nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: wanly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English wan Middle English -ly English -ly English wanly From wan + -ly. 1. In a wan or pale manner. Example: She has the faded look of a St. James's Street illumination, as it may be seen of an early morning, when half the lamps are out, and the others are blinking wanly, as if they were about to vanish like ghosts before the dawn. Example: Having turned about, he kept his horse to a walk, and at this gait the sleighbells tinkled but intermittently. Gleaming wanly through the whitish vapour that kept rising from the trotter’s body and flanks, they were like tiny fog-bells, and made the only sounds in a great winter silence.
Word: wanness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English wan Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English wanness From wan + -ness. 1. The state of being wan; pallor. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: […] the faint contours of grey clouds and the wannesses and darknesses of a rainy heaven, reflecting also on the faces of the men. All of us look a little strained, a little tired.
Word: warbonnet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of war bonnet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: war bonnet Part of Speech: noun 1. A ceremonial headdress, decorated with a trailing extension of eagle feathers, worn by some Native American peoples.
Word: warmblooded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of warm-blooded. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Cappadocia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Cappadocia, from Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία (Kappadokía), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 (k-t-p-tu-u-k /⁠katpatuka⁠/). Pronunciation: /kæpəˈdoʊʃə/, /-ˈdoʊkiə/ 1. A historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey. 2. A former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 18 AD until the 7th century.
Word: copper ore Part of Speech: noun 1. any rock containing commercially interesting amounts of copper Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: warm-bloodedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English warm-blooded Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English warm-bloodedness From warm-blooded + -ness. 1. the state of being warm-blooded Labels: uncountable
Word: black and tan Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /blakən(d)ˈtan/ 1. Any of various breeds of dog having black and tan colouring. Labels: countable 2. A bar, nightclub etc. which had both black and white customers, especially one that featured black entertainers. Labels: US, countable, historical, slang 3. An alcoholic drink made from a dark and a light malt, typically stout (black) and ale (tan). Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: Not only did the Dublin barkeeps not make a shamrock in the foam, they claimed to not even know what a black and tan was.
Word: callously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English callous Middle English -ly English -ly English callously From callous + -ly. 1. In a callous manner; done without regard to others' sensitivities. Example: During sentencing, she added: "You told (the victims) that resistance was futile. Sometimes you would be begged to stop. You sought power over them - these women you treated callously - and used them as sex toys for your pleasure."
Word: callousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English callous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English callousness From callous + -ness. 1. The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Fred was known for his callousness; local panhandlers had long since learned not to try their sob stories on him. Example: To have killed Laploshka was one thing; to have kept his beloved money would have argued a callousness of feeling of which I was not capable. 2. The quality of having calluses. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: campy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From camp (“an affected or exaggerated style”) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkæmpi/ 1. Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional. Example: Stu liked to watch campy B-movie horror flicks from the 1950s, not because they scared him, but because he found them funny. Example: Poison Ivy captures the essence of "Batman and Robin," a wild, campy costume party of a movie and the first "Batman" to suggest that somewhere in Gotham City there might be a Studio 54.
Word: campier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of campy: more campy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: campiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of campy: most campy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: extra-Biblical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English Biblical English extra-Biblical From extra- + Biblical. 1. Pertaining to information or content outside the Bible. Labels: not-comparable
Word: carbonation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English carbonate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English carbonation From carbonate + -ion. 1. The state of having carbon dioxide gas dissolved in a liquid; the act or process of creating that state. Labels: countable, physical, uncountable Example: Soda pop is basically sugar water with a little bit of flavoring and added carbonation. 2. The amount or level of dissolved carbon dioxide remaining in solution. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Celia didn't eat at the diner anymore because she thought the carbonation in their fountain drinks was off. 3. The replacement of calcium hydroxide with calcium carbonate triggered by a chemical reaction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Unlike the slower carbonation process, which occurs naturally over time, MICP [microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation] accelerates crack repair by actively precipitating calcite, filling the cracks, and restoring structural integrity in a significantly shorter timeframe [7]. 4. Synonym of carbonization. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: anglicises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of anglicise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anglicising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of anglicise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: back in Part of Speech: verb 1. To reverse a vehicle into a space. Example: ... the engine driver drew over the points and at once backed into the siding. He backed in steadily and stopped. The siding would not hold the train, and the guard hooked off five waggons, and the engine ... 2. To bet that a player or team will win, as opposed to bet that they will lose. Example: 1921, Henry Luttrell, Crockford’s: Or Life in the West, Sketch No. III Whatever you throw is your chance. I called five for the main, which is the out chance, and threw seven to it, which is the in chance. If I throw five first, I lose, and if seven I win. You can back me in by betting the odds, or you can back me out, by taking the odds, the bank answers either way.
Word: back in Part of Speech: prep 1. In the past time of. Example: back in the time of the dinosaurs Example: back in the ’60s
Word: anglicizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of anglicize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anglicizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of anglicize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: in-universe Part of Speech: adj 1. Referring to a perspective or view from the context of a fictional world, in contrast to a perspective from the real world. Labels: not-comparable Example: Referring to Lord Voldemort as the most feared person in the world is an in-universe classification in the Harry Potter series. Example: And in Mass Effect 2, you can find a secret dossier on the synthetic Geth sniper called Legion, which was created solely to preserve its species. This dossier shows that this apparently serious Geth spends a lot of processing time playing video games — ranging from playing as a Level 612 Ardat-Yakshi Necromancer in Galaxy of Fantasy, an in-universe MMO with over eleven billion players, to being a max-scoring sniper in Code of Honor: Medal of Duty.
Word: little green man Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌlɪtəl ˌɡɹin ˈmæn/, /ˌlɪtəl ˌɡɹiːn ˈmæn/, /ˌlɘtɘl ˌɡɹin ˈmɛn/ 1. A conventional fictional alien from outer space in the form of a small humanoid with green skin. Example: An engram is NOT [...] One of the little green men Americans claim have crashed in flying saucers. 2. One of the supposed extraterrestrial occupants of a UFO. Labels: humorous 3. A type of diminutive sprite or fairy that wears green clothing. Example: It was the pantomime of "Jack and the Bean Stalk," and as the Hallicots entered a large number of little green men were hammering on anvils in a gloomy and spacious cave. Example: How funny to see the little green men, and the fairies in gossamer and dewdrops. 4. A soldier (wearing green military fatigues) without identification in order to create an air of uncertainty around their allegiance. Labels: euphemistic, plural-normally Example: These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.⁴⁰ Example: The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
Word: LGM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Lady International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of little green man. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: A life-hostile change in the Martian climate may have taken place early enough to arrest the evolution of complex life and, of course, the emergence of LGM,* which means the riverbeds may indeed hold the fossil remains of an extinct primitive biota. 3. A pulsar designation. 4. Initialism of last glacial maximum. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Prefix code for a silo-launched surface-attack guided missile. Labels: US
Word: LGM Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of let's go Mets. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Hubble Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French Hubald, from Old High German Hucbalt, Hugbald, from Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌbəl/ 1. An English surname transferred from the given name derived from the Norman French given name Hubald. Labels: countable Example: Unlike the Hubble telescope, which orbits a few hundred miles above the Earth’s surface and is relatively accessible for servicing missions, the JWST will be located at what is called the L2 point, a location about a million miles farther away from the sun than the Earth. 2. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hubble Part of Speech: name Etymology: After Edwin Hubble, US astronomer. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌbəl/ 1. The astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble. 2. The Hubble Space Telescope.
Word: Hubble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Edwin Hubble, US astronomer. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌbəl/ 1. A space telescope or spy satellite with a design like the Hubble Space Telescope.
Word: carbon-date Part of Speech: verb 1. To gauge the age of (an organic material) by comparing the ratio of carbon isotopes. Labels: transitive Example: After carbon-dating the artifact, the archaeologist determined that it was of late bronze age manufacture.
Word: cavernously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cavernous Middle English -ly English -ly English cavernously From cavernous + -ly. 1. In a cavernous manner; like a cavern. Example: The lurid unearthly glow still hovered in the shadowy chamber, lighting ghostlily the dead face of Thugra Khotan, which seemed to grin mirthlessly and cavernously at them. 2. In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey. Example: ...the mother of the boy was alarmed beyond measure at Jimmie's curious illness, which caused him to lie on the rug in front of the fire and groan cavernously.
Word: warmed-over Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From warmed + over. 1. reheated Labels: not-comparable 2. clichéd, overused or stale Labels: broadly, not-comparable
Word: warm-heartedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English warm-hearted 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 warm-heartedly From warm-hearted + -ly. 1. In a warm-hearted manner.
Word: warmheartedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English warmhearted Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English warmheartedness From warmhearted + -ness. 1. the quality of being warmhearted Labels: uncountable
Word: warmish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English warm Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English warmish From warm + -ish. 1. somewhat warm Labels: not-comparable
Word: per alia Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin per alia, from per (“by; through”) + alia (“others”). 1. By others; through others. Said of a proposition held to be true because it follows from other true propositions. Labels: not-comparable Example: If humans are mortal, and Socrates is a human, then per alia Socrates is mortal.
Word: guessing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gessyng, gessynge, equivalent to guess + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛsɪŋ/ 1. The act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.
Word: guessing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gessyng, equivalent to guess + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of guess Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cave-in Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from cave in. 1. The act of something collapsing or caving in. Example: We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins. 2. The location where something has caved in. Example: We couldn't get past the cave-in blocking the tunnel. 3. The act of relenting. Labels: idiomatic Example: It was a cave-in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up.
Word: cave-in Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Deverbal from cave in. 1. Misspelling of cave in. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: cast-iron Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cast iron. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The only part of the passenger railway still in private hands is the rolling stock. The rolling stock companies (ROSCOs) have a cast-iron guarantee that come hell or high water, they still get their charges. Even if half the fleet is parked up in sidings, they are still entitled to all their payments.
Word: cast-iron Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cast iron. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: castiron Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cast iron. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Camped around its base and sleeping in a primitive 'skerm' of branches at night, with a bubbling castiron pot over a permanent fire, they would chip away until the great tree was down. Example: we add wood to the castiron stove, and midnight's candlelight trembles on the ceiling
Word: castiron Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cast iron. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Build low-cost safe furnace to melt aluminum, brass, even 20 pounds of castiron! Example: (Of course, they ain't no churchveil in the world could withstand the bruising of a history like the one oldman Salizar and that Mother Maurina gave me later – unless of course it make from castiron – but fortunately enough I haven't heard of none of that nonsense yet.)
Word: modeler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From model + -er. 1. a person who makes models, especially from a plastic medium such as clay Labels: US 2. a person who models the behaviour of a physical system, especially by using a computer model Labels: US 3. a computer program that simulates a physical system Labels: US 4. a computer program that generates a three-dimensional representation of an object or system Labels: US
Word: modeller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Late Latin modulusder. Vulgar Latin *modellus Old Italian modellobor. Middle French modellebor. English model Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English modeller From model + -er. 1. Alternative spelling of modeler. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: ... Or the proper fan might make a model of the Underground. Probably the leading Underground modeller is John Polley, who used to be a Tube train driver. Example: In an ingenious approach, a team of 11 scientists – including biologists, geneticists, glaciologists, computer scientists and ice-sheet modellers – looked at the genetics of Turquet’s octopus – a species that has been living around the Antarctic continent for about 4m years.
Word: Esteban Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Esteban. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: incriminate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin incrīminātus, perfect passive participle of Latin incrīminō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). First attested in 1736. By surface analysis, in- + criminate. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.neɪ̯t/, /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.næɪ̯t/, /ənˈkɹəm.ə.næɪ̯t/, /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.net/ 1. To accuse or bring criminal charges against. Labels: transitive Example: The newspapers incriminated the innocent man unjustly. 2. To indicate the guilt of. Labels: transitive Example: We have all sorts of evidence which incriminates you.
Word: reaffirm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English affirm English reaffirm From re- + affirm. Pronunciation: /ɹiːəˈfɜːm/, /ˌɹiəˈfɝm/, /ɹiːəˈføːm/ 1. To affirm again. Example: Amid the heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait, the Japan-US "2+2" (Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting) joint statement issued in Tokyo on March 16, 2021 noted that "the ministers underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait". Needless to say, this statement was made with the "Taiwan clause" in mind, which labels "the maintenance of peace and security in the Taiwan region" a "most important factor" for the security of Japan. The "Taiwan clause," which unlike the "Korea clause" had not been renewed since the 1969 Japan-US Joint Statement, was thereby reaffirmed after more than half a century. 2. To bolster or support. Example: The recent tragedy served only to reaffirm his faith. Example: They standardize the terminology that professionals should use with patients and reaffirms the role that an endocrinologist should play in the patient’s broader individualized care.
Word: emulsify Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪˈmʊlsɪfaɪ/ 1. To make into an emulsion. Labels: transitive
Word: fibrillate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fibrilla. Pronunciation: /ˈfʌɪbrɪleɪt/, /ˈfɪbrɪleɪt/ 1. To make rapid irregular movements. Labels: intransitive
Word: philosophize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós) Ancient Greek φῐλόσοφος (phĭlósophos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía)bor. Latin philosophialbor. Old French philosophiebor. Middle English philosophie English philosophy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English philosophize From philosophy + -ize. Pronunciation: /fɪˈlɒsəfaɪz/ 1. To ponder or reason out philosophically. Example: The popular influence of the scientific specialist begins to rival that of the philosopher only when he ceases to be a specialist and commences to philosophize about the progress of his subject—and usually only after he has been taken up by the intellectuals for reasons which have little to do with his scientific eminence.
Word: germinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”) + -ate, from germinātus (“sprouted, budded, grown”), past participle of germinō (“to sprout, bud, grow”), from germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)mɪneɪt/ 1. Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves. Labels: intransitive Example: the Chalcites, which hath a Spirit that will put forth and germinate Example: It would suffice to keep up the full number of a tree, which lived on an average for a thousand years, if a single seed were produced once in a thousand years, supposing that this seed were never destroyed, and could be ensured to germinate in a fitting place. So that in all cases, the average number of any animal or plant depends only indirectly on the number of its eggs or seeds. 2. To cause to grow; to produce. Labels: transitive Example: These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.
Word: adder's tongue Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A lily in the genus Erythronium, other common names of which include fawn lily, trout lily and dog's tooth violet. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Hart's tongue (fern) (Asplenium scolopendrium, syn. Phyllitis scolopendrium). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. early-purple orchid, early spring orchis Orchis mascula Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: adder's tongues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adder's tongue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subdivide Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Italic *wiðō Latin *vidō Latin dīvidōder. Middle English dividen English divide English subdivide From sub- + divide. Pronunciation: /ˌsʌb.dɪˈvaɪd/ 1. To divide into smaller sections. Labels: ambitransitive 2. To divide into smaller sections. Labels: ambitransitive Example: This used to be farmland before developers bought it and subdivided it. Example: Several local families recorded plots of land as additions to the town's territory and subdivided them into house lots. 3. To divide divisions into smaller divisions. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others.
Word: subcontract Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English contract English subcontract From sub- + contract. 1. To contract out portions of a larger contracted project. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: subcontract Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English contract English subcontract From sub- + contract. 1. A portion of a contracted project that is contracted out in turn. Example: 2010, Cristina T. Chaplain, Defense Acquisitions: Additional Guidance Needed to Improve Visibility into the Structure and Management of Major Weapon System Subcontracts, US Government Accountability Office Once the prime contract has been awarded, “major” subcontractors typically remain the same over the life cycle of the program—from development to production—even if the subcontracts were originally competed.
Word: overfeed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English feed English overfeed From over- + feed. 1. To feed a person or animal too much. Labels: transitive 2. To eat more than is necessary. Labels: intransitive 3. To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from above.
Word: philosophically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English philosophical Middle English -ly English -ly English philosophically From philosophical + -ly. 1. With regards to philosophy Example: In reality, while the utilitarian and ‘end-in-itself’ views may be philosophically distinct they are in fact intertwined in a complex and probably unravellable manner within the various personalities representing the competing views. Example: But he did not subscribe to the winning-is-the-only-thing school, either philosophically or managerially. 2. In a philosophical (calm and stoically accepting) manner. Example: She, seated between her aunt and Mr. Civil (now retired from the ministry on a pension), listening to the wind (for it was autumn) howling vengefully round the porch; while this envied, bedight girl eating her manifold chocolate gifts, would merrily go forth to further triumphs, laughing at the clown, so philosophically funny, despite the cruel ringmaster's whip cuts. Example: "[…] Why should our ally want our secret plans?" "Why not, if he can get them?" demanded Max Carrados philosophically.
Word: cachalote Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cachalot. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative form of cacholote. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sermonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English sermon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sermonize From sermon + -ize. 1. To speak in the manner of a sermon; to preach; to propagate one's morality or opinions with speech. Labels: intransitive Example: And doe not our Prelates thus, when […] they disgrace and traduce Preaching, calling it in scorne, Sermonizing? Example: Don’t be alarmed, I am not going to sermonize—but what is almost as dull, to narrate. 2. To preach a sermon to (somebody); to give (somebody) instruction or admonishment on the basis of one's morality or opinions. Labels: transitive Example: He wishes, I suppose, to sermonize me: but I shall not give him an opportunity— Example: “[…] we sermonised her on the presumption of attempting to teach such clever blades as we were, when she was herself so ignorant.” 3. To say in the manner of a sermon or lecture. Labels: transitive Example: “Children, children! Woe, how you do sin!” Mrs. Kavarsky sermonized. “Come now, obey an older person […]” Example: 1917, George Creel (uncredited author) and Douglas Fairbanks, Laugh and Live, New York: Britton, Chapter 17, p. 144, Then as one man they jumped to their feet and by reason of prolonged cheering gave national impulse to a thought which has since been sermonized from thousands of pulpits. 4. To inculcate rigid rules. Labels: intransitive Example: If you consider my letters in their true light as conveying to you the advice of a Friend, who sincerely wishes you happiness, and desires to promote your pleasures, you will both read and attend them; but, if you consider them in their opposite, and very false light, as the dictates of a morose and sermonizing Father, I am sure they will be not only unattended to, but unread.
Word: spikemoss Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of spike moss. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: restructure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English structure English restructure From re- + structure. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ 1. To change the organization of. Example: On Tuesday, a proposal to fundamentally restructure the Minneapolis police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death in 2020 was soundly defeated, a setback that even many Democrats acknowledged could be laid at the feet of the “defund the police” movement that some within the party embraced last summer. 2. To modify the terms of a loan, providing relief to a debtor who would otherwise be forced to default. Example: Valencia were in crisis, a club with two stadiums – one they could not sell and one that they could not afford to finish building – and a debt of €230m, the repayment of which was restructured.
Word: restructure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English structure English restructure From re- + structure. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ 1. A reorganization. Example: We found this in the 1990s when organisations went through some fairly severe restructures.
Word: spike moss Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various simple vascular plants, of the family Selaginellaceae, that resemble mosses and produce spores.
Word: slither Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English slitheren, alteration of slideren (“to slither, creep”), from Old English slidrian (“to slip, slide, slither”), from Proto-West Germanic *slidrōn (“to slide, slither”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slip”), equivalent to slide + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch slidderen (“to slip, wriggle, slither”), German schlittern (“to slither, skid”). More at slide. Pronunciation: /ˈslɪðə/, /ˈsləðə/, /ˈslɪvə/, /ˈslɪðɚ/, /ˈslɪðəɾ/ 1. To move about smoothly and from side to side. Labels: intransitive Example: [Indiana:] Wave it at anything that slithers. [Marion:] The whole place is slithering! Example: She also had a map of the building, not that it was very large, and she'd memorized the layout. The guard station would be right around the corner, and there ought to be a counter about the height of a half-wall looking out over the corridor with only a bulletin board on the opposite wall. She crouched down, and slithered left. 2. To slide. Labels: intransitive Example: Some snow slides recorded have exceeded a million tons and slithered down the mountain-side at a speed of 60 miles an hour. Example: I bent down and with both hands I scooped up as much of this pissshit as I could. The green and brown clump felt like Jello as it dripped down all over my clothes. It was slithering through inbetween^([sic]) my fingers.
Word: slither Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English slitheren, alteration of slideren (“to slither, creep”), from Old English slidrian (“to slip, slide, slither”), from Proto-West Germanic *slidrōn (“to slide, slither”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slip”), equivalent to slide + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch slidderen (“to slip, wriggle, slither”), German schlittern (“to slither, skid”). More at slide. Pronunciation: /ˈslɪðə/, /ˈsləðə/, /ˈslɪvə/, /ˈslɪðɚ/, /ˈslɪðəɾ/ 1. Slithery; slippery. Labels: archaic
Word: slither Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English slitheren, alteration of slideren (“to slither, creep”), from Old English slidrian (“to slip, slide, slither”), from Proto-West Germanic *slidrōn (“to slide, slither”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slip”), equivalent to slide + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch slidderen (“to slip, wriggle, slither”), German schlittern (“to slither, skid”). More at slide. Pronunciation: /ˈslɪðə/, /ˈsləðə/, /ˈslɪvə/, /ˈslɪðɚ/, /ˈslɪðəɾ/ 1. A limestone rubble. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A sliver. Labels: countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: spike mosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spike moss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spikemosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spikemoss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repave Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English pave English repave From re- + pave. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈpeɪv/ 1. To pave over again. Labels: transitive Example: Work includes painting, and repaving platforms, at Upwey and Weymouth.
Word: club mosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of club moss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: renegotiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English negotiate English renegotiate From re- + negotiate. 1. To negotiate new terms to replace old ones. Labels: transitive Example: The United States announced today that it had renegotiated an important agreement governing textile trade between developing nations and the industrialized countries. Example: The Cordiant Communications Group in London, the troubled agency company, said yesterday that it would seek to sell additional assets to reduce debt as it renegotiates its loan agreements with banks for a second time.
Word: microphyllous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + phyllous. 1. Of or having microphyll leaves Labels: not-comparable
Word: megaphyllous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mega- + -phyllous. 1. Of or having megaphyll leaves Labels: not-comparable
Word: megaphyll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English -phyll English megaphyll From mega- + -phyll. 1. A leaf having an internally branching system of veins, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf. 2. A relatively large leaf, between mesophyll and macrophyll in size.
Word: microphyll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + -phyll. 1. A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf. 2. A very small leaf
Word: microphylls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microphyll Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megaphylls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megaphyll Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quillwort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quill + wort. 1. Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.
Word: quillworts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quillwort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: horsetail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English horsetaile, horstaile, equivalent to horse + tail. Pronunciation: /ˈhɔː(ɹ)s.teɪl/ 1. A tail of a horse. 2. Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores. 3. A Turkish standard denoting rank. Example: Commanders were distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them. The sultan had seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three, two, or one. 4. A mare's tail, a water plant in genus Hippuris. 5. Any waterfall, the descending water of which maintains contact with bedrock most of the time. 6. cauda equina, a bundle of nerve fibers. 7. A ponytail hairstyle. Labels: rare Example: They were psychic mediums that wore a horsetail hairstyle. They believed that their long hair acted as cosmic antennae to receive alien communication from beyond. Example: The woman was tall and rail-thin, bony across the shoulders and breast, with arms and legs of wire and gristle. A fighter, she wore the traditional haircut, shaved temples, roach of hair tugged back in a horsetail.
Word: horsetails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horsetail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scouring rush Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of certain horsetails, especially rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), formerly used for scouring and polishing.
Word: scouring rushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scouring rush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whisk fern Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various simple vascular plants, of the family Psilotaceae, that have leafless dichotomous stems and produce spores.
Word: whisk ferns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whisk fern Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pteridophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pterido- (“fern”) + -phyte (“plant”). Pronunciation: /tɪˈɹɪdəˌfaɪt/, /təˈɹɪdəˌfaɪt/, /ˈtɛɹədəˌfaɪt/ 1. Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than seeds and that alternate generations of diploid (sporophyte) and haploid (gametophyte or prothallus) forms, the diploid generally being larger and more conspicuous. Example: Ferns, lycopods, and scouring rushes are all pteridophytes. Example: Most pteridophytes are homosporous, producing one type of spore that germinates to produce a potentially bisexual gametophyte.
Word: vascular plant Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the Tracheophyta, any plant possessing vascular tissue (xylem and phloem), including ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.
Word: tracheophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰ-us Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea English -phyte English tracheophyte From trachea (“xylem vessel”) + -phyte (“plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹakɪəˌfʌɪt/, /ˈtɹeɪki.əˌfaɪt/ 1. Any plant possessing vascular tissue (xylem and phloem), including ferns, conifers, and flowering plants. Example: By virtue of the presence and absence of vascular tissues, the tracheophytes and the bryophytes were also considered two distinctly different levels of anatomical organization. Largely for these reasons, the bryophytes and the tracheophytes are traditionally viewed as two distinct lineages, though they trace their evolutionary history back to a common ancestor. Example: The tracheophytes (vascular land plants) have a fossil record beginning in the Wenlock (Edwards et al. 1983).
Word: tracheophytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tracheophyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vascular plants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vascular plant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pteridophytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pteridophyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inspirational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inspiration + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/ 1. Having the ability to inspire. Example: Near-synonym: motivational
Word: inspirational Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inspiration + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/ 1. A book or article intended to inspire people with positive feelings. Example: She is the author of fifteen books for children, and her inspirationals have appeared in numerous magazines […] Example: “All right, then,” Mel said. “Let's fill in the bestsellers, the inspirationals, and some of the children's books.”
Word: pteridologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pteridology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English pteridologist From pteridology + -ist. 1. A person who studies ferns and other pteridophytes.
Word: pteridologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pteridologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inapproachable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English approach Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English approachable English inapproachable From in- + approachable. 1. Not approachable.
Word: pteridology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pterido- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English pteridology From pterido- + -logy. 1. The scientific study of ferns and other pteridophytes. Labels: uncountable
Word: inbound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in + bound. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnbaʊnd/ 1. Coming in, heading inwards Example: Taunton station is busy - even more so when the inbound working of my Bristol train arrives, laden with the usual mix of 'staycationers' and locals.
Word: inbound Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From in + bound. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnbaʊnd/ 1. To pass a ball inbounds; to throw the ball in. Example: Smith inbounds the ball to Johnson.
Word: inbound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in + bound. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnbaʊnd/ 1. An inbound shipment. 2. A basketball throw-in.
Word: incinerator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From incinerate + -or. 1. A furnace that burns refuse.
Word: vascular tissue Part of Speech: noun 1. The arteries, veins, capillaries, and associated tissues in an animal. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The xylem, phloem, and associated tissues in a vascular plant. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: inconclusive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English conclusive English inconclusive From in- + conclusive. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv/, [ˌɪŋkəŋˈkluːsɪv], /ˌɪnkənˈklusɪv/, [ˌɪŋkəŋˈklusɪv], /ˌɪnkənˈklʉːsɪv/ 1. Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion. Example: Chofen is an unusually small hydrogen-helium gas giant, with traces of sulphur and hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. The Alliance surveyor ship Ibn Battuta provided inconclusive evidence of hydrocarbon life in the atmosphere (over 1000 meters below the cloud tops), where pressure compresses Chofen's hydrogen into a liquid state. Example: He met Luis Suarez's cross at the far post, only for Chelsea keeper Petr Cech to show brilliant reflexes to deflect his header on to the bar. Carroll turned away to lead Liverpool's insistent protests that the ball had crossed the line but referee Phil Dowd and assistant referee Andrew Garratt waved play on, with even a succession of replays proving inconclusive.
Word: vascular tissues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vascular tissue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in-depth Part of Speech: adj 1. Thorough; comprehensive. Example: in-depth analysis Example: We are showing in-depth coverage of the World Championships.
Word: individualist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English individual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English individualist From individual + -ist. 1. Someone who believes in individualism as a sociopolitical system. 2. Someone who believes in the philosophy of individualism; a solipsist. 3. Someone who does as they wish, unconstrained by external influences. Example: However, apart from all this, the Chief was a grand old man, belonging to a class of individualists which seems to be dying out in these days, when standard behaviour seems to be as prevalent as standard designs. Example: Miró was too much of an individualist to simply subscribe to an aesthetic party platform of Mediterranean art, which wanted to move forward, but only at a safe trot.
Word: infrequently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From infrequent + -ly or in- + frequently. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɹiːkwənt.li/ 1. Not frequently. Example: “As a result, OCR found that the district’s pattern of inconsistent responses to reports it received of sexual harassment – infrequently responding under Title IX or not responding at all – rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil rights,” a news release from DOE reads.
Word: infuriated Part of Speech: adj 1. Extremely angry; furious.
Word: infuriated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of infuriate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: infuriating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From infuriate + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfjʊərieɪtɪŋ/ 1. Extremely annoying, frustrating or irritating
Word: infuriating Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From infuriate + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfjʊərieɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of infuriate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: inhaler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inhale + -er. 1. One who inhales. Example: The exposure of the mouse lungs to smoke was, of course, relatively mild as compared with the exposure of the lungs of a human smoke-inhaler who gets true cancer. 2. A device with a canister holding medicine (either in powder or gas form) which is sprayed and inhaled by the patient, often for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases. Example: Smokes incessantly Caporals, using a denicotinizing holder. At frequent intervals inhales from benzedrine inhaler. Example: Gay peep shows -- adult magazines, movies, locker room, inhalers.
Word: sneezed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sneeze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sneezing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sneeze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sneezing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of producing a sneeze. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He would also have been exposed to the coughings and shufflings, comings and goings, questions and answers, wailings and slammings, snivellings and sneezings, etc., which figured so prominently in the reference room […]
Word: moonlit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From moon + lit. Compare Saterland Frisian mouneljoacht (“moonlit”), West Frisian moanneljocht (“moonlit”), Dutch maanverlicht (“moonlit”), Danish månelys (“moonlit”), Swedish månljus (“moonlit”). Pronunciation: /ˈmuːnˌlɪt/ 1. Lit by moonlight. Example: Near-synonym: moonful Example: But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat’s-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon.