nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: spicery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English spicerie, from Old French espicerie; equivalent to spice + -ery. 1. Spices, in general. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A repository of spices. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Then in the hall kitchen, two clerks of the kitchen, a clerk comptroller, a surveyor of the dresser, a clerk of the spicery; all which together kept also a continual mess in the hall; also, in his hall kitchen, he had of master cooks two; and of other cooks, labourers, and children of the kitchen, twelve persons : four yeomen of the silver scullery, two yeomen of the pantry, with two other pastelers under the yeomen. Example: Did not cotton spin itself, beef grow, and groceries and spiceries come in from the East and the West, quite comfortably by the side of shams?
Word: stablishment Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of establishment. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: stingless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sting Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English stingless From sting + -less. 1. Having no sting. Labels: not-comparable Example: Cassius. […] for your words, they rob the Hybla bees, And leave them honeyless. Antony. Not stingless too. Brutus. O yes, and soundless too; For you have stol’n their buzzing, Antony, And very wisely threat before you sting.
Word: stelled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From stell (“to set, place, fix”). 1. simple past and past participle of stell Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stelled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stell (“to set, place, fix”). 1. Firmly placed or fixed. Labels: dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete Example: The sea , with such a storm as his bare head In hell-black night endur'd , would have buoy'd up, And quench'd the stelled fires 2. Starry. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: extacy Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of ecstasy. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: highlite Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of highlight. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: highlite Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of highlight. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: emphatical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From emphatic + -al. 1. emphatic Example: The last words of Dr. Lovesworth, in parting from me yesterday evening, still sound upon my ear, they were uttered in accents peculiarly emphatical, "General, take care of your daughter."
Word: highlited Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of highlighted. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: highliting Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of highlighting. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: highlit Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of highlight; highlighted. Labels: form-of, participle, past, uncommon Example: The potential precariousness of the alliance is highlit by the catastrophe of its abrupt ending in the next generation, after the deaths of the two principals. Example: I want to focus on an aspect highlit by Denis Donoghue when he reviewed it in the London Review of Books.
Word: IMPOV Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Initialism of in my point of view. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: highlites Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of highlights. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: highlites Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of highlights. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hilight Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of highlight. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hilight Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of highlight. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hilighting Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of highlighting. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hilights Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of highlights. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hilights Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of highlights. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hilighted Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of highlighted. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: highliter Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of highlighter. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Ayn Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Ayn, recorded earlier as Latin Ainum, presumably from an uncertain Gaulish or Ancient Ligurian etymon, *aginn (“height, high place”), possibly from pre-Celtic *Agannus (“rock”), perhaps from the same ultimate origin as the place Aginnum. Pronunciation: /aɪn/ 1. A commune of Savoie department, France.
Word: Ayn Part of Speech: name Etymology: A romanization of Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn), from Somali Cayn. Pronunciation: /aɪn/ 1. Synonym of Buhoodle, a district of Togdheer, Somalia.
Word: Ayn Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /aɪn/ 1. A female given name.
Word: pizzo Part of Speech: noun 1. A glass pipe with a spherical bulb for freebasing drugs such as methamphetamine.
Word: AYN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Anarchist Youth Network. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: big tent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From big (adjective) + tent, originally referring to a large tent set up to hold a public event attended by many people such as a circus or a religious meeting. Pronunciation: /ˌbɪɡ ˈtɛnt/ 1. A group, philosophy, or social or political movement that encompasses or seeks to attract a broad range of constituents or members, or views. Labels: also, attributive, idiomatic Example: Humanism is an expansive trisyllable, a veritable "big-tent" of a word, sheltering many varieties of performance under its spreading canvas. Example: The Democratic governor of Mississippi, Paul Johnson, has endorsed Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. […] He said he is confident that the majority of Mississippians "Have no desire to get under Lyndon Johnson's big tent and to share the company already assembled there."
Word: spokesdog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By analogy to spokeswoman, spokesperson, etc., formed with dog. 1. A canine mascot. Labels: humorous, neologism Example: 2008 January 19, Peter Sagal (host), Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, National Public Radio The scientists were thrilled, but a spokesdog for the dog community said the program was inadequate.
Word: lurdane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French lourdin (“dullard”), from lourd (“heavy”). The Puritan, Rev Joseph Caryl, commenting in 1666 in volume 12 of his Exposition upon the Book of Job, page 363, on Job 39:9, describing the Unicorn or Wild Ox, says that the Unicorn does no work but expects no wages nor reward from you, "which may be a reproof to those men, who are very unwilling to serve others, yet are very willing to abide by their Crib; they like it well to eat and drink upon you, as long as you will, and possibly whether you will or no, but will not do a stroke of work; such as one we call proverbably a Lurdane, from the lazy Danes, who long since Lording it in this Kingdom, would eat and drink in a good well-stored house, but refused to labour." 1. A lazy, stupid person; a sluggard. Labels: obsolete Example: I have also seene some excellent Lourdans, or Clownes attired in their ordinary worky-day clothes, and with a common homely countenance, affoord us all the pleasure that may be had from their art[…]. Example: Remember, father Glover, your trade keeps your eyes and hands close employed, and must have your heedful care, even if this lazy lurdane wrought at it, which you know yourself he seldom does.
Word: Bunker Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: libecchio Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of libeccio Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: libeccio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian libeccio. 1. A southwest wind.
Word: street name Part of Speech: noun 1. The slang term for a drug when it is traded as a street drug. Example: They said they'd never heard of medetomidine, but when the cop referred to it by its street name — rhino tranq — their ears perked up. Example: Ecstasy is the commercially inspired American street name of MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine), a unique psychostimulant drug with both stimulant and hallucinogenic effects. 2. A person’s nickname on the street, such as a gangster or mafia name; (loosely) any nickname. Example: They said they'd never heard of Mister Dzhugashvili, but when the cop referred to him by his street name — Stalin — their ears perked up. Example: “May I start calling you Severo? Doesn't that sound slick? It could be your street name, your punk name.” She battered her eyelashes. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see street, name. Example: Holonym: street address Example: I know where Eric's house is, but I've forgotten the street name.
Word: weight lifter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of weightlifter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: libellee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of libelee. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: libelee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From libel + -ee. 1. The party against which a libel (hostile handbill) has been filed by a libelant.
Word: libelant Part of Speech: noun 1. A party which has made a libel (hostile handbill) against a libelee
Word: HMG Part of Speech: name Etymology: By initialism. 1. Her Majesty's Government, or, His Majesty's Government; referring to the government of the United Kingdom or the government of certain other Commonwealth realms. Labels: initialism
Word: HMG Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By initialism. 1. Initialism of heavy machine gun. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: aeriferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English aer- English -i- English -ferous English -iferous English aeriferous From aer- + -iferous. Pronunciation: /ɛːˈɹɪfəɹəs/ 1. That conveys air
Word: aluminum oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of aluminium oxide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hapto- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From ἅπτω (háptō, “touch, fasten”). 1. attachment or binding; adhesion Labels: morpheme
Word: Franciscus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Franciscus. 1. A male given name from Latin. Labels: rare 2. A surname.
Word: semblably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English semblable Middle English -ly English -ly English semblably From semblable + -ly. 1. In a similar way; similarly. Labels: obsolete Example: Alway remember, that in wynter fleume increaſeth by reaſon of rayne and moyſtneſſe of that ſeaſon, alſo the length of nyghtes and moche reſte. And therfore in that tyme cholerike perſons, are beſt at eaſe, ſemblably are yonge men, but to olde men wynter is ennemye. Example: Another Country, other Testimonies, equall promises: alike menaces, might semblably imprint a cleane contrary religion in us: we are Christians by the same title, as we are either Perigordins or Germans. 2. Seemingly, apparently. Labels: rare
Word: sevennight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English seven-night, sevenight, sevenyght [and other forms], from Late Old English seofeniht (compare seofonnihte (“seven days old; seven days long”, adjective)), from seofon (“seven”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”)) + niht (“night; day (when computing spans of time)”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”)). Doublet of sennight. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛvənˌnɑɪt/ 1. Alternative form of sennight, a week. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, obsolete Example: VVhat doctrine is vvritten for us in the eighth chapter of the firſt book of Kings, I did partly ſhevv unto you, moſt honourable audience, this day ſeven-night, of that good man, father Samuel, that good Judge, hovv good a man he vvas, vvhat helpers and coadjutors he took unto him, to have his office vvell diſcharged. Example: VVearie Seu'nights, nine times nine, Shall he dvvindle, peake, and pine: […]
Word: sevennights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sevennight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: serpigo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin serpīgō. 1. A dry, scaly eruption on the skin; especially, a ringworm. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually
Word: superfund Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A blend of superannuation (“retirement”) + fund. 1. An investment vehicle for superannuation assets. Labels: Australia, UK
Word: superfund Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English fund English superfund From super- + fund. 1. An investment fund that invests in other investment funds; a fund of funds.
Word: superfund Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English fund English superfund From super- + fund. 1. To fund (a college payment plan) with a large payment, more than the usual annual payment. Labels: US, transitive Example: You also have the option to "superfund" a 529 account by giving a five-year annual gift all at once. The benefit of superfunding the account is that with a higher starting balance, the account will accrue higher earnings. Individuals can donate up to $75,000 (couples can donate $150,000) at one time. 2. To fund (environmental cleanup) by means of a Superfund. Labels: US, transitive Example: Defendants also had "ample opportunity to propose incorporation" of a provision in the decree prohibiting or limiting the FPA from superfunding the area outside the Box.
Word: skinker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skink + -er. 1. One who serves liquor; a tapster.
Word: skinkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skinker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sorel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French sorel. 1. A young buck (deer) in the third year. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Obsolete form of sorrel (“the plant”). Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: stragglers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of straggler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strewing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English strewynge. 1. present participle and gerund of strew Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: strewing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English strewynge. 1. The act of scattering or spreading. 2. Material that is strewn.
Word: strewings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strewing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leopard cat Part of Speech: noun 1. A wild cat native to Southeast Asia, Prionailurus bengalensis.
Word: stronds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: approvement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin approbōder. Old French aproverbor. Middle English aproven English approve Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English approvement From approve + -ment. 1. Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord. Labels: Old-English, countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. Approval; approbation. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: I did nothing without your approvement. 3. A confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation or implication against the accomplices and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon. Labels: UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: The whole learning of approvements (i. e. trial by the evidence of an approver) is now obsolete being superseded by the modern practice of allowing an accused person to turn evidence for the Queen without confessing the indictment.
Word: swasher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swash + -er. 1. One who makes a blustering show of valour or force of arms. Labels: obsolete Example: As young as I am, I have obſeru'd theſe three Swaſhers: I am Boy to them all three, but all they three, though they would ſerue me, could not be Man to me; for indeed three ſuch Antiques do not amount to a man: [...] Example: [I]f they keepe their wits, yet they are accompted fooles by reaſon of their carriage, becauſe they cannot ride a horſe, which euery Clowne can doe; ſalute and court a Gentlewoman, carue at table, cringe and make congies, which euery common ſwaſher can doe, [...]
Word: swasher Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From swash + -er. 1. comparative form of swash: more swash Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: swashers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swasher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pET plasmid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a family of vectors for protein expression where the expression of the insert DNA is controlled by the T7 promoter, a phage promoter.
Word: sworder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sword + -er. 1. One who uses, or fights with, a sword. Labels: obsolete
Word: sworders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sworder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caffer Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of kaffir. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: swaggerer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swagger + -er. 1. One who swaggers. Example: He was […] none of your audacious young swaggerers, who would even penetrate into the bar—that solemn sanctuary—and, smiting old John upon the back, inquire if there was never a pretty girl in the house, and where he hid his little chambermaids, with a hundred other impertinencies of that nature; […]
Word: escharotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of producing an eschar.
Word: escharotic Part of Speech: noun 1. A caustic or corrosive material.
Word: swaggerers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swaggerer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taborer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tabor + -er. 1. One who plays on the tabor. Example: Lead, monster, we'll follow. I would I could see this taborer; he lays it on.
Word: taborers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taborer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tabors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tabor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tanling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tan + -ling. Pronunciation: /ˈtænlɪŋ/ 1. One who has been tanned by the sun. Labels: archaic, especially Example: To have the courtesy your cradle promised, / But to be still hot Summer's tanlings, and / The shrinking slaves of Winter.
Word: alligation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin alligatio (“tying, binding, bond”), noun formation (from alligō + -tiō) of past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”). 1. The act of tying together or attaching by some bond. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. The state of being attached. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. An old practical method of solving arithmetic problems related to mixtures of ingredients. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: alligation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Errant spelling of allegation. 1. Misspelling of allegation. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: tanlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tanling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cozie Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of cosy. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: cozie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of koozie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: thriver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thrive + -er. 1. One who thrives, or prospers.
Word: bourrée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bourrée. Pronunciation: /bʊˈreɪ/ 1. A baroque dance of French origin, common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century. 2. A piece of music in character with such a dance. Example: Stationed just outside the main gate, the band is hammering away at ‘Rule Britannia’ and the bourrée from the ‘Royal Fireworks Music.’
Word: bourrée Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French bourrée. Pronunciation: /bʊˈreɪ/ 1. To perform this dance. Example: As a physical presence, nevertheless, he can bourree with the best of them and packs a mean port-de-bras.
Word: saola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese sao la, probably from Lao ເສົາຫລ (sao la, “spindle[-horned]”) or some other Tai-Kadai language. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊlə/, /ˈsaʊˌlɑː/ 1. A critically endangered ruminant of species Pseudoryx nghetinhensis, of Vietnam and Laos. Example: 2013, C. Michele Thompson, 10: Would a saola by any other name still be a saola?, Hue-Tam Ho Tai, Mark Sidel (editors), State, Society and the Market in Contemporary Vietnam, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 185, The current consensus is that the saola is so rare and so solitary in terms of genetic relatives that it should be placed not only in its own separate genus (Pseudoryx) but also in its own tribe (Pseudorygini) within the subfamily Bovinae. Example: Killing or capture of saola is prohibited by law in both Vietnam and Lao PDR, and the sale of wildlife in both countries is generally illegal, but there is insufficient enforcement of these laws in both countries.
Word: bourrées Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bourrée Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thrivers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thriver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thunderstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thunder + stone. 1. A thunderbolt. Labels: archaic 2. A stone or fossil thought to be, or be caused by, a thunderbolt striking the earth. Example: Thunderstones are sacred to the vodounist, forged as they are by Sobo and Shango, the spirits of thunder and lightning. 3. A belemnite.
Word: thunderstones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thunderstone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toothpicker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tooth + picker. 1. A toothpick. Labels: obsolete
Word: toothpickers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toothpicker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tressel Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛsəl/ 1. Dated spelling of trestle. Example: Having deposited our mournful burden upon tressels within this region of horror, we partially turned aside the yet unscrewed lid of the coffin, and looked upon the face of the tenant.
Word: tressels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tressel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kiosque Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of kiosk. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Cafés and restaurants were scattered here and there among the trees, and twice a week military bands from the garrison played in the kiosques on the parapets.
Word: countersinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countersink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countersinks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of countersink Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: countersinking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of countersink Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: countersank Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of countersink Labels: form-of, past
Word: commiserates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of commiserate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: commiserating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of commiserate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: corroborations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corroboration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: craniums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cranium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clothespins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clothespin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clothespins Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clothespin Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: two-wheeler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁der. Proto-Germanic *twai Proto-West Germanic *twai-der. Old English twēġen Old English twā Middle English two English two English wheeler English two-wheeler From two + wheeler. 1. A bicycle or motorbike. 2. A dicycle.
Word: tone up Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause to give a higher tone or sound; to give a higher tone to; to make more intense; to heighten; to strengthen. Labels: intransitive, transitive 2. To firm and strengthen the muscles of the body by regular exercise. Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: credit rating Part of Speech: noun 1. An estimate, based on a company, government or person's history of borrowing and repayment or available financial resources, that is used by creditors to determine the maximum amount of credit that can be extended without undue risk. Example: And so there it is ― a big fat black mark against my credit rating even though a) the original mistake was Diners Club's (or travel agent's), b) Diner's Club had promised that it was looking into my inquiry when it wasn't, and c) I was paying off the charges in regular monthly fashion all along and then paid off the whole amount the very same day that I received an answer to that inquiry.
Word: rebreather Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rebreathe + -er. 1. A breathing apparatus that recycles expelled air, removing carbon dioxide and thus allowing extended use of a supply of air.
Word: bell-pull Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bell + pull. 1. A rope that rings a bell. 2. A handle attached to a rope that rings a bell. Example: While she was doing this the wood partition in the centre of the house thrilled to its centre with the tugging of a bell-pull upstairs. A bell below tinkled a note that was feebler in sound than the twanging of wires and cranks that had produced it. Example: Jessamy tugged the scrolled iron bell-pull which hung down on one side of the gate. Somewhere behind, she could hear an answering jangle. 3. The tail of a fox Example: The "bell-pull," as trophy, is kept to preserve, And the hounds eat the fox they so richly deserve.
Word: give as good as one gets Part of Speech: verb 1. To behave toward others in a manner resembling or commensurate with their behavior towards oneself, especially in a situation where one is insulted or otherwise ill-treated. Labels: idiomatic Example: On balance, it was harsh on Hearts, who had given as good as they got against their more-fancied opponents, who, despite not being at full strength, fielded a multi-million pound team. Example: The Foreign Correspondents Association's annual banquet last week turned into an angry slanging match. Botha gave as good as he got. "I am sick and tired of a lot of foreign representatives descending on my country and picking up on all the dirty work instead of all the beauty, promise and goodwill," Botha said.
Word: Gherkin Part of Speech: name Etymology: After the shape of the building, which is like that of a gherkin. 1. The building at 30 St Mary Axe, a distinctively-shaped skyscraper in London, England Labels: UK, informal
Word: midgetism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English midget 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 midgetism From midget + -ism. 1. The state of being a midget. Labels: uncountable
Word: Briticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Brit- (in British) + -icism (in Scotticism, Anglicism, etc.). Compare earlier Britishism. 1. A word or figure of speech used in Britain exclusively or primarily. Labels: rhetoric
Word: ghost car Part of Speech: noun 1. An unmarked police car or an unmarked vehicle used as a decoy by police. Labels: Canada Example: The committee is asking Metro Council to tack new restrictions onto Metro licences, including . . . an expanded ghost car program. Example: Officers in a ghost car were doing speed enforcement near 82 Street and 132 Avenue when a white 1995 Ford Contour sped by.
Word: ODC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ordinary decent criminal (a prisoner not associated with terrorism). Labels: Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism
Word: Cowtown Part of Speech: name Etymology: From cowtown, being the centre of the Canadian cattle industry. 1. Nickname for Calgary: a major city in Alberta, Canada. Labels: Canada, slang
Word: vault-worthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vault + -worthy. 1. Valuable; worth preserving; worth saving for later use. Example: When Ella Carey promises something will be kept "in the vault," it's a lot safer bet than the same vow from a blabber-mouthed Seinfeld cast member, who notoriously spilled the beans anytime a secret was dubbed vault-worthy. Example: Google parkour, campus and map, and you'll find[…]photos, taken at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, of vault-worthy railings and bulwarks galore.
Word: stock market crash Part of Speech: noun 1. A sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market.
Word: budu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of budoo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: budu Part of Speech: noun 1. An Asian fermented anchovy sauce. Labels: uncountable
Word: destratificator Part of Speech: noun 1. A ventilation fan that prevents the buildup of warm air near the top of tall rooms
Word: derivative instrument Part of Speech: noun 1. A security whose value is derived from one or more other, more fundamental, assets.
Word: dodgery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dodge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English dodgery From dodge + -ery. 1. trickery Labels: countable, rare, uncountable
Word: double bind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by English anthropologist, linguist, semiotician and cyberneticist Gregory Bateson. 1. A dilemma in which someone receives contradictory instructions and cannot act on either. Example: She is deciding, right then and there, if she wants to be seen naked on the internet, forever, an object of desire as well as derision. […] In a sense, as Angel notes, the scene dramatizes “the double bind in which women exist: that saying no may be difficult, but so too is saying yes.”
Word: drum brakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drum brake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drum brake Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of brake in which friction is applied by pads to the inner surface of a rotating cylinder (the brake drum) connected directly to a wheel
Word: dry humor Part of Speech: noun 1. Humor that is presented with no change of expression; deadpan. Labels: uncountable
Word: shaddup Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of shut up. Labels: alt-of, imperative-only, pronunciation-spelling
Word: yardbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yard + bird. Attested since 1956 in the sense of ‘convict,’ derived from the idea of prison yards. During World War II, it meant ‘basic trainee’ among the armed forces. Pronunciation: /ˈjɑːd.bəːd/, /ˈjɑɹd.bɝd/ 1. A chicken. Labels: US, slang 2. A person who is imprisoned. Labels: US, slang Example: The working convict is a rare exception, sometimes envied because his time is occupied, sometimes derided for his deviance from the yardbird norm. 3. A soldier who is required to perform menial work on the grounds of a military base. Labels: US, slang Example: As the Marines expanded to war strength, Lou Diamond was the ideal liaison between crusty old-timers and impressionable recruits. He taught quick action by threats of yardbird detail.
Word: yard bird Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of yardbird. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ELA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of enterprise licensing agreement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of English language arts. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CTVHCS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Central Texas Veterans Health Care System. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: backyards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backyard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: canonizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of canonize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: canonizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of canonize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: canonise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See canonize; analysable as canon + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English spelling of canonize. Example: [T]hat a rhetorician, like Libanius, a Pagan even to madneſs, ſhould think the Chriſtians capable of attempting the life of Julian, is not ſurpriſing. [...] But that an eccleſiaſtical hiſtorian, like Sozomen, ſhould be tempted to canoniſe ſo deteſtable an action, might perhaps not be credited on my aſſertion. Example: Fifty-eight years ago Jolyon had become an Eton boy, for old Jolyon's whim had been that he should be canonised at the greatest possible expense.
Word: canonises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of canonise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: canonising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of canonise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: canonised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of canonise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: clergywomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clergywoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carjackings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carjacking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grand theft auto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grand theft (“aggravated theft”) + auto, apparently at first in law-enforcement lists. 1. The criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: Meaghan Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Welsh, a pseudo-Irish spelling of the Welsh Megan.
Word: decries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of decry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: decrying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of decry Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: decrying Part of Speech: noun 1. A decrial.
Word: decried Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of decry Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: depilatories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of depilatory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deadbolts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deadbolt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deadbolts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deadbolt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: diodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: defers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of defer Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dandies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dandy Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of dandie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: declassifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of declassify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: descriptors Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹɪp.təz/, /dɪˈskɹɪp.təɹz/, /dəˈskɹəp.təz/, /dɪˈskɹɪp.təɾz/, /dɪˈskɹɪp.tʌɾz/ 1. plural of descriptor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disinfects Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disinfect Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disinfecting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disinfect Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disinfected Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disinfect Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: desalinates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of desalinate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: desalinating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of desalinate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: desalinated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of desalinate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: launchable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English launch 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 launchable From launch + -able. 1. Capable of being launched Labels: not-comparable
Word: yard goods Part of Speech: noun 1. Merchandise, especially fabric, sold in units of linear measure. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: 2008, Judy O'Bannon, "Lingering with linens," The Corydon Democrat (Corydon, Indiana), 20 Feb., As I look at the stacks of neatly folded linens, I see more than yard goods and thread.
Word: spin a yarn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By metaphor from spinning fibers into yarn or thread, as for example at a spinning wheel. 1. To tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched. Labels: idiomatic Example: Now I must tell you a little about myself;—or rather, I am inclined to spin a yarn, and tell you a great deal.
Word: YF Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Combination of prefix F and prefix modifier Y 1. prototype fighter (prefix) Labels: US
Word: EF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ejection fraction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of electric field. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Under certain conditions, the localized EF near an energized transmission line conductor can produce small electric discharges, ionizing nearby air. […] Modern “bipolar” cardiac devices are much less susceptible to interactions with EFs. Manufacturers of pacemakers and other IMDs have indicated that EFs below 6 kV/m are unlikely to cause interactions affecting the operation of most of their devices.
Word: EF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Entity Framework, an open-source ORM framework. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Followed by a number from 0 to 5: initialism of Enhanced Fujita, a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale used to indicate the intensity of a tornado; it has superseded the Fujita scale. Labels: Canada, US 3. Initialism of Extraordinary Form. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EF Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of extremely fine or extra fine; also XF. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: PF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of pilot flying, a pilot currently in control of the flight trajectory of the aircraft, as opposed to pilot monitoring. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of peak flow. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Abbreviation of power failure; displayed by some household appliances after a power outage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 4. Initialism of phonological form. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of psychometric function. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of personal foul. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of power forward. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of points for. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Coordinate term: PA Example: The Giants and Commanders have the same record after 13 games each. However, Washington has control of third place in the NFC East due to a better PF/PA record in comparison to the Giants. 9. Initialism of patrol fighter. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: TF Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of the fuck. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar Example: Why TF do you think that?? Example: Where TF are you?
Word: TF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of teaching fellow. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of term frequency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 3. Initialism of team final. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 4. Initialism of trans female. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 5. Initialism of transformation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang, uncountable 6. Initialism of talent fee. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: gurry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi गढ़ी (gaṛhī, “fort”). 1. A circular gong that was struck at regular intervals to indicate the time. Labels: India, historical Example: Among those in general use that have drawn the attention of Europeans living in India, are the alloys for the gurry, and the Biddery ware. The gurry is a disk of a cubit and upwards in diameter, about half an inch in thickness in the centre, but decreasing toward the circumference, where it is scarcely more than 1/4 of an inch. It is used to mark the divisions of time, by striking it with a wooden mallet. Example: As they have no hour glasses, they measure their time by a kind of clepsydra. It is a small brass basin, about four inches in diameter, made thin enough to float on the water, with a hole in the bottom which admits as much as to fill it exactly in one gurry, or twenty-two and a half minutes. The sinking, therefore, of the vessel, is the signal for striking the gurry, and warning the inhabitants. 2. The time interval indicated by striking the gurry. Originally, this was twenty-two and a half minutes, but later, under British influence, changed to an hour. Labels: India, historical Example: Maha Rajah then got up, and we three likewise took our leaves; when we went into an outer house, Seat Bollakey Doss said to me, Do you likewise come along with me; and I haveing gotten a bond written out and sealed, you will see it done; he having said this, I agreed; he having got into his palankeen went away, we four people followed him, he having gone with his palankeen, half a gurry after we followed him, we likewise arrived at his house. Example: Half a gurry after that, I went away too. 3. A small fort. Labels: India Example: Since then, and in the course of yesterday afternoon, the town and gurry of Jubbulpore have been entirely evacuated by armed people of every description. Example: This was without the village, which, independently of the clay-built wall with which it was encircled, is further protected by a gurry, or little fort, on the acclivity of the hill, which arises from it to the westward.
Word: gurry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin unknown. Attested from the mid-nineteenth century. Perhaps derived from Middle English gore, gor, gorre (“mud, muck”), from Old English gor (“manure, dung, filth, muck, dirt”), from Proto-West Germanic *gor, from Proto-Germanic *gurą (“half-digested stomach contents; faeces; manure”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“hot; warm”). Compare Saterland Frisian Gorre (“muddy liquid; thick, liquid manure”), Old Norse gorr, gor (“intestines, (half-digested) intestinal contents, filth, dung; peat, silt-esc earth”). 1. Fishing offal. Labels: uncountable Example: The practice of throwing overboard gurry is in many respects reprehensible, because in the first place it is a very great waste of animal matter. Example: She decided that in the future she'd take scales and gurry over soot and ash. 2. Diarrhoea. Labels: dialectal, uncountable
Word: K.K. Part of Speech: noun 1. 株式会社 (kabushiki kaisha, kabushiki gaisha), a type of business organization defined in Japanese law and roughly equivalent to a stock company.
Word: Becker Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbɛkɚ/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable
Word: mesolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + -lite. 1. A mineral with monoclinic crystals, Na₂Ca₂Al₆Si₉O₃₀·8H₂O, of the zeolite group. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: perpetual bond Part of Speech: noun 1. A bond with no maturity date, paying coupons forever.
Word: maturity date Part of Speech: noun 1. The date on which a principal amount of a note, draft, acceptance bond, or other debt instrument becomes due or payable.
Word: empressement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French empressement. Pronunciation: /ɑ̃ˈpɹɛs.mɒ̃/, /ɒmˈpɹɛs.mənt/ 1. Animated cordiality; friendliness, enthusiasm. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: He grasped my hand with a nervous empressement. Example: So Macmaster saw – almost physically – Sir Reginald Ingleby perceiving the empressement with which his valued subordinate was treated in the drawing-rooms of Mrs. Leamington, Mrs. Cressy, the Hon. Mrs. de Limoux […]
Word: hectoampere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hecto- + ampere. 1. An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10² amperes. Symbol: hA
Word: erga omnes Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin erga omnes. 1. In relation to everyone. Labels: not-comparable
Word: eschewal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English eschew Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English eschewal From eschew + -al. 1. The act of eschewing
Word: hectoamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hecto- + amp. 1. An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10² amps. Symbol: h
Word: ethnicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ethnic 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 ethnicism From ethnic + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈɛθnɪˌsɪzəm/ 1. An emphasis upon ethnic identity. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Prejudice based on ethnic origin. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. heathenism; pagan superstition. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 4. heathenism; pagan superstition. Labels: broadly, countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable 5. heathenism; pagan superstition. Labels: broadly, countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable
Word: centiamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From centi- + amp. 1. An SI unit of electric current equal to 10⁻² amperes. Symbol: cA
Word: notional amount Part of Speech: noun 1. A nominal amount of a financial instrument that is used to calculate payments made on that instrument, especially for instruments that do not have a well-defined face value or par value.
Word: excitotoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English excito- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English excitotoxic From excito- + toxic. 1. Of or pertaining to excitotoxicity Labels: not-comparable 2. Characteristic of an excitotoxin Labels: not-comparable
Word: deciamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deci- + amp. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛsiæmp/ 1. An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10⁻¹ amps. Symbol: d
Word: excitotoxicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English excito- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English toxicity English excitotoxicity From excito- + toxicity. 1. The continuous stimulation of a nerve cell by a neurotransmitter, especially by glutamates Labels: uncountable
Word: excitotoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English excito- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum English -in English toxin English excitotoxin From excito- + toxin. 1. Any neurotransmitter involved in excitotoxicity.
Word: decagramme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French décagramme. By surface analysis, deca- + gramme. 1. Alternative spelling of decagram. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative