nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: regent Part of Speech: adj 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. Ruling; governing; regnant. Example: Some other active regent principle […] which we call the soul. 2. Exercising vicarious authority. Example: the regent powers
Word: airless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air 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 airless From air + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈɛə.ləs/, /ˈɛɹ.ləs/, /ˈɛɚ.ləs/, /ˈeː.ləs/, /ˈiə.ləs/ 1. Lacking or being without air. 2. Lacking air circulation. Example: […] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit. 3. With air that is stale. 4. Suffering from asphyxia. 5. Stifling; dead; lacking vitality or excitement. Labels: figuratively Example: The worst that can—and has—been said about Memento is that it’s an airless gimmick, visually undistinguished, and not even all that sophisticated when the puzzle pieces are finally put together.
Word: provender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English provendre, from Old French provendre, variant of provende (“allowance, provision”), from Late Latin praebenda (“a payment, in Medieval Latin also an allowance of food and drink, pittance, also a prebend”). Doublet of prebend. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒvɪndə/, /ˈpɹɒvəndə/, /ˈpɹɑvəndɚ/ 1. Food, especially for livestock. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually Example: ...and in a few moments would have had their hands on one hundred and eighty thousand dollars of gold, when from some cause unknown, they decamped leaving all their tools behind, together with provender for the seige. Example: The farm which supplied to him ungrudging provender had all his vast capacity for work in willing exercise …
Word: provender Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English provendre, from Old French provendre, variant of provende (“allowance, provision”), from Late Latin praebenda (“a payment, in Medieval Latin also an allowance of food and drink, pittance, also a prebend”). Doublet of prebend. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒvɪndə/, /ˈpɹɒvəndə/, /ˈpɹɑvəndɚ/ 1. To feed. Labels: transitive Example: One night, after several days of continuous plowing, and after the ox and mule had been stabled and provendered for the night, the ox said to the mule […]
Word: e-journal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + journal. 1. An electronic journal, an academic journal published in electronic form.
Word: breathable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English breethder. Middle English brethen English breathe Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English breathable From breathe + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiːðəbəl/ 1. suitable for breathing Example: The Wards are open-topped, with skyscrapers rising from the superstructure. Towers are sealed against vacuum, as the breathable atmosphere envelope is only maintained to a height of about seven meters. The atmosphere is contained by the centrifugal force of rotation and a "membrane" of dense, colorless sulphur hexafluoride gas, held in place by carefully managed mass effect fields. 2. Letting air seep through. Labels: usually Example: breathable paint Example: If you’re looking for the most breathable mask, Lukovics says, “Cotton is preferable, mainly for absorbing moisture/sweat.” She says multiple layers may be more protective but will also impact breathability.
Word: airworthiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air English -worthy English airworthy Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 airworthiness From airworthy + -ness. Pronunciation: /ɛː.wəː.ði.nɪs/ 1. The state of being airworthy. Labels: uncountable
Word: amphora Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin amphora (“large wine vessel, Roman unit of liquid measure”), from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús, “two-handled pitcher, Greek units of liquid measure”), ultimately from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀠𐀡𐀩𐀸 (a-pi-po-re-we, “carried on both sides”). Pronunciation: /ˈæm.fə.ɹə/, /æmˈfɔːɹ.ə/, /ˈæm(p).fɚ.ə/, /æm(p)ˈfoɹ.ə/ 1. A large, two-handled vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil. Labels: historical Example: By concurrent use of panel decoration and concentric-circle ornament, and by free employment of red paint, the fully developed style of the Geometric Period attains a wide range of rich and elaborate effects. These are best displayed on the necks and shoulders of the very large amphorai which are characteristic of this period. Example: A complete set for a ten-man symposion (an ordinary size) with ten deep cups, ten shallow cups, two mixing-bowls, two wine-jugs, two hydriai, two amphorai would cost in the neighbourhood of forty drachmai, and that would not be an unreasonable price for a rich man for a special occasion. 2. A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 80 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 26 L although differing slightly over time. Labels: historical 3. A Roman unit of ship capacity, similar to tonnage. Labels: historical 4. A lower valve of a fruit that opens transversely.
Word: animist Part of Speech: noun 1. A believer in animism.
Word: anisette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French anisette, from anis + -ette. 1. A French alcoholic liqueur flavored with anise Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: antechamber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French antichambre, with remodelling after ante- and chamber. By surface analysis, ante- + chamber. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə/, /ˈæn.tɪˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə/, /ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bɚ/ 1. A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room. Example: Who knows. Perhaps the Ark is still waiting in some antechamber for us to discover. Perhaps there's some vital bit of evidence which eludes us. Perhaps… Example: "This is merely the antechamber, the entrance hall," said Dumbledore after a moment or two. 2. The space immediately below the guard cells of a stoma.
Word: antiballistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English anti- Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Ancient Greek βαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)der. Latin ballista Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ballistic English antiballistic From anti- + ballistic. 1. designed to detect, intercept, and destroy a ballistic missile in flight
Word: addlepated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From addle + pated. 1. Addled; confused; stupid; flustered. Example: Let euery idle addle-pated gull With stinking sweet Tobacco stuffe his skull. Example: Hallo father, here’s Pecksniff! He gets more addle-pated every day he lives, I do believe,’ muttered Jonas, shaking his honoured parent roundly.
Word: 90Y-DOTA-biotin Part of Speech: noun 1. The vitamin biotin labelled with radioactive (yttrium-90), used in the treatment of cancer, where it seeks out tumor cells that have been targeted by an antibody linked to streptavidin and kills them. Labels: uncountable
Word: affricative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰriH-o-s Proto-Italic *frios Proto-Italic *friāō Latin friō Latin fricō Latin affricō Latin affricātusbor. English affricate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English affricative From affricate + -ive. 1. An affricate.
Word: affricative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰriH-o-s Proto-Italic *frios Proto-Italic *friāō Latin friō Latin fricō Latin affricō Latin affricātusbor. English affricate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English affricative From affricate + -ive. 1. Of or relating to an affricate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Alcaic verse Part of Speech: noun 1. A Greek meter, supposedly invented by Alcaeus, consisting of combinations of spondee, iambs and dactyls. Labels: uncountable
Word: alpha female Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By extension, from alpha male. 1. The dominant female in a social or group hierarchy. 2. A self-assured, independent, self-driven, influential, or strong woman; an alphette. Labels: broadly
Word: amphimacer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin amphimacrus, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίμακρος (amphímakros, “long at both ends”); see amphi-, macro-. 1. A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented or light syllable between two accented or heavy syllables; a cretic.
Word: Andrade Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Galician Andrade. 1. A surname from Galician. Labels: countable
Word: antiphagocytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + phagocytic. 1. impeding or preventing the action of phagocytes or the occurrence of phagocytosis Labels: not-comparable
Word: attercop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English attercoppe, from Old English ātorcoppe (“spider”), corresponding to atter (“poison, venom”) + cop (“spider”). The latter is still to be found in the English word cobweb. Cognate to Danish edderkop (“spider”) and Norwegian edderkopp (“spider”). Pronunciation: /ˈætəkɒp/ 1. A spider. Labels: Northern-England, dialectal Example: Myself, not bound by James’ view / Nor Walter’s, in a vision saw these two / Like trapped and weakening flies / In toils of the same hoary net; / I seemed to hear ancestral cries / Buzzing ‘To our All-Wise, Omnivorous / Attercop glowering over us, / Whose table we have set / With blood and bones and sweat.’ Example: Old fat spider spinning in a tree! / Old fat spider can’t see me! / Attercop! Attercop! / Won’t you stop, / Stop your spinning and look for me? 2. A peevish or ill-natured person. Labels: Northern-England, dialectal
Word: attrition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 15th century, from Middle English attricion, attricioun, from Middle French attricion, attrition and its etymon, Latin attrītiō (“a rubbing against”), from the verb attrītus, past participle of atterō (“to wear”), from ad- (“to, towards”) + terō (“to rub”). By surface analysis, attrit + -ion. Pronunciation: /əˈtɹɪʃən/, /əˈtɹɪʃn̩/ 1. Grinding down or wearing away by friction. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Grinding down or wearing away by friction. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A gradual reduction in number. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Recent years have seen […] more and more blatant reversals of previous Supreme Court decisions in favor of the constitutional rights of minorities. These increasingly conservative decisions, and constant attrition of individuals' rights, have directly paralleled the alarming increase of convictions in our courts. Example: But the rise of multiracialism is not all Kumbaya choruses and “postracial” identity. The N.A.A.C.P. criticized the census change, fearing that since so few in the black community are of fully African descent, mass attrition to a mixed-race option could threaten political clout and Federal financing. 4. A gradual reduction in number. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A gradual reduction in number. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A gradual reduction in number. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Imperfect contrition or remorse. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: attrition Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 15th century, from Middle English attricion, attricioun, from Middle French attricion, attrition and its etymon, Latin attrītiō (“a rubbing against”), from the verb attrītus, past participle of atterō (“to wear”), from ad- (“to, towards”) + terō (“to rub”). By surface analysis, attrit + -ion. Pronunciation: /əˈtɹɪʃən/, /əˈtɹɪʃn̩/ 1. To grind or wear down through friction. Labels: transitive Example: attritioned teeth; attritioned rock Example: […] He took her in his arms And kissed her long and wetly, Till, attritioned by her charms, His will collapsed completely. 2. To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with out). Labels: transitive Example: […] but the heart of the health services in New York will have to attrition out some 3,000 to 5,000 jobs. Example: […] expenses can be cut, by attritioning faculty vacancies […] 3. To undergo a reduction in number. Labels: intransitive Example: The cohort of one hundred students had attritioned to sixty by the end of secondary school.
Word: bark up the wrong tree Part of Speech: verb Etymology: An allusion to a situation in which a hunting dog misidentifies the tree up which it has chased an animal and positions itself at the base of another tree, barking upward at the branches. 1. To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature. Labels: idiomatic Example: The investigator spent days trying to prove the butler committed the murder, but it turns out he was barking up the wrong tree. Example: You're not the first man who has made such a mistake, and found he was barking up the wrong tree.
Word: automatic leveling system Part of Speech: noun 1. A suspension system that automatically adjusts front and rear ride heights to compensate for changes in axle load.
Word: automatic distance control Part of Speech: noun 1. Technologies that use radar, infrared and image processing to allow for a decentralized recording of the environment around a vehicle. Labels: uncountable
Word: Averil Part of Speech: name Etymology: A rare variant of the 7th century saint's name Everild, from Old English eofor (“boar”) + hild (“battle”). 1. A female given name from Old English.
Word: avulsion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin avulsio from a- + vellō. 1. The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Immediately observable were avulsion of several teeth and extensive lacerations and bruising to the face. 2. An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: in kind Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Calque of Latin in specie. 1. In the form of goods and services rather than money. Labels: usually Example: In the era before the widespread monetization of transactions with currency, barter was the usual form of selling and buying for farmers, and payment of taxes was often in kind; that is, farmers' payment method was most often their produce itself. Example: How much did he give? – Hard to say. It was all in kind.
Word: in kind Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Calque of Latin in specie. 1. With goods or services (as opposed to cash). Labels: not-comparable Example: I made some donations to the charity, not in money, but in kind, such as non-perishable food. 2. In a reciprocal manner; in a similar way; in the same kind. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Vardy drilled over after getting behind Bartley and also hit the side-netting, resulting in the loudest cheer of the day from the Swansea fans after he kicked an advertising board in frustration. He responded in kind by showing them three fingers with one hand and making a zero with the other. Example: Armor-piercing shells were heading up the shell hoists, but this procedure took a few minutes, allowing the battered American flagship to reply in kind, the gunners somewhat motivated to set new records for the rate of fire as the cruiser raked the larger ship from stem to stern in response.
Word: paying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pay + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of pay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: paying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pay + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. payment Example: It brings his payings into close and convenient correspondence with his usings of commodities, and different branches of his expenditure thus become easily comparable.
Word: lump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lumpe, from a Germanic base akin to Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to glide, go, hang loosely”). Compare Dutch lomp (“rag”), German Low German Lump (“rag”), German Lumpen (“rag”) and Lump (“ragamuffin”). Pronunciation: /lʌmp/, /lʊmp/ 1. Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape. Example: Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps. Example: a lump of coal; a lump of clay; a lump of cheese 2. A swelling or nodule of tissue under the skin or in an internal part of the body. Example: Lumps in the breasts are an indicator of breast cancer. 3. A group, set, or unit. Example: The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment. 4. A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful. Example: Do you want one lump or two with your coffee? 5. A dull or lazy person. Example: Don't just sit there like a lump. Example: "Thou great Norman lump!" he muttered. "If I conjure till Doomsday, I cannot make thee gold." 6. A fat person. 7. A beating or verbal abuse. Labels: informal Example: He's taken his lumps over the years. Example: Komer admitted that the United States would probably suffer "short term lumps" as a result of Johnson's brusque decision. 8. A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel. 9. A kind of fish, the lumpsucker. Example: You roast him [the fish] […] just like a lump. 10. Food given to a tramp to be eaten on the road. Labels: obsolete, slang Example: “A lump,” explained The Whimperer […] “is wot a kin’ lady slips youse w’en youse batter de back door. If she invites youse in and lets youse t’row yer feet unner de table, it’s a set-down. If she slips youse a lunch in a poiper bag, it’s a lump. See? […]” 11. The workhouse. Labels: obsolete, slang
Word: lump Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English lumpe, from a Germanic base akin to Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to glide, go, hang loosely”). Compare Dutch lomp (“rag”), German Low German Lump (“rag”), German Lumpen (“rag”) and Lump (“ragamuffin”). Pronunciation: /lʌmp/, /lʊmp/ 1. To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner (as if forming an ill-defined lump of the items). Labels: transitive Example: People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures. Example: Most gays don't want to know about us, so lumping us in their support efforts is counter-productive at best. 2. To bear (a heavy or awkward burden); to carry (something unwieldy) from one place to another. Labels: transitive Example: Well, a male body was brought to a certain surgeon by a man he had often employed, and the pair lumped it down on the dissecting table, and then the vendor received his money and went. Example: I never ceased to be amazed at his prowess at being able to lump two-hundredweight sacks of coal, which seemed as big as he was, up perhaps four flights of narrow stairs 3. To burden (someone) with an undesired task or responsibility. Labels: transitive Example: The Luftwaffe, at this point, was still refusing to play ball completely, however. But someone decided to lump Adolf Galland with command of the air operation, and he decided to work with Luftflotte 3, mobilizing their training units to make up the numbers, since large numbers of that particular formation's fighters had been diverted to the campaign in Russia, which was why the fighter numbers were so much lower than they had been the previous year. 4. To hit or strike (a person). Labels: slang, transitive Example: If that's the only way you can fight, then you'd better be prepared to get lumped. 5. To form a lump or lumps. Labels: intransitive Example: Thin the paint with mineral spirits for a medium consistency so that it will not drip or lump.
Word: take one's lumps Part of Speech: verb 1. To receive physical abuse and to survive. Labels: slang Example: When frustrated tacklers finally do catch up with him, Arnett knows how to take his lumps. "If I hit the ground tensely, rigidly, and two tons of angry linemen landed on top of me, they'd break every bone in my body." 2. To endure through criticism or other adversity. Labels: figuratively, slang Example: 1987, David Fellman, "A Renowned Civil Libertarian," (review of Zechariah Chafee, Jr.: Defender of Liberty and Law by Donald L. Smith), The Review of Politics, vol. 49, no. 3, p. 444, As is the case with so many outspoken civil libertarians, Chafee took his lumps. He was strongly criticized by several Harvard Law School graduates.
Word: lumps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lump Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lumps Part of Speech: noun 1. A beating or verbal abuse. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only Example: He's taken his lumps over the years. Example: Trudeau has suffered the lumps any politician who has held office for ten years can expect to accumulate
Word: lumps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lump Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bumper sticker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bumper + sticker. 1. An adhesive label or decal, usually applied to the bumper or back end of an automobile, and displaying a short political, promotional, philosophical, or humorous message. Labels: US Example: He has a bumper sticker on his van that reads "faster than a speeding ticket". Example: My space in the teachers' parking lot was next to Henry's. His back bumper had two stickers: "I'd Rather Be Golfing" and "He who dies with the most toys WINS!" 2. Canned insight; a slogan or saying that is trite or superficial. Labels: US, figuratively Example: bumper-sticker philosophy Example: "It's like a status thing, you know? 'My kid's special because he's got a peanut allergy.' I'm surprised they don't have a bumper sticker for it."
Word: puddle jumper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Sense 2 is a genericized trademark. 1. A small passenger airplane, typically used for shorter connecting trips to smaller airports. Labels: idiomatic Example: The flight across country was not bad, but the ride in the puddle jumper between Boston and Connecticut was a little rough. 2. A wearable personal flotation device similar to a life vest especially worn by infants or small children in swimming pools.
Word: off the top of one's head Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation. Labels: idiomatic Example: I cannot think of any good examples off the top of my head, but give me a couple of hours and I'm sure I could come up with something. Example: Ideally, one would wish to explore them through a series of depth interviews extending over several months, rather than by a brief survey interview, which necessarily tends to elicit responses off the top of one's head. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see off, top, head.
Word: on the brink of Part of Speech: prep Pronunciation: /ɒn ðə brɪŋk əv/ 1. Very near, imminently approaching; ready to, about to. Example: on the brink of extinction Example: The old building seemed to be on the brink of collapse.
Word: spritz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Cognate with various Germanic counterparts, including German spritzen, Pennsylvania German schpritze, Yiddish שפּריץ (shprits, noun), and Yiddish שפּריצן (shpritsn, verb), and variously said (by various sources) to be borrowed from any of them; spritzer is said by some sources to be borrowed from German Spritzer, rather than being an English agent noun derived from this verb, but by surface analysis the connection is clear, even if sources do not adduce the evidence for the diachrony. Pronunciation: /spɹɪts/, /ʃpɹɪts/ 1. A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid. Example: Fish is good with a spritz of lemon juice. 2. A small amount of something; a dash or jot. Labels: broadly
Word: spritz Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Cognate with various Germanic counterparts, including German spritzen, Pennsylvania German schpritze, Yiddish שפּריץ (shprits, noun), and Yiddish שפּריצן (shpritsn, verb), and variously said (by various sources) to be borrowed from any of them; spritzer is said by some sources to be borrowed from German Spritzer, rather than being an English agent noun derived from this verb, but by surface analysis the connection is clear, even if sources do not adduce the evidence for the diachrony. Pronunciation: /spɹɪts/, /ʃpɹɪts/ 1. To spray, sprinkle, or squirt lightly. Example: It's hard to keep hair in a specific hairdo when you just spritz only a little bit of hair spray. Example: “Sometimes,” he hastened to explain, looking at Khadijah and me, stroking his beard, “the fruit at Gaia is slightly rotten. That's the dark side of organic. Everything isn't spritzed with poisons to make it look neat.” 2. To drizzle, to rain lightly. Labels: impersonal
Word: spritz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of spritzer. Pronunciation: /spɹɪts/, /ʃpɹɪts/ 1. Synonym of spritzer (“spray bottle”). 2. Synonym of spritzer (“drink made with white wine and soda water”).
Word: spritz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian spritz, a shortening of Austrian German Gespritzter (“spritzer”). Pronunciation: /spɹɪts/, /ʃpɹɪts/ 1. A cocktail consisting of prosecco, soda water, and bitters. Example: Aperol spritz Example: To build a spritz worth drinking, direct your attention first to the sparkling wine, then the aperitif bottle. In the 3:2:1 formula, sparkling wine takes up the most real estate, and most spritzes are being topped with garbage bubbles.
Word: bohemian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bohémien (“person from Bohemia”), from Bohême (“Bohemia”), equivalent to Bohemia + -an. Pronunciation: /boʊˈhimi.ən/ 1. A person, especially an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional or nonconformist lifestyle. Example: Burlington, where Mr. Twitchell grew up and where he now spends summers, was singled out by David Brooks in his wickedly funny “Bobos in Paradise” as a model Latte Town, a city that has perfectly reconciled the mercenary instincts of the bourgeoisie with the artistic spirit of the bohemians to create an upscale consumer culture. Example: During 1940–1941, the few Hollywood bohemians that did appear received "harsher" depictions. The United States' preparations for and eventual entry into World War II figured prominently in this decline and change in the treatment of Hollywood bohemians.
Word: bohemian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French bohémien (“person from Bohemia”), from Bohême (“Bohemia”), equivalent to Bohemia + -an. Pronunciation: /boʊˈhimi.ən/ 1. Unconventional, especially in habit or dress. Example: 2001, Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce (scriptwriters), Moulin Rouge!, Please tell me you're not one of Toulouse's oh-so-talented, charmingly bohemian, tragically impoverished protégés! Example: Cowell's earlier, more bohemian years are not only the most interesting, they comprise the only part of his life for which one could reasonably attempt to do the kind of work that I have tried to do here.
Word: bohemium Part of Speech: noun 1. Former name of rhenium. Labels: uncountable
Word: Bohemian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bohemia + -ian. In sense of Romani and by association, marginalized artists, from French bohémien (“person from Bohemia, Romani”), from Bohême (“Bohemia”). Regarding the sense evolution, compare gypsy. Pronunciation: /boʊˈhimi.ən/ 1. A native or resident of Bohemia. 2. A Gypsy, a Romani. Labels: archaic 3. Alternative letter-case form of bohemian; someone known for flouting social conventions, especially someone involved in the arts. Labels: alt-of Example: Despite such setbacks - and Rowie had many of them during her career - she remains a true Bohemian in the classic tradition.
Word: Bohemian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Bohemia + -ian. In sense of Romani and by association, marginalized artists, from French bohémien (“person from Bohemia, Romani”), from Bohême (“Bohemia”). Regarding the sense evolution, compare gypsy. Pronunciation: /boʊˈhimi.ən/ 1. Of, or relating to Bohemia or its language. Labels: not-comparable Example: He observed, that the Bohemian language was true Sclavonick. Example: Her grandparents on one side were Bohemian, or Czech, as it was called now. 2. Alternative letter-case form of bohemian; unconventional in habit or dress. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: Bohemian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Bohemia + -ian. In sense of Romani and by association, marginalized artists, from French bohémien (“person from Bohemia, Romani”), from Bohême (“Bohemia”). Regarding the sense evolution, compare gypsy. Pronunciation: /boʊˈhimi.ən/ 1. The Czech language. Labels: historical
Word: Bohemia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latinized translation of French Bohême, from Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Boio- (“the Boii”), the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area and Germanic *haimaz (“home”) (more at home). The endonym is from Proto-Celtic *boyos and could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cattle”) (compare Proto-Celtic *bāus (“cattle”), genitive *bowos), a reference to cattle owners, or from *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit”), i.e. “warrior, strong hitter” (compare Proto-Celtic *binati (“to strike, hit”)). Bohemia was abandoned by the Boii c. 60 BCE and settled by the Germanic Marcomanni shortly thereafter. Related to Bavaria. Pronunciation: /boʊˈhimiə/ 1. A cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic. 2. A place name elsewhere: 3. A place name elsewhere: 4. A place name elsewhere: 5. A place name elsewhere: 6. A place name elsewhere: 7. A place name elsewhere: 8. A place name elsewhere:
Word: Bohemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latinized translation of French Bohême, from Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Boio- (“the Boii”), the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area and Germanic *haimaz (“home”) (more at home). The endonym is from Proto-Celtic *boyos and could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cattle”) (compare Proto-Celtic *bāus (“cattle”), genitive *bowos), a reference to cattle owners, or from *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit”), i.e. “warrior, strong hitter” (compare Proto-Celtic *binati (“to strike, hit”)). Bohemia was abandoned by the Boii c. 60 BCE and settled by the Germanic Marcomanni shortly thereafter. Related to Bavaria. Pronunciation: /boʊˈhimiə/ 1. A community of bohemians, unconventional artists or writers. 2. The world or social milieu of such bohemians. Example: There was about him a certain bar-room grandiloquence that fitted easily with the shabby Bohemia of Cripps's studio, but which the curate, unused to the literary vocabulary, found exceedingly impressive.
Word: hu Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Clipping of human, first offered for usage by Mikhail Epstein, professor of cultural theory at Emory University (in 2003). 1. they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she. Labels: epicene, neologism, nominative, nonstandard, singular, third-person Example: Hu is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, of hieroglyphics; exhibiting in hus solutions of each and all a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension preternatural. Example: When the lecturer arrives, hu will be speaking on the topic of anonymity. 2. them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her. Labels: epicene, neologism, nominative, nonstandard, singular, third-person Example: One of his favorite metaphors for the historian, drawn from the "Preface" to Hegel's Philosophy of Right, likens hu to the owl of Minerva, whose flight at dusk provided the setting for mature reflection on the day that had passed. 3. their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her. Labels: epicene, neologism, nominative, nonstandard, singular, third-person Example: Now, however, the editorial writer has a new weapon in hu arsenal. Example: If hu doesn't do hu homework, I will fail hu.
Word: Bagdad Part of Speech: name 1. Dated spelling of Baghdad: the capital city of Iraq. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A rural community of Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. 11. A former town on the Rio Grande, Tamaulipas, Mexico. 12. A village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. 13. A town in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.
Word: becomes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪˈkʌmz/, /bəˈkʌmz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of become Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gentlemen Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mɪn/, /-ən/, /-ɛn/, /d͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ 1. plural of gentleman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gentlemen Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mɪn/, /-ən/, /-ɛn/, /d͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ 1. Alternative form of gentlemen's: a men's room, a lavatory intended for use by men. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "You go and leave them in the Gentlemen." "Leave 'em in the lavatory?" Example: There are quays there and lamps and some squares of grass; a ladies and gentlemen, and a cinema.
Word: evidently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English evidently, evydently; equivalent to evident + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɛvɪdəntli/, /ˌɛvɪˈdɛntli/ 1. In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred. Example: The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise. 2. In such a way as to be clearly visible or manifest; distinctly, clearly. Labels: obsolete Example: The ſame mã ſawe in a vyſion evydently aboute the nynthe houre of the daye the angell of god commynge in vnto hym […] 3. Apparently. Labels: proscribed
Word: proceeded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹəˈsiːdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of proceed Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ears Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪəz/, /ɪə(ɹ)z/, /ɪɹz/ 1. plural of ear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ears Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪəz/, /ɪə(ɹ)z/, /ɪɹz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ear Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fees Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fiːz/ 1. plural of fee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fees Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fiːz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fee Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: servants Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɝvənts/, /ˈsɜːvənts/ 1. plural of servant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: servants Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɝvənts/, /ˈsɜːvənts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of servant Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: holder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold 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 holder From hold + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊldə/, /ˈhoʊɫdɚ/ 1. A thing that holds. Example: Put your umbrella in the umbrella holder. 2. A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something. Example: He's been an account holder with us since 2004. Example: In 2012, there were 28 living holders of the Victoria Cross or the George Cross. 3. One who is employed in the hold of a vessel. 4. The defending champion.
Word: touched Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /tʌt͡ʃt/ 1. Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by). Example: I was touched that he should remember my birthday. Example: "They say her Majesty is more touched about these affairs of the Chartists than anything else," said Mr Egerton. 2. Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head. Example: "Don't you see he is a lunatic, prince?" whispered Evgenie Pavlovitch in his ear. "Someone told me just now that he is a bit touched on the subject of lawyers, that he has a mania for making speeches and intends to pass the examinations. I am expecting a splendid burlesque now." Example: All a bit touched. Mad Fanny and his other sister Mrs Dickinson driving about with scarlet harness.
Word: touched Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tʌt͡ʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of touch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: natives Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈneɪtɪvz/ 1. plural of native Labels: form-of, plural
Word: farther Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Variant of further. Pronunciation: /ˈfɑːðə/, /ˈfɑɹðɚ/ 1. Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The necessity must be obeyed, and farther apology would be absurd. Example: Mary translated this into the lady being born in Pisa, of English parents; and might have made farther inquiries of the man who had been with them in the capacity of courier ever since they arrived, and who was intelligent and faithful...
Word: farther Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Variant of further. Pronunciation: /ˈfɑːðə/, /ˈfɑɹðɚ/ 1. Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: But as the matter is often carried farther, even to the absolute rejecting of all profound reasonings, or what is commonly called metaphysics, we shall now proceed to consider what can reasonably be pleaded in their behalf.
Word: farther Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of further. Pronunciation: /ˈfɑːðə/, /ˈfɑɹðɚ/ 1. Alternative form of further. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated, uncommon
Word: complying Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kəmˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. That complies
Word: complying Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəmˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of comply Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: waited Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈweɪt.ɪd/, /ˈweɪ.tɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of wait Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: expenses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛnsɪz/ 1. plural of expense Labels: form-of, plural Example: living expenses Example: business expenses
Word: expenses Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛnsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of expense Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: demanded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈmændɪd/, /dɪˈmɑːndɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of demand Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fingers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɪŋɡɚz/, /ˈfɪŋɡəz/ 1. plural of finger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fingers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɪŋɡɚz/, /ˈfɪŋɡəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of finger Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dixi Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Latin dixi (“I have spoken.”). 1. An utterance signifying the end of a speech. Example: "For if anyone has ever deserved our fires, it is Thou. To-morrow I shall burn Thee. Dixi."
Word: Czechoslovakia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Czecho- + Slovakia. Pronunciation: /ˌt͡ʃɛk.ə.sləˈvɑ.ki.ə/, /ˌt͡ʃɛk.ə.sləˈvæk.i.ə/ 1. A former country in Central Europe, now the Czech Republic and Slovakia; Carpathian Ruthenia, at the eastern end, became a part of Ukraine. Labels: historical Example: The tragic news from Czechoslovakia shocks the conscience of the world. The Soviet Union and its allies have invaded a defenseless country to stamp out a resurgence of ordinary human freedom. It is a sad commentary on the communist mind, that a sign of liberty in Czechoslovakia is deemed a fundamental threat to the security of the Soviet system. The action of the Warsaw Pact allies is in flat violation of the United Nations charter. We are consulting urgently with others to consider what steps should be undertaken in the United Nations. Meanwhile, in the name of mankind's hope for peace, I call on the Soviet Union and its associates to withdraw their troops from Czechoslovakia. Example: De Maistre's words fall easily and appropriately into place in Pavel Kohout's new novel about a state and a time not unlike that of his native Czechoslovakia just after the reimposition of Communist law and order in the late 1960's.
Word: attrition damage Part of Speech: noun 1. Constant harassment, abuse, or attack or through the use of a blockade. Labels: uncountable
Word: evolutionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English evolution Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English evolutionary From evolution + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/, /ˌɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/, /ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/, /ˌɛv.əˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/ 1. Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution. Labels: not-comparable Example: The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors. Example: It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted. 2. Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution. Labels: not-comparable Example: The basic elements of an evolutionary growth theory are discussed in Section II.
Word: antipathic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French antipathique. By surface analysis, anti- + -pathic. 1. Characterized by antipathy.
Word: antipathic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Perhaps independently from anti- + -pathic, after German antipatisch. 1. Directly counteracting a symptom or pathological process. Example: The source of all these pernicious results of palliative antipathic treatment, and the salutary effects proceeding from the reverse method, the homœopathic, will be sufficiently explained in the following observations which are drawn from experience and a number of facts that have hitherto escaped the notice of every one save myself, although they were immediately before the view, perfectly evident in their nature, and of the deepest importance to the medical art. Example: This sham and duplicity cannot be longer excused or tolerated. Those who recommend and bodily use antipathic methods should announce themselves as allopaths and train with that school of practice, and no longer misrepresent and dishonor the homeopathic system.
Word: understandable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English understondable, equivalent to understand + -able. 1. Capable of being understood; comprehensible. 2. Capable of being accepted or excused under the circumstances; permissible. Example: The original branch was 5¾ miles long, from Llantrisant to Cowbridge only, but in 1889, the T.V.R. [Taff Vale Railway] obtained powers […] to continue the line for 6½ miles south to the coast at Aberthaw, ostensibly for the purpose of serving the important limestone works there, but one suspects other motives, including an understandable desire on the part of the T.V.R. to put a spoke in the wheel of the oncoming Barry Railway !
Word: harassment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French harassement. By surface analysis, harass + -ment. Pronunciation: /həˈɹæs.mənt/, /ˈhæɹ.əs.mənt/, /-mɪnt/ 1. Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Deliberate pestering or intimidation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “As a result, OCR found that the district’s pattern of inconsistent responses to reports it received of sexual harassment – infrequently responding under Title IX or not responding at all – rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil rights,” a news release from DOE reads. 3. The use of repeated small-scale attacks to wear down an enemy force. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Throughout this period, and beyond, into the rest of the battle, aircraft of various types and loadouts are crisscrossing the skies in desperate harassment attacks, with the pilots having to play constant games of "guess the carrier" to decide where to land as escort carriers are hit, sunk, disappear in columns of shell splashes, or are forced to evade at angles to the wind that make landing on them impossible.
Word: telepathically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English telepathic 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 telepathically From telepathic + -ally. 1. By means of telepathy. Labels: not-comparable Example: The magician claimed he could telepathically determine which card I was holding, but I knew it was a trick. Example: The tombs where they lay, rested, and slept to problem solve amongst one another telepathically were secured to the deck by crisscrossing to center heavy stainless-steel chains’ that encapsulated and encased each of the aforementioned Gods, Goddesses, and Princessian High Priestesses.
Word: theologian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French theologien, equivalent to theology + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌθi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/, /ˌθi.əˈləʊd͡ʒən/ 1. A specialist in academic theology. Example: Of all the theologians of his age, Hooker was the most unpuritan; […] Example: During a burping contest to celebrate wonderfully cold soft drinks after a long hike one hot afternoon, one little girl said, "My dad can outburp any of you!" Her father is a distinguished theologian and church leader whom I will not name here. 2. Someone who studies theology. Labels: colloquial Example: Seminarians are usually divided into philosophers and theologians, depending on their stage of formation. 3. A theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church. 4. A person who has a personal knowledge of God through prayer, asceticism, and mystical experience.