nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: blackfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From black + fish. Pronunciation: /ˈblakfɪʃ/ 1. An Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning. Labels: Scotland 2. Any of various dark-colored fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger). 3. Any of various dark-colored toothed whales. Example: The members of this genus, known as ‘Ca’ing Whales,’ ‘Pilot Whales,’ and ‘Blackfish,’ are found in all seas and grow to a considerable size. Example: Others, like Globicephala (pothead, blackfish, pilot whale), have distinct forms separated by apparent marine barriers which we cannot detect, except to a degree by the distribution of the animals. 4. Any of various dark-colored toothed whales. Example: A large skeleton of the blackfish (Orca sp.) has been prepared, articulated and mounted by the Curator, Mr. Roblin, and is a great acquisition to the Museum. Example: The poem evidently describes a day's fishing—the going out early in the morning, the rising tide, the sounds of early morning, the hooking of a blackfish (orca), and a sea bass, judging by some of the lines. 5. Either of two dark-colored fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata). Labels: Canada, US 6. Any of various dark-colored fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick (Girella tricuspidata), and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: The creek was reputed to contain blackfish and Nathan […] arranged the extraordinary collection of American lures he had inherited from an uncle.
Word: blackfish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From black + fish. Pronunciation: /ˈblakfɪʃ/ 1. To go fishing for blackfish. Example: Earlier (Caldwell and Caldwell 1971a), we concentrated on the blackfishing at St. Vincent, the fishery with which we were most familiar, and listed known localities of fishing for blackfish and other species in the southern Caribbean. Example: Long Island Sound, Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound, and Narragansett Bay have many spots where blackfishing is productive year after year.
Word: blackfish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of black + catfish (“(to create) a fake online profile”). Pronunciation: /ˈblakfɪʃ/ 1. To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles). Labels: Internet, derogatory Example: Judging from not only various records of campus life but also the numerous Instagram accounts of women appearing as "black" personalities — a phenomenon known as "blackfishing" — many do not know better. Example: On Sept. 28, Tumblr user wickedghastly posted allegations that the rapper has blackfished her fans. “Literally if you just look at images of her you can physically see her morphing herself over the years into looking Black,” wickedghastly wrote.
Word: monitrice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French monitrice. 1. doula (one who provides support during pregnancy and childbirth)
Word: mwalimu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili mwalimu. 1. A teacher in parts of Africa. Example: Drawing on their African heritage, many Comorians also consult mwalimus or fundi (medicine men and astrologers learned in the use of sacred texts and knowledge) and marabouts (holy men) for divination, healing, and protection from evil […]
Word: cooped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kuːpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of coop Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: If it be winter, or settled wet weather, the hen must, if possible, be kept indoors, or else be cooped under a dry shed or outhouse.
Word: cooped up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of coop up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: oversteer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English steer English oversteer From over- + steer. 1. The condition in which the rear wheels of a car don't follow the desired curve while cornering, the rear wheels losing a degree of traction and so skidding off the required line into a spin. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: oversteer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English steer English oversteer From over- + steer. 1. to lose the control of one's vehicle in a corner due to rear wheels sliding and not following the front wheels 2. to steer a vehicle too far in one direction.
Word: cabotages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cabotage Labels: form-of, plural Example: Professor Levine distinguishes two kinds of cabotage: "primary cabotage" which can be compared with ninth freedom cabotages and "long-haul limited cabotage" which can be compared with eighth freedom cabotage […].
Word: variegated horsetail Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum of horsetails (Equisetum variegatum).
Word: rough horsetail Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum (horsetails); Equisetum hyemale.
Word: great horsetail Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum (horsetails); Equisetum telmateia.
Word: tagliatella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian tagliatella. 1. A piece of tagliatelle. Labels: rare Example: In general, the number of eggs in the dough of a raviolo or tortellino is 50 percent less than in a tagliatella. Example: Moreover, the Accademia Italiana della Cucina has defined the correct width of a tagliatella as 8 mm (1/12,270th the height of the Torre degli Asinelli in Bologna) and its proper thickness as 0.6 mm. An official reference tagliatella, cast in solid gold, reposes in the city hall at Bologna (Kasper 1992, 78–79).
Word: water horsetail Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum (horsetails) (Equisetum fluviatile, syn. Equisetum limosum).
Word: dwarf horsetail Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum (horsetails); Equisetum scirpoides.
Word: dummy up Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality. Example: The carpenters dummied up a set of simple props for the rehearsals. 2. To make a fake version of something; to make a counterfeit. 3. To suddenly stop talking; shut up; to keep a secret; to refuse to talk. Labels: imperative, informal, sometimes Example: When he couldn't think of any more good lies, he just dummied up. Example: Everyone was discussing the new teacher, but when she entered the room they all dummied up.
Word: dummied up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dummy up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dummied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dummy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: plutonomics Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of wealth. Labels: uncountable
Word: love bird Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lovebird. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: congeneric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English congener Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English congeneric From congener + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to congeners (organisms of the same genus) Labels: not-comparable Example: Several congeneric species have been reported there as associated with decomposing plant matter, mushroom culture and corn processing plants, all under circumstances which indicate scavengerism.
Word: congeneric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English congener Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English congeneric From congener + -ic. 1. Alternative form of congener. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: smart off Part of Speech: verb 1. To show disrespect verbally; to smartmouth. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: He despised being away from the rest of the student body and would occasionally act out in defiance by smarting off or by being uncooperative. Example: It's not my job to straighten out his every mess, especially since he seems to like playing the wise guy and smarting off every chance he gets.
Word: smarted off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of smart off Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Ben had smarted off to the principal and Lester had backed him up. Nobody smarted off to Mr. Clontz and got away with it.
Word: smarting off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of smart off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: smarts off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smart off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: Ryan, who is feeling no pain, smarts off, "Who died and left you in charge?"
Word: shadowless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English shadow 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 shadowless From shadow + -less. 1. Lacking a shadow. Example: There is something in the shadowless sky and the unbroken moonshine which mocks us with repose. We have no part in it; our own unrest has no sympathy with the blue and spiritual horizon, whose hope is not with this life. Example: […] fluorescent lighting has been adopted for the upper deck lounges and smokerooms, so giving shadowless lighting.
Word: villainously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English villainous Middle English -ly English -ly English villainously From villainous + -ly. 1. In a villainous manner; in the manner of a villain; evilly. 2. Dreadfully; awfully. Example: I am now at liberty to confess, that much which I have heard objected to my late friend’s writings was well-founded. Crude they are, I grant you—a sort of unlicked, incondite things—villainously pranked in an affected array of antique modes and phrases. Example: “You're singing villainously out of tune, Kurrell,” said the Major, truthfully. “Pass me that banjo.”
Word: trespassers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trespasser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tendernesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tenderness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blunderbusses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈblʌndəbʌsɪz/, /ˈblʌndəɹbʌsɪz/ 1. plural of blunderbuss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Judaically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English Judaic 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 Judaically From Judaic + -ally. 1. In a Judaic manner; in a manner that is of or pertaining to Judaism.
Word: Catholically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English Catholic 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 Catholically From Catholic + -ally. 1. In a Catholic manner; in terms of Catholicism.
Word: Hinduistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English Hinduistic 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 Hinduistically From Hinduistic + -ally. 1. In a Hinduistic manner; in terms of Hinduism.
Word: Hinduistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Hindu 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English Hinduistic From Hindu + -istic. 1. Of or pertaining to Hinduism.
Word: animistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English animistic 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 animistically From animistic + -ally. 1. In an animistic manner.
Word: East Jesus Part of Speech: name 1. A fictional remote, backward, inhabited place. Labels: US Example: So G. and I had a good piss-up together, as happy with one another as if we were both natives of East Jesus, Kansas, newly met in the Rue Scribe. Example: I'm just a plain hillbilly from East Jesus Nowhere with this adopted child that everybody keeps on telling me is dumb as a box of rocks.
Word: entrained thinking Part of Speech: noun 1. A conditioned response that occurs when people are blocked from understanding and using new ways of thinking by the perspectives they acquired through past experience. Labels: uncountable
Word: Pi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 郫 (Pí). 1. A county of Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Labels: historical Example: Pi County has brought democracy into full play. The peasants there are electing production team leaders and other production team cadres by secret ballot. Example: [...]water carriers, the sedanchair carriers, the pawn brokers, and even the manure collectors in a market town in Pi county, Szechwan in the late Ch'ing period.
Word: Europanto Part of Speech: name Etymology: A blend from Latin Eurōpa (“Europe”) + Ancient Greek πᾰντός (păntós), from πᾶς (pâs, “all, whole”). Literally, “all Europe”. Pronunciation: /jʊəɹ.əˈpæn.təʊ/, /jʊɹ.əˈpæn.toʊ/ 1. An artificial language originally created by Diego Marani in 1996, combining vocabulary from a number of European languages.
Word: Danni Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdæni/ 1. Alternative form of Dani (female name) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Daniella Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew derived from Daniel, variant of Daniela and Danielle.
Word: mineral water Part of Speech: noun 1. Water from a spring that naturally contains dissolved minerals, often treated in any of several ways (filtering, aerating etc) and bottled; used either therapeutically or by preference, as a beverage, bath, or food ingredient. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Bell pushes labelled "Steward" proved to be more than ornamental, even though gassy mineral waters may not be the ideal fare for a narrow-gauge journey.
Word: Irina Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Ири́на (Irína), akin to English Irene. 1. A female given name from Russian. 2. A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, or Russian female given name Ирина (Irina).
Word: unkindled 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- English kindled English unkindled From un- + kindled. 1. Not kindled (lit, or set alight). Labels: not-comparable Example: But "blind oblivion" obscured the memory of this ordinance, and the altars remained unkindled. 2. Not aroused, awakened or stirred. Labels: broadly, not-comparable
Word: Bernd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Bernd. 1. A German anon (“anonymous poster”). 2. A participant on German online forums and imageboards.
Word: Bernd Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Bernd. 1. A male given name from German.
Word: Berndt Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Berndt. 1. A surname from German.
Word: marais Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French marais (and in Louisiana, Louisiana French marais). 1. A marsh; a marshy area, one intermittently covered with water, particularly in Louisiana, or in other French-speaking areas. Example: […] and as all along the sea-coast, at least in those parts where I have resided, there has always been a vast extent of marais, or marsh, which has been bien communal, the poorer classes experienced no obstacle to their living in this manner. And no porte d'arme is required. Example: […] and when rains filled the maraises, and the cold nor'westers blew from Texas and the sod was spongy with much water, and he went out for feathered game, the numberless mallards, black ducks, gray ducks, teal - […]
Word: marais Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marai Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gamo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Combining form of Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos). 1. marriage Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. gamomania, gamophobia 2. gametes Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. gamodeme, gamogenesis, gamophyte 3. united, fused, merged Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. gamopetalous, gamosepalous, gamophyllous
Word: gynaeco- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek γυναικός (gunaikós), genitive of γυνή (gunḗ). Pronunciation: /ˌɡaɪnɪkə/, /ˌdʒaɪnɪkə/ 1. woman, female. Labels: morpheme
Word: gynaecophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gynaeco- + -phobia. Pronunciation: /ɡaɪnɪkəˈfəʊbɪə/ 1. An irrational fear of women. Labels: uncountable
Word: mephitically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mephitical Middle English -ly English -ly English mephitically From mephitical + -ly. Pronunciation: /mɪˈfɪtɪkli/ 1. In a mephitic manner. Example: There was a hissing sound, almost drowned out by the creature's single shrill scream of agony, and a small cloud of steam rose mephitically from the thing's face as it pitched to the floor.
Word: mouchard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mouchard, from mouche (“a fly”). Pronunciation: /ˈmuːʃɑː/, /muˈʃɑɹd/ 1. An undercover investigator; a police spy, especially in a French-speaking country. 2. An inverted compass hanging above the captain's bed
Word: xanthochroid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Xanthochroi. Pronunciation: /zænˈθəʊkɹɔɪd/ 1. Pertaining to the Xanthochroi; having fair hair and a pale complexion. Labels: dated
Word: xanthochroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Xanthochroi. Pronunciation: /zænˈθəʊkɹɔɪd/ 1. A member of the Xanthochroi. Labels: dated
Word: dice with death Part of Speech: verb 1. To do or perform an activity which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one's death. Example: By now, I think everyone is aware that to drink and drive is to dice with death. Example: 2012, The Economist, 06 Oct 2012 issue, Business and America’s fiscal cliff: Give us a brake Benjamin Franklin once said: “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” These days, taxes are far from certain. And if that doesn’t change, American businesses could be dicing with death.
Word: saule Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɔːl/ 1. Obsolete form of soul. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: To purgatory fire thou comest at laste ; And Christe receive thye saule. 2. A hired mourner at a funeral. Labels: Scotland, obsolete
Word: brassware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brass Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English brassware From brass + -ware. 1. Articles made from brass, treated as a group. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Everglades Part of Speech: name 1. An area of subtropical marshland in southern Florida. 2. Everglades National Park, a national park in south of the Everglades. Example: Beginning this year, federal park officials will restrict airboat use to those who, in 1989, used them regularly in the eastern part of Everglades National Park near Miami. That was the year Congress passed a far-reaching law to protect and expand the park by nearly 109,000 acres, and to help it recover from engineering projects that had left the Everglades starved for water.
Word: Badlands Part of Speech: name 1. Badlands National Park, a national park in South Dakota.
Word: Acadia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two possibilities: * from Italian Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía, “Arcadia”), a place of rural peace in pastoral poetry * from Mi'kmaq akadie (“fertile land”) Pronunciation: /əˈkeɪ.di.ə/ 1. A former French colony in North America in the 17th and early 18th centuries, spanning over what are now the Maritime provinces of eastern Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island) and part of the state of Maine in the United States. Labels: historical 2. Acadia National Park, a national park in Maine. Example: The fall rush around Acadia helps workers survive winter’s lean months. But that’s all at risk if a government shutdown forces America’s national parks and monuments to lock their gates, scuttling millions of vacations and school trips, and costing tourist towns from the Everglades to Yellowstone to Death Valley an estimated $70 million a day. 3. A parish in southern Louisiana, first settled by some Acadian exiles then by mostly Franco-Americans: see Acadia Parish.
Word: Arches Part of Speech: name 1. Arches National Park, a national park in Utah
Word: Big Bend Part of Speech: name 1. A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. 2. A bend in the Rio Grande, on the border of United States and Mexico. 3. A region of western Texas, United States, on the Mexican border. 4. Ellipsis of Big Bend National Park: a national park in Big Bend, Texas, United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 5. An embayment in Florida peninsula, on the Gulf of Mexico, forming its northwestern quadrant. 6. A region of northwestern Florida, United States.
Word: Biscayne Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to Biscay or to the Biscayne language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Biscayne Part of Speech: name 1. Biscayne National Park, a national park in Florida
Word: Canyonlands Part of Speech: name Etymology: From canyon + lands. 1. Canyonlands National Park, a national park in Utah
Word: Congaree Part of Speech: name 1. A river in South Carolina. 2. Congaree National Park, a national park in South Carolina.
Word: Congaree Part of Speech: noun 1. A tribe of Native Americans who lived alongside the Congaree River. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Death Valley Part of Speech: name Etymology: Commonly connected to the Death Valley '49ers, a group of prospectors on the way to Gold Country, see quotations. 1. A valley in eastern California, remarkable for being the lowest-elevated place in North America, and the hottest place on Earth during summer. Example: Just as we were ready to leave and return to camp we took off our hats, and then overlooking the scene of so much trial, suffering and death spoke the thought uppermost saying:—“Good bye Death Valley!” then faced away and made our steps toward camp. Even after this in speaking of this long and narrow valley over which we had crossed into its nearly central part, and on the edge of which the lone camp was made, for so many days, it was called Death Valley. 2. A national park in California and Nevada that includes said valley. Example: Temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with Nevada, reached 128F (53.3C) on Sunday at the aptly named Furnace Creek, the National Weather Service said. Example: Park rangers, the advisory noted, encourage people to visit Death Valley safely in the summer by sightseeing only short distances from air-conditioned cars, or hiking in the park’s cooler mountains. 3. Any foreboding location. Labels: broadly 4. Any foreboding location. Labels: broadly
Word: Yosemite Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Utian yohhe'meti or yos se'meti (“those who kill”), referring to the Miwok tribe that inhabited the Yosemite Valley. Pronunciation: /joʊˈsɛmɪti/ 1. An area of California, home to Yosemite National Park.
Word: rule OK Part of Speech: verb 1. To be popularly accepted, or supported by the general majority of people. Labels: UK, idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: Yet nationalism rules OK across most public management.
Word: taglierini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian taglierini, tagliarini, from tagliare (“to cut”). Pronunciation: /ˌtæljəˈɹiːni/ 1. A kind of egg pasta with a ribbon shape, like tagliatelle but thinner. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: valetudinaria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of valetudinarium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vanilline Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of vanillin. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Word: grand-parent Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of grandparent. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Disneyland Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Disney Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Disneyland From Disney + -land. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪz.niːˌlænd/, /ˈdɪz.niˌlænd/ 1. The archetypical theme park, located in Anaheim, California. Other Disneyland theme parks exist in other cities such as Chessy (Seine-et-Marne, France), Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
Word: Disneyland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Disney Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Disneyland From Disney + -land. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪz.niːˌlænd/, /ˈdɪz.niˌlænd/ 1. A place resembling the Disneyland theme park, often typified by a corporately-designed cheerfulness. Labels: derogatory, informal, often Example: With its talking statuary, its enormous and elaborate monuments and museums, and its variety of daily shows, it has become a Disneyland of the dead... Example: Certainly anyone devoted to maintaining Christ as a lacquered benevolent spirit in a Disneyland of happiness is not going to like this movie.
Word: Kozani Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Greek Κοζάνη (Kozáni), likely ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *koza (“goat”). 1. A city in northern Greece, capital of the region of West Macedonia.
Word: ontop Part of Speech: prep 1. Misspelling of on top. Labels: alt-of, misspelling 2. atop. Labels: dialectal, nonstandard Example: "[…] he wen' t'row da buggah right ovah da cleef too, ontop all da res'." Example: Senor Poochie at his feet, reclining like a Queen; and Nino eyeing them from ontop the table, her paws resting on an empty plate.
Word: degen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Degen (“dagger”). Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪɡən/ 1. Sword. Labels: UK, obsolete Example: "Crash the cull—down with him—down with him before he dubs the jigger. Tip him the degen, Fib, fake him through and through; if he pikes we shall all be scragged."
Word: degen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of degenerate. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːd͡ʒɛn/ 1. Degenerate. Labels: Internet
Word: degen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of degenerate. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːd͡ʒɛn/ 1. A degenerate. Labels: Internet
Word: splenike Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of splenic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: splenick Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of splenic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: journeymen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of journeyman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emissivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English emissive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English emissivity From emissive + -ity. 1. The energy-emitting propensity of a surface, usually measured at a specific wavelength.
Word: sled dogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sled dog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moving picture Part of Speech: noun 1. A film or movie. Labels: dated Example: "You make moving pictures. In jungles and places." "That's me. And I've picked you for the lead in my next picture."
Word: moving pictures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moving picture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: petit pois Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French petit pois (literally “little pea”). 1. A type of small pea.
Word: serial port Part of Speech: noun 1. A serial communication physical interface through which data is transferred in or out one bit at a time.
Word: by George Part of Speech: adv Etymology: "By (God and Saint) George" is an old English oath invoked immediately before charging into battle as late as World War I. Versions of this oath can be found in several of William Shakespeare's plays: including: *Henry VI, Part 1 (written circa 1591 and set in 1431): **"God and Saint George, Talbot and England's right, Prosper our colours in this dangerous fight!" **"Saint George and victory! Fight, soldiers, fight!" *Henry VI, Part 3 (written circa 1591 and set 1460 to 1471): **"Then strike up drums; God and Saint George for us!"; **"For Warwick and his friends, God and Saint George!" **"Lords, to the field; Saint George and victory!" * Richard III: "God and Saint George! Richmond and victory!" * Henry V: "Follow your spirit, and upon this charge Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'" 1. By God! Expressing wonderment or zeal. Labels: not-comparable Example: Heaven knows, I cannot find it in my heart to blame you, but this much I will say, be it kind or unkind: when Captain Smollett was well, you dared not have gone off; and when he was ill and couldn’t help it, by George, it was downright cowardly! Example: "Look at Clive - just a clerk, and he conquered India! By George! I'll do something in the world yet!" She laughed at my sudden Irish effervescence.
Word: graziers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grazier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: RICO Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (Act). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: look up to Part of Speech: verb 1. To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: A boy should look up to his father.
Word: banned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bænd/, [beənd] ~ [bɛənd], /band/, /bæːnd/, [beːnd] ~ [bɛeːnd] 1. simple past and past participle of ban Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: banned Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /bænd/, [beənd] ~ [bɛənd], /band/, /bæːnd/, [beːnd] ~ [bɛeːnd] 1. Forbidden; not allowed. Example: The London-based Free Tibet Campaign said at least 500 Tibetans had protested in the province's Luqu county on Saturday, where they burned Chinese flags and flew the banned Tibetan flag. Example: As the world's drug habit shows, governments are failing in their quest to monitor every London window-box and Andean hillside for banned plants.
Word: get well Part of Speech: verb 1. To recover from an illness or injury. Labels: idiomatic 2. To recover from financial straits. Labels: idiomatic Example: With a single blockbuster, the studio got well.
Word: get better Part of Speech: verb 1. To improve. Labels: intransitive, literally 2. To recover from illness or other incapacitation. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: [Sir Bedevere]: What makes you think she's a witch? [Peasant]: Well, she turned me into a newt! [Sir Bedevere]: A newt? [Peasant]: ... I got better. Example: I wrote a song about getting better / It's a feeling I can't remember / Arf, arf / Counting worms
Word: get drunk Part of Speech: verb 1. To intoxicate oneself with alcohol. (This entry is a translation hub.) Labels: intransitive Example: I'm going out tonight to get drunk. Example: Would I take someone here for a first date? No. Would I go here for a cheap bite? Also no, but would I go here to get drunk on the cheap? Absolutely. 2. To make drunk. (This entry is a translation hub.) Labels: transitive Example: We got him drunk by spiking the punch.
Word: get high Part of Speech: verb 1. To intoxicate oneself with drugs or other substances. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: I get high with a little help from my friends Example: But now you've sucked Your lemon peel dry, / so why not get high, high, high 2. To become euphoric by means of other than the use of drugs. Labels: figuratively, slang 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, high.
Word: editorializing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of editorialize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: editorializing Part of Speech: noun 1. The writing of editorial material. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: editorialising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of editorialise Labels: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: social collaboration Part of Speech: noun 1. A process that helps multiple people share information using interpersonal and social networks to achieve any common goal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Social collaboration produces such benefits as more effective food acquisition, better protection against predators, better care of young, Example: Finally, opportunities for social collaboration also nurture motivation. Give children the opportunity to engage in learning through collaboration with a [...].
Word: VAST Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of visual audio sensory theater. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 2. Acronym of volcanic ash strategic initiative team. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: meeces Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originates from Huckleberry Hound, a series of cartoons from the 1960s, in which the character Mr. Jinks exclaims, "I hate meeces to pieces!" 1. plural of mouse Labels: childish, form-of, nonstandard, plural Example: Not broken in pieces, like hated little meeces. Example: We hate meeces to pieces.
Word: contortions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of contortion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: determinations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of determination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archbishops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archbishop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alternations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alternation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fascinations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fascination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astrologers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of astrologer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whisperings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whispering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: provincials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of provincial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blandishments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blandishment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humiliations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of humiliation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: visitations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃənz/ 1. plural of visitation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: commendations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of commendation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swiftboating Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of attacking or discrediting a public figure or political candidate using relentless, often unfair, misleading, or unsubstantiated allegations. Labels: US, derogatory, uncountable
Word: swiftboating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of swiftboat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: swift boating Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of swiftboating. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Wally World Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Wally (shortening of Walmart) + world. Derived from Walley World, the name of a fictional theme park patterned after Disneyland in the movie National Lampoon's Vacation (1983). 1. A fictional or hypothetical large theme park. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: The Tennessee Valley Authority's scheme to turn the Land Between the Lakes into Wally World has been stopped. Example: Forget Disney, Universal, and Wally World. Vegas was there before them all — the ultimate adult theme park. 2. A nickname for Walmart. Labels: slang Example: I thought I could replace him / so went down to a local wally world / and the salesman says / hey mister / what's a pet rock / and my heart grew cold / Lord / what's this world / coming to. Example: "Wally World?" He felt like he was playing a new board game and was just getting the hang of the rules. “Around here,” Daisy said, “Wal-Mart is often called Wally World.
Word: net tangible assets Part of Speech: noun 1. The total assets of a company, less any intangible asset such as goodwill, patents, and trademarks, less all liabilities and the par value of preferred stock. Similar to Book Value and Net Asset Value. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: curlies Part of Speech: noun 1. Locks of curly hair. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Pubic hair Labels: plural, plural-only, slang, specifically Example: When the condom gets caught on your curlies while you're trying to roll it off. 3. Curly brackets. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only Example: Some keywords, such as {abstract}, show up in curly brackets. It's never really clear what should technically be in guillemets and what should be in curlies. 4. Curly quotes. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only Example: Doing it manually can be a real drag and messy, but you can use a short macro to change all curlies to straights throughout an entire document.
Word: goburra Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡoʊbərə/ 1. The laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae). Labels: obsolete
Word: direr Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of dire: more dire Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: direst Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of dire: most dire Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: nativity scene Part of Speech: noun 1. A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account. Example: In 1958, it was reported that for "the fourth year in succession, staff of four South London stations have combined to decorate the booking hall at Peckham Rye station". They installed a nativity scene, models of Father Christmas, and a sleigh driven by huskies, and Christmas trees were placed around the station.
Word: uneasinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uneasiness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: motherhouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mother + house. 1. The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous. Example: The Cistercian order is named after its motherhouse Cîteaux in Burgundy, where abbot St. Bernard initiated in 1113 the reform of their branch of the Benedictine order, which has its motherhouse at Monte Cassino. 2. The convent which is the seat (and often the above original foundation) of the superior of an order or congregation, and/or on which lower ranking houses (such as priories under an abbot) depend.
Word: Thess. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Thessalonians. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 1 Thessalonians Part of Speech: name 1. The thirteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the first epistle to the Thessalonians.
Word: 2 Thessalonians Part of Speech: name 1. The fourteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the second epistle to the Thessalonians.
Word: 1 Thess. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 1 Thessalonians. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 2 Thess. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 2 Thessalonians. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Jas. Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Jas: abbreviation of James. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: blue balls Part of Speech: noun Etymology: US English, 1910s, blue + balls (“testicles”). 1. A cramp-like ache in the testicles and prostate region caused by prolonged sexual arousal; testicles experiencing such an ache. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang 2. Unfulfilled sexual desire. Labels: figuratively, plural, plural-only, slang 3. Buboes (in a person of any sex) caused by a sexually transmitted infection; the infection that causes them. Labels: US, dated, plural, plural-only, slang Example: [...] away the flesh and cause ulcers and buboes (blue balls). Example: It invades lymphatics, is carried to the inguinal lymph nodes, where multiple abscesses, buboes, or "blue balls" appear. A brawny edema of the labia, with deeply penetrating destructive ulcers may occur in the late stages.
Word: French wire Part of Speech: noun 1. Fine wire of silver or other metal wound into a flexible coil, used for finishing beaded jewelry.
Word: Timon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tī́mōn). Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪmən/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use. Example: Great Timon, noble, worthy, royal Timon! / Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise, / The breath is gone whereof this praise is made. Example: And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
Word: French Indochina Part of Speech: name 1. A group of former French colonies, later a confederation of associated states, existing in Indochina in Southeast Asia from 1887 to 1954 and consisting of the current territories of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
Word: messiahship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Aramaic ܡ ܫ ܚder. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)bor. Hebrew מָשַׁח Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)der. Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)bor. Latin Messīāsbor. Middle English Messyasder. English messiah Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English messiahship From messiah + -ship. 1. Having the position of, or being ordained by God as messiah. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His miracles furnished evidence of Jesus' claim of messiahship.
Word: Messiahship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Aramaic ܡ ܫ ܚder. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)bor. Hebrew מָשַׁח Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)der. Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)bor. Latin Messīāsbor. Middle English Messyasder. English Messiah Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English Messiahship From Messiah + -ship. 1. Having the position of, or being ordained by God as the Messiah. Labels: uncountable Example: His miracles furnished evidence of Jesus' claim of Messiahship.
Word: assay plate Part of Speech: noun 1. A flat plate with multiple "wells" used as small test tubes.
Word: sampling straw Part of Speech: noun 1. A fine glass tube used in a laboratory to extract very small samples of chemical liquids and solutions.
Word: delabialize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English labialize English delabialize From de- + labialize. Pronunciation: /diːˈleɪbɪəlaɪz/ 1. To make into a non-labial sound. Labels: transitive Example: the resulting labial vowels were soon delabialized into e and ē. 2. To become a non-labial sound. Labels: intransitive Example: /gw/ may delabialize to /g/.
Word: scintillation cocktail Part of Speech: noun 1. A solution of a beta particle emitter to be analysed in an organic solvent along with a fluor which emits a scintillation of light, which can then be detected by a liquid scintillation counter.
Word: liquid scintillation counter Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of laboratory equipment used to analyse solutions of a beta particle emitter by measuring the scintillations from a scintillation cocktail.
Word: to the gunnels Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Full to the brim. Example: We were loaded down to the gunnels with luggage. Example: The room was packed to the gunnels with reporters. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, the, gunnels: all the way up to the gunwales. Example: Our boat was loaded to the gunnels with equipment.
Word: gunnel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun + wale. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌnəl/, /ˈɡʌn.l̩/ 1. Alternative spelling of gunwale. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.
Word: formstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A genericization from a trade name of the 1940s, FormStone, itself a proprialization from what had previously been a lexical gap compound, form + stone. 1. A plasterlike artificial stone compound made to resemble stone (rock); the stonelike (rocklike) veneer thus produced. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: permastone (broadly synonymous) Example: He turned into Singleton and found a block of row houses that gave a sense of having been skimped on. […] Most were covered in formstone, but the bricks of Number 16 had been painted a rubbery maroon.
Word: to the brim Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. To the point of being full, almost overflowing. Labels: figuratively Example: Near-synonyms: brimful (adjective), brimfully (adverb); see also Thesaurus:to the full Example: The van was stuffed to the brim with camping equipment. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, brim. Example: Fill the glass to the brim, please. Example: Like the tank wagons, the churns are dairy property, but farmers often have other ideas, and find their own uses for them—it has not been unknown for dairy inspectors to find missing churns tucked away in an unsuspected corner of a farmhouse, filled to the brim with banknotes!
Word: kerblam Part of Speech: intj 1. a sudden, loud sound, as the sound of an explosion
Word: kerblam Part of Speech: verb 1. To explode. Labels: figuratively, informal, rare Example: And didn't he think her hair was hopeless, kerblamming out the way it did in the slightest bit of humidity?
Word: caffeina Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of caffeine. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: Its salts resemble those of caffeina. The tannate is soluble in an excess of tannic acid, in alcohol and boiling water.
Word: comfortless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English comfortles; equivalent to comfort + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmfətləs/, /ˈkʌmfəɹtləs/ 1. Of a person: deprived of comfort; uncomforted. Example: I will nott leave you comfoꝛtleſſe: I will come vnto you. Example: [W]e beſche thee, leaue vs not comfortles, but ſende to vs thine holy ghoſt to comfort vs, and exalte vs vnto thy ſame place, whither our ſauiour Chriſte is gone before: […] 2. Of a thing: offering no comfort; uncomforting. Example: Alas poore hart, that kiſſe is comfortleſſe, / As frozen vvater to a ſtarued ſnake. Example: The former ſaid it would be better to wait till the moon, which now appeared faintly, ſhould afford them light to ſee the marks which, in ſuch places, are generally made to direct travellers through the floods. To this the men, and particularly Heurthofen, reluctantly conſented; but as the wind and rain ſeemed to contend which ſhould render their ſtay the moſt comfortleſs, they ſoon became impatient, and again repreſented the poſſibility of paſſing in perfect ſecurity.
Word: allurements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allurement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: startlingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English startling Middle English -ly English -ly English startlingly From startling + -ly. 1. In a startling manner; surprisingly; shockingly. Example: Afterwards I took it back when it was borne in upon me startlingly with what extreme nicety he had estimated the time requisite for the ‘affair.’ Example: Economically, too, London is startlingly different. The capital, unlike the country as a whole, has no budget deficit: London’s public spending matches the taxes paid in the city. The average Londoner contributes 70 percent more to Britain’s national income than people in the rest of the country.
Word: disbelieved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disbelieve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disbelieved Part of Speech: adj 1. Not believed; discounted; ignored
Word: disbelieves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disbelieve Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: exhalations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exhalation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conveyances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conveyance Labels: form-of, plural