nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: postfeminism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English feminism English postfeminism From post- + feminism. 1. Any of a wide range of theories that respond to feminism, arguing that it is no longer relevant or that it needs to be extended to fit the changing expectations and experiences of women. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: As the ’90s went by, third-wave feminism was edged out by postfeminism, a cheerful, consumerist movement arguing that feminism had achieved what it needed to and now women were largely free to behave just like men, sexually liberated and socially empowered. The catch was that we were also subtly being conditioned to perform.
Word: pre-eminently Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of preeminently. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Will not you engage to attend with your eyes steadily fixed on him the whole time—as I shall do—not to lose a word; or only looking off just to note down any sentence pre-eminently beautiful?
Word: preeminently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English preeminent 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 preeminently From preeminent + -ly. Pronunciation: /pɹiːˈɛmɪnəntli/ 1. In a preeminent manner. Example: [T]he traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan region, such as Warwickshire at that time was, is usually exact as well as tenacious; and, with respect to [William] Shakespeare in particular, we may presume it to have been full and circumstantial through the generation succeeding to his own, not only from the curiosity, and perhaps something of a scandalous interest, which would pursue the motions of one living so large a part of his life at a distance from his wife, but also from the final reverence and honor which would settle upon the memory of a poet so preëminently successful; […] Example: We also want to stress that analytical reading is hardly ever necessary if your goal in reading is simply information or entertainment. Analytical reading is preeminently for the sake of understanding.
Word: resiliency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *sel- Proto-Indo-European *-yétor Proto-Indo-European *sl̥yétor Proto-Italic *saljō?? Latin saliō Latin resiliō English -ency English resiliency From Latin resiliō (“to spring back”) + English -ency. 1. Synonym of resilience. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: revivalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English revival 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 revivalist From revival + -ist. 1. Someone who seeks to revive something. Example: an Art Deco revivalist Example: And in 1975 one of the hottest Austin ensembles was the posthippie western swing revivalist group known as Asleep at the Wheel. 2. An evangelistic preacher. Labels: US
Word: revivalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English revival 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 revivalist From revival + -ist. 1. Evangelistic. Labels: US
Word: seared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sear Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: seared Part of Speech: adj 1. blackened by heat; scorched; burned 2. having the surface cooked and crispened (particularly by cooking on a grill or pan) Example: I’m getting more of a seared bite on the Impossible Whopper than I’m getting on the actual Whopper.
Word: stoplist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stop list. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: streamlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stream Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English streamlet From stream + -let. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹiːmlət/ 1. A small stream. Example: Then the river Medway, branching it selfe into five streamlets, is joyned with as many stone Bridges […] Example: [A] ſtreamlet inviting repoſe / Soft-murmuring vvanders avvay, […]
Word: stop word Part of Speech: noun 1. A word, usually one of a series in a stop list, that is ignored when searches are conducted on a database, search engine, etc.
Word: surcharged Part of Speech: adj 1. overprinted with a new value
Word: surcharged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of surcharge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: indefinite call sign Part of Speech: noun 1. A call sign which does not represent a specific facility, command, authority, activity, or unit, but which may represent any one or any group of these.
Word: international call sign Part of Speech: noun 1. A call sign assigned in accordance with the provisions of the International Telecommunications Union to identify a radio station. The nationality of the radio station is identified by the first or the first two characters. (When used in visual signaling, international call signs are referred to as “signal letters.”)
Word: cockeyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *keukô Proto-Germanic *kukkaz Proto-West Germanic *kokk Old English cocc Middle English cok English cock English eyed English cockeyed From cock + eyed. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒkˌaɪd/, /ˌkɒkˈaɪd/ 1. Having both eyes oriented inward, cross-eyed. 2. Crooked or askew. Example: 1950, Langston Hughes, Simple Speaks His Mind, Chapter 12, in The Early Simple Stories, The Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Volume 7, edited by Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, University of Missouri Press, 2002, p. 60–61, This morning I paid seventy cents for two little old dried-up slivers of bacon and one cockeyed egg. Example: The Velcro closure of one sneaker had come loose and stuck up like a cockeyed tongue. 3. Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people. Labels: informal Example: I'm not going to go along with your cockeyed plot. Example: As time went on, and the desultory rifle-fire rattled among the hills, I began to wonder with increasing scepticism whether anything would ever happen to bring a bit of life, or rather a bit of death, into this cock-eyed war. 4. Drunk. Example: In the private office he said, "Mr. Barrow, I was going to quit." "Don't do that, son! You're the only executive I've got that isn't cockeyed all the time! […]"
Word: net call sign Part of Speech: noun 1. A call sign that represents all stations within a net.
Word: houseguest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From house + guest. Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊsˌɡɛst/ 1. A person who visits and stays at someone else's house, usually for one or more nights. Example: We had houseguests for weeks after the wedding.
Word: tactical call sign Part of Speech: noun 1. A call sign that identifies a tactical command or tactical communication facility.
Word: hypochorism Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of hypocorism. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: camouflet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French camouflet. 1. The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
Word: croagh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Irish cruach. Doublet of rick. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹoʊɡ/ 1. A hill or mountain in Ireland.
Word: randomicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH-der. Proto-Germanic *rinnaną Proto-West Germanic *rinnan Frankish *randijubor. Old French randirder. Old French randonbor. Middle English randoun English randon English random Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English randomicity From random + -ic + -ity. 1. The state of being random. Labels: uncountable
Word: licensing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of license Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: licensing Part of Speech: noun 1. A giving of license to do something; sanction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To fence Truth about with prohibition and licensings, the weak inventions of fear and policy, is to doubt her strength, and vainly to imagine that she needs our protection in the battle that she is for ever waging with falsehood and with error. Example: As a result of these irregular ordinations and licensings, a rupture occurred between prorevival ministers in southern Kentucky and more conservative members of the Synod of Kentucky.
Word: self-contempt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English contempt English self-contempt From self- + contempt. 1. A feeling of contempt toward oneself. Labels: uncountable Example: [R]egard this Earth / Made multitudinous with thy slaves, whom thou / Requitest for knee-worship, prayer, and praise, / And toil, and hecatombs of broken hearts, / With fear and self-contempt and barren hope.
Word: self-pity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English pity English self-pity From self- + pity. 1. A feeling of pity for oneself. Labels: uncountable Example: I was sitting in my room, wallowing in self pity, when my favorite TV program came on. Example: Things that were implicit and largely unjudged in the book, filtered through layers of stiff-upper-lip irony — Fanny’s self-pity, Linda’s obliviousness — are now foregrounded and, for the most part, rendered banal, with “Beaches”-level platitudes and sentimentality.
Word: logbooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of logbook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protosyntax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English syntax English protosyntax From proto- + syntax. 1. That part of syntax that omits membership. Labels: uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:protosyntax.
Word: protosyntactical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English syntactical English protosyntactical From proto- + syntactical. 1. of, or relating to protosyntax Labels: not-comparable 2. able to be defined, but not constructed Labels: not-comparable
Word: theomonism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From theo- + monism, coined by F. Ballard in Theomonism True: God and the Universe in Modern Light (1906). 1. a monism that recognizes the existence of God Labels: uncountable
Word: timber wolf Part of Speech: noun 1. The gray wolf, Canis lupus. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 2. A grey color, like that of the animal's coat. Labels: uncountable
Word: gray wolf Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of grey wolf. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: tinkled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tinkle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tomfool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tom + fool. 1. A silly or stupid person, especially a boy or man. 2. Any of various tyrant flycatchers viewed as foolishly confiding. Labels: Caribbean, colloquial
Word: tomfool Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tom + fool. 1. Silly or stupid.
Word: tomfool Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From tom + fool. 1. To act foolishly. Labels: intransitive
Word: out of whack Part of Speech: adj 1. Wrong, broken; specifically Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: In its hearty directness, “Winner” suggests that being mad as hell at a system that’s out of whack is as American as Hollywood itself. 2. Wrong, broken; specifically: Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: Our priorities have gotten out of whack. 3. Wrong, broken; specifically: Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: The floor is so out of whack that the door hits it when opened. 4. Wrong, broken; specifically: Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: My banged-up left knee is out of whack.
Word: wartime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English war Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English wartime From war + time. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔː(ɹ)taɪm/ 1. A period during which a war is in progress in a particular place. Labels: attributive, countable, often, uncountable Example: But, she says, a wartime ban on recordings using shellac and vinyl kept the Walker version from being released. Example: Significant rail projects have been mothballed before in the face of changed circumstances - in particular, the LNER Woodhead project which was postponed due to wartime conditions and not revived until 1948, as money became available after nationalisation.
Word: whetted Part of Speech: adj 1. Having undergone the process of whetting; sharpened or honed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Then Beowulf too rallied. With his whetted dagger he slit a gash in the serpent's middle. 2. (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid. Labels: not-comparable Example: The inside of a valve has whetted parts constructed of corrosion-resistant material.
Word: whetted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of whet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: run-off Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from run off. 1. Alternative spelling of runoff. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 2. A run-off area; a paved area around the track at a spot that drivers are likely to go off, as opposed to a gravel trap, grass or a barrier. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Twelve laps later, Leclerc locked up at the first chicane and clattered over the run-off area. Again, Hamilton got a run on him, and this time Leclerc defended robustly through the flat-out Curva Grande, moving very late to block Hamilton to the Ferrari's left.
Word: gaby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪbi/ 1. A stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce. Labels: UK, regional Example: I daresay I made a gaby of myself to the world Example: His wrath, then, was proportionately violent when he was aware of two boys, who stopped close by him, and one of whom, a fat gaby of a fellow, pointed at him and called him "Young mammy-sick!"
Word: unselfish 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 selfish English unselfish From un- + selfish. 1. Not selfish. Example: The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a £20 note to the next charity he came across. Example: There was certainly no harm in his travelling sixteen miles twice over on such an errand; but there was an air of foppery and nonsense in it which she could not approve. It did not accord with the rationality of plan, the moderation in expense, or even the unselfish warmth of heart, which she had believed herself to discern in him yesterday.
Word: bluejacking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Bluetooth + hijacking. 1. The act, practice, or activity of sending anonymous text messages to a mobile phone using Bluetooth. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bluejacking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of Bluetooth + hijacking. 1. present participle and gerund of bluejack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: out-of-whack Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of out of whack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anamorphosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀναμόρφωσις (anamórphōsis). Pronunciation: /ˌænəˈmɔːfəsɪs/, /ˌænəˈmɔɹfəsɪs/, /ˌænəmɔɹˈfoʊsɪs/ 1. A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The use of this kind of image distortion. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An abnormal form of some lichens or fungi that gives the appearance of a different species. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bluejackings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bluejacking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: analysis paralysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From analysis + paralysis. 1. The condition of being unable to make a decision due to the availability of too much information which must be processed in order for the decision to be made. Labels: uncountable
Word: Dopp kit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of Charles Doppelt, a leatherworker. 1. A small leather bag containing a man's grooming tools, such as razor, shaving cream, comb, nail clippers, scissors, toothbrush, toothpaste, and cologne. Labels: US
Word: paper fight Part of Speech: noun 1. A play fight using balled-up paper as missiles.
Word: clear view screen Part of Speech: noun 1. A circular disc of plate glass, set into the screen of a ship's bridge and spun at high speed by an electric motor in heavy rain or snow; it offers a clear view forward.
Word: clipper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English clipper, equivalent to clip (“cut, shorten”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns). The type of sailing ship is probably also from clip, in the sense of “move or run rapidly”. Perhaps influenced by Middle Dutch klepper (“swift horse”), from kleppen (“to clap”), which is onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈklɪp.ə/, [ˈkʰl̥ɪp.ə], /ˈklɪp.ɚ/, [ˈkʰl̥ɪp.ɚ] ~ [ˈkʰl̥ɪp.ɹ̩] 1. Anything or anyone that clips. Example: Yes, perhaps I’d better begin there, at the moment when I […] asked a question carelessly enough of one of the locals, who was clipping a hedge in a desultory fashion nearby. […] When I passed my hedge clipper again, he said, […] 2. A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails. Labels: in-plural 3. Something that moves swiftly; especially: Example: And those were the days of clippers, and the freights were clipper-freights, 4. Something that moves swiftly; especially: Labels: informal 5. An Asian butterfly of species Parthenos sylvia, family Nymphalidae. 6. A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value. 7. A person who mutilates coins by fraudulently paring the edges. Labels: historical Example: Indeed, the French may lay twenty French crowns to one, they will beat us; for they bear them on their shoulders: but it is no English treason to cut French crowns, and to-morrow the king himself will be a clipper. Example: Many a wretch who has been drawn upon a hurdle, has done less mischief than those barterers of forged lies, coiners of scandal, and clippers of reputation. 8. A confidence trickster; a conman. Labels: slang Example: "You have head enough for both of us, Beck," said he. "You're sure to get us out of the scrape. I never saw your equal, and I've met with some clippers in my time too." 9. Anything showy or first-rate. Labels: obsolete, slang Example: Well, he was courtin' Sister Sall. She was a real handsum looking gal; […] a real clipper, and as full of fun and frolic as a kitten.
Word: clipper Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English clipper, equivalent to clip (“cut, shorten”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns). The type of sailing ship is probably also from clip, in the sense of “move or run rapidly”. Perhaps influenced by Middle Dutch klepper (“swift horse”), from kleppen (“to clap”), which is onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈklɪp.ə/, [ˈkʰl̥ɪp.ə], /ˈklɪp.ɚ/, [ˈkʰl̥ɪp.ɚ] ~ [ˈkʰl̥ɪp.ɹ̩] 1. To cut or style (the hair) using clippers. Labels: transitive Example: Rocks was having his hair clippered by another prisoner when Collins calmly walked past and sliced open the side of his face without breaking his stride.
Word: clippers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈklɪpɚz/ 1. plural of clipper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clippers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈklɪpɚz/ 1. A tool for clipping something. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: TAI: One time I was using some clippers to trim downstairs and I totally caught my labia.
Word: close quarter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally closed quarter (“section or area”). Pronunciation: /ˌkləʊs ˈkwɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/ 1. any of several strong wooden barriers erected across the deck of a merchant sailing ship, having loopholes through which muskets could be fired to resist boarding attacks
Word: clove hitch Part of Speech: noun 1. a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip
Word: club haul Part of Speech: verb 1. To tack a square-rigged sailing ship in a narrow space by using a lee anchor to turn the ship.
Word: clump block Part of Speech: noun 1. A thick, strong single block.
Word: choke the luff Part of Speech: verb 1. To temporarily stop the movement of a rope through a block by jamming the sheave with the hauling rope; a pull on the rope releases it.
Word: chubasco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish chubasco (“downpour”), from Portuguese chuva (“rain”), from Latin pluvia (“rain”). Pronunciation: /tʃuːˈbɑːskəʊ/ 1. A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Central America and South America.
Word: clap on Part of Speech: verb 1. To temporarily add something to an existing part, especially to add an additional sail to take advantage of a fair wind. Labels: transitive Example: We spring out of our berths, clap on a monkey-jacket and south-wester, and tumble up the ladder. 2. To encourage by (or as if by) applauding. Labels: transitive 3. To talk at tedious length; to whinge. Labels: UK, colloquial Example: […] clapping on about having to live on a small income because of her son's lack of ambition. 4. To decide to make a concerted effort to do something; to operate with dedication and vigor. Labels: US, dated, slang
Word: claw off Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove by clawing. Labels: literally, transitive Example: The tiger clawed off her face. 2. To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore. Labels: intransitive 3. To hit or beat up (someone). Labels: dated, slang, transitive
Word: daimon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A modern romanization of Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “the one who divides, dispenser, tutelary deity”), intended to distinguish its ancient Greek sense from later conceptions of demons. Compare Ancient Greek Λᾰκεδαίμων (Lăkedaímōn, “Laconian dispenser”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʌɪməʊn/, /ˈdaɪˌmoʊn/ 1. Synonym of demon, particularly as Example: Love, as we know it in the book, is a daimon which possesses and undoes each of its victims. 2. Synonym of demon, particularly as Labels: Greek Example: All at once, my daimōn—that other Me over whom I button my waistcoat when I button it over my own person—put it into my head to look up the story of Madame Saqui. Example: The object which first appears is adopted as the personal mystery, guardian spirit, or tutelary daimon of the entranced, and is never mentioned by him without first making a sacrifice.
Word: lee shore Part of Speech: noun 1. A shore towards which the wind is blowing, and to which there is the danger of being driven.
Word: God works in mysterious ways Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Possibly originating from a poem by William Cowper (floruit 1731–1800), whose first stanza reads: God moves in a mysterious way / His wonders to perform; / He plants His footsteps in the sea / And rides upon the storm. Despite the late attestation, the general sentiment of the phrase does hold apparent wide-ranging and prehistoric theological currency. 1. Expressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent. 2. Commenting on a situation that has led to some unexpected outcome in a surprising or convoluted way. 3. Commenting that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run. Example: Person A: It seems that I'm about to be fired from my job. Person B: Well, God works in mysterious ways — maybe it'll be the kick you need to apply to university...
Word: claw ring Part of Speech: noun 1. A fitting on the boom of a yacht to take the main sheet when roller reefing is used.
Word: clean slate Part of Speech: noun 1. A fresh start. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Near-synonyms: new leaf, new page, new canvas, new sheet; blank slate, blank canvas, tabula rasa Example: I paid off my debt slowly. I started contributing to my first 401(k). I learned how to read a paycheck, how to budget, how to save, and how much I could realistically afford in rent while still setting something aside. […] One year later, I returned to the city with a clean financial slate. 2. A slate on which the courses steered by a ship (and distances run) were recorded, but have been wiped clean after being entered in the log at the end of a watch.
Word: coach horse Part of Speech: noun 1. A horse that draws a coach. 2. A member of the crew who rowed the admiral's barge or a state barge Labels: slang
Word: coachwhipping Part of Speech: noun 1. a form of decorative square sennit work used for covering stanchions Labels: uncountable
Word: coak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. The 1933 Oxford English Dictionary suggests a possible relation to an Old French cognate of Italian cocca (“notch”), to English cock or to coak, caulk ("drive oakum between planks"), "all referring to the fitting of a projection into a notch, indentation, or hollow". Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊk/, /ˈkoʊk/ 1. A wooden dowel. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The brass bearing in the sheave of a block. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: coak Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain. The 1933 Oxford English Dictionary suggests a possible relation to an Old French cognate of Italian cocca (“notch”), to English cock or to coak, caulk ("drive oakum between planks"), "all referring to the fitting of a projection into a notch, indentation, or hollow". Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊk/, /ˈkoʊk/ 1. To unite (timbers etc.) by means of tenons or dowels in the edges or face. Example: The orlop clamps and shelfpieces are then worked, and the beams and half beams placed thereon, these are coaked and bolted thereto[…]
Word: coak Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊk/, /ˈkoʊk/ 1. Obsolete spelling of coke (“coal fuel”). Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: coastal motor boat Part of Speech: noun 1. a small warship used in the Royal Navy during the First World War that carried torpedoes, mines or depth charges.
Word: CMB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of coastal motor boat. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of cosmic microwave background. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: impostors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impostor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cobbing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cob + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of cob Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cobbing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cob + -ing. 1. an unofficial form of punishment among the crew or prisoners involving blows to the buttocks from a piece of wood or a handsaw. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Previous to the infliction of cobbing, or booting, the delinquent is fairly tried by a court, consisting of–a president, the oldest soldier; members, next two oldest soldiers, youngest soldier, next youngest soldier. 2. The manual separation of minerals in ore using a hammer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is, therefore, always so arranged that the dressing progresses gradually through all the operations, beginning in the mine and ending with the cobbing, or, as the case may be. with the concentration. Example: To-day, however, cobbing is still an important operation, carried out with a three-fold purpose: first, to separate pure masses of different minerals from one another and from adhereing pieces of gangue, preparing them at once for the market with qa minimum loss from comminution; secondly, to separate several classes of crussing ores according to the predominance of one or the other of the different minerals they contains; and lastly, to produce a classification according to the nature of the gangue. 3. The production of cobs. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In America, Canada, and Central Europe, for example, snow lies feet deep on the ground in the winter, and the summers are sufficiently hot to enable maize to be grown successfully for cobbing, Example: There were highly significant differences in percent cobbing between the two fertilizer levels, with the unfertilized treatment producing significantly more cobs than the fertilized treatment.
Word: Arachne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Arachnē, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”). Pronunciation: /əˈɹækni/ 1. A woman famous for her skill at weaving. She was changed into a spider by the goddess Athena. Labels: Greek
Word: Goliath Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew גָּלְיָת (golyāṯ). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈlaɪəθ/ 1. A six cubit/span high giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David. 2. A male given name from Hebrew.
Word: Goliath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew גָּלְיָת (golyāṯ). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈlaɪəθ/ 1. Any large person or thing; someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful. Labels: figuratively Example: That Goliath is so big and strong, the little man will never stand a chance against him if he on his wrong side. Example: The whisky category is a Goliath within the drinks industry. 2. A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 27 liters, equivalent to 36 standard bottles.
Word: Beltway Part of Speech: name Etymology: Extended from beltway (“freeway encircling a city”); compare also highway. 1. A 64-mile Interstate freeway surrounding Washington, D.C. 2. The expressway that surrounds another city. 3. The US federal government and policy and lobbying organizations, located in Washington, D.C., sometimes with a suggestion of their elitism or insularity Labels: US Example: But given that it takes 60 votes to beat a filibuster and 66 to override a veto, and given that the GOP has since added four hard-right senators to its total, it’s safe to say that nothing will be happening inside the Beltway anytime soon. Example: While not the entirety of the reason why the Beltway struggles to shed its imperial hubris and adapt to the new multipolar world, (much of that is simply complacency) understanding democratism’s hold over the governing elite is vital for explaining the unique hostility found in so much of foreign policy commentary towards a soberer and more realistic appraisal of the world.
Word: Beltway Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Extended from beltway (“freeway encircling a city”); compare also highway. 1. Of or relating to the culture of Washington, D.C., sometimes with a suggestion of its elitism or insularity; politicized. Example: Apparently wishing to go Beltway in a big way, the Gap reportedly solicited Clinton spokesman George Stephanopoulos and media adviser Mandy Grunwald to pose for ads, but were turned down. Example: In a typical indictment, one columnist recently called some piece of Washington policymaking "too secret, too expert, too Beltway."
Word: adrenal artery Part of Speech: noun 1. An artery in the human abdomen that supplies blood to the adrenal glands.
Word: dietary indiscretion Part of Speech: noun 1. The act, especially among animals, of eating things that should not be eaten, such as metal or plastic objects.
Word: after-discovered evidence Part of Speech: noun 1. Evidence discovered after a legal decision has been reached. A party may attempt to have the decision reversed using this evidence. They must first prove that the evidence could not have been discovered until after the decision was reached. Labels: US, uncountable Example: "After-discovered evidence that a cap...identified as belonging to the accused who was convicted, belonged to another...who had a similar gun, motive and opportunity, and admitted to several that he had committed the crime, held ground for a new trial." Hines v. Commonwealth. June 14, 1923. p. 365 §4
Word: airplane mode Part of Speech: noun 1. A feature of some cellular phones and computers that disables the radio, thus precluding any interference with avionics and allowing the phone's stand-alone features (such as its games or scheduler) to be used safely in environments requiring minimal radio interference. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: allelomorph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From allelo- (“other”) + -morph (“shape”), from Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων (allḗlōn, “one another, each other, mutually, reciprocally”) from ἄλλος (állos, “other”). Coined by English biologists William Bateson and Edith Rebecca Saunders in 1902, in a paper titled "The facts of heredity in the light of Mendel’s discovery". 1. Synonym of allele. Labels: obsolete Example: In such cases each member acts as the allelomorph of any other member, and only two can occur in any one female, and only one in any male.
Word: altar wine Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular type of wine produced for ritual consumption during the Roman Catholic Mass. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Anirban Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Bengali অনির্বাণ (onirban), from Sanskrit अनिर्वाण (anirvāṇa), meaning an eternal or inextinguishable flame (of life), from Sanskrit अ- (a-, “un-”) + निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “dying”). 1. A male given name from Bengali, one of the most common names found among Bengalis.
Word: après ski Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French après ski. 1. Alternative form of après-ski. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Ariana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Modern simplification of Arianna, Ariane and Arianne, all forms of the Greek name Ariadne ("most holy"; Cretan Greek αρι (ari) "most" and αδνος (adnos) "holy"). There has been some confusion with the similar sounding Adriana and Adrienne. * By folk etymology also associated with Welsh arian (“silver”). Pronunciation: /ɑːɹiˈænə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Word: Ariana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Ariāna, from Ancient Greek Ἀριανή (Arianḗ). 1. a general geographical term used by some Greek and Roman authors of ancient period for a district of wide extent between Central Asia and the Indus River, comprehending the eastern provinces of the Achaemenid Empire that covered entire modern-day Afghanistan, east and southeast of Iran, Tajikistan and northwestern Pakistan Labels: historical
Word: Ariana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic أريانة (ʔaryāna). 1. A coastal city in Tunisia.
Word: arse about face Part of Speech: adj 1. Placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable, slang Example: No wonder it doesn't look right mate, you've got the whole thing arse about face. Example: It’s absurd, topsy-turvy, arse-about-face. But shit, nonetheless, demands a reading, and vice versa. 2. Arranged in a confused or haphazard way; muddled. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable, slang Example: Use them to inpregnant^([sic]) a woman: muddle up past and future, in-breed across time-zones, turn the family tree into a tangled bush, roots and shoots all arse about face.
Word: arse about face Part of Speech: adv 1. In a manner that is opposite to or the reverse of the way it should be, backwards. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable, slang Example: We've been looking at it arse about face. Example: ‘Look, Mary. That chap is sitting arse about face. He's having a laugh. He can't be serious.’ ‘Don't be so critical, George. More than likely it's his first time on a horse.’ 2. In a confused or haphazard manner. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable, slang Example: Meanwhile the Law, as usual, tumbles arse about face: the killings multiply; the cops are clueless and duly arrest the wrong man.
Word: arthropodologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English arthropod Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy 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 -logist English -ologist English arthropodologist From arthropod + -ologist. 1. One who studies arthropods.
Word: big lug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Emphatic form of lug (“large man”). 1. A man with a large, strong physique but a gentle personality. Labels: colloquial, endearing
Word: borganism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The word and concept are derived from the Borg, a race of cyborgs in the fictional Star Trek universe with a hive mind that operates as one. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/, /ˈbɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/ 1. An organization of autonomous organisms that exhibit collectivism: individual "units" that have merged to yield a unified construct and may have a collective consciousness. Labels: rare 2. Some forms of government. Labels: idiomatic, rare
Word: box out Part of Speech: verb 1. To position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound. 2. To arrange a situation so as to exclude (someone). Labels: broadly, figuratively, transitive
Word: bulk liquid Part of Speech: noun 1. A liquid that undergoes commercial transportation in large volumes, usually not including petroleum products. For example, in many regions, milk from dairies is often transported in a tanker truck rather than a truckload of milk churns. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Vegetable oils and fish oils are common bulk liquids.
Word: camiknickers Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of camisole + knickers. The term was coined in the 1920s when camiknickers were introduced as a briefer garment than combinations. The garment reappeared in the lingerie market in the 1990s under the name teddy or body. Pronunciation: /ˈkæm.əˌnɪk.əz/ 1. A women's undergarment covering the torso, worn for example under short dresses or slacks. Labels: dated, plural, plural-only
Word: casita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish casita (literally “small house”). Pronunciation: /kəˈsiːtə/, /kɑˈsiːtə/ 1. A small, attached but self-contained house or apartment. Labels: US Example: Last fall, construction began on the new spa building with […] about 30 two-bedroom, free-standing casitas. Example: AARP, the research and advocacy behemoth, has begun aggressively promoting the spread of these units, often referred to as casitas or, more cheekily, granny flats.
Word: charge hand Part of Speech: noun 1. deputy to a foreman in a factory Labels: UK
Word: churmuri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From East India, typical in West Bengal. 1. A light snack food made from puffed rice seasoned with onions, spices, pepper, etc. Labels: India
Word: circuit slugger Part of Speech: noun 1. A talented baseball batter who hits home runs. Labels: idiomatic Example: Gil Hodges became the greatest circuit slugger ever to wear Dodger flannels.
Word: code block Part of Speech: noun 1. A block of source code, often one that is delimited by brackets or in some similar way, depending on the programming language. 2. A string, usually of a certain specific length, of characters, which have been encoded and transmitted to a receiver.
Word: completist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English complete 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 completist From complete + -ist. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpliːtɪst/ 1. A collector who strives to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing, especially a fan who aims to own or consume the complete output of a particular author, publisher, musician or band. Example: completist - A dope who tries to have a complete collection in some line. The line may be as broad as having all the prozines ever published, or as narrow as collecting all the Golden Atom tales or all official correspondence during one's incumbency in some office. […] Example: Ozzie Train, secretary. Ozzie needs little introduction, other than that he is the remaining half of Prime Press, and a genuine completist. 2. A person who champions any philosophy which focuses on the completeness of something. Example: A completist philosopher holds that a definite complete body of knowledge exists to be discovered.
Word: completist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English complete 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 completist From complete + -ist. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpliːtɪst/ 1. Which attempts to collect something completely. Example: The completist collector of Conan will want not only all the Conan paperbacks, but also those about Conan or using the name Conan to promote sales of other books by Robert E. Howard. Example: The company decided to include every scrap of recorded material, no matter how insignificant. Sometime excerpts were only a few seconds long, with the recording cut off by Parker, the recording engineer, or the producer following a false start, technical problem, or other blatant error. No matter—every flub was issued, available for scrutiny. This completist philosophy was subsequently extended to Parker's other two record companies, Dial and Verve, as well as to his live performances, often captured on amateur equipment in informal settings.
Word: completist Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kəmˈpliːtɪst/ 1. Alternative spelling of completest. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: computer technician Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who repairs computers, typically both hardware and software.
Word: eventide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English eventyde, from Old English ǣfentīd, derived from ǣfen (“evening”) + tīd (“time”). By surface analysis, even + -tide. Pronunciation: /ˈiːvənˌtaɪd/ 1. Evening. Labels: archaic, countable, literary, poetic, uncountable Example: The mist rises from the lake at eventide.
Word: cultist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cult 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 cultist From cult + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌltɪst/ 1. A member of a cult.
Word: mercy-killing Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of mercy killing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rarefaction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French raréfaction. By surface analysis, rarefy + -faction. 1. A reduction in the density of a material, especially that of a fluid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [T]his ſeal'd vial, being broken under water, ſuck'd in a conſiderable quantity of it, whether, becauſe of ſome little rarefaction of the Air included in the ſealing, or becauſe of the infrigidation of that Air by the ſnow, or for both theſe Reaſons, or any other, I ſhall not Now diſpute.
Word: mercy killing Part of Speech: noun 1. Active euthanasia. 2. In sports, a premature ending of a one-sided game or contest due to a mercy rule.
Word: onwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on English -wards English onwards From on + -wards. 1. Onward. Labels: not-comparable Example: Steam also takes charge of South Eastern (former P.L.M.) trains from Paris to Marseilles and the Riviera from Lyons onwards, and of Western Region trains from Le Mans onwards, as also between Paris and Dieppe and Le Havre. Example: A Class 158 relegated from express duties turns up to transport me via the flower-bedecked Brighouse station to the trans-Pennine main line at Bradley Junction and onwards to Huddersfield.
Word: onwards Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on English -wards English onwards From on + -wards. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of onward Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: footed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of foot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: footed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English foted, i-foted, equivalent to foot + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtɪd/ 1. Having a foot or feet; (in combination) having a specified form or type of foot or number of feet. Example: Scarsely had Phœbus in the glooming East / Yet harnessed his firie-footed teeme, / Ne reard above the earth his flaming creast; Example: This tiger-footed rage, when it shall find / The harm of unscann'd swiftness, will too late / Tie leaden pounds to's heels. 2. Consisting of, or having been put into, metrical feet (of a specified character or number). Labels: in-compounds, usually Example: 2003, Tony K. Stewart, Introduction to Rabindranath Tagore, The Lover of God, Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, p. 12, As for the strict forms in which the original poems were written, it seemed an empty exercise to force English into those particular strictures, which in Bengali literary tradition are richly associative but which in English are not. The familiar fourteen-syllable payār couplet with its aa bb cc rhymes and the more intricate three-footed tripadi of variable length and rhyme were the first casualties of the process. Example: each six-footed line of the verse 3. Having a foot
Word: interception Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin interceptiō; compare French interception. Pronunciation: /ɪntɚˈsɛpʃən/ 1. An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A passing play where the ball is caught by the opposing team. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A pass that is intercepted by an opposing player. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. precipitation that does not reach the soil, but is instead intercepted by the leaves, branches of plants and the forest floor. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: intercepted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of intercept Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: intercepting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of intercept Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present