nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: folk house Part of Speech: noun 1. A house of the style that is predominant in the particular time and place referred to; an average house, an ordinary house.
Word: brodifacoum Part of Speech: noun 1. A highly lethal anticoagulant poison used as a rodenticide. Labels: uncountable
Word: salbutamol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sal- + but(yl)am(ino) + -ol. Pronunciation: /salˈbjuː.tə.mɒl/, /sælˈbju.təˌmɔl/ 1. A synthetic bronchodilator, with the chemical formula C₁₃H₂₁NO₃, used to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Labels: uncountable Example: The blue inhaler contained a medication called salbutamol, which was only ever to be used when you felt wheezy or short of breath.
Word: USAN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of United States Adopted Name: a unique nonproprietary name assigned to a medication (pharmaceutical drug) marketed in the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: albuterol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English (s)al(icylic acid) Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tritós Proto-Italic *tritios Latin tertiusder. English tert- Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Hellenic *gʷous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂rós Proto-Hellenic *tūrós Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós) Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros)der. English but- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English butyl English tert-butyl English arterenol? English -terol English -buterol English albuterol From (s)al(icylic acid) + -buterol (“phenethylamine derivative”). Pronunciation: /ælˈbju.təˌɹɔl/ 1. Synonym of salbutamol. Labels: uncountable
Word: INN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of international nonproprietary name. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ydromancy Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of hydromancy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: yestreen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English yestreen, alteration of yestereven (“last night, yesterday evening”), from Old English ġiestranǣfen (“yesterday evening”), equivalent to yester- + e'en (“evening”). Cognate with West Frisian justerjûn (“yestreen; last night”). 1. The night before; last night. Labels: Scotland, archaic, poetic Example: Late yestreen I saw the new moon, the old moon in her arms Example: It was the creature Dougal that extricated me, as he did yestreen […]
Word: flinging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈflɪŋɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of fling Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flinging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈflɪŋɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something is flung. Example: [T]he prominent character of leading young lady or heroine, which Paula was to personate, was really the most satisfactory in the whole list for her. For although she was to be wooed hard, there was just as much love-making among the remaining personages; while, as Somerset had understood the play, there could occur no flingings of her person upon her lover's neck, or agonized downfalls upon the stage, in her whole performance, [...]
Word: vacas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vaca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tercelet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English tercelet, from Old French tercelet; equivalent to tiercel + -et. 1. A male falcon, especially a peregrine falcon or goshawk; a tiercel. Example: In the Squire's Tale this is expressed in avian terms when the tercelet flies off with a kite;
Word: twynne Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of twin. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: c. 1600, Parish Church of Leeds, 1891, The Registers of the Parish Church of Leeds: 1572 to 1612, page 153, Thomas, child of James Smythe, without Lydynte (being one of the twynnes). Example: 1626 June 2, Jane Cornwallis, 1842, Richard Griffin (editor), The Private Correspondence of Jane Lady Cornwallis; 1613-1644, page 158, […] I comfort myself in that observacion he makes of the time, as hoping that I shall hear by the next that we are twynnes as well in recovering as in falling sick, […] .
Word: twynne Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of twin. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Her twynning cherries ſhall their ſweetnes fall / Upon thy taſtefull lips,
Word: circumoral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- English oral English circumoral From circum- + oral. Pronunciation: /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kəmˈɒɹəl/ 1. Around or encircling the mouth. Labels: not-comparable Example: a strenuous contraction of circumoral fascia
Word: circumoral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- English oral English circumoral From circum- + oral. Pronunciation: /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kəmˈɒɹəl/ 1. Either of a pair of large teeth on each side of the mouth of some fish.
Word: altepetl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Classical Nahuatl āltepētl, from ātl tepētl, literally “water [and] hill”. 1. A Nahua community; a pueblo.
Word: Marquis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French marquis. 1. A surname from French. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: high-end Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪˌɛnd/, [haɪ̯ˌɛnd], /ˈhɑeˌend/, /ˈhaɪˌend/, [haɪ̯ˌend] 1. Most sophisticated or expensive. Example: I wouldn't put a high-end stereo in your car in this neighborhood if I were you. Example: Havertz oozed class on the ball, looking every inch the high-end addition, while City knew that they had to find a way past N’Golo Kanté before they got at Chelsea’s miserly backline, which absorbed the loss of Thiago Silva to injury on 38 minutes. 2. Appealing to sophisticated or discerning tastes. Example: She shops at discount department stores, but looks as if she patronized high-end boutiques.
Word: corroding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of corrode Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: corroding Part of Speech: noun 1. corrosion Example: My companions ate merely to satisfy the corrodings of hunger. I fasted till after three the succeeding morning.
Word: fast company Part of Speech: noun 1. Companions of either gender who do morally questionable things. Labels: uncountable Example: After James fell in with fast company he started doing drugs and sleeping around.
Word: myther Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of mither. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, rare
Word: Baoulé Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken in Côte d'Ivoire.
Word: Baoulé Part of Speech: noun 1. An Akan people, one of the major ethnicities of Côte d'Ivoire, who historically migrated from what is today Ghana. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: knowe Part of Speech: noun 1. A small hill; a knoll. Labels: Scotland, Ulster
Word: knowe Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of know. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: chimes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /t͡ʃaɪmz/ 1. plural of chime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chimes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /t͡ʃaɪmz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chime Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chiming Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃaɪmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of chime Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chiming Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃaɪmɪŋ/ 1. An instance of chiming; a sound that chimes.
Word: chimed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /t͡ʃaɪmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of chime Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: denouncer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From denounce + -er. 1. One who, or that which, denounces.
Word: hereinabove Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From herein + above. 1. Above this, in this document. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lipase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French lipase. By surface analysis, lipo- + -ase Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪpeɪz/, /ˈlɪpeɪz/ 1. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of lipids. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: enounce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French énoncer, from Latin ēnuntiō. Doublet of enunciate. Pronunciation: /ɪˈnaʊns/, /iˈnaʊns/ 1. To say or pronounce; to enunciate. 2. To declare or proclaim. Example: A proposition is assertory, when it enounces what is known as actual. 3. To state unequivocally.
Word: lipases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lipase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: childproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English child English proof English -proof English childproof From child + -proof. 1. Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open. Example: Because of her arthritis, she always asked not to have childproof caps on her medicine bottles. 2. Made safe for children. Example: They attempted to make the house childproof by covering all sharp corners with soft foam. 3. Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children. Example: After several visits from his darling nephews, Mike's bookshelves were childproof; all breakables and valuable books had been moved out of reach.
Word: childproof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English child English proof English -proof English childproof From child + -proof. 1. To make something childproof (in any sense). Example: I debated childproofing my house, but decided against, on the basis that any scars or burns would serve as object lessons in restraint.
Word: childproofs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of childproof Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: childproofing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of childproof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: childproofed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of childproof Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hydrolases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydrolase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: road rash Part of Speech: noun 1. skin and bone injury caused by abrasion with road surfaces Labels: colloquial, uncountable
Word: roues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Inga Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Meitei language. 1. The third month of Meitei traditional lunar calendar.
Word: Inga Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Danish, Norwegian, Swedish Inga etc., all from Old Norse Inga. Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋɡə/ 1. A female given name from Old Norse.
Word: shinobi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 忍び (しのび, shinobi), from 忍ぶ (しのぶ, shinobu, “to conceal oneself”). 1. A male ninja.
Word: ninja star Part of Speech: noun 1. A shuriken.
Word: unforgotten Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English forgotten English unforgotten From un- + forgotten. 1. Not forgotten; still remembered. Labels: not-comparable Example: He pushed his mother’s legs, retribution for some unforgotten slight.
Word: unforgotten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English forgotten English unforgotten From un- + forgotten. 1. past participle of unforget Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ricercare Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌriːt͡ʃəɹˈkɑːɹ(eɪ)/ 1. Alternative form of ricercar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ricercar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Italian ri- Italian cercare Italian ricercarebor. English ricercar Borrowed from Italian ricercare. Pronunciation: /ˌriːt͡ʃəɹˈkɑːɹ(eɪ)/ 1. An instrumental musical composition, fugal in style but in a more serious character and with longer notes.
Word: chalcedony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin chalcēdōnius, from Ancient Greek χαλκηδόνιος (khalkēdónios), from Ancient Greek χαλκηδών (khalkēdṓn), cognate to Arabic كَرْكَنْد (karkand). Pronunciation: /kælˈsɛd.ə.ni/, /ˈkæl.səˌdoʊ.ni/ 1. A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
Word: glacis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French glacis (“slippery surface”), derived from Old French glacier (“to glide; freeze”), the former from Latin glaciāre (“to freeze”), from glaciēs (“ice”), of uncertain origin. Cognates * Medieval Latin glatia (“incline in front of a fortification”) Pronunciation: /ˈɡleɪsɪs/, /ˈɡlæsi/ 1. A gentle incline. Example: The foam of these great ruins mounts in an instant to the ridge of the sand glacis, swiftly fleets back again, and is met and buried by the next breaker. 2. A gentle incline. 3. A gentle incline. Labels: also, figuratively Example: I think, quoth Corporal Trim, with humble submission to your Honour’s better judgment,——that these ravelins, bastions, curtins, and hornworks, make but a poor, contemptible, fiddle-faddle piece of work of it here upon paper, compared to what your Honour and I could make of it were we in the country by ourselves, and had but a rood, or a rood and a half of ground to do what we pleased with: As summer is coming on, continued Trim, your Honour might sit out of doors, and give me the nography—(Call it ichnography, quoth my uncle,)——of the town or citadel, your Honour was pleased to sit down before,—and I will be shot by your Honour upon the glacis of it, if I did not fortify it to your Honour’s mind. Example: [T]ook his place with solemn Air 'midst the rest, who kept their valiant faces And levelled weapons still against the glacis. 4. A gentle incline. 5. A gentle incline.
Word: Nahua Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Nahuatl-speaking indigenous peoples of Mexico and El Salvador.
Word: Nahua Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the Nahuas. Labels: not-comparable
Word: CIDR Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.dɚ/, /ˈsaɪː.dɚ/ 1. Acronym of Classless Inter-Domain Routing, normally an IP address notation such as 192.168.1.0/24 indicating a block of addresses; the number after the slash indicates how many bits are in the mask; bits to the right are not masked. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: 192.168.1.35 and 192.168.1.252 are both valid addresses in the CIDR block 192.168.1.0/24, but 192.168.2.35 is not.
Word: CIDR Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.dɚ/, /ˈsaɪː.dɚ/ 1. Initialism of controlled internal drug release (“technology for the controlled release of a hormone or drug, for example to release progesterone in beef cattle”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: classless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English class 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 classless From class + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈklæsləs/ 1. Not divided into societal or economic groups. Example: We lived in a classless state, where all were equal. Example: And you think you're so clever and classless and free / But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see 2. Without class or classes. Example: I arranged my timetable so that Friday would be a classless day. 3. Lacking in "class", style, aplomb, etc.
Word: societal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree 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 *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin societāslbor. Old French societé Middle French societébor. English society English -al English societal From society + -al. Pronunciation: [səˈsaɪ.ɪ.tɫ̩], [səˈsaɪ.ə.tɫ̩], [səˈsaɪ.ə.ɾɫ̩], [səˈsɑe.ə.tɫ̩], [səˈsɑe.ə.ɾɫ̩] 1. Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc. Example: But his real legacy, which has touched each of us more than we will likely ever know, centers around a rather simple notion of spontaneous order of societal development. Example: While H5N1 flu is obviously lethal, some milder flus pose a greater societal threat, Professor Mathews says.
Word: double point Part of Speech: noun 1. A symbol, such as a colon, composed of two points. Example: As with the printers a full-point, a double point or colon, and a triple point, are each of them single types, the matter was still more simplified. 2. A point on a curve at which there are two tangents (because it touches itself, or has a cusp).
Word: curve deficiency Part of Speech: noun 1. The difference between the number of double points on a curve and the maximum possible for a curve of that degree.
Word: dispositions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disposition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dispositions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disposition Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Twin Towers Part of Speech: name 1. The two main buildings of the World Trade Center, destroyed in the terrorist attacks on 9/11, 2001. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. The attack itself. Labels: metonymically, plural, plural-only Example: Ever since the Twin Towers, we all know that heroes come in uniforms of all kinds.
Word: terra nullius Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin terra nūllīus (“nobody's land”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹə nʌˈlaɪ.əs/ 1. Empty land; land not legally belonging to anyone; no man's land. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When Aboriginal people showed up which they inevitably did they had to be subjected, incarcerated or eradicated: to keep the myth of terra nullius alive. Example: Following the breakup of former Yugoslavia in 1991, seven new states emerged in the region with many border disputes that left some territories as terrae nullius, or no-man’s lands.
Word: ogonek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *o- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰónos Proto-Slavic *gonъ Proto-Slavic *ogonъ Polish ogon Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ Old Polish -ek Polish -ek Polish ogonekbor. English ogonek Borrowed from Polish ogonek, from ogon + -ek. Pronunciation: /ɒˈɡɒnɛk/, /ˈəʊɡənɛk/, /ɑˈɡɑnɛk/, /ɔˈɡɔnɛk/, /ˈoʊɡənɛk/ 1. A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų. Example: The pangram “Pchnąć w tę łódź jeża lub ośm skrzyń fig” (To push a hedgehog or eight boxes of figs into that boat) highlights a few of the language-specific diacritical marks, such as L with stroke (ł) and ogoneks (ą, ę) necessary to write in Polish—demonstrating how a writing system can accommodate many languages with thorough character inclusion.
Word: divot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1530s, Scots divot (“turf”), also spelt devat, diffat, and the earliest form (1435), duvat(e), from Scottish Gaelic dubhad, a reduced form of dubh-fhàd, literally “black sod” (compare fàl (“turf, sod”)). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪvət/, /ˈdɪvɪt/ 1. A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof. Labels: especially Example: Usually her voice came over the wire as something fresh and cool, as if a divot from a green golf-links had come sailing in at the office window, but this morning it seemed harsh and dry. Example: Soon, thick dark tufts of hair began to spread across his scalp, hanging over his ears, a moor of unruly divots which he was first unable to tame and with time willingly cultivated. 2. A disruption in an otherwise smooth contour. Example: In these coldest hours before dawn, from three until six, I take up my knife again and hack at the chockstone. I continue to make minimal but visible progress in the divot. 3. A drop in a graph between two linear portions (example)
Word: divot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 1530s, Scots divot (“turf”), also spelt devat, diffat, and the earliest form (1435), duvat(e), from Scottish Gaelic dubhad, a reduced form of dubh-fhàd, literally “black sod” (compare fàl (“turf, sod”)). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪvət/, /ˈdɪvɪt/ 1. To tear up pieces of turf from, especially with a golf club in making a stroke. Labels: especially, transitive
Word: Nablus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish نابلس (Nablus) and Arabic نَابُلُس (Nābulus), from Byzantine Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from Ancient Greek νέᾱ́ (néā́, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city, city-state”). Doublet of Nabeul, Naples, Napoli, Neapoli, and Neapolis. Pronunciation: /ˈnæbləs/, /ˈnɑːbləs/ 1. A city, the capital of Nablus governorate, West Bank, Palestine. 2. A governorate of the West Bank, Palestine. Capital: Nablus.
Word: superexcellent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English excellent English superexcellent From super- + excellent. Pronunciation: /ˌsuːpəˈɹɛksələnt/, /ˌsuːpəˈɹɛksɪlnt/ 1. Uncommonly excellent; of supreme excellence. Example: …[Y]our Latin poems, which, in my opinion, both for invention and elocution, are verie delicate and superexcellent. 2. Better than excellent.
Word: Garifune Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Garifuna. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: throve Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /θɹəʊv/, /θɹoʊv/ 1. simple past of thrive Labels: form-of, past Example: So three years / She throve, but on the fourth she fell, / Like Herod, when the shout was in his hears, / Struck thro' with pangs of hell. Example: The melons, pumpkins, and cucumbers throve well on a sandy patch in Doctor's Gully, which was the first site chosen for an experimental garden. 2. past participle of thrive Labels: form-of, nonstandard, participle, past Example: But having now done with theſe Excreſcencies of Spain, from whence they pretend to have originally ſprung, let us ſee how thoſe which they lay claim to for their Anceſtors, have throve in their aversion to Induſtry. Example: I have found my Po-poplars, even in this dry year, to have throve the better for a pretty free trimming.
Word: Last Judgment Part of Speech: name 1. The judgement day. Example: Kill not the moth nor butterfly, / For the last judgement draweth nigh. Example: Do not wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.
Word: uncongenial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English con- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-der. Latin genius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin geniālisbor. Middle French génialbor. English genial English congenial English uncongenial From un- + congenial. 1. Not congenial, compatible or sympathetic. 2. Not appropriate; unsuitable. 3. Not pleasing; disagreeable. Example: He found office life uncongenial, and eventually left the company. Example: A few days brought time into that general routine of small observances which make up ordinary existence; but never had Francesca felt herself in a more uncongenial atmosphere. 4. Incapable of being grafted.
Word: ENSO Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of El Niño/La Niña-Southern Oscillation. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: matter-of-factly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English matter-of-fact Middle English -ly English -ly English matter-of-factly From matter-of-fact + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmætəɹ əv ˈfækt.li/ 1. As though stating a fact. Labels: not-comparable Example: "I took the liberty of inviting somebody else to have dinner with us," Stallman said, matter-of-factly, giving me the same cat-like smile he gave me back in that Palo Alto restaurant. 2. As though the situation is normal and not unusual; not dramatically or fancifully. Labels: not-comparable Example: He was not of the East; and he came of a breed who fought devils and wizards as promptly and matter-of-factly as they battled human foes.
Word: fancifully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fanciful Middle English -ly English -ly English fancifully From fanciful + -ly. 1. In a fanciful manner.
Word: lead someone down the garden path Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of lead someone up the garden path. Example: They all have been leading us down the garden path about health care.
Word: gold-copper ore Part of Speech: noun 1. Any gold ore that has a high copper content and therefore needs special processing before the normal cyanide process. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gangler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English gangle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English gangler From gangle + -er. 1. One who gangles or is gangly. Example: "I'm Robert Rampart Junior," said a nine-year-old gangler, "and we want it pretty blamed quick." Example: ...it had spawned this elegant square-jawed young gangler, this inspired, easy student...
Word: philomel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From philo- + mel(os). 1. The nightingale. Labels: poetic Example: As Philomel in summer's front doth sing. Example: And lonely Philomel, still waking, sings. 2. A musical instrument similar to the violin, but having four steel-wire strings.
Word: pitted Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a surface marked by pits; pockmarked or alveolate. 2. Having had the pits removed. 3. Provided with one or more inspection pits. (of a maintenance area) Example: Forming a fifth bay alongside the main maintenance area is a running shed, 320ft long and 69ft 6in wide, with four roads pitted for a length of 229ft; [...].
Word: pitted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pitting Part of Speech: noun 1. The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hall found the immediate cause at Rickerscote to have been the complete fracture of an axle on STS 53241, the freight train's ninth wagon. The fracture had been caused by fatigue initiated by corrosion pitting on the axle surface. 2. The digging of a pit. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Test pittings were carried out prior to the main excavation.
Word: pitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: menaced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of menace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: menaced Part of Speech: adj 1. subject to menaces; threatened
Word: homilies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homily Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monolithically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English monolithic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English monolithically From monolithic + -ally. 1. In a monolithic manner. Example: The monolithically consistent way in which the policy has been presented, including in a string of important cases, has been shown to be untrue.
Word: safeguards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of safeguard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: safeguards Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of safeguard Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: plestor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of Middle English *pleystow, from Old English pleġstōw (“playground, gymnasium, amphitheater, a place for a play, wrestling-place”). More at playstow. 1. An open space in a village where fairs or markets were held; became village greens. Example: At the south corner of the plestor, or area, near the church, there stood, about twenty years ago, a very old grotesque hollow pollard-ash, which for ages had been looked on with no small veneration as a Shrew-Ash.
Word: offensively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English offensive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English offensively From offensive + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈfɛnsɪvli/ 1. In an offensive manner. Example: I am sure the hostess will leave off her list men and women who usually drink too much, the woman who gets mushy and tries to steal all the handsomest husbands, the man who offensively would take this opportunity to try to build up sales contacts, […] Example: Malcolm seeks help via the Internet but not before he has elaborately explicit “sex” with Abigail, easily among the most offensively tasteless gross-outs in a movie that delights in them.
Word: officiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English officious Middle English -ly English -ly English officiously From officious + -ly. 1. in an officious manner Example: Slipping then a pillow under me, that I might give him the fairest play, I guided officiously with my hand this furious battering ram, whose ruby head, presenting nearest the resemblance of a heart, I applied to its proper mark, which lay as finely elevated as we could wish
Word: offensiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English offensive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English offensiveness From offensive + -ness. 1. The quality of being offensive. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some slurs like “slut” and “retard” vary in their perceived offensiveness to those polled, but also include some incredibly offensive words like the “N-word.”
Word: offhanded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Alteration of offhand, after off- + handed. Pronunciation: /ɒfˈhændɪd/, /ɔfˈhændɪd/, /ɑfˈhændɪd/ 1. In a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought; impromptu, offhand.
Word: off-hour Part of Speech: noun 1. A period when traffic is light Labels: US 2. time outside normal business hours Example: Fist: So I get friendly with the whores in my off hours. So what? That's all I got left of the old days, thanks.
Word: Seto Inland Sea Part of Speech: name 1. A body of water that separates three of the main islands of Japan, i.e. Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.
Word: officeholder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English office Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English holder English officeholder From office + holder. 1. A person who holds an office, especially one appointed or elected to a public office. Example: But it’s an open question as to what happens if the officeholder is instead fired by the President. Example: But even as he pledges financial support, Trump has not ruled out intervening in primaries to bolster challengers against Republican officeholders he perceives as insufficiently loyal.
Word: salbutamol sulphate Part of Speech: noun 1. The sulphate salt form of salbutamol used in the treatment of asthma via inhalation. Labels: uncountable
Word: officialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English official 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 officialism From official + -ism. 1. The rigid, perfunctory and literal adherence to official duties and regulations Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Officials collectively Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: officiant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin officiāns, present participle of officiō, officiāre (“to perform a duty or service”) (not to be confused with Classical officiō, officere (“to obstruct, hinder”)), a denominal verb from officium (“duty, service”). Pronunciation: /əˈfɪʃi.ənt/ 1. A person who officiates at a religious ceremony (in Christianity, at any ceremony other than the Eucharist). Example: There are moments in a witchcraft ceremony when a god is believed to enter the body of the officiant. 2. A person who officiates at a civil (non-religious) wedding ceremony.
Word: celebrant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French célébrant, from Latin celebrāns, present participle of celebrō, equivalent to celebrate + -ant. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlɪbɹənt/ 1. A person who officiates at a religious ceremony, especially a marriage or the Eucharist. Example: The very reverend celebrant was then conducted to the platform of the altar, and the postulant and her attendants having genuflected, the ceremony of reception began with the preparatory prayers and responseries. Example: The most appropriate mode of ordering the holy vessels at this part of the service, previously to preparing them for the communion, is for the celebrant to place both the patten and the chalice in the middle of the altar, in a line with himself, the chalice behind and the patten in front; for they are presented before God as one Eucharist. 2. A person who conducts formal ceremonies in the community, particularly weddings, baby namings, renewals of wedding vows and funerals. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: These are celebrants who marry people at registry offices. Example: Church and state are completely separate but all clergy can be licensed as civil celebrants for legal purposes. 3. A person who is celebrating something. Example: 1977 February 10, Gerri Major, Gerri Major's Society World: Inaugural Balls Have Largest Black Participation Ever, JET, page 39, Once inside, about all that the celebrants could do was nod their heads to the music and pat their feet. Example: […]the celebrants had responded “All hail Satan!” and the girl acolyte had come to the altar and raised her garments to the priest, revealing herself naked beneath them.
Word: sulphates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sulphate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sulphates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sulphate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: officiator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From officiate + -or. 1. A person who officiates.
Word: officiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English officious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English officiousness From officious + -ness. 1. The quality of being officious. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mrs Palmer, and her furbelowed daughters-in-law, who will probably carry enough of the scarlet fever about them, to remind you unpleasantly of the officiousness which preserved the lives of three daughters, when two might have been parted with advantageously enough.
Word: off-key Part of Speech: adj 1. Above or below the correct note sequence; especially a vocalist out of sync with a separately recorded musical accompaniment 2. Not harmonious, or out of accord. Labels: broadly
Word: off-key Part of Speech: adv 1. Being an inaccurate note sequence that is either above or below where it is intended to be. Example: The way your smile just beams / The way you sing off-key / The way you haunt my dreams / No, no—they can't take that away from me
Word: offkey Part of Speech: adv 1. in an off-key manner
Word: off-ramp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From off + ramp. 1. A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads. Labels: Australia, Canada, US 2. An exit strategy. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: And at least for now, there is no discernible off-ramp for the Russian leader short of declaring a cease-fire or pulling back his forces — steps he has so far shown no interest in taking. Example: An adviser to the Ukrainian government said the comments showed that attempts to negotiate with Putin or find an “off-ramp” from the conflict for Putin, as French president, Emmanuel Macron, has sought to do, were misguided.
Word: off-site Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English off- Latin situsder. Anglo-Norman sitebor. Middle English site English site English off-site From off- + site. 1. Away from a particular site. Labels: not-comparable Example: For 75 years, it has fulfilled a wide range of roles: producing weapons-grade plutonium for early atomic weapons in the aftermath of the Second World War; the world's first commercial nuclear power station supplying electricity to the National Grid; reprocessing and storage of nuclear fuel; and the processing of lower grades of radioactive waste for off-site storage.
Word: off-site Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English off- Latin situsder. Anglo-Norman sitebor. Middle English site English site English off-site From off- + site. 1. Away from a particular site. Labels: not-comparable Example: Unlike South Heath, where the tunnel segments are made on site, the ones used here are made off-site and brought in by road.
Word: off-the-rack Part of Speech: adj Etymology: off + the + rack 1. Ready-made in a range of standard sizes. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: off-the-record Part of Speech: adj 1. Unofficial. Labels: not-comparable Example: Despite knowing that getting rid of Koeman was going to necessitate putting his hand very deep into what are currently very shallow pockets, Laporta changed tack a couple of weeks ago by summoning journalists for an off-the-record briefing about what was going to happen with the coach. 2. Secret; clandestine. Labels: not-comparable
Word: off-the-record Part of Speech: adv 1. Unofficially. Labels: not-comparable 2. Secretly, in secret, clandestinely. Labels: not-comparable
Word: offtrack Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of off-track. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: off-track Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From off- + track. 1. Away from an intended route; wayward. Labels: not-comparable 2. Conducted away from a racetrack. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ofttimes Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From oft + times. 1. (elsewhere, archaic) Often, frequently. Labels: US, not-comparable, uncommon Example: The victim is an irresistable, insane subject of the peculiar trance, oblivious to his acts, and ofttimes unconscious of them afterward. During the attack he is in no way the same actor.
Word: reductase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reduct(ion) + -ase. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdʌk.teɪz/ 1. An enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate. Example: disulfide reduction by glutathione is a three-step process, the last of which is catalyzed by glutathione reductase
Word: reductases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reductase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyacrylamide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English acrylamide English polyacrylamide From poly- + acrylamide. 1. Any of a range of cross-linked polymers of acrylamide; used to form soft gels for making contact lenses etc.
Word: acrylamide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acryl + amide. Pronunciation: /əˈkɹɪləmaɪd/ 1. The amide of acrylic acid, CH₂=CH.CONH₂; used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: polyadenylic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + adenylic acid. 1. A polymer of adenylic acid attached to mRNA before transportation to the cytoplasm. Labels: uncountable
Word: polyamide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English polyamide From poly- + amide. 1. Any of a range of polymers containing amide (or peptide) repeat units; examples include proteins and nylon. Example: For eons, the debris has contained the same things — flecks from plant and animal carcasses, feces, mucus, dust, microbes, viruses — and transported the ocean’s carbon to be stored on the seafloor. Increasingly, however, marine snowfall is being infiltrated by microplastics: fibers and fragments of polyamide, polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate. And this fauxfall appears to be altering our planet’s ancient cooling process.
Word: polyare Part of Speech: noun 1. Any pattern formed from a polyomino by removing half of each square such that the squares are still joined
Word: polyaramid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English aramid English polyaramid From poly- + aramid. 1. Any polymer formed from an aromatic amide; they are very strong, and are used in bulletproof vests etc.
Word: ruminative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ruminate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English ruminative From ruminate + -ive. Pronunciation: /ˈruməˌneɪdɪv/, /ˈrumənətɪv/ 1. Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful. Example: They waited expectantly while he directed a ruminative yawn toward the white smiling moon. Example: ‘It happened,’ returned the man, with a ruminative air, as he drew his right hand across his chin, and dipped the other in the pocket of his rough outer coat, ‘it happened somewhere about here as I reckon. I don’t think it can have been a mile from here.’ 2. Relating to or characteristic of ruminants; chewing the cud.
Word: polycarbonate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English carbonate English polycarbonate From poly- + carbonate. Pronunciation: /ˌpɒ.liˈkɑː.bə.neɪt/, /-nət/, /ˌpɑ.liˈkɑɹ.bə.neɪt/ 1. Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates. Example: The cloudiness of the windows on the cars, caused by the degradation of the polycarbonate material of which they are made.
Word: polycentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English polycentric From poly- + -centric. 1. Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control Example: When applied to other persons, the idea of comfort is an intuitive measure of trustworthiness, reliability, and predictability in a polycentric world that managers often find troubling, ambiguous, and anxiety-laden. 2. (of a chromosome, etc) Having multiple central parts
Word: polycentric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós)der. English -centric English polycentric From poly- + -centric. 1. A chromosome, etc. having multiple central parts.
Word: polychete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “chaeta”), equivalent to poly- + chaeta. 1. Any of many annelid worms, of the class Polychaeta, such as the lugworm; they have a segmented body with pairs of bristles on each segment.
Word: reduces Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdjuː.sɪz/, /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːsɪz/, /ɹɪˈd(j)u.sɪz/, /ɹɪˈdjʉːsɪz/, /ɹɪˈd͡ʒʉːsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reduce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chocolate starfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chocolate starfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arubian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Aruba Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Arubian From Aruba + -ian. 1. Alternative form of Aruban. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Arubian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Aruba Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Arubian From Aruba + -ian. 1. Alternative form of Aruban. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: polychlorinated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English chlorinated English polychlorinated From poly- + chlorinated. 1. Having many hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine. Labels: not-comparable Example: Another environmental factor thought to be affecting some coastal birds, although comparatively little is yet known about its extent or origin, is the presence of marine pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and toxic heavy metals.
Word: polychlorinated naphthalene Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpoʊliˌklɔrəˌneɪtəd ˌnæfˈθæliːn/, /ˌpɒlɪˌklɔːrɪneɪtɪd ˌnæfˈθæliːn/ 1. Any of a range of compounds manufactured by treating naphthalene with chlorine; they have a variety of properties and uses.
Word: PCN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of polychlorinated naphthalene. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of penicillin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Initialism of penalty charge notice: a notification of a fee for unauthorised parking of a vehicle. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of primary care network. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Abbreviation of percutaneous nephrostomy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: radial keratotomy Part of Speech: noun 1. an eye surgery procedure to correct myopia (near-sightedness) using a series of incisions in the cornea, radiating from a central point (hence radial).
Word: RK Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of radial keratotomy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: keratotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρᾰς (kérăs)der. English kerato- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English keratotomy From kerato- + -tomy. 1. A surgical incision in the cornea.