nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: leatherback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leather + back. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛ.ðɚ.bæk/ 1. Any of species Dermochelys coriacea, of large sea turtles, with leathery backs. 2. A lesser queenfish (Scomberoides lysan).
Word: monitor lizard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the obsolete taxa Monitor and Lacerta monitor now displaced by Varanus within the single-genus family Varanidae. The word Monitor is a calque of German Warner, which is a loanword from Arabic وَرَن (waran). The conflation of the two words was encouraged by the lizards' habit of standing on their hind legs and appearing to monitor their surroundings. 1. Any of various large carnivorous lizards of the family Varanidae, all of whose extant species are of genus Varanus, native to Africa, Asia and Australia. 2. Also: the earless monitor lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis, the sole member of the family Lanthanotidae).
Word: goanna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A respelling in Australia of guana, from iguana. Rhyming slang sense 2 rhyming on colloquial pronunciation pianner. Pronunciation: /ɡəʊ̯ˈæn.ə/, /ɡəʊ̯ˈan.ə/, /ɡoʊ̯ˈæn.ə/, /ɡəʉ̯ˈæn.ə/, /ɡɐʉ̯ˈæn.ə/ 1. Any of various monitor lizards native to Australia. Example: Four goannas ran up the tree, and the animals of the bush had preyed so very lavishly on the remains of mortality that the thorax and other parts of the neck, together with various portions of flesh from the body, were missing. Example: Hello! There's a goanna; that's a good sized one; but nothing to the one that I tumbled over when I was coming from the Big River. 2. A piano. Labels: Australia, slang
Word: biphenyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl English biphenyl From bi- + phenyl. 1. A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond. Labels: uncountable 2. Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs. Labels: countable Example: halogenated biphenyls Example: Another environmental factor thought to be affecting some coastal birds, although comparatively little is yet known about its extent or origin, is the presence of marine pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and toxic heavy metals.
Word: diphenyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl English diphenyl From di- + phenyl. Pronunciation: [daɪˈfiːnaɪɫ] 1. Synonym of biphenyl.
Word: Gulf Stream Part of Speech: name 1. The warm ocean current issuing from the Gulf of Mexico, flowing northeastwards along the coast of North America to the Grand Banks where it breaks eastwards across the Atlantic Ocean and helps to maintain warm temperatures along the western coasts of the British Isles.
Word: photog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of photographer. Pronunciation: /fəˈtɒɡ/ 1. A photographer, especially a professional one. Labels: informal
Word: pitched Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɪt͡ʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of pitch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pitched Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɪt͡ʃt/ 1. Having a slope, whether shallow, steep, or intermediate. Example: a pitched roof Example: The roofs up there are pitched heavier because of the snowfalls. 2. Having a specified tonal range. Labels: not-comparable Example: a high-pitched scream Example: Carrados made his smiling admission and changed his position a fraction—possibly to catch her curiously pitched voice the better. 3. Fought at a particular place and time, at which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; (later especially) involving sustained, intense military (or by extension, political, legal etc.) fighting. Example: a pitched battle Example: nowhere was the battle more pitched than in Ocean City, where protestors maintained a constant picket around city hall 4. Covered in pitch. Labels: not-comparable Example: He had his tea and hot rolls in a morning, while we were battening upon our quarter-of-a-penny loaf — our crug — moistened with attenuated small beer, in wooden piggings, smacking of the pitched leathern jack it was poured from.
Word: low-pitched Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a sound, having a comparatively low pitch.
Word: Benguela Current Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Benguela (“a town in Angola”) + current. 1. A cold ocean current originating in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, thence flowing northwards up the west coast of Africa as far as Angola. It provides nutrients for the sea life in the fishing grounds off the Cape of Good Hope.
Word: parked Part of Speech: adj 1. Left somewhere when not in use. Example: a row of parked cars
Word: parked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of park Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prebooked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English booked English prebooked From pre- + booked. 1. booked in advance Labels: not-comparable
Word: Southern Ocean Part of Speech: name Etymology: Formally adopted by the International Hydrographic Bureau's Limits of Oceans and Seas in 1928. (Omitted from the current 3rd edition, but restored in the draft 4th edition awaiting ratification.) A proprialization from southern ocean. 1. The portion of the World Ocean surrounding Antarctica, variously taken as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle, the waters south of 60° S, or the waters bounded by the Antarctic Convergence.
Word: prototypical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English prototype 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 prototypical From prototype + -ical. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊtəˈtɪpɪkəl/, /ˌpɹəʊtəʊ-/, /-əkəl/, /ˌpɹoʊtəˈtɪpɪkəl/, /ˌpɹoʊtoʊ-/ 1. Constituting or representing an original type of something that others are modelled on or derived from. Example: The fourth model is called the enlightment model: Actors are seen to be responsible for problems but unable or unwilling to provide solutions. They are believed to need discipline provided by authoritative guidance. The Alcoholic Anonymous^([sic]) groups are considered prototypical for this model.
Word: providence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English providence, from Anglo-Norman providence, Middle French providence, and their source, Latin prōvidentia (“providence, foresight”), from the present participle of prōvidēre (“to provide”). By surface analysis, provide + -ence. Displaced native Old English foresċēawung. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/, /ˈpɹɑvɪdəns/ 1. Preparation for the future; good governance; foresight. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 2. The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature, etc.). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to the government of Her Majesty’s Navy, whereon, under the good Providence of God, the wealth, safety and strength of the Kingdom so much depend: Example: Constraining the area of a UAS’ operation does not provide protection to the public when there is no guarantee that a UA will remain within these confines. In this case the UA entered controlled airspace used by commercial aircraft and it could have crashed in a nearby densely populated area or at a large public event, both with a high potential for fatalities. As there was no control or influence over where it crashed, it was only down to providence that it crashed in a field 40 m away from occupied houses. 3. A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The idea was that a complete list of fully documented providences should be compiled as a cooperative venture which would cross denominational barriers. 4. Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His providence in saving for his old age is exemplary.
Word: provisional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From provision + -al, or else from Middle French provisionnal (modern French provisionnel). Compare Latin prōvīsiōnālis. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈvɪʒənəl/ 1. Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent. Labels: not-comparable Example: Marsden and Jones were named in the provisional squad for the European Championships, to be confirmed before the 30 June deadline. Example: The provisional date for the wedding is April 2, but it is subject to confirmation at the church.
Word: provisional Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From provision + -al, or else from Middle French provisionnal (modern French provisionnel). Compare Latin prōvīsiōnālis. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈvɪʒənəl/ 1. A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released. 2. An interim denture. Example: If this was not possible, then alternatives including provisionalizing with a complete denture or a tooth-supported fixed provisional and a staged treatment protocol should have been considered.
Word: Provisional Part of Speech: noun 1. a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
Word: physically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From physic + -ally or physical + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/ 1. In a physical manner. Example: “And whatʼs more,” the voice went on triumphantly, “the patient is both physically and neurally whole.” Example: Oh, yeah? Well, that's not physically possible for me to do! So there! 2. According to the laws of physics. 3. Using physical force. 4. Directly, rather than automatically or similar. Labels: informal Example: After the software updated, I had to go in and physically change all the settings back to the way I wanted them. 5. According to the rules of medicine. Labels: obsolete
Word: opposed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈpoʊzd/, /əˈpəʊzd/ 1. Acting in opposition; opposing. 2. Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed. 3. Opposite. Example: The diagonally opposed driving positions in the cab are identical.
Word: opposed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈpoʊzd/, /əˈpəʊzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of oppose Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: located Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/, /ləˈkeɪtɪd/, /ˈloʊkeɪtɪd/, [ˈloʊkeɪɾɪd], /loʊˈkeɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of locate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: controlled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹəʊld/, /kənˈtɹoʊld/ 1. Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions. 2. Subjected to regulation or direction. 3. Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials) Example: A randomized, controlled trial (RCT). Example: Attempto Controlled English (ACE). 4. Under the control of the specified entity. Labels: in-compounds Example: The history of the Anglo-Indian Community in British-controlled India is one of many ups and downs, of vicissitudes and prosperity, of security and insecurity.
Word: controlled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹəʊld/, /kənˈtɹoʊld/ 1. simple past and past participle of control Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past and past participle of controll Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: annoyed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈnɔɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of annoy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: annoyed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈnɔɪd/ 1. Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed. Example: Judy is annoyed at Jim because he forgot to put the bins out again.
Word: separated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪd/, /ˈsɛp.əˌɹæɪ.tɪd/ 1. Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart. 2. Estranged; living apart but not divorced. Example: my parents are separated
Word: separated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪd/, /ˈsɛp.əˌɹæɪ.tɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of separate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: planned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /plænd/ 1. simple past and past participle of plan Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: planned Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /plænd/ 1. Existing or designed according to a plan. Labels: not-comparable 2. at or through the planning stage, but not yet implemented or started. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cat-o'-nine-tails Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cat + o' + nine + tails, cat referring to the inflicted wounds resembling the scratches of a cat. First attested in 1695. 1. A scourge (multi-tail whip) having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment. Example: But I do tell you one thing, if you ſhould give ſuch Language at Sea, you'd have a Cat o' Nine-tails laid croſs your Shoulders. 2. A similarly constructed leather nine-tail whip, as used in British penal colonies and certain armies.
Word: confirmed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈfɜːmd/, /kənˈfɝmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of confirm Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: confirmed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈfɜːmd/, /kənˈfɝmd/ 1. Having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual. Labels: formal Example: a confirmed liar Example: a confirmed opium-smoker 2. Verified or ratified. Example: a confirmed treaty 3. Having received the rite of confirmation. Example: a confirmed Catholic
Word: trained Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From train + -ed. Pronunciation: /tɹeɪnd/ 1. Having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination). Example: fully trained troops Example: As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once. 2. Manipulated in shape or habit. Example: trained fruit trees
Word: trained Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From train + -ed. Pronunciation: /tɹeɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of train Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Manicheanism Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Manichean Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Manicheanism From Manichean + -ism. 1. Alternative form of Manichaeism. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: restricted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of restrict Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: restricted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪd/ 1. Limited within bounds. 2. Available only to certain authorized groups of people. Example: restricted area Example: restricted access 3. Only available to customers who do not belong to racial, ethnic or religious minorities. Labels: US, historical Example: This hotel is restricted: no Blacks.
Word: registered Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪs.təd/, /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪs.tɚd/ 1. Having had one's name added to an official list or entered into a register. Labels: not-comparable Example: a registered nurse Example: a registered voter 2. Having a mailed item recorded in a register to enable its location to be tracked, sometimes with added insurance to cover loss. Labels: not-comparable
Word: registered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪs.təd/, /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪs.tɚd/ 1. simple past and past participle of register Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: excessively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English excessive Middle English -ly English -ly English excessively From excessive + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/ 1. To an excessive degree. Example: The application form was excessively complicated. Example: While Rabbit is described by Milne as being excessively “captainish” or bossy, he also receives warm praise, he has frequent visits from Pooh. 2. In excess. Example: He smoked excessively. Example: Acidotic animals go off their feed, pant and salivate excessively, paw and scratch their bellies, and eat dirt.
Word: excessively Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: wings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɪŋz/ 1. plural of wing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɪŋz/ 1. A type of scuba harness with an attached buoyancy compensation device: see wikipedia:Backplate and wing 2. A flip (hairstyle). Example: Near-synonym: head wings 3. A pilot's license, the legal authorization to operate an aircraft. Labels: figuratively Example: After being found liable for the crash that killed several passengers, the captain of the downed airliner lost his wings.
Word: wings Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɪŋz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wing Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ask out Part of Speech: verb 1. To invite somebody, especially on a date. Labels: transitive Example: How do I ask her out? Example: How do I get a shy man to ask me out?
Word: plutocrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pluto- + -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”). 1. Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth. Example: Near-synonym: oligarch
Word: plutocrats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plutocrat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cellar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlə/, /ˈsɛləɹ/ 1. An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter. Example: The farmhouse has several additions, added over many decades; it has three cellars, and one of them is older than the other two. 2. A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar. Example: The insurance company valued his cellar at $27,000, largely on the strength of his bottles of 1972 Château Hypothetica. 3. Last place in a league or competition; some rank near last place. Labels: slang Example: The Tigers have been in the cellar all year long, and I'm tired of it. 4. A basement. Labels: Northeastern, UK, US Example: Most of my tools and hardware are in the garage, but I keep some tools in the cellar, too, mainly for convenience.
Word: cellar Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlə/, /ˈsɛləɹ/ 1. To store (something, especially food or wine) in a cellar. Labels: transitive Example: Mr. VandenBerghe says he’s cellared such memorable bottles as the Batch 1 Adam from Hair of the Dog, a 14-year-old ale from Portland, Ore., that’s 10 percent alcohol, and the Trappistes Rochefort 10, a Quadrupel Belgian ale that peaks around age 10.
Word: cellar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From 15th century English saler, from French salière, from Latin salarius (“relating to salt”), from Latin sal (“salt”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlə/, /ˈsɛləɹ/ 1. salt cellar
Word: blow out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English blow out, blowe out, dissimilated forms of earlier Middle English outblowen, ut-blawen (> English outblow), equivalent to blow + out. Compare West Frisian útblaze (“to blow out”), Dutch uitblazen (“to blow out”), German ausblähen and ausblasen (“to blow out”), Danish blæse ud (“to blow out”), Swedish blåsa ut (“to blow out”). 1. To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas. Labels: transitive Example: He blows out the match. Example: The wind blew the candle out. 2. To destroy or degrade (something) quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely; for example, to deflate (a tire) by puncturing it, to burn out a light bulb by overcurrent, or to injure a bodily joint. Labels: transitive Example: I blew out a tire on some hard cornering. Example: I blew out an LED when I cranked up the power. 3. To be destroyed or degraded quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely. Labels: intransitive Example: The tire blew out on some hard cornering. Example: An LED blew out when I cranked up the power. 4. In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin. Labels: transitive Example: The No. 1-rated football team proceeded to blow out its undermanned opponent. 5. To exhaust; to physically tire. Labels: transitive Example: And although they were pushed harder than even Lennon might have expected on a night of galeforce winds, they clung on to the lead Ledley gave them for all they were worth until their rivals had blown themselves out and surrendered top spot. 6. To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour. Labels: transitive Example: The startled man blowing out his drink is one of the surest laugh-getters of the modern drama. Example: Muska, who is also a volunteer firefighter, said the town's department went to the plant to fight a fire about 6:30 p.m., and the blast that followed knocked off his fire helmet and blew out the doors and windows of his home nearby. 7. To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour. Labels: intransitive Example: A steam cock or valve sometimes blows out. 8. To talk violently or abusively. Labels: archaic, slang, vulgar 9. To sing out, sing out loud. Labels: slang 10. To spend a lot of money; to splurge. Labels: slang Example: There's also an abundance of sky bars for an expensive drink with an awesome view. If you're looking to blow out in style then try one of them.
Word: blowout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from blow out. Pronunciation: /ˈbloʊaʊt/ 1. A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire. 2. A sudden release of oil and gas from a well. 3. A social function, especially one with large quantities of food. Labels: slang Example: Feathers were deeply ruffled when it became known that the BHC had been in town and taken me out for a meal without hosting a big blowout for all the local Brits. I didn't frequent the hotel bar, and by then, accepted few invitations to parties ... Example: Chloe's lips formed a thin line, and she guided her sister a few feet away from Aubrey and Erik, her hooker heels sinking into the shells a little as they went. "C'mon, Jane. Erik's cousin is a Barnie and is hosting a blowout tonight. The party is in Salem" 4. A large or extravagant meal. Labels: slang Example: […] but really swank blowouts are reported to serve even more exotic dishes. Bear paws, for instance; duck feet, unborn mice, and in Canton, puppy dogs. Example: Regarding the sacred nature of communal blowouts […] 5. A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory or defeat. Labels: slang Example: The game between the two teams was nothing but a blowout. Example: In World Cup soccer, Mexico defeated Cameroon one to nothing. Or as it's known in soccer, a blowout. 6. An argument; an altercation. Labels: slang Example: The day my aunt and I had talked was just as vivid to me now as it had been eight years ago, when I'd had a blowout with my mother over my decision to go to school in Tucson rather than staying safely up here in northern Arizona. 7. A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind. 8. An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project. Labels: Australia 9. An act of defecation in which an incontinent person, usually an infant or toddler, produces a large amount of excrement that causes their diaper to overflow and leak. 10. The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam. 11. An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large. 12. An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled. Example: Get a blowout! Your hair is one of the first things a guy will notice because, hello, it's right at eye level. So take the time to do it right. No ponytails. No frizzy disasters. Wear your hair down. Example: I mean, how did the African sista' who was getting her hair braided in the first movie get a blowout? And the slave trader's shirt wasn't even right! And the look on the African woman's face when she was watching the white ladies pet her "friend" ... 13. The blurring of a tattoo due to ink penetrating too far into the skin and dispersing. 14. The damage done to the exit side of a drilled hole or sawn edge when no sacrificial backerboard is used during the drilling or sawing: the drill bit's or sawblade's exit on the far side causes chips of wood to be broken from the edge. 15. A party (social gathering), such as a birthday party. Labels: Philippines 16. Synonym of taper fade. 17. Synonym of blowout sale.
Word: favorite Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ 1. US standard spelling of favourite. Labels: US, alt-of, standard Example: Mom made her favorite oatmeal no-bakes and Rice Krispies treats. The good thing about being sick was she could eat anything she wanted.
Word: favorite Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ 1. US standard spelling of favourite. Labels: US, alt-of, standard Example: Has direct links to update good and bad lists, customized favorites with childsafe sites, easy installation from one CD.
Word: favorite Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ 1. US standard spelling of favourite. Labels: US, alt-of, standard Example: While I myself have no problems as far as favoriting instead of commenting is concerned, since a lot of deviants are like this, I thought it was right to tell people how to comment correctly. Example: On Twitter, Eric Trump, one of the president’s sons, favorited a tweet, which was later deleted, that referred to Ms. Harris as a “whorendous pick.”
Word: travelling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/, /ˈtɹæv.ə.lɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of travel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: travelling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/, /ˈtɹæv.ə.lɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who travels; a journey. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hoisting, derricking, slewing, and travelling are by means of independent 600-volt motors through reduction gearing.
Word: travelling Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/, /ˈtɹæv.ə.lɪŋ/ 1. That travels (with one). Labels: not-comparable Example: a travelling companion 2. That travels habitually. Labels: not-comparable Example: a travelling funfair
Word: reasoning Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːzənɪŋ/ 1. The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive. Labels: uncountable Example: Her reasoning was clear and logical. Example: I don’t follow your reasoning on this issue. 2. A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion. Labels: countable
Word: reasoning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːzənɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of reason Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: folks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fəʊks/, /foʊks/, /foʊlks/ 1. The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents Labels: plural, plural-only Example: My folks visit us at Christmas. 2. People in general; everybody or anybody. Labels: US, plural, plural-only Example: Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays. Example: Wilson: He's right. They endorse Royce, fine, 'the hell else they gonna do? But what they say and don't say from the pulpit the Sunday before the primary we still got a dog in that fight. Carcetti: I do this right, they respect it. Wilson: An' if they don't, at least they get to see a beggin'-ass white man on his knees. Always a feel-good moment for the folks. 3. The police. Labels: Louisiana, Southern, US, plural, plural-only, rare, slang
Word: folks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fəʊks/, /foʊks/, /foʊlks/ 1. plural of folk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: folks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by California historian Kevin Starr. Pronunciation: /fəʊks/, /foʊks/, /foʊlks/ 1. Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States. Labels: California, plural, plural-only Example: McPherson's healing ministry, in fact. was at the core of her success, since so many of the Folks had come to Southern California in late middle or old age in the hope of regaining lost health.
Word: bring forward Part of Speech: verb 1. To call up for consideration. Labels: idiomatic Example: Unsurprisingly, the Group was highly critical of the BTC's organisation and finances, and this prompted Marples to bring forward the Transport Act 1962, which created BR as a standalone entity with its own Board, headed by a full-time chairman. Beeching accepted this latter position, and initially became the BTC chairman in June 1961. 2. To make something happen earlier than originally planned. Example: The meeting has been brought forward by one day.
Word: entering Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.təɹ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of enter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
Word: entering Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.təɹ.ɪŋ/ 1. action of the verb to enter Example: The term “sale” does not include grants or purchases of options, exercises of call options, or enterings into contracts that require delivery of personal property or an interest therein.
Word: supplies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səˈplaɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of supply Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: supplies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /səˈplaɪz/ 1. plural of supply Labels: form-of, plural 2. Financial resources supplied, often for a particular purpose.
Word: epeirogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἤπειρος (ḗpeiros, “land”) + -genesis. 1. Formation of continents, ocean basins and plateaus via movements of earth's crust. Labels: uncountable
Word: summons Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English somouns (“order or command to do something”), borrowed from Old French sumunce (modern French semonce), from Vulgar Latin *summonsa, a noun use of the feminine past participle of summoneō, summonēre (“to summon”). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌ.mənz/ 1. A call to do something, especially to come. Example: He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer pardon[…]; but neither summons nor pardon was any thing regarded. Example: this summons […] unfit either to dispute or disobey 2. A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness. Example: Four summonses were brought recently on behalf of St. Pancras Borough Council against the British Transport Commission in respect of the emission of smoke by locomotives standing at Camden Motive Power Depot. (The summonses were dismissed) 3. A demand for surrender.
Word: summons Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English somouns (“order or command to do something”), borrowed from Old French sumunce (modern French semonce), from Vulgar Latin *summonsa, a noun use of the feminine past participle of summoneō, summonēre (“to summon”). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌ.mənz/ 1. To serve someone with a summons. Labels: transitive Example: It proposes that those held in the prototype Selfridges cells be kept for a maximum of four hours to have their identity confirmed and be charged, summonsed or given a fine.
Word: summons Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌ.mənz/ 1. plural of summon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: summons Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌ.mənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of summon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: studies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstʌdiz/ 1. plural of study Labels: form-of, plural
Word: studies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstʌdiz/ 1. An academic field of study concerning the given subject. Labels: uncountable Example: My boyfriend is taking media studies. Example: Technology studies is not yet well established as an academic discipline in its own right but a serious body of both scholarly and popular literature in the field is now emerging.
Word: studies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈstʌdiz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of study Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: miser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English misser, from Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, sick, ill, bad, worthless, etc.”). Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious. Labels: derogatory Example: Scrooge was a typical miser: spending nothing he could save, nor enjoying his wealth. Example: […] foꝛ it was many times notoꝛious vnto al mẽ, yͭ he did eate in his houſe no other fleſh by the ſpace of iii. dayes, but on Hare, whiche was ſent him. He was ſuch a miſer to ſpend, ⁊ ſo deſirous to hooꝛd and lay vp money, yͭ had it not béene foꝛ ſome dayes of ſacrifices, oꝛ his bidden gueſts, not a moꝛsel of fleſh was eaten in his houſe: but only fed of his pꝛouiſion from his garden. 2. A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch. Labels: obsolete Example: […] a poore virgin ſir, an il-fauor’d thing ſir, but mine owne, a poore humour of mine ſir, to take that that no man elſe will: rich honeſtie dwels like a miſer ſir, in a poore houſe, as your Pearle in your foule oyſter. 3. A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.
Word: dormant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːmənt/, /ˈdoɹmənt/, /ˈdoːmənt/ 1. Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended. Labels: not-comparable Example: Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again. Example: The bank account was dormant; there had been no transactions in months. 2. In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant. Labels: not-comparable Example: a lion dormant 3. Leaning. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dormant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːmənt/, /ˈdoɹmənt/, /ˈdoːmənt/ 1. A crossbeam or joist.
Word: reconnoiter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognize”). Contrarily, there is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre (now reconnoitre). Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/, [ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə], /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/, [ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ] 1. To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information. Labels: US, intransitive, transitive Example: Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops. Example: Not everything is exactly right on the Enterprise. Something is burning somewhere. People are firing guns. She's not entirely sure she wants to be there. As long as she is high up in the air, she reconnoiters the ship and confirms that there is no way off, no handy gangplanks or stairway thingies.
Word: reconnoiter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognize”). Contrarily, there is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre (now reconnoitre). Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/, [ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə], /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/, [ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ] 1. An act or instance of reconnoitering. Labels: US Example: The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoiter.
Word: misère Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery and mizeria. Pronunciation: /mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)/, /miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/ 1. A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of tricks, with no trumps. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The exasperating frequency of hands where one card alone, such as a king or ace, supported by a deuce only, or king or ace bare, debars the holder from calling misère is an experience common to every player.
Word: misère Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French misère. Doublet of misery and mizeria. Pronunciation: /mɪˈzɛə(ɹ)/, /miːˈzɛə(ɹ)/ 1. Played according to the reverse of the usual winning convention. Labels: not-comparable Example: A strategy in misère backgammon is to put six blots in a row. 2. Of a game, in which a player who is unable to move wins. Labels: not-comparable
Word: misère ouvert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French. 1. A bid to lose every trick, with no trumps and the bidder's hand placed face-up on the table after the first trick.
Word: dusky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dusk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dusky From dusk + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌs.ki/ 1. Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening). Example: I like it when it is dusky, just before the street lights come on. Example: A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky. 2. Having a shade of color that is rather dark. Example: The dusky rose was of a muted color, not clashing with any of the other colors. 3. Dark-skinned. Labels: dated, literary Example: You have your lovers - dusky beaus / Not made of the poetic stuff / That sports an Apollonian nose, / And wears a sleek Byronic cuff. Example: I think that he was a little horrified at my cool way of taking the honour, but the fact was that I did not feel overwhelmed with gratitude at the prospect of seeing some savage, dusky queen, however absolute and mysterious she might be, more especially as my mind was full of dear Leo, for whose life I began to have great fears. 4. Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration. Example: The patient was in shock and had a dusky skin tone.
Word: dusky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dusk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dusky From dusk + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌs.ki/ 1. A dusky shark. 2. A dusky dolphin. 3. A dusky grouse.
Word: nuclear winter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Richard P. Turco et al. in a 1983 paper. 1. A predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground. Example: Scientists from the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries will meet in the Vatican Monday to discuss “nuclear winter,” the chilling climatic effect a nuclear war could have on the earth. Example: The global temperature declines predicted in the original (1983) nuclear winter scientific paper were 15-20°C; current estimates are 10-15°C. The two values are in good agreement considering the irreducible uncertainties in the calculations. Both temperature declines are much greater than the difference between current global temperatures and those of the last Ice Age. The long-term consequences of global thermonuclear war have been estimated by an international team of 200 scientists, who concluded that through nuclear winter the global civilization and most of the people on Earth— including those far from the northern mid-latitude target zone—would be at risk, mainly from starvation.
Word: nuclear war Part of Speech: noun 1. A war fought using nuclear (fission and/or fusion) weapons. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: IF JULY 1, 1968, figures in the history books of the future, it will be because of what happened that morning in the East Room of the White House. A few minutes after 11:30 A.M., in that gold-draped room, before hundreds of witnesses and in the glare of television floodlights, representatives of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and more than fifty other nations signed the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Under that treaty, nations without nuclear weapons promised not to make them or receive them from others; the treaty assured those nations that they would have access to the full benefits of the peaceful uses of nuclear power. Nations with nuclear weapons pledged to work toward effective arms control and disarmament. This was the most significant step we had yet taken to reduce the possibility of nuclear war. In my remarks following the signing ceremony, I called the treaty "the most important international agreement since the beginning of the nuclear age." Example: Vladimir Putin has told Nato countries that they risk provoking a nuclear war if they send troops to fight in Ukraine, in an annual state of the nation speech ramping up his threats against Europe and the US.
Word: atomic winter Part of Speech: noun 1. Nuclear winter. Labels: uncommon Example: Let it explode, it is the only safe explosion left, now that man has invented the ingredients of eternal atomic winter. Example: • December 1956. elements of the IV Corps (10th [Guards] Infantry Division) and II Corps (2nd and 27th Infantry Divisions) participated in an atomic winter maneuver.
Word: marking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English marking, merking, merkunge, from Old English mearcung, from Proto-West Germanic *markungu, equivalent to mark + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹkɪŋ/, /ˈmɑːkɪŋ/ 1. The action of marking. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Seasiders equalised soon after when Gary Taylor-Fletcher made the most of slack marking to slot home. 2. A mark. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Social distancing principles form a part of the essential controls needed to reduce the spread of Coronavirus. [...] For example, measures such as signage and floor markings to provide physical separation will help. 3. The characteristic colouration and patterning of an animal. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A symbol or set of letters used to identify the type or identity of an object. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The markings on the plane identified it as belonging to law enforcement. 5. Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: marking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹkɪŋ/, /ˈmɑːkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of mark Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quivering Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪvəɹɪŋ/ 1. shaking, shivering Example: The quivering mass of jello rocked back and forth incessantly but remained on the plate. Example: You envied me in all my great successes — Jerusalem, Lazarus, Mock Election, pupils, drawings, lectures ; and at all times tried to prove they were not successes, with a pale face and quivering lip — more pale and more quivering than usual.
Word: quivering Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪvəɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of quiver Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quivering Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪvəɹɪŋ/ 1. A motion by which something quivers or trembles. Example: quiverings of the eyelid Example: The quiverings of incipient harmony were hushed, and the divine sat in speechless and almost terrified astonishment, while she undid the door, and stood up in the sacred desk from which his maledictions had just been thundered.
Word: markings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marking Labels: form-of, plural 2. the pattern of colouration on a particular animal Example: We can recognise each leopard by its markings.
Word: wondrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English wondrous, alteration after the suffix -ous of Middle English wonders (“wondrous, wonderful”, adjective), from Old English wundres (“of wonder”), genitive singular of wundor (“wonder, miracle”), from Proto-Germanic *wundrą (“wonder”). Compare Dutch wonder, German Wunder. Pronunciation: /ˈwʌndɹəs/ 1. Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous. Example: We all stared open-mouthed at the wondrous sight. Example: I'll show thee the best springs; I'll pluck thee berries; / I'll fish for thee, and get thee wood enough. / A plague upon the tyrant that I serve! / I'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee, / Thou wondrous man.
Word: wondrous Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English wondrous, alteration after the suffix -ous of Middle English wonders (“wondrous, wonderful”, adjective), from Old English wundres (“of wonder”), genitive singular of wundor (“wonder, miracle”), from Proto-Germanic *wundrą (“wonder”). Compare Dutch wonder, German Wunder. Pronunciation: /ˈwʌndɹəs/ 1. In a wonderful degree; remarkably; wondrously. Example: And looking vp, when as his shield he lakt, / And sword saw not, he wexed wondrous woe Example: […]And even there, his eye being big with tears, / Turning his face, he put his hand behind him, / And with affection wondrous sensible / He [Antonio] wrung Bassanio's hand; and so they parted.
Word: details Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdiːteɪlz/, /dɪˈteɪlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of detail Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: details Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdiːteɪlz/, /dɪˈteɪlz/ 1. plural of detail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: classes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈklɑːsɪz/, /ˈklæsɪz/, /ˈkleəsɪz/, /ˈklasɪz/, /ˈklæsiːz/ 1. plural of class Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of classis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: classes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈklɑːsɪz/, /ˈklæsɪz/, /ˈkleəsɪz/, /ˈklasɪz/, /ˈklæsiːz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of class Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aedile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin aedīlis (“commissioner or magistrate”), from aedēs + -īlis. Pronunciation: /ˈiːdaɪl/ 1. An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of grain and water. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical Example: Some of these encroachments may have received permission from the town council or the local aediles. A handful of painted notices found on the outside of the Amphitheatre suggest that it was the aediles who authorised the street vendors plying their trade underneath the monument’s arches, and assigned their pitches: ‘By permission of the aediles. Licensed to Caius Aninius Fortunatus’ etc., as the faint and fragmentary Latin seems to say.
Word: vessels Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvɛsəlz/ 1. plural of vessel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vessels Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈvɛsəlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vessel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: roads Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹoʊdz/, /ɹəʊdz/ 1. plural of road Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roads Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹoʊdz/, /ɹəʊdz/ 1. A roadstead. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Hampton Roads