nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: eutaxiological Part of Speech: adj 1. That asserts that order must have a planned cause Example: We call it the modern teleological argument, although, in the phraseology of Mr. Hicks, in his " Critique of Design Arguments," it is eutaxiological. Example: eutaxiological argument so popular with Newton and his disciples, on the other hand, is logically simpler than the teleological one and hides no linguistic subtleties.
Word: charitableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English charitable 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 charitableness From charitable + -ness. 1. The quality of being charitable. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The reader has seen, that my mother, notwithstanding her charitableness to the poor maid-servant, was a woman of strict morals. 2. A particular kind or instance of this quality. Labels: countable, rare, usually Example: "It is a tradition. We must not be too much down on people who have been denied our own advantages." She spoke with an air of mild remonstrance. Vague charitablenesses were in her manner, and gentle expostulations. Example: […] the conventionalities, the decencies, the moral behaviors sought in small group — as loyalties, fidelities, fair plays, courtesies, kindlinesses, truthfulnesses, cooperations, purities, generosities, tolerations, charitablenesses, honesties, and […]
Word: charlatanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English charlatan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English charlatanism From charlatan + -ism. 1. The state of being a charlatan Labels: uncountable Example: It will cure by science and philosophy instead of empiricism, and will deal the deadliest blow to charlatanism. 2. An act of a charlatan Labels: countable
Word: Pinkerton syndrome Part of Speech: name Etymology: In reference to the character Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton in the opera Madama Butterfly (first performed in 1904) by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪŋkət(ə)n ˈsɪndɹəʊm/, /ˈpɪŋkɚt(ə)n ˈsɪndɹoʊm/, /ˈpɪŋkɚt(ə)n ˈsɪndɹəm/ 1. The tendency of some Asians to regard Caucasians as superior or more desirable, especially where marriage or relationships are concerned. Labels: Singapore, derogatory, ethnic, slur Example: When I’m with my white partner, I am a proponent of the ‘Pinkerton Syndrome’, a caricature not unlike the Other Asia’s mail order bride. Example: Like vampires, the ang moh crowd comes out at night, dressed in their best shirts and armed with plenty of tax-free Singapore dollars to woo those local darlings tragically struck down by the Pinkerton syndrome. Like the character in Madame Butterfly, they are somehow lured by the attraction of drunken voices and the possibility of a fat wallet.
Word: Pinkerton syndrome Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Scottish antiquarian, author and historian John Pinkerton (1758–1826), coined by J. Derrick McClure: see 1985 quotation. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪŋkət(ə)n ˈsɪndɹəʊm/, /ˈpɪŋkɚt(ə)n ˈsɪndɹoʊm/, /ˈpɪŋkɚt(ə)n ˈsɪndɹəm/ 1. Having esteem for older Scottish literature but not the modern Scottish tongue. Labels: Scotland Example: [page 57] The language of writers who are safely dead, and can be studied without fear of their exerting a subversive influence, bears the respectable label 'old Scots dialect'; the same tongue spoken by the living compatriots of these writers is 'bad grammar'. […] This attitude is of course not new; though perhaps seldom expressed so blatantly. I call it the Pinkerton syndrome, after one of the many memorable figures in out national gallimaufray of scholarly eccentrics. John Pinkerton (1758–1826), poet, critic, historian, dramatist and Celtophobe, in 1786 produced a book, entitled Ancient Scotish Poems, never before in print: […] [H]e wrote: "none can more sincerely wish a total extinction of the Scotish colloquial dialect than I do, for there are few modern Scoticisms which are not barbarisms ... Yet, I believe, no man of either kingdom would wish an extinction of the Scotish dialect in poetry." […] [page 58] This is the Pinkerton syndrome: the practice of paying lip-service, and sometimes much more than this, to the Scottish culture of the past while denigrating the Scots language of the present. And it is still prevalent today. Example: James Beattie personifies the Pinkerton syndrome perfectly, for, while publishing lists of Scotticisms to be avoided, he still found time to write the occasional verse in Scots himself.
Word: flue gas Part of Speech: noun 1. The gaseous combustion product (smoke) that comes out of a stove or a furnace. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Holonym: emissions
Word: desulfurization 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- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur 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 sulfurize English desulfurize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English desulfurization From desulfurize + -ation. 1. The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: technopolis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From techno- (“hi-tech, computerised”) + -polis (“city”). Pronunciation: /tɛkˈnɒ.pɒ.lɪs/ 1. A technologically advanced city, or one heavily involved in mechanised manufacture of goods, especially of microelectronics.
Word: microelectronics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microelectronic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microelectronics Part of Speech: noun 1. The study, science, subject, or manufacture of microelectronic devices. Labels: uncountable 2. Microelectronic devices as a non-specific mass. Labels: plural, plural-only, uncountable
Word: anthropophagi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin anthrōpophagī, the plural of anthrōpophagus, from Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos, “man-eating”). First attested in 1581, as an ethnonym. Use of the singular anthropophagus is rare. 1. plural of anthropophagus Labels: form-of, plural Example: Histories make mention of a people called Anthropophagi, eaters of men. Example: It was my hent to ſpeake, ſuch was the proceſſe: And of the Cannibals, that each other eate; The Anthropophagie, and men whoſe heads Doe grow beneath their ſhoulders: […]
Word: polearm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pole + arm. The term is of modern provenance, not appearing until the late 1800s. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊlˌɑɹm/ 1. A close-quarter combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood.
Word: microelectronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English electron ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English electronic English microelectronic From micro- + electronic. 1. Relating to microelectronics. Labels: not-comparable Example: A microelectronic circuit makes the pulse and measures the vibration rate.
Word: microelectronic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English electron ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English electronic English microelectronic From micro- + electronic. 1. A microelectronic device.
Word: computerised Part of Speech: adj 1. Having undergone computerisation. Example: The individual lexicographer has ceded power to the team, the computerised corpus has come to stand side by side with, if not actually to replace, the readers of earlier research, but what has been termed the 'Unidentified Authorizing Dictionary' is still the court of last resort. 2. Functioning upon or through the medium of computers; digital.
Word: computerised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of computerise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: technopolises Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɛkˈnɒ.pɒ.lɪs.ɪz/ 1. plural of technopolis Labels: form-of, plural Example: “Techno” reflects an emphasis on technology; “polis” is Greek for city-state and suggests a balance between public and private sectors. The plural form of the word “polis” is “poleis”; therefore, we use the plural “technopoleis” rather than “technopolises” or “technopoli”.
Word: audiometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From audio- + -metry. 1. The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The first visit includes pure-tone, speech and immittance audiometry, loudness judgments for pulsed tones, assessment of individuals' motivation toward amplification, counselling . . .
Word: high horse Part of Speech: noun 1. An appearance or sense of smug superiority. Labels: idiomatic Example: "I tell you Miss Abbott, it's one thing for England and another for Italy. There we plan and get on high moral horses. here we find what asses we are, for things go off quite easily, all by themselves. Example: Lawrence would say no more, so I decided that I would descend from my high horse, and once more seek out Poirot at Leastways Cottage.
Word: Australopithecine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of australopithecine. Labels: alt-of
Word: Australopithecine Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of australopithecine. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: soreness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sornes, sornesse, sarnesse, from Old English sārnes (“bodily pain; mental pain, affliction, grief”), from Proto-West Germanic *sairanassī, equivalent to sore + -ness. Cognate with Scots sairness (“soreness”), Old Frisian sērnisse, sērnesse (“injury, lesion”), Middle Low German sêrnisse, sêrenisse (“wounding, injury, distress, need”). 1. The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The salve made the soreness go away, but with the aches gone I suddenly noticed my other pains. Example: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), often referred to by doctors today as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), is a type of arthritis that causes joint inflammation and stiffness for more than six weeks in a child aged 16 or younger. It affects approximately 50,000 children in the United States. Inflammation causes redness, swelling, warmth, and soreness in the joints, although many children with JRA do not complain of joint pain. 2. A lingering emotional pain resulting in bitterness or resentment. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sordidly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sordidusder. Middle English sordid French sordideder. English sordid Middle English -ly English -ly English sordidly From sordid + -ly. 1. In a sordid manner; in a way that is dirty or morally low.
Word: autoradiography Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of making autoradiographs. Labels: uncountable
Word: soundproofing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of soundproof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: soundproofing Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that prevents sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are not disturbed by noise. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Until the soundproofing is installed, I don't think I'll be able to get to sleep here. 2. The act of installing material to dampen sound. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The soundproofing will take place today.
Word: autoradiograph Part of Speech: noun 1. An image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material.
Word: autoradiograph Part of Speech: verb 1. To subject to autoradiography. Labels: transitive
Word: autoradiogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English auto- Latin radiusder. English radio- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English autoradiogram From auto- + radio- + -gram. 1. Synonym of autoradiograph.
Word: Velachery Part of Speech: name 1. A residential suburb of Chennai city (Tamil Nadu, India).
Word: autoxidation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + oxidation. 1. A spontaneous oxidation reaction that results in the slow, flameless combustion of a material. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: autooxidation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + oxidation. 1. autoxidation Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: technopoleis Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɛkˈnɒ.pɒ.lɛɪz/ 1. plural of technopolis Labels: form-of, plural Example: The result of these activities is the emergence of technopoleis where state government, local government, private corporations, universities… Example: “Techno” reflects an emphasis on technology; “polis” is Greek for city-state and suggests a balance between public and private sectors. The plural form of the word “polis” is “poleis”; therefore, we use the plural “technopoleis” rather than “technopolises” or “technopoli”. Some technopoleis are the result of long-term planning and varying degrees of public / private collaboration… Two of the oldest and most famous US technopoleis — Silicon Valley, California, and Route 128, Boston — were not based on long-term planning. Some technopoleis have benefited from varying degrees of visionary planning and sporadic public / private collaboration, such as Austin, Texas; Troy, New York; Phoenix, Arizona; Cambridge and Oxford, England; and Bangalore, India (see Tatsuno, 1988; Morita and Hiraoka, 1988; Onda, 1988; Segal, 1988; Lafitte, 1988; Bozzo and Gibson, 1990; and Singhal et al., 1990).
Word: peace out Part of Speech: intj 1. See you later. Labels: slang
Word: peace out Part of Speech: verb 1. To become unconscious; to pass out. Labels: intransitive Example: Lauren was peaced-out in her bedroom, and almost everyone had gone home. I started chilling by the pool with the bartender, 2. To render unconscious. Labels: transitive Example: I cracked him with a stone I'd picked up in the garden. The inscription on the stone read PAZ. The man, peaced out, fell back 3. To experience an altered state of consciousness. Labels: intransitive Example: And she gets all peaced out and says she feels the presence of the Lord Example: After experiencing the totally peaced out acid trance, the first thing that occurred to most users was "Let's dose the President!" 4. To depart. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: I am peacing out of that hellhole. Are you still thinking about leaving?" Example: The suspect ate a light bulb and bit through a man’s neck before peacing out in a stolen taco van.
Word: amortised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of amortise Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: 2007: Susie Dent, Countdown, 8ᵗʰ of February episode Amortised. Amortise is when you write off a debt, so amortised is when a debt’s been written off.
Word: hanmun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 한문(漢文) (hanmun). 1. Classical Chinese in the Korean context. Labels: uncountable
Word: redevelopment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English development English redevelopment From re- + development. 1. The process of developing something anew. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the redevelopment of the hero's character in a comic book 2. The demolition of old, redundant or unfashionable buildings or infrastructure and the construction of new ones on the same site. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The government of New Zealand is looking for a crew to lead the redevelopment of its research headquarters in Antarctica. Built in the 1980s, the country’s Scott Base consists of 12 structures that officials want replaced by three large, interconnected buildings, plus a separate helicopter hangar. Example: HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson added: "This station will not only benefit the local community by enabling the comprehensive redevelopment of the area, but will serve as a transport superhub acting as a gateway to the Midlands and the North."
Word: Renascence Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Renaissance. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: sourdough Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sour dogh, equivalent to sour + dough, compare German Sauerteig and Dutch zuurdeeg. The senses pertaining to California, Alaska and the Yukon derive from the distinctive pouches of bread starter (starter dough used to make sourdough) worn on a belt or around the neck by experienced prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush and California Gold Rush. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊɚˌdoʊ/, /ˈsaʊəˌdəʊ/ 1. A type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An old-timer, especially in Alaska. Labels: countable, slang Example: The troops went for those fresh tomatoes like sourdoughs going for gold in the Klondike. 3. A permanent resident of the territory. Someone who has lived in the Yukon during all four seasons. Labels: Yukon, countable 4. A 49er, a California Gold Rush miner. Labels: countable, historical 5. Leaven; an agent that makes dough rise. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: like a cat in a strange garret Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Having a feeling of uncertainty and misapprehension due to being in an unfamiliar situation. Labels: US Example: Well, mass'r, I can't say for Lucinda and Dinah, but I should feel like a cat in a strange garret. Example: 1862 Annual Report of the Secretary of the Vermont Board of Education Mothers cannot conveniently leave home to get about, and fathers, to use their own expression, "feel like a cat in a strange garret," when screwed up in one of the seats to the school house.
Word: leavened Part of Speech: adj 1. Prepared using leavening.
Word: leavened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of leaven Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: inkblot test Part of Speech: noun 1. A Rorschach test
Word: charlatanry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French charlatanerie. By surface analysis, charlatan + -ry. Doublet of charlatanerie. 1. The state of being a charlatan. Labels: uncountable Example: I'd always considered astrology bullshit, right up there with the legal, real estate and banking businesses in terms of thieving ass-sucking charlatanry, but it's clear I've been doing it a misservice. 2. The act of a charlatan. Labels: countable
Word: charterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From charter + -er. 1. A person who charters something Example: When at home, it is usually signed by the owner and the charterer; abroad, by the master and the agent for the charterer. Example: FI—"Free In." A pricing term indicating that the charterer of a vessel is responsible for the cost of loading goods onto the vessel.
Word: chastely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English chasteliche, chastliche, chastely; equivalent to chaste + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪst.li/ 1. In a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisqué manner) Example: Let lasses of a silly mind / Refuse what maist they're wanting / Since we for yielding were designed / We chastely should be granting. Example: In holy orders no one is better loved than he who lives chastely, because chastity is the first principle for any cleric as well as the foundation of his life.
Word: adjudicatrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, adjudicate + -trix. Pronunciation: /æ.d͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.tɹɪks/ 1. A woman or girl who adjudicates; a female adjudicator. Example: She hastened to the Committee of Public Safety, coming out of a notary’s office whither she had gone as adjudicatrix of a dry-goods establishment… Example: ♂: Noble Star (GB) b. M, 1927: ♂: Hapsburg (GB) br. M, 1911… ♀: Hesper (GB) gr. F, 1923… ♀: Judica (GB) F, 1937: ♂: Easton (FR) b. M, 1931… ♀: Judith (GB) ch. F, 1929…
Word: matchmaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From match + making. Pronunciation: /ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɪŋ/ 1. An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The marriage was highly approved of by Mrs. Shelby, who, with a little womanly complacency in match-making, felt pleased to unite her handsome favorite with one of her own class who seemed in every way suited to her; Example: Patty, your timing is excellent. There's Claude over there. Want me to do some matchmaking? 2. A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ... there was evidence that they did provide information for day care matchmaking to the potential users and givers of care. 3. The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It turns out, however, that there wasn't actually anything different going on behind the matchmaking scenes, because Bungie forgot to turn skill-based matchmaking on. I believe the kids call this "getting caught in 4K." 4. The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: matchmaking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From match + making. Pronunciation: /ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of matchmake Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: match-making Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of matchmaking. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Since electronic match-making is not quite yet an exact science, he may also be informed of a few alternates (who are also very nice) in case something goes wrong and he doesn't quite hit it off with Miss Just-Right.
Word: match-making Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of match-make Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: adjudicates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of adjudicate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chasteness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chastnesse; equivalent to chaste + -ness. 1. The state of being chaste; chastity Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The chasteness of her dress made her appear the allusive semblance of Purity itself Example: Livia's public image and her statues portrayed her as one imbued with the qualities of moral chasteness and matronly respectability
Word: adjudicatrices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æ.d͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.tɹɪ.siːz/ 1. plural of adjudicatrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: matchmake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From match + make, as a back-formation from matchmaking. 1. To carry out matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Why then Foible’s a Bawd, an Errant, Rank, Match-making Bawd. Example: And pray remember, I am the last person in the world to match-make.
Word: chastiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chastisoure, chastisere; equivalent to chastise + -er. 1. Someone who chastises Example: 1779 Samuel Johnson (ed) - The Works of the English Poets That kind chastiser of thy soul in joy! Example: Having spoken thus, Arjuna, chastiser of enemies, told Krsna, "Govinda, I shall not fight," and fell silent.
Word: booboo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of boo-boo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chatterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English cheteren, chiteren (Imitative)der. Middle English chateren English chatter English -er English chatterer From chatter + -er. 1. A person who chatters; a chatterbox. Example: Yes, I am a chatterer, indeed, to interrupt you so often, Monsieur. Example: “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…]the chlorotic squatters on huge yachts, the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosus,[…]!” 2. Any of several passerine birds, mostly from South America; especially the cotingas. Labels: dated Example: Why is the variegated chatterer of South America also called the bell-bird? Example: The flight of the Chatterer bears much resemblance to that of the starling.
Word: chattiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English chatty 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 chattiness From chatty + -ness. 1. The state of being chatty. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: talkativeness; see also Thesaurus:talkativeness Example: 1841 Catherine Grace F. Gore - Greville: or, A season in Paris The sole object of his chattiness at table was to prevent a more intimate conversation between herself and her companion.
Word: oblique angle Part of Speech: noun 1. Any angle that is not a right angle or multiple of right angles.
Word: seismic wave Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several forms of vibrational waves that travel through the Earth as the result of an earthquake or underground explosion.
Word: infirmary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɝməɹi/ 1. A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse. Example: There shall be provided an infirmary or a place for the treatment of sick detained person in every place of detention. 2. A clinic or dispensary within another institution.
Word: zin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of zinfandel. Pronunciation: /zɪn/ 1. Zinfandel wine. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable
Word: post-haste Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From the former instruction on letters "haste, post, haste," later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste. Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/, /ˌpoʊstˈheɪst/ 1. Alternative spelling of posthaste. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: post-haste Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the former instruction on letters "haste, post, haste," later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste. Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/, /ˌpoʊstˈheɪst/ 1. A great hurry. Labels: uncountable Example: And this, I take it, Is the main motive of our preparations The source of this our watch, and the chief head Of this post-haste and rummage in the land.
Word: climature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently climate + -ure 1. climate. Labels: obsolete Example: And even the like precurse of feared events As harbingers preceding still the fates And prolongue to the omen coming on Have heaven and earth together demonstrated Unto our climatures and countrymen.
Word: muste Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of must. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: disembowels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disembowel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disemboweling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disembowel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disemboweling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which somebody is disemboweled. Example: He recalls that experience in a smooth, speedy story, “The Monster Mash,” but these days he’s not sure he liked it too much — the disembowelings, the coolers of brains, the stench of decomposing corpses (“the smell of job security,” as one pathologist puts it) terrify him.
Word: disembowelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disembowel Labels: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disembowelling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
Word: disemboweled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disembowel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disembowelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disembowel Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: samurais Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of samurai Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cultists Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkʌltɪsts/ 1. plural of cultist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ploce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin plŏcē, from Ancient Greek πλοκή (plokḗ, “complication”). Pronunciation: /ˈplɒsi/, /ˈpləʊsi/ 1. A figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality. Labels: rhetoric, uncountable
Word: sorriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sorinesse, from Old English sāriġnes, from Proto-West Germanic *sairaganassī, *sairīganassī; equivalent to sorry + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian searigens (“soreness, tenderness”). 1. The state or quality of being sorry; regret. Labels: uncountable 2. Worthlessness; wretchedness. Labels: uncountable Example: His friend, Mr. Smith, thought that "a sorry farmer on a sorry farm is a sorry sight." Bill hardly attained that level of sorriness.
Word: spaciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spacious + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈspeɪ.ʃəs.nəs/ 1. The state or quality of being spacious. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: screendoor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of screen door. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sparkler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sparkle 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 sparkler From sparkle + -er. 1. Anything that sparkles. Example: And yet a married woman, possessing your attractions, shuts her eyes (and sparklers too), and goes and runs her delicate-formed head against a wall. 2. A hand-held firework that emits sparks. Example: The Playboy cover was of a girl in grey slacks and sandals, one hand on hip and the other waving a sparkler for Independence Day. 3. A gem or ornament that sparkles. Labels: slang Example: When the bill came, I got a side-glance at it, and hoped Rose would have to hock her sparklers to pay it. 4. A vivacious and charismatic person. Example: “As for Marilea, she was a sparkler. She was very effervescent. The family would often come out as a family unit when we were in the barnyard or the horse corral, and Marilea was just fine.” 5. A sparkling wine. Labels: informal Example: Irvine's white, a grape variety named for Hans Irvine, who developed the vineyards at Great Western (now owned by Seppelt), is frequently used in the Australian sparklers. 6. A tiger beetle. 7. One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person. Labels: dated
Word: sparklers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sparkler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sparseness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sparse 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 sparseness From sparse + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being sparse. Labels: uncountable Example: The sparseness of the hair on his head made him long for his full-haired youth. 2. The result or product of being sparse. Labels: countable, rare
Word: crackheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crackhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spectacularly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English spectacular Middle English -ly English -ly English spectacularly From spectacular + -ly. 1. In a spectacular manner, extraordinarily, amazingly. Example: This argument turns out to be spectacularly mistaken. When fiction works, the individual and the universal are frictionlessly combined. Example: Obsessed only with cost, 'Sir Humphrey' saw that Transport for London 'got away' with ticket office closures on the Tube with only minor public pushback and miscalculated that it could do the same on the national network. This assumption backfired spectacularly.
Word: stairlift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stair + lift. 1. A motorized platform installed in a stairway, which traverses the stairs when activated and can be ridden by those for whom the stairs are a barrier.
Word: speechlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English speechless Middle English -ly English -ly English speechlessly From speechless + -ly. 1. In a speechless manner; without speaking. Example: He stood there speechlessly. The surprise had rendered him unable to make an intelligible reply. Example: That afternoon they stood at the foot of Mrs. Civil's bed. She was propped up by pillows, and through the little window looking westward the afternoon sun blazed unsparingly on the discoloured face of the sick woman, speechlessly rigid.
Word: speciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From specious + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈspiːʃəsli/ 1. In a specious manner; fallaciously and erroneously, but seeming superficially to be correct. Example: Exasperated, as he might speciously allege, by the injuries of a similar nature, he hastened with a few followers to join the standard, and to betray the confidence, of his too credulous friend. Example: And thus his jealous soul speciously argued to excuse the separation of father and child.
Word: speciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Alteration of specially, perhaps by association with specious. Pronunciation: /ˈspiːʃəsli/ 1. Specially. Example: I will do what I can for them all three, for so I haue promisd, and Ile bee as good as my word, but speciously for M. Fenton.
Word: fallaciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fallacious Middle English -ly English -ly English fallaciously From fallacious + -ly. 1. In a fallacious manner, erroneously, illogically.
Word: ergative verb Part of Speech: noun 1. An ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use. Example: Break is an ergative verb because when we say "The window broke", the window is the thing getting broken, it is not the vandal. Example: Although it is both transitive and intransitive, paint is not an ergative verb, because when we say "Bob paints", this is very different from when we say "Bob gets painted".
Word: podosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Most likely a blend of podcast + blogosphere, it seems to have been first coined by podcaster Steve Gillmore during the opening session on podcasting of the Bloggercon III conference. By surface analysis, pod(cast) + -o- + -sphere. 1. The collective podcasting community. Labels: slang Example: Religion is one of the most talked about subjects on earth and, unsurprisingly, one of the most podcasted in the podosphere. Example: John Markoff, senior technology reporter at the New York Times, says more than 11 million Americans are now in the podosphere and that by 2008 there will be nearly 60 million, and double that worldwide.
Word: illogically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English illogical Middle English -ly English -ly English illogically From illogical + -ly. 1. In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic. Example: Is the person acting in a strange manner, behaving illogically and seemingly out of touch with reality?
Word: specked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English speckyd; equivalent to speck + -ed. Pronunciation: /spɛkt/ 1. Having specks or spots, speckled.
Word: speculatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English speculative Middle English -ly English -ly English speculatively From speculative + -ly. 1. In a speculative manner. Example: […] he will appear to many of the more speculatively minded intellectuals merely as a timid apologist of things as they are; at the same time he will be dismissed by the men of affairs as an impractical theorist. Example: The fleet had been ordered speculatively by Beacon Rail, and intended as heavy shunting and trip locomotives, as well as a viable low-emission replacement for the elderly Class 08/09 'BR Standard large shunter' which dates from the 1950s and 1960s.
Word: political opposition Part of Speech: noun 1. A recognized political party or group of parties in multiparty political systems that is present in Parliament or some other legislative body and does not control the floor (usually due to being in the minority). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unrecognized political party in a one-party state. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Actions by one political group against another political group, either by using governmental power or by popular actions such as protests; generally, disagreement in politics. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: position argument Part of Speech: noun 1. The claim that a writer or speaker makes about a controversial issue.
Word: ticked off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tick off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: letter bomb Part of Speech: noun 1. An explosive device sent through the post, triggered to explode when the letter or packet is opened. 2. A virus contained within an email or similar file.
Word: letter bomb Part of Speech: verb 1. To send a letter bomb (of either sense). Labels: transitive
Word: illocution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From il- (“in”) (an assimilated version of in-) + locution (“speech”), from Latin loquor. Pronunciation: /ˌɪləˈkjuːʃn/ 1. The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used. 2. A type of speech act being made by a speaker, i.e., the purpose of the statement in terms of how the addressee is to interpret either its truth-value, or its requirements and demands upon the speaker in terms of a physical or psychological response.
Word: Hare Krishna Part of Speech: noun 1. A mantra chanted as a form of supplication to the Hindu god Krishna and his divine consort Radha 2. A member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Word: perlocution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per-bor. English per- English locution English perlocution From per- + locution. Pronunciation: /pɜləʊˈkjuʃən/, /pɜɹləˈkjuʃən/ 1. The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.
Word: prebound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English bound English prebound From pre- + bound. 1. Of a book: rebound with a library quality hardcover binding. In almost all commercial cases, the book in question began as a paperback. Labels: not-comparable
Word: presentity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of presence + entity; first introduced in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETC) RFC 2778. 1. An entity (usually a human) which provides information about its presence (whether it is available and willing to communicate through communication services). Labels: Internet Example: Users of an instant messaging service are presentities that may show themselves as online, offline, or away.
Word: press pool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From press + pool. 1. A group of news organizations pooling their resources in the collection of news. A pool report is then distributed to members of the pool, who are free to edit it or use it as they see fit. Labels: uncountable Example: A press pool—a small group of reporters representing the entire press corps—for Air Force One became formalized in the 1960s. These pool reporters were assigned to the small press compartment on Air Force One. Example: To that end, a press pool travels wherever the president goes in vans that are part of the presidential motorcade. If the president travels to the U.S. Capitol in his motorcade, the press pool will accompany him.
Word: previdential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian previdenza (“social security”). 1. In Italy, of or pertaining to a social security, insurance benefits or a benefit plan. Labels: not-comparable Example: As regards this, charitable and social welfare societies that have the task of assisting workers in obtaining previdential services (6), can play an important role. Example: The previdential protection from "noise-induced deafness" is regulated byPresidential Decree of June 9th,75,n.482, […]
Word: Prod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Protestant, as pronounced in an accent with flapping. Pronunciation: /pɹɑd/, /pɹɒd/ 1. A Protestant, (as termed by Roman Catholics), that is in the context of their religious beliefs, or those who have been born in the Protestant tradition, or sometimes those implied to be Protestant by their political ideology of Irish unionism or Ulster loyalism. Labels: Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, slur, sometimes Example: "I don't want my daughter marrying a dirty Prod," he said. Example: 'Could be a lot of things,' McCormack said. 'Still, it narrows things down. Probably a Prod […]'.
Word: pronunciamiento Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Latin nūntius 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 nūntiō Latin prōnūntiārebor. Spanish pronunciar Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Late Latin -mentum Old Spanish -miento Spanish -miento Spanish pronunciamientobor. English pronunciamiento Borrowed from Spanish pronunciamiento. 1. A military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century, usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void.
Word: prophases Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek πρόφασις (próphasis, “pretense, pretext, excuse”), first popularized by Thucydides, who attempted to discern Athens' alethestate prophasis, or "truest reason" for waging war on Sparta in the Peloponnesian War. 1. The actual reasons for going to war. These may differ from proschemata, the pretexts offered to the public.
Word: prophases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prophase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: propheteering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of prophet + profiteering, as a pun. 1. Acting as a prophet in order to obtain money; making profit from prophecy. Labels: uncountable
Word: raghorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rag + horn, describing the animals as non-prime trophy specimens, i.e. "rags". Another explanation is that it is descriptive of how the new antlers have a velvety covering that sloughs off each year and can hang like rags. 1. Any male elk (bull) with antlers between one and six points, non-inclusive, on either side. Also called an "intermediate bull" (bulls with two, three, four or five points on either side). Labels: US, informal
Word: behind the counter Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Of drugs, dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor's prescription or other form of compliance. Labels: idiomatic
Word: monotype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + type or mono- + -type. The printing technique is so called because it allows only one impression to be taken. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑnoʊˌtaɪp/ 1. A print made by creating the design using oil paint or printer's ink on metal or glass, then transferring the image directly to paper. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The technique of making such prints. Labels: uncountable 3. A monotypic taxon. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A sailboat designed to be crewed or raced by a single person. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. In the Hindley–Milner type system, a single specific data type. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: monotype Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mono- + type or mono- + -type. The printing technique is so called because it allows only one impression to be taken. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑnoʊˌtaɪp/ 1. To produce a monotype of. Labels: transitive Example: to monotype an engraving
Word: rain check Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1877 US in baseball; metaphorical usage from 1896, more generally from 1930. From at least 1870, baseball teams would reissue tickets in case of postponement due to rain, which became known as rain checks. 1. A reissue, at no extra charge, of a ticket for a baseball game or other outdoor event postponed or interrupted because of rain. Example: With trembling fingers he pulled out his watch. The hands pointed to five minutes to three. A blessed vision came to him of a moist and disappointed crowd receiving rain-checks up at the Polo Grounds. Example: Feel so bad / Feel like a ball game on a rainy day / Yes, I got my rain check / Shake my head and walk away 2. An agreement to honor a current offer after its normal expiration. Labels: figuratively Example: This means that if you go to the store for a half priced $25 turkey, but the turkeys are out, you can get a rain check. With the rain check, when those turkeys arrive again in a week or so, you will get half price, even if the sale is over. Example: So if you go to CVS to cash in on the Venus Razor BOGO deal and you discover that other shoppers have beat you to it and the shelves are empty, instead of pitching a fit, you can kindly ask a cashier or store manager to give you a rain check. That way, you can return at your leisure and still get the deal while others are back to paying full price. 3. An agreement to honor a current offer after its normal expiration. Labels: figuratively, uncommon Example: [Regarding visiting the Indianapolis, Indiana, chapter of the fraternity Kappa Sigma] […] if in any respect the affair does not suit you—call at the box office and you’ll get your money back or get a rain check, just as you please. 4. An agreement to honor a current offer after its normal expiration. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: I can't go with you to the museum this Saturday, but can I take a rain check and go some other day? Example: I'm on my way somewhere. I got a dinner engagement. Rain check?
Word: rapporteur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French rapporteur. Pronunciation: /ˌɹæ.pɔːˈtɜː/, /ˌɹæ.pɔɹˈtɜɹ/ 1. A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.
Word: dethaw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + thaw, by confusion with defrost or perhaps with words with null de- like defraud, decomplex. 1. To thaw; unthaw; unfreeze. Labels: nonstandard Example: "That's like your saying dethawed when you mean defrosted." He made only the slightest little grunt.