nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: skip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 17th-century Ireland. Possibly a clipping of skip-kennel (“young lackey or assistant”). Used at Trinity College Dublin. Pronunciation: /skɪp/ 1. A college servant. Labels: historical Example: Behind the Counter stood a complaisant Spark, who I observ'd shew'd as much Breeding in the sale of a Penny-worth of Tobacco, and the change of a Shilling, as a Courtier's Footman when he meets his Brother Skip in the middle of Covent-Garden; and is so very dexterous in discharge of his Occupation, the he guesses from a Pound of Tobacco to an Ounce to the certainty of one Corn […] Example: He constitutes, probably, the identical exception which Sir Boyle Roche had in his mind's eye, when he broached his famous problem, that "a man cannot be in two places at once, barring he is a bird." The skip, or according to the Oxford etymology, the man-vulture, is not fit for his calling who cannot time his business so as to be present simultaneously at several places. He must be at Kinshan's on Carlisle Bridge, for Mr. Moriarty's half-pound of tea, at the very moment that Sir Looby, in the Botany Bay Square, requires his three eggs; and the Billy Sheridan of the day is singing out, like Stentor, from the tiles and skylights of a coctile edifice beside the library, for the "lazy rascal!"
Word: skip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of skip-level manager. Pronunciation: /skɪp/ 1. A skip-level manager; the boss of one's boss. Labels: slang Example: My skip is helpful when my team lead is being uptight.
Word: waistcoat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From waist + coat. Compare Yola wauscoat, wazcoote. Pronunciation: /ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/, /ˈwɛskət/ 1. An ornamental garment worn under a doublet. 2. A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket. Labels: UK Example: Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes. Example: In the Victorian Era, exposing your shirtfront in public was considered improper, as shirts were viewed as undergarments. Waistcoats concealed this and helped [to] tame oversized, billowy shirts.
Word: horrible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in Middle English (alternately as horrible and orrible) in 1303: from Old French horrible, orrible, orible, from Latin horribilis, from horr(ēre) (“tremble”) + -ibilis (“-ible”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɒɹ.ɪ.bəl/, /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/, [-b(ə)ɫ], /ˈhɑɹ.ɪ.bəl/ 1. A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act. Example: Here's a carcase. I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing. Such a waggish leering as lurks in all your horribles! Example: A lot of the possible horribles conjured up by the people objecting to this convention ignore the plain language of this treaty. 2. A person wearing a comic or grotesque costume in a parade of horribles.
Word: horrible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in Middle English (alternately as horrible and orrible) in 1303: from Old French horrible, orrible, orible, from Latin horribilis, from horr(ēre) (“tremble”) + -ibilis (“-ible”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɒɹ.ɪ.bəl/, /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/, [-b(ə)ɫ], /ˈhɑɹ.ɪ.bəl/ 1. Causing horror; terrible; shocking. Example: Such a scandal as the prosecution of a brother for forgery—with a verdict of guilty—is a most truly horrible, deplorable, fatal thing. It takes the respectability out of a family perhaps at a critical moment, when the family is just assuming the robes of respectability: […] it is a black spot which all the soaps ever advertised could never wash off. Example: Strangers fainted dead away at the sight of the Laughing Man's horrible face. Acquaintances shunned him. 2. Tremendously bad. Example: Having now absorbed all or parts of 750 responses to my complaints about Transformers, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that most of those writing agree with me that it is a horrible movie.
Word: heteroauxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English auxin English heteroauxin From hetero- + auxin. 1. A growth-promoting hormone, 3-indoleacetic acid, occurring in some plants. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hetero Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipped from heterosexual. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛ.tɚ.oʊ/, /ˈhɛt.(ə).ɹoʊ/ 1. Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person. Labels: informal Example: This novel depicts a hetero couple who are in love.
Word: hetero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipped from heterosexual. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛ.tɚ.oʊ/, /ˈhɛt.(ə).ɹoʊ/ 1. A heterosexual person. Labels: informal Example: You only have to watch Dominic West’s dancing in the film Pride for two seconds to understand that there are some things beyond a hetero’s range.
Word: heterocerc Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fish having a tail with unequal lobes.
Word: heterochromatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English chromatic English heterochromatic From hetero- + chromatic. 1. Having more than one colour; relating to heterochromia. 2. Of light, having more than one wavelength. 3. Of or relating to heterochromatin.
Word: heterochromatin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English chromatin English heterochromatin From hetero- + chromatin. 1. Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: heterochronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English chronic English heterochronic From hetero- + chronic. 1. Occurring at different times or intermittently.
Word: heterochronous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -chronous English heterochronous From hetero- + -chronous. 1. formed at different periods
Word: heteroclite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος (heteróklitos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + κλίνω (klínō, “lean, incline”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt/ 1. Irregularly declined or inflected. 2. Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal. Labels: dated Example: he was, on the contrary, as mercurial and sublimated a composition, […] as heteroclite a creature in all his declensions; […] with as much life and whim, and gaité de cœur about him, as the kindliest climate could have engendered and put together. Example: Nor could I have dreamed the heteroclite crew-men I had met aboard Tzadkiel's ship […]
Word: heteroclite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος (heteróklitos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + κλίνω (klínō, “lean, incline”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt/ 1. An irregularly declined or inflected word. 2. A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups. 3. A person who is unconventional; a maverick.
Word: heterocycle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle English heterocycle From hetero- + cycle. 1. A heterocyclic compound or ring.
Word: heterodont Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hetero- (prefix meaning ‘different’) + -odont (suffix meaning ‘tooth; toothed’). Hetero- is derived from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “one or the other of two; different”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together; one”); while -odont is from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth; tusk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (“to bite”) + *-ónts (suffix forming nouns denoting body parts). By surface analysis, hetero- + -odont. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛtəɹəʊdɒnt/, /ˈhɛtɹəʊdɒnt/, /ˈhɛtəɹəˌdɑnt/, /ˈhɛtɹə-/, [-ɾəɹə-] 1. Having teeth of different types (like most mammals). Labels: not-comparable Example: "On the Homologies and Notation of the Teeth of Mammalia," by W[illiam] H[enry] Flower, F.R.S. […] The classification and special homologies of the teeth of the heterodont mammals was next discussed. Example: The adaptation of the form of the teeth on both sides to this position, and the accurate adjustment of their contiguous surfaces, shows that it is a natural conformation. They are, moreover, of very nearly even height throughout the series, and in their configuration present a remarkable and gradual transition from the first incisor to the last molar, easily traced in both jaws, and more even and regular than in any other known heterodont mammal. 2. Of bivalves or their hinge teeth: having two to three wedge-shaped cardinal teeth set in the centre near the umbones, generally also with elongated lateral teeth on the anterior and posterior margins. Labels: not-comparable Example: The heterodont arrangement is characteristic of the Venus clams and cockles. Example: In this sense all hinges are Heterodont, and the distinction drawn by [Melchior] Neumayr between Heterodont and Desmodont teeth, so far as their situation is concerned, resolves itself into a comparison between teeth originally laterals and both in one valve, with paired laminæ in the opposite valve, on the one side; and teeth originally cardinals, or, if laterals, then laterals of which one was in one valve and one in the other, with the clasping laminæ also alternated.
Word: heterodont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hetero- (prefix meaning ‘different’) + -odont (suffix meaning ‘tooth; toothed’). Hetero- is derived from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “one or the other of two; different”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together; one”); while -odont is from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth; tusk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (“to bite”) + *-ónts (suffix forming nouns denoting body parts). By surface analysis, hetero- + -odont. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛtəɹəʊdɒnt/, /ˈhɛtɹəʊdɒnt/, /ˈhɛtəɹəˌdɑnt/, /ˈhɛtɹə-/, [-ɾəɹə-] 1. A heterodont animal. Example: [A]mongst heterodonts there are several Rodents which have no deciduous teeth, e.g., the rat; […] Among Marsupials, which are true heterodonts, there is only one milk molar on each side in each jaw; […] Example: On the other hand, in the Mammalian orders with two sets of teeth, these organs are said to acquire fixed individual characters, to receive special denominations, and can be determined from species to species, being equivalent to the Heterodonts. The author [William Henry Flower] then showed that […] among the Heterodonts many were partially, and probably some completely, Monophyodonts. 2. A heterodont animal. Example: Ordovician actinodontoids are probably ancestral to the heterodonts, unionaceans, and trigoniaceans. Example: Finally, Carditoidea is basal not only to all other sampled heterodonts but also to Anomalodesmata. This is unexpected; although they appear to be relatively primitive heterodonts, they are mophologically similar to other heterodonts exclusive of anomalodesmatans. More molecular data for other primitive heterodonts are needed to test this result, especially Crassatelloidea and Lucinoidea. 3. A snake of the genus Heterodon which is native to North America. Example: The second suborder (Macrosformes) corresponds with the Heteroderms of M. André Marie Constant Duméril. These are divided into seven families: […] 4. the Heterodonts, (Dendrophis, Coronella, &c.); […]
Word: heterodoxy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἑτεροδοξία (heterodoxía). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛtɛɹədɒksi/ 1. The quality of being heterodox. Labels: uncountable 2. A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching. Labels: countable Example: A genuine first-hand religious experience like this is bound to be a heterodoxy to its witnesses, the prophet appearing as a mere lonely madman.
Word: c'mon Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /kəˈmɒn/, /kəˈmɔn/, /kəˈmɑn/ 1. Contraction of come on. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal
Word: heterodromous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -dromous English heterodromous From hetero- + -dromous. 1. Of levers, in which the power and weight move in opposite directions 2. Spiralling in opposite directions on a stem or branch
Word: d'you Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Contraction of did you. Pronunciation: /dʒuː/, /dʒu/, /dʒə/ 1. Contraction of did + you. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Example: D’you go to the store yet?
Word: d'you Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Contraction of do + you. Pronunciation: /djuː/, /dju/, /d͡ʒuː/, /djə/, /d͡ʒə/ 1. Contraction of do + you. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Example: D’you think this outfit suits me?
Word: d'ye Part of Speech: contraction 1. Did ye. Labels: archaic, contraction, informal 2. Do ye. Labels: archaic, contraction, informal Example: D'ye ken John Peel with his coat so grey?
Word: heterodyne Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -dyne English heterodyne From hetero- + -dyne. 1. Of two oscillations: having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat Labels: not-comparable
Word: heterodyne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -dyne English heterodyne From hetero- + -dyne. 1. The beat so produced 2. Either the sum or difference of the two oscillations
Word: heterodyne Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -dyne English heterodyne From hetero- + -dyne. 1. To produce heterodyne interference in a radio 2. To change the frequency of a signal by such a process
Word: 'sup Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Abbreviation of what's up. Pronunciation: /sʌp/ 1. How are you? What is new? Labels: contraction Example: Sup, bro?
Word: fo'c'sle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of forecastle. Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊk.səl/ 1. forecastle. Labels: informal Example: We loafed moodily about the well-deck, between the fo'c'sle and the high midship bridge structure […] "When shall we get something to eat?" I asked Boldini, as he emerged from the fo'c'sle hatch.
Word: whassup Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of wassup. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: heifer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English heyfre, hayfre, heyfer, from Old English hēahfore, hēahfru, of disputed origin; see the Old English entry for more discussion. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛfə(ɹ)/, /ˈhɛfɚ/ 1. A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved. Example: And the Lord ſpake vnto Moſes and vnto Aaron, ſaying, This is the ordinance of the Law, which the Lord hath commaunded, ſaying, Speak vnto the childꝛen of Iſrael, that they bꝛing thee a red heifer without ſpot, wherein is no blemiſh, and vpon which neuer came yoke. Example: We muſt be neat; not neat, but cleanly, Captaine: / And yet the Steere, the Heycfer^([sic]), and the Calfe, / Are all call'd Neat. 2. A wife. Labels: obsolete Example: Her, whom I shall choose for my heicfar. 3. An unattractive or unpleasant woman. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: I have half a mind to marry that heifer, tho' wives are bothersome critters when you have too many of them. Example: Stop your crying, heifer, I don't need all that, I got a job for you, the braided-up pimp is back!
Word: Bislama Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Bislama Bislama, from French bêche-de-mer (“sea cucumber”). In the mid-nineteenth century, sea cucumbers were harvested and dried at the same time that sandalwood was gathered. The name came to be associated with the kind of pidgin speech that was used by the local laborers between themselves, as well as their English-speaking overseers. Pronunciation: /ˈbisləmaː/, /ˈbɪʃləmɑː/ 1. A creole language spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu, derived from Indo-European (mainly from English) and Oceanic languages.
Word: inebriate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin inēbriō, inēbriāre, from ēbrius (“drunk”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈniːbɹiət/ 1. A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk. Example: As he walked along, the inebriate, whose gait was at first unsteady, recovered his equilibrium and required less help.
Word: inebriate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin inēbriō, inēbriāre, from ēbrius (“drunk”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈniːbɹieɪt/ 1. To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate. Labels: transitive 2. To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: the inebriating effect of popular applause 3. To become drunk. Labels: intransitive Example: fish that come from the Euxine Sea ; that when they come into the fresh water , do inebriate and turn up their bellies , so as you may take them with your hand
Word: inebriate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin inēbriō, inēbriāre, from ēbrius (“drunk”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈniːbɹiət/ 1. intoxicated; drunk Example: Victoria, on the other hand, has apparently become more inebriate, as, according to the figures, arrests for drunkenness within her boundaries, in proportion to the population, increased from 12 per 1,000 in 1880 to 16½ in 1890 and nearly 16 in 1891; but even the latter proportions were still lower than in New South Wales during the same periods. Example: At 30 he was inebriate, with a drink period of twelve or fifteen days.
Word: intoxicate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1450, in Middle English; from Middle English intoxicaten, from intoxicat(e) (“(of a weapon or drug) smeared, anointed or filled with poison; (of a human being, animal) poisoned, intoxicated”, also used as the past participle of intoxicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from intoxicātus, perfect passive participle of intoxicō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Late Latin toxicō (“to smear, anoint with poison”), from toxicus (“toxic, poisonous”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón). By surface analysis, in- + toxic + -ate. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/, /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/ 1. To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol. 2. To excite to enthusiasm or madness.
Word: intoxicate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1425, in Middle English; from Middle English intoxicat(e) (“(of a weapon or drug) smeared, anointed or filled with poison; (of a human being, animal) poisoned, intoxicated”, also used as the past participle of intoxicaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. The noun was derived by substantivization from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɒksɪkət/, /ɪnˈtɑksɪkət/ 1. Inebriated, intoxicated. Labels: obsolete 2. Overexcited, as with joy or grief. Labels: obsolete Example: Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me; / I am well enough. 3. Empoisoned, smeared with poison, rendered poisonous. Labels: obsolete 4. Killed by poison. Labels: obsolete 5. Caused by poison. Labels: obsolete
Word: intoxicate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1425, in Middle English; from Middle English intoxicat(e) (“(of a weapon or drug) smeared, anointed or filled with poison; (of a human being, animal) poisoned, intoxicated”, also used as the past participle of intoxicaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. The noun was derived by substantivization from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɒksɪkət/, /ɪnˈtɑksɪkət/ 1. One who is intoxicated. Labels: obsolete
Word: stupefy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“to be stunned, speechless”) (see English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“to do, make”). Pronunciation: /ˈst(j)upəˌfaɪ/, /ˈst͡ʃupəˌfaɪ/ 1. To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun. Labels: especially, transitive Example: a stupefying drug; a stupefacient Example: He stupefied her by means of chloroform, a general anaesthetic. 2. To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action. Labels: broadly, figuratively, transitive Example: The police's negligence and callousness continued to stupefy her. Example: What if I love you!—This misery / Of your dissatisfaction and misprision / Stupefies me. 3. To deprive a material of the ability to undergo change or movement, especially deformation. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: The next is, when it is not malleable, but yet it is not fluent, but stupified^([sic]).
Word: dazzle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From daze + -le, a frequentative form. Pronunciation: /ˈdæzəl/ 1. To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness. Labels: transitive Example: Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street. Example: Antidrone lasers can burn or dazzle a drone's sensors. 2. To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments. 3. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness. Labels: intransitive Example: For we see, that an over-light maketh the Eyes dazel, insomuch as perpetual looking against the Sun, would cause blindness. Example: […] I dare not trust these Eyes; / They Dance in Mists, and dazle with surprize.
Word: dazzle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From daze + -le, a frequentative form. Pronunciation: /ˈdæzəl/ 1. A light of dazzling brilliancy. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable 3. A herd of zebra. Labels: collective, countable, uncommon, uncountable Example: We were trying to stalk a dazzle of zebra which flashed in and out of a long strip of green and yellow fever trees, with an ostrich, its feathers flared like a ballet skirt around its dancing legs, on their flank, when suddenly […] Example: Zebras move in herds which are known as "dazzles." When a lion approaches a dazzle of zebras during its hunt, […] 4. Dazzle camouflage. Labels: uncountable
Word: incapacitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Mid-17th century, from incapacity + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French incapaciter. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.kəˈpæ.sɪ.teɪt/ 1. To make someone or something incapable of doing something; to disable. Labels: transitive Example: The police officer was incapacitated by a blow to the head. 2. To make someone or something incapable of doing something; to disable. Labels: transitive Example: Wilson's principal motivation for situation-oriented policies was the desire to change the real world by proposing politically practicable policies. And his principle prescription was to incapacitate a larger number of habitual offenders. 3. To make someone ineligible; to disqualify. Labels: transitive
Word: incapable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French incapable, equivalent to in- + capable. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/, /ɪŋˈkeɪpəbl̩/ 1. Not capable (of doing something); unable. Example: A pint glass is incapable of holding more than a pint of liquid. Example: I consider him incapable of dishonesty. 2. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit. Example: incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury
Word: incapable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French incapable, equivalent to in- + capable. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/, /ɪŋˈkeɪpəbl̩/ 1. One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton. Labels: dated
Word: unable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unable, unabel, unhable, unhabil, equivalent to un- + able. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈeɪbl̩/ 1. Not able; lacking a certain ability. Example: Are you unable to mind your own business or something? Example: Fulham switched off as Giggs took a quick corner to Valencia. He played it back to Giggs, whose cross was headed in by Nani with the lurking Rooney unable to add a touch.
Word: unable Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English unable, unabel, unhable, unhabil, equivalent to un- + able. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈeɪbl̩/ 1. Indicating that a requested course of action is not possible to carry out. Example: "November three seven kilo, climb and maintain twelve thousand." "Unable, we have pressurization problems. Maintaining nine thousand."
Word: unable Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English unablen, equivalent to un- + able. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈeɪbl̩/ 1. To render unable; to disable. Labels: nonstandard, transitive
Word: Beach-la-Mar Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Bislama. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bêche-de-mer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French bêche-de-mer. 1. Synonym of sea cucumber. Example: The Hunter had called in at Fiji to collect sandalwood and bêche de mer on a voyage between Calcutta and New South Wales.
Word: disable Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English disable From dis- + able. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈeɪbəl/, /dɪzˈeɪbəl/ 1. To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling. Labels: transitive 2. To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury. Example: Falling off the horse disabled him. Example: Krav is a martial art of last resort that assumes no quarter and focuses purely on disarming, disabling and, if necessary, destroying your opponent. 3. To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device). Example: The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane. Example: At the end of March 2015 the onboard software configuration of the AGILE satellite was modified in order to disable the veto signal of the anticoincidence shield for the minicalorimeter instrument.
Word: disable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English disable From dis- + able. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈeɪbəl/, /dɪzˈeɪbəl/ 1. Lacking ability; unable. Labels: obsolete Example: Our disable and unactive force.
Word: heterogamete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English gamete English heterogamete From hetero- + gamete. 1. Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum.
Word: sleeveless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English slevelees, sleveles, from Old English slīeflēas (“sleeveless”), equivalent to sleeve + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈsliːvlɪs/ 1. Of a garment, having no sleeves. Labels: not-comparable Example: She wore a short surcoat of scarlet, cut low around the shoulders, sleeveless, reaching just below her hips, like the tabards worn by medieval heralds. Over it she wore a laced-edged cotta. 2. Wanting a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable; profitless; useless. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: a sleeveless errand Example: might send that Greekish / whore-masterly villain with the sleeve back to the / dissembling luxurious drab of a sleeveless errand.
Word: collarless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English collar Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English collarless From collar + -less. 1. Of a garment, having no collar. Labels: not-comparable Example: Their records have sold 2,500,000 copies, and crowds stampede for a chance to touch the hem of the collarless coats sported onstage by all four of them. Example: He had been to Yemen twice, once wearing the white ankle-length, collarless gown worn by most Omanis. 2. Of a man, not wearing a detachable collar. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: The driver of the jitney was a young, swarthy prairie man, in shirt sleeves, and collarless, with a derby on one side of his head […] Example: He was pining for England, though he dreaded facing it, as one dreads facing a pretty girl when one is collarless and unshaven. 3. Of a dog, not wearing a dog collar. Labels: not-comparable Example: I wandered about Paris like a lost dog, like a collarless dog. Example: I rescued Safi, aged eight months, from an animal shelter where she had been brought as a stray, collarless, without history.
Word: visual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English visual, from French visuel, visual and directly from Late Latin vīsuālis (“of sight”), from vīsus (“sight, vision”) + -ālis (“adjective suffix”), from vidēre (“to see, perceive; look (at)”); see visage. By surface analysis, Latin vīsus + -ual. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪʒuːəl/, /ˈvɪzjuːəl/, /ˈvɪʒəl/, /ˈvɪʒuəl/, /ˈvɪʒwəl/ 1. Related to or affecting the vision. Example: Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close[…]above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background. 2. That can be seen; visible. Labels: obsolete
Word: visual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English visual, from French visuel, visual and directly from Late Latin vīsuālis (“of sight”), from vīsus (“sight, vision”) + -ālis (“adjective suffix”), from vidēre (“to see, perceive; look (at)”); see visage. By surface analysis, Latin vīsus + -ual. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪʒuːəl/, /ˈvɪzjuːəl/, /ˈvɪʒəl/, /ˈvɪʒuəl/, /ˈvɪʒwəl/ 1. Any element of something that depends on sight. Example: It wasn't the first time I pulled an all-nighter, but normally I was coming off an acid trip and still seeing visuals dancing around in my head. 2. An image; a picture; a graphic. 3. All the visual elements of a multimedia presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio. Labels: in-plural 4. A preliminary sketch. 5. Any element of a show done by a marching band besides the marching and playing of instruments. Example: The visual where the trombone all threw their instruments into the air looked good.
Word: heterogamous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -gamous English heterogamous From hetero- + -gamous. 1. in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers Labels: not-comparable 2. in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers Labels: not-comparable 3. characterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature Labels: not-comparable 4. involving heterogametes in the reproductive process Labels: not-comparable
Word: impair Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English impairen, empeiren, from Old French empeirier, from Early Medieval Latin impeiōrāre, from in- + Late Latin peiōrāre (“worsen”), from peiōrem (“worse”), comparative of malus (“bad”). Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɛə/, /ɪmˈpɛː/, /ɪmˈpɛɹ/, /ɪmˈpeə/, /ɪmˈpeː/ 1. To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on. Labels: transitive Example: In 2016, it was announced that Jones had been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, a form of dementia that impairs the ability to communicate. 2. To grow worse; to deteriorate. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: Flesh may empaire,[…]but reason can repaire.
Word: impair Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English impairen, empeiren, from Old French empeirier, from Early Medieval Latin impeiōrāre, from in- + Late Latin peiōrāre (“worsen”), from peiōrem (“worse”), comparative of malus (“bad”). Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɛə/, /ɪmˈpɛː/, /ɪmˈpɛɹ/, /ɪmˈpeə/, /ɪmˈpeː/ 1. Not fit or appropriate; unsuitable. Labels: obsolete Example: giues he not till iudgement guide his bounty, / Nor dignifies an impaire thought with breath:
Word: impair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English impairen, empeiren, from Old French empeirier, from Early Medieval Latin impeiōrāre, from in- + Late Latin peiōrāre (“worsen”), from peiōrem (“worse”), comparative of malus (“bad”). Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɛə/, /ɪmˈpɛː/, /ɪmˈpɛɹ/, /ɪmˈpeə/, /ɪmˈpeː/ 1. The act of impairing or deteriorating. Labels: obsolete 2. The fact of being impaired or having grown worse. Labels: obsolete 3. An impairment or deterioration. Labels: obsolete Example: Suppoſe a mans credit ſhould ſuffer an impair with thoſe whoſe cenſure is not to be valued; yet think, which is worſe, ſhame or ſin? Wilt thou ſin againſt God to ſave thy credit?
Word: heterogeneity Part of Speech: noun 1. Diversity Labels: uncountable Example: Higher minimum rates might be necessary to limit heterogeneity in rates and reduce transshipment. 2. A composition of diverse parts. Labels: countable 3. The quality of a substance which is not uniform. Labels: uncountable
Word: heterogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English heterogenesis From hetero- + -genesis. 1. Abnormal organic development. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Abiogenesis. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Spontaneous generation. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The birth of a living being from a parent of a different kind; having two different forms in the life cycle. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: heterogenetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English genetic English heterogenetic From hetero- + genetic. 1. Of, or relating to heterogenesis. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a disease: produced by infection from outside the body. Labels: not-comparable
Word: weaken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From weak + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈwikən/ 1. To make weaker or less strong. Labels: transitive Example: weaken a bond Example: weaken a joint 2. To become weaker or less strong. Labels: intransitive Example: Over the years my enthusiasm for the job has weakened. Example: My friends, we are confronted with a serious situation. But it is typical of the security problems of the world today. Powerful and aggressive forces are constantly probing, now here, now there, to see whether the free world is weakened. In the face of this, there are no easy choices available. It is misleading for anyone to imply that there are. However, the present situation, though serious, is by no means desperate or hopeless.
Word: impinge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin impingō (“dash against, impinge”). Compare impact, derived from the perfect passive participle of impingō. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɪnd͡ʒ/ 1. To make a physical impact on. Labels: intransitive, rare, transitive Example: Loud noise can impinge on the eardrum, causing temporary hearing damage. Example: The ordinary rocks upon which such men do impinge and precipitate themselves, are cards, dice, hawks, and hounds […] 2. To interfere with. Labels: figuratively, intransitive, rare, transitive Example: For example, if the trophic fibre is impinged there would be too much or too little gastric juice; if the motor fibre is impinged the muscular contractions of the stomach would be lessened; if the sensory fibre is impinged there[…] Example: It is astonishing that the meaning of a single declarative sentence enshrined in the Bill of Rights has evaded judicial construction establishing, at a minimum, some bedrock level of state sovereignty upon which the federal government can not impinge. 3. To have an effect upon, especially a negative one. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: Near-synonym: infringe Example: “I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity.[…]”
Word: hatchet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hachet, a borrowing from Old French hachete, diminutive of hache (“axe”), from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish *happjā, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, *habjǭ (“knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *kop- (“to strike, to beat”). Cognate with Old High German happa, heppa, habba (“reaper, sickle”), German Hippe (“billhook”), Dutch heep, hiep (“billhook”), and Ancient Greek κοπίς (kopís). Mostly displaced native Old English handæx, whence Modern English hand axe. Pronunciation: /ˈhæt͡ʃɪt/ 1. A small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk. Example: “It must be admitted, Nick, you are a very literal logician—‘dog won't eat dog,’ is our English saying. Still the Yankee will fight the Yengeese, it would seem. In a word, the Great Father, in England, has raised the hatchet against his American children.” Example: Buried was the bloody hatchet, / Buried was the dreadful war-club, / Buried were all warlike weapons, / And the war-cry was forgotten. 2. Belligerence, animosity; harsh criticism. Labels: figuratively Example: to bury the hatchet Example: hatchet job
Word: hatchet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hachet, a borrowing from Old French hachete, diminutive of hache (“axe”), from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish *happjā, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, *habjǭ (“knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *kop- (“to strike, to beat”). Cognate with Old High German happa, heppa, habba (“reaper, sickle”), German Hippe (“billhook”), Dutch heep, hiep (“billhook”), and Ancient Greek κοπίς (kopís). Mostly displaced native Old English handæx, whence Modern English hand axe. Pronunciation: /ˈhæt͡ʃɪt/ 1. To cut with a hatchet. Labels: transitive
Word: comedogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English comedo 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 comedogenic From comedo + -genic. 1. Tending to produce acne, i.e. comedones
Word: comedogenic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English comedo 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 comedogenic From comedo + -genic. 1. A substance that tends to produce acne, such as by clogging pores on the skin
Word: comedolytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From comedo + -lytic. 1. Preventing acne.
Word: comedolytic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From comedo + -lytic. 1. An agent capable of resolving comedones or preventing the formation of new comedones.
Word: comedone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of comedo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: heterograft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English graft English heterograft From hetero- + graft. 1. Synonym of xenograft.
Word: heterograft Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English graft English heterograft From hetero- + graft. 1. Synonym of xenograft.
Word: polio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First element of polio(myelitis). Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊljəʊ/, /ˈpoʊlioʊ/, /-ljoʊ/ 1. Abbreviation of poliomyelitis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. A person who has poliomyelitis. Labels: countable, informal Example: They don't need social service workers running back and forth every month or two to see if the polios are playing stickball in the street because they never will. Example: The “polios” (as they called themselves) in Warm Springs didn't deny the seriousness of their health issues or the impairments to their physiology. But their most critical struggle, they claimed, involved healing sorely wounded spirits.
Word: heterokaryon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English karyon English heterokaryon From hetero- + karyon. 1. A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei
Word: heterologous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, heterologue + -ous, or, by surface analysis, heterology + -ous. 1. Having different relationships or different elements 2. Of, or relating to different species
Word: heterolysin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English lysin English heterolysin From hetero- + lysin. 1. A haemolysin produced in the bloodstream when blood cells of a different species are introduced
Word: heterolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English heterolysis From hetero- + -lysis. 1. In organic chemistry, the splitting of a molecule to form a pair of oppositely charged ions 2. The disruption of blood cells by a heterolysin, or by enzymes from another species
Word: luser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of loser + user. Pronunciation: /ˈluː.zə(ɹ)/ 1. An incompetent computer user. Labels: derogatory, slang 2. A user (especially in IRC) who disobeys the rules of the servers that they are using and usually resorts to disruptive or offensive behavior. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: heteromorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English heteromorphic From hetero- + -morphic. 1. Having different forms in different stages of the life cycle 2. Differing in size or structure from the normal
Word: heteromorphism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -morphism English heteromorphism From hetero- + -morphism. 1. A diversity of form. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A feature that is heteromorphic. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: heteronuclear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English nuclear English heteronuclear From hetero- + nuclear. 1. On different rings of a polycyclic organic molecule 2. Having atoms or nuclei of different type
Word: heteronym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, hetero (“different”) + -onym (“name”). Compare Ancient Greek ἑτερώνυμος (heterṓnumos). First attested in 1885 in sense 1. The coining of this term in sense 3 (as Portuguese heterónimo) is usually attributed to Fernando Pessoa. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛt.əɹ.ə(ʊ).nɪm/, /ˈhɛt.ə.ɹoʊ.nɪm/, /ˈhɛt.ə.ɹə.nɪm/ 1. Calque. Labels: dated 2. A word having the same spelling as another, but with a different meaning and (often) pronunciation. Example: Near-synonyms: heterophone, homograph Example: The word lead (/ˈlɛd/), for the metal, and lead (/ˈliːd/), for a leash, are heteronyms. 3. A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style. Example: […] the present paper aims at illuminating the origins of the concept under study, as well as presenting its readers with the reasons why certain characters in some of Yeats’s works go beyond mere masks and personae and fulfil the criteria to be considered as heteronyms. Example: Heteronyms are the distinct poetic personae that Pessoa adopted during the writing of his poems, and who were presented as their true authors.
Word: heteronymous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English heteronym Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English heteronymous From heteronym + -ous. 1. Of, or relating to a heteronym. 2. Being different words, but having a common relationship, as in the case of brother and sister, which denote siblings. 3. Heteronymous hemianopsia (blindness in the left side of one eye and the right side of the other eye)
Word: squinch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of earlier scunch (“back part of the side of an opening”), short for scuncheon. Pronunciation: /skwɪnt͡ʃ/ 1. A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
Word: squinch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain. Probably blend of squint + pinch. Compare squink-eyed, variant of squint-eyed, so perhaps it is at least partly an altered form of squint. Pronunciation: /skwɪnt͡ʃ/ 1. To scrunch up (one's face, etc.). Labels: transitive Example: The president squinched his face and bit his lip and seemed too antsy to stand still.