nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: log off Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of log out. 2. To depart from any conversation, online or in person; to say goodbye. Labels: humorous, idiomatic, informal
Word: bog off Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Shortening and euphemistic alteration from bugger off. 1. To leave, to go away. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic, slang
Word: bean bag Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbiːn ˌbæɡ/ 1. Alternative form of beanbag. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pissy bed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From their use as a diuretic; compare French pissenlit. 1. The dandelion. Labels: Ireland, colloquial
Word: mistigri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French 1. A trick-taking card game that dates back to the 18th century, somewhat resembling poker. Labels: uncountable
Word: nameless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English nameles, equivalent to name + -less. Cognate with Dutch naamloos (“nameless”), German namenlos (“nameless”), Danish navnløs (“nameless”), Swedish namnlös (“nameless”), Icelandic nafnlaus (“nameless, anonymous”). 1. Not having a name. Labels: not-comparable Example: Environmental DNA analysis suggests that the number of species of bacteria that remain nameless to date may well be on the order of many thousands. 2. Whose name is unknown; unidentified or obscured. Labels: not-comparable Example: The culprits shall remain nameless here, as some names have been changed to protect the guilty; just don't let it happen again. Example: Victims of rug pulls are often left with little recourse against nameless thieves. 3. Unable to be described or expressed. Labels: not-comparable Example: a nameless unease Example: a nameless fear 4. Illegitimate. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: He said that he would cherish her until the grave, and that he would love her nameless son as though he were his own flesh. 5. Not well-known; not having made a name for oneself. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nameless and fameless, but tinged with the sadness Rising from organs by seraph hands played. Example: Its upland-lawns, and cliffs with foliage hung, Its wizard-stream, nor nameless, nor unsung:
Word: nameless Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nameles, equivalent to name + -less. Cognate with Dutch naamloos (“nameless”), German namenlos (“nameless”), Danish navnløs (“nameless”), Swedish namnlös (“nameless”), Icelandic nafnlaus (“nameless, anonymous”). 1. Vulva. Labels: obsolete Example: Hérison, m. The female pudendum; ‘the nameless’.
Word: witting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly from Old Norse vitand, partly from the present participle of wit. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪtɪŋ/ 1. Knowledge, awareness. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: Howbeit, as great is growyng, if we suffer thys yong king in our enemies hande, which without his witting might abuse the name of his commandement, to ante of our knowing, which thing God and good provision forbid. Example: All such particular sums of money which he hath levied or lawfully might have levied to his witting or knowledge within his bailiwick, as part or parcel, […]
Word: witting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Participle adjective of wit. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪtɪŋ/ 1. aware, knowledgeable Example: Sometimes the committing authority, who is usually located in the United States, is the only person who is witting of the CIA officer's true affiliation. 2. Done deliberately or intentionally
Word: witting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Participle adjective of wit. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of wit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: con artist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A clipping of confidence artist. 1. A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster. Example: That greedy con artist would swindle you at any cost. Example: He's the FBI agent antagonist in Catch Me If You Can (2002) opposite a buoyantly charming young Leonardo DiCaprio as con artist Frank Abagnale, but his character is more of a determined cat to Leo's mouse than a real foil; he's simply a prim Eisenhower-era man with a job to do.
Word: dining table Part of Speech: noun 1. A table, usually in a dining room or dining hall, on which meals are served. Example: Holonym: dining set Example: Near-synonym: dinner table
Word: chomp at the bit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Non-standard variant of champ at the bit, recasting it as chomp (“to chew noisily”) + bit (“part of a horse's harness held in its mouth”); horses tend to chew on their bits when impatient at waiting. 1. To show impatience or frustration when delayed. Labels: intransitive Example: Electronics makers chomping at the bit. Example: But I wouldn't say [they're frustrated], I think our players are just chomping at the bit to go.
Word: &c Part of Speech: phrase 1. Archaic form of etc.. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: daypack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From day + pack. 1. A small backpack, suitable for a one-day hike or for carrying books around campus.
Word: garrotte Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of garrote. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: garrotte Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of garrote. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: NWFP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of North West Frontier Province, a northern province of Pakistan with the capital Peshawar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: North-West Frontier Province Part of Speech: name 1. The former name of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in north-west Pakistan renamed in 2010.
Word: Peshawar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu پشاور (piśāvar), a corruption of Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر (parašāwar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura). Pronunciation: /pɛˈʃəˌwɑːr/ 1. A city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Word: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Part of Speech: name 1. A former administrative region of Pakistan located between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Afghanistan, now part of the former.
Word: FATA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Lahore Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu لاہَور (lāhaur), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * A legend claims it to be from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic. * From Punjabi لوہار (lohār, “blacksmith”) / ਲੋਹਾਰ (lohār), ਲੁਹਾਰ (luhār). * Corruption of Sanskrit रवावर (ravāvara), ultimately from इरावती (irāvatī, “the Ravi River”). The earlier Persian variants of the name include لہاور (lahāvar /⁠lhavr⁠/), لوہاور (lūhāvar /⁠lvhavr⁠/) and لہانور (luhanvar /⁠lhanvr⁠/), among others. Further see Etymology of Lahore. Pronunciation: /ləˈhɔːr/ 1. The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.
Word: skateboard wheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skateboard wheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Balochistan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu بَلوچِسْتان (balocistān), from Baluchi بلوچِستان, or Classical Persian بَلوچِسْتَان (balōčistān). By surface analysis, Baloch + -istan. 1. A region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a strip of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people. 2. A province of Pakistan. Capital: Quetta.
Word: adrenalitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English adrenal Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English adrenalitis From adrenal + -itis. 1. Inflammation of one or both adrenal glands, leading to an insufficiency of cortisol and/or aldosterone. Labels: uncountable
Word: Zahedan Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Iran, the seat of Zahedan County's Central District and the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province. 2. A county of Iran, around the city.
Word: Baluchistan Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Balochistan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: donnybrook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named from Donnybrook Fair, a notoriously disorderly event, held annually from 1204 until the middle of the 19th century. The town of Donnybrook comes from the Irish Domhnach Broc (“The Church of Saint Broc”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɒnɪbɹʊk/ 1. A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos. Example: But the Hindus turned out and broke their heads; when, finding lawlessness pleasant, Hindus and Muhammadans together raised an aimless sort of Donnybrook just to see how far they could go. Example: Sherman's signature caused another donnybrook over the election of a speaker of the House when the 36th Congress convened in December 1859.
Word: donnybrook Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Named from Donnybrook Fair, a notoriously disorderly event, held annually from 1204 until the middle of the 19th century. The town of Donnybrook comes from the Irish Domhnach Broc (“The Church of Saint Broc”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɒnɪbɹʊk/ 1. Chaotic. Labels: not-comparable Example: In one of the most thrilling, heart-threatening donnybrook baseball battles in the World Series in recent decades, the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers tried to smother each other in heroics and home runs over four incredible hours Wednesday night in Game 2.
Word: biokinesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + -kinesis. Pronunciation: /ˌbaɪoʊkɪˈnisɪs/, /ˌbaɪəʊkɪˈniːsɪs/ 1. A political theory concerning the movement of populations as a basis for power. Labels: uncountable 2. The ability, through the use of psychic power, to affect organic matter on a microscopic level, to manipulate the physiology (e.g. heart rate, breathing, nervous system or brainwaves) and voluntary motor functions of other people or living organisms, inducing processes such as accelerated healing, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: Gilgit Part of Speech: name 1. The capital of the administrative territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Example: Gilgit is one of the two important hubs for mountaineering expeditions to the peaks in the Karakoram range. The other hub is Skardu. 2. The capital of Baltistan Division in the administrative territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 3. one of the ten districts in administrative territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Word: Northern Areas Part of Speech: name 1. Former name of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Word: escape clause Part of Speech: noun 1. Any clause, term or condition in a contract or statute that avoids the application of a provision Labels: figuratively
Word: Karakoram Highway Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Karakoram mountain range. 1. The highest paved international road in the world, which connects Xinjiang, China, to Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of 4,693 metres (15,397 feet). Example: In mid-1978 the 800-km. Karakoram highway was opened, linking Xinjiang province in the People’s Republic of China with Havelian, north of Islamabad, after being under construction for 20 years. Example: The Karakoram Highway linking Pakistan and China remains a strategic route.
Word: Xinjiang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 新疆 (Xīnjiāng, “new territory, new frontier”), from 新 (xīn, “new”) + 疆 (jiāng, “territory, border, frontier”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪnˈt͡ʃ(j)ɑŋ/, /ˈʃin-/, /ˈsin-/, /-ˈt͡ʃ(j)æŋ/, /ˈʃɪnˈd͡ʒ(j)ɑŋ/ 1. A Uyghur autonomous region of China, located in the sparsely populated northwest. Official name: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Capital: Ürümqi. Example: In the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, only local languages are used as a medium of instruction in the elementary and middle schools. In the same region, the law provides that both Chinese and Uighur must be used in all public documents. Example: In mid-1978 the 800-km. Karakoram highway was opened, linking Xinjiang province in the People’s Republic of China with Havelian, north of Islamabad, after being under construction for 20 years.
Word: Xinjiang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 新絳／新绛 (Xīnjiàng). 1. A county of Yuncheng, Shanxi, China. Example: Drumming in Shanxi Province can be dated back centuries earlier to Xinjiang County, the ancient name of Jiangzhou, in present-day Shanxi Province. Example: In September 2009, Xinjiang County in Yuncheng Municipality, Shanxi Province started to put village administrative information online for farmers to access.
Word: Karakoram Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from a Turkic language, literally meaning "black gravel". See Ottoman Turkish قره (qara, “black”) and possibly قوروم (kurum, “soot”) (kurum) and compare Urdu قراقرم (qarāquram) / قرہ قرم (qara quram). Pronunciation: /ˌkɑː.ɹəˈkɔː.ɹəm/, /ˌkæɹ.əˈkɔː.ɹəm/, /ˌkɑɹ.əˈkɔɹ.əm/, /ˌkæɹ.əˈkɔɹ.əm/ 1. A mountain range located in Gilgit, Ladakh and Baltistan, containing more than sixty peaks above 7,000 m (22,960 ft), including K2, the second highest peak in the world. Example: The Labiate genus Perovskia, to which the plant here figured belongs, is a somewhat anomalous one, comprising four species, two of which are natives of Turkestan with a third confined to Beluchistan, and a fourth, the one now depicted, which extends from the mountains of Afghanistan through the Western Himalaya to Western Tibet. In the Karakoram Range it is met with at elevations up to 10,000 feet above sea level. Example: To reach the Karakoram the expedition had to cross the vast mountainous region which lies between Kashmir and Chinese Turkestan, taking a different route each way.
Word: Khunjerab Pass Part of Speech: name Etymology: Partial calque of Wakhi درہ خنجراب (literally “waterfall house valley”), ^((please verify)) from دره (“valley; crack; fissure”) + خون (“house”) + جراب (“creek coming from a spring or a waterfall”), or, 'Valley of Blood'. 1. A mountain pass connecting Xinjiang in China with Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan on the Karakoram Highway. Example: A Chinese Government delegation led by Yang Chieh, minister of communications, left here by air today for Pakistan to take part in a ceremony to hand over the highway between Khunjerab Pass and Hallehgush that has been built with Chinese aid. Example: In 1971, a motor road was inaugurated between Sinkiang and Pakistan across Khunjerab Pass of the Karakorum Mountains.
Word: volante Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish volante (literally “flying”). 1. A cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba. The body is in front of the axle; the driver rides on the horse. Labels: historical
Word: palm tree justice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: According to the Chambers Dictionary (Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap, 1998) the phrase is “from the old Arabic or Jewish idea of a wise man dispensing justice under a palm tree.” Namely: And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. (Judges 4:5) 1. A flexible, discretionary approach to legal decision making that prioritizes fairness in specific circumstances over strict adherence to legal precedents or rights. Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: […] vary agreed or established rights to property in an endeavor to achieve a kind of palm tree justice […]
Word: onions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈʌn.jənz/ 1. plural of onion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Onions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Onion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Onions Part of Speech: name Etymology: Welsh Einion, from Latin Annianus 1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Word: bargaining power Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of leverage or influence that a party has in the course of a negotiation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: savaloy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of saveloy. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Savaloys, or Cervelas. [...] Fill the gut, and bake the savaloys for half an hour in a moderate oven. Example: "She always has a savaloy for supper, and I'm going to fetch it, and the beer." [...] [H]e walked arm-in-arm with the golden-tressed creature who now carried the savaloy for her mother in a piece of old newspaper!
Word: sav Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of saveloy. 1. A saveloy. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, informal Example: 1982, Ronald Hugh Morrieson, NZ, Predicament, The Dunmore Press, page 68, “Well, I don′t know what you′ll think. I′m only saying this to show what you′ve all done for me, but last Christmas dinner I had cold savs.” There was silence and then Mervyn added with a break in his voice, “Saveloys. […] ” Example: ‘Your turn today, Lil,’ he said. ‘Fish and chips for me. No, wait, I′ll have savs, faggots and pease pudding.’
Word: sav Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of savage. 1. Clipping of savage (“unpleasant or unfair”). Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
Word: sav Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of savage. 1. A ruthless or badass person; a savage. Labels: slang Example: Fuck that / I'd rather be the young sav on the track / Sellin' dope and pimpin' hoes / 'Cause I'm the mack Example: Couple of savs around us smoking on gas in Ghana / I get the bag the commas shawty attached she want it
Word: fair suck of the sav Part of Speech: intj Etymology: sav is an abbreviation of saveloy, a seasoned and smoked pork sausage. 1. Synonym of fair suck of the sauce bottle. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, informal
Word: fair suck of the sauce bottle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An elaboration of fair go (used in protest to implore or demand that someone act with more fairness or reason). Sauce bottle appears to refer to a bottle of cheap beer or another alcoholic beverage; see sauce (“(slang) alcohol, booze”). Pronunciation: /ˌfɛə ˈsʌk əv ðə ˈsɔːs ˈbɒt(ə)l/, /fɛː-/, /ˌfɛɚ ˈsʌk əv ðə ˈsɔs ˈbɑtəl/, [-ˈbɑɾl] 1. A fair chance, a reasonable opportunity; a fair go. Labels: Australia, colloquial, informal Example: [Barry] Humphries, as Hoot, the Jesus-freak, goes down under a knuckle sandwich, his mouth and detached teeth so reddened you can see he's had more than a fair suck of the sauce bottle. Example: Tex Morton's Goondiwindi Grey [...] A record that is as Australian as a "fair suck of the sauce bottle."
Word: fair suck of the sauce bottle Part of Speech: intj Etymology: An elaboration of fair go (used in protest to implore or demand that someone act with more fairness or reason). Sauce bottle appears to refer to a bottle of cheap beer or another alcoholic beverage; see sauce (“(slang) alcohol, booze”). Pronunciation: /ˌfɛə ˈsʌk əv ðə ˈsɔːs ˈbɒt(ə)l/, /fɛː-/, /ˌfɛɚ ˈsʌk əv ðə ˈsɔs ˈbɑtəl/, [-ˈbɑɾl] 1. Used to protest against unreasonableness, such as somebody taking more than their fair share. Labels: Australia, colloquial, informal Example: Mary Beecher, 19, and her sister coeds love to date Americans and Englishmen but have a hard time communicating. "They just don't understand our talk," she reported and promptly wrote them a "Brief Australian Dictionary." [...] "Fair suck of the sauce bottle" means "Let's be civilized about this;" [...] Example: I tried to calm him down. "Fair suck of the sauce bottle," I said. "Take it easy, mate. I was just admiring your cobber. Don't often see a man like him around."
Word: heaps Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hiːps/ 1. plural of heap Labels: form-of, plural 2. A large amount. Example: And heaps of objections, all of them involving countless difficulties, are going to face anyone who says either that being is some two things or that it is only one. 3. Indicating a large amount or number. Labels: Australia, slang Example: "We were a bit nervous about it, seeing heaps of surfers out there on the breaks," he said. "There were some nice breaks, but it looked pretty sketchy with the sharks, so yeah, we just tried to stay away from that beach."
Word: heaps Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hiːps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of heap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: heaps Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /hiːps/ 1. Very much, a lot Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: I love him heaps.
Word: mockery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mokkery, from Anglo-Norman mokerie, mokery and Middle French mocquerie, moquerie, from moquer, moker (“to mock”) + -erie (“-ery”), perhaps from Byzantine Greek μωκός (mōkós, “mocker”), perhaps from Arabic مَكْر (makr, “scheme, plot”). Equivalent to mock + -ery. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒkəɹi/, /ˈmɑkəɹi/ 1. The action of mocking; ridicule, derision. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 4. Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The defendant wasn't allowed to speak at his own trial - it was a mockery of justice.
Word: devices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dəˈvaɪsɪz/ 1. plural of device Labels: form-of, plural
Word: merriment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English merry Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English merriment From merry + -ment. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɹimɪnt/, /ˈmɛɹimənt/ 1. A state of enjoyable exuberance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hugh laughed again, and with such thorough abandonment to his mad humour, that his limbs seemed dislocated, and his whole frame in danger of tumbling to pieces; but Mr Tappertit, so far from receiving this extreme merriment with any irritation, was pleased to regard it with the utmost favour, and even to join in it, so far as one of his gravity and station could, with any regard to that decency and decorum which men in high places are expected to maintain. Example: It is recorded that this remarkable prophecy, now largely fulfilled, was received with much merriment—an undeserved fate. 2. Playful fun. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Alas poore Yorick […] VVhere be your Jibes now? Your Gambals? Your Songs? Your flaſhes of Merriment that were wont to ſet the Table on a Rore? Example: For to what purpose were it to clog our stomachs with dainties, junkets, and the like stuff, unless our eyes and ears, nay whole mind, were likewise entertained with jests, merriments, and laughter?
Word: QAU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of quality assurance unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: inconvenient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French inconvenient, from Latin inconvenientem. 1. not convenient
Word: inconvenient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French inconvenient, from Latin inconvenientem. 1. An inconsistency, an incongruity. Labels: obsolete Example: To provide against this inconvenient, when the Stoikes were demanded whence the election of two indifferent things commeth into our soule[…]they answer, that this motion of the soule is extraorainarie and irregular comming into us by a strange, accidentall and casuall impulsion. 2. An inconvenient circumstance or situation; an inconvenience. Labels: obsolete
Word: evolved Part of Speech: adj 1. Having arisen through a process of evolution or iterative development. 2. Biologically gifted. Labels: informal
Word: evolved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of evolve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: flattered Part of Speech: adj 1. In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.
Word: flattered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of flatter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: poppet valve Part of Speech: noun 1. A valve (as in an internal combustion engine) which consists of a sliding shaft with a disk on the end (the disk being shaped to alternately plug and unplug a matching port). Such a valve is opened by either a cam or a solenoid and is closed by either a spring or a solenoid. Example: This communication between the tank and pump is controlled by a float valve in the tanks and a cock in the pipe, while a poppet valve prevents the undrawn liquor going into the waste tank. Example: Chesapeake & Ohio's enormous L-2 4-6-4's with Franklin rotary-cam poppet valves boasted an engine weight of 221½ tons and were coal-minded Chessie's last bid to beat the passenger diesel with a reciprocating engine.
Word: undressed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + dressed. 1. Having partially or completely removed one's clothes. Example: I looked back, and could see Jackson half undressed, and putting on his running-shoes. 2. Whose surface has not been dressed (prepared). Labels: usually Example: an undressed wound 3. Without dressing. Labels: usually
Word: undressed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of undress Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: goodwill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *goodwille, good wille, possibly from Old English *gōdwille (compare gōdwillende (“well-pleased”)). Compare also Scots guidwilly, guidwillie (“displaying goodwill”). By surface analysis, good + will. Cognate with Scots guidwill (“goodwill”), Middle Low German gūtwille (“goodwill”), Old High German guotwilligi (“goodwill”), Old Danish godvilje (“goodwill”), Icelandic góðvilji, góðvili (“goodwill”), Icelandic góðvild (“goodness”). The sense "thrift shop" is a genericized trademark of the US-based chain Goodwill Industries. Pronunciation: /ˌɡʊdˈwɪl/, /ˌɡɵdˈwɪl/, /ˌɡʉdˈwɪl/ 1. A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities, deriving from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group, without having to resort to the use of an asset (such as money or property), either directly or by the creation of a lien. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. The willingness of a worker to perform activities not strictly within the scope of the employment contract and not just work to rule. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: As Denning MR said in Secretary of State for Employment v ASLEF (No. 2) (1972): 'a man is not bound to do more for his employer than his contract requires. He can withdraw his goodwill if he pleases.' Example: The downside of this cost-saving strategy was that the train service could only be covered by goodwill. Whenever there was a spat between ASLEF and management - regardless of cause - the withdrawal of this goodwill became a stick with which unions could beat management. 5. A thrift shop. Labels: Canada, US, capitalized, countable, uncommon, usually Example: Buy from goodwills, garage sales, friends, and neighbors. Choose beautiful, functional, durable items made by craftspeople. Example: Eventually she made her way onto a train, disguised in a wig and wheeling a pram complete with lifelike baby doll, just purchased from a goodwill store. Everyone seemed to want to look at 'her baby' and she had to pull the blankets over it as far as they would go or suspicions would have been aroused. A woman in a colorful dress who was sitting opposite Angie[…]
Word: goodwill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *goodwille, good wille, possibly from Old English *gōdwille (compare gōdwillende (“well-pleased”)). Compare also Scots guidwilly, guidwillie (“displaying goodwill”). By surface analysis, good + will. Cognate with Scots guidwill (“goodwill”), Middle Low German gūtwille (“goodwill”), Old High German guotwilligi (“goodwill”), Old Danish godvilje (“goodwill”), Icelandic góðvilji, góðvili (“goodwill”), Icelandic góðvild (“goodness”). The sense "thrift shop" is a genericized trademark of the US-based chain Goodwill Industries. Pronunciation: /ˌɡʊdˈwɪl/, /ˌɡɵdˈwɪl/, /ˌɡʉdˈwɪl/ 1. To voluntarily provide or cover some or all of the cost of (something) to maintain goodwill. Labels: transitive Example: The company goodwilled the cost of the repairs.
Word: engines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of engine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: engines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of engine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: posterboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poster + board. 1. Cardboard material suitable for making posters. Labels: uncountable Example: I used a piece of posterboard for my project. 2. A piece of such material. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I used the posterboard for my project. 3. A flyer printed on stiff cardboard, approximately 8.5 by 11 inches, mailed flat. Labels: countable, direct, uncountable Example: They sent me a nice posterboard on the new product.
Word: ABEC Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.bɛk/ 1. Initialism of Annular Bearing Engineers’ Committee. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: disinfect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From English dis- + infect, from Middle French desinfecter. Pronunciation: /dɪs.ɪnˈfɛkt/ 1. To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent. Example: An on-board cleaner passes through, disinfecting every grabrail and handhold as they pass.
Word: hot pot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Surface analysis hot + pot. For sense of stewed meat and potatoes, compare French pot-au-feu. For the sense of a communal meal cooked at the table, Calque of Chinese 火鍋 /火锅. 1. A stew of beef or lamb and potatoes. Labels: UK, uncountable, usually 2. A communal meal, popular in China, where diners share a bowl of hot broth or stock into which uncooked foods such as mushrooms, vegetables, and cuts of meat are dipped until they are cooked enough to be eaten. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A jacuzzi or hot tub. Labels: countable, usually
Word: hotpot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hot pot. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: hot-pot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hot pot. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: backrest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of back + rest. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌɹɛst/ 1. The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back. Example: I can identify the pattern of wood grain on my chair at Mom and Dad's kitchen table, but I don't try to sketch it in my mind. For me, chairness is nonvisual; it's the feel of a seat connected to four legs and a backrest. 2. A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.
Word: back page Part of Speech: noun 1. The final page of a publication, especially a book or magazine.
Word: community ownership Part of Speech: noun 1. group possession of an item or concept Labels: uncountable
Word: coupon site Part of Speech: noun 1. A web site listing coupons, coupon codes and other savings offers which are freely accessible to the public and may be redeemed at other retail web sites or stores.
Word: Internet coupon Part of Speech: noun 1. A coupon found on the Internet. 2. A coupon that can be redeemed on a web site for savings on a product or service.
Word: TWYM Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of that's what you mean. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: tactical realism Part of Speech: noun 1. A style of gaming in first-person shooters (FPS), where realistic ("real-world") settings are simulated by the gaming engine (to the best of its ability) and players use authentic military tactics to accomplish goals in the game. Labels: uncountable 2. The manner in which some gaming clans organize themselves. These clans adopt the rank, name and insignia of an actual combat unit past or present. Labels: uncountable
Word: lovetap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From love + tap. 1. A light punch or other rough tap, performed in a friendly or affectionate manner. Example: Why am I in trouble for hitting him? It was just a lovetap! See, he's not hurt. Example: It was out of all precedent for us to do anything of that kind, for often on our honeymoon, when inspired to give him a love-tap or a fervent kiss, my husband would say: “Oh, spare me that, if there is anything more disgusting in a wife than such constant demonstrations let me know it.” 2. A strike or collision with relatively little force, or causing relatively little damage. Labels: broadly Example: Surely you forget the manner in which my hospitality has already been requited[…] with a love-tap received over the shoulders of one of my men, by so gentle an instrument as the butt of a musket! Example: She hadn’t hit her head very hard. It was only a love tap compared to some of the bone-crushing smashes I’d seen delivered against those beams.
Word: baby carriage Part of Speech: noun 1. A cart that is designed for moving a baby around in a lying position. Labels: US
Word: baby girl Part of Speech: noun 1. A female baby. 2. (sometimes endearing, sometimes derogatory) Friendly or intimate term of address for a woman. Example: My beautiful sister Marveen. You are my babygirl. I didn't know what I had been missing until you appeared in my life. Example: "I mean, if you're not interested, it ain't nothing but a thang, baby girl. Just let a nigga know." 3. The youngest daughter in a family. Labels: slang Example: My baby girl got her driver's license on Monday! 4. A daughter. Labels: slang Example: I'm having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee Hear Santa Monica, I swear it's calling me Won't make my mama proud, it's gonna cause a scene She sees her baby girl, I know she's gonna scream 5. Alternative spelling of babygirl (“male character or celebrity of whom one is extremely fond”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: coupon code Part of Speech: noun 1. An alphanumeric code used to identify the offer associated with a coupon.
Word: back cover Part of Speech: noun 1. The cover on the opposite side of the front cover of a book, magazine, etc; back of the book; associated with sports pages in publications.
Word: back row Part of Speech: noun 1. The last row of seats in a theater or any group of seats. 2. A row near the back of the theater or group of seats. 3. The row of players at the back of a scrum, consisting of two flankers and a number eight.
Word: common ground Part of Speech: noun 1. A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems; any belief, etc. held in common. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: The first thing to do is to find common ground with the person you just met. Example: You'll say, we've got nothing in common No common ground to start from And we're falling apart 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, ground; especially, common land. Labels: uncountable
Word: face facts Part of Speech: verb 1. To accept what is true, especially when it is undesirable. Example: The Home Member said they could not refuse to face facts and Mr. S. R, Das, Law Member, said the partial co-operation which had been received from the Swarajists in the House had been forced out of them by their minority position there. Example: Now this doubtness is an unhappy state of affairs to the lover of the steam locomotive, but we cannot, like the proverbial ostrich, bury our heads in the sand and refuse to face facts.
Word: the apple doesn't fall far from the tree Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of the apple does not fall far from the tree. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: think piece Part of Speech: noun 1. An in-depth article that discusses a topic thoroughly and elaborates the writer's point of view, to inspire deep thought related to the article's subject. Labels: derogatory, often Example: Write a think piece in the rap song, the new age covenant / If you really think I'm cooking crackin, pass me the oven mitts
Word: threadjacking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of thread + hijacking. 1. The act of taking over an e-mail list or discussion thread with a subject unrelated to the original posting. Labels: Internet
Word: throw a sickie Part of Speech: verb 1. To take a day off from work for ill health (either real or feigned). Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang Example: Hogie said, “Listen, I′m throwing a sickie. I don′t need to be there until opening day tomorrow. The staff don′t arrive till then anyway so as long as I'm in early I can′t see a problem.” Example: 2005, Callum G. Brown, The Unconverted and the Conversion, Jan N. Bremmer, Wout J. van Bekkum, Arie L. Molendijk (editors), Paradigms, Poetics, and Politics of Conversion: Gender Relations in the Salvation Narrative in Britain: 1800-1960, page 190, It is like throwing a ‘sickie’ in Britain today — you can sign-off work on your own say-so for sick benefit for up to five days.
Word: timophilia Part of Speech: noun 1. A primary arousal from gold or wealth. Labels: uncountable
Word: TMT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of theoretical maximum throughput. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of technology, media, and telecommunications. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TMT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Thirty Meter Telescope. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: touchpoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From touch + point. 1. A physical point of contact; a surface that is regularly touched by people. Example: The operator says that a total of 952,514 'cleans' of various touchpoints, including tables and door buttons, were carried out by more than 600 dedicated cleaning staff - the equivalent of cleaning one carriage at least three times every day. 2. An encounter where customers and business engage to exchange information, provide services, or handle transactions. Example: The touchpoints in retail banking include tellers and ATMs. 3. A point where things touch. Example: The Gergonne triangle is defined by the three touchpoints of the incircle on the three sides.
Word: Toxotes Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek τοξότης (toxótēs, “bowman, archer”). 1. Sagittarius, the archer.
Word: tradable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- Proto-Germanic *tradō Proto-West Germanic *trudo Old Saxon tradader. Middle Low German tradeder. Middle English trade English trade 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 tradable From trade + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪdəbəl/ 1. Capable of being traded. Example: Oil is a tradable commodity.
Word: tradable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- Proto-Germanic *tradō Proto-West Germanic *trudo Old Saxon tradader. Middle Low German tradeder. Middle English trade English trade 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 tradable From trade + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪdəbəl/ 1. An asset which can be traded. Example: What is the price of the tradable?
Word: transaction utility Part of Speech: noun 1. The perceived value of getting a good deal; the difference between the amount paid and a notional reference price. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: transdimensional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin mētior Latin dīmētior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīmēnsiōder. English dimension English -al English dimensional English transdimensional From trans- + dimensional. 1. Relating to a dimension other than those of the normal three-dimensional world. Example: A concentrated hyperplasma of Energon, drawn via a transdimensional gateway from the endless supply of Energon that enlivened the planet Cybertron itself. 2. Applicable to multiple dimensionalities; Having components or subspaces of different dimension. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:transdimensional.
Word: cell theory Part of Speech: noun 1. The scientific theory that all living organisms are made of cells as the smallest functional unit. Labels: uncountable
Word: trench cut Part of Speech: noun 1. A triangle-shaped cut in a tell, used to see how many levels there are or to find information about each separate settlement.
Word: Trevena Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Cornish Tre war Venydh, meaning "village on a mountain". 1. Former name of Tintagel (until the middle of the 19th century). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Cornish. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Tvisha Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit. 1. A female given name from Sanskrit of Hindi origin, meaning light, splendor, brilliant, illuminated.
Word: Holy Trinity Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English holy Trinitee, a partial translation of earlier hali þrumnesse, haliʒ ðrymnesse (“holy trinity”, literally “holy threeness”), from Old English hālgu þrines. Equivalent to holy + Trinity. 1. The three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 2. Three prestigious colleges in the US: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Labels: US, informal 3. Celery, bell peppers, and onions, three important ingredients in Cajun cuisine. Labels: US, informal 4. The combination of an opioid, a benzodiazepine, and carisoprodol. Labels: informal
Word: pussy lips Part of Speech: noun 1. The labia. Labels: plural, plural-normally, slang, vulgar
Word: affiliate marketing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From affiliate + marketing. 1. A specialized form of marketing where an advertiser seeks to advertise or sell products or services through an affiliate network. Labels: uncountable
Word: closure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English closure, from Old French closure, from Late Latin clausura, from Latin claudere (“to close”); see clausure and cloture (etymological doublets) and close. Pronunciation: /ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/, /ˈkloʊ.ʒɚ/, /ˈkləʉ.ʒə(ɹ)/ 1. To end the parliamentary debate on (an issue) by closure. Labels: transitive Example: At any time they could have stopped discussion by closuring amendments and by closuring the clause under discussion.
Word: affiliate network Part of Speech: noun 1. A clearing house where entities with a product or service to sell can locate marketing professionals who will promote their products or services for a fee or commission.
Word: terrors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of terror Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pearls Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɜːlz/, [pʰəːɫz], /pɝlz/, [pʰɝɫz] 1. plural of pearl. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pearls Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɜːlz/, [pʰəːɫz], /pɝlz/, [pʰɝɫz] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pearl. Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: opponents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opponent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Doublet of kava. Pronunciation: /ɑː.və/ 1. Alternative form of kava. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: In the Tonga Islands , the ava root, when dry, is split up into small pieces with an axe or other sharp instrument Example: […] the schooners plying up the coast for wood and ava and bananas.
Word: call history Part of Speech: noun 1. An itemised list of the telephone numbers called from a particular account. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A sorted list, derived from the above, showing those numbers called most often. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: yagi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Yagi-Uda antenna
Word: barouche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dialectal German Barutsche, from Italian baroccio, from Late Latin *birotium, from Latin birotus (“chariot”), from bi- (“two”) + rota (“wheel”). The spelling was altered in English as if the word had come from French. Doublet of britchka. Pronunciation: /bæˈɹuːʃ/ 1. A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver. Example: “What! cried Julia. Go box’d up three in a post-chaise in this weather, when we may have seats in a barouche! No, my dear Edmund, that will not quite do.” Example: [A]s the state barouche, with the greys and coachman in silver wig, and solemn footmen, drew up at the old churchyard-gate, there was such a crowd assembled there as had not been seen for many a long day.
Word: doosra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi दूसरा (dūsrā, “second; other”). Pronunciation: /ˈduːs.ɹə/, /ˈduːz.ɹə/ 1. A type of ball, bowled by an off-spin bowler, that, unlike a normal off break, spins from leg to off for a right-handed batsman; the off-spinner's version of the googly. Example: His weakness in batting is against doosras. Example: Known for his innovative and unpredictable strokeplay, Dhoni had dead-batted this doosra straight back to the bowler.
Word: jiggered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jigger + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/, /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚd/ 1. Very tired. Labels: slang 2. Broken. Labels: slang Example: Time stopped tick-tocking, because there was too much moisture in the air and it had interfered with the mechanical workings of dozens of watches and clocks that ended up jiggered, and afterwards, were only fit to be thrown down on the rubbish dump. 3. Damned. Labels: UK, euphemistic Example: "Well then," said he, "I'm jiggered if I don't see you home!" Example: "Well, I'm—I'm jiggered," said Peter, and his voice also sounded queer.
Word: jiggered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From jigger + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/, /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚd/ 1. simple past and past participle of jigger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bent as a two bob Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See bob 1. bent, not lawful. Labels: slang 2. bent, homosexual. Labels: slang