nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: remembrancer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From remembrance + -er. 1. A person who reminds someone. Example: I wonder, Dick, you did not put me in mind of sending for my own mattresses - But, if I had not been an ass, I should not have needed a remembrancer. Example: "Sandra Telmont," he explained. "Sandra is our professional remembrancer - continuity is her usual work, so we regard it as particularly thoughtful of providence to contrive her presence here just now." 2. A memento or souvenir. Example: Near a fortnight had passed before I attempted to restrain their affliction; for premature consolation is but the remembrancer of sorrow. 3. A recorder, or municipal judge. 4. An officer of exchequer. 5. Alternative letter-case form of Remembrancer: an official of the City of London Corporation. Labels: UK, alt-of Example: In one respect at least the Corporation acts as the superior body: it imposes on the House of Commons a figure called the remembrancer: an official lobbyist who sits behind the Speaker's chair and ensures that, whatever our elected representatives might think, the City's rights and privileges are protected.
Word: militancy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlɪtənsi/ 1. The quality of being militant. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Remembrancer Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several former officials in the Court of Exchequer. Labels: UK 2. A similar official of the City of London Corporation. Labels: UK Example: “Thank you. Tuesday evening, in four days’ time, Daedra West hosts a gathering, the venue yet to be announced. Possibly one of the guildhalls. Her guest list, so far, is interesting.” She looked at Lev. “The Remembrancer himself may be there. Lesser faces from the City.[…] Example: In particular, Harkaway told him about the unelected offices of the Lord Mayor and the City Remembrancer, who can be mistaken for figureheads but, in fact, have extensive powers.
Word: reconveyance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English conveyance English reconveyance From re- + conveyance. 1. The conveyance of a property back to a former owner Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: newsworthiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English newsworthy 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 newsworthiness From newsworthy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being newsworthy. Labels: uncountable
Word: nerviness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nervy 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 nerviness From nervy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being nervy. Labels: uncountable
Word: nervelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nerveless 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 nervelessness From nerveless + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being nerveless; cowardliness. Labels: uncountable
Word: neighborliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English neighbor Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English neighborly Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English neighborliness From neighborly + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being neighborly. Labels: uncountable Example: Hereness isn’t just about place, but about people: centering our politics and spiritual project around those nearest to us, adopting neighborliness as political practice and intergenerationality as a matter of course. Hereness demands that we learn our local histories and resurrect hidden ones of our own. Hereness means we refuse to disappear into the interiority of our liturgy, and equally refuse to stop being Jews in public. Hereness forces us to consider critically our relationship with class and its ordering of our world. Hereness is weird and materialist and queer and fun and angry, and best of all it’s already happening.
Word: neglectfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English neglectful Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English neglectfulness From neglectful + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being neglectful. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: negativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English negative 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 negativeness From negative + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being negative; negativity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nefariousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nefarious 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 nefariousness From nefarious + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being nefarious. Labels: uncountable Example: Thus the eye of Justice may not be said to have winked upon the nefariousness now under its vision.
Word: neediness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nedynesse; equivalent to needy + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈniː.di.nəs/ 1. The characteristic of being needy. Example: The kind of family neediness experienced by homemakers differed between classes.
Word: ragman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rag + man. 1. A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man. Example: For travellers have to carry bags, / And swagmen have to hump their swags / Like bottle-ohs or ragmen. Example: Oh, the ragman draws circles / Up and down the block / I'd ask him what the matter was / But I know that he don't talk
Word: ragman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. 1. A statute issued by Edward I in 1276. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 2. A document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: He bonched hem with his breuet · & blered here eyes / And rauȝte with his ragman · rynges and broches […] 3. A game in which players compete to pull an object from out of a roll of writing. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: needier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of needy: more needy Labels: comparative, form-of Example: Sophie was the needier of our two mutts―mother and son golden retrievers we'd brought with us from Connecticut.
Word: neediest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of needy: most needy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: nerveless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nerve Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English nerveless From nerve + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈnɜː(ɹ)vləs/ 1. Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly. 2. Lacking a nervous system. 3. Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure. Example: Little Sea and Desire, blessed, nerveless savages, were sound asleep. Example: There was no distracting Rosol's ice-calm as he killed the fifth set and match. Ace, cross-court forehand winner, ace, forehand winner – a blistering eighth game took him to 5-3 and informed Nadal precisely how nerveless the Czech was.
Word: nervy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nerve Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nervy From nerve + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈnɜː.vi/, /ˈnɝ.vi/ 1. Having nerve; bold; brazen. Labels: US Example: It takes a nervy man to promulgate such stuff, and Ted Nelson has made a career out of being nervy. 2. Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated. Labels: UK Example: Blackpool continue to thrive on the adrenalin rush of the end-of-season shoot-out and are heading for a second Wembley date in two years after negotiating a nervy path past Birmingham. Example: She has been asked on a date to see The Barber of Seville in the company of society’s wealthiest and most eligible bachelor, the Hon Jeremy Malcolm (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) who is bored by her nervy and untutored chatter. 3. Strong; sinewy. Labels: archaic Example: And, for those simple times, his garments were / A chieftain-king's: beneath his breast, half bare, / Was hung a silver bugle, and between / His nervy knees there lay a boar-spear keen […] 4. Jittery; having unwanted signal characteristics.
Word: nervier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of nervy: more nervy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Ragman Part of Speech: name 1. A statute of Edward I by which the Scottish gentry and nobility were compelled to swear allegiance to the English king
Word: neglectful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neglect + -ful. 1. Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention; forgetful. Example: Neglectful of her fine voice, she was obviously attending more to her companions than to her own singing;... Example: The Fates that are so careful to shut the doors of each successive life behind us had, in this case, been neglectful, and Charlie was looking, though that he did not know, where never man had been permitted to look with full knowledge since Time began.
Word: nerviest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of nervy: most nervy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: need-based Part of Speech: adj 1. Derived from need rather than earned by merit, regarding financial or other assistance.
Word: sondage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French sondage (“survey, sounding”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɒn.dɑːʒ/ 1. A small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench.
Word: habitus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin habitus (“habit”), from habeō (“have; maintain”). The plural habiti is a misconstruction, as the Latin plural is in fact habitūs. habiti may have been influenced by Latin habitī, the plural of the participle habitus; however, it is not the etymon of the English term. Pronunciation: /ˈhæ.bɪ.təs/ 1. Habitude; mode of life; bearing. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. General appearance. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [M]any species having eschariform zoaria in quiet water are able to assume the membraniporiform habitus in strongly agitated water. 3. habit Labels: uncountable, usually 4. the general shape and appearance of the body, usually with reference to weight, adipose distribution, posture, and gait; most often called by the collocation body habitus. Labels: uncountable, usually 5. The lifestyle, values, dispositions and expectations of particular social groups that are acquired through the activities and experiences of everyday life. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: A wrestler could gain the rank of ōzeki based on his competitive achievements, but the promotion to yokozuna implied the presence of a certain habitus than embodied the quintessential traditional Japaneseness. 6. The liturgical clothing of monks, nuns and the clerical community, metaphorically referring to the religious mode of life. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: nosed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /nəʊ̯zd/, /nəwzd/, /noʊ̯zd/ 1. simple past and past participle of nose Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nosed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /nəʊ̯zd/, /nəwzd/, /noʊ̯zd/ 1. Having some specific type of nose. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
Word: nosing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of nose Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nosing Part of Speech: noun 1. An animal's pushing or exploration with the nose. Example: The hours of the day often follow such a beginning like a wagging tail follows through the nosings and affections and fireside dreamings of a happy dog. 2. That part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser. 3. Any similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding.
Word: valuating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of valuate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: valuated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of valuate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hubbubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hubbub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rogue states Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rogue state Labels: form-of, plural
Word: edgeware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From edge + -ware (“software”). 1. Computer software that is noticeably cutting-edge, that is, significantly innovative. Labels: uncountable
Word: edgeware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English edge Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English edgeware From edge + -ware (“items”). 1. Pottery vessels with decorated rims. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: siri Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sirih (“plant”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: royal marriage Part of Speech: noun 1. A king and a queen of the same suit as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em (see marriage) Labels: slang
Word: Kojac Part of Speech: name 1. A king and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em Labels: slang
Word: king crab Part of Speech: noun 1. Any highly prized crab-like crustacean in the subfamily Lithodinae. 2. A king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. Labels: slang 3. A horseshoe crab (Xiphosura spp.).
Word: royal marriages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of royal marriage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Alaska hand Part of Speech: noun 1. A king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em (see king crab). Labels: slang
Word: Woolworth's Part of Speech: name Etymology: After the F. W. Woolworth Company, named for its founder, Frank Winfield Woolworth. 1. A five-and-dime store in the United States. 2. A major high-street retail chain in the United Kingdom until the late 2000s. Example: We passed through an inner courtyard overladen with fake wrought-iron railings and accents badly in need of a paint job, evoking a kind of Woolworth's Vieux Carré. Example: […] she thought that to allow the masses power would be to usher in a kind of Woolworth's world of vulgarity. 3. Two pair fives and tens. Labels: slang 4. A five and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. Labels: slang
Word: Broderick Crawford Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the actor Broderick Crawford, known for using the police code ten-four in the 1950s TV series Highway Patrol. 1. Two pair tens and fours. Labels: slang 2. A ten and a four as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. Labels: slang
Word: wax apple Part of Speech: noun 1. a tropical plant, Syzygium samarangense, bearing an edible fruit 2. the fruit of this plant
Word: Oldsmobile Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Ransom E. Olds, who founded a motor company in 1897. His early companies' names included his surname, and the automobiles were first marketed as Olds automobiles. That collocation was quickly blended informally by the public to produce Oldsmobile, which was soon also used by the company itself. The poker senses of the word refer to the Oldsmobile 98. 1. An American car brand belonging to GM. Founded in 1897; with GM since 1908; retired from new cars since 2004; still active IP of GM. Example: A TV commercial blared in the background, repeating the brand's catchphrase: "This is not your father's Oldsmobile — this is the new generation of Olds!"
Word: Oldsmobile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Ransom E. Olds, who founded a motor company in 1897. His early companies' names included his surname, and the automobiles were first marketed as Olds automobiles. That collocation was quickly blended informally by the public to produce Oldsmobile, which was soon also used by the company itself. The poker senses of the word refer to the Oldsmobile 98. 1. A car of this brand. Example: She was a family friend. I remember riding in her car as a child. It was an Oldsmobile and seemed a bit plush and expensive compared with our car. Example: He has a classic Oldsmobile in his garage. It's one of those ones with a huge V-8. 2. A lowball hand with a nine and an eight as the two highest cards Labels: slang 3. Two pair nines and eights Labels: slang 4. A nine and an eight as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em Labels: slang
Word: Dolly Parton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American country singer Dolly Parton, who had a hit with the song “9 to 5”. 1. A nine and a five as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. Labels: slang
Word: Jack Benny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Jack Benny, an American comedian with a running gag of always being 39 years old. 1. A three and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. Labels: slang
Word: Raquel Welch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to the curvaceous figure of the American actress Raquel Welch. 1. A three and an eight as starting cards in Texas hold 'em. Labels: slang
Word: Union Oil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the 76 brand of gas stations. 1. A lowball hand with a seven and a six as the two highest cards Labels: slang 2. A seven and a six as starting cards in Texas hold 'em Labels: slang
Word: beer hand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps because a player in a social setting who is dealt this hand would be likely to fold, giving them the chance to fetch another beer. 1. A seven and two as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. Labels: slang
Word: kaymak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish kaymak (“cream”), from Ottoman Turkish قایماق. 1. A creamy dairy product, similar to clotted cream, made in the Balkans, Turkey, the Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, and India. It is made from the milk of water buffalos in the East or of cows in the West. Labels: uncountable
Word: Jesse James Part of Speech: name Etymology: After Jesse James (1847–1882), American robber and outlaw; one sense after his daring lifestyle, the other after a common myth that he was fatally shot with a .45 caliber bullet (he was actually shot with a .44). 1. A player who often bluffs. Labels: slang 2. A four and a five as starting cards in Texas hold 'em. Labels: slang
Word: ruckuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ruckus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: munches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of munch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: munches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of munch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: munched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of munch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: eat one's young Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The term is derived from the zoological phenomenon of animals killing and consuming their own young for sustenance. 1. To betray a constituent or charge out of self-serving interests or desperation. Example: With bankruptcy looming, the corporation eventually began eating its young; massive layoffs were announced, and all employee benefits and bonuses were suspended.
Word: savaging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of savage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: savaging Part of Speech: noun 1. A vicious attack or criticism. Example: savagings in the newspapers 2. Aggressive behavior, by a mother animal toward her offspring
Word: Texas hold 'em Part of Speech: noun 1. A variant of poker in which players receive two cards each, and five other cards are shared between them. Labels: uncountable
Word: Nolan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized from Irish Ó Nualláin (literally “descendant of Nuallán”), diminutive of nuall (“chariot-fighter, champion”). Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊlən/, /ˈnoʊlən/, /ˈnəʉlən/ 1. A surname from Irish. Example: Recently, Christopher Nolan made an interesting admission: The most famous line from his fan-favorite Batman film, 2008’s The Dark Knight, wasn’t his creation and was a line that he initially didn’t quite get. Nolan said his brother, frequent collaborator and co-writer Jonathan came up with the prophetic line, “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. An unincorporated community in Nolan County, Texas, United States. 4. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.
Word: Dione Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Diōnē (“of Jupiter”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “of Zeus”). Pronunciation: /daɪˈoʊni/ 1. Mother of Aphrodite, and possibly the same as the goddess Rhea. Labels: Greek, countable, uncountable 2. A moon in Jupiter system, Solar System; The fourth largest moon of Saturn. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname from French Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ammonio Part of Speech: noun 1. A chemical group (-NH₃⁺) derived from the ammonium cation. Labels: in-compounds, uncountable Example: The liquid products of these successive boilings are then thrown together into an earthenware vessel, and in order to get rid of a peculiar element or prin­ciple still combined with the coloring matter, and which has a great affinity for iron, he precipitates the coloring matter with ammo­nio bichloride of tin.
Word: Orville Part of Speech: name Etymology: Invented by Fanny Burney for the hero of her novel Evelina. It has been suggested that it is based on the very old Welsh forename of Eurfyl, meaning 'gold'. 1. A male given name originating as a coinage. Example: I saw that the rank of Lord Orville was his least recommendation, his understanding and his manners being far more distinguished. Example: Orville Wright was born in 1871. Milton and Susan selected the names of their offspring with great care and considered middle names unnecessary.
Word: Otis Part of Speech: name Etymology: A patronymic surname derived from Middle English genitive case of the Germanic given name Ote, Ode, cognate to modern Otto. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊtɪs/, /ˈəʊtɪs/ 1. A surname transferred from the given name, notably of the American revolutionary hero James Otis and the innovator and industrialist Elisha Otis. 2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, transferred from the surname. Labels: US Example: […] in a world of mandatory diminutives, a corporation of jolly Bills and Jacks and Herbs and Teds in which an unabbreviable given name like Earl must have been a minor handicap, "Oat" was the best that could be done for a man with the given name of Otis. 3. An Otis elevator.
Word: argentei Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of argenteus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Reece Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh Rhys. 1. A surname from Welsh. 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. 3. An unincorporated community in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States.
Word: Rhys Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh Rhys. Doublet of Price, Reece, Rees, Reese, and Rice. Pronunciation: /ɹiːs/, /ɹis/ 1. A male given name from Welsh. Example: Vodafone has also dropped its claim against one of Rhys Edwards’s travelling companions – who had been at the same reunion and had his phone pickpocketed two hours later in almost identical circumstances to Rhys Edwards. 2. A surname.
Word: Rees Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Welsh, an Anglicized form of Rhys. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A town on the lower Rhine in Kleve district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: Reese Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a given name and British surname generally from Welsh Rhys (literally “ardor”). * Chiefly in North America, the surname may also be from unrelated German Reese (literally “giant”). Pronunciation: /ɹis/ 1. A surname 2. A male given name 3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later American usage. Example: During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies.
Word: cardboard box Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The rhyming slang sense alludes to pox. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːd.bɔːd bɒks/, /ˈkɑɹd.bɔɹd bɑks/ 1. An industrially prefabricated box made from cardboard, primarily used for packaging goods or materials and often recycled. 2. A corrugated box. 3. Syphilis. Labels: Cockney, slang 4. Someone who is very dull and uninteresting. Labels: derogatory, slang, uncommon Example: Near-synonyms: L7, square, stiff, robot, NPC
Word: acrasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin acrasia (“lack of temperance”), and from its etymon Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ (ăkrāsĭ́ā, “bad mixture”), from ἄκρᾱτος (ákrātos, “pure, unmixed; of a person: intemperate, violent”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). Ἄκρᾱτος (Ákrātos) is derived from ᾰ̓- (ă-, prefix forming terms having a sense opposite to the stems or words to which it is attached) + κεράννυμι (keránnumi, “to blend, mix; to cool or temper by mixing”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top; horn”)) + -τος (-tos, suffix forming adjectives). Doublet of acrasy. Pronunciation: /əˈkɹeɪ.zɪ.ə/, /-ˈkɹæ-/, /əˈkɹeɪ.zi.ə/ 1. Lack of self-control; excess, intemperance; also, irregular or unruly behaviour. Labels: archaic, rare, uncountable Example: Him fortuned (hard fortune ye may gheſſe) / To come, vvhere vile Acraſia does vvonne [live], / Acraſia a falſe enchauntereſſe, / That many errant knightes hath fovvle fordonne: […] Example: VVaſte your hours in the lap of diſſipation: reſign yourſelf up to the faſcinations of Acrasia; and ſport in the Bovver of Bliss. Cover your tables vvith delicacies, at the expence of your famiſhed clans.
Word: acrasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of akrasia. Pronunciation: /əˈkɹeɪ.zɪ.ə/, /-ˈkɹæ-/, /əˈkɹeɪ.zi.ə/ 1. Alternative spelling of akrasia (“(uncountable) lack of physical or (especially) mental strength; poor willpower; also, the tendency to act contrary to one's better judgment; (countable) an instance of this”) Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: What I think this depicts is a relationship between the reasons we have to act and the action we do. This problem of acrasia suggests that sometimes we have those reasons. We think smoking is bad for health so the action we would expect is that we would refrain from smoking. Instead, we smoke. Example: So when the badness of a poor doctor or actor is said to be 'similar by analogy' to badness proper[…], and this is used to shed light on the 'similarity' between acrasia proper and the acrasias in respect of anger, honour, and gain[…], the thought must be that a bad doctor stands to doctoring more or less as a bad man stands to action, while a choleric acratic stands to anger more or less as an acratic proper stands to bodily pleasure.
Word: akrasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ (ăkrăsĭ́ā), a variant of ᾰ̓κρᾰ́τειᾰ (ăkrắteiă, “lack of power, debility, impotence; lack of self-control, incontinence; self-indulgence”), from ἀκρατής (akratḗs, “having no authority, powerless; unable to exercise self-control, incontinent”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). Ἀκρατής (Akratḗs) is derived from ᾰ̓- (ă-, prefix forming terms having a sense opposite to the stems or words to which it is attached) + κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “might, strength; dominion, power”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“insight, intelligence; strength”)) + -ής (-ḗs, suffix forming third-declension adjectives). Doublet of acratia. Pronunciation: /əˈkɹeɪ.zɪ.ə/, /-kɹæ-/, /əˈkɹeɪ.zi.ə/ 1. Lack of physical or (especially) mental strength; poor willpower; also, the tendency to act contrary to one's better judgment; (countable) an instance of this. Labels: uncountable Example: His [Homer's] Olympian gods live by passion and propensity rather than by principle; their besetting sin is a fault of inclination to what they like, not of absolute malignity; it belongs to the akrasia, not the absolute kakia of Aristotle. Example: The Atasthalié of Homer seems to hold to his Atè a relation resembling that between the kakia and the akrasia of Aristotle: the one indicating innate mischief, the other only inadequate means of defence against evil when it solicits from without.
Word: Reagan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Riagáin (“descendant of Riagán”), a personal name possibly derived from ríodhgach (“impulsive, furious”), an alternative form of ríogach. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪ.ɡən/ 1. A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen. 2. A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen. Example: When a rival meatpacker filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal, the Reagan administration intervened on the side of Cargill. 3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage. 4. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later American usage.
Word: Regan Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Irish from Irish Ó Riagáin, variant of Reagan. Example: Except for Donald Regan, who served as White House Chief of Staff between 1985 and 1987, Reagan's staff gradually learned to appreciate Nancy's role. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A female given name transferred from the surname or from the name of the evil daughter of King Lear. William Shakespeare may have got the name from the ultimately same Irish source. Example: Regan looked blank for a moment; then turned around to Sharon and grinned, her mouth full of braces and shy rebuke. 4. A minor city in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.
Word: Rickey Part of Speech: name 1. A variant of Ricky, diminutive of the male given name Richard.
Word: Rickey Part of Speech: noun 1. A cocktail made with lime (citrus fruit) and carbonated water. Example: Tom came back, preceding four gin rickeys that clicked full of ice.
Word: Rian Part of Speech: name Etymology: A re-Gaelicisation of the given name Ryan, which comes from the Irish surname Ó Riaghain /Ó Riain (literally “descendant of Riaghan /Rian”). Thus, reviving the original Irish given name Riaghan /Rian. Pronunciation: /ˈraɪən/, /ˈriː.ən/ 1. A male given name 2. Alternative spelling of Ryan Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ronan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Rónán. Pronunciation: /ˈroʊnən/, /ˈrəʊnən/ 1. A male given name from Irish. Example: He'd said that his mother was from Ireland, that he had been born there but came to England when he was just a little boy, he had changed his name from Ronan to Robert, to fit in, and she'd said, fancy that.
Word: Rory Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Irish Ruairí (“red-haired king”), from Old Irish Ruaidrí (“red king”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔːɹi/, /ˈɹoəɹi/ 1. A unisex given name. 2. A unisex given name. Example: Rory Sutherland 3. A unisex given name. 4. A unisex given name. Example: Rory Block
Word: take shape Part of Speech: verb 1. To take a definite form. Labels: figuratively, intransitive, often Example: After two hours of discussion, our plans began to take shape. Example: Yet it was all interesting and the process of being partly responsible for stripping down a locomotive and seeing it take shape again was quite a thrill.
Word: scorrevole Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian scorrevole. 1. Gliding from one note to the next. Labels: not-comparable
Word: scorrevole Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian scorrevole. 1. Gliding from one note to the next. Labels: not-comparable
Word: puddock Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of paddock. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: [T]here was grandfaither's siller tester in the puddock’s heart of him.
Word: progeniture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English progeniture. 1. procreation Labels: countable, uncountable 2. ancestry, lineage Labels: countable, uncountable 3. offspring, progeny Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: vaginal flatulence Part of Speech: noun 1. An emission or expulsion of air from the vagina. Labels: formal, uncountable
Word: preclair Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of preclare. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: preclare Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin praeclarus. 1. illustrious, distinguished Labels: Scotland, obsolete
Word: prebend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French prebende, from Medieval Latin prebenda, from Late Latin praebenda, from Latin praebendus, verbal adjective of praebere. Doublet of provender. Pronunciation: /ˈprɛbənd/ 1. A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral. Labels: obsolete 2. The property or other source of this endowment. Labels: obsolete Example: He is said to have added prebends to Southwell; it is more probable that he gave estates to the church which were afterwards made into separate prebends. 3. Political patronage employment. 4. A prebendary. Labels: obsolete Example: c. 1593, Francis Bacon, letter to Sir Thomas Coneysby a lease of the prebend of Withington
Word: prebend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bindaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *bandijaną Proto-West Germanic *bandijan Old English bendan Middle English benden English bend English prebend From pre- + bend. Pronunciation: /priˈbɛnd/ 1. To bend in advance. Labels: transitive Example: For large and/or dense bones compression plate fixation achieves absolute stability but the fragments have to be in contact remote to the plate by prebending the plate.
Word: potence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French potence (“power, a crutch”), from Latin potentia (“power, in Medieval Latin also crutch”), from potens (“powerful”); see potent. 1. Power or strength; potency. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: postulant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French postulant, present participle of postuler. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒstjʊlənt/, /ˈpɒstʃʊlənt/ 1. A person seeking admission to a religious order. Example: After their six-month postulancies are over and they have mastered all the chants and books of monastic regulations, the postulants are finally ready to ordain as novice monks […] 2. A person who submits a petition for something; a petitioner. Example: But when the three postulants returned with Sabine it was clear that the results had been far from satisfactory, perhaps because of the massive potations of the old lady.
Word: poind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Scots poynd, puynd, from Middle English pynden, from Old English *pyndan (and derived ġepyndan), from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan. Doublet of pind. Pronunciation: /pɪnd/, /pɔɪnd/ 1. A seizure of property etc in lieu of a debt; the animal or property so seized Labels: Scotland, obsolete
Word: poind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Scots poynd, puynd, from Middle English pynden, from Old English *pyndan (and derived ġepyndan), from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan. Doublet of pind. Pronunciation: /pɪnd/, /pɔɪnd/ 1. To seize property in this manner. Labels: Scotland, obsolete
Word: plenish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Scots plenish, from pleniss- the stem of Anglo-Norman plenir in certain conjugated form, from plein (“full”). Compare replenish. Pronunciation: /ˈplɛnɪʃ/ 1. To fill up, to stock or supply (something). Labels: Scotland, archaic Example: By the time they went back to the bar the expressionless peasant behind it had set up two glasses and plenished them with yellow rum and sugar upon which he now poured hot water before pushing them forward and motioning to them with his head to drink. 2. Specifically, to stock land or a house (with livestock or furniture). Labels: Scotland Example: No man ever saw Alison at any market in the countryside, and yet the Skerburnfoot was plenished yearly in all proper order.
Word: petrosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin petrader. English petro- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English petrosphere From petro- + -sphere. 1. Any roughly spherical artefact made of stone.
Word: petrosomatoglyph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin petrader. English petro- Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμᾰ (sômă)der. English somato- English glyph English petrosomatoglyph From petro- + somato- + glyph. 1. An impression of part of a human or animal body incised in rock
Word: pendicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, probably from Medieval Latin pendiculum (“appendage”), from Late Latin pendiculus (“cord, noose”), from Latin pendere (“to weigh”). 1. An appendage; something attached to something else. 2. A small property that is a subsidiary part of a larger estate; an appurtenance Labels: Scotland
Word: pelehouse Part of Speech: noun 1. A fortified house Labels: Scotland, obsolete
Word: parclose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English parclose, perclose, from Old French parclos, perclose and others, Middle French parclose (“end, enclosure”), noun use of past participle of parclore (“to enclose”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːkləʊz/ 1. A partition that closes off part of a building; especially one that separates an altar or chapel from the rest of a church. Example: The two eastern bays of this aisle form the Golafre chapel and are inclosed by modern parcloses of oak[…] Example: It is divided from the north aisle by the great screen, and from the chancel by a parclose of rather poor and spindling work. 2. An enclosed area, especially one separated from the main body of a building by a screen or partition. Labels: obsolete Example: Thenne syr Percyual aspyed that therin was a man or a woman / for the vysage was couerd / thenne he left of his lokyng and herd his seruyse / And whan hit came to the sacrynge / he that lay within that Percloos dressid hym vp and vncouerd his heede / and thenne hym besemed a passynge old man / and he had a crowne of gold vpon his hede "Then Sir Percivale espied that therein was a man or a woman, for the visage was covered; then he left off his looking and heard his service. And when it came to the sacring, he that lay within that parclose dressed him up, and uncovered his head; and then him beseemed a passing old man, and he had a crown of gold upon his head"
Word: overmantel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English mantel English overmantel From over- + mantel. 1. A decorative structure, usually plasterwork or carved wood, and sometimes containing a mirror, over a mantelpiece. Example: Ushered into the small front room, Podson found himself restored to a habitable world. A tightly stuffed couch, chintz-covered armchairs, an overmantel mirror with swans painted on it, flowers in various vases, photos in metal frames. Example: She strode to the fireplace and examined a lidded crystal vase on the overmantel.
Word: ouse Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of ooze. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: ouse Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of ooze. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: ornee Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of orné. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ogam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Ogham. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English muren, from Middle French murer, from Old French murer (“to close by a wall”), from Late Latin mūrō, mūrāre, from Latin mūrus (“wall”). Related to German Mauer (“wall”). Pronunciation: /mjʊə(ɹ)/ 1. wall Labels: obsolete Example: Th' incessant care and labour of his mind Hath wrought the mure that should confine it in 2. husks of fruit from which the juice has been squeezed. Perhaps an old spelling of myrrh Labels: obsolete
Word: mure Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English muren, from Middle French murer, from Old French murer (“to close by a wall”), from Late Latin mūrō, mūrāre, from Latin mūrus (“wall”). Related to German Mauer (“wall”). Pronunciation: /mjʊə(ɹ)/ 1. mural (as a postmodifier) Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: mure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English muren, from Middle French murer, from Old French murer (“to close by a wall”), from Late Latin mūrō, mūrāre, from Latin mūrus (“wall”). Related to German Mauer (“wall”). Pronunciation: /mjʊə(ɹ)/ 1. to wall in or fortify Labels: obsolete 2. To enclose or imprison within walls. Labels: archaic Example: Therewith he mured up his mouth along, And therein shut up his blasphemous tong Example: The five kings are mured in a cave.
Word: muniment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman muniment, Middle French muniment, and their source, Latin mūnīmentum (“fortification, defence”), from mūnīre (“to fortify”). Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːnɪmənt/ 1. A deed, or other official document kept as proof of ownership or rights or privileges; an archived document. Example: hauing the said deedes, euidences, muniments, terriers, and writinges in their hands[…] Example: Then, on the order of King Darius, a search was made in Babylonia in the muniment rooms where the archives were kept […] 2. Things which a person or place is equipped with; effects, furnishings, accoutrements. Labels: in-plural, obsolete Example: Vpon a day as ſhe him ſate beſide, / By chance he certaine miniments forth drew, / Which yet with him as relickes did abide / Of all the bounty which Belphebe threw / On him, whilſt goodly grace ſhe did him ſhew: […] 3. Something used as a defence. Labels: obsolete Example: other muniments and petty helps
Word: mortsafe Part of Speech: noun 1. An iron frame constructed over a grave as a protection against resurrectionists Labels: Scotland
Word: mistal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English *mystal, from myx (“dung”) + stal (“shed”). For the disappearance of /k/ before /st/, compare the disappearance of /x/ before /st/ in Anglian Old English hēst (“highest”), nēst (“nearest”), and sesta (“sixth”), surviving in Scots neest (“next”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪstəl/, /ˈmɪsəl/ 1. A cowshed. Labels: Northern-England, UK
Word: clearing the decks Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clear the decks Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clear the decks Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove, or fasten, all loose material, or partitions prior to a naval engagement. 2. To prepare for action. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: interferon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From interfere + -on (suffix: chemical compound), from its role interfering with viral replication. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.təˈfɪːˌɒn/, /ˌɪn.təɹˈfɪɹˌɑn/, /ˌɪn.təɹˈfɪɹˌɒn/, /ˌɪn.təˈfɪəˌɔn/, /ˌən.tɐˈfiə̯ˌɔn/ 1. Any of a group of glycoproteins, produced by the immune system, that prevent viral replication in infected cells.
Word: isobutane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + butane. From being an isomer of butane, different from n-butane (“'normal' butane”). 1. A hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C₄H₁₀ found in natural gas. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: methylpropane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German Methylbor. English methyl English methyl- English propane English methylpropane From methyl- + propane. 1. isobutane
Word: malleolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From malleolus + -ar. Pronunciation: /maˈliː.əl.ə/, /məˈli.əl.ɚ/ 1. Of or relating to the malleolus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: malleolus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin malleolus (“a small hammer or mallet”); itself from malleus (“a hammer, mallet”) + -olus (“diminutive suffix”). Pronunciation: /maˈliː.əl.əs/, /məˈliː.əl.əs/ 1. The bony prominence with a shape likened to a hammerhead, especially each of those at the distal end of the fibula or tibia, on either side of the ankle joint.
Word: dowdiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dowdy 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 dowdiness From dowdy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: frumpiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English frumpy 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 frumpiness From frumpy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being frumpy. Labels: uncountable
Word: cupule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewp-der. Latin cūpa ▲ Frankish *koppinflu.? Late Latin cuppabor.? Proto-Indo-European *gew-der. Proto-Germanic *kuppaz? Old English cuppe ▲ Proto-Germanic *kuppaz Old English copp Middle English cuppe, coppe English cup Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ulader. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulusder. ▲ Latin -ulader. ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-tlomder. Latin -ulumder. French -uleder. English -ule English cupule From cup + -ule.; former is derived from Old English copp of Germanic origin thus not related (false cognate) to cupula of Latin origin, but perhaps influenced it 1. Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies. Example: Then they extract a three-angled beechnut from its cupule, weigh it, and push it into the loam.
Word: irresoluble Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- English resoluble English irresoluble From ir- + resoluble. 1. difficult if not impossible to resolve; irresolvable. Example: When I saw him in the hallway with that weary look in his eyes, I thought of Kafka writing of his father, that the difference between them was one of temperament, as if their rift was irresoluble, no one’s fault.
Word: frumpier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of frumpy: more frumpy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: frumpiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of frumpy: most frumpy Labels: form-of, superlative