nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: corduroy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably from cord + duroy (“a 17th century coarse fabric made in England”). Probably not from French *corde du roi (“cloth of the king”), which is unattested in French, where the term for the corduroy is velours côtelé. Possibly from cordesoy from corde de soie (“rope of silk or silk-like fabric”), named for example in a 1756 advertisement for clothing fabrics; see Wikipedia article, and comparable in language form to the contemporary serg(e)dusoys (“silk serge”), see Serge (fabric). Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːdəɹɔɪ/, /ˈkɔːdɹɔɪ/, /ˈkɔɹdəɹɔɪ/ 1. To make (a road) by laying down split logs or tree-trunks over a marsh, swamp etc. Example: The night was very dark and it rained heavily, the roads were so bad that the troops had to cut trees and corduroy the road a part of the way, to get through. Example: But Sherman organized “pioneer battalions” of soldiers and freedmen […] to cut saplings and trees to corduroy the roads, build bridges, and construct causeways.
Word: adult content Part of Speech: noun 1. Content, such as pornography or violence, that is not generally thought to be appropriate for viewing by children, due to its shocking or sexual nature. Labels: uncountable
Word: tower over Part of Speech: verb 1. To be much taller or higher than something; to loom over. Labels: transitive Example: It is this stretch which provides what is perhaps the most staggering scenic prospect of all; the impression made on the mind by the overwhelming height of the Eiger, towering over the train, is almost impossible to describe. 2. To be much greater or more important than. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: There are three phyla of worms that, in terms of diversity and abundance, tower over the rest: the Roundworms (nematodes), the Annelids and the Flatworms.
Word: towing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: towing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is towed.
Word: town clerk Part of Speech: noun 1. The chief administrative officer of a town, responsible for maintaining its records.
Word: town hall Part of Speech: noun 1. A building that houses the local government offices of a town. Example: Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all. Example: They enjoyed music from a live saxophonist during the journey before visiting Braintree Town Hall for refreshments and Christmas cake. 2. The town council. Labels: broadly 3. A widely accessible meeting, particularly where the audience is allowed to interact with the speakers. Labels: Canada, US Example: The president plans to speak to a town hall of employees at its headquarters on Monday. Example: " […] Sure, you can come down to City Hall when we have a Town Hall Meeting. Write to Maureen Connelly and she'll arrange it. […]"
Word: Zeb Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Zebadiah, Zebedee, Zebulon or Zebulun. 1. A diminutive of the male given names Zebadiah, Zebedee, Zebulon, or Zebulun. 2. A male given name.
Word: town planning Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of urban planning. Labels: uncountable Example: In a number of other towns there are flutters of town planning interest which ought to be utilized by the city councils and translated into programs, but city councils generally do not seem to be alive to the importance of the movement. Example: The L.C.C. [London County Council] considers viaducts in London objectionable and a hindrance to town planning and would like to abolish all the Southern Railway lines on viaducts in South London. [Nothing much happened, they still exist.]
Word: Zebedee Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ζεβεδαῖος (Zebedaîos), from Hebrew זְבַדְיָה (Zəḇaḏyâ), from זַבְדִּי (zab̲dî, “my gift”). Doublet of Zebadiah. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛbɪdiː/ 1. The father of the Apostles James and John in the Bible. Example: And going from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Labels: rare
Word: Zebadiah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew זְבַדְיָה (Zəḇaḏyâ, “gift of God, God has bestowed”), from זַבְדִּי (zab̲dî, “my gift”). Doublet of Zebedee. Pronunciation: /ˌzɛbəˈdaɪə/ 1. One of several minor characters in the Old Testament. (biblical character) Example: The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Word: towrope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tow + rope. 1. A rope (e.g., manila rope, wire rope, cable) used for towing large objects (e.g., motor vehicles, marine vessels, gliders). Example: Near-synonym: towline Example: During these tricks, skiers rotate over the towrope with both feet.
Word: niggard Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English nigard, nygard (“miser”), from nig (“niggardly person”), possibly of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Icelandic hnøggr (“miserly, stingy”), Old Norse *hniggw, with descendants Swedish njugg (“stingy”), dialectal Swedish niggla (“be stingy”), dialectal Norwegian nigla. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hnauwjaz, source of Old English hneaw (“stingy”), replaced by Middle English nig. Possibly cognate to niggle (“miser”). Compare German Knicker (“niggard”), knickerig (“niggardly”). Unrelated to the word nigger, but see the usage notes. Pronunciation: [ˈnɪɡɚd], [ˈnɪɡəd] 1. Sparing; stinting; parsimonious. 2. Miserly or stingy. Example: It was, however, the pleasure of his niggard and unhappy fortune, that in seeking a place proper for his accommodation, he and Dapple tumbled into a deep and very dark pit, among a number of old buildings. Example: [H]is heart swelled within him, as he sat at the head of his own table, on the occasion of the house-warming, dispensing with no niggard hand the gratuitous viands and unlimited beer, which were at once to symbolise and inaugurate the hospitality of his mansion.
Word: niggard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nigard, nygard (“miser”), from nig (“niggardly person”), possibly of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Icelandic hnøggr (“miserly, stingy”), Old Norse *hniggw, with descendants Swedish njugg (“stingy”), dialectal Swedish niggla (“be stingy”), dialectal Norwegian nigla. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hnauwjaz, source of Old English hneaw (“stingy”), replaced by Middle English nig. Possibly cognate to niggle (“miser”). Compare German Knicker (“niggard”), knickerig (“niggardly”). Unrelated to the word nigger, but see the usage notes. Pronunciation: [ˈnɪɡɚd], [ˈnɪɡəd] 1. A miser or stingy person; a skinflint. Example: Then beautious nigard why dooſt thou abuſe / The bountious largeſſe giuen thee to giue? Example: All his pleasures were social; and while health and fortune smiled upon him, he was no niggard either of his time or talents to those who needed them. 2. A false bottom in a grate, used for saving fuel. Example: 1833, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Godolphin It was evening: he ordered a fire and lights; and, leaning his face on his hand as he contemplated the fitful and dusky upbreakings of the flame through the bars of the niggard and contracted grate […] Example: 1851, From a catalog of the Great Exhibition Cooking apparatus, adapted for an opening eight feet wide, by five feet high, and containing an open-fire roasting range, with sliding spit-racks and winding cheek or niggard;
Word: niggard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English nigard, nygard (“miser”), from nig (“niggardly person”), possibly of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Icelandic hnøggr (“miserly, stingy”), Old Norse *hniggw, with descendants Swedish njugg (“stingy”), dialectal Swedish niggla (“be stingy”), dialectal Norwegian nigla. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hnauwjaz, source of Old English hneaw (“stingy”), replaced by Middle English nig. Possibly cognate to niggle (“miser”). Compare German Knicker (“niggard”), knickerig (“niggardly”). Unrelated to the word nigger, but see the usage notes. Pronunciation: [ˈnɪɡɚd], [ˈnɪɡəd] 1. To hoard; to act stingily. Labels: intransitive Example: Within thine owne bud burieſt thy content, / And tender chorle makſt waſt in niggarding: […]
Word: prematurely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English premature Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English prematurely From premature + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiːməˈtjʊə(ɹ)li/, /ˌpɹɛməˈtjʊə(ɹ)li/ 1. In a premature manner; too soon or too early. Example: publish an obituary prematurely Example: prematurely rejected
Word: porous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French poros, from Latin porus (“an opening”). By surface analysis, pore + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːɹəs/, /ˈpɔɹəs/, [ˈpɔ.ɹəs], /ˈpoːɹəs/ 1. Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through. Example: Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food. Example: Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it. 2. With many gaps or loopholes. Labels: figuratively Example: However, Wolves ^([sic]) porous defence opened up again to gift Sunderland a foothold in the game - Sessegnon sweeping in a Zenden corner that was inexplicably allowed to bounce in the six-yard box. Example: […] a porous border consequently positioned migrants from Mexico and ethnic Mexicans residing in the United States as potential terrorists.
Word: rift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rift, of North Germanic origin; akin to Danish rift, Norwegian Bokmål rift (“breach”), Old Norse rífa (“to tear”). More at rive. Pronunciation: /ɹɪft/ 1. A chasm or fissure. Example: The Grand Canyon is a rift in the Earth's surface, but is smaller than some of the undersea ones. Example: Where ashes are heaped in drifts / Over vineyard and field and town, / Whenever he starts and lifts / His head through the blackened rifts / Of the crags that keep him down 2. A lack of cohesion; a state of conflict, incompatibility, or emotional distance. Labels: figuratively Example: My marriage is in trouble: the fight created a rift between us and we can't reconnect. Example: Elon Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur, has opened a new rift with Donald Trump by denouncing the US president’s tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination”. 3. A break in the clouds, fog, mist etc., which allows light through. Example: I have but one rift in the darkness, that is that I have injured no one save myself by my folly, and that the extent of that folly you will never learn. 4. A shallow place in a stream; a ford.
Word: rift Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English rift, of North Germanic origin; akin to Danish rift, Norwegian Bokmål rift (“breach”), Old Norse rífa (“to tear”). More at rive. Pronunciation: /ɹɪft/ 1. To form a rift; to split open. Labels: intransitive 2. To cleave; to rive; to split. Labels: transitive Example: to rift an oak Example: to the dread rattling thunder / Have I given fire and rifted Jove's stout oak / With his own bolt
Word: rift Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old Norse rypta. Pronunciation: /ɹɪft/ 1. To belch.
Word: rift Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪft/ 1. past participle of rive Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Example: The mightie trunck halfe rent, with ragged rift Doth roll adowne the rocks, and fall with fearefull drift. Example: Whether these men are alive or not, the fragile meeting ground I shared with them has been rift apart by a microscopic menace they didn't tell us about in high school biology.
Word: panting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpæntɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of pant Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: panting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpæntɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who pants. Example: Now here, now there, moved by the straggling wind, / Came ever and anon a breathlike sound, / Quick as the pantings of the faithful dog […]
Word: lists Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /lɪsts/ 1. plural of list Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lists Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /lɪsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of list Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: coital Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From coitus + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɪ.dəl/ 1. Of or relating to coitus (sexual intercourse). Labels: not-comparable Example: Sexual virility, coital potency rides high and arrogant over the commercial, artistic, social strivings of contemporary society[.]
Word: coitally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English coital Middle English -ly English -ly English coitally From coital + -ly. 1. In terms of coitus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chancla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish chancla. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɑŋklə/, /ˈt͡ʃæŋklə/ 1. A slipper or flip-flop
Word: Cassubian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of Kashubian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Cassubian Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Kashubian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Cassubian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Kashubian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: accolades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accolade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accolades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of accolade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: prepositional phrase Part of Speech: noun 1. A phrase containing both a preposition and its object or complement and which may be used as an adjunct or a modifier.
Word: malapropos Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French mal à propos, from mal (“bad, badly”) and à propos (“appropriate, relevant”). Pronunciation: /ˌmælæprəˈpəʊ/ 1. out of place; inappropriate
Word: malapropos Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From French mal à propos, from mal (“bad, badly”) and à propos (“appropriate, relevant”). Pronunciation: /ˌmælæprəˈpəʊ/ 1. out of place; inappropriately
Word: tumors Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtumɚz/ 1. plural of tumor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heuristics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heuristic, from German heuristisch, from New Latin heuristicus by irregular formation from Ancient Greek εὑρίσκω (heurískō, “I discover”). Pronunciation: /hjuˈɹɪstɪks/, /hjʊˈɹɪstɪks/, /hjəˈɹɪstɪks/ 1. plural of heuristic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heuristics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heuristic, from German heuristisch, from New Latin heuristicus by irregular formation from Ancient Greek εὑρίσκω (heurískō, “I discover”). Pronunciation: /hjuˈɹɪstɪks/, /hjʊˈɹɪstɪks/, /hjəˈɹɪstɪks/ 1. The study of heuristic methods and principles. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Heuristic methods and approaches considered collectively. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Problem solving based on experience of working with other problems which share some characteristics of the current problem, but for which no algorithm is known. Good heuristics can reduce the time needed to solve problems by recognizing which possible approaches are unlikely to be successful. George Polya brought the notion of heuristics to a wide audience through his book How To Solve It. The second edition was published in 1957 and is still in print half a century later. 3. Simple, efficient rules which people often use to form judgments and make decisions. Labels: broadly, plural, plural-only 4. Experience-based methods used to reduce the need for calculations pertaining to equipment size, performance, or operating conditions. Labels: broadly, plural, plural-only
Word: fencible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin defendere (“to defend”). 1. Capable of being defended
Word: fencible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin defendere (“to defend”). 1. A militia unit raised for homeland defense. 2. A soldier in such a unit.
Word: stations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪ.ʃənz/ 1. plural of station Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪ.ʃənz/ 1. An infrequent religious gathering of family and friends spread over a few days, where Mass and the Rosary will be said in the home. Labels: Ireland, capitalized, plural, plural-only, sometimes Example: This tradition dates back to the Penal Laws, when it was forbidden for Catholic priests to say Mass in public. To get around the problem, the Mass was often celebrated secretly in people's homes, and afterwards, those in attendance stayed on for breakfast. This was often followed by a full day of merriment - but only after the priest had finished his breakfast and taken his leave! As the years went by, and the Penal Laws were repealed, the custom of The Stations continued, especially in Ireland's more rural areas.
Word: stations Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪ.ʃənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of station Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Garcia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish García. Pronunciation: /ɡɑːˈsiː.ə/, /ɡɑɹˈsiː.ə/ 1. A surname from Spanish of Spanish and Portuguese origin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In another case pending at the Supreme Court, the administration conceded it made an error in deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador last month but is fighting efforts to bring him back to the US. 2. A municipality in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. García, a municipality in Nuevo León, Mexico. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An unincorporated community in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: insufferable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Middle English insufferable (“unbearably painful, intolerable”), and then either: * from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + sufferable, souffrable (“bearable, endurable, tolerable; allowable, permissible; able to or willing to bear hardship; forbearing, long-suffering; calm, self-restrained, slow to anger; capable of suffering”) (from Anglo-Norman sufferable, souffrable, and Old French souffrable, suffrable (“sufferable, tolerable”)); or * from Old French insouffrable (“which cannot be endured or suffered; something insufferable or unendurable”) (now dialectal), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + souffrable, suffrable. From Old French souffrable, suffrable are derived from Medieval Latin sufferābilis, from Latin sufferre + -ābilis (suffix meaning ‘able or worthy to be’); while sufferre is the present active infinitive of sufferō, subferō (“to bear or carry under; to bear, endure, suffer, undergo”), from sub- (prefix meaning ‘below, under’) + ferō (“to bear, carry; to endure, suffer, tolerate”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”)). The English word is analysable as in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + sufferable. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsʌfəɹəb(ə)l/, /ɪnˈsʌfɹəb(ə)l/ 1. Not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable, unbearable. Example: No, his good Meen, his Youth, and blooming Face / Tempt him to think, that vvith a better grace / Himſelf might ſit, and thou ſupply his place. / Behold there yet remains, vvhich muſt be born, / Proud Servants more inſufferable Scorn. Example: She is sensible that a vain person is the most insufferable creature living in a well-bred assembly.
Word: tocology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”), from τίκτω (tíktō, “I give birth”). 1. The branch of medicine that deals with childbirth. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: toxication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English toxication From toxic + -ation. 1. the metabolism of a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite
Word: toxicate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English toxicate From toxic + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To metabolise a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite. Labels: transitive
Word: crome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *krumpaz (“bent, crooked, curved”). 1. A garden or agricultural implement with three or four tines bent at right angles, resembling a garden fork with bent prongs, and used for breaking up soil, clearing ditches, raking up shellfish on beaches, etc. Labels: East-Anglia, UK Example: … a crome is a tool with a long handle and long metal teeth or tines, hooked for raking loose the bottom of ditches.
Word: crome Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *krumpaz (“bent, crooked, curved”). 1. To use a crome. Labels: East-Anglia, UK
Word: crome Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of croma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crome Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of croma (“a quaver”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sawbones Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From saw + bones. 1. A surgeon. Labels: slang
Word: gardening Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From garden + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑː.dən.ɪŋ/, /ˈɡɑɹ.dən.ɪŋ/, /ˈɡɐː.dən.ɪŋ/, /ˈɡɐː.dən.əŋ/, /ˈɡaɹ.dən.ɪŋ/ 1. The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: His hobby was gardening. Example: Gardening, then, is a sort of refined farming upon a limited scale. 2. Any process of care, maintenance, or curation, especially digitally. Labels: broadly, uncountable, usually Example: wiki gardening Example: digital gardening 3. The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with their bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. The sowing of mines in water from low altitude. Labels: historical, slang, uncountable, usually
Word: gardening Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From garden + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑː.dən.ɪŋ/, /ˈɡɑɹ.dən.ɪŋ/, /ˈɡɐː.dən.ɪŋ/, /ˈɡɐː.dən.əŋ/, /ˈɡaɹ.dən.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of garden Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: He had been gardening all day.
Word: manna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מָן (mān)bor. Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna)der. Late Latin mannader. Old English manna Middle English English manna From Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”). Pronunciation: /ˈmænə/ 1. Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. Example: In the juriſdiction of Huquang there are ſeveral places where they gather up great store of Manna, which the Natives take for a Frozen Dew. 2. Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: Fair ladies, you drop manna in the way / Of starved people. Example: The introduction of technical progress in this model can be made in a very simple manner if we assume that it is of the ‘disembodied’ type, that is, something like manna that falls from heaven on all capital goods, old and new. [emphasis in original] 3. The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1966, Bill Beatty, Tales of Old Australia, National Distributors, →ISBN, page 14, discussing old Australian foods The icing on the cake was made from manna, which was gathered under the manna gums. Manna mixed with milk made a splendid icing.
Word: BTDTBTTS Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From the idea of buying a T-shirt at a tourist spot in order to show others that one has been to that spot. 1. Initialism of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, humorous, initialism
Word: BTDTGTTS Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of BTDTBTTS. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: been there, done that, bought the T-shirt Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From the idea of buying a T-shirt at a tourist spot in order to show others that one has been to that spot. 1. Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion. Labels: humorous, idiomatic
Word: been there, done that, got the T-shirt Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: 1) From the idea of getting a T-shirt for an accomplishment, at a sport tournament for example. 2) From the idea of getting a T-shirt at a tourist spot in order to show others that one has been to that spot. 1. Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt. Labels: alt-of, alternative, humorous, idiomatic
Word: bradycardia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”), equivalent to brady- + -cardia. Pronunciation: /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/, /bɹeɪ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/, /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/ 1. The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Both CRT-Ds and ICDs are implanted under the skin, in the patient’s upper chest area. The devices have wires called leads that attach to the heart and regulate the rhythm of the muscle. Defibrillators help patients with bradycardia – a slow heartbeat – by pacing the heartbeat and those with tachycardia – a fast heartbeat – by delivering shocks that reset heartbeats to normal. Example: When your resting heart rate is under 60 bpm, providers call it bradycardia.
Word: croupier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French croupier. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹupiɚ/, /ˈkɹupieɪ/, /ˈkɹuːpɪə/, /ˈkɹuːpieɪ/ 1. The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino. Example: As a matter of fact, the mob was playing in exceedingly foul fashion. Indeed, I have an idea that sheer robbery was going on around that gaming-table. The croupiers who sat at the two ends of it had not only to watch the stakes, but also to calculate the game—an immense amount of work for two men! As for the crowd itself—well, it consisted mostly of Frenchmen. Example: Every time the little gate creaks—I'm in the shed with the tanks at the end of the garden—I wonder from which of my pasts the person is arriving, seeking me out even here: maybe it is only the past of yesterday and of this same suburb, the squat Arab garbage collector who in October begins his rounds for tips, house by house, with a Happy New Year card, because he says that his colleagues keep all the December tips for themselves and he never gets a penny; but it could also be the more distant pasts pursuing old Ruedi, finding the little gate in the Impasse: smugglers from Valais, mercenaries from Katanga, croupiers from the Veradero casino and the days of Fulgencio Batista. 2. One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.
Word: courier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a convergence of Middle English corour, currour, from Old French coreor, agent noun of corir (“to run”), and Middle English courier, a borrowing of Middle French courrier, from Italian corriere. Pronunciation: /ˈkʊ.ɹi.ə/, /ˈkʊɹ.i.ɚ/, /ˈkɝ.i.ɚ/, /ˈkʉː.ɹi.əɹ/ 1. A person who delivers messages. 2. A company that delivers messages. 3. A company that transports goods. 4. A user who earns access to a topsite by uploading warez. Labels: Internet Example: You can always find musicians. There are more trackers than coders, pixelers, organizers, couriers, and designers combined. Example: These sites have enormous hard drives and bandwidth for couriers to distribute the software from one site to the next. 5. A person who looks after and guides tourists. Example: "A courier!" cried Muscari, laughing. "Is that the last of your list of trades? And whom are you conducting?"
Word: courier Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From a convergence of Middle English corour, currour, from Old French coreor, agent noun of corir (“to run”), and Middle English courier, a borrowing of Middle French courrier, from Italian corriere. Pronunciation: /ˈkʊ.ɹi.ə/, /ˈkʊɹ.i.ɚ/, /ˈkɝ.i.ɚ/, /ˈkʉː.ɹi.əɹ/ 1. To deliver by courier. Labels: transitive Example: We'll have the contract couriered to you. Example: Workcest is a huge no no, things will never go back to their easy ways and all of a sudden your report that’s meant to be couriered to Belfast is taking snail mail… through Thailand.
Word: Courier Part of Speech: name 1. A monospace font that resembles the characters produced by a typewriter. Labels: uncountable 2. A surname originating as an occupation. Labels: countable
Word: Baraka Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka, “blessing”). 1. A surname from Arabic. Example: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka "committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings" to leave Delaney Hall, a facility being run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to acting US attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.
Word: abstract of title Part of Speech: noun 1. An epitome of the evidences of ownership; the condensed history of title to a particular parcel of real estate, with encumbrances. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: crossgrade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of cross- + upgrade. 1. To upgrade (a software application) so that it is able to run on a different platform. Labels: transitive Example: Also if you are “crossgrading” from another platform such as Apple Logic, Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) Digital Performer, or Steinberg Cubase, you may be looking for features or trying to use keyboard commands that you are used to and wondering where these are in Pro Tools. 2. To switch from an existing subscription to one at the same price or service level. Labels: transitive
Word: crossgrade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cross- + upgrade. 1. An upgrade of a software application that enables it to run on a different platform. Example: If you install the upgrade or cross-grade first and then perform your migration, you may accidentally wind up with corrupted application settings. 2. A switch from an existing subscription to one at the same price or service level.
Word: abstract idea Part of Speech: noun 1. An idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abstract, idea.
Word: Esther Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr). Has been connected to Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-r /⁠star-⁠/, “star”) (whence Middle Persian 𐭮𐭲𐭫 (stl /⁠star⁠/, “star”), 𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭫𐭪 (stʾlk /⁠stārag⁠/, “star”), Persian ستاره (sitāra /setâre, “star”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (if so, a distant doublet of star); or else to Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (Ištar, “Ishtar”) (Hebrew עִשְׁתָּר (ʿištār)). Pronunciation: /ˈɛstə/, /ˈɛstɚ/ 1. A female given name from Persian. 2. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. 3. The heroine of the Book of Esther. Example: And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father or mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful.
Word: subscription Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin subscriptiō; by surface analysis, sub- + script + -ion. All senses reflect (either literally or figuratively) the notion of signing one's own name beneath some promise or description to indicate that one agrees with it or agrees to it. Pronunciation: /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/ 1. Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: subscription fee Example: available by subscription 2. Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment. Labels: attributive, countable, uncountable Example: subscription model Example: subscription content 3. The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The signing of one's name. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: horticulture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortos Latin hortus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English horticulture 17th century, from the Latin word hortus (“garden”) + culture (on the model of agriculture). By surface analysis, horti- + cult + -ure. Pronunciation: /ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈhɔɹ.tɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/ 1. The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Let any one compare the fruit of one of the largest varieties exhibited at our Shows with that of the wild wood strawberry, or, which will be a fairer comparison, with the somewhat larger fruit of the wild American Virginian Strawberry, and he will see what prodigies horticulture has effected. 2. Small-scale agriculture. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: horticultural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortos Latin hortus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English horticulture English -al English horticultural From horticulture + -al.. By surface analysis, horti- + cult + -ure + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to horticulture; connected with gardening. Example: Throughout the garden there was, indeed, much arrangement, and much art; from the water-jet, trained to fling its silvery cascade, to the yew trees shaped into peacocks; still it was arrangement prompted by taste, and art that loved the nature which it guided. And if the horticultural skill, on which Mrs Churchill piqued herself, might have escaped the stranger's observation, the little knot now gathered before her terrace would inevitably have caught his attention.
Word: horticulturally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortos Latin hortus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English horticulture English -al English horticultural Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English horticulturally From horticultural + -ly. 1. With respect to horticulture. Labels: not-comparable Example: Ripeness can be trusted. Young women are green. I spoke horticulturally. My metaphor was drawn from fruits.
Word: horticulturist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortos Latin hortus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English horticulture Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English horticulturist From horticulture + -ist.. By surface analysis, horti- + cult + -ure + -ist. 1. A gardener; a person interested in or practicing horticulture. Example: […] [I]nfected tulips are weakened by the viruses that cause the very patterns and swirls that fascinated horticulturists and investors in the first place.
Word: horticulturalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortos Latin hortus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English horticulture English -al English horticultural Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English horticulturalist From horticultural + -ist. 1. Alternative form of horticulturist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: abstract terms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abstract term Labels: form-of, plural
Word: positive sense Part of Speech: adj 1. Of an RNA strand, able to serve directly as messenger RNA and be transcribed into DNA. Labels: not-comparable
Word: abstract numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abstract number Labels: form-of, plural
Word: basso profondo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian basso profondo (“deep bass”). 1. A singer with a bass voice of the lowest range. Example: I am normally a low baritone, almost basso profundo [sic], but under certain kinds of provocations my voice disappears into the higher registers, perhaps into the bat range. 2. A bass voice of the lowest range.
Word: glasshouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English glasehows, glashous, glashows; equivalent to glass + house. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɑːshaʊs/, /ˈɡlæshaʊs/ 1. A greenhouse, especially one for commercial use. 2. A building where glass or glassware is manufactured. Example: The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures. 3. A military prison. Labels: UK, slang
Word: Irish Sea Part of Speech: name 1. A sea in British Isles, Europe in the Atlantic. A sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland; bordered to the north by the North Channel and to the south by St George's Channel and the Celtic Sea. 2. A sea area corresponding to this sea.
Word: basso cantante Part of Speech: noun 1. A voice with an upper range that is more developed than that of the basso profundo.
Word: exfoliate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Late Latin exfoliō (“to strip of leaves”), from ex- (“out of”) + folium (“leaf”); compare effoliate and French exfolier. Pronunciation: /ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt/, /ɛksˈfəʊlieɪt/ 1. To remove the leaves from a plant. 2. To remove a layer of dead skin cells, as in cosmetic preparation. 3. To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
Word: 2moz Part of Speech: adv 1. Nonstandard spelling of tomorrow. Labels: Internet, alt-of, nonstandard, not-comparable
Word: Davy Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪvi/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name David. Example: Tell him, I'll knock his leek about his pate Upon Saint Davy's day. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from David.
Word: Davy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪvi/ 1. A Davy lamp. Example: […] the experience of more than one of the best-regulated collieries of the north of England, where a vast number of Davies are in daily use.
Word: Manx Gaelic Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mæŋks ˈɡælɪk/ 1. Synonym of Manx (Goidelic language) Labels: uncountable
Word: sopranino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian soprano + -ino (diminutive). 1. a musical instrument, especially a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class
Word: Davy Jones Part of Speech: name Etymology: Uncertain. See more at Davy Jones' Locker on Wikipedia. 1. The spirit of the sea. 2. The sea bed, bottom of the ocean. Example: The pirates made him walk the plank, sent him down to Davy Jones. Example: He got so frightened about his plaguy soul, that he shrinked and sheered away from whales, for fear of after-claps, in case he got stove and went to Davy Jones.
Word: clavichord Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Klavichord, from Renaissance Latin clavichordium, from clāvis (“key”) + chorda (“cord, string”). Pronunciation: /ˈklæv.ɪˌkɔːd/, /ˈklæv.ɪˌkɔɹd/ 1. An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.
Word: walk the plank Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːk ðə ˈplænk/, /ˈwɔk ðə ˈplænk/ 1. On an early naval vessel or pirate ship: to be forced to walk off the end of a gangplank (a plank of wood extending outwards from the side of the vessel) and plunge into the ocean and drown, used as a method of killing. Labels: also, figuratively, historical Example: Walking the Plank. A mode of deſtroying devoted perſons or officers in a mutiny on ſhip-board, by blindfolding them, and obliging them to walk on a plank laid over the ſhip's ſide; by this means, as the mutineers ſuppoſe, avoiding the penalty of murder. Example: Wo unto the crews of such English vessels as now fell into his [Blackbeard's] hands! he showed them no mercy; they either walked the plank, or the hatches were nailed down upon them, and they went down in the scuttled ship. 2. To be forced to resign from a position in an organization. Labels: idiomatic Example: After he was caught selling company secrets, it’s not surprising they made him walk the plank. Example: I forgot that I had been given the place as a "political reward." I was immediately reminded of it by the expectations of those political "workers" whom the Board of County Commissioners wished me to appoint to officers in my court. […] When I refused to make a single clerk "walk the plank," their indignation was amazing.
Word: Davy's locker Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Davy Jones's locker. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: British Crown dependency Part of Speech: name 1. possessions of the British Crown that are not overseas territories or colonies
Word: Davy lamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after British chemist and inventor Humphry Davy (1778–1829), its inventor. 1. A miners' lamp or safety lamp used in coal mines to prevent explosions. Labels: historical
Word: pyrokinesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English -kinesis English pyrokinesis From pyro- + -kinesis. Pronunciation: /ˌpaɪroʊkɪˈniːsɪs/ 1. The ability to set objects or people on fire or to supernaturally project fire from one's own being through the concentration of psychic power; the power to control fire. Labels: uncountable
Word: dyb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Short for do your best. dyb (or dib) and dob were used as abbreviated forms of do your best and do our best in certain Scout chants. Pronunciation: /dɪb/ 1. In the scouting movement, to chant dyb, meaning "do your best" (to follow the scouting laws). Labels: humorous, intransitive, sometimes Example: Why were there 212 fatalities at the first boy scout camp? There wasn't much dybbing and dobbing at Robert Baden-Powell's first scout camp as the camp in question was in Mafeking and took place during a particularly nasty siege[…]
Word: Bragg scattering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after William Lawrence Bragg and his father William Henry Bragg, who proposed the idea in 1913. 1. the diffraction phenomenon exhibited by a crystal bombarded with X-rays in such a way that each plane of the crystal lattice acts as a reflector. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: negative sense Part of Speech: adj 1. Of an RNA strand, complementary to the positive sense and not transcribed into DNA. Labels: not-comparable
Word: niqab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb). Pronunciation: /nɪˈkɑːb/, /nɪˈkæb/ 1. A veil which covers the face (except for the eyes), worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab. Example: Holonym: hijab Example: Full face veils, known as the niqab, are banned in all French public spaces including public transport and parks, streets and administrative buildings.
Word: Bragg's law Part of Speech: name Etymology: Bragg diffraction was first proposed by Lawrence Bragg and his father William Henry Bragg in 1913. 1. A law that equates the angle (θ) between the incident and scattered ray to the spacing (d) between the crystal planes and the wavelength (λ) of the radiation - nλ=2d sin (θ),
Word: aniconism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an- + icon + -ism. Pronunciation: /ænˈaɪkənɪzəm/ 1. A prohibition against artists depicting religious figures such as divinities, prophets, or anything that can be worshiped. Labels: uncountable 2. More broadly, a prohibition against all forms of visual artwork and photography. Labels: uncountable
Word: platinum arsenide Part of Speech: noun 1. An opaque white mineral, PtAs₂. Labels: uncountable
Word: fishbowl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fish + bowl. 1. Alternative form of fish bowl. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: simpler Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsɪm.pəl.ə/, /ˈsɪm.plə/, /ˈsɪm.pəl.ɚ/, /ˈsɪm.plɚ/ 1. comparative form of simple: more simple, less complicated or challenging. Labels: comparative, form-of Example: During the first year or so of British Railways, some of the simpler and more obvious inter-regional transfers of outlying sections were effected, such as those of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway from the London Midland Region to the Eastern Region; the South Wales lines of the former L.M.S.R. to the Western Region; the Carlisle-Silloth branch (an L.N.E.R. legacy of a North British "border raid") to the London Midland, and so on.
Word: simpler Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪm.pəl.ə/, /ˈsɪm.plə/, /ˈsɪm.pəl.ɚ/, /ˈsɪm.plɚ/ 1. One who grows or gathers simples (medicinal herbs). Labels: archaic Example: One of the great pleasures in botany is, to produce a rather uncommon plant to those who know it to be curious; but the English botanist will not have much satisfaction in shewing it to a simpler, who is not acquainted with it under the name given by Gerard or Ray. Example: … may with no great impropriety be termed going a simpling; but with this special difference, that your field simpler never picks up a nettle for a marsh-mallow; a mistake which your tour simpler is very liable to.
Word: bang on Part of Speech: adj 1. Precisely accurate; exactly appropriate or fitting; spot on. Labels: informal Example: So I can truly say that God's Perfect Timing is more bang-on than GMT or IST or EST or any other manmade time —He is never too early and He is never too late! Example: “[…]A case of gambling addiction — what could be more bang on in a place like Las Vegas?”
Word: bang on Part of Speech: prep 1. Exactly at Labels: Australia, UK, informal Example: I managed to arrive bang on five o’clock. Example: She’s bang on the dot, as usual.