nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sightly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English sightlye, equivalent to sight + -ly. Cognate with German sichtlich (“visible”). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪtli/ 1. Attractive, pleasing to the eye; affording gratification to the sense of sight; aesthetically pleasing. Labels: archaic Example: Many brave, sightly horses. Example: Harry's sightly—yes, he's as sightly as the tallest pine of the mountains, and the Sarpent has named him accordingly; however, some fancy good looks, and some fancy good conduct, only. 2. Offering a good view. Labels: archaic Example: […] yet the defendant wrongfully and unjustly intending to injure the plaintiff, and deprive him of his right to a free, safe, and unobstructed passage into and upon the said streets to and from his said lot, and to deprive him and his lot of the benefit and advantage of the sightly and elevated position of the lot and improvements […] Example: 30 acres land, situated high and sightly, commanding an unobstructed view of the surrounding country, […] 3. Open to sight; conspicuous. Labels: archaic Example: In 1916 the people voted to have a High school and to build a new building which is now, 1917, completed and is a beautiful modern one-story brick building, known as Lincoln High school, located in the northeastern part of the village on a sightly spot known as Lincoln Hill. Example: There is also a soldiers' monument on a sightly situation on Grand Avenue.
Word: sit-in Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A deverbal from sit in. By surface analysis, sit + -in (protest). 1. A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave. Example: Thousands of students marched in the streets and staged a sit-in at T’ien-an-men Square, chanting “Long live democracy! Long live freedom! Down with corruption!” Example: Local sources said a sit-in protest by hundreds of ethnic Hui Muslims took place on Friday to defend the huge new mosque, which was built last year in the northern region of Ningxia.
Word: sit-in Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A deverbal from sit in. By surface analysis, sit + -in (protest). 1. Designed to be sat in. Labels: not-comparable Example: a sit-in kayak Example: a sit-in bath
Word: sit-ins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sit-in Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soap suds Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soap + suds. 1. Lather, suds, foam produced by soap in water. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: sobbingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sobbing Middle English -ly English -ly English sobbingly From sobbing + -ly. 1. In a sobbing manner.
Word: soberness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sobernes, sobrenesse; equivalent to sober + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being sober. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sobering Part of Speech: adj 1. Causing more sober thought or concern. Example: It was a sobering thought that I had almost killed myself. That was something I wouldn't soon do on purpose again. Example: For Chelsea coach Andre Villas-Boas, this was his most sobering moment in the Premier League and he looked stunned on the sidelines at the regularity with which Chelsea's defence was exposed.
Word: sobering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sober Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: self-controlled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English controlled English self-controlled From self- + controlled. 1. Possessing self-control; having control or mastery of one's own emotions, impulses, or desires.
Word: self-controlled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English controlled English self-controlled From self- + controlled. 1. simple past and past participle of self-control Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: soddenly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sodden Middle English -ly English -ly English soddenly From sodden + -ly. 1. In a sodden (soaking wet) manner. Example: Mature women desired to give, provided, of course, you gave yourself first; frankly, honourably, sincerely, soddenly.
Word: softbound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From soft + bound. 1. With a cover of flexible paper rather than a rigid cardboard cover. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hardcovered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hard + covered. 1. Of a book, having a rigid cover. Labels: not-comparable
Word: softener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English softener, equivalent to soften + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒfənər/, /ˈsɔfənər/, /ˈsɑfənər/ 1. One who, or that which, softens. 2. One who, or that which, softens. 3. One who, or that which, softens.
Word: softeners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of softener Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solemnness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English solemn 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 solemnness From solemn + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being solemn. Labels: uncountable
Word: somberly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English somber Middle English -ly English -ly English somberly From somber + -ly. 1. In a somber manner. Labels: US
Word: somberness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English somber 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 somberness From somber + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being somber. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sonorously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sonorous Middle English -ly English -ly English sonorously From sonorous + -ly. 1. In a sonorous way. Example: Now old Falkenmeyer's fiddle feelingly quavered a few notes, then sonorously heralded the preliminary bass of the first set. Daddy Stein, standing in the middle of the room, clapped his hands for attention. Example: Cox’s thing is defending flimsy cases, and as he strode round the platform declaiming sonorously, like Rumpole on a particularly outrageous brief, it was easy to see why they pay him so well.
Word: solicitousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English solicitous 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 solicitousness From solicitous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being solicitous. Labels: uncountable
Word: kemosabi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kemosabe. Labels: alt-of, alternative, no-plural
Word: soother Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sooth + -er. 1. comparative form of sooth: more sooth, truer. Labels: archaic, comparative, form-of
Word: soother Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soothe + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈsuðɚ/, [ˈsuːdɚ] 1. One who, or that which, soothes. 2. A pacifier; a plastic device that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. Labels: Canada, Ireland Example: Customs earlier received a referral from a related organisation that suspected unsafe soother holders were being supplied on the market.
Word: soother Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From soothe + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈsuðɚ/, [ˈsuːdɚ] 1. To soothe. Example: And two great big lovely big tears coursing down his cheeks. It was all no use soothering him with no, nono, baby, no and telling him about the geegee and where was the puffpuff but Ciss, always readywitted, gave him in his mouth the teat of the suckingbottle and the young heathen was quickly appeased.
Word: soothest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sooth Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English soothest From sooth + -est. 1. superlative form of sooth: most sooth Labels: archaic, form-of, superlative
Word: soothest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English soothe Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English soothest From soothe + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of soothe Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: unsuspected 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 suspected English unsuspected From un- + suspected. 1. Not suspected; not having raised suspicion. Labels: not-comparable Example: The police uncovered his unsuspected drug dealing whilst investigating another matter. Example: At that time it was thought that the critical section, in which an irruption of water from the river was to be feared, lay under the Shoots, but this proved not to be the case. Indeed, relatively little trouble was experienced from the Severn. The very serious flooding, which twice submerged part of the works, came from an underground river, (now known as the Great Spring), the presence of which was unsuspected.
Word: blankly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English blank Middle English -ly English -ly English blankly From blank + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈblæŋk.li/ 1. in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression. Example: His face was a fair weakness, his chin retreated, and his hair lay in crisp, almost flaxen curls on his low forehead; his eyes were rather large, pale blue, and blankly staring. Example: "Good heavens!" exclaimed Colonel Aynosforde, "there is a stone out. I knew nothing of this." As he spoke the solid block of masonry slid back into its place and the wall became as blankly impenetrable as before.
Word: solicitously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English solicitous Middle English -ly English -ly English solicitously From solicitous + -ly. 1. In a solicitous manner. Example: “Have another cup of coffee, mademoiselle?” said Poirot solicitously. “It will revive you. It is unparalleled for the mal de tête.” He jumped up and took her cup. Example: There was a buzz of speculation round the table. Bond's neighbours on both sides of him bent forward and spoke solicitously about the heat and the lateness of the hour and the smoke and the lack of air.
Word: carryall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare carriole, cariole. 1. A large bag; a holdall Labels: Canada, US 2. A light, covered carriage drawn by a single horse Labels: Canada, US, dated 3. Any of several types of automobile, usually a station wagon or van built on a truck chassis. Labels: US
Word: carryover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from carry over. 1. Something whose duration has been extended or that has been transferred to another time. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The “Black Shoe” title is a carryover from the days of coal-burning ships […] 2. An amount, especially a sum of money, transferred to a new column in a ledger, or applied to a later time. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: First, as a general rule, carryover stocks are, held in countries that have lower carrying costs, which are probably exporting countries because they enjoy lower prices. 3. The damaging condition where water droplets are carried out of a steam boiler along with the dry steam. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: give ear Part of Speech: verb 1. To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event. Labels: archaic, idiomatic, intransitive Example: Give ear to his motions: Master Slender, I will description the matter to you, if you be capacity of it. Example: Leaves and rain and the days of the year, (Water-willow and wellaway,) All these fall, and my soul gives ear
Word: cartage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English cartage From cart + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːtɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈkʰɑːtʰɪd͡ʒ], /ˈkɑɹtɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈkʰɑɹtʰɪd͡ʒ], /ˈkɑɹɾɪd͡ʒ/ 1. The transport of goods by cart. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: wagonage Example: Railways are forming in one quarter of this earth, canals in another, much cartage is wanted 2. Any vehicular transportation of goods. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: shipping, carriage Example: I started general cartage work and hauling bagged cement to Pine Creek, south of Darwin. 3. A charge made for such transport. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: wagonage Example: 1842 Great Britain Poor Law Commissioners - Report to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, from the Poor Law Two-thirds of the usual expense of street cleansing is the expense of cartage, which, with a proper adaptation of the sewers, is wholly unnecessary.
Word: carthorse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English carthors, cartehors, from Old English crætehors (“a carthorse”), equivalent to cart + horse. 1. A large, strong horse used for pulling heavy loads. Example: The blacksmith's forge shone bright on the opposite side of the way, and the proprietor had the hind-leg of a carthorse in his leather-coated lap. Example: He is not a man of independent fortune, for he works like a carthorse.
Word: it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog Part of Speech: proverb 1. If a person is determined to punish or blame someone, they will find a way or a reason to do so. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: The ancient Prouerbe will be well effected, A Staffe is quickly found to beat a Dogge. Example: For all this, however, poor Tom smarted in the flesh; for though Thwackum had been inhibited to exercise his arm on the foregoing account, yet, as the proverb says, It is easy to find a stick, &c. So was it easy to find a rod; and, indeed, the not being able to find one was the only thing which could have kept Thwackum any long time from chastising poor Jones.
Word: smart-money Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of smart money. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical, uncountable Example: The reader may remember that Mr Allworthy gave Tom Jones a little horse, as a kind of smart-money for the punishment which he imagined he had suffered innocently.
Word: cartload Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cartlode, cartelode, equivalent to cart + load. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːt.ləʊd/, /ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/ 1. The amount that a cart can carry. Example: Two days of skirmishing outside the town were followed by a bold sortie headed by a dervish; and, as the result of this affair, a cartload of heads was sent as trophies to Constantinople. Example: The youngster put some cartloads of food into his bag and set out again. 2. Any large amount. Labels: broadly Example: . . . although a little apt to get buried under a cartload of written pleadings, . . . 3. A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities. Labels: historical, specifically
Word: higgler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From higgle + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪɡlə/ 1. An itinerant trader, especially one dealing in dairy produce and poultry. Labels: archaic Example: He was, besides, the best sacrifice the higgler could make, as he had supplied him with no game since; and by this means the witness had an opportunity of screening his better customers: Example: Barter’d for game from chace or warren won, / Yon cask holds moonlight, run when moon was none; / And late-snatch’d spoils lie stow’d in hutch apart, / To wait the associate higgler’s evening cart. 2. A person who haggles or negotiates for lower prices. 3. A seller of any kind of small produce or wares; a huckster. Labels: Jamaica
Word: higglers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of higgler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From theoretical. 1. The amount of a gambler's theoretical losses based on typical play. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: In a perfect world, a player would know the theo of the machine he's feeding. He would also know the percentage of the theo that the casino is giving back in comps.
Word: lucid dream Part of Speech: noun 1. A dream during which one is conscious that one is dreaming, and may be able to manipulate events. Example: More frequently, however, it has been suggested that lucid dreaming has a potential for enhancing physical well-being. For example, Kellogg (1991) describes how he himself noted rapid healing of an infected tonsil immediately after he awoke from a lucid dream about his throat being healed.
Word: lucid dream Part of Speech: verb 1. To experience a lucid dream. Labels: intransitive
Word: beyond measure Part of Speech: adj 1. Very large; great; huge. Labels: not-comparable
Word: beyond measure Part of Speech: adv 1. To a great extent or degree; very. Labels: not-comparable
Word: squeezed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of squeeze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nomadicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nomadic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English nomadicity From nomadic + -ity. 1. The state of being nomadic. Labels: uncountable
Word: standard of living Part of Speech: noun 1. The level of income, comforts and services available to an individual, community or society.
Word: yearned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of yearn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: annulled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈnʌld/ 1. cancelled or void Labels: not-comparable
Word: annulled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈnʌld/ 1. simple past and past participle of annul Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: healthcare claims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of healthcare claim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: showtime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From show + time. Pronunciation: /ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm/ 1. The time at which an entertainment event is set to begin. Example: Ushers announced movie showtimes from the moment the A picture started because the wraparound material was simply not the main attraction. 2. The time for action. Labels: figuratively Example: "It's showtime," said Staff Sergeant Wallace Mains, a section leader in the 81mm mortar platoon, as he picked up his gear […]
Word: showtime Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From show + time. Pronunciation: /ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm/ 1. A declaration that something is about to happen, particularly that the person speaking is about to act.
Word: showtimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of showtime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vampirism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vampire Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English vampirism From vampire + -ism. 1. Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease) Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The state of being a vampire. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Practices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim's life-force. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Extortion. Labels: figuratively, uncountable, usually Example: Treason, delusion, vampyrism, scoundrelism, from Dan to Beersheba!
Word: controversies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌvɜːsiz/, /kənˈtɹɒvəsiz/, /ˈkɑn.tɹəˌvɝ.siz/ 1. plural of controversy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vouchsafed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vouchsafe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: loquatious Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of loquacious. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: dolls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doll Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dolls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of doll Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: metatag Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of meta tag. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1996, Kent D. Stuckey, Internet and Online Law, Law Journal Press, →ISBN, page 7-116.2, Although the trademark is not visible to Internet users, the use of the trademark in the metatag will cause a search engine to register a match if a user searches for that trademark. Example: 2001, Adrian Hunter, Chelsea Shepard, Once Bitten, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, pages 14–15, Debbie pretended not to hear her soon-to-be-ex best friend as her internal search engine spat up metatag matches to keywords like "single," "cute," and to her thrilling surprise, "kinky."
Word: meta tag Part of Speech: noun 1. Text inserted into the source code of a web page to provide metadata, such as keywords for a search engine.
Word: lifedraining Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From life + draining. 1. Which drains life, energy, strength, etc. Labels: nonce-word Example: those lifedraining slow cures and bedridden agues
Word: OVS Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of Object Verb Subject. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: defection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dēfectiō (stem dēfectiōn-). Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɛkʃən/ 1. An act or incidence of defecting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: military defection Example: political defection
Word: homogeneous function Part of Speech: noun 1. homogeneous polynomial 2. the ratio of two homogeneous polynomials, such that the sum of the exponents in a term of the numerator is equal to the sum of the exponents in a term of the denominator. Example: (x³+xy²+x²ʸ+y³)/(z³) 3. a function f(x) which has the property that for any c, f(cx)=cf(x).
Word: rounding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, round + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ 1. Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish. Example: Tashtego's long, lean, sable hair, his high cheek bones, and black rounding eyes— […] all this sufficiently proclaimed him an inheritor of the unvitiated blood of those proud warrior hunters, who, in quest of the great New England moose, had scoured, bow in hand, the aboriginal forests of the main.
Word: rounding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, round + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ 1. The act by which a numerical value is rounded. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The numerical value obtained by this process. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The act of making anything round, as the lips in pronouncing some vowels. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A rounded surface; a curve. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the early Egyptian works, the relief was low, the surface flat, and but little if any attempt was made to show the roundings of the human figure, or to exhibit the inflexion of the human form. 5. In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rounding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, round + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of round Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fates Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /feɪts/ 1. plural of fate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fates Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /feɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, rare, singular, third-person
Word: homogeneous polynomial Part of Speech: noun 1. a polynomial such that the sum of the exponents of the variables is the same for every term. Example: x³+x²ʸ+xy²+y³
Word: perceives Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of perceive Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disappointments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disappointment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homogenous polynomial Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of homogeneous polynomial. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: donned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of don Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: epithets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epithet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of evade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: flapped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /flæpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of flap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: flapped Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /flæpt/ 1. Fitted with a flap. Labels: not-comparable
Word: professes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of profess Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: trudged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of trudge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: homogenous function Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of homogeneous function. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: crevices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crevice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overland Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over + land. 1. By or across land. Labels: especially, not-comparable Example: Let's take the overland route. Example: So, sir. I desire of you A conduct overland to Milford Haven.
Word: overland Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From over + land. 1. Over, across, or by land. Labels: not-comparable Example: To prevent this, he practised that none of the Companies servauntes shuld be suffered to goe overland with letters. Example: The packet that was coming to us overland, and that left England in July, was cut off by the wild Arabs between Aleppo and Bussora.
Word: overland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over + land. 1. A trip by land between the UK and the Indian subcontinent or Australia, or between the UK and South Africa.
Word: overland Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over + land. 1. To transport (especially sheep or other farm animals) over land. Labels: Australia, transitive Example: Not long after, in 1878, Nathaniel Buchanan overlanded cattle from Queensland to Glencoe and Daly River stations in the Northern Territory. 2. To travel across land. Labels: Australia, intransitive 3. To go on a recreational expedition to a remote destination, often with the aid of an off-road vehicle. Labels: intransitive Example: I don't think any of them had done the backpacker thing and certainly hadn't overlanded through Africa before, as we had.
Word: overworld Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + world. Compare underworld. 1. The celestial world. Example: The Chippewa believe that there are four "layers," or storeys, of the world above, and four of the world below. This is probably only a reflection in the overworld and the nether world of the fourfold structure of the cosmos, since four is everywhere the Indian's sacred number. Example: The hours that followed this amazing resurrection (Steven could think of it as nothing less) were as painful in another way as had been the hours that preceded it; for now it was Radford’s reason that seemed in danger, if not already gone beyond recall, left behind in that underworld or overworld from which his spirit had emerged to reclaim the body that science had pronounced dead. The situation had changed with amazing suddenness, and the girl, now in full possession of herself once more, found that the lover for whom she had wrestled with death, seemed not to remember her, had indeed no memory of anything or person in his immediate surroundings. There was an anxious cloudiness in his eyes which still seemed focused on some supersensible experience, so tremendous that it held for him a reality which life lacked. Such broken sentences as he uttered were strange as this look in his eyes. He seemed at first to see and hear very indistinctly, murmuring that everything was “in fragments, in parts”. 2. The community of law-abiding citizens. 3. An overarching map or region connecting various disparate towns, dungeons, or stages, usually represented on it by icons. 4. The portion of a game that is set above ground, as opposed to underground caves etc. Example: The overworld theme for the original Super Mario Bros. remains one of the most recognizable video game tunes to date. 5. The entirety of the world where the player can walk around, as opposed to separate game sections for battles, puzzles, etc.
Word: singleplayer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From single + player. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəlˌpleɪ.əɹ/ 1. played by a lone (1) player Labels: not-comparable
Word: single-player Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of singleplayer. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: doorgame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From door + game. See door (“software mechanism for BBS interaction”). 1. A computer game hosted by a bulletin board system. Labels: Internet
Word: door game Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of doorgame. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dialup Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of dial-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: dialup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dial-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wardrive Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From war + drive, modelled on war-dialing. 1. To participate in wardriving. Labels: intransitive
Word: wardrive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From war + drive, modelled on war-dialing. 1. A drive for the purpose of wardriving. 2. A get-together of people who wardrive.
Word: ton mile Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ton-mile. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: backflip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back- + flip. Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.flɪp/ 1. An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction. Example: The gymnast performed a backflip on a trampoline. 2. A total reversal in policy or opinion. Labels: broadly Example: Near-synonyms: backtrack, backpedaling Example: PM predicts water recycling backflips
Word: backflip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back- + flip. Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.flɪp/ 1. To perform a backflip (rotation of body). 2. To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn. Example: Near-synonyms: backtrack, backpedal, walk back
Word: measurement ton Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of volume for cargo freight usually reckoned at 40 U.S. or Imperial cubic feet.
Word: displacement ton Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit approximately equal to the volume of a long ton weight of seawater, used in reckoning the displacement of ships, and equal to 35 U.S. or Imperial cubic feet.
Word: mendeleevium Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of mendelevium. Labels: alt-of, rare, uncountable Example: Seven new elements were discovered with the 60-inch cyclotron: 85 (astatine), 93 (neptunium), 94 (plutonium), 96 (curium), 97 (berkelium), 98 (californium), and 101 (mendeleevium). Example: In 1960 the following transuranide elements were definitely known to exist (atomic numbers are given in parentheses): neptunium (93); plutonium (94); americium (95); curium (96); berkelium (97); californium (98); einsteinium (99); fermium (100); mendeleevium (101). […] Element 101 — mendeleevium — was prepared in an even smaller quantity: 17 atoms in all.
Word: somatotopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English somatotopy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English somatotopic From somatotopy + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to somatotopy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: assume the position Part of Speech: verb 1. Often used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to assume a given position. Example: Now in this case, if the suspended bar were acted upon solely by the north pole of the magnet, it would assume the position AB Example: President Clinton's nominee to assume the position of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior […] 2. To turn away, with one's hands in a visible and unmovable position, so that one can be searched. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: A day or two later we took down another seller and this time the rookie performs the search. Assume the position! he tells the guy. So the guy leans against the side of the car. 3. Often used as an order to bend over, for example, to receive the traditional corporal punishment in a case of misbehaviour. Labels: UK, idiomatic
Word: lantanoid Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of lanthanoid. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: somatotopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From somato- + -topy. 1. The correspondence between the position of a receptor in part of the body and the corresponding area of the cerebral cortex that is activated by it. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: amiid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the Amiidae.
Word: HNC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Higher National Certificate. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HND Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of hexanitrodiphenylamine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Higher National Diploma. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: divines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of divine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of divine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outlaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outlaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outlaws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outlaw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: recommendations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃənz/ 1. plural of recommendation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fixes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɪksɪz/ 1. plural of fix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fixes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɪksɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fix Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: drags Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɹæɡz/ 1. plural of drag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drags Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɹæɡz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of drag Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: barns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barns Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of barn Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: conveniences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of convenience Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caprices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caprice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: florins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of florin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: attains Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈteɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of attain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: detachments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of detachment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ruffians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ruffian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ruffians Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ruffian Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: entertainments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entertainment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pervades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pervade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: imagines Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin imāginēs. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmeɪd͡ʒɪniːz/, /ɪˈmeɪɡəˌniz/, /ɪˈmɑɡəˌniz/, /iˈmeɪd͡ʒəˌniz/, /ɪˈmæd͡ʒəˌniz/ 1. plural of imago Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imagines Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnz/, /ɪˈmæd͡ʒənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of imagine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: imagines Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnz/, /ɪˈmæd͡ʒənz/ 1. plural of imagine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smokes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sməʊks/, /smoʊks/ 1. plural of smoke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smokes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sməʊks/, /smoʊks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smoke Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fines Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /faɪnz/ 1. plural of fine Labels: form-of, plural 2. Fine particles, whether or not airborne. 3. Small particles of cereal at the bottom of a cereal box.
Word: fines Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /faɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: utilities Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /juˈtɪl.ə.tiz/, /juˈtɪl.ɪ.tiz/ 1. plural of utility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: couches Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊt͡ʃɪz/ 1. plural of couch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: couches Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊt͡ʃɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of couch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: emergencies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.siːz/, /ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.siz/ 1. plural of emergency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compartments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compartment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compartments Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of compartment Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: entrances Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See entrance (noun) Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.tɹəns.əz/ 1. plural of entrance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entrances Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See entrance (verb) Pronunciation: /ɛnˈtɹæns.əz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of entrance Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dignities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dignity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sonnets Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɒnɪts/ 1. plural of sonnet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retainers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retainer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: refreshments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refreshment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emissaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emissary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dose Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: atrocities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atrocity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anchors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anchor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anchors Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of anchor Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: goddesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goddess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tempests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tempest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: expedients Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of expedient Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eunuchs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eunuch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eunuchs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of eunuch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: confidences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confidence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: certificates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of certificate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boasts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of boast Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sufferers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sufferer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enjoyments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enjoyment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: youngsters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of youngster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vanishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vanish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: courtesies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of courtesy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unites Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /juːˈnaɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unite Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: telegrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telegram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telegrams Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of telegram Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cartographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cartography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cartographic From cartography + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌkɑː.təʊˈɡɹæf.ɪk/, /ˌkɑɹ.təˈɡɹæf.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the making of maps. Labels: not-comparable Example: This is important to the ends of tangible geography, as well in the construction and arrangement of tables, as in every description of cartographic composition. Example: However, both of these examples assume that no three dimensional data is available in the initial digital cartographic data or other data sets that precede the immediate operation.
Word: radiative balance Part of Speech: noun 1. The relationship between the amount of energy reaching an object (or a portion of it) and the amount leaving it. A good example of this is our Earth receiving energy from the sun, and giving off energy into the near future. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: caseworker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From case + worker. 1. A social worker. Example: To help a family change the behavior or conditions that are causing the risk of maltreatment, the CPS caseworker must develop a positive relationship with the family. 2. Someone who makes casework; someone who builds wooden furniture.
Word: bullish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bull Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English bullish From bull + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlɪʃ/ 1. Having a muscular physique, built ‘like a bull’. 2. Aggressively self-confident or assertive; bullheaded. Example: He was heavily criticised for his bullish behaviour. Example: Sitting on the edge of the stage at the show’s end, draped in a flag and singing You Need Me, a bullish screw-you written when he was 15, he didn’t look much like a man still plagued by nerves over headlining Glastonbury. 3. Optimistic, confident; overly or foolishly optimistic or hopeful. Example: It [the plan] was bullish about the prospects for BR winning new business and retaining what it had, but recognised that this would depend on the extent to which equipment would enable improved services at lower costs. Example: This week, BlackRock's Larry Fink noted that sovereign wealth funds had bought the dip by snapping up bitcoin while it traded just above $80,000, in a sign that parts of the investment community remained bullish even as prices fell to their lowest level in eight months. 4. Characterized by rising value.
Word: cashless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cash 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 cashless From cash + -less. 1. Operating without the need for cash, such as by accepting nondigital, noncash forms of payment (e.g., chit, cheques, money orders) or (in the 21st century, usually) using digital payment methods (e-payment). Example: cashless payment system Example: cashless restaurant 2. Having no money. Labels: dated, uncommon Example: They were the same winged messengers that out-run cashless debtors, and cut short lovers' dreams. Example: When calls are made on cashless penceless men, The case is wonderfully altered then!
Word: casualness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English casual 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 casualness From casual + -ness. 1. The state of being casual. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A relaxed and nonchalant attitude. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Johnson's blacks bluffed casualness along the sides of the room and Difalco's two whites peered inconspicuously from the door. Example: The controlled way in which Germans and other northern Europeans approach life is quite different from the casualness that characterizes American attitudes.
Word: aquarii Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin Aquarii Pronunciation: /ɐkwˈɑːɹɪˌa͡ɪ/ 1. a denomination, sect, church, or other group which professes to be Christian but uses water to administer the Eucharist instead of wine. Labels: uncountable
Word: cyathi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyathus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agri Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of agriculture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: The elementary school building, Home Economics building, and Agri building, were across the street from the high school building.
Word: boni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin bonī. 1. plural of bonus Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural Example: The existence of boni and mali for the different risks can be interpreted through the sign of estimated covariances. Example: The optimal bonus-malus systems described in this paper compute coefficients which are equal to one on average whatever are the rating factors. This fairness property is not fulfilled by bonus-malus systems such as the French one. If the boni and mali do not depend on the frequency of claims, the average bonus-malus coefficient increases with the frequency.
Word: carri Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carrus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: two-blocked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nautical terminology for a ship's rigging or crane rigging in which two blocks are locked together, stopping the line. 1. Obstructed from proceeding. Labels: not-comparable Example: We're not making progress because we're two-blocked by the crane that has the road shut down.
Word: anseriform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from taxonomic name Anseriformes. 1. Of or pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers. Example: For more than a century anseriform birds were considered to have been closely related to, and to have originated from, the game fowl of the order Galliformes.
Word: anseriform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from taxonomic name Anseriformes. 1. Any bird of the order Anseriformes
Word: clavi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clavus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from apsides, from Ancient Greek ἁψῖδες (hapsîdes, “apsides”), plural of ἁψίς (hapsís). 1. Synonym of apsis. Example: The phenomena which Sirius presented about 1841, that being according to Peters (confirmed by the results above) the time of the passage of the lower apside, are sufficiently remarkable; 2. Synonym of apse.
Word: phenotypic lag Part of Speech: noun 1. a delay in the expression of a phenotype acquired by mutation. Labels: uncountable Example: Phenotypic lag is the delayed phenotypic manifestation off a gene mutation (in additional to mutational lag).