nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Asa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Via Late Latin Asa from Koine Greek Ἀσά (Asá) from Biblical Hebrew אָסָא (ʾĀsāʾ), from Aramaic אָסְיָא (ʾāsyā, “physician, doctor, healer”), from Akkadian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /⁠asû⁠/) from Sumerian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /⁠azu⁠/, “physician, healer”); compare Classical Syriac ܐܵܣܝܵܐ (ʾāsyā, “healer, physician, medical doctor”) whence Arabic آسٍ (ʔāsin). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.sə/ 1. The third king of Judah mentioned in the Books of Kings who succeeded his father Abijah; the father of King Jehoshaphat. (Matthew calls him "Asaph" in Matthew 1:7.) Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father. 2. A male given name from Hebrew first used by Puritans. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Asa Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Aasax (“language”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coop up Part of Speech: verb 1. To confine in a restricted place or situation Example: We ran for the better part of a mile without hearing anything more from the direction of the harbor, and then I reduced the speed to a walk, for the exercise was telling on us who had been cooped up for so long in the confined interior of the U-33. Puffing and panting, we plodded on until within about a mile of the harbor we came upon a sight that brought us all up standing. Example: This was a fine day's outing for anybody who had been cooped up in the shops for a few months.
Word: reputably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English reputable Middle English -ly English -ly English reputably From reputable + -ly. 1. In a reputable manner.
Word: reputedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English reputed Middle English -ly English -ly English reputedly From reputed + -ly. 1. According to repute or general belief. Example: Near-synonyms: reportedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly Example: The old mansion was reputedly haunted, but few were willing to go and investigate.
Word: reservedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English reserved Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English reservedly From reserved + -ly. 1. In a reserved manner.
Word: resiliently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin resiliō Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin resiliēnsder. English resilient Middle English -ly English -ly English resiliently From resilient + -ly. 1. In a resilient manner.
Word: resonantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English resonant Middle English -ly English -ly English resonantly From resonant + -ly. 1. In a resonant manner.
Word: resoundingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English resounding Middle English -ly English -ly English resoundingly From resounding + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzaʊndɪŋli/ 1. With a loud, resonant sound. Example: The bells tolled resoundingly. Example: The corner has been mentioned as a wonderful corner for echoes; it had begun to echo so resoundingly to the tread of coming feet, that it seemed as though the very mention of that weary pacing to and fro had set it going. 2. Emphatically, so as to be celebrated. Labels: broadly Example: The children resoundingly defeated the bully. Example: My heart needed no tutor for its recognitions, and cried its own "Bravos!" the more resoundingly because un-often summoned from silence.
Word: resourcefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English resourceful Middle English -ly English -ly English resourcefully From resourceful + -ly. 1. In a resourceful manner.
Word: respectably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English respectable Middle English -ly English -ly English respectably From respectable + -ly. 1. In a respectable manner; so as to gain respect. Example: A respectably attired solicitor came to read the will. Example: The house was built in Elizabeth’s time, and is a large, regular brick building—heavy, but respectably looking, and has many good rooms. 2. Moderately; pretty well.
Word: resplendently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English resplendent Middle English -ly English -ly English resplendently From resplendent + -ly. 1. In a resplendent manner.
Word: restfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English restfully, restfullie, restfullye, equivalent to restful + -ly. 1. In a restful manner.
Word: restively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English restive Middle English -ly English -ly English restively From restive + -ly. 1. In a restive manner.
Word: restrictively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English restrictive Middle English -ly English -ly English restrictively From restrictive + -ly. 1. In a restrictive manner.
Word: retentively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English retentive Middle English -ly English -ly English retentively From retentive + -ly. 1. In a retentive manner.
Word: reticently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English reticent Middle English -ly English -ly English reticently From reticent + -ly. 1. In a reticent manner.
Word: retrospectively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English retrospective Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English retrospectively From retrospective + -ly. 1. In a retrospective manner. Example: Near-synonyms: in retrospect, in hindsight Example: The infelicity of this shift of subject only becomes apparent, again retrospectively, in line eight, directly after the reader's encounter with yet another inscrutable Spenserism […]
Word: revealingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English revealing Middle English -ly English -ly English revealingly From revealing + -ly. 1. In a revealing manner.
Word: revengefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English revengeful Middle English -ly English -ly English revengefully From revengeful + -ly. 1. In a revengeful manner.
Word: revoltingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English revolting Middle English -ly English -ly English revoltingly From revolting + -ly. 1. In a revolting manner; with repulsion or disgust.
Word: righteously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English rightwisly, from Old English rihtwīslīce; equivalent to righteous + -ly. 1. In a righteous manner. Example: One hoped, and the other despaired: they chose their own lots, and were righteously doomed to endure them. But you’ll not want to hear my 'moralising, Mr. Lockwood; you’ll judge, as well as I can, all these things: Example: We uttered our chagrin that the spokesmen for the American conscience—aye, for the "conscience of civilization"—had sanctioned the confessed immorality of the Shantung award to satisfy a secret covenant against which we righteously proclaimed, and we did all we can do to right the wrong.
Word: right-handedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English right-handed Middle English -ly English -ly English right-handedly From right-handed + -ly. 1. In a right-handed manner.
Word: tawdrily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tawdry Middle English -ly English -ly English tawdrily From tawdry + -ly. 1. In a tawdry manner.
Word: Iona Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably a misreading of Latin Ioua, an attempt to Latinize Old Irish Í. Pronunciation: /aɪˈonə/, /aɪˈəʊnə/, /aɪˈoʊnə/ 1. A small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland. Example: They say you go to Iona when your life is in transition. The 3 by 1.5-mile island is a holy site because it was the first point of contact between Scotland and Christianity. 2. A female given name transferred from the place name, of mostly Scottish usage. 3. A small community in Nova Scotia, Canada. 4. A ghost town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 5. A census-designated place in Lee County, Florida. 6. A city in Bonneville County, Idaho. 7. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana. 8. A city in Murray County, Minnesota. 9. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Jersey. 10. An unincorporated community in Lyman County, South Dakota. 11. A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia
Word: tearfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tearful Middle English -ly English -ly English tearfully From tearful + -ly. 1. In a tearful manner. Example: She was on her knees with her arms round Andrew's neck before he could prevent her. Her eyes were tearfully agleam, as, audibly reckless, she sobbed[.] Example: Ellis on Tuesday tearfully confessed to the felony of aiding and abetting false statements that she and other lawyers told Peach State lawmakers.
Word: telegraphically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos)bor. Latin -graphuslbor. French -graphe French télégraphebor. English telegraph Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English telegraphic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English telegraphically From telegraphic + -ally. 1. By means of telegraphy. Example: The police transmitted a description of the suspect telegraphically. Example: To and fro during the festivities complimentary and congratulatory messages kept going and coming, and from the entire telegraphically-connected parts of the globe messages flowed in at either end, expressing the joy of the civilized world that the belt of electrical communication was complete. 2. In the concise style of a telegraph. Example: Her son's letters were always telegraphically brief and to the point.
Word: tempestuously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tempestuous Middle English -ly English -ly English tempestuously From tempestuous + -ly. 1. In a tempestuous manner.
Word: temporally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English temperally, temperaly, temporally; equivalent to temporal + -ly. Pronunciation: /tɛmp(ə)ɹ(ə)liː/, /tɛmpoɹəliː/ 1. In a temporal manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: temptingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tempting Middle English -ly English -ly English temptingly From tempting + -ly. 1. In a tempting manner.
Word: tenably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tenable Middle English -ly English -ly English tenably From tenable + -ly. 1. In a tenable manner.
Word: tendentiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tendentious Middle English -ly English -ly English tendentiously From tendentious + -ly. 1. In a tendentious manner.
Word: Isla Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /aɪlə/ 1. A river in Angus and Perth and Kinross, east-central Scotland, tributary to the Tay. 2. A river in Moray and Aberdeenshire, north-eastern Scotland, tributary to the Deveron. 3. A female given name transferred from the place name. Coined in the twentieth century from an archaic spelling of Islay, an island in the Hebrides.
Word: Isla Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Isla. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: disambiguates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disambiguate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Esmeralda Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish esmeralda (“emerald”), as first used in the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo. Pronunciation: /ɛzməˈɹɑːldə/, /ɛzməˈɹɛldə/ 1. A female given name from Spanish. 2. A barangay of Balungao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
Word: disambiguating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disambiguate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Giselle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Giselle. Pronunciation: /ʒɪˈzɛl/, /dʒɪˈzɛl/ 1. A female given name from French. Example: "Giselle? That's not the name on the documents — " "Oh no." Bob gave her a sad smile. "Her real name was Staci, but she once studied ballet, and Jeb thought she was so graceful, with her big brown eyes. Like Bambi. So the pet name went from Gazelle to Giselle. Giselle is a famous ballet," he added, in case A. P. Hill were culturally challenged.
Word: Malinda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Melinda, used since the eighteenth century. 1. A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Melinda.
Word: Malinda Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Malindi (“town in Kenya”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Cecelia Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin, variant of Cecilia.
Word: shophouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shop + house. 1. A building that has both retail and domestic use.
Word: Oren Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew אורן (“pine tree”). 1. A male given name from Hebrew, probably from the Bible (1 Chronicles 2:25). Example: Hate Club was created just last month, the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism’s vice president, Oren Segal, told CNN.
Word: Orin Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Irish of obscure origin, possibly a variant of Oren or Oran. 2. A surname.
Word: Orin Part of Speech: noun 1. An apple cultivar from Japan.
Word: Einstein field equation Part of Speech: noun 1. A symmetric 4 × 4 tensor equation in general relativity in which the gravitational force is described as a curvature of spacetime caused by matter and energy. Example: The Einstein field equation states that the energy-momentum tensor is directly proportional to the Ricci tensor minus half of the Ricci scalar times the metric tensor plus the cosmological constant times the metric tensor.
Word: Pharmageddon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of pharmaceutical + Armageddon; dates from the late 1990s. Pronunciation: /ˌfɑːməˈɡɛdə̆n/ 1. A dystopian scenario wherein medicine and the pharmaceuticals industry have a net detrimental effect on human health and medical progress does more harm than good.
Word: Einstein field equations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Einstein field equation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydronym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + -onym. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌɪdɹənɪm/, /ˈhaɪdɹənɪm/ 1. The name of a river, lake, sea or any other body of water. Example: Numerous hydronyms of Asia Minor, attested in the historical Anatolian languages and going back to Proto-Anatolian, can be compared to the Indo-European derivational type of hydronyms in *-ntʰ-. […] Another hydronym of Proto-Anatolian origin and having wide Indo-European connections is Alda, a river in Asia Minor […] Example: Dutch Zijpe, Zijp (and regional variants) is found in toponyms, e.g. the poulder De/Het Zijpe in the province of North-Holland, the name of the castle Sijpestein (Nieuw-Loosdrecht), […] We are dealing with an old hydronym.
Word: Samikshavad Part of Speech: name 1. An indigenous modern art movement in India.
Word: modern art Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of very many genres of art from the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries, especially those forms that move away from a traditional narrative towards experimentation and conceptual art. Labels: uncountable
Word: neoimpressionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōnembor. French impression Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French impressionnisme English impressionism English neoimpressionism From neo- + impressionism. 1. A genre of French impressionist art that used pointillism to achieve a more formal composition. Labels: uncountable Example: The method, variously called pointillism, divisionism (separated colours) or neoimpressionism, is especially effective in the half-dozen monumental paintings Seurat considered his toiles de lutte (battle-canvases). […] Neoimpressionism quickly divided viewers: did it herald an abstract future or was it a dry, formulaic dead end?
Word: neo-impressionism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of neoimpressionism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: performance art Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of art in which the artist creates a live performance, often using a variety of media. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: photorealism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English realism English photorealism From photo- + realism. 1. An extremely realistic style distinguished by paintings, drawings, etc. that are nearly indistinguishable from photographs, frequently produced by tracing and emulating an original photograph. Labels: uncountable
Word: postimpressionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōnembor. French impression Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French impressionnisme English impressionism English postimpressionism From post- + impressionism. Coined by English artist and art critic Roger Fry to describe the (mostly French) art presented in an exhibition at the London Grafton Galleries in 1910. 1. A genre of painting that rejected the naturalism of impressionism, using colour and form in more expressive manners. Labels: uncountable
Word: post-impressionism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of postimpressionism. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Abstract Expressionism Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæbˌstɹækt ɪkˈspɹɜʃ.n̩ˌɪz.m̩/ 1. An American genre of modern art that used improvised techniques, such as sinuous linearity, to generate highly abstract forms while allowing the artist spontaneity. Labels: uncountable
Word: action painting Part of Speech: noun 1. A genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image. Labels: uncountable 2. A painting produced in this style. Labels: countable
Word: art nouveau Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Art Nouveau. Labels: alt-of, uncountable Example: Precise herbed-lamb packets amid art nouveau swirls of asparagus noodles, a lacy tuile that adds a peekaboo seductivity to potato gnocchi — [Anthony] Martin’s presentations are bold and beautiful, yet his flavor pairings are almost maddeningly subtle, driving overanalytical foodies to despair.
Word: photobioreactor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English bioreactor English photobioreactor From photo- + bioreactor. 1. A bioreactor in which photofermentation takes place.
Word: naysay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nay + say. 1. Alternative spelling of nay-say. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative Example: And her bare feet fell to telling her clad sides of the sweet coolness of the water, and waited for no naysay, ...
Word: naysay Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From nay + say. 1. Alternative spelling of nay-say (“say no to; deny, disagree, or oppose”) Labels: US, alt-of, alternative Example: I shall nowise naysay thee this, for I love thee, and now and ever shalt thou be unto me as a brother, ... Example: He advises that board members must have solid knowledge of business in general and be independent enough to naysay the owner at times.
Word: nay-saying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of nay-say Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nay-saying Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of naysaying. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: We need a tool to extract from the risk assessment and intervention contingency tables any bias toward yea-saying or nay-saying.
Word: moderated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of moderate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bum chum Part of Speech: noun 1. A male homosexual's partner; a male homosexual. Labels: UK, derogatory, slang Example: 1989, Joseph Mills, Towards the End, Polygon, →ISBN, page 120, ‘That’s his pal,’ Beeny said to Doreen. ¶ ‘Bum-chum more like,’ John added. Example: 2004, Phil Ferguson, Discontent, M-Y Books, →ISBN, page 83, He was too busy playing the big, important businessman to care about anyone but himself, preferring the company of his bum chum, Pete, to me. 2. A member of a group of sycophants; a social climber. Labels: UK, offensive, slang Example: Rich isn't eating with us today: he's hanging out in the office with his bum chums.
Word: Neandertaler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Neandertaler. 1. Synonym of Neanderthal. Example: This snout-like type of face, with the projecting jaws and wide nose, persists to some extent among certain living races, notably among the Australian aborigines, whose skulls have features in common with those of Neandertalers. […] It is supposed that the forerunners of the Neandertalers and of the gorilla evolved for so far together, because their respective skeletons have so many points in common. Example: The skeleton of the fourth species, the Neandertalers, is almost completely known from the remains of numerous individuals. These Neandertalers are most puzzling beings. They had receding foreheads with monstrous brow-ridges, and they walked with a permanent crouch, and yet they had big brains and were skilled workers in stone.
Word: frisse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of frisée. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:frisse.
Word: blast furnaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blast furnace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: envies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of envy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: envies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of envy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: envying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of envy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: envying Part of Speech: noun 1. A feeling of envy. Example: Their moderation may perhaps keep them from the bitter envyings and hatred, to which ambitious worldlings are subject […] Example: "What a small, worthless thing," exclaimed Henrietta, "is our existence, filled with mean envyings, paltry hopes! and, if for one instant redeemed by a true affection, or a generous emotion, what wretchedness is sure to follow the indulgence of either!"
Word: in the face of Part of Speech: prep 1. When confronted with. Example: in the face of growing pressure, the company changed its logo Example: Laugh in the face of adversity. 2. Despite; against; contrary to. Example: They declare ringing confirmation for their theories even in the face of feeble data. Example: 2018, Vassilis Vassilikos, ... And Dreams Are Dreams His daughters were serious. In fact the elder one had joined the Communist Youth, where the kids were almost puritanical, growing up with principles in the face of the triple enemy: capitalism-imperialism-Americanocracy. 3. On the face of. Labels: archaic
Word: canonicalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English canonicalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English canonicalization From canonicalize + -ation. Pronunciation: /kəˌnɒnɪk(ə)laɪ̯ˈzeɪ̯ʃən/, /kəˌnɑnɪk(ə)laɪ̯ˈzeɪ̯ʃən/ 1. standardization, normalization Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: n00bs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nuːbz/, /njuːbz/ 1. plural of n00b Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Platten Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * A diminutive of the surname Platt. * From Old French platon (“metal plate”), a metonymic occupational surname for a platemaker. 1. A surname from Old French.
Word: Platten Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Platten. 1. A municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Word: soffritto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian soffritto (literally “gently fried”). Doublet of sofrito. Pronunciation: /səˈfɹiːtəʊ/, /səʊˈfɹiːtəʊ/ 1. A fried mixture of chopped onions, carrots and celery, used as the beginning point of a dish, especially in Italian cuisine; may also contain garlic, shallot, and leek. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Most European cultures use a patiently chopped, heated and stirred vegetable mixture, such as a mirepoix or soffritto, always including members of the onion family, and Pollan explores the chemistry of these, as well as their adaptive value.
Word: funge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French *funge, from Latin fungus. 1. A fungus. Labels: obsolete 2. A fool or simpleton. Labels: obsolete Example: Be not ashamed of thy birth then, thou art a gentleman all the world over, and shalt be honoured, whenas he, strip him of his fine clothes, dispossess him of his wealth, is a funge […]
Word: funge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from fungible, as in non-fungible token. Pronunciation: /fʌnd͜ʒ/ 1. to substitute for a practically equivalent good or unit Labels: transitive Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:funge. 2. to substitute for a practically equivalent good or unit Labels: intransitive, transitive 3. To steal an NFT; to copy the image or other data associated with the NFT. Labels: humorous, transitive Example: The most expensive NFT to date was sold for $91.8 million. If that doesn’t make you want to throw up, regain your composure, then enlist in the noble crusade to funge tokens until the day you die, then I’m afraid you’re already a willing prisoner to the blockchain and my sworn enemy. Example: Look, here's 15 memes about non-fungible tokens, and I guess technically the memes themselves have been funged because they all come from places on the internet, but really, that's getting into the weeds. 4. Euphemistic form of fuck. Labels: euphemistic, form-of, humorous Example: GET FUNGED Example: Luckily, MSNBC reported in May that NFTs are in low demand and high supply, which means the entire non-fungible market is non-fungibly funged up. 5. A meaningless nonce word used to make fun of NFTs. Labels: humorous Example: Why is it non-fungible? Why don’t I want it to be funged? Example: True Love Will Funge You in the End
Word: funga Part of Speech: noun 1. The fungi of a specific region, habitat, or geological period. Labels: uncountable
Word: funga Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fungee (“cornmeal dish”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: coups d'état Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coup d'état Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪˌleɪt/ 1. Having wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged. Example: Beetles fly, many ants send forth massive swarms of reproductive alate females and males, arachnids and insect predators emerge from their hidden refugia, and termite swarm.
Word: alate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪˌleɪt/ 1. A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.
Word: alate Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From a- + late. 1. recently; lately; of late. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: There hathe bene alate ſuche tales ſpreade abroade, and moſt vntruly, ſuch falſe taletellers ſhal haue a greuous puniſhement of the Lord whan he ſhall come to rewarde euerye one according vnto his deſertes.
Word: clear up Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /klɪəˈɹʌp/, /kli.əˈɹʌp/ 1. To clarify, to correct a misconception. Labels: transitive 2. To depart or disappear. Labels: intransitive Example: All of their symptoms cleared up after the mold was removed. 3. To become free of certain blemishes. Labels: intransitive Example: With the new cleanser, his skin cleared up in two weeks. Example: His lung X-rays cleared up after they moved to Arizona. 4. Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm. Labels: intransitive Example: Advise him to stay a little longer till the weather clears up. 5. To clean up. Labels: UK, intransitive, transitive Example: Accepting that incidents will always happen, what then matters is how quickly we can clear up the mess, something British Rail was better at. [...] I would turn up as quickly as possible in the on-call Hillman Avenger and assess how quickly we could clear up. 6. To pot all of the remaining balls in a single turn. Labels: intransitive
Word: stur Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of stir. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: butter dish Part of Speech: noun 1. A specialized dish for serving butter, typically consisting of a base with a separate fitting lid with its own handle. Example: ARROW-ROOT PUDDING. From a quart of new milk take a small tea-cupful, and mix it with two large spoonfuls of arrow-root. Boil the remainder of the milk, and stir it amongst the arrow-root; add, when nearly cold, the well-beaten yolks of four eggs, with two ounces of pounded loaf sugar, and the same quantity of fresh butter broken into small bits; season with grated nutmeg. Mix it well together, and bake it in a butter dish fifteen or twenty minutes.
Word: diplomate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diploma + -ate (suffix forming nouns denoting rank or office). 1. A professional who has earned a diploma. Example: You think he could barter and cheat / As vulgar diplomates use, / With the people's heart in his breast?
Word: diplomate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From diploma + -ate (suffix forming verbs). 1. To award a diploma to. Labels: transitive
Word: incompatibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English incompatible Middle English -ly English -ly English incompatibly From incompatible + -ly. 1. In an incompatible manner.
Word: cauterise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cauterize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: […] Lanfrank takes Notice of Tract. 3. Doct. 3. cap. 18. ſaying, "I have ſeen many who being full of Humours, have made an Iſſue under the Knee, before due Purgation had been premis'd; whence, by reaſon of the too great Defluxion of Humours, the Legs tumified, ſo that the cauterized Place corrupted, and a Cancer (or rather cacoethic Ulcer) was thereby made, with which great Difficulty was cur'd." Example: Just when you think you are extricating yourself, just when you think you are cauterised and ready to leave, it resurfaces. Once you've been infected, you're never again completely free.
Word: lg Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of landing gear. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of little girl (in DD/lg (dd/lg) kink). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: For some, this interest in a Lolita persona feeds into a sexual role-playing game (often called dd/lg, short for Daddy [and] little girl […] The role of the dd is to punish and protect while the lg is charming, needy, mildly disobedient, and in wont of a spanking. Example: ABOUT THIS BOOK […] Hey Readers – Warning: This is a sexy, over the top romance with two folks engaged in age play and the DD/lg lifestyle.
Word: spinifex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Spinifex (genus name), from Latin spina (“spine”) + Latin -fex (“maker”) (from Latin facere (“to make”)). 1. Any of numerous species of grass in genus Spinifex, growing in sand dunes. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of several spiny grass species of the genus Triodia, endemic to arid outback Australia. Labels: Australia, countable, uncountable Example: And there will be Ethel watching, just standing there, stirring something on the kitchen stove, or dusting the mahogany sideboard, or polishing the silver, and looking out the window, staring, just staring, as though she were watching the spinifex growing, or the sky hanging there, just staring with that terrible effrontery of someone who will not deign to react.
Word: spinifex Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From translingual Spinifex (genus name), from Latin spina (“spine”) + Latin -fex (“maker”) (from Latin facere (“to make”)). 1. Composed of dendritic plates, which present as the scored texture of bundled, spine-like structures typical of komatiites.
Word: railroad crossing Part of Speech: noun 1. An area on a road where a train crosses. Labels: US
Word: sheeps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sheep Labels: form-of, humorous, nonstandard, plural, usually Example: How many sheeps can you see? 2. genitive of sheep Labels: form-of, genitive, obsolete Example: THe firſt and moſt Ordinary Helpe is Stercoration. The Sheeps-Dung is one of the beſt; And next, the Dung of Kine: And thirdly, that of Horſes: […] Example: [T]heir came tovvards me one of theſe ſeemingly deuout Abdals, in his ſheeps skin & horne about his necke and bare-footed, eſpying me, hee bleſt himſelfe and ſuddenly began to mutter his prayer to Mahomet vvith feruent ardencie, […]
Word: pustular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pustule + -ar. 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing pustules.
Word: pusillanimously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English pusillanimous Middle English -ly English -ly English pusillanimously From pusillanimous + -ly. 1. In a pusillanimous manner
Word: only if Part of Speech: conj 1. Not unless; used to introduce a necessary condition. Example: The company will succeed only if it has sufficient backing. Example: Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.
Word: interlard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The verb is derived from Late Middle English interlarden (“to mix fat into (something)”), borrowed from Old French entrelarder (modern French entrelarder (“(cooking) to put pieces of bacon into meat, interlard; (figurative) to furnish by interspersing, adorn something all over (e.g., a text, with verses, metaphors, etc.)”)), from entre- (prefix meaning ‘in between, between’) (from Latin inter-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér (“between”)) + larder (“to smear with lard or fat, to lard”) (from lard (“bacon fat, lard”) + -er (a variant of -ier (suffix forming verbs))). Lard is from Latin lārdum, lāridum (“bacon fat, lard”); further etymology uncertain, probably borrowed from or related to Ancient Greek λᾱρῑνός (lārīnós, “fat, fatted”, adjective), possibly from λᾱρός (lārós, “delicious; sweet”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“to gain; to seize; benefit, prize”)) + -ινός (-inós) (a variant of -ῐνος (-ĭnos, suffix forming adjectives)). By surface analysis, inter- (prefix meaning ‘between’) + lard (verb). The noun is derived from Late Middle English interlarde (“abdominal fat”), from interlarden (verb) (see above). Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈlɑːd/, /ˌɪntəɹˈlɑɹd/, [-ɾəɹ-] 1. The abdominal fat of an animal. Labels: obsolete, rare, transitive, uncountable Example: My ſoule ſhal be ſatiſfyed as it wer with interlarde and fatnes, and my mouth ſhall prayſe thee with lippes full of ioye.
Word: interlards Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of interlard Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: interlarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of interlard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: interlarding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of interlard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: interlarding Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which something is interlarded. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something that is interlarded. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I wrote out a passage from Shakespeare—it may have been the very one I quoted a while ago, I don't remember—and riddled it with his wild steamboatful interlardings.
Word: indulto Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of indult. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: indulgiate Part of Speech: verb 1. To indulge. Labels: obsolete, rare, transitive Example: Sergius Oratus vvas the firſt that made pits for them [oysters] about his houſe here; more for profit, then to indulgiate his gluttony. Example: indulgiating of the flesh
Word: pina colada Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of piña colada. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: diffract Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin diffractus (“past participle of diffringo (“to shatter, to break into pieces”)”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɹækt/, /dəˈfɹækt/ 1. To cause diffraction Labels: transitive Example: Dave frowned as he tried to answer. "Well, I suppose the atmosphere is oxygen and nitrogen, mostly; then there's the ionosphere and the ozone layer. As I remember, the color of the sky is due to the scattering of light—light rays being diffracted in the air." 2. To undergo diffraction Labels: intransitive
Word: franga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Albanian franga, from French franc. Doublet of franc. 1. An obsolete unit of currency in Albania, equal to 5 lek.
Word: franga Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of franger. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: y'allself Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From y'all + -self. 1. Yourselves. Example: Just what y’all call y’allself doing? That’s what I want to know. So tell me that. Just tell me that. Don’t say a word. Don’t you say one word. Don’t you say a goddamn mumbling word to me. Neither one of you. Example: HARRY WASHINGTON† shrieks out of an internal orgy of psychic pain: “Niggers‼ Keep my family’s name outcha mouf! Ya freaks! Ya filth! Ya racist garbage! All my family believe in God! Keep your twisted Satanic filth to y’allself! Keep my family’s name outch’all nasty mouf!”
Word: actional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old French aucionbor. Middle English accioun English action Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English actional From action + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈækʃənəl/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action. Labels: not-comparable Example: There is his view discussed earlier, for instance, that the actional realm is inimical to human purpose. 2. Depicting an action having an agent and a patient. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nobodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nobody Labels: form-of, plural
Word: detersive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare French détersif. 1. Having cleansing abilities Example: The powdered roots of the Guayacan (lignum vitae) have detersive properties, and were once used as a household cleaning agent.
Word: detersive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French détersif. 1. A cleansing agent; a detergent.
Word: varech Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of varec. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: catenative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin catēnātus (“chained”), from catēnāre, from catēna (“a chain”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.tə.nə.tɪv/, /ˈkæ.təˌneɪ.tɪv/ 1. Having the ability to catenate, or form chains. Labels: not-comparable Example: In this section we shall investigate some of the basic properties of D0L systems that generate locally catenative sequences. These locally catenative D0L systems form one of the mathematically most natural subclasses of the class of D0L systems. Example: Nonfinite complements which refer to a time before that of the main or catenative predicator are exclusively expressed by {-ing} forms (e.g. I remember doing it; She admits going; They deny being there).
Word: catenative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin catēnātus (“chained”), from catēnāre, from catēna (“a chain”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.tə.nə.tɪv/, /ˈkæ.təˌneɪ.tɪv/ 1. A catenative verb. Example: There is a certain arbitrariness in the way catenatives work. For example, we can use the verb like with either a gerund or an infinitive as its object:[…]. Example: Just as many catenatives are followed by the infinitive, so others take the gerund.
Word: Tabasaran Part of Speech: name 1. A Northeast-Caucasian language spoken by the Tabasaran people who live in southern Dagestan.
Word: Tabasaran Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who belongs to this people.
Word: tangibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The property of being tangible. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something that is tangible. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: taunter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taunt + -er. 1. One who taunts.
Word: tautly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English taut Middle English -ly English -ly English tautly From taut + -ly. 1. In a taut manner, tightly, tensely. Example: The wire was held tautly, until it was so taut it broke; then there were two wires held slackly.
Word: tautness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English taut Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tautness From taut + -ness. 1. The property of being taut. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tawdriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tawdry Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tawdriness From tawdry + -ness. 1. The property of being tawdry. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tax-deferred Part of Speech: adj 1. Having tax due only at a later time; having the tax duty deferred. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tenderheartedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tenderhearted Middle English -ly English -ly English tenderheartedly From tenderhearted + -ly. 1. In a tenderhearted manner, with caring and compassion.
Word: tensely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tense Middle English -ly English -ly English tensely From tense + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛnsli/ 1. In a tense manner. Example: He leant tensely against the corridor wall and frowned like a man trying to unbend a corkscrew by telekinesis.
Word: tenuously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tenuous Middle English -ly English -ly English tenuously From tenuous + -ly. 1. In a tenuous manner. Example: It is a world where nothing is lost, where all is accounted for and yet the mystery of things is preserved; a world where they may live, however briefly, however tenuously, in the failing evening of the self, solitary and yet together somehow here in this place, dying as they may be and yet fixed forever in a luminous, unending instant.
Word: tepidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin tepidusbor. English tepid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tepidness From tepid + -ness. 1. The property of being tepid. Labels: uncountable
Word: terminable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English terminable (“resolvable”), from Anglo-Norman and Middle French terminable and their etymon Latin terminābilis. By surface analysis, termine + -able. 1. Able to be terminated. Labels: not-comparable Example: Is the contract rescindable? — Yes, it's terminable at any time. Example: This agreement was scheduled to the N.B.R. Act of 1908, and was terminable by either side at the expiration of ten years from the opening of the line. [the line was never built] 2. Having an ending; finite. Labels: not-comparable
Word: textured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin textūrabor. Middle French texturebor. English texture English -ed English textured From texture + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛk.st͡ʃɚd/, /ˈtɛk.ʃt͡ʃɚd/ 1. Having texture, not smooth.
Word: textured Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin textūrabor. Middle French texturebor. English texture English -ed English textured From texture + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛk.st͡ʃɚd/, /ˈtɛk.ʃt͡ʃɚd/ 1. simple past and past participle of texture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: distension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French; cf. Latin distentio. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɛnʃən/ 1. The act of distending. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: distention Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French distension. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɛnʃən/ 1. Alternative form of distension (“the act of distending”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: meta-ethical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of metaethical. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: tantalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tantalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English tantalization From tantalize + -ation. 1. The act of tantalizing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tastily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tasty Middle English -ly English -ly English tastily From tasty + -ly. 1. In a tasty way.