nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: provisionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English provisional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English provisionality From provisional + -ity. 1. The quality of being provisional or temporary. Labels: uncountable Example: Deliberative democracy accepts the provisionality of its principles but rejects the provisionality of moral reasoning itself as a way of assessing politics.
Word: link exchange Part of Speech: noun 1. A scheme of reciprocal linking whereby two or more websites link to one another to increase traffic. Labels: Internet
Word: user group Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of users grouped together on a system for administrative purposes. Example: Members of the Accounting user group can print financial reports. 2. A community of users of a particular machine, operating system, etc. Example: I joined a local Linux user group.
Word: favelet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fave + -let as abbreviation of favorite (the term used in the Internet Explorer browser for a bookmark). 1. A bookmarklet. Labels: Internet
Word: hostee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Old French ostebor. Middle English hoste English host English -ee English hostee From host + -ee. 1. A person whose content is hosted on a domain owned by somebody else. Labels: Internet Example: My main domain (currently) is www.lovesuicide.com and you can see just by looking there's a LOT of stuff on there, some of my hostees themselves take up more than 20 megs of space. Example: Hi. Well, I'm starting a Hanson Fanfiction domain, but before I can actually start the process of registering the domain, I need atleast^([sic]) 4 hostees.
Word: VRML Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Virtual Reality Modeling Language: a computer language describing three-dimensional objects for interpretation and display by a web browser. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: hostmask Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From host + mask. 1. On IRC, a partial address that matches a number of hosts. Labels: Internet Example: The channel operator banned the hostmask *!*@*example.com, so nobody could connect from example.com any more.
Word: aimbot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aim + bot. 1. A program or patch that allows the player to cheat by having the character's weapon aimed automatically. Example: For the British, in the first confrontation, [a range-clock system] probably would've been somewhat useful - especially if Iron Duke was giving the ranges, considering that thing seemed to have an aimbot installed - but it would've maybe only marginally improved things for the British, I think.
Word: aimbot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From aim + bot. 1. To cheat in a video game using an aimbot.
Word: tagboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tag + board. 1. A small message board on a webpage, usually located in the sidebar, where visitors can leave a name and short message. Labels: Internet, countable, dated, rare Example: The purpose of cam girl blogs vary wildly. They may contain anything from one-line entries about how the girl is feeling that day[…] or when she will be online to chat (often conducted via a tagboard—an instant message board—on her site), […] 2. Synonym of oaktag. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Lay one piece of tagboard, 14" x 4", on the wrong side of the cretonne, 2 1/4" x 5", with a one-half-inch border of cretonne on all four sides. Draw a pencil line on the cretonne around the tagboard, then remove the[…] Example: Cut two equal pieces of tagboard the size of a greeting card.
Word: klepsydra Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of clepsydra. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lazy eye Part of Speech: noun 1. amblyopia Labels: informal
Word: Pineapple Express Part of Speech: name 1. The jetstream and accompanying strong, moist airflow from the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands to the west coast of North America. Labels: informal Example: A warm, wet rainstorm—the notorious "Pineapple Express"—hit Western Washington the weekend before Thanksgiving in 1986.
Word: cabezone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cabezon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: superexponential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + exponential; so called because such a function eventually exceeds the value of any exponential function. 1. Having the properties that f(0) = 1 and ∀ g,h ≥ 0: f(g)f(h) ≤ f(g+h) . Labels: not-comparable
Word: superimmense Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English immense English superimmense From super- + immense. 1. Extremely immense; of exceptional immensity. Labels: rare Example: These holy things are to be adored with that worship of latria which does not belong to anything else except the superimmense and supertremendous hypostasis of the divine Word (in Ps 133:3). Example: They are not only triadic but also triangular: following Boethius’s notion of figured (geometric) number, Roussel sees the “number” of the human mind as a triangle that echoes the “superimmense” triangle of the divine mind: This triangle is not so much a number as the principle of number, not so much a figure as its principle, equally prior to every number and figure.
Word: superoverwhelming Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English overwhelming English superoverwhelming From super- + overwhelming. Pronunciation: /suːpəɹˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ/ 1. Extremely overwhelming. Labels: rare Example: The Cross in its horrible illustration of overwhelming sin was in itself a demonstration of superoverwhelming grace. Example: The bright light of the faeries was superoverwhelming, and my eyes started to water.
Word: supermajor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maiorder. Middle English major English major English supermajor From super- + major. 1. Very major; of great significance or importance. Labels: not-comparable 2. An interval larger in size than a major interval but smaller than the next largest minor interval. Labels: not-comparable
Word: supermajor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maiorder. Middle English major English major English supermajor From super- + major. 1. Any of the world's largest privately owned oil and gas companies. Example: Mr. Freeman prefers smaller yet still diversified companies with stronger growth profiles than the supermajors, like Apache, which has interests in natural gas as well as oil, and Occidental Petroleum, which produces oil, gas and chemicals. […] “The supermajors are still a great place to be because they’re starting to bring large projects on line that have been years in the making,” she said. Example: Not surprisingly, the oil “supermajors” and the IEA disagree. […] Currently, Exxon Mobil vies with Apple as the world’s biggest listed company. Yet Exxon and the other oil supermajors are more vulnerable than they look (see article). 2. A very large soldier ant, bigger than a major.
Word: prosodification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *-ti ? Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti Ancient Greek πρός (prós) Proto-Hellenic *awéidō Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ) Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)bor. Latin prosōdiabor. Middle French prosodieder. English prosody English -ification English prosodification From prosody + -ification. 1. The imposition of prosodic structure (e.g. syllables, feet, stress, etc.) onto string of segments (i.e. sounds such as consonants and vowels)
Word: diplosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diplo- + -some. 1. In cell biology, a pair of centrioles arranged perpendicularly, located near the nucleus. It is present in all eukaryotic cells except for higher plants. It plays an important role in mitosis.
Word: Shalhevet Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Hebrew.
Word: diplosomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diplosome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reradiates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reradiate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reradiating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reradiate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reradiated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reradiate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: katharobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of katharobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyhedrins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyhedrin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manhua Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 漫畫 /漫画 (mànhuà), from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga). Doublet of manga and manhwa. Pronunciation: /ˈmænhwɑː/, /ˈmɑːnhwɑː/, /-wɑː/, /ˈmɑnhwɑ/, /ˈmænhwɑ/ 1. A comic originating in China or Taiwan. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: priggeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of priggery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apple fritters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apple fritter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hopologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hopologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manhwa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 만화(漫畫) (manhwa), from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga). Doublet of manga and manhua. Pronunciation: /ˈmænhwɑː/, /ˈmɑːnhwɑː/, /-wɑː/, /ˈmɑnhwɑ/, /ˈmænhwɑ/ 1. A comic originating in Korea. Example: In fact, many manga fans don't realize that their favorite comics — such as Priest, Ragnarock, and Island — are actually Korean manhwa! Example: Since the Korean language reads left to right (unlike Chinese and Japanese), manhwa are printed left to right in the same format as English books.
Word: braes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brae Labels: form-of, plural Example: A garnish of old times; a certain grace / Of pensive memories lays about the braes: / The old chestnuts gossip tales of bygone days.
Word: rupestrian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin rupestris, from Latin rūpes (“rock”). Pronunciation: /ɹuːˈpɛstɹiən/ 1. Occurring, or executed on rocks, or on cave walls
Word: rupestral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin rupestris, from Latin rūpes (“rock”). 1. Made on or placed on rock surfaces. Labels: not-comparable Example: Having departed from Sardis and before reaching the mnema of Tos, the traveller saw a monument which was either a free-standing pillar or a rupestral tablet, depending on how we interpret the word.^([στήλη (stḗlē)]) Example: In the course of the last decade, a fair number of ancient rupestral (rock-cut) horoi have been published from various sites in southern Attica. 2. Constructed in rock; made of rock. Labels: not-comparable Example: On the north side of the city, just outside the wall, the rupestral sanctuary of S. Biagio consists of a series of artificial caves or tunnels in the rocky hillside. Example: 2011, Ömür Harmaşah, 28: Monuments an Memory: Architecture and Visual Culture in Ancient Anatolian History, Sharon R. Steadman, Gregory McMahon (editors), The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia: (10,000-323 BCE), page 643, The sculpted and columnar rupestral tombs of Achaemenid Paphlagonia, the mountainous Black Sea region west of the Halys (Kızıl Irmak), are equally fascinating in their place-making qualities and their deliberate use of the living rock. 3. Growing on rocks. Labels: not-comparable Example: The rupestral species have been the next class of lichens to suffer from the atmospheric pollution; and the effects are particularly noticeable in the hilly districts in the eastern part of South Lancashire. Example: By contrast, in the oak woodland on a steep hillside at Keskadale in Cumberland the occurrence is solely rupestral.
Word: rondocubism Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of cubism, in post-World War One Czechoslovakia, that employed more rounded forms Labels: uncountable
Word: squinty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From squint + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈskwɪnti/ 1. Afflicted with a squint. 2. Sidelong, slanting, askew. Labels: Scotland Example: That frame is a bit squinty, you'll have to right it.
Word: cat's-eye Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cat's eye. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: moral system Part of Speech: noun 1. A consistent set of moral axioms or principles. Example: There exists no moral system under which there do not arise unequivocal cases of conflicting obligation.
Word: nvm Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative letter-case form of NVM. Labels: Internet, alt-of
Word: moral futurism Part of Speech: noun 1. The moral stance of accepting that moral system that is probably going to be dominant in the future. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Hegelian moral positivism, according to Popper, holds that whatever historically is is right, whereas Marxist moral futurism holds that whatever inevitably will be in history is, for that very reason, right. Example: Any revolutionary moral futurism that advocates sacrificing the revolutionary generation so as to enable future generations to enter a Promised Land should be discarded on the basis of my desert-generation test.
Word: adunque Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of adunc (“hooked”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: her nose adunque like the over-grown beak of an eagle
Word: centrifugate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From centrifuge + -ate (noun-forming suffix). 1. The thicker product obtained from separation in a centrifuge.
Word: centrifugate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English centrifuge Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English centrifugate From centrifuge + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To separate using centrifugation. Labels: rare, transitive Example: The antigenic aluminum hydroxide is made in the following manner: The antigenic solution is treated with enough aluminum hydroxide to precipitate all the protein. The mixture is then shaken thoroughly and centrifugated.
Word: hended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ignoramos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ignoramo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: venters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of venter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ilustrado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Philippine Spanish ilustrado. 1. An educated wealthy and elite Filipino during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. Labels: Philippines, historical
Word: do do Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdu du/ 1. Excrement, feces, dung. Labels: US, childish, colloquial, usually
Word: unce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See ounce. 1. Early Modern spelling of ounce. Example: TAke the oyle of Castoreum two vnces, oyle roset, and oyle of better Almondes of eche an vnce, of Aqua vite two vnces, mingle al together and seeth it vntill the Aqua vite be consumed. Example: […] and when you wil vse it, take of this pouder, iij. Vnces, of Bole armoniack half an vnce, of Puluis alcamisticus one vnce.
Word: arch-enemy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of archenemy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cold chills Part of Speech: noun 1. Feelings of fear. Labels: idiomatic, informal, plural, plural-only
Word: Fiorenza Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Latin flōrens Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Flōrentia Italian Fiorenzabor. English Fiorenza Borrowed from Italian Fiorenza. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: brivet Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪvɪt/ 1. To wander an area, or look through items, without specific purpose or to satisfy idle curiosity, especially in a furtive and illicit manner. Labels: UK, West-Midlands, intransitive Example: Once Melanie had left the house, I entered her bedroom and began to brivet around. Example: And all the time she'd be brivetting about on the sly with any good-for-nothing young rascals she could get hold on.
Word: Jerald Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, a nonstandard spelling of Gerald.
Word: Girard Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Girard. 1. A surname from French. Example: Nonetheless, Girard argues, the very fact that Christians have chosen to forgive and thus not to answer violence directly with violence is itself already a huge victory. 2. Various places in the United States of America, including: 3. Various places in the United States of America, including: 4. Various places in the United States of America, including: 5. Various places in the United States of America, including: 6. Various places in the United States of America, including:
Word: deployability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deploy Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English deployability From deploy + -ability. 1. The extent to which something is deployable Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: crepuscle Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹɪˈpʌs.əl/ 1. Alternative form of crepuscule. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: working classes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of working class Labels: form-of, plural
Word: middle classes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of middle class Labels: form-of, plural
Word: professional classes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of professional class Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upper classes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of upper class Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tin sandwich Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple harmonica. Labels: slang Example: The reason that the harmonica sometimes is called a tin sandwich is that you hold it just like a sandwich.
Word: deployable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French déployable, deploy + -able. 1. Able to be deployed. Example: […] Germany had 284,500 active personnel in the armed forces with only 7500 readily deployable forces and 6810 committed to peace support operations; France had 259,050 personnel[…] 2. Ejectable, separable from the aircraft. Example: It played a significant role in the evolution of the deployable recorder, and offers an attractive alternative to "fixed recorders" in a "dual redundancy" installation (discussed later) Example: For example, helicopters that ditch at sea are often unrecoverable and consequently, despite the systems' higher cost and increased complexity, the Navy needed deployable recorder systems for its helicopters.
Word: deployable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French déployable, deploy + -able. 1. Something, such as a software package or a military resource, that may be deployed.
Word: gob iron Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple harmonica Labels: slang Example: One kid drummed on a washboard, another plunked a broom-handle bass, a third faked chords on guitar, another blew into a gob iron (which was what they called a harmonica), and they dubbed themselves a band.
Word: psychomachia Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪkə(ʊ)ˈmækiə/ 1. psychomachy
Word: psychomachy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psycho- + -machy. 1. A conflict between the soul and the body, sometimes considered as between good and evil. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Mississippi sax Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple harmonica. Labels: slang Example: Chicago was home to the reinvention of the harmonica from tiny dime store toy to amplified and distorted Mississippi sax.
Word: over-consumption Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin cōnsūmptiōder. Old French consumpcionbor. Middle English consumpcioun English consumption English over-consumption From over- + consumption. 1. An excessive level of consumption Labels: uncountable
Word: opalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English opal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English opalize From opal + -ize. 1. To convert into a form of opal or chalcedony, especially to convert wood into such a fossilized form. Labels: transitive 2. To make opalescent. Labels: transitive
Word: opalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of opalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: opalized Part of Speech: adj 1. Converted into a form of opal or chalcedony
Word: opalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From opal + -ise. 1. Alternative spelling of opalize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: one-stop Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Generalization of one-stop shop. 1. Describing a service operation at which all of a customer's needs may be satisfied without visiting another. Labels: not-comparable Example: a one-stop home design center Example: At a local microlevel 'one-stop' or 'one-window' service delivery arrangements have proved popular.
Word: one-stop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Generalization of one-stop shop. 1. A wholesaler serving the music industry. Example: Independent R&B music retailers around the country are banding together into coalitions, seeking to create the buying power of a chain and get increased attention and service from labels and one-stops.
Word: hiding to nothing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horse racing, hiding (“beating”); to (“as used to express gambling odds”), e.g., 6 to 1. Literally, the phrase can be described as to bet on a contest whose outcome is at worst a beating, or at best nothing. A heavily favoured team in a sporting contest earns no credit for victory, but is shamed by defeat; this team is said to be on a hiding to nothing. 1. A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost. Labels: UK, idiomatic, informal Example: It would have been madness to encourage them to back the mare : in fact I was on a hiding to nothing whatever happened. Example: No legitimate excuse for introduction existed, or could exist, and the odds looked like a hiding to nothing should Bayard attempt to force a meeting […]
Word: on a wing and a prayer Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Describes a damaged warplane barely able to return to base, possibly originating in the film Flying Tigers (1942) in which the dialog refers to a flight as “coming in on one wing and a prayer”, made popular by the World War II song “Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer” with lyrics by Harold Adamson. 1. With the hope of averting disaster despite a desperate situation teetering on failure. Example: After seeing half the senior staff walk out, the school opened the new year on a wing and a prayer.
Word: Olympism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Olympic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Olympism From Olympic + -ism. 1. A spirit or ideals of the Olympic Games Labels: uncountable 2. The advocacy or promotion of these principles Labels: uncountable
Word: Old English Sheepdog Part of Speech: noun 1. A herding dog of a particular breed (also used as a pet), with shaggy grey and white fur also covering its face, and a docked tail.
Word: enteropathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From entero- + -pathy. Pronunciation: /ɛntəˈɹɒpəθi/ 1. An intestinal disorder or disease.
Word: olecranon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē) Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n- Proto-Hellenic *kárahə Ancient Greek *κρᾱν- (*krān-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on) Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon) Ancient Greek ὠλέκρανον (ōlékranon)bor. English olecranon Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠλέκρανον (ōlékranon). Pronunciation: /oʊˈlɛkɹəˌnɑn/, /əˈlɛkɹənən/ 1. The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow. Example: Mr. Fletcher, of Liverpool, reported a case of bony union of both olecranons, verified by examination after death. The patient, a boy 16 years old, was admitted to the hospital May 19, 1850, having fractured both olecranons a short time before by falling over some timber. Example: Suspensory animals have extremely small olecrana, because of a minimal need for forearm extension, which is achieved by gravity.
Word: theatergoer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From theater + goer. 1. One who attends a performance at a theater.
Word: tasseomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tasse (“cup”) + -mancy (“divination”). 1. Synonym of tasseography. Labels: uncountable
Word: beta-sitosterol Part of Speech: noun 1. A phytosterol found in many plant sources; it is used to reduce blood cholesterol Labels: uncountable
Word: infecte Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of infect Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The chang of aire, diate, & drinking of water, would infecte their bodies with sore sickneses, and greevous diseases.
Word: winching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of winch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: winching Part of Speech: noun 1. The application of a winch. Example: For instance, repeated shaking can be hazardous—gusty winds uproot trees at speeds well below those of steady winds and at forces lower than those predicted by experimental winchings.
Word: winched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of winch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: barology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From baro- + -logy. Pronunciation: /bəɹˈɒlədʒi/ 1. The science of gravity or weight. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: We have seen enough of the difficulties of hydrodynamics to understand that the part of dynamical barology which relates to fluids must still be very imperfect. Example: Barology, or the science which embraces all the phenomena of terrestrial gravitation, is regarded as the purest of all the branches of physics, and therefore stands at the head of the category after astronomy. 2. A method of analyzing music according to hypermeter, deriving a structure of strong and weak bars and then phrases. Labels: uncountable Example: The barology is realised through the subtle agogic placement of beats and bars relative to each other in the hierarchy of the pypermeter; in other words, some beats sound late and some early; and some bars sound early and some late.
Word: ingenie Part of Speech: noun 1. ingenuity Labels: obsolete
Word: minus signs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minus sign Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lojbanize Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of Lojbanize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: there are two sides to every question Part of Speech: proverb 1. A situation seems different to each of the two people involved in it; one should not make a judgement until one hears the other side.
Word: stuntwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stunt + woman. 1. A woman who performs stunts.
Word: muckworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From muck + worm. 1. A larva living in mud or manure. 2. Someone who gathers wealth through overwork of employees and sordid means; a miser. Example: Here you a muckworm of the town might see, / At his dull desk, amid his legers stall'd, / Eat up with carking care and penurie; / Most like to carcase parch'd on gallows-tree. Example: We have painted one Money-Lender — not the mere sordid muckworm of a century ago, but the man-eater of the present day.
Word: adustion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin adustiō. 1. The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: But if her death doe enſue thereupon, he shal render life for life, / eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote, / aduſtion for aduſtion, wound for wound, ſtripe for ſtripe. Example: it must be by aduſtion or putting it into a fame 2. Cauterization. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: some use to apply this to the fat, but in our time it is all out of use, and seeing yet the pains of the hip do rather fall into the thighs, shins, and legs, then ascend up into the Arms and shoulders, Aetius and Cornarius say, that this adustion for the hips was used in the ancient time divers ways, and some on this manner, holding the burning dung in a pair of tongs unto the leg of that side where the pain lyeth, untill the adustion be felt in the hip, and this course used Discorides. Example: Albucasis adviseth that neither incision nor adustion is to be made in the Neck or Throat; because of the many Vessels, as Arteries, Nerves and Veins, there every where planted;
Word: instaban Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From insta- + ban. 1. To ban without hesitation. Labels: Internet, informal
Word: instaban Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From insta- + ban. 1. An immediate ban. Labels: Internet, informal Example: Next up in confusing Instabans... Example: Instabans will spread.
Word: insto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of institution + -o. 1. An institutional investor. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, also, attributive, slang
Word: instaure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See instaurate. 1. To renew or renovate; to instaurate. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: their moysture into thousand formes Of sprouting buddes; all things that show or breath Are now instaur'd, saving my wretched brest
Word: opsimaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opsimath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: opsimathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From opsimath + -y. Pronunciation: /ɒpˈsɪməθi/ 1. Learning or education that occurs late in life. Labels: uncountable Example: His opsimathy meant that he was over 60 before he entered college, and over 70 before he earned his doctorate.
Word: integrases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of integrase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bronchial tube Part of Speech: noun 1. A bronchus
Word: interpoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interpole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interpole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English pole English interpole From inter- + pole. 1. An auxiliary pole of a commutator placed between the main poles to increase its efficiency. Example: Both types, however, were without interpoles and had sleeve bearings which required constant attention for lubrication. Example: During the same 29 min. the rise in temperature of the interpole windings of the main generator was 30° C.
Word: dress down Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From analogy with dress up. 1. To scold. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: One night – it was 2.30am – he dressed down a graduate, screaming in her face: “Are you stupid? Are you a fucking stupid cunt?” I had never seen anything like it in a workplace, or on TV, and I haven’t since. Example: Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and other tech luminaries have all been dressed down on Capitol Hill by lawmakers upset with their companies. 2. To wear casual or informal clothes. Labels: intransitive 3. To prepare (caught fish) by gutting them, removing the heads and backbones, etc. Example: Dan could bait up trawl or lay his hand on any rope in the dark; and at a pinch, when Uncle Salters had a gurry-sore on his palm, could dress down by sense of touch.
Word: drop ceiling Part of Speech: noun 1. A dropped ceiling
Word: drudgework Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drudge + work. 1. Drudgery. Labels: uncountable
Word: egg case Part of Speech: noun 1. A protective capsule that contains the eggs of some insects and molluscs Example: A sand saucer is formed from egg cases. 2. The leathery egg of certain marine animals such as sharks and skate Example: A mermaid's purse is a type of egg case.
Word: end of the road Part of Speech: noun 1. A conclusion, termination or ending (of a process); death. Example: This match proved to be the end of Norwich City's road to Wembley. Example: Don't say it's the end of the road / Remember the flowers I sent / I need you, babe / To put through the shredder / In front of my friends
Word: fly by the seat of one's pants Part of Speech: verb 1. To pilot an aircraft without the aid of instruments and without a flight plan, using only instinct, visual observation, and practical judgment. Labels: idiomatic Example: Between world wars, when Douglas Bader was a cocky, teen-age R.A.F. cadet . . . a man could navigate by eye and the nearest railroad track and fly by the seat of his pants. 2. To use one's judgment, initiative, and perceptions as events unfold in order to improvise a course of action without a predetermined plan or without the desirable data inputs to decision making. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: “Unlike Obama and his methodical process, McCain was flying by the seat of his pants,” the authors observe.
Word: gallery forest Part of Speech: noun 1. riparian woodland; a dense forest of mature trees, without understory, that lines both banks of a river in an otherwise treeless region
Word: gamebird Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of game bird. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gilding the lily Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gild the lily Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: intestinal fortitude Part of Speech: noun 1. guts (courage) Labels: humorous, uncountable
Word: coresidence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English residence English coresidence From co- + residence. 1. Living together, sharing a residence, as of an adult child with a parent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The question of coresidence is of special interest in the Northwest Amazon region because among tribes that do not have sibs but are organized on the basis of patrilocal families it is coresidence rather than kinship that has been reported to be the governor of exogamy (Kirchoff, 1931).
Word: intitules Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of intitule Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: intitule Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare French intituler. See entitle. 1. To entitle; to give a title to. Labels: Early, Modern, obsolete, transitive Example: 1689, John Selden, Table Talk, London: E. Smith, Section 141 “Trinity,” p. 142, The second Person is made of a piece of Bread by the Papist, the Third Person is made of his own Frenzy, Malice, Ignorance and Folly, by the Roundhead. To all these the Spirit is intituled. One the Baker makes, the other the Cobbler; and betwixt these two, I think the First Person is sufficiently abused. Example: 1691, Arthur Gorges (translator), The Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon (1609), London, Preface, […] in some Fables I find such singular proportion between the similitude and the thing signified; and such apt and clear coherence in the very Structure of them, and propriety of the Names wherewith the Persons or Actors in them are inscribed and intituled […]
Word: dissonate Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɪsəneɪt/ 1. To be dissonant. Labels: intransitive 2. To cause dissonance (in all senses).
Word: cry someone a river Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from the song Cry Me a River (1953). 1. To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person. Labels: idiomatic, often, sarcastic Example: It is rather shaming to be quite so wet over nothing in particular, but at least Fielding does it too. He cries gallons over slow-motion bits at the ends of films, especially Gladiator, and begins to worship Roman values, then Italian footballers kissing in slo-mo to the strains of Nessun Dorma. Sniffle, sniffle. And QPR being relegated in 1996. He can cry you a river over that one, and over a darling little clump of daffodils growing by the traffic island. 2. To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling. Labels: broadly, idiomatic, sarcastic, usually Example: Port Authority Transit should cry me a river. Before raising fares it should cut an unnecessary expense.
Word: suctorian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Suctoria + -an. Pronunciation: /sʌkˈtɔːɹɪən/ 1. A protist of the subclass Suctoria in the class Phyllopharyngea; a predatory sessile ciliate. Example: If the tentacles are touched, the ‘prey’ is instantly paralysed, and the contents of its body are sucked down the tentacle into the body of the suctorian, reducing the prey to a shrivelled husk in a matter of minutes.
Word: suctorians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suctorian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cytostome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyto- + -stome. 1. A cellular organelle found only in certain protozoa; it is specialized for phagocytosis, and usually has the form of a microtubule-supported funnel or groove.
Word: wishbone flowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wishbone flower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beach-heads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beach-head Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proveably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English proveable Middle English -ly English -ly English proveably From proveable + -ly. 1. Alternative spelling of provably. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: keeled over Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of keel over Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: parasailor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From parasail + -or or para- + sailor. 1. Agent noun of parasail; one who parasails. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: parasailors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parasailor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dwaling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dwale Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dropped ceiling Part of Speech: noun 1. A secondary ceiling, suspended from above, used to conceal wiring, plumbing and ducts
Word: upper respiratory tract Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of the respiratory tract consisting of the nose, oral cavity, pharynx and larynx. 2. The part of the respiratory tract consisting of the nose, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and trachea.
Word: lower respiratory tract Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of the respiratory tract consisting of trachea, bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli.
Word: IEO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of informal eating out: the sector of the food industry where one can buy food without the need to book a table. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of initial exchange offering. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: cedrate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cedrat (“citron tree and fruit”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: upper airway Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of respiratory tract consisting of nose, oral cavity, pharynx. 2. The part of respiratory tract consisting of nose, oral cavity, pharynx and epiglottis. 3. The part of respiratory tract consisting of nose, oral cavity, pharynx and larynx.
Word: lower airway Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of the respiratory tract starting at the trachea and ending at the bronchioles. 2. The part of the respiratory tract starting at the trachea and ending at alveoli. 3. The part of the respiratory tract starting at the larynx and ending at the alveoli.
Word: brasswind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brass + wind. 1. Brass.
Word: verted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vert Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: variad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vary + -ad. 1. a subform of a phylogenetic stock or species
Word: oneupmanship Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of one-upmanship. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: unces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultimas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ultima Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cibaria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cibarium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foresightful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From foresight + -ful. 1. Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent
Word: peritrich Part of Speech: noun 1. A ciliate protozoan of the subclass Peritrichia.
Word: hadiths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hadith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haptophytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haptophyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peritrichs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peritrich Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handywoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From handy + woman. 1. A woman who does small tasks and odd jobs. 2. An uncertified midwife; a woman who attends at childbirths but who lacks a medical qualification.
Word: handywomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handywoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headstrongness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English headstrong Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English headstrongness From headstrong + -ness. 1. The property of being headstrong, stubbornness. Labels: uncountable
Word: homophobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homophobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nurturance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nurture Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English nurturance From nurture + -ance. Pronunciation: /ˈnəːtʃəɹəns/ 1. The provision of physical and emotional care. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Rousseauist responsiveness and nurturance automatically flip over into their opposites. 2. The act of supporting, fostering. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The colossal stupidity of the one-party strategy has had three disastrous effects: the nurturance of right-wing Republican homophobes, the weakening and silencing of pro-gay, progressive Republicans, and the allowance of lacklustrer, liberal Democrats to exploit us at their will and ignore us at their convenience.
Word: nundinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin nundinalis. 1. Of or pertaining to a nundine
Word: nundinal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin nundinalis. 1. A nundinal letter. Example: These nundinals bear a very great resemblance to the dominical letters, which return every eight days, as the nundinals did every nine.
Word: nundine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin nundinae (“ninth-days”), a clipped form of nundinae feriae (“ninth-day festivals”), from its observance every eighth day (9 counting inclusively) and from the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals. Pronunciation: /ˈnʌndʌɪn/, /ˈnənˌdaɪn/ 1. A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts. 2. Any recurring eight-day period; an eight-day 'week'. Labels: obsolete
Word: nucleocapsid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English capsid English nucleocapsid From nucleo- + capsid. 1. The core structure of a virus, consisting of nucleic acid surrounded by a coat of protein
Word: Kırklareli Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kɝkləˈɹɛli/ 1. A province in northwestern European Turkey, on the Black Sea coast. 2. A district of Kırklareli Province, Turkey. 3. A municipality, the capital of Kırklareli district and Kırklareli Province, Turkey.
Word: nonuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + use. Pronunciation: /nɒnˈjuːs/ 1. The failure to make use of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sacred values, and the taboos that protect them, can be attached to resources that we decide are genuinely precious, such as identifiable lives, national borders, and the nonuse of chemical and nuclear weapons.
Word: nondenominationalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, non + denominationalism, or, by surface analysis, nondenominational + ism. 1. Nondenominational religious belief. Labels: uncountable
Word: nominal ledger Part of Speech: noun 1. A general ledger. 2. A ledger that is not a personal ledger or a real ledger, for example, a revenue or expense ledger.
Word: general ledger Part of Speech: noun 1. The central accounting record of a company or organization consisting of the accounts that support the value items shown in the major financial statements.
Word: nidifugous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin nīdus (“nest”) and fugiō (“to flee, escape”) + -ous. By surface analysis, nidi- + -fugous. Pronunciation: /nɪˈdɪfjʊɡəs/, /nɪˈdɪfjəɡəs/, /naɪˈ-/ 1. That leaves the nest shortly after hatching.
Word: neurotropic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to neurotropism.
Word: neurotropism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neuro- + -tropism. 1. An affinity for nervous tissue Labels: uncountable
Word: neontology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English onto- Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English neontology From neo- + onto- + -logy. 1. The study of organisms living in the current era, as opposed to organisms that are extinct. Labels: uncountable Example: Ontology comprises the study both of beings actually existing, and the study of ancient beings and of their fossil remains—neontology and palaeontology.
Word: near vision Part of Speech: noun 1. The ability to see clearly an image that is relatively close (about 10 to 13 inches) Labels: uncountable
Word: distance vision Part of Speech: noun 1. The ability to see clearly an image that is relatively far away (greater than about 36 inches). Labels: uncountable
Word: purchasing agent Part of Speech: noun 1. A person or group whose job is to buy equipment, supplies, inventory, or other assets for a business or other organization. Example: Subjoined is a statement from the purchasing agent at New-York, with a schedule giving the name, tonnage, price demanded, and cost actually paid of every vessel that has been bought by him. Example: Since taking over as mayor last January, Lee has . . . forced the resignation of the city purchasing agent because he bought $10,000 worth of water pipe without asking for bids.
Word: affixative Part of Speech: noun 1. A preservative, usually an adhesive transparent fluid, used to protect the surface of a drawing from abrasion or similar damage.
Word: spilt milk Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that cannot be undone. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: It is not only lost, but in its spilling stains and spoils gown or carpet, and should it fall upon the bare ground, can add nothing to the producing powers of the earth; it is always just spilt milk, and not worth crying over. Example: Even looking back is foolish—that's just spilt milk. You've got just two possibilities: stop dead in your tracks, or go on.