nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: filaria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 19th century, from translingual Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”). Pronunciation: /fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/, /fəˈlɛɹi.ə/ 1. Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
Word: Canopus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Canōpus. Pronunciation: /kəˈnoʊpəs/ 1. A white bright giant, visually the second brightest star in the night sky, a part of the southern constellation of Carina. 2. The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad. Labels: Greek 3. An ancient coastal city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance.
Word: Canopus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Canōpus. Pronunciation: /kəˈnoʊpəs/ 1. A canopic jar.
Word: hookworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hook + worm. Pronunciation: /ˈhʊkˌwɝm/ 1. Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin. Labels: countable Example: A heavy infestation of more than 100 hookworms can suck up as much as 16 fluid ounces of blood a day. Since hookworm larvae can be transmitted through a mother's milk, infestations can kill infants. 2. Infection with one of these parasites. Labels: metonymically, uncountable Example: a case of hookworm
Word: hosts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hoʊsts/, /həʊsts/ 1. plural of host Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hosts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hoʊsts/, /həʊsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of host Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: carina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin carīna (“keel”). Doublet of careen and carene. Pronunciation: /kəˈɹiːnə/, /kəˈɹaɪnə/ 1. A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat. 2. Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification. 3. The keel of the glume of grasses. 4. The principal nerve of a sepal. 5. The keel of the breastbone of birds. 6. Any of several features that have a projecting central ridge.
Word: strathspey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Strathspey, valley of the river Spey. 1. A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel. 2. A piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance. Example: He muttered an exclamation in Gaelic, strode across the floor, and then, with an air of dogged resolution, as if prepared to see the scene to an end, sate himself down on the oak table and whistled a strathspey. Example: Arms are raised, the cheers are deafening, the pipes turn to a strathspey and a whole section of the crowd launches into a mad jig.
Word: stratocumulus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English strato- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulusbor. English cumulus English stratocumulus From strato- + cumulus. 1. A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous.
Word: sippet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in the 16th century, as a diminutive of sop. See et. 1. A small piece of something, especially a piece of toast or fried bean eaten with soup or gravy. Labels: obsolete Example: The best sauce for green geese is the juice of sorrel and sugar, mixed together with a few scladed feaberries and served upon sippets Example: Then have sippets finely carved, and some slices of French bread in the bottom of the dish, […].
Word: Ghia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Carrozzeria Ghia SpA, an Italian company named after one of its founders. 1. part of the name of several models of Ford motor cars.
Word: deregistration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English register Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English registration English deregistration From de- + registration. 1. The removal of registration, especially Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The removal of registration, especially: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: registrant Part of Speech: noun 1. One who registers something or is registered.
Word: Pyxis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1763, and originally called Pyxis Nautica (“nautical compass”), from Latin pyxis (“little box”). 1. A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never officially part of that constellation.
Word: kaffir lime Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkæfəɹˌlaɪm/ 1. Citrus hystrix, a species of fragrant, small lime native to Southeast Asia, the leaves of which are used in cooking for their citrus flavor.
Word: regulo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 20th century, from Regulo, trademark for a type of thermostatic control on gas ovens. 1. any of a number of temperatures to which a gas oven may be set. e.g. regulo 4 Labels: uncountable
Word: regulo Part of Speech: noun 1. a colonially-appointed chief in parts of Africa Labels: historical
Word: temperatures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of temperature Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pyxis (“small box”). Doublet of box, piseog, and pyx. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪksɪs/ 1. A small box. 2. A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds. 3. A nautical compass. 4. The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday. 5. acetabulum.
Word: ashwagandha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वगन्धा (aśvagandhā, literally “horse’s smell”). Pronunciation: /ˌʌʃwəˈɡʌndə/ 1. Withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Labels: uncountable
Word: re-entry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English entry English re-entry From re- + entry. 1. The act of entering again. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a re-entry into public life Example: Shortly after its re-entry into traffic, it was named County Durham on October 1 that year, although it was denamed later. 2. The return of a spacecraft into the Earth's atmosphere. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The reestablishment of possession under a right or rights reserved in a previous conveyance. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The act of retaking possession of land, etc.; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Of a ukulele, a break in the pitch order of strings. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The reactivation of (a region of) myocardial tissue by a single, returning impulse. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The act of retaking the lead by winning a trick. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A re-entry card. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A trick involving climbing a wave and then returning back down its face. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: eye-witness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of eyewitness. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: able-bodied seaman Part of Speech: noun 1. A seaman, especially one in the merchant navy, who has been trained or certified in all routine duties; a member of the Royal Navy rated between ordinary seaman and leading seaman or boatswain's mate.
Word: a.b. Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of able-bodied seaman. 1. Able-bodied seaman.
Word: a.b. Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of as before. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: able seaman Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of able-bodied seaman.
Word: able rating Part of Speech: noun 1. A rating who is qualified to perform certain duties of seamanship. Labels: UK
Word: seamanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seaman + -ship. Pronunciation: /ˈsiː.mənˌʃɪp/ 1. Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel at sea. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: navigating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of navigate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: postpositive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English positive English postpositive From post- + positive. Pronunciation: /pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/, /poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/ 1. Placed after the word modified, either immediately after, as in two men abreast, or as part of a complement, as in those two men are bad. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postpositive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English positive English postpositive From post- + positive. Pronunciation: /pəʊstˈpɒzɪtɪv/, /poʊstˈpɑzɪtɪv/ 1. A postpositive modifier.
Word: cleansing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈklɛn.zɪŋ/ 1. That cleanses. Example: Apply the cleansing cream to your skin.
Word: cleansing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈklɛn.zɪŋ/ 1. The process of removing dirt, toxins etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Regular skin cleansing may help to prevent acne.
Word: cleansing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈklɛn.zɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of cleanse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abnegators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abnegator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Falstaffian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Falstaff Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Falstaffian From Falstaff + -ian. 1. Having the traits of the comic character Falstaff: especially, corpulent and jolly. Example: In battle, he self-deprecatingly recorded his own Falstaffian flight – 'fleeing is also an act of courage' – and probably the most 'strange and comic' scatological scene in military history.
Word: Falstaff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of a character invented by William Shakespeare for his Henry IV plays, and who also appeared in The Merry Wives of Windsor. 1. A fat and jolly knight.
Word: Edwardian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *audaz Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu Old English Ēadweard Middle English Edward English Edward Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Edwardian From Edward + -ian. 1. Of the period in British history from circa 1901 to 1910, when Edward VII ruled the British Empire. Example: If the kind of network we envisage is to be established, it would be unwise to begin any of its services hurriedly with older stock, which, however admirable in its day, now has an air of faded Edwardian splendour that is out of joint with the times. Example: In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra–wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.
Word: Edwardian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *audaz Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu Old English Ēadweard Middle English Edward English Edward Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Edwardian From Edward + -ian. 1. A person from the Edwardian era. Labels: historical Example: So he began, being an Edwardian, by describing accurately and minutely the sort of house Hilda lived in, and the sort of house she saw from the window. House property was the common ground from which the Edwardians found it easy to proceed to intimacy.
Word: trepid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *trep- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin trepidus English trepid From Latin trepidus (“anxious”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛp.ɪd/ 1. Timid, timorous, fearful. Example: the trepid mouse
Word: annulling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈnʌlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of annul Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: annulling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈnʌlɪŋ/ 1. An annulment.
Word: Carolingian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *karaz Proto-Germanic *karilaz Proto-West Germanic *karil Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ing Medieval Latin Carolingī Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Carolingian From Medieval Latin Carolingī (“Carolings (descendants of Charles Martel)”) [plural of Carolingus, from a Frankish patronymic ultimately composed of Proto-West Germanic *karil + *-ing] + -ian. Reshaping of earlier Carlovingian, from Middle French Carlovingien, itself a misconstruction of Carlingien. By surface analysis, Caroling + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌkæ.ɹəˈlɪn.dʒɪ.ən/, /ˌkæɹ.əˈlɪn.dʒi.ən/, /ˌkɛɹ.əˈlɪn.dʒi.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Carolings, the members of a Frankish dynasty, descended from Charles Martel, which arose from the Pippinid and Arnulfingian clans in the 7th century and ruled parts of western Europe until the 9th century, reaching its peak under Martel's grandson Charlemagne. Labels: not-comparable Example: And thus the Empire was transferred from the Carolingian Family to the Saxons. 2. Being or relating to a style of minuscule script. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Carolingian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *karaz Proto-Germanic *karilaz Proto-West Germanic *karil Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ing Medieval Latin Carolingī Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Carolingian From Medieval Latin Carolingī (“Carolings (descendants of Charles Martel)”) [plural of Carolingus, from a Frankish patronymic ultimately composed of Proto-West Germanic *karil + *-ing] + -ian. Reshaping of earlier Carlovingian, from Middle French Carlovingien, itself a misconstruction of Carlingien. By surface analysis, Caroling + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌkæ.ɹəˈlɪn.dʒɪ.ən/, /ˌkæɹ.əˈlɪn.dʒi.ən/, /ˌkɛɹ.əˈlɪn.dʒi.ən/ 1. A member of the Carolingian dynasty. Example: A certaine Chronicler writ a pretty while agoe, that this King ſhould come of the houſe of France, and the race of Charlemaigne, according to that which was prophecied of him; Some ſay (ſaith he) that there is another common prophecy, that ſome of the Carolingians, that is of the race of King Charles, and bloud royall, ſhall have an Emperour of France, by name Charles, who ſhall bee Prince and Monarch over Europe, and ſhall reforme the Church and State.
Word: X chromosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named by Hermann Henking in 1890 from x (signifying the unknown) due to some baffling properties he had observed. The brief resemblance in the appearance of the X and Y chromosomes to the letters "X" and "Y" respectively during cell division is entirely coincidental. 1. A mammalian sex chromosome: in the XY sex-determination system, cells of females typically have a pair of X chromosomes, while cells of males typically have an X and a Y.
Word: ordinances Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɔːd(ɪ)nənsɪz/, /ˈɔɹd(ɪ)nənsɪz/ 1. plural of ordinance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assumably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English assumable Middle English -ly English -ly English assumably From assumable + -ly. 1. presumably; as one may assume
Word: assumable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English assume Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English assumable From assume + -able. 1. Capable of being assumed, or taken to be true. Labels: not-comparable Example: an assumable premise 2. Capable of being assumed, or taken on. Labels: not-comparable Example: a disguise assumable by anybody 3. Of a mortgage: such that a subsequent homebuyer can take on the existing balance, interest rate, and other terms. Labels: not-comparable
Word: buttery bar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: buttery (“a room where the butts or casks of wine are kept”) + bar 1. A shelf attached to the top of the bottom half of the door to the buttery, on which the person tapping the butts would place full cups for the drinkers. Labels: historical Example: I never heard. I heard also that Master Vicar of Croydon, and all the remnant of the priests of London that were sent for, were sworn, and that they had such favor at the Council's hand that they were not lingered nor made to dance any long attendance to their travail and cost, as suitors were sometimes wont to be, but were sped apace to their great comfort so far forth that Master Vicar of Croydon, either for gladness or for dryness, or else that it might be seen (quod ille notus erat pontifici) went to my Lord's buttery bar and called for drink, and drank (valde familiariter). Example: SIR ANDREW An you part so, mistress, I would I might never draw sword again. Fair lady, do you think you have fools in hand? MARIA Sir, I have not you by the hand. SIR ANDREW Marry, but you shall have; and here's my hand. MARIA Now, sir, 'thought is free:' I pray you, bring your hand to the buttery-bar and let it drink.
Word: Y chromosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named by Nettie Stevens in 1905 using the next letter in sequence following the naming by Hermann Henking in 1890 of the X chromosome. The brief resemblance in the appearance of the X and Y chromosomes to the letters "X" and "Y" respectively during cell division is entirely coincidental. 1. A mammalian sex chromosome: in the XY sex-determination system, cells of females typically have a pair of X chromosomes, while cells of males typically have an X and a Y.
Word: X-chromosome Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of X chromosome. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: British Empire Part of Speech: name 1. The United Kingdom and its overseas dependencies and colonies. Labels: historical Example: Violence and racism were the reality of the colonial experience and no wonder that the sun never set on the British Empire because even God couldn't trust the English in the dark. Example: Two hundred and forty years have passed since the 1781 Yorktown Campaign, a campaign that was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and forced the British Empire to reach concessions with the 13 Colonies.
Word: Y-chromosome Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Y chromosome. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dependencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dependency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trust territories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trust territory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capitalised Part of Speech: adj 1. In capital letters. Labels: not-comparable 2. Being supplied with capital (such as money and equipment). Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: capitalised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of capitalise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: trust territory Part of Speech: noun 1. a territory placed under the administration of a state by the United Nations
Word: abolitionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English abolition Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English abolitionary From abolition + -ary. Pronunciation: /æb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.i/ 1. Relating to or favoring abolition.
Word: xanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of xanthine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: chiseler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chisel + -er. 1. One who uses a chisel for carving. 2. A cheat; a swindler; a con artist. Labels: informal Example: [Of course $20,000 is too much.] Only a cheap chiseler would ask that much. 3. A child. Labels: Ireland, informal Example: --Reuben and the son were piking it down the quay next the river on their way to the Isle of Man boat and the young chiseller suddenly got loose and over the wall with him into the Liffey.
Word: chiseller Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chiseler. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: xeroderma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xero- + -derma. 1. Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry, hard, scaly skin, especially ichthyosis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: xanthine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, from French xanthine, reflecting New Latin combining forms: xanth- + -ine; ultimately from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”), because xanthine is yellowish-white. By surface analysis, xanth- + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈzanθiːn/, /ˈzanθaɪn/, /ˈzænθin/ 1. Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: put to sleep Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause (someone) to sleep. Labels: transitive Example: His boring stories sometimes put me to sleep. Example: When even the silence and seclusion of this retreat failed to bring slumber, he sometimes called in a professional mesmerizer to put him into a hypnotic sleep, from which Sawyer knew how to arouse him at a fixed time. This habit, as well as the existence of the underground chamber, were secrets known only to Sawyer and the hypnotist who rendered his services. On the night of May 30, 1887, West sent for the latter, and was put to sleep as usual. 2. To help (someone) to bed. Labels: transitive Example: After they'd put the kids to sleep, they relaxed by the fire and chatted. Example: 1916, Stratemeyer Syndicate, Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's Farm, Chapter XXV: Grandpa's Horses, Grandpa Brown rode off with Mr. and Mrs. Kendall; and Bunny and Sue were given a good dinner and put to sleep that afternoon, for they were tired, sleepy and hungry. 3. To render dormant. Labels: figuratively, transitive, uncommon Example: Our jealousy is only put to sleep by the unlimited confidence we all repose in the person to whom we all look as our president. Example: This is in accord with facts, for I can by cold put to sleep special parts of the nervous mass without putting other parts to sleep. 4. To kill an animal painlessly, often with an injection. Labels: euphemistic, transitive Example: Near-synonym: put to bed with a shovel (cynical tone) Example: It was sad to put our beloved spaniel to sleep, but it was better than letting him suffer. 5. To give a general anesthetic prior to surgery. Labels: informal Example: Mommy's surgery is not a big operation but it does require that they put her to sleep for a while.
Word: abominator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Old Latin osmender. Latin ōmen Latin ōminor Latin abōminor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin abōminātorbor. English abominator Borrowed from Latin abōminātor. By surface analysis, abominate + -or. Pronunciation: /əˈbɑm.əˌneɪ.tɚ/, /əˈbɑm.ɪˌneɪ.tɚ/ 1. One who abominates.
Word: slugger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slug + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈslʌɡɚ/ 1. A boxer who tends to deliver hard punches. 2. A batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits. Example: That will bring up the slugger, Jones. 3. Buddy, dude, champ. Labels: informal Example: Good to see you, slugger!
Word: fructuous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin fructuōsus. 1. fruitful Labels: rare Example: 1589, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation ... and there is a fulle fair vale and a fructuouse, and there is a fair cytee and a gode, that men clepen Neople. Example: As fruits of hotter countries, transearthed in colder climates, have vigour enough in themselves to be fructuous according to their nature: but, that they are hindered by the chilling nips of the air, and the soil, wherein they are planted.
Word: Skillings Part of Speech: name 1. An English surname that originated in Norfolk, of unknown derivation.
Word: sweating bullets Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sweat bullets Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: road apple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably with reference to the supposed similarity to rotten apples. 1. Horse manure, especially when deposited on a road. Labels: dated, in-plural, often, slang Example: Samples 7–12 contained coarsely chewed plant material; several closely resembled the "road apples" of horse and burro.
Word: gimlety Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gimlet Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gimlety From gimlet + -y. 1. Resembling a gimlet or gimlets. Example: […] in my opinion a man can’t raise good stock in no such way. They’ll be picayunish and nice and sharp featured and gimlety, but they won’t do to bet on like them children that’s been bro’t up ’round a fire-place on a hundred acre farm and had plenty of fresh air and latitude. Example: though thy cap be queer, / And thy curls gimlety, and thy cheeks thin, 2. Piercing, sharp-sighted. Example: 1915, John Buchan, The Thirty-Nine Steps His jaw had shut like a rat-trap, and there was the fire of battle in his gimlety eyes. Example: Out of the black window Steerpike saw, as a result of his cough, the small gimlety eyes peer coldly from a crimson wedge.
Word: sternutation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin sternutatio. 1. A sneeze; sneezing, especially as a symptom. Labels: archaic Example: 'Was that an echo?' said the Baronet, astonished at the sternutation which resounded from above; 'or' - drawing close to the adept, 'can it be the spirit you talked of, ridiculing our attempt upon his hidden treasures?'
Word: gimlet-eyed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a squint. 2. Having eyes which are in constant motion; shifty-eyed. 3. Having piercing eyes, sharp-sighted. Example: 1814, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley 'D—n her gooseberry wig,' said the corporal, when she was out of hearing, 'that gimlet-eyed jade—mother adjutant, as we call her—is a greater plague to the regiment than provost-marshal, ... 4. Having keen vision.
Word: gimlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gimlet etc., from Old French guinbelet, guimbelet, guibelet, probably a diminutive of the Anglo-Norman wimble, a variation of guimble (“drill”), from the Middle Low German wiemel; continued in Modern French as gibelet. Cocktail either named after the tool, in reference to its penetrating effects, or British Navy surgeon Thomas Gimlette (1857–1943). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪm.lət/ 1. A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes. Example: The box was close on every side, with a little door for me to go in and out, and a few gimlet holes to let in air. Example: I would find by the edge of that water / The collar-bone of a hare / Worn thin by the lapping of water, / And pierce it through with a gimlet and stare [...] 2. A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice. Example: We sat in a corner of the bar at Victor's and drank gimlets. “They don't know how to make them here,” he said. “What they call a gimlet is just some lime or lemon juice and gin with a dash of sugar and bitters. A real gimlet is half gin and half Rose's Lime Juice and nothing else. It beats martinis hollow.” Example: Yeah, a piece of advice — once you’re back in circulation, don’t keep topping off a lady’s vodka gimlet when she’s not looking.
Word: gimlet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gimlet etc., from Old French guinbelet, guimbelet, guibelet, probably a diminutive of the Anglo-Norman wimble, a variation of guimble (“drill”), from the Middle Low German wiemel; continued in Modern French as gibelet. Cocktail either named after the tool, in reference to its penetrating effects, or British Navy surgeon Thomas Gimlette (1857–1943). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪm.lət/ 1. To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet). Example: Then there was an awful silence. The lady gimleted us again one by one with her blue eyes. 2. To turn round (an anchor) as if turning a gimlet. Labels: transitive
Word: -blast Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βλᾰστᾰ́νω (blăstắnō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek βλᾰστός (blăstós)bor. English -blast Borrowed from Ancient Greek βλᾰστός (blăstós, “germ, sprout”). 1. an immature cell or tissue Labels: morpheme
Word: Herculean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Hercules Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Herculean From Hercules + -an. Pronunciation: /hɜːɹˈkjuːliən/, /ˌhɜːɹkjəˈliːən/ 1. Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength. Example: But this is not the best:—look, pr'ythee, Charmian, / How this Herculean Roman does become / The carriage of his chafe. 2. Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty. Example: a Herculean labour Example: He replied in a dry manner, that I would find it a Herculean task to chastise everybody who should laugh at my expense;
Word: herculean Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Herculean. Labels: alt-of Example: Still there are some loop-holes out of which a man may creep, and dare to think and act for himself; but for a woman it is an herculean task, because she has difficulties peculiar to her sex to overcome, which require almost super-human powers. Example: In October 1998, heavy rains brought on by two consecutive typhoons caused serious flooding in northern Taiwan. Fortunately, the floods receded in a short time and many people went to the disaster areas to help the victims. For example, over one thousand Tzu Chi volunteers helped city workers and military forces clean up debris in Hsichih. They finished the herculean job in just one day.
Word: parenchyma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek παρέγχῠμα (parénkhŭma, “anything poured in beside”), from πᾰρᾰ- (pără-, “beside”) + ἔγχῠμα (énkhŭma, “instillation, content of a vessel”), given by the Greek anatomist Erasistratus to the peculiar substance of the lungs, liver, kidneys, and spleen, as if formed separately by the veins that run into them. By surface analysis, para- + -enchyma. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹɛŋ.kɪm.ə/ 1. The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Previously blood and air had been thought to mingle freely in the fleshy parenchyma of the lungs, but the microscope now revealed the membranous alveoli at the ends of the tracheo-bronchial ramifications. 2. The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking a coelom, such as flatworms. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [I]n a Sponge, the Parenchyma, it seems, is but a kind of mucous gelly, which is very easily and cleerly wash'd away.
Word: second to none Part of Speech: adj 1. As good as the best, as in quality or reputation; inferior to no one else or to nothing else of the same kind. Labels: not-comparable Example: Second Merchant: How is the man esteemed here in the city? Angelo: Of very reverend reputation, sir, Of credit infinite, highly beloved, Second to none that lives here in the city. Example: “[I]f I, in the performance of my work, have been second to none, do you see that you in yours may be equally efficient?”
Word: second to none Part of Speech: noun 1. Heroin. Labels: capitalized, slang, sometimes Example: The heroin, which police officials said had been measured at purity levels as high as 80 percent, is being sold under brand names like Unforgettable, Second to None, Black Beauty and Al Capone.
Word: homeostatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homeo- + -static. Pronunciation: /ˌhoʊmioʊˈstætɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to homeostasis. Labels: not-comparable Example: Multicellular organisms require a homeostatic internal environment in order to live. Example: Sleep, rest, food and sex provide restorative homeostatic experiences that return consciousness to order after the needs of the body intrude and cause psychic entropy to occur.
Word: Gregg Shorthand Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of Gregg shorthand. Labels: alt-of
Word: poop deck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poop (“the stern of a ship”) + deck. 1. A high, exposed deck at the stern of a ship on top of the cabin(s). Example: Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel Example: The vessel appears strongly constructed of seasoned white oak timber, the bow bluff-headed, while aft the poop-deck has a rise which takes in the mizzenmast and pump.
Word: kha-nyou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lao ຂະຍຸ (kha nyu). Pronunciation: /kɑ.nju/ 1. A rodent species of the Khammouan region of Laos, Laonastes aenigmamus, first described in 2005
Word: dreamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dremer, dremere, dremare, equivalent to dream + -er. Cognate with West Frisian dreamer (“dreamer”), Saterland Frisian Dröömer (“dreamer”), Dutch dromer (“dreamer”), German Träumer (“dreamer”), Danish drømmer (“dreamer”), Swedish drömmare (“dreamer”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɹimɚ/, [ˈdɹimɚ], [d͡ʒɹimɚ], /ˈdɹiːmə/ 1. One who dreams. 2. Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic. Example: You may say I'm a dreamer/ But I'm not the only one/ I hope someday you'll join us/ And the world will live as one. Example: Eighties witches were not the patchouli-dipped, lovebead-wearing, back-to-the-earth dreamers of the seventies. 3. Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae. 4. A swallow-winged puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)
Word: strengths Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stɹɛŋ(k)θs/ 1. plural of strength Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strengths Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɹɛŋ(k)θs/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of strength Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overworked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English worked English overworked From over- + worked. 1. Subjected to too much work. Example: Overworked and underpaid? Then quit your job and become a pro darts player. Example: Miss Suu Kyi’s overworked advisers[…]argue that people have to be realistic about what can be achieved in a short time and on a slender budget. 2. Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal. Labels: figuratively, phrase, usually Example: overworked, unaffecting cliches Example: [Tim Garton Ash] is what you might call—overworked phrase—a public intellectual.
Word: overworked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From overwork + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of overwork Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chitchat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chit-chat. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: “What are you doing down here, father?” “Just having a bit of chitchat with your curious creation.” “Right.”
Word: chitchat Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of chit-chat. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: We were still chitchatting in the same nothingy vein five minutes later when George opened his bedroom door.
Word: brewery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch brouwerij (“brewery”), equivalent to brew + -ery. See also brewhouse. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːəɹi/ 1. A building where beer is produced. Example: Near-synonym: brewhouse Example: We took a day trip to the Guiness Brewery. 2. A company that brews beer. Example: Mike works for the local brewery.
Word: rainforest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rain + forest, a calque of German Regenwald. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪn.fɒɹ.ɪst/, /ˈɹeɪn.fɔɹ.ɪst/ 1. A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Perhaps the most impressive expression of species diversity is the density of species found in a given area of rainforest. Example: Tropical rainforests in Australia have suffered a fate similar in many ways to that of rainforests elsewhere in the world, but considerable progress in safeguarding the future of what remains has been made.
Word: hick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hick (“pet form of Richard”). Pronunciation: /hɪk/ 1. An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. Labels: derogatory
Word: hick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /hɪk/ 1. To hiccup.
Word: fruity Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Latin fruor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin frūctus Old French fruitbor. Middle English fruyt English fruit English -y English fruity From fruit + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹuːti/ 1. Containing fruit or fruit flavoring. Example: That moist and fruity dish is simply delectable. 2. Similar to fruit or tasting of fruit. 3. Crazy. Labels: informal 4. Homosexual; zesty, flamboyant, effeminate. Labels: US, derogatory, informal, sometimes 5. Sexually suggestive. Labels: UK, informal Example: His text message was filled with fruity language.
Word: fruity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Latin fruor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin frūctus Old French fruitbor. Middle English fruyt English fruit English -y English fruity From fruit + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹuːti/ 1. Alternative form of fruitie (“fruit machine”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unforgettable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + forget + -able or un- + forgettable. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/ 1. Very difficult or impossible to forget. Example: The things he subjected me to were horrible and unforgettable. Example: He had never seen dogs fight as these wolfish creatures fought, and his first experience taught him an unforgetable lesson. It is true, it was a vicarious experience, else he would not have lived to profit by it.
Word: breeze-block Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From breeze (“residue from a furnace”) + block. 1. A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete. Labels: UK
Word: breeze-block Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From breeze (“light, gentle wind”) + block. 1. A type of perforated building block used for ventilation and letting natural light in. Example: Featuring, as the title “Concrete House” suggests, a main theme of concrete and perforated breeze blocks so evocative of the ’70s, it was cited in several categories of the Think Brick Awards and named project of the year in the Housing Industry Association’s Perth Innovation Housing Awards. Example: A triangular breeze block is introduced to create screening walls, forming the new entry pathway.
Word: stewardess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English steward Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English stewardess From steward + -ess (feminine suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈstu.ɚ.dɪs/, /ˈstʊɹ.dɪs/, /stjuː.əˈdɛs/, /ˈstjuː.ə.dɛs/, /ˈstjuː.ə.dɪs/ 1. A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers). Labels: dated 2. A woman who works at housekeeping and passenger service aboard a ship, yacht, or other type of boat that carries passengers. Example: She usually rang for the stewardess early, but this morning of course there had been no ring. The stewardess had gone in all the same about eight o'clock and found the cabin empty. Example: Certainly a stewardess who may have fifty or even a hundred passengers to look after cannot give much attention to nursing, even if she knows how. 3. A female steward (any sense). Example: The stewardess, principal inspector of the cow stable and the butter establishment, was indeed with the young lady, who had just entered the yard. Example: The occasion – the very first trip of a stewardess on Capitol, eastbound B & O […]
Word: bison grass Part of Speech: noun 1. Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens), an aromatic herb native to North America and Eurasia, so called principally when used to flavor a Polish vodka. Labels: uncountable
Word: stewardesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stewardess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: block and tackle Part of Speech: noun 1. A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads. 2. The underwear combination of stockings worn with a suspender belt. Labels: euphemistic
Word: spandex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined as an anagram of the word expands. Pronunciation: /ˈspændɛks/ 1. A synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Clothing made from such material. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: riverside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rive English -er English river Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English riverside From river + side. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪvɚˌsaɪd/ 1. A bank or side of a river. Example: Near-synonym: riverbank Example: Gonna lay down my burden; Down by the riverside...
Word: riverside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rive English -er English river Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English riverside From river + side. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪvɚˌsaɪd/ 1. At or near the side of a river. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: riparian
Word: decor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁yéti Proto-Italic *dekējeti Proto-Italic *dekēt Latin decet Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin decorlbor. French décorbor. English decor Borrowed from French décor. Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪkɔː/, /deɪˈkoɹ/, /dɪˈkoɹ/, /ˈdeɪkoɹ/, /ˈdɛkoɹ/ 1. The style of decoration of a room or building. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Her living room had a lush Persian-style decor. 2. A stage setting; scenery; set; backdrop. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sundown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sun + down. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌdaʊn/ 1. Sunset. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: We’ll meet by the pier at sundown. Example: Yet oft when sundown skirts the moor ⁠An inner trouble I behold, ⁠A spectral doubt which makes me cold, That I shall be thy mate no more, […] 2. A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight. Labels: countable
Word: sundown Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sun + down. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌdaʊn/ 1. to experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at the approach of nightfall. Labels: intransitive Example: "She also “sundowned”, and someone had to keep an eye on her 24-7."
Word: snuff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late Middle English, from Middle Dutch snuffen (“to snuff, sniff, snuffle”). Related to Dutch snuiven (“to sniff”), Middle Low German snûve (“pose, head-cold”), German Schnupfen (“head-cold”). The noun is probably from Dutch snuf (“snuff”), an abbreviation of snuftabak, snuiftabak (“snuff”). Related to sniff (compare Dutch snuffen (“snuff”), German schnupf (“snuff”), French schnouff (“junk”)). Pronunciation: /snʌf/, /snɐf/, /snʊf/ 1. Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The native of some South American tribes use this drug as an aphrodisiac in the form of a snuff called cohoba. 2. Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Dry snuffs are often adulterated with quicklime, and moist snuffs, as rappee, with ammonia, hellebore, pearl-ash, etc. Example: […] most of the women dipped snuff and of course had a spit-cup in the house. 3. A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The act of briskly inhaling by the nose; a sniff, a snort. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Resentment or skepticism expressed by quickly drawing air through the nose; snuffling; sniffling. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Snot, mucus. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 7. Smell, scent, odour. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: snuff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Late Middle English, from Middle Dutch snuffen (“to snuff, sniff, snuffle”). Related to Dutch snuiven (“to sniff”), Middle Low German snûve (“pose, head-cold”), German Schnupfen (“head-cold”). The noun is probably from Dutch snuf (“snuff”), an abbreviation of snuftabak, snuiftabak (“snuff”). Related to sniff (compare Dutch snuffen (“snuff”), German schnupf (“snuff”), French schnouff (“junk”)). Pronunciation: /snʌf/, /snɐf/, /snʊf/ 1. To inhale through the nose. Labels: transitive Example: He snuffs the wind, his heels the sand excite. Example: Earl Walter winds his bugle horn; / To horſe, to horſe, halloo, halloo! / His fiery courſer ſnuffs the morn, / And thronging ſerfs their Lord purſue. 2. To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense. Labels: intransitive Example: January 29, 1625, Joseph Hall, Public thanksgiving for the wonderful mitigation of the late morality Do the enemies of the church rage and snuff? 3. To drug (a person) with a mixture of snuff and beer. Labels: Ireland, UK, obsolete, slang, transitive
Word: snuff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English snoffe, snuffe, of uncertain origin. Compare Middle Dutch snuf, snof (“snuff”), Dutch sneuvelen (“to die in battle”). Pronunciation: /snʌf/, /snɐf/, /snʊf/ 1. The burning part of a candle wick, or the black, burnt remains of a wick (which must be periodically removed). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: his memory stinks like the snuff of a candle when it is put out […] Example: If the burning snuff happens to get out of the snuffers, you have a chance that it may fall into a dish of soup. 2. Leavings in a glass after drinking; heeltaps. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. A murder. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: The cops are chasing their own asses on the St Christopher case, so how about a “Are You St Christopher's Next Slaying?” piece? Profiles of all the snuffs to date and reconstructions of the victims' last minutes. 4. A film or video clip which involves a real non-acted murder. Labels: attributive, countable, slang, uncountable