nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: cornicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin corniculum, diminutive of cornū. By surface analysis, Latin corn(ū) + -i- + -c(u)le. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː(ɹ)nɪkəl/ 1. A little horn. Labels: obsolete 2. one of a pair of small upright backward-pointing tubes found on the dorsal side of the 5th or 6th abdominal segments of aphids
Word: cornicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cornicular Part of Speech: adj 1. Being or relating to a horn angle. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, rare 2. Of or pertaining to cornicles. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: The cornicular secretions of the aphids Myzus persicae and Acyrthosiphon Pisum were analyzed by Strong (1967) and shown to consist almost exclusively of triglycerides. Example: Nanocthulhu possesses a cornicular knob on the corniculum, distinguishing this genus from Stentorceps, which has a circular or ovoid corniculum[…]
Word: cornicular Part of Speech: noun Labels: empty-gloss, no-gloss
Word: corniculars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornicular Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corniculate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin corniculātus (“horn-shaped, horned”). 1. Horned; having horns. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having processes resembling small horns. Labels: not-comparable Example: corniculate cartilages
Word: cornific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cornū (“horn”). Pronunciation: /kɔːˈnɪf.ɪk/, /kɔɹˈnɪf.ɪk/ 1. Producing horns; forming horn. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cornification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cornū (“horn”) + -ification. 1. Conversion into, or formation of, horn. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A general hardening of the skin. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cornifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cornified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cornify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cornified Part of Speech: adj 1. Converted into horn; horny. Example: The least cornified, young cells stain violet or blue, more mature cells mauve and the most cornified, old and dying cells stain red. Example: Epidermis on the palms and soles is thicker and more cornified than epidermis on other areas of the body because of frequent use and superficial trauma. 2. Corny, or having been made corny. Labels: informal Example: “Timberlake,” it wrote,” is the most cornified and harmless of pop stars […] ”
Word: corniform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cornu (“horn”) + -iform. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːnɪfɔːm/ 1. Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped. Example: Therefore Ikey's corniform, be-spectacled nose and narrow, knowledge-bowed figure was well known in the vicinity of the Blue Light, and his advice and notice were much desired.
Word: cornist Part of Speech: noun 1. A cornetist
Word: cornists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cornloft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From corn + loft. 1. A loft for corn; a granary.
Word: cornlofts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornloft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cornemuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornemuse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corn-dodger Part of Speech: noun 1. A cake made of the meal of Indian corn, wrapped in a covering of husks or paper, and baked under the embers.
Word: corndodgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corndodger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scribblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scribbler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: writerly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wrītaną Proto-West Germanic *wrītan Old English wrītan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Old English wrītere Middle English writer English writer English -ly English writerly From writer + -ly. 1. Characteristic of a writer; using well-chosen words or well-crafted sentences. Example: The article was writerly and professional. 2. of or pertaining to a writer Example: the long road to writerly recognition is riddled with disappointment.
Word: esile Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of eisel. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: schrik Part of Speech: noun 1. A shock; a sudden fright. Labels: South-Africa
Word: appellations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appellation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: religionists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of religionist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tenantless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English tenant Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English tenantless From tenant + -less. 1. Lacking a tenant; unoccupied. Example: The extreme remoteness of the place was apparent from the veritable sea of tenantless mountains which formed the background and stretched away toward a misty horizon.
Word: countrywomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countrywoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: artillerymen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of artilleryman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: invocations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of invocation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gravestones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gravestone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handmaidens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handmaiden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rabid wolf spider Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from the spider's rapid erratic movement. 1. A wolf spider of species Rabidosa rabida, of the eastern and southern US.
Word: locust borer Part of Speech: noun 1. A beetle, of species Megacyllene robiniae, that feeds as a larva on black locust trees in eastern North America.
Word: chirurgy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cirurgie, from Old French cirurgie, from Latin chīrurgia. Doublet of surgery. Pronunciation: /kaɪˈɹɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒi/, /kɪˈɹɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒi/ 1. surgery Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: spotted cucumber beetle Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata, a major agricultural pest insect of North America damaging leaves of many crops, including cucumbers, soybeans, cotton, beans, and many others.
Word: chirurgies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chirurgy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chirurgeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chirurgery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adelgid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin Adelges + -id, first attested in 1928. The Latin term is adapted from a purported Ancient Greek *ἀδελγεῖν (*adelgeîn, “to suck”), which is unattested; it is likely there was some confusion with ἀμελγεῖν (amelgeîn, “to milk, to suck up moisture, to drink”). Compare French adelge. Pronunciation: /əˈdɛl.d͡ʒɪd/ 1. An insect of the genus Adelges. Example: For this reason, it is important that adelgid-free planting stock be used. Example: Since the adelgid did not attack red spruce or hardwoods, its impact on the timber industry would be minimal.
Word: soldier beetle Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several beetles, of the family Cantharidae, that are predators of aphids and other insects.
Word: jurymen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of juryman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grandpapa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grand- + papa. 1. grandfather
Word: grandpapas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grandpapa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gentlemanlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gentleman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English gentlemanlike From gentleman + -like. 1. Like a gentleman; courteous. Example: He bowed to me, he madamed me, he was throughout as gentlemanlike and respectful as I had ever found him when we met at Old Harbour House or in Old Harbour Town.
Word: crab-eating raccoon Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of raccoon Procyon cancrivorus, found in the jungles of Central and South America.
Word: woolly adelgid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various insects of either species Adelges piceae or Adelges tsugae. Example: In some parts of the Northeast, woolly adelgid and aphids are serious pests. Example: Negatively, insects unnatural to our gardens, such as the woolly adelgid, may arrive from exotic shores and devastate our hemlocks because there are no native, natural enemies that have coevolved to attack them here.
Word: magno-therapy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of magnotherapy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Abraham's bosom Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Abraham bosom, abraham bosum, Abrahames boseme, Abrahames bosum, Abrahams bosum, Abrahamys bosum, from translation of Late Latin sinus Ābrahae, from translation of Ancient Greek κόλπος Ἀβραάμ (kólpos Abraám). 1. The waiting place for the faithful dead between the crucifixion and the resurrection of Christ; paradise. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Abraham's bosom.
Word: hemlock woolly adelgid Part of Speech: noun 1. An insect of the species Adelges tsugae. Example: Oak wilt, gypsy moth caterpillars, spruce bud worm and lately dogwood anthracnose and hemlock woolly adelgid are only some of the better known problems with which gardeners, foresters and ecologists must contend. Example: But around 1953, the hemlock woolly adelgid was discovered on Eastern hemlocks at Maymont Park.
Word: Land of the Leal Part of Speech: name 1. Heaven. Labels: poetic
Word: Limeyland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From limey + -land. 1. England, or the United Kingdom. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: chirurgeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cirurgien, borrowed from Old French cirurgiien, itself borrowed from Vulgar Latin *chīrurgiānus or formed from the root of cirurgie, borrowed from Latin chirurgia, ultimately from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós). Doublet of surgeon. Pronunciation: /kaɪˈɹɜːdʒən/ 1. A doctor or surgeon. Labels: archaic, historical Example: 1561, Hieronymus Brunschwig trans. Jhon Hollybush[sic] (pseudonym of Miles Coverdale), A most excellent and perfecte homily apothecarye.... Arnold Birckman, Collen (Cologne). Page 6 verso, section Of One That Hath the Palsye Let every Physicton or Chirurgeon therefore rule him after this, and well and exactly knowe, and searche the cause of the Disease, that he may more certaynly knowe how to heale the patient. Example: At noon to the 'Change, and there long, and from thence by appointment took Luellin, Mount, and W. Symons, and Mr. Pierce, the chirurgeon, home to dinner with me and were merry.
Word: chirurgeons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chirurgeon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carvings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catalogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catalog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catalogs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of catalog Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: croziers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crozier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cataloged Part of Speech: adj 1. Sorted, classified. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cataloged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of catalog Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cataloging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of catalog Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cataloging Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of cataloguing. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: caulked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of caulk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: caulked Part of Speech: adj 1. Having cracks or crevices stopped-up with a filler. Labels: not-comparable
Word: caulks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of caulk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: centerline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From center + line. 1. A line down the center of a road, generally one that divides traffic moving in opposite directions. Example: It is particularly confusing when the motorist is channelized across the highway centerline. For long-term closures conflicting pavement markings must be removed or obliterated before relaning the roadway. 2. A line, either demarcated or imagined, representing the precise center (middle) of something (such that what lies on one side of it is precisely equal in size to what lies on the other side); the central axis represented by this line. 3. An imaginary line connecting the center of two fighters' bodies while they face each other. Example: You might already know that, I don't know, but since you are training at home I didn't want you to be weaving wildly on each side of the rope - the goal is to pop up as tight as possible to the center line. Example: take his lead leg out from under him. Just dont it when he is going for a power jab, just make sure your heads out of the center line
Word: centerlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centerline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: certifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of certify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: certifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of certify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: certifying Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of certification. Example: […] certifyings that are comparatively formal […]
Word: certitudes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of certitude Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chewable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English chew 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 chewable From chew + -able. 1. Capable of being chewed. 2. Chewy. 3. Allowing for a particular type of bid that does not trigger the flip-in.
Word: chewable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English chew 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 chewable From chew + -able. 1. Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed. 2. Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed.
Word: chides Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /t͡ʃaɪdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chide Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: circuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of circus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clarifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clarify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clearances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clearance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clerkish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English clerk Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English clerkish From clerk + -ish. 1. Like or resembling a clerk.
Word: old maid Part of Speech: noun 1. An old woman who has never married; a spinster. Labels: countable, derogatory, uncountable Example: If she is looking for the perfect man before she marries, she'll be an old maid. Example: The people produce far more food than they consume, and exchange the surplus for gongs and brass cannon, ancient jars, and gold and silver ornaments, which constitute their wealth. On the whole, they appear very free from disease, marriages take place early (but not too early), and old bachelors and old maids are alike unknown. Why, then, we must inquire, has not a greater population been produced? 2. The Madagascar periwinkle. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The following are the only hardy species grown, but V. rosea, with rosy or white flowers, is a pretty greenhouse plant known as ' Old Maid ' or ' Madagascar Periwinkle'. Example: Vincas — Old Maids or Periwinkles, often serve a useful purpose as edgings or ground work to beds or borders. 3. The common zinnia. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Zinnias are sometimes known as "Old Maids" in the South. Example: Of annuals: Sweet Alyssum, Amaranthus — Prince's Feather, and Love lies bleeding, Celosia— Cock's comb; Asters, Callistephus— China and German Asters, Centaurea, Bachelor's Button, Clarkia Coreopsis, Datura, Escholzia, Hibuiscus— Rose Mallow, Iberis— Candy tuft, Impatiens— Balsam, Lavatera, Lupin, Mimosa, Mirabilis, Four o'clock— Marvel of Peru, Nigella— Love-in-a-mist— Jack in the Bush, Portulaca, Petunia, Reseda Odorata— Mignouette, Scabiosa— Mouring Bride, Silene— Catchfly, Calendula— Pot Marigold, Tagetes — French Marigold, and African do, Papaver — Poppy, and Zinnia — Old maids. 4. An unpopped kernel in a batch of popped popcorn kernels. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 2004 April 29 – May 5, "Unpopped Kernels Costing U.S. Billions", The Onion, available in Embedded in America, →ISBN, page 147, Crawford asked Congress to double funding for the FDA's $200 million old-maid-elimination research project. 5. A card game in which cards must be paired and one unmatchable card is designated "old maid". Labels: uncountable 6. The unmatchable card in that game. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: climaxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of climax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: climaxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of climax Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clockmaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English clockemaker, clokkemakyer, equivalent to clock + maker. 1. A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks. Example: There were hundreds of clockmakers in London during that era. 2. God in His role as the creator of the clockwork universe. Labels: capitalized, often Example: Near-synonym: watchmaker Example: We have the great clockmaker to thank for these glorious sunrises and sunsets.
Word: Old Maid Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əʊld meɪd/ 1. A children's card game, sometimes played with a special deck, where the object of the game is for each player to find matches for all the cards in his hand, without being stuck with the single unmatchable card. Labels: uncountable Example: The only card games I know are Go Fish and Old Maid. 2. The unmatchable card itself. Labels: countable Example: The Joker will serve as the Old Maid.
Word: clumsier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of clumsy: more clumsy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: clumsiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of clumsy: most clumsy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: micro-organism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of microorganism. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: micro-organisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of micro-organism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lacto- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Derived from Latin lac (“milk”). 1. milk. Labels: morpheme
Word: candidature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French candidature, equivalent to candidate + -ure. Pronunciation: /ˈkændɪdət͡ʃʊɚ/, /ˈkændɪdət͡ʃɚ/, /ˈkændɪdətjʊɚ/ 1. The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
Word: Dark Ages Part of Speech: name Etymology: The phrase appears in writing of the English Reformation by Richard Sibbes (1620) and by George Abbot (1624), the archbishop of Canterbury. Both authors use it to refer to the period of papal supremacy before the Reformation. The earliest citation in Oxford English Dictionary is dated 1687. Use is specific to English therefore not likely to be from Latin. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːˌkeɪd͡ʒɪz/ 1. The period of European history encompassing (roughly) 476–1000 CE. Example: There is one very real sense in which the Dark Ages were the brightest of times, and it is this: that they were times of defined and definite duties and freedoms. 2. The Greek Dark Ages (c. 1100–750 BCE). 3. The dark ages of Cambodia (c. 1450–1863). 4. The dark ages of Laos (c. 1707–1893). 5. The Dark Ages, 380 thousand to about 1 billion years after the Big Bang. 6. Any relatively primitive period of time. Labels: figuratively Example: It is clear that many linguists view connectionism as a revival of the radical empiricist approach that dominated the dark ages in psychology—the behaviourist era. Example: Yes, DSL is a better, faster and less expensive way to access the Internet. Unfortunately, it's saddled with back-office systems that belong in the Dark Ages and politics that may require regulatory oversight.
Word: false modesty Part of Speech: noun 1. Behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Although having a large ego is considered undesirable, at times it is proper to take credit where it is due rather than display false modesty. Example: At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
Word: brownnoser Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of brown noser (“one who flatters others in an obsequious manner”) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Unbelievable. Boimler's cozying up with those brownnosers to get out of trash day? Such a great call.” “More trash for the rest of us. I smell adventure.” Example: “W-wait, why isn't Gumball in here with us?” [Laszlo chuckles] “Because Guillermo is the only one out of all of you that has ever shown me any kindness.” “[coughs] Brownnoser.” “And yet you all treat him so shabbily that even after all this time of waiting to become one of you... he's force to give up and take matters into his own hands.”
Word: scaphism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scapho- + -ism. 1. An alleged form of execution, among the ancient Persians, in which the victim is fastened into a hollow boat, force-fed and slathered in honey and milk and exposed to insects until the victim's death. Labels: uncountable
Word: paragraph mark Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pilcrow.
Word: paragraph marks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paragraph mark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Glasgow smile Part of Speech: noun 1. A facial scar received from being cut on the edge of the mouth, resembling an extended smile. Example: Here they will become acquainted with the city’s endemic crime, random violence and such terms as “a Glasgow kiss” (a head butt) and “a Glasgow smile” (a mouth extended with a cut). Example: To promote the bid they had this slogan, 'Glasgow Smiles Better', which, when you consider what a Glasgow smile is, is a pretty negative association to make.
Word: bibliothecae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bibliotheca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spatulomancy Part of Speech: noun 1. Divination, or foretelling of future events, through animals' shoulder blades. Labels: uncountable
Word: 2e Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of twice-exceptional. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: Patzcuaro Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Pátzcuaro. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unwaveringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unwavering + -ly or un- + waveringly. 1. In an unwavering manner. Example: But the man refused to talk - his brow lowering, his eyes glaring unwaveringly. Example: A light there certainly was. Looking out of her window toward what I judged to be the northeast, I could see a bright beam like that of a searchlight pointed unwaveringly upward. 2. Consistently, staunchly. Example: But the authors cover all the stages and issues thoroughly, even if their approach is so unwaveringly politically correct it occasionally loses sight of reality.
Word: unobjectionable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English objection 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 objectionable English unobjectionable From un- + objectionable. 1. Not objectionable; not causing any objection. Example: The line had obvious good qualities. It nowhere involved severe gradients; its curves in Whishaw's phrase were "unobjectionable"; it served an economic need; until the opening of the more direct Dundee-Forfar line, it had no real competitor; it was managed with vigour and honesty.
Word: Primats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Primat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Solomons Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Solomon Islands. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-only Example: A man needs only to be careful—and lucky—to live a long time in the Solomons; but he must also be of the right sort. He must have the hall-mark of the inevitable white man stamped upon his soul.
Word: Solomons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Solomon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autotype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + type. 1. A copy or facsimile. Labels: countable, dated 2. An early form of photograph produced using autotypy. Labels: countable, dated 3. A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far. Labels: uncountable
Word: autotype Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From auto- + type. 1. To reproduce (a document) by autotype. Labels: dated, transitive
Word: autotypy Part of Speech: noun 1. An early photographic process that produced autotypes using a carbon pigment. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually
Word: vomitoria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vomitorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bulbiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin bulbus (“bulb”) + -form. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌlbɪfɔːm/ 1. Shaped like a bulb. Example: Though there was to be no encounter with the Bol'shaia Igra that day, the shadow of the bulbiform envelope, and the menacing twinkle of gunmetal beneath it, nonetheless would persist well into the later moments of ground-recreation.
Word: parison Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French paraison, from parer (“pare”). Doublet of paration. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹɪsən/, /ˈpɛɹəsən/ 1. A spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately after being taken out of the furnace. Example: The wineglasses were from a matched dozen, each having begun as a glowing parison at the end of some blowpipe over in Murano but days before.
Word: aronia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus taxonomic name Aronia. 1. chokeberry
Word: anamorphoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anamorphosis Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English anamorphoscope From anamorphosis + -scope. Pronunciation: /ænəˈmɔːfəskəʊp/ 1. A mirrored device which gives a correct image of an anamorphosis. Example: The classical anamorphoscopes, he went on to explain, were mirrors, cylindrical or conical, usually, which when placed on or otherwise near a deliberately distorted picture, and viewed from the appropriate direction, would make the image appear “normal” again.
Word: lateener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lateen + -er. Pronunciation: /læˈtiːnə/ 1. A ship with a lateen rig. Example: Nearby […] lay a curious vessel which it seemed the Being had arrived in. Not the usual lateener, in fact appearing to have neither sails, masts, nor oars.
Word: aptotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English aptote Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aptotic From aptote + -ic. Pronunciation: /æpˈtɒtɪk/ 1. Uninflected. Labels: obsolete Example: To become as they'd say out here aptotic, uninflected, unable, sometimes, to tell subject from object.
Word: aptotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Haplology of apoptotic. 1. Misspelling of apoptotic. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, rare
Word: Hsinchu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 新竹 (Hsin¹-chu²). 1. A city in northern Taiwan, sixth largest city in Taiwan, southwest of Taipei. Example: A railway has been constructed from Kelung to Hsinchu near the W. ct., in 24° 50'N., and its continuation to Tainan is projected. Example: Now that the Imperial Body Guard was to be principally engaged to the south of Teckcham (Hsinchu) H.I.H. Prince Kitashirakawa removed his headquarters from Taipeh to Teckcham on the 31st of July. The arrival of His Highness was quite an event for the Teckham Chinese, and they turned out in large numbers at the station to welcome him. 2. A county in northern Taiwan. Example: The removal of the Prefect from Teukcham to Banka was what was required to consolidate the city, and when that occurred in May last, progress set in with vigour. With the Prefect's departure from Teukcham occurred a change in the name and constitution of that place. It ceased to be called Teukcham, receiving in place of this the name of Hsinchu, and being converted from a t'ing into a hsien. It is now known as Hsinchu-hsien (新竹縣). Example: Offshore, CPC has completed drilling nine wells and is drilling two more. Five of the wells off the Hsinchu coast in northern Taiwan, produce 550 kiloliters of crude oil and 620,000 cubic meters of natural gas a day.
Word: strappado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian strappato, from strappare (“to pull”). 1. A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: What, vpon compulsion? No: were I at the Strappado, or all the Racks in the World, I would not tell you on compulsion.
Word: strappado Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Italian strappato, from strappare (“to pull”). 1. To torture by means of this device. Labels: transitive
Word: well-hung Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a large penis. Labels: informal, vulgar Example: Near-synonyms: well-endowed, well-equipped Example: As the poets have mournfully sung, / Death takes the innocent young, / The rolling-in-money, / The screamingly-funny, / And those who are very well hung. 2. Allowed to mature correctly, normally hanging, to encourage tenderness. Example: When shopping, you can easily spot well-hung beef. It will be dry on the outside, cushion-soft and will hold a thumb print when pushed in for a few seconds. 3. Eloquent or loquacious. Labels: dated Example: On a point of that nature, he humbled himself before his noble Friend. He was rude and uncultivated in speech. The tongue of his noble Friend was so well hung, and so well attuned to courtly airs, that he could not attempt to enter into competition with him on such subjects as these.
Word: kia quen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 夾棍 /夹棍. 1. A form of torture, among the ancient Chinese, in which planks of wood squeeze or hit the victim's feet. Labels: uncountable
Word: zanzhi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 拶指, literally "finger compressing". Pronunciation: /zænˈ(d)ʒi/, /t͡sæn-/, /-d͡ʒə/ 1. A form of torture, among the ancient Chinese, in which wooden sticks are placed around the victim's fingers and used to crush or break the fingers. Labels: uncountable
Word: breaking wheel Part of Speech: noun 1. A wheel used to break a restrained victim's limbs and body in an ancient European form of execution. Labels: historical
Word: Catherine wheel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Saint Catherine of Alexandria was said to have been sentenced to execution on such a wheel, which shattered at her touch. 1. A breaking wheel. Labels: historical Example: Sorcerers are too common; cunning men, wizards, and white witches […] have commonly St. Catherine's wheel printed in the roof of their mouth, or in some other part about them […] Example: […] her tortures consisted of being broken on a wheel (later called Catherine wheel), but the machine broke down injuring bystanders; Catherine was beheaded. 2. A firework that rotates when lit. Labels: Commonwealth, UK Example: [Karoline] Leavitt threw Roman candles, Catherine wheels and smoke bombs in the air in the hope of distracting reporters. But she was unable to quash the nagging suspicion that Donald Trump has something to hide. 3. A cartwheel move. Example: […] she went on, making turns and twists, flourishing her skirts, kicking higher and higher, and finally, among a volley of shouts, fell on her hands and turned head over heels in a magnificent catherine-wheel; then scrambling to her feet again, she tumbled into the arms of a young man standing in the front of the ring. Example: We did a Catharine-wheel together down the passage. Somehow we gathered up a chair upon our way, and bounded on with it towards the street. 4. A rose window.
Word: tramp chair Part of Speech: noun 1. A small cage in the shape of a chair, designed to restrain a victim and put them on display. Labels: US, historical
Word: claques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of claque Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unmannerly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unmanerli (“of a person: disorderly, unruly; of conduct: inappropriate, improper”), from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + manerli, manerly (“well-mannered; modest; customary; moral”). Manerli is derived from maner (“kind, sort; form, nature; circumstances; method, manner; outward behaviour, manners; morals; custom, usage; cause, reason”) (from Anglo-Norman, Old French manere (“fashion, manner, way”), from Latin manuārius (“of or pertaining to the hand”), from manus (“hand”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”)) + -li (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as un- + mannerly, and is cognate with Danish umanerlig, German unmanierlich, Middle Dutch onmanierlijc (modern Dutch onmanierlijk), Swedish omanerlig, West Frisian ûnmanearlik. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈmænəli/, /ˌʌnˈmænɚli/, /ˌən-/ 1. Not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”). Labels: also, figuratively Example: [T]he Dogge nuſling his noſe vnder the necke of the Deare, the Wolfe glad to let the Lambe lye vpon hym to kéepe him warme, the Lyon ſuffering the Aſſe to caſt hys legge ouer him: preferring one honeſt vnmannerly friende, before a number of croutching picke-thankes. Example: I humbly do entreat your Highneſſe pardon, / My haſt made me vnmannerly.
Word: unmannerly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English unmanerli (“discourteously, rudely; excessively, unrestrainedly”) [and other forms], from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + manerli, manerly (“with good manners, courteously; in accordance with custom or propriety, appropriately, becomingly, properly; respectfully”). Manerli is derived from maner (“kind, sort; form, nature; circumstances; method, manner; outward behaviour, manners; morals; custom, usage; cause, reason”) (see further at etymology 1) + -li (suffix forming adverbs). The English word is analysable as un- + mannerly, and is cognate with Middle Dutch onmanierlike (modern Dutch onmanierlijk). Pronunciation: /ʌnˈmænəli/, /ˌʌnˈmænɚli/, /ˌən-/ 1. In a way that is not mannerly; discourteously, rudely. Labels: archaic Example: [T]here the Murtherers, / Steep’d in the Colours of their Trade; their Daggers / Vnmannerly breech'd with gore: [...]
Word: clathrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin clāthrī + English -in. 1. A fibrous protein that forms a polyhedral coat on the surface of the coated pits and vesicles of cells during endocytosis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unpin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Germanic *pinnaz Proto-West Germanic *pinn Old English pinn Middle English pinne English pin English unpin From un- + pin. 1. To unfasten by removing a pin. Labels: transitive Example: Lady Bellaston answered with a smile, “Then you have seen this terrible man, madam; pray, is he so very fine a figure as he is represented? for Etoff entertained me last night almost two hours with him. The wench I believe is in love with him by reputation.” Here the reader will be apt to wonder; but the truth is, that Mrs Etoff, who had the honour to pin and unpin the Lady Bellaston, had received compleat information concerning the said Mr Jones, and had faithfully conveyed the same to her lady last night (or rather that morning) while she was undressing; on which accounts she had been detained in her office above the space of an hour and a half. 2. To detach (an icon, application, etc.) from the place where it was previously pinned. Labels: transitive Example: to unpin a program from the Taskbar 3. To undo the pinning or fixing of (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it can be modified again. Labels: transitive Example: […] you can use the GCHandle class mentioned earlier to pin a heap block until you explicitly unpin it. 4. To get (a piece) out of a pin. Labels: transitive
Word: counterilluminate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English illuminate English counterilluminate From counter- + illuminate. 1. To use photophores on the underside of the body so as to hide a dark silhouette that would otherwise be seen from below by predators
Word: unsifted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sifted English unsifted From un- + sifted. 1. Not having been sifted. Labels: not-comparable Example: If you bake with unsifted flour you don't know how much you are using because it might be packed down or very fluffy. 2. Inexperienced; untried, unscrutinized. Labels: archaic, figuratively, not-comparable Example: […] You speak like a green girl, Unsifted in such perilous circumstance. Example: 1765, George Colman, The Comedies of Terence, Translated into Familiar Blank Verse, London: T. Becket & P. A. De Hondt, 2nd edition, 1768, Volume I, Preface, p. xxxii, But each man’s understanding, such as it is, must be his guide; and he, who has not courage to make a free use of it, but obtrudes the opinions of others, unsifted and unexamined, on his readers, betrays more want of respect for their understanding, than diffidence of his own.
Word: coursework Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From course + work. 1. An assignment, project or task that a student is required to complete as part of a particular course, which is then assessed and counts towards the grade given. Labels: uncountable
Word: fluffier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of fluffy: more fluffy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: fluffiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of fluffy: most fluffy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: electrofusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English fusion English electrofusion From electro- + fusion. 1. fusion by means of electricity Labels: uncountable 2. the fusion of plant protoplasts by electrical stimulation Labels: uncountable
Word: flickeringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English flickering Middle English -ly English -ly English flickeringly From flickering + -ly. 1. In a flickering manner 2. Briefly
Word: glomerular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From glomerulus + -ar. By surface analysis, glomerul- + -ar. Pronunciation: /ɡlɒˈmɛɹ(j)ʊlə(ɹ)/, /ɡlɒˈmɜːjʊlə(ɹ)/, /ɡləˈmɛɹ(j)əlɚ/, /ɡloʊˈmɛɹ(j)əlɚ/ 1. Of, pertaining to or affecting a glomerulus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mesofossil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English fossil English mesofossil From meso- + fossil. 1. A fossil of a small part of a plant, such as a fruit, leaf or seed. Example: The mesofossils are small, three-dimensional and charcoalified or lignitized and yield exquisite structural details when studied with scanning electron microscopy. Example: The present study, based on the morphology of leaves and reproductive organs, reveals much more diversified mesofossil plant assemblages.
Word: luciferin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *léwks Proto-Italic *louks Latin lūx Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin lūcifer Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English luciferin From Latin lūcifer (“light bringer”) + English -in. 1. Any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the bioluminescence of fireflies, being converted to oxyluciferin by luciferase in the process. Example: Aptly enough, glowworms light up their underworld with a pair of chemicals that have a satanic etymology—luciferins and luciferases, after the Latin for “light bringer.”
Word: oxyluciferin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English luciferin English oxyluciferin From oxy- + luciferin. 1. The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: micropylar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micropyle + -ar. 1. Of or pertaining to micropyles Labels: not-comparable
Word: moundbuilder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mound builder. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mound builder Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of any of several Native American peoples who constructed large mounds for ceremonial or burial purposes. 2. A megapode.
Word: octopamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oct(opus) + -opamine (“dopaminergic agent, dopamine derivative”), because it was isolated from an octopus's salivary gland. 1. An aromatic amine, 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy-ethyl)phenol, related to noradrenaline, having similar characteristics to dopamine. Labels: uncountable
Word: photoprotective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Medieval Latin prōtēctīvusbor. English protective English photoprotective From photo- + protective. 1. Of or pertaining to photoprotection
Word: photoprotection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin pro- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin prōtegō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin prōtēctiōder. Old Frenchbor. Middle English English protection English photoprotection From photo- + protection. 1. The function, in plants that are adapted to high levels of sunlight, that protects the centres of photosynthesis from damage by excess light, normally by the use of carotenoid pigments Labels: uncountable
Word: photoprotein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English protein English photoprotein From photo- + protein. 1. Any of several proteins that generate light when oxidized, normally without the aid of an enzyme catalyst
Word: sclerenchymatous Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or composed of sclerenchyma Example: In Fagus silvatica, Quercus Suber, &c., the first sclerenchymatous ring soon acquires projections directed towards the larger medullary rays. Example: The cortex consists of two distinct layers (c and c'); the outer layer becomes more sclerenchymatous towards the periphery.
Word: sclerenchyma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sclero- + -enchyma. Pronunciation: /sklɪəɹˈɛŋkɪmə/, /skləɹˈɛŋkəmə/ 1. A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen and thick, mineralized walls of lignin; present in stems, vascular bundles (of monocots), seed coverings, and vein and tips of leaves. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: thermocycler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English cycler English thermocycler From thermo- + cycler. 1. A thermal cycler
Word: thermal cycler Part of Speech: noun 1. A laboratory device in which a polymerase chain reaction is carried out repeatedly in cycles which in turn amplifies the sample DNA segments. The instrument contains a thermal block which contains the DNA samples and can precisely control the internal temperature.
Word: Quonset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒnsɪt/ 1. A prefabricated building having a roof of corrugated iron and semicircular cross section. Labels: US, also, attributive Example: They gave her a round white visitor's badge at one of the gates, and she parked in an enormous lot next to a quonset building painted pink and about a hundred yards long. Example: Besides the wind, sand, tumbleweed, and Joshua trees, there was nothing at Muroc except for two quonset-style hangars, side by side, a couple of gasoline pumps, a single concrete runway, a few tarpaper shacks, and some tents.
Word: Nissen hut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Canadian engineer Peter Norman Nissen (1871–1930). 1. A prefabricated building, formerly used by the military, having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron. Labels: Ireland, UK Example: A group of six men could erect a Nissen hut in just four hours. Its design could be easily modified for a range of uses such as hospitals, kitchens, drying rooms and bathhouses. Example: A row of original, large and life-expired MoD 'wriggly tin' Nissen huts close to the Rail Live entrance haven't simply been reskinned, they have been replaced with new, modern equivalents to the original design.
Word: divided highway Part of Speech: noun 1. A dual carriageway Labels: US
Word: get on someone's wick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Tony Thorne's Dictionary of Contemporary Slang states that wick is a shortening for Hampton Wick as rhyming slang for prick, i.e. penis. 1. To annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions. Labels: UK, colloquial Example: His silly questions are really getting on my wick.
Word: take a gamble Part of Speech: verb 1. To try something risky. Labels: idiomatic Example: He really took a gamble when he left his job to become a writer. But it paid off in the end. Example: I took a gamble on my girlfriends' parents not being home and turned up without warning.
Word: magnotherapy Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism Labels: uncountable
Word: favella Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of favela. Labels: alt-of, alternative