nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: peevishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English peevish Middle English -ly English -ly English peevishly From peevish + -ly. 1. In a peevish manner. Example: "See / Or shut your eyes," said Nature peevishly, / "It nothing skills: I cannot help my case: / 'Tis the Last Judgment's fire must cure this place, / Calcine its clods and set my prisoners free." Example: His uncles peevishly claimed the paper.
Word: peevishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pevyshnesse, equivalent to peevish + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈpivɪʃnəs/, /-nɪs/ 1. The state of being peevish. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Moreover, it were ungenerous, having bred thee up freakish and fiery, to dismiss thee to want or wandering, for shewing that very peevishness and impatience of discipline which arose from thy too delicate nurture.
Word: eccentric contraction Part of Speech: noun 1. The tensioning of a muscle as it is being lengthened.
Word: proponents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proponent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postconsonantal 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 consonant English -al English consonantal English postconsonantal From post- + consonantal. 1. Following or occurring after a consonant. Labels: not-comparable Example: Coordinate term: postvocalic Example: […] -able does not attach to verbs ending in a postconsonantal liquid […]
Word: postdoctoral 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 doctoral English postdoctoral From post- + doctoral. Pronunciation: /pəʊs(t)ˈdɒkt(ə)r(ə)l/ 1. After receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study beyond the level of a doctoral degree. Labels: not-comparable Example: When Dr. Michael Dugan took his first postdoctoral research appointment in 1985, he considered it a steppingstone to a permanent theoretical physics post on a college faculty.
Word: postdoctoral 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 doctoral English postdoctoral From post- + doctoral. Pronunciation: /pəʊs(t)ˈdɒkt(ə)r(ə)l/ 1. Synonym of postdoc.
Word: posthypnotic 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 hypnotic English posthypnotic From post- + hypnotic. 1. After being hypnotized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: posthypnotic suggestion Part of Speech: noun 1. A suggestion, given to a hypnotized person, to perform some action after awakening, especially in response to a cue. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: postilion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French postillon, and its likely source, Italian postiglione (“guide for driver of post-coach”), from posta (“post”). Pronunciation: /pɒˈstɪlɪən/, /pəˈstɪljən/, /poʊˈstɪljən/ 1. A rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage. Example: C’est un garcon de bonne fortune, said the landlord, pointing through the window to half a dozen wenches who had got round about La Fleur, and were most kindly taking their leave of him, as the postilion was leading out the horses. Example: The postilion seized one of his fat horses by the tail, and swung himself up to his seat again. 2. A post-boy, a messenger boy, a swift letter carrier. Labels: obsolete
Word: postindustrial 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 industrial English postindustrial From post- + industrial. 1. Describing the economy of a nation in which manufacturing industry becomes less important and the service and information industries become more important. Example: One hypermodern trend entails technological development, producing a postindustrial, information-infused society. This also leads to globalization... 2. Of or relating to a genre of music derived from industrial music but with electronic and rock influences.
Word: postlude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + Latin lūdus (“play”) (modelled on prelude). Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊstluːd/ 1. The final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service. Example: In the Sibelian world of song, then, postludes would inevitably sound redundant or extraneous. 2. A concluding passage of text or speech; an epilogue or afterword. Example: This was Nabokov’s postlude to Lolita, where he relates the book’s genesis.
Word: postlude Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From post- + Latin lūdus (“play”) (modelled on prelude). Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊstluːd/ 1. To form a postlude (to); to end with a postlude. Labels: rare Example: Mercifully never preceded by a drum-roll or postluded by a curtsey for applause, each poem seemed to arise from the surrounding prose, which Courtenay was successfully endeavouring to make sound as if it was being thought up on the spot.
Word: postmenopausal 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- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Hellenic *méns Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn) French méno- Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der. Latin pausabor. French -pause French ménopause English menopause English -al English menopausal English postmenopausal From post- + menopausal. 1. Subsequent to the menopause. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having experienced menopause. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postmeridian 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- Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Latin medīdiēs Latin merīdiēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin merīdiānusder. Middle English meridian English meridian English postmeridian From post- + meridian. 1. of or pertaining to the afternoon Labels: not-comparable
Word: postmistress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post + mistress. 1. A female postmaster
Word: postnasal 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 nasal English postnasal From post- + nasal. 1. Of, pertaining to, or located near the posterior of the nasal cavity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postnasal 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 nasal English postnasal From post- + nasal. 1. The posterior half of a divided nasal scale.
Word: postnatal 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- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nātālisbor. Middle English natal English natal English postnatal From post- + natal. First use appears c. 1831. Pronunciation: /poʊstˈneɪtəl/, /pəʊstˈneɪtəl/ 1. After being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby). Labels: not-comparable Example: postnatal development Example: postnatal treatment 2. Of a mother, after giving birth. Labels: not-comparable, proscribed
Word: postpartum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: 1844, from Latin post (“after”) + partum (“giving birth”), form of partus, from pariō (“to give birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”). Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊstˈpɑː(ɹ)təm/ 1. After giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth). Labels: not-comparable Example: A non-hormonal birth control capsule that women can insert just before sex. A rape kit that gives victims more agency and streamlines the evidence collection process. An overhauled design for a 150-year-old tool used in postpartum vaginal tearing.
Word: postpartum Part of Speech: adv Etymology: 1844, from Latin post (“after”) + partum (“giving birth”), form of partus, from pariō (“to give birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”). Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊstˈpɑː(ɹ)təm/ 1. After giving birth. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nothing surprising there (although one relative of mine unequivocally LOVES being pregnant), but what particularly struck me was her complaint that it had messed up her feet, of all things. They had spread out and flattened under the weight of pregnancy, and hurt. It was getting on for a year postpartum and her poor feet were only just getting back to normal.
Word: postpartum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1844, from Latin post (“after”) + partum (“giving birth”), form of partus, from pariō (“to give birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”). Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊstˈpɑː(ɹ)təm/ 1. The period immediately following childbirth. Labels: uncountable Example: Postpartum was hard. When I first thought about having a baby, postpartum wasn't on my mind at all. I was just excited to have a brand-new baby that I could call mine. 2. Ellipsis of postpartum depression. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Example: Brooke made a face at her. “You've always been disgustingly resilient. I had postpartum with Geoffrey. It was grim. But I know you'll be up and singing Christmas carols by tomorrow morning, checking on the roof project, telling everyone what to do.” Example: When you were two months old … I was having a really hard time. Out-of-my-mind hard. I probably had postpartum and I hadn't dealt with, well anything, regarding the rape. I had dropped out of school, my parents knew I was pregnant but that was all they knew so they were pissed. I was beyond alone.
Word: postoperative 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 operative English postoperative From post- + operative. Pronunciation: /poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv/, /pəʊstˈɒpəɹətɪv/ 1. Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation. Labels: not-comparable Example: The postoperative procedure is as follows. Example: 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 139, She was looking even paler, more post-operative, as it were, than she had on waking.
Word: postoperative 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 operative English postoperative From post- + operative. Pronunciation: /poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv/, /pəʊstˈɒpəɹətɪv/ 1. A transgender person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery.
Word: last orders Part of Speech: noun 1. A short period of time, which is usually announced by ringing a bell and is between five and fifteen minutes long, just before closing time. This is normally before the public house is no longer allowed to serve alcoholic beverages due to licensing laws. Labels: UK, plural, plural-only Example: A pint of lager, please. - Sorry, mate, you missed last orders.
Word: stroking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈstɹəʊ̯k.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of stroke Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stroking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstɹəʊ̯k.ɪŋ/ 1. The act of making strokes or giving a stroke. Example: I doubt not but with one gentle stroking to wipe away ten thousand tears. 2. The act of laying small gathers (plaits) in cloth in regular order.
Word: stroked Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a replacement crankshaft with a longer stroke than normal Labels: not-comparable
Word: stroked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stroke Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stroker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stroke + -er. 1. One who strokes. 2. Something with which to stroke. 3. A four-stroke engine or by extension the vehicle itself; especially a motorcycle, as opposed to a two-stroke motorcycle (smoker). Labels: slang 4. A masturbator. Labels: derogatory, slang 5. A loser. Labels: derogatory, slang 6. A criminal, a trickster. Labels: derogatory, slang 7. A person who cures illnesses (especially scrofula, ) by stroking the sufferer. Labels: obsolete Example: The bold Folly of Stroakers may seem a Mocking of Majesty, and the Intrenching on that Prerogative, which, conferred by a St. Edward the Confessor, and a Saint Lewis, on the Kings of England and France, to cure by Touch, must be reputed Sacred, such a Jewel as cannot be alienated from a Crown. Example: […] never did any person address themselves to him for cure in those forementioned accidents, but he cured ’em one and all as fast as they'd come near him; so that not Greatrix himself that wonder-working Stroker ever groped away the Gout or Kings Evil more infallibly than this dear Father,
Word: strokers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stroker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dyes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /daɪz/ 1. plural of dye Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dyes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /daɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dye Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fondles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fondle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fondles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fondle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fondling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fond + -ling. Pronunciation: /ˈfɒndlɪŋ/ 1. A foolish person. Labels: obsolete Example: Yet were her words and lookes but false and fayned, / To some hid end to make more easie way, / Or to allure such fondlings whom she trayned / Into her trap […]. Example: 'How can you say I am harsh, you naughty fondling?' cried the mistress, amazed at the unreasonable assertion. 2. A pet or person who is fondled; someone who is much loved.
Word: fondling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English fond Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English fondle English -ing English fondling From fondle + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfɒnd(ə)lɪŋ/, [ˈfɒn.dɫ̩.ɪŋ] 1. present participle and gerund of fondle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fondling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fond Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English fondle English -ing English fondling From fondle + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfɒnd(ə)lɪŋ/, [ˈfɒn.dɫ̩.ɪŋ] 1. The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness. Example: amorous fondling
Word: fondled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fondle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fondler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fondle + -er. 1. One who fondles. Example: Freddy is a compulsive fondler: he needs the cuddly cat on his lap whenever his lover is out.
Word: fondlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fondler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of she + hero. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪɹoʊ/, /ˈʃiɹoʊ/, /ˈʃɪəɹəʊ/ 1. A female hero. Example: Packing estrogen and, not infrequently, a pen and a sword, sheroes come in every imaginable shape, size, and color, and manifest their sheroism in infinite ways. Example: Every human grouping, whether it's just two people, a family, people in the neighborhood, people in the city, in a nation, a tribe, a species; people live in direct relation to the heroes and the sheroes they have.
Word: fondlingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fondling Middle English -ly English -ly English fondlingly From fondling + -ly. 1. In a fondling manner.
Word: kodo Part of Speech: noun 1. kodo millet, Paspalum scrobiculatum Labels: uncountable
Word: stoutly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English stoutely, stouteliche, stoutliche, equivalent to stout + -ly. 1. In a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately. Example: He stoutly defended himself. Example: He stoutly denied there was anything between them. 2. Of stout build. Example: He was a stoutly-built and thickly-set man, about the average height, with all the ordinary symptoms of paralysis […]
Word: holy hour Part of Speech: noun 1. the hour of fasting and prayer before communion is to be taken. 2. the hour between 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm that pubs formerly had to shut to comply with licencing laws. Labels: Ireland, informal
Word: bilboe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bilbo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: opisthodomos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀπισθόδομος (opisthódomos, “back room”), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen) + δόμος (dómos). 1. A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella. Labels: Greek
Word: cloud bank Part of Speech: noun 1. A wall of clouds, rising above horizon or observed from a distance, but not overhead. Example: The hills were slate under the stacks of black cloudbank. Example: "Then he wrote: “Sunset threatening, with a low bank of clouds to N. and E. Sky clear overhead.”"
Word: Moorish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Moor Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Moorish From Moor + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈmʊə.ɹɪʃ/, /ˈmɔː.ɹɪʃ/, /ˈmʊɹ.ɪʃ/, /ˈmɔɹ.ɪʃ/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture. Example: I joy to see you wear around your neck the holy relic I bestowed on you; — but what Moorish charmlet is that you wear beside it? 2. Of or pertaining to a style of Spanish and Portuguese architecture from the time of the Moors, characterized by the horseshoe arch and ornate, geometric decoration. Example: Mar-a-Lago was quiet three days before Thanksgiving. Donald Trump’s Moorish palace seemed all but deserted late that morning, the seaside estate’s cavernous living room traversed intermittently by a junior staffer or silent aide.
Word: muthas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mutha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: methamphetamine hydrochloride Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌmɛθamˈfɛtəmiːn ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈklɔːɹaɪd/ 1. The hydrochloride of the drug methamphetamine. Labels: uncountable Example: The appropriation artist had been led to believe that he was a former speed addict, intravenous addiction to methamphetamine hydrochloride is what he remembered telling that one,[…]
Word: alcohols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alcohol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lopping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lop Middle English -ynge English -ing English lopping From lop + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒpɪŋ/, /ˈlɑpɪŋ/ 1. gerund of lop: the cutting off of branches, etc. Labels: form-of, gerund 2. That which is cut off; leavings. Example: […] I ſhall only throvv the ſtrong Point of Light upon that Part vvhich coincides vvith Roman Hiſtory, and of that Part only on the Point of Time vvhen they received the great and final Stroke vvhich made them no more a Nation; […] I ſay nothing of the Loppings made from that Stock whilſt it ſtood; nor from the Suckers that grevv out of the old Root ever ſince.
Word: lopping Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English lop Middle English -ynge English -ing English lopping From lop + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒpɪŋ/, /ˈlɑpɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of lop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yellowback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yellow + back, from their bright covers, often printed by chromoxylography. 1. A cheap sensational novel.
Word: lopped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: loanin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lonnen. Labels: Geordie, alt-of, alternative
Word: loanins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loanin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leathery jackets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leathery jacket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inukshuk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ (inoksok, “in the likeness of a human”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈnʊkˌʃʊk/ 1. A structure of piled stones, used as a landmark and traditionally constructed by the Inuit, often resembling a humanoid figure. Example: The Nunavut Territory flag bears a rendering of an inukshuk in the form of a crucifix. Example: This is a miniature copy of an inukshuk that actually stands up on a ridgeline far away in the interior, rocks piled in roughly the shape of a human, not to threaten the stranger but to guide him in country where landmarks are either too few or too many to keep straight.
Word: asininely Part of Speech: adv 1. In an asinine manner; very foolishly.
Word: assumptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From as- + Latin sūmptus + -ive, from past participle of sūmō (“to take”). 1. Held as true or valid without evidence. 2. Forward or presumptuous. 3. Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College. Labels: not-comparable
Word: assort Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Middle French assortir. Pronunciation: /əˈsɔːt/, /əˈsɔɹt/ 1. To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class. Labels: transitive Example: They appear […] no way assorted to those with whom they must associate. 2. To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match. Labels: intransitive Example: She wore a peruke of very fair golden hair; and herein was shown the lurking spirit of female vanity: her own tresses had been very beautiful; in some whim she had had them shaven off, but the colour of the peruke had been most assiduously assorted to them. 3. To be associated with; to consort with. Labels: intransitive 4. To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods. Labels: transitive Example: to assort a cargo
Word: assonant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin assonāns, present participle of assonō. 1. Characterized by assonance; having successive similar vowel sounds.
Word: assonant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin assonāns, present participle of assonō. 1. A sound that is assonant.
Word: assize Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English assise, from Old French assises, feminine plural participle of Old French asseoir (“to sit”), from Latin assidere. Pronunciation: /əˈsaɪz/ 1. A session or inquiry made before a court or jury. 2. The verdict reached or pronouncement given by a panel of jurors. 3. An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business. 4. A statute or ordinance, especially one regulating weights and measures. Example: the assize of bread and other provisions 5. Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc. Example: rent of assize Example: the Judgment of an Assize upon the whole 6. A measure, dimension, or size. Labels: obsolete Example: an hundred cubits high by just assize
Word: assize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English assise, from Old French assises, feminine plural participle of Old French asseoir (“to sit”), from Latin assidere. Pronunciation: /əˈsaɪz/ 1. To assess; to set or fix the quantity or price. Labels: transitive
Word: lassies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lassie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assizes Part of Speech: noun 1. The regional courts of England and Wales, which were replaced by the Crown Courts in 1971. Labels: historical 2. plural of assize Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assizes Part of Speech: noun 1. A trial or hearing before such a court. Labels: historical
Word: assizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of assize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: assignor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *seknāō Latin signō Latin assignōlbor. Old French assignerbor. Middle English assignen English assign English -or English assignor From assign + -or. 1. The person or party that makes an assignment.
Word: assigner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *seknāō Latin signō Latin assignōlbor. Old French assignerbor. Middle English assignen English assign Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English assigner From assign + -er. 1. One who, or that which, assigns.
Word: assiduousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English assiduous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English assiduousness From assiduous + -ness. 1. The state or property of being assiduous; industriousness. Labels: uncountable Example: Finding that his health was failing, because of the assiduousness which a proper discharge of the duties of the position demanded the year round, he acquainted the President with his desire to withdraw from public duties. Example: I found his assiduousness alarming at first, then gradually endearing. When I remarked, after a few long days together, that he never seemed to visit the men’s room, he said, “I will practice going to the bathroom more often so you humans don’t realize that I’m the A.I.”
Word: assessor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English assessour, from Old French assessour, from Latin assessor (“assistant judge; assessor of taxes”). Cognate with French assesseur. Pronunciation: /əˈsɛsə/, /əˈsɛsɚ/, /əˈsesə/ 1. One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation. Example: On that day Karsfeld, the Princess Street jeweller, y'know, who acted as our jewellery assessor, forwards a proposal of the Hon. Mrs Straithwaite to insure a pearl necklace against theft. 2. A specialist who assists the court in determining a matter. 3. A civil servant entrusted with checking the veracity of data and criteria used by a taxpayer to complete a tax return. 4. One who assesses a project for cost evaluation. 5. An official responsible for student welfare. Labels: UK 6. A member of an executive body in Italian local government.
Word: assiduity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin assiduitas, from Latin assiduus. Equivalent to assiduous + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌæs.ɪˈdjuː.ɪ.ti/, /-ˈdʒuː-/ 1. Great and persistent toil or effort. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…] Example: Her coyneſs was conquered by aſſiduity, and at laſt ſhe conſented to reſign the treaſure of her charms to my paſſion. 2. Constant personal attention, solicitous care. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: With difficulty could man be born into the world, or as soon as born would he die, leaving life at the very threshold of existence, unless the friendly hand of the careful matron, and the affectionate assiduities of the nurse, lent their aid to the helpless babe. Example: I will stay even contrary to your wishes; and though you should persist to shun me, I will make my respectful assiduities atone for the levity of my past conduct.
Word: assertiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English assertive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English assertiveness From assertive + -ness. 1. The quality of being assertive. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: "Mr Carrados and I will finish our investigation in my room," interposed Straithwaite, with quiet assertiveness. "I should advise you to lie down for half-an-hour, Stephanie, if you don't want to be a nervous wreck to-morrow."
Word: Standard Mandarin Part of Speech: name 1. A standard variety of Mandarin, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, used as a lingua franca in the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and among some Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and elsewhere.
Word: assailable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English assail 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 assailable From assail + -able. Pronunciation: /əˈseɪləbl̩/ 1. Able to be assailed or attacked. Example: There’s comfort yet; they [Banquo and Fleance] are assailable; / Then be thou jocund: ere the bat hath flown / His cloister’d flight […] there shall be done / A deed of dreadful note. Example: 1791, Hannah Brand, Huniades, or, The siege of Belgrave, Act IV, Scene 3, in Plays and Poems, Norwich, 1798, p. 82, Plant the ordnance ’gainst the postern, / North of the Eastern tower; for there I deem / The wall is most assailable.
Word: aspirator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin aspīrātuslbor. English aspirate English -or English aspirator From aspirate + -or. 1. A pump which draws gas through a liquid. 2. A pump for removing gases or liquids. 3. A pooter (device for collecting insects).
Word: overuse Part of Speech: verb 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 use English overuse From over- + use. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈjuːz/, /ˌoʊvɚˈjuːz/ 1. To use too much of (something); to use (it) too often. Labels: transitive Example: Another group argues that the diagnosis is being overused and that many of the diagnosed cases are iatrogenic, or unintentionally shaped or caused by the practitioner Example: On a summer visit back to the farm here where I grew up, I think I figured out the central problem with modern industrial agriculture. It’s not just that it produces unhealthy food, mishandles waste and overuses antibiotics in ways that harm us all.
Word: overuse Part of Speech: noun 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 use English overuse From over- + use. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈjuːs/, /ˌoʊvɚˈjuːs/ 1. excessive use Labels: uncountable Example: There’s an occasional schmaltziness, aggravated by the overuse of a twangy score, but more than enough moments of genuine heartbreak, joy and suspense to make up for it.
Word: oughta Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ˈɔːtə/, /ˈɔtə/, [ˈɔɾə], /ˈɑtə/, [ˈɑɾə] 1. Contraction of ought to. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction, dialectal Example: There oughta be a law against that. Example: It's not fair to deny me / Of the cross I bear that you gave to me / You, you, you oughta know 2. Contraction of ought to + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction, dialectal Example: You oughta been here an hour ago.
Word: growing pains Part of Speech: noun 1. generalized pains in the limbs or joints of children or adolescents (from many causes) Labels: plural, plural-only 2. emotional or social problems associated with adolescence Labels: plural, plural-only 3. difficulties that arise in the early stages of any project Labels: broadly, plural, plural-only
Word: ascetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀσκητῐκός (askētĭkós)der. Medieval Latin asceticusbor. English ascetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English ascetically From ascetic + -ally. 1. In an ascetic manner.
Word: ascription Part of Speech: noun 1. The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: And was thy breath A pure and sweet ascription to His praise? Example: Since antiquity, Jewish tradition has softened the image by interpreting the word [zonah] as "innkeeper," one who "provides food" (/zun/). There is no reason, however, to doubt the ascription of harlotry. 2. The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: pyramidology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyramid + -ology. Evidently coined by Charles Piazzi Smyth in 1870. 1. The study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective, rather than the historical or archaeological viewpoint. Labels: uncountable
Word: pyramidologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pyramidology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English pyramidologist From pyramidology + -ist. 1. One who studies pyramidology, who studies pyramids from a supernatural viewpoint.
Word: Sudovia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from the Old Prussian name for the region, Sūdawa. 1. A region of the Baltic, initially inhabited by the Sudovians (also called the Yotvingians), which later formed part of Prussia and is now split between north-eastern Poland and southern Lithuania.
Word: Sudovian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Sudovia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Sudovian From Sudovia + -an. 1. Of, relating to, or from Sudovia. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to the Sudovian language. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or relating to the Sudovian tribe. Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: Sudovian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Sudovia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Sudovian From Sudovia + -an. 1. A member of the Prussian tribe that inhabited Sudovia. Labels: historical 2. A person from Sudovia or of Sudovian descent.
Word: Sudovian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Sudovia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Sudovian From Sudovia + -an. 1. The Western Baltic language of the Sudovian people, related to Old Prussian.
Word: like it's going out of style Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: A reference to someone engaging in an activity intensely, as if afraid that it will become unavailable or unpopular before they can get the most out of it. Pronunciation: /ˌlaɪk ɪts ˈɡəʊɪŋ aʊt əv ˈstaɪl/, /ˌlaɪk ɪts ˈɡoʊɪŋ aʊt əv ˈstaɪl/ 1. Of engaging in an activity: enthusiastically; to an excessive degree. Labels: informal Example: Jason has been drinking like it’s going out of style. Example: to spend money like it’s going out of style
Word: aseptically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English aseptic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English aseptically From aseptic + -ally. 1. In an aseptic manner.
Word: anopheles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from taxonomic name Anopheles (“genus of mosquitoes”), coined by the German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764–1845), from Ancient Greek ἀνωφελής (anōphelḗs, “unprofitable, useless; hurtful, prejudicial”), from ἀν- (an-) (a variant of ᾰ̓- (ă-, prefix forming terms having senses opposite to stems or terms to which it is attached)) + ὄφελος (óphelos, “advantage, benefit, good”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰel-) + -ης (-ēs, suffix forming third-declension adjectives). Doublet of Ophelia Pronunciation: /əˈnɒfɪliːz/, /əˈnɑfəliz/ 1. A mosquito of the genus Anopheles, some insects of which transmit various parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are the cause of malaria. Labels: also, attributive, broadly Example: Analogy with the malaria-carrying mosquito points to the various kinds of anopheles, and perhaps to some species of the ordinary mosquito or culex, as being possible bearers of the disease. Example: [T]he whole business was a silly mistake due to a murderous-mouthed ignorance of the ease with which the same result could have been obtained by inoculation with anopheles vaccine and stegomyia emulsion.
Word: anopheline Part of Speech: noun 1. Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
Word: anopheline Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the anopheles mosquitoes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aphaeresis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of apheresis. Labels: Canada, UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Serena Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of an early Christian saint, Latin serena (“serene”). 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: Of which whilest they discoursed both together, / The faire Serena (so his lady hight) Example: The latest in a long line of dirty dating tactics to emerge is “wokefishing,” a term coined by writer Serena Smith. “People masquerade as holding progressive political views to ensnare potential partners,” Smith told Vice. Wokefishermen can be thought of like catfishers — those who use fake online personas to defraud victims — but only for sex instead of money.
Word: Siobhan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized spelling of Irish Siobhán, from Middle Irish Sibán, from Anglo-Norman Jehane or Jehanne, from Old French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) or יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān), which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena. Pronunciation: /ʃəˈvɔːn/ 1. A female given name from Irish. Example: I think about biblical names, Tamara, Michaela, Mira, Shoshana, and Celtic names I can barely pronounce, Siobhan tangling between teeth and tongue.
Word: Simonetta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Italian feminine diminutive form of Simone ( =Simon). 1. A female given name from Italian.
Word: Sinead Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicization of Irish Sinéad, from Old Northern French Jeanette, from Middle French Jehanne + -ette, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Janet, Jeanette, Jeannette, Juanita, and Shanae. Pronunciation: /ʃɪˈneɪd/ 1. A female given name from Irish.
Word: Simona Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latinized from French Simone, or borrowed from Italian Simona. 1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Simone.
Word: unpronounceable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English pronounce 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 pronounceable English unpronounceable From un- + pronounceable. 1. Impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate. Example: A Hungarian baron, with an unpronounceable name, had that very morning been so struck with Lady Penrhyn's beauty, that, not knowing she was married, he laid himself, castle, sabre, and fur pelisses at her feet, for immediate acceptance. Example: In many ways, the salarian political network functions like the noble families of Earth's Medieval Europe. Structurally the government consists of fiefdoms, baronies, duchies, planets, and marches (colonization clusters). These are human nicknames; the original salarian is unpronounceable.
Word: unpronounceable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English pronounce 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 pronounceable English unpronounceable From un- + pronounceable. 1. Something, especially an ingredient, that is difficult or impossible to pronounce. Example: Synthetic fragrances can contain a laundry list of chemicals — hormone disrupters, petroleum-derived unpronounceables, asthma triggers and on and on. Example: Finally, if there are some “unpronounceables” in the list, ensure that they are minimal and not artificial anything—artificial colors, preservatives, flavors, or sweeteners.
Word: Sonia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Со́ня (Sónja), pet form of Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sophia”). 1. A female given name from Russian (the usual UK spelling of the name which is spelled Sonya in the US). Example: Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett spoke together publicly about how members of the court speak civilly to one another while disagreeing, sometimes vigorously, about the law.
Word: Stace Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /steɪs/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Stacey. 2. A surname.
Word: Steffi Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie.
Word: Stef Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /stɛf/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie. 2. A diminutive of the male given name Stefan.
Word: Steff Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie. Example: I had a show in New York and it did poorly—the art critics beat me over the head with my father. A year later I was supporting myself and Steff with the commercial stuff.
Word: Steffie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutive + -ie. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie.
Word: Steffy Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie.
Word: Symone Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from French, variant of Simone.
Word: Tasha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Natasha 1. A diminutive of the female given name Natasha
Word: Tess Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /tɛs/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Teresa. Example: Cynthia and Melinda, reduced to Cindy and Mindy, as Carella had dreaded would happen from the moment she named them. Her older daughter had fared better. Tess, modern and sleek for Teresa, which conjured up cobblestoned streets in a mountain village in Potenza.
Word: Tess Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Tess, a variant of Tesch. Pronunciation: /tɛs/ 1. A surname from German.
Word: Tessa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Contraction of Teresa. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛsə/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Teresa, from Ancient Greek. Example: This, ladie-e-e-s and gentleme-e-n, is Tessa Kosta. Her name sounds like the title of an old-fashioned Italian Opera and she looks like her grandmother, on her father's side.
Word: Trisha Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪʃə/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
Word: Valarie Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin, a nonstandard spelling variant of Valerie.
Word: Vanessa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by Jonathan Swift in the 18th century as a pseudonym for a lady friend named Esther Vanhomrigh (or Van Homrigh), an Irish woman of Dutch descent, by taking the Dutch preposition van from her surname and adding -essa (perhaps influenced by the first syllable of Esther). Pronunciation: /vəˈnɛsə/ 1. A female given name originating as a coinage. Example: Vanessa be the Name / By which thou shalt be known to Fame. / Vanessa, by the Gods enroll'd: / Her Name on Earth - shall not be told. Example: A kind of girl that May had before only seen in the pages of fashion magazines, bored, disdainful, elegant, reluctantly admitted her. - - - She was asked to see Vanessa on the way out. She knew that the girl would be called something like Vanessa.
Word: Vicki Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Victoria, variant of Vicky. Example: The oldest Weaver girls, Sara, 16, and Rachel, 10, were unharmed, as was their infant sister, Elisheba, whom Vicki had been holding when a sniper’s bullet crashed into her head.
Word: roborative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin rōborāre (“to strengthen, to invigorate”) + -ive (“forming adjectives”) directly and via French roboratif, from rōbur (“reddish oak; hardness, strength”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to roborate + -ive. Pronunciation: /ˈɹoʊˌbɔɹətɪv/, /ˈɹɒbəɹətɪv/, /ˈɹəʊˌbɔɹətɪv/, /ˈɹobəɹətɪv/ 1. Synonym of roborant: strengthening, invigorating, or restorative. Labels: archaic, rare Example: ... leſt we ſhould have confuſedly congeſted Roborative and Purgative Trochisks together, as many do, and that perperouſly; we have adjoyned all the Cathartical, as Trochisks of Rhabarb, of Agarick, and of Alhandal, to the end of the third Section of our ſecond Book.
Word: roborative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin rōborāre (“to strengthen, to invigorate”) + -ive (“forming adjectives”) directly and via French roboratif, from rōbur (“reddish oak; hardness, strength”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to roborate + -ive. Pronunciation: /ˈɹoʊˌbɔɹətɪv/, /ˈɹɒbəɹətɪv/, /ˈɹəʊˌbɔɹətɪv/, /ˈɹobəɹətɪv/ 1. Synonym of roborant: a strengthening, invigorating, or restorative medicine, food, or treatment. Labels: archaic, rare Example: VVe have hitherto exhibited Roboratives in the form of Powders, ſoft Electuaries, and Opiates...
Word: Vickie Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Victoria, variant of Vicky.