nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: give way Part of Speech: verb 1. To yield to persistent persuasion. Example: The mother gave way to her crying child. Example: Whether in consequence of this or not, the Liverpool company eventually gave way, and proceeded to build its portion of the work with some ill grace. 2. To collapse or break under physical stresses. Example: After years of neglect, the rusty old bridge could give way at any time. Example: During the day conditions worsened quickly—for example, a 2-6-0 on the Uckfield line suddenly encountered flood water high enough to enter its ashpan and extinguish its fire—until lock gates up-river at Barcombe gave way and a tidal wave rolled down the valley meeting head-on a spring tide rolling up from the coast. 3. To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by. Example: Winter gave way to spring. Example: The native-born and the "naturalised" locomotives have been giving way to the standardised types, of which the L.M.S.R. class "5" 4-6-0 has led the way and has penetrated the furthest. 4. To give precedence to other road users. Example: At the crossing, cars must give way to pedestrians. 5. To allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech. Example: "Yes, I will give way." 6. To allow the expression of (a pent-up emotion, grief, etc.). Example: Seeing my eye fixed upon him, he went outside to give way to his grief in the passage. 7. To begin rowing. Labels: imperative
Word: gives way Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of give way Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gave way Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of give way Labels: form-of, past
Word: given way Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of give way Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Appenzeller Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Appenzeller. 1. A surname from German.
Word: theirselves Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From their + -selves, patterned on ourselves and similar terms. Pronunciation: /ˈðɐ.sɛlz/ 1. Alternative form of themselves. Labels: Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal Example: Or would they have it believed, that there is in their ſelves ſome ſuperior ſanctity, ſome peculiar privilege, by which theſe things are lawful to them, which are unlawful to all the world beſides? Example: Was anyone hurted? Sure, they were just trailin' theirselves off the ground. Ye wud have died larfin'. There's Jimmy Hanlon was never his own man since, and I had me nose broke on me—I find it yet—and some says there was a wee girl from Tanderagee got herself killed.
Word: Balt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Balto-Slavic *bálˀtasbor.? Germanicbor.? Medieval Latin Balthae plbf. ▲ Latin Balthaeder. Latin Balticusbor. English Balticbf. English Balt Back-formation from Baltic and/or Medieval Latin and Late Latin Balthae; see Baltic for more. Pronunciation: /bɒlt/, /bɔːlt/, /bɔlt/, /bɑlt/ 1. An ethnic descendant of the Indo-European Baltic people, especially including ethnic Lithuanians, Latvians or Prussians, but generally not including ethnic Belarusians, Estonians, Germans, Jews, Livonians, Poles, Russians, Swedes or Tatars who have also inhabited or currently inhabit the modern Baltic states. 2. A native speaker of one of the Baltic languages: Lithuanian, Latvian, Old Prussian, Sudovian and related languages. 3. An inhabitant of one of the modern Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia. Labels: rare
Word: long, long lost Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of long-lost: more long-lost Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: palsgrave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Pfalzgraf (“count palatinate”). 1. A count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county. Labels: historical Example: When bound to the stake, two cartloads of fagots and straw were piled up around him, and the palsgrave and vogt for the last time adjured him to abjure.
Word: educt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare educe, induct, Latin eductor (“tutor”). 1. That which is educed. 2. A reactant. Labels: obsolete
Word: educt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare educe, induct, Latin eductor (“tutor”). 1. To educe, to extract. Example: 1878, W. J. Macquorn Rankine, Morton's Jet Condenser, John Bourne (author & editor), Examples of Steam, Air, & Gas Engines of the Most Recent Approved Types, Longmans, Green and Co., Appendix, page xlix, In my 'Hand Book of the Steam Engine,' published in 1865, I pointed out that a feat more difficult than that of forcing the waste water out of the condenser might be performed by the educted steam, whether proceeding to the atmosphere or the condenser. Example: 1960, Engineering Extension Series, Issue 145, Purdue University, Department of Engineering Extension, page 260, From this tank the carbon is educted with high pressure water to the dewatering screw above the regeneration furnace.
Word: electrocapillarity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English capillarity English electrocapillarity From electro- + capillarity. 1. the effect of electric charge on surface tension Labels: uncountable
Word: electrocapillary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English capillary English electrocapillary From electro- + capillary. 1. of or pertaining to electrocapillarity
Word: electrodecantation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English decantation English electrodecantation From electro- + decantation. 1. a technique for the separation of the constituents of colloids (sols) using a combination of electrodialysis and gravity
Word: electrodialysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English dialysis English electrodialysis From electro- + dialysis. 1. a form of dialysis in which the rate is increased by the presence of an electric potential across the membrane, especially one using an ion-selective membrane
Word: electrofuge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English -fuge English electrofuge From electro- + -fuge. 1. A leaving group that does not carry away the bonding electron pair
Word: leaving group Part of Speech: noun 1. An atom or group that is detached from the rest of a molecule during a reaction.
Word: electrographite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- German Graphitbor. English graphite English electrographite From electro- + graphite. 1. a synthetic form of graphite made by the electrical heating of some other form of carbon Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: electrokinetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English kinetic English electrokinetic From electro- + kinetic. 1. Describing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes movement Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing the heating effect of an electric current Labels: not-comparable
Word: electromeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English electromer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English electromeric From electromer + -ic. 1. Describing a form of resonance in which a molecule becomes polarized as a result of intramolecular electron displacement
Word: electromigration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English migration English electromigration From electro- + migration. 1. the transport of small particles under the influence of an electric charge; the separation of ions of isotopes by this method Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: electronation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English electron Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English electronation From electron + -ation. 1. The transfer of an electron to a neutral molecule to form an anion
Word: walk in the snow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a remark by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Eliott Trudeau (1919-2000) on February 29, 1984, describing how he made his decision to retire. Pronunciation: [ˈwɒ(ː)k ɪn ðə ˈsno(ʊ̯)] 1. An occasion when a momentous career decision is made, especially a decision to resign or retire. Labels: Canada, idiomatic Example: Mr. Trudeau told reporters yesterday he made the decision to put an end to almost 16 years in office after a long, solitary walk Tuesday night through a blinding Ottawa blizzard. . . . "It was a great walk in the snow." Example: "I went for a walk in the snow last night—and I'm staying." So said Jean Chretien on January 15th, varying the phrase with which Pierre Trudeau announced his sudden resignation as Canada's prime minister in 1984.
Word: skulllike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English skull Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English skulllike From skull + -like. 1. Uncommon spelling of skull-like. Labels: alt-of, uncommon Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:skulllike.
Word: kene Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of keen. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Napier Part of Speech: name Etymology: See napery 1. A Scottish surname originating as an occupation for someone who sold table linen, or was in charge of the linen of a great house. 2. John Napier, Scottish mathematician etc. 3. A male given name transferred from the surname. 4. A locality in the Riverina district, New South Wales, Australia. 5. An unincorporated place in the township of Adelaide Metcalfe, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. 6. A city in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand. 7. A village in Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa. 8. A ghost town in Holt County, Missouri, United States. 9. An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.
Word: for the lose Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Contrived antithesis of for the win. 1. Something undesirable; an exclamation suggesting an unwanted result or condition. Labels: Internet
Word: shizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of German Scheiße (“shit”). Doublet of shit. 1. Scatological-type pornography, especially if it is produced in Germany. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: But they don’t have shizer porn in heaven, and some things are just way too good to not have in your VCR. Example: 2004: Aaron Bronsteter, To all you virgins out there: the unsex supplement, Brock Press German shizer films are like the Insane Clown Posse of porn; it's shitty, has odd novelty value and strangely, a select group of people actually enjoy it.
Word: incavo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian incavo. 1. The incised part in an intaglio.
Word: incavi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incavo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: even-handed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of evenhanded. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: As a former shadow transport secretary, Greenwood says she felt especially self-conscious of the need to appear even-handed if she was to gain the trust of the four Conservative members in particular who sat on her 11-person committee.
Word: carman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Anglo-Norman carrebor. Middle English carre English car English -man English carman From car + -man. 1. A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart. Labels: obsolete Example: Nine main depots and a number of sub-depots are involved and the carmen, after leaving their depots, were entirely under a controller's instructions. Example: In this book, journalist and researcher Christer Holmgren explains why the murders were never cleared up and names the East End carman Charles Lechmere as the culprit behind both series of murders.
Word: horse and cart Part of Speech: noun 1. A cart, pulled by a horse and driven by a driver, used for transporting goods. Labels: historical Example: "Our railways were developed to their fullest extent at a time when the horse and cart was the only means of feeding to and distributing from them. ... In order to provide for a large measure of rail participation in countrywide collection and delivery of small consignments—a task they were never particularly well suited to do, and which they did only because the horse and cart were worse—the railways sacrificed their main advantages. Example: But the village's growth was curbed by the cliffs that restricted onward exploration for visitors, while goods such as coal and lime, which had arrived by water, were being transported up the severe incline to the town of Lynton by horse and cart.
Word: lithophane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos)der. English litho- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek -φανής (-phanḗs)lbor. English -phane English lithophane From litho- + -phane. 1. A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light
Word: electroneutrality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English neutrality English electroneutrality From electro- + neutrality. 1. electrical neutrality, especially as applied to the principle that pure ionic substances are electrically neutral Labels: uncountable
Word: electrophilicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English electrophilic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English electrophilicity From electrophilic + -ity. 1. The condition of being electrophilic. Labels: uncountable 2. The degree to which something is electrophilic. Labels: countable
Word: electrosmosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of electro-osmosis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: electroviscous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English viscous English electroviscous From electro- + viscous. 1. Describing the effects of electric charge on viscosity
Word: enantioconvergence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os)der. English enantio- English convergence English enantioconvergence From enantio- + convergence. 1. stereoconvergence
Word: stereoconvergence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English convergence English stereoconvergence From stereo- + convergence. 1. In a chemical reaction, The predominant formation of the same stereoisomer (or enantiomer) of a reaction product when two different stereoisomers of the reactant are used in the same reaction.
Word: enantiomerism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English enantiomer 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 enantiomerism From enantiomer + -ism. 1. The isomerism of enantiomers.
Word: Provel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Brand name. 1. A white processed cheese popular in and around Saint Louis, Missouri. Labels: uncountable
Word: enantiomerization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From enantiomer + -ization. 1. The interconversion of enantiomers; racemization
Word: enantiomorphous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English enantiomorph Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English enantiomorphous From enantiomorph + -ous. 1. Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic Labels: not-comparable
Word: enantiopure Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os)der. English enantio- English pure English enantiopure From enantio- + pure. 1. Enantiomerically pure (containing a single enantiomer). Labels: not-comparable
Word: outstate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English outstate From out- + state. 1. Of the part of a state of the United States that is away from major metropolitan areas. Labels: not-comparable Example: In Minnesota, an anticipated reduction of world trade by 15% to 33% threatens not just individual companies, but communities, especially in the outstate area, he said.
Word: outstate Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English outstate From out- + state. 1. To a part of a state of the United States away from major metropolitan areas. Labels: not-comparable Example: I go outstate to spend time in nature.
Word: enantiotopic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing the relationship between two groups attached to the same atom which, if replaced, would generate compounds that are enantiomers Labels: not-comparable
Word: endergonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From end- + -ergonic. 1. Describing a reaction that absorbs (heat) energy from its environment
Word: energization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἐνεργός (energós) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ἐνεργής (energḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-iă) Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia)bor. Late Latin energīader. Middle French énergieder. English energy 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 energize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English energization From energize + -ation. 1. The act (or state) of being energized.
Word: entatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing the state of an atom or group, bound to a protein (especially to an enzyme), that has its geometric or electronic condition adapted for function
Word: put it there Part of Speech: verb 1. An invitation for the addressee to slap the speaker's palm in greeting or celebration. Labels: idiomatic, imperative-only 2. Alternative form of put her there Labels: alt-of, alternative, imperative-only Example: Joe stood up rather shakily. "Henry, you're a lifesaver!" Frank rose beside him. "Put it there, pal. We would have been goners if you hadn't got the door open.["]
Word: give someone five Part of Speech: verb 1. To slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.
Word: slap someone five Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Referring to the five fingers. 1. To slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.
Word: aven Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French aven. 1. A vertical shaft leading upward from a cave passage, sometimes connecting with passages above. 2. A pothole.
Word: Camunian Part of Speech: noun 1. Camun.
Word: Camunian Part of Speech: adj 1. Camun. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Vasil Part of Speech: name 1. A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Васі́ль (Vasílʹ). 2. A transliteration of the Bulgarian or Macedonian male given name Васил (Vasil).
Word: off white Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of off-white. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The walls, which were much farther off white than normal,... .
Word: off white Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of off-white. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: toe hold Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of toehold. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I waited for him to take it up, to unravel once again his tale of plotting statesmen and deluded public, his great joke, his private toe hold on the world.
Word: ciggies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ciggy Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of ciggie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudohermaphrodite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English hermaphrodite English pseudohermaphrodite From pseudo- + hermaphrodite. 1. An individual that has the external genitalia of one sex, but the internal sex organs of the other. 2. A flower that has become functionally unisexual by the suppression of either stamens or pistils.
Word: pseudohermaphrodite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English hermaphrodite English pseudohermaphrodite From pseudo- + hermaphrodite. 1. Having external genitalia of one sex, but the internal sex organs of the other. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the case described by Recasens himself of a pseudohermaphrodite woman there was a formation of testicular appearance on the labia majora; but its histological examination demonstrated that this was not a gonad, but a glandular mass of a nature which defied diagnosis. Example: The chief psychologic and psychiatric problems encountered in the adrenogenital syndrome are those associated with the sex orientation of untreated and undiagnosed pseudohermaphrodite women (33).
Word: pseudohermaphrodites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudohermaphrodite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vlach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *volxъ (“speaker of a Romance language”), from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“non-Germanic foreigner, Celt; later Roman”). Presumably introduced into Slavic around the 7th century, but first recorded only in the 11th century in Byzantine Greek. In English used as a synonym of "Wallachian" from the 19th century. The word is etymologically distantly related to Wales/Welsh, Walloon, and Gaul. Doublet of Gaul and wealh. Pronunciation: [vlɑːk], [vlæk] 1. A Wallachian. 2. A Romanian. 3. Any member of an Eastern Romance speaking group, including Romanians, Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, and Istro-Romanians. 4. Any member of a Polish ethnographic group (subgroup of Silesians) living around the towns of Cieszyn and Skoczów
Word: enthalpimetric Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing any of several forms of calorimetric analysis in which the enthalpy change during a reaction is measured
Word: enthalpimetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English enthalpy Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English enthalpimetry From enthalpy + -metry. 1. Any of several forms of calorimetric analysis in which the enthalpy change during a reaction is measured. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: enthalpogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English enthalpy Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English enthalpogram From enthalpy + -o- + -gram. 1. A graph of enthalpy or temperature versus time during a reaction; especially one used in enthalpimetry.
Word: entitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sumbf. Latin ēns Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Medieval Latin entitāsbor. English entity Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English entitic From entity + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to entities, especially to the number of entities in a particular situation.
Word: epicadmium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + cadmium. 1. Used attributively to describe kinetic energies above that at which cadmium has a large neutron cross section Labels: uncountable
Word: episulfonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + sulfonium. 1. Any cation derived by protonation or other addition to the sulfur atom of a thiirane.
Word: epithermal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From epi- + thermal. 1. Describing deposits of minerals formed from warm water at shallow depth 2. Describing neutrons of kinetic energy greater than that of thermal motion
Word: deerstalker hat Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪə(ɹ)stɔːkə hæt/, /diɚstɔkɚ hæt/ 1. A type of men's headwear, made of cloth with a plaid pattern, having two projecting brims (one at the front and one at the back) and earflaps which can be folded up and tied at the top. Example: Two famous fictional characters who wore deerstalker hats were Sherlock Holmes and Holden Caulfield in J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye.
Word: deerslayer hat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of deerstalker hat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: deerslayer cap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of deerstalker hat. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: illuminatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English illuminate Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English illuminatory From illuminate + -ory. 1. Increasing informative qualities; explanatory. Example: The problem of a non-learning authority remains apparently untouched by all the self-critical and self-analytical awareness which is evidenced. This, of course, does not deny the illuminatory potential of structuralist models of society in general, but this one does not work here.
Word: forbode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English forbode, forbod, from Old English forbod (“a forbidding, prohibition”), from Proto-Germanic *frabudą (“prohibition”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake, fully perceive”), equivalent to for- + bode. Cognate with Dutch verbod, German Verbot, Danish forbud, Swedish förbud. More at forbid. 1. A forbidding, a prohibition; a command forbidding a thing. Labels: archaic Example: God's/The Lord's forbode Example: So Moses himself explaineth it in the words here folowing, and in v. 13. 22. 27. commandements ]or, charges: meaning prohibitions, or forbodes. For God commandeth both to eschew evil, and to doe good.
Word: forbode Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Old English forbēad/forbudon, past tense forms of forbēodan (“to forbid”). More at forbid. 1. obsolete simple past of forbid. Labels: form-of, obsolete, past
Word: forbode Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of forebode. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: forbodes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forbode Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deerstalker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deer + stalker. 1. One who takes part in deer stalking. Example: Between 1997 and 2006, ownership of Glenfeshie passed between three Danish businessmen – and with it a self-destructive business model. Only by maintaining very high numbers of livestock could the flow of fee-paying deerstalkers armed with rifles be ensured, but because of the rising cost of gamekeepers and estate upkeep, Glenfeshie’s sporting operations were still making a loss. 2. Alternative form of deerstalker hat. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Yes, sir, if that was the language of love, I'll eat my hat,” said the blood relation, alluding, I took it, to the beastly straw contraption in which she does her gardening, concerning which I can only say that it is almost as foul as Uncle Tom's Sherlock Holmes deerstalker, which has frightened more crows than any other lid in Worcestershire. Example: This is another area in which it's hard to tell the dude from the twitcher, as ratting caps and deerstalkers, flying helmets and even toppers are considered acceptably eccentric.
Word: deerstalker cap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of deerstalker hat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: balloonneer Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of ballooner. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: vivipary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vīviparus + -y or French viviparie. 1. Reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to germinating from a seed). Labels: uncountable 2. Live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg). Labels: uncountable
Word: twist someone's arm Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To apply torsion along the length of the arm of (a person). Example: I twist his arm, a snap signaling when it breaks. His screams reverberate in the tiny apartment. 2. To coerce, force, or cajole. Labels: figuratively Example: They had to twist his arm, but they got him to join the project. Example: Either to sully his reputation or to twist his arm into further cooperation, the authorities slapped a second, unrelated charge onto his sheet: He was accused of defrauding his clients' trust funds of a few hundred dollars.
Word: turbopump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From turbo- + pump. 1. A device consisting of a pump and a turbine mounted on the same shaft.
Word: hangoverish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hangover Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English hangoverish From hangover + -ish. 1. Hungover, or somewhat hung over. Example: There is no eartly reason why I should dally with her in the margin of this sinister memoir, but let me say (hi, Rita—wherever you are, drunk or hangoverish, Rita, hi!) that she was the most soothing […] Example: Today Thursday, I've been feeling hangoverish, with nothing better to do than to go walking round London in the drizzling rain, and to sit at Heathrow bringing this journal up to date. 2. Of or pertaining to a hangover. Example: That night when the ice melted in the cooler and the booze got warm, I ditched plans on getting “mizzed,” miserably drunk. It had been a hangoverish but exciting afternoon to begin with, and there wasn't anything left of the weekend.
Word: fumarase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fumarate Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English fumarase From fumarate + -ase. 1. An enzyme that in the Krebs cycle acts as a catalyst for the reaction of water and fumarate to form L-malate.
Word: luthiery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From luthier + -y; see -ery. Doublet of lutherie. 1. The construction and repair of stringed instruments. Labels: uncountable
Word: pathovar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From patho- + clipping of variety. 1. A strain of bacteria, or set of strains, with similar characteristics.
Word: buzz-word Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of buzzword. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: senryū Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 川柳 (senryū). 1. A haiku-like poem of up to 17 syllables that is usually humorous or satirical.
Word: Davy Crockett hat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American frontiersman Davy Crockett (1786–1836), often depicted wearing such a hat. 1. A hat made of a real or simulated pelt of a raccoon with the tail hanging in back, particularly popular among children in North America during the 1950s and 1960s. Labels: US Example: Back at the farm, David bundled up in his new outdoor outfit, added a Davy Crockett hat (with tail) and a .410 shotgun, joined his genial grandfather in the fields for a brief try at rabbit hunting.
Word: Davey Crockett cap Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Davy Crockett hat.
Word: Davey Crockett hat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Davy Crockett hat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Davy Crockett cap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Davy Crockett hat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: long lost Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of long-lost. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: My long-lost brother showed up, borrowed money and vanished again.
Word: coonskin cap Part of Speech: noun 1. Headwear made from the pelt of a raccoon with the tail hanging in back, often associated with the iconic imagery of such American frontiersmen as Davy Crockett. Labels: US Example: Look out kid It's somethin' you did God knows when But you're doin' it again You better duck down the alley way Lookin' for a new frien' The man in the coon-skin cap In the big pen Wants eleven dollar bills You only got ten.
Word: coonskin hat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of coonskin cap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: termination dust Part of Speech: noun 1. In Alaska, a light, high-altitude snowfall that indicates the end of summer. Labels: US, uncountable Example: The miners hurriedly prepared for winter as the termination dust settled on the slopes above them.
Word: turn a phrase Part of Speech: verb 1. To create a particular linguistic expression which is strikingly clear, appropriate, and memorable. Labels: idiomatic Example: Gerard coloured all over at the compliment; but not knowing how to turn a phrase equal to the occasion, asked her if he should resume her picture. Example: "Ah, how gracefully these wild northern men can turn a phrase!" whispered Chrysophrasia.
Word: huapango Part of Speech: noun 1. A fast, rhythmic Mexican dance for couples.
Word: huemul Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish huemul, from Mapudungun. Pronunciation: /weɪˈmuːl/ 1. A yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America; the two species are endangered. Example: Another icon inhabiting these mountains is the huemul, or Andean deer, which shares the Chilean coat of arms with the condor. 2. Hippocamelus bisulcus, the more southern of the two species
Word: lithotripter Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used in lithotripsy
Word: housewifization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From housewife + -ization. 1. The process by which the division of labor has relegated women to the role of housewife. Labels: uncountable Example: What the experts call flexibilization of labour, some of us have called the housewifization of labour.
Word: corpus delicti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin corpus dēlictī (literally “body of the crime”). 1. The evidence that a crime has occurred.
Word: wind instruments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wind instrument Labels: form-of, plural
Word: euatmotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing the isothermal, reversible interaction of two solid phases to produce a vapour phase when heated Labels: not-comparable
Word: eupeptide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der. English eu- Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide ▲ German Pepton ▲ Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide English eupeptide From eu- + peptide. 1. A normal peptide, rather than an isopeptide.
Word: isopeptide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide ▲ German Pepton ▲ Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide English isopeptide From iso- + peptide. 1. A compound of two or more amino acids (a peptide) in which an amide link involves an amino group not in the alpha- position
Word: bolt rope Part of Speech: noun 1. Rope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent tearing or fraying. Example: Bolt rope, a rope sewed to the edges of a sail to strengthen them and prevent their splitting.
Word: buoy rope Part of Speech: noun 1. The rope that secures a buoy to an anchor on the seabed
Word: heel over Part of Speech: verb 1. to tilt to one side
Word: grippie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grip + -ie. 1. A grip; something used to take hold, or to reduce friction. Labels: informal Example: Rubber grippies, partially visible on the right of the case above and below the hinge, keep it from sliding out of your hand. Example: I crocheted chenille socks and put little grippies on the bottom.
Word: double or quits Part of Speech: noun 1. A bet of the same value as the initial one, resulting in either a doubling of a loss, or it being cancelled. Labels: uncountable
Word: anthologizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anthologize + -er. Pronunciation: /ænˈθɒl.ə.dʒaɪz.ə(ɹ)/ 1. Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: anthologizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anthologizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apologizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apologize + -er. 1. Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes. Labels: agent, form-of Example: He is a pathological apologizer.
Word: apologizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apologizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prober Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From probe + -er. 1. Agent noun of probe; one who probes. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: probers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prober Labels: form-of, plural
Word: existance Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of existence. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: The WWW server at www.python.org is now operational in beta mode. Although not everything is working yet, we are confident enough to announce its existance. Example: The athiest^([sic]) is destined to Hell fire in the Hereafter. This is because the athiest refuses the most basic belief which is the existance and oneness of Allaah.
Word: bankroller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bankroll + -er. 1. One who bankrolls; usually an individual who has enough seed capital to launch a venture; one who can fund a project; angel investor. Example: The usual partisanship for bankrollers of radio segs is shown on TV stations.
Word: bankrollers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bankroller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trade mark Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of trademark. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: trade mark Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of trademark. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Jimmy Page lacked the floppy hat and beard, but the guitar still maintained his trade mark industrial resonance. Example: Barcelona were celebrating winning the league title, with fireworks, spotlights, open-topped buses, and a million people in the street; with Ronaldinho wearing a comedy oversized rubber hand fashioned into his trade mark thumb-and-little-finger wiggle (he may also have been wearing a comedy mask; it's hard to tell); […]
Word: bellyacher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bellyache + -er. 1. One who bellyaches; a complainer.
Word: bellyachers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bellyacher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trade marks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trade mark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bewilderer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bewilder + -er. 1. Agent noun of bewilder; one who bewilders. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: bewilderers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bewilderer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bewilderments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bewilderment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blacklister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blacklist + -er (agent noun). 1. One who blacklists.
Word: blacklisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blacklister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pleasurefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English pleasureful Middle English -ly English -ly English pleasurefully From pleasureful + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈplɛʒəfəli/ 1. In a pleasureful way; in a way which brings pleasure. Example: Callum's strip poker fantasy contains a hopeful element as well that somehow he will find a way to interact pleasurefully with women.
Word: pleasurer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pleasure + -er. 1. Someone or something who pleasures. 2. A pleasure-seeker. Labels: dated Example: Let us turn now, to another portion of the London population, whose recreations present about as strong a contrast as can well be conceived — we mean the Sunday pleasurers […]
Word: pleasurers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pleasurer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: business before pleasure Part of Speech: proverb 1. Discharging one's obligations must take precedence over devoting time to pursuits meant solely for one's own gratification.
Word: figural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French figural, from late Latin figūrālis, from figūra (“figure”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪɡ(j)ʊɹəl/, /ˈfɪɡjəɹəl/ 1. Representing by means of a figure; emblematic. Example: The counterparts, in the Christian era, to the figural anticipation of Christ in the Old Testament were the deliverer monarchs and leaders of later times […] 2. Figurative, not literal. 3. Of numbers, describing a geometrical figure. Labels: obsolete 4. Pertaining to a figure, shape. Labels: obsolete 5. Pertaining to (human) figures. Labels: rare Example: Some of the Umayyads found themselves charmed by the cultures which they had conquered, so that archaeologists in Palestine and Syria have revealed an astonishing flourishing of Christian-style figural art under their rule. 6. Figurate.
Word: adaptationism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus 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 apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin adaptātiōbor. French adaptationbor. English adaptation 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 adaptationism From adaptation + -ism. 1. The view that many traits of organisms are evolved adaptations. Labels: uncountable 2. A set of methods for distinguishing traits resulting from adaptation from those arising through other processes. Labels: uncountable Example: Until one is clear about just what one means by adaptationism, what evidence one needs to accuse someone of being an "adaptationist" will remain vague; this rather diminishes the force of the accusation. 3. The belief that all traits are adaptations brought about by natural selection, when some are only functionless by-products (also called "spandrels"). Labels: derogatory, uncountable
Word: fermenter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ferment 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 fermenter From ferment + -er. 1. Any organism, such as a yeast, that causes fermentation. 2. A fermentor; a vessel in which fermentation takes place. Example: Where this has proved impossible, we've outsourced the process using barrels, jars, comost heaps and industrial fermenters.
Word: fermentor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ferment + -or. 1. The vessel in which fermentation takes place
Word: ferredoxin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.
Word: phenotypic plasticity Part of Speech: noun 1. The ability of an organism with a given genotype to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment, including changes that occur during the adult life of the organism. Labels: uncountable
Word: flavylium Part of Speech: noun 1. The cation 2-phenylchromenylium that is the basis of the anthocyanins
Word: coon-skin cap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of coonskin cap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coon-skin hat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of coonskin cap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: floccule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin flocculus, from floccus. 1. A small, loosely aggregated mass of material suspended in, or precipitated from a solution; a floc.
Word: fluorimetry Part of Speech: noun 1. fluorescence spectroscopy Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: glycaric Part of Speech: adj 1. aldaric Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: glyconic Part of Speech: adj 1. aldaric Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: glycuronic Part of Speech: adj 1. uronic Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: uronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Extracted from glucuronic, from glucose and Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”). 1. Of or pertaining to the uronic acids or their derivatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gradientless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gradient Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English gradientless From gradient + -less. 1. Lacking a gradient (in height, temperature etc.).
Word: graphitizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English graphitize 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 graphitizable From graphitize + -able. 1. Able to be converted to graphite.
Word: graphitized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From graphitize + -ed. 1. Converted to graphite
Word: graphitized Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From graphitize + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of graphitize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: halirenium Part of Speech: noun 1. Any reactive intermediate in the form of a three-membered unsaturated cyclic cation containing a positively charged halogen atom
Word: halochromism Part of Speech: noun 1. Any change in colour resulting from a chemical reaction, especially from a change in pH Labels: uncountable
Word: halonium Part of Speech: noun 1. Any cation of the form R₂X⁺, in which X is a positively-charged halogen