nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: polyrhythmically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor. Latin rhythmusder. English rhythm English polyrhythm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English polyrhythmic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally ▲ English poly- ▲ Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) English rhythmic English -al English rhythmical English polyrhythmical ▲ Middle English -ly English -ly English polyrhythmically From polyrhythmic + -ally, or from polyrhythmical + -ly. 1. In a polyrhythmic manner; by the use of polyrhythm
Word: polyendocrine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English endocrine English polyendocrine From poly- + endocrine. 1. Of or pertaining to multiple endocrine glands. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polymorphistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English polymorph Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English polymorphistic From polymorph + -istic. 1. Of or pertaining to polymorphism; polymorphic
Word: polyergic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English ergo- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English polyergic From poly- + ergo- + -ic. 1. Having multiple functions, or functioning in multiple ways.
Word: polymyalgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English myalgia English polymyalgia From poly- + myalgia. 1. pain in several muscles
Word: polymyarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Hellenic *mū́s Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)der. English myo- English -arian English polymyarian From poly- + myo- + -arian. Pronunciation: /ˌpɒlimaɪˈɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌpɑlimaɪˈɛɹi.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the nematode worms that have many longitudinal rows of muscle cells. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polysaprobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English saprobic English polysaprobic From poly- + saprobic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting a body of water containing decomposing organic matter and thus little dissolved oxygen Labels: not-comparable
Word: trophic levels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trophic level Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cultigen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From culti(vated) + -gen, or from Latin cultus (“cultivated”) + gēns (“kind”). Coined by American botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1918. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌl.tɪ.d͡ʒɛn/, /ˈkʌl.tɪ.d͡ʒən/ 1. A plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans, that is it has resulted from artificial rather than natural selection.
Word: Baran Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Belarusian Бара́нь (Baránʹ). 1. A city in Vitsebsk Oblast, Belarus.
Word: Baran Part of Speech: name 1. A district of Rajasthan, India.
Word: implementer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From implement + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɪmpləˌmɛntəɹ/ 1. A person who implements something.
Word: implementor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From implement + -or. 1. Alternative spelling of implementer. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: If components have specific, well-defined responsibilities, they can be combined with new components in ways that were not envisioned by their original implementors.
Word: windmiller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wind + miller. 1. The miller who manages a windmill Labels: rare
Word: vitalistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English vital Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English vitalistic From vital + -istic. 1. Of or pertaining to vitalism
Word: subsidised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of subsidise Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The taxpayer has always subsidised the delinquents of society.
Word: subsidised Part of Speech: adj 1. that receives subsidy. Example: The food is subsidised, so it's much cheaper than elsewhere.
Word: viewable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English view Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English viewable From view + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈvjuːəbəl/ 1. Able to be viewed. 2. Able to be seen; visible. 3. Able to be rendered correctly by a particular browser. Labels: Internet
Word: vertebrobasilar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vertebro- + basilar. 1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting both the vertebral and basilar arteries. Labels: not-comparable
Word: basilar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowing from New Latin basilāris, irregularly from basis (“a pedestal, foot, base”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); or from French basilaire, from base (“base, basis”) + -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), in the pattern of cimbalaire (“cymbal-shaped”). Pronunciation: /ˈbas.ɪl.ə/, /ˈbæz.əl.ɚ/, /ˈbæs.əl.ɚ/, /ˈbeɪ.zəl.ɚ/, /ˈbeɪ.səl.ɚ/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti. Labels: not-comparable, relational 2. Lower, inferior, base. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] that which he has in common with the lion, the cow and the horse—namely, the basilar instincts and appetites that in the animal creation constitute the whole.
Word: Oonagh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant spelling of Oona, Una, Anglicized from Irish Úna. 1. A female given name from Irish.
Word: varietally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English varietal Middle English -ly English -ly English varietally From varietal + -ly. 1. With regard to variety Labels: not-comparable
Word: untestable 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 testable English untestable From un- + testable. 1. That cannot be tested; unverifiable
Word: unillustrated 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 illustrated English unillustrated From un- + illustrated. 1. Not illustrated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subsidise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of subsidize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: The government wants to subsidise healthcare products for the elderly. Example: The Select Committee's recommendation that those which the railways are required to provide on grounds of national interest or social needs should be subsidised by the state has obviously been pigeon-holed.
Word: undrafted 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 drafted English undrafted From un- + drafted. 1. Not drafted. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not contracted to play for a particular sports team. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: underclocked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underclock Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: underclocked Part of Speech: adj 1. Modified by underclocking
Word: underclock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English clock English underclock From under- + clock. 1. To modify (a CPU) by the use of underclocking. Labels: transitive
Word: underclocking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underclock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: underclocking Part of Speech: noun 1. The deliberate reduction of the speed of a CPU, often to reduce power consumption. Labels: uncountable
Word: underbalanced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English balanced English underbalanced From under- + balanced. 1. Describing a method of drilling for petroleum in which the pressure in the wellbore is kept lower than that of the formation being drilled, thus allowing fluid to enter the well as soon as it is found. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncompetitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + competitive. 1. That does not involve competition; not competitive
Word: nervous Nellie Part of Speech: noun 1. A person whose personality and behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity. Labels: informal Example: Political opponents doubted his capacity, referred to him as "too nervous, too worried a little man," and remarked that his Senatorial colleagues used to refer to him humorously as "Nervous Nellie." Example: The captain is a nervous Nellie who can't make a decision without the approval of his protective aide-de-camp.
Word: unblinding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unblind Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unblind 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- English blind English unblind From un- + blind. 1. To free from blindness. Labels: figuratively, sometimes 2. To remove the secrecy from (a bid). 3. To convert (a blind signature) back to the unblinded state (as opposed to the blinded state). Labels: transitive 4. To cause (experimenters) to learn information which, for the purposes of avoiding bias, was previously unknown to them, or should be unknown to them, such as the knowledge of which patients received a drug and which a placebo.
Word: unblind 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 blind English unblind From un- + blind. 1. Not blind.
Word: nervous-Nellie Part of Speech: adj 1. Characterized by worry or anxiety; having a weak, insecure personality. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: 1993, David Ansen, "Goodbye, Mr. Gibson (film review of The Man Without a Face)," Newsweek,, 30 Aug, Woody Allen plays his most frazzled variation on the Woody we know best: a nervous-Nellie urban neurotic kvetching his way through life as a means of avoiding it.
Word: nervous-nellie Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of nervous-Nellie. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Nervous-Nellie Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of nervous-Nellie. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: unapologetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unapologetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English unapologetically From unapologetic + -ally. 1. In an unapologetic manner; in a manner that withholds or refuses to offer an accompanying apology for having said or done something that causes actual or potential harm, especially when being apologetic would be appropriate. Example: It [Derby] is an unapologetically modern station. Example: The other option – typified by the unapologetically noncharismatic leaders of Britain and Germany, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Friedrich Merz – has been to persuade the electorate they’ll work hard to deliver sustainable policy results on issues like immigration, and above all, economic growth, in a way that tub-thumping populists simply cannot.
Word: nervous-nelly Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of nervous-Nellie. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: nervous-Nelly Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of nervous-Nellie. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Nervous-Nelly Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of nervous-Nellie. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: uhlans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uhlan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nervous nellie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Nervous Nellie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: uhlan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan). Pronunciation: /ˈ(j)uːlən/, /ˈuˌlɑn/, /uˈlɑn/ 1. A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies. Labels: historical
Word: nervous nelly Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nervous Nelly Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Nervous Nelly Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tuberosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English -er English tuber English -osity English tuberosity From tuber + -osity. Pronunciation: /ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪti/ 1. The condition of being tuberous Labels: uncountable 2. A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached. Labels: countable Example: The basitemporal platform is flat in posterior view because the mamillar tuberosities are very weakly developed. Example: The superior aspect of the supramarginal gyrus lies underneath the euryon, which corresponds to the most prominent point of the parietal tuberosity or bossa […]
Word: transactivation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation ▲ English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate ▲ English -ation English -ion English activation English transactivation From trans- + activation. 1. The activation of something by another entity that has a spatial relationship with it 2. The activation of a gene by the presence of another at a different locus, especially following infection by a virus
Word: trackage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English track 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 trackage From track + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæk.ɪdʒ/ 1. railway tracks collectively Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The right of a railway company to use the tracks belonging to another; the charge levied for this right Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The act of tracking, or towing, as a boat; towage. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: townsite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From town + site. 1. In former British colonies, a tract of land authorized to be developed as a town and then surveyed and marked out with streets.
Word: tornillo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish tornillo (“screw”). 1. A small tree of species Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States, that has spirally twisted pods. 2. A low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes.
Word: Vergil Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Virgil (the writer). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Carefully walking along a path skirting the burning sand, Vergil and his ward come to a spot where a rivulet, boiling and red, issues from the wood. It is the Phlegeton, the third of the infernal rivers. 2. A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Virgil.
Word: Alesha Part of Speech: name Etymology: One of the modern variations of Alicia. 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Word: Ericka Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Erica and Erika.
Word: Neptunians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Neptunian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seventh art Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Italian settima arte, which was coined by the Italian film theoretician Ricciotto Canudo (1877–1923) in 1921, considering filmmaking to be a new art combining the six previous arts of architecture, sculpture, painting, music, dance, and poetry. Canudo had previously used the term sesta arte (literally “sixth art”) to describe filmmaking around 1911 when he did not include dance in the set of preceding arts. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛvnθ ˈɑːt/, /ˌsɛvənθ ˈɑɹt/ 1. The art of making motion pictures; filmmaking; cinema. Example: Georges Charensol's Panorama du cinema, originally published in 1927, […] was the bible of devotees of the seventh art. Example: Because of the inherent interdisciplinarity of studying film—once called, appositely, the "seventh art"—film studies was among the first disciplines to embrace such theories and methodologies as feminism, semiotics, and structuralism.
Word: 7th art Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of seventh art. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pearl-ash Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pearlash Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Hanswurst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German Hans German Wurst German Hanswurstbor. English Hanswurst Borrowed from German Hanswurst. 1. A clownlike character popular in German and Austrian plays during the 18th century. Example: Hanswurst, on the other hand, gained a specific profile in the early eighteenth century. As he is largely known today, in his brightly colored peasant clothing consisting of the trademark baggy yellow trousers, red suspenders, red jacket, […]
Word: BUFF Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of big ugly fat fellow (or fucker), US Air Force nickname for the B-52 bomber. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, slang Example: The B-52 Stratofortress is not called the Buff because it is painted a tan or dun-brown color. Example: I should note here in polite society it is considered proper to call the B-52 a BUFF for Big Ugly Fat Fella or Fellows
Word: keel haul Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of keelhaul. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reupholsters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reupholster Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reupholstered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reupholster Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reupholstering Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Since the 19th century as a gerund. By surface analysis, re- + upholster + -ing. More at upholstering § Etymology. 1. present participle and gerund of reupholster Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reupholstering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Since the 19th century as a gerund. By surface analysis, re- + upholster + -ing. More at upholstering § Etymology. 1. The act or process, or an instance, of upholstering again (that is, redoing some upholstery), usually to restore a chair or automotive seat that is worn out. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These are strongly built and will survive any number of reupholsterings. Example: After several reupholsterings, the wood may no longer function to hold the upholstery in place and must be reinforced.
Word: reupholsterers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reupholsterer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reupholsterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reupholster + -er. 1. Someone who reupholsters, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.
Word: woz Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From was, wuz. Pronunciation: /wəz/ 1. Eye dialect spelling of was. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: "You woz saying," said the farmer, with slow, matter of fact, New England deliberation, "ez how you guessed you woz beguiled amongst the Injins by your Mexican partner, a pow'ful influential man, and yet you woz the only one escaped the gen'ral slarterin'. Example: 'If she woz mine' - tapping a brick - 'I'd bash 'er 'ed in!'
Word: mishears Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mishear Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mishearing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mishear Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mishearing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of hearing something incorrectly. Example: The title lyric ["Bei Mir Bistu Shein"], the only part of the original Yiddish preserved by Cahn, was a mondegreen waiting to happen—“My Mere Bits of Shame” and “My Beer, Mr. Shane” were among the earliest recorded mishearings—but the language barrier didn't […] Example: Hence, rather than being the result of mishearing and assimilation, the application of Hobson-Jobson to the Muharram was intentionally disparaging.
Word: uphill battles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uphill battle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triangle test Part of Speech: noun 1. A test in which a potential consumer is asked to determine blindly which of three similar items is not identical to the other two.
Word: vasectomize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English vasectomy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vasectomize From vasectomy + -ize. Pronunciation: /vəˈsɛktəmaɪz/ 1. To perform a vasectomy (on a patient, a human or nonhuman male animal). Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: Kievan Russia Part of Speech: name 1. Dated form of Kievan Rus. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: peccancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post-classical Latin peccantia, from Latin peccāns, present participle of peccō (“to sin”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛkənsi/ 1. A sin or moral transgression. Labels: countable Example: [T]his distorting of equivocall words, which passeth commonly for a triviall peccancy, if it be well examined, will be found a very dangerous admission; for me thinks this may be termed a verbal adultery, as it vitiateth and corrupts the property of another, which would have remained innocent without that sollicitation, and therefore seemeth much a souler fault, than a single incontinency of our own words. Example: For it is then as if our tears broke through an inveterate inner dam, and let all sorts of ancient peccancies and moral stagnancies drain away, leaving us now washed and soft of heart and open to every nobler leaning. 2. Sinfulness. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A state of being flawed; faultiness. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 4. Unhealthiness. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: paramountcy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paramount + -cy. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɹəmaʊn(t)si/ 1. The condition or fact of being paramount; precedence, supremacy; (countable) an instance of this. Labels: uncountable Example: [W]e saw this permanence to be true of the general paramountcy of the higher insight, even though in the ebbs of emotional excitement meaner motives might temporarily prevail and backsliding might occur. Example: Both, they claim, were British spies, sent into Central Asia as part of a grand design for paramountcy there at the expense of Russia, whose influence they aimed to destroy.
Word: East Slav Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the East Slavic peoples, including the Belarusians, Russians, Rusyns, and Ukrainians.
Word: East Slavic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the East Slavs, their culture or language(s). Labels: not-comparable
Word: East Slavic Part of Speech: name 1. A subgrouping of the Slavic language family spoken mainly in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. 2. The Old East Slavic language. Labels: historical, rare
Word: anuran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin Anoura, Anura (“name of the order of amphibians”), or from French Anoures (“name of a family of amphibians”), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “lacking”)) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -an. Pronunciation: /əˈnjʊəɹ(ə)n/, /əˈn(j)ʊɹən/, /æ-/ 1. Any amphibian of the order Anura: any frog (narrow sense) or toad. Example: The fact that the higher Batrachia go on metamorphosing until several of their structures are so perfect as to require but the gentlest modification to make them fit for the Mammal, does not require one to suppose that the Toad and the Frog lie in the direct route from the Ichthyic to the Mammalian types. That such power of variation, such aptitude for transformation exists in these essential but metamorphic Fish, suggests the probability that some of the very earliest of the Amphibia, filial perhaps to forms far lower than the Lamprey, did not stop at the last metamorphic stage of an Anuran, but changed still further, and thus laid the foundation of the higher classes. Example: Inactivity may dominate an anuran’s life. Spea hammondii in the deserts of southwestern North America spend >90% of their life inactive; they appear explosively and breed with the first heavy summer rains, then feed for 2–3 weeks before becoming inactive for another year.
Word: anuran Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin Anoura, Anura (“name of the order of amphibians”), or from French Anoures (“name of a family of amphibians”), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “lacking”)) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -an. Pronunciation: /əˈnjʊəɹ(ə)n/, /əˈn(j)ʊɹən/, /æ-/ 1. Of or relating to the order Anura. Labels: not-comparable Example: As a further illustration, we may take the results of experiments in which a Urodele organiser (from Triton alpestris) is grafted into an Anuran embryo (Bufo vulgaris). Example: It is well known that an anuran tadpole or an insect larva will never turn into its adult form if the respective endogenous metamorphic hormones, thyroxine and ecdysone, were withdrawn or prevented from reaching the target tissues.
Word: capsaicinoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From capsaicin + -oid. 1. Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
Word: eclamptic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to eclampsia.
Word: eclamptic Part of Speech: noun 1. One who suffers from eclampsia.
Word: electrophysiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical Latin physiologicus English -al English physiological English electrophysiological From electro- + physiological. 1. of or pertaining to electrophysiology Labels: not-comparable
Word: electrophysiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ (-logíā) Ancient Greek φῠσῐολογίᾱ (phŭsĭologíā)bor. Latin physiologiabor. French physiologie English physiology English electrophysiology From electro- + physiology. 1. The branch of physiology that studies the electrical activity of organisms. Labels: uncountable
Word: interaural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English aural English interaural From inter- + aural. 1. Describing the differences between the reception of sound (especially timing and intensity) by each ear Labels: not-comparable
Word: phasically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English phase Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phasic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English phasically From phasic + -ally. 1. In a phasic manner
Word: phonotaxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English phono- English taxis English phonotaxis From phono- + taxis. 1. The ability to move in an orientation with respect to a source of sound. Labels: uncountable
Word: proepicardial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + epicardial. 1. Of or pertaining to the proepicardium.
Word: proepicardium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + epicardium. 1. An embryonic group of progenitor cells that forms near the venous pole of the heart and gives rise to the epicardium.
Word: promyelocytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English promyelocyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English promyelocytic From promyelocyte + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to the promyelocyte.
Word: promyelocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + myelocyte. 1. A granulocyte precursor, developing from the myeloblast and developing into the myelocyte. Example: Normal promyelocytes are loaded with toxic enzymes and granules that are usually released by adult white blood cells to kill viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
Word: quadruplexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quadruplex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thalamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English thalamus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English thalamic From thalamus + -ic. Pronunciation: /θəˈlæ.mɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the thalamus. Labels: not-comparable Example: Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging Fiber Tracking (DTI FT) the authors describe potential converging ascending and descending MFB and anterior thalamic radiation (ATR) that may mediate major brain reward-seeking and punishment functions. Authors highlight novel connectivity, such as supero-lateral-branch MFB and ATR convergence, caudally as well as rostrally, in the anterior limb of the internal capsule and medial prefrontal cortex.
Word: thujone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name translingual Thuja + -one. 1. Either of two isomers of a bicyclic monoterpenoid ketone found in several aromatic plants.
Word: zanamivir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zan- (of unknown origin) + -amivir (“neuraminidase inhibitor”). Pronunciation: /zəˈnæm.ɪˌvɪɹ/, /zəˈnæm.əˌvɪə/ 1. An antiviral drug C₁₂H₂₀N₄O₇ that is a neuraminidase inhibitor taken by oral inhalation in the treatment and prophylaxis of Influenzavirus. Labels: uncountable
Word: metacenter Part of Speech: noun 1. US spelling of metacentre. Labels: US, alt-of
Word: space probes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of space probe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metacentre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French métacentre or meta- + centre. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛtəsɛntə/ 1. The point where a vertical line through a tilted vessel's center of buoyancy intersects the originally-vertical (but-now-tilted) line that passed through the center of buoyancy when the vessel was upright; it must be above the vessel's center of gravity for the vessel to have positive static stability (to tend to return to an upright orientation if rolled to one side, rather than to continue rolling to an inverted orientation). Example: A ship's metacenter (M) is the virtual intersection of two successive lines of action of the force of buoyancy when the ship heels through a very small angle. The initial position of the metacenter is used as a reference in stability calculations. The distance from a ship's center of gravity (G) to its metacenter is known as the metacentric height (GM). GM is a measure of the vessel's ability to right itself when experiencing an overturning moment. For the same vessel, a higher GM value indicates a greater initial static stability.
Word: smoothbore Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From smooth + bore. 1. Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled. Labels: not-comparable Example: From what distance the smoothbore musket was able to fell a human target has been the source of debate for a long time.
Word: smoothbore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From smooth + bore. 1. A cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel.
Word: unrifled 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 rifled English unrifled From un- + rifled. 1. Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gloomy Gus Part of Speech: noun 1. A person with a sullen, unhappy appearance or demeanor; a person with a pessimistic outlook. Labels: informal Example: Even the pace-setting auto industry will not be as hard hit as many a Gloomy Gus had predicted. Example: Duke Law School was Nixon's next training ground in persistence, success and frustration. His classmates called him "Gloomy Gus." He lived frugally, studied endlessly and never walked away from a classroom confrontation.
Word: Gloomy Gus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of gloomy Gus. Labels: alt-of
Word: cinematical Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the cinema; cinematic. Example: We don't make juvenile movies; we make cinematical films.
Word: backplates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backplate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backplate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + plate. 1. A plate protecting a fighting person's back. Example: The cuirass of Roman muscled type is composed of an anatomically modeled breastplate and backplate, each made in one with a gorget […] 2. A plate harnessed to a diver's back, to which the gas cylinders are attached. 3. The metal plate on the rear of a computer's casing, where the ports are found. 4. A wood or metal (or glass, etc) plate that serves as a backing for an object. 5. A rigid metal plate inside the brake drum, which supports the wheel cylinder, brake shoes, and other parts of a drum brake. Labels: UK 6. Part of a condenser microphone that sits behind the diaphragm and which acts, in conjunction with the diaphragm, as a sort of variable capacitor.
Word: semigroups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semigroup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: simplifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of simplification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sternwheelers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sternwheeler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sternwheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sternwheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subchannels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subchannel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subdialects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subdialect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subdistricts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subdistrict Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -ville Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Italic *weikslā Latin vīllader. Old French ville Middle French ville French villebor. English -ville Borrowed from French ville (“town, city”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɪl/ 1. Used to form a name of an inhabited place, a town or city. Labels: morpheme 2. Used with an adjective, noun, or gerund as a mildly intensifying locative, indicating a region or state of that kind. Labels: figuratively, morpheme Example: The two combatants have been stuck in stalemate-ville for a very long time. Example: What do you reckon? Far outsville or far insville?
Word: Tian'anmen Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Tiananmen. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Adjoining the parks on the south is part of the remaining southern wall of the former Imperial city. The wall is pierced by T'ien-an Men (Gate of Heavenly Peace), on which China's Communist leaders gather on ceremonial occasions to review military and civilian parades in the square adjoining the gate. Example: 27 October 1999 The People's Daily publishes the article '"Falun Gong" is an evil cult', written by a special commentator. Approximately 600 practitioners are arrested in Tian'anmen. Seventeen practitioners drape a Falun Gong banner across the rostrum of Tian'anmen.
Word: gryllus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin gryllus (“comic figure, caricature”). 1. Alternative form of gryllos. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mitigatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mitigate Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English mitigatory From mitigate + -ory. 1. reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable
Word: themselfs Part of Speech: pron 1. Misspelling of themselves. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: Different sorts of pressure and sexual threats need to be not only reduced but stopped altogether. Prison gays must set aside fighting between themselfs over lovers and stick together on the pressure subject.
Word: monoubiquitinated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English ubiquitinated English monoubiquitinated From mono- + ubiquitinated. 1. Having one ubiquitin unit attached. Labels: not-comparable Example: This protein is monoubiquitinated in response to DNA damage, resulting in its localization to nuclear foci with other proteins involved in homology-directed DNA repair.
Word: one swallow does not a summer make Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Calque of Ancient Greek μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ (mía khelidṑn éar ou poieî), part of a remark found in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (1098a18: “one swallow does not a spring make, nor one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy”), itself inspired by the fable The Young Man and the Swallow by Aesop. The proverb is an allusion to the migration of swallows to Europe during spring. The unexpected translation of ἔαρ (éar) (meaning "spring") as "summer" seen in English is also encountered in many other languages, such as Dutch een zwaluw maakt nog geen zomer and German eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer (note the descendants at the Ancient Greek entry). The unusual English word order (in use from circa 1920) may be intended to reflect the Greek word order, or it may be influenced by the line “Stone walls do not a prison make,” from To Althea, from Prison by Richard Lovelace (1642). 1. One instance of an event (such as the arrival of a single bird) does not necessarily indicate a trend. Example: [T]hough one swallow does not make a summer, one engagement is apt to make several, and her boys were, most of them, at the inflammable age when a spark ignites the flame[.] Example: One swallow does not a summer make, nor one onion a spring garden.
Word: rebond Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English bond English rebond From re- + bond. 1. To bond again or anew. Example: In the weeks he has not competed in Tour events, Mickelson has been spotted playing at Torrey Pines, walking and carrying his clubs, rebonding with the course of his youth.
Word: grenadillo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin American Spanish. 1. The wood of a tropical American tree. It is used in the making of clarinets, flutes and other wind instruments. Labels: uncountable
Word: no shit Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /noʊ ˈʃɪt/ 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, shit. 2. An exclamation of amazement or disbelief. Labels: colloquial, vulgar Example: Well, no shit. What have we got here? A fucking comedian. Private Joker. 3. An ironic response to a statement of the obvious. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, often, sarcastic, vulgar Example: LAPD Operator: Attention, whoever you are: this frequency is reserved for emergency calls only. John McClane: No fuckin' shit, lady! Do I sound like I'm orderin' a pizza?!
Word: Sherlock Part of Speech: name Etymology: Supposedly from an Old English scir-locc (“bright-lock”). One of a group of surnames originally denoting hair colour, parallel to Blacklock, Harlock (Old English har (“grey”)), Silverlock. In the sense of “a detective”, from Sherlock Holmes. In the computing verb sense, refers to the software Sherlock, which in 2002 came to replicate some of the features of an earlier complementary program called Watson. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɜɹ.lɒk/ 1. An English surname transferred from the nickname. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage. 3. A detective, especially used sarcastically to address somebody who has stated the obvious. Labels: humorous Example: — Where that arrow on the map says 'You are here', that must be where we are. — Yeah, well done Sherlock.
Word: Sherlock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Supposedly from an Old English scir-locc (“bright-lock”). One of a group of surnames originally denoting hair colour, parallel to Blacklock, Harlock (Old English har (“grey”)), Silverlock. In the sense of “a detective”, from Sherlock Holmes. In the computing verb sense, refers to the software Sherlock, which in 2002 came to replicate some of the features of an earlier complementary program called Watson. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɜɹ.lɒk/ 1. To deduce. Labels: informal Example: "Anybody could have Sherlocked at a glance," sniffed young Kennilworth, "that it had been packed by a crazy person!" Example: But almost at once I told myself that I ought to have Sherlocked the truth the moment this troubled, beautiful being had appeared on deck. 2. To search. Labels: informal Example: That afternoon when the boys were in the field Mr. Frickstad sherlocked around in the tents and under the cots looking for a missing rocking-chair. Example: It is reported that Governor McCall will also appoint a committee to investigate the high cost of living, but in the meantime individual investigators have Sherlocked around and their stories would make DeQuincy's Life of an Opium Eater fade into insignificance. 3. To obsolete a unique feature in third-party software by introducing a similar or identical feature to the OS or a first-party program/app. Labels: slang Example: The thing software developers fear most is being "sherlocked". Example: All three developers are in a position common enough that it even has a name in the community. They have been "sherlocked".
Word: nymphettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nymphette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nymphets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nymphet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: topscorer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of top scorer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: top scorer Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who scores most or among the best in a specified league, team or game. Example: On our website you can keep tabs of the top scorers in Europe’s major leagues. Example: England's top scorers in the World Championship games were NN and MM.
Word: telenovela Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)der. Spanish tele- Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. Spanish novela Spanish telenovelabor. English telenovela Borrowed from Spanish telenovela. Pronunciation: /ˌtɛlənə(ʊ)ˈvɛlə/, /ˌtɛlənəˈvɛlə/, /ˌtɛlənoʊˈvɛlə/ 1. A television soap opera presented as a miniseries.
Word: tambon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Thai ตำบล (dtam-bon). 1. An administrative subunit in Thailand below district (amphoe) and province (changwat).
Word: talkback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from talk back. 1. A system in broadcasting and recording studios that enables the director to communicate with others (host, presenter, anchor) during performance. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Communication from members of the public to the makers of a broadcast transmission while it is happening. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable
Word: tailslides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tailslide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tailslide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tail + slide. 1. A backwards movement of a stalled aircraft at the top of a vertical climb. 2. Any of several maneuvers, of a car, skateboard etc., in which the rear moves faster than the front.