nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: piso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-sos Latin -sus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin -sum Latin pēnsum Vulgar Latin *pēsum Old Spanish peso Spanish pesobor. Tagalog pisobor. English piso Borrowed from Tagalog piso. 1. Alternative form of peso (“currency of Philippines”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pisan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pisane. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [Those] worth ten pounds a year in land, or more, shall have basnet, sallat (or helm without a crest,) white-hat, gorget or pisan, armour for the legs, sword, spear, and dagger: those of smaller incomes to arm accordingly. Example: […] halbrik or brigantine, gorget or pisan with splents, knee.pans of mail and gauntlets of plate or mail; that unlanded gentlemen and yeoman have jacks of plate, halbriks, splents, sallat or steel bonnet with pisan or gorget […]
Word: pisé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pisé, from piser (“to stamp, pound”). Pronunciation: /piːˈzeɪ/ 1. A kind of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between moulds which are carried up as the wall rises. Example: The above method of forming Pisé walling is different from the mode of building common in Devonshire and the West of England
Word: Lambert Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Lambert, from Old French Lambert, a saint's name (of a Bishop of Maastricht) brought to England by the Normans, from Proto-West Germanic *Landaberht, from *land (“land”) + *berht (“bright”). Cognate with Old English Landbeorht, Old High German Lantberht, Dutch Lambrecht. Pronunciation: /ˈlæmbɚt/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname. Labels: countable Example: At Coventry, upon Saint Lambert's day: There shall your swords and lances arbitrate The swelling difference of your settled hate 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable Example: Elisheva Lambert called herself a “totally neurotic Jew from Toronto who is doing everything my parents didn’t want me to.[…]” Example: Life on Martha’s Vineyard has been mostly ideal for 11-year-old Mary Elizabeth Lambert, the protagonist of Ann Clare LeZotte’s historical novel SHOW ME A SIGN (Scholastic, 288 pp., $18.99; ages 8 to 12). 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A crater in Moon; A lunar impact crater. Labels: uncountable
Word: lambert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lambert; Named for Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728–1777), a Swiss mathematician, physicist and astronomer. 1. a cgs unit of luminance; the brightness of a surface that emits one lumen per square centimetre
Word: pites Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Greek πίτες (pítes). 1. plural of pita (“flatbread”) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitara Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pitarah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pitaras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: planchas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plancha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Maud Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French Mahaut. Doublet of Matilda. Pronunciation: /mɔːd/, /mɔd/, /mɑd/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Example: Dromio of Ephesus. Maud, Bridget, Marian, Cicely, Gillian, Ginn! Dromio of Syracuse. Mome, malt-horse, capon, coxcomb, idiot, patch! - - - Dost thou conjure for wenches, that thou call'st for such a store Example: Come into the garden, Maud, / For the black bat, night, has flown, / Come into the garden, Maud, / I am here at the gate alone; 2. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9247). 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States: 7. A place in the United States: 8. A place in the United States:
Word: plancha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish plancha. Doublet of phalanx, phalange, planch, planche, and plank. 1. A type of flat-top grill used for cooking, composed of a thick plate of metal above the heating element to provide thermal mass and eliminate hot spots.
Word: Maude Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from French; a variant of Maud. This is the most common spelling in English-speaking regions. Example: - - - he once more changed the subject of Maude's looks to her name, which he heard was really Matilda. She had been called Maude, Matty said, after one who was once a very dear friend both of herself and her husband. "Then we will call her Matilda," said he, "as it is a maxim of mine never to spoil children by giving them pet names." Example: "Fine," said Blanche, "but 'Maude' sounds anything but continental." "Suppose we change her name to 'Meredith Meredro'," I suggested. 2. A locality in the Hay council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: planche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French planche (“board”). Doublet of phalange, phalanx, planch, plancha, and plank. Pronunciation: /plɑːnt͡ʃ/, /plænt͡ʃ/ 1. A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.
Word: planches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of planche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: planchen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of planching. Labels: Cornwall, alt-of, alternative
Word: Jonas Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Iōnās, from Koine Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâh, “dove”). Doublet of Jonah. 1. A male given name from Hebrew. Example: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Word: planten Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of plantain. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: plasmas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plasma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plasmaron Part of Speech: noun 1. A quasiparticle arising in a system that has strong plasmon-electron interactions. Example: Plasmarons have been observed in graphene and in elemental bismuth.
Word: Clinton Part of Speech: name Etymology: * (English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?] + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton. * (given name): Derived from the surnames. * (DeWitt County): Named after DeWitt Clinton. Pronunciation: /ˈklɪn.tn̩/, /klɪn.tən/, [ˈklɪnʔn̩], [ˈklɪnʔən] 1. A surname. Example: Miller suffered a little when Glen Chapple and Mark Clinton came together but finished the spell with figures of five for 35 from 11 overs, mirroring the performances earlier when Chapple and Mahmood undermined the Warwickshire innings. 2. A surname. Example: Just as Hillary Rodham Clinton famously put "18 million cracks in the glass ceiling" for women in high office, so there are a number of corporate executives who are doing the same for the lavender ceiling faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. It's just a matter of time before they are promoted to the top job. Example: Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. 3. A surname. 4. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage. 5. A placename: 6. A placename: 7. A placename: 8. A placename: 9. A placename: 10. A placename: 11. A placename: 12. A placename: 13. A placename: 14. A placename: 15. A placename: 16. A placename: 17. A placename: 18. A placename: 19. A placename: 20. A placename: 21. A placename: 22. A placename: 23. A placename: 24. A placename: 25. A placename: 26. A placename: 27. A placename: 28. A placename: 29. A placename: 30. A placename: 31. A placename: 32. A placename: 33. A placename: 34. A placename: 35. A placename: 36. A placename: 37. A placename: 38. A placename: 39. A placename: 40. A placename: 41. A placename: 42. A placename: 43. A placename: 44. A placename: 45. A placename: 46. A placename: 47. A placename: 48. A placename: 49. A placename: 50. A placename: 51. A placename: 52. A placename: 53. A placename:
Word: podo Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various trees of the genus Afrocarpus or Podocarpus. 2. The wood of these trees. Example: Using only a mini-hatchet, he was smoothing the rough edges off a length of podo wood with the precision of a craftsman who had the tools of a modern workshop at hand.
Word: pode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pode, pod, podde (“toad”), from a merger of Middle English pade, padde (“toad”) + tode (“toad”), equivalent to a blend of pad + toad. 1. Toad. Labels: obsolete Example: By God ye be a pretty pode […] 2. A contemptible person; a vile, venomous, or loathsome individual. Labels: Scotland
Word: portas Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of portass. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: portases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of portas Labels: form-of, plural
Word: posé Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French posé (“placed, posed”). 1. Held in position for a prolonged period. Labels: not-comparable Example: This perversion illustrates a tendency on the part of even educated people to call everything which is posé or exhibitional in action by the name of Delsarte. Example: Dégagé with the right foot, the left; posé on point: coupé with the right foot behind, left foot in fondu; small développé to the side with the left foot, the right foot posé on point;
Word: potencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: precava Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of praecava. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: precises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of precise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person 2. Alternative form of précises; third-person singular simple present indicative of precis Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: predestines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of predestine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: predetermine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin praedēterminō; equivalent to pre- + determine. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiː.dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/, /ˌpɹiːdɪˈtɝ.mɪn/ 1. To determine or decide in advance. Labels: transitive Example: God's Counsel doth not predetermine the Will to any evil Example: That original list of 2,315 solutions was embedded in the game’s code. That means the game was playable offline and could be downloaded onto phones or computers. The solutions to the original Wordle game were predetermined through October 20, 2027. The New York Times (NYT) hasn’t said if it plans to make any more changes or additions to that initial list. 2. To doom by previous decree; to foredoom. Labels: transitive
Word: predetermines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of predetermine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: premia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of premium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: premie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of preemie. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The mother can use massage/compression to increase the flow of milk, which will stimulate the baby to nurse actively again. This works especially well with premies, babies with Down syndrome, and other babies who are weak.
Word: premie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Prem + -ie. 1. A follower of the controversial spiritual leader Prem Rawat (born 1957). Example: As telescoped conversationally by American premies, Guru Maharaj Ji's name is pronounced […] Example: Armed with the knowledge of his own private God, a premie should be able, according to the guru, to handle any situation with maturity […]
Word: premies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of premie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of premy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prepares Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prepare Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: call it a day Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From earlier call it half a day, which first appears c. 1834, meaning to leave before the working day was over. 1. To cease an activity. Labels: idiomatic Example: We have been at this for hours; let’s call it a day and come back tomorrow when we are fresh. Example: “Do you often go looking for mice in other people’s rooms?” “I wouldn’t say often. Just when the spirit moves me, don’t you know?” “I see. Well…” When people say “Well” to you like that, it usually means that they think you are outstaying your welcome and that the time has come to call it a day. She felt, I could see, that Woosters were not required in her son’s sleeping apartment […] 2. To retire. Labels: idiomatic Example: After suffering massive losses for three years in a row, the boss decided to call it a day, and sold his company. 3. To end a period of activity, either because it is unsuccessful or because enough has been done. Labels: idiomatic Example: After he was reprimanded for slacking on the job, they decided to call it a day and fire Allen.
Word: anglicism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Anglicism. Labels: alt-of
Word: anglicisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anglicism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Seb Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Sebastian. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Sebastian.
Word: Deb Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /dɛb/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Deborah.
Word: Deb Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali দেব (deb). Pronunciation: /dɛb/ 1. A transliteration of the Bengali surname দেব (deb). Example: Radhakanta Deb, b. 1784 2. A surname from Bengali. Example: Sopan Deb, b. 1988
Word: Debby Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Deborah + -y. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Deborah.
Word: presides Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preside Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Deborah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew דְּבוֹרָה (dvorá), meaning bee. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛb(ə)ɹə/ 1. A judge of Israel. Example: And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 2. A nurse of Rebecca. 3. A female given name from Hebrew, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then in the UK. Example: Rapier. Heigho! Deborah! it's an ugly name, a damnable name - the name I mean! - it sounds like Gomorrah! Deb! Debby! - worse still - sounded sharp now I rather like it! - Deborah! Deborah! Deborah! Example: He hadn't known, for example, that her middle name was Deborah. It was a name he liked: plucky, Midwestern and reliable-sounding. He was willing to bet that if you went through every women's prison in America, you wouldn't find a half-dozen Deborahs.
Word: preste Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of priest Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Cerys Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Welsh, variant of Carys.
Word: sneb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of snib. Pronunciation: /snɛb/ 1. To check; to reprimand. Labels: dialectal, obsolete Example: 16th c, Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, Book II, 1725, The Works of the Honourable Sir Philip Sidney, Kt., in Prose and Verse, Volume 1, 14th Edition, page 410, Thou heard'ſt even now a young man ſneb me ſore, / Because I read him, as I would my ſon.
Word: sneb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of snib. Pronunciation: /snɛb/ 1. A snub or reprimand. Labels: dialectal, obsolete
Word: Jeb Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛb/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Jebediah. 2. A nickname. Example: Jeb Stuart, "James Ewell Brown Stuart", a Confederate general Example: Jeb Bush, "John Ellis Bush", former governor of Florida
Word: hoppers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hopper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cosmo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping. 1. A cosmopolitan, a cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice, and cranberry juice. Labels: informal Example: But if you’re looking to scream your head off with ten best friends and don’t want to hear boo about how you’re making too much noise, there’s no better place to get stupid than the Angie Dickinson room at Mary’s[…] With a cyclorama of Angie to spur you up and on, it’s bring on the Cosmos and pass the Pepper. Example: There’s an incredible Tangerine Cosmo made in West Stockbridge, where the bartender, Jeremy Kenny, was inspired by the feminist symbolism on Passover.
Word: idiocies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of idiocy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tractive Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to traction. Labels: not-comparable Example: This locomotive develops 130,000 pounds of tractive effort. Example: The outer third of the wing of a vulture consists of the wing tips. The inner two-thirds of the wing are cambered (when the wing is extended), and are concerned with lifting effort in unsoarable air and with lifting and tractive effort in soarable air.
Word: minges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sino- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Medieval Latin Sina (“China”) and Late Latin Sīnae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”) + -o-, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), of uncertain etymology but likely from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), possibly via Arabic صِين (Ṣīn, “China; the Chinese”) and usually held to ultimately derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”). See "Names of China" on Wikipedia. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪnəʊ/, /ˈsɪnəʊ/, /ˈsaɪnoʊ/, /ˈsaɪnɒ/, /ˈsɪnɒ/ 1. Combining form of China and Chinese. Labels: form-of, in-compounds, morpheme Example: In the 1970s, Sino-Soviet rivalry also spread to Africa and the Middle East. Example: He's a Sino-Kadazan: half Han, half Kadazan.
Word: under control Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Being taken care of or being addressed. Labels: idiomatic Example: Don't worry; the police have been called and the situation is under control. 2. Being actively controlled, or able to be actively controlled in its current state. Example: Throughout the turbulence encounter, the pilots kept the aircraft under control. Example: The control rods absorb neutrons in the reactor core, keeping the fission reaction under control and preventing it from going prompt critical.
Word: terminer Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of determining. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: pareil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pareil. By surface analysis, par + -eil (“diminutive suffix”). 1. An equal. Labels: obsolete Example: Among writers he was a man without pareil.
Word: Pan-Asian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- English Asian English Pan-Asian From pan- + Asian. 1. Covering or representing all of Asia, particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all Asian countries. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Pan-American Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americalbor. English America Middle English -n English -n English American English Pan-American From pan- + American. 1. Covering or representing all of the Americas (both North America and South America), particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all countries in the Americas.
Word: Pan-American Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americalbor. English America Middle English -n English -n English American English Pan-American From pan- + American. 1. An airline active in the United States from 1927 until 1991. Labels: historical
Word: catamenial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From catamenia + -al. Pronunciation: /kæ.təˈmiː.nɪ.əl/, /kæ.təˈmi.nɪ.əl/ 1. Of or relating to the menses or menstruation. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: mizithra Part of Speech: noun 1. A Greek unpasteurized cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk. Labels: uncountable Example: The man with whom we take shelter has his wife and children, and his sons’ wives and all their children, to the number of twelve or fifteen, in the tent. Milk and misíthra is their only food: “We have milk in plenty,” they tell me, “but no bread.” Such is the life of a modern Arcadian shepherd, who has almost reverted to the balanephagous state of his primitive ancestorsᵃ. The children, however, all look healthy, and are handsome, having large black eyes and regular features, with very dark complexions. ᵃ Ἀρκάδες Ἀζᾶνες βαλανηφάγοι, οἳ φιγάλειαν Νάσσασθ’, &c. — Orac[ulum] Pyth[iæ] ap[ud] Pausan[ian de] Arcad[iâ in] c[apite] 42. ᵃ Azanian Arcadians, acorn-eaters, who dwell in Phigaleia, &c. — Oracle of Pythia in the writings of Pausanias on Arcadia in chapter 42.
Word: menses Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin mēnsis (“month”), the plural being mēnsēs (“months”), corresponding to the approximately month-long span of the menstrual cycle. Compare month. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛn.siːz/ 1. The discharge of blood and cellular tissue that flows from the inner lining of the uterus out through the vagina, occurring typically once a month in uninseminated women; a menstrual flow. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: warmness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English warmnesse, from Old English wearmnes (“warmness, warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmnassī (“warmness, warmth”), equivalent to warm + -ness. Cognate with Scots warmnes (“warmness”), West Frisian waarmens (“warmness”), dialectal Dutch warmenesse, warmnis (“warmness”), German Low German Warmnis (“warmness”). 1. the state of being warm; warmth Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: warmongering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of warmonger Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: warmongering Part of Speech: noun 1. bellicism; militarism Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: war-torn Part of Speech: adj 1. Extensively damaged as a result of war. Example: The new government also had big plans for rejuvenating Britain's war-torn economy. Example: A traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Changhua County has raised NT$555,000 in a two-day campaign drive to buy medical supplies, humanitarian aid materials and an ambulance for war-torn Ukraine.
Word: warty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English varty, equivalent to wart + -y. 1. Having warts. Example: a warty leaf Example: “Well that sounds like a good way; but that ain’t the way Bob Tanner done.” “No, sir, you can bet he didn’t, becuz he’s the wartiest boy in this town; and he wouldn’t have a wart on him if he’d knowed how to work spunk-water.[…]” 2. Similar to a wart. Example: a warty excrescence
Word: wash-and-wear Part of Speech: adj 1. That requires no ironing after being washed and dried. Labels: not-comparable Example: Darrell Johns […] sat across from him in his plaid Sears wash-and-wear jacket, fast approaching Ruffino's sotted state of slobbery. 2. Not requiring styling or special tools; able to be washed and naturally air-dried. Labels: not-comparable
Word: washboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wash + board. 1. A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed. Example: Numerous washing machines have been invented to save the fair sex from the severe labor of the Wash-board. 2. Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument. 3. A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard. 4. A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface. Example: washboard road Example: It's a rough trip no matter how you come, for these washboard roads will loosen up even brandnew cars pretty fast; and hitchhikers always find the going bad. 5. Ellipsis of washboard abs. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis 6. Baseboard; skirting board. Labels: dated
Word: washboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wash + board. 1. To produce a rippled texture on a surface. Example: Doug came up with a half-guilty smile and washboarded his forehead at her. Example: The rip that was generated by each change of tide had scoured the bottom white and washboarded the sand where it was still layered over the hardpan coral floor. 2. To play a washboard. Example: It's almost as if the urge to washboard is intrinsically human. 3. To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax. Example: Individual bees have been observed washboarding on the inside glass of an observation hive. Example: This behaviour is believed to be associated with general cleaning activities but under what circumstances workers washboard is not known.
Word: percussion instrument Part of Speech: noun 1. An instrument in which the sound is produced by striking, scraping or shaking an object.
Word: Mopelia Part of Speech: name 1. a small atoll in the Society Islands
Word: washbowl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wash + bowl. 1. A sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain, in which one may wash one's face and hands. 2. A basin for washing the face and hands.
Word: Society Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: Disputed. Named by James Cook in 1769, supposedly in honour of the Royal Society. 1. A group of islands in the South Pacific; part of French Polynesia.
Word: washed-out Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of washed out. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: washerwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English washer Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English washerwoman From washer + -woman. 1. A woman who washes people's laundry. Example: ‘I wish it would rain,’ continued she; ‘only we are going to have a six-week’s wash to-morrow, and that’s a heavy job for the poor creatures. La! don’t you pity washerwomen in hot weather; it’s the hardest work that’s done.’ 2. A double drummer, large cicada of Australia, of species Thopha saccata. Labels: colloquial 3. A weedy plant of the Americas (Alternanthera caracasana).
Word: washrag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wash + rag. 1. A square piece of cloth for washing the face and body. Labels: Southern-US Example: Mrs. Glass abruptly leaned her weight forward, without getting up, and reached out and picked up something from the top of the laundry hamper. "Do you have a washrag back there?"she asked. "The word is 'washcloth,' not 'washrag,' and all I want, God damn it, Bessie, is to be left alone in this bathroom.
Word: selcouth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English selcouth, from Old English selcūþ, seldcūþ (“unusual, unwonted, little known, unfamiliar, novel, rare”), from seld- (“rarely”) + cūþ (“known”); equivalent to seld + couth. Pronunciation: /sɛlˈkuːθ/ 1. Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous. Labels: archaic Example: 'A selcouth novelty,' muttered the knight, 'to advance to storm such a castle without pennon or banner displayed.' Example: The statements in either document are unique and selcouth.
Word: washtub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash English tub English washtub From wash + tub. 1. A tub used for washing clothes.
Word: washtub bass Part of Speech: noun 1. A stringed instrument (chordophone), used in American folk music, that uses a metal washtub as resonator.
Word: gutbucket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gut + bucket. 1. Synonym of washtub bass.
Word: waspishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English waspish 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 waspishness From waspish + -ness. 1. the quality of being waspish Labels: uncountable
Word: wastefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English wastfully; equivalent to wasteful + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈweɪstfəli/ 1. In a wasteful manner. Example: Özil was narrowly wide with a free-kick after Nathaniel Chalobah fouled Danny Welbeck and Santi Cazorla shot wastefully over the bar, before Arsenal nearly managed to take the lead just before the half-hour. Example: City carried little threat in the early stages and when they did work an opportunity on 10 minutes, Dzeko's replacement Balotelli shot wastefully over the bar.
Word: watchfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English watchful Middle English -ly English -ly English watchfully From watchful + -ly. 1. In a watchful manner.
Word: waywardly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English wayward Middle English -ly English -ly English waywardly From wayward + -ly. 1. In a wayward manner. Example: He waywardly wished for something, and he set about obtaining it like a child in a nursery.
Word: watchband Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From watch + band. 1. A band of leather, metal, plastic, or other material that fastens a wristwatch to the wrist. Example: Holonym: watch
Word: watchmaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From watch + making. 1. The making (and repairing) of watches. Labels: uncountable
Word: waterbed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From water + bed. 1. A bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water. Example: When I ask to sleep over at my friends’ houses, I am told I am not allowed. Boys are not allowed. My friend Caitie’s mother argues about this on the phone with my mother. I realize my mother is not on my side. Later, my mother tells me Caitie’s mother is divorced, has a tattoo, and sleeps on a waterbed, the relevance of which doesn’t seem clear. I think Caitie’s mother is cool.
Word: water bed Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of waterbed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: waterbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From water + bird. 1. Any bird whose mode of life involves living on or next to bodies of water. 2. Any bird whose mode of life involves living on or next to bodies of water.
Word: waterborne Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English -borne English waterborne From water + -borne. 1. Transported or transmitted by water. Labels: not-comparable 2. Floating on the water; afloat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: watercourse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English water course; equivalent to water + course. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˌkɔː(ɹ)s/ 1. Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
Word: waterhole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * water + hole. * (astronomy): Coined by Bernard Oliver in 1971, in allusion to the idea that this part of the spectrum would be that used by extraterrestrial intelligence to communicate. 1. A depression in which water collects, especially one where wild animals come to drink. Example: From habit the sheep would head for the river, but, though it was early spring, the winter had been droughty, and the river was only a string of dangerous water-holes. 2. A watering hole; a place where people meet to drink and talk. Labels: informal 3. A part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between the regions where hydrogen and hydroxyl radiate, that is relatively quiet in terms of radio astronomy.
Word: water-hole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of waterhole. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wateriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English watrynesse, equivalent to watery + -ness. 1. The state of being watery. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In fact, there was such an obvious inclination to wateriness about his eye, and instability about his underlip, that Cripps found it necessary to put the conversation on a less emotional basis.
Word: meffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schizogony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From schizo- + -gony. 1. Asexual reproduction of protozoans etc characterized by multiple divisions of the nucleus and cell. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mystifying Part of Speech: adj 1. Very hard to understand; baffling.
Word: mystifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mystify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: absentia epileptica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin absentia (“absence”). Pronunciation: /æbˈsɛn.ʃi.ə ˌɛp.əˈlɛp.tɪ.kə/ 1. A momentary lapse of consciousness; a minor epileptic seizure.
Word: telo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end”). Compare teleo-. 1. end Labels: morpheme 2. complete; completion; finished Labels: morpheme
Word: periastron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ἄστρον (ástron, “star”). Pronunciation: /pɛɹɪˈæstɹən/ 1. That point of the orbit of a celestial body which is closest to the star around which the body is orbiting.
Word: telomere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telo- (“end”) + -mere (“part”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛləmɪəɹ/, /ˈtiːləmɪəɹ/ 1. Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome. Example: 2004, Peter M. Lansdorp, 11: Telomeres and Telomere Regulation, Robert Paul Lanza (editor), Handbook of Stem Cells, Volume 2: Adult and Fetal Stem Cells, page 127, Chromosome ends or telomeres are composed of guanine-rich repeat sequences and associated proteins. A minimum number of repeats is essential for proper telomere function and to avoid sustained activation of DNA damage pathways that may result in replicative senescence or cell death. Example: It has been known for some time that when cells divide, causing chromosomes to duplicate, telomeres get shorter. The more a cell divides, then, the shorter the telomeres become.
Word: telomerase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English telomere 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 telomerase From telomere + -ase. Pronunciation: /teˈlɑməɹeɪs/, /teˈlɒməɹeɪz/ 1. An enzyme in eukaryotic cells that adds a specific sequence of DNA to the telomeres of chromosomes after they divide; gives the chromosomes stability over time.
Word: teloblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telo- + -blast. 1. In annelids etc., a large cell at the growing end of many embryos that produces many smaller cells.
Word: telocentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From telo- + -centric. 1. (of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end Labels: not-comparable
Word: telocentric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telo- + -centric. 1. A chromosome of this kind.
Word: telocoel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telo- + -coel, from Ancient Greek τέλος (télos) + Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos). 1. A cavity in the telencephalon of an embryo.
Word: telodendrion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telo- + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + -ion (suffix used for neo-classical compounds, compare -ιον (-ion)). Attested from the 1890s. 1. The terminal branching of an axon; a telodendron.
Word: telodendron Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of telodendrion. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: telogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telo- + -gen. 1. A resting phase of the follicle in the cycle of hair growth. 2. An active-chain transfer agent used in the telomerization process.
Word: telolecithal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From telo- + lecithal. 1. having the yolk at one end Labels: not-comparable
Word: telophase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “completion”) + New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “an appearance”), from φάω (pháō, “to shine”). 1. The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle Example: This separateness is most easily observed in the telophase of each division, though in some cleavage cells it may be seen in the prophase also, or even throughout the resting period.
Word: telotaxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telo- + taxis. 1. movement of an organism either toward or away from a stimulus Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: telotroch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telo- + -troch, from Ancient Greek τέλος (télos) + Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós). 1. a posterior tuft of cilia in a trochophore larva
Word: kistvaen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Welsh cistfaen, from cist (“chest”) + maen (“stone”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪstvaɪn/ 1. A stone coffin in the form of a pit covered with earth and surrounded by stones. Example: It was man of the New Stone Age who first peopled this upland, leaving remains of his hut-dwellings, his pounds, dolmens, and menhirs, his kistvaens and his cooking-holes.
Word: telopeptide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English telo- Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide ▲ German Pepton ▲ Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide English telopeptide From telo- + peptide. 1. an amino acid sequence, (normally at one or more ends), that have a function in building or conforming a protein and are proteolytically removed at maturity
Word: hership Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From here (“army”), or the stem of Old English herġan (“harry”), + -ship. Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːʃɪp/ 1. Pillaging, devastation, plunder. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: prestes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preste Labels: form-of, plural Example: Then entred Satan into Judas, whose syr name was iscariot (which was of the nombre off the twelve) and he went his waye, and commened with the hye prestes and officers, how he wolde betraye hym vnto them.
Word: El Nino Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of El Niño. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: presumes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of presume Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: avenged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈvɛndʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of avenge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: principia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin prī̆ncipia. 1. First principles; elementary material. Labels: archaic, plural, plural-normally Example: 1776, Thomas Pownall, in a letter to the economist Adam Smith I do really think, that your book […] might become an institute, containing the principia of those laws of motion, by which the system of the human community is framed and doth act […] Example: They were her principia, her rudiments; the elementary atoms; the little steps by which she pressed forward to perfection.
Word: privado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish privado, from Latin privatus. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈveɪdəʊ/, /pɹɪˈvɑːdəʊ/ 1. A trusted friend; a confidant. Labels: obsolete Example: But Lanfrank, being a privado to the pope's projects […]might antedate this objection against Thomas , using it for the present as a rub to retard him
Word: privilegiado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish privilegiado. 1. One who has special privileges. Example: Cubans, except for priviligiados ^([sic]), were forgidden ^([sic]) to shop in the hotel stores, which featured Western merchandise and Eastern propaganda.
Word: proceded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of procede Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: procedes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of procede Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: procede Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of proceed. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: [T]here is no thynge with outt a man that can diffyle hym when hitt entreth in to hym⸝ but thoo thyngꝭ [things] which procede out of a mã [man] are thoſe which defyle a mã. Example: For this cauſe that when he [the pawn] can procede so well in warre, as to arriue at the laſte rancke of hys enemies, he is choſen and made the beſt piece of the playe, to wit, he is the Quene. 2. Misspelling of proceed. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: proclame Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of proclaim. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: proclames Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of proclame Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English doute (“doubt”). More at doubt. 1. Obsolete spelling of doubt. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Misspelling of doubt. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: dout Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of do + out, from Middle English don ut (“do out”). Compare don, doff, dup. 1. To put out; quench; extinguish; douse. Labels: dialectal, obsolete, transitive Example: Mount them, and make inciſion in their Hides, / That their hot blood may ſpin in Engliſh eyes, / And doubt them with ſuperfluous courage : ha. Example: The fire she lit in every breast was fanned rather than douted by the rumour presently puffed abroad that she was the recipient of letters addressed in a man’s handwriting.
Word: propale Part of Speech: verb 1. To disclose. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: When Mr. Wood's testimony came to be propaled, the primate raged terribly, and caused summon Mr. Carstairs, Mr. Tullidaff, and the notary, before the high commission court.
Word: propales Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of propale Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: propine Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊpaɪn/ 1. Alternative form of propyne. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: propine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin propinō, from Ancient Greek προπῑ́νω (propī́nō, “to drink to someone's health”). Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpaɪn/ 1. To pledge; to offer as a toast in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup. Example: The lovely sorceress mix'd, and to the prince Health, peace and joy propin'd. Example: He cheerly passes, quaffs the social glass, Propines the winds, or toasts some blooming lass. 2. To give in token of friendship. Labels: broadly 3. To give, or deliver; to subject. Example: we would propine, both our selues, and our cause, vnto open and iust derision.
Word: propine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin propinō, from Ancient Greek προπῑ́νω (propī́nō, “to drink to someone's health”). Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpaɪn/ 1. A pledge. 2. A gift or gratuity.
Word: propines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of propine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: propulse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin propulso. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpʌls/ 1. To repel; to drive off or away. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: all succours were clerely estopped and propulsed from them 2. To propel; to drive forward. Labels: transitive
Word: pugne Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin pugnāre. 1. To fight Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: pules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pules Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pule Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pulas Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of palas. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pula. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malverse Part of Speech: adj 1. Unfavourable, untimely; perverse. Labels: rare Example: [B]e what set of men they will, who would adventure to befriend and patronize such a malverse course […]. Example: Never was fellow so pestered with malverse accidents as I am; and all of my own contriving!
Word: puntee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of punty. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: puntees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puntee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: queme Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English quemen (“to please”), from Old English cwēman (“to gratify, satisfy, please”) (compare cwēme (“pleasant, agreeable, acceptable”) and cwēmnes (“pleasure, satisfaction, mitigation”)), from Proto-West Germanic *kwāmijan, from Proto-Germanic *kwēmijaną (“to please, be convenient, suit”), from *kwemaną (“to come”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to go, come”). Compare obsolete Swedish kväma, Danish kvemme. Related to Old English cuman (“to come”), English come. Compare also quim. 1. To please, to satisfy. Labels: obsolete Example: Of body she was right avenant, Of fair colour, with sweet semblant. Her attire full well it seem'd, Marvellich the king she quemed. Example: On fair Corea's shellèd stream, My fancy floats without restraint; Pagodas, wrought in porcelain, teem On every side, of fabric quaint. While genii pleased my sense to queme, the blue-foamed Yang-ste-Kiang, faint Before my gaze depict in dream, Ebbing its ripples with my plaint.
Word: quemes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of queme Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beseem Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *h₁epi From Middle English bisemen (“to beseem”) [and other forms], from be-, bi- (prefix forming transitive verbs with a completive, figurative, or intensifying sense) + semen (“to seem; to be or see as appropriate; to be visible or apparent; to regard”). Semen is derived from Old Norse sœma (“to conform to; to befit, beseem”), from Proto-Germanic *sōmijaną (“to fit; to unite”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; whole”). The English word is analysable as be- (prefix with an intensifying sense) + seem. Pronunciation: /bɪˈsiːm/, /bəˈsim/ 1. Generally with a qualifying word such as ill or well: to appear, look, or seem (a certain way for someone or something). Labels: ambitransitive, archaic Example: This inn beseems well for a weary wayfarer. Example: To ſay the truth, this fact was infamous, / And ill beſeeming any common man; / Much more a Knight, a Captaine, and a Leader. 2. Without any qualifying word: to be appropriate or creditable (for someone or something). Labels: ambitransitive, archaic Example: It beseems you not to grumble thus. Example: Giue me their Bodyes, that I may beare them hence / And giue them Buriall, as beſeemes their worth.
Word: mamad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew ממ״ד. 1. A reinforced safe room in an Israeli building. Labels: Israel