nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: putu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans putu, or its source, Zulu uphuthu. Pronunciation: /ˈpʊtʊ/, /ˈpuːtʊ/, /ˈpuːtuː/ 1. A form of porridge made from maize meal. Labels: South-Africa, uncountable Example: Theo and I would join the servants for breakfast, squatting on our haunches round the three-legged iron pot, helping ourselves to tough putu porridge in our cupped hands. Example: Jonathan is volunteering to carve the leg of lamb that was decided on, although there's putu with beans as well as roast potatoes Reed style (or what Jabu knows as white style).
Word: puy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French puy. Doublet of podium. Pronunciation: /pwiː/ 1. Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos. 2. Any similar conical structure of volcanic material.
Word: Brigitte Bardot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after French fashion model and actress Brigitte Bardot (1934–2025). Sense 2 inspired by Bardot's popular nickname, BB. 1. Someone or something very beautiful or desirable. Example: I can claim no such dedication to duty since Christmas was passed way up the French Alps in a place where Brigitte Bardots are two-a-penny but horses a rarity. Example: […]performance swelled French national pride and excited the fancy of stock market speculators — it became “the Brigitte Bardot of French industry.” 2. A back-to-back loan. Labels: Australia, informal Example: These practices included back to back loans (in some quarters colloquially termed Brigitte Bardot′s from the initials B.B.),[…]. Example: This is a back-to-back loan, sometimes called BBs or Brigitte Bardots.
Word: refashions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of refashion Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: refashioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of refashion Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: refashioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of refashion Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: refashioning Part of Speech: noun 1. A reinvention; an act of fashioning again.
Word: refashionings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refashioning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Christmas club Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Christmas + club 1. A type of savings scheme in which a person pays in money through the course of a year and gets back a total at around Christmas time ready to buy gifts or treats for Christmas. Such schemes have been run by banks and retailers and generally only involve fairly small amounts of money.
Word: P.M. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of p.m.. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: We left Chefoo at 2.30 P.M. on Monday, 15th December, and had a pretty rough bit of road immediately after we started. Going up a steep pass, almost due south of Temple Hill, made the mules blow in a most unsatisfactory manner. Example: By 7:00 P.M. we had traveled 210 kilometers and reached this place, called Nei-chiang, a small inland city boasting electric lights but without other modern conveniences. 2. Alternative spelling of PM. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: white Christmas Part of Speech: noun 1. A Christmas Day or Christmas Eve in which there is snowfall or ground covered with snow. Example: “It′s like frozen thistle-down!” she cried. “I hope it will snow all day and all night until everything is covered. I never saw a white Christmas.” Example: In New York City 10,000 men struggled to clear away the heavy snow which promised New Yorkers their first white Christmas in 15 years,[…].
Word: plushie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plush + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈplʌʃi/ 1. Synonym of plush toy. 2. A plush slipper.
Word: short pass Part of Speech: noun 1. A pass of the ball between teammates too close together to allow an opponent to get between them. There is no particular distance the ball must travel to qualify as a short pass. For instance, if the passing player drops the ball and retreats before her teammate takes possession, it is not a short pass. A short pass is against the rules and results in a free pass to the opposition. 2. A pass of the ball that is primarily to the side rather than one that gains yardage.
Word: international rules football Part of Speech: noun 1. A sport created as a mixture of Australian rules football and Gaelic football, to allow international matches between Australia and Ireland. Labels: uncountable
Word: lifie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From life + -ie. 1. A life insurance salesman or saleswoman. Labels: Australia, informal Example: 2003, Australian Broadcasting Commission, Four Corners program, The Super Chargers, 18 February Many of the industry's bad habits seem to have been inherited from the financial planners' predecessors - the 'lifies', as they were known.
Word: life insurance Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of insurance on the life of a person, whereby if the person dies then the insurance policy pays out a sum of money to the beneficiary (such as a person's family). Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: piss in someone's pocket Part of Speech: verb 1. To say flattering or fawning things to a person in the hope of gaining favour with them. Labels: Australia, slang Example: ‘Don′t piss in my pocket, son. How would you know what I used to be?’ But he was flattered. Example: ‘[…]Son, I′m not the type to piss in your pocket, but we have a shortage of your kind of chap.’
Word: San Marcos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish San Marcos (“Saint Mark”), various places usually named in honor of Mark the Evangelist. Pronunciation: /sæn ˈmɑɹkəs/, /sæn ˈmɑɹkoʊs/ 1. A village and rural municipality of Salta Province, Argentina. 2. A town in Antioquia department, Colombia. 3. A town in Sucre department, Colombia. 4. The capital city of Tarrazú canton, San José, Costa Rica, also known as San Marcos de Tarrazú. 5. An urban parish of Quito, Ecuador. 6. A municipality and suburb of San Salvador, El Salvador. 7. A city and municipality, the capital of San Marcos department, Guatemala. 8. A municipality of Ocotepeque department, Honduras. 9. A municipality of Santa Bárbara department, Honduras. 10. A number of places in Mexico. 11. A number of places in Mexico. Example: The hurricane’s heavy rain created rushing rivers in Oaxaca and neighboring Guerrero Thursday, killing at least one person in San Marcos. A 1-year-old boy drowned in the town – located about 30 miles east of Acapulco – after his mother tried to cross a swollen river while carrying him, according to San Marcos Director of Civil Protection and Firefighters Diego Armando Valente Pineda. 12. A number of places in Mexico. 13. A municipality of Carazo department, Nicaragua. 14. A town, the capital of the province of San Marcos, Cajamarca department, Peru. 15. A number of places in the United States. 16. A number of places in the United States. Example: In the letter, Governor Abbott noted that San Marcos is required to certify that it will comply with all state laws when it enters into grant agreements with his office, including laws prohibiting government support for boycotts of Israel, and that the Governor's Office is currently reviewing active grants to determine whether the City has breached terms. 17. A number of places in the United States. 18. Former name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador. Labels: historical
Word: Helatrobus Part of Speech: name 1. An "interplanetary nation" which existed trillions of years ago, the reasons for the demise of which are uncertain.
Word: Xenu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the works of L. Ron Hubbard, of unknown origin. Richard Abanes notes that a Journey into Mystery science fiction comic story featuring an alien warlord titled “Xemnu the Titan” (1961) was reprinted in 1967, the year that Hubbard composed the Xenu narrative. 1. An extraterrestrial galactic leader said to have transported aliens to Earth 75 million years ago and murdered them with hydrogen bombs at sites of volcanoes, turning them into thetans. Example: He caused people to be brought to Teegeeack (Earth) and put an H Bomb on the principal volcanoes (Incident 2) and then the Pacific area ones were taken in boxes to Hawaii and the Atlantic Area ones to Las Palmas and there "packaged." His name was Xenu. He used renegades.Various misleading data by means of circuits etc. were placed in the implants. Example: The documents Scott took are a refinement of Hubbard’s account of Xemu, assertedly an evil tyrant who planted the seeds of aberrant behavior in people 75 million years ago. ¶ According to documents obtained previously by The Times in Los Angeles Superior Court, Hubbard contends that Xemu trapped people in a compound of frozen alcohol and glycol and deposited them in 10 volcanoes. Xemu then dropped nuclear bombs on the volcanoes, according to Hubbard, destroying the people but freeing their spirits, which clustered together and were brainwashed by Xemu.
Word: and your little dog too Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From a line spoken by the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz to Dorothy and her dog Toto: "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!". 1. A statement that not only will the person being addressed be punished but their conspirators will also. Labels: humorous
Word: TL;NR Part of Speech: phrase 1. Too long; not read. Labels: initialism 2. Too long; nobody read. Labels: initialism
Word: inklings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inkling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rafael Part of Speech: name Etymology: Compare Spanish Rafael, Portuguese Rafael. 1. A male given name, variant of Raphael. Example: “As Rafael Grossi said just days ago, the difference between Iran’s nuclear program before and after Operation Midnight Hammer is ‘night and day,’ and a ‘very serious level of damage’ was done,” the official said.
Word: year in, year out Part of Speech: adv 1. During every year; always. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: pycnodysostosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) + dys- (“defective”) + ostosis (“condition of the bone”). 1. A genetic disorder characterized by dense, fragile bones and dwarfism. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pycnogenol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pycno- +. 1. Any of a group of flavonoids extracted from the bark of pine trees, especially proanthocyanidins. Example: On the other hand, pycnogenols, widely found in old empirical antiscorbutic remedies, seem more appropriate... Example: Proanthocyanidins are included in the pycnogenols, a plant polyphenol chemical group, whose physical, chemical and biological properties have been studied in numerous works (see more especially J. Masquelier, J. Michaud, J. Laparra, and M. C. Dumon, Internat. J. Vit. Nutr. Res. 1979, 49, 307-311). 2. An antioxidant dietary supplement containing such an extract.
Word: thirstier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of thirsty: more thirsty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: thirstiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of thirsty: most thirsty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: chill pills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chill pill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyelographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pyelography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pyelographic From pyelography + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to pyelography Labels: not-comparable
Word: pyelography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyelo- + -graphy. 1. radiography of the kidney, ureter and bladder following injection of a radiopaque substance Labels: uncountable
Word: pyelographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English pyelographic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English pyelographically From pyelographic + -ally. 1. By means of pyelography Labels: not-comparable
Word: Pynchonesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Pynchon French -esquebor. English -esque English Pynchonesque From Pynchon + -esque. 1. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of Thomas Pynchon Example: From the moment I opened the book I felt I had entered a Pynchonesque world. 2. Densely convoluted, verbose and full of allusion
Word: pyoderma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyo- + -derma. 1. An infection of the skin by pyogenic bacteria. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pyranometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pyranometry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pyranometric From pyranometry + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by a pyranometer Labels: not-comparable
Word: pyrheliometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English pyr- Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wél(i)yos Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos) English helio- Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English pyrheliometry From pyr- + helio- + -metry. 1. The study (and measurement) of solar radiation using a pyrheliometer. Labels: uncountable
Word: pyribole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of pyroxene + amphibole. 1. Any mineral of either the pyroxene or amphibole groups.
Word: pyroelectrical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English electrical English pyroelectrical From pyro- + electrical. 1. Of, pertaining to or produced by pyroelectricity Labels: not-comparable
Word: pyroelectrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English pyroelectric Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English pyroelectrically From pyroelectric + -ally. 1. By means of pyroelectricity Labels: not-comparable
Word: pyrograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from pyrography. 1. A hand-held tool, with a heated tip, used in pyrography.
Word: pyrograph Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from pyrography. 1. To make an image on wood (or other materials) by selectively burning the surface. Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: pyrophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- + -phile. 1. An organism that thrives in the presence of fire. 2. A person who accepts that the energy of volcanos originates from the heat of the Earth's interior. Labels: dated, rare 3. A pyromaniac.
Word: pyrophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- (“fire”) + -phyte (“plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈpʌɪɹəˌfʌɪt/, /ˈpaɪɹəˌfaɪt/ 1. Any plant that is resistant to fire, or that needs fire to propagate
Word: pyrosoma Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pyrosome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyrosome Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several pelagic colonial tunicates, of the genus Pyrosoma, found in tropical waters.
Word: pyrothere Part of Speech: noun 1. An extinct South American mammal, of the order †Pyrotheria, that resembled elephants.
Word: pyrotoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum English -in English toxin English pyrotoxin From pyro- + toxin. 1. Any of several pyrogenic bacterial toxins. 2. Any toxic agent produced by combustion.
Word: pyrrhuloxia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual former genus name, Pyrrhuloxia. Pronunciation: /ˌpɪɹəˈlɒksiə/ 1. Cardinalis sinuatus a North American bird with grey and red plumage.
Word: Pyu Part of Speech: noun 1. A people who flourished in ancient Burma. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Pyu Part of Speech: name 1. The Tibeto-Burman language of this people.
Word: tenosynovitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tenosynovium + -itis or teno- + synovitis. 1. An inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (the synovium) that surrounds a tendon. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tendovaginitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tendo- + vagin(a) + -itis. 1. Synonym of tenosynovitis. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually
Word: vagina tendinis Part of Speech: noun 1. A synovium.
Word: PIL Part of Speech: noun 1. A leaflet inserted in a package of medicine, providing information about the drug for the patient. 2. Initialism of private international law. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Qallunaat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Inuktitut ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ (qallonaat), "outstanding eyebrows" 1. Europeans, people who are not Inuit, considered as a group. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: QBD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Queen's Bench Division. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: qipao Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 旗袍 (qípáo). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃiːpaʊ/ 1. A traditional one-piece dress worn by Chinese women.
Word: QPM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Queen's Police Medal. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Quadi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Quādī m pl. 1. An ancient Germanic people who lived in Moravia. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: quadplex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quad- + -plex. 1. A building divided into four separate residences or commercial premises. Labels: US
Word: quadrantally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quadrantal Middle English -ly English -ly English quadrantally From quadrantal + -ly. 1. In an arrangement of quadrants Labels: not-comparable 2. With reference to quadrants Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadrigeminal Part of Speech: adj 1. Having four parts, or two pairs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadrigeminy Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of cardiac arrhythmia in which four beats are followed by a pause. Labels: uncountable
Word: quadringenary Part of Speech: noun 1. A quatercentenary Labels: rare
Word: quatercentenary Part of Speech: noun 1. A four-hundredth anniversary
Word: quadringentenary Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to a 400th anniversary. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: quadringentenary Part of Speech: noun 1. A 400th anniversary. 2. A span of 400 years.
Word: quadringentennial Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a quadringenary Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadrominium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of quadro- + condominium. 1. A building divided into four residences as condominiums Labels: US
Word: quadrupedalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Proto-Italic *kʷetrupōts Latin quadrupedembor. French quadrupèdebor. English quadruped Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English quadrupedal 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 quadrupedalism From quadrupedal + -ism. 1. The condition of being a quadruped. Labels: uncountable
Word: quadruplexing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quadruplex + -ing. 1. The transmission of four separate messages on a single cable. Labels: uncountable
Word: quadruplicated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quadruplicate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quadruplicated Part of Speech: adj 1. replicated four times Labels: not-comparable
Word: canular Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cannular. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quadruply Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quadruple Middle English -ly English -ly English quadruply From quadruple + -ly. 1. Four times. Labels: not-comparable 2. In four (often different) ways. Labels: not-comparable Example: What is worse is how the custom-designed treatment programs for our community that are springing up make no provision for those of us doubly, triply or even quadruply oppressed […] This neglect is a symptom of the dysfunctionality afflicting our community: the degree to which we've permitted too many assimilationists to define the standards of identity for us all.
Word: quagmired Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quagmire + -ed. 1. Resembling a quagmire 2. Sunk in a quagmire
Word: quagmired Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From quagmire + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of quagmire Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quahogger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quahog + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix). 1. A person who harvests quahogs. Labels: US 2. A boat used to harvest quahogs. Labels: US
Word: Qualitätswein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: German 1. An official category of German and Austrian wines above Tafelwein and below Landwein
Word: come by Part of Speech: verb 1. To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily. Labels: transitive Example: A loyal friend is hard to come by. Example: Somehow he came by a substantial fortune. 2. To come near to; to pass; to visit. Labels: intransitive Example: Your beau came by while you were shopping.
Word: come by Part of Speech: intj 1. A command to a sheepdog to move clockwise around the sheep.
Word: quantifiability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quantify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English quantifiability From quantify + -ability. 1. The condition of being quantifiable Labels: uncountable 2. The degree to which something is quantifiable Labels: countable
Word: quanton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quantum Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English quanton From quantum + -on. 1. Any quantum entity that shows the properties of both a particle and a wave
Word: pissoir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1919. From French pissoir. Pronunciation: /piːˈswɑː/, /ˈpɪswɑː/ 1. A public urinal typically found in European, especially French, streets. Example: To tackle the problem of street urination, Parisian authorities introduced the pissoir
Word: pervaporate Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɜːvapəɹeɪt/ 1. To evaporate through a semipermeable membrane, as a method of separating liquids. Labels: physical
Word: TAN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of total acid number, the measure of a lubricant's or crude oil's acidity. See Total acid number on Wikipedia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of transaction authentication number, in electronic banking. See Transaction authentication number on Wikipedia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: naughtiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of naughty: most naughty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: sea trout Part of Speech: noun 1. A fish of the species Salmo trutta morpha trutta, closely related to salmon and a subspecies of brown trout. It is lighter in colour than the brown trout, and lives in salt water, returning to fresh water only to spawn. 2. A weakfish (Cynoscion regalis). Labels: US 3. Any of species Salvelinus alpinus. Labels: Canada
Word: privacy seal Part of Speech: noun 1. An online branded trust mark or logo used by third-party site verification entities to protect online consumers by identifying trustworthy web sites. Labels: Internet
Word: energymeter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of energy meter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quarterbacking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quarterback + -ing. 1. The act of playing as a quarterback Labels: uncountable 2. The action of making criticisms after the event Labels: US, uncountable Example: Plenty of past seasons’ events could look ill-conceived in the critical eye of Monday-morning quarterbacking, but previously, the show had earned the benefit of the doubt that missteps on the part of supposedly intelligent characters were a plausible lack of in-world foresight.
Word: quarterbacking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From quarterback + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of quarterback Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: energy meter Part of Speech: noun 1. A domestic electricity meter.
Word: electricity meter Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that measures the consumption of electricity, normally in terms of watt-hours.
Word: watt-hour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From watt + hour. 1. A unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour; often used as a unit of electricity consumption. It is equal to 3600 joules. Example: Holonyms: kilowatt-hour < megawatt-hour < gigawatt-hour < terawatt-hour Example: Meronym: milliwatt-hour
Word: annal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back formation from annals, borrowed from Middle French, from Latin annales (“annals”), from annus (“year”). Pronunciation: /ˈænəl/ 1. The record of a single event or item. Example: In deathless annal! deathless deeds inspire:
Word: annal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *atnos? Latin annus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin annālisbor. English annal Borrowed from Latin annālis (“yearly, annual”). Pronunciation: /ˈænəl/ 1. Annual; yearly. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: 2. Whether the annal Feſt of Chriſts Birth, being both lawful and laudable, in the right religious uſe weeding out al abuſes (ordained by the Catholic Church) may juſtly be aboliſhed or abandoned by any Church or State […]
Word: perpetuates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of perpetuate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: brokered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of broker Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: appeasers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appeaser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: continuities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of continuity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alarmism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English alarm 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 alarmism From alarm + -ism. 1. The raising of needless alarms. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Even as the White House highlighted what it considers alarmism in reporting of the surge in cases of the Delta coronavirus variant across the US, reports in the same national media suggested vaccinations are increasing in hotspot areas. Example: Rees-Mogg has claimed that “climate alarmism” is responsible for high energy prices and that it is unrealistic for scientists to project future changes to the climate because meteorologists struggle to correctly predict the weather.
Word: alarmists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alarmist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flip-flopped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of flip-flop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fundamentalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fundamentalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hard-line Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of hardline. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Driven by a perceived political need to adopt a hard-line stance, Mr. Cameron’s coalition government has imposed myriad new restrictions, the aim of which is to reduce net migration to Britain to below 100,000.
Word: manifestos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manifesto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manifestos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of manifesto Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reestablishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reestablish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reestablishing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reestablish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reestablished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reestablish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: regimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of regime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: think-tanker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From think tank + -er. 1. A member of a think tank.
Word: brain trusts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brain trust Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brains trusts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brains trust Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undeterrable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Latin dēterreōbor. English deter 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 deterrable English undeterrable From un- + deterrable. 1. That cannot be deterred
Word: deters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deterring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: self-hating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + hating. First use appears c. 1612 in the work Great Brittans Mourning Garment, of anonymous authorship. 1. Exhibiting self-hatred; feeling hatred toward oneself. Example: When Tim Kinsella, of the pioneering indie rock groups Cap’n Jazz and Joan of Arc, wrote a scathingly sarcastic editorial in the emo-centric magazine Alternative Press imploring every band inside to break up, Bemis bristled at Kinsella’s cynicism, calling him a “self-hating emophobe” in a letter to the magazine. Example: Online and over Shabbat dinners, arguments about the election have grown bitter. Those grudgingly planning to vote for Labour have been called traitors to the community and self-hating Jews. Anti-Corbyn die-hards, on the other hand, have been branded the handmaidens of a hard Brexit.
Word: counterterrorism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of counter-terrorism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Still other officials say the mayhem may be partly a result of a vicious rivalry between two Qaeda subcommanders in Mali, Mokhtar Belmokhtar and Abdelhamid Abu Zeid, a clash that underscores the kind of autonomous jihad cells that counterterrorism officials say are particularly hard to combat.
Word: shapen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shape (“external form”) + -en (“to make like”). 1. To shape, form. Labels: rare
Word: shapen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English schapen, ischepen, from Old English ġesċapen, from Proto-Germanic *skapanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *skapaną, equivalent to shape + -en (past participle ending). 1. past participle of shape Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: shapen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English schapen, ischepen, from Old English ġesċapen, from Proto-Germanic *skapanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *skapaną, equivalent to shape + -en (past participle ending). 1. Shaped; wrought with a definite shape. Labels: in-compounds Example: ill-shapen Example: well-shapen
Word: cowardly lion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After a character in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). 1. A person who acts tough but misses a golden opportunity out of fear or cowardice. Labels: figuratively Example: "This $13 billion mutual fund, which calls itself "classic growth investing, the Janus way," is in reality a cowardly lion." -Forbes Example: "California is right; we trust Washington state will follow in court. Earlier court decisions against the EPA's Cowardly Lion position on global warming suggest legal action may have good prospects." -Seattle Post Intelligencer
Word: quartzine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quartz Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English quartzine From quartz + -ine. 1. A fibrous form of silica similar to chalcedony. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quashable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English quash 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 quashable From quash + -able. 1. Able to be quashed or annulled Labels: not-comparable
Word: yellow brick road Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the classic film The Wizard of Oz and the book series on which it was based. Originally the literal road to the Emerald City, which was paved with yellow bricks possibly to invoke the notion of gold. 1. A proverbial path to a Promised Land of one's hopes and dreams. Labels: humorous, idiomatic, often Example: But we're coming up on a bend in the yellow brick road, and going 'round it could cause the party lights to go dark quickly. Example: But for Clinton the yellow brick road that led inevitably to the Democratic nomination has suddenly become a little bumpy.
Word: quasilinear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- Latin līneārisbor. English linear English quasilinear From quasi- + linear. 1. Very nearly linear. 2. Having some properties of linearity. 3. Linearithmic.
Word: quasilinearly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quasilinear Middle English -ly English -ly English quasilinearly From quasilinear + -ly. 1. In a quasilinear manner; almost linearly. Labels: not-comparable
Word: livingroom Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of living room. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Tuesday after baseball season ended Rud was stretched out on his side on the livingroom carpet, the sports section unfolded and papyrian before him.
Word: cereology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ceres (“Roman goddess of agriculture”) + -ology. Pronunciation: /sɪ.ə.ɹɪˈɒ.lə.dʒi/, /sɪ.ə.ɹɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ 1. The investigation, or practice, of creating crop circles. Labels: uncountable Example: […] the array of experts who have collaborated to found the Centre for Crop Circle Studies and co-author The Crop Circle Enigma, the parents of cereology […] Example: The result of all this has been to throw the world of cereology into a state of total confusion. All its previous certainties have been demolished.
Word: quasiperiodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per-bor. English per- English iodic English periodic English quasiperiodic From quasi- + periodic. 1. Almost periodic; recurring at irregular intervals. 2. Such that an increment of a variable leads to a multiplication by some function. 3. Having two unrelated periods.
Word: quasiperiodically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quasiperiodic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English quasiperiodically From quasiperiodic + -ally. 1. In a quasiperiodic manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: wayfare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English weyfaren, originally in participle form weyfarand, from Old English weġfarende (“wayfaring”), equivalent to way + faring. Cognate with Danish vejfarende (“wayfaring”), Swedish vägfarande, German wegfahren (“to drive away”), Icelandic vegfarandi (“wayfaring”). More at way, fare. Pronunciation: /ˈweɪfɛə(ɹ)/ 1. Travel, journeying. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: What frightens and disgusts me is those fearful letters from those who have been long dead, to those who linger on their wayfare through this valley of tears. Example: Now when he had reached the King's capital wherein was Alaeddin, he alighted at one of the Kháns; and, when he had rested from the weariness of wayfare, he donned his dress and went down to wander about the streets, where he never passed a group without hearing them prate about the pavilion and its grandeur and vaunt the beauty of Alaeddin and his lovesomeness, his liberality and generosity, his fine manners and his good morals.
Word: wayfare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English weyfaren, originally in participle form weyfarand, from Old English weġfarende (“wayfaring”), equivalent to way + faring. Cognate with Danish vejfarende (“wayfaring”), Swedish vägfarande, German wegfahren (“to drive away”), Icelandic vegfarandi (“wayfaring”). More at way, fare. Pronunciation: /ˈweɪfɛə(ɹ)/ 1. To make a journey; to travel. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: A certain Laconian as he way-fared, came unto a place where there dwelt an old friend an hoſt of his, who the firſt day, of purpoſe avoided him, and was out of the way, becauſe he was not minded to lodge him; […] Example: But know, these English take to liquid life / Right patly— […] The sea is their dry land, / And, as on cobbles you, they wayfare there.
Word: redbug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From red + bug. 1. Any member of the family Pyrrhocoridae of true bugs. Example: Atticus paused, watching me locate an elusive redbug on my leg. "Gentle breeding," he continued, when I had found and scratched it,....
Word: quasiperiodicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- English periodicity English quasiperiodicity From quasi- + periodicity. 1. The condition of being quasiperiodic Labels: uncountable 2. An example of quasiperiodic behaviour Labels: countable
Word: c'n Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of can, the modal verb. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: C'n I 'ave a glass o' water? Example: "They c'n go loose and rape up the countryside for all of 'em who run this county care," was one obscure observation we met....
Word: quasispecies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- English species English quasispecies From quasi- + species. 1. A group of organisms once (but no longer) thought to be a separate species (and sometimes given such a name) 2. A group of similar nucleic acid molecules; a group of organisms (especially viruses) having such similar genomes.
Word: electronical Part of Speech: adj 1. electronic Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: agitprops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agitprop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agitprops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of agitprop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: addrest Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of address Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: acidulously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English acidulous Middle English -ly English -ly English acidulously From acidulous + -ly. 1. In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
Word: acidulousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English acidulous 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 acidulousness From acidulous + -ness. 1. A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid. Labels: uncountable
Word: actorish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin āctus Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin āctorbor. Middle English actour English actor Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English actorish From actor + -ish. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor. Example: His flamboyance was more actorish than anything else. Example: It seemed to me that Rockcliffe Fellows, as Randolph, was altogether too actorish. I should have preferred John Bowers, the altogether natural mild villain, in this part.
Word: adulterousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adulterous 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 adulterousness From adulterous + -ness. Pronunciation: /əˈdʌltəɹəsnəs/ 1. A state of being adulterous. Labels: uncountable Example: It is, however, apparent that Joyce made this adulterousness or pseudo-adulterousness a persistent and structurally significant element in his novel […] Example: And once she had to sit one Sunday in the stocks in Nurmo church for the entire church service, on account of her terrible adulterousness, and the whole time she winked flirtatiously at the men.
Word: adulterator Part of Speech: noun 1. One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
Word: advancer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin ab Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Latin ab ante Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *abanteāre Old French avancierbor. Middle English avauncen English advance Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English advancer From advance + -er. Pronunciation: /ədˈvænsɚ/ 1. One who advances or puts forward. Example: the advancer of a theory 2. The overcaller's partner, especially one who bids following the overcall. 3. A second branch of a buck's antler. Example: The barr, the Beam, branch, advancers[…] of a Deers head
Word: in advance of Part of Speech: prep 1. Before; ahead of. Example: He travelled in advance of his master, making the necessary arrangements.
Word: King Charles spaniel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First brought into notice by King Charles II. 1. A breed of toy dog originating from England.
Word: anal pore Part of Speech: noun 1. A structure in single-celled animals, and in some simple multicellular animals, through which waste is eliminated. 2. The anus. Labels: proscribed
Word: anal pores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anal pore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: LOS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of level of service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of line of sight. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of loss of signal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of Law of the Sea. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of line of supply. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of large offspring syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of lipooligosaccharide. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: LOS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of loan origination system, a software application or ASP solution for originating loans. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Land of Smiles (a nickname for Thailand). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: précises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of précis Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: that's all she wrote Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Unknown; circa 1940s; thought to be a reference to Dear John letters. Ernest Tubb recorded a song titled "That's All She Wrote" (sheet music published in 1942), but earlier printed references exist (e.g. The Brownsville Herald, June 1935). 1. Indicating an abrupt termination of a project, or of one’s hopes or plans. Labels: idiomatic Example: If you see a long yellow streak of all fine smoke / That’s my rocket pulling out, that’s all she wrote / […] Example: There was a note upon my door... I won’t be back no more / That’s all she wrote, "Dear John".
Word: carhouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From car + house. 1. A garage attached to a house. Labels: Southern-US, dated Example: Atticus killed the engine in the driveway and coasted to the carhouse 2. A storage depot for streetcars. Labels: US, dated
Word: Ganga Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Hindi गंगा (gaṅgā) or Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā). Doublet of Ganges. Pronunciation: /ɡəŋˈɡaː/ 1. The river Ganges, especially as a deity. Labels: India 2. A female given name from Sanskrit. Labels: India
Word: Loira Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
Word: peace bond Part of Speech: noun 1. A court order forbidding one party to bother another. Labels: Canada, US Example: "... We're scared for you, and we think you oughta do something about him." Atticus smiled wryly. "Do what? Put him under a peace bond?" Example: “She's awready^([sic]) about to get us put under a peace bond. She's all the time spying in that alley behind her shutters.”
Word: Volha Part of Speech: name 1. A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Во́льга (Vólʹha).
Word: camp bed Part of Speech: noun 1. A lightweight portable bed used by the military, campers, etc. Labels: UK
Word: naka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani نَاکَا (nākā) / नाका (nākā). 1. A place where workers assemble to seek employment. Labels: India
Word: air supremacy Part of Speech: noun 1. In a war, the most favorable state of control of the air: air superiority so complete that the opposing air force is incapable of effective interference. Labels: uncountable
Word: air superiority Part of Speech: noun 1. A dominance in the airpower of one side's air forces over the other side's during a military campaign. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: norrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Norrie + -in. 1. A protein that in humans is encoded by the NDP gene, mutations in which are associated with Norrie disease. Labels: uncountable