nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Pearl Harbor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Hawaiian Wai Momi (“pearl water”). The extended senses allude to the surprise attack executed by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the harbor on December 7, 1941. Pronunciation: /ˌpɝ˞l ˈhɑɹbɚ/, /ˌpɜːl ˈhɑːbə/ 1. A sneak attack, often using underhanded measures. Example: Most Americans wanted no more Pearl Harbors, but they now expected Germany to attempt one. 2. A seminal dramatic event that unites a community and arouses it into action against an enemy. Example: For all practical purposes, the United States is undergoing an electronic Pearl Harbor, and the target is one of the most crucial segments of our way of life: Information. Example: Still, instead of thinking in terms of the industry's repeated warnings of a "digital Pearl Harbor," McPherson said, "I think cyberwarfare will be far more subtle," in that "certain parts of the system won't work, or it will be that we can't trust information we're looking at."
Word: Pearl Harbor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Calque of Hawaiian Wai Momi (“pearl water”). The extended senses allude to the surprise attack executed by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the harbor on December 7, 1941. Pronunciation: /ˌpɝ˞l ˈhɑɹbɚ/, /ˌpɜːl ˈhɑːbə/ 1. To attack by surprise; to subject to a sneak attack. Labels: slang Example: The first and second ships had been successfully Pearl Harbored. The third was not to be surprised. As we approached, she dropped her net and fled. We pursued. Example: Pearl Harbor had seared itself into the American consciousness, but even at the times of greatest tension American Presidents never believed that they were about to be Pearl Harbored again. 2. To take rudely by surprise. Labels: often, passive, rare, slang Example: Of course, with the Soviets' launch of Sputnik, the Americans had been Pearl Harbored in space. Example: If I had quit two houses sooner than I did all would have been well but since I didn't, I got Pearl Harbored by some big kid dressed up in a Ben Cooper Howdy Doody plastic outfit and a goofily grinning mask […]
Word: chowderheaded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chowder + headed. 1. Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense. Example: We resumed business; and while plying our spoons in the bowl, thinks I to myself, I wonder now if this here has any effect on the head? What’s that stultifying saying about chowder-headed people? Example: Taliferro had launched a glossy magazine called Da Niggarati, subtitled: For Dem Who Know Who Dey Be...If it was expensive and could be afforded by the average chowderheaded Negro, then it went into the magazine.
Word: chowder-headed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of chowderheaded. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: copatain Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Perhaps an alteration of captain. 1. Being a kind of hat with a high pointed crown. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: O fine villain! A silken doublet, a velvet hose, a scarlet cloak, and a copatain hat! O, I am undone! I am undone! While I play the good husband at home, my son and my servant spend all at the university.
Word: heighths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heighth Labels: form-of, plural Example: The main body of the brigade followed the advanced party, and having ascended the heighths, halted there during the night.
Word: oviparous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Adapted borrowing of Late Latin ōviparus + -ous. By surface analysis, ovi- + -parous. Pronunciation: /əʊˈvɪpəɹəs/, /oʊˈvɪpəɹəs/ 1. Depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy. Labels: not-comparable Example: The echidna is a monotreme, which is the extremely small subset of oviparous mammals. Example: And though it might be thought that all animals who have lungs do cough; yet in cataceous fishes, who have large and strong lungs, the same is not observed; nor yet in oviparous quadrupeds: and in the greatest thereof, the crocodile, although we read much of their tears, we find nothing of that motion.
Word: Hyndluljóð Part of Speech: name 1. a book of the Poetic Edda.
Word: Völuspá in skamma Part of Speech: name 1. A book of the Poetic Edda.
Word: Svipdagsmál Part of Speech: name 1. a section of the Poetic Edda, encompassing two books : the Grógaldr and the Fjölsvinnsmál.
Word: Grógaldr Part of Speech: name 1. a book of the Poetic Edda.
Word: Fjölsvinnsmál Part of Speech: name 1. a book of the Poetic Edda.
Word: Pullman car Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Pullman.
Word: passenger car Part of Speech: noun 1. A railroad car designed to carry passengers. Labels: US 2. A motor vehicle designed to carry (a few) passengers; a motorcar.
Word: knotholes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knothole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CH4 Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Channel 4. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: intranet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net English intranet From intra- + net. Pronunciation: /ˈɪntɹəˌnɛt/ 1. A private computer network, typically one that uses the protocols of the Internet. Example: The operator uses a variety of methods to maximise engagement, including a new and improved intranet that's designed to encourage honest two-way communication between staff and management.
Word: rocking horse shit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the expression rare as rocking horse shit, with the joke being that rocking horses do not produce feces. 1. Something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent. Labels: idiomatic, slang, uncountable, vulgar
Word: rocking-horse shit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rocking horse shit. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic, uncountable
Word: rocking-horse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rocking horse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: orad Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ōsder. English oro- English -ad English orad From oro- + -ad. 1. Located towards the oral opening (the mouth). Example: The sutures of four septa are exposed; the most orad of these can be traced with a fair degree of accuracy throughout almost its entire course. Example: The frequency of segmenting contractions is higher in the descending and sigmoid colon than in more orad areas.
Word: orad Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ōsder. English oro- English -ad English orad From oro- + -ad. 1. Towards the oral opening (the mouth). Example: The most common symptom of GERD is heartburn, which is described as substernal burning that moves orad from the xiphoid. Example: Beginning 8 to 10 sec prior to egestion, the pellet is moved orad by esophageal antiperistalsis.
Word: aborad Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ab- (“away from”) + orad (“toward the mouth”), from Latin ōris (“mouth”). Pronunciation: /æˈbɔɹˌæd/ 1. Away from the oral opening or mouth (compare with ventral)
Word: stop list Part of Speech: noun 1. A list of words or other data items which, for some special reason, should be ignored or bypassed by a particular data processing operation. Example: If you equip your search engine with a stop list containing a few common words such as "a", "the", and "and", you can decrease the full-text index size by about 20%. 2. A list of people who subscribed to a publication (e.g. newspaper) but no longer wish to receive it. 3. A list of the stops found on a particular organ. Example: The history of the small organ is poorly documented; the earliest known stop list, written by the Lübeck organ builder Theodore Vogt, dates from about 1845.
Word: ineligible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French inéligible. 1. Not eligible; forbidden to do something. Example: Employees of the promoter are ineligible to enter the competition.
Word: ineligible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French inéligible. 1. One who is not eligible. Example: However, migration of workers from the ineligible population into the eligible population also changes the composition of the ineligibles.
Word: diviner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English divinour, from Latin dīvīnātor (“diviner; fortune-teller; soothsayer”), from dīvīnāre (“to foresee, to foretell”). Doublet of divinator. Equivalent to divine + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈvaɪnə(ɹ)/, /dɪˈvaɪnɚ/, /dɪˈvɑɪnə(ɹ)/ 1. One who foretells the future. Example: Saw my future with a death diviner / My reflection in her eyes drew up / My twisted past / Oh, I came unmasked 2. One who divines or conjectures. 3. One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.
Word: diviner Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English divinour, from Latin dīvīnātor (“diviner; fortune-teller; soothsayer”), from dīvīnāre (“to foresee, to foretell”). Doublet of divinator. Equivalent to divine + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈvaɪnə(ɹ)/, /dɪˈvaɪnɚ/, /dɪˈvɑɪnə(ɹ)/ 1. comparative form of divine: more divine Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: maintains Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of maintain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: moored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of moor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ominously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ominous Middle English -ly English -ly English ominously From ominous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɒmɪnəsli/, /ˈɑmənəsli/ 1. In an ominous manner; with sinister foreboding. Example: From first to last he was ominously polite, and ominously silent. Example: His nostrils flared ominously and his fists opened and closed at his sides.
Word: operates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of operate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: discoverer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English discoverour, dyscowerer, partly from Middle French descouvreur and partly equivalent to discover + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈskʌvəɹəɹ/ 1. One who discovers: a person who has discovered something. Example: [W]hen the flowꝛes there haue been ſufficiently wꝛought, they [bees] ſend abꝛoade their diſcouerers to finde out moꝛe foode. Example: The ſpecies of elaſtic fluid, which its great diſcoverer, Dr. Prieſtley, denominated the dephlogiſticated nitrous air, and others have ſince called gazeous oxyd of azot, is in general not unknown to chemiſts, though they are unacquainted with its compoſition, its moſt extraordinary effects, and probably with its perfect preparation.
Word: pricks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹɪks/ 1. plural of prick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pricks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹɪks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prick Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unresolved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English resolved English unresolved From un- + resolved. 1. For which no solution has been found. Example: If the Chairman has been convinced of all this why is the matter still unresolved? Example: Ultimately, Furst suggests that each generation is condemned to live out its parents’ unresolved stories, over and over, fuguelike. 2. Not yet processed or resolved. Example: unresolved trauma Example: The psychotherapist encouraged patients to describe their unresolved emotional problems. 3. Not determined; unfixed in one's purpose.
Word: unresolved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unresolve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shadowed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shadow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shadowed Part of Speech: adj 1. Depicted with shading, as if showing areas in shadow. Labels: not-comparable Example: [...] 2d and 3d Gules, a Man's Heart proper, Shadowed Or, betwixt three Cinquefoils Ermine, for Hamilton […] Example: The supporters have rede collares about there nekes "bordered with gold, and are vert" shadowed gules and blew, proper, like parates.
Word: forfeited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forfeit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sells Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sɛlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sell Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sells Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɛlz/ 1. plural of sell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tethered Part of Speech: adj 1. Tied, strapped, especially with tethers or hobbles. 2. connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem) Example: Many mobile phones are equipped with software to offer tethered Internet access.
Word: tethered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tether Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: embossed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of emboss Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: embossed Part of Speech: adj 1. With raised letters or images on the surface. 2. Foaming at the mouth. Labels: obsolete Example: Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds;/Broch Merriman, the poor cur is emboss'd;/And couple Clowder with the deep-mouth'd brach. 3. Synonym of umbonate.
Word: embellished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of embellish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: embellished Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been made more attractive, compelling or interesting.
Word: retires Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of retire Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: streaked Part of Speech: adj 1. Bearing streaks. 2. Marred with streaks. 3. uncomfortable; out of sorts. Labels: US, dated, dialectal
Word: streaked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of streak Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: engineered Part of Speech: adj 1. Produced by engineering; designed and manufactured according to an engineering methodology. Example: One sense in which buildings were more engineered was that old bulk masonry forms were often replaced by calculated frame construction and light wall cladding. Buildings also were more engineered in the sense that thermal, ventilating and lighting provision were the subject of calculation and mechanical plant rather than hit-or-miss guesswork. Example: The situation with grouting has begun to change in recent times, however, and several groups around the world have begun to take a more engineered approach. "More engineered" means more quantified, less subjective, less dependent on experience (or, more often, opinion, if one is honest) and something that can be explained to other engineers without the need for them to have 20 years' prior grouting experience.
Word: engineered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of engineer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: toned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /təʊnd/, /toʊnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of tone Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: toned Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /təʊnd/, /toʊnd/ 1. Having a (specified kind of) tone. Example: high-toned Example: sweet-toned 2. Physically fit, with somewhat defined and firm muscles and limited bodyfat. Example: a toned body Example: a toned man
Word: alienated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of alienate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: alienated Part of Speech: adj 1. Isolated; excluded; estranged.
Word: tolerated Part of Speech: adj 1. endured 2. permitted
Word: tolerated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tolerate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tipped Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a tip
Word: tipped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: settles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of settle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: settles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of settle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remembers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remember Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: purchases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of purchase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: purchases Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of purchase Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: progressed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of progress Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: orange juice Part of Speech: noun 1. The juice of squeezed oranges; used as a beverage or in cocktails. (This entry is a translation hub.) Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Quintilis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Quīntīlis (“Fifth Month”). 1. The month of the ancient Roman calendar which became July, the fifth month when the year began with March and the seventh after it began with January. Labels: historical
Word: basketry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *baskis Proto-Brythonicder. Late Latin bascauda Anglo-Norman bascatbor. Middle English basket English basket Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English basketry From basket + -ry. 1. The process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: “The Global Africa Project” at the Museum of Arts & Design tries to survey this pervasiveness, in terms of contemporary visual endeavors of all kinds: jewelry, fashion, architecture, basketry, ceramics, painting, utilitarian design. 2. Baskets collectively. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: basketmaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From basket + maker. 1. A person who weaves baskets.
Word: humaniform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin hūmānus Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human English -i- Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English -iform English humaniform From human + -iform. 1. Like a human or that of a human in form or appearance. Example: The meaning of the word God or its equivalent in any other word, has been developed first from man's physical nature and wants, then from his intellectual. And has been all the time changing from the definite, visible, tangible, audible and humaniform, and plural, to the solitary, invisible, intangible, inaudible, and to the too indefinite for exact expression.... Example: Darcy frowned slightly as he studied the robot. It was a new model, a little more humaniform than the older models were.
Word: humaniform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin hūmānus Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human English -i- Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English -iform English humaniform From human + -iform. 1. A robot resembling a human.
Word: irreprehensible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin irreprehēnsibilis. Compare French irrépréhensible. See reprehensible. 1. not reprehensible, blameless, without blame; innocent
Word: pomposity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pomposite (“solemnity”), from Latin pompōsitās. By surface analysis, pomp + -osity. 1. The quality of being pompous; self-importance. Example: With their super-formal tone and heavy use of jargon, legal documents are renowned for their pomposity. Example: In death Sir Felix changed from a smug-scented pomposity with a Stalinist grip on Arts Council money into, oh, Britain’s best-loved arts guru since the last one.
Word: hoopty Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hooptie. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang Example: “And Vi, this car has touched your life in ways you don't even know.” “Mother! Do not stop for a Quiznos! this baby is coming!” “You got this cute little divot in your head 'cause you shot out into the parking brake.” “I was born... in a CRX.” “It's settled. Too many memories!” “We're saving this memory hoopty.”
Word: gannin Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of gan Labels: Geordie, form-of, participle, present
Word: nutbags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nutbag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reeking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of reek Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reeking Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːkɪŋ/ 1. Totally stinking. Labels: not-comparable Example: The station has been refurbished both at ground level and below ground, where the wide, fluorescently lit platforms are an almost unrecognisable metamorphosis of the dingy, reeking Low Level of old.
Word: reekin Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of reek Labels: Geordie, form-of, participle, present
Word: reekin Part of Speech: adj 1. Totally stinking. Labels: Geordie, not-comparable Example: Your hyem is reekin man!
Word: reeked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reek Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: godliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English godly Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English godliness From godly + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒd.li.nəs/, /ˈɡɑd.li.nəs/ 1. The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teachings of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Bishops, Priests, and Deacons are not commanded by God's laws either to vow the estate of single life or to abstain from marriage. Therefore it is lawful also for them, as for all other Christian men, to marry at their own discretion, as they shall judge the same to serve better to godliness. Example: Nay, but he prated, And spoke such scurvy and provoking terms Against your honour That, with the little godliness I have, I did full hard forbear him.
Word: greenwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English grene wode (“a forest that is leafed out, a greenwood" also "unseasoned firewood”), equivalent to green + wood. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹiːnwʊd/, /ˈɡɹinwʊd/ 1. A forest in full leaf, as in summer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Within a greenewood ſweet of mirtle ſauor, when as the earth was with fayre flowers reuested, I ſaw a ſhepherd, with his Nymph that reſted, […] Example: Vnder the greene wood tree, / Who loues to lye with mee, / And turne his merrie Note, / Vnto the ſweet Birds throte: / Come hither, come hither, come hither: / Heere ſhall he ſee no enemie, / But Winter and rough Weather. 2. Wood that is green; in other words, not seasoned. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For the Spleene. 58 R. Aſhen keyes, and the Greenewood, burne them, & make Lye of the Aſhes: […] Example: In severe winters, when pressed by hunger, they [the inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego] sacrifice the oldest women of their party—holding the head of the sufferer over a fire made of greenwood, to produce suffocation. 3. Certain half-shrubby species of genista. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chart datum Part of Speech: noun 1. the level below which depths are indicated and above which heights of the tides are expressed; usually mean level of low water at a spring tide
Word: chase gun Part of Speech: noun 1. A gun moved temporarily from its normal broadside position to fire through the chase ports in the bow or stern of a ship.
Word: putos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chase port Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of chase + port (“porthole”). 1. A hole cut in the bow of a ship through which a chase gun could fire directly ahead.
Word: cheese down Part of Speech: verb 1. To coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.
Word: carena Part of Speech: noun 1. Aminophylline. Labels: uncountable Example: ... (theophylline dissolved in ethylendiamine; corresponding to the brands of aminophylline and carena), by intravenous or intragluteal injections for from 3-10 days, according to the severity of the symptoms.
Word: CATIA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of computer-aided three-dimensional interactive application. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: bastardswords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bastardsword Labels: form-of, plural
Word: G string Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of G-string. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: G-strings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of G-string Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crooks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹʊks/ 1. plural of crook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crooks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɹʊks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of crook Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: crooking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of crook Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: crooking Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is crooked. Example: […] her rushes to the front door, and long hugs when he came back from a travel; all those later crookings of her little finger in his […]
Word: weather eye Part of Speech: noun 1. An ability to predict short-term weather. 2. An ability to detect undercurrents and subtleties in a situation. Labels: broadly 3. A device for monitoring the weather. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:weather eye.
Word: keep a weather eye open Part of Speech: verb 1. to maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying one's full attention. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:keep a weather eye open.
Word: Telford Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French taille fer, meaning "(he who) cuts iron" or "iron-cleaver"; used as a nickname for a man who could cleave clean through the armour of his foe. The second syllable was eventually reanalysed as native English 'ford'. * (road): Named after Thomas Telford, a famous civil engineer. 1. A characteristical surname. Labels: countable 2. A new town in Telford and Wrekin borough and the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, named after Thomas Telford (OS grid ref SJ7008). Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A locality in the Shire of Moira, Victoria, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Telford Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French taille fer, meaning "(he who) cuts iron" or "iron-cleaver"; used as a nickname for a man who could cleave clean through the armour of his foe. The second syllable was eventually reanalysed as native English 'ford'. * (road): Named after Thomas Telford, a famous civil engineer. 1. A road pavement having a surface of small stone rolled hard and smooth, distinguished from macadam road by its firm foundation of large stones with fragments of stone wedged tightly in the interstices. Labels: attributive, uncountable Example: a Telford road
Word: new town Part of Speech: noun 1. A planned community or urban development area. Example: The government's New Towns Taskforce has also published a report listing Crews Hill, on the Hertford Loop used by Moorgate services, on a shortlist of 12 potential new towns. 2. A town built to address housing shortages after World War II. Labels: UK 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see new, town.
Word: escalation plan Part of Speech: noun 1. A plan that specifies actions to be taken when the telephone queue exceeds acceptable levels.
Word: cash desk Part of Speech: noun 1. A place in a restaurant, bar, or shop etc, typically containing a cash register, where a customer can pay the bill.
Word: casta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish casta. 1. A hierarchical system of race classification created by Spanish elites in Hispanic America during the eighteenth century. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Both of these political developments called attention to family lineage. In the Mexican colonial context, casta took on new meanings, referring to all the people of Mexico who were not of “pure” Spanish heritage.
Word: bare-shouldered Part of Speech: adj 1. Not quite covering the shoulders. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having the shoulders not covered by clothing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: new towns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of new town Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rain man Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the 1988 film Rain Man, about an autistic man with the name Raymond, misinterpreted as “Rain man” by his brother in childhood. 1. An autistic, or mentally and/or socially impaired person. Labels: derogatory 2. A non-autistic or impaired person whose mannerisms are similar to such people. Labels: derogatory 3. An expert at something. Labels: humorous Example: Lovingly dubbed the Rain Man of Weed by her family, Heylia James is legendary in West Adams for being able to "eyeball an ounce from outer space with her glasses cracked," and for making "everybody's business my business" ("You Can't Miss the Bear"). Example: David Milarch calls him the “rain man of trees” because of his brilliance with tree data and his uncanny knack for finding the big ones.
Word: rain man Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rain + man. 1. A man who is believed to have power to control the rain. Example: The special relation between men and their totems is shown by a belief which exists in a large number of tribes, to the effect that the men have the power to make their own totem animal or plant increase in numbers; so that a kangaroo man can cause the kangaroos to multiply, a rain man can make rain, and so on. A kangaroo man cannot make rain, nor can a rain man do anything to increase the number of kangaroos. Example: We believe that if we want rain, the rain man of the tribe must imitate the rain by squirting water from his mouth, and the painters must retrace the age-old paintings at the cave of the water totem. 2. A spirit of the rain. Example: These depict in vivid descriptions how the rain man in the west expands in the form of a black cloud; white clouds precede him which unfold like a flower; Example: In Santiago Atidán some saints' images are the embodiments of ancestral protective spirits called naguales — community founders, lightning men, mist men, rain men, earthquake men — who retreated to the mountains leaving the images and sacred bundles behind.
Word: gym clothes Part of Speech: noun 1. Clothing, specifically athletic wear, worn to a gym, fitness center or health club for the purpose of physical activity. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Clothing worn by students during physical education class at school. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: dirty girl Part of Speech: noun 1. An adult female, usually young, who acts in a promiscuous manner and often has an “easy” reputation. Labels: derogatory
Word: wife beater Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wifebeater. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The drink, which at 5.2 per cent alcohol is stronger than many other lagers and therefore makes people drunker and sometimes more aggressive more quickly, has acquired the unflattering soubriquet of "wife beater".
Word: mercy rule Part of Speech: noun 1. A rule that ends a one-sided contest prior to its natural conclusion.
Word: strapless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From strap + -less. The noun sense is by analogy of strap-on. 1. Without a strap or straps; usually describing women's clothing without shoulder straps. Labels: not-comparable
Word: strapless Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strap + -less. The noun sense is by analogy of strap-on. 1. The penis of a trans woman.
Word: straps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: straps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of strap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dirty laundry Part of Speech: noun 1. Unflattering or embarrassing facts, or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which someone else may use as blackmail. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: If you don't tell me why you did it, I'll air all your dirty laundry to your boss. Example: Look, we all have trouble in our lives but most of us aren't hanging our dirty laundry out there for the whole world to see. 2. A clothes hamper or other container in which soiled laundry is placed. Labels: metonymically, uncountable Example: Place your dirty clothes in the dirty laundry. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dirty, laundry. Labels: uncountable Example: If you bring your dirty laundry round on Saturday, I'll wash it for you.
Word: straping Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of strapping. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: moolah Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of mullah. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: moolah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of moola (“money”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: straped Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of strapped. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: flogs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flog Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: floging Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of flogging. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: flogged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of flog Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shouldering Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of pushing or barging with the shoulder. Example: 1853-1855, Elisha Kane, Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin Our whole force was mustered and kept constantly on the alert; but, though there may have been something of discourtesy in the occasional shoulderings and hustlings that enforced the police of the ship, things went on good-humouredly. Example: […] at the Jefferson Memorial or the Statue of Liberty, amid the noisy presence and restless shoulderings of other tourists. 2. The process of bracing a load with a jutting structural member such as a corbel or bracket. 3. A flanged portion of something, similar to a lip but occurring on the side rather than the rim. Example: And farther, that being fitted to each other on their flat sides, alternate male and female (see drawing annexed), by means of the shoulderings or wedgewise-securings, and abutments, which will be better and more clearly understood by a view of the drawings annexed to these presents, and to which we hereafter particularly refer; Example: Furthermore the shoulderings which were put outside the wheels to prevent them from slipping off the axles, are the proclamations of the prophets which lend weight to the evangelical and apostolic writing lest it should be doubted by any of its readers. 4. The rounding and raising of the top edges of slate tiles.
Word: shouldering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shoulder Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shouldered Part of Speech: adj 1. Furnished with a shoulder-shaped joint or protrusion. Labels: not-comparable Example: a shouldered arch Example: Whorls 7 beside those of the embryo-shell; they are slightly shouldered below the suture, between which shoulder and the suture they are slightly hunchy; the last is rather small and slightly flattened. 2. Having or pertaining to (a specific kind of) shoulders. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: She was bare-shouldered.
Word: shouldered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shoulder Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: moola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown, attested since the 1920s. Suggested origins, none of which are accepted by mainstream lexicographers, include: * from Romani mol (“have value, be worth”) * from Irish moll óir (“heap of gold”) However, this is unlikely because of the difference in pronunciation. * from French moulin (“mill”) * from Chinook Jargon moola (“mill”) * from Sanskrit मूल्य (mūlya, “capital, principal”) * coined by Chuck Green, a friend of Damon Runyon Pronunciation: /ˈmuːˌlɑː/, /ˈmuː.lə/, /ˈmyː.lɑ/, /ˈmuː.lɑ/, /ˈmʊ.lɑ/ 1. Money, cash. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: “Well, to fix this house, we need money, correct? Does anyone know if we have any money? Anyone?” “Uh...” “Cash.” “Coin.” “Moola.” “Gold.” “Wonga.” “Rubles.” “Milk.” “Lettuce.” “Bread.” “Dough.” “Sweet cream.” “Stripper tips.” “Anyone?” “Colin Robinson was in charge of paying all the bills in the house, and now Colin Robinson is dead.”
Word: moola Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of mullah. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: imus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: facial cream Part of Speech: noun 1. any product designed to be rubbed into the face, either as a foundation for other makeup or as a moisturizer
Word: fairy dust Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Based on the story of the fictional character Peter Pan, see quotations. 1. A magical powder that would give the power of flight to whoever it was sprinkled on. Labels: uncountable Example: Of course Peter had been trifling with them, for no one can fly unless the fairy dust has been blown on him. 2. Any apparently magical ingredient or effect; a panacea. Labels: broadly, uncountable Example: It's not that some magic private sector fairy dust makes the firms all be runs^([sic]) soundly. Lots of bad businesses are out there. But they tend to lose money and close. 3. The drug phencyclidine. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: This led to a certain amount of complacency on my part and certainly the fairy dust and mescaline cocktails I took day and night could only have contributed to my uncommonly satiated drive for a good fuck.
Word: unflattering Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + flattering. 1. Not flattering. Example: Daniel Halper, online editor at the conservative Weekly Standard and the author of Clinton, Inc., an unflattering portrait of the Clintons, theorizes Huma had little choice after the second sexting fiasco but to stick with Hillary.
Word: unflattering Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + flattering. 1. present participle and gerund of unflatter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fangs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fang Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fannish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English fannish From fan + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈfæn.ɪʃ/ 1. Of or relating to a fan; characteristic of fandom. Example: I can't speak for Faye as ed of FHAPA, but it would be really swell of someone could send us a set of Intersection daily newszines, plus any con flyers or other fannish papers that were there to had for the picking up: fannish things, you know, not including media, gaming, filking or costuming, fine fun but not my cup of blog, thank you. Example: Arguably, though, “Jericho” fans are just television fans at their most fannish, meaning (still, and after all these years) most Trekkie-like. Fans of “Star Trek” continue to represent the gold standard for American fandom, not only because they were the first to love a television show to distraction (and communicated that love before the Internet), but also because they spun from that love the breath of life.
Word: farting around Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fart around Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fart around Part of Speech: verb 1. To waste time, or to fool about. Labels: slang
Word: paternal grandfather Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal, grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Word: feed into Part of Speech: verb 1. To be a tributary of another river or waterway. Labels: transitive Example: The River Frome feeds into the Avon in the centre of Bristol. 2. To perpetuate; to reinforce. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: The high proportions of Asian students at prestigious universities feed into the stereotype of Asians putting a high value on education.
Word: piny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pine + -y. 1. Of, pertaining to, or having many pines. Example: Near-synonym: pinelike Example: a piny fragrance
Word: feel around Part of Speech: verb 1. To grope; to explore an area with one's hands, usually in search of something. Labels: informal Example: I felt around in my pockes for my keyring in vain. 2. To gather information sneakily; to seek out information without revealing that one is actively searching for it. Labels: idiomatic, informal
Word: webinars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of webinar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ferine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ferīnus, from fera (“wild animal”). The zoological sense was coined by William Whewell in 1840. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪəɹaɪn/ 1. Pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral. Labels: archaic Example: the season of rutting (an uncouth phrase, by which the vulgar denote that gentle dalliance, which in the well-wooded forest of Hampshire, passes between lovers of the ferine kind) […] 2. Belonging to the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans. Labels: obsolete
Word: ferine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ferīnus, from fera (“wild animal”). The zoological sense was coined by William Whewell in 1840. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪəɹaɪn/ 1. A member of the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans. Labels: obsolete
Word: maternal grandmother Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Word: film out Part of Speech: verb 1. To transfer images or animation from videotape or digital files to a traditional celluloid film print. 2. To form a film on the surface of something. Example: Oil from the spill filmed out over the ocean.
Word: Fipa Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language of Tanzania and Zambia.
Word: firescorched Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fire + scorched. 1. blackened by contact with fire
Word: firewagon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fire + wagon. 1. A fire engine. Labels: US
Word: flail about Part of Speech: verb 1. To wave one's arms (or upper body) about violently, rather like a flail. Labels: intransitive Example: Barry continued to shout obscenities and to flail about in a strait jacket, finally succumbing to the effects of intravenously administered tranquilizers. 2. To make efforts that are strenuous but disorganized and ineffectual. Labels: figuratively, intransitive
Word: food waste disposer Part of Speech: noun 1. A machine, built into the waste tube of a domestic sink, that shreds unwanted food and flushes it away. Labels: US
Word: incalcitrant Part of Speech: adj 1. recalcitrant. Example: I had wanted to be able to blame someone. I had wanted an incalcitrant father, a possessive mother, a wild and violent argument.
Word: empty the bench Part of Speech: verb 1. to remove the varsity players from a game and insert junior varsity players. Usually happens toward the end of a one-sided contest. Labels: US
Word: for all Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In spite of, despite. Example: For all his protests, he was forced to have a bath. Example: For all that she was of exceptional intellectual enterprise, she had never yet considered these things with unaverted eyes. 2. Applying to every element of a set; the universal quantifier ∀. Labels: literally Example: For all x in A, x² is even.
Word: forbiddingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English forbidding Middle English -ly English -ly English forbiddingly From forbidding + -ly. 1. in a forbidding manner
Word: forbore Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of forbear Labels: form-of, past
Word: forefeet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English forefet, forfete, equivalent to fore- + feet. 1. plural of forefoot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forefoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English forefot, forfote, equivalent to fore- + foot. 1. Either of the front feet of a quadruped. 2. The front part of a person's foot. Example: I was not even sure I could change it at all, but I was convinced that I had to change my foot plant and land higher on my forefoot, rather than my heel. 3. A piece of timber terminating the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem. Example: I could see the waves boiling white under her forefoot.
Word: forefoot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forefot, forfote, equivalent to fore- + foot. 1. To repair the front area of (a shoe etc). Labels: obsolete, rare 2. To catch (a horse) by binding its front legs together with rope. Labels: transitive Example: He took the first one that broke and rolled his loop and forefooted the colt and it hit the ground with a tremendous thump. Example: By the time she was twelve, she could flank and mug as well as her brothers, she could forefoot anything that moved, but it didn't matter.
Word: foreran Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of forerun Labels: form-of, past
Word: forerun Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fore- + run. Piecewise cognate of Swedish förrinna. 1. To run in front. Example: Bailey still sat, doubled over his book […] A finger forerunning his eyes along the page. 2. To precede; to forecast or foreshadow. Example: These signs forerun the death or fall of kings. Example: And in herself she moan’d, ‘Too late, too late!’ / Till in the cold wind that foreruns the morn, / A blot in heaven, the Raven, flying high, / Croak’d, […]
Word: fortalice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin fortalitia, from fortis (“strong”). Doublet of fortress. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːtəlɪs/ 1. A small fortress. Labels: archaic Example: Tell them whatever thou hast a mind of the weakness of this fortalice, or aught else that can detain them before it for twenty-four hours.
Word: Franny Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutives with -y. 1. A diminutive of the female given names Frances, Francine, and Francesca.
Word: Frannie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Fran + -ie. The town was named after Frannie Morris, daughter of the town's first postmaster. 1. A diminutive of the female given names Frances and Francine. 2. A town in Wyoming, United States.
Word: information systems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of information system Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pompadour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Pompadour, after Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), mistress of Louis XV. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒmpədʊə/, /ˈpɒmpədɔː/, /ˈpɑːmpədɔːɹ/ 1. A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead. 2. A men's hairstyle of the 1950s. Example: Squat and perspiring, with a low pompadour and a thin black mustache, he was inevitably disheveled by evening. Example: The Donald's strange pompadour and Hillary's strange server have eclipsed all the usual primary permutations. 3. A crimson or pink colour. Example: […] head, neck, and whole under parts fine but very deep crimson or pompadour-colour […] 4. A corsage with low square neck. 5. A pattern for silk, with leaves and flowers in pink, blue, and gold. 6. A member of the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881. Labels: UK, historical, slang