nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: true north Part of Speech: noun 1. At a given point, the direction in which the geographic North Pole of the earth lies. Labels: uncountable 2. A correct course or right direction. Labels: figuratively, uncountable
Word: Rennes Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Rennes, from Old French Resnes, Rednes, from Latin Rēdonēs. Doublet of Redones. Pronunciation: /ɹɛn/ 1. The capital city of Ille-et-Vilaine department, France; the capital city of the region of Brittany.
Word: Geneva Convention Part of Speech: name 1. Any of four international treaties that define the required treatment for prisoners of war by their captors.
Word: Warsaw Convention Part of Speech: name 1. An international treaty (full title: Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, Signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929) signed in Warsaw in 1929, covering international air travel, including such topics as ticketing, cargo and liability.
Word: harridan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps a modification of French haridelle (“old horse, nag”). Pronunciation: /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.dən/, /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.dən/ 1. A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one. Example: Why is that tattling old harridan, Peggy O'Dowd, to make free with my name at her d—d supper-table, and advertise my engagement over the three kingdoms? Example: Well there was one old lady, and a drunken old harridan she was surely, that paid all her attention to me.
Word: installation art Part of Speech: noun 1. A genre of art which incorporates any media, including the physical features of the site, to create a conceptual experience in a particular environment. Labels: uncountable Example: Chasca's ring is unique. It appears to be, for lack of a better term, a massive piece of alien "installation art." The rings are made of small pieces of synthetic material, and are almost invisible from space. From the ground, they catch and scatter the light of Matano in picturesque ways. It is not known who created the ring or when.
Word: conceptual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conceptus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin conceptuālisbor. English conceptual Borrowed from Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipiō (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al. Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛp.tjʊəl/, /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃʊəl/, /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃu.əl/, /kənˈsep.t͡ʃʉ.əl/ 1. Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception. Example: The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification. 2. Existing only in the imagination. Example: We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing. 3. Of or relating to conceptualism.
Word: conceptual art Part of Speech: noun 1. A genre of art in which the transmission of ideas is more important than the creation of an art object Labels: uncountable
Word: heterocyclic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English heterocyclic From hetero- + cyclic. 1. Having atoms of two or more different elements in at least one of its rings. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings. Labels: not-comparable Example: Other highly effective heterocyclic substituents were pyrazinyl and quinoxalyl.
Word: heterocyclic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English heterocyclic From hetero- + cyclic. 1. A heterocycle
Word: cyclic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic From French cyclique or its etymon Classical Latin cyclicus, from Ancient Greek κυκλικός (kuklikós). By surface analysis, cycle + -ic. Piecewise doublet of chakric. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.klɪk/, /ˈsɪk.lɪk/, /ˈsɑɪ.klɪk/ 1. Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical Example: The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun. Example: Our recent article on the York-Knaresborough-Harrogate branch mentioned that the diesel multiple-units covering the passenger service did so in the course of complicated cyclic diagrams. 2. Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring. Example: Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds. 3. Having parts arranged in a whorl. 4. Being generated by only one element. 5. Able to be inscribed in a circle. 6. Firing at its full cyclic rate. Example: On it came, closer and closer, and as it did so it became clear that the pilot, if he was alive, had terminal intentions. Though the torpedo somehow missed, the plane itself did not. To those watching helplessly from other stations, the ship's antiaircraft gunners, in their final moments, were an inspiration: eyes focused through iron sights on the plane as it sped at them, weapons hot, going cyclic, hunched down and never flinching until the Betty struck high on the mainmast, killing them all.
Word: cyclic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic From French cyclique or its etymon Classical Latin cyclicus, from Ancient Greek κυκλικός (kuklikós). By surface analysis, cycle + -ic. Piecewise doublet of chakric. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.klɪk/, /ˈsɪk.lɪk/, /ˈsɑɪ.klɪk/ 1. The flight control used to control a helicopter's direction and rate of horizontal movement by tilting the lift vector of the helicopter's main rotor disk.
Word: -ier Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From -y + -er. 1. spelling of the suffix sequence -y followed by -er, or of any word ending in -(e)y suffixed with -er. Labels: morpheme Example: dicey → dicier; clayey → clayier; gluey → gluier; happy → happier; scary → scarier; tomatoey → tomatoier
Word: -ier Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle English -ier, -iere from verbs ending in -ien + -ere, later extended to form other nouns (e.g. Middle English clothyer, glasiere, lovier, tiliere). Later reinforced by Middle French and modern French -ier, largely in words more recently borrowed from or influenced by French (e.g. cashier, financier, etc.). Doublet of -ar, -ary, -eer, and -yer. 1. Forming nouns denoting occupations, particularly with words from French. Labels: morpheme Example: clothier, perfumier
Word: furan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin furfur Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English furfural Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English furan From furfural + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈfjʊə.ɹæn/, /ˈfjʊɹ.æn/ 1. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.
Word: pyrrole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)der. German Pyrrolbor. English pyrrole From German Pyrrol, corresponding to Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “reddish, fiery”) + -ole. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪɹəʊl/ 1. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₅N. Example: The way the red crystals absorbed light suggested that the molecule might contain a porphyrin-like structure, a flat ring made up of four smaller rings called pyrroles […].
Word: thiophene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phèneder. English phene English thiophene From thio- + phene ("benzene"). 1. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a sulfur atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄S.
Word: pyridine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Pyridin. Pronunciation: / ˈpɪrɪˌdin/ 1. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅N.
Word: thiazole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- English -ole English azole English thiazole From thio- + azole. 1. Any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of three carbon atoms, a sulphur and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₃H₃SN Example: Many heterocyclic bodies prepared synthetically have been manufactured upon a technical scale, because of their coloring and therapeutic properties. This is true of the dyes of [...] the thiazole-group, and also of the important febrifuges, [...]
Word: quinoline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quinine (“Cinchona bark”) + -oline. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪnəliːn/ 1. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C₉H₇N.
Word: pyrimidine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1885. From German Pyrimidin, from German Pyridin (“pyridine”), with the insertion of -mi- from amidine. Pronunciation: /paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/, /pɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/ 1. A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA: thymine, uracil and cytosine
Word: pyran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: pyre + -an 1. Any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms, an oxygen atom and two double bonds; especially the simplest one, C₅H₆O.
Word: Dougal Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Dùghall, from Old Irish dubgall (“Dane, black-haired foreigner”), synchronically from dubh (“black”) + gall (“stranger”). Pronunciation: /ˈduːɡl̩/ 1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic. 2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Word: matura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mātūra. 1. A final exam that young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their secondary education in certain European countries.
Word: fusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First appears c. 1555, in a translation by Richard Eden. From Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem (the accusative of fūsiō), from fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour; to melt”) (see also found). Doublet of foison. Pronunciation: /ˈfjuː.ʒən/ 1. The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These tasks may be summarised as comprising the maintenance and improvement of railway services and facilities during a transitional period; the reorganising of systems of management and technical practices, so as to secure maximum efficiency and economy from the fusion of four major railway systems (using for these purposes all the resources and traditional skill of the former companies); and the building-up of a sense of common purpose and esprit de corps among a staff of more than 600,000 men and women. 2. The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This Cryſtal is a pellucid fiſſile Stone, clear as Water or Cryſtal of the Rock, and without Colour; enduring a red Heat without loſing its tranſparency, and in a very ſtrong Heat calcining without Fuſion. Example: From a vault in the green-blue ice, more or less perfectly formed each summer, the torrent issues, which represents the natural drainage of the valley, derived partly from land-springs, partly from fusion of the ice. 6. The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fusion Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First appears c. 1555, in a translation by Richard Eden. From Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem (the accusative of fūsiō), from fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour; to melt”) (see also found). Doublet of foison. Pronunciation: /ˈfjuː.ʒən/ 1. To combine; to fuse. Labels: nonstandard, transitive
Word: melting Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈmɛltɪŋ/ 1. Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying. 2. Given over to strong emotion; tender; aroused; emotional, tearful. Example: What guards the purity of melting maids, / In courtly balls, and midnight masquerades [...]? 3. That causes one to melt with emotion; able to make others feel tender and emotional. Example: And he, Allada Khan, had decided that the child was not unlike himself - an unaggressive nose, and intelligent forehead, eyes both lively and melting.
Word: melting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɛltɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of melt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: melting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛltɪŋ/ 1. The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point. Example: Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything. 2. The act of softening or mitigating. Labels: figuratively
Word: discerning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɜː.nɪŋ/, /dɪˈsɝ.nɪŋ/, /dəˈsøː.nəŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of discern Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: discerning Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɜː.nɪŋ/, /dɪˈsɝ.nɪŋ/, /dəˈsøː.nəŋ/ 1. Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive. Example: The discerning customer will appreciate our new range of quality clothing. Example: Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, […]
Word: discerning Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɜː.nɪŋ/, /dɪˈsɝ.nɪŋ/, /dəˈsøː.nəŋ/ 1. discernment Example: Either his notion weakens, his discernings / Are lethargied
Word: boiling point Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ 1. The temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure. Labels: countable, physical, uncountable 2. The state of being heated, with high aggression. Labels: countable, figuratively, idiomatic, uncountable Example: Although the encounter was bathed in sunshine, the match failed to reach boiling point but that will be of little concern to Gerard Houllier's team, who took a huge step forward before they face crucial matches against their relegation rivals.
Word: melting point Part of Speech: noun 1. The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium; it is relatively insensitive to changes in pressure. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The point at which things go wrong or become dangerous; a crisis or meltdown. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Word: triple point Part of Speech: noun 1. The unique temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid and gas phases of a substance are all in equilibrium. Example: A solid sublimes only when the pressure of its vapor is below that of the triple point for that substance. 2. A point where the incident shock wave, the reflected shock wave, the Mach stem, and one slipstream meet. Example: When the incident shock wave is at position “a” the second triple point, T, is still inside the zone where the vibrational degree of freedom has not yet reached its equilibrium and the dissociational degree of freedom is still frozen at that position, as its excitation can be assumed to start only after vibrational equilibrium is reached. Example: A triple point may have a convex Mach stem, in which case the SS points upward. 3. A point where a curve or surface intersects itself along three arcs. Example: The number of the distinguished edges whose orientations point towards the triple point is exactly one, or exactly two. Example: A cubic surface with a triple point (a cubic cone) may or may not be rational. 4. The intersection of an occluded front, cold front, and warm front. Example: A further investigation is made of the reasonably-close relationship between some multiple tornado outbreaks in the British Isles and the passage of frontal-system triple points (TPs) using, principally, TORRO records and the hourly British Isles charts archived by the Meterorological Office at Bracknell. Example: ...together at the point of occlusion, or triple point, where conditions are favorable for formation of a new cyclone, sometimes called a secondary cyclone. 5. The point where two boundaries, such as a dry line, outflow boundary, or cold front, intersect. Example: Few, however, reach the African continent; some dissipate in the intertropical-front bulge east of southern Africa; others form triple points with the temperate fronts available for recurving anywhere between Australia and the Seychelles-Madagascar-Mascarenes (Reunion-Mauritius-Rodriguez) sector. Example: It is concluded that the severe storms formed in close proximity to a "triple point" (TP), at which a synoptic cold front and "insolation-enhanced" warm front intersected. 6. A point where three plates intersect. Example: Such a 'piecrust model' has been used to explain the generation of triple points which can give rise to splitting of a continental body. Example: Microstructures like static mineral growth, equilibrated grain boundaries with triple points especially in quartz and feldspar fabric and the lack of plastic crystal lattice deformations even in quartz indicate that metamorphism outlasted deformation.
Word: nuclear fusion Part of Speech: noun 1. The combining of the nuclei of atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The emergence of this new large-scale lab-based astrophysics was an unanticipated side effect of a much broader, more fraught, and now quite in-the-news scientific journey: the quest for nuclear fusion.
Word: five-for Part of Speech: noun 1. The feat of a bowler taking five wickets in one innings Example: He has taken 87 five-fors in his test carrer.
Word: spindel Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of spindle. Example: 1568, William Turner quoted by Richard Mabey in "Flora Britannica", London, 1996, p244. I haue sene this tree oft tymes in England and in moste plentye betwene Ware and Barkwaye, yet for al that I coulde neuer learne an Englishe name for it: the Duche men call it in Netherlande Spilboome that is Spindel tree, because they vse to make Spindels of it in that countrey and me thinke it may be so wel named in English. 2. Obsolete spelling of spindle. Example: 1568, William Turner quoted by Richard Mabey in "Flora Britannica", London, 1996, p244. I haue sene this tree oft tymes in England and in moste plentye betwene Ware and Barkwaye, yet for al that I coulde neuer learne an Englishe name for it: the Duche men call it in Netherlande Spilboome that is Spindel tree, because they vse to make Spindels of it in that countrey and me thinke it may be so wel named in English.
Word: follow on Part of Speech: verb 1. To follow in sequence; to come next. Example: The new film follows on from the storyline of the original 1970s release. 2. To bat their second innings immediately after their first innings.
Word: follow on Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of follow-on. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: footwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English foot Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English footwork From foot + work. Pronunciation: /ˈfʊt.wɜːk/ 1. Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as in sports or dancing. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The dancer impressed the crowd with his fancy footwork. Example: Everton defender Distin then demonstrated neat footwork to evade a succession of challenges inside the area before sending a rising, angled effort narrowly off target. 2. A subgenre of juke/ghetto house and style of street dance that originated in Chicago in the early 1990s. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In April, DJ Rashad, a Chicago-based producer and pioneer of the increasingly popular footwork genre, died in a drug-related accident. 3. Finesse. Labels: informal, uncountable, usually Example: It took some fancy footwork to make it all happen.
Word: fourth slip Part of Speech: noun 1. A fielding position to the off side of the third slip. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: French cut Part of Speech: adj 1. Sliced lengthwise, making strips long and thin (e.g. French cut green beans, French [cut] fries). cf. julienne. Labels: not-comparable 2. Designed to reveal the thigh, usually of women's underpants. Labels: not-comparable
Word: French cut Part of Speech: noun 1. A batsman's shot in which the ball deflects off the inside edge of the bat and travels fine down the leg side behind the batsman and often travels to the boundary. 2. Synonym of dorsal slit or supercision.
Word: full toss Part of Speech: noun 1. A ball that does not bounce on the pitch before reaching the batsman.
Word: medication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English medicacioun, from Middle French médication and its etymon Latin medicātiō, from medicārī (“to heal, cure”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”), from medērī (“to heal”). Equivalent to medicate + -ion. Pronunciation: /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ 1. A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Have you been taking your medication? [uncountable] Example: Have you been taking your medications? [countable] 2. The administration of medicine. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Such behavior, if it doesn't abate, will necessitate medication and supervision.
Word: vaccination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vaccinia, a cowpox infection. Ultimately from Latin vacca (“cow”). Coined by Edward Jenner (1749-1823) in 1798. Jenner infected people with weakened cowpox viruses (vaccinia), to immunise them against smallpox. It is now known that vaccinia and cow pox are separate conditions, but at the time of Jenner, they were considered the same condition. Pronunciation: /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 1. Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: immunization (broadly synonymous) Example: One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.
Word: vaccination mark Part of Speech: noun 1. A small scar left on the skin by vaccination.
Word: extrinsic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French extrinsèque, from Latin extrinsecus (“from without, without, on the outside”), from *extrim, an assumed adverbial form of exter (“outer, outward”) + secus (“by, on the side”). Pronunciation: /ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/, /ɪksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ 1. External; separable from the thing itself; inessential. 2. Not belonging to something; outside. Example: 1 Experimental set up for strength testing of the flexor hallucis muscle of the right foot To ensure accurate positioning of the hallux onto the load cell, and to minimise the influence of the extrinsic muscles of the foot (ankle plantarflexors and flexor hallucis longus) and the 2nd to 4th toes, a purpose-built wooden platform was constructed and positioned under the NWBB.
Word: extrinsic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French extrinsèque, from Latin extrinsecus (“from without, without, on the outside”), from *extrim, an assumed adverbial form of exter (“outer, outward”) + secus (“by, on the side”). Pronunciation: /ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/, /ɪksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ 1. An external factor.
Word: intrinsic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French intrinsèque, from Latin intrīnsecus (“on the inside, inwardly”), from *intrim, an assumed adverbial form of inter (“within”) + secus (“by, on the side”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ 1. Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential. Example: the intrinsic value of gold or silver Example: the intrinsic merit of an action 2. Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member. 3. Built-in. Example: In addition to the Fortran operators that are intrinsic (built in), there may be user-defined operators in expressions.
Word: intrinsic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French intrinsèque, from Latin intrīnsecus (“on the inside, inwardly”), from *intrim, an assumed adverbial form of inter (“within”) + secus (“by, on the side”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ 1. A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library. Example: SIMD intrinics Example: Crappy loops, we got them: Use vector intrinsics¶ For troublesome loops that just don't vectorize even with hints, vector intrinsics are another option. 2. An ability possessed by a character and not requiring any external equipment. Example: You can acquire the fire-resistance intrinsic by eating dragon meat.
Word: oatmeal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English otemele, from ote (“oat”) + mele (“meal, coarse-ground grains”). Equivalent to oat + meal. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊtmil/, /ˈəʊtmiːl/, /ˈɒtmiːl/ 1. Meal made from rolled or round oats. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A breakfast cereal made from rolled oats, cooked in milk or water. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time. 3. A light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: oatmeal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English otemele, from ote (“oat”) + mele (“meal, coarse-ground grains”). Equivalent to oat + meal. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊtmil/, /ˈəʊtmiːl/, /ˈɒtmiːl/ 1. Of a light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal. Labels: not-comparable Example: Boldly patterned textiles in oatmeal tones with a woven design in a strongly contrasting colour can be used alike for upholstery and as a wall hanging […]
Word: porridge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of pottage (“thick soup or stew”), influenced by porray (“stew of leeks”). The "prison sentence" sense comes from the British tradition of serving prisoners porridge for breakfast. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɔɹɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɑɹɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɔ̟ɹəd͡ʒ/ 1. A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Eat your porridge while it's hot! Example: There were rumours, new rumours every morning, delightful and outrageous rumours, so that the lumps in the porridge were swallowed without comment and the fish-cakes were eaten without contumely. 2. A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast. Labels: UK, uncountable, usually 3. A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable, usually 4. A prison sentence. Labels: UK, slang, uncountable, usually Example: Just do your porridge and keep your head down. 5. A type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley. Labels: rare, uncountable, usually
Word: quintessence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English, borrowed from Middle French, from Medieval Latin quinta essentia (“fifth essence, aether”), equivalent to quint- + essence. "Essence" in this context is a synonym for "element". In pre-atomic/Aristotelian theory, there are four known elements or essences — Earth, Air, Fire and Water — and a putative fifth element (aether), which is considered to be of exceptional superior quality to the other four basic elements. Pronunciation: /kwɪnˈtɛs.əns/, /kwɪnˈtɛs.ɪns/ 1. A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As families and kindreds sometimes do; producing, after long ages of unnoted notability, some living quintescence of all the qualities they had, to flame forth as a man world-noted […] Example: The Pagans did well enough; I cordially admire the refinement of their minds; but it has been reserved for a Christian country to attain this extreme, this quintessence, this absolute of poignancy. 2. A pure substance. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For vvhat is ſilke but eu'n a Quinteſſence, / Made vvithout hands beyond al humane ſenſe? / A quinteſſence? nay vvel it may be call'd, / A deathleſſe tincture, ſent vs from the skies, / VVhoſe colour ſtands, vvhose gloſſe is ne're appalld, […] Example: Let ther be Light, ſaid God, and forthwith Light, / Ethereal, firſt of things, quinteſſence pure, / Sprung from the Deep, […] 4. The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quintessence Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English, borrowed from Middle French, from Medieval Latin quinta essentia (“fifth essence, aether”), equivalent to quint- + essence. "Essence" in this context is a synonym for "element". In pre-atomic/Aristotelian theory, there are four known elements or essences — Earth, Air, Fire and Water — and a putative fifth element (aether), which is considered to be of exceptional superior quality to the other four basic elements. Pronunciation: /kwɪnˈtɛs.əns/, /kwɪnˈtɛs.ɪns/ 1. To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence. Labels: transitive
Word: quintessential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe From quintessence + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/ 1. Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); being or relating to the ultimate essence of something. Example: Often heralded as the quintessential RPG, and rarely rivaled by any other, this game is becoming increasingly difficult to find due to the fact that so many RPG fans are buying them at every chance they get. Example: The krogan evolved in a lethal ecology. Over millions of years, the grim struggle to survive larger predators, virulent disease, and resource scarcity on their homeworld, Tuchanka, turned the lizards into quintessential survivors.
Word: quintessential Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe From quintessence + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/ 1. The fundamental essence of something. Example: A final aspect of the focus argument concerns the potential for integration to highlight the quintessentials of each subject.
Word: oarsman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English oar English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English oarsman From oar + -s- + -man. 1. A person who rows a boat, either alone or with others.
Word: cantheist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cantheism 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 cantheist From cantheism + -ist. 1. A supporter of cantheism.
Word: cantheist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cantheism 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 cantheist From cantheism + -ist. 1. Of or relating to cantheism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cantheism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cannabis + theism. 1. An emergent religion that uses cannabis as a sacrament. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: spindle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English spyndel, spindle, spyndylle, from Old English spindle, spindel, alteration of earlier spinel, spinil, spinl (“spindle”), from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu (“spindle”), equivalent to spin + -le. Cognate with Scots spindil, spinnell (“spindle”), Dutch spindel ("spindle"; < Middle Dutch spille, spinle), German Spindel (“spindle”), Danish spindel (“spindle”), Swedish spindel (“spindle”). The dragonfly sense (noun sense 14) is a calque of Swedish slända (dragonfly/spindle); this word was introduced by New Sweden settlers. Pronunciation: /ˈspɪndəl/ 1. A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread. Example: Anna Pavlovna’s soirée was now in full swing. On all sides the spindles were humming away non-stop. 2. A rod which turns, or on which something turns. Example: the spindle of a vane Example: ; the top one is acted on by the spindle and disc d, moved by the lever e; 3. A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool. 4. The axle of a bottom bracket. Example: Check ball bearings for pitting, cracks, disorderly conduct; cups and cones for uneven wear; spindle for straightness. 5. Certain of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool. 6. An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering. Example: check spindle Example: receipt spindle 7. The fusee of a watch. 8. Any long and slender stalk resembling a spindle from Euonymus. 9. A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards. 10. A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord. 11. Any marine univalve shell of the genus Tibia; a spindle stromb. 12. Any marine gastropod with a spindle-shaped shell formerly in one of the three invalid genera called Fusus. 13. A cytoskeletal structure formed during mitosis. 14. A dragonfly. 15. A plastic container for packaging optical discs such as CDs or DVDs, having a central column that passes through the central holes in the discs and keeps them in a stack. 16. A muscle spindle. 17. A sleep spindle. Example: One of the fascinating characteristics of sleep spindles is that they are generated by the thalamic reticular nucleus, and do not occur in the presence of NE. In fact, LC neurons fall silent in the second preceding each spindle […]
Word: spindle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English spyndel, spindle, spyndylle, from Old English spindle, spindel, alteration of earlier spinel, spinil, spinl (“spindle”), from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu (“spindle”), equivalent to spin + -le. Cognate with Scots spindil, spinnell (“spindle”), Dutch spindel ("spindle"; < Middle Dutch spille, spinle), German Spindel (“spindle”), Danish spindel (“spindle”), Swedish spindel (“spindle”). The dragonfly sense (noun sense 14) is a calque of Swedish slända (dragonfly/spindle); this word was introduced by New Sweden settlers. Pronunciation: /ˈspɪndəl/ 1. To make into a long tapered shape. Labels: transitive 2. To take on a long tapered shape. Labels: intransitive 3. To impale on a device for holding paper documents. Labels: transitive Example: Do not fold, spindle or mutilate this document.
Word: -ibility Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Equivalent to -ible + -ity. Pronunciation: /-ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, /-ɪˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 1. Alternative form of -ability. Forms a noun from a verb or an adjective by changing from -ible. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme, uncountable, usually
Word: forklift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fork + lift. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔɹklɪft/ 1. A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved. Example: The concrete floors of B2B sheds were already being built to an exacting degree of flatness, calibrated using lasers, so that forklifts would not teeter while lifting pallets to the highest shelves.
Word: forklift Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fork + lift. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔɹklɪft/ 1. To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle. Example: With bouncerly finesse, Frank forklifted his arms under Gerald's & plucked him off his stool, dragging him towards the back & the source of that incessant voice.
Word: E=mc² Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the formula of mass–energy equivalence, an important principle discovered by the German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (1879–1955). The formula entered the popular consciousness after it was included in the opening pages of the Smyth Report (1945), a widely read document that explained the United States’ nuclear weapons program to the public for the first time. Its appearance alongside a portrait of the (already well known) Einstein on a Time magazine cover the following year consolidated its fame. Pronunciation: /ˈiː ˌiːkwəlz ɛm siː ˈskwɛːd/, /ˈi ˌikwəlz ɛm si ˈskwɛɹd/ 1. A formulation or realization that captures a profound thought in simple terms. Labels: idiomatic, informal, uncountable Example: "Beauty isn't about looking young." OK, so it's not E=mc² or even [Isaac] Newton's apple. But coming as it does from a top cosmetics company, it does represent an attitude readjustment that makes Saul's change of heart on the road to Damascus look like a passing fancy. Example: What counted most through the generations, far more than any other factor, regardless of our race, was how we treated those we loved and how well we loved. That seemed the transcendent lesson or moral that my search had revealed. And it held true whether the figure was my mother or Fredda on one side of our family tree, or Rita or Anna Beaumont on the other. Simple as it was, it was my E = mc². 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: E = mc²: energy equals mass times the speed of light squared. Labels: uncountable
Word: cordially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From cordial + -ly. Compare Middle English cordyally (“by heart”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɹd͡ʒəli/, /ˈkɔːdɪəli/ 1. In a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner. Example: I may ask you, then, cordially to thank Sir George Goldie for all that he has done for the Society. Example: Ever most cordially yours,
Word: ousel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ouzel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Susan Part of Speech: name Etymology: English form of the biblical Susanna, from Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”), ultimately from Egyptian z:S:n-M9 (zšn). Pronunciation: /ˈsuː.zən/, /ˈsuː.zɪn/, /ˈsjuː-/ 1. A female given name from Hebrew. Example: Susan and she - God rest all Christian souls! - / Were of an age. Well, Susan is with God; / She was too good for me. Example: "With all my heart, though I have not an idea who little Susan may be. But I have a kindness for all Susans, for simple Susan's sake.
Word: Susan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Susa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Susan From Susa + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Susa. Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: Susan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Susa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Susan From Susa + -an. 1. A person from the ancient city of Susa. Labels: historical
Word: prix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French prix, from Old French pris. Compare English price. Pronunciation: /pɹiː/, /pɹi/, /pɾiː/, /pɹiːz/, /pɹiz/ 1. Synonym of prize.
Word: pris Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of price. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Obsolete form of prize. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Einstein Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Einstein. * The common noun is an eponym of Albert Einstein. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪnˌstaɪn/, /ˈaɪnˌʃtaɪn/, /ˈɑenˌstɑen/, /ˈɑenˌʃtɑen/, /ˈajnˌsʈajn/ 1. Albert Einstein, the world-famous 20th-century theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity. Example: Men of Science More or Less Agog Over Results of Eclipse Observations. EINSTEIN THEORY TRIUMPHS Stars Not Where They Seemed or Were Calculated to be, but Nobody Need Worry. A BOOK FOR 12 WISE MEN No More in All the World Could Comprehend it, Said Einstein When His Daring Publishers Accepted it. Example: Einstein said he could never understand it all / Planets spinning through space 2. A surname from German.
Word: Einstein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Einstein. * The common noun is an eponym of Albert Einstein. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪnˌstaɪn/, /ˈaɪnˌʃtaɪn/, /ˈɑenˌstɑen/, /ˈɑenˌʃtɑen/, /ˈajnˌsʈajn/ 1. An extremely clever or intelligent person. Labels: sarcastic, sometimes Example: Can you believe he's just a kindergartener? It looks like they've got an Einstein in the family. Example: Good job, Einstein, thinking you could grab the wires with your pliers.
Word: hint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hinten, hynten, variant of henten (“to lay hold of, catch”), from Old English hentan (“to seize, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną. Doublet of hent. Related also to hunt. Pronunciation: /hɪnt/ 1. A clue. Example: I needed a hint to complete the crossword. 2. An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement. Example: He gave me a hint that my breath smelt. 3. A small, barely detectable amount. Example: There was a hint of irony in his voice. Example: I could taste a hint of lemon in my iced water. 4. Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting. Example: This font does not scale well to small sizes; the hints for the 10-point letter 'g' still need work. 5. An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not. 6. An opportunity; occasion; fit time. Labels: obsolete Example: I, not remembering how I cried out then, / Will cry it o'er again: it is a hint / That wrings mine eyes to't.
Word: hint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hinten, hynten, variant of henten (“to lay hold of, catch”), from Old English hentan (“to seize, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną. Doublet of hent. Related also to hunt. Pronunciation: /hɪnt/ 1. To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue. Labels: intransitive Example: She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes. Example: I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. 2. To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner. Labels: transitive Example: to hint a suspicion Example: VVilling to vvound, and yet afraid to ſtrike, / Juſt hint a fault and heſitate diſlike; […] 3. To develop and add hints to a font. Labels: transitive Example: The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.
Word: hint Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English hinten, hynten, variant of henten (“to lay hold of, catch”), from Old English hentan (“to seize, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną. Doublet of hent. Related also to hunt. Pronunciation: /hɪnt/ 1. Signifies that something previously said should be taken as a hint or heeded closely. Labels: often, reduplication Example: And yes, as long as you are being a good coder and engaging in safe practices, nothing should go wrong. (Hint, hint.)
Word: hinter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hint 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 hinter From hint + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪntə(ɹ)/, /ˈhɪntɚ/, [ˈhɪɾ̃ɚ] 1. Agent noun of hint: someone who hints. Labels: agent, form-of