nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sunburnt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English sunne brente, equivalent to sun + burnt. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌn.bɝnt/ 1. Having a sunburn or dark tan; having been burned by the sun's rays. Example: You sunburnt sicklemen, of August weary, / Come hither from the furrow and be merry: Example: […] I must beg leave to say for my self, that I am as fair as most of my Sex and Country, and very little sun-burnt by my Travels. 2. Dried out by the sun's rays. Example: 1753, Arthur Murphy, The Gray’s-Inn Journal, No. 53, 20 October, 1753, London: P. Vaillant, 1756, Volume 2, p. 191, The barren Heath, and the Sun-burnt craggy Soil appear with all those Softenings to the Eye, which Distance throws upon a Landscape; Example: the well-remembered dusty road and sun-burnt fields 3. Subject to the strong heat and/or light of the sun. Example: So my dear Charles, you are at length […] arrived in our little sun-burnt island? Example: […] when distances are obscured by mist […] the foreground assumes all its loveliest hues, the grass and foliage revive into their perfect green, and every sunburnt rock glows into an agate. 4. Resembling a sunburn in color. Example: The van was painted a sunburnt brown.
Word: sunburnt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sunne brente, equivalent to sun + burnt. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌn.bɝnt/ 1. simple past and past participle of sunburn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sunburn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivatives sonne brennynge, sunne brennynge (“sunburn”, literally “sun-burning”) and sunne brente (“sunburnt”), equivalent to sun + burn. Compare West Frisian sinnebrân (“sunburn”), Dutch zonnebrand (“sunburn”), German Sonnenbrand (“sunburn”), Swedish solbränna (“sunburn”), and Icelandic sólbruni (“sunburn”), as well as Old English sunbryne (“sunburn”). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌbɜːn/, /ˈsʌnˌbɝn/ 1. A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A burn on the tissue of crop plants or their fruits (especially if they are rich in water like tomatoes, grapes, apples, gooseberries) caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Suntan. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: The neutral colours showed off her café au lait sunburn.
Word: sunburn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivatives sonne brennynge, sunne brennynge (“sunburn”, literally “sun-burning”) and sunne brente (“sunburnt”), equivalent to sun + burn. Compare West Frisian sinnebrân (“sunburn”), Dutch zonnebrand (“sunburn”), German Sonnenbrand (“sunburn”), Swedish solbränna (“sunburn”), and Icelandic sólbruni (“sunburn”), as well as Old English sunbryne (“sunburn”). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌbɜːn/, /ˈsʌnˌbɝn/ 1. To receive a sunburn. Labels: intransitive Example: c. 1613, John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, London: D.N. and T.C., 1678, Act V, Scene 2, p. 64, I have brought Your grace a Salamanders skin, to keep you From sun-burning. Example: 1724, Aaron Hill, The Plain Dealer, No. 81, 28 December, 1724, London: S. Richardson and A. Wilde, Volume 2, p. 199, […] there is a Country, in the World, call’d Turkey; where Women are secur’d against the Danger of Sun-burning, by being kept out of the open Air, and lock’d up, like other Jewels, in Places where no Mischief can reach ’em. 2. To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt. Labels: transitive Example: My Aunt charg’d me not to pull off my Glove for fear of Sun-burning my hand. Example: As we crossed the Colorado-Utah border I saw God in the sky in the form of huge gold sunburning clouds above the desert […]
Word: wide-awake Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of wide awake. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wide-awake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wideawake. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: widemouthed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wide + mouthed. 1. Having a wide mouth. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having the mouth opened wide. Labels: not-comparable
Word: widener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From widen + -er. 1. Any device used to widen something; especially a drill designed to produce a hole greater than its own diameter.
Word: widgeon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wigeon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wielder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wield + -er. 1. A person who wields something, especially power Example: Giygas is no longer the wielder of Evil. He has become the embodiment of Evil itself... which he cannot control on his own. 2. A manager Labels: obsolete
Word: corsage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krep-der. Proto-Italic *korpos Latin corpus Old French cors Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French corsagebor. English corsage Borrowed from French corsage. Pronunciation: /kɔːˈsɑːʒ/, /kɔɹˈsɑʒ/ 1. The size or shape of a person's body. Labels: obsolete 2. The waist or bodice of a woman's dress. Labels: historical Example: She now selected a slinky garment, composed of what male writers call “some soft, clinging material,” with a corsage which outlined her figure and a skirt which waved tempestuously around her ankles. 3. A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress. Example: Brody (Damian Lewis): Will you go to the prom with me? / Carrie: Do I get a corsage? Example: Here, I got a corsage for you to give to Jenna. I don't know if kids still do corsages. I always got ones for Darius' girlfriends. This one is made with lilies.
Word: rabidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin rabidusbor. English rabid 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 rabidness From rabid + -ness. 1. The property of being rabid. Labels: uncountable
Word: raciness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English racy 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 raciness From racy + -ness. 1. The property of being racy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The substitution of “Memorial Day” for “Decoration Day” is a purist's and pedant's triumph, another successful assault on the beloved crudities and provincial racinesses so native to our thought and speech.
Word: racily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English racy Middle English -ly English -ly English racily From racy + -ly. 1. In a racy manner.
Word: racially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English racially From racial + -ly. 1. Relating to race. Example: a racially aggravated attack Example: The ideal Mexican national is not racially equivalent to the Spaniard; Mexicans are racial hybrids, mestizos.
Word: hate crime Part of Speech: noun 1. A crime motivated by hate for a race, gender, religion, etc., which may result in harsh punishments, the severity of which varies by statute and the nature of the crime. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I feel a hate crime coming on. Example: The later twentieth century saw the fortuitous simultaneous rise of two synergistic political and psychological sciences. The first: the revolutionary precept of the hate crime.
Word: harsher Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of harsh: more harsh Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: retributivist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English retributive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English retributivist From retributive + -ist. 1. Relating to the philosophy of law of retributivism.
Word: retributivist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English retributive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English retributivist From retributive + -ist. 1. A person who holds to retributivism. Example: “Anyway, the husband is dead,” Fern said. “To hell with him.” “Ooh, a retributivist among us,” Eamon said with a suggestive waggle of eyebrows.
Word: retributivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English retributive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English retributivism From retributive + -ism. 1. A philosophy of law, stating that criminals should be punished (retribution) for the harm they have caused. Labels: uncountable
Word: harshest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of harsh: most harsh Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: foo dog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a Western invention, from Mandarin 福 (fú, “good fortune”) + English dog. There is no similar word in Chinese itself that uses the word 福 (fú), but see English foo and Foo. Compare also Chinese 佛 (“Buddha”), pronounced fo or fu in some varieties. 1. A stylized lion statue similar to those usually placed in male and female pairs outside imperial Chinese palaces, tombs, temples, etc. Example: Passing to the central medallion, yet a new element confronts us in the Foo dogs, of which several are employed, somewhat crowded, and confused by reason of their coloring, which, nevertheless, is good and, so far as balance is concerned, well distributed. Example: In the revival of Buddhism during Tang times (618–907), all Buddhist temples were protected by a pair of these stone lions. Eventually Foo dogs became popular at the entryways of homes, gardens, and places of business. Traditionally the Foo dogs were somewhat austere, unpainted stone sculptures meant to frighten away evil spirits. Gradually they became more colorful, doglike, and somewhat playful. 2. A Pekingese dog.
Word: CV ICU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cardiovascular intensive care unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: rabbinic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rabbi English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English rabbinic From rabbi + -n- + -ic. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈbɪnɪk/, /ˌɹæˈbɪnɪk/ 1. Relating to rabbis. Labels: not-comparable Example: Yoni was hired as the shul's cantor, but he has a very rabbinic attitude. 2. Formulated or enacted by rabbis. Labels: not-comparable Example: Even though some modern Jews are less interested in rabbinic enactments than the traditions that have explicit roots in Biblical law, most still practice customs that would not exist without rabbinic innovation. Example: The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.
Word: racketeering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union. 1. The criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: racketeering Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union. 1. present participle and gerund of racketeer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: radiantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English radiant Middle English -ly English -ly English radiantly From radiant + -ly. 1. In a manner that is radiant; glowingly. Example: […] she welcomed them radiantly, albeit a shade mystified that Mr Carrados should have chosen that moment to pay his call.
Word: raceway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From race + way. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪsˌweɪ/ 1. A place where races are held; a racetrack. 2. An easily-accessible conduit or tray for organizing runs of data or power cabling. 3. The canal for the current that drives a water wheel.
Word: ragweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ragwort Proto-West Germanic *weud Old English wēod Middle English weed English weed blend English ragweed Alteration of earlier ragwort; presumably equivalent to ragged + weed, with "rag" referring to the tattered appearance of the plant's leaves. Compare Middle English ragwed (“butcher's broom”), of uncertain linguistic relationship. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæɡˌwid/ 1. A plant of the genus Ambrosia, native to North America and a common invasive species elsewhere, particularly noted for producing pollen that triggers hay fever. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Fig. 1.—Spiculated pollens of ragweeds (ambrosias) low in protein. […] In the cocklebur (Xanthium americanum) and the rough wild elder (Iva ciliata), the spicules are shorter, being 0.7 and 0.5 microns, and the reaction is proportionately less active than with the ragweeds (ambrosias). […] While the grass pollens have so light a coat that they are frequently crushed in the ordinary process of mounting, the ragweed (ambrosias) pollen grains resist pressure between two glass slides carried to the point of crushing the glass. Example: RAGWEED (Jeffogia Fingerolia) : The hayfever king, ragweed, brings tears to the eyes of grown men. 2. Synonym of ragwort. Labels: Ireland, Scotland, countable, uncountable Example: The fields, being rough and stony, and wholly unfit for the plough, were mostly devoted to the pasturing of sheep and cattle; […] and in many of the inclosures, ragweeds and rushes usurped supremacy over the scanty herbage : but these were not my property. 3. A summer cypress, mock cypress (Bassia scoparia). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: come full circle Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a complete change or reform. Labels: idiomatic 2. To complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things. Labels: idiomatic
Word: drapery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English draperie, from Old French draperie, from drap (“drape, sheet, large cloth”), ultimately of Germanic origin. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/ 1. Cloth draped gracefully in folds. Labels: uncountable 2. A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape. Labels: countable Example: The windows gleamed with light through the boughs—a small open space gave to view the left wing of the building—he could distinctly see the long range of illuminated apartments, figures moving to and fro, and the richly coloured fall of the draperies. 3. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He made also statutes for the maintenance of drapery and the keeping of wools within the realm 4. Cloth, or woollen materials in general. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: people who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery
Word: apart from Part of Speech: prep 1. Except for; besides. Example: At Esher we were getting out into bright sunshine, and apart from another foggy patch between Farnborough and Winchfield, we had a clear run from then on. Example: "All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?" - Monty Python, Life of Brian
Word: Kadiwéu Part of Speech: name 1. A Mataco-Guaicuru language spoken in Brazil.
Word: Kadiweu Part of Speech: name 1. A Mataco-Guaicuru language spoken in Brazil.
Word: Kwanyama Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language spoken in Angola and Namibia.
Word: Lak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lak Lak. More at Laks. 1. An ethnic group who live primarily in southern Dagestan, Russia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Lak Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Lak Lak. More at Laks. 1. A North Caucasian language spoken by the Lak people. It is written with a Cyrillic alphabet.
Word: billows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of billow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: billows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of billow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Apalaí Part of Speech: name 1. A Carib language spoken in twenty villages of Pará, Brazil.
Word: Nheengatu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Tupian *weʔeŋ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jeʔeŋ Old Tupi nhe'eng Proto-Tupian *katˀu Proto-Tupi-Guarani *katu Old Tupi katu Língua Geral Amazônica nhe'engatu Nheengatu nheengatúbor. Portuguese nheengatubor. English Nheengatu Borrowed from Portuguese nheengatu, from Nheengatu nheengatú. 1. A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.
Word: Tucano Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the Tucano people, whose name itself is from Tucano. 1. A Tucanoan language spoken in Brazil and Colombia.
Word: eradicated Part of Speech: adj 1. Utterly destroyed; eliminated. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having the roots of a tree visible in the emblazon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: eradicated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of eradicate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ibon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowing from Tagalog ibon (bird). 1. cinnamon ibon (Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus) Example: The single species of ibon, the Cinnamon Ibon, is a small passerid sparrow in the monotypic genus Hypocryptadius found only on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
Word: ibon Part of Speech: noun 1. A self-service kiosk found in 7-Eleven stores in parts of Asia. Example: (see title) Example: Inspired by multimedia kiosks in Japan, 7-Eleven introduced a user-friendly multimedia kiosk –ibon – into its stores in 2006. ibon enabled 7-Eleven to provide various self-services which required the minimal involvement of shop assistants.
Word: arthritic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin arthriticus (“gouty, arthritic”), from Ancient Greek. Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)θˈɹɪtɪk/ 1. Of, or affected by arthritis. Example: Her arthritic wrists bothered her most in the winter.
Word: arthritic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin arthriticus (“gouty, arthritic”), from Ancient Greek. Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)θˈɹɪtɪk/ 1. A person with arthritis.
Word: arrhythmic Part of Speech: adj 1. Without rhythm. Example: Could there have been a more fatuous and arrhythmic and unmemorable conclusion to what had been, after all, my analysis, my only analysis? 2. Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.
Word: arability Part of Speech: noun 1. The capacity for land to produce or support vegetation. Labels: uncountable
Word: bank night Part of Speech: noun 1. An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning. Labels: idiomatic
Word: around-the-clock Part of Speech: adj 1. All day and night; all of the time. Labels: not-comparable Example: The around-the-clock workers tried to finish the project.
Word: eves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /iːvz/ 1. plural of eve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fortifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fortify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anticancer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + cancer. 1. That is used to treat cancer. Labels: not-comparable Example: Mitomycin C is an anticancer drug, and may be administered as part of chemotherapy.
Word: anticommunist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Old French comun French commun Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French communiste English communist English anticommunist From anti- + communist. 1. Opposed to the tenets of communism.
Word: anticommunist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Old French comun French commun Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French communiste English communist English anticommunist From anti- + communist. 1. One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.
Word: antidemocratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *déh₂mos Proto-Hellenic *dā́mos Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) Ancient Greek δημο- (dēmo-) Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā) Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós)bor. Late Latin democraticuslbor. Middle French democratiquebor. ▲ Late Latin democraticusbor. English democratic English antidemocratic From anti- + democratic. 1. Opposed to the tenets of democracy. Example: The aesthetics at play were a bit antidemocratic, accelerationist, what have you; and mainstream coverage of the trend from this past spring cited propaganda experts on its allegedly alarming implications.
Word: apostatize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English apostate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English apostatize From apostate + -ize. 1. To give up or renounce one's position or belief. Example: Q. 15. May not a church so far apostatize by the neglect of discipline, as to cease to be a church of Christ, and become a synagogue of Satan? A. Yes. This has sometimes happened. Example: Soft enticements of domestic life too often draw him from the ascetic trail; a monk who apostatizes to the world at times.
Word: apolitically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English politically English apolitically From a- + politically. 1. Done without political affiliation.
Word: evening star Part of Speech: name Etymology: From evening + star. Cf. Old English ǣfensteorra. 1. The planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening. Example: Near-synonym: Phosphorus Example: We now know that the evening star is the morning star – that is, Hesperus is Phosphorus.
Word: evening star Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From evening + star. Cf. Old English ǣfensteorra. 1. Any star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter. 2. An evening primrose (Oenothera biennis). 3. Mentzelia pumila (dwarf mentzelia) and other species of genus Mentzelia.
Word: one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Spoken by Neil Armstrong when he first stepped onto the surface of the Moon. Armstrong intended to say "one small step for a man", but misspoke.http://www.snopes.com/quotes/onesmall.asp 1. (used imitatively) A cliché used to exaggerate an accomplishment or milestone. Labels: idiomatic
Word: armamentarium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin armāmentārium (“arsenal”), from armāmenta (“tools, equipment, rigging”) + -ārium. By surface analysis, armament + -arium. Pronunciation: /ˌɑːməmənˈtɛəɹi.əm/, /ˌɑːməˌmɛnˈ-/, /ˌɑɹməmənˈtɛɹi.əm/, /ˌɑɹməˌmɛnˈ-/ 1. All of the equipment available for carrying out a task, especially all the equipment used by a physician in the practice of medicine. Example: Pendants round the neck, bangles round the wrists or ankles, potatoes or nutmegs in the pocket are as old or older than civilisation, carrying the same prophylactic magic as any juju in an African witchdoctor’s armamentarium. Example: Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS) technology has enriched the armamentarium of regenerative medicine by introducing autologous pluripotent progenitor pools bioengineered from ordinary somatic tissue.
Word: treacly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From treacle + -ly. 1. Of a liquid, thick and sticky. 2. Consisting of treacle, or cloying, sentimental speech. Example: Some call the subgenre “alternative Christmas,” as it’s a subgenre of Christmas movies that tend to eschew the saccharine good times most frequently promised by treacly holiday fare in favor of violent action, horror or gore.
Word: chivvy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From chivy, chevy (“to chase; to race, scamper”), from chivy, chevy (“a chase, hunt, pursuit”), probably from the title of The Ballad of Chevy Chase, first published in The Complaynt of Scotland (1549); the ballad is about a hunt taking place on a chase (“large country estate where game may be hunted”) in the Cheviot Hills between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders, and is thought to allude to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪvi/ 1. To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request. Labels: UK, transitive Example: Odd's wouns! it was a proper hunt. Away went my gentlemen, whooping like madmen, with their coat skirts flapping in the breeze, chivying on the dogs and having a rare morning's sport. Example: Some customers could now be relied upon to send in their orders regularly and, apart from having to chivy those who had fallen behind with their payments, this allowed travellers to concentrate their energies on securing new customers and on recovering those who had been lost to competitors. 2. To subject to harassment or verbal abuse. Labels: UK, transitive Example: He wos allus willin fur to give me somethink he wos, though Mrs. Sangsby she was allus a chivying on me—like everybody everywheres. Example: So when I was done, and the fishing was as good as the start, I cut a long "staddle," with a bush at the top, and I just went for that school of trout. I chevied, harried and scattered them, up stream and down, until I could not see a fish. 3. To sneak up on or rapidly approach. Labels: UK, transitive 4. To pursue as in a hunt. Labels: UK, transitive Example: to chivvy the fox Example: The police were kept out of sight, and the amusements of the mob consisted chiefly in forming bodies which rushed from one end of the Park to the other, to the great injury of other rioters; or in hunting or "chivvying" any footman or remarkable person who should venture among them; some of these unfortunates were much injured.
Word: chivvy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chivy, chevy (“to chase; to race, scamper”), from chivy, chevy (“a chase, hunt, pursuit”), probably from the title of The Ballad of Chevy Chase, first published in The Complaynt of Scotland (1549); the ballad is about a hunt taking place on a chase (“large country estate where game may be hunted”) in the Cheviot Hills between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders, and is thought to allude to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪvi/ 1. Something that encourages one to act; a goad, a spur. Labels: UK, transitive Example: Although Mr [Paul] Hatcher is not sure how popular the site will be he has designed it to handle up to 10,000 requests an hour. "It's just there to act as a chivvy to London Underground," he said.
Word: inguinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin inguinālis, from inguen. Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋɡwɪnəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to the groin. Labels: not-comparable Example: Massage, particularly inguinal, was frequently resorted to by the ancients as an indeucement to potency.
Word: sudoriferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Latin sūdōrifer (“bearing sweat”). The term originally came from the Latin sūdor (“sweat”) from the Latin verb sūdō (“to sweat”) + -i- + -fer (“-fer, that which carries”) from the Latin verb ferō (“to bring”) + -ous (forming -ferous). 1. Bearing sweat; sweating, sweaty. Labels: not-comparable
Word: figurant Part of Speech: noun 1. An actor or dancer in the background lacking an aural presence.
Word: dextral Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the right side Labels: not-comparable
Word: dextral Part of Speech: noun 1. A right-handed individual.
Word: head south Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of go south.
Word: huarache Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish huarache, guarache, from Purepecha kwarachi (“sandal”). Pronunciation: /wəˈrɑːtʃi/ 1. A Mexican sandal. Example: My shoes, damn fool that I am, were Mexican huaraches, plantlike sieves not fit for the rainy night of America and the raw road night. Example: The huaraches he wore looked like dried and blackened fish lashed to the floors of his feet. 2. A food similar in shape to such a sandal, consisting of a fried masa dough base with a topping, typically salsa, potato, meat, or cheese. Example: They’re then ground into a homogeneous dough that holds whatever shape you choose to give it: thin circles for tortillas, thicker ones for gorditas and sopes, plump ovals for huaraches and triangles for black-bean stuffed tetelas.
Word: hypomanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English manic English hypomanic From hypo- + manic. 1. afflicted with a mild state of mania
Word: hypomanic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English manic English hypomanic From hypo- + manic. 1. A person afflicted with hypomania.
Word: stenographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stenography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English stenographic From stenography + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌstɛ.nəˈɡɹæ.fɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to stenography Example: Bill Moyers, President Johnson's press secretary, also was critical: "The White House press corps is more stenographic than entrepreneurial in its approach to news gathering. Too many of them are sheep."
Word: applauder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From applaud + -er. 1. One who applauds.
Word: Makah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Klallam màq̓áʔa (“generous with food”). Pronunciation: /məˈkɑː/ 1. A member of an indigenous North American people in the northwestern Olympic Peninsula of Washington state in North America.
Word: Makah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Klallam màq̓áʔa (“generous with food”). Pronunciation: /məˈkɑː/ 1. A language belonging to the Southern Wakashan language family.
Word: Makah Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Klallam màq̓áʔa (“generous with food”). Pronunciation: /məˈkɑː/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Makah nation or language.
Word: apple cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of cake containing sliced apples.
Word: gladiolus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”). Compare Middle English gladiol, whence gladiole. Pronunciation: /ɡlædɪˈəʊləs/, /ɡlædɪˈoʊləs/ 1. The center part of the sternum. 2. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola. Example: Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.
Word: interning Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ/ 1. Practice of always using references instead of copies of equal objects. Example: In computer programming, the practice of using always references in place of copies of equal objects is known as interning.
Word: interning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of intern Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nutcases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nutcase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Williamson Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wiljaną Proto-Germanic *wiljô Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱelmos? Proto-Germanic *helmaz Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmazder. Frankish *Willahelmder. Anglo-Norman Willameder. Middle English William English William Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone Middle English -son English -son English Williamson From William + -son. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪl.jəm.sən/ 1. An Scottish and English surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Millennials and Gen Zedders’ approach to romance can teach later-life singletons a thing or two about new relationships, according to dating agent Anna Williamson. 2. An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam) Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Wolfgang Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Wolfgang (reinforced by Medieval Latin Wolfgangus), from Middle High German Wolfgang, from Old High German Wolfgang, from wolf (“wolf”) + gang (“path, course”). Pronunciation: /ˈwʊlf.ɡæŋ/, /ˈvɔlf.ɡɑŋ/ 1. A German male given name.
Word: Jakob Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name, equivalent to English Jacob. 2. A surname.
Word: jeep Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (military light utility truck). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiːp/ 1. Pertaining to utility or general purpose. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jeep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (military light utility truck). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiːp/ 1. A small, blocky, military-style vehicle with four-wheel drive, suited to rough terrain. 2. A light utility truck from WWII used by the U.S. Army, and subsequently turned into the trademark Jeep when civilianized by originating manufacturer Willys-Overland. 3. A sport utility vehicle or similar four-wheel-drive vehicle. 4. Clipping of jeepney Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
Word: jeep Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Derived from GP, initialism of general-purpose. Noun from General Purpose Vehicle (military light utility truck). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiːp/ 1. To travel by jeep. Labels: ambitransitive Example: From there we jeeped over extraordinarily difficult roads to Marwari City, the site of Southern Philippine University, where I had been invited to address a convocation on the subject of "College Life in the United States."
Word: jeep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Disputed. Possibly from Eugene the Jeep, a character in Popeye cartoons. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiːp/ 1. A device for detecting discontinuity in a protective coating, also called a "holiday detector" 2. A covered shopping cart, also called a "shopping stroller". Labels: Australia, regional
Word: jeep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An ironic pronunciation of AGP, the initialism of autogynephilia in Blanchard's transsexual typology. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiːp/ 1. A trans woman who is sexually attracted to women and transitioned due to autogynephilia. Labels: derogatory, offensive Example: Coordinate term: husstuss Example: Everyone who comes here and who knows who Blanchard even is would be considered an agp fetishist coomer by Blanchard. Cope harder you malebrained jeep.
Word: Kester Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the male given name Christopher. 2. A surname.
Word: Laurent Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Laurent. 1. A surname from French, equivalent to English Lawrence or Laurence
Word: cushats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cushat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: froideur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French froideur (literally “coldness”). Pronunciation: /fɹwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/, /fwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/ 1. A cold or indifferent manner. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A chill in relations. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: "There was a froideur between the Bank of England and the Swiss central bank for some time," recalled Collins. Example: When I look over at Chase[…] he stares back at Baron with such withering froideur that he resembles one of those Dust Bowl farmers in a Dorothea Lange portrait.
Word: parer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pare + -er. 1. A tool used to pare things. 2. A pencil sharpener. Labels: Ireland Example: A: 'yea like I used to have all these little parers and little fancy girly parers but then I was like I'd probably get into trouble ... people would be like 'why do you have that'... so I went for a plain pencil parer'.
Word: nécessaires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nécessaire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: masse Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of mass. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: imaginable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English ymaginable, from Latin imāginābilis; equivalent to imagine + -able. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmadʒɪnəbəl/, /-nəbəl/, /ɪˈmadʒnəbəl/, /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/, /ɪˈmæd͡ʒnəbəl/ 1. Able to be imagined; conceivable. Example: While running, they were exposed to the most hideous bespawling imaginable. Example: By the early 1980s, Gucci was overlicensed, with its logo on every product imaginable from headscarves to key rings to lighters. 2. Able to be imagined; conceivable. Example: Nevertheless, even if these forms do not directly go back to Lat. autumnus, influence of this word is imaginable.
Word: oc Part of Speech: adv 1. Initialism of of course. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: trier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English triour, from Anglo-Norman triour and Middle English trien (equivalent to try + -er). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪə(ɹ)/ 1. One who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test or standard. Example: […] I had once brought me a certain Earth, by a Gentleman that digg'd it up in this, or ſome neighboring Country, vvhich, though it ſeem'd but a Mineral Earth, did really afford, to a very expert tryer of Metals of my acquaintance, a not deſpicable proportion of Gold. 2. An instrument used for sampling something. Example: The judge should grasp the butter trier firmly in hand and insert the sampling device as near as possible to the center of the butter sample. 3. One who tries judicially. 4. A person appointed by law to try challenges of jurors; a trior. 5. That which tries or approves; a test. Labels: obsolete Example: Nay, mother, / Where is your ancient courage? you were us'd / To say, extremity was the trier of spirits
Word: canne Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of can. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: TOM Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of time of the month. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, euphemistic 2. Acronym of Translocon on Outer Membrane. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: betook Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of betake Labels: form-of, past
Word: rappeler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rappel + -er. 1. One who rappels (descends by rope).
Word: Sea of Japan Part of Speech: name 1. A marginal sea between Japan, Sakhalin, the Asian continent, and Jeju Island.
Word: penned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɛnd/, /pɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of pen Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: penned Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɛnd/, /pɪnd/ 1. winged; having plumes Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: sternness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stern 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 sternness From stern + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being stern. Labels: uncountable Example: There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness. 2. The result or product of being stern. Labels: countable
Word: artistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artiste Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French artistiquebor. English artistic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English artistically From artistic + -ally. Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkli/, /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkəli/ 1. In an artistic manner. Example: It was a view of Wildfell Hall, as seen at early morning from the field below, rising in dark relief against a sky of clear silvery blue, with a few red streaks on the horizon, faithfully drawn and coloured, and very elegantly and artistically handled. 2. Regarding arts Example: There’s a moment when John Sill gazes at the “Mona Lisa,” which he has stolen from the Louvre. The painting, he villainsplains to Kitu, is artistically unimpressive but nevertheless “a work of genius. Marketing genius.”
Word: team up Part of Speech: verb 1. To join into a team, or into teams. Labels: intransitive Example: Small beekeepers may wish to team up with other beekeepers in their area and cooperative extracting rooms may be the practical answer in many districts even ...
Word: trisyllabic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English syllabic English trisyllabic From tri- + syllabic. Pronunciation: /ˌtɹaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/, /ˌtɹɑe.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ 1. having three syllables Labels: not-comparable Example: […] how many nonelitist Americans can, without undue difficulty, read as many as a thousand consecutive words of small print, some of which may be trisyllabic?
Word: trisyllabic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English syllabic English trisyllabic From tri- + syllabic. Pronunciation: /ˌtɹaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/, /ˌtɹɑe.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ 1. a word comprising three syllables
Word: transient ischemic attack Part of Speech: noun 1. A temporary cessation or reduction of blood supply to part of the brain, resulting in brief neurologic dysfunction that usually persists for less than 24 hours.
Word: in a minute Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Within a short time, very soon Example: Clean the kitchen, your grandma's coming in a minute.
Word: poorest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of poor: most poor. Labels: form-of, superlative Example: With some of it on the south and more of it on the north of the great main thoroughfare that connects Aldgate and the East India Docks, St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Example: But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short.
Word: lbs Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lb + -s as a naturalization in English irrespective of any New Latin morphology; for more, see Nos. § Etymology. Pronunciation: /paʊndz/ 1. plural of lb; pounds Labels: form-of, plural Example: 5 lbs 6 oz - 5 pounds and 6 ounces
Word: disassociate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English associate English disassociate From dis- + associate. Pronunciation: /dɪsəˈsəʊʃieɪt/ 1. To separate (oneself); to dissolve one's association with a person, group, or situation. Example: After the scandal, the political party disassociated itself from the questionable candidate. Example: If the whole membership disassociates, the result will be disestablishment. 2. To separate into smaller discrete units, as with analysis. Labels: transitive Example: The problem is easier to understand if you disassociate the variables. 3. To separate; to disunite; to disintegrate; to dissolve. Labels: intransitive Example: The fibers of this nonwoven textile disassociated when I tried to wash it. 4. Alternative form of dissociate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, proscribed