nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: let-down Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from let down. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛtdaʊn/ 1. A disappointment or anticlimax. Labels: countable Example: After seeing all the advertisements, the show itself was quite a let-down. Example: Journalists aside, are we so used to people looking glossier and younger in their profile photos—whether on social media or for work—that a certain percentage of “let-down” is baked into our expectations of meeting them in person? 2. The neurohormonal release of milk in dairy cows or in breastfeeding human mothers. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The majority of peasant farmers in the tropics allow the calf to suckle before milking in order to obtain a let-down of milk. Example: Occasionally a baby will be caught off-guard by mother's strong let-down and he will choke and sputter a bit. 3. The clearance of an aircraft to descend through clouds to clear air below, or the process of granting such a clearance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The flight received a radar letdown from air traffic control.
Word: let down Part of Speech: verb 1. To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down. Example: Just as they left, the younger of the two turned around and said, "Mr. President, I just want you to know that we're praying for you," and quickly closed the door behind him. I thought about these two men, and about the office workers that afternoon, and about the millions of others like them all across the country who still had faith in me. I knew that by resigning I would let them down. 2. To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem. Labels: transitive 3. To reduce one's level of effort. Labels: intransitive 4. To soften in tempering. Example: to let down tools or cutlery 5. To thin; to reduce the thickness or viscosity of. Example: let the sauce down with a little pasta water if it starts to become too thick; if the soup is too thick, you can let it down with a little milk; let the sauce down with a dash of the pickling liquor; use some of the stock to let down the onion sauce 6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, down: especially, to allow to descend. Example: let down your hair Example: let down a rope
Word: slowworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sloworm (possibly influenced by slow), from Old English slāwyrm (“slow-worm, blindworm”), from *slā, related to Norwegian slo (“slow-worm”), Swedish slå (“slow-worm”) + wyrm (“worm, snake”). Compare Swedish ormslå. Pronunciation: /ˈsləʊwɜː(ɹ)m/ 1. A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes. Example: Well, sir, it may be we shall have some better orations of it anon: well, Ile watch you as narrowly as ever you were watcht, and Ile play with you as the nightingale with the slowworme;[…]
Word: fado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese fado (“fate”), from Latin fātum. Doublet of fate. Pronunciation: /ˈfɑːdoʊ/ 1. A Portuguese folk song, usually featuring a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. Lyrical themes are often melancholic in nature; the structure of the song is of greater importance.
Word: luminousity Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of luminosity. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: low bono Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of low + pro bono. 1. Of legal work: offered at a discounted rate, especially to underrepresented communities. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: low bono Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Blend of low + pro bono. 1. Of legal work: offered at a discounted rate, especially to underrepresented communities. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: luminosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French luminosité or else a native formation from luminous + -ity. 1. the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance Labels: uncountable Example: They reported encountering a luminosity of great intensity and loving angelic beings. 2. the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We recognize the same pattern as in the left panel, with dM stars being much less frequent flarers than dMe stars of similar luminosity. Example: We derive rotation periods, photometric activity indices, flaring energies, mass loss rates, gyrochronological ages, X-ray luminosities and consider implications for the planetary magnetospheres and habitability.
Word: slips Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /slɪps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slip Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: slips Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /slɪps/ 1. plural of slip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slips Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /slɪps/ 1. the area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: slog-sweep Part of Speech: noun 1. a shot played, on one knee, with a horizontal bat, hitting the ball hard into the air on the leg side
Word: slog-sweep Part of Speech: verb 1. to play such a shot
Word: preceding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/, /pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/ 1. Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence. Labels: not-comparable Example: On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.
Word: preceding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English precedyng, precedenge, present participle of Middle English preceden (“to precede”), equivalent to precede + -ing. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/, /pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of precede Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: posting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊstɪŋ/, /ˈpoʊstɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of post Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: posting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊstɪŋ/, /ˈpoʊstɪŋ/ 1. The action of the verb to post. 2. An item inserted into a register, ledger or diary. 3. An item inserted into a register, ledger or diary. 4. A message posted to a computerized bulletin board, a newsgroup, a blog, etc. Example: […] Internet postings, speeches, heckling, cartoons, faxes, composites, noises, threats, incitements, videos, ads, prayers, classes, live and filmed nudity (frontal, sideal, backal), defamation, blasphemy, and digital communication [...] 5. The place where a soldier or airman is posted for duty; the time spent there. Labels: UK
Word: garter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English garter, from Old Northern French gartier, from Old French garet (compare Old French jartier, from jaret), from Gaulish *garrā, from Proto-Celtic *garros (“calf, shank”) (compare Cornish gar, Cornish gar,Middle Welsh garr, Old Irish gairr). Cognate with French jarretière. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːtə/, /ˈɡɑːɹtɚ/ 1. A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking. 2. A bendlet. 3. An elastic band encircling any article of clothing. Labels: Philippines 4. One of a set of tapes stretched out horizontally for acrobats and equestrians to leap over as part of a circus act or display of skill. Labels: obsolete Example: GRAND TRAMPOLINE, by Mr KING, (from Astley's Amphitheatre, London) who will introduce a great variety of leaps. Somerset 1 - Somerset in the Air - while in that position lie will fire two pistols. Somerset 2 - Over garters 12 feet high. Example: Mrs. Ashton will then make her entree in a beautiful act of equestrianism, entitled "The Mountain Maid," on a rapid courser, taking an aerial flight through hoops, and over garters, &c.
Word: garter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English garter, from Old Northern French gartier, from Old French garet (compare Old French jartier, from jaret), from Gaulish *garrā, from Proto-Celtic *garros (“calf, shank”) (compare Cornish gar, Cornish gar,Middle Welsh garr, Old Irish gairr). Cognate with French jarretière. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːtə/, /ˈɡɑːɹtɚ/ 1. to fasten with a garter Labels: transitive 2. To wear a garter Labels: intransitive Example: Lady Hester loathed the coarse, deluded and lecherous Princess Caroline, who showed off to Smith by 'dancing about, exposing herself, like an opera girl', and even gartering below the knee:
Word: permanently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English permanently; equivalent to permanent + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɝmənəntli/, /ˈpɜːmənəntli/, /ˈpɜː(ɹ)məntli/ 1. In a permanent manner; lastingly. Example: We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes twice in a day. Example: ADAS are aimed to assist the drivers, who always remain responsible for vehicle control and shall permanently monitor the environment and vehicle/system performance Informal document GRVA-18-07/Rev.2, Proposal for amendments to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2024/2, UN Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to Driver Control Assistance Systems, UNECE, 22-26 January 2024 2. Forever. Example: Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.] Example: Friday’s vote has permanently redefined the kilogram and sent Le Grand K into retirement.
Word: bivalve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English valve English bivalve From bi- (“two”) + valve. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪvælv/ 1. Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster. 2. A pericarp in which the seedcase opens or splits into two parts or valves.
Word: permanent way Part of Speech: noun Etymology: permanent (contrasted with the temporary way of a contractor) + way (as in railway) 1. The track and ballast (bed) of a railway. Labels: Australia, UK Example: Holonym: right of way Example: Meronyms: railbed, railroad track
Word: intertidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English tidal English intertidal From inter- + tidal. 1. Pertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intertidal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English tidal English intertidal From inter- + tidal. 1. An intertidal zone or an organism that inhabits such a zone
Word: shellfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English schellefyssch, from Old English sċielfisċ. Equivalent to shell + fish. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/, [ʃɛɫˑfɪʃ] 1. A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A culinary and nutritional term for several groups of non-piscine, non-tetrapod, aquatic animals that are used as a food source. The term often exclusively refers to edible aquatic crustaceans, bivalve mollusks and cephalopod mollusks; but sometimes echinoderms may be included as well. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scallop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French escalope (“shell”). Doublet of escalope. Related to scale and shell. Pronunciation: /ˈskɑləp/, /ˈskæləp/, /ˈskɒləp/, /ˈskɛləp/, /ˈskɔləp/ 1. Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea. 2. One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet. Example: A coral rose, its petals unfolded in scallop around the tight inner bud 3. A fillet of meat, escalope. 4. A battered and deep-fried round potato slice. Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK, regional 5. A sautéed potato (a shallow-fried round potato slice). Labels: UK, rare, regional 6. A dish shaped like a scallop shell.
Word: scallop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French escalope (“shell”). Doublet of escalope. Related to scale and shell. Pronunciation: /ˈskɑləp/, /ˈskæləp/, /ˈskɒləp/, /ˈskɛləp/, /ˈskɔləp/ 1. To create or form an edge in the shape of a crescent or multiple crescents. Example: We can scallop coastlines to make them longer to serve more people. Example: Although aggressive, the lesion tends to scallop and not destroy the adjacent osseous structures. 2. To bake in a casserole (gratin), originally in a scallop shell; especially used in form scalloped Labels: transitive Example: I stewed them, made them into soup, and crowned all my efforts by a grand success in scalloping them, deceiving every one into the belief that they were eating oysters. Example: And I can scallop those cold boiled potatoes and stew a can of tomatoes. 3. To harvest scallops Labels: intransitive Example: He has never wanted to live anywhere but the Island, he says, where he can scallop or ice-boat in winter, depending on his mood; hunt bluebills and deer in season; look after his cows and his sheep. Example: The project has just now been completed only for me to find I may not be able to catch scallops by placing the F/V "Miss Sue Ann" into the Occasional catagory.^([sic]) Please let me know how, given the unusual factual situation that I find myself in, I can scallop more than 19 days.
Word: fracture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Latin frāctūrus Latin frāctūrader. Old French fracturebor. Middle English fracture English fracture From Middle English fracture, from Old French fracture, from Latin frāctūra (“a breach, fracture, cleft”), from frangere (“to break”), past participle frāctus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-, whence also English break. See fraction. Doublet of fraktur. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/, [ˈfɹʷæk.t͡ʃʰəː], /ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃɚ/, [ˈfɹʷæk.t͡ʃʰɚ] ~ [ˈfɹʷæk.t͡ʃʰɹ̩], /ˈfɹæk.tjəɹ/ 1. An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken. Example: Hall found the immediate cause at Rickerscote to have been the complete fracture of an axle on STS 53241, the freight train's ninth wagon. The fracture had been caused by fatigue initiated by corrosion pitting on the axle surface. 2. A break in bone or cartilage. 3. A fault or crack in a rock.
Word: fracture Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Latin frangō Latin frāctūrus Latin frāctūrader. Old French fracturebor. Middle English fracture English fracture From Middle English fracture, from Old French fracture, from Latin frāctūra (“a breach, fracture, cleft”), from frangere (“to break”), past participle frāctus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-, whence also English break. See fraction. Doublet of fraktur. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/, [ˈfɹʷæk.t͡ʃʰəː], /ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃɚ/, [ˈfɹʷæk.t͡ʃʰɚ] ~ [ˈfɹʷæk.t͡ʃʰɹ̩], /ˈfɹæk.tjəɹ/ 1. To break, or cause something to break. Labels: ambitransitive 2. To amuse (a person) greatly; to split someone's sides. Labels: slang, transitive Example: “You fracture me, Frankie,” Patsy said. “You should take that act on the road. Howsabout now?” This is the way it would go whenever I showed up at Patsy's, a dual of digs and wisecracks with the disapproving groans of those within earshot.
Word: occurring Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈkɝɪŋ/, /əˈkɜːɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of occur Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of occurre (obsolete form of occur) Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: occurring Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈkɝɪŋ/, /əˈkɜːɹɪŋ/ 1. An instance of something occurring; an event or happening. Example: The perceived and known fact on which this discussion is based, is not the difference between the occurring and the non-occurring of an act (for non-occurring does not say impossibility), nor the difference between possibility and impossibility of the act (for the possibility cannot be perceived), but the difference between the occurring and the impossibility. Example: While it was noted above that the interaffecting of the present by the occurrings and implyings of the past provides a means of generating a sense of a personal past through the accumulation of bodily-relevant occurrings and implyings, […]
Word: occurring Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈkɝɪŋ/, /əˈkɜːɹɪŋ/ 1. That occurs in a specified manner. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: naturally occurring macromolecules
Word: measured Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈmɛʒəd/, /ˈmɛʒɚd/, /ˈmeɪʒɚd/ 1. That has been determined by measurement. Example: He ran over a measured mile. Example: Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn. 2. Deliberate but restrained. Example: He argued in measured tones. Example: But, for the unquiet heart and brain, ⁠A use in measured language lies; ⁠The sad mechanic exercise, Like dull narcotics, numbing pain. 3. Rhythmically written in meter; metrical. Example: As we stood waiting for the departure time with the setting sun twinkling on the great brass dome of our 2-4-0, the sound of church bells was the only one apart from the measured tread of the guard slowly pacing towards his van, and, standing at an open window, I more than once heard the fireman's "Right away!" to his mate in acknowledgement of a desultory wave of the unfurled green flag.
Word: measured Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɛʒəd/, /ˈmɛʒɚd/, /ˈmeɪʒɚd/ 1. simple past and past participle of measure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: materials Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /məˈtɪɹi.əlz/, /məˈtɪəɹɪəlz/ 1. plural of material Labels: form-of, plural
Word: materials Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /məˈtɪɹi.əlz/, /məˈtɪəɹɪəlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of material Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: functioning Part of Speech: adj 1. functional, working Example: The other factions believe that those who are Factionless are nomads and outcasts. But they are actually a fully functioning community. 2. Of a person, mentally disabled but still able to survive in wider society. Labels: euphemistic Example: Oh, he looked pretty functioning to me.
Word: functioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of function Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: functioning Part of Speech: noun 1. Action of the verb function. 2. Manner by which something functions; the workings.
Word: figures Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɪɡjɚz/, /ˈfɪɡəz/ 1. plural of figure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: figures Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɪɡjɚz/, /ˈfɪɡəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of figure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: figures Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ˈfɪɡjɚz/, /ˈfɪɡəz/ 1. It figures. Labels: colloquial
Word: delivered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪv.əd/, /dɪˈlɪv.ɚd/ 1. simple past and past participle of deliver Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: delivered Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪv.əd/, /dɪˈlɪv.ɚd/ 1. That has been, or will be, delivered in a specific manner. Labels: in-compounds Example: delivered duty paid; delivered ex ship
Word: felonous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English felenous(e), felenows, fellenouse, felonous(e), felonows(e), felonus, from Old French feloneus. 1. Evil, wicked. Labels: obsolete Example: Deliuered vp the Lord of life to die, / And did acquite a murdrer felonous […]
Word: absorbed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb English -ed English absorbed From absorb + -ed. Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹbd/, /æbˈzɔɹbd/, /əbˈsɔɹbd/, /əbˈzɔɹbd/ 1. Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. Example: fully absorbed Example: deeply absorbed 2. That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:absorbed.
Word: absorbed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb English -ed English absorbed From absorb + -ed. Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹbd/, /æbˈzɔɹbd/, /əbˈsɔɹbd/, /əbˈzɔɹbd/ 1. simple past and past participle of absorb Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:absorbed.
Word: Michigan basement Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple, often damp, basement that has an earth floor. Labels: US
Word: Michener Part of Speech: name 1. An American surname. Example: James A. Michener was an American writer.
Word: middle-aged Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌmɪdl̩ˈeɪd͡ʒd/, /ˈmɪdl̩ˌeɪd͡ʒd/ 1. Of or relating to middle age or a middle-ager; neither old nor young. Labels: not-comparable Example: The person of interest is a middle-aged man seen acting strangely in the security camera's video. Example: The admirable M. Leibnitz, a German, but a member of the Royal Society, scarce yet middle aged. 2. Characteristic of middle-aged people. Labels: comparable Example: Well, perhaps that beige-on-beige color scheme may be a little middle-aged for a young artist's apartment; a little repainting won't hurt anything. Example: Cowper was really mad at intervals, but his poetry, admirable as it is in its own middle-aged way, is in need of anything rather than a strait-waistcoat. 3. Belonging to the Middle Ages; medieval. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: The reading and perusing of middle-ag’d Antiquities. Example: Of the modern and middle-aged Greek.
Word: middle age Part of Speech: noun 1. The period of life directly preceding old age, often defined roughly as ages 45–65; midlife. Labels: uncountable Example: The sequel checks in with the unmoored but largely lovable characters from the first movie as they face middle age.
Word: middle age Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of Middle Age. Labels: alt-of
Word: busboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of omnibus (“assistant waiter”) + boy. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌsˌbɔɪ/ 1. An assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables. Labels: US
Word: middleware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English middle Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English middleware From middle + -ware. 1. Software that functions at an intermediate layer between applications and operating system or database management system, or between client and server. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Networking software or hardware that is deployed in the middle of, as opposed to serviced by, a packet network to enhance or provide some network function, such as caching, filtering, or firewall functionality. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: milady Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly representing a colloquial pronunciation of my + lady, partly from French milady, from English my Lady. Compare milord. Pronunciation: /mɪˈleɪdi/ 1. An English noblewoman or gentlewoman; the form of address to such a person; a lady. Labels: historical, humorous
Word: milady Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Partly representing a colloquial pronunciation of my + lady, partly from French milady, from English my Lady. Compare milord. Pronunciation: /mɪˈleɪdi/ 1. To address as “milady”. Example: It may be as well to warn travellers of certain suspicious, half-genteel-looking men, speaking bad English, and Miladying every female. Example: To the ignorant Italians who milorded or miladied them, they were always anxious to explain that they “had no titles, and would be sorry to have any,”—that the members of the House of Lords were for the most part mere upstarts, and that the true nobility of England were the old land-owners,—the county families,—before whose names men only placed the plain Mr. and Mrs. by which they themselves, the Crawleys, preferred to be designated.
Word: militant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French militant, from Latin mīlitāns, present participle of mīlitāre (“to serve as a soldier”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlɪtənt/ 1. Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike. Example: The upper tiers of the foreign ministry were quick to embrace a militant policy. Example: Senior members of Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian militant network blamed for the deadly Bali bombings, have announced they are disbanding the group, according to a report by a Jakarta-based think tank on Thursday. 2. Aggressively supporting of an idea, group, political or social cause, etc.; adamant, combative. Example: The physiological state is not itself militant against erotic expression.
Word: militant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French militant, from Latin mīlitāns, present participle of mīlitāre (“to serve as a soldier”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlɪtənt/ 1. A soldier, a combatant. Labels: obsolete 2. An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction. Example: [Jim Owles] lamented the declining influence of militant organizations and tactics, stating that militants "help keep the rest of us honest," and prevent moderates from selling out. Example: Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment. 3. Someone who supports the Trotskyist political view expressed in the newspaper Militant. Labels: specifically
Word: mopery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mope + -ery, from mope (“to wander aimlessly”). Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ.p(ə.)ɹi/, /ˈmoʊ.p(ə.)ɹi/ 1. An imaginary or trivial legal offense. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: scriptorium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin scrīptor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium ▲ Latin scrībō ▲ Latin -tor ▲ Latin -ius Latin -tōrius Latin -tōrium Medieval Latin scrīptōriumbor. English scriptorium Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin scrīptōrium, from Latin scrīptōrius (“pertaining to writing”). Doublet of escritoire. Pronunciation: /skɹɪpˈtɔː.ɹɪəm/, /skɹɪpˈtɔɹ.i.əm/ 1. A room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records, especially such a room in a monastery. Labels: countable Example: The rules of the scriptorium varied in different monasteries, but artificial light was forbidden for fear of injury to the manuscripts, and silence was always enforced. Example: Very soon, however, I hesitated. It was labour-intensive work, scriptorium-slow.
Word: brown study Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From obsolete brown (“gloomy”) and study. 1. A melancholy mood accompanied by deep thought; a moody daydream. Labels: dated, idiomatic Example: Phædra. [...] Why Soſia! What, in a brown Study? / Soſia. A little cogitabund, or ſo; concerning this diſmal Revolution in our Family! Example: So gathering up the shavings with another grin, and throwing them into the great stove in the middle of the room, he went about his business, and left me in a brown study.
Word: postscript Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscrībō (“write after”), from post (“after”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, post- + script. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊst.skɹɪpt/ 1. An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature. Labels: countable Example: As a rule Julian dictated to secretaries, and so fast that Libanius says the "tachygraphers" were unable to keep pace with him, but certain postscripts are marked "with his own hand." 2. An addition to a story, play, etc. after its completion. Labels: countable Example: In a moving post-script to the novel, Forster tells the reader that the book was inspired by a visit to the home of Edward Carpenter. Example: And then a curious postscript: I share your dislike of the shortening of names but I must say that I'm not sure 'Alexandra' is entirely suitable for you. It seems to me that you require a name with rather more brio. I see you as a 'Lexie'. What do you think?
Word: postscript Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From New Latin postscriptum, from Latin, neuter of postscriptus, past participle of postscrībō (“write after”), from post (“after”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, post- + script. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊst.skɹɪpt/ 1. To extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.
Word: East Anglia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From east + Anglia (“the area occupied by the Angles”) Pronunciation: /ˌiːst ˈæŋ.ɡli.ə/ 1. The area of eastern England occupied by the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk and, depending on whose definitions of the precise boundaries are consulted, some adjacent areas, such as parts of Cambridgeshire and parts of Essex. Example: Holonyms: East of England < England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World Example: Meronyms: Norfolk, Suffolk 2. A former kingdom in medieval England. Labels: historical
Word: phases Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪzɪz/ 1. plural of phase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phases Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of phase Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: phases Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪsiːz/ 1. plural of phasis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solid phase Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the three fundamental structural phases of matter in which the cohesive force of matter is strong enough to keep the molecules or atoms in the given positions, restraining the thermal mobility.
Word: liquid phase Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the three fundamental structural phases of matter in which the thermal mobility of molecules or atoms is comparable with the cohesiveness, having them connected but fluid in a mass.
Word: gaseous phase Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the three fundamental structural phases of matter in which the thermal mobility of molecules or atoms is strong enough to permit their free motion, significantly exceeding the cohesive force.
Word: thematology Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of themes in literature, especially that of a geographically distributed culture. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: theologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English theological Middle English -ly English -ly English theologically From theological + -ly. 1. In a theological manner. Example: The themes taken up by Mr. Delumeau are analyzed theologically and psychologically. 2. Concerning theological matters. Example: In the outer reaches of the Magasphere, it would be fair to say the advent of the first pope from the US has not been greeted with unbridled enthusiasm. Take Laura Loomer, the thirtysomething influencer and conspiracy theorist, whose verdict on Leo XIV was as instant as it was theologically uninformed: “Anti-Trump, anti-Maga, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist like Pope Francis.”
Word: statistical mechanical Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or relating to statistical mechanics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Thesprotia Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /θɛsˈpɹəʊ.ʃə/ 1. A regional unit of the administrative region of Epirus, Greece.
Word: Thessalian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Thessaly + -an. 1. Of or relating to Thessaly in Greece. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Thessalian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thessaly + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of Thessaly.
Word: think over Part of Speech: verb 1. To ponder or reflect on a subject. Labels: idiomatic Example: When he has time to think over what he did, he will regret it. Example: Go home, think it over and tell me your decision on Monday.
Word: thin-skinned Part of Speech: adj 1. Overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy. Labels: idiomatic Example: She's rather thin-skinned when it comes to comments about her work. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thin, skinned. Example: You must handle thin-skinned fruits carefully to avoid bruising them.
Word: third class Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of third-class. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: third class Part of Speech: noun 1. A reduced-rate mail service for printed matter. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 2. The cheapest accommodation on a train or ship. Labels: UK, countable, historical, uncountable Example: Mail trains are limited to first and second class passengers, but on the mixed trains third class is also provided, and this is patronised exclusively by natives. Example: Mayhew's survey found that 69 per cent of Met travellers went by third class, 20.5 per cent second, 10.5 per cent first. The Met would abolish second class in 1905 at the time of electrification.
Word: third dimension Part of Speech: noun 1. the quality, of depth or thickness, that differentiates a solid object from a two-dimensional image of it
Word: peeper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peep + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpiːpə/, /ˈpipɚ/ 1. The eye. Labels: colloquial, in-plural Example: Check out the gorgeous peepers on that guy! Example: 1938, Louis Armstrong (and lyrics by Johnny Mercer), Jeepers Creepers Jeepers creepers, where'd ya get them peepers? Jeepers creepers, where'd ya get those eyes? 2. Someone who peeps; a spy. Example: Who's there? peepers, intelligencers, eavesdroppers? Example: If listeners seldom hear good of themselves, it is also true that peepers sometimes see more than they like; and Betty, the cook, as she reached the landing, glancing askance with ominous curiosity, beheld a spectacle, the sight of which nearly bereft her of her senses. 3. A private detective. Labels: dated, derogatory, slang Example: So you go to see this peeper, this Marlowe. That was your mistake. 4. A peeping tom. 5. An animal, such as some frogs, having a shrill, high-pitched call. 6. A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird. Labels: colloquial
Word: third party Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone not directly involved in a transaction; an entity beyond the seller (first party) and customer (second party). Example: A seller may employ a third party to perform specific services to augment the value of a product, such as packing and distribution. 2. Someone only incidentally or tangentially connected to an incident or dispute; someone other than the principals; a bystander or independent witness. 3. A political party in opposition to the main parties in a two-party system. Labels: US Example: Those who belong to the Libertarian Party serve a much larger pro-liberty community and have the specific mission of electing libertarians to public office. They traditionally billed themselves as 'America's largest third party'. 4. A person or party not directly involved with an arrangement, in contrast to active parties, characteristically the first party (producer) and second party (consumer).
Word: third-rate Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having 64–80 guns across two gun decks, a complement of 500–650, and weighing approximately 1,750 tons burthen. Labels: UK, historical, not-comparable 2. Poor, shoddy; less than second-rate. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: He was smoking a cherry-wood pipe, and looked on the whole as if he had borrowed his outfit from the wardrobe of a third-rate dramatic company. Example: I consider it to now be a third-rate service run without any excuses being offered.
Word: third-rate Part of Speech: noun 1. A third-rate ship of the line. Labels: UK, historical
Word: thistle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English thistel, from Old English þistel, from Proto-West Germanic *þistil, from Proto-Germanic *þistilaz. *þīh- from *teyg-, which is a variant of Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to prick”); from this same Proto-Indo-European root comes English stick. Cognates include Scots thrissel, German Distel, Dutch distel, and Old Norse and Icelandic þistill. Pronunciation: /θɪsl̩/ 1. Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts. Example: Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field [...]. Example: I wasn’t born of a whistle, or milked from a thistle at twilight / No; I was all horns and thorns, sprung out fully formed, knock-kneed and upright 2. This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland. 3. An image of this plant used as a charge. 4. The Order of the Thistle, or membership thereof. Example: Here's a passage which will please you: ‘It is said that when rich he twice refused the thistle.’
Word: middle of nowhere Part of Speech: noun 1. A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics. Labels: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Example: We set out to demonstrate to the people of the county that a corrupt ring managed the Republican party in this county. . . . We want that corrupt ring knocked into the middle of Nowhere. Example: "Only we don't happen to be in the middle of nowhere! We're just about a couple of miles from a market town where abides a nice little inn whence petrol can be obtained."
Word: thornbush Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many thorny or spiny shrubs and bushes. Example: “Meanwhile thornbush sprung wild around the house overnight.”
Word: thoroughness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English thorough 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 thoroughness From thorough + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈθʌɹənəs/, /ˈθʌɹəʊnəs/, /ˈθʌɹoʊnəs/, /ˈθɜɹoʊnəs/ 1. The state of being thorough. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Attention to detail. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Such jobs as weeding, for instance, could be done with a thoroughness impossible to human beings.
Word: vagitus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vāgītus (“crying, wailing”), from vāgiō (“cry, wail”). 1. The crying of a newborn baby. Labels: uncountable Example: Possibly his first little wolfish howl (for it would be monstrous to think that he or even Remus condescended to a vagitus or cry such as a young tailor or rat-catcher might emit) […]
Word: vagitus uterinus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Modern medical coinage from Latin vagitus (“cry”) + uterinus (“of the womb”) 1. The crying of a foetus from within the womb following rupture of the membranes, which in some cases allows air to reach inside the womb. Labels: uncountable
Word: thoughtfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thoughtful + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈθɔːt.f(ə)l.nəs/, /-fʊl-/, /ˈθɔt.f(ə)l.nəs/, [ˈθɔt.fl̩.nəs], /ˈθɑt.f(ə)l.nəs/ 1. Thoughtful and considerate attention. Labels: uncountable Example: She sat with her feet tucked under her, and leaned against her father, who held her in his arm, as she stared out the window at the passing people with a queer old-fashioned thoughtfulness in her big eyes. 2. Careful deliberation before action. Labels: uncountable
Word: thoughtlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought 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 thoughtless 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 thoughtlessness From thoughtless + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈθɔːtləsnɪs/, /ˈθɔːtlɪsnɪs/, /ˈθɔːtləsnəs/, /ˈθɔtləsnɪs/, /ˈθɔtlɪsnɪs/ 1. disregard for other's feelings Labels: uncountable 2. heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions Labels: uncountable
Word: zygal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zygo- + -al. 1. shaped like a yoke, or like the letter H
Word: zibeline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French zibeline (“sable”). Pronunciation: /ˈzɪbəˌlin/, /ˈzɪbəˌlaɪn/ 1. A thick, soft woolen fabric with a long nap. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The sable, or its pelt. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: zhomo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dzomo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ellingham Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old English personal name Ella + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”). 1. A small village in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1408). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A village and civil parish (served by Kirby Cane and Ellingham Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3792). Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1725). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: veggo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *weg-o-der.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woǵéyetider. Proto-Italic *wogeōder.? Latin vegeō Latin vegetus Latin vegetāre, vegetō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin vegetābilisbor. Old French vegetablebor. Middle English vegetable English vegetable Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English vegetarian English -o English veggo From vegetarian + -o (“diminutive suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɛd͡ʒəʊ/ 1. A vegetarian. Labels: Australia, slang Example: One girl we had, she was a veggo or vegan or something. Example: If you're a veggo, serving meat and being financially dependant on serving it is being complicit in the meat industry.
Word: veggo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *weg-o-der.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woǵéyetider. Proto-Italic *wogeōder.? Latin vegeō Latin vegetus Latin vegetāre, vegetō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin vegetābilisbor. Old French vegetablebor. Middle English vegetable English vegetable Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English vegetarian English -o English veggo From vegetarian + -o (“diminutive suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɛd͡ʒəʊ/ 1. Vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians. Labels: Australia, not-comparable, slang Example: I used to sort of think that, but I love veggo sausages and its not because i wish i was eating meat its because they dont taste like meat yet they are a convenient snack/ fast food for me when i cannot be bothered cooking. Example: I'm not much of a fan of all out veggo food in any case...
Word: psalter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English psauter & sauter, from Old French psautier & saltier, from Latin psaltērium (“a kind of lute or zither”), from Ancient Greek ψᾰλτήρῐον (psăltḗrĭon, “harp”). Doublet of psalterion, psalterium, and psaltery. Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːltə(ɹ)/, /ˈsɒltə(ɹ)/ 1. Synonym of Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible. 2. Synonym of breviary, which arranges the Psalms for devotional recitation. 3. Synonym of Book of Common Prayer, which prominently includes the Psalms. 4. A rosary with 150 beads, used for reciting the Psalms in Catholic editions of the Bible. 5. Alternative form of psaltery, a kind of zither as well as the King James translation of certain obscure musical terms in the Old Testament. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, obsolete Example: Confesse ye to our Lord on the harpe: on a psalter of ten strings sing to him. Example: Perhaps the viol d'amour underwent several modifications, as its name was changed to psalter in the belief of its being the ancient instrument so denominated, which is quite different, according to most authorities — not belonging to the fidicinal tribe.
Word: gone to pot Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of go to pot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: go to pot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Figuratively be cut up and tossed into a pot like meat. 1. To come to ruin, especially to decline or deteriorate. Labels: figuratively Example: They haven't been maintaining it, and the downtown area has really gone to pot over the past 20 years. Example: Iacke Straw. […] I haue his wife and children pledges, for his ſpeedie returne from the King, to whom he is gone with our meſſage. Tom Miller. Let him take heede hee bring a wiſe anſwere to our worships, or els his pledges goes to the pot. 2. Go to hell; an angry dismissal. Labels: archaic Example: At this moment the rabbit sprang from his arms and disappeared among the brush wood. "Go to pot," said the man, "you are a good-for-nothing dry-meated beast, to make the best of you."
Word: ae Part of Speech: symbol Etymology: Variant form of æ. Pronunciation: /iː/, /eɪ/, /ʌ/ 1. Alternative form of æ. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: temporality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From temporal + -ity, from Latin temporalitas. 1. The condition of being bounded in time (of being temporal). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "This means 'that all temporality points beyond itself' (Hart 1973, 32)." Example: [1927], 2000 Martin Heidegger Being and Timehttp://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=9oc2BnZMCZgC&pg=PA302&lpg=PA302&dq=temporality&prev=http://books.google.com/books%3Fq%3Dtemporality&sig=_AHDrBvcln9-ZTvV9JKNgDGazRY Temporality makes possible the unity of existence, facticity, and falling prey and thus constitutes primordially the totallity of the structure of care. Temporality "is" not a being at all. It is not, but rather temporalizes itself. Nevertheless, we still cannot avoid saying that "temporality 'is' the meaning of care," "temporality 'is' determined thus and so."