nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: kerbstones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kerbstone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curettages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curettage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stereobates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stereobate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stereograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stereogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stereographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stereograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: codels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of codel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nomothetes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nomothete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: screeners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of screener Labels: form-of, plural
Word: housetops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of housetop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humanists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of humanist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: housesitters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of housesitter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peepholes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peephole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woodchips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodchip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woodchippers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodchipper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woodchoppers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodchopper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atomizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atomization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trilliums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trillium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supremacists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supremacist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cutworms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cutworm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Moldavians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Moldavian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deckhands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deckhand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deckhands Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deckhand Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: decolletages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decolletage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demagogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of demagog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doubletrees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doubletree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Byelorussians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Byelorussian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bielorussians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bielorussian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Belarusans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Belarusan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: punchlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of punchline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trolley dashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trolley dash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliports Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliport Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tsunameters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tsunameter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Moldovians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Moldovian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: merks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of merk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gerdons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gerdon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sexagesimals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sexagesimal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scorelines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scoreline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dehydrogenations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dehydrogenation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boatmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boatman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pushers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pusher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Methodists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Methodist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bartons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: historiographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of historiographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: histologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of histologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hobbyhorses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hobbyhorse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hobbyists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hobbyist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoteliers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hotelier Labels: form-of, plural Example: Hercule--that is my husband's name, citizens--asked the corporal what the Committee of Public Safety wanted with us poor hoteliers of a wayside inn.
Word: chubbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chubb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chubbs Part of Speech: noun 1. A fat person. Labels: derogatory, plural, plural-only, slang
Word: kunyas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kunya Labels: form-of, plural
Word: appaloosas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appaloosa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: appliers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of applier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apportionments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apportionment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: appropriators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appropriator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: appurtenants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appurtenant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arbitraments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arbitrament Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arborvitaes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arborvitae Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archaists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archaist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: argyles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of argyle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arraignments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arraignment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humorists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of humorist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: breadless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bredles, bredlees, bredeles, equivalent to bread + -less. 1. Without bread. Labels: not-comparable 2. Without food. Labels: broadly, not-comparable
Word: smokists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smokist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: desiccators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desiccator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deterrents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deterrent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corporatisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corporatism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chimaeras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chimaera Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dieticians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dietician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: housecats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of housecat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wayangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wayang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: topsoils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of topsoil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: topsoils Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of topsoil Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: trisexuals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trisexual Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swiddens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swidden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isostatics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isostatic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cappings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foragings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foraging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: profiteroles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of profiterole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mezzalunas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mezzaluna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birdhouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of birdhouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Niagaras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Niagara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Boswells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Boswell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: widenings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of widening Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zendiks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zendik Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Deutsche Marks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Deutsche Mark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: death rays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of death ray Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Maine Coons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Maine Coon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phorusrhacids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phorusrhacid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metallochaperones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metallochaperone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: currachs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of currach Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curraghs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curragh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cutwaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cutwater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: damelopres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of damelopre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megastars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megastar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radiograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radiogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plentitudes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plentitude Labels: form-of, plural
Word: extension cables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of extension cable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: power sources Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of power source Labels: form-of, plural
Word: power cuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of power cut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: distillates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of distillate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: distillers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of distiller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: effendis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of effendi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ellipsoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ellipsoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elodeas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elodea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hairbreadths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hairbreadth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hairsbreadths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hairsbreadth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dopiazas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dopiaza Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protoniums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protonium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metallopolymers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metallopolymer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sphingolipids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sphingolipid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sphingomyelins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sphingomyelin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sphingosines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sphingosine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spilites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spilite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sheek kebabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sheek kebab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spodumenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spodumene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: future participles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of future participle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perfect passive participles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perfect passive participle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: darafs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daraf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dupiazas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dupiaza Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jalfrezis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jalfrezi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paneers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paneer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: papadoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of papadom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chapattis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chapatti Labels: form-of, plural
Word: steam ships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steam ship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allonyms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allonym Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anthroponyms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anthroponym Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wikilinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wikilink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Don Juans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Don Juan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intemperances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intemperance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: restoratives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of restorative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divergences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of divergence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: belief systems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of belief system Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sackcloths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sackcloth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bread-worship Part of Speech: noun 1. The worship of the host; artolatry. Labels: uncountable
Word: bready Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *braudą Proto-West Germanic *braud Old English brēad Middle English bred English bread Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bready From bread + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɛ.di/ 1. Resembling bread. 2. Full of or containing a large quantity of bread.
Word: break bread Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English breken bred; under medieval conditions, guests brought their own knives worn with them, which were their daggers they hunted and gathered with, then only fit to cut meat. From the expression “break bread with friends” the ellipsis “break bread” implying community developed. 1. To eat a meal, especially to eat a shared meal with friends, family, guests, etc.; to be in fellowship with others by eating with them. Example: The knight swore he would not break bread in the castle again until he received reparation for the insult. Example: And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. 2. To take part in Holy Communion. Example: In baptism we make covenant; in communion we renew covenant week by week. . . . After offering prayers of thanksgiving, together we break bread and drink from the cup.
Word: cinnamon bread Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of sweet bread flavoured with cinnamon. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: daily bread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a reference to the Lord's Prayer in the Bible, part of which reads in the King James Version: “Give us this day our daily bread” (see Matthew 6:11, and compare Luke 11:3). Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪli ˌbɹɛd/ 1. All those things, such as regular food and water, needed to sustain physical life. Labels: uncountable Example: to earn one's daily bread Example: [Verse] 11. Panem noſtrum ſuperſubſtātialem da nobis hodie. Giue vs this day our daily bread. 2. All those things, such as regular prayer, worship and meditation, needed to sustain spiritual life. Labels: broadly, uncountable Example: I thynke it mete / that euery Chriſten man not only knowe it [the Epistle to the Romans] by rote and with oute the boke / but alſo exerciſe him ſelfe therin euermore continually / as with the dayly brede of the ſoule. Example: For he [Augustine of Hippo] calleth there the daily bread, which we continually pray for, either corporal bread and meat, which is our daily sustenance for the body, or else the visible sacrament of bread and wine, or the invisible sacraments of God's word and commandments; of the which sacraments God's word is daily heard, and the other is daily seen.
Word: flatbread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *braudą Proto-West Germanic *braud Old English brēad Middle English bred English bread English flatbread From flat + bread. 1. A thin, flat bread, often made from unleavened dough. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The importance of Nowruz is reflected in an elaborate sabzi polo, the herbed rice capped with a crunchy tahdig, the crust formed from lettuce, rice mixed with yogurt or lavash or another thin flatbread.
Word: congeals Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of congeal Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outsmarts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outsmart Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: porks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: porks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pork Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reddens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of redden Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sweet bread Part of Speech: noun 1. Any type of bread prepared with sweet ingredients.
Word: recalls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recall Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: recalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smolders Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smolder Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: diverts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of divert Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bedevils Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bedevil Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: coagulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of coagulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: decommissions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of decommission Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: conjoins Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conjoin Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: conjoins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conjoin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carjacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of carjack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mells Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mell Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fast tracks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fast track Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misinterprets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misinterpret Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reaffirms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reaffirm Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: subcontracts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of subcontract Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: slithers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slither Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slithers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slither Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: interconnects Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of interconnect Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: interconnects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interconnect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: realigns Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of realign Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reinstalls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reinstall Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: remodels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remodel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: remodels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of remodel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unscrews Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unscrew Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: declaims Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of declaim Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disorients Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disorient Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overfills Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overfill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beseems Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beseem Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: weatherproofs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of weatherproof Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: electroshocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electroshock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electroshocks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of electroshock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: assoils Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of assoil Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unleavened bread Part of Speech: noun 1. Bread that is unleavened, made without a raising agent such as yeast. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: overreacts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overreact Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: handpicks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of handpick Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: besnows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of besnow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: assorts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of assort Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: superimposes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of superimpose Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: windsurfs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of windsurf Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: casehardens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of caseharden Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: smoulders Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smoulder Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sweetbread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently from sweet + bread, though the reason is not immediately evident. Possibly connected with Dutch zwezerik, whose etymology is also unclear. Pronunciation: /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/, /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/ 1. The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food. Example: SWEETBREAD SANDWICH: Cook sweetbreads until tender. When cold, remove skin, chop fine, season with salt and pepper, add one cup of finely chopped celery, and a dash of mayonnaise dressing; spread on thin slices of lightly buttered white bread. Cover with another slice and garnish with an olive. Example: The pancreas of an animal when cooked for consumption is known as a sweetbread. 2. Any of various other glands used as food, including the parotid gland, sublingual glands, ovaries, and testicles.
Word: sweetbread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of sweet + bread. Pronunciation: /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/, /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/ 1. A sweetened type of bread.
Word: comradeships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comradeship Labels: form-of, plural Example: He would have been lonely but for the comradeships of the various clubs to which he belonged.
Word: comradeship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English comrade Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English comradeship From comrade + -ship. 1. The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He was a psychologist rather than a philosopher, and his interest and zest in life, in the relationships of simple people, the intermingling of personal emotions and happy comradeships, kept him from ever forming cynical or merely spectatorial views of humanity. Example: LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; New York gets god-awful cold in the winter but there’s a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in some streets. LA is a jungle.
Word: undulating Part of Speech: adj 1. Moving up and down like waves; wavy. Example: From Belgrade the train is hauled by a 2-10-0, and makes good time through undulating country, with vineyards and herds of woolly pigs, over single line to Nish, where the Sofia and Istanbul portion, including through coaches (until recently) from Prague to Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is detached. Example: The Borinage coalfield around Mons is another attractive area for the railway enthusiast; it is rather like South Lancashire, with its gently undulating landscape studded with slag heaps and pithead gear and criss-crossed by railway lines and tramways. 2. Forming a series of regular curves. Example: Leaving behind us the town at the bottom of its deep bay, we set out to explore a bluff-headed parallelogramical promontory, bounded by Thurso Bay on the one hand, and Murkle Bay on the other, and which presents to the open sea, in the space that stretches between, an undulating line of iron-bound coast, exposed to the roll of the northern ocean.
Word: undulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of undulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: undulating Part of Speech: noun 1. undulation Example: In good poetry every word and phrase, as Professor McKail says, reverberates like the sound of a lyre, and leaves after it numberless undulatings. The verse exhales sweet sound, and light-like thought, as perfumes do; but we cannot explain just why.
Word: base unit Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of measurement which is not itself defined in terms of other units, and from which other units may be derived. Example: The SI unit of velocity is metres per second, derived from the base units metre and second. 2. The main unit of a computer or hi-fi system. Example: When upgrading her computer she bought a new base unit but kept the screen, keyboard and mouse.
Word: base units Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of base unit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xyrid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin xyris (“iris”) (see Xyris) + -id. Pronunciation: /ˈzaɪɹɪd/ 1. Any of several North American plants, of the genus Xyris, resembling sedges. Example: Its family, Xyridaceae, is closely allied to the lilies: xyrids have three stamens, while lilies generally have six. Example: These four subdivisions correspond to groups sometimes referred to as the cyperids, xyrids, restiids and graminids, respectively (Linder and Rudall, 2005), except that Hydatellaceae was originally included among the xyrids, and since has been removed from the monocots (Saarela et al., 2007).
Word: stibnite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin stibium, from Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of στίμμι (stímmi). 1. A grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; in powdered form, used as the cosmetic called kohl. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The eye-paint used from immemorial times in Egypt is usually held to be stibnite.
Word: stishovite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Russian physicist Sergey Stishov + -ite. 1. A fine-grained mineral, of SiO₂, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: storm surge Part of Speech: noun 1. An unusual rise in the sea level on a coast due to the action of high winds. Example: The storm surge is defined as the difference between the observed tide and the predicted astronomical tide and is considered to be the meteorological effect on sea level.
Word: strain gauge Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that measures the strain in a structural element by measuring changes in electrical resistance of a sensor attached to the element under investigation. Example: A strain gauge in the couplers of this unit [...] measures continuously the drawbar tension exerted by the locomotives at the front end and the bogie wagons trailing to the rear of it.
Word: strand line Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of strandline. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: strain gauges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strain gauge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strontianite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Strontian (“a place in Scotland where it was discovered”) + -ite. Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Charles Hope in 1791. Pronunciation: /stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt/ 1. A grey or yellowish mineral, SrCO₃, strontium carbonate, that is an ore of strontium. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Strontian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Place name is from Scottish Gaelic Sròn an t-Sìthein, "nose of the fairy hill", said to be inhabited by the mythological sìdhe. Pronunciation: /stɹɒnˈtiːən/ 1. A small village in Highland council area, Scotland, that gives its name to the element strontium and the mineral strontianite which were discovered there (OS grid ref NM8161). 2. The Strontian River, a short river in Highland council area, that flows through the village to Loch Sunart.
Word: stylolite Part of Speech: noun 1. An irregular surface between strata consisting of toothlike projections; most common in limestone and dolomite.
Word: subduction zone Part of Speech: noun 1. A region of the Earth where one tectonic plate dives beneath another into the interior of the Earth.
Word: Monday Club Part of Speech: name Etymology: So named because it originally met over lunch on Mondays. 1. The Conservative Monday Club, a far-right pressure group with its origins in the British Conservative Party.
Word: Mondayise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Monday + -ise. 1. To move (a national holiday) to a Monday in order to make the weekend an extended holiday. Labels: New-Zealand, transitive
Word: subsynchronous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English synchronous English subsynchronous From sub- + synchronous. 1. of a frequency that is a submultiple of another Labels: not-comparable 2. orbiting closer to a planet that if it were in a synchronous orbit Labels: not-comparable
Word: Monday-morning Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of a Monday morning (especially with reference to the return to work after the free time of the weekend). Labels: not-comparable
Word: Monday-morning quarterback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Professional football games in the United States are most often played on Sundays, making Monday a likely day for fans to discuss and critique the performances of teams, in particular that of the quarterback who leads the offence on the field. However, there is evidence that the term actually derived in college football, which is usually played on Saturdays, in which case the use of Monday would also likely be on account of Sunday being the Christian sabbath and a traditional day of rest in the U.S., making it unlikely certain groups with a common interest in the game (such as co-workers) would meet before Monday. 1. Someone who criticizes with hindsight. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: Yet some Monday-morning quarterbacks also noted that, just as 1960 was the first TV election and 2016 was the first social-media election, the 2024 Presidential campaign was the first to be conducted largely on live streams and long-form podcasts, media that happen to be thoroughly dominated by MAGA bros.
Word: Monday-morning quarterback Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Professional football games in the United States are most often played on Sundays, making Monday a likely day for fans to discuss and critique the performances of teams, in particular that of the quarterback who leads the offence on the field. However, there is evidence that the term actually derived in college football, which is usually played on Saturdays, in which case the use of Monday would also likely be on account of Sunday being the Christian sabbath and a traditional day of rest in the U.S., making it unlikely certain groups with a common interest in the game (such as co-workers) would meet before Monday. 1. To criticize with hindsight. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Before any show, we "Monday-morning quarterback" the last show. Each man points out his partners' errors, then has to listen to his own. Example: We can Monday-morning quarterback the situation and suggest that the large company should have made a counterchallenge.
Word: Saint Monday Part of Speech: name 1. The supposed holiday observed on a Monday morning by well-paid artisans who had been drinking etc the previous day. Labels: historical, informal Example: My constant attendance (I never making a St. Monday) recommended me to the master; and my uncommon quickness at composing occasioned my being put upon all work of dispatch, which was generally better paid. Example: One study of Birmingham, England, from 1766 to 1876, found that well into the nineteenth century, workers continued to celebrate Saint Monday—a weekly day of leisure spent in the alehouse enjoying drink, bar games, entertainments, “pugilism,” and animal fights.
Word: subsynchronous orbit Part of Speech: noun 1. The orbit of a satellite that is nearer the planet than it would be if it were in synchronous orbit
Word: microampere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + ampere. 1. One millionth ( 10⁻⁶ ) of an ampere.
Word: micro-amp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + amp. 1. One millionth (10⁻⁶) of an ampere, abbreviated as µA.
Word: adynamia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ἀ- (a-, “not”) + -dynamia, from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) strength, force 1. Lack or loss of strength, usually due to a disease. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Provisionals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Provisional Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Provisionals Part of Speech: name 1. The Irish Republican Army. Labels: informal
Word: second of arc Part of Speech: noun 1. An angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a minute of arc or one 3600th of a degree.
Word: minute of arc Part of Speech: noun 1. An angle, one sixtieth of a degree or 1/21,600 of a complete circle. Example: A geographical mile is exactly equal to one minute of arc along the Earth's equator.
Word: second gear Part of Speech: noun 1. The second of the available gears in a transmission or other gearbox. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Mediocre, sluggish performance. Labels: countable, figuratively, idiomatic, uncountable Example: stuck in second gear Example: The hosts remained in second gear after the break although Orient, with impressive Daniels a constant outlet down the right, did at least show a sense of adventure.
Word: gearing Part of Speech: noun 1. The ratio of a system of gears. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The 4×4 could climb well, as it had relatively low gearing. 2. Harness; working implements. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A train of toothed wheels and pinions. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hoisting, derricking, slewing, and travelling are by means of independent 600-volt motors through reduction gearing. 4. Synonym of leverage (“debt-to-equity ratio”). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gearing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gear Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: minute of angle Part of Speech: noun 1. An angle, one sixtieth (1/60ᵗʰ) of a degree, used by gunners as a measurement of accuracy. One minute of angle is roughly equal to 1 inch at 100 yards distance.
Word: second helping Part of Speech: noun 1. A second portion of the same thing, usually of food; seconds; refill. Example: He had already eaten six sausages, but that did not stop him reaching for a second helping.
Word: bottom gear Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of low gear.
Word: bottom gears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bottom gear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: low gears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of low gear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: long weekend Part of Speech: noun 1. A weekend extended by one or more days off falling on a day or days immediately preceding or following it. Example: Labor Day weekend is the long weekend that defines the end of Summer in the US. Example: I took a long weekend with my wife when no one else had a holiday.
Word: public holiday Part of Speech: noun 1. A national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural reasons or celebrations. Example: Terra Firma is an Alliance political party formed after the First Contact War. Its policy agenda is based on the principle that Earth must 'stand firm' against alien influences. This covers a variety of legislation. Recent activities by Terra Firma include opposition to a law requiring high school alien language study, a proposal to increase tariffs on alien imports, and leading a popular movement to mark the First Contact War with a public holiday.
Word: low gear Part of Speech: noun 1. The lowest gear available from a transmission or other gearbox, typically in a motor vehicle or cycle. Example: Near-synonyms: creeper gear, granny gear, first gear (low gear is first gear unless the transmission at hand has a granny gear) Example: Start out in low gear when climbing a steep hill. 2. One of the lower gears available from a gearbox, typically in a motor vehicle or cycle. Example: A low gear is appropriate when climbing a steep hill. 3. A state of sluggish or minimal activity. Labels: figuratively Example: The campaign remained in low gear until sufficient funding was finally received.
Word: public holidays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of public holiday Labels: form-of, plural
Word: long weekends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of long weekend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: major third Part of Speech: noun 1. A musical interval in Western music that is equal to or approximates a frequency ratio of 5/4. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four standard semitones, spans three degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished fourth. Major scales are so named because of the major third interval between the tonic and mediant of a major tonic triad.
Word: minor third Part of Speech: noun 1. A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 6:5, spanning two degrees of the diatonic scale.
Word: musical interval Part of Speech: noun 1. The distance between two notes on the diatonic scale. 2. An interlude in some performance during which music is played.
Word: Irish Republican Army Part of Speech: name 1. Any of several Irish guerrilla or terrorist organisations fighting British rule in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) since the early 20th century.
Word: diatonic scale Part of Speech: noun 1. A seven-note musical scale consisting of five tones and two diatonic semitones, formed by stacking six perfect fifths.
Word: musical scale Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch.
Word: steam turbine Part of Speech: noun 1. A system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations. Example: It was opened in 1904 as the largest traction power station in Europe and one of the first to use steam turbines, which have been the only game in town for power stations ever since.
Word: rotational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rotation + -al. Pronunciation: /ɹoʊˈteɪʃənəl/ 1. Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation. Labels: not-comparable Example: A steam turbine converts heat into rotational motion. 2. Having non-zero curl somewhere, i.e. not irrotational Labels: not-comparable
Word: rotational Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rotation + -al. Pronunciation: /ɹoʊˈteɪʃənəl/ 1. An employee in a job rotation scheme. Example: For the new rotationals, the American manager must begin the interview by asking the applicant a few questions of a personal nature about his family, childhood education, philosophy of life, social relationships, hobbies and interests, […] Example: We have found that our future leaders are our current rotationals. We also offer educational assistance for all full-time employees, which pays 100% related to the job or 75% for all other classes. 2. Something, such as a joint, that moves by rotating. Example: The positioning of the wrist is related to the upper three joints of the robot arm with three degrees of freedom, for the two motions of the shoulder and the one motion of the elbow, all rotationals.
Word: steam iron Part of Speech: noun 1. A smoothing iron that includes a system for spraying steam onto the item being ironed.
Word: smoothing iron Part of Speech: noun 1. A heated appliance that is used to smooth clothing and other items after washing and (usually, partially) drying.
Word: steam locomotive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From steam and locomotive. Pronunciation: /stiːm ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtiv/, /stiːm ˌləʊkəʊˈməʊtiv/ 1. A locomotive, usually for use on a railway, that is powered by steam. Labels: historical Example: Inevitably the present extent and variety of the Belgian railways will diminish, and within the space of the ten-year plan we can expect to see a modern system concentrated on the main traffic routes like its neighbour in the Netherlands, and with its last steam locomotives and wooden coaches honourably retired to the museum. Example: The last steam locomotive to be built by British Railways, No. 92220, a class "9F" 2-10-0, was named Evening Star at Swindon Works on March 18. […] Mr. R. F. Hanks, Chairman of the Western Area Board, British Transport Commission, who presided, said that it was a moving occasion, but also a very proud day for Swindon.
Word: pink gin Part of Speech: noun 1. A cocktail consisting of gin with a very light dash of bitters. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pink gins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pink gin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: steam boiler Part of Speech: noun 1. A boiler that is designed to produce steam.
Word: run out of steam Part of Speech: verb 1. To run out of energy or motivation. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonyms: run on fumes, run on empty Example: After climbing six flights of stairs she found she had run out of steam and had to sit down.
Word: steam heater Part of Speech: noun 1. A space heater that functions by itself being heated by steam passing through it.
Word: steam condenser Part of Speech: noun 1. A device designed to turn steam (back) into water by condensation.
Word: steam hammer Part of Speech: noun 1. An industrial machine designed to produce a hammer action through steam power. Example: Lewis Kirk, the inventor of the steam hammer, and John Dodsworth, of Reading, Penn. have invented a new compound which they say "experience has proved to be a superior compound for preventing friction. The invention is the union, under a high degree of heat, of oil with asphaltum, or with coal tar, or with both together. Example: The steel works, with their Siemens furnaces, the rail-rolling mill with its enormous single-cylinder engine fitted with Corliss valve gear, and the forge in which were installed the great steam hammers and hydraulic presses—these were teeming with interest, and the best way to pick up information was to work with the millwrights.
Word: steam shovel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From steam + shovel. Pronunciation: /ˈstiːm ˌʃʌvl̩/, /ˈstim ˌʃʌv(ə)l/ 1. An excavating machine designed to effect a shovelling action through steam power. Labels: historical Example: The construction of the Ealing & South Harrow proceeded very slowly during the winter of 1898-9 but by July most of the bridges had been built and the stations started. Two steam shovels, six locomotives, and 325 men were employed. 2. Any excavating machine of similar design, no matter how powered. Labels: broadly
Word: steam shovel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From steam + shovel. Pronunciation: /ˈstiːm ˌʃʌvl̩/, /ˈstim ˌʃʌv(ə)l/ 1. To excavate (a place, or something from a place) using a steam shovel. Labels: also, figuratively, transitive Example: At Lahontan the teams were engaged on the earthwork of the dike with the adjoining Lahontan Beach canal south of the dam. Paving of the up-stream slope of the dam was carried out by night shift in steam shoveling rock at the quarry and delivering by cars and cableway to the dam, where paving was placed by day shift and nearly completed to the present top of the dam at the end of the month. Example: [H]ere in America there are mountains of oil rock which can be blasted and steam-shoveled and transported by gravity to great retorts which will turn out oil and fertilizer in limitless quantities. 2. To operate a steam shovel. Labels: also, figuratively, intransitive Example: I have never had any experience with steam shoveling. Example: [I]n the tumultuous rootings of a potato field, in which hogs had long foraged and steam-shoveled, there were woodcock, squatting sedately and boring assiduously in the soft brown loam.
Word: shovelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shovel Labels: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shovelling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is shovelled. Example: The latter is usually executed two spits deep, with two intermediate shovellings; but in the work in question, we should go down between three and four spits, without any shovellings.
Word: bluffs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /blʌfs/ 1. plural of bluff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bluffs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /blʌfs/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bluff Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: self-same Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of selfsame. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: For both of you are Birds of ſelfe-ſame Feather. Example: In my ſchoole dayes, vvhen I had loſt one ſhaft [i.e., arrow], / I ſhot his fellovv of the ſelfe-ſame flight / The ſelfe-ſame vvay, vvith more aduiſed vvatch / To finde the other foorth, and by aduentring both, / I oft found both. I vrge this child-hoode proofe, / Becauſe vvhat follovves, is pure innocence.
Word: self-same Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of selfsame. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: So ſtrictly is the Specific Nature preſerv'd in the Individuals of the ſame kind, vvho all equally partake of it, and are ſo very reſembling and uniform in it, that they ſeem but as ſo many Self-ſames, ſo many Reproductions of one thing, like the Image of the ſame Face repeated by a Multiplying Glaſs. Thus for Inſtance, in Men, there is the ſame common Human Nature in all of them vvithout Intenſion or Remiſſion, the ſame Intellectual Frame, the ſame thinking Principle, the ſame rational Faculties, the ſame Radical Deſires and Inclinations, the ſame Natural Affections, the ſame Springs of Paſſion, &c.
Word: bear a hand Part of Speech: verb 1. To make haste; to help quickly. Labels: idiomatic, imperative Example: Hawkins, neither you nor I are much account at the shooting; we’ll stand by to load and bear a hand. Example: The Old Wife is ready to bear a hand in the work of harvesting.
Word: bear-a-hand Part of Speech: intj 1. make haste!
Word: infighting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + fighting. Compare Middle English infighten (“to attack”), Old English infiht (“infighting”). 1. Fighting or quarreling among the members of a single group or side. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the economic and financial mismanagement of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government and chronic infighting within the regime have contributed to the economic chaos […] Example: “The energy was so different,” Ms. Steuben said of the 2024 event. “Everyone was so excited because we’d just won the election. This year, it’s just a lot of infighting. It’s terrible. I think a lot of people are upset, and they’re acting childish.” 2. Fighting with one's opponent closer than arm's length. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Tate predicted that Wills, famed for infighting, would have to change his tactics against Firpo to avoid being knocked "very loose." Example: His left jab pecked at McTigue's face, and at infighting he matched the champion on even terms.
Word: infighting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From in- + fighting. Compare Middle English infighten (“to attack”), Old English infiht (“infighting”). 1. present participle and gerund of infight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present