nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: prostatic utricle Part of Speech: noun 1. A small pouch in the prostate opening that is homologous to the uterus.
Word: Australopithecus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name Australopithecus. 1. Synonym of australopith. Example: In its turn the institute received from the British Museum of Natural History plaster casts of the skulls of Australopithecuses, a species of higher ape which lived over a million years ago. Example: In his final period, Teilhard felt he saw all his own Weltanschauung confirmed by Dr. Broom’s work with the fossils of Australopitheci in South Africa; […]
Word: stylometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stylometry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English stylometric From stylometry + -ic. 1. Of, relating to, or using stylometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: addressability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre Old French drecier Old French adrecierbor. Middle English adressen English address Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English addressability From address + -ability. 1. The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 64-bit addressability means that a single machine instruction can operate on a value stored in eight bytes. 2. The capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The capability of a specified field frame to contain a specific number of uniquely identifiable points. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: misword Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + word; formed separately from Etymology 2. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsˈwɜːd/, /ˌmɪsˈwɚd/ 1. To word incorrectly. Labels: transitive Example: I misworded my offer: I meant help, not rescue.
Word: misword Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mysword; equivalent to mis- + word. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪsˌwɜːd/, /ˈmɪsˌwɚd/ 1. An insult. Labels: obsolete Example: He then came down, took away his ladder, not a misword said to him, and by whose order it was done was not then known. Example: And, as for yourself, Master Matthew, why I 've known you these fifty years, and never heard man, woman, or child speak a misword of you in my life.
Word: egomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ego- + -mania. 1. Excessive vanity, pride or arrogance; self-importance. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: There's a lot of egomania going around: it seems everyone believes they are the most capable and important person in the room.
Word: endowment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English endowement; equivalent to endow + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdaʊmənt/, /ɛnˈdaʊmənt/ 1. Something with which a person or thing is endowed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I suppose it is a truth too well attested to you, to need a proof here, that we are a race of beings, who have long labored under the abuse and censure of the world; that we have long been looked upon with an eye of contempt; and that we have long been considered rather as brutish than human, and scarcely capable of mental endowments. Example: Thus it was with Henrietta. She knew more of the world than most women of her years; for her converse had been chiefly with her uncle, a man of remarkable endowments: and she had read an infinite variety of book—read them, too, with that quick perception which seizes motive and meaning with intuitive accuracy. 2. Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Not content with the natural neglect into which Sight Recognition was falling, they began boldly to demand the legal prohibition of all "monopolizing and aristocratic Arts" and the consequent abolition of all endowments for the studies of Sight Recognition, Mathematics, and Feeling. Example: 1932, Robert Clarkson Clothier, after assuming the presidency of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey I seem to see a great university, great in endowment, in land, in buildings, in equipment, but greater still, second to none, in its practical idealism, and its social usefulness. 3. Endowment assurance or pure endowment. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A ceremony designed to prepare participants for their role in the afterlife. Labels: Mormonism, countable, uncountable
Word: immunoassay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English assay English immunoassay From immuno- + assay. 1. A test for the presence of a substance using the reaction of an antibody to its antigen, making use of the high selectivity of components of biological immune systems. Example: An over-the-counter, pee-on-a-stick pregnancy test is an immunoassay.
Word: immunoassay Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English assay English immunoassay From immuno- + assay. 1. To carry out such a test.
Word: selectivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English selective Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English selectivity From selective + -ity. 1. The quality of being selective, or extent to which something is selective. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] while music was known to have scientific qualities — harmony, Pythagorean proportional relationship, etc. — it was the musician who by his selectivity made these proportions beautiful, […] Example: “We must stop conflating selectivity with excellence. We must stop correlating prestige with privilege,” he said. 2. The ability of a radio receiver to separate a desired signal frequency from others. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Discrimination of a reactant towards a choice of other reactants; the ratio of rate constants for different reactants. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An approach to social work that prioritizes people perceived as having the most need for assistance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Proponents of selectivity herald its cost effectiveness; instead of resources being spread over a vast population, money or services can be used where they are most needed. This can help fill in the gaps between needy and non-needy groups. […] Critics of selectivity argue, however, that it may be more cost effective to provide social welfare benefits across the board rather than to spend time and money sorting out those who are "truly disadvantaged."
Word: bipartisan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English partisan English bipartisan From bi- + partisan. Pronunciation: /ˌbaɪˈpɑː(ɹ).tɪ.zæn/, /baɪˈpɑɹ.tə.sən/, /-zən/ 1. Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties. Labels: not-comparable Example: a bipartisan bill Example: The derision for this bipartisan bill is—sigh—bipartisan. Hugh Hewitt scoffs at the idea that employers will respond to a $1000 gimmick.
Word: false positive Part of Speech: noun 1. A result of a test that shows as present something that is absent. Example: A false positive from a cancer screening test will unnecessarily frighten a healthy person; a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment. Example: A false positive can be returned on a password checking algorithm when the password is tested against a dictionary but the password does not contain a dictionary word. 2. A type I error.
Word: false negative Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːls ˈnɛɡətɪv/, /ˈfɒls ˈnɛɡətɪv/, /ˈfɔls ˈnɛɡətɪv/, /ˈfɑls ˈnɛɡətɪv/, /-ɾɪv/ 1. A result of a test that shows as absent something that is present. Example: While a false positive from a cancer screening test will unnecessarily frighten a healthy person, a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment. Example: Nature has three great stages, through which she carries each and all: there is first a false affirmative, then a false negative; then there is the combining doctrine, which destroys the error by destroying the partiality and exclusiveness of both. 2. A type II error (“accepting the null hypothesis when it is false”). Example: Statisticians sometimes refer to false negative results as Type II errors. Type II errors cannot be controlled explicitly, but are controlled implicitly via the experimental design.
Word: needful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English needeful, nedeful, from Old English nēodful (“necessary; earnest; zealous”). Equivalent to need + -ful. Cognate with Dutch noodvol, German notvoll. Pronunciation: /ˈniːdfl̩/ 1. Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable. Example: And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforeſaid, That in every Town in the Colony, where Bread is Baken for Sale, there ſhall be Choſen one Clerk of the Market, or more, as each Town ſhall find needful, at their Annual Election of Town Officers, who ſhall duly be Engaged, to the faithful performance of ſaid Office, as other Town Officers are ;[…] Example: So I went to keep house with him at the Why Not? and my aunt sent down my bag of clothes, and would have made over to Elzevir the pittance that my father left for my keep, but he said it was not needful, and he would have none of it. 2. Needy; in need. Labels: archaic Example: […] where his active benevolence was ever found in cheerful co-operation for the cause of the humble & needful orphan […]
Word: needful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English needeful, nedeful, from Old English nēodful (“necessary; earnest; zealous”). Equivalent to need + -ful. Cognate with Dutch noodvol, German notvoll. Pronunciation: /ˈniːdfl̩/ 1. Anything necessary or requisite. Example: I think better of you for looking steadily to the needful. 2. Ready money; wherewithal. Labels: slang
Word: needy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English nedy, nedi (“necessitous”), from Old English nēdiġ, *nīediġ ("of need, obligated, compelled"; found in the derivative nīediġnes (“obligation”)), from Proto-Germanic *naudigaz (“of need, forced, compelled”), equivalent to need + -y. Cognate with Scots nedy, neidy (“needy, necessitous, impoverished”), Saterland Frisian niedich (“miserable, poor, wretched, needy”), Saterland Frisian nöödich (“necessary, needful”), West Frisian nedich (“needful, needed”), Dutch nodig (“necessary”), Middle Low German nōdich (“necessary, urgent, by requirement”), German nötig (“necessary, needful”), Danish nødig (“necessary”), Swedish nödig (“necessary”), Icelandic nauðugur (“constrained”). Pronunciation: /ˈniːdi/ 1. In need; poor. Example: Needy people want to give too, but have few material goods to offer. Example: Such monitoring has often been a sticking point in the past, amid fears that food aid might be diverted to the Northern elite - or its military - rather than the needy. 2. Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence. Example: Near-synonym: clingy Example: It's emotionally exhausting to be around her because she's so needy. 3. Needful; necessary. Labels: archaic Example: It is the measure of things, and their time (that is, their measure, as to space and time), and yet it is above, and prior to, time: it is full in needy things, and overflows in full things; it is unutterable, innominable: it is above understanding […]
Word: weathervane Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of weather vane. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: precarious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin precārius (“begged for, obtained by entreaty”), from prex, precis (“prayer”). Compare French précaire, Portuguese precário, and Spanish and Italian precario. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/ 1. Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous. Labels: comparable Example: One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier. Example: Never had he been so fond of this body of his as now when his tenure of it was so precarious. 2. Depending on the intention of another.
Word: precarious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English carious English precarious From pre- + carious. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/ 1. Relating to incipient caries. Labels: not-comparable
Word: extrasolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English solar English extrasolar From extra- + solar. 1. of or originating outside the Solar System. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some comets are thought to have an extrasolar origin. 2. of or originating in a system other than Earth's, the solar system. Labels: not-comparable Example: A four-inch telescope was once used to find an extrasolar planet. Example: Of course, no one has any idea whether the extrasolar life is anything more than a few trillion microbes.
Word: Africanist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English African Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Africanist From African + -ist. 1. A specialist in African studies. Example: Noted Africanist, William Fagg, consistently stresses the tribality of sub-Saharan art […] Example: This book is a fully updated edition of a work first published in 1986. It is intended as a comprehensive work on both current and historical phonetic transcription practice. It covers the phonetic symbol usages of such major traditions as the early Amerindianist work of the Boas school; the American structuralist phonetics and phonology associated with Bloch, Smith, and Trager; and the internationally known system of phonetic representation traditions and transcription principles associated with the International Phonetic Association (IPA). In addition it covers less well known traditions like those of Romance philologists, Germanicists, Slavicists, Indologists, Sinologists, Africanists, and so on, and includes entries for rare and obsolete symbols that have been suggested for use by respected specialists in phonetics but which will be unfamiliar to most linguists and speech scientists. 2. An African nationalist; someone who subscribes to the doctrine of Africanism (Afrocentrism). Example: The ANC was criticized by a number of Africanist members who accused the leadership of protecting the interests of the landlords at the expense of the tenants.
Word: parallax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French parallaxe, from Ancient Greek παράλλαξις (parállaxis, “alteration”) from παραλλάσσω (parallássō, “to cause to alternate”) from ἀλλάσσω (allássō, “to alter”) from ἄλλος (állos, “other”). See also para- and allo-. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹ.əˌlæks/, /ˈpaɹəˌlaks/ 1. An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] Heliocentrick places, to which the Parallaxes being applied, give the Geocentrick. Example: Planes farther back on the z-axis scroll more slowly than those in front of them, producing a parallax effect. Early games with parallax scrolling tended to have their action taking place all in the forefront plane […] 2. The angle of seeing of the astronomical unit. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: parallax Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French parallaxe, from Ancient Greek παράλλαξις (parállaxis, “alteration”) from παραλλάσσω (parallássō, “to cause to alternate”) from ἀλλάσσω (allássō, “to alter”) from ἄλλος (állos, “other”). See also para- and allo-. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹ.əˌlæks/, /ˈpaɹəˌlaks/ 1. To measure (a distance) based on parallax observations. Labels: transitive 2. To produce an illusion of levels of distance by shifting layers at different rates.
Word: parallax second Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as the distance from the Earth of an object that exhibits a parallax of 1 arcsecond. It is approximately equal to 3.08568025 × 10¹³ kilometers or 3.2616 light years.
Word: spotty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y. 1. Having spots; spotted. 2. Occurring in non-contiguous positions or locations. Example: Mobile phone reception in this area tends to be rather spotty. 3. Of inconsistent quality. Example: Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy Example: Many of the buyers had a spotty credit history. 4. Inconsistent: not reliably good, sometimes bad. Example: Near-synonyms: shoddy, iffy Example: Many of the low-cost accessories (cords, chargers, etc) sold in the dollar store had spotty quality.
Word: spotty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English spotty, equivalent to spot + -y. 1. A common New Zealand fish, Notolabrus celidotus Example: I went fishing today and all I caught were spotties.
Word: decalibrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English calibrate English decalibrate From de- + calibrate. Pronunciation: /diːˈkælɪbɹeɪt/ 1. To lose calibration and therefore not be accurate. Labels: intransitive Example: Aneroid and electronic instruments, decalibrate easily and frequently and require routine accuracy checks. 2. To perform some action to remove the calibration of an instrument. Labels: transitive Example: it is important to not go over the pipetteman volume limit because that will decalibrate the machine.
Word: Hellenistic Greek Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Hellenistic, from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistḗs, “a user of the Greek language”). 1. Synonym of Koine (the Greek language from the time of Alexander the Great)
Word: blue screen of death Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1. See cite below. 1. An error screen displayed by some operating systems, especially Microsoft Windows, after encountering an unrecoverable error which causes the system to shut down. Labels: informal Example: The only remaining problem is--NT still locks up the machine at exactly the same point. The only difference is that I don't get the blue screen of death--NT just freezes. Example: A Blue Screen of Death is like an encrypted message from your computer telling you there's a problem. We're going to help you make sense of the gobbledygook so you can fix whatever's ailing your PC!
Word: loving cup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named around 1810 for the sense of unity its use brought. 1. A large cup with two or more handles, passed around for all to drink from Example: Each Branch of Local remitting not less than $50 and under $100 in memberships and subscriptions will receive a library valued at $5 and a loving cup. Example: Good-fellowship is like a loving cup; it must be passed around to make it of value. 2. A ceremonial version of such a cup awarded as a trophy.
Word: small screen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Analogy with big screen. 1. The broadcast or cable television screen, as opposed to the cinema screen (or big screen) 2. The medium of television. Labels: broadly Example: Jane Smith made her small-screen debut in 1998, appearing as a patient in a hospital drama. Example: "Marvel’s attempts to conquer TV as comprehensively as it has done cinema continues with what might be its most distinctive small-screen effort yet."
Word: suppository Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin suppositōrium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositōrius (“placed beneath”), from Latin suppōnō (“to put under”). Pronunciation: /səˈpɒzɪtəɹi/, /səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/ 1. A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature. Example: rectal suppository Example: vaginal suppository
Word: Demotic Greek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Greek δημοτική (γλώσσα) (dimotikí (glóssa), “[language] of the people”). 1. The Modern Greek vernacular language. It became the official Modern Greek in 1976 when Katharevousa was replaced, and was written in polytonic script until 1982, and in monotonic script after 1982. Labels: uncountable
Word: Katharevousa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Greek καθαρεύουσα (katharévousa), feminine of καθαρεύων (katharévon), present participle of Ancient Greek καθαρεύω (kathareúō, “to be clean, pure”). Pronunciation: /ˌkaθəˈɹɛvuːsə/, /ˌkɑθəˈɹɛvusɑ/, /ˌkɑθəˈɹɛvəsɑ/ 1. A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, based on Classical Greek and used for formal and official purposes; it was legally displaced as the official language of Greece in 1976 by Demotic Greek. Example: ‘You read the poetry of Cavafy, I have taught you to speak Katharevousa and Italian.’ Example: A year later, after much deliberation and public discussion, an act of parliament established that demotic Greek was to replace the hybrid katharevousa as the official language of education – and therefore, in practice, in most walks of life (exceptions are the Church and law).
Word: helium speech Part of Speech: noun 1. Speech whose timbre (but not pitch) has been affected by the inhalation of helium, due to the difference in the speed of sound in that gas, compared with air. Labels: uncountable
Word: livelihood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English liflode, from Old English līflād (“course of life, conduct”), from līf (“life”) + lād (“course, journey”), later altered under the influence of lively, -hood. Compare life, lode. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/, /ˈlaɪvlɪhʉd/ 1. A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: an independent livelihood; to make / earn / gain / win a good livelihood by the sweat of one's brow Example: But now when Philtra ſaw my lands decay, And former liuelod fayle, ſhe left me quight[…]. 2. Property which brings in an income; an estate. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Then ſayde Peter: Ananias how is it that ſatan hath filled thyne hert thatt thou ſhuldeſt lye vnto the holy gooſt and kepe awaye parte off the pryce off the lyvelod[…]? 3. Liveliness; appearance of life. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: […] the tiranny of her ſorrowes takes all liuelihood from her cheeke. 4. The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: wel said Merlyn I knowe a lord of yours in this land that is a passyng true man & a feithful & he shal haue the nourysshyng of your child & his name is sir Ector & he is a lord of fair lyuelode in many partyes in Englond & walys
Word: earnings Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earning + -s. 1. Wages, money earned, income. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Business profits. Labels: plural, plural-only 3. Gains on investments; returns. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: stylometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English style Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English stylometry From style + -o- + -metry. 1. A statistical method of analyzing a text to determine its author. Labels: uncountable Example: Stylometry is a tool to be used when external evidence is lacking and the solution to the problem must come from the study of the texts which present the problem. Stylometry is therefore particularly useful in classical studies, especially for Greek texts which were written and reproduced by hand in an era when the rights of authors were limited, […]. Example: Later WS bends it, stops mid-line, wraps around lines. This is early. Comp stylometry will confirm.
Word: dysphoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dysphoria Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dysphoric From dysphoria + -ic. 1. Pertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria. 2. Causing dysphoria.
Word: dysphoric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dysphoria Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dysphoric From dysphoria + -ic. 1. A person who is experiencing dysphoria.
Word: engaol 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 en- English gaol English engaol From en- + gaol. 1. To imprison in a gaol. Labels: UK, archaic, transitive
Word: jailbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jail + bird, circa 1600. Compare gallows bird. 1. A prisoner or an ex-prisoner.
Word: Persian Gulf Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌpɜːʒən ˈɡʌlf/, /ˌpɝʒən ˈɡʌlf/ 1. The gulf between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Example: Today, all the states of the Middle East face a major threat in Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Saddam's ambitions are not confined to Kuwait. Rather, his goal is to dominate the Persian Gulf region and use its vast wealth to become the greatest Arab hero of modern times, the leader of a new Arab superpower. Example: President Donald Trump is making plans for the United States to begin referring to the Persian Gulf as the Gulf of Arabia or the Arabian Gulf, two administration officials familiar with the discussions told CNN.
Word: Arabian Gulf Part of Speech: name 1. A gulf, a marginal sea of Southwest Asia, Middle East, an arm of the Indian Ocean Example: President Donald Trump is making plans for the United States to begin referring to the Persian Gulf as the Gulf of Arabia or the Arabian Gulf, two administration officials familiar with the discussions told CNN. 2. A gulf, a marginal sea of Southwest Asia, Middle East, an arm of the Indian Ocean Labels: dated, obsolete
Word: propædeutic Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of propaedeutic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: propaedeutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Ancient Greek προπαιδεύω (propaideúō, “I give preparatory instruction”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + παιδεύω (paideúō, “I teach”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɹoʊpiːˈdjuːtɪk/, /ˌpɹɑpəˈduːtik/ 1. Preparatory or introductory. Labels: formal Example: On the other hand, the German university exhibits a system in which the university course is almost wholly special; the liberal and propædeutic studies are relegated to the grammar-school. Example: Students were not allowed to repeat the first propedeutic year more than once or to spend more than six years at universities; […]
Word: propaedeutic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Ancient Greek προπαιδεύω (propaideúō, “I give preparatory instruction”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + παιδεύω (paideúō, “I teach”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɹoʊpiːˈdjuːtɪk/, /ˌpɹɑpəˈduːtik/ 1. An introductory course of instruction. Example: This chapter aims to be a propedeutic because there are many specific lines of argument that could, and should, be developed from the observation of the unique values-based and globalized-movement nature of co-operatives […]
Word: snowball fight Part of Speech: noun 1. A scuffle or play fight whose object is to hit opponents with snowballs. Example: "Oh, I mean a snowball fight. This is probably the last of the season, and I was thinking we could get a lot of fellows together, make a fort, and have a regular battle like we read about in Cæsar to-day. It would be no end of sport."
Word: subsumption Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + Latin sūmptus + -ion, from past participle of sūmō (“to take”). Pronunciation: /səbˈsʌmpʃən/ 1. The act of subsuming. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Phone calls that are instantly obeyed, ringing sounds followed by apparently involuntary movements of the limbs, the subsumption of the hearer’s will in the caller’s design. 2. Something subsumed. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dickheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dickhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Greek numerals Part of Speech: noun 1. A system of numerals represented by letters of the Greek alphabet. These are used for special purposes, where in English Roman numerals might be used. The numerals are formed by the addition of a mark to the upper or lower case letter, i.e. Γ΄, δ΄, θ΄. In addition to the usual Greek letters three additional symbols are used: stigma (ϛ), koppa (ϟ) and sampi (ϡ); stigma (Ϛ or ϛ) may also be represented by ΣΤ΄ or στ΄. Labels: plural, plural-normally
Word: piss-artist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of piss artist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pannage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed into Middle English from Old French pasnage (modern French panage), from Late Latin pasnadium, pastinaticum, from pastionare (“to feed on mast, as swine”), from Latin pastio (“a pasturing, grazing”). See pastor. 1. Acorns and beech mast used as forage for pigs. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Feeding of pigs on acorns and beech mast in the woods. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The right to feed pigs in this manner. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A tax formerly paid for the privilege of feeding swine in the woods. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: There is there a certain wood called Heton-woode in oaks and the like, in which the tenants of Heton, who hold by charter in fee, have house-bote and hay-bote, of the delivery of the lord; by which that wood is wasted [or much destroyed, destruitur], and on that account does not grow again as much in yearly value, in wood, pannage, or other issues of a wood.
Word: beech mast Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbiːtʃˌmɑːst/, /ˈbitʃˌmæst/ 1. the fruit or mast of the beech tree; beechnuts Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: persuasive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French persuasif, from Medieval Latin persuāsīvus, from Latin past participle stem of persuādēre + -īvus. Pronunciation: /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪsɪv/ 1. Able to persuade; convincing. Example: But I'm pretty persuasive, and I've learned how elected officials think. I know how to press their buttons.
Word: persuasive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French persuasif, from Medieval Latin persuāsīvus, from Latin past participle stem of persuādēre + -īvus. Pronunciation: /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪsɪv/ 1. That which persuades; incitement. Example: He smiled a very knowing smile, and setting up a halloo, and shaking his leathern thong, away we went at the rate of seven or eight miles an hour. I had no occasion to go further with my persuasives; the pace was kept up, […]
Word: porcelain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French porcelaine (“cowrie, wampum; china, chinaware”), from Old Italian porcellana (“cowrie; china, chinaware”), from porcella (“female piglet”) + -ana. The material was so called because of its resemblance to the shell of the cowrie. Why the cowrie was named with a word meaning “piglet” is unclear. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːsəlɪn/, /ˈpɔɹs(ə)lɪn/, /ˈpɔɹs(ə)lən/, /ˈpoːs(ɘ)lɘn/ 1. To coat with a porcelain enamel. Labels: transitive
Word: panspermia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From panspermy + -ia. 1. The hypothesis that microorganisms may transmit life from outer space to habitable bodies; or the process of such transmission. Labels: uncountable Example: Lederberg's ideas were tinged with Cold War paranoia. In his hands, panspermia came to resemble horizontal gene transfer on a cosmic scale.
Word: caver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cave 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 caver From cave + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪvɚ/ 1. A person who explores caves. Example: Pam has been caving for 25 years. She and her husband Tim are among the top cavers in the country. They are passionate about the world hidden beneath our feet and they were to be my instructors and guides on my first ever foray below ground that didn't involve getting on the tube. 2. One who works the tailings of a mine to extract small pieces of marketable ore. Labels: obsolete
Word: pore over Part of Speech: verb 1. To examine something (especially written material) carefully and attentively. Labels: transitive Example: While the pictures of what precisely unfolded after Cissé looked to tread on Evans are not entirely conclusive, the Football Association will surely pore over them on Thursday before quite possibly using video evidence to impose lengthy retrospective bans stemming from an incident unseen by Anthony Taylor, the referee.
Word: speleologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English speleology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English speleologist From speleology + -ist. 1. A person who studies or explores caves or studies the science of speleology. Example: Under this heading M. E. A. Martel, the distinguished speleologist or cave-explorer of Europe, whose researches have recently added considerably to our knowledge of the Adelsberg grotto, furnishes to La Nature an interesting account of the episode in the Lueg-Loch or Lur-Loch, near the Styrian capital, which so nearly resulted fatally to the seven members of the Höhlenforscher—Fasching, Fölzmann, Zweyer, Oswald, Maier, Kurz and Haidt—who, on the 28th of April, attempted the exploration of the lost passage of the Semriach. Example: The first man known to have descended Gaping Gill is well known on the Continent as an expert cave-explorer or speleologist — to use the new term which he perhaps invented.
Word: propitiatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Latin propitiātōrius (“atoning; reconciling, propitiating”). Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈpɪʃɪətəɹɪ/, /pɹəˈpɪʃɪətɹi/, /pɹəˈpɪʃi.əˌtɔɹi/, /pɹoʊˈpɪʃi.əˌtɔɹi/ 1. Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory. Example: Hecatombs were early substituted for single victims; and, to render the worship still more propitiatory, these were soon exchanged for human sacrifices. Example: So that no words can be more propitiatory; and it is to be observed, that, while they are spoken, the Minister is holding the consecrated elements in his hand, tendering them at the same time to God, and to the communicants.
Word: paralipomenon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παραλειπομένων (Paraleipoménōn, “of things omitted”) παραλείπω (paraleípō, “I leave remaining”). Pronunciation: /pæɹəlɪˈpɒmɪnɒn/ 1. Either of the Books of Chronicles in the Old Testament. Example: There are other books, which seem of a different class, and are neither connected with the proceeding class, nor with each other; such is Job, such Tobias, and Esther, and Judith, and the two books of Machabees, and two of Esdras, which seem rather more to follow up that regular course of history, which closed with the Kingdoms, or the Paralipomenon: […] 2. An omission, especially one of a book, added later as a supplement. Labels: plural-normally Example: In a paralipomenon to the theses ‘On the Concept of History’ he writes: […]
Word: portolan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French portulan, from Italian portolano. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːtələn/ 1. A chart of European navigable waters based on descriptions of coasts. Labels: historical Example: Portolans are as old as the European mariner's magnetic compass, and for about two centuries the two depended on each other for the growth and safe passage of Mediterranean trade.
Word: protosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)lbor. English -some English protosome From proto- + -some. 1. The proboscis of hemichordate animals.
Word: paralyse Part of Speech: verb 1. British standard spelling of paralyze.
Word: paralyze Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or partly (ii) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: Middle English paralysie, -ize suffix; French paralyser. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹəlaɪz/, /ˈpæɹəˌlaɪz/, /ˈpɛɹəˌlaɪz/, /ˈpæɹəlɑez/, /ˈpɛɹəlaɪz/ 1. To afflict with paralysis. Labels: transitive 2. To render unable to move; to immobilize. Labels: transitive Example: So I stood alone in horror / Paralyzed with fear and dread / When a voice dead and inhuman / Whispered to me "go, you fool, Warren's dead!" 3. To render unable to function properly. Labels: transitive Example: The transport strike paralyzed the city.
Word: Phrygian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Phrygiānus + English -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Phrygianus is derived from Phrygia + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’); and Phrygia is from Ancient Greek Φρῠγῐ́ᾱ (Phrŭgĭ́ā, “region in Anatolia”), from Φρῠ́ξ (Phrŭ́x, “person from Phrygia”) (further etymology unknown, possibly from Phrygian or related to Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to ascend, rise up; to be elevated, up high”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɪ.d͡ʒɪ.ən/, /ˈfɹɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Phrygia, its people, or their culture. Labels: not-comparable 2. Written or spoken in the Phrygian language. Labels: not-comparable Example: ‘Then one day one of the infants stretched out his little hands to the shepherd and exclaimed bekos, which is the Phrygian word for bread.’ 3. In the Phrygian mode. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Phrygian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Phrygiānus + English -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Phrygianus is derived from Phrygia + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’); and Phrygia is from Ancient Greek Φρῠγῐ́ᾱ (Phrŭgĭ́ā, “region in Anatolia”), from Φρῠ́ξ (Phrŭ́x, “person from Phrygia”) (further etymology unknown, possibly from Phrygian or related to Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to ascend, rise up; to be elevated, up high”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɪ.d͡ʒɪ.ən/, /ˈfɹɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Phrygia. Example: ‘And so Psammetichus decided the Phrygians must have been the first race on earth, and Phrygian the first language.’ 2. A Montanist.
Word: Phrygian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Phrygiānus + English -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Phrygianus is derived from Phrygia + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’); and Phrygia is from Ancient Greek Φρῠγῐ́ᾱ (Phrŭgĭ́ā, “region in Anatolia”), from Φρῠ́ξ (Phrŭ́x, “person from Phrygia”) (further etymology unknown, possibly from Phrygian or related to Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to ascend, rise up; to be elevated, up high”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɪ.d͡ʒɪ.ən/, /ˈfɹɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/ 1. The language of the Phrygian people. 2. Phrygian mode
Word: portraiture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English portraiture, portrature, purtraiture, pourtreture, from Old French portraiture, pourtraiture and Anglo-Norman purtraiture. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/, /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For, by the image of my cause, I see / The portraiture of his. 2. The art of painting or photographing portraits. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A portrait (or portraits considered as a group). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pigout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pig + out, from the phrasal verb. 1. A meal at which an excessive quantity of food is eaten. Labels: colloquial
Word: mudsled Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mud + sled. 1. a small sled used by children to play on Labels: Canada
Word: pigs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɪɡz/ 1. plural of pig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pigs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɪɡz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pig Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: piglets Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɪɡ.ləts/ 1. plural of piglet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pigs in a blanket Part of Speech: noun 1. a dish of ground pork and/or beef cooked in cabbages Labels: US, plural, plural-only 2. a dish of sausage or hot dog wrapped in dough or bacon and baked. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: pigs in a blanket Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pig in a blanket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hook, line and sinker Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From all the parts of a fishing tackle that may be lost to a fish. Appeared in 1838 as a metaphor from angling. Pronunciation: /ˌhʊk ˌlaɪn ən(d)ˈsɪŋkə(ɹ)/ 1. Completely; (of a belief or acceptance) naively or unquestioningly. Example: I told him you were just a friend, and he fell for it hook, line and sinker. Example: In a lengthy post on his social media website, Truth Social, Trump accused his voters on Wednesday of falling for what he called a “radical left” hoax by the opposition to discredit him. “Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this ‘bullshit,’ hook, line, and sinker.”
Word: twelfth man Part of Speech: noun 1. A designated substitute player who may field but not bat or bowl. Labels: in-plural, rare 2. Collectively, the fans of a team in many eleven-a-side sports, seen as helping the team to succeed.
Word: Jayla Part of Speech: name Etymology: 1990s coinage similar to Jaylen and Kayla. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒeɪlə/ 1. A female given name originating as a coinage. Example: “When you sing your song, be sure to sing loud enough that everyone can hear,” Ms. Tate told her daughter. “I hope I can sing that loud,” Jayla said.
Word: up the gut Part of Speech: adv 1. Describing a play in American football in which the player runs the ball through the middle of the field through defenders. Labels: not-comparable
Word: CQA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of certified quality auditor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: second string Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.
Word: second string Part of Speech: adj 1. Not as good; of a lower quality or condition. Labels: idiomatic Example: I got a new pair of shoes, so I think I'll use the old, second string pair in my garden.
Word: Kiara Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Irish, variant of Keira or Ciara.
Word: peachtree Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peach tree. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Starting from the hotel we traveled north on West Peachtree street; entering Peachtree street immediately every one asked where the peachtrees were. Example: A peachtree in full bloom was planted in the urn that stands at the famed Five Points, where five streets merge at the ends of Marietta and Peachtree Streets.[…]although the peachtrees are kept dwarfed[…]
Word: have it your way Part of Speech: phrase 1. Do something the way you want to, but be prepared for the consequences. Labels: idiomatic, ironic, sarcastic, sometimes Example: OK, have it your way: format the hard disk and see what happens.
Word: Peachtree Part of Speech: name 1. A Dutch liqueur.
Word: merci Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from French merci (“thank you”). Doublet of mercy. Pronunciation: /mɛːˈsiː/ 1. Thank you. Labels: colloquial Example: Rebecca Rosen, merci for helping me to understand that connection between you and The Other Side, and making the character of Theresa come alive. Example: "Improve the roads! Merci for the reception!" With this insouciant remark and the banner he affixed to his automobile that read "Auto rally against roadlessness and slovenliness!"
Word: merci Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French merci (“thank you”). Doublet of mercy. Pronunciation: /mɛːˈsiː/ 1. An extra card or set of cards that is allowed to play at the end of various card games. Example: Few games are won without the merci. In the final deal a King above a card of the same suit automatically blocks the game, and the merci should be used to free such a card.
Word: Oakley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Āclēa, from āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Akeley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊkli/, /ˈoʊkli/ 1. Several places in England: 2. Several places in England: 3. Several places in England: 4. Several places in England: 5. Several places in England: 6. Several places in England: 7. Several places in England: 8. Several places in England: 9. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0288). 10. Several places in the United States: 11. Several places in the United States: 12. Several places in the United States: 13. Several places in the United States: 14. Several places in the United States: 15. Several places in the United States: 16. Several places in the United States: 17. Several places in the United States: 18. Several places in the United States: 19. Several places in the United States: 20. Several places in the United States: 21. Several places in the United States: 22. Several places in the United States: 23. Several places in the United States: 24. A surname from Old English derived from the place names in England.