterly. Labels: uncountable
Word: sisterly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr? Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *-sōr ? Proto-Indo-European *swésōrder. Proto-Germanic *swestēr Proto-West Germanic *swester Old English sweostor Middle English suster English sister Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English sisterly From sister + -ly (adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪstəli/ 1. Of or characteristic of sisters. Example: Poor Mary [Austin] will do her very best and sisterliest for you. A kinder soul is not in the Earth. Example: Burton designed both Middleton sisters' dresses in white, so that when Pippa picked up Kate's train in the abbey, the two of them were united, visually, in a display of sisterly togetherness.
Word: sisterly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr? Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *-sōr ? Proto-Indo-European *swésōrder. Proto-Germanic *swestēr Proto-West Germanic *swester Old English sweostor Middle English suster English sister Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English sisterly From sister + -ly (adverbial suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪstəli/ 1. In the manner of a sister, behaving as one would expect of a sister; as a sister, as sisters. Example: "What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly?"
Word: sisters-in-law Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sister-in-law Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sitarist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sitar Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English sitarist From sitar + -ist. 1. Someone who plays a sitar.
Word: sitarists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sitarist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: simpleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English symplenesse; equivalent to simple + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪm.pəl.nəs/ 1. The property of being simple. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: skateboarder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English skateboard 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 skateboarder From skateboard + -er. 1. A person who rides a skateboard. Example: The streets of Ukraine are scarred by war, but that isn’t stopping many young skateboarders from doing what they love to do. […] “It’s a way of feeling alive, even when everything around you is falling apart,” Vasilkan, a skateboarder from Odesa, told French photojournalist Robin Tutenges.
Word: skateboarders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skateboarder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sketchily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sketchy Middle English -ly English -ly English sketchily From sketchy + -ly. 1. In a sketchy manner. Example: But, bowing with sketchily joined hands, they smiled their way clumsily out, down to the darkness. Example: 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ The Hunger Games has its share of standalone payoffs, though some are too sketchily developed to have much of an impact, like Katniss’ motherly connection to Rue.
Word: sketcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sketch + -er. 1. One who sketches.
Word: six-guns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of six-gun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: six-packs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of six-pack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: singer-songwriters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of singer-songwriter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shattering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shatter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shattering Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of something that shatters; the shattered material. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It seems reasonable to conjecture that there is some property that is responsible for all the shatterings, because the operations that have produced the shatterings have all been similar (droppings of glass) […]
Word: shattering Part of Speech: adj 1. Very tiring; exhausting
Word: skycaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skycap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skywriters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skywriter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skulkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skulker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shufflers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shuffler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: servomotors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of servomotor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: étage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French étage. Doublet of stage. Pronunciation: /əˈtɑːʒ/, /əˈtaːʒ/ 1. Any of the distinctive forms that a cloud takes relating to the altitude of its base, either "low", "middle", or "high", and designated by the respective prefixes strato-, alto-, and cirro-.
Word: dessus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French dessus. 1. The highest voice or part, often a violin or soprano vocal line.
Word: Ten Commandments Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Biblical Hebrew עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים ('aséret had'varím, “the ten items”), from Exodus 34:28, Deuteronomy 4:13 and Deuteronomy 10:4. 1. A particular list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the Old Testament of the Bible or the Hebrew Bible, were twice given or dictated by God to Moses on Mount Sinai and inscribed on two stone tablets. Example: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by the new year. 2. The ten fingernails, used by women when fighting. Labels: dated, slang Example: She'd drink the gin fust and give him her ten commandments artervards, when she'd aggerawated him to try it on. Example: […] once or twice, when he cut up bad, she appeared to him, and scratched his face with her ten commandments […]
Word: yesternight Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English yesternyght, yisternight, from Old English ġiestranniht (“yesternight”), equivalent to yester- + night. Pronunciation: /ˈjɛstə(ɹ)naɪt/ 1. Last night. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: What man was he talk'd with you yesternight Out at your window betwixt twelve and one? Example: It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Word: yesternight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English yesternyght, yisternight, from Old English ġiestranniht (“yesternight”), equivalent to yester- + night. Pronunciation: /ˈjɛstə(ɹ)naɪt/ 1. A preceding night. Labels: archaic
Word: sleeping pill Part of Speech: noun 1. A pill or tablet having a soporific effect. Example: You are my favorite sleeping pill The secret bending of my waking will. You bring me peace, you bring me rest. Your gentle presence leaves me blest. Example: It was a little past ten that night when his nurse, Sylvia of the Bedpans, came tiptoeing in with sleeping pills on a little tray and told him that his friend, Detective Leary, had just been delivered to the emergency room in a meat wagon.
Word: axisymmetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From axi- + symmetric. 1. Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry; axially symmetric 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.
Word: lenticular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lenticular, lenticuler, borrowed from Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from Latin lenticula, from lēns + -cula, ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”). Pronunciation: /lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/, /lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ 1. Of or pertaining to a lens. 2. Shaped like a biconvex lens. Example: The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk[…] Example: The [Royal Albert] bridge itself has approach viaducts on each side, before two 455ft lenticular trusses span the main part of the river, which is 80ft below. 3. Relating to a lenticular image. Example: lenticular photography Example: But establishment on the fringes of everyday practice doesn't mean lenticular photography is a failure. On the contrary, the process manifests resounding cultural success through its longevity. 4. Covered in lenticels.
Word: lenticular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lenticular, lenticuler, borrowed from Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from Latin lenticula, from lēns + -cula, ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”). Pronunciation: /lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/, /lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ 1. Ellipsis of lenticular image. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. Ellipsis of lenticular galaxy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: supraspinatus Part of Speech: noun 1. A small muscle at the top of the shoulder blade.
Word: lentiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lent-, stem of Latin lens + -iform. 1. Shaped like a biconvex lens.
Word: sleeping pills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sleeping pill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retentate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retent + -ate (noun-forming suffix). 1. That which is retained, especially by a filter or porous membrane.
Word: spinoff Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of spin-off. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Joining the long list of returning shows, CBS also revives “CSI” as “CSI: Vegas” with several familiar faces and a few new ones, joining spinoffs “FBI: International” and “NCIS: Hawaii,” in a lineup that again looks as if it gets a discount on abbreviated titles. Example: After fighting “The Good Fight” for streaming, the producers of “The Good Wife” indulge in a more CBS-friendly spinoff with “Elsbeth,” which breezily takes Carrie Preston’s quirky title character and turns her into a modern version of “Columbo.”
Word: lettuces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lettuce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pastries Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪstɹiz/ 1. plural of pastry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apopemptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀποπεμπτικός (apopemptikós, “pertaining to sending away”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, away”) + πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”). 1. Pertaining to departing; farewell, valedictory. Labels: not-comparable
Word: apopemptic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀποπεμπτικός (apopemptikós, “pertaining to sending away”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, away”) + πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”). 1. A farewell or parting address. Labels: obsolete
Word: anguinous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anguine + -ous. See also anguineous. 1. of, pertaining to, or like a snake. Labels: archaic
Word: coachwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coach + work. 1. The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis). Example: Near-synonym: auto body Example: For a split second, resting on the petrol tank, it seemed to paw at the heavens like a giant praying-mantis. Then slowly it toppled over backwards and fell with a splintering crash of coachwork and glass. 2. The repair of such a body. Example: Near-synonym: auto body
Word: Benedict Arnolds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Benedict Arnold Labels: form-of, plural
Word: motor vehicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motor vehicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coachworks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coachwork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scrams Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scram Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scramming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scram Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scrammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scram Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: alogical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + logical. 1. Not based upon logic or reasoned argument. 2. Opposed to logic.
Word: go the distance Part of Speech: verb 1. To participate in a boxing match for its maximum number of rounds. Example: "In a way it's like the quality of muscle and heart that enables some prizefighters to go the distance—twenty, thirty, forty rounds, say," Dick concurred. Example: It really don't matter if this guy opens my head, even, cause I all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, seein' that bell ring and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood. 2. To have the endurance to see a difficult, sustained challenge to its natural end without faltering. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: "Do you notice how every one is trying to avoid the subject of the war? . . . I am sure they cannot keep it up." "They won't go the distance," Julian whispered. Example: “We are very pleased that we went the distance in this case, all the way through a jury trial, and that we were able to obtain such a tremendous recovery for shareholders.”
Word: EIT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Enhanced Interrogation Technique. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Electrical Impedance Tomography. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Rumsen Part of Speech: noun 1. One of eight divisions of the Ohlone Native American people of northern California native to Monterey Bay Area. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Rumsen Part of Speech: name 1. The now-extinct language of this people, an Ohlone dialect in the Utian family.
Word: Ohlone Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /oʊˈloʊni/ 1. A member of an indigenous population native to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, California.
Word: Ohlone Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /oʊˈloʊni/ 1. The Utian (Penutian) family of languages of this people.
Word: Costanoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish Costeños (“coastal people”). The Spanish explorers and Missionaries to Northern California called the native people of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas the Costeños as early as 1769. 1. A member of the Ohlone people, native to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, California.
Word: Costanoan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Costeños (“coastal people”). The Spanish explorers and Missionaries to Northern California called the native people of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas the Costeños as early as 1769. 1. The Utian (Penutian) family of languages of this people.
Word: Muwekma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Muwekma is the native people's word for "the people" in the dialects of Chochenyo and Tamyen. 1. Ohlone people, native to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, California. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. The northern Ohlone people, as well as other Native Americans who descended from Mission Indians resident at the Santa Clara, San Jose or San Francisco Missions. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Utian Part of Speech: name 1. a family of endangered indigenous languages spoken in central and northern California, United States.