nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: controllable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English control Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English controllable From control + -able. Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/ 1. Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command. Example: For instance, such nonweather factors as insects, disease, errors of management, accidents, and other factors may not be considered controllable […] Example: A spring-loaded reducing valve, controllable from the cab, admitted h.p. steam to both h.p. and l.p. cylinders whenever necessary, as, for example, on starting; [...].
Word: controllable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English control Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English controllable From control + -able. Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/ 1. Any factor that can be controlled. Example: The widest variety of marketing research studies focus on the influences of controllables—products, distribution, promotion, and price.
Word: curiosity killed the cat Part of Speech: proverb 1. One should not be curious about things that can be dangerous.
Word: E-format Part of Speech: noun 1. A scientific notation for floating point numbers in which e.g. 51.75 would be represented as 0.5175E+02 (meaning 0.5175 × 10²) Labels: uncountable
Word: look out Part of Speech: verb 1. To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: While you're in the city center, look out for the dodgy street vendors. Example: Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer‘cottage’ and if you don't look out there's likely to be some nice, lively dog taking an interest in your underpinning.” 2. To find by looking: to hunt out. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Morgan pulled a Greek lexicon toward him (he used a Greek-German), to look out a word, instead of asking it of Pemberton. Example: Then she straightened the kitchen, lit the lamp, mended the fire, looked out the washing for the next day, and put it to soak. 3. To be facing. Example: A spacious room that looks out on the sea. 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, out. Example: On the morning of the eighth day, he found himself looking out across the river. 5. Ellipsis of look out for (someone) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, intransitive Example: Hey man, I know it costs four dollars but I only have three. Can you please look out?
Word: bump off Part of Speech: verb 1. To kill, especially to murder. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: "Well, he's been wrong ever since I had to bump off Tim Harrigan. Talks about a fair break. As if I had a chance to let the old man get to a gun." Example: He could imagine M calling in the Chief of Staff. "007's already tangled up with the FBI. Dam' fool went up to Harlem last night and bumped off three of Mr. Big's men. Got hurt himself, apparently, but not much." 2. To cut class; to play truant. Labels: UK, idiomatic
Word: on the brain Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Obsessively in mind. Labels: idiomatic Example: I've been studying for my electronics exam so hard, for so long, that now I've got circuit diagrams on the brain!
Word: brainbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brain + box. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪn(ˌ)bɒks/ 1. The cavity of the skull in which the brain is contained. Example: Holonyms: skull, cranium < head Example: The compromise was to use as much of the skull as possible by pushing the eyes in towards the centre, and relegating the brain box to the rear. 2. The skull; the head. Labels: slang 3. A very intelligent person. Labels: slang
Word: brain surgeon Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who does brain surgery. 2. Someone very intelligent and skillful. Labels: excessive, idiomatic
Word: entactogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin word meaning 'to touch within'. 1. A state of feeling positive about both oneself and the world. Labels: uncountable
Word: brainwave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brain + wave. 1. Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram. 2. A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm.
Word: Phobos Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Φόβος (Phóbos, “Fear”). Pronunciation: /ˈfoʊbəs/ 1. A son of Ares (Mars). Also the Greek god of fear. Labels: Greek 2. The innermost natural satellite of Mars.
Word: Deimos Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Δεῖμος (Deîmos), from δειμός (deimós, “terror”). Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪməs/ 1. A son of Ares (Latin: Mars), god of terror. Labels: Greek 2. The outermost natural satellite of Mars.
Word: Callisto Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Καλλιστώ (Kallistṓ). Pronunciation: /kəˈlɪs.toʊ̯/ 1. A nymph of Artemis. Labels: Greek 2. A moon of Jupiter.
Word: Themisto Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Θεμιστώ (Themistṓ). 1. the third and last wife of Athamas Labels: Greek 2. A natural satellite of Jupiter
Word: Miranda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”). Pronunciation: /mɪˈɹændə/ 1. A female given name originating as a coinage [in turn from Latin]. Labels: countable Example: Admir'd Miranda! Indeed, the top of admiration; worth What's dearest in the world! Example: Miranda Guzman alleges that the state’s vaccine mandate violates a 2023 West Virginia law that stipulates the government would not be able to “substantially burden” someone’s constitutional right to freedom of religion unless doing so “is essential to further a compelling governmental interest.” 2. One of the moons of the planet of Uranus. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When Red Dwarf had stopped for supplies at Miranda, he'd spent the last afternoon of his three-day ship leave and all his wages buying the smallest, healthiest animal with the best pedigree he could find. 3. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A suburb of Sydney in the Sutherland council area, New South Wales, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Miranda Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda. The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda. Pronunciation: /mɪˈɹændə/ 1. A surname from the Romance languages. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname from the Romance languages. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname from the Romance languages. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Miranda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda. The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda. Pronunciation: /mɪˈɹændə/ 1. A Miranda warning.
Word: Miranda Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda. The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda. Pronunciation: /mɪˈɹændə/ 1. To read (somebody) their rights on arrest as set out in Miranda v. Arizona. Labels: transitive Example: Has the suspect been Mirandaed?
Word: Umbriel Part of Speech: name Etymology: All of Uranus’s moons are named after characters created by William Shakespeare or Alexander Pope. The names of all four satellites of Uranus then known were suggested by John Herschel in 1852 at the request of William Lassell, though it is uncertain if Herschel devised the names, or if Lassell did so and then sought Herschel’s permission. Umbriel is the “dusky melancholy sprite” in Pope’s The Rape of the Lock, and the name suggests the Latin umbra (“shadow”); the ending matches Ariel, name of another character. Pronunciation: /ˈʌmbriəl/ 1. A moon of Uranus
Word: hyd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of hyde Labels: form-of, past
Word: hyd Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of how('re) you doing (how are you doing?). Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: brain wave Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of brainwave. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chroneme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) + -eme, a suffix indicating a fundamental unit in some aspect of linguistic structure, extracted from phoneme, from Ancient Greek φώνημα (phṓnēma, “sound”), from φωνέω (phōnéō, “to sound”), from φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). By surface analysis, chrono- + -eme. 1. A basic, theoretical unit of sound that can distinguish words by duration only of a vowel or consonant.
Word: ciprofloxacin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English propane English cyclopropane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cy(clo)pro(pyl) English -floxacin English ciprofloxacin From cy(clo)pro(pyl) + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”). Pronunciation: /ˌsɪp.ɹəˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/ 1. A broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃ that is often administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃·HCl and is effective especially against gram-negative bacteria. Labels: uncountable
Word: circumnavigated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of circumnavigate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: circumnavigate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin circumnāvigātus, perfect passive participle of circumnāvigō (“sail round something, circumnavigate”), from circum (“about, around”) + nāvigō (“sail, navigate”), from nāvis (“ship”) + agō (“do”). By surface analysis, circum- + navigate. Pronunciation: /ˌsə.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/, /ˌsɝ.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ 1. To travel completely around somewhere or something (especially the Globe), especially by sail. Labels: transitive Example: We circumnavigated the Mediterranean. Example: On horses they circumnavigated the fields, comparing the progress of the harvest on the two halves. 2. To circumvent or bypass. Labels: transitive Example: Rebel of the tournament: Saudi Arabia’s Malek Al Hawsawi, who circumnavigated Fifa’s ban on jewellery by keeping his ring in his mouth. 3. To sail around the world. Labels: intransitive Example: Patrick Childress, who solo circumnavigated on a Catalina 27 in 1982, stresses the value of eggs, which will keep at least six weeks if previously unrefrigerated and oiled with vegetable shortening. Example: Jack and Lura Francis, both fairly tall, circumnavigated on a Westsail 32.
Word: glibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From glib + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪbli/ 1. In a glib manner. Example: "It seems as though I have lived this life always. The world of books and bookish folk is very vague, more like a dream memory than an actuality. I surely have hunted and forayed and fought all the days of my life. And you, too, seem a part of it. You are -- " I was on the verge of saying, "my woman, my mate," but glibly changed it to -- "standing the hardship well." Example: […] they are unconscious of all the history and human experience by which the liturgy has been enriched, and unmoved by the glibly repeated words of the Gospel […]
Word: blurbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blurb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: composting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmpoʊstɪŋ/, /ˈkɒmpɒstɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of compost Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: composting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmpoʊstɪŋ/, /ˈkɒmpɒstɪŋ/ 1. Composted material; compost. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Because clopyralid is persistent and does not break down during the composting process, grass clippings and other green waste that have been treated with the chemical can contaminate entire compostings, the suit contends.
Word: decayed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈkeɪd/ 1. Having undergone decay, rotted. Example: The decayed remains of the pilot's shirt showed where the plane had been shot down. 2. Reduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune. Labels: dated
Word: decayed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈkeɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of decay Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bull's eye Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bullseye. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Gadhavi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Gujarati ગઢવી (gaḍhvī). 1. A surname from Gujarati.
Word: sieged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of siege Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wastes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /weɪsts/ 1. plural of waste Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wastes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /weɪsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of waste Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: squanders Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of squander Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spendthrift Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spend + thrift (“(archaic) savings; profits; wealth”). Pronunciation: /ˈspɛn(d)θɹɪft/, /ˈspɛn(d)ˌθɹɪft/ 1. Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. Example: Wel, go to wild oats, ſpend thrift prodigal, / Ile croſſe thy name quight from my reckning booke: / For theſe accounts, faith it ſhall ſcath thee ſome what, / I will not ſay what, ſomewhat it ſhall be. Example: He was now esteemed quite worthy to address the daughter of a foolish, spendthrift baronet, who had not had principle or sense enough to maintain himself in the situation in which Providence had placed him, and who could give his daughter at present but a small part of the share of ten thousand pounds which must be hers hereafter. 2. Extravagant or lavish. Example: Rufus's stone lies in the outskirts of the forest, and in a few minutes they emerged upon the broad heath which bounds it, then like a sea of gold; for the furze was in the first glory of its spendthrift wealth. Example: A high-powered entertainment that acceded to the spiraling capitalization costs of the big musical with a production of spendthrift command, La Cage [aux Folles] came in at summer's end as a guaranteed hit.
Word: spendthrift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spend + thrift (“(archaic) savings; profits; wealth”). Pronunciation: /ˈspɛn(d)θɹɪft/, /ˈspɛn(d)ˌθɹɪft/ 1. Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully. Example: [T]hat vve vvould doe / VVe ſhould doe vvhen vve vvould: for this vvould changes, / And hath abatements and delayes as many, / As there are tongues, are hands, are accedents, / And then this ſhould is like a ſpend thrifts ſigh, / That hurts by eaſing; […] Example: VVell goe too vvild oates, ſpend thrift, prodigall, / Ile croſſe thy name quite from my reckoning booke: / For theſe accounts, faith it ſhall skathe thee ſomevvhat, / I vvill not ſay vvhat ſomevvhat it ſhall be. 2. Anything that distributes its attributes profusely, without restraint. Labels: figuratively Example: It was one of those bright days in spring, which are very spendthrifts of sunshine, when the darkest alley in London wins a golden glimpse, and the eternal mist around St. Paul's turns to a glittering haze:...
Word: chipper Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From English dialectal kipper (“nimble; frisky”), of obscure origin. Perhaps akin to Old Norse kjapt (“briskly; impetuously”), kippa ("to snatch; pull; jerk" > Middle English kippen (“to seize”)), kipra (“to wrinkle; draw tightly”), Norwegian kjapp (“fast; brisk”), Dutch kippen (“to seize; catch; grip”). More at kip. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪpɚ/, /ˈtʃɪpə/ 1. Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful. Example: Van Halen orders garlic strewn about Lucy's bedroom. she feels a bit chipperer the next morning, so Mina heads off to help poor Harker in Budapest. Example: The idea of a merchant selling both totems of pure evil and frozen yogurt (he calls it frogurt!) is amusing in itself, as is the idea that frogurt could be cursed, but it’s really the Shopkeeper’s quicksilver shift from ominous doomsaying to chipper salesmanship that sells the sequence.
Word: chipper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chip + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪpɚ/, /ˈtʃɪpə/ 1. Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood). Example: Used for chopping large blocks of chocolate into small pieces, a chocolate chipper looks like a large fork with six thin, very sharp, pointed metal fingers. To use the chipper, hold it straight up and down and press it firmly[…] 2. Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood). Labels: US Example: NR workers feed the cleared vegetation into a chipper. 3. Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood). 4. A fish and chip shop, or more generally a cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods. Labels: East, Ireland, North, Scotland, slang Example: 'Yes, and CCTV on the drink link and at Fabio's chipper.' 5. A company that manufactures potato chips/potato crisps. Example: Bichel asked chippers several thought-provoking questions about potato procurement, storage and handling. Example: Pet Inc.'s Laura Scudder division, a West Coast region chipper, has revamped its Dittos brand stack chips. 6. A player who chips the ball. 7. A golf club for making chip shots. 8. A deep frier. Labels: slang 9. An occasional tobacco user, or more generally drug user. Labels: US 10. Killer. Labels: slang
Word: chipper Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare cheep, chirp. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪpɚ/, /ˈtʃɪpə/ 1. To chirp or chirrup. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: [a squirrel] […] eyeing me inquisitively, chippering, and shaking his tail
Word: trinucleotide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English nucleotide English trinucleotide From tri- + nucleotide. 1. a codon containing three nucleotides
Word: circumstantiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English circumstantial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English circumstantiality From circumstantial + -ity. 1. Extreme attention to minute or irrelevant detail. Labels: uncountable Example: Plushkin's list was distinguished by a conciseness of exposition which had led to certain of the items being represented merely by Christian name, patronymic, and a couple of dots; and Sobakevitch's list was remarkable for its amplitude and circumstantiality, in that not a single peasant had such of his peculiar characteristics omitted as that the deceased had been "excellent at joinery," or "sober and ready to pay attention to his work." 2. A minor detail or circumstantial matter. Labels: countable Example: There was much discussion at the time, in some of the public journals, upon the possibility of reconciling these incidents with other circumstantialities of the case, supposing that only one man had been concerned in the affair. That there was only one man concerned, seems to be certain.
Word: circumvallation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin circumvāllātiō. By surface analysis, circumvallate + -ation. Pronunciation: /sɜːkəmvæˈleɪʃən/, /sɚkəmvæˈleɪʃən/ 1. A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended. Example: [...] and in a word, would intrench and fortify them round with as many circumvallations and breast-works, as my uncle Toby would a citadel. Example: The Saxon architect had exhausted his art in rendering the main keep defensible, and there was no other circumvallation than a rude barrier of palisades.
Word: civil time Part of Speech: noun 1. Mean solar time reckoned from midnight by adding twelve hours. Labels: uncountable Example: The civil time in a certain place is the mean solar time plus twelve hours which are added so that the day begins at midnight and not at midday. Universal time is the civil time of the international meridian. 2. The statutory time as designated by civilian authorities, generally a standard time in a time zone at a fixed offset from UTC. Labels: uncountable
Word: coat tree Part of Speech: noun 1. An upright pole having hooks on which to hang coats or other clothing Labels: US
Word: coca wine Part of Speech: noun 1. A cocktail containing wine mixed with a smaller amount of cocaine. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cochin-Chinese Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of Cochin China
Word: Cochin-Chinese Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or relating to Cochin-China or its inhabitants Labels: not-comparable
Word: Cochin China Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Cochin-China; from a Portuguese corruption of Ko-chen, + China, distinguishing it from the Indian town of Cochin (which has a different etymology and was a Portuguese colony). 1. A former region comprising southern Vietnam and part of Cambodia. Labels: historical Example: In their arrangements for the future government of this extensive country, it was determined that Yinyac should possess the two divisions of Chang and Don-nai; Long-niang, that of Huè, bordering on Tonquin; and the youngest brother was to be high-priest of all Cochin China.
Word: Cochin China Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Cochin-China; from a Portuguese corruption of Ko-chen, + China, distinguishing it from the Indian town of Cochin (which has a different etymology and was a Portuguese colony). 1. Synonym of Cochin (“type of domestic hen”).
Word: palpation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English palpate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English palpation From palpate + -ion. 1. The act of feeling or pushing on various parts of a patient’s body to determine medical condition such as the normality of organs or the presence or absence of tumors, swelling, muscle tension, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mark time Part of Speech: verb 1. To march in place, while still in step with the beat. Example: When the colonel has given the signal for the music to beat time, he will give the caution for the movement as above; and the lieutenant colonel will immediately give the word to the right wing to mark time. Example: Next, they were ordered to converge on Bischofsburg. They had spent the morning marking time there. 2. To stop making progress temporarily; to wait or stand still. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Monday noon I chased over to the Auditorium and they was only about eighty in line ahead o' me[…] While I was markin' time I looked at the pitchers o' the different actors, Example: “If I can put money in their pockets and play some New Orleans music, that’s what I can do.” But he’s only marking time until he can return to New Orleans.
Word: multidimensional array Part of Speech: noun 1. A data structure consisting of a vector of vectors, in the case of a 2-dimensional array, or, in the case of an N-dimensional array, a vector of multidimensional arrays of degree N minus 1, thereby allowing the simulation of a N-dimensional grid of storage locations using an underlying memory architecture in which storage is addressed in a linear fashion. 2. A data structure that has the semantics of an array of arrays, all of which may be indexed with values of any data type, usually with a supporting syntax built-into a programming language. 3. Any abstraction, usually a memory-resident data structure, that addresses storage locations via an N-dimensional coordinate space.
Word: associative array Part of Speech: noun 1. An array-like data structure where the indices (called keys) are not limited to integers.
Word: association list Part of Speech: noun 1. A data structure that associates keys with data; implemented as a list whose members are paired storage locations (cons cells), one element of which (the car) contains the key and the other element of which (the cdr) contains the keyed data.
Word: hyalopilitic Part of Speech: adj 1. A textural term used in petrographic classification of volcanic rocks, referring to a volcanic rock groundmass, which is visible only under magnification with a petrographic microscope, that contains a mixture of very fine-grained mineral crystals either mixed with natural volcanic glass, or surrounded by thin bands of volcanic glass. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hash table Part of Speech: noun 1. An associative array implemented as a vector, the indexes into which are the result of applying a hash function to the key.
Word: inee Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of arrow poison, made from the plant Strophanthus hispidus, used especially in the areas of Togo and Cameroon. Labels: uncountable
Word: kalokagathia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλοκαγαθίᾱ (kalokagathíā, “nobility, goodness”), from καλοκάγαθος (kalokágathos, “gentleman”), from καλός καὶ ἀγαθός (kalós kaì agathós, “beautiful and good”), shortened as καλός κἀγαθός (kalós kagathós), + -ίᾱ (-íā, “-ness”). Pronunciation: /ˌka.loʊ.kəˈɡeɪ.θi.ə/ 1. A Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues. It is a classical Greek and Platonic ideal denoting the harmonious unity of bodily excellence, moral virtue, and intellectual cultivation. It expresses the integration of physical beauty, ethical character, and rational insight within a single, well-formed soul—where reason governs, spirit aligns with justice, and appetite is moderated. Rooted in the educational tradition of paideia, kalokagathia represents the perfection of human nature in accordance with both external nobility and inner truth. Labels: uncountable
Word: ferm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See farm. Pronunciation: /fɜː(ɹ)m/ 1. rent for a farm Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: He let his land to ferm. 2. a farm Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. an abode or place of residence Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Out of her fleshly ferme fled to the place of paine..
Word: locomotive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French locomotif, from Latin locō (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + Vulgar Latin mōtivus (“moving”) (see motive). In the rail transport sense, ellipsis of locomotive (steam) engine, attested from 1814. Pronunciation: /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/, /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/ 1. The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons. Example: As on all other British Railways standard locomotives to date, the lubrication of motion pins and reversing gear is by grease nipple and gun. 2. A traction engine. Labels: rare 3. A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed. Labels: slang 4. Any of various early road vehicles, steam-powered, etc., forerunners of the modern car. Labels: archaic 5. A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports, such as the United States.
Word: locomotive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French locomotif, from Latin locō (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + Vulgar Latin mōtivus (“moving”) (see motive). In the rail transport sense, ellipsis of locomotive (steam) engine, attested from 1814. Pronunciation: /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/, /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/ 1. Of or relating to locomotion. 2. Of or relating to the power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself. 3. Moving, or capable of motion. Example: Pindar seems to imply that these figures were actually locomotive automata.
Word: selachophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “shark”) + -phobia. 1. Unreasonable fear or dislike of sharks. Labels: uncountable
Word: matrimonial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French matrimonial, also matrimony + -al. Pronunciation: /mætɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/ 1. Of, or having to do with matrimony and marriage. Example: matrimonial bliss Example: matrimonial harmony
Word: matrimonial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French matrimonial, also matrimony + -al. Pronunciation: /mætɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/ 1. A classified advertisement describing a person who wishes to find a marriage partner. Labels: India
Word: cashed-up bogan Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is unsophisticated or of a lower class background but achieving a high salary, who spends money on flashy or trashy items to fulfil their aspirations of higher social status. The stereotype includes having speech and mannerisms that are considered to denote poor education and uncultured upbringing, which is reflected in their bad taste possessions and lifestyles. Labels: Australia Example: And the tourists all seem to be cashed-up bogans with plenty of money and no bloody taste or brains. Example: Available for only $90 a bottle, the new ‘limited edition’, ‘luxury’ brand targets the cashed-up bogan who is eager to make a maxtreme statement about its exclusivity, uniqueness and wealth.
Word: corniculum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin corniculum (“little horn”). 1. A small horn-like part or process. Labels: archaic
Word: wd Part of Speech: intj 1. Abbreviation of well done. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: wd Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of withdrew (from an event). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of would. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Got yr card. Problem is: don't have yr address! Wd love to see you. Write w/number! xo Jeremy.
Word: wd Part of Speech: prep 1. Abbreviation of with the. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: rightmost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English right Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English rightmost From right + -most. 1. Furthest to the right. Labels: not-comparable Example: Start with the rightmost one and work towards the left. Example: She tried the rightmost door first.
Word: extemporaneously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English extemporaneous Middle English -ly English -ly English extemporaneously From extemporaneous + -ly. 1. In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: improvisationally, provisionally, at will, at pleasure Example: Considering that he was speaking extemporaneously, he covered the subject pretty well.
Word: lookup table Part of Speech: noun 1. A data structure created for the purpose of translating keys into values. 2. A color filter. Labels: specifically
Word: gunshy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gun + shy. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌn.ʃaɪ/ 1. Afraid to use a gun. 2. Frightened by the sound of gunfire. Example: But very few dogs become gunshy if they are introduced to the bang while they are overcome with the delight of chasing game, particularly if the trainer begins with a light noise and works up to louder noises in easy stages 3. Fearing the consequences of repeating an act, especially after being reprimanded. Labels: figuratively Example: After his last suggestion was laughed at by his colleagues, he was gunshy about making another suggestion. Example: However, some people are gun-shy about like and engage in the hoity toity lingo that's called “hypercorrection.”
Word: huhu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori huhu (“larval form of this beetle”), from Proto-Polynesian *fufu (“weevil”). 1. A beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, endemic to New Zealand.
Word: dereference Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English reference English dereference From de- + reference. Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹɛfɹəns/ 1. To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else. Example: Attempting to dereference a null pointer often results in a crash. 2. To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself. Example: With the find command, any symbolic links appearing after -follow will be dereferenced. 3. To dissolve a symbolic link by replacing it with a copy of its target.
Word: dereference Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English reference English dereference From de- + reference. Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹɛfɹəns/ 1. The act by which something is dereferenced. Example: Either each dereference must use a complicated DCAS protocol, or each pointer must include a version number that is managed on each modification and checked on each dereference, or storage management must be tightly coupled […]
Word: tarai Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of terai. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ure, from Anglo-Norman *ure, Old French uevre (modern French œuvre), from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of oeuvre, opera, and opus. 1. Use, practise, exercise. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: I cannot vtter any more, for words waxe out of vre Example: But come, let vs be sure of this, to put the best in vre That lies in vs;
Word: ure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ure, from Anglo-Norman *ure, Old French uevre (modern French œuvre), from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of oeuvre, opera, and opus. 1. To use; to exercise; to inure; to accustom by practice. Labels: ambitransitive, obsolete Example: 1551, Ralph Robinson (translator), Utopia (1516) by Thomas More, edited by William Dallam Armes, New York: Macmillan, 1912, Book 1, p. 37, […] the French soldiers […] from their youth have been practised and ured in feats of arms […]
Word: ure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French ure or its etymon Latin ūrus. Doublet of urus. 1. Synonym of aurochs. Labels: rare Example: The Vre therefoꝛe ryſeth in the fardeſt partes of all Richmondeſhyꝛe, among the Coterine hilles, in a moſſe, towarde the weſt fourtéene myles beyonde Mydleham. Example: The Auer or Ure ox or European Bison, (bos urus, bonasus, bison,) is one of the largest oxen, and distinguished by a curly manelike product about the head and neck, by a very broad, arched forehead, and by moderate horns situated far apart, and being curved inward and upward in the shape of a crescent.[…]Some extracts from his work are here presented, because the opinion hitherto prevailing in certain circles that our common cattle were the offspring of the Ure; but according to these extracts it will be seen that several striking anatomical differences are found to exist between the Ure and our common cattle.[…]The Ure has fourteen vertebræ, and as many pairs of ribs, or one pair more than common cattle, but has only five lumbar vertebræ of which the common cattle have six.[…]In the old Ure, there was found in the midst of the two seminal passages, vessels, a single duct, shaped somewhat like a bag, one inch in diameter and four and a half inches in length, which is divided in front and at the top into two arching branches, like the horns of the uterus of the cow, extending as channels of 3 to 4 inches in width to the testicle, and there terminating in a cul-de-sac.[…]From the above it appears that the origin of the domesticated cattle and their original native country is, as yet, not fully ascertained. Formerly the ure was considered the parent of the same, but this is improbable on account of the anatomical differences between the ure and the common cattle.
Word: ure Part of Speech: contraction 1. Abbreviation of you're (you are). Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal, rare
Word: aya Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ayah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aya Part of Speech: adv 1. Yes; yea; aye. Labels: New-England, archaic, dialectal, not-comparable Example: “The date is May 7, 1901, just before dawn. (COCK CROW offstage.) Aya, just about.” Example: “And for all her reading, her remarkable knowledge of English poetry and literature, she was never to lose certain countrified Yankee patterns of speech, saying 'Canady' for Canada, as an example, using 'set' for sit, or the old New England 'aya,' for yes.”
Word: Teflon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Trade name, 1940s. From the first letters of tetra- (“four”) + fluoro- (“fluorine”) + -on modeled after nylon etc. From the fluorine count of polytetrafluoroethylene. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛflɒn/ 1. A brand name of polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”) products, latterly applied to other fluoropolymer products.
Word: Teflon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Trade name, 1940s. From the first letters of tetra- (“four”) + fluoro- (“fluorine”) + -on modeled after nylon etc. From the fluorine count of polytetrafluoroethylene. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛflɒn/ 1. Multiple film, resin, coatings, fabric and surface protectors made with PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) or fluoropolymer and surfactants not made with PTFE. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ...tweeting in defiance at all those horrendous scandals that were meant to destroy his campaign. He made teflon look sticky. Example: Look at that there fool playing dirty tricks He must be made of Teflon 'cause nothing ever sticks Dancing 'round the room while farting in the breeze Friends huff it down like it's American cheese 2. Synonym of polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Teflon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Trade name, 1940s. From the first letters of tetra- (“four”) + fluoro- (“fluorine”) + -on modeled after nylon etc. From the fluorine count of polytetrafluoroethylene. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛflɒn/ 1. Having an undamageable reputation (by analogy with nonstick Teflon surfaces). Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: a Teflon image Example: But Ronald Reagan, by everybody's definition, was the Teflon president, and it wasn't that the media tried to touch him and failed.
Word: free variable Part of Speech: noun 1. A variable that is not bound to a storage location. 2. A variable (occurring within some expression or well-formed formula) which is not bound by a quantifier or analogous symbol (such as a lambda abstractor, the "differential d" near the end of an integral or differential form, or a summation symbol).
Word: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate Part of Speech: noun 1. The phosphate of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; a coenzyme important in fatty acid synthesis. Labels: uncountable
Word: dinucleotide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English di- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English nucleotide English dinucleotide From di- + nucleotide. 1. Any molecule consisting primarily of two nucleotide units. Example: Sinclair also takes 1 gram of NMN, or nicotinamide mononucleotide, which in the body turns into NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.
Word: locum Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈləʊkəm/ 1. Ellipsis of locum tenens. Labels: Australia, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal Example: There was a certain amount of feeling evidenced against Dr. Quentin. To begin with, he was not the regular doctor, only a locum, putting in a month’s work, whilst Dr. Bolitho was away on a well-earned holiday. Example: "I asked about his Joes, he said the Joes could look after themselves and if Jack was bothered about them he could send a locum." 2. A period working as a locum tenens. Labels: Australia, UK, informal Example: -- "I suppose you wouldn't like to do a locum for a month on the South coast? Three guineas a week with board and lodging." -- "I wouldn't mind," said Philip. -- "It's at Farnley, in Dorsetshire. Doctor South. You'd have to go down at once; his assistant has developed mumps. I believe it's a very pleasant place."
Word: locum Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈləʊkəm/ 1. A share in a Genoese trading vessel. Labels: historical
Word: clearinghouse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of clearing house. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In Britain, back when the last mile referred only to a product’s transit from warehouse to shop, this journey began, most often, in the Midlands. This part of the country is a clearinghouse for millions of shipments every year.
Word: alack Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English alacke, alagge, probably from ah + lack. Pronunciation: /əˈlæk/ 1. An expression of sorrow or mourning. Example: On a day, alack the day: / Loue, whoſe Month is euery May, / Spied a bloſſome paſſing faire, / Playing in the wanton ayre: Example: Alack, would that Edward listened more to me and less to the queen’s kith! These Woodvilles!
Word: meaty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-West Germanic *mati Old English mete Middle English mete English meat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English meaty From meat + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈmiːti/ 1. Of, relating to, or containing meat. Example: In the early years of this century most Americans did not question the meaty, starchy, saladless national diet. 2. Resembling meat in flavour, smell, etc. Example: This tastes rather meaty. Are you sure it's vegetarian? Example: "He's a foreign-looking guy with thinnish black hair and a meaty sort of pan." 3. Of a person or a body part, large and solid. Example: The whole, long, thick, meaty shaft of it quivered as if eager to dispel my mouth. Odor assailed me, too – my brother, like so many soldiers, not being overly fastidious in matters of personal hygiene. "All right, my little whoreling," he commanded, [...] Example: There’s nothing worse than having cashed out the college fund so that Mom and Dad and Buddy and Sis can afford airfare to Wally World, only to find out that they are additionally facing bag fees and snack fees, and soon enough, there will likely be a fee to have the 350-pound man sausaged next to Sis in the middle seat keep his meaty elbows out of her ribcage. 4. Substantial. Example: I got a nice, meaty bonus. Example: He scored a meaty role in the film, with plenty of action and dialogue.
Word: Lenten Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old English lenten, lencten, equivalent to Lent + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛntən/ 1. Pertaining to Lent; taking place during Lent. Example: And perhaps it was the same politick drift that the Divell whipt St. Jerom in a lenten dream, for reading Cicero […]. Example: And there's the Lenten lily / That has not long to stay / And dies on Easter day. 2. Appropriate to Lent; meagre, sombre. Example: To thinke, my Lord, if you delight not in Man, what Lenton entertainment the Players shall receiue from you […].
Word: sustainability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sustain 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 sustainability From sustain + -ability. Pronunciation: /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/, /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti/, [səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləɾi], /səˌstæɪnəˈbɪlɪti/, [səˌstæɪnəˈbɪlɪɾi] 1. The ability to sustain something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: None of the processing happens out in the open ocean, said Gaurav Sant, an Equatic founder and professor of sustainability at UCLA, “this is important because it allows you to measure everything that you’re doing perfectly.” 2. The ability to sustain something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The making of buggy whips is the proverbial exemplar of a business without sustainability in the face of technological change. Example: In a war of words that has broken out between Khan and Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, the Mayor was accused of sending revenue-raising proposals to Shapps some three weeks late, giving him little choice but to extend negotiations. Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability." 3. The ability to sustain something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: universal primary and secondary education, without which the sustainability of innovation and entrepreneurialism seems questionable 4. The ability to sustain something. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Weet-Bix Part of Speech: name Etymology: A deliberate alteration of wheat + biscuit. A trademark owned by Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing Company, used in Australian English from the 1920s onwards. 1. A breakfast cereal sold in Australia and New Zealand, consisting of biscuits of compressed wholegrain flakes. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa Example: 1995, Dave Warner, City of Light, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, page 320, While my Weet-bix soaked, I learned why from morning radio. Premier Malcolm was thought to be on the verge of tendering his resignation. Example: “This is my breakfast in Australia.[…]”[…]Siri soaked his Weet-bix with kiri-hodi and ate it. Siri′s mother tried it plain.
Word: have one's Weetabix Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From a slogan used to advertise the cereal Weetabix. 1. To prepare to exhibit plenty of vitality or strength or other superior performance. Labels: Ireland, UK
Word: loc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of dreadlock. 1. A dreadlock. Labels: informal, plural-normally Example: Thinning hair can be especially disconcerting when one is trying to wear 'locs, also known as dreadlocks, which I'd first begun in late 2001. […] I finally fetched the shears and, cringing, cut off each 'loc at the point where new growth was coming in. Example: Locs are another protective hairstyle that dates back to Africa. This rope-like hairstyle is achieved by matting the hair. Priests of the Ethiopian Coptic religion in 500 BCE wore locs, and the first archaeological evidence of locs comes from East Africa.
Word: loc Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of dreadlock. 1. To style (the hair) in dreadlocks. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Dread Head will assist you with temporarily locing your hair.
Word: loc Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of LOC. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: loc Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of localization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
Word: loc Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ləʊk/, /loʊk/ 1. Clipping of loco (“crazy”). Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Example: Wassup, can a loc come up in your crib?
Word: matrice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English matrice, matris, from Old French matrice, from Latin mātrīx; compare French matrice. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪtɹɪs/ 1. Obsolete form of matrix. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. The womb. Labels: archaic, rare
Word: donkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of donkey Labels: form-of, plural