nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: millimole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English mole English millimole From milli- + mole. 1. An SI unit, equivalent to 1/1000th of a mole.
Word: trapezoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trapezoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mmol Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of millimole. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ferropericlases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ferropericlase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kiloampere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + ampere. 1. One thousand amperes
Word: ferropericlase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- English periclase English ferropericlase From ferro- + periclase. 1. Any of a class of minerals, mixed oxides of magnesium and iron, that are abundant in the earth's lower mantle (second only to perovskite)
Word: picometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *bekkos Gaulish *bekkosbor.? Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English meter English picometer From pico- + meter. 1. US spelling of picometre. Labels: US, alt-of
Word: factionalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From factional + -ization. 1. The formation of factions, often through conflict. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: attometre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From atto- + metre. 1. An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁸ metres. Symbol: am Example: Holonyms: femtometre < picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre < exametre < zettametre < yottametre < ronnametre < quettametre Example: Meronyms: yoctometre < zeptometre
Word: zeptometre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zepto- + metre. 1. An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻²¹ metres. Symbol: zm Example: Holonyms: attometre < femtometre < picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre < exametre < zettametre < yottametre < ronnametre < quettametre Example: Meronym: yoctometre
Word: microcephaly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + -cephaly. Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪkɹoʊˈsɛfəli/ 1. A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: yoctometre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yocto- + metre. 1. An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻²⁴ metres. Symbol: ym Example: Holonyms: zeptometre < attometre < femtometre < picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre < exametre < zettametre < yottametre < ronnametre < quettametre
Word: terametre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tera- + metre. 1. An SI unit of length equal to 10¹² metres. Symbol: Tm Example: Holonym: petametre Example: Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre
Word: exametre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exa- + metre. 1. An SI unit of length equal to 10¹⁸ metres. Symbol: Em Example: Holonyms: zettametre < yottametre < ronnametre < quettametre Example: Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
Word: multicelled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English cell English -ed English celled English multicelled From multi- + celled. 1. Having many cells; multicellular.
Word: zettametre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zetta- + metre. 1. An SI unit of length equal to 10²¹ metres. Symbol: Zm Example: Holonyms: yottametre < ronnametre < quettametre Example: Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre < exametre
Word: unicelled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- English celled English unicelled From uni- + celled. 1. Having a single cell; unicellular Labels: not-comparable
Word: yottametre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yotta- + metre. 1. An SI unit of length equal to 10²⁴ metres. Symbol: Ym Example: Holonyms: ronnametre < quettametre Example: Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre < exametre < zettametre
Word: prothetelous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English prothetely Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English prothetelous From prothetely + -ous. 1. Exhibiting prothetely; prothetelic Labels: not-comparable
Word: prothetely Part of Speech: noun 1. The abnormal development of parts of an insect larva, often as a result of abnormal conditions Labels: uncountable
Word: prothetelic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English prothetely Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English prothetelic From prothetely + -ic. 1. prothetelous Labels: not-comparable
Word: tritiated Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope tritium.
Word: tritiated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tritiate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: protiated Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a compound that contains the normal isotope of hydrogen (rather than deuterium or tritium)
Word: protobird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird English protobird From proto- + bird. 1. Any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a proavian. Labels: informal
Word: proavian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + avian. 1. Any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a protobird.
Word: dyspraxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dyspraxia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dyspraxic From dyspraxia + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to dyspraxia. Example: Some dyspraxic children also have other learning difficulties, while some are of average or above-average intelligence. Example: Being dyspraxic means that she thinks differently to other people. When many politicians are going with the flow, and following a party line, someone who thinks outside the box is a rare commodity.
Word: dyspraxic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dyspraxia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dyspraxic From dyspraxia + -ic. 1. A person who has dyspraxia.
Word: sways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sways Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sway Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dyslexics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dyslexic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sentimentalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sentimentalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lifelines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lifeline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: needlestick injury Part of Speech: noun 1. Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object. Example: The nurse developed hepatitis as a result of a needlestick injury.
Word: trespassed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of trespass Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: needlestick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From needle + stick. 1. Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object. Example: The nurse developed hepatitis as a result of a needlestick.
Word: unthankful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unthankful, from Old English unþancful, unþancfull, unġeþancfull (“unthankful, ungrateful”), equivalent to un- + thankful. Cognate with Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”). 1. Not thankful; ungrateful. Example: Guido has made me fanciful. I am unthankful for the good which has really fallen to our share. Henriette is very, very kind—how glad I ought to be of such powerful protection!
Word: walk a straight line Part of Speech: verb 1. To behave in a proper and lawful manner; to obey the rules and expectations of society. Example: What if your mate forgives you and your broken promise? I know we've all heard statements from our mates such as: "Baby, don't worry about it. I forgive you. Let'x move on!” Well, here's the question, should we accept this statement as the truth; or should we keep in the back of our minds that the damage is already done? Here's when you must begin to walk a straight line continuously. Example: He expected a felonious client, rewarded with four and a quarter million instead of jail time, to be grateful and thereafter to walk a straight line. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, straight, line. Example: You've read about this phenomenon, how people who are loast in the woods believe they are walking a straight line sometimes will keep veering off in one direction and eventually walk in a circle that brings them very close to where they started.
Word: prioritise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From priority + -ise. 1. UK standard spelling of prioritize. Example: Work is being prioritised on the upper concourse at Whitechapel to allow the station's Whitechapel Road entrance to reopen in spring of next year, replacing the temporary entrance in providing access to the Underground and Overground lines. Example: When facts have become debatable, she said, and when “the world’s largest distributor of news prioritises the spread of lies laced with anger and hate – then journalism becomes activism … It’s about the facts, right?” She told Norwegian TV the reward gave her and Rappler “tremendous energy to continue the fight”.
Word: unpassable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English passable English unpassable From un- + passable. 1. Not able to be passed. Labels: not-comparable Example: For many, the discerning of God's will seems like an insurmountable trial or an unpassable test. Rather than complete the exam, they'd just as soon walk away. 2. Not able to be passed. Labels: not-comparable 3. Unable to pass successfully as the gender one wishes to be seen as. Labels: not-comparable Example: I resolved that night that I would never, ever turn my back on a transgender friend — be they transsexual, cross-dresser, drag queen, or gender-fuck — no matter how unpassable they might be or how much they might get me clocked.
Word: prioritises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prioritise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: prioritising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of prioritise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: OOSE Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of object-oriented software engineering. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: prioritised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of prioritise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unmoveable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + moveable. 1. Not able to be moved; immobile.
Word: Medizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From medize + -er. 1. A person in Ancient Greece who had Persian sympathies. Labels: historical
Word: winepresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of winepress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: callings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gentes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.tiːz/, /ˈd͡ʒɛn.teɪz/ 1. plural of gens Labels: form-of, plural
Word: householders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of householder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: city councils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of city council Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wickednesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wickedness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beat 'em up Part of Speech: noun 1. A video game of the genre oriented around interpersonal combat (e.g. martial arts, street fighting, brawling, etc).
Word: web celeb Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɛb səˈlɛb/ 1. An Internet celebrity: a person who becomes famous by being broadcast online. Labels: colloquial Example: Even though the concept is new to public scrutiny, pundits recognize that the web celeb archetype is profoundly affecting conventional media.
Word: interdine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English dine English interdine From inter- + dine. 1. To eat with one another; used especially of people of different castes. Labels: intransitive Example: They interdine with Parwars.
Word: tablemat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of table mat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cheek pouch Part of Speech: noun 1. A pouch in the cheek of some animals, usually used to carry food.
Word: maltitol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From malt + -itol. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːltəˌtɑl/ 1. A disaccharide polyol used as a sugar substitute, produced through the hydrogenation of maltose. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: swimmeret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swimmer + -et. 1. In decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.
Word: pleopod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pleon (“the abdomen of a crustacean”) + -pod (“foot”). Pronunciation: /ˈpliːəˌpɒd/ 1. One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. Example: In decapods such as lobsters, pleopods are legs mainly used for swimming but sometimes used for brooding eggs or catching food. In some species certain pleopods of an animal may have been adapted to special functions such as reproduction.
Word: swimmerets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swimmeret Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pleopods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pleopod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: egg roll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (food): From egg + roll. In sense 1, uncertain. In sense 2, a direct transliteration of the Chinese 蛋卷. 1. Chinese-American variant of the spring roll (春卷); food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it. 2. A thin crispy biscuit roll similar to the Spanish barquillo, Dutch kniepertjes, and Norwegian krumkake. Usually made from coconut milk, eggs, flour, sugar, and oil. This food item has many names: in Malay, kuih/kueh/kue kapit/sepit/sapit/semprong (literally "clamped/tongs/roll cake/snack"); in Chinese, 蛋卷 (literally "egg roll"); also often called "love letter" in Singapore and Malaysia (probably arising from the flowery patterns, Chinese characters, animals, etc. that were probably introduced by Peranakans). Usually eaten only around festivals such as Chinese New Year or Hari Raya Puasa. Sometimes also folded (rather than rolled). Note: while "egg roll" is a name sometimes used for this food item in Singapore and Malaysia, in the West, the name "egg roll" usually refers to a very different, savoury Chinese-American food item that is usually served hot and has little or no egg. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore 3. An African snack resembling a Scotch egg. 4. An instance of the egg rolling tradition.
Word: egg rolls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of egg roll Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spring rolls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spring roll Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian фита́ (fitá). 1. The obsolete Cyrillic letter Ѳ, ѳ formerly used in Russian to write proper names and loanwords derived from or via Greek.
Word: sell out Part of Speech: verb 1. To sell all of a supply or stock of something. Example: They sold out of concert posters yesterday and won't get another shipment until next week. Example: Like when Rosario and I have a really on day, I mean, we could sell this place out of beer, you know. 2. To abandon or betray one's principles to seek profit or other personal advantage; to abandon or betray one's supporters through this change. Labels: intransitive Example: It used to be a pleasant little community, until the leaders sold out to the developers. Example: He used to be a voice for the underdog until he sold out. 3. To betray (a person), usually a close friend or family member, for personal gain. Labels: transitive Example: I'll kill him if I see him again; he sold me out. 4. To sell one's business (with a connotative emphasis on entirety and finality). Example: The owners long resisted buyout offers, but when they were ready to retire, they finally sold out to a competitor. 5. To sell one's business (with a connotative emphasis on entirety and finality). Labels: figuratively 6. To sell one's commission. Labels: historical Example: After the peace of Versailles he resided in England; but, about three years before the breaking out of the Revolution, he sold out his commission in the army and emigrated to New York. 7. To hurry out. Labels: archaic, intransitive
Word: torcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From torch + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃɚ/, /ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. One who torches something. Example: The torchers of buildings must be dealt with. 2. One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch. Labels: obsolete Example: Ere twice the horses of the sun shall bring Their fiery torcher his diurnal ring, […] 3. A torch song Example: […] their set includes a Patsy Cline torcher and reaches some sort of peak with a 29-song Irving Berlin medley. 4. A singer of a torch song Example: What did the girl do before she married Eddie Mars? Torcher. Can’t you get any old professional photos? 5. The pilot of a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion).
Word: toquet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of toque (“type of hat”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: onomasiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *ónomã Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English onomasiology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English onomasiological From onomasiology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to onomasiology.
Word: onomasiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *ónomã Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English onomasiology From Ancient Greek ὀνομάζω (onomázō, “I name”) + English -logy. 1. A branch of lexicology concerned with the names of concepts. Labels: uncountable Example: Onomasiology, whether or not one inclines to grant it the status of a self-sufficient discipline claimed for it by some Central European supporters, closed another series of gaps by inducing workers to assemble regionally, socially, stylistically, or chronologically differentiated words of identical or similar meaning.
Word: stat dec Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of statutory declaration (clipped compound). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: retrial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English trial English retrial From re- + trial. 1. A second trial, by the original court, if the original trial was found to be improper, unfair, or no verdict was reached by a jury. Example: No evidence was offered by the Crown against Driver Trew when he stood his retrial on May 7. Example: He maintains his innocence and has lodged an appeal - which means a retrial and the conviction being set aside in the meantime
Word: revivalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English revival Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English revivalism From revival + -ism. 1. Advocacy for the revival of a former practice, custom, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Art Deco revivalism 2. Spiritual fervour of or for a religious revival. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Neither the Revivalism that assails a boy at about the age of fifteen, nor the skepticism that meets him five years later, could sway him from his allegiance to the church into which he had been born.
Word: revivification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally from Latin revīvificāt- (past participial stem of revīvificō (“revivify”)) + -ion. In later use, from revivify (see -fication). Compare later revivificate, Latin revīvificātiō (1567 in a British source), and French révivification. By surface analysis, re- (“again, anew”) + vivification (“giving of life”). 1. The act of reviving; restoration of life. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Fir-cones and snakes from their very forms were emblems of male fertility; snakes, too, from their habit of gliding out of their own skins with renewed brightness and color were suggestive of resurrection and re-vivification; pigs and sows by their exceeding fruitfulness would in their hour of sacrifice remind old mother Earth of what was expected from her! 2. The reduction of a metal from a state of combination to its metallic state. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: I have often beheld as a miracle, that artificiall resurrection and revivification of Mercury, how being mortified into a thousand shapes, it assumes again its owne, and returns to its numericall selfe.
Word: tassie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tasse (“cup”), from Arabic طَاس (ṭās, “bowl, basin”). Pronunciation: /ˈtæsi/ 1. A cup or goblet for drinking wine. Labels: Scotland 2. A decorative ring or plug at the end of the barrel of a pen. 3. A small tart or miniature pie. Example: a pecan tassie
Word: revivify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Partly from French revivifier and partly from Latin revīvificō, corresponding to re- + vivify. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈvɪvɪfʌɪ/ 1. To reanimate, bring back to life. Labels: transitive Example: His pure tight skin was an excellent fit; and closely wrapped up in it, and embalmed with inner health and strength, like a revivified Egyptian, this Starbuck seemed prepared to endure for long ages to come, and to endure always, as now; […] Example: In cautiously revivifying dead queens—and Time's appearance suggests that this recuperation is dependent on the hiatus—the play opens up a space, if an uncertain space, within which to begin a critique of current gender politics. 2. To reinvigorate or revitalize. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: rejuvenate Example: Despite the patrician allure of much that Choiseul attempted, a renovating, technocratic spirit was abroad during his tenure of office which sought to rationalize and revivify government service [...]. 3. To reactivate (a catalyst, reagent etc.). Labels: archaic, transitive 4. To become effective again as a reagent etc. Labels: archaic, intransitive
Word: retrospection Part of Speech: noun 1. The deliberate recall of past events. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "And then?" prompted Carrados, for Nora seemed to be in danger of losing herself in retrospection. "Something definite happened?"
Word: retrogression Part of Speech: noun 1. A deterioration or decline to a previous state. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: History and experience, the enshriners of the past, and investigation, the discoverer of the present and preparer for the future, will prevent retrogression. Example: Suns spring into being, and then their height of power being reached, the process of retrogression begins, and after aeons they become dead masses of matter, awaiting another impulse which starts again their inner energies into activity and a new solar life cycle is begun. 2. A return to a less complex condition. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: retrogressive Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to retrogression. Example: Hence, regional soil degenerations and podsolization was probably an important factor contributing to the retrogressive change in the forest composition at the end of the mesocratic phase. 2. Directed towards the rear or the past; retrograde.
Word: retrogressive Part of Speech: noun 1. A person of retrogressive views or policies; a backward-looking conservative.
Word: Pak. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Pakistan. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: autopista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish auto Italian pistabor. Spanish pista Spanish autopistabor. English autopista Borrowed from Spanish autopista. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtoʊˌpistə/, /ˈɔtoʊ-/ 1. A controlled-access highway in various Spanish-speaking countries.
Word: water police Part of Speech: noun 1. The police department charged with patrolling harbours and waterways by boat. Labels: uncountable
Word: nail bomb Part of Speech: noun 1. A bomb designed to cause extensive wounding by packing sharp objects around the explosive; used especially by terrorists and suicide bombers.
Word: protocoel Part of Speech: noun 1. The anterior part of a tripartite coelom in some invertebrates
Word: protoconal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English protocone Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English protoconal From protocone + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a protocone Labels: not-comparable
Word: protocone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ḱóh₃nos Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos)der. Medieval Latin cōnusder. Middle English cone English cone English protocone From proto- + cone. 1. A cusp in the corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals.
Word: protoctist Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several unicellular protists of the kingdom Protista (formerly Protoctista).
Word: protoctist Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to these organisms. Labels: not-comparable
Word: protoctistan Part of Speech: noun 1. protoctist
Word: protoctistan Part of Speech: adj 1. protoctist
Word: audiencia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish audiencia. Doublet of audience. Pronunciation: /aʊdiˈɛn(t)siə/, /ɔd-/, /-ˈɛnθiə/, /-ˈdjɛn-/ 1. An appellate court of the Spanish empire. Labels: historical Example: After Cortés the government of New Spain degenerated under the rule of Nuño de Guzmán, president of the first audiencia, into a brutish exploitation of the Indians.
Word: fall off Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fall + off; and also dissimilated from Middle English offallen (“to destroy, defeat, ruin, fail”), from Old English offeallan (“to fall upon, destroy”). 1. To become detached or to drop from. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: A button fell off my coat. Example: Dorothy stood up and found she was in her stocking-feet. For the Silver Shoes had fallen off in her flight through the air, and were lost forever in the desert. 2. To diminish in size, value, etc.; to get worse (in quality). Labels: intransitive Example: Business always falls off in the winter. Example: MC ___'s new album is wack - he's fallen off big-time. 3. To change the direction of a sail so as to point in a direction that is more down wind; to bring the bow leeward. Example: 'Why d'ye see, Captain Vangs,' says bold Jack, 'I'm as good a helmsman as ever put hand to spoke; but none of us can steer the old lady now. We can't keep her full and bye, sir; watch her ever so close, she will fall off and then, sir, when I put the helm down so gently, and try like to coax her to the work, she won't take it kindly, but will fall round off again; and it's all because she knows the land is under the lee, sir, and she won't go any more to windward.' Example: 1854, Benjamin Robbins Curtis, Lawrence v. Minturn, Opinion of the Court She would not mind her helm, but would fall off; she would settle down aft and take in water over her stern, and plunged heavily forward. 4. To fall into sin; to stray. Labels: intransitive Example: I am bound to say that no one has fallen off so frequently as myself. I have renounced the devil and all his works; but it is by word of mouth only—by word of mouth only.
Word: fall off Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fall + off; and also dissimilated from Middle English offallen (“to destroy, defeat, ruin, fail”), from Old English offeallan (“to fall upon, destroy”). 1. Alternative form of falloff. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: urushiols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of urushiol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hakkapeliitta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *hak'at'ak Finnish hakata Proto-Uralic *päŋe Proto-Finnic *pää Finnish pää Finnish päälle Finnish hakkaa päälleder.? Swedish hakkapelit Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsder. Finnish -iitta Finnish hakkapeliittabor. English Hakkapeliitta Borrowed from Finnish hakkapeliitta, probably from the Finnish war cry hakkaa päälle (literally “hack on; hit on”). 1. A Finnish light cavalryman during the Thirty Years' War.
Word: protohominid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English hominid English protohominid From proto- + hominid. 1. Any of several primitive animals that were evolutionary ancestors of the hominids. Example: Although the ethological studies of chimpanzees cannot present us with a picture of the life of the protohominids, they can give us some insights into what these conditions may have been like.
Word: protohominid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English hominid English protohominid From proto- + hominid. 1. Of or pertaining to these creatures. Labels: not-comparable
Word: protomammal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English mammal English protomammal From proto- + mammal. 1. Any evolutionary ancestor of the mammals.
Word: protometabolism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω (metabállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English metabolism English protometabolism From proto- + metabolism. 1. A series of linked chemical reactions, in a prebiotic environment, that has characteristics of true metabolism. Labels: uncountable
Word: protoporcelain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English porcelain English protoporcelain From proto- + porcelain. 1. An early Chinese glazed stoneware, from the Han dynasty, that had some of the characteristics of true porcelain without its translucency. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: protostomatous Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a protostome
Word: protostomous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English protostome Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English protostomous From protostome + -ous. 1. Of or pertaining to a protostome Labels: not-comparable
Word: protostome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Protostomia. 1. Any animal, of the taxon Protostomia, in which the mouth is derived from the embryonic blastopore
Word: protostomian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English protostome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English protostomian From protostome + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to the protostomes Labels: not-comparable
Word: protostomian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English protostome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English protostomian From protostome + -ian. 1. A protostome
Word: prototypicality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prototypical Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English prototypicality From prototypical + -ity. 1. The condition of being prototypical Labels: uncountable
Word: protozoological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English zoology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English zoological English protozoological From proto- + zoological. 1. Of or pertaining to protozoology
Word: protozoologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English protozoological Middle English -ly English -ly English protozoologically From protozoological + -ly. 1. Regarding protozoology or protozoans Labels: not-comparable
Word: protropin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + tropin? 1. A polypeptide growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; a synthetic version used medicinally Labels: uncountable
Word: protruberance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Irregular alteration of protuberance, probably after protrude. 1. Misspelling of protuberance. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: protrusibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English protrusible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English protrusibility From protrusible + -ity. 1. The condition of being protrusible Labels: uncountable
Word: protrusible Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of being protruded; capable of being thrust outward. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: popout; pop-up; extendible, extensible Example: The stylet, a protrusible spear-shaped feature of a nematode, allows it to attack and feed on plant roots.
Word: proturan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Translingual Protura + English -an. 1. Any of many proto-insects, of the order Protura, that lack eyes and wings.
Word: proturan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Translingual Protura + English -an. 1. Of or pertaining to these insects.
Word: proviant Part of Speech: noun 1. provisions, especially for an army Labels: Scotland, uncountable
Word: lexigram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lexi- + -gram. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛk.sɪˌɡɹæm/ 1. A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication Example: Near-synonyms: lexigraph (polysemic, sometimes synonymous), logogram, logograph Example: Instead of ASL, Savage-Rumbaugh used an extensive ‘lexigram’, a matrix of 256 geometrical shapes on a board. Instructors touch the symbols, which represent verbs and nouns, to create simple requests or commands.
Word: penitant Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of penitent. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The churches were crowded with penitant sinners: the sons of riot and profligacy were overawed into sobriety and decorum.
Word: penitant Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of penitent. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: It was preceded by a large crucifix borne by a penitant, escorted by two Acolytes, each one of whom carried a lantern fixed at the end of a long wand.
Word: provincehood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English province Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English provincehood From province + -hood. 1. The status of being a province. Labels: Canada, uncountable
Word: proximation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From approximation. 1. proximity Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Then, as Watt still waited for the figure to draw very near indeed, he realized that it was not necessary, not at all necessary, that the figure should draw very near indeed, but that a moderate proximation would be more than sufficient. For Watt's concern, deep as it appeared, was not after all with what the figure was, in reality, but with what the figure appeared to be, in reality. 2. approximation Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: snow storm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of snowstorm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: prozine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro + zine. See pro (“professional”). Coined by American chess player and SF fandom founder Russ Chauvenet. 1. A professional magazine; a journal
Word: pruno Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prune + -o. Originally (by 1940s) referring to fermented prune juice, later applied to any fermented fruit juice. Pronunciation: /ˈpruːnoʊ̯/ 1. An improvised alcoholic drink typically produced in correctional facilities. Labels: US, slang, uncountable
Word: like hell Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a manner that uses all of the strength, speed, or effort that a person can summon. Labels: emphatic, intensifier Example: You'd better run like hell! Example: He had an innate honesty and humility, a work ethic that elevated him above most others in England. He knew what he wanted and worked like hell to try to make it happen. 2. Used ironically to express the opposite of one's intentions Example: Me do the washing up? Like hell I will! 3. Bad or badly. Example: You look like hell! Example: It stank like hell down there!
Word: prutah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew פרוטה. 1. A bronze coin, equivalent to the Roman quadrans, used in ancient Palestine. 2. An aluminium coin, worth one thousandth of a pound, used in Israel until 1960.
Word: pryan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cornish pri (“clay”), possibly + -an (adjective-forming suffix) with later nominalization. Not, however, derived from Cornish prien (“clay ground”), which is itself a borrowing of pryan from English. 1. A soft, white clay. Labels: Cornwall, uncountable
Word: pryany Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pryan + -y. 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing pryan. Labels: Cornwall
Word: psammology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psammo- + -logy. 1. The branch of geology concerned with the study of sand. Labels: uncountable
Word: psammoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psammo- + -oma. 1. A brain tumour containing concretions resembling grains of sand
Word: pseudoautosomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English autosomal English pseudoautosomal From pseudo- + autosomal. 1. Describing genes in the X- and Y- chromosomes that behave like autosomes during meiosis Labels: not-comparable
Word: pseudocoelomate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pseudocoelom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English pseudocoelomate From pseudocoelom + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Of, pertaining to, or possessing a pseudocoel (pseudocoelom).
Word: pseudocoelomate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent to pseudocoelom + -ate (noun-forming suffix). 1. Any invertebrate animal with a three-layered body and a pseudocoel (pseudocoelom).
Word: lexigraph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lexi- + -graph. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛksɪˌɡɹæf/ 1. A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word. Example: "Be that as it may, it is certain that the lexigraph for hayashi is not a Japanese creation, but a nowadays-forgotten Chinese character..." Example: "He does not want them to be read as we might read a lexigraph, a postmodern painting of words such as Joseph Kosuth's red..."
Word: pseudocoel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English -coel English pseudocoel From pseudo- + -coel. 1. The body cavity of certain nematodes (primitive invertebrates), which is analogous to a coelom but lacking mesodermal cells, i.e. not lined with mesothelium.
Word: pseudocoloring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English coloring English pseudocoloring From pseudo- + coloring. 1. Alternative spelling of pseudocolouring. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pseudocolouring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English colouring English pseudocolouring From pseudo- + colouring. 1. The assignment of arbitrary colours to the grey levels of a monochrome image; used especially in thermography Labels: uncountable
Word: thermography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thermo- + -graphy. 1. Any of several techniques for the remote measurement of the temperature variations of a body, especially by creating images produced by infrared radiation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any process of writing involving the use of heat. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Thermography, which imitates engraving, costs far less because it employs no dies or plates.
Word: beaners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beaner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carpetmuncher Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of carpet muncher. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: carpetmunchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carpetmuncher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: true leaf Part of Speech: noun 1. Any leaves of a seed plant other than the cotyledons. 2. Any leaf containing vascular tissue.
Word: joug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to yoke; see jougs. 1. The crossbar joining the shafts of an ox-drawn cart. 2. Synonym of jougs (“chained iron collar for sinners”). Example: About 6 ft. from the ground is fastened "the joug," an iron collar in the wall, used to confine prisoners before it was thought worth while to build prisons or cages for them.
Word: joug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare jug. 1. Synonym of Scottish pint. Example: A gallon equaled three Scottish pints or jougs.
Word: trifolium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Trifolium, from Latin trifolium. 1. Any of the genus Trifolium of clovers and trefoils. Example: The larger species (Panax quinquefolium) is rather coarse and ordinary in its appearance; the flowers are very nearly like those of the trifolia, but grow in an irregular and elongated cluster. Example: The majority of the trifoliums are native to Europe and Asia. Only comparatively few of the trifoliums native to the United States are of food production significance.
Word: pseudocopulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English copulation English pseudocopulation From pseudo- + copulation. 1. Any of various processes, amongst diverse animals, in which male gametes are passed from one individual to another without sexual union. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process by which an insect (such as a bee) attempts to mate with a flower (such as an orchid) that mimics a female insect, and in doing so pollinates the plant. Labels: countable, uncountable