nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: placable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin plācābilis. 1. Able to be easily pacified; quick to forgive. Example: 1577, Meredith Hanmer (translator), The Auncient Ecclesiasticall Histories of the First Six Hundred Yeares after Christ, London, The Seventh Booke of the Ecclesiasticall Historye of Eusebius Pamphilus Bishop of Caesarea in Palaestina, Chapter 17, […] after that the deuine and celestiall grace of God behelde vs with a placable and mercifull countenance, then our princes, euen they which heretofore warred against vs, after a wonderfull manner chaunged their opinion […] Example: […] For ſince I ſaught By Prayer th' offended Deitie to appeaſe, Kneel'd and before him humbl'd all my heart, Methought I ſaw him placable and mild, Bending his eare; 2. Peaceable; quiet. Example: to be fortunate without the grudge of enuy is the signe of a most quiet, peaceable, & placable man: Example: 1799, Isaac D’Israeli, “Mejnoun and Leila, the Arabian Petrarch and Laura,” Part 3 in Romances, London: Cadell and Davies et al., p. 115, I care not for the honour of my friends, and am placable to the insult of an enemy. What is a man, alike incapable of friendship or of enmity? 3. Having the effect of pacifying, appeasing or pleasing. Labels: obsolete Example: The scripture is ful of places whiche teache these sacrifyces to be moste acceptable to god, & therfore often tyme they be called odours or sauours moste swete placable sacrifyces, acceptable offerynges to god. Example: And that euery thyng be desent & sayre to the eye, nat onely within the precyncte of the place appoynted to buylde a mansyon or a house to se the commodites aboute it, but also it may be placable to the eyes of all men to se & to beholde when they be a good dystaunce of from the place, that it do stande commodyously.
Word: pacable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pacare + -able. 1. Able to be easily pacified. Labels: obsolete Example: Reasonable men are easily satisfied: would they were as numerous as they are pacable!
Word: rendre Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic form of render. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: peaceable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Anglo-Norman pesible, peisible, Middle French paisible, from pais (“peace”) + -ible; later remodelled after peace + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈpiːsəb(ə)l/ 1. Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.). Example: But in the Muslim world we are dealing with regimes who have banished, imprisoned, silenced or neutralised all opposition, even where this is entirely peaceable. Example: But if you talk to people here privately, they suggest there are three possible scenarios. The first (intended to sound incredible) is that Israel’s biggest neighbour will be transformed into a peaceable, pluralist democracy. 2. Characterized by peace; peaceful, tranquil. Example: Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head ….
Word: Bananaland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From banana + -land, after Queensland, since the tropical coast of Queensland is suited to growing bananas. 1. Nickname for Queensland: a state of Australia. Labels: Australia, slang Example: The post-office is in New South Wales, and the police-barracks in Bananaland. Example: But it's ages before the news gets up north to Bananaland that the ASL has passed more motions against agitators than you can poke a stick at, especially if they agitate amongst the unemployed.
Word: paccay Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pacay. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tasmanian tiger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Tiger refers to the stripes on the animal's back; the thylacine is not a member of the cat family. 1. An extinct carnivorous marsupial (†Thylacinus cynocephalus), once native to Tasmania.
Word: thylacine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Thylacinus; from Ancient Greek θύλακος (thúlakos, “pouch, sack”) + Latin -inus (-ine). Pronunciation: /ˈθailəsiːn/ 1. A carnivorous marsupial (†Thylacinus cynocephalus) which was native to Tasmania, now extinct. Example: […]high up on an overhanging rock, perhaps twenty feet above the ground, a ghostly white thylacine was clearly visible. Thylacines, or Tasmanian tigers, have been extinct on the mainland of Australia for at least two thousand years.
Word: pacay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua pakay. 1. A Peruvian leguminous tree, Inga feuilleei, cultivated for its large white edible pods.
Word: pacation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pacatio. 1. pacifying, placation Labels: formal, uncountable
Word: placation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin placatio. 1. A process or act of placating; appeasement or an expression of appeasement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The refusal, at certain times and seasons, of food that in itself is hygienically good and palatable, in placation of a deity, or, without further explanation, to avoid bad luck, is well known among the lower tribes of men. Example: Instead, Jerry [a dog] was all placation and appeal, all softness of pleading in a body denied speech that nevertheless was articulate, from wagging tail and wriggling sides to flat-laid ears and eyes that almost spoke, to any human sensitive of understanding.
Word: Queenslander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Queensland + -er (suffix attached to placename proper nouns denoting inhabitants or residents of those places). Pronunciation: /ˈkwiːnzləndə/, /-læn-/, /ˈkwinzləndɚ/, /-ˌlæn-/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Queensland, Australia. Example: "An' what about your Queenslander?" the Australian asked. Example: In view of the rapid development of Queensland, our prosperity and our major contribution to the nation and to world trade, I believe it is significant that a Queenslander should be honoured with such a high position in Rotary. 2. A house built in an architectural style found in Queensland, characterized by being raised up on stumps about two metres off the ground, and having wide verandahs around it. Labels: Australia Example: Originally built in 1907 and designed by New Zealand-born architect R[obert] S[mith] (Robin) Dods, Alma-den was a high-set Queenslander, with a large verandah around three sides of the house. Underneath in the front, Ted had a small study-cum-library-cum-hobby space, and from the time the family moved to New Farm he began to collect a library. Example: [A] conveniently located 4-star B&B in a restored traditional Queenslander, offering 6 spacious en suites and 1 luxury suite with spa, pool and off-street parking.
Word: neglected Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of neglect Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: neglected Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/ 1. Suffering from neglect; uncared-for. Example: Under Shooter's leadership, suburban services from London Marylebone were rapidly improved and longer-distance travel to Birmingham Snow Hill was transformed on what had been a long-neglected second route from the capital to the West Midlands.
Word: operations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/, /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/, /ˌɑ.pɚˈeɪ.ʃənz/ 1. plural of operation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: operations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/, /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/, /ˌɑ.pɚˈeɪ.ʃənz/ 1. Any practically minded combination of business administration, management science, operations research, systems engineering, and industrial engineering. Labels: often, plural, plural-only Example: They get the job done, but operations is the area in which they're weakest. Example: The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local time, a source familiar with the situation told CNN. 2. The department or interdepartmental team within a company that works on optimizing the company's execution of such things. Labels: often, plural, plural-only Example: She works in operations, and her job involves data analysis and business intelligence. Example: The operations center was pregnant with dread.
Word: Pooh Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /puː/ 1. Ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: acetic alcohol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: acetic + alcohol 1. a mixture of 100 parts ethanol and 3 parts of glacial acetic acid used as a histological fixative
Word: acidophilus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin acidophilus (“acid-loving”). Pronunciation: /ˌæsɪˈdɑfɪləs/, /ˌæsɪˈdɒfɪləs/ 1. Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt Labels: uncountable
Word: geniculate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *ǵónu Learned borrowing from Latin geniculātus (“with bended knee”), from geniculum (“little knee”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee. Labels: not-comparable Example: a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal 2. Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle. Labels: not-comparable 3. Relating to a geniculate nucleus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geniculate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin geniculātus (more at etymology 1), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /dʒɪˈnɪk.jʊ.leɪt/, /d͡ʒəˈnɪk.jəˌleɪt/ 1. To form joints or knots on. Labels: obsolete, rare, transitive Example: a ferulaceous caul, of two Cubits heighth, geniculated, and hard
Word: Bluey Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English blue Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Bluey From blue + -y. 1. A nickname commonly given to a red-headed person. Labels: Australia, slang Example: He was a freckled red-haired boy called Bluey. Example: Bluey, who of course was a redhead, started out surfing on his mom's ironing board when he was a grommet of six years of age.
Word: bloodnut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blood (“red”) + nut (“head”). 1. A person with red hair, a redhead. Labels: Australia, informal Example: He was a pugnacious bloodnut with a droll wit and a rollup fag on his lip. Example: “Red” his mates called him: a wild bloodnut like his father, and like his late uncles before Tobruk sands claimed them.
Word: plays Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pleɪz/ 1. plural of play Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plays Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pleɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of play Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nought Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nought, noght, noȝt, from Old English nōwiht, nāwiht, which in turn comes from ne-ā-wiht, which was a phrase used as an emphatic "no", meaning "not anything". Equivalent to ne + ought or ne + a + wight. Doublet of naught and not. Pronunciation: /nɔːt/, /noːt/, /nʊt/, /nɔt/, /nɑt/ 1. Nothing; something which does not exist. Example: "It is the truth; naught have I hidden from thee, Kallikrates." 2. A thing or person of no worth or value; nil. 3. Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game. Example: 0.335 cm is nought/zero point three three five of a centimeter. 4. The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.
Word: nought Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English nought, noght, noȝt, from Old English nōwiht, nāwiht, which in turn comes from ne-ā-wiht, which was a phrase used as an emphatic "no", meaning "not anything". Equivalent to ne + ought or ne + a + wight. Doublet of naught and not. Pronunciation: /nɔːt/, /noːt/, /nʊt/, /nɔt/, /nɑt/ 1. Good for nothing; worthless. Labels: obsolete Example: It is nought, it is nought (saith the buyer:) but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. 2. Wicked, immoral.
Word: nought Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English nought, noght, noȝt, from Old English nōwiht, nāwiht, which in turn comes from ne-ā-wiht, which was a phrase used as an emphatic "no", meaning "not anything". Equivalent to ne + ought or ne + a + wight. Doublet of naught and not. Pronunciation: /nɔːt/, /noːt/, /nʊt/, /nɔt/, /nɑt/ 1. To abase, to set at nought. Example: In this naked word sin, our Lord brought to my mind, generally, all that is not good, and the shameful despite and the utter noughting that He bare for us in this life, and His dying; and all the pains and passions of all His creatures, ghostly and bodily; (for we be all partly noughted, and we shall be noughted following our Master, Jesus, till we be full purged, that is to say, till we be fully noughted of our deadly flesh and of all our inward affections which are not very good;) Example: The nought which is you has devoured the style and been sustained for a while as a non-you until the style is emptied out by the noughting self.
Word: nought Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English nought, noght, noȝt, from Old English nōwiht, nāwiht, which in turn comes from ne-ā-wiht, which was a phrase used as an emphatic "no", meaning "not anything". Equivalent to ne + ought or ne + a + wight. Doublet of naught and not. Pronunciation: /nɔːt/, /noːt/, /nʊt/, /nɔt/, /nɑt/ 1. To no extent; in no way; not at all. 2. Not.
Word: nought Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From Middle English nought, noght, noȝt, from Old English nōwiht, nāwiht, which in turn comes from ne-ā-wiht, which was a phrase used as an emphatic "no", meaning "not anything". Equivalent to ne + ought or ne + a + wight. Doublet of naught and not. Pronunciation: /nɔːt/, /noːt/, /nʊt/, /nɔt/, /nɑt/ 1. Nothing; zero.
Word: sodium lauryl sulfate Part of Speech: noun 1. An ionic detergent, sodium dodecyl sulfate, used in many household products. Labels: uncountable
Word: lauryl Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin laurus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English laur(ic) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English lauryl From laur(ic) + -yl. 1. dodecyl Labels: not-comparable Example: Dr. Khorana added that this is especially true of cleansers that feature surfactants like sodium lauryl sulfate, as this class of ingredients can cause “dryness, irritation and eczema.”
Word: dodecyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dodec- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English dodecyl From dodec- + -yl. 1. the aliphatic univalent radical C₁₂H₂₅-; lauryl Labels: uncountable
Word: dodecyl Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dodec- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English dodecyl From dodec- + -yl. 1. Of, or derived from, the dodecyl radical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lipophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lipo- (“lipid”) + -philic (“loving”). 1. Having the quality of dissolving in lipids; typically composed of mostly nonpolar bonds. Labels: not-comparable
Word: southerly buster Part of Speech: noun 1. A summer cold front which works its way up the coast, bringing strong cool southerly winds that replaces and relieves hot conditions. Labels: Australia, New-South-Wales, Western Example: 1850, B. C. Peck, Recollections of Sydney, quoted in 1978, G. A. Wilkes, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, →ISBN, It is almost a corollary, that the evening of a hot-wind day brings up a ‘southerly buster’, as we have heard the vulgar call it, very chill indeed ... as this wind comes from the southerly region of the Australian Alps. Example: We sighted land with a strong gale blowing, and on reaching Fremantle found no less than six ships hard and fast ashore; the harbour, unfortunately, is exposed to the full force of what is known in those parts as a "Southerly Buster," and huge green rollers were tumbling and tossing in all directions.
Word: grey ghost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (parking inspector): Reputedly a reference to the grey uniforms once worn, the term remaining even though the uniforms have changed. 1. A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long. Labels: Australia Example: 1998 July 18, Sydney Morning Herald, Grey ghosts turn a blind eye. The council's chairman, Mr Harold Scruby, is demanding an inquiry into the grey ghost "culture" after a survey raised concerns about the threat to pedestrians of vehicles which stop illegally on crossings and no-standing or no-stopping zones. 2. The bonefish species (Albula argentea, syn. Albula neoguinaica). Labels: Australia
Word: JJ Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Josephson junction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: JJ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of J: abbreviation of judges or justices. Labels: form-of, plural, postpositional
Word: JJ Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name, often short for Jacob or Joshua. Labels: UK
Word: stir-fry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From stir + fry. Coined by American physician Buwei Yang Chao in 1945, in How to Cook and Eat in Chinese. Pronunciation: /ˈstɝfɹaɪ/ 1. To fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan. Labels: transitive Example: If you try to knock me, you'll get mocked / I'll stir-fry you in my wok
Word: stir-fry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stir + fry. Coined by American physician Buwei Yang Chao in 1945, in How to Cook and Eat in Chinese. Pronunciation: /ˈstɝfɹaɪ/ 1. Food cooked in this manner. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of a class of dishes based on Chinese cuisine, typically comprising strips of meat, vegetable and/or noodles, stir-fried and served coated in a sticky sauce. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 16-oz. pkg. vegetable stir-fry mix […] Combine vegetable broth, water, stir-fry mix, soy sauce and sugar in a large saucepot; stir to mix. Example: And so, the ‘western weeknight stir fry’ tends to aim for that sort of consistency — dutifully mixing together a ‘stir fry sauce’ laden with all of their seasoning, and a non-negligible amount of cornstarch.
Word: Nazareth Part of Speech: name Etymology: Via Latin Nāzareth and Koine Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzăréth) from Hebrew נָצְרַת (nāṣraṯ), of uncertain origin. Pronunciation: /ˈnæzəɹəθ/ 1. A city in northern Israel. 2. Places in the Philippines: 3. Places in the Philippines: 4. Places in the Philippines: 5. Places in the Philippines: 6. Places in the Philippines: 7. Places in the Philippines: 8. Former name of Adama, Ethiopia, alternatively Nazreth.
Word: bunyip aristocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of bunyip (“mythical Australian monster; impostor”) + aristocracy. Coined by Australian journalist and politician Daniel Deniehy in 1853 satirising a proposal of William Wentworth for a hereditary peerage in the then colony of New South Wales. At the time, bunyip was Sydney underworld slang for an impostor or con-man, a sense Deniehy may have been aware of, but which was “obviously” unknown to Wentworth. 1. A peerage (hypothetical or proposed) in Australia; the new (in the colonial era) landed rich aspiring to aristocracy; snobbish Australian conservatives. Labels: Australia, derogatory, uncountable Example: 1853, Daniel Deniehy, A heritage befitting the dignity of free men, speech at the Victoria Theatre in Pitt St, Sydney, 15 August 1853, reported in the Sydney Morning Herald the following day, reprinted 2009, Pamela Robson, Great Australian Speeches, unnumbered page, Here we all know the common water mole was transferred into the duck-billed platypus, and in some distant emulation of this degeneration, I suppose we are to be favoured with a bunyip aristocracy. Example: In any case, no one held exclusive rights on ambition or greed. It was William Charles Wentworth, the Emancipists′ trumpet, who in 1852, came round to lobby with James Macarthur for the creation of a hereditary colonial noblesse, the "bunyip aristocracy," which, fortunately, the Crown saw no reason to create.
Word: blooth Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bluːθ/ 1. Alternative form of blowth (“blossom; bloom”). Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, dialectal, uncountable Example: All that blooth means heavy autumn work for him and his hands. If no blight happens before the setting the apple yield will be such as we have not had for years. Example: 'Are you afraid?' 'Oh no, sir ... not of outdoor things; especially just now when the apple-blooth is falling, and everything is so green.'
Word: canticle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin canticulum, diminutive of cantus (“song”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæntɪkəl/ 1. A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.
Word: baldly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From bald + -ly. 1. In a bald (blunt, matter-of-fact, unembellished, or lacking supporting details) manner. Example: For they who ſuppoſe that Hades, that is to ſay, Pluto, is ſaid to be the body and as it were the ſepulcher of the ſoule, as if it ſeemed to be fooliſh and drunken all the while ſhe is within it, me thinkes they doe allegorize but very baldly. Example: The record of the third stage in Amos’ illumination is all too scanty. The seeër describes it so bluntly, so baldly, that one cannot help feeling disappointed. Evidently he felt that what he then saw was far beyond words; and so, with his wonted veracity, he made no attempt at description. He simply wrote, “I saw the Lord standing upon the altar and He said, ‘Smite the chapiters, that the thresholds may shake: and break them in pieces on the head of all of them, etc.” (ix. 1-10).
Word: bibulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin bibulus from bibō (“drink”) + -ulus from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti, from root *peh₃- (“drink”); whence also imbibe and beverage via Old French beivre. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪb.jʊ.ləs/ 1. Very absorbent. Example: Wearing gloves and chemical eye protection, cover the smear with a strip of bibulous paper cut slightly smaller than the slide. 2. Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink. Example: At first he was closely confined there, but one day he broke the privy window and escaped to Shehad, the bibulous Emir, in his suburb of Awali. Example: His pet, Mr. Dahl announced in a flash of bibulous inspiration, caused him no such trouble. The reason? “I have a pet rock,” he explained.
Word: reais Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of real (Brazilian currency) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fisherman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fisher Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English fisherman From fisher + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃ.ə.mən/, /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/ 1. A fisher, a person engaged in fishing: Example: The fisherman casts her line. Example: Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house ; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something ; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall. 2. A fisher, a person engaged in fishing: Example: He is a fisherman, out on a trawler for days at a time. Example: I knovv God by Miracle can inſtruct Kings, as he rained Mannah, and raiſed the Apoſtles from letterless Fiſher-men, to learned Metropolitans, and profound Doctours. 3. A vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing. Example: They tortured and put to death English factors in the Spice Islands; they descended upon the fisheries of the North Sea in huge fleets escorted by men-of-war that attacked and sank the fishermen of other nations Example: Such boats should not have been fast, but the better fishermen — particularly John Alden's designs - […] won a big share of the offshore and coastwise races
Word: lobster pot Part of Speech: noun 1. A trap used to catch lobsters, resembling a crate with a small opening that a lobster can enter but has trouble exiting. 2. Synonym of lobster-tailed pot (“kind of helmet”). Example: As pikemen were required to engage the enemy closely, they frequently wore steel helmets and a cuirass that is both armored breast and back plates. The helmets, or pots or lobster pots, were slightly angular round helmet[s] with […] Example: Craftsmen churned out cheap helmets – lobster pots with hammered steel neckguards rather than the fancy segmented type the Roundheads wore. Plain morions with riveted rims, none of your apprentice piece Spanish combs. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lobster, pot: a pot for cooking a lobster in. Example: ... should have been tucked behind his driver's license—and Larry saw the photograph—Marie and Sean in the kitchen wearing lobster pots for helmets and wielding frying pans for rapiers—but his driver's license appeared to be missing.
Word: reins Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See rein Pronunciation: /ɹeɪnz/ 1. plural of rein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reins Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See rein Pronunciation: /ɹeɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rein Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reins Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French reins, see also rein in French. Pronunciation: /ɹeɪnz/ 1. The kidneys. Labels: archaic 2. The lower part of the back. 3. The loins. 4. The parts of a vault between the crown and the spring or abutment, including, and having especial reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of the vault.
Word: sediment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ 1. A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.
Word: sediment Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ 1. To deposit material as a sediment. Labels: transitive 2. To be deposited as a sediment. Labels: intransitive
Word: unbroken Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unbroken, from Old English unġebrocen (“unbroken”), equivalent to un- + broken. Cognate with Dutch ongebroken (“unbroken”), German Low German unbroken (“unbroken”), German ungebrochen (“unbroken”). Pronunciation: /ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/, /ʌnˈbɹəʊkn̩/ 1. Whole, not divided into parts. Labels: not-comparable Example: After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken. Example: A considerable amount of unbroken stone is brought down to Ravenglass and used locally. 2. Of a horse, not tamed. Labels: not-comparable Example: There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie. 3. Continuous, without interruption. Labels: not-comparable Example: The team's unbroken winning streak was a record. Example: The climb out of Aberdeen is a most forbidding proposition to an engine starting cold; it is quite unbroken for 7 miles up the cliffs to milepost 234.
Word: unbroken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From unbreak. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/, /ʌnˈbɹəʊkn̩/ 1. past participle of unbreak Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: provinces Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒv.ɪns.ɪz/, /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns.ɪz/, /ˈpɹɔv.ɪns.ɪz/, /ˈpɹɒv.əns.əz/, /ˈpɾɔv.ɪns.ɪz/ 1. plural of province Labels: form-of, plural 2. The part of a country outside of the capital, major cities, etc., and regarded as being rustic or parochial; a hinterland. See provincial.
Word: chiffres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chiffre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: selvage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From early modern Dutch selfegghe (Modern Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”)), equivalent to self + edge. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/ 1. The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Her stately limbs the gather'd folds surround, / And spread their golden selvage on the ground. 3. The excess area of any printed or perforated sheet, such as the border on a sheet of postage stamps or the wide margins of an engraving. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes Labels: countable, uncountable 7. That part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: selvage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From early modern Dutch selfegghe (Modern Dutch zelfkant (“selvage”)), equivalent to self + edge. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlvɪd͡ʒ/ 1. To give a selvage to (fabric).
Word: yar Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ȝaren, ȝurren, ȝeorren, from Old English ġeorran, ġirran, gyrran (“to sound, chatter, grunt, creak, grate”), from Proto-West Germanic *gerran (“to creak”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to make a noise, rattle, gurgle, grumble”). Cognate with Scots yarr, yirr (“to snarl, growl, quarrel, cause trouble”), Middle High German girren (“to roar, cry, rattle, chatter”). Pronunciation: /jɑː/, /jɑɹ/ 1. To snarl; to gnar. Labels: intransitive 2. To growl, especially like a dog; quarrel; to be captious or troublesome. Labels: Scotland, intransitive
Word: yar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Uncertain. Pronunciation: /jɑː/, /jɑɹ/ 1. Sour; brackish. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: yar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English yar, ȝar, variants of yare, ȝare, from Old English ġearu (“ready”), from Proto-West Germanic *garu, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz. Pronunciation: /jɑː/, /jɑɹ/ 1. Quick and agile; easy to hand, reef and steer. Example: The wynd was good, the Schip was yare. Example: 1939, The Philadelphia Story written by Philip Barry My, she was yar...It means, uh...easy to handle, quick to the helm, fast, right. Everything a boat should be, until she develops dry rot.
Word: haberdasher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, 13th century. Uncertain but may derive from Anglo-Norman habertas (“small goods”). Pronunciation: /ˈhæb.ə(ɹ)ˌdæʃ.ə(ɹ)/ 1. A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods. 2. A men's outfitter. Labels: US 3. A member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, a livery company. Labels: UK
Word: working sail Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the sails which are used in most kinds of weather: mainsail, foresail, jib and/or mizzen. Sometimes referred to as the lowers.
Word: livery company Part of Speech: noun 1. A guild of the City of London, some now incorporated and taking part in local government.
Word: gun cotton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the appearance of the material, resembling cotton wool, and its use in firearms. 1. nitrocellulose. Labels: uncountable
Word: okra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (“broth”). Pronunciation: /ˈɒkɹə/, /ˈəʊkɹə/, /ˈoʊkɹə/ 1. The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ...as a food easy of digestion may well be admitted likewise the young Ocra an agreeable Food as well for the species as individual, dressed variously according to pleasure... Example: Select young okra, wash thoroughly, remove the stems, and wipe the okra dry. 2. The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ocra, this has a round green stem, which rises straight up to ten or twelve foot high. Example: Okra does not do well in tight, waterlogged soils, but will tolerate a soil pH range of from 6.0 to 7.5.
Word: ladies' fingers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lady's finger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rashie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rash + -ie. 1. rash vest, rashguard Labels: informal
Word: rash vest Part of Speech: noun 1. A close-fitting garment often worn while surfing or during other water sports under a wetsuit to prevent chafing and provide UV protection and in some cases extra warmth.
Word: rashguard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rash + guard. 1. Synonym of rash vest (“a close-fitting garment often worn while surfing or during other water sports under a wetsuit to prevent chafing and provide UV protection or extra warmth”).
Word: workaround Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From work + around. Pronunciation: /ˈwɜːk.əɹaʊnd/ 1. A means or method of circumventing an obstacle, particularly one arising from constraints, laws or regulatory requirements. Labels: idiomatic Example: More significantly, rigid deference to [Justin] Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing. 2. A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided. 3. An impromptu and temporary response to an unforeseen problem or risk.
Word: dizzy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English dysy, desy, dusi, from Old English dysiġ (“stupid, foolish”), from Proto-West Germanic *dusīg (“stunned; dazed”). Akin to West Frisian dize (“fog”), Dutch deusig, duizig (“dizzy”), duizelig (“dizzy”), German dösig (“sleepy; stupid”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪzi/ 1. Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded. Example: I stood up too fast and felt dizzy. Example: Alas! his brain was dizzy. 2. Producing giddiness. Example: We climbed to a dizzy height. Example: To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder. 3. Empty-headed, scatterbrained or frivolous; ditzy. Example: My new secretary is a dizzy blonde. Example: the dizzy multitude 4. simple, half-witted. Labels: UK, Yorkshire, dialectal Example: Them as diz ’at is dizzy.
Word: dizzy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English dysy, desy, dusi, from Old English dysiġ (“stupid, foolish”), from Proto-West Germanic *dusīg (“stunned; dazed”). Akin to West Frisian dize (“fog”), Dutch deusig, duizig (“dizzy”), duizelig (“dizzy”), German dösig (“sleepy; stupid”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪzi/ 1. To make (someone or something) dizzy; to bewilder. Labels: transitive Example: Let me have this violence and compulsion removed, there is nothing that, in my seeming, doth more bastardise and dizzie a wel-borne and gentle nature […] Example: If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding.
Word: dizzy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɪzi/ 1. A distributor (device in internal combustion engine). Labels: slang Example: A service exchange distributor usually needs to be ordered by a motor factor and cost £150-200! I would suggest you use the SD1 dizzy body/cap etc but change the trigger mechanism to a modern electronic/breakerless unit such as the Newtronic unit.
Word: cordwain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cordovan, from Córdova (“a Spanish town”), borrowed from Spanish Córdoba. 1. A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cordovan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish Córdobabor. English Cordova Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English cordovan From Cordova (“Córdoba, a city in Spain”) + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.də.vən/, /ˈkɔːɹ.də.vən/ 1. Originating in or pertaining to Córdoba. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cordovan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cordován (now cordobán). Doublet of cordwain. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.də.vən/, /ˈkɔːɹ.də.vən/ 1. A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A shoe made from such leather. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cordovan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cordován (now cordobán). Doublet of cordwain. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.də.vən/, /ˈkɔːɹ.də.vən/ 1. Made out of such leather. Labels: not-comparable 2. A dark brownish-red colour, resembling the leather. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Córdoba Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Córdoba, from Arabic قُرْطُبَة (Qurṭuba), from Latin Corduba, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (qrtywbʿy or Qartuba). As South American locations, named after the Spanish city. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːɹdəbə/, /ˈkɔːdəbə/ 1. The capital of the province of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain. 2. A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city. 3. The capital of the province of Córdoba, in central Argentina. 4. A province in central Argentina. 5. A department of Colombia. 6. A city and municipality of Veracruz, Mexico. 7. A town and municipality of Bolivar department, Colombia. 8. A town and municipality of Nariño department, Colombia. 9. A town and municipality of Quindío department, Colombia.
Word: Cordova Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Córdoba. 1. A municipality and island of the province of Cebu, Philippines, connected by bridge with Mactan. 2. Alternative form of Córdoba: 3. Alternative form of Córdoba: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A surname from Spanish. Example: But on a November morning in 2007, Manuel Jesus Cordova Soberanes and about 30 others from Magdalena were making a trek of their own, leaving town in search of opportunities they couldn’t find at home.
Word: cordwainer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cordewainer, cordewaner, from Anglo-Norman cordewaner, from Old French cordoan (“(leather) of Cordova”). See also cordovan, itself borrowed from Spanish Córdoba. 1. A shoemaker. Labels: archaic, countable 2. A worker in cordwain leather. Labels: countable 3. A leather from Córdoba. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company. Labels: countable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:cordwainer.
Word: City of London Part of Speech: name 1. The area in central London, England containing the financial district, usually abbreviated to the City. 2. The local authority and city which is part of Greater London. 3. The site of the original Roman Londinium. 4. British financial institutions or financial markets as a whole; (by extension) British big-business interests. Labels: metonymically
Word: compression Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French compression, from Latin compressiō, equivalent to compress + -ion. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/, /kəmˈpɹeʃ.ən/ 1. An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The process by which data is compressed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Due to the presence of long-range correlations in language [21], [22] it is not possible to compute accurate measures of the entropy by estimating block probabilities directly. More efficient nonparametric methods that work even in the presence of long-range correlations are based on the property that the entropy of a sequence is a lower bound to any lossless compressed version of it [15]. Thus, in principle, it is possible to estimate the entropy of a sequence by finding its length after being compressed by an optimal algorithm. In our analysis, we used an efficient entropy estimator derived from the Lempel-Ziv compression algorithm that converges to the entropy [19], [23], [24], and shows a robust performance when applied to correlated sequences [25] (see Materials and Methods). 4. The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: canticles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canticle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Canticles Part of Speech: name Etymology: A clipping of Canticle of Canticles, a calque of Latin Canticum Canticorum (“Song of Songs”). 1. Synonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.
Word: entier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French entier. Doublet of entire and integer. 1. The greatest integer not exceeding the specified number. Example: Let the state of the system vary according to x_n=2x_n-1-[2x_n-1], where [z] is the entier of z.
Word: newb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from newbie. Pronunciation: /n(j)uːb/ 1. A newbie; someone who is new to a game, or has a new character. Labels: Internet, dated, derogatory Example: That guy must be a newb at this game. He has no idea how to play. Example: Level three, and she thinks she's rich. What a newb.
Word: pube Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from pubes. Pronunciation: /pjuːb/ 1. A single pubic hair. Labels: slang Example: He was a man would could step back from a problem and look at it logically and find the sense in most given situations. Sure, questions such as ,“ Why are we here?” “Is there a God?“ and “Why is there a pube in the butter?” have stumped Jack in the past; however, in knowing that this is the case, Jack has been quite happy to move on and find answers to questions that are far more relevant to day-to-day existence.
Word: sqn Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of squadron. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: internets Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the humorous sense, inspired by George W. Bush who pluralized internet in a debate with John Kerry in 2004. 1. plural of internet Labels: form-of, plural 2. The Internet. Labels: humorous Example: I can't find this word in my print dictionary; let me go look it up on the internets. Example: I hear there's rumors on the internets that we're going to have a draft.
Word: internets Part of Speech: verb Etymology: In the humorous sense, inspired by George W. Bush who pluralized internet in a debate with John Kerry in 2004. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of internet Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tinnitus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin tinnītus (“a jingling, ringing”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɪn.ɪ.təs/, /ˈtɪn.ə.təs/, /tɪˈnaɪ.təs/ 1. The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: skype Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Skype. Pronunciation: /skaɪp/ 1. To make (a telephone call) using Skype software. Labels: transitive 2. To send (a message or file) with Skype. Labels: transitive 3. To contact (a person) via Skype. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I'll skype you tomorrow. We can skype for a couple of hours. Example: While spatial mobility does cause discontinuity in social relationships and result in losing the support system from their home country (Rangaswamy 2000), yet the social ties of our participants have not dissolved as they have been able to maintain supportive networks in India through physical visits, e-mails, ‘skypeing’ to contacts in foreign places.
Word: absorbed dose Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹbd doʊs/, /æbˈzɔɹbd doʊs/, /əbˈsɔɹbd doʊs/, /əbˈzɔɹbd doʊs/ 1. The amount of energy imparted by nuclear (or ionizing) radiation to unit mass of absorbing material. Units of measure include the gray, the rad, and their derivatives (e.g., centigray, millirad).
Word: GLAC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of general ledger accounting code. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Christmas Island Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪs.məs aiːlənd/ 1. An island and external territory of Australia, located on the Indian Ocean. 2. Kiritimati, an island of Kiribati. Example: Going to Christmas island may take several days with a stop in Fiji on the way and on return.
Word: hanazumo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 花相撲 (hana-zumō, literally “flower sumo”). 1. A special sumo exhibition tournament.
Word: Kiritimati Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Gilbertese Kiritimati (“Christmas”), from English Christmas. Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɪsməs/ 1. An island of Kiribati, also called Christmas Island. Example: To enumerate people on Kiritimati island (or Christmas island) one needs to fly and stay overnight in Fiji before flying to Kiritimati island.
Word: haridashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 張り出し. 1. an extra rikishi at a rank that normally only allows two
Word: mauri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori mauri. Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊɹi/, /ˈmæʊɹi/ 1. Life force, according to Maori beliefs. Labels: New-Zealand, uncountable Example: We're just cuzzies from down at the marae down the road that are trying to be proactive and look after our whenua, look after our stories, and look after the mauri of our awa, our river.
Word: heyagashira Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 部屋頭. 1. the rikishi of highest rank in a particular heya
Word: higashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 東 (higashi, “east”), from the way the eastern or right side of the sumo ranking list is considered more prestigious, by analogy with the rising sun as opposed to the setting sun. 1. The (more prestigious) right-hand side of the banzuke. 2. A rikishi listed on the right side of the banzuke. 3. The eastern side of the ring.
Word: higashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 干菓子 /乾菓子 (higashi, literally “dry confectionery”). 1. A type of wagashi that contains very little moisture and thus keeps relatively longer than other kinds. Example: kigata. Wooden forms used for making higashi Example: There are hundreds of distinct variations within the main types of wagashi: namagashi, monaka, yokan, manju, and higashi. […] higashi are dried sweets made from rice flour, sugar, and starch pressed into molds that give them a textured and decorative surface.
Word: nishi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 西 (nishi, “west”), from the way the western or left side of the sumo ranking list is considered less prestigious, by analogy with the setting sun as opposed to the rising sun. 1. the left-hand (less prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking list”) 2. a rikishi (力士, “sumo wrestler”) listed on the left side of the banzuke 3. the western side of the ring
Word: hyoshigi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 拍子木. 1. One of the wooden sticks that are clapped by the yobidashi to draw the spectator's attention. Example: I put the glasses down and found that my heart was beating fast, thumping with an accelerating sound like that of the hyoshigi which I had last heard in that sombre vaporous gallery in the Wallace Collection.
Word: yobidashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 呼び出し. 1. Any of the functionaries whose tasks include building the dohyo, making announcements, singing the shikona of each rikishi and advising them of preparation time.
Word: shikona Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 四股名. 1. The wrestling name of a rikishi, normally derived from his heya, place of birth etc.
Word: ichidai toshiyori Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 一代年寄 (ichidai toshiyori, literally “lifelong elder”). 1. the lifelong status of elder conferred on an outstanding yokozuna
Word: sweet pepper Part of Speech: noun 1. The fruit of a nonspicy cultivar of pepper, Capsicum annuum, marketed in green-, red-, yellow- and orange-skinned varieties. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable