nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: backwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English bakwardis, bakwardis, a variant of Middle English bakwarde, bakward (“backward”). Equivalent to backward + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian bäkove (“backwards”). Pronunciation: /ˈbækwɜːdz/, /ˈbækwɜɹdz/ 1. Synonym of backward; see usage notes there. Example: The length of the stoppages could not well be reduced; indeed, they are already too short if we are to believe the tale now current of a wandering Jew sort of passenger—a lady of advanced years who can only alight from a train backwards. Every time she begins to get out a porter rushes up crying "Hurry up, ma'am; train's going!"—and pushes her in again! Example: My train back is a Class 800 bi-mode. These are not too bad, except for their awful seats - compared with the seats on the HST, they are a step backwards.
Word: backwards Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈbækwɜːdz/, /ˈbækwɜɹdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of backward Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: voiced Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /vɔɪst/ 1. simple past and past participle of voice Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: voiced Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /vɔɪst/ 1. Sounded with vibration of the vocal cords. For example, the phone [z] is voiced, while [s] is unvoiced. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a specified kind of voice. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: a shrill-voiced little boy 3. That contains voice. Labels: not-comparable Example: The unvoiced signal is smaller energy than voiced signal and, so, this section is applied the smaller threshold.
Word: compo Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɒm.pəʊ/ 1. Abbreviation of compensation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of compensation. Labels: Australia, countable, slang, uncountable 3. Abbreviation of composition. Labels: attributive, countable, historical, slang, uncountable Example: Sometimes supplies of food might be a little short in certain areas but attempts were made to ensure that all men had some rations, compo and fresh, available to them. 4. Abbreviation of composition. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Abbreviation of composition. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Lime-cement mortar is also known as composition or "compo" mortar, guarded or gauged mortar. The mix contains, lime, cement and sand in proportions depending on the requirements of the work. 6. Abbreviation of composition. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Abbreviation of competition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: Some Demosceners claim, however, that the Demoscene is no longer a vital community, and that commercial sponsors of compos (competitions) have corrupted the community's original ethos.
Word: conal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ḱóh₃nos Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos)der. Medieval Latin cōnusder. Middle English cone English cone English -al English conal From cone + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊnəl/ 1. Shaped like a cone or funnel; conic.
Word: crypto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: All senses trace back to clippings of words derived from the prefix crypto-, developed at various times in the 20th and 21st centuries. During the 2010s and 2020s, the "cryptocurrency" sense has become the dominant sense. The "cryptography" sense predates that one; thus, a computer or math geek in earlier decades would be referring to cryptography when using this word. The "secret supporter or follower" sense is clipped from such terms as cryptofascist and cryptocommunist. The several informal senses in medicine referring to several microbe genera or the diseases they cause have existed since circa the mid-20th century. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪptəʊ/, /ˈkɹɪptoʊ/ 1. Clipping of cryptocurrency Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Example: Nigeria—the world's second-largest Bitcoin market after the United States—has banned the trading of cryptocurrencies. It's triggered anger among Nigerians who see cryptos as a safe haven in a battered economy. Example: Some Turks have turned to crypto as a way to protect their savings from skyrocketing inflation and the weakening of its currency, the lira. 2. Clipping of cryptography Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Example: BTW, Turing's test ideas had a lot of influence (so my crypto friends tell me) on various notions in Cryptography and Complexity such as interactive proofs and zero-knowledge protocols. Example: The CIA is also very into crypto (which makes sense, as they are the home of spy versus spy), […] 3. A secret supporter or follower. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Martin of course is far too dishonest to be outright a crypto or fellow-traveller, but his main influence is pro-Russian and is certainly intended to be so, and I feel reasonably sure he would quislingise in the case of a Russian occupation, if he had not managed to get away on the last plane. 4. Clipping of cryptococcus Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable 5. Clipping of cryptococcosis Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable 6. Clipping of cryptosporidium Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable 7. Clipping of cryptosporidiosis Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Example: With immune system damage come the infections associated with AIDS: PCP, MAC, toxoplasmosis, crypto, meningitis, thrush, lymphomas, CM, fungal infections, and many others.
Word: crypto Part of Speech: adj Etymology: All senses trace back to clippings of words derived from the prefix crypto-, developed at various times in the 20th and 21st centuries. During the 2010s and 2020s, the "cryptocurrency" sense has become the dominant sense. The "cryptography" sense predates that one; thus, a computer or math geek in earlier decades would be referring to cryptography when using this word. The "secret supporter or follower" sense is clipped from such terms as cryptofascist and cryptocommunist. The several informal senses in medicine referring to several microbe genera or the diseases they cause have existed since circa the mid-20th century. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪptəʊ/, /ˈkɹɪptoʊ/ 1. Secret or covert.
Word: daven Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish דאַוונען (davnen). Pronunciation: /ˈdɑː.vən/ 1. to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray Labels: Judaism, intransitive
Word: davening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of daven Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Dogme Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Danish dogme (“dogma”). 1. A movement whose goal is to instill a sense of simplicity into filmmaking by using hand-held cameras, shooting on location, omitting music, etc.
Word: documentary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumbor. French document Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. French -aire French documentairebor. English documentary From French adjective and (hence) noun documentaire, from document, from Latin documentum. Equivalent to document + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/, /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/, /ˌdɑ.kjəˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/, /ˌdɑ.kjəˈmɛn.tɹi/ 1. Of, related to, or based on documents. Labels: not-comparable 2. Which serves to document (record or illustrate) a subject. Labels: not-comparable 3. Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter. Labels: not-comparable Example: a documentary film Example: Just as there is a tradition of history painting, so there is one of history photographs — which of course are not documentary. They're posed as the world was supposed to be.
Word: documentary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumbor. French document Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. French -aire French documentairebor. English documentary From French adjective and (hence) noun documentaire, from document, from Latin documentum. Equivalent to document + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/, /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/, /ˌdɑ.kjəˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/, /ˌdɑ.kjəˈmɛn.tɹi/ 1. A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Fifteen documentaries are in sharp-elbowed competition to be among the five Oscar nominees. Example: If you watched Victoria Beckham’s lavishly produced Netflix documentary last October, you might have wondered why it didn’t even glance on the biggest elephant in Brand Beckham’s room[…]. But most big documentaries these days aren’t documentaries any more in the way previous practitioners of the craft might have understood the word. As her husband’s was before it, Victoria’s doc was a self-commissioned advertorial on which the subject also served as executive producer. 2. Such works collectively, as a genre. Labels: uncountable Example: Such sequences draw attention to the affective appeals that environmental documentary typically makes, precisely by absenting those appeals.
Word: coelom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek κοίλωμα (koílōma, “hollow, cavity”). Cognate with coeliac. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːləm/ 1. A fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum.
Word: coelomate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the substantivation of the adjective, equivalent to coelom + -ate (noun-forming suffix). 1. Any animal possessing a fluid-filled cavity within which the digestive system is suspended.
Word: coelomate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English coelom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English coelomate From coelom + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Having a coelom. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cœlomate Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of animals possessing a fluid-filled cavity within which the digestive system is suspended.
Word: cœlomate Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a coelom.
Word: LINEAR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: jewellery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English juelrye, from Old French juelerye, equivalent to jewel + -ery. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒʊ-/, /ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)ləɹi/, /dʒʋɛl(lə)ri/ 1. Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The jewellery was very expensive in that shop. Example: She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed. 2. Any tools, instruments, devices, etc., placed within a drill pipe. Labels: informal, uncountable, usually Example: The rig simply retrieves the old pipe and runs a new pipe back in the hole (the completion string). Any special items on the string other than the pipe itself are referred to as "jewellery". These can be any number of things, from down-hole motors to mandrels and radioactive sources for survey purposes. 3. The shop from which a jeweller trades or makes jewellery Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: savoy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Savoy (“type of cabbage”). Labels: alt-of
Word: burn one's fingers Part of Speech: verb 1. To harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions. Labels: idiomatic Example: He burned his fingers in the stock market and has been timid about investing ever since.
Word: cross one's fingers Part of Speech: verb Etymology: * As a gesture of good luck, from the Christian notion of inconspicuously making a sign of the cross as an invocation to God. * As a gesture of lying, probably from the Schwurhand, a gesture used in some European countries when taking an oath. The right hand is raised with the index and middle fingers extended upwards (somewhat similarly to a V sign but with the thumb on the side). By crossing the two fingers, the oath is thus symbolically broken. 1. To put the middle finger across the index finger, especially Example: She was seen crossing her fingers in the wedding photo. 2. To put the middle finger across the index finger, especially: Example: I hope everything turns out OK. I'll cross my fingers for you. / I'll cross my fingers that everything turns out OK. Example: “Cross your fingers that the readership loves it.” Joy crossed her fingers. 3. To put the middle finger across the index finger, especially: Example: Amanda placed her right hand behind her back and crossed her fingers. Her friend Sarah told her if you cross your fingers behind your back when you tell a lie, it's not a lie. Amanda didn't know if she believed that, but she crossed her fingers anyway. Example: “You focus your efforts on managing your prosecutors and show up to try that case. I'll handle the rest.” Ryan nodded assent but crossed her fingers behind her back. She would do more than just show up.
Word: get one's finger out Part of Speech: verb 1. To proceed with the matter in hand. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive
Word: you are what you eat Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Semi-Calque of German Der Mensch ist, was er ißt (literally “The human/man is what he eats”), coined in 1850 by Ludwig Feuerbach in a review of Jacob Moleschott’s Lehre der Nahrungsmittel. Für das Volk (Erlangen, 1850). Compare German man ist, was man isst. 1. Personal health and wellbeing is determined by one's eating habits, in both positive and negative ways.
Word: point the finger at Part of Speech: verb 1. To accuse or blame (someone). Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: It seems like everyone always tries to point the finger at somebody else. Example: That is a serious accusation, so make sure you have plenty of evidence before you point the finger at someone.
Word: finger food Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɪŋɡə(ɹ)ˌfuːd/ 1. Food that can be eaten with one's hands, as opposed to requiring utensils; often appetizers and snacks. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He didn't serve a full lunch or dinner at the party, but there was plenty of finger food to munch.
Word: nibbles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nibble Middle English -es English -s English nibbles From nibble + -s. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪbl̩z/, /ˈnɪb(ə)ls/ 1. Small forms of finger food or snacks such as nuts or potato chips (crisps), often eaten as an accompaniment to drinks. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: You can't go yet. You must taste my prune nibbles.
Word: nibbles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nibble Middle English -es English -s English nibbles From nibble + -s. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪbl̩z/, /ˈnɪb(ə)ls/ 1. plural of nibble Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nibbles Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English nibble Middle English -es English -s English nibbles From nibble + -s. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪbl̩z/, /ˈnɪb(ə)ls/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nibble Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abessive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin abesse (“to be absent”), infinitive of absum, from ab- (“away”) + sum (“be”, verb). Compare English absent. Pronunciation: /æˈbɛ.sɪv/, /ˈæˌbɛ.sɪv/ 1. Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence. Labels: not-comparable
Word: abessive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin abesse (“to be absent”), infinitive of absum, from ab- (“away”) + sum (“be”, verb). Compare English absent. Pronunciation: /æˈbɛ.sɪv/, /ˈæˌbɛ.sɪv/ 1. The abessive case, or a word in this case.
Word: comitative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin comitātum (“that which is accompanied”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmətətəv/, /ˈkɒmɪtətɪv/ 1. Of, or relating to the grammatical case that is used in some languages to indicate accompaniment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: comitative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin comitātum (“that which is accompanied”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmətətəv/, /ˈkɒmɪtətɪv/ 1. The comitative case, or a word in this case.
Word: dilate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1393, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dīlātō (“to spread out”), from dī- + lātus (“wide”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of dilatate. Pronunciation: /daɪˈleɪt/, /ˈdaɪ.leɪt/ 1. To enlarge; to make bigger. Labels: transitive Example: The eye doctor put drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better. 2. To become wider or larger; to expand. Labels: intransitive Example: His heart dilates and glories in his strength. 3. To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon". Labels: ambitransitive Example: Do me the favour to dilate at full / What hath befallen of them and thee till now. Example: But still they on their ancient joys dilate. 4. To use a dilator to widen (something, such as a vagina). Labels: ambitransitive Example: An experimenter in New York has recently advocated what he is pleased to call temporary forcible dilatation of the trachea in the treatment of membranous croup, his idea being to introduce into the trachea a dilator and to forcibly dilate, every few hours if need be, and he reports favorable results. Example: In very tight and obstinate stricture I sometimes dilate every day, but as soon as it has been stretched up to 23 or 24, I dilate every other day, or at greater intervals, keeping the instrument in place several minutes.
Word: dilate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1399, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English dilaten (“to delay, tarry”), borrowed from Latin dīlātus, perfect passive participle of Latin dīfferō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)). If so, Doublet of defer and differ; see also infer, relate and refer, collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prefer and prelate among others. Alternatively, from Latin dīlātō, see Etymology 1. 1. To delay, defer. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Without more time delated. 2. To prolong, lengthen. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: A […] way to dilate a remembrance beyond the banks of Forgetfulness.
Word: dilate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1471, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin dīlātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 2 for more. 1. Carried in different ways, spread, abroad, dispersed, published. Labels: archaic, obsolete Example: Returne the lords this voyce, we aré their creature : And it is fit, a good, and honeſt prince, Whom they, out of their bounty, haue inſtucted With ſo dilate, and abſolute a power, Should owe the office of it, to their ſeruice ; And good of all, and euery citizen.
Word: spancelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spancel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: spancelled Part of Speech: adj 1. hobbled with a spancel Labels: not-comparable Example: They knew nothing of the barbarous practice on the English coast, of fastening a lanthorn to the limbs of a spanselled horse, whose plungings were to misdirect the wrecked and sinking wretches, in the vain hope that the light they saw was a beacon, and thus to double the horrors of death by the baffled expectation of relief.
Word: spancel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch or Low German spansel, from spannen (“to bind, harness”). Pronunciation: /ˈspænsl̩/ 1. a rope or fetter used to hobble a horse or other animal
Word: spancel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Dutch or Low German spansel, from spannen (“to bind, harness”). Pronunciation: /ˈspænsl̩/ 1. to hobble with a spancel Labels: transitive
Word: academese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)der. New Latin acadēmī̆abor. English academe Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English academese From academe + -ese (“language of”). Pronunciation: /ə.kæ.dəˈmiːz/, /ə.kæ.dəˈmiz/ 1. A formal or artificial style of communicating prevalent in institutes of higher education. Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: Sometimes during intellectual conversation, I would switch from academese to my native black English vernacular. I would utter observations replete with black linguistic idioms and colloquialisms. Example: One way this is communicated is through language use wherein the language of the researcher is often verbose and philosophically or methodologically inaccessible to the nonacademic, also known as academese […]
Word: academia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)der. New Latin acadēmī̆abor. English academia Borrowed from New Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attica hero Akademos. Doublet of academe, academy, and Akademeia. Modern sense of “the world of universities and scholarship” recorded from 1956. Pronunciation: /ˌæk.əˈdiː.mɪ.ə/, /ˌæk.əˈdeɪ.mɪ.ə/, /ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.ə/, /ˌæk.əˈdi.mjə/, /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.i.ə/ 1. The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. Labels: collective, uncountable Example: Academia continues to provide scientific education, despite attempts to turn it into a system of professional schooling. Example: Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete. 2. Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship. Labels: uncountable Example: Not every university graduate wishes to pursue academia.
Word: mechanized cavalry Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of the modern military that is transported by light fast vehicles (including jeeps and helicopters), now serving the function historically provided by a horse cavalry.
Word: woodlands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Samatha Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna) (śamatha) meaning "tranquility" and "concentration" (referring to Buddhist meditation) or "equality". 1. A female given name from Sanskrit.
Word: Calvary Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Calvarie, from Latin calvāria (“skull”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæl.v(ə.)ɹi/ 1. The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus.
Word: soft drinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soft drink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Coca Cola Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Coca-Cola. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sea serpent Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of sea monster resembling a snake or dragon. Example: Here let me say - and I wish it to be distinctly understood - that I do not deny the possibility of the existence of a great sea serpent, or other great creatures at present unknown to science[.] Example: This time they got into print, all right. But the much-handled stories, written up with that blend of cautiously defensive frivolity which the press habitually employed to cover themselves in matters regarding sea-serpents, elementals, thought transference, and other irregular phenomena, prevented anyone from realizing that these accomplished plants at all resembled the quiet, respectable weed beside our rubbish heap.
Word: fireeater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fire + eater. 1. Alternative form of fire-eater. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: give the finger Part of Speech: verb 1. To make an obscene gesture (towards someone) by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards. Labels: transitive, usually Example: Zelda gave Travis the finger after he cut her off in traffic. 2. To make any sort of gesture extending one of the fingers above the others. Labels: intransitive
Word: mythopoetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mytho- + poetic; since 1880. 1. Giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth. 2. Being a creative interpretation. 3. Given the quality of a myth or a poem, used typically in opposition to a purely factual account. Example: Nor is it, as poetry, concerned with any ultimate explanation of the product of mythopoetic fancy. 4. Of or relating to the mythopoetic men's movement. Example: Darren Staloff's lecture Search for a Meaningful Past: Philosophies, Theories and Interpretations of Human History, The Teaching Company "An example of the former, of the mythopoetic history, may be Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche, or Ecce Homo his own mythopoetic autobiography." Example: "To paraphrase Kelly (1994), we should not be surprised that Nature, having subjugated the bulk of inert matter on Earth, would go on to subjugate the mythopoetic narratives that are the basis of the moral codes that constitute this still culturally diverse world."
Word: air support Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of using aircraft to attack an enemy to assist ground military forces. Labels: uncountable
Word: legally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From legal + -ly. Piecewise doublet of leally and loyally. Pronunciation: /ˈliːɡəli/ 1. As permitted by law; not contrary to law. Example: You can legally park in the lot on weekends without paying the fee, they won't ticket you. Example: On the question of whether a memorandum of understanding is legally binding, British courts have held that this is determined by the presence (or, as the case may be, absence) of an intention to create a legal obligation, on the part of the states parties concerned, at the time of entry into the arrangement. 2. From a legal perspective. Example: Legally, I think you are covered, but there are angry guys with baseball bats outside. Example: After filing paperwork to change his name, the rapper, born Kanye Omari West, finally got what he asked for, and will be legally known as “Ye.”
Word: illative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin illātīvus (“illative”), from Latin illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; bury; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈleɪtɪv/ 1. Of, or relating to an illation. Labels: not-comparable Example: an illative consequence or proposition Example: an illative conjunction, such as "for" or "therefore" 2. Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something. Labels: not-comparable
Word: illative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin illātīvus (“illative”), from Latin illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; bury; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈleɪtɪv/ 1. A word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore). 2. An illation. 3. The illative case, or a word in that case.
Word: inessive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English essive English inessive From in- (“in”) + essive. 1. Of or relating to the inessive case, a grammatical case that in some languages indicates the state of being in or inside a location. Labels: not-comparable Example: Their objects are partitive except in Finnish, where there is one accusative object of an inessive infinitive and two of adessive infinitives.
Word: inessive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English essive English inessive From in- (“in”) + essive. 1. The inessive case, or a word in that case.
Word: preterit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of preterite. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon
Word: preterit Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of preterite. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, uncommon
Word: allative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Composed from Latin ad + lātus + -īvus. Pronunciation: /ˈælətɪv/ 1. Of or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards a place. Labels: not-comparable
Word: allative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Composed from Latin ad + lātus + -īvus. Pronunciation: /ˈælətɪv/ 1. The allative case, or a word in that case.
Word: essive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin casus essīvus (from Latin esse), coined in New Latin by Rasmus Rask. Pronunciation: /ˈɛsɪv/ 1. of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates existence in a state or capacity. Labels: not-comparable 2. designating being in a state as opposed to entering into a state. Labels: not-comparable 3. indicating a temporary state of being. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: essive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin casus essīvus (from Latin esse), coined in New Latin by Rasmus Rask. Pronunciation: /ˈɛsɪv/ 1. the essive case, or a word in that case.
Word: adessive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- English essive English adessive From ad- (“at”) + essive. 1. Of or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates adjacent location. Labels: not-comparable Example: Their objects are partitive except in Finnish, where there is one accusative object of an inessive infinitive and two of adessive infinitives.
Word: adessive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- English essive English adessive From ad- (“at”) + essive. 1. The adessive case, or a word in that case.
Word: fixer-upper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a reduplicating suffixation of fix up, equivalent to fix + -er + up + -er. 1. A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment. Labels: US, informal Example: 2003, Jay P. DeCima, Investing in Fixer-Uppers: A Complete Guide to Buying Low, Fixing Smart, Adding Value, and Selling (or Renting) High, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN. 2. A potential romantic partner who may need some motivation to improve their personality or habits. Labels: broadly, informal Example: Don't be seduced into a relationship with someone who seems to be a "fixer-upper." Attempts at renovating people usually fail. 3. A person who tinkers or fixes things up; in particular, someone who fixes up houses, properties, etc. as an investment. Labels: informal
Word: repaired Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpɛɹd/, /ɹɪˈpɛəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of repair Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: I repaired your automobile for you. Example: We repaired to the mountains for the summer.
Word: repaired Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpɛɹd/, /ɹɪˈpɛəd/ Labels: no-gloss
Word: stones Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stoʊnz/, /stəʊnz/ 1. plural of stone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stones Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stoʊnz/, /stəʊnz/ 1. Testicles; balls. Labels: slang 2. Courage. Labels: slang
Word: stones Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stoʊnz/, /stəʊnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stone Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Christina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of an early martyr, shortened from Latin Chrīstiāna (“Christian (woman)”). Doublet of Kirsten. Pronunciation: /kɹɪsˈtiːnə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: For never yet that maiden's woes To check our social pleasure rose, Her joy she shares, her grief's her own, CHRISTINA CHRISTIAN weeps alone. Example: Her name "Christina" was derived from one of the Bonaparte family, Lady Dudley Stuart
Word: rocking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rock + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/, /ˈɹɒkɪŋ/ 1. Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth. 2. Excellent; great. Labels: informal
Word: rocking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rock + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/, /ˈɹɒkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of rock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rocking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rock + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/, /ˈɹɒkɪŋ/ 1. The motion of something that rocks. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Every part of a tree will not do for this purpose, as some branches may not be sufficiently forked; others may not be sufficiently strong; and others may be too much exposed to the rockings of the wind. 2. The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: e-books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electronic book Part of Speech: noun 1. A book published in electronic form.
Word: niblets Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnɪbləts/ 1. plural of niblet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: throw out Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From throw + out. Pronunciation: /ˈθɹəʊ ˌaʊt/ 1. Alternative form of throw-out. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: throw out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From throw + out. Pronunciation: /ˈθɹəʊ ˌaʊt/, /ˌθɹəʊ ˈaʊt/ 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, out. 2. To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away. Labels: idiomatic Example: Just throw that pen out if it doesn't write anymore. Example: They decided to throw out the idea because it would have been too expensive. 3. To dismiss a legal case. Labels: idiomatic 4. To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere. Labels: idiomatic Example: The board threw the man out, because he wouldn't cooperate and agree with their plans to remodernize the facility. Example: The ushers threw the woman out of the auditorium, because she kept shouting out insults to the guest of honor when he made his speech. 5. To offer an idea for consideration. Labels: idiomatic Example: Let me throw this out there – how about if we make the igloo out of butter? Would that work? Example: I throw out a challenge to the gay community to dare to walk into this dark corner and offer the light of brotherly love to help these people find themselves. 6. To produce in a haphazard fashion. Example: This program keeps throwing out errors. 7. To emit. Labels: transitive 8. To utter carelessly (a remark, suggestion, proposal, etc.). Labels: transitive Example: He threw out a couple of half-baked ideas. 9. To cause to project. Labels: transitive Example: Using the countless tons of rock from the cliff-face, supplemented by much more from inland, they threw out a huge breakwater, 2,000 ft. long and 80 ft. high, roughly at right angles to the quay, so forming an almost completely sheltered corner. Fifty years later, this massive mole is still standing up to the worst that the Irish Sea can do. 10. To put into a state of confusion. Labels: transitive 11. To outdistance; to leave behind. Labels: transitive 12. To cause or experience debilitating muscle or joint pain in (a body part). Labels: transitive Example: ...while he was putting on his coat, after having completed his work, in preparing to leave for home, he threw out his shoulder. Example: But why wasn't Mom there? Sick? No. Threw out her back carrying boxes of blood at a blood drive.
Word: agogo bell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese agogô, from Yoruba agogo (“bell”). 1. A percussion instrument consisting of two or three small conical bells, similar to a cowbell, and typically played by striking them with a drumstick.
Word: fire-eater Part of Speech: noun 1. A performer who pretends to swallow fire. 2. A quarrelsome or belligerent person. Labels: figuratively Example: "But he is a regular fire eater!" "He's a bad man—a blamed bad man!" fluttered Danny Griswold. "That's right," nodded Lewis Little. "He really wants to fight with swords, I believe." 3. An extreme partisan for the South before the US Civil War. Labels: US, historical Example: Frustrated in their attempts to change the law, fire-eaters turned their efforts to breaking it.
Word: popularized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of popularize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: helioseismology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wél(i)yos Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos) English helio- English seismology English helioseismology From helio- + seismology. 1. The study of the propagation of pressure waves in the Sun. Labels: uncountable Example: Helioseismology, like terrestrial seismology, provides information about the interior of the body under study by using observations of slight motions on the surface. Example: Helioseismology provides unique information about the global dynamics of the Sun and local flows in active regions in the upper convection zone.
Word: Doppler effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Christian Andreas Doppler, the scientist who first proposed this effect. 1. The apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the waves. Example: Along the street, a delivery van’s pop music approaches and recedes with a faint Doppler effect, the cheerless band lifting and dipping a microtone.
Word: near-Earth object Part of Speech: noun 1. A small Solar System body (ie. asteroid, comet, or large meteoroid) whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth's orbit.
Word: NEO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of near-Earth object. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Example: Near-Earth objects (NEOs) that follow horseshoe paths, and approach our planet at close range and low relative velocity, may undergo mini-moon events in which their geocentric energy becomes negative for hours, days or months, but without completing one revolution around Earth while bound. An example of NEO experiencing such a temporarily captured flyby is 2022 NX₁, which was a short-lived mini-moon in 1981 and 2022. 2. Acronym of new engine option. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: meteoroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English meteor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English meteoroid From meteor + -oid. 1. A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere
Word: masochist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch + -ist. Coined by Richard von Krafft-Ebing and popularized by Freud in relation to sadomasochism. Pronunciation: /ˈmæ.səˌkɪst/ 1. Someone who enjoys pain or humiliation, or who derives pleasure from harming oneself or being harmed by others. 2. Someone who puts up with teasing. Labels: colloquial, slang
Word: glum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably from Middle Low German glum (“glum”), related to German dialectal glumm (“gloomy, troubled, turbid”). More at gloomy. Pronunciation: /ɡlʌm/ 1. Despondent; moody; sullen. Example: I[…]frighten people by my glum face. Example: […] and the prospect of three more days of teaching before the weekend break, Mr. MacPherson felt unusually glum.
Word: glum Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English glomen, glommen, glomben, gloumben (“to frown, look sullen”), from *glom (“gloom”). More at gloom. The noun is from Middle English glome, from the verb. Pronunciation: /ɡlʌm/ 1. To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum. Labels: obsolete Example: upon me he gan to loure and glum, Enforcing him so for to ryse withall, But that I shortly unto hem did cum, With his thre hedes he spytte all his venum
Word: glum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English glomen, glommen, glomben, gloumben (“to frown, look sullen”), from *glom (“gloom”). More at gloom. The noun is from Middle English glome, from the verb. Pronunciation: /ɡlʌm/ 1. sullenness Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: That they be deaf and dumb, And play silence and glum
Word: blogster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English blogster From blog + -ster. 1. One who blogs.
Word: consense Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from consensus. Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛns/, /kənˈsens/ 1. To agree; to form by consensus. Example: We consense, we affirm and re-affirm the Free Community of Spirit, we acknowledge a spokesman to voice our thinking when such voicings seem called for. Example: It’s overblown, it isn’t quite as consensus-oriented management as you might think—but did they consense on this over twenty years?
Word: consense Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from consensus. Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛns/, /kənˈsens/ 1. agreement Example: 1995, Max Pensky, “Universalism and the situated critic,” in The Cambridge Companion to Habermas, Stephen K White ed. http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=EfP7-iYd120C&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&sig=Qiq-5jwSChtKCR2Qz46lReOjk9g In this way the rational constitution of a democratic state is the embodiment of a preestablished, decontextualized social contract, an expectation on which all particular consenses and compromises must be based: … Example: 1999, M. Banzi et al., “An Experience in Configuration Management in SODALIA,” in System Configuration Management, Jacky Estublier ed. http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=9N4t8Tq6jzQC&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85&sig=jY0OLldJtQl3G_R6hJisDOfAjWE Special thanks to Michele Marini for his revision and his consense to the effort necessary in the writing of the paper.
Word: pleasantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English pleasauntly; equivalent to pleasant + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈplɛzəntli/ 1. In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result. Example: He smiled pleasantly at passersby. Example: They were pleasantly surprised at the result. 2. Lightly 3. Ludicrously; facetiously. Labels: obsolete Example: In workhouses, pleasantly so named, because work cannot be done in them. Example: Mr Venus, reminded of the duties of hospitality, produced some rum. In answer to the inquiry, 'Will you mix it, Mr Wegg?' that gentleman pleasantly rejoined, 'I think not, sir. On so auspicious an occasion, I prefer to take it in the form of a Gum-Tickler.'
Word: egomaniac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ego- + -maniac. Pronunciation: /iɡoʊˈmeɪniæk/ 1. A person obsessed with their own (supposed) importance. Example: He's a raving egomaniac: all he ever talks about is himself and how important he is.
Word: fancier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fancy (verb) + -er. 1. One who fancies; a person with a special interest, attraction or liking for something. Example: She's definitely a cat fancier: she has nine of them in her home and the walls are covered with pictures of more. Example: Even so, most lily fanciers would rather have a colony of goldbands than any other species or hybrids in existence. 2. A person who breeds or grows a particular animal or plant for points of excellence. 3. One who fancies or imagines.
Word: fancier Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fancy Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English fancier From fancy (adjective) + -er. 1. comparative form of fancy: more fancy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: fated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪtɪd/, [ˈfeɪ̯ɾɨd] 1. Foreordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate. Labels: not-comparable Example: This scheme was fated to be forgotten, at any rate in the form of the 1820 proposal. Example: Kristi Noem[…] may have committed a class two misdemeanor offence when her fated dog Cricket, a 14-month-old wirehair pointer Noem deemed “untrainable” for hunting pheasant, killed a neighbor’s chickens.
Word: fated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪtɪd/, [ˈfeɪ̯ɾɨd] 1. simple past and past participle of fate Labels: form-of, participle, past, rare
Word: apple tree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English appeltre, appiltre, appultre, from Old English æppeltrēow, corresponding to apple + tree. Cognate with Danish æbletræ, Swedish äppelträd, Norwegian epletre, Icelandic eplatré. Pronunciation: /ˈæpl̩ tɹiː/, /ˈæpl̩ tɹi/ 1. Any tree that bears apples, principally Malus domestica but also certain wild species.
Word: Menno Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. Mennonite. Labels: informal
Word: Menno Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name. 2. A town in South Dakota.
Word: Mennonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Eponymous to Menno Simons, the second-generation leader of the denomination, + -ite. Menno's own name is of West Frisian origin and was originally spelled Minne (compare the name Mein, itself ultimately related to *magan (“to be able”)). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/ 1. A member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition, practicing credobaptism and committed to nonresistance and nonviolence, many of whom may wear plain dress and shun modern technology.
Word: Mennonite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Eponymous to Menno Simons, the second-generation leader of the denomination, + -ite. Menno's own name is of West Frisian origin and was originally spelled Minne (compare the name Mein, itself ultimately related to *magan (“to be able”)). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or related to a Mennonite or Mennonites or to their movement and church(es).
Word: nature morte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French nature morte (literally “dead nature”). 1. An image depicting inanimate objects; a still life.