nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Chauncey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Norman name based on several locations in France called Chancé. See Old French chance. 1. An American surname from Old French, of Norman origin from a place name in France. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
Word: character actor Part of Speech: noun 1. A supporting actor who specializes in playing eccentric or unusual roles. Example: In an interview with Charlie Rose in November 1999, Johnny Depp stated that he really would like to be known as, and work as, a character actor. Depp cites Lon Chaney as his model and hero, “the greatest character actor of all time." Example: One of the great signature traits of the studio years in Hollywood was its wealth of character actors.
Word: Kian Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Irish, anglicized spelling of Cian.
Word: Killian Part of Speech: name Etymology: An anglicized spelling of Irish Cillian. 1. A male given name from Irish. 2. A surname. Example: The engineers are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Word: Cedric Part of Speech: name Etymology: Invented by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe, possibly misread for Cerdic, name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig (“beloved”), in which case a doublet of Caradoc, Caradog, Caratacus, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty. Alternatively Scott based Cedric on the Welsh name Cedrych (“spectacular bounty”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɛdɹɪk/ 1. A male given name from Welsh. Labels: masculine Example: In a hall, the height of which was greatly disproportioned to its extreme length and width, a long oaken table, formed of planks rough-hewn from the forest, and which had scarcely received any polish, stood ready prepared for the evening meal of Cedric the Saxon. Example: "It's Cedric Errol, Lord Fauntleroy," answered Cedric. "That's what Mr. Havisham called me. - - -
Word: Flynn Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized from Irish Ó Floinn, "descendant of Flann (red)". Pronunciation: /flɪn/ 1. A surname from Irish. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A place name: 4. A place name: 5. A place name: 6. A place name: 7. A place name: 8. A place name:
Word: Esme Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized spelling of French Esmé. 1. A unisex given name from French. 2. A unisex given name from French.
Word: Esme Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Esmeralda. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Esmeralda.
Word: scorrendo Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian scorrendo. 1. Gliding or passing smoothly between tones. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Esmé Part of Speech: name Etymology: First recorded as a male given name in Scotland in the sixteenth century, probably from French esmé (“esteemed”), or confused with Aimé / Aimée. Pronunciation: /ˈɛzmeɪ/ 1. A male given name from French. Labels: dated 2. A female given name from French, simplified spelling of the feminine form Esmée
Word: Esmé Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Esmerelda or Esmeralda. Pronunciation: /ˈɛzmeɪ/ 1. A female given name from Spanish.
Word: Granville Part of Speech: name Etymology: The commune of France is from Old French Granville, Grandvilla, Grande Villa, Grandivilla, from grant (“grand”) + ville (“settlement”). The surname is of Norman baronial origin, from Grainville, a former commune in Normandy, from the given name Guarin + ville, meaning “Guarin's town”. Guarin ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard”). 1. An English surname from Old French. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A number of places in various countries: 4. A number of places in various countries: 5. A number of places in various countries: 6. A number of places in various countries: 7. A number of places in various countries: 8. A number of places in various countries: 9. A number of places in various countries: 10. A number of places in various countries: 11. A number of places in various countries: 12. A number of places in various countries: 13. A number of places in various countries: 14. A number of places in various countries: 15. A number of places in various countries: 16. A number of places in various countries: 17. A number of places in various countries: 18. A number of places in various countries: 19. A number of places in various countries: 20. A number of places in various countries: 21. A number of places in various countries: 22. A number of places in various countries: 23. A number of places in various countries: 24. A number of places in various countries: 25. A number of places in various countries: 26. A number of places in various countries: 27. A number of places in various countries: 28. A number of places in various countries:
Word: conoscenti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian conoscenti. 1. plural of conoscente Labels: form-of, plural
Word: candite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Candy + -ite, from an old name for Kandy, Sri Lanka, where it was found. 1. ceylonite (dark variety of spinel). Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: autocratrices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɔtəʊˈkɹætɹɪsiːz/, /ɔtəʊˈkɹeɪtɹɪsiːz/ 1. plural of autocratrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ivor Part of Speech: name Etymology: Medieval form of Old Norse Ívarr. Doublet of Igor. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪvə/ 1. A male given name from Old Norse. Example: I'd weave through the throng — scanning for empties to return while flirting, sniffing out kids smoking grass and sharing smokes with Ivor and Carl on the door. With a name like Carl you can imagine a six-foot tall and wide bouncer, but Ivor...I couldn't but help to think of the name as belonging to a skinny Welshman getting sand kicked into his face. His name didn't do him justice — this guy was almost as big as Carl and probably faster with his fists. 2. A town in Virginia.
Word: Armando Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Armando. 1. A surname. Example: In another case pending at the Supreme Court, the administration conceded it made an error in deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador last month but is fighting efforts to bring him back to the US.
Word: Colby Part of Speech: name Etymology: From either the Old Norse personal name Koli or kol (“charcoal”) + býr (“settlement”). Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊl.bi/, /ˈkoʊl.bi/ 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A habitational surname from Old Norse. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Colby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From either the Old Norse personal name Koli or kol (“charcoal”) + býr (“settlement”). Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊl.bi/, /ˈkoʊl.bi/ 1. A soft, moist, mild American cheese similar to cheddar, made with a washed-curd process. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Jaxon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Jackson 1. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Jackson. 2. A surname of modern usage, variant of Jackson
Word: rogerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rogering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Grayson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English greyve (“steward”) + -son. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪ.sən/ 1. A surname originating as an occupation or as a patronymic for a son of a steward. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename in the United States: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 13. A rural municipality, the Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184, in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A village within the municipality in Saskatchewan. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rogered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: articled clerk Part of Speech: noun 1. An apprentice in law. Example: You'd better go to Edward Dawson on the other side of the river; he that was articled clerk with me two years ago, you know.
Word: Hollywood ending Part of Speech: noun 1. An outcome considered to be typical of certain movies produced in Hollywood, California, in which all desirable results are achieved, with protagonists being rewarded, antagonists being punished or destroyed, and positive sentiments (love, happiness, peace) prevailing over negative.
Word: articling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of article Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cereal bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A snack composed of some form of breakfast cereal that has been compressed into a bar shape and is held together with some form of edible adhesive.
Word: Hollywood endings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hollywood ending Labels: form-of, plural
Word: articling clerk Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of articled clerk.
Word: cereal bars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cereal bar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comeback kid Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who repeatedly demonstrates the propensity to overcome tragedy, and rebound to triumph and victory. Labels: informal
Word: comeback kids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comeback kid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CESG Part of Speech: name 1. Canada Education Savings Grant—a subsidy provided by the federal government of Canada to Canadian residents enrolled in an RESP (Registered Education Savings Plan), in order to help defray the costs of higher education for the enrollee's children. Labels: Canada 2. Communications-Electronics Security Group—A branch of the British intelligence agency, GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters). Labels: UK
Word: counterfactuals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterfactual Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hardball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hard + ball. 1. In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Word: hardball Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hard + ball. 1. Being or exhibiting tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.
Word: hardball Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hard + ball. 1. To exhibit tough and ruthless behavior towards another individual. Labels: informal, transitive
Word: hardboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hard + board. 1. A high-density chipboard. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The compartment ceiling panels are of plastic material backed with ply or hardboard panels. Example: For convenience and versatility, no mass-produced wood paneling can beat hardboard—a tough, pliable, water-resistant material made from wood fibers.
Word: hardboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hard + board. 1. To cover with hardboard. Labels: transitive
Word: chipboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chip + board. 1. A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin. Labels: Australia, UK, countable, uncountable
Word: hardbound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compound of hard + bound. 1. Having a hardcover; hardback. Labels: not-comparable 2. Unable to be remapped. Labels: not-comparable
Word: indagate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin indāgātus, perfect passive participle of indāgō (“to search”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. to search into, investigate Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: hardener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From harden + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑɹdn̩ɚ/, /ˈhɑɹdənɚ/, /ˈhɑːdn̩ə/, /ˈhɑːdənə/ 1. One who, or that which, hardens. Example: the hardener of hearts 2. A chemical substance added to something in order to harden it; used especially with paints, varnishes and resins.
Word: hardstand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hard + stand. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑː(ɹ)dˌstænd/ 1. Open ground, having a hard surface, used for the storage of material or the parking of vehicles. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: harpooner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From harpoon + -er. 1. A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales. Example: Y.T. laughs. So does Raven. "What's your job?" Y.T. asks. "I'm a harpooner," he says.
Word: hatcheck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1914–1915; formed as hat + check. Pronunciation: /ˈhætˌt͡ʃɛk/, /ˈhatˌt͡ʃɛk/ 1. A room, in a theatre or other such venue, in which hats and other garments of the patrons may be stored while visiting. Labels: US Example: Admission 25 cents—Hatcheck 15 cents. Example: The following appeal in French and in English is handed out with the hatchecks in Henri’s Restaurant, Lynbrook, Long Island, of which Henri Charpentier is the amiable owner. Evidently this is not a restaurant to be patronized by persons who refuse to mix hate with their cocktails. It might, however, serve as headquarters for certain “friends” of German Democracy.
Word: hatcheck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1981; see háček. 1. Rare spelling of háček. Labels: alt-of, rare Example: For certain consonants normally represented with other diacritics (superposed “hatcheck,” subposed dot, bar) capitalization is used instead. Example: In other transcription systems…[ʃ], [ʒ], [tʃ], and [dʒ] are written with hatchecks: [š], [ž], [č], [ǰ].
Word: hauler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English halere, equivalent to haul + -er. Doublet of haulier. 1. A person or thing that hauls another person or thing. Example: Hauler, noun. "Then, holding myself in position by grasping the part of the rope that falls from the other side of the fork, I unclip the loop round the trunk and let it swing clear. Next, combining the roles of hauler and haulee, I climb up, hand over hand using irons as much as possible, until I am right under one of the dividing limbs of the fork." Example: Hauler, noun. "'Bizarre' and 'normal' remind me of the classic scenario of someone being hauled off to the insane asylum and an argument starts about who is insane and who is normal — hauler or haulee?" 2. A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods. 3. A miner who hauls coal from the coalface to the bottom of the shaft. 4. A truck, lorry (vehicle used to transport heavy goods) 5. Someone who makes a haul video. Labels: Internet Example: The majority of a haul video's content, however, is dedicated to the “haul” itself: meaning, these users' recent purchases. And an entire wing of YouTube is occupied by these videos, some with remarkably high viewership. Haulers will go through their purchased goods one-by-one, placing them near the camera so viewers can see the details in each object, and often making observations and recommendations as they go along. Within YouTube's haul discourse, there remain two […]
Word: haycock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English haycok, hacoke, haycoke; equivalent to hay + cock (“conical heap”). 1. A small conical pile of hay, or a heap of hay thrown up in a hayfield while the hay is being cured or awaiting relocation to a haystack or barn. Example: Brother Kempe, as many alhailes to thy perſon as there be haicocks in Iuly at Pancredge: […] Example: And then in haste her bow'r she leaves, With Thestylis to bind the sheaves; Or if the earlier season lead To the tann'd haycock in the mead.
Word: nagged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of nag Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bell-bottomed trousers Part of Speech: noun 1. bell-bottom trousers Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: unexperienceable 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 experienceable English unexperienceable From un- + experienceable. 1. Incapable of being experienced. Labels: not-comparable Example: It is at the cost of making the absolute unknowable, of reducing it to the status of the unexperienceable external world of the dualistic realist. Example: It is beyond logic, an inconceivable but not unexperienceable unity of opposites.
Word: watch one's mouth Part of Speech: verb 1. To be careful about one's speech, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic Example: You really need to watch your mouth. You're a teacher now! 2. In the imperative form, used as a warning to choose one's words carefully or else be silent, for fear of consequences. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic Example: Hey. Watch your mouth. Don't you realize who's listening? Example: You watch your mouth, sis. I may be old, but I can still knock the stars out of the sky for you.
Word: Weymann Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Charles Terres Weymann 1. An early method of producing fabric bodies for road vehicles, derived from the method used in aircraft Labels: uncountable
Word: Weymann Part of Speech: name Etymology: For Charles Terres Weymann 1. A surname.
Word: Bachelor of Laws Part of Speech: noun 1. An undergraduate degree in the study of law.
Word: blood vessels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood vessel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arthrodesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρθρον (ắrthron)der. New Latinder. English arthro- English -desis English arthrodesis From arthro- + -desis. Pronunciation: /aɹθˈɹɒdɪsɪs/, /ˌaɹθɹoʊˈdiːsɪs/ 1. The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
Word: nucleogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nucleo- + -genic. 1. Produced by a natural terrestrial nuclear reaction
Word: Arabick Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of Arabic. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: Arabick Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Arabic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: But because the letters of every tongue, as we shewed in the first book, have in their number, order, and figure a Celestiall and Divine originall, I shall easily grant this calculation concerning the names of spirits to be made not only by Hebrew letters, but also by Chaldean, and Arabick, Ægyptian, Greek, Latine, and any other... Example: I shall not spend time here in observing, how this Arabick Translation differs from the other Translations, and the Hebrew Text in calculation, because there is nothing more common than these sorts of Differences; it however usually agrees with the Syriack Translation, although in some places it agrees neither with the Syriack, Hebrew, or the Septuagint.
Word: sillily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English silly 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 sillily From silly + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlɪli/ 1. In a silly manner; foolishly. Labels: dated, hypercorrect Example: The man walked down the street so sillily that many a bystander stopped and stared slack-jawed. Example: It was a fish-trap—just a ring of reeds set up in the water with only one little opening in it, and in this opening, just below the water, were stuck reeds slanting the way of the river's flow, so that the fish, when they had swum sillily in, sillily couldn't get out again.
Word: unheeded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + heeded. 1. Not heeded; not listened to; ignored Labels: not-comparable Example: The TSSA said that access to the furlough scheme should be reinstated for the cross-Channel operator to protect jobs, while the RMT said a financial 'safety net' was needed to prevent Eurostar "tipping over". It follows similar but unheeded calls made at the very start of the pandemic, when international travel fell by more than 95% and Eurostar was forced to scale back its operation to just one service between London and Paris each day. 2. not followed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: run something up the flagpole Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Short form of run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes. 1. To propose an idea or make a suggestion in order to acquire feedback from others. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: The idea might not be so bad; why don't you run it up the flagpole at the next board meeting?
Word: leets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bonaire Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bɒˈnɛɹ/, /bɒˈnɛː/ 1. An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, off the west coast of Venezuela.
Word: knickerbocker glory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A genericized form of Knickerbocker Glory, attested from the 1930s. 1. An elaborately-layered ice cream sundae served in a tall glass. Labels: UK Example: Knickerbocker Glory An English sundae, imported from the United States, that has become known as the ultimate example of the sundae-makers' art. Example: They ate in the zoo restaurant and when Dudley had a tantrum because his knickerbocker glory wasn't big enough, Uncle Vernon bought him another one and Harry was allowed to finish the first.
Word: ordinary resolution Part of Speech: noun 1. A resolution that requires a majority vote of members present at a general meeting of a company.
Word: special resolution Part of Speech: noun 1. A resolution that requires a large majority vote of members present, usually two thirds or three quarters, at a general meeting of a company.
Word: atheneum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of athenaeum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: monozygotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English zygotic English monozygotic From mono- + zygotic. 1. That has developed from a single fertilized ovum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dirty code Part of Speech: noun 1. Software code that has had many editors with conflicting styles, making it nearly impossible to maintain. Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: That software has dirty code and we should not use it.
Word: tertiary-level education Part of Speech: noun 1. Higher education. Labels: uncountable
Word: get sick Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, sick. Labels: Canada, US 2. To vomit. Labels: euphemistic Example: "I didn't ever do that, but when I first started drinking I got sick all over this guy I was seeing," I say.
Word: I's Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From I + -'s (suffix forming plurals). 1. plural of I (letter of the alphabet or the ego) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: I's Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂ Proto-Indo-European *e- Proto-Indo-European *-m ? Proto-Indo-European *-óm Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm Proto-Germanic *eka Proto-Germanic *ek Proto-West Germanic *ik Old English iċ Middle English ik, ich, ī English I English 's English I's From I + 's (contraction of is, has, and was). 1. Contraction of I + is. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal, nonstandard Example: I's going now. 2. Contraction of I + has. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal, nonstandard Example: I's got to go. 3. Contraction of I + was. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, nonstandard Example: I's going to the store yesterday.
Word: I's Part of Speech: det Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂ Proto-Indo-European *e- Proto-Indo-European *-m ? Proto-Indo-European *-óm Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm Proto-Germanic *eka Proto-Germanic *ek Proto-West Germanic *ik Old English iċ Middle English ik, ich, ī English I English -'s English I's From I + -'s (possessive marker). 1. Synonym of my. Labels: nonstandard Example: This is my husband and I's favorite place to sit.
Word: incute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See incuse. 1. To strike or stamp in. Labels: obsolete Example: This doth incute and beat into our hearts the fear of God, which expelleth sin, and "is the beginning of wisdom."
Word: knop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English knop, from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch knoppe, from Proto-Germanic *knuppô, *knuppaz, *knappô, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). Possible doublet of knave and knob. Pronunciation: /ˈnɒp/ 1. A knob, usually ornamental Example: The thin shaft of each stick, composed of two cylinders on either side of a central knop, is engraved with a scrollwork pattern known as vermicule for its wormlike appearance. Example: In the thirteenth century come the chalices of the treasuries of Troyes and Orléans, the one in the latter having been dug up with its paten. They are of very simple design, squat in outline, with a circular foot and a gadrooned knop; the same design occurs in the fourteenth century, on the chalice in the Bordeaux Treasury. 2. A finial, or swelling termination Example: In the three upper elements, the knop-finial-fillet, both masters use all three squares from the base plan forming widths of 1:2:√2 (another pleasing rhythm). In the gable over the window the finials have width in the ratio of √2:4:2. The elements on the pinnacle relate to those on the gable as 1:√2, 1:2 and √2:2. 3. A tuft or overthickened bunch of looped or twisted yarn Example: The thick places are created by winding effect yarn around the core yarn. We can distinguish the length of the knop L, its thickness D, the distance between them Q, and the nominal diameter of continuously twisted component yarns d. The sum of the distance between the knops and the length of a knop is the stitch of this kind of fancy yarn. 4. A closed bud or bud-like, swelling protuberance of a plant, or the representation thereof in the decorative arts Example: On these shawl borders the knop and flower are often also combined, the knop becoming the cone or Cypress-like trunk of a tree, the branches of which fam out like the fronds of the Hom. [Plate III., fig. 6]. In some Indian and Persian carpets the knop or cone throws out graceful Hom fronds, one on either side, from the ends of which hangs a large flower, presenting the alternation of a branching cone and flower.
Word: out the window Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Made obsolete; altered drastically as a result of situational change. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: Women can run, blacks can run, all sorts of people can run. We didn't think people like that could win in years past. That conventional wisdom is out the window now. That's good news. Example: it's bad for principles that we thought were the basis for post Cold War security -- for example, non-aggression, pluralism, tolerance, things of that kind, and they 're out the window now. I mean this- this framework, for these principles, are the antithesis of principles that we allegedly were backing over the last 45 years of the Cold War. 2. Gone; departed; disappeared. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: Life had gone out the window and scampered off.
Word: gone down the tube Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of go down the tube Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: go down the toilet Part of Speech: verb 1. To fail. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic 2. To degenerate rapidly. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, the, toilet.
Word: rehome Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz Proto-West Germanic *haim Old English hām Middle English hōm English home English rehome From re- + home. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈhəʊm/ 1. To find a new home for (especially a pet). Labels: transitive Example: The cat recovered after treatment by a vet and has now been rehomed. Example: Lucy added: "Working in a busy station means that acquiring animals on shift isn't particularly unusual. At the start of lockdown last year, we had to rehome a baby dove. 2. To find a new family for (one or more adopted children) without using official adoption agencies. Labels: transitive
Word: underexploited Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English exploited English underexploited From under- + exploited. 1. Not exploited to any great extent; not used to full advantage. Example: The region's mineral resources are currently underexploited.
Word: innutrition 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 nutrition English innutrition From in- + nutrition. 1. Lack of nutrition. Labels: uncountable Example: Lacking those developed senses and motor powers which higher animals possess, ninety-nine in the hundred of these minute animals, severally living for but a few hours, disappear either by innutrition or by destruction.
Word: Gradgrindian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Gradgrind + -ian, name of a pedantic character in Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times. 1. Having a soulless devotion to facts and figures; inflexibly utilitarian. Example: But today's winning businesses are positively Gradgrindian in their pursuit of the truth. Example: Whether one favours a Gradgrindian Thatcherism that removes all worker rights, or a Corbynista fantasy of wholesale nationalisation, we will find these are impossible, given the reach of the Brussels acquis.
Word: Internet Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by the U.S. Defense Department in 1986. Shortening of internetwork. Pronunciation: /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/, /ˈɪn(t)ɚˌnɛt/, [ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌnɛt] 1. The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems. Example: 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreword", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi [I]f you think the Internet existed in 1970, I can only guess that the education system has left at least one child behind. 2. The global community of individuals communicating via the Internet. Labels: broadly, informal Example: We know how much the Internet has changed America. And we are already an open society. Imagine how much it could change China. Now, there is no question – China has been trying to crack down on the Internet. Good luck. That's sort of like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall. Example: Not to be confused with the Josh Hutcherson Saturday Night Live sketch that's almost impossible to find online, the tragedy of Peanut, an Instagram-famous squirrel that was euthanized late last month, has sent the internet into mourning.
Word: Internet Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss
Word: Wikipedia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwiki Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English WikiWikiWebclip. English wiki Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos) Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek παιδεύω (paideúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā)bor. New Latin encyclopaedīalbor. English encyclopedia blend English Wikipedia Blend of wiki + encyclopedia, coined by Larry Sanger in 2001. By surface analysis, wiki + -pedia. Pronunciation: /ˌwɪ.kɪˈpiːdi.ə/, /ˌwɪ.kiˈpidi.ə/, /ˌwɪkəˈpidi.ə/ 1. A free-content, multilingual, online encyclopedia and wiki run by the Wikimedia Foundation. Example: He joined Wikipedia two years ago. Example: Shopping online for deals on some writable media / I edit Wikipedia 2. The community that develops Wikipedia. Labels: metonymically Example: In August 2009, Wikipedia announced that it planned a move that many saw as a step away from its freewheeling ethos of anyone can edit. Example: Wikipedia mounted a 24-hour protest starting at midnight by converting their English page to a shadowy black background and warning readers that "the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet." 3. A main-belt asteroid (No. 274301).
Word: Wikipedia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwiki Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English WikiWikiWebclip. English wiki Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos) Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek παιδεύω (paideúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā)bor. New Latin encyclopaedīalbor. English encyclopedia blend English Wikipedia Blend of wiki + encyclopedia, coined by Larry Sanger in 2001. By surface analysis, wiki + -pedia. Pronunciation: /ˌwɪ.kɪˈpiːdi.ə/, /ˌwɪ.kiˈpidi.ə/, /ˌwɪkəˈpidi.ə/ 1. A version of the encyclopedia Wikipedia in a particular language. Example: There are over five million articles on the English Wikipedia. Example: Work in the open-source software community or contribute to wikipedias on your favourite subjects. 2. A wiki or similar collaborative database, especially one that is also an encyclopaedia. Example: His new project is to create a Wikipedia for UFO sightings from all around the world. Example: Likewise, it is much more important to build a complete set of libraries for all aspects of computing, a Wikipedia of free code, than to worry that further language innovation is the gating factor towards any future progress in software. 3. An article or page on Wikipedia. Labels: colloquial Example: He learned a lot of things according to his Wikipedia / and demonstrates his ample intellect on social media. Example: We spent our days off huddled in blankets and fleeces on our awful bony couch, listening to the radio and writing in our notebooks or sending emails or ‘doing research’, which for me meant reading the Wikipedias of lesser-known serial killers[…] 4. A source of abundant encyclopedic knowledge. Labels: colloquial, figuratively Example: Her mind was a Wikipedia of useless information. Example: We had no illusions of providing a 360° coverage of the sociology of religion, or of confusing a Handbook with a wikipedia.
Word: Wikipedia Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwiki Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English WikiWikiWebclip. English wiki Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos) Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek παιδεύω (paideúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā)bor. New Latin encyclopaedīalbor. English encyclopedia blend English Wikipedia Blend of wiki + encyclopedia, coined by Larry Sanger in 2001. By surface analysis, wiki + -pedia. Pronunciation: /ˌwɪ.kɪˈpiːdi.ə/, /ˌwɪ.kiˈpidi.ə/, /ˌwɪkəˈpidi.ə/ 1. To consult Wikipedia for information. Labels: colloquial, intransitive Example: Did a bit of Wikipediaing: […] Example: Is everybody in this group incapable of arithmetic, Googling, and Wikipediaing? 2. To search Wikipedia for information on a specific subject. Labels: colloquial, transitive Example: I mean, it's true, if Katie Holmes had not become engaged to Tom Cruise, we'd all still be Wikipeidaing her, looking her up, trying to figure out exactly why do I know her, what was she in, is she famous? Example: He made me curious enough that I Wikipediaed Bob Satterfield and found out, yes, he was a real fighter, nicknamed the Bombadier, and was KO'd by the Raging Bull himself in a 1946 fight in Wrigley Field.
Word: gobsmackingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English gobsmacking Middle English -ly English -ly English gobsmackingly From gobsmacking + -ly. 1. Astonishingly; amazingly. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang Example: 1992, Mark Lewisohn, Root Into Europe, BBC Guide to Comedy Astonishingly blunt, completely oblivious to the fact that his opinions and rudeness might be alien or offensive to others, and gobsmackingly ignorant of any other point of view. Example: The AAA company Millie’s suing is run by a crooked mogul played by Taika Watiti, doing a gobsmackingly awful caricature of modern tech-bro arrogance.
Word: factionalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English factional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English factionalism From factional + -ism. 1. The splitting of a group into factions. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Conflict between factions. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kalon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλόν (kalón); related to κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”). 1. Ideal perfect beauty in the physical and moral sense, especially as perceived by Greek philosophers. Labels: uncountable
Word: park that thought Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of hold that thought. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic
Word: covered bridge Part of Speech: noun 1. A bridge with a (usually wooden) house-like structure covering it, to protect it from the elements.
Word: toruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of torus Labels: form-of, plural Example: Replace 2 and 4 by thickened toruses 2′ and 4′ enclosing 3′ and replace 1 and 5 by the remaining regions. Example: Since we're discussing cosmic geometry, I will mention that the rings of angels are what mathematicians call toruses or anchor rings—i.e., doughnut-like shapes.
Word: rogue wave Part of Speech: noun 1. An unexpected, dangerously large wave. Example: Then one giant crest spills green water over the bow and stops our 100-ton vehicle as though it had ploughed into a gargantuan hay bale. . . . The rogue wave our experimental 78-foot craft hit must have been well over 10 feet high. Example: One of her owners, Mark Litchfield, was quoted by United Press International as saying a “rogue wave” might have knocked the ship over.
Word: disbud Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English bud English disbud From dis- + bud. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈbʌd/ 1. To remove buds from a plant in order to promote growth and health in the remaining buds. 2. To remove horn-buds from a young calf, lamb or goat kid, to prevent growth of horns.
Word: keet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of parakeet. Pronunciation: /kiːt/ 1. A lorikeet or parakeet. Labels: colloquial
Word: keet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /kiːt/ 1. A guineafowl. 2. A young guineafowl.
Word: rouille Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French rouille (“rouille (sauce); rust”); the sauce is so named because its colour resembles that of rust. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːi/ 1. A type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and a rouille sauce [...]. Example: ROUILLE SAUCE / Strongly flavored, served with fish soups or bouillabaisse.
Word: rabbin Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of rabbi. Labels: alt-of, dated Example: Vain and futilous are the feavourish dreams of the antient Rabbins
Word: divisi Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian divisi. 1. divided (within one instrumental part, simultaneous notes between two or more players) Labels: not-comparable
Word: divise Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of devise. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: roll up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The "arrive by vehicle" sense involves the notion of being on wheels (or, similarly, on tank treads); it is conceptually coordinate with walk up as in "approach"; thus, both can take to as preposition (e.g., roll up to, walk up to, belly up to). 1. To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: The businessmen rolled up the market by buying most of the major players. 2. To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like. Labels: transitive Example: The shopkeeper had to roll up the poster to make it easier to carry. Example: When they told you not to fold, spindle, or mutilate a punchcard, the spindling referred to rolling it up. 3. To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like. Labels: transitive 4. To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like. Labels: transitive Example: The audacity of that man rolling up in court was astounding. 5. To raise (a car window, rolling door, or rolling security barrier). Labels: transitive Example: The shopkeeper had to roll up the security barrier to open the shop. 6. To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game. Labels: intransitive 7. To arrive by vehicle, usually by car. Labels: intransitive Example: We thought Jim would be late for the wedding, but then we saw him roll up in front of the church in his Mercedes. Example: Don't be rolling up to my door without calling ahead.
Word: roll up Part of Speech: intj Etymology: The "arrive by vehicle" sense involves the notion of being on wheels (or, similarly, on tank treads); it is conceptually coordinate with walk up as in "approach"; thus, both can take to as preposition (e.g., roll up to, walk up to, belly up to). 1. Used to call the attention of potential purchasers. Example: Roll up, roll up! Pies for sale!
Word: roll up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The "arrive by vehicle" sense involves the notion of being on wheels (or, similarly, on tank treads); it is conceptually coordinate with walk up as in "approach"; thus, both can take to as preposition (e.g., roll up to, walk up to, belly up to). 1. Alternative form of rollup. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Dubai Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic دُبَيّ (dubayy). Pronunciation: /duːˈbaɪ/, /dʊˈbaɪ/ 1. A city in the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Dubai emirate. Example: Three Philippine women working in Dubai died in their car, trapped by waters gushing down the street. 2. An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
Word: feel sorry for Part of Speech: verb 1. To pity; to show pity for. Example: I am down, down, down / I feel so sorry for myself / I get down, down, down / And I need somebody's help
Word: frilled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English frill Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English frilled From frill + -ed. Pronunciation: /fɹɪld/ 1. Having frills, frilly. Example: The sole image of Henry Cavendish captured in his lifetime shows an aristocratic-looking man in a frock coat, frilled shirt-wrists, and white stockings, wearing a knocker-tailed periwig under a black three-cornered hat.
Word: frilled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English frill Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English frilled From frill + -ed. Pronunciation: /fɹɪld/ 1. simple past and past participle of frill Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: go by Part of Speech: verb 1. To pass or go past without much interaction. Labels: intransitive Example: I like to sit and watch the world go by. The rest of the day went by quickly. 2. To be called, to use as a name. Labels: transitive Example: His full name is Ernest Tinkleton, but he goes by Ernie. 3. To suggest or request that other people use a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject. Labels: transitive Example: I go by they/them pronouns. 4. To follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc. Labels: transitive Example: I'm only going by what my teacher said. Example: a good rule to go by
Word: go in Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, in. Example: It's getting cold. Let's go in. 2. To become obscured by clouds. Example: It's chilly now the sun's gone in. 3. To begin or become involved in some activity. Example: I wish I'd known that going in. 4. To share in part of a project's or plan's duties or costs. Example: If you guys are fixing up that boat together to share it, I'll go in too. 5. To become understood or accepted. Example: You have to tell him a hundred times if you want it to go in. 6. To perform invasive surgery. Example: Our next step is to meet with Dr. Wells (surgeon) to discuss our next step. It looks like he will have to go in and see exactly what it is, then if cancer, extract it. 7. To beat up or attack. Labels: dated Example: You went in on him with a knife?
Word: gold medal Part of Speech: noun 1. A medal made of, or having the color of, gold, given as a prize for winning. Example: Great Britain has collected its first gold medal of the London Games after Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won the coxless pairs with a stunning performance that will spark a mass outpouring of celebration and relief across the country. 2. Finishing in first position, winning. Labels: broadly
Word: silver medal Part of Speech: noun 1. A medal made of, or having the color of, silver, given as a prize for finishing in second place. 2. Finishing in second position, being a runner-up. Labels: broadly
Word: bronze medal Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɑnz ˈmɛɾəl/ 1. A medal made of, or having the color of, bronze, given as a prize for finishing in third place. 2. Finishing in third position. Labels: broadly
Word: hectolitre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French hectolitre. By surface analysis, hecto- + litre. 1. A unit of volume or capacity equivalent to 100 litres. Symbol: hL