nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: meatball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meat + ball. 1. A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked. Example: Meatballs were on the menu for lunch. Example: Meatballs may contain ground meat mixed with seasonings, breadcrumbs, mashed potatoes, rice, and liquid. The meat mixture is often shaped, browned. and simmered in a sauce for 30 to 45 minutes over low heat or in a 350° F. oven. During cooking the meat is basted with the sauce occasionally. Meatballs also may be fried in a pan or in deep fat. 2. A stupid person; a meathead. Labels: slang 3. An easy pitch to hit, especially thrown right down the middle of the plate. Example: And then. A 98.4 fastball on the inside half of the plate, ring him up, Strike 3, game over. It wasn’t a meatball like Terrence Long watched to finish 2003 ALDS Game 5, but it felt the same. 4. An optical landing system. Example: During a pitching deck recovery a pilot must average out the meatball oscillations at the ramp in an attempt to maintain his airplane on the desired glide slope. 5. A menu icon of three horizontal dots. 6. Ellipsis of meatball flag. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Iamblichus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Iamblichus, from Koine Greek Ἰάμβλιχος (Iámblikhos), from Aramaic ימלכו (Yamlīḵū), perhaps originally a causative form of the verb מלך (mlk, “to rule”). Pronunciation: /aɪˈæmblɪkəs/ 1. A male given name from Koine Greek, of historical usage. 2. A male given name from Koine Greek, of historical usage.
Word: calendaria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calendarium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silly mid on Part of Speech: noun 1. a fielding position, on the leg side, forward of the batsman's wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: silly mid off Part of Speech: noun 1. a fielding position, on the off side, forward of the batsman's wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position Labels: no-plural
Word: silly point Part of Speech: noun 1. A fielding position, on the off side, square of the batsman's wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He didn't like fielding near silly point.
Word: ecdysiast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by H. L. Mencken from ecdysis (“moulting”) (on the model of enthusiast etc.). Pronunciation: /ɛkˈdɪz.i.æst/ 1. An erotic dancer who removes their clothes as a form of entertainment; a stripper. Labels: uncommon Example: I had never seen an ecdysiast before; toward the end she was wearing nothing but seven beads, four of them sweat. Example: However, the Queen of Ecdysiasts, Gypsy Rose Lee, was not amused. In a 1940 interview, she leveled her guns against Mencken: "Ecdysiast, he calls me! Why, the man... has been reading books! Dictionaries! We don't wear feathers and molt them off... What does he know about stripping?"
Word: applejack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apple + jack, referring to the increase in alcohol concentration due to freeze distillation. 1. An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pullulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pullulātus, perfect passive participle of pullulō (“sprout forth”), from pullulus (“a young animal, a sprout”), diminutive of pullus. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/ 1. To multiply rapidly. 2. To germinate. 3. To teem with; to be filled (with). Example: I must say the whole of Oxford has become most peculiar suddenly. Last night it was pullulating with women.
Word: all clear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: all + clear 1. a signal that danger, such as an air raid, is over; usually a siren at a single pitch Labels: countable, uncountable 2. permission to proceed after obstacles have been removed Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: antilogarithm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English logarithm English antilogarithm From anti- + logarithm. 1. The number of which a given number is the logarithm (to a given base). Example: If x is the logarithm of y, then y is the antilogarithm of x.
Word: antilog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening; see log (“logarithm”), equivalent to anti- + log. 1. An antilogarithm. Example: Then the desired y path can be obtained by taking the antilog of #92;lny […]
Word: rubber match Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See rubber 1. A sporting event at the end of a series in which the opponents are tied in terms of events won and lost. Example: The Red Sox, having lost the opener and won the second game, lost the rubber match against the Twins.
Word: candour Part of Speech: noun 1. British and Canada standard spelling of candor. Labels: Canada, UK, alt-of, standard, uncountable, usually
Word: eorl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English eorl. Doublet of earl and jarl. 1. An Anglo-Saxon of noble rank; a nobleman ranking above a thane; alderman. Labels: historical
Word: breezily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English breezy Middle English -ly English -ly English breezily From breezy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiː.zɪ.li/, /ˈbɹi.zə.li/, /ˈbɹiː.zə.li/, [ˈbɹɪi.zə.li], /ˈbɹiːz.li/ 1. In a breezy manner. Example: He swings breezily into the title song. Example: After fighting “The Good Fight” for streaming, the producers of “The Good Wife” indulge in a more CBS-friendly spinoff with “Elsbeth,” which breezily takes Carrie Preston’s quirky title character and turns her into a modern version of “Columbo.”
Word: breezy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English breeze Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English breezy From breeze + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiːzi/ 1. With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy. Example: I know the shadiest breeziest spots, hidden tables surrounded by trees that have lived longer than the neighborhoods around them. 2. With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner. Labels: figuratively Example: It used to be so easy living here with you / You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do / Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool Example: Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.
Word: breezy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English breeze Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English breezy From breeze + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiːzi/ 1. A young woman. Example: Then you got the Heartless Hustlas. This narcissist doesn't give a damn about anybody including himself. He usually messes with gutter breezies that he can manipulate 'cause she aint got nothin' goin' for herself no way. Example: 2018, Clifford "Spud" Johnson, Won't Stop I know you haven't brought any of these breezies to the place where I'll be staying, Cotton?
Word: dayum Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Respelling of damn to reflect emphatic stress and a Southern US or African American Vernacular drawl, in which the vowel is broken into gliding vowels. Pronunciation: [ˈdæ̙jəm], [ˈdeəjəm] 1. Pronunciation spelling of damn, representing Southern US English. Labels: alt-of, emphatic, pronunciation-spelling, slang Example: Oh, man, did you see her?! Dayum! She was hella fine! Example: 'Cause girl, you got me like dayum, baby, dayum, baby, dayum
Word: Jammer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jam + -er. 1. A player of the massively multiplayer online game Animal Jam (now either the app so named, formerly Animal Jam – Play Wild!, or the desktop game renamed Animal Jam Classic). Example: A growing percentage of "Jammers" are visiting from international territories, and global growth of the Animal Jam property will be a strong focus for Smart Bomb Interactive in 2013. Example: So come meet over 16 million Animal Jam players, or Jammers. […] Liza appears throughout this book to share her advice and tips with all Jammers.
Word: Morgen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Morgen. 1. A surname from German.
Word: morgen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch morgen and German Morgen, both literally "morning", probably originally indicated the amount of land that can be ploughed by a team of oxen in a morning. Doublet of morn and morrow. 1. A unit of measurement of land in the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies and parts of the United States, where it was equivalent to about two acres; and in Denmark, Norway, and Germany, where it was equivalent to about two-thirds of an acre. Now used informally in Germany to mean one quarter of a hectare. Labels: historical Example: ‘All my life spent hating a poor little tyrant on a few morgen of poor soil, and he'd never known anything else.’
Word: Abendstern Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: alternate angles Part of Speech: noun 1. the internal angles made by two (parallel) lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. the internal angles made by two (parallel) lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. If the parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, intersecting at points G and H, then the angles AGH, GHD, are called alternate angles (as also are the angles BGH and GHC). Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: votator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined as a brand name by the Girdler Company in 1936. Perhaps related to rotate? 1. A machine that cools and kneads liquid margarine etc., preparatory to packaging. Example: The Company produces dough products which are extruded from a machine called a votator. Hot cooking oil, along with flour and other ingredients, is pumped into the votator by a pressure pump. Example: In the following paragraphs, the general principle of votator margarine processing (about 80% fat) is described.
Word: Domesday Book Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Domesdei. According to Dialogus de Scaccario (circa 1180): Hic liber ab indigenis ‘Domesdei’ nuncupatur, id est dies iudicii per metaphoram. Sicut enim districti et terribilis examinis illius nouissimi sententia nulla tergiuersationis arte ualet eludi, sic cum orta fuerit in regno contentio de hiis rebus que illic annotantur, cum uentum fuerit ad librum, sententia eius infatuari non potest uel impune declinari: its decisions were final, as those on doomsday. 1. The Book of Winchester; the principal record of the Domesday survey of England carried out in 1086 for William the Conqueror, comprising of two volumes: the Great Domesday Book and the Little Domesday Book. Labels: historical
Word: Domesday Book Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Domesdei. According to Dialogus de Scaccario (circa 1180): Hic liber ab indigenis ‘Domesdei’ nuncupatur, id est dies iudicii per metaphoram. Sicut enim districti et terribilis examinis illius nouissimi sententia nulla tergiuersationis arte ualet eludi, sic cum orta fuerit in regno contentio de hiis rebus que illic annotantur, cum uentum fuerit ad librum, sententia eius infatuari non potest uel impune declinari: its decisions were final, as those on doomsday. 1. One of the volumes of the Domesday Book. Labels: plural-normally 2. A record of any other Norman survey. Labels: figuratively
Word: black-headed gull Part of Speech: noun 1. A small gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada.
Word: practised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of practiced. Labels: Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative
Word: practised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of practise Labels: Commonwealth, form-of, participle, past
Word: exchanged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of exchange Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dropping Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, drop + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɒpɪŋ/, /ˈdɹɑpɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of drop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dropping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, drop + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɒpɪŋ/, /ˈdɹɑpɪŋ/ 1. Something dropped; a droplet. Example: The information we received was, that as the roof has no gutters, the droppings of water from the roof are driven by the wind against the wall. 2. A piece of animal excrement; dung. Labels: plural-normally Example: a rabbit dropping 3. The act of something that drops or falls. Example: At length, after several droppings asleep, […] Mr. Dowler made up his mind that he would throw himself on the bed […]
Word: procured Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹəˈkjʊəd/, /pɹəˈkjɔːd/, /pɹəˈkjʊɹd/, /pɹəˈkjɝd/ 1. simple past and past participle of procure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: crowned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English coronede, crouned, crowned, crownyd, equivalent to crown + -ed. Piecewise doublet of coronaed. Pronunciation: /kɹaʊnd/ 1. Wearing a crown. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a particular crown (top part of the head) Labels: not-comparable, often 3. Great, supreme; completed; excessive. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Put case, he saith, all other medicines faile, by the helpe of God this alone will doe it, and tis a crowned medicine which must be kept in secret Example: After having cloy'd his puny stomach, he sneaks away privily, in a Stage-Coach, to his house in the Country; there he murders the Vertuous Womb of his Dear Lady, and darts into the Royal Arch, his contagious, loathsome Sperm, which is innocently receiv'd, and hugg'd in the crown'd Act of Conception.
Word: crowned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English coronede, crouned, crowned, crownyd, equivalent to crown + -ed. Piecewise doublet of coronaed. Pronunciation: /kɹaʊnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of crown Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: embraced Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbɹeɪst/, /ɛmˈbɹeɪst/ 1. simple past and past participle of embrace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: contrived Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹaɪvd/ 1. simple past and past participle of contrive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: contrived Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹaɪvd/ 1. Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way. Example: contrived joke Example: contrived answer 2. Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
Word: impressions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɹɛʃənz/ 1. plural of impression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impressions Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɹɛʃənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of impression Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: incidents Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.sɪ.dənts/ 1. plural of incident Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deserved Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈzɜːvd/, /dɪˈzɝvd/ 1. fair; merited. Example: But though he thus abstained from power, his eldest son, the present Lord Morpeth, as Secretary for Ireland at a critical period, acquired a higher reputation and a more deserved popularity than any statesman who ever held that office. Example: When the victim fails or refuses, the punishment is perceived as being more deserved.
Word: deserved Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈzɜːvd/, /dɪˈzɝvd/ 1. simple past and past participle of deserve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: borrowed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɒɹəʊd/, /ˈbɒɹəd/, /ˈbɑɹoʊd/, /ˈbɔɹoʊd/ 1. Having been borrowed.
Word: borrowed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɒɹəʊd/, /ˈbɒɹəd/, /ˈbɑɹoʊd/, /ˈbɔɹoʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of borrow Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The Thane of Cawdor lives; why do you dress me in borrowed robes?
Word: carved Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɑɹvd/, /kɑːvd/ 1. simple past and past participle of carve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: carved Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kɑɹvd/, /kɑːvd/ 1. Of an object, made by carving. Example: a carved ivory statue of the Virgin Mary
Word: struggled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈstɹʌɡl̩d/ 1. simple past and past participle of struggle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: subdued Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /səbˈdud/, /səbˈdjuːd/ 1. Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive. Example: He is subdued after the disagreement last night. Example: I pray you in your Letters, / When you ſhall theſe vnluckie deeds relate, / Speake of me, as I am. […] / Of one, whoſe ſubdu'd Eyes, / Albeit un-vsed to the melting moode, / Drops teares as faſt as the Arabian Trees / Their Medicinable gumme. 2. Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone. Example: The colour scheme used for this room is subdued. 3. Reduced in intensity or strength; toned down.
Word: subdued Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səbˈdud/, /səbˈdjuːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of subdue Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: He subdued the dog yesterday.
Word: robbed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɑbd/, /ɹɒbd/ 1. simple past and past participle of rob Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ascended Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈsɛndɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of ascend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: complained Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəmˈpleɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of complain Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: traced Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪst/ Labels: no-gloss
Word: traced Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪst/ 1. simple past and past participle of trace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: child-bearing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of childbearing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: child-bearing Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of childbearing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: praised Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹeɪzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of praise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disciples Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪˈsaɪpl̩z/ 1. plural of disciple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sacrifices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪ.sɪz/, /ˈsæk.ɹɪˌfaɪ.sɪz/, /ˈsæk.ɹəˌfaɪ.sɪz/, /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɑesɪz/, /ˈsɛk.ɹɪ.fɑe̯sɪz/ 1. plural of sacrifice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sacrifices Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪ.sɪz/, /ˈsæk.ɹɪˌfaɪ.sɪz/, /ˈsæk.ɹəˌfaɪ.sɪz/, /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɑesɪz/, /ˈsɛk.ɹɪ.fɑe̯sɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sacrifice Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: examining Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of examine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: It could be serious, my head needs urgent examining.
Word: examining Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/ 1. Tending to examine or engaged in close examination; studiously observant. Example: How shall we be sure that we have justly quitted REASON, as too high and dangerous, too aspiring or presumptive; if thro' Fear of any kind, or submitting to mere Command we quit our very examining Thought, and in the moment stop short, so as to put an end to further Thinking on the matter? Example: Those however on whom he wanted to pass, were not of either a very examining strain, or very nice discernment: Besides that, he had such a glow of freshness, health, and vigor, so rare among the parboiled people of quality, as somewhat counterbalanced any suspicion the discordance of his looks from his dress might have created.
Word: examining Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/ 1. examination Example: The auditing of the accounts, when the defendant was present, was nothing more than the examinings of the footings of the bookkeeper.
Word: happier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈhæpi.ə/, /ˈhapɪj.ə/, /ˈhæpi.ɚ/, /ˈhape.əɾ/ 1. comparative form of happy: more happy Labels: comparative, form-of Example: This world-wide travel organisation recently attained its centenary, and under happier conditions than those prevailing at the present time the event would doubtless have been celebrated worthily.
Word: redistribute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English distribute English redistribute From re- + distribute. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiː.dɪˈstɹɪb.juːt/, /ˌɹiːˈdɪs.tɹɪb.juːt/, /ˌɹi.dɪˈstɹɪb.jut/ 1. To distribute again. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: reallocate Example: And so new friendships were formed, and new enmities, and old friendships preserved, and old enmities. And all was agreement and disagreement and amity and enmity, as before, only redistributed. 2. To distribute differently. Labels: transitive Example: My medicine also redistributed the fat in my body. I went from a size 6 to a size 12 at the top part of my body in two months.
Word: redistributing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːdɪˈstɹɪbjuːtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of redistribute Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: specimens Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈspɛsɪmɪnz/ 1. plural of specimen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: innumerable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + numerable; from Middle English innumerable, from Latin innumerābilis, from in- + numerābilis. Pronunciation: /ɪˈnuːməɹ.əbəl/, /ɪˈnjuːməɹ.əbəl/ 1. Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered. Example: The casualties of the Second World War were so great that they are innumerable. Example: Soon we could see the innumerable banners fluttering, and then the sun struck the sea of armor and set it all aflash. 2. Of a very high number; extremely numerous. Example: The wide sandy plain of the valley, some five miles long, which slopes imperceptibly down to Issik Pakhta, is overgrown with minute bushes. All the tiny streams we crossed unite to form the Alessun Gol, which then flows westwards to the pasture grounds of Kala Otlak. We observed dozens of herds of orongo, mainly females, with innumerable young. The landscape looked highly unpromising for agriculture yet I noticed that the folk of Bulaq Bashi planted grain. Four hours’ marching took us to within sight of Issik Pakhta Nor, which the maps also record as Khon Qum Nor. Example: Kjelsås (six miles) marks the end of the suburbs, and the line immediately plunges into Nordmarka. This vast untamed area of forest and mountain (much of it over 2,000 ft. above sea level), interspersed with innumerable lakes, large and small, is known as Oslo's playground.
Word: solemnly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English solemn Middle English -ly English -ly English solemnly From solemn + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒləmli/, /ˈsɑləmli/ 1. In a solemn manner. Example: And yet, though the happiness may be unenduring, what heart, though seared by time and worldly care, can fail to sympathise with those emotions of early life? In after years there are none such. They are the high noon of earthly joy. After them, life goes on decayingly and solemnly to its shadowy sunset.
Word: inquiries Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹiz/, /ɪŋ-/, /ˈɪnkwɪɹiz/, /ˈɪŋ-/ 1. plural of inquiry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shops Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʃɑps/, /ʃɒps/ 1. plural of shop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shops Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ʃɑps/, /ʃɒps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: supposing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/, /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of suppose Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: supposing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/, /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/ 1. The act of making a supposition. Example: She could have joined most comfortably in all their supposings, and suspicions, and doubts, and prognostications, but the honour of the family was too nearly concerned to allow free reins to her tongue.
Word: supposing Part of Speech: conj Pronunciation: /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/, /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/ 1. if hypothetically (optionally followed by that) Example: Let’s go swimming in the lake. - Supposing there are/were 'gators. Example: Supposing our daughter was to marry her sweetheart, and supposing they was to have a son, and supposing he was to grow to man’s estate, and supposing he was to come down to draw cider like as we’re doing, and supposing that there mallet was to fall on his head and kill him, how dreadful it would be!
Word: Scheibe Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: Fischer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Fischer (“fisherman”). 1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation]. Example: An athletic kid from New Jersey, Fischer was known as a bold risk taker — they called him “the fallingest man in climbing” — until an old-school cragger taught him the Zen of controlled ascent.
Word: Valois Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from French. 2. A cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, which succeeded the House of Capet to the French throne, and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589.
Word: blue tit Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird of species Cyanistes caeruleus of tits in family Paridae, with an azure blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye and encircling the white cheeks to the chin. 2. A bird of species Cyanistes teneriffae, which species was formerly included in C. caeruleus, of northwestern Africa.
Word: crested tit Part of Speech: noun 1. Lophophanes cristatus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae, with an erectile crest, the tip of which is often recurved.
Word: Nadel Part of Speech: name Etymology: German and Jewish surname, borrowed from German Nadel (“needle”). 1. A surname from German.
Word: Rogen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Irish/Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized from Ruaghagain, from ruadh (“red”). Pronunciation: /ɹoʊ̯ɡən/ 1. A surname.
Word: wickedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English wyckedly, wykkedlyche, equivalent to wicked + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪkɪdli/ 1. In a wicked manner. Example: [T]he sedate monk's hood lifted its head still higher and looked gloomily and wickedly down on it, while it nodded and kept time to the cuckoo's song, as if it were counting how many days it had to live. 2. very Labels: US, slang Example: The film was wickedly funny. Example: This wasn’t the first time I held Isaacson’s judgment in low regard. […] Linda Yaccarino, Musk’s almost comically bumbling CEO of X is “wickedly smart”.
Word: bumpy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bumpy From bump + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌmpi/ 1. Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements. Example: a bumpy ride Example: a bumpy flight 2. Covered with or full of bumps. Example: bumpy road
Word: bundler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bundle + -er. 1. A machine that bundles. 2. An employee who bundles things together, such as boards for trimming and stacking. 3. One who bundles software, etc. with another product. 4. A political fundraiser. Labels: US Example: She [Sandberg] was a reliable and prominent Democratic bundler.
Word: abagun Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of fowl found in Ethiopia, and said to have a sort of horn on its head; probably the helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris. Labels: obsolete
Word: burglar alarm Part of Speech: noun 1. A warning device that is activated by trespassers, intended to deter burglars. 2. The loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm.
Word: abbey-lubber Part of Speech: noun 1. An able-bodied idler who grew sleek and fat from the charity of religious houses; a lazy monk. Labels: derogatory, historical, obsolete Example: This is no huge overgrown abbey-lubber.
Word: lubber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, perhaps from Old French lobeor (“swindler”), or of Scandinavian origin, compare dialectal Swedish lubber. The grasshopper was likely so called after sense 1 (“a clumsy or lazy person”). Pronunciation: /ˈlʌbə(ɹ)/ 1. A clumsy or lazy person. Labels: archaic Example: [T]hree of the boys, of whom Mr. Hector was sometimes one, used to come in the morning as his humble attendants, and carry him [Johnson] to school. […] The purfly, sand-blind lubber and blubber, with his open mouth, and face of bruised honeycomb; yet already dominant, imperial, irresistible! 2. An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber. 3. An eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera). Labels: Southern-US 4. Alteration of rubber. Labels: South-Asia
Word: abb-wool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abb + wool. 1. Wool used to make yarn for the warp. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Abdals Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic أَبْدَال (ʔabdāl, “replacements”). 1. a group of saints responsible for the continuing existence of the world Labels: plural, plural-only Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Abdals.
Word: antivitamin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + vitamin. 1. Any compound that inhibits the metabolic action of a vitamin.
Word: antimagnetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + magnetic. 1. Unable to be magnetized; unaffected by a magnetic field.
Word: magnetize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet 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 magnetize From magnet + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.taɪz/, /ˈmæɡ.nə.taɪz/ 1. To make magnetic. Labels: transitive 2. To become magnetic. Labels: intransitive 3. To hypnotize using mesmerism. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: c. 1789, Elizabeth Inchbald, Animal Magnetism: A Farce, Dublin, P. Byron, Act III, p. 82, Lisette let him alone, it is dangerous to push the poor creature to extremities, Doctor, suppose we Magnetize him? Example: Dr. Bertrand tells us that the first patient he ever magnetized, being attacked by a disease of an hysterical character, became subject to convulsions of so long duration and so violent in character, that he had never, in all his practice, seen the like […] 4. To attract, allure or entice; to captivate or entrance. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: As for Dudley Venner, no beauty in all the world could have so soothed and magnetized him as the very repose and subdued gentleness which the Widow had thought would make the best possible background for her own more salient and effective attractions. Example: Mr. Hamlin’s hand passed carressingly twice or thrice along her sleeve with a peculiar gentleness that seemed to magnetize her.
Word: antiparallel Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English parallel English antiparallel From anti- + parallel. 1. (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions. Labels: not-comparable Example: Upon interaction with ss- nucleic acid (NA) targets (deoxyribooligonucleotides (ODNs) or ribooligonucleotides), they form very stable anti-parallel and parallel duplexes [3 ], and the melting temperatures of the antiparallel duplexes are 10 to 15°C higher than those of the parallel duplexes. 2. (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiparallel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English parallel English antiparallel From anti- + parallel. 1. A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.
Word: antiperiodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + periodic. 1. preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms Labels: not-comparable 2. Exhibiting antiperiodicity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiperiodic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + periodic. 1. A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms.
Word: antiscorbutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English scorbutic English antiscorbutic From anti- + scorbutic. 1. Preventing or curing scurvy.
Word: antiscorbutic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English scorbutic English antiscorbutic From anti- + scorbutic. 1. A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
Word: antiviral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English -al English viral English antiviral From anti- + viral. Pronunciation: /æntiˈvaɪɹəl/ 1. Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus. Labels: not-comparable 2. Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiviral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English -al English viral English antiviral From anti- + viral. Pronunciation: /æntiˈvaɪɹəl/ 1. An antiviral medication.
Word: airscrew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + screw. 1. The propeller of an aircraft; the prop. 2. Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air. Example: The [wind] tunnel will be housed in a separate building close to the Railway Research Laboratory. It will be operated by an airscrew driven by a 50 h.p. motor which will draw air through at varying speeds up to 100 m.p.h.
Word: air pressure Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈeɹ̠ ˌpɹ̠ɛʃəɹ/, /ˈɛə̯ ˌpɹɛʃə/ 1. atmospheric pressure or barometric pressure. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. the (amount of) pressure of air within something Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The air pressure in the rear tyres should often be higher than in the front tyres.
Word: atmospheric pressure Part of Speech: noun 1. The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an area. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
Word: airspeed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + speed. 1. The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying. Example: Holonym: air data
Word: airspeed indicator Part of Speech: noun 1. An instrument that displays an aircraft's current airspeed.
Word: camcorder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of camera + recorder. Appears to be a borrowing from Japanese カムコーダー (kamukōdā), an original registered trademark filed for by Sony in 1981. First use appears c. 1982 in The Economist. Pronunciation: /ˈkæmˌkoɹ.dɚ/ 1. A camera recorder: a portable electronic device for recording images and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit. Example: You know where you never see a camcorder? At a funeral. Wouldn't that be fun? Especially if you didn't know any of the people there. Why not go to a stranger's funeral, and bring your camcorder? Have a little fun! Zoom in on the corpse's nose hairs. Then pull back, and pan over to the widow's tears. Get a tight shot of that. Do a montage of people wracked with grief. Then go home and put a laugh track on it! Smoke a joint and show it to your friends. That would be a lot of fun.
Word: camcorder Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of camera + recorder. Appears to be a borrowing from Japanese カムコーダー (kamukōdā), an original registered trademark filed for by Sony in 1981. First use appears c. 1982 in The Economist. Pronunciation: /ˈkæmˌkoɹ.dɚ/ 1. To record using a camcorder. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: carcinogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English carcino- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English carcinogenic From carcino- + -genic. Pronunciation: /ˌkɑː(ɹ)sɪnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ 1. Causing or tending to cause cancer. Example: Although BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are avoided by some consumers because several studies have suggested they may be toxic or carcinogenic (they are banned in Britain), these antioxidants have also been shown to inhibit the action of cancer-causing chemicals, and BHT has been shown to suppress the growth of harmful viruses. Example: The disadvantage of the underfired grill is the potential for flareups, which can cause a burned spot or carbonization. Not only do these taste bad, but they are also carcinogenic.
Word: carcinogenic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English carcino- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English carcinogenic From carcino- + -genic. Pronunciation: /ˌkɑː(ɹ)sɪnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ 1. Synonym of carcinogen.
Word: heriot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English hereġeatwa (“military equipment, army gear”). Per Etymonline: "An Anglo-Saxon service of weapons, loaned by the lord to his retainer and repayable to him upon the retainer's death; sense transferred by 13c. to a feudal due upon the death of a tenant, payable to his lord in beasts." Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹɪət/ 1. The return of military equipment. Labels: historical 2. A payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant. Labels: historical 3. A tribute. Labels: dated
Word: heriot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old English hereġeatwa (“military equipment, army gear”). Per Etymonline: "An Anglo-Saxon service of weapons, loaned by the lord to his retainer and repayable to him upon the retainer's death; sense transferred by 13c. to a feudal due upon the death of a tenant, payable to his lord in beasts." Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹɪət/ 1. To pay the heriot on (a piece of real estate) after the death of the previous tenant (such as one's parent, uncle, aunt, or grandparent). Labels: historical, rare, transitive Example: Page 174, line 25. Perhaps the Richard Longebothome here mentioned was the same man as the Richard who herioted the property in 1509. Apr. 23, I Hen. VIII (1509). Ric. Longebothome paid xxiijˢ iiijᵈ [23s 4d] fine for license of herioting one messuage called Longebothome, one cottage, and 40 acres of land and meadow in Soureby after the death of Ric. Longebothome and Agnes, his wife, grandfather […] Example: 1417. Henry Rishworth formerly held two oxgangs in Hipperholme, Osbarn rode, lands in Coley, etc. His nephew Henry, son of Nicholas de Rishworth, next heir, paid 10s heriot. 1418. John, son and heir of Henry de Rishworth, herioted a cottage and a royd in the Hey in Hipperholme.
Word: purée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French purée. 1. Alternative form of puree. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: purée Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French purée. 1. Alternative form of puree. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chanterelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French chanterelle, from New Latin cantharellus, diminutive of Latin cantharus (“drinking vessel”), from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos). Probably of Pre-Greek origin, cognate with Akkadian 𒃶𒁺𒊒𒌑 (/⁠kanduru⁠/, “kind of vessel”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒃶𒉡𒌉 (/⁠gannu-tur⁠/, “small vessel; potstand”, literally “little vessel, container, holder”). Pronunciation: /ˈtʃæntəɹɛl/, /ʃɒntəˈɹɛl/ 1. A widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible. Example: Even the homely wood blewits, that you cook like tripe, with milk and onions, and the egg-yolk yellow chanterelle with its fan-vaulting and faint smell of apricots, all spring up overnight like bubbles of earth, unsustained by nature, existing in a void. 2. The highest string of the violin or similar instrument. Example: There were hushed moments of complete beauty when the melody moved out and hung above the chanterelle like a hummingbird poised over a flower.
Word: repetiteur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French répétiteur 1. A tutor or coach of ballet dancers or opera singers.
Word: domus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin domus. Doublet of dome and duomo. 1. A farmstead with its people, plants and animals, considered as a unit. Example: The domus was a unique and unprecedented concentration of tilled fields, seed and graain stores, people, and domestic animals, all coevolving with consequences no one could possibly have foreseen. 2. In the UK a college (or collectively its fellows) in Cambridge or Oxford. Labels: dated
Word: propend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin prōpendēre. Pronunciation: /pɹə(ʊ)ˈpɛnd/ 1. To incline or lean. Labels: intransitive, obsolete 2. To be inclined; to have a propensity to. Example: Yet that which is above all this, the favour and the love of heav'n we have great argument to think in a peculiar manner propitious and propending towards us.
Word: grounded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English grounded, i-grounded, equivalent to ground + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaʊn.dɪd/, /-dəd/ 1. Not allowed to fly. 2. Aground. Example: Courageous went down about an hour ago. Glorious also went down toward the end of the battle, cause unknown. Lion is grounded in the shadows of Terschelling, and will not be recoverable. All of the other battlecruisers have medium to heavy damage of one degree or another, with the exception of Renown, which avoided shell damage but took a torpedo at the last moment and is heading home under tow, and, of course, New Zealand, whose sole casualty is a stoker overcome with heat exhaustion. 3. Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed. Labels: Canada, US 4. Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment. Labels: predicative Example: "Sam, wait. You're not actually grounded. I just want you to be better about listening when I tell you something." 5. With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters. Example: Near-synonyms: prudent, reasonable, sensible, wise; realistic, real; mature; see also Thesaurus:wise
Word: grounded Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaʊn.dɪd/, /-dəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of ground Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scholarly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English scholar Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English scholarly From scholar + -ly. Pronunciation: /skɒ.lə.li/, /skɒ.ləɹ.li/ 1. Characteristic of a scholar. Example: Here undoubtedly the foundations were laid for the notable research work and the scholarly outlook for which his name is remembered. Example: “He writes incredible opinions and becomes an advocate for his position. He is a very scholarly man.” 2. Of or relating to scholastics or scholarship.
Word: scholarly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English scholar Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English scholarly From scholar + -ly. Pronunciation: /skɒ.lə.li/, /skɒ.ləɹ.li/ 1. In a scholarly manner Labels: US
Word: Caspian Sea Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkæspi.ən ˈsiː/ 1. A landlocked sea (properly a saline lake) between Eastern Europe and Asia, and the Earth’s largest inland body of water.
Word: backlot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + lot. 1. The farthest section of a parking lot. 2. The area of a movie studio where outdoor scenes were filmed. It typically served as a generic "town", for example in westerns.
Word: clean and jerk Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of lifting the barbell from the floor to a resting position across the front of the shoulders (the clean phase), pausing, and thrusting the barbell over the head to a stationary position in one movement (the jerk phase). The normal technique for both parts of this act involves propelling the barbell upwards, quickly lowering the torso, and then straightening the legs.
Word: clean and jerk Part of Speech: verb 1. To lift and manipulate a weight in this fashion.
Word: crabapple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crab (“wild apple”) + apple. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹæbˌæpəl/ 1. Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica). 2. The fruit of this tree. 3. An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.
Word: differentiate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentia New Latin differentiō New Latin differentiātusbor. English differentiate From New Latin differentiātus, perfect passive participle of differentiō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from Latin differentia (“difference”); see difference. Pronunciation: /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/, /ˌdɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/, /dɪf.əˈɹen.ʃi.æɪt/, /dəf.əˈɹen.ʃi.æɪt/ 1. Something that has been differentiated or stratified. Example: There is no discernable tendency, however, for the differentiates to fall into two extremities, as would be expected if they were trending toward distinct eutectics in a residua system. Example: This latter terminology is particularly favored by Soviet petrologists, e.g.. Bogatikov et al. (1985), who believe that any magma typically exhibits both agpaitic and miascitic differentiates.
Word: 'nam Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Nam. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: We've been buddies since 'nam.