nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Edwina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Female form of Edwin from Old English, equivalent to Edwin + -a. 1. A female given name from Old English, masculine equivalent Edwin.
Word: wilbe Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of will + be. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, obsolete
Word: scangers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scanger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skangers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skanger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centralise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central English -ise English centralise From central + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of centralize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: The government decided to centralise the issuing of passports. Example: In the United States the Santa Fe was a pioneer in centralising its scrap handling at Corwith, near Chicago, but after 1924 abandoned this plan in favour of sorting at the point of origin.
Word: deduces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deduce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deducing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deduce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clamourous Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of clamorous. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: clamorously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English clamorous Middle English -ly English -ly English clamorously From clamorous + -ly. 1. In a clamorous manner.
Word: clamourously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English clamourous Middle English -ly English -ly English clamourously From clamourous + -ly. 1. Archaic spelling of clamorously. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: overirrigation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English irrigation English overirrigation From over- + irrigation. 1. excessive irrigation Labels: uncountable
Word: MRB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Material Review Board, system of recorded investigative checks done on failed components or processes to improve quality. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Mortgage Revenue Bond. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: MRB Part of Speech: verb 1. To send a failed component through the MRB process.
Word: gusty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gust Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gusty From gust + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌs.ti/ 1. Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous. Example: The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, / The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, / The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, / And the highwayman came riding— / Riding—riding— / The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. 2. Characterized by or occurring in instances of sudden strong expression. Labels: figuratively Example: A change evidently came over the countess's thoughts; her thin lips grew white (her eyes remained the same), and her voice when she spoke evidently surprised even herself by the violence of its gusty outburst. Example: 'No, no, no,' she said. 'Who could be disloyal to you, Miss?' And then the gusty tears came. 3. Bombastic, verbose. Labels: figuratively Example: “I am a man of few words,” shouted a red-necked House member as he started his second hour of a gusty speech. Example: From the vigorous, warm, gusty oratory of the Gallican apologists, we pass into a thinner and cooler and quieter atmosphere, that of the Spanish lecture-room.
Word: gusty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin gustus (“tasting”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌs.ti/ 1. With gusto. Example: His lips, warm with his words, caught hers in a gusty kiss. Example: I give her a gusty wink.
Word: gustily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From gusty + -ly. 1. In a gusty manner; in gusts.
Word: second-hand smoke Part of Speech: noun 1. The smoke from smokables, especially cigarettes (also cigars or joints), especially in an enclosed environment, and which any individual, including non-smokers, might be forced to breathe. Labels: uncountable
Word: gustiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English gusty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English gustiness From gusty + -ness. 1. The condition of being gusty; the presence of gusts of wind Labels: uncountable
Word: half-metal Part of Speech: noun 1. Any substance that acts as a conductor to electrons of one spin orientation, but as an insulator to those of the opposite orientation
Word: half-metallic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From half- + metallic. 1. Made half of a metal and half of some other material. Labels: not-comparable
Word: half-metallic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English half-metal Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English half-metallic From half-metal + -ic. 1. Of or relating to a half-metal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nanospintronics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English spintronics English nanospintronics From nano- + spintronics. 1. The application of spintronics using nanoscale devices Labels: uncountable
Word: Spock Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized from Dutch Spaak. Pronunciation: /spɒk/ 1. An American surname from Dutch. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. In Star Trek, a Starfleet commander and science officer of the USS Enterprise, especially known for his Vulcan logic, reason, and stoicism and his distinctive pointed ears. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This caricature called economic man was not only completely self-centered, he was also entirely rational in all his decisions, whether consuming or investing—a veritable Mr. Spock. Example: Phelps's calorie intake may seem superhuman, and his 6' 4", 185-pound body may recall Greek statuary, but fans are also drawn to him by a goofy grin and oversized ears that led to his being called Spock on the school bus. 3. Ellipsis of 2309 Mr. Spock: an asteroid in the main belt, Solar System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Spock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Anglicized from Dutch Spaak. Pronunciation: /spɒk/ 1. A person or character like a Star Trek Vulcan; someone resembling Star Trek's character Spock. Labels: common 2. The Vulcan salute when used in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock, a handshape that beats rock and scissors and loses to lizard and paper.
Word: Spock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Anglicized from Dutch Spaak. Pronunciation: /spɒk/ 1. To play the Vulcan salute hand.
Word: attender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English attender, attendere, equivalent to attend + -er. 1. An attendee; one who attends a course, meeting, school, etc. Example: She was a very constant attender of First-day and week-day meetings, at the meeting places she belonged to Example: 1900, James Wideman Lee, Naphtali Luccock, and James Main Dixon, The Illustrated History of Methodism, page 345, The Methodist Magazine Publishing Co. And she continued her infamous trade of procuress, while a zealous and regular attender of the Tabernacle at Tottenham-Court! 2. An attendant; one who attends to someone or something. Example: Sri C. Rajabather was appointed to assist in the office as typist attender from 7-4-41. 3. The subject; one who experiences. Example: the whole process of ages’-long mentalization, of which our present ability of conceiving “Mind” forms only the culmination, and by no means the constant attender. Example: Activity of attention for the sake of knowledge changes only the mind of the attender and is resisted only by the habits, biases, laziness and the like
Word: pyrosequencing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English sequencing English pyrosequencing From pyro- + sequencing. 1. A technique used to sequence DNA using chemiluminescent enzymatic reactions. Labels: uncountable
Word: chemiluminescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English chemi- English luminescent English chemiluminescent From chemi- + luminescent. 1. Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence
Word: hydathode Part of Speech: noun 1. A tissue, in the leaves of many plants, that contains microscopic pores through which water is excreted.
Word: haustoria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haustorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resveratrol Part of Speech: noun 1. A phenolic substance, 3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene, a stilbenoid and phytoalexin, that is found in some fruits and nuts, and in red wine, and is reputed to have some beneficial properties for humans. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Resveratrol (3,4,5-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a phenolic compound of the stilbene family present in wines and various parts of the grape, including the skin, and shows antioxidant and antiproliferative activities. Example: 2003, Diane F. Birt, Weiqun Wang, Nancy Paiva, Angela Au, Chilly Chung, Laura Schmitt, Yu Jiang, Chapter 5: Cancer Prevention by Phytochemicals, Modulation of Cell Cycle, Mark S. Meskin, Wayne R. Bidlack, Audra J. Davies, Douglas S. Lewis, R. Keith Randolph (editors), Phytochemicals: Mechanisms of Action, Volume 4, page 64, Resveratrol was first identified in grape vines in 1976 and in wine in 1992.
Word: four-flusher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the practice of attempting to pass off four cards of the same suit, and a fifth of perhaps the same color, as a flush in poker. 1. A lowly, disreputable cheat or fraudster, especially at cards, especially a dull or unimaginative one. Labels: Canada, US, slang Example: That four-flusher shoot himself? Not a chance.
Word: stilbene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “to shine, shimmer”), due to its use as a phosphor. 1. Either of two isomeric hydrocarbons, diphenylethylene, but especially the trans isomer, used in the manufacture of dyes and many other compounds.
Word: continental slope Part of Speech: noun 1. The steep, narrow fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean
Word: Allee effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Warder Clyde Allee, American ecologist. 1. The negative population growth observed at low population densities.
Word: pluripotency Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being pluripotent. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sonic hedgehog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the video game character Sonic the Hedgehog, in reference to the hedgehog signalling pathway, itself from sonic (Japanese ソニック (Sonikku)). 1. A morphogenic protein that controls cell division of adult stem cells and has been implicated in the development of some cancers. Labels: capitalized, sometimes, uncountable
Word: morphogenic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a morphogen, a morphogene or morphogenesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: morphogene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der. English morpho- English gene English morphogene From morpho- + gene. 1. Any gene that is involved in growth or in morphogenesis
Word: morphogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From morpho- + -genesis. Pronunciation: /ˌmɔː.fəˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/, /ˌmɔɹ.foʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/ 1. The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scarceness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English scarsnesse; by surface analysis, scarce + ness. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛəsnəs/, /ˈskɛɚsnəs/ 1. The property of being scarce; dearth, rarity. Labels: uncountable Example: The value of an advantage is enhanced by its scarceness.
Word: schoolwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From school + work. Pronunciation: /ˈskuːlˌwɜːk/, /ˈskulˌwɝk/ 1. Work done for school, including both in class and as homework. Labels: uncountable Example: I'm 40, but now that I'm back going for my degree I'm swamped with schoolwork.
Word: schoolbag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From school + bag. Pronunciation: /ˈskuːl.bæɡ/ 1. A satchel used to carry supplies for school; a bookbag.
Word: sculptural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sculpture Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English sculptural From sculpture + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚɹəl/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture. Example: His sculptural work never gained the acclaim his paintings did.
Word: seaward Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English seaward, seward (attested only as an adjective), equivalent to sea + -ward. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːwəd/, /ˈsiwəɹd/ 1. Being in or facing towards the sea. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: oceanward, oceanwards Example: The landward side of the fort faced more dangerous guns than the seaward side, which only faced what could be put on a ship.
Word: seaward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English seaward, seward (attested only as an adjective), equivalent to sea + -ward. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːwəd/, /ˈsiwəɹd/ 1. In the direction of the sea, toward the sea. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: oceanward, oceanwards Example: Ever the sailor's widow looked seaward, hoping to see her missing man coming home.
Word: seasonably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English sesonably, equivalent to seasonable + -ly. 1. In due season; at an opportune or fitting time. Example: [H]aving very long suspended our conference about the freshly mention'd Subject, it was so newly begun when you came in, that we shall scarce need to repeat any thing to acquaint you With what has pass'd betwixt us before your arrival, so that I cannot but look upon it as a fortunate Accident that you should come so seasonably, to be not hearers alone, but we hope Interlocutors at our conference. Example: […] I ſuppoſe we may now ſeaſonably proceed to conſider the Style of the Scripture: A Subject that will as well require as deſerve ſome Time and much Attention; […] 2. Varying with the season. 3. In a manner appropriate to the season. Example: The weather has become seasonably cooler lately. 4. Within the appropriate time period during which an action will be legally effective, as prescribed in legislation, a contract, or otherwise. Example: 2005: Uniform Commercial Code § 1-204(3). The American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. An action is taken "seasonably" when it is taken at or within the time agreed or if no time is agreed at or within a reasonable time.
Word: seedless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English see English -d English seed Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English seedless From seed + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːdləs/ 1. Not having (noticeable) seeds. Labels: not-comparable Example: What do you plant to grow seedless grapes? Actually, they have seeds, but they are quite edible by humans.
Word: sedately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sedate Middle English -ly English -ly English sedately From sedate + -ly. 1. Calmly, without excessive emotion or force; in a composed manner.
Word: senatorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin senātōrius + -al. Compare French sénatorial. By surface analysis, senator + -ial. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛnɪˈtɔːɹiəl/, /ˌsɛnəˈtɔːɹiəl/ 1. Relating to a senator. 2. Relating to a senate. Example: The senatorial investigation involved subpoenas and testimony before Congress and, of course, went nowhere. 3. Entitled to elect a senator, or by senators. Labels: US Example: the senatorial districts of a State
Word: magnesium oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. A white powder (MgO) with a high melting point; it occurs naturally as periclase, an ore of magnesium. Labels: uncountable
Word: conche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē)bor. Latin conchabor. French conchebor. English conche Borrowed from French conche. 1. Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”).
Word: chele Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chela Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cavie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to Käfig (“cage”). 1. A chicken coop. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: Dan, Watty, and Bell went to the "cavie" or hencoop, folded back the old bag which had been dropt over the front of it to keep the inmates warm, and Dan saw to his intense delight two little heads peeping from under their feathery covering.
Word: grand theory Part of Speech: noun 1. An overall explanation of phenomena in a particular discipline or realm of experience such as economics, sociology, or history.
Word: draino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Appellativization from the Drāno brand by S. C. Johnson & Son, constructed from drain + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹeɪnoʊ/ 1. Any drain cleaner. Labels: uncountable Example: Farnsworth: they'll burrow so deep into the bowel that not even Hermes' famous Jerk Prunes could dislodge them! Hermes: I call it Caribbean Draino.
Word: end of terrace Part of Speech: noun 1. The houses at each end of a line of rowhouses or terraced houses. Labels: Ireland, UK
Word: end of terrace Part of Speech: adj 1. Located at the end of a line of rowhouses. Labels: not-comparable Example: an end of terrace house
Word: Tippex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Tipp-Ex is originally a trademark, owned since 1997 by Société Bic. Its use in the general sense is an example of trademark erosion. The first component is from the German verb tippen (“to type”), and the second from Latin ex. 1. A particular brand of correction fluid, or correction fluid in general. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, uncountable Example: If an application form is completed incorrectly or there's Tippex on it or the spelling is incorrect, then frankly I do not have the time or the patience to think that we will recruit that person... Example: Perhaps we can manufacture special bottles of Tippex For Unwanted Tummies. Perhaps we can manufacture special bottles of Tippex For Use on Burnt Toast. 2. A particular brand of correction tape, or correction tape in general. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, uncountable
Word: Tippex Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Tipp-Ex is originally a trademark, owned since 1997 by Société Bic. Its use in the general sense is an example of trademark erosion. The first component is from the German verb tippen (“to type”), and the second from Latin ex. 1. To delete using correction fluid. Labels: transitive Example: Lara also ends on an imminent return to “my island—the 'Great' Tippexed out of it,” with the lines: “It is time to leave./ Back to London, across international time zones, I step out of Heathrow and into my future.” Example: Then, literally out of the blue, it appears as though someone has Tippexed a freehand circle on the surface of the water and splashed a little bleach and blue curaçao within the outline.
Word: special sauce Part of Speech: noun 1. A basic ingredient in McDonald's Big Mac hamburgers, a sort of Thousand Island dressing (now called Big Mac sauce by the company). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun Example: one day you'll be eatin' a fast-food burger.... Ever wonder what makes special sauce so special? 2. Burger sauce. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Synonym of secret sauce. Labels: figuratively, uncountable, usually
Word: casse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French casse (literally “breakage”), from casser (“to break”). 1. A fault in wine, caused by an enzyme, making it turn from red to brown, or white to yellow, on exposure to air. Labels: uncountable
Word: cassate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Late Latin cassare. See cass. 1. To render void; to undo or annul. Labels: obsolete
Word: carene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin carēnum or caroenum, from Ancient Greek κάροινον (károinon), q.v. Pronunciation: /kɑɹiːn/, /kɒriːn/ 1. Synonym of carenum (“reduction of must or sweet wine in ancient European cuisine”). Labels: historical, obsolete, rare, uncountable
Word: carene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin carēna (“40-day fast; remission of such a fast”), from Late Latin quadragēna (“40-day period, Lent”) or quarantena (“40-day period”), from Latin quadrāgēnus (“40 each”), from quadrāgintā (“four tens, forty”). Doublet of quadragene. Pronunciation: /kɑɹiːn/, /kɒriːn/ 1. A 40-day fast or period of similar abstinence. Labels: historical, rare 2. An indulgence from 40 days of fasting or similar abstinence, especially during Lent; (later) various equivalent indulgences against punishment in Purgatory. Labels: historical, rare Example: You have with much labour, and some charge, purchased to your self so many Quadragenes or Lents of pardon; that is, you have bought off the penances of so many times forty dayes. It is well; but were you well advised, it may be your Quadragenes are not Carenes; that is, are not a quitting the severest penances of fasting so long in bread and water; for there is great difference in the manner of keeping a penitential Lent, and it may be you have purchased but some lighter thing; and then if your demerit arise to so many Carenes, and you purchased but mere Quadragenes, without a minute and table of particulars, you may stay longer in Purgatory than you expected... And they that read... will soon perceive that all this is but a handful of smoke, when you hold it, you hold it not. Example: Careen (and its Latin source, quadragene) no longer made sense in the fifteenth century because priests no longer distributed punishments in forty-day parcels, the duration of Lent... the culture had shifted from brief punishments on earth to long punishments in the afterlife, in Purgatory. But the term was still in circulation, and people sought to make sense of it by inventing new definitions for it.
Word: carene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French carène (“keel”), from Latin carīna (“keel”). Pronunciation: /kɑɹiːn/, /kɒriːn/ 1. The lower portion of a marine animal's shell, covering its mantle. Labels: obsolete
Word: coppie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of copy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: costate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin costātus, from costa (“rib”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒsteɪt/ 1. Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having one or more longitudinal ribs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: costate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English costate From co- + state. Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊsteɪt/ 1. A state in alliance with another state. 2. An equation or variable related to the state equation of an optimal control problem in a dynamical system.
Word: 5S Part of Speech: phrase 1. Sort, straighten, shine, standardize, sustain: a workplace discipline used to ensure reliable work practices and a clean working environment, now used in the West but originally from Japan.
Word: conservate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from conservation. 1. To conserve. Labels: dated, transitive Example: The theory which was, and we believe is still maintained by the patentees, embraces the idea that the vitality of the animal is thus conservated and eventually conveyed to the plant per the Native Guano. Example: When Hoover's conservating pen / Cut down our steak and sausage ration / With one accord we cried "AMEN," / And meatlessness became the fashion. 2. To practice conservation. Labels: intransitive, nonstandard Example: I'm sorry, but if it's fun in any way it's not environmentalism. […] Let's conservate.
Word: empathetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Derived from empathic, modified to sound more similar to sympathetic. Pronunciation: /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/, [ˌɛmpəˈθɛɾɪk], /ˌempəˈθetɪk/, [ˌempəˈθeɾɪk] 1. Showing empathy for others, recognizing their feelings. Example: And where does kindness come from? Are you born with it? Or can you learn to be compassionate and empathetic?
Word: spinnaker Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈspɪnəkə/, /ˈspɪnəkɚ/ 1. A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
Word: spinnaker Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈspɪnəkə/, /ˈspɪnəkɚ/ 1. To sail using a spinnaker Example: On the port tack layline , you're defenseless against starboard tackers — you have to dip them , no matter how much you may lose doing it — and the wind shadow of boats spinnakering away from the mark can cost you plenty. Example: We spinnakered out into the Atlantic and, fortunately, the wind died as night fell.
Word: cubature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin cubus (“cube”): compare French cubature. See cube. 1. The process of measuring the solid or cubic contents of a body. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: farinate Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of farinata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fermate Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fərˈmɑːteɪ/, /fɛrˈmɑːteɪ/ 1. plural of fermata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alyssum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from taxonomic name Alyssum, from Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον (álusson). 1. Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.
Word: fenestrae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fenestra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sensu stricto Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of stricto sensu. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aliquoting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aliquot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: For samples that are suitable for aliquoting, take 15ml and place in a scintillation vial. Example: The most accurate quantitative deposition can be made by gravimetric aliquoting procedures, although volumetric aliquoting is reasonably accurate.
Word: inheritance powder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because one person might murder another to gain an inheritance. 1. Any of several poisons used for murder, but especially arsenic and, to a lesser extent, thallium. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: `Arsenic was very popular in the old days [...] Inheritance powder, they called it. Pure, deadly, white, dissolves in any weak acid.'
Word: liver bird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The etymology of the first element is uncertain. Perhaps simply a clipping of Liverpool. However, the word was identified in Randle Holme III's Academie of Armorie (1688) with German Löffler (“spoonbill”), as well as Low Dutch (i.e. Low German) forms cited as "Lepler, or Lepelner, or Lefler". If this etymology is true, it might have been adopted due to the rebus this word made on the name Liverpool. Also compare Dutch lepelaar (“spoonbill”). Either way, the modern vowel in the first syllable is unexplained. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪvə ˌbɜːd/ 1. A cormorant-like bird which symbolizes the English city of Liverpool.
Word: corporate seal Part of Speech: noun 1. the official seal of a corporation
Word: sin bin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sin + bin. Apparently Australian. Usage of the panel van sense is influenced by the US trade name. 1. An area where players are temporarily confined while suspended from play following an infringement of the rules of the game. Example: Tommy Parker had propped Sporting World against a waterjug. He said “I see Max de Woppa spent three minutes in the sin bin.” Example: Rob received a minor penalty, and as he served out his three minutes kicking back in the sin bin, Chinook′s sniper, Pierre Dion, shot from the point. 2. A place for transgressors, a limbo; a place of confinement or self-isolation after (or in order to avert) transgressions; a state of disgrace. Labels: figuratively Example: I spent a week in the sin-bin for that one. Example: Punishment can be positive or negative, but both decrease the chances of the behaviour recurring. Positive punishment adds something unpleasant: yelling at the cat, for example. Negative punishment removes something pleasant: your company, for example, by putting the cat in the sin bin (see Chapter 9). 3. A referral unit or special class for frequent truants. Labels: UK, colloquial 4. Synonym of fuck truck: A panel van with a mattress in the back. Labels: Australia, US, colloquial Example: 1972 September, What′s New: Rolling pad, Popular Science, page 70, There′s a shag rug on the floor, padding on walls and ceiling, and, for extra comfort, a 600-gallon water bed. The Sin Bin is made by Chinook Mobilodge. Example: 1978 March, Jim Elder, Camp/work conversion, Popular Mechanics, page 110, There is the shag-carpet “sin bin” with its fur upholstery, mahogany paneling, stained glass, color TV and chrome sidepipes.
Word: sin bin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sin + bin. Apparently Australian. Usage of the panel van sense is influenced by the US trade name. 1. to send a player off temporarily following an infringement of a rule in a game
Word: Eastaughffe Part of Speech: name Etymology: From (town) east + Danish toft meaning "homestead" with an enclosure. 1. A surname from Old English, possibly from north-eastern England or the neighbouring parts of Scotland.
Word: galline Part of Speech: adj 1. of, or pertaining to, the chicken
Word: Eastoft Part of Speech: name Etymology: From (village) Danish eski (“ash tree”) (from Old Norse aska) + toft (“homestead, hillock”). 1. A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE8016). 2. A surname from Old English, alternatively spelt Eastaughffe, Eastoff, or Eastaugh.
Word: go kaflooey Part of Speech: verb 1. To turn out wrong; to cease to function or exist. Labels: slang
Word: Salou Part of Speech: name 1. A city and popular tourist resort on the Costa Dorada, Spain.
Word: sheqel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shekel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: button mashing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of repeatedly pressing random buttons on a video game controller in hopes of executing attacks and/or other various motions found in video games. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: button mashing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of button mash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hot stove Part of Speech: noun 1. A relatively low-powered kitchen appliance used in lieu of a proper stove. Example: You can try boiling water for that spaghetti on the hot stove, but it might take a few hours. 2. A hotplate. 3. A stove with a hot element. 4. Any potentially harmful situation. Labels: broadly, figuratively 5. The baseball off-season where trades take place and teams look to sign free agents. Labels: attributive Example: the hot stove report
Word: glark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Slight variation of glork in the constructed sentence "This gubblick contains many nonsklarkish English flutzpahs, but the overall pluggandisp can be glorked from context" by David Moser. It is conjectured that hacker usage mutated the verb to glark because glork was already an established jargon term. 1. To guess (the meaning of an unfamiliar word) based on hearing its use in context. Labels: slang, transitive
Word: scuzzy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably a blend of scummy + fuzzy 1960s, US, colloquial, expressive coinage, with influence from scum, fuzzy, lousy, sleazy. Pronunciation: /ˈskʌ.zi/, /ˈskʊzi/, /ˈskʌze/, /-zɪ/, /-zi/ 1. Dirty or grimy. Labels: colloquial Example: a scuzzy toilet Example: Outside the gay discotheques, there was also a yuppy scene of 'XTC parties' that precociously featured one of the defining aspects of rave – the eschewing of alcohol in favour of juice and mineral water. For these respectable professionals, Ecstasy didn't seem like a drug; it was cheap, there was no scuzzy paraphernalia like syringes or bongs, it wasn't […] 2. Disreputable; sleazy. Labels: colloquial Example: They were easy to shrug off as harmless cranks, only interested in getting together in scuzzy pubs to talk about a revolution they would never manage to provoke, more likely to fight among themselves than raise a concerted attack on the minorities they were so opposed to. Example: I’d been counting on Paul, a scuzzy-but-still-sexy manager of a music club in Shoreditch, to meet up with me on my first night in London.
Word: zamacueca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish zamacueca. Pronunciation: /ˌzɑməˈkweɪkə/ 1. An ancient colonial dance and music that originated in the Viceroyalty of Peru, taking its roots from African, Spanish, and Andean rhythms.
Word: the man Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally from US English. 1. The oppressive powers that be, including the government and corporations, as coordinated outside of one's control. Labels: singular, singular-only Example: Holonym: the System Example: The man gets you down. 2. An oppressive or domineering person of authority, usually male; especially, one's boss. Labels: singular, singular-only Example: Near-synonym: old man 3. The best man for a job; someone with exceptional skills. Labels: singular, singular-only Example: You’re the man! Example: Buggin' Out: You the man. Mookie: No, you the man. Buggin' Out: No, I'm just a struggling Black man trying to keep my dick hard in a cruel and harsh world.
Word: Miyako Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 宮古島 (miyako-jima). 1. A group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies a few hundred kilometres east of Taipei, Taiwan. 2. The Miyako language of the island, one of several Ryūkyūan languages.
Word: Miyako Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 宮古市. 1. A city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded in February of 1941.
Word: Miyako Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Japanese. 2. A surname from Japanese.
Word: uncommonness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English uncommon Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English uncommonness From uncommon + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being uncommon; rarity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The uncommonness of the gem is what gives it its value. Example: It is only when people refuse to admit the uncommonness of some persons and the circumstances surrounding them, that erroneous conceits are nourished, and their feelings pained.
Word: pumpkin pie Part of Speech: noun 1. A sweet pie made from the flesh of pumpkins and traditionally served as a dessert on Thanksgiving. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: goat cheese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English gate cuse. 1. Any cheese produced using goatmilk. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The man who sold it to him said goats were extremely profitable; he swore that Mr. Sokolat would have a nice goat-cheese business in no time at all.
Word: buttsex Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of butt sex. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Sinae Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v. See also Sino-. 1. Synonym of Chinese or Southern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China. Labels: historical Example: ... the outmoſt people to the eaſt, next the Sinus Magnus, and inclining to the ſouth, not to be blended with the Chineſe... Beyond the Sinae to the eaſt, and ſouth was a terra incognita... Iſ. Voſſius takes the Sinae to be the Siameſe; becauſe at this day the appellation Sinae is unknown aamong them; an argument which de Pinedo on Stephanus treats as trifling. Example: The sailing-course beyond the Ganges to the "country of the Sinae", as stated, would very nearly reach the Gulf of Tong-King.
Word: stump powder Part of Speech: noun 1. Explosive powder used for blasting tree stumps when clearing land. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: 0-4-2 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels. Example: The 2-4-2 tank engines of the Great Eastern and the London and North Western were simply adaptations of 2-4-0 main-line engines; the 0-4-4 tank engine owed its parentage to the archaic 0-4-2 mixed traffic. Example: After five 0-4-2 saddle tanks in 1860, all other NLR motive power was constructed at Bow, and none of these early locomotives was fitted with a cab.
Word: 0-4-4 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels. Example: All the five Scottish railways had specimens of the type and it may fairly be said that the 0-4-4 was the commonest type of engine for suburban and local passenger work.
Word: 0-6-4 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has six coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
Word: hit the gas Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Suggesting the use of a gas pedal, or accelerator. 1. To go; go faster. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: They're gaining on you; you'd better hit the gas, now! Example: Impera's right below us. I'm pointing her straight down and hitting the gas. There's a military base down there that'll try to blow us apart before we hit. Let's not be here when that happens. 2. To advance or do something more quickly or with more energy. Labels: idiomatic, informal
Word: 2-6-2 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels.
Word: 2-6-4 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and four trailing wheels.
Word: railroad truck Part of Speech: noun 1. A chassis or framework-like structure underneath a railroad car to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) are attached through bearings. (Not to be confused with railway truck or railtruck, which are British English synonyms of railroad car) Labels: US
Word: 4-6-2+2-6-4 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 4-6-2 wheel configuration.
Word: Bielorussia Part of Speech: name 1. Belarus Labels: historical, nonstandard
Word: dumb tax Part of Speech: noun 1. The national lottery. Labels: UK, humorous, slang
Word: prolegomenon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Ancient Greek neuter noun: προλεγόμενον (prolegómenon, “that which is said beforehand,”) [plural: προλεγόμενα (prolegómena), from the verb: προλέγω (prolégō, “I say before[hand]”)] referring to an introduction. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊlɪˈɡɒmɪnɒn/, /ˌpɹoʊlɪˈɡɑmənɑn/ 1. A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work. Example: Frye here is not rewriting myth as some assume. Her prolegomenon is intended to be read as fiction not autobiography. Example: This book is a critique of the order-maintenance approach to criminal justice, but it is also a prolegomenon to a new vision of punishment and criminal justice policy analysis.
Word: Lebanese loop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called "Lebanese" as the device was first developed and used by Lebanese criminals. 1. A skimming device fitted to an ATM, used to collect personal banking information by criminals. Labels: informal
Word: sale of work Part of Speech: noun 1. A fundraising event with raffles, cake sales, bingo etc; usually run by churches and schools. Labels: Ireland
Word: shoplifter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English shoppe English shop English lifter English shoplifter From shop + lifter. 1. A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops. Example: Shoplifters will be prosecuted. Example: The shoplifters are much less to be dreaded than the sneak, as they do not carry off cash, rarely any very valuable property […]
Word: shoplifters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoplifter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoplifts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shoplift Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shoplifted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shoplift Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: passaggio Part of Speech: noun 1. The transition area between a singer's vocal registers. 2. A type of musical ornamentation or embellishment, common in the late 16th and early 17th century, that uses diminutions to fill in or connect between melodic notes.
Word: apropos of nothing Part of Speech: phrase 1. Without reference to anything. 2. Without any apparent reason or purpose.
Word: persuasive precedent Part of Speech: noun 1. A precedent set in a court that has no precedence over another but whose decisions are considered to be sufficiently useful that they may be used, although they are not binding until used by a superior court.
Word: spatha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “any broad blade, of wood or metal”). Doublet of spade, spathe, and epee. 1. A type of straight sword originating from the first-century Roman Empire. It was worn typically by cavalry officers and is a long version of the left shaped gladius. Labels: historical 2. Synonym of spathe.
Word: prenex Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin praenexus (“bound up in front”), from Latin prae- (“before”) and nexus, past participle of nectō (“to bind”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹi.nɛks/ 1. Of a formula, having all of its quantifiers at the beginning. Labels: not-comparable Example: "We say that #92;phi is universal iff it can be written in prenex form — i.e. with all quantifiers at the beginning — using only universal quantifiers."
Word: prenex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin praenexus (“bound up in front”), from Latin prae- (“before”) and nexus, past participle of nectō (“to bind”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹi.nɛks/ 1. The initial part of a prenex formula where all of the formula's bound variables are bound by logical quantifiers. Example: ∀x.∃y. is the prenex of the formula ∀x.∃y.P(x,y)
Word: curable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English curable, curabyll, from Old French curable. By surface analysis, cure + -able. 1. Capable of being cured.
Word: seamstress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English seamster Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English seamstress From seamster + -ess. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛm(p).stɹɪs/, /ˈsiːm(p).stɹɪs/ 1. A woman who sews clothes professionally. Example: […] the Seamſtreſs brought in her ſilver thimble, the Chamber-maid her Bodkin, the Cook his ſilver ſpoon, the Vintner his Bowl into the common Treaſury of War and they who contributed to ſo pious a work, were invited more then others in ſome Churches to come to the Holy Communion in the very time of adminiſtration; […] Example: They are seamstresses, who have plied the daily and nightly needle in the service of master tailors and close-fisted contractors, until now it is almost time for each to hem the borders of her own shroud.
Word: seconder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From second + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix). 1. Something that lasts or takes a specified number of seconds. Labels: in-compounds Example: I'm a post-first-weight-gain-in-ten-years, post-obsessing-about-food-every-minute-of-every-day, and life is different. It really is. I still struggle sometimes, but I can honestly say that the tapes are no longer playing. Once in a while I hear a little “commercial,” a brief ten-seconder: Are you sure you don't want to lose a little weight? Wouldn't you rather skip that high-fat meal? 2. The person who makes a second to a motion in any formal procedure, such as a parliamentary procedure. Example: He's been the seconder on many motions, but I don't think he's ever made a motion himself. 3. A Cub Scout serving as a second-in-command to a sixer. 4. A person who seconds; a person who climbs after the leader
Word: parliamentary procedure Part of Speech: noun 1. A formal procedure used by a deliberative assembly in its decision-making, to keep order. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: beccafico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian beccafico. 1. A small bird, Sylvia hortensis, figpecker. Labels: obsolete
Word: book-keep Part of Speech: verb 1. To do bookkeeping.
Word: wipe someone's eye Part of Speech: verb 1. To defeat someone humiliatingly. Labels: idiomatic
Word: boorishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English boorish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English boorishness From boorish + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: No refinement in him would now have surprised her; but neither would any outbreak of boorishness. Example: From the first the Russian had exhibited every trait of his true character—selfishness, boorishness, arrogance, cowardice, and lust.
Word: seconders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seconder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seamstresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seamstress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jump rope Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dʒʌmp ɹəʊp/ 1. (also jump-roping, jumping rope) The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Labels: uncountable 2. The length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing or other additions, used in that activity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Traditional children's games include jump rope, hopscotch, or patty cake. 3. A single jump in this game or activity, counted as a measure of achievement. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: 2001, Matt Groening, “The Cyber House Rules”, Futurama, season 3, episode 11, transcript SALLY: One time, I did a hundred jump ropes.
Word: jump rope Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dʒʌmp ɹəʊp/ 1. To repeatedly jump over a rope, the ends of which are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is swung under the feet and over the head of the jumper; to play the game of jump rope; to exercise by jumping rope. Labels: intransitive
Word: bookkeep Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of book-keep. Labels: alt-of, alternative