nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: gestured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gesture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: downgraded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of downgrade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: downgraded Part of Speech: adj 1. Whose rating, status etc has been reduced
Word: mentored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mentor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mentored Part of Speech: adj 1. Under the control of a mentor Labels: not-comparable
Word: sansculotte Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sans-culotte. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: individualized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of individualize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: individualized Part of Speech: adj 1. Tailored to an individual.
Word: regressed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of regress Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: regressed Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been subject to regression
Word: crusaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of crusade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: heritability Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being inheritable Labels: uncountable 2. The ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance; i.e. the proportion of variability that is genetic in origin Labels: countable
Word: regressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin regressīvus, equivalent to regress + -ive. 1. That tends to return, revert or regress. Example: Some say history repeats itself, that time is cyclical. Others cling to the notion of progress and change over time. Apparently Nancy Walker marches to a different drummer — marches backwards, that is. Her ideas on art and society seem quaint and odd on the one hand and, on the other, petty and regressive. Example: A contributing factor to this slightly regressive femininity may have been the sugary fabrics (silver lamé, tulle over sequins) and the meringuelike puffs and baby Googums bows at the neck. 2. Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.
Word: phenocopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pheno- + copy. 1. A phenotypic variation (in an organism) that resembles a phenotype from a genetic cause but has an environmental rather than genetic cause (and thus is not inherited).
Word: phenocopy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pheno- + copy. 1. To copy a genetic variation through environmental manipulation. Example: The wg- mutant can be phenocopied by injecting antisense RNA (complementary to the 3 kb wg+ transcript) into wild-type embryos.
Word: Reaganism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Reagan 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 Reaganism From Reagan + -ism. 1. The specific conservative ideology associated with the Reagan administration, 1981-1989. Labels: uncountable 2. A statement or position commonly associated with Ronald Reagan. Labels: countable
Word: office boy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From office + boy (“junior employee”). 1. A junior male clerk employed in a professional office to perform odd jobs, such as running errands or making copies.
Word: phenocopies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phenocopy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heptapeptide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide ▲ German Pepton ▲ Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide English heptapeptide From hepta- + peptide. 1. consisting of seven amino acids linked by peptide bonds Labels: not-comparable
Word: heptapeptide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide ▲ German Pepton ▲ Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide English heptapeptide From hepta- + peptide. 1. a heptapeptide compound
Word: dry measure Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of volume used in measuring dry commodities (e.g. grain or fruit). Example: The peck and the bushel are commonly used imperial dry measures
Word: make an honest woman Part of Speech: verb 1. To marry (a woman), especially if there is an existing sexual relationship. Labels: idiomatic, informal, usually Example: I thought about just asking Rosalyn to move in with me, but I decided it was time to make an honest woman out of her. Example: the mother, Mr Jones, Mr Nightingale, and his love, stept into a hackney-coach, which conveyed them to Doctors' Commons; where Miss Nancy was, in vulgar language, soon made an honest woman, and the poor mother became […] one of the happiest of all human beings.
Word: capitaine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French capitaine. 1. A captain. Example: (traducted from french to english): "Captain, I didn't tell you that I speak french very well too. My old girlfriend mentored me, when I was working at Merten Orbital Station." Confused, the capitaine look at Thomas and said: "Indeed, it's surprise me very much..." Example: Of course, a Capitaine of a ship having already a mutinery aboard before he got the chair is not very pleasant. I didn't mean to criticize Souvannaphouma solely. His XO, Cox'n and the rest of the personel could have gave their support to their CO.
Word: curaçao Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Dutch curaçao, named for the island Curaçao in the Dutch Antilles, ultimately probably a Portuguese transcription of a Lokono endonym but literally equivalent to Portuguese curação (“cure, healing”), from Latin cūrātiōnem (“cure”), from cūrō (“to cure”) + -ātiō (“-ation”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from cūra (“attention, care”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix), q.v. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːɹəsaʊ/, /ˈkjuːɹəsəʊ/, /ˈk(j)ʊəɹ.əˌsaʊ/, /ˈk(j)ʊəɹ.əˌsoʊ/, /ˌk(j)ʊəɹ.əˈsaʊ/ 1. A liqueur made from eau de vie, sugar, and dried peel of sweet and sour oranges, naturally colorless but typically artificially colored blue. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dave Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English deven, deaven (“to make deaf”), from Old English dēafian (“to wax or become deaf”) and Old Norse deyfa (“to make deaf, make blunt, numb, soothe, allay”). Cognate with dialectal Norwegian døyva (“to deafen, make dull”). 1. To assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain). Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive
Word: entrainment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly from French entraînement and partly entrain + -ment. 1. Enthusiasm, liveliness; impulsiveness. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Carlo Antonio Bertinazzi, he whom the French stage knows under the name of Carlin, was the gayest of all comedians; he knew a thousand ways of amusing his audience, and would make them die with pleasure and laughter by his affecting performance of the Vingt-six infortunes d’ Arlequin; the entrainment of his gaiety and bonhomie were everywhere extolled. Example: A philosopher, through indolence and carelessness before the Revolution, superstitious afterwards, through weakness and entrainment [translating entraînement], he threatened the Revolution with his sword from a distance. 2. Any of several processes in which a solid or liquid is put into motion by a fluid. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of several processes in which a solid or liquid is put into motion by a fluid. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of several processes in which a solid or liquid is put into motion by a fluid. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Any of several processes in which a solid or liquid is put into motion by a fluid. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The alignment of an organism's circadian rhythm to an external rhythm in its environment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: entrainment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From entrain (“to board or put aboard a train”) + -ment. 1. The act of someone or something boarding or being put aboard a train. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An experienced officer will be placed in charge at each station which is to be used for the entrainment of volunteers near Windsor and at the Waterloo and Paddington Termini in London. Example: The experimental line at Chatham is invaluable in practising entrainments, so that the work shall be performed in the shortest possible time.
Word: coprolalia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French coprolalie, coined by French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette in 1885. Equivalent to copro- + -lalia. Pronunciation: /ˌkɑpɹəˈleɪliə/ 1. The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: psychobehavioral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English behavioral English psychobehavioral From psycho- + behavioral. 1. Describing aspects of behavior that have psychological causes or significance.
Word: hypomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hypo- + -mania, after German Hypomanie. 1. A mild form of mania, especially the phase of several mood disorders characterized by euphoria or hyperactivity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She was lovely beyond all others, this Jewish dervish, with her sense of space and history, her echo-box of racial memories, her gallant hypomania.
Word: distractibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The ease with which a person's concentration can be interfered with by external stimulation or by irrelevant thoughts Labels: uncountable
Word: patching Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpæ.t͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who patches. Example: […] all this is not neatness, but frippery. These rufflings, and pinkings, and patchings, will only make us hated by all the wives of our neighbours.
Word: patching Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpæ.t͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of patch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: eka-osmium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eka- + osmium. 1. hassium. Labels: uncountable
Word: plastics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plastic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plastics Part of Speech: noun 1. Plastic surgery, especially as a profession. Labels: uncountable
Word: contingencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of contingency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intumescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin intumēscēns, present participle of intumescō (“rise, swell”), from tumescō (“become inflated”). Pronunciation: /ɪntjʊˈmɛsənt/, /ɪntuˈmɛsənt/ 1. That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intumescent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin intumēscēns, present participle of intumescō (“rise, swell”), from tumescō (“become inflated”). Pronunciation: /ɪntjʊˈmɛsənt/, /ɪntuˈmɛsənt/ 1. Any substance that swells on exposure to heat, thus increasing in volume and decreasing in density. Example: Intumescents are used in some fire protection systems.
Word: Middle Dutch Part of Speech: name 1. Collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects (whose ancestor was Old Dutch) which were spoken and written between 1150 and 1500 in the present-day Dutch-speaking area. There was at that time as yet no overarching standard language, but they were all mutually intelligible. Example: (3) West Germanic, which is composed of:— [...] (d) Low Franconian, called Old Low Franconian or Old Dutch until about 1200; Middle Low Franconian or Middle Dutch from 1200 to 1500; from 1500 onwards New Low Franconian, including Dutch, Flemish, Brabantish, and Limburgish. Example: Old Low Franconian is the ancestor of modern Dutch, Flemish, Brabantish and Limburgish. It is called Old Low Franconian to c. 1100; Middle Low Franconian or Middle Dutch, from 1100 to 1600; from 1600 onwards, New Low Franconian or New Dutch.
Word: non-partisan Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of nonpartisan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: nonpartisan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + partisan. 1. Not partisan; impartial and unbiased. Labels: not-comparable Example: This means Gore will have to stop dancing away from the question as if the pardon decision were somehow shared with the pardonee. It's time he chose the hard right over the easy wrong answer. (For Bush, it would be an opportunity to demonstrate nonpartisan compassion on a grand scale.)
Word: nonpartisan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + partisan. 1. One who is not a partisan. 2. A person who has not selected or declared a side or party. Example: “The first thing is that nonpartisans as a group are occasional voters,” Mr. DiCamillo said. “They are not as engaged in politics. They view the parties as being too partisan and migrated to nonpartisan.”
Word: Old Dutch Part of Speech: name 1. A branch of Old Low Franconian, with a Frisian substrate, spoken and written during the Middle Ages (c. 9th to 12th century) in the Netherlands and the northern part of present-day Belgium, as well as in areas of northern France along the North Sea coast and adjoining Belgium. This language represents the first attested stage of the Dutch language and its dialects, being succeeded by Middle Dutch in the later Middle Ages. Example: The earliest extant material in Old Low Franconian (or Old Dutch) is from the 9th century (psalm fragments translated in or around the south of Limburg, i.e. the south-east corner of the Netherlands). Example: The earliest extant material in Old Dutch (or Old Low Franconian) is from the ninth century (psalm fragments translated in or around the south of Limburg, i.e. the south-east corner of the Netherlands).
Word: shigellosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Shigella + -osis; the former is from the name of Kiyoshi Shiga. Pronunciation: /ˌʃɪɡəˈloʊsɪs/, /ˌʃɪɡəˈləʊsɪs/ 1. A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
Word: Franconian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Franconia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Franconian From Franconia + -an. Pronunciation: /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.nɪ.ən/, /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.ni.ən/, /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.njən/ 1. Of or relating to Franconia (region in Bavaria) or its inhabitants. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to Franconian (dialects descending from Old Frankish, see proper noun below). Labels: not-comparable Example: 107. THE LOW FRANCONIAN.—This was spoken on the lower Rhine. The oldest monument in it is the so-called Malberg (i.e. mahal-berg 'mount of justice') Gloss, i.e. Franconian vocables entered as glosses into the Salic Code of Law written in Latin.
Word: Franconian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Franconia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Franconian From Franconia + -an. Pronunciation: /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.nɪ.ən/, /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.ni.ən/, /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.njən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Franconia.
Word: Franconian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Franconia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Franconian From Franconia + -an. Pronunciation: /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.nɪ.ən/, /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.ni.ən/, /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.njən/ 1. A marker for a number of West Germanic languages and dialects spoken in the former core of the Frankish empire: Low Countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg), central-western Germany, and Franconia. 2. An age from 496.8 to 492.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cambrian.
Word: special education Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities. Labels: uncountable
Word: trash-talk Part of Speech: noun 1. Insults and disparaging comments directed towards a rival. Labels: informal, uncountable, usually
Word: trash-talk Part of Speech: verb 1. To insult a rival in a disparaging way. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Paret trash-talked Griffith. Paret called him queer.
Word: psychotherapeutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English therapeutic English psychotherapeutic From psycho- + therapeutic. 1. Of or pertaining to psychotherapeutics (psychotherapy) 2. Cathartic
Word: psychotherapeutics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English therapeutics English psychotherapeutics From psycho- + therapeutics. 1. psychotherapy Labels: uncountable
Word: prognathism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + -gnathism, after prognathous and prognathic. 1. An abnormal projection of the jaws. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hypotonia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin hypotonia, from hypo- + Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) + -ia. By surface analysis, hypo- + -tonia. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪpəʊˈtəʊnɪə/, /ˌhaɪpoʊˈtoʊnɪə/ 1. A state of reduced pressure of the intraocular fluid. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An abnormal loss of muscle tone. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: stereotypic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stereotype Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English stereotypic From stereotype + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical. Example: As the world evolved, so too did the depictions of lesbians and gay men. They became "human," less stereotypic. 2. Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotypy.
Word: intrant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin intrans, present participle of intrare (“to enter”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪntɹənt/ 1. That enters or penetrates. Labels: rare
Word: intrant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin intrans, present participle of intrare (“to enter”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪntɹənt/ 1. An entrant, especially one who enters on some public duty. Labels: rare
Word: symptomology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English symptom Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- 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 -ology English symptomology From symptom + -ology. 1. symptomatology. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: Just looking at the list made her wheeze, but she studied each item carefully, trying to match the abstract language of symptomology to her very real son’s actual behavior.
Word: Tartars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tartar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underdiagnosed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English diagnosed English underdiagnosed From under- + diagnosed. 1. diagnosed less frequently than its occurrence. Example: Mood disorders, such as anxiety disorders and major depression, are often described as underdiagnosed and undertreated, in part because people with the disorders often do not seek treatment.
Word: cytogenetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cytogenesis + -ic (compare genetic § Etymology) = cyto- + genetic. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪtoʊd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the origin and development of cells. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to cytogenetics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: underachievement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English achievement English underachievement From under- + achievement. 1. An achievement that is less than expected; underperformance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This underachievement is linked to a laddish culture […]
Word: underemployment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English employment English underemployment From under- + employment. 1. The condition of being underemployed. Labels: uncountable
Word: alleviating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of alleviate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pulmonologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pulmonology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English pulmonologist From pulmonology + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˌpʊlməˈnɒləd͡ʒɪst/ 1. A physician who specializes in pulmonology.
Word: pulmonology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin pulmō 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 pulmonology From Latin pulmō + English -logy. Pronunciation: /ˌpʊlməˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ 1. The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract. Labels: uncountable
Word: samsara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra). Pronunciation: /sʌmˈsɑɹə/ 1. In Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and some other eastern religions, the ongoing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth endured by human beings and all other mortal beings, and from which release is obtained by achieving the highest enlightenment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Until we are released from the law of karma and reach moksha or deliverance, we will be in samsara or the time process.
Word: complies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəmˈplaɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of comply Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outstripping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outstrip Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outstripping Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process of something being outstripped. Example: And these outstrippings and outmodings, they assert, were necessary and desirable, considering the internal limitations of the lyric form.
Word: hyposensitivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English sensitivity English hyposensitivity From hypo- + sensitivity. 1. A lower than normal sensitivity (to a stimulus or an allergen). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: theorizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of theorize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transactional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From transaction + -al. Pronunciation: /trænˈzækʃ(ə)nəl/ 1. Of, pertaining to or involving transactions. Example: The primary function of the transactional HR SSC is the performance of the back- and front-office functions and processes through deployment of the operational service delivery capabilities. 2. Based on value derived from transactions rather than on morals, ethics, or principles; pragmatic or amoral rather than moral. Example: Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and frankly insulting. The antisemitic sentiment Musk endorsed had nothing to do with Israel; “replacement theory” is generally an unsupported allegation that Jews and other immigrants in the US and Europe are destroying Western civilization. 3. Pertaining to a particular psychoanalytic theory about this.
Word: errorless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English error Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English errorless From error + -less. 1. Free from errors; accurate, correct. Labels: not-comparable Example: At the task level itself, there may be errors of misassessing, mismonitoring, and misrectifying the safety requirements set up to achieve an errorless task accomplishment. Example: He had a down year at the plate, hitting just .251 with 14 homers, but was nearly flawless in the field as he posted that record .996 fielding percentage, a 95-game errorless streak, and just three errors all season.
Word: vasten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From vast + -en (verbal suffix). 1. To make or become vast Labels: ambitransitive, rare Example: And while I gazed in wonder and incipient alarm, straightway the throne and the king seemed strangely to blend into one, and then to grow and expand on all sides; and still vastening, and ever more vastening, it presently rose from the earth, self-moved, tremulous in every part with life, huge, dreadful, with deep rifts, and chasms, and gulfs of darkness.
Word: gastroenterologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English gastroenterology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English gastroenterologist From gastroenterology + -ist. 1. A physician who specializes in gastroenterology. Example: For diarrhea caused by a stomach virus or a meal that didn’t agree with you, try the BRAT diet, says James Lee, MD, gastroenterologist with St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. Example: Some gastroenterologists are concerned about the prior authorization policy.
Word: omits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of omit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: celiac Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin coeliacus, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός (koiliakós), from κοιλία (koilía, “belly”). Cognate with coelom. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːli.æk/ 1. Of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity. Labels: US, not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to c(o)eliac disease. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: celiac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin coeliacus, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός (koiliakós), from κοιλία (koilía, “belly”). Cognate with coelom. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːli.æk/ 1. Someone who has celiac disease.
Word: celiac disease Part of Speech: noun 1. US spelling of coeliac disease. Labels: US, alt-of, uncountable
Word: attentional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin attendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin attentiōbor. Middle English attencioun English attention English -al English attentional From attention + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to attention. Example: The case for a shutdown is this: A shutdown is an attentional event. It’s an effort to turn the diffuse crisis of Trump’s corrupting of the government into an acute crisis that the media, that the public, will actually pay attention to.
Word: chikungunya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”), apparently referring to the arthritic effects of the disease. See -kunja, a suffix related to bending. Compare Swahili kunja (“to bend, to fold”). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪkʊŋˈɡʊnjə/, /ˌt͡ʃɪkənˈɡʌnjə/ 1. A viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites. Labels: uncountable Example: Chikungunya and dengue arboviral diseases are in expansion throughout the world. Example: The fever of Chikungunya is characterized by a rapid rise in temperature to as high as 40 C, often accompanied by rigors, myalgia, headache, photophobia, retro-orbital pain, sore throat with objective signs of pharyngitis, nausea, and vomiting.
Word: oligoantigenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- English antigenic English oligoantigenic From oligo- + antigenic. 1. hypoallergenic
Word: ritalin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Rita + -lin. Coined by chemist Leandro Panizzon, who synthesized it. Named after Marguerite Panizzon, wife of Leandro. Ritalin, a trade name from the 1940s. Genericization of the trademark. 1. methylphenidate, used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Labels: uncountable
Word: meliorism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin melior (“better”) + -ism. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877. Pronunciation: /ˈmiːlɪəɹɪz(ə)m/ 1. The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At the convention, the official mood was traditional Methodist meliorism. Example: Enclaves of meritocratic and virtuous sociability, the lodges exuded […] a thoroughgoing meliorism.
Word: reëxtend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + extend with a diaeresis applied. Pronunciation: /ɹi.ɛksˈtɛnd/ 1. Rare spelling of re-extend. Labels: alt-of, rare Example: But the verge of a period beginning in cretaceous times may have a breadth of tens of thousands of years, not to mention the possible existence of conditions calculated to multiply and reëxtend both species and individuals. Example: We desire now to reëxtend the invitation just reprinted from our first issue, and to reëmphasize the fact of our friendly attitude toward law students.
Word: reëxtends Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹi.ɛksˈtɛndz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reëxtend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reëxtending Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹi.ɛksˈtɛndɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of reëxtend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reëxtended Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹi.ɛksˈtɛndɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of reëxtend Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: While immersed in these thoughts, my eyes fell upon her hand, — it was a small white hand, and I thought it seemed to move; I look more closely, and see that it stretches itself slowly out of the sleeve, spreads the fingers, and rests a little forward on the knee so that it hangs down, and it turns a little to one side, is gathered in and reëxtended again. Example: The certificate above referred to is found to be granted under section 6 of the act of Congress of July 5, 1884, which, by the act of May 5, 1892, was extended for ten years, and reëxtended for a further period of ten years by the recent act of April 29, 1902.
Word: reextend Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of re-extend. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reextends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reextend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reextending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reextend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reextended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reextend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: re-extend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English extend English re-extend From re- + extend. 1. To extend again.
Word: re-extends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of re-extend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: re-extending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of re-extend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: re-extended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of re-extend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: whereunder Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From where + under. 1. Under which or what. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: The real bottom cause of the change was the "gentlemen's agreement" between the two party machines whereunder both entered the service of the same master.
Word: sacrificial anode Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of corrodible metal, attached to a metallic surface to be protected, that is preferentially consumed by electrolytic action
Word: corrodible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English corrode Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English corrodible From corrode + -ible. 1. Readily corroded
Word: mast climbing Part of Speech: noun 1. The provision of powered access to a system of scaffolding by means of a platform fixed to a vertical mast attached to the side of the building under construction or maintenance Labels: uncountable
Word: bidders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bidder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hybrids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hybrid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gradients Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gradient Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryopreserve Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- English preserve English cryopreserve From cryo- + preserve. 1. To preserve something (especially biological tissue) by freezing it and holding it a very low temperature
Word: cryopreserved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cryopreserve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cryopreserved Part of Speech: adj 1. preserved by the use of cryopreservation Labels: not-comparable
Word: cryopreserving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cryopreserve Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cryopreserving Part of Speech: noun 1. cryopreservation Labels: uncountable
Word: minocycline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English (a)mino- English -cycline English minocycline From (a)mino- + -cycline (“tetracycline derivative”). Pronunciation: /ˌmʌɪ.nəʊˈsʌɪ.kliːn/, /ˌmɪn.oʊˈsaɪˌklin/ 1. A semisynthetic tetracycline derivative used (as the hydrochloride C₂₃H₂₇N₃O₇·HCl) as a broad-spectrum antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agent to treat bacterial and other infections. Labels: uncountable
Word: yolky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From yolk + -y. 1. Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of yolk. Example: Eggs can either be very yolky and produce stereoblastulae or have little to no yolk and produce coeloblastulae. Example: The egg flew from my hand to the floor, setting off a display of yolky lightning along the way.
Word: spermatogonia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spermatogonium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spermatogonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spermato- + -gonium. 1. Any of the undifferentiated cells in the male gonads that become spermatocytes; a spermatoblast
Word: selenological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English selen- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- 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 selenology 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 selenological From selenology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to selenology Labels: not-comparable
Word: mated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of mate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪtɪd/ 1. fitted together or interlocked Labels: not-comparable
Word: neurodevelopmental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English development English -al English developmental English neurodevelopmental From neuro- + developmental. 1. Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain. Labels: not-comparable Example: This supports the broad hypothesis that many of the neurodevelopmental disorders are, to a certain extent, aetiologically linked. Example: So you know, we have a good case with an increasing body of evidence, supported by a trifecta of research from human epidemiology, animal and in vitro studies, which suggests that prenatal acetaminophen or paracetamol might alter fetal development, increasing the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Word: gastrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr) + -in 1. A hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gastric acid Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡæstɹɪk ˈæsɪd/, [ˈɡæst͡ʃʰɹɪk ˈæsɪd] 1. The acidic secretion of the stomach; mostly hydrochloric acid. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: workers of the world, unite Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Calque of German Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch (literally “working men / proletarians of all countries, unite!”), a phrase which originates in the The Communist Manifesto and is one of the most famous rallying cries of communism. 1. Laborers are encouraged to unionize or otherwise engage in collective action on a global scale in order to use the strength of their numbers to obtain better working conditions.
Word: playblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + blast. 1. A low-resolution crude render of computer-generated imagery used in CGI production as a check for character and prop positioning and lighting placement. Curved surfaces are rendered as surfaces with low face count, i.e. faceted.
Word: playblast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From play + blast. 1. To generate a playblast render of. Labels: transitive
Word: shigelloses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shigellosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unclearly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unclear Middle English -ly English -ly English unclearly From unclear + -ly. 1. In an unclear manner. Example: In such circumstances the liquor, the haste, or the gauze may make me see the woman's face unclearly, her features unclearly, or her skin unclearly; but they do not make me see her fineness of features unclearly, the clearness of her skin unclearly, or the freshness of her face unclearly, when what is meant is that her features are not very fine, her face not very fresh, or her skin not very clear. What these circumstances do is to give me something like illusions, not unclear perceptions.
Word: trash-talks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trash-talk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trash-talks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of trash-talk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: trash-talking Part of Speech: adj 1. Of speech, involving rude boasting, bragging or insulting remarks. Labels: informal
Word: trash-talking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of trash-talk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: trash-talked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of trash-talk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: assumer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From assume + -er. 1. One who assumes. Example: […] and in the context of a grotesque caricature of what the discipline of history is all about for which I would flunk an undergraduate, this self-chosen assumer of the mantle of Amos candidly detailed what was left out of his analysis.
Word: intrants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intrant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: veiling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of veil Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: veiling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of covering with a veil. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] there are several examples of forced veilings of noblewomen and queens from the early Middle Ages. Example: Ms. Amini’s alleged crime was “improperly” wearing hijab, violating Iran’s law requiring mandatory veiling. 2. Material for making veils. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: clad in heavy black veiling and fairly dripping in widow's weeds
Word: pinto bean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish pinto (“painted”), named for its mottled skin. 1. Any bean of several varieties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), common in the US and Mexico. Labels: US, plural-normally
Word: reverenced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reverence Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: intrenched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of intrench Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wanderers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wanderer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: invalids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of invalid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fissures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fissure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fissures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fissure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: egrecious Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of egregious. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: At the Governor’s I commented upon this egrecious folly and ignorance and the ex Premier Mr. Cowper, being present remarked that he supposed the writer was […] Example: […] exemplary or compensatory damages may be awarded in situations involving violations which are particularly deliberate, egrecious or inexcusable.
Word: vapours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vapour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vapours Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vapour Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: market basket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Metaphor, in reference to baskets used for shopping. 1. A list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market.
Word: political system Part of Speech: noun 1. A complete set of institutions, political organizations, interest groups (such as political parties, trade unions, lobby groups), the relationships between those institutions and the political norms and rules that govern their functions (constitution, election law). 2. A system composed of the members of a social organization (group) who are in power.
Word: calaveras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calavera Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waka gashira Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 若頭 (wakagashira, literally “junior head”). 1. A yakuza member ranking beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly. Example: I'm Umi, Oniji's waka gashira, and his eldest daughter. I will be leading the assault on the Cartel.
Word: oyabun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 親分 (literally “foster parent”). 1. The absolute leader of a yakuza clan. He has an advisor called a saiko-komon.
Word: wakashu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 若衆 (“young person”). 1. A Japanese boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony. Labels: archaic 2. A role in kabuki traditionally played by a boy of this age category. 3. A soldier of the oyabun in the yakuza hierarchy.
Word: shatei Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Japanese yakuza hierarchy. 1. The younger brothers. They are children or wakashu of the oyabun his brothers. They are under the control of the kyodai (the brothers), but in the end it is still the word of the oyabun that is final. The shatei have their own sub-divisions in the yakuza clan.
Word: kyodai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Japanese 兄弟 (kyōdai きょうだい), from Middle Chinese 兄弟 (xüæng-dèj "brothers"), from Old Chinese 兄弟 (*m̥rang-lˁəjʔ), from 兄 ("elder brother") + 弟 ("younger brother"). 1. A high-ranking member of the yakuza, accountable to the shatei gashira.
Word: saiko-komon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Japanese yakuza hierarchy. Borrowed from Japanese 最古顧問, literally “senior advisor”. 1. The chief advisor of the oyabun in the yakuza.
Word: shatei gashira Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Japanese Yakuza hierarchy. 1. The leader of the kyodai (the brothers). He sees to it that the kyodai do their duties well for the yakuza clan.
Word: relishing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of relish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: relishing Part of Speech: adj 1. Appetizing, delightful. Example: [T]he pleasure I enjoyed in the little I had read, was changed into disgust, when I reflected on the small prospect I had of finding the greater part of this relishing story […]. 2. That relishes something; showing relish or enjoyment.
Word: hotspots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hotspot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mortgage lender Part of Speech: noun 1. Any financial institution that obtains its profit by lending mortgages for the purchase of property 2. Any former mutual building society that is now a bank Labels: UK
Word: run times Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of run time Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reuptake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English uptake English reuptake From re- + uptake. 1. A second or subsequent uptake. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 2. Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The class of antidepressants most commonly associated with sexual dysfunction is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which treat depression by ultimately increasing levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.
Word: reuptake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English uptake English reuptake From re- + uptake. 1. To take up again; to reabsorb. Labels: transitive
Word: autistics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autistic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anticipates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of anticipate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person