nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: photoelastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- French élastiquebor. English elastic English photoelastic From photo- + elastic. 1. exhibiting birefringence when stressed 2. of, or relating to photoelasticity
Word: photonastic Part of Speech: adj 1. in response to light (and not just in the direction of the light source)
Word: phthisic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tisike, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin phthisicus (“suffering from tuberculosis”), from Ancient Greek φθισικός (phthisikós, “consumptive”), from φθίσις (phthísis, “tuberculosis, consumption”). Pronunciation: /ˈ(f)θɪzɪk/, /ˈtɪzɪk/ 1. A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any wasting disease. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A person suffering from phthisis. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phthisic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English tisike, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin phthisicus (“suffering from tuberculosis”), from Ancient Greek φθισικός (phthisikós, “consumptive”), from φθίσις (phthísis, “tuberculosis, consumption”). Pronunciation: /ˈ(f)θɪzɪk/, /ˈtɪzɪk/ 1. Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular; consumptive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phytologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French -logiquebor. English -logic English phytologic From phyto- + -logic. 1. phytological Labels: not-comparable
Word: phytological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical English phytological From phyto- + -logical. 1. of or relating to phytology Labels: not-comparable
Word: phytology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English phytology From phyto- + -logy. 1. the study of plants; botany Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: piccadilly Part of Speech: noun 1. piccadill Labels: obsolete
Word: piccadill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from Spanish picadillo, from picado (“punctured, pierced”); compare 17th century Spanish picadura (“a similar lace collar”). 1. A large, broad lace collar from the 17th century. Labels: historical Example: But he that some fortie or fifty yeares sithens should haue asked for a Pickadilly, I wonder who could haue vnderstood him, or could haue told what a Pickadilly had beene, either fish or flesh.
Word: pièce montée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pièce montée (“mounted piece”). 1. A decorative table ornament made from sugar, etc.
Word: pightle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain; probably a diminutive; forms widely attested from the early 13th century CE. Manning sees two different origins for the picle and pightle types, picle deriving from the verb to pick, as a portion of land picked off from a larger field, but pightle deriving from pight, an archaic past participle of the verb to pitch, as a portion of land pitched or set out from an open field. Since many dictionaries conflate the two terms, it is likely that they have influenced each other. Pingle seems to have appeared somewhat later than the other two types. Many instances of alternation with them are known, but it is unclear if it has a separate origin. Reformation by folk etymology with terms like piddle and pigtail is common. 1. A small piece of enclosed land, often by a hedge. Some authorities also indicate that a pightle tends to be associated with a house or messuage. Labels: archaic, dialectal
Word: pig's trotter Part of Speech: noun 1. The foot of a pig cooked as food.
Word: pillory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pilory, pillorie, from Old French pilori, pellori, which is either from Old Occitan espilori or Latin pīla (“pillar”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪləɹi/ 1. A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation. Labels: historical Example: Maires and Maceris that meanes be betwene / The Kynge and the comon to kepe the lawes / To pũnyſhen on pyleries and pynning ſtoles / Bruſterrs and bakeſters, bochers and cokes / For theſe ar mẽ on this mold þᵉ moſt harme worketh / To the pore people that percel mele byghe[...] Example: Cros·! þou dost no trouþe ; / On a pillori· my fruit to pinne, / He haþ no spot· of Adam sinne ; / Flesch· and veines· nou fleo a-twinne, / Wherfore I· rede of routhe·:
Word: pillory Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pilory, pillorie, from Old French pilori, pellori, which is either from Old Occitan espilori or Latin pīla (“pillar”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪləɹi/ 1. To put in a pillory. Labels: transitive 2. To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: There was no malice in my rubbish; but it laughed at the captain. It laughed at a man to whom such a thing was new and strange and dreadful. I did not know then, though I do now, that there is no suffering comparable with that which a private person feels when he is for the first time pilloried in print. Example: Mike Sarne would end up making a celluloid disasterpiece that is to this day pilloried as one of the worst films ever made. 3. To criticize harshly. Labels: transitive Example: The breakthrough came through Torres who, pilloried for his miss against Manchester United a week earlier, scored his second goal of the season. Example: [T]o suggest that their mere acquaintance in any way undermines Pinker’s work would be to make the kind of ad hominem fallacy that he rightfully pillories in this book.
Word: Pimbwe Part of Speech: name 1. a Bantu language of Tanzania
Word: pit against Part of Speech: verb 1. To set in opposition to someone or something else. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Two of the greatest tennis players will be pitted against each other in next week's final. Example: This prompted January's timetable consultation with options that, according to Chester ^([sic – meaning Cheshire]) West and Chester Councillor Andrew Cooper last March, pitted councils against each other.
Word: plethoral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English plethora Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English plethoral From plethora + -al. 1. having the characteristics of a plethora Labels: not-comparable
Word: polygenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + -genic. 1. controlled by the interaction of more than one gene Labels: not-comparable Example: A risk score based on multiple genetic differences, or polygenic risk score, predicted significantly more cases of early-onset heart disease than standard tests for single genetic defects, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine. 2. having an infinite number of derivatives at a point (otherwise it is monogenic) Labels: not-comparable
Word: polymastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English polymastia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English polymastic From polymastia + -ic. 1. Of, relating to, or having polymastia.
Word: polyphonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Originally from Ancient Greek πολύφωνος (polúphōnos) + -ic. In later use from poly- + -phonic. Pronunciation: /ˌpɒlɪˈfɒnɪk/ 1. Of or relating to polyphony. Example: a polyphonic ringtone 2. Having two or more independent but harmonic melodies. Example: Near-synonym: contrapuntal 3. Able to play more than one musical note at the same time. 4. Capable of being read in more than one way.
Word: poolish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Polish and French pouliche. Pronunciation: /puːlɪʃ/, /pulɪʃ/ 1. A mixture of flour and water with a little yeast; used to make some forms of dough. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In order to ensure a lower acidity, the ideal time to add the poolish to the dough is when it has matured. At this point it will have domed slightly and will be just beginning to deflate. A long poolish produces more interesting aromas and requires […]
Word: post-paid Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of postpaid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: postpaid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compound of post + paid. 1. Having the cost of postage already paid or included in the price. Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: postpaid Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Compound of post + paid. 1. With the cost of postage already paid or included in the price. Labels: not-comparable Example: The complete words and score … can be supplied by Dick & Fitzgerald, post-paid, on receipt of $2.00.
Word: postpaid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English pay English -ed English paid English postpaid From post- + paid. 1. Paid after the service (used especially of cellular phones). Labels: not-comparable
Word: postromantic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic English postromantic From post- + romantic. 1. Of the era following the romantic era (approximately 1880 to 1914). Labels: not-comparable
Word: postromantic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic English postromantic From post- + romantic. 1. A writer or artist from that era.
Word: post-romantic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of postromantic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: post romantic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of postromantic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: potichomania Part of Speech: noun 1. A process in which the inside of a glass vessel is painted or etched. Labels: uncountable
Word: preadolescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English adolescent English preadolescent From pre- + adolescent. 1. Of or relating to preadolescence.
Word: preadolescent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English adolescent English preadolescent From pre- + adolescent. 1. A child who has not yet reached puberty.
Word: preadolescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English adolescence English preadolescence From pre- + adolescence. 1. The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about nine and eleven for girls, and ten and twelve for boys. Labels: uncountable Example: Jojo gains what Pop’s lost of his bearing. First, a brace across his thighs, all the bowlegged softness of his preadolescence dissolved to a granite stance.
Word: preceptory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin praeceptoria, noun use of the feminine of praeceptorius (“commanding”), ultimately from praeceptor + -ius. Equivalent to preceptor + -y. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈsɛptəɹi/ 1. A community of the Knights Templar, or the physical buildings or estate of such a community. Example: “The most petty baron may arrest, try, and condemn a witch found within his own domain. And shall that power be denied to the Grand Master of the Temple within a preceptory of his Order?”
Word: preceptory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin praeceptoria, noun use of the feminine of praeceptorius (“commanding”), ultimately from praeceptor + -ius. Equivalent to preceptor + -y. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈsɛptəɹi/ 1. preceptive Labels: not-comparable Example: a law preceptory
Word: predispose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Either a back-formation from predisposition or borrowed from Middle French predisposer. 1. To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease). 2. To make someone inclined to something in advance; to influence.
Word: preempting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of preempt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pre-eminence Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of preeminence. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: And being always with her, and always talking confidentially, and his feelings exactly in that favourable state which a recent disappointment gives, those soft light eyes could not be very long in obtaining the pre-eminence. Example: While the Deutsche Bundesbahn has not reattained the pre-eminence in European railway speed that the German railways enjoyed before the 1939-1945 war, speeds in that country are steadily moving upwards [...].
Word: preeminence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin praeēminēntia. Pronunciation: /pɹiˈɛ.mɪˌnəns/ 1. The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. High importance; superiority. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.
Word: prefigure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English prefiguren, from Latin praefigurare, from figurare (“to shape, picture”). Pronunciation: /pɹiːfɪɡjɚ/ 1. To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand. Example: Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai, all prefigure NRx urban futures. 2. To predict or foresee.
Word: prefigure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English prefiguren, from Latin praefigurare, from figurare (“to shape, picture”). Pronunciation: /pɹiːfɪɡjɚ/ 1. That which prefigures or appears to predict; a harbinger. Example: Quite different is the way in which the tomboy girled the rebel narrative. In recent years, queer theorists have taken a deep interest in the tomboy as a prefigure for the butch dyke. Example: In his influential commentary (the Moralia) Gregory the Great interpreted the protagonist typologically as a prefigure of Christ and of the Church persecuted.
Word: prehension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prehensio, prehensionis. Doublet of prison. Pronunciation: /prɪˈhɛnʃən/ 1. The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. According to Alfred North Whitehead, a type of universally acting perception that is not limited to living, self-conscious beings, and which involves an interconnectedness of the observer and the observed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The addiction to punning was related to a reverence for the "Word." In a pun or a hieroglyphic figure, several lines come together in what Whitehead would call "a prehension"; in the comprehension of an event, that sympathetic resonance between the observor and the "thing" observed, there is a correspondence between the cosmic word of the gods (the Logos of St. John) and the inner words of the human mind, for each shares existence because it is a manifestation of divine laws and harmony.
Word: pre-op Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English op English pre-op From pre- + op. 1. Happening before an operation. Labels: not-comparable Example: a pre-op consultation Example: For example, Goal 7 “Reduce the risk of health care associated infections” stipulates, among other things, that hospitals have specific strategies in place to prevent surgical site infection (SSI), that they provide regular feedback about SSI rates to caregivers, with follow-up for 30 days, that they discontinue the use of shaving as a method of preop hair removal, etc. 2. Not yet operated on. Labels: not-comparable Example: The three pre-op transsexuals are attired in cheap, synthetic clothes and, to emphasize this point, one of them even wears a polyester imitation of Samantha's luxury silk nightgown […]
Word: pre-op Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English op English pre-op From pre- + op. 1. A preoperative patient or procedure. 2. A preoperative trans person.
Word: preoperative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English operative English preoperative From pre- + operative. 1. Prior to surgery. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preoperative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English operative English preoperative From pre- + operative. 1. A transgender person who has not yet undergone gender reassignment surgery.
Word: presexual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English sexual English presexual From pre- + sexual. 1. Not yet capable of sexual reproduction. Labels: not-comparable Example: In fact, the only females in the novel who do not practice extreme repression in one form or another are presexual girls. 2. Before sexual intercourse. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Boomeroo Bulls were not only well and truly pissed but loving one another so much they seemed to be forever in one of their coracle-like prosexual scrums. Example: He was filled with the presexual rush of affection that felt like love […]
Word: pressmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pressman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pressman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From press + man. 1. Someone who operates a printing press. Example: The suspicious pressmen had threatened destruction to anyone whose inventions might suspend their employment—'destruction to him and his traps.' Example: As the pressman returns the inkballs to the inkstone, the journeyman closes the frisket and tympan. 2. A journalist or newspaper reporter. Example: "He hates pressmen, but I am in his confidence, for he knows that I will publish no more than he authorizes." Example: Quite a crowd of townspeople turned out to see the train start, and several pressmen were busily engaged in taking notes and photographs. 3. One who pressgangs people into naval service. 4. One who presses clothes. Example: a tailor's pressman
Word: should of Part of Speech: verb 1. Eye dialect spelling of should have or should've. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling 2. Misconstruction of should have and should've. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction
Word: would of Part of Speech: verb 1. Eye dialect spelling of would have or would've. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling 2. Misconstruction of would have and would've. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction
Word: could of Part of Speech: verb 1. Eye dialect spelling of could have or could've. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling 2. Misconstruction of could have and could've. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction
Word: might of Part of Speech: phrase 1. Misspelling of might've. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: colour bar Part of Speech: noun 1. The segregation of people of different colour or race, especially any barrier to black people participating in activities with white people. Labels: UK Example: That first morning at the firm, a pleasant young white secretary, Miss Lieberman, took me aside and said, ‘Nelson, we have no colour bar here at the law firm.’ Example: In my hometown of Portsmouth there was a riot in 1943, with the locals scorning attempts by American military policemen to enforce a color bar in the pubs. 2. A pattern of varying tonal density that enables visual and numeric comparisons to be made across multiple printed sheets or pages. Labels: UK 3. A layer of good jewellery-quality opal within a rough opal. Labels: UK
Word: micturient Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a need to urinate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: murra Part of Speech: noun 1. An ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61 B.C. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: ratty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rat + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjective). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæti/, [-ɾi] 1. Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike. 2. Infested with rats. 3. In poor condition or repair. Labels: figuratively, informal Example: We got an old tin lantern, and a butcher knife without any handle, and a bran-new Barlow knife worth two bits in any store, and a lot of tallow candles, and a tin candlestick, and a gourd, and a tin cup, and a ratty old bed-quilt off the bed, […] and just as we were leaving I found a tolerable good curry-comb, and Jim he found a ratty old fiddle-bow, and a wooden leg. Example: The Marcher lord was still clad in his ratty black cloak and dented breastplate with its chipped enamel lightning. 4. Crazy, mad; ridiculous; slightly strange, eccentric; also (followed by about, on, or over), attracted to, infatuated with. Labels: Australia, figuratively, informal 5. Annoyed, bad-tempered, irritable. Labels: figuratively, informal Example: He got bad, he got ratty, he would take it out on people around him. He was mean when it turned against him.
Word: ratty Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹæti/, [-ɾi] 1. Synonym of knock down ginger (“prank of knocking on a front door and running away”). Labels: uncountable
Word: prodigally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English prodigal Middle English -ly English -ly English prodigally From prodigal + -ly. 1. In a prodigal manner; extravagantly or wastefully.
Word: professorially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English professorial Middle English -ly English -ly English professorially From professorial + -ly. 1. In a professorial manner.
Word: professorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin professōrius (“professiorial; authoritative”) + -al. By surface analysis, professor + -ial. Pronunciation: /ˌprɒfəˈsɔːɹiəl/, /prəˌfɛˈsɔːɹiəl/ 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a professor or professors, or of a professorship or professorships. Example: David and I were not "intimate" friends. There was always a certain old-worldly formality about our interchanges. There was something professorial and distant about David, something that commanded respect, partially, I think, because he was so respectful himself. Example: Adamant that women could not enter the professorial fraternity, [[w:Cornell University|Cornell [University]]] did not appoint any women professors until 1911 and then only in home economics. Comstock regained her professorial title only in 1913, after working for many years as a lecturer (Conable 127, 130).
Word: proteoclastic Part of Speech: adj 1. proteolytic
Word: proteolytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From proteo- + -lytic. 1. Of, relating to, or promoting proteolysis. Labels: not-comparable Example: A recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified diverse proteolytic effects including gelatinolytic, caseinolytic, and fibrinolytic activities.
Word: blood blister Part of Speech: noun 1. A blister filled with blood, usually caused by a sharp pinch to the skin.
Word: proteolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English proteo- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English proteolysis From proteo- + -lysis. 1. The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: protozoic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the protozoa. Labels: not-comparable
Word: protrusive Part of Speech: adj 1. that protrudes; protruding 2. rather conspicuous; obtrusive
Word: provisioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From provision + -er. 1. One who supplies provisions. Example: Near-synonyms: victualler, victualer; supplier; outfitter; equipper; dealer; vendor 2. One who or that which provisions (sets up an account, resources, etc.). Example: A provisioner accepts a recipe, a list of steps required to prepare an environment for an application.
Word: pseudogamy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English -gamy English pseudogamy From pseudo- + -gamy. 1. gynogenesis Labels: uncountable 2. any reproductive process that requires pollination but does not involve male inheritance. Labels: uncountable 3. a type of agamospermy in which the endosperm is fertilized but the embryo is not. Labels: uncountable
Word: pseudohermaphroditism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English hermaphrodite Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hermaphroditism English pseudohermaphroditism From pseudo- + hermaphroditism. 1. The condition of having internal reproductive organs / gonads that are typical of one sex, but external genitalia that is typical of the other, or that is ambiguous, which occurs for example in some people with androgen insensitivity syndrome. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pseudoscientific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudoscience + -ific, by analogy with scientific, equivalent to pseudo- + scientific. 1. Of, relating to, or employing pseudoscience; not scientific, though purporting to be scientific. Example: […] another example of the desire to control deviant lifestyles: the preparation by the FBI of pseudoscientific "profiles" that purport to describe the murderers. Example: Many postsecondary educators are concerned about the rising tide of pseudoscientific, fundamentally anti-intellectual belief among otherwise well educated Americans.
Word: psychosocial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social English psychosocial From psycho- + social. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯ˈsəʊ̯.ʃəl/, /ˌsaɪ̯.koʊ̯ˈsoʊ̯.ʃəl/ 1. Having both psychological and social aspects. Labels: not-comparable Example: It seems to me that most of those who adhere to an organicist position in psychiatry espouse a system of values of which they are unaware. They imply that they recognize as scientific only physics (and its branches), but instead of asserting this, they say that they object to psychosocial theories only because they are false. Example: Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, as articulated in the second half of the 20th century by Erik Erikson in collaboration with Joan Erikson,^([1]) is a comprehensive psychoanalytic theory that identifies a series of eight stages that a healthy developing individual should pass through from infancy to late adulthood.
Word: psychosociological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English sociological English psychosociological From psycho- + sociological. 1. Having both psychological and sociological aspects. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to psychosociology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: publands Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pub + lands. 1. An area with many pubs. Labels: UK, plural, plural-only, rare Example: warn the young — / keep from the publands in the port / or into sewerage you'll be flung. Example: Part love story, part thriller, and set in the publands of London's Earls Court,[…]
Word: punkie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jersey Dutch *punkje + English -ie (diminutive suffix). *Punkje is derived from Delaware Munsee *pónkwes + Dutch -je (diminutive suffix); and *pónkwes from Proto-Algonquian *penkw- (“ashes; dust”) (whence Unami punkw (“dust”); probably referring to the insects’ small size) + *-ehs- (diminutive suffix). Compare the name of the Pennsylvania, USA, borough Punxsutawney (from Unami punkwës utènay (“sandfly town”)). Pronunciation: /ˈpʌŋki/ 1. A small two-winged fly or midge of the family Ceratopogonidae, which bites and then sucks the blood of mammals; a biting midge or sandfly. Labels: New-England
Word: punkie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly an alteration of pumpkin (“plant of the species Cucurbita pepo; round orange or yellow fruit of this plant; (archaic) any type of edible gourd”) + -ie (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈpʌŋki/ 1. In full punkie lantern: a lantern similar to a jack-o'-lantern consisting of a gourd such as a pumpkin or a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel or swede which has been hollowed out, in which a candle has been placed; these are chiefly displayed during Punkie Night in late October. Labels: England, South, West
Word: punkie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly an alteration of the first two syllables of pumpkinseed (“the North American sunfish Lepomis gibbosus”) + -ie (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈpʌŋki/ 1. Synonym of pumpkinseed (“a North American sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus”). Labels: US Example: But, although anything but a wary fish, the sunfish is not easy to catch because of its small mouth. Unless a small hook is used, meager results are secured in proportion to the antics of the cork or bobber, which in good "punkie" territory is likely to jiggle, stand on end and depart bottomward on short notice.
Word: punky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English punk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English punky From punk + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌŋki/, /ˈpəŋ-/ 1. Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft. Example: He said nothing, rousing himself once in a while to go through his hunting gear or repair a packstrap, and he even hollowed out a punky log with a hatchet for some use I couldn't divine. 2. Of or pertaining to the punk subculture. Example: a punky hairstyle Example: It was mainly men who attended the event and of the women there, most came with gay men and appeared to be faghags. In fact, when the dancing started, the scene looked more like a punky hetero event, except for the presence of a few queens and fairies.
Word: punky Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpʌŋki/, /ˈpəŋ-/ 1. Alternative spelling of punkie (“small two-winged fly or midge; lantern similar to a jack-o'-lantern”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: punky Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpʌŋki/, /ˈpəŋ-/ 1. Alternative spelling of punkie (“pumpkinseed fish”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pinch cake Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various quickly-made Texan desserts made from unbaked biscuit dough, with butter (or margarine), sugar, cinnamon or other flavorings, baked in the oven. Labels: US
Word: puppyhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English puppy Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English puppyhood From puppy + -hood. 1. The state of being a puppy (young dog). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "The snake," I whispered, feeling very frightened at what had become of our dog, for we were devoted to him, having brought him up from his puppyhood. 2. Youth and adolescence, especially that of a conceited and impertinent young man. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: During the four years since his puppyhood he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat; he had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation.
Word: sheet of paper Part of Speech: noun 1. A single piece of loose paper, which, when bound in a book or booklet, consists of two pages (one on the front and one on the back).
Word: piece of paper Part of Speech: noun 1. A single sheet or scrap of paper. 2. A marriage certificate or other document, regarded as a merely bureaucratic form. Labels: derogatory, informal
Word: put a stop to Part of Speech: verb 1. To terminate or abolish something. Labels: idiomatic
Word: put an end to Part of Speech: verb 1. To terminate or abolish. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: He put an end to the loud music by pulling the plug. Example: So far as I am aware, nationalisation has put an end to this scheme.
Word: quilling Part of Speech: noun 1. A band of fluted muslin resembling a row of quills. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. A form of art that involves the creation of decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Quillwork. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In this way, quilling arts were integral to band organization and cooperation, and functioned both within and between households as items of ceremonial exchange (i.e., "crosscutting" private and public domains). 4. The practice of blowing pepper or snuff through a quill into the nose of a woman who is giving birth, to induce sneezing and diaphragmatic contractions which will induce or hasten labor. Labels: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Example: Childbirth seldom was difficult, but when it was the simple process of "quilling" (which consisted in blowing at just the right time tobacco powder through the quill into the nostril) always brought on a huge sneeze, which immediately delivered the child. Example: [...] the midwife kept suggesting quilling.
Word: quilling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quill Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: R-1 Part of Speech: name 1. a Soviet rocket modelled on the V-2; the Scunner
Word: NATO reporting name Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the code names used by NATO to identify Soviet and Chinese military equipment.
Word: code name Part of Speech: noun 1. A name used to clandestinely identify somebody or something, either for military or espionage purposes, or for commercial confidentiality.
Word: company seal Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used to impress a company's name and/or symbol onto a dollop of soft red wax attached to a legal instrument, where two directors or one director and the secretary could sign as witnesses, thus executing the instrument. Labels: historical
Word: reconciliatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin reconciliāt (third-person singular present active indicative of reconciliō) or reconciliātus (“reunited”) + -ory. Pronunciation: /ˌrɛkənˈsɪli.ətɔri/ 1. That reconciles.
Word: radicalisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radical + -isation or radicalise + -ation. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of radicalization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable Example: Incelism or 'involuntary celibacy' culture is on the rise, with online radicalisation being the main cause of this, and attacks of terror from such groups are becoming more common.
Word: radicalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English radical Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize 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 -ization English radicalization From radical + -ization. 1. The process of radicalizing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: From there, it was only a short step to “Kekism,” at once a joke religion and a precursor of the reactionary radicalization to follow. Example: One way to see the radicalization of the likes of Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Megyn Kelly is that they are adopting Fuentes-Lite positions on issues like immigration and vaccines.
Word: radicalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of radicalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: radicalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English radical Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English radicalize From radical + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈɹædɪkəlaɪz/ 1. To make radical. Labels: transitive Example: The goal of the Cultural Revolution was to radicalize the whole society, to create mass participation at all levels of decision-making, and to restore the revolutionary élan of the 1940s. Example: Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment. 2. To become radical; to adopt a radical political stance. Labels: intransitive Example: He’s a delight and provides a little break in one’s timeline between heart-stopping political developments, at least until he himself radicalizes, which is bound to happen soon, because he is a French bulldog.
Word: ragga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of raggamuffin, variant of ragamuffin (“troublemaker”), influenced by reggae. 1. A subgenre of reggae and dancehall influenced by hip hop and digital production techniques such as sampling. Labels: uncountable Example: Tosh's brand of roots reggae, with its emphasis on uplifting anthems and melodic riffs, now sounds as dated as The Wailers' earliest incarnation as a straight-up ska band, especially when listened to alongside the shuddering bass of most contemporary ragga tracks. Example: The song samples Ricky Martin's hit Shake Your Bom-Bom but adds ragga's roughness. When Bam Bam comes on, the crowd goes wild.
Word: edamame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 枝(えだ)豆(まめ) (edamame, literally “stem beans”). Pronunciation: /ˌɛdəˈmɑːmeɪ/ 1. Fresh green soybeans boiled as a vegetable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When Americans started eating more sushi in the 1980s, edamame also became more popular. More than 95 percent of the edamame consumed in the US comes from China, but domestic production of the edible green soybean is on the rise.
Word: ramie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Malay rami. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæmi/, /ˈɹeɪmi/ 1. A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, of species Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems. Labels: countable, usually 2. The fibre extracted from this plant known especially for its ability to hold shape, reduce wrinkling, and introduce a silky lustre used to make textiles, fishing nets, upholstery, etc. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: rangebound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From range + bound. 1. Having a price constrained to lie between certain upper and lower limits. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Dutch arrow Part of Speech: noun 1. a Swiss arrow
Word: Swiss arrow Part of Speech: noun 1. a dart in the form of arrow with an extra notch with which it is thrown using a string
Word: paper mache Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Influenced by the English cognate paper. Pronunciation: /ˌpeɪ.pəˈmaʃ.eɪ/ 1. Alternative form of papier-mâché. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: paper mache Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Influenced by the English cognate paper. Pronunciation: /ˌpeɪ.pəˈmaʃ.eɪ/ 1. Alternative form of papier-mâché. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: paper mache Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Influenced by the English cognate paper. Pronunciation: /ˌpeɪ.pəˈmaʃ.eɪ/ 1. Alternative form of papier-mâché. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: papier mache Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of papier-mâché. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: papier mache Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of papier-mâché. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: papier mache Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of papier-mâché. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Braunschweiger Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaʊnʃwaɪɡɚ/ 1. Pertaining to the city of Braunschweig in Germany.
Word: Braunschweiger Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaʊnʃwaɪɡɚ/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Braunschweig in Germany. 2. A kind of sausage, or a sausage of this kind; a liverwurst.
Word: brave new world Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the title of Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel Brave New World, itself a reference to a line from The Tempest (1610), see quotations. 1. A better, often utopian (future) world. Example: O wonder! / How many goodly creatures are there heere? / How beauteous mankinde is? O braue new world / That has ſuch people in't. Example: Will digital broadcasting, 'mega-channel-land', change everything or nothing? Will it be a brave new world, or simply more of the same? 2. A terrible, often oppressive or dystopian world. Example: In this brave new world, the IMF and other Western financial institutions dictated radical free trade "shock treatment" to both developing nations and the former USSR ...
Word: bravissimo Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian bravìssimo. First attested in 1755–1765. Pronunciation: /bɹɑːˈvɪs.ə.məʊ̯/, /bɹɑˈvɪs.ə.moʊ̯/, /bɹɒˈvɪs.ə.moʊ̯/, /bɹɐːˈvɪs.ə.məʉ̯/, /bɹɐːˈvɪs.ə.mɐʉ̯/ 1. The intensive form of bravo. Example: 'He has spoken, Sir,' replied Lowe, whose angry passions were roused by the insults of Dangerfield, and who had, for the moment, lost his customary caution. 'Ha!' cried Dangerfield, with a sort of gasp, and a violent smirk, the joyousness of which was, however, counteracted by a lurid scowl and a wonderful livid glare in his wild eyes; 'ha! he has? Bravo, Sir, bravissimo!' and he smirked wider and wider, and beat his uninjured hand upon the table, like a man applauding the denouement of a play.
Word: bread-and-butter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reflecting that bread and butter are archetypally basic foodstuffs (daily necessities) in the places where the English language developed; compare daily bread, put bread on the table, earn one's bread, bread and water (as prisoners' diet or poverty diet), and know which side one's bread is buttered on. 1. Alternative form of bread and butter. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, singular Example: "Nora!" exclaimed Miss Tilehurst almost severely—the family woman's inherent reverence for the source of bread-and-butter—"the office is his business. My nephew, Mr. Carrados," she explained, "is connected with the paper mills here […]"
Word: bread-and-butter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Reflecting that bread and butter are archetypally basic foodstuffs (daily necessities) in the places where the English language developed; compare daily bread, put bread on the table, earn one's bread, bread and water (as prisoners' diet or poverty diet), and know which side one's bread is buttered on. 1. Relating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living. Example: These road warrior plays were fronted by former semistars like Forrest Tucker or Hugh O'Brian, who had had their bread-and-butter TV shows cancelled. The job could pay $3,000 to $5,000 a week […] 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bread, and, butter. Example: bread-and-butter pudding
Word: bread-and-butter Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Reflecting that bread and butter are archetypally basic foodstuffs (daily necessities) in the places where the English language developed; compare daily bread, put bread on the table, earn one's bread, bread and water (as prisoners' diet or poverty diet), and know which side one's bread is buttered on. 1. A general saying used to ward off bad luck Labels: archaic 2. A saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a tree Labels: archaic
Word: bread-basket Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of breadbasket. Labels: alt-of, alternative