nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: rainwear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰnos? Proto-Germanic *regną Proto-West Germanic *regn Old English reġn Middle English reyn English rain Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English rainwear From rain + -wear. 1. Clothing worn as protection from rain. Labels: uncountable Example: For the entertainment and instruction of visitors there are fashion parades at which seven mannequins will show off the latest fashions in C.W.S. dresses, rainwear and slumberwear. The high spot will be a beautiful bridal scene.
Word: raingear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rain + gear. 1. Clothing worn as protection from rain. Labels: uncountable Example: Exhilarated by her own cruelty, she stared at Robin’s Gore-Tex raingear until Robin was provoked to ask why. Denise said, “I’m just wondering if you’re ever tempted to be slightly less uncool.” 2. Equipment for use in the rain. Labels: uncountable
Word: making up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of make up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: monogyny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English -gyny English monogyny From mono- + -gyny. Pronunciation: /məˈnɒd͡ʒɪnɪ/ 1. The practice of having one wife at a time. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The condition in ants of having only one queen at a time. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: monoandry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + -andry. 1. The practice of having only one husband at a time. Labels: uncountable
Word: mountain gorilla Part of Speech: noun 1. A subspecies of the eastern gorilla, Gorilla beringei beringei.
Word: eastern gorilla Part of Speech: noun 1. Gorilla beringei, one of the two extant gorilla species, originally considered to be a subspecies.
Word: uncursed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English cursed English uncursed From un- + cursed. 1. Not cursed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncursed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English curse English uncurse English -ed English uncursed From uncurse + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of uncurse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: second thoughts Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of raising doubt or coming to a different conclusion through further consideration; the doubts or new conclusion resulting from this process. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: On second thoughts I don't think I will. Example: I'm having second thoughts about this party.
Word: parotitic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the parotid gland, or to parotitis (mumps). Labels: not-comparable
Word: harp seal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From harp + seal. So called because it has black harp- or wishbone-shaped markings on its back. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑɹp.siːl/, /ˈhɑːp.siːl/ 1. One of species Pagophilus groenlandicus, a true seal (or earless seal) found in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean. Example: Some people say that harp seals eat too many cod, but humans are the ones who collapsed the Atlantic cod fishery to begin with.
Word: harp seals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harp seal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marsh warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. A small passerine bird, Acrocephalus palustris, family Acrocephalidae, of Europe and Africa.
Word: maritime archeology Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of maritime archaeology. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: maritime archaeology Part of Speech: noun 1. A branch of archaeology that specializes in seas, lakes, and rivers. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mexican wolf Part of Speech: noun 1. A rare subspecies of grey wolf, Canis lupus baileyi
Word: monk vulture Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Eurasian black vulture.
Word: Eurasian black vulture Part of Speech: noun 1. Aegypius monachus, a species of large vulture living in Europe and Asia.
Word: painty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pinéḱti Proto-Italic *pingō Latin pingō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin pictus Vulgar Latin *pinctus French peint Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French peintierder. Middle English peynten English paint English -y English painty From paint + -y. 1. Covered or smeared with paint. 2. Having too much paint.
Word: head line Part of Speech: noun 1. A line on the palm of the hand from between the thumb and index finger moving across the palm. Supposed to indicate, by its form or position, one's mentality.
Word: heart line Part of Speech: noun 1. A line on the palm of the hand from below the index finger to below the pinky, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, one's love life.
Word: palm reading Part of Speech: noun 1. palmistry Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sloth bear Part of Speech: noun 1. A nocturnal bear, Melursus ursinus, native to South Asia. Example: More people in India are killed by sloth bears than by tigers. Example: As in other species of wild bears, sloth bears are most likely to die young, especially during the first few months after they have left their mothers.
Word: giant forest hog Part of Speech: noun 1. Hylochoerus meinertzhageni, a large pig living in the jungles of West and Central Africa.
Word: Methone Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Methōnē, from Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē). Doublet of Methoni and Modon. 1. An ancient city near present-day Methoni in Peloponnese, Greece. Labels: historical 2. An ancient city-state near present-day Methoni in Central Macedonia, Greece. Labels: historical 3. An ancient city-state near present-day Ano Lechonia in Thessaly, Greece. Labels: historical 4. Former name of Methana: a city in Attica, Greece. Labels: historical 5. One of the Alkyonides. Labels: Greek 6. A small satellite of Saturn.
Word: minimalistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English minimal 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English minimalistic From minimal + -istic. 1. Exhibiting or relating to minimalism.
Word: elephantfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From elephant + fish. 1. A fish of the family Mormyridae, noted for its ability to generate electric fields. 2. A plownose chimaera, any fish in the not closely related genus Callorhinchus of cartilaginous fish, which uses its fleshy snout to feel for food in sediments and to sense electric fields.
Word: Mother Earth Part of Speech: name 1. The personification of the Earth, (chiefly) conceived as a fertile, nurturing, and loving mother; a personification invoked in many contexts, religious and nonreligious, including figurative use in scientific contexts. Example: Near-synonym: Mother Nature Example: We had not gone thirty paces from the shaft when far down in the depths my iron dart shot into the nerve ganglion of old Mother Earth and the great moment had arrived. 2. The goddess of the earth in various cultures; a statue or figurine of this goddess. Example: [P]igs and sows by their exceeding fruitfulness would in their hour of sacrifice remind old mother Earth of what was expected from her! Example: Rather than sacrifice to Mother Earth, Anglo-Saxons were encouraged to direct their prayers to the Virgin Mary[.]
Word: Mesopotamian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der.? Ancient Greek ποταμός (potamós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek μεσοποτάμῐος (mesopotámĭos) Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμίᾱ (Mesopotamíā)bor. Latin Mesopotamialbor. English Mesopotamia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mesopotamian From Mesopotamia + -an. Compare with French mésopotamien. Pronunciation: /mɛs.ə.pəˈteɪ.mɪ.ən/, /ˌmɛs.ə.pəˈteɪ.mi.ən/ 1. Of, from or relating to Mesopotamia Labels: not-comparable Example: Mesopotamian marshlands return to life as they become officially recognised as Iraq’s first national park.
Word: Mesopotamian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der.? Ancient Greek ποταμός (potamós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek μεσοποτάμῐος (mesopotámĭos) Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμίᾱ (Mesopotamíā)bor. Latin Mesopotamialbor. English Mesopotamia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mesopotamian From Mesopotamia + -an. Compare with French mésopotamien. Pronunciation: /mɛs.ə.pəˈteɪ.mɪ.ən/, /ˌmɛs.ə.pəˈteɪ.mi.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Mesopotamia
Word: ejector seat Part of Speech: noun 1. A seat in a military aircraft which allows the pilot or other crew members to quickly escape in the case of emergency using an explosive charge or rockets; an ejection seat.
Word: Eurydice Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Eurydicē, from Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurudíkē). Pronunciation: /jʊəˈɹɪdɪsi/ 1. A nymph and the wife of Orpheus. Labels: Greek 2. The name of various figures in Greek mythology. Labels: Greek 3. 75 Eurydike, a main belt asteroid. 4. A female given name. Labels: rare Example: That same week, a twenty-two-year-old comedian named Eurydice Dixon was raped and murdered as she walked home after work.
Word: exponential equation Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of equation which includes a variable located in the exponent; for example, eˣ=1,.
Word: radiculose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English radicule Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English radiculose From radicule + -ose. 1. Producing many rootlets or radicles. Example: Look at all the rootlets on this plant! It's absolutely radiculose.
Word: eyesockets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eyesocket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eyesocket Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of eye socket. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: eye sockets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eye socket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cranial orbit Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of eye socket.
Word: orbital cavity Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of eye socket.
Word: exponents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exponent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Erebus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Erebus, from Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos). Doublet of rajas. [Alt: Mount Erebus] Pronunciation: /ˈɛɹəbəs/ 1. One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos. Labels: Greek 2. The dark and gloomy cavern between the earth and Hades; the underworld. Labels: Greek Example: Nay, were he Deul, as he is no man, Yet in reuenge of faire Zenocrate, UUhome he detayneth in deſpight of vs, This arme ſhould ſend him downe to Erebus, To ſhroud his ſhame in darkneſſe of the night. 3. Ellipsis of Mount Erebus, a volcano in Antarctica, named after HMS Erebus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: rivalless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rival Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English rivalless From rival + -less. 1. Unrivaled, lacking rivals. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Euphrosyne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Εὐφροσύνη (Euphrosúnē). Pronunciation: /juːˈfɹɒzɪni/ 1. One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy. Labels: Greek 2. 31 Euphrosyne, a main belt asteroid. 3. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: rare
Word: Zhuyin fuhao Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 注音符號 /注音符号 (zhùyīn fúhào, literally “symbol(s) for annotation of sounds”). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃuːˌɪn fuːˈhaʊ/, /(d)ʒuːˌjɪn fuːˈhaʊ/ 1. A phonetic alphabet used to transcribe Mandarin for students of that language and for inputting Chinese, now used primarily only in Taiwan. Variants also exist for other Chinese lects spoken in Taiwan.
Word: roriferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin rōrifer, from rōs (“dew, moisture”) + ferō (“carry, bear”), + -ous. Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈɹɪf.əɹ.əs/, /ɹoʊˈɹɪf.ɚ.əs/ 1. Producing or generating dew. Labels: not-comparable Example: At his gladſome approach, adown the vaſt ethereal expanſe, opaque, night's roriferous ſhadows glide;
Word: teaser rate Part of Speech: noun 1. An initial, relatively low, rate of interest on an adjustable-rate mortgage designed to attract borrowers. Labels: informal
Word: magnum opuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magnum opus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magnum opi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magnum opus Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural Example: And unlike Jonah, dozens of my incisive life-affirming cancer-curing magnum opi are still entombed in the bowels of this pitiless machine and millions of respondents don't even know how disappointed they are not to read them. Example: First, we educators need to reject the canon that computers are magnum opi whose limitations should be rationalized and overlooked.
Word: opuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: limetta Part of Speech: noun 1. Citrus limetta, a small, round, sweet citrus fruit, a cross between the citron and bitter orange.
Word: Key lime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Keys (“the Florida Keys”), from key (“an island in a chain of islands”), variant of cay, from Spanish cayo. 1. A small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.
Word: nailfile Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nail file. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: listeria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name Listeria. Pronunciation: /lɪˈsteːɹi.ə/ 1. Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for the bacterial infection listeriosis. Example: One of the main reasons fridge temperatures are recommend to be set at 5ºC is because of listeria. Listeria is a food poisoning bacterium that is psychrotrophic – in other words it likes cold temperatures. From the growth models, we know that listeria grows nearly twice as fast at 8°C as it does at 5°C, hence the recommended 5ºC, which helps keep us safe from listeria. Example: Listeriosis is a foodborne disease caused by listeria bacteria.
Word: argentines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of argentine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: congrue Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin congruere. See congruous. Labels: empty-gloss, no-gloss, obsolete
Word: congrue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin congruere. See congruous. 1. To agree; to be suitable. Labels: obsolete Example: Thou mayst not coldly set Our sovereign process; which imports at full, By letters congruing to that effect, The present death of Hamlet.
Word: congrues Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of congrue Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Kievan Rus Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkiːvənˈruːs/ 1. A medieval principality in Eastern Europe centred around Kyiv; at its maximum extent covering much of modern Ukraine, Belarus and western Russia and considered an early predecessor of each country. Labels: historical
Word: lustra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lustrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lustrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin lustrātus (“lustrated”), perfect passive participle of lustrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lustrum (“ritual purification”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), q.v. In reference to imparting luster, further via senses of Middle French lustre, from Old Italian lustro. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌstɹeɪt/ 1. Synonym of purify, to ritually cleanse or renew, particularly to do so with a propitiatory offering or (historical) the lustration, quinquennial ritual of the Roman censor to cleanse the city after a census. Labels: transitive Example: We must purge, and cleanse, and lustrate the whole city. Example: "Well," said Hypatia, more and more listlessly; "it might be more prudent to show them first the fairer and more graceful side of the old Myths... I wish to lustrate them afresh for the service of the gods." 2. Synonym of pass through, traverse. Labels: ambitransitive 3. Synonym of look, look over, survey. Labels: obsolete, transitive 4. Synonym of luster, to impart luster to, to make lustrous. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: Lake Superior Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French lac Supérieur (“uppermost lake”), named by 17th-century French explorers for its location as the furthest upstream and highest in altitude of the Great Lakes. By surface analysis, a proprialization from superior. Pronunciation: /ˌleiːk suːˈpiɹiɚ/, [ˌleiːk̥ sʌːˈpʰiɹiɚ], [ˌleiːk̥ sɪu̯ːˈpʰiɹiɚ] 1. A lake in Canada and the United States: the largest of the Great Lakes, the largest freshwater lake in the world by area, and the third largest freshwater lake in the world by volume.
Word: fishing line Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *fyshenge lyne (found in plural fyshenge lynes), equivalent to fishing + line. 1. A cord or line where the hook or lure is attached. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nuclear waste Part of Speech: noun 1. The more or less radioactive waste produced by nuclear reactors and others. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: coal mine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English coal mine. 1. A mine from which coal (such as lignite or anthracite) is mined.
Word: pesants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pesant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blind alley Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The notion of ‘blindness’ comes from the lack of a through passage (the ‘eye’). Attested since 1583, and used figuratively since the mid-19th century. 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blind, alley. A street or passageway that leads nowhere. 2. A course of inquiry that leads nowhere. Labels: figuratively Example: [Raheem] Sterling was grateful that a glaring miss from [Jesse] Lingard's pass was rescued by a linesman's flag against the Manchester United midfielder, but he almost tried too hard as the game progressed and was running up blind alleys before he was replaced by Marcus Rashford after 68 minutes. Example: "We looked into lots of blind alleys for re-engineering our fleet. […]."
Word: romaines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of romaine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tortuosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tortuo(u)s + -ity, from Latin tortuositas; compare French tortuosité. 1. tortuousness; tortuous condition or nature. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Crookedness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: So far from seeking to "pettifogulise"—i.e., to find evasions for any purpose in a trickster's minute tortuosities of construction—exactly in the opposite direction, from mere excess of sincerity, most unwillingly I found, in almost everybody's words, an unintentional opening left for double interpretations. 3. A property of curve being tortuous, commonly used to describe diffusion in porous media. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: subfamilies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subfamily Labels: form-of, plural
Word: élégante Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of elegante. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Really—my Lady,”-⁠-⁠-said the beau, adjusting his cravat, and following a sprightly élégante round the room, with his eye-glass—“your observation is very outrée—very outrée, indeed.[…]” Example: The huge building in which the Hyde Park Club is located formed a rallying-place for a vast number of élégantes, and in the gardens of all the houses at Albert Gate tents, pavilions, and platforms had been erected.
Word: élégantes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of élégante Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heart valve Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the valves in the heart which prevent blood from moving in the wrong direction.
Word: foliose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin foli(ō) (“leaf”) + -ose, from Latin foliōsus (“leafy”), from foliō (“leaf”). 1. Leafy or leaflike. Example: Fruticose lichens drape and tuft; crustose and squamulose lichens creep and seep; foliose lichens layer and flake.
Word: scagliola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian scaglia Italian -ola Italian scagliolabor. English scagliola Borrowed from Italian scagliola, a diminutive of scaglia. 1. Plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: ‘I must work the garden—I must work the garden,’ I said to myself, five minutes later, as I waited, upstairs, in the long, dusty sala, where the bare scagliola floor gleamed vaguely in a chink of the closed shutters.
Word: terroristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From terrorist + -ic or terror + -istic. 1. Of or pertaining to a terrorist, terrorism, or terror. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sperm cell Part of Speech: noun 1. Sperm; spermatozoon.
Word: Indo-Aryan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Indo- + Aryan. Pronunciation: /ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈɛɹi.ən/ 1. A branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family. Example: Such a situation is not unusual in the history of languages, but Indo-Aryan has a very virulent case of the disease. Example: This is another way in which a depiction of the historical developments in Indo-Aryan bears on the theory of phrase structure generally, and on the rise of adpositional phrases in Indo-European specifically, showing us alternative pathways of change.
Word: Indo-Aryan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Indo- + Aryan. Pronunciation: /ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈɛɹi.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.
Word: Indo-Aryan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Indo- + Aryan. Pronunciation: /ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈɛɹi.ən/ 1. A native speaker of an Indo-Aryan language.
Word: in secret Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. secretly; confidentially; in private. Example: The meeting took place in secret. Example: They reviewed the report in secret.
Word: Arabian Sea Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /əˈɹeɪ.bi.ən ˈsiː/ 1. A region of the Indian Ocean located between India, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Socotra Passage.
Word: Chinese gooseberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Chinese, as the tree is native to central and eastern China, + gooseberry, from superficial resemblance to the fruit. 1. The fruit of the carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola. Example: The Chinese gooseberry, (which fruit here grows on a tree, instead of a shrub). Example: The Chinese gooseberry is over three inches long, and, when cut through, its section forms a perfect star. 2. Kiwifruit, the edible berry of certain vines of the genus Actinidia, especially Actinidia deliciosa and Actinidia chinensis. Example: Pavlova, that well intentioned Australian dessert (named after a Russian ballerina), all set about with passion-fruit pips and Chinese gooseberries (oh, all right, Kiwi fruit), can be a sumptuous affair if it is made with care and consideration. 3. The plant of the genus Actinidia that bears this fruit.
Word: mass production Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of manufacturing products on a large scale. Labels: uncountable Example: After the war, the invaluable experience gained with mass production of the TP engines saw Davey Paxman in a favourable position to supply such units almost "off the shelf", a facility found to be of great value by oil companies engaged in well-drilling; [...]. Example: They were ruled out as over-engineered and too expensive for mass production, and lost out to Class 141 and '142' railbuses, and then Class 150s.
Word: septendecimal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin septendecim (“seventeen”) + -al, after decimal. By surface analysis, septen- + decimal. 1. Relating to or based on the number 17. Labels: not-comparable
Word: septendecimal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin septendecimus + -al (after English seventeenth and decimal), from septendecim (“seventeen”), after decimus (“tenth”). Compare Latin septimusdecimus (“seventeenth”). By surface analysis, septen- + decimal. Coined by English mathematician, philologist and musician Alexander John Ellis in 1885 (see the quotation). 1. Of or relating to a seventeenth. Labels: not-comparable Example: If it is desired to proceed beyond tertian to septimal harmony to introduce the harmonic form of the phord of the dominant Seventh, with the ratios 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 as Mr. Poole has done (see sect. F. No. 7), or even to septendecimal harmony to introduce the harmonic form of the chord of the minor Ninth 8 : 10 : 12 : 14 : 17 (see p. 346c, note *), the number of the notes will be nearly tripled. […] The cents in the tertian chord of the minor Ninth C E, G B♭ D¹♭ are 0, 386, 702, 996, 1200 + 112. Hence the cents in the harmonic septimal chord of tiie dominant Seventh, or C E₁ G B♭, are 0, 386, 702, 969, and the cents in the septendecimal chord of the minor Ninth, or C E₁ G ⁷B ¹⁷D¹♭, are 0, 386, 702, 969, 1200 + 105. Example: I am sorry I cannot illustrate septendecimal harmony on this instrument as it is now tuned. It does not go beyond septimal harmony.
Word: neuroglia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English glia English neuroglia From neuro- + glia. Pronunciation: /njuˈrɔɡlĭə/ 1. glial cell
Word: vituperously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English vituperous Middle English -ly English -ly English vituperously From vituperous + -ly. 1. In a vituperous manner.
Word: Greenland shark Part of Speech: noun 1. A large shark (Somniosus microcephalus) that inhabits the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Word: serotinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From serotine + -al (suffix forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /sɪˈɹɒtɪnəl/, /-ˈɹəʊ-/, /ˌsɛɹəˈtaɪnəl/, /səˈɹɑtɪnəl/, /səˈɹɑtnəl/ 1. Synonym of serotine (“developing at a later time or later in a season, especially than is customary with allied species; specifically (botany), of a plant: flowering late in a season”). Labels: not-comparable Example: Soon, however, the allantois undergoes changes of development looking towards the formation of the placenta at the base of the ovum, where the chorionic villi becomes more and more developed, the serotinal tissue growing toward and around them and encapsulating them, while at the same time the vessels of the serotinal layer become dilated to form the material system of placental blood-supply. Example: The inner (chorionic) surface [of the placenta] exhibits ramifications of the umbilical vessels, and is closely covered on its fœtal side by the amnion; from its placental (outer, serotinal) side multitudes of arborescent vasculi villi arise[…]. 2. Occurring in or pertaining to late summer. Labels: not-comparable, often Example: The psoraleas, prairie clovers and blazing stars would probably occur to all us among the most the most abundant of the secondary species in the vernal, estival and serotinal aspects of the prairies respectively. Example: Whenever societies are well developed, they regularly manifest a fairly definite seasonal sequence, producing what have long been known as aspects[…]. As phenomena of the growing season, these were first distinguished as early spring or prevernal, vernal proper, estival, and serotinal or autumnal, but there may also be a hiemal aspect, especially for animals, in correspondence with an actual and not merely a calendar winter as in California.
Word: shoofly Part of Speech: noun 1. A child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals. 2. A device for throwing the track temporarily to one side for carrying out repairs, etc. Labels: US 3. A police officer assigned to keep tabs on other members of the police.
Word: shooflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoofly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ganymedes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡænɪmiːdz/, /ˌɡænɪˈmiːdiːz/ 1. plural of Ganymede Labels: form-of, plural 2. Classical (Latin) form of Ganymede
Word: marocains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marocain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Baltic-Finnic Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to the Baltic-Finnic languages. Labels: not-comparable Example: Estonian and Finnish are both Baltic-Finnic languages.
Word: subfulgent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English fulgent English subfulgent From sub- + fulgent. 1. Somewhat or slightly shining. Labels: not-comparable Example: I could barely see in the subfulgent light.
Word: Lancastrian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Lancaster Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Lancastrian From Lancaster + -ian. Pronunciation: /lænˈkæstɹɪ.ən/, /læŋˈkæstɹɪ.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Lancaster or Lancashire. 2. Relating to the dukes or the royal house of Lancaster.
Word: Lancastrian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Lancaster Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Lancastrian From Lancaster + -ian. Pronunciation: /lænˈkæstɹɪ.ən/, /læŋˈkæstɹɪ.ən/ 1. A person from Lancaster or Lancashire. 2. An adherent of the house of Lancaster, as against the Yorkists, in the Wars of the Roses. Labels: historical 3. A modified version of the Lancaster bomber, used in civilian service in the immediate postwar years. Labels: historical
Word: tricholomatoid Part of Speech: adj 1. Describes any mushroom with notched gill attachment, a thick fleshy stem and lacking an annulus or volva.
Word: fluorobenzene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- German Benzoe German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene English fluorobenzene From fluoro- + benzene. 1. Any fluorinated derivative of benzene, but especially the mono-substituted C₆H₅F (phenyl fluoride)
Word: fluoroelastomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- English elastomer English fluoroelastomer From fluoro- + elastomer. 1. Any of a range of partially fluorinated polymers or copolymers that are chemically and thermally stable elastomers.
Word: fluoroethylene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- English ethylene English fluoroethylene From fluoro- + ethylene. 1. vinyl fluoride Labels: uncountable
Word: vinyl fluoride Part of Speech: noun 1. The fluorinated alkene CH₂=CHF that is used to make polyvinyl fluoride Labels: uncountable
Word: fluoromethane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English methane English fluoromethane From fluoro- + methane. 1. Any fluorinated derivative of methane, but especially the mono-substituted compound CH₃F (methyl fluoride) that is used in the manufacture of semiconductors
Word: fluoropolymer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English polymer English fluoropolymer From fluoro- + polymer. 1. Any of many chemically and thermally stable polymers that are fluorine derivatives
Word: formamide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of formic + amide. 1. The amide of formic acid HCO-NH₂ or any N-substituted derivative; they are used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals
Word: formylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English formyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English formylation From formyl + -ation. 1. Any reaction involving the introduction of a formyl group.
Word: blue wildebeest Part of Speech: noun 1. A large ungulate mammal of the bovid family and one of two species of wildebeest, (Connochaetes taurinus)
Word: knee-slapping Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of striking one's own knee with the hand, associated with hearty laughter.
Word: butt-slapping Part of Speech: noun 1. Slapping the buttocks (an action associated with jest or as in a locker room). Labels: Canada, US, slang
Word: ratchet wrench Part of Speech: noun 1. A wrench, implementing a ratchet mechanism, usually used with a set of sockets to engage the head of a bolt or similar.
Word: ratch Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rach. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ratch Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rotche. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ratch Part of Speech: noun 1. A ratchet wheel. 2. A white mark on a horse's face.
Word: ratch Part of Speech: verb 1. To stretch. Labels: transitive 2. To streak. Labels: transitive 3. To sail by tacks. Labels: intransitive
Word: vocales Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /voʊˈkeɪˌliz/ 1. plural of vocalis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: finales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of finale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: illoyal Part of Speech: adj 1. Disloyal. Labels: obsolete Example: […] Which made some call him Jacobite / Or otherwise Illoyal.
Word: Schiller Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German. Example: German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright Friedrich Schiller.
Word: set the stage Part of Speech: verb 1. To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions. Labels: idiomatic Example: Pardew was a member of the Palace side that lost in a replay to United at Wembley in 1990 and was in charge of West Ham when they were hit by Steven Gerrard's famous late equaliser in Cardiff that set the stage for Liverpool to beat the Hammers on penalties after a 3-3 draw. Example: White House policies—on taxing and spending, trade and regulation—will set the stage for recovery. 2. To provide introductory context. Labels: idiomatic Example: There is clearly more to the quote than what you've cited here. Otherwise, how would you be able to claim it has anything to do with Pesach in the first place? Obviously there's something that comes before what you've quoted, which sets the stage.
Word: melanoblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From melano- + -blast. 1. The precursor cell of a melanocyte.
Word: have at you Part of Speech: intj 1. An exclamation indicating that one is about to strike the person addressed, typically with a sword or other hand-held weapon. Labels: dated Example: Dark and sinister man, have at thee. Example: くだらん。 / どちらか正しいか、 / 死をもって解らせてやる。
Word: Nonni Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Nen (a river in northeast China). Labels: dated Example: In the western range, and about sixiy miles from the Argun River, rises the Nonni, the most important waterway flowing through the province. On its way to the Sungari, which it joins at Shui-shih-ying-tzu, twenty miles to the north of the town of Petuna (Hsin Ch'eng), it passes on its left bank the town of Mergen and Tsi-tsi-har, known to the Chinese as Pu-k'uei, the capital of the province. Example: Waterways: the Amur River is navigable for 450 miles for steamers and 1,500 miles for smaller craft; the Sungari is navigable to Kirin, the Nonni to Tsitsihar, the Liao to Tungkiangtze, and the Yalu for its entire course.
Word: stamp pad Part of Speech: noun 1. A porous pad, often made of a felt-like material, impregnated with ink, used for inking rubber stamps.
Word: French curve Part of Speech: noun 1. A drafting template having edges of various curvatures, used for drawing smoothly-curved lines.
Word: microswitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + switch. 1. An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator. Example: The left microswitch in my mouse has failed.
Word: henhouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hen + house. 1. Synonym of hencoop.
Word: tripwire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trip + wire. 1. A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine. Example: Seeing the tripwire of a nearby bouncing Betty gave us cold chills, and we moved all the more slowly through the woods. Example: They watched the two ghost-hunters run own the corridor and go crashing over the trip-wire. 2. Any means of detecting intruders or attackers. Labels: figuratively Example: The continued presence of U.S. troops as a tripwire force in Macedonia is an increasingly risky venture.
Word: tripwire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From trip + wire. 1. To set a tripwire mechanism in (a location). Labels: transitive
Word: breaks up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of break up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: breaking up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of break up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: broke up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of break up Labels: form-of, past
Word: broken up Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of break up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: calpolli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Classical Nahuatl calpolli, from calli (“house”) + -polli (“big”). 1. A subdivision of an altepetl; a "barrio".
Word: fulminating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fulminate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fulminating Part of Speech: adj 1. explosive 2. Describing any sudden and severe (often fatal) inflammation
Word: fulminic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See fulminate and -ic. By surface analysis, fulmine + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to fulminic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: fulminuric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of fulminate + uric. By surface analysis, fulmin(e) + uric 1. Of or pertaining to fulminuric acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fulminuric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. An explosive isomer of cyanuric acid Labels: uncountable
Word: second thought Part of Speech: noun 1. singular of second thoughts Labels: form-of, singular Example: The details of the situation that most impressed the citizen of 1914 are not the details to which the inquirer of 2014 will give a second thought. Example: But it seemed there was never a flinch or second thought on his part about being with a transgirl, even when they started having sex, some few months into the relationship.
Word: Godzilla Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese ゴジラ (Gojira), blend created for the movie from the words ゴリラ (gorira, “gorilla”) and 鯨 (kujira, “whale”). Pronunciation: /ɡɒdˈzɪlə/, /ɡɑdˈzɪlə/, /ɡɔdˈzɪlə/ 1. A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films. Example: What other television show would feature a gorgeously designed sequence where a horrifically mutated Pierre and Marie Curie, their bodies swollen to Godzilla-like proportions from prolonged exposure to the radiation that would eventually kill them, destroy an Asian city with their bare hands like vengeance-crazed monster-Gods?
Word: Godzilla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese ゴジラ (Gojira), blend created for the movie from the words ゴリラ (gorira, “gorilla”) and 鯨 (kujira, “whale”). Pronunciation: /ɡɒdˈzɪlə/, /ɡɑdˈzɪlə/, /ɡɔdˈzɪlə/ 1. Anything that is an extremely large or dramatic example of its type. Labels: figuratively Example: a Godzilla of a tower building Example: Aren't we supposed to be a big, terrifying country, a Godzilla of capitalism wrecking the globe?
Word: glebal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gleba Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English glebal From gleba + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a gleba.
Word: -zilla Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Rebracketing of Godzilla. Pronunciation: /zɪlə/ 1. Like Godzilla; monstrous, destructive, massive, powerful, wild. Labels: augmentative, humorous, informal, morpheme
Word: paradigmaticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English paradigmatic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English paradigmaticism From paradigmatic + -ism. 1. a strong and rigid allegiance to a paradigm
Word: monstrose Part of Speech: adj 1. Having an abnormal, distorted and disfigured growth of the body (especially of a cactus) 2. Obsolete spelling of monstrous. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: fumaric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See fumitory. 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from fumitory. 2. Of or pertaining to fumaric acid or its derivatives.
Word: furaldehyde Part of Speech: noun 1. furfural Labels: uncountable
Word: furazan Part of Speech: noun 1. The heterocycle 1,2,5-oxadiazole
Word: oxadiazole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English oxa- English di- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- English -ole English azole English diazole English oxadiazole From oxa- + diazole. 1. Any five-membered heterocycle having two carbon atoms, two nitrogen atoms, one oxygen atom, and two double bonds
Word: furfuraldehyde Part of Speech: noun 1. furfural Labels: uncountable
Word: furfuryl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin furfur Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English furfural Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English furfuryl From furfural + -yl. 1. The univalent radical derived from furfural
Word: furoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin furfur Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English furfural Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English furan English -oic English furoic From furan + -oic. 1. Of or pertaining to furoic acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: furoxan Part of Speech: noun 1. An oxidation product of furazan that may have use as a nitric oxide donor in pharmaceuticals
Word: gallic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gall Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English gallic From gall + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from galls. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to gallic acid or its derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gallic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Gallicus (“of or related to Gaul”), also used archaically in New Latin and English in reference to France. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Gallic: Of or related to ancient Gaul, the medieval Frankish kingdom, or its successor states. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable 2. Of, related to, or containing gallium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: basenji Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Basenji. Labels: alt-of Example: Dogs – records from 137 cases were reviewed. The majority were male, with breeds including basenji, boerboel, German shepherd, labrador retriever, local, maltese and pitbull.
Word: gasless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English gasless From gas (“state of matter, chemical element, mixture”) + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæsləs/ 1. That does not use or generate gas. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gasless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gas (clipping of gasoline) + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæsləs/ 1. Without gas (gasoline). Labels: not-comparable Example: So it was back to their old, almost gasless car, […]