nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: refueling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of refuel Labels: US, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: refueling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of providing or taking on more fuel Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: peach blossom Part of Speech: noun 1. The flower of a peach tree that will eventually turn into a peach. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Thyatira batis, a species of moth. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A pink colour with a yellowish tinge. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mandibular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin mandibula + -ar. By surface analysis, mandible + -ar. Pronunciation: /manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/, /mænˈdɪb.jəl.ɚ/ 1. Of or pertaining to the mandible. Labels: not-comparable Example: The head produces a mandibular gland pheromone composed of ketones, the thorax lacks large glands, and the abdomen contains the venom and the Nasonov gland that produces lemon oil compounds.
Word: mandibulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mandō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bula Late Latin mandibula Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English mandibulate From Late Latin mandibula + English -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mandibulate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Translingual Mandibulata. 1. Any arthropod of the clade Mandibulata, comprising the arthropods with mandibles.
Word: mandibulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mandō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bula Late Latin mandibula Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English mandibulate From Late Latin mandibula + English -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To handle material using mandibles (or, in the case of birds, the bill).
Word: mandibuliform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mandibula English -i- Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English -iform English mandibuliform From mandibula + -iform. 1. Having the form of a mandible; said especially of the maxillae of an insect when hard and adapted for biting. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mandibulohyoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mandibulo- Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs)bor. Latin hȳoīdēs French hyoïdebor. English hyoid English mandibulohyoid From mandibulo- + hyoid. 1. Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch Labels: not-comparable 2. Situated between the mandibular and the hyoid arch Labels: not-comparable Example: mandibulohyoid ligament Example: mandibulohyoid muscle
Word: submissions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of submission Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mandil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic مَنْدِيل (mandīl, “sash; turban cloth; handkerchief”), already borrowed before Islam from Byzantine Greek μανδίλιον (mandílion), μαντίλιον (mantílion), μανδήλη (mandḗlē, “cloth; hand towel; handkerchief; tablecloth”) (the last word found in an Egyptian papyrus dated to 481 AD), from Latin mantēlium, mantēle (“hand towel, napkin”), probably from manus (“hand”) + tergere (“to rub, wipe, wipe off; to clean”). Compare French mendil (“turban, turban cloth”) (1659; translating German Mendil from a 1656 source). Pronunciation: /ˈmændɪl/ 1. A turban; cloth used to make a turban. Labels: historical Example: His turban, or mandil [mandīl], was of finest white silk interwoven with gold, bestudded with pearl[s] and carbuncles; [...] Example: MANDIL, the Name of a Cap or Turban wore by the Perſians. The Mandil is formed, by firſt wrapping round the Head a Piece of fine white Linen five or six Ells long; over this they wrap, in the ſame manner, a Piece of Silk of the ſame Length, and oftentimes of great Value. To make the Mandil genteel, Care muſt be taken, that in wrapping the Silk, it be ſo managed, as that the ſeveral Colours, found in the ſeveral Folds, make a kind of Waves, ſomewhat like what we see in marbled Paper.
Word: Mandingo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandinka Mandinka. Compare French mandingue, from the same source. 1. A macrolanguage spoken primarily in West Africa, with seven individual languages: Mandinka, Eastern Maninkakan, Forest Maninka, Kita Maninkakan, Konyanka Maninka, Sankaran Maninka, Western Maninkakan.
Word: Mandingo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mandinka Mandinka. Compare French mandingue, from the same source. 1. A member of the Mandinka people. 2. A black man with a large penis. Labels: offensive Example: There are like these women who harbor these psychological fantasies, where they want to be—you know fucked by like a big, strapping, muscled sort of black man with like a gigantic Mandingo dick—like you know that fantasy? Example: The Italian wasn’t the black, bulging, big-cocked mandingo that she had read about in Mistress of Falconhurst, but his skin was a little dark so he’d do.
Word: mandlestone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare German Mandel (“almond”). 1. The amygdaloid.
Word: heather-bell Part of Speech: noun 1. a plant of species Erica cinerea native to western and central Europe,; bell heather Example: The Phoenicians slept under their piled grey rocks; the chimneys of the old mines pointed starkly; early moths blurred the heather-bells; cartwheels could be heard grinding on the road beneath; and the suck and sighing of the waves sounded gently, persistently, for ever.
Word: sand-martin Part of Speech: noun 1. a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family. Example: But the red light was on the columns of the Parthenon, and the Greek women who were knitting their stockings and sometimes crying to a child to come and have the insects picked from its head were as jolly as sand-martins in the heat, quarrelling, scolding, suckling their babies, until the ships in the Piraeus fired their guns.
Word: amygdaloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”) + -oid. 1. Shaped like an almond Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the amygdala Labels: not-comparable
Word: amygdaloid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”) + -oid. 1. A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: amygdaloidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English amygdaloid Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English amygdaloidal From amygdaloid + -al. 1. Shaped like an almond 2. Of, like or pertaining to, the amygdaloid mineral.
Word: amylaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin amylum (“starch”) + -aceous. Pronunciation: /æmɪˈleɪʃəs/ 1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: amylaceous grain Example: amylaceous particle
Word: amylate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος (ámŭlos) Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)der. Latin amylumder. English amyl English -ate English amylate From amyl + -ate. 1. A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.
Word: hunting-crop Part of Speech: noun 1. A hunting whip, without a thong, that can be used for opening gates. Example: Bonamy took up a bill for a hunting-crop. Example: "Even in his most temperate moments he is constantly felling people with a hunting-crop."
Word: amylene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *mólā Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē) Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος (ámŭlos) Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)der. Latin amylumder. English amyl English -ene English amylene From amyl + -ene. 1. pentene. Labels: obsolete 2. A colorless, volatile, mobile liquid consisting of a mixture of different isomers of this hydrocarbon.
Word: amylic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος (ámŭlos) Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)der. Latin amylumder. English amyl Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English amylic From amyl + -ic. 1. Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl Labels: not-comparable Example: amylic alcohol Example: amylic fermentation
Word: amylolytic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to amylolysis Labels: not-comparable
Word: amylolytic Part of Speech: noun 1. Such a microbe or enzyme
Word: amylose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amyl- + -ose. 1. The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rollerblade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Rollerblade, a trademark for a brand of inline skates, from roller + blade. Pronunciation: /ˈɹoʊlɚˌbleɪd/ 1. A roller skate with all wheels aligned in a single row along the sole, resembling an ice skate.
Word: rollerblade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Rollerblade, a trademark for a brand of inline skates, from roller + blade. Pronunciation: /ˈɹoʊlɚˌbleɪd/ 1. To roller skate using rollerblades. Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: outargue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argus Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Italic *-ō Proto-Italic *arguō Latin arguōder. Old French arguerbor. Middle English arguen English argue English outargue From out- + argue. Pronunciation: /aʊtˈɑːɡjuː/, /aʊtˈɑɹɡju/ 1. To argue better than; to defeat in argument. Labels: transitive
Word: transcripts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transcript Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transcripts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of transcript Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anticking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of antic Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coverings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of covering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high as a kite Part of Speech: adj 1. Very much under the influence of drugs; extremely high. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: When I'm out walking, I strut my stuff / Yeah, and I'm so strung out / I'm high as a kite, I just might / Stop to check you out
Word: chants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chants Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chant Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: soursops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soursop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: footlights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of footlight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: footlight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From foot + light. 1. A stage light located at the front edge of the stage that illuminates the actors from foot level up. Example: You see, she was gonna be an actress / And I was gonna learn to fly / She took off to find the footlights / I took off to find the sky Example: Blinded to the astonishment of a thousand spectators by the force of the footlights, [Derek] Jacobi realised he'd dried.
Word: trueness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English treunesse, trewenesse, from Old English trēownes, equivalent to true + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian trouwens (“trueness, faithfulness, fidelity”). 1. The characteristic of being true. Labels: uncountable 2. Loyalty; faithfulness; constancy. Labels: uncountable
Word: mole rat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mole-rat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: floristics Part of Speech: noun 1. The scientific study of the distribution of plants, especially on the regional level. Labels: uncountable
Word: differentiates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of differentiate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: basis point Part of Speech: noun 1. One hundredth of one percentage point. Example: The RBI this month raised rates by 50 basis points after a 40 bps hike in May. Example: Triggered by a sell-off of Treasury bonds, the 10-year bond yield jumped by 17.2 basis points, briefly hitting 4.5%, the biggest hike in a year. The 30-year yield rose by 20 basis points, a one-day hike not seen since 2020, when pandemic panic set in.
Word: maxillary sinus Part of Speech: noun 1. A paranasal sinus found in the body of the maxilla.
Word: good as gold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: In the sense of high and enduring value, with literal origins in trade (currency exchange and barter), where any given currency or commodity may be worth as much as gold or hyperbolically described as such. 1. Of an asset, of high and enduring value. Labels: New-Zealand, especially, not-comparable 2. Of a person, very well-behaved (especially of a child); very good-hearted (especially of an adult). Labels: UK, especially, not-comparable Example: But to be sure baby was as good as gold, a perfect little dote in his new fancy bib.
Word: as far as one knows Part of Speech: adv 1. To the best of one's knowledge, as far as someone knows or possible information to be gathered about the topic, subject, aspect, or situation. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: John could be dead as far as I know.
Word: barbecued Part of Speech: adj 1. Cooked on a barbecue. Example: On recollecting myself, I diſcovered that I had almoſt reached the entrance of the lagoon, and determined to venture in, if poſſible, to take a few fiſh, […] I ſoon caught more trout than I had preſent occaſion for, and the air was too hot and ſultry to admit of their being kept for many hours, even though ſalted or barbecued.
Word: barbecued Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of barbecue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Leeward Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: Called leeward because the prevailing winds in the area blow from east to west. Thus, the Leeward Islands are downwind, or leeward of, the easternmost Windward Islands, the group of islands that first meet the trade winds coming from the east. 1. The northern of the Lesser Antilles, consisting of the islands or nations of the Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Saint Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Barbuda, Antigua, Montserrat and Guadeloupe. 2. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Word: Windward Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: Called windward because the prevailing winds in the area blow from east to west. Thus, the easternmost Windward Islands are upwind of the Leeward Islands, and are the islands of the Lesser Antilles that first meet the trade winds coming from the east. 1. The southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, composed of the island nations of Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago. 2. The eastern islands of the Society Islands (French Polynesia), composed of Tahiti, Moorea and several private or small uninhabited islands.
Word: Virgin Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by Christopher Columbus after Saint Ursula and her virgin followers. 1. An archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.
Word: Virgin Islander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Virgin Islands + -er. 1. Someone from the Virgin Islands.
Word: coachmen Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkōch-mən/ 1. plural of coachman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: riflemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rifleman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: churchmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of churchman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loyalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From loyal + -ize. Piecewise doublet of legalize. 1. To make (someone) loyal to a cause. Labels: transitive
Word: loyalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From loyalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of legalization. 1. The process or result of loyalizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: Ebionitism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Ebionite Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Ebionitism From Ebionite + -ism. 1. The system or doctrine of the Ebionites. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: metanavigation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English navigation English metanavigation From meta- + navigation. 1. A means of navigating from one website to a related one Labels: Internet, uncountable
Word: catch a cold Part of Speech: verb 1. To contract a cold. Labels: idiomatic 2. To encounter difficulties. Labels: idiomatic Example: Don't catch a cold because of the state pension freeze. Example: If the U.S. goes into recession in 2021, the rest of the world is expected to catch a cold.
Word: XXL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of extra extra large (the manufactured size or an item of that size). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: XXL Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of extra extra large (of the manufactured size). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: XS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of extra small (the manufactured size or an item of that size). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: XS Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of extra small (of the manufactured size). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: XXS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of extra extra small (the manufactured size or an item of that size). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: XXS Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of extra extra small (of the manufactured size). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: simples Part of Speech: intj Etymology: See simple. As an interjection, “Simples!”, a humorous alteration of “Simple!”, was popularised as the broken-English catchphrase of a meerkat character in an advertising campaign for price comparison website comparethemarket.com. 1. Indicating that something is easy to do or to understand. Labels: UK, humorous, slang Example: There is no potential for takeover of the state of Pakistan by a rag-tag bunch of trumped-up nobodies with battered guns, and therefore no threat to the west. simples! Example: So you claim. So, put whatcha got on the table, or STFU. ¶ Simples.
Word: simples Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See simple. As an interjection, “Simples!”, a humorous alteration of “Simple!”, was popularised as the broken-English catchphrase of a meerkat character in an advertising campaign for price comparison website comparethemarket.com. 1. plural of simple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: simples Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See simple. As an interjection, “Simples!”, a humorous alteration of “Simple!”, was popularised as the broken-English catchphrase of a meerkat character in an advertising campaign for price comparison website comparethemarket.com. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of simple Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: manos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: couvert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French couvert. 1. cover charge Example: Earl Carroll's Theater-Restaurant, 6230 Sunset Blvd. Dinner from 7:30 to 11 p.m., no couvert; without dinner, admission charge. Example: […] the habit of hotel restaurants charging a couvert to residents, and of clubs charging table money to their own members.
Word: gentilhomme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French gentilhomme. 1. A French gentleman. Example: Then M. de Montrond rose covered with glory and with honor, for in such adventures lay the fame of the gentilhommes of that time. Example: What they are doing is taking a view of life just a bit wider than that of the average London Regent’s Park smarty or the bourgeois gentilshommes.
Word: little boy's room Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of little boys' room: a men's room, a public lavatory intended for men. Labels: alt-of, alternative, euphemistic, informal, nonstandard 2. A little boy's bedroom.
Word: little girl's room Part of Speech: noun 1. A little girl's room, particularly her bedroom. 2. Alternative form of little girls' room: a ladies' room, a public lavatory intended for women. Labels: alt-of, alternative, euphemistic, informal, nonstandard Example: "I'm okay. I think I'm going to break for lunch soon, too. Have to use the little girl's room." "There's a John on the second floor. Just get the key from Lorna. Tell her I said it was okay." Example: He says she went to the little girl's room during the show and never came back.
Word: intervising Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Internet + televising. 1. The act of broadcasting something on the Internet. Labels: uncountable
Word: snow cone Part of Speech: noun 1. A confection of crushed ice covered with flavored syrup or fruit juice, usually served in a paper cone or a plastic glass. Labels: US
Word: crop circles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crop circle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: El Alamein Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌɛl ˈæləmeɪn/ 1. A Mediterranean port town in northern Egypt. During World War II, two major battles were fought around El Alamein.
Word: strictly better Part of Speech: adj 1. That leads to a better outcome no matter what the other player does. Labels: not-comparable
Word: forepeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + peak. 1. The part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow.
Word: gouache Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French gouache, from Italian guazzo. Doublet of guazzo. Pronunciation: /ɡwɑːʃ/, /ɡuˈɑːʃ/ 1. A thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum containing an inert white pigment to make it opaque. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A painting made with this paint. Labels: countable
Word: gouache Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French gouache, from Italian guazzo. Doublet of guazzo. Pronunciation: /ɡwɑːʃ/, /ɡuˈɑːʃ/ 1. To produce work in the gouache medium.
Word: krait Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi करैत (karait), possibly from Kurux, a Dravidian language. Pronunciation: /kɹaɪt/ 1. Any of several brightly-coloured, venomous snakes, of the genus Bungarus, of southeast Asia. Example: On visiting the General Hospital, on the morning of the 22nd of August, I was informed that one of the punkah coolies had been bitten about 8.30 p.m., the night before, by a krait, whose venom is virulently poisonous. Example: Now, if you run into one of these kraits, you better NOT run away else you're a goner. It'll catch you for sure and you will die in your tracks.
Word: forepart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English foreparte, forparte, forpart, equivalent to fore- + part. Compare foreparty. 1. The front or anterior part of something. Example: The wing being suppos'd placed in the upmost limit, seems to be put so that the plain of it lies almost horizontal, but onely the forepart does dip a little, or is somewhat more deprest […]. Example: I became aware that the two were standing on the shore alongside the forepart of the steamboat, just below my head.
Word: land mine Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlænd.maɪn/ 1. A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched. Example: With the cessation of hostilities, the military traffic declined considerably, although at least two years will be required to remove the many thousands of tons of explosives still stored at the depot. The supplies of mustard gas have already been despatched to Stranraer to be dumped in the sea, and the disposal of ¾-million land mines has called for the provision of 17 special trains. 2. A critical subject or situation with concealed or unpredictable implications. Labels: figuratively Example: Johnson is expected to make a decision within weeks on the future of the 250mph Y-shaped rail network, which would link Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds but has grown into a vexed political issue since it was floated in 2009. He postponed a decision in November, a move widely viewed as a means of avoiding a political landmine in the run-up to the election. Example: He said conversations are dressed up in language about the educational value or inherent beauty of the remains — what he called a clear ploy to divert attention from the ethical land mine that is owning a piece of a deceased person. 3. A piece of exercise device consisting of a pivoting tube attached to the ground to which a barbell can be fitted to lift it off the ground. 4. A pile of uncollected dog feces that has been left on a public area (such as a sidewalk, park, or common lawn) and on which someone might accidentally step. Labels: figuratively, slang Example: Our streets and sidewalks have been overrun with trash, and the dog feces landmines that pedestrians have to navigate are an added element having deleterious effects on our health and well-being ... Example: The trail is easily accessible and has some beautiful views, but it’s currently almost unusable due to the “landmines” left on the trail. ... I do suspect some of the blame lies with professional dog walkers, who never seem to be carrying filled doggie bags.
Word: landmine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of land mine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: landmine Part of Speech: verb 1. To sow (an area) with land mines. Labels: transitive
Word: landmines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of landmine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Alcoholics Anonymous Part of Speech: name 1. A global, peer-led fellowship dedicated to an abstinence-based recovery from alcoholism.
Word: nightclubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nightclub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nightclubs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nightclub Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sorting out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sort out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sorted out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sort out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: biretta'd Part of Speech: adj 1. Wearing a biretta. Labels: not-comparable Example: Facing the ladies a biretta'd priest appeared to be perusing a little, fat, black, greasy book of prayers which he held aslant so as to catch the light.
Word: checkstring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From check + string. 1. A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster. Example: 1864,, William Stephens Hayward, Revelations of a Lady Detective, short story "Incognito", George Vickers, Strand I pulled the check-string, and gave him [the coachdriver] his instructions. Example: Mrs Hurstpierpoint - the dowager of the gleaming brows - leaned forward all at once in the carriage and pulled the checkstring attached to her footman's arm.
Word: sarcopenia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sarco- + -penia; widely agreed to have been coined circa 1989 by Irwin H. Rosenberg. 1. Gradual loss of skeletal muscle due to aging, immobility, illness, or combinations thereof. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Now, let me stop here to make a sort of plea. No decline with age is more dramatic or potentially more functionally significant than the decline in lean body mass. […] Think of the implication of this decrease in lean body mass in respect to the physical behavior of elderly subjects. There may be no single feature of age-related decline that could more dramatically affect ambulation, mobility, calorie intake, and overall nutrient intake and status, independence, breathing, etc. Why have we not given it more attention? Perhaps it needs a name derived from the Greek. I'll suggest a couple: sarcomalacia or sarcopenia. We might study more about the relationship between this decline and exercise; such studies are being done in some of the laboratories at our center. We know that elders can build and rebuild muscle mass. Even the frail elderly can recover function remarkably. I think this is am opportunity for some new attention that would pay off handsomely in maintaining the health and vigor that we described as a goal of our work. Example: Factors contributing to frailty include sarcopenia and decline in executive function.
Word: market-garden Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of market garden. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Mangarevan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Mangareva Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mangarevan From Mangareva + -an. 1. The Polynesian language of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia.
Word: Mangarevan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Mangareva Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mangarevan From Mangareva + -an. 1. Of or relating to Mangareva.
Word: Mangarevan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Mangareva Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mangarevan From Mangareva + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of Mangareva.
Word: passementerie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French passementerie, from French passement (“decorative lace”). Pronunciation: /pæsˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/, /pɑsˈmɒ̃nt(ə)ɹi/ 1. A decorative piece of lace or other cloth on clothes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mrs Hurstpierpoint bent thoughtfully her eyes to the somewhat "phallic" passementerie upon her shawl. 2. Trimmings consisting of braids, cords, beads, tinsel, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ipseity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ipse + -ity. Pronunciation: /ɪpsˈiːɪti/ 1. selfhood; individual identity Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: turns against Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of turn against Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: turning against Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of turn against Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: turned against Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of turn against Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: glebe-house Part of Speech: noun 1. A rectory, built for the parish priest, vicar, pastor, or rector, usually at church expense. Labels: UK Example: After mature consideration he made up his mind that the parson should be his ambassador. . . . [H]e mounted his nag, and rode off to Ballindine glebe. The glebe-house was about a couple of miles from Kelly's Court, and it was about half-past four when Lord Ballindine got there.
Word: flower girls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flower girl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glebe-land Part of Speech: noun 1. Area of land belonging to a parish in medieval times. Labels: historical Example: In good truth, I hardly know—a Miss Arundel—a wood-nymph, the daughter of either a country squire or a clergyman—equipped, I suppose, by a mortgage on either the squire's corn-fields, or the parson's glebe land—[..] Example: Prior to the Reformation the farm buildings (since rebuilt and considerably dwindled) had appertained, like much of the glebe-land around Valmouth, to the Abbots of St. Veronica, when at the confiscation of the monasteries by the Crown one Thierry Monfaulcon Tooke, tennis-master to the Court of King Henry VIII, feinting to injure himself one day while playing with the royal princesses, had been offered by Henry, through their touching entreaties "in consideration of his mishap", the Abbey Farm of St. Veronica's, then recently vacated by the monks ….
Word: touzle Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of tousle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: touzle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tousle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: erotetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐρωτητικός (erōtētikós). 1. Of or pertaining to questioning. Example: How does erotetic logic help us see what is happening in teaching? […] We shall use a version of the Hintikka/Åqvist theory of erotetic logic throughout this chapter […] Hintikkian erotetic logic is thoroughly intentional and hence adapts well to the intentional contexts of teaching.
Word: grand piano Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɹændˈpjænəʊ/ 1. A large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp. Example: A grand piano stood massively in a corner; with dark gleams on the flat surfaces like a sombre and polished sarcophagus. Example: This sofa, and a grand piano bearing a basket of faded roses, a biscuit-tin and a devastated breakfast tray, almost filled the narrow sitting-room, in the remaining corner of which another man, short, swarthy and humble, sat examining the lining of his hat.
Word: muesli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Alemannic German Müesli, a diminutive of Mues (“a mashed dish”); compare Dutch moes. Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːzli/, /ˈmjuːsli/ 1. A breakfast dish based on uncooked rolled oats and fruit. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: müsli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Müsli. 1. Rare form of muesli. Labels: form-of, rare, uncountable Example: Breakfast starts the day right. I have provided two cereal müsli recipes that should satisfy any gourmet. […] Scala’s Oatmeal Müsli / A breakfast of grains and fruit without milk follows in the European tradition of müsli. Example: Cold Cereal: Choose dense cereals (as opposed to flaked and puffed types), such as granola, müsli, Grape-nuts and Wheat Chex; top with raisins, bananas, or other fruit.
Word: imbreathe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- Middle English breethder. Middle English brethen English breathe English imbreathe From im- + breathe. 1. To inbreathe; to breathe in. Labels: transitive Example: Alighting some graceful exotic bird from the captivity of a dingy cage, Lady Parvula de Panzoust hovered a moment before the portal as much to manipulate her draperies, it seemed, as to imbreathe the soft sweet air.
Word: inbreathe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English inbrethen, equivalent to in- + breathe. 1. To breathe (something) in; imbreathe. Labels: ambitransitive Example: She inbreathed sharply, then her eyes narrowed a trifle. 2. To inspire (a person); communicate by inspiration; infuse by breathing. Labels: transitive Example: And always remember that every mental power is a gift from Him; that actual power in life must be through Him only; and that mental gifts are not serviceable save as they are ever inbreathed by His own Spirit. Example: Both the scribe and the Scripture, both the man of God and the word of God were divinely inbreathed. 3. To draw in as breath; inhale; inspire. Labels: transitive Example: I had inbreathed their mystery and outbreathed it again as my own.
Word: slipper-orchid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of slipper orchid. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In the taper-lit, perhaps pre-sixteeth-century room - a piece of Laughing and Triumphing needlework in the style of Rubens completely hid the walls - the capacious oval of the dinner-table, crowned by a monteith bowl filled with slipper-orchids, showed agreeably enough.
Word: unbefuckinlievable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of unbefuckinglievable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sloppy joe Part of Speech: noun 1. A hot sandwich, typically composed of ground beef cooked in a skillet with highly seasoned tomato sauce or tomato paste and spread between two sides of a bun. Labels: US 2. A cold delicatessen three-decker rye bread sandwich made with sliced meat, Swiss cheese, coleslaw, and Russian dressing. Labels: New-Jersey, US 3. A very loose-fitting light-weight jumper or jacket.
Word: typifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of typify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bhang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Hindustani بھانگ / भाँग (bhāṅg). Pronunciation: /ˈbæŋ/, [ˈbæŋ], /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ/, [ˈbeɪ̯ŋ], /ˈbɛ̃ŋ/ 1. A preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, traditionally consumed in food or drink, especially during Hindu festivals such as Holi. Labels: uncountable 2. Cannabis or its preparations generally. Labels: India, Kenya, Uganda, uncountable Example: Almost from the outset of her arrival in the town, soft-muted music, the strange, heart-rending, mournful music of the East - suggestive of apes, and pearls, and bhang, and the colour blue - was to be heard, surging from the Nook in monotonous improvisation. Example: Stramonium seed, mixed with wine, produces, according to a seventeenth century erotologist, libidinous activity. The effects, the write asserts, are similar to those produced by bhang.
Word: collyrium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin collȳrium, from Ancient Greek κολλύριον (kollúrion, “poultice”). Doublet of koulouri. Pronunciation: /kəˈlɪɹɪəm/ 1. A lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes; an eye-salve. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Democritus' collyrium is not so sovereign to the eyes as this is to the heart […] 2. Loosely, any product applied to or around the eyes; kohl. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] there were rings of collyrium about her eyes.
Word: typified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of typify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: typifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of typify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: curricle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin curriculum (“racing chariot”). Doublet of curriculum. 1. A light two-wheeled carriage large enough for the driver and a passenger and drawn by a carefully-matched pair. Example: In travelling or tourizing "in whiskey, buggey, gig, dog-cart, curricle, or tandem;" or, it may be, in your new drag, "never, by way of a lark, attempt to spoil the picturesque appearance of the covey, feeding within gun-shot of the road side, by raking them; […] Example: Not since the year 17--, when milord Castlebrilliant's curricle was whirled to sea with her ladyship within, had there been such vehement weather.
Word: curricle Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of coracle. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: So the Curricles in Wales: sc. the old British boates made of Osiers, like a basket, and covered wʰ leather.
Word: milord Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French milord, from English my Lord. Compare milady. Pronunciation: /mɪˈlɔːd/ 1. An English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style; a wealthy British gentleman. Labels: UK, humorous, obsolete Example: Not since the year 17—, when milord Castlebrilliant's curricle was whirled to sea with her ladyship within, had there been such vehement weather.
Word: milord Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant spelling of m'lord, elided from my + lord. Pronunciation: /mɪˈlɔːd/ 1. Alternative form of m'lord. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1986, Ben Elton & al., Blackadder II, 3: "Potato" Aah-ahhh! You have a woman’s hand, milord! I’ll wager these dainty pinkies never weighed anchor in a storm.
Word: milord Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /mɪˈlɔːd/ 1. To address as “milord”. Example: A few pauls a-piece, however, did the business, and after a few more tunes, and some more milordi and capitani, the musicians, finding no more prospect of pauls, departed, leaving the landlord to do the rest of the milording and captaining to the honored Americani. Example: Poor, humble, unaspiring Mr. Dobbs was “Milorded,” to his great annoyance, by everybody, at the Parisian hotel; and monsieur the landlord thought it but right that the rich English “Milord” should pay for the superior accommodation himself and family received at “Le Grand Hôtel.”
Word: belvedere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian belvedere (literally “fair view”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛl.vɪˌdɪə/, /ˈbɛl.vəˌdɪɚ/ 1. A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area. Example: “One evening,” she went on, “while Madame Orio was fast asleep in her little belvedere (it being the good old lady's habit to repair there to rest after a bottle or two of red Padua wine), Manette and Marton left the widow's house noiselessly in the Campo San Zobenigo, and made their way running towards the Piazza of St. Mark's.” Example: The most important thing, she reflected, as she stood on the balcony of the Mairie which formed a most useful belvedere over the town, was to make her appearance as commonplace and down at heel as possible […]. 2. Summer cypress (Bassia scoparia)
Word: Neanthe bella palm Part of Speech: noun 1. A parlour palm (Chamaedorea elegans), a rare small seed-producing palm tree, used in gardens and as a houseplant.
Word: Iberian lynx Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Lynx pardinus of endangered lynxes, native to the Iberian peninsula. Example: The Iberian lynx is the largest carnivore unique to Europe.
Word: agnoiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄγνοια (ágnoia, “the state of not knowing or perceiving: ignorance, unawareness”) + -ology, from -o- + -logy, from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “knowledge”). Coined by Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier. Pronunciation: /ˌæɡnɔɪˈɑlədʒi/ 1. The study of things of which cannot be known. Labels: uncountable Example: […]and hence a reasoned and systematic ontology has remained until this day a desideratum in speculative science, because a reasoned and systematic agnoiology has never yet been projected.
Word: areflexia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + reflex + -ia. 1. Lack of neuromuscular reflexes. A symptom associated with many neurological disorders. Labels: uncountable
Word: occulter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *ḱéletider. Latin *celo Latin occulō Latin occultusbor. English occult English -er English occulter From occult + -er. 1. Any object, natural or man-made, that blocks the light of an object from an observer, typically used in reference to astronomical events. Example: The moon is the occulter of the sun during a solar eclipse.
Word: redub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English dub English redub From re- + dub. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈdʌb/ 1. To give another name or title to; to dub again. Labels: transitive 2. To dub (video material) again; to provide with a new soundtrack. Labels: transitive
Word: redub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English dub English redub From re- + dub. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈdʌb/ 1. A video re-edited in any way an editor wants.
Word: redub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See radoub. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈdʌb/ 1. To repair or correct something. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: God shall giue power to redub it with some like requitall to the Frenc
Word: redub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See radoub. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈdʌb/ 1. A remedy or improvement Labels: obsolete
Word: seans Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sean Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: emotional blackmail Part of Speech: noun 1. Psychological abuse of a person's emotions or insecurities in order to influence their behavior. Labels: uncountable
Word: Schlamperei Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Schlamperei. Pronunciation: /ˈʃlɑːmpəɹaɪ/ 1. Laziness, inefficiency, muddleheadedness, especially as a supposed Southern German or Austrian characteristic. Labels: uncountable Example: Even allowing for Austrian Schlamperei, soldiers and persons in attendance on royalty do not make such mistakes.
Word: superposable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English pose English superpose Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English superposable From superpose + -able. 1. Able to be superposed in such a way as to coincide exactly Labels: not-comparable
Word: superimposable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English superimpose Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English superimposable From superimpose + -able. 1. Able to be superimposed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hard disk Part of Speech: noun 1. One of a series of parallel magnetic recording disks in a drive unit, used for the recording and retrieval of digital information; used especially in personal computers. 2. The unit itself, and all the disks within it.
Word: fixed disk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because it is usually a fixed component of the computer, and not removable like a floppy disk. 1. A hard disk.
Word: flaccidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flaccid Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English flaccidity From flaccid + -ity. 1. The condition of being flaccid. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: flagrancy Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being flagrant. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: flamboyance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flamboyant Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English flamboyance From flamboyant + -ance. 1. The condition of being flamboyant. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A group of flamingos; the collective noun for flamingos. Labels: collective, countable
Word: flamboyancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flamboyant + -cy. 1. The condition of being flamboyant. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: flammability Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being flammable. Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of the extent to which something is flammable. Labels: countable
Word: fraudulence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French fraudulence, from Latin fraudulentia (“deceitfulness, disposition to defraud; fraudulence”), from fraudulentus (“deceitful, fraudulent”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). Fraudulentus is derived from fraus (“deceit, fraud”) (from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew- (“to mislead”)) + -ulentus (“abounding in, full of”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɔː.djʊ.l(ə)ns/, /ˈfɹɔ.d͡ʒə.ləns/ 1. The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I ſuppoſe ſome of my friends, to whom I read the firſt part, gave notice of my deſign, and, perhaps, ſold the treacherous intelligence at a higher price than the fraudulence of trade will now allow me for my book. Example: We should therefore not make too much of the fraudulence of all that on-screen wailing. Just because North Korean TV never films anything before rehearsing all spontaneity out of it does not mean the average citizen was unmoved.