nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Valentino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian Valentino, from Latin Valentīnus (“Valentine”), a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). As a noun, named after Italian-American actor Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926). Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentina, and Valentini. Pronunciation: /ˌvælənˈtiːnoʊ/ 1. A strikingly handsome man, particularly one similar in appearance to Rudolph Valentino. Labels: dated Example: He was a real Valentino. Example: She was working on a stage which represented a guardroom for Christian prisoners, and presently they went there and watched Nicotera, one of many hopeful Valentinos, strut and pose before a dozen female “captives,” their eyes melancholy and startling with mascara. 2. Synonym of gigolo, a handsome man funded by an older woman. Labels: dated
Word: water shrew Part of Speech: noun 1. Any semiaquatic red-toothed shrews of several species: 2. Any semiaquatic red-toothed shrews of several species: 3. Any semiaquatic red-toothed shrews of several species: 4. Any semiaquatic red-toothed shrews of several species:
Word: inequities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inequity Labels: form-of, plural Example: The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
Word: affettuoso Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian affettuoso. Doublet of affectuous. 1. With feeling; in a loving, tender way.
Word: inequity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + equity. Piecewise doublet of iniquity. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈɛk.wɨ.ti/, /ɪnˈɛkwɪti/ 1. A lack of equity (justice). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: injustice, unfairness, partiality, bias Example: The intended purpose of antidiscrimination laws is to counteract and reduce inequity. 2. An unjust act; a disservice. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His action was clearly an inequity.
Word: blissfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English blisfully, blisfulliche, blisvolliche, equivalent to blissful + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈblɪsfəli/, /ˈblɪsfli/ 1. In a blissful, happy or joyful manner. Example: What changes will be wrought in the character and condition of mankind, as the millennium advances and rolls blissfully away. Example: I walked the blissfully painful path of human love with intoxication and tears, always knowing that love's essence was elsewhere, hidden and yet addictively present.
Word: carby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping plus diminutive -y. 1. Synonym of carb (“carburetor or carburettor”). Labels: Commonwealth, especially, informal Example: We replaced the old carby with an aftermarket throttle-body fuel injection unit. Example: The X2 option continued up until June 1967 when it became the 186S. The two engines had the same output, however the 186S had a single two-barrel carby as opposed to two single barrels. The 186S was also fitted with Holden's first automatic choke. For $85 you could have this dynamic power plant hooked up to an Opel all-synchro four-speed floor shift. This was about the same time that Holden started fitting seatbelts and reversing lights as standard equipment.
Word: carby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping plus adjectival -y. 1. Rich in carbohydrates. Labels: informal Example: We'd better lay off the carby foods. It'll help protect our vascular health. Example: I began to experiment with testing my blood sugar after eating certain carby foods […]
Word: syphilophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From syphilo- + -phobia. 1. A morbid fear of syphilis. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sexual fear with regard to the woman may assume various modalities which disguise it from the instinct itself; the most frequent are syphilophobia and gonophobia, and also the suspicion of being deceived, of being made a cuckold,... Example: Similarly, testing groups that are already socially marginal can further exacerbate syphilophobia as well as the existing prejudices against these groups.
Word: mesochronous Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the same bit rate. 2. Having the same frequency.
Word: heart-shaped Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the traditional, notional shape of a heart (♥), that is pointed at one end and indented at the opposite side. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: […] Passing, I leave thee lilac with heart-shaped leaves, / I leave thee there in the door-yard, blooming, returning with spring. Example: It was not the kind of face he had expected to see at all. It was young, smooth-skinned, heart-shaped, surrounded by an aura of vivid titian hair that coiled luxuriantly.
Word: broadminded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of broad-minded. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: communicative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French communicatif. Pronunciation: /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.kə.tɪv/, /kəˈmjuː.nə.keɪ.t̬ɪv/, /kəˈmjuː.nə.kə.t̬ɪv/ 1. Eager to communicate; talkative. Example: One of his attendants had found no little favour in the eyes of Alice, who expressed her suspicions that her mistress had some secret correspondence, for two reasons; first, to satisfy a naturally communicative temper—all common people are communicative: and secondly, in hopes of gaining such assistance as might ultimately gratify her own curiosity, now most uncomfortably excited. Example: But inside the aquarium, riotously colored saltwater fish, schools of silvery piranhas, and even one seemingly communicative manta ray allow visitors to dream of worlds beyond a war that has made the land where the oceanic sanctuary sits a battle zone.
Word: boogieman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boogie + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːɡiˌmæn/ 1. Alternative spelling of bogeyman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Moosehead Lake Part of Speech: name Etymology: Maps of the lake are supposed to resemble an antlered moose. 1. A large lake in northern Maine.
Word: brown-bag Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of brown bag. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative Example: John brown-bagged it today.
Word: brown-bag Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of brown bag. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: induces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of induce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: postage stamps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postage stamp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gappy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Dzongkha རྒེད་པོ (rged po)bor. English gup English gap English -y English gappy From gap + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæpi/ 1. Having many gaps. Example: a gappy row of teeth
Word: Nagano Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 長(なが)野(の) (Nagano). 1. The capital city of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. 2. A prefecture of Japan.
Word: Wakkanai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 稚内 (Wakkanai), ultimately from Ainu ヤㇺ ワッカ ナイ (yam wakka nay, “cold water river”). 1. A city in Sōya subprefecture, on the north coast of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
Word: Kagoshima Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 鹿(か)児(ご)島(しま) (Kagoshima). 1. A prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the south coast of the island of Kyushu. 2. The capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. 3. Minor planet 4703 Kagoshima (1988 BL).
Word: Kumamoto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 熊本(くまもと) (Kumamoto). 1. A prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the island of Kyushu. Example: In particular, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan is quickly becoming a hotbed for tech investment from companies including TSMC and Fujifilm Holdings Corp (FUJIF). 2. The capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. 3. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Agrinio Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Greece located in the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture.
Word: Agrinion Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Agrinio. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Amfilochia Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌæmfɪlə(ʊ)ˈkiːə/, /-ˈxiːə/ 1. Romanisation of Katharevousa Αμφιλοχία, a town in Greece located in the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture. Labels: alt-of, romanization
Word: Amfilohia Part of Speech: name Etymology: * Romanization of Katharevousa Αμφιλοχία. Pronunciation: /æmfɪləʊˈhaɪə/ 1. A town in Greece located in the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture.
Word: Amfilokhia Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /æmfɪləʊˈkaɪə/ 1. Alternative form of Amfilohia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Vonitsa Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Greece located in the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture.
Word: Lefkas Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /lɛfˈkæs/ 1. A town in Greece located in the Lefkada prefecture. 2. An island in the western part of Greece, part of the Ionian Islands chain.
Word: Lefkada Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /lɛfˈkɑːdə/ 1. An island of the Ionian Islands, Greece. 2. A prefecture of Greece. 3. The largest town on the Greek island of the same name.
Word: Nafpaktos Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Naupactus. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Naupactus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Naupactus, from Ancient Greek Ναύπακτος (Naúpaktos). Pronunciation: /nɔːˈpæktəs/ 1. A town in Greece located in the southeastern part of the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture.
Word: Antirrio Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ænˈtɪɹiːoʊ/ 1. A town in Greece located in the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture.
Word: Antirion Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ænˈtɪɹiːɒn/ 1. Alternative form of Antirio. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Antirrion Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ænˈtɪɹiːɒn/ 1. Alternative form of Antirio. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: striped beakfish Part of Speech: noun 1. A tropical fish of species Oplegnathus fasciatus, found primarily in waters around Japan, with young distinguished by alternating stripes or bars of light and dark grey, whence the names; Adults, which grow up to 15 inches, tend to be charcoal grey.
Word: detoxifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of detoxification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taxonomic inflation Part of Speech: noun 1. An increase in the number of species that is not caused by new discoveries, but by changes in the classification of existing organisms. Labels: uncountable
Word: hao Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Vietnamese hào. 1. A former currency unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dong. Labels: historical
Word: naze Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English næs; cognate with Icelandic nes, Swedish näs, Danish næs. Related to ness. Pronunciation: /neɪz/ 1. A promontory or headland.
Word: elaborated Part of Speech: adj 1. expanded Labels: rhetoric
Word: elaborated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of elaborate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unkindly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unkyndely, from Old English unġecyndelīċ; equivalent to un- + kindly (adjective). Pronunciation: /ʌnˈkaɪndli/ 1. Not kindly. Example: Preceded by the beadle, and attended by an irregular procession of stern-browed men and unkindly visaged women, Hester Prynne set forth towards the place appointed for her punishment. Example: […] she had seen a not unkindly wink pass between the two. 2. Not kindly. Labels: archaic Example: From this superfluous pulp in unkindely, and wet years, may arise that multiplicity of little insects, which infest the Roots and Sprouts of tender Graines and pulses. Example: Unkindly cold and tempest shrill / In life’s morn oft the traveller chill, 3. Not kindly. Labels: obsolete Example: That detestable sight him much amazde, / To see th’vnkindly Impes of heauen accurst, / Deuoure their dam; Example: 1678, Robert Sanderson, Nine Cases of Conscience Occasionally Determined, London: H. Brome et al., p. 128, […] the want of mercy in a Father, is more unkindly, more unseemly, more unnatural than in another man […]
Word: unkindly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English unkyndely, from Old English unġecyndelīċe; equivalent to un- + kindly (adverb) or unkind + -ly. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈkaɪndli/ 1. In an unkind manner. Example: Good master, take it not unkindly, pray, / That I have been thus pleasant [i.e. joking] with you both. Example: […] I had over-heard them ſeveral times talking very Unkindly about me; […] 2. In an unnatural manner. Labels: obsolete Example: All th’ unaccomplisht works of Natures hand, / Abortive, monstrous, or unkindly mixt, / Dissolvd on earth, fleet hither, and in vain, / Till final dissolution, wander here,
Word: journeying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English journeyinge; equivalent to journey + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of journey Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: journeying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English journeyinge; equivalent to journey + -ing. 1. travel, travelling Example: […] it has been marching forward in a career as pause-less as the sun in his journeyings through the sky[…]
Word: watershrew Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of water shrew. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: blinked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of blink Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: blinked Part of Speech: adj 1. Affected with blinking. Labels: not-comparable 2. Sour. Labels: Appalachia, not-comparable
Word: loftiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of lofty: most lofty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: pleasanter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of pleasant: more pleasant Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: snarled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of snarl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scribbled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scribble Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ayush Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier AYUSH (“Ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, Unani, siddha, and homoeopathy”), based on Sanskrit आयुष (āyuṣa). 1. Ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, Unani, siddha, Sowa, Rigpa, and homoeopathy, collectively. Labels: India, uncountable
Word: Ayush Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Sanskrit phrase आयुष्मान्भव (āyuṣmānbhava) in the Mahabharata, meaning "live long". 1. A male given name from India, of Indian usage.
Word: creamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)krama-der. Proto-Celtic *krammender. Gaulish *cramabor.? Late Latin crāmum Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma blend Old French cresmebor. Middle English creme English cream English -er English creamer From cream + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiː.mə(ɹ)/, /ˈkɹiː.mɚ/ 1. A jug for holding cream. 2. A separator for removing cream from milk to leave skimmed milk. 3. A nondairy product that adds a creamy texture to coffee. Example: nondairy creamer 4. A small thimble-sized or stick-shaped container of milk or cream, used as a standard individual "cream" or "milk" portion, typically provided by restaurants for cups of tea or coffee. In recent decades usually a disposable plastic container; in the mid-20th century often a tiny porcelain pitcher.
Word: bigmouth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From big + mouth. 1. One who talks too much or says things which should not be said. Labels: derogatory, informal, often Example: Bigmouth strikes again / And I've got no right to take my place / With the human race
Word: bigmouth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From big + mouth. 1. Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: in glass Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Based upon the custom in modern offices of having senior management in glass-walled offices or cubicles, unlike lesser members of the company. 1. Belonging to a management level, as in a contemporary office hierarchy. Labels: slang
Word: planitia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual planitia, from Latin plānitia. Pronunciation: /pləˈnɪʃə/ 1. A low plain.
Word: pledget Part of Speech: noun Etymology: English dialect word for a small plug, using -et (“diminutive suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈplɛ.d͡ʒət/ 1. A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore. 2. A string of oakum used in calking.
Word: pledget Part of Speech: verb Etymology: English dialect word for a small plug, using -et (“diminutive suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈplɛ.d͡ʒət/ 1. To apply a pledget to. Labels: transitive
Word: worst case scenario Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of worst-case scenario. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Wu-Tanger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American hip-hop group Wu-Tang + -er; the group was named in reference to the 1983 martial-arts film Shaolin and Wu Tang. Pronunciation: /ˈwuːtæŋ(ɹ)/ 1. A member of, fan of, or someone closely affiliated with, the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Example: We expect a lot from our heroes, though, and last year's much hyped, quadruple-platinum-selling double set Wu-Tang Forever (Loud) fell short of the mark in the eyes of some opinionated Wu-Tangers. Example: While some of his fellow Clansmen have relied on the Wu team of platinum superstars to make their offshoot platters potent, Deck avoids most of the big names, providing, instead, lesser-known Wu-Tangers the opportunity for some much-needed exposure.
Word: dialling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dial Labels: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dialling Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dialing. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: frontman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From front + man. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹʌnt.mæn/ 1. Alternative spelling of front man: a person acting as the public face of an organization. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Mr. Mostaque, 39, is an odd frontman for the generative A.I. industry. 2. Alternative spelling of front man: the lead male singer in a band. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Baby, I was a loser / Several years on the dole / An Englishman with a very high voice / Doing rock ’n’ roll,” sings falsetto-happy frontman Justin Hawkins at the start of “Every Inch Of You,” Hot Cakes’ opener. Example: In the rock world, the “Bono talk” is a moment in a young band’s career when the U2 frontman sits up-and-comers down to impart brotherly wisdom.
Word: cesspit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. The first part, cess-, is undoubtedly the same as for cesspool, whose origin is likewise uncertain. The second part is pit, a hole in the ground. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛspɪt/ 1. A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water. 2. A place or situation characterised by corruption, filth or immoral activities. Labels: broadly, derogatory, figuratively Example: Politics devolved into a cesspit of lies and deceit.
Word: venereal diseases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of venereal disease Labels: form-of, plural
Word: motor neuron diseases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motor neuron disease Labels: form-of, plural
Word: delph Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of delf (“mine, quarry, ditch”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: delph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the Dutch city of Delft. 1. Alternative spelling of Delft (“style of earthenware”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: claimable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English claim 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 claimable From claim + -able. 1. Able to be claimed. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1845 The New Statistical Account of Scotland The existence of a legally claimable provision will, it is to be feared, tend everywhere more or less to produce its usual pernicious effects on the natural benevolence and moral independence of the people. Example: If the insured party undertakes repair work himself or does it by independent sources this is not claimable from the insurance company.
Word: claimable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English claim 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 claimable From claim + -able. 1. Something that can be claimed. Example: The A.D.A. figures utilized in this study include the claimables for state aid plus the nonclaimables. Example: So, for example, if the conditional and negation introduced in terms of pragmatic incompatibility really are a conditional and negation — letting us say that two claimables are inferentially related as premise and conclusion, or that they are incompatible — then what those locutions work on must be genuine propositional contents — what appears embedded as the antecedent of the conditional, or is negated.
Word: claimer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English claim 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 claimer From claim + -er. 1. A person who makes a claim; a claimant. 2. A pretender to a royal title. 3. A racehorse offered for sale before a race and delivered to the buyer afterwards. 4. A claiming race. Example: He did not have a proper claiming authorization on file, and contended that the trainer had not asked his permission to enter the horse in a claimer.
Word: clamberer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clamber + -er. 1. A person who clambers Example: The brave clamberer among the rocky cliffs of the North Sea hears, with a thrill of pleasure at his own daring, the echoes of the gun which has brought to his feet the wild bird whose downy plumage is to minister to the luxury of a distant clime Example: Up above however, and at close quarters, they afford the clamberer a surprising number of secret joys.
Word: clampdown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from clamp down. 1. A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control. Example: The suspension of the writ of habeas corpus is merely one step towards the imposition of martial law, toward a total clampdown on all forms of peaceful struggle for meaningful change. Example: There is already in the EU a clamour for barriers against competing products from Eastern Europe and Asia, and for a Europe-wide clampdown on 'aliens'.
Word: onychophagist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From onychophagy + -ist = onycho- + -phag(y) + -ist, from Ancient Greek ὀνυχο- (onuch), combining form of ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw, nail”) + -φαγος (-phagos, “eater”), from ἐφαγόν (ephagón, “I ate”). Pronunciation: /ɒnɪˈkɒfəd͡ʒɪst/, /ɑnəˈkɑfəd͡ʒɪst/ 1. A person who bites his or her fingernails. Labels: rare
Word: philodox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French philodoxe, from Ancient Greek φιλόδοξος (philódoxos, “opinion-loving”), compound of φίλο- (phílo-, “beloved”) + δόξα (dóxa, “glory; opinion”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪlədɒks/ 1. A person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions. Example: And no people are lesse Philosophers and more foolish, than Platoes Philodoxes, or lovers of their owne opinions. Example: This, however, is a difficult task that only a true philosopher, and not a mere philodox, will be willing to tackle.
Word: awkwardnessful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From awkwardness + -ful, possibly coined as an example of a word that is self-descriptive. 1. Full of awkwardness. Labels: nonstandard, rare Example: Divide the adjectives in English into two categories: those which are self-descriptive, such as “pentasyllabic”, “awkwardnessful”, and “recherché”, and those which are not, such as “edible”, “incomplete”, and “bisyllabic”. Example: Please have some consideration for non-natives' awkwardnessful sentences.
Word: repressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English press English repress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English repressive From repress + -ive. 1. Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive Example: Human law is indeed repressive, but repressive on moral principles comprehensively applied to the whole community, and commanding the approval of the moral sense of the governed Example: First, the classical rule forbids any unilateral right to use force to overthrow a regime on the sole grounds that it is repressive in character.
Word: clarinetist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English clarinet 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 clarinetist From clarinet + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛtɪst/ 1. Someone who plays the clarinet. Example: “Benny Goodman was the King of Swing,” he used to tell Benny. “Best jazz clarinetist in the world.”
Word: clarinettist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English clarinet 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 clarinettist From clarinet + -ist. 1. Alternative spelling of clarinetist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: class-action Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a class action. Labels: not-comparable
Word: class-conscious Part of Speech: adj 1. Aware of the socioeconomic class of oneself and others. 2. Stratified into such classes.
Word: class conscious Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of class-conscious. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: saving grace Part of Speech: noun 1. A redeeming quality or factor. Labels: countable Example: For all his treachery and deception, he had one saving grace: good manners. Example: With Gambier Bay and Hoel sinking and Roberts not much longer for this world, the Johnston is now set upon by four cruisers and a number of destroyers. The ship's crew patch holes as fast as they can, but the ship is literally gradually being taken apart by repeated salvos. The fact that this particular set of Japanese ships is STILL using armor-piercing instead of high explosive is the only saving grace. 2. God's grace or blessing, enabling sinners to attain salvation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: outspokenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English outspoken Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English outspokenness From outspoken + -ness. 1. The quality of being outspoken. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “I have learned the hard way,” she crybabied this week, “that we have to be fearless and loud in order to be heard, and to prepare for the backlash that occasionally comes with that outspokenness.”
Word: oilman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English oil Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English oilman From oil + -man. 1. Somebody (especially a man) involved in the production, refinement or delivery of oil; such as an oil field worker or executive, or the owner of an oil well. 2. A retailer who sells vegetable oils, and food preserved in oil Labels: dated Example: If the wife buys fish or vegetables in the street, as is generally done, she will, at the same time, buy her piece of bacon or cheese at the cheesemonger’s, her small quantity of tea and sugar at the grocer’s, her fire-wood at the oilman’s, or her pound of beef or liver at the butcher’s.
Word: snogging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of snog Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: snogged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of snog Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: opioid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested 1963; from opium + -oid, to distinguish from opiate. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊpiɔɪd/ 1. A substance that has effects similar to opium: Example: Mechoulam concluded that our bodies must produce their own cannabinoids — endogenous molecules that, like the native opioids and nicotinelike molecules our bodies also make, engage the cannabinoid receptors throughout the human body. 2. A substance that has effects similar to opium: Example: The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has increased significantly, according to a new study on accidental poisonings of children 5 and younger.
Word: opioids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opioid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parsa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Hebrew פרסה (parsa) 1. A Hebrew measure of itinerant distance: one parsa is about four kilometers, approximately the distance a man can walk in 72 minutes; a parasang.
Word: Strega Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian Strega (proprietary name). 1. An Italian herbal liqueur coloured with saffron. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The waiter rattled off a list, beginning with Strega and ending with cherry brandy. Example: I had drunk much wine and afterward coffee and strega and I explained, winefully, how we did not do the things we wanted to do; we never did such things.
Word: -cy Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Anglo-Norman -cie, ultimately from Latin -cia, -tia, Ancient Greek -κια (-kia), -τια (-tia), originally variants of Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ια (-ia), -ία (-ía) or -εια (-eia). Original loan words like pharmacy and papacy could have formed the model. Pronunciation: /-si/, /-sɪj/ 1. Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality. Labels: countable, morpheme, uncountable Example: private + -cy → privacy Example: frequent + -cy → frequency 2. Used to form nouns of rank or office. Labels: countable, morpheme, uncountable Example: president + -cy → presidency Example: abbot + -cy → abbacy
Word: stimulative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English stimulative From stimulate + -ive. 1. Having a stimulating effect.
Word: stimulative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English stimulative From stimulate + -ive. 1. Something having a stimulating effect; a stimulant, an incentive. Labels: obsolete Example: Then there are ſo many ſtimulatives to ſuch a ſpirit as mine in this affair, beſides Love […].
Word: Delilah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew דְּלִילָה (d'līla, “[she who] weakened”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈlaɪlə/ 1. The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines. Example: And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. 2. A female given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Example: "Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?" / "I went to her flat last week with Dad—he likes her." / "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."
Word: Delilah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew דְּלִילָה (d'līla, “[she who] weakened”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈlaɪlə/ 1. A beautiful, cunning and treacherous woman; a femme fatale. Example: He shall burst the bands of this Delilah, as Sampson burst the two new cords with which the Philistines had bound him, and shall slaughter the infidels, even heaps upon heaps. But concerning this foul witch, who hath flung her enchantments over a brother of the Holy Temple, assuredly she shall die the death. Example: Down with this Delilah! Avaunt, O Circe, giver of poisonous feeds. To your natural haunts, ye gentlemen of the press! if bachelors, frequent your taverns, and be content. 2. A libertine; a harlot; a woman of loose morals. Example: About twenty-three years ago the town talked about Richepin having deserted hearth and home, wife and child, to devote himself to a Delilah in the person of a famous actress.
Word: skincare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skin + care. Pronunciation: /ˈskɪn.kɛə/, /ˈskɪn.kɛɹ/ 1. The care and treatment of the skin, especially of the face. Labels: uncountable Example: The saleswoman told her that her face would look older unless she bought this line of skincare products. Example: Dermatologists also warned that skincare for children was largely unnecessary and, in some cases, could damage skin.
Word: skyjacking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of skyjack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: skyjacking Part of Speech: noun 1. The kidnapping of the passengers of an airplane by threat of force; the hijacking of an airplane, especially in flight.
Word: rearwardly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English rearward Middle English -ly English -ly English rearwardly From rearward + -ly. 1. Extending in a rearward manner. Positioned to the rear of an object.
Word: sportsmanlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portāre Old French porter Anglo-Norman desporterbor. Middle English disporten Middle English sporten English sport English -s English sports Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English sportsman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English sportsmanlike From sportsman + -like. Pronunciation: /ˈspɔːts.mən.laɪk/, /ˈspɔɹts.mən.laɪk/ 1. Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.
Word: inobtrusive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English obtrusive English inobtrusive From in- + obtrusive. 1. inconspicuous; unobtrusive
Word: peshmerga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Central Kurdish پێشمەرگە (pêşmerge) / pêşmerge (literally “those who face death”), from pêş (“front”) + merg (“death”) + e (“is”). 1. A term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters. 2. The official name of the military forces of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Word: fallos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fallo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spotlit Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spotlight Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: spotlighted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spotlight Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: spotlighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spotlight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spreadable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English spread 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 spreadable From spread + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈspɹɛdəbəl/ 1. Capable of being spread. Example: This warm margarine is much more spreadable than that lump of cold butter. Example: You can choose spreadable cheese or cheese blocks.
Word: spreadable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English spread 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 spreadable From spread + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈspɹɛdəbəl/ 1. Something, such as a food product, that can be spread.
Word: split-level Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a building: built with rooms on levels separated by stairs of less than a full storey. Labels: not-comparable 2. Anything else built on two levels. Labels: not-comparable Example: Moving on again, I catch another GWR Class 802 bound for Oxford via the Cotswold Line. Our first stop is at one of the newest stations on the network - Worcestershire Parkway, which opened on February 23. It's a four-platform (actually three-platform) split-level interchange with the line from Birmingham to Bristol.
Word: split-level Part of Speech: noun 1. A building (especially a house) of this kind.
Word: split level Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of split-level. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: split level Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of split-level. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A single level of a split-level house. Example: Confined to a wheelchair, she was effectively reduced to living in one split level, one-third of their split-level house.
Word: fauni Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of faunus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tranquiliser Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tranquilizer. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncommon
Word: Good Book Part of Speech: name 1. The Bible. Example: I told him "If Red men will learn the good Book, they may know as much as white men [...]" Example: Spare the rod and spile the child, as the Good Book says. I'm a laying up sin and suffering for us both, I know.
Word: tranquillizer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tranquilizer. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: chocolaterie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French chocolaterie. By surface analysis, chocolate + -erie. 1. A chocolate shop. Example: The sheer nerve of the woman—opening a chocolaterie just in time for Lent. Example: It is telling, though, that there remains a fine line between the chocolaterie and the church. Vianne never enters the church, and the priest never tastes the chocolates in the chocolaterie.
Word: peshmarga Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of peshmerga. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: peshmerge Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of peshmerga. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pain au chocolat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pain au chocolat (literally “chocolate bread”). Pronunciation: /ˌpan əʊ ˈʃɒkəlɑː/, /ˌpæn oʊ ˌʃoʊkoʊˈlɑ/ 1. A French snack consisting of a pastry, normally similar to a croissant, with chocolate inside.
Word: milk chocolate Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mɪlk ˈtʃɒk.lət/, /mɪlk ˈtʃɑk.lɪt/ 1. Chocolate that includes milk powder as one of its ingredients. Labels: uncountable 2. A single piece of candy composed of this type of chocolate. Labels: countable 3. A variety of this chocolate. Labels: countable
Word: choccy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl chocolātlbor. Spanish chocolatebor. English choc(olate) Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English choccy From choc(olate) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɒk.i/ 1. chocolate Labels: childish, countable, informal, uncountable Example: Would you like a choccy biccy?
Word: bullycide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bully + suicide. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊ.li.saɪd/ 1. A suicide resulting from depression caused by bullying, especially among children. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Our research reveals that each year in the UK at least sixteen children commit bullycide... Example: Jared's loss by bullycide on September 29, 1998, filled our lives with grief...
Word: cross-dress Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cross- + dress. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɔsˈdɹɛs/, /ˈkɹɒsˈdɹɛs/ 1. To wear clothes typically associated with the opposite sex. Example: The need to cross-dress is no more understood than the natural forms of differing sexual orientation. 2. To display (on the surface of a dendritic cell) antigens produced by a different cell. Example: Such DC are cross-dressed because they are wearing peptide-MHC complexes generated by other cells.
Word: karate chop Part of Speech: noun 1. A strike with the bottom side of an open hand
Word: entrées Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entrée Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mocking is catching Part of Speech: proverb 1. Be careful of making fun of others, lest others make fun of you.
Word: Jonkers Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Jonker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: take a seat Part of Speech: verb 1. To sit down; to become seated, to sit. Example: My fellow Americans, please, if you have a seat, take it. 2. To be benched, to leave the area of play
Word: ß Part of Speech: symbol 1. Occasionally used in loanwords from German. Example: You're full of scheiße! 2. A ligature representing in italic text. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: As in nombers Abſtracte, euery nomber is not a rooted nomber, but ſome certaine only emongeſt theim, ſo in nombers Coßike, all nombers haue not rootes: but ſoche onely emongeſt ſimple Coßike nombers are rooted, whoſe nomber hath a roote, agreable to the figure of his denomination. Example: I am alſo aſſured by a Neighbour of mine, that a Brother of his, who is a great Cider Merchant in Devonſhire, is by frequent experience ſo well ſatisfied with the harmleſneſs of rotten Apples, that he makes no ſcruple of exchanging with any one that comes to his Cider-preß, a Buſhel of ſound-apples for the ſame meaſure of the other.
Word: change hands Part of Speech: verb 1. To become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold. Labels: idiomatic Example: The food got a lot worse after the restaurant changed hands. Example: The line has since changed hands several times, and is now to re-open as a preserved railway (a railway for leisure only), running vintage diesels and electrics, but with the aim of restoring steam.
Word: get back Part of Speech: verb 1. Return to where one came from. Labels: intransitive Example: When I get back from holiday, I expect the house to be tidy. Example: He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he'd never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it. 2. Reply (to someone); follow up (with someone). Labels: intransitive Example: I'll get back to you on that by Wednesday. Example: Please get back to me about his complaint. ["to" here connotes "reply".] 3. To retrieve (something); to have (something) returned. Labels: transitive Example: I lent her my guitar over the Christmas holidays, and will get it back when the term starts. 4. To do something to hurt or harm (someone) who has hurt or harmed one; to take revenge. Labels: often, transitive Example: I'll get you back for this! Example: I'll get him back for this! 5. To repay; to return the favor. Labels: Canada, US, colloquial, transitive Example: People are afraid to let you know how much money they have because they don't want to turn into the “Bank of Michelle.” I can understand that. Don't want to get jacked into a “Hey, can I borrow five hundred bucks till next week dude? I'm a little short. I'll get you back though.” Example: “Hey, Jade, think I can borrow like twenty bucks? The guy who pays me to clean fish is out of town. Gotta buy some dog food.” I looked at Todd—it had been all of a week since our Roughhouse fight, but I guess the money hadn't lasted. I took a twenty out of my wallet. “Thanks, man. I'll get you back after our next fight.” ”Sure," I said, but I knew the money was as good as gone.
Word: halfwit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English half English half English wit English halfwit From half + wit. First attested in 1607. 1. Someone lacking in intelligence. Labels: informal Example: It has been pointed out in this space before that a number of the titles you'll find shelved under self-help in your local bookshop are, on closer examination, farragos of wooden-headed tripe, written by mountebanks and halfwits. Example: “Doesn't matter. That man is not the leader.” “But he is the main guy on the show.” “He is an actor, Nandor. A simpleton who paints his face. He is an empty-headed puppet who thinks the world loves him, when in actual fact, he is nothing more than a lapdog begging for scraps.” [groans] “No, he is not the leader. That would be another devil who pulls the strings. The halfwit they call the director.”
Word: sous-chef Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French sous-chef. Compare Italian sotto capo, which was calqued into English as underboss. Perhaps there was ultimately an unattested term *subcaput in Late Latin, with a variant *subciput. 1. The chef underneath the head chef in the chef's hierarchy.
Word: oven glove Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oven + glove. 1. A heatproof glove designed to carry hot things to or from an oven.
Word: hijacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hijack 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 hijacker From hijack + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒækəɹ/ 1. Someone who hijacks. Example: the hijacker of an aeroplane 2. Hijackware.
Word: passionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ph₁tós Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin passiōbor. Old English passion ▲ Latin passiōbor. Old French passionbor. Middle English passioun English passion Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English passionless From passion + -less. 1. Lacking in passion. Example: The lecturer had a cold, passionless approach towards his subject. Example: Summer is the most passionless season to me.
Word: love letter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lovelettre. 1. A letter written to express the author's love for the intended reader. Example: We never see each other, but have been sending love letters every Valentine's Day for 10 years. Example: Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language[…]; his clerks, however, understood him very well. If he had written a love letter, or a farce, or a ballade, or a story, no one, either clerks, or friends, or compositors, would have understood anything but a word here and a word there. For his signature, however, that was different. 2. A work that shows great passion or enthusiasm for something. Labels: figuratively Example: This movie is a love letter to New York. Example: From beginning to end, Homecoming: The Live Album is a love letter from Beyoncé to the Black culture that made her who she is, a celebration of the extraordinary creativity and power of Black people and our experience. For us, by us. 3. A notice from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection informing about the seizure of a personal shipment as contraband. Labels: US, slang Example: Dr Martin says the address the package has been sent to will likely get a "love letter" in the post from Customs. 4. A thin crispy biscuit roll similar to the Spanish barquillo, Dutch kniepertjes, and Norwegian krumkake. Usually made from coconut milk, eggs, flour, sugar, and oil. This food item has many names: in Malay, kuih/kueh/kue kapit/sepit/sapit/semprong (literally "clamped/tongs/roll cake/snack"); in Chinese, 蛋卷 (literally "egg roll"). The name "love letter" probably arises from the flowery patterns, Chinese characters, animals, etc. (that were probably introduced by Peranakans). Usually eaten only around festivals such as Chinese New Year or Hari Raya Puasa. Sometimes also folded (rather than rolled). Note: while "egg roll" is a name sometimes used for this food item in Singapore and Malaysia, in the West, the name "egg roll" usually refers to a very different, savoury Chinese-American food item that is usually served hot and has little or no egg. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore