nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: transcendental critique Part of Speech: noun 1. A criticism of a philosophy from a religious (or transcendent) standpoint. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unawareness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unaware Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unawareness From unaware + -ness. Pronunciation: /ʌn.əˈwɛə.nəs/, /ʌn.əˈwɛɚ.nəs/ 1. The state of being unaware. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: empty nester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From empty nest + -er. 1. A person whose children have grown up and left home. Example: In recent years, however, the “syndrome” aspect of becoming an empty nester has receded to the background as Ageless Explorers have begun to embrace the years when they are free to play and do as they want again. Example: “When empty nesters talk about the teenagers,” the comedian Jim Gaffigan quipped, “they always sound like they’re describing a hurricane: ‘My wife and I thought we were prepared; we lost everything!’”
Word: tasso Part of Speech: noun 1. A Cajun-seasoned, cured pork. Labels: Louisiana, uncountable
Word: gazzetta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian gazzetta. Doublet of gazette. 1. An old Venetian coin, equal to a halfpenny. Labels: historical
Word: destinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The adjective is first attested in the first part of the 15th century, the verb in 1490, both in Middle English; borrowed from Latin dēstinātus, perfect passive participle of dēstinō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix); doublet of destine. Computing/postal use by analogy with originate. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. 1. To destine, to choose. Labels: nonstandard, possibly, rare 2. To set a destination for (something), to send (something) to a particular destination. Labels: nonstandard, possibly, rare Example: Now days, it can probably be done with a programming setup in the originating/destinating switches, and not involve a full time channel. 3. To be scheduled to arrive at, as a destination. Labels: nonstandard, possibly, rare Example: Prices for a mail piece weighing up to a half-pound range from $12.60 if it destinates in zones 1 and 2 to $19.50 if it destinates in zone 8.
Word: destinate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is first attested in the first part of the 15th century, the verb in 1490, both in Middle English; borrowed from Latin dēstinātus, perfect passive participle of dēstinō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix); doublet of destine. Computing/postal use by analogy with originate. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. 1. Determined, destined. Labels: nonstandard, obsolete, possibly, rare 2. Destined, destinated; ordained, fated. Labels: nonstandard, obsolete, possibly, rare Example: But because Christe dwelleth in you (as he doth by faithe) therfore stirreth he vp his first begoten sonne, the world, to seke how to disquiet you, to robbe you, to spoile you, to destroy you: and perchance your deare father, to trye and to make knowen vnto you, and to þe world, that ye are destinate to an other dwellyng then here on earthe, to an other citye then mannes eyes hath sene at any tyme: […]
Word: arts and crafts Part of Speech: noun 1. All the handicrafts based upon making decorative and useful things manually. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The first clue that something once existed deep in the woods here is a towering, rusted water tank shrouded by the trees that have grown up around it. Other evidence includes concrete foundations, a tall stone chimney and several dilapidated, rotted-wood cabins. The decaying structures are the last vestiges of a long-abandoned summer youth camp built in the 1930s for disadvantaged children. Walking among the remains, it’s not hard to envision a noisy and lively camp filled with city kids and counselors enjoying campfires, sing-alongs, arts and crafts, swimming and hiking. Now it’s ghostly quiet and a bit eerie. Example: The spacious Pao Arts Center in Chinatown has become a focal point of this effort to broaden entertainment options. Monday nights, the second-floor of the center is transformed into a hub of activity — with karaoke performances, traditional Chinese dancing, and Ping-Pong. The center also holds monthly arts and crafts events, where mental health clinicians discuss the signs of compulsive gambling and encourage people to seek help.
Word: flaunching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of flaunch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flaunching Part of Speech: noun 1. The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: plucks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /plʌks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pluck Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: geddit Part of Speech: contraction 1. Pronunciation spelling of get it, often with the meaning "Do you understand the humour?". Labels: alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling Example: Ya gotta keep yer eye on the ball, son. Eye. Ball. Eyeball. Geddit? Example: Kwee geddit?
Word: chocolatey Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of chocolaty. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Twice a day, on his way to and from school, little Charlie Bucket had to walk right past the gates of the factory. And every time he went by, he would begin to walk very, very slowly, and he would hold his nose high in the air and take long deep sniffs of the gorgeous chocolatey smell all around him.
Word: get the hint Part of Speech: verb 1. To take a hint.
Word: take a hint Part of Speech: verb 1. To understand an indirect suggestion, and to act on it
Word: high-ranking Part of Speech: adj 1. At an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level. Example: She is a high-ranking official in the government. Example: Sheik Mohammad Seyed Tantawi, Egypt’s highest-ranking imam, led the prayers over the coffin, covered with an Egyptian flag.
Word: self control Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of self-control. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: felid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, an appellativization from Felid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, feline + -id. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːlɪd/, /ˈfilɪd/ 1. Any member of the cat family (Felidae).
Word: felids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of felid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pleasurization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pleasure + -ization. 1. The act of pleasurizing. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: 1987, Robert MacCarter, Building Machines, Princeton Architectural Press, →ISBN, page 62, The transit of a nail through a plank, the compression of a column of steel, the tense stretch of aluminum skin, the modulation of a breeze, the framing of a view, the pleasurization of a place form the metrics of the built machine. Example: 2002, Richard Dyer, Only Entertainment, Routledge, →ISBN, page 179, For entertainment to wax, do we need drudgery, pain and dreariness to expand, to provide a base from which to escape? Should we not welcome the pleasurization of all aspects of life, even if only, for now, for a minority of the world's population?
Word: druther Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A corruption of I‘d rather or ‘d rather. 1. singular of druthers Labels: form-of, in-plural, rare, singular Example: The teacher told Martha that she had invited a neighboring planter to send his children to her school, but "he said 'Me & my wife had no eddication, nor any of my gals, but I would rather they never would have any, than go to school with niggers.' So he had his druther!"⁴⁸
Word: druther Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A corruption of I‘d rather or ‘d rather. 1. Would rather; would prefer to. Labels: US, humorous, informal, no-infinitive, often Example: I druther stay home today. Example: We druther go swimming than go to school.
Word: drabbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of drab Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: macrocheilia Part of Speech: noun 1. A medical condition resulting in very large lips Labels: uncountable
Word: demi-tasse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of demitasse. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He read old almanacs at the book-stalls on the quays, and he began to frequent another café, where more newspapers were taken and his post-prandial demi-tasse cost him a penny extra, and where he used to con the tattered sheets for curious anecdotes, freaks of nature, and strange coincidences. Example: The lady in this painting obviously is not in the mood for coffee; she looks away from her demi-tasse with disarming absent-mindedness, her expression is wistfully, even painfully contemplative, though somewhat marred by the loss of an eye.
Word: macrodontia Part of Speech: noun 1. The medical condition of having unusually large teeth. Labels: uncountable
Word: macroesthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English -esthesia English macroesthesia From macro- + -esthesia. 1. A psychological perception that objects are larger than they really are Labels: uncountable
Word: parametrization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English parameter 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English parametrization From parameter + -ization. 1. The act or result of parametrizing: alternative form of parameterization.
Word: parametrizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of parametrize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: down-gyved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From down (“from a higher position to a lower one”) + gyved (“to shackle, fetter, chain”). A Shakespearan coinage. 1. Hanging down, like gyves or fetters. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, poetic Example: his stockings fouled, / Ungartered and down-gyved to his ankle,
Word: parametrize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English parameter 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 parametrize From parameter + -ize. 1. Alternative form of parameterize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flying buttresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flying buttress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newsreader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From news + reader. 1. An anchorman in a news program, a news anchor, newscaster. 2. A program for reading and posting to newsgroups.
Word: perpend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin perpendere, from per- + pendere (“to weigh”). Pronunciation: /pəˈpɛnd/, /pɚˈpɛnd/ 1. To ponder, consider. Labels: archaic Example: […] Perpend, / I have a daughter - have while she is mine […]
Word: perpend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French parpain, see etymology of French parpaing. Pronunciation: /pəˈpɛnd/, /pɚˈpɛnd/ 1. A brick or stone that has its longest dimension perpendicular to the face of a wall, especially one that extends through the wall's entire thickness. 2. A vertical joint (usually mortar) between bricks or blocks in a horizontal course.
Word: Luan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 欒 /栾 (Luán). 1. A surname from Mandarin. Example: Luan Cheng (欒丞), an officer from the Jhonghe Second Police Precinct, on Tuesday approached 19-year-old Yen Ju-yi (顏如憶) who was selling betel nuts at a small shop in Jhonghe City (中和), Taipei County, and told her she was showing too much skin and may have violated the law.[…] While Yen has accused Luan of causing bodily harm, Luan said that Yen prevented an officer of the law from exercising his duties and slandered him.
Word: Luan Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Lu'an. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: All prefectures and municipalities in Anhwei have held mass rallies to acclaim the instructions of Chariman Hua, Vice Chairman Yeh and leading comrades of the central authorities on solving the leadership problem in the provincial CCP committee and to expose and criticize the mistakes of the former principal leading person of the provincial CCP committee.[…] Some 40,000 people attended a Luan Prefecture rally on 30 June. (Hu Tan), secretary of the prefectural CCP committee; (Wang Min-hsueh), political commissar of Luan Military Subdistrict, and others addressed the rally. Example: A man has been arrested in Huoshan county near Luan for drink-driving after he rang up the police by mistake and then challenged an officer to a fight,[…]
Word: chimist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English chime Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English chimist From chime + -ist. 1. Someone who plays the chimes.
Word: mammal-like reptile Part of Speech: noun 1. Any basal member of the Synapsida, related to the mammals but superficially resembling reptiles. Labels: dated Example: The mammal-like reptiles, constituting the subclass Synapsida, were among the earliest to appear of known reptilian groups and had passed the peak of their career before the first dinosaur appeared on the earth. Example: Synapsida: amniotes with one lower temporal fenestra, surrounded by the postorbital, jugal and squamosal. Includes the extinct mammal-like reptiles and the mammals.
Word: mammal-like reptiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mammal-like reptile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: consonancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cōnsonantia. Doublet of consonance. 1. Congruity; consistency. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: But let me conjure you, by the rights of our fellowship, by the consonancy of our youth, by the obligation of our ever-preserved love, and by what more dear a better proposer can charge you withal, be even and direct with me whether you were sent for or no. Example: All wᶜʰ I have thus largely ſet down to ſhew the perfect conſonancie of our perſecuted Church to the doctrine of Scripture and Antiquity in this point, whereon ſo much depends for the ſtating & determining other differences, which have alſo a ſpecial influence on practiſe.
Word: cephalothoraxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cephalothorax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cephalothoraces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cephalothorax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cephalothoracic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cephalo- + thoracic. 1. Relating to or resembling a cephalothorax. Labels: not-comparable
Word: X-ray spectrometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of X-ray spectrometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -atim Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Borrowed from Latin -ātim. Pronunciation: /-eɪtɪm/ 1. Changes a component into an adverb meaning "by that component." Labels: morpheme
Word: colourimetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English colour Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English colourimetry From colour + -metry. 1. Alternative spelling of colorimetry. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: volumetric analyses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of volumetric analysis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titrations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of titration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titrates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of titrate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: titrating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of titrate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: titrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From titrate + -or. 1. A device that titrates, such as an automatic titrator. Labels: analytic 2. Synonym of titrant.
Word: titrators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of titrator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titratable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English titrate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English titratable From titrate + -able. 1. Able to be titrated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: titrants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of titrant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perpetration Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of perpetrating Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something (such as a crime) that is perpetrated Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Laban Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Laban, from Latin Laban, from Koine Greek Λάβαν (Lában), from Biblical Hebrew לָבָן (Lāḇān). Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːbən/, /ˈlabən/, /ˈleɪbən/ 1. The brother of Rebekah and uncle of Jacob and Esau. Example: And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Word: Laban Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: cc'ing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cc Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: 2000, Harvey A. Robbins and Michael Finley, The New Why Teams Don't Work: What Goes Wrong and how to Make it Right, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, →ISBN, page 138, The animosity was so complete that they stopped cc’ing routine items to one another, and even scheduled illegal meetings on the sly, without the other one present. Example: 2004, Kate White, ’Til Death Do Us Part, Warner Books, →ISBN, page 64, “She kept sending all of you those awful e-mails and cc’ing me. […]”
Word: Edomite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Edom Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Edomite From Edom + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈiː.dəˌmaɪt/, [ˈiɾɪ̈mʌɪ̯t̚] 1. A person descended from Esau (Edom). Example: And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir.
Word: Edomite Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Edom Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Edomite From Edom + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈiː.dəˌmaɪt/, [ˈiɾɪ̈mʌɪ̯t̚] 1. A Canaanite Semitic language spoken by the Edomites in southwestern Jordan in the first millennium BCE, extinct from the 6th century BCE.
Word: Edomites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Edomite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regiospecificity Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being regiospecific. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A measure of the degree to which a reaction is regiospecific. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: closed source Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of closed-source. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: closed source Part of Speech: noun 1. Software whose source code is not made publicly available. Labels: uncountable
Word: progressive verb Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of a verb in which its gerund (or present participle) is used with any form of the verb "to be"
Word: charier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of chary: more chary Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: chariest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of chary: most chary Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: digitigrades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of digitigrade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psychotropics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of psychotropic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Simeon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Simeon, from Latin Simeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪ.mi.ən/ 1. Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Now the ſonnes of Iacob were twelue. 23 The ſonnes of Leah: Reuben Iacobs firſt borne, and Simeon, and Leui, and Iudah, and Iſſachar, and Zebulun. 24 The ſonnes of Rachel: Ioſeph, and Beniamin. 25 And the ſonnes of Bilhah, Rachels handmaid: Dan and Naphtali. 26 And the ſonnes of Zilpah, Leahs handmaid: Gad, and Aſher. Theſe are the ſonnes of Iacob, which were borne to him in Padan Aram. 2. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Simeon. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And the ſecond lot came foorth to Simeon, euen for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Iudah. 3. A male given name from Hebrew. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reactors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reactor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haway Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Compare the older hadaway, which could be a distorted form of "hold away", "that away" or "get away". The word "haway" may be from have way. Compare the similar give way. 1. Alternative spelling of howay. Labels: Wearside, alt-of, alternative
Word: Naphtali Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew נַפְתָּלִי (naftalí), a son of Jacob. Compare Arabic نافس (“to compete with”). Pronunciation: /ˈnæf.təˌlaɪ/ 1. Sixth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Bilhah. 2. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Naphtali. 3. A male given name from Hebrew.
Word: Prinz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Jewish and German surname, from Prinz (“prince”). Also found in France and Slavicized in several countries such as Slovenia and Slovakia. Compare Printz. 1. A surname from German.
Word: trudges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of trudge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ichnotaxon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́χνος (ĭ́khnos)der. English ichno- English taxon English ichnotaxon From ichno- + taxon. 1. A grouping, analogous to a biological taxon, used to classify footprints, burrows or other trace fossils, and hence, indirectly, the organisms that might have produced them. Example: Ichnotaxa are names used to identify and distinguish morphologically distinctive ichnofossils, more commonly known as trace fossils. The binomial names of ichnospecies and their genera are to be written in italics. Example: It is important to note here that exactly the same ichnotaxon co-occurs with phosphatized soft-tissues in schizodont bivalves of the same age (Klug et al., 2005).
Word: blabs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /blæbz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blab Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blabbed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /blæbd/ 1. simple past and past participle of blab Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: blabbing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈblæbɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of blab Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blabbing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈblæbɪŋ/ 1. gossip; the telling of tales or of confidences
Word: jerry built Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of jerrybuilt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: odium generis humani Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin odium (“hatred”) + generīs (“species”) + hūmānī (“of man”). 1. Hatred for the human race. Labels: uncountable
Word: duvets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duvet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cube out Part of Speech: verb 1. To reach the volume limit of a container. Labels: transitive
Word: Asher Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew אָשֵׁר ('ashér). Pronunciation: /ˈæ.ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈæ.ʃɚ/ 1. The eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah. Example: Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. 2. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Asher. Example: And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, 3. A male given name from Hebrew. 4. A female given name from Hebrew. Labels: rare 5. A surname. 6. A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.
Word: Issachar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew יִשָּׂשכָר (“Issachar”), a son of Jacob. Pronunciation: /ˈɪ.səˌkɑː(ɹ)/, /ˈɪ.səˌkɑɹ/ 1. Ninth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah. Example: Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. Example: And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, 2. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Issachar. 3. A male given name from Hebrew.
Word: Zebulun Part of Speech: name Etymology: Old Testament Hebrew זְבֻלוּן (zebulun), a son of Jacob. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛ.bjʊˌlən/, /zəˈbjuː.lən/, /ˈzɛ.bjəˌlən/, /zəˈbju.lən/ 1. Tenth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah. 2. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Zebulun. 3. A male given name from Hebrew.
Word: fioritura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian fioritura. Pronunciation: /fjɒɹɪˈtjuːɹə/ 1. A musical embellishment or ornamentation. Example: He groped for his loafers and walked aimlessly for some time among the trees of the coppice where thrushes were singing so richly, with such sonorous force, such fluty fioriture that one could not endure the agony of consciousness, the filth of life, the loss, the loss, the loss.
Word: bordure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A collateral form of, and thus a doublet of border (from Middle English bordure). Pronunciation: /ˈboɹ.d͡ʒɚ/, [ˈbo̞ɹ.d͡ʒɚ], /ˈbɔː.d͡ʒə/, /ˈbɔːɹd͡ʒɚ/, /ˈbɔːɹdjʊɹ/ 1. A contrasting border around a shield.
Word: ECoG Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of electrocorticography. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Indeed, while many philosophers of language in the 20th century proposed that we think in sentence-like strings of language, use of brain imaging technology like electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocorticography (ECoG) has since revealed that thinking more probably happens in a complex combination of images and associations. 2. Abbreviation of electrocorticogram. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: racemo Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹəˈsiːmoʊ/ 1. Of a tactic diad, having structural units in opposition. Labels: dated, not-comparable, proscribed
Word: miscalculation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English calculation English miscalculation From mis- + calculation. 1. An incorrect or mistaken calculation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An error in judgment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lawyering Part of Speech: noun 1. The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In that country it is that a hireling scribe (a chance child of fortune and of war), urged on by his paltry lawyerings, put his vile name to this paltry proclamation, putting down freemen.
Word: lawyering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lawyer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: enchase Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English enchacen, enchasen, from Middle French enchasser. 1. To set (a gemstone, etc.) into. Example: The nails faln off by VVhit-flavves: Art's / VViſe hand enchaſing here thoſe vvarts, / VVhich vve to others (from our ſelves) / Sell, and brought hither by the Elves. Example: The woods before and behind me made a square frame of silence, and I was enchased here in the clearing, thinking of all things. 2. To be a setting for. Labels: figuratively Example: My ragged rimes are all too rude and bace, / Her heauenly lineaments for to enchace. 3. To decorate with jewels, or with inlaid ornament. Example: Thy Garments ſhall be made of Medean ſilke, / Enchaſt with precious iewels of mine owne: […] 4. To cut or carve, as with a weapon. Example: They tooke their ſwords againe, and each enchaſte / Deepe wounds in the ſoft fleſh of his ſtrong foe[…]
Word: nigher Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nigh + -er. Doublet of near. 1. comparative form of nigh: more nigh Labels: archaic, comparative, form-of Example: It seems to me that she might, by merely sitting quietly at his side, saying little and looking less, get nigher his heart.
Word: nigher Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of nicker (“to neigh”). Labels: Scotland, alt-of, alternative
Word: girandole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French girandole, from Italian girandola, from girare (“to turn, gyrate”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɪrənˌdoʊl/, /ˈd͡ʒɪɹəndəʊl/ 1. An ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind. Example: 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII As I sat in my usual nook, and looked at him with the light of the girandoles on the mantelpiece beaming full over him... Example: It was a scene of gaiety, glitter, and show; of richly–dressed people, handsome mirrors, chalked floors, girandoles and wax–candles; and in all parts of the scene, gliding from spot to spot in silent softness, bowing obsequiously to this party, nodding familiarly to that, and smiling complacently on all, was the sprucely–attired person of Angelo Cyrus Bantam, Esquire, the Master of the Ceremonies. 2. A type of firework which creates a "whirling top" or "flying saucer" effect.
Word: Palme Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle High German palme, balme. 1. A surname from Swedish. 2. Olof Palme, Swedish Prime Minister.
Word: Beowulf Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English Bēowulf, probably equivalent to bee + wolf, though the first element is uncertain. Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪ.əˌwʊlf/ 1. A renowned Old English alliterative poem, preserved in a single manuscript within the Nowell Codex, composed sometime between 975 and 1025 AD. Example: John Gardner’s retelling of Beowulf is titled Grendel. 2. An Anglo-Saxon personal name, usually with reference to the hero of the poem, or to the poem itself. Labels: poetic Example: Beowulf is as great a hero as Sigmund. Example: The highest rank attainable is yokozuna, or grand champion. They are the heroes of the Japanese, the Rolands, the Beowulfs, the Siegfrieds of the Cherry Blossom Empire.
Word: Scania Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Medieval Latin Scania (attested since 950), from Old Norse Skáney, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō. Doublet of Scandinavia. Pronunciation: /ˈskæni.ə/ 1. A former province, historical region, and peninsula in Sweden, roughly coterminous with Skåne County and occupying the southern tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Word: Melvin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of the Scottish surname Melville, from a place name Malleville in Normandy, from Latin mala (“bad”) + Old French ville (“settlement”). * Used to Anglicize Mac Gille Beathain in Scotland and Ó Maoil Mhín in Ireland. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛlvɪn/ 1. A surname from Old French. Example: Melville always wrote his name Melvinus in Latin, and he is often called Melvin in English. Hence some have concluded that Melvin, and not Melville, was his proper name. But they are merely different modes of pronouncing the same family appellation. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Example: And for some reason, they called me Pete. My mother, who probably dug up the name Melvin from some romantic novel about Englishmen drinking tea, cringed at the "Pete". Example: On Monday, the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency placed a similar detainer on Melvin Jovel, 18, who on Sunday was the sixth person to be arrested in the case. 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: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States:
Word: nurdle Part of Speech: verb 1. To score runs by gently nudging the ball into vacant areas of the field. 2. To gently waffle or muse on a subject which one clearly knows little about.
Word: nurdle Part of Speech: noun 1. Such a shot. 2. A cylindrical pre-production plastic pellet used in manufacturing and packaging. Example: Puffins on the Isle of May are nibbling on nurdles, the little nuggets that serve as raw materials for plastics manufacturing. Example: Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). 3. A blob of toothpaste shaped like a wave, often depicted on toothpaste packaging. Example: Each company is seeking the right to depict, and to stop the other from depicting, a “nurdle,” a wave-shaped toothpaste blob that sits on a toothbrush head.
Word: technoentrepreneurship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- English entrepreneurship English technoentrepreneurship From techno- + entrepreneurship. 1. The entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial activities of both existing and nascent companies operating in technology-intensive environments. Labels: uncountable
Word: take it in turns Part of Speech: verb 1. To take turns.
Word: MRCVS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FRCVS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BVetMed Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, awarded by the University of London (Royal Veterinary College); equivalent to a DVM or VMD degree in North America. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: facedown Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of face-down. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: facedown Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of face-down. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: facedown Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of face-down (“a confrontation”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: water cycle Part of Speech: noun 1. The natural cycle of evaporation of water from the oceans etc, and subsequent condensation and precipitation as rain and snow
Word: face-down Part of Speech: adv 1. In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward. Labels: not-comparable Example: She was sleeping face-down on the sofa. Example: He placed the page face-down on the table so that we could not see its contents.
Word: face-down Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the face, front or surface positioned downward. Labels: not-comparable Example: the face-down cards in a game
Word: face-down Part of Speech: noun 1. A confrontation. Example: What Herzog makes abundantly clear, as he progresses through accounts of the 40 years of bloodshed that have led to the recent facedowns between American and Israeli allies, is […]
Word: intrapreneurial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of intra- + entrepreneurial. 1. Entrepreneurial within an existing business; describing entrepreneurship within an existing business. Example: Sixth, an organization that wants to become more intrapreneurial must learn to be more productive with fewer resources. Top-heavy organizations are out of date in today's hypercompetitive environment.
Word: mythologies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mɪˈθɑləd͡ʒiz/ 1. plural of mythology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soldier of fortune Part of Speech: noun 1. A noncommissioned soldier willing to serve any state or person who will hire them. Example: Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team. 2. A person willing to work for or ally themself with any person or institution who will hire them. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: eterne Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English eterne, from Old French eterne, from Latin aeternus. Pronunciation: /ɪˈtɜːn/, /ɪˈtɜɹn/ 1. Eternal. Labels: obsolete Example: The substance is eterne, and bideth so; / Ne when the life decayes and forme does fade, / Doth it consume and into nothing goe [...]. Example: And neuer did the Cyclops hammers fall / On Mars his Armours, forg'd for proofe Eterne, / With lesse remorse then Pyrrhus bleeding sword / Now falles on Priam.
Word: reflectorize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English reflector 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 reflectorize From reflector + -ize. Pronunciation: /rɪˈflɛktəɹaɪz/, /rəˈflɛktəɹaɪz/, /ˌriˈ-/ 1. To make (a traffic sign) reflective. Labels: transitive Example: Where not lit, regulatory signs must be reflectorized with retroreflective materials. Example: The department, upon registering a vehicle, shall issue to the owner two partially or fully reflectorized license plates or devices for a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, and one partially or fully reflectorized license plate or device for all other vehicles required to be registered under this code. https://web.archive.org/web/20070601034507/http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d03/vc4850.htm
Word: GSV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of great saphenous vein. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: reflectorized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reflectorize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Zilpah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Old Testament Hebrew 1. Handmaid of Leah and mother of Gad and Asher. Example: Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. 2. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Word: Bilhah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew בִּלְהָה (bilhá). 1. A handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali. Example: Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. 2. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Word: John-a-dreams Part of Speech: noun 1. A man who is a daydreamer and therefore unproductive. Labels: archaic Example: […] Yet I, / A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak / Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, / and can say nothing.
Word: robustious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From robust + -ious. 1. Synonym of boisterous, energetic and noisy. Labels: archaic Example: O, it offends mee to the Soule, to ſee a robuſtious Pery-wig-pated Fellow, teare a Paſſion to tatters, to verie ragges, to ſplit the eares of the Groundlings: who (for the moſt part) are capeable of nothing, but inexplicable dumbe ſhewes, & noiſe:[…] Example: Miſs. Poh! you are ſo robuſtious, you had like to put out my Eye: I aſſure you, if you blind me, you muſt lead me.
Word: dumb show Part of Speech: noun 1. A performance during which the players do not speak; mime. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: O it offends mee to the Soule, to ſee a robuſtious Pery-wig-pated Fellow, teare a Paſſion to tatters, to verie ragges, to ſplit the eares of the Groundlings: who (for the moſt part) are capeable of nothing, but inexplicable dumbe ſhewes, & noiſe: […] Example: The expression “literary and artistic works” shall include every production in the literary, scientific and artistic domain, whatever may be the mode or form of its expression, such as books, pamphlets and other writings; lectures, addresses, sermons and other works of the same nature; dramatic or dramaticomusical works; choreographic works and entertainments in dumb show; […] 2. The use of gesture in an attempt to convey meaning. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The move is obviously pure piffle: a dumbshow designed to placate (or at least entertain) the conservative base while distracting and antagonising rivals.
Word: dismembers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dismember Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dismembering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dismember Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dismembering Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process whereby something is dismembered.
Word: dismembered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dismember Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dismembered Part of Speech: adj 1. From which the limbs have been removed Labels: not-comparable
Word: mutilates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mutilate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mutilating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mutilate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: amputates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of amputate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: amputating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of amputate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: amputated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of amputate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: amputated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been removed or cut off. Labels: not-comparable
Word: co-meddled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English meddled English co-meddled From co- + meddled. 1. mixed together Labels: obsolete Example: […] And blest are those Whose blood and judgement are so well co-meddled That they are not a pipe for Fortune's finger To stop what sound she please. […]
Word: commutual Part of Speech: adj 1. Mutual. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Commutual death the fate of war confounds, Each adverse battle gored with equal wounds.
Word: commutual Part of Speech: adv 1. Reciprocally. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Since love our hearts and Hymen did our hands Unite commutual in most sacred bands.
Word: lacerates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lacerate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lacerating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lacerate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lacerated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈlæsəˌɹeɪtɪd/ 1. Having lacerations, literally or figuratively. Example: Master would keep this lacerated young woman tied up in this horrid situation four or five hours at a time. Example: He enjoyed the pleasant social intercourse with Olga’s friends, while the friendship which had sprung up between the fair countess and himself was a source of never-ending delight. It broke in upon and dispersed his gloomy thoughts, and served as a balm to his lacerated heart.
Word: lacerated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlæsəˌɹeɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of lacerate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: obliterates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of obliterate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: obliterating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of obliterate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: obliterating Part of Speech: adj 1. Causing obliteration; devastating.
Word: enacture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From enact + -ure, a Shakespearean coinage. 1. action, act of enacting Labels: obsolete Example: The violence of either grief or joy Their own enactures with themselves destroy.
Word: perdie Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of pardie. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For if the King like not the comedy Why then belike he likes it not, perdie.
Word: ventage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vent Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English ventage From vent + -age. 1. A puff of air coming through a hole in a wind instrument. Labels: countable Example: Govern these ventages with your fingers and thumb, give it breath with your mouth, and it will discourse most eloquent music. 2. Venting (the act by which something is vented) Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In some Madras examples which have been successful, the ventage in the under-sluices is about the same as that in the head-sluices above them. Example: The most important factor in casting solid, close-grained slugs suitable for withstanding pressure in direct printing is efficient ventage of air from the mold each time a slug is cast.
Word: noyance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English noyaunce, partly an aphetic form of anoyaunce, partly directly from Anglo-Norman noyaunce. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔɪəns/ 1. The state of being annoyed; distress, irritation. Labels: archaic Example: The single and peculiar life is bound / With all the strength and armour of the mind / To keep itself from noyance [...]. 2. The act of annoying; molestation. Labels: archaic 3. Nuisance. Labels: obsolete
Word: Isai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Urdu عیسائی ('esāī), itself from Urdu عِیسیٰ ('īsā), ultimately from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā). Literally means "people of Jesus". 1. a Christian. Labels: Pakistan, offensive, slur, uncountable
Word: cuts up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cut up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cutting up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cut up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Twelve were withdrawn in March, and eight in April; cutting up is in progress at Horwich and Crewe.
Word: cuts down Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cut down Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person