nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: inconsistency Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/, /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/ 1. The state of being inconsistent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was a strange inconsistency, but never till then had I been so much struck with the worthless and frivolous life of society. Never till then did I feel the deep and eternal debt of gratitude that human nature owes to those who assert its higher influence; who feel their generous activity stirred by a thrice noble emulation; who appeal from the present to the future, and redeem their kind, by shewing of how much that is good and great ambition and genius are capable. 2. An incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: splicing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which things are spliced. 2. The point at which two things are spliced.
Word: splicing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of splice Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: surprising Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From surprise + -ing. Pronunciation: /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/, /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of surprise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: surprising Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From surprise + -ing. Pronunciation: /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/, /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ 1. Causing surprise. Example: A surprising number of people attended the rally. Example: With this the second of three games in seven days for Stoke, it was hardly surprising to see nine changes from the side that started against Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday.
Word: surprising Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From surprise + -ing. Pronunciation: /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/, /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ 1. A situation in which somebody is surprised. Example: But the comments of most of these novelists are the record of their continual surprisings by the varieties of moral and aesthetic truths.
Word: xiphopagus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From xipho- + -pagus. 1. United at the xiphoid process. Labels: not-comparable Example: Of particular interest in the Section on Obstetrics is the detailed article touching on the xiphopagus twins Radica and Doodica. Example: This type of anomaly, along with the xiphopagus type, is especially compatible with survival.
Word: xiphopagus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xipho- + -pagus. 1. Either of a pair of congenitally joined twins (Siamese twin) united at the xiphoid process. Labels: countable Example: Xiphopagi are those in which the ensiform processes are united by a cartilaginous bridge. The peritoneum passes for some distance into the connecting structure (the well-known Siamese twins were xiphopagi). Example: Dr. Chapot-Prevost, who successfully operated upon the only other living xiphopagus, has just published a report of his examination of the new living Chinese twins, Liou-Tang-Sen and Liou-Seng-Sen. 2. The condition of being such a twin. Labels: uncountable Example: They were born in the East Indies, and make the eighth case of xiphopagus reported. Example: The common twin types include thoracopagus, xiphopagus or omphalopagus, pygopagus, ischiopagus, and craniopagus.
Word: Xian Part of Speech: name Etymology: c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese 西安 (Xī'ān, “Western Peace”), without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)). 1. Alternative spelling of Xi'an. Labels: alt-of, alternative, proscribed, sometimes Example: "Archeologists drew almost a complete blank in their search of the inner tomb," the official New China News Agency said Saturday in a report of excavations at the tomb site, thought to be between 2,200 and 2,800 years old. The site is in Fengxiang County of Shaanxi Province, about 90 miles west of the ancient Yellow River capital of Xian. Example: Next came several more days of sightseeing that included a few opportunities to observe the changes going on in China, as well as a fascinating look into its past. We flew to Xian, the ancient capital of China, then drove almost ninety minutes to the tomb of China's first emperor and the site where archaeologists had unearthed hundreds of life-size terra-cotta figures of soldiers standing in ranks, complete with horses and chariots, to guard the tomb. "They know there are more than 7,000 [terra-cotta soldiers] that haven't been uncovered yet," I wrote that evening in my diary: "It is an unforgettable experience. This—plus the drive past villages surrounded by endless wheat fields dotted here and there with burial mounds and relics of China's ancient past—made for a day we'll long remember."
Word: Xian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 咸 (Xián). Pronunciation: /ʃiæn/, /ʃiɛn/ 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Xian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From X as a stand-in for Ancient Greek Χ (Kh) as an initial representing Χριστος (Khristos, “Christ, the Anointed One”), q.v. In present use, a modern coinage after the model of Xmas. 1. Abbreviation of Christian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, offensive, sometimes
Word: Xian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From X as a stand-in for Ancient Greek Χ (Kh) as an initial representing Χριστος (Khristos, “Christ, the Anointed One”), q.v. In present use, a modern coinage after the model of Xmas. 1. Abbreviation of Christian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, not-comparable, offensive, sometimes
Word: Xianity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Christianity, replacing Christ with the abbreviation X, from Ancient Greek Χ (Kh, the letter chi), the first letter of Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”). Compare the more common Xmas. By surface analysis, Xian + -ity. 1. Abbreviation of Christianity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: Not but that I perswade myselfe to bee able to convince you (if you list to undergoe yoʳ triall) how interolerable an injury it is you doe yʳselfe, in yᵉ first place, yʳ ignorant followers, yᵉ King's authority, yᵉ credit of the towne, and yᵉ progress of Xianity in general, in these parts, by yʳ schisme and separation. Example: I believe Buddhism to be a simplification of Hinduism and Islam to be a simplification of Xianity.
Word: untrue Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz. Equivalent to un- + true. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈtɹuː/ 1. False; not true. Example: She says that I stole her necklace, but that's completely untrue. Example: "I know it is true, for an untrue word never passed her lips." 2. Not faithful or loyal. Example: Now you say you're sorry / For being so untrue / Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river Example: Let me be the one you come running to / I'll never be untrue
Word: electrostatic precipitator Part of Speech: noun 1. a particulate collection device that removes particles from a flowing gas with electric forces
Word: worn-out Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From worn (adjective; and past participle of wear) + out. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːn.aʊt/, /ˈwɔɹnˌaʊt/ 1. Damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful. Example: There is no challenge in fighting a worn-out old man. Example: He still wears his old worn-out shoes. 2. Of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion. Example: The worn-out soccer players lined up to congratulate the other team.
Word: unhealthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-Germanic *hailiþō Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu Old English hǣlþ Middle English helthe English health Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English healthy English unhealthy From un- + healthy. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/, /ənˈhɛːl.d̪i/, /ənˈhɛːl.t̪hi/, /ˈən.(h)el.d̪i/, /ˈən.(h)el.t̪i/ 1. Characterized by, or conducive to poor health. Example: The villagers lived in unhealthy surroundings. Example: “When left to their own devices, people who are extremely narcissistic in this unhealthy way are not going to change,” said Dr. Malkin, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School who was not involved in the research. 2. Sick or ill. Example: He was an unhealthy child. Example: ‘And at once he'll be on his high-horse – he knows everything! – and he'll prove, prove, that all unhealthy children must be lethal-chambered or the world will go to pieces.’ 3. Tending to corrupt. Example: He liked unhealthy reading material. 4. Characterized by disturbed mental health. Example: He had an unhealthy interest in fire.
Word: unhulled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English hulled English unhulled From un- + hulled. 1. Of a seed etc, not having had the hull removed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unimpeded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + impeded. 1. Free from obstructions. Example: Please allow unimpeded access to the fire escape. Example: As the final whistle sounded, hordes of Russian fans ran unimpeded, and seemingly without any serious police presence or any barrier to stop them, towards England supporters gathered in their section of the stand.
Word: unimportant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English important English unimportant From un- + important. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt/, /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔɹtənt/, /ˌʌnɪmˈpo(ː)ɹtənt/, /ˌʌnɪmˈpoə.tənt/ 1. petty; not important or noteworthy Example: It’s to the credit of this remarkable writer that those absences seem unimportant beside what is so rousingly present.
Word: unaccented Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English accented English unaccented From un- + accented. 1. Of a word's sound or of a language, without any stress (accent). 2. Of a person's speech, not pronounced with a distinctive accent. Example: The Frenchman spoke clear, unaccented English. 3. Of a written word, having no accent marks. 4. Of a written word, having no diacritical marks of any kind.
Word: Nance Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Nancy. 2. A Cornish surname.
Word: Nance Part of Speech: noun 1. nancyboy Labels: derogatory
Word: Nance Part of Speech: verb 1. To act in an effeminate manner.
Word: unanimity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unanim(ous) + -ity, from Middle French unanimité, from Late Latin ūnanimitās. Displaced native Old English ānmōdnes (literally “one-mindedness”). Pronunciation: /ˌjuːnəˈnɪmɪti/ 1. The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mankind were wrong, it seems, in concluding that all swans were white: are we also wrong, when we conclude that all men's heads grow above their shoulders, and never below, in spite of the conflicting testimony of the naturalist Pliny? As there were black swans, though civilised people had existed for three thousand years on the earth without meeting with them, may there not also be "men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders," notwithstanding a rather less perfect unanimity of negative testimony from all observers? Most persons would answer No; it was more credible that a bird should vary in its colour, than that man should vary in the relative position of his principal organs. Example: Those responsible for preannouncing the Internet's hot new ideas are pushing Push with a ferocious unanimity.
Word: napiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin nāpus (“turnip”) + -form. Pronunciation: /ˈneɪp.ɪ.fɔːm/, /ˈneɪ.pɪ.fɔɹm/ 1. Shaped like a turnip; spherical at the top, but with a tapering bottom. Example: The primary root is transformed into an^([sic]) perennating storage root, which is tuberous or napiform and then often branched, […]
Word: unction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ungō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin unctiōbor. English unction Borrowed from Latin unctiō. Pronunciation: /ˈʌŋk.ʃən/ 1. An ointment or salve. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The King himſelf the ſacred Unction made, / As King by Office, and as Prieſt by Trade: […] 2. A religious or ceremonial anointing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To be heir, and to be king / By sacred unction, thy deserved right. 3. A balm or something that soothes. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A quality in language, address or delivery which expresses sober and fervent emotion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Krook almost smacks his lips with the unction of a horrible interest. Example: "Well, I'll say this for myself. If there's anything out of order where I'm about, I don't miss it." "I believe you," said Bradly with unction. 5. Unctuousness: A smug, exaggerated use of language; smarminess. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Divine or sanctifying grace. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hung parliament Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the fact that the work of such a parliament is often suspended because no majority of the Members of Parliament can be obtained to enact legislation or to pass resolutions. Pronunciation: /hʌŋ ˈpɑːləmənt/, /hʌŋ ˈpɑɹləmənt/ 1. A parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority. Example: The likelihood of a hung parliament—that is, a parliament in which no single party enjoys an overall majority—is far greater today than it was, for example, in the 1950s. This is primarily because there are now more MPs from the minority parties. Example: [I]f proportional representation were to be adopted for UK elections, the position could become even more complicated. In the event of a hung Parliament, which could be a regular occurrence under such a voting system, the monarch would have to nominate both the governing party and the prime minister and could face accusations of partisanship.
Word: undercooked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of undercook Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undercooked Part of Speech: adj 1. Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible. Example: I can't eat this chicken – it's undercooked. 2. Very lightly cooked. Example: The broccoli was nicely undercooked. Example: For the main course, order any of the fresh fish from the blackboard; the swordfish is always wonderful (and nicely undercooked, unless you specify otherwise). 3. Done with insufficient energy, enthusiasm, etc. Labels: figuratively Example: His stage portrayal of Hamlet was distinctly undercooked.
Word: unlearnt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English unlernd, equivalent to unlearn + -t. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈlɜːnt/, /ʌnˈlɝnt/ 1. simple past and past participle of unlearn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unlearnt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- (“not”) + learnt. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈlɜːnt/, /ʌnˈlɝnt/ 1. Innate, inherent or inborn. Example: Suckling is unlearnt behaviour in mammals. 2. Uneducated. Example: The critic, Dennis, was not an unlearnt man, he felt the misery of public contempt and neglect in his latter days. Example: When Peter stood up on the day of Pentecost, especially being an unlearnt man, wasn't the lord ^([sic]) speaking through him?
Word: unlearn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English unlernen. By surface analysis, un- + learn. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈləːn/, /ʌnˈlɝn/ 1. To discard the knowledge of. Labels: transitive Example: It was another lesson from Fort Hare that I had to unlearn in Johannesburg. Example: It is a language that, once learnt, I have been unable to unlearn. 2. To break a habit. Labels: transitive
Word: blue line Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of the two thick blue lines on the ice that separate an attacking zone or defending zone from the neutral zone.
Word: Romans Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊmənz/, /ˈɹoʊmənz/ 1. The sixth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Christians in Rome. 2. The 30th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. 3. A surname.
Word: Romans Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊmənz/, /ˈɹoʊmənz/ 1. plural of Roman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bacillus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin baculum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illus Latin bacilluslbor. English bacillus Learned borrowing from Latin bacillus (“little staff, wand”), diminutive of baculum (“stick, staff, walking stick”). Pronunciation: /bæˈsɪl.əs/ 1. Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease. Example: 'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera - the cholera germ.' Example: "You will conceive a bunch of grapes," said he, "which are covered by some infinitesimal but noxious bacillus. 2. Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium. 3. Something which spreads like bacterial infection. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: The “bacillus of boom or depression,” he wrote, travels freely “from country to country.”
Word: unlock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English unloken, unlouken, onlouken, from Old English onlūcan (“to unlock”), equivalent to un- + lock. Cognate with Dutch ontluiken (“to unlock”). Pronunciation: /ʌnˈlɒk/, /ʌnˈlɔk/, /ʊnˈlɒk/, /ʌnˈlɑk/, /ɐnˈlɔk/ 1. To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination. Labels: transitive Example: I unlocked the door and walked in. 2. To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system. Labels: transitive Example: I unlocked the dictionary article so I could edit it. Example: This computer game is shareware, but you can pay for a code to unlock the full version. 3. To configure (a mobile phone) so that it is not bound to any particular carrier. Labels: transitive 4. To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge or potential. Labels: transitive Example: The discovery of a clue unlocked the mystery. Example: Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it. 5. To be or become unfastened or unrestrained. Labels: intransitive Example: He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked. 6. To make available. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: He also warned of the supply chain issues, stating: "Don't pretend you're going to unlock half a dozen [electrification] schemes simultaneously because you'll probably flood the supply chain, we don't have the capacity." 7. To undermine something that has control over a situation; to find a way to counter or oppose. Labels: transitive Example: Saka's cross unlocked a well-organised Ukraine defence for Kane to pounce and set England on their way before producing a superb piece of individual skill to effectively end the contest.
Word: unlock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English unloken, unlouken, onlouken, from Old English onlūcan (“to unlock”), equivalent to un- + lock. Cognate with Dutch ontluiken (“to unlock”). Pronunciation: /ʌnˈlɒk/, /ʌnˈlɔk/, /ʊnˈlɒk/, /ʌnˈlɑk/, /ɐnˈlɔk/ 1. The act of unlocking something. Example: Unlike modern, automated prisons, each cell here was locked and unlocked manually with a large skeleton key. The first duty was to get a proper head count of each inmate, insuring each was alive. Once done, an unlock was conducted. Example: The instructions between a lock and an unlock form a critical section. 2. An initially hidden feature that is made available to reward the player for some achievement. Example: The other unlocks, like a grenade launcher or a sniper's steady ability, didn't fit into my playstyle.
Word: ribbing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/ 1. jesting; joking
Word: ribbing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of rib Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ribbing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/ 1. The action of the verb to rib; teasing. Labels: uncountable Example: I wish I'd had 30 dollars to lend her, it would have saved me a lot of ribbing at school. Example: The good-natured ribbing masks some serious points of contention not only within Berlin but also in German society as a whole. 2. A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings. 3. An instance of teasing. Labels: countable
Word: terminus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminuslbor. English terminus Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term, Terminus, and termon. Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːmɪnəs/, /ˈtər.mə.nəs/, /ˈtər.mɪ.nəs/ 1. The end or final point of something. Example: The river reached its terminus at the wide delta near the sea. 2. The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located. Example: My brother supposes they must have filled outside London, for at that time the furious terror of the people had rendered the central termini impossible. Example: The arrangement for certain long-distance trains to call at suburban stations (saving passengers the trouble of journeying to the termini), which proved popular last year, is being extended. 3. A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary. Labels: obsolete Example: A bronz statue marked the terminus of the king's dominion.
Word: stitching Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. Stitches, collectively. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The stitching is coming undone on this shirt. 2. Synonym of z-fighting. Labels: uncountable
Word: stitching Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈstɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of stitch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wigging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɪɡɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of wig Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wigging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɪɡɪŋ/ 1. The action of the verb wig (in various senses). Labels: uncountable 2. A telling-off or reprimand. Labels: Ireland, UK, colloquial, countable, dated Example: His Colonel talked to him severely when the cold weather ended. That made him more wretched than ever; and it was only an ordinary ‘Colonel's wigging’! 3. The practice of male stuntmen performing for actresses. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “So why are there so few women in the stunt industry? Many point to the practice of “wigging” – which is when male stunt actors play female characters.”
Word: pigging Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpɪɡɪŋ/ 1. Damned (used as a mild intensive). Example: I can't get this pigging computer to work.
Word: pigging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɪɡɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of pig Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pigging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɪɡɪŋ/ 1. The use of a pig (the device) to clean a pipeline. Example: The main reason for the high efficiencies obtained over previous piggings can be attributed to the vented swabs with the check valve.
Word: pigging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɪɡɪŋ/ 1. Alternative form of piggin. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He had his tea and hot rolls in a morning, while we were battening upon our quarter-of-a-penny loaf — our crug — moistened with attenuated small beer, in wooden piggings, smacking of the pitched leathern jack it was poured from.
Word: undecipherable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English decipher 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 decipherable English undecipherable From un- + decipherable. Pronunciation: /ʌndɪˈsaɪfəɹəbəl/, /ʌndɪˈsaɪfɹəbəl/, /ʌndə-/ 1. Not easily deciphered; difficult to read.
Word: underinsured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English insured English underinsured From under- + insured. 1. not having sufficient insurance to cover loss or damage 2. not having proper health insurance Labels: US
Word: underinsured Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English insured English underinsured From under- + insured. 1. One who has insufficient insurance.
Word: goaltender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From goal + tender. 1. a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
Word: undersuit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English suit English undersuit From under- + suit. 1. A soft undergarment worn by divers and astronauts. Example: If you plan to dive all year round in the UK, you'll need a drysuit rather than a wetsuit. It won't let in water (a wetsuit traps a layer of water against the skin), but doesn't keep you warm, so you need a neoprene or membrane undersuit, too. 2. Any suit worn under another suit; a suit of underclothes.
Word: symposium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin symposium, from Ancient Greek συμπόσιον (sumpósion, “drinking party”) from συμπίνω (sumpínō, “drink together”), from συν- (sun-, “together-”) + πίνω (pínō, “drink”). Morphologically compare compotation. Pronunciation: /sɪmˈpəʊziəm/, /sɪmˈpoʊziəm/, /sɪmˈpəʉziəm/, /səmˈpɐʉziəm/ 1. A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations. 2. A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion. 3. A collection of essays, articles or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors. Example: THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF WORLD RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. Edited by P. Ransome-Wallis. Hutchinson. 50s. [...] The work is a symposium by writers who are mostly specialists in the topics about which they write.
Word: memorandum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin memorandum, neuter of memorandus (“to be remembered”). Pronunciation: /ˌmɛm.əˈɹæn.dəm/ 1. A short note serving as a reminder. Example: ....be more difficult or uncertain than it had been for so many weeks, I had scarcely for a moment adverted to it as necessary, or placed it amongst my memoranda against this parting interview; and my final anxieties being spent in comforting her with hopes, and in pressing upon her the necessity of getting some medicines for a violent cough and hoarseness with which she was troubled, I wholly forgot it until it was too late to recall her. 2. A written business communication. Example: The Trump administration will allow federal workers to promote their religious beliefs to colleagues, display religious items at work and pray together or individually, according to a memorandum issued Monday by the Office of Personnel Management. 3. A brief diplomatic communication. 4. A page in an annual publication honoring the memory of a person who died during the past year.
Word: erratum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin errātum, neuter of errātus (“mistaken”). Pronunciation: /ɛˈɹɑːtəm/, /ɛˈɹɑtəm/, [ɛˈɹɑɾəm] 1. A published notice reporting an error belatedly discovered in a previous publication. Example: When the journal's editors found out about the misreported details, they issued an erratum. 2. An error, especially one in a printed work. Example: Erratum / The correct ISBN for this book is […]
Word: bryozoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Translingual Bryozoa + English -an. Pronunciation: /ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/ 1. A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates. Example: The blanket of bryozoans also blocks out some of the light needed by the blade for photosynthesis. Example: Every microscopic individual in a bryozoan colony is a clone of the original animal that settled on the lake floor, and is a hermaphrodite, both male and female.
Word: bryozoan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Translingual Bryozoa + English -an. Pronunciation: /ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/ 1. Pertaining to the Bryozoa. Labels: not-comparable
Word: campanology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin campāna Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English campanology From Late Latin campāna (“bell”) + English -ology. 1. The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: despatch Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪˈspætʃ/, /dəˈspætʃ/, /dɪˈspæt͡ʃ/ 1. Alternative form of dispatch. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The courier, bearing his despatches in the form of a hieroglyphical painting, ran with them to the first station,[…]. Example: Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car.
Word: despatch Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈspætʃ/, /dəˈspætʃ/, /dɪˈspæt͡ʃ/ 1. Alternative form of dispatch. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1833, Massachusetts Medical Society, New England Surgical Society, Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Volumes 8-9, page 31, She fainted, was got into bed, and a messenger was despatched for me. Example: There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.[…]Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place. Pushing men hustle each other at the windows of the purser's office, under pretence of expecting letters or despatching telegrams.
Word: bryozoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bryo- + zoon. Pronunciation: /ˌbɹɑɪ.əˈzəʊˌɒn/ 1. A polyzoon; a tiny animal that forms compound colonies.
Word: unopened Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English opened English unopened From un- + opened. 1. not yet opened; still closed Labels: not-comparable
Word: unplait Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English plait English unplait From un- + plait. 1. to undo or untwist plaited hair; to unbraid
Word: unplanned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English planned English unplanned From un- + planned. 1. Unintentional; not intended. Example: Juno MacGuff is the kind of teenager we all wish we could have been: quick-witted, frighteningly intelligent beyond her years and comfortable enough in her own skin to resist those incessant high-school pressures to conform, even as her body expands with an unplanned pregnancy. 2. Spontaneous and not thought through in advance. Example: All of these factors increase the probability of stranding and the severity of the consequences. Since 2011, there have been several strandings that resulted in unplanned evacuations, because the passengers became desperate from personal discomfort or lack of confidence of being rescued. 3. Not having any structure or organization.
Word: unrelated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English related English unrelated From un- + related. 1. Not connected or associated. Example: The holiday started with two unrelated mishaps. Example: I was having lunch with Jim the other day, who's just had his first kid. Oh, and on a completely unrelated note, there's a new cinema opened up in town. 2. Not related by kinship. Example: He had the same surname as me, but we were unrelated.
Word: unsatisfactory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + satisfactory. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ 1. Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.
Word: unsent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unsent, equivalent to un- + sent. 1. Not yet sent or transmitted. Labels: not-comparable Example: I had several unsent e-mails in my pending file.
Word: unskilled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English skill Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English skilled English unskilled From un- + skilled. 1. Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training. Example: In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time. Example: Set against the background of the American civil war, with Keaton a cunning but unskilled driver, unaided, of the ponderous giant of a locomotive, it remains not only probably the funniest film about railways ever made, but one of the funniest silent films to retain its comic power over today's more sophisticated audiences. 2. Of a job: not requiring skill or training. Example: The minimum hourly wage for construction workers has increased to NOK 250,30 per hour for skilled workers and NOK 226,90 for unskilled workers, with an additional rate of NOK 235,80 for unskilled workers with at least one year’s experience in the industry. 3. Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.
Word: unstrap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + strap. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈstɹæp/ 1. To loosen or remove the straps from (something). Labels: transitive
Word: fire brigade Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɹɪˌɡeɪd/ 1. A group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of extinguishing fires, usually in addition to their normal job. Labels: US 2. An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires. Labels: Ireland, UK 3. A trained unit that can be rapidly deployed to deal with any difficult situation. Labels: US Example: General Westmoreland used some incoming troops as a fire brigade to squelch major threats and keep the Communists off balance.
Word: meng Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of ming Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: A3 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the Wikipedia article ISO 216, the international standard on paper sizes. 1. A one-page document, often tabular or graphical, on such paper. Labels: countable, usually 2. A3 class, a class of steam locomotive used on the London and North Eastern Railway. Labels: UK, uncountable, usually
Word: peaceful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English peesful, pesful, paisful, pesefull. By surface analysis, peace + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈpiːsfl̩/ 1. Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil. Example: peaceful protest Example: Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.[…]One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful. 2. Inclined to peace. 3. Motionless and calm. Example: Attractive cottages look out on a scene so peaceful that lapping wavelets, stirred by the breeze, are often the loudest sound to be heard.
Word: peaceful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from the derogatory term religion of peace, which is used against Islam itself for its association with violent attacks by Islamic extremists, and alleged support and lack of condemnation against them by certain Muslim communities. 1. A non-player character who is not hostile to the player. Example: You can trade with some of the peacefuls in the town area. 2. a Muslim; especially a violent member of a radical Islamist group. Labels: India, Internet, offensive Example: They only have to use a bit of code to name those people; nowadays they call them “peacefuls”. A smirking euphemism is all it takes to sail through Twitter’s filter, and keep the hate-speech flowing.
Word: commingle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From com- + mingle. Pronunciation: /kəˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/ 1. To mix, to blend. Labels: transitive Example: Even as late as the 12th century, Buddhism and solar worship were commingled, as demonstrated by a bronze "cover" in Sonakhara with the figure of the sun god: "The cover of the Sun-god was donated to the priest of the temple by Ballalasena, who was Buddhist ..." Example: […] Mr. Armstrong, founder of Princeton Economics International, admitted to deceiving corporate investors and improperly commingling client funds in a case that prosecutors said resulted in commodities losses of more than $700 million. 2. To become mixed or blended. Labels: intransitive Example: In the midst of a general strike and a power blackout Eric M. Gairy talked freely about what he saw as the commingled destiny of himself and the tiny emerging independent nation of Grenada. Example: It was once considered taboo to even suggest that new motherhood was not all sunshine onesies and rainbow mobiles, and “Baby Ruby” arrives on a welcome wave of contemporary movies exploring how the joys of child rearing can commingle with misery.
Word: ravish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ravyschen, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French ravis-, present participle stem of ravir (“to seize; to take away hastily”), from Vulgar Latin *rapire, from Latin rapere. See also rape. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/ 1. To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force. Labels: archaic, literary Example: Again, he refers to "such ministers as discharge their ministry amiss; ravishing away the goods of the widows and fatherless; and serve themselves, not others out of those things which they have received. Example: The French Government had not taken regular possession of it when the war with England broke out; and Bonaparte hastened to sell that Province to the Americans, who had already cast their eyes upon it, with the view both of preventing the English from ravishing it from him, and of procuring funds to carry on the war. 2. To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. Labels: transitive Example: That in things that do ravish with delight, men were not Masters of themselves, nor could they remember Gallateo's Rules; and that in time of Carnival, it was lawful to commit exorbitances. Example: […] and whilst he is observing how beautifully they are adorned therewith, his heart is ravished with them. 3. To rape. Labels: dated, transitive Example: For loe that Guest would beare her forcibly, / And meant to ravish her, that rather had to dy. Example: Their children also shalbe dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses shalbe spoiled, & their wiues rauished. 4. To have vigorous sexual intercourse with. Labels: informal
Word: primero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish primera, feminine form of primero (“first”), from Latin prīmārius. See premier. 1. A card game resembling poker, dating back at least to the 16th century. Labels: uncountable Example: [Thomas] Lou[ell]. Came you from the King, my Lord? / [Stephen] Gar[diner]. I did Sir Thomas; and left him at Primero / With the Duke of Suffolke.
Word: cuarto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (unit of measure): From Spanish cuarto (“quarter-sack”), from Latin quartus (“fourth, quarter”). Doublet of quart, quarter, and cuarta, etc. 1. A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 27.8 L. Labels: historical 2. A former Spanish coin (until 1866), worth one eighth of a real. Labels: historical
Word: sexto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sextus (“sixth”). 1. A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into six leaves.
Word: contrite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Latin terō Latin conterō Latin contrītusder. Old French contritbor. Middle English contrit English contrite From Middle English contrit, from Old French contrit, from Latin contrītus (literally “ground to pieces”), perfect passive participle of conterō (“grind, bruise”), from con- + terō (“rub, wear away”). Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹaɪt/, /ˈkɒnˌtɹaɪt/, /ˈkɑnˌtɹaɪt/ 1. Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions. Example: The Lord will happineſs divine / On contrite hearts beſtow : / Then tell me, gracious God, is mine / A contrite heart, or no ? Example: He greeted Milo jovially each time they met and, in an excess of contrite generosity, impulsively recommended Major Major for promotion. The recommendation was rejected at once at Twenty-seventh Air Force Headquarters by ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen, who scribbled a brusque, unsigned reminder that the Army had only one Major Major Major Major and did not intend to lose him by promotion just to please Colonel Cathcart. 2. Thoroughly bruised or broken. Labels: obsolete
Word: contrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Latin terō Latin conterō Latin contrītusder. Old French contritbor. Middle English contrit English contrite From Middle English contrit, from Old French contrit, from Latin contrītus (literally “ground to pieces”), perfect passive participle of conterō (“grind, bruise”), from con- + terō (“rub, wear away”). Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹaɪt/, /ˈkɒnˌtɹaɪt/, /ˈkɑnˌtɹaɪt/ 1. A contrite person; a penitent. Example: Secondly, that even where contrition or inward repentance doth cleanſe without abſolution ; the reaſon why it cometh ſo to paſs, is, becauſe ſuch contrites intend and deſire Abſolution, though they have it not.
Word: dissemble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in the beginning of the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English dissemblen, dissimblen, dissemelen, borrowed from Old French dessambler, dissembler, disembler, itself borrowed from Latin dissimulō and modified after sembler, semblance, etc. Doublet of dissimulate, dissimilate, and dissimule. Displaced native Old English mīþan. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛmbəl/, [dɪˈsɛmbɫ̩] 1. To disguise or conceal something. Labels: transitive Example: Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. Example: Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in ſundry places to acknowledge, and confeſs our manifold ſins and wickedneſs, and that we ſhould not diſſemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father, […] 2. To feign, dissimulate. Labels: transitive Example: And like a Lyon, Slumbring in the vvay, / Or Sleep-diſſembling, vvhile he vvaits his Prey, […] Example: He soon dissembled a sleep. 3. To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice. Labels: transitive 4. To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings. Labels: intransitive Example: VVhile to his Arms the bluſhing Bride he took; / To ſeeming Sadneſs ſhe compoſ'd her Look; / As if by Force ſubjected to his VVill, / Tho' pleaſ'd, diſſembling, and a VVoman ſtill. Example: […] She transferr'd the curs'd Advice, / That Monarchs ſhould their inward Soul diſguise, / Diſſemble, and command; be falſe, and wiſe; / By ignominous Arts for ſervile Ends / Should compliment their Foes, and ſhun their Friends.
Word: appellation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From late Middle English appellacion, from Old French apellatiun, from Latin appellātiō (“a naming”). Pronunciation: /ˌæpəˈleɪʃən/ 1. A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation. Labels: dated, formal Example: "I'll not," retorted "Teeter" Nelson, whose first name was Harry, but who had gained his appellation because of a habit he had of "teetering" on his tiptoes when reciting in class. "I've got Peaches all right," and there was a struggle between the two lads, one trying to throw a snowball, and the other trying to prevent him. Example: Russian River flows through a country of hill ridges, which in many places are dignifiable with the appellation of mountains. 2. A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.
Word: utile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French utile, from Old French utele, from Latin ūtilis. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.taɪl/ 1. Useful. Labels: archaic Example: technologists (the so-called Eggheads) all over the world were trying to make publicly utile and commercially rewarding the extremely elaborate and still very expensive, hydrodynamic telephones and other miserable gadgets […]
Word: utile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French utile, from Old French utele, from Latin ūtilis. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.taɪl/ 1. A theoretical unit of measure of utility, for indicating a supposed quantity of satisfaction derived from an economic transaction. Example: Rational agents always maximize the number of utiles procured; that is, they will always choose those outcomes which promise to produce the most utiles. Example: [T]he ‘happiness utile’ does not exist, at least not yet.
Word: unobtrusive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + obtrusive. Pronunciation: /(ˌ)ʌnəbˈtɹuːsɪv/, /ˌʌnəbˈtɹusɪv/ 1. Not obtrusive; not blatant or noticeable; discreet, inconspicuous. Example: Ye Quietiſts, in Homage to the Skies! / Serene! of ſoft Addreſs! vvho mildly make / An unobtruſive Tender of your Hearts, / Abhorring Violence! Example: [T]hey were not the spoiled children of affectation and refinement, but a bold, vigorous, independent race of thinkers, with prodigious strength and energy, with none but natural grace, and heartfelt unobtrusive delicacy.