nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: catrina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish Catrina, from an etching titled La Calavera Catrina by Jose Guadalupe Posada that showed a skeleton wearing an elegant, European-style hat. 1. An elegantly dressed skeleton figure; used as a symbol of the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, celebration.
Word: macroprudential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English prudential English macroprudential From macro- + prudential. 1. Relating to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems. Labels: not-comparable Example: The thesis is that to improve further the lines of defence against financial instability we should strengthen the macroprudential orientation of the regulatory and supervisory framework.
Word: pang of conscience Part of Speech: noun 1. A feeling of shame, guilt, or embarrassment, resulting from behavior which one regrets. Labels: in-plural, often Example: It was clear to Mr. Seely that Dick Shand's story was 'got up,'—and very well got up. He had no pang of conscience as to using it. But when it came to believing it, that was quite another thing. Example: So it fell that Mistress Anne could go to London without pangs of conscience at leaving her sister in the country and alone.
Word: pangs of conscience Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pang of conscience Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accession country Part of Speech: noun 1. A country in the process of joining the European Union
Word: æquator Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of equator. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The ninth of Aprill wee croſt the Tropick of Cancer, of like diſtance from the Æquator... Example: For all parts of the earth’s ſurface with the bodies thereto adjacent revolve in the ſame time either in the æquator or in circles parallel thereto; but the æquator is the largeſt of all thoſe circles, and the others grow leſs and leſs as they are more and more diſtant from the æquator.
Word: æquators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of æquator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: miller's thumb Part of Speech: noun 1. The European bullhead (“a species of fish, Cottus gobio”). Example: [I]n my exile and irkeſome diſcontented abandonment, the ſillieſt millers thombe, or contemptible ſtickle-banck of my enemies, is as buſie nibbling about my fame, as if I were a deade man throwne amongeſt them to feede vpon.
Word: tommy logge Part of Speech: noun 1. European bullhead.
Word: Æquator Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic spelling of Equator. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: That is a Body in the Æquator does preſs leſs towards the Centre than at the Pole where there is no centrifugal force to leſſen its gravity.
Word: astrodynamics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English astrodynamics From astro- + dynamics. 1. The study of the motion of rockets and spacecraft, usually from Newton's laws of motion, Newtonian gravity, and Kepler's laws Labels: uncountable
Word: æquilibrium Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of equilibrium. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Now in a ſpherical fluid, all whoſe parts gravitate towards the Centre, I think it is evident from the principles of Hydroſtaticks and fluidity, that all thoſe Bodies which are equally diſtant from the Centre, muſt be equally preſt with the weight of the incumbent fluid, and if one part come to be more preſſed than another, that which is moſt preſſed will thruſt that out of its place which is leaſt, till all the parts come to an æquilibrium one with another, and this is known by a common and eaſy experiment, if you take a recurved tube as in the figure, [Fig. 4. Plate II.] and fill it with water or any other fluid, it will riſe equally in both Legs of the Tube, ſo that the ſurfaces C E and F I are equally preſſed by the weight of the incumbent columns B C E D, G F I H, but if one of the Legs of this Tube ſhould be filled with oil, or ſome other lighter fluid, and the other with water, the lighter fluid will riſe higher than the other, for otherways, theſe ſurfaces which are equally diſtant from the Centre could not be equally preſſed.
Word: æquilibria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of æquilibrium Labels: form-of, plural Example: To Hydroſtaticks belongs whatever relates to the Gravities and Æquilibria of Liquors, with the Art of weighing Bodies in Water, in order to eſtimate the ſpecifick Gravities. Example: The structural analysis indicates two levels; plain fibres, which can be described more geometrico, and complex æquilibria of fibres, which cannot be accounted for geometrically: wherefore it is necessary to subordinate geometry to observation.
Word: cryonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cryonic From cryo- + -n- + -ic. Pronunciation: /kɹaɪˈɒnɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to cryonics. Labels: not-comparable Example: The scientists placed the patient into cryonic suspension.
Word: say wha Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Relaxed pronunciation. 1. say what. Labels: slang
Word: giraffe weevil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: It derives its name from an extended neck, much like that of the common giraffe. 1. A weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) endemic to Madagascar.
Word: twist in the wind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: An allusion to being hanged by the neck and then left for dead in a suspended state. 1. To be unassisted and without comfort in a situation likely to result in distress or failure. Labels: idiomatic Example: There seemed to be a shared perception of Colonel North as a good and honorable serviceman who had been left to twist in the wind, the scapegoat of an operation gone awry. 2. To wait for an uncomfortably long period of time. Labels: idiomatic Example: McGuinty just says, "Don't worry, the investigation will be over soon enough, we'll do something in due course," and people are expected to twist in the wind in the meantime.
Word: twisting in the wind Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of twist in the wind Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: [Ilhan] Omar was left twisting in the wind earlier this year after facing spurious charges of antisemitism, a display of Democratic cowardice co-signed by Chelsea Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and most every other Democrat with a congressional leadership position.
Word: hung out to dry Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hang out to dry Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: trichosanic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. punicic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: electoral district Part of Speech: noun 1. A district represented by one or more elected officials. Example: When comparing voting systems, it is important to know how many representatives are elected from each electoral district.
Word: hypogaeum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hypogeum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: soogee-moogee Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of strong cleaning product for wood and paint on board a boat. Labels: dated, slang, uncountable
Word: soogee Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of strong cleaning product for wood and paint on board a boat. Labels: dated, slang, uncountable
Word: soogee Part of Speech: verb 1. To clean with soogee. Labels: transitive
Word: soogees Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of soogee Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: soogeeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of soogee Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: soogeed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of soogee Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: suji Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi सूजी / Urdu سوجی (sūjī). 1. Wheat that is granulated but not pulverized; a kind of semolina. Labels: South-Asia, uncountable
Word: sujee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of suji. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: soonish Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English soon Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English soonish From soon + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈsuːn.ɪʃ/ 1. Some time in the not so distant but not yet definable future.
Word: exoenthalpic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- English enthalpic English exoenthalpic From exo- + enthalpic. 1. In which enthalpy increases; exothermic.
Word: endoenthalpic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English enthalpic English endoenthalpic From endo- + enthalpic. 1. In which enthalpy decreases; endothermic
Word: sooey Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Uncertain; perhaps related to sow; perhaps related to Sus, Suidae, and suid. Pronunciation: /ˌsuːˈi/, /suˈi/ 1. A cry to get the attention of swine. Example: Sooey, sooey! Come here, piggy! Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:sooey.
Word: soopolallie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Chinook Jargon, from soop (“soap”) (from English) + olallie, ollalie (“berry”) (from a Kwak'wala or Chinook word for berries). Compare soapberry. Pronunciation: /ˌsuːpəˈlæli/ 1. A variety of deciduous shrub (Shepherdia canadensis), the Canadian buffaloberry, the red fruit/berries of which may be used in the production of a frothy, aromatic drink.
Word: sooterkin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dialectal Dutch zoeterke(n) (“sweatheart”) (compare zoetje, zoetke (“sweetheart”)), equivalent to sweet + -kin or soot + -kin. 1. A mouse-like creature which, according to folklore, Dutch women who sit over stoves give birth to. 2. An abortive scheme. Labels: figuratively Example: Fruits of dull heat, and sooterkins of wit. 3. A Dutch person. Labels: colloquial
Word: soothful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sooth + -ful. 1. soothing Labels: dated, poetic
Word: sootiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sooty 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 sootiness From sooty + -ness. 1. The state or property of being sooty
Word: sootier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of sooty: more sooty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: sootiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of sooty: most sooty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: screechier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of screechy: more screechy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: screechiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of screechy: most screechy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: aandblom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans aandblom (“evening flower”), aand (“evening”) + blom (“flower”) Pronunciation: /ˈɑːnt.blɒm/, /ˈɑnt.blɑm/ 1. Any of several, typically evening blooming, flowers related to the Iris, in particular of the genus Hesperantha. Labels: South-Africa Example: This 22-ha area protects a fragment of granitic soil that nurtures a host of species, most striking of which are bulb-like plants such as the multi-hued babianas and lachenalias; white, read and pink sundews (carnivorous plants that meet their mineral needs by feeding on insects); the 'evening flowers', or aandblomme, whose heady scent fills the air at dusk, and the lovely chincherinchees, creamy blooms that grow profusely in the area.
Word: zygoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zygosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hillslope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hill + slope. 1. A slope of a hill.
Word: hillslopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hillslope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hollow out Part of Speech: verb 1. To make something hollow. Labels: transitive Example: After we have crossed the Glenderamackin stream, which drains the northern slopes of Saddleback, and the latter has united with the St. John's Beck to form the Greta, however, we see ahead the miniature canyon the Greta has hollowed out for itself, and into the depth of which the train now descends. 2. To become hollow. Labels: intransitive 3. To reduce the power or influence of something. Labels: transitive
Word: intervalometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English interval Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English intervalometer From interval + -o- + -meter. 1. A device that measures intervals of time.
Word: stepping stones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stepping stone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stomach ache Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stomachache. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: enregister Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From en- + register. 1. To record on a register. Labels: transitive 2. To store in a register of the CPU. Labels: transitive Example: Enregistering a value during compilation of a program may improve runtime performance. 3. To become a register ("a style of a language used in a particular context"). Labels: transitive Example: Thus, by systematically labelling Singlish as 'broken English', official discourses enregister Singlish as a low-proficiency version of English and a hindrance to the nation's path toward globalisation.
Word: inregister Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English register English inregister From in- + register. 1. Obsolete spelling of enregister. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: second-storey man Part of Speech: noun 1. A thief, especially one who climbs into buildings above ground level. Labels: US, slang Example: They were appalled by his idea of making a spy service out of a scattershot collection of Wall Street brokers, Ivy League eggheads, soldiers of fortune, ad men, news men, stunt men, second-story men, and con men. Example: For a brief period in Warsaw in the 1890s, Kornblum had been forced into a life of crime, as a second-story man, and the prospect of prizing the Golem out of its current home, unsuspected, awoke wicked old memories of gaslight and stolen gems.
Word: socio-economic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin sociusder. English socio- Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos) ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía)bor. Latin oeconomia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin oeconomicusder. Old French iconomikeder. Middle English iconomiquebor. Middle English economike, iconomique English economic English socio-economic From socio- + economic. 1. Of or pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors. Labels: not-comparable Example: China has experienced significant socio-economic development over the past number of decades. Example: Accordingly, the report advised that middle and higher-socioeconomic-strata neighborhoods should not fall at least within the one-mile and five-mile radii of the proposed site.
Word: Borrowdale Part of Speech: name Etymology: From borrow + dale. 1. A valley and civil parish in Cumberland council area, in the Lake District of Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough. 2. A surname.
Word: old boy network Part of Speech: noun 1. A presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or favouritism. Labels: idiomatic Example: His hiring and promotion of senior officers rested not on merit but on an old-boy network of connections from Wall Street and the Social Register. Example: Another BWMT member said bars have no open advertising for bartenders and no affirmative action policy. He said bars hire "young, good looking white men" through an "old-boy network."
Word: glycoproteins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glycoprotein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hard-working Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of hardworking. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Coal-eaters they may have been, but a more willing or harder working Atlantic engine was never designed. Example: Observation of my elders and betters in other advertising agencies leads me to believe that many of them are more objective, better organized, more vigorous, and harder-working than their opposite numbers in legal practice, teaching, banking, and journalism.
Word: litterers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of litterer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bar mitzvah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew בר מצווה / בַּר מִצְוָה (literally “of the age of mitzvah”). Pronunciation: /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/ 1. A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys. Labels: Judaism 2. A boy who has come of age. Labels: Judaism
Word: bar mitzvah Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Hebrew בר מצווה / בַּר מִצְוָה (literally “of the age of mitzvah”). Pronunciation: /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/ 1. To initiate someone in a bar mitzvah ceremony. Labels: transitive Example: He was bar mitzvahed at the Kotel.
Word: translogarithmic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing functions that are both transcendental and logarithmic
Word: trade route Part of Speech: noun 1. A route used by traders for commercial transport of goods.
Word: buck private Part of Speech: noun 1. A private soldier keen ("bucking") for promotion; an ambitious private. Labels: US, slang Example: Bedell Smith was a shopkeeper's son from Indiana who rose from buck private to general without the polish of West Point or a college degree.
Word: podgier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of podgy: more podgy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: podgiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of podgy: most podgy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: smurfier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of smurfy: more smurfy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: smurfiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of smurfy: most smurfy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: white-shoe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For the noun, from their traditional footwear. For the adjective, from the preponderance of Ivy League graduates hired by such firms. 1. A stereotypical male Ivy League college student. Labels: US, slang
Word: white-shoe Part of Speech: adj Etymology: For the noun, from their traditional footwear. For the adjective, from the preponderance of Ivy League graduates hired by such firms. 1. Effeminate or immature. Labels: US, slang 2. Establishment; pertaining to mainstream US social power-structures. Labels: US, slang Example: Dulles had been a junior diplomat after World War I and a white-shoe Wall Street lawyer in the Depression. Example: In “Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change,” Ellen K. Pao traces a journey of disillusionment that culminated in the lawsuit she brought against her employer, the white-shoe venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, for gender discrimination.
Word: West Point Part of Speech: name 1. A census-designated place in the town of Highlands, New York, Orange County, United States overlooking the Hudson River, occupied by the United States Army and including the United States Military Academy. 2. USMA (“United States Military Academy”) (U.S. Army service academy), in West Point, NY. Labels: metonymically 3. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 4. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: Example: The shelters at West Point and Po Yan Street will be opened on December 1st., and suitable premises at Yaumati have now been found at the corner of Shantung St. and Sai Yeung Choi St. on the ground floor of a knitting factory. Example: The body of rich merchant Woo Chi-kiu, 49, tucked inside a gunnysack, was found bobbing in the harbour waters off Hong Kong’s West Point on November 29 last year. 5. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 6. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 7. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 8. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 9. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 10. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 11. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 12. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 13. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 14. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 15. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 16. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 17. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 18. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 19. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 20. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 21. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 22. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 23. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 24. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 25. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere: 26. Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere:
Word: geolithological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English lithological English geolithological From geo- + lithological. 1. Describing the branch of geology that studies the distribution of different forms of stone Labels: not-comparable
Word: stong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A form of stang (“staff; unit of land measure”). 1. An area of land equivalent to a quarter of an acre; a rood; a stang. Labels: historical, obsolete Example: […] with other 3 stong of land called Orchortofts, the which Humphrey Greyfe holds by year, paying therefore . . . . . Also for farm of 2 acres pasture, lying in Wythorne - tofts, the which William Fysher holds by year . . . . . Also for farm of one stong of land lying in Algarkyke,[…] Example: Thomas, son of Gilbert, 1 acre 3 stong. In marsh, 1 acre 20 perches. Conan, his brother, 4 acres 3 stong. In marsh, 1 acre and half a stong. […]
Word: stonify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stoyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old English stān Middle English ston English stone Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English stonify From stone + -ify. 1. To petrify (as a mineral, to harden). Labels: obsolete 2. To become stone, to turn to stone; to cause (something or someone) to become stone, to turn (something) to stone. Labels: ambitransitive, dated 3. To immobilize. Labels: rare
Word: stonker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stonk + -er. 1. Something highly impressive. Labels: UK, slang Example: Every record he played was a stonker. 2. A large or intense penile erection. Labels: UK, slang
Word: stonker Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From stonk + -er. 1. To defeat decisively; to trounce. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, slang, transitive 2. To baffle or dumbfound. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, slang, transitive Example: This sort of stonkers me, but I says to him: […]
Word: stooker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stook + -er. 1. One who stooks, as: 2. One who stooks, as:
Word: stookie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stucco + -ie. 1. plaster of Paris Labels: Scotland, countable, uncountable 2. A plaster cast. Labels: Scotland, countable, uncountable Example: So it was a stookie on my arm. The bone would get better. If it knitted. 3. idiot Labels: Scotland, countable, dialectal, uncountable 4. small plaster statue Labels: Scotland, countable, uncountable
Word: stoole Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of stool. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: stooly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stool + -y. 1. Alternative spelling of stoolie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stoopball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stoop + ball. 1. A game played by bouncing a ball off a step or stoop. Labels: New-York-City, uncountable
Word: stoop ball Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stoopball. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: lictorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lictor Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English lictorial From lictor + -ial. 1. Of or pertaining to a lictor
Word: stoopy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stoop + -y. 1. Prone to stooping or being bent.
Word: stoove Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of stove. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: rype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Danish rype. 1. A bird, the ptarmigan. Example: The rypes and our red grouse are identically the same bird, though disease has never been known in the former, and even interbreeding with the red grouse, to the limited extent they are ever likely to do, should do more good than harm.
Word: rype Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of ripe. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Stoppardian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Stoppard Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Stoppardian From Stoppard + -ian. Pronunciation: /stɒˈpɑː.dɪ.ən/, /stɑˈpɑɹ.dɪ.ən/ 1. Pertaining to, or similar in style to, Czech–English playwright Tom Stoppard.
Word: Ephesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Ephesus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ephesian From Ephesus + -ian. Pronunciation: /ɪˈfiːʒən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Ephesus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ephesian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Ephesus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ephesian From Ephesus + -ian. Pronunciation: /ɪˈfiːʒən/ 1. Someone from Ephesus. 2. A jolly companion; a roisterer. Labels: obsolete Example: It is thine host, thine / Ephesian, calls.
Word: Colossian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Colossae Labels: not-comparable
Word: Colossian Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone from Colossae
Word: Philippian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Philippi + -an. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Philippi. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Philippian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Philippi + -an. 1. Someone from Philippi.
Word: Philippian Part of Speech: noun 1. A Philippist.
Word: Philippian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the Philippists or to Philip Melanchthon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: farmhands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of farmhand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: farrows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of farrow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: farrows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of farrow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: farrowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of farrow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: farrowing Part of Speech: adj 1. Producing a litter of piglets. Labels: not-comparable
Word: farrowing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of producing a litter of pigs.
Word: farrowed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of farrow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fantasises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fantasise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fantasising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fantasise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fantasising Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fantasizing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fantasised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fantasise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fatties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fatty Labels: form-of, plural 2. Wider than standard vehicular tyres. Labels: Australia, slang
Word: flutists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flutist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: faultier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of faulty: more faulty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: faultiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of faulty: most faulty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: feistier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of feisty: more feisty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: feistiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of feisty: most feisty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fearfuller Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of fearful: more fearful Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: fearfullest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of fearful: most fearful Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fetlocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fetlock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fussier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of fussy: more fussy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: fussiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of fussy: most fussy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: equilibrist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in the mid 18th century. From French équilibriste, from équilibre (“balance”). 1. A tightrope walker. Labels: archaic
Word: equilibrists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of equilibrist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: egg nog Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of eggnog. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: formal semantics Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of the semantics, or interpretations, of formal languages. Labels: uncountable 2. the rigorous mathematical study of the meaning of programming languages Labels: uncountable
Word: primitive concept Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of primitive notion. Example: Every concept admitted in geometry is either a primitive concept, or else is obtained by a definition in terms of the primitive concepts. Example: A primitive concept is essential to the representation of the specialty. A defined concept is built from one or more primitive concepts and one or more relationships.
Word: radium dial Part of Speech: noun 1. The dial of a watch or clock on which the hours have been marked with a radium compound to make them luminous.
Word: radix sort Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various sorting algorithms in which items are processed according to the value of each digit or character in turn
Word: bridge spider Part of Speech: noun 1. A large orb weaver often found on bridges and near water (Larinioides sclopetarius).
Word: tangental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Italic *tangō Latin tangō Latin tangēns Latin tangentembor. English tangent Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English tangental From tangent + -al. 1. Dated form of tangential. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: pulse detonation engine Part of Speech: noun 1. A jet engine driven by repeated detonations within the engine.
Word: metaevolution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English evolution English metaevolution From meta- + evolution. 1. The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems. Applying evolutionary concepts to non-living systems. Applying evolutionary concepts to individual learning and personal development. Examining the implications and past and future developments of evolution. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: More recently, however, it has become increasingly realized that symbiosis is at the core of the evolution of evolutionary levels and mechanisms—of a metaevolution—in the microevolution of life. Example: The notion of event is also associated with that of metaevolution in biology (the evolution of the evolutionary processes themselves).
Word: Third World War Part of Speech: name 1. World War III
Word: argumentum ad hominem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin. 1. A type of fallacious argument in which the attempt is made to refute a theory or belief by discrediting the person(s) who advocate that theory or belief; an ad hominem argument. Labels: rhetoric Example: “He is an ass on two legs, the like of which was never seen before; so go home with your logic you old heathen vagabond, and teach your grandmother to milk the ducks!” The legend which we draw on, and which, never having been in print, we quote from memory, states that this argumentum ad hominem drew down great applause from the saint's supporters, and loud cries of "order" from the ministerial side of the house. Example: [T]hey prefer argumentum ad hominem, which is a hell of a way to conduct a discussion.
Word: clinical death Part of Speech: noun 1. A state in which usual medically observable vital signs—such as respiration, heartbeat, and corneal reflex—are not present, but from which patients are sometimes revived. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The body dies in stages, beginning at clinical death, then brain death, biological death, and finally, cellular death.
Word: clinically dead Part of Speech: adj 1. In a state in which usual medically observable vital signs—such as respiration, heartbeat, and corneal reflex—are not present, but from which patients are sometimes revived. Labels: not-comparable Example: Twelve dogs have been brought back to life with no signs of permanent damage after being clinically dead for two hours.
Word: kabaragoya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sinhalese කබරගොයා (kabaragoyā). 1. The water monitor, Varanus salvator, a large lizard of Southeast Asia. Example: The Chairman said that Kegalla raised the question of protecting the Kabaragoya from destruction and the Department of Agriculture took up the matter[…]. Example: […]I remember after-school cricket matches on Layard's Road and wickets knocked over by kabaragoyas;[…].
Word: water monitor Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator), a large lizard native to Southeast Asia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: kabassou Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of cabassou. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cabassou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French kabassou. Pronunciation: /ˈkæbəsuː/ 1. The southern naked-tailed armadillo, a type of large armadillo native to South America, with five toes and enormous claws (Cabassous unicinctus). Labels: obsolete
Word: kabaya Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kebaya. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: common snipe Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird of the species Gallinago gallinago.
Word: kabballah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Kabbalah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kabbalah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Kabbalah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: common snipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of common snipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kabbelow Part of Speech: noun 1. A meal consisting of potato and cabbage mashed together. Labels: Scotland, uncountable 2. Cod that has been salted and hung for a few days. Labels: uncountable
Word: kabeljou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans kabeljou, from Dutch kabeljauw (“cod”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːbəljaʊ/ 1. A type of fish from southern Africa, Argyrosomus coronus. Labels: South-Africa
Word: kabitka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kibitka. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: col. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of column. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of colonel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of colour. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: kibitka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian киби́тка (kibítka); see there for more. Pronunciation: /kɪˈbɪtkə/ 1. A Russian type of telega or sleigh with a (usually rounded) cover over the passenger seats. Example: Three kinds of conveyances are available: the telega, or cart without springs, which has to be changed at every station, and for which a charge of about 8d. is made at every stage; the kibitka, or cart (in winter a sledge) with a hood; and the tarantas, a kind of carriage on wooden springs, which admits of the traveller lying down full length, and which can be made very comfortable at night. 2. A circular tent or yurt used by various nomadic peoples such as the Kalmyks and Kyrgyz. Example: On 12 January, having hired horses for himself, his servant and the guide, and three camels to carry their baggage, including a kibitka, or Turcoman tent, he left Kazala, ostensibly bound for the Russian garrison town.
Word: kabouter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch kabouter (“gnome”). 1. A tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf. Labels: Dutch
Word: sultana bird Part of Speech: noun 1. A western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio.
Word: purple swamphen Part of Speech: noun 1. Various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus.
Word: ka-ching Part of Speech: intj 1. Synonym of kerching.
Word: kadkhoda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Persian کدخدا (kadxodâ). Pronunciation: /kædˈkəʊdə/, /kædˈxəʊdə/ 1. In and around Iran, the leader or head of a village.
Word: trog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for troglodyte. Pronunciation: /tɹɒɡ/ 1. A hooligan, lout. Labels: UK, slang Example: ‘I'm sharing a cell with a couple of trogs who make you look like the swan of Avon.’
Word: trog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Pronunciation: /tɹɒɡ/ 1. To walk laboriously; to trudge. Labels: slang Example: So down Westwood Road I trogged, looking left, looking right, searching high and low for Slade Alley.
Word: kajatenhout Part of Speech: noun 1. The tree Pterocarpus angolensis (bloodwood). Labels: South-Africa
Word: mikvah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mikveh. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, especially
Word: shidduch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish שידוך (shídekh), deriving from Hebrew שִׁדּוּךְ (shidúkh, “matchmaking”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪdəx/ 1. A system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other. Labels: Judaism 2. A pairing under this system. Example: When you're engaged, you have a chiyuv to set up your friends too. You might not have anybody in mind for your friends before you're engaged, but once you are, you obtain a special power that makes it possible to sense a good shidduch when you see one.
Word: shidduch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish שידוך (shídekh), deriving from Hebrew שִׁדּוּךְ (shidúkh, “matchmaking”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪdəx/ 1. To arrange a match via shidduch. Labels: Judaism, intransitive, transitive
Word: nail bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A beauty salon dedicated to nail care e.g. manicures and pedicures. Example: But if the mix is no longer about life's essentials, and instead a new wave of chichi cafés, artisan bakers and fancy nail bars—are we right to ask, not how useful is your high street, but how bougie? 2. A crowbar.
Word: eco-village Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- English village English eco-village From eco- + village. 1. A small self-sustaining and eco-friendly community.
Word: eco-friendly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- English friendly English eco-friendly From eco- + friendly. 1. Ecologically friendly; not damaging to the natural environment. Example: Reducing plastic waste is a crucial problem for today’s environment, and whether it’s recyclable and biodegradable phone cases or sustainable fashion, there are plenty of eco-friendly products that can help you reduce your footprint. Example: To cut carbon, a steel industry by-product (known as ground granulated blast-furnace slag) has been incorporated into the pier, as an eco-friendlier alternative, to traditional concrete.
Word: ecovillage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of eco-village. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: watch list Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of watchlist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neofascism 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- Latin fascis Italian fascio 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 -ismus Italian -ismo Italian fascismolbor. English fascism English neofascism From neo- + fascism. 1. A right-wing political movement inspired by fascism, especially by that of Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Six years after destruction of the Axis powers and their political philosophy, neo-fascism remains an inchoate and weak force in Europe. Nevertheless, such types of movements registered definite gains last spring, above all in Germany and Italy, the countries that produced this form of nationalist dictatorship. Example: Neofascism is unlike its 1930s predecessor, in that today a global elite of the absurdly wealthy and influential is steering an ideology that wants a shrinking government, falling taxes on high incomes, and authoritarian control over recalcitrants, nonconformists, collective bodies and "losers" in the market society, including the disabled and young unemployed.
Word: neofascist Part of Speech: adj 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- Latin fascis Italian fascio Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. Italian -ista Italian fascistabor. English fascist English neofascist From neo- + fascist. 1. Of or pertaining to neofascism. Example: Throughout this area, which includes the Ruhr, Germany's industrial arsenal, there has been a steady growth in Nationalist and neo-Fascist sentiments in the last six months. Example: The neoliberal era in the United States ended with a neofascist bang.
Word: neofascist 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- Latin fascis Italian fascio Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. Italian -ista Italian fascistabor. English fascist English neofascist From neo- + fascist. 1. A follower of neofascism. Example: By this summer, everything — her youthful admiration for Benito Mussolini, her party’s links to neofascists, her often extreme rhetoric — had been forgiven.
Word: Central Atlas Tamazight Part of Speech: name 1. A Berber language spoken by some three million people in central Morocco.
Word: best of Part of Speech: phrase 1. The attainment of a majority of wins in (an odd-numbered series of games). Example: A rubber consists of the best of three games, unless one side wins the first two games. 2. The marketed-as-best works of (a particular artist) in compilation. Example: He was listening to The Best of the Pink Floyd, smoking a joint.
Word: floormate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂ros Proto-Germanic *flōrazder. Proto-Germanic *flōruz Proto-West Germanic *flōr Old English flōr Middle English flor English floor English -mate English floormate From floor + -mate. 1. A person with whom one shares a floor in a building.
Word: human knot Part of Speech: noun 1. A team-building exercise in which a group of people form a circle and hold hands with others in the circle, and then disentangle themselves.
Word: hold hands Part of Speech: verb 1. Of two or more people, to clasp each other's hands. Labels: intransitive
Word: ignoramuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ignoramus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ignoramuses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ignoramus Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: xanthelasma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin xanthelasma, from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + ἔλασμα (élasma, “metal plate, foil”). Pronunciation: /zænθɪˈlæzmə/ 1. A deposit of cholesterol on the eyelid. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: junkanoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From John Canoe, the older name of the festival, perhaps named after folk hero John Canoe. 1. A parade held in the Bahamas. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A style of goombay traditionally played on goatskin drums and cowbells during the parade. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Rafael sang from his stuffings, the beat swirled, the brass blasted, and in a three-month period, America bought a bargeful of the Munings' "junkanoo" sound. Example: Junkanoo also became established among expatriate Bahamian communities, notably in Miami and Toronto, where Junkanoo bands were to be seen at the Orange Bowl and Caribana parades respectively.
Word: jungermanniaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Jungermanniaceae + -ous 1. Of or pertaining to the plant family Jungermanniaceae. Labels: not-comparable