nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: European eel Part of Speech: noun 1. A snake-like fish, reaching between 60 cm and 1.5 m in length, Anguilla anguilla.
Word: hippy jump Part of Speech: noun 1. A trick in which the skateboarder jumps above the board, leaving it on the ground to pass under an object the skateboarder is jumping over. Example: Before Gelfand invented the ollie, a popular trick at skate-boarding competitions was the high jump, now known as the hippy jump. Like the ollie, the hippy involves an obstacle, but instead of both rider and skateboard going over the obstacle, only the rider goes over. Example: Hippie (or Hippy) Jump: An old-school trick where a skater jumps straight up and off the board while the board stays rolling on the ground [...]
Word: hippy jump Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform this trick.
Word: single mother Part of Speech: noun 1. A woman raising a child on her own without a spouse or partner.
Word: incatenate Part of Speech: verb 1. To enchain; to confine in chains. Labels: formal, obsolete, rare
Word: electrostatic series Part of Speech: noun 1. The triboelectric series Labels: informal
Word: triboelectric series Part of Speech: noun 1. A list of materials, showing which are more or less prone to acquire a positive or negative electric charge when rubbed.
Word: triboelectric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-der. Ancient Greek τρῑ́βω (trī́bō) English tribo- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English triboelectric From tribo- + electric. Pronunciation: /ˌtɹaɪboʊɪˈlɛktɹɪk/ 1. Pertaining to triboelectricity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: kombi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark from the Volkswagen Kombi, a brand of minivans. Borrowed from German Kombi and, in South Africa, reinforced by Afrikaans kombi. 1. A minivan. Labels: Australia Example: Travelling in a fried-out kombi / On a hippie trailhead full of zombie 2. A minibus (sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi). Labels: South-Africa, Zimbabwe
Word: Iselin Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, named after Adrian Iselin. 3. An unincorporated community in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Word: law enforcement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From law + enforcement. 1. The task of ensuring obedience to the law. Labels: uncountable Example: Law enforcement is the duty of police, sheriffs and other government officials. 2. The various government agencies, regarded collectively, involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals. Labels: uncountable Example: Another news report of law enforcement being corrupted–when does this end? Example: “You are the ones impacted by the executive orders … there was and remains a huge law enforcement presence in the district,′ Shroff said.
Word: Trym Part of Speech: name 1. A short river in South Gloucestershire and Bristol, England, which flows into the (Bristol) River Avon at Sea Mills.
Word: SMLT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Split Multi-Link Trunking: a link aggregation protocol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: goofballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goofball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cold cream Part of Speech: noun 1. An emulsion of water and certain fats, usually including beeswax and various scent agents, designed to smooth skin and remove makeup. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I was afraid she would bleed and I did not want to hurt her this first time, so I went out and bought a syringe and a pot of cold cream which I put beside my bed.
Word: cold creams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cold cream Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neutrinos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neutrino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fortified wine Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of wine to which a distilled spirit, typically brandy or a neutral grape spirit, has been added in order to elevate its alcohol content. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Fortified wines are usually drunk as aperitifs, digestifs, or liqueurs.
Word: liker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English like 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 liker From like + -er (“agent noun suffix”). 1. One who likes. Example: Traditionally, the rebate offers a price cut to anyone willing to endure a certain amount of hassle; it’s an inducement that separates the casual bargain likers from the ardent bargain lovers.
Word: liker Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English like Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English liker From like + -er (“comparative suffix”). 1. comparative form of like: more like Labels: archaic, comparative, form-of Example: We owe greater love to angels than to men, because they are better, nearer God, and liker to him, and more demonstrate his glory; and indeed also love us better, and do more for us than we can do for one another. Example: To be the bride of Christ was the thought that filled her heart; and when, at the fencing of the table, Dr. Chrystal preached from Matthew nine and fifteen, 'Can the children of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them?' it was remarked by sundry that Ailie's face was liker the countenance of an angel than of a mortal lass.
Word: tanbur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Persian تنبور (tanbur). Doublet of tabor and tambour. 1. In classical Turkish music, a long-necked, fretted, plucked lute, or various similar lutes of West and Central Asia.
Word: target market Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of people whose needs and preferences match the product range of a company and to whom those products are marketed.
Word: fortified wines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fortified wine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unappropriated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English appropriated English unappropriated From un- + appropriated. 1. That has not been appropriated for a specific use, or assigned to a specific person or organization. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unbent Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unbend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unbent Part of Speech: adj 1. Not bent 2. Erect, upright, or straight
Word: unbosom Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + bosom (“the seat of emotions”). Pronunciation: /ʌnˈbʊz.əm/, /ˌʌnˈbʊz.əm/ 1. To tell someone about (one's troubles), and thus obtain relief. Labels: ambitransitive, archaic Example: Their several counsels they unbosom shall To loves mistook, and so be mock'd withal Upon the next occasion that we meet, With visages displayed, to talk and greet. Example: At first Puddock was reserved, but recollecting that he had been left quite free to tell whom he pleased, he made up his mind to unbosom; and suggested, for the sake of quiet and a longer conversation, that they should go round by the ferry. 2. To free (oneself) of the burden of one's troubles by telling of them. Labels: archaic, reflexive Example: Sometimes there is a breach-of-promise case by and by; and when he sees his letter in print it makes him cruelly uncomfortable and he perceives that he never would have unbosomed himself to that large and honest degree if he had known that he was writing for the public. Example: Watt was not the first to whom Mr Graves had unbosomed himself, in this connexion. For he had unbosomed himself to Arsene, many years before […] 3. To confess a misdeed. Labels: archaic
Word: unbowed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English bowed English unbowed From un- + bowed. 1. Not bowed; erect or upright. 2. Not subdued or deterred. Labels: figuratively Example: Unbowed after two years in jail, nine of the defendants boycotted the trial, refusing even to talk to their lawyers. Example: It created an indelible image and captured the essence of Trump’s MAGA movement: under attack but defiant, bloody but unbowed.
Word: unbowed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ʌnˈbəʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of unbow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncared-for Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + cared for. 1. Lacking care; neglected. Example: 1685, John Norris, (translator), The Institution and Life of Cyrus the Great [Cyropaedia] by Xenophon, London: Matthew Gilliflower and James Norris, Book 8, p. 133, For, for the most part the Captains of ten take Care of their ten, and the Captains of the Regiments take Care of the Captains of ten, the Tribunes take Care of the Captains of the Regiments, and the Captains of ten thousand take care of the Tribunes. By which means it comes to pass that among so many thousands none are left uncared for […] Example: 1858, George Eliot, “Mr. Gilfil’s Love Story,” Chapter 5, in Scenes of Clerical Life, London: William Blackwood & Sons, Volume 1, p. 272, […] hidden and uncared for as the pulse of anguish in the breast of the tiniest bird that has fluttered down to its nest with the long-sought food, and has found the nest torn and empty.
Word: unclasp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + clasp. 1. To release the clasp or grip of something. Labels: transitive Example: They unclasped their hands. 2. To unfasten something. Labels: transitive 3. To release or relax the grasp. Labels: intransitive
Word: lasket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare lash, latching. 1. latching (loop) Labels: obsolete
Word: uncleared Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English cleared English uncleared From un- + cleared. 1. Not cleared. Labels: not-comparable Example: uncleared rubble; uncleared snow Example: […] there on the table were the uncleared remains of Thursday's lunch, plain evidence of someone's dereliction. 2. That has not been through the clearing process, and whose amount of cash has not been transferred between accounts. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncleared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unclear Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: comfort food Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From comfort + food. First use appears c. 1962 in the Independent (Pasadena, California). Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmfət ˌfuːd/, /ˈkʌmfɚt ˌfud/ 1. Simple, comforting home-cooked-style food associated with one's formative years, often a staple of diners and other informal restaurants. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: People like soup. It's what a psychologist would call a comfort food. Easy to eat, easy to digest, hearty soups are quick energy builders. Example: Studies indicate that most adults, when under severe emotional stress, turn to what could be called "comfort food"—food associated with the security of childhood, like mother's poached egg or famous chicken soup. 2. Food, often high in carbohydrates or sugar, consumed to feel comfort or alleviate stress rather than to receive nutrition. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After the relationship ended, she overindulged on comfort food every night. Example: In his recently published "The Thin Book by a Formerly Fat Psychiatrist," Dr. [Theodore Isaac] Rubin applauds "comfort foods" for dieters. He states that it is important for dieters to have a comforting food on hand that can be quickly prepared – "fat people are most receptive to comfort." At the top of his list of comfort foods is tea. He recommends it to dieters because it's calorie-free, can be drunk hot or cold and gives a little lift …
Word: yerself Part of Speech: pron 1. Alternative form of yourself. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, nonstandard Example: 'You daft great gowk, puttin' yerself in the way of harm after all this time out of a war.'
Word: yerselves Part of Speech: pron 1. Alternative form of yourselves. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, nonstandard
Word: moche Part of Speech: noun 1. An imported package of spun silk.
Word: tepidarium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tepidārium. Pronunciation: /ˌtɛpɪˈdɛəɹi.əm/, /ˌtɛpɪˈdɛɹi.əm/ 1. A warm room in a Roman baths that was usually heated by a hypocaust. Labels: historical 2. A boiler in which the water was heated. Labels: historical 3. Any room containing a warm bath. 4. A warm greenhouse typically used for plants from South Africa. Example: There is a pretty large glass-house, one-half being a caldarium, the other a tepidarium
Word: Limoges Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicinus), name of a Gaulish tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears; of same ultimate origin as elm. 1. A city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region.
Word: spell checker Part of Speech: noun 1. A software application that attempts to verify spelling in a document.
Word: spell check Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of spellcheck. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Where are the controls for spell check and automatic correction in the Twitter app for Android?
Word: spell check Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of spellcheck. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lumens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lumen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pupillary space Part of Speech: noun 1. An opening made by the pupil in the eye. Example: Cornea edema obscured detail of the anterior chamber, but the edge of the lens could be seen clearly within the pupillary space.
Word: ironies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of irony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inspirate Part of Speech: noun 1. Something inhaled. 2. An ingressive sound.
Word: chechia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shashiya. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rifampicin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of rifam(y)cin + pi(perazinyl). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈfæm.pɪs.ɪn/ 1. A reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers of meningococci. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rifampin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈfæm.pɪn/ 1. US form of rifampicin. Labels: US, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: invasively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English invasive Middle English -ly English -ly English invasively From invasive + -ly. 1. In an invasive manner.
Word: invasiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English invasive 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 invasiveness From invasive + -ness. 1. The quality of being invasive Labels: uncountable
Word: minor planet Part of Speech: noun 1. An astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is not a planet or a comet.
Word: Veit Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Veit. 1. A surname from German. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Sankt Veit, the German name for Saint Vitus in place names, otherwise "der heilige Veit". Labels: uncountable
Word: discussant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English discuss Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English discussant From discuss + -ant. Pronunciation: /dɪˈskʌsənt/ 1. Someone involved in a discussion, especially a participant in a formal discussion or who has been assigned a particular role or topic. Example: I would like to thank Cynthia Ruder, whose comments as panel discussant helped me to rework my original paper. Example: The prominence given to readers' responses to topical issues [...] made concrete the sense of belonging to a large, active, and opinionated community of discussants.
Word: you people Part of Speech: noun 1. Any outsiders not belonging to a clique. Labels: derogatory, plural, plural-only 2. Members of a particular group, collectively. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: That is the type of thing you people would say. Example: There's a young white woman that I work with now, and she really hasn't worked with a lot of people of color, and she uses the term, 'you people,' and I bring it to her attention. And she's like 'oh, oh', […] 3. plural of you Labels: US, dialectal, form-of, plural, plural-only
Word: fuck-face Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fuckface. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hay wains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hay wain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: for the love of God Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English for the luf of God, for þe love of god, for ðe luve of gode (literally “for the love of God”), variant of for godes luve, for godes lufe, for godes lufen (literally “for God's love”), from Old English for Godes lufon (literally “for God's love”). 1. An expression of exasperation, usually while making a request. Example: For the love of God, take that out of the microwave before it blows up! Example: Why for the love of God do you insist on dressing your child like that?
Word: sweet Mary Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics. Labels: idiomatic
Word: casanovas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of casanova Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dreadnoughts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dreadnought Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rent-a-cop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rent + a + cop, modelled after the brand name Rent-a-Car. 1. A private security guard, usually one regarded as inferior to and less skilled than an actual law enforcement officer. Labels: colloquial, derogatory Example: “What got into you tonight? Why'd you pull that scene at the arcade? I had to mess up this rentacop^([sic]) came after me with nunchucks.”
Word: rain gauge Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used in meteorology to measure rainfall.
Word: Aulis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αὐλίς (Aulís). Pronunciation: /ˈɔːlɪs/, /ˈaʊlɪs/ 1. An ancient port town in Boeotia, Greece, where, according to legend, the Greek fleet gathered to set off for Troy, and where Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia. Labels: historical
Word: invocate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1530; borrowed from Latin invocātus, perfect passive participle of invocō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of invoke. 1. To implore or invoke. Labels: rare Example: Be thou the tenth Muſe, ten times more in worth / Then thoſe old nine which rimers inuocate, […] Example: [B]oth the muſes and the graces are his hard Miſtriſſes, though he daily Invocate them, though he ſacrifize Hecatombs, they ſtil look a ſquint, […] 2. To conjure up or summon. Labels: rare Example: Poore key-cold Figure of a holy King, Pale Aſhes of the Houſe of Lancaſter; Thou bloodleſſe Remnant of that Royall Blood, Be it lawfull that I inuocate thy Ghoſt, To heare the Lamentations of poore Anne, Wife to thy Edward, to thy ſlaugthered Sonne, Stab'd by the ſelfeſame hand that made theſe wounds.
Word: Aleisha Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, a modern nonstandard spelling of Alicia.
Word: senary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Latin sēnārius (“consisting of six each”), from sēnī (“six each, six at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). Doublet of senarius. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːnəɹi/ 1. Of sixth rank or order. Labels: not-comparable Example: In particular, one can construct mixed binary/ternary codes via senary codes by applying the Chinese Gray map (see Example 1). 2. Of, pertaining to, or based on six. Labels: not-comparable Example: The senary fraction 0.2 is one-third, i.e. two-sixths.
Word: senary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin sēnārius (“consisting of six each”), from sēnī (“six each, six at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). Doublet of senarius. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːnəɹi/ 1. The numeral system which uses six as the base. Labels: uncountable
Word: egosyntonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ego + syntonic. 1. Of a behaviour, value, or belief, in harmony with or acceptable to the needs and goals of the ego, or consistent with one’s ideal self-image.
Word: egodystonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ego + dystonic. 1. Of a behaviour, value, or belief, in conflict, or dissonant, with the needs and goals of the ego, or, further, in conflict with a person's ideal self-image.
Word: septenary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English septenarie, septenary, from Classical Latin septēnārius (“consisting of seven each”), from septēnus (“seven each; seven at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). With use as noun compare septēnārius (“line of seven feet; unit of seven parts; period of seven years”). By surface analysis, septen- + -ary. Doublet of septenar and septenarius. Pronunciation: /sɛpˈtiːnəɹi/ 1. Consisting of or containing seven. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of seventh rank or order. Labels: not-comparable Example: ... indeed if further evidence than that of bestial and savage counting were required to show that finger-numeration and the quinary system were not primeval, it would be afforded by the development of the senary-septenary system in so many lands. 3. Lasting seven years; continuing seven years. Labels: not-comparable Example: Septenary penance.
Word: septenary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English septenarie, septenary, from Classical Latin septēnārius (“consisting of seven each”), from septēnus (“seven each; seven at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). With use as noun compare septēnārius (“line of seven feet; unit of seven parts; period of seven years”). By surface analysis, septen- + -ary. Doublet of septenar and septenarius. Pronunciation: /sɛpˈtiːnəɹi/ 1. A group of seven things. 2. A period of seven years. Example: This idea was based on the doctrine that a man's body changed its character every seven years and that his life was thus made up of ‘septenaries’. 3. The seven notes of the diatonic scale.
Word: chim Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cheem. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dép Part of Speech: noun 1. Depanneur. Labels: Quebec
Word: surbahar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi. 1. A bass sitar.
Word: sarangi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi सारंगी (sāraṅgī). 1. A bowed string instrument used in the Hindustani classical music of North India. Example: A sarangi player set the tone and Kalavati began to sing in her sweet, melodious voce; mridangam and sitar accompanied her.
Word: bansuri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa) Sanskrit -ई (-ī) Sanskrit वंशी (vaṃśī) Prakrit -𑀮- (-la-) Braj बाँसुरी (bā̃surī)bor. Hindi बाँसुरी (bā̃surī)bor. English bansuri Borrowed from Hindi बाँसुरी (bā̃surī); see there for more. 1. A bamboo transverse flute used in the classical music of North India. Example: A cool breeze began to blow, carrying on it the undulating notes of a bansuri from some village downriver.
Word: Dagmar Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdæɡmɑː(ɹ)/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages of Danish origin, in occasional use since the end of the 19th century.
Word: infinitate Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɪnɪˌteɪt/ 1. To make infinite. Labels: transitive 2. To transform a term, concept, or similar idea into its opposite by adding a negative prefix Labels: transitive
Word: finiteness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English finite 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 finiteness From finite + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being finite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Astrid Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid since the 19th century. Pronunciation: /ˈæstɹɪd/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Example: Astrid, the person is saying. Astrum, astralis. How does it feel to have such a starry name?
Word: Beatrix Part of Speech: name Etymology: A Latinate variant of the standard English Beatrice. 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated children's books. 2. 83 Beatrix, a main belt asteroid; named Beatrice Portinari, the beloved of Dante Alighieri.
Word: PKK Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of player killer killer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PKK Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from a Kurdish language. 1. Kurdistan Workers' Party. Example: ‘Turkey is fighting with Kurdish people. PKK. The first day I came, some of their soldiers died.’
Word: upgradation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English upgrade 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 upgradation From upgrade + -ation. 1. Upgrade; upgrading. Labels: India, nonstandard, proscribed
Word: Horst Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German and Dutch Horst. 1. A surname.
Word: sex worker Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who supplies sex work (short-term sexual services) in exchange for compensation. Example: Like the scripted scenarios mouthed by sex workers on 1-900 porn lines, our sexual language has become stilted and rehearsed. Example: Most official attempts to monitor the health of sex workers have been designed to protect clients and society
Word: punka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of punkah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: toledos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toledo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bust a cap Part of Speech: verb 1. To fire a weapon; to shoot with a gun. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic, slang
Word: libbre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian libbre. 1. plural of libbra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: onna Part of Speech: contraction 1. On the. Labels: colloquial, contraction Example: "Next thing I know you're onna ground, bloody. I don't know what come over me. You goin' out?" Lenny asked. Example: Mal said, “How you doing then?” “Me? I'm onna dole, mate. I'm onna street.” 2. On a. Labels: colloquial, contraction Example: I bin tole ta put a rag onna stick 'tween huh teef so she not bite huh tung.
Word: aquiesce Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of acquiesce. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: panade Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of panada (paste made with bread) Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 2. A small fried empanada, often sold as street food. Labels: Belize, countable, uncountable
Word: jentacular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin iēntāculum (“breakfast (particularly taken right after getting up)”) + English -ar (suffix meaning ‘of, near, or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Iēntāculum is derived from ientō (a variant of ieientō (“to have breakfast”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- (“to sacrifice; to worship”)) + -culum (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛnˈtækjʊlə/, /d͡ʒɛnˈtækjəlɚ/ 1. Of or pertaining to breakfast; specifically, one taken early in the morning or immediately upon getting up. Labels: archaic, formal Example: I took a post-jentacular walk to settle my stomach. Example: [T]he conſumption of Tea and Coffee; a faſhionable vice, vvhich tends only to ſquandring avvay money, and miſpending the morning; ſince (as you once ingeniouſly expreſs'd it) nothing more can be expected from thoſe Jentacular Confabulations.
Word: manie Part of Speech: det 1. Obsolete spelling of many. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: I was glad than, and do reioice yet to remember, that my chance was so happie, to be there that day, in the companie of so manie wise & good men togither, as hardly than could haue beene piked out againe, out of all England beside.
Word: tennisman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tennisman. Equivalent to tennis + -man. 1. A male tennis player. Example: Im a tennisman who love playing tennis :-) Example: René Lacoste was known as a tennisman in the late 20's or early 30's. Well before my time, but there are books and magazines.
Word: by accident Part of Speech: adv 1. Accidentally; unintentionally; without meaning to; as the result of an event not expected, aided, or willingly planned. Example: Sorry. I knocked over the vase by accident. 2. As the result of some undesigned, unintended, unrelated, natural, or random occurrence; as the unexpected and unforeseen result of formerly unrelated factors. Example: The car got totaled by accident; a giant snowdrift fell off the church roof. Example: The only way that project still exists today is by accident; I thought we closed it years ago. 3. By chance; unexpectedly; as the result of an unrelated series of events. Example: I hadn't seen her for years, but I ran into her by accident at the store. Example: She overheard the information by accident.
Word: by accident Part of Speech: adj 1. Accidental; as the result of some unforeseen happening or series of events; unexpected; resulting from an event without the foresight, expectation, aid, or design of the person by whose agency it was caused; unintentional. Example: The victim's death was by accident. Example: That the injury was by accident is not questioned.
Word: on to Part of Speech: prep 1. Upon; on top of. Example: My cat just jumped on to the keyboard. 2. Aware of. Labels: informal Example: The thought-police were on to my plans of world domination. Example: Fortunately “the F.B.I. was on to them” and foiled the plot, but the alleged kidnapping conspiracy, Walter argues, is a harbinger of worse to come. 3. Used to indicate, or signpost, logical progression to a new topic in a talk or discourse. Example: Now. On to the system of active water uptake. Example: Let's go on to item 3 in the list.
Word: iffier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of iffy: more iffy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: iffiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of iffy: most iffy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: filipendulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From, for respective components, Latin filum (“thread”) and pendulus (“hanging”). 1. Hanging by a thread, or threadlike objects Example: filipendulous constructions Example: filipendulous root
Word: rootlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rootlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kenspeckle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Alteration of kenspeck. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛnspɛkəl/ 1. Easily recognized, distinctive, conspicuous. Labels: Northern, Scotland, UK Example: 'It [the gold coin] is sae bonny and sae kenspeckle,' said she, 'that I think I'll keep it for the sake of the giver.'
Word: miai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 見合い (みあい, miai). 1. In Japan, a formal marriage interview, marriage meeting. Labels: countable 2. The situation where two plays are available such that if one player takes one, the opponent will take the other one. The term applies most commonly when both possibilities give the same result. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: playas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: get on up Part of Speech: verb 1. Get up. Labels: colloquial Example: 1925, William Faulkner, “Sunset”, reprinted in New Orleans Sketches, University Press of Mississippi (2002), →ISBN, page 77, “Get on up yonder and get a ticket, if you want to ride.” Example: All morning I tried to get on up where the tanks were [...]. 2. To dance with abandon Labels: colloquial Example: So get on up (get on up) / On the floor (get on up) / Get on up, now (get on up) / And dance some more (get on up)
Word: mithridatisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mithridatise + -ation, in reference to Mithridates VI of Pontus. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of mithridatization. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, rare, uncountable
Word: mithridatization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mithridatize + -ation, in reference to Mithridates VI of Pontus. 1. Synonym of mithridatism. Labels: US, rare, uncountable
Word: mithridatism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mithridates (referring to Mithridates VI of Pontus) + -ism. 1. The practice of gradually ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison in order to build immunity. Labels: uncountable Example: Some argue that vaccines are a form of mithridatism; this is generally considered incorrect.
Word: nonunion Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + union. Pronunciation: /nɒnˈjuːni.ən/ 1. Not part of a labor union; not unionized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonunion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + union. Pronunciation: /nɒnˈjuːni.ən/ 1. Lack of union; failure to become united. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The failure of a broken bone to heal Labels: countable Example: the nonunion of the distal part of the humerus
Word: mineralisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mineralization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: particularise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English spelling of particularize. Example: To particularise the railway improvements required by the County of London Plan, 1943, a Committee under the Chairmanship of Professor Sir Charles Inglis was appointed in February, 1944, by the Minister of War Transport.
Word: pentimal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pent-, by analogy with decimal. 1. Using a base of 5; quinary. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: pentimal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pent-, by analogy with decimal. 1. The abstract numeral system underlying any pentimal numeral system; quinary. Labels: rare, uncountable 2. A numeral as written in such a system; a quinary. Labels: countable, rare
Word: burak Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of borak. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ossifragous Part of Speech: adj 1. Serving to, or able to, break bones; bone-breaking. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, rare
Word: othergates Part of Speech: adv 1. In another manner. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Here comes Sir Toby halting — you shall hear more; but if he had not been in drink, he would have tickled you othergates than he did. Example: It should seem David's men were othergates men than many
Word: at times Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. On occasion, sometimes. Labels: idiomatic Example: I feel lonely at times, but then somebody phones, or calls round, and I cheer up again. Example: She is popular with passengers as an all-weather vessel, but rather the reverse with yachtsmen as she has at times proved somewhat unwieldy, and certainly takes up a good deal of space in the narrow channels.
Word: wet nurses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wet nurse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wet nurses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wet nurse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pallescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From (the present participle stem of) Latin pallēscere (“to become pale”). 1. Growing or becoming pale. Example: [T]he spirit of black melancholy, began to set his seal on her pallescent countenance.
Word: geriarchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”) + -archy. 1. Rule by the elderly. Labels: rare, uncountable 2. A society or organization so ruled. Labels: countable, rare
Word: sugilite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Japanese petrologist Ken-ichi Sugi (1901-1948) in 1976. 1. A mineral with hexagonal crystals, often pink or purple but can have different colors, KNa₂(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺,Al)₂Li₃Si₁₂O₃₀. Labels: uncountable
Word: stichtite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Robert Sticht (1856-1922), the manager of Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Co. in Australia, in 1910. 1. A mineral with rhombohedral crystals, often pink or lilac, Mg₆Cr₂CO₃(OH)₁₆·4H₂O.
Word: pandiculation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pandiculate 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 -ion English pandiculation From pandiculate + -ion. 1. A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If I were a visitor from another planet - but then, am I not a visitor from another planet? - I think that of all the earthlings' quirks it is the act of pandiculation that would surprise and fascinate me most, that slow stretch and then the soundless ape-howl, in which they indulge themselves with such languorous relish.
Word: pandiculations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pandiculation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of quop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quopping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quopped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ragmatical Part of Speech: adj 1. Wild or riotous. Labels: obsolete
Word: petascale Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English peta- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English petascale From peta- + scale. 1. A metric for objects on the scale of quadrillions (10¹⁵ or 1,000,000,000,000,000) of elements. Most often used for computer systems; a petascale computer system operates at speeds measured in petaflops and has memory measured in petabytes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jigga-jigga Part of Speech: noun 1. Sexual intercourse. Labels: uncountable Example: [...] working in the coke ovens area with a memorable little Portuguese man whose conversation invariably focused on “jigga jigga” (sexual intercourse) and the intimate exploits of his fellow work mates. Example: She said that even though the door was shut she could hear enough to know that there was jigga-jigga going on. (This is a well-known slang expression among virtually all the Bantu tribes for 'fucking'.)
Word: scarcities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scarcity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: DEW line Part of Speech: name 1. A system of radar stations in the northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the north coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Labels: historical
Word: DEW Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of Distant Early Warning. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: DEW Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of directed-energy weapon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: -to-be Part of Speech: suffix 1. Future, later, expectant. Labels: morpheme
Word: pantries Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpæntɹiz/ 1. plural of pantry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plausibilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plausibility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Einsteins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Einstein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iris pigmented epithelium Part of Speech: noun 1. The black colored layer of the iris, located behind the iris. Example: An incision was made around the ora serrata of each eye, and the anterior cornea, lens, capsule, and associated iris pigmented epithelium were removed.
Word: purse seines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of purse seine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Interpol Part of Speech: name Etymology: Syllabic abbreviation of international police. Pronunciation: /ˌʔin.teɾˈpol/ 1. The International Criminal Police Organization, an international organization facilitating police cooperation.
Word: libration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lībrātiō (“a hurling, swinging”), from lībrō (“poise, cause to swing”). Pronunciation: /laɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of librating. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The apparent wobble or variation in the visible side of the Moon that permanently faces the Earth, allowing observers on Earth to see, over a period of time, slightly more than half of the lunar surface. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A similar rotational or orbital characteristic of some other celestial body. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable 4. The oscillation of an angle about a stable equilibrium point. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A vibrational degree of freedom whereby a group of atoms partly rotates back and forth, similar to the Moon's motion. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A wavering between two opposing thoughts or choices. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: We may not quarrel with attempts to picture the libration of emotion which sways Clytaemestra as she veers from love for her husband to the desire to take vengeance upon him[…]
Word: Guangxi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣西 /广西 (Guǎngxī). 廣／广 (guǎng) itself means "expanse", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in 226 AD. "Guangxi" and neighbouring Guangdong literally mean "Guang West" and "Guang East". Together, Guangdong and Guangxi are called the "Two Guangs" (兩廣／两广 (Liǎngguǎng) Liangguang). Pronunciation: /ˌkwɑŋˈsi/, /ˌkwɑŋˈʃi/ 1. A Zhuang autonomous region of China. Official name: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Capital: Nanning. Example: Cadres from minority groups have multiplied rapidly since Liberation. For example, in the early 1950s there were only about nine hundred cadres from minorities in the Guangxi-Zhuang Autonomous Region. In 1970 there were about seventy-eight thousand. More recent press reports indicate that this trend is continuing. Example: In mid-1917, President Duan Qi-rui took steps to join China’s miniscule might in the Great War of Europe: by declaring war against Germany, he would become eligible for Japanese and other foreign loans and support which could be turned toward building up his army and threatening his competitors with forcible reunification. On the southern side, Lu Rong-ting, the Guangxi militarist, maneuvered to extend his power; Sun Yat-sen and his supporters in the navy had landed in Canton for yet another attempt at power; and in Fujian, Zhejiang, Sichuan, and elsewhere other warlords were on the outlook for the main chance. Reunification by mere coalition among these ambitious men was the dream of all, but, as all hoped to head the coalition and gain the lion’s share of its spoils, all such schemes were doomed.
Word: Shaanxi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a modified form of the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese 陝西 /陕西 (Shǎnxī, “West of the Shan [Pass]”). The double-a spelling, used certainly to avoid homography with Shanxi (山西, of shān rather than shǎn), is not a feature of Hanyu Pinyin and cannot be observed outside reference to Shaanxi (see also: Ningshaan, Shaanbei, Shaan-Gan-Ning, Shaanzhong). It is likely inherited from the pre-Pinyin Latinxua Sin Wenz system devised and employed by Communist linguists, which was toneless and employed "irregular spellings" for undesirable homographs. The pairs Shaansi (陝西 /陕西) and Shansi (山西) appear (for the first time?) in the influential Sin Wenz primer 《中國話寫法拉丁化——理論·原則·方案》 (1935). An alternative theory is that the double-a spelling is from the Gwoyeu Romatzyh romanization system, where the third tone is spelled by doubling a vowel (Shaanshi 陝西 /陕西 vs. Shanshi 山西), but this is less likely considering the history of Gwoyeu Romatzyh and Sin Wenz, including the political and ideological rivalry between the two systems. Pronunciation: /ʃɑːnˈʃiː/, /ˈʃænˈʃiː/ 1. A province of China, including the Wei River valley and the fertile southern half of the Ordos Loop, comprising much of the Loess Plateau. Capital: Xi'an. Example: The fact, therefore, that the Tae pings, when they raised the siege of Hwae king on the 1st September marched westwards by it into Shan se, shows that the Imperial forces were strong enough to prevent their descent by the Wei river. Example: Under the Pinyin system, two neighboring provinces of northern China are both spelled "Shanxi". In this special case, one of the provinces is now spelled "Shaanxi", to indicate a different tone in the first syllable.
Word: tacops Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. Abbreviation of tactical operations. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: Once developed, the TACOPS section reviews the ATO and SPINS for mission data (routes, A2C2 data). Example: In his next assignment he served as the troop EWO; these duties led to his becoming the brigade EWO and, eventually, the brigade tactical operations (TACOPS) officer. 2. Abbreviation of tactical organization paperless service support system. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: pack mentality Part of Speech: noun 1. The tendency for groups of individuals to act together without planned direction.
Word: pita bread Part of Speech: noun 1. A flat, unleavened pocket bread made from wheat flour; the rounds are cut in half, and may be made into pockets or used with a dip such as taramosalata, hummus or tzatziki. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I had falafel in pita bread last week - it was delicious!
Word: Chihalis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Chehalis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: Chihalis Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Chehalis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: American Indians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of American Indian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whistlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whistler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alloantigens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alloantigen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piobaireachd Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pibroch. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The opening theme of a piobaireachd is called the Urlar, or ‘ground’ – the territory on which the whole composition stands.
Word: fergusonites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fergusonite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geriarchies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geriarchy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heart-felt Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of heartfelt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: particularised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of particularise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: particularising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of particularise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: particularises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of particularise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pentimals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pentimal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heavier-than-air Part of Speech: adj 1. Weighing more than the volume of air which it displaces. Labels: comparative-only Example: And folks laughed at Santos Dumont, at the Wrights, and at all the other fellows, who said they could take a heavier-than-air machine, and skim above the clouds like a bird. 2. Of, pertaining to, or using an aircraft which weighs more than the volume of air it displaces. Labels: comparative-only Example: Died. John Thomas Moore, 65, who, on a windy day in December 1903, lent a hand putting a flying machine on a runway, was the last surviving witness to the Wright brothers' historic first heavier-than-air flight at Kitty Hawk.
Word: shorties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shorty Labels: form-of, plural