nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fall foul Part of Speech: verb 1. To collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon) Labels: archaic, idiomatic Example: If they be any ways offended, […]they fall foul. Example: He was, literally speaking, drunk; which circumstance, together with his natural impetuosity, could produce no other effect than his running immediately up to his daughter, upon whom he fell foul with his tongue in the most inveterate manner [...] 2. To be defeated or thwarted (by); to suffer (+ of) Labels: idiomatic Example: Sky News fell foul of its own woolly reporting on Tuesday, when it reported "human remains" had been found on Saddleworth Moor. Ever keen to spin a good yarn, they immediately linked the story to moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley - only for the police to emerge seven hours later and announce that, after very careful inspection, they could confirm the carcass was not human … Example: If Chelsea were to fall foul of profit and sustainability, they would be expected to cite unforeseen circumstances, much as some clubs have claimed Covid writedowns: their books would have been sound but for the pandemic.
Word: barbed wires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barbed wire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barbwire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From barb + wire. 1. Alternative spelling of barbed wire. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: bacterioplankton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactērium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bacterio- English plankton English bacterioplankton From bacterio- + plankton. 1. The bacterial component of marine plankton Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bacterivory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂ Proto-Italic *worā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorōder. English -vore English bacterivore Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English bacterivory From bacterivore + -y. 1. The ingestion of bacteria as food or as an energy supply Labels: uncountable
Word: bacterivore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂ Proto-Italic *worā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorōder. English -vore English bacterivore From bacteria + -vore. 1. Any organism that ingests bacteria, whether as food or as a source of energy.
Word: euphotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der. English eu- English photic English euphotic From eu- + photic. 1. Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible”). Labels: not-comparable
Word: euphotic zone Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of photic zone.
Word: mixotrophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mixo- Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ)der. English -trophy English mixotrophy From mixo- + -trophy. 1. The derivation of metabolic energy from a combination of photosynthesis and an external energy source. Labels: uncountable Example: Mixoplanktons adopt the mixed trophic strategy called mixotrophy.
Word: mixotroph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mixo- + -troph. 1. Any mixotrophic organism
Word: mixotrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mixo- Ancient Greek τροφῐκός (trophĭkós)der. English -trophic English mixotrophic From mixo- + -trophic. 1. Of or pertaining to mixotrophy or mixotrophs Labels: not-comparable
Word: mixotrophically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mixo- Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τροφῐκός (trophĭkós)der. English -trophic English mixotrophic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English mixotrophically From mixotrophic + -ally. 1. In a mixotrophic manner; by the use of mixotrophy Labels: not-comparable
Word: multiscale Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English multiscale From multi- + scale. 1. Of, pertaining to, or operating across multiple scales. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nanotechnologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanotechnology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superlenses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superlens Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superlens 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- Latin lēns Arabic عَدَسَة (ʕadasa)sl. Medieval Latin lēnsbor. English lens English superlens From super- + lens. 1. Any of several lenses, often built using material with negative refractive index, that can resolve images having dimensions less than that of the wavelength of light used. 2. A kind of compound lenslet array system.
Word: strigolactone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Striga + lactone. 1. Any of a family of terpenoid lactones that stimulate germination in parasitic plants of the genus Striga, and that inhibit shoot branching. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 2004, Christine A. Beveridge, Catherine Rameau, E2A: Strigolactones: The New Class of Branching Hormones, Peter J. Davies (editor), Plant Hormones: Biosynthesis, Signal Transduction, Action!, page 513, Orthologous strigolactone response mutants (max2/ore9 in Arabidopsis, rms4 in pea, d3 in rice) have been of major value to demonstrate the specificity of action of strigolactones (13, 22). Example: Strigolactones are produced by the non-mycorrhizal plant Arabidopsis thaliana (Westwood 2000; Goldwasser and Yoder 2001), and plant mutants defective for strigolactone production have not yet been obtained.
Word: paradiddle diddle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of paradiddle-diddle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reference implementation Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of software that implements a specification of requirements and whose main purpose is to help in the creation of other software implementations of the specification by serving as a point of reference rather than being put to directly productive use.
Word: asymbiosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English symbiosis English asymbiosis From a- + symbiosis. 1. A lack of symbiosis, especially in an organism that otherwise exhibits symbiosis. Labels: uncountable
Word: presymbiosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English symbiosis English presymbiosis From pre- + symbiosis. 1. The stage in the development of an organism during which the necessary biochemical changes are made to allow a move from asymbiosis to symbiosis Labels: uncountable
Word: biotroph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + -troph. 1. Any parasite that cannot survive in a dead host and therefore keeps it alive
Word: declustering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English clustering English declustering From de- + clustering. Pronunciation: /diːˈklʌstəɹɪŋ/, /diːˈklʊstəɹɪŋɡ/ 1. Any technique that counteracts clustering (in any sense) Labels: uncountable
Word: LWYL Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of laugh with you later, used as a sign-off. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: operating expenses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of operating expense Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dicotyledenous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of dicotyledonous. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: confectioners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confectioner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gentamycin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gentamicin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: germinative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English germinate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English germinative From germinate + -ive. From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”) + -ate, from germinātus (“sprouted, budded, grown”), past participle of germinō (“to sprout, bud, grow”), from germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”). 1. Of or pertaining to germination 2. Having the ability to germinate
Word: hyphal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hypha + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to hyphae Labels: not-comparable
Word: mycotrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From myco- + -trophic. 1. Describing any plant that obtains (all or some of) its nutrients through symbiosis with fungi
Word: mycotroph Part of Speech: noun 1. Any mycotrophic plant
Word: nebuliser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nebulise + -er. 1. Alternative spelling of nebulizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nodulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nodule Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English nodulation From nodule + -ation. 1. The presence of nodules. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process that forms nodules. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: parthenolide Part of Speech: noun 1. A sesquiterpene lactone which occurs naturally in the plant feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium); used for the relief of migraine Labels: uncountable
Word: barechested Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bare + chested. 1. Chiefly of a male, having one's chest bare; shirtless.
Word: BTDT Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of been there, done that. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: flowrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flow + rate. Pronunciation: /ˈfloʊ.ɹeɪt/ 1. The rate of flow, usually of a fluid, measured in either volume or mass per unit time.
Word: leed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lede, shortened variant of leden (“language”), from Old English lēoden (“popular or national language, native tongue”), from Old English lēod (“people, nation”). Cognate with Scots leed (“language”). More at lede. Pronunciation: /liːd/ 1. Language; tongue. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal 2. A national tongue (in contrast to a foreign language). Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal 3. The speech of a person, echelon of persons, or class of persons; form of speech; talk; utterance; manner of speaking or writing; phraseology; diction. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal
Word: leed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lede, led, leod, variant of Middle English leth, leoth (“song, poem”), from Old English lēoþ (“song, poem, ode, lay, verse”), from Proto-Germanic *leuþą (“song, lay, praise”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēw- (“to sound, resound, sing out”). Cognate with Dutch lied (“song”) and German Lied (“song”), whence the English doublet lied. Pronunciation: /liːd/ 1. A strain in a rhyme, song, or poem; refrain; flow. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal 2. A constant or repeated line or verse; theme. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal 3. Patter; rigmarole. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal
Word: leed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See lede. Pronunciation: /liːd/ 1. Alternative spelling of lede (“a man; a person”). Labels: Scotland, UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete Example: & after to callice hee [Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey] arriued, / like a noble Leed of high degree, / & then to Turwin soone he hyed, / there he thought to haue found King Henery; […]
Word: leed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See lead. Pronunciation: /liːd/ 1. Obsolete spelling of lead (“to guide”). Labels: Scotland, UK, alt-of, dialectal, obsolete
Word: doctrinalisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doctrinalism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: throw to the dogs Part of Speech: verb 1. To throw away as useless. Labels: idiomatic Example: Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it. 2. To remove or cast out someone or something from one's protection, such as into the streets. Labels: idiomatic 3. To give up on something valuable. Labels: idiomatic Example: Let's hope it will not throw "to the dogs" its new-found opportunity for winning back public favor and respect.
Word: citerior Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin citerior (“(particularly in province names) nearer”), comparative of citer (“on this side; near”) (from cis (“on or to this or the near side of; short of; before”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe (“here”)) + -ior (suffix forming comparatives). The English word is cognate with French citérieur, Italian citeriore, Portuguese and Spanish citerior. Pronunciation: /sɪˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə/, /səˈtɪ.ɹi.ɚ/ 1. Chiefly in place names: situated on the nearer side. Labels: literary, not-comparable Example: The Abruzzo is alſo ſubdivided into the Abruzzo Citerior, the Abruzzo Ulterior, and the county of Moliſa. […] Finally, Calabria is ſubdivided into the Baſilicata, Calabria Citerior, and Calabria Ulterior. Example: It [Spain] was divided by the Romans into two provinces, Citeriour and Ulteriour, nearer and farther, that is, from Rome.
Word: reduplicant Part of Speech: noun 1. The reduplicated segment in a word resulting from a reduplication process. Example: The second bar in the Ancient Greek word barbaros is a reduplicant.
Word: workaholism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol 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 alcoholism English -oholism English -aholism English workaholism From work + -aholism. 1. The urge of a person to work excessively; ergomania. Labels: uncountable
Word: opening ceremony Part of Speech: noun 1. A ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event.
Word: Pankaj Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit पङ्कज (paṅkaja, “lotus”, literally “mud-born”), from पङ्क (paṅka, “mud”) + ज (ja, “born”). 1. A male given name from Sanskrit common in India.
Word: polarograph Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several instruments used in polarography
Word: porin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pore Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English porin From pore + -in. 1. Any of a class of proteins that cross cellular membranes and act as pores through which small molecules can diffuse
Word: woodcarving Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wood carving. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: girlie magazine Part of Speech: noun 1. A soft porn magazine featuring naked women. Labels: informal
Word: rhizobium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of various bacteria, of the genus Rhizobium, that form nodules on the roots of legumes and fix nitrogen. 2. Any diazotrophic bacterium that can fix nitrogen and form root nodules in legumes. Labels: broadly
Word: Anselm Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + Old High German hëlm (“helmet”). Pronunciation: /ˈanˌsɛlm/, /ˈænˌsɛlm/, [ˈænˌsɛlm] 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. 2. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Labels: historical
Word: rhizospheric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dsder. Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor. English rhizo- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English rhizosphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English rhizospheric From rhizosphere + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to the rhizosphere. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rhodamin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rhodamine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sorgolactone Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several isomers of a strigolactone found in sorghum
Word: hulabaloo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hullabaloo. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Then comes Conte Lorenzago, picceering into the hall, to add to the hulabaloo; and there he kept singing out, about your loss; […] Example: It is said that the newspapers, the stump speakers, and the widespread discussions of political questions that precede our elections, make the best posted people on questions of political economy in the world. […] If this is true, it is a marvelous fact, an amazing commentary upon our boasted civilization, a biting irony upon the election and Fourth of July hulabaloos that do so abound and are so like the plunging Niagara.
Word: subfraction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Old French fraccionbor. Middle English fraccioun English fraction English subfraction From sub- + fraction. 1. The result of fractionating a fraction into smaller components
Word: subnanomolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English nanomolar English subnanomolar From sub- + nanomolar. 1. smaller than nanomolar
Word: witchweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of translingual Striga (literally “witch”). By surface analysis, witch + weed. 1. Any of several flowering plants of the genus Striga, from Africa and Asia, some of which are parasitic to crops. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1968, (U.S.) National Research Council: Committee on Plant and Animal Pests: Subcommittee on Weeds, Principles of Plant and Animal Pest Control, Volume 2: Weed Control, National Academy of Sciences Publication 1597, page 43, The witchweed-suppression program is a classic example of a systems approach to weed management and represents one of the finest organized efforts in the United States to eradicate a weed. Example: A number of witchweed species parasitize important economic plants such as corn, sugarcane, rice, tobacco, and some small grains.
Word: Asbest Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Асбе́ст (Asbést), from асбест (asbest, “asbestos”). 1. A town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural, Russia.
Word: Hollywood science Part of Speech: noun 1. The use, misuse, abuse and general ignorance of the principles of science within the Hollywood film industry, and by extension, more widely in creative media. Labels: uncountable Example: Really small organisms (viruses and rickettsia, for instance) aren’t motile (for reasons we will soon be able to guess), but we can explore the consequences of their hypothetical mobility by resorting to science fiction. In a classic example of Hollywood science, the cast of the film The Fantastic Voyage (1966) is placed in a submarine, reduced tremendously in size, injected into the blood stream of a human being, and asked to cruise to the brain to correct some malady. Example: Mr. Cordes paused the movie, turned to the class, and said, “Now, Star Trek is a wonderful show.” […] “[…] But we’re not talking about American culture; we’re talking about science. You can see that if a character on this show uses big, scientific sounding words, the normal audience will think what they're saying about science is true. In this class, I want you to figure out what science REALLY is, not just Hollywood science. Watch this show to be entertained, but not to learn. […]”
Word: aristolochic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˌɹɪstəˈloʊkɪk/ 1. Derived from a plant of the family Aristolochiaceae. Labels: not-comparable 2. Caused by aristolochic acid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: convertase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Proto-Italic *komwertō Latin convertōder. Old French convertirbor. Middle English converten English convert Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English convertase From convert + -ase. 1. Any of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller, biologically-active compounds. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: decapentaplegic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɛkəˌpɛntəˈpliːdʒɪk/ 1. Having fifteen imaginal discs Labels: not-comparable
Word: imaginal disc Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several pairs of discs within the body of a larva that become part of the outside during the pupal stage of holometabolism (complete metamorphosis). Example: 1982, John Feltwell, Large White Butterfly: The Biology, Biochemistry, and Physiology of Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus), Kluwer Academic (Dr W. Junk Publishers), page 142, The arrangement of the imaginal discs (buds) in situ in the anterior of the larva of P. brassicae has been illustrated by Gonin (1894) and their development has been shown in a series of six diagrams by Mercier in Portier (1949). Example: Experiments in which cells have been selectively destroyed by X-irradiation have shown that formation of imaginal discs occurs very early in embryogenesis and at specific sites.
Word: degranulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English granulation English degranulation From de- + granulation. Pronunciation: /diːˌɡɹænjəˈleɪʃən/ 1. The release by certain cells (for example mast cells) of substances (for example histamine) from or as secretory granules. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: furin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From FUR (acronym of FES Upstream Region) + -in. 1. A protease found in certain animal cells Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fusarium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Fusarium, from Latin fusus (“spindle”). Pronunciation: /fjuːˈzɛəɹi.əm/, /fjuˈzɛɹi.əm/ 1. Any of various fungi, of the genus Fusarium, some of which are pathogenic to plants and animals.
Word: hemipteran Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Translingual Hemiptera + English -an. 1. Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous Labels: not-comparable
Word: hemipteran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Translingual Hemiptera + English -an. 1. A hemipter.
Word: proprotein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + protein. 1. Any protein that is cleaved by a convertase to form a smaller protein or biologically-active polypeptide.
Word: specificities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of specificity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suppressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English suppress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English suppressive From suppress + -ive. Pronunciation: /səˈprɛ.sɪv/, [səˈpʰrʷɛ.sɪv] 1. That serves to suppress.
Word: suppressive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English suppress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English suppressive From suppress + -ive. Pronunciation: /səˈprɛ.sɪv/, [səˈpʰrʷɛ.sɪv] 1. Any drug that acts to suppress a condition.
Word: unhyped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English hyped English unhyped From un- + hyped. 1. Not hyped; not publicized excessively
Word: vinology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum English -ology English vinology From Latin vīnum + English -ology. 1. The study of wine and winemaking. Labels: uncountable
Word: radio modem Part of Speech: noun 1. A wireless modem
Word: wireless modem Part of Speech: noun 1. A modem fitted with an antenna that transmits and receives using radio waves
Word: radio monitoring Part of Speech: noun 1. The systematic listening to, and reporting of, foreign radio transmissions in order to gather intelligence. Labels: uncountable 2. Monitoring the content played from radios like commercials, shows and music and generate cue sheet of content played time, duration, frequency. Labels: uncountable
Word: radio officer Part of Speech: noun 1. The person, on board ship, who sends and receives radio messages
Word: radio tower Part of Speech: noun 1. A tower or mast containing one or more antennas to transmit radio signals
Word: unappealable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English appeal Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English appealable English unappealable From un- + appealable. 1. Not appealable; that may not be appealed, or sent to a higher court for a second judgement.
Word: radio tracking Part of Speech: noun 1. The continuous monitoring of the position and range of a remote object using radio Labels: uncountable
Word: radio interferometer Part of Speech: noun 1. A radio telescope that has two or more separated receiving antennas in order to measure angular distances as small as one second of arc
Word: radio interferometry Part of Speech: noun 1. Interferometry using a radio interferometer Labels: uncountable
Word: front and center Part of Speech: intj 1. A command to approach the center of attention of an assemblage, as of military personnel or students. Labels: idiomatic
Word: front and center Part of Speech: adv 1. At the center of attention. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: All these familiar flavors are again front and center in The Pirates! Band Of Misfits, the feature that returns Aardman to theatrical stop-motion after the CGI of Arthur Christmas and Flushed Away. Example: But despite improvements, Mr Baruch says some complaints persist. “Pay to stay [cash to secure shelf space] is front and centre of the complaints we receive — it’s supply chain bullying and anti-competitive. They shouldn’t try to create barriers to business — it’s fundamentally unfair, particularly at a time when small business confidence is at an all-time low.”
Word: radio jet Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of a pair of intense beams of radio waves emitted by a microquasar or similar object
Word: microquasar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + quasar. 1. A high-energy binary star system that includes black hole or neutron star and which resembles a quasar.
Word: comb-brush Part of Speech: noun 1. A lady's maid. Labels: obsolete Example: the maid who at present attended on Sophia was recommended by Lady Bellaston, with whom she had lived for some time in the capacity of a comb-brush; she was a very sensible girl […]
Word: actionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old French aucionbor. Middle English accioun English action 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 actionism From action + -ism. 1. An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence. 2. Belief in or advocacy of taking action; activism.
Word: pratt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English prat, from Old English prætt. More at prat. 1. Alternative spelling of prat (“trick, prank”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: transpressionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōnembor. French impression 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 -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French impressionnisme English impressionism blend English transpressionism Blend of trans- + impressionism, coined by Guity Novin in the 1990s. 1. A movement in art characterized by its emphasis on the role of observer in interpreting the artist's representation of collective memories of man which are manifested in myths and legends. Labels: neologism
Word: pieta Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pietà. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Prett Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Pratt. 1. A British surname; variant of Pratt.
Word: Pritt Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Pratt. 1. A British surname; variant of Pratt.
Word: reasonless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English resonles, equivalent to reason + -less. Piecewise doublet of ratioless and rationless. 1. Lacking reason or purpose.
Word: footvolley Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese futevólei /futevôlei, blend of futebol (“football”) + vólei /vôlei (“volley”). 1. A sport, similar to beach volleyball, in which the feet and other body parts are used instead of the hands and arms. Labels: uncountable
Word: sympatric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sympatry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sympatric From sympatry + -ic. Pronunciation: /sɪmˈpætɹɪk/ 1. Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed. Example: There is some evidence of sympatric speciation of cichlid fish in small African crater lakes.
Word: allopatric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English allopatry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allopatric From allopatry + -ic. 1. Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed. Example: The similarly sized Burrowing Owl and Western Screech-Owl were the most allopatric of any species pair considered here; the percentage of similarity in their diets was 67%. Example: For example: the body length (varies intra- and inter-specifically in the other genera of the family), the tail shape (similar exceptions are found within the genus Paratrichodorus), the more allopatric distribution (but restricted to South America as are the other monodelphic species), to a lesser extent the position of the secretory-excretory pore (similar as in three species of Paratrichodorus, but showing variation as in some specimens of e.g. P. Anthurii where the position of the S-E pore shows a wide intraspecific variability), the absence of caudal pores (exceptions are also found in Paratrichodorus).
Word: rhumb-line Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rhumb line. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: xerophytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English xerophyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English xerophytic From xerophyte + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a very dry environment Labels: not-comparable
Word: xerophytic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English xerophyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English xerophytic From xerophyte + -ic. 1. xerophyte
Word: peripatric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English peripatry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English peripatric From peripatry + -ic. 1. Living in overlapping territories. 2. Living in overlapping territories without interbreeding.
Word: radiolytically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English radiolytic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English radiolytically From radiolytic + -ally. 1. By means of radiolysis Labels: not-comparable
Word: unexpanded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English expanded English unexpanded From un- + expanded. 1. Not expanded. Labels: not-comparable Example: unexpanded polystyrene Example: an unexpanded computer system
Word: unexaggerated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + exaggerated. 1. Not exaggerated; not an exaggeration.
Word: school age Part of Speech: noun 1. An age at which a child is required to attend school. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: stasher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stash + -er. 1. Agent noun of stash; one who stashes. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: stashers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stasher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: real soon now Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From the information technology community, popularized by Jerry Pournelle's Chaos Manor column in BYTE magazine. 1. Designating a time when something will become available, supposedly (but perhaps only optimistically) in the near future. Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: abiocen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of abiocoen. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: acropodium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acro- + podium or acro- + -podium. 1. A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue 2. The upper surface of the foot
Word: acrasy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin acrasia (“lack of temperance”), and from its etymon Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ (ăkrāsĭ́ā, “bad mixture”) (see further at acrasia) + English -y (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states). Pronunciation: /ˈækɹəsi/ 1. Synonym of acrasia (“lack of self-control; intemperance, excess; also, irregular or unruly behaviour”); (countable) an instance of this. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: a. 1658, Anthony Farindon, a sermon Deſpair may have its original not onely from the acraſie and diſcompoſedneſs of the outward man[…] Example: There will be hesitancy in what is said, and irregularity in what is done, but it will be but the acrasy of youth or of genius,―the spirit and purpose of progress will be there, and we can cheerfully wait its time.
Word: adiabolist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English diabolist English adiabolist From a- + diabolist. 1. One who does not believe in the Devil. Labels: rare
Word: adminicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin adminiculum (“support pole”). 1. Something that aids or supports. 2. An auxiliary. 3. Corroborative proof. 4. Background ornamentation on a coin or medal.
Word: adoxography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin adoxus (“absurd, paradoxical”) (from Ancient Greek ἄδοξος (ádoxos, “obscure, ignoble”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δόξα (dóxa, “expectation”)) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā, “writing”). Pronunciation: /eɪdɒkˈsɒɡɹəfi/, /eɪdɑkˈsɑɡɹəfi/ 1. Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject. Labels: rhetoric, uncountable, usually Example: "ADOXOGRAPHY," […] The former word, with the still uglier "adoxographical," would seem to be of transatlantic origin. Some years ago I drew attention (9 S. xi. 425) to the use of the adjective in an American periodical (The American Journal of Philology, xxiii. 393). Example: Even Lucian's most playful exercises in adoxography, such as the Iudicium Vocalium or the Musica, can be rewritten and integrated into serious debate on contemporary issues.
Word: rope-walk Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ropewalk. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: advenement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French advenir (“to come”), + -ment. 1. An event. Labels: obsolete 2. An incident. Labels: obsolete
Word: ropeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rope Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English ropeable From rope + -able. 1. Able to be roped and so restrained. 2. Angry to the point of needing to be restrained from violent action. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, idiomatic, slang Example: 1903, Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy), Such is Life: Being Certain Extracts From The Diary of Tom Collins, 2004, page 19, ′On′t ole Martin be ropeable when he sees that fence! Example: As soon as I hit the cold air I got even more ropeable. The garage door caught when I was dragging it back and I gave it a God-almighty heave. There was a sharp crack and it came off the hinges. I wanted to smash something, tear something apart with my bare hands, aet fire to the bloody house.
Word: against the collar Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a tight spot. Labels: UK, idiomatic
Word: agamist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English agamy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English agamist From agamy + -ist. 1. An unmarried person celibate by choice. Example: After the deperdition of Indagator, having an appetency still further to pervstigate the frithy occident; being still an agamist, and not wishing to be any longer a pedaneous viator, nor to be solivagant, I brought about the emption of a yaud, partly by numismatic mutuation, and partly by a hypothecation of my fusee and argental horologe.
Word: aginator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin agina (“opening of the upper part of a balance”) + -tor. 1. A shop owner. Labels: obsolete
Word: cardioectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cardio- + -ectomy. 1. The surgical removal of the heart
Word: invisible hand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations. Influenced by and echoing earlier use as "the hand of God". See Etymology citations. 1. A metaphor for the principle that in a free market, an individual pursuing his own self-interest also tends to promote the good of his community as a whole. Example: By preferring the ſupport of domeſtick to that of foreign induſtry he intends only his own ſecurity; and by directing that induſtry in ſuch a manner as its produce may be of the greateſt value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other caſes, led by an inviſible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Example: When Lucasians postulate that prices are ‘flexible’ they seem to mean that we can observe only Walrasian market-clearing prices. There is no nonsense here about the invisible hand doing any noticeable and comprehensible work: its task is accomplished by definition.
Word: somatotrophic Part of Speech: adj 1. That stimulates body growth, especially by producing somatotrophin
Word: stedfast Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of steadfast. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: …water is of itself fleeting, but by strength of cold it is turned and made stedfast crystal. Example: … Samuel Gompers directed against the whole Rockefeller investigation into industry, that organized labor will continue to remain sternly aloof and to view this new activity with stedfast distrust.
Word: trig point Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipped compound of triangulation point. 1. A fixed pillar with a metal housing for a theodolite on the top of a high point in the landscape; originally used for making Ordnance Survey maps. Labels: UK 2. Any fixed structure that marks a measuring point used in triangulation.
Word: Ardèche Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Ardèche. 1. A department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, south-central France. Capital: Privas. 2. A right tributary of the Rhône in the departments of Ardèche and Gard, south-central France.
Word: C2 Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of command and control Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. C2: Abbreviation of Composition C-2, a plastic explosive (“plastique”) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: K1 Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of kinder one. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: rachiotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”) + -otomy. 1. The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra.
Word: sclerotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sclero- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English sclerotomy From sclero- + -tomy. 1. The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in the sclera
Word: sphincterotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin sphinctērlbor. English sphincter Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English -otomy English sphincterotomy From sphincter + -otomy. 1. The surgical procedure for treating fissures in the mucosa of the anal canal, or sphincter.
Word: strabotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek στραβός (strabós, “squinting”) + -tomy. 1. The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or tendon of the eye to correct strabismus, or squint.
Word: tenotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From teno- + -tomy. 1. The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a tendon
Word: thoracotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English thoraco- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English thoracotomy From thoraco- + -tomy. 1. The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus.
Word: tonsillotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tonsil Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English -otomy English tonsillotomy From tonsil + -otomy. 1. The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil.
Word: varicotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From varico- + -tomy or varic- + -otomy. 1. The surgical procedure of removing varicose veins.
Word: apicectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apic- + -ectomy. 1. Alternative form of apicoectomy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: endodontic Part of Speech: adj 1. Referring to, or associated with endodontics. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the endodontium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: demotivate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English motivate English demotivate From de- + motivate. Pronunciation: /ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt/, /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪt/ 1. To decrease the motivation of a person or a group. Labels: transitive
Word: agriotype Part of Speech: noun 1. An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
Word: alburnum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin alburnum, from albus (“white”), since it is often paler in color than the heartwood. 1. sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: alcatote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. The beginning may be related to elk or auk. Pronunciation: /ˈælkətəʊt/ 1. A foolish oaf. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete Example: VVhy? you knovv I [am] an ignorant unable trifle in ſuch buſineſſe; an Oafe, a ſimple Alcatote; an Innocent.
Word: ale-bush Part of Speech: noun 1. a tavern sign. Labels: archaic Example: for I might haue had a pumpe set vp with as good Marche beere as this was, and nere set vp an ale-bush for the matter. Example: Copernicus grinned amorously at the ruddy stout damsel who stood, presenting arms akimbo, under the ale-bush in the latticed porch.
Word: lose out Part of Speech: verb 1. To be at a disadvantage. Example: People who do not speak a second language find that they lose out when looking for a job. Example: I think you will lose out on the exchange rate if you move to dollars now. 2. To be defeated (by). Example: I went for a job interview, but I lost out to a younger guy. Example: Chelsea had two players sent off and lost out to a Heidar Helguson penalty in a heated west London derby.
Word: all talk and no cider Part of Speech: noun 1. All talk and no results. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable
Word: all-night-man Part of Speech: noun 1. A body snatcher; a grave robber.