nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: stranglehold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strangle + hold. 1. A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off. Example: For years the company had a stranglehold on the rest of the industry. Example: Numerous witnesses had come forward at that time to state that they had watched Kelly tackle Symaco and pin her on the floor in a strangle-hold until investigating officers arrived to pry him loose.
Word: stranglehold Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From strangle + hold. 1. To hold a tight grip or control. Labels: transitive Example: "She does not hold a partner; she strangleholds him. As soon as a man realizes how tightly she holds on, he leaves her."
Word: inspissator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inspissate + -or. 1. An apparatus for evaporating liquids; an evaporator
Word: life of Riley Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originated in the US c. 1902 (using the spelling "Reilly"). Popularized during World War I. Earlier origin unknown; various theories exist. Details Popularized in and immediately after World War I in both Britain and America, due to troops mixing in wartime. Attested in 1918 in letters home by American servicemen, with post-war British usage popularized by song “My Name is Kelly” (1919), by Harry Pease, featuring the lines: : Faith and my name is Kelly, Michael Kelly, : But I’m living the life of Reilly just the same. World War I spread possibly connected with the popularity of the song “Are You the O’Reilly?”, which featured a wealthy man living a life of comfort. The song was originally written in 1883 as “Is that Mr. Reilly?” by Pat Rooney Senior (1847–1892), a vaudeville performer, and featured an Irish character, then revived and adapted as a war song in 1915 by American P. Emmett with essentially the same lyrics, and as a British war song in the same year by Elwyn Yorke, with changed lyrics and an Australian character. The chorus runs: : Is that Mister Reilly, can anyone tell? : Is that Mister Reilly that owns the hotel? : Well, if that’s Mister Reilly they speak of so highly, : Upon me soul, Reilly, you’re doing quite well. This proved very popular among troops, and may have influenced the spread. Various theories of origin prior to this exist. The name is ultimately from the Ó Raghallaigh clan, and is one of the most common surnames in Ireland, ranking 8th in 1890, and Anglicized variously as O'Reilly, Reilly, and Riley. Due to its commonness, there is a high possibility of unrelated coincidences, and ultimate origin is hard to determine. In addition to the above song (from the 1883 version), another proposed origin is a different song “The Best in the House is None Too Good for Reilly” (1897), by Charles E. Lawlor and James W. Blake (origin proposed by H. L. Mencken), featuring the line: : He’s money for to pay, : So they let him have his way, : The best in the house is none too good for Reilly. Other theories include the influence of the idyllic art of James Whitcomb Riley, or the historic wealth of the Ó Raghallaigh clan, due to their rule of East Breifne (present County Cavan) from the 12th century to early 17th century – see Kingdom of Breifne. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪf əv ˈɹaɪ.li/ 1. An ideal life of carefree prosperity and luxurious contentment. Labels: dated, idiomatic Example: It's the life of Reilly, but we're not stuck on it at that [...] If I stay her^([sic]) doing this sort of work for another week I won't be fit to work all summer, for I'm getting lazier every day Example: Michael, according to his own story, had "been living the life of Riley" ever since he bolted.
Word: carefree Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Middle English care English care Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English carefree From care + -free. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛəfɹiː/, [ˈkɛːfɹɪi̯], /ˈkɛɚfɹi/, [ˈkɛɹ̩fɹɪi̯] 1. Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty. Example: He left his cell phone behind and enjoyed a carefree summer day at the beach. Example: You know: sometimes, baby, I'm so carefree / With a joy that's hard to hide
Word: worries Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwʌɹ.iz/, /ˈwɝ.iz/ 1. plural of worry Labels: form-of, plural Example: Leave your worries behind.
Word: worries Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwʌɹ.iz/, /ˈwɝ.iz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of worry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: He worries that he will not have enough money to pay rent.
Word: loss leader Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlɒs ˈliːdə(ɹ)/, /ˈlɔs ˈlidɚ/ 1. An item that is sold at or below cost in an effort to stimulate other profitable sales. Example: Sugar was a strategic product in the scheme; in part, because it was the chief source of ‘disturbance’ in the wholesale and retail trades owing to its use as what would now be called a ‘loss leader’, and, in part, because on the supply side the industry was dominated by one refiner behind a substantial tariff wall, thereby facilitating ‘stabilised’ pricing. Example: Meanwhile, entrepreneurs were quick to capitalize on these shifts to stimulate purchase of their new wares, using new types of advertising, endorsements by prominent people, creation of shop displays, "loss leaders" (selling a popular item at a loss as a way to pull customers into a store), creative financial options, even consumer research and the stoking of new fads.
Word: Groceries Order Part of Speech: name 1. The Restrictive Practices (Groceries) Order 1987, a law that (until revoked in 2006) prohibited below-cost selling. Labels: Ireland, colloquial
Word: rural sanitary district Part of Speech: noun 1. A sanitary district established in an area not having a town government. Labels: UK, historical
Word: urban sanitary district Part of Speech: noun 1. A sanitary district that was established in a municipal borough. Labels: UK, historical
Word: CAO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Central Applications Office, the official body tasked with handling applications for students' first year of college. Labels: Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CAO Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of conscious, alert and oriented. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: municipal borough Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1838. 1. A city or town in England and Wales with an elected town council consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors. Labels: UK Example: The increase in the number may perhaps in a great degree be attributed to the increased proportion of apprehensions consequent upon the extensive establishment of an efficient Police in the municipal boroughs, and to the greater facilities in criminal proceedings afforded by the extended grants of local sessions.
Word: local government Part of Speech: noun 1. A government lower than the central government of a country covering only a part of it. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aminoxide Part of Speech: noun 1. the anion H₂NO⁻, and its derivatives R₂NO⁻, formed from hydroxylamines by loss of a proton
Word: aminoxyl radical Part of Speech: noun 1. The uncharged form of an aminoxide derived from hydroxylamines by removal of a proton; their structure is best represented as R₂NO^. <=> R₂N^(.+)-O⁻.
Word: uncharged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + charged. 1. Not carrying an overall or net electric charge. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not charged with a criminal act. Labels: not-comparable 3. Not charged for; given away for free. Labels: not-comparable Example: On inquiring how a charge of 20 per cent, for uncharged labour was obtained, he was told that it was estimated. 4. Without a heraldic charge. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aminylene Part of Speech: noun 1. A nitrene.
Word: aminediyl Part of Speech: noun 1. A nitrene.
Word: azene Part of Speech: noun 1. A nitrene. 2. Any of a family of compounds of nitrogen and hydrogen that have -N=N- double bonds
Word: imidogen Part of Speech: noun 1. A nitrene.
Word: aminyl oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. An aminoxyl radical.
Word: aminyl radical Part of Speech: noun 1. The uncharged radical H₂N^. formally derived from ammonia by removing a hydrogen atom; and any of its derivatives R₂N^.
Word: ammonium imine Part of Speech: noun 1. An amine imide.
Word: ammonium ylide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any dipolar organic compound of general formula R₃N⁺-C⁻R₂
Word: dipolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English di- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar English dipolar From di- + polar. 1. Having north and south magnetic poles. Labels: not-comparable 2. Possessing a dipole. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subgroup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + group. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbˌɡɹuːp/ 1. A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group. Example: 1998, Robert A. Johnson, Prevalence of Substance Use Among Racial and Ethnic Subgroups in the United States, 1991-1993, Department of Health and Human Services, page B-11, Based on U.S. Bureau of the Census (1992c), other metropolitan areas that might be suitable for oversampling specific racial/ethnic subgroups include Miami (18% Cuban), New York City (7% Puerto Rican), Los Angeles (26% Mexican), and Honolulu (23% Japanese). Three techniques might be used to increase the yield of rare subgroup members within metropolitan areas where they are concentrated: 1) oversampling of areal segments containing high percentages of the subgroup, […] . Example: The most important application of dysprosium and terbium, which belong to a subgroup known as the heavy rare earths, is in devices called neodymium boron magnets, or neo magnets for short. 2. A subset H of a group G that is itself a group and has the same binary operation as G. Example: Much of the information about a group can be gleaned from a study of its subgroups. For these reasons it is important to study the subgroup structure of the almost simple groups, and in particular their maximal subgroups. Example: A subgroup H of an algebraic group G is called algebraic if H is an algebraic subvariety of G. Algebraic subgroups defined over k (as algebraic subvarieties) are called k-subgroups. An algebraic subgroup of an algebraic group is called k-closed or closed over k (resp. k-defined or defined over k) if it is k-closed (resp. k-defined) as an algebraic subvariety.
Word: subgroup Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sub- + group. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbˌɡɹuːp/ 1. To divide or classify into subgroups
Word: anilide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aniline + -(am)ide, from anil. 1. Any organic compound derived from an oxoacid by replacement of a hydroxyl group by an aniline residue; an amide of aniline. 2. Any compound in which one of the nitrogen-bound protons of aniline is replaced by a metal or other cation.
Word: anil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle French anilder. Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.? Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der. Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)bor. Arabic نِيل (nīl)der. Andalusian Arabicbor. Portuguese anilder. English anil From Middle French anil, Portuguese anil. 1. The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any imine in which the N-radical is a phenyl (or substituted phenyl) group. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. 1,4-Benzoquinones including chloranil, DDQ, bromanil, & cyanil. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nosedive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nose + dive. Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊzdaɪv/ 1. A headfirst fall or jump. 2. A drop in altitude with the nose of the craft angled downwards. 3. A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value. Labels: usually Example: Byers was frequently at odds with Rail Regulator Sir Tom Winsor, but quit after 11 months - his career took a nosedive when he admitted false claims for £125,000 expenses, and he was banned from the House of Commons for two years.
Word: nosedive Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From nose + dive. Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊzdaɪv/ 1. To dive down in a steep angle. Labels: intransitive 2. To perform a rapid fall in price or value. Labels: intransitive Example: With punctuality nosediving and both overcrowding and cancellations on the rise, a new simplified timetable was introduced in December amid threats from the Mayor that he would ask the Secretary of State for Transport to strip Abellio of the franchise.
Word: arccosh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcusder. English arc- English cosh English arccosh From arc- + cosh. Pronunciation: /ˈɑː(ɹ)kˌkɒʃ/ 1. Alternative form of arcosh (“the inverse hyperbolic cosine function”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, no-plural
Word: arcsinh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcusder. English arc- Translingual sinh English arcsinh From arc- + Translingual sinh. Pronunciation: /ˈɑː(ɹ)kˌsaɪnʃ/, /ˈɑː(ɹ)kˌʃaɪn/ 1. Alternative form of arsinh (“the inverse hyperbolic sine function”) Labels: alt-of, alternative, no-plural
Word: arctanh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcusder. English arc- English tanh English arctanh From arc- + tanh. Pronunciation: /ˈɑː(ɹ)kˌtænʃ/ 1. Alternative form of artanh (“the inverse hyberbolic tangent function”) Labels: alt-of, alternative, no-plural
Word: annulene Part of Speech: noun 1. Any monocyclic hydrocarbon, of general formula CₙHₙ (where n is even), or CₙHₙ₊₁ (where n is odd).
Word: Rohypnol Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ro(che) + hypno- + -ol, from the brand name F. Hoffmann-La Roche (known simply as Roche). First attested in the 1970s. Pronunciation: /ɹoʊˈhɪp.nɑl/ 1. Flunitrazepam, a hypnotic drug (sleeping pill), sometimes used as a date rape drug. Example: Ten milligrams of Rohypnol before I take her to the ER will eradicate all memory of the last month of her life, let alone this evening. They’ll simply think some overjuiced undergrad date-raped her; it happens all the time. Example: Both Rohypnol and Seconal are physically addictive, and use of all three drugs rapidly builds up tolerance.
Word: mancude-ring system Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from MAximum number of NonCUmulative DoublE bonds. 1. Any organic compound, in the form of a ring, that has the maximum number of noncumulative double bonds; e.g. benzene or indole. Labels: rare
Word: date rape Part of Speech: noun 1. A rape committed by an acquaintance of the victim while out on a date. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: However, from a more practical point of view it would be wise to adopt a distinction between "date rape" and "stranger rape" since jurors are likely to adopt such a distinction on their own. 2. A rape committed after a perpetrator first secretly administers a sedative or memory-inhibiting drug (a date rape drug) to a victim under the cover of a social setting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In this light, it is not very surprising that so many date-rape charges fly after these "hook-ups". Example: Some even say it's not really date rape if you meet a guy at a party, hook up, and then he forces you to have sex with him.
Word: annulenylidene Part of Speech: noun 1. Any carbene derived from an odd-numbered annulene by conversion of the CH₂ group to C
Word: squiggly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English squiggle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English squiggly From squiggle + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈskwɪɡli/ 1. Not straight; wavy and irregular. Labels: informal Example: She didn't have a ruler, so she drew a squiggly line to highlight the main points. Example: My first memories of eating are bowls of squiggly pasta with red sauce and lots of white cheese.
Word: squiggly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English squiggle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English squiggly From squiggle + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈskwɪɡli/ 1. A wavy underline used to indicate an error in text or source code. Labels: informal Example: If you have dynamic spell checking enabled, your pamphlet will become a sea of red squigglies. Example: Coding errors have colored squigglies beneath them to indicate the kind of error. For example, syntax errors appear with red squigglies beneath them...
Word: anomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ano- (“upwards, above”) + -mer. 1. Any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose.
Word: ansa compound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ansa (“handle”). 1. Any cyclophane in which the para positions of a benzene ring are connected by a bridge of at least 10 atoms.
Word: anthocyanidin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From antho- + cyanidin. 1. An aglycone of an anthocyanin.
Word: antiaromatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English anti- Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic English antiaromatic From anti- + aromatic. 1. Describing a cyclic compound having an even number of alternating single and double bonds, e.g. cyclobutadiene. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiaromaticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + aromaticity. 1. The state of being antiaromatic. Labels: uncountable
Word: arene epoxide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any epoxide formally derived from an arene by the addition of an oxygen atom to a double bond.
Word: arene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)bor. Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English ar(omatic) French -ènebor. English -ene English arene From ar(omatic) + -ene. Pronunciation: /ˈæɹiːn/ 1. Any monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
Word: arene oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. An arene epoxide.
Word: arenium ion Part of Speech: noun 1. Any cation formed by the addition of a proton or other cationic species to an arene.
Word: arenol Part of Speech: noun 1. A phenol.
Word: arenonium ion Part of Speech: noun 1. An arenium ion. Labels: obsolete
Word: grammarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English gramarien, from Middle French gramarien, gramairien. Displaced native Old English stæfcræftiga. Pronunciation: /ɡɹəˈmɛəɹɪən/ 1. A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically. Example: Huddleston and Pullum are well-known grammarians of the 21st century. Example: The goal of a grammarian is to discover the morphemes and words within a language, and to discover how they combine in the grammar. 2. A person who pedantically critiques the grammar of others' speech or writing, especially when unscientifically and misguidedly. Labels: broadly Example: They spent hours disabusing the misinformed rants of various armchair grammarians.
Word: more or less Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /mɔɹ ɔɹ lɛs/ 1. Approximately. Labels: not-comparable Example: There were a hundred people in the room, more or less. Example: The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk[…], and is sessile on the calyptra base[…] 2. Almost. Labels: not-comparable Example: I've more or less guaranteed myself a top mark in my final exams. 3. To varying extents, across instances; to an extent that varies among cases. Labels: not-comparable Example: [X] is always more or less of a [Y] Example: Entrepreneurship is always more or less of a gamble.
Word: diarsine Part of Speech: noun 1. any organic derivative of diarsane
Word: triarsine Part of Speech: noun 1. any organic derivative of triarsane
Word: triarsane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + arsane. 1. The arsenic hydride As₃H₅ having a chain of three arsenic atoms.
Word: diarsane Part of Speech: noun 1. The arsenic hydride As₂H₄, having a chain of two arsenic atoms
Word: montre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French montre (“show, show case, organ case”). 1. An organ stop, usually the open diapason, having its pipes on display as part of the organ case, or otherwise specially mounted. 2. A hole in the wall of a pottery kiln, by which the state of the pieces inside can be judged.
Word: instalment Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/, /ɪnˈstoːl.mənt/, /ɪnˈstɔl.mənt/, /ɪnˈstɑl.mənt/ 1. Australia, UK, and Canada standard spelling of installment.
Word: sliding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of slide Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Children were swinging and sliding in the playground.
Word: sliding Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/ 1. The motion of something that slides. Example: Her driver was new to the country; he mightn't be prepared for the leaping of the yellow water down dry arroyos, swift as the pouncings of a cat, or the snake-like slidings of tons of loosened rock and clay from the steep potreros […] 2. skeleton (winter sport)
Word: sliding Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/ 1. Designed or able to slide. Labels: not-comparable Example: Our yard is just outside the sliding door.
Word: moka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Italian moka. 1. A moka pot. Example: In a moka, water boils in a closed chamber with enough headroom to allow a head of steam to collect. The pressure from the steam forces the hot water to escape from the chamber and pass through the ground coffee.
Word: moka Part of Speech: noun 1. A ritualized system of exchange in the Mount Hagen area of Papua New Guinea, involving reciprocal gifts of pigs that regulate social status. Labels: uncountable
Word: peters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peter Labels: form-of, plural, slang
Word: peters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of peter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for Lepidoptera. 1. A butterfly or moth. Labels: rare Example: Butterflies and moths belong to the insect order Lepidoptera (“leps” for short), which means “scale-wing.”
Word: eye sight Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of eyesight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: captives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of captive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chariots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chariot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stati Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstætaɪ/ 1. plural of status. Labels: form-of, hypercorrect, plural
Word: popular culture Part of Speech: noun 1. The prevailing vernacular culture in any given society, including art, cooking, clothing/fashion, entertainment, fads, films, mass media, music, sports, and style. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: normal subgroup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term was coined by Évariste Galois. 1. A subgroup H of a group G that is invariant under conjugation; that is, for all elements h of H and for all elements g in G, the element ghg⁻¹ is in H.
Word: cast out nines Part of Speech: verb 1. To apply a procedure for verifying whether an arithmetic operation is probably correct or certainly incorrect using modulo characteristics of the digit 9.
Word: rabdology Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of performing arithmetic using Napier's bones. Labels: uncountable
Word: rhabdology Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rabdology. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Napier's bones Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of numbered rods used for multiplication and division (see the Wikipedia article for a fuller explanation). Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Napier's rods Part of Speech: noun 1. Napier's bones Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: promptuary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin promptuarium (“storehouse”). 1. A magazine, repository, or handbook. Labels: obsolete 2. A device described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips used to multiply multi-digit numbers more easily than Napier’s bones.
Word: promptuary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin promptuarium (“storehouse”). 1. Of or relating to preparation. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: such things as frequently happen and come in dispute ; and this we call the promptuary way
Word: location arithmetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin arithmeticae localis, coined by Scottish landowner and mathematician John Napier (1550–1617) in his 1617 treatise Rabdologiæ (written in Latin). 1. A device and technique described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ for performing multiplication, division and extraction of square roots by using counters to represent numbers in binary. Labels: uncountable
Word: bacteriophagous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactērium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bacterio- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon) Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos)bor. Latin -phagusbor. English -phagous English bacteriophagous From bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phagous (“eating”). 1. Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bait and switch Part of Speech: noun 1. An unscrupulous and sometimes illegal sales technique, in which an inexpensive product is advertised to attract prospective customers who are then told by sales personnel that the inexpensive product is unavailable or of poor quality and are instead urged to buy a more expensive product. Example: Seereeram and other critics say it was a sort of bait and switch. Citibank met with Trintomar three times in the spring of 1992 to pitch its original $66 million refinancing proposal, and in a letter dated Sept. 9, Trintomar asked for a formal proposal. The next day, Citibank sent a letter outlining the extra $96.5 million loan in several pages of eye-glazing detail. Example: A teasing bait and switch, whereby creators promise more explicit content than they deliver, is a well-known feature of the industry. 2. Any similar deceptive behavior, especially in politics and romantic relationships. Labels: broadly Example: Jon: Hey, Garfield, let's get a pizza! […] Jon:On the way we'll stop at the vet. Garfield: It's the old bait and switch!
Word: bait and switch Part of Speech: verb 1. To lure someone with an offer of some kind, but substitute something of greater advantage to the offerer. Example: Not when you are baiting and switching down from a stately antebellum manse to a tenement crack house. Example: ... she baits and switches then baits again.
Word: bait dog Part of Speech: noun 1. A dog that is used to test another dog's fighting instinct. The "bait" is mauled or killed in the process.
Word: bannimus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Historically, from Medieval Latin bannimus (“we banish, we expel”), from bannō, bandō (“denounce, ban, banish, proclaim, proscribe”, verb), influenced in meaning by bannum (“ordinance, ban”), from Frankish *bannjan (“to proclaim, order or prohibit under penalty”), from Proto-Germanic *bannijaną (“to curse, damn”), *bannaną (“to request”). Cognate with Old High German bannen (“to order under penalty, proscribe, cast a spell on”), ban (“order under penalty”). More at ban. 1. A permanent, publicly promulgated expulsion from the University of Oxford, whose public posting served to prevent the expelled person from claiming the cause of expulsion was unknown. Labels: uncountable
Word: base communications Part of Speech: noun 1. Communications services, such as the installation, operation, maintenance, augmentation, modification, and rehabilitation of communications networks, systems, facilities, and equipment, including off-post extensions, provided for the operation of a military post, camp, installation, station, or activity. Labels: US, plural, plural-only
Word: batboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bat + boy. 1. A boy employed to watch over the bats, and assist the players in retrieving them during play.
Word: lectureship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lecture Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English lectureship From lecture + -ship. 1. A position as a lecturer. 2. A series of lectures, possibly by different lecturers, on a common theme. 3. Something that provides for lectures to be presented.
Word: lexicographical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek λέξῐς (léxĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek λεξῐκός (lexĭkós) English lexico- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English lexicography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lexicographic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English lexicographical From lexicographic + -al. 1. Relating to lexicography. Example: More importantly, there is an untold multitude of Indian English terms that have never been given lexicographical treatment in any dictionary. 2. Meeting lexicographical standards or requirements; worthy of being included in a dictionary. 3. Relating to alphabetical order or a generalization thereof.
Word: Bhalavali Bhasha Part of Speech: name 1. An Indian language spoken in the two districts of the state of Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada district (with Mangalore as its head-quarters) and Kodagu. It is a form of Marathi that has been heavily influenced by Kannada, Tulu, and other Dravidian languages.
Word: Bharatiya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi भारतीय (bhārtīya), Pronunciation: /ˈbʱɑr(ə)t̪iːjə/, /ˈbɑrəθiːə/, /ˈbɑrətiə/ 1. Indian: a person nationally identified with the Republic of India. Labels: India
Word: Bharatiya Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi भारतीय (bhārtīya), Pronunciation: /ˈbʱɑr(ə)t̪iːjə/, /ˈbɑrəθiːə/, /ˈbɑrətiə/ 1. Indian, especially in a nationalist context. Labels: India
Word: livability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībanąder. Proto-Germanic *lībą Proto-West Germanic *līb Old English līfder. Old English līfe Old English on līfe Middle English alyve English aliveclip. English live Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English livability From live + -ability. 1. The property of being livable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The livability of the shack was questioned, but the old man had lived there for 50 years.
Word: livelong Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English live long, leve-long, lefe long (as in Alle the lefe longe daye), equivalent to lief + long. Compare Dutch heel den lieven langen dag (“all the livelong day”), German der liebe lange Tag (“the livelong day”) and German die liebe lange Nacht (“the livelong night”). 1. Total, complete, whole. Example: I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day. Example: How dreary to be somebody! / How public, like a frog / To tell your name the livelong day / To an admiring bog! 2. Lasting; durable. Labels: obsolete Example: Thou, in our wonder and astonishment, Thou hast built thyself a live-long monument.
Word: livelong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English live long, leve-long, lefe long (as in Alle the lefe longe daye), equivalent to lief + long. Compare Dutch heel den lieven langen dag (“all the livelong day”), German der liebe lange Tag (“the livelong day”) and German die liebe lange Nacht (“the livelong night”). 1. Orpine (Hylotelephium telephium syn. Sedum telephium).
Word: bilateran Part of Speech: adj 1. Having bilateral symmetry, i.e. an axis of symmetry that goes down from the top to the bottom. Labels: not-comparable Example: Humans are bilateran organisms.
Word: bilateran Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bilaterian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: loggia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian loggia, from Old French loge, from Medieval Latin laubĭa, from Frankish *laubijā. Doublet of lobby and lodge. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒd͡ʒə/, /ˈlɒd͡ʒiə/, /ˈloʊd͡ʒə/ 1. A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level. Example: Mr Carrados was standing in the loggia of the Hotel Beverley when a not unfamiliar sound claimed his attention.
Word: palmo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish palmo (“handspan”) and Portuguese palmo (“handspan”), both from Latin palmus. Doublet of palm, palma, and pam. 1. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm. Labels: historical 2. A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually equivalent to about 22 cm. Labels: historical
Word: bixie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 辟邪 (bìxié). Pronunciation: /biːˈʃeɪ/, /biːʃiˈeɪ/ 1. A chimaera-like figure common in Chinese and Persian art.
Word: bixie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From BIX (“Byte Information Exchange”) + -ie, a BBS on which these emoticons became popular. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪksi/ 1. A type of emoticon such as <@_@>, which represents an unrotated expression, unlike a smiley. Labels: dated
Word: bixie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bob + pixie. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪksi/ 1. A short feminine hairstyle that combines elements of a bob and a pixie cut. Example: But when it comes to short hairstyles such as the pixie and bixie cut (a mix of elements from both bobs and pixie cuts), we're often left scratching our heads as soon as we leave the salon. Example: Reminiscent of 90s rom-com heroines, the bixie cut marries the versatility of the bob with the punkish edge of the pixie.
Word: bleah Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic. 1. Expresses negative feeling. The quality of the emotion expressed is more negative than that of blah and has a slight feeling of disgust, verging on nausea. Labels: US, slang Example: You bought that green station wagon? Bleah! Example: Reviewing my list of ickisms - yuck, yecch, bleah, ew and ick - the linguist [David McNeill] observes, "Negative words having to do with disgust seem to be embodied in the experience of expelling unwanted, possibly poisonous, materials from the mouth. […]
Word: blind ecash Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of ecash that gives the customer ability to spend money without the sender bank tracking where it goes. Labels: uncountable
Word: Boudreaux Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Boudreaux. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːdɹoʊ/, [ˈbuwd͡ʒɹəw] 1. A surname from Old French, common among Cajuns and Louisiana Creoles. Labels: Louisiana
Word: Boutcher Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from butcher, of Norman influence. The name first entered English history by reference in the Domesday Book of 1086. 1. An English surname originating as an occupation common throughout the Midlands.
Word: brass ring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Some fairground carousels offer a prize to a rider who manages to grab a brass ring. 1. A prize or goal, often a chance to advance in one's career. Labels: US Example: He's going for the brass ring. Example: Another Kennedy Reaches for the Brass Ring [title] The latest entry in the political Irish sweepstakes is Teddy Kennedy, the President's 30-year-old brother.
Word: débridement Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of debridement. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: In view of the underlying pathology, débridement is usually combined with late synovectomy. Example: The goal of débridement is removal of obviously contaminated, devitalized, or necrotic tissue and elimination of foreign debris from the wound.
Word: struthonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Arthur Koestler in 1963, irregularly formed from Late Latin strūthiō (“ostrich”) Pronunciation: /stɹuːˈθəʊnɪən/ 1. A person like an ostrich; someone who ignores facts or reality or someone who lacks responsibility. Labels: uncommon
Word: iminent Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of imminent. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable
Word: checkpoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From check + point. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/ 1. A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection. Example: The travellers were stopped at the checkpoint. Example: Since this was rebel country, checkpoints were set up along the road. 2. A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event. Example: After the crash, we rolled back the database to the last checkpoint. 3. A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart. Example: You can't finish the race if you haven't passed all of the checkpoints on the track. Example: This is not a videogame, this is real life! People get hurt! There is no restart from last checkpoint. 4. A biological control mechanism ensuring correct progression through the cell cycle.
Word: checkpoint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From check + point. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/ 1. To set a checkpoint.
Word: muttering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mutter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: muttering Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that is muttered. Example: I managed to catch a few of his mutterings. 2. A rumour.
Word: organon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon). Doublet of organ, organum, and orgue. 1. A set of principles that are used in science or philosophy. Example: 1999, Kant (Guyer and Wood trans.), Critique of Pure Reason, Cambridge University Press. Hence pure reason is that which contains the principles for cognizing something absolutely a priori. An organon of pure reason would be a sum total of those principles. 2. The name given by Aristotle's followers to his six works on logic. Example: He thought that it might not be so bad with Merlyn, who might be able to make even the old Organon interesting, particularly if he would do some magic.
Word: uckfay Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Pig Latin version of fuck. 1. A slightly less offensive variation of fuck. Labels: euphemistic, slang, vulgar Example: "Uckfay offyay," Woodward seethed. Example: The good kids said, "Honk you, Larry," and the medium kids said, "Uckfay ooyay," but the bad kids said "Fuck" loud and clear.
Word: bundle buggy Part of Speech: noun 1. A bag on wheels with an extendable handle, usually used for grocery shopping. Labels: Canada Example: For the harried, automobileless housewife there was a ‘Bundle Buggy’ for bringing home the groceries. Example: One 75-year-old neighbor tells of having to get other tenants to help her lift her bundle-buggy up five floors.
Word: buycott Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of buy + boycott. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪkɒt/ 1. The opposite of a boycott: deliberately purchasing a company's or a country's products in support of their policies, or to counter a boycott. Example: And, in addition to the boycott, double your power via the "buycott" by giving your cash to firms and services that are notably behaving themselves. Example: Within days, conservative celebrities and politicians called for a boycott of the brand. These calls were then followed by calls for a reverse boycott, or buycott, encouraging people to buy Bud Light to show support for the marketing.
Word: buycott Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of buy + boycott. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪkɒt/ 1. To support (a company, country, etc.) by buying its products. Labels: transitive Example: Proponents of buycotting see these premiums as pure political expression: citizens’ parting with money to refine the world.
Word: situational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From situation + -al. Pronunciation: /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃənəl/, /sɪt͡ʃuˈ(w)eɪʃənəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to a particular situation or situations in general.
Word: Rockefeller Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the German place name Rockenfeld. 1. An American surname from German. 2. American capitalist. Founder, leader, and owner of Standard Oil Company.
Word: Rockefeller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From John D. Rockefeller, the American industrialist who founded Standard Oil, also recognized for his 20th century philanthropy. 1. A very rich person. Example: "You don't have to be a Rockefeller to have an air conditioner," she said. Example: Annie: You're acting like you won the lotto yourself. Jackie: Aye, aye, Rockefeller, that's me.
Word: je ne sais quoi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French je ne sais quoi (literally “I don't know what”). Pronunciation: /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː/, /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑ/, /ˌʒə n(ə)sɛ ˈkwɑː/ 1. An indefinable quality that makes something distinctive or attractive. Example: She has a certain je ne sais quoi about her. Example: "Say, you others, I find that the Englishman has something of truly distinguished in the voice, something of sympathetic, of touching—something of je ne sais quoi!" Bouchardy: "Yes, yes—something of je ne sais quoi! That's the very phrase— […]"
Word: c'est la vie Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French c'est la vie. Pronunciation: /ˌseɪ.læˈviː/, /ˌsɛ.læˈviː/, /ˌseɪ.lɑˈvi/ 1. An expression of acceptance of misfortune in life; that's life; such is life; so it goes Example: Incidentally, it is common to store Prolog code in files with a .pl suffix. It’s an indication of what the file contains (namely Prolog code) and with some Prolog implementations you don’t actually have to type in the .pl suffix when you consult a file. Nice — but there is a drawback. Files containing Perl scripts usually have a .pl suffix too, and nowadays there are a lot of Perl scripts in use, so this can cause confusion. C’est la vie.
Word: m' Part of Speech: contraction 1. Clitic form of I'm. Labels: clitic, colloquial, contraction, form-of Example: When MacConnachie let go, he put a hand to his head and muttered, “M’tired.” Example: On n’avait jamais réussi a défricher les origines de cette petite fille d’à peine trois ans, qui n’apportait pour tout bagage qu’un surnom, le nom de sa terre de Beaubassin et un cri : « Zé faim! »
Word: m' Part of Speech: det 1. Clitic form of my. Labels: archaic, clitic, colloquial, form-of Example: ‘Guess I feel like sleepin’ meself,’ he said. ‘Trouble is, I’m on next watch. Guess I’ll change thet with m’tired friend there.[…]” Example: “That’s what he thinks,” she said finally, waving the cane at her brother. “Hopes the goddess might unscramble his egg. I told ’im she’s just as likely ta hoist up m’tired old tits, and I ain’t countin’ on that, either.” 2. Prevocalic form of my. Labels: poetic, rare
Word: Janey Mack Part of Speech: intj 1. gosh! Labels: Ireland Example: Jackie: Oh, Janey Mack! I wish I had. Example: — Have you the key? a voice asked. — Dedalus has it, Buck Mulligan said. Janey Mack, I'm choked.
Word: abductive reasoning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a now rare sense of abduction; compare the relationship of deduction to deductive reasoning. 1. Determining plausibility based on a set of evidence. Labels: uncountable
Word: canaliculate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin canāliculātus (“channelled”). 1. Channeled lengthwise; grooved. Example: The leafstalks of most palms are canaliculate.
Word: swears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swears Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of swear Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: CASM Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of cost per available seat-mile, a method of calculating operating costs in the travel industry, derived by dividing total operating expenses by total ASMs. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: CASM Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Centre for the Analysis of Social Media. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: cablegami Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cable + origami. Pronunciation: /ˌkeɪbəlˈɡɑːmɪ/, /ˌkeɪbəlˈɡɑmi/ 1. A technique used in the building of computer systems that involves the complex folding of flat ribbon cables as if they were origami, or the routing and organization of non-flat cables. Labels: uncountable
Word: call delay Part of Speech: noun 1. The delay that occurs when a call arrives at an automatic switching device and no channel or facility is immediately available to process the call. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The time between the instant a system receives a call attempt and the instant of initiation of ringing at the target device. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rerailer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rerail + -er. 1. any of several devices used to assist in putting a derailed locomotive back on the rails
Word: grinds Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɹaɪndz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: grinds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɹaɪndz/ 1. plural of grind Labels: form-of, plural 2. Tutoring; extra lessons in a specific subject outside of school hours. Labels: Ireland, colloquial Example: You're not top of the class in English, he points out. She licks her teeth, unconcerned. Maybe you should give me grinds, Connell, she says. 3. Food, eats. Labels: Hawaii, slang 4. Used ground coffee, coffee grounds. Labels: proscribed Example: That was a song that Ida sometimes sang, puttering inefficiently about the kitchen, which always seemed sandy with coffee grinds and vaguely immoral with dead cigarettes on the burnt, blistered paint of the shelves.
Word: four by two Part of Speech: noun 1. A length of sawn wood of cross section 4 inches by 2 inches, most often employed as structural framing lumber / timber. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK Example: She would sit here sometimes, perched on a bag of concrete looking at the big lumps of four by two and imagining what she might do with them if she had a chance. Example: He eyed Norman, who was lifting one end of a four-by-two and sighting down it, as his Bendigo uncle had taught him to sight new beams, seeking out the bow. 2. A cotton cloth 4 inches wide with lines two inches apart, conveniently torn into two inch lengths for cleaning a rifle barrel using a pull through. Labels: Australia, UK 3. A Jew. Labels: Cockney, slang