nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: toodle-oo Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from French à tout à l'heure (“see you later”, literally “until shortly”) or from toot. Pronunciation: /ˌtuːdəˈluː/ 1. Goodbye, farewell, see you soon. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, dated Example: In one of the country gardens two gaily-dressed young coster girls are sitting and chatting with the cottager and his wife. They sit among the flowers and look for all the world like young London lasses who have come to the village to astonish the country folks with their town finery. When they rise and bid the old folks good-bye, and coming through the little wicket stand for a moment at the wooden palings to say “Toodle-oo” in the cheeriest of Cockney accents, we are at first astonished. For a moment my colleague and I had imagined we were in a rural hamlet and in the heart of green England. Example: "In that case," said Archie, relieved, "cheerio, good luck, pip-pip, toodle-oo, and good-bye-ee! I'll be shifting!"
Word: polyzoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English -zoon English polyzoon From poly- + -zoon. Pronunciation: /pɒliˈzəʊˌɒn/ 1. A bryozoan. Labels: obsolete
Word: nameplate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From name + plate. 1. A plate or plaque inscribed with a name. Example: the nameplate on a locomotive Example: the brass nameplate on the doctor's front door 2. The masthead of a newspaper.
Word: Maurice Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Maurice, from Late Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus (“Moor; dark, swarthy”). Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr. Pronunciation: /məˈɹis/, /mɔˈɹis/, /məˈɹiːs/, /ˈmɒɹɪs/ 1. A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris. Example: For some reason I am a man known by his surname; I might never have been christened for all the use my friends make of the rather affected Maurice my literary parents gave me. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Morris.
Word: polyzoan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Translingual Polyzoa + English -an. Pronunciation: /pɒliˈzəʊ.ən/ 1. bryozoan Labels: obsolete
Word: polyzoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Translingual Polyzoa + English -an. Pronunciation: /pɒliˈzəʊ.ən/ 1. A bryozoan. Labels: obsolete
Word: polyzoary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin polyzoārium (“polyzoary”), from New Latin polyzoa + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˌpɒ.liˈzəʊ.ə.ɹi/, /ˌpɑ.liˈzoʊ.ə.ɹi/ 1. A colony of polyzoa. 2. The polypary of such a colony.
Word: polyzoarium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin polyzoārium, from polyzoa + -arium. Pronunciation: /ˌpɒ.li.zəʊˈɛː.ɹi.əm/, /ˌpɑ.li.zoʊˈɛɹ.i.əm/, /ˌpɑ.li.zoʊˈeɹ.i.əm/ 1. A polyzoary
Word: polyzoaria Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpɒ.li.zəʊˈɛː.ɹi.ə/, /ˌpɑ.li.zoʊˈɛɹ.i.ə/, /ˌpɑ.li.zoʊˈeɹ.i.ə/ 1. plural of polyzoarium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bangtail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bang + tail. The primary meaning refers to the sense bang (“fringe of hair cut across the forehead”). 1. The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel; a horse or cow having such a tail. Example: 1851, Turning Out a Bagman: A Legend of Brighton Downs, in Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith Bentley's Miscellany, Volume XXIX, page 259, Two lean, ewe-necked, clipt chestnuts, tucked up in the ribs, with hard work and bad feeding, but with such flowing bang-tails as at once stamped them in the eyes of our friends as “ out-and-out ” thorough-breds—were led up and down by John. […] The bang-tails, no doubt, supposing themselves out for their usual “airing,” put themselves in the regular side-long position, and struck at once into a sort of hectic canter ; a particular movement, peculiar to Brighton bang-tails, and adapted to the most innocent equestrian. Example: 1903, Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy), Such Is Life: Being Certain Extracts from the Diary of Tom Collins, 2004, page 68, "And did you see a dark chestnut horse; bang tail; star and snip; white hind feet; saddle and bridle on?" I asked. 2. A racehorse. Labels: US Example: “Eddie!” whinnied Daley, the distraught worshipper of the bang-tails. “Eddie! Phar Lap is dead!” Example: Americans bet $5,000,000,000 a year on the galloping bangtails. 3. A prostitute. Labels: slang 4. An envelope with a perforated flap on which promotional material is printed; the flap on such an envelope.
Word: bangtail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bang + tail. The primary meaning refers to the sense bang (“fringe of hair cut across the forehead”). 1. To shear off the hair horizontally at the end of a cow or horse's tail.
Word: polyzoic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɒliˈzəʊ.ɪk/ 1. Of a tapeworm, having multiple proglottids. Labels: not-comparable 2. Bryozoan. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete 3. Relating to a primitive stage of human religion in which natural phenomena are interpreted as animals or monsters. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: polyzoic Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɒliˈzəʊ.ɪk/ 1. A spore that produces many sporozoites.
Word: bangtail muster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bangtail (“to dock the tail brush”) + muster (“a roundup”). 1. A muster of cattle, for counting and any of various other purposes, during which any animals not previously counted are bangtailed, treated and released. Labels: Australia Example: There has since been a bangtail muster and already 1,400 cattle are in hand. Example: Investigation shows that during the period studied, five properties made no accurate count of breeders (bangtail muster), while two made one count.
Word: underwent Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌʌn.dəˈwɛnt/, /ˌʌn.dɚˈwɛnt/ 1. simple past of undergo Labels: form-of, past Example: The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.
Word: undergo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English undergon, from Old English undergān (“to undergo, undermine, ruin”), equivalent to under- + go. Cognate with Dutch ondergaan (“to undergo, perish, sink”), German untergehen (“to perish, sink, undergo”), Swedish undergå (“to undergo, go through”). Pronunciation: /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/, /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/ 1. To experience; to pass through a phase. Labels: transitive Example: The project is undergoing great changes. Example: Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration. 2. To suffer or endure; bear with. Labels: transitive Example: The victim underwent great trauma. Example: She had to undergo surgery because of her broken leg. 3. To go or move under or beneath. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: undyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + dyed. 1. Not dyed; in its natural colour. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undyed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + dyed. 1. simple past and past participle of undye Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unencumbered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + encumbered. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbəd/, /ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbɚd/ 1. Not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities. Example: This difference operates in favor of socialism, not only because speculation about general principles provides an opportunity for the play of the imagination of those who are unencumbered by much knowledge of the facts of present-day life […] 2. Free of encumbrance. Example: Now he knew that something more than revenge had prompted Rokoff to pitch him overboard—the Russian had managed to obtain possession of the papers Tarzan had wrested from him at Bou Saada. The ape-man swore softly, and let his coat and shirt sink into the Atlantic. Before many hours he had divested himself of his remaining garments, and was swimming easily and unencumbered toward the east. Example: That large room had always awed Ivor: even as a child he had never wanted to play in it, for all that it was so limitless, the parquet floor so vast and shiny and unencumbered, the windows so wide and light with the fairy expanse of Kensington Gardens. 3. Not subject to any claims. Example: "You are wrong," replied Mrs. Courtenaye: "luxury is but a trifle—not so power and position. With an unencumbered estate, you take the first place in the county; you obtain the finest field for the exertion of your talents; and England has no distinction to which you may not reasonably aspire."
Word: unfettered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈfɛtəd/, /ˈʌnˈfɛtɚd/ 1. simple past and past participle of unfetter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unfettered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English fettered English unfettered From un- + fettered. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈfɛtəd/, /ˈʌnˈfɛtɚd/ 1. Not bound by chains or shackles. Example: Near-synonyms: unmanacled, unhandcuffed Example: In a corner of the market among the pens for cattle, Barnaby knelt down, and pausing every now and then to pass his hand over his father’s face, or look up to him with a smile, knocked off his irons. When he had seen him spring, a free man, to his feet, and had given vent to the transport of delight which the sight awakened, he went to work upon his own, which soon fell rattling down upon the ground, and left his limbs unfettered. 2. Not restricted. Labels: broadly Example: I envy not the beast that takes ⁠His license in the field of time, ⁠Unfetter’d by the sense of crime, To whom a conscience never wakes; […] Example: We declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland, and to the unfettered control of Irish destinies, to be sovereign and indefeasible.
Word: gloaming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gloming, from Old English glōmung, from Old English glōm (“twilight”). Related to glow. The OED notes: "The vowel of the modern gloaming is anomalous, as Old English glōmung should normally become glooming. The explanation is probably that the ō was shortened in the compound ǣfen-glommung (as the spelling seems to show was actually the case), and that from this compound there was evolved a new subject glŏmung, which by normal phonetic development became Middle English glǭming, modern English gloaming." Pronunciation: /ˈɡləʊ.mɪŋ/, /ˈɡloʊ.mɪŋ/ 1. Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk. Example: Where in purple hue, the hieland hills we view / And the moon coming out in the gloaming. Example: You may imagine the young people brushed up after the labours of the day, and making this novelty, as they would make any novelty, the excuse for walking together and enjoying a trivial flirtation. You may figure to yourself the hum of voices along the road in the gloaming[…] 2. Sullenness; melancholy. Labels: obsolete
Word: gloaming Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gloming, from Old English glōmung, from Old English glōm (“twilight”). Related to glow. The OED notes: "The vowel of the modern gloaming is anomalous, as Old English glōmung should normally become glooming. The explanation is probably that the ō was shortened in the compound ǣfen-glommung (as the spelling seems to show was actually the case), and that from this compound there was evolved a new subject glŏmung, which by normal phonetic development became Middle English glǭming, modern English gloaming." Pronunciation: /ˈɡləʊ.mɪŋ/, /ˈɡloʊ.mɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of gloam Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unfortunately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unfortunate + -ly or un- + fortunately. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈfɔː.tjʊ.nət.li/, /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nət.li/, /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/, /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪt.li/, [ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪʔ.li] 1. Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event. Example: He unfortunately placed his hand on a loose brick. Example: There were an unfortunately large number of misprints. 2. Used (as a parenthetical word, often a sentence adverb) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret, or grief. Example: The houses which burned down could have been saved. Unfortunately, the fire truck had broken down on the way. Example: Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard.
Word: shojo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 少女(しょうじょ) (shōjo, “young woman”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃəʊˌd͡ʒəʊ/, /ˈʃoʊˌd͡ʒoʊ/ 1. A style of anime and manga intended for young women. Labels: uncountable
Word: shojo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Japanese 少女(しょうじょ) (shōjo, “young woman”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃəʊˌd͡ʒəʊ/, /ˈʃoʊˌd͡ʒoʊ/ 1. Being in the style of shōjo manga or anime.
Word: shojo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 猩々(しょうじょう) (shōjō). 1. A creature in Japanese folklore, often depicted as a sea spirit with red hair and a fondness for alcohol.
Word: hygrometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French hygromètre, from hygro- + -meter. Pronunciation: /haɪˈɡɹɒmɪtə(ɹ)/ 1. An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.
Word: septicaemic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /sɛptɪˈsiːmɪk/ 1. Alternative spelling of septicemic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: SHID Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of slapping head in disgust. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Anytown Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *h₁oy-no-kós Proto-Germanic *ainagaz Proto-West Germanic *ainag Old English ǣniġ Middle English ani English any Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town English Anytown From any + town. 1. Any non-specific, non-notable town in the USA. Labels: US Example: Near-synonym: dullsville Example: Then we rolled into Anytown, Arkansas. A real jerkwater. 2. A substitute placename for an inhabited place, a city or town, with an unknown or unspecified name. Labels: informal Example: Near-synonym: Whateverville Example: 123 Fake Street, Anytown, ST 98765, USA
Word: dirty talk Part of Speech: noun 1. Sexually arousing speech, usually used to arouse one's partner or oneself. Labels: uncountable Example: And then there was the Elder Millennial: obsessed with dental hygiene, psychedelics, and dirty talk. 2. Any speech which is profane. Labels: uncountable
Word: drop letter Part of Speech: noun 1. A letter mailed at a post office and either kept for general delivery, or delivered to a post office box, at that same post office. Labels: US 2. A large letter at the beginning of a line of text, positioned in a decorative way below the baseline of the rest of the type.
Word: kibei Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 帰米 (kibei, “returning to the United States”). 1. A Japanese-American who is born in the United States but primarily educated in Japan. Labels: US Example: Most kibei were not fluent in English because of their upbringing in Japan.
Word: lawful interception Part of Speech: noun 1. wiretapping Labels: countable, euphemistic, uncountable
Word: test portion Part of Speech: noun 1. A measured amount (volume) of a sample being used in a test.
Word: demented Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *méntis Proto-Italic *mentis Latin mēns Latin dēmēns 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 Vulgar Latin dēmentōder. English dement Old English -ed ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English demented Past participle of dement + -ed, from Latin dēmentāre. Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɛntɪd/ 1. Insane; mentally ill. Example: So while Ralph generally seems to inhabit a different, more glorious and joyful universe than everyone else here his yearning and heartbreak are eminently relateable. Ralph sometimes appears to be a magically demented sprite who has assumed the form of a boy, but he’s never been more poignantly, nakedly, movingly human than he is here. Example: In the past week, he [Donald Trump] attacked the “truly sick and demented people” in the news media, […], not even counting the “deranged scumbags” in Iran. 2. Having dementia. 3. Crazy; ridiculous. Labels: informal Example: a demented idea Example: One of these new recruits is Jagger Froid, a demented alien from the Black Hole Galaxy, who dishes out punishment with a laser-sharp tongue.
Word: demented 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- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *méntis Proto-Italic *mentis Latin mēns Latin dēmēns 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 Vulgar Latin dēmentōder. English dement Old English -ed ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English demented Past participle of dement + -ed, from Latin dēmentāre. Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɛntɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of dement Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Dutch wife Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of Dutch (“inferior substitute”) + wife. Pronunciation: /ˌdʌtʃ ˈwaɪf/ 1. A long body-length bolster (pillow) that can be held or wrapped around one's body while sleeping. Example: His eyes wide with surprise and fear, he clutched tightly the bolster — sweat- absorbing bedfellow of sleepers in the East — known as a Dutch wife. [...] "What do you mean? Who are you?" Maniam's great eyes, his black skin oiled with sweat, Maniam's hands pudgily clutching his Dutch wife. 2. In East Asia and Southeast Asia, a wicker or bamboo tube the size of a person for use in the bed. In the summer heat, the open bamboo structure is cooler than fabric pillows or sheets. The Dutch wife is embraced by the user, exposing the maximum amount of the body to cooling breezes.
Word: chiliahedron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chilia- + -hedron. Pronunciation: /kɪlɪəˈhiːdɹən/ 1. A polyhedron bounded by one thousand plane surfaces.
Word: smolder Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English smolderen (“to suffocate, stifle”), from Middle English smolder (“smoke, smoky vapour”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *smolōn (“to burn, glow, fume, smoulder”). Related to Proto-West Germanic *smallijan (> English smell). Pronunciation: /ˈsmoʊldɚ/ 1. To burn slowly, giving off smoke but with little to no flame. Labels: US, intransitive Example: The remains of the bonfire were left to smolder for hours. Example: Our quiuering Lances ſhaking in the aire, And bullets like Ioues dreadfull Thunderbolts, Enrolde in flames and fiery ſmoldering miſtes, Shall threat the Gods more than Cyclopian warres, […] 2. To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion. Labels: figuratively, intransitive 3. To exist in a suppressed or hidden state. Labels: figuratively, intransitive
Word: smolder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English smolderen (“to suffocate, stifle”), from Middle English smolder (“smoke, smoky vapour”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *smolōn (“to burn, glow, fume, smoulder”). Related to Proto-West Germanic *smallijan (> English smell). Pronunciation: /ˈsmoʊldɚ/ 1. The act of smoldering or something that smolders. Example: And she’s got a great scene partner in Stevens, refining his star power into a just slightly, almost imperceptibly mechanical approximation of Don Juan smolder. He lets us admire the interface and still see the code ticking away underneath it.
Word: fire department Part of Speech: noun 1. An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires. May provide other emergency services as well, such as first aid and search and rescue. Labels: US
Word: e-dictionary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Appeared in the 1990s with the advent of the Internet, from e- + dictionary. 1. A dictionary in electronic form (software or hardware). Example: Our new e-dictionary is available online or on CD-ROM. Example: I put my e-dictionary in my backpack and headed off to school.
Word: shoot the breeze Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A slang phrase, alluding to talking into the wind, and first recorded in 1919. In the variant, first recorded in 1908, the word bull is used instead of breeze, and means empty talk or lies. 1. To chat idly or generally waste time talking. Labels: US, idiomatic, slang Example: We were just standing around shooting the breeze. Example: Oh, I've just been upstairs with your boss, shooting the breeze… shooting his fish.
Word: bandwidth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From band + width. Pronunciation: /ˈbændwɪdθ/, /ˈbændwɪtθ/ 1. The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But now is a good time to be bargaining for bandwidth, as the switch from analogue to digital television is freeing up space. 2. The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: While comm buoys allow rapid transmission, there is a finite amount of bandwidth available. Given that trillions of people may be trying to pass a message through a given buoy at any one time, access to the network is parceled out on priority tiers. 4. The capacity, energy or time required. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: I think it's a worthy project, but I just don't have the bandwidth right now. Example: Yet... rather than exploiting opportunities to their fullest, Perry uses with conviction the word "frustrated" to describe a typical approach to government with ideas: "You'll get the response 'we don't have the bandwidth to deal with that'." 5. The minimum, over all orderings of vertices of a given graph, of the length of the longest edge. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: learn the ropes Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Of nautical origin: in the past, the phrase “he knows the ropes” written on a seaman’s discharge meant that he was inexperienced and familiar only with a ship’s principal ropes. Pronunciation: /ˈlɜːn ðə ˈɹəʊps/, /ˈlɝn ðə ˈɹoʊps/ 1. To learn the basics or master introductory knowledge. Labels: informal Example: Work slowly and cautiously until you have learned the ropes. Example: When he [Abraham Lincoln] became President he was without any considerable experience in public affairs; nor was he much versed in history, whose lessons would have been most valuable. As he became more familiar with the place, his facility evidently increased. He had "learned the ropes," so he said. 2. To learn some skill requiring specialist knowledge. Labels: informal Example: While it is unlikely that [Lonny] Baxter plays a significant role immediately, he will be able to learn the ropes of interior play from such veterans as [Dikembe] Mutumbo, Yao [Ming], and [Juwan] Howard. Example: Yet for nearly ten years [Bill] Kenwright refused to speak to his nephew after Adam, who learned the ropes of theatre production from his uncle, decided to go it alone.
Word: neatnik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neat + -nik, to rhyme with beatnik. Pronunciation: /ˈniːtnɪk/ 1. A stickler for neatness or cleanliness. Example: His mom is such a neatnik that a dirty dish never even hits her sink.
Word: wing it Part of Speech: verb 1. To improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; to perform with little or no preparation. Labels: informal Example: I don't know their system, but I think I can wing it. Example: I didn't study for today's test, so I'll have to wing it.
Word: resto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of restaurant + -o (a colloquializing suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛstəʊ/ 1. A restaurant. Labels: informal Example: For instance, nine out of 10 restos in Toronto may offer Caesar salad, but "it's still about how you make it.
Word: resto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of restoration + -o (colloquializing suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛstəʊ/ 1. A restoration (of an old car or building, etc.). Labels: informal
Word: mothball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from moth + ball. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒθbɔːl/, /ˈmɔθˌbɔl/, /ˈmɑθˌbɑl/ 1. A small ball of chemical pesticide (originally camphor and now typically naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles to deter moth larvae which may damage them. Labels: in-plural Example: There were two carloads of equipments. Upon their return to the armory the blankets were shook and repacked with mothballs; […] Example: Me and Solly, as I now called him, prepared to shake off our moth-balls and wing our way against the arc-lights of the joyous and tuneful East.
Word: mothball Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is derived from moth + ball. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒθbɔːl/, /ˈmɔθˌbɔl/, /ˈmɑθˌbɑl/ 1. To store (clothing, etc.) with mothballs (noun sense 1). Labels: transitive 2. To stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: They mothballed the old version after the new one came out. Example: There is already considerable spare primary capacity because the coal is accessible and merely needs the men and machines to get it. We are unaware, however, of the physical and economic possibilities of mothballing pits, or of the extent to which the present surplus capacity of 40 million tons would match the capacity of loss-making pits which one would like to close. 3. To stop work on (a plan, project, etc.) for the time being; to postpone, to shelve. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: The fact that the START Treaty has just been signed is reason enough not to build one rail garrison train before mothballing the project.
Word: dawdle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The verb is possibly: * a variant of daddle (“(Britain, dialectal) to walk or work slowly, dawdle, saunter, trifle”) or doddle (“(Britain, dialectal) to walk feebly or slowly, dawdle, idle, saunter, stroll”), possibly influenced by daw (“(Britain, dialectal) lazy, good-for-nothing person, sluggard”); or * borrowed from Middle Low German dȫdelen (“to dawdle”), related to Saterland Frisian döädelje (“to dawdle”); compare also German daddeln (“to play”), German verdaddeln (“to waste (time), neglect, ruin”). All of these words are assumed to be of imitative origin. The noun is derived from the verb. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːdl̩/, /ˈdɔdl̩/, /ˈdɑdl̩/ 1. Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose. Labels: transitive Example: to dawdle away the whole morning Example: [M]anaging to live on terms with both / Opposing potentates, the Power and you, / Crowned with success, but dawdle out my days / In exile here at Clairvaux, with mock love, […] 2. To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time. Labels: intransitive Example: Tell him, if he'll call on me, and davvdle over a diſh of tea in an afternoon, I ſhall take it kind. Example: Mr. Collins was not left long to the silent contemplation of his successful love; for Mrs. Bennett, having dawdled about in the vestibule to watch for the end of the conference, no sooner saw Elizabeth open the door and with quick step pass he towards the staircase, than she entered the breakfast-room, and congratulated both him and herself in warm terms on the happy prospect of their nearer connection. 3. To move or walk lackadaisically. Labels: intransitive Example: If you dawdle on your daily walk, you won’t get as much exercise. Example: [W]e, who, in muddy boots, dawdle up and down Pall Mall, and peep into the coaches as they drive up with the great folks in their feathers— […]
Word: dawdle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The verb is possibly: * a variant of daddle (“(Britain, dialectal) to walk or work slowly, dawdle, saunter, trifle”) or doddle (“(Britain, dialectal) to walk feebly or slowly, dawdle, idle, saunter, stroll”), possibly influenced by daw (“(Britain, dialectal) lazy, good-for-nothing person, sluggard”); or * borrowed from Middle Low German dȫdelen (“to dawdle”), related to Saterland Frisian döädelje (“to dawdle”); compare also German daddeln (“to play”), German verdaddeln (“to waste (time), neglect, ruin”). All of these words are assumed to be of imitative origin. The noun is derived from the verb. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːdl̩/, /ˈdɔdl̩/, /ˈdɑdl̩/ 1. An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling. 2. An act of moving or walking lackadaisically, a dawdling; a leisurely or slow walk or other journey. Example: For many the journey home from school was not a walk but a ‘dawdle’: it was an everyday experience that added meaning to their lives. 3. Synonym of dawdler (“a person who dawdles or idles”). Example: Lord, I have ſuch a deal to do, I ſhall ſcarce have time to ſlip on my Italian luteſting.—VVhere is this davvdle of a houſekeeper?
Word: dawdle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of doddle. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːdl̩/, /ˈdɒdl̩/, /ˈdɔdl̩/, /ˈdɑdl̩/ 1. Alternative spelling of doddle (“a job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He was a QC from Edinburgh, wearing the black jacket and pinstripe trousers of his trade, as if straight from court, and probably persuaded to come in the belief that if you could interest the Budhill and Springboig party in the repressive Gaullist policies in Algeria then becoming Solicitor-General was a dawdle.
Word: coastal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From coast + -al. Piecewise doublet of costal. Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊstəl/, /ˈkoʊstəl/ 1. Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore. Example: coastal town Example: coastal breeze
Word: interviewee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From interview + -ee. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.tə.vjuːˈiː/, /ˌɪn.tɚ.vjuːˈiː/ 1. Someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions. Example: Both ‘no-op’ interviewees hold relatively stable identities as TG and offer interesting perspectives on trans repudiation from a TG standpoint. Example: […] a willing American interviewee describes how he wants his girlfriend to "reach for my [bleep]^([sic]) faster while giving me road head."
Word: silphium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin silphium, from Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion). 1. A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and as a contraceptive. Labels: historical Example: Of all the mysteries of ancient Rome, silphium is among the most intriguing. Romans loved the herb as much as we love chocolate. They used silphium as perfume, as medicine, as an aphrodisiac and turned it into a condiment, called laser, that they poured on to almost every dish.
Word: pathogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From patho- + -gen. Second element ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“lineage”) through Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “birth”) Pronunciation: /ˈpæθəd͡ʒn̩/ 1. An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus. Example: In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.” His quest leads him around the world to study a variety of suspect zoonoses—animal-hosted pathogens that infect humans.
Word: pc Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of piece. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: pc Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of parsec. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of postcard. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of percent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of probable cause. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: seconds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɛk.əndz/, /ˈsɛk.ənts/, /ˈsɛkəndz/ 1. plural of second Labels: form-of, plural Example: There are sixty seconds in a minute.
Word: seconds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɛk.əndz/, /ˈsɛk.ənts/, /ˈsɛkəndz/ 1. A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink. Labels: uncountable Example: There is plenty of pie left, if you have room for seconds. Example: Everybody helped themselves to seconds and Meren even went for thirds. He had always been partial to good food. 2. An item of clothing that has failed quality control and is sold at a discount Labels: uncountable Example: It was marked as seconds, but I can't find anything wrong with it. 3. Any article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; especially, a coarse or inferior kind of flour. Labels: uncountable
Word: seconds Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɛk.əndz/, /ˈsɛk.ənts/, /ˈsɛkəndz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of second Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Lake District Part of Speech: name 1. A geographic area and national park in Cumbria, north-western England, characterised by its many lakes. Example: Preëminently is the Lake District suited for the jaded and worn, who seek in solitude and amidst scenery unmoiled and unsullied by human artifice, refreshment alike of body and spirit.
Word: experienced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From experience + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.ənst/, /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪənst/ 1. Having experience and skill in a subject. Example: The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad. 2. Experient.
Word: experienced Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From experience + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.ənst/, /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪənst/ 1. simple past and past participle of experience Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: flows Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fləʊz/, /floʊz/ 1. plural of flow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flows Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fləʊz/, /floʊz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: prejudice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, derived from Latin praeiūdicium (“previous judgment or damage”), from prae- (“before”) + iūdicium (“judgment”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/ 1. An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts. Labels: countable Example: Many of the inhabitants of our Eastern States refuse to eat Squirrels of any kind, from some prejudice or other; but we can assure our readers that the flesh of this species, and many others, is both tender and well-flavoured, and when nicely broiled, does not require a hunter’s appetite to recommend it. Example: Though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man. 2. A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative. Labels: countable Example: Morality is but a prejudice. 3. An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion. Labels: countable Example: I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally. Example: "I did not thoroughly understand what you were telling your brother," cried Emma, "about your friend Mr. Graham's intending to have a bailiff from Scotland, to look after his new estate. But will it answer? Will not the old prejudice be too strong?" 4. Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: […] the first did in the forepart sit, / That nought mote hinder his quicke preiudize: / He had a sharpe foresight, and working wit […] 5. Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: England and France might, through their amity, / Breed him some prejudice. Example: For Pens, so usefull for Scholars to note the remarkables they read, with an impression easily deleble without prejudice to the Book.
Word: prejudice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, derived from Latin praeiūdicium (“previous judgment or damage”), from prae- (“before”) + iūdicium (“judgment”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/ 1. To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.). Labels: transitive 2. To cause prejudice in; to bias the mind of. Labels: transitive
Word: prejudice Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English prejudice, from Old French prejudice, derived from Latin praeiūdicium (“previous judgment or damage”), from prae- (“before”) + iūdicium (“judgment”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of prejudiced, representing African-American Vernacular English. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: I’m not what you call an “A” student but I don’t mind school at lease it takes me away from home but the teachers are too prejudice they are mostly Whites and I never got a fair mark out of them.
Word: WPC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Weather Prediction Center. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: This forecast was prepared based on WPC, SPC, and NHC forecasts. 2. Initialism of Wireless Power Consortium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: WPC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of woman police constable, a former police rank. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: p.c. Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of personal communication; used to mark information obtained directly from communicating with a scholar instead of via analysis of one of their academic papers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: John Smith (p.c.) informs me that money does grow on trees in Cockaigne. 2. Alternative form of pc (“percent”) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mux Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare muck. 1. Dirt, filth or muck. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: mux Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare muck. 1. To make a mess of something; to botch. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: mux Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of multiplex or multiplexer. 1. A multiplexer.
Word: mux Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Abbreviation of multiplex or multiplexer. 1. To multiplex.
Word: MUX Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of multiplexor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: to someone's liking Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a pleasing state or form. Example: Near-synonym: to one's mind (archaic sense) Example: They are always keen to ensure that the food is to your liking in this restaurant.
Word: smiling Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ 1. That smiles or has a smile. Example: smiling children Example: Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
Word: smiling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ 1. The action of the verb to smile. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Smiling takes fewer muscles than frowning. Example: We […] shall ascend to our Father's home of holiness, to enjoy perpetually the smilings of his face […]
Word: smiling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of smile Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: They were smiling at the children.
Word: beguiling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of beguile Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: beguiling Part of Speech: noun 1. A beguilement.
Word: beguiling Part of Speech: adj 1. That beguiles or beguile. Example: a beguiling look Example: I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?
Word: transitionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle French transitionbor. English transition 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 transitionist From transition + -ist. 1. Someone skilled at coping with, or managing transition in some, or any field. 2. Someone or something (such as a country) undergoing transition, e.g. from one system or status to another. Example: Namibian human rights activist Phil ya Nangoloh drew a distinction between transitionist states, which saw a nonviolent shift from dictatorship to multiparty democracy, and self-determinationist states […]
Word: yo-yo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark. Most likely from Ilocano yóyo, or another Philippine cognate. Pronunciation: /ˈjəʊ.jəʊ/, /ˈjoʊ.joʊ/, /ˈjəʉ.jəʉ/, /ˈjɐʉ.jɐʉ/, /ˈjo.jo/ 1. A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist. Example: I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday. 2. A volatile market that moves up and down. 3. Someone who vacillates. Labels: informal 4. A dogfighting maneuver involving the attacker temporarily exchanging altitude for airspeed, or vice versa, in order to rapidly catch up with the defender or to prevent an overshoot. 5. A cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch. 6. A foolish, annoying or incompetent person. Labels: informal Example: It is hard to watch the management for very long and not conclude that the place is run by a bunch of yo-yos. Example: Now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it
Word: yo-yo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Genericized trademark. Most likely from Ilocano yóyo, or another Philippine cognate. Pronunciation: /ˈjəʊ.jəʊ/, /ˈjoʊ.joʊ/, /ˈjəʉ.jəʉ/, /ˈjɐʉ.jɐʉ/, /ˈjo.jo/ 1. To vacillate; to move up and down. Labels: intransitive Example: The yo-yoing stockmarket whizzed back up by around a quarter and then started to fall again.
Word: yogi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi योगी (yogī), from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin), from the verbal root yuj (class 7 present युनक्ति (yunakti, “to connect”)), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. Pronunciation: /ˈjəʊɡi/, /ˈjoʊɡi/ 1. A devotee or adherent of yoga. Example: To this day, yogins find that these disciplines, which have measurable physical and neurological effects, evoke a sense of calm, harmony and equanimity that is comparable to the effect of music. Example: There is a special healthy menu, and the yogis can all eat together if they choose, but there's none of the birdseed-and-bulgur-wheat diet of a typical retreat.
Word: yogi Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Hindi योगी (yogī), from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin), from the verbal root yuj (class 7 present युनक्ति (yunakti, “to connect”)), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. Pronunciation: /ˈjəʊɡi/, /ˈjoʊɡi/ 1. To turn (someone) into a yogi; to lead into practicing yoga. Labels: informal, transitive Example: You do not even need to be psychoanalyzed, Rolfed, estered, altered, gelded, neutered, spayed, fixed, Mooned, acupunctured, meditated, Zenned, massaged, Cayced, yogied, New Aged, astrocharted, holisticized, computerized, megatrended, therapized, androgynized, evangelized, converted, or even, last and least, to be reborn. Example: I meet hundreds of people each year who have been New Thoughted, Mind Scienced, Eckankared, Rosicrucianed, l Amed, White Brotherhooded, Scientologied and, yes, even yogied — to the point of mental numbness.
Word: yogi Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the cartoon character, Yogi Bear, who was known for conning tourists out of their picnics. Pronunciation: /ˈjoʊɡi/ 1. To persuade someone to give you food or other favors without actually begging. Labels: US Example: Ready to do some hiking now that we are through yogi-ing? I asked, grinning at Map Man. The hikers looked up at me quizzically, but Map Man knew yogi-ing meant the good natured way thru-hikers ask for food without actually begging. Example: Late in the afternoon, I came to a shady spot where there was a picnic table—a rare luxury on the trail. As I approached, I saw that there was a peach on top of the table and beneath it a note. Cheryl! We yogied this from day hikers for you. Enjoy! Sam and Helen
Word: yogini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit योगिनी (yoginī), feminine of योगिन्. Pronunciation: /jəʊɡɪˈniː/, /joʊɡɪˈniː/ 1. A female yogi. Example: In the intense religious practices of yoginis or nuns, the menstrual period can stop altogether.
Word: Yemenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Yemen Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Yemenite From Yemen + -ite. 1. A native or inhabitant of Yemen. 2. A Jewish native of Yemen, or a descendant of one.
Word: high-pitched Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪˈpɪt͡ʃt/, /ˈhaɪˌpɪt͡ʃt/ 1. Of a sound, having a high pitch. Example: With a "peep" from a high-pitched whistle, the train would leave by the crossover to the down line, […]. Example: She knew some Dutch and spoke a high-pitched stressless English. 2. Of a steam locomotive boiler, placed higher than usual. Example: The 2-6-2s have very high-pitched boilers in order that the grate shall clear the radial axle and also the trailing coupled wheels. 3. Haughty. Labels: dated, figuratively
Word: sociopath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From socio- + -path. First use appears c. 1914. Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/, /ˈsəʊ.ʃə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/ 1. A person with an antisocial personality disorder. Example: And Keith Rabois, an early executive at PayPal and LinkedIn, who in 2016 called Trump a “sociopath”, pledged $1mn to his campaign.
Word: cognitive dissonance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American psychologist Leon Festinger. Dissonance was chosen to avoid the logical connotations of inconsistency. 1. A conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Cognitive dissonance can be seen as an antecedent condition which leads to activity oriented toward dissonance reduction just as hunger leads to activity oriented toward hunger reduction. It is a very different motivation from what psychologists are used to dealing with but, as we shall see, nonetheless powerful. Example: In the state of ultimate commitment, a true believer feels better for having raised and or given money to the cause. It also aids in overcoming cognitive dissonance (the cause "must be" worthwhile to have attracted these funds). All kinds of rationales are given and accepted for the displayed wealth of the leaders, but it is fascinating to see the blind acceptance being replaced by questioning and scorn as the hypocrisies and double standards begin to make themselves felt.