nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: nain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh nain (“grandmother”). 1. A grandmother. Labels: North-Wales Example: Coordinate term: taid Example: Then we threw down a gauntlet to the mams, dads, nains and taids of Wales to see where they go to treat their kids to some really good, tasty food.
Word: molle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See moll. 1. flat; lowered by a semitone Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: B molle Example: F molle
Word: Kaaba Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba, “cube”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːbə/ 1. The nearly cubical stone temple in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam and site of the great hajj assembly.
Word: fists Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɪsts/ 1. plural of fist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fists Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɪsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fist Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: explicable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French explicable, from Latin explicabilis, from explicō (“unfold, explain”). Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/ 1. Able to be explained.
Word: contente Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of content. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: balcon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French balcon. 1. Obsolete form of balcony. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: That done, we walked to Cornehill, and there at Mr. Cade’s stood in the balcon and saw all the funeral, which was with the blue-coat boys and old men, all the Aldermen, and Lord Mayor, &c., and the number of the company very great; the greatest I ever did see for a taverne.
Word: charbon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French charbon (“coal; anthrax”). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɑː(ɹ)bən/ 1. A small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated. Labels: countable 2. A very contagious and fatal disease of sheep, horses, and cattle; anthrax. Labels: uncountable
Word: Iraak Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia
Word: changement Part of Speech: noun 1. A change in the tempo or rhythm of one's actions, to mislead the opponent.
Word: visiter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English visiter, visitere, equivalent to visit + -er. 1. Archaic form of visitor. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Lady Anne had too good taste for that. Still, any one who knew her not, might have thought, from the unusual care and pains bestowed on her appearance, that she herself meditated a conquest of their visiter. 2. Misspelling of visitor. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Philippa Part of Speech: name Etymology: A Latinate feminine form of Philip, recorded in medieval England, but originally pronounced like the masculine form. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪ.lɪ.pə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: "You detest every thing insincere, I know, charming Philippa — pardon me, your beautiful name betrays me constantly. Is it not — like your voice — stolen from poetry or music?" Example: They had an expensive, well-cut air which was like a uniform, and their conversation was all about people with names like Terence and Geoffrey, Philippa and Vivien, who lived in London and County Wicklow and who were "terribly amusing".
Word: birch bolete Part of Speech: noun 1. Leccinum scabrum, an edible mushroom.
Word: marchant Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of merchant. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: His wife (having invented a present shift) laughed on her husband, saying: What marchant I pray you have you brought home hither, to fetch away my tub for five pence, for which I poore woman that sit all day alone in my house have beene proffered so often seaven: […] Example: By Jove, master marchant, by sea or by land Would get but smale argent if I did not stand His very good master, I may say to you, When he hazards in hope what hap will insue.
Word: Vesuvius Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Vesuvius, of uncertain origin. Pronunciation: /vəˈsu.vi.əs/ 1. A volcanic mountain located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy. Example: Hecla bellowed until the Icelanders feared a cataclysm. Vesuvius blew its head off.
Word: Vesuvius Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Vesuvius, of uncertain origin. Pronunciation: /vəˈsu.vi.əs/ 1. A kind of firework supposed to resemble a volcano eruption.
Word: vicomte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French vicomte. Doublet of vicecomes and viscount. 1. A French viscount.
Word: Schmidt Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Schmidt (“smith”). Doublet of Smid and Smith. Pronunciation: /ʃmɪt/ 1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation]. Example: “The work continues, the data, the products, the science will continue because science is done by people not by buildings,” NASA GISS director Gavin Schmidt told CNN.
Word: Schmidt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Schmidt (“smith”). Doublet of Smid and Smith. Pronunciation: /ʃmɪt/ 1. Ellipsis of Schmidt telescope. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: black chanterelle Part of Speech: noun 1. An edible mushroom. 2. An edible mushroom.
Word: Hamish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized spelling of Scottish Gaelic Sheumais, vocative case of Seumas, from English James (see for more). Doublet of James etc. Pronunciation: /ˈheɪmɪʃ/ 1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of mostly Scottish usage.
Word: Jimbo Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪmbəʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒɪmboʊ/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name James.
Word: ugly milk-cap Part of Speech: noun 1. An edible mushroom, Lactarius necator.
Word: Amanab Part of Speech: noun 1. A people of Papua New Guinea. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Amanab Part of Speech: name 1. Their language. 2. A district of Sandaun, Papua New Guinea.
Word: sheep polypore Part of Speech: noun 1. An edible mushroom (Albatrellus ovinus).
Word: slippery jack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Most have a slimy cap. 1. A mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.
Word: lawyer's wig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its resemblance to the traditional horsehair wig worn by barristers in Britain. 1. A certain edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus). Example: You find parasols and lawyer's wig more in the fields, and pholiota... Example: These Lawyer's wig fungi are for me the best tasting mushrooms, even better than cepes and they are wonderful just gently fried in butter.
Word: Spackle Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of spackle. Labels: alt-of
Word: chiastolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek χιαστός (khiastós, “arranged diagonally”) derived from χι (khi, “Greek letter X khi”) + -lite. So called from the resemblance of the crosscuts of its crystals to the Greek letter chi. 1. An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: churning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of churn Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: churning Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is churned. Example: Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere — an invisible bubble of magnetism generated by the powerful churning of molten metals at Earth’s core. 2. The quantity of butter prepared (by churning) at one time.
Word: equipage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French equippage, from equipper. The "carriage" sense may be influenced by Latin equus (“horse”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ/ 1. Equipment or supplies, especially military ones. Labels: uncountable Example: Araminta, come I'll talk ſeriouſly to you now, could you but ſee vvith my Eyes the buffoonry of one Scene of Addreſs, a Lover, ſet out with all his Equipage and Appurtenances; […] 2. A type of horse-drawn carriage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At this moment the carriage turned into the Prado; a thousand magnificent equipages, with plumed horses, superb caparisons, and beautiful women bowing to the cavaliers, who stood for a moment on the foot-board, and then bowed their adieus to the “ladies of their love,” passed before our eyes. 3. The carriage together with attendants; a retinue. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For although the Queen had ordered a little Equipage of all things neceſſary while I was in her Service, yet my Ideas were wholly taken up with what I ſaw on every ſide of me, and winked at my own Littleneſs as People do at their own Faults. Example: Miserable and desponding he returned to his home; while Oriana, in again taking leave of her family, was borne back in her aunt's equipage to the splendours of the Park. 4. Military dress; uniform, armour, etc. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Loe-heere a description, much resembling the equipage of a compleat French-man at armes, with all his bards.
Word: equipage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French equippage, from equipper. The "carriage" sense may be influenced by Latin equus (“horse”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ/ 1. To furnish with an equipage. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: repetitively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English repetitive Middle English -ly English -ly English repetitively From repetitive + -ly. 1. In a repetitive manner.
Word: receptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin recipiō Latin receptus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin receptivusbor. Middle English receptive English receptive From Late Middle English receptive, receptyue (“capable of receiving something; acting as a receptacle”), borrowed from Medieval Latin receptivus (“capable of receiving something”), from Latin receptus (“retaken, having been retaken; received, having been received”) + -īvus (suffix added to the perfect passive participial stems of verbs, forming a deverbal adjective meaning ‘doing; related to doing’). Receptus is the perfect passive participle of recipiō (“to regain possession, take back; to recapture; to receive; to accept, undertake”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘back, backwards; again’) + capiō (“to capture, catch, take; to take hold, take possession; to take on; to contain, hold; to occupy; to possess; to receive, take in; to comprehend, understand; to captivate, charm”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to hold; to seize”)). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈsɛptɪv/, /ɹəˈsɛptɪv/ 1. Capable of receiving something. 2. Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas. Example: receptive to the idea Example: The patient was receptive to her treatment. 3. Ready for reproduction; fertile. Example: When the delightful draught is quaffed and the winged beggar turns to leave, it is confronted with a straight and narrow way out, and before the open can be reached our bee must squeeze under a receptive stigma covered with sticky hairs which comb the pollen grains from the fuzzy back of the visitor. 4. Of, affecting, or pertaining to the understanding of language rather than its expression. Example: receptive fluency Example: receptive aphasia 5. Of a female animal (especially a mammal): prepared to mate; in heat, in oestrus.
Word: unrefined 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 refined English unrefined From un- + refined. 1. crude, raw or unprocessed Example: Some journal entries maybe raw and unrefined, others inspirational and detailed, but all show the truth and unbridled passion of what it is to put in your time as a true surf-caster, and maybe you can learn something from it. 2. lacking refinement; uncouth Example: Depend upon it, it is the more coarse and unrefined portion of the community who outrage the feelings of churchgoing people by Sabbath desecration.
Word: unrefined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unrefine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: silenced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of silence Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: silenced Part of Speech: adj 1. made silent 2. fitted with a silencer
Word: cramped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɹæmpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of cramp Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cramped Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kɹæmpt/ 1. Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially. Example: Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either. Example: Since then we have had the opportunity to travel in them and were much impressed by the internal styling and comfort of the seating (with the minor exception of the single seats which have been tucked in longitudinally alongside some of the entrance vestibules and which are so cramped that only the slimmest of female figures could be comfortable in them; the space they occupy would have been better utilised to increase standing room). 2. Overcrowded or congested. 3. Tight because of or like suffering a cramp. 4. Illegible.
Word: rivo Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Perhaps from Spanish arriba (“up”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪvəʊ/ 1. A drinking cry. Labels: obsolete Example: Rivo, says the drunkard. Call in ribs , call in tallow Example: Then ther's my chub , my epicure , Quadratus , that rubbes his guttes , clappes his paunch , and cries Rivo , intertayning my eares perpetually with a most strong discourse of the praise of bottle ale and red herrings
Word: Ophelia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Ofelia, coined by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro in his poem Arcadia (1504), probably from the Ancient Greek ὠφέλειᾰ (ōphéleiă, “help, aid, succour”). The name was used by William Shakespeare for the daugher of Polonius and ill-fated love interest of Hamlet. The moon (of Uranus) is named after this character. Doublet of anopheles Pronunciation: /ɒˈfiː.lɪə/, /əʊˈfiː.lɪə/, /əˈfiː.lɪə/, /oʊˈfi.əl.jə/, /oʊˈfi.li.ə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: I lov’d Ophelia: forty thousand brothers // Could not, with all their quantity of love, // Make up my sum. Example: The eldest daughter of a nobleman / Ophelia lived in fantasy / But love was a cold bed full of scorpions / The venom stole her sanity 2. A moon of Uranus.
Word: perdue Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of perdu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Here, lying perdue, in a snug corner of the hideous inclosure, he over-hears certain Chiefs, or Princes, of the Devils, in their conferences, relate their several exploits and atchievements ^([sic]) in the seduction of mankind […]
Word: perdue Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of perdu. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quickest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of quick: most quick Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: quickest Part of Speech: adv 1. superlative form of quick: most quick Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Mansfield Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Mamesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”). 1. A town in Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5361). 2. Mansfield District, a local government district in Nottinghamshire with its headquarters in the town. 3. A small village north of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6214). 4. A place in Canada: 5. A place in Canada: 6. A place in Canada: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A number of places in the United States: 22. A number of places in the United States: 23. A number of places in the United States: 24. A number of places in the United States: 25. A number of places in the United States: 26. A number of places in the United States: 27. A suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 28. A town in eastern Victoria, Australia. 29. A local government area in Victoria, Australia, which includes the town; in full, the Shire of Mansfield. 30. A surname. 31. Ellipsis of Mansfield College, Oxford. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Word: chasseurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chasseur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chasseur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French chasseur. Doublet of chaser. Pronunciation: /ʃæˈsɜː/, /ʃæˈsɝ/ 1. A soldier equipped for rapid movement; also, any of several light infantry regiments, especially in France. 2. A servant or attendant. Example: I have a house in the Champs Elysees. There is a Swiss in its courtyard. He stands six-foot-seven in his stockings, and the chasseurs are hardly less tall than he. Wherever I go, there are two chefs in my retinue. Both are masters in their art, and furiously jealous of each other. 3. A hotel messenger, especially in France. Example: The chasseur of the Hôtel Récamier (whom he knew far too well) was approaching them at a run. 4. A hunter or huntsman. 5. A dish of meat cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine. Example: From France, Greeley checks in with rabbit chausseurs made with red wine, shallots, tomatoes, and rosemary; […]
Word: arrivant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arrive + -ant or French arrivant. Pronunciation: /əˈɹaɪvənt/ 1. A person who is arriving or has just arrived. Example: The Arrivants: A New World Trilogy by Kamau Brathwaite (1973) Example: Altogether the new arrivant had the air of some desperate adventurer […]
Word: Sheffield Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of the River Sheaf, which is from Old English scēaþ (“boundary”), + Old English feld (“field, open land”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛfiːld/, /ˈʃɛfɪld/ 1. A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: DCI Tom Barnaby: And how would you describe his present situation? Heather Beavers: Well, it's obvious. He's been astrally harvested. Barnaby: Then how do you explain a carving knife stuck in his chest? Beavers: A celestial lance. Barnaby: With 'Made in Sheffield' stamped on it? 2. A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 3. A hamlet in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4526). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A small village in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A common placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A common placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A common placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A common placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A common placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A common placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A common placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A common placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A common placename in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable 16. knife, switchblade. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: touchy-feely Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree. Labels: informal Example: My last boyfriend was a lovely guy, but I dumped him because he was too touchy-feely with me in public. Example: Kühnel’s wife, Berta, began by asking everyone to join hands. […] When I asked her later what she made of the exercise, Hellar told me: “First of all, I’m not a good-feelings, touchy-feely kind of person.” 2. Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic, usually Example: He preferred the clarity of science and left the touchy-feely stuff to others. 3. Appealing to emotion, sympathy, or romance. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic, usually Example: I think the movie had too much touchy-feely nonsense and not enough action.
Word: touchy-feely Part of Speech: noun 1. Physical contact, typically sexual, and usually inappropriate or unwanted. Labels: uncountable Example: Why is it that, when straight men are touched, it is an affront worthy of outrage and police investigation, yet a woman's being the subject of a bar-wide game of touchy-feely is par for the course? Example: When I was wrestling, females were just appearing on the scene. I loved my coach's position. "If they want to wrestle with the boys, sure, I will put our wrestlers on the mat for some touchy feely. (Paraphrased, but not by much)
Word: mint sauce Part of Speech: noun 1. A sauce, made with mint and vinegar, that is a popular accompaniment to roast lamb. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Money. Labels: UK, dated, slang, uncountable, usually Example: 'Sure, I do. Joey comes here with me whenever I'm not busy with a flat and he's got the mint-sauce for the entrance fee.'
Word: main sheet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mainsheet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: beldam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of beldame. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Had Pyrrhus not fallen by a beldam's hand in Argos or Julius Caesar not been knifed to death? They are not to be thought away.
Word: beldame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from late (1400–1450) Middle English beldame, beldam, from Middle English bel (“attractive, fine, good”) (from Old French bel (“beautiful”), from Latin bellus) + dame, dam (“a mother, lady”), itself ultimately from Latin domina (“a mistress, lady”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛldəm/ 1. A grandmother. Labels: obsolete Example: There he was welcom'd of that honeſt ſyre, / And of his aged Beldame homely well; / Who him beſought himſelfe to diſattyre, / And reſt himſelfe, till ſupper time befell. Example: Diſeaſed nature oftentimes breakes forth, / In ſtrange eruptions, oft the teeming earth / Is with a kind of collicke pincht and vext, / By the impriſoning of vnruly wind / Within her vvombe, vvhich for enlargement ſtriuing / Shakes the old Beldame earth, and topples down / Steeples and moſſegrovvn towers. 2. An old woman, particularly an ugly one. Labels: archaic Example: Justice is an old hobbling beldame, and I can't get her to keep pace with Generosity, for the soul of me. Example: […] have a curiosity to hear my fortune told: therefore, Sam, order the beldame forward.
Word: worstest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English worst Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English worstest From worst + -est. 1. Worst. Labels: nonstandard Example: Of all the blessed insults rolled into one, this here's the worstest.
Word: worstest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English worst Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English worstest From worst + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of worst Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: worser Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *wirsizô Old English wiersa Middle English worse English worse English -er English worser From worse + -er. 1. worse. Labels: archaic, nonstandard Example: That were my ſtate farre worſer then it is, I would not wed her for a mine of Gold Example: Spencer ere it flow thrice at London bridge, / London I feare will heare of worſer newes.
Word: worser Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *wirsizô Old English wiersa Middle English worse English worse English -er English worser From worse + -er. 1. worse. Labels: archaic, nonstandard Example: Is he married? I cannot hate thee worſer than I do, If thou againe ſay yes
Word: Homo sapien Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from the taxonomic name Homo sapiens, treated as if an English plural form. 1. A member of the species Homo sapiens. Labels: nonstandard Example: A child possesses no human nature at birth. At this time he is only a raw homo sapien with human nature potentials, ... Example: I think I'm sophisticated / 'Cause I'm living my life like a good homo sapien
Word: canterbury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Canterbury. 1. A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
Word: do one Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A contraction of several related longer expressions like do a runner, do a bunk, do a flit and do a moonlight flit 1. To go away, to leave; to get lost. Labels: UK, colloquial Example: I am a northerner and if any daft apeth with a cob on wants to mither me about my accent, they can do one.
Word: do one Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ˌdoʊ ˈwʌn/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after do and before do two in a duodecimal system. Written 11, decimal value 13.
Word: rhinolith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rhino- (“nose”) + -lith (“stone”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪnə(ʊ)lɪθ/ 1. A calculus that forms in the nasal cavity. Example: Dr. J. Middlemas Hunt […] describes a case of rhinolith. […]. This proved to be a small nasal calculus, weighing seven grains, and consisting mostly of sequestrum of bone. Example: A rhinolith is a mineralized nasal foreign body.
Word: friendships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of friendship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hanna Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers. As a Polish village, named for the queen Anna Jagiellon. 1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah. Labels: countable, uncommon, uncountable 2. A surname originating as a matronymic based on Hannah. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 3. A town in Special Area No. 2, Alberta, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hanna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From anglicization of Irish Ó hAnnaidh (“descendant of Annadh”), from annadh (“delay”). As a ghost town in Missouri and unincorporated community in South Dakota, named for Ohio senator Mark Hanna. As an unincorporated community on Ute land in Utah, named for postmaster William P. Hanna. 1. An Irish and Scottish surname from Irish. 2. A locale in the United States: 3. A locale in the United States: 4. A locale in the United States: 5. A locale in the United States:
Word: discouraging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/, /dɪsˈkɝ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of discourage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: discouraging Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/, /dɪsˈkɝ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. That causes discouragement. Example: Near-synonyms: disheartening; see also Thesaurus:disheartening Example: Oh, give me a home where the Buffalo roam / Where the Deer and the Antelope play; / Where never is heard a discouraging word, / And the sky is not clouded all day
Word: discouraging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/, /dɪsˈkɝ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. discouragement Example: August 6, 1841, Lydia Ann Barclay, letter to J. B. But, alas! I fear the health of the better part is dwindling instead of increasing, through letting in the enemy's discouragings, and a want of feeling after the daily sap of life, whereby strength would be received to overcome all obstacles […]
Word: discouragement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English discourage Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English discouragement From discourage + -ment. 1. The loss of confidence or enthusiasm. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of discouraging. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Anything that discourages. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gendarme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Italic *gentis Latin gentem Old French gentder. French gents French gens Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old French de Middle French de French d' Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmosder. Late Latin arma Old French arme Middle French arme French armes French gens d'armes French gendarmesbf. French gendarmebor. English gendarme Borrowed from French gendarme, a back-formation from gendarmes, from gens d'armes (“people of arms, armed people”), from gens + d' + armes. Pronunciation: /ʒɒnˈdɑːm/, /ʒɑnˈdɑɹm/ 1. A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties. 2. A policeman. Example: The US is tempted to play the role of global gendarme because everyone knows that the UN, as it is, lacks the resources and capacity to fill this role. 3. A rock pinnacle on a mountain ridge. Example: The previous attempts foundered when they tried to take this gendarme directly. Example: The Arete starts easily, with several beautiful, loping pitches leading to a striking gendarme.
Word: Gladstone Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English glæd (“shining”) + stān (“stone”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡlædstən/ 1. A Scottish habitational surname from Old English. 2. A Scottish habitational surname from Old English. 3. Any of places of the same name. 4. Any of places of the same name. 5. Any of places of the same name. 6. Any of places of the same name. 7. Any of places of the same name. 8. Any of places of the same name. 9. Any of places of the same name. 10. Any of places of the same name. 11. Any of places of the same name. 12. Any of places of the same name. 13. Any of places of the same name. 14. Any of places of the same name. 15. Any of places of the same name. 16. Any of places of the same name. 17. Any of places of the same name. 18. Any of places of the same name. 19. Any of places of the same name. 20. Any of places of the same name. 21. Any of places of the same name. 22. Any of places of the same name. 23. Any of places of the same name. 24. Any of places of the same name.
Word: Gladstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English glæd (“shining”) + stān (“stone”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡlædstən/ 1. Ellipsis of Gladstone bag. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Would we help him to pack his Gladstone? Example: I lit a cigarette and got all dressed and then I packed these two Gladstones I have. It only took me about two minutes. 2. A four-wheeled two-seated carriage with driver's seat and dicky. Labels: historical
Word: Lanarkshire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Lanark + -shire. 1. A former county of Scotland.
Word: Dunkirk Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dutch Duinkerke, from duin (“dune”) + kerk (“church”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʌŋkɜː(ɹ)k/, /dʌnˈkɜː(ɹ)k/ 1. A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. 2. A place in England: 3. A place in England: 4. A place in England: 5. A place in England: 6. A place in England: 7. A place in England: 8. A place in England: 9. A place in England: 10. A place in England: 11. A place in the United States: 12. A place in the United States: 13. A place in the United States: 14. A place in the United States: 15. A place in the United States: 16. A place in the United States: 17. A place in the United States: 18. A surname.
Word: Siam Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Sciam (“Thailand”), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam, historical name”) (see there for more hypotheses), the same root as Shan and probably Assam. Pronunciation: /saɪˈæm/ 1. Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia. Labels: historical Example: From hence we firſt ſailed to Achin, in the iſland of Sumatra, and then to Siam, where we bartered our wares for ſome arrack and opium, the laſt of which bore a great price among the Chineſe:[…]
Word: schrecklichkeit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Schrecklichkeit (“awfulness”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɹɛklɪçkaɪt/ 1. A military policy of terrorising an enemy, especially through its civilian population. Labels: uncountable 2. A general atmosphere or situation of awfulness or dread. Labels: uncountable Example: 1973: I embarked on the quotidian schrecklichkeit of getting up. — Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 11)
Word: nylons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nylon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nylons Part of Speech: noun 1. stockings made from nylon Labels: plural, plural-only Example: She sheathed her legs in the sheerest of the nylons that her father had brought back from the Continent, and slipped her feet into the toeless, high-heeled shoes of black suède.
Word: tristes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triste Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gadroon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French godron, from Middle French goderon, from a form of godet (“vase with wavy edges”) + -(e)ron, from Dutch kodde (“piece of cylindrical wood”). Also probably related to goder (“to pucker”). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈdɹuːn/ 1. Any of a series of raised decorative curves used as adornments on the necks of vases, silverware, etc. Example: Owing possibly to some flaw in his mental make-up, Uncle Tom has been collecting old silver since I was so high […]. I knew all about that collection of his, not only because I had had to listen to him for hours on the subject of sconces, foliation, ribbon wreaths in high relief and gadroon borders, but because I had what you might call a personal interest in it, once having stolen an eighteenth-century cow-creamer for him. 2. A godroon.
Word: gadrooned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gadroon + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈdɹuːnd/ 1. Adorned with gadroons. Example: Do the Panthers like little Roquefort cheese morsels wrapped in crushed nuts this way, and asparagus tips in mayonnaise dabs, and meatballs petites au Coq Hardi, all of which are at this very moment being offered to them on gadrooned silver platters by maids in black uniforms with hand-ironed white aprons . . . Example: arriving safely, forty minutes later, at the bourne of breakfast, the only breakfast worth the name, the cheminot’s breakfast, the great bowl of coffee laced and gadrooned and filigreed with rum.
Word: gadroons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gadroon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lou Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /luː/ 1. A unisex given name. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Or it’s the man who has listened to Lou Dobbs ranting about people crossing the borders or who has heard some incredibly nasty sermon about homosexuals and thinks to himself, “My race, my people, my tribe are under assault, and the brave young men of the tribe have to protect it.” 2. A unisex given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Nickname for St. Louis: a major city in Missouri, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable, with-definite-article
Word: Lou Part of Speech: name 1. A Southeast Admiralty Islands language spoken on Lou Island of Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. 2. The Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: cocoanut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cocoa (“coco”) + nut. 1. Archaic spelling of coconut. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, the nux-vomica-tree, pimento or allspice shrub, nutmeg-tree, pineapples of different varieties. Example: The Gulnare brought us a few comforts in the shape of fresh provisions, fruits and curry stuffs, for which the Malayan Archipelago is famous, and with her came a supply of cocoanuts, which would have fully stocked an average plantation.
Word: gauleiter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Gauleiter, from Gau (“administrative division”) + Leiter (“leader”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡaʊ(ˌ)laɪtəɹ/ 1. An official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party (after 1933 increasingly adopting state functions). Labels: historical 2. Any overbearing or unpleasant official, especially a local official. Example: Five minutes later, Martland and his gauleiters canter in and whisk poor Hockbottle off to the Cottage Hospital of evil fame.
Word: morceaux Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of morceau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pompeii Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Pompeiī, of Oscan origin, from Oscan *pompe (“five”) + the Latin name-forming suffix -eiī, a reference to its five districts. Related to cinque, five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”). Pronunciation: /pɒmˈpeɪ(i)/, /pɑːmˈpeɪ(i)/ 1. A ruined Roman town in Italy, destroyed by Vesuvius (a volcano) in AD 79. 2. A city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.
Word: southwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂w-én-s Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south English -wards English southwards From south + -wards. 1. In a southerly direction; towards the south. Labels: not-comparable Example: On the journey southwards over the flat, fertile plains, paddy fields stretched away on each side of the line, and the landscape was broken only by wooden villages and stately pagodas. Example: Although [John] Peel's grave is the main attraction, Caldbeck is a captivating little village in its own right, with fine views southwards to the Lake District's serried peaks.
Word: potager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English potager, from Middle French potager, from potage. The pronunciation is sometimes altered to imitate the pronunciation of French potager. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒtaʒeɪ/, /ˈpɒtədʒə/ 1. A kitchen garden; sometimes used attributively. Example: while he could not get into it until he obtained the keys from Bechet the notary, he had a picnic or two in the dilapidated garden and the herb potager, now run hopelessly to seed and weed. 2. A porringer. Labels: obsolete Example: An INDIAN DISH or Potager. Made alſo of the Barque of a Tree, with the Sides and Rim ſewed together after the manner of Twiggen-Work.
Word: McLeod Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid (“son of Leòd”), from Old Norse Liótr (“the Ugly (one)”), from Old Norse ljótr (“ugly, scary”). The combination tool was created in 1905 by Malcolm McLeod, a US Forest Service ranger. Pronunciation: /məˈklaʊd/ 1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, the anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Leòid
Word: McLeod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid (“son of Leòd”), from Old Norse Liótr (“the Ugly (one)”), from Old Norse ljótr (“ugly, scary”). The combination tool was created in 1905 by Malcolm McLeod, a US Forest Service ranger. Pronunciation: /məˈklaʊd/ 1. Synonym of rakehoe.
Word: Kendal Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Cent + dæl = "valley of the river Kent". Pronunciation: /ˈkɛndəl/ 1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5192). 2. A small town in Manchester parish, central Jamaica. 3. A habitational surname from Old English, also as a variant of Kendall. 4. A male given name transferred from the surname. 5. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
Word: Pittsburgh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Pitt + -s- + -burgh (“fortified place”), named after William Pitt the Elder. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪtsbɝɡ/ 1. A city, the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Example: Because he was coincidentally situated in Pittsburgh, he had examined the brains of two former Pittsburgh Steelers players who were discovered to have had postconcussive brain dysfunction: Mike Webster, who became homeless and cognitively impaired before dying of heart failure in 2002; and Terry Long, who committed suicide in 2005. Example: Together with our partner in Pittsburgh, Jewish Family and Community Services, and others across the country, we’ve directly resettled more than 450,000 refugees in the US since 1980 when the USRAP was established, according to HIAS annual reports.
Word: serons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dartmouth Part of Speech: name Etymology: English port: from Dart + mouth, since it lies at the mouth of the River Dart. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːtməθ/, /ˈdɑɹtməθ/ 1. A town, civil parish, and port in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8751). 2. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. 3. An urban community on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. 4. A locality in the Shire of Towong, north eastern Victoria, Australia. 5. Dartmouth College Labels: colloquial 6. An English earldom
Word: Annapolis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originally Anne Arundel’s Towne, in honor of the English noblewoman Anne Arundell (1615/1616–1649), after whom the city’s county (Anne Arundel County) was also named; the namesake was changed to honor Princess Anne of Denmark and Norway, the heir to the throne who became Queen Anne of Great Britain (1665–1714); from Anna (Latinate form of Anne) + -polis (“city”). Pronunciation: /əˈnæpəlɪs/ 1. The capital city of Maryland, United States and the county seat of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Example: Founded by English settlers in the 1600s and named for England’s Princess Anne, Annapolis was a bustling colonial capital. […] Historic Annapolis offers public tours of the Paca house and its elaborate terraced garden, home to rose beds, fruit trees and a small pond. 2. USNA (“United States Naval Academy”), located in the above city. Labels: metonymically
Word: thinkest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English thinkest From think + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of think Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Example: "How thinkest thou that I rule this people? I have but a regiment of guards to do my bidding, therefore it is not by force. It is by terror."
Word: Ricardo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Portuguese and Spanish Ricardo. Doublet of Richard. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkɑɹdoʊ/, /ɹɪˈkɑːdəʊ/ 1. A male given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Richard. 2. A surname. Example: The North Staffordshire was always a railway of character from its formation in 1845, and the Railway Member identified with it from the start was also a character. John Lewis Ricardo was M.P. for Stoke-upon-Trent ^([sic]) from 1841 to 1862. 3. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States; the name was apparently derived from Richard.
Word: mammiferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mamma + -i- + -ferous. Pronunciation: /mæˈmɪfəɹəs/ 1. Mammalian. Example: The moment of ejaculation in mammiferous animals is accompanied by universal excitement of the whole body, a kind of slight convulsion, which terminates in a comatose or exstatic state. 2. Having mammae, or (humorous) breasts. Example: The mammiferous secretary slithered in, changed the spool and slithered out again, giving me a small, hygienic smile en route.
Word: mammae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mamma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pococurantism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pococurante 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 pococurantism From pococurante + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊkəʊkjʊˈɹæntɪzəm/ 1. Indifference, nonchalance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The doom of Fate was, Be thou a Dandy! Have thy eye-glasses, opera-glasses, thy Long-Acre cabs with white-breeched tiger, thy yawning impassivities, pococurantisms; fix thyself in Dandyhood, undeliverable; it is thy doom. Example: It is queer the fantastic things quite good people will do in order to keep up their appearance of calm pococurantism.
Word: amoebae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amoeba Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amebae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ameba, a variant of amoeba. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ancestress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ancestor + -ess. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹəs/, /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹɪs/ 1. A female ancestor. Labels: dated Example: The strange legend that you will find inscribed by your remote ancestress upon the potsherd was communicated to me by my father on his deathbed, and took a strong hold upon my imagination.
Word: apatite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, from German Apatit (“apatite”). Apatit was coined by the German geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749–1817), as follows: Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πᾰ́τη (ăpắtē, “deceit, fraud”) (as it is often mistaken for other minerals) + German -it (suffix forming nouns denoting minerals or rocks; cognate with English -ite); the German word was first used in a 1786 book. Regarding minerals that were named for being deceptive and thus confused with others, compare also fool's gold. Pronunciation: /ˈæpətaɪt/, /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/ 1. A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment, and also produced biologically in bones and teeth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We had prepared, by precipitation methods, finely divided crystalline apatites that were similar in crystal size and x-ray diffraction profile to bone apatite.
Word: aromatherapist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aroma + therapist. 1. A practitioner of aromatherapy.
Word: inadequacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inadequate + -cy or in- + adequacy. Pronunciation: /ɪˈnædɪkwəsi/, /ɪˈnædəkwəsi/ 1. The state of being inadequate. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: sense of inadequacy Example: He struggled with feelings of inadequacy. 2. A shortage of required material. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A lack of competence or ability. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: recommences Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recommence Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person