nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: okuridashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 送り出し (“rear push out”). 1. A kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent out from behind.
Word: okurigake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 送り掛け, meaning "rear leg trip". 1. A kimarite in which the attacker hooks his legs behind one of his opponent's and pulls it towards himself from behind, toppling his opponent forward.
Word: okurihikiotoshi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 送り引き落とし, meaning "rear pull down". 1. a kimarite in which the attacker circles behind his opponent and pulls him down while backing away
Word: okurinage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 送り投げ, literally "rear throw down". 1. A kimarite in which the attacker circles behind his opponent and throws him forward or to the side and down.
Word: okuritaoshi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 送り倒し, literally "rear push down". 1. A kimarite in which the attacker forces his opponent down from behind.
Word: okuritsuridashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 送り吊り出し, literally rear lift out. 1. a kimarite in which the attacker circles behind his opponent, lifts him up and carries him out of the ring
Word: okuritsuriotoshi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 送り吊り落とし, meaning "rear lifting body slam". 1. A kimarite in which the attacker circles behind his opponent then lifts him up and slams him down.
Word: synonymity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English synonym Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English synonymity From synonym + -ity. 1. The state of being a synonym. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Mr. Ellis, who proposes a system with 117 notes within the octave, is^([sic]) thus shown that an infinite number of notes is required, for there is no synonymity in any system when the key-note moves. Example: The wave of rebellion swept over me in an instant, beginning with an heretical doubt as to the sanctity of the established order of things[…]and ending in an adamantine determination to defend my honor and my life to the last ditch against the blind and senseless regulation which assumed the synonymity of misfortune and treason.
Word: information space Part of Speech: noun 1. The totality of information, especially that which is accessible online.
Word: dappled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: [ˈdæpəɫd] 1. Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple. Example: To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise [...] Example: It was a close, sultry day: devoid of sunshine, but with a sky too dappled and hazy to threaten rain
Word: dappled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: [ˈdæpəɫd] 1. simple past and past participle of dapple Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: slow ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A ball that is deliberately bowled slower than normal in an attempt to deceive the batsman into making a mistimed shot.
Word: slow bowler Part of Speech: noun 1. a bowler who specializes in bowling (pitching a ball in cricket) relatively slowly, especially a spin bowler
Word: soft hands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soft hand Labels: form-of, plural, plural-only 2. The hands in a relaxed state, especially for a batsman to play with a dead bat, or for a fielder to catch the ball without it bouncing out. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: tabard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French tabart (“simple sleeveless overtunic; heavy overmantel”), of unknown origin. Pronunciation: /ˈtæbɑː(ɹ)d/, /ˈtæbə(ɹ)d/ 1. A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet. 2. A sleeveless jerkin or loose overgarment. Example: The long rows of wheat-shocks marched like soldiers in worn yellow tabards. Example: ‘I still cannot believe I actually did that!’ Maureen told me, recalling that time her and the Nanas turned up at former prime minister David Cameron's house in Oxfordshire on a tank Vivienne Westwood lent them, wearing tabards that said ‘The Oven Gloves Are Coming Off’. 3. A sleeveless garment made of coarse cloth formerly worn outdoors by the common people. Labels: historical 4. A cape or tunic worn by a knight, emblazoned with the coat of arms of his king or queen on the front. Labels: historical Example: And thereupon, behold, a knight on a black horse appeared, clothed in jet-black velvet, and with a tabard of black linen about him. 5. A similar garment officially worn by a herald and emblazoned with his sovereign's coat of arms. Labels: historical Example: The heralds in their tabards were marvellous to behold, and a nod from Rouge Croix gave me the keenest gratification. Example: Along the narrow winding path between the great oak trees there rode a dark sallow man in a scarlet tabard who blew so loudly upon a silver trumpet that they heard the clanging call long before they set eyes on him.
Word: tabarded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tabard + -ed. 1. Wearing a tabard. Labels: not-comparable Example: Two hundred heavily-armed cavalry rode behind the Audley standard, while close at their heels came the Duke of Lancaster with a glittering train, heralds tabarded with the royal arms riding three deep upon cream-colored chargers in front of him.
Word: Caribbeanist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Caribbean 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 Caribbeanist From Caribbean + -ist. 1. A scholar who specializes in the study of the Caribbean.
Word: cash leakage Part of Speech: noun 1. Money that flows out of the banking system to be held as currency rather than being deposited into some form of financial institution. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: catalectic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατάληξις (katálēxis). 1. (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. 2. incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance Example: The process is not practised to any extent , but is a curious example of a catalectic action started by the impact of light
Word: catalectic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατάληξις (katálēxis). 1. A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
Word: ghost crab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its pale coloration. Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊst kɹæb/, /ˈɡoʊst kɹæb/ 1. Any of several burrowing crabs, of the genus Ocypode, found along sandy shores.
Word: cataphile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *ḱóm Borrowed from French cataphile, a blend of catacombe (“catacomb”) + -phile (suffix denoting one who loves a thing). Pronunciation: /ˈkætəfaɪl/ 1. A type of urban explorer who visits the ancient catacombs and quarries linked by tunnels beneath Paris, France. Example: At a time when being "in" has meant staying in at night, the city's catacombs, the Gallo-Roman-vintage quarries from which Paris was built, have managed to lure le tout Paris, now known as cataphiles, troglos, and nouvelles taupes ("moles")—and la salle Z, fifteen chambers in the 250 kilometers of vaulted tunnels, has become the endroit of the moment. A stroll from la salle Z brings the cataphiles, by clearly marked street signs, to the underground bunker used by the Germans during the Occupation, or to the underground crystalline fountain of Sainte Marie for a midnight splash, or to the outlying ossuaries where flea-market dealers get the skulls they sell for 300 francs. Example: Philip, who uses only his first name, said: "This world is divided into two races, the tourists and the cataphiles. The tourists are a hated race. … You have to do everything to chase them out." […] "There have always been cataphiles, but perhaps in the past they were more respectful," [Michel] Laroche said. "It is not a sacred place, but it is our patrimony." 2. An individual who explores subterranean catacombs, mines, or quarries. Labels: broadly Example: Urban exploration has many subcultures, each with its own fetishes and slang. There are rooftoppers, builderers, cataphiles and those with a taste for "ruin porn" – artfully lit photos of decaying masonry and Rorschach water stains.
Word: cathemeral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) English cata- Proto-Indo-European *Héh₂mr̥ Proto-Hellenic *ā́mər Ancient Greek ἦμαρ (êmar) Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra)bor. English hemeral English cathemeral From cata- + hemeral. Pronunciation: /kəˈθɛməɹəl/ 1. Relating to organisms' behaviour in which food is acquired at random intervals during the day or night.
Word: tabernacular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin tabernaculum (“tent, booth, shed”) + -ar. 1. Pertaining to a tabernacle. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of the style or character of an architectural tabernacle; formed in latticework; latticed. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or pertaining to huts or tents; common; low. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: centration Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which something is moved toward a center. Labels: uncountable 2. The tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation and neglect others. Labels: uncountable
Word: cha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Chinese 茶 (chá), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la, via two routes: in some cases from Hindustani चा (cā) / چا (cā) (a variant of the same root, from Persian چا, which led to chai), from Northern Chinese; in other cases from 茶 (chá) /t͡sʰɑː²¹/, the pronunciation found in Canton (Guangzhou), where the British bought much of their tea in the 19th century. Doublet of tea, which is from the Amoy Min Nan pronunciation tê. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɑː/ 1. Tea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai. Labels: uncountable Example: Would you like a cup of cha? Example: [Krazy Kat, bringing a full tray:] Look, folkses – hot dogs, hot cha, hot peppa pots, hot timollies – hot kuffy. ^([sic])
Word: cha Part of Speech: pron Pronunciation: /t͡ʃʌ/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of you, especially when preceded by a /t/ sound. Labels: alt-of, dialectal, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling Example: You mean you can't fly after you've had a few beers? You can drive, can't cha? Example: Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?
Word: cha Part of Speech: particle Etymology: From cha-cha (q.v.). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɑː/ 1. Used to count out steps, particularly involving the hip-shaking sections of rhythmic Latin dances. Example: One–two–cha–cha–cha Three–four–cha–cha–cha
Word: cha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 자 (ja). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɑː/ 1. Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.
Word: check-swing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of check swing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chemosterilant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English sterilant English chemosterilant From chemo- + sterilant. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪiməʊ.stɛ.ɹɪlənt/ 1. A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse.
Word: chenille Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French chenille. Doublet of canicule. Pronunciation: /ʃəˈniːl/ 1. An extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The house seemed unfamiliar in the dark stormy light; the red and purple glass of the front door made livid bruises on the linoleum; the green chenille curtain was like a veil of seaweed.
Word: Chinese silver Part of Speech: noun 1. An alloy used for jewelry. Its composition is 58% copper, 17.5% zinc, 11.5% nickel, 11% cobalt, and 2% silver. Labels: uncountable
Word: requisition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English requisicion, from Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. By surface analysis, requisit(e) + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/ 1. A formal request for something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the surrender of fugitives , by authorizing the Governor , in his discretion , on requisition from a foreign government , to surrender up fugitives charged with murder , forgery , larceny , or other crimes[…] 2. A formal request for something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a requisition used upon an infeftment of annual rent 3. A formal request for something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a lab requisition for blood tests 4. A formal request for something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was the policy of the American army to procure voluntary labor whenever possible, but a sufficient number of volunteers was frequently not obtainable. In such cases, a requisition for additional labor was served on German civil officials. Example: First, a civilian settlement is not a “need of the occupying army” for which requisition is permitted. 5. A formal request for something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a requisition for clothing, troops, or money 6. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A call; an invitation; a summons. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a requisition for a public meeting Example: Amid the many mirrors called into requisition by Lady Townshend's fête, not one gave back a lovelier likeness than that which reflected the face and form of Lady Marchmont.
Word: requisition Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English requisicion, from Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. By surface analysis, requisit(e) + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/ 1. To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport. Labels: transitive Example: The 1,000-year-old village was requisitioned in the 1960s, first in a reforestation plan and then as an army training ground. The Castilla-La Mancha regional government accuses Fraguas Revive of illegally occupying the site, which lies within a natural park.
Word: horn of plenty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin cornūcōpia. 1. A cornucopia. Example: There are other mysteries expressed by the bison horn, the Paleolithic original of which the classical cornucopia is a copy: the horn of plenty is the universal vulva from which emerge all the creatures of life, plants, animals, and humans. 2. An edible chanterelle of species (Craterellus cornucopioides.
Word: caprice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Vulgar Latin capus Old Italian capo Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗrder. Latin ērīcius Old Italian riccio Old Italian caporiccio Italian capricciobor. French capricebor. English caprice Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio (“fright, sudden start”). Doublet of capriccio. Pronunciation: /kəˈpɹiːs/ 1. An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion. Example: Though more thoughtful than Madame de Mercœur, yet it asked far more knowledge of society—that wilderness of small intricacies—for her to penetrate into the motives of those who seemed so suddenly struck with her fascination; but she was too clear-headed to be deceived, and set it all down under one general belief in caprice. Example: It would have been a great privilege to be the mistress of an old time-honoured mansion, to call oaks and elms her own, to know that acres of gardens were submitted to her caprices, to look at herds of cows and oxen, and be aware that they lowed on her own pastures. 2. A brief romance. Example: The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that a caprice lasts a little longer. 3. An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes. Example: After that we cast off all allegiance to immediate, tangible, and time-touched things, and entered a fantastic world of hushed unreality in which the narrow, ribbon-like road rose and fell and curved with an almost sentient and purposeful caprice amidst the tenantless green peaks and half-deserted valleys 4. A disposition to be impulsive. Example: Yet, Britain, vvhence this Caprice of thy Sons, / VVhich thro' their various ranks vvith fury runs? / The cauſe is plain, a cauſe vvhich vve muſt bleſs; / For Caprice is the Daughter of Succeſs, […] Example: This last act of our lives seldom belies the former tenor of them, for stupidity, caprice, and unmeaning spite. All that we seem to think of is to manage matters so […] as to do as little good, and to plague and disappoint as many people as possible. 5. A capriccio.
Word: holy cross Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English holy cros, holy crosse, equivalent to holy + cross. 1. A cross as a Christian symbol of the crucifixion of Christ
Word: tabes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tābēs. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪbiːz/ 1. A kind of slow bodily wasting or emaciating disease, often accompanying a chronic disease. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A kind of slow bodily wasting or emaciating disease, often accompanying a chronic disease. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: anacronym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps blend of anachronism + acronym but perhaps an- + acronym, in either case indicating an acronymic word that has lost much of its acronymic identity because people usually no longer focus on the etymonic origin when using the word. Pronunciation: /əˈnæk.ɹə.nɪm/ 1. An acronym that is usually no longer thought of as such, but instead treated as a regular word and styled in lower case despite its etymological origin. Example: When you write about using a waterproof laser pointer while scuba diving, you probably aren’t going to write about “a L.A.S.E.R. pointer for S.C.U.B.A. diving”, because the words laser and scuba are anacronyms.
Word: chypre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French Chypre (“Cyprus”), the name of a perfume created by François Coty in 1917. 1. Any of a family of fragrances built on a base consisting of bergamot, oakmoss and labdanum.
Word: artivist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of art + activist. 1. A person who engages in artivism.
Word: artivist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of art + activist. 1. Of or relating to artivism Labels: not-comparable Example: Compared to […], the New York-based collective known as Queers for the Climate more explicitly articulates an environmentalist agenda. In this section, I examine three of the "artivist" performances associated with the collective: a viral campaign centered around the hashtag "It Gets Wetter," a short quasi-documentary titled "Climate Change Ground Zero: Fire Island Pines," and a series of memes.
Word: hacktivist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of hack + activist, a portmanteau coined in 1994 by a member of the Cult of the Dead Cow hacker collective. 1. A person who engages in hacktivism. Example: One type of badvocate, sometimes identified as a troll, is a hacktivist.. Example: However, there remain many cybersecurity concerns about the railways. For example, and perhaps more pertinently, 'hacktivists' - hackers with a political rather than a financial motive - in Belarus were reported to have taken breached computers that control rail movements in the country in an effort to delay Russian supplies to their front line in the early stages of the war against Ukraine.
Word: artivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of art + activism. 1. The practice of promoting a political agenda through acts considered to be art, such as the defacing of advertisements. Labels: uncountable
Word: lay waste Part of Speech: verb 1. To completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region. Labels: transitive Example: When she recovered from a bad illness that she had, she laid the whole place waste, as you have seen it, and she has never since looked upon the light of day. Example: Thirsting for revenge, his troops stormed the fortress of Kazan on the upper Volga in 1553, slaughtering the defenders just as the Mongols had done when they laid waste Russia's great cities.
Word: lay waste Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of lie waste Labels: form-of, past
Word: hacktivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of hack + activism, a portmanteau coined in 1994 by a member of the Cult of the Dead Cow hacker collective. 1. The practice of promoting a political agenda by hacking, especially by defacing or disabling websites. Labels: Internet, uncountable Example: Hacktivism is a form of activism for social change that appropriates computers and electronic networks for this purpose. Also called electronic civil disobedience, hacktivism is geared to political ends. Example: My aim will be to identify and highlight the potential problems of the existing approach that is followed when dealing with hacktivism and its impact on user rights, protesters, and overall cybersecurity.
Word: lewis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lewis, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French lous, plural of lou, loup (“the name of a kind of siege engine”, literally “wolf”); or related to clevis. Pronunciation: /ˈluːɪs/ 1. A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry. 2. The son of a Freemason, envisaged as assisting his father in heavy work or in old age. Labels: broadly, figuratively 3. A kind of shears used in cropping woollen cloth. Example: After the preeming period, the lads are put either to the gig-machines, or to the lewises in the cutting or shearing-room.
Word: kong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 槓 /杠 (gong³ / gung³). Pronunciation: /kɒŋ/, /kɔŋ/, /kɑŋ/ 1. A set of four identical tiles. 2. A call declaring the formation of such a set.
Word: pete Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peter (“a safe”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang Example: He was on his way to Tyrone, where he intended to blow a “pete” in a general merchandise store […] Example: He told us that at one time he could blow a pete at one shot and never fail.
Word: kelly Part of Speech: noun 1. A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary table of a drilling rig. 2. A roly-poly (toy). Example: Tumblers, tilters and kellys are those toys which have a circular base with a weighted end. They sway to and fro and are not knocked completely over. They derive from the East and have various names, but most represent stability in some form or another.
Word: kelly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See kelly green. 1. Kelly green. Example: Today there is no color or fabric that is out for girl or teen chubbies. Plaids, big, bold block designs, dark or light grounds, heavy textured wools, fleeces and brilliant colors of red, kelly or green, odd or off shades of rust, lavender, and other colors in the fashion cycle are now adapted in designing. Designers themselves have learned that the chubby is more truly eager for a fashionable dress[…] Example: Heart's Desire—20 inch silk chiffon square—navy and shocking, grey and turquoise, brown and kelly, or green and violet, on white ground. $ 4.00 Matching contour belt […]
Word: ecotage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of ecological + sabotage. Pronunciation: /ˈiːkəˌtɑːʒ/ 1. The commission of usually illegal acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism. Labels: uncountable Example: Pro-conservation, pro-guns and extremely pro-booze, anti-mining, anti-tourism and extremely anti-dams, Hayduke appoints himself protector of the remaining desert regions of the American southwest, and becomes a pioneer in the art of "eco-tage", also known as "monkey wrenching" – using the tools of industry to demolish the infrastructure of industry in the name of the biosphere. Example: As Abbey notes, in denouncing terrorism but defending ecotage, ‘sabotage is violence against inanimate objects: machinery and property. Terrorism is violence against human beings. […]’ (Dowie 1996, p. 210).
Word: ecoteur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of ecological + saboteur. 1. A person who commits ecotage.
Word: enfranchise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French enfranchir (“to set free, enfranchise”), from en- (“in”) + franchir (“to set free”), equivalent to en- + franchise. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪz/ 1. To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically: Labels: transitive 2. To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically: Labels: transitive 3. To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically: Labels: transitive Example: Parental control had been so decisive in Louisa's case that marriage bonds had not hitherto enfranchised her from the former; she, therefore, at the proper time of light, appeared on the arm of Signor Riccardini, and laid her purse on the lap of her mother (who she knew had at least three hundred pounds in possession), at the risk of being deemed extravagant by her husband. 4. to convert a copyhold estate into a freehold estate Labels: England, Wales, historical
Word: developing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of develop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: developing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/ 1. In the process of development. Example: a developing foetus 2. Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
Word: developing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/ 1. A process of development. Example: In the developings of an inscrutable Providence, the kingdoms of the earth have become embroiled, and who can say where the complication will terminate?
Word: subvertising Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of subvert + advertising. 1. The use of parodies of corporate and political advertisements in order to make an ironic statement. Labels: uncountable
Word: detachment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French détachement. By surface analysis, detach + -ment. Pronunciation: /dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/ 1. The action of detaching; separation. Labels: uncountable Example: But the horse has left his mark, for his successor is a mechanical horse designed to a large extent to copy the leading characteristics of the live horse; easy attachment to or detachment from its load, a small turning circle, a small appetite for petrol, but giving a much higher acceleration and speed, and so capable of much greater distances, so that fewer cartage units are required. 2. The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation. Labels: uncountable 3. Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness. Labels: uncountable 4. Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity. Labels: uncountable 5. The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission. Labels: uncountable 6. The unit so dispatched. Labels: countable Example: Vietnamese sovereignty over the Paracels dated back at least to the early 19th century, when Emperor Gia-Long sent a detachment to Hoang Sa Island, it remained until the establishment of French protectorate over Annam, when France assumed responsibility for the islands. 7. A permanent unit organized for special duties. Labels: countable 8. Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed. Labels: countable
Word: disappearance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From disappear + -ance. Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈpɪəɹəns/ 1. The action of disappearing or vanishing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Wireless phone technology led to the disappearance of once-common coiled cords for telephone handsets. Example: As hundreds of volunteers and police scoured parks and waterways in an area of New Orleans Tuesday, there were many questions but few answers about the disappearance 11 days ago of a 26-year-old teacher. 2. Passing out of sight. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: From the shore, they watched the disappearance of the ships' masts into the haze. 3. Leaving secretly of without explanation Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The prosecuting attorney was concerned about the potential disappearance of witnesses. 4. Cessation of existence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A single undoubted cure of a demonstrated cancer or sarcoma by this treatment would be enough to say definitely that the treatment exerts some specifically curative influence, for the spontaneous disappearance of undoubtedly malignant growths of this character is almost unknown.
Word: franchise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English franchise, fraunchise, from Old French franchise (“freedom”), a derivative of franc (“free”). More at frank. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/, /ˈfɹænt͡ʃɪz/ 1. The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a. 1872, William H. Seward, debate Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people. 3. An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: McDonald’s has exported its franchise. 5. A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A legal exemption from jurisdiction. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Churches and monasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals. 9. The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for the franchise. Example: He devoted almost his full cricket career to playing county cricket for seven franchises until he earned a maiden callup at 35. 10. The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Once a brand has established a consumer franchise and a brand image, it takes a long time for these to decay, as the image is maintained more by people's personal familiarity with and usage of the brand than by external marketing stimuli. Example: Warren Buffett teaches us that the best business to own, the one with the best long-term prospects is a franchise - one that sells a product or service that is needed or desired, has no close substitute, and yields profits that are unregulated. 11. The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the Star Wars franchise 12. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ye[…]the love of ladies foule defame; To whom the world this franchise ever yeelded, That of their loves choise they might freedom clame. 13. Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: franchise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English franchisen, fraunchisen, from Old French franchir (stem franchiss-, “to set free”), from franc (“free”). More at frank. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/, /ˈfɹænt͡ʃɪz/ 1. To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize. Labels: transitive Example: In a Commons Written Reply to Shadow Rail Minister Tan Dhesi, regarding any assessment of the impact on open access operators by the decision to move away from franchising […], Heaton-Harris highlighted that non-franchised operators run trains without a contractual relationship with Government. 2. To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise. Labels: rare, transitive 3. To give to others the rights to sell or distribute (goods or services). Labels: transitive Example: The ad originators are planning to franchise the campaign to gay groups all across the country. Example: This winter, there is a diverse buffet of movies for you to choose from. Most people order the widely franchised cheeseburger because of its biggie-sized portion, its reliably adequate flavor, and its bright, attractive packaging. Don’t get me wrong; on opening day, I’ll be sitting in the front row savoring the cheeseburgery deliciousness of “Quantum of Solace” and “Twilight.” But after the initial cinematic hunger subsides, the diner, like myself, who craves a heartier meal, will take a second trip through the buffet line and search for a meal with a more complex flavor and memorable substance.
Word: franchisor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From franchise + -or. 1. A company which, or a person who, grants franchises.
Word: disc jockey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Disc refers to the flat, circular shape of the traditional medium for recorded music. Jockey refers to a diminutive of jock, the Northern English or Scots colloquial equivalent of the first name John, which is also used generically for “boy, or fellow” (compare Jack, Dick), at least since 1529. So, disc jockey / DJ etymologically refers to a young person playing (discs holding) music. Coined by journalist Walter Winchell in 1935 to describe Martin Block. Appeared in print in Variety in 1941. Previously also called record man. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪsk ˈdʒɒki/ 1. A person who plays, and sometimes mixes, recorded music at nightclubs, dances, parties, or some other social event; or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers. Example: The disc jockey played brilliant music at the party. 2. A person who conducts a radio program of recorded music combined with talk, news, commercials, weather, etc. Labels: dated Example: The show he produced first aired on WJMR, a white-owned New Orleans radio station. The show's disc jockey used the name “Poppa Stoppa” and played what would then be called “race music,” the term given to any music produced by African American artists.
Word: franchiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From franchise + -er. 1. A franchisor, a company which or person who grants franchises. Example: But franchisers don't sell many of their thirty-three billion hamburgers per year in blue highway towns where chophouses must draw customers through continuing quality rather than national advertising. 2. A person who has the right to vote. Labels: rare Example: No man oppresses thee, O free and independent Franchiser: but does not this stupid Porter-pot oppress thee? No Son of Adam can bid thee come or go; but this absurd Pot of Heavy-wet, this can and does!
Word: franchisee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From franchise + -ee. Pronunciation: /ˌfrænt͡ʃaɪ̯ˈziː/ 1. A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise. Example: The critical milestone is the December 2020 timetable, when new franchisee East Midlands Railway is due to start operating electric trains southwards from Corby into London St Pancras.
Word: franchisal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English franchise Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English franchisal From franchise + -al. 1. Pertaining to franchises. Labels: not-comparable
Word: speller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spell + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈspɛ.lə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who spells. Example: I'm a slow reader but a good speller. Example: Without insisting on a difference between the inventors and the spellers of words, Socrates makes short work of this case. 2. A participant in a spelling bee. 3. A book used to learn how to spell properly. Labels: US 4. A spell checker. Example: But Word's spelling program still isn't fully integrated into the word processor. For one thing, any changes and corrections you make from the speller's menus don't appear on-screen until you get back to your original file.
Word: steadfastly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Inherited from Middle English stedefastly, stedefastliche; equivalent to steadfast + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈstɛdfɑːstli/, /ˈstɛdfæstli/ 1. In a steadfast manner; firmly; with conviction Example: He steadfastly refuses to go out with her. Example: She saw him shake his tall form erect, look at her strangely and steadfastly, and then, noiselessly, stealthily slip away amid the rocks and trees.
Word: Popayán Part of Speech: name 1. A city in southern Colombia.
Word: chieftain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cheveteyn, cheftayne, from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus (English captain), from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of captain; related to chief. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃiːf.tən/, /ˈt͡ʃiːf.tɪn/ 1. A leader of a clan or tribe. Example: VI. THE PUYUMA GROUP. The tribes belonging to this group occupy the plains in Hinan and that neighbourhood, and call themselves "Puyumas," but the Chinese call them the "Hinan Savages". The Puyumas formed a very powerful State some 300 years ago, and united under one single rule as many as seventy isolated tribes scattered over the land, stretching from Hakusekikwaku and Seikoko to Harogwai in the southern part of the island, and were at one time so powerful that the chieftain was called by foreigners "The King of Hinan". Example: They were probably the work of individual craftsmen working to meet the chieftains' needs. Their place in the chronology of the big cemeteries is indicated by the less richly-decorated double-springed bronze brooches which are found here. 2. A leader of a group. Labels: broadly Example: The robber chieftain divided up the spoils.
Word: punctilious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English punctilio Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English punctilious From punctilio (“fine point in exactness of conduct”) + -ous. Pronunciation: /pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/ 1. Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions. Example: With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable. Example: He was punctilious. According to those who worked with him, even his paperwork was the best they'd seen. 2. Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky. Example: Of course, humans do not treat time in such a punctilious fashion. Example: Every editor at Merriam-Webster deals with the Black Books at many points during their tenure. The Black Books are the in-house set of rules for writing a dictionary (commonly called a style guide) as conceived and written in punctilious detail by the former editor in chief Philip Babcock Gove, for the creation of Webster’s Third.
Word: operated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪd/, /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪd/ 1. Operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy. Labels: in-compounds 2. having undergone an operation Example: Further light is thrown on homosexuality in Australia by the supposition of Spencer and Gillen that the mika operation (urethral subincision), an artificial hypospadias, is for the purpose of homosexual intercourse. Klaatsch has discussed the homosexual origin of the mika operation on the basis of information he received from missionaries at Niol-Niol, on the northwest coast. The subincised man acts as a female to the as yet unoperated boys, who perform coitus in the incised opening. Both informed Klaatsch in 1906 that at Boulia in Queensland the operated men are said to "possess a vulva."
Word: operated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪd/, /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of operate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: frangible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Middle English frangible, frangibil, from Middle French frangible, or from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere (from frangō (“to break, shatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”)) + -ibilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon). Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæn(d)ʒɪb(ə)l/, /ˈfɹænd͡ʒəbəl/ 1. Able to be broken; breakable, fragile. Example: A certain learned and curious Author gives us the following Characters or Properties of Glaſs, whereby it is diſtinguiſh'd from all other Bodies, viz. […] That it is frangible when thin, without annealing. Example: Another object still [of roasting iron ore], is to make the ore more frangible, that it may be easily broken into fragments of a suitable size for smelting.
Word: frangible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Middle English frangible, frangibil, from Middle French frangible, or from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere (from frangō (“to break, shatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”)) + -ibilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon). Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæn(d)ʒɪb(ə)l/, /ˈfɹænd͡ʒəbəl/ 1. Something that is breakable or fragile; especially something that is intentionally made so, such as a bullet. Example: For extreme close range training, frangible bullets – those that disintegrate on hitting a hard target – are available. I have found the Winchester frangible loads especially suitable to high-volume training with the 9mm pistol. Frangibles are intended to give peace officers real safety when training at close range with steel reaction targets and vehicles used as range props. Example: Is there some law of nature that states that an assassin can only use one kind of ammunition? Couldn't he just as easily load a frangible bullet and a nonfrangible one into his magazine as two frangibles or two regular, hardened rounds?
Word: frangibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The state or quality of being frangible. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: straighten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From straight + -en. Compare Scots strauchten (“to straighten”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɹeɪtn̩/ 1. To cause to become straight. Labels: transitive Example: [S]o / Do these upbear the little world below / Of Education,—Patience, Love, and Hope. / Methinks, I see them group'd in seemly show, / The straiten'd arms upraised, the palms aslope, / And robes that touching as adown they flow, / Distinctly blend, like snow emboss'd in snow. 2. To become straight. Labels: intransitive 3. To put in order; to sort; to tidy up. Labels: transitive Example: to straighten one's affairs Example: straighten one's account 4. To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience). Labels: transitive 5. To bribe or corrupt. Labels: slang, transitive 6. To stand up, especially from a sitting position. Labels: intransitive 7. To make heterosexual. Labels: informal, transitive Example: It has been said that to survive in this Wasp society, Blacks must straighten their hair, Jews must straighten their noses, and Gays must straighten themselves. But we will no longer tolerate being straightened. It is the doctors and the straight society who must change. Example: It raises the prospect that pregnant women could one day be offered a treatment to reduce or eliminate the chance that their offspring will be homosexual. Experts say that, in theory, the "straightening" procedure on humans could be as simple as a hormone supplement for mothers-to-be, worn on the skin like an anti-smoking nicotine patch.
Word: straightener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From straighten + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nə/, /ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nɚ/ 1. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair. 2. Anyone or anything which straightens. 3. A prearranged fight to settle a dispute. Labels: slang 4. A bribe. Labels: slang Example: 'Injection or not, the bloody thing won't move an inch with juice and it ain't got any. Yeah and here comes the law.' Cool as a cucumber, Ernie said, 'Leave him to me. I'll give him a straightener.'
Word: controlling Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/, /kənˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/ 1. Exerting control over a person or thing. Labels: UK Example: His mother is very controlling.
Word: controlling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/, /kənˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of control Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of controll Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: controlling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/, /kənˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/ 1. The act of exerting control. Example: What humble submission presided within; / How free from the reign, and controllings of sin.
Word: repeating Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of repeat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: repeating Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/ 1. That repeats; repetitive. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a firearm: capable of firing multiple times without needing recharging. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of a decimal: recurring. Labels: not-comparable 4. Of a decimal: recurring. Labels: not-comparable Example: one point two repeating three four
Word: repeating Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/ 1. Repetition. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: What the moderns could mean by their suppression of the final couplet's repeatings, cannot be conceiv'd […]
Word: disabled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English disable English -ed English disabled From disable + -ed. Pronunciation: [dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd] 1. Made incapable of use or action. Example: In the car department we would repair cars that were disabled and placed in bad order by a bunch of scalies taking the place of striking switchmen, engineers, Firemen, etc. 2. Having a disability. 3. Legally disqualified.
Word: disabled Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English disable English -ed English disabled From disable + -ed. Pronunciation: [dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd] 1. One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular) Labels: nonstandard
Word: disabled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English disable English -ed English disabled From disable + -ed. Pronunciation: [dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd] 1. simple past and past participle of disable Labels: form-of, participle, past