nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ethanoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl English eth- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English ethane English -oic English ethanoic From ethane + -oic. 1. Having the group CH₃COO-. Labels: not-comparable
Word: paralytics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paralytic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paralyzes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paralyzis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paralyzes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of paralyze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: snotty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *snuttuzder. Old English ġesnot Middle English snot English snot English -y English snotty From snot + -y. 1. Running or dirtied with mucus. 2. Resembling or characteristic of mucus, especially in texture. Example: Greasy hamburgers or snotty eggs? How about some of those fine pancakes that needed a steak knife to hack through? 3. Ill-tempered or impertinent in an arrogant, conceited manner. Labels: informal Example: "None of your business," she said. She can be very snotty sometimes. She can be quite snotty. "I suppose you failed in every single subject again," she said—very snotty. It was sort of funny, too, in a way. She sounds like a goddam schoolteacher sometimes, and she's only a little child. Example: The people there where mostly white, and mostly poor. There wasn't much of a middle class, except for a few well-educated folk trying hard not to be snotty so their kids wouldn't get beat up at school.
Word: snotty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *snuttuzder. Old English ġesnot Middle English snot English snot English -y English snotty From snot + -y. 1. The lion's mane jellyfish, which secretes a mucus that can foul fishing nets. Labels: Australia, slang 2. A midshipman. Labels: slang
Word: ill-tempered Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of bad-tempered. Example: Dr. Evil: You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that can’t be done. Can you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? Throw me a bone here! What do we have? Number Two: Sea Bass. Dr. Evil: Riiiight. Number Two: They are mutated sea bass. Dr. Evil: Really? Are they ill-tempered? Example: Spain’s acting prime minister, the socialist leader Pedro Sánchez, has a fresh, if fraught, shot at returning to power after his conservative rival Alberto Núñez Feijóo failed in his attempt to take office in an ill-tempered investiture debate that followed July’s inconclusive general election.
Word: epiphonema Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin epiphonema, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφώνημα (epiphṓnēma), from ἐπιφωνείν (epiphōneín, “call to”). Pronunciation: /ˌɛpɪfəˈniːmə/ 1. An exclamation or reflection used to summarise or round off an argument or discourse. Labels: rhetoric Example: he would ſometimes break off in a ſudden and ſpirited Epiphonema, or rather Erotesis, raiſed a third, and ſometimes a full fifth, above the key of the diſcourſe, […] Example: Epiphonema, for a final clause, An inference strong by sudden impulse draws.
Word: cattish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English cattish From cat + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈkætɪʃ/ 1. catlike; in the manner of a cat 2. stealthy 3. sly and spiteful; marked by malice
Word: erotesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin erotesis, from Ancient Greek ἐρώτησις (erṓtēsis), from ἐρωτάω (erōtáō, “I question”). Pronunciation: /ɛɹəˈtiːsɪs/ 1. A figure of speech whereby a question is asked in confident expectation of a negative answer. Labels: rhetoric Example: he would ſometimes break off in a ſudden and ſpirited Epiphonema, or rather Erotesis […] and demand it categorically of his antagoniſt, Whether he would take upon him to ſay, he had ever remember'd,—whether he had ever read,–or even whether he had ever heard tell of a man, call'd Tristram, performing any thing great or worth recording?–No–, he would ſay,–Tristram!–The thing is impoſſible. Example: By Erotesis, what we know we ask, Prescribing, for effect, a needless task.
Word: viperish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English viper Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English viperish From viper + -ish. 1. In the manner of a viper. 2. spiteful; treacherous Example: Allwhite is dominated, of course, by its white characters: the high-school mean girls Meagan, Maegan and Megan (abused, bulimic, druggy), their mothers (smothering, manipulative, viperish) and their boyfriends (psychotic, supportive, dissolute).
Word: abjad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic أَبْجَد (ʔabjad), the term for the traditional ordering of the Arabic script (from the first four letters: أ (ʔ), ب (b), ج (j), د (d)). Compare English ABC and alphabet. Linguistics sense coined by Peter T. Daniels. Pronunciation: /ˈæbˌd͡ʒæd/, /ˈɑbˌd͡ʒɑd/ 1. A writing system for Arabic, historically also employed as a numeral system, in which there is one glyph (symbol or letter) for each consonant but vowels are not specified. Example: In Rabghuzi's Stories of the Prophets, a teacher asked Jesus, who was seven years old at the time, to repeat the alphabet and the abjad by rote. Example: Abjad is the writing system used in this book, and it's also the writing system used throughout the Arabic world. For instance, most newspapers you pick up in the Middle East use the abjad writing system, whereby the consonants are included but not the vowels. 2. Any writing system in which glyphs are used to represent consonants or consonantal phonemes, but not vowels. Example: Languages that use abjads include Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Urdu. Abjads differ from syllabaries (such as the Japanese hiragana) in that the vowel quality of each letter is left unspecified, and must be inferred from context and grammar. 3. The system of abjad numerals; a numeral system in which the letters of the Arabic abjad are interpreted as numerals, typically used to enumerate lists and nested lists, as well as in numerology. Example: 1971, Mohibbul Hasan, History of Tipu Sultan, Aakar Books, 2nd Edition, 2005 Reprint, page 399, The other names had no significance, except that the initial letter of each month denoted its place in the calendar according to the abjad system, which assigned a certain numerical power to every letter in the alphabet. Example: As Islam spread eastward throughout the eighth century AD as far as the Indus River, the Indian style of numeration began to diffuse westward and supplant the Arabic abjad, which itself was still a novelty in western regions such as North Africa.
Word: paralytically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English paralytic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English paralytically From paralytic + -ally. 1. In a paralytic manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: He was paralytically drunk. Example: But if it stay not with the Patient, it must be repeated again: For it's no unusual Thing in these Cases, for Glysters to come slip away presently, by reason that the Intestines having their Fibres benumbed, and paralytically relaxed, lose their retentive Faculty.
Word: nonspeaking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + speaking. 1. Not speaking. Labels: not-comparable
Word: disenfranchisement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English disenfranchise Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disenfranchisement From disenfranchise + -ment. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.t͡ʃaɪzmənt/, /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.tʃɪzmənt/ 1. Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nonspecific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + specific. 1. Not specific or precise, as: Labels: not-comparable Example: See also: nonspecific symptom, specificity 2. Not specific or precise, as: Labels: not-comparable 3. Not specific or precise, as: Labels: not-comparable 4. Not specific or precise, as: Labels: not-comparable 5. Not specific or precise, as: Labels: not-comparable
Word: gesticulative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin gesticulorbor. English gesticulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English gesticulative From gesticulate + -ive. 1. Of, relating to, using, or accompanied by gesticulation; tending to gesticulate. Example: […] Mr. Hargrave related, with much humour, the tragic-comic scene which had been performed in his ball the preceding night, declaring, that though he could not but laugh at the recollection of poor M. Bertrand’s gesticulative despair, it had really affected him very differently at the time, and that, all jesting apart, he was very sorry for him. Example: […] the two younger actors, their heads in juxtaposition, were already murmurous with subdued chords of song, which old Joe seemed desirous of smothering under a gesticulative oratory,
Word: nonsummativity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + summativity. 1. the state of a system that is not the sum of its parts Labels: uncountable
Word: nonvolant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + volant. 1. Incapable of flight. Labels: not-comparable Example: Given this ability for long-distance oceanic dispersal, giant tortoises must have been often among the first large, non-volant vertebrates to colonize islands.
Word: normalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of normalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: normalizing Part of Speech: adj 1. that normalizes
Word: normativity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor. Etruscanbor.? Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English normative Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English normativity From normative + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌnɔː.məˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/, /ˌnɔːɹ.məˈtɪv.ə.ti/ 1. The state of being normative. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The state of being a norm. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. That which is normative. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: normotonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English normo- Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic English normotonic From normo- + tonic. 1. having normal muscle tone Labels: not-comparable
Word: not bad Part of Speech: adj 1. Reasonably good; almost good; mediocre. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: nonbad Example: What did you think of the guitarist? Not bad, but that solo could have been better.
Word: notefile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From note + file. 1. A file containing plain text with little or no formatting.
Word: novelistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. English novel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English novelist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English novelistic From novelist + -ic. 1. Having characteristics of a novel.
Word: Nyakyusa Part of Speech: noun 1. a people of Tanzania and Malawi Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Nyakyusa Part of Speech: name 1. the Bantu language of this people.
Word: Nyamwezi Part of Speech: noun 1. A people of Tanzania. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Nyamwezi Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language spoken by this people.
Word: Nyaturucha Part of Speech: name 1. a Bantu language of Tanzania
Word: Nyaturuwil Part of Speech: name 1. a Bantu language of Tanzania
Word: Nyiha Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language of Zambia and Tanzania.
Word: Nyiramba Part of Speech: name 1. a Bantu language of Tanzania
Word: souverain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from French souverain. Doublet of sovereign. 1. A gold coin of several former polities of the Netherlands. Labels: historical
Word: saucisson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French saucisson. 1. A saucisse.
Word: spangled kookaburra Part of Speech: noun 1. A kookaburra of the Aru Islands, with blue wings and tail, a white chest and belly, dark eyes, and a striking white-spotted black head, Dacelo tyro.
Word: gayer Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɡeɪ.ə(ɹ)/ 1. comparative form of gay: more gay Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: gayer Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡeɪ.ə(ɹ)/ 1. Somebody who is gay (in the sense of either homosexual or uncool). Labels: UK, colloquial, derogatory Example: Many ex-gayers are encouraged to bond with an older straight man from their church. Example: shut the fuck up you gayer :)
Word: philippine Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of Philippine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Philippine Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfɪlɪpiːn/, /ˈfɪləpiːn/, /ˈfɪlɪpaɪn/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Philippines. Labels: not-comparable Example: Three Philippine women working in Dubai died in their car, trapped by waters gushing down the street.
Word: demulsifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English emulsify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English emulsifier English demulsifier From de- + emulsifier. 1. Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids. Labels: physical
Word: spendy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin expendōbor. Proto-West Germanic *spendōn Old English spendan Middle English spenden English spend Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spendy From spend + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈspɛndi/, [ˈspɛndɪi̯], /ˈspɪndi/, [ˈspɪ̟ndɪi̯] 1. Expensive, costly. Labels: British-Columbia, US Example: Amy: When I get married, I'm gonna register at the UCLA cadaver lab. Penny: Eww, why? Amy: Cause I've always wanted a whole human skeleton, and they are really spendy.
Word: oafish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English oaf Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English oafish From oaf + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊfɪʃ/ 1. Characteristic of or resembling an oaf; clumsy, stupid. Example: "I don't wanter hyar uv nary one uv my gals bein' seen on airy street uv thisyer town, a-havin' no flirty flatter talk with thet wild Culberton younun!" was the popular edict that lazy, oafish fathers shot across dinner tables—as they packed down knivesful of baked chicken dressing, and “sooed" saucers of coffee through long mustaches, like muddy water seeping through broom grass!
Word: oceangoing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: * From ocean + going. * (utter; total): Thorne (see references) states: "The usage is inspired by such terms as 'ocean-going yacht', denoting a larger and more powerful version of the thing in question." 1. Travelling out to sea. Labels: not-comparable Example: an oceangoing seal 2. Designed and equipped for use on ocean voyages. Labels: not-comparable 3. Utter; total. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: […] an ocean-going bastard he was, too. Example: […] an ocean-going shit for much of his life, which helped feed the legend considerably.
Word: octette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oct- + -ette. 1. Rare spelling of octet. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: octett Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of octet. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: oenomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oeno- + -mania, from Ancient Greek: οἶνος (oînos, “wine”) combined with μανία (manía, “insanity”). 1. Morbid desire for wine; dipsomania; alcoholism. Labels: uncountable
Word: off-base Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of off base. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: offprints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of offprint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: offprints Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of offprint Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: off the back foot Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: By analogy with a cricket shot. 1. From a defensive position. Labels: idiomatic
Word: oilsmoke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oil + smoke. 1. Smoke from burning oil; especially, such smoke that is thick and black. Labels: uncountable
Word: omnificence Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being omnificent. Labels: uncountable
Word: omnificent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From omni- + form of Latin faciens, a participle of facere (“to do”). 1. all-creating, omnific.
Word: omnium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin omnium (literally “of all”), genitive plural of omnis (“all, every”). Pronunciation: /ˈɒm.ni.əm/, /ˈɒm.njəm/ 1. A multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. Currently it consists of the following six events: flying lap, points race, elimination, individual pursuit, scratch race, and time trial. 2. The aggregate value of the different stocks in which a loan to government is usually funded. Example: When a loan is contracted , the prices of Omnium may be quoted for delivery of the receipts , and afterwards for money , and the next succeeding payment .
Word: omoplatoscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English omo- Vulgar Latin *platta Old French platebor. Middle English plate English plate Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English scope English -y English omoplatoscopy From omo- (“shoulder”) + plate + -o- + scope + -y. 1. divination by use of a shoulder blade Labels: uncountable
Word: gaffes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡæfs/ 1. plural of gaffe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: on point Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Possibly from the French en pointe meaning to be on the tip of the toes in ballet and reflects a higher degree of skill. On point also describes a degree of competence and in the military the man on point was at the front and most exposed position in a combat military formation, that is, the leading soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory. In recent American youth (especially hip hop) culture, the idiom on point refers either to someone who possesses abundant and various qualities of competence, leadership or style, or to specific acts which demonstrate such qualities. 1. Excellent; bold; performing well. Labels: colloquial Example: The last time Madonna was indisputably on point, she had hooked up with French producer Mirwais for Music (2000) and the sensuous possibilities of club culture. 2. Having a direct application to the case or topic under consideration; apposite, relevant. Labels: US Example: We have no decisions in our state directly on point. With us the problem is one of first impression. None of the cases cited is on point. Example: His historical discussions always appear on point, well researched, and indicate a great deal of care. 3. On the tips of the toes; en pointe. 4. Having taken point; responsible for leading an operation; more generally, deployed and alert. Example: Halo interrupted, “We are all dialed in. Music begins in five minutes. Security is on point. Light show is programmed. Do this for me: roll up the road and grab us some smokes at the convenience store across the street. Here's some cash.”
Word: en pointe Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from French en pointe. 1. On the tips of one's toes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ontogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From onto- + -genic. Pronunciation: /ˌɒntoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ 1. Synonym of ontogenetic
Word: ontogenetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to ontogenesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oojamaflip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oojah + -ma- (probably after thingamabob or whatchamacallit) + flip (perhaps initially with reference to the folding action of a type of collapsible trolley). 1. Something that one does not know the name of. Labels: informal, uncommon Example: "Have you got an oojamaflip for tracing system calls that you could use?" Example: 2003, HunkyMandrake, HunkyMandrake's Review of ‘Scrubs: My Lucky Night’, http://www.tv.com/scrubs/my-lucky-night/episode/281544/reviews.html?review_id=19067&flag= TV.com, Episode 50, Season 3, First Aired: Thursday October 30, 2003, "J.D. needs a recommendation for some hospital oojamaflip. Cox needs a recommendation for some other residency related oojamaflip. They both decide to vouch for each other."
Word: oozing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ooze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: oozing Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that oozes; a seepage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A 12-acre field of good, deep land on the farm of Frenchlaw, in Berwickshire, was rendered swampy by springs and oozings of water from the surrounding rising ground being retained upon the clay subsoil. 2. Synonym of stringing (“defect in 3D printing”). Labels: uncountable Example: One of the side effects of having the hot end set to the optimal temperature for extrusion is oozing.
Word: ophiuroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From class name Ophiuroidea. 1. An echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea; the brittlestar. Example: Other ophiuroids are more delicate: they pick, feel and spread themselves over corals, gorgonians and other organisms like courtesans in feather boas.
Word: turmit Part of Speech: noun 1. turnip Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal Example: 1825, John Trotter Brockett, A Glossary of North Country Words in Use TORMIT, TURMIT, a turnip. Example: 1828, William Carr, The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York TURMAT, A turnip.
Word: nauseated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈnɔːziˌeɪtɪd/ 1. Having a feeling of nausea. Example: The tire bumped on gravel, skeetered across the road, crashed into a barrier and popped me like a cork onto pavement. Dizzy and nauseated, I lay on the cement and shook my head still
Word: nauseated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈnɔːziˌeɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of nauseate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: finicking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Late 16th century. Earliest occurrence as finical, probably coined from fine + -ical. Finicking is recorded from the mid-17th century. 1. finical Example: […] he had wasted much time trying to teach her to keep house to suit his finicking taste […]
Word: finicking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late 16th century. Earliest occurrence as finical, probably coined from fine + -ical. Finicking is recorded from the mid-17th century. 1. finicky behaviour; fussing
Word: moussaka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Greek μουσακάς (mousakás), from Ottoman Turkish موصاقه (musakka), from Arabic مُسَقَّعَة (musaqqaʕa) or originally from Arabic مُصَقَّعَة (muṣaqqaʕa), from the trilateral root ص ق ع (ṣ q ʕ): “to hit, to pound, to smash”. Pronunciation: /muːsɑːˈkə/ 1. A dish consisting of layers of minced lamb or beef, sliced aubergine (eggplant) or potatoes, tomatoes and béchamel sauce, baked in the oven. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: zun Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: [zʌn] 1. Pronunciation spelling of sun. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling Example: Zome woys avore the zun is down, So long’s the sky is clear; Example: GOOD bwye ta thee Cot! whaur tha dâs o’ my childhood Glaw’d bright as tha zun in a mornin o’ mâ;
Word: zun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Romanized from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 尊 (zūn). Pronunciation: /zʊn/, /dzʊn/ 1. A type of Chinese ritual bronze or ceramic wine vessel with a round or square vase-like form, sometimes in the shape of an animal.
Word: sling psychrometer Part of Speech: noun 1. a form of wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer in which the pair of thermometers are attached to a cord and spun round in the air
Word: béchamel sauce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partial calque of French sauce béchamel, named after French gastronome Louis Béchameil de Nointel (1630–1703). 1. A simple white sauce made from a roux of butter and flour to which hot milk is added. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: brittle star Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brittle + star. 1. Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off. Example: Recently, explorers discovered a seamount near Antarctica covered in tens of millions of brittle stars packed ray tip to ray tip, in a massive underwater ‘city’, alongside other strange species such as giant bubble gum coral.
Word: buttle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from butler. Compare bottle (verb). 1. To serve as or perform the duties of a butler. Labels: humorous, nonstandard Example: ...even the stoic and impeccable maid of Miss Ethelwyn Arthur-Jones, who ‘buttled’ as well as the most time-honoured butler. Example: Houses where Negroes buttled or cooked were marked for a visit.
Word: Lavukaleve Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken on the Russell Islands, Solomon Islands.
Word: dura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ellipsis of dura mater. Pronunciation: /ˈd(j)ʊə̯.ɹə/, /ˈd(j)ɔː.ɹə/, /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə/, /ˈd(j)ʉ(ː)ə̯.ɹə/, /ˈd(j)oː.ɹə/ 1. Ellipsis of dura mater. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: dura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura, “Indian millet”). Pronunciation: /ˈd(j)ʊə̯.ɹə/, /ˈd(j)ɔː.ɹə/, /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə/, /ˈd(j)ʉ(ː)ə̯.ɹə/, /ˈd(j)oː.ɹə/ 1. Alternative form of durra. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: Kafir makes better forage than the duras.
Word: LFG Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of looking for group/looking for game. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of let's fucking go. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar
Word: LFG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of lexical functional grammar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Elisabeth Part of Speech: name Etymology: The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”). Pronunciation: /ᵻˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/, /ᵻˈlɪs.ə.bəθ/ 1. The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures Example: There was in the dayes of Herode the king of Iudea, a certaine Prieſt, named Zacharias, of the courſe of Abia, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 2. A female given name from Hebrew, a less common form of Elizabeth in English.
Word: pursuant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Anglo-Norman pursuant, present participle of pursure. Doublet of pursuivant. Pronunciation: /pəˈsjuː.ənt/, /pɚˈsu.ənt/ 1. That pursues. Example: Montmorency looked on for a moment, then, whistling softly to himself, turned his back on the table and strolled towards the window, avoiding Madame Nina's pursuant eye. 2. In conformance to, or in agreement with; used with to. Example: And pursuant to this idea of a holiday, he insisted upon playing cards after we had eaten.
Word: pursuant Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Anglo-Norman pursuant, present participle of pursure. Doublet of pursuivant. Pronunciation: /pəˈsjuː.ənt/, /pɚˈsu.ənt/ 1. Accordingly; consequently.
Word: tempered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English tempred, itempered, ytempred, ytemprid, from Old English ġetemprod (“tempered, moderate, goverened, cured”), past participle of Old English ġetemprian (“to temper, moderate, govern, cure”), equivalent to temper + -ed. 1. Having a specified disposition or temper. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: even-tempered Example: The Pyncheon Elm, throughout its great circumference, was all alive, and full of the morning sun and a sweet-tempered little breeze, which lingered within this verdant sphere, and set a thousand leafy tongues a-whispering all at once. This aged tree appeared to have suffered nothing from the gale. 2. Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals. Labels: not-comparable Example: "Not forged!" and snatching Perth's levelled iron from the crotch, Ahab held it out, exclaiming — "Look ye, Nantucketer; here in this hand I hold his death! Tempered in blood, and tempered by lightning are these barbs; and I swear to temper them triply in that hot place behind the fin, where the white whale most feels his accursed life!" 3. Pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to such toughened glass. Labels: not-comparable 4. Moderated or balanced by other considerations. Labels: not-comparable Example: The downcast eye, the rosy blush, the retiring grace, are all proper in their season; but modesty, being the child of reason, cannot long exist with the sensibility that is not tempered by reflection. Example: [N]obody knows how the wind is tempered to shorn Irish lambs, and in what marvellous places they find pasture. 5. Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will not sound perceptibly out of tune. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tempered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Partly from Middle English temperd, temprede, from Old English temprode, first and third person singular preterit of Old English temprian; and partly from Middle English tempred, i-tempred, from Old English ġetemprod. Equivalent to temper + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of temper Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: storm sewer Part of Speech: noun 1. An underground sewer or open canal for channeling surface runoff (as from a rain storm); distinct from a sanitary sewer.
Word: storm window Part of Speech: noun 1. A second window (originally detachable) attached on the exterior side of a window in climates with harsh winters, to add an insulating layer of still air between the outside and inside.
Word: nuanced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nuance + -ed. 1. Having nuances; possessed of multiple layers of detail, pattern, or meaning. Example: The setting sunlight played through the gently waving branches, creating subtly nuanced transitions of color and tone. Example: I would like to have heard his intonation delicately nuanced so as to carry the greatest punch. I would like to have seen the changes of expression that played across his face as he spoke.
Word: nuanced Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From nuance + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of nuance Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nuances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nuance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nuances Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nuance Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: storyboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From story + board. 1. A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or series, especially an animated one. Example: The storyboard process helps promote brainstorming, highlights missing tasks, and allows the team to incorporate changes prior to traveling too far down a particular path. — By Cheryl A. Malloy & William Cooley, NASA & SAIC here 2. Any sequence of drawings or diagrams which illustrate a sequence of events, e.g. in an accident or as a flowsheet for computer programming.
Word: storyboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From story + board. 1. To create and arrange storyboard drawings. Example: Storyboarding allows students to work together as they generate ideas and eliminates the territorial defensiveness that often occurs when new ideas are suggested. — "Using Storyboarding to Determine components of Dellness for University Students" J Am Coll Health. 1996 Jan;44(4):180-3 Abstract
Word: sight read Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sight + read, in reference to not being able to rely on muscle memory developed through practice. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪt ˌɹiːd/, /ˈsaɪt ˌɹɛd/ 1. To perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal. Example: I can sight read really simple music, but hard pieces need a lot of practice so I don't have to stop and figure out what I'm doing. 2. To complete a video game level (particularly an autoscroller) while playing it for the first time, without practice. Labels: figuratively
Word: jabberer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jabber + -er. 1. One who jabbers. Example: Ned was a horrible jabberer about Star Trek; I could hardly get a word in edgewise around his incomprehensible techno-babble.
Word: jabberers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jabberer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stridor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin strīdor (“shrill or harsh sound”), from strīdō (“make a shrill or harsh sound”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɹaɪdɚ/ 1. A harsh, shrill, unpleasant noise. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But when the tilted plank let slide its freight into the sea, a second strange human murmur was heard, blended now with another inarticulate sound proceeding from certain larger sea-fowl, whose attention having been attracted by the peculiar commotion in the water resulting from the heavy sloped dive of the shotted hammock into the sea, flew screaming to the spot. So near the hull did they come, that the stridor or bony creak of their gaunt double-jointed pinions was audible. 2. A high-pitched sound heard on inspiration resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway usually indicative of serious airway obstruction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Her breath-holding increased in duration to almost a minute; her expirations became complicated by stridor, forced retching, and forced phonations ('Oouuggh!').
Word: strikebreaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strike + breaker. 1. A non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.
Word: jacketed Part of Speech: adj 1. Dressed in a jacket. Labels: not-comparable Example: For if a peer come like a porter jacketed, Retire he must:—tho’ up he raise his back at it, Example: 1895, Bret Harte, “A Convert of the Mission” first published in Boston Transcript, 10 December, 1895, From the velvet-jacketed figures lounging motionless in the shadows of the open doorways—so motionless that only the lazy drift of cigarette smoke betokened their breathing—to the reclining peons in the shade of a catalpa, or the squatting Indians in the arroyo—all was sloth and dirt. 2. Encased or enclosed inside a jacket. Labels: not-comparable Example: One of the advantages of a matrix would be to reduce the cost of our shrapnel by enabling hardened lead balls and round cases to be used in place of the steel-jacketed balls and hexagonal cases... Example: The metal can completely jacketed must have iron, steel or wooden jacket completely covering the can, except the mouth.
Word: jacketed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jacket Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jackets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jacket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jackets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jacket Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: strikebound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From strike + bound. 1. Not operating normally because of strike action. Labels: not-comparable Example: a strikebound company Example: a strikebound railway
Word: jacketing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jacket Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jacketing Part of Speech: noun 1. Material used to make jackets. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A protective or insulating cover for an object; a jacket. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A thrashing; a beating. Labels: UK, archaic, countable, dialectal Example: When they come home I'm more than half inclined to give them a good jacketing, but I'm glad to see them, and perhaps none the less because they cost me so much.
Word: strikeover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strike + over. 1. Strikeover or strikeout text, i.e., fonts where each letter appears to be "crossed out".
Word: jig-jig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably onomatopoeic. Compare jig and jiggle. 1. sexual intercourse, sex Labels: uncountable Example: JIG JIG. Intercourse. American soldiers heard it as zig zig in France and also in New Caledonia and elsewhere in the South Pacific. Example: ‘Pretty girl jig jig by-and-by.’
Word: jig-jig Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably onomatopoeic. Compare jig and jiggle. 1. to have sex Example: Doc jig-jig pretty much with anyone interested in jig-jigging him.
Word: jailor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, jail + -or. 1. Alternative spelling of jailer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jailers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jailer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jailors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jailor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gaolers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gaoler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corrections officer Part of Speech: noun 1. A jailer. Example: Frank was proud of the fact that in all his years as a corrections officer, he had never been assaulted by an inmate.
Word: corrections officers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corrections officer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gorp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The Oxford English Dictionary cites a 1913 reference to the verb gorp (“to eat greedily”). The occasionally theorized "good old raisins and peanuts" and "granola, oats, raisins, peanuts" are probably backronyms. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔɹp/, /ˈɡɔːp/ 1. A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Before you take off, pack food for picnics and snacks. Experienced biking adventurers usually fill a plastic bag with a quick-energy concoction called "gorp" (good-old-raisins-and-peanuts). Create your own gorp according to taste. Example: Nuts are cheap. Per pound: peanuts, $1.50, pistachios, $1.80, hazelnuts, 75¢. Mix them with dried fruit and you have a scrumptious gorp.
Word: jabbers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jabber Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jabbering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jabber Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jabbering Part of Speech: noun 1. Speech that jabbers; gibberish. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: subapostolic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Latin apostolicuslbor. English apostolic English subapostolic From sub- + apostolic. 1. Pertaining to the period after the apostolic age (the time of Christ's apostles) and the early Catholic age (when the followers of the apostles were gone) in early Christian church history, at the tail end of the first century and into the early years of the second century AD. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jabbered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jabber Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: subclavian artery Part of Speech: noun 1. A paired artery of the upper thorax which passes beneath the clavicle and mainly supplies the upper limb, and continues as the axillary artery at the lateral border of the first rib. Example: Glass from the shattered side windows had lodged itself quite deep between Lia’s shoulder blade and collar bone, just missing the subclavian artery.
Word: drug test Part of Speech: noun 1. Any chemical check for the presence of (usually illegal) drugs in a sample of one's blood, hair or urine.
Word: drug test Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform a drug test; the check for the presence of illegal drugs in a sample of blood, hair or urine. Labels: transitive
Word: dioptrical Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /daɪˈɒptɹɪkəl/ 1. Alternative form of dioptric. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: dioptrical principles
Word: opiated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of opiate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: opiated Part of Speech: adj 1. Treated with an opiate. 2. Under the influence of an opiate.
Word: oppo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of opposite number. Pronunciation: /ˈɒ.pəʊ/, /ˈɑ.poʊ/ 1. A friend, associate or colleague. Labels: UK, countable, slang Example: 'I suppose you're referring to Fluker,' I told him, and he looked at me in stunned amazement when I explained that he was one of my old oppoes. Example: “It's all right, chaps, the decorator's come. This 'ere is me old ’oppo Ginger Vernall.”
Word: oppo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of opposition, or of opposition research as a whole. Pronunciation: /ˈɒ.pəʊ/, /ˈɑ.poʊ/ 1. Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them. Labels: US, informal, uncountable
Word: controlled substance Part of Speech: noun 1. A drug or chemical whose use, possession, manufacture, or sale is regulated or banned by the government. Example: In order to determine that a controlled substance is present, it is frequently necessary to carry out a full forensic analysis of such samples.
Word: orach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English arage, from Anglo-Norman arace, arache; apparently an irregular derivation from Old French arepe, from classical Latin atriplex, from Ancient Greek ἀτράφαξυς (atráphaxus), of unknown origin (probably loaned). Pronunciation: /ˈɔɹɪt͡ʃ/, /ˈɒɹɪtʃ/ 1. The saltbush: any of several plants of the genus Atriplex 2. The saltbush: any of several plants of the genus Atriplex 3. Lamb's quarters: frost-blite (Chenopodium album) or another plant of the genus Chenopodium. Labels: dated
Word: endorphins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endorphin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endorphin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French endorphine, from endo(gène) (“endogenous, produced within”) and morphine. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈdɔːfɪn/, /ɛnˈdɔ(ɹ)fɪn/ 1. Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine. Example: The explanation for the depression-reducing effects of exercise that clearly has been the most popular with the media is the endorphin hypothesis (see Hoffmann, 1997), which has also been discussed as a possible explanation in nearly every exercise-depression literature review.
Word: orby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From orb + -y. 1. having characteristics of an orb Labels: obsolete Example: It smote Atrides orbie targe; but runne not through the brasse. When, now arraid The world was with the spring; and orbie houres Had gone the round againe, through herbs and flowers. Example: Their orbye christales moue More actiue than before, And entheate from aboue Their soueraigne prince laude, glorifie, adore.
Word: orenda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Supposedly coined in 1902 by American ethnologist John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt using a Wyandot (Iroquoian) cognate to Mohawk orę́·naʔ (“inherent power”). Pronunciation: /ɔˈɹɛn.də/, /oʊˈɹɛn.də/ 1. A mystical power thought by the Iroquois to pervade all things. Labels: uncountable Example: In the Handbook of American Indians, Alice Fletcher describes the Iroquois conception of orenda as "a fictive force, principle, or magic power"
Word: organised crime Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of organized crime. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: orogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English orogeny Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English orogenic From orogeny + -ic. Pronunciation: /ɒɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/ 1. Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains. Labels: not-comparable Example: For Suess, summing up folding and thrusting in a dozen mountain chains, orogenic events happened when the earth shrugged violently and pulled itself together.
Word: osmanthus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From João de Loureiro's (1790) taxonomic name Osmanthus (“genus of flowering shrubs”), from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”), for the strong scent of the Osmanthus fragrans. Pronunciation: /ɒzˈmænθəs/ 1. Any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: By 1969, the flower district had under cultivation over 13 hectares of rosebeds alone, 10,000 pots of osmanthus, 50,000 pots of magnolias, camellias and jasmine and several hundred thousand pots of chrysanthemums, as well as thousands of pine, pomegranate and iron trees.
Word: ostentatiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ostentatious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English ostentatiously From ostentatious + -ly. 1. In an ostentatious manner; extravagantly or flamboyantly. Example: "You working with Fisheye?" Ng says, lighting up cig. The smoke swirls in the air ostentatiously.
Word: osteoplastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English osteoplasty Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English osteoplastic From osteoplasty + -ic. 1. Of, or relating to osteoplasty. Labels: not-comparable
Word: osteoplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From osteo- + -plasty. 1. Surgery to repair, modify or graft bone or bony structures.
Word: ostracized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ostracize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ostracized Part of Speech: adj 1. Blackballed. 2. Banished by ostracism.
Word: OSV Part of Speech: adj 1. object–subject–verb [word order].
Word: OSV Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Our Sunday Visitor (Catholic publication). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: otogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oto- + -genic. 1. originating in the ear
Word: oude genever Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch oude genever. 1. A style of jenever gin distilled using traditional methods. Labels: countable, uncountable