nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ventriloquy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ventriloquium, from venter (“stomach”) + loquī (“to speak”). 1. Ventriloquism. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: black mulberry Part of Speech: noun 1. A mulberry of species (Morus nigra), a small deciduous tree growing to 10–13 m tall and native to southwestern Asia. 2. Edible fruit of this tree.
Word: verminous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English vermin Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English verminous From vermin + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː.mɪ.nəs/, /ˈvɝ.mɪ.nəs/ 1. Infested with vermin. Example: The old beggar kept a verminous mongrel dog for a pet. Example: The dog was constantly scratching his many verminous sores and welts. 2. Actively unpleasant, contemptible, or otherwise reminiscent of vermin. Example: They had brought all their own equipment with them, trade by trade, tongue by tongue; they travelled in ancient lorries or in slower carts with their verminous armfuls of keen-eyed children.
Word: tawdry lace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of St. Audrey's lace, with reference to Saint Audrey or Æthelthryth/Æðelþryð (died 679), an Anglo-Saxon saint in whose honour a fair was held. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːdɹi leɪs/ 1. A silk ribbon or string worn as a necklace in the 16th and early 17th centuries. Labels: obsolete
Word: strix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin strix, from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx, “screecher”). 1. A bird-like demon feeding on human flesh and blood. Example: What was distinctive about the strix was that […] it resembled an owl, or (to a lesser extent) a bat, being a winged, clawed creature, which flew by night and had a hideous screeching cry.
Word: taurine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin taurīnus, from taurus (“bull”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːɹaɪn/ 1. Pertaining to a bull; bull-like. Example: I am the Ionian Minotaur, the mightiest Of all Europa’s taurine progeny— I am the old traditional Man-Bull;
Word: taurine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taur(ocholic) + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːɹiːn/ 1. An amino-sulfonic acid, NH₂CH₂CH₂SO₃H, that has regulatory functions in mammals. Labels: uncountable Example: Researchers found that a high daily dose of taurine, an amino acid commonly added to energy drinks and naturally found in various foods, helped to delay death and mitigate against the biological ravages of aging.
Word: verbally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English verbal Middle English -ly English -ly English verbally From verbal + -ly. 1. In a verbal manner; with words; by speaking. Example: Dumbstruck with joy, she was unable to express herself verbally, but the gratitude in her face was evident to all.
Word: taurocholic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ταύρος (taúros, “bull”) + χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) + -ic. Pronunciation: /tɔːɹəˈkɒlɪk/ 1. Designating a type of acid having properties of taurine and bile. Labels: not-comparable
Word: verbalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Partly from Middle French verbaliser and partly from verbal + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜɹbəlaɪz/ 1. To speak or to use words to express. Labels: transitive Example: Bill became tongue-tied and could not verbalize his thoughts in the presence of the girl he had a crush on. 2. To adapt (a word of another part of speech) as a verb. Labels: transitive
Word: verbalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of verbalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: verbalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of verbalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: verbalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of verbalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: verbosely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English verbose Middle English -ly English -ly English verbosely From verbose + -ly. 1. In a verbose manner; in a fashion employing more lengthy phrasing, using extraneous words, making use of superfluous verbiage, applying more grandiose verbal construction, etc., than is strictly required, necessary, or desirable, in order to convey the essential nature of the communication.
Word: vest-pocket Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vest + pocket, referring to the pockets of a suit vest, which are only sized to hold watches, handkerchiefs, wallets, and similarly small items. 1. Small enough to be carried in a vest pocket or other small container. Labels: not-comparable Example: She carried a vest-pocket copy of the New Testament in her purse at all times. 2. Smaller than would ordinarily be expected. Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: Levi's apartment was a vest-pocket Graceland; every inch of wall and shelf space was covered by Elvis memorabilia.
Word: vestpocket Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of vest-pocket. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Québec Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kwɪˈbɛk/, /kəˈbɛk/, /keɪˈbɛk/ 1. Alternative form of Quebec: A province in eastern Canada. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative form of Quebec: The capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pademelon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dharug badimaliyan. Pronunciation: /ˈpædəmɛlən/ 1. Any wallaby of the genus Thylogale of small macropods. Example: Although Pademelons are solitary and territorial by nature, it is not uncommon to witness small groups feeding in close proximity to one another. Example: Kangaroos and their relatives that live in the rainforest include pademelons, wallabies, and tree kangaroos. Pademelons are small kangaroo-like marsupials that prefer solitary nocturnal life in the rainforest.
Word: pademelon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alternative forms. 1. Alternative form of paddymelon (“the plant”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: miniatures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miniature Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tadjikistan Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Tajikistan: A country in Central Asia Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated
Word: abite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English abiten, from Old English ābītan (“to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat, devour, gnaw, taste, partake of, consume”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *bītaną (“to bite”), equivalent to a- + bite. Pronunciation: /əˈbaɪt/ 1. To bite; eat; devour. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: Chrysanthemum Throne Part of Speech: name 1. The Japanese monarchy. Labels: metonymically
Word: Azucena Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Spanish given name Azucena, from azucena (“lily”). Doublet of Susan, Susanna and others. Pronunciation: /ˌæzuˈsɛnə/, /ˌæsuˈsɛnə/, /ˌæθuˈθɛnə/ 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: randomosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH-der. Proto-Germanic *rinnaną Proto-West Germanic *rinnan Frankish *randijubor. Old French randirder. Old French randonbor. Middle English randoun English randon English random English -osity English randomosity From random + -osity. 1. The state of being random. Labels: colloquial, humorous, uncountable
Word: Peacock Throne Part of Speech: name 1. A golden Mughal throne, once used in Persia 2. The former Persian monarchy
Word: thunderous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English thunder Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English thunderous From thunder + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈθʌn.də.ɹəs/, /ˈθʌn.dɚ.əs/, /ˈθan.də.ɹəs/ 1. Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome. Also in metaphorical expressions, signifying fury. Example: But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat's-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon. Example: He inflated his chest, twirled his moustache, and thumped the table with a revulsion to thunderous indignation.
Word: Boyle Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an Irish surname, Anglicised from Irish Ó Baoithghill, possibly a compound of baoth (“vain, foolish”) and geall (“pledge”). * As a Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Biéville in Normandy, which could be from the Germanic personal name Boia + the common placename suffix -ville. 1. A surname from Irish. 2. A surname from Irish. 3. A place name: 4. A place name: 5. A place name: 6. A place name:
Word: moulded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mould Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: suburbia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *upó From suburb + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns, the names of collections of things, etc.), perhaps modelled after Latin suburbia (“suburbs”), the plural of suburbium. Pronunciation: /səˈbɜːbi.ə/, /səˈbɝbi.ə/ 1. The suburbs as a whole and all that characterizes or pertains to them; (sometimes derogatory) the suburbs as encapsulated or represented by the typical characteristics or qualities of the people living there, especially complacency, conformity, conservativeness, dullness, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Germanic nations, in their invasions of Italy, introduced the appellation [borgo] into that country, where it was generally applied to the houses and streets built outside the gates of a walled town, corresponding to the Roman suburbia. Example: The suburban establishments became more numerous, and in some instances the policy of following the central houses in the selection of entertainment was abandoned for that of enterprise, with the result that several plays originally produced in the outlying districts were deemed good enough for transference to mid theatrical London. […] The opportunities of aspiring dramatic authors being augmented, it is quite possible that in time Suburbia will become altogether independent of the Strand.
Word: uglify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ugly + -fy. Sense 3 by analogy with prettify. Pronunciation: /ˈʌɡlɪfaɪ/ 1. To make ugly; to destroy or worsen the appearance or attractiveness of. Labels: transitive Example: She uglifies every thing near her. Example: These guys around that block had this thing about how I was uglifying the neighborhood. 2. To become ugly. Labels: intransitive Example: Inevitably those bodies age and uglify under her influence, but if they are outstandingly beautiful at the outset, that process takes longer. 3. Synonym of minify.
Word: Matthias Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Matthias. Pronunciation: /məˈθaɪəs/ 1. The Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. (biblical character) 2. A male given name from Hebrew, derived from the same source as Matthew.
Word: dryland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dry + land. 1. Land that is arid, but not so dry as to be a desert. Labels: attributive, countable, often, uncountable Example: Semi-arid cropping systems in India, and to a greater extent in Indo-China and east Indonesia, use dryland or upland rice when possible during the wet season.
Word: ossuary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin ossuārium (“charnel house”), from ossuārius (“of or for bones”), from compound of Latin os (“bone”) + adjectival suffix -ārius (“of, related to”). Pronunciation: /ˈɒsjʊəɹi/ 1. A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
Word: money laundering Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money, especially money that has been obtained illegally. Labels: uncountable Example: Shut up! Shut up! What is this charity!? You’re kids! You can’t fucking drive! What money laundering scheme are you operating!?
Word: ostinati Part of Speech: noun 1. Plural of ostinato. Labels: form-of, plural Example: In the 175 years that have passed, composers have seized on accelerating and decelerating rhythms combined with the ostinati of pistons and wheels crossing track joints to evoke the feeling of travelling by rail.
Word: specific leaf area Part of Speech: noun 1. a measure of leaf thickness, calculated by dividing the area of a portion of a leaf by the dry weight of that same portion of leaf.
Word: YGWYPF Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of you get what you pay for. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BFG Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Big Friendly Giant. Labels: British, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BFG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Big Fucking Gun. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: coalitions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coalition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fermenting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ferment Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: moonwalk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Moon + walk. * (backslide): Coined by Michael Jackson in 1983, when popularizing the backslide and renaming it. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːnwɔːk/, /ˈmunwɔk/ 1. An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot by an astronaut. 2. Activity on the Moon, outside any moonbase, exposed to space, by an astronaut Labels: broadly 3. A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide. 4. A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment. Example: Though the idea of placing wacky made-up characters in a real-life context was carried over from Da Ali G Show—wherein Buzz Aldrin was once asked if he was upset that Michael Jackson got all the credit for inventing the moonwalk—Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat felt like something new, an attempt to square an improvised, guerrilla style of underground comedy with reality-TV stunt shows like Jackass or Fear Factor.
Word: moonwalk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Moon + walk. * (backslide): Coined by Michael Jackson in 1983, when popularizing the backslide and renaming it. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːnwɔːk/, /ˈmunwɔk/ 1. To walk on the surface of the Moon. Labels: intransitive 2. To walk in leaps, like on the Moon or on other low gravity surfaces. Labels: intransitive 3. To perform the moonwalk. Labels: intransitive 4. To walk in a manner that is similar to the moonwalk dance style; to move while sliding backwards as though the feet move as if one was walking forwards. Labels: intransitive Example: Alicent’s crew intercede and try to grab the prince for themselves, Aemond restraining his fleeing brother while Criston crosses swords with Cargyll 1. That’s when Cargyll 2 moonwalks away, realizing that he wants no part of this royal shitshow.
Word: larrikin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin uncertain, possibly from *larick (Northern England) (an unattested variant of lark (“bird of the family Alaudidae; frolic or romp, some fun; prank; (East Suffolk, obsolete) unruly or wild person”, noun), from laverock (“(chiefly Northern England, Scotland, archaic) lark (bird)”); compare the variant forms lairock, larrock (chiefly Northern England), larick, larrick (chiefly Scotland)) + -kin (diminutive suffix). However, the Oxford English Dictionary notes that it is not clear why a word attested in the West Midlands (particularly Warwickshire and Worcestershire) and in Southwest England (Cornwall) would be derived from a word from Northern England. Other suggestions include the following: * The word is an Irish policeman’s pronunciation of larking (“engaging in careless adventure, frolicking; engaging in harmless pranking, sporting”), heard by a reporter in a Melbourne police court around 1870. The Oxford English Dictionary states there is no evidence of such an incident having been reported in the local newspapers of the time, and that in any case the word is attested earlier in Cornwall, England (since the early 19th century), and in Australia (at least from 1867: see the quotation). * The first element of the word is from the name of an unknown Irishman named Larry. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈlæɹɪk(ɪ)n/, /ˈlɛɹəkən/, /ˈlæɹək(ə)n/ 1. A young, brash, and impertinent, and possibly violent, troublemaker, especially one who is a gang member; a hooligan. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, historical, slang Example: To keep me out of trouble I was sent to the wood-gang Cascade an out station about two miles from headquarters. On arriving at this place the following dialogue passed between me and the overseer: […] "A bit of a larrikin, T——, but it won't do here, you know." "No odds about that—what's the work?" Example: I wish to call your attention to the annoyance foot passengers are subject to by the ill-behaviour and disgraceful conduct exhibited by the larrikins, and also from men (who ought to know better), who infest the market reserve for the purpose of disposing of their wood, and who, until they do so, are the cause of the annoyance above referred to, which I suppose they would term amusing themselves. The rows and fights which they betimes indulge in, accompanied by some of the foulest and most blasphemous language, frequently to passers-by, and also the obstruction of the footpath, ought to attract the attention of those at whose hands the remedy lies. 2. A high-spirited person who playfully rebels against authority and conventional norms; a maverick or scamp. Labels: Australia, broadly, slang Example: On all occasions Captain Smith's military character was good, though he was always a bit of a larrikin, and had a way of practical joking. Example: When [Frank] Browne's turn came, he went down like a true larrikin, giving cheek to the end. He spoke eloquently and at length about freedom of speech.
Word: larrikin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Origin uncertain, possibly from *larick (Northern England) (an unattested variant of lark (“bird of the family Alaudidae; frolic or romp, some fun; prank; (East Suffolk, obsolete) unruly or wild person”, noun), from laverock (“(chiefly Northern England, Scotland, archaic) lark (bird)”); compare the variant forms lairock, larrock (chiefly Northern England), larick, larrick (chiefly Scotland)) + -kin (diminutive suffix). However, the Oxford English Dictionary notes that it is not clear why a word attested in the West Midlands (particularly Warwickshire and Worcestershire) and in Southwest England (Cornwall) would be derived from a word from Northern England. Other suggestions include the following: * The word is an Irish policeman’s pronunciation of larking (“engaging in careless adventure, frolicking; engaging in harmless pranking, sporting”), heard by a reporter in a Melbourne police court around 1870. The Oxford English Dictionary states there is no evidence of such an incident having been reported in the local newspapers of the time, and that in any case the word is attested earlier in Cornwall, England (since the early 19th century), and in Australia (at least from 1867: see the quotation). * The first element of the word is from the name of an unknown Irishman named Larry. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈlæɹɪk(ɪ)n/, /ˈlɛɹəkən/, /ˈlæɹək(ə)n/ 1. Exhibiting the behaviour or characteristics of a larrikin (noun sense). Labels: Australia, historical, slang Example: Hoping my letter will have the desired effect of removing the larrikin nuisance especially in such a central portion of the town, […] Example: A similar larrikin streak sends louts into city parks to shy stones at monuments and chip noses of statuary. 2. Exhibiting the behaviour or characteristics of a larrikin (noun sense). Labels: Australia, broadly, slang Example: Mungo [Wentworth] MacCallum is hardly typecast as the chronicler of the story of what has gone right and wrong about the business of immigration, regular and irregular, to this country but this most larrikin and cold-eyed of one-time Canberra chroniclers brings to this story all his wit and dryness and power of mind. Example: Another area was occupied by a group of guests with a clearly more larrikin style, and who very much belonged to the dominated fraction. […] The language used was rather different (more 'crude' in the second one), clothing style was different too (less trendy, and much cheaper clothes in the second group), as was appearance in general (heavier tattoos in the second group, more people with bad teeth, more of the men with the working-class goatee) and the interaction was generally more boisterous.
Word: Meghan Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɡən/, /ˈmiːɡən/, /ˈmeɪɡən/ 1. A female given name from Welsh, a pseudo-Irish spelling of the Welsh Megan.
Word: larrikins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of larrikin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deplane Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + plane. Pronunciation: /diːˈpleɪn/ 1. To disembark from an airplane. Example: As we pulled to a stop, a ramp was brought up to the front door and a forklift to the rear. Both doors were opened. I instructed my staff to wait, saying that none of us should leave until the casket was off and Mrs. Kennedy had deplaned.
Word: backsight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + sight. 1. The rear sight of a firearm. Example: Holonym: iron sights 2. A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station). 3. A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
Word: backsight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + sight. 1. To shoot a backsight.
Word: dumbfucks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dumbfuck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fuckers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fucker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rubes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹuːbz/ 1. plural of rube Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manpower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From man + power. 1. The total number of all available workers; the workforce. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: human resources, personnel Example: phased increases in manpower 2. The power exerted by a single person. Labels: uncountable Example: canals dug entirely by manpower
Word: manciple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English maunciple, from Old French manciple, from Medieval Latin mancipiolum (“lowly servant”), diminutive of Latin mancipium (“slave”). Pronunciation: /ˈmænsɪpəl/ 1. A person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law.
Word: shemales Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈʃi.meɪlz/ 1. plural of shemale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hershey squirts Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to Hershey's, an American chocolate company. 1. diarrhea Labels: US, plural, plural-only, slang Example: It wasn't any kind of physical illness, not measles or chicken pox or even the Hershey Squirts, the most humiliating and debilitating of them all. Example: But if the Goddess chose to help you by giving Miss Hoover the Hershey squirts, such is her divine wisdom.
Word: galipot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French galipot; compare Old French garipot (“the wild pine or pitch tree”). 1. An unrefined turpentine obtained from some European pines Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: talipot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sinhalese [script needed] (talapata), Malayalam [script needed] (tālipat), from Sanskrit [Term?]. 1. A tall palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, from Sri Lanka and southern India, having very large leaves which were used as a material to write on. Example: On Sunday, Oct. 12. being ſtored vvith all things needful for their Journey, viz. Ten Days Proviſion, a Baſin to boil their Provision in, two Calabaſhes to fetch VVater in, and tvvo great Tallipat Leaves for Tents, with Jaggory, Svveet-meats, Tobacco, Betell, Tinder-Boxes, and a Deer-Skin for Shoes, to keep their Feet from Thorns, becauſe to them they chiefly truſted. Example: The leaves of the talipot or palmyra tree were rolled and boiled and oiled so as to prepare them for use in the writing of a manuscript.
Word: talipot palm Part of Speech: noun 1. A tall palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, from Sri Lanka and southern India, having very large leaves and flowers
Word: lude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apheretic form of Quaalude. 1. A pill containing the drug methaqualone. Labels: slang Example: “Dennis, these guys are badass shitheads. Oh, man. You got any ludes?” “Ludes? I don't think they make those anymore, man.” “Gum?” “We got Rita-rall.” “"Rita-rall"?” “Yeah.” “What's Rita-rall? Ooh, snortski. Oh, mmm... (snorting) Oh! Ooh, that's tasty stuff. Zap him again.”
Word: lude Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Apheretic form of Quaalude. 1. To get high on Quaalude. Labels: intransitive, slang
Word: joint venture Part of Speech: noun 1. A cooperative partnership between two individuals or businesses in which profits and risks are shared. 2. A cooperative partnership between two individuals or businesses in which profits and risks are shared. Labels: broadly
Word: shmucks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shmuck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tossers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tosser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tosspots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tosspot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cash flow Part of Speech: noun 1. The sum of cash revenues and expenditures over a period of time. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Finally, the complex and multi-dimensional character of any performance gap can be explored further by introducing cash flow per vehicle produced as a third performance measure; this series shows the limits of Japanolatry because, on this measure, average car companies in Japan as well as America have real problems. 2. A statement of such transactions. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: home help Part of Speech: noun 1. A person employed, especially by a social services department, to perform household chores and provide aid to a patient or infirm person in the latter's own home; a carer. Example: The work of the assistant home helps was particularly focused on older people (Simonen, 1990). Example: Home helps performed domestic and social care tasks (cleaning, for example, or helping clients shop or collect pensions). 2. The aid provided by such people. Labels: uncountable Example: The origins of the home help service can be traced back to the Sick Room Help Society based in the East End of London. Example: 2005, Wienke G. W. Boerma, Carl-Andy Dubois, 2: Mapping primary care across Europe, Richard Saltman, Ana Rico, Wienke G. W. Boerma, Primary care in the driver's seat?: Organizational reform in European primary care, page 33, In contrast to home nursing, home help services are not a part of health care but are considered as social services, except in Ireland, the Netherlands and to some degree in Germany.
Word: tailback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tail + back. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪlˌbæk/ 1. A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Example: The idea of a British warship supposedly menacing Spain is ludicrous. Is it meant to bomb Cadiz? Will its guns lift a rush-hour tailback in a colony that most Britons regard as awash with tax dodgers, drug dealers and right-wing whingers? The Gibraltarians have rights, but why British taxpayers should send warships to enforce them, even if just "on exercise", is a mystery. 2. A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.
Word: wankers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wanker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MBWA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of management by walking around/management by walking about. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: drongos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drongo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drongoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drongo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yokels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yokel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eggcorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Suggested by British-American linguist Geoffrey K. Pullum following a discussion on the Language Log website on September 23, 2003, by American linguist Mark Liberman, about a woman who had long believed the word acorn to be egg corn. Pronunciation: /ˈɛɡkɔːn/, /ˈɛɡkɔɹn/, /ˈeɪɡkɔɹn/ 1. A word or phrase that sounds like and is mistakenly used in a seemingly logical or plausible way for another word or phrase either on its own or as part of a set expression Example: update (9/30/2003): Geoff Pullum suggests that if no suitable term already exists for cases like this, we should call them "egg corns", in the metonymic tradition of "mondegreen", since the eponymous solution of "malapropism" and "spoonerism" is not appropriate. Example: The Language Loggers have argued that it's useful to distinguish eggcorns from classic malapropisms (e.g., "allegory" for "alligator", "oracular" for "vernacular", "fortuitous" for "fortunate"), in which a word is replaced by one with a vague similarity of sound. An eggcorn relies on a substitution that is phonologically very similar (even homophonous), and the result is one that is semantically justifiable (even if the justification is far-fetched).
Word: chavettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chavette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: charvers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snowclone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of snow cone + clone, in reference to the phrase “If Eskimos have dozens of words for snow, X have as many for Y” (which is an example of a snowclone). Coined by American television writer and economist Glen Whitman in January 2004, in response to Geoffrey Pullum on the blog Language Log. Pronunciation: /ˈsnəʊ.kləʊn/, /ˈsnoʊ.kloʊn/ 1. A formulaic phrase that can be customized to fit a variety of contexts. Example: I stumbled upon the site the other day, when I was looking up the origins of the "Im not an X, but I play one on TV" snowclone. Example: Suddenly snowclone hunters were documenting media usages suggesting that, in space, no one can hear you belch, bitch, blog, speak, squeak or suck.
Word: snowclone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of snow cone + clone, in reference to the phrase “If Eskimos have dozens of words for snow, X have as many for Y” (which is an example of a snowclone). Coined by American television writer and economist Glen Whitman in January 2004, in response to Geoffrey Pullum on the blog Language Log. Pronunciation: /ˈsnəʊ.kləʊn/, /ˈsnoʊ.kloʊn/ 1. To use a snowclone in speech or writing. Labels: intransitive Example: Many journalists are guilty of serial snowcloning, but snowclones aren't always a symptom of laziness – they can be a cultural in-joke.
Word: make an effort Part of Speech: verb 1. To try; to work towards a goal.
Word: making an effort Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of make an effort Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: makes an effort Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of make an effort Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: made an effort Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of make an effort Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deploy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French déployer (“to unroll, unfold”), from Old French desploiier, itself from des- + ploiier, or possibly from Late Latin displicāre (“to unfold, display”), from Latin dis- (“apart”) + plicare (“to fold”). Compare Middle English desployen, dysployen (“to unfold, display”). Doublet of display. Pronunciation: /dɪˈplɔɪ/ 1. To prepare and arrange (originally military unit or units, i.e., to array troops) for use. Labels: ergative, transitive Example: "Deploy two units of infantry along the enemy's flank," the general ordered. Example: deploy some lifeguards on the beach 2. To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy. Example: deploy the airbag 3. To install, test and implement a computer system or application. Example: The process for the deployment scenario includes: building a master installation of the operating system, creating its image and deploying the image onto a destination computer.
Word: deploy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French déployer (“to unroll, unfold”), from Old French desploiier, itself from des- + ploiier, or possibly from Late Latin displicāre (“to unfold, display”), from Latin dis- (“apart”) + plicare (“to fold”). Compare Middle English desployen, dysployen (“to unfold, display”). Doublet of display. Pronunciation: /dɪˈplɔɪ/ 1. Deployment. Example: Rolling back the bad deploy will usually solve the immediate production problem, but your team isn't done yet. 2. Deployment. Labels: dated
Word: deploying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deploy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Thelma Part of Speech: name Etymology: A literary invention, first appeared in the Swedish novel Kyrkoinvigningen i Hammarby (1840-1841) by Emilie Flygare-Carlén, translated into English as "The Magic Goblet" (1845). Similar names of ambiguous origin, Elma, Selma, Velma, appeared in the 19th century. By folk etymology explained as Ancient Greek θέλημα (thélēma, “will”). Notice also the Spanish and Portuguese Telma, a rare feminine form of Telmo, ultimately from Santelmo or Saint Elmo. 1. A female given name originating as a coinage. Example: "Just the sort of name to suit a Norwegian nymph or goddess. Thelma is quaint and appropriate, and as far as I can remember there's no rhyme to it in the English language. Thelma!"
Word: sidereal year Part of Speech: noun 1. The orbital period of the Earth with respect to the fixed stars. 2. The time it takes for any astronomical object in orbit around a central star to orbit that star, with respect to distant stars.
Word: defence accord Part of Speech: noun 1. A political agreement of mutual military assistance.
Word: saditty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of sedate (see quotation below) or another word. Attested from the 20th century. Pronunciation: /səˈdɪ.ti/ 1. Acting snobbish, arrogant, or superior; uppity; perceived to be trying to associate with a higher social class. Labels: US, slang Example: This desire for the group was voiced by its president in her attempts to get the girls to be “ladies and cultivated”—or, as frequently stated by them, to be more “seditty” (sedate), a colloquialism referring to the respectable and controlled behavior associated with middle-class standards. Example: I would stop the car when we reached the kiosk and put on my siddity air. I would speak to him like the peasant he was. I would order him to start the car and then tip him a quarter or even a dollar from Dad’s pocket before driving on.
Word: venous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Morphologically vein + -ous, which is a borrowing from Latin vēnōsus (“full of veins, veiny”), from vēna (“a blood vessel, vein”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of venose. Pronunciation: /ˈviː.nəs/ 1. Of or pertaining to veins. Labels: relational Example: Her venous circulation was poor, leading to varicose veins. 2. Having passed through the capillaries and given up oxygen for the tissues and become charged with carbon dioxide. Labels: relational 3. Possessing veins. Example: It was a sample of venous tissue. 4. Having numerous veins. Example: The tree has highly serrated and venous leaves.
Word: venturesome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From venture + -some. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛntjʊə(ɹ)səm/, /ˈvɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)səm/ 1. Adventurous; bold; willing to take risks. Labels: archaic, poetic 2. Potentially hazardous; risky. Labels: archaic, poetic Example: It was a little venturesome taking this house—we had been in apartments for two years—but Roy was doing so well with his people and I was so enthusiastic for a garden that we did—scarcely two months ago. Everything seemed quite assured.
Word: venturesomely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English venturesome Middle English -ly English -ly English venturesomely From venturesome + -ly. 1. In a manner that is bold and willing to take risks; adventurously.
Word: pretexting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pretext Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: actresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of actress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asthenopia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Ancient Greek σθένος (sthénos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek ἀσθενής (asthenḗs)der. English astheno- English -opia English asthenopia From astheno- (“loss of strength”) + -opia (“relating to the eyes”). 1. An eye condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eyestrain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision. Labels: uncountable
Word: lochs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buyout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from buy out. 1. The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright purchase or by purchase of a majority of issued shares of stock. Example: The Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday became the first major national security agency to offer so-called buyouts to its entire workforce, a CIA spokesperson and two other sources familiar with the offer said, part of President Donald Trump’s broad effort to shrink the federal government and shape it to his agenda. Example: Those orders frustrated the administration’s attempt to bring a quick close to the so-called buyout offer. 2. The use of grant monies to pay for another person to perform the usual duties, especially teaching duties, of someone engaged on the funded project.
Word: buyouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buyout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ginch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variation of gotch, from Ukrainian га́чі (háči), ґа́чі (gáči). 1. Underwear, especially men's briefs. Labels: British-Columbia, slang Example: She stowed the ginch she had just received as a gift in the dresser out of harm's way. Example: Grabbing clean pants and ginch, I get re-dressed.
Word: ginch Part of Speech: noun 1. vagina, pussy. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang, vulgar Example: She probably up there getting her ginch plowed right this minute by some drummer out of Richmond. 2. A woman, viewed as a potential or actual sexual partner. Labels: broadly Example: The unquenchable Hagen of the Screw Shack prowls the Stampede for ginch ahoof and comes back to the bus with nice little girl with lips as raunchy as a swig of grape soda, tender in age but ne'mind, ready to go, and she is on the bus, christened Anonymous, down to her bra and panties, which she prefers. Example: What reason would he have to try it, even, except to show off for this ginch? 3. An effeminate man. Labels: broadly Example: But, you know, she's struggling, she's got a kid. Just don't be a ginch, all right?" So, of course, you don't want anyone to think you're a ginch, plus maybe you're not particularly thrilled about the idea of using a hooker either.
Word: air resistance Part of Speech: noun 1. force on an object directed against its direction of movement through air Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fluid dynamics Part of Speech: noun 1. The scientific study of the properties and behavior of moving fluids (gases and liquids). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: He specializes in fluid dynamics. 2. The phenomena thus studied. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: This type of valve doesn't have the right fluid dynamics to achieve what they're trying to achieve.
Word: bar stool Part of Speech: noun 1. A stool used for sitting, often taller than a chair and usually having a foot rest, commonly placed in bars and in front of kitchen counters. Example: Although we are no longer consigned to the bar stool and bottle, we still generally frequent these places to enhance our difficult egos. Example: It's lacking something big this time. What the hell did you expect to find? Aphrodite on a bar stool by your side? 2. The male-dominated milieu typically associated with bars, in particular sports bars. Labels: attributive, metonymically Example: barstool conservatism Example: I have many male friends, and they frequently include me in barstool-punditry sessions where they pontificate, often with wisdom and insight, on the issues of the day.
Word: net force Part of Speech: noun 1. The combination of all the forces that act on an object. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Newton's second law Part of Speech: name 1. Newton's observation that the rate of change of the momentum of a body is directly proportional to, and in the same direction as, the net force acting on it. Often stated as F = ma: F = force, m = mass, a = acceleration.
Word: baits Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /beɪts/ 1. plural of bait Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baits Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /beɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bait Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: baited Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of bait Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: normal force Part of Speech: noun 1. Any force acting normal, to a surface, or perpendicular to the tangent plane.
Word: likee Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Attributed to various forms of pidgin English, most prominently from Chinese Pidgin English. 1. To like (to have affection for). Labels: nonstandard Example: [C]onsider the disaster which overtook the young American who found himself seated next to the eminent Chinese, Wellington Koo, at a diplomatic banquet. Completely at a loss as to what to say to a Chinese, this young man, with a touch of genius such as may be detected only in real faux pas-masters, said: "Likee soupee?" Mr. Koo smiled and nodded. Several moments later, when called upon to say a few words, he delivered a brilliant little talk in flawless English, sat down while the applause was still resounding, turned to the young man and said: "Likee speechee?"
Word: acrocentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From acro- + -centric. 1. (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm.
Word: acrocentric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acro- + -centric. 1. A chromosome that has the centromere very near to one end, and thus has a long arm, and a very short arm. Example: This may be the result of misalignment, nonallelic gene conversion or other biological mechanisms that maintain large-scale homology between the short arms of the acrocentrics—a phenomenon that we have studied in an associated paper²².
Word: chop chop Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of chop-chop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chop chop Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of chop-chop. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: chop chop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chop-chop. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: esbat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old French esbat, from Old French esbatre (“to frolic, to have fun”), cognate to modern ébat (“frolic”). 1. A Wiccan coven gathering other than one of the Sabbats. While a full moon ritual may be held during an esbat, esbats encompass coven business meetings, social occasions, and opportunities for merriment. Example: Latter day witches, continuing the age-long cult, frequently made use of these old circles as meeting places, holding esbats, sabbats, and performing their ritual "ring" dances within the circumference of the tall granite stones.
Word: no can do Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Chinese Pidgin English, calquing Chinese 不能做 (bùnéng zuò, “cannot do”). 1. I cannot do it. Labels: informal Example: But I can't go for that, no no / No can do Example: Tony Stark: If Thanos needs all six, why don't we just stick this one down a garbage disposal? Doctor Strange: No can do. Wong: We swore an oath to protect the Time Stone with our lives.
Word: M'Naghten rule Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of McNaughton rules. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anglecized Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of anglicized. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: raspberry vinegar Part of Speech: noun 1. A drink made from soaking very ripe raspberries in white wine vinegar overnight, then straining and adding sugar. Believed to improve the appetite, and used to disguise foul-tasting water. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: noyau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French noyau, from Middle French noyau, from Old French noel, from either Early Medieval Latin nōdellus (“buckle”) or Late Latin nucālis (“nut-like”). Doublet of newel and noil. 1. A French liqueur made at Poissy in north central France from brandy and flavoured with almonds and the pits of apricots. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His coffee was excellent, and then came a case of liqueurs, noyau both white and red, etc. 2. A small nucleus or core group of people or animals. Labels: countable Example: Borders are violated by hungering males and famished females, and the ordered animosities of the noyau give way to a saturnalia of sexual adventure. Example: The orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) also exhibits the noyau system and appears to be the only diurnal primate with a largely solitary lifestyle.
Word: syllabub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin unknown; the spelling may have been influenced by the unrelated word syllable. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪ.lə.bʌb/, /ˈsɪ.ləˌbʌb/ 1. A drink dating back to the 16th century consisting primarily of milk curdled with an alcoholic beverage or some acid such as lemon juice, which is usually then sweetened and spiced. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I shall yet think it a diminution to our happiness, to miss of half our companions and compotators of syllabub, not to have Mr. Newsham and his dogs, and his preceptors, and his dearly-beloved cousin, and his mathematics, and his Greek, and his horses. Example: In the evening I ſhall hope for the honour of your Lordſhip's company to take a diſh of tea there, or a ſullabub warm from the cow. 2. A dessert pudding derived from the drink. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mother by hys sonne he hathe sende me a letter / Promysynge hereafter to be to vs better / And you and I with my greate clubbe / Muste walke to him and eate a solybubbe / and we shall make merye / and synge tyrle on the berye […] Example: To make Everlasting Syllabubs. Take three pints of the thickest and sweetest cream you can get, a pint of rhenish, half a pint of sack, three lemons, near a pound of double refined sugar, beat and sift your sugar, and put it to the cream; grate off the yellow rind of three lemons, put that in, and squeeze the juice of the three lemons into your wine; put that to the cream, beat all together with a whisk just half an hour, then take it up all together with a spoon, and fill your glasses. 3. Something lacking substance; something frothy, insubstantial, or lightweight. Labels: countable, dated, figuratively, uncountable Example: I like Paul's plain style best. Better to feed the appetite of the hungry, than to tickle the fancies of the whimsical. This breed of preachers are apt soon to preach themselves out of breath, and come to nothing. May you and I never be the retailers of such whipt-syllabub divinity—better keep a cook's-shop to satisfy the craving appetite, than a confectioner's-shop to regale the depraved appetite of the dainty. Good brown-bread preaching is the best after all. Example: The truth is, the members indulged in too flippant a tone of discussion. The papers read every Saturday evening were characterized less by depth than buffoonery. They were all whipped syllabub. There was no investigation of first causes, first principles. There was no investigation of anything at all.
Word: dispelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dispel Labels: form-of, participle, past