nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bipolarity Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being bipolar. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The 1990s confirmed the United States as the world's sole superpower. Bipolarity had disappeared with the Soviet Union; contrary to predictions, Germany and Japan had not yet turned economic muscle into military might to create a new era of “multipolarity.”
Word: biracial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial English biracial From bi- + racial. 1. Of or pertaining to two races. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some Americans would certainly see Ms. Harris — the first nominee of a major party who would be both a woman and biracial, with Jamaican and Indian heritage — as a transformational, inspiring figure.
Word: biracial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial English biracial From bi- + racial. 1. A person belonging to two races. Example: Black-white biracials who are Baptist may be more inclined than nonreligious black-white biracials to identify as singularly black because they perceive a stronger emotional racial attachment to African Americans.
Word: birdbrained Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bird + brained. 1. Silly and frivolous; empty-headed.
Word: bird's-eye Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)dz ˈaɪ/ 1. Having spots resembling the eyes of a bird. Labels: not-comparable 2. As if viewed from an altitude; panoramic. Labels: not-comparable Example: There is also one of the woodblocks used to print Jacopo de’ Barbari’s revolutionary bird’s-eye panorama of Venice and the lagoon, from 1500. Example: In the 1970s Thiebaud became increasingly interested in landscapes and cityscapes that he painted from a bird’s-eye perspective. In “Potrero Hill” a painting from the mid-1970s, he jammed freeways, hills and buildings together in a steep vertical of color and light.
Word: bird's-eye Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)dzaɪ/ 1. A fabric having a pattern of small circles or diamonds with a spot in each centre. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A kind of tobacco. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A figure found in wood, especially hard maple, resembling tiny swirling eyes disrupting the smooth grain. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A fermata (notation). Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable
Word: bisection Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /baɪˈsɛkʃən/ 1. An act of division into two parts, especially two equal parts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If the Arches BI and IK be cut in the middle in a, and b, likewiſe the Arches DM, ML being cut in the middle in c and d; and the Chords of the Bifegments in the Arch BK being drawn; likewiſe the Chords of the Biſegments in the Arch DL; alſo theſe will be as AB to AD, and they will always be ſo, if the Biſegments of the Bifegments proceed infinitely. Alſo the fame is true in the Biſections of the Arches KC and LE. But the Chords of the Biſegments infinite in number are equal to the Arch itſelf. For if all the Chords were leſs than all their Arches, there might yet a Biſection proceed; which is contrary to the ſuppoſition. Example: After all, Usamah had served the sadist Zangi and, if read in full, his account presents a picture of Islamic violence no less shocking to modern sensibilities: the collecting of Christian heads, the crucifying and bisections of their own soldiers and heretics, the severe punishments of Islamic sharia – and the story of how his father, in a rage, lopped off the arm of his page. 2. Either of the two portions thus produced. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The act of bisecting. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bite-size Part of Speech: adj 1. bite-sized Labels: not-comparable
Word: bite-sized Part of Speech: adj 1. Small enough to be eaten in one bite. Labels: not-comparable 2. Broken down into small pieces that are individually easy to understand or manage. Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: The transition hasn't been easy. It's been a story of planning in bite-sized chunks, making the most of soft-start strategies, managing constrained depot capacity, and battling legacy technology.
Word: -dipsia Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek δῐ́ψᾰ (dĭ́psă, “thirst”). 1. thirst Labels: morpheme
Word: felucca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian feluca, from Arabic فَلُوكَة (falūka). 1. A traditional wooden shallow-draught sailing boat used in the Mediterranean and along the Nile in Egypt, its rig consisting of one or two lateen sails. Example: "We are very fortunate, Senhora," said Alvarez, as soon as they were in the street; "there is a felucca on the point of sailing to Naples—I have secured a passage, but we must not lose a minute." Example: Shipping of every sort, from passenger liners to ferry steamers, tramps to tugs and trailing barges, feluccas to speedboats and yachts, from warships to caiques, chugs, hoots, glides or churns its way in all directions.
Word: nokta Part of Speech: noun 1. The Eastern Arabic numeral representing the number zero: ٠. Example: The formation of the successive terms may be more clearly shown by omitting the zeros altogether, or by supplying their places with noktas, as in the margin, where it is seen that, while the root descends by one step at a time, the square descends two steps in the scale. Example: The change of figure in the line is denoted by an Arabic nokta (a sign like the diamond in a pack of cards); and this, though very clear for 0's, leaves the other figures unchanged, […]
Word: rita Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rta (“Vedic principle”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable 2. Alternative form of ritha (“fish”) Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: abration Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of abrasion. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: sipa Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional Filipino team sport in which players kick a soft ball over a net in the middle of the court. Labels: uncountable
Word: Barlow's disease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Sir Thomas Barlow (1845–1945), the British physician who described it. 1. The disease scurvy in infants. Labels: uncountable
Word: delineates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of delineate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ataraxic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌætəˈɹæksɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to ataraxia or ataraxy 2. ataractic; tranquilizing
Word: ataraxic Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌætəˈɹæksɪk/ 1. An ataractic or tranquilizing agent.
Word: ataractic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀτάρακτος (atáraktos, “intrepid”), from ταράσσω (tarássō). 1. That has a tranquilizing effect. Example: Some drugs produce vivid hallucinations, others induce a relaxed condition, or are ataractic in their effect, that is, promote temporary tranquility[.] Example: Later on he was treated by the same psychiatrist with ataractic drugs.
Word: ataractic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀτάρακτος (atáraktos, “intrepid”), from ταράσσω (tarássō). 1. A drug that is used to tranquilize; a tranquilizer.
Word: jitteriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English jittery 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 jitteriness From jittery + -ness. 1. The state of being jittery Labels: uncountable
Word: insufflated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of insufflate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: insufflated Part of Speech: adj 1. Disseminated by blowing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: faceless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face 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 faceless From face + -less. 1. Having no face. Labels: literally Example: These vague, faceless spectres from my ramblesome past have as much right as anyone else to be ranked among the salvors of the Navy's songs. 2. Having or revealing no individual identity or character; anonymous. Labels: idiomatic Example: A faceless mob attacked the Capitol building. Example: With assembly line consistency, Martin receives countless rejections from faceless editors—a triggering reminder for any literary hopeful navigating the modern culture industry. 3. Having or revealing no individuality, personality or distinctive characteristics. Labels: idiomatic Example: I started working for a faceless corporation. Example: The highest official in Oran remains anonymous, referred to merely as "the Prefect." Use of the majusculed generic title instead of a proper name is less suggestive of a faceless tyrant, a Maghreb Big Brother, than of the detached, ineffectual bureaucrat he appears to be at every meeting.
Word: Cheadle-Möller-Barlow syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Dr. Walter Butler Cheadle, Sir Thomas Barlow and Julius Otto Ludwig Möller, who described it. 1. The disease scurvy, especially in infants. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cheadle's disease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Dr. Walter Butler Cheadle who described it. 1. The disease scurvy, especially in infants. Labels: uncountable
Word: sacrificial lamb Part of Speech: noun 1. A lamb killed as an offering to the gods. 2. A person who is sacrificed (not literally) for the greater good of some cause. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: Moeller's disease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Julius Otto Ludwig Möller, who described it. 1. The disease scurvy, especially in infants. Labels: uncountable
Word: Möller-Barlow disease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Sir Thomas Barlow (1845–1945) and Julius Otto Ludwig Möller, who described it. 1. The disease scurvy, especially in infants. Labels: uncountable
Word: polycationic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English polycation Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English polycationic From polycation + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing a polycation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polycondensate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English condensate English polycondensate From poly- + condensate. 1. Any substance prepared using polycondensation
Word: scorbutus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin scorbūtus, from French scorbut. Doublet of scorbut and scurvy. 1. The disease scurvy. Labels: uncountable
Word: polycondensation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English condensation English polycondensation From poly- + condensation. 1. Any condensation reaction, of a monomer having two functional groups, which leads to the formation of a polymer (a polycondensate). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scurviness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scurvy 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 scurviness From scurvy + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being scurvy; vileness; meanness. Labels: uncountable
Word: polycondense Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English condense English polycondense From poly- + condense. 1. To react something to form a polycondensate.
Word: polycondensed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of polycondense Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: polycondensed Part of Speech: adj 1. That has undergone a polycondensation reaction Labels: not-comparable
Word: polycrystal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English crystal English polycrystal From poly- + crystal. 1. Any polycrystalline substance
Word: polycrystalline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English crystalline English polycrystalline From poly- + crystalline. 1. Composed of an aggregate of very small crystals in random orientations Example: This was revealed only in the experiments of ion bombardment of single crystals, because a polycrystalline material, even though its microcrystallites have a regular structure, in fact behaves like a nonarranged, random system.
Word: polydeoxy- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English deoxy- English polydeoxy- From poly- + deoxy-. 1. various polymers of deoxynucleotides and their derivatives Labels: morpheme
Word: deoxynucleotide Part of Speech: noun 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English deoxy- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English nucleotide English deoxynucleotide From deoxy- + nucleotide. 1. Any nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar
Word: polydeoxynucleotide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English deoxynucleotide English polydeoxynucleotide From poly- + deoxynucleotide. 1. Any polymer of a deoxynucleotide.
Word: polydeoxyribo- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Used to form various polymers of deoxyribonucleotides and their derivatives. Labels: morpheme
Word: deoxy sugar Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound formally derived from a sugar by replacing a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom
Word: deoxyribonucleotide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any nucleotide containing deoxyribose.
Word: deoxy Part of Speech: adj 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 oxy English deoxy From de- + oxy. Pronunciation: /diːˈɒksi/ 1. Describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polydeoxyribonucleotide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any polymer whose constituent monomer is a deoxyribonucleotide.
Word: polydesoxyribonucleotide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of polydeoxyribonucleotide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: polydisperse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English disperse English polydisperse From poly- + disperse. 1. Having a range of particle sizes. Labels: not-comparable 2. Synonym of nonuniform (“composed of macromolecular species of differing molar masses”). Labels: not-comparable, proscribed
Word: polydispersed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English dispersed English polydispersed From poly- + dispersed. 1. polydisperse
Word: polydispersity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English polydisperse Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English polydispersity From polydisperse + -ity. 1. The state of being polydisperse Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of the degree to which a colloid is polydisperse Labels: countable
Word: polydrug Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English drug English polydrug From poly- + drug. 1. Of, pertaining to, or using multiple different drugs.
Word: polyenoic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to polyunsaturated fatty acids Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyenoic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any polyunsaturated fatty acid
Word: felinity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English feline Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English felinity From feline + -ity. 1. The state of being feline. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Any feline characteristic. Labels: countable, usually Example: She walked with grace and felinity. 3. catkind, all cats collectively (cf. humanity) Labels: humorous, uncountable, usually
Word: polyesteramide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English ester Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English polyesteramide From poly- + ester + amide. 1. Any polymer containing both ester and amide groups; used especially of rubber-like insulating materials.
Word: polyesterification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From polyester + -ification. 1. Any reaction which generates a polyester
Word: polyethylenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English polyethylene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English polyethylenic From polyethylene + -ic. 1. Of, relating to, or derived from polyethylene 2. polyenic or polyenoic
Word: polyenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English polyene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English polyenic From polyene + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a polyene. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyfunctional Part of Speech: adj 1. Having multiple different or same functional groups in the same compound.
Word: polyfunctionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English functionality English polyfunctionality From poly- + functionality. 1. The state of being polyfunctional. Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of the degree to which a compound is polyfunctional. Labels: countable
Word: polygalacturonase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English galacturonase English polygalacturonase From poly- + galacturonase. 1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polymeric galacturonic acids and similar carbohydrates.
Word: polygalin Part of Speech: noun 1. polygalic acid Labels: obsolete
Word: planchet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French planchette. By surface analysis, French planche + -et. 1. A flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin.
Word: polygalic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The poisonous glucoside saponin. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: auxiliary verbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of auxiliary verb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Proteas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English protea Middle English -es English -s English Proteas From protea + -s. 1. The South African cricket team
Word: paroxytone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠ́τονος (păroxŭ́tonos, “paroxytone”). Pronunciation: /pəˈɹɒk.sɪˌtəʊn/ 1. Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: paroxytone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πᾰροξῠ́τονος (păroxŭ́tonos, “paroxytone”). Pronunciation: /pəˈɹɒk.sɪˌtəʊn/ 1. A paroxytone word.
Word: cartogram Part of Speech: noun 1. A map used to indicate geographically-bound statistical information, typically region-by-region values of a given variable, for example by using different shadings for different ranges of values. Labels: dated Example: 1888 October, Dewey, Davis R., "Elementary Notes on Graphic Statistics", in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Technology Quarterly, Volume II Number 1, published by the students (1888–1889), p. 99, […] whether, however, two states with these respective ratios do not consequently sufficiently differ […] as to warrant distinction in the cartogram, is open to question. Example: 1895, "Book Notes", in Academy of Political Science (U.S.) and Columbia University Faculty of Political Science, Political Science Quarterly, Volume X Number 3, Academy of Political Science (1895), p. 560, The fifth cartogram illustrates the criminal statistics for the period 1882-91, which are of unusual interest because […] 2. A map used to indicate geographically-bound statistical information, typically region-by-region values of a given variable, for example by using different shadings for different ranges of values. Labels: dated
Word: angulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Renaissance Latin angulātiō. By surface analysis, angulate + -ion. 1. The formation of angles. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An angular part, position, or formation. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The formation of an abnormal angle or bend in an organ Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: desoxycorticosterone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English desoxy- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- English cholesterol English sterol German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English -sterone English corticosterone English desoxycorticosterone From desoxy- + corticosterone. Pronunciation: /dɛzˌɑk.sɪˌkɔɹ.tɪˈkɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/ 1. US form of deoxycorticosterone. Labels: US, alt-of, uncountable
Word: 11-deoxycorticosterone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of deoxycorticosterone. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi तोला (tolā)/Urdu تولا (tolā), from Sanskrit तोलक (tolaka), from तोलः (tol, “weighing”) (root: तुल् (tul, “to weigh”)). 1. A unit of mass used in India, equal to the mass of a silver rupee coin, fixed at 180 troy grains (11.663 8038 grams) in 1833, and of a similar but slightly variable value before that date. Example: Mr. Muhammad Sufyan, however, gained no weight: not a tola, not an ounce.
Word: tola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish tola. 1. A South American grassland shrub of the genus Parastrephia.
Word: pregnenolone Part of Speech: noun 1. A steroid prohormone involved in the steroidogenesis of progesterone, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens, and estrogens. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: neuroactive steroids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neuroactive steroid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thick and thin Part of Speech: noun 1. Both thickets and thin woodland; all obstacles in a path (including bad weather). Labels: uncountable Example: His tyreling Jade he fiersly forth did push / Through thicke and thin, both over banck and bush [...] 2. Both good and bad times. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: As Joan of France, or English Mall, / Through perils both of Wind and Limb, / Through thick and thin she follow'd him, / In ev'ry Adventure h' undertook, / And never him, or it forsook. Example: I must follow him through thick and thin.
Word: 'roid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of roid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: renvoi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French renvoi. 1. A situation in which a court, tasked with deciding which state's law should apply to a case, decides to apply the law of the forum, based on the determination that a court from another involved state would also apply the law of the forum. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As has been shown, the renvoi, if logically carried out, involves a perpetual deadlock. But both England and America try the validity of a will of personalty by the law of the testator's last domicil. Example: The application of renvoi in matters of personal status, family relationships and succession involves mainly conflicts between the national law and the law of the domicile, but it may also comprise a renvoi from the personal law to the lex rei sitae, notably in matters of matrimonial property and succession. This may result in a partial renvoi, e.e. when immovables forming part of a succession are situated outside the country, the law of which governs the succession as the personal law. 2. Cross-reference in text; a sign that refers to something introduced earlier in a text. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In Jakobson's much simplified version of semiosis (1980:11, 22), a model M, a cabbage, could be said to function as a renvoi to the thing T, a king, and this referral could, by virtue of an effective similarity, be iconic (after all, as Mossis [1971:273] taught us, "Iconcity is . . . a matter of degree"). Example: The description would be inexact because it gives figure to an essential play of return (renvoi). 3. A return. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Touching the first promise, to make him glorius; if to suffer a neighboring Nation to demand and obtaine what they pleased of him; if to breake capitulation of peace with a great forreigne Prince by the renvoy of the Capuchins, and divers other Acts; … if this be make a rich King, then is our King made sufficiently rich.
Word: 'roid rage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of roid rage. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: prohormone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pro- Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Ancient Greek -άω (-áō) Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)lbor. English hormone English prohormone From pro- + hormone. 1. A substance that is a precursor to a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect by itself
Word: party politics Part of Speech: noun 1. Politics that is dominated by rivalry between political parties Labels: uncountable
Word: prohormones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prohormone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: steroidogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English steroid ▲ Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English steroidogenesis From steroid + -o- + -genesis. 1. The process of steroid (hormone) production in living organisms.
Word: polygonally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English polygonal Middle English -ly English -ly English polygonally From polygonal + -ly. 1. In a polygonal manner.
Word: steroidogeneses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steroidogenesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: steroidogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English steroid ▲ Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ▲ Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English steroidogenic From steroid + -o- + -genic. 1. Of or relating to the process of steroidogenesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyionic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English ionic English polyionic From poly- + ionic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing polyions
Word: polyisocyanate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English isocyanate English polyisocyanate From poly- + isocyanate. 1. Any compound containing multiple isocyanate functional groups 2. Any polymer prepared from an isocyanate, especially a polyurethane
Word: polyisoprene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English isoprene English polyisoprene From poly- + isoprene. 1. Any polymer whose constituent monomer is isoprene; especially natural, and some synthetic, rubbers
Word: polymeride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English polymer Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English polymeride From polymer + -ide. 1. Polymer.
Word: polymerizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English polymer 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 polymerize 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 polymerizable From polymerize + -able. 1. Able to be polymerized
Word: polymerizability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English polymerize 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 polymerizability From polymerize + -ability. 1. The state of being polymerizable. Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of the degree to which something is polymerizable. Labels: countable
Word: polymerizate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English polymer 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 polymeriz(e) English -ate English polymerizate From polymeriz(e) + -ate (noun-forming suffix). 1. The products of a polymerization reaction; usually a mixture of polymers.
Word: polymerizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From polymerize + -er. 1. The reaction vessel in which a polymerization reaction takes place
Word: polymerone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English polymer German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English polymerone From polymer + -one. 1. polymeric Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: triterpenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triterpene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: terpenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of terpene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saponins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saponin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: markup language Part of Speech: noun 1. A computer language using markup that tells the computer some traits of the content that is described by the markup tags.
Word: boldenone undecylenate Part of Speech: noun 1. The undecylenate ester of the anabolic steroid boldenone, developed for veterinary use, mostly for treatment of horses. Labels: uncountable
Word: ethanoate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethanoic acid + -ate. 1. The acetate anion [C₂H₃O₂]⁻, a carboxylate and the conjugate base of ethanoic acid (acetic acid). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: equipoises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of equipoise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: equipoises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of equipoise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: equipoising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of equipoise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: equipoised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of equipoise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Schumacher Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Schumacher. 1. A surname.
Word: conjugate bases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conjugate base Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boldenone Part of Speech: noun 1. An anabolic steroid, 1-dehydrotestosterone, developed for veterinary use. Labels: uncountable
Word: undecylenate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English undecylenic acid Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English undecylenate From undecylenic acid + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Any salt or ester of undecylenic acid.
Word: undecylenic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. An organic unsaturated fatty acid derived from natural castor oil (ricinoleic acid). It has fungicidal properties and is used in the treatment of skin disorders, nail fungus etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: 10-undecenoic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The common name for undecylenic acid. Labels: uncountable
Word: relais Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French relais. See relay (noun). Pronunciation: /ɹəˈleɪ/ 1. A narrow space between the foot of the rampart and the scarp of the ditch, serving to catch any earth that may crumble off or be washed down, and prevent its falling into the ditch. Labels: historical Example: if the ground is level, the same person may transport the two cube toises to the distance of 15 toises, which in that case is the length of the relais, which makes him go over 10 leagues per day .
Word: toxicogenomics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From toxico- + genomics. 1. The study of the toxic effects of substances on genetic material, aiming to predict the toxic effect on organisms. Labels: uncountable Example: 2008, C. Afshari, appearing in G. Dutton, "Achieving Success in Tox Studies", Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Mary Ann Liebert, vol. 28, no. 20, 15 November 2008, pg. 1. Toxicogenomics reflects an integration of genomics technologies and information into toxicology studies[…].
Word: Prince Edward Islander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Prince Edward Island + -er. 1. A native or inhabitant of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Word: Prince Edward Islanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Prince Edward Islander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nova Scotian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Nova Scotia + -an. 1. Of, from or relating to the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Nova Scotian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nova Scotia + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Word: Nova Scotians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Nova Scotian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: New Brunswicker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Brunswick + -er. 1. A native or inhabitant of the province of New Brunswick, Canada.
Word: New Brunswickers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of New Brunswicker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Saskatchewanian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Saskatchewan Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Saskatchewanian From Saskatchewan + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Word: Saskatchewanian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Saskatchewan Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Saskatchewanian From Saskatchewan + -ian. 1. Of, from or relating to the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Saskatchewanians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Saskatchewanian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: genta Part of Speech: noun 1. Gentamicin. Labels: colloquial
Word: carboxylate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carboxylic acid + -ate. Pronunciation: /kɑɹˈbɑksɪleɪ̯t/ 1. Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid. Example: […] substitution of a carboxylate would be expected to destabilize the dritterionic mesomer that contributes to the singlet valence bond description as the benzyne geometry becomes more bicyclic.
Word: carboxylate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English carboxylic acid Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English carboxylate From carboxylic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /kɑɹˈbɑksɪleɪ̯t/ 1. To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide 2. To react with a carboxylic acid
Word: progestogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pro- Latin gestō Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English progestogen From pro- + Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) + English -o- + -gen. First attested in 1941. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/, /pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/ 1. The steroid hormone progesterone. 2. Any of a class of synthetic hormones which produce effects similar to progesterone (the only natural progestogen) and have antiestrogenic and antigonadotropic properties.
Word: progestogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of progestogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gestagen Part of Speech: noun 1. progestagen
Word: gestagens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gestagen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: British Columbian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From British Columbia + -an. 1. Of, from or relating to the province of British Columbia, Canada. Labels: not-comparable
Word: British Columbian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From British Columbia + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of the province of British Columbia, Canada.
Word: prase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin prasius, from Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “of a green colour”), from πράσον (práson, “leek”). 1. A variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A variety of chalcedony, with a green color due to inclusions of actinolite or other iron-bearing minerals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: British Columbians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of British Columbian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carboxylates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carboxylate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ruben Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén). 1. A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Reuben. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: Rubin Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Hebrew, of rather rare usage, variant of Reuben. 2. A surname transferred from the given name. Example: Pioneering American astronomer Vera Rubin once mentored fellow aspiring female astronomers and advocated for women in science. It’s fitting that the first national US observatory named for a female astronomer is in her honor.
Word: carcasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carcass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: holies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊliz/, /ˈhəʊliz/ 1. plural of holy. Used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies. Labels: form-of, plural Example: The holy of holies, a cubical space of ten cubits on the side, was separated from the larger antechamber by four columns, which were also covered with gold and stood upon silver sockets; they bore a second curtain of four colors.
Word: Holy of Holies Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Biblical Hebrew קודש הקודשים \ קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (kódesh hakodashím). 1. The inner sanctum of the Temple in Jerusalem. Example: The holy of holies, a cubical space of ten cubits on the side, was separated from the larger antechamber by four columns, which were also covered with gold and stood upon silver sockets; they bore a second curtain of four colors.
Word: Holy of Holies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Biblical Hebrew קודש הקודשים \ קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (kódesh hakodashím). 1. The most sacred place within a sacred building. Labels: broadly, figuratively 2. One's private retreat, an inner sanctum. Labels: humorous, informal 3. That which is holiest among holy things. Labels: figuratively Example: Rabbi Akiba declared that if the other books of the Bible are holy, Shir Hashirim is the "holy of holies."
Word: cremated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɹɪˈmeɪtɪd/, /ˈkɹimeɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of cremate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ney Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Persian نی (ney). 1. A type of endblown flute. Example: A few weeks later Adille phoned me to say that he had just met a person who had begun to make neys from special reeds that he found on an island in the Yarra River in Melbourne, of all places.
Word: exacerbates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of exacerbate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: exacerbating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of exacerbate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: exacerbating Part of Speech: adj 1. That exacerbates Labels: not-comparable
Word: adulterers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adulterer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bondman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bondman; equivalent to bond + -man. 1. A man who is bound in servitude. Example: Shall I bend low, and in a bond-mans key With bated breath, and whiſpring humbleneſſe, Say this:
Word: bondwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bondewomman; equivalent to bond + -woman. 1. A woman who is bound in servitude; a female slave.
Word: bondwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bondwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: covenants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of covenant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: covenants Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of covenant Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sylvans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sylvan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wiliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of wily: most wily Labels: form-of, superlative Example: 007 is the wiliest spy.
Word: foudroyant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French foudroyant. Pronunciation: /fuˈdɹɔɪənt/ 1. Having an awesome and overwhelming effect. Example: […] As makers go, / compared with Pindar or any / of the great foudroyant masters who don't ever / amend, we are, for all our polish, of little / stature […] 2. fulminant
Word: burliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From burly + -ness. According to the Poly-Olbion project, coined by Michael Drayton in 1612. 1. The characteristic of being burly. Labels: uncountable Example: Nor let the spacious Mound of that great Mercian King (Into a lesser roomth thy burlinesse to bring) Include thee
Word: bloodthirstily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English bloodthirsty Middle English -ly English -ly English bloodthirstily From bloodthirsty + -ly. 1. In a bloodthirsty manner.
Word: boastfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English boastful Middle English -ly English -ly English boastfully From boastful + -ly. 1. In a boastful manner. Example: Nixon boastfully called the seven days he spent on the Chinese mainland "the week that changed the world"–without, however, specifying whether the change was for the better or for the worse. The way he humbled himself before Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai reminded me of the tribute-bearing foreign emissaries of the previous centuries who went to Peking to pay homage at the Chinese Imperial Court. Nixon's hosts must have laughed in their sleeves at his behavior during their meetings. Example: Figures from both groups – rightwing activist Charlie Kirk and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – boastfully shared these images on X, with the latter sarcastically thanking South Park for helping them in their recruiting efforts. (The show responded on X by asking DHS “Wait, so we ARE relevant? #eatabagofdicks”.)
Word: boaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boast + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈboʊstɚ/ 1. One who boasts; a braggart. 2. A stonemason's broad-faced chisel.
Word: boasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blue bonnet Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbluː ˌbɒnɪt/ 1. A traditional flat Scottish hat made of blue wool; a blue tam-o'-shanter. Example: The blue bonnet, a national badge, is disappearing rapidly. Example: While waiting for others to arrive, Margaret Scott-Stewart, a big, friendly woman of 55 in a tartan tunic and blue bonnet, smokes Royals and sings 'Charlie Is My Darling'. 2. Someone who wears such a hat; a Scotsman, especially a Scottish soldier. Example: Rob soon gathered an unco band o' blue-bonnets at his back. 3. Any of several blue flowering plants, especially cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, and plants of the genus Scabiosa. 4. A blue Australian parrot, especially Northiella haematogaster. Example: And when he at last succeeds in trapping a one-guinea blue bonnet he can sit happily for hours marvelling at the beauty of its feathers, the rich blue around its parrot's beak, the yellow of its lower breast in which lovely sea you find a soft-edged island of rich blood red. 5. Any of several North American species of Lupinus common in the southwestern US, especially Lupinus texensis and Lupinus subcarnosus. Labels: US, especially