nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: gin up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gin (short for engine or generate) + up. 1. To generate, devise, or create. Labels: Canada, US, informal, transitive Example: Near-synonym: spin up Example: So as the six-year conceptual design phase ends next month, and the design teams face extinction, the partners […] have begun frantic efforts to keep ITER alive, ginning up concepts for an "ITER light" that promise to cut costs in half while providing most of the features of the full-fat version. 2. To set up a snare. Labels: informal 3. To exaggerate. Labels: informal 4. To stir up, stimulate, enliven, incite. Labels: informal
Word: gin up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gin (the drink) + up. 1. To make drunk, especially on gin. Labels: dated, informal, transitive Example: Harrison was pretty well ginned-up when his guests arrived and he had proffered drinks freely and hospitably ever since. Example: "You go slow on the gin, auntie," said Dr Grimsby. "If you hadn't been ginned up you wouldn't have fallen down those stairs."
Word: atheosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of athetosis. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: backhander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From backhand + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix). 1. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. 2. A blow with the back of the hand. 3. A bribe, a secret payment. Labels: informal 4. A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke. 5. A player who plays a backhand shot. Example: She's a terrific backhander. 6. A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand"). Example: The morning brought an increased swell; long, perfect, down-the-line, 6-8' freight trains — a forehander's dream and a backhander's nightmare
Word: insist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Partly from Middle French insister, from Latin īnsistere; and partly from a back-formation from insistence. Compare typologically from the same PIE root Bulgarian настоявам (nastojavam), Russian наста́ивать (nastáivatʹ). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪst/ 1. To hold up a claim emphatically. Example: The defendant insisted on his innocence. Example: I insist that my secretary dresses nicely. 2. To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it. Labels: sometimes Example: The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor's resignation. Example: The Prime Minister insisted that his Chancellor resign. 3. To stand (on); to rest (upon); to lean (upon). Labels: obsolete Example: Angles likewise which insist on the Diameter, are all Right Angles.
Word: basic balance Part of Speech: noun 1. The net balance of the combination of the current account and the capital account in a balance of payments.
Word: beehive shelf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The squat circular shape resembles early beehives called skeps. 1. A round piece of laboratory equipment used mostly in school demonstrations to support a gas jar whilst a gas is being collected over water.
Word: biometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + -metry. 1. The measurement of biological data. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually 2. The analysis of biological statistics; biostatistics. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The application of biostatistics to security; biometrics. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: biorobot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos Proto-Balto-Slavic *árbas Proto-Slavic *orbъ Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *orbiti Proto-Indo-European *-otéh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-atā́ˀ Proto-Slavic *-ota Proto-Slavic *orbota Old Czech robota Czech robota Czech robotbor. English robot English biorobot From bio- + robot. 1. A biological organism that has been created and designed by artificial means. 2. A person who performs robot-like tasks, or performs tasks in place of a robot. 3. A person who performs robot-like tasks, or performs tasks in place of a robot. Labels: historical, informal
Word: blanket loan Part of Speech: noun 1. A loan, or mortgage, for multiple subdivisions of a single tract of land. Labels: US
Word: blaze orange Part of Speech: noun 1. A bright shade of orange.
Word: blogcast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blog + -cast, from broadcast. 1. A short video aor audio clip published within a blog. Labels: dated 2. A podcast. Labels: dated 3. A multi-participant, conversational blog. Labels: dated
Word: bluesnarfing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blue(tooth) + snarfing. 1. Unauthorized access to the information on a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection, often between phones, desktops, laptops, or PDAs. Labels: uncountable Example: Bluejacking and bluesnarfing are the two forms of new intrusion. Bluejacking is a technique of sending anonymous messages to Bluetooth enabled device and bluesnarfing allows attackers to hack in and download data stored in mobile phones such as contact details and diary entries without leaving any trace [7]. Example: Stealing calendar and contact information via bluesnarfing requires both Bluetooth devices be on and available. The quickest and easiest way to avoid bluesnarfing (which requires about two to three minutes of continuous connection time) is to disable Bluetooth when not specifically in use.
Word: bratva Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian братва́ (bratvá, “brothers; brotherhood”). 1. A Russian organized crime syndicate/family. Labels: countable 2. Russian organized crime collectively.
Word: bobby-dazzler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bobby + dazzler. Unknown. Originated in 19th century in the dialects of Lancashire and Yorkshire. 1. An attractive or excellent thing or person. Labels: Australian, British, informal Example: Suddenly she appeared in the inner doorway rather shyly. She had got a new cotton blouse on. Paul jumped up and went forward. "Oh, my stars!" he exclaimed. "What a bobby-dazzler!" She sniffed in a little haughty way, and put her head up. "It's not a bobby-dazzler at all!" she replied. "It's very quiet."
Word: bread knife Part of Speech: noun 1. A knife, with a serrated edge, designed to cut bread; sometimes slots into a breadboard.
Word: breadbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *braudą Proto-West Germanic *braud Old English brēad Middle English bred English bread English box English breadbox From bread + box. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɛd.bɒks/, /ˈbɹɛd.bɑks/ 1. A container for storing bread and other baked goods to keep them fresh. 2. A Commodore 64 computer. Labels: slang Example: We had a computer at school, a Commodore 64. The thing had hardly any memory, not even one thousandth of an mp3-player kids use nowadays. To load a game you had to insert a cassette which transmitted a code by means of an endless series of beeps to a brown case we called "the bread box". Example: That's why he gave him a Commodore 64 in 1983. […] Nick […] had converted his cupboards so that the shelf in which the bread box was located could be pulled out a little. So the head was nicely in line with the TV.
Word: bredrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brethren. 1. A close male friend, family member, or comrade. Labels: Rastafari Example: Everybody smiling and relax like they was all bredrin now.
Word: commend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English commenden, from Old French comender, from Latin commendō (“commend, entrust to, commit, recommend”), from com- + mandō (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dō (“to put”). Doublet of command. Pronunciation: /kəˈmɛnd/ 1. To congratulate or reward. Labels: transitive Example: The schoolboy was commended for raising the alarm about the burning building. 2. To praise or acclaim. Labels: transitive Example: The new law has little to commend it: it even worsens the legal certainty of the nation. Example: 1485 – Thomas Malory. Le Morte Darthur, Book X, Chapter xliiij, leaf 242v Thenne Quene Gueneuer commended hym and soo dyd alle other good knyghtes made moche of hym excepte sire Gawayns bretheren / "Then Queen Guenever commended him, and so did all other good knights make much of him, except Sir Gawaine’s brethren." 3. To entrust or commit to the care of someone else. Labels: transitive Example: After being imprisoned, I had to commend my kids to my mom's safekeeping. Example: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. 4. To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill; give regards from Labels: transitive Example: Commend me to my brother. 5. To recommend. Labels: transitive Example: Among the objects of knowledge, two especially […] commend themselves to our contemplation. Example: I commend vnto you Phebe our sister, which is a seruant of the Church which is at Cenchrea: 6. To adorn; to set off. Labels: dated, transitive
Word: commend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English commenden, from Old French comender, from Latin commendō (“commend, entrust to, commit, recommend”), from com- + mandō (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dō (“to put”). Doublet of command. Pronunciation: /kəˈmɛnd/ 1. Commendation; praise. Labels: obsolete Example: He had need meane better, then his outward ſhew Can any way ſpeake in his iuſt commend: 2. Compliments; greetings. Labels: in-plural, obsolete Example: Hearty commends and much endeared love unto you.
Word: expropriated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of expropriate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bajillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See -illion. Pronunciation: /bəˈd͡ʒɪljən/ 1. An unspecified, absurdly large number (of). Labels: excessive, slang Example: However, I have a bajillion cherry tomatoes. Is it worth it to try to make spaghetti sauce from them, or will it take 10 bajillion cherry tomatoes to make any quantity of sauce? Example: I’m glad Oasis are back together—a bajillion people singing “Wonderwall” live will be transcendent—but, I dunno, I’m sort of hoping for a bit of drama between the bros?
Word: jillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See -illion. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪljən/ 1. An unspecified large number (of). Labels: excessive, slang Example: I know this has been asked a jillion times, but news server displays only one days^([sic]) worth of posts.. Example: “One jillion dollars!”
Word: kajillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See -illion; possibly influenced by kaiju (“giant monster”). Pronunciation: /kəˈd͡ʒɪljən/ 1. An unspecified large number (of). Labels: excessive, slang Example: I have now put 7 dragons on them, complete with a kajillion tiny scales ... I'm permanently cross-eyed from drawing a kajillion little scales ... and KNOTWORK ... there is a kajillion little lines crossing over and under and over and under . ...
Word: bazillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1939. Variation of zillion. See -illion. Pronunciation: /bəˈzɪlɪən/ 1. An unspecified large number (of). Labels: excessive, slang Example: I second the need for a bazillion dollars. 'twould be nice. :-) Example: I wouldn't sleep with him in a bazillion years, but I'm not scared of him.
Word: bronze race Part of Speech: noun 1. A mestizo race formed in America from indigenous people and Spanish colonizers.
Word: Cenovis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Brand name. 1. A yeast extract similar to Vegemite and Marmite.
Word: certified safety professional Part of Speech: noun 1. A person accredited by the American Board of Safety Professionals, the certification board for safety professionals in the United States, and designated by the letters CSP after his or her name. Labels: US
Word: flamen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin flāmen (“ancient Roman priest devoted exclusively to one deity”). Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪmən/ 1. A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, and Flamen Quirinalis. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical
Word: apophysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis, “offshoot”), from ἀπό (apó) + φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to exist, to grow”). Equivalent to apo- + -physis. Pronunciation: /əˈpɒfɪsɪs/, /əˈpɑfɪsɪs/ 1. A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone. Example: Every bone in the real duck had its representative in the automaton, and its wings were anatomically exact. Every cavity, apophysis, and curvature was imitated, and each bone executed its proper movements. Example: In the male each palpal tibia shows a long narrow apophysis on the outerside. 2. The external part of a cone scale. 3. A branch of a dike or vein. Example: Minor palingenetic magmas probably were generated at this time and intruded the mantling rocks in the form of small sills and apophyses; …
Word: bread-and-butter issue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the themes covered at bread-and-butter § Etymology and kitchen table issue § Etymology. 1. Any issue, such as inflation or prices, that affects ordinary people in their daily lives.
Word: broad shoulders Part of Speech: noun 1. the ability to take criticism, or accept responsibility. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see broad, shoulders. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: call originator Part of Speech: noun 1. The person or machine placing a call to another subscriber on a telephone network.
Word: canonical sequence Part of Speech: noun 1. a sequence of DNA, RNA, or amino acids that reflects the most common choice of base or amino acid at each position.
Word: cantonment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French cantonnement. Pronunciation: /kanˈtɒnmənt/, /kanˈtuːnmənt/ 1. Temporary military living quarters. Example: On the Umballa platform waited a detachment of officers discussing the latest news from the stricken cantonment, and it was here that Bobby learned the real condition of the Tail Twisters. 2. A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters. Example: The cantonments, it transpired, were singularly ill-sited for defence, being built on low, marshy ground, overlooked by hills on all sides. 3. A permanent military station. Labels: India, Pakistan
Word: Negar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Iranian Persian نگار (negâr, “sweetheart; painting”). Pronunciation: /nəˈɡɑː/, /nəˈɡɑɹ/ 1. A transliteration of the Persian female given name نگار (negâr).
Word: Nigerian scam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The scam messages usually claim to originate from Nigeria, though this is often a spoof. 1. An attempt to defraud by sending out large numbers of emails, each stating that the recipient is entitled to receive a large amount of money, but will need to supply banking account details, or to send payment for fees, before the payment can be passed on. Labels: Internet Example: Even savvy Internet users have fallen victim to the ubiquitous Nigerian scam.
Word: spoofed Part of Speech: adj 1. Parodied. Labels: not-comparable 2. Made to appear to have come from someone other than the real sender. Labels: not-comparable
Word: spoofed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spoof Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: 2005: Nowhere in “Spamalot” is traditional stage naturalism more brilliantly spoofed than when King Arthur and his faithful servant, the well-named Patsy (the excellent Michael McGrath), first ride into view. — The New Yorker, 28 March 2005
Word: Ponzi scam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after con artist Charles Ponzi (1882–1949). 1. Synonym of Ponzi scheme.
Word: reservation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French reservation, equivalent to reserve + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The committee authorised the reservation of funds. 2. The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Something that is withheld or kept back. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A limiting qualification regarding certainty or risk; a doubt or concern. Labels: countable, in-plural, often, uncountable Example: I have reservations about your intentions. Example: I have some reservations about cosigning a loan for him. 6. A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people, such as the Hopi Reservation or the Navajo Nation's territory. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 7. An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I have a hotel reservation in the name of Mr Smith. Example: I haven't booked, so I don't have a clue as to whether the service will be busy or not. Supposedly, reservations are compulsory, but I want to find out what would happen if you just turn up. 8. The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: A vehicle crashed through the central reservation into the path of oncoming traffic. Example: A three-lane motorway can be up to (or even more than) 35 metres wide, with a hard shoulder on either side and a central reservation. 9. The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe). Labels: India, countable, uncountable 10. A power of an overseeing authority to suspend legislation in the jurisdiction being overseen pending the approval of a higher authority. Such as a provincial/state governor reserving a bill passed by the state/provincial legislature from assent, pending approval of the federal government; or a federal bill passed by federal parliament being reserved by the viceroy pending approval by the crown. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: abiotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1874. From a- + biotic, the first element from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) and the second from Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós). Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.baɪˈɑt.ɪk/ 1. Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: nonbiological, nonbiologic 2. Tending to inhibit or destroy life; antibiotic; incompatible with life. Labels: not-comparable
Word: abiotic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1874. From a- + biotic, the first element from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) and the second from Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós). Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.baɪˈɑt.ɪk/ 1. Any such material
Word: Vernon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Transalpine Gaulish uerna (“alder”) (from Proto-Celtic *wernā, from Proto-Indo-European *wern-) + -o, -onis (locative suffix, literally “place of alder trees”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɝnən/, /ˈvɜːnən/ 1. A town in Eure department, Normandy, France. 2. A village in Ardèche department, Languedoc, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. 3. An English habitational surname from Anglo-Norman, originally a Norman baronial name, derived from the town in Normandy. 4. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage. Example: Whether it is the soul food restaurant on 38th Street, where he and his father and trainer, Jack Mosley, dined earlier in the week, or at the workouts leading up Saturday's WBC welterweight championship rematch against Vernon Forrest at Conseco Fieldhouse, Mosley cannot go anywhere without hearing the shouts of supporters who want to get close to him. 5. A city in British Columbia, Canada; named for Forbes George Vernon, former MLA for British Columbia. 6. A neighborhood of Ottawa, Ontario. 7. A locale in the United States: 8. A locale in the United States: 9. A locale in the United States: 10. A locale in the United States: 11. A locale in the United States: 12. A locale in the United States: 13. A locale in the United States: 14. A locale in the United States: 15. A locale in the United States: 16. A locale in the United States: 17. A locale in the United States: 18. A locale in the United States: 19. A locale in the United States: 20. A locale in the United States: 21. A locale in the United States: 22. A locale in the United States: 23. A locale in the United States: 24. A locale in the United States: 25. A locale in the United States: 26. A locale in the United States: 27. A locale in the United States: 28. A locale in the United States: 29. A locale in the United States:
Word: heavy roller Part of Speech: noun 1. The heavier of the rollers used for flattening the pitch between innings. Example: Thommo pointed out on the radio that under normal circumstances the wicket retains moisture beneath a hard surface, and this water is brought to the surface by the heavy roller and causes problems on the first day of a game.
Word: flatten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat English -en English flatten From flat + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈflæ.tən/, [ˈflæ.tn̩], [flæ.ʔn̩] 1. To make something flat or flatter. Labels: transitive Example: As there was a lot of damage, we chose the heavy roller to flatten the pitch. Example: Mary would flatten the dough before rolling it into pretzels. 2. To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed. Labels: reflexive Example: With a bolt of fright he remembered that there was no bathroom in the Hob-house Room. He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end where he flattened himself against the wall. 3. To knock down or lay low. Labels: transitive Example: The prize fighter quickly flattened his challenger. 4. To become flat or flatter; to plateau. Labels: intransitive Example: Prices have flattened out. 5. To be knocked down or laid low. Labels: intransitive 6. To lower by a semitone. 7. To make vapid or insipid; to render stale. 8. To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements. Labels: transitive 9. To combine (separate layers) into a single image. Labels: transitive
Word: flatter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flat + -er (comparative suffix). Compare Icelandic flatari (“flatter, more flat”). Pronunciation: /ˈflætɚ/, [ˈflæɾɚ], /ˈflætə/ 1. comparative form of flat: more flat Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: flatter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flat 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 flatter From flat (“to make flat, flatten”) + -er (agent suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈflætɚ/, [ˈflæɾɚ], /ˈflætə/ 1. A type of set tool used by blacksmiths. Labels: ambitransitive 2. A flat-faced fulling hammer. Labels: ambitransitive 3. A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs. Labels: ambitransitive 4. Someone who flattens, purposely or accidentally. Also flattener. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: flatter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flat (“dwelling, apartment”) + -er (residency suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈflætɚ/, [ˈflæɾɚ], /ˈflætə/ 1. Someone who lives in a rented flat. Labels: New-Zealand, UK, ambitransitive, slang
Word: hit the ball twice Part of Speech: noun 1. A rule ("law" in cricket) which when invoked results in the dismissal of a batsman (out), whereby the batsman has deliberately hit the ball with his bat a second time for a reason other than to protect his wicket. Labels: noun, phrasal, uncountable Example: 34. Hit the ball twice Example: Law 34 (Hit the ball twice) ...
Word: hit the ball twice Part of Speech: adv 1. In accordance with this rule against hitting the ball a second time. Labels: not-comparable Example: ... purely defensive second stroke, picked up the ball, and, pretending to aim at the wicket, purposely flung it wide, thereby beguiling the batsman into starting for a run, for which he was given out "hit the ball twice." Example: The striker, on appeal, shall be out hit the ball twice if, after the ball is struck [...]
Word: hit wicket Part of Speech: phrase 1. Describing a method of dismissal of a batsman (out) in which the batsman hits his own wicket either with the bat or his body, usually while attempting to play the ball. A very rare event. Example: He was hitwicketed on the third ball of the over.
Word: nomology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed as nom- + -o- + -logy, by analogy with the French nomologie. Pronunciation: /nəʊˈmɒləd͡ʒi/, /nəˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ 1. The study of laws Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The study of general physical and logical laws Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This nomology has obtained the name of Logic among other appellations, but not from Aristotle
Word: bad hair day Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Said to have been coined by British trichologist Philip Kingsley (1930–2016). 1. A day when one's hair seems unmanageable. Labels: literally Example: Okay, girls, here's the plan. I'll call Jerry and tell him we need to get to Tahiti A.S.A.P. Clover, you free the Bees and restore their memories. Alex, you figure out how to put an end to this very, very, very bad hair day. 2. A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: What's the matter with Fred? Oh, he's just having a bad hair day. Example: Okay, girls, here’s the plan. I’ll call Jerry and tell him we need to get to Tahiti A.S.A.P. Clover, you free the Bees and restore their memories. Alex, you figure out how to end this very, very, very bad hair day.
Word: morganatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin morganāticus, from the Medieval Latin phrase mātrimōnium ad morganāticum, from Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō (“morning gift”) (whence Old English morgenġiefu). Pronunciation: /mɔːɡəˈnætɪk/, /mɔɹɡəˈnætɪk/ 1. Designating a marriage (or the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no claim on the husband's possessions or title). It was not an aspect of English law, but was common in other royal houses, especially in Germany. Labels: not-comparable Example: Francis Ferdinand's marriage was a morganatic alliance, and in consequence of a declaration which he made when contracting it, his children do not inherit his rights to the Austrian crown. Example: we have this day repudiated our former spouse and have bestowed our royal hand upon the princess Selene, the splendour of the night. (The former morganatic spouse of Bloom is hastily removed in the Black Maria.)
Word: unaltered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English altered English unaltered From un- + altered. 1. Remaining in its initial state; not changed. Labels: not-comparable Example: "A first love is not easily extinguished, Mr. Allanson," said she. "You may guess from my appearance, that I have been fortunate in life; but, for all that, my first love for you has continued the same, unaltered and unchanged, and you must forgive the little freedoms I used to-day to try your affections, and the effects my appearance would have on you." Example: Pat found subject and scene of his wooing unaltered, but all his specious blandishments could not induce the matured matron of 'Gi' Away Nothin' 'All' to join fortunes, though his perseverance would have delighted Bruce's spider.
Word: neurosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English -sis English neurosis From neuro- + -sis. Pronunciation: /n(j)ʊˈɹəʊ̯.sɪs/, /n(j)ʊˈɹoʊ̯.sɪs/, /n(j)ʊˈɹəʉ̯.sɪs/, /n(j)ʊˈɹɐʉ̯.səs/, /n(j)ʉˈɹo.sɪs/ 1. A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: On inquiry it was found that this neurosis corresponded in time with the oncome of the catamenia. Example: In the period from Spinoza to the end of the 19th century, the reading of design into nature received such devastating attacks from naturalists to non-naturalists alike that there developed an epistemological neurosis which Von Baer aptly termed “teleophobia.”
Word: psychosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psych- + -osis or from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις (psúkhōsis, “animation, principle of life”). Pronunciation: /saɪˈkəʊsɪs/, /saɪˈkoʊsɪs/ 1. A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese[…]began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. The poisoning was irreversible, and soon ended in psychosis and death.
Word: 5-O Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of five-o. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ozone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Ozon, coined 1840 by Christian Friedrich Schönbein, from Ancient Greek ὄζον (ózon), neuter participle of ὄζω (ózō, “I smell”), in reference to its pungent odour. The “fresh air” sense is from an erroneous former belief that seaweed contains and releases ozone. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊzəʊn/, /ə(ʊ)ˈzəʊn/, /ˈoʊzoʊn/ 1. An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Lightning flashed again, the thunder came a second later. It rained harder. The smell of ozone was strong. You could feel the charge in the air. Example: Martin said that the National Park Service invested in “a state-of-the-art ozone nanobubbler filtration system” that is intended to keep algae out. 2. Fresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed. Labels: UK, informal, uncountable, usually Example: A patent obtained in England, and specified far from clearly, for obtaining ozone by boiling seaweed,†† may be mentioned as a curiosity, and also the credulity with which ozone-baths, prepared in this manner, find a ready sale, in spite of, or perhaps rather on account of, their high price. Example: To Ramsgate baths she sped, in quest / Of seaweed and ozone ; / For seaweed and ozone were best, / They said, to give her tone.
Word: ozone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From German Ozon, coined 1840 by Christian Friedrich Schönbein, from Ancient Greek ὄζον (ózon), neuter participle of ὄζω (ózō, “I smell”), in reference to its pungent odour. The “fresh air” sense is from an erroneous former belief that seaweed contains and releases ozone. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊzəʊn/, /ə(ʊ)ˈzəʊn/, /ˈoʊzoʊn/ 1. To treat with ozone. Labels: transitive Example: Whenever it exists, as it usually does, even where the tide water freshens at the ebb, it seems to have a purifying tendency, probably by ozoning the superincumbent atmosphere. Example: I worked nonstop to make the house safe. Periodically I ozoned the first-floor bathroom, but it still made us sick.
Word: ozone layer Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈəʊzəʊn ˌlɛə/, /-ˌleɪə/, /ˈoʊzoʊn ˌleɪəɹ/ 1. A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.
Word: thealogy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek θεά (theá, “goddess”) + -logy. 1. The study of or reflection upon the or a goddess, or the feminine divine, e.g. from a feminist viewpoint. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hassock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English hassoc (“coarse grass”), of uncertain origin. Pronunciation: /ˈhasək/ 1. A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. 2. A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. Example: At the next service he found a flower on his hassock and a highly suggestive Catholic bookmarker tucked into his hymn-book. 3. A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.
Word: cardinal tetra Part of Speech: noun 1. A freshwater fish (Paracheirodon axelrodi, family Characidae), native to rivers in South America, popular as an aquarium fish.
Word: ottoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ottoman in the early 19th century; so named because reclining on a couch was associated with Middle Eastern customs. Pronunciation: /ˈɑtəmən/, /ˈɒtəmən/ 1. An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the middle of the room there is a big ottoman; and this, with the carpet, the Morris wall-papers, and the Morris chintz window curtains and brocade covers of the ottoman and its cushions, supply all the ornament, and are much too handsome to be hidden by odds and ends of useless things. Example: These hefty features were on display together with dry-point engravings, marble busts, and mahogany whatnots, which the guests now squeezed between, plumping themselves down on over-stuffed ottomans beneath gleaming crystal electroliers. 2. A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This ottoman is set on casters, and is a great convenience for holding articles, while serving also as a seat. 3. A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton and silk-like yarns. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pouffe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pouf. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: An aide walked on bearing a gold-embroidered leather pouffe. This, it turned out, was the Presidential Pouffe, there to prop up the plastered leg of winner Mwai Kibaki, who had survived the years in opposition only to be nearly killed in a campaign car crash.
Word: pouffe Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of pouf. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: footstool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From foot + stool. Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtˌstuːl/ 1. A low stool for supporting the feet while seated. Example: In Christianity, the world is called the footstool of Christ; in this Sumerian vision, the awakened body would be called the bed of the Queen of Heaven. 2. Anything trodden upon or treated as subservient. Labels: figuratively Example: Thereafter, when I have eaten and drunken and made merry in my royal palace at Carcë, I will sail with my armies over the teeming deep to many-mountained Demonland. And it shall be my footstool, and these other Demons the slaves of me, yea, and the slaves of my slaves.
Word: semitone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English tone English semitone From semi- + tone. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛmitoʊn/ 1. One of two parts, equal or unequal, in which a whole tone is divided. 2. One of two parts, equal or unequal, in which a whole tone is divided. 3. Any of the pitches of a chromatic scale. Labels: broadly 4. An interval equal to an augmented unison or a minor second, depending on the context and tuning system used.
Word: law of diminishing returns Part of Speech: noun 1. The tendency for a continuing effort toward a particular goal to decline in effectiveness after a certain amount of success has been achieved. 2. A relationship between input and output, such that adding units of any one input (labour, capital etc.) to fixed amounts of the others will yield successively smaller increments of output.
Word: Kirsten Part of Speech: name Etymology: From North Germanic (Danish Kirsten and Norwegian Kirsten). Doublet of Christina. Pronunciation: /ˈkɜːstən/, /ˈkɝstən/, /ˈkɪɹstən/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders.
Word: Kirsten Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Kirsten. Pronunciation: /ˈkɜːstən/, /ˈkɝstən/, /ˈkɪɹstən/ 1. A surname from German.
Word: encourage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English encouragen, encoragen, from Anglo-Norman encoragier, from Old French encoragier. Displaced native Old English hiertan, tyhtan, and trymman. By surface analysis, en- + courage. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/, /ɪnˈkɝ.ɪd͡ʒ/, /ɪnˈkʊ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/, /ɛn.kəˈreː.d͡ʒ/ 1. To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. Labels: transitive Example: I encouraged him during his race. Example: Delia's coach encouraged her to focus on the positives. 2. To spur on, strongly recommend. Labels: transitive Example: We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre. Example: We encourage you to cycle instead of taking the car. 3. To foster, give help or patronage. Labels: transitive Example: The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed. Example: In addition the Marquess built a brickworks adjacent to the colliery, and also greatly improved the harbour to encourage coastal shipping.
Word: I Ching Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 易經／易经 (I⁴-ching¹). Pronunciation: /ˌiː ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. A Chinese classic text describing an ancient system of cosmology and philosophy which is at the heart of traditional Chinese cultural beliefs. Example: A somewhat analogous situation exists in China. After the death of Mao Zedong and the gradual emergence of a market economy, UFOs, channeling and other examples of Western pseudoscience emerged, along with such ancient Chinese practices as ancestor worship, astrology and fortune telling—especially that version that involves throwing yarrow sticks and working through the hoary hexagrams of the I Ching. The government newspaper lamented that “the superstition of feudal ideology is reviving in our countryside.” It was (and remains) a rural, not primarily an urban, affliction. Example: In search of inspiration, I picked up the I Ching, the ancient Chinese “Book of Changes” that has been consulted for centuries. I’ve held on to a dusty Bollingen Series text since my college days. To consult the oracle, you cast yarrow straws or, in a pinch, coins, and match the results with one of 64 hexagrams. Then you read and interpret the text that accompanies the hexagram. Got that? Sitting at the dinner table with the I Ching and some pennies, I formed a question in my mind: “Is it time to begin investing again?”
Word: hexagram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hexa- + -gram. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛksəɡɹæm/ 1. A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles. 2. Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines, formed by pairs of trigrams, used for divination in the I Ching. 3. A large silvern coin minted during the Byzantine Empire.
Word: overlap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + lap. Cognate with Dutch overlap. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/, /ˌoʊvɚˈlæp/ 1. To extend over and partly cover something. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: The mouse-mat overlapped the edge of the desk. 2. To co-occur, to happen at the same time. Labels: intransitive, transitive 3. To have an area, range, character or function in common. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: The two maps overlapped at the east and west edges. Example: Memento unfolds over 22 scenes—or, more accurately, 22 strands of time, the main strand (in color) moving backward in increments, and another strand (in black and white) going forward, though the two overlap profoundly. 4. Of sets: to have some elements in common. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: The set (all men) overlaps the set (vegetarians). 5. To have some similar nucleotide sequences. Labels: intransitive, transitive 6. An illusion of depth is created when one object partially covers another. Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: overlap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + lap. Cognate with Dutch overlap. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəˌlæp/, /ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/ 1. Something that overlaps or is overlapped. Labels: intransitive, transitive 2. a situation in the game where an attacking line has more players in it than the defensive line coming to meet it. The attacking side may exploit the overlap by using their superior numbers to break the opposition's defensive line. If attackers outnumber defenders by more than one player this is often termed a two man overlap or three man overlap, etc. If the attacking side fails to break through usually due to poor execution, they are said to waste an overlap. Labels: intransitive, transitive 3. The payment of a spouse's or other dependant's annuity benefits concurrently with the member's benefits, on death of the member during the guarantee period. Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: dishcloth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of dish + cloth. 1. A cloth used to wash dishes. 2. A cloth used to dry dishes.
Word: Sod's law Part of Speech: name Etymology: Perhaps from unlucky sod. Pronunciation: /sɒdz lɔ/ 1. The principle that what can go wrong, will go wrong, usually with some observed degree of irony Labels: UK Example: It's Sod's law that it will rain when going for a picnic. Example: It was amazing and typical of Sod's Law, the moment I turned for home, the wind direction would not only change, but be the complete reverse.
Word: roly-poly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The noun is apparently derived from roll (“to turn over and over”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’), reduplicated with a change of the initial consonant. Compare rolly (“having the ability to roll, rolling”, adjective), which is attested since the 19th century. Noun sense 1.7 (“mischievous or worthless person”) is possibly influenced by poll (“head; (archaic) scalp; (by extension) person”). The adjective and adverb are attested later than the noun, and so are probably derived from it. Pronunciation: /ˌɹəʊlɪˈpəʊli/, /ˈɹoʊliˈpoʊli/ 1. Moving with a rolling and swaying motion. Example: "Oh! Mother, Mother, there has been an old man rat in the dairy—a dreadful 'normous big rat, mother; and he's stolen a pat of butter and the rolling-pin." […] "A rolling-pin?" said Ribby. "Did we not hear a roly-poly noise in the attic when we were looking into that chest?" Ribby and Tabitha rushed upstairs again. Sure enough the roly-poly noise was still going on quite distinctly under the attic floor. Example: Seianus bowed, the awkward roly-poly jerk of the fat man. 2. Short and plump; squat. Labels: childish, humorous, informal, often Example: She had been waiting for the little roly-poly man to tumble and roll along the deck, and had been mentally indulging her sense of humour on the scene. Example: He ducked back down the alley / With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl
Word: roly-poly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: The noun is apparently derived from roll (“to turn over and over”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’), reduplicated with a change of the initial consonant. Compare rolly (“having the ability to roll, rolling”, adjective), which is attested since the 19th century. Noun sense 1.7 (“mischievous or worthless person”) is possibly influenced by poll (“head; (archaic) scalp; (by extension) person”). The adjective and adverb are attested later than the noun, and so are probably derived from it. Pronunciation: /ˌɹəʊlɪˈpəʊli/, /ˈɹoʊliˈpoʊli/ 1. By rolling, so as to roll. Example: Tom Kitten bit and spat, and mewed and wriggled; and the rolling-pin went roly-poly, roly; roly, poly, roly. 2. Without hesitating; directly; hence, in a thoughtless manner; indiscriminately. Labels: obsolete Example: At your pleaſure thats rare; then rovvlie, povvlie, our vviues ſhall lye at your commaund: […]
Word: tea towel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tea + towel. Attested from the middle 19th century. Compare earlier tea-cloth from the late 18th century. 1. A cloth, made from cotton or linen, for drying dishes and glassware. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
Word: lasso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace. Pronunciation: /læsˈuː/, /ləsˈuː/, /ˈlæs.oʊ/, /ˈlæs.u/ 1. A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses. Example: He managed to catch the runaway bull with a lasso. Example: She threw the lasso skillfully around the post. 2. An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.
Word: lasso Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace. Pronunciation: /læsˈuː/, /ləsˈuː/, /ˈlæs.oʊ/, /ˈlæs.u/ 1. To catch with a lasso. Labels: transitive Example: He had to lasso the wild horse before it ran off.
Word: Murphy's law Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Edward A. Murphy Jr. (1918–1990), a development engineer who worked for a brief time on the rocket-sled experiments of the United States Air Force in 1948. 1. An adage which states that if anything can go wrong, then it will. Example: I ran into the perfect exemplification of “Murphy's law” at one university, where everything that could go wrong did! Example: Thus we find that Murphy's Law is not a coincidence at all, but the consequence of a deep ‘anthropomurphic^([sic]) principle’: any universe built along conventional lines that contains intelligent polymurphs will conform to Murphy's Law.
Word: bread roll Part of Speech: noun 1. A miniature round loaf of bread, often accompanying a meal.
Word: god-forsaken Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of godforsaken. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, usually
Word: braquemard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French braquemard. 1. a short, thick, double-edged sword
Word: oyster bed Part of Speech: noun 1. A place on the seabed where oysters are grown to be harvested.
Word: seabed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + bed. 1. The floor or bottom of the sea or ocean. Example: Near-synonym: Davy Jones's locker
Word: catechol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From catech(u) + -ol. Compare catechin and catecholamine. Pronunciation: /ˈkæt.ɪt͡ʃ.ɒl/, /ˈkæt.ɪk.ɒl/, /ˈkæt.əˌkɔl/, /ˈkæt.əˌkoʊl/ 1. The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol. Labels: countable, uncountable