nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bang on Part of Speech: verb 1. To talk about something constantly and tiresomely. Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK, derogatory, informal, usually Example: I started recycling, just so she’d stop banging on about it. Example: Give it a rest! You've been banging on all day.
Word: corolla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin corōlla (“small garland, chaplet or wreath”), diminutive of corōna (“garland, chaplet, wreath”). Pronunciation: /kəˈɹoʊlə/, /kəˈɹɑlə/, /kəˈɹəʊlə/, /kəˈɹɒlə/ 1. The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused. Example: Our wet fingers touched and we formed a circle like the corolla of a flower, floating into the silence of the desert dawn with the ancient sun on our bodies.
Word: culpability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French culpabilité. Pronunciation: /ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/ 1. The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: criminal culpability Example: The investigation established his culpability in the fraud. 2. The amount of liability for a fault or wrongdoing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: degree of culpability Example: establish culpability
Word: tepal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tépale, from New Latin tēpalum, coined 1827 by transposition of French pétale (“petal”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛp(ə)l/, /ˈtiːp(ə)l/ 1. Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals. Example: 1982, H. Q. Varekamp (translator and editor), Z. Botschantzeva, Tulips: Taxonomy, Morphology, cytology, phytogeography and physiology, page 27, In Tulipa the pubescent tips of the tepals are quite interesting in particular those of T. fosteriana. The top of the tepal is initiated and develops before the reflexed, lateral parts. Example: The species bears creamy white flowers with a yellow base and tepals often streaked with rose-pink.
Word: superscript Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French superscript, from Latin superscriptus (“written above”). By surface analysis, super- + script. 1. A type of lettering form that appears as a number, figure, or symbol above the normal line of type, located at the right or left of another symbol or text. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In x², the 2 written in superscript means “to the power of two”.
Word: superscript Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French superscript, from Latin superscriptus (“written above”). By surface analysis, super- + script. 1. Placed above the normal line of text. Labels: not-comparable
Word: superscript Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French superscript, from Latin superscriptus (“written above”). By surface analysis, super- + script. 1. To provide with a superscript. Labels: transitive Example: The ambient or unsaturated value of a variable is superscripted with a "*". 2. To convert to a superscript form. Labels: transitive Example: Select the number or letter you want to superscript and, in the Font dialog box, enter an Offset percentage to tell PowerPoint how high to raise the number or letter.
Word: Marta Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)tə/ 1. A female given name, variant of Martha. 2. A transliteration of the Macedonian, Russian, or Ukrainian female given name Ма́рта (Márta)
Word: orchiectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin orchis Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English orchiectomy From Latin orchis + English -ectomy. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːɹkiːˈɛktəmi/ 1. The surgical removal of one or both testes.
Word: naira Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A contraction of Nigeria, coined by Federal Commissioner for Finance Obafemi Awolowo. 1. The official currency of Nigeria. Equal to 100 kobo. (The naira replaced the pound in 1973.) Example: "We will not tolerate this. We gave them enough time to purchase helmets. Six months ago the price of helmets was below 800 naira so complaints about non-availability and high prices are no excuse," he told Reuters. Example: ‘Five naira for one small cup. The big one is ten naira.’
Word: accelerating force Part of Speech: noun 1. The force which causes accelerated motion.
Word: accelerated motion Part of Speech: noun 1. Motion with a continually increasing velocity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Frenched Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to servings of meat that have stylishly exposed bone protruding from them (meat with bones that have been French trimmed)
Word: Frenched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of French Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Frenching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of French Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Frenching Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of frenching (“disease of cotton”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Frenches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of French Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abastardize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French abastardir, from Old French a- + bastart (“bastard”). Pronunciation: /eɪˈbæs.tɚˌdaɪz/ 1. To stigmatize as a bastard; debase. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: abastardizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abastardize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:abastardizing.
Word: abastardizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abastardize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abastardized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abastardize Labels: US, form-of, participle, past
Word: abastard Part of Speech: verb 1. To abastardize. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: abastarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abastard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abastards Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abastard Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abastarding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abastard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abduced Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əbˈdjuːst/, /æbˈdust/, /æbˈdjust/, /əbˈdust/, /əbˈdjust/ 1. simple past and past participle of abduce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abducing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /abˈdju.sɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of abduce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abduces Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /æbˈduˈsəs/, /æbˈdjuˈsəs/, /əbˈduˈsəs/, /əbˈdjuˈsəs/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abduce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abears Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abear Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abeared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abear Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aberred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of aberr Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aberring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aberr Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aberrs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of aberr Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gymnastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin gymnasticus. By surface analysis, gymnast + -ic. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪmˈnæstɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to gymnastics. 2. Of or pertaining to the gymnasia (ancient Greek schools). Example: gymnastic dialogues
Word: gymnastic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin gymnasticus. By surface analysis, gymnast + -ic. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪmˈnæstɪk/ 1. A gymnast. Labels: obsolete
Word: aberrating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aberrate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aberrates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of aberrate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aberrated Part of Speech: adj 1. abnormal; irregular; atypical Labels: not-comparable Example: The most distressing cases are those where the patch assumes a different colour from that of the trousers (dissimilitas coloris). In this instance the mind of the patient is found to be in a sadly aberrated condition.
Word: aberrated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of aberrate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abjected Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abject Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abjected Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been cast off or rejected. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: abjecting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abject Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abjects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abject Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abjects Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abject Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: leisurewear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English leisure Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English leisurewear From leisure + -wear. 1. Clothing worn for leisure or as general casual wear. Labels: uncountable
Word: ablaqueating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ablaqueate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ablaqueates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ablaqueate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ablaqueated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ablaqueate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: remanded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of remand Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: remanding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of remand Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: remands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of remand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remands Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remand Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from disabled. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.bl̩d/ 1. Having a range of physical powers as specified. Labels: in-compounds
Word: abled Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from disabled. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.bl̩d/ 1. A person who has no disability. Example: As a disabled person, there are many days I can't leave the house looking how I want to look, and I also have tics that make me look distinctly odd to ableds.
Word: abled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.bl̩d/ 1. simple past and past participle of able Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of able Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ables Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of able Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abluting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ablute Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ablutes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ablute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abluted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ablute Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backformation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of back-formation. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: ablute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from ablution. Pronunciation: /əˈbluːt/, /əˈblut/ 1. To wash oneself. Labels: colloquial, intransitive 2. To wash. Labels: colloquial, transitive
Word: abnegates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abnegate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abnegating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abnegate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abnegated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abnegate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bishoprick Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of bishopric. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Ritson, who was a native of the bishoprick of Durham, tells us that the fairies frequented many parts of it; that they were described as being of the smallest size, and uniformly habited in green.
Word: protectionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French protectionnisme, equivalent to protection + -ism. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈtɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zəm/ 1. A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Take the New Right's full-throated embrace of protectionism and industrial policy. This romance with protectionism started in the 1990s with former GOP presidential candidate Pat Buchanan, gained enormous traction under former President Donald Trump, and is still going strong today. 2. Linguistic purism. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: missionary position Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Supposed to have been originated by natives of the Trobriand Islands (who considered it improper), popularized by Alfred Kinsey. 1. A position for sexual intercourse in which the man and woman face each other, with the man on top.
Word: giz Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ɡɪz/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of give us. Labels: UK, alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling, slang
Word: -ling Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling From Middle English -ling, from Old English -ling, from Proto-West Germanic *-ling, from Proto-Germanic *-lingaz, a nominal suffix, probably composed of Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent/instrumental/diminutive suffix) + Proto-Germanic *-ingaz (patronymic suffix). Akin to Dutch -ling, German -ling, Icelandic -lingur, Gothic -𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 (-liggs). More at -le, -ing. Pronunciation: /lɪŋ/ 1. small, immature, miniature Labels: morpheme 2. follower or resident Labels: morpheme
Word: -ling Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle English -ling, from Old English -ling, -linga, -lunga (adverbial suffix). Compare -long. Pronunciation: /lɪŋ/ 1. An adverbial suffix denoting manner, direction, or position. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme
Word: CEI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Central European Initiative. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Cycle Engineers' Institute, one of three screw thread standards contributing to the Whitworth threads standards set. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CEI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cum-eating instructions: written or recorded instructions directing a submissive to consume semen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of child exploitation images. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncommon Example: Past operations, such as those that took down the child exploitation site Playpen, or current efforts to arrest purveyors of CEI on Freenet, seek to chase out what one Dark Web site admin called the “true black sheep” of these networks.
Word: BSF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of British Standard Fine, one of three screw thread standards contributing to the Whitworth threads standards set. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: God Almighty Part of Speech: name Etymology: A calque of Hebrew אֵל שַׁדַּי (ʼĒl Shaddạy, “God Almighty”). See also god and almighty. 1. almighty God, omnipotent God, God the all-powerful
Word: God Almighty Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A calque of Hebrew אֵל שַׁדַּי (ʼĒl Shaddạy, “God Almighty”). See also god and almighty. 1. An exclamation of surprise or astonishment. 2. An exclamation of annoyance. 3. An expression of resignation or spite.
Word: doobie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From doob + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈduːbi/ 1. A marijuana cigarette. Labels: slang Example: YO! Youse guys need to turn those frowns upside down, and I got just the thing for that… we call it… DOOBIE SNACKS! Example: In parts of the state, enjoying an occasional doobie is nowadays considered little different from sipping a Pinot Noir. 2. A cobbler-like fruit dessert. Labels: countable
Word: imparting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of impart Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: imparting Part of Speech: noun 1. communication (a giving or sharing of information etc) 2. distribution (a sharing or division of something)
Word: assimilating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of assimilate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: It was delightful to have so much to communicate, and yet to be so well understood. Then the contrast between the two gave that variety which attracts without assimilating.
Word: assimilating Part of Speech: adj 1. That assimilates Labels: not-comparable
Word: caps Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kæps/ 1. plural of cap Labels: form-of, plural 2. Abbreviation of capabilities. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: device caps
Word: caps Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kæps/ 1. Capital letters; capitals. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: caps Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kæps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pecking order Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Hackordnung. 1. The natural ranking of social status and dominance occurring in a group of birds. 2. The usually informal hierarchy of authority, command, or social status, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: amateurish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English amateur Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English amateurish From amateur + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ.ɪʃ/, /ˈæ.mə.tjʊɚ.ɪʃ/ 1. Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished. Labels: derogatory Example: Some of the photographs are new and interesting, but many captions are amateurish, uninformative or simply careless. Example: Behind her on the wall was an amateurish painting of an old lady, set in an ornate antique frame.
Word: Suzane Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew, of rare usage, variant of Suzanne.
Word: sour grapes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Aesop's fable The Fox and the Grapes, in which a fox, unable to reach grapes it is seeking, convinces itself that they must have been unripe (therefore, sour) all along and so not worth trying for in the first place. 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sour, grapes. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Things that somebody pretends to despise because they cannot obtain or have them. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only 3. A putting down or expression of disdain about something that one desires but cannot have. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: I think his comments about that new car are just sour grapes because he can't afford it. Example: Despite the egos of individual scientists, the jealousies and the sour grapes, science had worked pretty much the way it was supposed to.
Word: bogged down Part of Speech: verb 1. past of bog down Labels: form-of, past
Word: bogged down Part of Speech: adj 1. Stuck, as if in a bog. Labels: not-comparable Example: It was Mr. Womble that tied the rope to the car that was bogged down, and I was the one that tied the other end of it to the end of the truck... 2. Stuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: However, if the project manager has a sense that the project is getting bogged down, there is one additional strategy that can be employed...
Word: mired Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mire Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mired Part of Speech: adj 1. Stuck in mud; plunged or fixed in mud. 2. Involved in trouble or difficulty. Labels: figuratively 3. Confused or perplexed. Labels: figuratively
Word: mired Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro reciprocal degree. 1. A unit of measurement for color temperature.
Word: clothespin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clothes + pin. 1. A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching. Labels: Canada, US Example: At a hundred and thirty pounds, Altman is poised as a clothespin, fierce as a horned owl.
Word: clothespin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From clothes + pin. 1. To affix with a clothespin. Labels: transitive
Word: sitophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sito- + -phobia < Ancient Greek, σῖτος (sîtos, “wheat, bread”) + -φοβία (-phobía, “fear”). 1. A morbid or insane dread of eating. An aversion to food. Labels: uncountable
Word: who shot John Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in the 1860s as a game among students at British military academies; in later use, chiefly US. 1. Long and involved explanation, finger-pointing, or assignment of credit or blame. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: I haven't been in on any of the sessions, I don't intend to get directly involved, and I'm not going to engage in any speculation about "who shot John". Example: 1979, Mr. Morris, quoted in Reauthorization of programs under the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, United States General Printing Office, page 17, I really do not think it is appropriate to come up here and present to this committee or to the Congress the "who shot John" processes by which the President makes decisions. 2. Nonsense; rubbish. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: This "Who-Shot-John" stuff about "Love thine enemy" is all very pretty, but I would rather have a little regard and do a good turn for a man that has proved himself my friend by having stuck to the organization that has raised my wages and thereby making It possible for me to give my family more of the necessities of life. Example: He never raised the topic of religion, but if it did happen to come up, he would promptly close the conversation by dismissing the entire subject as “a bunch of who shot John". 3. Something bad; a mess. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: "I don't know why you wanna run around looking like Who Shot John," exclaims Monica's mother, played by Alfre Woodard. These words may seem a bit harsh, but they were supposedly said with a loving sentiment. Example: I know this topic goes both ways because there are women who also fall short in this area and need to douche on a regular basis with the way they are running around smelling like “who shot John”. However, the topic is on you men […] 4. Liquor, especially illegally made. Labels: Southern-US, uncountable Example: Red Mammy, the proprietress, bootlegs a horrendous brew known as "Who Shot John?"
Word: epoche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin epocha or German Epoche, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ). Doublet of epoch. This term was introduced by Husserl and other phenomenologists, although it also seems to be present in Aristotelian philosophy (as the concept did originate with Aristotle). 1. Moment of theoretical suspension of all action. 2. Moment of theoretical suspension of belief.
Word: babaylan Part of Speech: noun 1. A Philippine shaman.
Word: Suzanne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Suzanne. Doublet of Susanna. Pronunciation: /suːˈzæn/, /-zɑːn/ 1. A female given name from French. Example: 'Suzanne' was the name given to the baby. It was Vivian's choice, but she had doubts about it later. Wasn't it a shade on the exotic side? Perhaps 'Susan' was preferable.
Word: Susanna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σουσάννα (Sousánna), the New Testament form of Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”). 1. A female given name from Hebrew. 2. A follower of Jesus (Luke 8:3) 3. A book of the Apocrypha.
Word: mitigator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mitigate + -or. 1. Someone or something that mitigates.
Word: tue Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of tui (species of honeyeater). Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: be-all and end-all Part of Speech: noun 1. Something considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate. Labels: idiomatic Example: He thought that cars were the be-all and end-all of life. Example: Profit is the be-all and end-all of business.
Word: abodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abodes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abode Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aboded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abode Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abominates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abominate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abominated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abominate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abomine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French abominer. 1. To abominate. Labels: obsolete
Word: abomines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abomine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abomining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abomine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abomined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abomine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abord Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abords Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abord Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abording Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abord Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aborded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abord Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abraided Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abraid Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abraiding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abraid Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abraids Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abraid Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abrases Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abrase Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abrasing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abrase Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abrased Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abrase Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unluckily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unlucky + -ly or un- + luckily. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈlʌkɪli/ 1. Without luck; unfortunately. Example: They say that Ngoc hoang sent a messenger from heaven to men to say that when they reached old age they should change their skins and live for ever, but that when serpents grew old they must die. The messenger came down to earth and said, rightly enough, "When man is old he shall cast his skin; but when serpents are old they shall die and be laid in coffins." So far so good. But unluckily there happened to be a brood of serpents within hearing, and when they learned the doom pronounced on their kind, they fell into a fury and said to the messenger, "You must say it over again and just the contrary, or we will bite you." Example: […] where Hercules and Omphale having changed garments, he lying in his wives clothes, and ſhe in his Lions skin, made the luſtfull God mistake ſo unluckily, […]
Word: abreact Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Partial calque of German abreagieren, from ab (“away from, off, down from”) + reagieren (“to react”), equivalent to ab- + react. Pronunciation: /ˌæb.ɹiˈækt/ 1. To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences. Labels: transitive Example: HEATHER: But he'd deny it afterwards. Same thing all over. / DYSART: No. Because he's ready to abreact. / HEATHER: Abreact? / DYSART: Live it all again.
Word: abreacted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abreact Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abreacting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abreact Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abreacts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abreact Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abrenounces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abrenounce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abrenouncing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abrenounce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abrenounced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abrenounce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abrooked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abrook Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abrooking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abrook Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abrooks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abrook Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abrupted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abrupt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abrupting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abrupt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abrupts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abrupt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abrupts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abrupt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hygienic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French hygiénique. Displaced earlier hygienal. Pronunciation: /haɪˈd͡ʒiːnɪk/, /haɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/, /hʌɪd͡ʒɪˈɛnɪk/ 1. Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease. 2. Whose expansion is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers. Labels: slang Example: Of course, anyone with a Scheme background is probably howling at this point because they have a hygienic macro system that makes unintended variable capture impossible. Allowing variable capture when we really, really want it makes Clojure's macro system technically more dangerous than hygienic systems.
Word: haulier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English halyer, haliere, halere, equivalent to haul + -ier. Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːliə(ɹ)/ 1. A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods. Example: DB Cargo is the haulier for the Immingham-Drax flow. Its trains comprise purpose-built covered hoppers that can run at 60mph loaded and 75mph empty. Example: Hauliers are up in arms over higher tolls, while some doctors – including, from 9 January, specialists – could decide to close surgeries in support of the medical profession’s demands for more state support for an overloaded system. 2. A miner who hauls coal from the coalface to the bottom of the shaft.
Word: abscinded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abscind Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abscinding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abscind Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abscinds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abscind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abscise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin abscīsus, perfect passive participle of abscīdō (“cut off”); formed from abs- + caedō (“cut”). Pronunciation: /əbˈsaɪz/, /æbˈsaɪz/ 1. To cut off. Labels: transitive 2. To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off. Labels: intransitive
Word: abscises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abscise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abscising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abscise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abscised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abscise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: all very well Part of Speech: adj 1. All right to a certain extent, but problematic beyond that, or for other people. Labels: idiomatic Example: That's all very well, but how're we supposed to move 900 pounds of equipment out there, at all? Example: It’s all very well for you to laugh: you didn’t fall over. 2. True, as far as it goes. Labels: idiomatic
Word: FCF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of free cash flow. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of feature control frame. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: abscissed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of absciss Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abscissing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of absciss Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abscisses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of absciss Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: in re Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Latin in rē, literally meaning "in the matter [of]". 1. In the matter of; with regard to. Example: Various groups throughout the country are thinking in terms of having a counter-demonstration in re the Fundamentalists' March to Return Morality to America.
Word: envisage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French envisager, from en (“in”) + visage (“visage”); equivalent to en- + visage. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/, /ɪnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/ 1. To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision. Labels: transitive Example: From the very dawn of existence the infant must envisage self, and body acting on self. Example: Traffic at Dover Marine has developed far beyond anything envisaged when the station was built. The layout has become rather cramped, and prodigies of organisation are performed annually by all concerned to save complete saturation.
Word: absolutize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin luō Latin solvō Latin absolvōder. Latin absolūtusder. Middle French absolutder. Middle English absolut English absolute Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English absolutize From absolute + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈæb.səˌluː.taɪz/, /ˈæb.sə.ljuː.taɪz/, /ˈæb.səˌlu.taɪz/, /ˈæb.sə.lju.taɪz/ 1. To make absolute. Labels: transitive
Word: absolutise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Latin luō Latin solvō Latin absolvōder. Latin absolūtusder. Middle French absolutder. Middle English absolut English absolute English -ise English absolutise From absolute + -ise. Pronunciation: /ˈæb.sə.lu.taɪz/, /ˈæb.sə.lju.taɪz/ 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of absolutize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: absolutizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of absolutize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: absolutizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of absolutize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: absolutising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of absolutise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: absolutized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of absolutize Labels: US, form-of, participle, past
Word: absolutises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of absolutise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: absolutised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of absolutise Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: absquatulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of absquatulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: absquatulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of absquatulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: absquatulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of absquatulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: absterges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of absterge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: absterging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of absterge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: absterged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of absterge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: absterses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of absterse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abstersing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of absterse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abstersed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of absterse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: absumes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of absume Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: absuming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of absume Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: absumed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of absume Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: markets Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːkɪts/, /ˈmɑɹkɪts/ 1. plural of market Labels: form-of, plural
Word: markets Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːkɪts/, /ˈmɑɹkɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of market Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: manifestoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manifesto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marksmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marksman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aby Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of abye Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abyed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of abye Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abyes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abye Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: merchant bank Part of Speech: noun 1. A bank which provides financial services for businesses.
Word: accends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of accend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: accending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of accend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: accended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of accend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: accessorise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of accessorize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: accessorizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of accessorize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: accessorises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of accessorise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: accessorizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of accessorize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: accessorised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of accessorise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: accessorising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of accessorise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: moorage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English moor Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English moorage From moor + -age. 1. The act of mooring. 2. A place where a ship or an aircraft may be moored. 3. The fee for mooring.
Word: accinges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of accinge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: accinged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of accinge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: accinge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin accingō (“to gird”). Pronunciation: /ækˈsɪnd͡ʒ/ 1. To prepare oneself for action. Labels: archaic, reflexive Example: Æſchylus alſo never accinged himſelf to write Tragedies, unleſs he had firſt imbibed himſelf with Wine. Example: 1829, Thomas Love Peacock, The Misfortunes of Elphin, "Friend Seithenyn," said the abbot, when, having passed the castle gates, and solicited an audience, he was proceeding to the presence of Melvas, "this task, to which I have accinged myself is arduous, and in some degree awful;
Word: accinging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of accinge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pincers Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pynsours, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪnsəɹz/ 1. plural of pincer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pincers Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pynsours, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪnsəɹz/ 1. A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Milk formed their chief diet, and this they were supposed to imbibe from the witch herself, from a third "teat" which had been made beneath the arm by a nip from the Devil's pincers. 2. The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: tragedian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tragedyen, from Old French tragediane (French tragédien), equivalent to tragedy + -ian. Pronunciation: /tɹəˈd͡ʒidiən/ 1. An actor who specializes in tragic roles. Example: Euen thoſe you were wont to take such delight in the Tragedians of the City. Example: And as for the separation scene from the child, while Becky was reciting it, Emmy retired altogether behind her pocket-handkerchief, so that the consummate little tragedian must have been charmed to see the effect which her performance produced on her audience. 2. A playwright who writes tragedies.
Word: tragedienne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French tragédienne, equivalent to tragedy + -ienne. 1. A female tragedian; a woman who acts in tragic drama.
Word: -ienne Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Borrowed from French -ienne, feminine of -ien (“-ian”). 1. indicates a female variant of a noun ending in -ian Labels: morpheme
Word: comedienne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French comédienne, equivalent to comedy + -ienne. Compare doyenne. Pronunciation: /kəˌmiːdɪˈɛn/, /kəˌmiːdiˈɛn/ 1. A female comedian.
Word: equestrienne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From equestrian + -ienne. 1. A female equestrian. Labels: dated Example: Were she but the daring equestrienne jumping through the flaming hoops, little it would matter to her if her gauzy skirts did catch. Example: Horsewomen, lesbian feminists: would you like to gather a group together dressage, driving, trail riding, shows sharing equestrienne activity
Word: poncho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish poncho, from Quechua punchu. In sense “rubber rain poncho”, attested 1845, used for non-South American garments in the United States and England from 1850s, popularized by US Western expeditions and military from 1850s, particularly after World War II (1940s). Pronunciation: /ˈpɒn.tʃəʊ/, /ˈpɑn.t͡ʃoʊ/ 1. A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head. Example: Garibaldi, with his cowboy's poncho, red shirt and the black ostrich feathers in his wide hat […] Example: It was a gringo in a poncho. It was not really accurate to his suits worn today, but Julia would understand the symbolism that he was adapting to the culture and expectations while far away from home. 2. A similar waterproof garment, today typically of rubber with a hood. Example: […] spreading over my bedding an indian-rubber poncho to exclude the rain. Example: I […] took my seat between Juan and Ambrosio, protected from the rain by an India-rubber poncho.
Word: multinational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English national English multinational From multi- + national. 1. Of, or involving more than two nations (externally between countries or internally in a country). Labels: not-comparable Example: AS a young student at the multinational Aramco school in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Fadi Jaber, a son of Palestinian refugees, always preferred his American classmates’ cupcakes, brownies and chocolate chip cookies to his mother’s pastries: knafah, qatayef and baklawah. 2. Operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries (especially more than two). Labels: not-comparable Example: By operating within many nations, but ouside them at the same time, multinational firms create possibilities of change even in the world political structure Example: Some managers seemed sympathetic to the study, although they encouraged me to recast it as a technical issue, such as the "problem of executive succession in multinationals."
Word: multinational Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English national English multinational From multi- + national. 1. A multinational company. Example: The G8 leaders also called on multinationals to make a full disclosure to the taxman over how much tax they pay in different countries.