nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: -cephalic Part of Speech: suffix 1. head Labels: morpheme
Word: on or about Part of Speech: prep 1. approximately.
Word: NRL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Rugby League, the main rugby league competition in Australia, including one New Zealand team. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NRL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of naval research lab. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of nucleosome repeat length. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: normocephalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From normo- + -cephalic. 1. Having a normal-sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic
Word: SSM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of surface-to-surface missile. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of same-sex marriage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of start-up, shutdown or malfunction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of self-supporting minister. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of staff sergeant major. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: DEHP Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of diethylhexyl phthalate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of di-2-ethylhexylphlatate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: microcephalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French microcéphalique, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). 1. Having an abnormally small head. Labels: not-comparable
Word: microcephalic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French microcéphalique, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). 1. A person with an abnormally small head.
Word: DBP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of di-n-butyl phthalate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of disinfectant byproduct. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of diastolic blood pressure. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: DBP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Development Bank of the Philippines. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: macrocephalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). 1. Having an abnormally large or elongated head. Labels: not-comparable Example: In 1849, M. Rathke stated that artificially-formed skulls had been found near Kertch, in the Crimea, and called attention to certain passages in the works of Hippocrates and Strabo, overlooked by medical writers, in which these authors speak of the practice of modifying the shape of the head by means of bandages, as being in use among the macrocephalic (long-headed) Scythians. Example: This intimation, breaking through his resistances, evoked first the dread of an abnormal child, prematurely wise, macrocephalic, with dreadful tentacular hands.... So his essential humanity presented the thing. 2. Characterized by a disproportionate concentration of population and activities in a single centre, to the detriment of other areas. Labels: not-comparable Example: In 1947, the geographer Jean-François Gravier published a book that became an instant sensation: Paris et le désert français. Gravier argued that France was becoming a seriously deformed nation, a macrocephalic invalid: Paris, the megalopolis, was sucking all the lifeblood from the provinces, leading to a dangerous imbalance between center and periphery. Example: Several developing countries are characterized by rapid urbanization, macrocephalic urban systems, high urban densities and various socio economic and environmental problems.
Word: BBP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of benzyl butyl phthalate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DINP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of di-isononyl phthalate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DIDP Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of di-isodecyl phthalate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: DNOP Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of di-n-octyl phthalate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ECPI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: REACH Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which is responsible for the UK’s registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (UK Reach), said: “UK Reach allows the UK to make its own decisions on the regulation of chemicals that are based on the best available scientific evidence, ensuring that chemicals remain safely used and managed. «UK to investigate tattoo ink health risks after EU ban » The Guardian, 2021
Word: SPORT Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Strategic Partnership On REACH Testing. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: TDI Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of toluene diisocyanate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Initialism of tolerable daily intake. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Evaluations of dioxin hazards are made on the basis of the tolerable daily intakes (TDI). Since 1980 the TDIs are established by appropriate authorities in individual countries. By definition TDIs are the maximum doses which are not harmful even when taken over the whole life.
Word: TDI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Technical Diving International. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Total Drama Island. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Reality TV is a guilty pleasure for a lot of Libras, and TDI was basically reality television in animated kid form, complete with challenges and some Total Drama showmances - both good and bad.
Word: checksum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From check + sum. 1. A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
Word: checksum Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From check + sum. 1. To compute a checksum.
Word: RSM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of regimental sergeant major. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of regional sales manager. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RSM Part of Speech: name Etymology: Formed as an initialism of the three founding member firms Robson Rhodes, Salustro Reydel and McGladrey. 1. A multinational network of accounting firms. Example: However, certainty is anything but a sure thing these days, and the bread-and-butter of the US economy might not go unscathed, said RSM economist Brusuelas.
Word: cyclic redundancy check Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of hash function that produces a checksum used to detect and correct transmission errors in data.
Word: TPI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of tracks per inch. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of threads per inch, either referring to the quantity of threads on a screw, or within a piece of fabric. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of third party intermediary. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of two-person integrity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of tumor proliferation index. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of transfer port injection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TPI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Thai Petrochemical Industry. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TPI Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of totally and permanently incapacitated. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: DHA Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of docosahexaenoic acid. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Example: A diet rich in DHA made sense, boosting general health, fortifying the brain, helping maintain focus and alertness and offsetting cognitive weariness. 2. Acronym of dihydroxyacetone. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable 3. Initialism of discourse-historical approach (in critical discourse analysis). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: tapestry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tapestrie, from Old French tapisserie (“tapestry”), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source. Pronunciation: /ˈtæpəstɹi/ 1. A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind. 2. Anything with variegated or complex details. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.
Word: tapestry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tapestrie, from Old French tapisserie (“tapestry”), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source. Pronunciation: /ˈtæpəstɹi/ 1. To decorate with tapestry, or as if with a tapestry. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: We had run above twenty miles when the sun set, carpeting the sea, and tapestrying the sky with a rare unison of delicate green and golden hues […] Example: The banqueting-hall, all open to the sky, and with thick curtains of ivy tapestrying the walls, and grass and weeds growing on the arches that overpass it, is indescribably beautiful.
Word: hash function Part of Speech: noun 1. An algorithm that generates a numeric, or fixed-size character output from a variable-sized piece of text or other data; used in database table queries, cryptography and in error-checking.
Word: acct Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of account. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Acct *******562 2. Abbreviation of accountant. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: acct. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of acct. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: penetrating Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ/ 1. Able to pierce or penetrate Example: The skunk produces a penetrating odor. Example: As the rest of the film was made on location in the railway yards of Havre and not in a studio, and was given a sound-track of penetrating vividness, this whole production gives the closest possible ring of truth of any film about railways. 2. Looking deeply into; piercing Example: He had a very penetrating pair of brown eyes. 3. Demonstrating acute or keen understanding Example: His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind.
Word: penetrating Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of penetrate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: auth Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɔːθ/ 1. Abbreviation of authentication. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of authorization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: “I once had to do a prior auth for United for a glass bottle,” a medical resident wrote. “The compounded intranasal midazolam was covered, but the glass bottle it came in was not.” 3. Abbreviation of authoritarian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: auth Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɔːθ/ 1. To authenticate. Labels: informal Example: You can't post messages on the site unless you're authed.
Word: auth. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of authentic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Abbreviation of authorized. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: auth. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of author. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of authority. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: auth. Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of authorize. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: tapioca pudding Part of Speech: noun 1. A milk pudding made from tapioca. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: num Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inflection of nim. Pronunciation: /nʌm/ 1. past participle of nim Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: num Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of number. Pronunciation: /nʌm/ 1. Abbreviation of number. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of numeral. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: num Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Likely onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /nʌm/ 1. Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Labels: colloquial
Word: num. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of num. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Num. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Numbers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: milk pudding Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several simple cooked desserts made from sweetened milk and some starchy ingredient. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: tariff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian tariffa (“arithmetical table; list of customs duties”), from Arabic تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf, “notification, explanation”). Equivalent to Portuguese and Spanish tarifa and the French tarif and first attested in 1592. Pronunciation: /ˈtæɹɪf/, /ˈtæɹəf/, /ˈtɛɹəf/ 1. A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves. Example: This question may be placed in another light. It is agreed on all sides, that numbers are the best scale of wealth and taxation, as they are the only proper scale of representation. Would the convention have been impartial or consistent, if they had rejected the slaves from the list of inhabitants, when the shares of representation were to be calculated, and inserted them on the lists when the tariff of contributions was to be adjusted? Example: For the sake of this support, the party advocated for agricultural tariffs, for antimargarine laws, and for restrictions on meat importation. 2. A schedule of rates, fees or prices. Example: Under a peak/off-peak electricity tariff, you pay a lower rate for the power when demand is less. Example: There is a tariff in every carriage, and most of them also have taxometers. 3. A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime. Labels: UK
Word: tariff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Italian tariffa (“arithmetical table; list of customs duties”), from Arabic تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf, “notification, explanation”). Equivalent to Portuguese and Spanish tarifa and the French tarif and first attested in 1592. Pronunciation: /ˈtæɹɪf/, /ˈtæɹəf/, /ˈtɛɹəf/ 1. To levy a duty on (something). Labels: transitive Example: From the perspective of foreign producers, it is more difficult to export tariffed goods to the US because US importers have to pay the tariff.
Word: levied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of levy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tartare sauce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French sauce tartare. 1. A sauce made from mayonnaise and a chopped mixture of pickled gherkins, capers, olives and shallots; traditionally served with fish or other seafood. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: task-force Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of task force. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Galliano Part of Speech: noun 1. Liquore Galliano L'Autentico, a bright yellow Italian liqueur flavoured with herbs, star anise and vanilla, and used in several cocktails including Harvey Wallbanger Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: D.Sc. Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Doctor of Science. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DMA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Doctor of Musical Arts. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of direct marketing association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of designated market area. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of direct memory access. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of direct memory addressing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of direct market access. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: DMA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Digital Markets Act. Labels: EU, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The other law announced by the European Commission on Tuesday, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), is closer to antitrust legislation.
Word: D.Arch. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Doctor of Architecture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Harari Part of Speech: noun 1. One of an ethnic people of Ethiopia. Example: After taking over leadership of the town, Amir Abdullahi, a Harari, attempted to spread Islam among the rural Oromo, and he strictly enforced Islamic laws in the town, efforts that earned him an honored position in Harari historical recollections.
Word: Harari Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the Harari people of Ethiopia.
Word: Harari Part of Speech: name 1. The Ethiosemitic language of these people. 2. A small region of Ethiopia, located inside the region of Oromia
Word: tasteless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English taste 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 tasteless From taste + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪstləs/ 1. Having no flavour; bland; insipid. Example: Near-synonym: untasteable Example: They accused the cook of being a hack, claiming that the soup was tasteless. 2. Lacking delicacy, refinement, and good taste; unbecoming; crass. Example: They accused the designer of being a tasteless hack. Example: That was a rather tasteless attack on the designer, especially given that many people like the design.
Word: tattered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English tatered, tatird, from Old Norse tǫturr. Originally, it was derived from the noun, but it was later reanalysed as a past participle (tatter + -ed), whereafter the verb came into being. Compare tatter. Pronunciation: /ˈtætəd/, /ˈtætɚd/ 1. Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged. Labels: not-comparable Example: The chattering, irrational brute of the subconscious clothes itself in the tattered garments of rationality and idealism. 2. Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged. Labels: not-comparable Example: This is the Prieſt all ſhaven and ſhorn, that married the man all tattered and torn[.] Example: The tattered man waved his hand. 3. Dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: tattered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tatered, tatird, from Old Norse tǫturr. Originally, it was derived from the noun, but it was later reanalysed as a past participle (tatter + -ed), whereafter the verb came into being. Compare tatter. Pronunciation: /ˈtætəd/, /ˈtætɚd/ 1. simple past and past participle of tatter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tatter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”). Pronunciation: /ˈtætə(ɹ)/ 1. A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing. Example: You can’t – you shan’t – you don’t – you won’t – you thing of rag and tatter, O!
Word: tatter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”). Pronunciation: /ˈtætə(ɹ)/ 1. To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding. Labels: transitive 2. To fall into tatters. Labels: intransitive
Word: tatter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tat + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈtætə(ɹ)/ 1. A person engaged in tatting.
Word: IP SAN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Internet Protocol Storage Area Network, a SAN that is transports its SCSI packets over a TCP/IP network. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: tatting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. The noun appears earlier than the verb. Attested since the mid-19th century. Pronunciation: /ˈtætɪŋ/ 1. A form of looped and knotted lace needlework made from a single thread. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Best and largest collection of tatting work, not less than seven different articles, five dollars; best tatting collar, two dollars; […] best three tatting doylies, two dollars, Mrs. J. M. Junkin, Fairfield. 2. The art of making such lace. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: While crocheting is the most popular feature in art needle work, tatting has now entered the field with such vigor that crocheting does not monopolize the situation.
Word: tatting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. The noun appears earlier than the verb. Attested since the mid-19th century. Pronunciation: /ˈtætɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of tat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Small Computer Systems Interface Part of Speech: name 1. A standard interface and command set for transferring data between devices on a bus.
Word: rat-a-tat-tat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic. 1. A series of short, sharp taps, especially made by knocking on a door, beating a drum, or firing an automatic weapon. Example: A man, the source of the lamentation, appears and as he walks across the stage, his cries transmute into song, and the slow snare drum rat-a-tat-tat of Ravel’s composition begins.
Word: rat-a-tat-tat Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic. 1. A series of short, sharp taps, especially made by knocking on a door, beating a drum, or firing an automatic weapon.
Word: CBIRS Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of content-based image retrieval system. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: cautery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cauterium (“branding iron”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːtəɹi/ 1. The use of either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Modern doctors nod benignly at some of the remedies and principles in Bald's Leechbook, but none has a good word to say for bloodletting - nor for cautery, the other medieval method of balancing the humours. 2. A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: cumshot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cum + shot. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌm.ʃɒt/ 1. A sex act in pornographic films in which a person ejaculates onto their partner's body. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: The focus here is on Blow Job’s seeming deviations from one of hard-core pornography's staples, the cum shot or money shot--that is, the ejaculation outside the sex partner's body as visual proof for the camera that male satisfaction has been achieved. Example: The cum shot forms hardcore's pinnacle. It depicts ejaculation in close-up, always occurring outside the body of the sexual partner. 2. The portrayal of ejaculation. Labels: slang, vulgar 3. A trail or splodge of semen. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Whenever I'm not working on videos, I'm usually smoking weed, beating off, or both at the same time. It's just kind of annoying when I accidentally put the fuckin bowl out with my cumshot.
Word: underside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English underside From under- + side. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəˌsaɪd/, /ˈʌndɚˌsaɪd/ 1. The side that is below or underneath, the bottom. Example: A correspondent suggested that the superior riding qualities of the latter were due to the absence of piston-valve chests above the cylinders, which made it possible to bring the underside of the water-tanks to a lower level than that of the "Rivers", so minimising the unsteadying effect of water surging in the tanks. Example: [...] and the neat reading lamps on the underside of the luggage racks, under passenger control, are an attractive feature of the first class compartments.
Word: scarcely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English scarcely, scarsly, scarsely, scarsliche, scarseliche, equivalent to scarce + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛəsli/, /ˈskɛɹsli/ 1. Probably not. Labels: modal Example: One could scarcely find any trout in the stream without the stocking program. Example: The staff here are frequently in the news, thanks to their successful efforts to make an attractive station where travellers would scarcely expect to find one. 2. Certainly not, hardly at all. Labels: modal Example: One could scarcely expect the man to know how to fly a helicopter. Example: He did not enter upon the subject without being aware that government by its very nature counteracts the improvement of individual intellect; but, as the views he entertains in this particular are out of the common road, it is scarcely to be wondered at that he understood the proposition more completely as he proceeded, and saw more distinctly into the nature of the remedy. 3. Hardly: only just; by a small margin. Example: Scarcely had she arrived when she was put to work. Example: He had scarcely finished, when the labourer arrived who had been sent for my ransom.
Word: wished Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɪʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of wish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: JIT Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of just-in-time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Example: In JIT compilation, the running program is reflectively modified by an embedded compiler, which only uses two reflective operations […]
Word: JIT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of joint investigation team. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of just-in-time compiler. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of just-in-time compilation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of just-in-time manufacturing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: JIT Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform a just-in-time operation (usually compiling).
Word: mizzenmast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mizzen + mast. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪz.ənˌmɑːst/, /-məst/, /ˈmɪz.ənˌmæst/ 1. The aftmost mast on a ship having three masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship. 2. The third-foremost mast on a ship having more than three masts. 3. The second mast of a ship having two masts where the second one is shorter, such as a ketch or yawl.
Word: hwyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh hwyl. 1. A melodic chanting style of Welsh preaching. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: judder Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʌdə/, /ˈd͡ʒʌdɚ/ 1. A spasmodic shaking. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Jerky playback caused by converting between frame rates; telecine judder Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: judder Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʌdə/, /ˈd͡ʒʌdɚ/ 1. To spasm or shake violently. Labels: intransitive Example: Captain McGarrigle, however, seemed to be in trouble. He was breathing stertorously, his throat and chest juddering like those of an asthmatic. 2. To move with a stop-start motion, as if experiencing a strong resistance or when decelerating brusquely. Labels: intransitive Example: To judder to a halt
Word: Exd. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Exodus, a book of the Bible. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Act. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Acts. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: derrick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after British executioner Thomas Derrick, who invented the framework arrangement commonly known by this name to aid in the conduct of executions. First use appears c. 1600 in the publication Ballad Death Earl Essex. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛɹɪk/ 1. A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects. Example: They count their ships full tale— / Their corn and oil and wine, / Derrick and loom and bale, / And rampart’s gun-flecked line; / City by City they hail: / “Hast aught to match with mine?” Example: At some places it is possible to load or discharge a vessel without any expenditure on docks or wharves, by dealing with the cargo by hand, or by the ships derricks, or by means of floating discharging appliances while the vessel it moored to buoys in a tideway. […] At low tide it may be impracticable to use a ship's derricks [at a berth]. 2. A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes. 3. An executioner responsible for hanging convicts; a hangman. Labels: obsolete
Word: derrick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Named after British executioner Thomas Derrick, who invented the framework arrangement commonly known by this name to aid in the conduct of executions. First use appears c. 1600 in the publication Ballad Death Earl Essex. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛɹɪk/ 1. To hoist with, or as if with, a derrick. Labels: transitive 2. To remove (a pitcher). Labels: informal, transitive Example: Stinky, who had batted a bit over .200 with scant power (two home runs in 66 games in 1933), was being derricked by Navin. Example: As a rule, when the twirler is derricked, it is because the members of the opposition are beginning to take undue familiarity with his offerings. But this is not always the reason.
Word: anagoge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin anagōgē, from Ancient Greek ἀναγωγή (anagōgḗ, “elevation”). Pronunciation: /ˈæn.ə.ɡoʊ.d͡ʒi/, /ˈæn.ə.ɡɑd͡ʒ.i/, /æn.əˈɡɒd͡ʒ.i/, /æn.əˈɡəʊ.d͡ʒi/, /ˈæn.ə.ɡɒd͡ʒ.i/ 1. The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense (especially in Biblical criticism). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: simper Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain; compare (probably from) Danish simper / semper (“coy”), German zimper (“elegant, dainty”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪmpə/, /ˈsɪmpɚ/ 1. To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner. Labels: intransitive Example: How the fools kotowed and simpered while I looked over their jewels and speculated upon how much I could get for them! Example: a whimpering, simpering child 2. To glimmer; to twinkle. Labels: obsolete Example: Yet can I mark how stars above / Simper and shine.
Word: simper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain; compare (probably from) Danish simper / semper (“coy”), German zimper (“elegant, dainty”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪmpə/, /ˈsɪmpɚ/ 1. A foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, or affected smile; a smirk. Example: Yes, another world it was, when these black ruins, white in their new mortar and fresh chiselling, first saw the sun as walls, long ago. Gauge not, with thy dilettante compasses, with that placid dilettante simper, the Heaven's—Watchtower of our Fathers, the fallen God's—Houses, the Golgotha of true Souls departed! Example: He paused, and then a strange expression appeared on his lips. It was very like a simper.
Word: Serbocroatian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Serbo-Croatian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: yellow jack Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of yellow fever. Labels: uncountable 2. A yellow flag used by ships as a warning of disease. Labels: countable 3. A fish of species Carangoides bartholomaei, of warm western Atlantic waters. Labels: countable
Word: Alanna Part of Speech: name Etymology: A feminine form of Alan; variant spelling of Alana. Compare also Alannah. 1. A female given name from the Celtic languages.
Word: allegorical Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl/ 1. Of, relating to, or containing allegory. Example: c. 1717, Alexander Pope, remarks on Thomas Parnell's Battle of the Frogs and Mice An allegorical application. Example: Allegorical being […] that kind of language which says one thing, but means another.
Word: REXX Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Restructured Extended Executor. 1. A structured high-level programming language which was designed by IBM to be both easy to learn and easy to read.
Word: vicus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vīcus (“village”). Doublet of wick. 1. A small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort. Labels: historical Example: The compital shrines stood at primary crossroads in the vici and received sacrifices during the annual Compitalia Festival.
Word: mushroom cloud Part of Speech: noun 1. A large cloud of smoke, flame and debris that rises into the sky as a result of a large explosion, especially after a nuclear explosion, characterized by a long shaft rising from the ground into a much-larger or more-spread-out top, reminiscent of a mushroom in shape. Example: This is Radio Clash underneath a mushroom cloud Example: It's Christmas at ground zero / There's panic in the crowd / We can dodge debris / While we trim the tree / Underneath a mushroom cloud
Word: lobster thermidor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Lobster Thermidor. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: mizen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mizzen. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: But presently, catching hold of the mizen shrouds, he swings himself to the deck, and in an even, unexhilarated voice, saying, "Dinner, Mr. Starbuck," disappears into the cabin.
Word: mizenmast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mizen + mast. 1. Alternative spelling of mizzenmast. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mizzen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mesan, meseyn, myson, from Middle French misaine, modified from Old French migenne (through influence from Italian mezzana), from Old Catalan mitjana, feminine of mitjan, ultimately from Latin medianus. Doublet of mean and median. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪ.zən/ 1. Mizzenmast. 2. Mizzensail. Example: Finding it was like to overblow, we took in our Sprit-ſail, and ſtood by to hand the Fore-ſail; but making foul Weather, we look'd the Guns were all faſt, and handed the Miſſen. Example: "'Oh yes, that's all very well, but we haven't done with it yet,' said the lad, 'we shall have it worse directly,' and he ordered them to furl every rag but the mizen."
Word: mizzen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English mesan, meseyn, myson, from Middle French misaine, modified from Old French migenne (through influence from Italian mezzana), from Old Catalan mitjana, feminine of mitjan, ultimately from Latin medianus. Doublet of mean and median. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪ.zən/ 1. Hindmost; nearest the stern. Labels: not-comparable Example: the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.
Word: encore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French encore (“more, again”), and once used in this sense. Pronunciation: /ˈɒŋkɔː/, /ˈɒ̃kɔː/, /ˈɑnkoɹ/, /ˈɑŋkoɹ/ 1. A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete. Example: To play an encore. Example: Can I get an encore? We want more! 2. A call or demand (as by continued applause) for a repeat performance. Example: The encores were numerous.
Word: encore Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from French encore (“more, again”), and once used in this sense. Pronunciation: /ˈɒŋkɔː/, /ˈɒ̃kɔː/, /ˈɑnkoɹ/, /ˈɑŋkoɹ/ 1. Please perform again!
Word: encore Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French encore (“more, again”), and once used in this sense. Pronunciation: /ˈɒŋkɔː/, /ˈɒ̃kɔː/, /ˈɑnkoɹ/, /ˈɑŋkoɹ/ 1. To call for an extra performance or repetition of, or by. Labels: transitive Example: to encore a performer Example: to encore a song 2. To call for an encore. Labels: intransitive 3. To perform an encore. Labels: intransitive Example: In youth we encore the sentiment, 'Oh, bless my country, Heaven! he said, and died:' but, as we advance in life, we think, 'How weak it is to pity Cato's case, Who might have lived, and had a handsome place!' Example: They encored with a cover of the Beatles' “Blackbird,” “The Bigger You Love” in 1970, and “Ha Ha Ha” in early '71.
Word: slaves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sleɪvz/ 1. plural of slave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slaves Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sleɪvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slave Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: a little birdie told me Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of a little bird told me Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Really? 'Cause a little birdie told me you were Payback's case officer down there […]
Word: bellicose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Old Latin duenos Old Latin *duenelos? Old Latin duellum Latin bellum Latin -icus Latin bellicusder. Latin bellicum signumellip.? Latin bellicum Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin bellicosusder. Middle English bellicose English bellicose From Middle English bellicose, from Latin bellicosus. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛlɪkoʊs/, /ˈbɛləkoʊs/ 1. Warlike or combative in nature; aggressively hostile. Example: You don't have to be so bellicose, and we can work out a peaceful solution. Example: CHINA sent both bellicose and conciliatory signals yesterday as tension continued in the Taiwan Strait over Chinese military exercises and the deployment of US naval battle groups.
Word: anoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anoxic From an- + oxygen + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌæˈnɑːk.sɪk/ 1. Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen. Labels: not-comparable 2. Lacking oxygen. Labels: not-comparable Example: The inner logic of metabolism... part stems from the vicissitudes of life itself, which forced evolution down improbable paths, while transforming our geologically restless globe from a sterile, anoxic planet into the living, high-octane world of today.
Word: cicatrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cicatrix. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪ.kəˌtɹɪks/, /sɪˈkeɪ.tɹɪks/ 1. A scar that remains after the development of new tissue over a recovering wound or sore (also used figuratively). Example: Here the boy was made to strip, and the commissioner, Mr Symonds, found a large cicatrix likely to have been occasioned by such an instrument... Example: He stopped to stare at two old men who sat beside the fire, naked and daubed with red and white ochre and adorned about arms and legs and breasts with elaborate systems of cicatrix.
Word: agonistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστικός (agōnistikós). Pronunciation: /aɡəˈnɪstɪk/ 1. Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic. Example: These words, with what follow, are for the most part agonistic, referring to the customes of the Grecian exercices, in their games. The words [translated] apprehended, signifie to catch, or apprehend the Crown, that hung over the Goal: so also [the word translated] perfect, is an Agonistic word that signifies the being crowned, or receiving the reward: Example: Joys of the solitary walk, the spirit bow’d yet proud, the suffering and the struggle? The agonistic throes, the ecstasies, joys of the solemn musings day or night? 2. Characterised by conflict or hostility. Example: Although most agonistic interactions consist of signals of threat and submission, symbolic aggression is effective only because the possibility of escalation exists […] Example: This was clearly such an event, but like the ancient religion of Israel, it was also deeply agonistic. 3. Argumentative; combative. Labels: rhetoric Example: Sharply Frank said, “A place like this is a crimp in your plan, isn’t it?” Boone’s gaze returned to him. The surrounding crowd slipped away, sensing the agonistic nature of the exchange. 4. Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived. 5. Pertaining to an agonist.
Word: attain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The verb is derived from Middle English atteinen, atteynen (“to achieve, attain; to be adequate or sufficient; to affect; to come or get to (a place), reach; to corrupt, taint; to overcome, overpower; to overtake; to succeed; to tamper with; (law) to bring to justice, punish”), from ataign-, a stem of Anglo-Norman ataindre, and Old French ataindre, attaindre (“to reach”) (modern French atteindre), from Vulgar Latin *attangere, from Latin attingere, the present active infinitive of attingō (“to come into contact with, touch; to affect; to arrive at, reach; etc.”), from ad- (prefix indicating a nearing or reaching) (appearing as at- due to assimilation with the following t, inducing gemination) + tangō (“to grasp, touch; to arrive at, reach; to attain; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to grasp; to touch”)). Doublet of attainder and attinge. The noun is derived from the verb. Pronunciation: /əˈteɪn/ 1. Synonym of attainment. Labels: archaic Example: —A gulf of years then severed the twain; / Till he heard—a painter of high attain— / She was dying on her domain. 2. Synonym of attainment. Labels: archaic Example: Even Crovvns and Diadems, the moſt ſplendid parts of terrene attains; are akin to that, vvhich to day is in the field, and to morrovv is cut dovvn, and vvither'd: […]
Word: cosmopolitan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cosmopolit(e) + -an. Compare metropolitan and megalopolitan. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/, /ˌkɑz.məˈpɑl.ɪ.tən/ 1. Inclusive; affecting the whole world. 2. Composed of people from all over the world. 3. At ease in any part of the world; having a wide experience with many cultures. Example: The philosophy of cosmopolitanism underlies theories of global citizenship. Cosmopolitanism is the ability to balance a local and global identity. A cosmopolitan individual engages meaningfully with different cultures and feels at home in the world. 4. Growing or living in many parts of the world; widely distributed. Example: Domestication and the evolution of anthrophilic traits in houseflies and some drosophilids have allowed certain species to attain cosmopolitan status.
Word: cosmopolitan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cosmopolit(e) + -an. Compare metropolitan and megalopolitan. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/, /ˌkɑz.məˈpɑl.ɪ.tən/ 1. A cosmopolitan person; a cosmopolite. Example: 'She is extremely rich. A cosmopolitan.' 2. A cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice. 3. A butterfly of species Vanessa cardui. Labels: Canada, US, dated 4. A moth of species Leucania loreyi.
Word: beaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bekyr, biker, from Old Norse bikarr (“cup”), from Old Saxon bikeri (“cup”), from Proto-West Germanic *bikārī, from Late Latin bīcārium (“wine vat, jug”), of disputed origin. Possibly from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “earthenware jug, wine jar”), or from Latin bacarium (“wine vat, vase”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bieker (“mug, cup, beaker”), Dutch beker (“beaker, cup”), German Becher (“beaker, cup, goblet”), Danish bæger (“beaker”), Italian bicchiere (“cup, glass (for drink)”). Doublet of pitcher. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːkə(ɹ)/, /ˈbiːkɚ/ 1. A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container. 2. A drinking vessel without a handle. Example: The beakers of mead spilled in huge puddles. 3. A mug. 4. An ancient bell-shaped ceramic pot with a wide mouth, narrow neck, and flaring body, used by the Beaker people during the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age. 5. A scientist. Labels: slang Example: […] at every meal break he shambled into the galley black-fingered and smelling of engine-grease and concrete floors, to contemplate over his meal the beakers at their round tables chatting away, completely oblivious […]
Word: antimatter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + matter. Coined by British physicist Arthur Schuster in 1898 to describe matter that resists gravity in a jocular article in Nature titled "Potential Matter.—A Holiday Dream", but not used in a modern sense until the 1940s. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.tiˌmæt.ɚ/, /ˈænˌtaɪˌmæt.ɚ/, [ˈæn.tiˌmæ.ɾɚ], [ˈæ.ɾ̃iˌmæ.ɾɚ], [ˈæ.niˌmæ.ɾɚ] 1. Matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: But most theories predict that equal amounts of matter and antimatter should have been produced during the big bang, and the mystery of what happened to all the antimatter is a central question in fundamental physics. 2. A form of matter that has a key property, such as charge, opposite to that of ordinary matter. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Particles of matter and antimatter are identical, except for an opposite electrical charge. An electron has a negative charge whereas its antiparticle, the positron, has a positive charge, and both have an identical mass.
Word: philosophistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From philo- + sophistic. 1. Exhibiting a love of or tendency toward sophistry; pertaining to spurious philosophy. Example: That many philosophistic and superstitious conceits have been mixed with it, in process of time, proves nothing against the general fact as stated. Example: A philosophy of the French Revolution should take care to avoid such philosphistic procedures.
Word: fistula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin fistula (“pipe, ulcer, catheter”). Doublet of fester. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪs.tjə.lə/, /ˈfɪs.tʃʊ.lə/, /ˈfɪs.t͡ʃu.lə/ 1. An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect. Example: communicating fistula Example: blind fistula 2. A tube, a pipe, or a hole. Labels: rare 3. The tube through which the wine of the Eucharist was once sucked from the chalice in certain ceremonies (such as papal Masses). Labels: historical
Word: antiparticle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English particle English antiparticle From anti- + particle. Pronunciation: /ˈæntiˌpɑ(ɹ)tɪkəl/ 1. A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another. Labels: particle Example: There could be whole antiworlds and antipeople made out of antiparticles. However, if you meet your antiself, don't shake hands! Example: Particles of matter and antimatter are identical, except for an opposite electrical charge. An electron has a negative charge whereas its antiparticle, the positron, has a positive charge, and both have an identical mass.
Word: regent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English regent, from Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin regēns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of regō (“to govern, to steer”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənt/ 1. One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. 2. Any ruler. Labels: archaic 3. A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities. Labels: historical Example: This perception, however, does no justice to the regents of the city of Amsterdam. 4. A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Labels: Canada, Scotland, US 5. The chief executive of a regency. Labels: Indonesia