nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: meth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of methadone. Pronunciation: /mɛθ/ 1. Methadone. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: Dunno why you want to try and make last any longer than it already does. Meth has to be the single most wicked shit I ever involved myself with. But as far as what it actually does, your best bet would be to trot down to the local library and look it up.
Word: meth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meths or methylated spirits, as stereotypically drunk by tramps. Pronunciation: /mɛθ/ 1. A tramp. Labels: derogatory
Word: meth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From metheglin, from Welsh meddyglyn, from meddyg (“medicinal”) (from Latin medicus) + llyn (“liquor”) (cognate with Irish lionn and Gaelic leann). Pronunciation: /mɛθ/ 1. A spiced mead, originally from Wales. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Russians, Swedes, Danes, and those of Northern Inhabitants, exceed all the rest, having made the drinking of Brandy, Aqua Vitae, Hydromel, Beer, Mum, Meth, and other Liquors in great quantitites, so familiar to them, that they usually drink our countrymen to death.
Word: meth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of method, which see. Pronunciation: /mɛθ/ 1. Marijuana. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: rond Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɒnd/ 1. A bank of a river or a canal. Labels: Norfolk
Word: methylated spirit Part of Speech: noun 1. A combination of ethyl alcohol and methyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent, and usually free of taxes on alcohol; it is poisonous if drunk. Labels: Commonwealth, countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: denatured alcohol (usually coinstantial)
Word: methylated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of methylate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: methylated Part of Speech: adj 1. denatured by the addition of methyl alcohol Labels: not-comparable 2. subject to methylation Labels: not-comparable
Word: methyl alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. The compound methanol. Labels: uncountable
Word: ethyl alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. ethanol, a type of alcohol. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: spastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikós, “drawing in”). By surface analysis, spasm + -tic. Cf. French spastique and see also spasm. Pronunciation: /ˈspastɪk/, /ˈspæstɪk/ 1. Of, relating to, or affected by spasm. 2. Of or relating to spastic paralysis. 3. Incompetent or physically uncoordinated. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, offensive 4. Hyperactive or behaving erratically. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, offensive
Word: spastic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikós, “drawing in”). By surface analysis, spasm + -tic. Cf. French spastique and see also spasm. Pronunciation: /ˈspastɪk/, /ˈspæstɪk/ 1. A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy. Labels: especially, offensive 2. A stupid, clumsy person. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, especially, offensive Example: ‘Oi, Fleming, you spastic. Guess who I knobbed last night?’ Example: Jed Maxwell: See you next week then. We'll have that pint. Alan Partridge: Yep. Jed Maxwell: ...go and see my brother. Alan Partridge: No way, you big spastic! You're a mentalist!
Word: methanol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From methane + -ol. French chemists Jean-Baptiste Dumas and Eugene Peligot, after determining methanol's chemical structure, introduced "methylene" from the Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”) + ὕλη (húlē, “wood, material”) with the intention of highlighting its origins, "alcohol made from wood (substance)". Pronunciation: /ˈmɛθənɒl/ 1. The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH₃OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country.
Word: wood alcohol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally manufactured by the destructive distillation of wood. 1. The compound methyl alcohol or methanol. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: runaway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from run away. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌnəweɪ/ 1. A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions. Example: Runaways are vulnerable to criminal exploitation. Example: Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled? 2. A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control. Example: On New Year's Day, 1850, a catastrophe, which it is fearful to contemplate, was averted by the aid of the telegraph. A collision had occurred to an empty train at Gravesend; and the driver having leaped from his engine, the latter started alone at full speed to London. Notice was immediately given by telegraph to London and other stations; and while the line was kept clear, an engine and other arrangements were prepared as a buttress to receive the runaway. Example: Runaways are rendered impossible, as the machine can be instantly stopped by means of a double brake connected with the driver's seat 3. An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium. Labels: attributive, figuratively, usually Example: On the chart, the start of a runaway is marked by a box Example: An IS executive's worst nightmare, such runaways are a fact of life. Practically all large companies and organizations have experienced a runaway or are wrestling with a seriously botched project. 4. The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams. Example: The drivers were generally boys […] They would stop the team when other boats passed and at locks while waiting for the water to rise or fall. They could also be useful in preventing or stopping runaways. Horses were easily startled and might bolt off the tow path or into the canal itself. 5. An overwhelming victory. Labels: figuratively Example: The home side won in a runaway.
Word: runaway Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from run away. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌnəweɪ/ 1. Having run away; escaped; fugitive; fleeting. Labels: not-comparable Example: a runaway thief 2. Having run away; escaped; fugitive; fleeting. Labels: not-comparable Example: a runaway donkey 3. Having run away; escaped; fugitive; fleeting. Labels: not-comparable Example: a runaway marriage 4. Easily won, as a contest. Labels: not-comparable Example: a runaway victory at the polls 5. Accelerating out of control. Labels: not-comparable Example: a runaway train Example: a runaway greenhouse effect 6. Unchecked; rampant. Labels: not-comparable Example: runaway prices 7. Deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: The runaway delegates nominated their own candidate.
Word: lemon chiffon Part of Speech: noun 1. A very light yellow, like that of lemon chiffon pie.
Word: lemon chiffon Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a very light yellow, like that of lemon chiffon pie. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aeronomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- (“air”) + -nomy (“a system of rules or laws about a particular field”). 1. A branch of science that deals with the upper atmosphere of the Earth and of other planets with reference to their chemical composition, physical properties, relative motion, and responses to radiation from space. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: genericize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English generic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English genericize From generic + -ize. Pronunciation: /dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪˌsaɪz/ 1. To make generic. Labels: transitive 2. To make generic. Labels: transitive Example: However, the loss of exclusivity of the drugs led the market more genericized, creating a competitive environment for new entrants. For instance, non-benzodiazepines and low dose sedating anti-depressants, still considered as a first line of medication for the insomnia, are facing stiff competition from the generics. 3. To make generic. Labels: transitive 4. To make generic. Labels: transitive
Word: ethylene glycol Part of Speech: noun 1. The organic compound, HO-CH₂-CH₂-OH, a clear, colorless liquid under normal conditions, widely used as a vehicle engine coolant due to its antifreeze properties. Labels: uncountable Example: It is concerned in the manufacture of ethylene glycol, a principal raw material in the production of Terylene, and a block train of eleven 25-ton tank wagons, designed by I.C.I., has been specially constructed by B.R. to convey output to I.C.I.'s Wilton works in North Yorkshire. Example: ‘Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol, rather good stuff.’
Word: urethra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, “the passage for urine”), from οὐρέω (ouréō, “to make water”). Recorded in English since 1634. Pronunciation: /jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/, /jʊˈɹiθɹə/ 1. The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.
Word: lovat Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /lʌˈvæt/, /ˈlʌ.vət/ 1. A dusty blue-green colour. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lovat Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /lʌˈvæt/, /ˈlʌ.vət/ 1. Of a dusty blue-green colour. Labels: not-comparable
Word: malachite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochītis, from Ancient Greek μολόχη (molókhē, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈmæl.əˌkaɪt/ 1. A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.) 2. A mild green color, like that of the mineral. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: malachite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochītis, from Ancient Greek μολόχη (molókhē, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈmæl.əˌkaɪt/ 1. Of a color ranging from olive-taupe to a mild to deeply-rich (at times seemingly translucent) green, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.
Word: mazarine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from the name either of Cardinal Mazarin or of the Duchesse de Mazarin, but the Oxford English Dictionary states that the evidence is lacking and that it is not found in French dictionaries. 1. A dark blue color. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mazarine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Perhaps from the name either of Cardinal Mazarin or of the Duchesse de Mazarin, but the Oxford English Dictionary states that the evidence is lacking and that it is not found in French dictionaries. 1. Of a dark blue color. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mazarine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of obscure history. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that “Phillips 1706 mentions a phrase à la mazarine (not given by Fr[ench] lexicographers), used to designate a particular mode of dressing fowls, and possibly f[rom] the name of Cardinal Mazarin (died 1662) prime minister of France, or of the Duchesse de Mazarin, who died at Chelsea in 1699.” 1. A forcemeat entrée. Example: An hour before dinnertime, steam the mazarine in the usual way, and when done, turn it out of the mould on its dish […]
Word: mazarine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps a corruption of mezzanine. 1. The platform beneath the stage in a large theater.
Word: hydrogeology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English geology English hydrogeology From hydro- + geology. 1. The geology of groundwater, especially concerning the physical, biological and chemical properties of its occurrence and movement. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: This issue led to an interim battle among the parties to exclude various expert witnesses regarding the aquifer's hydrogeology and a five-day evidentiary hearing before Special Master Eugene Siler in May 2019.
Word: New Age Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to a broad movement in Western culture, covering a wide variety of alternative spiritual and philosophical ideas, often spirituality, mysticism, holism, and environmentalism, and partially based on eastern religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, that developed towards the end of the 20th century. 2. Of or relating to New Age music.
Word: New Age Part of Speech: noun 1. A modern spiritual and religious movement. Labels: uncountable Example: At this point in history, the most radical, pervasive, and earth-shaking transformation would occur simply if everybody truly evolved to a mature, rational, and responsible ego, capable of freely participating in the open exchange of mutual self-esteem. There is the "edge of history." There would be a real New Age. 2. Ellipsis of New Age music. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: New Age traveller Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a community of people, many of whom hold New Age beliefs, who travel among fairs and music festivals. Labels: UK
Word: New Age music Part of Speech: noun 1. A genre of music of a mystical and meditative nature, associated with New Age philosophies, usually in the style of world music and using the sounds of nature. Labels: uncountable Example: New age music is a general term for a wide and eclectic range of music styles blended together under one label to form a new crossover style of music. It is also closely linked with a lifestyle that is broadly called new age, which centers on […]
Word: midinette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French midinette, from midi (“midday”) + dinette, diminutive of diner (“dinner”). Pronunciation: /ˌmɪdɪˈnɛt/ 1. A female salesperson, a shopgirl, especially in Paris. 2. A vacuous but fashionable young woman. Example: This? One finds them in every other midinette’s haunt, literally for sous. 3. A type of miniature climbing rose.
Word: now and then Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Compare Dutch nu en dan, West Frisian no en dan. Pronunciation: /ˌnaʊ ən(d)ˈðɛn/ 1. Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Call your mother now and then and let her know you care. Example: Turn around, bright eyes / Every now and then, I fall apart
Word: matrilocal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māterder. English matri- English local English matrilocal From matri- + local. Pronunciation: /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl/, /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈloʊ.kəl/, /ˌmæ.tɹəˈloʊ.kəl/ 1. Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal. Labels: not-comparable 2. In which newly married couples live with the wife's family. Labels: not-comparable Example: In barring the way, he is enacting a ritual which demands that the new way of patrilocal marriage pay its respect to the more ancient way of matrilocal marriage.
Word: reinforcement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English inforce English reinforce Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English reinforcement From reinforce + -ment. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːɪnˈfɔːsmənt/, /ˌɹiɪnˈfoɹsmənt/, /ˌɹiːɪnˈfoːsmənt/, /ˌɹiːənˈfoːsmənt/ 1. The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced. Labels: uncountable Example: If a journalist speaks for herself, let her say so. If something is true of "a few" or "some" or "many" or, even, "most" of us, then let her say that. It may cost a few extra modifiers, but it will prevent the unconscionable reinforcement of the myth that we are all alike. 2. A thing that reinforces. Labels: countable Example: There's a website that can be a good learning reinforcement. Example: Tuchel had demanded energy, a finessing of the connections between his players, a reinforcement of the identity he has wanted to see emerge out of the autumn programme. It did not really happen. 3. Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: Send in the reinforcements! 4. The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated. Labels: uncountable 5. A small round white sticker placed around a punched hole in a piece of paper to prevent the binder's rings from tearing through the paper. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Master of Science Part of Speech: noun 1. A degree that usually requires 2-3 years beyond a Bachelor of Science and emphasizes science and scientific applications. The degree is less advanced than a Doctorate degree.
Word: bleg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown Pronunciation: /blɛɡ/ 1. A pouting (Trisopterus luscus). Labels: Northumbria Example: Steve Thompson, on the Moonshadow, won last Wednesday’s WBA boat competition with the only fish of the night, a 1lb 8oz pouting (bleg) Example: #*: Boats are taking ling to 18lb as well as codling to 5lbs and loads of pout whiting (blegs) on squid.
Word: bleg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog English beg blend English bleg Blend of blog + beg. British-born American far-right political commentator, writer, journalist and computer programmer John Derbyshire claims to have coined the verb in 2002, although earlier usage may have occurred. Pronunciation: /blɛɡ/ 1. An entry on a blog requesting information or contributions. Labels: Internet Example: I posted a bleg in the hope of learning more about local tourism. Example: Here's a bleg: can anyone direct me to any statement she [Sarah Palin] has ever made about foreign policy?
Word: bleg Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog English beg blend English bleg Blend of blog + beg. British-born American far-right political commentator, writer, journalist and computer programmer John Derbyshire claims to have coined the verb in 2002, although earlier usage may have occurred. Pronunciation: /blɛɡ/ 1. To create an entry on a blog requesting information or contributions. Labels: Internet Example: That guy will bleg on the most unusual topics. Example: The Freakonomics blog posted a "bleg" from "Yale Book of Quotations" editor Fred Shapiro, in which Shapiro blegged for modern proverbs.
Word: kecapi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Indonesian kecapi, from Sundanese ᮊᮎᮕᮤ (kacapi, “zither”), probably from Sanskrit कच्छपी (kacchapī, “lute”). Pronunciation: /kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/ 1. Alternative form of kacapi. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: These stories have been handed down from generation to generation in the form of ballads, performed with accompanying music by the "kecapi," a kind of zither. Example: She attributes the initial idea to her husband, who suggested combining the kecapi with suling in 1960, shortly after their move to the kabupaten Sidenreng-Rappang (Sidrap), where he had been assigned as district head (Ind. bupati).
Word: suling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sundanese suling. Compare with Acehnese suléng and Malay seruling. Pronunciation: /ˈsuːlɪŋ/ 1. An Indonesian flute made of bamboo. Example: She attributes the initial idea to her husband, who suggested combining the kecapi with suling in 1960, shortly after their move to the kabupaten Sidenreng-Rappang (Sidrap), where he had been assigned as district head (Ind. bupati).
Word: suling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsuːlɪŋ/ 1. Alternative form of sulung. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: DSM-IV Part of Speech: name 1. The revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association in 1994. Example: In the new “DSM-5” manual, “the criteria will incorporate several diagnoses from DSM-IV including autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder (not otherwise specified) into the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder for DSM-5 to help more accurately and consistently diagnose children with autism,” according to an APA statement Saturday.
Word: lignite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French lignite, from Latin lignum (“firewood”) + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪɡnaɪ̯t/ 1. A low-grade, brownish-black coal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Texas industry is turning to lignite, a kind of poor man's coal, to replace its dwindling allocations of natural gas. The Lone Star State now gets an estimated 12 percent of its electricity from lignite, and that figure is expected to double by 1985. Example: [Robert] Habeck, who has found himself in the extremely uncomfortable position of turning from a long-term campaigner against fossil fuels to a short-term defender of them, said: “Putin’s war of aggression is forcing us to temporarily make greater use of lignite so that we save gas in electricity generation. This is painful but necessary in view of the shortage of gas.”
Word: Fula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * From Manding languages, ultimately from Fula root ful- (pul-) Pronunciation: /ˈfuːlə/ 1. A member of a largely pastoral Muslim people of West Africa.
Word: Fula Part of Speech: name Etymology: * From Manding languages, ultimately from Fula root ful- (pul-) Pronunciation: /ˈfuːlə/ 1. A language spoken in West Africa.
Word: Fulfulde Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Fula (“language”). Example: Google Translate, for instance, says the Fulfulde word for January means June, while ChatGPT says it’s August or September. The programs also suggest the Fulfulde word for “harvest” means “fever” or “well-being,” among other possibilities.
Word: tussiculation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tussicula + -ation, from tussis + -cule. Pronunciation: /təˌsɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/ 1. hacking cough Labels: uncountable
Word: flic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flick in the cinematographic sense. Pronunciation: /flɪk/ 1. A data file containing computer animations.
Word: flic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French flic (“cop, policeman”). Pronunciation: /flɪk/ 1. A French policeman. Labels: informal, slang
Word: configure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French configurer, from Latin configurare. See configurate. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/, /kənˈfɪɡ(j)ɚ/, /kənˈfəɡə(ɹ)/ 1. To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking Labels: transitive Example: Users may configure the settings to enhance their experience.
Word: pædophile Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of paedophile.
Word: pædophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, pædo- + -philia. 1. Dated form of pedophilia. Labels: alt-of, dated, uncountable
Word: nolo contendere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Directly from Latin nōlō contendere (“I do not wish to contend”). Pronunciation: /ˈnoʊloʊ kənˈtɛndəɹiː/ 1. Synonym of no contest (“a plea by a defendant accused of a crime that, without admitting guilt, does not dispute the charge”)
Word: pedophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pedo- (“child”) + -philic. 1. Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia. Example: In a consumerist hypersexualized environment where bare-midriffed fifteen-year-olds are the pedophilic standard of desirability, becoming older is coded as a set of deficiencies.
Word: pedophilic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pedo- (“child”) + -philic. 1. Synonym of pedophile. Example: [N]ot all child sexual abusers are pedophilics.
Word: paedophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paedo- + -philic. 1. UK standard spelling of pedophilic.
Word: négligée Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French négligée f (past participle, adjective), from French négligé m (“underdressed; loose garment”, past participle, adjective, noun), past participle of négliger (“to neglect”), from Latin negligere. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/ 1. Carelessly or unceremoniously dressed. Labels: obsolete 2. In the style of a negligee; revealing, titillating.
Word: négligée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French négligée f (past participle, adjective), from French négligé m (“underdressed; loose garment”, past participle, adjective, noun), past participle of négliger (“to neglect”), from Latin negligere. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/ 1. A woman's lightweight gown of the eighteenth century. Labels: obsolete Example: [S]he had on a lilac Negligee, Gause Cuffs trimmed richly, with Flowers and spangles, spangled shoes, Bows of Gause and Flowers, and a Cap! 2. A necklace of beads, pearls etc. Labels: historical 3. A state of careless undress or very informal attire. Labels: archaic Example: “Good! My lady will be sitting in her boudoir, very much in negligee, about now.” 4. A woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy or revealing; a nightie. Example: Enkhbayar has promised more jobs, free education and higher public service wages to the poverty-ravaged country. But who needs those when you've got dancing girls in black negligees?
Word: zaibatsu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 財閥(ざいばつ) (zaibatsu), coined from Middle Chinese 財 (d͡zoj, “wealth”) + 閥 (bjot, “powerful family”). Doublet of chaebol. Pronunciation: /zaɪˈbætsuː/, /zaɪˈbɑtsu/ 1. A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual. Labels: historical Example: He wondered briefly what it would be like, working all your life for one zaibatsu. Company housing, company hymn, company funeral. Example: At other points, the film suggests the motive is financial, depicting the Kobayashi clan as staging an industrial coup of sorts, like a quirky Andersonian take on the zaibatsu (a term for the family-controlled business monopolies that dominated Japan until the end of World War II). 2. Any large corporation. Labels: US, broadly Example: Near-synonyms: megacorporation, supercorporation
Word: ninjutsu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 忍術 (ninjutsu). Pronunciation: /nɪnd͡ʒɪtsu/, /nɪnd͡ʒutsu/ 1. A Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirection techniques. Used by ninja (忍者). Labels: uncountable
Word: RIB Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of rigid inflatable boat (“a lightweight inflatable boat with a rigid hull”). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 2. routing information base Labels: Internet
Word: madrigal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian madrigale, from Latin mātrīcālis. Pronunciation: /ˈmæd͡ɹɪɡəl/ 1. A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy. 2. A polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy. 3. A short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music.
Word: sedate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English sedate (“not painful or sore”), and directly from its etymon Latin sēdātus (“calm, quiet, composed”), participial adjective from sēdō (“to allay, appease, calm, settle; to end, stop”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). Compare English -ate (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘characterized by [the thing specified]’). The verb is partly derived from sēdāt-, a participial stem of sēdō (verb sense 2—“to make (someone or something) calm”; see above), and partly a back-formation from sedation (verb sense 1—“to give (a person) a sedative”) + English -ate (suffix forming verbs). It is first attested slightly later than the adjective. Pronunciation: /sɪˈdeɪt/, /səˈdeɪt/ 1. Of a person or animal, or their behaviour: calm and composed (often in a dignified manner), and avoiding or unaffected by activity or excitement. Example: [I]f they vvill raſhly huddle up all together, and not admitting the leaſt check of a ſedate judgement, publiſh onely the impetuous dictates of their indiſcreet and too precipitant fancie, either yielding nothing, or ſuffering a licentious practice of all things; vve muſt put them in mind of that State Maxime, vvhich is too often made good by the ruine of a Church, […] Dangerous is that ſeverity, impious that bounty, vvhere to a Chriſtian militant either all things are granted, or nothing permitted in the doubtfull and diſtracted condition of a Church. Example: But vvhen […] vvilfulneſs [in a child] evidently ſhevvs it ſelf, and makes Blovvs neceſſary, I think the Chaſtiſement ſhould be a little more Sedate and a little more Severe, […] 2. Of an object, particularly a building: not overly ornate or showy; not having a strong colour or design. Labels: broadly Example: Sometimes she passed down avenues of sedate mansions, soberly numbered 'one,' 'two,' 'three,' and so on right up to two or three hundred, each the copy of the other, with two pillars and six steps and a pair of curtains neatly drawn […] until her mind was dizzied with the monotony. Example: The shiny carriages of Yankee officers' wives and newly rich Carpetbaggers splashed mud on the dilapidated buggies of the townspeople, and gaudy new homes of wealthy strangers crowded in among the sedate dwellings of older citizens. 3. Of writing: not emotional; calm, composed. Labels: broadly 4. Of one's mind, thoughts, etc.: calm, sober. Labels: broadly, obsolete Example: [A] Scepticiſm, that's the only vvay to Science. But yet this is ſo difficult in the impartial and exact performance, that it may be vvell reckon'd among the bare Poſsibilities, vvhich never commence into a Futurity: It requiring ſuch a free, ſedate, and intent minde, as it may be no vvhere found but among the Platonical Idea's. Example: [W]e ſhall leave them to their ovvn ſedate and compoſed Reflections. 5. Of an object: not moving; at rest, quiet, still; also, moving smoothly and steadily. Labels: broadly, obsolete Example: [T]he river vvhich before vvas ſtraight, ſhe [Nitocris] made crooked vvith great vvindings, that it might be more ſedate and leſs apt to overflovv.
Word: sedate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English sedate (“not painful or sore”), and directly from its etymon Latin sēdātus (“calm, quiet, composed”), participial adjective from sēdō (“to allay, appease, calm, settle; to end, stop”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). Compare English -ate (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘characterized by [the thing specified]’). The verb is partly derived from sēdāt-, a participial stem of sēdō (verb sense 2—“to make (someone or something) calm”; see above), and partly a back-formation from sedation (verb sense 1—“to give (a person) a sedative”) + English -ate (suffix forming verbs). It is first attested slightly later than the adjective. Pronunciation: /sɪˈdeɪt/, /səˈdeɪt/ 1. To give (a person) a sedative to calm them or put them to sleep; to tranquilize. Labels: transitive Example: Though he may have been sedated, he knew I was there, knew who I was, knew I was talking to him. Example: I need something to sedate me / But I can't afford the high / Give me something to help me escape 2. To make (someone or something) calm or tranquil; to assuage, to calm, to soothe. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Did matter contend with matter, what confusion would it produce? whilst the mind and soul of man sedate the hostility, and bring it to due obedience, as being a power abstracted, a distinct and immaterial principle.
Word: bridal wear Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bridalwear. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: casting agent Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who finds jobs for actors, models, and other people in the entertainment business.
Word: cheche Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of clothing used commonly in hot deserts to protect oneself from the sun or sandstorms. Example: A pale khaki cheche or desert scarf became popular, worn in various ways at the commander's whim - either looped round the neck, crossed on the chest, or wrapped all around the head and neck... Example: Mossa scrawled his name, pulled his cheche down over his mouth, and actually smiled. ... I wore a blue cheche to filter sand out of the air I was breathing.
Word: exuvia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from the plurale tantum exuviae (“the skin of an animal sloughed off”), from exuō (“to take off”). See also exuvium. 1. plural of exuvium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: false start Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of an athlete starting a race before being signaled to do so. 2. The act of an offensive player moving across the line of scrimmage prior to the snap. 3. An attempt at something that does not work, requiring one to start over. Example: After a "false start" that was too vigorous, overloading the motors, No. D171 made a very successful unassisted run from Tyne Dock to Consett. Example: He spent nearly 20 years developing the movie, keeping at it through false starts and heartbreaking dead ends. And when he got the chance to make it, he went all in, devising entire societies full of baroquely souped-up death machines and screaming war-cults.
Word: frybread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fry + bread. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹaɪˌbɹɛd/ 1. Fried bread. Labels: US, Western, uncountable, usually
Word: niveau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French niveau; see there for more. Doublet of level and libella. 1. level, grade, standard Labels: literary, poetic, rare
Word: huckaback Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of coarse, absorbent cotton or linen fabric used for making towels. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On the right of the washstand should be the towel-rack, on which should be found one fine and two coarse towels and two more very coarse huckaback or Turkish towels. Beneath the washstand should be placed the foot-bath. Example: "Say I can't dress a window, you thundering old Humbug," he said, and hurled the huckaback at his master. He followed this up by pitching first a blanket, then an armful of silesia, then a window support out of the window into the shop.
Word: hyperchlorhydria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English chlorhydria English hyperchlorhydria From hyper- + chlorhydria. 1. The presence of an excessive amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Often treatable with antacid. Labels: uncountable
Word: patrilocal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From patri- + local. 1. living with the family of the husband. Labels: not-comparable 2. In which newly married couples live with the husband's family. Labels: not-comparable Example: In barring the way, he is enacting a ritual which demands that the new way of patrilocal marriage pay its respect to the more ancient way of matrilocal marriage.
Word: neolocal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English local English neolocal From neo- + local. 1. living together at a new residence. Labels: not-comparable
Word: duolocal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Italic *duō Latin duo English duo- English local English duolocal From duo- + local. 1. living at separate residences Labels: not-comparable
Word: jidder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jitter. Labels: alt-of, alternative, in-plural, often
Word: long-lining Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of commercial fishing using a very long line with many baited hooks attached along its length. Labels: uncountable
Word: mitching Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mitch + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of mitch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mitching Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mitch + -ing. 1. Pilfering; skulking. Labels: UK, dialectal, uncountable 2. Playing truant. Labels: Ireland, UK, regional, uncountable Example: As soon as she was out of the front gate, my father would say, ‘Come along, son: let's go mitchin'!’ and we'd go out to the shed at the back [...]. 3. A pretense of poverty. Labels: UK, dialectal, uncountable
Word: CTR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of click-through rate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Remember Click-thru rate (CTR) is the number of people who click on an ad … 2. Initialism of cash transaction report. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of currency transaction report. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Abbreviation of calcitonin receptor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Intriguingly, the rat C1b isoform of the calcitonin receptor (CTR) (see Section VI-B) has very little interaction with the thyroidally derived form of calcitonin. Example: Once more significant differences were observed for CTR w/o LIF. (E)- Protein levels for Hexokinase I and II, GAPDH and PKM1/2 were determined by western Blot and quantified by densiometric evaluation.
Word: CTR Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of Choose the Right. Labels: Mormonism, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: octostyle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From octo- + -style. 1. A temple or portico with eight columns in front. Example: The Parthenon in Athens is an octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastyle.
Word: piscivore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Italic *piskis Latin piscisder. English pisci- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂ Proto-Italic *worā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorōder. English -vore English piscivore From pisci- (“fish”) + -vore (“eater”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪs(k)ɪvɔː/, /ˈpɪsɪvɔɹ/ 1. A fish eater.
Word: Rabelaisian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Calque of French rabelaisien. 1. Pertaining to the works or period of Rabelais. Example: In Italy, as in Rabelaisian France, the carnival entered not only elite theatrical performance and engravings but also the printed word. 2. Possessing a style of satirical humour characterized by exaggerated or grotesque characters and coarse jokes. Example: For although of unexceptionable morality, and addressed virginibus puerisque, the stories and illustrations with which this and others of these collections abound are frequently of a very Rabelaisian character. Example: The smiths themselves were a grand lot of fellows, full of a robust, and sometimes Rabelaisian sense of humour, and between "heats," they could be most entertaining.
Word: scarcity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English scarsite, from Old Northern French escarsete; by surface analysis, scarce + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛɹsɪti/, /ˈskɛəsɪti/ 1. The condition of something being scarce or deficient. Labels: uncountable Example: Praise […] owes its value only to its scarcity. Example: To understand the events of the next fifty years, then, one must understand environmental scarcity, cultural and racial clash, geographic destiny, and the transformation of war. 2. An inadequate amount of something; a shortage. Labels: countable Example: a scarcity of grain Example: The crucial and intersecting challenges of scarcities, both emerging and intensifying, will consume China’s custodians over the next decade.
Word: mint cream Part of Speech: noun 1. A very faint green color, like that of crème de menthe. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A chocolate filled with peppermint fondant. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mint cream Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a very faint green color, like that of crème de menthe. Labels: not-comparable
Word: SCO Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Scotland. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a bloc of Eurasian nations established in 2001. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The bilateral meeting was one of several for Xi on Sunday, who is hosting the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin. The SCO is a 10-member bloc of Eurasian nations, and the summit is also being attended by the leaders of 16 observer or “dialogue partner” nations. 3. Initialism of Santa Cruz Operation, a software company based in Santa Cruz, California. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: SCO Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of sharable content object, a standardized learning object that can communicate to learning management and content management systems. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: stiletto heel Part of Speech: noun 1. A heel of a shoe that is very narrow the bottom - the base has less than one square centimeter of surface. They are typically 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) high, but can be much higher. Lower ones are sometimes called kitten heels.
Word: terricolous Part of Speech: adj 1. Living in, on, or near ground. Labels: not-comparable
Word: misty rose Part of Speech: noun 1. A very faint pink color, like that of a rose veiled in mist.
Word: misty rose Part of Speech: adj 1. Of very faint pink color, like that of a rose veiled in mist. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ulotrichi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek οὖλος (oûlos) and θρίξ (thríx). 1. Human races that have "crisp" or "woolly" hair, according to a system by Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent of classifying different races of humans as separate species. Labels: archaic
Word: moss green Part of Speech: noun 1. A dark green colour with a tint of yellow, like that of moss. 2. A pale greyish green color, like that of lichen.
Word: moss green Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a dark green colour with a tint of yellow, like that of moss. 2. Of a pale greyish green color, like that of lichen.
Word: waist cincher Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of corset that is used to pull in the waist.
Word: hax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Phonetic respelling of hacks. Pronunciation: /hæks/ 1. Hacks, hacking. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: OMG, hax! That player just ran through a solid wall. 2. Crucial luck-based events in battles. Labels: uncountable Example: The third critical hit in a row! You only win because of hax! 3. In the context of power scaling: abilities that can bypass or ignore the statistics of another character, e.g. reality warping. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: Navajo white Part of Speech: noun 1. An orangish white colour. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Navajo white Part of Speech: adj 1. Of an orangish white colour. Labels: not-comparable
Word: street urchin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1827 in a publication by Thomas Carlyle. 1. A child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets; sometimes a petty thief or pickpocket. Labels: UK, dated Example: She ran to the door and there beheld the ragged street urchin calmly playing his organ. Example: On many occasions, groups of street urchins were seen climbing up large trees for squabs of Rose-ringed Parakeets[.]
Word: singulative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French singulatif, from Latin singillatim (“singly", "one by one”), from singulus (“single", "separate”), from Proto-Italic *sem-g-lo-, a diminutive form derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, together”). 1. Of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a mass noun. Labels: not-comparable Example: English doesn't have a singulative number in general, but many uncountable nouns have usual singulative constructions.
Word: singulative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French singulatif, from Latin singillatim (“singly", "one by one”), from singulus (“single", "separate”), from Proto-Italic *sem-g-lo-, a diminutive form derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, together”). 1. A singulative form or construction. Example: The singulative of "cattle" is "a head of cattle". Example: The singulative of "scissors" is "a pair of scissors".
Word: dignify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French dignifier, from Late Latin dignificare, from dignus (“worthy”) + ficare (in comp.), facere (“to make”). See deign and fact. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/ 1. To invest with dignity or honour. Labels: transitive Example: Your worth will dignify our feast. 2. To give distinction to. Labels: transitive Example: Or, when more deeply moved, he would exclaim-- "As noble thoughts the inward being grace, So noble whiskers dignify the face." 3. To exalt in rank. Labels: transitive 4. To treat as worthy or acceptable; to indulge or condone by acknowledging. Labels: transitive Example: I will not dignify that comment with a response.
Word: cat's whisker Part of Speech: noun 1. The wire that touches the crystal in a crystal radio.
Word: crystal radio Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of crystal set.
Word: venturi effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after its inventor, the Italian physicist Giovanni Battista Venturi. 1. The reduction in fluid pressure that results when a fluid flows through a constriction.
Word: parsable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English parse Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English parsable From parse + -able. 1. Able to be parsed. Example: Well-formed XML is an example of parsable text. Example: The regular languages are also efficiently parsable and used extensively in computing for string matching.