nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: proneness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prone Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English proneness From prone + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The proneness of animals is opposed to the erect posture of human beings. 2. The state of lying with the face down. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Descent; declivity. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually Example: the proneness of a hill 4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: proneness to self-gratification
Word: propension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French propension, and its source, Latin prōpēnsiō, from the participle stem of prōpendeō. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/ 1. Propensity. Labels: archaic Example: But I aſſeſt the gods, your full conſent, / Gaue vvings to my propenſion, and cut off / All feares attending on ſo dire a proiect, […] Example: As for me, my tast is strangely distasted to it's propensions, which in us are produced without the ordinance and direction of our judgement.
Word: propense Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin prōpensus, perfect passive participle of prōpendeō. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɛns/ 1. Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone. Labels: archaic Example: women propense to holiness Example: 1739, David Hume, Treatise of Human Nature Book 3: Of Morals The most immediate effects of pleasure and pain are the propense and averse motions of the mind; which are diversified into volition, into desire and aversion, grief and joy, hope and fear 2. Prepense. Labels: archaic, postpositional
Word: crown green bowls Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of bowls, played on a slightly humped, square, grass green, in which two players each play two biased bowls, either along the edges, or diagonally over the crown; it is especially popular in the north of England Labels: uncountable
Word: peace offering Part of Speech: noun 1. A religious sacrifice. 2. An offering or concession made to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace or reconciliation; an olive branch. Example: After our fox-terrier had killed several of the Stationmaster's chickens and a peace offering had been made by my father in the form of cigars, I found that the way had been made clear for me to visit the junction box, and what a thrill it was.
Word: photohydrogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen English photohydrogen From photo- + hydrogen. 1. hydrogen produced (along with oxygen) by the photolytic decomposition of water in certain anaerobic algae etc Labels: uncountable
Word: seleniuretted hydrogen Part of Speech: noun 1. hydrogen selenide Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: sulphuretted hydrogen Part of Speech: noun 1. hydrogen sulphide Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: telluretted hydrogen Part of Speech: noun 1. Hydrogen telluride. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: azane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See azo-. 1. ammonia, NH₃. Labels: uncountable 2. Any saturated hydride of nitrogen having a general formula NₙHₙ₊₂ such as hydrazine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: plumbane Part of Speech: noun 1. lead hydride, PbH₄ Labels: uncountable
Word: stannane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stann- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English stannane From stann- + -ane. 1. Tin hydride, SnH₄. 2. Any related organotin compound.
Word: sulfane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sulfo- + -ane. 1. hydrogen sulfide (IUPAC name) Labels: uncountable 2. polysulfide Labels: countable
Word: alane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin alūmen Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English aluminium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English alane From aluminium + -ane. Pronunciation: /ˈæl.aɪn/ 1. Aluminium hydride, AlH₃. 2. Any organic derivative of this compound.
Word: arsane Part of Speech: noun 1. The compound arsine, AsH₃ Labels: uncountable 2. Any saturated hydride of tervalent arsenic, of general formula AsₙHₙ₊₂, having an unbranched chain of arsenic atoms - diarsane, triarsane etc. Labels: countable
Word: gallane Part of Speech: noun 1. gallium hydride (Ga₂H₆ or other similar compounds) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: oxidane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English oxidane From oxide + -ane (“binary hydrogen compound”). 1. An IUPAC-compliant name for water, H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: phosphane Part of Speech: noun 1. phosphine, PH₃ 2. any of the higher hydrides of phosphorus having general formula PₙHₙ₊₂
Word: selane Part of Speech: noun 1. hydrogen selenide, H₂Se; organic selenide R-Se-R'
Word: stibane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, stib- + -ane. 1. stibine, SbH₃ 2. any hydride of antimony, of general formula SbₙHₙ₊₂
Word: tellane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed from the name of the chemical element tellurium + -ane. 1. hydrogen telluride, H₂Te
Word: flummery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh llymru (“a sour jelly derived from boiled oatmeal”), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to llymrig (“slippery”). For phonetic development, compare origin of Floyd. Pronunciation: /ˈflʌməɹi/ 1. A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour. Labels: countable, historical, specifically, uncountable 3. Empty or meaningless talk, especially when used to flatter. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Pretentious trappings, useless ornaments used to impress. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Deceptive or blustering speech. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1940, Rex Stout, Over My Dead Body "Pfui! This is flummery!" Example: This is the twentieth century, for what it’s worth. It’s not the age of reason, or even the nineteenth century, it’s the era of flummery, and the day of the devious approach. Reason’s gone into the backrooms where it works to devise means by which people can be induced to emote in the desired direction.
Word: flummery Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh llymru (“a sour jelly derived from boiled oatmeal”), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to llymrig (“slippery”). For phonetic development, compare origin of Floyd. Pronunciation: /ˈflʌməɹi/ 1. An expression of contemptuous disbelief.
Word: blustering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, bluster + -ing. 1. A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He will soon disregard the roaring of your eloquence, as the bold sailor contemns the blustering of the winds […] 2. Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Boasting and blustering are as objectionable among nations as among individuals, and the public men of a great nation owe it to their sense of national self-respect to speak courteously of foreign powers just as a brave and self-respecting man treats all around him courteously. Example: Quiet people too, for I think that about this time a sort of remorseful tenderness comes over the bullies and the nagsters, so that they go about gently and deprecatingly, hoping by one day's record sweetness to outface the year's blusterings.
Word: blustering Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, bluster + -ing. 1. Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly. Example: But when we began to renue our old acquaintance, and to shake the handes of discontinued familiaritie, alas, good Gentleman, his mandillion was ouercropped, his witt paunched like his wiues spindle, his art shanked like a lath, his conceit as lank as a shotten herring, and that same blustering eloquence as bleake and wan as the Picture of a forlorne Loouer. Example: Oratory is the huffing and blustering spoilt-child of a semi-barbarous age. 2. Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing. Example: The Old Inquirer, said Dick Honesty, in' visiting the sick, has seen too many bold, blustering Infidels, in this nasty condition, to entertain the smallest penchant either for their principles, or their exqusitely delightful exits. Example: A BLUSTERING FELLOW ! There 's a deadly bore, Placed in a good man's way, who only yearns For happiness and joy. 3. Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery. Example: The southern wind Doth play the trumpet to his purposes, And by his hollow whistling in the leaves Foretells a tempest and a blustering day. Example: 1640, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum; or, Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, etc., in The Remains of that Sweet Singer of the Temple George Herbert, London: Pickering, 1841, p. 152, A blustering night, a fair day.
Word: blustering Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, bluster + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of bluster Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: South Florida Part of Speech: name 1. A region, the southeasternmost portion of the state of Florida, particularly the area extending southward from the city of West Palm Beach and including the cities of Fort Lauderdale and Miami, and the Florida Keys.
Word: bloviator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bloviate + -or. First attested in 1850 (see quotation). 1. One who habitually bloviates; a pompous, opinionated, typically voluble commentator. Example: When the bloviators attempt to disturb the proceedings of this Convention, they will be allowed to proceed without any further or more particular notice.
Word: oh man Part of Speech: intj 1. Used to express disappointment or annoyance. Example: Oh, man, I wish we didn't have to clean up the whole house. 2. Used to express excitement or enthusiasm. Example: Oh, man, that was a great ride!
Word: tinned dog Part of Speech: noun 1. Canned meat. Labels: Australia, derogatory, humorous, slang, uncountable Example: The storekeeper packed the case of tinned dog, etc., but by some blunder he or his man put the label on the wrong box, and it went per rail, per coach, per camel, and the last stage per boot, and reached my friends' camp on Christmas Eve, to their great joy. Example: “How ′bout some tinned dog and a bit of damper, mate?” Bob offered Hank. “You gonna be peckish by the time we stop tonight.”
Word: ground beef Part of Speech: noun 1. Beef that has been finely chopped; minced beef. Labels: Canada, US, uncountable, usually
Word: caboodle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: US slang, mid 19th century, thought to be a corruption of kitboodle, from kit + boodle. "The whole boodle" is attested in the 1830s, and "the whole caboodle" in 1848. 1. Any large collection of things or people. Labels: informal
Word: low-spirited Part of Speech: adj 1. Disheartened, feeling low, in low spirits.
Word: linkage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English link 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 linkage From link + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/ 1. A mechanical device that connects things. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A linkage in my car's transmission is broken so I can't shift out of first gear. 2. A connection or relation between things or ideas. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Far from ignoring linkages between gays and the poor and working class, I specifically made the point that they are common victims of the bureaucratic revolution. 3. The act or result of linking: the combination of multiple object files into one executable, library, or object file. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The property of genes of being inherited together. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A set of definitely related languages for which no proto-language can be derived, typically a group of languages within a family that have formed a sprachbund. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A United States foreign policy, during the 1970s détente in the Cold War, of persuading the Soviet Union to co-operate in restraining revolutions in the Third World in return for nuclear and economic concessions. Labels: US, countable, historical, uncountable
Word: proto-language Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua 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 Vulgar Latin *linguāticum Old French languagebor. Middle English langage English language English proto-language From proto- + language. 1. A language which is reconstructed by examining similarities in existing languages in order to deduce the form and aspects of a common ancestor language that is no longer known. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The early utterances produced by an infant before it acquires a true language. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sanitary district Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of two types of civil authorities set up in England in the late 19th century to be responsible for public health. Labels: historical
Word: smokum Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From smoke + -um. 1. To smoke. Labels: dated, humorous Example: "Givum dinner; smokum pipe," was all that we could get out of Quatchett. Example: We ran up to him and danced around him like Indians and then stopped and puffed on a big stick and handed it to him saying, "Smokum peace pipe."
Word: hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek ἑξακόσιοι (hexakósioi, “six hundred”) + ἑξήκοντα (hexḗkonta, “sixty”) + ἕξ (héx, “six”) + -phobia Pronunciation: /hɛks.əˌkəʊ.si.ɔɪ.hɛksˌɛk.ən.təˌhɛks.əˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ 1. An irrational fear of the number 666. Labels: uncountable Example: You'll see “lucky” 666 in many shop windows across China, which may come as a shock to believers in the Beast and those with hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia. Example: Fear of certain numbers will not help you. Just ask someone who suffers from triskaidekaphobia, tetraphobia, or hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
Word: bimetallic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French bimétallique. Equivalent to bi- + metallic. Pronunciation: /baɪmɪˈtælɪk/ 1. Pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency. Labels: not-comparable Example: We well suppose that a Minister needs information as to a point which involves the Navy, India, Canada and the bimetallic question. 2. More generally, consisting of two metals. Labels: not-comparable Example: "We have a special coupler that joins them together to prevent the bi-metallic corrosion you'd get if the stainless steel and the galvanised steel touched each other. […]"
Word: bimetallic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French bimétallique. Equivalent to bi- + metallic. Pronunciation: /baɪmɪˈtælɪk/ 1. Anything (especially a nanoparticle) composed of two metals Example: Although the bimetallics that were tested, i.e., Au NPs supported on Ni, Fe and Cu appeared to be more active than the Au/SiO 2 system, only Cu supported Au NPs gave high conversion (ca. 63%) and selectivity (ca. 70%) to HYNE. Introduction Renewable naturally sourced carbohydrates, amino acids and triglycerides are available in vast quantities in our environment.
Word: peace pipe Part of Speech: noun 1. A tobacco pipe smoked ceremonially in certain Native American cultures that symbolizes peace among those who smoke it, and among whom it is passed around from person to person. Example: to smoke the peace pipe
Word: terroir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French terroir. Pronunciation: /tɛːˈwɑː/, /tɛɹˈwɑɹ/ 1. The complete set of local conditions in which a particular wine or family of wines is produced, including soil type, weather conditions, topography, and wine-making savoir-faire. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The concept of terroir summarises in a synthetic, effective way the genetic-environmental and human conditions that constitute the foundation for the production of a wine that can convey the above characteristics of naturalness and genuineness (Fig 1.1). Example: “It's got an ass-load of terroir.” “The fuck do you know, terroir?” “What do you mean?”
Word: semicolons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semicolon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mycotoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English myco- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English toxin English mycotoxin From myco- + toxin. 1. Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact. Example: They damaged his nervous system with a wartime Russian mycotoxin.
Word: aflatoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From (A)spergillus (fla)vus + toxin. 1. Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
Word: teratogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English terato- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English teratogenic From terato- + -genic. 1. Of, relating to, malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus. 2. Causing malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus. Example: In particular, the impact of the biomaterial used remains to be defined; grafting (biotissue can be introduced via direct cell implantation (cell therapy), biotissue transplantation, or gene therapy); risk of teratogenic effect and of immune reaction (i.e., in the umbilical cord cells the immune risk being weaker); religious and legal issues with respect to the different country regulations. Example: […] as well as chemicals (potentially toxic) used in daily routine in research and educational institutes, industries (e.g., carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic) and in household that may confer danger to the living beings if discharged in the umbworld.
Word: teratogenic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English terato- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English teratogenic From terato- + -genic. 1. A teratogenic agent.
Word: mylonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μυλών (mulṓn, “mill”) + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌɪlənʌɪt/ 1. Any rock that has undergone modifications due to dynamic recrystallization following plastic flow; a schist created by crushed or ground rock. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Towards the end of the nineteenth century the crush rock known as mylonite had been recognised, a rocky paste that was ground when one mighty rock mass was pushed bodily – or thrust – over another.
Word: plastic flow Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fluid flow in which movement is proportional to the applied force (above the yield value). 2. Any deformation caused by a sustained force.
Word: semimetal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal English semimetal From semi- + metal. 1. A solid of which the conduction and valence band overlap slightly in energy.
Word: natrolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From natro- + -lite. 1. A fibrous zeolite mineral, being a sodium aluminosilicate, of the chemical formula Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀·2H₂O. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Navier-Stokes equation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist, and George Gabriel Stokes, Irish mathematician and physicist. 1. A partial differential equation which describes the conservation of linear momentum for a Newtonian incompressible fluid.
Word: partial differential equation Part of Speech: noun 1. A differential equation that involves the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.
Word: differential equation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First appears c. 1704 in the publications of Charles Hayes. Calque of Latin aequatio differentialis, which was coined by Leibniz in 1676. 1. An equation involving the derivatives of a function.
Word: partial derivative Part of Speech: noun 1. A derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.
Word: nematocide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nemato- + -cide; compare nematicide. 1. Alternative form of nematicide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neon glow lamp Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, low-wattage lamp used as an indicator or nightlight, typically consisting of a pair of electrodes sealed in a bulb containing neon at low pressure.
Word: neper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Joannes Neper, the Latinized name of John Napier, a Scottish mathematician. 1. A non-SI unit of the attenuation (or sometimes gain) of field and power quantities such as electronic signals; the natural logarithm of a ratio, with 1 Np (a ratio of 2.718:1) being equivalent to 8.686 dB. Example: Values of b, the amplitude attenuation constant, are given for various materials in Table 1.1. Having dimensions of [length]⁻¹, it is usually measured in nepers per centimetre (Np cm⁻¹). Example: The unit of α is nepers per meter. It can be easily seen that if a line has an attenuation constant of 1 neper/m, a unit amplitude voltage wave will reduce to e⁻¹ over a distance of 1 meter.
Word: mulligrubs Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the 16th century. Origin unknown. Perhaps based on mull (“dirt”) + grub. 1. Colic. Labels: obsolete, plural, plural-only 2. Sullenness; sulky behavior. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang 3. Low spirits, mild depression, the blues. Labels: plural, plural-only, regional
Word: alanyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English alanine Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alanyl From alanine + -yl. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.lə.nɪl/ 1. The univalent acyl radical, CH₃CH(NH₂)CO-, derived from the amino acid alanine.
Word: sullenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sullen Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sullenness From sullen + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being sullen. Labels: uncountable Example: “Marry come up—are you there with your bears?” muttered the dragon, with a draconic sullenness, which was in good keeping with his character, “we had as good have been Romans still, if we are to have no freedom in our pastimes!” Example: ’Twas sunset: when the sun will part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look upon The glory of the summer sun. 2. The result or product of being sullen. Labels: countable, rare
Word: alumane Part of Speech: noun 1. The compound aluminium hydride, AlH₃ Labels: uncountable
Word: nina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name Nina, taken from the cartoonist Al Hirschfeld's habit of hiding his daughter Nina's name in his drawings. 1. A hidden message revealed in the completed grid of a crossword. Example: The puzzle itself was fairly easy however there was an elegant nina based on the middle entry (INSIDE STORY) in which each of the across answers hid a synonym of "story", e.g. 5A and 6A were: STABle gendER. Example: Ninas may or may not be present and, even if one is there, it can go unnoticed because, not being intrinsic to the solution, its presence is not advertised—or because it is so well hidden.
Word: astatane Part of Speech: noun 1. astatine hydride or hydrogen astatide, HAt. Labels: uncountable
Word: bromane Part of Speech: noun 1. The compound bromine hydride or hydrogen bromide, HBr. Labels: uncountable
Word: chlorane Part of Speech: noun 1. The hydride of chlorine, hydrogen chloride, HCl Labels: uncountable
Word: fluorane Part of Speech: noun 1. Fluorine hydride or hydrogen fluoride, HF. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: iodane Part of Speech: noun 1. iodine hydride or hydrogen iodide (chemical formula HI) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sulphane Part of Speech: noun 1. alternative name of sulfane Labels: alt-of, alternative, name
Word: palindromes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palindrome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bismuthane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bismuth Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English bismuthane From bismuth + -ane. 1. bismuth hydride, BiH₃
Word: indigane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Indig(o) (“indigo”) + -ane by unwinding the etymology of indium in order to avoid a conflict with the hydrocarbon already called "indane". 1. indium hydride, InH₃ Labels: uncountable
Word: polane Part of Speech: noun 1. polonium hydride, PoH₂ or H₂Po Labels: uncountable
Word: thallane Part of Speech: noun 1. thallium hydride, TlH₃ Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ovulatory period Part of Speech: noun 1. The period of time during which ovulation takes place. 2. The period of time between ovulations.
Word: bulbourethral gland Part of Speech: noun 1. An exocrine gland which secretes a clear fluid known as pre-ejaculate or Cowper’s fluid (colloquially known as “pre-cum”) which is generated upon sexual arousal.
Word: loudspeakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English seax (“dagger”). Doublet of sax and zax. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːks/, /ˈseɪ̯.æks/ 1. A short Saxon sword. Labels: historical Example: The Pugio or Dagger was used by the Romans, a species of that weapon called the Hand Seax was worn by the Saxons, with which they massacred the English on Salisbury Plain in 476. Example: It consisted of the arms of the City of London, Middlesex (three seaxes, or Saxon swords), Buckingham (a swan), and Hertford (a hart), arranged quarterly, on a background of crimson and ermine mantling […].
Word: korfball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowing from Dutch korfbal. Equivalent to corf + ball. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː(ɹ)fbɔːl/ 1. A non-contact unisex team sport originating from the Netherlands, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole. Labels: uncountable 2. The ball used in the sport of korfball. Labels: countable
Word: motocross Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French motocross, a macaronic blend of moto, from motocyclette (“motorcycle”) and English cross-country. May be decomposed as moto- + -cross. Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ.tə(ʊ).kɹɒs/, /ˈmoʊ.doʊˌkɹɔs/, /-kɹɑs/ 1. A form of off-road motorbike racing. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. An event where such racing takes place. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: chin-chin Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Chinese Pidgin English chin-chin, a reduplication of Shanghainese 請 /请 (⁵chin, “please”). Sometimes, especially in Italianate spellings, reborrowed from Italian cincin. Pronunciation: /ˌt͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪn/, /ˈt͡ʃɪnˌt͡ʃɪn/ 1. A salutation, especially a drinking toast. Labels: dated Example: The two junior members of the Chinese deputation came at the appointed hour. . . . On entering the door of the marquee they both made an abrupt stop, and resisted all solicitation to advance to chairs that had been prepared for them, until I should first be seated; in this dilemma, Dr. Buchanan, who had visited China, advised me what was to be done; I immediately seized on the foremost, whilst the Doctor himself grappled with the second; thus we soon fixed them in their seats, both parties during the struggle, repeating Chin Chin, Chin Chin, the Chinese term of salutation.
Word: chin-chin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Chinese Pidgin English chin-chin, a reduplication of Shanghainese 請 /请 (⁵chin, “please”). Sometimes, especially in Italianate spellings, reborrowed from Italian cincin. Pronunciation: /ˌt͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪn/, /ˈt͡ʃɪnˌt͡ʃɪn/ 1. To greet; to toast. Labels: dated, transitive Example: She ‘chin-chins’ the captain... and then nods her pretty head. 2. To say 'chin-chin'. Labels: dated, intransitive Example: We ‘chin-chinned’ over foaming beakers. Example: For the sake of appearances we chin-chinned and tried to look gay.
Word: chin-chin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Duplication of chin in its various senses. Compare chinwag. 1. Discussion, conversation, talk. Labels: US, archaic, countable, informal, uncountable Example: I haven't had so much chin-chin for years. Example: Mum and Mrs. Martin had a good chin-chin at the fence about sickness and husbands.
Word: run out the clock Part of Speech: verb 1. To preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time. Labels: idiomatic
Word: fishhook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fisch-hook, from Old English *fischōc (“fishhook”), equivalent to fish + hook. Cognate with Dutch vishaak (“fishhook”). In the sense of a jack (playing card), refers to the shape of the letter J on the card. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/ 1. A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing. Example: The two basic types of fishhooks are almost equally represented within the site, with composite fishhooks exhibiting only a slightly higher relative frequency than that of bentwoods. Example: Others sprint off and take position — their jackal ears fully erect, their fishhook tails twitching like flags in a stiff wind. 2. A jack (type of playing card). Labels: slang
Word: fishhook Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English fisch-hook, from Old English *fischōc (“fishhook”), equivalent to fish + hook. Cognate with Dutch vishaak (“fishhook”). In the sense of a jack (playing card), refers to the shape of the letter J on the card. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/ 1. To impale with a fishhook. Labels: transitive 2. To bend back on itself like a fishhook. Labels: intransitive
Word: goal kick Part of Speech: noun 1. A set piece taken from the goal area after an attacker touches the ball out of play over the goal line.
Word: fishhooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fishhook Labels: form-of, plural 2. A pair of jacks (the playing card) Labels: slang
Word: surnames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of surname Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surnames Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of surname Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cacodaemoniacal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cacodemoniac Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English cacodaemoniacal From cacodemoniac + -al. 1. Demonic; evil. Example: I have said that the fury of the rushing blast was infernal — cacodaemoniacal — and that its voices were hideous with the pent-up viciousness of desolate eternities. Example: I fled as a man flies from dream to baleful dream of some cacodemoniacal night.
Word: ovulatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ovul(e) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ovulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English ovulatory From ovulate + -ory. Pronunciation: /ɒvjʊˈleɪtəɹi/ 1. pertaining to ovulation; ovulating Labels: not-comparable
Word: flame gun Part of Speech: noun 1. a large blowlamp used to control weeds etc.
Word: intra-vaginal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English vaginal English intra-vaginal From intra- + vaginal. 1. Within the vagina. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cervical cap Part of Speech: noun 1. A small latex or silicone contraceptive device that fits over the cervix and stays in place either by suction or by surface viscosity.
Word: bibliophage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From biblio- + -phage, from Ancient Greek βῐ́βλος (bĭ́blos, “book”) and φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”). 1. A person who loves to read books; a bookworm. Labels: figuratively Example: Janet loved reading. She was a real bibliophage. 2. A creature that consumes books’ physical contents. Example: Once inside, they begin to mine; there may be apparently nothing wrong outside, but when you open the book you find a hollow filled with insects, which have eaten almost all the letterpress, up to the margins. By keeping the shelves away from the walls and giving a little attention to wormy volumes, the Library may be easily freed from this kind of Bibliophage.
Word: Disgusta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of disgusting + Augusta. 1. Derogatory name for Augusta: a city in Georgia, United States. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: pick up line Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pick-up line. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Andorra la Vella Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Catalan Andorra la Vella (“Andorra the Old”). Pronunciation: /ænˈdɔː.ɹə lə ˈveɪl.jə/, /ˈvɛl.jə/, /ˈveɪ.ə/ 1. The capital city of Andorra.
Word: Luanda Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /luˈændə/, /luˈɑːndə/ 1. The capital city of Angola. Example: Former spelling: Loanda 2. A market town in Kenya.
Word: St. John's Part of Speech: name Etymology: The civil parish of Prince Edward Island is named after Saint John, with the name being a reference to a former name of the island (St. John's Island). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz/ 1. The capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda. 2. The capital and largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Example: Alternative form: Saint John's 3. A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. 4. A civil parish of County Kildare, Ireland. 5. A civil parish of County Roscommon, Ireland. 6. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
Word: borough seat Part of Speech: noun 1. A city or other place which acts as the center of government for a borough in Alaska, in the United States.
Word: county town Part of Speech: noun 1. The administrative town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. Example: Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance. 2. A similar type of town in China.
Word: Manama Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic الْمَنَامَة (al-manāma). Pronunciation: /məˈnɑːmə/ 1. A city, the capital city of Bahrain.
Word: Bridgetown Part of Speech: name Etymology: From bridge + town or Bridge + town * (Barbados): From being named after Tobias Bridge, and a former name, Indian Bridge, which in turn was named for a native bridge over the river Careenage in Bridgetown. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒˌtaʊn/ 1. The capital city of Barbados in Saint Michael parish. 2. A place in England: 3. A place in England: 4. A place in England: 5. A place in Ireland: 6. A place in Ireland: 7. A place in Ireland: 8. A town in the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes, South West region, Western Australia. 9. A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 10. A census-designated place in Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States.
Word: Belmopan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Belize + Mopan. Both are names of rivers. Pronunciation: /ˌbɛlmoʊˈpɑːn/, /ˌbɛlmə(ʊ)ˈpɑn/ 1. The capital city of Belize.
Word: Porto-Novo Part of Speech: name 1. The official capital of Benin; the de-facto capital is Cotonou.
Word: Cotonou Part of Speech: name 1. The de facto capital of Benin.
Word: Gaborone Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after chief Gaborone. The name itself apparently derives from Tswana [Term?] (“it does not fit badly”), from the verb rona (“to be unsuitable”). Pronunciation: /ˌɡæbəˈɹəʊni/ 1. The capital city of Botswana.
Word: recovering Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English recoveryng; equivalent to recover + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of recover Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: a recovering drug addict
Word: recovering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English recoveryng; equivalent to recover + -ing. 1. The process or the instance of recovery. Example: Fables have their own time island entertainments or fragments of embodied life refractions light and dark recoverings of race and memory passionate elusive by-blows of a richer being.
Word: starts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of start Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: starts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of start Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fits and starts Part of Speech: noun 1. Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: Progress in this project has come in fits and starts. Example: We act by fits and starts, like drowning men, But just peep up, and then pop down again.
Word: Brasília Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *brasa Old Galician-Portuguese brasa Portuguese brasa Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlislbor. Portuguese -il Portuguese brasilder. Portuguese Terra do Brasilellip. Portuguese Brasil Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Brasilialbor. Portuguese Brasíliabor. English Brasília Borrowed from Portuguese Brasília. Pronunciation: /brəˈzɪliə/ 1. A municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Word: Ouagadougou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Ouagadougou, from a local name such as Moore Waogdgo and Farefare Wɔgdɔgɔ. Pronunciation: /ˈwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/ 1. The capital city of Burkina Faso. Example: Perhaps he was there right now, in Ouagadougou, taking a last detour to revisit friends before passing on to eternity, wherever that is.
Word: Bujumbura Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌbuːdʒəmˈbʊəɹə/, /ˌbuːd͡ʒəmˈbʊɹə/ 1. The largest city, and former capital, of Burundi.
Word: Yaoundé Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /jɑːˈʊndeɪ/, /jɑːˈuːndeɪ/, /ˌjɑːʊnˈdeɪ/ 1. The capital city of Cameroon.
Word: Praia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Portuguese praia (“beach”). Named after Praia de Santa Maria which is now Praia da Gamboa Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪə/ 1. The capital city of Cape Verde. 2. A municipality of Cape Verde.
Word: Bangui Part of Speech: name Etymology: French Oubangui. Named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River; the Ubangi itself was named from the Bangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement. Pronunciation: /bɑːŋˈɡiː/, /ˈbɑːŋɡi/ 1. The capital city of the Central African Republic. 2. A municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Example: Meronyms: Abaca, Bacsil, Banban, Baruyen, Dadaor, Lanao, Malasin, Manayon, Masikil, Nagbalagan, Payac, San Lorenzo, Taguiporo, Utol — barangays of Bangui
Word: CAR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Central African Republic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Decades of conflict in CAR mirror the instability in other fragile African states where reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent. 2. Abbreviation of Carolina (North Carolina or South Carolina, states in the United States of America) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Initialism of Cordillera Administrative Region. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CAR Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of carnitine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. Initialism of chimeric antigen receptor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: N'Djamena Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French N'Djaména, from the Arabic name of a nearby village نِجَامِينَا (nijāmīnā, “place of rest”). Renamed from Fort-Lamy on 6 April 1973 by President François Tombalbaye, as part of his authenticité program of Africanization. Pronunciation: /ən.dʒɑːˈmeɪ.nɑː/ 1. The capital city of Chad.
Word: Moroni Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Moroni, from Ngazidja Comorian Mroni, from mroni (“at the river”). Pronunciation: /məˈɹəʊni/, /məˈɹɑni/ 1. The capital city of the Comoros.
Word: Moroni Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly equivalent to Etymology 1 through Joseph Smith hearing of the Comorian city and transferring the name to the angel. Alternatively equivalent to Moron + ־י, the former being a place name in the Book of Mormon and the latter being a Hebrew attributive suffix. Pronunciation: /məˈɹəʊnaɪ/, /məˈɹoʊnaɪ/ 1. A small city in central Utah. 2. The last book in the Book of Mormon. Labels: Mormonism 3. One of two prophets and military and spiritual leaders of the Nephites, the latter of whom became the author of one of the books in the Book of Mormon. Labels: Mormonism
Word: Moroni Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Moroni. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Brazzaville Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Brazzaville, from Brazza + ville (“city”). Named after Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852–1905), who officially founded the settlement in 1880. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɑːzəvɪl/, /ˈbɹæzəvɪl/ 1. The capital and largest city in the Republic of the Congo.
Word: Kinshasa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Kongo [Term?] (“the salt market”). Pronunciation: /kɪnˈʃɑːsə/ 1. The capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), in the western part of the country on the Congo River.
Word: Yamoussoukro Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌjæmuˈsuːkɹəʊ/, /ˌjɑːmuˈsuːkɹoʊ/ 1. the official and administrative capital of Ivory Coast.
Word: Abidjan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Ebrié expression min-chan m'bidjan (literally “I just cut the leaves”). Pronunciation: /ˌæb.ɪˈd͡ʒɑn/, /ˌæb.əˈd͡ʒɑn/, /ˈæb.əˌd͡ʒɑn/ 1. The de facto capital and largest city of Ivory Coast.
Word: Djibouti City Part of Speech: name 1. The city of Djibouti, the capital of the Republic of Djibouti.
Word: Roseau Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈzəʊ/ 1. The capital city of Dominica. 2. A city, the county seat of Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. 3. A town in Saint Lucia.
Word: Malabo Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Bioko, the former capital city of Equatorial Guinea until 2026. Example: Equatorial Guinea is one of Africa’s smallest countries, with just over 850,000 residents. Bata is one of the country’s two cities with populations of more than 30,000, the other being the island-based capital Malabo.
Word: Asmara Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tigrinya ኣስመራ (ʾasmära). Pronunciation: /æsˈmɑːɹə/ 1. The capital city of Eritrea.
Word: Suva Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Fijian Suva, from suva (“mound”), from Proto-Central Eastern Oceanic *supa. Pronunciation: /ˈsuːvə/ 1. The capital city of Fiji.
Word: Libreville Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Libreville (literally “free town”). 1. The capital city of Gabon.
Word: Banjul Part of Speech: name 1. The capital city of the Gambia. Example: I gathered she had a love problem – a young policeman in Banjul whom she rarely saw – and a big plan […] for a family gathering, to which the policeman would be invited.
Word: St. George's Part of Speech: name Etymology: The town in Newfoundland is named for its close proximity to Cape St. George and St. George's Bay. The civil parish of Prince Edward Island is named after Saint George (died 303). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪnt ˈdʒɔɹdʒɪz/ 1. The capital city of Grenada. 2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 3. A civil parish of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. 4. A town in Bermuda.
Word: steroids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steroid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Conakry Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌkɒnəˈkɹiː/, /ˈkɑːnəkɹiː/ 1. A region of Guinea. 2. The capital city of Guinea.
Word: Bissau Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bɪˈsaʊ/ 1. The capital city of Guinea-Bissau.
Word: Yaren Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈjærən/ 1. A district, the largest town and de facto capital of Nauru. Nauru has no official capital but Yaren houses the government offices.
Word: Astana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Kazakh Астана (Astana), meaning capital, from Classical Persian آستانه (āstāna). Pronunciation: /əsˈtɑːnə/, /æsˈtɑːnə/ 1. The capital city of Kazakhstan. Example: At a signing ceremony in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on May 29, the presidents of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan ratified the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) into existence. An EEU modeled on the European Union was first mooted back in 1994 by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, but took off only after his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, seized upon its potential as a Moscow-centered, Asia-oriented alternative to the EU.