nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: all eyes and ears Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Calque of French tout yeux, tout oreilles; originally found only in translations of French works. Compare all eyes, all ears. 1. Very attentive. Labels: idiomatic Example: 1747 February, Viscount Ebrington (tr., ed.), the Père Girard (author), The Mother-Tongue: Or, Methodical Instruction in the Mother-Tongue in Schools and Families, John W. Parker, page 26, The volatility of children is proverbial: from the cradle their attention is attracted toward the visible objects around them, particularly towards those which shine or move, or emit sound. Thus they have accustomed themselves to be all eyes and ears; not indeed for the dumb language of a book, or for lessons which are often monotonous and unintelligible, but in order to see and hear whatever may stimulate their natural curiosity. Example: 1759, Jaques Tristan (?) (tr., ed.), Marguerite Jeanne Cordier Staal (author), Memoirs of Madame De Stahl, page 219, “I am,” ſaid I, “incenſed againſt your Governor, for the Noiſe he made. Priſoners are all Eyes and Ears; though locked up, they come to the Knowledge of whatever paſſes: They hold that every little Motion concerns them, and trace it to the Bottom. […]”
Word: drainboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drain + board. 1. A slightly elevated and inclined surface, designed so that wet objects can be placed on that surface, and water on those objects can drip or drain away.
Word: drainboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drainboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cheddaring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cheddar + -ing. From Cheddar cheese. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛdəɹ.ɪŋ/ 1. The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned. Labels: uncountable
Word: cheddaring Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cheddar + -ing. From Cheddar cheese. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛdəɹ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of cheddar Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chopped liver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Yiddish געהאַקטע לעבער (gehakte leber), from געהאַקטע (gehakte, “chopped”) (compare the verb האַקן (hakn, “to chop”)) + לעבער (leber, “liver”). According to the Hungarian-American lexicographer and linguist Sol Steinmetz (1930–2010), sense 2 (“person or object not worthy of being noticed”) may be from the fact that chopped liver is served as an appetizer or side dish rather than as a main dish. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɒpt ˌlɪvə/, /ˈt͡ʃɑpt ˌlɪvɚ/ 1. A Jewish pâté-like food, usually spread on bread, made by mincing beef or chicken liver and onions which have been broiled or fried in schmaltz (“chicken fat”) together with hard-boiled eggs. Labels: uncountable Example: The French say they are chopped liver experts. But you will decide whether Mrs. Weinberg, her mother, her mother's mother and her mother's mother's mother knew the secret of real chopped liver—long before the French did. Example: The traditional meal is a fine example of how to get the most from a chicken: the chicken, which is also the main course, produces the liver and the soup as well as the chicken fat which is essential to the flavor of the matzoh balls, the chopped liver and the grated radish. 2. A person or object not worthy of being noticed; someone or something insignificant. Labels: humorous, idiomatic, informal, uncountable Example: You've been nice enough, but what am I, chopped liver or something? Example: Two hundred and eighty million dollars in the Union's welfare fund. That ain't chopped liver.
Word: treadmills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of treadmill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: treadmills Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of treadmill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aneurisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aneurism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blurring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blur Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blurring Part of Speech: noun 1. A blurry patch. Example: Several attempts were made to remove the blurrings in the tomograms. Example: What's interesting is ambiguity. What's interesting is the haziness, the blurrings, the undefinables, the space and tension between people, the area between the margins that pushes us to stop, to question.
Word: even-keel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of even keel. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: slinks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slink Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: circumscribing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of circumscribe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: danna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely ultimately a variant of dung. 1. Human feces. Labels: countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable 2. Alternative form of dunny: an outhouse; a toilet. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
Word: pecs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɛks/ 1. plural of pec Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geotope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- (“earth”) + -tope (“place”). 1. A geologic feature in the landscape, especially one of more interest to tourists than to geologists.
Word: biotope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Biotop, from bio- (“life”) + -tope (“place”). 1. A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals 2. a context where someone feels 'naturally' at home, such as their field of professional or scientific expertise Labels: figuratively
Word: stirato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian stirato, past participle of stirare (“to stretch”). 1. A type of Italian baguette bread.
Word: physiotope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From physio- (“natural”) + -tope (“place”). 1. An area having uniform topographic, lithographic and other physical features.
Word: immured Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See etymology at immure. 1. simple past and past participle of immure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: immured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See etymology at immure. 1. imprisoned or confined. 2. buried within or built into a wall, whether respectfully (as with shrines, monuments, or tombs) or as torture (if buried alive). 3. walled in. Example: Pompeians were packed inside defensive walls, and they came and went through gates—the Herculaneum Gate, the Vesuvius Gate, the Water Gate. Vestmann islanders, while clustered, were immured by nothing but the sea, and they came and went through their famous harbor. 4. trapped or captured (within the surrounding matrix).
Word: road movie Part of Speech: noun 1. A film in which much of the action takes place during a journey, especially one involving overland travel. Example: For Timothy Corrigan, the road movie is ‘traditionally focused, almost exclusively, on men and the absence of women’ (1991: 143). David Laderman elucidates: Most road movies … retain a traditional sexist hierarchy that privileges the white heterosexual male, in terms of narrative and point of view. As in typical Hollywood films, the road movie tends to define the active impulse (here, to drive) relegating women characters to passive passengers and/or erotic destinations. (2002: 20)
Word: manifesti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manifesto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manifestate Part of Speech: verb 1. To manifest. Labels: nonstandard
Word: manifestate Part of Speech: adj 1. manifested, manifest Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: mesmorise Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of mesmerise. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: spring equinox Part of Speech: noun 1. vernal equinox
Word: autumn equinox Part of Speech: noun 1. autumnal equinox
Word: fissi Part of Speech: noun 1. Sarotherodon caroli, a cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon. Example: One species in particular, the fissi (Sarotherodon caroli), is close to the unga.
Word: capitolo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian capitolo. Doublet of capitulum and chapter. 1. A kind of satirical Italian poem in triplet stanzas.
Word: tabella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *taðlā Latin tabula Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin tabellabor. English tabella Borrowed from Latin tabella. 1. A medicated lozenge or hard electuary.
Word: excise tax Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tremando Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian tremando. 1. Played in a trembling, wavering manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tremando Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian tremando. 1. A passage played in a trembling, wavering manner.
Word: tremata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trema Labels: form-of, plural Example: There are scattered lectional aids: accents, breathings, elision-marks, tremata, and high stops. Much of this seems to be the work of the original scribe.
Word: braccia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of braccio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pediatric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pedo- (“child”) + -iatric. Pronunciation: /ˌpiːdiːˈætrɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: The hospital has established a pediatric intensive care unit. Example: Currently, there are nine pediatric cases of AIDS diagnosed in Massachusetts, of whom three are attending school.
Word: species name Part of Speech: noun 1. A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: the generic name (or generic epithet, the genus of the species) and the specific name (a term used only in zoology, never in botany, for the second part of a binomial) or the specific epithet (the term always used in botany, which can also be used in zoology). Example: Meronyms: genus name, generic name, generic epithet; specific epithet, species epithet, specific name 2. specific epithet, species epithet, specific name Example: Every animal that has been described by scientists has a scientific name, which consists of both a genus and species name. [...] The genus name is capitalized and given first, and the species name is given next [...] Example: According to this system, each organism, whether plant or animal, bears two names : the first is generic name and second is the species name. [...] For example, the scientific name of modern man is Homo sapiens sapiens, where Homo is the generic name, and sapiens is the species name.
Word: yearnings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yearning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: worm-like Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of wormlike. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: scherzando Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian scherzando. 1. In a playful or sportive manner.
Word: scherzando Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian scherzando. 1. A piece of music to be played in a playful or sportive manner.
Word: scherzino Part of Speech: noun 1. A little scherzo.
Word: preoccupate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from past participle stem of Latin praeoccupare, from prae- (“pre-”) + occupare (“occupy”); equivalent to pre- + occupate. Doublet of preoccupy. 1. To influence, to occupy (the mind) in advance; to be preoccupied with. Labels: obsolete Example: the mad and fond curiositie of our nature, ammusing it selfe to preoccupate future things, as if it had not enough to doe to digest the present. 2. To meet in advance; to forestall, pre-empt. Labels: obsolete
Word: wrestle with a pig Part of Speech: verb 1. To engage in a struggle with an opponent that benefits from the struggle even without winning it. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: "And when you begin refuting one another's reasons, fussing back and forth, you generally do what a nationally known industrial relations authority warns you against: you wallow in the mud with the pig. He says, 'Never wallow in the mud with a pig, because the pig likes it.' That is exactly what he wants, because you are on his home ground. He can think of arguments as well as you can, so where do you come out?" Example: "'I learned long ago never to wrestle with a pig,' Ching likes to say, 'You get dirty and besides the pig likes it.'"
Word: guido Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us Proto-Germanic *widuz Proto-West Germanic *widu Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Frankish *Widōbor. Medieval Latin *Widō Italian Guidobor. English guido From Italian Guido, a male given name. Doublet of Guido, Guy, and guy. Pronunciation: /ˈɡwidoʊ/, /ˈɡwiːdəʊ/ 1. An Italian or (especially) Italian-American man, especially a stereotypical working-class or lower-class, usually urban-dwelling one. Labels: US, ethnic, slang, slur Example: In a way, he looked like one of those guidos from MTV's Jersey Shore, but he resembled them only in appearance.
Word: guido Part of Speech: noun 1. A guidance officer. Labels: US, slang Example: While the Black Team continued to monitor current conditions, off-console retrofire officers (RETROs), flight dynamics officers (FIDOs), and guidance officers (GUIDOs) were at work calculating the exact short-burn maneuver […] Example: There were to be four Guidance Officers for Apollo 1. Two “Guidos” were to be on the console for launch phase and two for orbit phase.
Word: send up Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see send, up. Example: Fears of war sent oil prices up by 10%. 2. To imitate (someone or something) for the purpose of satirical humour. Labels: transitive Example: The programme accurately sends up the British Civil Service system at Whitehall. Example: It started out running adverts that sent up the products they were supposed to be promoting. Today you scarcely see an advert that isn't sending up itself. 3. To put in prison. Labels: US, slang, transitive Example: The judge sent him up for three years. Example: "I guess you're a wise one, all right, but what's the use? I tell you we've got enough on you already to send you up. You might as well talk straight." 4. To cause (something, e.g. sparks) to erupt. Labels: transitive Example: Where the metal touched the asphalt, it sent up a shower of sparks.
Word: informate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Coined by Shoshana Zuboff in 1988, from information, modelled on automate. 1. To use information technology in a production process or an organization to translate activities and events into shareable information. Labels: uncommon Example: The duality of information technology—its capacity to automate and to informate—provides a vantage point from which to consider these choices. Example: Whether modern organizations turn in the direction of an automated or informated workplace, the use of information systems allows information to assume a normative cast.
Word: sent up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of send up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sends up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of send up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: phonogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phono- + -gram. Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡɹæm/, /ˈfɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/ 1. A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives. 2. An audio recording, regardless of physical format.
Word: sending up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of send up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: triple dog dare Part of Speech: verb 1. Used to denote compounding levels of dare "seriousness"; the escalation of a double dog dare. Labels: US, slang Example: I triple dog dare you to jump. Example: "I double dog dare you!" "Oh yeah? Well, I triple dog dare you!"
Word: vastitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vāstitūdō. By surface analysis, vast + -itude. 1. vastness; immensity Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Geremia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Patronymic surname borrowed from Italian Geremia. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Daniele Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Daniele. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: small fry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From small + fry, first use appears c. 1577, in the publications of John Dee. 1. One or more small or immature fish. 2. One or more children. Labels: informal Example: After his death in 1950, his widow and a board of trustees who were left with responsibility of running the cranberry plant decided to continue the miniature railway's services to the "small fry", and it opened as usual on December 6, 1951. 3. One or more relatively small and insignificant individuals or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value. Labels: idiomatic Example: The police did not arrest the drug dealer since he was a small fry compared to his boss. Example: These slot machines are just the small fry. The big games are in the back room.
Word: quenepa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish quenepa. 1. The mamoncillo.
Word: adorning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of adorn Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: adorning Part of Speech: noun 1. An adornment. Labels: archaic Example: Her gentlewomen, like the Nereides, So many mermaids, tended her i’ the eyes, And made their bends adornings […] Example: The Text speaks of it, as an Adorning, much more excellent and valuable than Gold, or Pearls, or the most costly Array […]
Word: bloodhounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bloodhound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scrambling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: (linguistics): Coined by American linguist John R. Ross in 1967. 1. present participle and gerund of scramble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: The Air Force is scrambling the fighter jets. Example: When you start scrambling eggs, look first for tiny pieces of eggshell that might have fallen in.
Word: scrambling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (linguistics): Coined by American linguist John R. Ross in 1967. 1. The act by which something is scrambled. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The scrambling of the message made it harder to decode. 2. Ascending steep terrain using one's hands to assist in holds and balance. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The ability of a language to reorder arguments within a clause without changing the core meaning or violating grammaticality. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As all the Germanic languages are V2 languages (except English, which also has neither object shift nor scrambling), and as the examples are main clauses without auxiliary verbs, the main verb has moved to C.
Word: scrambling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: (linguistics): Coined by American linguist John R. Ross in 1967. 1. Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling. Example: A huge old scrambling bedroom. 2. Having a stem too weak to support itself, instead attaching to and relying on the stems or trunks of stronger plants. Example: All three types of climbing organs here demonstrated for Late Palaeozoic seed ferns are also found in modern angiosperms. This leads to the conclusion that several taxa of Late Palaeozoic seed ferns were well-adapted to climbing and scrambling growth habits.
Word: paddled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of paddle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: paddled Part of Speech: adj 1. spanked with a paddle, e.g. in corporal punishment. Labels: not-comparable Example: Paddled students tend to say that it hurts like crazy at the time, but that the pain often does not last very long. There may be yelps and tears and red faces, as attested by numerous anecdotal eyewitness and first-person accounts.
Word: glooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gloom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squatted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of squat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: revenged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of revenge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: squatting Part of Speech: noun 1. The posture of one who squats. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act or general practice of occupying a building or land without the permission of the owner. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: squatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of squat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: drawled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of drawl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: larve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French larve. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑː(ɹ)v/ 1. A larva. Labels: archaic
Word: recurred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recur Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: perused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of peruse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wealthiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of wealthy: most wealthy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: smuggled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of smuggle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beautiful game Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Portuguese jogo bonito. 1. Association football; soccer. Labels: capitalized, sometimes Example: After watching Saturday's final, don't you agree that soccer is still the beautiful game that Pelé called it? Example: Amid all the fevered anticipation of this fixture, few would have expected to witness an aesthetically pleasing example of the beautiful game. 2. Ice hockey. Labels: Canada
Word: sifted Part of Speech: adj 1. Having undergone sifting. Labels: not-comparable Example: The recipe called for sifted flour so it would be fluffier.
Word: sifted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sift Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reaped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Sino-Korean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Sino- + Korean. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪn.əʊ kəˈɹiːən/, /ˈsaɪ.noʊ kəˈɹi.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining both to China and to Korea; being both Chinese and Korean. Labels: not-comparable Example: the state of Sino-Korean relations 2. Etymologically borrowed or otherwise derived from an eighth-century dialect of Middle Chinese which greatly influenced the Korean language. Labels: not-comparable, specifically Example: Until the fifteenth century, Koreans had a native word for the numeral "hundred", but it has since been replaced by a Sino-Korean word.
Word: Sino-Korean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sino- + Korean. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪn.əʊ kəˈɹiːən/, /ˈsaɪ.noʊ kəˈɹi.ən/ 1. The elements in the Korean language derived from the said dialect of Middle Chinese: Labels: uncountable 2. The elements in the Korean language derived from the said dialect of Middle Chinese: Labels: uncountable
Word: muff diver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From muff + diver. 1. One who performs cunnilingus. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: Why does your face have the look that Ravola’s had when they caught him, / The muff-diver, getting his beard all wet in Rhodope’s you-know? Example: DAVE. I do. I’m a Jew (Goes into routine.) Marx told us nothing, Freud told us why. […] Mailer’s a mainstream muff diver, screaming, “Go down, Moses, it’ll clean your teeth!” 2. A lesbian. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar
Word: perceivable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English perceive 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 perceivable From perceive + -able. 1. Capable of being perceived; discernible. Example: Every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable. Example: The only perceivable difference between the AP and FBI photos is that the man in the FBI photo is clean-shaven and shorter-haired.
Word: cynology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyno- + -logy. 1. The study of dogs. Labels: uncountable Example: Professor Mills has done excellent work in his course on "Cynology, the Dog and his Diseases," a subject hitherto only taught incidentally in any college ... Example: 1951, The American Mercury, Students of cynology can trace in the dictionary the dog's remarkable rise in the public esteem in this century.
Word: quick study Part of Speech: noun 1. One who is capable of learning at a fast pace; a fast learner. Labels: idiomatic Example: Gilpatric assumed that his own prior experience would give him an early advantage over McNamara, but this proved erroneous, as McNamara was a quick study and soon got a fix on the management and organization of the Defense Department. 2. An actor who is able to learn their lines in a short amount of time. Labels: obsolete Example: 'I mustn't be cracking jokes though, for I've got a part of twelve lengths here, which I must be up in tomorrow night, and I haven't had time to look at it yet; I'm a confounded quick study, that's one comfort.' Example: ... She is a quick study --' 'A what?' 'Learns her part rapidly, I mean. ... 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quick, study.
Word: substitution code Part of Speech: noun 1. A substitution cipher
Word: defacer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deface + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfeɪsə(ɹ)/ 1. One who defaces; a vandal.
Word: defacers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of defacer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tappa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tapa (“cloth made from mulberry bark”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: These marks produce the corduroy sort of stripes discernable in the tappa in its finished state. 2. tappa, a semi-classical genre of Indian vocal music Labels: uncountable
Word: flang Part of Speech: noun 1. A miner's double-edged pick.
Word: flang Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably formed by analogy with sing/sang. Compare Scots flang (“flung”). Pronunciation: /flæŋ/ 1. simple past of fling Labels: colloquial, dialectal, form-of, nonstandard, past
Word: occupate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1547; borrowed from Latin occupātus, perfect passive participle of occupō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of occupy 1. To occupy. Labels: nonstandard Example: the seats and domiciles which the several faculties of the mind do take and occupate in the organs of the body 2. past participle of occupate, occupied Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: trash TV Part of Speech: noun 1. A genre of television talk show with little educational content and a focus on controversy and confrontation. Labels: derogatory, informal, uncountable
Word: nestled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of nestle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: screened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of screen Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: We screened out the dubious candidates yesterday.
Word: essayed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of essay Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: 'nuff said Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Contraction and pronunciation spelling of enough said. 1. Used either to end a discussion, or to imply that further discussion is not needed. Labels: informal Example: “Your new computer is super expensive!” “Yeah, but it rocks! ’Nuff said!” Example: Remember, Blanche DuBois was a blotto and her trip to New Orleans didn't get her anywhere. Nuff said.
Word: indeliberate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English deliberate English indeliberate From in- + deliberate. 1. Done without deliberation or forethought; unpremeditated
Word: solatium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin solatium. Pronunciation: /səˈleɪʃi.əm/ 1. A form of compensation for emotional rather than physical or financial harm. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Intangible or emotional compensation. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: "But Italian cabmen who are engaged by the hour regard the long waits beneath shady trees as a solatium for the reduced fare." C. Lewis Hind, The Education of an Artist (London: Adam and Charles Black, 1906, page 160).
Word: mercy seat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mercy + seat, after German Gnadenstuhl, translating Hebrew כַּפֹּרֶת (kappóreth) (= Hellenistic Greek ἱλαστήριον (hilastḗrion) (Septuagint)/Latin propitiatorium (Vulgate)). 1. The lid of the Ark of the Covenant, on which God is said to have been enthroned; taken to represent the throne in heaven. Labels: Judaism Example: And thou shalt make a Mercieseat of pure gold: two cubites and a halfe shalbe the length thereof, and a cubite and a halfe the breadth thereof. Example: The greatest mystery of Religion is expressed by adumbration, and in the noblest part of Jewish Types, we finde the Cherubims shadowing the Mercy-seat. 2. Synonym of mourners' bench.
Word: soli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solo Labels: form-of, plural Example: In the first part, the flute plays solo in Trios 2 and 8, both in G major; the oboe has soli in Trios 4 and 10. This brings us to the clarinet. The part is written for clarinet in A, with soli in Trios 6, 9 and 12.
Word: soli Part of Speech: noun 1. A passage of music played together by a group of players, usually either by all players of a particular instrumental section or by one player each from multiple instrumental sections.
Word: pizzicati Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pizzicato Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ghetti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ghetto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nebulose Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈnɛbjʊləʊz/ 1. nebulous; cloudy
Word: nebulose Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnɛbjʊləʊz/ 1. A nebula. Labels: archaic Example: The last thing I shall mention is the Nebulose, which are those glaring whitish appearances, seen with our Telescopes in Andromeda's Girdle
Word: bruschette Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bruschetta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arco Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crescendi Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹɛˈʃɛndi/ 1. plural of crescendo Labels: form-of, plural Example: Short crescendi and diminuendi are generally produced by natural dynamic means; when prolonged, they are obtained by this method combined with other orchestral devices. […] Prolonged orchestral crescendi are obtained by the gradual addition of other instruments in the following order: strings, wood-wind, brass. Example: Wrong crescendi, which should be avoided, tend to appear at the end of passages ascending to the apex of melodies[.]
Word: imbrogli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imbroglio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tachy- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek τᾰχῠ́ς (tăkhŭ́s, “swift”). Pronunciation: /ˌtæk.ɪ/, /ˌtæk.ə/, /ˌtɛk.ə/ 1. Fast. Labels: morpheme
Word: glorie Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of glory. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable, usually
Word: chirurgie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chirurgy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: mucose Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of mucous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vitelli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vitellus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gondole Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gondola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vaporetti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vaporetto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zamponi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zampone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zecchini Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zecchino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zingari Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zingaro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoccoli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zoccolo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for type locality Sala, Sweden, + -ite. 1. diopside Labels: obsolete
Word: OCTG Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Oil Country Tubular Goods. Tubing, casing and drill pipes manufactured according to API Specification 5CT. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: avi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From avatar + -ie. 1. An avatar displayed by a user's profile on a social networking site. Labels: Internet, informal
Word: sinistre Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of sinister. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: buchi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tagalog butsi / butse, possibly from Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî) or a similar cognate, or Spanish buche (“gulp a mouthful”). Compare Cebuano butsi (“Jian dui”), Tagalog matse (“Mache”), Cebuano masi (“Masi”), Kapampangan motsi (“Moche”). Pronunciation: /bʊˈt͡ʃi/ 1. Jian dui; sesame ball. Labels: Philippines Example: Filipino buchi are nearly identical to the popular Chinese dim sum staple of crispy and sweet sesame balls, also known as ma tuan or jin deui.
Word: tromboni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian tromboni, plural of trombone. 1. plural of trombone Labels: form-of, plural Example: The most convenient and natural order is, perhaps, the following: the upper staff may have the flute-part, because it has the highest notes, and, therefore, requires most room above the staff; then follow the parts for the hautboys, clarinets, horns, bassoons, tromboni, trumpets, and drums; the upper half of the page thus containing the wind-instruments: the lower half belongs to the violins, viola, voices, violoncello, and double base. Example: The tromboni, trumpets, and ophecleidi carried every thing before them.
Word: stretti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stretto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: casini Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of casino Labels: form-of, historical, plural
Word: notturni Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of notturno Labels: form-of, plural
Word: credenze Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of credenza Labels: form-of, plural
Word: operette Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of operetta (“light opera”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: obbligati Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obbligato Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cornetti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornetto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: usure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree French user Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -(ā)tūram Old French -(ë)ure French -ure French usurebor. English usure Borrowed from French usure. 1. To commit usury. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: I turn no moneys in the public bank; Nor usure private. Example: Neither do we approve the policy of the other sections of the bill referred to us, which proposes to declare utterly void all interests by which any usurious or illegal rate of interest is usured or taken, and under which a party may, as has been elsewhere done, tempt a neighbor by an offer of a high rate of interest to loan him money, and then under the cover of this law, turn around and cheat him out of the whole of it. 2. To cause to degenerate through usage. Example: The maternal tongue is irrevocably supplanted by a usured tongue, the language of the truck driver and of the maid in Andalusia. Example: Now, however, preaching cannot help anymore. They have usured themselves deaf, blind, and senseless, and they hear, see, and feel nothing more.
Word: usure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French user Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -(ā)tūram Old French -(ë)ure French -ure French usurebor. English usure Borrowed from French usure. 1. The process by which a metaphor inexorably loses its freshness, power, and imagery through overuse. Labels: uncountable Example: This movement involves a detour through metaphor: with the expropriation of the primitive meaning given to things, we fall into a metaphoric mode of understanding; in the course of human history and through the process of usure or wearing away of the figurative, and 'proper' meaning is restored; this new one is the old one effaced and carried to a higher conceptual power, now interiorized and spiritualized. Example: In effect there is no access to the usure of a linguistic phenomenon without giving it some figurative representation. 2. An instance of degredation due to use; A sign of wear and tear. Labels: countable Example: If the cartilage is thick, there are fewer usures and less destruction of the bone. Example: Usures develop there which frequently have sclerotic outlines. Usures are also found on the upper surface of the talus, sometimes there are corresponding changes on the articular surface of the tibia.
Word: vari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French vari. 1. The ring-tailed lemur. Labels: archaic
Word: tragedie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of tragedy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: citronelle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of citronella. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Api Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tibetan ཨ་ཕྱི (a phyi, “grandmother”). 1. A mountain of the Himalayas in the western part of Nepal, near the border of Tibet. Example: Looking to the east we could see Api and the mountains of west Nepal, shapely snow peaks in the distance, while in the immediate foreground, much lower but still dramatic, were the peaks of Panch Chuli IV and V (III was hidden by the lip of a huge cornice), Telkot and Nagling, all of them unclimbed, all steep and challenging.
Word: cunei Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cuneus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lazzaroni Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lazzarone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: send away Part of Speech: verb 1. To dismiss from one's presence. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: The salesman was taking up too much time with his nonsense, so I sent him away. 2. To send (someone) to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: We are going to send our son away to live with his uncle in America for a year. 3. To send (someone) to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic, transitive Example: the judge sent him away Example: They sent him away for that one. 4. To dispatch orders to a place for something to be delivered. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: We sent away for some of the items in the gardening catalogue. 5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see send, away.
Word: regie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹeɪˈʒi/ 1. A government monopoly, such as on tobacco, typically used to raise revenue (via taxes). Example: But these Regies, or foreign monopolies, also prevent the growers of Tobacco of this country, from entering into competition with the foreign grower, which they would successfully do if the market were open to them[…] Example: Throughout Italy monopolies of tobacco exist, either being a regie of the state, or it is farmed out by the government. In Sardinia, it is a regie, and the profits from the monopoly must be very great.
Word: novene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin novenus (“nine each”). 1. Relating to, or dependent on, the number nine; novenary. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: The triple and novene division ran throughout.
Word: novene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin novenus (“nine each”). 1. A novena
Word: spole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of spool. 1. The small wheel near the distaff of a spinning wheel. Example: Firſt vvith nice eye emerging Naiads cull / From leathery pods the vegetable vvool [cotton]; / VVith vviry teeth revolving cards releaſe / The tangled knots, and ſmooth the ravell'd fleece; / […] / Then fly the ſpoles, the rapid axles glovv, / And ſlovvly circumvolves the labouring vvheel belovv.
Word: grane Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of groan. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: grane Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of groan. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Obsolete spelling of grain. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: send away for Part of Speech: verb 1. To write to a business or other organisation, requesting a thing. Labels: idiomatic Example: You can send away for a brochure about this hotel, if you like.
Word: standalone Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of stand-alone. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Unsurprisingly, the Group was highly critical of the BTC's organisation and finances, and this prompted Marples to bring forward the Transport Act 1962, which created BR as a standalone entity with its own Board, headed by a full-time chairman. Beeching accepted this latter position, and initially became the BTC chairman in June 1961.
Word: standalone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stand-alone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: consumate Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of consummate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: garba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Gujarati ગરબા (garbā). Doublet of Delphos. 1. A form of dance from the state of Gujarat in India, performed in a circle often around a lamp. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: proplanetary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + planetary. 1. Of or pertaining to the early stages in the formation of a planet. Labels: not-comparable
Word: protoplanetary disk Part of Speech: noun 1. A rotating disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a young newly formed star, and from which planets may be formed.
Word: rosiglitazone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?] + -glitazone (“thiazolidinedione derivative”). Pronunciation: /ɹoʊ.sɪˈɡlɪt.əˌzoʊn/ 1. A thiazolidinedione derivative (trademark Avandia) taken orally in the form of its maleate C₁₈H₁₉N₃O₃S·C₄H₄O₄ to treat type 2 diabetes by decreasing insulin resistance. Labels: uncountable
Word: thiazolidinedione Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thiazolidine + -dione. 1. Any of a class of drugs, used to treat diabetes, containing a five-membered heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen and a sulfur atom and two carbonyl groups
Word: governate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English govern Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English governate From govern + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). 1. Synonym of governorate. Example: The group met Friday morning and took a bus north from Cairo to the Qalyubiya governate, an hour away.
Word: microRNA Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + RNA. 1. A single-stranded, non-coding form of RNA, having only about 20-30 nucleotides, that has a number of functions including the regulation of gene expression
Word: multicellularity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English multicellular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English multicellularity From multicellular + -ity. 1. The condition of being multicellular. Labels: uncountable
Word: biomixing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English mixing English biomixing From bio- + mixing. 1. The contribution to the mixing of soils or waters by the action of living organisms Labels: uncountable
Word: sposta Part of Speech: contraction 1. Alternative form of supposta. Labels: alt-of, alternative, contraction
Word: polariton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From polari(za)t(ion) + -on. By surface analysis, from polarit(y) + -on. 1. Any of a class of quasiparticles comprising elements of electromagnetic waves and excited states of matter.
Word: anomeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ano- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English anomer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anomeric From anomer + -ic. 1. Relating to or characteristic of an anomer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anomeric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ano- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English anomer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anomeric From anomer + -ic. 1. Synonym of anomer.
Word: quasiparticle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- English particle English quasiparticle From quasi- + particle. 1. Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles Labels: particle
Word: Fermi surface Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist. 1. An abstract boundary, of constant energy, useful for predicting the thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of metals, semimetals, and doped semiconductors.
Word: magnetologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- English logic English magnetologic From magneto- + logic. 1. Describing a device that uses magnetism to perform the logical operations normally performed using electronics Labels: not-comparable
Word: nephelometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + -metry. 1. The measurement of the concentration of a solution, suspension or dispersion based upon its light-scattering properties. Labels: uncountable 2. A technique used to determine the levels of antibodies or antigens in a suspension, based on its light-scattering properties. Labels: uncountable
Word: nephelometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nephelometry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nephelometric From nephelometry + -ic. 1. Of, or pertaining to nephelometry. Example: The chromometric method, or, as the authors name it, the nephelometric method, cosists essentially in burning the carbon as above, but the carbonic is conducted into a standard solution of basic acetate of lead (2 per cent), and estimating the turbidity produced, as compared with that produced by the carbonic acid evolved under similar circumstances by a known and nearly equal quantity of carbon (sugar), the difference between the two being estimated by a Mills's colorimeter.
Word: -icide Part of Speech: suffix 1. Alternative form of -cide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: tormenting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of torment Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tormenting Part of Speech: adj 1. Involving or causing torment.
Word: tormenting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which somebody is tormented. Example: If Laura really entertained the hope she mentioned, she was miserably disappointed; for Lady Pelham remitted not a jot of her tormentings.
Word: denudate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin denudatus, past participle of denudare. See denude. 1. To denude. Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: denudate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin denudatus, past participle of denudare. See denude. 1. Stripped bare; naked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thunderation Part of Speech: intj Etymology: An Americanism from around 1830 to 1840, from thunder + -ation. 1. An exclamation of surprise, agitation or petulance. Labels: US, colloquial Example: Thunderation! I've lost my glasses!