nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: purpuras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of purpura Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iconotheca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin īconothēca from Ancient Greek εἰκονοθήκη (eikonothḗkē) from εἰκών (eikṓn) + θήκη (thḗkē). 1. A collection of icons. 2. A collection of pictures, especially of botanical specimens.
Word: ferulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ferula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preseason Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English season English preseason From pre- + season. 1. The period before the start of a sporting season, during which players undergo training and venues are prepared
Word: preseason Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English season English preseason From pre- + season. 1. To season in advance. Labels: transitive Example: The most popular Dutch ovens are constructed of enameled cast iron, which requires none of the preseasoning and special care of ordinary cast iron but maintains the same gentle, even heat.
Word: prerecorded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of prerecord Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prerecorded Part of Speech: adj 1. Recorded in advance, as opposed to live. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prepubescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English pubescence English prepubescence From pre- + pubescence. 1. The period prior to the onset of puberty; prepuberty Labels: uncountable
Word: pre-owned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English owned English pre-owned From pre- + owned. 1. secondhand Labels: euphemistic, not-comparable Example: Admiral Koris: Our people have, during difficult periods, purchased pre-owned vessels from other cultures!
Word: preordain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English ordain English preordain From pre- + ordain. 1. To determine the fate of something in advance. Labels: transitive Example: A child! If here the heart turns sick with rath To see a little one from birth defiled, Or lame or blind, as preordained to languish Through youthless life
Word: premix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English mix English premix From pre- + mix. 1. A blend of components that has been mixed in advance of use or of further processing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: High velocity premix systems — high velocity premix burner systems have been popular with some European kiln builders due to the fact that they are more fuel efficient than most other systems. Example: As the postproduction phase nears completion, elements (units) are mixed-down to premixes (predub). Premixes are developed independently for each of the stems. 2. A manufactured beverage consisting of alcohol and soft drink, milk or other non-alcoholic drinks; an alcopop. Labels: Australia, countable, informal, uncountable Example: Within months, the first range of UDL^([United Distillers Limited]) premixes hit the shelves and the rest, as they say, is history. For over 40 years, Aussies have been sipping UDLs, and they're now as much a part of the Australian tradition as backyard cricket and throwin' a prawn on the barbie. Example: Around 2001 or 2002 I did a marketing assignment for Uni and chose a premix alcoholic beverage as my product. I got over 95% for the assignment, but it came back with rather a lot of red pen that pointed out how unethical it was to target underage females in this way, particularly as I provided research material that showed these premixes were a gateway to high lifelong use of alcohol.
Word: premix Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English mix English premix From pre- + mix. 1. To blend in advance. Example: During premixing, the components are randomly interspersed with each other and levels of developed shear are generally low. Example: My current strategy is that I premix two PowerGels in each Fuel Belt bottle and drink half the bottle (one PowerGel) every half hour during the Ironman run.
Word: premed Part of Speech: noun 1. A premedication. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Alternative form of pre-med. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: premedication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + medication. 1. The administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: premedication Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + medication. 1. Pre medication. Labels: not-comparable Example: The retrospective study revealed that, in the acetaminophen group, the mean value of postmedication body temperature (BT) was significantly higher than that of the premedication BT.
Word: prefabricate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English fabricate English prefabricate From pre- + fabricate. 1. To manufacture (a building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site. Labels: transitive
Word: prefabrication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English fabrication English prefabrication From pre- + fabrication. 1. The manufacture of prefabricated components, and their assembly. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A preassembled component. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: preexistence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English existence English preexistence From pre- + existence. 1. The condition of having existed prior to the current time. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The existence of a soul in a previous embodiment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: preclusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin praeclusio, praeclusionis, from Latin praecludo. 1. The act of precluding. Labels: countable 2. The condition of being precluded. Labels: uncountable
Word: cors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lumina Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lumen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Manassas Part of Speech: name 1. An independent city, the county seat of Prince William County, in northeastern Virginia, United States, known as Manassas Junction in the 19th century. 2. A minor city in Tattnall County, Georgia, United States.
Word: Amaliada Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Greece located in the northern Elis prefecture
Word: Amalias Part of Speech: name 1. Dated form of Amaliada: a town and former municipality in northwestern Elis regional unit, Western Greece region, Greece. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: Megalopoli Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Greek Μεγαλόπολη (Megalópoli), from Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos) (masculine singular nominative of μέγᾰς (mégăs, “great, large”)) + πόλις (pólis, “city”). 1. An ancient city and modern town in Greece located in the southwestern Arcadia prefecture.
Word: calcifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From calcify + -er. 1. Something which calcifies; an agent of calcification. Example: Many species of coral are calcifiers; this is how they construct the towering structures that become reefs.
Word: X-ray binary Part of Speech: noun 1. A binary star system in which one star of the pair is an optically invisible X-ray source.
Word: myotube Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Hellenic *mū́s Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)der. English myo- Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English myotube From myo- + tube. 1. A structure of elongated multinucleate cells that contains some peripherally located myofibrils
Word: hederas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hedera Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lanistas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lanista Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ampullas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ampulla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maculas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperbolae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperbola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperbolas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperbola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sumi Part of Speech: noun 1. A Japanese inkstick. Labels: attributive, often
Word: black cat Part of Speech: noun 1. A fisher, North American marten that has thick brown fur (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti). 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, cat.
Word: black cat Part of Speech: verb 1. To do better than another in some respect; to one up. Labels: slang Example: The team name derives from the Lynx wildcat of 702 Naval Air Squadron’s badge and also the naval slang of “Black Catting” which implies having done or owned something better than anyone else.
Word: desume Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēsūmō, dēsūmere, from dē- + sūmere (“to take”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈzjuːm/, /dɪˈzuːm/ 1. To borrow, extract, or select. Labels: obsolete Example: [T]hoſe Laws, if convenient and uſeful for the Kingdom, were never the worſe, tho' they were deſumed and taken from the Laws of other Countries, ſo as they had their Stamp of Obligation and Authority from the Reception and Approbation of this Kingdom by Vertue of the Common Law, […]
Word: reassume Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English assume English reassume From re- + assume. Pronunciation: /ɹiːəˈsjuːm/ 1. To resume, to carry on (a practice, thought, occupation etc.) again. 2. To take on or adopt again. Example: The next day he reassumed his disguise. Example: The British reassumed control of the region. 3. To take back into one's possession. Labels: archaic Example: What some lament of, we rather should rejoyce at, should rather praise this pious forwardnes among men, to reassume the ill deputed care of their Religion into their own hands again.
Word: elsewhence Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Else, “other” + whence, “from which (place or source)”, on the pattern of elsewhere. Pronunciation: /ˈɛlsʍɛns/ 1. From elsewhere; from some other place or source. Labels: not-comparable
Word: give back Part of Speech: verb 1. To return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.). Labels: transitive Example: Give me back my book! 2. To contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive, transitive Example: We organize this Thanksgiving dinner at the old-age home to give back to the community. 3. To recede; to retreat. Labels: archaic Example: Yet the Fiends ſeemed to come nearer and nearer, but when they were come even almoſt at him, he cried out with a moſt vehement voice, I will walk in the ſtrength of the Lord God; ſo they gave back, and came no farther.
Word: Masse Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Masse or French Massé. See also Mace. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Bergmann Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Bergmann. 1. A surname from German. Example: In an interview with Jacobin to be published later this year, veteran KPO activist Theodor Bergmann tells of Heinrich Adam, prewar KPO member and mechanic at the Zeiss optics factory in Jena who joined the SED in hopes of realizing socialist unity.
Word: Fleischer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Fleischer. 1. A surname from German.
Word: supercurrent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English current English supercurrent From super- + current. 1. The current flowing through a superconductor.
Word: brown cloud Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of atmospheric pollution, a mixture of aerosols that absorb and scatter light, resulting from the burning of biomass and fossil fuel.
Word: monophyletic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English phyletic English monophyletic From mono- + phyletic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms. Labels: not-comparable 2. Deriving from a single clade (monophylum). Labels: not-comparable 3. Descending from a single ancestral species. Labels: not-comparable 4. Descending from a single ancestral species. Labels: not-comparable 5. congeneric Labels: not-comparable
Word: zapote Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /zəˈpoʊteɪ/, /zəˈpəʊteɪ/ 1. Alternative form of sapote (“fruit or tree”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: linkage disequilibrium Part of Speech: noun 1. A non-random association of two or more alleles at two or more loci; normally caused by an interaction between genes, and often illustrated on a pairwise linkage disequilibrium diagram (HapMap) Labels: uncountable
Word: pairwise linkage disequilibrium diagram Part of Speech: noun 1. A triangular graphical representation of linkage disequilibrium in which different colours represent different magnitudes of linkage between pairs of loci
Word: guayaba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Taíno *wayababor. Spanish guayababor. English guayaba From Spanish guayaba, from Taíno *wayaba. Doublet of guava, by which it has been largely displaced. 1. The guava (tree or fruit). Labels: uncommon
Word: guayabo Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of guayaba. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Besides these trees, here are also the tamarind, the medlar, the sapote, the papayo, the guayabo, the casia, the palm, the mangaolo, and several others, most of which yield a wholesome and par latable fruit, as well as... Example: ... the tatane is golden yellow; the pacara is dark red; the molle is black-brown; the lapacho is green, gray and black; the guayabo is deep red, veined with black and yellow; the palo ribera is dark cinnamon with red veins; the guayacan is black ...
Word: double-blind Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing an experiment (usually medical) in which some information which might influence the experiment is withheld from two parties. Most commonly, parties in question are the subjects and the administrators and the information which is withheld is the treatment groups of the subjects. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Clever Hans effect, however, can be eliminated by means of double-blind procedures, where the person administering or scoring a test given to an animal does not know the “correct” answer.
Word: cysteinyl Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cysteine Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cysteinyl From cysteine + -yl. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪs.tiˌnɪl/, /sɪsˈti.əˌnɪl/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from the amino acid cysteine Labels: not-comparable
Word: cysteinyl leukotriene Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several leukotriene that are combined with cysteine
Word: leukotriene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leuko- + triene, coined by Swedish biochemist Bengt I. Samuelsson. Pronunciation: /ˌlu.koʊˈtɹaɪ.in/ 1. Any of several physiologically active lipids, related to the prostaglandins, that participate in allergic responses.
Word: frigorific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin frīgorificus, from frigus (“cold”) + facere (“to make”): compare French frigorifique. Pronunciation: /ˌfɹɪ.ɡəˈɹɪ.fɪk/ 1. Causing to chill or cool. Example: [W]hen vve have, as vve very frequently have, put mixtures of ſnovv and ſalt into vials, and left them in the open Air, vve generally obſerv'd, that the outſide of the Glaſs vvas cas'd vvith ice, or covered vvith hoar froſt, directly over againſt that part of the inſide of the Glaſs, vvherein the frigorifick mixture vvas. Example: "Pr. LOWITZ has discovered a single frigorific mixture, by which quicksilver may be frozen..."
Word: come in handy Part of Speech: verb 1. To prove to be useful or helpful. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Even though he doesn't really know how to use them, he keeps the tools around, figuring they might come in handy someday. Example: This is where what I learned in High School really came in handy.
Word: scrape off Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove (something) by a scraping action. Labels: transitive Example: You can scrape the paint off using a sharp blade. 2. To clean (something) by a scraping action. Labels: transitive Example: Scrape off the plates before putting them into the dishwasher.
Word: privat Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of private. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: RSS feeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of RSS feed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Roman miles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Roman mile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wet season Part of Speech: noun 1. Especially in tropical regions, the part of the year when most of the rain falls. Example: The wet season began almost as soon as the contractor commenced operations.
Word: rainy season Part of Speech: noun 1. The portion of the year during which the most rain falls. Example: If the tourist wishes to avoid the clouds of dust that rise on the great plateau of Mexico, he should travel in the rainy season, i. e., June to September.
Word: monsoon season Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of the year when the monsoon occurs, the rainy season.
Word: monsoon seasons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monsoon season Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wet seasons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wet season Labels: form-of, plural
Word: torce Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of torse. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: On a torce, an armed arm embowed, the hand grasping a sword with a serrated edge. The whole surrounded by a garland of flowers tied at the top with a ribbon. Below is the word “Hartsheath."[…]
Word: bread-and-butter issues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bread-and-butter issue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pilau Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pilaf. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: […] the dishes went away almost as full as when they were brought. To-day the king has almost finished the pilau and now he is busy with the curry and rice!
Word: pilau Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian pilau (“putrid”). 1. filthy Labels: Hawaii, not-comparable, slang
Word: visual arts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of visual art Labels: form-of, plural
Word: visual arts Part of Speech: noun 1. Art forms that are primarily visual in nature, such as painting, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking.
Word: disaggregate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English aggregate English disaggregate From dis- + aggregate. 1. not aggregate
Word: disaggregate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English aggregate English disaggregate From dis- + aggregate. 1. to separate or break down into components
Word: interquartile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English quartile English interquartile From inter- + quartile. 1. Between quartiles. Labels: not-comparable 2. Between quartiles. Labels: not-comparable Example: A common way of expressing quartiles is as an interquartile range. The interquartile range describes the difference between the third quartile (Q3) and the first quartile (Q1), telling us about the range of the middle half of the scores in the distribution.
Word: interquartile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English quartile English interquartile From inter- + quartile. 1. The range or content of an interquartile.
Word: zanjero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish zanjero. Pronunciation: /zɑnˈhɛɹoʊ/ 1. An official in charge of distributing water supplies in Latin America.
Word: mandioca Part of Speech: noun 1. manioc Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: There was a kind of festival going on, and the people fuddled themselves with caxirí, an intoxicating drink invented by the Indians. It is made by soaking mandioca cakes in water until fermentation takes place, and tastes like new beer.
Word: overcard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English card English overcard From over- + card. 1. A card higher than any other card or pair. Often used in reference to the community cards in Texas hold 'em
Word: overcards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overcard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poker faces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poker face Labels: form-of, plural
Word: common dandelion Part of Speech: noun 1. The most common and well-known species of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Word: toxicities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toxicity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pandion Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Πανδίων (Pandíōn). 1. The name of two kings of Athens (Pandion I and Pandion II). Labels: Greek
Word: birds of prey Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bird of prey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: detorse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from detorsion. 1. To apply detorsion.
Word: computerizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of computerize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: computerized Part of Speech: adj 1. American and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised. Example: Formal SignWriting is one particular computerized design for Sutton SignWriting that envisions a sign as a two part word.
Word: computerized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of computerize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: digitizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of digitize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: digitized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of digitize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: digitized Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been converted from analog to digital
Word: resider Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reside + -er. 1. Someone who resides in a place; an inhabitant.
Word: parthenote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of parthenogenesis + zygote. 1. A cell or embryo generated through parthenogenesis.
Word: cardshark Part of Speech: noun 1. Eggcorn of cardsharp. Labels: US
Word: salivates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of salivate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: salivating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of salivate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: salivated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of salivate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bestirs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bestir Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bestirring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bestir Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bestirred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bestir Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shikar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Urdu شکار / Hindi शिकार (śikār), from Classical Persian شکار (šikār). Pronunciation: /ʃɪˈkɑː/ 1. Hunting, sport; a hunting expedition. Labels: India, countable, uncountable Example: Where other men took ten days to the Hills, Strickland took leave for what he called shikar, put on the disguise that appealed to him at the time, stepped down into the brown crowd, and was swallowed up for a while. Example: They climbed up the ladder, and he mounted shikar fashion, treading first on the sharp edge of the heel and then into the looped-up tail. 2. A hunt. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With us we had fifteen of the keenest and most cheerful hillman I have ever been associated with on a shikar. 3. Alternative form of shikari (“a hunter or tracker”) Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: I became an immense favourite with the simple inhabitants of the country, who called me the Burra Feringhee Shikar, or great European hunter[.]
Word: shikar Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Urdu شکار / Hindi शिकार (śikār), from Classical Persian شکار (šikār). Pronunciation: /ʃɪˈkɑː/ 1. To hunt; to go hunting. Labels: India, ambitransitive, dated Example: ‘I wish I could have made him a gun-boy. There's no fun in shikarring alone, and this fellow would have been a perfect shikarri. I wonder what in the world he is.’
Word: ardi gasna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Basque ardi (“ewe”) + gasna (“milk”). 1. A medium-soft aromatic sheep's milk cheese from the Basque region of France. The rind is edible, of an orange or terra cotta color and often colored or seasoned with the controllee Espelette peppers of the region. Labels: uncountable
Word: ten million Part of Speech: num 1. The number 10,000,000.
Word: one hundred million Part of Speech: num 1. The number 100,000,000. Example: We shall not forget the one hundred million victims of Communism: to them we pray, respect, and pay tributes for.
Word: 12-hour clock Part of Speech: noun 1. A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem.
Word: electric toothbrush Part of Speech: noun 1. A toothbrush that uses electric power, usually supplied by a battery, to move the brush head rapidly.
Word: power toothbrush Part of Speech: noun 1. A toothbrush with bristles moved by electric power; an electric toothbrush.
Word: wroughten Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of wrought. Labels: archaic Example: A wroughten cup shall be my gift, Hephæstus' work of old , — 'Tis all of silver finished off, with rim of purest gold, […] Example: ... and generous courser, with a richly wroughten bridle, curbed with fine gold, and a saddle of exceeding great price, […]
Word: wroughten Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of wrought. Labels: obsolete Example: El Aziz ordered him & sumptuous dress of honour and expended monies galore, giving unto each who had wroughten, after the measure of his work.
Word: traffic ticket Part of Speech: noun 1. A notice issued by a law enforcement official to a motorist or other road user, indicating that the user has violated traffic laws.
Word: speeding ticket Part of Speech: noun 1. A traffic ticket issued for exceeding the speed limit.
Word: connegative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From con- + negative. 1. A verb form used with a negative verb in certain languages. Example: The present connegative has a unique stem form homophonous with that of the imperative (ei tule ‘doesn't come,’ tule!, ‘come!’).
Word: connegatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of connegative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: traffic violation Part of Speech: noun 1. A violation of the rules of the road.
Word: candy bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of candy in the shape of a bar, often made of chocolate. Labels: US Example: He got another candy bar out of the refrigerator and ripped the wrapper and threw it on the floor. He was sick of candy bars, his mouth full of sugary slop.
Word: chaperoned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English chaperone 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 chaperoned From chaperone + -ed. 1. Accompanied by a chaperone. Example: Worse, the director can’t decide if the characters are chasidic or Litvish. They wear fedoras (Litvish) but have sidecurls and beards (chasidic). Motti’s dates are similar to bashows, or chaperoned quasi-dates in one of the parents’ homes (chasidic). Also, how many chasidim go to college?
Word: chaperoned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English chaperone 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 chaperoned From chaperone + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of chaperone Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: soccer player Part of Speech: noun 1. One who plays soccer, especially professional soccer. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, South-Africa, US
Word: chaperoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chaperone Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chaperoning Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process of a person being chaperoned. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In all my shopping chaperonings, I do not remember to have leant against the door-post, or stood with my back to the fire-place, […]
Word: baseball player Part of Speech: noun 1. One who plays baseball, especially professional baseball. Example: Several years ago, says the Chicago Tribune, Joe Quest, now of the Athletics, gave the name of ‘Charlie horse’ to a peculiar contraction and hardening of the muscles and tendons of the thigh, to which base ball players are especially liable from the sudden starting and stopping in chasing balls, as well as the frequent slides in base running.
Word: basketball player Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who plays basketball, especially professionally.
Word: bathroom break Part of Speech: noun 1. A scheduled time when people can go to the toilet. Example: At 1:30, there will be a bathroom break.
Word: jalapeños Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jalapeño Labels: form-of, plural
Word: September eleventh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From September + eleventh. 1. The terrorist attacks that took place in the United States on September 11, 2001.
Word: chiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yellow light Part of Speech: noun 1. A traffic light, between the green light and the red light, indicating that vehicles should stop if safely possible. Labels: US 2. Hesitance to proceed; limited approval or permission to proceed. Labels: idiomatic 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yellow, light.
Word: soccerball Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of soccer ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: home team Part of Speech: noun 1. The team that is playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to their opponents, the visiting team. Labels: idiomatic Example: The home team really pulled off a surprise in the bottom of the ninth. It made for some really exciting baseball for all these lucky fans out here today. 2. The ingroup (in whatever context). Labels: figuratively, idiomatic Example: Let's have a round of applause for the home team, as these quarterly production numbers are a big win. Example: Dang, I wish she played for the home team, because I would love to date her. [Said by one straight person to another in reference to a gay person.]
Word: visitor team Part of Speech: noun 1. The visiting team; the sports team that is not playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to the home team. Labels: regional
Word: handicapped space Part of Speech: noun 1. A parking space only permitted for a vehicle with parking permit for disabled. Labels: offensive
Word: handicapped sign Part of Speech: noun 1. A sign indicating that a certain facility (e.g. parking space, toilet) is reserved for disabled people.
Word: eye doctor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + doctor. Compare Faroese eygnalækni, Norwegian Bokmål øyelege, German Augenarzt. 1. An optometrist or ophthalmologist. Labels: US
Word: you snooze you lose Part of Speech: phrase 1. If one is not alert and attentive, one will not be successful. Labels: slang
Word: cordless phone Part of Speech: noun 1. A telephone unit that has a battery-powered telephone handset that uses, instead of a cord, wireless RF signals to communicate to a base station which is attached by wires to a landline and can function as a charger for a receiver.
Word: e-tool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + tool. 1. A computer- or Web-based application intended to make a task easier.
Word: symmetric difference Part of Speech: noun 1. The set that contains all elements belonging to either of given two sets but not to the both; the relative complement of the intersection in the union of given two sets.
Word: proponer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From propone + -er. 1. One who propones.
Word: dyadic operation Part of Speech: noun 1. An operation taking two operands.
Word: unary operation Part of Speech: noun 1. An operation taking one operand, such as the square, factorial or absolute value operation.
Word: set operation Part of Speech: noun 1. A mathematical operation that returns a set taking one or more sets as input.
Word: unary operator Part of Speech: noun 1. A symbol representing unary operation; an operator taking one operand.
Word: binary operator Part of Speech: noun 1. A symbol representing binary operation; an operator taking two operands. Example: The "four rules" +, -, × and ÷ are examples of binary operators.
Word: conject Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin conjectus. Pronunciation: /kənˈd͡ʒɛkt/ 1. To conjecture. Labels: obsolete Example: I doe beſeech you, Though I perchance am vicious in my gheſſe, As I confeſſe it is my natures plague, To ſpy into abuſes, and oft my iealouſie Shapes faults that are not, I intreate you then, From one that ſo imperfectly coniects, You’d take no notice, nor build your ſelfe a trouble, Out of my ſcattering, and vnſure obſeruance; […] 2. To throw together, or to throw. Labels: obsolete Example: these men […]congested and conjected at a masse upon the church of England
Word: full to the gills Part of Speech: adj 1. Completely or overly full. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Even though the room was full to the gills with people, they managed to push enough people aside to open up a small dance floor.
Word: thiefdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English thief Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English thiefdom From thief + -dom. Pronunciation: /ˈθiːf.dəm/ 1. The fact or practice of thieving; theft. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 2. A place inhabited by thieves, or where thieves are in charge. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lerp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Wemba-Wemba lerep. 1. A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves. Labels: uncountable Example: These insects sit on the veins of tree leaves, sucking their sap and excreting a sugary solution known as lerp. 2. One of the lice whose larvae produce this secretion. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lerp Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of linear interpolation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: lerp Part of Speech: verb 1. To interpolate linearly.
Word: pardalote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from New Latin Pardalotus, from Ancient Greek παρδαλωτός (pardalōtós, “spotted like a leopard”), from Ancient Greek πάρδος (párdos, “leopard”). 1. Any of the Australian birds of the genus Pardalotus, which feed on lerps. Example: Pardalotes, honeyeaters and thornbills are among several birds that feed on carbohydrate-rich sugars from trees: manna, the crystalline sap which oozes from injuries to trees made by insects or other animals; honeydew, the exudate of sap-sucking coccids and aphids; and lerps, the protective sugary coating of psyllid larvae. Example: They are pardalotes, tiny little feathered jewels with stubby bills and stubby tails, giving an oddly ladybird-like silhouette.
Word: misspeaking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From misspeak + -ing. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈspiːkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of misspeak Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misspeaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From misspeak + -ing. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈspiːkɪŋ/ 1. The fact or instance of speaking incorrectly, falsely, or unclearly. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: speako (countable) 2. Speaking ill; defamation, slander. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: hyperosmolar coma Part of Speech: noun 1. Any coma that results from a greater than normal amount of glucose in the blood
Word: falsifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of falsify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: falsifying Part of Speech: noun 1. falsification
Word: hyperosmolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English osmolar English hyperosmolar From hyper- + osmolar. 1. Of, pertaining to, or as a result of hyperosmolarity.
Word: hyperosmolarity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English osmolarity English hyperosmolarity From hyper- + osmolarity. 1. An abnormally high osmolarity Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: relative complement Part of Speech: noun 1. The set containing exactly those elements belonging to B but not to A.
Word: CGEL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (1985). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (2002). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: absolute complement Part of Speech: noun 1. The set that contains exactly those elements belonging to the universal set but not to a given set.
Word: peel me a grape Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: First recorded use by Mae West in the film I'm no Angel (1933): "Beulah, (yes ma'am) peel me a grape." 1. A request to be pampered or to have one's whims indulged. Example: His early, brilliant "Peel Me a Grape," which has long been one of Blossom Dearie's anthems, laughs at social ennui in the seventies and eighties in the way that Cole Porter laughed at it in the thirties: Peel me a grape, crush me some ice, Skin me a peach, save the fuzz for my pillow, Start me a smoke, talk to me nice, You gotta wine me and dine me, Don't try and fool me, bejewel me, Either amuse me or lose me, I'm gettin' hungry -- peel me a grape. Example: Can't you hear Adam say to her, “Peel me a grape, Lilith.” And her response: “Peel it yourself! And while you are at it, where's dinner?”
Word: set-theoretic difference Part of Speech: noun 1. The set that contains exactly those elements belonging to A but not to B; the relative complement of B in A.
Word: volge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vulgus. Pronunciation: /voʊlɡ/ 1. The common people; the crowd, the mob. Labels: obsolete, plural, plural-only Example: [Y]ea, he would profer to fight with any mean perſon, if cried up by the volge for a tall man: this daring being a generall fault in great ſpirits, and a great fault in a Generall, who ſtaketh a pearl againſt a piece of glaſſe.
Word: volga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of volatility + gamma. 1. A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vega with respect to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset. Labels: uncountable
Word: emanating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of emanate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Pecheneg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian печене́г (pečenég). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛt͡ʃənɛɡ/ 1. A member of a specific semi-nomadic Turkic people from central Asia, some of whom migrated into eastern Europe. Labels: historical Example: The Pechenegs had already ceased to be a major threat by the time Kievan Rus’ converted to Christianity in 988, and most references to them in the chronicle are in the period before this, earlier in the tenth century. Example: One of the earliest Arab geographers who referred to the Pechenegs in south-eastern Europe was al-Iṣṭakhrī (circa 950).
Word: Pecheneg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian печене́г (pečenég). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛt͡ʃənɛɡ/ 1. The now extinct Turkic language spoken by the Pechenegs. Labels: historical Example: […]these loanwords are later borrowings from the Pecheneg and Comanian, respectively.
Word: Pecheneg Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Russian печене́г (pečenég). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛt͡ʃənɛɡ/ 1. Of or relating to the Pecheneg people or their language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Via Egnatia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named for Gnaeus Egnatius, the Roman proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. 1. A Roman road running across the Balkan peninsula, from Dyrrachium to Byzantium. Labels: historical
Word: Outremer Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French outre-mer (“beyond the sea”), from outre (“beyond”) and mer (“sea”). Pronunciation: /ˈuːtɹəmɛː/, /ˈutɹəmɛɹ/ 1. The French Crusader States established in the Middle East after the First Crusade. Labels: historical Example: After the capture of Jerusalem, the genuine pilgrims had begun to trickle home; the Franks who remained in Outremer (as the Crusader lands in the Middle East had come to be called) were military adventurers, now out for what they could get. Example: Life for ordinary barons in Outremer Jerusalem was probably better than for kings in Europe, where even potentates wore unlaundered wool and lived in bare-stone draughty keeps with rough furniture.
Word: nomismata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nomisma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sods Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sod Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blue-eyed boy Part of Speech: noun 1. The favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian). Labels: Australian, British, derogatory, idiomatic, informal, usually Example: ...this cove was so deucedly civil, and all that, that now she won't look at anybody else. He's the blue-eyed boy, and everybody else is an also-ran. Example: "Keep it up, Mandrake," he said. "Just keep it up. You may be the Prime Minister's blue-eyed boy now, but how long's that going to last if you don't deliver?" 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, eyed, boy. Labels: Australian, British
Word: yexes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈjɛksɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yex Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: yexing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From yex + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈjɛksɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of yex Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yexing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ȝyxynge, ȝoxing, from Old English ġeoxung, ġeocsung, ġiscung (“sobbing”), from Old English ġiscian (“to sob; sigh”), equivalent to yex + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈjɛksɪŋ/ 1. A hiccup. Labels: archaic, dialectal Example: Frequent, convulsive Yexings, or Hickets.
Word: yexed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /jɛkst/ 1. simple past and past participle of yex Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: handicapped permit Part of Speech: noun 1. A parking permit giving a driver legal right to use a parking space for disabled Labels: offensive
Word: Wirtshaus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Wirtshaus. 1. A pub. Labels: Germany
Word: altissimo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian alto Italian -issimo Italian altissimobor. English altissimo Borrowed from Italian altissimo. 1. The highest register of a woodwind instrument, or a specific note in this register Example: He could fold the full pitch range of the horn into a short solo, from altissimo to the lowest notes, and connect rarefied ideas to the rich, soulful phrasing of saxophonists like Junior Walker.
Word: columbium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Columbus + -ium, named after Christopher Columbus by the element’s discoverer, Charles Hatchett. 1. Former name of niobium. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: scaldino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian scald(are) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Italian -ino Italian scaldinobor. English scaldino Borrowed from Italian scaldino. 1. An Italian earthenware brazier.
Word: comparate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin comparātus, perfect passive participle of comparō, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. One of two things being compared.
Word: comparate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin comparātus, perfect passive participle of comparō, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Involving comparison, comparative. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: 5. Between the ſimple Velleity of the will, and the choice that followeth the Comparate act of the intellect.
Word: sartorialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sartorial 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 sartorialism From sartorial + -ism. 1. An interest in matters of or relating to the tailoring of clothing. Labels: uncountable
Word: sartorialist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sartorial 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 sartorialist From sartorial + -ist. 1. A person who practices or is interested in sartorialism.
Word: disexcitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English excitation English disexcitation From dis- + excitation. 1. The change in state of an excited state as it loses a quantum of energy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: erbia Part of Speech: noun 1. erbium oxide Er₂O₃; Discovered in 1843, by Carl Gustaf Mosander. Labels: uncountable