nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: belate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English late English belate From be- + late. Pronunciation: /bɪˈleɪt/ 1. To impede; cause something to be late; delay; benight. Labels: transitive
Word: croque-monsieur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French croque-monsieur, from croquer (“to crunch”) + monsieur (“mister”) 1. A hot grilled ham and cheese sandwich, originating from France.
Word: High Street Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Highestrete. More at high street. By surface analysis, the street name sense is by proprialization from high street (although diachronically, the strict standardization of the uppercase-proper-noun–versus–lowercase-common-noun distinction postdates the Middle English etymon). The everyday-people sense is by metonymy. 1. The proper name of the high street in any of many villages, towns, or cities, especially in the United Kingdom and certain Commonwealth countries. Labels: UK Example: Near-synonym: Main Street (esp. US and Canada) 2. The life and activities that archetypally happen on such a street: brick-and-mortar retail; the daily life of most people (everyone who is not among an out-of-touch rich elite). Labels: UK Example: Near-synonym: Main Street (US and Canada) Example: This is a result of a switch from High Street to online retailing, requiring consumer goods to be delivered to the door from large-scale distribution parks that have sufficient traffic to justify a rail terminal. 3. A hamlet in St Stephen-in-Brannel parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9653). 4. A hamlet in Hawkhurst parish, Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England, on a road of the same name (OS grid ref TQ7430). 5. A hamlet in Darsham parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4170).
Word: croque-madame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French croque-madame, from croquer (“to crunch”) + madame (“missus”). 1. A croque-monsieur with a fried egg on top.
Word: Jack Russell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Reverend Jack Russell (1795–1883) who developed the breed in the early 19th century. 1. A breed of terrier dog, usually white with brown patches and commonly found domesticated and kept as pets.
Word: ruban Part of Speech: noun 1. A ribbon. Labels: obsolete Example: […] and at the same time to suspend from a ruban at your neck a basket full of little Spaniels […]
Word: cymar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See simar and chimer/chimere. Pronunciation: /saɪˈmɑː(ɹ)/ 1. A scarf. Example: Her body shaded with a light cymar 2. A loose light dress for women.
Word: mortaring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mortar Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mortared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mortar Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: leap years Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leap year Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hornbills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hornbill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tupi-Guarani Part of Speech: name 1. The largest subfamily of the Tupi languages of South America.
Word: Boxford Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Box + ford. 1. A town and census-designated place therein, in Essex County, Massachusetts. 2. A ghost town in DeKalb County, Missouri, not named Oxford as intended due to an error. 3. A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4271). 4. A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9640). 5. A surname.
Word: cornfield meets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornfield meet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultimate frisbee Part of Speech: noun 1. A non-contact competitive team sport played with a light flying disc, the object of which is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone. Labels: uncountable
Word: head-on collision Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head-on + collision. 1. A collision where the front ends of two vehicles (such as ships, trains, cars, planes, etc.) hit each other.
Word: head-on collisions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of head-on collision Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stop short Part of Speech: verb 1. To come to a sudden and unexpected stop, particularly while speaking or driving a vehicle. Example: He had only taken a step forward into the room when he again stopped short to exclaim. 2. To voluntarily cease an attempt to reach a certain point. Labels: usually, with-of Example: Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear. Example: He stopped short of saying the story was true but accused the palace of lying when they "squashed" it. 3. To come to a stop before reaching a certain point. Labels: with-of Example: Thirteen people were injured in August 1957 when this Bristol freighter skidded on the runway at Southend Airport when landing with a flight from Calais. It ploughed through the boundary fence, but thankfully stopped short of the railway and the 1,500V overhead wires. A tripwire was installed on this section of Shenfield-Southend line to warn train drivers of instances such as this. Example: He, too, had a split beard of the same square cut, a cleft in his chin, and a squint. His hair, his eyes, in a loose way his whole aspect, resembled the face of the khan.>br>The resemblance stopped short in the matter of the soul; for the fellow looked dreamy and kind.
Word: Atwood Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈætˌwʊd/ 1. A surname; an English topographic surname for someone who lived near a wood. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The 800-word work (on a paper slightly bigger than a postcard) is one of 13 works submitted by a group of authors that includes Doris Lessing, Tom Stoppard, Margaret Atwood and Nick Hornby, The Associated Press reported. Ms. Rowling used both sides of her card to handwrite the prequel to her seven-book Potter series. 2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Logan County, Colorado, United States, derived from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A small city, the county seat of Rawlins County, Kansas, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ignis fatuus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin ignis fatuus (literally “foolish fire”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪɡnɪs ˈfætjuːəs/ 1. A will o' the wisp. Example: Fiery spirits or devils are such as commonly work by blazing stars, fire-drakes, or ignes fatui; which lead men often in flumina aut præcipitia, saith Bodine[…] Example: An Ignis Fatuus, that bewitches, / And leads Men into Pools and Ditches 2. A delusion, a false hope. Labels: figuratively Example: […] they think this is written on purpose to be published; and that this defence is so published, that it may serve as an Ignis fatuus to mislead them […] Example: He cursed the journey he had been led to take after what had proved but an ignis fatuus, deluded as he had been by false expectations;[…]
Word: cornfields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornfield Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outsole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English sole English outsole From out- + sole. 1. The underside of a shoe or other footwear, which makes contact with the floor.
Word: outsole Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English sole English outsole From out- + sole. 1. To fit (footwear) with an outsole. Labels: transitive
Word: surquedry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French surcuiderie. 1. Overweening pride; arrogance. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: They were faire Ladies, till they fondly ſtriu’d / With th’Heliconian maides for mayſtery; / Of whom they ouer-comen, were depriu’d / Of their proud beautie, and th’one moyity / Transform’d to fiſh, for their bold ſurquedry, / But th’vpper halfe their hew retayned ſtill, / And their ſweet skill in wonted melody; / Which euer after they abuſd to ill, / T’allure weake traueillers, whom gotten they did kill.
Word: fosters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fosters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of foster Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deleteriously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English deleterious Middle English -ly English -ly English deleteriously From deleterious + -ly. 1. In a deleterious manner; harmfully.
Word: extirpates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of extirpate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: extirpating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of extirpate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: in-kind Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in + kind, a calque of Latin in specie. 1. consisting of goods or commodities (as opposed to money). Labels: not-comparable Example: I made an in-kind donation to the charity after cleaning out old clothing from my closet. Example: As a self-funded museum, we only receive in-kind support from the government, which provides us with some documents and articles of historic significance.
Word: caramel apple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of caramel + apple. 1. A dessert or snack made by dipping an apple in liquid heated caramel and often sprinkling with nuts etc., then allowing the caramel to cool and harden.
Word: caramel apples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caramel apple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hell-for-leather Part of Speech: adv Etymology: An early reference is from 1888 in "The Gadsbys" by Rudyard Kipling, referring to the effect on the leather of a saddle (or perhaps a crop) of riding a horse as fast as possible. 1. As fast as possible; recklessly fast. Labels: not-comparable Example: He rode hell-for-leather to catch up with the stagecoach. Example: Captain Mafflin: Leave him alone. It's not bad enough to croak over. Here, Gaddy, take the chit to Bingle and ride hell-for-leather. It'll do you good. I can't go.
Word: homosexism Part of Speech: noun 1. Homophobia. Labels: uncountable Example: Examined the relationship between homosexism (homophobia)...
Word: reference point Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of point of reference. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Vietraq Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Vietnam + Iraq; coined shortly before the Iraq War that began in 2003. 1. The Iraq War, implying similarity with the Vietnam War where an earlier cessation of conflict might have avoided needless casualties. Labels: US, derogatory, slang Example: Or for some of the unlucky things, like Enron et al that went nuts stealing on his watch, or Vietraq that lacks enough troops according to three out of four multi-starred generals but not Rumsfeld, or the falling dollar that hasn't created sales, or the collapse of US respect which might see some recovery if we ever send troops to a country that doesn't have oil. Example: Who knows, he may just hit the jackpot with the US style legal system they are installing in Vietraq.
Word: excruciation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From excruciate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈskɹuːʃi.eɪʃən/, [-ʃn̩], /ɪkˈskɹʉwʃɪjɛjʃən/, /ɪkˈskɾʉʃi.eʃən/, /ɪkˈskɾɪʊʃi.eːʃən/ 1. Excruciating pain. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gagging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gag + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæɡɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of gag Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gagging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gag + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæɡɪŋ/ 1. A gag motion or reflex. Example: She was restarted on L-DOPA later, in the middle of July, and this time the tongue-pulsions and gaggings were not evoked at all, but, on the contrary, a striking improvement occurred.
Word: gagging Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gag + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæɡɪŋ/ 1. That causes one to gag. Example: Then the old scourge of dusk swooped down upon the warderless hoard. It is he who burns up the sky at night in long trails of yellow flame, who flies above houses in a whirlwind of shrieking wings and gagging smoke.
Word: friendlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of friendly: more friendly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: dries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deviated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deviate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: craves Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɹeɪvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of crave Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: craves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹeɪvz/ 1. plural of crave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: complicating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of complicate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: classier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of classy: more classy Labels: comparative, form-of Example: The seats themselves are a little classier than on the '196s', having a leather headrest.
Word: busier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɪziə/, /ˈbɪziɚ/ 1. comparative form of busy: more busy Labels: comparative, form-of Example: The concourse at Glasgow Central is clean and clutter-free, making it easy for large numbers of passengers to pass through even at busier times.
Word: biding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English biding, bydyng, equivalent to bide + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪdɪŋ/ 1. An awaiting; expectation. Example: I was biding time. And my biding was making me bitter. 2. Residence; habitation. Labels: archaic Example: For they brought us to their bidings about two miles from the harborough, where wee saw their women and lodging, which is nothing but the skin of some beast layd upon the ground : and over them in stead of houses, is nothing but five or sixe sticks layd acrosse, which stand upon two forkes with stickes on the ground and a fewe boughes layd on it. Example: A moſt poore man, made tame to Fortunes blows Who, by the Art of knowne, and feeling ſorrowes, Am pregnant to good pity. Giue me your hand, Ile lead you to ſome biding.
Word: biding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of bide Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: balances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of balance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balances Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of balance Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unraveling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unravel Labels: US, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tinkering Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtɪŋkɚɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of tinker Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tinkering Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɪŋkɚɪŋ/ 1. An experimental fix or change.
Word: tackling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tackle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tackling Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which something is tackled or dealt with. Example: His struggle with the Church ended in his voyage to Canossa; his tacklings of the problems of industrialism may be said to have reached their high-water mark when, thirty years before this country even approached the problem, […] 2. The tackle of a vessel. 3. The harness for drawing a carriage.
Word: tasker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From task + -er. 1. One who imposes a task. 2. One who performs a task, such as a day-labourer. 3. A labourer who receives wages in kind. Labels: Scotland, historical
Word: spiraling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spiral Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spiraling Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of spiralling. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sparked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spark Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sparked Part of Speech: adj 1. That has had sparks (of electricity) passed through it
Word: seduces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of seduce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: replicating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of replicate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: relaxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of relax Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ram Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rammed Part of Speech: adj 1. Filled to capacity, especially with people. Labels: colloquial Example: Night has fallen since the performance began. There's a minor road right outside, behind the concert hall building, a yellow-lit cul-de-sac with a loading bay and some unattended trucks. There's a major road adjoining the minor road, rammed with stationary traffic. Some of the vehicles are, indeed, taxis, but all of them are unoccupied, and most have their doors left open. Example: The Park is absolutely rammed with people – I cannot imagine how it must be in other parts of the Festival that are traditionally the busiest. What does it look like by the Pyramid Stage? How intimidated would I be now?
Word: prohibits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prohibit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pampering Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which somebody is pampered. Example: After all, hospitality is natural to man. Amid the ten thousand pamperings that attend upon wealth, it is forgotten, because we have not need for it; but it is only suspended, and the moment it is necessary, it revives.
Word: pampering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pamper Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nurtured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of nurture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: manipulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of manipulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bombardo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bombardon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lovelier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈlʌv.li.ə(ɹ)/ 1. comparative form of lovely: more lovely Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: impersonated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of impersonate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: flossing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss. Labels: countable Example: The dentist advised regular flossings. 2. The use of a weighted hook that pierces the fish's mouth from the outside. Labels: uncountable 3. The performance of the floss dance move. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: flossing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of floss Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: finders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of finder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: escalated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of escalate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: embezzling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of embezzle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: embezzling Part of Speech: noun 1. embezzlement
Word: dredging Part of Speech: noun 1. That which is dredged up. Example: Soundings showed wide variations in depths of water, and from the dredgings of the bottom came new types of sediment […] 2. The act of using a dredger or excavator to dredge a harbour, river, channel or watercourse. Labels: uncountable
Word: dredging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dredge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disobeying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disobey Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cackling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cackle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cackling Part of Speech: noun 1. A sound that cackles.
Word: butted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtɪd/, [ˈbʌɾɨd] 1. simple past and past participle of butt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: butted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtɪd/, [ˈbʌɾɨd] 1. Affixed with a butt joint. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a butt or backside (of a specified kind). Labels: US, not-comparable, slang Example: a big-butted woman
Word: butted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of but Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bragged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɹæɡd/ 1. simple past and past participle of brag Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: buries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bury Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: boosted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of boost Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: boosted Part of Speech: adj 1. At an increased level or degree; having been improved. Example: Megan's performance as the first woman to play the character of nightclub boss Zidler has received strong reviews and boosted interest in the show. 2. Having stronger immunity, after receiving a booster dose. Example: Not out of fear of getting sick; I’m boosted, and I think if I got the virus I would probably be fine. Example: I got Covid in December with the rest of the cast — I got Omicron after being vaxxed and boosted.
Word: unlocks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unlock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unlocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unlock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undermined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of undermine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: symbolizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of symbolize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: suspending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of suspend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stapled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of staple Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stapled Part of Speech: adj 1. Fastened with staples. Labels: not-comparable Example: a stapled document 2. Having a specified kind of staple. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: Gossypium barbadense is a fine long-stapled variety of cotton.
Word: sodding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sod Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sodding Part of Speech: adj 1. An intensifier. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, mildly, not-comparable, vulgar Example: Open the sodding door!
Word: sifting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English syftynge; equivalent to sift + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of sift Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sifting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English syftynge; equivalent to sift + -ing. 1. The act by which something is sifted. 2. The material which falls through a sieve. Labels: in-plural
Word: scurrying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From scurry + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of scurry Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scurrying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scurry + -ing. 1. The motion of something that scurries. Example: Archivists and librarians are the unsung worker ants whose scurryings make books such as this one possible.
Word: prodding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of prod Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prodding Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of giving a prod. Example: perfunctory proddings and pokings
Word: photographing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of photograph Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: photographing Part of Speech: noun 1. The taking of a photograph. Example: So, there you are with your geologist's hammer and your special camera, and you have come up against the fact that hammerings and photographings of things aren't those things.
Word: persecuting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of persecute Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: suspends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of suspend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: staple guns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of staple gun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overqualified Part of Speech: adj 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 qualified English overqualified From over- + qualified. 1. Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
Word: underqualified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English qualified English underqualified From under- + qualified. 1. Lacking the suitable qualifications for a particular job.
Word: misspoke Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of misspeak Labels: form-of, past
Word: massaged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of massage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: honeymooning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of honeymoon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: honeymooning Part of Speech: noun 1. A honeymoon. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Markham also explained a word: "Lilimola is a deep secret realm of love and rest, where lovers go for their honeymoonings when returning for a season from Lilistan, the New Heaven."
Word: honeymooning Part of Speech: adj 1. On a honeymoon. Labels: not-comparable Example: The honeymooning couple danced the night away.
Word: gouged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gouge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: evacuating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of evacuate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dullest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of dull: most dull Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: mafiosa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Mafiosa. Labels: alt-of Example: Signora Soprano is a neighborhood Italian girl who knew exactly what she was getting into when she married Tony and is not above acting like a mafiosa herself when it suits her. Example: “Do our girls really have that much power?” Annelise asked. “Where do they get it from?” / “Maybe it’s our fault,” I said. “Is there a feminine for mafiosos? Mafiosas? Because apparently that’s what we are, the Mothers’ Mafia. “I also had seen this in one of the books on raising teenagers. “Conspiring to keep unworthy children from being included in birthday parties, play dates, and Scout troops.”
Word: bat an eyelid Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bat (“flutter”), circa 1900. 1. To react in any slight way; to respond; to care. Labels: idiomatic Example: When laptop computers first came out they were something of a novelty. These days, nobody bats an eyelid. Example: […]he got the drop on Cox, the only time I had seen or heard of its being done — had his pistol out and stuck in Cox's face before Cox could bat an eyelid.
Word: declaratory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English declare English -ate English -ory English -atory English declaratory From declare + -atory. Pronunciation: /dɛˈklæɹətɹi/ 1. Serving to declare or explain Labels: not-comparable
Word: re-activate Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of reactivate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: patience of Job Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reference to the biblical figure of Job from the Book of Job, where he demonstrated faith and patience with God while suffering many severe trials. First used in the translations of James 5:11, from Koine Greek ὑπομονὴν Ἰὼβ (hupomonḕn Iṑb). 1. A great amount of patience. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: Beholde, wee count them happie which endure. Ye haue heard of the patience of Iob, and haue ſeene the end of the Loꝛd: that the Loꝛd is very pitifull and of tender mercie. Example: At times I long for the patience of Job and the wisdom of Solomon.
Word: mafiosi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mafioso Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feast for the eyes Part of Speech: noun 1. Visually pleasing sight; something that is easy on the eye.
Word: Job's news Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Biblical story in which many unfortunate things happen to Job. 1. Very bad news. Labels: uncountable Example: What mystery is in the wind?—Hark! a human voice reporting articulately the Job’s-news: Necker, People’s Minister, Saviour of France, is dismissed.
Word: Job's comforter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Bible Job 16.2 where Job's supposed friends offered advice that was not helpful. 1. A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that aggravates the distress. Labels: figuratively Example: Only a Job's comforter would try to argue that yesterday's stock fall announcement could bring anything good. Example: Pagett is a famous Job's comforter. He displays a certain gloomy satisfaction that maddens me. 2. A boil. Labels: obsolete, slang
Word: Becca Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Rebecca, from Hebrew.
Word: bourgie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bourgeoisie or bourgeois, from French; compare bougie. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːʒi/, /ˌbɔːʒi/ 1. A member of the bourgeoisie. Labels: derogatory, informal
Word: bourgie Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bourgeoisie or bourgeois, from French; compare bougie. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːʒi/, /ˌbɔːʒi/ 1. Alternative form of bougie. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Although there were more reasonably priced bottles of wine, they chose an expensive Malbec not for its flavor, but for its bourgie appeal. Example: Bourgie girl / Grab her hand / Fuck that bitch, she don't wanna dance
Word: Black Forest Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of German Schwarzwald. 1. A large forest and mountain range in southwestern Germany.
Word: Black Forest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Schwarzwald. 1. A style of confectionery that is a combination of dark chocolate, cream, and cherries. Labels: attributive Example: One reader combines equal parts of cherry pie filling and chocolate pudding for a quick dessert—a sort of Black Forest pudding or parfait. Example: So was perspective, Kristen learned as she entered her kitchen and found Casey sitting at her built-in peninsula, chowing through a mini mason jar full of chocolate-cherry Black Forest pie with mocha whipped cream and bittersweet chocolate shavings and almond brittle.
Word: Havanna Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of Havana (“type of cigar”). Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: destin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French destinerdeverb. French destinbor. English destin Borrowed from French destin. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛstɪn/ 1. Obsolete form of destiny. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Vnleſſe the Destin's adamantine band Should tye my teeth, I cannot chuſe, but bite
Word: Krakau Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Krakow: A city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: Saxe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Seemingly a combination of influences: Middle English Saxe (“the Saxons”) (from Old English Seaxe), Middle French Saxe (“Saxony”), and German Sachsen (“Saxony”) and Sachse (“a Saxon”) itself, rewritten with x (compare regional German Saxen). The form Saxẽ (i.e., Saxen) is found in some Early Modern sources. The surname is also partly from German Sachs, itself a variant of Sachse; a variant of Dutch Sas (literally “Saxon”), a cognate; and Middle English Saxe, a personal name from Old Norse Saxi, from sax (“one-edged sword”). All of these ultimately lead back to Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“dagger, knife”). Doublet of Sachs, Sax, Sas, and Sachse. Pronunciation: /sæks/, /ˈsæksə/ 1. Saxony: A historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany Labels: attributive, in-compounds Example: The Intentioun of the Empreour is sic, that he will put from the Impyre, the Palsgraue and Duke August of Saxe […] Example: When Luther rose, the Duke of Saxe, being moved of God, did receive the Reformation peaceably into his principalities, without any force, and his examples was followed by other Princes and free cities […] 2. A surname from the Germanic languages.
Word: Saxe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Seemingly a combination of influences: Middle English Saxe (“the Saxons”) (from Old English Seaxe), Middle French Saxe (“Saxony”), and German Sachsen (“Saxony”) and Sachse (“a Saxon”) itself, rewritten with x (compare regional German Saxen). The form Saxẽ (i.e., Saxen) is found in some Early Modern sources. The surname is also partly from German Sachs, itself a variant of Sachse; a variant of Dutch Sas (literally “Saxon”), a cognate; and Middle English Saxe, a personal name from Old Norse Saxi, from sax (“one-edged sword”). All of these ultimately lead back to Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“dagger, knife”). Doublet of Sachs, Sax, Sas, and Sachse. 1. A German albumenized paper used in photography. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: München Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Munich. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […] knew he had lived in Dresden—and oh, I am afraid because the men from München may have known that the wood carving store there had failed. Example: The Putschists could count on very considerable numbers of men from München and were also bringing in men from much of southern Bavaria to strengthen these local forces.
Word: Nürnberg Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Nuremberg: a major city in Bavaria, Germany. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cast the first stone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the Bible John 8:7, where Jesus tells the accusers of a woman of adultery that "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her". All accusers did not do so, and Jesus forgave the woman's sin. 1. To act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing oneself to be blameless. Labels: idiomatic Example: 2007, March 10, Mr Gingrich, on the impeachment proceedings in 1999. Reported in The Guardian I knew I couldn't cast the first stone as I knew I had weaknesses. ... (But) as a leader of the government trying to uphold the rule of law I have no choice but to move forward and say you cannot accept perjury in your highest officials.
Word: Hessen Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈhɛsən/ 1. Alternative form of Hesse (state of Germany). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bochum Part of Speech: name 1. A city in western Germany.
Word: Leverkusen Part of Speech: name 1. A city on the east bank of the Rhine between Cologne and Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: Solingen Part of Speech: name 1. An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: Wuppertal Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the River Wupper + German Tal. 1. An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany.
Word: Wermelskirchen Part of Speech: name 1. A city in western Germany.
Word: Ingolstadt Part of Speech: name 1. A city on the River Danube in Bavaria, in southern Germany.
Word: declassify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English classify English declassify From de- + classify. Pronunciation: /diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/ 1. to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on Example: Trump: This was done by the military and given to me. Uh, I think we can probably, right? / Staffer: I don't know, well, we'll have to see. Yeah, we'll have to try to- / Trump: Declassify it. / Staffer: -figure out a- yeah. / Trump: See as president I could have declassified it. Now I can't, you know, but this is still a secret. / Staffer: Yeah. [Laughter] Now we have a problem. / Trump: Isn't that interesting? / Staffer: Yeah. / Trump: It's so cool. Example: There are also two First Class compartments, but these have been declassified for suburban services and will be available to all customers.
Word: decliner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English decline 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 decliner From decline + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈklaɪnə(ɹ)/ 1. One who declines. 2. A company's stock which is falling in price. 3. A species that is undergoing population decline.
Word: decollete Part of Speech: adj Etymology: French décolleté, from the verb décolleter. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɒləteɪ/ 1. Having a low-cut neckline.
Word: decollete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French décolleté, from the verb décolleter. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɒləteɪ/ 1. Alternative form of décolleté. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: decolonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English colonize English decolonize From de- + colonize. Pronunciation: /diːˈkɒlənaɪz/ 1. To release from the status of colony; to allow a colony to become independent. Labels: transitive Example: A paternal government would attempt to decolonize American literature, by forbidding the re-publication of foreign works, and offering premiums to those of home production. 2. To reverse the colonization of, i.e. to grant back autonomy to a group. Labels: transitive Example: Across Ukraine, officials are starting projects to, as they say, “decolonize” their cities. Streets and subway stops whose names evoke the history of the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union are under scrutiny by a population eager to rid itself of traces of the nation that invaded in late February. Example: The arrival of Trump in the White House gave a new urgency to the idea that museums needed to “decolonize” their collections, atone for their past elitism, and become overtly political institutions rather than mere warehouses of valuable objects.
Word: decontrol Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English control English decontrol From de- + control. Pronunciation: /diːkənˈtɹəʊɫ/ 1. To remove controls. Labels: transitive Example: When President Reagan decontrolled crude oil, gasoline, and home-heating oil, he did so without formal counsel from Congress and the public. Example: Even the normal income tax on decontrolled higher-priced, gas could run into the tens of billions of dollars.
Word: decontrol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English control English decontrol From de- + control. Pronunciation: /diːkənˈtɹəʊɫ/ 1. The removal of controls. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The shortfall caused by the disruption in Iran amounted to only 5 percent of our normal imports. Despite this limited cutback, the oil industry seized upon the Iranian situation as its “Gulf of Tonkin” to justify its campaign, which your editorial now supports, for decontrols, higher prices and higher profits. Clearly, the gasoline shortage in 1979 was not an act of God. Example: The Administration's accelerated decontrol program also comes at great expense to consumers. It provides an immediate 1 percent increase in inflation, and by the end of fiscal 1981 it will have added $11.7 billion to the price of oil products.
Word: cuesta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cuesta (“slope”). Doublet of coast. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɛstə/, [ˈkʰwɛstə] 1. A hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side, and a steep slope on the other. Example: At that point the cuesta is 10 miles wide but the hilltops have an eastward descent of only about 62 feet. In its general eastward slope the surface of the cuesta is exactly that of one made by weathering and stream erosion, acting upon a gently-dipping limestone bed in a region never glaciated. Example: In eastern Wisconsin the cuesta is drift-covered and less noticeable; permanent settlement came later; lead and zinc mining was absent; and industrial development took a different course.
Word: Regensburg Part of Speech: name 1. An independent city, the administrative seat of the Upper Palatinate region, on the River Danube in Bavaria, Germany; also called Ratisbon. 2. A rural district of the Upper Palatinate region, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Regensburg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.
Word: extended vocabulary Part of Speech: noun 1. Off-color or obscene vocabulary; especially, four-letter words. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Hey, watch it with the extended vocabulary — there are children here.
Word: Weiher Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Weiher. 1. A surname from German.
Word: microfilm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der. Proto-Germanic *felma- Proto-Germanic *filmīn- Old English filmen Middle English filme English film English microfilm From micro- + film. 1. A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This detail made it easier, decades later, when I was browsing through reels of microfilms of The New York Times, to establish that morning’s date.
Word: microfilm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der. Proto-Germanic *felma- Proto-Germanic *filmīn- Old English filmen Middle English filme English film English microfilm From micro- + film. 1. To reproduce (documents) on such film. Labels: transitive Example: Power set up a camera in the British Museum and eventually microfilmed many pre-1640 English books that he selected from Pollard and Redgrave’s Short-Title Catalogue (STC) and other important works in the museum’s collections.
Word: methodological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English methodology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English methodological From methodology + -ical. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/, /ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, /ˌmeθ.ə.dəˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or using methodology or a methodology. Example: No single study will ever be able to overcome any and all methodological limitations. Example: The value of pedagogical material informed by objective methodological procedures developed in corpus linguistics is widely recognized.
Word: floatplane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From float + plane. 1. A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water.
Word: re-examination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English examination English re-examination From re- + examination. 1. A second or subsequent examination. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mr. Dunbar also urged re-examination of present track maintenance methods. Example: Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock told 198 patients to return for re-examination last month after the NHS said they had not received the full range of checks. 2. Subsequent questioning of a witness after cross-examination. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. In United States patent law, a procedure under which an issued patent is returned to the examiner to determine if it remains valid in light of newly discovered prior art. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: reëxamination Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of re-examination. Labels: alt-of, countable, rare, uncountable Example: Last fall, David Remnick, the editor, suggested convening a group to talk about the magazine’s house style, to see if any rules might bear reëxamination.
Word: fecula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin faecula, diminutive of faex (“residue, dregs”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɛkjʊlə/ 1. Starchy sediment extracted from plants, especially those which are used as food. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Arrowroot is the fecula of Maran′ta arundina′cea or West Indian arrowroot; Sex. Syst. Monandria Monogynia; Nat. Ord. Marantaceæ; a plant, which is a native of South America and the West Indies, where it is largely cultivated in gardens and provision grounds. The tubers or roots are beaten into a pulp, stirred with cold water, removing the fibres with the hand; the milky juice is passed through a fine sieve, and the starch is allowed to subside in the strained fluid. The fecula is then washed, and dried without heat. This is the Arrowroot.
Word: voide Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of void. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: strike up Part of Speech: verb 1. To start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: To make him feel welcome, she struck up a conversation with the newly arrived guest. Example: He struck up a friendship with Redford that was to last for many years. 2. To start something, usually playing live music. Labels: ergative, idiomatic, intransitive Example: The band struck up and everyone started to dance. Example: The bride entered the church just as the "Wedding March" struck up. 3. To raise (as sheet metal), in making dishes, pans, etc., by blows or pressure in a die.
Word: hoaxer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hoax + -er. 1. Someone who perpetrates hoaxes.
Word: miscount Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English miscounten, equivalent to mis- + count. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈkaʊnt/ 1. To count incorrectly.
Word: miscount Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English miscounten, equivalent to mis- + count. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪskaʊnt/ 1. An incorrect counting. Example: To bait the mark, the veteran grifter initially covers one of the three numbers on the clothespin or miscounts the marble tally which serves to award the mark fairbanked points. The grateful mark will not question the grifter's tricky misread or miscount.