nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: idealistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From idealist + -ic or ideal + -istic. 1. Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism. Example: But if, as we have seen, Wu's ambivalent attitude toward the conventional route to success originated in his early appreciation of the idealistic virtues of his father, then it is possible that parts of the work could have been written much earlier, perhaps even during his sojourn with his father in Chiang-su.
Word: idealistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English idealistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English idealistically From idealistic + -ally. 1. In an idealistic manner.
Word: unrealizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- 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)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English realize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English realizable English unrealizable From un- + realizable. 1. Not realizable; unable to be achieved or realized. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: unfulfillable, impractical, unrealistic Example: The quest for Saxonisms is an unrealizable nationalistic dream.
Word: realizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree 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)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English realize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English realizable From realize + -able. Compare French réalisable. Pronunciation: /ˌɹi.əˈlaɪz.ə.bl̩/, /ˌɹɪəˈlaɪz.ə.bl̩/ 1. Capable of being realized (made real) or achieved.
Word: identically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English identical Middle English -ly English -ly English identically From identical + -ly. Pronunciation: /aɪˈdɛntɪkəli/ 1. In an identical manner. Example: It was hard to tell the twins apart: they even spoke identically. Example: It was inevitable that such a system should lead to the wide use of nicknames to distinguish identically named members of a family[…] 2. In terms of an identity. Example: two expressions that are identically equal to each other
Word: double fault Part of Speech: noun 1. The missing of both the first serve and second serve, resulting in a point for the receiver. Example: While reaching last year's US Open final showed he possesses an all-round game, Anderson's biggest weapon remains his serve - which he lost in the opening game against Djokovic with a double fault on break point. 2. An exception thrown by the CPU while trying to call the handler of another exception (e.g. the exception handler is invalid or the call stack has overflowed).
Word: break point Part of Speech: noun 1. A situation in which if the receiver wins the next point, (s)he will win the game (but not the set or match).
Word: instep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + step. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnˌstɛp/ 1. The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle. Example: high instep Example: arched instep 2. A section of any footwear covering that part of the foot. 3. In horses, the hind leg from the ham to the pastern joint.
Word: foot fault Part of Speech: noun 1. In certain sports, as in tennis or long jump, a fault in which the athlete's foot is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Example: In tennis, a foot fault results when server's foot is placed outside the service area prior to the ball being hit. Example: In pickleball, a foot fault occurs when a player volleys a ball while in the kitchen, or non-volley zone.
Word: match point Part of Speech: noun 1. A state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis. Example: He made it to match point three times and still lost, but you can't come much closer than that.
Word: set point Part of Speech: noun 1. A situation where if one of the two players wins the next point, (s)he will win the set (but not the match). 2. Alternative form of setpoint (“command signal fed into a controller”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see set, point. (a setting or location that is fixed)
Word: in step Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Of a number of people walking, or especially marching, synchronously, so that that footfalls occur at the same time. 2. Of two or more people agreeing, or following the same policy or procedure. Labels: figuratively Example: The "Overhead Door" is the garage door that can be opened or closed at a touch every day in the year—regardless of the weather. It is the garage door that opens UP Completely Out of the Way. In short, it is the modern door for the modern garage—in step with the times.
Word: WTA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Women's Tennis Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: synchronously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English synchronous 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 synchronously From synchronous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋkɹənəsli/ 1. In a synchronous manner; carried out or occurring with synchrony; in phase or at the same time. Example: Sequentially or synchronously, he-men consort polygynously. Example: Software components usually communicate synchronously--the client makes a connection to the server, sends a request, waits for the server to send a response, and then closes the connection.
Word: proportionately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English proportionate Middle English -ly English -ly English proportionately From proportionate + -ly. 1. In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally. Example: During this analysis, it became apparent that the home team seemed to be receiving proportionately greater generosity from the referee than the away team. Example: Whereas numbers of trees and basal areas of all species increased between 1957 and 1972, the 1972—1977 timber harvest reduced the number of large black and scarlet oaks proportionately more than other species.
Word: proportionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English proportional 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 proportionally From proportional + -ly. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/, /pɹəˈpɔːʃənəli/ 1. In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively. Example: The will of those who never allow their will to be disputed, unless they happen to be in a good humour, when they relax proportionally, is almost always unreasonable. Example: The spiny-cheeked honeyeater has a more generalized diet and the gastrointestinal tract is similar structurally and proportionally to other honyeaters.
Word: extradite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from extradition. Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.stɹəˌdaɪt/, /ˈek.stɹəˌdɑet/, /ˈek.stɹəˌdaɪt/, /ˈek.sʈɾaˌɖajʈ/ 1. To remove a person from one state to another by legal process. Labels: transitive Example: Balfour, who had sought refuge in Argentina, was extradited, and sentenced to a long term of penal servitude at Parkhurst Prison in the Isle of Wight.
Word: persistently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English persistent 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 persistently From persistent + -ly. 1. In a persistent manner. Example: The small girl persistently asked her father to buy her the doll. Example: One of the most persistently held beliefs about sharks is that they have to stay in motion to stay alive.
Word: freeman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English frēomann, equivalent to free + -man and paralleled by similar constructions in other Germanic languages. Doublet of preman. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiː.mən/, /ˈfɹiːˌmæn/ 1. A free person Labels: historical, usually 2. A free person Labels: historical 3. A free person 4. A free person Labels: usually Example: There breathes no being but has some pretence / To that fine instinct called poetic sense; […] / The freeman, casting with unpurchased hand / The vote that shakes the turrets of the land. 5. A free person Labels: Australia, historical 6. A free person Labels: Canada, US, historical
Word: metho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From methylated spirits + -o (“diminutive suffix”). 1. Methylated spirits. Labels: Australia, colloquial, uncountable Example: Ben Cropp, aided by his wife Lynn, tests the effectiveness of metho and vinegar against box jellyfish stings (above); see Ben′s foreword for details of the experiment. Example: 1988, Kate Jennings, Cold Water, Save Me, Joe Louis, reprinted 2010, Trouble: Evolution of a Radical, Selected Writings 1970-2010, page 78, We thought an alcoholic was a low life, someone on metho, or a benighted person who drank a bottle of gin before breakfast. Not us.
Word: subcategory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreúō) Ancient Greek κᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορέω (kătēgoréō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ (kătēgorĭ́ā)bor. Late Latin catēgoriader. Middle French categorie French catégoriebor. Middle English English category English subcategory From sub- + category. 1. With respect to a given category; a narrower category. Example: The moment subcategories of the overall population are denied rights, the rights of all are threatened. Example: I have categories within subcategories because I get so many submissions about poop and potty training. 2. A subclass of a category which is itself a category, whose arrows are a restriction of the arrows of the parent category, and whose composition rule is a restriction of the parent category's.
Word: distributor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English distribute Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English distributor From distribute + -or. 1. One who or that which distributes. Example: “The importance of that decision means that the voices of upset consumers have been heard and that those responsible for harming the highly respected reputation of Bud Light and Anheuser-Busch are no longer able to do so,” the distributor said in its statement. […] Still, some distributors are upset with Anheuser-Busch (BUD). Example: The recall said that the distributors — Walmart, CVS and AACE Pharmaceuticals — will be arranging the return of all the affected products. 2. A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine. 3. A machine for distributing type. Labels: historical 4. An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink. Labels: historical
Word: brackets Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹækɪts/ 1. plural of bracket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brackets Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹækɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bracket Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: icons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of icon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: timescale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English timescale From time + scale. 1. Alternative spelling of time scale. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bullbat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: bull + bat; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening. 1. A New World bird, common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor). Example: bullbats peened overhead and dived on roaring wings.
Word: imperfective Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌɪmpɚˈfɛktɪv/ 1. Of, relating to or having the properties of the imperfective aspect. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the last chapter, we observed the rise of an imperfective marker in English, the Progressive, as the dominant and surviving member of a wider paradigm of imperfective aspectual functions in Old English, but which were no longer marked in the same way in later stages of the history of English. Example: The former is the basic imperfective subjunctive, while the latter is prominent or intensified.[…]While the present subjunctive is imperfective in aspect, the perfect subjunctive is imperfective in aspect and spatially proximate.
Word: imperfective Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɪmpɚˈfɛktɪv/ 1. The imperfective aspect; a verb having this aspect. Example: Examples of past imperfectives are shown in (42). Example: These putative indeterminate imperfectives are innovative in form precisely because they add a manner meaning to the range of lexical meanings available to Proto-Slavic motion verbs.
Word: nighthawk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From night + hawk. Pronunciation: /ˈnʌɪthɔːk/, /ˈnaɪthɑk/ 1. A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar). Labels: UK, regional 2. A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor. Labels: US Example: The swallows circled around and I watched them and the night-hawks flying above the roofs and drank the Cinzano. 3. A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours. 4. A nighthawker (metal detectorist who works illegally at night). 5. An unlicensed prostitute who worked the roadsides at night. Labels: Japan, historical
Word: impetrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1528; borrowed from Latin impetrātus, perfect passive participle of impetrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- + pātrō (“to achieve, make happen”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪmpɪtɹeɪt/ 1. To obtain by asking; to procure upon request. Labels: transitive 2. To ask for, demand. Labels: transitive Example: But he that would illustrate this, should distinguish between this salvation, already impetrated or obtained, and salvation about to be impetrated; or between salvation, and the promise of salvation […] Example: A slight testimonial, sir, which I thought fit to impetrate from that worthy nobleman, (here he raised his hand to his head, as if to touch his hat,) MacCallum-more.
Word: impetrate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1528; borrowed from Latin impetrātus, perfect passive participle of impetrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- + pātrō (“to achieve, make happen”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪmpɪtɹeɪt/ 1. Impetrated. Labels: obsolete Example: If the one were impetrate after the other , and the suits made by one man , it is hard to think that one man , being instructed in the suit for both , would put the dispensation of less moment in a bull[…] 2. Obtained by entreaty. Labels: obsolete
Word: imposthumes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imposthume Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imposthumes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of imposthume Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: imposthume Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A corruption of aposteme. 1. An abscess. Labels: obsolete 2. A person suffering from an abscess. Labels: obsolete
Word: imposthume Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A corruption of aposteme. 1. To form an abscess. Labels: intransitive, obsolete 2. To affect with an abscess. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: colla Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colle Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of coal. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: in a state Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Agitated and anxious. Labels: idiomatic 2. Messed up; dilapidated. Labels: colloquial
Word: incombustible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + combust + -ible. Pronunciation: /ˌɪŋkəmˈbʌstɪbəl/ 1. Not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable. Example: The ash represents the more incombustible mineral matter, usually of the nature of clay or slate.
Word: incombustible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + combust + -ible. Pronunciation: /ˌɪŋkəmˈbʌstɪbəl/ 1. Any substance that is not flammable.
Word: hot chat Part of Speech: noun 1. Verbal communication with the intent to cause sexual arousal. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nervousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nervous Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 nervousness From nervous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being nervous. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily.
Word: nervosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin nervōsitās. 1. The state of being nervous; nervousness. Labels: rare
Word: programatically Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of programmatically. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: alloying element Part of Speech: noun 1. An element that is used to make up an alloy.
Word: appropriability Part of Speech: noun 1. The environmental factors that govern an innovator's ability to capture profits generated by an innovation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Nagorno-Karabakh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian нагорно-караба́хский (nagorno-karabáxskij) (without the adjectival ending), the relational adjective of Russian Наго́рный Караба́х (Nagórnyj Karabáx), as in Russian Наго́рно-Караба́хская автоно́мная о́бласть (Nagórno-Karabáxskaja avtonómnaja óblastʹ, “Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast”). Pronunciation: /nəˌɡɔːnəʊ kɑːɹəˈbɑːk/ 1. A landlocked region in South Caucasus. Labels: uncountable 2. The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Labels: uncountable
Word: carnaptious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Scots carnaptious. 1. bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
Word: nabobess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nabob Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English nabobess From nabob + -ess. 1. A female nabob. 2. The wife of a nabob.
Word: dramatic beat Part of Speech: noun 1. The smallest division of action in a play, film or other work of drama; The moment at which increasing dramatic tension produces a noticeable change in the consciousness of one or more characters.
Word: ébéniste Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French ébéniste. 1. An ebonist; a cabinetmaker who veneers furniture. Example: An interesting George III commode, c. 1772, by the Swedish-born ébéniste to the Prince of Wales, Christopher Fuhrlohg, has decoration in his inimitable marquetry depicting Erato and her Lyre […].
Word: enough to make the angels weep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a passage in Shakespeare, Measure for Measure...man ,/Drest in a little brief authority,/plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven/As make the angels weep. 1. Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith. Labels: idiomatic Example: For several years the government has continuously reduced the amount of money spent on education. Now they complain that teachers are not doing their job properly- It's enough to make the angels weep.
Word: faceplant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From face + plant (“place, set firmly”). Originally skateboarding and snowboarding slang, a humorous variant of handplant, which is an intentional technique in these sports. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪsˌplɑːnt/, /ˈfeɪsˌplænt/ 1. The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error. Labels: informal Example: The skater slipped off his board and did a painful faceplant. Example: Only by catching himself with his poles had he avoided doing a face plant in the snow. 2. Death or defeat in a multiplayer online game. 3. A wrestling move in which an attacking wrestler forces an opponent down to the mat face-first without a headlock or facelock.
Word: faceplant Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From face + plant (“place, set firmly”). Originally skateboarding and snowboarding slang, a humorous variant of handplant, which is an intentional technique in these sports. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪsˌplɑːnt/, /ˈfeɪsˌplænt/ 1. To land face first. Labels: informal, intransitive, transitive Example: Moments before she face-planted on the tile, his hands shot out and grabbed her, pulling her safely to his chest. She face-planted in the middle of his pecs instead. 2. To completely fumble or fail in an activity, usually in a spectacular fashion. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: becalmed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of becalm Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: becalmed Part of Speech: adj 1. Unable to move due to lack of wind. Example: […] when we got aſterne we grew becalm'd, land-lockt in a fort, and were ſported all the way […] Example: Although the breeze had now utterly failed, we had made a great deal of way during the night, and were now lying becalmed about half a mile to the southeast of the low eastern coast.
Word: FAS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Financial Assistance Scheme. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: In fact, 18 students in my class are under the FAS, compared to an average of four students in each of the other Primary Six classes. 2. Initialism of Federation of American Scientists. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: FAS estimates Russia has 1,816 tactical, or non-strategic, weapons (shorter range and intended for use in battle rather than for the destruction of whole cities). 3. Initialism of Federation Air Service. Labels: Malaysia, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: FAS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of fetal alcohol syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: She said people with FAS are on a spectrum, have a wide range of intelligences, that the intelligence test is biased, and that I got strong intuition and street smarts, that I’m smart where it counts, which I already knew, but when she told me it felt good, like I didn’t really know it until she said it like that.
Word: FAS Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of free alongside ship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: folo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of follow up Pronunciation: /ˈfɑloʊ/ 1. An article in a publication that revisits the content of an earlier article. Example: We buried the story in Metro—no folo. Sacha found the clip.
Word: egoist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French égoïste, from Latin ego + -iste. By surface analysis, ego + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈiːɡoʊ.ɪst/ 1. An advocate of egoism. 2. An egocentric or self-centered person. 3. An egotist (person who talks excessively about themselves). Labels: nonstandard
Word: foll Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /fɒl/, /fɑl/ 1. Abbreviation of following. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 sts rem.
Word: user interface Part of Speech: noun 1. The visual part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with. Example: A virtual intelligence is an advanced form of user interface software. VIs use a variety of methods to simulate natural conversation, including an audio interface and an avatar personality to interact with.
Word: arboriform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin arbor (“tree”) + -iform 1. Resembling a tree in shape or appearance. Example: Arboriform air-fresheners are commonly pine-scented.
Word: programmatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English programme Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic English programmatic From programme + -atic. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/, /ˌpɹoʊ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/, [ˌpɹoʊ.ɡɹəˈmæɾ.ɪk], /ˌpɹəʉ.ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪk/, [ˌpɹəʉ.ɡɹəˈmæɾ.ɪk] 1. Of, relating to, or using a step-by-step program—especially a computer program. Labels: not-comparable Example: This allows programmatic tabulation of senses concerned with RELIGION, or ISLAM, or FESTIVALS, or any combination of these. 2. Of or relating to program music. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or relating to a political program; ideological. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Los Angelization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Los Angeles + -ization, after the city in California that enjoyed significant growth after World War II. 1. Dispersed urban development; urban sprawl. Labels: uncountable
Word: placename Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From place + name. Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪsneɪm/ 1. The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region. Example: With a complex site, different site elements may not be terminologically distinguished, or else a generic term may be optionally added to the placename to distinguish a site element, such as a hill, well, or claypan at the location.
Word: caprese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian caprese (“of Capri”). Pronunciation: /kəˈpɹeɪzi/ 1. Characteristic of Capri. Labels: especially, not-comparable
Word: caprese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian caprese (“of Capri”). Pronunciation: /kəˈpɹeɪzi/ 1. Ellipsis of caprese salad. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: Capreses are clean, simple salads that are big on flavor and low on effort.
Word: double play depth Part of Speech: noun 1. A shift in the defensive alignment of the infielders towards home plate when there is a baserunner on first base, to increase the possibility of getting a double play. Labels: uncountable Example: The infield is at double play depth with one out and a man at first.
Word: four fingers Part of Speech: noun 1. The sign made by the manager directing the pitcher to issue an intentional walk. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Four fingers are up for Jones because the weak-hitting Smith will follow.
Word: keystone corner Part of Speech: noun 1. Second base, because it is often the key to scoring and defense. Example: Jones takes the toss at the keystone corner, on to first... double play.
Word: futret Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of whitret. Labels: Scotland, alt-of, alternative
Word: globe trotter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of globetrotter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gowan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots, from Scottish Gaelic [Term?]. Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊ.ən/ 1. A common daisy (Bellis perennis). Labels: Northumbria, countable Example: We twa hae run about the braes, and pou’d the gowans fine; But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit, sin' auld lang syne. Example: Upjohn wrote this slim volume, which, if you recall, was about preparatory schools, and in it, so Kipper tells me, said that the time spent in these establishments was the happiest of our lives. Ye Ed passed it on to Kipper for comment, and he, remembering the dark days at Malvern House, Bramley-on-Sea, when he and I were plucking the gowans fine there, slated it with no uncertain hand. 2. Decomposed granite. Labels: uncountable
Word: grin like a Cheshire cat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Attested since at least the 1780s. The reason why Cheshire was combined with cat is disputed: see here for more information. 1. To smile broadly, especially in a self-satisfied way. Example: John ended the set with a beautiful serve, an ace, and could not help grinning like a Cheshire cat. Example: CHESHIRE CAT. He grins like a Cheshire cat; said of any one who shows his teeth and gums in laughing.
Word: Hemant Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi हेमंत (hemant). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛmənt/ 1. A male given name from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage.
Word: jeah Part of Speech: adv 1. variant of yeah; yes. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, not-comparable, slang
Word: jeah Part of Speech: intj 1. variant of yeah; yes. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, slang
Word: Juno Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Juno, from Latin Iūnō of uncertain origin. One hypothesis is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- (“she of heavenly authority”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), reflecting her role as goddess of rulers. Another is derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yúh₃onh₂- (“the young goddess”), from *h₂eyu- (“long time, lifetime”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), making it cognate with Latin iuvenis (“young”). Both would have produced the unattested early Latin form *Iuvō, declined with the root Iūn- and eventually normalized to Iūnō. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒunoʊ/ 1. The queen of the gods, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera. Labels: Roman 2. 3 Juno, the third asteroid discovered. 3. A female given name. Labels: rare Example: But after a few visits to share details about ultrasounds and such, Juno and Mark find they have similar interests in music and movies - and Juno does have extraordinary tastes for someone her age, from the songs of Iggy and the Stooges to the horror flicks of Dario Argento.
Word: kit and caboodle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kit + boodle. 1. Everything entirely, the whole lot. Example: “[…]There′ll be a kit and caboodle of our people waiting to set out." Example: Aye, you could sell your kit and caboodle, and really see New Orleans!
Word: kit and caboodle Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From kit + boodle. 1. All together; as one. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: 1954, Gordon Allport, cited in 2005, Steven J. Bartlett, The Pathology Of Man: A Study Of Human Evil, page 243, If I can put the Catholics into another category and reject them kit and caboodle, my life is further simplified. Example: Lincoln moved its corporate headquarters, kit and caboodle, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Philadelphia in 1998.
Word: orientated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of orientate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: orientated Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of oriented (adjective) (sometimes proscribed) Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, usually
Word: tools of ignorance Part of Speech: noun 1. The equipment of a catcher. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Jones straps on the tools of ignorance.
Word: six of one, half a dozen of the other Part of Speech: phrase 1. The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it does not matter which one is chosen. Labels: idiomatic 2. Of two people, equally involved; equally responsible. Labels: idiomatic
Word: worm burner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the humorous notion that any worms on the ground might be burned by the rapid passage of the ball. 1. A hard-hit ground ball. Example: Jones smashes a worm burner to mid on. Example: Jones smashes a worm burner between third and short. 2. A low, hard-hit shot.
Word: family of orientation Part of Speech: noun 1. The family in which a person grows up.
Word: family of procreation Part of Speech: noun 1. A family that is formed when a couple have their first child.
Word: POR Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Portugal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: POR Part of Speech: noun 1. price on request. 2. power-on reset.
Word: pelvic thrust Part of Speech: noun 1. A general thrusting motion of the pelvic region, such as in human sexual intercourse.
Word: prospect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English prospecte, from Latin prōspectus (“view, sight, prospect; panorama”), from prōspiciō (“to look forward”) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns), from pro (“before, forward”) + speciō, spiciō (“to look, to see”). By surface analysis, pro- + -spect. Doublet of prospectus and prospekt. The verb is from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒspɛkt/, /ˈpɹɑspɛkt/ 1. The region which the eye overlooks at one time; a view; a scene; an outlook. Example: As when a Scout[…]Obtains the brow of ſome high-climbing Hill, / Which to his eye diſcovers unaware / The goodly proſpect of ſome forein land / Firſt-ſeen, or ſome renownd Metropolis / With gliſtering Spires and Pinnacles adornd, / Which now the Riſing Sun guilds with his beams. 2. A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape. Example: I went to Putney, and other places on the Thames, to take prospects in crayon, to carry into France, where I thought to have them engraved. Example: She felt all the honest pride and complacency which her alliance with the present and future proprietor could fairly warrant, as she viewed the respectable size and style of the building, its suitable, becoming, characteristic situation, low and sheltered—its ample gardens stretching down to meadows washed by a stream, of which the Abbey, with all the old neglect of prospect, had scarcely a sight ... 3. A position affording a fine view; a lookout. Example: Him God beholding from his proſpect high, / Wherein paſt, preſent, future he beholds, / Thus to his onely Son forſeeing ſpake. 4. A relative position of the front of a building or other structure; a face; a relative aspect. Example: Their prospect was toward the south. 5. The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation. Example: a very ill prospect of a future state Example: Is he a prudent man as to his temporal estate, that lays designs only for a day, without any prospect to, or provision for, the remaining part of life? 6. The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable. Example: The result, therefore, of this physical inquiry is, that we find no vestige of a beginning,— no prospect of an end. Example: We drove back to the office with some concern on my part at the prospect of so large a case. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines. 7. A hope; a hopeful. Example: The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott. 8. Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team. 9. A potential client or customer. 10. The façade of an organ.
Word: prospect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English prospecte, from Latin prōspectus (“view, sight, prospect; panorama”), from prōspiciō (“to look forward”) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns), from pro (“before, forward”) + speciō, spiciō (“to look, to see”). By surface analysis, pro- + -spect. Doublet of prospectus and prospekt. The verb is from the noun. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈspɛkt/, /ˈpɹɑspɛkt/ 1. To search, as for gold. Labels: intransitive Example: Among the ancient sites in the Taklamakan Desert which are frequented by Khotan "treasure seekers," and which the prospecting parties sent out by me had visited, none seemed to offer better opportunities for systematic excavations than the one known to them as Dandan-Uilik. 2. To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.
Word: prospect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin prōspectō. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈspɛkt/, /ˈpɹɑspɛkt/ 1. To have or afford a view; to face or look out. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: This poynte ſemethe as though it woolde inuade the monte Atlas in Aphrica. Foꝛ it pꝛoſpectethe [translating spectat] towarde that parte of Aphꝛike, whiche the poꝛtugales caule Caput Bonæ Sperantiæ. Example: All men, whoſe experience by trauaile is a wytnes of the ſingularities of Italye, and ſpaine, are of opinion I am ſewer, that naples, is one of yͤ moſt riche pleaſante and Populus cities in evrope, bothe foꝛ the beautie and fartilitie of the countreye rounde aboute, the magnifical plat and ſcituacion of the towne, pꝛoſpectinge with open caſementes, vppon the heyghte of the highe ſea Tyrenũ, […] 2. To look or face towards; to view. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Beynge therfoꝛe ioyfull and gladde of the frendeſhyppe of owre men, he tooke the capitaine by the hand and bꝛought him with certeine of his familiars to the higheſt towre of his palaice, from whenſe they myght proſpecte [translating dispectare] the mayne ſea. Example: […] [Andreas] Veſalius no leſſe taketh part agaynſt him, openyng the window of light, on the clearer ſide, pꝛoſpecting the Sunne, as manifeſtly appeareth by that is gone befoꝛe.
Word: prytane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρύτανις (prútanis). Pronunciation: /pɹaɪˈteɪn/ 1. The priest or chief magistrate who presided over a prytaneum. Example: This priest of the public hearth bore the name of king. Sometimes they gave him other titles. As he was especially the priest of the prytaneum, the Greeks preferred to call him the prytane; sometimes they also called him the archon. Example: The priest of the city hearth was called "king", "prytane", or "archon". The term "prytane" was derived from the fact that he was the priest of the prytaneum, or local hearth. 2. A board of magistrates presiding over a prytaneum.
Word: hiero- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *iherós Ancient Greek ῑ̆̔ερός (hī̆erós) Ancient Greek ἱερο- (hiero-)der. English hiero- From Ancient Greek ἱερο- (hiero-), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”). 1. Holy, sacred. Labels: morpheme 2. Denoting a man of a title such as a monk who is also a clergyman (e.g. hieromonk, hierodeacon, hieromartyr). Labels: morpheme
Word: gerunds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gerund Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whitish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English whitisch, whytyssh, equivalent to white + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/, /ˈʍaɪtɪʃ/ 1. Somewhat white, pale or almost white. Example: The skin was somewhat pigmented, especially in certain regions, while over the whole there appeared whitish, rounded or oval mottlings or dapplings, most obvious where the surrounding cuticle was most deeply colored.
Word: hemispherectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hemisphere Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English hemispherectomy From hemisphere + -ectomy. 1. Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy. Example: So Lacy's parents had brought her to Johns Hopkins for a hemispherectomy, which is probably the most radical procedure in neurosurgery.
Word: thatcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thatch + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈθæt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈθæt͡ʃ.ɚ/ 1. A person who installs thatch as a roofing material. 2. A device which removes dead grass clippings from a lawn. (Technically a dethatcher, often a lawnmower attachment.)
Word: spells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spells Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spell Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rental Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rent + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛntəl/ 1. Something that is rented. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It's just a rental, so I don't need to take very good care of it. Example: Furthermore, whilst we would have been pleased to have been able to give you some quoteworthy examples of men cruelly dominating the choice of video movie rentals, these simply did not appear in the diaries either. 2. The payment made to rent something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On a grass roots level we are making the film available at a nominal rental to gay organizations, student groups, and religious affiliates so that gay people and their straight friends can see GAY USA now. 3. A business that rents out something to its customers. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An act of renting. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A player traded to a team with a year or less on his contract Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [When the trade deadline approaches], Everyone wants to talk about which preening millionaire is going to be shipped out of town because he can't get along with his GM, or what veteran is going to finally get a shot at a Cup, or which guy is going to a contender as a "rental." Sure, it's gossip. Is that so wrong?
Word: rental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rent + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛntəl/ 1. Relating to rent. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to renting. Labels: not-comparable Example: Deep welfare cuts and rising rents have resulted in a growing gap in many areas of the country between what help people on low incomes receive to cover their housing and what that housing actually costs in the private rental sector.
Word: shirts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shirt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wolverines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wolverine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piperonyl butoxide Part of Speech: noun 1. A pesticide synergist which increases the potency of other ingredients; a semisynthetic derivative of safrole that is used to enhance the potency of certain pesticides. Labels: uncountable
Word: area code Part of Speech: noun 1. A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area. Labels: Australia, Philippines, US
Word: replenish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English replenisshen, borrowed from Old French repleniss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of replenir, from re- + plenir, from plein, from Latin plenus. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈplɛn.ɪʃ/ 1. To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to. Labels: transitive Example: It's a popular product, and they have to replenish their stock of it frequently. Example: This [tank wagon] has been equipped by the Chief Mechanical & Electrical Engineer's staff with a motor-driven pump and arrangements both for delivering fuel to the trains and for replenishing its own supply from tank wagons which are brought to the depot every three days. 2. To fill up; to complete; to supply fully. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: […] and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth […] Example: After the waters had swept over the abode of Adam's race, it became the mission of Noah's family, consisting of eight persons, to replenish, or colonize, the earth with their descendants. 3. To finish; to complete; to perfect. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: We smothered the most replenished sweet work of nature.
Word: Graben Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.
Word: tautologous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tautology + -ous. 1. Pertaining to a tautology; tautological.
Word: Muk-thang Part of Speech: name Etymology: Literally “good mouth”. From Kurnai mŭk-dhang. 1. The dialect of the Kurnai tribe of south-east Victoria, Australia. 2. The language encompassing the dialect of the Kurnai, as well as nearby dialects with which it was mutually intelligible.
Word: mutually intelligible Part of Speech: adj 1. Of two or more speech varieties, able to be understood by one another's speakers. Labels: not-comparable Example: This language, or mutually intelligible forms of it, is spoken by the coast-dwellers over an extensive area Example: Another important point is that Homer recognises that the speech of Trojans and Greeks was mutually intelligible.
Word: gruffly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English gruff Middle English -ly English -ly English gruffly From gruff + -ly. 1. In a gruff manner. Example: He was bearded, blunt, thickset, and he wore gold-rimmed spectacles. In his bourrue-bienfaisance, in his honesty, and in his brusque insuavity towards such as would compel his sympathy without justification, he was the very type of the dogmatic family doctor—of the gruffly practical allopathist of the old school. Example: Bradly squatted on the flat rock to wash his legs, saying gruffly to Podson, "Better wash that dam' mud off; it sticks like hell when it's dry."
Word: wild card Part of Speech: noun 1. A card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card. 2. A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion. Example: Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card. 3. Alternative form of wildcard (“substituted text character”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 4. Alternative form of wildcard (“symbol for a generic sound”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Thatcher Part of Speech: name Etymology: From thatcher. Pronunciation: /ˈθæ.tʃə/, /ˈθæ.tʃəɹ/ 1. A surname originating as an occupation. 2. Numerous places in the United States: 3. Numerous places in the United States: 4. Numerous places in the United States: 5. Numerous places in the United States:
Word: railroad tie Part of Speech: noun 1. A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete. Labels: US Example: Holonyms: railroad track, rail track, railway track, train track, permanent way 2. A long, thin wooden beam used as a border in driveways, to hold in soil in gardens, etc.
Word: Wiradhuri Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /wɪˈraːd͡ʒuriː/ 1. Alternative spelling of Wiradjuri. Labels: alt-of, alternative