nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: zariba Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of zeriba. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: zenana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi ज़नाना (zanānā), Urdu زنانه (zanānah), from Classical Persian زنانه (zanāna, “womanly”), from زن (zan, “woman”). Related to Old English cwene (“woman”). More at quean. Pronunciation: /zəˈnɑːnə/ 1. Synonym of harem (“area of house or palace for high-caste women or wives of a wealthy man; the women thus kept; the system of segregating women in this way”). Labels: South-Asia Example: Depend upon it, Solomon would never have built altars to Ashtaroth and all those ladies with queer names, if there had not been trouble of some kind in his zenana, and nowhere else. Example: Yet inside the walls of the havelis and the lattice screens of the zenana, life goes on as it always did. 2. Synonym of sissy (“effeminate man”). Labels: South-Asia 3. Synonym of bottom (“passive partner in male homosexual sex”), especially an effeminate one. Labels: South-Asia Example: In parts of North India, effeminate males who are assumed to play the passive role in homosexual relationships are referred to as zenana, literally meaning woman. 4. Synonym of trans woman. Labels: South-Asia Example: For some years past the zanána'''s have celebrated the Holi as a carnival. They assume female names, by which they are called in their own circle. Most of them are beardless youth; those who have beards shave them. Náz nakhra (flirtation) becomes their second nature.
Word: nanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + -ite. 1. Synonym of nanorobot. Example: I had the nanites install the brackets, then climbed up there with the panels, placed them on the brackets, and had the nanites secure them. Example: Disperse into a cloud of nanites.
Word: zoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζωϊκός (zōïkós), from ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”). Pronunciation: /ˈzəʊɪk/ 1. Showing traces of life; containing organic remains. Labels: rare 2. Having the form of an animal; animal-like, zoomorphic. 3. referring to animals
Word: Heil Part of Speech: name Etymology: As a German surname, shortened from Heinrich. As a German and Dutch surname, from the name Heila, from hail (“whole”). 1. A surname from German.
Word: nanorobot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Old Czech robota Czech robota Czech robotbor. English robot English nanorobot From nano- + robot. 1. A nanoscale robot. Example: In the hip science of ultrasmall nanotechnology, fantastical future possibilities like rampaging nanorobots capture the most attention, but the first fruits of the field have been more mundane: tiny bits of mostly ordinary stuff that just sit there.
Word: nanoscale Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English nanoscale From nano- + scale. 1. On a scale measured in nanometers. Labels: not-comparable Example: The first such review would also include a study of whether it is feasible to create nanoscale devices that can assemble themselves or copies of themselves molecule by molecule -- a subject of fierce debate among nanotechnology experts.
Word: nanoscale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English nanoscale From nano- + scale. 1. A measuring tool with gradations in nanometers. Example: The nanoscales under development will have 10 000 to 40 000 graduations per 1 mm distance. 2. The scale of nanotechnology. Example: As opposed to the microscale, the nanoscale is not just another step toward miniaturization: it results in a qualitatively new material.
Word: nanorobotics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English robotics English nanorobotics From nano- + robotics. 1. The science and technology of designing and manufacturing nanoscale machines, especially robotic machines. Labels: uncountable
Word: cabochon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cabochon, diminutive form of caboche (“head”), from Old French caboce, from Latin caput (“head”). Pronunciation: /ˌkæbəˈʃɒn/ 1. A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets. Labels: attributive Example: Thecla was […] stroking a bracelet formed like a kraken, a kraken whose tentacles wrapped the white flesh of her arm; its eyes were cabochon emeralds.
Word: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ (śrī jayawardhanapura kōṭṭē). "Jayawardenepura" (ජයවර්ධනපුර (jayawardhanapura)) was the name of Kotte when it was conquered by Prince Sapumal in the 13th century, meaning "the resplendent city of growing victory", from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”) + Sanskrit वर्धन (vardhana, “growth”) + Sanskrit पुर (pura, “city”). 1. The administrative capital of Sri Lanka, located next to the executive and judicial capital of Colombo.
Word: magnanerie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mæɡˈneɪnəɹi/ 1. Alternative form of magnanery. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: paedophage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paedo- + -phage. 1. An organism that eats or consumes the young of other species.
Word: magnanery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French magnanerie, from magnan (“silkworm”). 1. A silkworm farm. 2. Silkworm production. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kutulu Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Cthulhu. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: identities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of identity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wye aye Part of Speech: intj 1. A positive yes, of course. Labels: Durham, Geordie, Wearside Example: Wye aye man!
Word: firedog Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fire dog. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ouranophobia Part of Speech: noun 1. Fear of heaven. Labels: uncountable Example: Now I’m not saying I was ever clinically diagnosed with ouranophobia. I wasn’t. Example: Besides, maybe I don't want heaven regardless of the price. Maybe I have Ouranophobia and am consequently scared shitless by the very mention of heaven.
Word: idyllically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English idyllic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English idyllically From idyllic + -ally. 1. In an idyllic manner. Example: The idea that children's literature should be light, carefree, and idyllically emptyheaded is a fairly recent one, a response to the early instructional primers, and Goody-Two Shoes moralizing of the late Victorians.
Word: Baldwin's phosphorus Part of Speech: noun 1. A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by heating calcium nitrate. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: Baldwin's phosphorus is prepared by melting nitrate of lime in a crucible or ladle for about ten minutes; it is then poured into an iron pot, or mould, previously heated, and has the property, like Canton's phosphorus, of absorbing light when exposed to the sun, and emitting it when taken into a darkened room.
Word: idyllical Part of Speech: adj 1. idyllic
Word: Baldwin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːld.wɪn/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English. Labels: countable 2. A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable Example: He likes what she could mean for Baldwin and other down-ballot Democrats too: “Chances are, if they’re going to vote for her for president, they’ll probably just vote straight ticket.” 4. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Baldwin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːld.wɪn/ 1. A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple. Labels: US
Word: Canton's phosphorus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after John Canton, British physicist. 1. A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by calcining oyster-shells and sulfur. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: Canton's phosphorus is made by calcining oyster-shells in the open fire for half an hour; after which, the whitest and largest pieces are selected, mixed with about one-third their weight of flowers of sulphur, pressed into a crucible with a closely-luted cover, and heated red hot for an hour.
Word: idylist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English idyl Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English idylist From idyl + -ist. 1. Alternative spelling of idyllist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: idyllist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English idyll Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English idyllist From idyll + -ist. 1. A writer of idylls; an idyllic poet or writer; one who depicts idyllic or pastoral subjects.
Word: Bolognian phosphorus Part of Speech: noun 1. A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by heating barium sulfate. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: 1839 John White Webster - A Manual of Chemistry: Containing the Principal Facts of the Science, in the Order in which They... and the Bolognian phosphorus, discovered by Vincenzo Cascariolo, a shoemaker of Bologna, is made by reducing compact sulphate of baryta to a fine powder, which is formed into cakes with mucilage, and these are heated to redness.
Word: Bolognian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Bologna Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Bolognian From Bologna + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Bologna in Italy; Bolognese.
Word: Bolognian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Bologna Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Bolognian From Bologna + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of Bologna.
Word: Bononian phosphorus Part of Speech: noun 1. Bolognian phosphorus Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: 1835 John M. Moffatt - The Book of Science,: Second Series, Comprising Treatises on Chemistry, Metallurgy, Mineralogy,... The radiated or stellated variety of this sulphate includes the Bologna stone of Monte Paterno, used in the preparation of the Bononian phosphorus
Word: Bononian Part of Speech: adj 1. of or relating to Bologna in Italy; Bolognese Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: Bononian Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of Bologna in Italy. Labels: obsolete
Word: Homberg's phosphorus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after its discoverer, the German chemist Wilhelm Homberg. 1. A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by heating calcium chloride. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: and Homberg found, that if it (muriate of lime) was urged by a violent heat till it condensed, on cooling, into a vitreous mass, it emitted a phosphoric light upon being struck by any hard body, in which state it was called Homberg's phosphorus
Word: make it Part of Speech: verb 1. To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous. Example: He never made it to Italy despite talking about it all his life. Example: I can't make it to the concert; I have to work. 2. To succeed in surviving, in living through something. Example: Don’t die, pal. You’re gonna make it little buddy. Come on, man. We’re gonna help you, and you’re gonna make it. Example: Arjaan didn't make it. He went down covering our saboteur-took out nearly a dozen kett before he fell. 3. To have sexual intercourse. Example: Iris Steensma (Jodie Foster): “Listen, we better make it or Sport’ll get mad. So how do you wanna make it?” Travis Bickle (Robert DeNiro): “I don’t wanna make it. Who’s Sport?” Iris Steensma: “Oh, that’s Matthew. I call him Sport. Wanna make it like this? (starts to unbuckle belt)[…] “Don't you want to make it?” Travis Bickle: “No I don’t wanna make it. I wanna help you” […] Iris Steensma: “Listen, we don’t have to make it mister.” Example: […]a fellow who knew how to make every girl happy, but once he’d made it with her didn’t know where to go from there. 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it. Example: The blisters on my foot made it a problem to walk without a cane.
Word: Homberg Part of Speech: name 1. A town, the administrative seat of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district, Hesse. Official name: Homberg (Efze). 2. A town in Vogelsbergkreis district, Hesse. Official name: Homberg (Ohm). 3. A municipality of Thun district, Bern canton, Switzerland. 4. A municipality of Kusel district, Rhineland-Palatinate. 5. A municipality of Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate. 6. A habitational surname transferred from the place name
Word: grandbairn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grand- + bairn. 1. A grandchild. Labels: Geordie
Word: diphosphorus 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- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English diphosphorus From di- + phosphorus. 1. two atoms of phosphorus in a compound Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: Campari Part of Speech: noun 1. An Italian mildly bitter apéritif, coloured with cochineal, often drunk with soda water or orange juice. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Martini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Hungarian-born Swiss inventor Frédéric de Martini (1832–1897). Pronunciation: /mɑɹˈtini/, /mɑːˈtiːni/ 1. A breech mechanism for a rifle. Labels: obsolete 2. A type of rifle using similar features. Example: Now the butt of a Martini in the small of your back hurts a great deal
Word: Martini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Martini is an Italian name, and in the sense of vermouth is used by the Italian company Martini & Rossi. In the sense “cocktail with vermouth and either gin or vodka”, coined in America in the 19th or 20th century, for which various theories exist – perhaps named for the Italian brand of vermouth, perhaps after Martinez, California, perhaps after an Italian bartender of that name. Pronunciation: /mɑɹˈtini/, /mɑːˈtiːni/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of martini (a cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth). Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: Only the priest and Major Hugh Edwards, a blind Englishman, drank Martini or something cheaper in the hot hours after noon and before the clumping sabots announced the working day’s end. Example: They would talk while Mrs Costello smoked and drank Martini, and then there would be the sudden, jolting sound of the hoover being switched on. 2. A brand of Italian vermouth available in several versions, from the Martini & Rossi company. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Martini Part of Speech: name Etymology: Martini is an Italian name, and in the sense of vermouth is used by the Italian company Martini & Rossi. In the sense “cocktail with vermouth and either gin or vodka”, coined in America in the 19th or 20th century, for which various theories exist – perhaps named for the Italian brand of vermouth, perhaps after Martinez, California, perhaps after an Italian bartender of that name. Pronunciation: /mɑɹˈtini/, /mɑːˈtiːni/ 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Cinzano Part of Speech: noun 1. a brand of Italian vermouth available in several versions Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pasta e fagioli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pasta e fagioli (literally “pasta and beans”). Doublet of pasta fazool, a borrowing from Neapolitan. Pronunciation: /ˌpastə ɛ faˈdʒəʊlɪ/, /ˌpastə faˈdʒəʊlɪ/ 1. An Italian soup made with pasta and cannellini beans. Labels: uncountable
Word: cannellini bean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cannellini. 1. A white kidney bean.
Word: cannellini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian cannellini, diminutive of cannella (“cinnamon”), so named because of its resemblance to an Italian cinnamon candy 1. A type of white kidney bean used in Italian cooking. Example: They are cannellini beans, not cannelloni beans.
Word: scalable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English scalable From scale + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈskeɪ.lə.bl̩/, [ˈskeɪ̯.lə.bɫ̩], /ˈskæɪ.lə.bl̩/, [ˈskæɪ̯.lə.bɫ̩] 1. Capable of being climbed. 2. Able to be changed in scale; resizeable. Example: To use one of the ugliest words in the contemporary lexicon, Glasman and his colleagues believe that micro-democracy is scalable: get it right at the local level, and the rest will follow. 3. Able to greatly increase in capacity, with relative ease. Example: Most systems have a small host table, but it cannot be used for all applications because it is not scalable and does not have a standard method for automatic distribution. 4. Suitable to provide accurate dimensions to manufacturing staff by being measured and having the measurements multiplied by the scale factor.
Word: relo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From relative + -o (“diminutive suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹeləʉ/ 1. A relative. Labels: Australia, colloquial, informal Example: ‘Anyway, sorry I′m late,’ said Ian. ‘Wanted to hang with the relos for a bit.’ Example: 2006, Tony Davis, Step On It!: A Wild Ride Through the Motor Age, Random House Australia, page 17, It was a journey not completed until after dark (there were no headlights) and Bertha was too tired to visit her relos in Pforzheim by the time she arrived. 2. A relationship. Labels: Australia, colloquial, informal Example: Like, baby I don't really fuck with your man. 9 mil bullets leave him tanned. I'm a playboy fucking up your relo with your heart in my hand. Example: I wanna go back to when I was single. Happy in life and loved a mingle. Being in a relo ruined me. But I know that's just how it be.
Word: spuggy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spug + -y. 1. A sparrow. Labels: Geordie, Scotland, Teesside
Word: spuggies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spuggy Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of spuggie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interrelated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English related English interrelated From inter- + related. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəɹɪˈleɪtɪd/, [ˌɪntəɹɪˈleɪɾɪd], /ˌɪntəɹɪˈlæɪtɪd/, [ˌɪntəɹɪˈlæɪɾɪd], /ˌəntəɹəˈlæɪtəd/ 1. Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative. Example: The Anishinaabe people are American Indians who have historically been associated with the Great Lakes region of what is now called Canada and the United States. The Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes include the Odawas (also known as the Ottawas), the Chippewas (also known as the Ojibwes), and the Potawatomis (also known as the Bodéwadmis)—three interrelated groups that are sometimes collectively referred to as the Three Fires Confederacy.
Word: fettuccine Alfredo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian fettuccine Alfredo. 1. Fettuccine pasta served with a sauce containing cream, parmigiano, nutmeg and pepper. Labels: uncountable
Word: lau Part of Speech: verb 1. To place upon; to put down onto. Labels: Polari
Word: arrabbiata Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian, feminine of arrabbiato (“angry”) referring to its spiciness; see rabbia (“anger”) for more. Pronunciation: /ˌaɹəˈbjɑːtə/, /ˌɑɹəbiˈɑːtə/ 1. Cooked in a hot, fiery style with garlic, tomatoes, and chili. Labels: not-comparable, postpositional, usually Example: Chicken arrabbiata was served on steaming fettuccine.
Word: arrabbiata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian, feminine of arrabbiato (“angry”) referring to its spiciness; see rabbia (“anger”) for more. Pronunciation: /ˌaɹəˈbjɑːtə/, /ˌɑɹəbiˈɑːtə/ 1. A dish cooked in this style. Labels: uncountable Example: We were just trying to keep our heads above water, maybe catch some of the tomatoes they were throwing so we could make some arrabbiata.
Word: parallelism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From parallel + -ism and from Late Latin parallelismus. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɹəlɛlɪz(ə)m/ 1. The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Plutarch (c. AD 46-120), in his Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, traced a parallelism between the most eminent men of the two countries. 3. A parallel position; the relation of parallels. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, introduced for rhetorical effect. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable 5. The doctrine that matter and mind do not causally interact but that physiological events in the brain or body nonetheless occur simultaneously with matching events in the mind. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. In antitrust law, the practice of competitors of raising prices by roughly the same amount at roughly the same time, without engaging in a formal agreement to do so. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Similarity of features between two species resulting from their having taken similar evolutionary paths following their initial divergence from a common ancestor. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. The use of parallel methods in hardware or software, so that several tasks can be performed at the same time. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: guanciale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian guanciale, from guancia (“cheek”). 1. An Italian dish of fatty bacon prepared from pig cheeks. Labels: uncountable Example: “I didn't always like Brown. In fact, I was a real spicy meatball. Too many cooks in the kitchen, right? What's another chef gonna do that I can't?” “Exactly. Wait...” “But Brown listens to me. Brown keeps me grounded. When we stand on each other's shoulders, literally and metaphorically, we can reach the real high-quality guanciale, literally and metaphorically. And we all know the best guanciale lives on the top shelf, because the top shelf is where the air pressure is the least likely to interfere with the meat's depth of flavor. Plus, when you factor in humidity--” “What are you even talking about?” “See? This is why I need Brown.”
Word: amatriciana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian amatriciana. 1. A traditional Italian pasta sauce based on guanciale, pecorino, and tomato. Labels: uncountable
Word: razor shell Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of razor clam.
Word: Kampala Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kæmˈpɑːlə/, /kɑːmˈpɑːlə/ 1. The capital of, and largest city in, Uganda.
Word: garce Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of volume or weight for rice, etc. Labels: India, obsolete
Word: bougie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bougie (“wax candle”), after the Algerian city Bougie (Béjaïa), and the tapered, hand-dipped candles it made. The medical instruments were originally made from waxed linen. Doublet of bugia. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːʒi/ 1. A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie. Example: "There, as my lord, with achromatic glass, / "O'erlooks St. James's Park, and on the grass, / "Beneath his mansion's half-closed window spies / "Two crouching urchins' gross obscenities, / "He turns his eager gaze, adjusts the screw, / "And brings their unwashed nudities in view. / "That spot, concealed by two o'er hanging hills, / "Foul sweat and fœtid excrement distils, / "Yet frowsy, there the pipe-clayed soldier sports, / "And bishops hold episcopalian courts. / "'Tis there the Bath empiric's finger guides, / "The oiled bougie ; and as the dildo slides / "Besmeared, to meet last night's descending meal, / "Oft makes the strictures he pretends to heal. Example: 2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), 12, I was not too sure, as a child, what doctors "did," and glimpses of catheters and bougies in their kidney dishes, retractors and speculums, rubber gloves, catgut thread, and forecepts - all this, I think, rather frightened me, though it fascinated me too. 2. A wax candle.
Word: bougie Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bourgeoisie. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːʒi/ 1. Behaving like or pertaining to people of a higher social status, middle-class / bourgeois people (sometimes carrying connotations of fakeness, elitism, or snobbery). Labels: derogatory, slang, usually Example: Hey, look, man, I haven't changed, I'm not gonna change and I'm not down with this bougie stuff. Example: Called “bougie” when she was growing up, even though she’d never considered herself close to that, Ewing has turned the word around, using it as the title of a fictitious magazine she has dreamed up. 2. Fancy or good-looking, without connotations of snobbery or pretentiousness. Labels: Canada, UK, slang
Word: bougie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bourgeoisie. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːʒi/ 1. A person who exhibits bougie behavior. Labels: derogatory, slang, usually Example: All in all, Black Anglo-Saxons today remain a variegated group, and their numbers continue, relentlessly, to multiply. / In the late 1960's^([sic – meaning 1960s]) following the first appearance of this book, The Black Anglo-Saxons, street militants and conscious members of the Black middle class popularly called them "bougies."
Word: bougie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bowjy (“shed for cattle or sheep”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stripes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stɹaɪps/ 1. plural of stripe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stripes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɹaɪps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stripe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: subsection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English section English subsection From sub- + section. 1. A defined part of a section. Example: To them, just being a webhead or computer geek is not enough. The culture has its own subsections […] Example: There is experimental evidence showing that cortisol restrains the intensity and duration of the emergency reaction to stress, and catecholamines have been shown to enhance emotional memory in the amygdala (see subsection on "Noradrenaline"). Thus, individuals lacking cortisol would overstore traumatic memories . 2. A subpart of a legal document such as law. Example: A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new grant to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless that provision of law (1) specifically refers to this subsection; specifically identifies the particular non-Federal Government entity involved; and (3) specifically states that the award to that entity is required by such provision of law in contravention of the policy set forth in subsection (a). Example: In the end, the deadlock was resolved by a minor -- but for the National Party symbolically important -- addition to one of the other subsections of the language clause. 3. An informal taxonomic category below section and above family. 4. A taxonomic rank below section and above species.
Word: subsection Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English section English subsection From sub- + section. 1. To insert subsections (into some text, etc.) Labels: transitive
Word: dryad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French driade (“wood nymph”), from Latin Dryas, Dryadis, from Ancient Greek Δρυάς (Druás, “dryad”), from δρῦς (drûs, “oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *derew(o)- (“tree, wood”); cf. Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaɪəd/, /ˈdɹaɪˌæd/ 1. A female tree spirit; a woodnymph or tree nymph. Labels: Greek Example: No Dryads sought to avert the fate of their kindred trees - no Nereides sported on the waves. Example: There it had stood for years, close beside a mighty oak, under which sat often the kindly old priest, who told stories to the listening children. The young chestnut tree listened with them: the Dryad inside it, who was still a child, could remember the time when the tree was so small that it only reached a little higher than the ferns and long blades of grass. 2. Any of the dryas plants, especially the plant mountain avens.
Word: mercurial phosphorus Part of Speech: noun 1. a glow produced by friction when mercury is shaken in an evacuated glass vessel; the luminous barometer Labels: uncountable 2. a compound of mercury and phosphorus used to treat syphilis Labels: uncountable
Word: northbound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north English -bound English northbound From north + -bound. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔɹθbaʊnd/ 1. Heading or moving in a northerly direction; or of infrastructure, intended for travelling northwards. Labels: not-comparable Example: She will leave on the northbound bus. Example: There are roadworks on the northbound carriageway.
Word: northbound Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north English -bound English northbound From north + -bound. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔɹθbaʊnd/ 1. Towards the north. Labels: not-comparable Example: He was travelling northbound on the Golden Gate Bridge.
Word: phosphorate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English phosphorate From phosphor + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorize. Labels: transitive
Word: phosphorize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English phosphorize From phosphor + -ize. 1. To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorate. Labels: transitive
Word: eastbound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From east + -bound. Pronunciation: /ˈistbaʊnd/ 1. Moving or heading towards the east. Labels: not-comparable Example: The eastbound train is late again! Example: [...] at each station the train times are not shown in one all-embracing chronological list, but in two separate sheets, one with a conspicuous band of yellow detailing westbound departures and the other with a similar band of blue the eastbound trains.
Word: eastbound Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From east + -bound. Pronunciation: /ˈistbaʊnd/ 1. Toward the east. Labels: not-comparable Example: He drove eastbound on the George Washington Bridge.
Word: phosphorent Part of Speech: adj 1. phosphorescent Labels: rare
Word: phosphoreous Part of Speech: adj 1. phosphorescent Labels: obsolete
Word: phosphoresce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From phosphor + -esce, first coined c. 1794. Pronunciation: /ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs/, /ˌfɑs.fəˈɹɛs/ 1. To exhibit phosphorescence
Word: phosphoriferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phosphor + -i- + -ferous. 1. containing, or yielding phosphorus
Word: come to Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kʌm ˈtu/, /ˈkʌm tu/ 1. To recover consciousness after fainting etc. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: She came to with the aid of smelling salts. 2. To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: The flood had made, the wind was nearly calm, and being bound down the river, the only thing for it was to come to and wait for the turn of the tide. 3. To total; to amount to. Labels: transitive Example: so how much does that come to?; the bill comes to £10 each 4. To reach; to arrive at. Labels: transitive Example: come to an end; come to a conclusion; come to an agreement; come to a halt Example: I don't know what the world is coming to! Everything seems so crazy these days. 5. To seek help from. Labels: transitive Example: You can always come to me when you're feeling sad. 6. To devote attention to in due course; to come around to. Labels: transitive Example: I'll come to your question in a minute. 7. To befall; to happen to; to come upon. Labels: transitive Example: I pray no harm will come to you. Example: My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price. 8. To regard or specifically pertain to. Labels: present, regional, transitive Example: He's the best when it comes to detective fiction. Example: When it comes to remorseless criminals, this guy takes the cake. 9. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, to.
Word: rumpology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rump + -ology. 1. The claimed ability to foretell the future by reading the characteristics of a person's buttocks. Labels: uncountable
Word: adjuster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adjust 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 adjuster From adjust + -er. 1. One who adjusts something, especially the amount of compensation due in an insurance claim. 2. A component used to adjust something. Example: a bar adjuster in kiteboarding
Word: adjustor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adjust Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -torlbor. English -or English adjustor From adjust + -or. 1. Alternative form of adjuster. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: adjudicative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English adjudicate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English adjudicative From adjudicate + -ive. 1. Of or pertaining to an adjudication or to an adjudicator. Example: "By giving the city control over ensuring adequate adjudicative resourcing to meet demand and providing defendants the ability to receive dispute outcomes in less than half the time than is offered under current state POA," staff said.
Word: adjudicator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adjudicate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English adjudicator From adjudicate + -or. Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪ.tə/, /əˈd͡ʒu.dɪˌkeɪ.tɚ/, [əˈd͡ʒu.dɪˌkeɪ.ɾɚ], /əˈd͡ʒʉː.dɪ.kæɪ.tə/, [əˈd͡ʒʉː.dɪ.kæɪ.ɾə] 1. One who adjudicates. Example: Rimmer ducked his body low into his chair, so just his head remained above the table top, and peered past the backs of the examinees in front of him, waiting for the adjudicator to make his move. Example: The State Department has hired hundreds of new passport adjudicators, put employees to work around the clock and opened a new processing facility in Arkansas but has still been unable to meet the demand [for the issuance of new passports].
Word: phosphorolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English phosphor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. Latin lysisbor. English lysis English phosphorolysis From phosphor + -o- + lysis. 1. Any reaction, akin to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken by the action of phosphoric acid or phosphate. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: adjudicatory Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to an adjudication. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phosphorus bottle Part of Speech: noun 1. An early form of friction match involving a splint tipped with sulfur dipped into a bottle of phosphorous and then ignited by friction. Labels: historical
Word: phosphorus cachexia Part of Speech: noun 1. a wasting disease caused by exposure to phosphorus Labels: uncountable
Word: adjure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Late Middle English adjuren (“to bind (oneself or someone) by oath to do something; to entreat or implore (someone); to question (someone) under oath”), from Anglo-Norman adjurer, Middle French adjurer, and Old French ajurer (“to bind (oneself or someone) under oath; to entreat or implore (someone)”) (modern French adjurer), and from their etymon Latin adiūrāre, the present active infinitive of adiūrō (“to take an oath”) (whence Late Latin adiūrō (“to entreat or implore (someone); to conjure; to exorcize”)), from ad- (prefix meaning ‘to, towards’, or having an intensifying effect) + iūrō (“to confirm formally; to take an oath”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- (“(adjective) straight; upright; (noun) justice, right; law”)). cognates * Italian adiurare * Old Occitan ajurar * Spanish ajurar (archaic), adjurar Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒʊə/, /-d͡ʒɔː/, /əˈd͡ʒʊ(ə)ɹ/, /æ-/ 1. To formally command or request (someone) to do something, either in the name of a deity, or to suffer a curse or punishment if they do not comply; to bind (someone) under oath; to charge. Labels: transitive Example: […] Caiaphas the high Prieſt adjureth him [Jesus] in the name of God, vvho is very God, euen the Sonne of God, vvhich ſhevves vvhat a ſmall account he makes of the name of God: for he did it onely to get aduantage on Chriſts vvords: and ſo doe many novve a-daies, vvho for a little profit or gaine make a matter of nothing to abuſe the name of God a thouſand vvaies. Example: And Joſhua adiured them at that time, ſaying, Curſed be the man before the Lord, that riſeth vp and buildeth this city Jericho: he ſhall lay the foundation therof in his firſt borne, and in his yongeſt ſonne ſhall hee ſet vp the gates of it. 2. To earnestly advise or urge (someone); to exhort. Labels: transitive Example: Party members are adjured to promote awareness of this problem. Example: […] Neſtor moſt / (The ſage Preſerver of the Grecian Hoſt) / Exhorts, adjures, to guard theſe utmoſt Shores; / And by their Parents, by themſelves, implores. 3. To earnestly appeal to (someone, or a deity); to entreat, to implore. Labels: transitive Example: I adiure you ô daughters of Ieruſalem, by the roes, and the hartes of the fildes, that you rayſe not, nor make the beloued to avvake, vntil herſelfe vvil. Example: [H]ow thoroughly as with thy cheerful voice thou pleasantly adjurest Sam the hostler "not to let him go yet," dost thou believe that quadruped desires to go, and would go if he might? 4. To summon (the Devil or an evil spirit); to invoke; also, to exorcize (the Devil or an evil spirit). Labels: transitive Example: The Prieſt ties his ſtole about the neck of the poſſeſſed vvith three knots, and ſays, […] I exorciſe you [evil spirits], and adjure you, and command you, by the povver I have, that you incontinently hear the vvords of my conjuring, and perceive your ſelves overcome, and command you not to depart vvithout licenſe, and ſo I bind you vvith this ſtole of jucundity; […] 5. To summon the Devil or an evil spirit; also, to exorcize the Devil or an evil spirit. Labels: intransitive Example: His daily exerciſe is to exorciſe or adjure.
Word: adjuratory Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to an adjuration.
Word: admonitory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin admonitōrium (“admonition, reminder”). Pronunciation: /ədˈmɑnɪˌtɔɹi/, /ædˈmɑnɪˌtɔɹi/, /ədˈmɒnɪtəɹi/, /ədˈmɒnɪtɹi/ 1. Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise. Example: He wagged an admonitory finger at the culprit. Example: Wherefore the naturall measure wherby to iudge our doings, is the sentence of reason, determining and setting downe what is good to be done. Which sentence is either mandatory, shewing what must be done; or else permissiue, declaring onely what may be done; or thirdly admonitorie, opening what is the most conuenient for vs to doe.
Word: coccolithophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + φόρος (phóros, “carry”); this compound references how the phytoplanktonic organism's life cycle results in the depositing of its microscopic seed-like calcic exoskeleton, forming calcite. 1. Any of many minute mostly marine planktonic biflagellated organisms with brown chromatophores and complex calcareous, less commonly siliceous, shells. Example: Chalk formations such as the white cliffs of Dover are largely composed of the bodies of countless billions of coccolithophores that bloomed, died and then sank to the seabed each season for millions of years. Example: It was filled with a kind of golden-brown planktonic algae known as coccolithophores, whose skeletons would form the chalks that underlie parts of Britain, Belgium and France today.
Word: afforestation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin afforestātiō, from afforestāt-, past participial stem of afforestō (“to convert into a forest”) (from Latin ad- + Late Latin forestis (“forest”) + -ō (suffix forming verbs)), + Latin -iō (suffix forming action nouns). By surface analysis, afforest + -ation. 1. The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Much might be said of the condition of the timber in the reserves, as typified in this locality, of possible means for its conservation and regulated use, and of the problems of afforestation, and of sylviculture generally, which are involved in the proper management of the reserves. Example: While, however, the military critic from Britain might concur in this, he might tell us that the afforestation of such a wilderness as is Natal, for instance, is too large an undertaking for practical consideration.
Word: afforest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in the 16th century. From Medieval Latin afforēstō, from Latin ad (“towards”) + forēsta (“forest”). Pronunciation: /əˈfɒɹɪst/, /əˈfɔɹɪst/ 1. To make into forest Labels: transitive Example: After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve. Example: It is probably impossible to afforest quickly any real desert.
Word: afforested Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of afforest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: afforested Part of Speech: adj 1. Created by afforestation.
Word: flagella Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flagellum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: croweater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crow + eater. Early settlers in South Australia were alleged to have eaten the breast meat of crows, parrots and cockatoos when there was a shortage of red meat. The term entered the lexicon in the late 1800s. (Alternatively, "crow" is a butcher's term for mesentery, an otherwise little-eaten tripe.) 1. A person from South Australia. Labels: Australia, slang Example: In those days we would play the Croweaters on a Tuesday night over in Adelaide. Example: In the event, Carlton′s ‘worm’, Alex Jesaulenko, was comprehensively upstaged by his croweater rival, Barrie Robran, who in the end probably proved the decisive difference between the two sides.
Word: reforest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English forest English reforest From re- + forest. 1. To replant a forest, especially after clearcutting. 2. To afforest.
Word: reforestation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English reforest Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English reforestation From reforest + -ation. 1. The act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ctenophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Ctenophora; equivalent to cteno- + -phore. Pronunciation: /ˈtiː.nəˌfɔː/, /ˈtɛn.əˌfɔː/, /ˈtiː.nəˌfɔɹ/, /ˈtɛn.əˌfɔɹ/ 1. Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming. Example: Ctenophores are abundant in the oceans, but long-neglected by scientists.
Word: deforest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English forest English deforest From de- + forest. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɒɹɪst/ 1. To clear (an area) of forest. Labels: transitive 2. To disafforest (remove legal status as forest). Labels: archaic, transitive
Word: deforested Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɒɹɪstəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of deforest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deforested Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɒɹɪstəd/ 1. Of or pertaining to deforestation.
Word: rhomboid Part of Speech: noun 1. A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle 2. Any of several muscles that control the shoulders 3. A solid shape which has rhombic faces
Word: rhomboid Part of Speech: adj 1. resembling, or shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid