nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: scalper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scalp + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈskælpɚ/ 1. One who scalps, or removes the scalp of another. Example: Denouncing representations of hostile Indians as vicious scalpers of innocent settlers […] 2. One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue of the event), often at inflated prices. Labels: Canada, US Example: We could see three different scalpers moving through the crowd outside the arena, each muttering the characteristic refrain: “Need any tickets?” Example: Although 4.1 million tickets were sold for the 2023 shows—including over 2 million on the first day, a new record—scalpers jacked up prices on the secondary market to more than $22,000. 3. One who scalps any other item with limited availability. Labels: broadly 4. A gambler who scalps. Example: The only sure thing about scalping the Series today is that the scalper is paying the bookie a greater profit because he is making a greater number of bets. 5. A person on an open outcry exchange trading floor who buys and sells rapidly for his or her own account, aiming to buy from a seller and a little later sell to a buyer, making a small profit from the difference (roughly the amount of the bid/offer spread, or less). 6. A machine for removing the ends of grain, such as wheat or rye, or for separating the different grades of broken wheat, semolina, etc. 7. A surgical instrument for scraping carious bones.
Word: scarify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French scarifier, from Late Latin scarificāre, from Latin scarifāre (“to scarify”), from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι (skariphâsthai, “scratch”), from σκάριφος (skáriphos, “writing, drawing, sketching”). Unrelated to scar. Pronunciation: /ˈskæ.ɹɪˌfaɪ/, /ˈskɑː.ɹɪˌfaɪ/ 1. To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch. 2. To make scratches or cuts on. Example: A combing tool is used to scarify, cross-scratch, or score the surface of a scratch coat or undercoat of plaster. 3. To make scratches or cuts on. 4. To make scratches or cuts on. 5. To make scratches or cuts on. Example: Stan tried to scarify his neck with a rope His plan kinda failed, but it would've been dope 6. To harrow the feelings. Labels: figuratively 7. To scar. Labels: nonstandard, obsolete 8. Denude, or lay waste to. Labels: nonstandard, obsolete
Word: scarify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English scare Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English scarify From scare + -ify. Pronunciation: /ˈskæ.ɹɪˌfaɪ/, /ˈskɑː.ɹɪˌfaɪ/ 1. To frighten; to scare, to terrify. Labels: uncommon
Word: scarified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English scare Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English scarify English -ed English scarified From scarify + -ed. 1. damaged, barren, denuded, scarred, wasted Example: The scarified wasteland looked like a battle had been fought there — which, in fact, it had. Example: Gallager tossed another drink down his scarified gullet.
Word: scarified Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English scare Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English scarify English -ed English scarified From scarify + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of scarify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scorekeeper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From score + keeper. 1. Someone who keeps track of the score at a sporting event or other contest.
Word: stratify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French stratifier. Pronunciation: /ˈstratɪfʌɪ/ 1. To become separated out into distinct layers or strata. Labels: intransitive Example: Even without a pronounced social class system, people in a large society tend to stratify. 2. To separate out into distinct layers or strata. Labels: transitive Example: In this cut you can see how the sedimentary rock layers have been clearly stratified.
Word: stovepipe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stove + pipe. The firearms sense is due to the trapped cartridge case resembling a stovepipe of the stove sense. 1. Sheet-metal tubing used as a chimney for a stove or furnace. Example: On the Visby-Västerhejde Railway there is a steam car. [...] The upperworks consist of a short clerestory coach body with end platforms and the engine chimney protruding from the roof like a stovepipe. Example: Glass windows replaced the old tiny windows of selenite (crystallized gypsum), and stovepipe replaced adobe chimneys. 2. A channel for information which is compartmentalized in such a manner that some parties who might be interested in its use or able to make use of it are restricted from accessing it. 3. A stovepipe hat. Example: I'm sure the Brunel-designed stone-built structure would have had a hatstand for his trademark stovepipe. I can picture him rocking up there of a morning and lobbing it nonchalantly onto the hatstand. 4. A type of malfunction affecting breechloading firearms, where a spent cartridge casing fails to eject completely, instead becoming stuck in the firearm's ejection port, usually oriented vertically or nearly so. 5. A trench mortar such as the Stokes mortar. Labels: slang
Word: stovepipe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From stove + pipe. The firearms sense is due to the trapped cartridge case resembling a stovepipe of the stove sense. 1. To collect or store (information) in a compartmentalized manner, so that some parties who might be interested in its use or able to make use of it are restricted from accessing it. Labels: idiomatic, transitive 2. Of a cartridge case, to become wedged vertically in the ejection port of a breechloading firearm, rather than ejecting completely from the weapon. Labels: intransitive 3. To improperly share classified information or share such information without sufficient context.
Word: suburbanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English suburban Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English suburbanite From suburban + -ite. Pronunciation: /səˈbɝ.bə.naɪt/ 1. Someone who lives in the suburbs. Labels: informal Example: Don't call me a suburbanite just because I live in Oak Grove! Example: I would suggest that we give the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company a chance to correct the existing faults before condemning the scheme. A SUBURBANITE.
Word: biological weapon Part of Speech: noun 1. A biological pathogen or toxin designed or used for warfare.
Word: radiological weapon Part of Speech: noun 1. A weapon, often a bomb, designed to achieve injury or contamination of a target by dispersing harmful radioisotopes.
Word: switchblade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From switch + blade. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbleɪd/ 1. A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
Word: switchblade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From switch + blade. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbleɪd/ 1. To attack or cut with a switchblade. Labels: transitive Example: I got terrible hangovers from the cheap booze; and, one night, I almost got switchbladed when I put my arm around the wrong "lady of the night. Example: They are the American dream torn asunder, like clean fresh laundry left drying on the clothesline, switchbladed by bored boys of summer. 2. To spring open or up. Labels: intransitive Example: Switchblading open their silvery cell phones, they call their mortgage brokers and say “Buy.” Example: Steering and stabilization fins switchblading out, followed by the wings. 3. To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition. Labels: ambitransitive Example: He briefly rocked medical school, switchbladed to accounting and finally joked his first radio script in 1938. Example: The play's principal comic manoeuvre is to have concern switchblading into callousness.
Word: substation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English station English substation From sub- + station. 1. Any subordinate station. Example: The utility now wants the network to be undergrounded in the urban areas, which would mean substations with 33 kV distribution swtichgear. Example: Meanwhile, an upgraded power supply at Sundon substation, between Leagrave and Harlington, will be commissioned concurrent with the overhead line connection and will be sufficient to power the initial electrified Corby services. 2. Any subordinate station. 3. Any subordinate station.
Word: hematopoietic cell Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the cells within bone marrow whose function is to differentiate (transform) into mature blood cells. Example: Near-synonyms: haematoblast, hemoblast (often synonymous in the past, but outdated) 2. Any of the cells within bone marrow whose function is to differentiate (transform) into mature blood cells. Labels: often, specifically
Word: drug of choice Part of Speech: noun 1. The particular substance, usually illicit, to which a person is addicted. 2. The best-choice medication designed to treat a particular medical problem.
Word: urinates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of urinate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: midterm election Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its occurrence roughly halfway through a president's usual term of office. 1. A general election for all the representatives and one-third of the senators in Congress in a year without a presidential election as well. Labels: US Example: In the United States, general elections occur in even-numbered years, with the quadrennial presidential elections distinguished from the midterm elections between them. Example: Most of the rational world[…] foresaw a smooth ride to victory for Democrats. They had, after all, the wind at their backs from the 2006 midterm elections.
Word: old guard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French vieille garde. 1. A (comparatively) conservative, reactionary faction that is more unwilling to accept new ideas than their peers are. 2. Collectively, the members of a team who have been a long time in a place. Example: The Blues, without new big-money signings Fernando Torres and David Luiz, relied on their old guard to dig them out of an early hole.
Word: Cuban heel Part of Speech: noun 1. A relatively low-style of high heel shoe, characterised by a slightly tapered back and a straight front 2. A type of heel used for men's boots similar to the heel on cowboy boots Example: He wore a short leather jerkin, elasticated at waist and cuffs, tight Wranglers that flared out over calfskin boots with Cuban heels. 3. In women's sheer stockings or pantyhose, a prominent thin rectangle heel reinforcement at the base of the back seam.
Word: lug nut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lug (“threaded hub sticking out from the wheel hub”) + nut (“fastener”). 1. A strong nut used to attach a wheel to an axle of a motorcar.
Word: hornless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English hornles, equivalent to horn + -less. Piecewise doublet of cornless. Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːn.lɪs/, /ˈhɔːn.ləs/, /ˈhɔɹn.lɪs/, /ˈhɔɹn.ləs/ 1. Without horns. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gazump Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly from Yiddish גזלן (gazlen, “thief, bandit”). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈzʌmp/ 1. To swindle; to extort. Labels: UK 2. To raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one. Labels: Australia, UK Example: If one believes that morality plays no part in such a transaction, and that the law is all that prevails, then I believe society is the poorer. Clearly no surveyor refuses to act for a client who gazumps — but while the practice is legal it can hardly be described as moral, and the position of the surveyor is far from clear. Example: During the early 1970s however in a period of rapidly increasing house prices it came to appear unfavourable to buyers since it allowed the seller to ‘gazump’, that is to refuse to sign the formal contract unless the buyer would agree to an increased price. 3. To buy a property by bidding more than the price of an existing, accepted offer. Labels: Australia, UK Example: I can disclose that Mrs Blair had an offer of £2,765,000 accepted on a five-storey Georgian house in a fashionable area of central London, which she planned to give to daughter Kathryn.¶ However, actress Talulah Riley, 31, who played spoiled Annabelle Fritton in two St Trinian’s films, gazumped her with an offer of £3 million — a staggering £235,000 more than the asking price. Example: We are first-time buyers going through the process of buying our first home in London. We had previously tried three years ago and were gazumped twice. We lost nearly £4,000 to surveyors and solicitors with no property to show for it at the end. 4. To trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create. Labels: Australia, UK Example: The tactic was to gazump the Labour Party and the FOL by a major restructuring of the tax system. Example: Just as Whymper effectively gazumps Mr Stone in taking credit for the Knights Companion scheme for ambitious ends, so too does this dangerous, multicultural, overcrowded version of London seem to be displacing the colonial fantasy of England by the novel's conclusion.
Word: gazump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from Yiddish גזלן (gazlen, “thief, bandit”). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈzʌmp/ 1. The act of gazumping. Labels: Australia, UK
Word: gazump Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡəˈzʌmp/ 1. An automobile. Labels: US, dated, slang Example: "Phoney" Thorpe, '06, and "Shorty" Winchester, '01, have been driving their "90 HP Gazumps" through the wilds of New Jersey, but otherwise keeping on the job. Example: Go out and hire the finest gazump that ever burned benzine. 2. A politician who takes bribes. Example: This year's crop of "nite bloomin' wood-be mayors" includes such famous gazumps as Mac Hoyne, Tom Carey, Barney Mullaney, possibly Carter H., Wilhelm Thompson, and the devil knows who else. Example: Go fifty-fifty. / If they nail you call in a mouthpiece. / Fix it, you gazump, you slant-head, fix it. / Feed 'em. …
Word: gazunder Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of gazump + under. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈzʌn.də/, /ɡəˈzʌn.dɚ/ 1. To reduce the offer price of a property after agreeing to a higher one (normally just before contracts are exchanged) Labels: UK, colloquial
Word: gazunder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Because it "goes under" the bed. Correct - particularly colloquial in north of England - refers to pot for night soil which was kept under the bed, as toilets were outside (or even down the street). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈzʌn.də/, /ɡəˈzʌn.dɚ/ 1. A chamber pot. Labels: UK Example: While Frank and Walt and Lou and Tommy had looked on, their mam had filled the guzunder up to its rim with a grotesque and undiscriminating mix of spirits […].
Word: inducted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of induct Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stare decisis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin stāre dēcīsīs, from stāre (“to stand; to stay, to remain”) + dēcīsīs, ablative plural of dēcīsus, from dēcidere (“to sever, to decide”). Literally, “to stand by decided matters”. Pronunciation: /ˈstɛə̯ɹ.i dɪˈsaɪ̯.sɪs/ 1. The principle of following judicial precedent. Labels: uncountable Example: Similarly, Walter F. Murphy, a student of judicial politics, noted that stare decisis provides the “harried judges who face difficult choices with a welcome decision-making crutch.” Example: Thomas’s opinion also overturns previous supreme court rulings, in an abrogation of the court’s own adherence to the principle of stare decisis — that is, being faithful to precedent.
Word: brassica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin brassica. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæs.ɪ.kə/ 1. Any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes Example: The destruction of the roots of brassicae by the Cabbage Root Fly and the tunnels in carrots and onions caused by the larvae of the Carrot and Onion Flies respectively, usually followed by rotting of the affected plants, are very frequently observed, whereas in the past, measures for the control of these pests have been very inadequate. […] When visited on June 13 over 50 per cent. of the brassicae were attacked by cabbage root maggot and many had already been transplanted. Example: Some brassicae, particularly cauliflower, kale and swedes, may show symptoms similar to boron deficiency which are due to other causes. […] It has been found that seed dressings of molybdate are effective in overcoming molybdenum deficiency in peas and beans and it was suggested that a similar technique should also be tried with brassicae.
Word: day sign Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of 20 glyphs used, along with a number from 1 to 13, in traditional Mesoamerican calendars to identify their 260 days.
Word: unbelief Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English unbilefe, unbileve, equivalent to un- + belief. Pronunciation: /ʌnbɪˈliːf/ 1. An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: And he coulde there ſhewe no myracles butt leyd his hondꝭ apon a feawe ſicke foolke ãd healed thẽ. And he merveyled at their vnbelefe. Example: On hands and knees he looked at the empty siding and up at the sunfilled sky with unbelief and despair.
Word: offenders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of offender Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wrestled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wrestle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: correspondents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of correspondent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stirs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stir Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stirs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stir Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gusts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡʌsts/ 1. plural of gust Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gusts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡʌsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gust Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disaccharides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disaccharide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: injunctions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of injunction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saccharides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saccharide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monosaccharides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monosaccharide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: horrified Part of Speech: adj 1. Struck with horror. Example: No one was more horrified than Chauncey Goodrich, scion of an old, elite family in Hartford
Word: horrified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of horrify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: blunders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blunder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blunders Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blunder Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bitterest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɪ.tə.ɹɪst/, /ˈbɪ.tə.ɹəst/ 1. superlative form of bitter: most bitter. Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: marvels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marvel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marvels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of marvel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: throbbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of throb Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: conferences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conference Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conferences Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conference Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: risked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of risk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: relet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English let English relet From re- + let. 1. To let a property again
Word: relet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English let English relet From re- + let. 1. A property that has been let again
Word: desugared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of desugar Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: desugared Part of Speech: adj 1. Having some or all the sugar removed 2. Having had the syntactic sugar removed
Word: chromalveolate Part of Speech: noun 1. A grouping of eukaryotes, of the taxon Chromalveolata, comprising the Chromista and the alveolates.
Word: alveolate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin alveolatus, from alveolus (“cavity”). For the protists, a borrowing of taxonomic name Alveolata. 1. Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities. Labels: not-comparable
Word: alveolate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin alveolatus, from alveolus (“cavity”). For the protists, a borrowing of taxonomic name Alveolata. 1. A member of a grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates.
Word: unikont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uni- (“one”) + -kont (“flagellate”) from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “pole”). 1. A eukaryotic cell with a single flagellum; thought to be the ancestor of all animals and fungi. Example: Today, it is thought based on DNA sequence data that the Fungi form a clade in the eukaryotic supergroup Unikonta (“unikonts”), which also includes animals and several protist lineages.
Word: bikont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bi- (“twice”) + -kont (“flagellate”) from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “pole”). 1. A eukaryotic cell with two flagella; thought to be the ancestor of all plants.
Word: streptophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strepto- (“twisted”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any of a very large group of organisms, of the division Streptophytina, which includes the green algae and most other plants.
Word: scramblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scrambler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: green algae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of green alga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scrapheaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scrapheap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: green alga Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of very many plant organisms, of the phyla Chlorophyta and Charophyta, that grow in damp places; a chlorophyte. Example: Green algae cells have nuclei; pigments in distinct bodies.
Word: chlorophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chloro- (“green”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any of the green algae that make up the division Chlorophyta Example: Also consistent with the notion that chlorophytes require high light was the unprecedented appearance of the desmid Hyalotheca dissiliens that occurred when gypsy moth larvae defoliated the tree canopy overhanging a Rhode Island stream (Sheath et al., 1986). Example: Haploid flagellated spores dominate the life cycle of Chlamydomonas, a single-celled, freshwater chlorophyte (Figure 20.13).
Word: beatify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French béatifier, from Medieval Latin beātifico (“I bless”). Pronunciation: /biˈætɪfaɪ/ 1. To make blissful. Labels: transitive 2. To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness. Labels: transitive Example: [T]hat assertion of the wise man: 'Labor not for riches; wilt thou set thy heart on that which is not?' it, well applied, will pluck down the high places reared to this great idol of clay in men's hearts: will confute the common conceits and phrases which so beatify wealth; […] 3. To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed. Labels: transitive
Word: scaliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scaly 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 scaliness From scaly + -ness. 1. The state of being scaly, the state of having scales. Labels: uncountable
Word: scabbiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scabby 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 scabbiness From scabby + -ness. 1. The property of being scabby, of having or being covered with scabs. Labels: uncountable
Word: scaredy-cat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scared English -y Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat English scaredy-cat From scared + -y + cat. 1. A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared. Labels: endearing Example: I don't care — I wouldn't be such a scaredy-cat for anything. Example: Oh, yes, do let's dance together—it's so nice to meet a man who isn't a scaredy-cat about catching my beri-beri.
Word: scariness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scary 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 scariness From scary + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛə.ɹi.nəs/, /ˈskɛ.ɹi.nəs/ 1. The property of being scary. Labels: uncountable Example: The video is part of a growing phenomenon making its way around message boards and e-mail chains called “creepypasta” — bite-sized bits of scariness that have joined the unending list of things-to-do-when-you’re-bored-at-work.
Word: schematically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English schematic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English schematically From schematic + -ally. 1. In the manner of a schematic. Drawn or described rather than an example. Labels: not-comparable
Word: schlepp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Yiddish שלעפּן (shlepn, “to drag”), from Middle High German slepen, from Middle Low German slêpen, from or related to Old High German sleifen (“to drag”) and slifan (“to slip”), from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan. Compare German schleppen (“to haul”) and its inherited doublet schleifen (“to drag”), Dutch slepen (“to drag”), Danish slæbe (“to haul”). Pronunciation: /ʃlɛp/ 1. Alternative form of schlep. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “You schlepp all the way down here, I’m going to deal with you straight.”
Word: schlepp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish שלעפּן (shlepn, “to drag”), from Middle High German slepen, from Middle Low German slêpen, from or related to Old High German sleifen (“to drag”) and slifan (“to slip”), from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan. Compare German schleppen (“to haul”) and its inherited doublet schleifen (“to drag”), Dutch slepen (“to drag”), Danish slæbe (“to haul”). Pronunciation: /ʃlɛp/ 1. Alternative form of schlep. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: schlocky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From schlock + -y. Pronunciation: /ʃlɑki/, /ˈʃlɒkiː/, /ˈʃlɒkɪ/ 1. Of inferior quality, cheap. 2. Tacky, of tasteless appearance. Example: But España's schlockier, more commercial fare has been unapologetically added this time around—including Day of the Beast (above), about a priest who hooks up with a heavy-metal-head in order to prevent the imminent arrival of the Antichrist. Example: Moreover, Drive Angry offers evidence that Cage hasn't recently been one-note in his performances so much as in his choice of schlocky material.
Word: iter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin iter (“passage”). Pronunciation: /ˈaɪtə(ɹ)/ 1. A passage, especially the passage between the third and fourth ventricles in the brain; the cerebral aqueduct. Labels: archaic Example: This fluid passes through the main iters which connect the various ventricles and filters through the thin membranes of the brain and cord, equalizing the pressure at all points.
Word: scrawniness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scrawny 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 scrawniness From scrawny + -ness. 1. The property of being scrawny. Labels: uncountable Example: We threw the fish back because of its scrawniness; there was no meat on it.
Word: screenwriter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From screen + writer. 1. One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.
Word: screenwriters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of screenwriter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scrod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: One theory derives it from scrawed, past participle of Cornwall dialect scraw (“to split and dry fish”), but the further origin of this word seems not to have been traced. Another theory derives it from an obsolete Dutch term: either from schrood (“slice, shred”), from Middle Dutch schrode, schroode, referring to the splitting of the fish; or alternatively from the related schrot (“inferior product, cull”), the scrod being originally a cod too small for filleting. In both of these cases, the word is ultimately cognate to shred. Compare East Frisian schrod (“small or worthless thing; shred”), German Schrott (“scrap”). Pronunciation: /skɹɑd/, /skɹɒd/ 1. Any cod, pollock, haddock, or other whitefish. Labels: New-England
Word: scrod Part of Speech: verb Etymology: One theory derives it from scrawed, past participle of Cornwall dialect scraw (“to split and dry fish”), but the further origin of this word seems not to have been traced. Another theory derives it from an obsolete Dutch term: either from schrood (“slice, shred”), from Middle Dutch schrode, schroode, referring to the splitting of the fish; or alternatively from the related schrot (“inferior product, cull”), the scrod being originally a cod too small for filleting. In both of these cases, the word is ultimately cognate to shred. Compare East Frisian schrod (“small or worthless thing; shred”), German Schrott (“scrap”). Pronunciation: /skɹɑd/, /skɹɒd/ 1. To shred. Labels: transitive
Word: scrod Part of Speech: verb Etymology: One theory derives it from scrawed, past participle of Cornwall dialect scraw (“to split and dry fish”), but the further origin of this word seems not to have been traced. Another theory derives it from an obsolete Dutch term: either from schrood (“slice, shred”), from Middle Dutch schrode, schroode, referring to the splitting of the fish; or alternatively from the related schrot (“inferior product, cull”), the scrod being originally a cod too small for filleting. In both of these cases, the word is ultimately cognate to shred. Compare East Frisian schrod (“small or worthless thing; shred”), German Schrott (“scrap”). Pronunciation: /skɹɑd/, /skɹɒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of screw (“have sex”) Labels: New-England, form-of, humorous, nonstandard, participle, past
Word: mucro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mucro. From 17th century. 1. A pointed end, often sharp, abruptly terminating an organ, such as a projection at the tip of a leaf; the posterior tip of a cuttlebone; or the distal part of the furcula in Collembola.
Word: sculptress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sculptor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English sculptress From sculptor + -ess. 1. A female sculptor. Labels: dated Example: Nor may vve here omit to celebrate for the glory of the Sex, Propertia de Roſſi, a Florentine Sculptreſs; vvho having cut ſtupendious things in Marble, put forth alſo ſome rare things in Stampi to be encountred amongſt the Collections of the Curious. Example: The opening of GALAS in Boston signifies the first organized presentation of lesbian-created art in this city. Over 60 photographers, painters, craftswomen, sculptresses, and performing artists are participating in this month-long celebration.
Word: scathingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English scathing Middle English -ly English -ly English scathingly From scathing + -ly. 1. In a scathing manner. Example: When Tim Kinsella, of the pioneering indie rock groups Cap’n Jazz and Joan of Arc, wrote a scathingly sarcastic editorial in the emo-centric magazine Alternative Press imploring every band inside to break up, Bemis bristled at Kinsella’s cynicism, calling him a “self-hating emophobe” in a letter to the magazine.
Word: opisthokont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From opistho- + -kont (“flagellate”) from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “pole”). Pronunciation: /ɒˈpɪsθəʊ̆kɒnt/ 1. Any of very many eukaryotes, including animals and fungi, whose flagellate cells (if any) propel themselves with a single posterior flagellum. Example: Based on a single posterior flagellum (opisthokont), flattened, nondiscoid mitochondrial cristae, a chitinous exoskeleton, storage of glycogen instead of starch, lack of chloroplasts, and the code UGA for tryptophan, not chain termination, in their mitochondria, Cavalier-Smith [54] suggests a common origin of the true fungi with animalia and choanoflagellate protozoa (fig. 1). Example: However, these characters are only sporadically found among the various opisthokont allies (described above).
Word: adult movie Part of Speech: noun 1. A pornographic film. Labels: euphemistic
Word: direful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dire + -ful. 1. Fearful, terrible. Example: I haue beene wooed, as I intreat thee now, / Euen by the ſterne, and direfull God of warre, / VVhoſe ſinowie necke in battel nere did bow, / VVho conquers where he comes in euery iarre; […] Example: read what destiny / Or other dyrefull hap from heaven or hell / Hath wrought this wicked deed […].
Word: scaredy-cats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scaredy-cat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prescind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin praescindō (“to cut off in front”), from prae- (“before”) + scindō (“split, divide”). 1. To abstract (from); to dismiss from consideration. Labels: intransitive Example: In making real-world contracts with someone else, for whatever purpose, we expressly prescind from the other party's personal, private motivation. I may agree to mow your lawn for ten dollars because I like mowing lawns, because it is the only skill I possess, because it is the only skill that anyone else is willing to purchase from me, and so endlessly on. But all you can demand from me is a mown lawn Example: But one cannot prescind from humanity. There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself. 2. To pay exclusive attention to. Labels: transitive Example: The result of Attention, by concentrating the mind upon certain qualities, is thus to withdraw or abstract it from all else. In technical language, we are said to prescind the phenomena which we exclusively consider. To prescind, to attend, and to abstract, are merely different but correlative names for the same process; and the first two are nearly convertible. When we are said to prescind a quality, we are merely supposed to attend to that quality exclusively.
Word: syntenic Part of Speech: adj 1. located on the same chromosome Labels: not-comparable 2. showing identical gene order in multiple species Labels: not-comparable
Word: synteny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English syn- English -tene English -y English synteny From syn- + -tene + -y. 1. The condition of being located on the same chromosome or region of genome. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually 2. The condition of multiple species showing a region of identical gene order. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: pryuely Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of privily. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: prively Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of privily. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: priuely Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of privily. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Bagrian Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Sangrur District, in Punjab, India. Example: There are two or three famous Langars or almshouses, well known throughout the country. That of Bagrián lies 40 miles south of Ludhiána. Example: Bagrian is in Ludhiana District [not true in 2006], seven and one half miles north-west of Nabha [correct].
Word: Lamborghini Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰsder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-der.? Proto-Germanic *burgz Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁-on-bʰ-os- Proto-Germanic *lambaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *burgz Italian Lamborghìnibor. English Lamborghini Borrowed from Italian Lamborghìni. Pronunciation: /ˌlæm.bəˈɡiː.niː/, /ˌlam.bəˈɡiː.niː/, /-ˈd͡ʒiː-/, /ˌlæm.bəɹˈɡi.ni/, /-ˈd͡ʒi-/ 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Lamborghini Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Italian industrialist Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916–1993). Pronunciation: /ˌlæm.bəˈɡiː.niː/, /ˌlam.bəˈɡiː.niː/, /-ˈd͡ʒiː-/, /ˌlæm.bəɹˈɡi.ni/, /-ˈd͡ʒi-/ 1. An Italian motor car manufacturer, originating as a tractor company, now a subsidiary of Audi.
Word: Lamborghini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Italian industrialist Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916–1993). Pronunciation: /ˌlæm.bəˈɡiː.niː/, /ˌlam.bəˈɡiː.niː/, /-ˈd͡ʒiː-/, /ˌlæm.bəɹˈɡi.ni/, /-ˈd͡ʒi-/ 1. A motor car manufactured by the Lamborghini company. Example: He took the girls for a ride in his Lamborghini. Example: Lamborghini, meanwhile, had its most profitable year ever in 2020 and its second best sales year in the brand’s history. Only in 2019 were more Lamborghinis sold.
Word: lorica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lōrīca, literally "a corselet of thongs", probably from lorum (“thong”). 1. A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like. Labels: historical 2. Lute for protecting vessels from the fire. Labels: obsolete 3. The protective case or shell of a Loricifera, infusorium or rotifer
Word: galea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin galea. 1. A Roman helmet. Example: The horse was not in the least like a Greek horse (nor even a Trojan), and F.M. the Duke of Wellington was not represented with the ensis or short sword in his grasp, the chlamys flying from his shoulder, or the paludamentum, as more suitable for the cool of the English climate (totidem divisos orbe &c.), the kothornos on his leg, the galea slung at the crupper? no reins, and his naked nether-man, not (as in these precious models) seated on the bare back of the bull-necked, square-jawed, dray-limbed steed. 2. A part of a flower or plant that is shaped like a helmet or hood. 3. A mouthpart found in some species of insect; a flap that is part of the maxilla, so-called after the flaps attached to the sides of a Roman helmet. 4. A kind of bandage for the head. 5. A headache extending all over the head.
Word: paralogous Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pəˈræl.ə.ɡəs/ 1. (of multiple genes at different chromosomal locations in the same organism) Having a similar structure indicating divergence from a common ancestral gene 2. Having a similar structure, quality or nature indicating divergence or relationship from a common point of origin. Labels: figuratively
Word: paralogon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paralogous + -on. 1. A set of paralogous chromosomal regions, derived from a common ancestral region
Word: Gyr Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of gigayear (“a billion years”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Meronyms: kyr, kiloyear; Myr, megayear
Word: murmurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of murmur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: murmurs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of murmur Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Myr Part of Speech: noun 1. Symbol for megayear(s). Labels: alt-of, symbol
Word: megayear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥der. Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-West Germanic *jār Old English ġēar Middle English yeer English year English megayear From mega- + year. 1. A million years: a thousand thousand years. Example: Holonyms: petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond
Word: gigayear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English giga- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥der. Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-West Germanic *jār Old English ġēar Middle English yeer English year English gigayear From giga- + year. 1. A billion years: a thousand million years, that is, a thousand thousand thousand years. Example: Holonyms: exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond
Word: air compressor Part of Speech: noun 1. A machine for generating compressed air, typically for use by air-powered tools or paint sprayers.
Word: drenching Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English drenchyng, drenchynge, drenchende, from Old English drenċende, from Proto-Germanic *drankijandz, present participle of *drankijaną (“to drench”), equivalent to drench + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of drench Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: drenching Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English drenchyng, drenchynge, drenchende, from Old English drenċende, from Proto-Germanic *drankijandz, present participle of *drankijaną (“to drench”), equivalent to drench + -ing. 1. That causes one to become extremely wet. Example: We'll be experiencing drenching rain all weekend. Example: In its 5 a.m. update, the National Hurricane Center noted that in its initial entry onto land, the storm remains a drenching, windy threat.
Word: drenching Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English drenchinge, equivalent to drench + -ing. 1. The act by which something is drenched; a soaking. Example: […] and it contains a very good selection of shrubs and herbaceous plants, which, having good soil and plentiful drenchings of water from a garden-engine all the summer, thrive to admiration. 2. The administering of a medicinal draught to an animal. Example: Horses,^([sic]) get all sorts of medicines, wormings, drenchings, and their food may well have been produced chemically […]
Word: scoffed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scoff Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sombreros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sombrero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chorused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chorus Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acorn nut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acorn + nut, because it resembles an acorn. 1. A closed nut having a dome-like cap over the rear protruding part of the engaged screw or bolt.
Word: assisted suicide Part of Speech: noun 1. A suicide with the assistance of another individual; especially the suicide of a terminally ill person with the assistance of a physician. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was daring of Lena Dunham, the show’s writer and creator, to introduce this particular plot twist. Assisted suicide is one of the subjects that American television shows steadily avoid.
Word: cap nut Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of acorn nut.
Word: airbrush Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush English airbrush From air + brush. 1. A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
Word: airbrush Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush English airbrush From air + brush. 1. To paint using an airbrush. 2. To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead. Example: This photo has definitely been airbrushed; no one has skin this smooth. 3. To edit or alter something in order to make it appear better. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: They'd spent one evening together sixteen months ago, and Falk was acutely aware that he'd probably airbrushed and edited at least some of it without meaning to.
Word: air filter Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: [ɛːɹ fɪltʰɚ] 1. A filter for removing dust and other particles from a stream of air, typically used in the air intake of an internal combustion engine, the output of an air compressor, the supply duct of a forced-air furnace, etc.
Word: adhesive tape Part of Speech: noun 1. Tape with an adhesive film on one side, used to attach materials to something. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Surgical tape, such tape made specifically for medical purposes. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: deicer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deice + -er. Pronunciation: /ˌdiˈaɪsə(ɹ)/, /ˌdiˈaɪsɚ/ 1. A chemical substance used to melt ice or snow deposited on roads, vehicles or other surfaces.
Word: air filters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air filter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anserine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin anserīnus, from anser (“goose”). Pronunciation: /ˈansəɹʌɪn/ 1. Silly, foolish, stupid. 2. Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike. 3. Exhibiting goose flesh. Labels: obsolete Example: anserine skin