nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: redesignate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English designate English redesignate From re- + designate. 1. To designate again. Labels: transitive Example: What happens when I arrive somewhere is they isolate me and notify the Regional office they want me transferred. The Regional takes a couple months to redesignate me, and when I get to the new place the same thing happens again. Example: The four chapters of Davenport's work generally follow the same scheme. Adriaan calls section one "An Erewhonian Sketchbook" and uses a Napoleonic rather than a Gregorian calendar redesignating the months Messidor (July), Thermidor (August), and Fructidor (September).
Word: algaculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin algalbor. English alga Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English algaculture From alga + culture, after agriculture, etc. 1. Farming of algae (and/or kelp).
Word: agroforestry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, agro- + forestry, or, by surface analysis, agroforest + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˌæɡroʊˈfɔɹɪstɹi/ 1. An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: dacron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originated in 1951 (as Dacron) as a trademark, modern coinage by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. on the model of nylon. 1. A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate PET, as used for making thread and cloth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lappy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened forms + -y. 1. A laptop computer. Labels: informal 2. A lapdance. Labels: informal 3. the lapwing. Labels: Yorkshire 4. A lapphund Labels: informal
Word: lappy Part of Speech: adj 1. of glass, having strata due to the pour being inconsistent, of molten glass having such an inconsistency, generally due to returned lumps of glass still being at different temperatures. Labels: jargon Example: 1912 Western Glass Co. v. Schmertz Wire-Glass Co. & Mississippi Wire Glass Co, US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Defendant's Evidence, Deposition of Clement J. Jungers, reproduced in Supreme Court of the United States, October Term AD 1915 No. 752, Western Glass Co. v. Schmertz Wire-Glass Co. & Mississippi Wire Glass Co. On petition for a writ of certiorari, page 216. Lappy glass means nothing else than the glass already in the pot or in the melting furnace in different stratas of different constituencies, consequently if this glass is rolled out … as a rule is very hard to manipulate with the diamonds for cutting, and if the lappy condition is very great the glass breaks…
Word: unhandled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English handled English unhandled From un- + handled. 1. Not having been handled. Labels: not-comparable 2. Untrained, untame and beyond handling. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: […] do but note a wild and wanton herd, Or race of youthful and unhandled colts, Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud, Which is the hot condition of their blood; […] 3. Without a handle; handleless. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some light came dimly through cracks around that connecting, unhandled door, and through the roof. 4. Not having an associated handler routine. Labels: not-comparable Example: an unhandled event; an unhandled exception
Word: beanburger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bean + -burger. 1. A vegetarian burger made from beans. Example: Okara adds texture to soups, stews, casseroles, savory pancakes and baked goods, or it can be made into beanburgers.
Word: Dacron Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of dacron. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: junk conference Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of academic conference which is run for other than academic purposes and which does not meet normal academic standards. Labels: countable, derogatory Example: He found a junk conference to attend so he could go somewhere warm last winter.
Word: light pen Part of Speech: noun 1. A pen-like device allowing a computer user to interact with the screen display.
Word: mouse over Part of Speech: verb 1. To move a computer mouse pointer over (an element of the display). Labels: transitive Example: You want to make the caption visible when the visitor mouses over the image.
Word: multiload Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English load English multiload From multi- + load. 1. A computer program that loads its code and data in a number of separate stages, typically to work around memory constraints. Labels: dated Example: The finished game will be a multiload, with the first load allowing players to select which aircraft they'd like to fly. Example: If it is a multiload game, then you will probably only get the main game part, not the levels […] […] sometimes possible to obtain the loader code, and change it to a suitable format that the emulators will use (called LLT multiloads - Load Level Trap) where the emulator looks for a certain 12 byte loader command to be called up.
Word: multiload Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English load English multiload From multi- + load. 1. To load in separate stages. Labels: dated, intransitive Example: The best games like Midnight Resistance made use of the 128 memory and did not multiload (unlike other discontinuous RAM sized machines, like the C64/128 or the Beeb, many Spectrum games used the 128 memory if available, so don't go on about how 128k made no difference and all games multiloaded).
Word: platformer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English platform 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 platformer From platform + -er. 1. A platform game. Labels: informal Example: Conceptually speaking, the platformer may be the most archetypal video-game genre.
Word: cybercrime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English crime English cybercrime From cyber- + crime. 1. Crime committed using computer networks. Labels: uncountable 2. An individual crime of this kind. Labels: countable
Word: decidability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English decide Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English decidability From decide + -ability. Pronunciation: /dɪˌsaɪdəˈbɪlɪti/ 1. The state or condition of being decidable. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: makhonee Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of makhani. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: decipherment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English decipher Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English decipherment From decipher + -ment. 1. The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Decryption. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely from Bengali ফাল (phal), metathesis of লাফ (laph), from Sanskrit लम्फ (lampha). Pronunciation: /fɑːl/, /pʰɑːl/, /pʰəl/ 1. A spicy grilled South Indian curry made with chillis and ginger. 2. An extremely hot British-Indian curry, often billed as the hottest curry in the world. Labels: UK Example: “Misled how?” I toss this over in my mind as my fork tosses the murg phall, a suicidally hot Bangalore-style chicken curry designed for masochistic European taste, slowly oxidizing in my plate.
Word: demark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French démarquer, from New Latin *demarcō (“to mark off, set the bounds of, bound”), from Latin dē- (“off”) + Medieval Latin marcō (“to mark”), from marca (“bound, mark, march”). By surface analysis, de- + mark. See mark, march. Pronunciation: /diːˈmɑɹk/ 1. To demarcate. Labels: transitive Example: The book's three sections: "An Accidental Childhood," "A Feminine Age," and "The Wider Sphere Of Reference" — demark the familial, social and personal landscapes which Strouse carefully maps out.
Word: densify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English dense Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English densify From dense + -ify. 1. To make (more) dense. Labels: transitive Example: Some space missions cool the propellant to almost freezing to densify it, so they can fit more fuel and oxidizer in the tanks. Example: This primary control network [of triangulation stations] was densified by the addition of 2,695 secondary control stations, 12,236 tertiary control stations and 7,032 fourth order control stations. 2. To become (more) dense. Labels: intransitive
Word: embayment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From em- + bay + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbeɪmənt/ 1. A bay. (the water) Example: The path climbed along a wall of purple sandstone above an embayment and in the sunlit shadows below him he could see the long cataphracted forms of gars lying in a kind of electric repose among the reeds. 2. The shoreline of a bay, an indentation in a shoreline. (the land, not the water) 3. A topographical feature that used to be a bay, like the Mississippi embayment. 4. The process by which a bay is formed.
Word: dissatisfy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy English dissatisfy From dis- + satisfy. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈsætɪsfaɪ/ 1. To fail to satisfy; to displease.
Word: hereunder Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English here-under; equivalent to here + under. 1. Under this. Labels: not-comparable 2. Under this. Labels: not-comparable
Word: in extremis Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in extrēmīs. 1. At the point of death. Example: Military records describing the deaths of men as a result of injuries sustained during combat employed the phrase in a (now near-obsolete) sense to describe a man on the verge of dying: […] 'He was in extremis when seen and died about 2 hours after the action ceased at 9 pm'. 2. In desperate circumstances. Labels: broadly Example: The purpose, of course, was to find out if the prisoner, in extremis, broke down and wrote to a family in Israel. Example: This book sets out to look at what we have termed 'social work in extremis'. It is an attempt to bring together a number of case studies that look at social work responses in 'extreme' or crisis situations.
Word: memoize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English memo 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 memoize From memo + -ize. 1. To store (the result of a computation) so that it can be subsequently retrieved without repeating the computation. Labels: transitive
Word: Mahometan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Renaissance Latin Mahomētānus. By surface analysis, Mahomet + -an. 1. Alternative form of Mohammedan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, obsolete Example: WHile we lay at Guam we took up a Reſolution of going to Mindanao, one of the Philippine Iſlands, being told by the Frier and others, that it was exceedingly well ſtored with Proviſions; that the Natives were Mahometans, and that they had formerly a Commerce with the Spaniards; but that now they were at wars with them. Example: Moreover, the modern argument in favour of the supernatural origin of the Christian religion, drawn from its suitableness to our needs and its divine response to our aspirations, must be admitted by every candid person resorting to it to be of exactly equal force in the mouth of a Mahometan or a fire-worshipper or an astrolater.
Word: Mahometan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Renaissance Latin Mahomētānus. By surface analysis, Mahomet + -an. 1. Alternative form of Mohammedan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: miswrite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English miswriten, from Old English miswrītan, misƿrītan (“to write incorrectly; make a mistake in writing; miswrite”), equivalent to mis- + write. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈɹaɪt/ 1. To write incorrectly. Labels: transitive Example: 1844, Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Perspectives in American Literature by Paul P. Reuben, […] but we lose ever and anon a word, or a verse, and substitute something of our own, and thus miswrite the poem.
Word: miswrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English miswriten, from Old English miswrītan, misƿrītan (“to write incorrectly; make a mistake in writing; miswrite”), equivalent to mis- + write. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪsɹaɪt/ 1. A failed write operation. Example: Line fluctuations can cause misreads and miswrites.
Word: non-violent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Latin violentusbor. Old French violentbor. Middle English violent English violent English non-violent From non- + violent. 1. Of a deed, event etc., without violence. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a person or movement, opposed to violence. Labels: not-comparable Example: The measure asked Gov. Ronald Reagan to declare April 4 Martin Luther King Jr. day as a memorial to "the nation's leading advocate of loving non-violent action." 3. Of a convict, sentenced for a crime that did not involve violence. Labels: not-comparable
Word: on course Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From on + course. 1. Following the intended route. Labels: idiomatic 2. Proceeding smoothly as planned. Labels: idiomatic Example: United were reduced to 10 men when Jonny Evans was sent off early in the second half but City's superiority was such that they looked on course for a landmark victory from the moment they took the lead. 3. Likely to happen or to undergo something. Labels: idiomatic Example: That’s a title the US appears on course to lose – a fall from grace that may prove irreversible. The domestic debacle unleashed by the pandemic, and global perceptions of American selfishness and incompetence, could change everything.
Word: misconstrual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English misconstrue Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English misconstrual From misconstrue + -al. 1. A misinterpretation of the meaning of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In order to mitigate any possible misconstrual, the following sections highlight this fact where it is relevant.
Word: quester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quest 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 quester From quest + -er. 1. A person engaged in a quest.
Word: relativization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From relative + -ization. 1. The act or process of relativizing.
Word: mucal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcuslbor. English mucus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English mucal From mucus + -al. 1. Mucous, mucosal: of or pertaining to mucus or the production thereof. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unstoppably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unstoppable Middle English -ly English -ly English unstoppably From unstoppable + -ly. 1. In an unstoppable manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: His feet were pounding slowly onwards, unstoppably, as he stared at the ball gripped in his helpless hand.
Word: circle the wagons Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the practice of drawing the wagons of a wagon-train into a circle to protect against attack, and also to keep cattle and other livestock within. 1. To draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack. 2. To prepare to defend against an attack or criticism. Labels: idiomatic
Word: wagon train Part of Speech: noun 1. A number of horse-drawn wagons traveling together for safety.
Word: cloud-seeding Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cloud seeding. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: saddle up Part of Speech: verb 1. To set and cinch a saddle on a horse in preparation for riding. Labels: intransitive Example: Saddle up, men! We've got a lot of riding to do today. 2. To set and cinch a saddle in preparation for riding. Labels: transitive Example: He saddled up his father's horse as usual. 3. To engage in sexual intercourse. Labels: slang, uncommon
Word: countifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of countify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: countifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of countify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: countified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of countify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: crashier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of crashy: more crashy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: crashiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of crashy: most crashy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: unpause Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + pause. 1. To resume the normal functioning of electronic equipment or a software program in a paused state. Labels: informal Example: After changing the settings, unpause the game to keep playing. Example: The Trans-Pennine electrification is a good example. Approved, then paused, then unpaused - although its extent seems less clear than ever.
Word: vomitously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English vomitous Middle English -ly English -ly English vomitously From vomitous + -ly. 1. In a vomitous manner.
Word: disparition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French disparition. 1. The act of disappearing; disappearance. Labels: nonstandard, obsolete Example: Perhaps, though they knew that to be the prophet's last day, yet they might think his disparition should be sudden and insensible
Word: existentialistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English existentialistic 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 existentialistically From existentialistic + -ally. 1. In an existentialist manner.
Word: intercommunicable 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 communicable English intercommunicable From inter- + communicable. 1. Capable of being intercommunicated.
Word: TER Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of triple ejector rack. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: intercommunicability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English communicability English intercommunicability From inter- + communicability. 1. The ability to intercommunicate. Labels: uncountable
Word: countline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From count + line. 1. A consumer product (especially confectionery) that is supplied to retailers in packages of multiple items and sold individually to customers.
Word: RER Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French RER, often reinterpreted as "Regional Express Rail". 1. A type of railway system that generally runs from suburbs or satellite towns into a city centre, with a central tunnel or overground corridor with higher speeds and more widely spread stations than a subway or metro. Example: […] the recently approved Crossrail link, together with the existing Thameslink, constitute the basis of an RER for London, which by the end of this decade will provide a single system, linking Reading with Colchester and Cambridge[…] Example: Reinvented according to this model—called regional express rail (RER)—Metra's key hubs would be O'Hare Airport, the Loop, and McCormick Place.
Word: RER Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French RER, often reinterpreted as "Regional Express Rail". 1. Any of many RER systems in French-speaking countries. 2. GO Expansion, a project to improve commuter rail in Ontario. Example: GO Transit also uses some tunnels in the city. Its Metrolinx RER programme includes laying 150km (93 miles) of new track, and some of this, for example under Highways 401 and 409, will be in tunnel.
Word: carrot cake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The Singaporean senses are calque of Hokkien 菜頭粿 /菜头粿 (chhài-thâu-kóe / chhài-thâu-ké / chhài-thâu-kér, literally “radish cake”), which may have arisen from a confusion between Hokkien 菜頭 /菜头 (chhài-thâu, “radish”) and 紅菜頭 /红菜头 (âng-chhài-thâu, “carrot”, literally “red radish”). 1. A sweet cake, often iced, containing grated carrot. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Turnip cake; radish cake (a savoury cake containing radish, usually pan-fried). Labels: Singapore, countable, uncountable 3. Synonym of chai tow kway (“a dish of stir-fried radish cakes and eggs”). Labels: Singapore, countable, uncountable
Word: space invader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Made popular by the early video game Space Invaders (1978). 1. A hostile alien from outer space. 2. A person who intrudes on others' personal space, making them emotionally or physically uncomfortable. Example: When I forget to follow the rules with my hands, feet, and mouth, I become a Space Invader! A Space Invader makes it hard for others to work, think and play in their personal space. Example: When someone enters my bubble, I may feel uncomfortable. They are my space invaders.
Word: telefrag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English frag English telefrag From tele- + frag. 1. To frag (a player) by teleporting into the other player.
Word: telefrag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English frag English telefrag From tele- + frag. 1. A frag caused by teleporting into the other player.
Word: fattism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fat + -ism (by analogy with racism, sexism, etc.). 1. Discrimination on the grounds of fatness. Labels: uncountable
Word: fattist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fat 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 fattist From fat + -ist. 1. An advocate of fattism.
Word: fattist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fat 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 fattist From fat + -ist. 1. Of, relating to, or advocating fattism.
Word: minibar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English bar English minibar From mini- + bar. 1. A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay. Example: Print on the wall, earth tones on the bed, data port on the phone, fifty-five channels on the TV, including E! and Bravo: the modern secular hotel in perfect replica, except for the fact that there's no Spankavision and no minibar. Example: "Something that's playful entices guests and loosens the scene and makes things relaxed," said Scott Engelman, the director of food and beverage at the Hotel Victor, in Miami Beach, which is scheduled to open on Wednesday and will include in its minibar offerings the Passion Pleasure, a box the size of a deck of cards that holds two condoms, alcohol-free wipes, lubricant and performance gel that Mr. Engelman describes as "a cream version of Viagra."
Word: oniony Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From onion + -y. In sense 3, after the mock news outlet The Onion. Pronunciation: /ˈʌnjəni/ 1. Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell. Example: The leaves of the Salad leek possess a somewhat oniony taste and smell, and are extensively eaten raw as a relish. 2. Flavoured with onions. Example: No more will the messenger boy, the rounder, or the girl about town be able to indulge in the oniony hamburger, the last year’s chicken sandwich, or any of the other edibles and indigestibles furnished by the wheeled commissaries. Example: In a cool, colonial dining room overlooking the Malacca river, he demonstrates three such recipes: a mellow, mushroomy chicken curry (ayam pong the), a fiery okra salad (sambal bendeh), and – a personal favourite – a spicy, oniony shrimp-paste omelette (cincalock omelette). 3. Resembling or characteristic of the satirical news website The Onion. Example: Many of these submissions were deleted for not having “an oniony quality” (seeming more like satire than news, not just a funny title) or being from an unreliable news source. Example: ... it only took a little while for someone to point out this distinctly Oniony headline which appeared on the FARS^([sic]) website recently. "Gallup Poll: Rural Whites Prefer Ahmadinejad to Obama." Well, it turns out the headline and full article were pulled from The Onion and ran as a FARS news story.
Word: cryptic crossword Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of crossword involving wordplay and misleading definitions. Example: While celebrating our “graduation”, a handsome Scot bailed me up outside a pub and insisted I help him solve the cryptic crossword.
Word: ray tracing Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique that produces realistically shaded images by projecting imaginary light rays to determine which parts of an object should be illuminated. Labels: uncountable 2. A technique used in optics for analysis of optical systems. Labels: uncountable
Word: pre-render Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English render English pre-render From pre- + render. 1. To render (a complex image) in advance. Labels: transitive
Word: Chaucerian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Chaucer Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Chaucerian From Chaucer + -ian. Pronunciation: /tʃɔːˈsɪəɹɪ.ən/, /t͡ʃɔˈsɪɹi.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Geoffrey Chaucer or his writings. Example: Literary Bengali of prose, during the greater part of the 19th century, was thus a doubly artificial language ; and, with its forms belonging to Middle Bengali, and its vocabulary highly Sanskritised, it could only be compared to a 'Modern English' with a Chaucerian grammar and a super-Johnsonian vocabulary, if such a thing could be conceived.
Word: Chaucerian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Chaucer Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Chaucerian From Chaucer + -ian. Pronunciation: /tʃɔːˈsɪəɹɪ.ən/, /t͡ʃɔˈsɪɹi.ən/ 1. A poet influenced by Chaucer. 2. A student of the works of Chaucer.
Word: melon head Part of Speech: noun 1. A dimwit, a fool Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: "Why should I shake his hand? He called me a melon head." - Miami Herald, 1992 2. A melon-headed whale
Word: in good time Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. At a suitable time that is upcoming. Example: Lear: I gave you all— Reagan: And in good time you gave it. 2. In time; before an appointed time; with time to spare. Example: No visitors appeared to delay them, and they all three set off in good time for the pump-room. Example: A taxicab took me round in good time for my appointment.
Word: all in good time Part of Speech: adv 1. At a suitable moment in time. Labels: not-comparable Example: Don't worry! I'm sure it will arrive all in good time. 2. One should be patient. Labels: not-comparable Example: Q: When are you going to mend the door? A: All in good time!
Word: supertype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English type English supertype From super- + type. 1. The data type represented by a superclass.
Word: supertype Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English type English supertype From super- + type. 1. To categorize as a supertype.
Word: derecognize 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 recognize English derecognize From de- + recognize. 1. To choose not to recognize; especially, to choose no longer to recognize. Labels: transitive
Word: unquoted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English quoted English unquoted From un- + quoted. 1. Not quoted on the stock exchange. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not enclosed in quotation marks. Labels: not-comparable 3. Not having been quoted; whose words have not been repeated by others. Labels: not-comparable Example: a forgotten and unquoted poet
Word: bit shift Part of Speech: noun 1. A bitwise operation in which the bits in a value are shifted left or right.
Word: bit shift Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform a bit shift.
Word: bitmapped Part of Speech: adj 1. Represented by a bitmap. Labels: not-comparable
Word: finalizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From finalize + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzɚ/, /ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzə/ 1. A function that runs when an object is garbage collected, similar to a destructor.
Word: bitmask Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bit + mask. 1. A pattern of bits indicating which bits in a second pattern are to be modified.
Word: bitmask Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bit + mask. 1. To mask (a value) using a bitmask. Labels: transitive
Word: source control Part of Speech: noun 1. A technology that handles access to computer files containing source code so that several users can work on the files without interfering with each other's changes. Labels: uncountable 2. Measures applied to the source of an infection to reduce further contamination and spread. Labels: uncountable 3. Measures applied to potentially-infected people that reduce their chances of infecting others. Labels: uncountable Example: But the opposite concern also exists: egress, or transmission of particles from the wearer to the outside world. Historically, much less research has been conducted on egress, but controlling it—also known as “source control”—is crucial to stopping the person-to-person spread of a disease. Obviously, society-wide source control becomes very important during a pandemic.
Word: skinnable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kenH- Proto-Germanic *skinþąder. Middle English skyn English skin Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English skinnable From skin + -able. 1. Having support for skins (user interface customizations).
Word: text adventure Part of Speech: noun 1. A computer game in which the player is given a textual description of the environment and uses a command line to interact with it.
Word: cross-browser Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cross- + browser. 1. Compatible with more than one Web browser. Labels: Internet, not-comparable
Word: crosspost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cross- + post. 1. An electronic message posted to multiple newsgroups or forums simultaneously. Labels: Internet 2. An instance of crossposting, or the post thus created.
Word: crosspost Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cross- + post. 1. To post (a message) to multiple newsgroups or forums simultaneously. Labels: Internet, ambitransitive Example: but it sounds like a rationalization to me. I'm cross-posting this to net.women to see how women feel about it. 2. To post an entry (in a book index or other index) such that no matter which word a user looks under, they will find the relevant entry (see examples).
Word: ecard Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of e-card. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hit counter Part of Speech: noun 1. A numerical display on a web page indicating the number of times the page has been accessed. Labels: Internet
Word: image map Part of Speech: noun 1. An image on a web page that is divided into shaped portions, each of which has an associated hyperlink. Labels: Internet Example: Once you have a good idea of how to divide your image map, you're ready to move to the next step, adding the necessary HTML tags to your Web page. Example: Keep in mind that some people choose not to (or cannot) view images, so image maps alone won't always work for navigation. Be sure to include text-based links to supplement your image map. 2. An orthophotomap.
Word: spoiler space Part of Speech: noun 1. Blank lines inserted into a message posted on the Internet so that the reader can choose whether or not to scroll down and read a spoiler. Labels: uncountable
Word: top-post Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From top + post. 1. A post on an online forum or an email whose contents are placed above a quoted message which is being replied to. Labels: Internet, dated
Word: top-post Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From top + post. 1. To make a top-post. Labels: Internet, dated, intransitive, transitive
Word: webring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Web + ring. 1. A collection of related websites which are interlinked in a circular structure, each site having links to the previous and next site in the ring. Labels: Internet, dated Example: The site had the look of an old Geocities^([sic]) page. Black background, ASCII art, novelty GIFs, visitor counters. There’s a link to the “badday webring” and an audio-only file of the video. Example: Each of the member websites in a webring had a navigation area at the bottom of the page that had “next” and “previous” buttons directing surfers to other sites in the ring.
Word: fulvic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A straw-coloured extract of humus that remains after humic acid has been precipitated with acid 2. The carboxylic acid derivative of cyclopentadiene 5-methylenecyclopenta-1,3-diene-1-carboxylic acid
Word: gerb Part of Speech: noun 1. A firework that produces a fountain of sparks
Word: laika Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian ла́йка (lájka, “laika”, literally “barker”). 1. A type of hunting dog from Russia. Example: Q—The Russians picked a laika to occupy the space capsule. Do you think a dachshund would have been a wiser choice? Example: Indeed, they have been hybridising for a very long time, as is evidenced by the laika, a wolf-like dog that even today accompanies various Siberian peoples.
Word: force of habit Part of Speech: noun 1. An act that has been repeated to the point where the performance of the act becomes automatic. Labels: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Example: "Only force of habit will explain why people today do honor to Christopher Columbus." - New York Times, 1937 Example: The Tin Woodman lay down on his bed from force of habit, for he remembered when he was made of flesh; but not being able to sleep, he passed the night moving his joints up and down to make sure they kept in good working order.
Word: disconnector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect English -or English disconnector From dis- + connect + -or. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.kəˈnɛk.tə/, /ˌdɪs.kəˈnɛk.təɹ/, /ˌdɪs.kəˈnek.tə/, /ˌdəs.kəˈnek.tə/, /ˌɖis.koˈnek.ʈaɾ/ 1. A switching device used to open an electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical system to allow the maintenance staff a safe access to it.
Word: reversi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (board game): So named because the playing pieces have two differently colored sides, which are reversed when captured to indicate that they are now the capturer's. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)si/ 1. A strategy game for two players, areas of the board being captured by surrounding rows of the opponent's pieces with one's own. Labels: uncountable 2. The card game reversis. Labels: uncountable
Word: alpha channel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Alvy Ray Smith and Ed Catmull in the 1970s. Smith writes: "We called it that because of the classic linear interpolation formula αA+(1-α)B that uses the Greek letter α (alpha) to control the amount of interpolation between, in this case, two images A and B". That is, when compositing image A atop image B, the value of α in the formula is A's alpha channel. 1. A numerical value specifying a level of translucency to be applied to a colour.
Word: veggieburger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From veggie + -burger. 1. Alternative spelling of veggie burger. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stingers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stinger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cheesesteak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cheese + steak. 1. A Philadelphia snack food consisting of chopped steak and melted cheese in a bread roll.
Word: alpha blending Part of Speech: noun 1. A computer graphics technique that simulates translucency by combining colours. Labels: uncountable
Word: memorious Part of Speech: adj 1. having an unusually good memory Example: He had forgotten ever writing the work until, ten years later, a memorious friend produced it in Palermo, newly refurbished by Rota. 2. Easy to remember, often for specific reason; memorable. Example: Deeds they shall do so digne memorious glory, / song shall not suit nor Hist'ory hold the story. 3. Relating to memories. Example: As a space inhabited in the present, it often houses material elements from the family's history, serving as a memorious map that describes and explains the family's genealogy and narratives of its past.
Word: boobook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dharug bokbok (imitative of the primary call of the Australian boobook, Ninox boobook). Pronunciation: /ˈbuːbʊk/ 1. Any of various owls of Asia and Australasia of the genus Ninox.
Word: corbicula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A learned borrowing from Latin corbicula, diminutive of corbis, a basket. Doublet of corbeil. 1. A bee's pollen basket; in honeybees and close relatives, the corbiculae are located on the outer (lateral) surface of the hind tibia.
Word: corbicula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A learned borrowing from Latin corbicula, diminutive of corbis, a basket. Doublet of corbeil. 1. plural of corbiculum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contravallation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, contra- + vallation (“rampart”). Possibly from French contrevallation or Italian contravvallazione; in any case, from Latin contrā + vallātiō (from vallare (“to surround with a rampart”), from vallum (“rampart”)). Pronunciation: /ˌkɒntɹəvəˈleɪʃən/, /ˌkɑntɹəvəˈleɪʃən/ 1. A fortification built around a sieged target by the besiegers.
Word: cathartical Part of Speech: adj 1. cathartic.
Word: cathartical Part of Speech: noun 1. A laxative.
Word: lease line Part of Speech: noun 1. The limit of the tenant space, either physically demarcated (by a demising partition or demising wall) or imaginary, controlled by the tenant of a leased, typically retail space, in a multi-tenant establishment, such as a mall.
Word: affaire d'honneur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French affaire d'honneur (“matter of honour”). 1. A duel.
Word: contrabandist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English contraband 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 contrabandist From contraband + -ist. 1. A dealer in contraband.
Word: contrasuggestible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English suggestible English contrasuggestible From contra- + suggestible. 1. Liable to respond to psychological suggestion by doing the opposite.
Word: downcasts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of downcast Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: contracyclical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English -al English cyclical English contracyclical From contra- + cyclical. 1. Tending to counteract the effects of the business cycle. Example: The government cut taxes during the recession as a contracyclical measure.
Word: copy protection Part of Speech: noun 1. A software or hardware mechanism designed to prevent copying. Labels: uncountable
Word: metro station Part of Speech: noun 1. A railway station for a rapid transit system.
Word: granny annexe Part of Speech: noun 1. An extension built to house an elderly relative. Labels: UK, informal Example: Near-synonyms: granny flat, granny room, mother-in-law apartment, in-law unit, secondary suite, casita, garden apartment, ADU (“accessory dwelling unit”)
Word: the boot is on the other foot Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of the shoe is on the other foot. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The appointment of Huw Merriman as Minister for Rail and HS2 means the boot is on the other foot for the former chairman of the influential House of Commons Transport Select Committee (TSC).
Word: aspergillium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aspergill + -ium or aspergil + -ium, from Latin aspergō (“sprinkle”). 1. Alternative form of aspergillum. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Among the "non sacred" vessels, some of which now have only historical significance, are the containers for wine and water and for unconsecrated hosts, implements for washing of hands, the altar-cross and candle-sticks, the cup for the ablution or cleansing of the communicants mouth after reception of the sacrament, the pax-brede for the sign of peace, the sacring bell, the container for holy water and the sprinkler or aspergillium as well as the thimble and incense-boat.
Word: get the boot Part of Speech: verb 1. To be dismissed from employment. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Put it down in your diary, my young friend, and send it to your rag." "And be ready to get the toe-end of the editorial boot in return," said Lord John. Example: Tony Parsons has claimed that he quit before he "got the boot" from the Daily Mirror, after former colleagues expressed their anger over remarks that he made suggesting he had defected to the Sun because he needed to support his family. 2. To be voted out, evicted, or otherwise made to leave. Labels: idiomatic
Word: get the elbow Part of Speech: verb 1. To be dismissed from employment. Labels: slang
Word: hobnail boot Part of Speech: noun 1. A heavy-duty, hard-wearing work boot with hobnails in the sole to make them last longer and to provide grip on muddy ground.
Word: microstrains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microstrain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snow lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snow line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lyricists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lyricist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ore bodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ore body Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mahonia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of the genus Mahonia (now often included in Berberis) of evergreen shrubs. Example: Winter-blooming mahonias, or grape hollies, are catching on: Charity has fragrant yellow flowers.
Word: show-offs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of show-off Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caecotroph Part of Speech: noun 1. In certain mammals, especially rabbits and some rodents, a cake or pellet of food which is produced by means of digestion and expulsion through the anus. Example: Vocalizations include food recruitment calls, high-pitched contact and aggressive chirps, a mating call, a toilet-assembly call, and vocalizations specific to pups, such as squawks when pups are stepped on and caecotroph-solicitation chirps. Example: He finds the caecotrophs revolting, consisting as they do of semi-digested herbage, discharged through the anus and reswallowed two or three times a week.
Word: dragon fruit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dragon + fruit; most likely a calque or literal translation of a term in a Southeast Asian language (compare Chinese 火龍果 /火龙果 (huǒlóngguǒ, literally “fiery dragon fruit”). Initial English texts cite Vietnamese thanh long; however, this was constructed differently, being a Sino-Vietnamese term for "Azure Dragon" (青龍) re-used to reference the green, "unripe" color of the fruit. First attributed in 1963. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹæɡ.ən ˌfɹuːt/ 1. The fruit of certain cacti of the genus (Stenocereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.), cultivated in Southeast Asia and Central and South America, having cerise-pink- or yellow-coloured skin and a white or pink sweet fleshy interior with black seeds.
Word: pitahaya Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pitaya. Labels: alt-of, alternative