nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sotto voce Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian sottovoce (literally “under [the] voice”). Pronunciation: /ˌsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃeɪ/, /ˌsɑtoʊ ˈvoʊtʃi/, /-tʃeɪ/ 1. In soft tones; quiet. Labels: not-comparable Example: Then a man called for her, and began to make coarse jokes. But Mr. Pappleworth nodded his head in the direction of the boy, and the talk went on sotto voce. Example: ‘Hello?’ she shouted, but still her voice came out barely louder than a sotto voce whisper. 2. Soft, instruments or voice. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sotto voce Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian sottovoce (literally “under [the] voice”). Pronunciation: /ˌsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃeɪ/, /ˌsɑtoʊ ˈvoʊtʃi/, /-tʃeɪ/ 1. Quietly. Labels: not-comparable Example: "I am not your dear; I cannot lie down. Send me to school soon, Mrs. Reed, for I hate to live here." I will indeed send her to school soon," murmured Mrs. Reed sotto voce; and gathering up her work, she abruptly quitted the apartment. Example: “Darling,” she says, “a working-class hero is something to be. “Of course,” she adds, sotto voce, “I wouldn’t know.” 2. Sung or played softly, instruments or voice. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sotto voce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian sottovoce (literally “under [the] voice”). Pronunciation: /ˌsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃeɪ/, /ˌsɑtoʊ ˈvoʊtʃi/, /-tʃeɪ/ 1. A direction in a score that a passage in a piece should be played softly, or sung in a low voice, when applied to vocal music.
Word: Kevins Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Kevin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: argumentum ad verecundiam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin. 1. An argument from authority, or an appeal to authority. Labels: rhetoric
Word: disproportionation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from disproportion + -ation, or from disproportionate + -ion. 1. A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A reaction wherein a single reactant generates two chemical species which are different from each other and the initial reactant. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: crudo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian crudo (literally “raw”). Doublet of crude. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹuːdəʊ/ 1. A dish made of raw fish or seafood. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Food, like fashion, has a brutally short trend cycle, as the trickle-down from San Sebastián to Smith Street takes barely a season. So, this year's crudo could be next year's tuna carpaccio. Example: Then, a few years back, poke started appearing on stray restaurant menus, sometimes identified as Hawaiian crudo or ceviche.
Word: cubic capacity Part of Speech: noun 1. A volume; especially the volume of a cylinder head when the piston is at its lower dead centre.
Word: cubica Part of Speech: noun 1. A fine unglazed fabric resembling shalloon. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: radicand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radix (“root”) + -and. 1. The number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered. Example: 3 is the radicand in the expression #92;sqrt#91;n#93;#123;3#125;.
Word: respiratorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English respiratory Middle English -ly English -ly English respiratorily From respiratory + -ly. 1. With regard to respiration. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sheisty Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of shiesty. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sheisty Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shiesty. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stardom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star English -dom English stardom From star + -dom. Pronunciation: /ˈstɑɹdəm/ 1. The status or position of a performer acknowledged to be a star; fame; celebrity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wazz Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wæz/ 1. An act of urination, a piss or a leak; urine. Labels: UK, slang Example: Here was a man who took so much cocaine that he took to keeping his urine in bottles, in the fridge, because he was scared that wizards ‘might steal it’. And yet despite storing his rotting wazz next to his ham, it doesn't stop him being cool.
Word: wazz Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wæz/ 1. To urinate. Labels: UK, slang Example: Both wazzed out their cups. Danny looked at his watch. 23 minutes since he saw them drinking the blue poison. If the stuff he'd read on the Internet was right, in 7 minutes they would be sleeping like babies. This, however, would be of[…] Example: The enigmatic old lady had traversed the room with impressive speed and was practically face to face with Mattie when she looked up. 'Sorry?' 'Pardon me for noticing. Only you look like someone wazzed on your chips, love.
Word: webmeister Part of Speech: noun 1. A webmaster. Labels: informal, rare Example: (The O.E.D. might have gone overboard by including a couple of iffy web-words: webliography, for a Web-based bibliography, and webmeister, a silly alternative to webmaster.)
Word: webzine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Web + zine. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛbˌziːn/ 1. A magazine published on the World Wide Web. Example: In the spring, the museum launched its new Internet magazine, ¡del Corazón! (“From the Heart”). This interactive webzine focuses on Latino artists in the collection, such as Carmen Lomas Garza, Aguela Martinez, and Irvin Trujillo. Example: Dickinson, 42, takes the magazine’s helm after working 14 years for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He edited a bimonthly webzine, Fish and Wildlife Today, wrote frequently for the department’s magazine, and managed communications for the agency’s Wildlife, Fisheries, and Ecological Services divisions.
Word: Xenical Part of Speech: name Etymology: A marketing coinage. 1. orlistat
Word: orlistat Part of Speech: noun 1. A drug designed to treat obesity Labels: uncountable
Word: vagarity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vagary + -ty. 1. The character or state of being vagarious; capriciousness; irregularity. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 2. Vagary. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable
Word: vagarities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vagarity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Drunken Fist Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque from Chinese 醉拳 (zuìquán). 1. A style of martial arts which imitates the movements of a drunkard, both to make the power movements more fluid, and to deceive the opponent.
Word: molehead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mole + head. 1. A stone bulwark forming a haven or harbour; a breakwater.
Word: Old Chinese Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈəʊld t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/, /ˈoʊld ˌt͡ʃaɪˈniz/ 1. A linguistic ancestor of the Chinese languages, spoken during roughly the first millennium BCE. Labels: retronym
Word: Penang lawyer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps a corruption of Penang liyar, the wild areca. 1. A kind of walking stick made from the stem of the East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida). Example: It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer."
Word: privily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English prively; equivalent to privy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪvɪli/ 1. Secretly, in secret; in a private manner; privately. Labels: archaic Example: Gaveston: Why do you not commit him to the Tower? King Edward: I dare not, for the people love him well. Gaveston: Why, then we'll have him privily made away. Example: Thou, Richard, shalt to the Duke of Norfolk, / And tell him privily of our intent.
Word: Sadia Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Sadi.
Word: purpura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpure. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːpjʊɹə/ 1. The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: no doubt Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Inherited from Middle English ne doute, a calque of Old French saunz doute, itself borrowed unadapted into Middle English. 1. without a doubt; surely. Labels: not-comparable Example: No doubt you can provide a better definition//that is, there's no doubt that you can. Example: It's no doubt the case that the internet enslaves us.
Word: bunny hugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bunny hug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magicians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mystics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɪstɪks/ 1. plural of mystic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: illusionists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of illusionist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wizardesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wizardess. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: necromancers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of necromancer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sorcerers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sorcerer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sorceries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sorcery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: racial integration Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of countering racial segregation by assimilating people of different races into a unified society. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In this chapter, we argue that racial/ethnic health disparities can serve as a marker of racial integration.
Word: sorceresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sorceress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unappeasable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English appease 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 appeasable English unappeasable From un- + appeasable. 1. Not able to be appeased or satisfied. Example: The old woman snatched the note, mouthing unappeasable resentment. "Never think ye'll get out of it for all I take your dirty money," she whistled, her breath gone in the clutch of gratified rapacity.
Word: schoolhouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English scolehous, scole-hous, equivalent to school + house. Compare West Frisian skoallehûs, skoalhûs (“schoolhouse”), Dutch schoolhuis (“schoolhouse”), German Schulhaus (“schoolhouse”). Pronunciation: /ˈskulˌhaʊs/ 1. A building housing a school, especially a small or single-room one. Example: A historic schoolhouse burns in Shasta on July 26.
Word: auriculae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of auricula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scorer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Germanic *skurō Old Norse skorder. Old English scoru Middle English score English score Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English scorer From score + -er. 1. One who scores. Example: Alan Shearer finished among the top ten goal scorers in 10 out of his 14 seasons in the Premier League and won the top scorer title three times.. Example: But chances were rare for the lowest scorers in the Premier League against a Newcastle defence which claimed a fourth straight clean sheet. 2. One who keeps track of scores in a game; a scorekeeper. Example: The team was making goals so fast the scorer could barely keep up. Example: The comment may be offered here that the 'heavies' have been the Design Award's principal scorers, both in the overall bronze plaque days and, since, in the Daily/Sunday Class 1. 3. Either of a pair of people, one provided by each side, who record in a specially formatted book, every ball bowled, every run scored, and every wicket that falls
Word: caudae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cauda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woolly mammoth Part of Speech: noun 1. A very hairy mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, widespread in colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere during the Pleistocene period. Example: The ice age was nearly two million years old by the time the woolly mammoth evolved.
Word: fabulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fabula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-addressed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English addressed English self-addressed From self- + addressed. 1. Addressed to oneself. Labels: not-comparable Example: Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Word: Latinity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Latīnitās, from Latin Latīnus (“Latin”). 1. The quality of a particular person's Latin speech or writing; the Latin language, as an area of study or interest. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The banns being published, the next difficulty was to find a bishop who would bless them. One bishop was found, says Buchanan with the severest point of his elegant Latinity, one, the Bishop of Orkney, who preferred the smiles of a court to the light of truth, while others declined the task, and pointed out the unhallowed nature of nuptials with him who had already two spouses alive, and had lately obtained himself to be repudiated by a third on the ground of his own adultery. Example: “Well, well,” said the lawyer, when I had quite done, “this is a great epic, a great Odyssey of yours. You must tell it, sir, in a sound Latinity when your scholarship is riper; or in English if you please, though for my part I prefer the stronger tongue. […] 2. Latin character Labels: uncountable 3. Latin literature considered as a whole Labels: uncountable 4. A Latinism Labels: countable
Word: macuahuitl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish macuahuitl, from Classical Nahuatl māccuahuitl. 1. An Aztec obsidian sword or club.
Word: decalcification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English calcification English decalcification From de- + calcification. Pronunciation: [diːˌkæɫsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] 1. The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Presectioning of the mineralized tissue to 3–4 mm thick will minimize the (often extensive) time required for decalcification.
Word: semitrailer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of semi-trailer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: enzymic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English enzyme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English enzymic From enzyme + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or using enzymes; enzymatic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mesoamerican Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americalbor. English America Middle English -n English -n English American English Mesoamerican From meso- + American. 1. Of or pertaining to Mesoamerica.
Word: Mesoamerican Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americalbor. English America Middle English -n English -n English American English Mesoamerican From meso- + American. 1. A native or inhabitant of Mesoamerica.
Word: Mesoamerica Part of Speech: name Etymology: From meso- + America. Coined by anthropologist Paul Kirchhoff. 1. A pre-Columbian cultural region extending from southern Mexico to roughly the area that comprises modern Honduras and El Salvador. Example: Intentional skull reshaping is found in burials across Asia, Europe and Mesoamerica.
Word: bestrew Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bistrewen, from Old English bestrēawian, bestrēowian (“to bestrew, besprinkle”), equivalent to be- + strew. Cognate with Dutch bestrooien (“to sprinkle, bestrew”), German bestreuen (“to sprinkle, cover”), Swedish beströ (“to strew, sprinkle, scatter”). 1. To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there. Labels: transitive 2. To strew anything upon; strew over or about; cover or partially cover with things strewn; cover with straw or strewing. Labels: transitive
Word: carrying capacity Part of Speech: noun 1. The number of people or things that a vehicle is designed to carry. 2. The number of individuals of a particular species that an environment can support. Example: With their populations adjusted to the carrying capacity of the environment, hunters and gatherers rarely starve, for they are not dependent on the fortunes of a single crop.
Word: medullae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of medulla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tela Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -cula Part of Speech: suffix 1. Denoting things associated with, or compared to, Dracula: Count Chocula, Bunnicula etc. Labels: morpheme
Word: consociation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *ḱóm Borrowed from Latin cōnsociātiōnem, the accusative singular of cōnsociātiō (“alliance; association, union”), from cōnsociō (“to make common; to associate; to connect, join (in), unite; to agree with; to share”) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions). Cōnsociō is derived from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several things) + sociō (“to ally, associate; to join, unite; to share in”) (from socius (“associated; joining in, sharing, partaking; akin, kindred, related; allied, confederate, leagued, united”, adjective), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”)). Pronunciation: /kɒn(ˌ)səʊʃɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/, /kən-/, /-sɪ-/, /ˌkɑnˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/, /-ʃi-/ 1. Associating, or coming together in a union; (countable) an instance of this. Labels: uncountable Example: The ſum is this; after the greateſt conſociation of religious duties for preparation, no Man can be ſufficiently vvorthy to communicate, let us take care, that vve be not unvvorthy by bringing a guilt vvith us, or the remanent affection to a ſin. Example: But thoſe Raptures of Devotion by day, might be by the Spirits kindling a purer kinde of Love-flame in his heart, as vvell as by fortifying and raiſing his Imagination. […] And if this be their manner of communion, it may vvell be enquired into, […] vvhether all men be capable of conſociation vvith theſe good Genii. 2. Intimate companionship or fellowship; (countable) an instance of this. Labels: uncountable Example: She [the spirit of wisdom] glorifieth her nobilitie, hauing conſociation with God: yea and the Lord of al hath loued her. Example: Thus Epictetus, a thorough Stoic, if ever there was any, ſpeaking of Death, ſays, "But whither do you go? no where to hurt you: You return from whence you came: To a friendly Conſociation with your kindred Elements: What their was of the Nature of Fire in your Compoſition, returns to the Element of Fire; what their was of Earth, to Earth; what of Air, to Air; and of Water, to Water. There is neither Hell, Acheron, Cocytus, or Pyriphlegethon." 3. A confederation of Christian churches or organizations. Labels: countable 4. A confederation of Christian churches or organizations. Labels: US, countable, specifically, uncountable Example: In Connecticut some of the Congregational churches are associated in consociations and the others in associations. Example: The Consociation was another meeting of the clergy, but embracing also with each minister a lay delegate, and thus uniting, not only the ministry, but the laymen of the county, in a general fraternal religious conference. 5. A subdivision of an association, made up chiefly of organisms of a single species. Labels: countable 6. A power-sharing arrangement over territory entered into by competing groups. Labels: countable 7. An alliance; a confederation. Labels: countable, obsolete
Word: degree of freedom Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system. 2. Any of the independent variables required to specify the thermodynamic state of a system containing components and phases. 3. Any unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution.
Word: Maryolatry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Aramaic מרים (maryam)bor. Ancient Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)bor. Latin Marīa Old French Mariebor. Middle English Marie English Mary Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -latry English Maryolatry From Mary + -o- + -latry. 1. Alternative spelling of Mariolatry. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Our great prophet has so ordered the revelation of God's will, and of the doctrines of life, that Christians have nothing to justify or excuse this Maryolatry,—this idolatrous exaltation of Mary. Example: Such mounting departure from truth, as Maryolatry, was instrumental in causing Christianity to be eliminated from another important segment of the Christian world. [...] [T]he overburden of superstition, especially the Maryolatry, caused Christianity to be swept away from that great land [Russia] with the revolution.
Word: tory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Tory. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Tory. Labels: alt-of
Word: tory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See Tory. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Tory. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: tories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mass surveillance Part of Speech: noun 1. The pervasive surveillance of an entire population, or a substantial fraction thereof. Labels: uncountable
Word: wakeover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of wake + sleepover. 1. A sleepover party in a public place, such as a church, at which little or no sleep actually takes place. Example: The youth group will have another wakeover this weekend.
Word: snuff film Part of Speech: noun 1. A film that shows, or purports to show, the actual deliberate killing of one of the performers. Example: Their whole case that porn is violent rests on classifying s/m porn as violent, and lumping it in with the snuff film. Example: Veiksaar's half-baked .aic was running the camera feeds, and traced the path of destruction beginning in the workroom with brutal efficiency. The views snapped from scene to scene on five second intervals, and it was like watching an interpolation of every snuff film ever made. At the moment Carter snapped, a lunch break in J&M turned into a blood riot when half a dozen technicians dropped their snacks and began cannibalizing each other instead.
Word: peyotl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peyote. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Jaensch, Havelock Ellis and Weir Mitchell began their experiments with mescalin, the active principle of peyotl. Example: Peyotl eating, as a tribal habit, is current at the present time and retains its substitutional characteristic as a replacement of the Christian sacrament.
Word: Anglo-French Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Anglo- Proto-Germanic *frankô Proto-West Germanic *Frankō Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk Old English Frencisċder. Middle English Frensch English French English Anglo-French From Anglo- + French. 1. Of or pertaining to England and France or the people thereof. 2. Of or pertaining to the dialect of French adopted in England after the decline of Norman. 3. Of or pertaining to the Anglo-Norman dialect.
Word: Anglo-French Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Anglo- Proto-Germanic *frankô Proto-West Germanic *Frankō Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk Old English Frencisċder. Middle English Frensch English French English Anglo-French From Anglo- + French. 1. Variant of Anglo-Norman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Anglo-Latin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originated 1785–95 from Anglo- + Latin. 1. Latin language as used in Britain, especially Medieval as well as Ecclesiastical and legal Latin.
Word: Tenochtitlan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Tenochtitlán, from Classical Nahuatl Tenochtitlan. Pronunciation: /təˈnɔt͡ʃtɪtˌlæn/, /təˈnɔt͡ʃtɪtˌlɑn/ 1. The former capital of the Aztec Empire; modern Mexico City.
Word: chalchihuitl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chalchihuitl. 1. turquoise Labels: South-America, countable, uncountable Example: But such a determinate value is attached to buckskin, eagle and wild turkey feathers, pelts of the Rocky Mountain lion, chalchihuitl, abalone, olivette shells (unpierced), the perforated sea-shell beads, silver necklaces, and other ornaments[…]
Word: hemagglutinin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hem- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English agglutinin English hemagglutinin From hem- + agglutinin. 1. An antigenic glycoprotein that causes agglutination of red blood cells Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: haemagglutinin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English haem- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English agglutinin English haemagglutinin From haem- + agglutinin. 1. Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: neuraminidase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English neuraminic Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English neuraminidase From neuraminic + -ide + -ase. 1. An antigenic enzyme, found on the surfaces of viruses, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal acylneuraminic residues from oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nasopharyngitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh₂sder. Proto-Italic *nāssos Latin nāsus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naso- English pharyngitis English nasopharyngitis From naso- + pharyngitis. 1. Inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx. Labels: uncountable
Word: monoprotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English protic English monoprotic From mono- + protic. 1. Having a single hydrogen atom; monobasic Labels: not-comparable
Word: decarbonate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English carbonate English decarbonate From de- + carbonate. Pronunciation: /diːˈkɑːbəneɪt/ 1. To remove carbon dioxide from (something, especially a beverage). Labels: transitive 2. To lose carbon dioxide. Labels: intransitive
Word: decarbonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon 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 carbonize English decarbonize From de- + carbonize. Pronunciation: /diːˈkɑːbənaɪz/ 1. To remove carbon from something. Labels: transitive Example: During the overhaul, the cylinder heads were found to be reusable, as long as they got a good cleaning to decarbonize the valve seat areas. Example: To decarbonize piston rings and ring grooves, remove each ring carefully by spreading the ends just enough to get them clear of the piston top land and lifted off. 2. To remove carbon from something. Labels: transitive Example: A blast furnace decarbonizes iron enough that it can be used as input to a steelmaking furnace. Example: Repeatedly scorching a case-hardened tool will ruin the case by decarbonizing it. 3. To remove carbon from something. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Efforts to decarbonize the automotive fleet are challenging, but no one wants nightmare-grade climate change, either. Example: Efforts to decarbonize have been facing some challenges lately.
Word: sarai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”). 1. Alternative form of serai (“caravanserai”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sarai Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of serai (“water container”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fork out Part of Speech: verb 1. To pay out, to hand over. Labels: UK, ambitransitive, informal Example: The hard drive broke down, so I forked out five hundred dollars for a new one. Example: We must go to Athens. Will you come if I can get the aunt to fork out twenty quid?
Word: korma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindustani قورْمَہ (qorma) / क़ोरमा (qormā), from Classical Persian قورْمَه (qōrma) (from which Iranian Persian قُرْمِه (ġorme)), from Turkic (likely Ottoman Turkish قاورمه (kavurma, “roasted meat”), verbal noun of قاورمق (kavurmak)). 1. A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: No.6 COMPOSITION FOR MAKING KORMAH. Take Meat, ½ ser (1lb.) 2. A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts. Labels: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, countable, uncountable Example: Well-to-do people occasionally take rich rice dishes prepared in ghee such as polao and korma. Such rich dishes are often arranged on marriage and ceremonial oссаsions 3. A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: No weaning cookbook would be complete without a chicken korma recipe! The mildest tasting curry of all, with a hint of citrusy orange combined with all those lovely aromatic spices, this curry is a real treat for baby. Example: Coconut flakes and desiccated coconut are pretty much the same thing, but processed differently. The flakes are great toasted and used as a garnish for curries such as korma and pasanda.
Word: mooli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi मूली (mūlī, “[Indian] radish”) (feminine of मूल (mūl)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀽𑀮 (mūla), from Sanskrit मूल (mūla). Pronunciation: /ˈmuːli/, /ˈmuli/ 1. Synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties. Labels: India, UK Example: Fresh vegetables... most in use among natives are—Gájar, carrot... Múlí, radish (Raphanus sativus, L.). Example: Particularly delicious was mooli stuffed paratha—rich, flaky and filled with a fragrant grated radish mixture.
Word: red onion Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of onion with reddish purplish skin. Example: Marcus Empiricus, a Roma physician, prescribed three scruples of cress, three of red onion, three of pine seed, three of Indian nard, for impotence. 2. An instance of this type.
Word: onion ring Part of Speech: noun 1. A ring-shaped piece of onion formed from a way of cutting through the natural shell structure of the onion. 2. A food composed of onions cut into rings, that are then battered and deep-fried. 3. Any thin or small ring-shaped deep-fried crispy dough with onion contained in it. Labels: broadly
Word: tumble dryer Part of Speech: noun 1. An electrical device that dries clothes in a rotating drum which tumbles the clothes in a flow of hot air.
Word: fridge-freezer Part of Speech: noun 1. An electrical appliance consisting of a fridge and a freezer as one unit.
Word: fridge freezer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fridge-freezer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stripogram Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of strippergram. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: turn the other cheek Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus rejected the eye for an eye philosophy in favour of a more humble approach. 1. To accept punishment or injury without retaliating. Labels: idiomatic
Word: turn heads Part of Speech: verb 1. To garner a considerable amount of attention. Labels: idiomatic
Word: sene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French sene. 1. Senna. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: My selfe have found by experience, that radish rootes are windie, and senie-leaves breede loosenes in the belly.
Word: sene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Samoan sene, in turn from English cent. 1. A unit of currency equivalent to a hundredth of a Samoan tala.
Word: seniti Part of Speech: noun 1. A Tongan unit of currency equivalent to a hundredth of a pa'anga.
Word: luma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Armenian լումա (luma). Doublet of nummus. Pronunciation: /ˈluma/ 1. A currency unit of Armenia, worth one hundredth of an Armenian dram.
Word: luma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: luminance Pronunciation: /ˈluma/ 1. The brightness in an image, as opposed to the saturation or chroma. Labels: uncountable
Word: symphony orchestra Part of Speech: noun 1. A large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music.
Word: goest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *gāną Proto-West Germanic *gān Old English gān Middle English gon English go Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English goest From go + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of go Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Example: Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Example: "Ha," said Robin, "comest thou from Locksley Town? Well do I know that fair place for miles about, and well do I know each hedgerow and gentle pebbly stream, and even all the bright little fishes therein, for there I was born and bred. Now, where goest thou with thy meat, my fair friend?"
Word: sittest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti Proto-Germanic *sitjaną Proto-West Germanic *sittjan Old English sittan Middle English sitten English sit Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English sittest From sit + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of sit Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: sayest Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.ɪst/, /seɪst/, /sɛst/ 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of say Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Example: Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
Word: judgeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From judge + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of judge Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sawest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English saw Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English sawest From saw + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of saw Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Example: Thou sawest wood, mild-mannered and smooth-browed. 2. second-person singular simple past indicative of see Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular Example: Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet [that were] of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
Word: seest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English see Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English seest From see + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of see Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Example: ALAN: [Gently.] Equus . . . Noble Equus . . . Faithful and True . . . God-slave . . . Thou—God—Seest—NOTHING!
Word: dwellest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-der. Proto-Germanic *dwalaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan Old English dwellan ▲ Old Norse dveljainflu. Middle English dwellen English dwell Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English dwellest From dwell + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of dwell Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: saidst Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of say Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: speakest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English speak Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English speakest From speak + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of speak Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: scourged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scourge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: makest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English make Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English makest From make + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of make Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Example: Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people. - Psalms 44:14
Word: Colossians Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kəˈlɑʃənz/, /-siənz/ 1. The twelfth book of the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Colossae which is attributed to Paul the Apostle.
Word: Colossians Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəˈlɑʃənz/, /-siənz/ 1. plural of Colossian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bonkbusting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of bonk + blockbusting. 1. of, pertaining to, or using the style of a bonkbuster Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: bumsters Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bum Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster Middle English -es English -s English bumsters From bum + -ster + -s. 1. Low-cut trousers that reveal the top of the buttocks Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: weatherizing Part of Speech: noun 1. A protective coating, or layer of insulation, as on a house or car. Labels: uncountable
Word: weatherizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of weatherize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Clipper chip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Clipper, of unknown origin, + chip. 1. A microchip promoted by the US government in the mid-1990s as an encryption device to be used by all telecommunications companies, and having a back door to allow decryption by the government. Labels: historical
Word: commentariat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a blend of commentary + proletariat, perhaps after proprietariat and salariat. Perhaps compare also secretariat. 1. All the pundits and commentators of the news media collectively. Labels: informal Example: From Boston, a man who finally joined the commentariat by making his debut on CNBC’s Hardball, Esquire Magazine writer-at-large, Charlie Pierce! Example: The world, of course, is seen by the commentariat as a side issue, yet another diversion from his real work, which is to answer whatever questions they see fit to pose.
Word: cyberpet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) 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) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English pet English cyberpet From cyber- + pet. 1. A virtual pet in the form of an interactive program.
Word: cybrary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cyber + library. 1. An online collection of reference material. 2. A library that provides electronic access to reference material.
Word: dumbsize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of dumb + downsize. 1. To reduce the number of employees in a business without regard to organizational efficiency, such that its operations become unprofitable or inefficient. Labels: informal
Word: Selah Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Biblical Hebrew סֶלָה (selāh); according to some scholars, from סָלָה (salah, “to hang”, implying “to weigh”, “to measure”). 1. Alternative letter-case form of selah. Labels: alt-of
Word: Selah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Biblical Hebrew סֶלָה (selāh); according to some scholars, from סָלָה (salah, “to hang”, implying “to weigh”, “to measure”). 1. A female given name from Hebrew derived from the Biblical interjection (possibly mistaken for a name).
Word: Selah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Biblical Hebrew סֶּלַע (Sela‛, “rock”); compare Arabic السلع (as-Sala‛). 1. Alternative form of Sela. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: geeksville Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English geeks Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Italic *weikslā Latin vīllader. Old French ville Middle French ville French villebor. English -ville English geeksville From geeks + -ville. 1. A place thought to be geeky Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: janky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From junky. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kiː/, [ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kʰɪi̯], /ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋ.ki/, [ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋ.kʰɪi̯] ~ /ˈd͡ʒɛ̃ŋ.ki/, [ˈd͡ʒɛ̃ŋ.kʰɪi̯] 1. Of poor quality. Labels: informal, slang Example: It's barely holding together, it's so janky. 2. Strange, odd. Labels: slang Example: “And look, they don't even call them cigarettes. They call them fun tubes.” “Well, I guess,” said Hillary. “Talk about a janky role model. Candy cigarettes.” Example: We're gonna do some janky shit. When you're doin' janky shit, you wear a mask. 3. Untrustworthy, disreputable. Labels: slang Example: Janky promoters trying to fuck up my lil' image / They fucked us over, only way you get the picture
Word: janky Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kiː/, [ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kʰɪi̯], /ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋ.ki/, [ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋ.kʰɪi̯] ~ /ˈd͡ʒɛ̃ŋ.ki/, [ˈd͡ʒɛ̃ŋ.kʰɪi̯] 1. Unresponsive (of a software application’s user interface), sluggish. Labels: colloquial Example: While the asynchronous HTTP call is running on a background thread (preventing a janky UI, or ANRs), the user can navigate away from the activity after the request has been sent but before the response has been received by the device. Example: If you love B-movies, crazy sci-fi and intense, janky-as-all-hell videogames, you’ve come to the right place.
Word: limoncello Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian limoncello, a diminutive of limone (“lemon”). Pronunciation: /ˌlɪmənˈtʃɛləʊ/, /ˌlɪmənˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/ 1. A kind of Italian lemon-flavoured liqueur. Labels: uncountable 2. A glass of this drink. Labels: countable
Word: mail bomb Part of Speech: noun 1. An explosive device sent through the post; a letter bomb or parcel bomb. 2. A large number of e-mails sent to one destination, or an e-mail with a very large attachment, as a denial-of-service attack.
Word: mail bomb Part of Speech: verb 1. To send a mail bomb (of either sense). Labels: transitive
Word: media wasp Part of Speech: noun 1. A large European wasp, Dolichovespula media, that became established in Britain in the 1980s
Word: assclown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ass + clown. Pronunciation: /ˈæsˌklaʊn/ 1. A jerk; a buffoon; a person who is inept or ill-behaved to the point of being found laughable by others. Labels: Canada, US, humorous, often, slang, sometimes, vulgar Example: Near-synonyms: assmonkey, assmuncher Example: This newsgroup--misc.immigration.usa--has a wide range of posters, some of which have legitimate concerns about legal immigration. Do you like being the AssClown. Let these people be, let them ask their immigration question free from your xenophobic harassments. 2. A jerk; a buffoon; a person who uses their nature to bring humor to others, but ends up being the butt of a joke. Labels: Canada, US, humorous, often, slang, sometimes, vulgar Example: I'm a little loaded, and this assclown behind me has bumped me four times in a row. Example: "Pretentious, ambitionless assclown," I corrected.
Word: Metcalfe's law Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Robert Metcalfe, American technology pioneer. 1. The law that states that the usefulness of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of its users