nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: tubthump Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from tubthumping. 1. To express a view or opinion in a needlessly dramatic or aggressive manner. Example: […]tubthump to promote or draw attention to, from the ancient show business custom of actors wandering the streets banging on tubs to drum up business. Example: Yet I was pleasantly surprised to discover that some celebs can tubthump with the best of them. Who'd have thought that Julia Roberts would take a career-damaging swipe at her own government.
Word: tallus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of talus. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hushing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hush Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hushing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who hushes, or calls for silence. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The use of a heavy discharge of water to uncover a mineral vein or wash ore. Labels: uncountable
Word: hushes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hush Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hushaby Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Blend of hush + lullaby or hush + -a- (connective interfix) + by (“goodbye, as in bye-bye”). 1. hush and be still; a lull to sleep Labels: archaic Example: Hush-a-by, baby, upon the tree-top; / When the wind blows the cradle will rock; / When the bough breaks the cradle will fall; / Down will come cradle and baby and all. Example: The night is fair, and the waves are still, And the wind is singing to you and to me In this lowly home beside the sea — Hushaby, sweet my own!
Word: hushaby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of hush + lullaby or hush + -a- (connective interfix) + by (“goodbye, as in bye-bye”). 1. A lullaby used to soothe babies to sleep. Example: The moaning of their voices seemed to me to be like what is understood in Scotland by a "sugh," and might very well have passed for a hushaby, when the nurse had nearly succeeded in murmuring herself to sleep, as well as her infant.
Word: hushaby Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of hush + lullaby or hush + -a- (connective interfix) + by (“goodbye, as in bye-bye”). 1. To lull to sleep by saying "hushaby". Labels: archaic, transitive
Word: make off Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌmeɪk ˈɒf/ 1. To exit or depart; to run away. Labels: intransitive Example: As soon as he saw me, he turned around and made off down the road. Example: [H]e was so frightened, being new to the sight, that he made off again, and never stopped until he had run a mile or more. 2. To tie off, fix down or terminate the end of a rope, cable or thread. Example: The object of good end-box technique is to make off the cable in a manner which resists ingress of air, moisture and cable box compound into the cable with as little interference with the lay and structure of the cable as possible. Example: Make off the cable ends in metal glands.
Word: keep out of Part of Speech: verb 1. To stay away from (a place or condition). Example: I am keeping out of trouble. 2. To restrain someone or something from entering (a place or condition). Example: He kept me out of the house while he was redecorating.
Word: go the way of Part of Speech: verb 1. To end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as. Labels: idiomatic Example: Vinyl records seem to have gone the way of the dinosaurs [i.e. become extinct, or fallen out of common use]. Example: We now need to make coal-­ and gas-­fired power plants go the way of whale oil. And if you want to change the world, it helps first to have an alternative. People invented railways to replace horse-­drawn carriages, electricity to supplant steam engines, rock oil for whale oil, and the market –­ Adam Smith’s great invisible hand –­ ensured they took hold.
Word: wits' end Part of Speech: noun 1. The limit of one's sanity or mental capacity; the point of desperation. Labels: UK Example: The Seamen they Bestir their stumps, and at wits end do weep. Wake, Jonas, who saith Heave me over deck. Example: He was so eloquent in drawing the picture of his own neglected merits, and so pathetic in lamenting over it when it was done, that I felt quite at my wits' end how to console him, when it suddenly occurred to me that here was a case for the wholesome application of a bit of Robinson Crusoe.
Word: moral minimum Part of Speech: noun 1. A standard or principle upheld as indispensable for moral conduct, whether within a particular context or in general. Example: John Stuart Mill . . . was not long in proving that the moral minimum of wages was a myth. Example: These moral minima are found in the many criminal laws. 2. The specific rule that one should do no intentional harm, often considered the bare minimum required for ethical behavior. Example: First, consider the moral minimum, do no harm.
Word: weldor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From weld + -or. 1. Alternative form of welder. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Two new molded fiber-glass plastic headshields for weldors are reported to offer the user lighter weight comfort with complete head protection from the welding arc and spatter.
Word: talking in circles Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of talk in circles Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: per cent. Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Abbreviation of per centum, which means for every hundred or by the hundred. 1. Archaic form of percent. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: civil twilight Part of Speech: noun 1. The period in which the sun is less than six degrees below the horizon in the morning and evening. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The shortest civil twilights take place on the 29th of September and the 15th of March, the longest on the 21st of June; the shortest astronomical twilights fall upon the 7th of October and the 6th of March, the longest on the 21st of June Example: Civil twilight, which begins or ends when the Sun's centre is 6° below the horizon.
Word: talk in circles Part of Speech: verb 1. To argue a point by repetition of the same theme, sometimes by using different words, but without making any progress. Labels: idiomatic
Word: undercoat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English undercoat From under- + coat. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/ 1. A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur. 2. A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; sometimes, a coloured primer. Example: The conversion process is carried out by Progress Rail at Longport, from where they are dispatched in undercoat to Eastleigh for final painting. 3. A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat. Labels: obsolete
Word: undercoat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English undercoat From under- + coat. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/ 1. To apply an undercoat to. Labels: transitive
Word: undercoating Part of Speech: noun 1. A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; an undercoat
Word: undercoating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of undercoat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: underexpose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English expose English underexpose From under- + expose. 1. To take a photograph using too small an exposure 2. To provide with insufficient publicity
Word: underexpose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English expose English underexpose From under- + expose. 1. The condition when a photograph is darker than it should be because the film was not exposed to sufficient light either because the camera aperture was too small or the duration of light was too short.
Word: VHML Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Virtual Human Markup Language, an XML-based language used to accommodate the various aspects of human-computer interaction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: 2001, Marriott et al., "VHML - Directing a Talking Head", in Jiming Liu, ed., Active Media Technology: 6th International Computer Science Conference, page 90, VHML is currently being used in several Talking Head applications as well. Example: 2004, Matthias Klusch et al., "Interactive Information Agents and Interfaces", in Robert W. Proctor and Kim-Phuong L. Vu (eds.), Handbook Of Human Factors In Web Design, Routledge, →ISBN, page 229, As an alternative to character-specific adjuncts to programming languages, XML-compliant character scripting languages have been be defined, such as VHML (www.vhml.org) or MPML (www.miv.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/MPML/).
Word: tweek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative. 1. A form of atmospherics (radio interference) produced when the high-frequency components reach the receiver before the low-frequency components. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tweek Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of tweak. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: replicant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin replicāns, present participle of replicō. The science fiction sense was coined by David Peoples in the 1982 film Blade Runner. 1. replicative
Word: replicant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin replicāns, present participle of replicō. The science fiction sense was coined by David Peoples in the 1982 film Blade Runner. 1. A robot or artificial being that is an exact copy of a genuine lifeform, especially a human. 2. One who replies. Labels: archaic
Word: replicative Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or causing replication. 2. Synonym of replicate.
Word: onomastica Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of onomasticon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pre-Christian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English Christian English pre-Christian From pre- + Christian. 1. Pertaining to the time before the arrival of Christianity, particularly in Western Europe. Labels: not-comparable Example: pre-Christian and pre-Abrahamic traditions
Word: pre-Christian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English Christian English pre-Christian From pre- + Christian. 1. A person who is not yet a Christian, regarded as a potential convert.
Word: Ing Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: vitalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vitalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vitalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vitalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vitalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vitalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ernst Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Ernst, a medieval royal name in Germany, from Old High German ernust (“vigor, strife”), from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz. Doublet of earnest. 1. A surname.
Word: Dieter Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after settler Martin Van Buren Dieter. 1. A township in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.
Word: Dietrich Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: Sabine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Sabinus. The name is said to mean "of one's own," from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪbaɪn/, /ˈsæbaɪn/ 1. A member of a certain ancient tribe of Italy.
Word: Sabine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Latin saint's name Sabina. Pronunciation: /səˈbiːn/ 1. A female given name.
Word: Sabine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Sabines (“Rivière Sabines”) via sabine (“tree type”), from Spanish Sabinas (“Rio de Sabinas”), from sabina (“type of tree”), from Latin herba Sabina (“tree”), from Sabinus (“tribe”); named after the forests on the shores of the river. Named in 1716 by Spanish explorer Domingo Ramón. Pronunciation: /səˈbiːn/ 1. Ellipsis of Sabine River: A river in Louisiana and Texas in the United States Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. Ellipsis of Sabine County: A county of Texas, United States; the county is named for the river. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 3. Ellipsis of Sabine Parish: A parish of Louisiana, United States; the parish is named for the river. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 4. Ellipsis of Sabine Lake: A former lake, a bay on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, at the mouth of the Sabine River, on the border of Louisiana and Texas in the United States Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Linnea Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin of Swedish origin, occasionally used since the twentieth century.
Word: Leonore Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Leonore. 1. A female given name.
Word: Eleonora Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant form of Eleanor. 1. A female given name.
Word: metope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin metopa and its source, Koine Greek μετόπη (metópē), from μετά (metá, “between”) + ὀπή (opḗ, “hole”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛtəʊp/, /ˈmɛtəpi/ 1. The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze. Example: There's a second plate of that metope that shows the full figures of both Perseus and Medusa and includes the winged horse Pegasus that was born of Medusa's blood. Example: Architects working on the recent restoration programme have found clear evidence that in its first design the building featured just a row of metope panels over the east and west entrances, where the frieze now runs […].
Word: Ellinor Part of Speech: name Etymology: A rare spelling variant of Elinor or Eleanor. 1. A female given name. 2. A ghost town in Toledo Township, Chase County, Kansas, United States.
Word: shinplaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shin + plaster. Probably coined during the American War of Independence (1775–1783). Named for its resemblance to, and suitability for makeshift use as, a bandage for dressing the shin. 1. An essentially worthless note of paper money. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, US, historical, informal 2. A 25¢ banknote. Labels: Canada, historical, informal
Word: shinplasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shinplaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twelvemo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From twelve + -mo. 1. duodecimo, or 12mo, a paper size, so called because it is cut 12 to a (huge, originally made) sheet 2. a page, book etc. of that size
Word: stewing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stew Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stewing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is stewed. Example: The meat was still tough even after repeated stewings.
Word: letterboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of letterbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lawcourt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of law court. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lawcourts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lawcourt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: liquefied Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of liquified. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz carry around 20% of the world’s supply. But for countries on the Persian Gulf, the waterway is more than just an energy route – it’s a lifeline for more than 100 million people.
Word: liquefied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of liquefy; Alternative spelling of liquified. Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: liquefying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of liquefy; alternative spelling of liquifying. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: liquifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of liquify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lotions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lotion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iridescent cloud Part of Speech: noun 1. polar stratospheric cloud
Word: ultradian Part of Speech: adj 1. Cyclical with a periodicity significantly shorter than 24 hours, that is, more frequent than circadian. Labels: not-comparable Example: Ultradian rhythms […] operate in cycles of less than 24 hours, that is they happen more than once a day.
Word: polar stratospheric cloud Part of Speech: noun 1. A relatively rare type of clouds that occurs high in the stratosphere; polar stratospheric clouds often resemble mother-of-pearl as they shine in vivid colours, known as irisation
Word: moguls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mogul Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infradian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from the Latin infra (“below”) and diēs (“a day”) with the English suffix -an. Compare circadian, ultradian, and infra etc. 1. Cyclical with a periodicity significantly longer than 24 hours, that is, less frequent than circadian. Labels: not-comparable
Word: macrostate 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- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English macrostate From macro- + state. 1. A group of macroscopic properties of a physical system, such as its temperature and pressure.
Word: noninvasive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + invasive. 1. Not invasive. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a surgical or other medical procedure, not requiring an incision. Labels: not-comparable Example: While noninvasive procedures like Fraxel can improve skin texture and wrinkles, Dr. Frank said that fillers are the only noninvasive way to restore volume (cost: $5,000 to $10,000).
Word: noninvasively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English noninvasive Middle English -ly English -ly English noninvasively From noninvasive + -ly. 1. In a noninvasive manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noninvasiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + invasiveness. 1. The characteristic of being noninvasive. Labels: uncountable
Word: nondairy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + dairy. 1. Not derived from dairy sources. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: milkless Example: Plus, today there is a wide array of nondairy yogurt options, from coconut milk to oat milk–based, and more.
Word: dairies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dairy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rotolo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian rotolo (“roll; rottol”). As a roll, from Late Latin rotulus (“little wheel”), from Latin rota (“wheel, rolling thing”) + -ulus (“-ule”, forming diminutives). As a unit of weight, from Arabic رُطْل (ruṭl), variant of classical رِطْل (riṭl), ultimately from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒtələʊ/ 1. A kind of roll. 2. Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (.5–2.5 kg). Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: unhitch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + hitch. 1. To disconnect; to detach; to undo that which is hitched. Example: There is no knowing what further mischief she might have done, had not York promptly sat himself down flat on her head, to prevent her struggling, at the same time calling out, "Unbuckle the black horse! run for the winch and unscrew the carriage pole; cut the trace here—somebody, if you can't unhitch it." Example: Yet had the whole train and all its bombs gone, had the engine crew merely jumped from the train and run as simple self-preservation would have suggested, or unhitched just the engine to make their escape faster, the whole town would have gone and most of the people with it, leaving just a smoking wasteland. Hundreds would have died.
Word: unhitches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unhitch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unhitching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unhitch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: haruspices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hæˈɹʊspɪsiːz/ 1. plural of haruspex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondeterminism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + determinism. Pronunciation: /nɑndəˈtɝmɪnɪzəm/ 1. The opposite of determinism: the doctrine that there are factors other than the state and immutable laws of the universe involved in the unfolding of events, such as free will. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Dependence on factors other than initial state and input. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Moving from a single-processor to a multi-processor system often exposes hidden nondeterminism due to invalid assumptions about scheduling. 3. The property of being nondeterministic, involving arbitrary choices; necessitating the choice between various indistinguishable possibilities. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Projection of an automaton almost always results in nondeterminism.
Word: non-deterministic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of nondeterministic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: nondeterministic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- English determinist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English deterministic English nondeterministic From non- + deterministic. Pronunciation: /nɒndɪˌtɜːmɪnˈɪstik/, /nɑndɪˌtɝmɪnˈɪstik/ 1. Exhibiting nondeterminism; involving choices between indistinguishable possibilities. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nondeterministic bottom-up tree automaton recognize the class of regular tree languages. Example: The aim of this book is to compare deterministic, nondeterministic, and strongly nondeterministic decision trees. Conventional (deterministic) decision trees are widely used as classifiers, as a means of knowledge representation, and as algorithms.
Word: payoff function Part of Speech: noun 1. A mathematical function describing the award given to a single player at the outcome of a game.
Word: utility function Part of Speech: noun 1. A mathematical function that assigns a real number to every element of the outcome space in a way that captures the agent's preferences over both simple and compound lotteries.
Word: logans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of logan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bare minimum Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɛə ˈmɪnɪməm/, /bɛː-/, /bɛɚ ˈmɪnəməm/ 1. The smallest possible quantity or the least fulfilling, but still adequate, condition that is required, acceptable, or suitable for some purpose. Example: The Belgian colonies, if they adhere to these limits, must provide for all their wants at a lower cost by one half than the French as a bare minimum. Example: It is the old problem of what a victor is to do with the vanquished, if the latter is to gain the bare minimum of economic independence.
Word: puli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hungarian puli. Pronunciation: /ˈpuːli/ 1. One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat. Example: Other dogs competing in Best in Show were a standard poodle, a Scottish terrier, a puli, a Brussels griffon and a Scottish deerhound.
Word: arm candy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Presumably derived from eye candy. The term has been attested in the US since 1992. 1. An attractive, seemingly romantic companion who accompanies a person in public solely so that one or both of the individuals can gain attention, enhance social status, or create an impression of sexual appeal. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: All About Eve (1950, FoxVideo). [Marilyn Monroe had] already had mini-roles in eight movies when she turned up as George Sanders' arm candy in the party scenes of this film. Example: Friends described her as always ready to serve as "arm candy"—that is, a pretty date—to industry players, in hopes of landing a role. 2. A luxury wristwatch or some other accessory worn on the wrist. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Beyond just looking the part, this arm candy is a world-class piece of technology. Example: Rack up your arm candy with this schmancy bangle, watch, and bracelet set from Anne Klein.
Word: easy-going Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of easygoing. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In short, the old town—the lovablest, old-timiest, easy-goingest old town that ever was—sits there by the River, hugging its traditions, and hoarding its stories, of which it has enough to make a new Thousand and One Nights. Example: He dropped gradually back into his old frivolous and easy-going ways and conditions of feeling and manner of speech, and no familiar of his could have detected anything in him that differentiated him from the weak and careless Tom of other days.
Word: membership marketing Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members for an association or relationship-driven organization. Labels: uncountable
Word: rotoli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rotolo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dumbing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. present participle and gerund of dumb Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flatfoots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flatfoot Labels: form-of, plural Example: A dozen flatfoots cleaned the place out.
Word: flatfoots Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flatfoot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: moral authority Part of Speech: noun 1. Of a person, institution, or written work, the quality or characteristic of being respected for having good character or knowledge, especially as a source of guidance or an exemplar of proper conduct. Labels: uncountable Example: The people adopted the government they had framed, and thus gave it its moral authority. Example: There was an essay . . . devoted to a consideration of the many questions which must be reopened and reconsidered on their merits if the teaching of the Church of England were to cease to carry moral authority. 2. One possessing this characteristic. Labels: uncountable Example: At first Martin Luther King Jr. invoked Booker as a moral authority for King's ethic of love and his posture of passive resistance to white hatred. Example: No less a moral authority than Elie Wiesel, the celebrated holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate, urged President Bush to invade Iraq to defend freedom and liberate the Iraqi people. 3. The right or power to act (or direct others to act), based on the belief that the actor is moral, rather than on the actor having or needing some formal power to do so. Labels: uncountable Example: Thus, when the military breaches the existing political order, it will be forced to claim a moral authority for its actions. Example: Victims of palpable injustice enjoy a moral authority that is likely to provide access to even busy players.
Word: beta radiation Part of Speech: noun 1. The radiation of beta particles as a result of radioactive decay. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lithotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos)der. English litho- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English lithotomy From litho- + -tomy. 1. A surgical method for removal of calculi, such as kidney stones and gallstones.
Word: lithotomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lithotomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: two-fisted drinker Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who can handle their liquor well Labels: figuratively, idiomatic 2. A person clutching a drink in each hand. Example: Are you holding that for your girlfriend, or are you a two-fisted drinker tonight?
Word: liberins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liberin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: life of Reilly Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of life of Riley. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: complexities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of complexity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: af- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Assimilated form of ad- before f. From Latin ad-. 1. Alternative form of ad- (“to, toward”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: moribunds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moribund Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calls out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of call out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: calling out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of call out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: föhn Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of foehn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Japonica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin iaponicus (“Japanese”), from Iaponia. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈpɑn.ɪˌkə/ 1. A species of camellia (Camellia japonica), a native flower of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: japonica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin japō̆nica, the species name. 1. Any of several plants originally native to Japan. Example: To-day we have naming of parts. Japonica Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring gardens, And to-day we have naming of parts. 2. Any of several plants originally native to Japan. Example: The isograms were typical of differences between two subspecies but also of those between different lines of japonicas or indicas.
Word: nonhuman Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Latin hūmānus Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human English nonhuman From non- + human. 1. Not human; not of the human race. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonhuman animals Example: nonhuman agents
Word: nonhuman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Latin hūmānus Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human English nonhuman From non- + human. 1. A creature or thing that is not human. Example: The dialectical obverse of this use of opium is the fear that opium will turn humans into nonhumans or antihumans.
Word: non-human Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of nonhuman. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: At the centre of Stalin’s superiority over his competitors was certainly his intense will, just as Napoleon ranked what he called ‘moral fortitude’ higher in a general than genius or experience. When Milovan Djilas said to Stalin during the Yugoslav-Soviet discussions in Moscow during the war that the Serbian politician Gavrilović was ‘a shrewd man’, Stalin commented, as though to himself: ‘Yes, there are politicians who think shrewdness is the main thing in politics. . . .’⁴⁴ His was a will-power taken to a logical extreme. There is something non-human about his almost total lack of normal restraints upon it.
Word: non-human Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nonhuman. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The reclusive tycoon calling himself the Illusive Man is a human nationalist focused on advancing human interests, whatever the cost to non-humans. The Citadel Council regards him as a fanatic posing a serious threat to galactic security.
Word: Aanya Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit [Term?] (“inexhaustible”). 1. A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
Word: nonhumans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonhuman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-humans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non-human Labels: form-of, plural 2. Alternative spelling of nonhumans. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bas reliefs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bas relief Labels: form-of, plural
Word: air travel Part of Speech: noun 1. Journeying through the sky, usually in an aeroplane. Labels: uncountable Example: Air travel is now cheaper than in the past century.
Word: bas-reliefs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bas-relief Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chassidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Chassid Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Chassidic From Chassid + -ic. 1. Alternative spelling of Hasidic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Argives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Argive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auriform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aur- + -iform. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɹɪfɔːm/ 1. Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped. Example: The gastropod mollusc abalone is auriform, and therefore also known as the ear shell.
Word: Baja Midnight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The earliest known use of the term is from the southern cape of Baja California, as used by the windsurfers and fishermen from the United States. Its earliest use has been placed to 1990, Los Barrilles, BCS, though it may have been in use prior to that time. 1. A time of night when one is tired or feels as if it were midnight before it actually is, usually considered to be between 8pm and 9pm local time. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: bilge keel Part of Speech: noun 1. a strake, or small keel or blister, running along much of the length of the hull. It is used to reduce the hull's tendency to roll. They are typically fitted one on each side, low down on the side of the hull, so as not to increase the draft of the vessel. In battleships they were often quite large and used as part of the torpedo protection system.
Word: bisbigliando Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian bisbigliando (“whispering”). 1. Tremolo produced by a bowed or plucked string instrument such as a harp. Labels: uncountable
Word: brown bagging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of brown bag Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: brown bagging Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of carrying lunch to work (or school), frequently in a brown paper bag. Labels: uncountable 2. The agricultural practice of planting seed saved from the farmer's own harvest, as opposed to buying new seed from a seed company. Labels: uncountable
Word: bus ministry Part of Speech: noun 1. An outreach program of a religious institution that regularly uses buses or jitneys to transport people, typically children, to a site of religious practice.
Word: capuche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French capuche. Doublet of cappuccio. Pronunciation: /kəˈpuːtʃ/, /kaˈpuːʃ/ 1. A long, pointed hood, as that worn by the Augustinians, Capuchins or Franciscans.
Word: casualisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From casual + -isation. 1. The process by which employment shifts from a preponderance of full-time and permanent or contract positions to higher levels of casual positions. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of making anything casual. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: While there are some Cockney elements observable in northern English (such as /t/ fronting), other regions of Britain have manifested their own casualisations of RP towards the local vernaculars. So people talk of 'posh Geordie', 'posh Brummy', 'posh Scouse', 'posh Yorkshire Leeds' and so on […]
Word: liberin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English liberate Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English liberin From liberate + -in. 1. Synonym of releasing hormone.
Word: CDO-squared Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of CDO (collateralized debt obligation) that invests in other CDOs.
Word: cherry graph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Cedric Chauve, and popularized at the RECOMB-CG conference on comparative genomics, September 16th, 2007, in reference to the fact that cherries often come in pairs. 1. A subtree in a graph consisting of an internal node with exactly two leaves.
Word: chondromucoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-rósder.? Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros)der. English chondro- English mucoid English chondromucoid From chondro- + mucoid. 1. The combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: Cooranbong Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized spelling of the Aboriginal word kouranbong, meaning either "water over rocks" or "rocky bottom creek." The word has changed spelling over the years from its original spelling of Kuringbong (1834) to Coorumbung (1841) and Corumbong (1879). In the year of 1866 the word was officially adopted by Cooranbong, New South Wales and its current spelling was secured. Labels: no-gloss
Word: Cooranbong Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized spelling of the Aboriginal word kouranbong, meaning either "water over rocks" or "rocky bottom creek." The word has changed spelling over the years from its original spelling of Kuringbong (1834) to Coorumbung (1841) and Corumbong (1879). In the year of 1866 the word was officially adopted by Cooranbong, New South Wales and its current spelling was secured. 1. A town in the Lake Macquarie council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia
Word: copy typist Part of Speech: noun 1. A typist who types up written notes or drafts, rather than typing from dictation.
Word: counterknowledge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English knowledge English counterknowledge From counter- + knowledge. 1. Misinformation packaged to look like fact. Labels: uncountable
Word: craplet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of crapplet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: daylight overdraft Part of Speech: noun 1. A debit balance in the customer’s account that occurs in the course of the banking day and is expected to be repaid by a credit to the account prior to the end of the banking day.
Word: OFDM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: dex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of decimal exponent. 1. An order or factor of ten. Example: 2004, Cartledge et al 2004, The Homogeneity of Interstellar Oxygen in the Galactic Disk, Abstract, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 613, Issue 2, pp. 1037-1048, The data points for low-<nH> paths are scattered more widely than those for denser sight lines, because O/H ratios for such paths shorter than 800 pc are generally about 0.10 dex lower than the values for longer ones.
Word: dex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By shortening. 1. Dexterity. Labels: uncountable Example: Establish a proccing percentage of a weapon by putting it in the primary hand and then put it in your offhand and check the proccing percentage with varying levels of dual wield skill (while keeping level and dex constant).
Word: dex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of various drug names. 1. Dextromethorphan. Labels: colloquial, uncountable 2. Dexamethasone. Labels: colloquial, uncountable 3. Dextroamphetamine/dexedrine. Labels: colloquial, uncountable Example: Two blocks west of the Chat, in a teashop called the Jarre de Thé, Case washed down the night's first pill with a double espresso. It was a flat pink octagon, a potent species of Brazilian dex he bought from one of Zone's girls.
Word: GMPLS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of generalized multi-protocol label switching. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: dictated but not read Part of Speech: adj 1. Dictated, as to a secretary or stenographer, but not proofread by the person who dictated it. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: dimensioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin mētior Latin dīmētior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīmēnsiōder. English dimension English -er English dimensioner From dimension + -er. 1. A weight and volume measuring device or machine for measuring three-dimensional or cuboidal objects such as parcels, cartons or boxes.
Word: EDFA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: dog and cat Part of Speech: noun 1. A team comprising one male and one female, either working as associates or having one as the second-in-command to the other. Labels: attributive, idiomatic, sometimes
Word: egonomics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ego + -nomics. The term was first proposed by Thomas Schelling in his paper Egonomics, or the Art of Self-Management. Pronunciation: /ˌiːɡə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪks/, /ˌɛɡə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪks/ 1. The act or practice of self-management. Labels: uncountable
Word: ex nunc Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin ex (“from”) + nunc (“now”). 1. “from now on”. Used to describe certain legal effects which are applicable solely from this point (in time) on and therefore do not affect past actions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: exophytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English exophyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English exophytic From exophyte + -ic. 1. In pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward. Labels: not-comparable 2. The proliferating on the exterior or surface epithelium of an organ or other structure in which the growth originated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ex tunc Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin ex tunc. Pronunciation: /ˌɛks ˈtʌŋk/ 1. from the beginning, from the outset. Used to describe certain legal effects that can affect situations prior to this point in time and therefore can affect past actions.
Word: fac brat Part of Speech: noun 1. A child of a faculty member at a high school, university, or college. Labels: slang
Word: FORML Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of formal object role modeling language. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: Google stalk Part of Speech: verb 1. To enter a person's name into the search engine Google to find personal information about them. Labels: transitive
Word: grins-and-giggles Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of grins and giggles. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: hic Rhodus, hic salta Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: The phrase arises from the Latin form of Aesop's Fables (Gibbs 209; Perry 33; Chambry 51), as translated from Ancient Greek "Αὐτοῦ γὰρ καὶ Ῥόδος καὶ πήδημα" (literally) "Here is Rhodes, jump here!". In the fable, a boastful athlete brags that he once achieved a stupendous long jump in competition on the island of Rhodes. A bystander challenges him to dispense with the reports of the witnesses and simply repeat his accomplishment on the spot: "Here is Rhodes, jump here!" 1. Prove what you can do, here and now. Example: 1820, Hegel, “Philosophy of Right”, Preface, from SW Dyde 1896 translation As a philosophic writing, it must be on its guard against constructing a state as it ought to be. Philosophy cannot teach the state what it should be, but only how it, the ethical universe, is to be known. Idou Podos, idou kai to pidima / Hic Rhodus, hic saltus. Example: On the other hand, proletarian revolutions, like those of the nineteenth century, constantly criticize themselves, constantly interrupt themselves in their own course, return to the apparently accomplished, in order to begin anew; they deride with cruel thoroughness the half-measures, weaknesses, and paltriness of their first attempts, seem to throw down their opponents only so the latter may draw new strength from the earth and rise before them again more gigantic than ever, recoil constantly from the indefinite colossalness of their own goals – until a situation is created which makes all turning back impossible, and the conditions themselves call out: Hic Rhodus, hic salta!
Word: Hindawi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic هِنْدَاوِيّ (hindāwiyy, “Indian”). 1. A surname from Arabic.
Word: -idine Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Derived from the ending of pyridine, which comes from German Pyridin which in turn comes from a combination of pyro- -id and -in (-ide and -ine) 1. Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring containing nitrogen Labels: morpheme 2. alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonists. Labels: morpheme
Word: in irons Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. The "trapped" condition a sailing ship finds itself in when the bow of the ship is headed into the wind and the ship has stalled and is unable to maneuver. 2. The state of screw-powered ships which become stalled between crests of waves or swells during a typhoon, for instance, and the ship's rudder does not respond to the commands from the helm, leaving the ship at the mercy of the sea and in danger of capsizing.
Word: intervasion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of inter- + invasion. 1. A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of intervention in some troubled situation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Osler node Part of Speech: noun 1. A painful, red, raised skin lesion, usually on the pads of the fingers or toes, indicative of the heart disease bacterial endocarditis. Example: The patient had fever and sweats for weeks, but the diagnosis was uncertain until Osler nodes appeared on her fingers.
Word: anteposition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin anteponere. Pronunciation: /æntɪpəˈzɪʃən/ 1. The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable
Word: Osler nodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Osler node Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theologue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin theologus, from Ancient Greek θεολόγος (theológos). Equivalent to theo- + -logue. 1. A student of theology 2. A theologian
Word: Juretzko Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. The earliest known records of the Juretzko surname are from Silesia.
Word: bar association Part of Speech: noun 1. An organization of lawyers which regulates their ability to practice law in a jurisdiction, and/or serves the interests of lawyers in that jurisdiction.
Word: abuse of process Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈbjuːs əv ˈpɹəʊ.sɛs/, /əˈbjus əv ˈpɹɑsɛs/ 1. A cause of action in tort arising from one party making a malicious and deliberate misuse or perversion of regularly issued court process (civil or criminal) that is not justified by the underlying legal action. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: knob-thatcher Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who makes wigs. Labels: obsolete
Word: malicious prosecution Part of Speech: noun 1. The wrongful initiation or continuation of criminal or civil proceedings against an individual without reasonable grounds and with improper motives. Labels: countable, uncountable