nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Angeline Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Angeline. 1. A female given name from French. Example: Boughton had christened her, as I said, but I laid my hand on her just to bless her, and I could feel her pulse, her warmth, the damp of her hair. The Lord said, 'Their angels in Heaven always see the face of my Father in Heaven' (Matthew 18:10). That's why Boughton named her Angeline.
Word: Angeline Part of Speech: name Etymology: Americanized form of Italian Angelini. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: grego Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Latin Graeco (“Greek”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪɡəʊ/ 1. A type of rough jacket with a hood. Example: Going to his heavy grego, or wrapall, or dreadnaught, which he had previously hung on a chair, he fumbled in the pockets, and produced at length a curious little deformed image with a hunch on its back, and exactly the colour of a three days' old Congo baby.
Word: Eduard Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Édouard, doublet of Edward. 1. A male given name from French
Word: cornetist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cornet 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 cornetist From cornet + -ist. 1. Someone who plays the cornet. Example: The cornetist’s sombre repertoire had made her spirits drop.
Word: euphoniumist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English euphonium 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 euphoniumist From euphonium + -ist. 1. Someone who plays the euphonium
Word: microfiction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction English microfiction From micro- + fiction. 1. Fiction that has a significantly shorter than average length. Labels: uncountable 2. An individual work of this type. Labels: countable
Word: Thea Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortened from Dorothea and Theodora, ultimately from Ancient Greek θεά (theá, “goddess”). Pronunciation: /ˈθiːə/, /ˈθɛːa/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek (rather rare in English).
Word: Dodie Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy.
Word: doomsday device Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined as Doomsday Machine by military strategist Herman Kahn. 1. A hypothetical weapon (often a bomb) programmed to automatically be used in response to certain attacks, usually with very dire consequences (such as the annihilation of the world). Example: Near-synonyms: doomsday bomb, Dead Hand Example: For more than a year, ominous rumors had been privately circulating among high-level Western leaders that the Soviet Union had been at work on what was darkly hinted to be the ultimate weapon: a doomsday device. 2. An extremely powerful weapon.
Word: Doomsday Device Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of doomsday device. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tamales Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish tamales. As the plural of tamale, partly also regularly formed from tamale + -s. 1. plural of tamal Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of tamale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dorotea Part of Speech: name 1. A town and municipality of Västerbotten County, Lapland Region, in northern Sweden.
Word: effortful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From effort + -ful. 1. Requiring or showing effort. Example: It is obvious, therefore, that syntopical reading is the most active and effortful kind of reading.
Word: piccoloist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English piccolo 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 piccoloist From piccolo + -ist. 1. One who plays the piccolo.
Word: sarangist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sarangi 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 sarangist From sarangi + -ist. 1. One who plays the sarangi
Word: sousaphonist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sousaphone 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 sousaphonist From sousaphone + -ist. 1. Someone who plays the sousaphone
Word: tambourinist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tambourine 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 tambourinist From tambourine + -ist. 1. Someone who plays the tambourine
Word: educamation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From education + -ma-. 1. Mistaken form of education Labels: humorous, slang, uncountable
Word: tubist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tuba 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 tubist From tuba + -ist. 1. Someone who plays the tuba.
Word: -'s Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle English -s, -es, from Old English -es (“-'s”, masculine and neuter genitive singular ending), from Proto-Germanic *-as, *-is (masculine and neuter genitive singular ending). The apostrophe was added under the false belief that it was a contraction of English his, and retained to distinguish it from the plural. Cognate with Dutch -s, -es (“-'s”), German -s, -es (“-'s”), Danish -s, -es (“-'s”), Swedish -s (“-'s”), Norwegian -s (“-'s”), Icelandic -s (“-'s”). Pronunciation: /s/, /ɪz/, /əz/, /z/ 1. A possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the noun or noun phrase bearing the marker. Labels: enclitic, morpheme Example: Jane's house is bigger than Sarah's. Example: The cat bit the dog's tail. (the dog + 's) 2. In the absence of a specified object, used to indicate “the house/place/establishment of”. Labels: enclitic, morpheme Example: We'll arrive at Jose and María's in time for dinner. Example: I'm going to the butcher's for a steak. 3. Indicates a purpose or a user. Labels: enclitic, morpheme Example: You need a driver's license. Example: Alex can be a girl's name. 4. Used to indicate a quantity of something, especially of time. Labels: enclitic, morpheme Example: I took three weeks' holiday. Example: The rocks lay at about a mile's distance from the shore. 5. Used to indicate various other kinds of relationship, such as source or origin, object of an action, subject depicted, etc. Labels: enclitic, morpheme Example: She got angry at my niece's trying to lie to us. Example: the doctor's help (help provided by the doctor) 6. Attached to a noun or noun phrase linked to a genitive of, forming a double genitive (Compare of mine, etc.) Labels: enclitic, morpheme Example: a friend of Sarah's Example: Have you heard this new idea of our boss's?
Word: -'s Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Equivalent to -s, with addition of apostrophe. Pronunciation: /s/, /ɪz/, /əz/, /z/ 1. Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous. Labels: enclitic, morpheme, proscribed, sometimes Example: There are four 3’s in my phone number. Example: “Banana” has three a’s and one b. (apostrophe "s" used so that the plural of “a” is not confused with the word “as”) 2. Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”. Labels: enclitic, morpheme, obsolete Example: index’s 3. Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe. Labels: enclitic, morpheme, proscribed Example: Apple’s 50p a pound
Word: ukulelist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ukulele 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 ukulelist From ukulele + -ist. 1. Someone who plays the ukulele
Word: intendent Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of intendant. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Mp Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of masorah parva. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: BOE Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of based on experience, mentioned in job offers where compensation is to be negotiated. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable 2. Initialism of bind on equip. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: BOE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of basis of estimate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of buffered oxide etch, a mixture of ammonia and hydrofluoric acid used to isotropically etch silicon oxide in microfabrication. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of board of education. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of barrel of oil equivalent, a unit of energy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: BOE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Blue Ocean Event, a hypothetical future point in time at which the Arctic Sea loses almost all of its ice. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Boletín Oficial del Estado, the official gazette of the Spanish Government. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Bank of England. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: wash with Part of Speech: verb 1. To have an effect on (a person); persuade; be acceptable to. Labels: colloquial Example: I: Please, I don't feel good. WITHNAIL: That's what you would say, but that wouldn't wash with Geoff.
Word: neo-Luddites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neo-Luddite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: principes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of princeps Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wormily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English wormy Middle English -ly English -ly English wormily From wormy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈwəː.mə.lɪ/, /ˈwɝ.mə.li/ 1. In a manner reminding of a worm, with much twisting and turning. Example: It was not, he declares, anything connected with the cubes and caves of echoing, vaporous, wormily honeycombed mountains of madness which he crossed […] Example: Susan Klein’s fat, puppy-lard face began to ripple, and slowly, wormily, […] there emerged an ordinary looking individual who might have been seen just about anywhere.
Word: bridgekeeper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bridge + keeper. 1. One who guards (or keeps) a bridge. Example: She wasn't aware that she was gawking with her mouth open until the bridgekeeper extended a hand, palm up, and waited in silence.
Word: physical therapist Part of Speech: noun 1. A therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise. Labels: US
Word: gatekeep Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gate + keep, as back-formation from gatekeeper. Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪt.kiːp/ 1. To control or limit access to something. 2. To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much of a role another party, often a spouse, has in some task. 3. To limit another party's participation in a collective identity or an activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, or overprotectiveness. Labels: broadly
Word: gatekeep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gate + keep, as back-formation from gatekeeper. Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪt.kiːp/ 1. A gatekeeper. Example: Similar remarks had passed the cherry-stained lips a hundred times, and this one was brought on just after the gatekeep at the north postern of Bull Joy had slyly given the wink behind "her husband's" broad back. Example: A gentleman stopped his horse at a toll-gate and not seeing the gatekeep went into the house.
Word: Armin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Armin, from Latin Arminius. 1. A male given name from German or Latin.
Word: interferential stimulation Part of Speech: noun 1. The treatment of heat-injured muscles and joints by the application of an alternating-current electrical stimulus Labels: uncountable
Word: on wheels Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. To a large degree, excessively. Labels: figuratively, postpositional, slang Example: a bitch on wheels Example: Last summer would have been a bitch on wheels if it hadn't been for my adorable and patient husband, Mark Frauenfelder, to whom I give my biggest thanks. 2. Mobile; able to be moved; especially, synonym of on the move. Labels: figuratively Example: The order was written. In less than ten days everything was "on wheels" and the whole body of these Sioux [was] on the move to the country they had indicated, and the Secretary of the Interior says, naively, in his report for 1868, "The Indians were found to be quite determined to move westward, and the promise of the government in that respect was faithfully kept." 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, wheels. (Having wheels affixed to the bottom, and so transportable; synonym of wheeled).
Word: hierarchies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hierarchy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proofreads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of proofread Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: proofreads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proofread Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amorists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amorist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tongued Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English tonged, tunged, equivalent to tongue + -ed. Compare Old English ġetynġe (“skilled with speech, talkative, eloquent”). Pronunciation: /tʌŋd/ 1. Resembling a tongue. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a particular manner of speaking. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: He's a sharp-toungued boy. 3. Having a tongue for towing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tongued Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tʌŋd/ 1. simple past and past participle of tongue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: weaner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wean + -er. 1. An animal that has been recently weaned. Example: "I mean she's too young to get married," said Oscar. "Doesn't know she's alive yet—like calfing a weaner." 2. A device used to help wean a young animal by keeping it from suckling.
Word: Livvy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Aphetic form of Olivia + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪvi/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Olivia.
Word: time-space convergence Part of Speech: noun 1. The process, made possible by technological innovations in transportation and communication, by which distant places are brought closer together in terms of the time taken to travel (or send messages) between them. Labels: uncountable
Word: man up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From man + up, with influence from own up, buck up. Pronunciation: /mæn ˈʌp/ 1. To be brave or tough enough to deal with something in a manner that is considered strong or manly. (Compare man (“brace oneself, steel oneself”)) Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: I was wondering when he would man up and marry that girl he knocked up. Example: You need to man up and confront your boss about her behavior. 2. (Of personnel) to assemble, each person manning (attending to) his station, prepared for the departure of an aircraft, ship, etc. (Compare man (“supply with staff; take up position to operate”).) 3. To staff adequately; to staff up; to successfully fill all needed labor positions. (Compare man (“supply with staff”).) 4. To vigorously guard the opponent to whom one is assigned. Example: They must be athletic enough to man up on a solid number two receiver and yet be physical enough to step into the line scrimmage and tackle a running back. Example: He will man up on his opponent whenever his opponent has the ball.
Word: archmage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi-bor. Old English arċe- Middle English arch- English arch- English mage English archmage From arch- + mage. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːtʃmeɪdʒ/, /ˈɑːkmeɪdʒ/, /ˈɑːɹt͡ʃmeɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈɑːɹkmeɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A very powerful mage.
Word: spellcaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spell + caster. 1. One who casts spells; a magician; a sorcerer.
Word: spellcasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spellcaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archmagi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archmage Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of archmagus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archmages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archmage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: res publica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin rēs pūblica. Doublet of republic. Pronunciation: /ɹeɪzˈpʊb.lɪ.kə/ 1. The common good, as identified with the wider state; the commonwealth, the body politic. Labels: uncountable Example: At the same time the Roman-barbarian regna distinguished themselves from the res publica. Example: There was no question as yet of republicanism being on the agenda, other than in the old, weak sense of a res publica or commonwealth to which both ruler and ruled owed allegiance.
Word: indefatigabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indefatigability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intermittences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intermittence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hepatocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hepatocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: convolvuluses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of convolvulus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: convolvuli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of convolvulus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French galant (“gallant”). 1. Of or relating to an 18th-century movement in visual arts and literature, opposing the strictures of the baroque style and emphasizing light, casual elegance. Labels: historical 2. Of or relating to a musical movement, principally during the transition from the Baroque to the Classical period, a few decades either side of 1750, involving the use of more classically simplistic traits in comparison to the highly embellished and texturally complex precedent in the Baroque period.
Word: perfect storms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perfect storm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: putrescene Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of putrescine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: putrescin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of putrescine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: putrescins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of putrescin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: putrescenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of putrescene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chocolate face Part of Speech: noun 1. One whose face is covered in chocolate. 2. A black person. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, rare, slur Example: Next morning, I interview Politician who is a genuine chocolate face, no make-up
Word: flames out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flame out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flaming out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of flame out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flamed out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of flame out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: corf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English corf, borrowed from Middle Low German korf or Middle Dutch korf, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *korb. Pronunciation: /kɔːf/, /kɔɹf/ 1. A large basket, especially as used for coal. Example: Why, I am simple as a pony, Sir […]?– born in a Drift, a Corf for my cradle, and nought but the Back-shift for Schoolmasters there […]? 2. A container (basket, wooden box with holes etc.) used to store live fish underwater. 3. A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.
Word: kommos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek κομμός (kommós, “beating”), from κόπτω (kóptō, “to beat, strike”). It was used in Ancient Greek theatre. 1. A set of lines that alternate between an actor (or actors) and the chorus.
Word: pig sticker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pigsticker. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bottomless pit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Revelation 9:1–12. 1. A pit with no visible bottom and apparently infinite depth. 2. Hell. Example: 1769, The Bible, King James Version, Oxford Standard Text, Revelation, 9:11, And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. 3. An endless resource or supply. Labels: figuratively Example: Lipsius was replaced at Leyden by Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540-1609), the French Protestant scholar who was known to contemporaries as "the bottomless pit of erudition." 4. A person with an apparently boundless appetite; an entity or problem which consumes seemingly endless resources. Labels: figuratively Example: 2006: The Club For Growth: Bottomless Pit (blog entry), Phillip Rodokanakis In other words, we will continue throwing good money after bad, trying to feed a bottomless pit's insatiable appetite for taxpayer dollars. 5. An in-game hazard made up of a deep hole or void with no visible bottom, where falling in typically causes the player’s character to instantly lose a life.
Word: rhythm guitar Part of Speech: noun 1. A guitar in a band that provides rhythm, usually by playing chords or similar accompanying parts, to support the lead guitar.
Word: Gopala Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit गोपाल (gó-pālá). 1. A name of the Hindu god Krishna. 2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India, also anglicised as Gopal.
Word: Govinda Part of Speech: name Etymology: PIE word *gʷṓws From Sanskrit गोविन्द (Govinda, “finder of cows”). 1. The Hindu god Krishna. 2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India; also transliterated as Govind.
Word: preorgasmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English orgasmic English preorgasmic From pre- + orgasmic. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiːɔːˈɡazmɪk/ 1. Happening before an orgasm. Labels: not-comparable Example: This hallucinogen is also a mild stimulant and hence enhances slightly the preorgasmic sensations. Example: Pre-orgasmic build-up generally takes a longer time for the woman than it does for the man. 2. Having not yet experienced an orgasm (especially of a woman). Labels: not-comparable Example: Although Mrs. A. reported experiencing more pleasure during sex, she was still preorgasmic. Example: In the past, women who did not experience orgasm were called frigid. This term is no longer used because it implies that the woman is at fault. Instead, the term preorgasmic has been substituted, since most women can be taught to become orgasmic.
Word: konak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish قوناق (konak, “mansion, station, inn”). Pronunciation: /kəʊˈnɑːk/ 1. A palace or other large official residence in Turkey or the Ottoman Empire. Example: It was a small pretty town with four minarets and one campanile and the Pasha's konak sprawling across the foothills.
Word: baglama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Turkish bağlama, from bağlamak (“to tie”). 1. A seven-stringed musical instrument in various cultures around the eastern Mediterranean, with a pear-shaped body, and strings in double or sometimes triple courses. Example: At the end of the room, as if behind an iconastasis of song, oud, baglamas, and a kind of hammered dulcimer called a santouri were being played without a break.
Word: go-devil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From go + devil. Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊdɛvəl/ 1. A gadget or unspecified device, in various industries. Labels: US, colloquial Example: He had three wagonloads of go-devil squibs he wanted to sell, you know, these little oil-well torpedoes, hold about a quart of nitro each? Beautiful. 2. A gadget or unspecified device, in various industries. Labels: US, colloquial 3. A gadget or unspecified device, in various industries. Labels: US, colloquial 4. A gadget or unspecified device, in various industries. Labels: US, colloquial
Word: gibanica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Serbo-Croatian gìbanica/гѝбаница, from gíbati/ги́бати (“to sway, rock, swing; fold”), originally meaning "folded pie". 1. A traditional dish from the Balkans made from filo pastry and white cheese. Labels: uncountable Example: They sat eating gibanica and sardines and drinking some herbal grappa called kadulja.
Word: acceptee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin accipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin acceptārelbor. Old French accepterder.? Middle English accepten English accept English -ee English acceptee From accept + -ee. 1. A person who accepts, or is accepted for, a position
Word: rubl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian рубль (rublʹ). 1. Alternative form of ruble (“Russian currency”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: All the mantles observed in Russia were of German make. They brought a high price at first, about one rubl each, or say about 75 cents, and were eagerly snapped up at that. Example: Annually 3 karb (probably meaning the Ukrainan^([sic]) rubl, similar to the Russian rubl and ordinarily 50 cents in American money).
Word: rubl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tajik рубл (rubl). Doublet of rubel and ruble. 1. Alternative form of ruble (“Tajik currency”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The new banknotes are called the rubl (рубл, vs. the Russian spelling: рубль). Tadzhik rubls will be issued in denominations of R1, R3, R5, R10, R100, R200 and R500 and R1,000. Example: A national currency, the Tajik rubl, will become the sole legal tender inside the country. One, three, five, 10, 200, 500 and 1,000 Tajik rubl notes have been issued.
Word: Peipus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Peipussee. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪpəs/ 1. A large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).
Word: Norwalk virus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Norwalk, Ohio, site of a serious outbreak in 1968. 1. Any of several virus strains in genus Norovirus that cause acute gastrointestinal infection. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The disease caused by the virus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: toxine Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of toxin. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: comfort women Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comfort woman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dielectric grease Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of silicone grease. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: on one's watch Part of Speech: adv 1. During the period of time when one is in a position of authority or responsibility. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: [Robert] Gates emerged from the first week of hearings bearing only a few scratches. […] He even vowed to resign if illegal activity occurred on his watch. Example: Woods dismissed the idea that anyone could get away with election fraud on her watch.
Word: sub-brown dwarfs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sub-brown dwarf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: osculating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of osculate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: osculating Part of Speech: adj 1. Having three or more points coincident with another
Word: on the watch Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of on watch. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "Come into that little brush-shop and sit down, father—they'll let you sit down," said Eppie, always on the watch lest one of her father's strange attacks should come on. Example: Even when he eats and sleeps there is always one on the watch near him who has strength and weapons.
Word: medrese Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of madrasa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: octonion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Latin octō (“eight”) + quaternion. Pronunciation: /ɒkˈtəʊ.ni.ən/, /ɑkˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. An 8-dimensional nonassociative extension of a quaternion with a real part and 7 imaginary parts (each a real multiple of a distinct square root of −1). Example: According to the logic of doubling the dimensions on which Cayley–Dickson algebra is built, after quaternions the so-called 8D octonions (#92;mathbbO—Octonions) can be obtained, followed by 16D sedenions, 32D pathions, 64D chingons, 128D routons, and 256D voudons. Example: There is no theoretical limit to multispace dimensional numbering as there are definitions for octonion (8D), sedenion (16D), pathion (32D), chingon (64D), routon (128D), and voudon (256D) numbered space.
Word: kinkier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of kinky: more kinky Labels: comparative, form-of Example: […] Aztec pyramids featured thousands of steps on all four sides. Some researchers theorize these steps represent a form of extreme aerobic exercise but it’s more likely they served a kinkier purpose. Large stone slabs rested at the top of the stairs and surviving picture writing tells us these slabs were used for extreme pain play, […]
Word: beltless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English belt 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 beltless From belt + -less. 1. Not wearing or not possessing a belt. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not wearing or not possessing a belt. Labels: not-comparable 3. Not requiring a belt. Labels: not-comparable
Word: kung-fu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kung fu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hail fellow well met Part of Speech: noun 1. A sociable, friendly, usually male person. Example: All his life he had been a jolly hail fellow well met: he had put on a rather becoming paunch, his cheeks were well filled out and red as a beet, his manners were easy and indolent, and he seemed destined to live on into a ripe old age, sound and healthy as a nut. Example: I was a hail fellow well met with all of the workmen at the factory, most of whom knew little and cared less about social distinctions.
Word: hail-fellow-well-met Part of Speech: adj 1. Sociable, friendly. Labels: not-comparable Example: And at first he sings small, and is hail-fellow-well-met with Sheamus—that's James of the Glens, my chieftain's agent. Example: N.d., Sir George Young, translator, Sophocles, Oedipus Rex, 1991 Dover Publications edition, →ISBN, page 22, Now am I hail-fellow-well-met with all; Now every man gives me good-morrow;....
Word: hail-fellow-well-met Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hail fellow well met: a sociable, friendly person. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: My father was reserved and modest, the opposite of a hail-fellow-well-met.
Word: flash fiction Part of Speech: noun 1. A fictional story that is briefer than typical short stories. Labels: countable 2. The genre of such stories. Labels: uncountable Example: Even those stories range from short-short, "sudden," or "flash" fiction of just three to five pages to more conventionally constructed stories than run nearly twenty pages.
Word: short short story Part of Speech: noun 1. A work of fiction that is briefer than a typical short story. Example: We do not mean the length of the average short story, but rather that of the "short short story" that ranges from 500 to 1200 words.
Word: short-short story Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of short short story. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: perturbative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English perturb Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English perturbative From perturb + -ative. 1. Of, pertaining to, or causing perturbation
Word: sudden fiction Part of Speech: noun 1. A fictional story that is briefer than typical short stories. Labels: countable 2. The genre of such stories. Labels: uncountable
Word: mollydookers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mollydooker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: on one's head Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Assumed or borne, as a responsibility or something blameworthy. Labels: idiomatic Example: cleopatra [vehemently] He has shed the blood of my servant Ftatateeta. On your head be it as upon his, Cæsar, if you hold him free of it. 2. Assigned by government authorities as a bounty or penalty. Labels: idiomatic Example: [M]y father is a man / Outlawed and exiled, under ban; / The price of blood is on his head, […] Example: ["T]here wasn't a man around there but had a price on his head and didn't dare show himself in the settlements," […]
Word: 1-connected Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a singleton as its fundamental group. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fundamental group Part of Speech: noun 1. For a specified topological space, the group whose elements are homotopy classes of loops (images of some arbitrary closed interval whose endpoints are both mapped to a designated point) and whose group operation is concatenation. Example: From the definition it will be clear the group is a topological invariant of X; i.e., if two spaces are homeomorphic, their fundamental groups are isomorphic. Example: Therein came into focus the far-reaching vision that the perspective of non-abelian fundamental groups could lead to a fundamentally new understanding of deep arithmetic phenomena, including the arithmetic theory of moduli and Diophantine finiteness on hyperbolic curves.
Word: imitative harmony Part of Speech: noun 1. Onomatopoeia. Example: Primitive languages being founded on the direct imitation of natural sounds, necessarily abound in imitative harmony. Example: The chapter on "Sound" discussed completely and interestingly what is often called by the rather barbarous name onomatopoeia and for which I prefer imitative harmony.
Word: health club Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɛlθ ˌkləb/ 1. A facility with exercise equipment, and sometimes instructors, open to the public or those on some membership list. Example: 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii I did lots of push-ups and pull-ups, and my only regret is that I stopped doing them as a young adult when I finally got to work out in health clubs instead of my basement or garage.
Word: psychiater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently from German Psychiater. 1. A psychiatrist. Labels: archaic
Word: mastheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masthead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: civil laws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of civil law Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bornean clouded leopards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bornean clouded leopard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fortune 500 Part of Speech: name 1. A list published annually by Fortune magazine of the 500 United States companies with the highest revenue. Example: I'm betting they're more listings from the Fortune 500. Example: If he were a corporation instead of a criminal he'd be in the Fortune 500 by now. 2. Collectively, the members of that list. Example: Abbott was in his late sixties and looked like a retired Fortune 500 executive in a three-piece suit, complete with manicured nails and a Rolex watch. Example: In other words, a majority of the Fortune''' 500 are of the size of universities, from 500 up to about 40000 employees.
Word: Fortune 500 Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of that list. Labels: broadly, informal Example: If logic and demonstrations of success are not impetus enough, realize that activists are now looking beyond Fortune 500s. Example: I shrink a little at the idea of Portia breaking another glass ceiling on her way to what can only be president or CEO of a Fortune 500.
Word: isotope dilutions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isotope dilution Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sniper rifles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sniper rifle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drugmaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drug + maker. 1. A pharmaceutical manufacturer. 2. A producer of illegal drugs. Example: And in the areas controlled by the militias, the drugmakers are cooking up a storm.
Word: inspectorate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inspector Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English inspectorate From inspector + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, a body of people performing it, the concrete charge of it). 1. An organized group of inspectors. Example: What makes a great primary? Let's deal with this one straight away – it isn't what Ofsted says. All the inspectorate has cared about in the past few years is data progression in maths and literacy. Example: Once the next stage of funding is agreed, EWR Co will submit the DCO [Development Consent Order] application to the Planning Inspectorate, which will examine the proposals (during which time the public can comment on the application). 2. The office of an inspector. 3. The jurisdiction of an inspector.
Word: astrophotography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) French photographiebor. English photography English astrophotography From astro- + photography. 1. The photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events or areas of the night sky. Labels: uncountable Example: As in most nature photography, the 35mm single lens reflex camera is probably the best choice for astrophotography. Example: Their^([CMOS sensors']) pixel size, linearity and noise performance are not necessarily ideal for astrophotography.
Word: involucrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin involūcrum. Doublet of involucre. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnvəˈluːkɹəm/ 1. A sheath that covers or envelopes, especially one that forms around the sequestrum of new bone. 2. An involucre.
Word: sequestrum Part of Speech: noun 1. A fragment of bone or other dead tissue that has separated during necrosis.
Word: neurogeneticist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neuro- + geneticist, on the pattern of neurogenetics. Pronunciation: /ˌnjʊəɹəʊd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪsɪst/, /ˌnʊɹoʊd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪsɪst/ 1. A specialist or expert in neurogenetics.
Word: exosolar planet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of exoplanet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neurogenetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English genetics English neurogenetics From neuro- + genetics. 1. The study of the role of genetics in the development of neurological disorders Labels: uncountable
Word: jacaranda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese jacarandá, from Old Tupi îacaranda. 1. Any of several trees, of the genus Jacaranda, native to tropical South America, that have pale purple, funnel-shaped flowers. In horticultural use refers specifically to Jacaranda mimosifolia. Example: They passed slowly under the jacaranda trees beginning to bloom lavender over their heads. 2. The hard, dark wood of these trees. 3. A trade name for similar hardwood timber from certain species of Dalbergia, notably Dalbergia frutescens, Dalbergia nigra and Dalbergia refusa.
Word: Galilean satellites Part of Speech: noun 1. The four Galilean moons of Jupiter. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: terrestrial planet Part of Speech: noun 1. Any planet of the solar system or any exoplanet which is "Earth-like" in the sense that it is composed primarily of metals and rock, in contrast to a planet which is a gas giant.
Word: terrestrial planets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of terrestrial planet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Northern Lights Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of northern lights. Labels: alt-of
Word: marg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of margarine. 1. Clipping of margarine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable
Word: marg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of margarita. 1. Clipping of margarita (“cocktail with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: I'm wedged in between a couple of squealing woo girls who are guzzling margs like it's last call […]
Word: marg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi मार्ग (mārg). Doublet of marga. 1. A road. Labels: India
Word: inside job Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1908. See cite below. 1. A crime or other illicit action committed by or with the assistance of someone either having a relationship with a victim or entrusted with access to the victim's affairs and premises. Labels: idiomatic Example: ... while the police are calling it an inside job just because the old lady's nephew teaches a Bible class. Example: It seems to me it must have been what the police at home call "an inside job"; because whoever it was apparently knew the combination of the safe.
Word: peil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch peil (“level”). 1. water level Labels: Japan, in-compounds Example: Tokyo Peil (TP); Yedogawa Peil (YP); Osaka Peil (OP)
Word: kleptocrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English klepto- Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos)bor. English -crat English kleptocrat From klepto- + -crat. Pronunciation: /ˈklɛptəˌkɹæt/ 1. A ruling figure in a kleptocracy. Example: The difference between a kleptocrat and a wise statesman, between a robber baron and a public benefactor, is merely one of degree: a matter of just how large a percentage of the tribute extracted from producers is retained by the elite, and how much the commoners appreciate the public uses to which the redistributed tribute is put. Example: Adams repeatedly sidestepped questions about whether the Justice Department is taking specific steps to seize assets belonging to Putin but suggested that prosecutors have mapped out how the Russian President and wealthy kleptocrats are attempting to hide their money.
Word: gramas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grama Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dtn Part of Speech: adj 1. duplex, tray, network: In relation to the selling of laser printers, a designation that a printer has duplex (double sided printing) capability and paper trays and is networkable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: insipidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French insipidebor. English insipid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English insipidness From insipid + -ness. 1. A lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character; tastelessness; extreme blandness. Labels: uncountable Example: As Jean Lurcat said, "The art had died, killed by consumption, insipidness, lymphatism, and inversion." Example: This poem suffers from structural weakness, indeed insipidness.
Word: lymphatism Part of Speech: noun 1. Enlargement or swelling of the lymphatic tissue, associated in the past with sudden death of children but no longer considered to be an authentic ailment. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Lymphatism. Post-mortem examination on a boy 10 years of age who died after receiving a blow on the head revealed a thymus gland of considerable bulk, 4 inches long. Example: Status lymphaticus (lymphatism) is a condition found in children and some adults, characterized by an enlargement of the lymphoid tissues throughout the body and more particularly by enlargement of the thymus gland. 2. Bloating, sluggishness. Labels: uncountable Example: 1948, William S. Lieberman, "Modern French Tapestries," The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, vol. 6, no. 5, p. 142, As Jean Lurcat said, "The art had died, killed by consumption, insipidness, lymphatism, and inversion."
Word: Pavian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Pavia + -an. Pronunciation: /pəˈvi.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Pavia. Labels: not-comparable Example: According to one early eleventh-century document, the English had taken offence at the opening of their bags and baggage by the Pavian custom officials, and had grown violet.
Word: apathist Part of Speech: noun 1. One who has no feeling towards anything, or more specifically religion. Example: ...Apathist alone, equally superior to the violent attacks of passion, and the teasing impertinence of fretfulness... Example: ...apathist is thought despicable not simply because he is indifferent but because he is indifferent to something others regard as so vital as to require everyone's or at least certain others' concern.
Word: durva Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit दूर्वा (dūrvā). Doublet of doob as in doob grass. 1. Alternative form of doob (“type of grass”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: bitter pill Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of bitter pill to swallow. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, figuratively Example: By the final whistle at Murrayfield last night, the Australians were choking back the bitter pill of disappointment and defeat. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bitter, pill.
Word: bitter pill to swallow Part of Speech: noun 1. Something unpleasant that must be accepted or endured. Labels: figuratively Example: [T]o see himself dethroned, the object of her contempt, was a bitter pill to swallow. Example: "[W]e cast loose from the ice after a very careful inspection which left us no hope whatsoever of penetrating it. […] It was a bitter pill to swallow, but we decided to search for Winter quarters somewhere along the coast." 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bitter pill, swallow.
Word: squirt gun Part of Speech: noun 1. A toy gun used to shoot water. Example: He possessed a large squirt gun which he delighted to fill with bilge water in the dead of night.
Word: water gun Part of Speech: noun 1. A toy gun used to shoot water. Example: Apparently it was a water gun, but it was a very, very realistic replica.