nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: suffusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English suffuse Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English suffusion From suffuse + -ion. Pronunciation: /səˈfjuːʒən/ 1. The act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something. Labels: countable 2. A coat, coating, film, or plating. Labels: countable 3. The state of being wet. Labels: uncountable
Word: linoleum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin līnum (“flax”) + oleum (“oil”). Coined by English manufacturer and inventor Frederick Walton c. 1864 and used as a trade name but never registered as a trademark. It was the first product whose name was ruled to be genericized. Pronunciation: /lɪˈnəʊli.əm/, /lɪˈnoʊli.əm/ 1. An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The house seemed unfamiliar in the dark stormy light; the red and purple glass of the front door made livid bruises on the linoleum; the green chenille curtain was like a veil of seaweed.
Word: hof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Hof. Doublet of howff. 1. An enclosure, court, dwelling, building, or house. Example: Ulrike lived in a farm hof, and all around me were the dark blank fields punctuated by a few disparate lights. Example: Like many old houses, this one had a front section, where I lived, and at the back an interior courtyard, the Hof, enclosed on all three sides by more apartments.
Word: hof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse hof or Old English hof, reinforced in modern (post-1990, chiefly neopagan) use by Icelandic hof (“shrine, temple”). Pronunciation: /hoʊf/ 1. A temple, sanctuary, a shrine, or hall. Labels: Germanic Example: For each ten churches burned to ashes, one heathen hof is avenged. Example: Asatruarfelagid lacks a central religious temple, or hof in Icelandic. Constructing a hof has been high on the members' wish list for many years.
Word: hof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 호프 (hopeu), in turn from German Hofbräuhaus. In English, the spelling has been re-aligned with the Korean term's etymon. 1. A Korean-style bar or pub. Example: To the south are Korean spas, Korean barbecue joints and hofs, or Korean pubs.
Word: CWD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of chronic wasting disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of current working directory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: koan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 公案 (kōan), derived from Chinese 公案 (gōng'àn, “official business”). Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊ.ɑːn/, /ˈkoʊ.ɑn/ 1. A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable or parable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori. Example: Zen, with its absurdist koan, laughs at life much the way the Marx brothers did. What exactly can you make of a philosophical system whose teacher answers the question, "How do you see things so clearly?" with the seeming one-liner, "I close my eyes"? 2. A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment. Example: Gibberish. Or else a koan that Achtfaden isn’t equipped to master, a transcendent puzzle that could lead him to some moment of light. Example: As always the koan “Why, Why am I here, why here” begins in her head, but she beats it back like a housewife with a broom. 3. A therapy technique used by Traditional Chinese medicinal physicians or medical practitioners to break a presenting patients habitual pattern of thinking that has been diagnosed as the primary cause of an illness or disease.
Word: ADB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Android Debug Bridge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Apple Desktop Bus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Asian Development Bank. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ADB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of average daily balance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of adaptive driving beams. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DPR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Department of Public Relations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Donetsk People's Republic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DPR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of daily periodic rate (of interest). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: cremate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1889; borrowed from Latin cremātus, perfect passive participle of cremō (“to burn to ashes; to cremate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹimeɪt/, /kɹɪˈmeɪt/, /kɹəˈmeɪt/ 1. To burn something to ashes. Labels: transitive 2. To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial). Labels: transitive Example: I want to be cremated when I die. Example: “You didn’t bury Dad. You burned him.” “We cremated him, Benny. For humans, the word is cremated. And we chose to do that because that’s what they do in Japan.”
Word: malum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin malum. Pronunciation: /ˈmæ.ləm/ 1. An evil or wrongdoing. Labels: formal
Word: malum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”). 1. The mate serving on a ship with English officers and native crew. Labels: India, historical
Word: rots Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ACMA Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.siː.əmˈeɪ/ 1. Initialism of Australian Communications and Media Authority. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: iluy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of illui Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 2000, Peter Ochs, “Wounded Word, Wounded Interpreter,” in Humanity at the Limit, Michael A Signer ed. http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=6z21Nkb1S-8C&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&sig=eRNHRgasoOckzRY61ZG--Vp3IYU He was an iluy, a natural genius in textual study. Example: 2003, Jeremy I Pfeffer, Malbim’s Job http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=FxZMxRgn4igC&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&sig=MovJhTBQMd2qCAru0aDS7--5-ic His first stop was Warsaw, where he was acclaimed as the Iluy (prodigy) from Volhynia.
Word: Gaon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew גָּאוֹן (ga'ón, “grandeur, majesty, genius”). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈ(ʔ)oʊn/, /ɡɑːˈ(ʔ)oʊn/, /ɡɔɪn/, [ɡɔʏn], [ɡœʏn] 1. A sage of the Talmudic academies of Babylonia Labels: Judaism, historical Example: 1991, Joseph Telushkin, Jewish Literacy http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=5mR5jX70oqwC&pg=PA230&lpg=PA230&sig=efbu3LMM7kVUrIzfWghTlqOeIXQ The Gaon also was distressed by the veneration the Hasidim accorded their rabbinic leaders, men whom the Gaon generally regarded as ignoramuses. Example: Like the hasidim, he too refused the title of rabbi, adopting the ancient title of Gaon.
Word: catalyzes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of catalyze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tinsmith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tin Proto-Germanic *smiþaz Proto-West Germanic *smiþ Old English smiþ Middle English smyth English smith English tinsmith From tin + smith. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪnˌsmɪθ/ 1. A person who makes or repairs things with tin or similar alloys. Example: "Then bring them to me," she said. And when the tinsmiths came, bringing with them all their tools in baskets, she inquired, "Can you straighten out those dents in the Tin Woodman, and bend him back into shape again, and solder him together where he is broken?" Example: A little later this was replaced by a new-fangled naphtha lamp made by a local tinsmith which gave a better light but emitted an evil smell. 2. A dealer in tin goods.
Word: tin can Part of Speech: noun 1. A container, usually cylindrical, made out of sheet metal coated with tin, or (by extension) aluminum. 2. A destroyer. Labels: slang Example: As the tin can sailors started telling us what they thought of AKA sailors, which they said were inferior seamen habing to serve aboard an auxiliary vessel instead of a ship of the line; 3. An inexpensive car. Labels: slang Example: They're driving the same tin can they've had since Emma and I were in kindergarten. Example: We got a shockingly low price for it and bought a small tin-can run-around. 4. A motor home or trailer. Labels: slang Example: I was too late as bearing down the ribbon of no return was a huge tin can piloted by two women with hair blowing over the side windows. 5. A metal spaceship or space station. Labels: slang Example: For here am I sitting in a tin can / Far above the world / Planet Earth is blue / And there's nothing I can do 6. A nickname for a robot or artificial intelligence. Labels: derogatory, informal, sometimes Example: Do as you’re told, tin can!
Word: corrosion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English corrosioun, from Old French corrosion, or its source, Late Latin corrōsiōnem, accusative singular of corrōsiō (“gnawing away, corroding”), from Latin corrōdō (“gnaw away, corrode”). Pronunciation: /kəˈɹəʊʒən/, /kəˈɹoʊʒən/ 1. The act of corroding or the condition so produced. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A substance (such as rust) so formed. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation. Labels: countable, physical, uncountable 4. The gradual destruction or undermining of something. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: the corrosion of values
Word: stroboscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek στρόβος (stróbos, “whirl”) and Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “examine, inspect, look to or into, consider”). From strobo- + scope. 1. Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals. 2. A lamp that produces short bursts of light that synchronizes with a camera shutter for photographing fast-moving objects. 3. A photograph produced by such a machine.
Word: fullest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfʊləst/ 1. superlative form of full: most full. Labels: form-of, superlative Example: "Our railways were developed to their fullest extent at a time when the horse and cart was the only means of feeding to and distributing from them.
Word: fullest Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfʊləst/ 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of full Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: filled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /fɪld/ 1. That is now full. Labels: not-comparable, sometimes Example: The whole building was filled with thick smoke. Example: I love filled chocolates, whether they are liqueurs or peppermints.
Word: filled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɪld/ 1. simple past and past participle of fill. Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.[…]Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.
Word: termination shock Part of Speech: noun 1. The boundary marking one of the outer limits of the Sun's influence, where the solar wind dramatically slows. Example: Studying the role of the termination shock and that of the heliosheath in cosmic ray modulation with numerical models has become most relevant since Voyager 1 crossed the termination shock on 16 December 2004 (e.g. Burlaga et al., 2005). 2. That point for space around any star. Labels: broadly 3. A rapid and damaging rise in temperatures once solar geoengineering measures are stopped. Example: If a larger SRM deployment were phased out sufficiently slowly, the rate of warming could be limited, and termination shock avoided, even where it exerted a very large cooling effect.
Word: beads Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /biːdz/ 1. plural of bead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beads Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /biːdz/ 1. A beaded necklace.
Word: beads Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /biːdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bead Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: usque Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der. Proto-Celtic *udenskyos Old Irish uisce Irish uisce Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Celtic *biwos Proto-Celtic *-tūts Proto-Celtic *biwotūts Old Irish bethu Irish beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Irish uisce beathabor. ▲ Old Irish uisce Scottish Gaelic uisge ▲ Old Irish bethu Scottish Gaelic beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Scottish Gaelic uisge-beathabor. English usquebaugh English usque Abbreviation of usquebaugh, from Irish uisce beatha (“water of life”) and Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha (“water of life”). Compare whisky and obsolete whiskybae. Pronunciation: /ˈʌskweɪ/ 1. whisky Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: rosary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rosarie, from Latin rosārium, here in its sense as a garland of roses. The coin usage referred to the laurel wreath appearing on the obverse bust, as opposed to the bare head on the pollard. Doublet of Rosario and rosarium. Pronunciation: /ˈɹoʊzəɹi/ 1. Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly of the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria). 2. A Roman Catholic devotion involving the repetition of a series of Marian prayers, usually 5, 15, or 20 decades of "Hail Marys", each decade beginning with "Our Father" and ending with "Glory Be to the Father", but sometimes including other Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Lutheran prayers. 3. A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation. Labels: broadly Example: Every day propound to yourself a rosary or a chaplet of good works, to present to God at night. 4. A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a counterfeit debased form of the sterling silver penny of Edward I, at first accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed. Labels: historical 5. A rose garden. Example: "My rosary!" sighed Elsie, with premonition of disaster, when she had determined the spot as exactly as she could. "Oh, Mr Carrados!" "I am sorry, but it might be worse," said Carrados inflexibly. "We only require to find the elbow-joint. Mr Bellmark will investigate with as little disturbance as possible." For five minutes Bellmark made trials with a pointed iron. Then he cleared away the soil of a small circle and at about a foot deep exposed a broken inch pipe.
Word: horked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hork Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: horking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hork Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: horks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hork Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: co- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- From Latin co-, allomorph of Latin con-. Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊ-/, /ˌkəʊ-/, /ˈkoʊ-/, /ˌkoʊ-/, /koː/ 1. Together: the root word is done co-incidently. Labels: morpheme Example: coadoption Example: coadapt 2. Together: the root word is done co-incidently. Labels: morpheme Example: coassemble Example: coadhesion 3. Together: the root word is done co-incidently. Labels: morpheme Example: coadherence Example: coattraction 4. Together: the root word is done co-incidently. Labels: morpheme Example: cobirthing Example: cosexual 5. Together: the root word is done co-incidently. Labels: morpheme Example: cocirculate Example: coarctate 6. Together: the root word is done co-incidently. Labels: morpheme Example: coantioxidant Example: codepletion 7. Together: the root word is done co-incidently. Labels: morpheme Example: coflowing Example: cocurrent 8. Together: the root word is done co-incidently. Labels: morpheme Example: co-corrections Example: co-educate 9. Having commonality, similarity with respect to the root. Labels: morpheme Example: coaxial Example: cobelligerent 10. Having commonality, similarity with respect to the root. Labels: morpheme Example: coadministrator Example: coassessor 11. Having commonality, similarity with respect to the root. Labels: morpheme Example: co-sister Example: co-parent-in-law 12. Having commonality, similarity with respect to the root. Labels: morpheme Example: codominant Example: coextension 13. Having commonality, similarity with respect to the root. Labels: morpheme Example: coseasonal Example: coseismic 14. Complementary in some formal manner. Labels: morpheme Example: coaltitude Example: colatitude 15. Complementary in some formal manner. Labels: morpheme Example: cocategory Example: colimit 16. Having multiple targets or effects; the root affects or involves multiple subjects. Labels: morpheme Example: coaccused Example: coaccumulation 17. Secondary or auxiliary in rank or priority. Labels: morpheme Example: copilot Example: coabuser 18. Referring to coenzymes. Labels: morpheme Example: coglucosidase Example: coprotease 19. Referring to copolymers. Labels: morpheme Example: codimer Example: copolypeptide 20. Deriving from multiple sources. Labels: morpheme Example: copolymer Example: cointercalation
Word: co- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Initialism of class of. 1. Initialism of class of; prefixed to a full or abbreviated year number. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism, morpheme Example: Class of 2025 (co25) Graduation Information
Word: gramophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) English Gramophoneder. English gramophone From the trademark Gramophone, coined by German-American inventor Emile Berliner in 1887 after the invention of the first phonograph, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “letter”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Pronunciation: [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn], [ˈɡɹæ.məˌfoʊn] 1. A record player. Labels: UK, dated
Word: cashed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kæʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of cash Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cashed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kæʃt/ 1. Exhausted or used up; finished, empty. Labels: slang Example: That bowl is cashed. Example: Hand me another beer. This one is cashed.
Word: longus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin longus (“long”), clipping of musculus longus (“long muscle”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɔŋ.ɡəs/ 1. A long muscle in the body.
Word: sclerotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English scler(a) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós)der. Latin -ōticusder. French -otiquebor. English -otic English sclerotic From scler(a) + -otic. Pronunciation: /skləˈɹɑtɪk/, /skləˈɹɒtɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the sclera of the eye. 2. Having or relating to sclerosis; hardened. Example: The outer wood exposed to the air may become carbonaceous due to the interaction of sclerotic mycelium and the wood. 3. Hard and insular; resistant to change. Labels: figuratively Example: sclerotic bureaucracy Example: Most state parties--Democrat or Republican--are sclerotic and dutiful, and little help to local candidates. 4. Of or relating to sclerotium.
Word: sclerotic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scler(a) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós)der. Latin -ōticusder. French -otiquebor. English -otic English sclerotic From scler(a) + -otic. Pronunciation: /skləˈɹɑtɪk/, /skləˈɹɒtɪk/ 1. Synonym of sclera. Example: In front, this membrane is continuous with the cornea by direct continuity of tissue; but the opaque sclerotic overlaps it rather more on the outer than upon its inner surface. Example: An icteric discoloration of the sclerotic — a quite common symptom in xanthopia from arsenical poisoning — is very seldom observed.
Word: dauntless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old French danterbor. Latin domitō Old French donterbor. Middle English daunten English daunt 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 Middle English -les English -less English dauntless From daunt + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːnt.ləs/, /ˈdɔnt.ləs/, /ˈdɑnt.ləs/ 1. Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. Example: [...] And yet / Dauntless the slug-horn to my lips I set, / And blew "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came."
Word: speakers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈspikɚz/, /ˈspiːkəz/ 1. plural of speaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: RMS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of root mean square. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Royal Mail Ship. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of Royal Mail Ship. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of rifle metallic silhouette. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: RMS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Railway Mail Service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Richard M. Stallman. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RMS Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of ride me sideways. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ACLR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of adjacent channel leakage power ratio. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: East Asia Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /iːst ˈeɪʒə/ 1. A geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Example: Yu Shan or Jade Mountain, 3997 meters, is the highest mountain in Taiwan and all of east Asia. It is built of metamorphic rock, as are all the mountains in Taiwan.
Word: East Berlin Part of Speech: name 1. The Soviet sector of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. Labels: Germany, historical
Word: easy chair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of easy + chair. 1. A comfortable chair, often well upholstered; a lounge chair. Example: "Let's sit quiet a bit, Toady!" said the Rat, throwing himself into an easy chair, while the Mole took another by the side of him and made some civil remark about Toad's delightful residence.
Word: eave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A back-formation from eaves, from a misinterpretation of the -s ending as forming a plural. Pronunciation: /iːv/, /iv/ 1. Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Features such as shutters, eave brackets, transoms, a wraparound porch, and a pergola all help establish the style of this home. Example: Among other work done, according to the letter: CPR replaced the bottom of a deteriorating stair column base with hollow steel structural sections; conducted exploratory demolition on the underside of an eave that required “removal and reconstruction”; and removed all loose “cracked, spalled, deteriorated, and delaminated concrete” and damaged stucco from the underside of balcony eaves on 114 of the building’s 136 units, the letter said.
Word: economisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of economization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ECSC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of European Coal and Steel Community. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The ECSC, which was made up of six nations (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) later evolved into the European Economic Community (EEC) – under which the member states established a common market, and worked to harmonize their policies on everything from agriculture and fisheries to monetary policy.
Word: edacious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin edā(c) (“gluttonous, greedy”) (from edō (“to eat”)) + -ious (adjectival suffix). 1. Having an insatiable appetite; voracious; ravenous; piggish. Labels: literary
Word: eddo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a West African language. 1. A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers. 2. The tubers of this plant.
Word: Eden Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”). Pronunciation: /ˈiːdən/ 1. A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia. Example: And the LORD God planted a garden Eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 2. An English surname, probably derived from a place name. Example: It was no good. I felt beyond all question that I was indeed Eden, not Elvesham. But Eden in Elvesham's body! 3. A female given name from Hebrew from the biblical place name; also a medieval diminutive of Old English compound names beginning with the element ēad (“riches”). Example: We call Edith Eden now because that is what she called herself before she could pronounce 'th'. It is rather a lovely name, I think. Edith sounds like someone's old aunt. I can't think why Mother and Father chose it. 4. Any of various towns and other place names. 5. Any of various towns and other place names. 6. Any of various towns and other place names. 7. Any of various towns and other place names. 8. Any of various towns and other place names. 9. Any of various towns and other place names. 10. Any of various towns and other place names. 11. Any of various towns and other place names. 12. Any of various towns and other place names. 13. Any of various towns and other place names. 14. Any of various towns and other place names. 15. Any of various towns and other place names. 16. Any of various towns and other place names. 17. Any of various towns and other place names. 18. Any of various towns and other place names. 19. Any of various towns and other place names. 20. Any of various towns and other place names. 21. Any of various towns and other place names. 22. Any of various towns and other place names. 23. Any of various towns and other place names. 24. Any of various towns and other place names. 25. Any of various towns and other place names. 26. Any of various towns and other place names. 27. Any of various towns and other place names. 28. Any of various towns and other place names.
Word: Eden Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”). Pronunciation: /ˈiːdən/ 1. A paradise on Earth. Labels: broadly, countable Example: The first explorers saw America as an Eden. 2. A state of innocence. Labels: broadly, uncountable
Word: Eden Part of Speech: name Etymology: * The river in Cumbria is from the Roman name, British Latin Ituna. The rivers in Scotland are also related to the root of this name. * The river in Kent is back-formed from Edenbridge, from Old English *Eadhelmesbrycg (“Eadhelm's bridge”) (attested as Eadelmesbregge c. 1100). Pronunciation: /ˈiːdən/ 1. A river in Cumbria, England, which passes Carlisle and empties into the Solway Firth. 2. A river in Kent, England, which flows into the Medway; the name is a back-formation of Edenbridge. 3. A river in Fife council area, Scotland, which flows into the North Sea. 4. A small river in the Scottish Borders council area, which flows into the River Tweed; in full, Eden Water. 5. A former local government district in Cumbria, England, formed in 1974 and named after the Cumbrian river, with its headquarters in Penrith; abolished in 2023 and merged into Westmorland and Furness; in full, Eden District. 6. A residential settlement in County Antrim, Ireland. 7. Three townlands in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. 8. A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Word: editorialisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of editorialization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: editorialization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From editorial + -ization. 1. the act of editorializing, or something editorialized Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: editorialize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Medieval Latin ēditorder. English editor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English editorial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English editorialize From editorial + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˌed.əˈtɔːr.i.ə.laɪz/ 1. To introduce or insert personal opinions, judgments or subjective interpretations into news reporting or factual accounts where objectivity is expected. Labels: intransitive Example: Jerry Falwell's right-wing fundamentalist publication "Moral Majority Inc." editorialized that AIDS was God's "deserved punishments" against homosexuals.
Word: EDP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of electronic data processing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of elastin-derived peptide. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of estradiol dipropionate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of emotionally disturbed person. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of erythema dyschromicum perstans. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of eau de parfum Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: EDP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Excessive Deficit Procedure. Labels: European-Union, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EENT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of eyes, ears, nose and throat. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: EET Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Eastern European Time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EET Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of endoscopic eradication therapy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: If the promising but untested treatment would replace EET, the head-to-head comparison would be similar to the "placebo-controlled" trials I've already described, but with EET in place of the placebo.
Word: empowerment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power English empower Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English empowerment From empower + -ment. 1. The achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group. Example: Hence, the anonymity that digital technological tools can provide ultimately leads to empowerment of student opinion and input. 2. The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power. Example: The new model, by contrast, is about empowerment. It’s about listening, not talking. It’s about compassion, empathy and humility. It’s about understanding that power is amplified when it’s shared. 3. The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically). 4. Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks. Labels: South-Africa
Word: empyrean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) (whence English pyre). Pronunciation: /ɛmˌpaɪˈɹiːn̩/, /ɛmˈpɪɹi.ən/ 1. The highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to be a region of pure light and fire or else composed of ether, and sometimes seen as the dwelling-place of God or other divine beings; the highest celestial sphere according to ancient and medieval astronomy. Labels: historical Example: So ſung they, and the Empyrean rung, With Halleluiahs: […] Example: Perchance they mark Where India's cliffs the trembling cloud invade, Or Andes with his fiery banner flouts The empyrean,...
Word: empyrean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin empȳreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios), from ἐν (en, “in”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) (whence English pyre). Pronunciation: /ɛmˌpaɪˈɹiːn̩/, /ɛmˈpɪɹi.ən/ 1. Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined. Labels: not-comparable Example: In th' Empyrean Heaven, (the bleſs'd Abode) / The Thrones and the Dominions proſtrate lie, / Not daring to behold their angry God: / And an huſh'd ſilence damps the tuneful sky. Example: Yet upward she [the goddess] incessant flies; Resolv’d to reach the high empyrean Sphere. 2. French: empyréen (fr)
Word: manta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish manta (“blanket”). Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.tə/ 1. A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States. 2. A manta ray (Mobula spp.).
Word: encapsulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English capsule Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English encapsulate From en- + capsule + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkæps(j)ʊˌleɪt/ 1. To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule. Labels: transitive Example: At a rate of six inches a year, the salt closes in on the waste and encapsulates it for what engineers say will be millions of years. 2. To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary. Labels: transitive Example: It's a little moment that seems to encapsulate her appeal ... 3. To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes. 4. To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
Word: lino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of linoleum, probably influenced by -o (“diminutive suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪnəʊ/ 1. Clipping of linoleum. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, informal, uncountable, usually Example: But there was nobody at Kig and Kadgit's except the charwoman wiping over the “lino” in the passage. Example: The third thing was the TORN lino in the kitchen, new puppy found it great fun to tear strips of lino off the floor .. first you scrabble like crazy with your claws to start a tear, and then you use teeth to tear off a lovely strip of lino to chew . We are still too scared to replace the lino as the next puppy will probably do the same .
Word: lino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of linesman + -o (“diminutive suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪnəʊ/ 1. Abbreviation of linesman. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, informal, uncountable, usually Example: Lino flagged a bit late but was right
Word: cajón Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish cajón, augmentative of caja (“box”). Doublet of cajon, caisson, and cassone. Pronunciation: /kəˈhoʊn/ 1. A box-shaped percussion instrument played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes various implements.
Word: marco Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Marco in the game Marco Polo. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Marco. Labels: alt-of
Word: marco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese and Spanish marco, from Medieval Latin marcus, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *mark, from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, sign”). Compare Middle High German marc (“half-pound”), which likely influenced the Romance development. See also Old English marc, Old Norse mǫrk. 1. A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 230 g and particularly used for trade in gold and silver. Labels: historical
Word: ISF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of International Solarcar Federation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Impulse Sensitivity Function. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Ink Serialized Format. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Israeli security forces. Labels: Israel, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of International Softball Federation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of Indian Secular Front, a political party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: katyusha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Katyusha. Labels: alt-of
Word: LNA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of low noise amplifier. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of launch numerical aperture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of local network adapter. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of local network attachment. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of linolenic acid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of locked nucleic acid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LNA Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of low nucleic acid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: espadrille Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French espadrille. Pronunciation: /ɛspəˈdɹɪl/ 1. A light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope. Example: She wore loose black silks and black espadrilles.
Word: unfinished 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 finished English unfinished From un- + finished. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/ 1. Not finished. Labels: not-comparable Example: unfinished business Example: unfinished creation 2. Not finished. Labels: not-comparable Example: unfinished furniture Example: CONCLUSIONS. The action of the roads in reducing the rate on the finished cheap bedroom sets specified in their tariff below that on greatly more valuable finished furniture was, in our opinion, correct, and must be sustained. The same reason, however, that justified this action in reference to the two classes of finished furniture would seem to apply to them in their unfinished condition. We can, furthermore, find no ground for making the unfinished cheap bedroom sets an exception to the general rule recognized by the defendants that unfinished furniture should have a lower rate than the finished of the same grade. Our conclusion is, that the cheap bedroom sets described in the tariff when transported in an unfinished condition as shipped by the complainant, should have a lower rate than such sets when finished, and, also, than the more costly unfinished furniture. The question is, how much lower or what proportion should the rate on unfinished cheap sets bear to that on the finished. As before stated, the complaint is not that the existing rate is unreasonable in itself, but that the same rate is given the two classes of freight. It appears from the statement of rates furnished by complainant that for the four years preceding Sept. 21, 1891, the rates on shipments of unfinished furniture from complainant's factory at Lansing varied from $1.02 to $1.35 per hundred pounds. During the last three years of that period, the average was over $1.22 per hundred pounds. It must be borne in mind, however, that these rates applied to expensive as well as cheap unfinished furniture and must have been fixed with regard to that fact. If they had covered cheap furniture alone, it is reasonable to suppose they would have been less. Taking into consideration the difference in value of the unfinished and finished furniture involved in this inquiry and the greater tonnage per carload which can be hauled of the former, and having in view the interest of the carrier as well as the shipper, our opinion is that the rate on cheap unfinished bedroom sets should not exceed 85 per cent. of the rate on such sets in a finished condition. While the rate on finished sets remains as at present $1.30, this will give a rate within a fraction of $1.10 on the unfinished sets. 3. Not finished. Labels: not-comparable Example: unfinished basement Example: unfinished attic
Word: smoothly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English smoþely; equivalent to smooth + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsmuːðli/ 1. in a smooth manner; smooth Example: talk smoothly Example: The plans didn't go/run as smoothly as we'd hoped.
Word: safeguard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English savegard, from Middle French sauvegarde, from Old French salve garde, sauve garde, reconstructed as safe + guard. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪfɡɑːd/, /ˈseɪfɡɑɹd/, /ˈsæɪfɡɐːd/ 1. Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense. Example: Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness. Example: [T]he king ſent to the ſea ſixe good ſhippes, well manned and vitayled for the warre: […] for ſaffegarde of the Merchauntes, and other the kinges ſubiectes, that were greuouſly ſpoyled and robbed on the ſea, by Frenchmen, Scottes and other rouers. 2. One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection. Example: Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne. 3. A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war. Example: the inheritance of their loves and safeguard 4. The monitor lizard. Labels: obsolete Example: The same idea is entertained of the Safeguard in America, as of the Monitor in Africa, and other parts of the Old World, […]
Word: safeguard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English savegard, from Middle French sauvegarde, from Old French salve garde, sauve garde, reconstructed as safe + guard. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪfɡɑːd/, /ˈseɪfɡɑɹd/, /ˈsæɪfɡɐːd/ 1. To protect, to keep safe. Example: She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies. Example: "[...] Crossrail 2 is mothballed. It is safeguarded, it is absolutely not cancelled." 2. To implement safeguarding. Labels: Ireland, UK, broadly 3. To escort safely.
Word: recte Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin recte (“rightly, correctly”). 1. Used parenthetically in a verbatim quotation to correct an error in the source (compare sic, which notes an error without correcting it) Labels: not-comparable Example: The Seignory of Castleton, containing 200 (sic, query recte 12,000) acres Example: ELECTION OF GRAND COUNCIL [ recte COMMITTEE ]
Word: prettier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of pretty: more pretty Labels: comparative, form-of Example: My house is prettier than your house.
Word: Cicero Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree substrateder.? Latin cicer Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin Cicerōlbor. English Cicero Learned borrowing from Latin Cicerō, a cognomen in reference to warts (cicer (“chickpea”)). The Latinate form, based on the nominative, displaced Middle English Ciceroun, based on the oblique stem. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪsəɹəʊ/, /ˈkɪkɛɹəʊ/, /ˈsɪsəɹoʊ/, /ˈkɪkɛɹoʊ/ 1. The Roman statesman and orator Mārcus Tullius Cicerō (106–43 BC). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: But I perceiue nowe that all red colloured stones are not Rubies, nether is euery one Alexander that hath a stare in his cheke, al lame men are not Vulcans, nor hooke nosed men Ciceroes, nether each professor a poet. Example: “[…] Still, I wish I knew something of this Sir Cicero; for, to be frank with thee, I have even foregone my siesta in searching the books in quest of such a man.” “And do they not confirm every syllable the Signor Smees has said?” “So far from it that I do not even find the name. It is true, several distinguished orators of that nation are styled English Ciceroes; but then all people do this by way of commendation.” 2. A surname. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Our two Cicerones [son Marcus Tullius Cicero Minor and nephew Quintus Tullius Cicero Minor] are with Dejotarus, but if there ſhould be Occaſion, they can be conveyed to Rhodes. […] ON the 2d of February my Wife and Daughter came to Formiæ, and inform’d me of al your very obliging Behaviour, and good Offices in their Behalf. I am willing they ſhould continue at Formiæ, together with the two young Cicerones, until we know whether we are to embrace a ſcandalous Peace or a deſtructive War. Example: He [Marcus Pomponius Dionysius] was tutor to the two young Cicerones [son and nephew of Cicero]. […] The two young Cicerones accompanied their parents, and were placed under the charge of Deiotarus. 3. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: uncountable, usually 5. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: uncountable, usually 6. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: uncountable, usually 7. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: uncountable, usually 8. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: prosperously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English prosperous Middle English -ly English -ly English prosperously From prosperous + -ly. 1. In a prosperous manner; so as to prosper.
Word: prosperousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prosperous 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 prosperousness From prosperous + -ness. 1. Synonym of prosperity. Labels: uncountable
Word: pirate radio Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or practice of broadcasting without having the necessary license that covers the territory where the signals are received. Labels: countable, uncountable