nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: copolymer 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- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English polymer English copolymer From co- + polymer. 1. A polymer derived from more than one species of monomer.
Word: terpolymer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ter- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English polymer English terpolymer From ter- + polymer. 1. A copolymer derived from three species of monomer.
Word: quaterpolymer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin quater + polymer. 1. A copolymer derived from four species of monomer.
Word: biradical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English radical English biradical From bi- + radical. 1. any molecule having two independent radical centres 2. A word or root in a Semitic language which consists of two consonants in its root formula.
Word: biradical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English radical English biradical From bi- + radical. 1. which consists of two consonants in its root formula. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bismuthine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bismuth Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bismuthine From bismuth + -ine. 1. any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
Word: zel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of zill. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bisphenol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phènebor. English phenol English bisphenol From bis- + phenol. Pronunciation: /bɪsˈfiːnɒl/ 1. Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from methylenediphenol, CH₂(C₆H₄OH)₂, formed by the condensation of a phenol with an aldehyde or ketone. Example: Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Example: “Don’t touch this,” she says, explaining that most paper receipts contain a “toxic” chemical called bisphenol A, or BPA, which is easily absorbed through the skin and linked to health issues like infertility, hormone imbalances and certain cancers.
Word: pluh Part of Speech: intj 1. Used to cut off a conversation or to acknowledge that there is nothing left to say. Labels: slang
Word: stog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Early 19th century, perhaps of expressive origin and influenced by stick and bog. Compare stodge. Pronunciation: /stɒɡ/ 1. To bog down; to cause to be stuck in mud. Labels: dated Example: If any of his party are mad, they'll try it, and be stogged till the day of judgment. There are bogs..twenty feet deep. Example: […] with not even sense enough to see that if Dicker had a mind to walk away from him, good and quick, and leave him half stogged there in the mud, he could do it easy. 2. To walk with a heavy or clumsy gait; to plod. Labels: intransitive, obsolete 3. To stab; to probe; to thrust Labels: Scotland, dialectal Example: He studied the cold gray rips in the current and dismounted and loosed the girthstraps and undressed and stogged his boots in the legs of his trousers as he'd done before in that long ago […] 4. To probe a pool with a pole. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: stog Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɒɡ/ 1. To smoke a cigarette. Labels: California, dialectal
Word: block macromolecule Part of Speech: noun 1. any macromolecule composed of a linear sequence of blocks Labels: physical
Word: block polymer Part of Speech: noun 1. A polymer which is a block macromolecule. Labels: physical
Word: block copolymer Part of Speech: noun 1. A copolymer that is a block polymer - adjacent blocks being multiples of different monomers
Word: boranylidene Part of Speech: noun 1. Any molecular species of general formula RB:; the boron analogue of carbenes.
Word: borene Part of Speech: noun 1. a boranylidene
Word: borinic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound of general formula R₂BOH. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: boronic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound of general formula RB(OH)₂. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: borylene Part of Speech: noun 1. A boranylidene
Word: bridgehead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French tête de pont, equivalent to bridge + head. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒhɛd/ 1. An area around the end of a bridge. 2. A fortification around the end of a bridge. 3. An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance. Example: He believed the invasion would happen elsewhere and it wasn't until late in the afternoon and long after the Allied forces had established a bridgehead that Hitler was convinced of the need to do something. 4. Either of the two atoms in different parts of a molecule that are connected by a bridge of two or more other atoms Labels: physical
Word: bromohydrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- English hydrin English bromohydrin From bromo- + hydrin. 1. Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
Word: chlorohydrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- 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 hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English chlorohydrin From chloro- + hydr- + -in. 1. Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.
Word: fluorohydrin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any halohydrin in which the halogen is fluorine.
Word: iodohydrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)der. English iodo- Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English -in English iodohydrin From iodo- + hydro- + -in. 1. Any halohydrin in which the halogen is iodine.
Word: halonium ion Part of Speech: noun 1. Any cation of the general formula R₂X⁺, where X is any halogen.
Word: bromonium ion Part of Speech: noun 1. Any halonium ion in which the halogen is bromine.
Word: chloronium ion Part of Speech: noun 1. any halonium ion in which the halogen is chlorine
Word: fluoronium ion Part of Speech: noun 1. any halonium ion in which the halogen is fluorine
Word: iodonium ion Part of Speech: noun 1. Any halonium ion in which the halogen is iodine
Word: helicene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of helical + acene. 1. Any polycyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic compound, consisting of at least five ortho-fused rings arranged to give a helically-shaped chiral molecule.
Word: heteroaromatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)bor. Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic English heteroaromatic From hetero- + aromatic. 1. having the characteristics of an aromatic compound whilst having at least one non-carbon atom in the ring Labels: not-comparable
Word: heteroaromatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)bor. Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic English heteroaromatic From hetero- + aromatic. 1. Any aromatic heterocycle
Word: gobbet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gobet, from Middle French gobet (“mouthful, piece”), diminutive of gobe. See gober. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒbɪt/ 1. A quantity of liquid, often in a sticky blotch. Example: BOlvs in Engliſh is called a morſell. It is a medicine laxatiue, in forme & faſhion it is meanely whole, & it is ſwallowed by litle gobbets. Example: He balked only when the priest scooped from the pot some of the medicine the woman had prepared and presented it for him to eat. The man shouted and Justin obediently opened his mouth to receive the sticky gobbet of paste. 2. A lump or chunk of something, especially of raw meat. Example: The gobbet – the largest piece of meat served in hash or soup – was about the size of a man's thumb. Example: This bottom was littered with great gobbets of flesh, most of which was in the last state of putridity. 3. An extract of text, or image (especially a quotation), provided as a context for analysis, discussion, or translation in an examination. Example: This new status for primary source material in schools was not a permeation down of the gobbet tradition from undergraduate courses. The gobbet functioned as a prompt to an exposition on the context of the extract — the period, the events, the people and ideas referred to in the gobbet. Example: Gobbets are designed to assess your ability to comment critically upon source material, whether a text or an object. Each gobbet will have at least one specific point that should be addressed/analysed, so always consider why a particular passage/image has been chosen.
Word: gobbet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gobet, from Middle French gobet (“mouthful, piece”), diminutive of gobe. See gober. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒbɪt/ 1. To splash with small quantities of liquid; to spatter. Labels: transitive Example: The bullets that hit him […] burst the bared head into splinters. Scalp, bones and brain gobbeted the jeep as the dead boy screwed and fell sideways. 2. To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets. Labels: transitive Example: Or, did you ever see a dog with a marrowbone in his mouth[…] how prudently he gobbets it: with what affection he breaks it: and with what diligence he sucks it.
Word: assister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin assistō Old French assisterbor. Middle English assisten English assist Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English assister From assist + -er. 1. One who assists; an assistant or helper. 2. Someone who provides an assist to a goal
Word: aiguille Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French aiguille (“needle”). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.ɡwiːl/, /ˈeɪ.ɡwil/ 1. A needle-shaped peak. Example: Mont Blanc, the supreme and magnificent Mont Blanc, raised itself from the surrounding aiguilles, and its tremendous dome overlooked the valley. 2. An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
Word: disobedient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English disobedient, dysobedyent, from Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- + obedient. Pronunciation: /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/ 1. Not obedient.
Word: disobedient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English disobedient, dysobedyent, from Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- + obedient. Pronunciation: /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/ 1. One who disobeys. Example: Since civil disobedients act conscientiously, Cohen believes that “extra-long prison terms will not make better men of these disobedients, nor much deter others of similar conviction.”
Word: troponym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tropo- + -onym. 1. A verb that indicates more precisely the manner of doing something by replacing a verb of a more generalized meaning. Example: ‘Stroll’ is a troponym of ‘walk’, since it involves a slow and relaxed sort of walking.
Word: Arabs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛɹ.əbz/, /ˈeɪ.ɹæbz/ 1. plural of Arab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sauf Part of Speech: prep 1. Obsolete form of save. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: oopa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of OOPA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cinematography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cinematograph + -y. Compare French cinématographie. Possibly analysable as cinemato- + -graphy. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪn.ə.məˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fiː/ 1. The art, process, or job of filming movies. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Motion picture photography. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Ceylon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan (Marco Polo), from Persian سیلان (saylān), ultimately from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala). Doublet of Sinhala. Pronunciation: /sɪˈlɒn/, /seɪˈlɑn/, /siˈlɑn/ 1. Former name of Sri Lanka: an island country in South Asia . Labels: archaic, historical Example: Brush supplied shunters to industrial clients, but the first significant main line order came from the Ceylon Government Railway in 1950 for 25 diesel-electrics. 2. A male given name transferred from the place name. Labels: rare 3. An object-oriented, strongly statically typed programming language with an emphasis on immutability.
Word: Ceylon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan (Marco Polo), from Persian سیلان (saylān), ultimately from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala). Doublet of Sinhala. Pronunciation: /sɪˈlɒn/, /seɪˈlɑn/, /siˈlɑn/ 1. Tea produced in Sri Lanka. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: diesel laundering Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of removing the dyes added to untaxed diesel fuel, to enable it to be sold illegally as regular fuel at a substantial markup. Labels: uncountable
Word: DACL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of discretionary access control list. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: danken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dank + -en. 1. To make dank (all senses) Labels: transitive Example: They set out southward, skirting around the bison, tawny scouts wandering and studying the creatures, how they moved across the land. The rich manure of the herd dankened the wind.
Word: Ding Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 定州 (Dìngzhōu, “Orderly Prefecture”). 1. A prefecture of imperial China within present-day Hebei under the Northern Wei, Sui, and Tang dynasties, with its seat at Dingzhou. Labels: historical 2. A county of Republican China in Hebei Province. Labels: historical
Word: Ding Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 丁 (Dīng) or Eastern Min 陳 /陈 (Dĭng). 1. A surname from Mandarin or Eastern Min.
Word: Leeds Part of Speech: name Etymology: * The large city in West Yorkshire is from Old English Loidis, from Latin *Lādenses, most likely based on an early river-name derived from Proto-Celtic *lāto (“rut, heat”) (cf. Welsh llawd (“heat, ardour”)). * The village in Kent is from Middle English Hledes, probably from a stream-name. Pronunciation: /liːdz/ 1. A large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Example: An emaciated 18-year-old man who died in his Leeds home had the lowest body mass index (BMI) an experienced dietitian had ever seen, a court heard. Jordan Burling died after going into cardiac arrest in the lounge of his house in Farnley, Leeds, in June 2016. 2. A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England, the site of Leeds Castle (OS grid ref TQ8252). 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Durst Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the German surname, from Durst (“dryness, thirst”). Pronunciation: /dɜː(ɹ)st/ 1. A surname.
Word: Dorn Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Pompey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Pompey, anglicization of Latin Pompeius. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒm.pi/ 1. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic. Labels: historical
Word: Pompey Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈpɒm.pi/ 1. The city of Portsmouth, England. Labels: slang Example: I think it is a libel, for I have yet to learn that West Country sailor-men are fonder of their victuals than those from 'Pompey' (Portsmouth), or 'Chats' (Chatham), or than Scotsmen, Irishmen, or Welshmen. 2. Portsmouth Football Club. Labels: slang
Word: Pompey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Pompey; earliest attested name: Pompangio (896). Pronunciation: /ˈpɒm.pi/ 1. A city in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France.
Word: sanglier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French sanglier. 1. A full-grown wild boar. Labels: obsolete
Word: indefensible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English defensible English indefensible From in- + defensible. 1. Not defensible; not capable of being defended. 2. Not capable of being justified or excused. Labels: figuratively Example: Mr. Elliot's frank statement that "sloth and untidiness are indefensible" is a sign that the task will be tackled with vigour. Example: The president evidently intends to follow his own misguided calculus. A decision to withdraw would be indefensible. It is important to understand why and to consider what we need to do next. 3. Incapable of being explained.
Word: fuck about Part of Speech: verb 1. To waste time with unimportant activities; often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: She's coming over in an hour, so until then I'll just fuck about on the Web. Example: Don't fuck about! Hurry up and finish it. 2. To play around (do silly or entertaining things; tinker). Labels: intransitive, slang, vulgar Example: He was just fucking about.
Word: retromingent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retro- (“backwards”) + past participle of Latin mingō (“to urinate”). Pronunciation: /ɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈmɪndʒənt/ 1. An animal that urinates backwards, such as the camel, hippo or raccoon. Labels: obsolete Example: I confess by reason of the postick and backward position of the feminine parts in quadrupedes, they can hardly admit the substitution of a protrusion, effectuall unto masculine generation; except it be in Retromingents, and such as couple backward.
Word: retromingent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From retro- (“backwards”) + past participle of Latin mingō (“to urinate”). Pronunciation: /ɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈmɪndʒənt/ 1. That urinates backwards; also used of such urination. Labels: not-comparable Example: It sat down at last and, as if to express once and for all its disenchantment with the whole sum of canine existence, delivered itself of a retromingent puddle on the beautiful Shiraz. Example: "Additionally, camels are retromingent animals, and so spectators would be advised to beware not only of flying saliva but of pitched urine as well." 2. Cowardly.
Word: Augustan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Latin Augustānus, from Augustus, a Roman emperor who ruled a period of peace and prosperity known as the Pax Romana or Pax Augusta. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɡʌstən/, [ɔːˈɡʌstn̩], /ɔˈɡʌstən/ 1. Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.E. - 14 C.E.). Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to the Roman poetic literature during this time. Labels: not-comparable 3. Pertaining to the period of English literature during the first half of the 18th century, known for satire and political themes. Labels: not-comparable Example: Jonathan Swift was an Augustan writer.
Word: Widder Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Widder. 1. A surname from German.
Word: illegalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of illegality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: advances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of advance Labels: form-of, plural Example: Our generation has witnessed great advances in science. Example: The troops reported enemy advances on several fronts.
Word: advances Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of advance Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: The group advances up the road.
Word: abducent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin abducōbor. English abducent Borrowed from Latin abducō (“to lead away”). Pronunciation: /æbˈdus.ənt/, /æbˈdjus.ənt/ 1. Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting. Labels: obsolete
Word: abducent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin abducōbor. English abducent Borrowed from Latin abducō (“to lead away”). Pronunciation: /æbˈdus.ənt/, /æbˈdjus.ənt/ 1. That which abducts. Labels: obsolete 2. An abducens nerve. Labels: obsolete
Word: Hashemite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic هَاشِمِيّ (hāšimiyy, “Hashemite”) with English suffix -ite, from هَاشِم (hāšim, “Hashim”). The name signifies "breaker of bread", from هَشَمَ (hašama, “to destroy, smash”). 1. One who lays claim to being a direct descendant of Hashim, the great grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Word: Hashemite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Arabic هَاشِمِيّ (hāšimiyy, “Hashemite”) with English suffix -ite, from هَاشِم (hāšim, “Hashim”). The name signifies "breaker of bread", from هَشَمَ (hašama, “to destroy, smash”). 1. Relating to or being descendants of Hashim. Labels: not-comparable Example: In 1924 the Hashemite King Hussein was driven out of the Hedjaz by Ibn Saud, and a state of war sprang up between the new kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Trans-Jordan.
Word: strait-laced Part of Speech: adj 1. Bound with stays. Example: And if women were themselves to frame the bodies of their children in their wombs, as they 4 often endeavour to mend their shapes when they are out, we should as certainly have no perfect children born, as we have few well-shaped that are strait-laced, or much tampered with. Example: Juryman. My lord, I desire to know whether her stays were laced? Dell. Yes, she was laced. Mr. Cowper. If I take you right, you say she was strait-laced? Dell. Her stays were laced. 2. Alternative spelling of straight-laced. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vineyards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vineyard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vinyard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English vyneȝerd, from Old English wīnġeard, by surface analysis, vine + yard. 1. Obsolete spelling of vineyard. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […] therefore they who are more religiously and holily instructed, neither set a tree nor plant their vinyard, nor undertake any mean work without divine invocation […] Example: 1623,, Sir Francis Bacon, Letter to the Decipherer To the garden, Whose western side, circummured with brick, Is with a vinyard back’d. To that vinyard is a planchéd gate That makes his opening by a little door Which from the garden to the vinyard leads.
Word: doctrinalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English doctrinal 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 doctrinalism From doctrinal + -ism. 1. The abuse, or strict adherence, of a doctrine to a specific purpose. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1898. Selim Hobart Peabody, Charles Francis Richardson. The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge,, page 704, But many of the more extreme Pietists carried their antipathy to the doctrinalism and the established services of the church... Example: 1951. Walter Yust. Encyclopædia Britannica: A New Survey of Universal Knowledge, page 882, The soviet government facilitated the return to loyalty by departing temporarily from Marxist doctrinalism and appealing to Russian patriotism.
Word: Brønsted acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish physical chemist. 1. Any molecular entity capable of donating a proton to a base.
Word: Brønsted base Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted Danish physical chemist. 1. any molecular entity capable of accepting a proton from an acid
Word: retroflex Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin rētrōflexus, the perfect participle of rētrōflectō (“bend, turn”), from flectō (“bend, turn”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/, /ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/, /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/ 1. Bent or curved backwards. 2. Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate. Example: Near-synonyms: subapical, palatal Example: In the case of the Wubuy alveolar versus retroflex contrast for instance, we argue that the phonetic overlap is so great that native listeners can behave as if this were an instance of a good and a 'less good' instance of a single category (CG). 3. Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge. Example: Near-synonyms: apical, postalveolar 4. Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge. Example: Near-synonyms: laminal, postalveolar 5. Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations. Example: Near-synonym: rhotic
Word: retroflex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin rētrōflexus, the perfect participle of rētrōflectō (“bend, turn”), from flectō (“bend, turn”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/, /ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/, /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/ 1. A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate. 2. A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge. 3. A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge. 4. Any of the aforementioned consonants.
Word: retroflex Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin rētrōflexus, the perfect participle of rētrōflectō (“bend, turn”), from flectō (“bend, turn”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/, /ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/, /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/ 1. To bend or curve backwards. Labels: transitive Example: […] retroflexing the endoscope tip and mechanically rotating the transducer.
Word: conjugate acid-base pair Part of Speech: noun 1. An acid and a base which differ by a single proton; a pair of molecular compounds consisting of a conjugate acid and a conjugate base.
Word: cage compound Part of Speech: noun 1. any polycyclic compound having the form of a cage Labels: physical
Word: carbaborane Part of Speech: noun 1. A carborane.
Word: carbanion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English carb- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ῐ̓όν (ĭón) Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón)lbor. English anion English carbanion From carb- + anion. 1. any organic anion of general formula R₃C⁻
Word: carbene analogue Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several hydrides having a similar structure to that of carbene.
Word: erotically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English erotically From erotic + -ally. 1. in an erotic manner Example: Let realism have its demonstration, comedy its criticism, or even bawdry its horselaugh at the expense of sexual infatuation, if it must; but to ask us to subject our souls to its ruinous glamour, to worship it, deify it, and imply that it alone makes our life worth living, is nothing but folly gone mad erotically—a thing compared to which Falstaff's unbeglamored drinking and drabbing is respectable and rightminded. Example: They also practice healing, and, during the course of their services, shout and dance as erotically and sincerely as savages around a jungle fire.
Word: resuscitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English resuscitacion, from Old French ressuscitacion and Latin resuscitātio. Equivalent to resuscitate + -ion. 1. The act of resuscitating. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If the depletion had cured a bad cold, or averted a slight fever, and the patient came down declaring she was well, yet looking very ill, and an officious caller recommended "beef-tea, calves' foot jellies, or a glass of old port," Lady Anne, who well knew the value of such nutriments, seeing she constantly used them, would observe in reply, "at her time of life there is an innate power of resuscitation, which operates better without such stimulants, in my opinion;"...
Word: jostling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jostle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.
Word: jostling Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of jostling; a push or shove.
Word: dual meet Part of Speech: noun 1. An athletic competition between two teams (of a club, school, nation, etc.), especially track, cross-country, swimming, and rowing.
Word: dummy board Part of Speech: noun 1. A flat wooden life-size figure painted and shaped in silhouette.
Word: dysania Part of Speech: noun 1. A state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning. Labels: uncommon, uncountable Example: If you're nodding along as you read this, you might like to know that what we're experiencing when this happens is called dysania.
Word: resudation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin resudare (“sweat again”); see sudation. 1. The act of sweating again. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: soberly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English soberly; equivalent to sober + -ly. 1. In a sober manner; temperately; coolly; calmly; gravely; seriously. Example: Amongst this number of cordials and alteratives I do not find a more present remedy than a cup of wine or strong drink, if it be soberly and opportunely used. Example: They gathered soberly in the farthest recess of the ward and gossiped about him in malicious, offended undertones, rebelling against his presence as a ghastly imposition and resenting him malevolently for the nauseating truth of which he was bright reminder.
Word: whoremongers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whoremonger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cupbearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cup + bearer; attested since 1483. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌpˌbɛəɹə/, /ˈkʌpˌbɛɹɚ/ 1. One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served. Labels: historical Example: [W]hile the King [Edward the Confessor] and Godwine [Godwin, Earl of Wessex] ſate at the table, accompanied with others of the nobilitie, it chanced the Cupbearer (as he brought wine to the bourd) to ſlip with the one foote, and yet by good ſtrength of his other leg, to recouer himſelfe without falling: [...] Example: [P]rosper, I pray thee, thy ſeruant this day, and grant him mercie in the ſight of this man. For I was the kings cup-bearer.
Word: cupbearers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cupbearer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tagalog puto (and other Philippine languages), from Malay putu as in Malay kuih putu (“Kue putu”), from Tamil புட்டு (puṭṭu, “a Tamil dish”). Pronunciation: /ˈpuːtoʊ/ 1. A rice cake made of boiled or steamed rice. Labels: Philippines
Word: whipper snipper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A brand name. 1. A string trimmer; a strimmer. Labels: Australia, Canada
Word: small man syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. A supposed condition affecting short men that makes them excessively competitive as a way of compensating for their lack of stature. Labels: colloquial, uncountable
Word: minced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English mynced, ymynced, y-mynsed. By surface analysis, mince + -ed. 1. Finely chopped. 2. Minutely subdivided. 3. Weakened, extenuated. Labels: figuratively
Word: minced Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of mince Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: play dead Part of Speech: verb 1. To lie very still, like a corpse. Example: Near-synonym: play doggo 2. To act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack.
Word: misfortunes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misfortune Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confederacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English confederacie, from Anglo-Norman confederacie, from Latin cōnfoederātiō. Doublet of confederation. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/ 1. An alliance. 2. A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. 3. Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America. Example: The Blackfoot, Iroquois, and Sioux peoples all were governed as confederacies. There were also multi-ethnic confederacies, such as the Iron Confederacy made up of the Plains Cree, Assiniboine, Stoney, and Saulteaux.
Word: Confederacy Part of Speech: name 1. The collection of American states that seceded from the United States in 1860–61, and fought against the Union in the American Civil War. Labels: historical Example: Christmas of 1862 had been a happy one for Atlanta, for the whole South. The Confederacy had scored a smashing victory at Fredericksburg and the Yankee dead and wounded were counted in the thousands.
Word: confederacies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confederacy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ptero- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing, feather”). 1. wing Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. pterosaur, pterophorid, pterochorous, pterygoid 2. feather Labels: morpheme Example: e.g. pterography, pterophyte
Word: clonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clone + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈkləʊnəl/, /ˈkloʊnəl/ 1. Relating to, or created by asexual reproduction (cloning) Labels: not-comparable 2. That lives with others of the same kind Labels: not-comparable 3. Related to the descendants through cell division of a single identifiable cell, either in vitro or in vivo Labels: not-comparable
Word: queasiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English queasy 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 queasiness From queasy + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈkwi.zi.nəs/ 1. The state of being physically queasy; nausea. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The state of feeling mentally queasy; squeamishness. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tea cup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of teacup. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tea-cup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of teacup. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Mrs. Meadows secunda, looked round with sovereign contempt on the bits of tea-cups, old china bowls, and other articles treasured up by Mrs. Meadows prima, and lost a sentence or two of what Mr. Meadows was saying in the survey.
Word: palette knife Part of Speech: noun 1. In painting, a small, edge-less, more or less flexible steel blade used to mix paint on a palette and sometimes to apply paint to a surface.
Word: Lamm Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: pointillism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pointillisme, from pointiller (“to dot, to mark with points”), from point (“dot, point”). 1. The use of many small areas of color to construct an image. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: divisionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English division 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 divisionism From division + -ism. 1. The use of small areas of color to construct an image, based on theories of the colors' interaction in the perception of a viewer. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The method, variously called pointillism, divisionism (separated colours) or neoimpressionism, is especially effective in the half-dozen monumental paintings Seurat considered his toiles de lutte (battle-canvases). 2. Support for division of a territory, etc. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: motherish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English motherish From mother + -ish. 1. Having maternal qualities; motherly.
Word: grisaille Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French grisaille. 1. In painting, a method of working which employs only varying values of gray to create form. Often a preliminary step in a fully colored painting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Very pertinent relationships between these grisailles of the vegetal type and Islamic transennas have been established by Eva Frodl-Kraft, between that of Obazine with palmettes enchâssées, and a transenna from the Umayyad castle of Qasr-el Heir al Gharbi (about 727-750), today reconstructed at the National Museum in Damascus, and with a plaque, probably of Syrian origin, reused over a tomb in San Marco in Venice. 2. A stained-glass window in this style. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: moko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori moko. 1. A traditional Maori tattoo (image made in the skin), traditionally done with chisels; also, such an image used as a personal sign or signature. Labels: New-Zealand Example: No calligraphist could have drawn the moko so perfectly in the short time the fingers execute it. Example: He decides to overtrace the moko on Te Rau's face.
Word: moko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori mokopuna. 1. A grandchild, or any younger child. Labels: New-Zealand
Word: scoring Part of Speech: adj 1. Of something or someone that scores. Labels: not-comparable Example: The highest scoring team will win the match.
Word: scoring Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of keeping score in a sport or contest. Example: The scoring of a tennis match is overseen by a single referee. 2. The process of winning points in a sport or contest. Example: Scoring a basket in basketball is worth two or three points. 3. The action of scratching paper or other material to make it easier to fold. 4. A deep groove made by glacial action or similar.
Word: scoring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of score Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dividing Part of Speech: adj 1. Serving to divide or separate. Labels: not-comparable Example: We installed a dividing wall in order to create two rooms out of one.
Word: dividing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of divide Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Dividing seven dollars among three people is difficult!
Word: dividing Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of division. Example: Hence the noun also means dividing, or portion as that which is divided — whether an inheritance, or whether the dividings of spoil after battle.
Word: tabla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindustani طبلہ / तबला (tablā), from Arabic طَبْلَة (ṭabla). Cognate of Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese tambor. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑblə/, /ˈtʌblə/ 1. A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos. Example: Idealized membranes, plates and bars are clearly inadequate and give way to the reality of tablas, gongs and zanzas.
Word: Zack Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /zæk/ 1. A diminutive of the male given names Zachariah or Zachary. Example: Tigers manager A.J. Hinch had just inserted Zack Short to pinch-hit for Akil Baddoo, the type of chess-match move Hinch is making more than ever this season.
Word: tina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of christina (“crystal meth”), from crystal. 1. The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride (crystal meth). Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: kuli Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of coolie. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: cava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.və/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: cava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ellipsis of vena cava. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.və/ 1. Ellipsis of vena cava. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: cava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑv.ə/, /ˈkeɪ.və/ 1. plural of cavum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cava Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kava. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: namu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Māori namu. Compare Malay nyamuk (“a mosquito”). 1. A sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium.
Word: kutu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori kutu. 1. A body louse. Labels: New-Zealand Example: 'Yes,' Kuikui continued, 'all the cow shit from the milking, and we don't want Blondie's kutus floating in our water.'
Word: cardo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cardō (“hinge”). Doublet of kern. 1. The basal joint of the maxilla in insects 2. The hinge of a bivalve shell. 3. A street that ran north–south, in an Ancient Roman town or city Labels: Ancient-Rome
Word: kono Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Māori kono. 1. A traditional Maori woven basket. Labels: New-Zealand Example: To others my love is a plaited kono / Full or empty […] . Example: His son Hector is the source image of the young boy seated on a log eating a potato from a kono […].
Word: corpo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of corporate + -o; or clipping of corporation + -o. Pronunciation: /ˌkɔːˈpoʊ/, /ˌkɔɹˈpoʊ/ 1. A person, especially an executive, who works for or serves the interests of a big business or corporation. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: You can always spot a corpo: slick suit, fake smile, and eyes on the bottom line. Example: I used to be a corpo, stuck in the rat race until I realized I was just a cog in the machine. 2. A corporation. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: I worked for one of the big corpos. Example: She's a corpo VTuber.
Word: nescient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Latin nesciēns (“ignorant, unknowing”), the present participle of nesciō (“to don’t know, to be ignorant of”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɛʃənt/ 1. An ignorant person. 2. One who holds that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters (the unmeasurable) or ultimate causes is impossible.
Word: nescient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Ultimately from Latin nesciēns (“ignorant, unknowing”), the present participle of nesciō (“to don’t know, to be ignorant of”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɛʃənt/ 1. Ignorant, unlearned. 2. Unbelieving.
Word: ajak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Indonesian ajak, from Malay ajak. 1. The dhole (Cuon alpinus). Labels: Indonesia Example: Indonesia where the ajak, the handsome, rufous, bushy-tailed wild dog (a subspecies of the Indian dhole) still thrives. Example: They didn't want the hogs to die, because they would later throw them into battle with the ajaks, in a public spectacle at the end of the hunting season.
Word: alu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of aloo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nasi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay nasi. Pronunciation: /ˈnɑː.si/ 1. Cooked rice. Labels: uncountable
Word: nasi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic نَسِيء (nasīʔ, literally “postponement”). Pronunciation: /nəˈsiː/ 1. The intercalation of a month in the calendar of pre-Islamic Arabia, often considered heretical. Labels: uncountable
Word: nasi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈneɪˌsaɪ/ 1. plural of nasus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Catalan cava (literally “wine cellar”). 1. A Spanish white sparkling wine made using the méthode champenoise. Labels: uncountable Example: When the deal went through Natalie bought a bottle of Cava to celebrate. Example: Though it’s no longer open, a London restaurant, Bubbledogs, specialized in American hot dogs with Champagne from small producers. Other sparkling wines like cava, crémant and sparkling riesling would be delicious, too.
Word: Jameson Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English James Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone Middle English -son English -son English Jameson From James + -son. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/ 1. A Scottish and Northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name James. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A village in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. 4. An extinct town in Douglas County, Washington, United States.
Word: casebook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From case + book. First use appears c. 1675. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪsˌbʊk/ 1. A kind of book, used in law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials. Labels: US 2. A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases.
Word: casebook Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From case + book. First use appears c. 1675. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪsˌbʊk/ 1. Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon; a textbook example. Labels: figuratively, uncommon Example: Her shrink had told her that her own father, as she'd describe him, was practically a casebook example of an anal retentive.
Word: casebooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of casebook Labels: form-of, plural