nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: gangrene Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French gangrène, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina, “gangrene”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡæŋˌɡɹiːn/, [ˈɡæŋˌɡɹʷɪi̯n], /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋˌɡɹin/, [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋˌɡɹʷɪi̯n], /ˈɡɛ̃ŋˌɡɹin/ 1. To produce gangrene in. Labels: transitive Example: Vulneration or section sometimes procures a Gangrene, when the vital Principle is so debilitated, or enormous by the would, that instead of a good suppuration and vigorous transmutation, a depraved matter is generated, which corrupts and gangrenes the part: and thus a small cut of a finger or Toe hath gangrened, and killed the person: but in greater Wounds, the danger is greater, as more frequently to happen. Example: An intensely biting frost will gangrene the membrane ; a foggy state of the atmosphere, with low, black, stagnant exhalations, accompanied with sudden, frequent intermissions, interchanges, and oscillations of dryness and moisture, expansion and condensation, will corrupt and putrify both the membrane and the mucous discharge. 2. To be affected with gangrene. Labels: intransitive Example: If a man had a sore leg, and he should go to an honest, judicious chirurgeon, and he should only bid him keep it warm, and anoint it with such an oil, (an oil well known) that would do the cure; haply he would not much regard him, because he knows the medicine, beforehand an ordinary medicine; but if he should go to a surgeon that should tell him, your leg will gangrene within three days, and it must be cut off, and you will die, unless you do something that I could tell you, what listening there would be to this man? Example: The leg will gangrene if the superficial femoral vessels be torn. 3. To corrupt; To cause to become degenerate. Labels: transitive Example: That is true,” replied Almira, “nothing can be performed without labor, and where there is labor there will be discontent, and where there is no labor there will be heart-burning and jealousy about insignificant trifles, such as gangrenes the real pleasures of contemplation within these walls; walls, which would otherwise hold out an asylum, much to be prized by those who have been unfortunate, who have lost all their friends, or who are weary of the world." Example: The Stuart Restoration period was a necessary sequence of the Puritan period, and there is a similar cause for the sensualism that gangrenes the heart of our morbidly prudish Society of to-day.
Word: gasohol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleumder. English -ol Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English gasoline Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol blend English gasohol Blend of gasoline + alcohol. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæsəˌhɑl/ 1. Gasoline mixed with ethyl alcohol (ethanol). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: toped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tope Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cupr- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of cupro- (before a vowel) Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: distribution lot Part of Speech: noun 1. A case pack; the number of items in a case or number of cases on a palette. Abbreviation: DL.
Word: cuprous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cuprum (“copper”), + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːpɹəs/ 1. Of, or of the nature of, copper. Labels: not-comparable 2. Containing copper with an oxidation number of 1. Labels: not-comparable
Word: backstory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back- (prefix meaning ‘in, into, or towards the past’) + story. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌstɔːɹi/, /ˈbækˌstɔɹi/ 1. The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work. Example: What’s the backstory of our new colleague? Example: These backstories cast the characters' behavior in a new light: of course Gertrude would promptly marry the man who saved her from abuse; of course Ophelia would be desperate and indiscreet in seeking Hamlet's love. 2. A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives.
Word: bulgogi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 불고기 (bulgogi, from 불 (bul, “fire”) + 고기 (gogi, “meat”)). Pronunciation: /bʊlˈɡoʊɡiː/ 1. A Korean dish of shredded (usually marinated) beef with vegetables. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Your choice of bulgogi steak, tangy chicken or carmelized^([sic]) tofu with one of two slaws in a corn tortilla and topped with siracha sauce, lime crema, cilantro and sesame seeds. Example: Later that day, when you sat down to a meal of bulgogi, you spat out the second mouthful and picked out something glittering. 2. Any of various Korean dishes of grilled meat in this style. Labels: broadly, uncountable, usually 3. The meat in these dishes, traditionally grilled at the table. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: has to Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhæz.tu/, /ˈhæs.tu/, /ˈhæs.tə/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of have to Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Korean English Part of Speech: name 1. A dialect of the English language that is chiefly spoken in the Republic of Korea. Compare British English, American English.
Word: Konglish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Korean + English. 1. Korean pseudo-anglicisms; Korean coinages based on English roots. 2. Any of various varieties of Korean English having distinctive lexis, syntax and phonology. Labels: derogatory Example: He stands back and witnesses with awe the language’s myriad offshoots, like Manglish (Malay and English) and Konglish (English in South Korea).
Word: Konglish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Hong Kong + English. 1. Alternative form of Kongish. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lexis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek λέξῐς (léxĭs)lbor. English lexis Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “speech, word”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɛksɪs/ 1. The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Thus, alongside current lexis, words and senses now obsolete find a place in a dictionary on historical principles. 2. Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: By the 1980s, English language teachers generally had begun to realize that there had been a neglect of lexis in teaching methods and coursebooks. […] The basic truth that without vocabulary or lexis we can't express anything had to be restated and a new approach to teaching lexis was needed. 3. The vocabulary used by a writer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand.
Word: dubu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 두부(豆腐) (dubu). Doublet of tofu and doufu. 1. Korean tofu Labels: uncountable Example: This appropriate combination of blanched dubu (tofu), sauteed kimchi, and stir-fried pork is a threesome made in heaven. The dubu, which has the potential to be bland on its own, has the pork to add substance and the kimchi to add flavor.
Word: Scottish English Part of Speech: name 1. A variety of the English language that is spoken mostly in Scotland.
Word: St Helens Part of Speech: name 1. A town and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, in northwestern England. 2. A village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight in England (OS grid ref SZ6289). 3. A locality in the Shire of Moyne, south western Victoria, Australia. 4. A town in Break O'Day Council, north eastern Tasmania, Australia. 5. Mount Saint Helens.
Word: kimchee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kimchi. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Then [Robert] McNamara indicated that the hangup was kimchee. The Pentagon was perfectly willing to send ships, tanks, guns, and ammunition; but when the question of fermented cabbage arose, the budget cutters worked overtime.
Word: MATESOL Part of Speech: noun 1. A master's degree in TESOL, the teaching of English to speakers of other languages.
Word: YGTR Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of you got that right. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: YBYSAIA Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of you bet your sweet ass I am: a strong affirmative response. Labels: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
Word: yarpie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans japie, short for plaasjapie (“farm-boy”), referring to any person who grew up on a farm and is unfamiliar with city life, and hence naive and unsophisticated. Pronunciation: /ˈjɑɹpi/, /ˈjɑːpi/ 1. A white South African man. Labels: South-Africa, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur
Word: soredia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soredium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stroboscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stroboscope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English stroboscopic From stroboscope + -ic. 1. of, relating to, or produced by a stroboscope Labels: not-comparable
Word: stromal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stroma + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹəʊ̯.məl/, /ˈstɹoʊ̯.məl/, /ˈstɹəʉ̯.məl/, /ˈstɹɐʉ̯.məl/, /ˈstɹo.məl/ 1. Of or relating to a stroma. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to sister chromatid cohesion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stroma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin strōma (“mattress, bed covering”), from Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed”), from στόρνυμι (stórnumi, “to stretch out”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɹəʊ̯.mə/, /ˈstɹoʊ̯.mə/, /ˈstɹəʉ̯.mə/, /ˈstɹɐʉ̯.mə/, /ˈstɹo.mə/ 1. The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.
Word: stromata Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstɹəʊ̯.mə.tə/, /ˈstɹoʊ̯.mə.tə/, /ˈstɹəʉ̯.mə.tə/, /ˈstɹɐʉ̯.mə.tə/, /ˈstɹo.mə.tə/ 1. plural of stroma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stop over Part of Speech: verb 1. To interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay. Labels: intransitive Example: Near-synonyms: stay over, lay over, lie over, stop off (all sometimes synonymous); see also Thesaurus:sojourn 2. To stop by. Labels: intransitive Example: Near-synonyms: drop by, pop in, stop off (all sometimes synonymous)
Word: stopover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from stop over. Pronunciation: /ˈstɒpˌəʊvə/, /ˈstɑpˌoʊvɚ/ 1. A short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption. Example: Near-synonyms: stayover, layover, lie-over (all sometimes synonymous)
Word: stop-over Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from stop over. 1. Alternative spelling of stopover. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stone-age Part of Speech: adj 1. Belonging in the Stone Age.
Word: sign on the dotted line Part of Speech: verb 1. To formalize an agreement. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: I think they've basically decided to go through with it, but they still have to sign on the dotted line. Example: Staff could sign new contracts... or they could leave. Eventually one person left and 350 guards signed on the dotted line.
Word: synclastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, together”) + κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”) + -ic. 1. curved toward the same side in all directions 2. of a surface whose Gaussian curvature is positive at all points
Word: anticlastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”) + -ic. 1. curved in opposite ways in two directions; saddle-shaped 2. of a surface whose Gaussian curvature is negative at all points
Word: synaptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin synapticus, from Ancient Greek συναπτικός (sunaptikós, “capable of adjusting”). Pronunciation: /sɪˈnæp.tɪk/ 1. Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell. Labels: not-comparable Example: With a pencil, he highlights areas where synaptic function is declining, where the neurons are dying. 2. Of or relating to a synapsis—the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis. Labels: not-comparable Example: By far the greater proportion of cytologists however are of the opinion that the synaptic contraction is a normal stage in the heterotypic prophases.
Word: shamanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Tungusic *samān Evenki сама̄н (samān)bor. Russian шама́н (šamán)bor. German Schamanebor. English shaman Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English shamanic From shaman + -ic. Pronunciation: /ʃəˈmænɪk/, /ʃeɪˈmænɪk/ 1. Of or relating to a shaman or to shamanism. Labels: not-comparable Example: Ring sees both the NDE and UFOE as modern day shamanic initiations in which the journeyer (NDEer or UFOer) enters an "imaginal" reality, an alternative reality that coexists with physical reality and that is equally real.
Word: setaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin sētāceus, from sēta (“bristle”) + -āceus. 1. Of, relating to, or resembling a seta or bristle; bristly.
Word: sonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sonic From Latin sonus + English -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒnɪk/, /ˈsɑnɪk/, /ˈsɔnɪk/ 1. Of or relating to sound. Labels: not-comparable Example: a sonic extravagance Example: on a sonic level 2. Having a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stomper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stomp + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈstɒmpə/, /ˈstɑmpɚ/ 1. One who stomps. 2. A thumpingly percussive music track. Labels: informal Example: "The Disco" is a sweet and summery horn-fueled gem, while "Sweet Music" is a gospel-infused peak houser that we'd love to hear alongside Bohannon's disco stomper "Let's Start The Dance." 3. A foot. Labels: slang 4. A foot. Labels: slang
Word: stomp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 1803, variant of stamp. Compare German stampfen (“to stomp”). More at stamp. Pronunciation: /stɒmp/, /stɑmp/ 1. To trample heavily. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The customer stomps toward the double doors, drawn in by hypnotic organ strains. Example: Everybody clap your hands Get up and dance We're gonna stomp all night now Everybody move your feet Get up and feel the beat We're gonna stomp all night now 2. To stamp (one’s foot or feet). Labels: transitive 3. To severely beat someone physically or figuratively. Labels: slang, transitive 4. To completely defeat or overwhelm an enemy, to win by a large lead over someone Labels: transitive 5. To crush grapes with one's feet to make wine Labels: transitive
Word: stomp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1803, variant of stamp. Compare German stampfen (“to stomp”). More at stamp. Pronunciation: /stɒmp/, /stɑmp/ 1. A deliberate heavy footfall; a stamp. Labels: countable Example: She obliterated the cockroach with one stomp. 2. Any of various dances incorporating repeated heavy, rhythmic steps. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Well, let's dance, well let's dance. We'll do the twist, the stomp, the mashed potato too Any old dance that you want to do But let's dance. 3. A style of jazz music for stomp dances of the early twentieth century. Labels: uncountable 4. A piece of music in this style. Labels: countable Example: King Porter Stomp 5. A social gathering where dancing is the main activity; a dance. Labels: countable, dated, slang Example: We’re going to a stomp tonight.
Word: symbolical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin symbolicus + -al. 1. Synonym of symbolic.
Word: seriation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English seriate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English seriation From seriate + -ion. 1. the arrangement of things in a series Labels: countable, uncountable 2. the relative dating of archaeological artifacts in a chronological order Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: swungen Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic form of swung. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: E'en so here below, below, Example: Let steeple bells be swungen,
Word: sungen Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of sung. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic Example: Ding dong! Merrily on High E'en so here below, below, Let steeple bells be swungen, And io, io, io, By priest and people sungen.
Word: septo- Part of Speech: prefix 1. septum Labels: morpheme 2. seven Labels: morpheme
Word: septoic Part of Speech: adj 1. heptoic Labels: dated, not-comparable
Word: heptoic Part of Speech: adj 1. Formally derived from heptane or from heptoic acid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: heptoic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. heptanoic acid Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: heptanoic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hept- + -ane + -oic. 1. the aliphatic carboxylic acid having seven carbon atoms, CH₃(CH₂)₅COOH; enanthic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: enanthic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. heptanoic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: heptanoate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heptanoic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). By surface analysis, hept- + -ane + -o- + -ate. 1. Any salt or ester of heptanoic acid.
Word: icehouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ice + house. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪsˌhaʊs/ 1. A warehouse for the storage of ice for commercial purposes. Labels: historical Example: (obsolete) 2. An outbuilding or cellar for the storage of ice for personal use and sometimes also for the storage of food at a low temperature. Labels: UK 3. An ice hockey rink. Labels: US, colloquial 4. A cold state in global climate. 5. A convenience store. Labels: Texas
Word: Icehouse Part of Speech: name 1. a game of strategy played with pyramidal pieces
Word: typist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English type 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 typist From type + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪpɪst/ 1. A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter. Example: During that Sunday 42 typists in the Traffic Manager's office at Glasgow were working long hours to produce the staff duty diagrams and new timesheets for the improvised Airdrie-Helensburgh and Coatbridge-Balloch services; ...
Word: tyrannize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French tyranniser, equivalent to tyranny + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪɹ.ən.aɪz/ 1. To oppress (someone). Labels: transitive Example: In truth he was the type of man who is spoilt by the submission of weaker people than himself. There are such men, who must either be tyrannized or be tyrants […] Example: 2001, Breena Clarke, “Roots of Success” (review of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by A’Lelia Bundles), Chicago Tribune, 18 February, 2001, I spent the first 18 years of my life tyrannized by a red-hot hair-pressing comb. Well, maybe tyrannized is an exaggeration. But covering your ears while hot grease sizzles nearby is not a young girl's idea of a fun time. 2. To rule as a tyrant. Labels: intransitive Example: The prince tyrannized over his subjects. Example: What? will they tyrannize vpon the Church?
Word: tyrannise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French tyranniser, equivalent to tyranny + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of tyrannize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: And, above all, no animal must ever tyrannise over his own kind. Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers.
Word: Tyrol Part of Speech: name Etymology: Maybe ultimately from Celtic *tir (“land”), from Proto-Celtic *tīros from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land". Pronunciation: /tɪˈɹoʊl/, /ˈtɪɹˌoʊl/, /taɪˈɹoʊl/, /ˈtaɪ.ɹoʊl/ 1. A state in western Austria. Capital: Innsbruck. 2. A geographic region in Central Europe including the state of Tyrol in Austria and the regions of South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy.
Word: Tyrolean Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /tɪˈɹoʊl.i.ən/, /taɪˈɹoʊl.i.ən/ 1. Of, from or relating to the state of Tyrol, Austria. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of, from or relating to the autonomous province of South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tyrolean Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɪˈɹoʊl.i.ən/, /taɪˈɹoʊl.i.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the state of Tyrol, Austria. 2. A native or inhabitant of the autonomous province of South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. 3. A zipline.
Word: Tyrolese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Tyrol Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Tyrolese From Tyrol + -ese. Pronunciation: /tɪɹ.əˈliz/ 1. Of, from or relating to the state of Tyrol, Austria. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of, from or relating to the autonomous province of South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tyrolese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Tyrol Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Tyrolese From Tyrol + -ese. Pronunciation: /tɪɹ.əˈliz/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the state of Tyrol, Austria. Labels: in-plural 2. A native or inhabitant of the autonomous province of South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. Labels: in-plural
Word: smurfs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /smɜːfs/, /smɝfs/ 1. plural of smurf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smurfs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /smɜːfs/, /smɝfs/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smurf Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: horsewhip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horse + whip. 1. A whip for use on horses. Example: He had told his wife that he would ask Fletcher to give up the borough, and that he would make that request with a horsewhip in his hand. It was too late now to say anything of the borough, but it might not be too late for the horsewhip. He had a great desire to make good that threat as far as the horsewhip was concerned,—having an idea that he would thus lower Fletcher in his wife’s eyes.
Word: horsewhip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From horse + whip. 1. To flog or lash (someone or something) with a horsewhip. Labels: transitive Example: [T]heir children were horsewhipped by the grieve when found trespassing; […] Example: "Dangerous things, sir—dangerous things!" exclaimed Mr. Lintot, drawing a deep breath of air from the open window: "do you know, sir, Curl published a lampoon on Lord Hervey the other day, who said that he would have horsewhipped him if he could have found his way into the city. Only think, sir, of horsewhipping a publisher!" and Mr. Lintot grew pale with excess of horror.
Word: hilltop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hill + top. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪltɒp/ 1. The peak or crest of a hill. Example: The territory should be small enough to be surveyed in its entirety from a hilltop. Example: After crossing the flatlands Lincoln, with its magnificent hilltop cathedral, comes into view before we pull into the station, with its lovely Tudor revival-style buildings.
Word: tinker's damn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Merriam-Webster finds tinker's damn in print since 1839 and suggests that it derives from tinkers' reputation for swearing. The spelling tinker's dam is attested since 1858, and phrases.org.uk notes the disagreement over whether the term originated from tinkers' swearing or instead from their use of small, single-use dams to hold solder. The latter explanation has been offered since 1877; on the other hand, the phrase tinker's curse is attested since 1824 and the phrase worth a tinker's cuss is attested since 1854, for which reason Etymonline considers the "dam" derivation an "ingeniously elaborate but baseless" invention of later writers. 1. An insignificant or worthless amount or thing. Example: […] is not worth (to use expression excited by honest indignation) a tinker's damn : and if Mrs. Chatterly has no other salvo for her precious reputation. […] Example: So now, stimulated by some further experience with that world which does not care a tinker’s damn whether a verb agrees with its subject in number and person or not, she permitted the taxicab to jounce her smile out of all semblance to anything calmly superior and into a very unschoolmarmish grin.
Word: tinker's cuss Part of Speech: noun 1. A tinker's damn. Labels: UK, slang
Word: give a tinker's damn Part of Speech: verb 1. To be interested in something; to give a shit Labels: intransitive Example: I don't give a tinker's damn about your opinions, I'm doing it my way.
Word: give a tinker's cuss Part of Speech: verb 1. to be interested in something; to give a shit Labels: UK, intransitive Example: I don't give a tinker's cuss about your opinions, I'm doing it my way.
Word: plates Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pleɪts/ 1. plural of plate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plates Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pleɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of plate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: plates Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pleɪts/ 1. Synonym of number plate. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: illeism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ille (“that man; he”) + -ism, modelled on egoism. Pronunciation: /ˈɪliːɪzəm/, /ˈɪliɪzəm/ 1. The practice of (excessively) referring to oneself in the third person. Labels: countable, often, uncountable Example: […] "[I]lleism with a difference" occurs when a character, speaking in the first person, refers to himself by name (not simply by a pronoun, which is illeism proper). [William] Sh[akespeare] makes significant use of the device in only four "middle plays." […] This sort of illeism enriches the dramatic context […] Example: In origin, the device of ‘illeism’ is a joint legacy to Elizabethan drama of the native English medieval stage tradition and of the Senecan translations, and one already used before [William] Shakespeare by [Thomas] Kyd, [George] Peele, and [Christopher] Marlowe. Also, this ‘illeism’ was a mannerism of the historical Julius Caesar as in evidence in his Commentaries; […]
Word: illeist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ille (“that man; he”) + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈɪliɪst/ 1. Someone who refers to themselves in the third person.
Word: illeist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ille (“that man; he”) + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈɪliɪst/ 1. Involving illeism.
Word: gargle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French gargouiller (“to gargle”), from Old French gargouille, gargole (“gutter, throat”). Compare gargoyle and Spanish garganta. Displaced non-native Middle English gargargisen (“to gargle”) from Latin, and native Old English swillan (“to gargle”) (ancestor of English swill). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːɡəl/, /ˈɡɑɹɡəl/, /ˈɡɐːɡəl/ 1. To clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs. Labels: intransitive Example: She hated the poisoned feeling in her throat, and no matter how often she gargled she felt unclean and disgusting. 2. To make a sound like the one made while gargling. Labels: intransitive 3. To clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth). Labels: transitive Example: They don't gargle their throats with anything stronger than coffee at this tavern. 4. To use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling. Labels: transitive Example: Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch. 5. To perform oral sex on (a person or genitals). Labels: slang, transitive Example: I'd like to gargle his marbles.
Word: gargle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French gargouiller (“to gargle”), from Old French gargouille, gargole (“gutter, throat”). Compare gargoyle and Spanish garganta. Displaced non-native Middle English gargargisen (“to gargle”) from Latin, and native Old English swillan (“to gargle”) (ancestor of English swill). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːɡəl/, /ˈɡɑɹɡəl/, /ˈɡɐːɡəl/ 1. A liquid used for gargling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But the case was pressing, and the nearest medical practitioner was sent for. On examining the throat, he expressed his desire that a physician should be called in, and accordingly a gentleman, duly authorized, made his appearance, and prescribed gargles and diluents secundem artem. Example: Take of borax 1 drm., tinc. of myrrh 1/2 oz., clarified honey 1 oz., rose or distilled water, 4 oz.; mix. To be used as a gargle or mouth wash in sore mouth or affection of the gums. 2. The sound or act of gargling. Labels: countable 3. Lager or other alcoholic drink. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: gargle Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːɡəl/, /ˈɡɑɹɡəl/, /ˈɡɐːɡəl/ 1. Obsolete form of gargoyle. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: throw a spanner in the works Part of Speech: verb 1. To introduce a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome. Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: Halfway through the production of Macbeth, the director found that the stage was smaller than he had expected. This really threw a spanner in the works.
Word: flustered Part of Speech: adj 1. Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion. Example: The speaker became quite flustered when she dropped all her notes. Example: Behind the scenes, Truss's camp feel positive too—claiming that while she stayed calm Sunak was “flustered”. 2. Emotionally overwhelmed or visibly embarrassed, especially in a sexual or romantic context. 3. Emotionally overwhelmed or visibly embarrassed, especially in a sexual or romantic context. Labels: broadly
Word: flustered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fluster Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tyiyn Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of currency in Kyrgyzstan, one hundredth of a som.
Word: tylectomy Part of Speech: noun 1. The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst, especially from the breast; a lumpectomy. It was used recently to represent removing active retinoblastoma tumors from the eye.
Word: Tylenol Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of para-acetylaminophenol. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪləˌnɑl/ 1. A brand of acetaminophen (“paracetamol”). Labels: Canada, US Example: Top U.S. health officials urged pregnant women not to use acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, claiming it could cause autism, though studies have been inconclusive.
Word: Tylenol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of para-acetylaminophenol. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪləˌnɑl/ 1. Alternative form of tylenol (genericized trademark) (the pharmaceutical drug acetaminophen (“paracetamol”)) Labels: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable 2. Alternative form of tylenol (a tablet containing this drug) Labels: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative, countable
Word: gelcap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: clipping of gelatin + capsule Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛlˌkæp/ 1. a pill where the medicine is held inside gelatin capsules
Word: tylose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, tyl- + -ose. 1. A balloon-like growth in a plant cavity; a tylosis.
Word: tylosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tyl- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English tylosis From tyl- + -osis. 1. a thickening of the skin, especially of the eyelids 2. a balloonlike growth in a plant cavity; a tylose
Word: tylosin Part of Speech: noun 1. A veterinary antibiotic obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces fradiae. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tymbal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of timbale, from French timbale. 1. One of a pair of specialised sound-producing structures located below each side of the anterior abdominal region of various species of cicada.
Word: tymbal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of timbal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: timbal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from French timbale. 1. A kettledrum.
Word: timbale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French timbale. 1. A drum-shaped mould used to cook food. 2. A dish of food cooked in such a mould. 3. A dish of food cooked in such a mould.
Word: timbale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish timbal, through the plural timbales. 1. A type of resonant drum, similar to a timpani but higher in pitch, used in Latin music.
Word: for Pete's sake Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Euphemistic variant of for Christ's sake, for God's sake; Pete either invoking Saint Peter or influenced by for pity's sake. 1. Used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance. Example: For Pete's sake, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages! Example: “For Pete's sake, don't look so critical!” objected the emanation pleasantly.
Word: Y2K bug Part of Speech: name 1. The millennium bug.
Word: for goodness' sake Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: A minced version of for God's sake. Pronunciation: /fɔɹ ˈɡʊdnəs seɪk/, /fə ˈɡʊdnəs seɪk/ 1. Used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic Example: For goodness' sake, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages! Example: You're 47, for goodness' sake. Too old for this! 2. Used to express surprise or amazement. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic Example: For goodness' sake, I spelled that word correctly. I never knew I could do that. Example: No salesman is ever a bore if he can make us throw up our hands and say, "Well, for goodness' sake! What do you know about that ?" Yes, surprise is the thing. 3. Used for emphasis Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic Example: They'll try all they can to deceive and to cheat, But for goodness sake don't say I told you. Example: Well, for goodness sake let me know if I can do anything.
Word: concha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin concha (“a mussel shell”). Doublet of conch. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒŋ.kə/, /ˈkɑŋ.kə/ 1. Any shell-shaped structure Example: In Virginia, gone are the weekly outings to Walmart to stock up on provisions; to El Ranchito, the Mexican convenience store, to buy shell-shaped concha pastries; and to the laundromat to machine wash heavily soiled garments. 2. Any shell-shaped structure: 3. Any shell-shaped structure: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 4. An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.
Word: concha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kankar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: concha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of concho (“type of ornament”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flashback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flash + back. Pronunciation: /ˈflæʃ.bæk/ 1. A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative. 2. A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs. 3. Something that evokes old memories; a throwback. Example: We danced fast to Martha and the Vandellas, Supremes or even the Beach Boys. Slow to Dusty Springfield or Righteous Brothers (how's that for a heavy flash back?) 4. A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug. Example: Maude Lebowski: What do you do for recreation? / The Dude: Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback. 5. The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system. 6. A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed. Example: As noted, that method provides limited support for multi-table flashbacks. Example: […] less used and specialized types of queries, including composite queries, hierarchical queries, version flashbacks, and parallel queries.
Word: flashback Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From flash + back. Pronunciation: /ˈflæʃ.bæk/ 1. To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past. Labels: intransitive
Word: inside-the-park homer Part of Speech: noun 1. A home run that does not leave the stadium.
Word: dimmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dim 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 dimmer From dim (verb) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪməː/, /ˈdɪmɚ/, [ˈdɪmɚ] ~ [ˈdɪmɹ̩] 1. A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light 2. A switch used to select between the low and high headlamp beam on a road vehicle. (usually as "dimmer switch", primarily in North America; elsewhere "dipswitch" or "dipper switch")
Word: dimmer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dim Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English dimmer From dim (adjective) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪməː/, /ˈdɪmɚ/, [ˈdɪmɚ] ~ [ˈdɪmɹ̩] 1. comparative form of dim: more dim Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: xerosere Part of Speech: noun 1. The succession of ecological communities which originated in an extremely dry habitat such as a desert or sand dunes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dingbat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown, US mid 19th century. The word-puzzle sense comes from the board game Dingbats, which is based on these puzzles. In the sense of a miscellaneous gadget, probably influenced by dingus or its etyma. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪŋbæt/ 1. A silly, crazy or stupid person. Labels: informal Example: 'Midge was such a dingbat', Jenny Fields wrote in her autobiography, 'that she went to Hawaii for a vacation during World War Two.' Example: I hung around the older crews while they sling smack to dingbats 2. A special ornamental typographical symbol, such as a bullet, an arrow, a pointing hand etc. Example: "The compulsive editor, when checking the specs on an article, can't help checking also for such items as initial capital and closing dingbat, if they are used routinely. These decorative items have a way of being forgotten..." 3. An architectural style of apartment building, where the second storey overhangs an area for parking cars. 4. A kind of word puzzle involving pictures or typography that hint at the solution. Example: This can be a dingbat, anagram, word puzzle, riddle or other quick warm-up activity and demonstrates to your students that when they come into your lessons, you get them thinking right away. Example: A dingbat is a kind of picture puzzle. Each picture represents a word, phrase or name, and the picture can often be supplemented with a couple of letters to assist in the guessing. 5. Anything that can be thrown or swung with force against something else. Labels: slang 6. A small device or gadget, the correct term for which is forgotten or unknown.
Word: two a penny Part of Speech: adj 1. very common; cheap Labels: UK, idiomatic
Word: wwwww Part of Speech: phrase 1. Abbreviation of which was what we/was wanted (used at the end of a proof). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: diocesan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French diocesain. Pronunciation: /dʌɪˈɒsɪsən/, /daɪˈɑsɪsən/ 1. Pertaining to a diocese. Labels: not-comparable Example: Diocesan bureaucracies were both symptom and cause of this.
Word: diocesan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French diocesain. Pronunciation: /dʌɪˈɒsɪsən/, /daɪˈɑsɪsən/ 1. The bishop of a diocese. 2. An inhabitant of a diocese. Example: The bishop of Chartres indignantly informed the king that his diocesans were dying like flies and eating grass like sheep, and indeed both the king and Fleury got a fright when their coaches were stopped in the Paris countryside by peasants crying out ‘Famine! Bread!’ rather than ‘Vive le Roi!’
Word: archdiocese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Medieval Latin archdiocesis, variant of archidioecēsis, from archi- (“chief, main”) + Late Latin dioecēsis, q.v., equivalent to arch- + diocese. Pronunciation: /ˌɑːtʃˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/, /-siːz/, /ˌɑɹt͡ʃˈdaɪəsɪs/ 1. A diocese administered by an archbishop.
Word: archdiocesan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From archdiocese + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌɑɹt͡ʃˌdaɪˈɑsɪsən/ 1. Of or relating to an archdiocese. Labels: not-comparable
Word: babalaas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Zulu ibhabhalazibor. Afrikaans babalaasbor. English babalaas Borrowed from Afrikaans babalaas, borrowed from Zulu ibhabhalazi. 1. A very bad hangover. Labels: South-Africa, slang
Word: funtastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fun Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic blend English funtastic Blend of fun + fantastic. Pronunciation: /fʌnˈtæstɪk/ 1. Fantastically fun. Labels: slang Example: But mom! Can't I go to the fair? The others say it will be funtastic! Example: The game becomes more “funtastic” if the teacher not only calls out the name of a line or space but adds a novel way of getting there or something novel to do once the players arrive at the designated line or space.
Word: itchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *yicchy, *ȝicchi, from Old English ġiċċiġ (“itchy”), equivalent to itch + -y. Cognate with Scots yeukie (“itchy”), West Frisian jokkerich (“itchy”), Dutch jeukachtig and jeukerig (“itchy”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪt͡ʃi/ 1. Characterized by itching. (of a condition) Example: an itchy rash Example: Excess, the scrophulous and itchy plague / That seizes first the opulent 2. Feeling an itching sensation; feeling a need to be scratched. (of a person, animal or body part) Example: My nose always gets itchy the moment I put on my face mask. Example: Q. What do you mean by a natural, but sickly delight? A. I mean such a delight as Itchie people have to scratch, green-sickness Garles to eat coles and chalk, and those in a burning Fever, to drink cold drink. 3. Causing an itching sensation. Example: He refuses to wear the new sweater; he says it’s itchy. Example: the itchy sound, the brisk and scratchy sound, of combing hairs out of a stiff brush 4. In a state of agitation; easily alarmed. Labels: figuratively Example: Casy said softly, “All of ’em’s itchy. Them cops been sayin’ how they’re gonna beat the hell outa us an’ run us outa the county. […]” Example: 1966, Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Chapter 16, in Worlds of If, Volume 16, No. 1, Issue 98, January, 1966, p. 77, […] I got itchy wondering whether I could go inside Complex without being nabbed. 5. Having a constant, teasing desire (for something, to do something); impatiently eager. Labels: figuratively Example: Who simply stares and listens / Tongue-tied, while eye nor glistens / Nor brow grows hot and twitchy, / Nor mouth, for a combat itchy, / Quivers with some convincing / Reply Example: “So I went over to see Miss Huntress and after a lot of finagling around with this itchy-handed house dick I got to see her and we had a chat […]” 6. Causing a constant, teasing desire for something. Labels: figuratively Example: They are curious with the itchy curiosity of their explorative time of life, and they have no proper guidance. Example: A bachelor at sixty-eight and an uneasy drinker, Holcomb was seized with an itchy, reminiscent lust whenever he drank too much […] 7. Feeling or showing a high level of sexual interest. Labels: derogatory, figuratively, obsolete Example: Car[dochia]. That slave in obscene language courted me, / Drew reals out, and would have bought my body, / Diego, from thee. / Die[go]. Is he so itchy? I'll cure him. Example: what’s all the delight, / That seemes so pleasing to the itchie whorer?
Word: itchy feet Part of Speech: noun 1. A strong desire to travel; wanderlust. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only 2. Restlessness. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only
Word: inflammatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English enflaumen English inflame English -ate English -ory English -atory English inflammatory From inflame + -atory. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈflæmət(ə)ɹi/, [ɪnˈflæmətʰəɹɪi̯], [ɪnˈflæmətɹ̝̊ɪi̯], /ɪnˈflæməˌtoɹi/, [ɪnˈflæməˌtʰoɹɪi̯] 1. Tending to inflame or provoke somebody. Example: Sam posted an inflammatory comment to the newsgroup. Example: Even in MAGA circles, Loomer is regarded as a loose cannon who loves to get attention from inflammatory comments that undermine the Republican Party. 2. Relating to, causing, or caused by inflammation. Example: As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.
Word: inflammatory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English enflaumen English inflame English -ate English -ory English -atory English inflammatory From inflame + -atory. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈflæmət(ə)ɹi/, [ɪnˈflæmətʰəɹɪi̯], [ɪnˈflæmətɹ̝̊ɪi̯], /ɪnˈflæməˌtoɹi/, [ɪnˈflæməˌtʰoɹɪi̯] 1. Any material that causes inflammation
Word: cakewalk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cake + walk. Originally an African-American form of dance and music that developed after the Civil War, later popularised by minstrel shows. It was danced at social events, with the best dancers often receiving cake as a prize. It derives from dance competitions by plantation slaves in which the style of dance lampooned the ballroom dances of the slaveowners. Slaveowners seem to have found the competitions entertaining and the habit of offering cake may originate from this period. The name is sometimes also applied to the dance's precursor on the plantations. Doing the cakewalk well required virtuosity, and a major aesthetic aspect of that virtuosity was the apparent ease with which the dance was performed. This gave rise to the idiom as easy as a cakewalk, which in turn led to the sense of cakewalk as something that is easy. See the linked Wikipedia article for more. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪk.wɔk/ 1. A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers. Labels: historical 2. The style of music associated with such a contest. 3. The dance, or strutting style of dance, associated with such a contest. 4. Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Just as common as she is, a cakewalk sort of a name. Example: Nah. The first step’s a cakewalk. We can beat the hell out of a developing infant, in any case.