nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: McAdam Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of macadam. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: McAndrew Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aindreis (“son of Andrew”). 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: didicoy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Angloromani diddikai. 1. A gypsy or traveller, especially one who is not Romani or is not full-blooded Romani.
Word: yessed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of yes Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pontificating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pontificate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pontificating Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pontification. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: regaling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of regale Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: salwar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shalwar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: trafficker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From traffic + -er. 1. Someone who traffics; a trader or merchant of illegal products, or of legal products in an illegal setting. Labels: derogatory Example: drug trafficker Example: human trafficker
Word: trafficking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From traffic + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of traffic Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of traffick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: trafficking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From traffic + -ing. 1. The illegal trade or exchange of goods. 2. The movement of an enzyme (or other protein) through tissue.
Word: hydropathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English -pathy English hydropathy From hydro- + -pathy. 1. The therapeutic use of water, either internally or externally. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Jansenism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Jansen Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Jansenism From Jansen + -ism. Named after Cornelius Jansen. 1. The doctrine of Cornelius Jansen and his followers, which emphasise original sin, divine grace and predestination; condemned as a heresy by Pope Innocent X in 1653. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: From the mid-seventeenth century, therefore, disputes about Jansenism turned into a struggle for the soul of the French Church, now vigorously resurgent against a steadily more beleaguered Reformed Protestantism.
Word: trocar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French trocart, corruption of trois-quart. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹəʊkɑː(ɹ)/ 1. A pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids. Example: He wheeled his first patient over to the operating room […] and began pulling out the marrow, plunging a steel trocar repeatedly into the hip and drawing out the cells.
Word: tidewrack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tide + wrack. 1. Seaweed and similar marine vegetation and rubbish deposited along a shore by a receding tide. Labels: uncountable
Word: etiopathogenic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to etiopathogenesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: etiopathogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From etio- + pathogenesis. 1. Alternative form of aetiopathogenesis. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: devo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dev(astated) + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛvoʊ/ 1. Devastated. Labels: Australia, Ireland, slang
Word: devo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of devolution. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːvoʊ/ 1. Clipping of devolution (“transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government”). Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: Sheffield’s devo deal, signed in December, focuses on skill and jobs but also includes new powers for the authority over housing and support for business. There is no mayor, but new ‘Oyster-style’ travelcards are promised. [image caption]
Word: devo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of devotion or devotional. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːvoʊ/ 1. A devotion; a devotional; a piece of religious text used for devotion, or the time spent on reading and reflecting on such text. Labels: informal Example: The 246 daily devos help you dive deep for treasure to keep. Every devo starts with a fun saying that will help you learn and remember the meaning of one small slice of the Bible. Example: I used to hate doing devos, but now I just have to do devos. When I don't, it just feels like something's wrong.
Word: lysyl Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. Latin lysisbor. English lysis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English lysine Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English lysyl From lysine + -yl. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ.sɪl/ 1. Of or pertaining to lysine Labels: not-comparable
Word: Q.931 Part of Speech: name 1. An ISDN connection protocol somewhat similar to TCP.
Word: oncological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English oncology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English oncological From oncology + -ical. Pronunciation: /ˌɒŋkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəɫ/ 1. Of or pertaining to oncology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oncologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English oncology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oncologic From oncology + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌɒŋkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to oncology Labels: not-comparable
Word: melanomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melanoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leukæmia Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of leukaemia. Labels: uncountable
Word: leucaemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of leukemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: leucæmia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of leukemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, uncountable
Word: entrapment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English entrap Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entrapment From entrap + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɹæpmənt/ 1. The state of being entrapped. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The entrapment of the victims in the wreckage made rescue difficult. Example: Bowen talked of the entrapment of parenting, the anxiety that makes some women feel they are never free again: "We're forever waiting for the other shoe to drop, all the while trying to have a life." 2. Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A detective asking you to buy illegal marijuana for a dying man would be police entrapment. Example: That’s right, Thailand actually has a buffoonish crown prince. And I understand why the Thai people are upset, because they have a law where you can get 15 years in jail for insulting the monarchy, and yet, they have a prince who featured in, and this is true, a video of a birthday party he threw for his dog, a miniature poodle called Foo Foo, in which his topless wife served the dog birthday cake. And you’re telling me they’re not supposed to make fun of that? That’s entrapment! That’s not fair! You asked too much! 3. A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lay out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lay + out. Pronunciation: /ˌleɪ ˈaʊt/ 1. To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase. Labels: transitive Example: She laid out hundreds of dollars to throw a great party. Example: […] you must endeavour to take off your Mistress from all the care you can, giving to her a just and true account of what moneys you lay out for her, shewing your self thrifty in all your disbursements. 2. To arrange (physically) in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection). Labels: transitive Example: She laid the blocks out in a circle on the floor. Example: She laid out a terrific spread for the party. 3. To explain; to interpret. Labels: transitive Example: Let me lay it out for you: you're not going to get a better opportunity than this one. Example: Because his opinions are all over the place, they find it easy to scrutinise them and lay them out […] 4. To arrange; to design; to concoct; to think up. Labels: transitive Example: He began to lay out the hull for an inexpensive but fast littoral drone. Example: She began to lay out how the circuits would be connected. 5. To prepare a body for burial. Example: They laid him out beautifully on a bier draped in satin. Example: So that no white sailor seriously contradicted him when he said that if ever Captain Ahab should be tranquilly laid out— which might hardly come to pass, so he muttered—then, whoever should do that last office for the dead, would find a birth-mark on him from crown to sole. 6. To render (someone) unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor; to kill. Labels: US, colloquial, transitive Example: I laid him out on the sidewalk after he tried to grab me. Example: Was it possible that this responsible mill employee had been laid out and doped and was now existing in a mentally inert state by which he became an unconscious tool in the hands of those who had the key to his position? 7. To scold or berate. Labels: colloquial, transitive Example: She really laid him out for taking the money and then lying to try to cover it up. 8. To cease playing one's instrument. Labels: colloquial, intransitive Example: Hey man can you lay out on the bridge? 9. To sunbathe. Labels: colloquial, intransitive Example: It's been raining so much all week that I haven't had a chance to lay out.
Word: nonparametric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + parametric. 1. Having a flexible number or nature of parameters which are not fixed in advance. Labels: not-comparable 2. Free of assumptions about the frequency distributions of the variables being assessed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: alkanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alkane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atlatlist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * atlatl + -ist Pronunciation: /ɑtˈlɑtl̩ɪst/ 1. One who uses an atlatl for hunting or for sport. 2. An expert or hobbyist who is interested in atlatls.
Word: Vatican roulette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Catholic church's prohibitions on active methods of contraception, and its perceived lack of reliability. By analogy with Russian roulette. 1. The rhythm method. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: rade Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹeɪd/ 1. Obsolete spelling of road. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. raid Labels: Scotland 3. ride; procession Labels: Scotland Example: FAIRY RADES: Another favored fairy activity is the rade, or ride, a procession of fairies on horseback. The fairy rade takes fairies into the land of the mortals. The most important rades occur on Midsummer Nght's Eve, the Summer Solstice, which occurs June 21 or 22.
Word: rade Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹeɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of ride Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: rada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Polish rada, from Middle High German rât. Compare German Rat, Icelandic ráð and Dutch raad. Doublet of rede. 1. A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries. 2. A soviet, a form of governing council in the former Soviet Union.
Word: SDF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of (Japanese) Self-Defence Force(s). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Japan's initial contribution to Kabul resembled “checkbook diplomacy plus” with a pledge of ODA plus the dispatch of the Maritime SDF to the Indian Ocean. These steps appeared sufficient. Example: The reorientation of the SDFs operational posture has gone hand in hand with a sustained legislative effort to alter the legal underpinnings of Japan's security policy. 2. Initialism of Syrian Democratic Forces. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Social Democratic Federation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: SDF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of silver diamine fluoride. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of signed distance field. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of signed distance function. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: ninepin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nine + pin. 1. The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.
Word: ninepins Part of Speech: noun 1. The game of skittles. Example: On a level spot in the centre was a company of odd-looking personages playing at nine-pins. 2. plural of ninepin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nosecone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nose cone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nose cone Part of Speech: noun 1. The forwardmost part of an aircraft, rocket or missile; it is shaped to minimize aerodynamic resistance.
Word: novae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nova Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patellae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of patella Labels: form-of, plural
Word: papillae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of papilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: penumbrae Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin pēnumbrae. 1. plural of penumbra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: personae Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpɜː(ɹ)ˈsəʊnai/ 1. plural of persona (alternative spelling of personæ). Labels: archaic, form-of, plural
Word: pleurae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pleura Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supernovae Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.vi/ 1. plural of supernova Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tracheae Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪ.kiˌi/, /ˈtɹeɪ.kiˌaɪ/ 1. plural of trachea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trichinae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trichina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trichina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, “of hair”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”). 1. Any of several parasitic roundworms, of the genus Trichinella, that infect the intestines and cause trichinosis
Word: man-witch Part of Speech: noun 1. A male witch; a warlock.
Word: bursae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bursa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maxillae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maxilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homonymous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Adapted borrowing of Latin homōnymus (“having the same name”) + -ous, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμος (homṓnumos). By surface analysis, homonym + -ous. 1. Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake). Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to a homonym. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having homonymous hemianopsia (blindness in the same side of both eyes) Labels: not-comparable
Word: baggage reclaim Part of Speech: noun 1. The designated location for receiving checked luggage such as the baggage carousels at an airport. Labels: UK
Word: honking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of honk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: honking Part of Speech: noun 1. A sound that honks. Example: We listened to the distant honkings of the geese on the lake.
Word: honking Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a bad smell. Labels: slang 2. Alternative spelling of honkin'. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang 3. Terrible. Labels: slang
Word: honking Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of honkin'. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: outcropping Part of Speech: noun 1. An outcrop. Labels: US
Word: not a one Part of Speech: pron 1. Not any person or thing whatsoever. Example: I'd never met another woman like you, and I do not suppose I wil ever meet such a one ever again. Example: Why must you lie to me? How many BERRIES do you have? Not a one!
Word: dubs Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /dʌbz/ 1. plural of dub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dubs Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /dʌbz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dub Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dubs Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of double. Pronunciation: /dʌbz/ 1. The name of the Latin script letter W/w. Labels: colloquial, uncountable Example: Oh, B-T-W, you misspelled "heist". It's "ei", not "ie". 2. An imageboard post venerated for its post number, which ends in two repeated digits. Labels: Internet, uncountable Example: dubs decides what i do with this gun Example: http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/weird-news/4chan-user-chops-toe-because-6363754
Word: comely maidens Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Incorrectly attributed to a speech by Irish statesman Éamon de Valera. A longer version is often misquoted as "comely maidens, dancing at the crossroads". The actual phrase, delivered in a radio broadcast on St. Patrick's Day 1943, mentions "the laughter of happy maidens, whose firesides would be forums for the wisdom of serene old age." See Wikipedia article. 1. An outdated stereotype of Irish women; used as a reference to misogynistic opinions. Labels: Ireland, plural, plural-only Example: He was surprised to see so many women workers. What did he expect, comely maidens?
Word: adversities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adversity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trastuzumab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?] + -tu- (“tumor”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”). 1. A drug used in the treatment of breast cancer which targets the HER-2 oncogene. Labels: uncountable
Word: Herceptin Part of Speech: name 1. A trademarked name for the anti-cancer drug trastuzumab.
Word: ErbB-2 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for its similarity to ErbB (avian erythroblastosis oncogene B). 1. Synonym of HER-2. Labels: uncountable 2. Avian erythroblastosis oncogene B 2. Labels: uncountable
Word: HER2 Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of HER-2. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: dirt farmer Part of Speech: noun 1. A subsistence farmer; a farmer with no hired hands. 2. A farmer with little to no formal training, such that their poor harvests consist largely of empty dirt. 3. A farmer who is too poor to use, or unable to use, irrigation.
Word: repercussions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repercussion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teetering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of teeter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: teetering Part of Speech: noun 1. A precarious motion or situation, risking a fall or collapse. Example: the teeterings of the financial market
Word: petrology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrader. English petro- 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 petrology From petro- + -logy. Pronunciation: /pɪˈtɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/, /pəˈtɹɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ 1. The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: petrologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English petrology 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 petrologist From petrology + -ist. 1. A geologist who specializes in petrology. Example: As Kirkpatrick worked, Otto Hahn - an intensely patriotic German lawyer and amateur petrologist turned Swedenborgian who believed life originated in outer space - was spending long hours staring down his microscope at what he took to be the fossilised remnants of algae.
Word: photoelectrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English photoelectric 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 photoelectrically From photoelectric + -ally. 1. By means of photoelectricity Labels: not-comparable
Word: photoelectricity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English electricity English photoelectricity From photo- + electricity. 1. Electricity produced by the photoelectric effect. Labels: uncountable
Word: photoengraver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English engraver English photoengraver From photo- + engraver. 1. A person who makes photoengravings.
Word: photogenically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English photogenic 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 photogenically From photogenic + -ally. 1. In a photogenic manner.
Word: photostatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to xerography Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to photostasis Labels: not-comparable
Word: a chain is only as strong as its weakest link Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: First appeared in Thomas Reid’s Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man, published in 1786. The full idiom a chain is no stronger than its weakest link was first printed in Cornhill Magazine in 1868. 1. An organization is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person; a group of associates is only as competent as its laziest member.
Word: Bakerloo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Baker Street + Waterloo. Pronunciation: /beɪkəˈluː/, /beɪkɚˈlu/ 1. The Bakerloo Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway. Example: It was the Evening News, I know, which had a competition for naming one of the Tube lines. Hence our Bakerloo.
Word: grummet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of grommet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: grummet Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of grommet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: MUF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of maximum usable frequency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of material unaccounted for. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: showily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English showy Middle English -ly English -ly English showily From showy + -ly. 1. In a showy manner.
Word: rain cloud Part of Speech: noun 1. A cloud from which rain is falling or may fall. Example: Between the grey mist of rainclouds the sun suddenly appeared to mottle the wet asphalt of Marble Arch in patches of silver and ebony. Example: During this fine run through Fife the weather had deteriorated rapidly, and as we passed Wormit and came onto the Tay Bridge heavy rain clouds were piled over the sea.
Word: rain clouds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rain cloud Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mense Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier mensk, from Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), from Old English mennisċu (“the human condition, humanity”) and/or Old Norse menska (“humanity”). More at mennish, mensch. Pronunciation: /mɛns/ 1. Property, owndom; possessions. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Decency; propriety; civility. Labels: UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable Example: ... But never a soul had the mense to come near them,[…] Example: Little mense to the cheeks to bite aff the nose[…] 3. A large amount. Labels: UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable Example: There is not a mense of snow in "smoky Leeds," Example: He has a mense o' pure nonsense,
Word: mense Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From earlier mensk, from Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), from Old English mennisċu (“the human condition, humanity”) and/or Old Norse menska (“humanity”). More at mennish, mensch. Pronunciation: /mɛns/ 1. To adorn, bring honour to; grace.
Word: prolegomena Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prolegomenon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: muff-diver Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of muff diver. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sleep deprivation Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being kept awake and not getting enough sleep (as forcibly by someone else, or by a disorder), to the point of noticeably lower alertness. Labels: uncountable Example: Sleep deprivation can lead to fatal vehicular accidents. Example: Growing evidence has accumulated over the last two decades and revealed that a number of sleep traits in humans are heritable, such as timing of sleep, total daily sleep requirement, response to sleep deprivation, and various EEG measurements/patterns.
Word: beyond a shadow of a doubt Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From shadow of a doubt. 1. Without any doubt or hesitation at all. Labels: idiomatic Example: I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that my sister would want to go to the concert. Example: So that there can be no possible misunderstanding, both Germany and Japan can be certain beyond any shadow of a doubt that America will continue to fight for freedom until no vestige of resistance remains. Our demand has been and it remains unconditional surrender.
Word: hastening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hasten Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hastening Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of speeding up; a growing faster. Example: Miss D. had found that regular blinking, or a loud-ticking watch, or horizontal lines or marks on the ground, etc., similarly served to pace her, and to prevent the incontinent hastenings and retardations which otherwise marred her ambulation. Example: The secret seems to be a very precise control of the subtle slackenings and hastenings of tempo that are essential to Scriabin's idiom[…]
Word: hastens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hasten Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: speleothem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”) + θέμα (théma, “what is laid down”). Pronunciation: /ˈspiːliəˌθɛm/, /ˈspiːlioʊˌθɛm/ 1. Any secondary mineral, deposited in a natural cave by the action of water. Includes formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, and helictites. Example: But it is possible that the painting itself might be thousands of years older because the technique only assesses the age of a mineral deposit, speleothem, that formed on the cave walls.
Word: depositional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From deposition + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a deposit or a deposition.
Word: discriminator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English discriminate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English discriminator From discriminate + -or. 1. A person who discriminates, as: Example: keen discriminator Example: Generally, we may say, that Mr. Smith is a very accomplished etymological scholar, a very keen discriminator, and that his illustrative examples are selected with great industry, and from a wide field of English literature […] 2. A person who discriminates, as: Example: I am not a discriminator 3. A test or variable, etc. that serves to distinguish between different things. Example: Colour is not an effective discriminator when it comes to the spiciness of food. Example: Moreover, the domainness variable also plays the role of weighting discriminators to balance the relatedness of the generated images to different domains. […] Taking semantic segmentation as an example, a typical way is to append a discriminator to the segmentation model, which is used to distinguish the source and target samples. 4. Any of several electronic devices that convert some property of a signal into an amplitude whose value is proportional to the difference between the value of the input signal and that of a standard. 5. A feature of the seller's offering that differs from a competitor's offering and is important to the buyer in question. Example: An especially strong warranty can be a discriminator in some marketplaces.
Word: time series Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of data points, each of which represents the value of the same variable at different times, normally at uniform intervals. Example: The message is a discrete or continuous sequence of measurable events distributed in time—presicely what is called a time series by the statisticians.
Word: exsiccator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exsiccate + -or. 1. A desiccator. Labels: dated
Word: gravimetrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English gravimetric 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 gravimetrically From gravimetric + -ally. 1. Using a gravimetric method. Labels: not-comparable 2. Using a gravimeter. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gravimetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gravi- + -metric. 1. Of or pertaining to measurement by weight. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to measurement of the local gravitational field. Labels: not-comparable
Word: corporeity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French corporéité or Medieval Latin corporeitas, from Latin corporeus, from corpus (“body”). Pronunciation: /kɔː.pəˈɹiː.ɪt.i/, /kɔː.pəˈɹeɪ.ɪt.i/ 1. The quality or fact of having a physical or material body. Labels: uncountable Example: Immortal-soulism, spiritism, ghostism, all spring from a fabulous or mythical source. Corporeity is characteristic of being. Example: Determining what was unique about living beings, he postulated the ‘corporeity’ of a soul […], common to beast and man alike. 2. A body, a physical substance. Labels: countable
Word: gravimetric analysis Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several methods and techniques of analytical chemistry in which the amount of a substance in a sample is determined by weighing a precipitate, filtrate, residue etc after some physical or chemical process.
Word: volumetric analysis Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various analytical methods and techniques in which the amount of a substance in a sample is determined by measuring the volume of a liquid or gas; especially any method using titration. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wet chemistry Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the traditional methods and techniques of chemistry, especially those of analytical chemistry that use gravimetric analysis or volumetric analysis rather than spectroscopy. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: scintillation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scintillate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English scintillation From scintillate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪn.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ˌsɪn.təˈleɪ.ʃən/ 1. A flash of light; a spark. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Do the stars scintillate at all altitudes? Is there any altitude at which it ceases to manifest itself? At Morges the stars in general scintillate at all altitudes, although feebly near the zenith; but on the nights when the scintillation is very faint, it ceases completely at a zenith distance of 45°. Example: It is generally believed that the planets do not scintillate at all, or scarcely at all. Nevertheless I have often observed a sensible scintillation of Venus and Mars, and in a few rare cases I have also observed a slight scintillation of Jupiter and Saturn. […] I would therefore call the attention of observers who may find themselves under atmospherical conditions of a nature to render the general scintillation very strong, to this point, as they might perhaps be able to ascertain whether Jupiter and Saturn ever sensibly scintillate. 3. The flash of light produced by something (especially a phosphor) when it absorbs ionizing radiation. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A brief expression that is amusing or clever; witticism. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: […]here and there were Latin inscriptions—obscene scintillations of wit[…]
Word: liquid scintillation Part of Speech: noun 1. The scintillation of a solvent molecule when a radioactive solute molecule undergoes beta decay and emits an electron Labels: uncountable
Word: emanations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emanation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 4-8-6 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and six trailing wheels in a trailing truck. The C&O had one planned as their class J4, but it was never built.
Word: 4-8-2 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels in a trailing truck. Example: Most Canadian engines are black. [...] The C.N.R. has only three classes of non-black engines, the "6400s", the later 4-8-2s and the 4-6-4s.
Word: 6-8-6 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has six leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and six trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
Word: secretively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English secretive Middle English -ly English -ly English secretively From secretive + -ly. 1. In a secretive manner.
Word: secretiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English secretive 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 secretiveness From secretive + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being secretive. Labels: uncountable Example: For a moment he was torn between the secretiveness bred of his position and a human desire to expound his shrewdness.
Word: semigloss Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English gloss English semigloss From semi- + gloss. 1. Slightly shiny, between matte (or flat) and gloss. Usually used to describe paint. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semigloss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English gloss English semigloss From semi- + gloss. 1. A slightly glossy paint. Example: Good water-thinned semiglosses are relatively new[…]
Word: semifinalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + finalist or semifinal + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛmiˈfaɪnəlɪst/ 1. A person who competes in the semifinals, the winner of which goes on to compete in the finals.
Word: augurs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.ɡəz/, /ˈɔ.ɡɚz/, /ˈɑ.ɡɚz/ 1. plural of augur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: augurs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.ɡəz/, /ˈɔ.ɡɚz/, /ˈɑ.ɡɚz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of augur Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: drug on the market Part of Speech: noun 1. something which is overabundant at the moment and thus not in demand. Labels: idiomatic Example: for days and days he patrolled the town in vain; seeking for work, and finding none. The place, as his candid informer had said, was filled with clerks like himself in search of employment; and they, linguists especially, were a drug in the market — the cessation of the Franco-German War having flooded the country with foreign labour. Example: ...the bread fruit, roasted in the ashes of the fire, and the custard apples, with tea, furnished forth such a luxurious feast that all fears of possible starvation vanished, while the humble cocoanut at once became a drug on the market, useful enough perhaps as a thirst-quencher but otherwise of little value.
Word: descendents Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of descendants. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: drug in the market Part of Speech: noun 1. drug on the market
Word: geoscience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English geoscience From geo- + science. 1. earth science Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: descendent Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of descendant. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: descendent Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of descendant. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: Traces of the answer, I submit, are to be discerned in all writings by the daughters of Sappho or the descendents of the tenth muse […]
Word: bioscience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English bioscience From bio- + science. 1. Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms
Word: purportedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English purported Middle English -ly English -ly English purportedly From purported + -ly. Pronunciation: /pəˈpɔː.təd.li/, /pɚˈpoɹ.tɪd.li/, [pɚˈpoɹ.ɾɪd.li], /pɚˈpoʊɹ.tɪd.li/ 1. As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so). Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: reportedly, reputedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly Example: In addition, none of the purportedly more common terms of these pairs appear to be especially frequent in modern Indian English.
Word: enisle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English isle English enisle From en- + isle. 1. To make into an island. Labels: transitive Example: […] long before England itself was enisled by the sea. Example: […] park-like belts of villas enisled by lawns […] 2. To isolate. Labels: broadly, figuratively, transitive Example: […] no reply / Comes from the vast, enisling sphere / Of spirit, limitless, divine, / So far from me, so strangely mine. Example: To-night, dear, / Let's forget all that, that and the war, / And enisle ourselves a little beyond time, / You with this Irish whiskey, I with red wine / While the stars go over the sleepless ocean,
Word: ingeniously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ingenious Middle English -ly English -ly English ingeniously From ingenious + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs.li/, /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːniəs.li/ 1. In an ingenious manner; using ingenuity. Example: The exterior of the train is perfectly air-smoothed and to cut passenger steps up to recessed doors would never do; when the deep doors are shut, therefore, the steps fold up ingeniously on the inside of them to create a level floor in the corridor of the coach. Example: Nefzawi, rather ingeniously, offers numerous fantastic explanations and interpretations of dream sequences in The Perfumed Garden.
Word: noisemaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English noise Proto-Germanic *makaz Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English maker English maker English noisemaker From noise + maker. 1. A person or device that produces a great deal of noise, especially one used in a celebration or sporting event. Example: Women will gather at Filenes with pots and pans as noise-makers and march to Deak-Perera, a firm which sells the South African gold coin. Example: Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market." 2. A device comprising a handle with a ratchet at one end, with the ratchet end contained within a box that serves as an echo chamber, so that swinging or moving the device causes the ratchet to rotate within the box, creating a series of loud clicking sounds
Word: noisemakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noisemaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dissociator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dissociate + -or. 1. A reaction vessel in which a dissociation reaction takes place.
Word: echo chamber Part of Speech: noun 1. A room or other enclosed space that is highly conducive to the production of echoes, particularly one that has been designed and built for this purpose. 2. A sound effect that may be applied to live or recorded sounds through a sound editing process, which creates the impression that the sounds originated in an enclosed space which was conducive to producing echoes or echoing. 3. An environment in which a person is exposed to only those beliefs and opinions that agree with their own, so that their existing views are magnified and reinforced while alternative ideas are not expressed or considered. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: But it would resound in the conservative media's echo chamber. Example: “What you’re going to end up doing is amplifying within an echo chamber, which is really different from what the movement wants,” said Dana Fisher, a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland whose research focuses on activism.
Word: dissociation reaction Part of Speech: noun 1. Any reaction in which a compound is dissociated into its elements, or in which a molecule is dissociated into atoms
Word: reaction vessel Part of Speech: noun 1. Any vessel used to contain the reactants taking part in a chemical reaction. Synonym: chemical reactor.
Word: echo chambers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of echo chamber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dispersive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English disperse Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dispersive From disperse + -ive. 1. That becomes dispersed 2. That causes dispersion
Word: deexcite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English excite English deexcite From de- + excite. Pronunciation: /ˌdiːɛkˈsaɪt/ 1. To decrease the energy of something 2. To move an atom etc to a lower energy level
Word: cloisonné Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cloisonné (“partitioned”). 1. Alternative spelling of cloisonne. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: It was in the form of an equilateral triangle with the corners rounded and was made of blue cloisonné bordered in silver.
Word: pyrophoricity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pyrophoric Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English pyrophoricity From pyrophoric + -ity. 1. The state of being pyrophoric. Labels: uncountable
Word: subfossil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English fossil English subfossil From sub- + fossil. 1. A partially fossilized organism.
Word: cyclicities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyclicity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyclicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English cyclicity From cyclic + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪklɪsɪti/, /ˈsɪklɪsɪti/ 1. The state of recurring at regular intervals; of being cyclic. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of cyclic behaviour. Labels: countable
Word: paleontological Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to paleontology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: spallations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spallation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spallation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spall + -ation. Pronunciation: /spəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, /spɔːleɪʃən/, /spɑːleɪʃən/ 1. Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: non-stationary Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of nonstationary. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: non-stationary Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nonstationary. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: side-lobe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sidelobe. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sidelobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From side + lobe. 1. The part of an antenna response pattern which is not contained in the main beam
Word: harmonics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harmonic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harmonics Part of Speech: noun 1. The science of musical sounds Labels: uncountable