nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: crocker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English crockere, crokkere. By surface analysis, crock + -er. First attested in 1315. 1. A potter. Labels: obsolete
Word: intranational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English national English intranational From intra- + national. 1. Within one nation. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: subnational
Word: crocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crockers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crocker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minuteman Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of minute man. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: eosinophil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German eosinophil, from eosin (“rose dye, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in”) + -o- + -phil. Pronunciation: /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/ 1. A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
Word: eosinophil Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From German eosinophil, from eosin (“rose dye, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in”) + -o- + -phil. Pronunciation: /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/ 1. Alternative form of eosinophilic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: bone fire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English banefire. 1. A fire lit with bones instead of wood, so that when livestock were driven between two such fires the acrid smoke drove off parasites.
Word: semiographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Involving or relating to the use of graphic or visual cues to communicate an idea or action without words. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ball clay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clay of this kind found in Dorset and Devon, England, used to be cut into balls that weighed 30 pounds. 1. A type of clay that commonly consists of 20-80% kaolinite, 10-25% mica, and 6-65% quartz. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: faience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian Faenzabor. French faïencebor. English faience Borrowed from French faïence, named after the city of Faenza, Italy, where it was made in the 16th century. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ.əns/ 1. A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic, used domestically for tableware and in architecture as a decorative material. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The smile, you see, is perfect—wonderful / As mere Faience! a table ornament / To suit the richest mounting. Example: If she had wondered what Mrs. Burrage wished so particularly to talk about, she waited some time for the clearing-up of the mystery. During this interval she sat in a remarkably pretty boudoir, where there were flowers and faiences and little French pictures, and watched her hostess revolve round the subject in circles the vagueness of which she tried to dissimulate. 2. Beads or small ornaments made from frit, from the eastern Mediterranean of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Beneath these booths were spread their goods; silks from Cos, bronze weapons and copper rods, or ingots from the rich mines of Cyprus, linens and muslins from Egypt; beads, idols, carven bowls, knives, glass ware, pottery in all shapes, and charms made of glazed faience or Egyptian stone; […].
Word: hourglasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hourglass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hourglasses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hourglass Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: eosinophils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eosinophil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acidophil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -phil English acidophil From acid + -o- + -phil. Pronunciation: /əˈsɪdəfɪl/ 1. An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body. 2. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
Word: acidophils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acidophil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eosinophil granulocyte Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl ˈɡɹænjəloʊˌsaɪt/ 1. A type of white blood cell commonly referred to as eosinophils.
Word: eosinophil granulocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eosinophil granulocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: echoic memory Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of sensory memory that briefly holds audio information for about 4 seconds. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: weeklies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weekly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: water lilies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water lily Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Wiradjuri [Term?]. 1. Any of several species of white cockatoo of the subgenus Licmetis within genus Cacatua. Example: A flock of white corellas stared with black beady eyes as Warren Finch and the girl passed by, then continued gnawing with sharp pointy beaks on the paddy melons held in their claws.
Word: Victorians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Victorian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: governorships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of governorship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poimenics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ποιμενικός (poimenikós), from ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”). 1. pastoral theology Labels: uncountable
Word: -men Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From men, plural of man. 1. plural of -man Labels: form-of, morpheme, plural Example: horsemen, sportsmen; lawmen, newsmen; freemen, icemen, supermen; Scotsmen, Chinamen
Word: bogeymen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bogeyman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newsman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From news + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈn(j)uːzmæn/ 1. A male reporter; a male person in the profession of providing news. Labels: US
Word: newsmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newsman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conclaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conclave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conclaves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conclave Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quashed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quash Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: porny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Apparently from porn + -y (though attested slightly earlier). 1. Reminiscent of pornography; somewhat pornographic. Labels: informal Example: There are no Minitels, sadly, but there is one old-tech moment as good if not better, when Bach struts and poses around her room with a revolver, a Discman tucked into the side of her porny tangas, wires hanging, earphones in. Example: When I was a young lesbian feminist campaigning to overthrow patriarchy, what irked me most was the fact that some men would impose their own idiotic view of my sexuality on me, by asking if I would perform threesomes with them, or titillate them with a porny kissing display with my girlfriend.
Word: paragons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paragon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: democracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of democracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patriotically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English patriotic 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 patriotically From patriotic + -ally. 1. In a patriotic manner. Example: The obsessive subject of our sterile confrontation between the two PCs ― the politically and the patriotically correct ― is clumsily labeled "multiculturalism". Example: In fifteen years, you can bring up thy country And make your people work in a full symmetry With their cultureful socialist revolutionary And learn how to read, write and speak freely Know that their ideas are costlier than jewellery And work for their motherland patriotically
Word: pebbly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pebble + -y. 1. Of or containing pebbles. Example: "Ha," said Robin, "comest thou from Locksley Town? Well do I know that fair place for miles about, and well do I know each hedgerow and gentle pebbly stream, and even all the bright little fishes therein, for there I was born and bred. Now, where goest thou with thy meat, my fair friend?" Example: The balance of that day we spent in continuing a minute and fruitless exploration of the monotonous coast. There was not another break in the frowning cliffs--not even another minute patch of pebbly beach. 2. With a surface like that of pebbles. Example: Mr Rottcodd turned his pebbly eyes away.
Word: pensively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English pensive Middle English -ly English -ly English pensively From pensive + -ly. 1. In a thoughtful or reflective manner.
Word: pensiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pensive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pensiveness From pensive + -ness. 1. A thoughtful or reflective state, especially if sad or melancholic. Labels: uncountable Example: We left quietly so as not to disturb the widow's pensiveness. Example: Yet the employment seemed a pleasant one; her cheek was flushed with a clear, rich crimson—her face / "Was like any fair lake that the morning is on, / When it breaks into dimples, and laughs in the sun." / And if, ever and anon, the brow was clouded by a shade of pensiveness, it was quickly dispelled by the consciousness of present happiness.
Word: siris Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindustani سرس / सिरिस (siris). 1. Any tree of the genus Albizia.
Word: cotton on Part of Speech: verb 1. To realize; come to understand. Labels: intransitive Example: “That is what most people in the country have thought about the Tory party for decades. […] Tory MPs largely do not care about these poorer people. They don’t care about the NHS. And the public has kind of cottoned on to that.” Example: In the late aughts, a number of entrepreneurs cottoned on to the idea of reducing emissions by producing fake meat that carnivores could love.
Word: anxietude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin anxietudo. By surface analysis, anxie(ty) + -tude. 1. The state or condition of being troubled, worried, or anxious; anxiety. Labels: uncountable
Word: coevals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coeval Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intonaco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian intonaco (“plaster”). 1. The final, very thin layer of plaster on which a fresco is painted.
Word: cemetary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An incorrect assumption of the suffix -ary (as used on adjectives and agent nouns), suggesting a classical Latin origin, whereas the word is in fact derived from the Ancient Greek noun κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion). 1. Misspelling of cemetery. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: qin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 琴 (qín). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪn/ 1. Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin. Example: ... there was no longer anyone worth playing his qin for, so he broke his instrument and never played again. The guqin was also a means of expressing love. Example: He makes his qin students take calligraphy with him, and calligraphy and painting students play the qin.
Word: courante Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French courante. Pronunciation: /kuːˈɹɑnt/, /kʊɹˈɑnt/ 1. Any of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre. 2. The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)
Word: Wizard of Oz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The name of a character from the 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, or any of its adaptations, about the journey of Dorothy through the magical Land of Oz in search of a way home. 1. A person, believed to have magical powers because of awe-inspiring displays, but, as ultimately revealed, ordinary. Example: Nevertheless, as a great and terrible being, the Kafkan patriarch is in fact more like the Wizard of Oz than the Lord God of Israel. The dread-inspiring aura with which the father surrounds himself is based not on power and glory, but on bluff and bravado. Example: 2006 October 25, Joe Scarborough, interview with Bill Mahar, Scarborough Country, MSNBC I'm not one of these people that say, “Listen, we should bow down to the Wizard of Oz ’cause we don’t know what’s going on behind that curtain.” 2. A person simulating the operation of a supposed intelligent device, usually in an experiment. Labels: attributive, usually Example: The goal of Neimo is to provide designers with a "Wizard of Oz" environment to observe and evaluate how users interact with multimodal interfaces. Example: Once a preliminary application design is complete, a wizard-of-oz study can help test and refine the interface.
Word: estradiol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Internationalism. From estratriene (“estra(triene)”) + diol. By surface analysis, estra- + di- + -ol. Pronunciation: /ˌɛs.tɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/ 1. A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C₁₈H₂₄O₂) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens; the semisynthetic esterified compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: Gender-affirming hormone therapy may involve testosterone for trans people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and estradiol and anti-androgens for trans people AMAB.
Word: oestradiol Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌiː.stɹəˈdʌɪ.ɒl/, /ˌɛ.stɹəˈdʌɪ.ɒl/ 1. British standard spelling of estradiol. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: luteinizing hormone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: “Luteinizing” is derived from Latin luteus (“yellow”). The luteinizing hormone stimulates the development of the corpus luteum (literally “yellow body”), which is yellow in colour. 1. A hormone, produced by anterior part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in female mammals, and the production of androgens by male mammals. Labels: uncountable
Word: lutropin Part of Speech: noun 1. luteinizing hormone Labels: uncountable
Word: LH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of luteinizing hormone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of light helicopter. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of left hand. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Having had to keep to a LH wristie (albeit indoors), I can say that it's a bloody nightmare when compared to the RH leggie. It's OK with a LH bat, but you don't ever get to see much of the ball otherwise since it's going sharply across the batsman's body. 4. Initialism of light horse (typically preceded by the regiment number). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: LH Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of lightly hinged. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: luteinizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of luteinize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: luteinizing Part of Speech: adj 1. Causing development of the corpus luteum Labels: not-comparable
Word: as Gaeilge Part of Speech: adv 1. in the Irish language. Labels: Ireland, not-comparable Example: The President will speak as Gaeilge on the need for reform.
Word: luteinize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin luteus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English lutein 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 luteinize From lutein + -ize. 1. To promote the development of the corpus luteum.
Word: follicle stimulating hormone Part of Speech: noun 1. A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone, secreted in part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in female mammals, and induces spermatogenesis in male mammals.
Word: FSH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of follicle stimulating hormone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: leontomorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin leō (“lion”) + -morphic. 1. In the form of a lion. Labels: rare
Word: protea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Proteus, the Greek warden of sea-beasts, renowned for his ability to change shape. 1. Any of many South African flowering plants, of the genus Protea, having colourful cone-shaped flower heads.
Word: behindhand Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From behind + hand. 1. Late, tardy, overdue, behind (in accomplishing a task, etc.). Labels: archaic Example: These days before the examinations began were very difficult for everybody, and Perrin began that hideous “getting behind-hand” that made things accumulate so that there seemed no chance of ever catching up. 2. Not at the expected point of completion. Labels: archaic Example: It was now the season for planting and sowing; many gardens and allotments of the villagers had already received their spring tillage; but the garden and the allotment of the Durbeyfields were behindhand. Example: It was churning day, and there was baking to be done, and the mending was behindhand, and the children needed clothes […] 3. Behind (someone or something moving, a trend, etc.), lagging behind, not keeping up. Labels: archaic Example: I have constantly observed, that the generality of people are fifty years, at least, behind-hand in their politicks. Example: [The public] is so in awe of its own opinion, that it never dares to form any, but catches up the first idle rumour, lest it should be behind-hand in its judgment, and echoes it till it is deafened with the sound of its own voice. 4. Behind in paying a debt; in arrears. Labels: archaic Example: Leo. ... theſe thy offices (So rarely kind) are as Interpreters Of my behind-hand ſlackneſſe. Example: He’s sadly behindhand with his rent, as I was saying, but if he’s really ill, I must see after Sheepshanks, who is a hardish man of business. 5. Not having enough of, lacking (in something). Labels: archaic Example: 1777, Samuel Johnson, Letter to James Boswell dated 25 November, 1777, cited in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, Volume 2, p. 178, […] I have had for some time a very difficult and laborious respiration, but I am better by purges, abstinence, and other methods. I am yet however much behind-hand in my health and rest. 6. Inferior, less advanced (compared with someone in something). Labels: dated Example: […] I’ll shew you I scorn to be behind-hand in Civility with you; and as you are not angry for what I have said, so I am not angry for what you have said. Example: He had enough of that faculty of small talk to be sufficiently eloquent upon insignificant topics; he could point a compliment, or envelope a double meaning with all the readiness of a practitioner in that commodious art, and indeed he was not behindhand with any man of modern honour in the true principles of the sect […]
Word: behindhand Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From behind + hand. 1. Belatedly, tardily. Labels: archaic 2. In debt, or in arrears. Labels: archaic
Word: belittlement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English belittle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English belittlement From belittle + -ment. 1. An act of belittling. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: brollies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brolly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: belles-lettres Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French belles-lettres (“fine writings”), a parallel construction with the beaux arts (“fine arts”). Littré considered the belles-lettres to embrace grammar, rhetoric, and poetry. Sense embracing all of the humanities under the influence of Latin literae humaniores. Pronunciation: /ˌbɛlˈlɛtɹ(ə)/ 1. The humanities. Labels: obsolete, uncountable 2. Literature, particularly light compositions valued for their aesthetic properties. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: That vapid, half naturalized term ‘belles-lettres,’ which has had some currency as a substitute for the term ‘literature.’ 3. Literary studies, particularly literary aesthetics. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: belles lettres Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of belles-lettres. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: belletrist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Belletrist, coined by Goethe. Equivalent to belles-lettres + -ist. 1. A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres
Word: belletristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English belletrist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English belletristic From belletrist + -ic. Pronunciation: /bɛl.lɛˈtɹɪs.tɪk/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres. Example: […] if they do not owe their allegiance to shamanism or Buddhism, then most surely they commit themselves to some perverse form of Confucianism or belletristic foolishness. Example: The guest list was a roll call of belletristic London. 2. Written or appreciated for aesthetic value rather than content Example: I had already concluded that not one of my writings was publishable, having myself analyzed the faults of my belletristic production.
Word: bellman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English belleman, equivalent to bell + man. 1. A town crier. Example: On arriving in that town they took lodgings, and as was the custom at that time, hired the bellman to go round announcing their arrival, their qualifications, their fame, and their terms. 2. A bellhop or bellboy. Example: In addition to opening doors, I would be expected to assist the bellmen and the valet parkers in tagging luggage, ticketing cars and directing limo traffic.
Word: bellyful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From belly + -ful. 1. Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten. 2. An undesirably large quantity of something. Labels: informal Example: She gave me a bellyful of abuse when I arrived home late.
Word: belt-tightening Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tighten one's belt. 1. A reduction in expenditure, often as a result of financial restrictions. Labels: informal Example: By Mr. de Blasio’s third year in office, the city was employing 287,002 full-time workers, more than at any other point in its modern history, and the number continued to rise until the pandemic. The head count fell to about 313,000 as of September because of belt tightening but is expected to grow in the coming year. Example: "We need to avoid going cap in hand to government all the time to get the capital projects and rail improvements that we all want." That's the message from SLC Rail Strategy Director Ian Baxter, who has instead called on industry stakeholders, local authorities, and other scheme sponsors to be more "financially innovative" in response to economic belt-tightening in Whitehall departments.
Word: belt-tightening Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tighten one's belt. 1. Causing or involving a reduction in expenditure. Labels: informal Example: The message coming out of 10 and 11 Downing Street is that a belt-tightening autumn statement will include both tax increases and public spending cuts. Ahead of Jeremy Hunt’s announcement on 17 November , the pitch is being carefully rolled.
Word: belt-tightening Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From tighten one's belt. 1. present participle and gerund of belt-tighten Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bemire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *bemyren (possibly attested in Middle English bemyred), equivalent to be- (“all over”) + mire. Pronunciation: /bəˈmaɪə/, /bəˈmaɪɚ/ 1. To soil with mud or a similar substance. Labels: archaic Example: The Minde, constrain’d the Bodies want to feele, Makes Salves of Earth the Bodies hurt to heale, Which doe the Mind bemire with thoughts vnfitt; Example: Ah me! while I fond wretch indulge my Dreams, Winds blast my Flow’rs, and Boars bemire my Streams. 2. To immerse or trap in mire. Labels: archaic Example: True, there are by the direction of the Law-giver, certain good and subs[tantial] Steps, placed even through the very midst of this Slough; but at such a time as this place doth much spue out [its filth] as it doth against change of weather, these steps are hardly seen; or if they be, Men through the diziness of their heads, step besides; and then they are bemired to purpose, notwithstanding the steps be there […] Example: In two of the morasses there was not depth sufficient to have bemired an animal of such magnitude and strength […] 3. To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully. Labels: figuratively Example: "We have to stop him at any cost. That is the way our Cause gets bemired. Some villain who knows nothing about it comes into it for money and so the labours of the honest mediums get discounted."
Word: benedictory Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction. 2. Giving thanks.
Word: benefaction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin benefactiōnem, from benefacere (“to benefit”). Pronunciation: /bɛnɪˈfakʃ(ə)n/ 1. An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We all feel that sleep is a benefaction [translating Wohlthat] to our psychical life, and the obscure awareness of the popular mind is clearly unwilling to be robbed of its prejudice that the dream is one of the ways in which sleep confers its benefactions. 2. An act of charity; almsgiving. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: benignity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English benignite, from Middle French benignité (modern French bénignité), from Latin benignitās. By surface analysis, benign + -ity. Pronunciation: /bəˈnɪɡnəti/ 1. The state of being benign. Labels: uncountable Example: [W]e muſt not take this mercifull indulgence given to our defectuoſities, as a diſpenſation for the ſordidnes of our loves, but rather in a holy effect and contention of gratitude, ſtrain to love God the more purely, and irreſpectively to our ſelves, in regard of the tranſcendent benignity of this diſpenſation. Example: […] and presented her, with pride not less than pleasure, to their noble visitant, who, although surprised by the youthfulness of her countenance (rendered the more striking from her late illness), thought that its gentle benignity augured well for his future hopes, […] 2. A benign act. Labels: countable
Word: benumbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of benumb Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: benumbed Part of Speech: adj 1. Lacking sensation; numb. 2. Lacking emotion or interest; dulled.
Word: berrylike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English berye English berry Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English berrylike From berry + -like. 1. Resembling a berry. Example: Black crowberry. Empetrum nigrum. Crowberry Family. Fruit. — The black drupe is berrylike, globular, and incloses six to nine seedlike nutlets with a seed in each. The calyx is at the base and the stigma is at the apex. The drupes are solitary in the leaf axils. They are juicy, acid, edible, and serve as food for the Arctic birds.
Word: beseecher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beseech + -er. 1. A person who beseeches.
Word: besieger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From besiege + -er. 1. A person who besieges. Example: For a time, it was the only Royalist stronghold between London and Exeter, but it fell at last when a member of the garrison turned traitor and admitted the Parliamentary besiegers who destroyed it with gunpowder.
Word: bespangle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English spangle English bespangle From be- + spangle. 1. To cover something with spangles. Example: Get up, get up for shame, the blooming morne / Upon her wings presents the god unshorne. / See how Aurora throwes her faire / Fresh-quilted colours through the aire; / Get up, sweet slug-a-bed, and see / The dew bespangling herbe and tree. Example: He it was who had bespangled the soils with russet leaves and reeds and who had breathed the breath of life into beings.
Word: bespoken Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of bespeak Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bespoken Part of Speech: adj 1. betrothed or engaged to be married Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: bestridden Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of bestride Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beveled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bevel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beveled Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a bevel, especially at an edge Labels: not-comparable
Word: bewhiskered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From be- + whiskered or bewhisker + -ed. 1. Having whiskers Example: […] another was an old, bewhiskered hobo, […]
Word: blameshift Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From blame + shift. 1. To blame another for one's own wrong-doing. Blameshifting can be caused by pointing the finger at another when trying to save one's own skin.
Word: Q.E.D. Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From Late Latin QED, from Latin quod erat demonstrandum. Pronunciation: /ˌkjuːiːˈdiː/, /ˌkjuˌiˈdi/ 1. Initialism of quod erat demonstrandum (“what was to be proved; what was to be demonstrated”): placed at the end of a mathematical proof to show that the theorem under discussion is proved. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism Example: [A]fter the same manner S and U are proved to be equal, therefore the square of CB is equal to the square of the 2 other sides Q E D. Example: Now let any right line meet four harmonicals in A, C, B, D, and if those harmonicals be parallel, the thing is evident; but, if they intersect in V, draw ECF parallel to VD, the line most remote from C; then, by the first part, EC#61;CF, and AD#58;AC#58;#58;VD#58;EC or CF. Therefore AD#58;AC#58;#58;BD#58;CB. q. e. d. 2. Used to indicate that an argument or proposition is proved by the existence of some fact or scenario. Labels: broadly Example: That this part of the world has actually been peopled (Q. E. D.) to support which, we have living proofs in the numerous tribes of Indians that inhabit it. Example: PROP[OSITION] VI. One substance cannot be produced by another substance. ¶ Demonst[ration]. In the preceding proposition we have seen that there cannot in the nature of things be two Substances of the same attribute, or that they have anything in common (by Prop. II.); and so (by Prop. III.) one cannot be the cause of, or be produced by, another: q. e. d.
Word: Q.E.D. Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin QED, from Latin quod erat demonstrandum. Pronunciation: /ˌkjuːiːˈdiː/, /ˌkjuˌiˈdi/ 1. A certain fact or scenario that proves an argument or proposition; a justification. Example: We all go in for the dolce here except you, and you're such a patent machine for turning out Q.E.D.s by the dozen, that you can no more help working than the bedmaker can help taking my tea and saying the cat did it,[…] Example: The same thing, I believe, that was lacking in Let Freedom Ring—lack of dramatic integration, lack of dramatic intensity, lack of all those elements, call them what you will, which make a play a play and not a tract, and certainly not a Q.E.D. thesis.
Word: exsiccata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exsiccatum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exsiccata Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of dried specimens such as that in a herbarium. Example: This consists of over 1000 specimens from different parts of the state , made by various collectors, and forms a nucleus of an exsiccata of the Uredinales of Washington. Example: The exsiccatae formed a genre ideally suited to the observational skills of these most local of collectors.
Word: power sharing Part of Speech: noun 1. The sharing of power by two governments, or two political parties, especially in a disputed territory Labels: uncountable Example: In particular the power sharing and consensus mechanisms enshrined in the process have been designed to ensure that the politicians engage in a continuous balancing process . . .
Word: stere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), because the unit was used for solid commodities such as firewood. 1. A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre. Labels: obsolete Example: It will be observed, that in this system it is only necessary to remember the metre, are, litre, and stere, all the others having certain relations to these, being equal to them taken 10, 100, 1000, &c. times, […]
Word: batology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek βάτος (bátos, “blackberry”) + -ology. 1. The scientific study of plants in the genus Rubus, commonly known as brambles. Labels: uncountable Example: […]more than another that has always been clearly recognized by British botanists, it is R. leucostachys, in spite of the various forms, which, before they were detected as hybrids, were often a puzzle to our predecessors in British batology. Example: Further knowledge of Rubus plant geography is steadily emerging, particular[ly] as co-workers such as D. Grant and T. Schofield are also contributing substantially to Yorkshire batology.
Word: batology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bat Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English batology From bat + -ology. 1. The study of bats (the flying mammal). Labels: colloquial, humorous, uncountable Example: Batology is the study of bats, while a batologist is someone who studies or collects bats as a hobby.
Word: hydatidiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hydatid English -i- Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English -iform English hydatidiform From hydatid + -iform. 1. Resembling a hydatid. Example: a hydatidiform mole
Word: cholecystokinin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cholecysto- + kinin. 1. Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein.
Word: lexicostatistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek λέξῐς (léxĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek λεξῐκός (lexĭkós) English lexico- English statistics English lexicostatistics From lexico- + statistics. 1. A statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on the proportion of cognates. Labels: uncountable
Word: cemeteries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cemetery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: erythropoietin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) and ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker”) and -in. Pronunciation: /ɪˌɹɪθɹəˈpɔɪ.ɪtɪn/ 1. A glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow. Example: Exogenous administration of erythropoietin can, theoretically, improve endurance exercise performance in the same way as conventional blood doping procedures.
Word: detention home Part of Speech: noun 1. An institution in which juvenile offenders are temporarily housed. Labels: US
Word: pronaos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρόναος (prónaos, “vestibule of a church”). Pronunciation: /pɹoʊˈneɪ.ɒs/, /pɹoʊˈneɪ.əs/ 1. The inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple
Word: 900 number Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the original North American Numbering Plan, phone numbers beginning with an area code of "800" were reserved for so called toll-free numbers, where the party receiving the call pays the charges. The telephone companies later developed a corresponding set of numbers beginning with the area code "900" which would permit the owner of the number to receive additional fees from the caller. 1. A telephone number for which an extra charge is assessed, part of which is returned to the owner of the number. Labels: Canada, US
Word: 900 numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 900 number Labels: form-of, plural
Word: premium-rate telephone number Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the original North American Numbering Plan, phone numbers beginning with an area code of 800 were reserved for so called toll-free numbers, where the party receiving the call pays the charges. The telephone companies later developed a corresponding set of numbers beginning with the area code 900, which would permit the owner of the number to receive additional fees from the caller. 1. A telephone number for which an extra charge is assessed to the caller, part of which is returned to the owner of the number.
Word: premium-rate telephone numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of premium-rate telephone number Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 1-900 Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From 1, used to dial long-distance numbers and 900, the North American premium charge area code. 1. Of telephone numbers dialed in North America, the beginning sequence of a premium-rate telephone number, which involves an additional charge assessed to the caller, part of which is returned to the owner of the number. Labels: not-comparable Example: If you're looking for a pretty lady who will whisper sweet nothings into your ear, call 1-900-TRIPLE-X tonight. Additional charges may apply. Not available in all areas. You must be 18 or older to call.
Word: 3-D Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of three-dimensional. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: Liz Brent, broker at Go Brent in Maryland and Washington, DC, said she’s spent the past few months changing how she presents properties by emphasizing photographs, 3-D tours, and video vignettes for homes online.
Word: 4-H Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from the four beginning letters of "Head, Heart, Hands, and Health", the organization's former motto. 1. In the United States, a youth organization administered by the Cooperative Extension System of the United States Department of Agriculture with the mission of "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development."
Word: 4-H'er Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From 4-H + -'er. Pronunciation: /ˌfɔɹˈeɪtʃɚ/ 1. A participant in 4-H.
Word: 4-H'ers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 4-H'er Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Diann Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin, variant of Diane.
Word: cringer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cringe + -er. 1. A person who cringes or shies away. Example: That's Koops, from Petalburg. He's got confidence issues... He's a...cringer, y'know?
Word: calpa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kalpa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: statute law Part of Speech: noun 1. A law enacted by a legislative body, as opposed to a regulation made by the executive branch or case law made by court precedent. Labels: countable 2. The complete corpus of laws enacted by legislation and currently in effect within a jurisdiction, as opposed to regulations or case law. Labels: uncountable
Word: true density Part of Speech: noun 1. The density of the particles that make up a powder or particulate solid, in contrast to bulk density, which measures the average density of a large volume of the powder in a specific medium (usually air).
Word: kantele Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Finnish kantele. Ultimate etymology contested; see Proto-Finnic *kandël for theories. Pronunciation: /ˈkæntələ/, /ˈkæntəleɪ/, /ˈkɑntəleɪ̯/, /ˈkɑntɛleɪ̯/ 1. A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol. Example: With his fingers Väinämöinen played / with its strings the kantele rang out […].
Word: myocardia Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪəˈkɑrdiə/ 1. plural of myocardium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ribosomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ribosome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: myocardial infarctions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myocardial infarction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Xi'an Part of Speech: name Etymology: c. mid/late 20th c., the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 西安 (Xī'ān), usually glossed as meaning "Western Peace" but inclusive of the idea of "Western Pacification" or "Pacified Area", first adopted under the Ming Dynasty in 1369 as the city was conquered from the Yuan and protected with a new wall. An apostrophe is usually required in pinyin to mark any non-initial syllable beginning with a, o, or e in a multi-syllable word. (See 隔音符號 /隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào) for more.) In this case, the apostrophe happens to distinguish the two separate syllables of xī and ān from the monosyllabic words xiān, xián, xiǎn, and xiàn. Pronunciation: /ˈʃiˈæn/, /ˈʃiːˈɑːn/ 1. The provincial capital of Shaanxi, China; a subprovincial city in central China famed as the former capital of numerous Chinese dynasties, also known as Chang'an among other historical names. Example: THE SILK ROAD was actually a perilous network of routes. It was hazardous to monks and pilgrims carrying Buddhist teachings between India and China and even more hazardous to traders, who intended to exchange gold, wool, horses, jade, and glass for silk. The road started in what is now Xi'an, in Shaanxi Province, traversed a barren crust of earth through treacherous mountains and desert across Central Asia to Antioch and Tyre; the last lap, to Europe and Egypt, was by water to other Mediterranean ports. Example: We began the trip at the ancient capital of Xi'an, where the Chinese put on an elaborate and beautiful welcoming ceremony. The next day we had the opportunity to walk among the rows of the famous terra-cotta warriors, and to have a roundtable discussion with Chinese citizens in the small village of Xiahe. 2. A district of Liaoyuan, Jilin, China. Example: In February 2009, the Xi’an District People’s Court in Liaoyuan city, Jilin province, reported that when preparing for a trial involving Falun Gong and other “cult organizations,” the court must first “petition” the municipal 6-10 Office, and only after receiving an affirmative response is the court then permitted to hear the case. Example: In 2008, Liaoyuan became one of twelve important cities for the economic[…]study, the Xi’an district was chosen as the study area considering the distribution characteristics in Liaoyuan.
Word: semantician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English semantic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English semantician From semantic + -ian. 1. One who studies semantics, the science of meaning in words.
Word: semanticians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semantician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syntacticians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syntactician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: railroad station Part of Speech: noun 1. A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark. Labels: US
Word: train station Part of Speech: noun 1. A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark. Labels: Philippines, US Example: I got into the cab and told the cabman to drive up to the Dover train station.
Word: rephrases Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rephrase Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rephrasing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rephrase Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rephrasing Part of Speech: noun 1. Something differently phrased. Example: Emanuel’s version was already blander — and later rephrasings have inevitably become more so.
Word: rephrased Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rephrase Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gusli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian гу́сли (gúsli). 1. A plucked psaltery-like string instrument, usually played on the lap and sometimes created with table legs so that the musician can play it seated next to the instrument, originating in ancient Russian music.
Word: Sahaba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic صَحَابَة (ṣaḥāba, “companions”), plural of صَاحِب (ṣāḥib, “companion”). 1. plural of Sahabi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astonishments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of astonishment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sahabi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic صَحَابِيّ (ṣaḥābiyy, “companion”), from صَحِبَ (ṣaḥiba, “to be a companion”). 1. A (usually male) companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Labels: historical
Word: jack-rabbit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jackrabbit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spit wad Part of Speech: noun 1. A spitball (moistened piece of paper). 2. A wad of spittle that has been spat by someone.
Word: ratepayers group Part of Speech: noun 1. A collection of residents representing a geographic or otherwise connected residential or business area who together ensure that their communities development interests are known, represented and supported. Labels: Canada, US
Word: bickerer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bikjaną Proto-West Germanic *bikkjan Old Dutch *bikken Middle Dutch bickenbor. Proto-Germanic *-urōną Proto-West Germanic *-urōn Old English -erian Middle English -eren Middle English bikeren English bicker Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bickerer From bicker + -er. 1. One who bickers; one who engages in nagging or trivial arguing.
Word: bickerers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bickerer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spitwad Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of spit wad. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: belligerences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of belligerence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: get one's panties in a wad Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist. Labels: humorous, idiomatic, informal
Word: pucka Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of pukka. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Mrs. S[mart].— […] Are you not aware, Fanny, that he [Lieut. Marsden] is only Acting-Assistant Sub-Deputy Inspector? Do you imagine that I should give my child to a man whose appointment was not pucka? / F[anny].—But, Mamma, is Mr. Cholmondeley's appointment pucka? / Mrs. S.—How can you talk such nonsense, child? […] Mr. Cholmondeley is a landed gentleman, and draws twelve thousand rupees a month from his estates in Derbyshire, besides holding Government paper to a large amount.