nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: blent Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of blend Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past, poetic Example: Even contrary, he standithe evar in disseasse / That in his hert with covetyce is blent. Example: She would return home comforted, carrying in her mind a clearer vision of his aspect, a distincter recollection of his voice, his smile, his bearing; and, blent with these impressions, was often a sweet persuasion that, if she could get near him, his heart might welcome her presence yet: that at this moment he might be willing to extend his hand and draw her to him, and shelter her at his side as he used to do.
Word: discursive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French discursif, formed from the stem of Latin discursus and the suffix -if, and in part borrowed from Medieval Latin discursivus. By surface analysis, discourse + -ive. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv/ 1. Of or concerning discourse. Example: This period had long since passed; the discursive reading, the enlightened discourse of her grandfather, had cast her mind in a different mould to the usual superstition of her country; but faith and love were only more pure and perfect in a soul too innocent not to be religious. Example: This means, at times, long and perhaps overly discursive discussions of other taxa. 2. Of or concerning discourse.
Word: disenfranchise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dis- + enfranchise. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.t͡ʃaɪz/ 1. To deprive someone of a franchise, generally of the right to vote. Labels: transitive Example: Harris’s victory comes 55 years after the Voting Rights Act abolished laws that disenfranchised Black Americans, 36 years after the first woman ran on a presidential ticket and four years after Democrats were devastated by the defeat of Hillary Clinton
Word: disequilibria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disequilibrium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disequilibrium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English equilibrium English disequilibrium From dis- + equilibrium. 1. The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces. Example: The world of the angelic hierarchy was an evolutionary stream of light in a steady-state, but the creation of Adam from matter disturbs that primordial steady-state; it generates the creative disequilibrium necessary for change, transformation, and evolution.
Word: working knowledge Part of Speech: noun 1. A knowledge of how to make something work without deeper theoretical understanding of why it works. Labels: uncountable Example: Candidates must have a working knowledge of standard Windows applications. Example: He has an excellent knowledge of Community law and a sound working knowledge of financial law and practice.
Word: weft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wefte, from Old English wefan (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną. Equivalent to weave + -t (abstract nominal suffix). Pronunciation: /wɛft/ 1. The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric. Example: It is all the more remarkable therefore that in one respect — weft colours — some of the pirnless looms are more versatile than conventional machines. Figure 6 shows the colour mechanism of a conventional loom designed to weave six colours of weft (there is never any problem about colour patterning in the warp). Example: Other techniques for shaping included angling one or both loom bars, adding extra wefts, or adjusting warp tension. 2. The yarn used for the weft; the fill. 3. A hair extension that is glued directly to a person′s natural hair. Example: Teaching tools include mannequins, slip-ons, hair wefts, rectangles, and profiles. Example: Then, she held up the hair as it would look on my head. She positioned it like a pro, holding wefts of human hair so that it looked like it grew from my scalp.
Word: weft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare waif. Pronunciation: /wɛft/ 1. Alternative spelling of waif. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Example: The gentle Lady, loose at randon left, / The greene-wood long did walke, and wander wide / At wilde aduenture, like a forlorne weft, Example: [Y]ou are Lord o'the ſoyle Sir, Lilly is a Weft, a Stray, ſhee's yours, to uſe Sir, […]
Word: whish Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˈwɪʃ/, [ˈwɪʃ], /ˈʍɪʃ/, [ˈʍɪʃ], /ˈw̥ɪʃ/ 1. Alternative spelling of whisht. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: whish Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɪʃ/, [ˈwɪʃ], /ˈʍɪʃ/, [ˈʍɪʃ], /ˈw̥ɪʃ/ 1. A sibilant sound, especially that of rapid movement through the air.
Word: whish Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɪʃ/, [ˈwɪʃ], /ˈʍɪʃ/, [ˈʍɪʃ], /ˈw̥ɪʃ/ 1. To make such a sound. Labels: intransitive
Word: whish Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈwɪʃ/, [ˈwɪʃ], /ˈʍɪʃ/, [ˈʍɪʃ], /ˈw̥ɪʃ/ 1. Silent. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: whammo Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From wham + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈwæməʊ/, /ˈwæmoʊ/, /ˈhwæmoʊ/ 1. Used to emphasize the suddenness of an event. Labels: informal Example: So, I'm driving along when, whammo, a tree falls in front of the car. Example: "Sure, the boys say, 'What's the use? I'd just get started and whammo, I'm gone.'"
Word: whammo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wham + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈwæməʊ/, /ˈwæmoʊ/, /ˈhwæmoʊ/ 1. An action-packed scene in a film, etc. Labels: informal Example: […] dawdles for 15 minutes before presenting a mild whammo. The whammos start at about 33 minutes and then pile up at 36 minutes, 40 minutes, 50 minutes, 59 minutes, and 64 minutes.
Word: fieldfare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English feldefare, from Old English feldefare, from feld (“field”) + ġefara (“traveller”); equivalent to field + fare. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːldfɛː/, /ˈfiːldfɛɹ/ 1. A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia. Example: Paul seemed relaxed, scanning the fields on either side of the muddy lane for fieldfares
Word: Drina Part of Speech: name 1. A river that flows northward 160 miles along the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia to empty into the Sava River.
Word: Drina Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Alexandrina.
Word: MOS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of metal oxide semiconductor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of maintenance operating system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of mobile operating system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of member of the opposite sex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of military occupational specialty. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: "I was a marine. My MOS was 0311," he said. 6. Initialism of member of the service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: "We have an MOS down," the dispatcher said. 7. Initialism of manual of style. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 8. Initialism of man on the street. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: MOS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Ma On Shan. Labels: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism
Word: MOS Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Disputed, with many speculative suggestions; see Wikipedia. 1. Without a synchronous audio track.
Word: TDC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of time-to-digital converter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of torpedo data computer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of top dead centre/top dead center. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Theoretical Driving Course. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: VDL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of vernier delay line. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of VHF Data Link. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of variable density log. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of vertical dyad linkage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of virtual digital library. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: VDL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of View Design Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Vienna Definition Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of von der Leyen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: natural science Part of Speech: noun 1. Any science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world: physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and so on. Example: Meronyms: physical science, life science, biology
Word: BIA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Bureau of Indian Affairs (a U.S. government federal agency for dealing with Native Amerindians). Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Board of Immigration Appeals. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: If one party opposes recalendaring or does not “affirmatively indicate” a nonopposition, the immigration court or the BIA must consider the following factors in determining whether to grant the motion to recalendar the case:
Word: taconite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Taconic + -ite, after the Taconic Mountains. The name Taconic is from a Lenape language. 1. A low-grade flint-like iron ore containing 20-30% iron. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tabouret Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of taboret. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: taboret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French tabouret (“a stool, pincushion, base of a pillar; literally, a little drum or tabor”), diminutive of tabour (“drum”). Compare French tambour. Pronunciation: /ˈtæbəɹɛt/ 1. A little drum; a tabret. 2. A low stool in the form of a drum. Example: He sat close to her on a low tabouret, and as he spoke his fingers lightly touched the hair that fell a little over her forehead. Example: They lie upon a big dim doily draping a taboret (part of the set), beside a big hirsute begonia. 3. A low stand or embroidery frame in the same shape.
Word: ep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /ɛp/ 1. episode (of a TV serial, etc.) Labels: informal
Word: TVP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of textured vegetable protein, vegetarian ground meat substitute. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: TVP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Thames Valley Police. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ep. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ep; abbreviation of episode. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reprographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, relating to, or produced by reprography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: seditious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French séditieux, from Latin seditiosus. Pronunciation: /səˈdɪʃəs/ 1. Of, related to, or being involved in sedition. Example: There may not be anything seditious about his music, but plundering and ravaging the tracks needed to create it requires a spirit of rebellion at odds with corporate organization. Enterprise mashup may be an oxymoron. Example: Seditious Congressional Republicans Of The United States. This refers to Republican officials that advocate fascism: they support overthrowing democracy or discarding the US Constitution.
Word: balding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bald Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: balding Part of Speech: adj 1. Becoming bald, especially having male pattern baldness. Example: […] doing variations on Old Devil Moon on trumpet, backed by an aging hippy on drums, a stringbeany, college student type on upright bass, and a balding man in his fifties playing an effectively understated piano.
Word: ceo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of CEO. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: reprography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce English reproduce Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) French photographiebor. English photography blend English reprography Blend of reproduce + photography 1. The reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics, especially using electromechanical or photographic methods. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: reprographics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder. Old French productionbor. Middle English produccioun English production English reproductionclip. English repro- English graphics English reprographics From repro- + graphics. 1. The process of reprography. Labels: uncountable 2. The equipment and materials used in this process. Labels: uncountable
Word: male pattern baldness Part of Speech: noun 1. A genetically predisposed loss of hair from the scalp in males, theorized to be caused by an excessive response to androgens, specifically dihydrotestosterone. Labels: uncountable
Word: electron transfer reaction Part of Speech: noun 1. A reaction in which a single electron is transferred from one molecule to another; one being oxidized and the other reduced (also known as a redox reaction); long-range electron transfer reactions are important in biological reactions involving metalloproteins such as haemoglobin.
Word: metalloprotein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. English metallo- English protein English metalloprotein From metallo- + protein. 1. a protein, such as haemoglobin or chlorophyll, that contains a metal atom as a cofactor
Word: cofactor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English factor English cofactor From co- + factor. 1. A contributing factor. Example: Although many believe HTLV-III plays a primary role in the development of AIDS, it is still unresolved how the virus works and what cofactors, if any, play a role. 2. A substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function. 3. A molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein. 4. The result of a number being divided by one of its factors. 5. The signed determinant of the submatrix produced by removing the row and column containing a specified element; primarily used in the recursive definition and calculation of the determinant of a matrix.
Word: Goldschmidt classification Part of Speech: name Etymology: Developed by Victor Goldschmidt (1888–1947). 1. A classification of the chemical elements into groups according to the part of the Earth where they tend to concentrate. Labels: physical
Word: atmophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From atmo- + -phile. 1. In the Goldschmidt classification, a gaseous element that concentrates in the atmosphere. Labels: physical
Word: convenience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin convenientia, from conveniens (“suitable”), present participle of convenire (“to come together, suit”). Doublet of convenance. Pronunciation: /kənˈviːnɪəns/, /kənˈvinjəns/, [kənˈvinjənts], /kənˈviːnjəns/, [kənˈvɪinjəns] 1. The quality of being convenient. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Fast food is popular because of its cost and convenience. Example: Let's further think of this; / Weigh what convenience both of time and means / May fit us to our shape. 2. Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A pair of spectacles[…] and several other little conveniences. Example: ...let Fanchette come in a hackney-coach in the morning, and I will direct the housekeeper to send you something of every thing—plate, candlesticks, lamps, damask—and you won't take it amiss if we should happen to have game or poultry come up that I put that amongst the conveniences;... 3. A convenient time. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We will come over and begin the work at your convenience. 4. Ellipsis of public convenience (“a public lavatory”). Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: convenience Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin convenientia, from conveniens (“suitable”), present participle of convenire (“to come together, suit”). Doublet of convenance. Pronunciation: /kənˈviːnɪəns/, /kənˈvinjəns/, [kənˈvinjənts], /kənˈviːnjəns/, [kənˈvɪinjəns] 1. To make convenient. Example: These are equally viable times and I propose we alternate between the two times in order to convenience as many people as possible.
Word: concession Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From late Middle English concession, from Middle French concession, from Latin concessiō (“a grant, permission, conceding”), from concēdō. Doublet of concessio. Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛʃən/, /kənˈseʃən/ 1. The act of conceding. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Any parsone, prest or clerk, havyng any benefice... by wey of presentation, donation, concession, collation or institution. Example: In this country... civil war has been forestalled by opportune concession. 2. An act of conceding Labels: uncountable, usually Example: But these concessions failed, as I believe concessions to evil always do fail. 3. An act of conceding Labels: historical, uncountable, usually 4. An act of conceding Labels: historical, uncountable, usually Example: The French Concession in Shanghai 5. An act of conceding Labels: Canada, uncountable, usually 6. An act of conceding Labels: US, uncountable, usually 7. An act of conceding Labels: uncountable, usually 8. An act of conceding Labels: US, uncountable, usually 9. An act of conceding Labels: US, uncountable, usually 10. An act of conceding Labels: uncountable, usually 11. An act of conceding Labels: UK, uncountable, usually 12. An act of conceding Labels: rhetoric, uncountable, usually 13. An act of conceding Labels: broadly, uncountable, usually 14. An act of conceding Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States. And I promised him that I wouldn't call him back this time... tonight, for the sake of our unity as a people and the strength of our democracy, I offer my concession. 15. A gift freely given or act freely made as a token of respect or to curry favor. Labels: uncountable, usually 16. A franchise: a business operated as a concession (see above). Labels: US, uncountable, usually 17. An item sold within a concession (see above) or from a concessions stand. Labels: US, plural-normally, uncountable, usually 18. A person eligible for a concession price (see above). Labels: UK, uncountable, usually
Word: concession Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From late Middle English concession, from Middle French concession, from Latin concessiō (“a grant, permission, conceding”), from concēdō. Doublet of concessio. Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛʃən/, /kənˈseʃən/ 1. To grant or approve by means of a concession agreement. Example: While the process of bringing the private sector into the railroad industry in Vietnam is probably not going to be a single step, several countries have pursued the path of concessioning their rail operations in order to reduce the public fiscal burden associated with rail subsidization and to improve a deficient service. Example: [A] consultant was contracted for one year to prepare the legal and administrative framework for concessioning selected roads to the private sector and is expected to complete the framework in July 2005.
Word: lithophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From litho- + -phile. 1. In the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms silicates or oxides and is concentrated in the minerals of the Earth's crust. Labels: physical
Word: siderophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sidero- + -phile. 1. In the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms alloys easily with iron and is concentrated in the Earth's core. Labels: physical 2. A cell or tissue that has an affinity for iron. 3. An element that has a strong chemical affinity for metallic iron.
Word: siderophile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sidero- + -phile. 1. Having an affinity for iron. 2. Having an strong chemical affinity for metallic iron.
Word: chalcophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chalco- + -phile. 1. In the Goldschmidt classification, an element such as copper that forms sulfide minerals if enough sulfur is available. Labels: physical
Word: elevon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Latin ēlevō Latin ēlevātusder. Middle English elevat Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English elevaten English elevate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English elevator Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin *axla Latin āla Old French aile Middle French aisle French aile French -er- Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Frankishinflu. Old French -on Middle French -on French -on French -eron French aileronbor. English aileron blend English elevon Blend of elevator + aileron. Pronunciation: /ˈɛləvɒn/, /ˈɛləvɑn/ 1. A movable surface at the trailing edge of a tailless airplane (such as the space shuttle) that provides pitch and roll control.
Word: ASX Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Australian Stock Exchange. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AEDT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Australian Eastern Daylight Time. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BFH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of bitch from hell. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of big fucking hammer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
Word: CSMA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Carrier Sense, Multiple Access. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CSMA/CD Part of Speech: name 1. A contention protocol for computers to send messages over the segment of an Ethernet network.
Word: 10Base5 Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of 10BASE5. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Ethernet Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originally a trademark of Xerox, apparently composed of ether + net (“network”). Pronunciation: /ˈiθəɹˌnɛt/ 1. A set of network cabling and network access (CSMA/CD) protocol standards for bus topology computer networks invented by Xerox but now controlled by the 802.3 subcommittee of the IEEE.
Word: Ethernet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a trademark of Xerox, apparently composed of ether + net (“network”). Pronunciation: /ˈiθəɹˌnɛt/ 1. A computer network that complies with this set of standards.
Word: bus topology Part of Speech: noun 1. A (computer) network topology in which the nodes are all connected at different points to a line called a bus.
Word: angel of death Part of Speech: noun 1. A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion. 2. A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion. 3. A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion. 4. A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion. 5. A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion. 6. A type of serial killer who is employed as a caregiver and kills people under their care. Example: New evidence could lead to the freeing of a nurse known as the “angel of death” who was convicted of killing four patients. 7. Synonym of destroying angel (“a type of mushroom”).
Word: BNC connector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for bayonet Neill–Concelman, after its bayonet mount locking mechanism and its inventors, Paul Neill and Carl Concelman. 1. A connector for a coaxial cable which keeps the central wire from touching the cable's outer shield.
Word: bass trap Part of Speech: noun 1. A device, usually a foam block, placed in the corner of a control room or listening room in order to reduce unwanted low-frequency noises.
Word: coaxial cable Part of Speech: noun 1. A transmission line, consisting of a conducting wire surrounded by an insulated spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical conducting sheath; used to carry high frequency signals such as TV.
Word: control room Part of Speech: noun 1. The area inside a recording studio designed to facilitate the mixing of audio for studio recordings. 2. A room serving as a centre for monitoring a building, controlling an operation etc. Example: In the control room the operating console and illuminated layout diagram are divided into four sections, each controlled by a signalman and set at different angles to allow any one of the four signalmen and the Traffic Regulator an unrestricted view of the whole panel, which is 53 ft. long and 4 ft. 6 in. high overall. Example: The two men sit 10 feet apart, behind a long console in Islington’s closed-circuit television (CCTV) control room, painted and carpeted in gray, with no adornments.
Word: seagulling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, seagull + -ing. 1. The practice, in Rugby Union, of forwards running in the back line rather than concentrating on their primary positional duties in open play (see rugby union positions). Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang, uncountable Example: As long as he can stay away from the seagulling in the tight games. Example: Jack has to cut out the seagulling and get in and do the dirty work. 2. The practice of using a British Seagull outboard. Labels: uncountable Example: I'm going take the boat out and do some seagulling. Example: Happy Seagulling. 3. The practice of working as a non-union casual stevedore. Labels: New-Zealand, uncountable Example: Sometimes I went down to the Wellington wharves for what was called 'seagulling', where I joined a crowd of other men just before 8 a.m., hoping to be given the nod for a day's work. Example: After two months there was a lull on the waterfront, seagulling declined, and I had to seek another job. By this time my hands were hard and I actually looked like a labourer, so the New Zealand Posts and Telegraph department took me on as a linesman.
Word: seagulling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, seagull + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of seagull Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: glossolalia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glosso- + -lalia, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue; language”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *glōgʰs) + λᾰλῐᾱ́ (lălĭā́, “talking; form of speech, dialect”) (from λᾰ́λος (lắlos, “talkative”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns)). Pronunciation: /ˌɡlɒsəˈleɪliə/, /ˌɡlɑsəˈleɪliə/ 1. Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues. Example: [Adolf Bernhard Christoph] Hilgenfeld, indeed, is mistaken in explaining the unintelligibility of the γλω̑σσαι, only by the transcendent nature of what they expressed to the merely human consciousness; but he observes with great truth, that that which is common to prophecy and to glossolalia consisted in the exaltation of the consciousness above the merely human sphere, but that which is distinct consisted in this: that he who was prophetically inspired was in the full possession of his reflecting spiritual powers; […] [W]e showed that there is a human πνευ̑μα in a narrower sense, a capacity of immediate perception and insght. As all ecstasy, so also glossolalia was perfected in this πνευ̑μα: it was a miraculous agency of the Spirit of God […] Example: The occurrence in Acts ii. is therefore to be recognised, according to its historical import, as the phenomenon of the glossolalia, (not as a higher stage of it, in which the foreign languages supervened, Olshausen), which emerged for the first time in the Christian church, and that immediately on the effusion of the Spirit at Pentecost,—a phenomenon which, in the sphere of the marvellous to which it belongs, was elaborated and embellished by legend into a speaking in foreign languages, and accordingly into an occurrence quite unique, not indeed as to substance, but as to mode[…], and far surpassing the subsequently frequent and well-known glossolalia, having in fact no parallel in the further history of the church. 2. Synonym of xenoglossy (“knowledge of a language one has never learned”). Example: As he indicated in the subtitle of his study, [Olivier] Flournoy regarded [Hélène] Smith's Martian as a kind of "glossolalia." In this category, he also included her "Hindu," "Ultra-Martian," and the other extraterrestrial tongues that she would later speak.
Word: scissile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin scissilis, from scindere, scissum (“to cut, to split”). Compare French scissile. See schism, scissors. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪs.ɪl/ 1. Readily cut or split. Example: The differences of impressible and not impressible; figurable and not figurable; mouldable and not mouldable; scissile and not scissile; and many other passions of matter, are plebeian notions, applied unto the instruments and uses which men ordinarily practise; but they are all but the effects of some of these causes following, which we will enumerate without applying them, because that would be too long. 2. Easily broken.
Word: Astro Part of Speech: noun 1. A player for the Houston Astros. Example: Jones became an Astro as the result of a pre-season trade.
Word: Astros Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈæstɹəʊz/, /ˈæstɹoʊz/ 1. The team Houston Astros. Example: The Astros lead the division through half the season.
Word: Astros Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæstɹəʊz/, /ˈæstɹoʊz/ 1. plural of Astro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Astros Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Greek Άστρος (Ástros). Pronunciation: /ˈæstɹɒs/, /ˈæstɹɑs/ 1. A town in Arcadia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece.
Word: mgr Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of manager. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of monsignor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: mgr. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of manager. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: universal product code Part of Speech: noun 1. A barcode symbology used on retail products, encoding 12 digits using seven bits for each in its main variant, UPC-A, and differing slightly from EAN.
Word: inaccessible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French inaccessible, from Late Latin inaccessibilis, equivalent to in- + accessible. Piecewise doublet of unaccessible. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnəkˈsɛsɪbl̩/ 1. Not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient. Example: physically inaccessible Example: remote and inaccessible 2. Not able to be reached; unattainable.
Word: inaccessible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French inaccessible, from Late Latin inaccessibilis, equivalent to in- + accessible. Piecewise doublet of unaccessible. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnəkˈsɛsɪbl̩/ 1. An uncountable regular cardinal number that is a limit cardinal.
Word: flight ceiling Part of Speech: noun 1. The highest altitude at which an aircraft may fly due to physical factors, such as low air density.
Word: ACCH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of associated control channel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ACIR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of adjacent channel interference ratio. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HCLK Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of high-speed clock. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: FOM Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Formula One Management. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: FOM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of figure of merit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of follow-on maintenance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: dabchick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dab (“dive, dip, dabble”) + chick. 1. A small grebe, little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis). Example: Once there was a moment where the sun beat through the fog, and they discovered they were surrounded on all sides by dabchicks whinnying and diving.
Word: dotterel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 15th century. From dote (“to be foolish; senile”) + -rel (“pejorative suffix”). The bird is so named as it is easy to catch. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒtɹəl/ 1. A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties. Example: This poor dotterel, Sir Arthur, is playing fast and loose with me. 2. A small brown-and-black bird of species Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family. 3. Any of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand
Word: dotterel Part of Speech: adj Etymology: 15th century. From dote (“to be foolish; senile”) + -rel (“pejorative suffix”). The bird is so named as it is easy to catch. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒtɹəl/ 1. decayed Example: some old dotterel trees
Word: dunlin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A diminutive of dun. 1. A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint.
Word: wealthiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English wealthy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English wealthiness From wealthy + -ness. 1. wealth; the possession of riches Labels: uncountable
Word: Azrael Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Azrahel, from Ancient Greek Ἀζαραήλ (Azaraḗl), from Biblical Hebrew עֲזַרְאֵל (ʿăzarʾēl), possibly via Aramaic (compare Classical Syriac ܥܲܙܪܵܐܹܝܠ (ʿazrāʾēl)). Pronunciation: /ˈæzɹi.əl/, /ˈæzɹeɪ.əl/, /ˈʌzɹɑːˌɛl/ 1. The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam. Example: And his voice through all the garden is a thunder sent to bring / Black Azrael and Ariel and Ammon on the wing.
Word: native-born Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From native + born. 1. Being a native and inhabitant of the same place; living where one was born. Labels: not-comparable Example: Our conversation was entirely in Malay, as that is the official language here, and in fact the mother-tongue and only language of the controlleur, who is a native-born half-breed. Example: The native-born and the "naturalised" locomotives have been giving way to the standardised types, of which the L.M.S.R. class "5" 4-6-0 has led the way and has penetrated the furthest. 2. Born in the country of citizenship. Labels: not-comparable Example: “There are a lot of jobs in the US that native-born people don’t want – and foreign-born people are happy to have,” said Stephanie Roth, chief economist at Wolfe Research.
Word: native-born Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From native + born. 1. A person who was born in the country of their citizenship. 2. A person who was born as a citizen of a specified country.
Word: nativism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English native Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English nativism From native + -ism. 1. A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: To understand just how rare, look back into history to, say, the Johnson Act of 1924. Its national-origins quota system reverberated with nativism and racism. Example: If there is to be another iteration of a Trump presidency, or a successful campaign by one of his acolytes, the scientific denial may be dialed down somewhat while retaining the reflex nativism. 2. The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A cultural element that is native to a colonised country. Labels: countable Example: The Columbian Exchange was proof like no other of how, when it comes to food, so often the venue of our greatest nativisms, we, as human beings, easily slip the ties of belonging. 4. The doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A theory that some knowledge of grammar is innate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nationalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English national Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nationalist From national + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/, /ˈnæʃ.nə.lɪst/, /ˈnæʃ.ə.lɪst/ 1. Of or relating to nationalism. Example: The anti-German riots which erupted simultaneously in many countries in response to the torpedoing of the Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915 reflected shifts in the status of minorities in multi-ethnic societies at a time of escalating nationalist emotions. Example: Nationalism has been on the rise worldwide, as evidenced by the success of nationalist political parties in Europe.
Word: nationalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English national Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nationalist From national + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/, /ˈnæʃ.nə.lɪst/, /ˈnæʃ.ə.lɪst/ 1. An advocate of nationalism. Example: You are either a globalist or a nationalist; one cannot be both. Example: The dilemma arose from what nationalists perceived as an intolerable disjuncture between the broad geographical extent of Serbdom—the imagined community of Serbs—and the Serbian state as a territorial homeland.
Word: drouth Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɹaʊθ/ 1. Alternative form of drought. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: He listened to her licking lap. Ham and eggs, no. No good eggs with this drouth. Example: While the drouth is a most regrettable occurrence, the resultant scarcity of the pests is one compensation that enables Ste. Genevievans to enjoy an occasional evening on lawn or front porch and to feel the full meaning of the old saw that says “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good.”
Word: drugstore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drug + store. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹʌɡ.stoɹ/, /ˈdɹʌɡ.stɔː(ɹ)/ 1. Synonym of pharmacy, especially a small standalone general store which includes a pharmacy. Labels: Canada, US Example: In past recessions, drugstores were virtually immune from a turndown. […] If a patient comes into a pharmacy and has a prescription for an injectable or infused product, we’ll be able to take that prescription, scan it in and send the injectable to the patient’s home or a drugstore or refer them to one of our home infusion facilities for therapy.
Word: ducking stool Part of Speech: noun 1. A chair used to punish women, especially scolds, by ducking them in water. Labels: historical Example: Near the pond was the ducking-stool where many a village scold had her tongue temporarily stilled.
Word: ductal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From duct + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌktəl/ 1. Of, relating to, or originating in a duct. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dukedom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From late Middle English dukdom, dukedom; equivalent to duke + -dom. Pronunciation: /ˈdjuːk.dəm/, /ˈdʒuːk.dəm/, /ˈdjuk.dəm/, /ˈduk.dəm/ 1. A region ruled by a duke or duchess. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The rank or title of a duke. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Forcible removal of Andrew’s dukedom by an act of parliament could have received government and public support with the king’s backing, but the palace is understood to have hoped Andrew would voluntarily relinquish his title.
Word: epigenetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of epigenesis + genetics; coined by C. H. Waddington in 1942. Pronunciation: /ˌɛpɪd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪks/ 1. The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes. Labels: uncountable Example: Epigenetics deals with the regulation of genetic activity within a cell - which genes are switched on or off, and when it happens. Example: The nuts and bolts of how this happens revolves around the massively trendy field of “epigenetics,” revealing how early life experience causes long-lasting changes in gene expression in particular brain regions. 2. The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence. Labels: uncountable
Word: epigenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + -genesis. 1. The theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ignored for two millennia, Aristotle, in his book On the Generation of Animals, first proposed the theory of epigenesis in biology, suggesting that development of a plant or animal from an egg or spore follows a sequence of steps in which the organism changes and the various organs form. 2. Changes in the mineral content of rock after its formation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: epinephrine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English epinephrine From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney”) + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˌɛp.ɪˈnɛ.fɹɪn/ 1. A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine. It is also used as a medication. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At the ER, after deflating me with a cocktail of epinephrine, a steroid and an antihistamine, the doctors scolded me for not coming in more quickly: I could have died of asphyxiation. Example: “Anyone who has experienced or witnessed an anaphylaxis reaction knows it can be very stressful deciding when to inject epinephrine to themselves or a child and often delay,” Dr. Jonathan Spergel, chief of the allergy program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said in a news release from ARS Pharmaceuticals.
Word: adrenaline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English adrenal Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English adrenaline From adrenal + -ine, coined by Japanese chemist Takamine Jōkichi in 1901. Pronunciation: /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/ 1. Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Excitement; thrills. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Some people bungee jump to feel alive through the surge of adrenaline. Example: May be it's not as heavy as he thought, or may be he's on adrenaline overdrive.
Word: dry ice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A genericized trademark of the DryIce Corporation of America. Pronunciation: /dɹaɪˈaɪs/, /ˈdɹaɪ.aɪs/ 1. Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, which sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of foglike special effects. Labels: uncountable Example: Two women were found unresponsive in a car along with the likely culprit – four coolers of dry ice – Friday morning in Pierce County, Washington, CNN affiliate KOMO reports.
Word: eddy current Part of Speech: noun 1. An induced electric current formed within the body of a conductor when it is exposed to a time varying magnetic field; used in induction heating and in some braking and damping systems. Example: Rail inspection focuses on identifying defects through ultrasonic testing and eddy-current assessment, so that issues can be removed before they lead to rail breaks.
Word: Foucault current Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After J. B. L. Foucault (1819-1868), French physicist. 1. An eddy current.
Word: electret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of electricity + magnet. 1. A solid dielectric having a quasi-permanent charge; usually a metallized film; used in electroacoustic and electromechanical transducers and in air filters.
Word: epoxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ep- + oxy. Pronunciation: /ˈipɑksaɪd/ 1. Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics. 2. Any similar compound in which an ether linkage has been made across a larger ring.
Word: episulphide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of episulfide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: halohydrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English halohydrin From halo- + hydro- + -in. 1. Any of a class of organic compound having a hydroxyl functional group and a halogen on neighbouring carbon atoms.
Word: alkylene oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. An epoxide. Labels: uncountable
Word: ethylene oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. The simplest epoxide; used as a sterilizing agent and in the production of ethylene glycol. Labels: uncountable
Word: unsaponifiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English saponifiable English unsaponifiable From un- + saponifiable. 1. Not able to be saponified Labels: not-comparable