nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: drawings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɔː(ɹ)ɪŋz/, /ˈdɹɔ.ɪŋz/, /ˈdɹɑ.ɪŋz/ 1. plural of drawing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regimenting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of regiment Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: regimented Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of regiment Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: regimented Part of Speech: adj 1. Organised, ordered, formed into regiments.
Word: echoed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɛkoʊd/, /ˈɛkəʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of echo Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fulfilled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /fʊlˈfɪld/, /fəˈfɪld/ 1. Emotionally satisfied; feeling a sense of fulfilment. Example: emotionally fulfilled Example: fully fulfilled
Word: fulfilled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fʊlˈfɪld/, /fəˈfɪld/ 1. simple past and past participle of fulfill (US) or fulfil (UK) Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: swinging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The sexual practice is so called after the custom in swing dancing of changing partners after each dance, unlike traditional ballroom dance styles where one has a single partner. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/ 1. The act or motion of that which swings. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism[…] 2. An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Our swinging friends were in all sorts of professions – teachers, doctors, bankers, at-home mums. […] We left swinging for a few years, being busy with our children and work. Example: Then one night in bed, Simon gently suggested swinging. I was resistant to it, but I thought Simon might leave me if I said no. I agreed to it for him, for our relationship.
Word: swinging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The sexual practice is so called after the custom in swing dancing of changing partners after each dance, unlike traditional ballroom dance styles where one has a single partner. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of swing Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: swinging Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The sexual practice is so called after the custom in swing dancing of changing partners after each dance, unlike traditional ballroom dance styles where one has a single partner. Pronunciation: /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/ 1. That swings 2. Fine, good, successful. Labels: informal Example: 1964, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Didn't do anything great except saw "The Beatles" on The Ed Sullivan Show and Kathy practically had a bird. They are sorta cute but I think Ringo is swingin, George is cute, Paul is a good singer and John is icky. Too! Example: The party was swinging. 3. Sexually promiscuous. Example: Hey, everyone fantasizes about what kind of swinging stud or studette they could be if they were only free from the shackles of domesticity.
Word: swinging Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of swingeing. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “It is an eating fever then,” says the landlady; “for he hath devoured two swinging buttered toasts this morning for breakfast.”
Word: subjected Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of subject Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: moray eel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See moray. 1. Any of various brightly colored marine eels of the family Muraenidae, of warm coastal waters.
Word: conger eel Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various large marine eels of the genus Conger, having no scales and found in temperate and tropical coastal waters. 2. An amphiuma (any salamander of genus Amphiuma).
Word: subjecting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of subject Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: varves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of varve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: varve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish varv (“layer”). Pronunciation: /vɑːv/, /vɑɹv/ 1. An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock. Example: A comparable method uses varves […] where spans of time can be measured through counting varves, and also by radiocarbon dating plant or animal residues within the varves.
Word: Sid Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /sɪd/ 1. A short form of the male given names Sidney and Siddhartha. 2. Alternative form of Syd (“unisex given name”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 3. A minor river in East Devon, England, which flows into the English Channel at Sidmouth.
Word: holding company Part of Speech: noun 1. A company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies, as opposed to producing goods or offering services.
Word: bimolecular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula New Latin moleculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular English bimolecular From bi- + molecular. 1. involving two molecules Labels: not-comparable 2. consisting of two layers of molecules Labels: not-comparable 3. Relating to bimolecules Labels: not-comparable
Word: unimolecular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula New Latin moleculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular English unimolecular From uni- + molecular. 1. involving a single molecule Labels: not-comparable
Word: monomolecular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula New Latin moleculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular English monomolecular From mono- + molecular. 1. involving a single molecule Labels: not-comparable 2. consisting of a single layer of molecules Labels: not-comparable Example: Look at this. / Monomolecular edge. / Translation? Cool sword.
Word: trimolecular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + molecular. 1. Involving three molecules. Labels: not-comparable
Word: molecular biology Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of biology that studies the macromolecules of life, such as proteins, lipoproteins and nucleic acids. Labels: uncountable Example: Holonyms: biology, bioscience 2. The branch of biology that studies the manipulation of genetic sequence of DNA. Labels: uncountable 3. The technology of gene manipulation. Labels: uncountable
Word: molecular biologist Part of Speech: noun 1. a scientist who specializes in molecular biology
Word: molecular knife Part of Speech: noun 1. An enzyme capable of removing specific genes from a sequence of DNA, especially to disable the replication of a virus.
Word: molecular medicine Part of Speech: noun 1. the branch of medicine that studies the manipulation of genes, and the subsequent effect on genetic diseases Labels: uncountable
Word: molecular modeling Part of Speech: noun 1. a number of techniques for studying molecules and their interaction; originally involved the building of physical models, but now uses computer simulation Labels: uncountable
Word: grenadier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier. Pronunciation: /ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/ 1. A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards of Canada and the United Kingdom. 2. Any of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop. 3. Any of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail. 4. Either of two red and black libellulid dragonflies, Agrionoptera insignis and Lathrecista asiatica, of Asia and Australia.
Word: gurnard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gurnard, from Old French gournart, from the verb gronir, from Latin grunnīre (“to grunt”). Compare French grondin (“gurnard”), which evolved in a similar way. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɜːnəd/, /ˈɡɚnɚd/, /ˈɡɵːnɘd/ 1. Any of various marine fish of the family Triglidae that have a large armored head and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom. 2. Other fish with appearance like that of members of family Triglidae, such as certain of those in families Dactylopteridae, Peristediidae, and Scorpaenidae. Labels: broadly
Word: gudgeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from Late Middle English gojoun [and other forms], from Old French gojon, goujon (“gudgeon”), from Late Latin gōbiōnem, the accusative of gōbiō, the augmentative of Latin gōbius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβῐός (kōbĭós, “fish of the gudgeon kind”), probably of Semitic origin. The English word is a doublet of goby and goujon. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌdʒən/, /ˈɡʌd͡ʒən/, /ˈɡʌjən/ 1. A small freshwater fish of species Gobio gobio, native to Eurasia. Example: […] Ile tell thee more of this another time. / But fiſh not with this melancholy baite, / For this foole gudgin, this opinion: […] Example: […] Make Fools believe in their fore-seeing / Of things before they are in Being; / To swallow Gudgeons ere th' are catch'd, / And count their Chickens ere th' are hatch'd, […] 2. Cottus bairdii, more widely known as mottled sculpin. Labels: Canada 3. Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait. Labels: Australia Example: The southern purple-spotted gudgeon [Mogurnda adspersa] can be hard to find. Although colourful, they are thin and only grow up to 12 centimetres. 4. Any of various other fish, similar in appearance and principally in families Butidae and Eleotridae. 5. A person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot. Labels: archaic, figuratively Example: The Doctor now obeys the Summons, / Likes both his Company, and Commons; / Diſplays his Talent, ſits till Ten; / Next Day invited, comes again; / Soon grows Domeſtick, ſeldom fails, / Either at Morning, or at Meals; / Came early, and departed late: / In ſhort, the Gudgeon took the Bait. Example: "Is it not also known that you two innocents were doing the Churches week by week? Was it not patent that sooner or later you would come to a Spiritualist gathering? Here was a chance for a convert! They set a bait and poor old gudgeon Malone came along and swallowed it." 6. Something used to lure or tempt; bait, a lure. Labels: archaic, figuratively
Word: gudgeon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is derived from Late Middle English gojoun [and other forms], from Old French gojon, goujon (“gudgeon”), from Late Latin gōbiōnem, the accusative of gōbiō, the augmentative of Latin gōbius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβῐός (kōbĭós, “fish of the gudgeon kind”), probably of Semitic origin. The English word is a doublet of goby and goujon. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌdʒən/, /ˈɡʌd͡ʒən/, /ˈɡʌjən/ 1. To deprive (someone) fraudulently; to cheat, to dupe. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: I have seen when you were willing to tie his points or brush his cloak, or the like—and to be treated thus ungratefully—and gudgeoned of the opportunities which had been given you— 2. To take the bait; to be defrauded or duped. Labels: archaic, intransitive
Word: gudgeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gojoun (“metal fitting with a ring at one end”) [and other forms], from Old French goujon (“dowel; pin”) [and other forms], from gouge (“gouge (tool)”) + -on (suffix forming diminutives). Gouge is derived from Late Latin gulbia, gubia (“chisel”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *gulbā, *gulbīnos (“beak, bill”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌdʒən/, /ˈɡʌd͡ʒən/, /ˈɡʌjən/ 1. A circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint. Labels: also, attributive Example: [A]s to a Wheel-barrow, I fancy'd I could make all but the Wheel; but that I had no Notion of, neither did I know how to go about it; beſides, I had no possible way to make the Iron Gudgeons for the Spindle or Axis of the Wheel to run in, ſo I gave it over; [...] 2. In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely. Labels: specifically Example: This afternoon the gudgeon of the rudder belonging to the large cutter, was drawn out and ſtolen, without being perceived by the man that was ſtationed to take care of her.
Word: bullfrog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bull + frog. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlfɹɒɡ/, /ˈbʊlfɹɑɡ/, /ˈbʊlfɹɔɡ/ 1. Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull. Example: The bull-frogs were also very large, and with voices proportionate to their size[.]
Word: dodder Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English daderen (“to quake, tremble”). Compare Norwegian dudra (“to tremble”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɒdə/, /ˈdɑdɚ/ 1. To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter. Labels: intransitive Example: Yossarian responded to the thought by slipping away stealthily from the police and almost tripped over the feet of a burly woman of forty hastening across the intersection guiltily, darting furtive, vindictive glances behind her toward a woman of eighty with thick, bandaged ankles doddering after her in a losing pursuit. Example: Their neighbours have been, on one side, an old man who dodders around in his dressing gown talking to himself, and on the other a stand-offish couple who pretend not to understand the Spanish he speaks.
Word: dodder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English doder (“flax dodder”), from Middle Dutch doder, from Old Dutch *doder, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *dodr (viz. theories of origin). Cognate with Middle Low German doder, West Flemish dodder. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒdə/, /ˈdɑdɚ/ 1. Any of about 100–170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nankeen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Eye spelling of Nanking, itself a romanization of Chinese 南京 (Nánjīng, literally “Southern capital”). 1. A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Well, I wore my diamond, as you may imagine, and rigged myself in my best clothes, viz. my blue coat and brass buttons before-mentioned, nankeen trousers and silk stockings, a white waistcoat, and a pair of white gloves bought for the occasion." Example: 1885, L. and A. Maude (translators), Leo Tolstoy, "What Men Live By", in What Men Live By and Other Tales He put on over his shirt his wife's wadded nankeen jacket, and over that he put his own cloth coat.
Word: passe Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of passé. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: passe Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of pass. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Though, quoth I, it was his good fortune, to send from his Schole, vnto the Vniuersitie, one of the best Scholers in deede of all our time, yet wise men do thinke, that that came so to passe, rather, by the great towardnes of the Scholer, than by the great beating of the Master...
Word: borsht Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of borscht. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: dawning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dawnynge, an alteration of dawing, under the influence of North Germanic cognates (compare Swedish, Danish dagning). See daw (“to dawn”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/, /ˈdɑːnɪŋ/ 1. Dawn. Labels: poetic Example: Anone after cam the knyght with the two ſwerdes and balan his broder ⸝ and brought with hem kynge Ryons of Northwalys and there delyuerd hym to the porters and charged hem with hym ⸝ & ſoo they two retorned ageyne in the daunyng of the day ⸝[…] Example: […] he arose to make an excursion to the top of Arthur's Seat, to breathe the breeze of the dawning, and see the sun arise out of the eastern ocean. 2. The first beginnings of something.
Word: dawning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English dawnynge, an alteration of dawing, under the influence of North Germanic cognates (compare Swedish, Danish dagning). See daw (“to dawn”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/, /ˈdɑːnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of dawn Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dawing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From daw + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of daw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dawing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From daw + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːɪŋ/ 1. Dawn, daybreak.
Word: daw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dawe, from Old English *dāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *dāhwā. Cognate with German Dahle, Dohle, dialectal Tach. Pronunciation: /dɔː/, /dɑː/ 1. A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw. Example: The loud daw, his throat displaying, draws The whole assembly of his fellow daws. Example: […] But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at: I am not what I am. 2. An idiot, a simpleton; fool. Labels: obsolete Example: Therefore to make complaynt Of such mysadvysed Parsons and dysgysed, Thys boke we have devysed, […] No good preest to offend, But suche dawes to amend, […] Example: A kind of choughs, Or thievish daws, sir, that have pick'd my purse Of eight score and ten pounds within these five weeks
Word: daw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English dawen, from Old English dagian (“to dawn”), from Proto-West Germanic *dagēn, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną (“to become day, dawn”), from *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). More at day, dawn. Pronunciation: /dɔː/, /dɑː/ 1. To dawn. 2. To wake (someone) up. Labels: obsolete Example: ANd whanne the Quene herd them saye soo she felle to the erthe in a dede swoune and thenne syr Bors took her vp and dawed her & whanne she was awaked she kneled afore the thre knyghtes and helde vp bothe their handes and besoughte them to seke hym And when the queen heard them say so she fell to the earth in a dead swoon. And then Sir Bors took her up, and dawed her; and when she was awaked she kneeled afore the three knights, and held up both their hands, and besought them to seek him 3. To daunt; to terrify. Labels: obsolete
Word: net minder Part of Speech: noun 1. A goalkeeper, player whose role it is to defend the goal.
Word: south-west Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of southwest. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: In Chuchow in the south-west of Chekiang, as we learn from a Shaoshing letter, rebel soldiers have, before the arrival of the soldiers sent by the Governor, killed the magistrate of Sian city named Wu.
Word: south-west Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of southwest. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, usually
Word: south-west Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of southwest. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, usually Example: Little detailed information is available on the series of violent shocks which occurred in Hopeh province, north-eastern China, in March 1966. The earthquake of 7 March (No. 184), whose epicentre was located in the region of Hsing-t’ai, about 400 km south-west of Pekin, probably caused extensive damage since the magnitude was 7 and the focus shallow. Example: The morphology of the bones suggests an evolutionary stage just prior to Sinanthropus pekinensis, and comparable to that of the Pithecanthropus robustus from East Java; but Lan-t'ien man's tools are little inferior to those of Peking Man. The latter is better known, being represented by complete skulls and long bones discovered in excavations at the limestone caves of Chou-k'ou-tien, forty kilometres south-west of Peking.
Word: sudden death Part of Speech: noun 1. An instantaneous, unexpected death not caused by violence or trauma. Labels: countable 2. A period or mode of play in which the next player or team to score wins instantly; often in an extra period of time following a tie at the end of the regular period of play. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A meal of a chicken freshly slaughtered and spatchcocked. Labels: India, countable, historical, slang, uncountable Example: An old sinner, in shape of a khansamah, is the genius of the place, and has rarely aught else to tempt the tired traveller with than a “sudden death”—a fowl caught running in the yard, and dished up forthwith; […] Example: Our next dish is one which has shown no signs of scarcity since we reached India, — the ever present chicken, or “sudden death,” as it is called here, from the Anglo-Indian custom of cooking a fowl that has been running about the garden half an hour before. 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sudden, death. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Jesse Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), from Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/ 1. The son of Obed and the father of king David. Example: Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Example: Jesse James was a lad that killed many a man, / He robbed the Glendale train. / He stole from the rich and he gave to the poor, / He'd a hand and a heart and a brain. Example: On a Friday morning in April, Fox News talk host Jesse Watters walked onstage to a room stuffed with hundreds of insurance executives and agents. Watters was the featured speaker at a breakfast for the Big “I” Legislative Conference, the signature annual event hosted by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, where he was invited to participate in an interview with the organization’s retiring president, Bob Rusbuldt. 3. A female given name, variant of Jessie. Example: We had decided to change the spelling of our names. Mine was to become Jesse instead of Jessie, and hers was to be Meribeth, not MaryBeth. We signed these names to the test papers we turned in at school. The teacher waved my paper in the air. "I can't give a mark to this person, because I don't know who this person is," she said. "Who is this Jesse?" She spelled the name out loud. "That is a boy's name. Does anybody here know a boy named Jesse?"
Word: Jesse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), from Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/ 1. A representation of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art, such as a genealogical tree in stained glass or a branched candlestick.
Word: paunch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English paunche, from Old Northern French panche, Old French pance (French panse), from Latin pantex. Pronunciation: /pɔːnt͡ʃ/, /pɑːntʃ/ 1. The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen. 2. The contents of this stomach in a slaughtered animal, viewed as food or a byproduct. 3. The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one. Example: See also: pooch Example: Since retiring from athletics, he has developed a paunch. 4. A paunch mat. 5. The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
Word: paunch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English paunche, from Old Northern French panche, Old French pance (French panse), from Latin pantex. Pronunciation: /pɔːnt͡ʃ/, /pɑːntʃ/ 1. To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, prior to eating. Example: (Caliban) Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him I' th' afternoon to sleep: there thou may'st brain him, Having first seiz'd his books; or with a log Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake, Or cut his wezand with thy knife
Word: agen Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Variant of again. 1. Obsolete spelling of again. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: 1832-1837, John Clare, Approaching Night O, how I long to be agen That poor and independent man, With labour's lot from morn to night And books to read at candle light;
Word: agen Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Variant of again. 1. Alternative spelling of again: against. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete Example: Mrs Dibble was resentful and peevish at having been trounced into employing old Peter. "You ought to pay that yourself, having took him on agen my wishes."
Word: amphipathic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amphi- + Ancient Greek παθικός (pathikós, “remaining passive in a sexual intercourse”), from Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”). Pronunciation: /ˌam.fɪˈpaθ.ɪk/, /ˌæm.fəˈpæ.θɪk/ 1. Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the alpha helix has hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite face has hydrophobic (or lipophilic) amino acids. Labels: not-comparable
Word: paunchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English paunch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English paunchy From paunch + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːn(t)ʃi/, /ˈpɔnt͡ʃi/, /ˈpɑnt͡ʃi/ 1. Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied. Example: He exercised every day to avoid becoming paunchy in his old age. Example: A trim-middled hog will have a higher dressing percentage than a wasty, gutty, paunchy, heavy-middled hog.
Word: preclude Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Latin clūdō Latin praeclūderelbor. English preclude Learned borrowing from Latin praeclūdere. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈkluːd/, /pɹiːˈkluːd/ 1. To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible. Labels: transitive Example: It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the skies clearing by this afternoon! Example: "Now, own the truth,—are you not very sorry that my having been in the opposition precludes your going to the most brilliant fête of the season?"
Word: ERISA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (of 1974). Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: slean Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of slane. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hydrangea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from taxonomic name Hydrangea, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, capsule”). Named by Carl Linnaeus after the shape of its fruits. Pronunciation: /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒə/, /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒi.ə/ 1. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers. Example: It also offers a portal to something deeper: a current collective wish to fill our kitchens with hydrangeas, drape ourselves in Eileen Fisher, pour some wine over ice with our closest friends and stop sweating the small stuff.
Word: secondary structure Part of Speech: noun 1. The general three-dimensional structure of a biopolymer such as DNA or a protein. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sentence fragment Part of Speech: noun 1. An incomplete sentence; a phrase or clause that is punctuated and capitalized as a sentence but does not constitute a complete grammatical sentence. (It is often the result of failing to include a subject and a verb, or beginning a sentence with a subordinator or relative pronoun. But not all one-word or two-word sentences are sentence fragments, though.)
Word: structural biology Part of Speech: noun 1. A branch of biochemistry or biophysics in which the three-dimensional structures of biomolecules, such as proteins, DNA, or RNA, are obtained using X-ray crystallography or nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). Labels: uncountable
Word: biomolecule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula New Latin moleculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule English biomolecule From bio- + molecule. 1. Molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms; any such molecule, even if created outside a living thing (as for example in a test tube or bioreactor). Example: Zinc oxide is biosafe and, therefore, there are no toxic effects for biomedical applications that immobilize and modify biomolecules (Kumar and Shen, 2008). Example: In the close vicinity of a chiral nanostructure, the circular dichroism of a biomolecule could be greatly enhanced, due to the interaction with the local superchiral fields.
Word: biopolymer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English polymer English biopolymer From bio- + polymer. 1. Any macromolecule of a living organism that is formed from the polymerization of smaller entities; a polymer that occurs in a living organism or results from life. Example: There are three main classes of biopolymers: polynucleotides (such as RNA and DNA), polypeptides (such as collagen and actin), and polysaccharides (such as cellulose and starch). Example: Products based on durable biopolymers have begun appearing in the marketplace.
Word: glycogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. French glyco- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French glycogènebor. English glycogen Borrowed from French glycogène. By surface analysis, glyco- + -gen. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlaɪ.kə.d͡ʒn̩/, /ˈɡlɪ.kə.d͡ʒn̩/ 1. A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Specifically the liver converts glucose into glycogen — a more compact chemical. It is a little bit like shrink-wrapping food so you can pack more of it into your freezer.
Word: trifecta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + (per)fecta. Pronunciation: /tɹaɪˈfɛktə/ 1. A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, US Example: The conservative player will play the exacta box bet and the occasional trifecta box wager. Example: In a trifecta, you must wager on three horses: the one that finishes first (win), the one that finishes second (place), and the one that finishes third (show) in order. 2. The attainment of three important achievements, qualities, etc. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, US, figuratively Example: The money picture for Santorum could change after his trifecta win in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri Tuesday night. Example: At the same time, he said, it could be that Mr. Netanyahu is “seeking a trifecta” with the strikes on Monday: pushing Hamas to give in, showing the Israeli public that he did hit Rafah as promised and getting credit from the Biden administration for not mounting the full-scale assault that Washington fears would result in a civilian catastrophe. 3. A set of three related things, often things that cause problems. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, US, broadly Example: a trifecta of political losers Example: Along with runtime errors, two other errors we saw earlier round out the JavaScript bug trifecta: syntax errors, logic errors, and runtime errors. 4. The complete legislative and executive control of state or federal government by one party: governorship, the upper house, and the lower house of state or federal legislatures. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, US Example: In fact, there are about a dozen states, including California, Massachusetts, Washington, and Illinois, where Democrats have won the trifecta—they control the governor's seat as well as both houses of the state legislature. Example: It’s not just Florida, of course. Republican trifectas in states across the country have introduced and passed dozens of bills aimed at the public existence of trans and other gender-nonconforming people.
Word: coho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The earlier spelling "cohose" was re-interpreted as a plural form (for a similar development, see pea). From Halkomelem. Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊhəʊ/, /ˈkoʊhoʊ/ 1. An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. Example: 1996, Committee on Protection and Management of Pacific Northwest Anadromous Salmonids, National Research Council, Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest, page 105, Overall, OCN coho constitute the largest aggregate of coho populations in the United States outside Alaska. Example: Since 1965, an index live-count method has been used to annually estimate the number of coho salmon in the escapement to the Skagit River.
Word: nanopublishing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English publishing English nanopublishing From nano- + publishing. 1. Blog-based publishing intended for a certain niche audience. Labels: uncountable
Word: awareness band Part of Speech: noun 1. awareness bracelet
Word: awareness bracelet Part of Speech: noun 1. A wristband typically composed of silicone, often featuring a slogan etc. and sold for charity to raise awareness of a cause.
Word: voice lift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of voice + face lift. 1. Alteration of the vocal cords by surgery, intended to give the recipient a more youthful-sounding voice.
Word: homeshoring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of home + offshoring. 1. A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment Labels: uncountable
Word: preheritance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of pre- + inheritance. 1. Transfer of property to relatives or other beneficiaries prior to death. Labels: uncountable
Word: shopgrift Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of shoplift + grift. 1. To make use of a purchased item and then return it to where it was bought within the refund period so as to get one's money back.
Word: rationale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin ratiōnāle. Pronunciation: /ˌɹæʃ.əˈnɑːl/, /ˌɹæʃ.əˈnæl/, /ˌɹæ.ʃəˈnæ.le/ 1. An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something. 2. A justification or rationalization for something. Example: He confirmed that Bashir successfully manipulated Diana’s paranoia by showing her brother, Earl Spencer, forged documents that “proved” her closest advisers had betrayed her to the palace, inflaming her desire to speak out for herself. Bashir lied his way to the biggest TV scoop of the 20th century. Dyson’s censure at least gave her two sons some rationale for why Diana did something so destructive to their happiness.
Word: rationale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ratiōnāle. Pronunciation: /ˌɹæʃ.əˈnɑːl/, /ˌɹæʃ.əˈnæl/, /ˌɹæ.ʃəˈnæ.le/ 1. A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations. Labels: rare Example: the local bishop, H.E. Gregor Maria Hanke, is shown wearing that rarest of liturgical garments, the rationale.
Word: apotropaic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιος (apotrópaios), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) and τρόπος (trópos, “turn”); thus meaning “causing things to turn away”, as in “turns away evil”. Pronunciation: /ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk/ 1. Intended to ward off evil. Example: Wormwood [...] was associated with the rites of St. John's Eve, when a crown of the plant was made from its sprays for apotropaic purposes, to ward of malefic spirits. Example: A boring subtext, about the wisdom or otherwise of actually uttering Voldemort's name, meanwhile robs the apotropaic device of its force.
Word: apotropaic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιος (apotrópaios), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) and τρόπος (trópos, “turn”); thus meaning “causing things to turn away”, as in “turns away evil”. Pronunciation: /ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk/ 1. An agent intended to ward off evil.
Word: anadromus Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of anadromous. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: semelparous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin semel (“once, a single time”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”). Coined by Lamont Cole in 1954. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛməlpərəs/ 1. Reproducing only once in a lifetime. Labels: not-comparable
Word: iteroparous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin iterum (“again, a second time”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”). Coined by Lamont Cole in 1954. Pronunciation: /ˈɪtəroʊpærəs/ 1. reproducing more than once in a lifetime Labels: not-comparable
Word: praught Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Derived from preach by analogy with teach : taught. Apparently a modern jocular construction but taken seriously by some. In print, generally appearing as a nonce in a much-quoted doggerel verse, attributed by some to Phoebe Cary in 1854, appearing in Punchinello 1.27 in 1870, there attributed to Amos Keeter. See quot. 1870. Pronunciation: /pɹɔːt/ 1. simple past and past participle of preach Labels: form-of, humorous, nonstandard, participle, past Example: SALLY SALTER, she was a young teacher, who taught, And her friend, CHARLEY CHURCH, was a preacher, who praught; Though his enemies called him a screecher, who scraught. Example: 1996-05-22 The Anglican Mailing List http://memoriam.anglicansonline.org/mamawolf/msg00352.html … I don't remember the earnest soul who praught it …
Word: french fry Part of Speech: noun 1. singular of french fries Labels: form-of, singular
Word: frenched Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Frenched. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: frenched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of french Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: French toast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First recorded use in 1660, in a recipe without eggs, in the current sense from 1870s. The common French name for the dish is pain perdu (literally “lost bread”). Pronunciation: /ˌfɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈtəʊst/, /ˌfɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈtoʊst/ 1. Food prepared by dipping bread into egg batter and frying. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I'd like syrup on my French toast.
Word: all at once Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˌɔːl ət ˈwʌn(t)s/, /ˌɔl ət ˈwʌn(t)s/, /ˌɑl ət ˈwʌn(t)s/ 1. Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: When all at once I saw a crowd, / A host, of golden daffodils Example: I was on my way to the door, but all at once, through the fog in my head, I began to sight one reef that I hadn't paid any attention to afore. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: All at the same time; all together. Labels: not-comparable Example: There are too many to get in the lift all at once, so some must wait.
Word: nasion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nas(o)- + -ion. 1. The point at the root of the nose where the frontal and two nasal bones meet. (It is a cephalometric landmark.) Example: Additional skull measurements, taken with small sliding calipers, were from zygomaxillare, the lowest point on the zygomatic-maxillary suture, to the points of alveolare, basion and nasion.
Word: ranter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rant + -er. 1. One who rants; a noisy, boisterous speaker or declaimer. 2. A jovial fellow. Labels: obsolete
Word: pronate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin prōnatus, past participle of prōnare (“to bend forward”). See prone. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊ.neɪt/, /ˈpɹoʊ.neɪt/ 1. To turn or rotate one’s hand and forearm so that the palm faces down if the forearm is horizontal, back if the arm is pointing down, or forward if the forearm is pointing up; to twist the right forearm counterclockwise or the left forearm clockwise. Labels: transitive 2. To twist the foot so that if walking the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot. Labels: transitive 3. To become pronated. Labels: intransitive
Word: pronate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin prōnatus, past participle of prōnare (“to bend forward”). See prone. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊ.neɪt/, /ˈpɹoʊ.neɪt/ 1. Somewhat prone; inclined. Example: pronate trees Example: Hold the cello bow with the hand in a pronate position over the frog.
Word: lengthen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From length + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛŋθən/, /ˈlɛŋkθən/ 1. To make longer, to extend the length of. Labels: transitive Example: You need to lengthen the story if you want to have it published. Example: The platforms of all stations from Shepherds Bush to Liverpool Street have been lengthened from 325 ft. to 427 ft. between tunnel headwalls, to take longer trains. 2. To become longer. Labels: intransitive Example: The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set.
Word: simoniac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See simony. 1. One who carries on or is guilty of simony.
Word: simoniac Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See simony. 1. Practising simony Labels: not-comparable
Word: viz Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /vɪz/ 1. Alternative form of viz.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: viz Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /vɪʒ/ 1. Clipping of visual. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Word: viz Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /vɪʒ/ 1. Clipping of visualize. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: viz Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /vɪʒ/ 1. Clipping of visualization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 2. Clipping of visual. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 3. Clipping of visibility. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: marketability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English market Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English marketability From market + -ability. 1. The likelihood that something will sell; market appeal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This is a beautiful house with high marketability. Example: From the job seeker's point of view, however, it may be best to stay in school for an internship—if you can afford the time and expense. That way, some career advisers say, you can maximize your marketability to get the hottest job at the highest possible salary.
Word: redoubtable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English redoutable (“worthy of honour, venerable; frightening, terrible”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman redoutable and Middle French redoutable, redoubtable, from Old French redotable (modern French redoutable), from redoter (“to fear”) (whence Middle French redoubter, redouter, French redouter) + -able (suffix meaning ‘deserving of, worthy of’). Redoter is derived from re- (intensifying prefix) + doter (“to doubt; to fear”) (from Latin dubitō (“to doubt, be uncertain, waver in opinion”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“apart, asunder; two”) + *bʰuH- (“to appear; to be; to become; to grow”), in the sense of being in two minds). By surface analysis, redoubt (“to dread”) + -able. The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdaʊtəbl̩/, /ɹəˈdaʊtəb(ə)l/, /ɹi-/, [-ɾə-] 1. Especially of a person. Labels: humorous, sometimes Example: The redoubtable New York Times has been called the “newspaper of record” of the United States. Example: VVhere ſuch an other Rodomont, ſo furious, ſo valorous, ſo redoutable? 2. Especially of a person. Example: [I]t pleaſed the grekes at that tyme to ſe yͤ body of Hector ſo trayned by Achilles⸝ bycauſe he was wont to be ſo redoubtab[l]e to them⸝ […] Example: Revers'd that ſpear, redoubtable in war, / Reclined that banner, erſt in fields unfurl'd, / That like a deathful meteor, gleam'd afar, / And brav'd the mighty monarchs of the world.— […]
Word: redoubtable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English redoutable (“worthy of honour, venerable; frightening, terrible”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman redoutable and Middle French redoutable, redoubtable, from Old French redotable (modern French redoutable), from redoter (“to fear”) (whence Middle French redoubter, redouter, French redouter) + -able (suffix meaning ‘deserving of, worthy of’). Redoter is derived from re- (intensifying prefix) + doter (“to doubt; to fear”) (from Latin dubitō (“to doubt, be uncertain, waver in opinion”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“apart, asunder; two”) + *bʰuH- (“to appear; to be; to become; to grow”), in the sense of being in two minds). By surface analysis, redoubt (“to dread”) + -able. The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdaʊtəbl̩/, /ɹəˈdaʊtəb(ə)l/, /ɹi-/, [-ɾə-] 1. A person who elicits respect. Labels: humorous, in-plural, often, sometimes 2. A person who elicits dread or fear; a formidable person. Labels: in-plural, often Example: Had you sought the Lady's court yourself.— / Faced the redoubtables composing it, / Flattered this, threatened that man, bribed the other,— / Pleaded, by writ and word and deed, your cause,— / Conquered a footing inch by painful inch,— / And, after long years' struggle, pounced at last / On her for prize,—the right life had been lived.
Word: antitheft Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English theft English antitheft From anti- + theft. 1. Against or preventing from being stolen. Labels: not-comparable Example: The antitheft device meant the thief could not leave the store.