nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: woodworking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wood + working. 1. The crafts of carpentry, cabinet making and related skills of making things from wood. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: There are two woodworkings, the first being the idealized one, the woodworking of expectations, where everything turns out perfect. The spouse is pleased, each and every joint is of Krenovian perfection […] Example: MDF and HDF – or medium-density fiberboard and high-density fiberboard – are two of the trendiest materials in woodworking these days.
Word: woodworking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wood + working. 1. present participle and gerund of woodwork Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: narrower Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of narrow: more narrow Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: narrower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From narrow + -er. 1. One who, or that which, narrows.
Word: halloumi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), from Cypriot Arabic xallúm, from Egyptian Arabic حَلُّوم, from Sahidic Coptic ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ (halōm, “cheese”), or ⲁⲗⲱⲙ (alōm, “cheese”), itself in turn probably a borrowing from Semitic, though in manuscripts and ostraca from 2nd century Roman Egypt, Egyptian Demotic Egyptian ḥlm is also attested with the meaning "cheese". Pronunciation: /həˈluːmi/, /həˈlumi/ 1. A traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: indulges Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of indulge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fattened Part of Speech: adj 1. Having gotten fat.
Word: fattened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fatten; fatted Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disputer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin disputo Old French desputerbor. Middle English disputen English dispute Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English disputer From dispute + -er. 1. One who disputes.
Word: mooted Part of Speech: adj 1. Made, or proven to be, moot.
Word: mooted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of moot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: oaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oater. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cuddlable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cuddle Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English cuddlable From cuddle + -able. 1. Able to be cuddled. 2. Pleasant to cuddle; cuddly.
Word: recreated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recreate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reveals Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reveal Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reveals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reveal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sacrificial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis (“sacrificial”), from sacrificium (“sacrifice”), from sacrificus (“sacrificial”), from sacrificō (“sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). By surface analysis, sacrifice + -ial. Pronunciation: /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/, /ˈsæk.ɹə.fɪʃ.əl/ 1. Relating to sacrifice. Labels: not-comparable Example: The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore. Example: Rabban Yoḥanan could have succumbed to despair like many at that time. Instead, he looked for alternatives to the sacrificial system, because he understood that it would take a long time to rebuild the Temple and the Jewish people needed other ways to worship God. 2. Used as a sacrifice. Labels: not-comparable Example: The sacrificial coating protects the hull, but because it takes the damage the hull doesn't, we must replace it annually. Example: The ceremony involves the ritual slaying of a sacrificial lamb.
Word: emitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin ēmittōbor. English emit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English emitter From emit + -er. Pronunciation: /əmɪtə/, /iːmɪtə/ 1. That which emits something. 2. One terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
Word: unwittingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English on-wytyngly, un-wetandly, unweteynglye, unwetinglie, un-wetinglye, unwetyngly, unwitandly, unwitendely, unwitingly, unwittandly, unwityngli, unwityngly, unwytyngeleche, unwytyngli, equivalent to unwitting + -ly or un- + wittingly. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/, /ˌʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/, /ˌən-/, /-ɾɪŋ-/ 1. In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly. Example: She realized to her horror that she had unwittingly helped those people she most despised. Example: This morning, / Paprs of State he ſent me, to peruſe / As I required: and wot you what I found / There (on my Conſcience put vnwittingly) […]
Word: flash floods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flash flood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kitchen timer Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that can be set for a number of minutes (usually up to one hour) that sounds an alarm such as a bell or buzzer when the specified amount of time has elapsed; commonly used when cooking or baking.
Word: balancer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English -er English balancer From balance + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈbæ.lən.sɚ/ 1. One who, or that which, balances. 2. An acrobat. 3. Any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight.
Word: dipterous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, translingual Diptera + -ous, or, by surface analysis, di- + -pterous. 1. Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans. 2. Having two wings.
Word: devourer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English devourere; equivalent to devour + -er. 1. One who devours. Example: It is doubtful, whether we ought to ascribe any superior qualities to the more ancient Africans; for we find them represented […] as proud, lazy, deceitful, thievish, […] devourers of human flesh, and quaffers of human blood […] Example: [They] have entered into the hunt with all the zeal that characterized the bookhunters, the coin collectors, the autograph devourers and the rest of that class of maniacs.
Word: devourers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of devourer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: people person Part of Speech: noun 1. One who interacts skilfully with other people and who receives satisfaction from such interaction. Labels: idiomatic
Word: braver Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of brave: more brave Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: braver Part of Speech: noun 1. One who braves something. Example: a reckless braver of dangers
Word: resinous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French résineux; cf. Latin resinosus. By surface analysis, resin + -ous. 1. Of or relating to resin. Example: Resin, pitch, sealing-wax, caoutchouc, sulphur, gutta-percha, and generally all bodies commonly termed resinous, besides a great variety of others, will be found to acquire, after friction, the power of attracting light bodies, and hence will be said, according to a limitation of terms already accepted, to be in an electrized or electrified state . 2. Negative (of electric charge). Labels: dated
Word: lady's man Part of Speech: noun 1. A man who attracts women and enjoys their company. Labels: idiomatic Example: This promenading was chiefly patronised by the marines, and particularly by Colbrook, a remarkably handsome and very gentlemanly corporal among them. He was a complete lady's man; with fine black eyes, bright red cheeks, glossy jet whiskers, and a refined organisation of the whole man. Example: You know, Karen, I may not look much like a lady's man, but many a gal has cried when I left. 2. A womanizer. Labels: idiomatic Example: He was the most celebrated portrait painter of his day, a notorious ladies' man, obsessed with women, pale beauties dressed in extravagant gowns . . . or nothing at all.
Word: man's man Part of Speech: noun 1. A man who is popular among men. Example: Near-synonym: man among men 2. A homosexual man. Labels: euphemistic
Word: survivors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of survivor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thought-controlled Part of Speech: adj 1. manipulated or regulated directly by the mind. Labels: not-comparable Example: Medical technology seeks to develop thought-controlled artificial limbs.
Word: manipulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of manipulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: amortization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English amortisen (“to kill, alienate in mortmain”), from Anglo-Norman amorteser, alteration of Old French amortir, from Vulgar Latin *admortire (“to kill”), from Latin ad- and mors, mortem (“death”). Pronunciation: /əˌmɔːtəˈzeɪʃən/, /əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌæmɚtəˈzeɪʃən/, /əˌmɔɹtəˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: amortizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amortization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manipulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of manipulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: manipulations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manipulation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boggling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of boggle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: boggling Part of Speech: adj 1. Stupefying; mind-boggling. Example: The no answer has to do with the general perspective. As Rick wrote from Africa, “The whole idea is so boggling' and awesome that it is almost too much to get nervous about. Our worry quotas don’t include things like “Today’ show appearances.”
Word: boggling Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being bewildered or mystified. Example: Imagine all of Europe speaking Chinese. To even begin to imagine it brings on bogglings of the mind and other parts of the body.
Word: dumb crambo Part of Speech: noun 1. A guessing game, similar to charades, in which players act out, or silently pantomime, words that rhyme with a clue word. The objective is to guess a concealed word that rhymes with the clue. Labels: uncountable Example: In early Victoria there were family evening parties to which the father, mother and all sizes of growing children went together and at which they played charades, dumb crambo, guessing games and forfeits.
Word: extemporizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of extemporize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: extemporizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of extemporize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: This was untrue. I am not even faintly like a rose. She was only extemporizing but a stirring warmth flowed from her as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling words.
Word: extemporized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of extemporize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: analgesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin analgēsia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλγησίᾱ (analgēsíā, “want of feeling, insensibility”), from ἀνάλγητος (análgētos), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀλγέω (algéō, “feel bodily pain, suffer”) + -τος (-tos, adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.zi.ə/, /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒə/, /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒi.ə/ 1. The inability to feel pain. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: epidural analgesia 2. A process of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain; the provision of this service. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This office procedure is quick and straightforward, but it does require some analgesia. 3. A medication that performs this action: one that relieves pain. Labels: broadly, countable, metonymically, often, proscribed, uncountable Example: apply an analgesia Example: She was able to take analgesia orally.
Word: analogical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From analogic + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: analogically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English analogic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English analogically From analogic + -ally. Pronunciation: /ˌænəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkli/ 1. In an analogical manner; in the manner of an analogy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Absolutely, because for the substance, it eitheir^([sic]) expressley or Analogically containes the doctrine, concerning Faith and Manners, which is communicable and profitable for us to know, which may be proved also by induction, that...
Word: analogize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English analogy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English analogize From analogy + -ize. 1. To express as an analogy. Example: The teacher analogised swotting for an exam in terms of marathon training. 2. To treat one thing as analogous to another. Labels: transitive Example: Repulsion over polygamy is so ingrained in the American consciousness — analogizing it to slavery, the Republican platform of 1856 called it one of the country’s “twin relics of barbarism” — that judgmentally reveling in the exotic perversions of “Big Love” feels like something on the order of a national right. Example: Cruz was obviously analogizing Bernie Sanders to the Bolsheviks and Hillary Clinton to the Mensheviks. The oleaginous Texan is an erudite slyboots, but his history is off-kilter.
Word: analogously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English analogous Middle English -ly English -ly English analogously From analogous + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs.li/ 1. In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy.
Word: analogousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English analogous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English analogousness From analogous + -ness. Pronunciation: /əˈnæl.ə.dʒəs.nəs/, /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs.nəs/ 1. The quality of being analogous. Labels: uncountable
Word: analyzable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English analyze Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English analyzable From analyze + -able. 1. Able to be analyzed. Example: The form mameɣeríṡi is analyzable as *mama ‘e kiríṡi 'mother of the robin/wren'.
Word: analyzer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English analyze Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English analyzer From analyze + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.ə.laɪ.zə/, /ˈæn.əˌlaɪ.zɚ/, [ˈɛən.əˌlaɪ.zɚ], [ˈæ(ː)nəˌlaɪ.zɚ], [ˈɑnələi̯.zɚ] 1. an instrument for the analysis of something Labels: US 2. a person who analyzes Labels: US 3. a type of polarizer
Word: analyzes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of analyze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anarchically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English anarchic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English anarchically From anarchic + -ally. Pronunciation: /ˌan.əˈkɪ.kəl.i/ 1. In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
Word: anathematize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From anathema + -ize; the -t- is part of the root of the underlying Greek word ἀνάθεμα (anáthema) (albeit not visible in the nominative singular form), which also explains the plural anathemata and other derivations from anathema such as anathematic. Pronunciation: /əˈnæ.θə.mə.taɪz/ 1. To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil. Labels: transitive Example: These are the fellows that some officers never pretend to damn, however much they may anathematize others. Example: Rowdy had been heard, more than once lately, to anathematize viciously the prairie-dogs for standing on their tails and chip-chip-chipping at them as they went by.
Word: anatomically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin anatomialbor. French anatomie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French anatomiquebor. Latin anatomicusbor. English anatomic English -al English anatomical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English anatomically From anatomical + -ly. 1. Pertaining to the anatomy. Labels: not-comparable Example: The cuirass of Roman muscled type is composed of an anatomically modeled breastplate and backplate, each made in one with a gorget […] Example: The apparent absence of any apparent sexual or age-based divisions of labour contrasts strikingly with anatomically modern humans of the Pleistocene in which females appear to gracilize relatively quickly, implying perhaps a sex-based division of labour (Soffer 1994).
Word: anatomize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Late Middle English anatomisen, anatomien, anatomen (“to dissect in order to investigate”) borrowed from Middle French anatomiser (modern French anatomiser), or from its etymon Medieval Latin anatomizō, from Latin anatomia (“anatomy”) + -izō. Anatomia is derived from ἀνατομή (anatomḗ, “act of cutting up, dissection”) + -ia (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns); ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) is from ἀνᾰτέμνω (anătémnō, “to cut open”) (from ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, hew; to butcher”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- (“to cut”))) + -η (-ē, suffix forming action nouns). By surface analysis, anatomy + -ize (suffix forming (chiefly similative) verbs). Pronunciation: /əˈnætəmaɪz/, [-ɾə-] 1. To cut up or dissect (the body of a human being or an animal), specifically for the purpose of investigating its anatomy. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, archaic, transitive Example: VVho but a Foppe vvil labour to anatomize a Flye? Example: Then let them anotomize Regan, ſee vvhat breeds about her / Hart[,] is there any cauſe in nature that makes this hardnes, […] 2. To cut up or dissect (the body of a human being or an animal), specifically for the purpose of investigating its anatomy. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, archaic, transitive Example: […] Surgeon's Hall, where malefactors were anatomised after execution—a Sanguinary but Salutary custom—was in the Old Bailey, over against the leads of the Sessions House […] 3. To cut up or dissect (a plant or one of its parts) to investigate its structure. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, archaic, transitive 4. To scrutinize (something) down to the most minute detail. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, archaic, figuratively, transitive Example: Near-synonyms: atomize, analyze Example: I ſpeake but brotherly of him, but ſhould I anathomize him to thee, as hee is, I muſt bluſh, and vveepe, and thou muſt look pale and vvonder. 5. To chemically analyse (a substance). Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, archaic, figuratively, obsolete, transitive Example: Laſtly, it can not be othervviſe but that the fire, in all this vvhile of continuall application to the body it thus anatomiſeth, hath hardned and as it vvere roſted ſome partes into ſuch greatneſſe and dryneſſe as they vvill not fly, not can be carried vp vvith any moderate heate. Example: Tell me, philosopher, thou who arrogatest to thyself the proud name, and who callest the cloud a vapour, and anatomizest the free and ambient air into thy wretched hydrogen and nitrogen,—tell me, dost thou know what it is to shed the tear of rapture, or indulge the sweet pain of romance? 6. To cut up or dissect the body of a human being or an animal. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, archaic, intransitive Example: The most learned philosopher […] might dissect, anatomise, and give names; but, not to speak of a final cause, causes in their secondary and tertiary grades were utterly unknown to him. Example: Impiety? Not if I know myself! / Not if you know the heart and soul, I bare, / I bid you cut, hack, slash, anatomize, / Till peccant part be found and flung away!
Word: all-fired Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably a euphemistic form of hell-fired. 1. Extreme, excessive. Labels: US, informal, not-comparable Example: It's an all-fired outrage to tell any human creature that he's bound to hell.
Word: all-fired Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Probably a euphemistic form of hell-fired. 1. Extremely, thoroughly, very. Labels: US, emphatic, informal, intensifier, not-comparable Example: Of course, I was only stringing Jerry . . . he thinks he's so all-fired cute and smart. Example: Latha dear, she said resolutely, once in your life you'll just have to quit being so all-fired superstitious.
Word: alkyd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the ingredients; alkyl (alcohol) + id (acid or anhydride) 1. A synthetic resin derived from a reaction between alcohol and certain acids, used as a base for many laminates, paints and coatings.
Word: inlaying Part of Speech: noun 1. An inlaid pattern. Example: By these means a device is obtained, the ground of which is composed of green or English gold, with inlayings of silver and fine gold.
Word: inlaying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of inlay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ancestrally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ancestral Middle English -ly English -ly English ancestrally From ancestral + -ly. Pronunciation: /ænˈsɛstɹəli/ 1. Pertaining to ancestry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anchorperson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anchor + person, by analogy with anchorman. 1. The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
Word: anchorwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anchor(man) + -woman. 1. A female anchorperson. 2. The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
Word: ancientness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ancient Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ancientness From ancient + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being ancient. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Here we are in this wonderful town, where, if you can't see everything you want to see, you can generally see a sample of it, even if your fad happens to be the ancientnesses of Egypt.
Word: anemically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English anemia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anemic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English anemically From anemic + -ally. 1. In an anemic manner.
Word: anesthetization Part of Speech: noun 1. The administration of anesthesia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: anesthetize Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈniːs.θə.taɪz/, /æˈniːs.θə.taɪz/, /əˈnɛs.θə.taɪz/, /əˈnɛs.θɪ.taɪz/ 1. To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs. Labels: Canada, US, transitive Example: Just prior to surgery the doctor will anesthetize him and he will sleep for four hours.
Word: anguished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of anguish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: anguished Part of Speech: adj 1. Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
Word: angularity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English angular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English angularity From angular + -ity. 1. The property or characteristic of possessing angles. Labels: uncountable 2. A sharp point or angle. Labels: countable 3. A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour. Labels: countable Example: It was a brave, good speech, a speech from that staunch and strong spirit which lay behind all the acidities and angularities of the old zoologist.
Word: animadvert Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin animadvertō, from Latin animum (“mind”) (accusative singular of animus (“mind; soul; life force”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos (“breath”), from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”)) + Latin advertō (“to turn to”) (from Latin ad- (“to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; near”) + Latin vertō (“to turn”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn around”)). Pronunciation: /ˌænɪmædˈvɜːt/, /ˌænɪmædˈvɝt/ 1. To criticise, to censure. Labels: intransitive Example: Sir Walter has been duly animadverted on for this dangerous error by the erudite Mr. Todd. Example: "Her" of course at Beale Farange's had never meant any one but Ida, and there was the difference in this case that it now meant Ida with renewed intensity. Mrs. Beale was in a position strikingly to animadvert more and more upon her dreadfulness, the moral of all which appeared to be how abominably yet blessedly little she had to do with her husband. 2. To consider. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: […] I am daily advertiſed by ſeveral friends and correſpondents from Oxford, that I have omitted many particulars, which it is proper to animadvert upon, in order to compleat the Secret Hiſtory of that place; and I have therefore, in compliance with their requeſt, reſolved to reſume this work, and continue to publiſh ſome part of it every Act-Term, till the whole is finiſhed, and the ſubject fully exhauſted: […] Example: [H]e had probably committed Violence with his Hands, had not the Parſon interpoſed, ſaying, 'For Heaven's Sake, Sir, animadvert that you are in the Houſe of a great Lady.['] 3. To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: The learned judge animadverted with great severity upon the behaviour of Mr. Young, the cabin passenger, who went out on board the vessel as agent and supercargo, to protect the interests of the shippers, and who, on the outward voyage, conducted himself with great impropriety towards the master; […] Example: [T]he attention of the Board in New-street, Spring-gardens, was in vain called to the petinacious obstinacy of these justices, until, wearied with official correspondence, and "having no reasonable expectation," they state, "that any steps would be taken by the committee of visiting justices to the remedy of the manifest defects," upon which they had animadverted, they inform us that they had recourse to the dernier ressort—an appeal to the Secretary of State […]
Word: atypically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English atypical Middle English -ly English -ly English atypically From atypical + -ly. 1. In a manner which is not typical.
Word: artlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English artless Middle English -ly English -ly English artlessly From artless + -ly. 1. In an artless manner. Example: "Of course not , darling," she artlessly replied.
Word: aridly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree French arideder. Latin āridusder. English arid Middle English -ly English -ly English aridly From arid + -ly. 1. In an arid manner.
Word: archaically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English archaic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English archaically From archaic + -ally. 1. In an archaic manner. Example: The games are a bit archaically presented, but they include palindromes, acrostics, higgledy-piggledies, anagrams, etc.
Word: articulately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English articulate Middle English -ly English -ly English articulately From articulate + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɑːˈtɪk.jə.lət.li/, /ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət.li/ 1. In an articulate manner. Example: The 'symbolists had not all an explicit philosophy; but they were all aware of potencies in the world or in themselves which language cannot articulately express, and which are yet more vitally real than the 'facts' which we can grasp and handle, and the 'respectable' people whom we can measure and reckon with. Example: And expressing them as impactfully and articulately as you can.
Word: aromatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English aromatically From aromatic + -ally. 1. In an aromatic manner. Example: an aromatically spiced Indian dish
Word: assertively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English assertive Middle English -ly English -ly English assertively From assertive + -ly. 1. In an assertive manner. Example: Here it was the province of an electronic harpsichordlike timbre (presumably from a laptop) and an electric bass, played assertively by Zach Layton and supported by the drummer, David Justh. Mr. Justh added considerable filigree in the course of the 66-minute performance, none sanctioned by the score, but captivating enough to justify its berth.
Word: astringently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English astringent Middle English -ly English -ly English astringently From astringent + -ly. 1. In the manner of an astringent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: atonally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English atonal Middle English -ly English -ly English atonally From atonal + -ly. 1. In an atonal manner; without tone. Example: There aren't enough musicians / Who embrace the avant-garde / No one plays atonally / At home or on the stage
Word: atmospherically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English atmospheric Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English atmospherically From atmospheric + -ally. 1. In an atmospheric manner. Example: […] a picture like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a horror film, for it deliberately, atmospherically and painfully puts horrors on show, even if they are credible horrors performed by humans. 2. With regard to the atmosphere. Example: In the years following World War Two, Americans cut down vast forests, built thousands of factories, assembled millions of atmospherically toxic automobiles, and filthied the water throughout North America.
Word: atomically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English atomic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English atomically From atomic + -ally. 1. With regard to atoms or atomic energy. Labels: not-comparable Example: an atomically powered locomotive
Word: athletically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós)bor. Latin āthlēticuslbor. Middle French athletiquebor. English athletic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English athletically From athletic + -ally. 1. In an athletic manner. Example: An email from ICE headquarters to the agency’s top officials on October 5 lamented that “a considerable amount of athletically allergic candidates” had been showing up to the academy; they had “misrepresented” their physical condition on application forms. The email directed leaders at ICE’s field offices to conduct preliminary fitness exams with new recruits before sending them to the academy.
Word: asymmetrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English asymmetric Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English asymmetrically From asymmetric + -ally. 1. In an asymmetric manner.
Word: astutely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English astute Middle English -ly English -ly English astutely From astute + -ly. 1. In an astute manner. Example: Embarrassed, Bradly mumbled in his beard and began to fill his pipe, inspected astutely by Podson the while.
Word: applicably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English applicable Middle English -ly English -ly English applicably From applicable + -ly. 1. In an applicable manner.
Word: apishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English apish Middle English -ly English -ly English apishly From apish + -ly. 1. In an apish manner; in the manner of an ape.
Word: apish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ape Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English apish From ape + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪpɪʃ/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of an ape.
Word: antagonistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English antagonistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English antagonistically From antagonistic + -ally. 1. In an antagonistic manner.
Word: anthropologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English anthropologic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English anthropologically From anthropologic + -ally. 1. In a manner which pertains to anthropology.
Word: anticlimactically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English anticlimactic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English anticlimactically From anticlimactic + -ally. 1. In an anticlimactic manner.
Word: anthropomorphically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ắnthrōpos)der. English anthropo- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English anthropomorphic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English anthropomorphically From anthropomorphic + -ally. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.θɹɒ.pəˈmɔːɹ.fɪk.liː/ 1. In an anthropomorphic manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiphonally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English antiphonal Middle English -ly English -ly English antiphonally From antiphonal + -ly. 1. In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: estray Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English astrai, from Anglo-Norman estray, from the Old French verb estraier. Etymological doublet with stray. Pronunciation: /ə.stɹeɪ/ 1. An animal that has escaped from its owner; a wandering animal whose owner is unknown. An animal cannot be an estray when on the range where it was raised, and permitted by its owner to run. A lost animal whose owner is known to the party at hand is not an estray. 2. Stray. Labels: archaic Example: [...] All the day / Had been a dreary one at best, and dim / Was settling to its close, yet shot one grim / Red leer to see the plain catch its estray.
Word: estray Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English astrai, from Anglo-Norman estray, from the Old French verb estraier. Etymological doublet with stray. Pronunciation: /ə.stɹeɪ/ 1. To stray. Labels: archaic Example: With other Maids to fiſh upon the Shoar; Estrays apart, and leaves her Company
Word: spiritual world Part of Speech: noun 1. The afterlife. 2. A metaphysical plane of existence parallel to the material world and occupied by spirits and other unearthly forces.
Word: spiritual worlds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spiritual world Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overwrite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English write English overwrite From over- + write. Pronunciation: /əʊ.vəˈɹaɪt/, /oʊ.vɚˈɹaɪt/ 1. To destroy (older) data by recording new data over it. Labels: transitive Example: I accidentally saved my unwanted changes and overwrote the version of the document I wanted to keep. 2. To cover in writing; to write over the top of. Labels: transitive 3. To write too much. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Many trainees consider that by increasing the length of the piece they will construct a good feature. This is often not the case and overwriting can lead to vague and muddled features that confuse the reader and ultimately lose their interest. 4. To write in an unnecessarily complicated or florid way; to produce purple prose. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The Times of course has to pay the price of encyclopaedism by being often dreadfully overwritten, with long paragraphs connected by motley conjunctions. Example: He overwrites constantly, but his detailed and understated one-paragraph description of Monroe's apartment in New York (pp. 216-18) injects high voltage into the de casibus tradition.
Word: overwrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English write English overwrite From over- + write. Pronunciation: /əʊ.vəˈɹaɪt/, /oʊ.vɚˈɹaɪt/ 1. The operation of destroying older data by recording new data over it. Example: Tab to the number specifying the number of overwrites and enter a number between 1 and 9.
Word: warchalk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From war + chalk, modelled on war-dialing. 1. To draw chalk symbols in public places (such as the side of a building or a sidewalk) to show users of computers with Wi-Fi capability where a wireless network may be accessed.
Word: White House Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Executive Mansion ("house") of the United States of America having been painted white, giving its appearance of a white house; having been painted to cover up the damage from the War of 1812 when the British burned the mansion down. 1. The official home and workplace of the President of the United States of America. Labels: US Example: The evidence of supposed mass killings of white South Africans presented by Donald Trump in a tense White House meeting on Wednesday were in some cases images from the Democratic Republic of Congo, while footage shown during the meeting was falsely portrayed as depicting “burial sites”. 2. The US presidency and its administration. Labels: US, metonymically Example: The White House announced its support for the new law. Example: U.S. President Joe Biden held a joint call Friday with both Niinisto and Andersson where, according to a White House statement, he “underscored his support for NATO’s Open Door policy and for the right of Finland and Sweden to decide their own future, foreign policy and security arrangements.” 3. Any executive residence Labels: US, broadly Example: Little White House Example: White House of the Confederacy 4. Synonym of Russian White House. 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States:
Word: hooking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhʊkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hook Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hooking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhʊkɪŋ/ 1. The act of catching or fastening something on a hook. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There was a surprising number of foul hookings. 2. The penalized action of using one's stick to restrain an opponent. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: prattled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of prattle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: thumbing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is thumbed. Example: The precious autographs could not have endured through many a season the thumbings of "the book-holder" or the prompter.
Word: thumbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of thumb Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: embitters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of embitter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: embittered Part of Speech: adj 1. Deeply hostile, resentful. Example: an embittered enemy Example: […] they were opposed to it on grounds that were at once legal, political, historical, personal, geographical, and mixed; the whole combination of causes operating of necessity to make the opposition an embittered one.
Word: embittered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of embitter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: embittering Part of Speech: adj 1. Causing one to feel embittered. Example: It was a very embittering experience, the climax to what had been for Tony anger and rage with the military way of doing things. Example: The more openly this despotism proclaims gain to be its end and aim, the more petty, the more hateful, the more embittering it is.
Word: embittering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of embitter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: embittering Part of Speech: noun 1. embitterment
Word: embroils Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of embroil Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: embroiling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of embroil Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: embroiled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of embroil Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: embrittle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- English brittle English embrittle From em- + brittle. 1. To become brittle. Labels: intransitive Example: But I must warn you that chipboard floors are always likely to squeak. The material is still being used in new-builds, but developers now use adhesive to bed and joint it, rather than screws or nails. I suspect the adhesive will eventually embrittle and crack, resulting in the same squeaking problems as before. 2. To make (something) brittle. Labels: transitive Example: True, hydrogen has some drawbacks. It’s costly to liquefy or compress for storage. It’s also hard to push through existing gas pipelines because it’s so light that it leaks, and it embrittles the pipes.
Word: embrittles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of embrittle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: embrittling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of embrittle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: embrittled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of embrittle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: embrittlement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- English brittle English embrittle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English embrittlement From embrittle + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɛmˈbɹɪtl̩mənt/ 1. The process of being embrittled; loss of flexibility or elasticity of a material; the development of brittleness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Even if no weakening effects were noticed after one or two overheatings, the cumulative heat effects would cause embrittlement and failure after subsequent overheatings.
Word: armado Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of armada (“fleet of warships”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. A catfish of the genus Silurus. Labels: obsolete Example: The erizo, or water hedge-hog, is very like the armado, but not quite so large. Example: The armado is a thick strong fish with a short body. It is about a foot in length, and generally weighs from four to six pounds. A small part of the belly is cartilaginous, except which the fish is covered with hard thick bone.
Word: overhangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overhang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overhangs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overhang Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overhanging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overhang Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Charlbury, between Oxford and Worcester, is one of the few surviving Italianate stations designed by Brunel. Built in 1853, it is characterised by the broad overhanging hipped roof, providing shelter at front and rear.
Word: overhanging Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of overhang.