nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: quaintly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quaint Middle English -ly English -ly English quaintly From quaint + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈkweɪntli/ 1. In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely. Example: The aged man was leaning back in a quaintly embossed oaken chair, on whose carving the arms of his family were gorgeously painted and inlaid.
Word: queerly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English queer Middle English -ly English -ly English queerly From queer + -ly. 1. In a queer (strange) manner. Labels: dated Example: Little Sea grumbled in her sleep, while Desire, with wide-open, faunlike eyes, stared queerly at me. 2. In a queer way (a way not conforming to conventional heterosexual norms), or in a way consistent with queer theory. Labels: uncommon Example: Queer Pedagogy Kevin C. Franck Queer pedagogy is less concerned with integrating gay and lesbian content [... and is rather] an attempt to destabilize pedagogical practice and to develop guidelines for teaching and learning queerly.
Word: queasily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English queasy Middle English -ly English -ly English queasily From queasy + -ly. 1. In a queasy manner; delicately; squeamishly. 2. In a manner that makes one queasy; sickeningly, nauseatingly. Example: These women vocalists are bound in chartreuse mermaid suits and capped with blunt, white-blond wigs queasily reminiscent of Kathleen Turner's mop in Crimes of Passion.
Word: peer-reviewed journal Part of Speech: noun 1. An academic journal whose content is subjected to an independent peer review process before publication.
Word: peer review Part of Speech: noun 1. The scholarly process whereby manuscripts intended to be published in an academic journal are reviewed by independent researchers (referees) to evaluate the contribution, i.e. the importance, novelty and accuracy of the manuscript's contents. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Peer review […] happens in two ways. In one method, a paper submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal is examined by other scientists in the field before an editor (usually an expert in the field) passes judgment on it. The second method is review by an independent panel of experts who, using rigorous criteria, determine whether the findings of the paper are credible. Example: It isn’t easy to know what to make of these studies. Many undergo peer review, but an experiment can be structured in a way that favours a particular outcome and still be valid science.
Word: peer review Part of Speech: verb 1. To review before publication, as by an authority or authorities in the pertinent field of study, of the written form of an idea, hypothesis, theory, or written discussion of such. Labels: transitive Example: Three drafts of his report were peer-reviewed before it was accepted for publication.
Word: refereeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of referee Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: refereeing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is refereed. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The peer review process. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: wherewith Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English wherwith. By surface analysis, where + with. Pronunciation: /wɛəˈwɪð/, /ʍɛɚˈwɪð/, /ʍɛɚˈwɪθ/, /wɛɚˈwɪð/, /wɛɚˈwɪθ/ 1. With which; with what. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: Yee are the ſalt of the earth: But if the ſalt haue loſt his ſauour, wherewith ſhall it bee ſalted? Example: In the left there was a ſort of Engine, from the Back of which were extended twenty long Poles, reſembling the Paliſado's before your Majeſty's Court; wherewith we conjecture the Man-Mountain combs his Head, for we did not always trouble him with Queſtions, becauſe we found it a great Difficulty to make him underſtand us.
Word: wherewith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wherwith. By surface analysis, where + with. Pronunciation: /wɛəˈwɪð/, /ʍɛɚˈwɪð/, /ʍɛɚˈwɪθ/, /wɛɚˈwɪð/, /wɛɚˈwɪθ/ 1. Something with which; the means by which. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually Example: Hath not he wherewith [translating dequoy] to be beholding vnto this his killing vivacitie?
Word: monochloride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English chloride English monochloride From mono- + chloride. 1. Any chloride containing a single chlorine atom in each molecule.
Word: teenaged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From teen + aged. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒd/ 1. Aged between thirteen and nineteen inclusive; teenage. Labels: not-comparable Example: a teenaged girl Example: Dexter's vocals are competent enough: his timbre is thin and eternally teenaged, but he can go apeshit on the hiccupy histrionics like no one's business.
Word: effectuate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the participle stem of Renaissance Latin effectuare, or its source, Latin effectus (“effect”); probably after Middle French effectuer. 1. To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.). Labels: transitive Example: [T]he next necessary step was to elude the vigilance of my guard: and in this manner did I effectuate my purpose. Example: A military draft derives from Congress’s power to raise armies; federal jury duty effectuates the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial.
Word: lithium oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. a white, powdered alkali, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics Labels: uncountable
Word: lithium perchlorate Part of Speech: noun 1. The lithium salt of perchloric acid, LiClO₄ used as a source of oxygen in portable generators, and as an electrolyte in lithium batteries. Labels: uncountable
Word: lithium soap Part of Speech: noun 1. Any lithium salt of a fatty acid, made by the reaction of fat with lithium hydroxide and used in the manufacture of lubricating greases.
Word: lithium stearate Part of Speech: noun 1. the lithium salt of stearic acid; a lithium soap made from tallow Labels: uncountable
Word: lithium sulfate Part of Speech: noun 1. the lithium salt of sulfuric acid, Li₂SO₄; used in the treatment of manic depression etc Labels: uncountable
Word: lithium sulphate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lithium sulfate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: lithium sulfide Part of Speech: noun 1. a binary compound of lithium and sulfur, Li₂S, sometimes used in lithium batteries Labels: uncountable
Word: lithium sulphide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lithium sulfide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: can you tell us Part of Speech: phrase 1. Begins a polite request; used on behalf of more than one speaker. Example: Can you tell us how you will motivate your students to learn?
Word: I'd like to know Part of Speech: phrase 1. A polite request for information. Example: I'd like to know more about the graduate admissions process.
Word: I want to know Part of Speech: phrase 1. A request for information. Example: Could you please tell me where to catch the bus? / Well, where are you going? What do you really want to know? Example: I want to know the directions to the bus station.
Word: do you know Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /dɪ jɪ naː/, /dɪ jə naː/, /dɪv(j)iː naː/ Labels: no-gloss, translation-hub
Word: dish up Part of Speech: verb 1. To serve (cooked food); to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc. and put in dishes to be served at table. Labels: transitive 2. To produce for an audience. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: The writers are dishing up more of the same with this bland suburban sitcom. 3. To beat up. Labels: dated, transitive
Word: come round Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From come + round. 1. To change direction. 2. To change one's opinion to a prevailing one. Example: I'll explain it again, and maybe he'll come round to my way of thinking. Example: He's a reasonable man. I knew he'd come round eventually. 3. To return to a former condition. Example: After the blow to my head, I took a while to come round. Example: Signalman Bridges was killed by the blast, as was fireman Nightall. Amazingly, driver Gimbert came round some 200 yards away, on the grass outside the Station Hotel where he had been flung. 4. To return to a former condition. 5. To visit someone's home or other regular place. Example: Would you like to come round for dinner tonight? Example: What day does the garbage man come round?
Word: clutter up Part of Speech: verb 1. To fill with rubbish or with needless articles. Labels: transitive Example: Why do you clutter up your mind with such useless knowledge? Example: The hotel lobby was cluttered up with furniture.
Word: let in on Part of Speech: verb 1. To disclose or tell (a secret) to (someone); to share (privileged information) with (someone); to inform (someone) of (a secret). See Usage notes below. Labels: ditransitive Example: Do you think we should let him in on the shortcut? Example: If this is a joke, please let me in on it.
Word: lithium tantalate Part of Speech: noun 1. the lithium salt of tantalic acid, LiTaO₃, whose crystalline form is piezoelectric and pyroelectric and is used in optical devices Labels: uncountable
Word: beryllia Part of Speech: noun 1. beryllium oxide Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: beryllium oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. A white, crystalline compound, BeO, used in semiconductors and in specialist ceramic applications. Labels: uncountable
Word: glucina Part of Speech: noun 1. beryllium oxide Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: berylliosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beryllium Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English berylliosis From beryllium + -osis. 1. A chronic disease of the lungs, caused by inhalation of beryllium compounds. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: beryllonite Part of Speech: noun 1. A rare mineral, sodium beryllium phosphate, with the chemical formula NaBePO₄; found especially in Maine. Labels: uncountable
Word: beryllide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beryllium Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English beryllide From beryllium + -ide. 1. Any intermetallic compound of beryllium with another metal; present in some alloys.
Word: berylline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English beryl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English berylline From beryl + -ine. 1. Beryl-like; having a light blue-green colour. Example: He held out his leg so that I could examine the shackle about his ankle. His berylline flesh was swollen about it, as I have seen the bark of a tree swollen that had grown through an iron ring.
Word: berylline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beryl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English berylline From beryl + -ine. 1. The berylline color. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. berylline hummingbird Labels: countable
Word: victimology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French victimologie. From victim + -ology. Pronunciation: /ˌvɪktɪˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ 1. The study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons some people are more prone to be victims. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The attitude of seeing oneself as a victim, especially in a way that is self-absorbed or indulgent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The whole thing has rotted into a festival of bad faith and victimology, those twin markers of the Trump-Twitter Decade: rather an irony for a show organized under the sign of friendship.
Word: berylloid Part of Speech: noun 1. a solid consisting of a double twelve-sided pyramid
Word: Borazon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Brand name adopted in 1969. 1. A very hard abrasive made from boron nitride granules. Labels: uncountable
Word: boride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English bor(on) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English boride From bor(on) + -ide. Pronunciation: /ˈboɹˌaɪd/ 1. The B³⁻ anion. 2. Any binary compound of boron and a more electropositive element.
Word: boruret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boro- + -uret or bor(on) + -uret. 1. Boride. Labels: obsolete
Word: boron arsenide Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary compound of boron and arsenic, BAs, used as a semiconductor, sometimes alloyed with gallium arsenide. Labels: uncountable
Word: gallium arsenide Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary compound of gallium and arsenic, GaAs, used as a semiconductor, especially in light-emitting diodes. Labels: uncountable
Word: boron carbide Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary compound of boron and carbon, B₄C, that is a very hard ceramic, and is used in tank armour, bulletproof vests etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: cuprite Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːpɹaɪt/ 1. A mineral composed of cuprous oxide and a minor ore of copper. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: boron deficiency Part of Speech: noun 1. any pathological effect in animals and humans due to a deficiency of boron in the diet Labels: countable, uncountable 2. any of a number of disorders in plants that grow on granite, or other places deficient in boron Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fluo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From fluor. 1. Synonym of fluoro- Labels: morpheme
Word: boron group Part of Speech: noun 1. a vertical series of elements in the periodic table that have three valence electrons; boron is a metalloid, while aluminium, gallium, indium and thallium are metals
Word: boron oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. The compound boron trioxide. Labels: uncountable
Word: boron tree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The leaves have a degree or valence (or valency) of 1 or 3 (as hydrogen and boron do in borane). 1. A binary tree.
Word: binary tree Part of Speech: noun 1. A data structure in which each node has at most two children, each node but the root has one parent, and there are no cycles.
Word: boron tribromide Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary compound of boron and bromine, BBr₃; it is a strong Lewis acid. Labels: uncountable
Word: boron trichloride Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary compound of boron and chlorine, BCl₃; it is used in metal refining. Labels: uncountable
Word: boron trifluoride Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary compound of boron and fluorine, BF₃; it is a strong Lewis acid. Labels: uncountable
Word: boron triiodide Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary compound of boron and iodine, BI₃; it is a crystalline solid. Labels: uncountable
Word: carreau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French carreau. Doublet of quarrel. 1. A Haitian unit of land, 100 square pas: roughly 1.3 hectares or 3.2 acres. Example: In 1809 and 1814, land reform in southern and western Haiti resulted in the estimated redistribution of some 76,000 carreaux of land among 2,322 civil and military officers.
Word: activated carbon Part of Speech: noun 1. A very absorbent form of finely powdered carbon; used in purifying gases, and as an antidote for many poisons. Labels: uncountable
Word: activated charcoal Part of Speech: noun 1. Activated carbon. Labels: uncountable
Word: Allan Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from the Celtic languages, a less common spelling of Alan. Example: "If I had been a man," she said, "I should so like to have been called Allan!" "Call me by my name, if you really like it," he whispered persuasively. "Call me 'Allan', for once - just to try." Example: “We are pleased that LSST has now been named the Vera C. Rubin Observatory,” said Rubin’s sons Allan Rubin, David Rubin, and Karl Rubin in a statement. 2. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name, more often spelled Allen. 3. A town in the Rural Municipality of Blucher No.343, Saskatchewan, Canada. 4. A rural locality in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. 5. A commune in Drôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Word: beta carbon nitride Part of Speech: noun 1. a theoretical binary compound of carbon and nitrogen, C₃N₄, that is thought would have properties similar to diamond or boron nitride
Word: carbinyl Part of Speech: noun 1. carbenium ion Labels: obsolete, physical
Word: carbon-12 Part of Speech: noun 1. The most abundant of the two stable isotopes of carbon, 126C, having six protons and six neutrons; it is the standard for atomic weight and is used to define the mole. Labels: uncountable
Word: carbon-13 Part of Speech: noun 1. The less common of the two stable isotopes of carbon, 136C, having six protons and seven neutrons. Labels: uncountable
Word: carbon-14 Part of Speech: noun 1. A radioactive isotope of carbon, 146C, having six protons and eight neutrons; it is used in radiocarbon dating. Labels: uncountable
Word: Qual Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of qual. Labels: alt-of
Word: vinomadefied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin, vinum (“wine”) + madefieri (“to be soaked”). 1. Soaked with wine. Labels: formal, rare
Word: gruelling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From present participle of gruel (“to exhaust, punish”), from gruel (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹʊə.lɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹu.əl.ɪŋ/ 1. Very difficult or taxing; exhausting; backbreaking. Labels: UK Example: Diggle Station lies high up in the Pennine Chain, subject to extreme low temperatures. With this and heavy snowfall in the winter months, Diggle bids fair to compete with the Scottish lines under similar weather conditions, and the provision of unfrozen water in the higher ambient temperature of the tunnel must be a boon to harassed engine drivers whose thirsty steeds run short of water up the gruelling 1 in 125 seven-mile climb from Stalybridge.
Word: gruelling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From present participle of gruel (“to exhaust, punish”), from gruel (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹʊə.lɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹu.əl.ɪŋ/ 1. A race in which the animal being raced finishes in a state of physical exhaustion. Example: The expenses are considerably reduced, and one or two men are prevented from carrying off nearly all the races ; for though " the spirit" may be ever so " willing," the " flesh is weak," and cannot stand more than five or six gruellings in a single day. Example: Miss Harriet just got there first from Vauban, the latter being leg weary from his previous gruellings ; the bitch scored four more before giving way to the dog, who made some nice driving points ; Miss Harriet, coming again, finished a good trial an easy winner. 2. A gruelling ordeal. Example: It was the hardest fighting that our Canadians have been up against, and the manner in which they took these terrible gruellings and assaults is one of the most creditable occurrences in the annals of this great war." Example: Its life may be but for its hour, amid the gruellings of the world, but for this hour it justifies both its kind and nature, which has produced it, and though it fade and perish, yet it lives as the patterning embodiment of a whole striving after beauty of a creative nature.
Word: gruelling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From present participle of gruel (“to exhaust, punish”), from gruel (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹʊə.lɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹu.əl.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of gruel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ministerium Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌmɪnɪˈstɪəɹi.əm/, /ˌmɪnəˈstɪəriəm/ 1. An association of ministers from various religious groups who come together to work for a specific purpose, such as meeting the socioeconomic needs of a community.
Word: bump into Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tuː/, /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tu/, /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tə/, /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tʊ/ 1. To collide with. Labels: intransitive, literally Example: He bumped into the wall. I guess that's a risk you take when you read while walking. Example: Luke staggered blindly down the street, almost bumping into an old woman in black with a shawl drawn close about her head and shoulders[…] 2. To cause (a thing) to collide with. Labels: literally, transitive Example: The roads were so slippery that I couldn't stop, and I bumped my car into the car in front of me. 3. To meet by chance. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: We bumped into each other at the library yesterday. Example: “[...] Isaac! You’re being conscripted.” Fay Lie grabs Isaac Sachs’s elbow. “You’ll remember bumping into Luisa Rey the other day?” “I’m one lucky conscript. Hi, Luisa, again.”
Word: quarantined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quarantine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quarantined Part of Speech: adj 1. In quarantine; isolated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fee schedule Part of Speech: noun 1. A list or table, whether ordered or not, showing fixed fees for goods or services. 2. The actual set of fees to be charged.
Word: qualifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English qualify 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 qualifier From qualify + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ.ə/, /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/, /ˈkwɔl.ɪ.fɑɪ.ə/ 1. One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition. 2. A preliminary stage of a competition. Example: But England's final qualifier, played out in the hostile surroundings of Podgorica City Stadium, turned on two incidents that will have cast a cloud over Capello's delight at reaching another major tournament. Example: Rice is maturing at such a rate that he is now indispensable. Yes, these qualifiers may not be the most exacting examinations but he has also looked a class act at club level under manager David Moyes this season. 3. A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; one that adds or subtracts attributes to another. 4. A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element. Example: The qualifier const may be prefixed to any declaration, and specifies that the value to which the data object is initialised cannot subsequently be changed.
Word: agroeconomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From agro- + economic or agroeconomy + -ic. 1. Of, or relating to the economics of agriculture. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of, or relating to the finances of farmers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: armillary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Early 1700s, from Latin armilla (“bracelet; armlet; arm ring”), from Latin armus (“shoulder; upper arm”). 1. Resembling a bracelet or armilla; consisting of rings or circles. Labels: not-comparable
Word: corroborated Part of Speech: adj 1. Strengthened; confirmed; rendered more certain.
Word: corroborated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of corroborate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: asquat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Old French es- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin co- Latin agō Latin cōgō Latin coāctusder. Old French quatir Old French esquatirder. Middle English squatten English squat English asquat From a- + squat. Pronunciation: /əˈskwɒt/ 1. squatting Labels: not-comparable
Word: asquat Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Old French es- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin co- Latin agō Latin cōgō Latin coāctusder. Old French quatir Old French esquatirder. Middle English squatten English squat English asquat From a- + squat. Pronunciation: /əˈskwɒt/ 1. squatting Labels: not-comparable
Word: corrosivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English corrosive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English corrosivity From corrosive + -ity. 1. Corrosiveness, especially when related to water.
Word: corrosiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English corrosive 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 corrosiveness From corrosive + -ness. 1. The quality or property of corroding or being corrosive, of eating away or disintegrating; acrimony. Labels: uncountable 2. Such property in some immaterial agent. Labels: figuratively, uncountable 3. Some property characteristic of a corrosive substance, as its taste. Labels: uncountable
Word: corrosively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English corrosive Middle English -ly English -ly English corrosively From corrosive + -ly. 1. In a corrosive manner.
Word: set off Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: He set off in search of better opportunities. Example: Considerable excitement was caused on the L.M.S.R. Aberdeen line out of Perth recently when a shunting engine in Perth North goods yard, whose driver and fireman were absent, was accidentally set in motion by a shunter and set off unattended on to the main line. 2. To begin; to cause; to initiate. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I had no idea that one simple comment would set off such a huge argument. 3. To cause to explode, let off. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: What a tragedy, that someone would set off a bomb in a crowded place. Example: Wrex: There are acid tanks rigged up on that thing. Set them off. Millions of my ancestors died to put these things down. Don't let them come back. 4. To put into an angry mood; to start (a person) ranting or sulking, etc. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Don't set him off or he won't shut up all day. 5. To enhance by emphasizing differences. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Her plain white dress was set off by a bright red stole. Example: And then one afternoon in the hinder end of April came young Heriotside riding to the Skerburnfoot. His arm was healed, he had got him a fine new suit of green, and his horse was a mettle beast that well set off his figure. 6. To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: My taxes did not increase because the amount of my raise was set off by my losses in the stock market. Example: When a woman had made such a mistake, there was only one way to repair it,—to accept it. One folly was enough, especially it was to last for ever; a second one would not much set it off. 7. To deface or soil the next sheet; said of the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another sheet comes in contact with it before it has had time to dry. Labels: historical
Word: nr. Part of Speech: prep 1. Alternative form of nr (“near”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nr Part of Speech: prep 1. Abbreviation of near. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Bed + Cont Bkfst for Lesbians and Gay Men in a country village house 2 hrs fr Bos. Yr-round. Nr lakes, hikes, skiing.
Word: a stopped clock is right twice a day Part of Speech: proverb 1. A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident. 2. Someone who repeats the same thing constantly will at some point be correct, if only briefly.
Word: franticly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English frantic Middle English -ly English -ly English franticly From frantic + -ly. 1. Rare spelling of frantically. Labels: alt-of, rare Example: As she cried thus franticly, to ears which she was taught to believe were stopped by death, the lover she invoked opened the door in person, just in time to prevent her sinking on the ground. Example: We started back off down the road, I franticly looked everywhere off the side of the road thinking maybe he crashed, or maybe he was hurt. I didn't know and thoughts were flooding my mind.
Word: air-raid shelter Part of Speech: noun 1. A structure, often a reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids. Example: With the intensification of air raids on London last September, these tube platforms began to be used as an air raid shelter, and shelterers travelled by train (specially stopped there) from other stations in order to gain access. Example: This tunnel assumed some measure of importance during the second world war, when it was used nightly as an air raid shelter for multiple unit electric trains which were propelled over the branch by a steam engine.
Word: baby bond Part of Speech: noun 1. Any bond, issued with a value less than $1,000, intended for small investors. Labels: US
Word: baby walker Part of Speech: noun 1. A device in which a baby sits in a harness within a wheeled frame that supports it whilst walking.
Word: baby bouncer Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various devices in which a baby may be secured whilst allowing it to move the device up and down, or from side to side.
Word: back blocks Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of backblocks. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: A "brush" with natives in the "back blocks" would have speedily convinced them that they had come to the wrong country in order to escape warfare of a certain kind.
Word: backlighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of backlight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: backlighting Part of Speech: noun 1. The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow. Labels: uncountable
Word: back off Part of Speech: verb 1. To move backwards away from something. Labels: literally Example: I tried to back off slowly from the tiger in my path. 2. To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act. Labels: idiomatic Example: You need to back off, or the situation could turn ugly. Example: I was going to sue until my legal advisors told me to back off. 3. To lower the setting of. Labels: idiomatic Example: Could you back off the volume a bit? It’s really loud. 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, off. Example: The machine may go back off if it gets too hot. [= turn off again, turn back off].
Word: susceptibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English susceptible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English susceptibility From susceptible + -ity. Pronunciation: /səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/, /səˌsɛptəˈbɪləti/, [səˌsɛptəˈbɪləɾi], /səˌseptəˈbɪləti/, [səˌseptəˈbɪləɾi] 1. The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability. Labels: uncountable Example: It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […] 2. A way in which one is susceptible. Labels: countable Example: It seems that the spiritual fermentation of the cabbalists, who in the sixteenth century established a center in Northern Palestine (Safed) and aroused the dormant susceptibilities of the Orient, penetrated also into Yemen and had the effect of a messianic message to the languishing souls longing for redemption. 3. emotional sensitivity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The eyes were large and black, and had the moonlight's melancholy, with that tearful lustre which is the certain sign of keen susceptibility. 4. Being vulnerable to a treatment (usually an antibiotic or antifungal); also, the degree of such vulnerability (i.e., weak, moderate, or strong). Labels: countable, uncountable 5. electric susceptibility, a measure of how easily a dielectric polarizes in response to an external electric field (compare permittivity). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: woodlice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodlouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Shavuot Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁבוּעוֹת (shavu'ót). Pronunciation: /ʃɑvuˈoʊt/, /ʃævuˈɒt/, /ʃəˈvuːəs/, /ʃəˈvuːɪs/ 1. A Jewish harvest festival which falls on the sixth day of Sivan in the spring, fifty days after the second day of the Passover when the omer (“sheaf of barley”) is offered. Labels: Judaism Example: Major Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah, Succoth, Chanukah, Passover and Shavuot have been celebrated with Hebrew prayers and songs. Example: On the first day of Shavuot the Ten Commandments were explained to the people homiletically in the vernacular. 2. A ceremony held on that day to commemorate the giving of the Torah (“first five books of the Hebrew scriptures”) to Moses and the Israelites on Mount Sinai. Labels: Judaism
Word: compounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compounds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of compound Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: romanizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of romanization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: readings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reading Labels: form-of, plural
Word: derivations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of derivation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spellings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈspɛlɪŋz/ 1. plural of spelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hits Part of Speech: det Pronunciation: /hɪts/ 1. Alternative form of its. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Word: hits Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hɪts/ 1. plural of hit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hits Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: holmes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from homeboy + -s (hypocoristic suffix), with the spelling influenced by Sherlock Holmes. 1. An informal term of address, like man or dude. Labels: no-plural, slang Example: Hey, holmes! What's up?
Word: holmes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of holme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undervote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English vote English undervote From under- + vote. 1. A vote that has been cast but that shows no legally valid preference for a candidate in an election. 2. The number of such votes in an election.
Word: undervote Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English vote English undervote From under- + vote. 1. To spoil a ballot by marking it for fewer choices than mandated by the rules.
Word: appendices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appendix Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of appendice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smokescreen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From smoke + screen. Pronunciation: /ˈsmoʊkˌskɹin/ 1. Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle. Example: Ensign Whitely began to tell of the surprise encounter of Admiral Sprague’s escort-carrier force with the main battle line of the Japanese Navy off Samar, in a chaos of rain squalls and smoke screens. Example: C.I.E. Class "D14" 4-4-0 No. 89 covers its tracks with a magnificent smokescreen as it pulls out of Dun Laoghaire with the 9.0 a.m. boat train for Dublin. 2. Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract. Labels: figuratively Example: All that talk is just a smokescreen to disguise the fact that he has nothing to say. Example: It was all very plausible and, as he poured out his smokescreen of words, I became fidgety for fear Fallon would be too direct with him.
Word: escarpment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French escarpement. By surface analysis, escarp + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɪˈskɑːp.mənt/, /ɪˈskɑɹp.mənt/ 1. A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach. Example: After the canyons, the most remarkable features of the country are the long lines of cliffs. These are bold escarpments scores or hundreds of miles in length,—great geographic steps, often hundreds or thousands of feet in altitude, presenting steep faces of rock, often vertical. Example: The railway winds down the face of the escarpment on a steady grade of 1.05 per cent, which is considerably better than the old route, up which trains took 2 hr. to struggle 15 miles, with two stops.
Word: sista Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪs.tə/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of sister. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: Sista girl, I know you don't understand / But you're gonna have to understand he's my man now / What you had is gone, our thing is sweet / Our thing is stronger than any lie you can tell on me Example: […] but if you were a colorist and texturist and couldn't get down with a sista who had tighter than 3B hair, you'd confirm she was a knockout.
Word: on the loose Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Not incarcerated or in captivity; not under control. Labels: idiomatic Example: Went to a bongo party completely by mistake / there were coons and thugs and fat sheboons with all the pavement apes / When I got to the bongo party, it smelled of jenkem juice / someone left the cave door open, there were chimps on the loose. 2. Out on a spree, or in search of adventure. Labels: archaic, slang Example: Sometimes he dispensed water to men who “looked as if they had been on the loose all night.” 3. Earning a living by prostitution. Labels: archaic, slang Example: Those who have had good nursing, and all that, and the advantages of a sound education, who have a position to lose, prospects to blight, and relations to dishonour, may be blamed for going on the loose, but I’ll be hanged if I think that priest or moralist is to come down on me with the sledge-hammer of their denunciation. Example: Many doctors practising in large cities dwell on the difficulty of checking clandestine prostitution, which is unfortunately on the increase in all crowded centres, where numbers of women are on the loose, over whom the police have little or no hold.
Word: sfumato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian sfumato (“shaded, toned down”). 1. A painting technique, prominent during the Italian Renaissance, involving the application of subtle layers of translucent paint, blurring the transition between colors, tones and often objects and creating the illusion of depth. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Another quality which was adopted from Leonardo, and of which the Florentines were especially enamoured, was the ‘sfumato’ system—the imperceptible softening of the transitions in half-tints and shadows. Example: 1960, Helmut Ruhemann, Leonardo's Use of Sfumato, in The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 1, British Society of Aesthetics, page 233, The interpretation of ‘sfumato’ is equally wrong. In ‘sfumato’ there is no blurring of the outlines which delineate the contours of figures and there is no blending or diminution of the definition of forms or for that matter any mellowing of colours.
Word: undreamt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- Proto-West Germanic *draum Old English drēam Middle English drem English dream English -t English dreamt English undreamt From un- + dreamt. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈdɹɛmt/ 1. Not dreamed; not dreamt. Example: In the end, he regretted only the words left unspoken and the dreams left undreamt.
Word: sgraffito Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian sgraffito, from s- (“out”) + graffito (past participle of graffire), ultimately from Ancient Greek γράφειν (gráphein, “to write or scratch”). Pronunciation: /sɡɹəˈfiːtəʊ/, /skɹəˈfiːtəʊ/, /sɡɹəˈfiːtoʊ/, /skɹəˈfiːtoʊ/ 1. A technique in ceramics, art and wall design, where the top layer of pigment or slip is scratched through to reveal an underlying layer. Labels: uncountable Example: Through color and tone Byzantine potters gave to sgraffito pottery qualities that go beyond the contrasts possible in metalwork. And the history of the colors in their use on Byzantine sgraffito ware again takes us back to Tang China. Example: Sgraffito is a valuable design technique for working with slips[…], but did you know that this technique has other applications? With leather-hard clay you can incise (cut into) the clay surface. […] To make smooth lines in a raw-glazed surface, first cover the area with liquid wax. Then, using any sharp-edged tool, scratch through the wax and into the glaze, pressing deeply enough to reveal the clay body underneath[…]. When the piece is fired, the wax will burn off and the glaze will pull back from the sgraffito scratches to reveal the underlying clay. 2. An instance or sample of sgraffito. Labels: countable Example: [I]n the corner room a sitting platform, 3 ft. broad, as well as a large fireplace, were brought to light, while in the hall (E. iii.), open towards the south, the rough plaster surface of the partly well-preserved east wall proved to be covered with sgraffiti both Tibetan and Chinese. Example: The few surviving examples of early sgraffiti are thought to be late 14th century and have a mediaeval quality about them. Ugo Procacci points out that the technique of two contrasting colours was seldom used and most of them are pure and simple sgraffiti.
Word: sgraffito Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Italian sgraffito, from s- (“out”) + graffito (past participle of graffire), ultimately from Ancient Greek γράφειν (gráphein, “to write or scratch”). Pronunciation: /sɡɹəˈfiːtəʊ/, /skɹəˈfiːtəʊ/, /sɡɹəˈfiːtoʊ/, /skɹəˈfiːtoʊ/ 1. To produce a design using this technique. Example: Use a ceramic tool or any pointer to sgraffito the lines in the enamel powder. Example: A West African woman sgraffitoes a traditional pattern […]
Word: susceptibilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of susceptibility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grueling Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹuː.lɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/ 1. Alternative spelling of gruelling. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Medical school, internship, and residency had been physically and emotionally grueling.
Word: grueling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹuː.lɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/ 1. Alternative spelling of gruelling. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: grueling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹuː.lɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of gruel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bananery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From banana + -ery. Compare orangery. Pronunciation: /bəˈnɑːn.ə.ɹi/ 1. A banana plantation. Labels: rare
Word: bananery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From banana + -ery, an alteration of banana + -y because the spelling -ay would look like a single vowel (as in tray). Because of uncertainty about how banana + -y should best be written, various spellings are seen. Compare nanner. Pronunciation: /bəˈnɑːn.ə.ɹi/ 1. Of, or relating to bananas, or their flavour. Labels: childish
Word: hotar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hotr. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: discretisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From discrete + -isation. 1. Alternative spelling of discretization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: fibrosity Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being fibrous. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: azoturia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria English azoturia From azote + -uria. 1. An increase in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A condition that affects the muscles of horses, ranging from stiffness and mild cramps to the horse becoming unable to stand, with discoloured urine Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: hardback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hard + back, formed in analogy to earlier paperback. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑɹdˌbæk/ 1. A book with a solid binding.
Word: hardback Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hard + back, formed in analogy to earlier paperback. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑɹdˌbæk/ 1. Having a solid binding. Labels: not-comparable
Word: computationally secure Part of Speech: adj 1. Not decodable with all available computer power.
Word: nitrated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of nitrate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nitrated Part of Speech: adj 1. Reacted, or treated with, nitric acid or a nitrate. Labels: not-comparable 2. Treated with silver nitrate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: valved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From valve + -ed. 1. Having valves. Labels: not-comparable
Word: valved Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From valve + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of valve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: characterised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of characterise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nitrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nitrate + -or. 1. a reaction vessel in which nitration takes place 2. a device for spreading nitrate fertilizer on the soil
Word: Cangjie Part of Speech: name Etymology: The man is from Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 倉頡 /仓颉 (Cāngjié). The input method is then named after legendary inventor of the Chinese writing system, historian Cangjie, the forementioned person, coined by General of the Republic of China, adopted son of President Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Wei-kuo in 1979. Pronunciation: /ˈtsɑŋˌt͡ʃjɛ/ 1. The legendary figure historically credited with the invention of the first writing system in China.
Word: Cangjie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The man is from Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 倉頡 /仓颉 (Cāngjié). The input method is then named after legendary inventor of the Chinese writing system, historian Cangjie, the forementioned person, coined by General of the Republic of China, adopted son of President Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Wei-kuo in 1979. Pronunciation: /ˈtsɑŋˌt͡ʃjɛ/ 1. An input method for entering Chinese characters into a computer, developed in 1976 and originally supporting only traditional Chinese. Characters are visually decomposed into parts; these parts are assigned keys on the keyboard. Labels: uncountable
Word: flowerbed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flower + bed. 1. A part of a garden or park where flowers are grown.
Word: nitrification Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of nitrifying Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fulgurous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin fulgur (“lightning”). Pronunciation: /ˈfʊl.ɡə.ɹəs/, /ˈfʊl.ɡɪə.ɹəs/ 1. Resembling a lightning flash; fulgurant. Labels: not-comparable 2. Full of lightning. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Gusii Part of Speech: noun 1. A tribe from Kenya. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Gusii Part of Speech: name 1. The Bantu language spoken in this tribe.
Word: Gweno Part of Speech: noun 1. A tribe from Tanzania. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Gweno Part of Speech: name 1. The Bantu language spoken by this tribe.