nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: dolomite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French dolomite, coined March 1792 by Nicolas de Saussure, named after French mineralogist and engineer Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801) who described the stone in 1791 by adding -ite, from place name Dolomieu, Isère. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt/, /ˈdoʊ.ləˌmaɪt/, /ˈdɑl.əˌmaɪt/ 1. An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO₃)₂; it also exists as the rock dolostone. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: epsomite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Epsom + -ite, named after the place Epsom in England in 1824. 1. An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate, also found in fumaroles, with the chemical formula MgSO₄·7H₂O. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Strasbourg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Strasbourg, from Middle High German Strāzburc. Compare modern German Straßburg, equivalent to Straße (“street, road”) + Burg (“borough, fortified town, castle”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɹæzbɜːɡ/, /ˈstɹæsbɜːɡ/, /ˈstɹɑːsbɝːɡ/ 1. The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany. 2. The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany. Labels: metonymically 3. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Word: Kemper Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. An unincorporated community in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. 3. An unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.
Word: run a mile Part of Speech: verb 1. To escape, flee, or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation. Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: If I told him that I had kids, he'd run a mile.
Word: lungi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī)/Urdu لنگی (lungī). 1. A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan. Example: Samad […] regularly wore a long piece of embroidered grey cotton, a lungi, wrapped round his waist.
Word: heroin chic Part of Speech: noun 1. A fashion trend begun in the 1990s revolving around models who bore characteristics of heroin addicts, such as emaciation and androgyny. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: As counterpoints to the glamorous looks of 1980s models such as Christie Brinkley and Heidi Klum, heroin chic models such as Kate Moss were thin to the point of anorectic gauntness.
Word: sandwich generation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because they are sandwiched between the preceding and succeeding generations. 1. A generation of adults who must provide care simultaneously to their aging parents and also their own children.
Word: sandwich generations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sandwich generation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gaylussite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist, + -ite. 1. An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·5H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: glaserite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Glaser + -ite, after Christopher Glaser. 1. An evaporite, consisting of potassium sulphate. Labels: uncountable
Word: glauberite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604-68), + -ite. 1. An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium sulphate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂. Labels: uncountable
Word: hexahydrite Part of Speech: noun 1. An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate hexahydrate. Labels: uncountable
Word: ikaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Ikka Fjord (formerly spelled Ika) a small fjord in southwestern Greenland. 1. An evaporite, consisting of hydrated calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃·6H₂O, found in cold marine waters.
Word: kainite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Kainit; see there for more. 1. An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO₄·KCl·3H₂O, found in German salt mines. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kieserite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kieser + -ite. After the German D. G. Kieser (1779-1862) in 1860. 1. An evaporite, consisting of hydrated magnesium sulphate Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: langbeinite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Langbein + -ite, after German chemist Adalbert Langbein. 1. An evaporite, consisting of a mixed potassium and magnesium sulphate, with the chemical formula K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: like so Part of Speech: adv 1. thus Example: Stand with both arms out, (like) so.
Word: leonhardite Part of Speech: noun 1. An evaporite, consisting of a calcium aluminosilicate Labels: uncountable
Word: leonite Part of Speech: noun 1. An evaporite, consisting of a mixed potassium and magnesium sulphate, with the chemical formula (K₂SO₄)(MgSO₄) Labels: uncountable
Word: loewite Part of Speech: noun 1. An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and magnesium sulphate Labels: uncountable
Word: mirabilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin mīrābilis (“miraculous”) + -ite. From the Latin term sal mirabilis (“wonderful salt”), which was used by German-Dutch alchemist Johann Rudolph Glauber (1604–1670) after he inadvertently synthesised the substance. 1. An evaporite, consisting of sodium sulfate, with the chemical formula Na₂SO₄·10H₂O. Example: Mounds of mirabilite have been observed near the north-west side of White Island, (e.g., Debenham 1965). These mirabilites probably originated by infiltration of sea water into the ice shelf, followed by ablation of the surface until the brines were exposed to evaporation and freeze concentration with precipitation of mirabilite on the surface. Example: Bedded deposits of mirabilite occur in coastal areas of East Antarctica, such as the Vestfold Hills and in the Skarvsnes area of Lutzow-Holm Bay, about 1500 km further west (Fig 1.3).
Word: pentahydrite Part of Speech: noun 1. An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate pentahydrate, with the chemical formula MgSO₄·5H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: picromerite Part of Speech: noun 1. An evaporite, consisting of a mixed potassium and magnesium sulphate, with the chemical formula K₂Mg(SO₄)₂·6(H₂O). Labels: uncountable
Word: pirssonite Part of Speech: noun 1. An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate Labels: uncountable
Word: rinneite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after German crystallographer and petrographer Friedrich Wilhelm Berthold Rinne (1863-1933) in 1909. 1. An evaporite, consisting of mixed potassium, sodium and ferrous chloride, K₃NaFe²⁺Cl₆. Labels: uncountable
Word: sanderite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sander + -ite, after geologist Bruno Sander. 1. An evaporite, consisting of hydrated magnesium sulphate, MgSO₄·H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: schoenite Part of Speech: noun 1. An evaporite, consisting of a mixed potassium and magnesium sulphate, of the chemical formula K₂Mg(SO₄)₂·6(H₂O). Labels: uncountable
Word: shortite Part of Speech: noun 1. An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca₂(CO₃)₃. Labels: uncountable
Word: sylvite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the surname of Dutch scientist Franciscus Sylvius + -ite. 1. An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: syngenite Part of Speech: noun 1. An evaporite, consisting of a mixed potassium and calcium sulphate Labels: uncountable
Word: tachyhydrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús, “quick”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). 1. An evaporite, consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula CaMg₂Cl₆·12H₂O. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: thermonatrite Part of Speech: noun 1. An evaporite, consisting of sodium carbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂CO₃·H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: thernadite Part of Speech: noun 1. An evaporite, consisting of sodium sulphate Labels: uncountable
Word: trona Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swedish trona or from Spanish trona, both derived from Arabic أَطْرُون (ʔaṭrūn), from نَطْرُون (naṭrūn), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron), ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj: R9. Doublet of natron and niter. 1. An evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, Na₃HCO₃CO₃·2H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: Nihang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Persian نهنگ (nahang, “crocodile”). 1. A member of an armed Sikh order who dominated early Sikh military history. Example: You (Vickrum Digwa) are a member of an order of Sikhs called the Nihang who have a tradition of having a second knife, or kirpan and that is often fully visible, believing that the guru will look favourably on that.
Word: mésalliance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mésalliance, from mésallier (“to misally”). Pronunciation: /mɛˈzæli.əns/, /meɪ̯zəˈlaɪ̯əns/ 1. Marriage with a person of inferior social position. Example: The case is very different in England, where a grocer's daughter would think she made a mésalliance by marrying a painter […] Example: He had been revolving in his mind the marriage question pending between Jos and Rebecca, and was not over well pleased that a member of a family into which he, George Osborne, of the —th, was going to marry, should make a mésalliance with a little nobody–a little upstart governess.
Word: goodbye, cruel world Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ɡʊdˈbaɪ | ˌkɹuːəl ˈwɜːld/ 1. An exclamation made before committing suicide, in speech, text, or in a suicide note. 2. A call said before taking a stiff drink, especially a shot of vodka. Labels: humorous
Word: sign on Part of Speech: verb 1. To join something, after signing. 2. To commit oneself, as to a project, a goal, an organization, a cause. Example: I never signed on for this. Example: By January of 1996 President Clinton himself had apparently signed on with his declaration in the State of the Union message that "the era of big government is over." 3. To begin broadcasting a radio or television signal, usually at the beginning of a broadcasting day and after being off the air for several hours. Example: Years ago, the TV station would sign on at 5 a.m., but now it broadcasts 24 hours a day. 4. To log on; to start using a computer, radio, or other multicast device; to start talking. Labels: idiomatic Example: Edward ran a pale hand through his perfect golden-bronze hair, then signed on to 4chan.org, the darkest place on the Internet, where all his vampire compatriots spent their time. 5. To apply to receive unemployment benefits. Labels: UK, intransitive Example: Oh, one thing led to another; you know. I just sort of faffed around — I just did odd jobs; and sometimes in between I signed on.
Word: sign on Part of Speech: noun 1. Nonstandard spelling of sign-on. Labels: alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable Example: After 12:30 p.m., no new sign ons are permitted. Example: However, this commitment today is a strong sign of the level of support being received from the hotel industry, especially in the top line four and five star hotels. “I am confident that the stream of sign ons will continue in the run-up to the cut-off date of the rebate scheme of December 31."
Word: Bert and Ernie Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Ernie and Bert. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: conation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cōnor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnātiōlbor. English conation Learned borrowing from Latin cōnātiō (“an act of attempting”). Pronunciation: /kəʊˈneɪ.ʃən/, /koʊˈneɪ.ʃən/ 1. The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Any pleasing sense-experience, when it has once taken place, will, on subsequent occasions, give rise to a conation, when its conditions are only partially repeated... Example: You can sit quiet and hear the processes going on, going about their business; volition, desire, will, cognition, passion, conation.
Word: salt dome Part of Speech: noun 1. An upwelling of crystalline rock salt and its aureole of deformed sediments.
Word: cold read Part of Speech: verb 1. To infer characteristics of (a person) using cold reading. Labels: transitive Example: A few years ago Mort had barely been able to crawl out of his bottle long enough to cold-read credulous idiots into believing he could speak to their dead loved ones. Example: Select the person you will "cold read" ahead of time if possible. The more time you have to learn about your subject, the better. 2. To make inferences about a person using the practice of cold reading. Labels: intransitive Example: In spiritualism research, feedback is often used — this can be interpreted as giving the medium the chance to 'cold read'. However, feedback may be necessary […] 3. To perform (a script) without preparation. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: At the audition you will be required to cold read a script.
Word: cold read Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of cold reading. Example: This is an example of what magicians (and unfortunately phony psychics) call a "cold read".
Word: criticise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From critic + -ise, see criticize. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of criticize. Labels: UK, alt-of, ambitransitive, nonstandard Example: Camden motive power depot has been much criticised for its emission of smoke in a residential neighbourhood and its complete dieselisation is rapidly taking place. Example: Both Cruddas and Collins are decentralisers, criticising New Labour for hoarding too much power in Whitehall.
Word: linalool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From linaloe + -ol. Pronunciation: /lɪˈnæləʊɒl/, /lɪˈnæloʊəl/ 1. A monoterpene alcohol found in many essential oils. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: have mercy Part of Speech: verb 1. To show mercy or compassion; to stop inflicting punishment or a barrage. Labels: imperative, usually Example: "I have learnt it!" cried the old man. "Oh, have mercy on me in this hour, if, in my love for her, so young and good, I slandered Nature in the breasts of mothers rendered desperate! Pity my presumption, wickedness, and ignorance, and save her!"
Word: have mercy Part of Speech: intj 1. Synonym of lawdamercy. Example: Have mercy! Did you see her walkin by? I'll be thinkin about that sight all night!
Word: hemispherical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English spherical English hemispherical From hemi- + spherical. 1. Having the shape of half a sphere. Example: Split peas are hemispherical. Example: Wind speed is measured by the conventional arrangement of three hemispherical cups, mounted at 120 deg. on a shaft which is geared to a cam. 2. Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere of the Earth.
Word: adversely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English adverse Middle English -ly English -ly English adversely From adverse + -ly. 1. In an adverse manner. Example: adversely affected Example: Mucus-rich ink is supposedly a dangerous or annoying substance that interferes with fish gills and some cephalopods react adversely to their own inkings in small containers or in the lab.
Word: drum machine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drum + machine. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹʌm məˌʃin/, /ˈdɹʌm məˌʃiːn/ 1. An electronic musical instrument that can be programmed to create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.
Word: anger management Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anger + management. 1. A person’s ability to control their temperament, particularly in stressful situations, and to demonstrate appropriate behavior, including the ability to express disagreement constructively without losing emotional control. Labels: uncountable
Word: guest star Part of Speech: noun 1. A guest on a music or other recording. Example: The neutering extends to Believe’s guest stars, with warm-and-fuzzy verses from Ludacris (“I love everything about you / You’re imperfectly perfect”), Big Sean (“I don’t know if this makes sense, but you’re my hallelujah”), Nicki Minaj (who at least squeaks a “bitches” into her verse), and especially Drake, whose desire to hug and kiss the object of his affection on “Right Here” is reminiscent of The Red Hot Chili Peppers on Krusty’s Comeback Special. 2. An actor on a television program who stars in one, or a few, episodes.
Word: guest star Part of Speech: verb 1. Of an actor: to star as a guest. 2. Of a player: to play as a guest of another team.
Word: guest star Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Literary Chinese 客星 (kèxīng). 1. A nova or supernova recorded in Chinese astronomy which appeared where no star was known before. Labels: historical
Word: town ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A non-varsity softball game, typically played by youths (usually girls) under the age of 18. Frequently played in small cities and towns, sponsored by a local business and coached by volunteers. Labels: uncountable 2. Alternative spelling of townball (“baseball precursor”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: poorer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of poor: more poor Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: ISL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Irish Sign Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Indian Super League. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Gestuno Part of Speech: name 1. An international Sign, also known as IS or International Sign, in a way like the Esperanto of the sign-language world.
Word: fingerspelling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From finger + spelling. 1. The practice of representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands to spell out words. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any system for representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands; a manual alphabet that is a representation of a written alphabet. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A representation of the spelling of a word using such a system. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fingerspelling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From finger + spelling. 1. present participle and gerund of fingerspell Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: good guy Part of Speech: noun 1. A hero, particularly a protagonist in a story. Labels: informal Example: And yet Jones is perfect in Fury Road, a deeply dangerous human weapon who, because of his infantile need for respect from his father, somehow turns out endearing even though we see him ripping an engine from the hood and throwing it at the good guys. Example: “What stops armed bad guys is armed good guys,” Senator Ted Cruz suggested in the wake of the Uvalde shooting, echoing many other gun rights advocates over the years. 2. An all-around pleasant person; usually a man. Labels: informal Example: He was a good guy to visit with and be around.
Word: tongue lashing Part of Speech: noun 1. A verbal rebuke, often severe. Example: The coach was so upset with his team after they lost that he gave them an hour-long tongue-lashing.
Word: dirty look Part of Speech: noun 1. An unpleasant or disdainful look or expression, often directed at someone. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonym: side-eye Example: He gave his ex-girlfriend a dirty look when he saw her with another man.
Word: I hate you Part of Speech: phrase 1. Expression of hatred, or intense disdain or dislike directed at someone. Example: I hate you and I never wanna see you again!
Word: predominate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin praedominātus, past participle of praedominor. By surface analysis, pre- + dominate. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/ 1. To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size. Labels: intransitive Example: With economic segregation in the United States worsening, there is likely to be a growing number of school districts where poor children, and poor parents, predominate. Example: These qualities tend to predominate among conservatives but they are present among liberals too. 2. To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole. Labels: intransitive Example: All in her mind was confusion; still the paramount sense that predominated over all others, was the bitter conviction of his unworthiness. Example: During the silk weavers strike on Jersey City Heights and in West Hoboken last Summer, Poidebard's mill was regarded as especially obnoxious by the strikers, and the largely predominating Socialist element among them frequently menaced it with attack. 3. To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh. Labels: transitive
Word: predominate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin praedominātus, past participle of praedominor. By surface analysis, pre- + dominate. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnət/ 1. Predominant. Labels: proscribed, sometimes Example: Eradication of disorder may indirectly reduce crime by stabilizing neighborhoods, but the direct link as formulated by proponents was not the predominate one in our study.
Word: half-truth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English half- Proto-Indo-European *drewH-der. Proto-Germanic *triwwiz Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō Old English trēowþ Middle English trouthe English truth English half-truth From half- + truth. 1. A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth, or alters the time sequence of truths. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Minister no doubt would claim that the public has already expressed its opinion by deserting the trains. As we have said before, this is scarcely a half-truth. By and large, where there has been a decline the public has deserted the out-dated trains; [...].
Word: Abdon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew עבדון (abdon, “servant”). Compare Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd) (as in Abdullah), which also means servant. 1. The tenth judge of Israel. (biblical character) Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. 2. A male given name from Hebrew. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable
Word: Abdon Part of Speech: name Etymology: The placename is from the Old English personal name Abba + tūn (“settlement”). The surname is habitational from the village in Shropshire, but it is also borrowed from Spanish Abdón. The surname is mostly found in the Philippines. 1. A village in Abdon and Heath parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO576863). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: it's too late for sorry Part of Speech: phrase 1. An expression of anger or disgust uttered toward someone who offers an apology after causing great harm. Example: The grieving mother who lost her daughter in an accident told the drunk driver "It's too late for sorry!" after he tried to apologize.
Word: memory page Part of Speech: noun 1. A page in a book (e.g., a scrapbook) where one can write down special memories and insert mementoes. 2. A page in an annual publication (e.g., a high-school yearbook) honoring the memory of a person who died during the past year. It may contain photographs, life dates, and writings such as verse. Example: The yearbook had a nice memory page for the teenaged girl who died in a car accident this past winter. 3. A fixed-length contiguous block of virtual memory, representing the smallest division of a page table.
Word: get laid Part of Speech: verb 1. To have sex, especially with a new partner or after a period of abstinence. Labels: intransitive, often, slang, vulgar Example: The teenage boy boasted that he was going to get laid by the homecoming queen, because she was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. Example: 2000, "I Got Laid on James Joyce's Grave", Black 47, Trouble in the Land. I got laid on James Joyce's grave / I was hoping his genius would rub off on me 2. To cause to have sex. Labels: often, slang, transitive, vulgar Example: Dave hasn't even touched a woman in three months. We have to get him laid.
Word: 15 minutes of fame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First appears c. 1968, although a use in French appears as early as 1821 in Histoire de l'Assemblée constituante by Charles Lacretelle. Often misattributed to Andy Warhol, in a catalogue of an exhibition of his art in Stockholm: “In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” 1. A very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: […] Paula [Jones] was, even to her lawyers, a loose cannon—as prepared to risk her marriage and her well-being to get the president to confess his original sin as she was intent on making big money and getting her fifteen minutes of fame. Example: In the next chapter, we'll meet twenty-five hopefuls who have already begun to experience their fifteen minutes of fame as a result of exposure on YouTube.
Word: Mayberry Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English mere (“lake”) + Old English byriġ (“fortified place”). 1. A surname. 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States: 7. A locality in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
Word: Mayberry Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the main town in the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. 1. A utopian setting, such as a small town; a perfect place to live. Labels: figuratively Example: The young couple thought of the small town they chose to live in as Mayberry, especially because of its low crime rate and excellent schools.
Word: Mayberry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the main town in the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. 1. Utopian; perfect for dwelling. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: He often talked about coming from a Mayberry type of town.
Word: Abey Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Abe Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Abey From Abe + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪbi/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew. 2. A surname.
Word: party bus Part of Speech: noun 1. A bus, often a converted school bus, or other large motor vehicle designed to transport groups of people for recreational purposes. Example: The party bus will take the bogans to many, many bogan venues over the course of four hours, charging the bogan great amounts of money for what is in effect a large, smelly taxi.
Word: Adolphe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Adolphe; this surname is predominantly found in Haiti. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Adolpho Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Italian or Spanish Adolfo. 1. A male given name from Italian or from Spanish [in turn from the Germanic languages], of rare usage, variant of Adolfo.
Word: Adolphus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Adolphus. Doublet of Adolph. 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized variant of Adolph. Example: Would any man named Adolphus - any man called Dolly! - object to being called something else? Example: Sometimes as a child I used to wonder why my brother was called after the man whose very name we were later taught to fear. But then who knows what goes on inside the minds of ambitious, proud Ibo fathers? As most Ibo boys born around that time were called Adolphus after the German leader, Adol is still a fairly common name among the Ibos of Nigeria.
Word: give someone enough rope Part of Speech: verb 1. To allow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonym: cut someone some slack 2. To allow an enemy to function unhindered in the belief that they will end up harming or discrediting themself. Labels: idiomatic
Word: Adrien Part of Speech: name Etymology: Patronymic surname, borrowed from French Adrien. This surname is mostly found in Haiti. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Abram Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/ 1. Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. Example: O father Abram, what these Christians are, Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect The thoughts of others! […] 2. A male given name from Hebrew. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname from Hebrew [in turn originating as a patronymic]. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, named after Abram Dillard. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Abram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/ 1. Synonym of Abraham man Labels: UK, obsolete
Word: Abram Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/ 1. insane; mad Labels: UK, obsolete Example: He maunds Abram, he begs as a madde man. 2. naked. Labels: UK, obsolete Example: She's all Abram
Word: Abram Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Eadburh's (a woman's name) hām. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/ 1. A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD6001). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Absalon Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Ondine's curse Part of Speech: name Etymology: According to French and German mythology, the nymph Ondine/Undine discovered that her husband had committed adultery. Because he had promised his every waking breath to her, she cursed him that so long as he was awake he could breathe, but if he ever fell asleep he would stop breathing and die. 1. A medical condition marked by malfunction of the nerves that control involuntary body functions, causing breathing to require conscious effort and therefore meaning patients will die if they fall asleep. Example: Ondine’s curse—more appropriately known as congenital central hypoventilation syndrome, or CCHS—is a rare, severe form of sleep apnea in which an individual completely stops breathing when falling asleep.
Word: sexual relations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sexual relation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sexual relations Part of Speech: noun 1. Sexual activity. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: There may be an actual distaste for sexual relations for a week or so prior to the period, perhaps as part of a picture of general irritability and vague feelings of discomfort of which some women complain; the name "premenstrual tension" has been applied to this. Example: Our emphasis at this point is on the use of abusive sex in sexual relations as a selling technique. Of course we're not interested in seeing women objectivized in [non-violent] sexual ways for purposes of selling anything, but the immediate protest is to get rid of the violence...The images [on album covers] are part of an environment that trivializes brutality against women.
Word: Aiden Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Irish, variant of Aidan. Example: In December 2022, in the middle of the night, 25-year-old Aiden Pleterski was kidnapped in downtown Toronto. 2. A female given name.
Word: Allistair Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair (“Alexander”). A rare spelling of Alistair. 1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: shoeicide bomber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of shoe + suicide bomber. 1. A suicide bomber who conceals explosive devices within his or her shoes. Labels: humorous Example: Tamil Tiger rebels who see suicide bombing as a privilege have protected their leader from potential “shoeicide” bombers. A hardcore group had to remove shoes worn for at least nine hours by journalists and sniff socks. Example: Reid is the would-be ‘shoeicide’ bomber who was apprehended in midair during early 2002 when he (almost comically) attempted to ignite a fuse in his shoes that were laden with plasitic explosives.
Word: Alejandro Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Alejandro, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, literally “defender of man”), an epithet of the goddess Hera. Doublet of Alexander. Pronunciation: /ˌalɪˈhandɹəʊ/, /ˌæləˈhɑndɹoʊ/ 1. A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Alexander. Example: The objective of the review, the memo says, is not to “arbitrarily reduce” the number of security clearances and/or access but to ensure that current clearance and access levels are still required for official duties and missions. The effort comes at the direction of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the memo says. 2. A surname from Spanish
Word: misrepresent Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English presend English -t English present English represent English misrepresent From mis- + represent. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛnt/, /ˌmɪsˌɹepɹəˈzent/, /ˌməsˌɹepɹəˈzent/ 1. To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something. Example: The fraudster misrepresented himself as a lawyer. Example: Here perhaps one of you might interrupt me and say, 'But what is it that you do, Socrates? How is it that you have been misrepresented like this? Surely all this talk and gossip about you would never have arisen if you had confined yourself to ordinary activities, but only if your behaviour was abnormal. Give us the explanation, if you do not want us to draw our own conclusions.'
Word: embellishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of embellish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: double penetration Part of Speech: noun 1. The simultaneous sexual penetration of one or more orifices of one person by two other people or objects. Labels: uncountable
Word: MMF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of magnetomotive force. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of money market fund; a type of mutual fund. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of multimode fibre; a type of an optical fibre which is designed to carry a variety rays of light. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of minimum marketable feature; the smallest piece of functionality providing value to customers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of male male female (“a sexual act between two males and one female”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of mycophenolate mofetil; an immunosuppressant. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: Fountain of Youth Part of Speech: name 1. A legendary spring of water with the magical property of restoring youth and health to those who bathe or drink from it.
Word: family planning Part of Speech: noun 1. Birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples. Labels: uncountable
Word: creampie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːmˌpaɪ/ 1. Semen visibly displayed after ejaculation in the vagina. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: There was a recent post about Christy doing a creampie (internal cumshot). That never happened but the scene with Eric Edwards in this movie is close, as he cums on her puss. Example: […] the “creampie” or “internal cum shot,” in which semen is photographed as it drips from a vagina (Cream Pie 1999). 2. The ejaculation of semen into the vagina. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable 3. Alternative spelling of cream pie (“food: pie with or of cream”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Tiger and Phil got what they deserved on this one: Creampies in the face for everybody. Example: Instead of cheesecakes, creampies and chocolate mousses, which you’ll find in most recipe books aimed at sweeth-toothed chefs, this one has only three categories: doughnuts, muffins and scones, and cookies and cakes.
Word: creampie Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːmˌpaɪ/ 1. To visibly ejaculate in the vagina. Labels: slang, transitive, vulgar Example: He creampied her vagina. Example: Husband asked the wife if she would like to be gangbanged, she accepts, however, husband wants her tied to the bed and his friends to creampie in her.
Word: obiter Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Latin iter Latin obiterbor. English obiter Borrowed from Latin obiter. 1. Incidentally; in passing. Labels: formal, not-comparable Example: I will not here stand to discuss obiter, whether stars be causes, or signs; or to apologize for judicial astrology.
Word: obiter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Latin iter Latin obiterbor. English obiter Borrowed from Latin obiter. 1. An obiter dictum; a statement from the bench commenting on a point of law which is not necessary for the judgment at hand and therefore has no judicial weight, as opposed to ratio decidendi.
Word: information system Part of Speech: noun 1. Any data processing system, either manual or computerized. 2. Any telecommunications system whose primary function is to transmit and/or display data.
Word: ball sack Part of Speech: noun 1. The scrotum. Labels: slang, vulgar 2. An objectionable person (especially a man). Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: data processing Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many techniques in which data is retrieved, stored, classified, manipulated, transmitted and/or reported in such a way as to generate information; especially such processing using computers. Labels: uncountable
Word: get one's end away Part of Speech: verb 1. To have sex. Labels: dated, slang
Word: ratio decidendi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ratiō dēcidendī, from ratiō (“reckoning, method, reasoning”) + dēcidendī, genitive singular of dēcidendus, gerund of dēcidere (“to settle”). 1. The legal principle or rationale on which a judicial decision is based.
Word: serial music Part of Speech: noun 1. Music, especially from the 20th century, in which the themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale. Labels: uncountable
Word: Ypres Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Ypres. Pronunciation: /ˈiːpɹə/ 1. A city in West Flanders, Belgium. Example: Ypres was not the actual start of the front; that distinction belongs to Nieuport, a city on the North Sea twentyodd miles down the river Yser from Ypres. 2. The municipality containing this city. 3. Any of several battles fought near this city during the First World War.
Word: chyazic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its constituents carbon, hydrogen and azote (“nitrogen”), + -ic, acid. 1. hydrogen cyanide Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: chyazic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From its constituents carbon, hydrogen and azote (“nitrogen”), + -ic. 1. of, or derived from chyazic acid Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: bicarbonate of soda Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of sodium bicarbonate. Labels: uncountable
Word: muriate of soda Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of sodium chloride; Synonym of salt. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: halite, rock salt
Word: hydrosulfite of soda Part of Speech: noun 1. Sodium dithionite. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: hydrosulphite of soda Part of Speech: noun 1. Sodium dithionite. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: hydrosulphite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English sulphite English hydrosulphite From hydro- + sulphite. 1. Alternative spelling of hydrosulfite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hydrosulfite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English sulfite English hydrosulfite From hydro- + sulfite. 1. dithionite
Word: dithionite Part of Speech: noun 1. any salt or ester of dithionous acid, H₂S₂O₄
Word: dithionous acid Part of Speech: noun 1. the unstable acid H₂S₂O₄, known only as its derivatives, the dithionites Labels: uncountable
Word: nitrate of soda Part of Speech: noun 1. sodium nitrate
Word: sulfate of soda Part of Speech: noun 1. sodium sulfate
Word: sulfite of soda Part of Speech: noun 1. sodium sulfite Labels: uncountable
Word: dithionites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dithionite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sulphate of soda Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfate of soda. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphite of soda Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfite of soda. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: soda lye Part of Speech: noun 1. sodium hydroxide
Word: sodamide Part of Speech: noun 1. sodium amide Labels: dated, uncountable, usually
Word: sodium amide Part of Speech: noun 1. A white solid, NaNH₂ obtained by reacting ammonia with metallic sodium; it is used in the production of hydrazine, and indigo dyes.
Word: soda niter Part of Speech: noun 1. sodium nitrate
Word: soda nitre Part of Speech: noun 1. sodium nitrate
Word: soda prairie Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several barren tracts of level ground, in the southwestern United States, covered with a layer of natron.
Word: soda process Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several industrial processes that either use or manufacture sodium hydroxide, but especially a method of making paper from wood pulp.
Word: soda pulp Part of Speech: noun 1. a pulp made by reacting wood with sodium hydroxide; used to prepare white paper Labels: uncountable
Word: soda waste Part of Speech: noun 1. the alkaline waste material that is a byproduct of the Leblanc process Labels: uncountable
Word: Leblanc process Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Nicolas Leblanc, French chemist and surgeon. 1. An early industrial method of producing sodium carbonate. It involved two stages: production of sodium sulfate from sodium chloride, followed by reaction of the sodium sulfate with coal and calcium carbonate to produce sodium carbonate. Labels: historical
Word: soda paper Part of Speech: noun 1. White paper, made using soda pulp. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: desulphur Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of desulfur. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sulphur Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sulphuring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sulphur Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disulphur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English sulphur English disulphur From di- + sulphur. 1. Alternative spelling of disulfur. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: flowers of sulphur Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of flowers of sulfur. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: potash of sulphur Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of potash of sulfur. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: sulphonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sulphur Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English sulpho- New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English sulphonium From sulpho- + onium. 1. Alternative spelling of sulfonium. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: sulphurate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English sulphur Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English sulphurate From sulphur + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. Alternative spelling of sulfurate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphurate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sulphur Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English sulphurate From sulphur + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. sulphurous Labels: obsolete, poetic, rare Example: a pale sulphurate colour
Word: sulphur acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur acid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphur alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur alcohol. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphur bacterium Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur bath. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphur bath Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur bath. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphur-bottom Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur-bottom. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphur-bottom whale Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur-bottom whale. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphur butterfly Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur butterfly. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphur cast Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur cast. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphur cockatoo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur cockatoo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphur-colour Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur-color. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphur cone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur cone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphur cycle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur cycle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulphur-crested cockatoo Part of Speech: noun 1. A large Australian cockatoo, Cacatua galerita, with a yellow erectile crest. Example: [A] mob of sulphur-crested cockatoos took roost above her inspiration of Wordsworth's latest rewriting of The Prelude […].
Word: hypostases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypostasis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dunches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dunch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: keep schtum Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of keep shtum. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Hawkeye v2, 7: 3/3 (2013-03-01), New York: Marvel Enterprises, →ISBN And, hey maybe we keep it schtum on the "Avenger" stuff some, yeah? It gets around I'm living in this building and you guys are all targets...
Word: dunchin Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of dunch Labels: Geordie, form-of, participle, present
Word: dunched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dunch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jocularly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English jocular Middle English -ly English -ly English jocularly From jocular + -ly. 1. In a jocular manner; humorously. Example: He was in such a good mood that he even managed to take out the rubbish jocularly. Example: She was not embarrassed at all so she told the story jocularly.
Word: humourously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English humourous Middle English -ly English -ly English humourously From humourous + -ly. 1. Alternative spelling of humorously. Labels: Canada, UK, alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, uncommon
Word: analvos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀναλαβός (analabós). 1. Part of the habit of a senior monk in the Eastern Orthodox Church, similar to a scapular.