nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: mannish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English mannish, mannisshe, mannysh, from earlier mennish (“human”), from Old English mennisċ (“human, natural, humane”), from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”). By surface analysis, man + -ish. Doublet of mennish, mense, and mensch. Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.ɪʃ/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of a man, masculine. Example: A woman impudent and mannish grown Is not more loathed than an effeminate man In time of action. Example: She detested the look of herself in large goggles, detested being forced to tie on her hat, detested the heavy, mannish coat of rough tweed that Sir Philip insisted she must wear when motoring. 2. Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); mature, adult. Example: And let us, Polydore, though now our voices Have got the mannish crack, sing him to the ground, Example: And so, with an air of mannish superiority, he seems rather to pity the bashful girl, than to apprehend that he shall not succeed. 3. Impertinent; assertive. Labels: Caribbean, Guyana Example: 2014, Kurt Campbell, “Police left 15-year-old to die — Relatives,” inewsguyana.com, 11 March, 2014, “They could have saved his life because he was still living, one woman said when she told the police that the boy was alive he said leave him to die, he’s wanted,” Giddings cried, adding that “I know he bad, he mannish, he does misbehave but I never know he was wanted… how can they make the claim without medical assistance.” 4. Precocious. Labels: Caribbean 5. Resembling or characteristic of a human being, in form or nature; human. Labels: archaic Example: The Westron was a Mannish speech, though enriched and softened under Elvish influence.
Word: calorigenic Part of Speech: adj 1. That produces heat, especially by the metabolism of food.
Word: mannishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mannish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English mannishness From mannish + -ness. 1. The condition of being mannish; manliness or masculinity. Labels: uncountable Example: 1903, Mabel Atkinson, Review of Lily Braun, Die Frauenfrage: ihre geschichtliche Entwicklung und wirtschaftliche Seite in American Journal of Sociology, 1 March, 1903, p. 703, She thinks also that when once the first ardor of revolution, with its inevitable tendency to mannishness, has passed by, women who work need lose none of their proper grace and charm—a view which is certainly borne out by facts. Example: I hate women in stiff collars and shirts and ties and mannishness like that […] 2. Impertinence; precociousness. Labels: Caribbean, uncountable Example: Chinta came straight up to him and said, with the mannishness she put on when Mrs Tulsi was away, ‘Brother-in-law, I want you to know that until you came to this house there were no crab-catchers here.’
Word: forward reasoning Part of Speech: noun 1. In artificial intelligence, modus ponens. Labels: uncountable
Word: glace de viande Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French 1. A stock of meat reduced to a glaze. Used in culinary for sauce making. Labels: uncountable
Word: videomicrography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video English video- English micrography English videomicrography From video- + micrography. 1. The art and science of making videos of microscopic objects, by the use of a microscope. Labels: uncountable Example: High speed videomicrography has been used to simultaneously assess both the motility and morphology of sperm from fertile and infertile men. Example: Another early video work, Crystal (1982), features videomicrography of actual crystal growth mapped to the changing melodic and harmonic motion of the layered and continuously playing electroacoustic soundtrack.
Word: scroll wheel Part of Speech: noun 1. A hard plastic or rubbery disc on a computer mouse, used for scrolling. 2. A cog wheel in the form of a scroll.
Word: squadrista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian squadrista. Pronunciation: /skwɒˈdɹɪstə/, /skwɒˈdɹiːstə/ 1. A member of an Italian fascist squad.
Word: pacifico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Spanish 1. A peaceful native in Cuba or the Philippines who did not oppose Spanish colonization. Labels: historical Example: Harper's Weekly While we were going through the woods one of the pacificos pointed to a new grave.
Word: Pacifico Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Marcos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
Word: WIA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Windows Image Acquisition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: WIA Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of wounded in action. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: sight triangle Part of Speech: noun 1. A triangle at an intersection, formed by the two roads or rights-of-way and a third line, which must be kept clear of obstructions such as hedges so that people in one road can see cars approaching on the other.
Word: deleverage 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 leverage English deleverage From de- + leverage. 1. To reduce debt by rapidly selling assets. Example: Because the country is exposed to large interest rate shocks, this triggers a strong precautionary-saving response: households deleverage fast and massively.
Word: RHB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of right-handed batsman. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: rhb Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of RHB. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lhb Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of LHB. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reapportion Part of Speech: verb Etymology: c 1830 re- + apportion 1. To apportion again; to redistribute or reallocate. Example: The court intervened to reapportion the voting districts that had been unfairly laid out under the controlling party's regime.
Word: LHB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of left-handed batsman. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LHB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Late Heavy Bombardment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Local Hot Bubble. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: reapportions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reapportion Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reapportioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reapportion Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reapportioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reapportion Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: apportions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of apportion Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: apportioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of apportion Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: apportioning Part of Speech: noun 1. apportionment
Word: recondition Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English condition English recondition From re- + condition. 1. To restore to a functional state, or to a condition resembling the original. Example: When reconditioning antique furniture, it is important to try to preserve as much of the original finish as possible.
Word: reconditions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recondition Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: imines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reconditioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of recondition Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reconditioning Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which something is reconditioned. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reconditioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recondition Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reconditioned Part of Speech: adj 1. Which has been reconditioned Labels: not-comparable Example: A reconditioned machine
Word: aldaric acids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aldaric acid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enamines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enamine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: secondary amines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of secondary amine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: primary amines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primary amine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deleverages Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deleverage Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deleveraging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deleverage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: deleveraging Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of something being deleveraged. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In October, 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, he circulated a twenty-page essay immodestly titled “A Template for Understanding What’s Going On,” which said the economy faced not just a common recession but a “deleveraging”—a period in which people cut back on borrowing and rebuild their savings—the impact of which would be felt for a generation. Example: Because it had studied the nature of deleveragings or depressions, the team knew that deleveragings occur when interest rates go to zero and there's an excessive amount of debt.
Word: deleveraged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deleverage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tertiary amines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tertiary amine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neuropsychopharmacology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English psychopharmacology English neuropsychopharmacology From neuro- + psychopharmacology. 1. The clinical and scientific study of the physiological and psychological properties of agents acting within the central nervous system.
Word: MOF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of metal-organic framework. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: metal-organic framework Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several highly porous, crystalline substances having a cage structure of metal ions coordinated to organic compounds; they have an application in the bulk storage of gases such as hydrogen
Word: recruiter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From recruit + -er. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkɹuːtə(ɹ)/, /ɹɪˈkɹutɚ/, [ɹɪˈkɹuɾɚ], /ɹəˈkɹutɚ/, [ɹəˈkɹuɾɚ] 1. Agent noun of recruit; one who recruits, particularly one employed to recruit others. Labels: agent, form-of Example: The army recruiter promised that I'd see the world and learn useful skills if I enlisted. Example: BBV expects to be one of the biggest recruiters in the region over the next two years.
Word: recruiters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recruiter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Schrödinger's kitten Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Schrödinger's cat plus the notion of diminutiveness. 1. Any of several experiments that show the paradoxical effects of quantum mechanics on a small scale, especially one that shows an atom to be in two places at the same time. Labels: informal
Word: glassformer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glass + former. 1. Any substance whose liquid state fails to crystallize upon cooling, but forms a glass.
Word: dumb bunny Part of Speech: noun 1. A stupid person. Labels: US, slang Example: And one day he pulls me out of the tenth grade to go work with him in the same shop, cutting patterns! Ao I can make some gelt! (Angry) From the tenth grade! No wonder I'm such a dumb bunny! While my brother Jules is finishing college, ready to become a chiropodist! Example: Grayce had a nursing instructor who “labeled” students and grouped them in unflattering ways. Grayce was put in the “dumb bunny” category.
Word: morula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin morum (“mulberry”) + -ula. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːɹələ/ 1. A spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote; it becomes the blastula
Word: throw to the wolves Part of Speech: verb 1. To sacrifice someone, especially in an attempt to save oneself. Labels: idiomatic 2. To remove or cast out someone or something out of one's protection, such as onto the streets, especially towards predators. Labels: idiomatic
Word: close the stable door after the horse has bolted Part of Speech: verb 1. To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism that is too late (after the first failure instead of before). Labels: idiomatic Example: We are now in an election period, with WhatsApp and closed Facebook groups being used, as we speak, in electoral campaigning, but the law has not changed since the DCMS Committee, on which I serve, raised these issues. We have yet another instance of shutting the door after the horse has bolted.
Word: incoincident Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English coincident English incoincident From in- + coincident. 1. Not coincident or coinciding
Word: regrowth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English growth English regrowth From re- + growth. 1. That which has been regrown after removal. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: After the forest fire, much of the regrowth consisted of invasive non-native plant species. Example: Shami says older adults don’t get looksmaxxing. There has been much hand-wringing in the media over “bone smashing”, for example, an extreme technique that involves taking a hammer to your face to promote more “manly” regrowth when the bones repair, but little evidence that anyone is actually doing it. 2. The process of regrowing. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The eventual regrowth of the forest to its primeval state will take centuries, if not millennia.
Word: remap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English map English remap From re- + map. 1. To assign differently; to relabel or repurpose. Labels: transitive Example: He remapped the variable in the code to hold the value directly, instead of a pointer to the value. 2. To map again. Labels: transitive Example: Because the topography and development of the land changed so much in the floods, the region had to be remapped.
Word: remaps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: remapping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of remap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: remapping Part of Speech: noun 1. A new mapping. Example: A few other key remappings occur when you use the United Kingdom country...
Word: remapped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of remap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: degustation menu Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tasting menu.
Word: degustation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French dégustation, from Latin degustatio, degustationem, from degusto. 1. tasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fasci Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fascio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squadristi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squadrista Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jauntiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of jaunty: most jaunty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: stock phrase Part of Speech: noun 1. A phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them. Labels: idiomatic Example: Bart Simpson's stock phrase "I didn't do it" was once lampooned on the show itself. 2. A cliché.
Word: retarders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retarder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: revaluation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English valuation English revaluation From re- + valuation. 1. The process of altering the relative value of a currency or other standard of exchange. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After the new party took power, the government declared a revaluation of the currency in an attempt to limit runaway inflation. 2. A reassessment of the value or worth of something; a reappraisal or reevaluation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After the soldiers raided her farm for supplies, she was forced to a revaluation of their benefit as protectors. Example: It is, then, for the sake of the “higher” man that the values of Christian morality must be abandoned, and it is from this perspective that the revaluation of values takes place. 3. The application of compound growth to the value of a pension benefit, specifically from the date of the member leaving the scheme (for example, moving to a different employer) to the date that the member starts receiving the benefit (typically retirement). Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: revaluations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of revaluation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rifleman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Germanic *rīfaną Proto-Germanic *-lōną Proto-Germanic *rīfilōną Proto-West Germanic *rīfilōn Frankish *rīffilōnbor. Old French riflerbor. Middle English riflen English rifle Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English rifleman From rifle + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪ̯fəlmən/, [ˈɹʷaɪ̯fəlmən] ~ [ˈɹʷaɪ̯fl̩mn̩], /ˈɹɐɪ̯fəlmən/, [ˈɹʷɐɪ̯fəlmən] ~ [ˈɹʷɐɪ̯fl̩mn̩] 1. A soldier trained to use a rifle as a primary weapon. Example: The riflemen had not been issued their weapons yet, and hence they trained with wooden mock-up rifles. Example: Anil Gurung joined the Army in 2006 as a rifleman with the 2nd Royal Gurkha Regiment. 2. A person especially skilled in the use of a rifle. Example: She was quite the rifleman and could pick off a squirrels with a .22 from across the field with amazing accuracy. 3. A small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Acanthisitta chloris, the titipounamu.
Word: ringlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ring Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English ringlike From ring + -like. 1. Like a ring; round or nearly so. Example: The worm had a number of ringlike bands around its body.
Word: rioter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English riotour, from Old French rioteor; equivalent to riot + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪətə/, /ˈɹaɪətɚ/ 1. One who riots; part of the unruly violent crowd causing a riot. Example: The rioters had erected a makeshift barricade and were pelting the police with rocks from behind it. Example: The rioters overshadowed the message of peaceful protesters on prior days: They had called for justice for Gray, a 25-year-old African-American man who died from spinal injuries after police arrested him this month.
Word: rioters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rioter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish elote (“fresh ear of corn”). Pronunciation: /ɛˈləʊteɪ/, /ɛˈloʊˌteɪ/ 1. Corn (maize) harvested before reaching full maturity. Labels: uncountable 2. A street food dish originating in Central America, but now also popular in the United States, consisting of corn on the cob which is grilled or boiled and served on a stick, typically with toppings such as cheese, chili powder, mayonnaise, and lime juice. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I love elotes, esquites and arepas. I really love it in ice cream and pudding; if you haven't had these delicacies, do it now.
Word: riveter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rivet + -er. 1. A person whose job is to rivet. 2. A person whose job is to rivet. Labels: specifically Example: Rosie the Riveter is an iconic piece of American WWII propaganda. Example: Ev'ry one stops to admire the scene / Rosie at work on the B-19 / She's never twittery / nervous or jittery / Rosie the riveter 3. A tool used to fix rivets. Example: The riveter required a compressed air supply.
Word: riveters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of riveter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: riderless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rider 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 riderless From rider + -less. 1. Without or deprived of a rider. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] the spectacle of Rob the Grinder returning down the street, leading the riderless horse, appeared to have some extraneous interest […]
Word: respirator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From respirate + -or. 1. A device to assist breathing. 2. A device to assist breathing. Example: Any N95 respirator is designed to filter out 95 percent of particles 0.3 microns or larger. Example: The painters in the paint booth were wearing the kind of respirators with dual filter canisters.
Word: respirators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of respirator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reseed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English see English -d English seed English reseed From re- + seed. 1. To sow seeds again; to apply seed to (a plot of land) again. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: When the birds ate the seeds he had planted, the farmer was forced to reseed the field. 2. Of a non-perennial plant, to produce seeds to ensure the following generation without human intervention; to self-sow. Example: The marigolds had reseeded themselves in the flower box, so he didn't have to buy new ones this year. 3. To reset the input of an algorithm so as to ensure different results. Example: The game reseeded its random number algorithm with a time-based value each time the game was restarted.
Word: reseeds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reseed Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reseeding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reseed Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reseeded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reseed Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: self-government Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English government English self-government From self- + government. 1. The governance of a region by its own populace; autonomy. Labels: uncountable Example: The radical party agitated for the region to secede from the confederation and establish self-government. 2. Personal self-control. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: incommensurable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French incommensurable, from Medieval Latin incommensurabilis. Its full etymology is equivalent to that of in- + commensurable. Pronunciation: /ɪnkəˈmɛnʃ(ə)ɹəbəl/, /ɪnkəˈmɛnsjʊəɹəbəl/, /ɪn.kəˈmɛnt͡ʃ.ɹə.bəl/, /ɪn.kəˈmɛn(t).sə.ɹə.bəl/ 1. having a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers. Example: The side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable. 2. having no common integer divisor except 1. 3. Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context.
Word: incommensurable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French incommensurable, from Medieval Latin incommensurabilis. Its full etymology is equivalent to that of in- + commensurable. Pronunciation: /ɪnkəˈmɛnʃ(ə)ɹəbəl/, /ɪnkəˈmɛnsjʊəɹəbəl/, /ɪn.kəˈmɛnt͡ʃ.ɹə.bəl/, /ɪn.kəˈmɛn(t).sə.ɹə.bəl/ 1. An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number. Example: Unfortunately for Pythagoras, his theorem led at once to the discovery of incommensurables, which appeared to disprove his whole philosophy.
Word: ungentlemanly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + gentlemanly. 1. Not gentlemanly; not adhering to the high moral standards expected of a gentleman; impolite, unchivalrous, or indecent. Example: My grandmother thought it was ungentlemanly of my boyfriend to suggest that we split the bill for dinner.
Word: ungentlemanly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From un- + gentlemanly. 1. In a manner not befitting a gentleman.
Word: unhorse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English unhorsen, equivalent to un- + horse. 1. To forcibly remove from a horse. Example: The knight was unhorsed when his opponent's lance struck his shield. 2. To disrupt or unseat; to remove from a position. Labels: broadly Example: The incumbent governor was unhorsed by the scandal that broke during his reelection campaign.
Word: unhorses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unhorse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unhorsing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unhorse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unhorsing Part of Speech: noun 1. The forcible removal from a horse
Word: unhorsed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unhorse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unstop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English unstoppen, equivalent to un- + stop. Cognate with Dutch ontstoppen, German entstopfen. 1. To remove a stoppage; to clear a blockage. Example: I was able to unstop the clogged toilet by using a plunger. 2. To unplug or uncork a container. Example: I unstopped a bottle of wine to celebrate. 3. To draw out the stops of (an organ).
Word: unstops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unstop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unstopping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unstop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unstopped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unstop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unstopped Part of Speech: adj 1. Not having been stopped. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unshackle Part of Speech: verb 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 shackle English unshackle From un- + shackle. 1. To remove shackles from someone or something. Example: The captain ordered that the guards unshackle and release the prisoner, as he had served his sentence. Example: The sooner the railway can unshackle itself from DfT the better. 2. To remove restrictions or inhibitions; to allow full freedom and power. Example: 1818, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, On Poesy or Art Painting was, as it were, a new art, and being unshackled by old models it chose its own subjects, and took an eagle’s flight.
Word: unshackles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unshackle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unshackling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unshackle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unshackling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of removing shackles; liberation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the marriages and reconciliations, in the unshacklings of minds and bodies that we witness at the end of the plays, lie the freedom and love that link our destinies and reveal the unity of all experience
Word: enraptured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of enrapture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: enraptured Part of Speech: adj 1. Marked by fondness; filled with delight
Word: unshackled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unshackle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unshackled Part of Speech: adj 1. Not shackled. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: shackleless, unfettered, fetterless; unmanacled, unhandcuffed
Word: Mata Hari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch (stage name of Margaretha Geertruida (Grietje) Zelle, a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was executed by firing squad for alleged espionage during World War I), from Malay matahari (“sun”). 1. Any exotic female spy.
Word: lapsus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lāpsus. Doublet of lapse. Pronunciation: /ˈlæpsəs/ 1. A slip, lapse, or error.
Word: flight level Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several internationally agreed standard altitudes that are based on atmospheric pressure rather than on true height 2. a pressure altitude measured in terms of hundreds of feet above sea level (ie. flight level 120 (FL120) is 12,000 ft. ASL)
Word: beefwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beef + wood. 1. Any of the Australian trees, of at least three different orders of plants, having timber resembling raw beef. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Timber of those trees. Labels: uncountable
Word: simmerstat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From simmer + -stat, modelled on thermostat. 1. An electrical control device that turns a heating element such as a stove, hotplate or grill on and off in a user-selectable duty cycle: for example, five of every 20 seconds.
Word: tunnelball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tunnel + ball. 1. A children's game in which players stand in line with their feet apart, making a tunnel with their legs, down which the lead player propels a ball back to the last player, who runs with it to the front of the line and repeats; played competitively between teams for speed, or by a single team for recreation or exercise. Labels: Australia, UK, uncountable Example: 1994, Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read, Chopper 4: For the Term of His Unnatural Life, 2012, Pan Macmillan Australia, unnumbered page, They run the sports for ten days. This includes weightlifting, football, tennis, table tennis, cards, scrabble, chess, draughts, darts, quoits, volleyball, baseball, frisbee tossing, tunnelball, scramble ball, the piggyback race, the egg and spoon race, target handball, the spit the dummy contest, […] . Example: I went along to my children′s sports day and found myself cheering madly at the tunnelball games and when they played Chariots of Fire over the running races – it was all I could do not to get up and break the record for the four minute mile myself.
Word: run into the ground Part of Speech: verb 1. To mismanage to the point of ruin. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: Although he has an MBA from Harvard, he still ran the company into the ground. Example: Even though that was a good joke, you really did run it into the ground. 2. To wear out, especially through excessive use. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: I figure this car has a few more years left in it and I intend to run it into the ground before purchasing another. Example: City sent on Adam Johnson for the ineffective Jo and the Englishman at least gave notice that he wanted to run at the Arsenal defence, but his team-mates had been run into the ground by then and no-one could get up in support of the winger. 3. To discuss ad nauseam. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: You’ve run the upcoming election into the ground and I simply won’t listen to another word about it.
Word: run hot and cold Part of Speech: verb 1. To alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure. Labels: idiomatic Example: Henrietta's feelings for Delbert run hot and cold—one minute she's hopelessly in love with him, and the next she can't stand the sight of him. Example: The business runs hot and cold; some months our firm doesn't earn enough to cover expenses and other months, we net 400% profits.
Word: spear tackle Part of Speech: noun 1. An offensive tackle in which the tackled player is lifted up and driven into the ground head-first. This is very dangerous and can result in serious injury to the neck and spine and often a red or yellow card.
Word: run a bath Part of Speech: verb 1. To fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath. Example: Never leave a child unattended when you are running a bath for them. Example: I'll run a bath for you.
Word: potter's rot Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of the disease silicosis, which can affect the lungs of potters, caused by breathing in large amounts of fine dust. Labels: UK, uncountable
Word: run across Part of Speech: verb 1. To cross by running. Example: The police ran across the bridge to catch the criminal. 2. To find or discover by chance; to come across. Labels: idiomatic Example: While I was cleaning the kitchen cupboards, I ran across Mother's recipe for Cornish game hens.
Word: Jaredites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jaredite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: run after Part of Speech: verb 1. To follow quickly, often in an effort to catch or catch up with (someone or something). Example: That dog will get hurt if he continues to run after cars. Example: I saw him run after a gilded butterfly: and when he caught it, he let it go again; 2. To make a determined effort to win someone's affections or to have a sexual relationship with them. Example: She runs after any man in uniform! Example: 1791, Samuel Johnson, quoted in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, p. 265, […] if a young man is wild, and must run after women and bad company, it is better this should be done abroad, as, on his return, he can break off such connections, and begin at home a new man […] 3. To endeavour to find or obtain. Example: […] now, while I stick to my good friends here, I am very contented; but when I ever so little run after sights and fine things, I begin to hate my work, I grow sad, and have no heart to mend shoes any longer. Example: 1831, Abraham John Valpy, Locke’s Essay on the Human Understanding Condensed by a Clergyman, London: Whitaker, Treacher, and Arnot, “Conduct of the Understanding,” p. 409, The letting the mind run after similes, though it may be useful for the explaining our thoughts to others, yet is by no means so for settling true notions of any thing in ourselves; 4. To seek the company or assistance of; to frequent; to consult (someone). Labels: obsolete Example: And thus he is so poysoned w[i]t[h] bitternes and obstinacy that he begynneth to hate and to blaspheme God in heauen and seketh vnlaufull meanes to helpe and remedye hym self, lyke as Saul dyd, runnynge after wytches and sothsaiers, Example: So, they were as mad, upon their running after Quacks, and Mountebanks, and every practising old Woman, for Medicines and Remedies […] 5. To seek to participate in, devote oneself to (something). Labels: obsolete Example: They will not be ruled by God, nor bridled by his word. They wil follow their owne swinge. They will run after their owne lusts and pleasures. Example: […] if they could pray better, and keep their hearts more from running after sin, then they could believe; 6. To be well-liked and much admired. Labels: archaic Example: She is run after by many people. Example: There are many people in this world whose great ambition is to be "run after," and they will spend much time and money in endeavouring to effect this, the great object of their lives.
Word: dishonoured bill Part of Speech: noun 1. A cheque or similar financial instrument whose payment has been refused. Labels: UK
Word: Welsh dresser Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of furniture used to store and display crockery. Example: They furnished the house with mahogany sideboard, leather settee, oak Welsh-dresser – handsome furniture […].
Word: dishonoured bills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dishonoured bill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ladies' lounge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plural genitive of lady + lounge. 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lady, lounge. 2. A room in a pub or hotel, separate from the main drinking area, in which drinks are served; originally a place for women to drink in when not welcome or not comfortable in the traditionally male-oriented public bar, and latterly a more genteel area than the public bar. Labels: Australia Example: When she accepted his invitation, finally, and went to have a drink with him in the ladies′ lounge, her first experience of such a place, she alone seemed to notice how in the raucous group conversations he had a peculiar mannerism. Example: In 1961 Australia was a very uptight place. The Queen and Sir Robert Menzies loomed large in the national psyche; there was capital punishment, pubs closed at 6 pm and women stayed in the ladies′ lounge; White Australia, cricket and the sheep′s back were pillars of the community. Dissent or satire — especially where these matters were concerned — was unthinkable.
Word: staminate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin staminatus (“consisting of threads”), from stamen (“thread”). 1. Having functional stamens, but (typically) no carpels. Labels: not-comparable Example: The tree is diaecious, and those who would have fruit must be careful to get both staminate and pistillate trees.
Word: coinciding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of coincide Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coinciding Part of Speech: noun 1. Act or situation by which things coincide; coincidence.
Word: adjudications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adjudication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aggressors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aggressor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aggressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aggression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arbil Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Kurdistan, Iraq. 2. A governorate of Iraq.
Word: mutterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mutter + -er. 1. One who mutters. Example: "To accuse a priest!" said someone in a tone of indignation, and a murmur arose at once in sympathy. ¶ It moved the young officer to mirth. He half-swung on his heel so as to confront those mutterers. Example: c. 1954, Jack Kerouac, Untitled poem, in Book of Sketches, 1952-57, Penguin, 2006, p. 239, I, mutterer to / myself in childhood French […]
Word: mutterers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mutterer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mumbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mumble + -er. 1. One who mumbles. Example: Attending Bradly for company when he went abroad with his painting traps failed to account for itself under the heading of a diversion. Old Mudgy surpassed himself as a scowler and mumbler when engaged in the practice of his art.
Word: mumblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mumbler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mudroom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mud + room. 1. A room used as a barrier between indoors and outdoors. Labels: Canada, US Example: We made sure to hang our wet clothes on the hook in the mudroom when we came in from the snow. Example: In the mud room, I grabbed my wool-lined jacket and headed back out.
Word: mudrooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mudroom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: muralist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mural 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 muralist From mural + -ist. 1. An artist who paints murals.
Word: muralists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of muralist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: murkily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English murky Middle English -ly English -ly English murkily From murky + -ly. 1. In a murky way. Example: That quivering wail from the billabong lying murkily mystic towards the East was only the cry of the fearing curlew.
Word: murkiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mirkines, equivalent to murky + -ness. Compare also Middle English mirkenes, merkenes (“darkness”). 1. The state or quality of being murky. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mutuality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mutual Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English mutuality From mutual + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌmjuːtjuˈælɪti/, /ˌmjuːtʃuˈælɪti/ 1. The property of being mutual. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The mutuality of mutually assured destruction is key to its function as a deterrent. Example: Only between equals can true mutuality or reciprocal relationships develop.
Word: moviegoer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From movie + goer. 1. Person who regularly frequents movie theaters. Labels: Canada, US
Word: moviegoers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moviegoer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mournfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mournful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English mournfulness From mournful + -ness. 1. The property of being mournful. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mousiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mousy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English mousiness From mousy + -ness. 1. The property of being mousy. Labels: uncountable
Word: mouthiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mouthy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English mouthiness From mouthy + -ness. 1. The property of being mouthy. Labels: uncountable
Word: motherliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English motherly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English motherliness From motherly + -ness. 1. The property of being motherly. Labels: uncountable
Word: morbidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From morbid + -ness. 1. The property of being morbid. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: motorman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English motorman From motor + -man. 1. A man who controls a motor. Labels: dated 2. A person who operates a motor vehicle. Labels: dated Example: I woke up with a motorman's glove in my mouth, drank two cups of coffie and went through the morning papers. 3. A train driver. Labels: India Example: Near-synonym: engineer 4. An electric train or tram driver. Labels: UK Example: Near-synonym: engineer Example: Four years later, on May 27, 1898, he was promoted to fireman, and worked on all types of freight trains until November 27, 1911, when he was transferred to Heaton and became a motorman on the Tyneside electric services. After a spell of just over eight years as a motorman, he returned to Gateshead as a driver, and apart from a further short period as a motorman, he was employed at the Gateshead depot, first as a pilot driver, and then as a freight train driver.
Word: motormen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motorman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: muddleheaded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of muddle-headed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: prince bishop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prince (“ruler”) + bishop. 1. A bishop who also holds a secular princely rank, regardless whether its territory concurs wholly or partially with his diocese.
Word: semi-conscious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English conscious English semi-conscious From semi- + conscious. 1. Only partially conscious and aware; confused, groggy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: recapitalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English capitalization English recapitalization From re- + capitalization. 1. A restructuring of a company's mixture of equity and debt
Word: man-size Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of man-sized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: man-sized Part of Speech: adj 1. Having about the same size as an adult human male. Labels: not-comparable Example: The man-sized ants made quick work of the Earthan army. 2. Of a size suitable for a man; larger than normal. Labels: not-comparable Example: Three pounds of chicken wings? Now that's a man-sized meal. 3. That needs manly attributes, such as strength or endurance. Labels: not-comparable Example: Swimming across the icy river is a man-sized task.
Word: man-to-man Part of Speech: adj 1. direct, forthright, and honest Labels: not-comparable 2. one-on-one Labels: not-comparable
Word: man-to-man Part of Speech: adv 1. directly, forthrightly, and honestly Labels: not-comparable
Word: many-sided Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English many Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -ed English many-sided From many + side + -ed. 1. Having many sides; polygonal 2. Having many aspects
Word: marbleize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English marble Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English marbleize From marble + -ize. 1. To make (something) look like marble; to marble. Labels: transitive Example: And later that evening, speeding along the marbleised esplanade towards the lights of Winter Wonderland, a machine voice can be heard emerging from some hidden grill. 2. To come to look like marble; to marble. Labels: intransitive
Word: marbling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of marble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: marbling Part of Speech: noun 1. A mottled or streaky appearance Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of adding such an appearance, especially as a decoration Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: draft horse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draft (itself from to draw) + horse. 1. A horse used for muscular work other than carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow, or log. Labels: US 2. A horse of a race specifically bred for such work, heavier and stronger than a mount.
Word: draught horse Part of Speech: noun 1. UK standard spelling of draft horse.