nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Amerikkka Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of America + KKK (“Ku Klux Klan”). Pronunciation: /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.k(ə).k(ə).kə/ 1. The United States of America, generally used in depicting the country as fascist or racist. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang Example: In Amerikkka, this movement is evident from efforts to control the institutions serving and located within Black communities. Example: We have said […] that one of the greatest dangers of the continuance of the Vietnam war was that […] it would lead to an inevitable rise of fascism at home. Now that the U.S. is spreading the aggression in Indo-China the danger is coming icily close. The Black Panthers believe this is already a Fascist Amerikkka; we can understand this view from the black ghetto. We happen to hold that many Americans will resist, and there may be a Civil War in which thousands, if not millions, will die. Feeling thus, it is hard to get enthused about cleaning up the Hudson. There is a strong suspicion that Earth Day was a diversion, for at that very moment plans were being put in operation in Washington to spread death and destruction to Cambodia.
Word: disparagement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French desparagement. 1. The act of disparaging, of belittling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His disparagement of his opponent failed to dissuade voters.
Word: disparagements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disparagement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reducer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English reduce 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 reducer From reduce + -er. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdusɚ/ 1. Something or someone that reduces. Example: If a floorboard has deep risers, you should use an entrance reducer in winter, to help keep out mice […] 2. A reducing agent. 3. A hydraulic device for reducing pressure and hence increasing movement, used to transmit the load from the hydraulic support of the lower shackle to the lever weighing apparatus in some kinds of heavy testing machine. 4. A liquid used in the process of developing a negative to reduce its darkness. 5. A component used to connect two pipes of different bores. 6. A function that takes state and action as arguments and returns the next state of the app. 7. The reduction of the contribution to a football game of a more talented opponent by intimidation using a brutal tackle. Example: Koulibaly flattens Steven Bergwijn with a reducer from behind but avoids a booking. Bergwijn gets to his feet and blows his cheeks in frustration. I think that really hurt but he doesn’t want to show it.
Word: reducers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reducer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tangential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Italic *tangō Latin tangō Latin tangēns Latin tangentembor. English tangent Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English tangential From tangent + -ial. Pronunciation: /tænˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡ʃəl/ 1. Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something. Example: The meteor came in on a tangential orbit and exploded about 8 or 10 miles above the earth's surface, just south of the Arctic Circle. Example: A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever. 2. Merely touching, positioned as a tangent. Example: The archoplasm divides and forms a very large spindle which first lies tangential to the surface of the nucleus. 3. Only indirectly related. Example: That subject is tangential to our discussion, and we cannot let it distract us.
Word: Aichi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 愛(あい)知(ち) (Aichi). 1. A prefecture in south-central Japan.
Word: dodger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dodge 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 dodger From dodge + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈdɑ.d͡ʒɚ/ 1. Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving). Labels: countable 2. A person full of tricks or street smarts. Labels: countable 3. A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat. Labels: countable 4. An advertising leaflet; a flyer. Labels: Australia, countable, slang 5. Bread. Labels: Australia, US, dated, slang, uncountable
Word: dodgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dodger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: draft dodger Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft). Labels: informal Example: During the Vietnam War, thousands of draft dodgers fled to Canada to avoid serving.
Word: illicitly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English illicit Middle English -ly English -ly English illicitly From illicit + -ly. 1. In an illicit manner; illegally, immorally, or inappropriately. Example: India is merely the geopsychic site for a cluster of undesirabilities that continue to be illicitly desired.
Word: lonesomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lonesome Labels: form-of, plural Example: We can deal with this all by our lonesomes, we got enough gas. Example: You and me is headin' north and west, all by our lonesomes.
Word: immorally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English immoral Middle English -ly English -ly English immorally From immoral + -ly. 1. In an immoral manner, not morally, wrongly. Example: Noticing the fiver that fell out his friend's pocket, he was reluctant to behave immorally.
Word: licitness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English licit Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English licitness From licit + -ness. 1. The property of being licit, legalness, appropriateness. Labels: uncountable
Word: legalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From legal + -ness. Piecewise doublet of lealness and loyalness. 1. The state of being legal, or within the law. Labels: uncountable Example: The legalness of the act does not change its immorality, only whether you can be arrested for it.
Word: canon law Part of Speech: noun 1. The law of the church, religious law. Labels: uncountable Example: Canon law determines who is declared a saint. Example: Ah, well here comes Lucifer with his canon law 2. A regulation in church law. Labels: countable Example: The canon law on this matter conflicts with several other canon laws.
Word: draft dodgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of draft dodger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterattack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of counter-attack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: counterattack Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of counter-attack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: counterattacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterattacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of counterattack; alternative spelling of counter-attacks. Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: counter-attacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counter-attack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counter-attacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of counter-attack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: warm the cockles of someone's heart Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *ḱḗr Either from: * the similarity of a closed cockle (“European bivalve mollusk of the family Cardiidae”) to a heart; or * a corruption of Latin cochleae (“ventricles”) in cochleae cordis (“ventricles of the heart”). The term cockles of [someone’s] heart is first attested in 1671: see the quotation. Pronunciation: /wɔːm ðə ˈkɒk.əlz əv ˌsʌm.wənz ˈhɑːt/, /woɹm ðə ˈkɑk.əlz əv ˌsʌm.wənz ˈhɑɹt/, /woɹm ðə ˈkɔk.əlz əv ˌsʌm.wənz ˈhɑɹt/, /woɹm ðə ˈkɒk.əlz əv ˌsʌm.wənz ˈhɑɹt/, /woːm ðə ˈkɔk.əlz əv ˌsɐm.wənz ˈhɐːt/ 1. Especially of food or drink (particularly an alcoholic beverage): to cause someone to feel deeply warm and comfortable; to comfort, to satisfy. Labels: dated, idiomatic, intransitive Example: Here a fresh-looking barmaid serves them each with a glass of early purl as they stand before the fire, coachman and guard exchanging business remarks. The purl warms the cockles of Tom's heart and makes him cough. Example: Well, Aby; here I am, as large as life, but as cold as death. Ugh; what an affair that coach is! Fanny, my best of darlings, give me a drop of something that's best for warming the cockles of an old man's heart. 2. To provide someone with a deep feeling of contentment or happiness. Labels: dated, figuratively, idiomatic, intransitive Example: Novv, although he ſays in his Preface, that he vvould not much boaſt of convincing the vvorld, hovv much I vvas miſtaken in vvhat I undertook; yet, I am confident of it, that this Contrivance of his did invvardly as much rejoyce the Cockles of his heart, as he phanſies, that vvhat I vvrit did ſometimes much tickle my Spleen. Example: "You mean that great possessions warm the cockles of your heart," I said; "that's because you're all soul. As for me, I must warm my hands in the tea-cozy before I can carve the eggs."
Word: cockles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cockle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cockles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cockle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lousier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of lousy: more lousy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: lousiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of lousy: most lousy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations * (family, term of endearment): Clipping of family * (familiarization): Clipping of familiarization Pronunciation: /fæm/ 1. Clipping of family. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: I'm gonna visit the fam. 2. A term of endearment between friends; derived from "family" but not used between relatives. Labels: Internet, Multicultural-London-English, slang Example: Hey fam, how you doin'? / Safe mate, safe. Example: "Cadet, Cadet!" Not every day, fam. Can't you see why it's long? I just wanna get my creps and be gone. 3. Clipping of familiarization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial Example: The tourist board organized fam junkets for travel agents. Example: She arranged back-to-back fams and took her boyfriend.
Word: shitbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shit + box. 1. A dump; a run-down, messy or disgusting item. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, vulgar Example: My house is a shitbox. Example: Mother and I inhabited a little two-bedroom shitbox out in the Maritimo Brothers development known as “Avondale.” 2. An old and decrepit automobile. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, vulgar Example: What's funny about the comparison between a 70's car and a 00's shitbox, is that the difference is almost as drastic in the 10 years that have passed. Example: It's a Ferrari! It's a shitbox! 3. A contemptible person. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, vulgar Example: The rural townies are so backward they make the supporting cast of Deliverance look like Rhodes' scholars (including a Vietnam vet who refers to himself as "a time bomb ready to go off"), and the tourists are represented by a loathsome pack of suburban shitboxes who compare their campsite to On Golden Pond with Peter Fonda (it's a joke, get it?). Example: "You shitbox!" Ellen roared. "You piece of living shit!"
Word: shitboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shitbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ding-dongs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ding-dong Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noticable Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of noticeable. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: lapsus linguae Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lāpsus linguae (literally “slip or fault of the tongue”), from lāpsus (“fault”) and linguae (the genitive form of lingua (“tongue”)). Pronunciation: /ˌlæpsəs ˈlɪŋɡwiː/ 1. An inadvertent remark; a slip of the tongue. Labels: formal Example: a'''1789, Rev. Mr. Bramston, "The Art of Politics, in Imitation of Horace’s Art of Poetry", Epistle X in John Bell (ed.), Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry, Volume V, John Bell (1789), page 112, Is there a man on earth so perfect found, / Who ne’er mistook a word in sense or sound ? / Not blund’ring, but persisting is the fault ; / No mortal sin is lapsus linguae thought : / Clerks may mistake ; considering who ’tis from, / I pardon little slips in Cler. Dom. Com. Example: ... a poor woman who owed one thousand piastres—about £30—rushed and seized hold of the coffin, but instead of saying, "God bless the Bey," she, by an unfortunate lapsus linguæ, exclaimed, "God do not bless the King," which slip is quite natural in the Arabic expression.
Word: inadvertence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French inadvertance. 1. The state or quality of being inadvertent; inadvertency; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Many mistakes proceed from inadvertence. 2. An effect or result of inattention; an oversight or mistake from negligence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The size is an inadvertence like the tailor's stitches, to allow a style to emerge.
Word: republicans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of republican Labels: form-of, plural
Word: untrained Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train English -ed English trained English untrained From un- + trained. 1. Lacking training, not having been instructed in something. Labels: not-comparable Example: Many faults arise through simple jobs being incorrectly done by untrained people; such people must receive and follow precise instructions.
Word: Mormonism Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Mormon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Mormonism From Mormon + -ism. 1. Religious, ideological, and cultural aspects of the various denominations of the Latter-day Saint movement. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A religion that evolved out of Christianity and was founded by prophet Joseph Smith, whose members believe that the Book of Mormon is scripture and worship God. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bumpkins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bumpkin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cracked wheat Part of Speech: noun 1. Wheat grains that have been cut or crushed without further milling. Labels: uncountable
Word: somma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Mount Somma, a stratovolcano in southern Italy with a summit caldera in which the upper cone of Mount Vesuvius has grown. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒm.ə/, /ˈsɑ.mə/ 1. A volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone. Example: Eventually, a renewed edifice may grow large enough even to bury its somma, or sommas, completely, leaving no clue in its shape to a history of former catastrophe(s).
Word: obeah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain; apparently from a Caribbean creole, probably ultimately from a West African language. The Oxford English Dictionary points to Igbo abià (“knowledge, wisdom”), obìa (“doctor, healer”). Cognate of Aukan obiya, Saramaccan obia, and Sranan Tongo obia. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊbɪə/, /ˈobia/ 1. A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Although lacking a self-perpetuating institutional structure, Obeah was a crucial element of Afro-Caribbean religions everywhere from Suriname's Maroon societies (communities of runaway slaves) to the Leeward Islands' slave societies. Example: However, quite often it is also applied to protect from obeah spells which the client feels himself or herself to be suffering from. Since obeah can also cast protective spells (e.g., against other obeah spells), it is not entirely correct to dismiss it as an evil practice. 2. A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] but he went down to death, with dusky dreams of African shadow-catchers and Obeahs hunting him. Example: A Jamaican Christian came to me for counseling. […] I asked him if he had been charmed as a child by an Obeah. Obeahs are the magicians of the Carribean^([sic]) islands. 3. A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mr. M. J. Walhouse then read a paper on "Some Indian Obeahs", and exhibited some photos of Kurumbars, and a piece of the bone of an elk and an iron cock's spur, with which a man had been murdered, both of which had been regarded as Obeahs.
Word: obeah Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain; apparently from a Caribbean creole, probably ultimately from a West African language. The Oxford English Dictionary points to Igbo abià (“knowledge, wisdom”), obìa (“doctor, healer”). Cognate of Aukan obiya, Saramaccan obia, and Sranan Tongo obia. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊbɪə/, /ˈobia/ 1. To bewitch using this kind of folk magic. Labels: transitive Example: Sometimes an egg is boiled hard, and laid in the middle of the road, surrounded by a circle of plantane bark; at others, pieces of hair, cats' teeth, cocks' feathers, and bits of glass, broken amber, and snakes' skins, are placed at the person's door; but oftener buried so as to be concealed from sight. Whoever touches an obeah of this kind, is certain to bring all the mischief intended for the obeahed person, upon his own head; and the consequence is, very few Negroes, if any, venture to remove the charm, or even to come near it. A lock of the obeahed person's hair is almost indispensably necessary, […] Example: [I]f any negro from that time forward should be proved to have accused another of Obeahing him or of telling another that he had been Obeahed, he should forfeit his share of the next present of salt-fish, which I meant soon to distribute among the slaves, and should never receive any favour from me in future; […]
Word: obedientiary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin obedientiarius, from Latin oboedientia (“obedience”) + la + -arius. By surface analysis, from obedient + -i- (“connecting vowel”) + -ary. 1. The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior. Example: Each obedientiary held his own rural estates as well as properties in the city and was supported by various unlanded officials.
Word: obelise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of obelize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: obelize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Hellenic Ancient Greek ὀβελίζειν (obelízein), from ὀβελός (obelós, “obelus”). 1. To mark (a written or printed passage) with an obelus; to judge as spurious or doubtful. Example: All modern classicists like to display due caution before coming to a conclusion and will reluctantly obelise any words in a manuscript that resist obvious emendation before deciding that on balance one version is better than another.
Word: obelus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English obelus, obelo, from Old English obelus, from Late Latin obelus (“critical mark”), from Koine Greek ὀβελός (obelós, “critical mark”), Ancient Greek ὀβελός (obelós, “rod, spit; obelisk; critical mark”). The further etymology is uncertain; a derivation from βέλος (bélos, “arrow, dart, missile”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to pierce; to reach; to throw; to hit by throwing”)) has been suggested, but the initial vowel remains unexplained. Compare obelisk. The plural form obeli is derived from Late Latin obeli, from Ancient Greek ὀβελοί (obeloí). Pronunciation: /ˈɒbɪləs/, /ˈɒbləs/, /ˈɑbələs/, /ˈɒbɪlaɪ/, /ˈɑbəˌlaɪ/ 1. A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk. Labels: historical Example: The ancienteſt of all is that of the Library of M. Colbert, which contains part of Exodus, Numbers, and Leviticus, of the Tranſlation of the Septuagint, with Lines call'd Obeli and Aſteriſks, as we find them in the Hexapla of Origen. Example: 'Tis pretended that the Divines of Louvain paſs'd the ſame judgment upon the miſplacing this obelus 150 years ago: but they have only ſaid that the Manuſcripts of [Robert] Stephens had the Text of the 7ᵗʰ Verſe entire, and ſo as 'tis printed, unleſs the obelus be placed wrong: I would my ſelf ſay as much, tho' I maintain that it is in its true place. 2. A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk. Example: And, with respect to the Homer of Aristarchus, it is to be considered, that besides the lines, sentences, and long passages, to which that Herod of critics affixed his obelus (†) or stiletto, there were entire books which he found no use on obelising piecemeal; because it was not this line or that line into which he wished to thrust his dagger, but the whole rabble of lines—"tag, rag, and bobtail." Example: I have translated the Oxford Classical Text of C[harles] Hude (3rd edn., Oxford, 1927), except at the places marked in the translation with an obelus (†), which refer the interested reader to a note in the Textual Notes.
Word: obdt Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of obedient, at one time used in correspondence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, obsolete Example: I remain -- your obdt servant -- Josiah Smith
Word: obcordate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ob- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥d- Proto-Italic *kord Latin cor(d) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English cordate English obcordate From ob- + cordate. 1. Of a reversed cordate shape; heart-shaped but attached to the stalk by the pointed end.
Word: obconical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ob- + conical. 1. Alternative form of obconic. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Sori in the axils of lamina branches, partly immersed; involucre bell- or trumpet-shaped, or obconical, usually 2-lipped; receptacle generally exserted.
Word: obconic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ob- + conic. 1. of a fruit, conical in shape and attached to the stalk by the pointed end. 2. Conical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical.
Word: obb Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of obbligato. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: oat grass Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various grasses resembling oats: Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Any of various grasses resembling oats: Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Any of various grasses resembling oats: Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Any of various grasses resembling oats: Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: hop garden Part of Speech: noun 1. A field, fields or farm where hops are grown. Labels: UK Example: On leaving Wye, we find the country changing character; the Downs come closer to the line, and grazing gives way to orchards and hop-gardens, with pleasant farm buildings, including oasthouses, another characteristic Kentish sight. Example: The line is now well into the Wealden hills. Running along the Teise valley, the slopes of which are covered in hop gardens, it falls at gradients of 1 in 106 and 213 to Goudhurst, 6⅜ miles out, [...].
Word: oast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ost, from Old English āst (“a kiln”), from Proto-Germanic *aistaz (“kiln”), from *aisǭ (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“to burn; fire”). Cognate with Dutch eest (“kiln”), Middle Low German eiste (“kiln”), Latin aedes (“house; hearth”), Old English ād (“fire; funeral pyre”). Pronunciation: /əʊst/ 1. A kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops. Labels: UK
Word: oast house Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oast + house. 1. A building containing oasts, used in conjunction with hop harvesting. Labels: UK Example: Sail-like, the oast-house towers of Horsmonden seem almost to plough the rich soil of their Kentish hopfield like graceful yachts on a gently rolling sea. And sail-like, their wind vanes turn the angled cowls with the breeze to create a vacuum inside that draws up hot air to dry the hops on their slatted floor below. This is the Garden of England, and the village is surrounded by orchards and pastures, as well as hopfields - […].
Word: viral marketing Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique aiming at reproducing "word of mouth", usually on the Internet or by email, for humorous, political or marketing purposes. Labels: uncountable Example: A famous example of viral marketing is the rapid spread of Hotmail as a free email service. Attached to each email was a short advertisement and Hotmail's URL, and customers spread the word about Hotmail simply by emailing their family and friends.
Word: vinegarroon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of vinegaroon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vinegared Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old French vinaigrebor. Middle English vynegre English vinegar English -ed English vinegared From vinegar + -ed. 1. Seasoned with vinegar. Labels: not-comparable Example: Most tellingly, the recipe from Causes and Cures prescribes a vinegared wine but the recipe from Physica prescribes vinegar or wine, yet when the explanation of how the medicine works is given, in both passages it has been assumed that the ingredient of the Causes and Cures’ version (vinegared wine) not that of Physica (vinegar or wine) was used.
Word: rice vinegar Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of vinegar made from fermented rice or rice wine, used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean cooking. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: vinegarish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old French vinaigrebor. Middle English vynegre English vinegar Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English vinegarish From vinegar + -ish. 1. Tasting somewhat like vinegar. 2. acerbic, bitter Labels: figuratively Example: a vinegarish aunt
Word: platform game Part of Speech: noun 1. A video game of the genre characterized by jumping (or otherwise moving) to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.
Word: wine vinegar Part of Speech: noun 1. Vinegar made from wine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Mensan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mensa + -an. 1. A member of Mensa, a society for people who have very high IQs.
Word: Mensan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mensa + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to Mensa.
Word: contracture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French contracture, from Latin contractura. Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹæktjʊə(ɹ)/, /kənˈtɹæktʃʊə(ɹ)/, /kənˈtɹæktʃə(ɹ)/ 1. An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Even if in the initial phase of acute hand burn injury all treatment measures have been executed properly, postburn deformities still occur and are the most common cause of skin contracture in the hand. Postburn scarring and contractures affect the function as well as the aesthetic appearance of the hand and remain the most frustrating late complication of a hand burn. Example: In general, the technique resulted in faster healing, less car formation, and less contracture than pinch grafting.
Word: republicanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Italic *poplosder. Old Latin poplusder. Old Latin poplicus Latin pūblicus Latin pūblica Latin rēspūblica Latin rēpūblicālbor. Middle French republiquebor. English republic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an French républicainder. English republican Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English republicanism From republican + -ism. 1. The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: paraphilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English paraphilia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English paraphilic From paraphilia + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a paraphilia.
Word: paraphilic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English paraphilia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English paraphilic From paraphilia + -ic. 1. One who has a paraphilia.
Word: routinized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of routinize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: routinized Part of Speech: adj 1. Carried out as part of a routine
Word: objectified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of objectify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: objectified Part of Speech: adj 1. Treated as an object. Labels: especially Example: Near-synonym: (of people) demeaned
Word: renewable energy Part of Speech: noun 1. Energy that is collected from renewable resources, such as wind, water, or the sun, usually and especially as applied to a category of electrical generation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Finally, I have the impression that there’s an element of tough-guy posturing involved — real men don’t use renewable energy, or something. 2. All non-fossil fuel energy sources, including those that consume limited resources; especially, nuclear power. Labels: broadly, countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable Example: Renewable energy from nuclear, hydro, and solar sources constituted less than 10 percent of the world's energy consumption in 2009.
Word: gillie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic gille (“helper”), from Middle Irish gilla (“youth, young man; boy, male child; messenger, page, servant”), possibly borrowed from Old Norse gildr (“brawny, stout; of full worth”). Compare Irish giolla (“boy”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪli/ 1. A male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief. Labels: Scotland Example: A Highland chief being as absolute in his patriarchal authority as any prince, had a corresponding number of officers attached to his person. […] Our officer of Engineers, so often quoted, has given us a distinct list of the domestic officers, who, […] belonged to the establishment of a Highland chief. These are, […] 4. Gillie-more, or sword-bearer, alluded to in the text. 5. Gillie-Casflue, who carried the chief, if on foot, over the fords. 6. Gillie-comstrain, who leads the chief's horse. 7. Gillie-Thrusha-narinsh, the baggage-man. 8. The Piper. 9. The piper's gillie, or attendant who carries the bagpipe. Example: But my good companion had nothing in his mind but kindness; and the next moment, two of the gillies had me by the arms, and I began to be carried forward with great swiftness (or so it appeared to me, although I dare say it was slowly enough in truth), through a labyrinth of dreary glens and hollows and into the heart of that dismal mountain of Ben Alder. 2. A fishing and hunting guide; a man or boy who attends to a person who is fishing or hunting, especially in Scotland. Labels: Ireland, Scotland, UK Example: Every deerstalker will bear witness to the eagerness of Highlanders in pursuit of their old favourite game, the dun deer; the mountaineer shews what he is when his eye kindles and his nostril dilates at the sight of a noble stag; when the gillie forgets his master in his keenness, and the southern lags behind; when it is "bellows to mend" and London dinners are remembered with regret. Example: When dinner should be over, supper was to follow with scarcely any interval to speak of; and to partake of this other guests should be bidden—Svengali and Gecko, and perhaps one or two more. No ladies! For, as the unsusceptible Laird expressed it, in the language of a gillie he had once met at a servants' dance in a Highland country house, "Them wimmen spiles the ball!"
Word: gillie Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic gille (“helper”), from Middle Irish gilla (“youth, young man; boy, male child; messenger, page, servant”), possibly borrowed from Old Norse gildr (“brawny, stout; of full worth”). Compare Irish giolla (“boy”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪli/ 1. To be a gillie, a fishing or hunting guide, for (someone). Labels: intransitive Example: I had taken bigger fish on the Alta, while fishing as Tony Pulitzer's guest on the Jöraholmen farm, but never under circumstances as bizarre as the day I found myself being ghillied by a girl. Example: [I]t was distance casting that changed my life. I started by gillying for [William] Taylor, retrieving his line between long casts and laying it out in tangle-free coils on the platform at his side.
Word: gillie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gill (“drink measure for spirits”) + -ie; probably a nonce word coined by Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759–1796) to maintain the rhyme in a poem entitled On a Scotch Bard Gone to the West Indies, first published in 1786: see the quotation. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɪli/, /ˈd͡ʒili/ 1. A gill of an alcoholic drink. Labels: Scotland Example: Fareweel, my rhyme-compoſing billie! / Your native ſoil was right ill-willie; / But may ye flouriſh like a lily, / Now bonilie! / I'll toaſt ye in my hindmoſt gillie, / Tho' owre the Sea!
Word: cancrinite Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a family of feldspathoid minerals that are mixed carbonates and aluminosilicates of sodium and calcium.
Word: intelligence quotient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Intelligenzquotient. Coined in 1912 by German psychologist William Stern. 1. A score derived from one of several different standardized tests attempting to measure a person's intelligence relative to that of the general population, with the average usually calibrated to a number around 100.
Word: kosmos Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of cosmos. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: It [the earth] was in the centre of the Kosmos; it remained stationary because of its equal distance from all parts of the outer revolving spheres; there was no cause determining it to move upward rather than downward or sideways, therefore it remained still. Its exhalations nourished the fire in the peripheral regions of the Kosmos. Example: 1874-1875, William Ewart Gladstone, The Church of England and Ritualism […] the spirit of Beauty was so profusely poured forth, that it seemed to fill the life and action of man as it fills the kingdoms of nature; the one, like the other, was in its way a Kosmos.
Word: carbonatite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English carbonate Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English carbonatite From carbonate + -ite. 1. Any intrusive igneous rock having a majority of carbonate minerals Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cardamon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cardamom. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: homolactic fermentation Part of Speech: noun 1. Any form of fermentation that produces a single acid, but especially the anaerobic conversion of pyruvic acid into lactic acid with concomitant oxidation of NADH to NAD Labels: uncountable
Word: homolactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English lactic English homolactic From homo- + lactic. 1. Producing only lactic acid Labels: not-comparable
Word: compound eye Part of Speech: noun 1. A visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It consists of one to thousands of tiny independent photoreception units.
Word: recruitment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From recruit + -ment. French recrutement. Pronunciation: /rɪˈkruːt.mənt / 1. The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 'The recruitment of 72 new drivers means that we will have the resource to deliver additional services' said the spokesman. 2. A style or process of recruiting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Tebow's and Bradford's production and leadership are undeniable, but their recruitments, offenses and personalities are vastly different. 3. The addition of new adult or breeding-age individuals (recruits) to a population. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The full aeration of a lung. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Opening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS) Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A physical condition of the inner ear that leads to reduced tolerance of loudness, commonly occurring in those with hearing loss due to cochlear damage. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: great big Part of Speech: adj 1. Very big; huge. Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: occurrents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of occurrent; events Labels: form-of, plural Example: Withal, I shall perchance, seeing I have so good an occasion offered, touch by the way some occurrents of later time. Example: So tell him, with th' occurrents, more and less, Which have solicited– the rest is silence.
Word: conqueress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English conqueresse, conquiris, conquires, probably from Old French; equivalent to conquer + -ess. 1. A female conqueror. Example: And now by this the noble Conquereſſe / Her ſelfe came in, her glory to partake;
Word: psychoheresy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English heresy English psychoheresy From psycho- + heresy. 1. The integration of psychotherapy and Christian teaching, held to be unchristian by some. Labels: uncountable
Word: simplexity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English simplex Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English simplexity From simplex + -ity. 1. The number of simplexes into which a structure can be divided. Labels: uncountable
Word: simplexity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of simplicity + complexity. 1. Disorder. Labels: uncountable Example: Simplexity, according to Goldsmith, is defined as "synonymous with disorder, or structural simplicity or high entropy. 2. The tendency of a simple system to generate complex forms. Labels: uncountable 3. The act of establishing a simple interface for something that is complex. Labels: uncountable
Word: unchristian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Alternation (due to Christian) of Middle English uncristen, uncristene, from Old English uncristen (“unchristian”), equivalent to un- + Christian. Compare West Frisian onkristen, Dutch onkristen (obsolete Dutch onchristen), Danish ukristen, Swedish okristen, Icelandic ókristinn. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈkɹɪstʃən/, /ʌnˈkɹɪstɪən/, /ʌnˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/ 1. Not of the Christian faith. 2. Not in accord with Christian principles; without Christian spirit; unbefitting a Christian. Example: I hope I may never again be in a state of mind so unchristian as the mental frame in which I lived for some weeks, respecting the memory of Master B. [His bell rang] two nights out of three, until I conceived the happy idea of twisting Master B.‘s neck […] Example: Arius […] eventually died obscurely, reputedly as the result of an acute attack of dysentery in a latrine in Constantinople, which circumstance afforded his enemies some unchristian pleasure, and was eventually commemorated with exemplary lack of charity in the Orthodox liturgy.
Word: extraterritoriality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English extraterritorial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English extraterritoriality From extraterritorial + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌɛk.stɹəˌtɛ.ɹɪˌtɔː.ɹɪˈæl.ɪ.ti/, /ˌɛk.stɹəˌtɛ.ɹɪˌtɔ.ɹiˈæl.ɪ.ti/ 1. Immunity from the local laws of a certain area, especially due to diplomatic negotiation. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Although both home country and host country extraterritoriality involve the extension of national law over foreign corporations, the two differ sharply in the nature of application. 2. A territory or space that is under the power of a certain area but not defined by its norms. Labels: countable, usually
Word: proxenetism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English proxenet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English proxenetism From proxenet + -ism. 1. The negotiation or facilitation of a transaction between a sex worker and a customer. Labels: formal, uncountable
Word: coöperation Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of cooperation. Example: "[...] for their encouraging initiative and coöperation."
Word: consulship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English consul Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English consulship From consul + -ship. 1. The office of a consul, in its various senses. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The term of office of a consul. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: consultative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin-type *cōnsultātīvus (probably used in Medieval Latin), from cōnsultāt-, past participial stem of cōnsultō, + -īvus. By surface analysis, consult + -ative. 1. That gives advice or consultation; advisory.
Word: consumable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume 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 consumable From consume + -able. Pronunciation: /kənˈsjuːməbəl/, /kənˈsuːməbəl/ 1. That is consumed or depleted upon use. Example: Atwood's Edible Woman offers a brilliant analysis of woman as consumable in consumer capitalism: when Marian turns out in a tarty hairdo and red dress... 2. That may be eaten.
Word: consumable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume 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 consumable From consume + -able. Pronunciation: /kənˈsjuːməbəl/, /kənˈsuːməbəl/ 1. A material or product that is produced for consumption. Example: printer consumables such as toner and ink cartridges Example: The drillhead produces the drilling rotation and torque but also must slide out of position to allow the machine to manipulate the finisher drill steel and consumables.
Word: containerize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English container 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 containerize From container + -ize. 1. To transport (cargo) in large, standard containers. Labels: transitive 2. To modify (a ship or industry) to use such containers. Labels: transitive 3. To run an application in a software container. Labels: transitive Example: 1. First and foremost, containerize or dockerize the Spring Boot app using a Dockerfile.
Word: contaminator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From contaminate + -or. 1. A person who contaminates. Example: At which the afflicted father, count Raymond, when his wife Melusine was entering his closet to comfort him, broke out into these words against her, before all the courtiers who attended her: - "Out of my sight, thou pernicious snake and odious serpent! thou contaminator of my race!" 2. A thing that contaminates; a contaminant.
Word: contemporaneity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, contempor(aneous) + -aneity. 1. The state or characteristic of being contemporaneous. Labels: uncountable
Word: contentedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English contented Middle English -ly English -ly English contentedly From contented + -ly. Pronunciation: /kənˈtɛn.tɪd.liː/, /kənˈtɛn.tɪd.li/, /kənˈten.tɪd.liː/, /kənˈten.təd.liː/, /konˈʈɛn.ʈɪɖ.liː/ 1. In a contented manner. Example: Some confounded fact we men have been living contentedly with ever since the day of creation would start up and knock the whole thing over. Example: “Take my word for it, you’ll settle down with us all right. Give us a trial anyway. . . . . Come in, Mr. Hopkins. . . . This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.