nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: reniform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rēnis (the genitive singular of rēn (“kidney”); see further at that entry) + English -form (suffix meaning ‘having the form or shape of’), modelled after New Latin rēnifōrmis (“of seeds: kidney-shaped”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛnɪfɔːm/, /ˈɹiː-/, /ˈɹɛnəˌfɔɹm/, /-nɪ-/ 1. Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”). Labels: not-comparable Example: intussusception with a reniform appearance Example: multiple reniform circumscribed fat-containing masses 2. Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”). Labels: not-comparable
Word: bordering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of border Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bordering Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a common boundary or border Labels: not-comparable Example: France and Spain are bordering nations. Example: King Pyrrhus was at dinner at an ale-house bordering on the theatre, when he was summoned to go on the stage.
Word: bordering Part of Speech: noun 1. A pattern or ornament forming a border. Example: White silk borderings and silver buckles.
Word: organoleptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French organoleptique, from organo- + Ancient Greek ληπτικός (lēptikós, “disposed to take”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”). Pronunciation: /ɔː(ɹ)ˌɡænəʊˈlɛptɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the sensory properties of a particular food or chemical, the taste, colour, odour, and feel. Labels: not-comparable Example: The organoleptic assessment of the wine showed that it was spoiled. Example: At some point in the history of QC evaluations of alcohol beverages the phrase ‘organoleptic testing’ crept into the industry's vocabulary. Though organoleptic testing does refer to the use of the senses for product evaluations, that is where the comparison to sensory evaluation stops.
Word: organoleptic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French organoleptique, from organo- + Ancient Greek ληπτικός (lēptikós, “disposed to take”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”). Pronunciation: /ɔː(ɹ)ˌɡænəʊˈlɛptɪk/ 1. Such a property
Word: Good King Henry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1640; alteration (influenced by the name of Henry VII (1457–1509), King of England) of Good-Henry (1578), from the name Henry. 1. A goosefoot of species Blitum bonus-henricus (syn. Chenopodium bonus-henricus), native to Britain and much of Europe, cultivated as a vegetable. Labels: uncountable
Word: hourly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hour + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ̯əli/, /ˈaʊ̯ɚli/ 1. Occurring every hour. Labels: not-comparable Example: There are hourly express buses. Example: The [four] motors have a continuous rating of 144 h.p. and an hourly output of 180 h.p., giving a total hourly rating of 720 h.p. compared with the six-motored "Arlecchino's" 994 h.p. 2. Unsalaried, paid by the hour; (by extension) blue-collar. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hourly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From hour + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ̯əli/, /ˈaʊ̯ɚli/ 1. At intervals of an hour. Labels: not-comparable Example: Express buses depart hourly. Example: Commencement of a two-hourly service pattern by GWR marked the return of regular services to Okehampton for the first time since their withdrawal in 1972. There are plans to extend this to hourly.
Word: hourly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hour + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ̯əli/, /ˈaʊ̯ɚli/ 1. Something produced each hour. Example: She never reads her hourly report, but let her hourlies be fifteen minutes late and she raises a ruckus.
Word: eternally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English eternally, eternaly; equivalent to eternal + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪˈtɜː.nə.li/, /ɪˈtɜːn.li/, /ɪˈtɝ.nə.li/, /iˈtɝ.nə.li/ 1. For eternity; forever. Labels: not-comparable Example: I shall be eternally grateful for your assistance. Example: Finding realistic needle-moving signings is especially hard when clubs do not want to sell at this stage of a campaign, while you are eternally at the mercy of those with bigger teeth and sharper claws further up the food chain. 2. Unceasingly, recurringly. Labels: not-comparable Example: The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it.
Word: irreducible 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 ir- English reduce Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English reducible English irreducible From ir- + reducible. Pronunciation: /ˌɪɹɪˈdjuːsɪbəl/ 1. Not able to be reduced or lessened. Labels: not-comparable Example: With each reduction in the number of railways, there must come, eventually, a decline in interest, if only through reduction in variety; and when it comes to one nationalised railway only we have reached the irreducible minimum. 2. Not able to be brought to a simpler or reduced form. Labels: not-comparable 3. Unable to be factorized into polynomials of lower degree, as (x² + 1). Labels: not-comparable 4. Whose numerator and denominator share no common factor greater than 1. Labels: not-comparable 5. Unable to be factored into smaller integers; prime. Labels: not-comparable 6. Whose only divisors are units and associates. Labels: not-comparable 7. Inexpressible as the union of two proper algebraic subvarieties. Labels: not-comparable 8. Not containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball. Labels: not-comparable 9. Impossible to divide further into representations of lower dimension by means of any similarity transformation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: irreducible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English ir- English reduce Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English reducible English irreducible From ir- + reducible. Pronunciation: /ˌɪɹɪˈdjuːsɪbəl/ 1. Such a polynomial
Word: eventual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From event + -ual; compare French éventuel. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including German eventuell, French éventuel, Italian eventuale, Spanish eventual, Swedish eventuell. Pronunciation: /ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃʊ.əl/, /ɪˈvɛn.(t)ʃ.əl/, /ə-/, /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/, /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃəl/ 1. Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to events; event-related, evential. Labels: not-comparable 3. Possible, potential. Labels: not-comparable, proscribed Example: They both opposed an eventual imposition of anti-dumping measures as they considered that it could lead to a cessation of imports of the product concerned from the PRC79.
Word: irreducibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality or degree of being irreducible. Labels: uncountable Example: I gave them account of what I had seen of the case, of my opinion concerning the irreducibility of the rupture, and that it had no share in the present complaint; at the same time desiring my colleague to examine for himself. 2. Something that is irreducible. Labels: countable Example: There is plebs in bodies, in souls, in individuals, in the proletariat, in the bourgeoisie, but everywhere in a diversity of forms and extensions, of energies and irreducibilities.
Word: irreducibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English ir- English reduce Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English reducible English irreducible Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English irreducibly From irreducible + -ly. 1. In an irreducible manner or state.
Word: irrefragability Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality or degree of being irrefragable. Labels: uncountable
Word: irrefragableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English irrefragable 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 irrefragableness From irrefragable + -ness. 1. Synonym of irrefragability. Labels: uncountable
Word: irrefragably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English irrefragable Middle English -ly English -ly English irrefragably From irrefragable + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹɛf.ɹə.ɡə.blɪ/ 1. In an irrefragable state or condition.
Word: irrefrangible Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌɪɹɪˈfɹænd͡ʒəbəl/ 1. Not to be broken or transgressed against; inviolable. 2. Incapable of being refracted.
Word: refracted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of refract Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: refracted Part of Speech: adj 1. Turned out of its straight course. Example: a refracted a ray of light 2. Bent back at an acute angle.
Word: irrefrangibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality or degree of being irrefrangible. Labels: uncountable
Word: irrefrangibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English irrefrangible 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 irrefrangibleness From irrefrangible + -ness. 1. How irrefrangible something is. Labels: uncountable
Word: irrefrangibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English irrefrangible Middle English -ly English -ly English irrefrangibly From irrefrangible + -ly. 1. In an irrefrangible manner.
Word: seasonally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree French a- Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sísh₁eti Proto-Italic *sizō Latin serō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin satiōnem Old French saison French saison Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French assaisonnerbor. English season English -al English seasonal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English seasonally From seasonal + -ly. 1. Occurring every season. Example: We get bobolinks here seasonally. Example: Although the 1-D RCM can predict only horizontally, diurnally, and seasonally averaged conditions, it is capable of estimating the first-order climate responses of the atmosphere, which is our intention in this study. 2. Occurring only in season. Example: Cherries are available here seasonally. 3. Occurring within the relevant season; appropriately to the current season. Example: It has been seasonally warm here lately.
Word: crined Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French crine (“hair of the head”) (French crin) + -ed. Pronunciation: /kɹaɪnd/, /kɹʌɪnd/ 1. Having hair or a mane of a specified tincture, different from that of the body. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sa. three boys' heads couped at the shoulders ppr. having snakes enwrapped about their necks vert ; (sometimes borne with a chev. ar.) Crest - A boy's head as in the arms, (sometimes crined or.) VAUGHAN Example: a crested bird called in Zemblan sampel (‘silktail’), closely resembling a waxwing in shape and shade, is the model of one of the three heraldic creatures (the other two being a reindeer proper and a merman azure, crined or) in the armorial bearings of the Zemblan King, Charles the Beloved
Word: synchronous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin synchronus, from Ancient Greek σύγχρονος (súnkhronos, “contemporaneous”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “with, together”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ous = synchrony + -ous; however, all related words (e.g., synchronic, synchrony, synchronicity, diachronous, diachronic, diachrony, diachronicity) were coined later, either as back-formations from, or otherwise by analogy with the surface analysis of, synchronous. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋkɹənəs/ 1. At the same time, at the same frequency. Example: But in these pictures it was possible for all the incidents to coexist at the one moment. In the 'Release of Peter' this was not possible. The waking and astonished soldiers to the left might be looking upon the miracle of the centre, but the escape of the Apostle over their recumbent bodies could not be synchronous with either of the other scenes Example: There is a synchronous tie between the motors in each machine room to ensure that the span remains level during raising and lowering. 2. Interacting with other elements in series; blocking; interacting with the same program or thread as other operations, thereby preventing those operations from resuming until the operation of interest is complete. Example: Post is a “fire and forget” where the UI thread work is performed asynchronously; Send is synchronous in that the call blocks until the UI thread work has been performed.
Word: profitably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English profitable Middle English -ly English -ly English profitably From profitable + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bli/, /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bli/ 1. In a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain. Example: […] that person is hardly susceptible to blackmail. One cannot profitably threaten to broadcast to others what is already known. Example: "Despite the prevailing external forces, we remain confident in our ability to profitably grow the business in our addressable markets," the company said.
Word: generously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English generous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English generously From generous + -ly. 1. In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample. Example: He generously donated what little he could. Example: The dessert generously filled a large plate.
Word: torquated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin torquātus + -ed. By surface analysis, torque + -ated. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːkweɪtɪd/ 1. Wearing a torque. Labels: not-comparable 2. Shaped like a torque; twisted; convoluted.
Word: chronologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical ▲ English chrono- ▲ English -logy English chronology ▲ English -ical English chronological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English chronologically From chronological + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkli/, /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəli/ 1. In a chronological manner; with reference to time. Example: He had aged but a year chronologically, but in appearance a decade. Example: Moreover, the term [...] is well recorded in British and Australian sources from the 1840s onwards, while the earliest Anglo-Indian evidence only extends as far back as 1865 and so does not hold precedence. Thus, deriving the term from Hindustani is not chronologically admissible on present evidence. 2. In sequence according to time. Labels: sequence Example: His chapters are arranged thematically, not chronologically.
Word: thievery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thieve + -ery. Compare Old Frisian deverie ("thievery; theft"; > West Frisian dieverij; Saterland Frisian Däiweräi), Dutch dieverij (“thievery”), German Low German Deveree (“thievery; theft”), German Dieberei (“thievery”), Danish tyveri (“thievery; theft; larceny”), Swedish tjuveri (“thievery”). Pronunciation: /ˈθiːv.(ə)ɹ.i/ 1. The act of theft, the act of stealing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This instance of thievery will not be overlooked. Example: One thief may well have the power to achieve a certain amount of success in fulfilling his desires to possess the property of another. But thievery being what it is, it feeds that desire in an intemperate way, and so the desire grows and grows. 2. That which is stolen. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Injurious Time now, with a robber's haste, / Crams his rich thievery up, he knows not how;
Word: chronometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chrono- + -meter, possibly after the model of earlier French chronomètre (“metronome”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + μέτρον (métron, “meter, measuring device”). Pronunciation: /kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/, /krə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪtər/, /kɹəˈnɔm.ə.tə(ɹ)/ 1. A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day. Example: A wristwatch costs $20; a chronometer costs $20,000. Example: The balances of all moveable time-keepers, the chronometer excepted, are prevented from vibrating beyond the proper arc by what is called bankings. The inferior escapements are very easily banked; a pin fixed in the balance, coming in contact with one or two studs, is sufficient for that purpose. […]
Word: legibility Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /lɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, /ˌlɛd͡ʒ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ˌlɛd͡ʒ.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] 1. The property of being legible or easily readable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The legibility of this text is questionable: half the people asked said it was almost illegible, but the other half said it was easy to read. Example: The legibility of a type-face is very largely dependent on the absence of similarity between those characters of pairs or triplets which are the most easily mistaken for one another.
Word: perpetuity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English perpetuitee, perpetuite, perpetuyte, from Old French perpetüité, ultimately from Latin perpetuitās. Pronunciation: /ˌpɜː(ɹ)pɪˈtjuːɪti/, /ˌpɝpəˈtuːɪti/ 1. The quality or state of being perpetual; endless duration; uninterrupted existence. Labels: uncountable Example: Mr. Waller adds that when the railway was authorised in 1897, one of the clauses of the Act authorising the transfer of the line to the North British Railway provided that that company should work it in perpetuity, and it was this clause that caused the interim interdict to be granted. Example: The gnomic belief that the world is conditioned by love is no idle apothegm. Love, as the instrument of creative agencies and cosmic perpetuity, is no banausic conception. 2. Something that is perpetual. Labels: countable 3. A limitation intended to be unalterable and of indefinite duration; a disposition of property which attempts to make it inalienable beyond certain limits fixed or conceived as being fixed by the general law. Labels: countable 4. An annuity in which the periodic payments begin on a fixed date and continue indefinitely. Labels: countable
Word: legislate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from legislation, legislator. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsˌleɪt/ 1. To pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws). Example: If they can't get people to do the right thing by talking then they will try to legislate and enforce the statutes. Example: Candidates always promise to legislate change.
Word: bosquet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bosket. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bosket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bosquet, from Italian boschetto, diminutive of bosco (“wood”), from Late Latin busca, buscus or boscus, from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (compare Old High German busk). Doublet of bouquet. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒskɪt/ 1. A small grove or copse of trees, a thicket. Example: When he returned from a swim in the broad and deep brook beyond the bosquet, with wet hair and tingling skin, Van got the rare treat of finding his foreglimpse of live ivory accurately reproduced [...].
Word: ceaselessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ceaseless Middle English -ly English -ly English ceaselessly From ceaseless + -ly. 1. Without ceasing. Example: So the woods are silent, still, and deserted, save by a stray rabbit among the thistles, and the grasshoppers ceaselessly leaping in the grass. Example: So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
Word: preterist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From preter- + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛtəɹɪst/ 1. One whose chief interest is in the past. 2. An adherent of preterism; one who believes that the Biblical prophecies of the Apocalypse refer to historical events which have already taken place.
Word: lansquenet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French lansquenet, from German Landsknecht, from Lands (“of the land”) + Knecht (“servant”). Doublet of Landsknecht. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːnskəˌnɛt/, /ˈlanskəˌnɛt/, /ˌlænskəˈnɛt/ 1. Any of a class of German mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries, most of whom were pikemen and foot soldiers. Labels: countable, historical Example: […] arising out of this festival there was established an individual lansquenet tradition, in speech and outward appearance, and the bare, sunburnt necks of the vagabond soldiers, their baggy garments hanging in shreds, and their short swords, could be seen all over the country for long afterwards. Example: Ruthless killing, wanton strife / Add up to a lanzknecht’s life. 2. A gambling card game in which the dealer is given an initial card and the players another; cards are then turned up until the value (rank) of one of those cards is met. Labels: uncountable Example: “I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”. Example: One could see part of the dimly lit court where under an enclosed poplar two soldiers on a stone bench were playing lansquenet.
Word: Anno Domini Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin annō Dominī (“in the year of the Lord”) from the word annō (“in the year”) the ablative of annus (“year”) + Dominī (“of the Lord”) the genitive of Dominus (“the Lord”). 1. In the year of our Lord (often abbreviated A.D. or AD). Labels: not-comparable Example: In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King James of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini, 1620. Example: The scene was Mr. Cruncher’s private lodging in Hanging-sword-alley, Whitefriars: the time, half-past seven of the clock on a windy March morning, Anno Domini seventeen hundred and eighty.
Word: will do Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Ellipsis of I will do (it or that). 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see will, do. 2. Affirmative yes in response to an especially personal or direct request for the performance of some action. Example: Near-synonyms: sure thing, no prob Example: Could you wake me when you get up? — No problem, will do.
Word: commonise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From common + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of commonize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: “The trick is not to commonise the wrong bits in different models. You commonise parts such as batteries and alternators, not things the customer can see, like the window switches.” Example: Special new fasteners are being introduced on the new car to hold it together better than ever. To simplify design and ease of maintenance I eventually hope to commonise and standardise all fasteners on the car.
Word: attune Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- English tune English attune From ad- + tune. Pronunciation: /əˈtjuːn/, /əˈt͜ʃuːn/, /əˈt(j)un/ 1. To bring into musical accord. Labels: transitive 2. To tune (an instrument). Labels: transitive 3. To bring into harmony or accord. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: By meditating, I try to attune myself to the greater cosmos. 4. To fill with music. Labels: poetic, transitive Example: Is yonder wave the sun's eternal bed? / Soon shall the orient with new lustre burn, / And spring shall soon her vital influence shed, / Again attune the grove, […]
Word: molested Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of molest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: True Cross Part of Speech: name 1. The cross on which Christ was crucified, particularly considered as a relic.
Word: eolith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “dawn”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”). 1. Crudely chopped flints, believed to be naturally produced by geological processes such as glaciation.
Word: limpness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English limp 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 limpness From limp + -ness. 1. Property of being limp.
Word: lionization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lionize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English lionization From lionize + -ation. 1. The act of lionizing, the behavior that treats someone as a celebrity, either respectfully honoring or fawning adoration. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lionizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lionize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lionizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lionization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: linguine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian linguine (literally “little tongues”), from lingua (“tongue”). Pronunciation: /lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ/, /lɪŋˈɡwini/ 1. Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: limitlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English limitless 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 limitlessness From limitless + -ness. 1. The property of being limitless: infiniteness, boundlessness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The limitlessness of the heavens awes us. Example: In other respects time has the same characters as space; the character of self-limiting limitlessness : of bounds set only to be overleapt; and overleapt only to be set again.
Word: interrogative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin interrogātīvus, equivalent to interrogate + -ive. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.təˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/, /ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.tɪv/, [ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.ɾɪv], /ˌɪn.təˈɹɔɡ.ə.tɪv/, [ˌɪn.təˈɹɔɡ.ə.ɾɪv] 1. Asking or denoting a question. Example: an interrogative phrase Example: an interrogative pronoun 2. Pertaining to inquiry; questioning Example: He took on an interrogative tone of voice. Example: Thus speaking, the good man regarded his lady with an interrogative look. "I do n't know, dear!" she replied kindly, and sighing again.
Word: interrogative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin interrogātīvus, equivalent to interrogate + -ive. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.təˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/, /ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.tɪv/, [ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.ɾɪv], /ˌɪn.təˈɹɔɡ.ə.tɪv/, [ˌɪn.təˈɹɔɡ.ə.ɾɪv] 1. A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc. Example: When question words are used, it is not necessary to add the ke particle, as it is already embedded in the interrogative 2. Synonym of question mark ⟨?⟩. Labels: archaic Example: There be five manner of points and divisions most used among cunning men; the which if they be well used, make the sentence very light and easy to be understood, both to the reader and hearer: and they be these, virgil,—come,—parenthesis,—plain point,—interrogative. Example: Whoever introduced the several points, it seems that a full-point, a point called come, answering to our colon-point, a point called virgil answering to our comma-point, the parenthesis-points and interrogative-point, were used at the close of the fourteenth, or beginning of the fifteenth century. 3. A question; an interrogation. Labels: rare Example: "Who are you, sir, and what is your business?" demanded the Marquis... "That is a fair interrogative, my lord," answered Dalgetty.
Word: pieing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pie Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pieing Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of throwing a pie at someone, often a politician or other powerful or influential person as a means of protest. Example: The Canadian prime minister was the victim of a pieing.
Word: bed push Part of Speech: noun 1. A fundraising event, usually run by hospitals, where a wheeled bed is pushed through the streets to raise awareness of the campaign.
Word: awari Part of Speech: noun 1. An African game of strategy, played by moving seeds on a board. Labels: uncountable
Word: puffer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English puff 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 puffer From puff + -er. The cellular automata definition is a clipping of puffer train. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌfɚ/, /ˈpʌfə/ 1. Someone or something that puffs. 2. Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to inflate their bodies when in danger. 3. A manually-operated inhaler. Example: For years he'd made relatively light of it, referring to the little inhaler he had to use as his ‘puffer’. 4. A train; a locomotive, usually one that is steam-powered. Labels: childish, dated 5. A Clyde puffer, a kind of small ship. 6. A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear. Labels: slang 7. An insulated puffy jacket, such as a down jacket. 8. A person who gives exaggerated praise to a product, literary work, etc. Labels: dated 9. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. Labels: dated, slang Example: Cicero in his Offices declares his opinion , that a vendor ought not to appoint a puffer to raise the price 10. An alchemist; so named from their constant attendance to the bellows of their furnaces. Labels: derogatory 11. The common, or harbour, porpoise. 12. A kier used in dyeing. 13. A soffietta. 14. A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris. Example: This is the next best thing, which is a pseudo-puffer made by converting a stream of spaceships into puffer output using several c/3 spaceships. Example: Might be interesting to see if the debris from this puffer can be suppressed somehow -- assuming somebody hasn't already done that, but I don't see any sign of previous attempts. 15. A security device used to detect traces of explosives or drugs on a person, by blowing puffs of air that pick up tiny particles.
Word: stinkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stinker Labels: form-of, plural Example: Years ago, when striplings, he and I had done a stretch together at Malvern House, Bramley-on-Sea, the preparatory school conducted by that prince of stinkers, Aubrey Upjohn MA, and had frequently stood side by side in the Upjohn study awaiting the receipt of six of the juiciest from a cane of the type that biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder, as the fellow said.
Word: totemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ojibwe (o)doodem(an)bor. English totem Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English totemic From totem + -ic. Pronunciation: /təʊˈtɛmɪk/ 1. Serving as, or relating to, a totem. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Lithuanian director escaped the Nazis and moved to New York, where he became a totemic figure for artists including Andy Warhol and John Lennon[.] Example: Hunt also refused to rule out cuts to totemic Conservative pledges, including defence spending and the pensions triple lock.
Word: somnial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From obsolete French somnial, from Latin somnialis, from somnium (“dream”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɒmnɪəl/ 1. Pertaining to dreams. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: He had indeed been making a study of his dreams, to what purpose or effect is not apparent, but there remains a note-book filled with closely written observations upon them, for he seemed always to awaken with most vivid recollections of astounding, amusing, and bizarre somnial experiences. Example: Often, it was Sara Hutchinson who was the focus of his somnial fantasy life: he once exclaimed that his dreams were "always connected in some way or another" with her (CN II 2055).
Word: appeals Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈpilz/ 1. plural of appeal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: appeals Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈpilz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of appeal Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: perennially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English perennial Middle English -ly English -ly English perennially From perennial + -ly. 1. Year after year (literally: each year). 2. Constantly; with frequent recurrence. Example: Add to that a pair of black eyes with yellowish whites, a proud glance, gleaming teeth, and lips which were perennially pomaded and redolent of musk. As for her dress, it was invariably rich, effective, and chic, yet in good taste. Example: The conversation taking place in a cramped corridor at the Stadium of Light had turned to the lack of English players on view on Saturday afternoon. Martin Jol barely paused for thought before answering a perennially vexed question. "It's a problem," said Fulham's manager. "You have to deal with it."
Word: chip in Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: If we all chip in, we can afford to buy a pizza for lunch. Example: It was England up the right, with Jordan Henderson – back in the starting XI for Kalvin Phillips – chipping in, too, popping up in inside positions to flip over a couple of dangerous crosses. 2. To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: She chipped in for the gift. 3. To contribute (something). Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: He chipped in twenty for the retirement gift. 4. To ante; to put into the pot the amount of chips or money required to continue. Labels: intransitive Example: He seemed to hesitate when he chipped in. 5. To interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment. Labels: UK, idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: Will Godfrey, director of economics, finance and markets at ORR, chips in: "Reducing cancellations and maintaining punctuality as passengers return after the pandemic is a really vital objective. 6. To put a chip shot in the hole. Labels: intransitive Example: He chipped in from 20 yards for a birdie. 7. To join in (something); to butt in or contribute (something) to a conversation; to say (something). Labels: slang, transitive Example: She chipped in that she had seen the whole situation play out.
Word: year of our Lord Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English yere of our lord. 1. A year of the Common Era/Christian Era; anno Domini; numbered from the once estimated first year for the birth of Jesus Christ. Example: And for the continuing and preſerving the Calendar or Method of Reckoning, and computing the Days of the Year in the ſame regular Courſe, as near as may be, in all Times coming; be it further enacted by the Authority aforeſaid, That the ſeveral Years of our Lord, One thouſand eight hundred, One thouſand nine hundred, Two thouſand one hundred, Two thouſand two hundred, Two thouſand three hundred, or any other Hundredth Years of our Lord, which ſhall happen in Time to come, except only every Fourth hundredth Year of our Lord, whereof the Year of our Lord Two thouſand ſhall be the Firſt, ſhall not be eſteemed or taken to be Biſſextile or Leap Years, but ſhall be taken to be common Years, conſiſting of Three hundred and ſixty five Days, and no more; and that the Years of our Lord, Two thouſand eight hundred, and every other Fourth hundredth Year of our Lord, from the ſaid Year of our Lord Two Thouſand incluſive, and alſo all other Years of our Lord, which by the preſent Supputation are eſteemed to be Biſſextile, or Leap Years, ſhall for the future, and in all Times to come be eſteemed and taken to be Biſſextile or Leap Years, conſiſting of Three hundred and ſixty ſix Days, in the ſame Sort and Manner as is now uſed with reſpect to every Fourth Year of our Lord. Example: IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, / I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the National Archives and Records Administration to be affixed. / DONE at the City of Washington this 18th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety-two. 2. Used to emphasize the current year. Labels: humorous Example: buying CDs in the year of our Lord 2023? Example: Surely, in the year of our lord 2019, you know who Lizzo is. I mean, even if you don’t think you know, girl—you know.
Word: goof off Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌɡuːf ˈɒf/, /ˌɡuf ˈɔf/, /ˌɡuf ˈɑf/ 1. To dawdle, lollygag; to waste time aimlessly or engage in idle activity or inactivity. Labels: Australia, US, intransitive, slang Example: He sat there goofing off all day instead of working. Example: I've been goofing off since the day I was born. 2. To make a mistake. Labels: US, dated, slang, transitive Example: He goofed off this whole project. 3. To fall asleep or pass out on drugs. Labels: US, dated, intransitive, slang
Word: hydron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree 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- English -on English hydron From hydro- + -on. 1. any hydrogen cation, e.g. a proton (¹H⁺)
Word: springtime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spring + time. 1. The season of spring, between winter and summer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Georgian and Regency houses cluster picturesquely around the sloping village green, which in springtime is carpeted with daffodils. 2. A period of flourishing and renewal. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: For the moment, at least, there is a sense that a new springtime has arrived for the Church’s progressives.
Word: latices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈleɪtɪsiːz/, /ˈlætɪsiːz/ 1. plural of latex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spring break Part of Speech: noun 1. A time of vacation from school that occurs during the spring. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “We are on the edge of an AI surge that will make the dotcom boom look like spring break,” says Boris Feldman, co-head of Freshfield's global tech practice, who advises multiple “magnificent seven” tech companies. 2. The week of vacation from school that occurs during the winter-spring semester, which does not necessarily fall within the official season of spring. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable
Word: latexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of latex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lattices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lattice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lattices Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lattice Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wintertime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From winter + time. 1. The season of winter, between autumn and spring. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Cinco de Mayo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cinco de mayo (“fifth of May”). 1. A national celebration in Mexico, commemorating the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza over the French expeditionary forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, also celebrated widely by immigrants living in the United States. Example: The BG Fiestaval returned this past week to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, bringing the tastes, music and culture of Mexico to the community for its 10th year.
Word: Bastille Day Part of Speech: name 1. The French national holiday celebrated on 14 July each year. It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the Fête de la Fédération was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern French "nation".
Word: Yom Kippur Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹם כִּיפּוּר (yom kipúr, literally “Day of Atonement”). Pronunciation: /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/, /ˌjɒm ˈkɪpə/, /ˌjəʊm kɪˈpʊə/, /ˌjəʊm ˈkɪpə/, /ˌjɔm kɪˈpʊɹ/ 1. A particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Labels: Judaism Example: Waving chickens above their heads, ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel performed the ritual of "kaparot" ahead of Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the Jewish calendar, which begins at sundown on Tuesday. Example: Services during Yom Kippur are held continuously through the day and include readings from the Torah and the reciting of prayers expressing regret or asking for forgiveness.
Word: jauntier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of jaunty: more jaunty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: removable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Italic *wremoweō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English removable From remove + -able. 1. Able to be removed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Five of these sections are covered by removable roof panels through which the transmissions, engines and carriage warming boiler can be lifted. Example: Molded by Mattel in forest green, this action figure was garbed in a removable yellow, sleeveless shawl. He is worth substantially more money if this filigree drapery is still intact.
Word: removable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Italic *wremoweō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English removable From remove + -able. 1. Something that can be removed.
Word: misty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English misty, mysty, misti, from Old English mistiġ (“misty, dark”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistig (“misty”), equivalent to mist + -y. Cognate with Scots misty, mistie (“misty”), West Frisian mistich (“misty, foggy”), Dutch mistig (“misty, foggy”), German Low German mistig (“foggy”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪsti/ 1. Covered in mist; foggy. Example: It's very misty this morning; I can't see a thing! 2. Dim; vague; obscure. Labels: figuratively Example: a misty memory of his childhood Example: My remembrances of the place and its people are misty — all about it seem more like something I once saw in a dream, but whose characters time has effaced. 3. With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed. Labels: figuratively Example: Her eyes grew misty the night her long-time friend passed away.
Word: timestream Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From time + stream. 1. A metaphorical conception of time as a stream, or flowing body of water. Example: By killing his great-grandfather, the time traveller disrupted the timestream. Example: The slightest excess of effort might upset the balance at any point of the time stream, sending them backward into the past or forward into the future independently of my will.
Word: Australasia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Australasie, coined by French scholar and politician Charles de Brosses in 1756, from the Latin for “south of Asia”. By surface analysis, Austral- + Asia. Pronunciation: /ˌɒstɹəˈleɪʒə/, /ˌɔstɹəˈlæɪʒɐ/ 1. Synonym of Oceania: a continent or continental region composed of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. 2. A continental region in Oceania, consisting of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring Melanesian islands.
Word: Aussieland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Aussie + -land. 1. Australia. Labels: informal
Word: Aotearoan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Aotearoa Middle English -n English -n English Aotearoan From Aotearoa + -n. Pronunciation: /ˌaʊ.ti.əˈɹoʊ.ən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Aotearoa (New Zealand) or its people. Labels: rare
Word: Aotearoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Aotearoa Middle English -n English -n English Aotearoan From Aotearoa + -n. Pronunciation: /ˌaʊ.ti.əˈɹoʊ.ən/ 1. A New Zealander: a person from Aotearoa (New Zealand). Labels: rare
Word: mickeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mickey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mickeys Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mickey Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: paisley Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Paisley, Renfrewshire, in Scotland, where shawls of this kind were woven in the 1800s. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪzli/ 1. A motif of a swirling droplet. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A soft woollen fabric having this motif. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: paisley Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Paisley, Renfrewshire, in Scotland, where shawls of this kind were woven in the 1800s. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪzli/ 1. Made from this fabric, or marked with this design. Labels: not-comparable Example: I shall be wearing a Paisley shawl with a red centre, and thus may easily be found. Example: He would be in his paisley silk dressing gown.
Word: ruthenio- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Containing ruthenium. Labels: morpheme