nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: shoreward Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English shore Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English shoreward From shore + -ward. 1. In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking. Labels: not-comparable Example: When he felt him grasp his tail, Buck headed for the bank, swimming with all his splendid strength. But the progress shoreward was slow; the progress down-stream amazingly rapid. Example: The shoreward arms of the north and south cantilevers were built into masonry abutments. 2. Facing the shore. Labels: not-comparable Example: If their enemies were really on the watch, if they had beleaguered the shoreward end of the pier, he and Lord Foxham were taken in a posture of poor defence […] Example: Felixstowe's pier was cut short during the Second World War as an anti-invasion measure. Although its pierhead was subsequently demolished in the 1950s, a new £3 million shoreward building opened in August 2017.
Word: shoreward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English shore Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English shoreward From shore + -ward. 1. Toward the shore. Labels: not-comparable Example: "Courage!" he said, and pointed toward the land, / "This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon."
Word: shoreward Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English shore Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English shoreward From shore + -ward. 1. The side facing the shore. Labels: uncountable Example: […] when they sawe our boates comming to the shoreward, they began to runne away, with a great clamour and outcrie […]
Word: fitments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fitment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: warhorse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From war + horse. 1. Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured knight. Labels: historical Example: Just within the inner edge of the circle stood a soldier, in the military attire of a strange nation; and without it was his warhorse, in the center of a collection of mounted domestics, seemingly in readiness to undertake some distant journey. Example: As he spoke, the knight-errant, who had remounted his war-horse, galloped forward to the royal stand, with a silken kerchief bound round his wounded arm. 2. An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service. Labels: figuratively, informal Example: Near-synonym: workhorse Example: Among other accidents of that year was a Democratic president. Judge Atwood was a warhorse of Democracy. 3. A regularly revived theatrical or musical work, as with Hamlet or a Beethoven symphony, or as excerpts thereto. May imply that the work in question has become hackneyed. Example: a Wagner warhorse Example: I remember taking the old warhorse, “Una Voce Poco Fa,” from Il Barbiere (Rossini) to three of the greatest living singing masters in Italy.
Word: temper tantrum Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fit of bad temper, especially kicking, screaming or deliberately holding the breath.
Word: raindrop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rein-drope, reyn-drope, reyn drope, from Old English reġndropa, from Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô. Equivalent to rain + drop. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Riendruppe, West Frisian reindrip, Dutch regendroppel, regendruppel, German Low German Regendrüpp, German Regentropfen, Swedish regndroppe, Icelandic regndropi. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/, /ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/ 1. A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky. Example: It is all so fine and orderly that it would seem that not only had the clouds and streams been kept harmoniously busy in the making of it, but that every raindrop sent like a bullet to a mark had been the subject of a separate thought, so sure is the outcome of beauty through the stormy centuries. Example: 1969, Hal David (lyricist), “Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head”.
Word: raindrops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raindrop Labels: form-of, plural Example: Raindrops keep falling on my head […]
Word: geniality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin geniālitās, and perhaps also partly formed within English as genial + -ity. 1. The quality of being genial; friendly cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sometimes this throat uttered Yes, sometimes it uttered No; sometimes it made inquiries about a time worn denizen of the place. Once it surprised her notions by remarking upon the friendliness and geniality written in the faces of the hills around. Example: […] and yet there was such a wilful geniality about him, such a strenuous air of being off duty and forgetting his rank, that no one was ever quite at ease in his presence.
Word: ribulose Part of Speech: noun 1. a ketopentose whose phosphate derivatives participate in photosynthesis Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ketopentose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- English pentose English ketopentose From keto- + pentose. 1. A pentose that is also a ketose.
Word: aldopentose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aldo- + pentose. 1. A pentose that is also an aldose.
Word: fuck bunny Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fuckbunny. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rickettsiosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Any severe infectious disease caused by several different bacteria of the order Rickettsiales and transmitted by parasitic arthropods.
Word: Riemann surface Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bernhard Riemann, German mathematician. 1. A one-dimensional complex manifold; a generalization of the complex plane.
Word: complex plane Part of Speech: noun 1. a representation of the space of complex numbers
Word: rift valley Part of Speech: noun 1. A graben structure between two tectonic plates which are opening relative to each other. 2. A mid-oceanic ridge system with central valleys.
Word: tectonic plate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere which participate in plate tectonics.
Word: tectonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: 1650s, in sense of building, from Late Latin tectonicus, from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós, “pertaining to building”), from Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “carpenter, joiner, maker”), from Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- (“to make”) (from which also texture). In sense of geology, attested 1894. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn) + -ic (“pertaining to”). 1. Of or relating to construction or to architecture. Labels: not-comparable 2. Structural. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's (or a similar planet's) lithosphere. Labels: not-comparable Example: A boiling hot rock planet with extreme tectonic activity, Parnassus is home to many volcanic mountains. Surface scans reveal several geothermal and solar power stations, tapping the planet's abundant energy. Example: At some point, Venus may have had its own form of plate tectonics – possibly different from the plate tectonics here on Earth. Water and rock measurements obtained from the DAVINCI mission, combined with the Venus global mapping information by NASA’s VERITAS mission, another recently selected mission to Venus that is managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, can be used to decipher how these tectonic patterns may have operated on Venus, and why the planet was unable to sustain them in a fashion similar to Earth. 4. Momentous, utter, vast. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: But it would be a mistake to imagine that we are benignly coming full circle, or even that we are finding that the old ways are still the most efficient. A tectonic shift has occurred.
Word: plate tectonics Part of Speech: noun 1. The large-scale movement of tectonic plates that contributes to continental drift. Labels: uncountable Example: And of course, in order to understand the Earth's past and how it got to where it now is, it is important to have a basic knowledge of plate tectonics, which explains how the planet's continental and oceanic crusts are part of the lithospheric plates that are buoyant and ride upon the highly viscous asthenosphere.
Word: continental drift Part of Speech: noun 1. The slow movement of continents explained by plate tectonics. Labels: uncountable
Word: Rift Valley fever Part of Speech: noun 1. A mosquito-borne, acute, febrile, viral disease of humans and animals, caused by an RNA virus of the genus Phlebovirus, which occurs in northern and eastern Africa. Labels: uncountable
Word: RVF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Rift Valley fever. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: variably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English variable Middle English -ly English -ly English variably From variable + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛəɹiəbli/ 1. In a variable manner.
Word: rigid body Part of Speech: noun 1. An idealized solid whose size and shape are fixed and remain unaltered when forces are applied; used in Newtonian mechanics to model real objects.
Word: rigid body dynamics Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of the motion of rigid bodies under the influence of forces.
Word: rigid bodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rigid body Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rinderpest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Rinderpest (“cattle plague”). 1. An eradicated contagious disease of ruminants and swine caused by Rinderpest virus, an RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ripple voltage Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, regular variation in a direct current voltage that remains after rectification and filtering of an alternating current voltage.
Word: Ritz's combination principle Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Walter Ritz, Swiss physicist. 1. The observation that the sums and differences of the frequencies of spectral lines often equal other observed frequencies; a consequence of quantum mechanics.
Word: Roche limit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after French astronomer Édouard Roche, who first calculated the limit in 1848. 1. The closest a satellite can approach its parent body before the gravitational forces holding it together are overwhelmed by tidal forces pulling it apart. Example: It might be argued, therefore, that Jupiter is so massive and its gravitational field so intense that it swept out the matter within its Roche limit very effectively. Example: The prelunar mass must first be moved outside the Roche limit if accumulation is to occur.
Word: tidal force Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various gravitational forces acting on a body caused by variation in the distance between it and a source of a gravitational field; such forces due to the Moon are responsible for tides.
Word: rock varnish Part of Speech: noun 1. A dark coating on rock surfaces exposed to the atmosphere, mostly comprising clay and oxides, which grows at only a few micrometers per thousand years; found especially in arid deserts. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rodenticide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rodent Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English rodenticide From rodent + -i- + -cide. 1. Any toxic substance used to kill rodent pests. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Since this type of control program tends to reduce the population before it spreads over large areas, it will likely result in the use of less rodenticide in the area.
Word: roll mill Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of roller mill. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rolling contact Part of Speech: noun 1. Any contact between rotating bodies such that the relative velocity of the two contacting surfaces is zero at the point of contact.
Word: romanechite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after its discovery locality: Romaneche, Saône-et-Loir, France. Romanech- + -ite 1. a mixed oxide mineral of manganese and barium which is an ore of manganese
Word: rose curve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the resemblance to the flower. 1. Any plane curve that consists of loops (petals) emanating from a central point.
Word: rotary engine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several types of internal combustion engine in which the power output is directly rotational.
Word: rubellite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin rubellus (“reddish”) + -ite. 1. A red to violet variety of tourmaline used as a gemstone. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Rydberg atom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist. 1. Any atom which has a single valence electron in a shell well outside any other electrons in the aton; approximates the hydrogen atom.
Word: Rydberg constant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist. 1. A universal scaling factor for all spectroscopic transitions.
Word: Rydberg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Swedish. 1. A surname from Swedish. 2. A lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon.
Word: nebulization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nebula + -ization. 1. The process of forming nebulae. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The conversion of a liquid to a fine spray. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aerosolized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of aerosolize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aerosolized Part of Speech: adj 1. Dispersed as an aerosol; particulate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: coulombic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From coulomb + -ic. 1. electric Labels: dated 2. relating to Coulomb's law and the force it involves
Word: convulsively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English convulsive Middle English -ly English -ly English convulsively From convulsive + -ly. 1. In a convulsive manner. Example: But his words died in a strange gurgling in the throat; the eyes suddenly became fixed; the mouth fell; once he stretched out his hands convulsively, but they instantly relaxed, and his head sunk on Norbourne's arm. Example: Her thumb and nail lightly flicked the palm of my hand until I could bear it no longer and closed my hand convulsively over hers.
Word: pure country Part of Speech: noun 1. Traditional country music. Labels: uncountable
Word: third-string Part of Speech: adj 1. belonging to the third string of a team; one who plays behind the first and second strings. Labels: not-comparable Example: The young college quarterback was on the third-string, and played only during blowouts. 2. a substitute or replacement. Labels: not-comparable
Word: third string Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a decidedly lower quality or condition. Labels: idiomatic
Word: third string Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.
Word: junior varsity Part of Speech: noun 1. In sports, a team composed of players who play behind the varsity unit.
Word: continuous clock Part of Speech: noun 1. A clock, especially in American football, that operates continuously in a one-sided game, so as to hasten the end of the contest.
Word: tenterhooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tenterhook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mesmerizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mesmerize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mesmerizing Part of Speech: adj 1. Exercising mesmerism on; spellbinding; enthralling. Example: a mesmerizing lava lamp Example: As mesmerizing as it is to watch Kristen Kish whip up bacon and cinnamon waffles with boysenberry and strawberry jam, imagine playing poker with Hosea Rosenberg.
Word: tenterhook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tenter + hook. 1. One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.
Word: on tenterhooks Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Metaphorically stretched taut, like a piece of cloth on a tenter (“a framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried”) secured by tenterhooks. First attested in the mid-1700s. Pronunciation: /ˌɒn ˈtɛntəhʊks/, /ˌɔn ˈtɛntəɹˌhʊks/, /ˌɑn-/, [-ɾəɹ-] 1. In a state of (great) apprehension or suspense; on pins and needles; on the rack. Labels: idiomatic Example: I made no reply, but left him upon the tenter-hooks of impatient uncertainty. Example: If I were efficient to the point of crankiness, I suppose I should come out at any hour between midnight and reveille, and so keep the guard on tenterhooks, and make the tour as hard for them as I could.
Word: arbiters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arbiter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arbiters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of arbiter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scruples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scruple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scruples Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scruple Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: oftener Part of Speech: adv 1. comparative form of often: more often Labels: comparative, form-of Example: A street in Constantinople is a picture which one ought to see once—not oftener. Example: There were more sheebeens in Inverara than churches, which of course was natural enough, for alcohol cannot be put into a condensed state like the Grace of God, to be consumed on or off the premises. It takes up more space and has to be consumed in greater bulk and oftener in order to produce the desired effect.
Word: impassioned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From impassion + -ed. 1. Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent. Example: She was empassioned at that piteous act, / With zealous envy of the Greekes cruell fact / Against that nation […] Example: The tears fell fast from the maiden's eyes as she closed her impassioned appeal, and hid her face in the bosom of her sister.
Word: beheading Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From behead + -ing. Pronunciation: /bɪˈhɛˌdɪŋ/, /bəˈhɛˌdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of behead Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: beheading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From behead + -ing. Pronunciation: /bɪˈhɛˌdɪŋ/, /bəˈhɛˌdɪŋ/ 1. An instance of a person being beheaded. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A large crowd gathered to see the beheading. Example: The guillotine was meant to humanize beheadings, but allowed the French Revolution to execute people at an industrial rate.
Word: beheads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of behead Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beheaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of behead Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The executioner beheaded the king.
Word: beheaded Part of Speech: adj 1. Having had one's head cut off. Labels: not-comparable Example: They gasped at the sight of the beheaded king.
Word: black spot Part of Speech: noun 1. A fungal disease among plants, particularly roses, that results in black spots on the leaves. Labels: uncountable Example: In areas where black spot is only a problem after heavy rain or later in the season, restrict spraying to these times, or if yellowing or spotted foliage is detected. 2. A section of roadway that has been designated as being particularly accident-prone. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Indian Queens is a hamlet just off the A30, a well-known traffic black spot, and Yellowknife was Margo Kidder's hometown in Canada. 3. A dangerous place or area. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable 4. A location with poor radio signal reception, e.g. for mobile phones. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: What if—like so many rural parts of the county—this was a mobile black spot? That was easily tested. No, she had no problem dialling her own home number. 5. A subject or area about which little or no information is available. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: black hole, blind spot Example: Historians began to reanimate elements of the national historical memory partially destroyed by Soviet power. The closed book-shelfs^([sic]) and archives were (at least partially) opened, and “black spots” and taboos could now be tackled by national historians. 6. A fictional judicial device among pirates, consisting of a black circle indicating condemnation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I went down on my knees at once. On the floor close to his hand there was a little round of paper, blackened on the one side. I could not doubt that this was the black spot; and taking it up, I found written on the other side, in a very good, clear hand, this short message: “You have till ten to-night.” 7. The spot on a snooker table where the black ball is normally placed. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: SEM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of scanning electron microscope. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of scanning electron microscopy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of secondary electron multiplier. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of search engine marketing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of standard error of the mean. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of security event management. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: blue sky law Part of Speech: noun 1. A law that regulates the offering and sale of securities to protect the public from fraud, requiring the registration of all securities offerings and sales, as well as of stock brokers and brokerage firms. Labels: US
Word: blue sky laws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blue sky law Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noscitur a sociis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin, meaning "it is known from its associates." Pronunciation: /nɒskiˈtuˑɹ ˌɑˑ ˌsɔkiːʔiˑs/, /ˌnəʊsɪtʊə ˈɑː ˌsəʊsiɪs/ 1. A canon of construction under which the questionable meaning of a doubtful word can be derived from its association with other words. Example: Foster v Diphwys Casson (1887) 18 QBD 428, involved a statute which stated that explosives taken into a mine must be in a "case or canister". Here the defendant used a cloth bag. The courts had to consider whether a cloth bag was within the definition. Under noscitur a sociis, it was held that the bag could not have been within the statutory definition, because parliament's intention was referring to a case or container of the same strength as a canister.
Word: calorimetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin calor (“warmth, heat”) + -metry. 1. The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) or differential thermal analysis (DTA) scans (Section 5.5.3) can be employed to distinguish an enantiotrope from a monotrope. 2. A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: DSC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of differential scanning calorimetry. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of digital still camera, more commonly called a digital camera. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of Distinguished Service Cross. Labels: Australia, UK, US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of digital selective call, a feature that allows a VHF radio to call another VHF selectively (as opposed to a call that is repeated by all receivers that are on within the range of the caller). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: change of state Part of Speech: noun 1. Any change of a substance from one physical state (solid, liquid or gas) to another. Labels: physical
Word: Ivrit Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew עִבְרִית (ivrít). 1. the Hebrew language, especially Modern Hebrew
Word: ijazah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic إِجَازَة (ʔijāza, “authorization”). 1. A license authorizing its holder to transmit a certain text or subject, especially Islamic religious knowledge. Labels: Indonesia
Word: ijaza Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ijazah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: philandering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of philander Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: philandering Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of one who philanders. Example: She wont be convinced by anything short of it; because, you see, I've had some tremendous philanderings before, and have gone back to her after them. Example: Straight critics […] were shocked by the explicit depiction of Peter's sexual philanderings, scenes that in 1977 are ho-hum in their shock value.
Word: hammer home Part of Speech: verb 1. To repeatedly or continually emphasize (an opinion or idea) until or so that a person or group of people understands it. Labels: idiomatic Example: Our instructor would hammer home the point that safety was most important. Example: What would Fred Flintstone say if we insisted on spelling his name Phred Phlintstone! Just to hammer the point home, IUPAC only accepts alternative spellings for two elements, and neither of them is sulfur: 'aluminum' and 'cesium' are fair game, although Nature Chemistry uses aluminium and caesium.
Word: kilim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish kilim, from Persian گلیم (gelim), akin to Aramaic גלימא (galīmā, “blanket, garment, cloth”), both from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, “cover, top, covering”) derived from καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”). Pronunciation: /kɪˈliːm/, /ˈkiː.lɪm/, /kiˈlim/, /ˈkɪ.lɪm/ 1. A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan. Example: The khan they all deferred to was a wiry, hook-nosed man with a growth of grey stubble on his chin, who sat on a kelim, listening to the others' arguments without moving a muscle.
Word: beheadings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beheading Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amphibrach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin amphibrachys, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus, “short at both ends”), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βραχύς (brakhús, “short”). Pronunciation: /ˈam.fɪ.bɹak/ 1. A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta). 2. A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica). Example: Then Banoffsky launched into Glinka's great amphibrachs [...]: Subside, agitation of passion!
Word: metrical foot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin pēs metricus. 1. The basic unit of the underlying rhythm of verse.
Word: mayordomo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish mayordomo. Doublet of majordomo. 1. A butler or majordomo in Spain or Latin America.
Word: radges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of radge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Brittish Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of British. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren.
Word: smells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smells Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smell Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Jarrow Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Jarwe, Jaruum, from Old English on Ġyrwum (“(at the) marshes”) (Latin: in Gyruum), dative plural of ġyru (“mud; marsh”), from Proto-Germanic *gurwijō (“mud”) from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm; hot”). Related to gore, from Proto-Germanic *gurą (“half-digested stomach contents; feces; manure”). The dʒ sound in Middle English j derives from a nasal before palatalised ġ (compare singe). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæroʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒærə/ 1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, north-east England, located on the River Tyne (OS grid ref NZ3265).
Word: sinical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sinos Proto-Italic *sinus Latin sinusbor. English sine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English sinical From sine + -ical. 1. of, relating to, or constructed using sines Labels: dated, not-comparable
Word: Sinic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin Sinicus, from Sina (“China”) + -icus (“-ic”), from Late Latin Sinae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”), from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v. Equivalent to Sino- + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnɪk/ 1. Chinese. Labels: not-comparable 2. Influenced by Chinese culture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sinicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Sinic 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 Sinicism From Sinic + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnɪsɪzəm/ 1. Chinese culture or custom 2. A Chinese word or phrase that has entered another language Labels: rhetoric
Word: cynicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cynicism, cynic + -ism; compare cynism. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪn.ɪˌsɪzəm/ 1. A distrustful attitude. Labels: uncountable 2. An emotion of jaded negativity, or a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others, due to belief that people are motivated solely by disguised self-interest. Labels: uncountable 3. A scornfully pessimistic comment or act. Labels: countable 4. A school of thought in the philosophy of Ancient Greece. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cynicism Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Cynic 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 Cynicism From Cynic + -ism. 1. the philosophy of the Greek Cynics
Word: sinicization Part of Speech: noun 1. The act, action, or result of sinicizing. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sinicizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sinicize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: judgment proof Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a person whom a judgment cannot be enforced against. Labels: not-comparable
Word: heptyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English heptane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English heptyl From heptane + -yl. 1. Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₇H₁₅, formally derived from heptane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
Word: call sign Part of Speech: noun 1. A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station. 2. Any combination of characters or pronounceable words, which identifies a communication facility, a command, an authority, an activity, or a unit; used primarily for establishing and maintaining communications. Example: Charlie: I'm Charlotte Blackwood. Maverick: I'm Maverick. Charlie: Did your mother not like you? Maverick: No, it's my call sign. Example: Four drone operators, led by Shved, whose call sign means “the Swede” on account of his blond hair, […]
Word: heckler's veto Part of Speech: noun 1. Limiting an individual's free expression by heckle. Example: 2017, Jeffrey Beall, "What I learned from predatory publishers" in Biochemia Medica (vol 27, no 2), Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine They kept sending the emails to the university chancellor and others, hoping to implement the heckler’s veto. They tried to be as annoying as possible to the university so that the officials would get so tired of the emails that they would silence me just to make them stop.
Word: Paulson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Paul + -son. Found parallel in many other languages, such as Norwegian and Danish Poulsen, Polish Pawelowicz, Slovene Pavič, Pavlovič etc. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. Example: When Wikimedia legal counsel Michelle Paulson wrote that the palawa kani Wikipedia page would help strengthen and spread the language, Reynolds was angered by what she saw as the foundation’s refusal to accept another worldview that didn't see this as a benefit.
Word: microchips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microchip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microchips Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of microchip Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hyperosmia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English -osmia English hyperosmia From hyper- + -osmia. 1. Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell Labels: uncountable
Word: Kev Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /kɛv/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Kevin.
Word: Kev Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /kɛv/ 1. A working-class male. Labels: UK, derogatory, slang Example: […] the middle-class males we interviewed also reported that they had to take security measures in relation to fears about intimidation from working-class 'Kevs', as well as racialised anxieties about black youth.
Word: yus Part of Speech: particle Etymology: Dialectal form of yes. Pronunciation: /jʊs/ 1. Alternative form of yes. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal Example: Yus, to live in dirt, I feel is a `orrid degradation; but one thing I'd like to know, is it wus than living on it? Example: Wych Street? Yus, of course I knoo Wych Street. Used to go there with some of the boys -- when I was Covent Garden way.
Word: yus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Russian юс (jus), from Old Church Slavonic ѫсъ (ǫsŭ, “big yus”) Pronunciation: /jʊs/ 1. Either of two letters, little yus (Ѧ) and big yus (Ѫ), representing nasal vowel sounds in the Cyrillic alphabet. The only major Slavic language retaining these sounds is Polish, which is written in the Latin alphabet.
Word: yus Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /juːz/ 1. plural of yu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: annelidous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English annelid Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English annelidous From annelid + -ous. 1. Of or pertaining to annelids
Word: fracedinous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Related to Latin fraceō, fracidus. 1. Producing heat through putrefaction. Labels: rare
Word: chesstree Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of two pieces of oak fitted to the topsides of a square-rigged vessel on each side of the bow through which the bowlines were fed; often decoratively carved
Word: chock-a-block Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of chockablock. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "Parking at the railheads, Morpeth and so on, is just totally chock-a-block now. You won't get a parking space in Morpeth [station car park] after 0730, so we really need to be providing a service at these local stations."
Word: chock-a-block Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of chockablock. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The first was my experience of motoring, paddling, and poling a dugout canoe through the Equatorial African swamplands that were once inhabited by people who called themselves Nunu and being struck by the astonishing array of micro-environments packed chock-a-block into a region only 40 kilometers long by 20 kilometers wide. Example: The Piney Creek General Store in Story, Wyoming, is chock-a-block filled with an enormous range of miscellaneous paraphernalia that includes groceries, gourmet cooking ingredients, beer and wine, cast-iron cookware, and kitschy souvenirs and gifts.
Word: xanthein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French xantheine, apparently an arbitrary respelling to distinguish it from the similarly spelled xanthine. Ultimately from Ancient Greek; see xanthine. By surface analysis, xanth- + -ein. Pronunciation: /ˈzænθiːn/ 1. The water-soluble part of the yellow carotenoid pigment present in the cell sap of some plants. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deekies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deeky Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deekies Part of Speech: noun 1. A quick look. Labels: Geordie
Word: deekyin Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of deeky Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: carrycot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carry + cot. 1. A rectangular, box-shaped bed with handles, in which a baby can be carried while asleep.
Word: cowered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊəd/, /ˈkaʊɚd/ 1. simple past and past participle of cower Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deekied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deeky Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: creaming Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of cream Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: creaming Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːmɪŋ/ 1. A cookery technique in which fat and sugar are mixed together with the incorporation of air to form a cream. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act by which something is creamed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The number of creamings necessary to reduce the impurities to a negligible amount was estimated from the relative volumes of the upper and lower layers, by assuming that the soluble impurities were uniformly distributed between the layers […]
Word: deadheading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deadhead Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: deadheading Part of Speech: noun 1. The removal of dead flowers from a plant in order to encourage the growth of new ones, and to prevent the production of seeds. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The driving of an unladen vehicle, such as a bus with no passengers, in order to take it from one place to another. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cannit Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: [ˈkanət] 1. Alternative spelling of cannot. Labels: Geordie, alt-of, alternative
Word: feted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fete Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: feted Part of Speech: adj 1. Honoured; celebrated.
Word: Saxon blue Part of Speech: noun 1. A solution of indigo in concentrated sulphuric acid, used as a dye Labels: uncountable
Word: filigrees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filigree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: filigrees Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of filigree Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Kinga Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language of Tanzania
Word: Nata Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language of Tanzania
Word: Ndali Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language of Malawi
Word: Ndari Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language of Tanzania
Word: Sambaa Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language of Tanzania
Word: natural history Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of all living things, especially their origins, evolution and interrelationships. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The study of all natural phenomena: botany, zoology, mineralogy, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A treatise or similar work that summarizes the known facts of either of the above. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The progression of a medical condition in an individual. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: life is not all beer and skittles Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Beer and skittles refers to a carefree, indulgent bar life. Skittles is a British pub game. 1. Not everything about life is pleasurable. Labels: UK
Word: life history Part of Speech: noun 1. An investigation into the details and activities of a person over the course of their lifetime; one’s background. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His life history shows that he frequently moves from town to town, moving from one job to the next. 2. Information concerning a person’s diseases and medical disorders suffered during his or her lifetime; especially useful if the disorders are genetic. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The set of stages that an organism, or a species, experiences over its lifetime, from conception to death. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: whoopie cushion Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, rubber bag with a flap, used in a practical joke. The bag is filled with air and placed on a seat where the unsuspecting victim will sit; once he/she sits on the device, the bag deflates and makes a sound similar to flatulence.
Word: obscureness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English obscure 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 obscureness From obscure + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being obscure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: onrushing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From on- + rushing. 1. rushing or flowing forward Example: The Spaniard was forced off his line to clear from the onrushing John Sutton before a full-stretch save to keep an Arvydas Novikovas effort from finding the top corner from 25 yards. 2. attacking Labels: figuratively
Word: onrushing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From on- + rushing. 1. present participle and gerund of onrush Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outmanœuvered Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of outmaneuvered. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: outmanœuvered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outmanœuver Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outmaneuvered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outmaneuver Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outmaneuvered Part of Speech: adj 1. overcome by the maneuvering of others.
Word: overfeeding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overfeed Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overfeeding Part of Speech: noun 1. Excessive feeding. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It must not be wrongly inferred that these overfeedings bring on the attack, for this will occur no matter how sharply the food-supply may be controlled.
Word: overspilling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overspill Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stoners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stoner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overstudying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overstudy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: palmated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin palmātus (“embroidered with palms”). 1. Having digits connected by a thin membrane; webbed. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having broad, flattened parts with short extensions similar to a webbed appendage. Labels: not-comparable 3. palmate Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: pepperbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pepper + box. 1. A pepper shaker. 2. A repeating firearm with three or more barrels grouped around a central axis. Example: She had her knees up, resting her wrists on them; the pepperbox muzzle of a flechette pistol emerged from her hands. 3. A buttress at one side of the court in the game of fives. 4. A tower capped by a cupola, looking similar to a giant pepper shaker. Example: Large, stately, and dark was its [the château's] outline against the dusky night-sky; there were pepper-boxes and tourelles and what-not fantastically going up into the dim starlight. 5. Any of the buildings of the Royal Academy and National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, having cupolas on the roof. Labels: in-plural, slang Example: I also remember the old Royal Mews that stood on the site of the present trumpery National Gallery, with its too suggestive pepper-boxes; […] Example: Its architect, Wilkins, had the misfortune to be chosen to erect our much-abused National Gallery building, with its condemned "pepper-boxes" of cupolas; […]
Word: peppershaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pepper + shaker. 1. Alternative spelling of pepper shaker. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pepper pot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The mushroom sense (sense 2) arose because the mature fruiting body of the mushroom resembles a literal pepper pot (sense 1) and the spores that fly out of it resemble the granules of pepper being dispensed. The feisty-person sense (sense 4) arose because such a person figuratively adds spice to life, like a literal pepper pot (sense 1) does. 1. A small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper. 2. A mushroom, Myriostoma coliforme. 3. A soup made of tripe, vegetables and dumplings, seasoned with pepper. 4. A person who is hot tempered; a feisty or argumentative person. Labels: figuratively Example: An unfortunate quarrel between our pepperpots marked the outset of our new stage.
Word: perambulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of perambulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: perceptibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English perceptible Middle English -ly English -ly English perceptibly From perceptible + -ly. 1. In a perceptible manner; noticeably. Example: "Where'd you get it?" demanded Limpet, perceptibly livening up for the first time since the curate's entrance. Example: The five games left Botvinnik still one point back, still fighting but, it seemed, perceptibly tiring.
Word: plethoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin plethoricus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πληθωρικός (plēthōrikós), from πληθώρα (plēthṓra, “plethora”). By surface analysis, plethora + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈplɛθəɹɪk/, /plɛˈθɒɹɪk/ 1. Suffering from plethora; ruddy in complexion, congested or swollen with blood. Example: a horse-leech, whose deep maw The plethoric King Swellfoot could not fill, And who, till full, will cling for ever. Example: If the predisposition to the disease has arisen from a plethoric state of the system, or from a turgescence in the vessels of the head, this is to be obviated by bleeding, both generally and topically, but more particularly the latter; an abstemious diet and proper exercise; and by a seton in the neck. 2. Excessive, overabundant, rife; loosely, abundant, varied. Example: the judges [...] were arranging their robes and coughing into their fists, the ebb and flow of their plethoric wigs like a flock of sheep on the run. 3. Full or excessively full. Example: Behold the Mansion reared by Dædal Jack! See the Malt stored in many a plethoric sack, In the proud cirque of Juan's bivouac!
Word: collective call sign Part of Speech: noun 1. Any call sign which represents two or more facilities, commands, authorities, or units. The collective call sign for any of these includes the commander thereof and all subordinate commanders therein. Example: CHARLIE PAPA: Command Post of the 1098th Transportation Company (Medium Boat) in Vietnam. Example: CHARLIE 34: Landing Craft #34 of the 1098th Transportation Company (Medium Boat) in Vietnam.
Word: poling boat Part of Speech: noun 1. Any small boat, such as a punt, propelled using a long pole.
Word: post-feminism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of postfeminism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable