nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: biddies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɪdiz/ 1. plural of biddy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birdshit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bird + shit. 1. avian excreta; guano Labels: uncountable, vulgar
Word: bloodless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English blodles, from Old English blōdlēas (“bloodless”). Cognate with Dutch bloedeloos (“bloodless”), German blutlos (“bloodless”), Danish blodløs (“bloodless”), Swedish blodlös (“bloodless”), Icelandic blóðlaus (“bloodless”). By surface analysis, blood + -less. 1. Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic. Example: My bloodleſſe bodie waxeth chill and colde, And with my blood my life ſlides through my wound, My ſoule begins to take her flight to hell, And ſummones all my ſences to depart: […] Example: Thou dost not slumber: see, thy two sons’ heads, Thy warlike hand, thy mangled daughter here: Thy other banish’d son, with this dear sight Struck pale and bloodless; and thy brother, I, Even like a stony image, cold and numb. 2. Taking place without loss of blood. Example: a bloodless conquest; a bloodless coup d'état; a bloodless revolution; a bloodless victory Example: Now and then a gaudy peacock would run from his shelter in the lauhala trees, but no wild boars came out, so we returned from our raid bloodless and spoilless. 3. Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity. Labels: figuratively Example: Those Philharmonic subscribers who considered Guest Conductor Igor Stravinsky too bloodless and ascetic […] last week found his successor, Georges Enesco, more to their taste. Example: Many of them are leaving us — the words. Gone into hiding […] Now they lurk, uncaged, behind other words, behind trending, brittle, bloodless little wokeisms […]
Word: blowgun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blow + gun. Pronunciation: /ˈbloʊˌɡʌn/ 1. A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.
Word: bracing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, brace + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of brace Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bracing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, brace + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪsɪŋ/ 1. Invigorating or stimulating. Example: Gaining the more open water, the bracing breeze waxed fresh; the little Moss tossed the quick foam from her bows, as a young colt his snortings. Example: The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed.
Word: bracing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, brace + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪsɪŋ/ 1. That which braces. Labels: uncountable Example: In general, we believe it is better to use too much bracing and then reduce the braces to the proper size rather than to start with too little. Cutting down braces gives the patient a feeling of accomplishment 2. A brace. Labels: countable Example: For stability against lateral forces, vertical bracings are provided. 3. A form of the military attention stance. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: bread box Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of breadbox. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cladic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English clade Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cladic From clade + -ic. 1. Of, relating to, or being part of a clade.
Word: condemnatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin condemnāt-, past participle stem of condemnāre + -ory. 1. Serving to condemn or censure.
Word: dribbled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dribble Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dribbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dribble + -er. 1. A person who dribbles (salivates excessively). 2. A person who performs dribbling. 3. A stupid person. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: It weren't like I wanted to go to the meeting, I could think of plenty of stuff I'd rather than spending all evening sat in a room with the same bunch of dribblers I'd spent all fucking day with.
Word: DWSL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Dutch Women's Soccer League. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DWSL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of distribute website locator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Embu Part of Speech: name 1. A city in São Paulo, Brazil. 2. A town in Kenya. 3. a Bantu language of Kenya.
Word: empurpled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of empurple Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: empurpled Part of Speech: adj 1. made purple, especially having a purple complexion because of rage etc. Example: 2004. "Intended as ironic, this remark empurpled the anti-anti-Communists who predominated on the intellectual left." —Christopher Hitchens. "Susan Sontag: Remembering an intellectual heroine." http://www.slate.com/id/2111506 2. over-embellished or flowery
Word: purple prose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from a reference by the Roman poet Horace. 1. Extravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work. Labels: uncountable Example: Swinburne is often a very discerning critic in spite of his penchant for purple prose. Example: His persecuted characters bleed purple prose, and he persistently confuses an assault on the nerves with a cry from the heart.
Word: flokati Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Greek φλοκάτη (flokáti), from φλόκι (flóki, “flock, shag”), from Italian flocco. 1. A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile. Example: The woolly flotakis in the bedrooms, terracotta and ceramic tiles elsewhere; the few antiques Elise had skilfully harmonised with large and comfortable modern module pieces.
Word: Orange River Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named in honor of the House of Orange-Nassau. 1. The longest river in South Africa. Example: October in Orania can be charming. When the sun sets, long ribbons of burnt orange settle on the horizon. The flies and mosquitoes that come with the oppressive summer heat haven’t arrived yet. It is Magdalene Kleynhans’ favourite time of year. “You can sit outside until late into the night,” says the businesswoman, whose family spend much of their time outdoors. Her children fish from the banks of the Orange River whenever they choose. Kleynhans leaves the house unlocked. “It’s a good life. It’s a big privilege.”
Word: Orange-Nassau Part of Speech: name 1. The royal house or family of the Netherlands. 2. The Principality of Orange-Nassau.
Word: flying buttress Part of Speech: noun 1. A buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports, and is connected to it by an arch (flyer).
Word: DNA sequence Part of Speech: noun 1. The string of base pairs (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) which, when arranged in triplets to form codons, create a DNA string which encodes polypeptides.
Word: buttress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French ars bouterez (noun, literally “supporting arcs”), from bouterez (adjective), oblique plural of bouteret (rare in the singular), from Frankish *bôtan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to push”). Ultimately cognate with beat. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtɹəs/, /ˈbʌtɹɪs/ 1. A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it. Example: It was decided, therefore, to build eight concrete buttresses from the new strengthening work to safeguard the general stability of the wall along the length where the greatest movement had taken place. 2. Anything that serves to support something; a prop. Labels: broadly 3. A buttress root. 4. A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock. Example: Crowell Buttresses, Dismal Buttress Example: All that day they rode into broken land. The prairie with its grass and rolling hills was behind them, and they entered a sparse, dry, rocky country, full of draws and short cañons and ominous buttresses. 5. Anything that supports or strengthens. Labels: figuratively Example: the grand pillar and buttress of the good old cause of nonconformity
Word: buttress Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French ars bouterez (noun, literally “supporting arcs”), from bouterez (adjective), oblique plural of bouteret (rare in the singular), from Frankish *bôtan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to push”). Ultimately cognate with beat. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtɹəs/, /ˈbʌtɹɪs/ 1. To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress. 2. To support something or someone by supplying evidence. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Buttressed by elaborate account statements and a deep reservoir of trust from his investors and regulators, Mr. Madoff steered his fraud scheme safely through a severe recession in the early 1990s, a global financial crisis in 1998 and the anxious aftermath of the terrorist attacks in September 2001.
Word: forepaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + paw. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)pɔː/, /ˈfɔɹpɔ/, /ˈfɔɹpɑ/ 1. Either of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans.
Word: foundational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰnós Proto-Indo-European *bʰundʰós Proto-Italic *fundos Latin fundus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin fundō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fundātiōder. Old French fondacionbor. Middle English foundacioun English foundation English -al English foundational From foundation + -al. Pronunciation: /faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃə.nəl/ 1. Of or relating to a foundation or foundations. 2. Fundamental or underlying. Example: Racism courses through Donald Trump’s blood and is one of the foundational principles of his presidency. Which is why, when faced with one of the greatest uprisings against police brutality this nation has seen, a movement led by black people around the country and joined by all other people of color and white people as well, his only policy solution is to start a race war.
Word: founding father Part of Speech: noun 1. A man who founded something.
Word: Founding Father Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First used by then-U.S. senator Warren G. Harding in his keynote speech at the 1916 Republican National Convention. 1. Any of the men who were responsible for the founding of the United States of America. Chiefly used to refer to political leaders who drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution, and to military leaders who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Labels: US, in-plural Example: At the heart of it, I thought of the Great Society as an extension of the Bill of Rights. When our fundamental American rights were set forth by the Founding Fathers, they reflected the concerns of a people who sought freedom in their time. But in our time a broadened concept of freedom requires that every American have the right to a healthy body, a full education, a decent home, and the opportunity to develop to the best of his talents.
Word: forested Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English forest Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English forested From forest + -ed. 1. Covered in forest. Example: Tasikoki has some 70 crested black macaques housed together in large, forested enclosures to let them establish hierarchies.
Word: forested Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English forest Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English forested From forest + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of forest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: foretelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of foretell Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: foretelling Part of Speech: noun 1. prediction Example: foretellings of doom
Word: for good and all Part of Speech: adv 1. In a way that is conclusive and final. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: hauing prepared a like feather to the same, of some other Hawke or fowle, resembling the broken feather: you muste cutte the quyll of it, and so force it togyther, as it maye enter the broken quyll of the Hawkes feather, annoynting it before you thruste it in, or seeme to place it for good and all, in the gummie fatte of a fygge Example: It is so long since the reader […] has been parted from the midwife, that it is high time to mention her again to him, merely to put him in mind that there is such a body still in the world, and whom […] I am going to introduce to him for good and all:
Word: decedent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin decedens, present active participle of decedere (“to depart, die”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈsiːdənt/, /dɪˈsi.dənt/ 1. A dead person. Labels: US Example: “A check of the nightstands revealed large amounts of prescription medication in the decedent’s name,” the coroner’s notes said, according to TMZ.com. Example: A 2020 study found that MAiD recipients in Ontario tended to be wealthier, less likely to be in institutional care, and more likely to be married than the average Ontario decedent.
Word: decedent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin decedens, present active participle of decedere (“to depart, die”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈsiːdənt/, /dɪˈsi.dənt/ 1. Removing; departing; deceased. Labels: not-comparable Example: satisfy every claimant upon the estate of a decedent person
Word: fork bomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fork (“splitting-up of an existing process”) + bomb. 1. A program that creates a large number of self-replicating tasks or processes in a computer system in order to cause a denial of service. Example: In contrast to the wabbit's slow growth, a fork bomb quickly generates multiple copies itself. Example: By using the limits described in this chapter, you can mitigate the risk of a fork bomb by restricting the maximum number of processes that a single user can invoke. While the fork bomb can still cause your system to become highly loaded, […]
Word: fragmentation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fragment Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English fragmentation From fragment + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪ̯ʃən/, [ˌfɹʷæɡmənˈtʰeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɹʷæɡmn̩ˈtʰeɪ̯ʃn̩], /ˌfɹæɡmənˈtæɪt͡ʃən/, [ˌfɹʷæɡmənˈtʰæ̝ɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɹʷæɡmn̩ˈtʰæ̝ɪ̯ʃn̩], /ˌfɹeɪ̯ɡmənˈteɪ̯ʃən/ 1. The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A form of asexual reproduction or cloning where an organism splits into one or more pieces. Those pieces then become new individuals. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. the process of splitting into several pieces or fragments, which is useful for a cell during both DNA cloning and apoptosis. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. the dissociation of energetically unstable molecular ions formed from passing the molecules mass spectrum. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. the an operation that breaks of solid matter in a body part into pieces, such as kidney stones Labels: countable, uncountable 9. the organization of production into different stages, which are divided among different suppliers often are located in different countries. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. the use of fragments or the "division of a musical idea into segments". Labels: countable, uncountable 11. the absence or underdevelopment of connections between a society and the grouping of certain of its members. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: frame house Part of Speech: noun 1. A house constructed on a light wooden framework.
Word: stylography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: style (stylus) + -graphy 1. The process of drawing or writing using a stylus onto a wax tablet, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: stylograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: style (stylus) + -graph 1. A fountain pen that has a thin hollow tube or needle instead of a nib, and which releases ink when pressed against the paper.
Word: stylographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stylography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English stylographic From stylography + -ic. 1. Pertaining to or designed to be used for stylography; stylographical. Example: All the paper that I possess consists of five old note-books and a lot of scraps, and I have only the one stylographic pencil; but so long as I can move my hand I will continue to set down our experiences and impressions[.]
Word: stylographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English stylographic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English stylographically From stylographic + -ally. 1. In a stylographic manner.
Word: stylographical Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to stylography; stylographic.
Word: trudging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of trudge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: trudging Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who trudges, or walks slowly and heavily. Example: The unceasing fatigue of my daily walks to and from Clapham, with my various trudgings from one Doctor Humbug to another Doctor Whimsical, combined with the before-mentioned causes to affect my health.
Word: tonno Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian tonno. Doublet of tuna. 1. Tuna in solid (unflaked) form, packed in olive oil. Labels: uncountable
Word: zuppe Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zuppa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: truculence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French truculence, from Latin truculentia. Pronunciation: /ˈtrʌk.jə.ləns/ 1. The state of being truculent; eagerness to fight; ferocity. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: To these provincial autocrats, before whom the peaceable population of all classes had been accustomed to tremble, the reserve of that English-looking engineer caused an uneasiness which swung to and fro between cringing and truculence. Example: He was huge in all that he did, and his benevolence was even more overpowering than his truculence.
Word: Galle Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Sri Lanka.
Word: truculency Part of Speech: noun 1. Truculence. Labels: uncountable 2. A truculent remark or behaviour. Labels: countable
Word: Garbe Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a German surname, variant of Garb, which is converged from words such as gerben (“to tan”) and Ger (“spear”). Compare the surnames Gerber, Gerhardt. * As a French surname, from Old French gerba (“wheatsheaf”) (see modern verb gerber (“to sheave”)). 1. A surname from German. Example: Garbe has been CMO for just over two years, according to his LinkedIn profile. The company said its US chief commercial officer Kyle Norrington will oversee marketing going forward.
Word: truculently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English truculent Middle English -ly English -ly English truculently From truculent + -ly. 1. With aggression; savagely. Example: "It's no use your staying here, because I'm not going to copper anybody," said the woman truculently. "My lodgers are respectable people; they keep themselves to themselves, and I keep myself to myself.[…]" Example: After working hard for a couple of weeks he suddenly downed tools and truculently demanded thirty shillings.
Word: Garn Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Example: Jake Garn was sick, was pretty sick. I don't know whether we should tell stories like that. But anyway, Jake Garn, he has made a mark in the Astronaut Corps because he represents the maximum level of space sickness that anyone can ever attain, and so the mark of being totally sick and totally incompetent is one Garn. Most guys will get maybe to a tenth Garn, if that high.
Word: Garn Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit used to measure nausea. A score of one Garn means the sufferer is fully incapacitated. Labels: no-plural Example: Jake Garn was sick, was pretty sick. I don't know whether we should tell stories like that. But anyway, Jake Garn, he has made a mark in the Astronaut Corps because he represents the maximum level of space sickness that anyone can ever attain, and so the mark of being totally sick and totally incompetent is one Garn. Most guys will get maybe to a tenth Garn, if that high.
Word: minestrone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Directly from Italian minestrone, from minestra (“soup”, ultimately from Latin ministrō) + -one (augmentative suffix). Pronunciation: /ˌmɪnɪˈstɹəʊnɪ/, /ˌmɪnəˈstɹoʊni/ 1. Any of many thick Italian vegetable soups. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: head boy Part of Speech: noun 1. A boy chosen to lead a school sixth form, whose duties may include representing the school and organising the prefects. Labels: UK
Word: stracciatella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian stracciato Italian -ella Italian stracciatellabor. English stracciatella Borrowed from Italian stracciatella, from stracciare (“to rip, to tear up”), of ultimate Latin origin. For further information, see the Italian entry. Pronunciation: /ˌstɹɑt͡ʃi.əˈtɛlə/, /ˌstɹæt͡ʃəˈtɛlə/ 1. An Italian soup consisting of a meat broth and small shreds of an egg-based mixture, prepared by drizzling the mixture into boiling broth and stirring. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ‘I had the happy notion of adding an egg,’ Williams shouted back. ‘It poaches in the soup. Not unlike an Italian stracciatella. Singularly toothsome.[…]’ 2. A type of Italian gelato (milk-based ice cream) with chocolate shavings. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of several types of cheese often pulled into shreds. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of several types of cheese often pulled into shreds. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, especially, uncountable
Word: pointy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English point Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pointy From point + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪnti/ 1. Pointed in shape; having a point or points. Labels: informal 2. In the Raku programming language: being a block or subroutine that acts as a closure accepting a list of parameters (denoted by the pointed arrow symbol ->). Example: a pointy sub; a pointy block
Word: pointy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English point Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pointy From point + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪnti/ 1. Any pointed object. Labels: informal Example: Even though Skylar has never had a seizure to my knowledge since the incident in school, she still sees the things she likes to call pointies, just not as many as before, since she started taking the valproic acid, but still there's a few. Example: Plus, it's likely she will bite you the first few times you try messing with her mouth, so why not get those bites out of the way before the sharp pointies come in?
Word: blue daze Part of Speech: noun 1. A perennial flowering plant, Evolvulus nuttallianus, with blue petals.
Word: Geisel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Geisel. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Dida Part of Speech: name 1. A Kru language spoken in Côte d'Ivoire.
Word: Dogri Part of Speech: name 1. An Indo-Aryan language, spoken primarily in Jammu region, parts of Himachal Pradesh & parts of Northern Punjab in India and Pakistan.
Word: Giebel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Giebel. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Gitter Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Gitter. 1. A surname from German.
Word: murri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin muriabor. Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܪܝܵܐ (mūryā)bor. Arabic مُرِّيّ (murriyy)bor. English murri Borrowed from Arabic مُرِّيّ (murriyy), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܪܝܵܐ (mūryā, “brine”), borrowed from Latin muria (“brine, salty pickling solution”). 1. A medieval Arab condiment made from fermented barley. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: Dolgan Part of Speech: noun 1. A Turkic people, who inhabit the Taymyria region in the Krasnoyarsk Krai (Красноя́рский край) in Russia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Dolgan Part of Speech: name 1. The language of these people.
Word: Dolgan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Cognate of Dolhan, Douhan, Dovgan, Dovhan, and Dowhan. Compare Kovtun / Koltun. See l-vocalization. 1. A surname.
Word: Domaaki Part of Speech: name 1. An Indo-European language spoken in northern Pakistan.
Word: Ekoti Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language spoken in the Nampula province of Mozambique.
Word: semolina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Aramaic סְמִידָאder. Latin simila Italian semola Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Italian -ino Italian semolinobor. English semolina From earlier semolino, borrowed from Italian semolino, diminutive of semola, from Latin simila (“finest wheat flour”). Compare regional German Semmel (“bread roll”). Pronunciation: /ˌsɛməˈliːnə/ 1. Coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Such grains, usually from durum wheat, used in the preparation of pasta, couscous and various sweet dishes. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Ellipsis of semolina pudding. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable, usually
Word: Griff Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪf/ 1. A male given name.
Word: semolina pudding Part of Speech: noun 1. A soft dessert made by boiling a mixture of semolina, sugar and flavourings in milk. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: like new Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Seemingly new; as good as new. Example: After a thorough shine, your shoes look like new. 2. As though new; as good as new. Example: Make your car run like new.
Word: like new Part of Speech: adj 1. Seemingly new; as good as new. Labels: not-comparable Example: Our like-new refrigerator didn't last the year.
Word: attributing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈtɹɪb.juː.tɪŋ/, /əˈtɹɪb.(j)ə.tɪŋ/, [əˈtɹɪb.(j)ə.ɾɪŋ] 1. present participle and gerund of attribute Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abnormalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abnormality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amphibious car Part of Speech: noun Etymology: amphibious + car 1. a motor car that can also travel on water
Word: Bellini Part of Speech: name Etymology: The cocktail is named after Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini. 1. A surname from Italian. 2. Giovanni Bellini, Venetian painter 3. Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer
Word: Bellini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The cocktail is named after Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini. 1. A cocktail made from Prosecco and peach juice. Example: When made well the Bellini consists of only these two ingredients: chilled fresh white peach puree and Prosecco.
Word: vogue word Part of Speech: noun 1. A neologism that gains sudden popularity but is forgotten after a relatively short time.
Word: perf Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɜː(ɹ)f/ 1. Abbreviation of perforated; when followed by a number, eg, perf 14, this indicates the number of perforations per two centimetres. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Abbreviation of perfective. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 3. Clipping of perfect. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, not-comparable Example: Games are perf for home use or as [a] money maker. Example: The best one I have ever seen on an ammy is +1 sorc and +18 str It was perf for my sorc who needed just a bit more strength [...]
Word: perf Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɜː(ɹ)f/ 1. Clipping of performance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Example: I put in a note about her perf, including when and how I found out about it. 2. Clipping of (of postage stamps or photographic film) perforation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable
Word: perf Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɜː(ɹ)f/ 1. Clipping of perforate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Word: imperf Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of imperfect. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Clipping of imperforate or imperforated. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Word: imperf Part of Speech: noun 1. An imperforated stamp.
Word: wisteria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from taxonomic name Wisteria. Pronunciation: /wɪsˈtɛriə/, /wɪsˈtiriə/ 1. Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I know it's typical of me to keep secrets to find my way back again Touch of conditional love Reasons to keep me from binding the pathogen Wisteria grows I just want a clear view Example: (I’m too often haunted by a line from her 2006 novel, Wicked!, in which she tackles 9/11 by lamenting that the “people leaping out of the flaming tower windows” tragically had “no wisteria to aid their descent.”)
Word: imperforate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- English perforate English imperforate From im- + perforate. 1. Not perforated. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not perforated. Labels: not-comparable Example: imperforate anus Example: imperforate hymen
Word: imperforate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- English perforate English imperforate From im- + perforate. 1. A postage stamp that has not been perforated.
Word: Pandavas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from Pandu, the mytho-historical figure represented as the father of the members of this group. 1. A mytho-historical group of archetypes of perfection, the five acknowledged sons of Pandu, according to the Indian epic Mahabharata. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: psychotomimetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From psychoto- + mimetic. 1. That induces a temporary state of altered perception and symptoms similar to those of psychosis (such as hallucinations). Labels: not-comparable Example: Considering the way government researchers administered LSD, it's not surprising that an official view emerged that LSD made you mad. The researchers described tripping and psychosis as one and the same, and called LSD and similar substances 'psychotomimetic' – that is, mimicking madness.
Word: psychotomimetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psychoto- + mimetic. 1. Any psychotomimetic drug, such as LSD.
Word: pulse demodulator Part of Speech: noun 1. a device that recovers the modulating signal from a pulse modulated wave
Word: pulse jet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pulsejet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pulsejet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pulse + jet. 1. a valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb
Word: V-1 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Vergeltungswaffe eins (“retaliation weapon one”). 1. An early cruise missile, powered by a pulsejet, used by Germany in the Second World War. Labels: historical
Word: V-1 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From V + 1. 1. Alternative form of V1. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: doodlebug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From doodle + bug. Pronunciation: /ˈduːdl̩ˌbʌɡ/ 1. The V-1 flying bomb. Labels: UK, informal Example: Soon after Richard was adopted, Orwell's flat was wrecked by a doodlebug. 2. An automobile converted into a cheap tractor for a small farm during the Second World War. Labels: historical 3. An antlion larva (Myrmeleontidae). 4. A cockchafer (genus Melolontha). Labels: UK 5. A woodlouse. Labels: regional Example: Common names for woodlice vary throughout the English-speaking world. They include roly-poly, pill bug (usually applied only to the genus Armadillidium), sow bug, doodle bug, carpenter (Newfoundland),[…] cheesybug (Kent), and cheeselog. 6. A term of endearment. Labels: informal 7. A slackard or time-waster. Labels: informal 8. An idiot. Labels: informal 9. Someone who draws constantly. Labels: informal 10. A divining rod or similarly intended device. Labels: informal 11. Individual self-propelled train cars. Labels: obsolete
Word: flying bomb Part of Speech: noun 1. Any early guided missile, but especially the V-1. Example: In this category may be placed the new tube tunnel shelters in London, some of which have now been brought into use because of the flying-bomb attack. Example: All the main-line railways, as well as London Transport, were affected by flying-bomb damage, but naturally the Southern Railway was the principal sufferer for geographical reasons, and the L.N.E.R. came next with the damage it sustained in the Stratford area. The principal effect of the flying bomb was to cause widespread blast damage to railway buildings and signalling and other installations, and to a smaller extent tracks, with resultant delays and the need for emergency repair.
Word: V-2 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: German Vergeltungswaffe zwei (“retaliation weapon two”). 1. An early long-range liquid-fuel ballistic missile used by Germany during the Second World War. Labels: historical Example: Alternative form: V2
Word: V-2 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From V + 2. 1. Alternative form of V2. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: V-2 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From V- + 2. 1. Alternative spelling of V-twin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: etatisme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A hypercorrect form of etatism via French -isme, equivalent to a misspelled version of étatisme. 1. Alternative form of etatism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, hypercorrect, uncountable
Word: early bath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the belief that players bathe together after a match, so if a player gets sent off, he or she can get into the bath before the other players. 1. The condition of being shown a red card in soccer. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic Example: That was a horrible tackle: he can expect an early bath for that.
Word: fourth official Part of Speech: noun 1. The official who keeps things at the dugout in order, and displays substitutions and the amount of injury time
Word: injury time Part of Speech: noun 1. Additional time played after each period of a game in order to compensate for stoppages due to player injuries; loosely extended to include time added on to compensate for all types of stoppages, i.e. synonymous with stoppage time. Labels: uncountable
Word: centre circle Part of Speech: noun 1. The circle in the centre of the pitch which, at kick-off, the defending team may not enter until the attacking side has touched the ball. Example: Vardy should have equalled Dunne’s record nine minutes in, when he dispossessed Williams in the centre circle and sped clear.
Word: six-yard box Part of Speech: noun 1. An enclosed area inside the penalty area, extending 6 yards (5.5 metres) from the goal, inside which a goal kick must be taken. Example: Roman Sharonov rose unchallenged to head a corner wide, while diminutive winger Gokdeniz Karadeniz ghosted in with a diving header from the edge of the six-yard box that was acrobatically kept out by Gomes.
Word: penalty area Part of Speech: noun 1. An area of a pitch or field, inside which a penalty is given to the offensive team if a foul is made by the defensive team. Example: Racing out of his penalty area after a poor clearance, Haimov was beaten to the ball by Jerome, who rolled it to the waiting Shotton to fire a low shot past the goalkeeper.
Word: penny farthing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reference to the relative sizes of the two wheels resembling that of the old British coins of the same name. Retronym for ordinary bicycle, coined after the invention of the safety bicycle that has since become the standard type of bicycle. 1. A type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than the rear one.
Word: shin pad Part of Speech: noun 1. A protective piece of clothing worn over the shin.
Word: penalty shoot-out Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of penalty shootout. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cheery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English cheri, equivalent to cheer + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪəɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃɪɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃɪɚi/, /ˈt͡ʃiɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃiɹɪ/ 1. In a good mood, happy, cheerful. Example: The air, too, was heavy with perfume, and a nightingale, high in the heavens, gave out a cheery song of welcome.
Word: augmenter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English augment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English augmenter From augment + -er. 1. One who, or that which, augments or increases something.
Word: exhibits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exhibit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exhibits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of exhibit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Salisbury Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Saresbury, from Old English *Searesbyriġ, Searobyriġ, Searoburh, from searu (“armor”) via folk etymology + byriġ, burh (“stronghold”), partial translation of British Latin Sorviodūnum, Sorbiodōnum, from *sorwjo-, *sorbjo- of unknown Celtic origin, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”) (compare Proto-Celtic *srutom (“a stream”)) + Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”). Dissimilation of -r- to -l- is the result of influence from Salesbury in Lancashire, from sealh (“willow”) + burh (“stronghold”). The naming of the village in New Brunswick is not entirely certain. It may be named after explorer John Salusbury (1707 - 1762) or after Salisbury in England. The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after the village. The former capital of Rhodesia was named after Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830–1903) who served three times as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒlz.bɹi/, /ˈsɔːlz.bɹi/, /ˈsɔːz.bɹi/, /ˈsɑlz.bɛɹ.i/, /ˈsɔlz-/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Colin McEvers, Chair of the College Republicans, hosted an event at Salisbury University featuring guest speaker Jared Taylor. 13. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A placename: Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: Albany Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder. Proto-Celtic *albiyū Old Irish Albubor. Medieval Latin Albaniabor. Middle English Albany English Albany From Middle English from Medieval Latin Albania (“Scotland”), from Scottish Gaelic Alba (“Scotland”), from Old Irish Albu (“Britain, Scotland”), from Proto-Celtic *albiyū (“world”, literally “white (place)”) (compare Old Welsh elbid (“world”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰos (“white”), possibly in reference to the White Cliffs of Dover. Doublet of Albania. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːl.bə.ni/, /ˈɒl.bə.ni/, /ˈɔːlb.ni/, /ˈɒlb.ni/ 1. Scotland north of the River Forth. Labels: archaic
Word: Albany Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Albany ("Scotland"), a Scottish duchy created in 1398 and bestowed upon younger sons of the King of Scots which became a British title upon the 1707 Act of Union. 1. A prominent duchy bestowed upon younger sons of the royal family, belonging first to the Scottish peerage and then (after the 1707 Act of Union) to the British. It is currently suspended. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 2. A surname, from the title of the Duke of Albany. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Albany Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named in honor of the crown prince James, Duke of Albany and York 1. The capital city of the state of New York in the United States, and the county seat of Albany County, New York. 2. A major river in Ontario, Canada. 3. A Hudson's Bay Company trading post in Ontario and the community that remains at its site.
Word: Albany Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named in honor of Albany, the capital city of New York state 1. A sizable city, the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States (76,939 during the 2000 census). 2. A former district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Labels: historical 3. Any of numerous minor American communities and towns: 4. Any of numerous minor American communities and towns: 5. Any of numerous minor American communities and towns: 6. Any of numerous minor American communities and towns: 7. Any of numerous minor American communities and towns: 8. Any of numerous minor American communities and towns: 9. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Albany Township.
Word: Albany Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named in honor of Prince Frederick, duke of Albany and York, the second son of King George III of Britain Pronunciation: /ˈæl.bə.ni/ 1. A port city in the Great Southern region, Western Australia. Example: Colonisation began towards the end of 1826, when a British settlement was founded at Albany, on the southern coast, and in the next year the whole territory (then known as New Holland) became a possession of the British Crown. 2. A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the City of Albany.
Word: Albany Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named in honour of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and son of Queen Victoria of Britain 1. A northern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
Word: Albany Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unknown 1. A suburb of Washington, City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2957).
Word: baby shower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From baby + shower (in the sense of being showered with gifts), perhaps influenced by bridal shower. 1. A party celebrating the pending or recent birth of a child, involving guests giving gifts (typically babycare items) to the parent(s).
Word: changes of venue Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of change of venue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: secondment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English second Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English secondment From second + -ment. Pronunciation: /səˈkɒn(d)mənt/ 1. The process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Currently on secondment as the Contract Delivery Manager for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, Kate is responsible for 210 members of staff - including train drivers, ground staff and frontline operational managers.
Word: can't wait Part of Speech: verb 1. To eagerly anticipate; to find it hard to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event. Labels: idiomatic, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: I can't wait for that party on Friday. 2. To need to be attended to right away. Labels: no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: I'm afraid this can't wait; it has to be done by Thursday.
Word: unwillingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unwilling + -ly or un- + willingly. 1. In an unwilling or uncooperative manner. Example: Mai unwillingly starts her journey, wondering how she, still dependent on her parents, can possibly be a reliable companion to her frail grandmother.
Word: run circles around Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Figurative, by the metaphor of lapping footrace competitors. 1. To outperform by a great margin. Labels: figuratively Example: You may think you're a good seller Carla, but Rickey will run circles around you any day!
Word: carry one's weight Part of Speech: verb 1. To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc. Labels: idiomatic Example: I think our jobs here are secure as long as we each carry our weight.
Word: carry one's own weight Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of carry one's weight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: carry a tune Part of Speech: verb 1. To produce music, especially to sing, with accurate relative pitch. Example: Jenny is named for a singer and Fanny for a beautiful dancer, but mother says they're both misfits, for Jenny can't carry a tune and Fanny's kind of stiff-legged. Example: Emmett burst forth in song, but his comrade punched him in the side and said, “Lord Sakes, shut up, you can't carry a tune in a bucket.
Word: obnubilation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin obnūbilātiō. Compare brain fog as a similar metaphor. By surface analysis, obnubilate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃən/, [ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃn̩] 1. The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1610, John Healey (tr.), Sᵗ. Auguſtine, of the Citie of God: with the learned Comments of Io. Lod. Vives, bk 3, ch. 15, pp. 127–8, note e Example: Let then others glory in their triumphs, and trophies, in their obnubilation of bodies coruscant, that they have brought fear upon Champions, forced contributions from the Herculesses of manhood. 2. Obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1753 Dec. 17th, John Rutty, A Spiritual Diary and Soliloquies in The Life of Samuel Johnſon, LL.D. (1791), aut. James Boswell, vol. II, “1777. Ætat. 68.”, p. 155 Example: Dimness or obnubilation of sight. 3. A veiling with or concealment in clouds. Labels: countable, literally, rare, uncountable Example: Homer, the father of the Poets, by these obnubilations, frequently rescues his heroes from the most imminent danger. Thus, in the third book of The Iliad, when Paris, defeated by Menelaus, is on the point of losing his life, Venus snatches him away in a fog: — // “Then, as once more he lifts the deadly dart, // In thirst of vengeance, at his rival’s heart, // The Queen of Love her fav’rite champion shrouds // (For Gods can all things) in a veil of clouds.” 4. Something that obscures or causes confoundment; an obfuscation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1999, Balachandra Rajan, Under Western Eyes: India from Milton to Macaulay, Afterword, p. 206 Example: The problem of error is crucial, for as Watt interrogates the foundations of rational inquiry, the distinctions between intended errors, authorial errors, mistakes introduced by publishers, changes of intention and other obnubilations loom all the larger.
Word: clouding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈklaʊdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of cloud Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present