nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: morbidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Recorded since 1721; from morbid + -ity, from Latin morbidus (“diseased”), from morbus (“disease”), from the root of morī (“to die”) or from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pound, wear away”). 1. The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The quality of being morbid; an attitude or state of mind marked by gloom. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He taught him how to be superior to human foibles and how to give a godlike laugh at himself as a way of fending off morbidity. He did all the things for him that a woman is grateful for, except that Magnus is a man. 3. The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness. Labels: countable 5. Adverse effects caused by a medical treatment such as surgery. Labels: countable 6. The sickness rate of a population. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hypothermia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) + θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + -ία (-ía, “feminine suffix”) . By surface analysis, hypo- + therm- + -ia. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜː(ɹ)mi.ə/, /ˌhaɪpəˈθɜː(ɹ)mi.ə/ 1. Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hypothermia is the systemic cold injury. Example: The stages of hypothermia begin when the body is losing heat faster than it can produce it.
Word: blue-sky thinking Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of thinking that is not grounded or in touch with the realities of the present, and can thus benefit from creative imagination. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: He found that at the “take-off point,” every one of them began engaging in what he called “blue-sky thinking.” In blue-sky thinking, you imagine that all things are possible for you, just like looking up into a clear blue sky with no limits. Example: Much work in future scenario planning has relied on the astute few to undertake blue-sky thinking, usually in committees, and so ‘futures thinking’ presents only a partial view of what tomorrow's society might look like and how this impacts on the future workings of the industry.
Word: chronogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chrono- + -gram, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + γράμμα (grámma, “writing”). 1. A sentence or inscription whose letters, when interpreted according to a system (such as Roman numerals) in which letters correspond to numeric values, stand for a particular date (usually the date of inscription) when rearranged. 2. A phylogenetic tree that has branch spans proportional to evolutionary time.
Word: vert ramp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for vertical ramp. 1. A ramp that transitions from a horizontal surface to a vertical one.
Word: diagnose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)der. Latin diagnōsisder. English diagnosisbf. English diagnose Back-formation from diagnosis. Compare also sclerose (verb). Pronunciation: /ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/, /ˌdʌɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/, /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/, /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊs/ 1. To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis. Labels: transitive 2. To determine the cause of a problem. Labels: broadly Example: But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives. Example: Mechanics use this extremely portable tool to diagnose engine faults, clear fault codes, and export data.
Word: terra firma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin terra firma (“solid land”). Pronunciation: /ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɜː.mə/, /ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɝ.mə/ 1. Continental land, as distinguished from islands. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: mainland 2. Land, as opposed to water or air. Labels: colloquial, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: dry land, solid ground Example: I […] turned the handle softly, pushed – also softly – and, carrying on into the interior, found myself confronted by a girl in housemaid's costume who put a hand to her throat like somebody in a play and leaped several inches in the direction of the ceiling. “Coo!” she said, having returned to terra firma and taken aboard a spot of breath. “You gave me a start, sir!” 3. Familiar territory (in a figurative sense); real-world concerns. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: solid ground Example: It's nice to be back on terra firma after a long session of analyzing the philosopher's abstruse theories.
Word: misnomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from Late Middle English misnoumer (“(law) mistaken identification of a person; plea based on such misidentification”), from Anglo-Norman mesnomer, a noun use of Anglo-Norman mesnomer, mesnommer, and Old French mesnomer, mesnommer (“to name incorrectly”), from mes- (prefix meaning ‘badly, wrongly’) + nomer, nommer (“to name”) (from Latin nōmināre, the present active infinitive of nōminō (“to name”), from nōmen (“name”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /(ˌ)mɪsˈnəʊmə/, /ˌmɪsˈnoʊməɹ/ 1. A mistake in the naming of a person or place; a misidentification. 2. An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname. Labels: broadly Example: […] plaintiff's misstyling himself as corporation in initial complaint constituted case of misnomer. Example: Rewilding[…]is also a misnomer, for whether by getting rid of tens of thousands of sheep in Patagonia or introducing a living species as a surrogate for an extinct one – Sayaguesa cattle in place of aurochs in Croatia’s Velebit Mountains, for instance – rewilding requires more human intervention than its name suggests. 3. A term which is misleading, even if firmly established, technically correct, or both. Labels: broadly Example: The name Chinese checkers is a misnomer since the game has nothing to do with China. Example: The word blackboard as applied to green or brown chalkboards is a misnomer but is not incorrect, as the broad sense of the word is idiomatic. 4. Something which is asserted not to be true; a mistaken belief, a falsehood, a myth. Labels: broadly, nonstandard, proscribed Example: It’s a misnomer that all doctors have bad handwriting.
Word: misnomer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is derived from Late Middle English misnoumer (“(law) mistaken identification of a person; plea based on such misidentification”), from Anglo-Norman mesnomer, a noun use of Anglo-Norman mesnomer, mesnommer, and Old French mesnomer, mesnommer (“to name incorrectly”), from mes- (prefix meaning ‘badly, wrongly’) + nomer, nommer (“to name”) (from Latin nōmināre, the present active infinitive of nōminō (“to name”), from nōmen (“name”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /(ˌ)mɪsˈnəʊmə/, /ˌmɪsˈnoʊməɹ/ 1. To use an incorrect, and especially misleading, name for (someone or something); to misidentify, to misname. Labels: transitive
Word: outdate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From out- + date. 1. Old-fashioned, out of date; outdated. Labels: UK, rare
Word: outdate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + date. 1. To make obsolete or out of date. Labels: transitive Example: This outdates everything that has come before it. 2. To become obsolete or out of date. Labels: intransitive Example: This product outdates four hours after preparation. Example: The bedroom is too "themey" and this outdates in no time. 3. To date someone of a different racial group. Example: That's actually... not bad! IR [interracial] marriage rates are very similar to the rates of other minority men. We outdate just fine (out of those of us who manage to marry).
Word: hesperidium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Linnaeus gave the name Hesperideae to an order containing the genus Citrus, in allusion to the golden apples of the Hesperides. The hesperid- stem is now used to form technical terms, such as hesperidin, relating to the citrus fruits. 1. Any of several kinds of true berries, including citrus fruit such as the lemon and lime, which have pulpy interiors and leathery skins containing aromatic oils.
Word: vulcano Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of volcano. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: CHIMERA, a fabulous monſter... The foundation of the fable was, that in Lycia there was a burning mountain, or vulcano, of this name...
Word: bereft Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bireft, v. Middle English bireven. Synchronically a form of bereaved; compare leave and left. Pronunciation: /bəˈɹɛft/ 1. simple past and past participle of bereave Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: bereft of strength Example: bereft of gorm
Word: bereft Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bireft, v. Middle English bireven. Synchronically a form of bereaved; compare leave and left. Pronunciation: /bəˈɹɛft/ 1. Pained by the loss of someone. Labels: not-comparable Example: I was utterly bereft in the months following my wife's death. Example: [Oscar] Pistorius's punishment for killing her [Reeva Steenkamp] that night is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry. 2. Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of. Labels: not-comparable Example: And there I strove, and there I clove through the drift of icy streams; / And there I fought, and there I sought for the pay-streak of my dreams. // So twenty years, with their hopes and fears and smiles and tears and such, / Went by and left me long bereft of hope of the Midas touch; […] Example: This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be! It’s expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late parrot! It’s a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies! 3. Lacking, devoid of. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hesperidin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hesperidium + -in. 1. A flavanone glycoside found in citrus fruit. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: barbie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of barbecue + -ie (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /bɑː(ɹ)bi/ 1. A barbecue (apparatus for grilling). Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, informal 2. A barbecue (event: cookout). Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, informal
Word: barbie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of barbiturate + -ie (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /bɑː(ɹ)bi/ 1. A barbiturate. Labels: informal Example: “At nights,” she says, “we were both in our own little worlds, him with his alcohol and me with my barbies.” Example: Then one day the King said, / Jules, you're grounded. / Absolutely grounded. / This is it. So Jules took / barbies, you know, barbiturates, / and he stayed down. Way down. / Grounded like his father said.
Word: Tierra Firme Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Tierra Firme (literally “mainland, terra firma”). 1. A former province of Spain, spanning some of the northern South American mainland. Labels: historical Example: As he approached Bogotá, the capital of the most powerful Chibcha kingdom, he encountered two other Spanish expeditions, both of which had penetrated the hinterland of Tierra Firme from different points on the Caribbean coast […].
Word: ice dwarf Part of Speech: noun 1. An icy planetoid: an astronomical object, such as Pluto, Sedna or (for some authors) Ceres that is large enough to be a world and contains more ice than a typical asteroid. Example: Farthest from the dim red dwarf Ondeste, the ice dwarf Maisuth has attracted no interest beyond a cursory flyby by automated probe in 1874. No significant resources were noted. 2. A centaur or transneptunian object. 3. An astronomical object that is larger than the core of a typical comet and icier than a typical asteroid.
Word: homoerotophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English homoerotic Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English homoerotophobia From homoerotic + -phobia. 1. homophobia; antipathy towards homosexuals Labels: uncountable
Word: indolence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French indolence, or from its etymon Latin indolentia (“freedom from pain; insensibility”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + dolēns (“hurting, suffering; grieving, lamenting”) + -ia (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). Dolēns is the present participle of doleō (“to hurt, suffer; to be sorry, deplore, grieve for, lament”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to divide, split”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪndəl(ə)ns/, /ˈɪndl̩(ə)ns/, /ˈɪndl̩əns/ 1. Habitual laziness or sloth. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: After having applied my mind with more than ordinary attention to my studies, it is my usual custom to relax and unbend it in the conversation of such as are rather easy than shining companions. […] This is the particular use I make of a set of heavy honest men, with whom I have passed many hours with much indolence, though not with great pleasure. Their conversation is a kind of preparative for sleep: […] Example: The sacred indolence of the monks was devoutly embraced by a servile and effeminate age; but if superstition had not afforded a decent retreat, the same vices would have tempted the unworthy Romans to desert, from baser motives, the standard of the republic. 2. Lack of pain in a tumour. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: Novv, to begin vvith Fortitude, they ſay it is the meane betvveen Covvardiſe & raſh Audacitie, […] Clemencie & Mildneſſe, betvveene ſenſeleſſe Indolence and Crueltie: […] 4. A state of repose in which neither pain nor pleasure is experienced. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: Indolence, vvhich Epicure held, they eſteem not pleaſure, nor vvant of pleaſure, griefe, for both theſe conſiſt in motion; but Indolence and vvant of pleaſure conſiſts not in motion, for Indolence is like the ſtate of a ſleeping man.
Word: assage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ass Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English assage From ass + -age. 1. Ass, in the sense of buttocks, and in related idioms. Labels: humorous, slang, uncountable Example: Nice tattoed Baby Dolls - Nice Assage - The Thong Zone! Saweeet Mary Example: 2002, — LDVDG in a captured IM chat [S]he's a skinny white girl. [T]he chances for nice assage are slim.
Word: kiln Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English kilne, from Old English cyln, cylen, cylin (“large oven, kiln”), from Latin culīna (“kitchen, kitchen stove”). Middle English -ln(e) usually becomes modern -ll as in mill. The pronunciation /kɪln/ may be based on dialects in which this simplification did not take place, but it must have been at least reinforced by spelling pronunciation. Pronunciation: /kɪln/, /kɪl/ 1. An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain. Example: One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.
Word: kiln Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English kilne, from Old English cyln, cylen, cylin (“large oven, kiln”), from Latin culīna (“kitchen, kitchen stove”). Middle English -ln(e) usually becomes modern -ll as in mill. The pronunciation /kɪln/ may be based on dialects in which this simplification did not take place, but it must have been at least reinforced by spelling pronunciation. Pronunciation: /kɪln/, /kɪl/ 1. To bake in a kiln; to fire. Labels: transitive Example: When making pottery we need to allow the bisque to dry before we kiln it.
Word: rebel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rebel, rebell, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“to wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“to wage war”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛb.əl/, /ˈɹeb.əl/ 1. A person who resists an established authority, often violently. Example: A group of rebels defied the general's orders and split off from the main army. Example: My little sister is such a rebel - coming home late, piercing her ears, and refusing to do any of her chores. 2. Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier. Labels: US, historical
Word: rebel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellō (“to wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“to wage war”). Doublet of revel. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈbɛl/, /ɹɪˈbel/ 1. To resist or become defiant toward an authority. Labels: intransitive Example: to rebel against the system Example: "Tedd's feeling a bit rebellious." "I'm not rebelling! I'm self actualizing! By rebelling." 2. To forcefully subvert the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government. Labels: intransitive
Word: fasces Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fascēs (plural of fascis). Pronunciation: /ˈfæsiːz/ 1. A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism.
Word: de novo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dē novō (adverb, literally “from the new”), from dē (“from”) + novō, ablative singular of novus (“new”). Pronunciation: /deɪˈnəʊvəʊ/, /dəˈnəʊvəʊ/, /deɪˈnoʊvoʊ/, /dəˈnoʊvoʊ/ 1. Anew, afresh, from the beginning; without consideration of previous instances, proceedings or determinations. Labels: not-comparable Example: He filed a motion for a de novo hearing.
Word: de novo Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dē novō (adverb, literally “from the new”), from dē (“from”) + novō, ablative singular of novus (“new”). Pronunciation: /deɪˈnəʊvəʊ/, /dəˈnəʊvəʊ/, /deɪˈnoʊvoʊ/, /dəˈnoʊvoʊ/ 1. anew (from the beginning) Labels: not-comparable Example: Having found the lower court's analysis wrong, the appellate court undertook a review de novo. Example: One luckless wight contrived to upset the gravy; and then gravy had to be got up de novo, with due care and formality,[…]
Word: jet-set Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jet set. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jet-set Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of jet set. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: jet-set Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of jet set. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jet set Part of Speech: noun 1. A social class of wealthy people who travel for pleasure. Labels: idiomatic Example: And when the snow falls you're found in St. Moritz / With the others of the jet set / And you sip your Napoleon brandy / But you never get your lips wet, no you don't Example: You should belong to the jet set / Fly your own private Learjet / But you worked in a grocery store / Every day you could afford to get away
Word: jet set Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the lifestyle of the jet set. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jet set Part of Speech: verb 1. To follow the lifestyle of the jet set. Labels: intransitive
Word: kives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weapon of mass destruction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1937 in referring to bombing campaigns during the Spanish Civil War. 1. Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.
Word: preceptor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English preceptor, preceptur, from Latin praeceptor (“commander; instructor”), from the verb praecipiō + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from prae- (“pre-, fore-: before”) + capiō (“to take; to get, to take in, to understand”). Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈsɛp.tə/, /ˈpɹiˌsɛp.tɚ/, /pɹɪˈsep.tə/ 1. A teacher or tutor. Example: A man who had thought so much on the subjects of language and education was surely no ordinary preceptor. Example: When a youth of twelve years, - since, as Solomon says, "The root of learning is bitter, although the fruit is sweet - and following his literary pursuits, in order to avoid the discipline and frequent stripes inflicted on him by his preceptor, he ran away, and concealed himself under the hollow bank of a river[.] 2. The head of a preceptory of Knights Templar. Labels: historical 3. A doctor who gives practical training to medical students, nurses etc. Labels: US Example: Near-synonyms: mentor, professor
Word: quadroon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish cuarterón (“¾ white, a child of a European and a mestizo”), from cuarto (“one-fourth”) + -on (“-oon: forming related nouns”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Doublet of cuarteron. Pronunciation: /kwɑːˈdɹuːn/ 1. A person considered three-fourths white, having one non-white grandparent. Labels: dated, historical Example: There were slow boys and bashful boys, feeble boys and riotous boys, boys that lisped and boys that stuttered, one or two lame ones, and a merry little quadroon, who could not be taken in elsewhere, but who was welcome to the ‘Bhaer-garten’, though some people predicted that his admission would ruin the school. Example: 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, Chapter V, p. 63; Chapter VIII, p. 120 https://archive.org/details/capricornianovel00herb Diana was a black quadroon, her father being a blackfellow. He was the father of four quadroons who were regarded as half-castes because the lighter part of their mother's blood was Asiatic, and he was only too well aware of what their future would be should he desert them.
Word: quadroon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Spanish cuarterón (“¾ white, a child of a European and a mestizo”), from cuarto (“one-fourth”) + -on (“-oon: forming related nouns”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Doublet of cuarteron. Pronunciation: /kwɑːˈdɹuːn/ 1. Of or related to quadroons. Labels: dated, historical, not-comparable Example: Before them, with her face upraised, In timid attitude, Like one half curious, half amazed, A Quadroon maiden stood. Example: "What need you getting drunk, then, and cutting up, Prue?" said a spruce quadroon chambermaid, dangling, as she spoke, a pair of coral ear-drops.
Word: octaroon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of octoroon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Orthodox Jew Part of Speech: noun 1. An adherent of Orthodox Judaism
Word: Hassidism Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Hasidism. Labels: Judaism, alt-of, alternative
Word: Judah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Doublet of Judas and Yehuda. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuː.də/ 1. The fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez. Example: Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. 2. One of the Israelite tribes, and, according to some Abrahamic religions, descended from Judah, and from which David and his lineage came. 3. A traditional region and ancient kingdom (c. 930 — 586 BCE) in the Land of Israel in modern Israel and Palestine; the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel. Example: And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 4. A male given name from Hebrew.
Word: Baal-Shem-Tov Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew בעל־שם־טוב, meaning “master of the good name”. 1. Israel ben Eliezer, founder of the modern Hassidic movement of Judaism.
Word: Besht Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Baal-Shem-Tov. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Hassid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew חָסִיד (khasid). 1. Alternative form of Hasid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Hassidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Hassid Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Hassidic From Hassid + -ic. 1. Alternative form of Hasidic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: calliope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē, “Calliope, the muse of poetry”), from καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”). Pronunciation: /kəˈlaɪə.pi/, /ˈkælioʊp/ 1. A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.
Word: Clio Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Ancient Greek Κλειώ (Kleiṓ). The award and car model were named after the goddess. Pronunciation: /ˈklaɪ.oʊ/, /ˈkliː.oʊ/ 1. The goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Labels: Greek 2. 84 Klio, a main belt asteroid. 3. A female given name from Ancient Greek. 4. Ellipsis of Renault Clio (“a model of car manufactured by Renault”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 5. A city in Alabama. Example: In 1891, he settled in tiny Clio, Alabama, a hamlet of 13 families founded after the Civil War without the antebellum pretensions of nearby Eufala. 6. A city in Iowa. 7. A city in Michigan. 8. A town in South Carolina. 9. A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.
Word: Clio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Ancient Greek Κλειώ (Kleiṓ). The award and car model were named after the goddess. Pronunciation: /ˈklaɪ.oʊ/, /ˈkliː.oʊ/ 1. A statuette holding a globe given at the Clio Awards, an annual award program that recognizes innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design, and communication. Example: [Al] Horvat landed the role of a ballplayer, wielding a huge baseball glove and mugging for the camera. “Three or four months later,” Horvat says, “the director calls me and says, ‘Al, you won a Clio.’ ‘Yeah?’ I say. ‘What’s a Clio?’ I have actors come in here all the time. They would die for that thing.” Example: In all there were 67 winners for 57 commercials in 53 categories, in both the product and production areas. Not only do agencies enter their commercials to be judged for creative excellence but so do companies involved in the various facets of production. So two outfits entering the same work can each take a Clio, as was the case with Federal Express. […] McCann-Erickson won both its Clios with one of its biggest clients, Coca-Cola. 2. A car of the Renault Clio model manufactured by Renault. Example: Fred loved to take his Clio for a spin. Example: The world record is held by Terry Grant, who reverse-swerved his Renault into a slot only 32cm longer than the overall length of his car. Impressive stuff and it made me wonder what he could have pulled off with the Renaultsport 200 Cup – which, in case you hadn't spotted, is actually a Clio – with too few X chromosomes. It's exactly 20 years since the first Clio was produced – taking over the mantle of the much-loved Renault 5.
Word: quicksmart Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From quick + smart. 1. Quickly. Example: [...] if this prick screws up, I'll ditch him quicksmart. [...]
Word: quicksmart Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quick + smart. 1. Quick.
Word: Cronus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos), possibly from the Ancient Greek κραίνω (kraínō, “to accomplish or fulfil”). Pronunciation: /ˈkrəʊnəs/, /ˈkroʊnəs/ 1. The youngest of the twelve Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia; father to the first generation of Olympian gods and goddesses. Labels: Greek Example: The deal is: You post a photo from 10 years ago and one from now. It’s like viewing a painting of Cronus eating his children, but online.
Word: metadrama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English drama English metadrama From meta- + drama. 1. The appearance of a play within another play as part of its plot. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream" is famous for its metadrama.
Word: optimistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos ? Latin optimus 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 -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French optim(isme) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French optimistebor. English optimist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English optimistic From optimist + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/, /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/, /ˌɑptəˈmɪstɪk/ 1. Expecting the best in all possible ways. Example: in an optimistic mood Example: optimistic plans 2. Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back. Example: optimistic concurrency Example: optimistic locking
Word: sodomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sodom, where the Bible, in Genesis chapters 18 and 19 and elsewhere, suggests sexual depravity. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒdəmi/ 1. Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mr. Shakur and his road manager, Charles Fuller, 24, were convicted Dec. 1 of first-degree sexual abuse, but they were acquitted of weapons and sodomy charges. Example: On March 3, in the ocean off Hai-feng County, the pirates robbed a fishing junk, and captured Hsu-ch’iung whom crew member Ssu T’ien forced to commit sodomy. On March 11 in a bay in Hsin-an County, they robbed another t’o-feng vessel, captured and imprisoned Tan Se-chin and Tan Ya-pang and forced them to gather firewood. 2. Anal sex. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The only published study (Feigen, 1954), which looked at 68 adults engaging in consensual anal sex, found that “it was not possible to relate the appearance of the anus to the practice of sodomy; there was no appreciable difference of the anus in those who practiced sodomy frequently and those that practiced it rarely" (p. 81).
Word: prompt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is from Middle English prompte, from Middle French prompt and its etymon Latin prōmptus (“visible, apparent, evident”), past participle of prōmō (“to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light”), from prō (“forth, forward”) + emō (“to take, acquire, buy”). Doublet of pronto. The verb is from Middle English prompen, apparently from the adjective. The noun is from the verb. Pronunciation: /pɹɒmpt/, /pɹɑmpt/ 1. Quick; acting without delay. Example: He was very prompt at getting a new job. Example: a prompt response 2. On time; punctual. Example: Be prompt for your appointment. 3. Ready; willing to act. Labels: archaic Example: Tell him, I am prompt / To lay my Crowne at's feete, and there to kneele. 4. Front: closest or nearest, in futures trading. Example: When physical crude oil transactions are priced, they are usually marked to the prompt month futures contract. The prompt month futures contract is the next futures contract to settle. Example: The settlement ratio is determined as follows: i) If the prompt futures price of coal at maturity is less than or equal to the floor price, the ratio will be one.
Word: prompt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective is from Middle English prompte, from Middle French prompt and its etymon Latin prōmptus (“visible, apparent, evident”), past participle of prōmō (“to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light”), from prō (“forth, forward”) + emō (“to take, acquire, buy”). Doublet of pronto. The verb is from Middle English prompen, apparently from the adjective. The noun is from the verb. Pronunciation: /pɹɒmpt/, /pɹɑmpt/ 1. A reminder or cue. 2. A reminder or cue. 3. A reminder or cue. Example: I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen, but my account wasn't recognized. 4. A reminder or cue. Example: I struggled to come up with a prompt that would give me the exact image I had in mind. Example: For instance, using the “instruct” mode, I once gave GPT-3 the prompt: “Write an essay discussing the role of metafiction in the work of Italo Calvino.” 5. A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. Labels: dated Example: To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months.
Word: prompt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The adjective is from Middle English prompte, from Middle French prompt and its etymon Latin prōmptus (“visible, apparent, evident”), past participle of prōmō (“to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light”), from prō (“forth, forward”) + emō (“to take, acquire, buy”). Doublet of pronto. The verb is from Middle English prompen, apparently from the adjective. The noun is from the verb. Pronunciation: /pɹɒmpt/, /pɹɑmpt/ 1. To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do. Labels: transitive Example: I prompted him to get a new job. 2. To say (something) in order to help or encourage someone to speak. Labels: transitive Example: "How did you solve the issue then?" Jason prompted while staring at Lana. Example: "What is your name, you?" he demanded. The captured youth tried to pull free again, but was obviously tiring. After a moment he stopped his struggling altogether. "Your name?" Simon prompted, this time in a softer tone. "Malachias." The youth turned away panting. 3. To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing. Labels: transitive Example: If he forgets his words I will prompt him. 4. To initiate; to cause or lead to. Labels: transitive Example: At first Renie's chain of thought had been prompted by the unsatisfactory nature of phone contact compared to an actual meeting,[…] Example: The only sour note on a virtually perfect night for England came from shameful 'monkey' chanting aimed at Ashley Cole and Ashley Young from a section of Bulgaria's fans which later prompted an official complaint from the Football Association to Uefa. 5. To request (a user) to provide input or do something on a computer. Labels: transitive Example: The script prompted him to enter his credit account number. 6. To provide textual input in the form of ordinary language to (an artificial intelligence or language model) to have it generate a desired output. Labels: transitive Example: I want to prompt this new AI art generator to create an image of a panda riding a bike.
Word: promptly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English prompt 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 promptly From prompt + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɑmptli/, /ˈpɹɒmptli/ 1. In a prompt manner. Example: […] the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep. Example: After being kidnapped by a seagoing ne'er-do-well, its Lady protagonist finds herself drifting through a passage at the North Pole into a wholly different world, with its own sun, moon and stars, and a population of bear-men, bird-men and fox-men who promptly make her Empress. Win! 2. In a prompt manner. Example: The sale will begin on January 28th, promptly at 9 a.m.
Word: prompter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prompt + -er. 1. comparative form of prompt: more prompt Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: prompter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prompt + -er. 1. The person who does the prompting. Example: The loud ringing of the prompter's bell made her spring suddenly away; and two of his companions, each taking an arm, hurried him away also. How glad would he have been to have left the party: his thoughts were in a tumult; duties and inclinations warred together—nay, his very sense of right was confounded. 2. Synonym of teleprompter. 3. One who inputs prompts to an artificial intelligence system.
Word: biker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusder. Middle French French cycle French bicyclebor. English bicycleclip. English bike 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 biker From bike + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪ̯kə/, [ˈbaɪ̯kə], /ˈbaɪ̯kɚ/, [ˈbaɪ̯kɚ] ~ [ˈbaɪ̯kɹ̩], /ˈbɐɪ̯kɚ/ 1. A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club. Example: Others, mostly behelmeted casual bikers whose enthusiasm for motorcycling is a monthly Sunday morning ride, also took in the gleam of the chrome and outrageous styling, but were confused that it had a Honda badge on it rather than Harley’s winged logo. Example: There’s a wonderful sketch of a formidable biker called “Roundhouse,” who is “humongously fat and hasn’t had a haircut since third grade.” 2. A cyclist. Example: Lots of pockets help with a commute, a storm hood is great if you get caught in a storm on a hike, weight and packability are essential for backpackers and if you’re a climber or biker, you’ll want a helmet-compatible hood.
Word: carpenter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English carpenter, from Anglo-Norman carpenter (compare Old French charpentier), from Late Latin carpentārius (“a carpenter”), from Latin carpentārius (“a wagon-maker, carriage-maker”), from Latin carpentum (“a two-wheeled carriage, coach, or chariot, a cart”), from Gaulish carbantos, from Proto-Celtic *karbantos (“chariot, war chariot”), probably related to Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”). Doublet of carpintero. More at car. Displaced native Old English trēowwyrhta (literally “tree worker”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.pən.tə/, /ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/, /ˈkɑɹpəndɚ/ 1. A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures. 2. A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water. 3. A two-wheeled carriage. 4. A carpenter bee. Example: The large, stout African bees are carpenters (Xylocopa), making small tunnels in timber, housing few individuals. 5. A woodlouse. Labels: Canada, UK, regional Example: Eleven names in Laver’s table (just over 6%) are of the “carpenter” type, a name for woodlice also recorded in Shropshire and Warwickshire.[…] Apparently a Newfoundland word for woodlouse is “carpenter” or “cafner” (another is also “boat-builder”). These names clearly relate to the animals’ affinity to wood as will “carpenter’s flea”, “wood-pig”, “wood-bug”, “grampus wood-bug” and, of course “woodlouse”.
Word: carpenter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English carpenter, from Anglo-Norman carpenter (compare Old French charpentier), from Late Latin carpentārius (“a carpenter”), from Latin carpentārius (“a wagon-maker, carriage-maker”), from Latin carpentum (“a two-wheeled carriage, coach, or chariot, a cart”), from Gaulish carbantos, from Proto-Celtic *karbantos (“chariot, war chariot”), probably related to Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”). Doublet of carpintero. More at car. Displaced native Old English trēowwyrhta (literally “tree worker”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.pən.tə/, /ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/, /ˈkɑɹpəndɚ/ 1. To work as a carpenter, cutting and joining timber. Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: Khronos Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Cronus. Labels: Greek, alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative spelling of Chronos. Labels: Greek, alt-of, alternative
Word: Chronos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χρόνος (Khrónos), from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) 1. The personification of time. Labels: Greek
Word: Dionysus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Dionȳsus, from Ancient Greek Διόνῡσος (Diónūsos). Pronunciation: /daɪ.əˈnaɪ.səs/, /daɪ.əˈnaɪ.sɪs/ 1. The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication". Labels: Greek Example: DYSART: ... [Pause.] Then in the morning, I put away my books on the cultural shelf, close up the kodachrome snaps of Mount Olympus, touch my reproduction statue of Dionysus for luck—and go off to hospital to treat him for insanity. Do you see? Example: All hail slain and risen God / All hail Dionysus / Come blessed Dionysus, various nam'd, bull-fac'd / Begot from the thunder, Bacchus fam'd
Word: icecream Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ice cream. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Many icecream shops now sell soft-serve yoghurts, icecreams and ice-desserts that are high in carbos and low in fat.
Word: spiff Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unknown. See etymology discussion at spiffy. Pronunciation: /spɪf/ 1. Neat, smartly dressed, attractive. Labels: Yorkshire, archaic, dialectal Example: “Hah spiff he is to dāay!—he mud be bown tul a wedding!” “He’s spiff eniff for’t!” Example: Thah is spiff i’ thy new coit.
Word: spiff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. See etymology discussion at spiffy. Pronunciation: /spɪf/ 1. Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner. Labels: uncountable Example: Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder. 2. A well-dressed man; a swell. Labels: archaic, countable, slang 3. A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer. Labels: countable, slang Example: The strongly-recommended piece of cloth was, in the conventional language of the drapery trade, a “spiff” in other words, a remnant of an old stock which had been lying by unsold for three or four years, perhaps longer, and had faded through keeping, like other beautiful things, thereby decreasing in value. Example: The premium takes the form of a commission on goods sold. In some places it is a small premium, or in trade parlance a “spiff” on certain articles, and on others on the amount of sales. 4. Alternative form of spliff (“hand-rolled marijuana cigarette”). Labels: Jamaica, alt-of, alternative, colloquial, countable Example: She rolled a spiff for us as she spoke, sifting the ganja between her fingers […]
Word: spiff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. See etymology discussion at spiffy. Pronunciation: /spɪf/ 1. (usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date) Labels: informal, transitive Example: Oh, but we flatter ourselves that we are spiffed out; at all events, we've got our best dresses on. Example: This ensemble may be properly spiffed with a bolo tie, and topped off with a. . . 2. To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus. Labels: slang, transitive Example: It is my confirmed belief that, spiffed or not, the salesman is the consumer's best-qualified and best- informed source of assistance in matters of component selection. Example: The flight to Baton Rouge was ten dollars more. He said not to worry about it. I spiffed the guy twenty bucks and ended up in Baton Rouge a day earlier than I had expected. 3. To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product) Labels: slang, transitive Example: It wasn't my fault if the blamed old store caught fire and gave me a chance to help Ferguson move out some of the stuff that has been 'spiffed' till it looks like red ink had been spilled all over the price-tags. Example: Because you can pull out a spiff anywhere you are in the store and the customers are not aware that they are spiffed shoes.
Word: dunnage Part of Speech: noun 1. Scrap material, often wood, used to fill spaces to prevent the shifting of more valuable items during transport, or underneath large or heavy items to raise them slightly above the ground, in order to protect from chafing and wet. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: When you have got your junks wormed and laid up, take each two pieces, and stop them together; double the middle pieces, and stop them also, and clap a good stop on, to form the eye: then bring them all together upon some dunnage, to keep them up from the deck, to enable you to pass your round-about lashings: Example: consortium of companies dedicated to finding a faster and less expensive way to produce dunnages. Dunnages are material handling parts used to hold bumpers and fenders in place when they are shipped or used in Ford's production 2. A charge levied for materials or equipment left on site. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The fact that the bakery was paying dunnage on the loaded car until May 25th and that it was not unloaded until after May 21, 1959, is proof that […] 3. Personal effects; baggage. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The place had the empty and musty feel and smell usual to a dwelling no longer inhabited. Everywhere was a thick litter of discarded and ragged garments, old sea-boots, leaky oilskins -- all the worthless forecastle dunnage of a long voyage.
Word: cold snap Part of Speech: noun 1. A short and sudden period of cold weather. Labels: idiomatic Example: A recent cold snap damaged citrus crops. Example: On the day that RAIL meets Mick Whelan, it's during a particularly chilly cold snap. A story has broken in the national press about train drivers refusing to walk to their cabs at Edge Hill depot, because the paths to the trains have not been cleared of snow.
Word: heat wave Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhit weɪv/ 1. A period of exceptionally hot weather. Labels: idiomatic Example: We're havin a heat wave / A tropical heat wave / The temperatures rising, it isn't surprising / She certainly can, can can! / She started a heat wave / By letting her seat wave, / in such a way that the customers say / that she certainly can, can-can! 2. A period of exceptionally hot weather. Labels: US, idiomatic 3. A period of exceptionally hot weather. Labels: UK, idiomatic 4. An electromagnetic wave in the infrared spectrum.
Word: klimp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a trademark, perhaps influenced by clamp and clip. 1. A metal clip or clamp used to fasten the walls of a crate together during shipment