nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: I'm afraid so Part of Speech: phrase 1. Unfortunately, yes; I regret that that is so. Example: Do we really have to do every one by hand? Yes, I'm afraid so.
Word: I'm afraid not Part of Speech: phrase 1. Unfortunately, no; I regret that that is not so. Example: Do you have any beer? No, I'm afraid not.
Word: 'fraid not Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: I'm + 'fraid (“afraid”) + not 1. Ellipsis of I'm afraid not. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Word: suspicious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus. Pronunciation: /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ 1. Arousing suspicion. Example: His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police. Example: If their views were entrancing their sanitation was primeval; if they possessed stables they were also next to the gas-works; if their gardens were delightful there were odours suspicious of mice in the bedrooms. 2. Distrustful or tending to suspect. Example: We know he has a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes. Example: Betraide by fortune and ſuſpitious loue, Threatned with frowning wrath and iealouſie, Surpriz’d with feare and hideous reuenge, I ſtand agaſt: […] 3. Expressing suspicion Example: She gave me a suspicious look.
Word: underling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English underling, from Old English underling. By surface analysis, under + -ling. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəlɪŋ/, /ˈʌndɚlɪŋ/, /ˈɐndəlɪŋ/ 1. A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority. Example: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings. Example: "I love not that underlings should perceive my wisdom." 2. A low, wretched person.
Word: undermentioned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English mentioned English undermentioned From under- + mentioned. 1. about to be specified or mentioned, especially in a document; following Labels: not-comparable
Word: scoreboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Germanic *skurō Old Norse skorder. Old English scoru Middle English score English score English board English scoreboard From score + board. 1. A large board that displays the score in a game or contest. 2. A similar board that also displays each batsman's score, and many statistics and pieces of information. 3. A listing of various similar entities along with their properties, such as status or rank. Labels: broadly Example: As a result of the Santiago Principles and other parallel efforts at education such as the SWF scoreboard that I have featured in my research, a substantial amount of distrust surrounding SWFs has been defused. Example: If you are curious about what each of those processes were doing last, just scroll down the page to the table and find the process of the correct number in the scoreboard.
Word: scoreboard Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Germanic *skurō Old Norse skorder. Old English scoru Middle English score English score English board English scoreboard From score + board. 1. A taunt that reminds someone that they are losing or have lost. Example: Glenn Quagmire: And there's the Vietnam War memorial. Peter Griffin: Hey, check out that Vietnamese guy giving the business to those Vietnam vets. Vietnamese Civilian: [to a pair of American Vietnam War veterans] Scoreboard! Scoreboard! Aw, what happened to your friend? Hey, I know that guy. I kill him. He cry like a bitch! Vietnam! Undefeated! Example: ."Scoreboard, baby! Scoreboard!" Bella taunted, pocketing her winnings as a red X went over K. C. Mack's mug shot.
Word: underneath Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath. Pronunciation: /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/, /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, /ˌʌndɚˈnið/ 1. Below; in a place beneath. Labels: not-comparable Example: I can't take my sweater off: I amn't wearing anything else on underneath. Example: connected with it underneath, you see a very fine hair-spring. 2. On the underside or lower face. Labels: not-comparable Example: No insects exhibit, like them, what may be termed four net-work eyes. It is very easy to perceive them in looking at the animal from above, and then examining it underneath
Word: underneath Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath. Pronunciation: /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/, /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, /ˌʌndɚˈnið/ 1. Under, below, beneath. Example: Underneath the water, all was calm. Example: We flew underneath the bridge. 2. Under the control or power of. Example: There was little freedom underneath the Nazi jackboot.
Word: underneath Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath. Pronunciation: /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/, /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, /ˌʌndɚˈnið/ 1. Under, lower. Labels: not-comparable Example: You can have the underneath bunk. Example: The mess in the kitchen was one thing. The way the place smelled was another—some sort of chemistry-lab stink on top, some other smell underneath it. He was afraid the underneath smell might be blood.
Word: underneath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath. Pronunciation: /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/, /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, /ˌʌndɚˈnið/ 1. The bottom of something. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue. Example: Nawnim yelped, heaved away, struck his head on the underneath of the bed, and rolled into view bawling. 2. A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The underneath is music from the latest album by ….
Word: undernourished Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English nourished English undernourished From under- + nourished. 1. Provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.
Word: underpass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English pass English underpass From under- + pass. 1. A passage, especially for pedestrians, that crosses underneath a road, railroad or obstacle. Example: Underpass / Underpass / Over all the bridges / Echoes in rows / Talking at the same time / Click click drone Example: And in the darkened underpass / I thought oh God, my chance has come at last / But then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask
Word: goes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡəʊz/, /ɡænz/, /ɡʊz/, /ɡoʊz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of go Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: goes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡəʊz/, /ɡænz/, /ɡʊz/, /ɡoʊz/ 1. plural of go Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underpin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Germanic *pinnaz Proto-West Germanic *pinn Old English pinn Middle English pinne English pin English underpin From under- + pin. Pronunciation: /ˌʌn.dəˈpɪn/, /ˌʌn.dɚˈpɪn/, /ˌɐn.dəˈpɪn/, /ˌɐn.dəˈpən/ 1. To support from below with props or masonry. Labels: transitive Example: You should underpin the mine roof to prevent further collapse. 2. To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Public confidence in politicians must underpin our democracy. Example: Since Rupert Murdoch famously bet the farm on Premier League football to rescue Sky TV in 1991, it has been the catnip that has underpinned subscriber loyalty and, even in a far more complicated media landscape, is seen as so vital as to be worth almost any price.
Word: underprivileged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English privileged English underprivileged From under- + privileged. 1. Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others, usually through no fault of one's own. Example: Underprivileged, grew up in a Stapleton house village / Where blood flood the water in streets like oil spillage
Word: underprivileged Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English privileged English underprivileged From under- + privileged. 1. A deprived person; deprived people (normally used as a plural). Example: Since that time, both Catholicism and the Protestant denominations have seen an enormous outpouring of caritative agencies. Nuns and monks made teaching and care for the underprivileged a central part of their vocation; devout men and women have founded and devoted their lives to institutions as far removed as Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity and the Salvation Army.
Word: side chain Part of Speech: noun 1. That part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical. 2. Any of the variable parts of amino acids that extend from the peptide backbone in proteins; they are referred to as R-groups, which branch off the backbone at the alpha carbon (Cα). 3. Auxiliary audio input fed to a synthesizer etc. and used to selectively trigger an effect. 4. A separate blockchain attached to a parent blockchain (mainchain) to extend its functionalities. Example: The Blockstream developers, meanwhile, were accused of working for the interests of their company, Blockstream, rather than the good of Bitcoin as a whole. Their company, after all, proposed breaking many smaller transactions off onto so called sidechains that would occasionally link back up with the main Bitcoin blockchain, […] Example: A sidechain does not have a native token but rather creates a two-way peg or a 1:1 peg between bitcoin (tokens) and the “pegged bitcoin” on the sidechain. 5. On some railways, a chain fitted on both sides of a centre coupler or buffer at each end of a rail vehicle, which has a hook for connection to a corresponding chain on the next vehicle in a train. Example: When the screw coupling replaced the old chain couplings on passenger stock, the latter were retained and still coupled up to prevent severance of a train in the event of a screw coupling breaking. The contingency is so remote, however, that the side chains have been abolished.
Word: side chain Part of Speech: verb 1. To use auxiliary audio input in that manner.
Word: underrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English rate English underrate From under- + rate. 1. To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate. Labels: transitive
Word: underrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English rate English underrate From under- + rate. 1. A price that is less than the value. Example: to sell a thing at an underrate
Word: undersell Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English sell English undersell From under- + sell. 1. To sell goods for a lower price than a competitor. Example: Our price-match guarantee: we will not be undersold! 2. To sell something for less than its value. 3. To put forward an idea, or to market a new product (or oneself), with insufficient enthusiasm or excessive understatement. Example: Near-synonym: sell short Example: don't undersell it
Word: undershirt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā Old English sċyrte Middle English schirte English shirt English undershirt From under- + shirt. 1. An undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless. Example: And she’ll say, “Ooh, look at my baby’s undershirt! What sweet little sockies! What clothesies does my little one want?” ‘All perversion I see! And this lady, doesn’t she have any children?’ Example: An undershirt absorbs moisture from your body and equalizes your body temperature.
Word: undersigned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English signed English undersigned From under- + signed. 1. Having signatures at the end or bottom. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having signed at the end of a document. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undersigned Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English signed English undersigned From under- + signed. 1. A person, mentioned in a document, whose name and signature appears at the end. Example: Near-synonyms: subscriber, signatory, signer Example: the undersigned
Word: underskirt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ Old Norse skyrtabor. Middle English skyrte English skirt English underskirt From under- + skirt. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəˌskɜːt/ 1. A skirt worn underneath another skirt; a petticoat. 2. An under layer of a multi-layer gown over which outer skirts are draped.
Word: understaffed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English staffed English understaffed From under- + staffed. 1. having an inadequate number of workers or assistants Example: At Southall, we believe, it has been difficult to spare men from an understaffed motive power establishment to undergo non revenue-earning training on the diesel multiple-units, because crews are scarce for trip freight working.
Word: upskirt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From up + skirt. First attested in 1997. As a verb, in 2008. Pronunciation: /ˈʌpskəːt/ 1. Designating a voyeuristic image of the view up a woman's skirt. Labels: not-comparable Example: Under this general principle, victims of upskirt voyeurism that takes place in a public location such as a park or shopping mall would be left remediless under the privacy theory called intrusion into seclusion. Example: Yet while orthodox voyeurism exists online, most commercial ‘upskirt’ cam sites primarily draw on footage from paid sex workers.
Word: upskirt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From up + skirt. First attested in 1997. As a verb, in 2008. Pronunciation: /ˈʌpskəːt/ 1. An image of this kind. Example: For more serious problems caused by the cellphone, we may need new laws — as in the case of upskirts. Example: The Internet is replete with photos of Britney with a flabby belly and shorn head, Britney making out drunk in clubs, “upskirts“ of Britney's shaved genitalia. 2. The area inside a skirt, as viewed from below and while being worn. Example: Her upskirt is very frilly.
Word: upskirt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From up + skirt. First attested in 1997. As a verb, in 2008. Pronunciation: /ˈʌpskəːt/ 1. To take a voyeuristic photograph up the skirt of (a woman), especially surreptitiously. Labels: transitive Example: Following an incident where a man used a gym bag to upskirt several dozen women in crowded stores, the California legislature amended existing laws to focus on the individual violations acts rather than the location.
Word: understate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- 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 understate From under- + state. Pronunciation: /ʌndəˈsteɪt/ 1. To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay. Labels: transitive Example: To call this decision a calculated bet understates the risk; it is a Hail Mary pass. 2. To state (something) with an intentional lack of emphasis, in order to express irony. Labels: transitive Example: She is the queen of understatement: she understated her critique masterfully. 3. To state a quantity that is too low. Example: The company had been understating its liabilities for years.
Word: downblouse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From down- + blouse. 1. Describing a voyeuristic image of the view down a woman's blouse, showing her cleavage. Labels: not-comparable
Word: downblouse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From down- + blouse. 1. To take a photograph of this kind.
Word: understatement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + statement or understate + -ment. Pronunciation: /ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/, /ˌʌndɚˈsteɪtmənt/ 1. A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect. Labels: rhetoric, uncountable, usually Example: A master of understatement Example: And that mode of expression is very demurring and self-deprecating. Victorian English was all about understatement. 2. An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis; an incomplete statement. Labels: countable, usually Example: Now that's an understatement. 3. An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: understudy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- Proto-Italic *studēō Latin studeō Latin studiumbor. Old French estudie Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -er Old French estudierbor. Middle English studien English study English understudy From under- + study. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndɚstʌdi/, /ˈʌndəstʌdi/ 1. To study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required. Labels: transitive 2. To act as an understudy (to someone). Labels: transitive 3. To act in a similar manner to some known person. Labels: transitive Example: That lean gentleman had apparently understudied Pharaoh of old and hardened his heart.
Word: understudy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- Proto-Italic *studēō Latin studeō Latin studiumbor. Old French estudie Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -er Old French estudierbor. Middle English studien English study English understudy From under- + study. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndɚstʌdi/, /ˈʌndəstʌdi/ 1. A performer who understudies; a standby for a study. Example: For Wynne-Edwards, the role of the outcasts in the welfare of the group is to wait in the wings as understudies, ready to step into the shoes of any territory holder who dies on the main stage of group reproduction.
Word: undertaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From undertake (verb) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkə(ɹ)/, /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈteɪkə(ɹ)/ 1. A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage funerals, burials and cremations. 2. A person receiving land in Ireland during the Elizabethan era, so named because they gave an undertaking to abide by several conditions regarding marriage, to be loyal to the crown, and to use English as their spoken language. Labels: historical Example: In 1588, Edmund Spenser became an undertaker in the first Elizabethan plantation, receiving the forfeited Irish estate of Kilcolman Castle. 3. A contractor for the royal revenue in England, one of those who undertook to manage the House of Commons for the king in the Addled Parliament of 1614. Labels: historical 4. One who undertakes or commits to doing something. Labels: rare Example: A company shall not be appointed to be a water undertaker unless it is a limited company or a statutory water company and shall not be appointed to be a sewerage undertaker unless it is a limited company. Example: The undertaker of the enterprise is usually known today by the French term entrepreneur because we have surrendered the English word to the undertakers of funerals.
Word: undertone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English tone English undertone From under- + tone. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndə(ɹ)təʊn/ 1. An auditory tone of low pitch or volume. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Did he and his master converse? Watt had never heard them do so, as he surely would have done, if they had done so. In an undertone perhaps. Yes, perhaps they conversed in undertones, the master and the servant, in two undertones, the master's undertone, the servant's undertone. Example: They gathered soberly in the farthest recess of the ward and gossiped about him in malicious, offended undertones, rebelling against his presence as a ghastly imposition and resenting him malevolently for the nauseating truth of which he was bright reminder. 2. An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: This context colours the Heidebad incident in darker undertones. 3. A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A low state of the physical faculties. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sedentary occupations are likely to result in undertone, and this undertone not being relieved by physiological means, constipation is a probable outcome.
Word: undertone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English tone English undertone From under- + tone. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndə(ɹ)təʊn/ 1. To accompany as an undertone. Example: The Missionary's address rolled on in choppy Chinook, undertoned by a gentle voice from the back of the room which told Tanook in pure Indian words what he was to do. Example: Undertoning the howling siren I was aware of a distant swish, like that of a hurricane’s forerunning wind through palm fronds. 2. To say or speak in an undertone. Example: Evan paid no attention to him, and answered none of his hasty undertoned questions. Example: At first, when the net was being prepared, those children of the forest had merely stood by and looked on with curiosity. When Blondin and his men rowed out from the shore, letting the net drop off the stern of our boat as they went, they indulged in a few guesses and undertoned remarks. 3. To present as less important, noticeable or prominent. Example: Men rarely make this mistake, their habitual blunder being to undertone everything, to make too light of Julia's new frock, and Johnnie's symptoms of measles, and the way they waste things down stairs. Example: 2010, Maddy Myers, “Arisia 2010: the Sexiest of Sci-Fi Cons,” thephoenix.com, 26 January, 2010, It’s hard enough to separate the geeks from the creeps at your average Anime con (it’s more of a Venn Diagram than an either/or, really). The task becomes even more difficult at Arisia, where the sexual undertones are … not particularly undertoned.
Word: undervalue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English value English undervalue From under- + value. Pronunciation: /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈvælju/ 1. To underestimate, or assign too low a value to (something or someone); to have too little regard for. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonyms: underrate, underappreciate, underween Example: I write not this with the leaſt intention to undervalue the other parts of Poetry: for Comedy is both excellently inſtructive, and extreamly pleaſant: […]
Word: undervalue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English value English undervalue From under- + value. Pronunciation: /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈvælju/ 1. An undervaluation; a price or rate below the actual worth. Example: […] he must therefore prove that the contract was not at such an undervalue as would amount to fraud […]
Word: underwear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + -wear. Compare Dutch ondergoed, German Unterwäsche, Swedish underkläder. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəwɛə/, /ˈʌndɚˌwɛɹ/, /ˈʌndɚwɚ/ 1. Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Don't scratch and bite, my little bear, you'll soon need bigger underwear. Example: As a couple of soldiers sing a dirty song, he loses sight of the edge of the stage and falls off in the middle of his dance like a seasoned slapstick artist, his white legs in the air and his filthy underwear visible to all. 2. Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and often bras. Labels: colloquial, uncountable, usually Example: “A thong,” she answered him breathlessly. Now completely turned on by the fact that his man was sniffing her underwear and grinning like a tiger that took down its prey. That is if tigers could smile and still look sexy.
Word: underworld Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world English underworld From under- + world. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəˌwɜːld/, /ˈʌndɚˌwɚld/ 1. The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife. Example: In Hindu scriptures, the four-eyed dogs Śārvara and Śyāma guard the underworld's entrance. 2. That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime. Example: A disproportionate amount of local politicians have connections to the underworld. 3. The portion of a game that is set below ground. Example: In the underworld theme, low notes create a darker feeling that matches the cave setting. This song also creates a sense of continuity across early Mario games, since it's a remix of SMB1's original underworld theme.
Word: asap Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative letter-case form of ASAP. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable Example: I feel the impatience in her voice, the desire to sell all her stuff asap and return home.
Word: heyem Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Old Norse heimr, compare Danish hjem. Doublet of home. 1. home Labels: Geordie, Northumbria, not-comparable
Word: indescribable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + describe + -able. Pronunciation: /ɪndɪˈskɹaɪbəbl̩/ 1. Impossible (or very difficult) to describe. Example: He proved it with indescribable mathematics. Example: The beauty and brilliancy of this insect are indescribable, and none but a naturalist can understand the intense excitement I experienced when I at length captured it. 2. Exceeding all description. Example: Our hotel had an indescribable view of the Bay of Naples. Example: The time was when, had such an idea entered her mind, it would have been torture indescribable and agony the most intense; but then, subdued as was the usual warmth of her temperament, an awful suspension seemed to hold her feelings in control.
Word: undeserved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English deserved English undeserved From un- + deserved. 1. Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair. Example: Second best moves are good enough against most chessplayers. Occasionally, they even earn an undeserved reward. But not against Alekhine. Example: And wordy attacks against slavery drew sneers from observers which were not altogether undeserved. The authors were compared to doctors who offered to a patient nothing more than invectives against the disease which consumed him.
Word: soldo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian soldo, from Latin solidum. Doublet of sol, sold, solid, solidus, sou, and xu. 1. An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira. Labels: historical Example: That's twelve soldi. I'd be lucky to get as much as a franc for one painting.
Word: cracker-jack Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of crackerjack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: scelerate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin sceleratus. 1. Wicked; villainous. Labels: obsolete
Word: scelerate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sceleratus. 1. Alternative form of scelerat (“a villain or criminal”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: gasconade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French gasconnade, from Gascon (“native of Gascony”) + -ade, equivalent to Gascon (“native of Gascony”) + -ade, literally "to talk like a Gascon". See French gasconnade. Pronunciation: /ɡæskəˈneɪd/ 1. Boastful talk. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the Gasconads of France, Rodomontads of Spain, Fanfaronads of Italy, and Bragadochio brags of all other countries, could no more astonish his invincible heart, then would the cheeping of a mouse a bear robbed of her whelps. Example: If the Author was Jesuite enough to say this to himself, before he wrote it, he may come off. If not, it will prove a most unconscionable Gasconade. Pate ᵃ was never Bishop of Rochester, but of Worcester; he was not Banish'd, but Fed; and this not in King Edward's time, but in King Henry's.
Word: gasconade Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French gasconnade, from Gascon (“native of Gascony”) + -ade, equivalent to Gascon (“native of Gascony”) + -ade, literally "to talk like a Gascon". See French gasconnade. Pronunciation: /ɡæskəˈneɪd/ 1. Of or pertaining to exaggeration or extravagant boasting; bombastic. Labels: obsolete Example: But Poetry and her sister arts are now in the decline; since the Gasconade style is out of date they seem quite at a stand.
Word: gasconade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French gasconnade, from Gascon (“native of Gascony”) + -ade, equivalent to Gascon (“native of Gascony”) + -ade, literally "to talk like a Gascon". See French gasconnade. Pronunciation: /ɡæskəˈneɪd/ 1. To talk boastfully. Labels: derogatory, obsolete Example: The Frenchman, not being able to bring the precise number, received only, as the first month's pay, 2,000 rupees. He demanded an audience, talked loud, and gasconaded. Example: […]he gasconaded on the theme of his personal exploits in the Seven Years' War of France in Spain, as if he had been as prime a sword-player as Murat[…]
Word: gazebo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from gaze + Latin future indicative conjugation-ending -bō, as in vidēbō (“I will see”), comparable perhaps to lavabo from Latin lavābō (“I will wash”); alternatively from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba, “fort, casbah”), itself possibly refashioned after the former. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈziːbəʊ/, /ɡəˈziːboʊ/ 1. A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn. Example: Ann dye Ned inn a gaze ay beau a pun a past Eye maid off any Sun ("and dined in a gazebo upon a pasty made of venison") Example: over which is a gazebo room 10 feet square 2. A dismountable shelter comprising a roof or awning supported by poles, and often having removable sides; a canopy tent Example: They started screwing aluminium rods together, like they were going to assemble a gazebo. Example: Canopy tents go by a lot of names: screen houses, outdoor canopies, camping shelters, day tents, camping gazebos, patio shelters, portable shelters, and (our favorite) portable gazebos. 3. a gaudy, incongruous, or flimsy structure or object Labels: Ireland, derogatory Example: 'I'll thank ye tell me what they mean by that old gazabo on the top of the market-place,' said she, in a burst of ridicule fit to have brought the old tower down. Example: There was no garden attached to this tenement, nor was there even a good yard. People looked at it in passing by and called it a gazebo, a rattle-trap, a castle rack-rent.
Word: lævigate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Possibly originated out of confusion with lævo-. 1. Nonstandard spelling of levigate. Labels: alt-of, hypercorrect, nonstandard
Word: lævigate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly originated out of confusion with lævo-. 1. Nonstandard spelling of levigate. Labels: alt-of, hypercorrect, nonstandard
Word: laevigate Part of Speech: verb 1. Nonstandard spelling of levigate. Labels: alt-of, hypercorrect, nonstandard
Word: laevigate Part of Speech: adj 1. Nonstandard spelling of levigate. Labels: alt-of, hypercorrect, nonstandard
Word: flittermouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flitter + mouse (compare flickermouse, flindermouse), after Middle Dutch fleddermuys, vledermuys, vlermuys (Modern Dutch vleermuis), from vledderen, vlederen (“to flutter, float, hover”) + muys (“mouse”). Cognate with West Frisian flearmûs (“bat”), Middle Low German vledermūs (“bat”), German Fledermaus (“bat”), Swedish fladdermus (“bat”) and flädermus (“bat”). More at flitter, flutter, flatter, mouse. 1. A bat (a flying mammal). Labels: dialectal Example: I thank thee, gentle flittermouse, for these so pleasant memories. Have you ever caught and examined a flittermouse? Example: 1894, Philip Stewart Robinson, Birds of the Wave and Woodland, Electronic Edition, unnumbered page, The bats wheel overhead, their soft wings crumpling as they turn their somersaults, but never a voice in the air, save sharp needle-points of sound, as flittermouse calls to flittermouse.
Word: big shot Part of Speech: noun 1. A person with a reputation of importance or power. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: They stopped traffic so some big shot and his entourage could have the whole road to themselves. Example: 'They're just making it look as if all their big shots were gaga. God knows how they're going to unscramble the whole business.' 2. A rare and significant chance to achieve fame or success. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: her one big shot at the brass ring 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, shot.
Word: tandem Part of Speech: adv Etymology: PIE word *téh₂m The noun is borrowed from Latin tandem (“of time: at last, at length, finally”), applied humorously in English to two horses harnessed “at length” (that is, in a single line) instead of side-by-side. Tandem is derived from tam (“so, to such an extent”) + -dem (demonstrative suffix). The adjective, adverb, and verb are derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈtændəm/, [ˈtɛəndəm] 1. One behind the other; in single file. Labels: also, attributive, not-comparable Example: The horses were harnessed tandem. Example: to ride tandem on a bicycle built for two 2. In close collaboration; collaboratively, cooperatively. Labels: also, attributive, figuratively, not-comparable
Word: tandem Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *téh₂m The noun is borrowed from Latin tandem (“of time: at last, at length, finally”), applied humorously in English to two horses harnessed “at length” (that is, in a single line) instead of side-by-side. Tandem is derived from tam (“so, to such an extent”) + -dem (demonstrative suffix). The adjective, adverb, and verb are derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈtændəm/, [ˈtɛəndəm] 1. With two components arranged one behind the other. Labels: also, attributive, not-comparable Example: tandem canoe tandem engine 2. Working together collaboratively; collaborative, cooperative. Labels: also, attributive, figuratively, not-comparable Example: Their skillful tandem work made the project quick and successful.
Word: tandem Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *téh₂m The noun is borrowed from Latin tandem (“of time: at last, at length, finally”), applied humorously in English to two horses harnessed “at length” (that is, in a single line) instead of side-by-side. Tandem is derived from tam (“so, to such an extent”) + -dem (demonstrative suffix). The adjective, adverb, and verb are derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈtændəm/, [ˈtɛəndəm] 1. Synonym of tandemize (“(transitive) to harness or drive (two draught animals, generally draught horses) one behind the other; to set up (two or more things, such as pieces or equipment) to work in tandem or together; (intransitive) to drive a tandem (‘carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other’)”) Labels: also, ambitransitive, attributive Example: [O]ur dog-cart having come to hand, from the hilliness of the road, we tandemed the ten miles due west, along the southern shore of Clew Bay. Example: And sometimes these nymphs [on frescoes] are tandeming the daintiest little gryphons so pleasantly that one longs (in the dream) to be with them, not fearing a reverse.
Word: dehisce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dehīscō (“to gape, open”), from hiō (“to be open”); related to hiatus. Pronunciation: /dɪˈhɪs/ 1. To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen or similar content. Labels: intransitive Example: Anthers dehisce when the flower opens. 2. To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound. Labels: intransitive Example: A surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon whether some or all of the layers of tissue come open.
Word: campanologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin campāna Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English campanology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English campanologist From campanology + -ist. 1. A person who studies campanology.
Word: yawp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English yolpen, of imitative origin. Pronunciation: /jɔːp/, /jɔp/, /jɑp/ 1. To yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise. Labels: intransitive 2. To talk loudly and coarsely. Labels: intransitive 3. To clamor, to utter loud complaints. Labels: intransitive
Word: yawp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English yolpen, of imitative origin. Pronunciation: /jɔːp/, /jɔp/, /jɑp/ 1. A yelp or bark. 2. Loud or coarse talk. Example: I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. - Walt Whitman
Word: raucous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin rāvis Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin raucusbor. English raucous Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔːkəs/, /ˈɹɔkəs/, /ˈɹɑkəs/ 1. Harsh and rough-sounding. Example: At night, raucous ruckus took place in the swamp. 2. Disorderly and boisterous. Example: Acts of vandalism were committed by a raucous gang of drunkards. Example: In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic. 3. Loud and annoying. Example: The new neighbors had a raucous ruction in the small hours last night. Example: There are also a lot of people who have never dreamed of being disagreeable in public, much less considered joining a raucous social movement.
Word: overwriter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From overwrite + -er. 1. Software that writes over the contents or unused section of a data store to prevent recovery of sensitive information. 2. One who writes too much. Example: Overwriters sometimes have an endearingly sincere rationale: “I want to make writing that's pretty. […]
Word: zax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English sax (“knife”), from Old English seax, from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą. Doublet of sax. Pronunciation: /zæks/ 1. A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.
Word: take turns Part of Speech: verb 1. Of two or more people, to do the same thing one after another, taking one another's place alternately. Labels: intransitive, polite Example: We take turns to answer the phone. Example: Round-robin scheduling arranges to have all teams or players take turns playing each other
Word: penicillin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pes- Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s Proto-Italic *peznis Latin pēnis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pēniculus ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illum Latin pēnicillum Translingual -ium Translingual Penicillium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English penicillin From translingual Penicillium + -in. Coined by Alexander Fleming after Penicillium notatum (now Penicillium chrysogenum), a fungus from which penicillin is obtained. Pronunciation: /ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ 1. Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A blue mold of the genus Penicillium that produces penicillin. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: grim Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English grim, from Old English grimm, from Proto-West Germanic *grimm, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to resound, thunder, grumble, roar”). Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪm/ 1. Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding. Example: Life was grim in many northern industrial towns. Example: Developments were markedly different in the Soviet zone, but ultimately ended in perhaps an even grimmer dead end: that of SED leader Walter Ulbricht’s thoroughly Stalinized German Democratic Republic (GDR). 2. Rigid and unrelenting. Example: His grim determination enabled him to win. 3. Ghastly or sinister. Example: A grim castle overshadowed the village. Example: There was, I thought, a trace of very profound and very genuine irony in the timbre—not the flashy, meaninglessly jaunty pseudo-irony of the callow "sophisticate," which Derby had habitually affected, but something grim, basic, pervasive and potentially evil. 4. Disgusting; gross. Example: – Wanna see the dead rat I found in my fridge? – Mate, that is grim! Example: Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; […] 5. Fierce, cruel, furious. Labels: obsolete Example: The LORDE shall be grymme vpon them, and destroye all the goddes in the londe. And all the Iles of the Heithen shal worshipe him, euery man in his place. Example: The first people we saw were two grim and stout Salvages upon Cape Charles, with long poles like Javelings, headed with bone, they boldly demanded what we were, and what we would[…]
Word: grim Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English grim, from Old English grimm, from Proto-West Germanic *grimm, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to resound, thunder, grumble, roar”). Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪm/ 1. To make grim; to give a stern or forbidding aspect to. Labels: rare, transitive