nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: atoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of atone Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: BPC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of British Pharmaceutical Codex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of British Potato Council, former name of AHDB Potatoes. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of British Poultry Council. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of British Polling Council. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BPC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of British Pharmaceutical Conference. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of business planning and consolidation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of business process compromise. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of black plastic crap. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: sociolinguist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from sociolinguistics. 1. A person who studies sociolinguistics.
Word: unchastened Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English chastened English unchastened From un- + chastened. 1. Not chastened or rebuked. Example: In the event, he was able to keep the lid on his fountain pen, but the bank has not escaped unchastened, said Damian Reece in The Daily Telegraph - Issue of the week: how high will interest rates go?, The Week, Issue 597, page 45.
Word: scouring pad Part of Speech: noun 1. A pad, having a soft, sponge-like side and a more abrasive side, used to wash up. 2. A flat piece of a rough fabric used for cleaning purposes.
Word: aseity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin aseitas (“state of being by itself”), from Classical Latin a se + -itas. Pronunciation: /əˈsiː.ɪ.ti/, /eɪˈsiː.ɪ.ti/ 1. The attribute of being entirely self-derived, in contrast to being derived from or dependent on another; the quality of having within oneself the entire reason for one's being; utter independent self-existence and self-sustenance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He is Spiritual, for were He composed of physical parts, some other power would have to combine them into the total, and his aseity would thus be contradicted. Example: All the theistic arguments — the ontological, the moral, the cosmological, and the teleological — are interpreted in the light of experience and given an empirical form. God thus becomes "the Absolute of experimental religion." On the one hand, we have the moral attributes which include holiness, justice, love, and mercy, and on the other hand, the metaphysical attributes as aseity, omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence.
Word: industrial methylated spirit Part of Speech: noun 1. Ethyl alcohol denatured by the addition of 5% methyl alcohol, a form of methylated spirit for use in industry and the laboratory and usually free of alcohol taxes.
Word: industrial methylated spirits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of industrial methylated spirit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: permanent magnet Part of Speech: noun 1. A material, or piece of such material, which retains its magnetism even when not subjected to any external magnetic fields.
Word: ligroin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested since 1872, borrowed from German Ligroin, a trade mark of illuminating liquid hydrocarbon first attested in 1866 as Lygroin and Ligroine. Further origin uncertain, but possibly from Ancient Greek λιγυρός (ligurós, “clear”). 1. A petroleum fraction boiling 75°-125°C used as a solvent and fuel. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: petroleum ether Part of Speech: noun 1. A volatile petroleum fraction, usually available in a number of fractions boiling between 40°C and 140°C, and used as a solvent in the laboratory and industry.
Word: arenose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin arenosus (“sandy”), from arena (“sand”). 1. sandy, gritty, full of sand.
Word: petroleum spirit Part of Speech: noun 1. Petroleum ether.
Word: petroleum spirits Part of Speech: noun 1. Petroleum ether. 2. plural of petroleum spirit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solifidian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sōlā fidē (“only by faith”) + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌsoʊl.əˈfɪd.i.ən/, /sɑl-/, /sɒl-/ 1. A person who believes that faith alone (as opposed to good deeds) brings salvation. Example: Julian upbraided the Chriſtians that they were Solifidians; and the Church of Rome layes upon us this aſperſion, that we are againſt good works; indeed we plead not for the merit of them, but we are for the uſe of them.
Word: solifidian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin sōlā fidē (“only by faith”) + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌsoʊl.əˈfɪd.i.ən/, /sɑl-/, /sɒl-/ 1. Believing, or relating to the belief, that faith alone (as opposed to good deeds) brings salvation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tachi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 太刀 (tachi). 1. A pre-katana style Japanese sword, characterized by a longer blade with more curvature.
Word: alleging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of allege Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: alleging Part of Speech: noun 1. allegation Example: The archbishop said to me, All these allegings that thou bringest forth, are nothing else but proud presumptuousness.
Word: waded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nanophotonics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English photonics English nanophotonics From nano- + photonics. 1. The science that studies the behaviour of light, and of optical devices, on a nanometre scale. Labels: uncountable
Word: distinctness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English distinct 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 distinctness From distinct + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪˈstɪŋkt.nəs/ 1. The property or degree of being distinct. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In New York a Bohemian criminal is such a rarity that the case of two firebugs of several years ago is remembered with damaging distinctness.
Word: windigo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wendigo. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A windigo is an Indian who has eaten, or who (perhaps a poor lunatic) says he wants to eat, human flesh. At Sturgeon Lake (Bishop Clut tells us), among the Indians uninfluenced by religion, there were some supposed windigos. A sudden fear of them seized upon the other Indians, and they executed one windigo. The important point in such a case was to make the cannibal vomit up the ice which he was supposed to have in his inside. Example: "Windigo psychosis" has been the most celebrated culture trait of the Northern Algonkian peoples for almost half a century. […] The conclusion reached is that, although aspects of the windigo belief complex may have been "components in some individuals' psychological dysfunction" (Preston 1980: 128), there probably never were any windigo psychotics in the sense that cannibalism or murder was committed to satisfy an obsessional craving for human flesh. It is argued, rather that windigo psychosis as an etic/behavioral form of anthropophagy is an artifact of research conducted with an emic/mental bias.
Word: confusedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From confused + -ly. Pronunciation: /kənˈfjuːzɪdli/, /kənˈfjuːzdli/, /kənˈfjuzɪdli/, /kənˈfjuzdli/ 1. In a confused manner. Example: He wanted Pikes to ſet before his Archers: / Inſtead whereof, ſharpe Stakes pluckt out of Hedges / They pitched in the ground confuſedly, / To keepe the Horſemen off, from breaking in. Example: Iohnson [i.e., Ben Jonson] they say 's turned Epigrammatist, / Soe think not I, believe it they that list. / Peruse his booke, thou shalt not find a dram / Of witt befitting a true Epigram. / Perhaps some scraps of play-bookes thou maist see, / Collected heer & there confusedlie, / Which piece his broken stuffe; if thou but note, / Iust like soe many patches on a cote.
Word: horizontal gene transfer Part of Speech: noun 1. The transfer of genetic material from one organism to another one that is not its offspring; especially common among bacteria. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Study of kett DNA shows evidence of horizontal gene transfer and the incorporation of genes from dozens of unknown species.
Word: HGT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of horizontal gene transfer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: lateral gene transfer Part of Speech: noun 1. Horizontal gene transfer. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: LGT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of lateral gene transfer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: protomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of prototropy + tautomer. 1. Any prototropic tautomer.
Word: protomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of protein + oligomer. 1. Any of the subunits that constitute an oligomeric protein.
Word: overload Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English load English overload From over- + load. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/, /ˌoʊvɚˈloʊd/, /ˌəʉvəˈləʉd/, /ˌɐʉvəˈlɐʉd/ 1. To load excessively. Labels: transitive 2. To provide too much power to a circuit. Labels: transitive 3. To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts. Labels: transitive 4. To fail due to excessive load. Labels: intransitive
Word: overload Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English load English overload From over- + load. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəˌləʊd/, /ˈoʊvɚˌloʊd/, /ˈəʉvəˌləʉd/, /ˌɐʉvəˈlɐʉd/, /ˈɐʉvəˌlɐʉd/ 1. An excessive load. Example: If this last verbal overload has proven anything, it is that Rocko's Modern Life played better than it reads. 2. The damage done, or the outage caused, by such a load. 3. An load of goods above the prescribed carrying weight of the vehicle. Example: We did haul overloads sometimes[.] 4. An overloaded version of a function. Example: Code an overload of the insertion operator for the Rectangle class.
Word: prototropy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + -tropy. 1. A form of tautomerism in which the two forms differ only in the position of a proton; the transfer of a proton between these two forms. Labels: uncountable
Word: tautomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taut- + -o- + -mer. 1. Any of the multiple forms of a tautomeric compound.
Word: prototropic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting prototropy 2. Of or pertaining to prototrophs
Word: oligomeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oligomer + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or being an oligomer.
Word: interprotomer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English protomer English interprotomer From inter- + protomer. 1. Between the protomers of an oligomeric protein. Labels: not-comparable
Word: telecommunication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French télécommunication. Equivalent to tele- + communication. Pronunciation: /ˌtɛləkəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/, /ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/, /ˌteləkəˌmjʉːnɪˈkæɪʃən/ 1. The science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses. Labels: uncountable 2. A message so transmitted. Labels: countable 3. Systems used in transmitting such signals. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: Oct. 1 is “U-Day,” when Myanmar officially will adopt the new system. From then on, all electronic communication from government offices, telecommunications companies, banks and media must be in Unicode, by law. Example: A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily.
Word: bazaars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bazaar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countertransport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English transport English countertransport From counter- + transport. 1. The transport of two chemical species across a membrane in opposite directions Labels: uncountable Example: Increased Na+/Li+ countertransport activity has been described in a study of parents of proteinuric type 1 diabetic patients, although not in another.
Word: countertransport Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English transport English countertransport From counter- + transport. 1. To transport two chemical species across a membrane in opposite directions
Word: chemotactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English -tactic English chemotactic From chemo- + -tactic. 1. Relating to or exhibiting chemotaxis. Labels: not-comparable Example: Altogether, the present data show that the Toxoplasma-induced hypermigratory phenotype in a 3D matrix is consistent with integrin-independent amoeboid DC migration with maintained responsiveness to chemotactic and chemokinetic cues.
Word: infotactic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to infotaxis. Example: Infotactic trajectories feature 'zigzagging' and 'casting' paths similar to those observed in the flight of moths.
Word: meaningfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English meaningful Middle English -ly English -ly English meaningfully From meaningful + -ly. 1. In a meaningful or significant manner. Example: Because of this, SSDs are one of the first technologies to meaningfully demonstrate just what synesthesia – or at least one kind of it – might feel like to those who have never had it.
Word: chenopod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name Chenopodium, coined as a compound of Ancient Greek χηνο- (khēno-, “goose”) + ποδ- (pod-, “foot”) + Latin -ium. The literal translation, “goosefoot”, refers to the shape of the leaves. 1. Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); a goosefoot.
Word: goosefoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of translingual Chenopodium, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “goose”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) + Latin -ium. Pronunciation: /ˈɡuːsfʊt/ 1. Any of many flowering plants, of the saltbush subfamily Chenopodioideae, having small greenish flowers, including spinach. 2. Any of species Syngonium podophyllum of plants cultivated as houseplants, native from Bolivia to Mexico, naturalized elsewhere.
Word: caracul Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of karakul. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: infriction Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɹɪk.ʃən/ 1. The act of rubbing something into the skin etc. 2. Something (such as an ointment) to be so rubbed in
Word: carbuncular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin carbunculāris. By surface analysis, carbuncle + -ar. 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a carbuncle. Example: Such a mass of carbuncular disease I have rarely seen.
Word: carcinogenicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English carcino- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English carcinogenic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English carcinogenicity From carcinogenic + -ity. 1. The state or degree of being carcinogenic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1996 Scott V Wright - Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents Volume II Some examples of these adverse effects, sometimes called toxic end points, include carcinogenicity (development of cancer), hepatotoxicity (liver damage), […]
Word: card-carrying Part of Speech: adj 1. Enrolled as a member of an organization, and having a card to prove it; loyal to that organization or the cause it supports. Labels: not-comparable Example: Mr. Casey I notice that counsel [Mr. Whitley] or someone asked you as to "card carrying Communist." Mr. McCuistion, Yes. Mr. Casey,. Is that a well-known phrase, "card carrying Communist"? Mr. McQuistion, That "card-carrying Communist" is the type of Communist who comes out and admits to everybody he is a Communist. Mr. Casey. But it has no reference to his membership card at all? Mr. McQuistion. Yes. He flashes it to everybody, just like a reporter flashes his credentials at this thing here, if it was not known to the other reporters. He tells everybody. Mr. Casey. Did you ever see Joe Curran's card? Mr. McQuistion. No; I never saw Joe Curran's card. I know enough about Communist procedure, however, to know that Joe Curran would not be issued a card, anyhow, in the name of "Joe Curran." Mr. Casey. I mean if he was a "card carrying Communist" who flashes his card.? Mr. McQuistion. Oh, they would not make that type of man—they very seldom make that type of man an official. Example: Except for the men in uniform, few in the hail were card-carrying Nazis. But they must have long shared a silent approval of Hitler's goals. 2. Loyal and dedicated to some cause. Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: While it's good to hear the band get comfortable in their new skin, it also makes for a record that plateaus a few songs in. As a card-carrying AIC fan-boy, I am tempted to simply shower the band with endless praise for anything they do. But it must be said that much of this album comes across a little too consistent, almost tedious. Some of the writing is better than the rest. And it would be nice if the band would use the harmonies more sparingly and let Michael and Jerry belt out more of their own verses, otherwise the songs tend to wash themselves out too much. Example: [Nigel] Toon is a card-carrying enthusiast, arguing for benefits in fields as varied as weather forcasting, drug discovery and nuclear fusion. 3. Official. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Nevi'im Part of Speech: name Etymology: Hebrew נְבִיאִים (n'vi’ím, “Nevi'im”, literally “prophets”) 1. A subdivision of the Hebrew Testament (Tanakh) that is known in English as the Prophets. This section is subdivided into two sections, the Former Prophets and the Latter Prophets. The Latter Prophets is further subdivided into the Major Prophets and the Minor Prophets (known as the Twelve).
Word: Ketuvim Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew כתובים (k'tuvím/ketuvím). 1. A subdivision of the Hebrew Testament (Tanakh), known in English as "The Writings." It includes, in order, Psalms, Proverbs, Job, the five megillahs, Daniel, Ezra–Nehemiah and Chronicles. These scriptures are viewed as less authoritative than the Torah. Labels: Judaism
Word: windgall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wind + gall. 1. A puffy, typically fluid filled sac located just above the fetlock joint on a horse, generally appearing on old or poorly kept horses. Example: It was a Bearn pony, from twelve to fourteen years old, yellow in his hide, without a hair in his tail, but not without windgalls on his legs […]
Word: Mishna Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Mishnah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: trickiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tricky 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 trickiness From tricky + -ness. 1. The quality of being tricky. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tassa Part of Speech: noun 1. A large Indian drum, traditionally played at weddings. Example: African men in the district also excelled on the tassa drums at the Indian weddings and hosay festivals, playing alongside their Indian fellow villagers. Example: He was widely recognized as the finest tassa player in the area. Some may be skilled, but his was a gift.
Word: sperma Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of sperm. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The head of this fish is as hard as stone. The inhabitants of the Ocean sea coast affirme that this fish casteth foorth Amber; but whether the said Amber be the sperma or the excrement thereof, they cannot well determine.
Word: missional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mission + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a religious mission; missionary. Example: Churches should develop a missional posture for engaging in God's mission.
Word: let rip Part of Speech: verb 1. To unleash, let loose, uncork; to allow (something) to happen or proceed without restraint. Labels: informal, transitive Example: When she heard the news, she let rip a tirade heard throughout the office. Example: Ok, it’s all clear. Let ’er rip. 2. To utter or release without restraint. Labels: intransitive, usually Example: Near-synonym: let loose Example: She let rip with a tirade everyone heard. 3. To fart. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: I would also urge you never to let rip within 50 metres of your mother-in-law
Word: nullable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English null Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English nullable From null + -able. 1. That may be nullified; nullifiable. Labels: not-comparable Example: Then you regard as nullable and voidable the laws of Titius and Apuleius, because they are unjust. 2. That is allowed to have a null value. Labels: not-comparable Example: You want to perform an aggregation on a column, but the column is nullable.
Word: nullable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English null Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English nullable From null + -able. 1. A variable, etc. that is allowed to have a null value.
Word: Templar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English templer, from Old French templier; cf. the Medieval Latin templarius, from Latin templum (“temple”). 1. A Knight Templar, one of the Knights Templar.
Word: retrogaming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- English gaming English retrogaming From retro- + gaming. 1. The hobby of playing or collecting older video games and computer games. Labels: uncountable
Word: nullified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of nullify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nullified Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been declared null 2. Whose value has been set to null
Word: nullifiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nullify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English nullifiable From nullify + -able. 1. Able, or allowed to be nullified. Labels: not-comparable
Word: signboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sign + board. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪnˌbɔɹd/ 1. A board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted. Labels: US
Word: main drag Part of Speech: noun 1. The main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area. Labels: informal Example: Near-synonyms: high road (UK, Ireland), thoroughfare, broadway Example: Many of the seafront and main drag businesses specialize in snacks, junk food and British staples such as fish and chips or fry-ups. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see main, drag. Example: In free-spool mode, the main drag is disengaged, so the spool revolves against minimal resistance, feeding line to a fish that has taken your bait.
Word: non-maskable interrupts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non-maskable interrupt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: continuative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, continue + -ative. 1. Of or pertaining to continuation. 2. Durative.
Word: continuative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, continue + -ative. 1. Something that causes a continuation. 2. A durative. Example: But it would be absurd to say, "Franklin was a philosopher because Henry was an orator." And is a copulative ; because, a continuative.
Word: durative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From duration + -ive. Alternatively, borrowed from French duratif, from Old French duratif (“lasting continuously (for a certain time)”), via Anglo-Norman French, and existing in the form duratif from about the twelfth through the fourteenth centuries, when the spelling was altered to durative under the influence of the literary Neolatin movement. Analogous to dure (“to last, to continue”) + -ive. 1. Of or pertaining to duration. 2. Long-lasting. 3. Of or pertaining to the aspect of a verb that expresses continuing action; continuative. Part of the imperfective aspect, as opposed to the perfective aspect, of verbs.
Word: durative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From duration + -ive. Alternatively, borrowed from French duratif, from Old French duratif (“lasting continuously (for a certain time)”), via Anglo-Norman French, and existing in the form duratif from about the twelfth through the fourteenth centuries, when the spelling was altered to durative under the influence of the literary Neolatin movement. Analogous to dure (“to last, to continue”) + -ive. 1. This aspect, or a verb in this aspect; a continuative. Example: In every section of this invaluable work new light is thrown on ancient problems - phrasal verbs (bring up, put off), phrasal-prepositional verbs (catch up on, come up with) [...] duratives, sentence adverbs, and so on.
Word: remainderman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English remainder Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English remainderman From remainder + -man. 1. A person entitled to receive a remainder interest in any property. 2. A person entitled to the assets of a trust at the end of some specified period or after some event. For instance a man's will might put his assets into a trust with the income to go to his wife until she dies (being a life interest), at which time the capital (remainder interest) goes to their children. The children are remaindermen.
Word: smartphone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From smart + phone; first usage in the mid-1990s. Pronunciation: /ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/, /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/ 1. A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a feature phone.
Word: railway station Part of Speech: noun 1. A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark. Labels: UK Example: I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding. Example: In conclusion, I would remark that the great railway stations of London deserve to be visited every whit as much as St. Paul's Cathedral, the Abbey, or the Tower, and they are as worthy a memento of this century as those buildings are of the days that are gone.
Word: hardpan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hard + pan. 1. A distinct layer of soil that is largely impervious to water. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Synonym of dry lake. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lipo Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlai.poʊ/ 1. Clipping of liposuction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Example: She complained about the lip of fat creeping over the waist of her jeans. "Maybe I'll get lipo, too, next time," she said. Example: You're the one who told me I couldn't get lipo like I wanted, so this is the next best thing. But to do it, it has to be now. Tonight.
Word: lipo Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlai.poʊ/ 1. Clipping of liposuction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: The doctor seemed to be saying that going into shock was a post-operative complication probably due to lipoing off too much fat — which he implied was my fault because I nagged him to take off the maximum amount.
Word: glissade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French glissade. Pronunciation: /ɡlɪˈseɪd/, /ɡlɪˈsaːd/ 1. A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps. 2. A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-plié in second position. 3. A move in some dances such as the galop. 4. A fencing move that may disarm the opponent.
Word: glissade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French glissade. Pronunciation: /ɡlɪˈseɪd/, /ɡlɪˈsaːd/ 1. To perform a glissade. Example: Flinging himself on hands and knees he dragged the girl down with him. As he did so two of her companions came sliding down to their assistance, and the four glissaded back to the deckhouse as the following roll began. Example: He slithers like a limbo dancer under alder thickets girding the cliff faces. Trailing diamond sprays of ice, he glissades fearlessly across snowfields that plunge into blue infinity.
Word: cohabitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from cohabitation. 1. To cohabit. Example: Rabbits can be housed with other species; pet birds such as parakeets cohabitate well with rabbits.
Word: witch-hunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of witch-hunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: living fossils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of living fossil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catmint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English catt mynte, kattesminte, equivalent to cat + mint. The word’s appearance in early Middle English (c. 1230) and other Germanic languages (German Katzenminze, Icelandic kattarminta, Swedish kattmynta) means that it is very likely to have existed in Old English (as *cattes minte) as well. Pronunciation: /ˈkætmɪnt/ 1. Synonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: karyogamy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From karyo- + -gamy. 1. The fusion of two nuclei within a cell, especially as the second stage of syngamy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: autograft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + graft. 1. A tissue graft taken from one part to another of the same individual's body.
Word: autograft Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From auto- + graft. 1. To graft in this manner. Labels: transitive Example: During this time surgeons began experimenting with autografting, which involved removing bone from one part of the body of a patient and transferring it to another.
Word: somatogamy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμᾰ (sômă)der. English somato- English -gamy English somatogamy From somato- + -gamy. 1. The fusion of two cells (but not their nuclei), especially as the first stage of syngamy. Labels: uncountable
Word: diverticulitis Part of Speech: noun 1. An infection of the diverticulum. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: He had a slight fever and thought he had appendicitis. So did his doctor, who sent him to the emergency room, where an M.R.I. revealed not appendicitis but diverticulitis, an infection in an outpouching of his colon he never knew he had.
Word: Ge'ez Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ge'ez ግዕዝ (gəʿz). Pronunciation: /ˈɡiːɛz/ 1. An Ethiopian language which is extinct but still used liturgically. Example: He takes out a leather-bound Bible, written in Ge'ez, illuminated by drawings of angels with large, soulful eyes. 2. The writing system originally used for the Ge’ez language.
Word: hypocotyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of hypo- + cotyledon 1. In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling between the root and cotyledons.
Word: hypocotyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypocotyl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epicotyl Part of Speech: noun 1. In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons.
Word: epicotyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epicotyl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bluebottles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bluebottle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: w.r.t. Part of Speech: prep 1. Initialism of with respect to, with regard to, or with reference to. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: wrt Part of Speech: prep 1. Initialism of with respect to, with regard to, or with reference to. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: w/r/t Part of Speech: prep 1. Initialism of with respect to, with regard to, or with reference to. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: bottle brush Part of Speech: noun 1. A brush, having bristles that radiate from a central stem, used for cleaning bottles. 2. Any of several plants having a similar appearance, especially Anthephora or Callistemon.
Word: bottle brushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bottle brush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bottlebrush Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bottle + brush. 1. A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles. 2. Any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, native to Australia and adjacent areas, having spikes of flowers with numerous conspicuous stamens. Example: ‘But look, there's some grass up till this bottlebrush which looks like it's bin trampled.’ 3. An uncommon cave formation resulting from a rise in water level such that a stalactite becomes immersed in water that is supersaturated with calcium carbonate, causing the stalactite to become coated with pool spar.
Word: bottlebrushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bottlebrush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bespatter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English spatter English bespatter From be- + spatter. Pronunciation: /biˈspætɚ/ 1. To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance. Labels: transitive 2. To soil by spattering. Labels: transitive Example: The flour bespattering Squeaker's now neglected clothes spoke eloquently of his clumsy efforts at damper making. Example: [D]azed and blinded, she bent her head as if to let the pelt of jagged hail, the drench of dirty water, bespatter her unrebuked. 3. To asperse with calumny or reproach; shend. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Beſides, he hath not been afraid to rail on you, my Lord, who are now appointed to be his Judge, calling you an ungodly Villain, with many other ſuch like vilifying terms, with which he hath beſpattered most of the Gentry of our Town.
Word: bespatters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bespatter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bespattering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bespatter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bespattering Part of Speech: noun 1. The action or result of something being bespattered.
Word: bespattered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bespatter Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: She had been even bespattered with praise, so abundantly had it been showered upon her; Example: Soon King-of-the-Sky appeared sauntering, mud-bespattered, through Leeward Village, the shotgun on his shoulder and the sandpiper swinging in his hand.
Word: bespattered Part of Speech: adj 1. covered in spots of splashed liquid Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tantalus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Tantalus, from Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos). Doublet of tantalus. Pronunciation: /ˈtæntələs/ 1. A Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin-deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head; whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach. Labels: Greek Example: He will not mannage her, although he mount her, / That worse then Tantalus is her annoy Example: But like still pining Tantalus he sits / And vselesse barnes the haruest of his wits
Word: burgles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of burgle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: burgling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of burgle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: burgled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of burgle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jemmies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jemmy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paraffine Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of paraffin. Labels: alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable Example: He cleared out the coals from under the staircase, built a neat fire of firewood and paper there, he splashed about paraffine and arranged the lamps and can even as he had designed, and made a fine inflammable pile of things in the little parlour behind the shop.
Word: paraffine Part of Speech: verb 1. Dated form of paraffin. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: cardiopulmonary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- English pulmonary English cardiopulmonary From cardio- + pulmonary. 1. Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs. Labels: not-comparable Example: A DNR decision determines whether or not patients receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Word: tea trolley Part of Speech: noun 1. A table on wheels used to take food or drinks from the kitchen to the dining-room, or throughout a workplace for tea break. Labels: Commonwealth, especially Example: About this, he is, as ever, humorous and self-deprecating, attributing his employment to the fact that the tea trolley arrived during his interview and “I'd been so well brought-up that I just naturally leaned over and said, ‘Would anyone like a cup of tea?’.[…]”
Word: tea cart Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tea trolley.
Word: tea wagon Part of Speech: noun 1. A table on wheels used to take food or drinks from the kitchen to the dining-room. Labels: US 2. An audio mixing console on wheels. Labels: US, slang
Word: promissory note Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɑmɪsɔɹiˌnoʊt/ 1. A document saying that someone owes a specific amount of money to someone else, often with the deadline and interest fees; the primary purposes of a promissory note are to evidence the debt obligation incurred, and to establish terms for payment thereof. Example: Near-synonym: IOU
Word: careerist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English career Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English careerist From career + -ist. Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɪɹɪst/ 1. A person who pursues the advancement of their career at the expense of other values. Labels: derogatory Example: A careerist is a square-filler, a time-server. His talents and imagination have been circumscribed to perform managerial duties. Example: Liu Hsin's famous jibe seems to have been directed not against Yang Hsiung but against the intellectual limitations of contemporary careerists. […] Yang's writings and personal character did not appeal to the careerists of his time 2. A person who takes a job, especially in the military, for a long time rather than temporarily.
Word: careerist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English career Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English careerist From career + -ist. Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɪɹɪst/ 1. Of or pertaining to such a person or way of life
Word: careerism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English career Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English careerism From career + -ism. 1. The overwhelming desire or urge to advance one's own career or social status, usually at the expense of other personal interests, social growth, or ethics. Labels: derogatory, uncountable, usually Example: More than most of his flag officer peers, he understood how to navigate Washington politics and news media, helping him rise through the ranks and obtain resources he needed, although fellow Army leaders often resented what they saw as a grasping careerism. Example: Fear of the other and the future, anger at what had been done to oneself and one’s compatriots, simple ambition and careerism all could be found among those who murdered Armenians. 2. The perception that being a member of the military is a career, rather than an obligation to serve one's country. Labels: US, uncountable, usually Example: In addition, military aviators' concerns about careerism as well as their lack of professionalism and personality clashes added to the friction against program.
Word: carpet burn Part of Speech: noun 1. A skin injury caused by friction with a carpet or similar surface. Example: More unusual marks occur when a child is pushed against a patterned object, such as the imprint of a carpet or a carpet burn where the child's body skids along the carpet. Example: Sweet reunion, Jamaica and Spain We're like how we were again I'm in the tub you're on the seat Lick your lips as I soak my feet Then you notice lickle carpet burn My stomach drops and my guts churn You shrug and it's the worst Who truly stuck the knife in first?
Word: scolex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx, “worm”). 1. The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host. Example: The head, with the circle of hooklets and the four suckers, is then formed at the anterior part of the embryo, constituting now the scolex of Van Beneden.
Word: carfare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From car + fare. 1. The passenger fare charged for riding on a streetcar, bus or similar public transit. Labels: US, countable, dated, uncountable Example: Last year, organized crime was directly responsible for more than one hundred murders, and mafiosi participated indirectly in several hundred more, either by lending the killers carfare or by holding their coats. Example: Anyhow, I'll have to keep out lunch money and carfare, and so will Edith.
Word: busfare Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bus fare. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: […] young girls take free rides in exchange for sex and also as a way of saving their busfare for their out of pocket spending (Balmer).
Word: carhop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of car + (bell)hop. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːˌhɒp/, /ˈkɑɹˌhɑp/ 1. A waiter or waitress who serves customers, especially in their vehicles, at a drive-in restaurant, sometimes on rollerskates. Labels: US Example: I ended my aimless-roaming-short-term-odd-jobs lifestyle and joyfully went to work at a local restaurant in Langley Park, Maryland, as a carhop.
Word: carhop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of car + (bell)hop. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːˌhɒp/, /ˈkɑɹˌhɑp/ 1. To work as a carhop. Labels: intransitive
Word: caricaturist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian caricare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian caricatùrabor. French caricaturebor. English caricature Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English caricaturist From caricature + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹɪkəˌt͡ʃʊəɹɪst/ 1. A person who draws caricatures. Example: But, the power of the caricaturist lies in exhibiting with increased ugliness personal and natural defects . . .
Word: carious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French carieux (“carious”), from carie (“decay (of bone or teeth)”) (from Latin cariēs (“rot, rottenness, corruption”), from careō (“to lack, be deprived of”), from Proto-Italic *kazēō (“to lack”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut”).) + French -eux (“-ous”) (from Latin -ōsus (“full of, prone to”), from Old Latin -ōsos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-went-, *-wont- + *-to-)). Pronunciation: /ˈkɛəɹi.əs/, /ˈkɛəi.əs/, /ˈkæɹi.əs/, /ˈkɛɹi.əs/ 1. Having caries (bone or tooth decay); decayed, rotten. Example: [I]f no Acid be contain’d in the Blood how comes it, I beſeech you, that in Carious or Virulent Ulcers, the Silver Probe becomes inſtantly of a Livid Colour, which can only be effected by an Acid not an Alkalous Menſtruum? Example: Our disease is democracy. It is not the skin that festers—our very bones are carious, and their marrow blackens with gangrene. Which rogues shall be first, is of no moment—our republicanism must die, and I am sorry for it.
Word: carnality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English carnalitee, carnalyte, carnalite, from Latin carnālitās, equivalent to carnal + -ity. Compare Old French charnalité. 1. The state of being carnal. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A preoccupation with sexual desire. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bus fare Part of Speech: noun 1. The passenger fare charged for riding on a bus. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In Los Angeles, residents are provided with bus fare, while in Denver's North Lincoln the resident community resource specialist sometime drives residents to their appointments.
Word: carnivorousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English carnivorous 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 carnivorousness From carnivorous + -ness. 1. The quality of being a carnivore. Labels: uncountable Example: . . . Shows ample evidence carnivorousness Is not impaired by conjugal estate; The flesh consumed, the beefy brethren speed'ly separate.