nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sweet spot Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈswiːt spɒt/, /ˈswit ˌspɑt/ 1. Any place that is optimal for obtaining a certain desirable effect or result. Example: Here's a way to start improving your balance right now. Let's tune into a reference point, the place on which you can feel your weight concentrated, the spot that will always let you know whether or not you are in balance. I call this reference point the "sweet spot" of your foot. The sweet spot is just behind the big toe and to the side of the ball of each foot (some people grow bunions on this point). Example: Shelby figured if the dog was going to bite her, he'd have already done so. […] She found his sweet spot—a patch low behind his ear—and lightly raked it with her nails until his big eyes rolled back in contentment. 2. Any set of conditions that is optimal for obtaining a certain desirable effect or result. Labels: figuratively Example: Businesses hit a sweet spot—a place, time, or experience in which a company's brands, products and services, finances, leaders, and employees are in tune and in time with consumer neds, aspirations, and budgets—only when (no matter how global, or gigantic, the company) everything and everyone is aligned. Sweet spot companies practice full-circle marketing, which means that everyone must become part of the marketing team. Example: Six months old, a half-season project, they are already more watchable and more coherent than the second phase of the title-winning team of two years ago; but not at the level of the luminous, steamrollering [José] Mourinho Mk1 team, a rare concurrence of prime-cut talent and a manager in the sweet spot of his own powers. 3. The clitoris, prostate gland, or other internal center of sexual pleasure. Labels: euphemistic, slang Example: Then he knelt over her and began to make her wet with his fingers, finding her sweet spot the way he used to, so brilliantly, finding it, working it, moistening his finger from his lips and from herself, setting the fire raging in her now. Example: Ragan began to move more slowly once he was in, but soon he was moving quickly, pounding his balls against Donovan's ass, unable to hold back, reaching his sweet spot over and over again until Donovan couldn't keep the screams from coming from his throat. 4. Any of several places on a bat, racquet, etc., with which to hit a ball, resulting in the latter rebounding with some optimal desirable effect, such as minimum vibration or maximum velocity. Example: He hit the ball with the sweet spot, resulting in a gapper. Example: The term sweet spot is used in describing that point or region of a tennis racket where the ball should be hit for optimum results. There are several definitions of this term, each one based on different physical phenomenon. 5. The spot of a lens in where image clarity is perfectly clear and sharp.
Word: Mussulman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Persian مُسَلْمَان (musalmān)bor. Ottoman Turkish مسلمانbor. Italian musulmanobor. English Mussulman From Italian musulmano, from Ottoman Turkish مسلمان (müsliman), from Classical Persian مُسَلْمَان (musalmān), from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim), from أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama). Etymologically not a compound of man, though the plural Mussulmen shows it was sometimes reinterpreted as such. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌsəlmən/ 1. A Muslim. Labels: archaic Example: The firſt Emperor of the Muſlemans was Muhammed Abulcaſim of glorious memory. Example: […] look at these Christians closely, and you will abhor them. They are the worshippers of gold, not the followers of Alla. The poorest Mussulman has more hospitality than their Cadi; more charity than their Imans; more honesty than their Viziers.
Word: cutest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of cute: most cute Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: cuter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of cute: more cute Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: modular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin moduluslbor. French modulebor. English module English -ar English modular From module + -ar. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒdjʊlə(ɹ)/, /ˈmɑd͡ʒəlɚ/ 1. Consisting of separate modules; especially where each module performs or fulfills some specified function and could be replaced by a similar module for the same function, independently of the other modules. Labels: not-comparable Example: It is hoped that a competition to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) will drive billions of pounds of investment into the technology, which the government hopes will be cheaper and quicker to build than traditional large nuclear power plants. 2. Of or relating to a module or modules. Labels: not-comparable 3. Relating to mode or modulation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: modularise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From modular + -ise. 1. Alternative spelling of modularize. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: heben Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3 1. Ebony. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: And thou moſt dreaded impe of higheſt Ioue, / Faire Venus ſonne, that with thy cruell dart / At that good knight ſo cunningly didſt rove, / That glorious fire it kindled in his heart, / Lay now thy deadly Heben bow apart, / And with thy mother milde come to my ayde: […]
Word: hot corner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Because many hard-hit balls are hit there 1. Third base. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually, with-definite-article Example: Jones plays the hot corner. Example: Jones plays hot corner. 2. A corner of the screen configured to perform an action when the pointer is moved there. Labels: countable Example: You can also configure a hot corner to open the Expo screen, or install the Expo applet.
Word: hemipode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English -pode English hemipode From hemi- + -pode. 1. Any of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.
Word: heathen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English hethen, from Old English hǣþen, from Proto-West Germanic *haiþin, from Proto-Germanic *haiþīnaz (“heathen, pagan”, adjective), equivalent to heath (“heathland”) + -en. Cognate with West Frisian heiden, Dutch heiden, Middle High German heiden, German Heiden, German Heide, Swedish heden, Danish hedensk (from heden+sk), Icelandic heiðinn. See also Proto-Germanic *haiduz, Old Norse heiðr (honour, bright, moor), Icelandic heiður (honour). Pronunciation: /ˈhiːðən/ 1. Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan. Example: War of holy principles I'm seeking God's help in your destruction Slit the throat of heathen man And let his blood dilute the water, bury your dead 2. Uncultured; uncivilized; savage; barbarian. Labels: broadly 3. Alternative letter-case form of Heathen (pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry). Labels: alt-of
Word: heathen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hethen, from Old English hǣþen, from Proto-West Germanic *haiþin, from Proto-Germanic *haiþīnaz (“heathen, pagan”, adjective), equivalent to heath (“heathland”) + -en. Cognate with West Frisian heiden, Dutch heiden, Middle High German heiden, German Heiden, German Heide, Swedish heden, Danish hedensk (from heden+sk), Icelandic heiðinn. See also Proto-Germanic *haiduz, Old Norse heiðr (honour, bright, moor), Icelandic heiður (honour). Pronunciation: /ˈhiːðən/ 1. A pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, nor Muslim (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included) Example: On the heathens coming alongside the vessel, Otnit assumes the character of a merchant, and is admitted to enter the port. Example: V. Knox If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens. 2. An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine. Labels: broadly 3. Alternative letter-case form of Heathen (an adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry). Labels: alt-of
Word: pince-nez Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pince-nez (literally “pinch-nose”). Pronunciation: /pænsˈneɪ/, /pæ̃sˈneɪ/ 1. Templeless eyeglasses that clip to the bridge of the nose. Example: Lord Belpher, leaning against the wall and trying to decide whether his right or left foot hurt him the more excruciatingly, became aware that a curate was standing before him, regarding him through a pair of gold-rimmed pince-nez with a disapproving and hostile expression. Example: Shabet took a pince-nez from his breast pocket and settled it on the bridge of his nose.
Word: desilver Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- substratebor.? Proto-Germanic *silubrą Proto-West Germanic *silubr Old English seolfor Middle English silver English silver English desilver From de- + silver. 1. To remove the silver from (an alloy). Labels: transitive 2. To remove the reflective backing from (a mirror). Labels: transitive
Word: complaints Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəmˈpleɪnts/ 1. plural of complaint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: floating point Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a number, written in two parts as a mantissa (also called significand, the value of the significant digits) and characteristic (order of magnitude / the power of a number base) e.g. 0.314159 × 10¹. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of the internal representation of such a number as a pair of integers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bushmeat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bush + meat, as a calque of French viande de brousse. 1. Any edible animal from sub-Saharan Africa's dense forest that is not traditionally regarded as game. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mêlée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mêlée. 1. Alternative spelling of melee. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: They fought with fighting-sticks, but the duel developed into a mêlée in which Big Paddy laid out three others who came to the usurper’s assistance. Example: What could the Draycotts possibly be doing here? And where, in such a mêlée, could the Draycotts possibly be?
Word: hiver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hive + -er. 1. One who collects bees into a hive. Example: The hiver must have his face and hands defended, as above-mentioned, and accompanied by a person holding a chafing-dish, with a coal fire, covered with moist peat, to make the greater smoke […]
Word: sociable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French sociable, from Latin sociābilis. Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/ 1. Tending to socialize or be social. Example: He's normally pretty quiet, but he gets much more sociable around women. Example: Society is no comfort to one not sociable. 2. Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation. Example: a sociable party 3. Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable. Labels: archaic Example: They are sociable parts united into one body. 4. No longer hostile; friendly. Labels: obsolete Example: Is the King sociable And bids thee live ?
Word: sociable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French sociable, from Latin sociābilis. Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/ 1. A sociable person. 2. A four-wheeled open carriage with seats facing each other. Labels: historical 3. A bicycle or tricycle for two persons side by side. 4. A couch with a curved S-shaped back. 5. An informal party or church meeting for purposes of socializing. Labels: US Example: At the church sociables he used to hop around among them, chipping and chirping like a dicky-bird picking up seed; and he was a great hand to play the piano, and sing saddish, sweetish songs to them.
Word: resourceful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From resource + -ful. 1. Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently. Example: With a resourceful use of space and a fresh coat of paint, the room became a pleasant library with a comfortable seating area.
Word: skid marks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skid mark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nobility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French nobilité, from Latin nobilitas. Equivalent to noble + -ity. Pronunciation: /noʊˈbɪlɪti/, /nəʊˈbɪlɪti/, /nəˈbɪlɪti/ 1. A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The castle was once home to the Scottish nobility. Example: Titles of nobility were passed down through generations. 2. The quality of being noble. Labels: uncountable Example: He displayed nobility of character when helping his rivals.
Word: ingenious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French ingénieux, from Old French engenious, from Latin ingeniōsus (“endowed with good natural capacity, gifted with genius”), from ingenium (“innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius”), from in- (“in”) + gignere (“to produce”), Old Latin genere. See also engine. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs/, /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːni.əs/ 1. Of a person, displaying genius or brilliance; inventive. Example: This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn’t even know I had. 2. Of a thing, characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done. Example: That is an ingenious model of the atom. Example: Many ingenious lovely things are gone / That seemed sheer miracle to the multitude, / protected from the circle of the moon / That pitches common things about. 3. Showing originality or sagacity; witty. Example: He sent me an ingenious reply to an email. Example: I have scarcely recovered the surprise of the ingenious question, before I meet another surprise in the still more ingenious answer
Word: spend a penny Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the act of putting a (pre-decimal) penny in the slot of a pay-toilet cubicle. 1. To use the toilet. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, dated, euphemistic Example: I put on a lick of paint, slip over and spend a penny in Costing…I should technically use the one in Records but I've told them, that lavatory seat is a death trap.
Word: Harlem Part of Speech: name Etymology: (New York City): From Dutch Nieuw Haarlem (“new Haarlem”), the original name of the area under the Dutch control, after Haarlem, a city in the Netherlands. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑː(ɹ)ləm/ 1. A neighborhood in northern Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York State, United States, currently known for its black population and the culture thereof. Example: Holonyms: Manhattan < New York < New York < United States < North America < Earth, World Example: This really was Harlem, and now all the stories which I had heard of the city-within-a-city leaped alive in my mind. 2. Obsolete form of Haarlem: a city in Randstad, North Holland, Netherlands. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Bronx Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Bronck + -'s. After immigrant settler Jonas Bronck (1600–1643) of New Netherlands onto the peninsula north of Manhattan Island. * (region): Originally Bronck's Land, the land in the region settled by Jonas Bronck. * (river): Originally Bronck's River, a river bordering the region settled by Jonas Bronck. Pronunciation: /bɹɒŋks/, /bɹɑŋks/ 1. A borough of New York City, New York, United States. 2. A river downstate in New York State; in full, Bronx River.
Word: Bronx Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Bronck + -'s. After immigrant settler Jonas Bronck (1600–1643) of New Netherlands onto the peninsula north of Manhattan Island. * (region): Originally Bronck's Land, the land in the region settled by Jonas Bronck. * (river): Originally Bronck's River, a river bordering the region settled by Jonas Bronck. Pronunciation: /bɹɒŋks/, /bɹɑŋks/ 1. A cocktail containing gin, vermouth, and orange juice.
Word: grandiloquence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French grandiloquence, from Latin grandiloquentia, from grandiloquus, 1580s. Pronunciation: /ɡɹænˈdɪləkwəns/ 1. Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: embarcadero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish embarcadero, from embarcar (“to embark”). 1. A quay; a wharf. Labels: rare
Word: filament Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin fīlō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor. English filament Borrowed from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (“to spin, draw out in a long line”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪləmənt/ 1. A fine thread or wire. 2. Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve. Example: Lighting was unimaginative for the standard stock with naked tungsten filament bulbs and metal reflectors. However, all compartments had individual reading lights above the seats with attractive glass shades. 3. A massive, thread-like structure, such as those gaseous ones which extend outward from the surface of the sun, or such as those (much larger) ones which form the boundaries between large voids in the universe. Example: solar filament Example: galaxy filament 4. The stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther. 5. A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length. 6. A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.
Word: New York City Part of Speech: name 1. The largest city in the United States, situated in the state of New York at the mouth of the Hudson River on the northeastern Atlantic Coast. Example: On May 11, 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat, disembarked in the bustling harbor of New York City. He had crossed the ocean to try to understand the implications for European civilization of the new experiment in democracy on the far side of the Atlantic. Example: I always wanted a real home with flowers on the window sill, But if you want to live in New York City, honey, you know I will.
Word: terminus a quo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin terminus a quo (literally, "the limit from which"). 1. The lower limit of dating, as of the earliest plausible date at which a fact could have occurred or a document could have been written.
Word: Queens Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kwiːnz/ 1. A surname.
Word: Queens Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kwiːnz/ 1. plural of Queen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Queens Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kwiːnz/ 1. plural of Queen (a surname) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Queens Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kwiːnz/ 1. A borough of New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated on Long Island, north of Brooklyn, west of Nassau County. Example: Though he was not the only New Yorker on the bench, he was the only spoiled-rotten Italian kid brought up proud and scrapping in Queens and familiar with rude Sicilian gestures. 2. Ellipsis of Queens County: a county of New York, United States, which is coterminous with the borough of Queens. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 3. Misspelling of Queen's, referring to the Queen's College, Oxford. Labels: alt-of, misspelling 4. Misspelling of Queens', referring to Queens' College, Cambridge. Labels: alt-of, misspelling 5. Misspelling of Queen's, referring to Queen's University, Kingston. Labels: Canada, alt-of, misspelling, slang
Word: Staten Island Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Stateneiland (obsolete spelling Staaten Eylandt), from Staten-Generaal (“States General of the Netherlands”) + eiland (“island”). Pronunciation: /ˈstæt.ən ˈaɪ.lənd/, [ˈst̪æɾ̪̥ᵊn ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪ɛ̝̈nd̪], [ˈst̪æʔᵊn ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪ɛ̝̈nd̪], /ˌstæt(ə̆)nˈaɪ.lən(d)/, [ˌst̪æt̪ⁿn̩ˈaɪ̯ɫ̪n̩(ᵈ)] 1. A borough and island of New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. It is coterminous with Richmond County.
Word: Warszawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Old Polish Warcisław Old Polish -sz Old Polish Warsz Proto-Indo-European *-usder. Proto-Indo-European *-osder. Proto-Slavic *-ovъ Old Polish -owy Old Polish *warszewy Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *wiśis Proto-Slavic *vь̀sь Old Polish wieś Old Polish *warszewa wieśellip. Old Polish Warszewa Polish Warszawaubor. English Warszawa Unadapted borrowing from Polish Warszawa. Doublet of Warsaw. 1. Synonym of Warsaw: the capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship. Labels: uncommon Example: Joseph had never been to Warszawa but often, as he stood on the high, chalky banks of the great river, Wisla, and watched it winding its course far away, he dreamed of a journey he would like to make in an airplane. Example: After comparing with this species, we thought ours as a new species due to the presence of apical aedeagal processes. Later, Dworakowska of Warszawa, Poland, suggested that ours is the same as that of Ahmed, and this character might have been missed by him.
Word: enclosed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ənˈkloʊzd/, /ənˈkləʊzd/ 1. Contained; held within a container. Example: The gas is completely enclosed within the bottle. 2. Surrounded by a wall, fence or similar barrier. Example: an enclosed garden 3. Having closed slats.
Word: enclosed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ənˈkloʊzd/, /ənˈkləʊzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of enclose Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Hudson River Part of Speech: name 1. A river in the United States that flows through upstate New York down the Hudson Valley into the Atlantic Ocean.
Word: floating-point Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of floating point. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: floating point operation Part of Speech: noun 1. Any simple operation, such as addition, multiplication or division, performed on floating point numbers using a single operation.
Word: FLOPS Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An acronym for floating-point operations per second. 1. One flop per second. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: FLOP Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A syllabic acronym from floating-point operation. 1. Synonym of flop.
Word: megaflop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation of megaflops in the computing sense – the final ⟨s⟩ is not the plural suffix but stands for “second”. 1. megaflops (one million FLOPS, or floating point operations per second)
Word: megaflop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English flop English megaflop From mega- + flop. 1. A major flop; a film or other production that is a great failure. Labels: informal
Word: intervocalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- French vocal Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French vocaliquebor. English vocalic English intervocalic From inter- + vocalic. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk/, /ˌɪntəɹvoʊˈkælɪk/ 1. Existing or occurring between vowels. Labels: not-comparable Example: Coordinate term: interconsonantal Example: For the ending -au, we need to assume the loss of an original intervocalic consonant, as Lat. -au- regularly yields -a- in Sardinian.
Word: chela Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin chele, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ). Pronunciation: /ˈkilə/, /ˈkiːlə/ 1. A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. Example: It happeneth often, I confess, that a lobster hath the chely or great claw of one side longer than the other […] Example: The tail is curved up over the body and the pedipalps held forwards with the tip of the movable finger of the chela in contact with the sand.
Word: chela Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi चेला (celā). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.lə/ 1. A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism. Example: Nay, I had a disciple with me. He that was my friend at the Temple of the Tirthankers gave me a chela for this journey. Example: In fact, Gilgamesh's instructions are still-valid directions from the guru to the chela.
Word: negation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English negacioun, from Old French negacion, from Latin negātiō (“a denial; negative word”). Morphologically negate + -ion. Pronunciation: /nɪˈɡeɪʃn̩/, /nəˈɡeɪʃn̩/, /neˈɡeɪʃn̩/ 1. The act of negating something. Labels: uncountable Example: As an isolating language Belter Creole is rich in particles. Particles are used to indicate both negation and interrogation: na is the negative particle and it is placed before the verb 2. A denial or contradiction. Labels: countable Example: But it pleased her to play on my passion / And whet me to pleadings / That won from her mirthful negations / And scornings undue. 3. A proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition and which can be obtained from that other proposition by the appropriately placed addition, or insertion, of the word "not". (Or, in symbolic logic, by prepending that proposition with the symbol for the logical operator "not".) Labels: countable Example: You get the negation of a proposition if you insert "not" (or some equivalent expression) into it in such a way as to form a contradictory of it. 4. The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Although some of the logicians working in term logic have very complicated treatments of negation, we can see the origin of the modern conception in the extensional tradition as well. In Boole and most of his followers, the negation of a term is understood as the set theoretic complement of the class represented by that term. For this reason, the negation of classical propositional logic is often called ‘Boolean negation’. 5. A negative particle; a word, particularly an adverb, with a negative meaning: for instance, no and not in English, nōn, haud and nē in Latin, οὐ and μή in ancient Greek. Labels: countable
Word: aspersion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin aspersiōnem, from aspersiō (“sprinkling”). 1. An attack on someone's or something's reputation or good name; often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. Example: No criminality can be infered or punishment inflicted, but for writing, printing, uttering, or publishing false, scandalous and malicious aspersions against the government. Example: Even the comfort of the bottle might conceivably fail him in this supreme crisis. At such an age nothing but a halter could cure the pangs of an unquenchable passion. And, besides, there was the wild exasperation aroused by the unjust aspersions and the contumely of the house, with the maddening impossibility to account for that mysterious thrashing, added to these simple and bitter sorrows. 2. A sprinkling, especially of holy water. Labels: obsolete Example: If thou dost break her virgin knot before All sanctimonious ceremonies may With full and holy rite be minister'd, No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall To make this contract grow; but barren hate […]
Word: envelop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English envolupen, from Old French anveloper, envoluper (modern French envelopper), from en- + voloper, vloper (“to wrap, wrap up”) (compare Italian -viluppare; Old Italian alternative form goluppare (“to wrap”)) from Vulgar Latin *vuloppare (“to wrap”), from Proto-Germanic *wlappaną, *wrappaną (“to wrap, roll up, turn, wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, bend”) http://www.wordnik.com/words/envelop. Akin to Middle English wlappen (“to wrap, fold”) (Modern English lap (“to wrap, involve, fold”)), Middle English wrappen (“to wrap”), Middle Dutch lappen (“to wrap up, embrace”), Danish dialectal vravle (“to wind, twist”), Middle Low German wrempen (“to wrinkle, distort”), Old English wearp (“warp”). Doublet of enwrap. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈvɛləp/ 1. To surround, enclose or enfold. Labels: transitive Example: In the fulness of time there was an eruption of the merry-makers to the sidewalk. The uninvited guests enveloped and permeated them, and upon the night air rose joyous cries, congratulations, laughter and unclassified noises born of McGary's oblations to the hymeneal scene. Example: (b) sporophyte with foot reduced, the entire sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra, which is ± stipitate at the base.
Word: cast aspersions Part of Speech: verb 1. To make damaging or spiteful remarks. Labels: idiomatic Example: Don't cast aspersions on me, or on my patriotism. Example: “You are casting aspersions,” remonstrated Peter Ivanovitch, “which as far as you are concerned—” “No!” Razumov interrupted without heat. “Indeed, I don’t want to cast aspersions, but it’s just as well to have no illusions.” Peter Ivanovitch gave him an inscrutable glance of his dark spectacles, accompanied by a faint smile. “The man who says that he has no illusions has at least that one,” he said, in a very friendly tone.
Word: desideratum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin dēsīderātum (“something that is desired”), neuter nominative singular of dēsīderātus, the passive past participle of dēsīderāre (“to desire”), from dēsīderō (“to desire, want, wish for”), from de- (intensifying prefix) + possibly sīdus (“star; constellation”) though the connection is unclear. The English word is cognate with French desideratum, Spanish desiderátum. The plural is derived from Latin dēsīderāta. Pronunciation: /dɪˌsɪdəˈɹɑːtəm/, /-ˌzɪ-/, /-ˈɹeɪ-/, /dəˌsɪdəˈɹɑtəm/, [-ɾəm] 1. Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. Example: It having hitherto been a deſideratum to draw ſilver wire fine enough for aſtronomical uſes, our author's improvement "conſiſts in nothing but in flattening the fineſt wires which are now drawn." Example: I shall now, agreeably to your request, endeavour to point out some of the principal Desiderata of the science of Natural History, and the most effectual means to be pursued for the Advancement of Science.
Word: greenwash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of green (“environmentally friendly”) + whitewash (or green + -wash), coined by Jay Westerveld in 1986. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹiːnwɒʃ/ 1. A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities. Example: People can be cynical about companies hiding behind green ideals, their radars finely tuned to detect a greenwash. Example: Greta Thunberg has blasted politicians as hypocrites and international climate summits as empty words and greenwash.
Word: greenwash Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of green (“environmentally friendly”) + whitewash (or green + -wash), coined by Jay Westerveld in 1986. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹiːnwɒʃ/ 1. To portray with a false or misleading image of environmental friendliness so as to conceal or obscure damaging activities. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: But what happens more often is that media “greenwashes” dirty energy sources (coal, gas, nuclear power) as “clean”—a particularly dangerous notion because it belies the threat they pose to our planet and human health. Example: The commercials were very effective – in 1990, they won an Effie advertising award, and subsequently became a case study at Harvard Business school. They also became notorious among environmentalists, who have proclaimed them the gold standard of greenwashing – the corporate practice of making diverting sustainability claims to cover a questionable environmental record.
Word: tuk-tuk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thai ตุ๊ก ๆ (dtúk-dtúk), onomatopoeic for the sound of its two-stroke engine. Pronunciation: /tʊk.tʊk/ 1. A motorized rickshaw, especially Southeast Asia or India. Example: Photographs containing blurry night shots from Kao San Road, as well as one where a tuk tuk almost hits an elephant.
Word: motorize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English motorize From motor + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈmoʊtɚaɪz/ 1. To fit something with a motor. Labels: transitive Example: Most canoe aficionados would argue that motorizing a canoe removes the pleasurable aspects of traveling in one. 2. To supply something or someone with motor vehicles. Labels: transitive Example: Once Jack decided to motorize his paper delivery route, he found he could reach far more subscribers. 3. To supply armoured vehicles; to mechanize. Labels: transitive Example: The refit plan recommended that the first battalion be motorized to upgrade their offensive capabilities.
Word: Wheatley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Whatley. 1. An English surname from Old English. Derived from the place name Labels: countable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: benchmark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bench + mark. First use appears c. 1842. Originally a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench (from land surveying jargon in the 19th century, meaning a type of bracket), to mount measuring equipment. The figurative sense first appears c. 1884. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛn(t)ʃmɑːk/ 1. A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. Example: Near-synonym: criterion Example: Is the pope Catholic? Forgive the posing of a question that is usually rhetorical, the absolute benchmark of certainty, and traditionally regarded as even more settled than the one pertaining to the lavatorial arrangements of bears. 2. A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point. Example: Near-synonym: datum 3. A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.
Word: benchmark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bench + mark. First use appears c. 1842. Originally a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench (from land surveying jargon in the 19th century, meaning a type of bracket), to mount measuring equipment. The figurative sense first appears c. 1884. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛn(t)ʃmɑːk/ 1. To measure the performance or quality of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner. Labels: intransitive, transitive 2. To measure the performance or quality of (an item) relative to another similar item in an impartial scientific manner. Labels: ambitransitive, transitive
Word: encomiastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐγκωμιαστικός (enkōmiastikós). Pronunciation: /ɛnkoʊmiˈæstɪk/ 1. Of or relating to an encomiast. 2. Bestowing praise; eulogistic; laudatory. Example: an encomiastic address or discourse Example: [H]is Excellency began drinking wine forthwith and gazing round upon the company, now with the most wonderful frowns, and anon with the blandest smiles, and hiccupped remarks encomiastic of the drink which he was imbibing.
Word: encomiastic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐγκωμιαστικός (enkōmiastikós). Pronunciation: /ɛnkoʊmiˈæstɪk/ 1. A panegyric. Example: I thank you , Master Compass, for your short Encomiastic
Word: encomiast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐγκωμιαστής (enkōmiastḗs). 1. A person who delivers an encomium or eulogy. Example: Another manifestation, significantly reaching its apogee in the midst of Antonine virtues, was the growing popularity of adoxographical exercises. Mock panegyrics were dashed off, not just by sardonic intellectuals such as Lucian, but also by trained courtiers and polished encomiasts of the stamp of [Marcus Cornelius] Fronto.
Word: maiden over Part of Speech: noun 1. An over in which no runs are scored. Example: In his spell of 6-35, twelve maiden overs were bowled.
Word: maker's name Part of Speech: noun Etymology: from the placement of the manufacturer's logo 1. the front blade of a cricket bat
Word: cricket bat Part of Speech: noun 1. a bat, traditionally made from willow, used to play cricket
Word: corporation pop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From corporation (“a local authority”) + pop (“a carbonated drink”). Used in sarcastic humor, as tap water is not an affluent beverage. 1. Water, specifically drinking water supplied by a public utility company. Labels: UK, idiomatic, uncountable
Word: Mankad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad. 1. A run out of the non-striker by the bowler before bowling the ball if the non-striker leaves their crease too early; thought by some to be unsporting behaviour, but is within the rules of the game.
Word: Mankad Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Named after the Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad. 1. To run a player out by this means.
Word: match referee Part of Speech: noun 1. an administrative official who decides on any penalties for bad conduct etc
Word: medium pace Part of Speech: adj 1. describing a style of bowling, intermediate in speed between spin and pace, in which the bowler uses swing or seam to take wickets Labels: not-comparable Example: He bowls medium pace in the nets.
Word: medium pacer Part of Speech: noun 1. a medium pace bowler
Word: mid off Part of Speech: noun 1. a fielding position, about 70° forward of square on the off side, between cover and the bowler's wicket Labels: countable, uncountable 2. a fielder at this position Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mid on Part of Speech: noun 1. a fielding position, about 70° forward of square on the leg side, between midwicket and the bowler's wicket; a fielder at this position Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: middle stump Part of Speech: noun 1. the stump in the middle of the batsman's wicket
Word: middle order Part of Speech: noun 1. The batsmen who bat in positions 5 to 7; often the poorer batsmen, the wicket-keeper and the bowlers who can bat best.
Word: batsmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of batsman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midwicket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English wicket English midwicket From mid- + wicket. 1. A fielding position, about 40° forward of square on the leg side, between square leg and mid on. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: minefield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mine + field. Compare Saterland Frisian Mienenfäield (“minefield”), West Frisian mynfjild (“minefield”), Dutch mijnenveld (“minefield”), German Low German Minenfeld (“minefield”), German Minenfeld (“minefield”), Danish minefelt (“minefield”), Swedish minfält (“minefield”). Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪnˌfild/ 1. An area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid. 2. A matter or situation presenting multiple risks, dangers, complications or difficulties. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Be careful. Foreign property investments are a minefield, and some people have lost a lot of money. Example: Russian grammar can be a minefield. 3. A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably. 4. A quiz that terminates when the test-taker answers a question incorrectly.
Word: herbarium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin herbārium. Doublet of arbor. Pronunciation: /hɜːˈbɛəɹi.əm/, /(h)ɝˈbɛɹi.əm/ 1. A collection of dried plants or parts of plants. Example: With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get[…] 2. A building or institution where such a collection is kept.
Word: test tube Part of Speech: noun 1. A glass tube, rounded at one end and open at the other, used for small-scale laboratory tests.
Word: test tube baby Part of Speech: noun 1. A baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation and then implanted in the uterus of the mother.
Word: tetra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Tetragonopterus, an obsolete genus that included these fish, ultimately from Ancient Greek τετράγωνος (tetrágōnos, “square, quadrilateral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing, fin”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛ.tɹə/ 1. Any of numerous species of small freshwater fish of the South American family Characidae and West African family Alestidae, popular in home aquariums. Example: Among them were ancient relatives of the piranhas and those popular aquarium fish the tetras, along with garfish and freshwater coelacanths, known as mawsonids.
Word: South American Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From South America + -an. 1. Of, or relating to South America. Example: The Andes is a South American mountain range.
Word: South American Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From South America + -an. 1. A person from or living in South America.
Word: deceiver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English deceyvour, from Anglo-Norman decevour; by surface analysis, deceive + -er. Displaced native Old English swica. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsiːvə(ɹ)/, /dɪˈsivɚ/ 1. A person who lies or deceives. Example: My memory my fond deceiver / Is turning all my past into pain / While I'm being raped by progress / Tomorrow's world is here to stay 2. Another name for Satan.
Word: Karen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Danish Karen, a vernacular form of Catherine that arose in medieval Denmark. The sense "middle-aged woman" comes from the popularity of the name among baby boomers and Gen-Xers. The derogatory usage was popularized via African-American Vernacular English. Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹən/, /ˈkɛɹən/ 1. A female given name from Danish. Example: Left you a lover in that far land, / O Karen sad, that you pine so long! / Would I could unravel and understand / That sorrowful, sweet Norwegian song! Example: I was not called Karen after Hans Andersen's dancing girl, but after a Danish friend of my mother's who married an Englishman and was my godmother. So much for our family affairs.
Word: Karen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Danish Karen, a vernacular form of Catherine that arose in medieval Denmark. The sense "middle-aged woman" comes from the popularity of the name among baby boomers and Gen-Xers. The derogatory usage was popularized via African-American Vernacular English. Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹən/, /ˈkɛɹən/ 1. A middle-aged white woman who exhibits a strong sense of white privilege and entitlement—often rooted in racism against minority races—and frequently targets or antagonizes individuals who face greater societal challenges or must work significantly harder than she. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: “I pull out the dog treats I carry for just for such intransigence,” he wrote. “That’s when I started video recording with my iPhone, and when her inner Karen fully emerged and took a dark turn,” he said, using the name that has become slang for an entitled white woman. Example: It was through that performance that Amy Cooper took on the mantle of an American archetype: the white woman who weaponizes her vulnerability to exact violence upon a Black man. […] In 2020, she is simply Karen. 2. Any person, especially female, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement. Labels: broadly, derogatory Example: This Karen threatened to get me fired if I didn't give her a free meal. Example: 2021 Adam Korson as Phil Orley in "Ft. Ghost Child", episode five of SurrealEstate The organization wasn't meeting my needs, so I became a total Karen and asked to see the manager. He wasn't available so I took my business elsewhere.
Word: Karen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Parthian 𐭊𐭓𐭍𐭉 (krny /⁠Kārēn⁠/), from Old Iranian. The Armenian name is from Armenian Կարեն (Karen), from the same Parthian name. 1. One of the seven great Parthian feudal families. Labels: historical 2. A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Կարեն (Karen).
Word: Karen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Burmese ကရင် (ka.rang), of disputed origin. Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɛn/, /kəˈɹɪ̟n/ 1. A member of a diverse ethnic group originating in Myanmar and Thailand. Example: U Nu's government was Socialist with a program of nationalization. But it had to fight for survival against almost universal disorder complicated by a Communist rebellion, a Karen rising, which was far more serious, and, in 1950, the arrival from Yünnan of General Li Mi's Kuomintang division after its rout by the Chinese Communists. Example: There are more than a hundred such groups, including the Karen of Thailand and Burma; the Kachin in Burma; the Akha, the Lahu, and the Lisu in Thailand; the Hmong, the Kmhmu, and the Yao in Laos; and the Nùng and the Lati in Vietnam.
Word: Karen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Burmese ကရင် (ka.rang), of disputed origin. Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɛn/, /kəˈɹɪ̟n/ 1. A group of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by people of the Karen ethnic group, also called Karenic. 2. Former name of Kayin (“state (administrative division) of Myanmar”).
Word: passer-by Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From passer + by. Compare bystander. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑː.sə.baɪ/, /ˈpæs.ɚˌbaɪ/, /ˈpɑː.sə.bɑɪ/ 1. A person who is passing by (that is, walking past). Example: When he tripped and fell in the street, several kind passers-by helped him up. Example: With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.
Word: amphibole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French amphibole, coined by René Just Haüy from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβολος (amphíbolos, “ambiguous”), in reference to its many forms. Pronunciation: /ˈæm.fɪˌboʊl/ 1. Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium. Example: Remember when we could see the mountain's peak? The sparkle off the amphibole.
Word: passerby Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of passer-by. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: We are sitting at a table on the sidewalk, sipping at two great big iced café mochas, and while Phil stares at every pretty passerby as if he’s about to say “Take me to your leader,” I am lavishing my attention on his scooter, parked at the curb ten feet away.
Word: hornblende Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Hornblende, from Horn (“horn”) + Blende (see blende). Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːnˌblɛnd/, /ˈhɔɹnˌblɛnd/ 1. A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: systems analyst Part of Speech: noun 1. A person whose job is to perform systems analysis by being responsible for researching, planning and recommending software and system choices to meet an organization's business requirements. 2. Synonym of business analyst.
Word: palomino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish palomino, from paloma (“dove, pigeon”) + diminutive suffix -ino. Pronunciation: /ˌpæləˈmiːnəʊ/, /ˌpæləˈminoʊ/ 1. A horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail. Example: I mount my palomino and ride off; his flaxen mane and tail are full of the wind.