nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ichthyoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ichthyosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acrobatics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros) Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Hellenic *gʷəňňō Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *égʷēn Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs)bor. French acrobateder. English acrobat Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English acrobatics From acrobat + -ics. 1. The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats. Labels: uncountable 2. A spectacular display of agility. Labels: uncountable Example: […] he performs linguistic acrobatics, bringing a new sense of language into the theatre, combining lexiconic esoterica with street speech.
Word: aimlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English aimless Middle English -ly English -ly English aimlessly From aimless + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪmləsli/ 1. Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner. Example: He wandered aimlessly through the crowd. Example: Half a dozen deserted boats pitched aimlessly upon the confusion of the waves.
Word: clenching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clench Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clenching Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something (a fist, a jaw, etc.) is clenched. Example: Many of the clenchings [of muscles] were uncoordinated, and one would guess that they occurred more and more as the sleep synchronized.
Word: clenching Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of clinching (“that settles something definitely”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Possibly I might be blamed a bit for my truantry, but the recapture of the Hispaniola was a clenching answer, and I hoped that even Captain Smollett would confess I had not lost my time.
Word: grimacing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of grimace Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: grimacing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of making a grimace. Example: The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.
Word: numbly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English numb Middle English -ly English -ly English numbly From numb + -ly. 1. In a numb manner; without feeling. Example: "He's dead," she said numbly.
Word: raki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, “arrack, arak”), literally, “sweat”, “condensate,” which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins. Doublet of rakija. Pronunciation: /ˈɹækə/, /ɹæˈkɜː/, /ˈɹæki/ 1. A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hinted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhɪntɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of hint Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ensued Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ensue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deformed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɔːmd/ 1. Unusual of shape; misshapen. Example: Most foreland fold and thrust belts are linear or arcuate belts of folds and thrust faults that form a marginal part of an orogenic belt between an undeformed craton and a more intensely deformed inner zone.
Word: deformed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɔːmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of deform Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: healed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hiːld/ 1. simple past and past participle of heal Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: legions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of legion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: downy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂nós Proto-Germanic *dūnaz Old Norse dúnnbor. Middle English doun English down Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English downy From down + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊni/ 1. Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair. Example: The chick's downy coat of feathers formed almost immediately to keep it warm. 2. Sharp-witted, perceptive. Labels: dated, slang Example: The right hon. Gentleman has much more claim to the adjective downy than I have, but he really cannot catch me with that one. Example: I’m not clever, p’raps: but I am rather downy; and partial friends say I know what’s o’clock tolerably well. 3. Low-spirited; down in the mouth. Labels: Norfolk, UK
Word: downy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂nós Proto-Germanic *dūnaz Old Norse dúnnbor. Middle English doun English down Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English downy From down + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊni/ 1. A blanket filled with down; a duvet. Example: Went to bed with 2 downies on the bed, but the heat finally kicked in and ended with one cover and my feet sticking out. 2. A bed. Labels: dated, slang Example: to do the downy (i.e. lie in bed) Example: "Lord love you, Mr. Scott, I've a deal to do before I get to my downy; and I don't like those doctored tipples. Good night, Mr. Scott; I wishes you good night, sir;" and making another slight reference to his hat, which had not been removed from his head during the whole interview, Mr. Manylodes took himself off.
Word: daub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English daub (noun), from Middle English dauben (“to plaster or whitewash; cover with clay; bespatter”, verb), from Old Northern French dauber (“to whitewash; plaster”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Latin dealbāre (“to whiten thoroughly”), which would make it a doublet of dealbate. Pronunciation: /dɔːb/, /dɔb/, /dɑb/ 1. Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A soft coating of mud, plaster, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A crude or amateurish painting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ah, but what if he penned what in the art schools they call an 'artist's statement' wherein he explained the relation of his gibberish or his daubs to the mainstream of art or writing?
Word: daub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English daub (noun), from Middle English dauben (“to plaster or whitewash; cover with clay; bespatter”, verb), from Old Northern French dauber (“to whitewash; plaster”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Latin dealbāre (“to whiten thoroughly”), which would make it a doublet of dealbate. Pronunciation: /dɔːb/, /dɔb/, /dɑb/ 1. To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: The artist just seemed to daub on paint at random and suddenly there was a painting. Example: […] she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch […] 2. To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner. Labels: transitive Example: […] a lame, imperfect Piece, rudely daub’d over with too little Reflection and too much haste. Example: If a Picture is daub’d with many bright and glaring Colours, the vulgar Eye admires it as an excellent Piece […] 3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: So smooth he daub’d his vice with show of virtue, Example: No flattering praises daub my stone, My frailties and my faults to hide; 4. To flatter excessively or grossly. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: I can safely say, however, that without any daubing at all, I am, very sincerely, Your very affectionate, humble servant, 5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: 1697, John Dryden, “On the Three Dukes killing the Beadle on Sunday Morning, Febr. the 26th, 1670/1” in John Denham et al., Poems on affairs of state from the time of Oliver Cromwell, to the abdication of K. James the Second, London, p. 148, Yet shall Whitehall the Innocent, the Good, See these men dance all daub’d with Lace and Blood. Example: […] whenever they came in order to pay those islanders a visit, [they] were generally very well dressed, and very poor, daubed with lace, but all the gilding on the outside. 6. To mark spots on a bingo card, using a dauber. Labels: transitive
Word: conflicts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɑnflɪk(t)s/ 1. plural of conflict Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conflicts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈflɪk(t)s/, /ˈkɑnflɪk(t)s/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conflict Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bathtub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bath + tub. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːθtʌb/, /ˈbæθtʊb/, /ˈbæθtʌb/, /ˈbaːtːʊb/ 1. A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath). Example: I had a long, leisurely soak in the bathtub.
Word: recklessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną Proto-West Germanic *rōkijan Old English rēċan Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Old English rēċelēas Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 Old English rēċelēasnes Middle English reklesnes English recklessness From Middle English reklesnes, reklesnesse, rekelesnesse (also assibilated as rechelesnes, reccheleesnesse), from Old English rēcelēasnes (“recklessness, carelessness, negligence”), equivalent to reckless + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: His recklessness repeatedly put him in danger. Example: At such times, how we marvel at our usual recklessness, and pause, as it were, shrinking from the busy and inevitable current which is hurrying us on to eternity!
Word: surrendered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of surrender Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vanquished Part of Speech: adj 1. Defeated. Labels: not-comparable Example: We were the cause of the recovery of all the enemy people in Eastern Europe, and North and Southeast Asia. It's an unusual situation, an unusual program because the victor hardly ever helps the vanquished to recover. We did just that. Example: HSTs continued to provide sterling service during these years, so much so that when Virgin and Midland Mainline brought their new wave of high-speed diesel electric multiple units [...] on stream, many preferred the ride and comfort of the vanquished to the ride and comfort of the vanquisher.
Word: vanquished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vanquish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: roughness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English roughnes /roughnesse. By surface analysis, rough + -ness. Compare Old English hrēohnes (“roughness”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌf.nəs/, /ˈɹʌf.nʌs/, /ˈɹɐf.nəs/, /ˈɾəf.nes/ 1. The property of being rough, coarseness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart. 2. Something that is rough; a rough spot. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A variety of suitable methods for surface inspection are available to detect topographical defects induced by surface roughnesses such as scratches, digs, inclusions and spatters. 3. Roughage; coarse fodder. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: With this latter implement, the corn stalk fodder, shucks, oats, hay and other "roughness" may be finely cut up[…] 4. Abundance, especially of food. Labels: Scotland, countable, uncountable 5. A measure of how rough something is, such as a surface Labels: countable Example: The surface roughness was low.
Word: coarseness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English coarse 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 coarseness From coarse + -ness. 1. The property of being coarse, roughness or primitiveness, unrefined or unpolished. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The quality or state of being coarse Labels: uncountable, usually Example: coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language Example: All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. […] Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connection—[…]—such talk had been distressingly out of place. 3. Something that is coarse. Labels: countable, usually Example: This sketch is rather coarse, but probably it is as little exaggerated as could be expected from Walpole. The society which it illustrates abounded with such coarsenesses. Princesses were not expected to exhibit much propriety—nor Duchesses to be overburthened with delicacy. Example: Hogarth does not refrain from introducing a sign in his engraving “Noon,” of 1738, showing the Baptist’s head on a charger, with the cynical inscription “Good Eating.” Whether such coarsenesses were actually perpetrated, even under the lax régime of Charles II in England, when frivolity reigned after the fall of Cromwell, it is hard to decide.
Word: excuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of excuse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: excuses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of excuse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: prized Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɹaɪzd/ 1. Highly valued, cherished. Example: His prized possession was his child.
Word: prized Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹaɪzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of prize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wisest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of wise: most wise Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: huts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hʌts/, /hʊts/ 1. plural of hut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hʌts/, /hʊts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hut Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transactions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /t(ʃ)ɹænˈzækʃənz/ 1. plural of transaction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misdeed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English misdede, from Old English misdǣd (“misdeed”), from Proto-West Germanic *missadādi, from Proto-Germanic *missadēdiz (“misdeed”); equivalent to mis- + deed. Cognate with Scots misded (“misdeed”), West Frisian misdied (“misdeed”), Dutch misdaad (“misdeed”), German Missetat (“misdeed”), Swedish missdåd (“misdeed”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌸𐍃 (missadēþs, “misdeed”). Pronunciation: /mɪsˈdiːd/ 1. That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime. Example: The petty misdeeds of his youth came back to haunt him when he ran for political office and his character was smeared. Example: These [putting feet on seats and leaving rubbish behind] are officially among the worst habits revealed by staff working on Northern's trains and at stations. Other bugbears include playing music through loudspeakers, not giving way to passengers getting off the train and actually illegal activities such as fare evasion and vaping in enclosed spaces. The list of misdeeds was released by the operator on March 3 to coincide with Employee Appreciation Day.
Word: reigning Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/ 1. Currently ruling or holding a position. Labels: not-comparable Example: The reigning world heavyweight champion said he'd defend his title once more and then retire even if he won. Example: The reigning monarch, King George VI, is commemorated by two express engines—G.W.R. "King" 4-6-0 No. 6028 and L.M.S.R. streamlined Pacific No. 6244—[…].
Word: reigning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of reign Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chilled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English chilled, chylled, equivalent to chill + -ed. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪld/ 1. Cooled. Example: The chilled beer was refreshing on the hot day. Example: In the northern hemisphere, June 21 has the most daylight hours. Pack a picnic—a chilled bottle of Sancerre, cheese, olives, and a nice baguette—and hit the grassy knoll. 2. Having chills, filled with an uncomfortable sense of fear, dread, or alarm.
Word: chilled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English chilled, chylled, equivalent to chill + -ed. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪld/ 1. simple past of chill Labels: form-of, past
Word: jointly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English joint Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English jointly From joint + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪntli/ 1. Together, acting as one; collectively. Labels: not-comparable Example: They jointly raised the child, even though they were no longer married. Example: Interlaken East station is jointly owned with the standard gauge Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon Railway from Bern and Thun and the Swiss Federal Railways metre-gauge Brünig line from Lucerne, but is managed and staffed by the Bernese Oberland group.
Word: ribs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪbz/ 1. plural of rib Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ribs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪbz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rib Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: showers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: showers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shower Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: seawater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English seewater, se water, from Old English sǣwæter (“seawater”), equivalent to sea + water. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seewoater (“seawater”), West Frisian seewetter (“seawater”), Dutch zeewater (“seawater”), Icelandic sjóvatn (“seawater”). 1. The saltwater of a sea or ocean. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: seawater Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English seewater, se water, from Old English sǣwæter (“seawater”), equivalent to sea + water. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seewoater (“seawater”), West Frisian seewetter (“seawater”), Dutch zeewater (“seawater”), Icelandic sjóvatn (“seawater”). 1. Consisting of seawater. Labels: not-comparable Example: The continual seawater splashes corroded our equipment 2. Associated in some way with seawater, or intended for dealing with seawater. Labels: not-comparable Example: The sharks in the aquarium had to be kept in a seawater tank Example: Aboard the ship we needed seawater soap for washing our clothes
Word: bathed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /beɪðd/ 1. simple past and past participle of bathe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bathed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /beɪðd/ 1. clean after having bathed
Word: bathed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bæθt/, /bɑːθt/ 1. simple past and past participle of bath Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Augusta Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty. Pronunciation: /əˈɡʌstə/ 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: August, Charis named her, because that's when she was born. Warm breezes, baby powder, languorous heat, the smell of mown hay. Such a soft name. Too soft for her daughter, who has added an a. Augusta, she is now — a very different resonance. Marble statues, Roman noses, tight-lipped commanding mouths. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, eastern Ontario, Canada. 22. A town in Sicily, Italy. 23. A town in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, Western Australia. 24. A habitational surname from Italian, from the town in Sicily. Labels: rare 25. A male given name transferred from the surname or place name. Labels: rare
Word: fetters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fetter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fetters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fetter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: intestines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intestine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unwillingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unwilling 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 unwillingness From unwilling + -ness. 1. The property of being unwilling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the second extract, the teacher formulated Anna's resistance as reported by Tonie as a prewillingness rather than unwillingness. She constructed Anna's prewillingness as founded in her precompetence, rather than incompetence.
Word: pursuer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pursue + -er. 1. One who pursues. 2. The party who initiates a lawsuit; a plaintiff. Example: On his area the pursuer built a dwelling-house, of which the gable and garden-wall were mutual with his neighbour Smith […]
Word: newness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English newnesse, from Old English nīewnes (“newness, novelty”), equivalent to new + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈn(j)uːnəs/ 1. The property of being new; novelty; recency. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The newness of the car meant it still had that funny smell. Example: Surprised and rejoiced thus far at the unanticipated newness, and the sweet lucidness and simplicity of Isabel’s narrating, […] Pierre now, in handing the instrument to Isabel, could not entirely restrain something like a look of half-regret, accompanied rather strangely with a half-smile of gentle humor.
Word: fairness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fairness, fæȝernesse, from Old English fæġernes (“fairness; beauty; pleasantness”), equivalent to fair + -ness. Cognate with Old High German fagarnessi (“fairness”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɛə.nəs/, /ˈfɛɚ.nəs/, /ˈfeː.nəs/, /ˈfeə.nəs/, /ˈfiə.nəs/ 1. The property of being fair or equitable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some questioned the fairness of the new laws. Example: The reason why fairness in taxation matters is institutionalized unfairness rots society from the inside, and the social order and economy eventually collapse. 2. The property of being fair or beautiful. Labels: archaic, countable, literary, uncountable
Word: beliefs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of belief Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blindly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English blindly, blyndly, from Old English blindlīċe (“in a blind manner; blindly; rashly”), equivalent to blind + -ly. Cognate with Swedish blindligt (“blindly”), Icelandic blindlega (“blindly”). Compare also West Frisian blindich (“blindly”), Dutch blindelings (“blindly”), German blindlings (“blindly”). Pronunciation: /ˈblaɪndli/ 1. In a blind manner; without sight. Example: I stumbled blindly through the forest, branches whipping at my face. 2. Without consideration or question. Example: 1940 March 19, Albert Einstein, letter to Morris Raphael Cohen The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly. Example: Human, "To hate blindly is as dangerous as to trust blindly." An old angaran proverb, one of many I have forgotten somewhere along the way.
Word: diamond crossover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the diamond crossing in its center. 1. superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling a letter X, permitting to travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks Example: "In 15 is illustrated the diamond crossover, one of the many kinds in common use." Example: "It travelled on until the bogie fouled a diamond crossover at the north end of the station where derailment became complete."
Word: roadside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English road Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English roadside From road + -side. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊdsaɪd/, /ˈɹoʊdsaɪd/ 1. Located beside a road (or railway). Labels: attributive, not-comparable Example: The roadside stand did a good business just selling products to people who merely wanted directions. Example: I was rather impressed with the neat and tidy appearance of these roadside stations, many of which had their name boards painted in the blue and white colours of the Scottish Region.
Word: roadside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English road Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English roadside From road + -side. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊdsaɪd/, /ˈɹoʊdsaɪd/ 1. The area on either side of a road. Example: I pulled over to the roadside to check the map.
Word: enraged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English [Term?]. By surface analysis, enrage + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈɹeɪ̯d͡ʒd/, /ɛnˈɹed͡ʒd/, /ɛnˈɾeːd͡ʒɖ/ 1. Angered, made furious, made full of rage. Example: an enraged judge Example: he was enraged 2. Insane, mad. Labels: obsolete Example: Of thirty bare yeares haue I twice twenty bin enraged, & of forty bin three tymes fifteene in durance soundlie caged, On yͤ lordlie loftes of Bedlam with stubble softe & dainty, braue braceletts Strong, sweet whips ding dong with wholesome hunger plenty
Word: enraged Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English [Term?]. By surface analysis, enrage + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈɹeɪ̯d͡ʒd/, /ɛnˈɹed͡ʒd/, /ɛnˈɾeːd͡ʒɖ/ 1. simple past and past participle of enrage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Republic of Djibouti Part of Speech: name 1. Official name of Djibouti: a country in East Africa.
Word: ethnophaulism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American psychologist Abraham Aaron Roback in 1944 from ethno- + Ancient Greek φαύλισμα (phaúlisma, “disparagement, contempt”), which is from φαῦλος (phaûlos, “bad, unjust”). 1. An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. Labels: countable Example: It is unlikely that over the course of history white trash has inflicted as much suffering and anguish as nigger—few ethnophaulisms in the American lexicon have. Yet the term white trash has performed much of the same symbolic violence. 2. The use of such slurs. Labels: uncountable Example: [in title]
Word: heliothermic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wél(i)yos Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos) English helio- English thermic English heliothermic From helio- + thermic. 1. gaining heat from the sun Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to heliotherms Labels: not-comparable
Word: speculative damages Part of Speech: noun 1. Claims made by a plaintiff for losses that may occur in the future, but are highly improbable. They can not be used as a basis for recovery in tort or contract cases. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: quinhydrone Part of Speech: noun 1. a molecular complex of a quinone and its corresponding hydroquinone
Word: quinomethane Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound formally derived from a quinone by replacing either or both of the quinone oxygens with a methylidene group.
Word: methylidene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: May comes from methyl + -ide + -ene. 1. The CH₂= group in which the free valences are part of a double bond.
Word: cry baby Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of crybaby. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Maybe if you weren’t such a Mommy’s boy she’d be here right now, instead of hooked up to every machine imaginable! That’s where Mommy is…fighting for her life in a hospital bed because you’re such a cry baby!
Word: soft-spoken Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsɒftˌspəʊkən/, /ˈsɔftˌspoʊkən/ 1. Having a pleasant, gentle, mild manner of speech; speaking gently or quietly. Example: He was a soft-spoken fellow who loved children and dogs. Example: My uncle was a lovely man, and soft-spoken with his delightful Manx accent.
Word: poodle-faker Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpuːdəlˌfeɪkə/ 1. A man who seeks out female society, especially for social or professional advancement. Labels: slang 2. A recently commissioned officer. Labels: slang
Word: wopperjawed Part of Speech: adj 1. askew Labels: slang
Word: quinomethide Part of Speech: noun 1. quinomethane
Word: quinonimine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of quinone + imine. 1. Any of a class of imines formally derived from a quinone by replacing one or both oxygens with =NR.
Word: quinone imine Part of Speech: noun 1. any quinonimine
Word: quinonoxime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of quinone + oxime. 1. either the mono- or di- oxime of a quinone; tautomeric with nitrosophenols
Word: raffinate Part of Speech: noun 1. A solution from which some material has been removed by extraction with an immiscible liquid
Word: raffinate Part of Speech: verb 1. To separate by means of raffination
Word: rotamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of rotation + isomer. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊ.tə.mə/, /ˈɹoʊ.tə.mɚ/, [ˈɹoʊ.ɾə.mɚ] 1. any of a set of conformers that arise from restricted rotation around a single bond
Word: rotaxane Part of Speech: noun 1. A complex of two molecules, one ring-shaped and the other dumbbell-shaped, with the dumbbell threaded through the ring and having end groups too large to pass through the ring. Labels: physical
Word: selenenic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. any compound of general formula RSeOH, where R is not H
Word: freecycle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of free + recycle, popularized by The Freecycle Network and the general freecycling movement. 1. To recycle by giving away an item for free. Example: I freecycled most of the junk cluttering my house. Example: Here in New York's Hudson Valley, we've freecycled swing sets, Little Tikes outdoor climbers, freezers, computer equipment, entertainment centers, baby furniture, and much, much more!
Word: freecycle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of free + recycle, popularized by The Freecycle Network and the general freecycling movement. 1. A group (especially an online messaging group) that engages in freecycling. Example: What freecycle did you join?
Word: go to work Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, work. (This sense is a translation hub.) Example: I used to go to school in Bristol in the morning, and then I'd go to work in my hometown in the afternoon. 2. To begin performing some task or work. 3. To go to one's job, as by commuting. 4. To beat up, to batter. Labels: idiomatic Example: I saw Bruno go to work on Big Timmy; when he was through he didn't have much of a face left. 5. To go to town. Labels: idiomatic
Word: gringa Part of Speech: noun 1. A female gringo. Labels: derogatory, often, slang
Word: ROT13 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ROT is short for rotate. 1. A simple Caesar cipher where each letter is replaced by the letter 13 positions beyond it in the alphabet (wrapping at Z to A). Labels: uncountable
Word: mandarins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mandarin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chalices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chalice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pin-pen merger Part of Speech: noun 1. A phonemic merger where the vowels in "pin" and "pen" are pronounced the same before /n/ and /m/, making "pin" and "pen" homophones. Example: Before we get to those, however, let us consider how we might discover a vowel merger taking place (and most work in this area has been on vowel merger or on conditioned vowel mergers, such as the pin–pen merger in the US south or the pool–pull merger in Utah, discussed below).
Word: tempura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 天(てん)麩(ぷ)羅(ら) (tenpura), from Portuguese, ultimately from Latin. Different dictionaries link two different original terms: * Portuguese tempero (“seasoning”) or tempera (“he/she/it seasons; season!”), third-person present singular or imperative tense of temperar (“to season, to temper”), from Latin temperare (“to mix, to temper”). * Portuguese têmpora (“Ember days”), from Latin tempora, plural of tempus (“time; period”). When Portuguese explorers (mostly Jesuit missionaries) arrived in Japan, they abstained from eating beef, pork, and poultry during the Ember days, a Catholic series of holidays. Instead, they ate fried vegetables and fish. This was the first contact of the Japanese with fried food, and since then they began associating the Portuguese word têmpora (which they pronounced tenpura) with such food. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛmpʊɹə/, /tɛmˈpu.ɹə/, /tɛmˈpɚ.ə/ 1. A Japanese dish made by deep-frying vegetables, seafood, or other foods in a light batter. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At last you spot a tempura stand. Not quite what you had in mind, but it'll do. Four pounds for tempura and noodles. Hunger. Yes. Example: The Chicken Big Mac is similar to its beefy sibling; however, it replaces the two burgers with two tempura chicken patties.
Word: deep-fry Part of Speech: verb 1. To cook (food) by deep-frying. Labels: transitive 2. To alter a photograph using filters and image compression to make it appear strangely colored for a humorous effect. Labels: Internet, transitive Example: That meme is deep-fried, which is what makes it so funny.
Word: deep-fry Part of Speech: noun 1. A heated cooking pan or appliance used to deep-fry foods.
Word: garage door Part of Speech: noun 1. The large door on a garage which a car can come in through. Example: garage door opener Example: From many years’ experience with automobiles, I have known the manner of signaling by horn to the garage keeper or elevator man the desire to enter the building. As many garages are located in residence districts, this is truly a very annoying custom and should be stopped. To overcome this nuisance a handy electric push button could be mounted on posts on either side of the runway, about five feet high, so that they could be easily reached as the car approaches the garage door. These posts could be placed near the curb, and two are recommended to serve cars with left or right side drive. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see garage, door (a door for people to enter or exit a garage)
Word: garage doors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garage door Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pancake ice Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of ice that forms on water covered to some degree in slush. Labels: uncountable
Word: pandybat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pandy bat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: party school Part of Speech: noun 1. A college or university known for its vibrant social scene, characterized by frequent student gatherings and heavy alcohol consumption. Labels: colloquial, derogatory 2. An educational institution for the training of cadres of a party, especially a communist party.
Word: vizards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vizard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pau hana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hawaiian Pidgin English pau hana, from Hawaiian pau hana. 1. The time after work. It is considered a time for relaxation, informal socializing with friends and family, and enjoyment. Example: With the last passenger off the bus, the driver hoists the sign, "out of service" and it is pau hana.
Word: Bandarban Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Bengali বান্দরবান (bandorban), from earlier বান্দরবাঁধ (bandorbãdh, “dam of monkeys”), a compound of বান্দর (bandor, “monkey”) + বাঁধ (bãdh, “dam”), such named due to a legend that monkeys were once seen walking in a row during a heavy rainfall and that this row was compared to a dam by the locals. Pronunciation: /ˈbændɑːbæn/, /ˈbændɑːɹbæn/ 1. A hill district in Bangladesh. 2. The administrative headquarters of Bandarban Hill District.
Word: peepee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pee-pee. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: perfect gold standard test Part of Speech: noun 1. A test that measures a binary value without error.
Word: hereticaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heretic + -aster. 1. A petty or contemptible heretic. Labels: obsolete
Word: tantalite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tantalum Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English tantalite From tantalum + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈtæntl̩aɪt/ 1. A dark-brown mineral that is an ore of tantalum and niobium, of the chemical formula (Fe, Mn) Ta₂O₆.
Word: tantalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English tantalum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English tantalic From tantalum + -ic. 1. Containing pentavalent tantalum.
Word: tantalous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English tantalum Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English tantalous From tantalum + -ous. 1. Containing tantalum in a higher proportion than tantalic compounds.
Word: tungstous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English tungsten Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English tungstous From tungsten + -ous. 1. containing tetravalent tungsten Labels: not-comparable
Word: tungsto- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Relating to tungsten. Labels: morpheme
Word: osmio- Part of Speech: prefix 1. osmium Labels: morpheme
Word: chump chop Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of lamb chop equivalent to rump steak. Labels: UK
Word: Monastir Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Turkish manastır (“monastery”), from Byzantine Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Doublet of monastery. 1. Bitola in North Macedonia. Labels: historical
Word: Monastir Part of Speech: name 1. A commune of Sardinia, Italy. 2. A coastal city in Tunisia.
Word: Bitola Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Macedonian Битола (Bitola). 1. The second largest city in North Macedonia (after Skopje); formerly named Monastir.
Word: speed run Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of speedrun. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: speed run Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of speedrun. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: idles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of idle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: raincoat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰnos? Proto-Germanic *regną Proto-West Germanic *regn Old English reġn Middle English reyn English rain Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English raincoat From rain + coat. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/, /ˈɹeɪnkəʊt/ 1. A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose. Example: After standing around in talk for a while, during which time Doris arrived with my hat and raincoat (left with her at the site) we made our way some two hundred strong, up the gracious stone stairway to the Hall of Christ Church, loaned by that College for the celebrationary lunch. Example: Speaking to a crowd of demonstrators, some of whom dressed in raincoats while others wore keffiyehs in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s deadly war on Gaza, one demonstrator said: “Any president that has come to power has also let workers down.” 2. A condom. Labels: slang Example: Moe said he'll go first, I said I'll take next / Here, take this raincoat and practice safe sex!
Word: hunting pink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Theories that the phrase derived from a tailor called Pink appear to be folk etymology. For further discussion see here (archived from the original). 1. Scarlet, as worn by fox-hunters. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Don't imagine elegant British foxhounds and mounted hunters dressed in their “hunting pink”. South Georgia foxhunts were just a bit different, Paul says. 2. The traditional scarlet jacket and related attire worn by fox-hunters. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: the open-fronted and unbuttonable surplices worn by Christ Church men in chapel were designed, tradition says, so that hunting pinks could not be concealed beneath them.
Word: pinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinks Part of Speech: noun 1. flowers in the family Caryophyllaceae, sometimes called carnations. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. The traditional scarlet jacket(s) worn by fox-hunters in the United Kingdom. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: shew bread Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of showbread. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: shewbread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shew + bread. 1. Obsolete spelling of showbread. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: shew-bread Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of showbread. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Behold, I build an houſe to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burne befoꝛe him ſweet incenſe, and foꝛ the continuall ſhew-bꝛead, and foꝛ the burnt offrings moꝛning and euening, on the Sabbaths, and on the new Moones, and on the ſolemne feaſts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance foꝛ euer to Iſrael. Example: And he ſaid vnto them, Haue ye neuer read what Dauid did, when hee had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? How hee went into the houſe of God in the dayes of Abiathar the high Prieſt, and did eate the Shew-bꝛead, which is not lawfull to eate, but foꝛ the Pꝛieſts, and gaue alſo to them which were with him?
Word: proclivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proclivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English woten, from Old English weotan. An extension of the present-tense form of wit (verb) to apply to all forms. Pronunciation: /wɔt/, /wɒt/, /wɑt/ 1. To know (in the sense of knowing a fact). Labels: archaic Example: He that walketh in the darke, wotteth not whither he goeth. Example: Take heed to false harlots, and more, ye wot what. / If noise ye heare, / Looke all be cleare: / Least drabs doe noie thee, / And theeues destroie thee.
Word: wot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wit, in return from Old English witan. Pronunciation: /wɔt/, /wɒt/, /wɑt/ 1. first-person singular present indicative of wit Labels: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular 2. third-person singular simple present indicative of wit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wot Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Representing pronunciation. Pronunciation: /wɔt/, /wɒt/, /wɑt/ 1. Eye dialect spelling of what. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: Wot, no bananas? Example: Then, wot with undertakers, and wot with parish clerks, and wot with sextons, and wot with private watchmen (all awaricious and all in it), a man wouldn't get much by it, even if it was so.
Word: wot Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Representing pronunciation. Pronunciation: /wɔt/, /wɒt/, /wɑt/ 1. Eye dialect spelling of what. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: Fer, as the poit sez, me 'eart 'as got / The pip wiv yearnin' fer - I dunno wot. Example: Wot’s in! Great games! […] WHO DUZ WOT
Word: wot Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /wɔt/, /wɒt/, /wɑt/ 1. Alternative form of what (used to contradict an assumption) Labels: Singlish, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: yerd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos Proto-Germanic *gardaz Proto-West Germanic *gard Old English ġeard Middle English yerd English yerd Inherited from Middle English yerd (“yard”). 1. A yard, plot of ground around a building or fenced paddock. Labels: obsolete Example: James Sympson, buryed in the yerd, xxvj may Example: "William Luff, fysherman, of the parishe of St Clementes in Hastyng . . . My body to be buryed in the church yerd of st Clementes” 17 Jun. 1545. 2. A yard (unit of measurement); three feet. Labels: obsolete Example: (15 aprill 1550 ) Such Napery as was in the church the same day one towell of holand of iij yerdes dimidium long & yerd brode one towell of calicow cloth / v yerdes a quarter long & dimidium yerd brode Example: It 1 towell diaper olde 2 yerds di. yerd brede
Word: yerd Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos Proto-Germanic *gardaz Proto-West Germanic *gard Old English ġeard Middle English yerd English yerd Inherited from Middle English yerd (“yard”). 1. To bury or be buried. Labels: obsolete Example: To owd Tim's grave this neet aw bin, An' yerd him in't mysel. Example: and when she dies, I'm to pay for the yerding of her honestly, and a' the o'ercome is to be my ain; and by that time I'll be as rich es e'er my father was before me.
Word: yerd Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Pronunciation dialect 1. Heard. Example: But seein this postman made me think ov a tale ut aw yerd obeawt one e Howcom. Example: Missis, says one, dunnot be so cuttin - yoar as keen as yoar mestur. Un, to be comfortable neaw; han yoa yerd th' news?
Word: aga Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of agha. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: They were headed by a Chiauſh or the Meſſinger of an Aga, who commanded in a ſmall village to the weſt of Pambouk.
Word: stridence Part of Speech: noun 1. the quality of being strident Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mr Urkullu’s ambiguity contrasts with Mr Mas’s growing stridence.
Word: sandwich compound Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound in which a metal atom is located between the faces of two planes of atoms, especially between two rings.
Word: seleninic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. any compound of general formula RSe(=O)OH
Word: selenocyanate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *selasnā Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē) Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē)bor. English seleno- English cyanate English selenocyanate From seleno- + cyanate. 1. The radical -SeCN or the anion formed from it 2. Any salt or ester of selenocyanic acid
Word: selenocyanic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seleno- + cyanic acid. 1. HSeCN, the selenium analog of cyanic acid. Labels: uncountable
Word: selenol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From selenium + -ol. 1. any compound, of general formula RSeH, the selenium analogues of alcohols
Word: selenone Part of Speech: noun 1. any compound of general formula R₂Se(=O)₂
Word: selenonic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. any compound of general formula RSe(=O)₂OH.