nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: expense Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English expense, from Anglo-Norman expense and Old French espense, from Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expendō. See expend. Doublet of speso. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛns/ 1. To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works. Labels: transitive Example: It should be acceptable to expense a business lunch with a client. Example: “Looking snazzy, Mr. Sarner.” “[screams] I have a body.” “Fucking hell. Yes, we brought you back to life.” “I was floating in the eternal glow for a million years. Safe, warm.” “You need to remember what you were going to say to the board of directors to justify expensing a ping ping table.” “I've been here before.” “I've made some flashcards to help jog your memory. "Ping ping increases productivity by 50 percent." I mean, that's bullshit, but let's see if it flies.” “How did I get back on this plane of existence?” “Would you shut up? Literally no one has ever cared about what happens after you die.” “The board is here.” “I need more time, Terry. Sarner's being a baby about his resurrection.” “I traversed the black mountain. Why am I back?” “Okay, I'll just have to stall them with the old razzle-dazzle.”
Word: mindblindness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mind + blind + -ness. 1. The inability to deduce or make educated guesses about another person's mental state. Labels: uncountable
Word: agnosia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-der. Ancient Greek [Term?] Ancient Greek ἀγνώς (agnṓs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā)der. English agnosia Derived from Ancient Greek ἀγνωσῐ́ᾱ (agnōsĭ́ā, “ignorance”). Pronunciation: /æɡˈnoʊ.ʒə/ 1. The inability to recognise objects by use of the senses. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Ignorance. Labels: countable, especially, uncountable
Word: tai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 鯛 (たい, tai). 1. A fish, the Japanese bream.
Word: contradict Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Derived from Latin contrādictus (“contradicted”), the past participle of contrādīcō (“speak against”) (originally two words). Pronunciation: /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈdɪkt/, /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈdɪkt/, /ˌkɔn.tɹəˈdɪkt/ 1. To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements). Example: His testimony contradicts hers. Example: 1651, Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, London: Andrew Crooke, Chapter 42 “Of Power Ecclesiasticall,” p. 270, […] the Ministers of Christ in this world, have no Power by that title, to Punish any man for not Beleeving, or for Contradicting what they say; 2. To oppose (a person) by denying the truth or pertinence of a given statement. Example: Everything he says contradicts me. Example: Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself, And say it is not so. 3. To be contrary to (something). Example: Now no truth can contradict any truth; desirous therefore they were to be taught, how bothe might stand together, that which they knew could not be false, because Christ spake it; and this which to them did seeme true, onely because the Scribes had said it. Example: […] as he is going to a house dedicated to joy and mirth, it was fit he should divest himself of whatever was likely to contradict that intention, or be inconsistent with it. 4. To say things that conflict with each other. Labels: reflexive Example: The prime minister contradicted herself during her speech. 5. To give an order contrary to (another order or wish), oppose (something). Labels: obsolete Example: […] when was the hour I ever contradicted your desire, Or made it not mine too? Example: 1662, Margaret Cavendish, The Matrimonial Trouble, Act II, Scene 21 in Playes written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle, London: John Martyn et al., p. 435, Lady Sprightly. What had you to do to contradict my commands? Doll Subtilty. They were not fit to be obey’d, wherefore they were forbid. 6. To give an order contrary to one given by (another person), oppose or resist (someone). Labels: obsolete Example: Beseemes it thee to contradict thy king? […] I will haue Gaueston, and you shall know, What danger tis to stand against your king. Example: A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents. 7. To speak against; to forbid. Labels: obsolete Example: […] magic hath been publicly professed in former times, in Salamanca, Cracovia, and other places, though after censured by several universities, and now generally contradicted, though practised by some still […].
Word: orchard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English orchard, orcherd, from Old English orċeard, ortġeard, a compound of *ort (probably from Proto-Germanic *urtiz, a dissimilated variant of Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“wort (plant)”), later incorrectly associated with unrelated Latin hortus (“garden”)) + ġeard (see hortyard and yard, which ironically is etymologically linked with hortus). Cognate with Swedish örtagård (“herb garden”), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (aurtigards, “orchard”), Old High German orzōn (“to cultivate a field”). Equivalent to wort + yard. More at root. Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.tʃəd/, /ˈɔɹ.t͡ʃɚd/ 1. A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees. Example: […]belts of thin white mist streaked the brown plough land in the hollow where Appleby could see the pale shine of a winding river. Across that in turn, meadow and coppice rolled away past the white walls of a village bowered in orchards,[…] 2. The trees themselves cultivated in such an area.
Word: girasole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian girasole. From Italian girasole articiocco (“Jerusalem artichoke”). 1. Synonym of Jerusalem artichoke (the plant or its tuber). Example: The girasole can not become a competitor of the potato in such regions as the mountains of Colorado, but it thrives along the foothills and on the plains. 2. Alternative spelling of girasol (“fire opal”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: normale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian normale (“normal”). Doublet of normal. 1. A normal espresso drink, neither ristretto (shorter) nor lungo (longer).
Word: finito Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian finito (“finished”), from Latin fīnītus. Doublet of finite. Pronunciation: /fɪnˈiː.təʊ/ 1. Finished; over with; done. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: No more kink. Nothing. Finito. Got it? Example: […
Word: sto Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of store. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang
Word: sta Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of station. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: tay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Spelling form indicating original pronunciation of tea. The digraph ea represented /ɛː/ in Early Modern English; it later merged chiefly with ee, but regionally or sporadically with ay (in standard English break, great, steak). Compare the song Polly put the kettle on, where tea rhymes with away. Pronunciation: /teɪ/ 1. Tea. Labels: dialectal, obsolete Example: Well, ma'am, you see it was whin I was jist about the age of Mary, there. I was comin' home late one Monday evenin' from the market; for my aunt Kitty, God be marciful to her! would keep me to take a cup of tay. Example: "[T]hen the Tulip, - ah! didn't the Tulip die hard, - he fout hard for it, even after he had a hole in his head as big as a tay cup."
Word: pH Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally introduced in 1909 by S. P. L. Sørensen, using the notation p_(H⁺) for what he called the “hydrogen ion exponent” (Wasserstoffionenexponent) of a solution. He may have chosen the symbol p arbitrarily; another suggestion is that it either an abbreviation of French puissance, German Potenz, Danish potens (“power”) or English potential. The H is the international chemical symbol for the element hydrogen. 1. Measure of the acidity (low pH) or basicity (high pH) of an aqueous solution, equal to the negative logarithm of the concentration of hydronium ions in molars. Example: The water absorbency of the anionically starch-grafted AA/AM absorbent is markedly affected by the pH of the buffer solution at different ionic strengths. The charge of the ionic monomer affects the pH sensitivity of the superabsorbent polymers. An acidic superabsorbent normally ionizes at high pH but unionizes at low pH.
Word: pOH Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From p, denoting negative logarithm, and OH, denoting the hydroxyl radical. 1. The negative of the base 10 logarithm of the concentration of hydroxide ions, measured in moles per liter.
Word: MUD Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mʌd/ 1. Acronym of multi-user dungeon, an interactive online environment in which players may jointly engage in fantasy role-playing games. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: MUD Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish MUD (“Mesa de la Unidad Democrática”). Pronunciation: /mʌd/ 1. Democratic Unity Roundtable, a coalition of opposition political parties in Venezuela. Example: The local branch of the ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV) announced its intention to disrupt the MUD rally at a press conference the day before; municipal vehicles were laid on to take the chavistas out there.
Word: whomp on Part of Speech: verb 1. To defeat thoroughly; to trounce. Labels: US, idiomatic, slang Example: The Jayhawks completely whomped on the hapless Nimrods in today's opening-round game.
Word: whomp up Part of Speech: verb 1. To produce quickly, particularly a meal. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Why don't I just whomp up some scrambled eggs while you're waiting? Example: I whomped up a batch of fried rice with tofu, miscellaneous vegetables, and rehydrated egg whites, which wasn't bad despite the fact that we're all out of soy sauce. 2. To incite or generate. Labels: slang, transitive Example: The artist's latest stunt was obviously an attempt to whomp up some cheap publicity.
Word: gibibyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gibi- + byte. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt/ 1. Strictly, 2³⁰ (1024³, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 2¹⁰ (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte. Example: In the example above, it appears that using gigabytes inflates the drive capacity by well over one gigabyte (or gibibyte—take your pick).
Word: gigabyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English giga- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt Proto-Germanic *bītaną Proto-West Germanic *bītan Old English bītan Middle English biten English bite English byte English gigabyte From giga- + byte. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/, /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəbaɪt/ 1. One billion (10⁹, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes. Labels: formal Example: The IBM 3380 Direct Access Storage is a disk storage device with a storage capacity of 2.5 gigabytes (billion bytes) per unit, an increase of almost four times the capacity of the IBM 3350 Direct Access Storage. Example: It does not take much effort these days to accumulate several hundred gigabytes of data. A few hundred songs, a couple of vacations’ worth of photos, a dozen movies and television programs — and suddenly the 80 gigabyte hard drive in the notebook computer is straining. 2. A gibibyte. Labels: informal
Word: millihertz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English hertz English millihertz From milli- + hertz. 1. A unit equal to one-thousandth of a cycle per second.
Word: prosopagnosia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-der. Ancient Greek [Term?] Ancient Greek ἀγνώς (agnṓs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀγνωσία (agnōsía)lbor. German Agnosie German Prosopagnosiebor. English prosopagnosia Borrowed from German Prosopagnosie (see there for more). By surface analysis, prosop- + agnosia. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊʒə/, /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊzɪə/, /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊsɪə/, /ˌpɹɑsoʊpæɡˈnoʊʒə/ 1. A form of visual agnosia characterized by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A normal person can name someone from facial features alone, even if the features have changed substantially over the years. People with prosopagnosia are not able to make this association, but have few other neurological symptoms other than a loss of some part of the visual field.
Word: anterograde amnesia Part of Speech: noun 1. The inability to remember new information from the period beginning the amnesic episode.
Word: retrograde amnesia Part of Speech: noun 1. The loss of memories from the period leading up to the amnesic episode. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: flashbulb memory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Suggesting the action of photographic flashbulb, which briefly illuminates a single moment in time. 1. A memory of a significant and extremely emotional moment or event.
Word: declarative memory Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of long-term memory where facts and events are stored. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: semantic memory Part of Speech: noun 1. A subcategory of declarative memory where general information such as names and facts is stored. Example: Directions to mom’s house are stored in your semantic memory.
Word: episodic memory Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of long-term, declarative memory in which memories are stored of personal experiences that are tied to particular times and places. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The system of the brain which stores personal memories and the concept of self. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: drinken Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of drink Labels: archaic, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past Example: Has he eaten or drinken anything today?
Word: sensory memory Part of Speech: noun 1. The brief storage of information (in memory) brought in through the senses; typically only lasts up to a few seconds.
Word: dopamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From DOPA (“dihydroxyphenylalanine”) + -amine. Etymologically unrelated to dope. Pronunciation: /ˈdəʊ.pə.miːn/, /ˈdoʊ.pəˌmin/ 1. A monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters. Example: “The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works: no civil discourse, no cooperation, misinformation, mistruth. And it’s not an American problem. This is not about Russian ads. This is a global problem.”
Word: akinetopsia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κῑνητῐκός (kīnētĭkós)der. English kineto- English -opsia English akinetopsia From a- + kineto- + -opsia. 1. An inability to perceive motion, despite stationary objects remaining more or less visible, due to brain damage disrupting input to the dorsal pathway. Labels: uncountable
Word: homogenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homo- + gene + -ous. Pronunciation: /həˈmɒd͡ʒɪnəs/, /həˈmɑd͡ʒɪnəs/ 1. Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny. Example: It is quite possible to have, on the one hand, developmental homogeny between parts which are not ancestrally homogenous, and, on the other, to have ancestral homogeny between parts which are not developmentally homogenous. 2. Alternative form of homogeneous (“having the same composition”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A term coined by the French New Right intellectual, Alain de Benoist, ethnopluralism stipulates the “equivalency of homogenous peoples in their indigenous territories.”
Word: homogeny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homo- + -geny. Pronunciation: /həˈmɒdʒəni/, /həˈmɑd͡ʒəni/ 1. Similarity in structure, though of different function, because of genetic relationships. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Homogeneity. Labels: often, proscribed, uncountable, usually
Word: Mejico Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Mexico, Mexico City Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ichabod Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew אִיכָבוֹד (ʾīḵāḇōḏ, literally “no honor”), from אִי (ʾī, “not”) + כָּבוֹד (kāḇōḏ, “honor”); alluding to 1 Samuel 4:21, where Eli’s daughter-in-law names her child Ichabod, saying ‘The glory is departed from Israel.’ Pronunciation: /ˈɪkəbɒd/ 1. A male given name. Labels: archaic
Word: Ichabod Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew אִיכָבוֹד (ʾīḵāḇōḏ, literally “no honor”), from אִי (ʾī, “not”) + כָּבוֹד (kāḇōḏ, “honor”); alluding to 1 Samuel 4:21, where Eli’s daughter-in-law names her child Ichabod, saying ‘The glory is departed from Israel.’ Pronunciation: /ˈɪkəbɒd/ 1. Expressing regret at a loss of former glory or high standards. Example: ”Better the tomb of her fathers than the dishonourable couch of the licentious and savage Templar. Ichabod! Ichabod! the glory hath departed from my house!” Example: Ichabod; is the glory departing from us? Under the sun is nothing baser, by all accounts and evidences, than the system of repression and corruption, of shameless dishonesty and unbelief in anything but human baseness, that we now live under.
Word: smiley face Part of Speech: noun 1. A smiley, a simplified drawing of a smiling face, using two dots for the eyes and an arc for the mouth. 2. A smiley, a sequence of text characters used to represent a happy mood, e.g. :) or :-). Labels: Internet, rare Example: Enter the smiley face, the computer hacker's version of comic relief. Example: Two minutes later a reply came back. Cool, see you tomorrow...x Campbell sent back a smiley face, did a little dance around the bedroom and flopped back onto his bed wearing a smiley face of his own.
Word: presuppose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French presupposer, from Latin praesuppōnō. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiːsəˈpəʊz/ 1. To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth. Example: "Nay," replied her companion, "what have I done for you to presuppose such a want of gallantry, as to imagine that I would attempt to guess a lady's secret before she thought proper to communicate it?" Example: The Working Party's report to the Minister of Transport was published in 1949. It presupposed the demolition of Blackfriars railway bridge on planning grounds, to meet the requirements of the County of London and City of London Plans; [...]. (There were two railway bridges, one was demolished in 1985.)
Word: elicit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ 1. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. Example: Shouts of laughter were elicited, smart biddings drawn out, from the whispers of a timid miss, to the stentorian voice of a fox-hunting squire, and not a few fracas from parties either contending for a supposed prize, or disclaiming their chance for it,... Example: Elizabeth's queenship elicited her subjects' fantasies and fears that she was, as Shakespeare's Cleopatra puts it, “no more but e'en a woman,” and that a woman ruling over men would necessarily subject her entire realm to unbridled feminine sexual desire. 2. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something. Example: Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane. Example: Did you elicit a response? 3. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
Word: elicit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ 1. Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: An elicit act of equity.
Word: flak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German FlaK, short for Fliegerabwehrkanone (“anti airplane cannon”). Pronunciation: /flæk/ 1. Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Another peculiar modern development is that of […] military abbreviations in army orders such as Flak ('Fliegerabwehrkanone' or 'archie')[.] Example: […] to consider whether the city was in February 1945 an undefended city within the meaning of the 1907 Hague Convention, it will be necessary to examine the establishment and subsequent total dispersal of the city's flak batteries, before the date of the triple blow. 2. Anti-aircraft shell fire. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At 1057 we were just over the islands and at 1100 the tail gunner reported flak at six o'clock, below. Example: Young Ratchford was first reported missing in action and later reported killed in action as of March 9. He was flight engineer on a B-24 Liberator bomber, and his plane was seen to go down in flames just after it had passed over Munster, where it had encountered heavy flak. 3. Adverse criticism. Labels: countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable Example: There’s always been a built-in backlash against big-scale caprices like Raiders of the Lost Ark from people who think that $20 million should be spent on more than entertainment for its own sake. Raiders may also get flak for not being as cuddly-lovable as Star Wars, or for using those old reliables – the Nazis – as villains, or for dazzling the audience with an almost brazen self-confidence. Example: This filter Herman and Chomsky call “flak,” which refers to letters, speeches, phone calls, and other forms of group and individual complaints. Advertisers and broadcasters avoid programming content that might cause large volumes of flak. 4. A public-relations spokesperson. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: 2006, Edward Herman, Noam Chomsky, A Propaganda Model, in 2006 [2001], Meenakshi Gigi Durham, Douglas Kellner (editors), Media and Cultural Studies: Keyworks, revised edition, page 277, AIM head, Reed Irvine's diatribes are frequently published, and right-wing network flaks who regularly assail the “liberal media,” such as Michael Ledeen, are given Op-ed column space, sympathetic reviews, and a regular place on talk shows as experts.
Word: heptagonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Since 16th century, from heptagon + -al. Pronunciation: /hɛpˈtæɡənəl/ 1. Having seven angles and sides. Labels: not-comparable 2. Belonging to the sequence generated by the formula (5n²-3n)/2. Labels: not-comparable
Word: police Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek πολῑ́της (polī́tēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā)bor. Latin politiabor. Middle French policeder. English police From Middle French police, from Latin polītīa (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Doublet of policy, polis (“police”), and polity. Pronunciation: /pəˈliːs/, /pəˈlis/, [pʰə̆ˈliˑs], /ˈpɒl.ɪs/, /ˈpoʊ.liːs/ 1. To enforce the law and keep order among (a group). Labels: transitive Example: Extra security was hired to police the crowd at the big game. Example: Smith returns in Men In Black 3 as a veteran agent of a secret organization dedicated to policing the earth’s many extraterrestrials. 2. To clean up an area. Labels: ambitransitive, slang Example: This comes to him through the company housekeeping, for in the field each organization takes care of itself, cooks its own food, makes its own beds, does its own policing (cleaning up); […] Example: Q. […] What did you do that day? — A. I was cleaning up around quarters. Q. You had been on guard and went on police duty? You were policing, cleaning up around the barracks? — A. Yes, sir. 3. To enforce norms or standards upon. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: to police a person's identity
Word: McCune-Reischauer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Created in 1937 by George M. McCune and Edwin O. Reischauer. 1. One of the three main systems of Romanization used for Korean (the others being Revised Romanization of Korean and Yale romanization).
Word: self-referential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English referential English self-referential From self- + referential. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlf ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃl/, /ˈsɛlf ˌɹɛfəˈɹɛn(t)ʃəl/ 1. That refers to itself or oneself. Example: That is a very pleasant line, the one that we have italicized; […] Why did he [Ben Jonson] not write more such? He might answer that he did, and that his poetry was full of enjoyment. But it is not; at least not in the entirely happy, familiar, unmisgiving, self-referential, and yet not self-loving sense that we speak of. Example: Self-referential behavior has been defined operationally as the ability of the child to look at its image in the mirror and to show, by pointing and touching its nose, that the image in the mirror there is located in the space here at the physical site of the child itself. In the results reported in both studies, embarrassment, in general, does not occur unless self-referential behavior exists. 2. In a literary work: referring to the author or the author's other works. Labels: specifically Example: It [Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy] also has a design strictly self-referential. The author feigns, that the beatified spirit of his mistress has obtained leave to warn and purify his soul by shewing him the state of things in the next world. Example: Many women authors extend the sort of metafictional self-scrutiny which The Golden Notebook so extensively sustains: Eva Figes's novels, for example, often raise self-referential questioning of their own representational validity and Muriel Spark teases several of her heroines with unsettling awareness of the process of their own creation.
Word: bouillon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested 1656, from French bouillon, from the verb bouillir (“to boil”), from Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre (“to bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”). Pronunciation: /ˈbuː.jɒn/, /ˈbuː.jɒ̃/, /ˈbʊlˌjɑn/, /ˈbʊljən/, /ˈbuˌjɑn/ 1. A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: simmer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From alteration of dialectal simper, from Middle English simperen (“to simmer”), of possibly imitative origin. First attested in the intransitive sense. The noun is from the verb. First attested in the late 15ᵗʰ century. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪmɚ/, /ˈsɪmə/ 1. To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. Labels: intransitive Example: The soup simmered on the stove. Example: The locomotive was the now inevitable American 2-8-0, No. 2623. There she stood, effectively blocking the level crossing, simmering gently, massively inert. It was almost dark, and one's final sight was of her high, firelit cab, the enginemen nonchalantly leaning out, waiting for the right-away, while impatient road convoys piled up on both sides of the crossing. 2. To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point. Labels: transitive Example: Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve. Example: There are other easy ways you can bake and simmer and sauté wild game without qualifying as a gourmet cook. 3. To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: Maybe that really did happen, and Robin's anger at his wife had simmered for this long? 4. To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: I tried to get through to him; all that's left for me to do is simmer. 5. To develop gradually, of an idea or plan. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: The idea for The Sims was one that had been simmering in Wright's mind for quite some time, and was initially conceived as an architecture simulation.
Word: simmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From alteration of dialectal simper, from Middle English simperen (“to simmer”), of possibly imitative origin. First attested in the intransitive sense. The noun is from the verb. First attested in the late 15ᵗʰ century. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪmɚ/, /ˈsɪmə/ 1. The state or process of simmering. Example: The kettle was kept on the simmer.
Word: simmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sim (“simulation”, noun) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪmɚ/, /ˈsɪmə/ 1. Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims. Labels: informal
Word: Haskell Part of Speech: name Etymology: * The programming language is named after American logician Haskell Curry (1900–1982). * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Askell, from Old Norse Áskell. Compare Axtell, Askin, Haskin, Hasty, Astin. * As a surname in the Isle of Man, a variant of Castell, itself related to the above. * As a Jewish surname, from Khaskl, a Yiddish form of Yeḥezqel, see Ezekiel. Pronunciation: /ˈhæskəl/ 1. A surname. Example: But with Haskell having the advantage of the incumbent — losing in the primary would be a big upset — and Conklin running as a third-party independent, with her legal experience as a Clallam County prosecutor 35 years in the past, the big fight to advance to the general from the Aug. 2 primary could come down to Stephanie vs. Stefanie. 2. A surname. 3. A surname. 4. A male given name transferred from the surname. 5. A general-purpose purely functional programming language with support for recursive functions and pattern matching. Example: By default, Haskell uses an execution strategy called lazy evaluation. Under laziness, an expression is never evaluated until it is needed for the evaluation of a larger one. 6. A city, the county seat of Haskell County, Texas, United States.
Word: Asclepius Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Asclēpius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιός (Asklēpiós). Pronunciation: /əˈskliːpi.əs/, /æsˈkliːpi.əs/ 1. A Greek mythological deity, the god of doctors, medicine and healing; a son of Apollo and the Thessalian princess Coronis, husband to the goddess Epione and father of the Asclepiades; identified with the Roman god Aesculapius. Labels: Greek Example: We found religious medicine in the Homeric poems, and there was no century without healing cults. The cult of Asclepius was by no means the only one, but, for reasons that will be discussed later, it dominated the scene and set a pattern for the cults of other healing deities. Example: The temple of Asclepius is located just inside the north wall (Fig. 5) and is referred to by Pausanias (p. 34), who notes that the site was a place of refreshment in summer. 2. A male given name of historical usage 3. The Apollo asteroid 4581 Asclepius.
Word: bic Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Bic. Labels: alt-of
Word: splenectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ectomy. 1. The surgical removal of the spleen.
Word: Hoover Part of Speech: name Etymology: The surname is an anglicization of German Huber or Low German Hufer, originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small-scale farmer. The common noun and verb are taken from the brand name of one of the first vacuum cleaners (see hoover). Pronunciation: /ˈhuːvə(ɹ)/, /ˈhuvɚ/ 1. An American surname from German (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover). 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Hoover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The surname is an anglicization of German Huber or Low German Hufer, originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small-scale farmer. The common noun and verb are taken from the brand name of one of the first vacuum cleaners (see hoover). Pronunciation: /ˈhuːvə(ɹ)/, /ˈhuvɚ/ 1. A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand. 2. Alternative letter-case form of hoover (irrespective of the brand). Labels: alt-of 3. A member of the Hoovers.
Word: Hoover Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The surname is an anglicization of German Huber or Low German Hufer, originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small-scale farmer. The common noun and verb are taken from the brand name of one of the first vacuum cleaners (see hoover). Pronunciation: /ˈhuːvə(ɹ)/, /ˈhuvɚ/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of hoover. Labels: alt-of Example: I helped Mum tidy up and watched while she Hoovered the carpet. Example: After another hour, I had Hoovered the carpet and emptied the dustbin, and we all sat down to watch vintage home movies.
Word: vacuum cleaner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vacuum + cleaner. By synchronic analysis, vacuum-clean (a back-formation) + -er. 1. A device that uses suction, and often agitation, in order to remove dirt and other debris from carpets and hard floors. 2. The buttocks. Labels: euphemistic, slang Example: And if that's not a good enough explanation, you can shove it up your vacuum cleaner and turn it on high!
Word: Wonder Woman Part of Speech: name Etymology: From wonder + woman. The character, created by William Moulton Marston (1893–1947) and Harry George Peter (1880–1958), first appeared in the story “Introducing Wonder Woman” from DC Comics’ All Star Comics #8 dated December 1941. Pronunciation: /ˈwʌndə ˈwʊmən/, /ˈwʌndɚ ˈwʊmən/ 1. A DC Comics superheroine. Example: It was just Wonder Woman whose secret identity threatened to overwhelm and swallow up the heroic reality. I think I was afraid that one day I'd innocently open that month's comic and find Diana Prince waking up to announce that Wonder Woman was only a dream after all. Example: Wonder Woman is a recognizable figure: gold tiara, invisible jet, fights bad guys, looks like Lynda Carter. She's a role model for many, and the most famous female superhero in a genre dominated by males. She's also been a feminist icon since Gloria Steinem put her on the first cover of Ms. magazine in 1972. […] Wonder Woman was created during the Golden Age of comics, before the temporary workplace gains of World War II, at a time when women were told that their only place was in the home. An Amazon princess and the most powerful warrior of her race, Wonder Woman ignored these expectations. Her comics didn't just suggest equality of the sexes; they flat-out demonstrated that every woman had innate power and that Wonder Woman was superior to her male counterparts.
Word: Wonder Woman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wonder + woman. The character, created by William Moulton Marston (1893–1947) and Harry George Peter (1880–1958), first appeared in the story “Introducing Wonder Woman” from DC Comics’ All Star Comics #8 dated December 1941. Pronunciation: /ˈwʌndə ˈwʊmən/, /ˈwʌndɚ ˈwʊmən/ 1. A woman of extraordinary powers; a superwoman. Labels: broadly Example: In 1 Samuel 25, there is a great example of a guy who had a Wonder Woman 31 but failed to value her wisdom. This rich, stupid husband was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. Example: "I am working for our local 'Maternal Health Center' clinic," she [Olive Byrne] wrote to Margaret Sanger, "and am most amused when they speak of you. Somehow they think you are a contemporary of Florence Nightingale." It was as if Sanger had lived in another century, a Wonder Woman of History.
Word: RIYL Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of recommended if you like, a term used primarily by independent music promoters to garner interest in an album by providing the name of one or more familiar bands who sound similar to the artist's music. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: interrobang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A blend of French (point d')interrogation (“question mark”) or the equivalent term in another Romance language + bang (“exclamation mark, exclamation point”), coined in a 1962 article in the journal TYPEtalks by American advertising executive Martin Kiehra Speckter (1915–1988), who invented the symbol. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛ.ɹəʊˌbæŋ/, /ɪnˈtɛ.ɹəˌbæŋ/, /ɪnˈtɛ.ɹɔˌbæŋ/, [ɪnˈtə.ɹəˌbæŋ] 1. The nonstandard punctuation mark ⟨‽⟩ (a combination of ⟨?⟩ and ⟨!⟩), which may be used at the end of a sentence to express excitement or disbelief, or to indicate that it is a rhetorical question. Example: Has anyone seen an interrobang? It's a newly invented punctuation mark that looks like this: ‽ A question mark with an exclamation point superimposed, it's meant to convey that nuance of feeling—a mixture of query and surprise—that people have in mind when they say "Really?", also meaning "Really!", or "How about that‽" […] The cure for incredibility is not more punctuation, but more plain talk. We don't need symbols like the interrobang that merely express our perpetual disbelief. We need plain words to express plain truths. Example: The Interrobang is not a font – just a single character. Yet it is so powerful a symbol, and such a flawed and original concept, that it deserves a place alongside the most adventurous typographic innovations of the last century. It is an exclamation mark and a question mark combined, a ligature looping the curve of the interrogation with the downward force of the expletive (which compositors and printers have traditionally called a bang). When they meld, they need only one round point at their base. 2. A combination of a question mark and an exclamation mark; ⟨!?⟩ or ⟨?!⟩. Labels: rare Example: Interrobang — !?, ?!, or ‽ / What?! You’ve never heard of the interrobang!? Really? Well, now you have, so all is forgiven. An interrobang is […] used to end sentences where you really want both the exclamation point and the question mark. […] The word is used to describe both the two side by side (!? or ?!) or the combined symbol (‽). Example: For instance, Taylor (2002: 568–570) discusses the ‘incredulity response construction’ in English as an example of a CI, exemplified by expressions such as Him write a novel?! and Me worry?! The CI has the schematic form of [nom_(sbj) v_(inf) (np)?!]. When written, it is often punctuated with an interrobang (‽ or ?!).
Word: interrobang Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A blend of French (point d')interrogation (“question mark”) or the equivalent term in another Romance language + bang (“exclamation mark, exclamation point”), coined in a 1962 article in the journal TYPEtalks by American advertising executive Martin Kiehra Speckter (1915–1988), who invented the symbol. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛ.ɹəʊˌbæŋ/, /ɪnˈtɛ.ɹəˌbæŋ/, /ɪnˈtɛ.ɹɔˌbæŋ/, [ɪnˈtə.ɹəˌbæŋ] 1. To exclaim and question at the same time. Labels: humorous Example: “I think I can help Carli, but I have to move fast. Federal agents are going to descend on this place like locusts in about twenty minutes, max, and they’ll detain everyone. It’ll be days, at least, before they’re done interrobanging around.” Example: "Qhoenix!?" interrobanged Lrig Lanoisnemid-Eno. "You can't do this!"
Word: spik Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of spic. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: So it really got to me when my daughter went to kindergarten and came home saying, 'Mommy, what's a spik? Some kid called me a spik.'
Word: scarlet-collar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the color traditionally associated with adultery, combined with the word collar in imitation of similar constructs such as blue-collar and white-collar. 1. Of or pertaining to female entrepreneurs in the Internet sex industry. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1995, Nadine Strossen, Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex and the Fight for Women's Rights, Scribner (1995), p. 190, Given the relatively high pay, many 'scarlet collar workers' make an economically rational choice to enter the sex industry rather than to pursue more socially acceptable, but less remunerative, work. Example: 2000 August 13, Now, cybersex industry, in The Tribune, Chandigarh, India, The Tribune House (2000), editorial page, The new 'Scarlet collar' worker is typically a 25 to 35-year-old former prostitute or lap dancer with young children and a desire to better her income while working from home.
Word: iPod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English internetwork English Internet English i- English pod English iPod Coined (and trademarked) by Apple, from i- + pod, suggesting a small place to keep things. Inspired by the space shuttles in 2001: A Space Odyssey and the quote, "Open the pod bay doors, Hal." 1. A portable music player made by Apple. Example: Britain's twenty-somethings have become iPod-carrying Dick Whittingtons, drawn to London by the prospect of large salaries and hopes of a vibrant social life. Example: […] It's like my iPod stuck on replay 2. Any portable personal MP3 player or similar device. Labels: broadly
Word: hoover up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See hoover. 1. To suck (something) into a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Don't worry about the mess on the carpet – I'll hoover it up later. 2. To do the vacuuming. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: I'll hoover up after I've finished washing the dishes. 3. To avidly absorb or consume (something), as if by a vacuum cleaner. Labels: figuratively, informal, transitive Example: […] a deputy governor of China’s central bank pointed out that China no longer hoovers up dollar reserves with its past abandon. Example: Essentially, the problem dates back to pre-privatisation, cost-driven British Rail practices which featured an unholy pact between management and unions, whereby management was able to employ fewer drivers and limited pension cost liabilities, while drivers were able to hoover up lots of lucrative Sunday overtime. 4. To avidly absorb or consume (something), as if by a vacuum cleaner. Labels: figuratively, informal, transitive
Word: selfish gene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by British biologist Richard Dawkins in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene. 1. The gene regarded as the primary driver and beneficiary of the evolutionary process.
Word: biro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark of BIRO, named after László Bíró, the inventor of the first commercially succesful ballpoint pen. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪ.ɹəʊ/ 1. A Biro brand ballpoint pen. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Biro MARKS A TURNING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF Writing "BIRO" is unique: it writes with a ballpoint — a point that never goes wrong, never floods, bends or splutters — a point that rolls your writing on to the paper with effortless ease. "BIRO" ink dries as you write; you cannot smudge it; you need no blotter. […] Retail price 55/- including purchase tax Example: Frank's Biro taps delicately at the topmost of the little yellow notes. 2. Any ballpoint pen. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, broadly, countable, uncountable Example: Massimo's finger was poised above red on his multi-coloured biro like a kangaroo frozen in headlights. 3. Ink from a ballpoint pen. Labels: broadly, uncountable Example: ‘My very creative 2-year-old son used my good friend′s white polyester Roman blinds as a canvas,’ says Jacqui. They′re now covered in blue biro. And although my friend isn′t too bothered by the biro, I am! Can you help?′
Word: MP3 player Part of Speech: noun 1. An electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format and, in many cases, files in some other formats, as well as including a radio function. Example: A smartphone is not the best camera, notebook, word processor, audio recorder, radio, MP3 player, map reader, pedometer and so on, but it is good enough replace numerous separate devices for most people most of the time.
Word: malacology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French malacologie, contraction of malacozoologie, from the (obsolete) taxonomic name Malacozoa + French -ologie (“-ology”), Malacozoa being in turn from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”). Equivalent to malaco- + -logy. Pronunciation: /ˌmæ.ləˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/, /ˌmæ.ləˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ 1. The study of molluscs. Labels: uncountable Example: But the circumstances which the Baron Cuvier† so justly adduces as tending to retard the progress of Malacology in general, seem especially to have contributed to obscure the history of Nautilus Pompilius. Example: […]their chronogeny will long remain one of the most difficult problems in Malacology.
Word: self-reference Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English reference English self-reference From self- + reference. 1. An act or process of referring to itself or oneself. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Ethologists concerned with the evolution of human behaviour have stopped short of attempting to explain the further reaches of the human mind; consciousness, self-reference, the construction of identity, and intersubjective relating.
Word: self-reference Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English reference English self-reference From self- + reference. 1. To reference itself or oneself. Labels: transitive, uncommon
Word: epileptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιληπτικός (epilēptikós). Pronunciation: /ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk/ 1. Of or relating to epilepsy. Labels: not-comparable Example: The children die off in vast numbers: those pale roses are all nerves. Hence, will presently burst forth the epileptic dances of the fourteenth century. 2. Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people). Labels: not-comparable
Word: epileptic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιληπτικός (epilēptikós). Pronunciation: /ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk/ 1. A person who has epilepsy. Example: The present Immigration Act on the books bars entry to Canada to homosexuals, prostitutes, epileptics, and those said to be "living off the avails of homosexualism or prostitution." 2. A medicine for the cure of epilepsy. Labels: archaic
Word: flack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English flacken (“to palpitate, flutter”), from Old English *flaccian, from Proto-West Germanic *flakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *flakkōną (“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-, which could be related to Ancient Greek πλάζω (plázō, “to turn away from”). Akin to Middle Dutch vlacken (“to flicker, flash, sparkle”), Danish flakke (“to wander”), Swedish flacka (“to rove, rove about, ramble”), Icelandic flakka (“to move”). Compare also Icelandic flaka (“to flap, hang loose”), Swedish flaxa (“to flap, flutter”). Pronunciation: /flæk/ 1. To flutter; palpitate. Labels: intransitive, obsolete 2. To hang loosely; flag. Labels: UK, dialectal, intransitive 3. To beat by flapping. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive
Word: flack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Most likely flak. Pronunciation: /flæk/ 1. A publicist, a publicity agent. Labels: Canada, US Example: Edward Bernay, who was a consultant to the US Delegation to the Versailles Peace Conference which terminated the first World War (and who finally wound up as a flack for the United Fruit Company in Latin America), believed that propaganda and its covert marketing could effectively alter the will of the American public. Example: Thought you were flack," she said. "I'm not flack." "All right, P.R., a reporter, a novelist."