nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: podcast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English internetwork English Internet English i- English pod English iPod Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast blend English podcast Blend of iPod (“portable music player made by Apple”) + broadcast, probably coined by the British technologist and broadcaster Ben Hammersley (born 1976) who proposed the word podcasting in 2004. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒdˌkɑːst/, /-ˌkæst/, /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, /ˈpɔd-/, [ˈpʰäd̥̚ˌkʰɛə̯s] 1. A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones. Example: There's no restriction for what a podcast should and should not be. Of course, if you cover all these topics and more, you may find it harder to find an audience than if you focus on a narrower range and cover it well. Finding listeners is simpler if your podcast can be summarized in a sentence. More people will sample your show if it fits in a category in a podcast directory—like that found in the iTunes Store—than if it ends up lumped in a generic catch-all list. Example: Try listening to a mix of well-known podcasts. You'll soon find that the best always feature hosts that have their own unique voice. 2. An individual episode of such a program. Labels: broadly
Word: podcast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English internetwork English Internet English i- English pod English iPod Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast blend English podcast Blend of iPod (“portable music player made by Apple”) + broadcast, probably coined by the British technologist and broadcaster Ben Hammersley (born 1976) who proposed the word podcasting in 2004. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒdˌkɑːst/, /-ˌkæst/, /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, /ˈpɔd-/, [ˈpʰäd̥̚ˌkʰɛə̯s] 1. To deliver (information) in the form of a program, especially an audio program, over the Internet on a regular basis for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones. Labels: transitive 2. To deliver a program, especially an audio program, over the Internet on a regular basis for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones. Labels: intransitive
Word: phagocytosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Phagocytosis; equivalent to phagocyte + -osis; compare French phagocytose. Pronunciation: /ˌfeɪ.ɡəʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/, /ˌfeɪ.ɡoʊ.saɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/ 1. A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On account of the possession of this property, Metschnikoff has suggested for these groups of cells the term phagocytes, as expressive of their most distinctive feature, and for the process in general the term phagocytosis.
Word: vacuole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French vacuole, from Medieval Latin vacuola, formed as a diminutive of Latin vacuus (“empty”). Pronunciation: /ˈvækjʊˌəʊl/ 1. A large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm. 2. A small empty or air-filled space or vacuity. Example: This surface itself was not entirely homogeneous, but beneath it, seen as through ground glass, there were dim whitish patches or vacuoles, which varied constantly in shape and size.
Word: cytoplasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Zytoplasma, Cytoplasma. Equivalent to cyto- (“cell”) + -plasm (“contents of a cell”). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪtəʊˌplæzəm/, /ˈsaɪtoʊˌplæzəm/, [ˈsaɪɾoʊˌplæzəm], /ˈsɑetəʉˌplæzəm/, [ˈsɑeɾəʉˌplæzəm] 1. The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: vesicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula. By surface analysis, vesic- + -le. Doublet of vesicule. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛsɪkəl/, /ˈviːsɪkəl/ 1. A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell. 2. A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as: 3. A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as: 4. A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as: 5. A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ. 6. A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification. Example: It frequently contains holes, or vesicles, especially nearer the surface of a flow where gas has escaped.
Word: cytosol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin luō Latin solvō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin solūtiō Latin solūtiōnembor. Old French solucionbor. Middle English solucioun English solution English sol English cytosol From cyto- + sol. 1. The aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water, organic molecules and inorganic ions.
Word: aqueous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Formed from Latin aqua + -ous (or from Medieval Latin aqueus), partly the analogy of Middle French aqueux (itself actually from Latin aquosus). Or based on the analogy of Latin terreus from terra. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.kwi.əs/, /ˈeɪ.kwi.əs/, /ˈɑ.kwi.əs/, /ˈa.kwi.əs/ 1. Of or relating to water. 2. Consisting mostly of water. Often used in the expression "aqueous solution". Labels: physical Example: It was dissolved in distilled water to prepare the exact aqueous dose (900 mg Kg −1 body weight) for intragastrical injection [ 9 ].
Word: inorganic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English organic English inorganic From in- + organic. Pronunciation: /ɪnɔɹˈɡænɪk/, /ɪnɔːˈɡænɪk/ 1. Relating to a compound that does not contain carbon. Labels: not-comparable 2. That does not originate in a living organism. Labels: not-comparable 3. Not generated by the ranking algorithms of a search engine, but deliberately by promotional techniques. Labels: Internet, not-comparable 4. Irregular Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: inorganic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English organic English inorganic From in- + organic. Pronunciation: /ɪnɔɹˈɡænɪk/, /ɪnɔːˈɡænɪk/ 1. An inorganic compound
Word: white blood cell Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system.
Word: catabolism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek καταβολή (katabolḗ, “throwing down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”). Pronunciation: /kəˈtæbəlɪzəm/, [kʰəˈtʰæbəɫɪzəm], [-zm̩] 1. Destructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ribosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ribo- + -some. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪbəˌsəʊm/, /ˈɹaɪbəˌsoʊm/ 1. A small organelle found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA.
Word: hydroxyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) ▲ Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl blend English hydroxyl From a blend of hydrogen + oxygen + -yl. 1. A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.
Word: misanga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese missanga, from Kimbundu musanga. 1. A friendship bracelet
Word: ethanol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol ▲ English ethyl English eth- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English ethane ▲ English alcohol English -ol English ethanol Contracted from ethyl + alcohol. Ethyl is from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “ether”), influenced by German Äthyl. May be decomposed as ethane + -ol. Pronunciation: /ˈɛθ.ə.nɒl/, /ˈɛθ.ə.nɑl/ 1. A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH₃-CH₂-OH. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Our stomachs and livers have an enzyme known as alcohol dehydrogenase that breaks down ethanol to make it less toxic for our bodies, said Atlanta gastroenterologist Dr. Preston Stewart. 2. Specifically, this form of alcohol as a fuel. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In 2007, not one drop of ethanol was produced in Ohio. Today, four ethanol facilities in Ohio are producing two hundred and ninety-five million gallons annually.
Word: univalent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From uni- + -valent. Pronunciation: /ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt/, /juːˈnɪvələnt/ 1. Having an atomic valence of 1, or having only one valence. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a vaccine valence of 1. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis. Labels: not-comparable 4. (Holomorphic and) injective. Labels: not-comparable
Word: univalent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uni- + -valent. Pronunciation: /ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt/, /juːˈnɪvələnt/ 1. Any univalent chromosome.
Word: domestic policy council Part of Speech: noun 1. A council that coordinates the domestic policy-making process in the White House and offers policy advice to the President Labels: US
Word: federal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéralder. English federal From French fédéral, from Latin stem foeder- of foedus (“covenant, league, treaty, alliance”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɛdəɹəl/, [ˈfɛdəɹəl] ~ [ˈfɛdəɹl̩], [ˈfɛdɚəl] ~ [ˈfɛdɹ̩l̩] 1. Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations. Labels: not-comparable Example: Yet the Romans, taking them [the Carthaginians] at an Advantage, vvhen they vvere in Streights; compell'd them, contrary to all Fœderal Right and Juſtice, by Nevv Articles, both to part with Sardinia, their Lavvful Territory, and alſo to pay them for the future, a Double Tribute. 2. Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town. Labels: not-comparable Example: That this Assembly doth explicitly and peremptorily declare, that it views the powers of the federal government as resulting from the compact to which the states are parties, as limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact, as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact; [...] Example: From April 1995 to May 1996, the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Committee on the Judiciary and the Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight jointly conducted an investigation into the actions of the Federal agencies involved in law enforcement activities near Waco, TX in late 1992 and early 1993 toward a group known as the Branch Davidians. 3. Relating to covenantalism. Labels: not-comparable Example: federal theology
Word: federal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéralder. English federal From French fédéral, from Latin stem foeder- of foedus (“covenant, league, treaty, alliance”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɛdəɹəl/, [ˈfɛdəɹəl] ~ [ˈfɛdəɹl̩], [ˈfɛdɚəl] ~ [ˈfɛdɹ̩l̩] 1. A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official. 2. A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official. Labels: US 3. A Union soldier in the American Civil War. Labels: US, historical 4. A supporter of federation.
Word: mtRNA Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of mitochondrial RNA. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: mRNA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of messenger RNA. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: When a cell “expresses” a gene, it translates the DNA first into a signature messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence and subsequently into a chain of amino acids that forms a protein. Example: Because of their fragility, the mRNA molecules will quickly fall apart at room temperature. Moderna’s vaccine will need to be refrigerated, and should be stable for up to six months when shipped and stored at –4°F (–20°C). 2. A strand of messenger RNA. Labels: countable
Word: tRNA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of transfer RNA. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: bigger fish to fry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An augmentative of other fish to fry. 1. A much more pressing issue to attend to. Labels: idiomatic Example: Someone else needs to figure out the menu for the going-away party. I have bigger fish to fry. Example: Clyde’d been right about one thing—she had bigger fish to fry, and that included figuring out what Lucifer’s next move was. 2. A higher-valued result or target to reach. Labels: idiomatic
Word: vac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /væk/ 1. Clipping of vacation (“extended period of time away from work or school”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: It was to be their last term at Oxford and Hilary had incited them both to journey with him to Provence for the long vac. Example: From 1960 to 1963 I spent my terms at Cambridge University but was back home for the vacs[.] 2. Clipping of vacuum cleaner. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal 3. Clipping of vacuum. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 4. Clipping of vaccine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Word: vac Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /væk/ 1. To vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner. Example: I went on to how Harold used to work in security on the building; he used to see Andy in the underground car-park vacking the sick out of the Merc.
Word: vac. Part of Speech: phrase 1. Abbreviation of vacat. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: vulnerable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin vulnerābilis (“injurious, wounding”), from Latin vulnerō (“to wound”). Pronunciation: /ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/, /ˈvʌn(ə)ɹəbl̩/ 1. More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. Example: In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’ Example: The elimination of [Roger] Federer after [Rafael] Nadal's loss to Lukas Rosol would have created mild panic among the fans of these gloriously gifted but now clearly vulnerable geniuses. 2. More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. Example: It's okay to get vulnerable every now and again. 3. More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses. Example: a vulnerable PC with no antivirus software 4. at moderate risk of extinction though not quite endangered. Example: Welsh is merely a vulnerable language, but Irish and Scottish Gaelic are definitely endangered.
Word: voltmeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English volt Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English voltmeter From volt + -meter. Pronunciation: /ˈvoʊltˌmitɚ/, [ˈvoʊltˌmiɾɚ] 1. An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts. Example: Because most diesel failures can be traced to electrical faults, minor in themselves but often difficult to pin-point, any unscheduled halt during a trial run is often the signal for the frenzied unfolding of wiring diagrams and the appearance of an impressive array of voltmeters and circuit testers.
Word: luncheon meat Part of Speech: noun 1. Lunch meat. Labels: Canada, UK, countable, uncountable 2. Spam (canned meat). Labels: countable, dialectal, uncountable
Word: pseudoscience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English pseudoscience From pseudo- + science, first attested in 1796, in reference to alchemy. Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)uː.dəʊ.saɪ.əns/ 1. Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science). Labels: countable, derogatory, uncountable Example: The fantastical pseudo-science of alchemy has in all ages had its numerous votaries … Example: We had enough to do in this world. Life was a beautiful thing. The man who appreciated its real duties and beauties would have sufficient to employ him without dabbling in pseudo sciences which had their roots in frauds, exposed already a hundred times and yet finding fresh crowds of foolish devotees whose insane credulity and irrational prejudice made them impervious to all argument. 2. Fictitious science as portrayed in science fiction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It pulls together first-rate pseudo-science and high-grade detective meller of the Spillane school (but entirely clean) and the result is fine read-and-forget entertainment.
Word: Darwin fish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A combination of the name of evolutionary scientist Charles Darwin, and the Christian fish symbol (Jesus fish). 1. A symbol, portrayed as a fish with legs, used to indicate support for the scientific theory of evolution as being the cause of species diversification, rather than biblical creationism. Example: The Jesus fish has become a symbol of modern Christianity, depicted on bumper stickers and jewelry to show that the owner is a Christian. The symbol has spawned a variety of spin-offs, and some argument, including the Darwin Fish^([sic]), the gefilte fish, fish and chips, lutefisk, and Jesus fish eating Darwin fish.
Word: stubbie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stub + -ie. 1. A small beer bottle with a distinctive squat shape; a stubby. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: 2006, Tom Conyers, Morse Code for Cats, 2008, Zeus Publications, Australia, page 59, Joe drank his lone stubbie of light beer like it was poison – which isn′t far wrong. Example: Every time you throw your Coke can or your stubbie, or leave your McDonald′s wrapper on the beach, you spoil our beautiful pristine coastline.
Word: schooner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested ca. 1715, of uncertain origin. Said to be derived from dialectal scoon (“to skim over water”). Compare also shunt (“to cause to move (suddenly)”). Pronunciation: /skuːnə(ɹ)/ 1. A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast. Example: The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land. Example: Designed by Frank Payne's renowned Boston design office, and built in 1928 of longleaf yellow pine, this 82-footer has been a racing schooner — a staysail schooner — since the heyday of Class-A ocean racing in schooners during the late 1920s and early 1930s. 2. A glass for drinking a large measure of sherry. Labels: UK Example: Boycott any pub that bans work clothes, allows customers to reserve tables or only sells beer in schooners. That is less a pub, more a private members’ club. 3. A glass of beer, of a size which varies between states (Wikipedia). Labels: Australia Example: Foaming schooners of beer grew ever larger and more numerous as the crimson February suns went to their rest. Example: At first I refused, but ten schooners later I was ready to take on Jaws with a butterknife[.] 4. A large goblet or drinking glass, used for lager or ale (Wikipedia). Labels: US 5. A covered wagon used by emigrants. Labels: historical
Word: in loco parentis Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in locō parentis (“in place of a parent”). Pronunciation: /ɪn ˌləʊkəʊ pəˈɹɛntɪs/ 1. Assuming the place or position of a parent. Labels: not-comparable Example: All persons in loco parentis have a responsibility to care for the child.
Word: belleek Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Belleek. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: Beyond this, to produce belleek, ground flint glass is introduced. Example: No deposit work is done here, but some belleek is obtained from this establishment for that kind of work.
Word: dulce Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Either a learned borrowing from Classical Latin dulcis or an alteration of earlier douce (from Middle English douce, from Old French douz, douce) after it. Doublet of dolce, douce, and doux. Pronunciation: /dʌls/ 1. Sweet. Labels: archaic
Word: dulce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly a learned borrowing from Classical Latin dulce, use as noun of neuter of dulcis, and partly from the adjective (etymology 1). Pronunciation: /dʌls/ 1. Sweetness. Labels: uncountable
Word: dulce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish dulce (“sweetmeat”), use as noun of the adjective. Pronunciation: /dʌls/ 1. Something sweet; a sweetmeat. Labels: obsolete Example: The guava […] is seldom eaten except when preserved with sirup or sugar. In this form it is one of the favorite dulces of the country.
Word: dulce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English doucen, from the adjective (etymology 1). Pronunciation: /dʌls/ 1. To sweeten or soothe. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: dulce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of dulse. Pronunciation: /dʌls/ 1. Alternative form of dulse. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 2. seaweed; kelp Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: palla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian palla (“ball”). Doublet of ball. 1. A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street. Labels: uncountable
Word: palla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin palla. Doublet of pall. 1. A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches. Labels: historical
Word: lunch meat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lunch + meat. 1. Any processed, prepackaged molded meat served sliced for consumption in sandwiches or salads. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chill Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English chele, chile, from Old English ċiele, ċele (“cold; coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kali, from Proto-Germanic *kaliz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold”). Closely related with Dutch kil. Also akin to cool, cold, gel, and congeal, which see. Pronunciation: /tʃɪl/, /tʃəl/, /dʒɪl(lɯ)/ 1. Moderately cold or chilly. Example: A chill wind was blowing down the street. Example: Noisome winds, and blasting vapours chill. 2. Unwelcoming; not cordial. Example: Arriving late at the wedding, we were met with a chill reception. 3. Calm, relaxed, easygoing. Labels: slang Example: The teacher is really chill and doesn't care if you use your phone during class. Example: Paint-your-own ceramics studios are a chill way to express yourself while learning more about your date's right brain. 4. "Cool"; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group. Labels: slang Example: That new movie was chill, man. 5. Okay, not a problem. Labels: slang Example: Sorry about that. —It's chill.
Word: chill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English chillen, from Old English ċilian (“to be cold”), from Proto-West Germanic *kilēn (“to be cold”). Cognate with Middle Dutch killen (“to be cold”), Dutch killen (“to be cold, shiver”). 1. To lower the temperature of something; to cool. Labels: transitive Example: Chill before serving. 2. To become cold. Labels: intransitive Example: In the wind he chilled quickly. 3. To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling. Labels: transitive 4. To become hard by rapid cooling. Labels: intransitive 5. To relax; to lie back; to take things easy. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: Chill, man, we've got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up. Example: The new gym teacher really has to chill or he's gonna blow a gasket. 6. To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: Hey, we should chill this weekend. Example: He likes to chill with his friends on Saturdays. 7. To smoke marijuana. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: On Friday night do you wanna chill? 8. To discourage, depress. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Censorship chills public discourse.
Word: chill Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: From Middle English ichille, equivalent to ch- + will, from ich + will. 1. I will Labels: West-Country, contraction, obsolete Example: Chill not let go, zir, without vurther 'casion Example: Yet since their eyes make hart so sore, hey ho, chill love no more.
Word: chill Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of lamp that burns fish oil. Labels: Cornwall, obsolete Example: There is a last antiquity, and perhaps not least interesting, in "the Chill" or fish oil lamp, peculiar to Cornwall and a remote age, which now I lay before you. These lamps are rarely, very rarely seen, never in use, and passing from the memories of all but the very aged.
Word: bite the bullet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly from the reported practice of soldiers biting a bullet to avoid crying out in pain, usually during a medical procedure or punishment. See the Wikipedia article Bite the bullet for a further discussion of possible etymologies. 1. To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed. Labels: idiomatic Example: The tenant was annoyed by the proposed rent increase, but the cost of moving would be even higher, so he bit the bullet and signed the new lease. 2. To accept an undesirable or counterintuitive implication of an argument or view. Example: With respect to the status of infants and those suffering from dementia, the critic might bite the bullet and just accept the fact that human dignity does not extend to them, or else argue that the fact that infants and those suffering mental breakdown are part of a species whose members typically possess rationality merits them a special respect, even if they lack this quality as individuals.
Word: Asia Minor Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Asia Minor (“lesser Asia”), distinguishing it from Asia Major (i.e., Asia as a whole). 1. A large peninsula, mostly coterminous with Anatolia, between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea; it makes up the Asian part of Turkey. Example: Holonyms: Turkey, Türkiye, Turkiye < West Asia < Asia < Earth Example: Meronym: Central Anatolia
Word: chilly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chill + -y. Cognate with Swedish kylig (“chilly”), Norwegian kjølig (“chilly”). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ 1. Cold enough to cause discomfort. Example: […] The Aſparagus grew; but in three or four Years complained, by coming up ſmall; occaſioned by the chilly Effluvia, that proceeded from the Water lodg'd at the bottom of the Pit; […] Example: The Alps, the woods, and marſhes of the vaſt region of Scandinavia (for I will conſider it in the great) give ſhelter to numbers of quadrupeds unknown to Britain. Thoſe who brave the ſeverity of the extreme north of this country are diſtinguiſhed by the addition of the Lapland name. The Elk, Nº 3 of this Work, is found in many parts: the Rein, Godde, Nº 4, is confined to the chillieſt places: […] 2. Feeling uncomfortably cold. Example: I’m getting rather chilly over here – could you shut the window please? Example: June 18. Rain'd all Day, and I ſtay'd within. I thought at this Time the Rain felt Cold, and I was ſomething chilly, which I knew was not uſual in that Latitude. 3. Distant and cool; unfriendly. Labels: figuratively Example: She gave me a chilly look when I made the suggestion. Example: Her smile is chilly—and her beam, In that time of dreariness, will seem (So like you gather in your breath) A portrait taken after death.
Word: chilly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See chili. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ 1. Alternative spelling of chili. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Capsicum—the dried ripe fruit of Capsicum fastigiatum—is also known as Chilly pepper, Chillies, Guinea, or pod pepper, and is chiefly brought from Zanzibar. The several varieties differ in shape and size, are of a red colour, and filled with numerous red-brown, pungent seeds. Example: Kolhapur: This region is famous for its spicy meat curries, Mahalakshmi temples and palaces. Popularly called Matnacha Rassa, red hot meat dish is served with robust chappatis, white gravy to dilute its pungency and a chilly gravy.
Word: chilling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English chilling, chelling, chyllinge, chillynge, chillande, equivalent to chill + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪlɪŋ/ 1. Becoming cold. Example: As they reached the street the ‘Duchess’ caught a swirling hem of lace about her chilling ankles. 2. Causing cold. 3. Causing mild fear. Example: It was a chilling story, but the children enjoyed it. Example: 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ Displaying a sturdy professionalism throughout that stops just short of artistry, director Gary Ross, who co-scripted with Collins and Billy Ray, does his strongest work in the early scenes, which set up the stakes with chilling efficiency.
Word: chilling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English chilling, chelling, chyllinge, chillynge, chillande, equivalent to chill + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of chill Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chilling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chilling, chillyng, chyllynge, equivalent to chill + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪlɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something is chilled. Example: To such perceivings we give names like these: seeings, hearings, smellings, chillings and burnings, pleasures and pains, desires […]
Word: fifth slip Part of Speech: noun 1. The slip fielding position beyond the fourth slip.
Word: fine leg Part of Speech: noun 1. A fielding position on the leg side, behind square and near the boundary. Labels: uncountable 2. The fielder in that position. Labels: countable
Word: finger spin Part of Speech: noun 1. A style of bowling in which the bowler imparts spin to the ball by running his fingers down its side as he releases it; off spin for a right handed bowler and left arm orthodox spin for a left-handed one. Labels: uncountable
Word: Shakespeare Part of Speech: name Etymology: A common Middle English surname meaning spearman, corresponding to shake (“to brandish a weapon”) + spear. Pronunciation: /ˈʃeɪkspɪɹ/, /ˈʃeɪkspɪə/, /ˈʃɛjkspɪː/, /ˈʃɛjkspɪə/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The name Shakespeare occurs from the 13th century on in the records of various English counties. The first Shakespeare as yet discovered in Warwickshire is one Thomas, a felon, who fled from the law in 1359. Toward the end of the fourteenth century there were landed Shakespeares at Baddesley, and this family held its own into the sixteenth. 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. William Shakespeare's works or media adaptations of his works. Labels: countable, metonymically, uncountable Example: He is reading Shakespeare. Example: I'm surprised that even the allusion to Hamlet flew over his head. Even someone who barely knows Shakespeare might catch that one! 4. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Shakespeare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A common Middle English surname meaning spearman, corresponding to shake (“to brandish a weapon”) + spear. Pronunciation: /ˈʃeɪkspɪɹ/, /ˈʃeɪkspɪə/, /ˈʃɛjkspɪː/, /ˈʃɛjkspɪə/ 1. Any form or style of language that is eloquent, especially in English; poetry. Labels: uncountable Example: This may not be poetry, but in competition with "Ryan has good velocity and excellent location" it is pure Shakespeare. 2. A playwright of the standing of William Shakespeare. Labels: countable Example: Caine, he said, might be a budding Shakespeare but in Shakespeare's time all it took to put on a play was a barn, a crude stage, […]
Word: Shakespeare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A common Middle English surname meaning spearman, corresponding to shake (“to brandish a weapon”) + spear. Pronunciation: /ˈʃeɪkspɪɹ/, /ˈʃeɪkspɪə/, /ˈʃɛjkspɪː/, /ˈʃɛjkspɪə/ 1. To act or perform in a play of the works of Shakespeare. Labels: intransitive
Word: first class Part of Speech: adj 1. Belonging to the best or top group in a system of classification. Labels: not-comparable Example: That was a first class restaurant. Example: The admirable smoothness of the riding also reflected the greatest credit on those who, despite the difficulties caused by the shortage of men and materials, have succeeded in maintaining the track in such first-class order. 2. Of, or relating to the most luxurious and expensive class of accommodation on a train, ship, hotel, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: We travelled first class to New York. 3. Of, or relating to a class of mail to be delivered before second class. Labels: not-comparable Example: First class stamps are now more expensive. 4. Great, very enjoyable. Labels: India, UK, not-comparable Example: - How was your holiday? - It was first class. 5. Of or relating to a first class match. Labels: not-comparable 6. Of or relating to a treatment like that for a first-class object. Labels: not-comparable Example: Java has no first-class functions, so function objects are usually expressed by an interface with a single method.
Word: first class Part of Speech: noun 1. premier rank. Example: sat in first class; attained first class in the Boy Scouts Example: In comparing these services with the exclusive trains-de-luxe of former days, however, it must be remembered that when the original first class was abolished on the Continent and second and third class were promoted to first and second respectively, it meant a considerable reduction in first class fares. 2. The third year of primary school, following after the junior and senior infant levels. Labels: Ireland 3. One of two classes of city government in the U.S. state of Kentucky, in which cities elect a mayor and aldermen. Labels: US
Word: smallpox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From small + pox, in contrast to greatpox (“syphilis”). Pronunciation: /ˈsmɔːlpɒks/, /ˈsmɔlpɑks/ 1. An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy. Example: We know that the most deadly of the early epidemics in America were those of the eruptive fevers—smallpox, measles, typhus, and so on. The first to arrive and the deadliest, said contemporaries, was smallpox.
Word: first session Part of Speech: noun 1. The session of a day's play between start of play and lunch.
Word: first slip Part of Speech: noun 1. The slip fielding position closest to the wicket keeper Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: get out Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave or escape. Labels: intransitive Example: In case of fire, get out by the nearest exit. Example: You have to get out on a bull to succeed in a rodeo. 2. To come out of a situation; to escape a fate. Labels: intransitive Example: Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. 3. To be released, especially from hospital or prison. Labels: intransitive Example: He's been in prison for six months, but he gets out next week. 4. To remove one's money from an investment; to end an investment. Labels: intransitive Example: I think copper prices will plummet this fall, so I'm getting out while I can. 5. To help (someone) leave. Labels: transitive Example: We must get the children out first. 6. To take (something) from its container or storage place, so as to use or display it. Labels: transitive Example: Get the playing cards out and we'll have a game of snap. Example: It's time to get the Christmas decorations out. 7. To leave the inside of a vehicle such as a car. (Note: for public transport, get off is more common.) Labels: intransitive Example: I'll get out at the end of the road and walk from there. 8. To become known. Labels: intransitive Example: Somehow the secret got out. Example: We have to act before that fact gets out on us. 9. To spend free time out of the house. Labels: intransitive Example: You work too hard. You should get out more. 10. To publish or make available; to disseminate. Labels: transitive Example: The organization has just gotten their newsletter out. Example: This candidate is struggling to get her message out. 11. To say with difficulty. Labels: transitive Example: He could hardly get the words out for the tears. 12. To remove or eliminate (dirt or stains). Labels: transitive Example: This detergent will get most household stains out. 13. To end. Labels: intransitive Example: School gets out in the afternoon.
Word: get out Part of Speech: intj 1. Commanding a person to leave. Labels: literally Example: Get out! I never want to see you in here again! 2. Indicating incredulity. Example: "Giants in armour, sir. Hundred feet high. Three legs and a body like 'luminium, with a mighty great head in a hood, sir." "Get out!" said the lieutenant. "What confounded nonsense!". 3. Expressing disapproval or disgust, especially after a bad joke. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang Example: Just get out.
Word: prudish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English prude Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English prudish From prude + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹuːdɪʃ/ 1. Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters. Example: Near-synonyms: prim, priggish, prissy; straight-laced; puritanical Example: Young people who are close to writing off the Democratic Party as a dinosaur, as a gerontocracy of prudish abuelos who gave birth by immaculate conception, may be in for a pleasant surprise.
Word: fatty acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of aliphatic carboxylic acids, of general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁COOH, that occur combined with glycerol as animal or vegetable oils and fats. Only those with an even number of carbon atoms are normally found in natural fats.
Word: get down Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/ 1. To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: The kitten climbed the tree, but then couldn't get down again. Example: Don't worry, I got the kitten down. 2. To swallow (something). Labels: transitive Example: The pill was so large that he couldn't get it down. 3. To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: With bullets flying, all I could do was get down and pray. 4. To concentrate; attend. Labels: intransitive Example: To get down to the matter at hand. 5. To depress; discourage; fatigue. Labels: transitive Example: Nothing gets me down so much as a rainy day. Example: Everything gets me down until I figure out I have to shove it off again because it's important to be able to be depressed - to feel - but it's not what I'm alive for - feeling as bad as I usually do. 6. To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment. Labels: idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: Getting down with a bunch of old friends. Example: It's Friday, Friday / Gotta get down on Friday / Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend, weekend 7. To dance, particularly without inhibition or restraint, or in a sexually suggestive manner. Labels: informal, intransitive 8. To party. Labels: informal, intransitive 9. To have sex. Labels: informal, intransitive, slang Example: She's always willing to get down with him. Example: And women will not care if Dick finally got down with Jane on Search for Tomorrow 10. To leave the table after dining. Labels: UK, informal, intransitive Example: Mummy, can I get down please? 11. To record, most often in writing. Labels: transitive Example: Quick, here's a pen, get this down will you, before I forget. Example: They got the whole song down in an hour. 12. To criticise; to be strict towards. Labels: transitive Example: Ann is always getting down on these students. 13. To use a drug, especially heroin. Labels: US, intransitive, slang Example: I can't wait to get home and get down. 14. To do or perform well; to make happen; to make a serious effort at doing something. Labels: US, intransitive, slang, transitive Example: I've got this process down. 15. To bet on (something); to place bets; to gamble. Labels: US, intransitive, slang, transitive Example: He's gotta get down on this sure thing. 16. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, down.
Word: propriety Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From late Middle English proprietee, propretee, propriete (“ownership”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman propreté, Middle French proprieté, from Latin proprietās. By surface analysis, prop(e)r + -iety. Doublet of property. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/ 1. The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. A characteristic; an attribute. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. A piece of land owned by someone; someone's property. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 4. More generally, something owned by someone; a possession. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: I was fearful of giving You a very sensible Disgust, in making You seem the Propriety of one Man, when You know Yourself ordained for the Comfort and Refreshment of Multitudes. 5. The fact of possessing something; ownership. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This ſweet word, I will be your God, implies, 1. Propriety, that all that is in God ſhall be ours; his love ours, his Spirit ours, his mercy ours. 6. Correct language or pronunciation. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Thoſe who ought to be the guardians of propriety are often the perverters of it. Hence Accidence for Accidents, Prepoſtor for Prepoſitor and Conſtur for Conſtrue[…] 7. Suitability, fitness; the quality of being appropriate. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I find such a pleasure, sir, in obeying your commands, that I take care to observe them without ever debating their propriety. Example: Now, if we may, with propriety, refer to the people one question, why may we not, with equal propriety, refer another? 8. Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness. Labels: countable, in-plural, often, uncountable Example: “Divine receptacle of excellence, let it not be deemed impertinent, or deviating from the rules of propriety, if I propound one queſtion which now labours in my breaſt; aſſuring me firſt, you will not let the ſceptre of true judgment depart from your right hand.” Example: Elinor then ventured to doubt the propriety of her receiving such a present from a man so little, or at least so lately known to her.
Word: carboxylic acid Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɑːr.bɑːkˌsɪl.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/ 1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group.
Word: carboxylic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kɑɹbɔkˈsɪlɪk/ 1. Of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group. Labels: not-comparable
Word: enrapture Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English rapture English enrapture From en- + rapture. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈɹæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ɛnˈɹæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate. Labels: transitive Example: Her song enraptured the audience with vivid images of the Scandinavian landscapes. Example: The pace came off the match as the first half continued, with the occasional frenetic moment down the flanks enlivening what otherwise became a chess-like tactical battle. But as is the magic of football, this beautiful game that enraptures so many of us, that it only took one of those split-second moments to change everything.
Word: functional group Part of Speech: noun 1. A specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and determines some properties and reactions of that class. Example: Various functional groups often occur in biomolecules. 2. A collection of organisms of specific morphological, physiological, behavioral, biochemical properties.
Word: Weisheit Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Weisheit. 1. A surname from German.
Word: carboxyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English carbonyl Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) ▲ Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen ▲ English -yl blend English hydroxyl blend English carboxyl Blend of carbonyl + hydroxyl. Pronunciation: /kɑː(ɹ)ˈbɒksɪl/, /kɑː(ɹ)ˈbɒksaɪl/ 1. A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.