nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: boards of directors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of board of directors Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yellower Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈjɛl.oʊɚ/ 1. comparative form of yellow: more yellow Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: yellowest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of yellow: most yellow Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: marginalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of marginalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: devilizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of devilize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: devilize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō) Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos)bor. Latin diabolusbor. Proto-West Germanic *diubul Old English dēofol Middle English devel English devil Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English devilize From devil + -ize. 1. To represent as a devil. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive Example: He that should deify a saint, should wrong him as much as he that should devilize him. Example: [W]hen his other more momentous Avocations of Pedantry and Pedagogiſm vvill give him an Interval from VVrath and Contention, he vvill ſet apart a Moment to conſider humane Nature Deviliz'd, and give us a Mathematical Anatomical Deſcription of it; […]
Word: odium theologicum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin, meaning "theological hatred". 1. rancor generated by theological disputes Labels: uncountable
Word: pyknoleptic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or pertaining to pyknolepsy
Word: pyknolepsy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pykno- + -lepsy. 1. A form of epilepsy in which the sufferer experiences frequent brief attacks. Labels: uncountable
Word: portioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin portiōder. Old French porcionbor. Middle English porcioun English portion English -er English portioner From portion + -er. 1. A person who receives a portion or share of something 2. The proprietor of a small portion of a larger piece of land; a laird of a small estate Labels: Scotland 3. A person, or a machine that delivers, or measures out portions
Word: carabiniere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French carabin French carabinebor. Italian carabina Italian -iere Italian carabinierebor. English carabiniere Borrowed from Italian carabiniere. 1. A member of the carabinieri.
Word: carabinieri Part of Speech: noun 1. The national gendarmerie of Italy. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Meronym: carabiniere Example: Then were heard a few scattered yells of derision and protest, a few shouts of anger and derision against the carabinieri.
Word: pollen grain Part of Speech: noun 1. A single male reproductive particle of which the pollen of a plant consists.
Word: Len Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the male given name Leonard. Example: In Princeton marches of eighty-seven, sixty, seventy-six, fifty-two, fifty-eight, thirty-two and sixty-two yards, in which he had the whole-hearted support of a wheed-up Tiger team, Kazmaier passed for three touchdowns, thirty-three and forty-five yards to wingback Dick Pivirotto, four yards to end Len Lyon. 2. A surname. 3. A transliteration of the Russian female given name diminutive Лена (Lena) Labels: colloquial
Word: Lenny Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈlɛni/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Leonard.
Word: red-blooded Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a healthy vigor and spirit. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: The carbon tax won acclaim from self-described socialists and red-blooded libertarians, Democratic senators and Republican secretaries of state, Elon Musk and Janet Yellen. 2. Having an active sex drive; lustful. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: As one of my clients put it, 'I love my wife so much I'm so in love with her but we don't have sex, I only have sex three times a year and I'm a red blooded man I can't deal with that'. Example: A red-blooded American male who once scored with reality TV stars, he [Sean Duffy] is now a devoted dad with his own chicken coop and beehives, publicly pledging his commitment to his wife and their old Chrysler minivan. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, blooded. Labels: not-comparable Example: In five tightly cropped close-ups, terra firma appears to be roiling, more like the surface of a stormy sea than anything you’d want to build a house on. Melted ice cream comes to mind, as does the flesh of red-blooded animals.
Word: flattish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English flattish From flat + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈflætɪʃ/ 1. Somewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word. Labels: not-comparable Example: The hills in that part of Spain are of a queer formation, horseshoe-shaped with flattish tops and very steep sides running down into immense ravines. Example: The cobby cat is a solidly built animal with short, thick legs, broad shoulders and rump, and a short, rounded head with a flattish face.
Word: anesthetized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of anesthetize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: anesthetized Part of Speech: adj 1. Subject to anesthesia 2. Made to be unfeeling, alienated and emotionless. Labels: figuratively Example: Well, look behind the eyes, it's a hollow, hallow, anesthetized, save-my-own-ass-screw-these-guys smoke-and-mirror lockdown.
Word: uncritically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English uncritical Middle English -ly English -ly English uncritically From uncritical + -ly. 1. In an uncritical manner.
Word: hardboiled Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of hard-boiled. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hardboiled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hardboil Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: constitutionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English constitutional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English constitutionality From constitutional + -ity. 1. The status of being constitutional; of being in accord with the provisions of the appropriate constitution. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: unconstitutionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unconstitutional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English unconstitutionality From unconstitutional + -ity. 1. The status of being unconstitutional, or of not being in accord with the provisions of a constitution. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I have heard again and again, remonstrances have been addressed to me more than once, because of the condemnation which Democratic speakers so continually utter about the unnationality as well as the unconstitutionality of the Republican party.
Word: carabinier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French carabinier. 1. Alternative spelling of carabineer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: carabineer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French carabinier, from carabine (“carbine”). By surface analysis, carabine + -eer. Pronunciation: /ˌkæɹ.ə.bəˈnɪə̯/, /ˌkaɹ-/, /-ˈnɪː/, /ˌkæɹ.ə.bəˈnɪ(ə̯)ɹ/, /ˌkɛɹ.ə.bəˈnɪ(ə̯)ɹ/ 1. A cavalry soldier. Labels: historical
Word: income tax return Part of Speech: noun 1. An official document that income tax payers are required to complete to state income amounts, deductions, contributions and related financial information for tax purposes.
Word: solemnization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From solemn + -ization. 1. The performance of a ceremony (in an appropriate and solemn manner), such as performing a marriage. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: snakelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English snake Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English snakelike From snake + -like. 1. Resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky. Example: I could, however, clearly distinguish that the swathed mummy-like form before me was that of a tall and lovely woman, instinct with beauty in every part, and also with a certain snake-like grace which I had never seen anything to equal before. 2. Characteristic of or resembling a snake. Labels: figuratively Example: a snakelike forked tongue Example: Skinks are lizards, but some species have lost their limbs over eons of evolution, giving them a snakelike look.
Word: signaler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English signal Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English signaler From signal + -er. 1. Someone who signals. Labels: US 2. A device that sends a signal. Labels: US
Word: signalers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of signaler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: signaled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of signal Labels: US, form-of, participle, past
Word: shoring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shore Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shoring Part of Speech: noun 1. Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: giant squid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giant + squid from being a gigantic version of the squid. 1. Any of the very large squid, of the genus Architeuthis (family Architeuthidae), that live at great depths, and of which little is known. 2. Any of other large squid of other families, about which less is known. 3. Synonym of Kraken (Norse sea monster) Labels: informal 4. Synonym of Cthulhu (Lovecraftian horror monster) Labels: informal
Word: colossal squid Part of Speech: noun 1. An enormous squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni), of which few specimens have been studied.
Word: paradoxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paradox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colossal squids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colossal squid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: giant squids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of giant squid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carabineers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carabineer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midnight chow Part of Speech: noun 1. A meal served in the mess hall around midnight or later. Labels: US, informal, uncountable Example: 1917, in United States Marine Corps, The Marines Magazine, C. A. Ketcham (1917), page 27, After the ball was over and the taxi-cab was underway some one suggested midnight chow, permitted by the censor. Example: 1957, Walter Sullivan, Quest for a Continent, McGraw-Hill, page 217, Chief Petty Officer Paul Saylor, an electronics technician, and one of his men set out from the Operations Hut for their midnight chow. It was broad daylight, even at that hour, but visibility was literally zero.
Word: hopene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hop + -ene, as found in the hop plant. 1. A pentacyclic triterpene hydrocarbon produced from squalene by a cyclase enzyme. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cyclase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyclo- + -ase or cycle + -ase. 1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the cyclization of a compound
Word: keratinocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English keratin Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English keratinocyte From keratin + -o- + -cyte. 1. A cell in the epidermis that produces keratin; keratinocytes comprise 90% of the epidermis' cells. Example: Recently, activation of Wnt signaling has been reported efficient for intestinalization of human esophageal keratinocytes in vitro [20].
Word: epithelialization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English epithelial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize 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 -ization English epithelialization From epithelial + -ization. 1. The process that covers a wound with epithelial tissue. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of assembling an epithelium from non-epithelial cells, such as in the process of mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: epithelialize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From epithelial + -ize. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -i- + -al + -ize. 1. To cover a wound (or become covered) with epithelial tissue.
Word: neuroectoderm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English ectoderm English neuroectoderm From neuro- + ectoderm. 1. The region of the ectoderm of an embryo that develops into the central nervous system and other nervous tissue Labels: uncountable
Word: mesenchyme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late 19th c.: from meso- (“cellular tissue”) + -enchyme (from parenchyma). 1. That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mesenchymal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mesenchyme + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to the mesenchyme. Labels: not-comparable
Word: placode Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈplækəʊd/ 1. A platelike thickening of the epithelial layer of an embryo from which an organ, especially a sense organ, develops. Labels: comparative Example: The placodes are localized thickenings of the cephalic surface ectoderm. Each placode is formed from a group of cells which gives rise to a specific organ with a given specialized function. Example: 1978, Charles Russell Bardeen, Irving Hardesty, John Lewis Bremer, Edward Allen Boyden (editors), The Anatomical Record, Volume 191, A. R. Liss, page 450, The neural crest cell bodies become more distant from the placode, but their cell processes permeate the increasingly fibrillar extracellular matrix subjacent to the placode.
Word: quasicrystalline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- English crystalline English quasicrystalline From quasi- + crystalline. 1. Of or relating to quasicrystals 2. Structurally similar to a crystal
Word: anti-satellite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + satellite. 1. designed to destroy satellites Labels: not-comparable
Word: halocyclization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English cyclize 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 cyclization English halocyclization From halo- + cyclization. 1. Any reaction that involves both cyclization and halogenation Example: 1995 Maarten H. D. Postema - C-Glycoside Synthesis If the olefin is unsubstituted, then other types of cyclizations can be carried out to affect ring closure, such as halocyclization or mercuriocyclization.
Word: mercuriocyclization Part of Speech: noun 1. Any reaction that involves both cyclization and mercuriation Labels: uncountable Example: 1995 Maarten H. D. Postema - C-Glycoside Synthesis If the olefin is unsubstituted, then other types of cyclizations can be carried out to affect ring closure, such as halocyclization or mercuriocyclization.
Word: mercuriation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mercuriusder. Middle English mercurie English mercury 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 mercuriation From mercury + -ation. 1. Any reaction that introduces a covalent mercury bond into a compound Example: Hiratuka has investigated the mercuriation of aryl arsenicals by mercuric acetate. Example: Mercuriation of nucleic acids is performed after ISH is completed using haptens with SH groups that bing the mercury.
Word: hapten Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Early 20th century: from German Hapten, from Ancient Greek ἅπτειν (háptein, “to fasten”). 1. Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein.
Word: haptenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hapten Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English haptenic From hapten + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a hapten Labels: not-comparable
Word: phosphoramidite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phosphor + amidite. 1. Any amidite formally derived from a phosphite; they are used in the synthesis of nucleic acids etc Example: The resultant phosphoramidite is stable and can be stored in the absence of moisture as a white powder. Example: All the 60-mer length oligonucleotide probes, base-by-base, are printed from digital sequence files and the standard phosphoramidite chemistry used in the reactions allows for high coupling efficiencies . . .
Word: subglacial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *upó From sub- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’) + glacial (“of or relating to glaciers; cold and icy; (figurative) very slow”). Pronunciation: /sʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃl̩/, /sʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃɪ.əl/, /ˌsʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃ(ə)l/ 1. Formed or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice. Labels: not-comparable Example: These streams continue to flow in winter as well as in summer, although in less quantity; […] It is also this melting beneath the ice (subglacial, suppose we call it) which loosens the ice from the ground, and occasions, or rather permits, the perpetual downward movement, with which "The glacier's cold and restless mass / Moves onward day by day." 2. Moving at a rate allegedly slower than a glacier; extremely slow. Labels: excessive, informal, not-comparable Example: Securing political approval for even modest changes to railway organisation and structure has been of sub-glacial speed and complexity since 2004, when Government abolished the Strategic Rail Authority and put itself in charge.
Word: subglacial lake Part of Speech: noun 1. Any lake that is permanently covered by ice.
Word: Waitangi Day Part of Speech: name 1. The national day of New Zealand and a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document. The Treaty made New Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaranteed Māori rights to their land and gave Māori the rights of British citizens.
Word: space opera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American writer Wilson Tucker in 1941, modelled on horse opera (“western”) and soap opera, see quotations. Originally describing a specific, hackneyed science fiction writing style. 1. A subgenre of speculative fiction or science fiction that emphasizes space travel, romantic adventure, and larger-than-life characters often set against vast exotic settings. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: SUGGESTION DEPT: In these hectic days of phrase-coining, we offer one. Westerns are called "horse operas", the morning housewife tear-jerkers are called "soap operas". For the hacky, grinding, stinking, outworn space-ship yarn, or world-saving for that matter, we offer "space opera" Example: A new Netflix TV series of Star Trek has been rumoured. And Christopher Nolan is sending Matthew McConaughey through a wormhole in his new film, Interstellar. Could the space opera be making a comeback? 2. A subgenre of speculative fiction or science fiction that uses serialization. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A work or production in this style. Labels: countable
Word: restitute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French restituer, from Latin restituō (“replace, restore”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛstɪtjuːt/, /ˈɹɛstɪtuːt/ 1. To restore (something) to its former condition. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: reinstitute (sometimes synonymous) Example: Abebaw stated that activities are being done to track down where and with whom the artifacts are collected to return the items that are collected by various institutions and individuals. In this regard, a document listing down these important items was submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as evidence. Recall that many artifacts have been returned through efforts made in the past five years, he said, pointing out those in the hands of various individuals returned voluntarily and through negotiations. Efforts to restitute Ethiopian artifacts listed for auction in various countries will involve legally halting them from sale, he added. 2. To provide recompense for (something). Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonyms: repay, compensate, recompensate, recompense Example: […] when Frederick M. (Bantam) Lyons had rapidly and successively requested, perused and restituted the copy of the current issue of the Freeman's Journal and National Press which he had been about to throw away (subsequently thrown away), he had proceeded towards the oriental edifice of the Turkish and Warm Baths.[…] 3. To provide recompense for (something). Labels: transitive Example: (Mr Mukando): Mr Speaker, Sir, as a result of Government policy to control prices of certain agricultural products, the co-operative unions are annually allocated subsidy funds by Parliament to restitute them for the handling costs they incur while marketing and distributing those controlled commodities such as maize, sunflower, fertilisers and seeds. Example: We were even ordered to restitute the legal costs of the defendants.
Word: restitute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French restituer, from Latin restituō (“replace, restore”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛstɪtjuːt/, /ˈɹɛstɪtuːt/ 1. That which is restored or offered in place of something; a substitute.
Word: sexier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of sexy: more sexy Labels: comparative, form-of Example: Frankly, in any battle for public spending, these other sectors are much sexier politically than railways.
Word: box-office Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of box office. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The modern director who turned Shakespeare into good box-office is Kenneth Branagh with his Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and, to a lesser extent, Hamlet (1996) and Love’s Labours Lost (2000).
Word: Valdosta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after George Troup's plantation in the area, in turn named after the alpine Italian region of Val d'Osta. 1. A city, the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States, population 43,724 (2000 U.S. Census)
Word: xenolog Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of xenologue. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Hahira Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unknown; according to one source, named after a West African village Hairaairee; another links it to the biblical placename Hahiroth, from Hebrew הַחִירֹת. 1. A city in Georgia, United States.
Word: Decatur Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /dɪˈkeɪtə(ɹ)/, /dəˈkeɪtə(ɹ)/ 1. A number of places in the United States. 2. A number of places in the United States. 3. A number of places in the United States. Example: “We are social beings,” Jaime Blandino, a clinical psychologist in Decatur, Georgia, told CNN. “My most extroverted clients are having the hardest time.” 4. A number of places in the United States. 5. A number of places in the United States. 6. A number of places in the United States. 7. A number of places in the United States. 8. A number of places in the United States. 9. A number of places in the United States. 10. A number of places in the United States. 11. A number of places in the United States. 12. A number of places in the United States. 13. A number of places in the United States. 14. A number of places in the United States. 15. A number of places in the United States. 16. A number of places in the United States. 17. A number of places in the United States. 18. A number of places in the United States. 19. A number of places in the United States. 20. A number of places in the United States. 21. A surname.
Word: Marietta Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Marietta. By surface analysis, Maria /Marie /Mary + -etta. Piecewise doublet of Mariette. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛəɹiˈɛtə/, /ˌmɛɹiˈɛtə/, /ˌmɛɚ.iˈɛtə/ 1. Any of a number of places in the USA: 2. Any of a number of places in the USA: 3. Any of a number of places in the USA: 4. Any of a number of places in the USA: 5. Any of a number of places in the USA: 6. Any of a number of places in the USA: 7. Any of a number of places in the USA: 8. Any of a number of places in the USA: 9. Any of a number of places in the USA: 10. Any of a number of places in the USA: 11. Any of a number of places in the USA: 12. Any of a number of places in the USA: 13. Any of a number of places in the USA: 14. Any of a number of places in the USA: 15. Any of a number of places in the USA: 16. Any of a number of places in the USA: 17. Any of a number of places in the USA: 18. A female given name from Italian, a diminutive of Maria.
Word: Warner Robins Part of Speech: name Etymology: The air base in this region was called Wellston Army Air Depot when it opened in 1942. The first commander, Colonel Charles E. Thomas, had it renamed in honor of his mentor, Augustine Warner Robins. 1. A city in Georgia, United States.
Word: Quitman Part of Speech: name Etymology: Places with said name, are likely to be named after American politician John A. Quitman. 1. A surname. 2. A city in Arkansas. 3. A city, the county seat of Brooks County, Georgia, United States. 4. A village in Louisiana. 5. A city, the county seat of Clarke County, Mississippi. 6. A small city, the county seat of Wood County, Texas.
Word: lesbionic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of lesbian + bionic. 1. Lesbian. Labels: humorous Example: So I did the most cliché lesbionic thing a kid could possibly do, besides buy every Ani DiFranco album and become vegetarian: I cut off my dreadlocks. Example: Jolene pulled off Kip's pants, exposing his quivering pink member to the lesbionic onlookers.
Word: Clarksburg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Clark + -s- + -burg. 1. A community in the The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada. 2. A number of places in the United States. Example: Some neighbors are asking officials to pump the brakes on a proposed bike and pedestrian trail that would connect the small town of Clarksburg to the city of West Sacramento, saying the impacts to the surrounding land and community are not worth it. 3. A number of places in the United States. 4. A number of places in the United States. 5. A number of places in the United States. 6. A number of places in the United States. 7. A number of places in the United States. 8. A number of places in the United States. 9. A number of places in the United States. 10. A number of places in the United States. 11. A number of places in the United States. 12. A number of places in the United States.
Word: Fairmont Part of Speech: name 1. A number of places in the United States: 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States:
Word: unresponsive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English responsive English unresponsive From un- + responsive. 1. Not responsive; unreactive. Example: Two women were found unresponsive in a car along with the likely culprit – four coolers of dry ice – Friday morning in Pierce County, Washington, CNN affiliate KOMO reports. 2. Indifferent or apathetic; emotionless.
Word: NYX Part of Speech: name 1. NYSE Group
Word: RDS.A Part of Speech: name 1. Royal Dutch Shell
Word: CVX Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Chevron Corporation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: The companies said the deal will make the new Conoco (COP) the largest independent oil-and-gas company in the United States, with daily production surpassing 1.5 million barrels. (Diversified oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron (CVX) pump more oil.)
Word: WFC Part of Speech: intj 1. Initialism of who fucking cares. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: WFC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Wells Fargo & Company. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Sloan, a three-decade veteran of Wells Fargo (WFC), said it was his decision to relinquish control of Wells Fargo (WFC) as a way to help the bank move forward.
Word: WFC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of women's football club. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DJI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Dow Jones Industrial Average. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: dust-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from dust up. 1. Alternative spelling of dustup. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There's market gardening, a ruined abbey with an isolated belltower, a battlefield trail and festival recalling a dust-up of 1265, and a plaque on the old Midland station.
Word: GCI Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiːˌsiːˈaɪ/ 1. Initialism of Green Cross International. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Grace Communion International. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GCI Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiːˌsiːˈaɪ/ 1. Initialism of ground-controlled interception. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Irish pennant Part of Speech: noun 1. A loose or untidy end of a line or other part of the rigging of a sailing ship Labels: UK 2. A loose thread of a naval or military uniform; also the loose end of any knot not tied properly Labels: UK, US
Word: North Andover Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
Word: IBGE Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Isobutylgermane or Iso-butyl Germane. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: Fall River Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. 2. A river in South Dakota, United States.
Word: New Bedford Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.
Word: Pittsfield Part of Speech: name 1. A number of places in the United States: 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States:
Word: nose ring Part of Speech: noun 1. A ring affixed to the snout of cattle, to make them follow immediately when a chain is attached to the ring. 2. A ring worn on a person's nose, as jewellery. Example: Maybe it’s true that “the Left can’t meme,” if “the Left” refers to the earnest suburban revolutionary with an undercut and a nose ring who typically stalks your replies on X.
Word: paint oneself into a corner Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the idea that a person painting the floor of a room may inadvertently apply the paint over the whole floor and trap themselves in a corner away from any exit, so that to leave the room the person has no choice but to step on the fresh paint and ruin it. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪnt wʌnˈsɛlf ˈɪntʊ ə ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/, /ˈpeɪnt wʌnˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ə ˈkɔɹnɚ/ 1. To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions. Labels: idiomatic Example: The Coens [Coen brothers] write their screenplays in a manner as unorthodox as the films that result from them. […] They paint themselves into a corner, plotwise, then perform whatever literary gymnastics are necessary in order to paint themselves out. Example: [Giuliana] Tedeschi thus rejects the mythicization of the Holocaust, in her book and in others'. By claiming a separate, privileged space for documentary writing and survivor nonfiction, she in effect paints herself into a corner, forced thereafter to deny the presence—even the abundance—of literary tropes and writerly devices in her own work.
Word: accidental point Part of Speech: noun 1. A point on the horizon at which two parallel lines appear to meet.
Word: agreement in principle Part of Speech: noun 1. A legally enforceable, but incompletely specified, agreement between parties that identifies the fundamental terms that are intended to be or are agreed upon.
Word: anticipation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English anticipacioun, from Middle French anticipation and its etymon Latin anticipātiō, anticipātiōnem. Pronunciation: /ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/, /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/, [ɛənˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən], /ænˌtɪs.ə.pæɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the stick. Example: So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery, and your secrecy to the king and queen moult no feather. 2. The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He waited with great anticipation for Christmas to arrive. Example: He waited in anticipation of the arrival of Christmas. 3. Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Prolepsis. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable 5. A non-harmonic tone that is lower or higher than a note in the previous chord and a unison to a note in the next chord. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Hasty notion; intuitive preconception. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: [M]any Men give themſelves up to the firſt anticipations of their minds, and are very tenacious of the Opinions that firſt poſſeſs them; [...]
Word: auction call Part of Speech: noun 1. The option to call a securitized bond usually after a set time period or after the deal's assets have amortized substantially.
Word: autoclitic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + clitic. 1. A verbal behavior that has an organizing function; for example, grammatical and rhetorical sequences can be selected by the speaker so as to achieve a particular goal. This occurs because listeners are strongly affected by the composition of the discourse they are exposed to.
Word: autoclitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + clitic. 1. Of or relating to this behavior. Labels: not-comparable
Word: autoregulatory loop Part of Speech: noun 1. Part of a protein that allows it to regulate its own genetic expression.
Word: Azzopardi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Likely of North Italian origin, from the Langobardic Italian names Azzo (meaning 'noble') and Pardo. It is a rare surname, present in Italy (Sicily), France (Marseille) and Greece (Corfù), areas of Maltese diaspora. It is sometimes said to be of Jewish origin (from sefardi) but this is not considered a reliable etymology as the name was already attested in Malta in 1419-1420. 1. A Maltese surname
Word: Bristol board Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The original Bristol board was made in Bristol, England and was a pasted board made of paper containing rags. 1. A heavyweight paper used for technical drawing, illustration, and other two-dimensional art forms. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: throaty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English throat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English throaty From throat + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈθɹəʊti/ 1. Produced in the throat; having a rough or coarse quality like a sound produced in the throat. Example: A throaty cough. Example: The concluſion of this rambling Letter ſhall be a rhime of certain hard throary^([sic – meaning throaty]) Words which I was taught lately, and they are accounted the difficulteſt in all the whole Caſtilian Language, inſomuch that he who is able to pronounce them, is accounted Buen Romanciſta, a good ſpeaker of Spaniſh: […] 2. Having a dewlap or excess skin hanging under the neck. (of livestock or dogs) Example: Qualities exceptionable in a Herefordshire ox, for grazing. […] The neck short, thick, coarse; loaded with leather and dewlap; “throaty.” Example: […] his flock is not so throaty as Merinos were formerly bred, as he considers throatiness objectionable.
Word: danger pay Part of Speech: noun 1. Extra payment given to anybody, civilian or soldier, who is employed in a situation where the working conditions or locale are considered to be hazardous. Labels: uncountable
Word: arhathood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English arhat Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English arhathood From arhat + -hood. 1. The state of being an arhat. Labels: uncountable
Word: wolverene Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wolverine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: GRASE Part of Speech: adj 1. Acronym of generally regarded as safe and effective. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: greatness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gretnesse, gretnes, greetnesse, from Old English grēatnes. Equivalent to great + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/ 1. The state, condition, or quality of being great Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Due to the greatness of his size, he was an effective bodyguard. Example: greatness of mind 2. Pride; haughtiness. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships.
Word: hind limb Part of Speech: noun 1. A posterior limb on an animal. When referring to quadrupeds, the term hind leg is often instead used. Example: Coordinate term: forelimb
Word: homeless dumping Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: A hospital van dropped off a homeless paraplegic man on Skid Row and left him crawling in the street with nothing more than a soiled gown and a broken colostomy bag.... Police said the incident was a case of "homeless dumping" and were questioning officials from the hospital. Example: Authorities have launched a criminal investigation into suspected dumping of homeless people on Skid Row after police witnessed ambulances leaving five people on a street there during the weekend.
Word: horseplay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A compound of horse + play, possibly from observation of boisterous horses playing, or from its attributive sense "strong, big or coarse". 1. Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm. Labels: uncountable Example: After a little horseplay and floating around, April said "Look over there, it's our skinny dipper." […]
Word: horseplay Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A compound of horse + play, possibly from observation of boisterous horses playing, or from its attributive sense "strong, big or coarse". 1. To engage in horseplay. Labels: intransitive Example: Near-synonym: play fight Example: [S]he arose at seven o'clock and spent the first hour preparing pancakes while Al and Albert horseplayed.
Word: pure as the driven snow Part of Speech: adj Etymology: According to Gary Martin, the term refers to "snow that has blown into drifts and is untrodden and clean". He also notes records of the similar phrase "white as driven snow" since 1611. 1. Extremely pure; totally pure (typically "pure" in the sense of "virtuous"). Labels: not-comparable
Word: thrift shop Part of Speech: noun 1. A shop which sells mainly used goods (especially clothes) at low prices. Labels: Canada, US Example: Some thrift shops, glutted with flimsy, synthetic wares, have stopped accepting fast-fashion donations.
Word: rounder Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English rounder, roundere, equivalent to round + -er (comparative suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊ̯ndəː/, [ˈɹaʊ̯ndəː], /ˈɹæʊ̯ndəː/, [ˈɹæʊ̯ndəː], /ˈɹaːndəː/ 1. comparative form of round: more round Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: rounder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From round + -er (agent suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊ̯ndəː/, [ˈɹaʊ̯ndəː], /ˈɹæʊ̯ndəː/, [ˈɹæʊ̯ndəː], /ˈɹaːndəː/ 1. A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider. Example: My daddy was a rounder, he wore a rounder's hat and coat. 2. A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable. Example: 1923, Traditional(Arr. Fiddlin' John Carson), Casey Jones Come all you rounders if you want to hear A story I'm a-tellin' on a brave engineer Casey Jones was this rounder's name On a six-eight wheeler boys he won his fame... 3. A person who earns a living by playing cards 4. A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments; figuratively, a debaucher or roué Example: 2006, based on traditional, "Cocaine Habit", Old Crow Medicine Show Take a whiff on me Take a whiff on me All you rounders, take a whiff on me Hey, hey, honey, take a whiff on me 5. One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly. Example: […] itt is order'd that 18 Souldiers, 1 Corporall & 1 Rounder goe upon the Sloop […] 6. A tool for making an edge or surface round. 7. A fight lasting a specified number of rounds. Labels: in-compounds Example: Butterbean has been appearing on legitimate boxing cards for years and has, with Dore's astute maneuvering, made a million bucks boxing in four-rounders over the years. 8. A sports league draft selection in a specified round or the player drafted with that selection. Labels: Canada, US, in-compounds, informal Example: It becomes quite apparent that not all first rounders are created equal. A sixth-overall pick is approximately twice as valuable as a 30th-overall selection, which would be important for NHL front offices and outside observers to keep in mind when they casually discuss the idea of trading pending UFA rental players at the cost of a first-rounder.
Word: roundest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of round: most round Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: mathmagician Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mathemagician. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: news correspondent Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who supplies news to a newspaper or a magazine; journalist. 2. A person who sends audio or visual reports to radio or television stations.
Word: ophryon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrús, “brow”) + -(i)on. 1. The point in the brow just above the optic foramen, or eyesocket, and glabella.
Word: oxygen pulse Part of Speech: noun 1. Oxygen uptake per heartbeat at rest.
Word: paralipomena Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek παραλειπόμενα (paraleipómena, literally “things omitted”), from παραλείπω (paraleípō, “to leave out”), from παρά (pará) + λείπω (leípō). Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹəlɪˈpɒmənə/ 1. The different text variants or text witnesses researched when creating a critical edition. Labels: plural, plural-normally 2. Supplementary literary material. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: You are cold, while you yourself fan flames. By all means wrap yourself in your despotic furs, there is no one to whom they are more appropriate, cruel goddess of love and of beauty!—After a while I add a few verses from Goethe, which I recently found in his paralipomena to Faust.
Word: pleuroperitoneal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́)bor. Latin pleurader. English pleuro- English peritoneal English pleuroperitoneal From pleuro- + peritoneal. 1. Relating to the pleuroperitoneum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: podcat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of podcast + cat? Coined by Michael Capson on the radio program Good Morning Dude. 1. A person who is very fond of podcasts, or who listens to podcasts on a regular basis. Labels: slang
Word: scrounge up Part of Speech: verb 1. To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Let me look around and see if I can scrounge up any old blankets for you to take to your picnic.
Word: subperiosteal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English periosteal English subperiosteal From sub- + periosteal. Pronunciation: /ˌsʌbpɛɹiˈɒstɪəl/ 1. Situated under the periosteum. Labels: not-comparable Example: An adult male skeleton from Wharram Percy showed fine-grained subperiosteal deposits of new bone on multiple skeletal elements, together with fine cortical pitting[…].
Word: Wu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 吳 /吴 (Wú). Doublet of O. Pronunciation: /ˈwuː/ 1. Suzhou, a city in southern Jiangsu province in China, whence: Labels: historical 2. Suzhou, a city in southern Jiangsu province in China, whence: Labels: historical 3. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: Example: Linguists say the Wu dialect widely spoken in Shanghai, to take one prominent example, shares only about 31 percent lexical similarity with Mandarin, or roughly the same as English and French. The encounter at the Datian market began when the dumpling seller approached the foreigner with a phrase that sounded like "goodbye" in the Wu dialect. Knowing it must mean something else, the foreigner guessed she was asking his name, and provided it, producing a laugh from the woman who explained, switching to Mandarin, that she had asked if he had eaten lately. 4. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: Labels: historical Example: The finest private gardens were built in Suzhou, a graceful old city with a network of canals and a cultured ambiance. It was founded in the sixth century B.C. as the capital of the kingdom of Wu and flourished as a center of trade and scholarship under successive dynasties. 5. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: 6. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: Labels: historical Example: I deeply regretted having to miss seeing Hsing-ping, a very old town built by the ruler of the Wu Kingdom in the Three Kingdoms period of the third century. 7. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: Labels: historical 8. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: Labels: historical 9. A historic and cultural region of China around the mouth of the Yangtze River, whence: Labels: historical