nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Local Group Part of Speech: name Etymology: By proprialization from local group; coined by American astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1936. 1. The small cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way Galaxy; includes Andromeda, Triangulum, the Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud and others. Example: Holonyms: Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe Example: Meronyms: Earth < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy; (others) Andromeda Galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud, M110, M32, Triangulum Galaxy, Small Magellanic Cloud
Word: liberated Part of Speech: adj 1. Freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters. Example: a newly liberated prisoner Example: His is a very liberated lifestyle.
Word: liberated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of liberate Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The army liberated the POWs as they captured the camp.
Word: lifelessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lifeless Middle English -ly English -ly English lifelessly From lifeless + -ly. 1. Without life or appearing to be without life.
Word: lifer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English life Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English lifer From life + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪfə(ɹ)/ 1. A prisoner sentenced to life in prison. 2. A prisoner sentenced to transportation for life. Example: They know what a clever lad he is; he'll be a lifer. They'll make the Artful nothing less than a lifer. 3. A person with a singular career path, especially in the military. Example: "[…]The Top's not a lifer; he's a career Marine. Lifers are a breed. A lifer is anybody who abuses authority he doesn't deserve to have. There are plenty of civilian lifers." Example: LRRP planned to become “career” Army, i.e., a lifer, you kept that quiet. Basic LRRP theology said the Army sucked and that philosophy kept one from going crazy because, at the bottom, nothing about the war seemed to make sense anyway. The LRRP's considered a lifer a loser. Being a lifer implied one had no other options available. Every LRRP had his own stories about back home: about family, friends, lovers, opportunities, dreams and a future. These were mostly fantasy, but […] 4. A species seen for the first time by a birder or other naturalist who is keeping a list of all the species they have seen. Example: It is difficult to classify them precisely, but, in roughly ascending order of productivity, we now recognise the purely chance observer, the locality regulars (now recognising that ‘time in’ eventually equals ‘rarity out’), the ringers (particularly when working in groups), the occasional tally-hunter (most of us, if we are honest), the full-time observatory workers (exhibiting the highest standards of discipline) and the growing group of full-blooded rarity collectors (self-styled ‘twitchers’, covering individually up to 30,000 miles in their annual pursuit of ‘lifers’). Example: We have concurred that it was clearly Problema byssus, the byssus skipper: a lifer for me.
Word: liftoff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from lift off. 1. The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground. Example: we have liftoff [in narration of launches] 2. The point at which a person or animal leaves the ground, as for example when jumping. Example: As she was on her approach to the hoop, taking that first Jordanesque liftoff step, her mouth guard fell floorward. Undeterred, she kept going up with the ball in her right hand. 3. The point of launching into success or action. Labels: figuratively Example: Ederson was booked and received lengthy treatment, meaning that Mac Allister had to wait and wait. His penalty, though, bristled with assurance. Liverpool had liftoff. The home crowd sensed that this was their moment.
Word: lightheaded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of light-headed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lighthearted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English lyght hertyd, liȝt-hertid, from light (adjective) + herted, hertid (“having a disposition”, adjective) (equivalent to light + hearted), from the noun herte. See more at light, heart, -ed. 1. Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not depressed or sad. Example: The lighthearted young lovers ran over the hills. Example: On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and in a lighthearted moment, explained — as she did during the last presidential election cycle — that in her blended family, her stepchildren affectionately call her Momala. 2. Enjoyably lacking of seriousness, not grave. Example: His lighthearted banjo performance was appreciated because it relieved the tension in tight situations.
Word: lightproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light English -proof English lightproof From light + -proof. 1. Sealed so that no light can enter. Example: Unexposed photographic film must be kept in a lightproof container or it will be exposed and ruined.
Word: likeliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English liklinesse, lyklinesse; equivalent to likely + -ness. 1. The condition or quality of being probable or likely to occur. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Likelihood, probability or chance of occurrence; plausibility or believability. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The proposed HEA is based on the assumption that each specific error has a certain impact on a system/aircraft state whilst the crew's likeliness to commit this error is decreasing with an increasing number of safeguards against it. Example: To determine the likeliness of an individual in a concept, a membership function is required. 3. Suitability; agreeableness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: A new competitor may decrease the likeliness of an old hypothesis, but it will usually not change its loveliness. 4. Likeness; similarity. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: No surely, Reason is both the Gift and Image of God, and every Degree of its Improvement is a farther Degree of Likeliness to him.
Word: limbless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English limb 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 limbless From limb + -less. 1. Lacking limbs. Labels: not-comparable Example: It hurt the general to see the limbless veterans who had sacrificed their arms and legs to a senseless war. Example: We cut down the limbless tree for firewood. It was dead anyways.
Word: limiter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English limit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English limiter From limit + -er. 1. That which limits or confines. Example: The limiter automatically put on the brakes to keep the machine from going too fast. 2. A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals. 3. A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds. Labels: historical
Word: linguini Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of linguine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: lionhearted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lion + hearted. 1. Brave, courageous; very brave; brave and magnanimous. Labels: idiomatic
Word: lobotomize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English lobotomy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English lobotomize From lobotomy + -ize. 1. To perform a lobotomy upon. Labels: transitive 2. To remove the vitality or intelligence from. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Eventually, though, the committee found that, in the name of prudent management, they had, essentially, “lobotomized” the firm. Devoid of its personality, and constipated in its decision making, the office muddled its way into mediocrity.
Word: locoweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish loco (“mad, insane”) + weed. 1. Any of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: loaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loaf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chad Basin Part of Speech: name 1. The area surrounding Lake Chad and constituting the largest inland drainage area in Africa, with three major streams, the Komadugu Yobe, Logone, and Chari.
Word: elegiacal Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌɛlɪˈd͡ʒaɪəkəl/ 1. elegiac; expressing sorrow. Example: He gratefully sings unto God—yet follows this up with an elegiacal lamentation of his own suffering, not unmixed perhaps with the sorrows of afflicted patriotism. Example: It is an exquisite addition to a branch of English literature, which is already very rich, the poetry of elegiacal regret.
Word: sitatunga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swahili. Pronunciation: /sɪtəˈtʌŋɡə/ 1. The marsh buck, Tragelaphus spekeii. Example: ‘There's plenty here,’ he grunts, nodding at the bloated carcasses of two hartebeests and a sitatunga.
Word: bobbar Part of Speech: noun 1. Excrement. Labels: Northern-England, slang, uncountable, vulgar 2. Something that is rubbish, useless, nonsense. Labels: Northern-England, slang, uncountable, vulgar 3. Something of poor quality. Labels: Northern-England, slang, uncountable, vulgar
Word: bobbar Part of Speech: verb 1. To defecate. Labels: Northern-England, slang
Word: by the by Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: The second "by" is a noun meaning "a secondary issue". Phrase used since the 17th century. 1. Used to introduce a new topic; incidentally, by the way. Example: Now, Mrs. Clarke was one of those to whom caps and crape were the very morality of mourning—she was not the only one, by the by, with whom propriety stands for principle,... Example: She could not get it open, and after all my display, I had to take the Curate (whose name, by-the-by, I did not catch) round the side entrance.
Word: by the by Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The second "by" is a noun meaning "a secondary issue". Phrase used since the 17th century. 1. Incidental; unplanned. Example: These sudden rains. Not tropical - with lightning, thunder, great release after hours of tension. But more nonchalant, more "by-the-by." As if the clouds, rushing to get somewhere else, were to drop some rain in passing. Example: And in the course of interviews on this subject, he is given to denouncing methadone largely on the basis that it was originally called adolphine after Adolf Hitler. That this is an urban myth only peddled by the Church of Scientology is by-the-by.
Word: insolvency 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 solvent English insolvent English -cy English insolvency From insolvent + -cy. Pronunciation: [ɪnˈsɒlvn̩si] 1. The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay their debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The company faces insolvency. 2. Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the insolvency of an estate 3. The condition of having more debts than assets. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: insolvencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of insolvency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aid climbing Part of Speech: noun 1. a type of rock climbing characterized by using equipment to make upward progress, as opposed to using the equipment solely for safety or for belays. Labels: uncountable
Word: linty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lint Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English linty From lint + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪnti/ 1. Covered with lint.
Word: lipreader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lip + reader. 1. Someone who is able to determine a person's speech by observing the motion of their lips. 2. A person who lipreads, or encourages others to do so. Example: Where is Bubba? Where's our leader? Where's our favorite lipreader?
Word: noetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοητικός (noētikós), ultimately from νοέω (noéō, “I see, understand”). Pronunciation: /nəʊˈɛt.ɪk/, /noʊˈɛt.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect. Example: Homeric Greeks valued clichés because not only the poets but the entire oral noetic world or thought world relied upon the formulaic constitution of thought. 2. Originating in or apprehended by reason.
Word: noetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοητικός (noētikós), ultimately from νοέω (noéō, “I see, understand”). Pronunciation: /nəʊˈɛt.ɪk/, /noʊˈɛt.ɪk/ 1. The science of the intellect. 2. A purely intellectual entity.
Word: loiterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From loiter + -er. 1. One who loiters, one who lingers or hangs around. Example: Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head in some secluded spot outside the city proper, famished loiterers of the Thames embankment category they might be hanging about there or simply marauders ready to decamp with whatever boodle they could in one fell swoop at a moment's notice, your money or your life, leaving you there to point a moral, gagged and garrotted. Example: […] currently incarcerated Stinc Team members Ketchy the Great, SaySoTheMac, and Bambino; the devilish and gravelly Almighty Suspect; red-clad Inglewooder and headband connoisseur FreeAckrite; baby-faced Martin Luther King Park loiterer Johnny Rose; […]
Word: tomnoddy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɒmˈnɒdɪ/, /tɑmˈnɑdi/ 1. The puffin. 2. A fool or dunce.
Word: loincloth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From loin + cloth. 1. A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch. Example: The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff. Example: Then again these figures take no account of the thousands of beggars who travel free in India. Many of these are religious "Sadhus", dressed often in nothing but a loin-cloth, or even less, and their bodies smeared with ashes. A large number of these men are nothing but impostors, but the Hindu railway staff usually are afraid to interfere with them.
Word: loitering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of loiter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: loitering Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of the verb loiter. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: NO LOITERING [sign posted where hanging out and causing trouble is unwelcome] Example: a book about my loiterings in Europe
Word: logging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /lɒɡ.ɪŋ/, /lɔɡ.ɪŋ/, /lɑɡ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of log Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: logging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /lɒɡ.ɪŋ/, /lɔɡ.ɪŋ/, /lɑɡ.ɪŋ/ 1. An act or instance of logging (cutting down trees). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The loggings were spread over large areas, but mainly near the few roads that existed. 2. An act or instance of logging (making an entry in a log). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: looter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Prakrit 𑀮𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (luṭṭa) Hindi लूट (lūṭ)bor. English loot English -er English looter From loot + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈlutɚ/ 1. One who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster. Example: After the hurricane, before law was restored, looters stole everything that wasn't nailed down.
Word: looting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent. Example: Near-synonym: plundering Example: During the looting, the mob stole everything they could and then set fire to the buildings.
Word: looting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of loot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: While looting the stores the looters took the opportunity for revenge by destroying what they didn't steal.
Word: PER Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of protein efficiency ratio. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of price-earnings ratio. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: lustrously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lustrous Middle English -ly English -ly English lustrously From lustrous + -ly. 1. In a lustrous manner, glossily.
Word: glossily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English glossy Middle English -ly English -ly English glossily From glossy + -ly. 1. In a glossy manner.
Word: Locke Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English, Dutch and German surname, variant of Lock. * As a Norwegian surname, Americanized from Løkke, from a farm name derived from Old Norse lykkja (“enclosure”). * As a Chinese surname, variant of Lok. Pronunciation: /lɒk/, /lɑk/ 1. An English surname — famously held by Example: John Locke (1632 – 1704); an influential English philosopher of the Enlightenment and social contract theorist. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Obs Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of obs (obsolete) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Twi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Twi Twi. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃwiː/ 1. A synonym for the Akan language of Ghana, used by all Akan except the Fante. Example: She kept her eyes low, and though her Twi was passable, she rarely spoke it.
Word: Wordsworth Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Wadsworth. 1. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850), a major English romantic poet. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lucratively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lucrative Middle English -ly English -ly English lucratively From lucrative + -ly. 1. In a lucrative manner, profitably.
Word: loyally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From loyal + -ly. Piecewise doublet of leally and legally. Pronunciation: /ˈlɔɪəli/ 1. In a loyal manner, faithfully. Example: The old dog loyally followed his master even if he didn't really want to go out.
Word: loveless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English loveles; equivalent to love + -less. 1. Without love. Example: Theirs was a loveless marriage: they stayed together even though they didn't care for each other.
Word: pronated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having one’s hand rotated so that the palm faces the same direction as the knob of the elbow. Labels: not-comparable Example: pronated grip 2. Having one's foot twisted so that if walking, the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pronated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pronate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: supinated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having one's hand and forearm rotated so that the palm faces in the same direction as the interior angle of the elbow, thereby contracting the biceps brachii. Labels: not-comparable Example: supinated grip 2. Having one's foot twisted so that if walking, the weight would be borne on the outer edge of the foot. Labels: not-comparable
Word: supinated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of supinate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: out loud Part of Speech: adv 1. Using the voice; not silently; aloud. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: After calling their names out (loud), the teacher asked her students to take turns reading the story out loud to the rest of the class. Example: I received countless private phone calls from very senior railwaymen and women, all with the same message: "Please carry on what you're doing. You are saying what we are all thinking but dare not say. You have our support, but we just can't voice it out loud."
Word: kind of Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From a reanalysis of kind of in a phrase such as a kind of merry dance from “a kind + of + merry dance” (a type among merry dances) to “a + kind-of merry + dance” (a somewhat merry dance). 1. Slightly; somewhat; sort of. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: I'm getting kind of tired. Could we finish tomorrow? Example: That's the right answer, kind of.
Word: chortles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chortle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chortles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chortle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: soliton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From solitary + -on. 1. A solitary wave which retains its permanent structure after interacting with another soliton.
Word: eolian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of aeolian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stilb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by the French physicist André Blondel around 1920, from Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “I glitter”). 1. a unit of luminance equal to one candela per square centimetre
Word: apostilb Part of Speech: noun 1. a unit of luminance, being the luminance of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting light at the rate of ¹⁄_π candela per square metre. Also known as a blondel.
Word: sighters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sighter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antonyms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antonym Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-evidence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English evidence English self-evidence From self- + evidence. 1. The quality of being self-evident. Labels: uncountable Example: Any... man knows, that the whole is equal to all its parts, or any other maxim, and all from the same reason of self-evidence.
Word: sighter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sight + -er. 1. A trial shot in rifle, artillery shooting, or sports like football, to set the range, targeting etc. Example: Kane looked in the mood, testing the goalkeeper, Hannes Thor Halldórsson, with an early sighter and then being denied what appeared to be a good goal on six minutes by an offside flag. 2. a sight on a weapon 3. a targeteer
Word: targeteer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English target Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English targeteer From target + -eer. 1. Someone who tests the accuracy of weapons, especially by firing them at calibrated targets. 2. One armed with a target or shield.
Word: undocumented immigrant Part of Speech: noun 1. An immigrant who has entered a country (often as a migrant worker) and has no documentation authorizing them to (still) be present there. Example: All the research studies found a very low rate of social service utilization by undocumented immigrants. Example: Rulings that ensure from these cases apply to varying degrees to undocumented immigrant students as well as to legal immigrant students.
Word: undocumented 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 documented English undocumented From un- + documented. 1. Lacking instructions or reference material. Labels: not-comparable Example: Undocumented software can be very difficult to learn to use. 2. Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: On arrival from a foreign port, undocumented foreign-built vessels, if laden with goods, wares or merchandise, may, with their cargoes, be subject to forfeiture. 3. Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: undocumented immigrant Example: One day after class I was talking to them about college, and one of my top students raised his hand and said he wasn’t sure he could go because he’s undocumented. He didn’t know if they’d let him in.
Word: undocumented Part of Speech: noun 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 documented English undocumented From un- + documented. 1. Synonym of undocumented immigrant. Labels: informal Example: Although the first generation is likely to have greater fluency than the undocumenteds, the controversy over bilingual education attests to the persistence of language difficulties.
Word: migrant worker Part of Speech: noun 1. An agricultural labourer who travels from place to place harvesting seasonal crops. 2. A person with temporary permission to work in another country; a guest worker. Example: And since Brexit, the number of migrant workers has fallen by almost a third, with new immigration laws and the points-based system possibly reducing the flow even further.
Word: hexamethylene diamine Part of Speech: noun 1. A saturated aliphatic diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₆NH₂, used in the manufacture of nylon and other plastics. Labels: uncountable
Word: hexamethylenetetramine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hexamethylene Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English tetramine English hexamethylenetetramine From hexamethylene + tetramine. Pronunciation: /ˌhɛk.səˌmɛθ.əˌlinˈtɛ.tɹəˌmin/ 1. A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hydramine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hydr(oxy) Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English hydramine From hydr(oxy) + -amine. 1. any organic compound having both a hydroxy and an amino functional group; a hydroxy-amine
Word: hydroxylamine 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 Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English hydroxylamine From hydroxyl + -amine. 1. An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any organic derivative of this compound. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hydroxylammonium Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent NH₃OH⁺ cation, derived from hydroxylamine. Labels: uncountable
Word: hyoscyamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin hyoscyamus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English hyoscyamine From Latin hyoscyamus (“henbane”) + English -ine. Pronunciation: /ˌhʌɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪ.ə.miːn/, /ˌhaɪ.əˈsaɪ.əˌmin/ 1. A poisonous alkaloid present in henbane that is the stereoisomer of atropine, with similar properties to hyoscine, and used medicinally to treat abdominal pain and similar conditions. Labels: uncountable Example: If only Creake was going to poison his wife with hyoscyamine and bury her, instead of blowing her up with a dynamite cartridge and claiming that it came in among the coal.
Word: imipramine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English imi(de) English pr(opyl)amine English imipramine From imi(de) + pr(opyl)amine. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɪp.ɹə.miːn/ 1. A synthetic compound (trademark Tofranil) used to treat depression. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: indamine Part of Speech: noun 1. any of a range of organic bases related to phenazine; they form indigo-coloured salts used in making dyes
Word: phenazine Part of Speech: noun 1. any of a class of aromatic tricyclic heterocycles used to make dyestuffs
Word: indoleamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English indole Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English indoleamine From indole + -amine. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.doʊ.ləˈmiːn/, /ˌɪn.doʊlˈæˌmiːn/ 1. Any of various indole derivatives (as serotonin or tryptamine) that contain an amine group. Labels: uncountable
Word: melamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from German Melamin. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛl.ə.min/ 1. A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My room was everything I expected it to be—cold and cheerless, with melamine furniture, grubbily matted carpet and those mysterious ceiling stains that bring to mind a neglected corpse in the room above. Example: The interior melamine panels were designed to be easily removable for repair or future refurbishment, and the linoleum floor was for easy cleaning.
Word: melamine resin Part of Speech: noun 1. any thermosetting resin, such as Formica, manufactured from melamine and an aldehyde, used to make surface coatings etc
Word: methenamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French méthylène English meth(yl)ene Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English methenamine From meth(yl)ene + -amine. Pronunciation: /mɪˈθiː.nə.miːn/, /mɪˈθiː.nəm.ɪn/ 1. The compound hexamethylenetetramine when used as a urinary antiseptic. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Synonym of methenamine silver. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: werewolves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of werewolf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: methylamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From methyl + amine. 1. The simplest aliphatic amine, CH₃NH₂, a toxic gas, having many industrial applications. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: monoamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + -amine. Pronunciation: /mɒnəʊˈeɪmiːn/ 1. Any compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter. Example: Dopamine and norepinephrine are so-called monoamines. Example: The first effective drugs used to treat clinical depression were compounds that act by enhancing the activity of chemicals known as monoamines in the brain.
Word: bumbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bumble + -er. 1. Someone who bumbles; a stumbler or blunderer.
Word: neoarsphenamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English arsphenamine English neoarsphenamine From neo- + arsphenamine. 1. A derivative of arsphenamine once used to treat syphilis and yaws.
Word: mastaba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba). Pronunciation: /ˈmæstəbə/ 1. A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East. Example: A wooden shutter which closes down at night-time, and by day two palm-stick stools intensely dirty and full of fleas, occupying the place of the Mastabah or earthern bench, which accomodated[sic] purchasers, complete the furniture of my preceptor's establishment. 2. A rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient Egyptian times above tombs that were situated on flat land. Mastabas were made of wood, mud bricks, stone, or a combination of these materials. Some are solid structures, while others can contain one or more rooms, sometimes decorated with paintings or inscriptions. Example: The pyramids at Giza are flanked by large cemeteries containing hundreds of mastabas.
Word: stumbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stumble + -er. 1. One who stumbles. Example: […] the lisper, the burrer, the infant prattler, and the foreign stumbler over our speech […] Example: Well, there’s a bar down the hill. It’s probably just a stumbler. Speaking of which, you still smell like a distillery.
Word: penicillamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of penicillin + amine. Pronunciation: /ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ə.miːn/ 1. A crystalline, sulfur-containing amino acid produced by the hydrolysis of penicillins, used pharmacologically as a chelating agent to remove heavy metals such as copper from the body, and as an anti-inflammatory agent, especially for rheumatoid arthritis; 2-amino-3-methyl-3-mercaptobutanoic acid, (CH₃)₂C(SH)CH(NH₂)COOH. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phenoxybenzamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English phenoxy Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- English benz- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English benzyl Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English phenoxybenzamine From phenoxy + benzyl + amine. Pronunciation: /fɪˌnɑk.siˈbɛn.zəˌmiːn/ 1. A drug that blocks the activity of alpha-receptors and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₂ClNO·HCl especially to treat hypertension and sweating due to pheochromocytoma. Labels: uncountable
Word: phentolamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phènebor. English phen(ol) English tol(yl) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English phentolamine From phen(ol) + tol(yl) + amine. Pronunciation: /fɛnˈtɒl.əm.iːn/, /fɛnˈtɑl.əˌmiːn/ 1. A synthetic compound used as a vasodilator, especially in certain cases of hypertension. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: phenylethylamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phenyl + ethylamine. 1. Alternative form of phenethylamine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: phenylpropanolamine Part of Speech: noun 1. An adrenergic drug used to relieve allergic reactions, to treat respiratory infections and to suppress the appetite. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Oxymetazoline or phenylpropanolamine / to open up the sinuses and such / Then try to recoup with a little chicken soup / Call your mother cause it pays to keep in touch
Word: polyamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + -amine. 1. Any compound having more than one amino functional group; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins, and especially those that have more than two amino groups.
Word: prolamine Part of Speech: noun 1. any of a class of proteins, high in proline, found in the seeds of cereals
Word: protamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prot- Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English protamine From prot- (“original”) + -amine. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊ.tə.miːn/, /ˈpɹoʊ.təˌmin/ 1. Any of various strongly basic proteins of relatively low molecular weight that are rich in arginine and are found associated especially with DNA in place of histone in the sperm cells of various animals (such as fish).
Word: pyridoxamine Part of Speech: noun 1. A constituent of vitamin B6, essential for the metabolism of starch and amino acids. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pyrimethamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German Pyrimidinbor. English pyrim(idine) 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 English eth- English (di)amine English pyrimethamine From pyrim(idine) + eth- + (di)amine. Pronunciation: /ˌpɪ.ɹɪˈmɛθ.ə.miːn/, /ˌpɪɹ.ɪˈmɛθ.əˌmin/ 1. A synthetic compound derived from pyrimidine, acting as a folic acid antagonist and used in the chemoprophylaxis or treatment of malaria and in the treatment of toxoplasmosis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rhodamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rhodo- + -amine. 1. Any of a class of pink to red polycyclic fluorone dyes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scopolamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Skopolamin, from translingual Scopolia (“genus of plants”) + German Amin (“amine”). Pronunciation: /skə(ʊ)ˈpɒl.ə.miːn/, /skoʊˈpɑl.əˌmiːn/, /skoʊˈpɑl.əm.ɪn/ 1. A poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I had been shot full of dope to keep me quiet. Perhaps scopolamine too, to make me talk. Example: The Incas had herbs for headaches and other pains; and they used scopolamine, a poison from the datura plant, as an anaesthetic.
Word: sibutramine Part of Speech: noun 1. A synthetic drug used to suppress appetite in the treatment of obesity. Labels: uncountable
Word: sycamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sȳcamīnus, from Ancient Greek σῡκάμῑνος (sūkámīnos), from Hebrew שִׁקְמָה (shikmá, “sycamore”) (with assimilation to σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”)). 1. A tree, mentioned in Luke's Gospel, and thought to be the black mulberry. Example: The lorde ſayde: yf ye had fayth lyke a grayne off muſtard ſede / and ſhulde ſaye vnto thys ſycamyne tree / plucke thy ſilfe vppe by the rotes / and plant thy ſilfe in the ſee: he ſhoulde obey you.
Word: letdown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from let down. 1. Alternative form of let-down. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: thiamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English thiamine From thio- + amine. Pronunciation: /ˈθaɪ.ə.min/, /ˈθaɪ.ə.mɪn/ 1. One of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tryptamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, tryptophan + amine. 1. A heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes. Labels: uncountable 2. Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound. Labels: countable
Word: absolute majority Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/, /ˌæb.səˈljut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ 1. A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted. Example: The idea of an absolute majority is somewhat ambiguous, sometimes simply meaning a majority of the vote total and sometimes a majority of all eligible voters.
Word: new potato Part of Speech: noun 1. A potato harvested before fully developed for its tender, less starchy texture and more delicate flavor.
Word: absolute pitch Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.səˌlut pɪt͡ʃ/, /ˌæb.səˈljut pɪt͡ʃ/ 1. The exact pitch of a note as established by its rate of vibration based on a standard scale. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Perfect pitch; the ability to identify or produce any tone without need of an external reference. Labels: uncountable
Word: absolute temperature Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.səˌlut /, /ˌæb.səˈljut/, /ˈtɜmp.ɹə.t͡ʃɚ/, /ˈtɜmp.ɹə.t͡ʃʊɹ/, /ˈtɜmp.ə.ɹə.t͡ʃɚ/ 1. Thermodynamic temperature; temperature measured on an absolute scale such as the Kelvin scale.
Word: talapoin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French talapoin, from Portuguese talapão, from Mon တၠဳ ပိုဲ (tloe poi, “our lord”). 1. A monkey from one of two species of Old World monkeys, of the genus Miopithecus, distinguished by a short-snouted head with a hairless face. 2. A Buddhist monk or priest. Labels: archaic
Word: thermodynamic temperature Part of Speech: noun 1. Temperature defined in terms of the laws of thermodynamics rather than the properties of a real material: expressed in kelvins.
Word: guenon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French guenon (“female monkey or ape”). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈnoʊn/, /ˈɡwɛn.ən/ 1. A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.
Word: bare-eared squirrel monkey Part of Speech: noun 1. A squirrel monkey endemic to Brazil, Saimiri ustus.
Word: drunker Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of drunk: more drunk Labels: comparative, form-of Example: What's more, the longer you keep it around, the drunker you'll be: the fermentation process continues over days, until the sweet grape juice you bought a week ago is all alcohol and ready for party.
Word: dept Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dept.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: clownfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clown + fish. Pronunciation: /ˈklaʊnˌfɪʃ/ 1. Any of the colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.
Word: VOM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of voltohmmeter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of volt-ohm-milliammeter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: dullard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dullard, dollard, equivalent to dull + -ard (pejorative agent suffix). Compare Faroese døll (“dullard, good-for-nothing, blockhead”), Norwegian Nynorsk døl (“idiot, simpleton”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʌlɚd/, /ˈdʌləd/ 1. A stupid person; a fool. Example: Oh! Richard of Bury, I sighed, for a sharp stone from your sling to pierce with indignant sarcasm the mental armour of these college dullards. Example: Whereas some prodigies develop at an early age, Einstein did not exhibit any great genius as a young child. Some people thought he was a dullard.
Word: bolsa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish bolsa (literally “purse”). Doublet of purse and bulse. Pronunciation: /ˈboʊlsə/ 1. An exchange for the transaction of business. Labels: historical
Word: sympatry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”) + πᾰτρῐ́ς (pătrĭ́s, “fatherland”). 1. The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding.
Word: cestuan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin cestus (“boxing glove”) 1. Of, or pertaining to a boxer's gloves Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: sedes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sēdēs (“seat”). Doublet of see. 1. The position a word or phrase occupies within the meter.
Word: sedes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of sede Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anchorman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anchor + man. Senses 1 and 4 derive from sense 2, sense 3 is literal. 1. The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news. 2. The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last. 3. The person on a ship in charge of the anchor. 4. The last player in sequence, seated furthest to the right of the dealer.
Word: whaling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈweɪlɪŋ/ 1. The practice of hunting whales. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In 1946, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was established to regulate whale stocks and “make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry”. It attempted to impose quotas and move the industry toward something more sustainable. This proved difficult, so the IWC simply gave up and imposed a moratorium on whaling altogether. Some countries flounced out in a huff; others had never joined in the first place. 2. The practice of spotting whales. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A beating. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable 4. A form of highly personalized cyberattack that targets a senior business executive. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Whaling attacks typically take specific responsibilities of these executive roles into consideration, using focused messaging to trick the victim.
Word: whaling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈweɪlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of whale Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stellenbosch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the town of the same name in the Western Cape, South Africa. During the South African War (or Boer War), English officers who had done badly were sent to a farm at Stellenbosch, without losing rank, to look after horses. 1. To shift sideways. Labels: South-Africa, obsolete, transitive
Word: vasculitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vasculo- + -itis. Pronunciation: /ˌvæskjʊˈlaɪtɪs/ 1. A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels. Labels: countable, uncountable