nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: zip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /zɪp/ 1. To close with a zip fastener. Labels: transitive 2. To close as if with a zip fastener. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Zip your lip! 3. To compress (one or more computer files) into a single and often smaller file, especially one in the ZIP format. Labels: transitive 4. To subject to the convolution mapping function. Labels: transitive 5. To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound. Labels: intransitive Example: The bullet zipped through the air. 6. To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place). Labels: colloquial, intransitive Example: Zip down to the shops for some milk. Example: Despite writing that can be confusing — we are not told, for example, how Oishi’s group of 56 ronin ended up just 47, or maybe a supertitle zipped by too quickly — the story moves at a steady clip. And Dachs’s decision to have women play some of the male roles, most prominently Kira, is very effective. 7. To make (something) move quickly Labels: transitive Example: Tottenham also initially struggled to create genuine goal-scoring opportunities, with Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart zipping passes around to little effect. 8. To travel on a zipline. 9. To offer a list of alternately male and female candidates in an attempt to address the shortage of women. Labels: UK
Word: zip Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /zɪp/ 1. Ellipsis of zip code. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: pompous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English pompous, from Old French pompeux, pompos, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”), equivalent to pomp + -ous. Doublet of pomposo. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒmpəs/, /ˈpɑmpəs/ 1. Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important. Example: But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Example: Not that the parting speech caused Amelia to philosophise, or that it armed her in any way with a calmness, the result of argument; but it was intolerably dull, pompous, and tedious; and having the fear of her schoolmistress greatly before her eyes, Miss Samuel did not venture, in her presence, to give way to any ebullitions of private grief.
Word: toyboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From toy + boy. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔɪˌbɔɪ/ 1. A young male partner for a woman or man. Labels: Australia, UK, derogatory, humorous, sometimes Example: I'm out with my toy boy, toy boy / And when I get to take him home / I know he's gonna love me right Example: But Ahlamalik Williams, 25, is just the latest in a long line of toyboys 61-year-old Queen of Pop Madonna has been linked to since her spilt from long-term partner Guy Ritchie, after which she decided she 'wanted to have fun'.
Word: bombastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bombast (“padding, stuffing”) + -ic, 18th century. Sense evolution possibly influenced by unrelated bomb and bombard; see also bombard phrase. Pronunciation: /bɒmˈbæs.tɪk/, /bɑmˈbæs.tɪk/ 1. showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous Example: Dorsett came up the stairs, buggy whip in hand. He bustled into the office in his usual self‐important way. Frank noticed that the old clerk sat down on him promptly. He was not one bit impressed with the bombastic visitor from Greenville. 2. High‐sounding but with little meaning. 3. Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top. Labels: colloquial 4. Inflated, overfilled. Labels: archaic
Word: bogus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested as an underworld term for an apparatus for creating counterfeit coins, then the coins themselves. Later, the word was applied to anything of poor quality. The newest use to mean useless is probably from the slang of computer hackers. The origin is unknown, but there are at least two theories that try to trace its origin: * From Hausa boko (“to fake”). Since bogus first appeared in the United States, it may be possible that its ancestor was brought there on a slave ship. * From criminal slang as a short form of tantrabogus, a 19th-century slang term for a menacing object, making some believe that bogus might be linked to bogy or bogey (see bogeyman). In this sense, Bogus might be related to Bogle – a traditional trickster from the Scottish Borders, noted for achieving acts of household trickery; confusing, but not usually damaging. Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊ̯ɡəs/, [ˈbəʊ̯ɡəs], /ˈbɵʊ̯ɡəs/, [ˈbɵʊ̯ɡəs], /ˈboʊ̯ɡəs/ 1. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. Example: He was arrested for trying to cash a bogus check at the bank. Example: […] that he and David Whitmer swore falsley, stole, cheated, lied, sold bogus money, (base coin,), and also stones and sand for bogus; that letters in the post-office had been opened, read, and destroyed; and that those same men were concerned with a gang of counterfeiters, coiners, and blacklegs. 2. Undesirable or harmful. Labels: slang Example: What Jefferson was saying was, Hey! You know, we left this England place 'cause it was bogus; so if we don't get some cool rules ourselves - pronto - we'll just be bogus too! Get it? 3. Incorrect, useless, or broken. Labels: slang 4. Of a totally fictitious issue printed for collectors, often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country (not to be confused with forgery, which is an illegitimate copy of a genuine stamp). Example: Bogus stamps are labels made to deceive stamp collectors. Many bogus stamps were made prior to 1900 when some had names of imaginary countries. 5. Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions. Example: bogus laws
Word: bogus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested as an underworld term for an apparatus for creating counterfeit coins, then the coins themselves. Later, the word was applied to anything of poor quality. The newest use to mean useless is probably from the slang of computer hackers. The origin is unknown, but there are at least two theories that try to trace its origin: * From Hausa boko (“to fake”). Since bogus first appeared in the United States, it may be possible that its ancestor was brought there on a slave ship. * From criminal slang as a short form of tantrabogus, a 19th-century slang term for a menacing object, making some believe that bogus might be linked to bogy or bogey (see bogeyman). In this sense, Bogus might be related to Bogle – a traditional trickster from the Scottish Borders, noted for achieving acts of household trickery; confusing, but not usually damaging. Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊ̯ɡəs/, [ˈbəʊ̯ɡəs], /ˈbɵʊ̯ɡəs/, [ˈbɵʊ̯ɡəs], /ˈboʊ̯ɡəs/ 1. A liquor made of rum and molasses. Labels: US, dialectal, uncountable Example: BOGUS. A liquor made of rum and molasses. Example: "Calibogus," or "bogus" was cold rum and beer unsweetened. 2. Counterfeit money. Labels: US, archaic, dialectal, uncountable Example: “Ahem—it is the opinion of the court that the prisoner has been making bogus; so we must put him in the jug until Superior Court.[…]” Example: There is not a merchant in this city but knows this fact, and also that there has been a large quantity of bogus in circulation.
Word: donk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative. As a genre of music, coined or popularized by band Blackout Crew in their 2008 song "Put a Donk on it". Pronunciation: /dɒŋk/ 1. A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds, or a sound typical of this genre. Labels: UK, uncountable Example: Speaking to both Jax Jones and The Blackout Crew’s founding member MC Vipes on Zoom one Friday afternoon, we talk about tunes that have been improved with a simple donk, and how this meeting of the minds came to fruition.
Word: donk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative. As a genre of music, coined or popularized by band Blackout Crew in their 2008 song "Put a Donk on it". Pronunciation: /dɒŋk/ 1. To hit Labels: slang, transitive Example: He donked me on the head! Example: He rested my shoulder on the lid of the toilet seat and tried pushing me out feet first, but I sagged in the middle and jack-knifed onto the floor, donking my head on the porcelain. 2. To mess around, to play Labels: Canada, US, intransitive, slang Example: We can donk all day, boys!
Word: donk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A shortening of donkey. Pronunciation: /dɒŋk/ 1. A donkey (the animal). Labels: slang Example: ‘But you ought to have seen men when I was breaking in the donks and the nigs to the plough! I had a gin leading the donks; her yelling and tugging and trying to lead them while her buck was yelling behind trying to drive them.’ 2. A car's engine. Labels: Australia, slang 3. A fool. Labels: Australia, slang 4. A poor player who makes mistakes. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: donk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A shortening of donkey. Pronunciation: /dɒŋk/ 1. To provide a second person with a lift on a bicycle (formerly, on a horse), seating the passenger either in front (on the handlebar) or behind (sharing the seat); to travel as a passenger in such manner. Labels: Australia, colloquial, slang Example: It was the scene where Steve, Blue, Charl and Pricie-ole-man all mount Seldomfed in the dark and rain on their way to rob a neighbour′s orchard. It would very likely raise a reminiscent smile or grin from one who doubled or trebled or quadrupled-donked it to school. 2. To make a donk bet. Labels: slang
Word: donk Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English daunke, danke. More at dank. Pronunciation: /dɒŋk/ 1. damp; moist; wet Labels: Northern-England, Scotland
Word: donk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English daunke, danke. More at dank. Pronunciation: /dɒŋk/ 1. dampness; moistness Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, uncountable 2. A dense mist or drizzle Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, uncountable 3. A mouldy dampness; mouldiness Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, uncountable
Word: donk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English daunke, danke. More at dank. Pronunciation: /dɒŋk/ 1. To moisten; dampen Labels: Northern-England, Scotland 2. To drizzle Labels: Northern-England, Scotland
Word: donk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally from Miami, Florida. Pronunciation: /dɒŋk/ 1. A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.
Word: donk Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɒŋk/ 1. buttocks Example: 2012, Jemele Hill, Wozniacki's impersonation of Serena wasn't racist https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/8739851/caroline-wozniacki-impersonation-serena-williams-racist Serena Williams has a donk.
Word: nutraceutical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of nutrient + pharmaceutical, a marketing term coined by Stephen DeFelice in 1989. Pronunciation: /njuːtɹəˈsuːtɪkəl/ 1. A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties; a food used as a drug. Example: The latest nutraceutical nostrum could come from the blueberry. Example: Japan, where the probiotic drink Yakult was invented in 1935, is regarded as the homeland of nutraceuticals. Thanks to a lighter legislative touch than in Europe it’s also relatively easy for food manufacturers to claim special powers for their products.
Word: outsource Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English source English outsource From out- + source. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtˌsɔːs/, /ˈaʊtˌsoɹs/, /ˈæɔtˌsoːs/, /ˈæʊtˌsoːs/ 1. To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider. Labels: US, transitive Example: They decided to outsource the design and manufacture of the system to a vendor. Example: Read said maintenance would be outsourced, with "positive discussions" held with two companies.
Word: break down Part of Speech: verb 1. To stop functioning. Labels: intransitive, usually Example: I am afraid my computer will break down if I try to run it at too high a speed. Example: "We love our little diesel trains. They potter up and down. They break down. The C6 overhaul is only a temporary answer. By the time they are replaced, they will be 45 years old. 2. To unexpectedly collapse, physically or in structure. Labels: intransitive 3. To intentionally demolish; to pull down. Labels: transitive 4. To fail, especially socially or for political reasons. Labels: intransitive Example: Talks broke down between Prime Minister John Doe and the opposition party. Example: Relations broke down between Greece and Turkey. 5. To give in or give up: relent, concede, surrender. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Is it worth taking it to a repair shop, or should I just break down and buy a new one? 6. To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally. Labels: ergative, figuratively Example: Near-synonym: come undone Example: She is back to work now, after she broke down the other day. 7. To render or to become weak and ineffective. Labels: ergative, figuratively Example: His authority and influence over his coordinates broke down gradually. Example: Hodgson's approach may not illuminate proceedings in Poland and Ukraine but early evidence suggests they will be tough to break down. 8. To (cause to) decay, to decompose. Labels: ergative Example: Leaves and grass will break down into compost faster if you keep them moist. 9. To separate into a number of parts. Example: Near-synonyms: break apart, break up, take apart, tear down, tear up Example: The goods station is a transhipment centre (centre de transbordement) at which loads made up at other centres are broken down and redespatched to destinations in the area. 10. To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of. Labels: ergative, figuratively Example: Near-synonym: analyze Example: If you don't understand, ask him to break down the numbers for you. 11. To digest. Labels: ergative Example: Near-synonym: catabolize Example: His stomach took a while to break down his food. 12. Bust down or bust a move; the act of performing energetic, often freestyle or hip-hop moves, frequently during a song’s instrumental break where only drums or bass are playing; see breakdown (music). Labels: informal
Word: break down Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of breakdown. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: SLR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of single-lens reflex, or clipping of SLR camera. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: But to be clear, that’s not to say I’m not a photo-taker. I’m no expert, but I dabble. I got my first manual SLR at sixteen, and learned print-making as an unofficial apprentice to the editor of the high-school paper. Example: And images of other cameras came tot him: old-style TV cameras, motion-picture cameras on cranes, tiny digital cameras, Polaroid cameras, SLR cameras, all of them superimposed. 2. Initialism of self-loading rifle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of supplementary leverage ratio. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of statutory liquidity ratio. Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SLR Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of sorry, late reply. Labels: Internet, Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: giro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Via German, from Italian giro (“circulation”), from Latin gyrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, to bend”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/ 1. A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions. Labels: usually 2. An unemployment benefit cheque. Labels: Ireland, UK, informal Example: His Shepherd's Bush giro was in doubt now, because he had declined the exciting career opportunity to work in the Burger King in Notting Hill Gate.
Word: giro Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Via German, from Italian giro (“circulation”), from Latin gyrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, to bend”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/ 1. To transfer funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
Word: zip fastener Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈzɪp ˌfæs(ə)nɚ/, /ˈzɪp ˌfɑːs(ə)nə/ 1. A fastener used in clothing, bags, etc, comprised of two rows of teeth that are made to fit into each other by moving a slider along their length and opened again by moving the slider in the other direction. 2. A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.
Word: slide fastener Part of Speech: noun 1. A zip fastener.
Word: Zip drive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A trademark of the Iomega Corporation. See zip (“move quickly”). 1. A storage device, similar to a floppy disk drive but using disks with a much larger capacity (100, 250, or 750 MB, compared to a normal floppy disk capacity of 1.44 MB).
Word: gal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gallon. Pronunciation: /ɡæl/ 1. Abbreviation of gallon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: gal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a dialectal pronunciation of girl, attested since 1795; compare gell, g'hal. Pronunciation: /ɡæl/ 1. A young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang. Labels: colloquial
Word: gal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from galileo. Pronunciation: /ɡæl/ 1. A galileo (unit of acceleration).
Word: genuphallation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Macaronic from Late Latin genu (“knee”) + phallus (“penis”) + -ation. 1. The placement of someone's penis between another person's knees.
Word: irresolute Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1580. Borrowed from French irrésolu or composed from ir- + resolute. Pronunciation: /ɪˈrɛz.əˌl(j)uːt/ 1. Undecided or unsure how to act. Example: As the seeress stood irresolute the tall young secretary half rose and whispered something in her ear. 2. Indecisive or lacking in resolution.
Word: gens Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin gēns (“gens; people, tribe”), from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis (“birth; production”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”) + *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verb roots). Doublet of kind, genesis, and jati. See also gender, generate, gentile, genus; also Latin gigno (“to bring forth”). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛnz/, /ɡɛns/ 1. A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical Example: [page 568, column 2] There were certain sacred rites (sacra gentilitia) which belonged to a gens, to the observance of which all the members of a gens, as such, were bound, whether they were members by birth, adoption, or adrogation. A person was freed from the observance of such sacra, and lost the privileges connected with his gentile rites, when he lost his gens, that is, when he was adrogated, adopted, or even emancipated; for adrogation, adoption, and emancipation were accompanied by a diminutio capitis. […] [page 569, column 2] As the gentes were subdivisions of the three ancient tribes, the populus (in the ancient sense) alone had gentes, so that to be a patrician and to have a gens were synonymous; and thus we find the expressions gens and patricii constantly united. Example: Caius Julius Caesar belonged to the gens Julius, his father's name was Caesar, and his own individual name (praenomen) was Caius. Women were given the clan name as their own; Caesar's sister was called Julia, and a younger sister would have been called Julia Minor. 2. A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually along the male line; clan. Example: The Kamilaroi are divided into six gentes, standing with reference to the right of marriage, in two divisions, […] Originally the first three gentes were not allowed to intermarry with each other, because they were subdivisions of an original gens; but they were permitted to marry into either of the other gentes, and vice versâ. Example: The taboos, the laws, the rules of gentes, tribes, and nations, from the lowest to the highest, are upheld by a vague terror and sacred awe which society impresses on man by threats of ill-luck, fearful evil, and terrible punishments befalling sinners and transgressors of the tabooed, of the holy and the forbidden, charged with a mysterious, highly contagious, and virulently infective life-consuming energy. 3. A host-specific lineage of a brood parasite species.
Word: gens Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of generations. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛnz/ 1. plural of gen (clipping of generation). Labels: form-of, plural Example: For my fellow first-gens, get ready to hide a smirk, because your life story is likely hidden somewhere in this chapter. For the uninitiated—that is, the person who's never had a thing to do with the Arab way of doing things (namely dating)—I advise you to buckle up. Example: […] I witness firsthand the difficult "downstream" outcomes (Grusky 2014) of social class stratification in a university setting where approximately 3,400 undergraduates (13% of the undergraduate population) are first in their families to attend and/or graduate from college (first-gens). Most of these students are low income and nearly 1,200 first-gens have grown up in poverty.
Word: eat crow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First appeared in the US in the 1870s under the form eat boiled crow. Further origin unknown. Crow meat is considered unfit for consumption, but this is true of very many animals. Compare perhaps the association of black birds with misfortune. Pronunciation: /ˌit ˈkɹoʊ/ 1. To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: He must apologise, he saw that clearly enough, must eat crow, as he told himself. Example: The Nationals started with Jerome Herman ("Dizzy") Dean, who reveled in striking out Lou Gehrig in the first inning. Gehrig made Dean eat crow in the third inning by smashing a home run.
Word: psephology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psepho- (“pebble”) + -ology (“study of”), drawing on the various definitions of Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble used for reckoning; pebble used for casting a vote”). The sense relating to elections was coined in 1948 by Frank Hardie. Pronunciation: /sɪˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/, /sɪˈfɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ 1. The predictive or statistical study of elections. Labels: uncountable Example: It therefore seems appropriate to preface this book with a discussion of why elections merit study and an examination of how much has been or can be learnt from psephology. 2. An ancient Greek method of numerology, similar to gematria. Labels: uncountable Example: Let us first see how the matter of this letter-numbering or psephology stands generally. The authors think that both the Greek and Hebrew method derive from a common source. But there is no proof of this; indeed the weak point in the whole of this exposition is that they entirely neglect the historical side of the matter and give no references. Example: The numbers 99, 88, and 22 seem to belong to some system of mystic psephology, Or gematria as the Kabbalists afterwards called it.
Word: oxyacid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English oxyacid From oxy- + acid. 1. An acid containing oxygen.
Word: hydracid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English hydracid From hydro- + acid. Pronunciation: /haɪˈdɹæsɪd/ 1. An acid that does not contain any oxygen; they are all binary compounds of hydrogen plus either a halogen (for example, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, hydroiodic acid, hydrobromic acid) or a pseudohalogen.
Word: pseudohalogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English halogen English pseudohalogen From pseudo- + halogen. 1. A binary inorganic compound with a structure similar to that of the interhalogens but containing at least one non-halogen radical such as cyanide
Word: cyanide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyan- + -ide. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪənaɪd/ 1. Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN⁻ anion. Labels: countable 2. Sodium or potassium cyanide, used in the extraction of gold and silver or as a poison. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The birdies all try an' hide / But they still go for peanuts / When coated with cyanide Example: Two doctors and a metallurgist from Scotland patented a process for dissolving gold with cyanide in 1887 and patented the recovery of gold from solution using finely divided zinc (zinc precipitation) the following year. […] The first commercial processing plant to use cyanide in the milling circuit was constructed at the Crown mine at Karangahake, New Zealand in 1889. 3. Hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas, a poisonous gas. Labels: uncountable
Word: cyanide Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cyan- + -ide. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪənaɪd/ 1. To treat or poison with cyanide. Labels: transitive
Word: oxyanion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ῐ̓όν (ĭón) Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón)lbor. English anion English oxyanion From oxy- + anion. 1. Any anion derived from an oxyacid
Word: oxyarc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcus Old French arcbor. Middle English ark English arc English oxyarc From oxy- + arc. 1. An arc produced in an atmosphere of oxygen, used for welding.
Word: oxygenase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Oxygenase, corresponding to oxygen + -ase. Pronunciation: /ˈɒksɪd͡ʒəneɪz/ 1. An enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen.
Word: oxyhaemoglobin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English haemoglobin English oxyhaemoglobin From oxy- + haemoglobin. 1. The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lunchbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lunch + box. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks/ 1. A container for transporting meals, especially lunch. Example: “If someone assaulted you, if someone offended you, would you keep a memento of their assault? Would you stick it on your daily lunchbox and carry it with you day in and day out?” she asked. 2. The penis when enclosed in clothing. Labels: UK, slang Example: The campaign tagline, 'I've got a tiny packet', is written across [Linford] Christie's trademark impressively muscled upper body. 'Tiny packet' makes us remember that Linford is known for his 'lunchbox' from his heyday as a sprinter because of the bulge apparent in his lycra shorts. His lunchbox and now his tiny packet allude to the diminishing of black men to just their genitals[…] 3. A lunch packaged in a disposable box to be taken away to eat. Example: Jack was carrying his lunchbox with him. 4. A luggable; an early laptop computer, usually a unit with a handle and a fold-out keyboard. Labels: slang Example: You'll find a mix among clamshell laptops for strong laps, lunchboxes, and sewing-machine configurations; the latter two designs typically have detachable keyboards. Example: The performance difference between desktops and lunchboxes was practically nil. 5. A simple portable transmitter sometimes used in phreaking. Labels: slang 6. A cocktail made with beer, orange juice, and almond liqueur. 7. A person seen as weak and disposable who could easily be sacrificed without much guilt or afterthought. Labels: idiomatic, slang
Word: oxytocic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Corruption of Ancient Greek ὠκυτόκος (ōkutókos), based on ὀξύς (oxús, “pointed”) instead of ὠκύς (ōkús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”). Pronunciation: /ˌɒksɪˈtɒsɪk/, /ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪk/, /ˌɑksiˈtɑsɪk/, /ˌɑksiˈtoʊsɪk/ 1. Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.
Word: oxytocic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Corruption of Ancient Greek ὠκυτόκος (ōkutókos), based on ὀξύς (oxús, “pointed”) instead of ὠκύς (ōkús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”). Pronunciation: /ˌɒksɪˈtɒsɪk/, /ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪk/, /ˌɑksiˈtɑsɪk/, /ˌɑksiˈtoʊsɪk/ 1. An oxytocic drug.
Word: oxytocin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oxytocic, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”, from τίκτω (tíktō, “I give birth”)). Pronunciation: /ɑksiˈtoʊsɪn/, /ˈɑksiˌtoʊsɪn/ 1. A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some women describe episodes of intense pleasure akin to orgasm during nursing. It would be interesting to know whether the release of oxytocin during suckling plays a role in this subjective feeling, as it may do in actual orgasm. Example: MDMA, commonly known as Ecstasy, greatly increases feelings of empathy (and perhaps the actual capacity to perceive the emotions of others); one of the mechanisms (oxytocin release) is now becoming understood, […]
Word: sesquicentenary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sesqui- (“one and a half”) + centenary (“100 year anniversary”). 1. A 150-year anniversary.
Word: sesquicentennial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + centennial (“of 100 years”). By surface analysis, sesqui- + cent- + -ennial. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/ 1. Occurring every 150 years. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sesquicentennial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + centennial (“of 100 years”). By surface analysis, sesqui- + cent- + -ennial. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/ 1. A 150th anniversary. Example: The city celebrated its sesquicentennial last year. Example: Sesquicentennial, I know I’ll see myself here again / And I guess only time will tell, will it ever be like it was then / Sesquicentennial, oh here we go again
Word: sesquioxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sesqui- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English sesquioxide From sesqui- (“one and a half, a ratio of three to two”) + oxide. 1. Any oxide containing three oxygen atoms for every two atoms of another element.
Word: sesquiplane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sesqui- (“one and a half”) + plane, referring to long and short wings as “one and a half” wings. 1. A biplane having one long wing and one short one above or below it.
Word: herald Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin heraldus, from Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Doublet of Harold and Harald; compare Walter, which has these elements reversed. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹəld/, /ˈheɹəld/, /ˈhɛɾəld/ 1. A messenger, especially one bringing important news. Example: The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead. 2. A harbinger, giving signs of things to come. Example: Daffodils are heralds of Spring. 3. An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms Example: Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms. 4. A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix. 5. A handbill consisting of an advertisement. Example: New this season will be a 20-sheet poster depicting 21 K-M elephants parading to local Chevrolet agencies. Deal calls for use of the 20-sheet on poster panels where the auto agency has space allotment. Smaller versions of the same art also will be used. Circulation of Kelly-Miller heralds, which last season averaged between 5,000 and 6,000 copies per stand, will be in for one of the greatest boosts this year.
Word: herald Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin heraldus, from Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Doublet of Harold and Harald; compare Walter, which has these elements reversed. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹəld/, /ˈheɹəld/, /ˈhɛɾəld/ 1. To proclaim or announce an event. Labels: figuratively, often, transitive Example: Daffodils herald the Spring. Example: Then, some five miles north of Bolna, the entry into the Arctic is heralded by a long blast on the whistle of the engine. The Arctic Circle is marked by a sign on the east side of the line. 2. To greet something with excitement; to hail. Labels: passive, transitive, usually Example: The film was heralded by critics.
Word: herald Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹəld/, /ˈheɹəld/, /ˈhɛɾəld/ 1. Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: God-fearing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From God + fearing, likely a continuation (in altered form) of earlier Middle English goddfrihti, gode-frigti (“god-fearing”), variants of Middle English godfriht, gode-friht, godfruht, god-furht, from Old English godfyrht, godefriht (“god-fearing”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (gudafaurhts, “god-fearing, devout”). 1. Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority. Example: Margie married Bill, a good, God-fearing Christian. Example: The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.
Word: subterfuge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French subterfuge m, from Medieval Latin subterfugium n, from Latin subterfugiō (“to flee secretly”), from subter (“under”) and fugiō (“to flee”). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbtəɹˌfjuː(d)ʒ/ 1. An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics. Labels: countable Example: Overt subterfuge in a region nearly caused a minor accident. Example: How’s the spy hunt going? Uncovered any subterfuge? 2. Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity. Labels: uncountable Example: But in the mean time […] it looks all ſo like ſubterfuge and inveagling; it is ſo nauſeating and teadious a task, that no man thinks he ovvs the Author ſo much ſervice as to find out the reaſon of his ovvn Categoricalneſs for him. Example: I have been critical of the RDG in the past for merely being a cypher for government announcements, but the failure of its members to make a stand on this issue and not be complicit in the Government's subterfuge is a shocking indictment of their failure to protect the industry.
Word: asphyxiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English asphyxia Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English asphyxiate From asphyxia + -ate. Pronunciation: /əsˈfɪksieɪt/ 1. To smother or suffocate someone. Labels: transitive Example: A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said. 2. To be smothered or suffocated. Labels: intransitive
Word: Roman alphabet Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Latin alphabet.
Word: lunch box Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lunchbox. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lunch pail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lunch + pail. 1. A lunchbox (food container) shaped more or less like a bucket with a handle. Labels: US 2. Someone doing work that needs to be done in an unpretentious, down-to-earth manner; (originally) a blue-collar worker. Labels: US, figuratively Example: The work of making this world resemble one that you would prefer to live in is a lunch pail fucking job, day in and day out, where thousands of committed, anonymous, smart and dedicated people bang on closed doors and pick up those that are fallen and grind away on issues till they get a positive result.
Word: begat Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /biˈɡæt/ 1. simple past of beget Labels: form-of, past Example: And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: Example: Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren
Word: begat Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /biˈɡæt/ 1. To beget. Labels: nonstandard Example: I'm just a dyke who wants a kid/What could be weird about that/You don't have to be straight to begat
Word: begat Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /biˈɡæt/ 1. An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible Labels: nonstandard Example: To put food on the table, Ruth gleaned in the fields and one of the fields belonged to Boaz who noticed her and admired her. They married and Ruth bore a son, Obed. There ensues a begat-ridden genealogy and.... Example: There's a bunch of begats in First Chronicles, chapter six, and it's way dull, especially if you consider what a begat involves.
Word: beget Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English begeten [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Old English beġietan (“to get”), from Proto-Germanic *bigetaną (“to find, seize”), equivalent to be- + get. Cognate with Old Saxon bigetan (“to find, seize”), Old High German bigezan (“to gain, achieve, win, procure”). Pronunciation: /biˈɡɛt/, /bɪˈɡɛt/, /bəˈɡɛt/ 1. To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire. Labels: literary, transitive Example: The King intends to beget a child within the next five years. Example: ¶ And Adam liued an hundred and thirtie yeeres, and begate a ſonne in his owne likeneſſe, after his image; and called his name Seth. 2. To cause; to produce; to bring forth. Labels: transitive Example: Wealth begets wealth; poverty begets poverty. Example: How one’s thoughts will travel! and how quickly our wishes beget them! 3. To get or obtain. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: If there bee neuer a Seruant-monſter i' the Fayre, who can helpe it, he ſayes ; nor a neſt of Antiques ? Hee is loth to make Nature afraid in his Playes, like thoſe that beget Tales, Tempeſts, and ſuch like Drolleries, […] 4. To happen to; befall. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive
Word: knag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English knagge. Cognate with German Low German Knagge, Danish knage, Swedish knagg. Related to knarr and knur. Pronunciation: /ˈnæɡ/, [ˈnæɡ], /ˈneɪ̯ɡ/, [ˈneɪ̯ɡ] 1. A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir 2. A peg or hook for hanging something on 3. One of the points of a stag's horn or a tine Labels: obsolete 4. A knot in a piece of wood or the base of a branch 5. A pointed rock or crag 6. A small cask or barrel; a keg or noggin Labels: Scotland 7. The woodpecker Labels: Scotland, obsolete
Word: knag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English knaggen, from the noun (see above). Pronunciation: /ˈnæɡ/, [ˈnæɡ], /ˈneɪ̯ɡ/, [ˈneɪ̯ɡ] 1. To hang something on a peg
Word: pongo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”). 1. A soldier. Labels: UK, slang 2. A canyon or gorge in South America, especially one cutting through a ridge or mountain range. 3. A lazy, good-for-nothing person. Labels: UK, slang 4. Any large ape. Labels: archaic
Word: knagged Part of Speech: adj 1. Having protuberances, knobs or knots Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: knagged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of knag Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: knaggie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Scots [Term?]. 1. A small wooden drinking vessel with an upright handle
Word: knaggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From knag + -y. 1. Having many protuberances, knobs or knots; knotty, rough or rugged. 2. Temperamentally rough. Labels: figuratively Example: […]his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe described as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve. Stiff-rumped, that's what he was, always rubbing the rust, or riding grub, like he had been for months past.
Word: orthocentre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- English centre English orthocentre From ortho- + centre. 1. Alternative form of orthocenter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: orthochromatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- English chromatic English orthochromatic From ortho- + chromatic. Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.θə.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/, /ˈɔː.θə.kɹəʊˈmæt.ɪk/, /ˌoɹ.θə.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/, /ˌoɹ.θə.kɹoʊˈmæt.ɪk/ 1. Being uniformly sensitive across the entire visible range, and thus reproducing colours faithfully Labels: not-comparable 2. Sensitive to all colours except red Labels: not-comparable
Word: orthoclastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ortho- + Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken”) + -ic. 1. Having cleavage planes at right angles, as in orthoclase.
Word: orthodromic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English orthodromic From ortho- + Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”) + English -ic. 1. Of or relating to a means of navigation by following an arc of the great circle corresponding to the shortest distance between two points on the globe. Labels: not-comparable 2. Passing along neurological impulses in a normal (expected) direction. (of neurons) Labels: not-comparable
Word: orthodrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + -drome (“path”). 1. A great circle, or part of one.
Word: orthogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + -genesis, coined by Wilhelm Haacke in 1893 and popularized with its standard meaning by Theodor Eimer. 1. The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: orthognathous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ortho- + -gnathous, after New Latin orthognathus. 1. Straight-jawed.
Word: orthogon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + -gon. 1. A right-angled triangle. 2. A rectangular figure. 3. A multi-dimensional figure in which all sides result in a right angle, typically surpassing the restrictions of 3 dimensions.
Word: stolid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin stolidusder. Middle French stolideder. English stolid From Middle French stolide, from Latin stolidus (“foolish, obtuse, slow”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɒl.ɪd/, /ˈstɑːl.ɪd/ 1. Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility. Example: He went slowly to his tent and stretched himself on a blanket by the side of the snoring tall soldier. In the darkness he saw visions of a thousand-tongued fear that would babble at his back and cause him to flee, while others were going coolly about their country's business. He admitted that he would not be able to cope with this monster. He felt that every nerve in his body would be an ear to hear the voices, while other men would remain stolid and deaf. Example: “A tinge of Jewish blood is not a bad thing. It leavens the”—she looked at him—“stolid stupidity of the ordinary Englishman.” 2. Dully or heavily stupid. Example: Light laughs the breeze / In her Castle above them — / Babbles the Bee in a stolid Ear, / Pipe the Sweet Birds in ignorant cadence — / Ah, what sagacity perished here! Example: They (Eloi) all failed to understand my gestures; some were simply stolid, some thought it was a jest and laughed at me.
Word: atopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀτοπία (atopía, “extraordinary nature”), from ἄτοπος (átopos), from ἀ- (a-) + τόπος (tópos, “place”). Pronunciation: /ˈætəpi/ 1. A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar allergic conditions; generally considered to be caused by the interaction of environmental and genetic factors. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Whatever factor is invoked to explain the increase in asthma must also be capable of explaining other outbreaks of atopy. 2. A person suffering from atopic syndrome; a case of atopy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: impassive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From im- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + passive (“which is, or is capable of being, acted on; (obsolete) which suffers, or may suffer, pain, death, etc.”, adjective). Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpæsɪv/ 1. Having, or revealing, no emotion. Example: It was a victory that clearly meant so much to Van Gaal as the normally impassive manager raced from his seat in the technical area to celebrate Lingard's winner. 2. Still or motionless.
Word: motionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English motion 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 motionless From motion + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈməʊʃənlɛs/, /ˈmoʊʃənlɛs/ 1. At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nothing was to be seen save flat meadows, cows for the most part feeding unconcernedly, and silvery pollard willows motionless in the warm sunlight. Example: Nothing could be more businesslike than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge.