nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hatif Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic هَاتِف (hātif, “shouting”). 1. A mysterious prophetic voice heard at night and in the desert. It figures in Arabian folklore.
Word: Abe Lincoln Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the portrait of Abraham Lincoln featured on them. 1. A United States five-dollar bill. Labels: US, slang Example: I could do with a little change myself tonight—a few Abe Lincolns and some tens. Example: He knew he’d probably drop a couple of Abe Lincolns or maybe even an Andrew Jackson on bets, as Preston fanned down a row of cans and bottles while his bullets strayed harmlessly into tree trunks and Mother Earth, but any connection was worth it. 2. A penny (United States coin). Labels: US, rare, slang Example: For a minute I though we were talking about the "What The!?" series. That would have to be the one with Toast Rider and his Pennies stare. There's just something about a flaming piece of toast riding the highway shooting Abe Lincolns out of his eyes. HA! HA!. Example: When we think about penny slot machines, the first thing that comes to mind is the image of inserting a few “Abe Lincolns” into the machine and spinning the wheel in hopes of winning a few bucks.
Word: heurism Part of Speech: noun 1. Knowledge derived from empirical study and practical adoption of experience. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Mason jar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American tinsmith John Landis Mason (1832–1902), who first invented and patented it in 1858. 1. A glass jar with a screw top, often used for preserving food. Labels: Canada, US Example: Yesterday, I went outside / With my momma's mason jar / Caught a lovely butterfly
Word: high-marking Part of Speech: noun 1. An activity specific to snowmobiling, where a snowmobile attempts to ride as far as possible up a steep slope, then turn and come down without rolling or stalling on the hill. Labels: uncountable
Word: histography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From histo- + -graphy. 1. The process of describing or creating pictures of biological tissues and cells. Labels: uncountable
Word: New Orleanian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or relating to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Labels: not-comparable
Word: New Orleanian Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of New Orleans. Example: Stella wouldnʼt remember [...] the framed photographs of famous New Orleanians.
Word: holy guacamole Part of Speech: intj 1. An exclamation said when surprised, used when in shock or disbelief. Labels: slang Example: Holy guacamole, that's a big fish! Example: Holy guacamole, Batman—do you suppose they're planning to rush up here and take back Texas?
Word: nail polish Part of Speech: noun 1. A cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Per Talking Points Memo, the PolitiChicks are promoting their new book about this new flavor of "pro-woman" feminism, which is a term conservatives have been flinging around for the last few years in pursuit of the elusive female vote that implies that the other kind of feminism is for anti-feminine (or possibly lesbo-sexual) crew cut-havers who want to abolish long hair and nail polish and girly laughter and the general concept of love.
Word: Homer nods Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: See even Homer nods. Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊmə ˈnɒdz/, /ˈhoʊməɹ ˈnɑdz/ 1. Alternative form of even Homer nods (“not even the most vigilant and expert are immune to error”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Horace acknowledges that honeſt Homer''' nods ſometimes: He is not equally awake in every Line: […] Example: Thoſe are but Stratagems which Errors ſeem, / Nor is it Homer Nods, but We that Dream.
Word: Homerism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Homer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Homerism From Homer + -ism. 1. A word or phrase characteristic of the writings of Homer. Labels: countable 2. The miming of scenes from one of Homer's epics. It was common in Greek- and Roman-era pagan festivals. Labels: uncountable
Word: overwork Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English overwerken, possibly from Old English oferwyrċan (“to overwork, overlay”), equivalent to over- + work. Cognate with Dutch overwerken (“to overwork”). Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/, /ˌoʊvɚˈwɝk/ 1. To make (someone or something) work too hard. Labels: transitive Example: to overwork a horse Example: For some years locomotives and coaches have been overworked and undermaintained to a degree without precedent in British railway history, and the leeway in maintenance now to be made up is very great. 2. To work too hard. Labels: intransitive 3. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour. Labels: transitive Example: My days with toil are overwrought. 4. To decorate all over. Labels: transitive
Word: overwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English overwerc, from Old English oferweorc, oferġeweorc (“an overwork, superstructure, tomb”), equivalent to over- + work. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəˌwɜːk/, /ˈoʊvɚˌwɝk/ 1. A superstructure. Labels: uncountable 2. Excessive work. Labels: uncountable Example: Various disordered conditions consequent upon overwork, which are characteristic of modern civilisation. Example: He says that more men are killed by overwork than the importance of this world justifies. He maintains that overwork slew Pansay who died under his hands about three years ago.
Word: homo politicus Part of Speech: noun 1. The stereotypical behaviour of people in a political setting. Labels: derogatory 2. In political science a concept coined by Aristotle that posits that man is essentially a political animal.
Word: homonomous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”). 1. Homologous parts having the same features or functions Labels: not-comparable 2. Homologous parts on the same body, especially when arranged along the long axis. Labels: not-comparable 3. Misspelling of homonymous. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable
Word: quadruplication Part of Speech: noun 1. multiplication by four Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reformer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English reform 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 reformer From reform + -er. 1. One who reforms, or who works for reform. Example: Among the frontrunners before the conclave began were Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state; Luis Antonio Tagle, a reformer from the Philippines; Péter Erdő, a traditionalist from Hungary; Robert Sarah, a cardinal from Guinea who criticised Francis’s papacy; and the moderate US cardinal Robert Prevost. 2. One who was involved in the Reformation. Labels: historical Example: […] for I long to ſee a larke without a creaſt, and would travaile farre to diſcoover a reformer without a fault, […] 3. A device which converts hydrocarbons into a hydrogen-rich mixture of gases. Example: The fuel reformer works somewhat like catalytic converters in cars. In the gasoline reformer, vaporized gasoline is mixed with steam and air before traveling through a cylinder packed with the new Argonne catalyst. The result is a hydrogen-rich gas that is further processed in subsequent chemical steps and is then fed to the fuel cell. 4. A device used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high-octane liquid products called reformates. Example: Deisohexanizer bottoms are routed to the continuous reformer, where the octane of the stream is upgraded chiefly by conversion of naphthenes and paraffins to high octane aromatic compounds.
Word: quirkiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quirky 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 quirkiness From quirky + -ness. 1. The state of being quirky. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Your quirkiness is so endearing. Example: Chacombe: The one-bedroomed holiday home built into the mouth of the Great Central Railway tunnel, on the former Banbury-Northampton route, has won a number of awards for its quirkiness. 2. A specific quirky aspect of a person or thing. Labels: countable, usually Example: "There are certain quirkinesses, but he is a very good neighbor."
Word: hyletics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See hyletic, hylic (hyle + -tic + -s). 1. The study of matter or raw impressions of an intentional act; the abstraction from the form. Labels: uncountable
Word: reshaping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reshape Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reshaping Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which something is reshaped. Example: Near-synonym: recontouring Example: In one sense or another, each of the stories is about the creation of private fictions, reshapings of the world in order to make it walkable.
Word: reeducate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English educate English reeducate From re- + educate. 1. To educate or teach again, especially in order to remove bad practices. Labels: transitive 2. To rehabilitate. Labels: transitive
Word: scorched Part of Speech: adj 1. Dried, damaged or burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat.
Word: scorched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scorch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: westernization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English western 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 westernization From western + -ization. 1. The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I would argue that Westernization as a cultural attribute was less important than the fact that these men had skills disposing them to what rule-based government and^([sic]) fear 'demagocracy' ) Example: According to anthropology professor Peter Rigby, the Maasai's resistance to Westernization and their reluctance to enter the market system is ethnosuicide.
Word: vulgarization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vulgar 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 vulgarization From vulgar + -ization. 1. The process of making something vulgar, especially by using the language of ordinary people. Labels: British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable 2. The process of making something accessible and attractive to the general public; the popular-science presentation of a topic, its popularization. Labels: British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncommon, uncountable
Word: all over with Part of Speech: adj 1. Completely finished; over. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: When the event is all over with, make sure that the place is cleaned up and the lights are turned off.
Word: crater lake Part of Speech: noun 1. A lake that has formed in the caldera of a volcano. Example: “Take it up!” Saal shouted forward, and they accelerated away, the structure dwindling at the top of the falls, the crater lake falling into the distance.
Word: deactivation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active 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 active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate ▲ English -ation English -ion English activation English deactivation From de- + activation. Pronunciation: /ˌdiːæktɪˈveɪʃən/ 1. The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: findable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English fyndable, fyndeable, equivalent to find + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪndəbəl/ 1. Able to be found. Example: “But you did a fine job being findable—stayed on camera, stayed still. I only lost you for a few minutes.”
Word: Pan-deism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pandeism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Pan-Deism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pandeism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pan-deism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pandeism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: "I first came upon this extension of ecumenism into pan-deism among some Roman Catholic scholars interested primarily in the "reunion of the churches," Roman, Orthodox, Anglican." . . . . "We may perhaps ask what is the ultimate aim of the Curia in promoting the pan-deist movement." Father Charles A. Bolton in "Beyond the Ecumenical: Pan-deism?" in Christianity Today, 1963, page 21.
Word: pan-deist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pandeist. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "I first came upon this extension of ecumenism into pan-deism among some Roman Catholic scholars interested primarily in the "reunion of the churches," Roman, Orthodox, Anglican." . . . . "We may perhaps ask what is the ultimate aim of the Curia in promoting the pan-deist movement."
Word: Pan-Deist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pandeist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pan-deists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pan-deist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poly-deism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of polydeism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Pan-Deists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pan-Deist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sun room Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sun + room. 1. Alternative form of sunroom. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pandeistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English pandeistical Middle English -ly English -ly English pandeistically From pandeistical + -ly. Pronunciation: /pændiːˈɪstɪkli/ 1. in a pandeistic manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: belt-drive Part of Speech: noun 1. Any mechanism that uses a continuous belt through which power is transmitted.
Word: Italianize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English Italian 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 Italianize From Italian (“of or pertaining to Italy”) + -ize (“to make”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈtæljəˌnaɪz/ 1. To give something Italian characteristics Labels: transitive 2. To adopt an Italian way of life, or Italian manners Labels: intransitive
Word: pandeistical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pandeist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pandeistic English -al English pandeistical From pandeistic + -al. Pronunciation: /pænˈdeɪˈɪsˈtɪkəl/ 1. Alternative form of pandeistic Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: big picture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a figurative sense of picture meaning "situation." First attested in 1904. Pronunciation: /bɪɡ ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/ 1. The totality of a situation. Example: I do not care whether it is placed or not, if I get my stuff to that ship. Now, it is my job to look at the big picture. Example: We need somebody who will overlook the petty details, look at the big picture, decide what is necessary to end the war, make a plan, 2. The main film in a double feature. Labels: Ireland, UK, dated 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, picture.
Word: deactivating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deactivate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: class act Part of Speech: noun 1. An excellent performance. Example: Tairawhiti Cultural Development Trust chairman Maui Tangohau said it was a class act by the national champions. 2. Someone or something whose performance is excellent. Example: Rice is maturing at such a rate that he is now indispensable. Yes, these qualifiers may not be the most exacting examinations but he has also looked a class act at club level under manager David Moyes this season. 3. Someone or something who is generally well-mannered, conscientious, etc. Labels: sarcastic, sometimes Example: You can count on Sam to help out afterwards, he's a real class act. Example: Oh yeah, they're a real class act; they left their garbage all over the grass.
Word: play second fiddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the second violin in an orchestra. 1. To play a subsidiary or subordinate role to someone or something else. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: She had been mistress of the farm so long that it would be hard for her to play second fiddle, but give her time and she'd be as good as new butter and as nice as ninepence, he said. Example: Christmas queen Mary Berry's aubergine five-nut roast, from her Christmas Collection, is, as the name suggests, rather more focused on the nut side of things. Breadcrumbs play second fiddle to a medley of almonds, Brazils, chestnuts, pine nuts and pistachios which, although tangy with lemon juice and garlic, is outrageously dense. A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queen's speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.
Word: take a hike Part of Speech: verb 1. To go hiking. 2. To go away; to leave or depart. Labels: idiomatic, imperative, often Example: I wish that pest would just take a hike.
Word: take a hike Part of Speech: intj 1. Go away! Labels: Canada, US
Word: pacha Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of pasha. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: lemon law Part of Speech: noun 1. A law dealing with defective items, especially automobiles, and the rights of consumers. Labels: idiomatic Example: You should consult the applicable lemon laws and see if you have grounds for a return or replacement.
Word: automobiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of automobile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: automobiles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of automobile Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: attornment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French atorner (“to turn”), through Middle English with the suffix -ment. 1. The consent of a tenant to the transfer of his relationship to his landlord to another person. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cesto Part of Speech: noun 1. A bale or basket of coca leaves.
Word: attorn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English attournen, from Old French atorner (“designate”), from a- (“to”) + torner (“turn”). 1. To transfer one's obligations from one person to another person. Labels: intransitive 2. To consent to the transfer of one's obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord. Labels: intransitive 3. To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a particular court) over one's dispute. Labels: intransitive
Word: fussbudget Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfʌsˌbʌd͡ʒɪt/ 1. One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot. Labels: Canada, US, colloquial, derogatory Example: Their three-year-old daughter can be quite a fussbudget, but she's cute. Example: The nation's 50 million smokers remain at liberty to vote en bloc for a fussbudget-free Congress. Are the polls ready to accommodate smokers?
Word: hapu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori hapū. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌːpuː/, /ˈhʌpuː/, /ˈhɑːpuː/, /ˈhapuː/ 1. A subtribe of an iwi or Maori tribe; the basic political unit within Māori society; a subtribe or extended family. Labels: New-Zealand Example: “I don't know whose family it belongs in. I made enquiries round all my relations, and most Ngai Tahu hapu.” Example: Sometimes such migrations led nascent hapū to districts well away from those of the tribe's previous habitation.
Word: fideicommissum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin fidei (“trust”) (genitive) + commissum, from committō (“give, entrust”), from con- + mittō (“to send”). 1. A benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeathing it to another. Example: I bequeath my farm to my brother John on condition that he bequeath it to his son Peter. The farm is entailed or burdened by a fideicommissum.
Word: voetstoots Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Dutch met de voet te stoten: to kick. Through Afrikaans. 1. Descriptive of a sale without guarantees where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults. Labels: South-Africa, not-comparable
Word: voetstoots Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Dutch met de voet te stoten: to kick. Through Afrikaans. 1. Sold in this manner. Labels: South-Africa, not-comparable
Word: knorr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old Norse knǫrr. 1. Alternative form of knarr (“large merchant ship used in mediaeval Scandinavia”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: the largest knorr in Halogaland was loaded at Sandnes this spring and Thorolf was said to be sole owner of all the cargo on board.
Word: excuss Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin excussus, past participle of excutere (“to shake off”). 1. To shake off. Labels: obsolete 2. To examine (a document). Labels: obsolete, transitive 3. To decipher. Labels: obsolete, transitive 4. To seize and detain by law. Labels: transitive 5. To proceed against a principal debtor where there are either joint debtors or debtors and sureties. Example: The surety claimed relief in terms of the beneficium excussionis, thus obliging the creditor to excuss against the principal debtor.
Word: ant-hill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ant + hill. Pronunciation: /ˈænthɪl/ 1. A mound-shaped nest built or inhabited by ants or termites.
Word: queen bee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From queen + bee. Compare Middle English kyng of been (“queen bee”, literally “king of bees”). 1. A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees. Example: It is generally believed that the queen bee mates only once in her lifetime. 2. The most important or dominant woman in an organization or situation. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, idiomatic Example: She wrote very generously to aspiring women writers, gave them good advice, took time to read their manuscripts and comments, and warmly applauded their successes. There is not a hint of the Queen Bee in the attitude toward other women writers. Example: She muttered to her mother, “There's that obnoxious redhead who thought she was the Queen Bee last year when she was a senior!” 3. A stem cell. Labels: figuratively
Word: guar gum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guar (“type of legume”) + gum. 1. A heteropolysaccharide gum, extracted from the guar bean, that is used as a food additive.
Word: tragacanth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin tragacantha, from Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha, “tragacanth”), from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “he-goat”) + ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”). Doublet of adragant. 1. A polysaccharide gum, extracted from several species of leguminous plants of the genus Astragalus, formerly used medicinally and now as a food additive. Also more fully gum tragacanth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Where what I have to note is too much to be included within the narrow limits of a margin, I commit it to a slip of paper, and deposit it between the leaves; taking care to secure it by an imperceptible portion of gum tragacanth paste. Example: There would have been many gums and resins in these markets for our lute-maker to bind his wood with: […] gum tragacanth from Aleppo, which would be sold as thin and wrinkled worm-like pieces of shrub.
Word: karaya gum Part of Speech: noun 1. A gum extracted from the trees of the Sterculia genus, used as a food additive and denture adhesive. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: gellan gum Part of Speech: noun 1. a polysaccharide gum produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea, used as an alternative to agar, and as a food additive Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: excussion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin excussus, past participle of excutere (“to shake off”). 1. The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There has been excussion against the principal debtor, who has no assets. The creditor is therefore proceeding against the surety.
Word: usucaption Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ūsūcapiō. 1. The acquisition of right or title to an object or property by means of the simple passage of time.
Word: usucapion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin usucapio, usucapionis (“to acquire by prescription”). Pronunciation: /ˌjuːzjʊˈkeɪpiən/ 1. The acquisition of right or title to an object by means of the passage of time. The common law analogue is adverse possession. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sweet flag Part of Speech: noun 1. A perennial wetland plant, Acorus calamus, with an aromatic medicinal root, formerly used to strew floors.
Word: tax protester Part of Speech: noun 1. In the United States, a person who denies the obligation to pay a tax for which the government has determined that person is liable, based on a belief that the government lacks the legal authority to impose taxes. Example: It is readily apparent that Hattman's appeal and "petitions" in this Court, as well as his petition for redetermination filed in the Tax Court, are nothing other than the thinly veiled arguments of a tax protester. These types of tax protester arguments have been rejected as patently frivolous, and require no additional analysis here. Example: Some people believe with great fervor preposterous things that just happen to coincide with their self-interest. Tax protesters have convinced themselves that wages are not income, that only gold is money, that the Sixteenth Amendment is unconstitutional, and so on. These beliefs all lead--so tax protesters think--to the elimination of their obligation to pay taxes.
Word: tax resister Part of Speech: noun 1. In the United States, a person who resists or refuses to pay a tax for which the government has determined that person is liable, based on a disagreement with the policies of the government.
Word: resister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English resist 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 resister From resist + -er. 1. Alternative form of resistor (“one who resists”) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: resisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minimum contacts Part of Speech: noun 1. In United States civil procedure, the contact required between a party and a state in order for the courts of that state to constitutionally assert personal jurisdiction over that party. Labels: uncountable
Word: acupuncturist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der. Proto-Italic *akus Latin acus Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin pūnctus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pūnctūra New Latin acūpūnctūralbor. English acupuncture Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English acupuncturist From acupuncture + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈæk.jʊ.pʌŋk.tʃər.ɪst/, /ˈæk.jə.pʌŋk.tʃɚ.ɪst/ 1. A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
Word: ebook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + book. 1. Alternative spelling of e-book. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Technology's constant attempts to re-invent the "ebook" prove only the vigour of the real thing.
Word: test-retest method Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique used to estimate the reliability or consistency of some measurement by correlating the results of multiple measurements, spread over time.
Word: autogyro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- and gyro-, from latinized forms of Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) and γῦρος (gûros, “circle, gyre”), a variant of earlier Spanish autogiro. 1. An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.
Word: autogiro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish autogiro. 1. Alternative form of autogyro. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon
Word: ever so Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈɛvə ˌsəʊ/, /ˈɛvəɹ ˌsoʊ/ 1. Very, extremely. Labels: not-comparable Example: ever so slightly ― by a very small amount Example: Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ever, so. Labels: not-comparable Example: Were ironic quotation marks ever so deserved?
Word: homoaromatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic English homoaromatic From homo- + aromatic. 1. Exhibiting homoaromaticity.
Word: ever-so- Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of ever so. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: homoaromaticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homo- + aromaticity. 1. The retention of aromaticity in a molecule in which a conjugated cyclic system is interrupted, usually by a methylene group. Labels: uncountable
Word: homocyclic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English homocyclic From homo- + cyclic. 1. describing a cyclic system in which all the atoms of the ring are of the same element
Word: homopolymer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English homo- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English polymer English homopolymer From homo- + polymer. 1. a polymer formed from a single type of monomer.
Word: homopolysaccharide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide English polysaccharide English homopolysaccharide From homo- + polysaccharide. 1. a polysaccharide formed from only one kind of monosaccharide
Word: homoglycan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English glycan English homoglycan From homo- + glycan. 1. A homopolysaccharide.
Word: homotropic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homo- + -tropic. 1. related by an n-fold axis of rotation Labels: not-comparable 2. Exhibiting homotropy Labels: not-comparable
Word: imbe Part of Speech: noun 1. The originally African tree Garcinia livingstonei. Example: The danealan, G. subelliptica, is a 30- to 40-foot tree of the eastern coast of Luzon. [...] The imbe has fruited in southern Florida, but probably it is too exacting in its ecological requirements for general cultivation. Example: Garcinia livingstonei T. Anders., The Imbe, Guttiferae. The Imbe has proved quite hardy and successful on the sandy and limestone rock soils of Southern Florida. The fruit obtained [...]
Word: apochromatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Corrected for both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration Labels: not-comparable
Word: everso Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of ever so. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: But as the h, though everso feebly aspirated has something of a consonant sound, […] Example: Lanky: "They never say anything. They don't like talking. They're everso quiet."
Word: hydrazide hydrazone Part of Speech: noun 1. a hydrazidine
Word: hydrazide Part of Speech: noun 1. any compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxide group with -NHNH₂ or derived forms -NRNR₂
Word: hydrazidine Part of Speech: noun 1. any compound derived from a carboxylic acid by replacing the carbonyl group with =NNH₂ and the hydroxyl group with -NHNH₂ (or substituted forms of both)
Word: hydrazo Part of Speech: noun 1. The divalent radical and functional group -NHNH- derived from hydrazine, and N-substituted derivatives.
Word: hydrazone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: May comes from hydr(o)- + azo- + (ket)one. 1. Any compound, of general formula R₂C=NNR₂, formally derived from an aldehyde or ketone by replacing the carbonyl group with =NNH₂ or derivative.
Word: hydrazonic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. any compound formally derived from an oxoacid by replacing the =O with =NNR₂ Labels: uncountable
Word: inciting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of incite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bee-eater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the diet of these birds, which consists of flying insects, especially bees and wasps. Pronunciation: /ˈbiː iːtəɹ/ 1. Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bee, eater.
Word: ta everso Part of Speech: intj 1. thanks a lot! Labels: UK, colloquial Example: c. 2003: "Alan Ontario" (poster on BBC: Devon: Have your say messageboard, read at https://web.archive.org/web/20041214193412/http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/have_your_say/devon_expats2.shtml on 13 May 2006), Devon expats: news from abroad - Now that the links have been fixed I am able to bring up all the previous messages ... ta everso.
Word: contacts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɑntækts/, /kənˈtækts/, /ˈkɒntækts/ 1. plural of contact Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contacts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɑntækts/, /kənˈtækts/, /ˈkɒntækts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of contact Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: contact lenses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of contact lens Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lenses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlɛnzɪz/ 1. plural of lens Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lenses Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlɛnzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lens Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: personal jurisdiction Part of Speech: noun 1. in the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case brought against a party stemming from that party's presence, activities, or contacts within a specified set of geographical boundaries, usually the borders of a county, state, or nation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: put the bee on Part of Speech: verb 1. To finish off; to beat. Labels: US, slang, transitive Example: When Carmen quipped in, “Well, Mr. President somebody has to put the bee on them,” the General asserted, “It won't be me, never.” 2. To beg from; to borrow money from. Labels: US, slang, transitive Example: Sometimes I'd see a woman in the backyard, and, if she had a kind face I'd put the bee on her. Example: I don’t want to be the kind of a guy that would take advantage of him. You know one time I put the bee on him for a buck.
Word: effluxion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From efflux + -ion, from Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). Pronunciation: /ɛˈflʌk.ʃən/ 1. The process of flowing out. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We all age through the effluxion of time. Example: The effluxion of matter from a boil can be painful. 2. That which has flowed out. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the effluxion of a boil
Word: subject matter jurisdiction Part of Speech: noun 1. In the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case based on the authority granted to the court to hear that particular type of case. Example: The divorce court was overturned when it rendered a criminal conviction against a party, because it lacked the subject matter jurisdiction to hear a criminal case.
Word: kuku Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Persian کوکو (kuku). 1. An Iranian dish somewhat resembling a quiche or omelette. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kuku Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese くく (kuku, onomatopoeia for the sound of laughter). 1. Alternative form of kukuku (onomatopoeia for sinister laughter). Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: ta muchly Part of Speech: intj 1. Thank you very much. Labels: UK, colloquial
Word: penalty shootout Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played. Example: This was an eighth game without defeat, penalty shootouts aside, over Hodgson's brief tenure but, by the end, this whole occasion had been stripped of any competitive nature.
Word: penalty kick Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the goal. 2. A form of free kick in which the ball may be kicked towards touch, towards the goal or dribbled.
Word: penalty spot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: penalty + spot 1. a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken
Word: goal line Part of Speech: noun 1. the boundary of the field that runs along its width at each end, and across the front of the goal. 2. part of a vertical plane separating an end zone from the field of play when the ball is touched or is in player possession. The plane extends beyond the sidelines. A team’s goal line is that which it is defending. 3. the red line that runs across the rink and the front of the goal.
Word: free kick Part of Speech: noun 1. a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark. Example: a free-kick specialist 2. The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
Word: direct free kick Part of Speech: noun 1. a free kick from which a goal may be scored directly
Word: indirect free kick Part of Speech: noun 1. a free kick from which a goal may be scored only after the ball has been played by at least one other player
Word: birthing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰértisder. Proto-Germanic *burþiz Old Norse burðrbor. Middle English birthe English birth English -ing English birthing From birth + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbɝθ.ɪŋ/, /ˈbɜːθ.ɪŋ/ 1. The act of giving birth. Labels: attributive, often 2. Alternative spelling of berthing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: birthing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰértisder. Proto-Germanic *burþiz Old Norse burðrbor. Middle English birthe English birth English -ing English birthing From birth + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbɝð.ɪŋ/, /ˈbɜːð.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of birth Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: declares Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of declare Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deliverance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French deliverance (French délivrance), equivalent to deliver + -ance. Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪvɹəns/ 1. The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Now, another fella told me he had a sister who looked just fine Instead of being my deliverance, she had a strange resemblance To a cat named Frankenstein. Example: Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 2. The act of delivering or conveying something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They put the act upon the statute-book. But—by a strange deliverance of affairs—none of these objects were accomplished. Example: "We're right on schedule as far as the deliverance of those bins is concerned and everybody will have both of their bins ready to start both collections in early December," he said. 3. Delivery in childbirth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: monopsony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, solitary; singular, unique”) + ὀψωνέω (opsōnéō, “to buy fish or victuals in general”) + -y, modelled after monopoly. ὀψωνέω is from ὄψον (ópson, “delicacies”) + ὠνέομαι (ōnéomai, “to buy, purchase”). The English word was coined by British classics scholar Bertrand Hallward (1901–2003), and popularized by British economist Joan Robinson (1903–1983) in her book The Economics of Imperfect Competition (1933): see the quotation. Pronunciation: /məˈnɒpsəni/, /məˈnɑpsəni/ 1. A market situation in which there is only one buyer for a product. Example: Our next task is to consider the change in the amount of a commodity purchased when the market changes from an indefinitely large number of competing buyers to a single buying agency. This may be described as the comparison between competitive and monopsony buying, just as the corresponding comparison for selling was called the comparison between competitive and monopoly output. Example: It appears to follow that employment, far from falling, may be raised by an adroitly contrived legal minimum wage or collective agreement. Indeed, this proposition is an important one in the theory of both wage regulation and trade unionism. Its applicability is sometimes limited, however, even when monopsony is significant, by the danger that the employer may be driven out of business completely, as when, because of his own irremediable inefficiency or other objective disadvantages, monopsony profit achieved at his workers' expense is the differential between hanging on and outright failure. 2. A buyer with disproportionate power. Example: The result is different when the resource buyer is a monopsony. The monopsony firm is a single buyer, and therefore it faces the market supply curve. Example: If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets,[…]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.
Word: anticipated Part of Speech: adj 1. expected to arrive; scheduled
Word: anticipated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of anticipate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nostrils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nostril Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mules Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mjuːlz/ 1. plural of mule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mules Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /mjuːlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mule Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mules Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the surname of the procedure's inventor, John Mules. Pronunciation: /mjuːlz/ 1. To remove skin from (an animal) to prevent myiasis. Labels: transitive
Word: comforted Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been soothed or comforted. Example: I also felt very comforted knowing that you were consistently calling the hospital to check on me during my stay at the hospital. Example: To summarize: on the average, rightists are made more anxious by ambiguity and have a stronger need for closure, dislike novelty, are more comforted by structure and hierarchy, more readily perceive circumstances as threatening, and are more parochial in their empathy.
Word: comforted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of comfort Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ta tah Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of ta-ta. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ta-tah Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of ta-ta. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tah tah Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of ta-ta. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: departing Part of Speech: adj 1. That is leaving. Example: a departing train 2. While leaving. Example: departing words
Word: departing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which somebody or something departs. Example: But we can also take a more analytical attitude to these displays, interpreting the movements as no more than approachings, touchings, and departings with no implication that one shape caused the other to move.
Word: departing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of depart Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tah-tah Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of ta-ta. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: on the fritz Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Unknown. Attested from 1902, originally meaning “in a bad way” or “in bad condition”, malfunctioning of an appliance. Perhaps from German name Fritz, or onomatopoeic (imitating the sound of electric sparks jumping). 1. Out of order; malfunctioning; broken. Labels: Northern-US, US, especially Example: I'd record it, but my tape deck is on the fritz again. Example: My washing machine has gone on the fritz, and I have a load of muddy clothes to clean.
Word: partita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian partita. Doublet of party. Pronunciation: /pɑːˈtiːtə/, /pɑɹˈtitə/ 1. A type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th century Example: He starts with scales and arpeggios, then something more substantial, on a recent day one of Bach’s partitas for the violin.
Word: cainotophobia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cainophobia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tonight. Pronunciation: /təˈnaɪt/ 1. Alternative spelling of tonight. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, informal, uncountable