nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: damn skippy Part of Speech: intj 1. Expressing approval or excitement. Labels: mildly, slang, vulgar 2. Expressing strong agreement. Labels: mildly, slang, vulgar
Word: single-parent family Part of Speech: noun 1. A nuclear family with only one parent.
Word: hump day Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term alludes to the fact that Wednesday is the middle of the work week, meaning that one has made it "over the hump" towards the weekend. 1. Wednesday. Labels: informal
Word: Praetorian Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors, their symbol being the scorpion. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical
Word: interferant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English interfere Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English interferant From interfere + -ant. 1. A person applying for a patent that conflicts with an earlier one. 2. A compound in the sample that produces readings which overlap those of the analyte, making analysis more difficult. Example: In many cases, the absolute amount of the interferant is more effective to induce an observed interference than the interferant/analyte ratio. Example: Equation (1.15) may be used to evaluate the selectivity coefficient for that interferant.
Word: PEEP Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /piːp/, /pip/ 1. A World War II jeep attached to an armored regiment. Labels: slang 2. Acronym of positive end-expiratory pressure. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: diverges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of diverge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: biogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os, “life”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”)) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin, source; manner of birth; creation”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis (“birth; production”)). The words biogenesis and abiogenesis were both coined by English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895) in 1870 (see the quotation). The word biogenesis was first used by English physiologist and neurologist Henry Charlton Bastian (1837–1915) around 1869 to mean “life-origination or commencement” in an unpublished exchange of correspondence with Irish physicist John Tyndall. However, in an 1871 book, Bastian announced he was adopting a new term, archebiosis, because of the confusion that might be caused by Huxley’s use of biogenesis with a different meaning. Equivalent to bio- + genesis. Pronunciation: /bʌɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnəsɪs/, /baɪə-/, /baɪoʊ-/, /biːə-/, /biːoʊ-/ 1. The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: And thus the hypothesis that living matter always arises by the agency of pre-existing living matter, took definite shape; […] It will be necessary for me to refer to this hypothesis so frequently, that, to save circumlocution, I shall call it the hypothesis of Biogenesis; and I shall term the contrary doctrine—that living matter may be produced by not living matter—the hypothesis of Abiogenesis. Example: It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted. 2. Biosynthesis. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: rogue state Part of Speech: noun 1. A state or nation acting outside of the accepted international norms and policies. Example: In the early 2160s, the Alliance began aggressive colonization of worlds in the Skyllian Verge, much to the dismay of the batarians who had been developing the region for several decades. In 2171, the batarians petitioned the Council to declare the Verge a "zone of batarian interest". The Council refused, however, declaring unsettled worlds in the region open to human colonization. In protest, the batarians closed their Citadel embassy and severed official diplomatic relations with the Council, effectively becoming a rogue state. They instigated a proxy war in the Verge by funneling money and weapons to criminal organizations, urging them to strike at human colonies.
Word: pass water Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From medical use of pass to refer to removing a substance from the body through natural processes. 1. To urinate. Labels: euphemistic Example: My bladder has also been affected by nerve damage: sometimes I cannot pass water, sometimes I have to have a catheter. Example: [P]atients arrived at hospitals complaining of fatigue, loss of appetite, joint pain and difficulty passing water.
Word: abaddon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: UK C19. From Abaddon, from Middle English, from Late Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀβαδδών (Abaddṓn, “Abaddon”), from Hebrew אבדון (ābaddōn, “destruction, abyss”), from אבד (ābad, “to be lost, to perish”). 1. An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities. Labels: British, archaic, slang Example: The prisoner, Money Moses, better known among thieves and fences as Moses the abaddon, has been, to my knowledge, for the last twenty years a receiver and dealer in stolen property.
Word: noggen Part of Speech: adj 1. Made of flax or hemp Labels: not-comparable
Word: noggen Part of Speech: noun 1. Coarse linen; a garment made of this. Labels: uncountable
Word: on the contrary Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed; to the contrary. Labels: conjunctive Example: Many persons have an idea that a habitually dark room is best for the eyes. On the contrary, it weakens them and renders them permanently unable to bear the light of the sun. Example: Even if they managed to strike Japan, the United States or South Korea with nuclear weapons — a big if, given that they do not have a reliable delivery system — they could not save themselves from ultimate defeat. On the contrary, the use of nuclear or other terror weapons would be certain to invite overwhelming retaliation, delivering North Korea’s decision makers to a fiery oblivion.
Word: poffertje Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch poffertje. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒfəɹt͡ʃə/ 1. A traditional Dutch treat resembling a fluffy pancake, made with yeast and buckwheat flour. Example: The kitchen walls were covered with a precious array of brass pots and pans, waffle-irons, poffertje pans; […] There were poffertje and waffle booths, booths for gin, cider, and Schiedam schnapps, pipes and tobacco, calico and glass beads, household ware and toys; […] Example: “Good afternoon, Mynheer,” she bowed politely, “would you care for a poffertje?” […] “I shall come past here every day and you shall bake me a poffertje, and tell me how you are doing.[…]” Every day the burgomaster came for his poffertje.
Word: toen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English toen, toon, tōn, from Old English tān, nominative and accusative plural of tā (“toe”), equivalent to toe + -en (plural ending). 1. plural of toe Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: non-affiliated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + affiliated. 1. unaffiliated Labels: not-comparable Example: MPs and non-affiliated peers from across the Leeds City Region have joined forces and are calling on Government to publicly commit to building HS2 East to Leeds at the same time as HS2 West is built to Manchester.
Word: MUPPIE Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After yuppie. 1. Acronym of middle-aged urban professional. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: tit-for-tat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tit for tat. 1. Having the characteristic of returning bad for bad. Labels: not-comparable Example: Unfortunately, many adults retain a tit-for-tat attitude, but in a more refined way than the simple, childish shove for shove. Example: Amid fears that the end to more than five and a half years of talks would lead to a new era of tit-for-tat protectionism, negotiations between the United States and the European Union broke down.
Word: hole card Part of Speech: noun 1. A playing card, dealt face down, that the holder need not reveal until the showdown. Labels: in-plural 2. Something held in reserve, or concealed, until it is useful. Labels: figuratively
Word: cytokinesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyto- + -kinesis. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪtoʊkɪˈniːsɪs/ 1. The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: turn the tables Part of Speech: verb 1. To reverse a situation, so that the advantage has shifted to the party which was previously disadvantaged. Labels: idiomatic Example: Well, the tables are turned—the times are changed. A peaceful and unoffending man might have expected from a neighbour, now powerful in his turn, such protection when walking in the paths of the law, as all men, subjects of the realm, have a right to expect even from perfect strangers. Example: "The tables are turned, my red friend!" said the hunter, coolly. "It's your life, not mine, this time!"
Word: Dantesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Dante French -esquebor. English -esque English Dantesque From Dante + -esque. Pronunciation: /ˌdæntɪˈɛsk/, /dɑnˈtɛsk/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of Dante; characterized by a formal, elevated tone and somber focus. Example: “They’re screaming, looking for taxis, calling up friends and singing Happy Birthday to each other. It’s a spectacle, a Dantesque spectacle.”
Word: octli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Classical Nahuatl octli 1. Pulque. Labels: uncountable
Word: window sill Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɪndəʊ ˌsɪl/, /ˈwɪndə ˌsɪl/, /ˈwɪndoʊ ˌsɪl/ 1. Alternative spelling of windowsill. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: prenuptual agreement Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of prenuptial agreement. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: nevi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nevus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: behovely Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English behovely, equivalent to behoof + -ly. 1. Necessary; advantageous. Labels: archaic 2. Useful. Labels: archaic
Word: behovely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English behovely, equivalent to behoof + -ly. 1. Usefully. Labels: archaic
Word: aten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ate + eaten. 1. past participle of eat; eaten Labels: form-of, nonstandard, participle, past
Word: black letter Part of Speech: noun 1. A highly calligraphic Western European script style used from approximately 1150. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Also we discovered what is still more curious, an English version of the black-letter Latin. Example: The original boldface printing types are the blackletters used by Gutenberg in the 1440s. For the next two centuries, blackletter fonts were widely used not only in Germany but in France, Spain, the Netherlands and England. 2. A highly calligraphic Western European script style used from approximately 1150. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The basic standard elements for a particular field of law, which are generally known and free from doubt or dispute. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [The US Supreme Court] did not raise the fundamental normative question of the patent-ability of genes. Instead, it took a black letter approach to interpreting the Patent Act, which had first been enacted in 1790, and which in its current form states that “whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.”
Word: governante Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch gouvernante, and its source, Middle French gouvernante. Compare govern. 1. A female ruler or regent. Labels: obsolete 2. A woman in charge of someone else, especially a child or young woman; a governess. Labels: archaic Example: When it came to his turn to mention Sir John Sparkle, he represented him as a man of an immense estate and narrow disposition, who mewed up his only child, a fine young lady, from the conversation of mankind, under the strict watch and inspection of an old governante […]. Example: Shortly after the failure of the singular negotiation for attaining peace by combat, which Peveril had attempted to open with Major Bridgenorth, that gentleman left his seat of Moultrassie-Hall in the care of his old housekeeper, and departed, no one knew whither, having in company with him the Reverend Master Solsgrace, with his daughter Alice and Mrs. Deborah Debbitch, now formally installed in all the duties of a gouvernante.
Word: glossa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”). Doublet of gloss. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɒsə/ 1. The tongue, or lingua, especially of an insect. Example: They wished to see what Holy would do with the glossa. “The innocent will tell no lies.” The organ eventually had been divided into nineteen sections, distributed, and ingested. “We swallow your lies and cause them to build our powers.” Example: Her swollen “button” hitting his glossa tip provided wave after wave of full body pleasure. 2. Unintelligible ecstatic speech. Example: This pattern does not hold in the glossas we have examined: [th] occurs where we expect [], as in the “word” kita in our sample text, and [] occurs freely in other American glossas as an independent sound unit,[…] Example: I have analysed a total of 24 prophetic glossas in this way, and 10 passages of the more easily intelligible prayer specimens of glossolalia. These glossas emanate from a total of 15 persons.
Word: Anastacia Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Anastasia.
Word: protectability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English protect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English protectability From protect + -ability. 1. The ability to receive protection. Labels: uncountable Example: “Meta” may be a perfectly fine trademark, and perhaps it is even the best trademark that they could have found from a legal protectability and risk-management standpoint. Example: When choosing elements for a brand, they should meet a combination of the following six aspects: memorability, meaningfulness, likeability, transferability, adaptability, and protectability.
Word: protectibility Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of protectability. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: self-tapping screw Part of Speech: noun 1. A screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material (such as sheet metal).
Word: registrability Part of Speech: noun 1. The property of being registrable as a trademark. Labels: uncountable
Word: Tokugawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 徳川 (Tokugawa). 1. A surname from Japanese. 2. Any of a family of shoguns that ruled Japan in the 17th to 19th centuries.
Word: scurvy-grass Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several European plants, of the genus Cochlearia, formerly believed useful in treating scurvy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The seeds of Scurvy-grasse growing in waterpots have been fruitfull in the Land Example: [T]he seed of Scurvy-grass very much resembles the make of a Concha Venerea, a kind of Purcelane Schell […].
Word: guardedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English guarded Middle English -ly English -ly English guardedly From guarded + -ly. 1. In a guarded manner. Example: The DfT states guardedly: "Subject to future decisions, this first phase of the Rail Hub could be completed by the early 2030s."
Word: guiltily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English guilty Middle English -ly English -ly English guiltily From guilty + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪltˌɪli/ 1. In a guilty manner; as if guilty. Example: Guiltily, from time to time, she took swift inquiring looks at Mina, who was dressed more carefully, and had fresh plaited her hair. Example: He was guiltily aware now that he had kept Podson in the dark about the state of his finances to secure that extra fortnight's painting.
Word: guarder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guard + -er. School slang relates to Stonyhurst College in the United Kingdom. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːdə/ 1. A person who guards; a guard. Example: they found themselves in view of the town, whence the night before they had hoised sailes, where they were pursued by the guarders and Souldiers of the Port. 2. A goalkeeper. Example: The Hodder Football is very good this year, and we have an excellent team. Hammond is a good guarder and can save some very difficult shots.
Word: guardrail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guard + rail. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑɹdˌɹeɪl/ 1. A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety. 2. A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety. Labels: Canada, US 3. Any barrier designed to prevent accidents or mistakes. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Set guardrails on Visual Studio Live Share We’ve heard from Live Share users that they want to use Live Share in their organization, but without controls to prevent individuals from outside their company domain joining Live Share sessions, they’re blocked. We are excited that this and many other requested policies are now available. Example: Some worry that releasing open-source generative A.I. models without guardrails could provoke a backlash among regulators and the general public that could damage the entire industry. 4. Synonym of check rail.
Word: guardroom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guard + room. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑɹdˌɹum/ 1. A room used by soldiers when on guard. Example: There were flambeaux on staggering poles every ten strides or so, and at intervals of about a hundred strides, bartizans whose guardroom windows glared like fireworks clung to the bridge piers. 2. A jail cell in which military prisoners are kept.
Word: guardsman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guard + -s- + -man. 1. A person, especially a soldier, who is on guard; especially, a masculine one. Example: Near-synonyms: guard, watcher; guardswoman, watchwoman 2. A member of the Guards or of the Guard (in any sense thereof); especially, a masculine one. Labels: US Example: Near-synonym: guardswoman 3. A member of the Guards or of the Guard (in any sense thereof); especially, a masculine one. Labels: UK Example: Near-synonym: guardswoman
Word: Guards Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several regiments in the Household Division of the British Army. Labels: UK, plural, plural-only 2. The national police force of the Republic of Ireland. Labels: Ireland, plural, plural-only
Word: guesser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gessere, gessare, equivalent to guess + -er. 1. A person who guesses; especially someone who can make a reasonable prediction from little evidence. Example: 'Then, believe me, you're a pretty slick guesser.'
Word: guidebook Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of guide book. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Having departed Inverness on time, I take the advice of several guidebooks and sit in a right-hand-side seat, which should afford me uninterrupted views of the sea as the train winds its way north.
Word: guide book Part of Speech: noun 1. A book that provides guidance, but especially one designed for travellers which provides local tourist information about a particular country or area.
Word: guileful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English gileful, gilful, equivalent to guile + -ful. 1. Full of guile; treacherously deceptive.
Word: guileless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English guile 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 guileless From guile + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈɡaɪl.ləs/, [ˈɡaɪɫ.ləs] 1. Free from guile; honest but naive. Example: To foreigners we often seem guileless and overchatty, an impression which is dispersed when they find that much of our friendliness is just the ebullition of the moment and does not carry with it any permanence of devotion.
Word: guiltiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English giltines; equivalent to guilty + -ness. 1. The state of being guilty; guilt. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: those speculative relapsers, that have, out of policy, or guiltiness, abandoned a known and received truth
Word: guilt-ridden Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From guilt + -ridden. 1. Having a strong sense of guilt. Example: He was so guilt-ridden that he could not face his father.
Word: gulper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gulp + -er. 1. One who gulps. Example: Believers in Fletcher's system were anything but quick shovelers and gulpers of food. 2. A gulper eel.
Word: gunfight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gun + fight. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌnˌfaɪt/ 1. A battle (or a duel) using small arms. Example: YouTube is awash in gun content, often referred to as “GunTube” by firearm enthusiasts. Individuals who come to GunTube—including children and teens—can find videos which glorify assault weapons, show how to modify firearms, and teach viewers how to shoot through bulletproof glass or “win gunfights.”
Word: gunfight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gun + fight. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌnˌfaɪt/ 1. To engage in battle using small arms.
Word: gunfighter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gun + fighter. 1. A person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger.
Word: gung-ho Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of gung ho. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gunnysack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gunny sack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gunny sack Part of Speech: noun 1. A sack made from burlap, used for agricultural produce. Example: “… Tony, there are some old, empty gunny sacks—the only dry thing on Bogus tonight. … They'll do to make a bed for the baby in the wood-box, …” Example: He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack / Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
Word: gunrunner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gun + runner. 1. A person who smuggles arms and ammunition.
Word: gunrunning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gun + running. 1. The smuggling of arms and ammunition. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: gun-shy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of gunshy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gusher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gush + -er. Doublet of geyser. 1. One who gushes (makes an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment). 2. An oil well that has a natural flow and so requires no pumping. Example: “[…]And then I finally realised the art galleries and the restaurants and so on are financed by this gusher of money from Wall Street. Julian Schnabel and Jean-Michel Basquiat and Leo Castelli wouldn't really exist if there weren't rich people who buy that art.”
Word: gutty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From goutte + -y, or anglicization of (Old or Middle French) goutté, ultimately from Latin gutta (“drop (of a liquid)”) (also the ultimate source of English goutte and French goutte). Compare guttated. 1. Charged or sprinkled with drops. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gutty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gut + -y. 1. Gutsy; brave. Labels: slang 2. Having a prominent gut. Example: A trim-middled hog will have a higher dressing percentage than a wasty, gutty, paunchy, heavy-middled hog.
Word: gutty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gut + -y. 1. One who works in a slaughterhouse cutting out the internal organs. Example: Mr Donaldson continued to work during the season as a gutty in the beefhouse at the Lorneville plant, notwithstanding a high level of pain and/or discomfort which he persistently experienced from his elbow disorder.
Word: gutty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from gutter, or guttersnipe. Or possibly from Irish gaotaire (“a windbag, someone who talks too much”). 1. An urchin or delinquent. Labels: Ireland, dialectal 2. Low-class person. Labels: Ireland, dialectal 3. An unpleasant person. Labels: Ireland, dialectal
Word: gutty Part of Speech: adj 1. Made of gutta-percha. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: I still had in my possession thirteen sets of hickories and a good stock of gutty golf balls, […]
Word: phrensy Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of frenzy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: phrensy Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of frenzy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: hogback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hog + back. 1. A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata, Example: Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it … 2. A hogframe. 3. A Viking grave marker taking the form of a recumbent monument, generally with a curved (hogbacked) ridge and outwardly curved sides.
Word: pervaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pervade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: redoubled Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: redoubled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of redouble Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: redouble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French redoubler. By surface analysis, re- + double. 1. To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify. Labels: transitive Example: Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts. Example: Every item of intelligence appeared to redouble the astonishment of the islanders, and they gazed at us with inquiring looks. 2. To double an opponent's doubling bid. 3. To become twice as big. Labels: intransitive 4. To double again what was reduced to a single state. Example: Like the Conservatives and Labour, the Lib Dems plan to extend Britain's rail network, reopen stations and redouble singled routes.
Word: redouble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French redoubler. By surface analysis, re- + double. 1. An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled.
Word: whimsical sex Part of Speech: noun 1. Women; the female sex. Labels: rare
Word: snake charmer Part of Speech: noun 1. A performer who entertains crowds by performing tricks with highly venomous snakes.
Word: blackamore Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of blackamoor. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Hence they call a Blackamore (themſelves are tawnie, by the Sunne and their annoyntings, yet they are borne white :)
Word: derider Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deride Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English derider From deride + -er. 1. A person who derides or mocks.
Word: frown upon Part of Speech: verb 1. To disapprove of. Labels: transitive Example: Regular passengers become familiar with their train and attempts to change its make-up or any other aspect of its working are more often than not frowned upon, even though the change is probably for the better. Example: For example, the people of the Trobriand Islands engage freely in sexual relations before marriage, but premarital pregnancy is strongly frowned upon.
Word: dimed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Presumably from dime (“the U.S. ten-cent coin”) + -ed. 1. (of an electric guitar or its amplifier) At volume setting 10 (the loudest). Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: 1998 January 6, Rory McQuillan, "Gear: Does anyone use tone controls on their guitar?", bit.listserv.blues-l, Usenet, "I asked […] how they adjusted the tone controls on their guitars. They both told me the same thing, that they dimed 'em and adjusted their tone at the amp." Example: 1998 February 15, Milan Plechata, "Re: DIMED- N.J. Slang??", alt.guitar, Usenet, "Using dimed to mean at ten or full volume is pretty common here in South Carolina, too. I've been hearing it for years, now."
Word: dimed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the verb dime. 1. simple past and past participle of dime Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mince pies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mince pie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: DFW Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of David Foster Wallace. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Yes, I was one of those DFW guys, but please keep reading. I discovered Wallace at 17, sitting in the over-cooled lobby of a test prep company where, shortly, my parents would pay a 24-year-old over $100/hour to remind me how to do trigonometry.
Word: DFW Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of drug free workplace. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of department of fish and wildlife. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of department of fisheries and Wildlife. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DFW Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of down for whatever. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: pulque Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mexican Spanish pulque, possibly from Nahuatl. Pronunciation: /ˈpʊl.keɪ/, /ˈpʊl.ki/ 1. A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You went by the sour stink of pulque saloons; they gave you a water glass of cactus juice in there, two cents.
Word: cærulean Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of cerulean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: backbitten Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of backbite Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: baffling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of baffle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: baffling Part of Speech: adj 1. Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering. Example: [T]he primitive concept of the generative act was one of awe and worship, accorded to a force which was incomprehensible and baffling. Example: Ministers must restart trade negotiations with Brussels immediately to sort out the "baffling" array of post-Brexit rulesand regulations that now threaten much of the UK'sexport trade to the EU 2. Frustrating.
Word: baffling Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of foiling or thwarting. Example: […] the contrast of the one determined and still triumphant will of the man, with the transient and vain bafflings of winds or waves, of gods, or monsters […]
Word: zapping Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈzæpɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of zap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: zapping Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈzæpɪŋ/ 1. The act or result of being zapped. Example: Then the inquiry heard the sound of the multiple Taser zappings, amplified for viewing by Braidwood, witnesses and spectators, including Dziekanski's mother.
Word: coral reef Part of Speech: noun 1. A reef formed by compacted coral skeletons
Word: transclusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson in his book Literary Machines (1981). Probably from trans- + (in)clusion. 1. The inclusion of part of one hypertext document in another one by means of reference rather than copying. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Transclusion means that a thing can be in two places at once. Example: The MediaWiki parser processes an article in two stages. The first stage is called preprocessing and is mainly involved with the transclusion of templates and the expansion of the Wikitext.
Word: focuses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊ.kə.sɪz/, /ˈfəʊ.kə.səz/, /ˈfoʊ.kə.sɪz/, /ˈfoʊ.kə.səz/, /ˈfəʉ.kə.sɪz/ 1. plural of focus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: focuses Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊ.kə.sɪz/, /ˈfəʊ.kə.səz/, /ˈfoʊ.kə.sɪz/, /ˈfoʊ.kə.səz/, /ˈfəʉ.kə.sɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of focus Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Flying V Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Brand name. 1. A wooden electric guitar with a futuristic shape.
Word: glycosidic bond Part of Speech: noun 1. Any bond by reaction of the hemiacetal part of a saccharide and the hydroxyl group of another saccharide or an alcohol
Word: glycosidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English glycoside Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English glycosidic From glycoside + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a glycoside.
Word: marbled polecat Part of Speech: noun 1. Vormela peregusna, a polecat found from Eastern Europe to parts of China, with yellow and black markings on its back.
Word: Pogradec Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Albanian Pogradec, probably from an Eastern South Slavic language. See Macedonian Подградец (Podgradec), an old name of the city, from под (pod, “under, below”) + град (grad, “city, town”) + -ец (-ec), which refers to the ancient Illyrian settlement located on a hill northwest of the city. 1. A city in southeastern Albania, located on a narrow plain along the southwestern shore of Lake Ohrid; it is the seat of its eponymous municipality and municipal unit. 2. A municipality in the county of Korçë, Albania. 3. A municipal unit of the municipality of Pogradec in the county of Korçë, Albania.
Word: Graz Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Graz, from Proto-Slavic *gordьcь (“small castle”), diminutive of *gordъ (“fortification”). Pronunciation: /ɡɹɑːts/ 1. The capital of and largest city in the state of Styria, Austria, and the second-largest city in the country.
Word: Innsbruck Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the river Inn + Brücke (“bridge”). 1. The capital city of Tyrol, in western Austria.
Word: actin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”), based on the shape of the filament formed, + -in. Pronunciation: /ˈæktɪn/ 1. A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament). Labels: uncountable Example: 2012, Elaine N. Marieb & Katja Hoehn, Human Anatomy & Physiology, 8th ed., chapter 9 "Muscles and Muscle Tissue", page 281. Actin has kidney-shaped polypeptide subunits, called globular actin or G actin, which bear the active sites to which the myosin heads attach during contraction. 2. One of the six isoforms of actin. Labels: countable
Word: eonism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in 1920 by the British physician and sexologist Havelock Ellis (1859–1939) after Chevalier d'Eon (1728–1810), a French diplomat, spy and soldier who presented as male for 49 years, then as a female for 33. Ellis had previously used the term sexo-aesthetic inversion. Pronunciation: /ˈi.əˌnɪzəm/ 1. The pretence of being the opposite sex, especially that by a man of being a woman; transvestism. Labels: uncountable Example: The chief of these intermediate sexual anomalies are: (1) physical hermaphroditism in its various stages; (2) gynandromorphism, or eunuchoidism, in which men possess characters resembling those of males who have been early castrated and women possess similarly masculine characters; (3) sexo-esthetic inversion, or Eonism (Hirschfeld's transvestism or cross-dressing), in which, outside the specifically sexual emotions, men possess the tastes of women and women those of men. Example: Ellis seems, however, to regard this 'less common but more complete' type as embodying the essence of eonism, and he objected to the term transvestism because it focused attention solely on the element of cross-dressing.
Word: suppresses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of suppress Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: antitussives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antitussive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phenobarbital Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. ▲ Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English pheno- English barbital English phenobarbital From pheno- + barbital. Pronunciation: /ˌfiː.nə(ʊ)ˈbɑː.bɪt.əl/, /ˌfɛn.ə(ʊ)ˈbɑː.bɪt.əl/, /ˌfiː.noʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/ 1. A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug used chiefly to treat epilepsy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In trans-human state / It's time to evacuate / Waiting for a ride to take them to the gate / Await the siren call / More phenobarbital / Pour it down the hatch, ingest it all
Word: sodium thiopental Part of Speech: noun 1. Thiopental. Labels: uncountable
Word: purple heart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the color of the pills. 1. The drug phenobarbitone when taken recreationally. 2. A drinamyl tablet when taken recreationally, popular in the 1960s. Labels: historical, slang Example: Detective Peter Goodall said the source of the tablets had not been traced. "Purple heart" or drinamyl tablets, were a stimulant drug and habit-forming. Example: And every penny she had / Was spent on purple hearts and cigarettes
Word: Purple Heart Part of Speech: noun 1. A US military decoration awarded in the name of the President of the United States to those wounded or killed while serving on or after 5 April 1917. Labels: US
Word: flunitrazepam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- English nitr- Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English az- Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)der. French hepta- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine English -epine English azepine English diazepine English (benzo)diazep(ine) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English am(ide) English diazepam English -azepam English flunitrazepam From flu(oro)- + nitr- + -azepam. First use appears c. 1973 in the South African Medical Journal. Pronunciation: /ˌflu.nəˈtɹæz.əˌpæm/, /ˌflu.naɪˈtɹæz.əˌpæm/, /ˌfluː.nʌɪˈtɹeɪ.zɪ.pam/, /ˌfluː.nʌɪˈtɹaz.ɪ.pam/ 1. A short-acting benzodiazepine derivative with relatively long-lasting sedative effects, used as a hypnotic and as a premedication for anesthesia; 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-7-nitro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, C₁₆H₁₂FN₃O₃. Labels: uncountable
Word: binomial theorem Part of Speech: name 1. A formula giving the expansion of a binomial such as (a+b) raised to any positive integer power, i.e. (a+b)ⁿ. It's possible to expand the power into a sum of terms of the form axᵇyᶜ where the coefficient of each term is a positive integer. For example Example: (x+y)⁴;=;x⁴,+,4x³ʸ,+,6x²y²,+,4xy³,+,y⁴.
Word: Pascal's triangle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Blaise Pascal French mathematician. 1. A geometric representation of the binomial coefficients in a triangle, each entry being the sum of the two entries above.
Word: lotacracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Urdu لوٹاکریسی, from لوٹا (loṭā, “lota”), + -cracy; the lota is a water pot with a shape such that it falls over very easily. The term was coined in Pakistan in the early 1990s. 1. A political environment in which politicians have a tendency to switch loyalties frequently for personal gain. Labels: uncountable Example: The opposition members chanted slogans against the turncoats and termed the speaker’s attitude as partial. To them the speaker was promoting 'lotacracy' in the province, prompting them to chant 'go Speaker go', and 'lota speaker'.
Word: speech pathologist Part of Speech: noun 1. A therapist who treats disorders of speech, language, swallowing, or voice; a specialist in speech pathology.
Word: baiji Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 白鱀豚 /白𬶨豚 (báijìtún). Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪd͡ʒi/ 1. A freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006. Example: In 2006, he made a research trip to China to look for the baiji, also known as the Yangtze River dolphin. He and his colleagues searched the legendary river’s entire 1,700-kilometer main channel, twice. They counted nearly 20,000 large shipping vessels and more than a thousand fishing boats, but no river dolphins. At the end of their quest, they declared that the species was likely extinct, a conclusion now widely supported. For all the terrible harm that humans have done to cetaceans, drastically reducing their abundance and range, the baiji was the first of them that we ever completely extinguished. It happened in the 21st century.
Word: baiji Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mandarin 白芨 (báijī). Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪd͡ʒi/ 1. Alternative form of bai ji. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: MBTA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: baijis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baiji Labels: form-of, plural
Word: railings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of railing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: railings Part of Speech: noun 1. railing (a horizontal rail with vertical supports) Labels: UK, plural, plural-only
Word: remedied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of remedy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: MAN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network, a large computer network usually spanning a city. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: MAN Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Manitoba: a province of Canada. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: envoys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of envoy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sarsen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Saracen (“Muslim”), by extension, “non-Christian, pagan”. Pronunciation: /ˈsɑː(ɹ)sən/ 1. Any of various blocks of sandstone found in various locations in southern England. Example: The stones, called sarsens, came from the nearby Marlborough Downs, and all are naturally shaped. Example: The study pinpointed the source of the sarsens, a mystery that has long bedeviled geologists and archaeologists.
Word: sex tourism Part of Speech: noun 1. Travel to another country for the purpose of sexual intercourse with prostitutes or for the purpose of engaging in sex acts which are prohibited in one's home jurisdiction. Labels: uncountable
Word: dakuten Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 濁点(だくてん) (dakuten), from Middle Chinese 濁 (ɖæwk, “voiced, turbid”) + 點 (tém, “dot, mark”). Pronunciation: /ˈdækuˌtɛn/, /ˈdɑːkuˌtɛn/ 1. A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.
Word: transilluminator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trans- + illuminate + -or. 1. A device or instrument that projects light, ultraviolet radiation, etc. through a translucent sample for observation or photography
Word: flitted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈflɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of flit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: marvelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of marvel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: superhydrophobicity 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- Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -phobic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English superhydrophobicity From super- + hydro- + -phobic + -ity. 1. The quality of being extremely hydrophobic or repellent to water or of not being wetted. Labels: uncountable Example: The key to long [battery] life is a property superhydrophobicity. This occurs when a drop of electorlyte or other liquid sits on top of a roughened nanostructured surface instead of wetting it. Zap the droplet with a burst of electricity or heat, however, and it wets the surface in a matter of milliseconds.
Word: crap out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From die-rolling in the game craps. 1. To lose a game of craps by rolling a seven. Labels: intransitive 2. To abandon an endeavour or project; to back down. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: He crapped out as soon as he was challenged. 3. To fail; to stop working. Labels: intransitive Example: Darn, my car crapped out. 4. To blunder; to fail massively. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: The team crapped out in the second half. 5. To die; to collapse; to fall asleep. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: The old man crapped out. 6. To idle or mess around. Labels: US, intransitive, slang Example: So, recruits fought sleep and slept in the hot classrooms while DIs caught up on their sleep by crapping out on their duty rack in full uniform. Example: He planned on being done by the early afternoon and then crapping out for the rest of the day. 7. To give birth. Labels: derogatory, intransitive, slang, transitive, vulgar
Word: protreptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek προτρεπτικός (protreptikós, “hortatory”), from προτρέπω (protrépō, “to urge on”). Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈtɹɛptɪk/, /pɹoʊˈtɹɛptɪk/ 1. Serving to instruct; didactic. Example: A protreptic discourse for beginners, no matter what the stage of Plato's development when he wrote it, would contain much elementary matter and would certainly not reveal his most profound thought.
Word: protreptic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek προτρεπτικός (protreptikós, “hortatory”), from προτρέπω (protrépō, “to urge on”). Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈtɹɛptɪk/, /pɹoʊˈtɹɛptɪk/ 1. A didactic speech, book, etc.
Word: baptise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard form of baptize. Labels: British, English, Non-Oxford, alt-of, standard
Word: fogy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fogey. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]” 2. Extra pay granted to officers for length of service. Labels: US, dated, slang