nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: chufa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish chufa, possibly from Latin cȳphi (“gallingale perfume”), from Ancient Greek κῦφι (kûphi, “a kind of Egyptian incense”), from Egyptian kꜣpt (“incense”), a nominal derivative of kꜣp (“to cense”). 1. Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Chufa is most popular in two places in the Mediterranean, Spain and Egypt (especially around Damietta). In Spain, especially in the region of Valencia, chufa is used to make a drink called horchata. Example: The chinese water chestnut and the tiger nut, or chufa, are both members of the sedge family, a group of water grasses that includes papyrus.
Word: estufa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish estufa. Pronunciation: /əˈstuːfə/ 1. A room in a Pueblo Indian house.
Word: tufa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian tufo, from Latin tōfus or tōphus. Doublet of tuff. Pronunciation: /ˈt(j)uːfə/ 1. Calcareous lime deposited by precipitation from a body of water, such as a hot spring. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: B.J. Szabo presented the results of a survey of the tufa mounds that border Pyramid Lake indicating that uranium-series methods can be used to approximate the ages of such tufa deposits. In the Pyramid Lake Basin, tufas less than 50,000 years old contain large quantities of excess thorium, and the error in age estimates made using uranium-series methods is not small enough to confirm results from ¹⁴C determinations. Example: Resedimented tufas also contribute where erosion has washed detritus from other hillside tufa deposits. 2. A variety of volcanic rock, tuff. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1825, "Oliver Oldschool" (Joseph Dennie), John Elihu Hall (editors), The Port Folio, page 426, This again is followed by a bed of stony tufa of a reddish colour, containing fragments of a spongy lava, amphigone, pyroxene, mica, and common lava; and, like the former, traversed by argillaceous veins.
Word: carbon-copy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of carbon copy. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Nor does television screen violence provoke nationwide carbon-copy murders.
Word: carbon-copy Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of carbon copy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: intentionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intentional Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English intentionally From intentional + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃnəli/, /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənli/ 1. In an intentional manner; on purpose. Example: The body design has been carried out to the requirements of the B.T.C. Design Panel in association with the Design Research Unit and its lines are described as "intentionally unelaborate". Example: Today, no one would intentionally smear radioactive materials on their face, but in 1933, the dangers of radioactivity were not yet fully understood.
Word: carbon cycle Part of Speech: noun 1. The physical cycle of carbon through the Earth’s biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that includes such processes as photosynthesis, decomposition, respiration and carbonification.
Word: pronominal adverb Part of Speech: noun 1. An adverb which contains a pronominal element; generally such an adverb replaces a phrase of preposition + pronoun.
Word: pentlandite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pentland + -ite, after Joseph Barclay Pentland. 1. A mixed iron and nickel sulfide mineral, with the chemical formula (Fe,Ni)₉S₈; the major ore of nickel. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: peridotite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English peridot Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English peridotite From peridot + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.dəˌtaɪt/, /pəˈɹɪd.əˌtaɪt/, /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.doʊˌtaɪt/ 1. A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Varieties of peridotite are distinguished by their mineral composition; for example, dunite is a peridotite which is virtually all olivine, and a dense, dark green in colour.
Word: period doubling Part of Speech: noun 1. A characteristic of the transition of a system or process from regular motion to chaos, in which the period of one of its parameters is seen to double. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: hapax legomena Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhæpˌæks ləˈɡɒmɪnə/, /ˈhæpˌæks ləˈɡɑmɪnə/ 1. plural of hapax legomenon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: permafrost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *m̥néh₁yeti Proto-Italic *m(V)nēō Latin maneō Latin permaneōlbor. Middle French permanentbor. English permanentclip. English perma- Proto-Indo-European *prews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *prustós Proto-Germanic *frustaz Proto-West Germanic *frost Old English frost Middle English frost English frost English permafrost From perma- + frost. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːməˌfɹɔst/, /ˈpɝməˌfɹɔst/ 1. Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Nevertheless, the water molecule is present, as ice, in a solid form in frozen soils or permafrosts, which cover large regions characterised by a polar climate. Example: In agreement with our overall trends within the permafrost samples, lower nirK and nirS and higher nosZ diversity have been identified in cryoturbated peat vs. unturbated peat soils (Palmer and Horn, 2012).
Word: Acker Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈækə/, /ˈækɚ/ 1. An English topographical surname from Old English from Old English æcer (“field”). 2. A German topographical surname from German from Old High German ackar (“field”). 3. nickname from the Somerset slang for "friend" or "mate", e.g. Acker Bilk
Word: acorns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acorn Labels: form-of, plural Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:acorns.
Word: as if Part of Speech: conj Etymology: From Middle English as ȝif, alls iff (“as if”), from Old English *ealswā ġif, attested only as swā ġif (“as if”), equivalent to as + if. Compare Saterland Frisian as of (“as if”), Dutch alsof (“as if”), Low German as of (“as if”), German als ob (“as if”). Pronunciation: /ˌæz‿ˈɪf/, /əz‿ˈɪf/ 1. As though; in a manner suggesting. Labels: formal Example: The old man stumbled, as if he were about to fall. Example: It looks as if it's going to rain. 2. In mimicry of. Example: When the teacher’s back was turned, the class clown would hold his stomach as if he were ill. 3. Indicating something that the speaker deems very unlikely, or is adamant that he or she would not do (see also interjection sense below). Example: How can you even think that? As if I would inform on you to the police!
Word: as if Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English as ȝif, alls iff (“as if”), from Old English *ealswā ġif, attested only as swā ġif (“as if”), equivalent to as + if. Compare Saterland Frisian as of (“as if”), Dutch alsof (“as if”), Low German as of (“as if”), German als ob (“as if”). Pronunciation: /ˌæz‿ˈɪf/, /əz‿ˈɪf/ 1. Indicates that the speaker deems something highly unlikely. Labels: idiomatic Example: "I'm going to clean your whole house." — "As if!" Example: Me, take up yoga and become a vegetarian? As if!
Word: four hundred Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/, /ˈfɔː ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/, /ˈfoɹ ˈhʌn.dɹəd/, /ˈfɔɹ ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/, /ˈfɔː ˈhʊndɹəd/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after three hundred ninety-nine and before four hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 400.
Word: Elkanah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew אֶלְקָנָה (ʾelqānā, “God has created”). 1. Any of several minor characters in the Old Testament, including the father of Samuel. Example: Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am I not better to thee than ten sons? 2. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Labels: rare Example: WILKES. "We have no city-poet now: that is an office which has gone into disuse. The last was Elkanah Settle. There is something in names which one cannot help feeling. Now Elkanah Settle sounds so queer, who can expect much from that name? We should have no hesitation to give it to John Dryden, in preference to Elkanah Settle, from the names only, without knowing their different merits.
Word: six hundred Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ˈsɪks ˈhʌn.dɹəd/, /ˈsɪks ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/, /ˈsɪks ˈhʊndɹəd/, /ˈsɪks ˈhʌndɾəd/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after five hundred ninety-nine and before six hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 600.
Word: seven hundred Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ˈsɛvən ˈhʌndɹəd/, /ˈsɛvən ˈhʌndɹɪd/, /ˈsevən ˈhʌndɹəd/, /ˈsɛvən ˈhʊndɹəd/, /ˈsɛvən ˈhʌndɾəd/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after six hundred ninety-nine and before seven hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 700.
Word: eight hundred Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹəd/, /ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/, /ˈæɪt ˈhʌndɹəd/, /ˈeɪt ˈhʊndɹəd/, /ˈet ˈhʌndɾəd/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after seven hundred ninety-nine and before eight hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 800.
Word: nine hundred Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪn ˈhʌn.dɹəd/, /ˈnaɪn ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/, /ˈnaɪnː ˈhʊndɹəd/, /ˈnʌɪn ˈhʌndɾəd/, /ˈnaɪn ˈhʌndɾəd/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after eight hundred ninety-nine and before nine hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 900. Ordinal: nine-hundredth.
Word: gerenda Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of snake of the East Indies. Labels: obsolete
Word: compression set Part of Speech: noun 1. The tendency of soft materials, such as elastomers, to undergo permanent deformation; the tendency of such materials to have a memory or to lose their ability to recover in a completely elastic manner.
Word: elastomers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elastomer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blackface Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English blackface From black + face. Pronunciation: /ˈblækˌfeɪs/ 1. The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person. Labels: uncountable Example: Soberano hit back at Instagram comments, writing, "This is not any form of blackface." But has since backtracked. 2. A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed. Labels: countable 3. Synonym of boldface. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The laboratory procedure in the most important tests and methods is printed in blackface type for convenience of reference.
Word: boutonniere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French bouton French -ière French boutonnièrebor. English boutonniere Borrowed from French boutonnière. Pronunciation: /ˌbuːtənˈiːɚ/ 1. A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket. Example: The rare white "Heliotrope" whose flower can can be worn as a boutanniere ^([sic]) and whose scent can be discreetly sprinkled on hankerchieves.
Word: levo Part of Speech: adj 1. Clipping of levorotatory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Word: xenocrysts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xenocryst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unbelieved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English believed English unbelieved From un- + believed. 1. Not believed; disbelieved Example: An unbelieved truth is better than a well-crafted lie.
Word: xenophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xenophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xerodermas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xeroderma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polonaise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French polonaise (“Polish”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɒləˈneɪz/, /ˌpoʊləˈneɪz/ 1. A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo. 2. Music for this dance. 3. A woman's dress having a tight bodice and a skirt divided to show a coloured underskirt. 4. A short overcoat bordered with fur. 5. A garnish made with melted butter, breadcrumbs, and herbs. 6. Synonym of Polish bed.
Word: polonaise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French polonaise (“Polish”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɒləˈneɪz/, /ˌpoʊləˈneɪz/ 1. To dance the polonaise. Labels: intransitive
Word: xerophytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xerophyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: admissibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English admissible Middle English -ly English -ly English admissibly From admissible + -ly. Pronunciation: /ədˈmɪsɪbli/ 1. in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
Word: inconnu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French. 1. A large salmonid fish, Stenodus nelma, with a large mouth with a protruding lower jaw and a high and pointed dorsal fin.
Word: encourages Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of encourage Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: drench Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English drench, drenche (“beverage, drink; cup of drink, specifically a poisoned drink; medicinal potion, specifically an emetic (?)”) [and other forms], from Old English drenċ (“drink; draft, potion; dose (of medicine, poison, etc.)”), from Proto-West Germanic *dranki, from Proto-Germanic *drankiz (“drink; potion; dose”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw, pull; to gulp; to sip”). Doublet of drink (noun). Cognates * Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌺 (draggk), 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌺 (dragk, “beverage, drink”) * Old Dutch *dranc, (Middle Dutch dranc, modern Dutch drank (“beverage, drink”)) * Old High German tranc, tranch (Middle High German tranc, modern German Trank (“drink; potion”)) * Old Saxon dranc Pronunciation: /dɹɛnt͡ʃ/, /dɹɪ̟nt͡ʃ/ 1. A dose or draught of liquid medicine (especially one causing sleepiness) taken by a person; specifically, a (large) dose, or one forced or poured down the throat. Labels: also, archaic, figuratively Example: [T]hey need not carry ſuch an unvvorthy ſuſpicion over the Preachers of Gods vvord, as to tutor their unſoundneſſe vvith the Abcie of a Liturgy, or to diet their ignorance, and vvant of care, vvith the limited draught of a Mattin, and even ſong drench. Example: Let ſuch bethink them, if the ſleepy drench / Of that forgetful Lake benumme not ſtill, / That in our proper motion we aſcend / Up to our native ſeat: deſcent and fall / To us is adverſe. 2. A dose or draught of liquid medicine administered to an animal. Example: O my ſvveet Harry ſaies ſhe! hovv manie haſt thou kild to day? Giue my roane horſe a drench (ſayes hee) and aunſvveres ſome foureteene, an houre after: a trifle, a trifle. Example: It [siler] ſtaieth the gurrie or running out of the belly in foure-footed beaſts, vvhether it bee given ſtamped by vvay of a drench and ſo injected, or chevved drie among their meat vvith ſalt.
Word: drench Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The verb is derived from Middle English drenchen, drench (“to drown; to flood, inundate; to consume (drink or food); to give (someone) a drink; to poison (someone) with a drink; to immerse, soak, drench; to descend, fall, sink; to penetrate, permeate; (figurative) to engulf, overwhelm”) [and other forms], from Old English drenċan (“to give (someone) a drink; to immerse, soak, drench”), from Proto-West Germanic *drankijan, from Proto-Germanic *drankijaną (“to cause (someone) to drink”), the causative of *drinkaną (“to drink”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw, pull; to gulp; to sip”). Doublet of drink (verb). The noun is derived from the verb (etymology 2, verb sense 1.2). Cognates * Old High German trenchen (modern German tränken (“to give a drink; to water”)) * Old Norse drekkja, drenkja (Swedish dränka) * Old Saxon dręnkian (Dutch drenke (“to get a drink”)) Pronunciation: /dɹɛnt͡ʃ/, /dɹɪ̟nt͡ʃ/ 1. To cause (someone) to drink; to provide (someone) with a drink. Labels: transitive Example: Pork ſucceeds to Beef, Pies to Puddings: The Cloth is remov'd, Madam, drench'd vvith a Bumper, drops a Courtſey, and departs; […] Example: But music alone, would not do—Some roast-beef was a necessary article, and some wine, to feed and drench the actors. 2. To cause (someone) to drink; to provide (someone) with a drink. Labels: specifically, transitive 3. To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic), to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep. Labels: transitive Example: That our Garments being (as they were) drencht in the Sea, hold notwithſtanding their freſhneſſe and gloſſes, being rather new dy'de then ſtain'd with ſalte water. Example: Deſolations by vvarrs; hovv many fields have been drencht vvith blood, and compoſted vvith carcaſſes; hovv many Millions of men have been cut off in all ages by the edge of the ſvvord? 4. To drown (someone). Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: VVhat flames (q[uo]d he) vvhen I thee preſent ſee, / In daunger rather to be drent, then brent? Example: He lookt a little further, and eſpyde / Another vvretch, vvhoſe carcas deepe vvas drent / VVithin the riuer, vvhich the ſame did hyde: […] 5. To overwhelm (someone); to drown, to engulf. Labels: figuratively, obsolete, transitive 6. To be drowned; also, to be immersed in water. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Alas, now drencheth my ſwete fo, / That with the ſpoyle of my hart did go, / And left me but (alas) why did he ſo?
Word: drench Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The verb is derived from Middle English drenchen, drench (“to drown; to flood, inundate; to consume (drink or food); to give (someone) a drink; to poison (someone) with a drink; to immerse, soak, drench; to descend, fall, sink; to penetrate, permeate; (figurative) to engulf, overwhelm”) [and other forms], from Old English drenċan (“to give (someone) a drink; to immerse, soak, drench”), from Proto-West Germanic *drankijan, from Proto-Germanic *drankijaną (“to cause (someone) to drink”), the causative of *drinkaną (“to drink”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw, pull; to gulp; to sip”). Doublet of drink (verb). The noun is derived from the verb (etymology 2, verb sense 1.2). Cognates * Old High German trenchen (modern German tränken (“to give a drink; to water”)) * Old Norse drekkja, drenkja (Swedish dränka) * Old Saxon dręnkian (Dutch drenke (“to get a drink”)) Pronunciation: /dɹɛnt͡ʃ/, /dɹɪ̟nt͡ʃ/ 1. An act of making someone or something completely wet; a soak or soaking, a wetting. Example: Whenever it was the thought first struck him / How Death, at unawares, might duck him / Deeper than the grave, and quench / The gin-shop's light in Hell's grim drench […] 2. An amount of water or some other liquid that will make someone or something completely wet.
Word: drenched Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɹɛnt͡ʃt/ 1. Completely wet; sodden Example: The storm's so bad that if you step outside for 20 seconds, you get drenched. Example: Back home the buses went up in flashes / The Irish tomb was drenched in blood
Word: drenched Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɹɛnt͡ʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of drench Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beggary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beggar Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English beggary From beggar + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛɡəɹi/ 1. The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Happily some haplesse man hath conscience, And for his conscience lives in beggary. Example: Well, whiles I am a beggar, I will rail And say there is no sin but to be rich; And being rich, my virtue then shall be To say there is no vice but beggary. 2. The fact or action of begging. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the landlady […] ushered them into a large garret where twenty or thirty people of all ages and both sexes lay and dozed away the day, choosing the evening and night for their trades of beggary, thieving, or prostitution. Example: […] perhaps he would abandon beggary when there was no poor fool about to beg from. 3. Beggarly appearance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] she looked back to the freedom and the beggary of the old studio in Soho with so much regret, that everybody, herself included, fancied she was consumed with grief for her father.
Word: beggary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English beggar Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English beggary From beggar + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛɡəɹi/ 1. beggarly Labels: obsolete Example: beggary counterfeits Example: early 1600s, Beaumont and Fletcher (attributed), The Nice Valour, Act V, Scene 3, in The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher, London: J. & R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1750, Volume 10, p. 359, This is Love’s beggary right, that now is ours, When Ladies love, and cannot shew their Powers.
Word: rester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English restar, restere, equivalent to rest + -er. 1. One who rests. Example: Their ideal vacation experience made the rester the focus of care, the object of medical, cultural, and culinary attention.
Word: xylographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xylograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: girl next door Part of Speech: noun 1. A regular, typical girl, as opposed to a superstar. Example: Near-synonym: ingenue Example: All he wanted was to marry the girl next door and have a happy life. Is that too much to ask?
Word: superstar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star English superstar From super- + star. Pronunciation: /ˈsuː.pəˌstɑː/, /ˈsu.pɚˌstɑɹ/, /ˈsʉː.pəˌstaː/ 1. Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity. Example: Near-synonym: all-star (sometimes synonymous) 2. An exceptionally productive employee. Example: Near-synonym: all-star (sometimes synonymous) Example: Want to hire a coding superstar? Call the agent. 3. A giant star; (loosely) any giant star, bright giant, supergiant, or hypergiant. Labels: rare Example: The greater an object's mass, the greater its gravitational force. If a star could attain a certain mass --- say a million to 100 million times the mass of our own sun --- then its gravity would become 100 times as powerful as the forces generated by the strongest known nuclear reactions. Such a super superstar, in a normal course of its evolution, would contract. Example: Toward the centre of the cluster, where they were more strongly congested, the whole region glowed as though as it were a monstrous superstar.
Word: outgas Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas English outgas From out- + gas. 1. To release (gaseous substances) into the air, especially of a polymer material as it is aged or heated. Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: outgas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas English outgas From out- + gas. 1. Gaseous substances released into the air, especially from a polymer material as it is aged or heated. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kabana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Polish kabanos. 1. A spicy smoked Australian salami, made from pork and beef. Labels: Australia, uncountable, usually Example: You can go for kabana, wedding sausage, csabai, smoked tongue, smoked butterfish or smoked chickens. Example: aged, cured and pickled meats and fish—game, caviar, herring, sausages (kabana, pepperoni, salami), bacon, hot-dogs
Word: body butter Part of Speech: noun 1. An unguent moisturizer designed to be applied to the body. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: body check Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, check. 2. A move in ice hockey or lacrosse in which a player impedes another with his body 3. A general health checkup performed by a medical practitioner. Labels: Hong-Kong
Word: body check Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform a body check on someone.
Word: Bohemianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Bohemian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Bohemianism From Bohemian + -ism. 1. A Bohemian lifestyle. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was all very well, this Bohemianism of red lamp-shades and cigarettes, but in the cold grey light that filtered through Partridge's grimy windows it did not show to any great advantage. 2. A word or phrase characteristic of the Bohemian language. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: […] Pannonianisms are in reality Bohemianisms.
Word: Boho Part of Speech: name 1. a village near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland 2. A locality in the Shire of Strathbogie, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
Word: bombogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bomb (“from exploding like a bomb onto the scene, in the generation of a storm”) + cyclogenesis. Can also be analyzed as bomb + -o- + -genesis. 1. Rapid or extreme cyclogenesis, often characterized by a barometric pressure drop of 24 millibars in a 24 hour period. Labels: uncountable Example: Bombogenesis: A colloquial term for sudden, extremely rapid almost explosive intensification of low pressure systems just off the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Example: The storm intensified from 990 mb to 956 mb in just 12 hours Sunday morning, a drop of 35 mb. Another case, like “Nemo”, of bombogenesis.
Word: Bondei Part of Speech: name 1. a language spoken in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania
Word: bonding jumper Part of Speech: noun 1. An electrical connection that bonds the electrical supply to ground via the water piping system.
Word: xylophonists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xylophonist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bonefish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bone + fish. 1. Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters. 2. Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters. 3. A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus. 4. A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias. Labels: New-England
Word: Little Englander Part of Speech: noun 1. A bigoted, xenophobic, and nationalistic English person. Labels: UK, derogatory, modern 2. Someone unaware of the world outside England. Labels: UK, derogatory, modern 3. Someone who advocated an end to the British Empire. Labels: UK, archaic
Word: fills Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɪlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fills Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɪlz/ 1. plural of fill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: admits Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ədˈmɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of admit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:admits.
Word: structures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of structure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: structures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of structure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: on the prowl Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Hunting or seeking; prowling about. Labels: idiomatic Example: The cat was always on the prowl for bit of string or a dangling shoelace.
Word: increases Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɹisɪz/ 1. plural of increase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: increases Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɹisɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of increase Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Egyptians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Egyptian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: processors Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: [ˈpɹəʉ.ses.əz], [ˈpɹəʊ.sɛs.əz], [ˈpɹɑ.sɛs.ɚz] 1. plural of processor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flashes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flash Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: groans Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɹoʊnz/, /ɡɹəʊnz/ 1. plural of groan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: groans Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɹoʊnz/, /ɡɹəʊnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of groan Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fountains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fountain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fountains Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fountain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tunes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tjuːns/ 1. plural of tune Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tunes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tjuːns/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tune Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beats Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /biːts/ 1. plural of beat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beats Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /biːts/ 1. An assault by beating. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang
Word: beats Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /biːts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: apostles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apostle Labels: form-of, plural 2. Letters dismissory.
Word: staves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /steɪvz/, /stævz/ 1. plural of staff. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: staves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /steɪvz/ 1. plural of stave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: staves Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /steɪvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stave Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: continents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of continent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pillows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pillow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dinners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dinner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dinners Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dinner Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: meanings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meaning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: involves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of involve Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: departments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of department Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barbarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barbarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sorceress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sorceresse, from Anglo-Norman sorceresse. Pronunciation: /ˈsɔː(ɹ)səɹəs/ 1. A female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch. Example: The strange-looking chamber, the red glare of the charcoal, her tall form, and long black hair loose, realised the wildest dream of one of the sorceresses of old, bending over herb and drug, to form their potent spells. Example: Perch: In the head of this fish there are small stones that sorceresses used in concocting love-philtres.
Word: on the run Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Fleeing. Labels: idiomatic Example: The suspect in the robbery is still on the run. Example: Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee. 2. At a disadvantage; forced to abandon a position. Labels: idiomatic Example: The corruption charges against her aides have her on the run. 3. Constantly traveling or moving from place to place. Labels: idiomatic Example: She's a busy executive and always on the run. Example: He had to eat on the run. 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, run. Example: The skier's wife had the baby while he was still on the run.
Word: wills Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɪlz/ 1. plural of will Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wills Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɪlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of will Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: watered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)d/ 1. simple past and past participle of water Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: watered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English watered, watred, ywaterd, y-wattered, i-watred, i-watered, from Old English *wæterod, *ġewæterod, equivalent to water + -ed. Cognate with West Frisian wetterd, Dutch verwaterd, German bewässert. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)d/ 1. Supplied with water. Example: Keep the horses well fed and watered. Example: Like the two preceding provinces, Chiang-su forms part of the Great Plain. It has few hills and is more abundantly watered than any other province. 2. Marked with wavy lines like those made by water.
Word: pistols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pistol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stays Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /steɪz/ 1. plural of stay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stays Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /steɪz/ 1. A corset. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Her face was whiter than snow, and her heart was throbbing through her stays. Example: “Listen! I see it all — down, down even to the stays! Such stays! Six-eight a pair, Polly, with red flannel — or list is it? — that they put into the tops of those fearful things. I can draw you a picture of them.”
Word: stays Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /steɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stay Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: assistants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assistant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: applies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of apply Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ankles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ankle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ankles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ankle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anecdotes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæ.nɪk.doʊts/ 1. plural of anecdote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anecdotes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈæ.nɪk.doʊts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of anecdote Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: thronged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of throng Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: areas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of area Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thorns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thorn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thorns Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thorn Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: crawled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of crawl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hilly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English hilly, hylly, hully, equivalent to hill + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪli/ 1. Abundant in hills; having many hills. Example: The intermediate station seen here, Llanbister Road, is 5 hilly miles by road from the town it purports to serve. Example: Our first stop is in Antu County, Kirin Province, a rugged and hilly extension of the Changpai foothills. The temperature in midsummer lingers around 20° C.
Word: bends Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɛndz/ 1. plural of bend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bends Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɛndz/ 1. The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Synonym of decompression sickness. Labels: plural, plural-only, usually
Word: bends Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɛndz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beholding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of behold Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: beholding Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of beholden. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: I thank ye all. To you, my good lord mayor, And your good brethren, I am much beholding; I have received much honour by your presence, And ye shall find me thankful. Example: I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father.
Word: beholding Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation. Example: a. 1847, Robert Traill, a sermon But this text and theme I am upon, relates to somewhat far higher and greater, than all the beholdings of his glory that ever any saint on earth received.
Word: hammers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hammer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hammers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hammer Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Hammers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hammer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hammers Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. Someone who supports or plays for West Ham United F.C.
Word: weightless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English weight 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 weightless From weight + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈweɪt.ləs/ 1. Without weight. 2. Not affected by gravity.
Word: jars Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɑɹz/ 1. plural of jar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jars Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɑɹz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jar Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sufficed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of suffice Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shafts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shaft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shafts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shaft Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: resolutions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resolution Labels: form-of, plural
Word: camps Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kæmps/ 1. plural of camp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: camps Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kæmps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of camp Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: powdered Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊdɚd/, /ˈpaʊdəd/ 1. Which has been made into a powder. Example: powdered milk 2. Which has been covered with powder (typically referring to makeup). Example: powdered ladies Example: powdered wig 3. Sprinkled with salt; salted; corned. Labels: obsolete Example: Powdered beef, pickled meats Example: .
Word: powdered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊdɚd/, /ˈpaʊdəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of powder Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: weakest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈwiːkɪst/ 1. Superlative form of weak: most weak. Labels: form-of, superlative Example: The "electrics" are at their most puissant where steam locomotives nowadays seem at their weakest, in starting away.
Word: quickened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quicken Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: conversing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of converse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: conversing Part of Speech: noun 1. conversation Example: Have you not, in your own secret souls, in your own private conversings, felt that there are woes and evils, in this accursed system, far beyond what are here shadowed, or can be shadowed?
Word: fairer Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfɛəɹə(ɹ)/, /ˈfɛɹɚ/ 1. comparative form of fair: more fair. Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: caldarium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin caldārium (“room containing warm water for bathing”), substantive of caldārius (“of, pertaining to or suitable for bathing”), from caldus (“warm, hot”) + -ārius, alternative form of calidus, from caleō (“to be warm or hot; glow”). Pronunciation: /kælˈdɛəɹi.əm/, /kælˈdɛɹi.əm/ 1. In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium. Labels: historical 2. In modern spas, a room with a hot floor. 3. An intermediate or warm greenhouse. Example: There is a pretty large glass-house, one-half being a caldarium, the other a tepidarium
Word: ingredients Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ingredient Labels: form-of, plural
Word: widowed Part of Speech: adj 1. Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower. Labels: not-comparable Example: I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride.
Word: widowed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of widow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: expresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of express Labels: form-of, plural
Word: expresses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of express Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: soapy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From soap + -y. Compare German Low German sepig (“soapy”), German seifig (“soapy”), Swedish såpig (“soapy”). Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊpi/, /ˈsoʊpi/ 1. Literal senses: Example: Bases dissolve skin oils and have a soapy feel to them. 2. Literal senses: Example: Near-synonym: soaped up Example: The dishwasher uses hot soapy water to clean the dishes and silverware. 3. Literal senses: Example: His skin was still soapy after the shower. 4. Resembling a soap opera. Example: The heightened worlds of darkly comedic satire and soapy high-school romance make it easy enough to roll with unrealistic casting choices—and that goes for stage musicals, too, where some level of artifice is built into the format. Example: This Diana-obsessed series is the very definition of bad writing. Despite the brilliant cast, it’s a crass, soapy dive into the abyss – not least in the atrocious scenes featuring Ghost Diana[.] 5. Committing or involving flattery. Labels: dated
Word: soapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soap + -y. Compare German Low German sepig (“soapy”), German seifig (“soapy”), Swedish såpig (“soapy”). Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊpi/, /ˈsoʊpi/ 1. An erotic massage that involves lots of soap and body contact.
Word: professors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of professor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prophecies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prophecy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of park Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of park Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: determines Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈtɝmɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of determine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kills Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɪlz/ 1. plural of kill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kills Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɪlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stabbed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stæbd/ 1. simple past and past participle of stab Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: photos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of photo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rivière Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French rivière. Doublet of river and riviera. 1. A necklace of diamonds or other precious stones, especially one of several strings. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:riviere.
Word: monarchs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monarch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paragliding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paraglider. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹəɡlaɪdɪŋ/ 1. The sport of gliding with a paraglider. Labels: uncountable 2. The use of a paraglider in other settings, such as surveillance or military applications. Labels: uncountable
Word: paragliding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From paraglider. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹəɡlaɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of paraglide Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: horizontally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English horizontal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English horizontally From horizontal + -ly. 1. In a horizontal direction or position. Example: Japanese can be written horizontally as well as vertically. Example: Moreover, recent research showed that the amount of genetic material that can be moved horizontally may include small gene fragments, entire operons, superoperons that encode complex biochemical pathways, and whole chromosomes [ 54 ]. 2. In a horizontal manner (any sense). Example: an organism transmitted horizontally
Word: exceeded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of exceed Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hotter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of hot: more hot Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: hotter Part of Speech: noun 1. One who steals a vehicle in order to joyride. Labels: UK, slang Example: Unable effectively to give chase to the hotters for fear of endangering the lives of pedestrians and motorists, the police had been forced to play a waiting game[…] 2. An industrial worker employed to heat something. Example: It was soon recognised that women rivet hotters complained the most; not only was this hot work, but noisy and dirty too.
Word: hotter Part of Speech: verb 1. To vibrate; to rattle. Labels: Northern-England, UK, dated, dialectal Example: The jolting, hottering motion of the waggon, the splashing of the water, and the dark and narrow passage, all concur to produce a strange effect […]
Word: sobbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sob Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: elections Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)nz/, /əˈlɛkʃ(ə)nz/ 1. plural of election Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acknowledging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From acknowledge + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of acknowledg Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of acknowledge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present