nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: burnout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from burn out. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)naʊt/ 1. The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: High on the list of proposals educators said they support to combat burnout – after raising salaries and hiring more teachers — was providing additional mental health and behavioral support for students, according to the 2022 NEA survey. 2. A person who has the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ten years of this soul-sucking job would turn any ambitious young person into a burnout. 3. A feeling of being overwhelmed and exhausted from stress and overwork, rendering one cynical, uncaring or depression. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Someone whose brains have figuratively been burned out by drugs. Labels: US, countable, slang, uncountable Example: There’s no way we can hire that guy. He’s a total burnout—he can't do the work. Example: Then in his late 30s, he [Neal Cassady] was already a visibly ravaged shadow of Kerouac’s heroically defiant rebel and well on his way to becoming the kind of babbling burnout you don’t want to sit next to on any bus trip, magical or not. 5. The shutoff of a rocket motor after exhausting its fuel or having been irreversibly throttled after the application of a planned delta-v. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The failure of an electrical device, usually through overheating due to the application of excessive power. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Use of the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and burn rubber. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: magnesium lamp Part of Speech: noun 1. A lamp, containing a coil of magnesium ribbon fed into a burner by clockwork, that produced an intense light.
Word: magnesium light Part of Speech: noun 1. a magnesium lamp 2. the intense light from such a lamp
Word: magnesium ribbon Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin ribbon of magnesium metal used in laboratory demonstrations and in the magnesium lamp. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: magnesium sulphate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of magnesium sulfate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Turan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Classical Persian توران (tūrān), originally meaning "the Land of Tur". 1. A region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians came to identify Turkic neighbours as Turanians. Labels: historical Example: Light was happiness; and the people of Iran, the land of light, were the favourites of heaven; while those of Turan, the gloomy region beyond the mountains to the north, were its enemies. 2. A surname from Turkish.
Word: Turan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Classical Persian توران (tūrān), originally meaning "the Land of Tur". 1. A nomadic people of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Turan Part of Speech: name Etymology: See tyrant 1. The Etruscan goddess of love, fertility, and vitality.
Word: magnesium wire Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin magnesium ribbon. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Wire made from an alloy of magnesium and other metals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: magnalium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From magn(esium) + al(umin)ium. Pronunciation: /mæɡˈneɪ.li.əm/ 1. An alloy of 75% aluminium with about 25% magnesium. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The hanging man's face was partly covered by a hinged mask of magnalium, connected to the oven by gutta-percha hoses.
Word: magnelium Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of magnalium. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: myalgic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English myalgia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English myalgic From myalgia + -ic. Pronunciation: /maɪˈæld͡ʒɪk/ 1. Pertaining to myalgia.
Word: cladistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cladistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English cladistically From cladistic + -ally. Pronunciation: /kləˈdɪstɪkəli/ 1. Regarding or in terms of cladistics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nephology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nepho- + -logy. Pronunciation: /nɪˈfɒləd͡ʒi/ 1. The branch of meteorology that studies clouds. Labels: uncountable Example: His head's always in the clouds, so he must want to study nephology.
Word: chaudron Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of chawdron. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Birkenhead drill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named from HMS Birkenhead, which struck a rock and sank in 1852. 1. The concept or practice of taking women and children first in an evacuation or rescue.
Word: magnox Part of Speech: noun 1. An alloy of magnesium and aluminium used, with a non-oxidizing cover, as cladding for fuel rods in Magnox nuclear power stations. Labels: uncountable
Word: Magnox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of magnesium non-oxidising. 1. an early type of nuclear power station also used for the production of weapons-grade plutonium
Word: weapons-grade Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a purity suitable for the manufacture of weapons. Example: weapons-grade isotopes Example: For 75 years, it has fulfilled a wide range of roles: producing weapons-grade plutonium for early atomic weapons in the aftermath of the Second World War; the world's first commercial nuclear power station supplying electricity to the National Grid; reprocessing and storage of nuclear fuel; and the processing of lower grades of radioactive waste for off-site storage. 2. Extreme. Labels: broadly, informal Example: weapons-grade stupidity Example: weapons-grade ignorance
Word: mag wheel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of magnesium wheel. 1. A wheel for a motor vehicle, made from an alloy of magnesium, typically lighter and offering better heat conduction than steel wheels; often styled in a five-point star pattern; (sometimes also) a wheel made to look like such wheels but not truly of magnesium.
Word: alumium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English alum Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English alumium From alum + -ium. Pronunciation: /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈm.i.əm/, /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈm.jəm/, /ˌæl.(j)uˈm.i.əm/, /ˌæl.(j)uˈm.jəm/ 1. Obsolete form of aluminium and aluminum (element). Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: aluminum foil Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard form of aluminium foil. Labels: US, alt-of, countable, standard, uncountable
Word: alundum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of alumina + corundum. Pronunciation: /əˈlʌn.dəm/ 1. alumina, especially an abrasive product made from fused alumina Labels: uncountable
Word: dialuminium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin alūmen Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English aluminium English dialuminium From di- + aluminium. 1. Two aluminium atoms in a molecule. Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: dialuminum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English aluminum English dialuminum From di- + aluminum. 1. Alternative spelling of dialuminium. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: duralumin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a trademark of Dürener Metallwerke. Düren is a city in Germany. 1. An alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Each Talgo unit for R.E.N.F.E. consists of five sections, the bodies of which are made of duralumin and are carried on two resilient wheels, running in roller bearings and situated under the rear end of each section.
Word: eka-aluminium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to gallium prior to its discovery; from the fact that it lies below aluminium in the periodic table. 1. gallium Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: ekaaluminum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eka- + aluminum. 1. Alternative spelling of eka-aluminium. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pulaski Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named from Edward C. Pulaski (1866-1931), the American ranger who designed it. Pronunciation: /pʊˈlæski/ 1. A double-ended fire-fighting tool, usually long-handled, and having an ax-blade on one side and a mattock-blade on the other.
Word: comast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κωμαστής (kōmastḗs, “reveler”), from κῶμος (kômos, “merrymaking”). 1. A reveler, usually drunken or riotous. Example: 1996: Festivals of Dionysus were often characterized by ritual license and revelry, including reversal of social roles, cross-dressing by boys and men . . ., drunken comasts in the streets, as well as widespread boisterousness and obscenity. — The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd edition, p. 481.
Word: FCA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Farm Credit Administration. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Federal Court of Appeal. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Abbreviation of Financial Conduct Authority. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of 4. Initialism of Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, an Italian&American automaker. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FCA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Fellow Chartered Accountant (“a senior member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, Ireland, India, Sri Lanka or certain other Commonwealth countries”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Acronym of Free Carrier. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: comasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ekaboron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English eka- Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English boron English ekaboron From eka- + boron. 1. the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (scandium) lying below boron in the periodic table Labels: uncountable
Word: ekamanganese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English eka- Ancient Greek Μᾰγνησῐ́ᾱ (Măgnēsĭ́ā)der. Latin Magnēsia Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin magnēsius Medieval Latin magnēsiader. Italian manganeseder. French manganèsebor. English manganese English ekamanganese From eka- + manganese. 1. the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (technetium) lying below manganese in the periodic table Labels: uncountable
Word: ekasilicon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eka- + silicon. The name was given by Dmitri Mendeleev. 1. The predicted element lying below silicon in the periodic table — later named germanium. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: wist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Past indicative of wit: from Old English witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate with Dutch weten, German wissen, Swedish veta, and Latin videō (“to see”). Compare guide. Pronunciation: /wɪst/ 1. simple past and past participle of wit. Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past Example: a'''1796, Robert Burns, "Bonie Jean: A Ballad", in Poems and Songs, P.F. Collier & Son (1909–14), Bartleby.com (2001), http://www.bartleby.com/6/419.html, And lang ere witless Jeanie wist, / Her heart was tint, her peace was stown! Example: Did the maledicent Bodyguard, getting (as was too inevitable) better malediction than he gave, load his musketoon, and threaten to fire; and actually fire? Were wise who wist!
Word: wist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A misunderstanding, or a joking use of the past indicative of wit; see Etymology 1. Pronunciation: /wɪst/ 1. To know, be aware of. Labels: nonstandard Example: […] speak to the man, and he wists not that his face doth shine.
Word: aluminum chloride Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of aluminium chloride. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: aluminum hydroxide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of aluminium hydroxide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lithium aluminum hydride Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lithium aluminium hydride. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: monoaluminium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin alūmen Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English aluminium English monoaluminium From mono- + aluminium. 1. one aluminium atom in a molecule Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: monoaluminum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English aluminum English monoaluminum From mono- + aluminum. 1. Alternative spelling of monoaluminium. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: komast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κωμαστής (kōmastḗs, “reveller”), from κῶμος (kômos, “merrymaking”). 1. A drunken reveller, especially as depicted in Ancient Greek art. Example: The triple repetition of the god's name has a hymnic effect and so in form as well as function these lines are a modification of the standard appeal of the komast to a divinity for help. Example: In later versions of this theme on vases, a komast is occasionally found instead of the protosatyr here.
Word: cashpoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A genericization of Cashpoint, originally a registered trademark of Lloyds Bank introduced in 1972, from cash + point. 1. An automated teller machine. Labels: Ireland, UK Example: Gordon Brown today urged police across England and Wales to offer to walk the last mile home with people who feel unsafe after they visit the cashpoint.
Word: algraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aluminium + -graphy by analogy with lithography or zincography. Pronunciation: /ˈælɡɹəfi/ 1. An early photographic technique, similar to zincography or lithography, using paper impregnated with an aluminium salt. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: "Process" is well to the fore, a design in colours from line blocks adorns the front cover, there are no less than seven examples of trichromotypography, various samples of half-tone with additional workings, three fine specimens of photogravure, a multi-colour subject, a collotype, a chromolithograph, examples respectively of algraphy, "granotype," Sprague's ink photo process, some twelve specimens of Johnstonia steel engraving and Johnston die press work, a very practical series of Linotype work—newspaper setting, book, magazine and jobbing work—an exeedingly interesting set, one or two type displays of little note, and some O.S. type specimens.
Word: perioscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English perio- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English perioscope From perio- + -scope. 1. A form of endoscope used to explore and visualize the periodontal pocket, producing an image of a diseased tooth's root.
Word: broadly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Middle English -ly English -ly English broadly From broad + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔːdli/, /ˈbɹoːdlɪj/, /ˈbɹɔdli/, /ˈbɹɑdli/, /ˈbɹoːdli/ 1. Widely and openly. Example: [W]hen he caught sight of her running towards him like that, he smiled broadly. 2. Broadly speaking; in a wide manner; liberally; in a loose sense. Example: All these were based broadly on the management framework of the old companies, except that the former Southern and North Eastern Areas of the old L.N.E.R. became separate management units, while the former L.M.S.R. and L.N.E.R. lines north of the Border were fused into a self-contained Scottish Region. Example: While companies are bravely talking about their efforts to redress the gender pay gap (large employers will be compelled to report details of how they pay their male and female staff in April), we know that women are, on average, much worse paid than men throughout the City. Broadly, power remains in men’s hands.
Word: patternmaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pattern + maker. 1. Someone whose occupation is to make patterns, which are used as a guide in the manufacture of something else. Example: One soon learned, however, that it was no easy thing to make wood do exactly as one required it. It looked quite easy in the masterly hands of the experienced pattern-maker, but the mysteries of dowelling and mortice and tenon were not uncovered in a week or two. 2. Someone whose occupation is to make patterns, which are used as a guide in the manufacture of something else.
Word: solved Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a solution, having been explained or answered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: solved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of solve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: isles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tabulated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been counted or summed. Example: The votes have all been tabulated, and the winner will be announced today. 2. Formatted as a table. Example: The tabulated demographic data of the study's participants is provided in Table 4. 3. Flattened. Example: These shapes are tabulated.
Word: tabulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tabulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: automated teller machine Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd ˈtɛlə(ɹ)məˈʃiːn/ 1. A device that provides bank customers with cash withdrawal and other services without the need for a human teller.
Word: bank machine Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of automated teller machine.
Word: automatic teller machine Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of automated teller machine.
Word: autoteller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + teller. 1. Synonym of automated teller machine.
Word: blepharospasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blepharo- + spasm. Pronunciation: /ˈblɛfəɹəʊˌspæzəm/ 1. A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: blepharospasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blepharospasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: look forward to Part of Speech: verb 1. To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: He was not looking forward to having to repair the downed power lines after the wind storm. Example: 1794 November 19, George Washington, speech, George Washington's Sixth State of the Union Address, When we call to mind the gracious indulgence of Heaven by which the American people became a nation; when we survey the general prosperity of our country, and look forward to the riches, power, and happiness to which it seems destined, with the deepest regret do I announce to you that during your recess some of the citizens of the United States have been found capable of insurrection.
Word: deipnosophist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the 3rd-century Ancient Greek Δειπνοσοφισταί (Deipnosophistaí) by Athenaeus, derived from δειπνο- (deipno-, “deipno-, dinner-”) + σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “one knowledgeable in the arts of ~”). Sometimes misunderstood owing to confusion with pejorative senses of sophist. Pronunciation: /daɪpˈnɒsəfɪst/ 1. A master of the art of dining, particularly learned conversation in the manner of Athenaeus's characters.
Word: coryphaeus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”), from κορυφή (koruphḗ, “top of the head, crown”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top; horn”)) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘belonging to, pertaining to’). Pronunciation: /ˌkɔɹəˈfiːəs/, /ˌkɒɹɪˈfiːʌs/ 1. The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama. Labels: historical Example: Then the coryphæus finishes the remaining part of the strophe. But when they have returned to order, Bacchus again interposes by beginning the antistrophe β', which the coryphæus ought to have done. Example: The chorus, that is those members of the komos who have not become specialized as actors and continue singing and dancing, are headed by a coryphaeus, who sometimes addresses them, exhorting them to action, or to begin the song or the rite, or else anticipates or summarizes their words, or represents them in conversation with the actors. 2. The chief or leader of an interest or party. Labels: broadly Example: Of the work which I have done, it becomes me not here to speak, save only as relates to the Satanic School, and its Coryphæus, the author of Don Juan. Example: 1986, Ladislav Matejka, I. R. Titunik, Translators' Preface, V. N. Vološinov, Marxism and the Philosophy of Language, page vii, Among those rare exceptions, fortunately, was that coryphaeus of modern thought in the humanities, Professor Roman Jakobson. 3. The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
Word: Hauses Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Haus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wuz Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wəz/ 1. Eye dialect spelling of was. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: She wuz robbed! Example: ‘We wuz talkin’ and the monk got loose, and she sent me off to catch him.’
Word: keurboom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans keur (“pick or choice”) + boom (“tree”). 1. A species of tree, Virgilia oroboides, noted for its pretty lilac flowers. Labels: South-Africa
Word: appenzeller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for the Appenzell region of Switzerland 1. A hard, straw-colored cow's-milk cheese with a nutty flavor. Labels: uncountable
Word: Amara Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage taken from fantasy fiction; explained, for example, as a Sanskrit word for "eternal". Example: "Amara? That's a beautiful name." He smiled, teasing. "And she was a wife of Pharaoh Mentuhotep the First. - - - Amara, Amara, Amara. A guy can fall in love with a name like that. 2. A port on the River Tigris in Iraq. 3. A neighbourhood of San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain.
Word: bleu d'Auvergne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for the Auvergne region of south-central France 1. A French blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Word: brocciu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Corsican brocciu, of pre-Roman origin. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɒt͡ʃuː/ 1. A Corsican cheese produced from ewe's milk, containing no lactose. Labels: uncountable
Word: cabécou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cabécou. 1. A soft goat cheese from the Midi-Pyrénées in France. Labels: uncountable
Word: leguaan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French l'iguane, "the iguana", through Dutch and Afrikaans. 1. An iguana. 2. Any of the monitor lizards. Example: 2001 : Finally, a help plea yesterday from Debbie Thompson of Gonubie -- what to do about a small leguaan that had taken up residence in her "somewhat wild" garden with big trees, dense shrubs and hedges? http://www.dispatch.co.za/2001/01/18/editoria/CHIEL.HTM Example: 2006 : This is the view of Sazi Mhlongo, chair of the Traditional Healers's Association of SA (Thasa). It follows the recent court appearance of a sangoma and five others after police discovered the skins of various protected animals in the sangoma's house. The skins included that of a lion, leopard, puff adder and water leguaan. https://web.archive.org/web/20060926093033/http://www.pawtal.co.za/pages/article.asp?ID=337
Word: Carré de l'Est Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French Carré de l'Est (literally “square of the east”). 1. A French cheese made from cow milk with a smoky bacon flavour. Labels: uncountable
Word: Blair's babes Part of Speech: noun 1. The large number of female Labour Members of Parliament elected at the general election of 1997 in the UK. Labels: UK, colloquial, plural, plural-only
Word: bread crumb Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of breadcrumb. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Before he died, James Halliday (Mark Rylance), the hermit-like, socially maladjusted tech genius who created The Oasis, hid an Easter egg somewhere in the circuitry, scattering bread crumbs that lead to its location. Find the egg, and the mogul’s fortune—along with total control of his digital fiefdom—is yours. It’s the ultimate capitalist scavenger hunt!
Word: roukoop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Afrikaans rouw (“to regret, to rue”) + koop (“to buy”). 1. Genuine pre-estimated damages on the cancellation of a sale or lease, usually relating to immovable property. Labels: South-Africa, uncountable Example: The applicant was called upon, within 14 days, to make payment in full of all amounts owing, failing which, it was said, the deed of sale would be cancelled and all amounts paid would be retained by way of liquidated damages or "roukoop". Example: As applicant, however, still failed to pay his monthly instalments the respondent had, for this reason, cancelled the contract in terms of the cancellation clause of the deed of sale which provided that the seller was entitled to retain all payments as roukoop or as agreed pre-estimated damages sustained by the seller, and also to claim money in arrear.
Word: itemize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin itemlbor. Middle English item English item 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 itemize From item + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪtəmaɪz/ 1. To state in items, or by particulars Labels: ambitransitive Example: to itemize the cost of a railroad Example: Answer me a question; I can't itemize, I can't think clearly: look to me for reason, it's not there. I can't even rhyme in the begin.
Word: fry up Part of Speech: noun 1. a breakfast made of tomatoes, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, baked beans, black pudding, chips, toast and mushrooms (or any combination thereof); full English breakfast Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: Though fattening, a fry up is without doubt my favourite way to start the day.
Word: fry up Part of Speech: verb 1. To prepare by frying. Labels: transitive Example: I'll just fry up a couple of eggs.
Word: energumen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin energumenus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργούμενος (energoúmenos), from verb ἐνεργέω (energéō, “to influence”). Pronunciation: /ɛn.əˈɡjuː.mən/, /ɛn.əɹˈɡuː.mən/ 1. A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity. 2. A frantic and hysterical person.
Word: itemization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin itemlbor. Middle English item English item English -ization English itemization From item + -ization. 1. The act of making a list of items; an itemizing. Example: His itemization of the inventory did seem accurate, however it omitted several crucial entries. 2. The system of items available to players and their design and qualities. Example: The itemization in this game is terrible. All the good items are so rare, it gives players no desire to grind at all.
Word: itchiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English itchy 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 itchiness From itchy + -ness. 1. The state of being itchy. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonmetallic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + metallic. 1. Not metallic. Labels: not-comparable Example: Boron is a nonmetallic element, and compounds of it, such as borax, have been used in products for decades, ranging from detergents to roach poison.
Word: nonmetallic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal English nonmetal Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nonmetallic From nonmetal + -ic. 1. Of, relating to, or having the properties of a nonmetal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: italicized Part of Speech: adj 1. Rendered in italics. Example: Claire, however, sat looking profoundly unamused by her family’s spirited, italicized conversations.
Word: italicized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of italicize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Fryup Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in North Yorkshire.
Word: go down the tubes Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly. Labels: US, euphemistic, idiomatic Example: The entire plan went down the tubes when they found they couldn't get strawberries in December. Example: Meanwhile, Susan's own workplace shut down, and she found herself "on the street with no job and a two-year-old kid. I was trying my damndest and I was going right down the tubes."
Word: to die for Part of Speech: adj 1. Very good; exquisite; particularly desirable. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: She makes these chocolate-peanut butter candies that are just to die for. Example: Consider this a couple's costume that's to die for. There are so many ways you can go with this costume, but most importantly, make sure to go extremely over the top with the makeup.
Word: silicium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin silicium, from Latin silex (“flint”) + -ium. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808. 1. The chemical element silicon. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: silicum Part of Speech: noun 1. silicon Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: barysphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bary- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English barysphere From bary- + -sphere. Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹɪˌsfɪəɹ/ 1. The central core of the Earth (or similar planets)
Word: Cwm Silicon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh Cwm Silicon (“Silicon Valley”), a calque of English Silicon Valley. 1. A technology-rich area of South Wales.
Word: jonkmanskas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans jonk (“young”) + mans (“men('s)”) + kas (“cupboard”). 1. A cupboard with two drawers on top. Labels: South-Africa, no-plural Example: He was standing beside the old Cape yellowwood jonkmanskas which I'd changed into a cocktail cabinet.
Word: issuer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English issue Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English issuer From issue + -er. 1. One who issues, emits, or publishes. Example: A request for a nonreviewable ruling must be submitted by an issuer or holder. Example: The token is the native cryptocurrency of Litecoin, an open-source blockchain project whose code is copied from Bitcoin’s. Though several non-native ETF issuers have launched crypto funds this year, this is the first filing for a fund tied to LTC.
Word: go down the pan Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of go down the toilet: to fail; to degenerate rapidly. Labels: UK, euphemistic, idiomatic Example: The project would seriously go down the pan if Mrs. Foster weren't here to keep it on the straight and narrow.
Word: South Wales Part of Speech: name 1. A geographic region of southern Wales, bordering the Bristol Channel.
Word: issuance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English issue Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English issuance From issue + -ance. Pronunciation: /ˈɪʃ(j)uəns/ 1. The act of issuing, or giving out. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the issuance of an order Example: the issuance of rations 2. Something issued. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A cover of Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin" held down the number-96 slot for a week in 1964, but later issuances did not do as well.
Word: Bristol Channel Part of Speech: name 1. An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between South Wales and England; an extension of the estuary of the River Severn
Word: straight and narrow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably "strait and narrow," from Matthew 7:14. 1. A path of honesty; a procedure according to rules and plans. Labels: idiomatic Example: The project would seriously go down the pan if Mrs. Foster weren't here to keep it on the straight and narrow.
Word: tubes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tuːbz/, /tjuːbz/ 1. plural of tube Labels: form-of, plural 2. The Internet. Labels: Internet 3. The inner workings of one's body. Labels: slang Example: 'Fust time Ah've cleared me tubes for a week,' croaked his friend, smiling wanly.
Word: tubes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tuːbz/, /tjuːbz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tube Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: at heart Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings; deep down, fundamentally, really. Example: I’m a vegan at heart – the thought of the death of animals for my food is abhorrent. Example: My dad may be old on the outside, but he’s young at heart; he plays video games every now and then to improve his coordination. 2. Wished earnestly for; held in high esteem. Example: I always have your best interests at heart.
Word: deep down Part of Speech: adv 1. Fundamentally; in essence; in reality; as part of an honest appraisal. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: He seems like an average businessman, but deep down he's an overgrown kid with a necktie. Example: She said she was confident, but deep down she knew she had messed up.
Word: cross that bridge when one comes to it Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A metaphor for an idea being like a train of thought and the problem being like the bridge. 1. To deal with a problem or situation only if and when it arises. Labels: idiomatic Example: It's possible we'll eventually have more books than available space for them, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Example: They might be willing to admit, OK, yeah, if you invent superintelligence, things will probably be crazy. But I’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Word: feretory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English feretory, fertre, feretre, et al., from Anglo-Norman fertre, from Latin feretrum (“bier, funeral litter”), from Ancient Greek φέρετρον (phéretron), from the verb φέρω (phérō, “to carry”). Doublet of feretrum. 1. A receptacle that houses relics of saints. Example: His remains were placed inside a new and rich feretory, on a platform behind the high altar. 2. An area of a church where relics are kept.
Word: hacky sack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A trademark of Wham-O. First use appears c. 1977. It uses a reduplication of the word sack with the word hacky; a hack, in the game's terminology, is akin to a point, and happens when every player in a group successfully passes the footbag. 1. A game or activity in which one or a group of players try to keep a footbag off the ground using only their feet. Labels: uncountable 2. The footbag used for such a game. Labels: countable Example: At the food court, I bought a turkey sandwich and another coffee. As I ate, an entourage caught my eye: four Buddhist monks, camped at the periphery of the food court seats, about thirty feet away. Shaved heads, maroon and pumpkin-colored robes. Each was smiling, even the one who slept. You'd think monks would be wearing sandals, wouldn't you? But these guys were wearing what I wear: Nike sneakers, Timberland boots. Two were horsing around with a Hacky Sack. Another was chatting quietly with a black woman in a Chicago Bulls sweatshirt.
Word: nimiety Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin nimietās, from nimius (“excessive”) and nimis (“excessively”). Pronunciation: /nɪˈmaɪ ɪ ti/ 1. State of being in excess, more than is needed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: June 2, 1834, Samuel Taylor Coleridge Table Talk There is a nimiety, - a too-muchness - in all Germans. Example: I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos.
Word: whole food Part of Speech: noun 1. Food that is unprocessed and unrefined, or processed or refined as little as possible. Example: Unpolished grains that retained their outer coating were a major linchpin of his diet of whole foods.
Word: revenant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 19th century. From French revenant, the present participle of revenir (“to return”). Compare revenue. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛvənənt/ 1. Someone who returns from a long absence. Example: They would not visit this undesirable revenant with his insolent wealth and discreditable origin. Example: The undergraduates, our fogey revenant observes, look much as they did.., in outward aspect. 2. A person or thing reborn. Example: Sometimes […] semi-identifications could be made on the basis of names. Henry VII's son Arthur was hailed as a revenant in this way. 3. A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost. Example: For granting even that Religion were dead; that it had died, half-centuries ago, with unutterable Dubois; or emigrated lately, to Alsace, with Necklace-Cardinal Rohan; or that it now walked as goblin revenant with Bishop Talleyrand of Autun; yet does not the Shadow of Religion, the Cant of Religion, still linger? Example: Earlier you mentioned a ghost, a revenant with which we may contaminate the Emperor.
Word: revenant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: 19th century. From French revenant, the present participle of revenir (“to return”). Compare revenue. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛvənənt/ 1. Returning. Example: On clear nights when the moon was full, she waited for its shining revenant ghost. Example: […]which, in turn, led to the first U.S. vessel to be lost that day, as an Avenger touched down near the destroyer USS Porter, which, shortly thereafter, took a torpedo hit, quite possibly from the Avenger's weapon deciding that, well, water immersion must surely mean that it should activate. USS Shaw, the revenant survivor of Pearl Harbor, was then forced to rescue the surviving crew of both the Porter and the aircraft before finishing off the stricken Porter with its guns.
Word: plenilune Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin plēnilūnium, from plēnus (“full”) + lūna (“moon”). Pronunciation: /ˈpliːnɪluːn/ 1. The full moon. Labels: poetic Example: Whose glory (like a lasting Plenilune) Seems ignorant of what it is to wane Example: And white limbs glitter in the plenilune; / And where a voice more human, more divine, / Commends a brother dead to Proserpine.
Word: handbags Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From handbag + -s. In the sense of fight, a clipping of handbags at dawn or handbags at ten paces (1980s). 1. An insignificant fight or argument. Labels: UK, slang Example: 2011, Daniel Sperling, Ant McPartlin: 'Pub scuffle was just handbags', Digital Spy "It was just a scuffle in a pub, a bit of… handbags. Nine times out of ten, people are nice to us." 2. plural of handbag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handbags Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From handbag + -s. In the sense of fight, a clipping of handbags at dawn or handbags at ten paces (1980s). 1. Said jocularly in response to a particularly derogatory, bitchy or catty dialogue; calm down; cool it. Labels: UK, slang Example: ! Example: Person A: Not another cheeseburger, Marcia?
Word: handbags Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From handbag + -s. In the sense of fight, a clipping of handbags at dawn or handbags at ten paces (1980s). 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of handbag Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ratamacue Part of Speech: noun 1. A percussion rudiment consisting of a diddled grace note followed by a triplet and downbeat, with right and left as (LL)RLRL or (RR)LRLR.
Word: Luis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Luis and Portuguese Luís. Doublet of Louis and Luigi. Pronunciation: /luˈiːs/ 1. A male given name from Spanish. Example: In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN.
Word: puggle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: British dialect (Hertfordshire, Essex), from pug (“to poke”) + -le (“frequentative suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈpʌɡl̩/ 1. To coax (a rabbit) from a burrow by poking a stick down the hole and moving it about; to delve into a hole in order to locate an animal. Labels: UK, regional Example: 1833, "Javelin," Two Days with the East Sussex, in Sporting Magazine, 2nd Series, Volume 6, page 236, In concluding my remarks on the East Sussex Hounds, I must observe, that perhaps they have the worst and most difficult country in the world to hunt through, intersected with immense woods, and slotted with some thousands of sheep, besides being naturally a very cold-scenting soil; consequently the hounds puggle more than is pleasing to the eye, have little or no dash, but are very patient and very perfect in working up to their fox, and are probably much surer killers than any other hounds […] . 2. To poke around a hole with a stick, as to explore, remove obstacles, etc. Labels: UK, regional Example: 1828, "Philip Fidget," The Confessions of Philip Fidget, in The Spirit and Manners of the Age, New Series, Volume 1, page 417, I am no sooner seated by a fire, but my hand instinctively fumbles after the poker, and I proceed to puggle the glowing embers, until (except timely warning prevent) I have displaced the whole into the fender. Example: He puggled around in the oil cavity with his little lead pencil until it slipped out of his fingers and went down into the oil cavity.
Word: puggle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transferal of trademarked name of a range of soft toys from the mid-1970s which superficially resemble baby echidnas. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌɡl̩/ 1. A baby monotreme (echidna or platypus). Labels: Australia Example: Larger furred/spined puggles can be held in a wooden box with shredded paper. Example: 2003, Robert Burton, The International Wildlife Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition, Volume 18: SOL-SWA, page 2488, The puggle, which grows rapidly, remains in the pouch until its spines are sufficiently developed that the mother must eject it.
Word: puggle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of pug + beagle Pronunciation: /ˈpʌɡl̩/ 1. A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a pug and beagle. Example: 2007 May, Vicki Constantine Croke, The Problem With Puggles, Prevention, page 208, Jake Gyllenhaal and Sylvester Stallone are among the puggle lovers, but so are a slew of regular people who want in on the tawny, fawny, puppy-faced action and will pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for the pleasure. Example: Puggle proponents say these dogs have the very best qualities of both Beagles and Pugs: the Beagle′s cheerful friendliness, and the Pug′s lower activity level and laid-back attitude.
Word: wiggling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wiggle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wiggling Part of Speech: noun 1. The motion of something that wiggles. Example: the wigglings of a lively worm
Word: equipe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of équipe (“a team”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: XC Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of cross-country. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: XC skiing Example: As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan the windows and realise there are plenty of spare seats, so I hop aboard. The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train as normally you're playing sardines, so I make the most of it.
Word: XC Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of cross country. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: fatigued Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /fəˈtiːɡd/ 1. Tired; weary. Example: physically fatigued Example: emotionally fatigued
Word: fatigued Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fəˈtiːɡd/ 1. simple past and past participle of fatigue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hood rich Part of Speech: adj 1. Exhibiting flamboyant spending habits, while doing nothing to improve one’s living conditions. Labels: slang Example: 2005, Malcolm D Carter, $7 an Hour Ain't No Job: The Second Emancipation of the Black Race, Sundog, Limited, →ISBN, page 43, Finally, we must change the “Hood Rich” mentality. The rap group Cash Money described this mentality perfectly when they sung about not being able to pay rent or bills but driving in a new E-class Mercedes and dressing “fly”. Example: 2005, anonymous, in Kiki Swinson, I'm Still Wifey, Melodrama Publishing, 0-9717021-5-2, front cover, In the mix of all the drama, Kira unintentionally falls for a new hood rich cat who has it all. Money, good looks, and a girl back home in Jersey!
Word: GOOG Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of Google; compare GOOGL. 1. Alphabet Inc. Example: Jade Raymond, the executive in charge of SG&E who previously worked at Sony (SNE), Electronic Arts (EA) and Ubisoft (UBSFF), will leave Google (GOOG) to “pursue other opportunities,” Harrison added.
Word: Father's Day Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /faːðɚz dɛɪː/ 1. A holiday in celebration of fatherhood, or to honor fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in most of the world's countries. See Wikipedia:Father's Day:Dates.
Word: seethes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seethe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seethes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of seethe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: make a splash Part of Speech: verb 1. To do something that attracts attention. Labels: idiomatic
Word: attracts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of attract Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unflinchingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unflinching Middle English -ly English -ly English unflinchingly From unflinching + -ly. 1. Without showing fear or indecision; resolutely. Example: Ursula, raising her head, looked unflinchingly into Mina's shifty eyes. Example: I felt myself a match for the most ferocious bull in the herd, and I know, had such a bull charged upon me, that I should have met it unflinchingly and quite coolly, and I know that I should have killed it.
Word: unqualified hostname Part of Speech: noun 1. The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period, and so is sufficient to uniquely identify the computer within a domain. Labels: Internet
Word: fully qualified hostname Part of Speech: noun 1. An Internet domain name that identifies a computer. Labels: Internet