nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: coppish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of codpiece. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒpɪʃ/, /ˈkɑpɪʃ/ 1. The fly of a pair of trousers. Labels: Wales Example: And it was early morning, and the world was moist, when the crystal-gazer's husband, a freak in knickerbockers with an open coppish and a sabbath gamp, came over the stones outside his house to meet the holy travellers.
Word: all talk and no action Part of Speech: noun 1. Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little; overpromising, but underdelivering. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Well, you need somebody, because politicians are all talk, no action. Nothing's gonna get done. They will not bring us—believe me—to the promised land. They will not. Example: We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action—constantly complaining but never doing anything about it.
Word: mentally retarded Part of Speech: adj 1. intellectually disabled, medically defined as having an IQ (intelligence quotient) below 70 in addition to deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors (which means having problems with basic functional skills that affect everyday, general living). Example: The European Roma Rights Centre in Budapest, which is representing the children - from the north-eastern city of Ostrava - said that the education ministry and local authorities had for decades "perpetuated a system which routinely brands disproportionate numbers of Gypsies as mentally retarded". Example: Per court rules, an original petition should be granted where "exceptional circumstances warrant the exercise of the court's discretionary powers" and "adequate relief cannot be obtained in any other form or from any other court." Given unanimous opinion that he is mentally retarded and thus ineligible for execution, Hill's case presents such "exceptional circumstances."
Word: press agency Part of Speech: noun 1. An organisation that gathers and distributes news.
Word: trouser press Part of Speech: noun 1. An electrical appliance used to smooth the wrinkles from a pair of trousers.
Word: final account Part of Speech: noun 1. The year-end numbers needed to file a balance sheet for a corporation. 2. The statement submitted at the close of the matter.
Word: confederal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English con- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéralder. English federal English confederal From con- + federal. 1. Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: confederalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English confederal 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 confederalism From confederal + -ism. 1. A system of government in which individual states or regions retain most of the power, with a central government that has limited authority for specific purposes.
Word: Thermopylae Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Thermopylae, from Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai). Pronunciation: /θɚˈmɑpɪli/, /θəˈmɒpɪli/ 1. A narrow pass on the east-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.
Word: actionee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old French aucionbor. Middle English accioun English action English -ee English actionee From action + -ee. Pronunciation: /ækʃənˈiː/ 1. The recipient of an action item; the person assigned responsibility for a specific task or issue. Example: "The Actionee shall identify the possible options to resolve the issue."
Word: sallyport Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sally port. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ishani Part of Speech: name 1. The Hindu goddess Parvati or Durga; consort of Lord Siva. 2. A female given name from Sanskrit.
Word: reveille Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French réveillez, imperative form of réveiller (“to wake”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvæ.li/, /ˈɹɛ.və.li/ 1. The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A bugler and his brisk reveille woke them most mornings.
Word: feast or famine Part of Speech: noun 1. A situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable
Word: rubicon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from the phrase cross the Rubicon (“to make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences”). Julius Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon, a small river in northeastern Italy, on 10 January 49 B.C.E., indicated his intention to start a civil war with Pompey. Rubicon is derived from Latin Rubicō, Rubicōn (“the Rubicon”), possibly from rubeus (“red, reddish”), from rubeō (“to be red”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”), an allusion to the colour of the river caused by mud deposits. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːbɪkɒn/, /-k(ə)n/, /ˈɹubəˌkɑn/ 1. A limit that when surpassed cannot be returned from, or an action that when taken cannot be reversed. Example: Fortunately for England ſhe is yet on the peaceable ſide of the Rubicon; but as the flames once kindled are not alway eaſily extinguiſhed, the hopes of peace are not ſo clear as before the late myſterious diſpute began. Example: So when friends are lied into distrust of each other, and the rubicon has been passed, either by the death of one, or that the light of truth will not break in upon the mist resting upon the other, [...] at a day too late a discovery arises, and the perpetrators of this fruitless crime, console themselves with the saying that it was "all for the sufferer's good.["] 2. Especially in bezique and piquet: a score which, if not achieved by a losing player, increases the player's penalty. Example: The game is called a double, and you score 200 instead of 100 when your adversary does not get 100, which, in technical language, is called crossing the Rubicon. Example: If you are a good way ahead, and particularly in the last hand but one, if you have a chance of winning a Rubicon, you should make a safe discard, with the view of dividing or winning the cards, in order to keep your adversary back. On the other hand, if the score is much against you, and you are under a Rubicon, you are justified in making a bold discard.
Word: rubicon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is derived from the phrase cross the Rubicon (“to make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences”). Julius Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon, a small river in northeastern Italy, on 10 January 49 B.C.E., indicated his intention to start a civil war with Pompey. Rubicon is derived from Latin Rubicō, Rubicōn (“the Rubicon”), possibly from rubeus (“red, reddish”), from rubeō (“to be red”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”), an allusion to the colour of the river caused by mud deposits. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːbɪkɒn/, /-k(ə)n/, /ˈɹubəˌkɑn/ 1. Especially in bezique and piquet: to defeat a player who has not achieved the rubicon. Labels: transitive Example: A curious score was made in a game of piquet with one of the ladies. [...] In the fifth hand she made a piquet and capot, scoring 121 to 0, and in the sixth hand, being the minor, she made a repiquet, taking all but the last trick, counting 111 to 3, totalling 270, and rubiconing her opponent at 99, with a win of 469 points. Example: Fleming initiated me into the mysteries of Bézique, and at once set about rubiconing me, [...]
Word: nimbly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English nimble Middle English -ly English -ly English nimbly From nimble + -ly. 1. in a nimble manner Example: And now, in ſtead of mounting Barbed Steeds, / To fright the Soules of fearfull Aduersaries, / He capers nimbly in a Ladies Chamber, / To the laſcivious pleaſing of a Lute. Example: “Nimbly” quoth he, “do the fingers move / If a man be but used to his trade.”
Word: sociological Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to sociology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sociologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sociological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English sociologically From sociological + -ly. 1. In reference to sociology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sociometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From socio- + -metry. 1. The quantitative study of social interactions, and the measurement of preferences etc. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: dustmote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dust + mote. 1. A mote or speck of dust.
Word: ecclesiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ecclesiology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ecclesiological From ecclesiology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to ecclesiology.
Word: ecclesiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ecclesio- + -logy. Coined by a writer of the British Critic in 1837, as ecclesialogy. Pronunciation: /ɪˌkliːziˈɒlədʒi/, /ɛˌkliːziˈɒlədʒi/ 1. The branch of theology concerned with the doctrines, role etc. of a church. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The science of building and decorating churches. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tummy tuck Part of Speech: noun 1. An abdominoplasty. Labels: informal Example: Rupak says that 45 percent of his clients undergo nonemergency, nonelective surgeries (such as knee, shoulder, back, and hip operations), while 30 percent have cosmetic procedures (tummy tucks, breast enlargements, and facelifts.) Example: MEXICO CITY — Zalayna Grant last spoke to her brother on Thursday, when he told her he was driving to Mexico with a group of friends — one of them was planning to get a tummy tuck there.
Word: cursorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cursory Middle English -ly English -ly English cursorily From cursory + -ly. 1. In a cursory manner. Example: This place contains ſo many remarkable remains, and collections ſo curious, that we are ſorry to paſs by it curſorily. We adviſe the reader and the traveller to be leſs haſty. The trophæal arch and the ſepulchral monument, at Glanum Livii, a colony probably eſtabliſhed by M. Livius Druſus Libo, afford alſo ſeveral circumſtances, which will intereſt the attentive traveller. Example: Rhodammonium Compounds. By S. M. JÖRGENSEN (J. pr. Chem. [2], 25, 346-348).— The author has prepared and cursorily examined some of the rhodammonium compounds, and has found them to be strictly analogous to the cobalt- and chrom-ammonium compounds.
Word: nonbinding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Middle English byndynge English binding English nonbinding From non- + binding. 1. Alternative spelling of non-binding. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Klein diagnoses impressively what hasn’t worked. No more claptrap about fracked gas as a bridge to renewables. Enough already of the international summit meetings that produce sirocco-quality hot air, and nonbinding agreements that bind us all to more emissions. Example: Such is the alarm about the fragility of French in Quebec that a few years ago the provincial government passed a nonbinding resolution calling for shop attendants to replace “bonjour hi” — a common greeting in bilingual, tourist-friendly Montreal — with just “bonjour.”
Word: tin-pot Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tin + pot, referring to the cheapness and poor quality of pots made from tin or tin plate. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪnpɒt/, /ˈtɪnˌpɑt/ 1. Of inferior quality; shoddy. Labels: figuratively, informal, not-comparable Example: It was a great comfort to turn from that chap to my influential friend, the battered, twisted, ruined, tin-pot steamboat. 2. Insignificant or minor, especially in an amusing and petty manner. Labels: figuratively, informal, not-comparable Example: Jim Hacker: Why are we having an official visit from this tin-pot little African country? / Sir Humphrey Appleby: Minister, I beg of you not to refer to it as a tin-pot little African country. It's an LDC.
Word: tin-pot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tin + pot, referring to the cheapness and poor quality of pots made from tin or tin plate. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪnpɒt/, /ˈtɪnˌpɑt/ 1. A tin-pot dictator. Labels: figuratively, informal
Word: psychomotor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English psychomotor From psycho- + motor. 1. Of or pertaining to the function of muscles under the control of the mind Labels: not-comparable
Word: upper side Part of Speech: noun 1. The uppermost side of anything
Word: gyron Part of Speech: noun 1. A triangular form having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon.
Word: imperative language Part of Speech: noun 1. Any programming language that consists (mostly) of a series of commands, typically assigning values to objects; a procedural language.
Word: demagnetized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of demagnetize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: demagnetized Part of Speech: adj 1. From which all magnetism has been removed.
Word: anhysteretic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From an- + hysteretic. By surface analysis, an- + hyster- (“higher, outer, latter, next”) + -etic. 1. Not involving or producing hysteresis.
Word: thermoremanence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English remanent English -ence English remanence English thermoremanence From thermo- + remanence. 1. thermoremanent magnetization Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: thermoremanent magnetization Part of Speech: noun 1. The magnetization of an igneous rock that was acquired at the time it cooled from the molten state; it provides information on the Earth's magnetic field at that time. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: archaeointensity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)der. English archaeo- English intensity English archaeointensity From archaeo- + intensity. 1. The intensity of the Earth's magnetic field at some time in the distant past.
Word: isothermal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From iso- + thermal or isotherm + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature 2. Of or pertaining to an isotherm
Word: isothermal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + thermal or isotherm + -al. 1. An isotherm
Word: redeposition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English deposition English redeposition From re- + deposition. 1. The deposition of material originally deposited elsewhere and subsequently moved Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: detrending Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + trend + -ing. Pronunciation: /diːˈtɹɛndɪŋ/ 1. The manipulation of data to remove long-term trends and thus emphasise short-term changes. Labels: uncountable
Word: detrending Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + trend + -ing. Pronunciation: /diːˈtɹɛndɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of detrend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lobectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lobe Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English lobectomy From lobe + -ectomy. 1. The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain Example: Dr. Bravenec is one of the few surgeons in the country performing lobectomies after full-dosage radiation
Word: lithification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos) English lith- English -ification English lithification From lith- + -ification. Pronunciation: /ˌlɪθɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ 1. The compaction and cementation of sediment into rock. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: segmentectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English segment Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English segmentectomy From segment + -ectomy. 1. The surgical removal of a segment of an organ such as the lung or the liver.
Word: fluvic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of fluviatile, marine or lacustrine origin. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to fluvic acid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sympathectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sympath(o)- + -ectomy. 1. The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system.
Word: pretreatment Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English treatment English pretreatment From pre- + treatment. 1. Prior to treatment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pretreatment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English treatment English pretreatment From pre- + treatment. 1. Any treatment received before some other process.
Word: immobilized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of immobilize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: immobilized Part of Speech: adj 1. Subject to immobilization. Labels: not-comparable
Word: molecular-weight Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of molecular weight. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: graphitization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German Graphitbor. English graphite English -ization English graphitization From graphite + -ization. 1. The formation of graphite from other organic materials. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: datable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of dateable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: fœtuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fœtus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fœti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fœtus Labels: form-of, hypercorrect, plural
Word: terrigenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin terrigena (“land-born”) + -ous 1. Produced by the earth. Labels: not-comparable 2. Derived from the erosion of land-based rocks. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inwash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in + wash. 1. The washing in of soil (into a lake etc) from elsewhere.
Word: phoetuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phoetus Labels: form-of, hypercorrect, obsolete, plural
Word: phoeti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phoetus Labels: form-of, hypercorrect, obsolete, plural
Word: adultism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin adolēscō Latin adultuslbor. French adultebor. English adult 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 adultism From adult + -ism. 1. A predisposition towards adults (or a bias against children or other younger people). Labels: uncountable
Word: sympathetic nervous system Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of the autonomic nervous system that raises blood pressure and heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and dilates the pupils when under stress.
Word: ephebiphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “youth”) + -phobia. The coinage of this term is attributed to a 1994 article by Kirk Astroth published in Phi Delta Kappan. 1. An irrational fear of adolescent people. Labels: uncountable Example: Such quotes illustrate what I believe has become a historically nurtured and culturally damaging phenomenon: ephebiphobia—the fear of youth. But today this problem is worse than ever. Example: Indeed, Byron (2009) suggests that ephebiphobia (fear of youth) is a historically nurtured and culturally damaging phenomenon that is worse today than ever.
Word: phœtuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phœtus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pedophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pedo- (“child”) + -phobia. 1. An irrational, obsessive fear or dislike of children. Labels: US, rare, uncountable Example: Children embarrass us because they point ever too cleverly and clearly to our denial of personal, material, and maternal history. This accounts, in part, for academia's pedophobia and the hush-hush we maintain about parenting. Example: In 1997, Mariemont asked her to teach at the elementary school, but she said she could not do so because of her pedophobia.
Word: pedophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παιδ- (paid-)lbor. English pedo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile ▲ Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) ▲ Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek φῐλέω (phĭléō) Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs)der. English pedophileclip. English pedo Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English pedophobia From pedo (“pedophile”) + -phobia. 1. A fear or dislike of pedophiles. Labels: US, rare, uncountable Example: That, I find disgraceful, On what grounds? Since when is right and wrong decided by your personal preferences? Pedophiles might accuse you of ‘pedophobia’. After all, there are the likes of philosopher Peter Singer who sees nothing wrong in infanticide or bestiality, yet the academic establishment rewarded these morally perverted views with a personal chair at Princeton. Example: Perhaps, in these days of homophobia, and pedophobia, ANYONE associated with the educational system that isn't totally straight, and moral, is considered a threat.
Word: phœti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phœtus Labels: form-of, hypercorrect, obsolete, plural
Word: vaginectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, vagin- + -ectomy. 1. The surgical removal of all or part of the vagina. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fætuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fætus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: angio- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄγγος (ángos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon)lbor. English angio- From Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, urn, pot”), itself from ἄγγος (ángos, “vessel”). Pronunciation: /ˈæn.d͡ʒi.oʊ/ 1. vessel; relating to blood vessels, lymph vessels, or both. Labels: morpheme
Word: faetus Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of fetus. Labels: alt-of, hypercorrect, obsolete
Word: arthroplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arthro- + -plasty. 1. The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement.
Word: faetuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of faetus Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: rhino- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥῑ́ς (rhī́s) Ancient Greek ῥῑνο- (rhīno-) English rhino- From Ancient Greek ῥῑνο- (rhīno-), combining form of ῥῑ́ς (rhī́s, “nose”) Pronunciation: /ˌɹaɪnoʊ-/, /ɹaɪˈnɒ-/ 1. Of the nose. Labels: morpheme
Word: fœtal Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated spelling of fetal. Labels: not-comparable Example: "No wonder, then, that ever gathering volume from the mere transit over the widest watery spaces, the outblown rumors of the White Whale did in the end incorporate with themselves all manner of morbid hints, and half-formed fœtal suggestions of supernatural agencies, which eventually invested Moby Dick with new terrors unborrowed from anything that visibly appears."
Word: phœtal Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of phoetal. Labels: alt-of, hypercorrect, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: cutan Part of Speech: noun 1. A hydrocarbon polymer, of uncertain structure but thought to be similar to kerogen, found in some plants. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An oriented deposit which can be composed of any of the component substances of the soil material. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: granivore Part of Speech: noun 1. Any animal that eats seeds as the main part of its diet
Word: moenomycin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a range of phosphoglycolipid antibiotics, of complex structure, that inhibit the growth of a broad spectrum of Gram-positive bacteria.
Word: phosphoglycolipid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- English glycolipid English phosphoglycolipid From phospho- + glycolipid. 1. Any phospholipid glycoside.
Word: vancomycin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vanquish Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -mycin English vancomycin From vanquish + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic produced by a Streptomyces strain”). Pronunciation: /ˌvæŋ.kəˈmaɪ.sɪn/ 1. A glycopeptide antibiotic C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄ produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci. Labels: uncountable Example: Vancomycin was given intravenously in doses of 0.5 gm. at 6-hour intervals for periods of up to 4 weeks to 9 patients, all of whom had staphylococcal infections.
Word: actinomycete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From actino- + -mycete. Pronunciation: /ˌæktɪnəˈmaɪsiːt/ 1. Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.
Word: endoperoxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English peroxide English endoperoxide From endo- + peroxide. 1. Any heterocycle containing a peroxide -O-O- residue in the ring; found especially in certain intermediates in prostaglandin biosynthesis.
Word: air strike Part of Speech: noun 1. An attack on a ground or naval target by one or more aircraft or missiles. Example: Iran's known nuclear facilities that earned the country nearly two decades of US and international sanctions, with an estimated cost of hundreds of billions of dollars, are now damaged from the air strikes, although the full extent of this has been hard to assess.
Word: iPhone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From i- + phone. Many Apple products have an i- prefix in their names. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/ 1. A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device. Example: His mom bought him an IPhone for his 11th birthday. Example: This concept puts the curve back on the iPhone 5 with a silhouette that's reminiscent of a banana phone. 2. Any knockoff or similar high-end smartphone; through trademark genericization. Labels: broadly
Word: cut and thrust Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A metaphor referring to swordplay. 1. The use of vehement arguments. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: He never got used to the cut and thrust of political debate. Example: He likes the cut and thrust, the falls, bruises, and dry blows of an argument: as to any good or useful results that may come of the amicable settling of it, any one is welcome to them for him.
Word: diplomatic bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A container with letters etc from representatives of a given country to another country, which has immunity from examination by customs officials. Example: King's Messenger, 1918-1940: Memoirs of a Silver Greyhound. By George P. Antrobus, O.B.E., King's Foreign Service Messenger 1918-1940. London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. Price 10s 6d net. [...] His occasional journeys with the diplomatic bags was not a task the author greatly relished.
Word: diplomatic pouch Part of Speech: noun 1. A diplomatic bag. Labels: US
Word: HDCP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HDCP Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of handicap. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: deliver the goods Part of Speech: verb 1. To do what was promised or expected. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: The government promised a lot, but failed to deliver the goods. Example: […] many drivers who fired those engines in their hey-day have all confirmed to me that they were free-steaming machines, which when pressed could "deliver the goods".
Word: fallout shelter Part of Speech: noun 1. A thick-walled building, usually under the ground, built so that people can keep away from dust after a nuclear explosion.
Word: fall-out shelter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fallout shelter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flat rate Part of Speech: noun 1. a rate (typically of money) that does not vary over time Labels: UK Example: Customers are expected to pay a flat rate of £15 monthly.
Word: flat-rate Part of Speech: adj 1. Being or relating to a flat rate. Labels: UK, not-comparable Example: a flat-rate contribution
Word: flying visit Part of Speech: noun 1. A very short visit. Labels: idiomatic Example: My favorite novelist was on a flying visit to London last week for a book signing. Example: Rishi Sunak is not interested in the climate emergency – and everyone knows it. Forced to make a flying visit to Cop27, Mr Sunak’s intransigence made him an outcast at the UN summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Word: go off the boil Part of Speech: verb 1. To cease to boil when heat is no longer applied. Labels: Australia, UK Example: All puddings must be boiled in plenty of water, turned frequently, kept closely covered, and never allowed to go off the boil. Example: That is the reason for the coin. You will be able to hear it dancing about, and it will tell you if the water goes off the boil or is getting dangerously low. 2. To lose interest; to pall. Labels: Australia, UK, idiomatic Example: As one of the rearguard put it, "We laid up until the Hun had gone off the boil a bit and slipped out the following night." Example: But John, not surprisingly, has gone off the boil, and feels nothing for Annette so strongly as an intense weariness and desire to be rid of her. 3. To diminish in intensity or urgency. Labels: Australia, UK, idiomatic 4. To become less successful. Labels: Australia, UK, idiomatic
Word: nullomer Part of Speech: noun 1. A sequence of bases (in a nucleic acid) that is absent in one species (especially human) but may be present in others.
Word: peptoprime Part of Speech: noun 1. A sequence of amino acids that has never been found in any protein in any species; some of these sequences may be incompatible with life. Labels: rare
Word: hammer out Part of Speech: verb 1. To flatten and shape (metal) by hammering. Labels: transitive Example: A smith hammers out iron on an anvil. Example: [Copper] is pretty ductile, bearing to be rolled or hammered out to a very thin plate, and also to be drawn out to a fine wire. 2. To create (something) by hammering metal; to repair (something made of metal that has become bent or dented) by hammering. Labels: transitive Example: I watched a tinsmith hammer out a funnel. Example: The fender was so badly damaged that it couldn’t be hammered out. 3. To remove (something tightly in place) by hammering. Labels: transitive Example: The bolt wouldn’t budge so she tried hammering it out. Example: ‘Well, you might hammer out these knots and use the holes for securing the scholars’ ink-wells […]’ 4. To produce (a sound or signal) by hammering. Labels: transitive Example: The kids are forever hammering out “Heart and Soul” on the piano. Example: At the quarter [hour], [the bell] went off into a condition of deadly lively importunity, urging the populace in a voluble manner to Come to church, Come to church, Come to church! At the ten minutes, it became aware that the congregation would be scanty, and slowly hammered out in low spirits, They won’t come, then won’t come, they won’t come! 5. To type (something) on a keyboard. Labels: transitive Example: Mrs. F. sitting at the desk, her pretty head bent over the typewriter, demurely hammering out the most hair-raising things that a man might do to a woman, or vice versa 6. To create or develop (an idea, plan, piece of writing, etc.) with effort. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: It took me all night to hammer out the first draft of my essay. Example: I haue beene studying how I may compare / This prison where I liue, vnto the world: / And forbecause the world is populous, / And here is not a creature but my selfe, / I cannot do it: yet Ile hammer it out, 7. To come to (a difficult agreement or settlement) after much arguing and conflict. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Two years after the flood, my lawyer managed to hammer out a settlement with my insurance company over the damages. Example: In New York City, property owners seeking to rebound from the storm will have to feel their way through a wilderness of new flood maps, revamped building codes and land-use ordinances, along with a host of other measures addressing the specific needs of storm-battered communities — all of which have yet to be hammered out and adopted.
Word: hard-liner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hard line + -er. 1. A person who takes a firm and uncompromising position on some policy. Example: Because of what was perceived as his sensitive and fair handling of the "Revere Cases," Butters became the subject of much criticism from hard-liners in law enforcement. Example: The hardliners, persistent in their belief that the UK would in the end be afforded special treatment by the EU, have served only to undermine the very mandate they seek to protect.
Word: supercontinuum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English continuum English supercontinuum From super- + continuum. 1. light having both high spatial coherence and broad spectral bandwidth; i.e. laser light that is not monochromatic
Word: smirch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *smorchen ("to spatter, soil"; attested in besmorchid (“bespattered, soiled all over”)), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a derivative of Middle English smeoren, smuren, smeren (“to smear”) or related to Middle English smotry (“sooty, grimy”). Compare also Middle English bismotered (“bespattered, soiled”), Old French esmorcher (“to torture”), Middle English smoterly, smoterlich (“besmirched”), modern English smut. Pronunciation: /smɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃ/ 1. Dirt, or a stain. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Too often, in the years between 800 and 1050, the everyday sun declined through the smirch of flame and smoke of a monastery or town robbed and burnt. 2. A stain on somebody's reputation. Labels: archaic, countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: there were some business transactions which savored of dangerous speculation, if not dishonesty; and around it all lay the smirch of the Freedmen's Bank.
Word: smirch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *smorchen ("to spatter, soil"; attested in besmorchid (“bespattered, soiled all over”)), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a derivative of Middle English smeoren, smuren, smeren (“to smear”) or related to Middle English smotry (“sooty, grimy”). Compare also Middle English bismotered (“bespattered, soiled”), Old French esmorcher (“to torture”), Middle English smoterly, smoterlich (“besmirched”), modern English smut. Pronunciation: /smɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃ/ 1. To dirty; to make dirty. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: CELIA. I'll put myself in poor and mean attire, / And with a kind of umber smirch my face; / The like do you; so shall we pass along, / And never stir assailants. Example: Girls thought that by leaping over the fires without being smirched they made sure of a happy marriage. 2. To harm the reputation of; to smear or slander. Labels: archaic, figuratively, transitive
Word: smirch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of smear + chirp. Pronunciation: /smɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃ/ 1. A chirp of radiation power from an astronomical body that has a smeared appearance on its plot in the time-frequency plane (usually associated with massive bodies orbiting supermassive black holes) Example: The strain h(t) produced by a smirch in LISA is given by h(t) = −-A(t)cos[(t) + φ(t)] Example: By observing a smirch, LISA offers a unique opportunity to directly map the spacetime geometry around the central object and test whether or not this structure is in accordance with the expectations of general realtivity.
Word: epicardial Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the epicardium
Word: epicardium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin epi- (“over”) + Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”). Attested in English from the 19th century. 1. The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
Word: in camera Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in camerā (“in the chamber”). 1. In secret or in private (in an enclosed room, behind closed doors). Labels: not-comparable 2. Without the presence of the public or the media (in court) Labels: not-comparable Example: The trial was held in camera because the accused was a minor. Example: Ma'am, I must protest most strongly your decision to conduct this inquest in camera.
Word: neurovascularization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neurovascular + -ization. 1. The formation of a neurovascular system. Labels: uncountable 2. The structure of a particular neurovascular system. Labels: uncountable
Word: neurovascular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English vascular English neurovascular From neuro- + vascular. 1. Of or pertaining to both nerves and blood vessels. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cubic equation Part of Speech: noun 1. A polynomial equation whose greatest exponent is 3.
Word: trouble spot Part of Speech: noun 1. A location of difficulties or hostilities; a hot spot; a flashpoint. Example: Difficulties were met by keeping permanent way and maintenance staff on duty and organising mobile squads to move as required to trouble spots.
Word: jackbooted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jackboot + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒækbuːtɪd/, /ˈd͡ʒækbutɪd/, /-təd/, [-ɾəd] 1. Wearing jackboots. Labels: not-comparable Example: a jackbooted thug Example: For, as the mighty cavalcades approach / Periwigg’d, Jackbooted, to announce the coach; / A thousand lamps spontaneously appear, / Through the long vista—visitors to cheer.— [...] 2. Authoritarian or oppressive, especially in a cruel or violent manner. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: [T]his discourse is highly reminiscent of anticommunist rhetoric [...] emphasizing the totalitarian, jackbooted character of the enemy. Example: By 1797, they had overturned elections, vitiated the modest religious liberty they had sanctioned, and finally installed the "jackbooted-justice" of military courts throughout the nation.
Word: jackbooted Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From jackboot + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒækbuːtɪd/, /ˈd͡ʒækbutɪd/, /-təd/, [-ɾəd] 1. simple past and past participle of jackboot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cloyless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cloy 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 cloyless From cloy + -less. 1. That does not cloy; uncloying. Labels: not-comparable Example: Epicurean cooks Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite, That sleep and feeding may prorogue his honour Even till a Lethe'd dullness-
Word: cubic function Part of Speech: noun 1. Any function (polynomial) whose greatest exponent is 3.
Word: industrial tribunal Part of Speech: noun 1. A tribunal with jurisdiction to hear labour disputes. Labels: India, dated
Word: knock-on effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: knock-on + effect 1. A secondary, often unintended effect; a repercussion, chain reaction. Labels: UK Example: If a coach arrives late, it has a knock-on effect on the entire coach station. Example: There are various knock-on effects [to the international boycott of the Palestinian government]. PA [Palestinian Authority] services, particularly health and education, have deteriorated sharply because of supply shortages and strikes by workers. Much of the time hospitals have been seeing only emergency cases.
Word: proteobacteria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proteobacterium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: live down Part of Speech: verb 1. To live so as to subdue or refute. Labels: informal Example: to live down slander Example: Local opinion held Mr. Underwood to be an intense, profane little man, whose father in a fey fit of humor christened Braxton Bragg, a name Mr. Underwood had done his best to live down. 2. To cause others to forget about something embarrassing that happened to oneself. Labels: idiomatic Example: I'll never be able to live down that time my pants fell down at the school dance.
Word: proteobacterium Part of Speech: noun 1. Any microbe of the phylum Proteobacteria, many of which are pathogenic.
Word: meting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mete Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: meting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who metes; a distribution or handing out. Example: We are far more apt to yawn than to weep as we make our way through this series of loosely connected incidents, of unmotivated actions, of contrived metings-out of justice.
Word: parasitoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos) Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der. Latin parasītusder. Middle French parasite English parasite Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English parasitoid From parasite + -oid. 1. Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host. Example: All of these solitary parasitoid wasps that use their sting-ovipositors for stinging prey and depositing eggs are subjected to little predatory pressure from large predators.
Word: proteorhodopsin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several proteins, found in marine bacteria, that are light-dependent proton pumps.
Word: mainspring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From main + spring. For figurative sense, compare spring (“source, origin”). 1. The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling. Example: He was wise, for he had seen a long succession of mechanical toys arrive to boast and swagger, and by-and-by break their mainsprings and pass away. 2. The most important reason for, or element of, something. Labels: figuratively Example: My daughter is the mainspring of my life. Example: But in the England of Shakespeare’s history plays, the mainspring of the system has broken down.
Word: proton pump Part of Speech: noun 1. Any protein in the membrane of a cell or mitochondrion whose function is to move protons across the membrane and thus establish an electrochemical potential.
Word: stick figure Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple drawing, usually representing a human. Example: The first thing one notices about the painting is the striking difference in style between the human figure and the animals; the animals are rendered in the naturalistic style of the other figures at Lascaux, but the man is a mere stick figure and is so stylized as to seem some sort of mediation between the naturalistic style of the animals on the one hand and the abstract signs on the other. 2. A simple drawing, usually representing a human. 3. A skinny person. Labels: derogatory
Word: bacteriorhodopsin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactērium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bacterio- English rhodopsin English bacteriorhodopsin From bacterio- + rhodopsin. 1. Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
Word: flavobacteria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flavobacterium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: utterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From utter + -er. 1. One who utters something. Example: The strange and beautiful being gazed on the spot with a look of horror; she wrung her hands as if in the helplessness of despair—a low cry came upon the wind, and its mysterious utterer had disappeared. Example: Some maintain that arbitration avoids prejudiced juries and sympathy verdicts, but such remarks may merely reflect their utterers' antijury bias.
Word: flavobacterium Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, of the class Flavobacteriia ^([sic]), that occur in soil and water, and are mostly pigmented and photosynthetic.
Word: utterers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of utterer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skeptically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English skeptical Middle English -ly English -ly English skeptically From skeptical + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛptɪkli/ 1. In a skeptical manner, with skepticism. Labels: US
Word: sower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sowere, from Old English sāwere; equivalent to sow + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊɚ/ 1. One who or that which sows.