nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: polliwog Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pollywog. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Australia Day Part of Speech: name 1. 26th January, Australia's national day in commemoration of the beginning of the British colonisation of Australia with the foundation of the first colonial settlement in 1788.
Word: missed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /mɪst/ 1. simple past and past participle of miss Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: movements Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmuːv.mənts/ 1. plural of movement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: helped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hɛlpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of help Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: issued Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɪʃud/, /ˈɪʃjud/, /ˈɪsjuːd/, /ˈɪʃjuːd/, /ˈɪʃuːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of issue. Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: millions Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ˈmɪljənz/ 1. plural of million Labels: form-of, plural Example: 1815?: Captain Dugald Carmichael, F.L.s., the Rev. Colin Smith (editor), Biographical Notice of the late Captain Dugald Carmichael, F.L.s., volume 2, >page 343; quoted in: Example: “ […] The Hindoo bears a superstitious veneration for every thing possessed of life : the Briton venerates nothing, but sacrifices all, without distinction, to his appetite or his amusement. The former worships 333 millions of gods, male or female, some with two arms, some with two hundred; the latter, so far as can be gathered from his actions, worships neither god nor goddess. […] ”
Word: hundreds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhʌn.dɹədz/, /ˈhʌn.dɹɪdz/ 1. plural of hundred Labels: form-of, plural Example: The infected number in the hundreds Example: Yet had the whole train and all its bombs gone, had the engine crew merely jumped from the train and run as simple self-preservation would have suggested, or unhitched just the engine to make their escape faster, the whole town would have gone and most of the people with it, leaving just a smoking wasteland. Hundreds would have died.
Word: C12 Part of Speech: symbol 1. the 1100s or twelfth century.
Word: firmness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English firm Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English firmness From firm + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈfɝmnəs/, /ˈfɜːmnəs/ 1. The state of being firm Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The state of being firm Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But many a man who would have stood within a home dismantled, strong in his passion and design of vengeance, has had the firmness of his nature conquered by the razing of an air–built castle. Example: France, for the first time since the death of Charlemagne, was governed by a prince of great firmness and ability. 3. The state of being firm Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Collop Monday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Collops (“sliced bacon”) and eggs were traditionally eaten on this day. 1. The day before Shrove Tuesday. Labels: England, historical
Word: collop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late Middle English, of North Germanic origin, from Swedish kalops (“stewed meat”), from Old Swedish kollops (“slices of beef stew”). Cognate to German Klops (“dish of meat made tender by beating”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒləp/ 1. A slice of meat. Labels: Northern-England Example: "It was till lately believed by the ploughmen of Clydesdale, that if they repeated the rhyme Fairy, fairy, bake me a bannock and roast me a collop, And I'll gie ye a spurtle off my gadend! three several times on turning their cattle at the terminations of ridges, they would find the said fare prepared for them on reaching the end of the fourth furrow." 2. A slice of bacon, a rasher. Labels: obsolete 3. A roll or fold of flesh on the body. 4. A small piece, portion, or slice of something.
Word: collop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Late Middle English, of North Germanic origin, from Swedish kalops (“stewed meat”), from Old Swedish kollops (“slices of beef stew”). Cognate to German Klops (“dish of meat made tender by beating”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒləp/ 1. To cut into collops (thin slices) Example: This induced me to make a further trial, and to get some of them colloped as we do oysters in shells, I swallowed them up myself. Example: They colloped it, and spitted skilfully, Then roasted carefully and slipped them off.
Word: exclusory Part of Speech: adj 1. having the power or the function of excluding. 2. tending to exclude.
Word: farming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From farm + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/, /ˈfɑɹmɪŋ/, /ˈfɐ̞ːmɪŋ/ 1. The business of cultivating land, raising stock, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Gardening, then, is a sort of refined farming upon a limited scale. Example: Farming was among the earliest of civilized man's occupations, [...] 2. A farming operation; a farm, or instance of farming on a piece of land. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We discharge them also of all Farmings of Benefices, and Church Lands, or Goods, of which they were spoiled by those who Commanded under their General. Example: After Agricultural Foundation Law was enacted in 1961, the expansion of scale of farm business, the improvement of agricultural foundation, the spread of diversified farming with livestock, the mechanization and the rationalization of farming have accelerated viable farmings.
Word: farming Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From farm + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/, /ˈfɑɹmɪŋ/, /ˈfɐ̞ːmɪŋ/ 1. Pertaining to the agricultural business. Labels: not-comparable 2. Raising livestock or fish. Labels: not-comparable
Word: farming Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From farm + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/, /ˈfɑɹmɪŋ/, /ˈfɐ̞ːmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of farm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: familiarity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French familiarité, from Latin familiāritātem. Displaced native Old English hīwcūþnes. Morphologically familiar + -ity. Pronunciation: /fəmɪliˈæɹɪti/, /fəmɪˈljæɹɪti/ 1. The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is also folly and injustice to deprive children[…]of their fathers familiaritie, and ever to shew them a surly, austere, grim, and disdainefull countenance, hoping thereby to keepe them in awfull feare and duteous obedience. Example: Do not keep familiarity with any but those, with whom you may improve your time. 2. Undue intimacy; inappropriate informality, impertinence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Murrel did not in the least object to being called a monkey, yet he always felt a slight distaste when Julian Archer called him one.[…]It had to do with a fine shade between familiarity and intimacy which men like Murrel are never ready to disregard, however ready they may be to black their faces. 3. An instance of familiar behaviour. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The gaunt men carried swords and daggers with a new familiarity, and even the women had poniards belted at their waists. 4. Close or habitual acquaintance with someone or something; understanding or recognition acquired from experience. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The objects around have been seen so often, that they have at last become, as it were, unseen; their familiarity does not carry us out of ourselves, for all their associations are our own.
Word: snifter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The verb is derived from Middle English snifteren, snifter, snyfter (“to sniffle”), possibly from *snift (possibly derived from an Old Norse word—compare Old Danish snifte and Swedish snyfta (“to sniffle; to sob”); probably ultimately imitative) + -er- (frequentative suffix) + -en (suffix forming the infinitive of verbs). The noun is derived from the verb. Pronunciation: /ˈsnɪftə/, /ˈsnɪftəɹ/ 1. To sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle. Labels: intransitive Example: Brouffer. To ſnurt, or ſnifter vvith the noſe, like a horſe. Example: Nifler. To ſnifter, or ſnuffe vp ſniuell; to dravv it vp by dravving in the vvind. 2. Followed by out: to speak (words) in a nasal, snuffling manner. Labels: archaic, rare, transitive
Word: snifter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The verb is derived from Middle English snifteren, snifter, snyfter (“to sniffle”), possibly from *snift (possibly derived from an Old Norse word—compare Old Danish snifte and Swedish snyfta (“to sniffle; to sob”); probably ultimately imitative) + -er- (frequentative suffix) + -en (suffix forming the infinitive of verbs). The noun is derived from the verb. Pronunciation: /ˈsnɪftə/, /ˈsnɪftəɹ/ 1. A sniff. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland 2. A strong or severe wind. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, figuratively 3. A small, wide, pear-shaped glass used for drinking aromatic liquors such as bourbon and brandy. Labels: figuratively Example: [H]e springs to another wooden vat and turns a valve, filling a snifter with a warm amber liquid. […] Bang holds the liquid up to the light, swirls it around, takes a sniff of the pungent bouquet, puts the glass to his lips—and gives a satisfied smile. 4. Synonym of nip (“a small amount of an alcoholic beverage, especially one equivalent to what a snifter (noun sense 2.2) might hold”) Labels: figuratively, informal Example: "Sit down, bo," invited Soup Face. "I guess you're a regular all right. Here, have a snifter?" and he pulled a flask from his side pocket, holding it toward The Oskaloosa Kid. Example: And now, old horse, you may lead me across the street to the Coal Hole for a short snifter. 5. Synonym of cocaine addict; a sniffer. Labels: US, figuratively, slang 6. A small amount of cocaine taken by inhaling through the nose. Labels: US, figuratively, slang 7. A handheld device used to detect signals from radio transmitters; a sniffer. Labels: US, figuratively, slang
Word: hardness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hardness, hardnesse, from Old English heardnes, from heard + -nes, equivalent to hard + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑɹdnəs/, /ˈhɑːdnəs/ 1. The quality of being hard. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Who can number the cloudes in wiſedom? or who can ſtay the bottles of heauen, / When the duſt groweeh^([sic – meaning groweth]) into hardneſſe and the clods cleaue faſt together? 2. An instance of this quality; hardship. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The quantity of calcium carbonate dissolved in water, usually expressed in parts per million (ppm). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The resistance to scratching, cutting, indentation or abrasion of a metal or other solid material. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The penetrating ability of electromagnetic radiation, such as x-rays; generally, the shorter the wavelength, the harder and more penetrating the radiation. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The measure of resistance to damage of a facility, equipment, installation, or telecommunications infrastructure when subjected to attack. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A measure of how hard a material is. Labels: countable Example: The hardness of the material was high. Example: “This material has a specific hardness and is chemically very stable. It forms naturally from calcium alone, but bacteria accelerate the transformation into calcium carbonate,” explains Alejandro Montesinos, head of the Decarbonization, Climate Change, and Circular Economy Research Group at Tec de Monterrey and a member of the Institute of Advanced Materials and Sustainable Manufacturing.
Word: callop Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkæləp/ 1. an Australian freshwater fish, Macquaria ambigua; the golden perch or yellowbelly
Word: resistantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English resistant Middle English -ly English -ly English resistantly From resistant + -ly. 1. In a resistant manner.
Word: shikiri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 仕切り (shikiri). 1. the preparation time before a sumo bout during which the rikishi try to gain a psychological advantage by intense staring (niramiai) and when salt is ceremonially thrown (kiyome-jio)
Word: shikiri-sen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 仕切り線 (shikiri-sen). 1. The two enamel lines, embedded in the dohyo, behind which the rikishi crouch in preparation for the tachiai. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: tachiai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 立ち合い (tachiai). 1. The initial charge towards each other by the rikishi at the start of a sumo bout.
Word: buchikamashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ぶちかまし (buchikamashi). 1. The heavy collision of the two rikishi during the tachiai at the start of a sumo bout.
Word: shifty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shift + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪfti/ 1. Subject to frequent changes in direction. Example: Off he raced, shuffling his bare feet through the hot, dry, shifty sand. Example: The Helfrich plan is simple and direct, based upon a minute knowledge of Indies waters: to strike & strike again & again at the Japanese supply lines. For most of his naval life, Java-born Admiral Helfrich has done nothing but study war with the Japanese. His Navy was designed for shifty, aggressive action within the narrow East Indian waters. In the first 54 days of war his ships and cooperating Dutch planes sank 54 Japanese vessels. "Ship-a-day Helfrich," the Dutch soon called him. His ideas dominated the enlarging and equipping of Java's main naval base at Surabaya, where heavy cruisers (but not battleships) can be fueled and repaired. For the Helfrich plan to succeed, Surabaya must be held. 2. Moving from one object to another; not looking directly and steadily at the person with whom one is speaking. Example: 1886, George Manville Fenn, This Man’s Wife, Chapter 3, in Littel’s Living Age, Volume 168, No. 2178, 20 March, 1886, p. 761, […] his quick, shifty eyes turned from the manager to the lethal weapons over the chimney, then to the safe, then to the bank, and Mr. Thickens’s back. Example: His tinted glasses were not really opaque, but of a blue kind common enough, nor were the eyes behind them shifty, but regarded me steadily. 3. Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal, or unreliable. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: He was a shifty character in a seedy bar, and I checked my wallet was still there after talking to him. Example: ‘I don’t trust him,’ he goes on. ‘He is shifty. He is like a jackal sniffing around, looking for mischief. […]’ 4. Resourceful; full of, or ready with, shifts or expedients. Example: Shifty and thrifty as old Greek or modern Scot, there were few things he could not invent, and perhaps nothing he could not endure.
Word: shiko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 四股. 1. One of the basic sumo exercises, in which the rikishi raises a leg high in the air to the side, then brings it down with a stamp. It is also performed on the dohyo to drive away bad spirits.
Word: shiko Part of Speech: noun 1. A posture of prostration in Burma.
Word: infirm Part of Speech: adj Etymology: * The noun is from Middle English infirme, from Latin infirmus (“weak, feeble”). * The verb is from Latin īnfirmāre, from īnfirmus (“sick, weak, infirm”) + -ō. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɜːm/, /ɪnˈfɜɹm/ 1. Weak or ill, not in good health. Example: He was infirm of body but still keen of mind, and though it looked like he couldn't walk across the room, he crushed me in debate. Example: […] Here I stand your slave, A poor, infirm, weak, and despis’d old man. 2. Irresolute; weak of mind or will. Example: Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers: […] Example: […] vehement passion does not always indicate an infirm judgment. 3. Frail; unstable; insecure. Example: He who fixes upon false Principles, treads upon Infirm ground, and so sinks […]
Word: infirm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: * The noun is from Middle English infirme, from Latin infirmus (“weak, feeble”). * The verb is from Latin īnfirmāre, from īnfirmus (“sick, weak, infirm”) + -ō. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɜːm/, /ɪnˈfɜɹm/ 1. To contradict, to provide proof that something is not. Example: The thought is that you see an episode of observation, experiment, or reasoning as confirming or infirming a hypothesis depending on whether the probability of it being correct increases or decreases during the episode.
Word: shimekomi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 締め込み (shimekomi). 1. The silk mawashi worn by sekitori for competition.
Word: shindeshi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 新弟子 (shindeshi). 1. a young rikishi recruit, not yet professional
Word: shini-tai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 死に体 (“dead body”). 1. A rikishi who is crushed by his opponent when both fall simultaneously.
Word: ill repute Part of Speech: noun 1. Bad reputation; notoriety. Labels: uncountable Example: He was held in ill repute, no one would trust him enough to do business with him. 2. Prostitution and the sex industry. Labels: euphemistic, uncountable Example: His list of sexual contacts was quite long, and included ladies from some of the ritzier establishments of ill repute across the border.
Word: house of ill repute Part of Speech: noun 1. A brothel. Labels: euphemistic
Word: solidify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French solidifier. By surface analysis, solid + -ify. Pronunciation: /səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/, /səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/, [səˈlɪɾəˌfaɪ], /səˈlɪdəˌfɑɪ/, [səˈlɪɾəˌfɑɪ] 1. To make solid; convert into a solid body. Labels: transitive 2. To concentrate; consolidate, reinforce. Labels: transitive Example: Emerging from Kennaway Tunnel, the train sweeps to the right, affording views of the recent work to solidify the railway here. 3. To become solid; to freeze, set. Labels: intransitive 4. To transform an open compound into a closed compound (solid compound). Labels: transitive
Word: solidifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From solidify + -er. 1. someone who or something that solidifies
Word: solidification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French solidification, or from solid + -ification. 1. The action of solidifying. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Concentration or consolidation. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The tendency to transform an open compound into a closed compound (solid compound). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: solidifiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English solidify Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English solidifiable From solidify + -able. 1. That can be solidified.
Word: impertinence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French impertinence, from impertinent (“impertinent”); by surface analysis, im- + pertinent. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nəns/, /ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nəns/, /ɪmˈpɝt.nəns/ 1. Lack of pertinence; irrelevance. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent. Labels: countable Example: "Enough, sir! " he thundered with barely restrained fury. "Enough, I say! Once and for all I must endeavour to rid myself of you and your impertinence. 3. The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness. Labels: uncountable 4. Insolence; impudence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Because," interrupted the actress, "I see things exactly as they are. I calculate my effects, but they do not deceive myself; you, on the contrary, live in a world of illusions, where every thing is called by such an exceedingly fine name, that it seems a downright impertinence to ascertain what it really is." Example: The musical has always had a lightness of touch, an impertinence that resembles gay humor.
Word: pertinence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pertinence. 1. The quality of being pertinent. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pertinency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pertineō. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜː(ɹ)tɪnənsi/ 1. The quality of being pertinent to the matter at hand; relevance. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The fitness and pertinency of the apostle's discourse. 2. Something that is relevant to the matter at hand. Labels: countable, dated, usually Example: We note the following pertinencies […]
Word: recognizability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English recognize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English recognizability From recognize + -ability. 1. The quality of being recognizable. Labels: uncountable 2. The result of being recognizable. Labels: countable
Word: recognisability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English recognise Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English recognisability From recognise + -ability. 1. The quality of being recognisable. Labels: uncountable
Word: inappropriateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inappropriate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inappropriateness From inappropriate + -ness. 1. The quality of being inappropriate; unsuitability. Labels: uncountable Example: The station is seven miles from South Molton, and reference to the inappropriateness of its former name was made in the article on the naming of railway stations, by Mr. M. D. Greville, which appeared in the March issue. Example: I suppose thatʼs what I first loved about Marpessa, her unabashed inappropriateness. 2. The result of being inappropriate. Labels: countable
Word: recognizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English cognize English recognize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English recognizable From recognize + -able. 1. Able to be recognized. Example: Pidgin is a combination of expressions and phrases that are recognizable to those who speak it. To non-Pidgin speakers, it may sound like slang. For example, “dat” means that and “fadda” means father or dad. Example: This variation is strikingly similar to the Work’s so-called “ballooned droplet” within the circle. The figure in the Work is slightly more bulbous, but it is instantly recognizable as a quotation mark.
Word: recognisable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English recognise Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English recognisable From recognise + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbəl/, /ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzəbəl/, /ˈɹɛkənaɪzəbəl/, /ɹɪˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl/ 1. Able to be recognised. Labels: UK Example: Whistle's creation stems from an internal colleague competition run by Northern to design a recognisable and approachable character to act as a mascot. Example: The Forth Rail Bridge, which spans the Firth of Forth seven miles to the north west of Edinburgh, is arguably one of the most recognisable bridges in the world.
Word: unsuitability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unsuitable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English unsuitability From unsuitable + -ity. 1. The quality of being unsuitable. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: shokkiri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 初っ切り (shokkiri). 1. A comical display of fouls etc performed by deshi during tours.
Word: payable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English payable From pay + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪəbl̩/ 1. Due to be paid. Example: Is value-added tax payable on planning application fees? 2. Able to be paid. 3. Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.
Word: payable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English payable From pay + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪəbl̩/ 1. Debts owed by a business; liabilities. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable 2. A thing that may be paid. Labels: countable, postpositional, sometimes, uncountable Example: […] money paid under it is to be returned, and money payable shall cease to be so.
Word: shozoku Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 装束. 1. The garment worn by the gyoji, derived from court dress.
Word: payability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English payable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English payability From payable + -ity. 1. The ability or willingness to pay; profitability. Labels: uncountable
Word: profitability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English profitable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English profitability From profitable + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, /ˌpɹɔf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.tɪj/, /ˌpɹɑ.fɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, [ˌpɹɑ.fɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi], /pɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ 1. The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: improve profitability Example: assess profitability
Word: shusse hiro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 出世披露. 1. The ceremonial introduction of new rikishi at a tournament.
Word: suna-kaburi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 砂被り (suna-kaburi, literally “covered by sand”). 1. The six rows of single seats closest to the dohyo.
Word: tachimochi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 太刀持ち (tachimochi, “sword bearer”). 1. A rikishi who participates in the dohyo-iri ceremony of a yokozuna by carrying a sword behind him.
Word: tachi-seki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 立ち席 (tachi-seki, literally “standing seat”). 1. tickets to stand at the back of the arena.
Word: distrust Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dis- + trust, alteration of the earlier term wantrust. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɹʌst/, /dɪsˈtɹʊst/ 1. Lack of trust or confidence. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: distrust Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dis- + trust, alteration of the earlier term wantrust. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɹʌst/, /dɪsˈtɹʊst/ 1. To put no trust in; to have no confidence in. Example: Moreover, genuinely conservative governments were inclined to distrust all intellectuals and ideologists, even reactionary ones, for, once the principle of thinking rather than obeying was accepted, the end was in sight. Example: Lord Baelish, perhaps I was wrong to distrust you. Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen): Distrusting me was the wisest thing you've done since you climbed off your horse.
Word: distruster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From distrust + -er. 1. Someone who distrusts.
Word: taiko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko), from 太 (tʰàj, “great”) + 鼓 (kú, “drum”). Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪkəʊ/, /ˈtaɪkoʊ/ 1. A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day 2. A Japanese drum or a performance of several drummers in an ensemble (also called kumi-daiko).
Word: taiko Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪkəʊ/, /ˈtaɪkoʊ/ 1. The Chatham Island taiko (Pterodroma magentae). Example: The taiko, a gadfly petrel from the Chatham Islands near to New Zealand, was well known to islanders during the nineteenth century, being used by them as a food resource.
Word: distrustful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From distrust + -ful. 1. Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful. 2. Causing or giving rise to distrust.
Word: tategyoji Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 立行司 (tate-gyōji). 1. Either of the two highest-ranked gyoji who referee matches involving a yokozuna.
Word: appurtenances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appurtenance Labels: form-of, plural 2. equipment used for a specific task or purpose; gear
Word: conspicious Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of conspicuous. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: disastrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From disaster + -ous, after Middle French desastreux (modern French désastreux; from desastre (modern French désastre, “disaster”; from des- + astre, a calque of Italian disastro) + -eux), itself after Italian disastroso, from disastro + -oso, from dis- (“away, without”) (from Latin dis-) + astro (“star, planet”) (from Latin astrum (“star, celestial body”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)). Pronunciation: /dɪˈzɑː.stɹəs/, /dɪˈzæs.tɹəs/, /dɪˈzaː.stɹəs/ 1. Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous. Example: In addition, he was also able to reinforce the unease among progressive Democratic-leaning voters over Clinton’s disastrous pro-interventionist positions, thereby suppressing turnout and encouraging third party support in some key swing states that made the difference in his Electoral College victory. 2. Foreboding disaster; ill-omened. Example: A fearsome sight it was to behold how he swelled in his wrath, and his eyes blazed like disastrous stars at midnight, and being wood with anger he gnashed his teeth till the froth stood at his lips and slavered down his chin.
Word: price out of the market Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Usage began in the first half of the 1900s. 1. To charge an exorbitant price for a service or product so that no one will purchase it. Labels: intransitive Example: He's pricing out of the market, asking for $100,000 for that shack! 2. To force competition out of business by offering lower or discount prices. Labels: transitive Example: Supermarkets are trying to price farmers' markets out of the market by offering lower prices.
Word: disastrously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disastrous Middle English -ly English -ly English disastrously From disastrous + -ly. Pronunciation: /dɪˈzæs.tɹəs.li/ 1. In a disastrous way. (Of the nature of a disaster; calamitously.) Example: It has frequently been found that these [timber dry] docks have been incapable of successfully resisting this force, and in many instances the altars have been forced off, the sides of the entrance works have been forced inward, the bottom of the dock has been uplifted, and, where defects in the work have existed, an inflood of water once set up has resulted very disastrously and endangered the entire structure. Example: Mr. Dukakis charged that when it came to advising President Reagan on Iran, Mr. Bush was "disastrously and completely and unforgivably wrong."
Word: disappeared Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈpɪəd/, /dɪsəˈpɪɹd/, /dɪsəˈpiːɹd/ 1. Caused to disappear by someone, often for political reasons. Labels: euphemistic, informal, not-comparable
Word: disappeared Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈpɪəd/, /dɪsəˈpɪɹd/, /dɪsəˈpiːɹd/ 1. A desaparecido.
Word: disappeared Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈpɪəd/, /dɪsəˈpɪɹd/, /dɪsəˈpiːɹd/ 1. simple past and past participle of disappear Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.
Word: price on someone's head Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the earlier punishment of beheading criminals. The usage of this idiom began in the mid-1700s. 1. A compensation for capturing or killing someone, especially a criminal. Labels: idiomatic Example: The police put a price on his head after he killed four innocent women. Example: "The price on our respective heads has more zeros in it than Pearl Harbor in 1941. Certainly there are safer places to 'get out.'"
Word: deprived Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɹaɪvd/ 1. Subject to deprivation; poor. Example: London attracts some of the richest people in the world, but it is home also to some of the poorest people in the land. The three most deprived areas in Britain are all in London — Tower Hamlets, Newham and Hackney.
Word: deprived Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɹaɪvd/ 1. past participle of deprive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cured Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kjʊəd/, /kjɔːd/, /kjʊɹd/, /kjɝd/ 1. simple past and past participle of cure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deprivedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English deprived Middle English -ly English -ly English deprivedly From deprived + -ly. 1. In a deprived manner.
Word: teppo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 鉄砲. 1. a wooden pillar that is slapped repeatedly by a rikishi as a sumo wrestling exercise.
Word: visited Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/ 1. past participle of visit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: visited Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/ 1. That has received a visit or visits.
Word: teuchi-shiki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 手打ち式 (teuchi-shiki, literally “clapping ceremony”). 1. A welcoming ceremony to new rikishi.
Word: ill-omened Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky. Example: Ill betide those foul birds that delight to file their own nest, and disgust the ear with perpetual discord of ill-omened croak. Example: From the first day of our ill-omened attachment, I was conscious that Agnes's passion was a stronger, a more dominant, and—if I may use the expression—a purer sentiment than mine.
Word: tokei-gakari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 時計係 (tokei-gakari, literally “one who is responsible for the clock”). 1. The shimpan who acts as timekeeper.
Word: tokoyama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 床山. 1. A hairdresser who makes the rikishi's topknot; they have their own ranks.
Word: unga Part of Speech: noun 1. Sarotherodon linnellii, a cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon. Example: One species in particular, the fissi (Sarotherodon caroli), is close to the unga.
Word: toku-dawara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 徳俵 (tokudawara, “special rice bale”). 1. Small enlargements at the cardinal points of the dohyo; originally the entry and exit points. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: In fact, the sumo ring is not exactly round. Instead, the ring is broadened at four points by the width of a small rice bag (see fig. 1). These four rice bags placed at the cardinal points of the ring are called toku-dawara (lucky straw bags). Example: Just outside the circle the cardinal directions are marked by four tokudawara. It is only on these that the contestant can step outside the ring and not be deemed to have lost.
Word: price is right Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Usage began in the second half of the 1900s. 1. The cost of a thing is reasonable and represents good value. Labels: idiomatic Example: The price is right for this used car. Example: The Government has thrown a lifeline to Alstom's Derby Works, with an offer of an order for ten Class 345 nine-car electric multiple units (EMUs) for the Elizabeth line - but only if the 'price is right'.
Word: torinaoshi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 取り直し. 1. a rematch; ordered by the judges if unable to determine a winner
Word: toshiyori Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 年寄り (“an elder”). 1. An elder.
Word: pour oil on troubled waters Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the ancient practice of pouring oil on the seawaves in order to calm them. 1. To calm, appease or quiet a person or situation. Labels: idiomatic Example: Tom Street deemed it his duty to pour oil upon the troubled waters, being, as it were, officially responsible for the welfare of the chowder-plates and tobacco-pipes which were hired for the occasion. Example: I remember him taking umbrage when he thought I was doubting his grandmother's skills so I am quick to pour oil on troubled waters.
Word: toshiyori-kabu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 年寄株 (toshiyori-kabu). 1. One of the 105 licenses to coach, and the associated name of an elder.
Word: tsukebito Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 付け人. 1. An attendant of a higher-ranked rikishi or gyoji.
Word: tsuki-oshi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 突き押し. 1. a style of fighting involving only thrusts or pushes
Word: tsuna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 綱 (つな, tsuna, “rope”). Pronunciation: /ˈ(t)suːnə/ 1. the wide ceremonial belt, with hanging zigzag ribbons, worn by a yokozuna
Word: û Part of Speech: symbol 1. An orthographic ⟨u⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the GOOSE vowel, as in the word "rude". Labels: dated 2. An element of the digraph ûr, a dictionary transcription for the NURSE vowel Example: + r
Word: tsunauchi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 綱打ち (tsuna-uchi). Pronunciation: /ˌ(t)suːnɑːˈuːt͡ʃi/ 1. the ceremony in which a yokozuna's tsuna belt is made and presented
Word: tsuyuharai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 露払い, literally "dew sweeper". Pronunciation: /ˌ(t)suːjuːˈhɑːɹaɪ/ 1. a heralding attendant who walks in front of a yokozuna at his dohyo-iri ceremony
Word: uchiage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 打ち上げ (uchiage). 1. A party or banquet held in Japanese culture after a performance or sumo competition.
Word: yagura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 櫓 (“tower, turret, keep, scaffold”). 1. A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.
Word: yakata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese やかた. 1. The structure, suspended over the sumo dohyo, that resembles the roof of a Shinto shrine.
Word: yotsu-zumo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 四つ相撲. 1. A style of sumo centred on gripping the mawashi. Labels: uncountable
Word: yumitori-shiki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 弓取り式. 1. The bow-twirling ceremony that closes each day of a tournament.
Word: zensho yusho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 全勝優勝 (zenshō yūshō). 1. the act of winning a tournament and not losing a single bout
Word: zenpai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 全敗 (zenpai, “utter defeat”). 1. the act of losing every bout in a tournament
Word: gharry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī) / Urdu گاڑی (gāṛī, “wheeled cart, carriage; car, truck, bus”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟- (*gāḍḍa-). Pronunciation: /ˈɡæɹi/ 1. A wheeled cart or carriage, usually horsedrawn. Labels: India, Myanmar Example: “I shall stand, always with that mauve and white ‘cloud’ over my head, while the wet soaks into my dear, old, venerable feet and Tom swears and shouts for the mem-sahib's gharri.” Example: A ramshackle gharry, all dust and venetian blinds, pulled up short opposite the group, and the driver, throwing up his right foot over his knee, gave himself up to the critical examination of his toes. 2. Ellipsis of palkigari. Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical Example: Once, during the last campaign we were in a great strait, to get up to Lahore from Allahabad, and, on applying one afternoon at the Post Office for a horsed palkee-garee we were informed... "Well, then, when ever can we have it," we rather angrily asked—"Oh!" said the dear Baboo, "on Saturday next" (that day being Wednesday) "if a lady and gentleman, at Mr. Berrill's hotel, do not take it..." Even in these "piping times of peace," we hear of people having to wait two or three days to get a public garee, along the main road of India. 3. A jeep or small truck for conveying troops. Labels: South-Africa, slang
Word: puttee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi पट्टी (paṭṭī, “bandage, strip of cloth”), from Sanskrit पट्टिका (paṭṭikā) of similar meaning. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌtiː/, /pʌˈtiː/ 1. A strip of cloth wound round the leg, worn for protection or support by hikers, soldiers etc. Example: he bought himself a pair of Fox's puttees for going out and polished his belt until it shone like mahogany, and I bet he was never pulled up for having dirty buttons. Example: From Hui-li-chou northwards I was escorted by real soldiers, quite of the new service. They looked rather shipshape in khaki suits and puttees, and their guns were of a good model, but they handled them in careless fashion at first, belabouring laden ponies and even coolies who were slow in getting out of the way of my chair.
Word: puttee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From put + -ee. 1. Something that is put somewhere; the object of the action of putting. Example: […] for example, Gleitman (1990:30), in support of her claim for universal alignments of syntax and semantics, argues for the universal naturalness of three arguments for 'put' verbs (a putter, a puttee, and a location).
Word: puttee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of patti (“Punjab residential subdivision”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: adroitly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English adroit Middle English -ly English -ly English adroitly From adroit + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈdɹɔɪtli/ 1. Deftly; in an adroit manner. Example: Adroitly the ewe led the way to the creek, and the lamb followed. Example: She held out her empty glass and it was adroitly whisked from her hand. 2. In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
Word: amicably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English amcabily, equivalent to amicable + -ly. Piecewise doublet of amiably. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.mɪ.kə.bli/ 1. Friendly; in an amicable manner. Example: By 1849, they agreed amicably to disagree, and McCormick bought the Ogden and Jones half of the business for $65,000. 2. characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations 3. Synonym of out-of-court.
Word: moths Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mɔθs/, /mɑθs/, /mɔðz/, /mɒθs/, /mɑðz/ 1. plural of moth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moths Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /mɔθs/, /mɑθs/, /mɔðz/, /mɒθs/, /mɑðz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of moth Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: amiably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English amyablelich, amyably, equivalent to amiable + -ly. Piecewise doublet of amicably. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.mɪə.blɪ/ 1. In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner. Example: 'You're right so far,' agreed the pastor amiably.
Word: Hyperborea Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), a compound of ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”). Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪ.pə(ɹ)ˈbɔ(ː).ɹi.ə/ 1. The land of sunshine and plenty, beyond Boreas (the northern wind), home to the hyperboreans (a race of giants). Labels: Greek 2. The extreme north of the Earth. 3. An area in a northerly region.
Word: Columbus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The common noun and verb are references to the Italian explorer. Pronunciation: /kəˈlʌmbəs/ 1. A male given name from Latin. 2. A surname. 3. A surname. 4. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: Example: And exactly a month to the date after kissing the world with her sixth studio album, Short n' Sweet (it's like she planned it or smth...), she's [Sabrina Carpenter] kicking off her Short n' Sweet Tour in Columbus, Ohio on September 23. 5. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 6. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 7. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 8. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 9. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 10. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 11. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 12. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 13. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 14. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 15. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 16. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 17. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 18. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 19. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 20. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 21. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 22. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States: 23. Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:
Word: Columbus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The common noun and verb are references to the Italian explorer. Pronunciation: /kəˈlʌmbəs/ 1. A person who makes a great discovery. Example: It is colossal. You are a Columbus of science who has discovered a lost world.
Word: Columbus Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The common noun and verb are references to the Italian explorer. Pronunciation: /kəˈlʌmbəs/ 1. To explore; to go around exploring, to go around as an explorer. Labels: dated, possibly, slang Example: "But, boy the powers of mud, I belayve you fellers mane to make an indepindint cruise in the Orient, and go Columbusing all over the ocean boy the way ye's talk!" Example: Callous as the old mummy was about anything and everything save his pet hobby, archaeology, he would sit up and take notice of such a vision ; and Peter felt that, having Columbused the discovery, he had the better right to it. 2. To appropriate; to lay claim to something, especially a discovery, which is perceived as belonging to someone else. Labels: US, derogatory, slang Example: When his black friend tells him that many people knew about the bar before he did, his white friend retorts by saying that he “Columbused it”; i.e., discovered it for white people before a gaggle of hip white people flooded in. Example: If you've danced to an Afrobeat-heavy pop song, dipped hummus, sipped coconut water, participated in a Desi-inspired color run or sported a henna tattoo, then you've Columbused something. […] Sometimes, though, Columbusing can feel icky. […] Of course, there is no bouncer, but we can be careful not to Columbus other culture's traditions.
Word: Columbus Part of Speech: name Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of Columbu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pish Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Expressive; perhaps partly from Scots pish (“piss”). Pronunciation: /pɪʃ/ 1. Expressing disdain.
Word: pish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Expressive; perhaps partly from Scots pish (“piss”). Pronunciation: /pɪʃ/ 1. A sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh") made by birders and ornithologists to attract small birds. 2. Synonym of pish posh (“nonsense, poppycock”).
Word: pish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Expressive; perhaps partly from Scots pish (“piss”). Pronunciation: /pɪʃ/ 1. To try to attract birds by making a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh"). 2. To express contempt. Example: Piſh for thee, Iſland dogge: thou prickeard cur of Iſland.