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Word: glycin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glycine, modified with -in. 1. A phenolic derivative of glycine, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)glycine, used as a photographic developer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Glycin is a versatile paper developer that produces a strong, deep black on bromide papers and brown to sepia tones on warm-tone chloride and chlorobromide papers. Example: Glycin immersed in LN₂ formed an amorphous product. Upon heating to –65 °C an unidentified crystalline phase of glycin was observed, which transformed at ≈ 55 °C to 2-glycin. 2. Misspelling of glycine. Labels: alt-of, countable, misspelling, uncountable Example: The level of glycin (Table 4) in the serum and the plasma of autistic patients does not show consistent changes.
Word: short-circuit operator Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of short circuit operator. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: play one against another Part of Speech: verb 1. To manipulate two persons into competing against one another in a way that benefits the person carrying out the manipulation. Labels: idiomatic Example: You would expect that we would stick together more, but no way Pete! They lie and snitch on each other and so the system has even more control over us by playing us against each other.
Word: Stockholm syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Swedish Norrmalmstorgssyndrom. Named after the robbery of Kreditbanken at the Norrmalmstorg square in Stockholm, Sweden in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28, 1973. Originally, this term was directly translated from Swedish Norrmalmstorgssyndromet as the Norrmalmstorg syndrome, but later Norrmalmstorg was replaced with Stockholm, a word far more commonly known outside Sweden. 1. A psychological condition in which a hostage emotionally bonds to their captor. Labels: uncountable Example: You're suffering from what humans call Stockholm Syndrome: you have bonded with your captors. Example: Natascha Kampusch, the 18 year old Austrian woman who escaped from her kidnapper last week after eight years in captivity,[…] is thought to be suffering from an extreme version of Stockholm syndrome, in which victims begin to associate and sympathise with their attackers.
Word: Stockholm syndrome Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Calque of Swedish Norrmalmstorgssyndrom. Named after the robbery of Kreditbanken at the Norrmalmstorg square in Stockholm, Sweden in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28, 1973. Originally, this term was directly translated from Swedish Norrmalmstorgssyndromet as the Norrmalmstorg syndrome, but later Norrmalmstorg was replaced with Stockholm, a word far more commonly known outside Sweden. 1. To cause someone to become affected by Stockholm syndrome. Labels: informal, transitive Example: The girls, it turns out, found the experience oddly positive, and not because they were brainwashed or Stockholm syndromed. Example: Eventually, you Stockholm Syndromed yourself into believing that what happened to the Bills mattered to your life. Off the top of my head, I can still list more members of the 1990-93 Super Bowl-averse Bills than kids in my Grade 8 class.
Word: cote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cote, from the Old English cote, the feminine form of cot (“small house”); doublet of cot (in the sense of “cottage”) and more distantly related to cottage. Cognate to Dutch kot. Pronunciation: /kəʊt/, /koʊt/ 1. A cottage or hut. 2. A small structure built to contain domesticated animals such as sheep, pigs or pigeons. Example: Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve, / In hurdled cotes.
Word: cote Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See quote. Pronunciation: /kəʊt/, /koʊt/ 1. Obsolete form of quote. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cote Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably related to French côté (“side”) via Middle French costé. Pronunciation: /kəʊt/, /koʊt/ 1. To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get before. Labels: obsolete Example: A dog cotes a hare. Example: We coted them on the way, and hither are they coming.
Word: autokinesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + -kinesis. 1. A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move. Labels: uncountable 2. Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause. Labels: uncountable
Word: soak up Part of Speech: verb 1. To absorb or draw in a substance, especially all of that substance. Example: The tissue soaked up all of the spilled milk. 2. To absorb or deflect a series of actions; to endure a behavior from someone. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Tan was not at Stamford Bridge and Mackay's tactics proved effective as his side soaked up Chelsea's attacks despite conceding the majority of possession, and frequently threatened on the break. 3. To learn, especially passively or eagerly; to allow an experience to affect oneself. Labels: idiomatic 4. To enjoy some effects. Example: soak up the sun Example: Even so, this delightful station is well worth a visit, - either to admire the architecture, sip a coffee from the shop, or just soak up the relaxed atmosphere of the area and watch the birds and other wildlife on the shores right outside the station.
Word: adsorbent Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending to adsorb.
Word: adsorbent Part of Speech: noun 1. The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
Word: affability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English affable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English affability From affable + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌæfəˈbɪlɪti/ 1. The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: O conspiracy, Shamest thou to show thy dangerous brow by night, When evils are most free? O, then by day Where wilt thou find a cavern dark enough To mask thy monstrous visage? Seek none, conspiracy; Hide it in smiles and affability: Example: The Landlady […] was not without some Concern for the Confinement of poor Sophia, of whose great Sweetness of Temper and Affability the Maid of the House had made so favourable a Report, which was confirmed by all the Squire’s Servants […]
Word: adsorption Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Adsorption, from ad- + (Ab)sorption. 1. The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: recklessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną Proto-West Germanic *rōkijan Old English rēċan Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Old English rēċelēas Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Old English rēċelēaslīċe Middle English reklesly English recklessly From Middle English reklesly, from Old English rēcelēaslīce; equivalent to reckless + -ly. 1. In a rash or reckless manner, without regard for cost or consequence Example: Thanks to that penny he had just spent so recklessly [on a newspaper] he would pass a happy hour, taken, for once, out of his anxious, despondent, miserable self. It irritated him shrewdly to know that these moments of respite from carking care would not be shared with his poor wife, with careworn, troubled Ellen. Example: Zoe popped her head up to watch in terror through a little window, as they spread chaos and carnage in their wake, not to mention quite a few broken-off wing mirrors. Burt was driving so recklessly, she was frightened he would kill them both. 2. With contempt for the rights, feelings, or well-being of others.
Word: Soviet Socialist Republic Part of Speech: name 1. Any of the republics belonging to the former Soviet Union. Labels: historical Example: Holonyms: USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Union Example: Meronym: autonomous oblast
Word: Armenian SSR Part of Speech: name 1. One of the 15 Soviet Socialist Republics that made up the former Soviet Union (1920-1991, name changed in 1990). Became independent as the Republic of Armenia in 1991, after the collapse of the USSR.
Word: vividness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin vīviduslbor. English vivid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English vividness From vivid + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being vivid. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I felt light-headed; grotesque hallucinations materialised before me with startling vividness. Example: As the rest of the film was made on location in the railway yards of Havre and not in a studio, and was given a sound-track of penetrating vividness, this whole production gives the closest possible ring of truth of any film about railways.
Word: Azerbaijan SSR Part of Speech: name 1. Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for Azerbaijan while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1936–1991, name changed in 1990).
Word: Byelorussian SSR Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌbjɛləˈrʌʃən.ɛsɛsˈɑ(ɹ)/ 1. Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for Bolshevik Belarus which became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union (1919–1991), member of the United Nations since 1945.
Word: Estonian SSR Part of Speech: name 1. Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Estonia while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1940–1991, name changed in 1990).
Word: Georgian SSR Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Russian Грузи́нская ССР (Gruzínskaja SSR). 1. Abbreviation of Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic: the Republic of Georgia while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1936–1991, name changed in 1990). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical
Word: Kazakh SSR Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkæzæk ˌɛsɛsˈɑ(ɹ)/, /ˈkɑːzɑk ˌɛsɛsˈɑ(ɹ)/ 1. Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Kazakhstan while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1936–1991). Example: Not far inside the USSR, to the south of the Ili on the Turkestan-Siberian Railway, sits Alma-Ata, the capital of the Kazakh SSR. Founded by the Russians a century ago, it contains over 456,000 inhabitants, mainly Russian. From its position, the city is able to command the western approach to the upper Ili.
Word: Kyrgyz SSR Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkɪə(ɹ)ɡɪz ˌɛsɛsˈɑ(ɹ)/, /ˈkɜː(ɹ)ɡɪz ˌɛsɛsˈɑ(ɹ)/ 1. Abbreviation of Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Latvian SSR Part of Speech: name 1. Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, the name of Latvia when it was a member republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1940–1941 and 1944–1991).
Word: Lithuanian SSR Part of Speech: name 1. Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Lithuania while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1940–1991, name changed in 1990).
Word: Moldavian SSR Part of Speech: name 1. Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Moldova while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1940–1941 and 1945–1991).
Word: Russian SFSR Part of Speech: name 1. Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the name for modern day Russia before the collapse of the Soviet Union (1917-1991).
Word: Tajik SSR Part of Speech: name 1. Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Tajikistan while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1924–1991).
Word: Turkmen SSR Part of Speech: name 1. Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Turkmenistan while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1925–1991).
Word: Ukrainian SSR Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Uzbek SSR Part of Speech: name 1. Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Uzbekistan while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1924-1991).
Word: programmers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of programmer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unswerving 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 swerving English unswerving From un- + swerving. 1. Not deviating; not yielding or straying or varying. Example: They followed the ritual with unswerving faith.
Word: reverberation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/, /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/, /ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/ 1. A violent oscillation or vibration. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy. 2. An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The reverberation that followed Marilyn's shout filled the cavern. 3. The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Like the several reverberations of the same image from two opposite looking glasses. 4. An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day.
Word: avatars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avatar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mahseer Part of Speech: noun 1. An endangered large-scaled carp of the family Cyprinidae, found in rivers and lakes of India, Malaysia, and Southern Asia generally, valued as a game fish.
Word: rotogravure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Rotogravur, derived from the Berlin printing firm Rotogravur Deutsche Tiefdruck Gesellschaft, the name of which is conjectured to be a portmanteau of Rotophot and Deutsche Photogravur. 1. A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders. Labels: uncountable 2. A print made by such a method. Labels: countable Example: On the avenue, Fifth Avenue, the photographers will snap us, And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure. Example: On the desk before her lay the rotogravure section of the Sunday Chronicle.
Word: permissive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French permissif. Pronunciation: /pəˈmɪsɪv/, /pəɹˈmɪsɪv/ 1. Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient. Example: For neither Man nor Angel can discern / Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks / Invisible, except to God alone, / By his permissive will, through Heaven and Earth; Example: "Permissive" working allows more than one train to be in a block section at one time but trains must be run at low speed in order to stop on sight behind the train in front. Such working is often authorised to allow freight trains to "bunch" together to await a path through a bottleneck instead of being strung out over several block sections, as would be necessary if absolute working were in force. 2. Open to the public by permission of the landowner. Example: Many permissive paths work well and have done for a significant amount of time, enhancing or connecting our network of public footpaths, byways and bridleways, however unevenly distributed. 3. That allows the replication of viruses.
Word: permissive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French permissif. Pronunciation: /pəˈmɪsɪv/, /pəɹˈmɪsɪv/ 1. A grammatical form indicating that an action is permitted by the speaker.
Word: predisposed 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 disposed English predisposed From pre- + disposed. 1. Inclined. 2. Made susceptible to. Example: Not only for the adult excluded from work because of his infirmity, but also for the child excluded from the school because of its being tuberculous or predisposed must suitable provision for its cure and education be provided in preventorial and open air schools, the value of which has already been emphasized.
Word: predisposed 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 disposed English predisposed From pre- + disposed. 1. simple past and past participle of predispose Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wakey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English wake Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wakey From wake + -y (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈweɪ.ki/, /ˈwæɪ.ki/ 1. The day on which one wakes up and travels home. Labels: no-plural, slang Example: 'You beauty, only 364 and a wakey to go,' the countdown had begun and would continue, as few days passed without someone calling the time. I spared a thought for our temporary enemy whose tour would endure to the end of the war[…] Example: Morale was also usually high, helped by the men's recognition that their service in Vietnam had strict limits – one year, or, to use a soldiers' expression of the time, 364 days and a 'wakey' (the day the men woke to prepare to fly out).
Word: wakey Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree English wake Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wakey From wake + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms). Pronunciation: /ˈweɪ.ki/, /ˈwæɪ.ki/ 1. Used to encourage someone to wake up. Labels: childish, colloquial Example: “Wakey Brother Monster,” he said to Rose as he spread his replacement piece of toast. Example: 'Come on now, wakey!' called Diane, who was already up and dashing round the room.
Word: erotology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eroto- + -ology. 1. The study of sexual stimuli and behaviour. Labels: uncountable Example: A Hindu manual of erotology suggests boiled ghee, drunk in the morning, in the spring time, as a healthful, strengthening beverage.
Word: bodi Part of Speech: noun 1. Asparagus beans. Labels: Trinidad-and-Tobago, uncountable
Word: sistren Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sustren, plural of suster influenced by Old Norse systirin, plural of systir; the Old English plurals (of sweostor) were ġesweostor, ġesweostra, and ġesweostru. Analysable as sister + -en (plural ending). 1. plural of sister Labels: archaic, form-of, plural Example: My wyfe to have my dwelling house during her widowhood, that is to say, the hall, the parlor, and the small seller: to my sistren Catheryn and Ellen Tyrry their grinding in my myll during their lives, paying noo toll nor multhe money. Example: 2003 April 16 (airdate). Angel (TV series), episode "The Magic Bullet" LORNE: Blessings and moon pies, brethren and sistren!
Word: sistren Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sustren, plural of suster influenced by Old Norse systirin, plural of systir; the Old English plurals (of sweostor) were ġesweostor, ġesweostra, and ġesweostru. Analysable as sister + -en (plural ending). 1. The (female) body of members, especially of a sorority or religious order. Labels: figuratively, plural, plural-only Example: […] teachers, parents, and above all his classmates the seething masses of dutiful zombies and sistren of the Evervirgin Sorority.
Word: sistren Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sustren, plural of suster influenced by Old Norse systirin, plural of systir; the Old English plurals (of sweostor) were ġesweostor, ġesweostra, and ġesweostru. Analysable as sister + -en (plural ending). 1. A close female friend, family member, or comrade. Labels: Rastafari Example: Come out of the dark and come into the light, sistren.
Word: Bernhard Part of Speech: name Etymology: German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Jewish surname, from an old Germanic name composed of *bernuz (“bear”) + *harduz (“hardy, brave”). Compare Bernard, Barnard, Barnhard, Barnhart, Benhardt. 1. A surname.
Word: bernard Part of Speech: noun 1. Shortened form of Saint Bernard (the dog).
Word: anormal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French anormal and probably also partly Latin anōrmālis, equivalent to a- + normal. 1. Not according to normality; abnormal. Labels: obsolete
Word: dum dum bullet Part of Speech: noun 1. Hollow-point or soft-point bullet designed to expand on impact. Labels: slang
Word: anti-homosexualism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + homosexualism. 1. Homophobia; prejudice against homosexual (gay) people. Labels: dated, rare, uncountable Example: I write 'homosexuality ' with some trepidation, since anti-homosexualism is a prejudice as discreditable as anti-semitism; and I am not the late Roy Campbell. Recent legislation, though, makes a difference, lightening matters for critics, and biographers as well. If a heterosexual subject went markedly after women, his biographer will usually say so. It may be relevant; and It may be no less relevant if a subject of a different constitution went 'markedly after men. Example: Such terrors about people with aids are only a blurred line away from anti-homosexualism. Violence against homosexuals has risen.
Word: head-up display Part of Speech: noun 1. A semitransparent graphical and textual display of information projected upon the field of view of a pilot of an aircraft. 2. A type of radar or electronic chart display where the top of the display always represents the direction the vessel is heading. 3. A display of score, status, etc. superimposed over the playfield.
Word: boondoggling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of boondoggle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: paraquat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a trademark. 1. A poisonous yellow herbicide derived from bipyridine Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: commensurable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin Latin commensurabilis (“having a common measure”) in 1550s, from Latin com- (“with”) + mensurabilis (“measurable”). Equivalent to com- + mensurable. 1. Able to be measured using a common standard. Example: A yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches. 2. Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate. Example: His salary is commensurable to his ability. 3. (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ Example: The numbers 12 and 18 are commensurable, as both are divisible by 6, while 12 and 19 are incommensurable.
Word: combe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English coumbe, cumbe, from Old English cumb, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kumbaz; compare Dutch kom (“bowl, basin”), German Kump (“vessel”). Related to Welsh cwm (“a hollow valley”), Ancient Greek κύμβη (kúmbē, “hollow”), Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha, “a pot, jug”), etc. through Proto-Indo-European *ḱumbʰ-. Pronunciation: /kuːm/ 1. A valley, often wooded and often with no river Example: its long, latticed window [...] looked out on a wild spreading view of hill and heather and wooded combe. Example: gradual rise the shelving combe displayed. 2. A cirque.
Word: coombe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of combe. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: plamasser Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who convinces another to do something by means of sweet talk and flattery. Example: Pat just frowned, thinking there was no better plamasser than Franky when he was up to no good. Example: To that I would add that he has a robust Ulsterman's detestation both of plamas and of plamassers.
Word: lagering Part of Speech: noun 1. The stage in the manufacture of a lager beer when it is stored at a low temperature for maturing and clarification Labels: uncountable
Word: lagering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lager Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: assumed name Part of Speech: noun 1. An alias, especially one adopted in order to deceive others. Example: Spy Lu Defeng, who was arrested by the Dandong City Public Security Bureau, is also called Lu Yongde. His assumed name is Fan Zheng and his code is 8977. He is a male, 50 years old and a native of Kuandian County. Before being arrested, he was a teacher of the workers' education section of the Dandong City paper pulp plant.
Word: Lallans Part of Speech: name 1. The Scots language or a literary form based on the Lowland Scots dialects of Scotland.
Word: Ullans Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scots Ullans, or an acronym of "Ulster-Scots language in literature and native speech". Pronunciation: /ˈʌlənz/ 1. A variety of the Scots language spoken in Northern Ireland (Ulster). Example: The Northern song repertoire include those from Scotland which include some Scottish texts, those written in Ulster including some of the Ullans language, the religious Presbyterian songs sung in the Ullans language, and songs sung in Ulster English.
Word: chlorinity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English chlorine Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English chlorinity From chlorine + -ity. 1. A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chlorosity Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of chlorine and other halides in one litre of seawater Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: JO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of jerk off. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable 2. Initialism of job order. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. A job order employee. Labels: Philippines, countable, uncountable 4. Initialism of job offer. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Abbreviation of jail officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 6. Abbreviation of junior officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: bodhi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi). Doublet of synonymous bodai, which came via Japanese. Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊdi/, /ˈbɒdi/ 1. The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bodhi tree Part of Speech: noun 1. The Indian fig tree, sacred fig, Ficus religiosa, that is sacred to Buddhism. 2. The specific fig tree under which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment; the descendant of that tree on the same spot at Bodh Gaya.
Word: above the fold Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Situated in the upper half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, and thus more prominent, as the lower half is not usually visible when the folded newspaper is displayed for sale. 2. By extension, situated near the top of a web page or application screen; not requiring scrolling. See above the scroll. 3. Occupying an exclusive position of relative prominence
Word: acid jazz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Humorously coined by DJ Gilles Peterson after blending jazz records with acid house in 1988. 1. A genre of popular music combining jazz with elements of soul music, funk and disco. Labels: uncountable
Word: zero-emission vehicle Part of Speech: noun 1. A vehicle that does not emit exhaust gas or other pollutants from the onboard source of power.
Word: photochemical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus English -al English chemical English photochemical From photo- + chemical. 1. Of, relating to, or produced by photochemistry or by photochemical reactions. Labels: not-comparable Example: The O–O bond in benzoyl peroxide and the C–N bonds in AIBN homolyze under thermal or photochemical conditions. Example: Between 1826 and 1837, Nicéphore Niépce, credited with taking the first successful photograph, in 1827, and Louis Daguerre, the most famous photographic innovator of his day, found that silver iodide was especially light sensitive, and they used this discovery as the basis for their early work, which even then had begun to gain international notice. By 1842, others found that when sunlight hit a gelatin emulsion containing silver iodide, soon to be called a daguerreotype plate, it induced a photochemical reaction. Practical photography was born.
Word: photochemical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus English -al English chemical English photochemical From photo- + chemical. 1. Any chemical compound (such as silver halides) used in photography. Example: […] Kodak's production of photochemicals, and Sheppard worked out a method of suspending pulverized coal in fuel oil for use in U.S. Navy ships. By the spring of 1918 Sheppard had developed a collodial mixture containing chemical […] Example: Troubleshooting emulsion artifacts: Many problems will be averted by consulting Kodak materials and Reference 4 before the first experiment. Because nuclear track emulsions are very sensitive to chemical contaminants, especially metals and photochemicals, Kodak recommends three controls for every experiment: blank, charged slides (no tissue), charged slides with unlabeled tissues (not hybridized), and charged slides with hybridized (radioactive) tissue sections.
Word: photochemical reaction Part of Speech: noun 1. Any chemical reaction initiated by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation to form an excited state
Word: photochemistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English chemistry English photochemistry From photo- + chemistry. 1. The study of photochemical reactions. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: “3D photochemistry plays a huge role because it provides heating or cooling, which can affect the thermodynamics and perhaps the atmospheric composition of a planetary system,” Chen said.
Word: photochemical smog Part of Speech: noun 1. Air pollution caused by photochemical reactions involving hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and other pollutants, especially in still air over cities. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: photochromic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, related to, or produced by photochromism 2. Relating to the part of a molecule responsible for its photochromism
Word: photochromism Part of Speech: noun 1. The reversible transformation of the optical properties of a material when exposed to electromagnetic radiation, especially the reversible darkening of a plastic lens when exposed to sunlight. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bunny girl Part of Speech: noun 1. A club hostess or other female entertainer wearing a sexually provocative outfit with rabbit-like ears and tail. Labels: slang
Word: photoclinometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English clinometry English photoclinometry From photo- + clinometry. 1. The estimation of slope information by the analysis of brightness distribution in a photograph of a geologic surface (such as a lunar crater) Labels: uncountable
Word: aide-mémoire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French aide-mémoire (literally “memory aid”). Pronunciation: /ˌeɪd.mɛmˈwɑː/ 1. A memory aid; a reminder or memorandum, especially a book or document serving this purpose. 2. A document circulated in a meeting or summit for discussion purposes. Example: In August, Finance Minister Larry Howai signed an aide-mémoire with the IDB for the bank to provide funding and expertise to the government to develop its Public/Private Sector Partnership Programme (PPP).
Word: sea-weed Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of seaweed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sea-weeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea-weed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seaweeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seaweed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of waw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: antennae Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ænˈtɛni/, /ænˈtɛnaɪ/, /ænˈtɛneɪ/ 1. plural of antenna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hooses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flitting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flit Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English flitting From flit + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈflɪtɪŋ/, /-ɾɪŋ/ 1. gerund of flit: the motion of something that flits. Labels: form-of, gerund Example: the flittings of birds Example: After the flitting of the bats, / When thickest dark did trance the sky, / She drew the casement-curtain by, / And glanced athwart the glooming flats. 2. The act of moving from one residence to another; moving house. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland Example: Uncle Billy came home for the weekend to help with the flitting.
Word: flitting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English flit Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English flitting From flit + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈflɪtɪŋ/, /-ɾɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of flit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flitting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English flit Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English flitting From flit + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈflɪtɪŋ/, /-ɾɪŋ/ 1. Brief, likely to be of short duration. Example: Poor Margarita's flitting life appeared to concentrate all its powers for this long desired visit, and her eyes seemed to emit a supernatural light, when they were indeed assured that Glentworth stood before her;...
Word: administratively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English administrative Middle English -ly English -ly English administratively From administrative + -ly. Pronunciation: /ədˈmɪnɪstɹətɪvli/ 1. In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration. Labels: not-comparable Example: The country is divided administratively into 12 districts. Example: ICE has begun asking immigration courts to reopen administratively closed deportation cases against DACA recipients who continue to have no criminal record, or only a minor record.
Word: admonishment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English admonish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English admonishment From admonish + -ment. 1. The act of admonishing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: adorableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adorable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English adorableness From adorable + -ness. Pronunciation: /əˈdɔːɹəbəlnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being adorable. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: adulatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin adulatorius. Pronunciation: /ˈædjʊlət(ə)ɹi/, /ˈædjʊləˌtɔɹi/, /ˌædjʊˈleɪtəɹi/ 1. Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering. Example: adulatory comments Example: adulatory remark
Word: adulterant Part of Speech: noun 1. That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something. Example: With regard to the presence of opium in ale, it appears to form a very deleterious adulterant; Example: Potato-flour is the waste of potato after the starch and alcohol have been extracted; it has no more food value than so much wood, and as its use as a food adulterant is a penal offence in Europe, thousands of tons of it are shipped to America every year.
Word: advantageously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English advantageous Middle English -ly English -ly English advantageously From advantageous + -ly. 1. In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner. Example: […] ſtill he thought no more than that being ſo young, the largeneſs of his machine (for few men could diſpute ſize with him) made all the difficulty, and that poſſibly I had not been enjoy’d by any ſo advantageouſly made in that part as himſelf; […]
Word: adventuresome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From adventure + -some. Pronunciation: /ədˈvɛntʃəɹsəm/, /ədˈvɛntʃəsəm/ 1. Characterised or marked by adventure. Example: Life is more adventuresome with you! 2. Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold. Example: GWM-30's sks travel companion -- must be adventuresome & self-supporting. Example: Plans for the sestercentennial will be informed by values that are central to the College’s mission—a vital engagement with the liberal arts, a profound sense of place, enduring fellowship, and an adventuresome spirit.
Word: adventurousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adventurous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English adventurousness From adventurous + -ness. 1. The quality of being adventurous. Labels: uncountable
Word: adverbially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English adverbial Middle English -ly English -ly English adverbially From adverbial + -ly. 1. As, or in the manner of, an adverb. Labels: not-comparable Example: Here the use is not part of a predication but does not seem to be merely adverbially subordinate.
Word: adverseness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adverse Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English adverseness From adverse + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being adverse, or opposed. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: advisably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English advisable Middle English -ly English -ly English advisably From advisable + -ly. 1. Wisely, in an advisable manner.
Word: advisedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English advised Middle English -ly English -ly English advisedly From advised + -ly. Pronunciation: /ədˈvaɪ.zɪd.li/ 1. With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing. Example: […] seeing in many such occasions of common life we advisedly do renounce or waive our own opinions, absolutely yielding to the direction of others Example: The tongue is a sharp and parlous weapon, which we are bound to keep up in the sheath, or never to draw forth but advisedly, and upon just occasion; it must ever be wielded with caution and care: to brandish it wantonly, to lay about with it blindly and furiously, to slash and smite therewith any that happeth to come in our way, doth argue malice or madness. 2. As prescribed by an authority, especially a dictionary Example: By contrast, unelemental philosophy no longer has as its focal point humanity's relation to the world. Man (I use this term advisedly) becomes an analysing spectator of his existence, as opposed to a participant in it. Example: Now when I say the seal is vicious I use the term advisedly, according to Webster's 9th New Collegiate, definition 4b
Word: atheisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atheism Labels: form-of, plural Example: In short, our contention here is that theism is not only the affirmation of belief against non-belief, it is also the only rational presupposition against the two reductionist atheisms: materialism and humanism, and against the two inflated atheisms: pantheism and ultra-supernaturalism.
Word: pantheisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pantheism Labels: form-of, plural Example: One need only think of various Eastern pantheisms in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist traditions or of the Western pantheisms associated with negative theology.
Word: deisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deism Labels: form-of, plural Example: If we follow the most enlightened and indulgent of deisms, prepared to believe at once in the Communion of Saints and the Great Wheel of the Tao, then we will reject, as fruit of error, the massacre of infidels and heretics.
Word: pandeisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pandeism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monotheisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monotheism Labels: form-of, plural Example: Thus there developed in the midst of the polytheism in what we provincially call the ancient world two chief monotheisms, one religious and the other metaphysical. Shailer Mathews, The Growth of the Idea of God (1931) p. 116.
Word: photocoagulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English coagulation English photocoagulation From photo- + coagulation. 1. A surgical procedure in which a tumour, or diseased retinal tissue, is destroyed by using a laser. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: photocoagulator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English coagulator English photocoagulator From photo- + coagulator. 1. An instrument containing a laser, or a xenon flash lamp, which is used in photocoagulation.
Word: aigrette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French aigrette (“egret”). Doublet of egret. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.ɡɹɛt/, /eɪˈɡɹɛt/ 1. A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair. Example: This bauble, said he, shewing me an elegant sprig of diamonds, is an aigret, sent in last week by a lady of quality, who has ever since kept home with her head muffled up in a double clout for a pretended fit of the tooth-ache. Example: His turban, furled in many a graceful fold, / An emerald aigrette, with Haidée's hair in't, / Surmounted as its clasp […] 2. The lesser white heron. Example: Birds of many kinds skimmed the weedy flats. George pointed out a flock of aigrets, the beautiful wild fowl with the priceless plumes. 3. The feathery crown of some seeds (such as the dandelion).
Word: aimlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aim Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English aimless Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English aimlessness From aimless + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Some fans may have mistaken the album’s floatiness for aimlessness, but Mr. Mercer’s songs have never been sneakier, or prettier.
Word: xenon flash lamp Part of Speech: noun 1. A lamp that produces a very short, but very intense, flash of white light; used in photography and in photocoagulation
Word: airiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English airy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English airiness From airy + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈeə(ɹ)ˌɪi.nəs/ 1. The quality of being airy. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The quality of being light in quality or manner. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Insubstantiality. Labels: figuratively, uncountable, usually
Word: insubstantiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English insubstantial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English insubstantiality From insubstantial + -ity. 1. The state or quality of being insubstantial. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: airplay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + play. 1. The playing of a particular song, band or genre on the radio, or the frequency with which it is played. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Country music gets more airplay than heavy metal. Example: During the summer of 1961, Gary U.S. Bonds—he had come up with that name for himself in the hopes that his songs would get more airplay if radio programmers and listeners mistakenly assumed he had a connection to United States Saving Bonds […]
Word: fallacies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fallacy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deciphered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of decipher Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: With some difficulty they deciphered the scrawl, and instantly proceeded to carry its advice into execution.
Word: pillaging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pillage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: factories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of factory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: simmering Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɪməɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of simmer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: simmering Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪməɹɪŋ/ 1. The act of something that simmers. Example: The women's insistence since 1992 on justice for Palestinians predicted the political simmerings that would accompany partial justice and a limited peace process […]
Word: momenta Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of momentum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bluejay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blue + jay. 1. Alternative spelling of blue jay. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bluejays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bluejay (alternative spelling of blue jays). Labels: form-of, plural