nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fucked up Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌfʌktˈʌp/ 1. Damaged; poorly manufactured; injured. Labels: vulgar Example: I haven’t been able to get online ’cause my computer's fucked up. Example: My back’s all fucked up from football. 2. Morally reprehensible; clearly and grossly objectionable. Labels: vulgar Example: Dude, that’s fucked up; you shouldn’t steal from kids. Example: That new policy's fucked up, man; how many more freedoms can we lose? 3. In disarray or dishevelment (emotionally or otherwise). Labels: vulgar Example: Ever since she left me, I’ve been all fucked up. Example: Yo that history test had me fucked up, bruh tell me why the hell did I have to write a whole essay 'bout the effects of the Bessemer process? 4. Drunk; wasted; incredibly intoxicated (not necessarily with alcohol). Labels: vulgar Example: Let’s go get fucked up after work. 5. Misconstrued or misunderstood; taken the wrong way; mistaken. Labels: slang Example: Dude, if you think I'm going to help you out after you just tried to steal from me then you've really got me all fucked up. 6. Unbelievably good; amazing. Labels: slang Example: [Isabella Roland, ecstatic:] The prosciutto is fucked up. [Brennan Lee Mulligan:] It is so good. [Oscar Montoya:] In a good way. [Roland:] Fucked. [Jordan Myrick:] It's incredible.
Word: fucked up Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˌfʌktˈʌp/ 1. In a screwed up or messed up manner; (by extension) under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Example: He drove the car last night all fucked up and wrecked it. 2. All wrong; mistaken; taken the wrong way Labels: slang Example: You've got me fucked up. I'm gonna beat your ass.
Word: inflexion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French inflexion, itself from Latin īnflexiō. 1. Dated spelling of inflection. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: […] I do not like the studied air and artificial inflexions of voice which your very popular and most admired preachers generally have. Example: “Connexion” is the etymological (ie, “correct”) spelling. That is to say, our word is derived from an actual Latin noun, cf. deflexion, inflexion, and reflexion. […] And it might make life easier to abolish the letter “x”. But why should we cut off the fascinating roots of our words? I should carry on preferring “connexion”.
Word: psychedelic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “mind, soul”) + δῆλος (dêlos, “manifest, visible”) + English -ic (prefix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’), coined by the English psychiatrist Humphry Osmond (1917–2004) in a 1956 letter to Aldous Huxley. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.kəˌdɛl.ɪk/, /ˈsaɪ.kɪˌdɛl.ɪk/ 1. Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced altered awareness, distortions of perception, hallucinations, etc. Example: With those drugs has come the psychedelic philosophy, an impassioned belief in the self-revealing, mind-expanding powers of potent weeds and seeds and chemical compounds known to man since prehistory but wholly alien to the rationale of Western society. 2. Of graphics, etc.: having abstract shapes, bright colours, etc., reminiscent of drug-induced distortions of perception or hallucinations. Example: There was a woman sitting on the edge of his bed. She had coral-orange hair, beryl-blue eyes, arched brows, freckles, a coy smile, a psychedelic labcoat and she was, he suddenly realized, his best friend of over twenty years. 3. Awesome, cool, groovy.
Word: psychedelic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “mind, soul”) + δῆλος (dêlos, “manifest, visible”) + English -ic (prefix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’), coined by the English psychiatrist Humphry Osmond (1917–2004) in a 1956 letter to Aldous Huxley. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.kəˌdɛl.ɪk/, /ˈsaɪ.kɪˌdɛl.ɪk/ 1. Any psychoactive substance (such as LSD or psilocybin) which, when consumed, causes perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind. Example: I was going to become a three-drug connection to all my friends, psychedelics, hash and pot.
Word: oy vey Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish אוי וויי (oy vey, literally “oh woe”), from Middle High German ōwē, from ō + wē, the latter being from Old High German wē, from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with German o weh, Dutch oh wee, Latin vae, and Esperanto ho ve. Pronunciation: /ɔɪ̯ veɪ̯/ 1. oh dear Labels: slang Example: Alternatively, some view "oy vey" as being entirely Yiddish (Judeo-German) in origin.
Word: oy vey Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish אוי וויי (oy vey, literally “oh woe”), from Middle High German ōwē, from ō + wē, the latter being from Old High German wē, from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with German o weh, Dutch oh wee, Latin vae, and Esperanto ho ve. Pronunciation: /ɔɪ̯ veɪ̯/ 1. To utter the phrase oy vey. Labels: intransitive Example: I suppose that’s not surprising, given the spiritual milieu in which I grew up. My mother gasped in sorrow at any news of a bombing in Israel and appropriately “oy veyed” when a Jew was accused of a crime, but she couldn’t tell you what the Shabbat blessing meant.
Word: practicable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prācticābilis, partly modelled on Middle French praticable. By surface analysis, practice (verb) + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹæktɪkəbəl/ 1. Capable of being accomplished; feasible. Labels: not-comparable Example: Those who have concerned themselves exclusively with what seemed practicable in the existing state of opinion have constantly found that even this has rapidly become politically impossible as the result of changes in a public opinion which they have done nothing to guide. Example: The law in most states says that cyclists must ride as far to the right as is practicable. 2. Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy. Labels: not-comparable 3. Available for use; accessible or employable. Labels: not-comparable Example: I glanced up, — there was no trap door which led to the roof. No practicable nook or cranny, in which a living being could lie concealed, was anywhere at hand.
Word: rear admiral Part of Speech: noun 1. A naval officer below the rank of vice admiral, originally in charge of a fleet's rear formation. 2. A proctologist. Labels: humorous, slang
Word: fool around Part of Speech: verb 1. To engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive 2. To waste time. Labels: intransitive 3. To engage in casual or flirtatious sexual acts. Labels: idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: Jake has been fooling around with a married woman. Example: Wanna get drunk and fool around? 4. To engage in adultery; to play around. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: Sidon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Sidon and Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.dən/ 1. Former name of Saïda: a city in Lebanon; a former city-state in Phoenicia. Labels: historical
Word: post haste Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of posthaste. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: pussywhipped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested 1956. From pussy and whipped. Pronunciation: /ˈpʊsiˌ(h)wɪpt/ 1. Submissive to or dominated by one's wife or other female partner, frequently with the connotation that this submissive behavior is for the prospect of sex. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: "Pussy-whip" is marriage in its ideal condition. I am pussy-whipped and I am proud! […] Any man with responsibilities, any man with a family is pussy-whipped. Example: "You have bad taste in women if you picked one who doesn't trust you enough to let you keep your friends. Or you must be the most pussy-whipped man in New York."
Word: pussywhipped Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested 1956. From pussy and whipped. Pronunciation: /ˈpʊsiˌ(h)wɪpt/ 1. past participle of pussywhip Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Much as it pains a feminist such as myself to say so, Beckham has been grotesquely, massively pussywhipped by his talentless, ambition-hound of a wife.
Word: city state Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From city + state, a calque of German Stadtstaat. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪti steɪt/ 1. A sovereign city, as in Ancient Greece, often part of a league of such cities. Example: Singapore is the world's most populous city state and the only island city-state in the world. Example: The Vatican City State, a sovereign city-state governed by Holy See, has a large number of embassies across the world.
Word: intromission Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin intrōmissiō, intrōmissiōn- (“introduction, admission; usurpation”), intro- (“into”) + missiō (“sending”), from Latin intrōmissus (“sent in, introduced, let in, admitted”), perfect passive participle of intrōmittō (“send in, let in”). Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.tɹəˈmɪʃ.ən/ 1. The state of being allowed to enter; admittance Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of allowing to enter; admission Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Putting one thing into another; introduction (into); insertion Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Your father has told me all about it. Did you ever hear of anything so ridiculous?" "All about what?—all about what?" said Delia, whose attempt to represent happy ignorance seemed likely to be spoiled by an intromission of ferocity. She might succeed in appearing ignorant, but she could scarcely succeed in appearing happy. 4. Copulation: usually the first moment of initial entry of a penis into a vagina, mouth or anus. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority. Labels: Scotland, countable, uncountable
Word: city-state Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of city state. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For those of you looking to escape into international waters, there’s always seasteading to consider — modular, autonomous, voluntary city-states. Example: During her unprecedented, record-breaking Eras tour a couple of years ago, Taylor moved beyond the status of mere pop star and began to be perceived as a travelling mercantile city-state.
Word: slated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English slattyd, equivalent to slate + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈsleɪ.tɪd/ 1. scheduled Labels: US Example: The tractor plant is slated for the ax. 2. reviewed unfavorably 3. covered with slates
Word: slated Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English slattyd, equivalent to slate + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈsleɪ.tɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of slate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nostalgically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English nostalgic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English nostalgically From nostalgic + -ally. 1. In a nostalgic manner. Example: Nostalgically, Bill Feingold intones the excruciating litany. “Having your tongue torn out, and your throat cut across,” he rumbles, recalling words memorized on a New York City rooftop 38 years ago.
Word: back pay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + pay. 1. A withheld payment for work which has already been completed, or which could have been completed had the employee not been prevented from doing so. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Pay received by an employee from an increase awarded retrospectively, and backdated. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Uathach Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Uathach. 1. The daughter of Scáthach and later the lover of Cúchulainn (after a duel with Cochar Crufe). Labels: Irish
Word: Cethern Part of Speech: name 1. In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, an Ulster warrior (son of Fintan) who assists Cúchulainn in the Táin Bó Cúailnge. Labels: Irish
Word: Táin Bó Cúailnge Part of Speech: name 1. The central tale in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Labels: Irish
Word: Cú Roí Part of Speech: name Etymology: The first element is apparently cú (“hound”); the second probably means "battlefield", making the whole term "hound of the battlefield". Pronunciation: /ˌkuː ˈɹɔɪ/ 1. A king of Munster and sorcerer who was killed by Cúchulainn and avenged by his son, Lugaid mac Con Roí, who was subsequently killed by Conall the Victorious. Labels: Irish
Word: white horse Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse. Labels: countable 2. A wave that is blown by the wind such that its crest is broken up and appears white and foamy; a whitecap. Labels: countable 3. A recreational drug in the form of white powder: heroin or cocaine. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable 4. A large mass of tough sinewy substance in the head of sperm whales, just above the upper jaw and extending in streaks into the junk above it. It resembles blubber, but contains no oil. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A soldier who is the child of a minister, high-ranking civil servant or officer, or comes from a highly influential family, who may receive preferential treatment from superiors. Labels: Singapore, countable, derogatory, uncountable 6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, horse. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: urination station Part of Speech: noun 1. A place to urinate: a urinal or toilet. Labels: slang
Word: proctologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proctology + -ist or procto- + -logy + -ist. 1. A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology. Example: The referral was to a proctologist to treat the hemorrhoids.
Word: proctology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From procto- + -logy or proct- + -ology. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒkˈtɒləd͡ʒɪ/ 1. The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus. Labels: uncountable 2. The branch of medicine dealing with the surgery of the colon, rectum, and anus. Labels: dated, uncountable 3. Colorectal surgery as a specialty inside proctology. Labels: uncountable 4. The department or the building of the hospital or clinic. Labels: uncountable
Word: topiary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin topiarius (“of or relating to ornamental gardening; an ornamental garden, an ornamental gardener”), from Latin topia (“ornamental gardening, landscape painting”), from Ancient Greek τόπια (tópia, “artistic representation in which natural or artificial features of a place are used as the medium”), plural of Ancient Greek τόπιον (tópion, “field, landscape”), from τόπος (tópos, “place”). The adjective use dates to 1592, the noun use dates to 1908. Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊpjəɹi/, /ˈtoʊpiˌɛəɹi/ 1. Of, or relating to art of topiaries. Labels: not-comparable Example: As the topiary art has been allowed to practically die out, it is difficult to secure the services of skilled clippers. 2. Of a tree or shrub, trimmed in artistic shape. Labels: not-comparable
Word: topiary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin topiarius (“of or relating to ornamental gardening; an ornamental garden, an ornamental gardener”), from Latin topia (“ornamental gardening, landscape painting”), from Ancient Greek τόπια (tópia, “artistic representation in which natural or artificial features of a place are used as the medium”), plural of Ancient Greek τόπιον (tópion, “field, landscape”), from τόπος (tópos, “place”). The adjective use dates to 1592, the noun use dates to 1908. Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊpjəɹi/, /ˈtoʊpiˌɛəɹi/ 1. Art or practice of trimming shrubs or trees in artistic or ornamental shapes, e.g. of animals. Labels: uncountable Example: The palace garden might have had a semblance of coolness had there been any trees, but the tallest things were fanciful topiary, tortured into the shapes of running horses or bears performing tumblers’ tricks or the like. 2. A garden decorated with such art. Labels: countable 3. One such shrub or tree. Labels: countable Example: We have topiaries for sale.
Word: top line Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the usual presentation of this information as a line at the top of an income statement. 1. Total sales or revenue.
Word: top line Part of Speech: noun 1. A flag on the edge of a minefield. 2. The line connecting individual letters in Devanagari. 3. The best set of options. Example: United are increasingly confident of signing Chelsea's England midfield man Mason Mount, while a top line striker is a pressing priority, with Tottenham's Harry Kane linked on a regular basis.
Word: lode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Doublet of load, which has however become semantically restricted. The now-archaic lode continues the old sense of Old English lād (“way, course, journey”) but by the 19th century survived only dialectally in the sense of “watercourse”, as a technical term in mining, and in the compounds lodestone, lodestar. Pronunciation: /ləʊd/, /loʊd/, /ləʉd/ 1. A way or path; a road. Labels: obsolete 2. A watercourse. Labels: dialectal 3. A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure. Example: The metals traditionally sought in the Bristol Bay region have been gold and copper, mostly in deposits near Lake Iliamna. An exception is a gold lode discovered about 1930 near Sleitat Mountain (4), where about $200 in gold was recovered from small quartz veins near the periphery of a small granitic intrusive body. 4. A rich source of supply. Labels: broadly Example: In recent years, Jack Grieve of the department of English and linguistics at the University of Birmingham in England has embraced Twitter as a bountiful lode for looking at language-use patterns.
Word: triggering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of trigger Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: triggering Part of Speech: noun 1. The initiation of an event or process.
Word: triggering Part of Speech: adj 1. That triggers or initiates. Labels: not-comparable Example: With assembly line consistency, Martin receives countless rejections from faceless editors—a triggering reminder for any literary hopeful navigating the modern culture industry. Example: Not so very long ago, the notion of saliva was considered so triggering that the chicken chain KFC dropped its “finger-lickin’ good” catchphrase, calling it “the most inappropriate slogan for 2020.”
Word: thicko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thick + -o. 1. A dimwit or idiot. Labels: UK, derogatory, slang
Word: toft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old Norse toft, from Proto-Germanic *tumþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”). 1. A hillock. 2. A homestead, especially one on a hill. Example: Rendering therefore annually to me and my heirs one halfpenny on the day of the nativity of St. John the Baptist for all suits services and demands and I the said Alice and my heirs the aforesaid toft and land with all their appurtenances as is before named to the said William and his heirs[…]. Example: 2003, C. S. Knighton (editor), Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous (Chancery): Preserved in the Public Record Office, Volume VIII: 1422—1485, page 73, Wynnemerus Preston lately held 2 cottages wasted of which the tofts are worth 2d. net yearly and another cottage wasted of which the toft is worth 6d. net yearly. 3. A messuage with right of common.
Word: touristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tourist + -ic, popularized by its similarity to Romance words like French touristique and Spanish turístico. Pronunciation: /tʊəˈɹɪstɪk/, /tɔː-/, /tʊɹˈɪstɪk/, /tɝ-/ 1. Catering to tourists; touristy. Labels: Latin-America, especially 2. Typical of tourists. Labels: Latin-America, especially
Word: seductive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin sēduct-, past-participle stem of sēdūcere, + -ive. Pronunciation: /sɪˈdʌktɪv/ 1. Attractive, alluring, tempting. Example: Evil is said to be seductive, which is one reason why people do what they know they shouldn't. Example: The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?
Word: touristy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornō Old French torner Old French tourder. English tour 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 tourist English -y English touristy From tourist + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtʊəɹɪsti/, /ˈtɔːɹɪsti/ 1. Catering to tourists; touristic. Labels: informal, often, pejorative Example: Windsor is very touristy. Example: These men would find a much bigger and touristier Carmel now. But the scenic oceanfront remains, and there are many intriguing ethnic eating places. 2. Typical of tourists. Labels: informal, often, pejorative
Word: weapons Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɛpənz/ 1. plural of weapon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weapons Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɛpənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of weapon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: trolley Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Early 19th century (1823) meaning "cart", of dialectal origin (Suffolk), probably from troll (“to trundle, roll”) + -ey (diminutive ending). 1. A trolley pole; a single-pole device for collecting electrical current from an overhead electrical line, normally for a tram/streetcar or a trolleybus. 2. A streetcar or light train. Labels: US Example: Gremlinesque behaviour might not be very obvious to an America, who would accept as perfectly natural the quaintly pixilated sayings and doings that are happening in subways, in trolleys, on buses, in bars at all times of the day and night. 3. A light rail, tramway, trolleybus or streetcar system. Labels: US, colloquial 4. A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes. 5. A truck which travels along the fixed conductors in an electric railway, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car. 6. A cart or shopping cart; a shopping trolley. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK Example: About a shopping trolley, I thought I'd let ye know. Ya'd try to push it straight but it never seems ta go. Ya'd wobble through the car park, hopping off the cars. Anyone would think ya had a few auld jars. 7. Clipping of flatbed trolley. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 8. A hand truck. Labels: UK 9. A soapbox car. Labels: UK 10. A gurney, a stretcher with wheeled legs. Labels: UK 11. A handcar. Labels: Philippines
Word: trolley Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Early 19th century (1823) meaning "cart", of dialectal origin (Suffolk), probably from troll (“to trundle, roll”) + -ey (diminutive ending). 1. To bring to by trolley. 2. To use a trolley vehicle to go from one place to another. 3. To travel by trolley (streetcar, trolleybus or light train).
Word: weighing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈweɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of weigh Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: weighing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈweɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. That weighs or burdens.
Word: weighing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈweɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. The process by which something is weighed. Example: She took her baby to the clinic for regular weighings.
Word: regions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.d͡ʒənz/, [ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩z], /ˈɹi.d͡ʒənz/, [ˈɹi.d͡ʒn̩z], /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənz/ 1. plural of region Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.d͡ʒənz/, [ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩z], /ˈɹi.d͡ʒənz/, [ˈɹi.d͡ʒn̩z], /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənz/ 1. the rest of the country excluding the capital city or metropolitan region Labels: Ireland, UK, definite, plural, plural-only Example: Tom Clancy of Elan Recruitment thinks that staff shortages in the regions could be as severe as in Dublin. Example: Three government departments may be named for a move from London to the regions.
Word: weighing machine Part of Speech: noun 1. a mechanical device, often coin-operated, for determining the weight of an object or person
Word: CDISC Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: yachting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of yacht Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yachting Part of Speech: noun 1. A physical activity involving yachts, such as racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast. Labels: attributive, countable, often, uncountable Example: In those days, yachting on the east coast was a favourite relaxation, and it was proposed to extend the line for 1¾ miles to a pier on the River Blackwater, where yachts could be moored.
Word: phosph- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorusclip. English phosph- Clipping of phosphorus. 1. Alternative form of phospho-; used before a vowel. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: phospho- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- From phosphorus. 1. phosphorus Labels: morpheme
Word: phosphoro- Part of Speech: prefix 1. phosphorus Labels: morpheme
Word: Kurd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested in English since roughly 1600, from Kurdish کورد (kurd) and Classical Persian کُرْد (kurd), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gurd /⁠kurd⁠/), ultimately of unknown origin. More at Kurds. Pronunciation: /kɜːd/, /kɜɹd/, /kʌɹd/, /køːd/, /keːd/ 1. A member of the linguistically and culturally distinct people who speak Kurdish and mainly inhabit those parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria sometimes known as Kurdistan. Example: Kurds live in several countries. Example: I took classes with a Kurd.
Word: HCLSIG Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Health Care and Life Sciences Interest Group. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: phosphor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin phosphorus. Pronunciation: /ˈfɒsfə/, /ˈfɑsfɚ/ 1. Any of various compounds of transition metals or of rare earths that exhibit phosphorescence. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Phosphorus. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. The planet Venus, when appearing as a morning star Labels: countable, obsolete, proper-noun, uncountable
Word: Winston Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English personal name Wine, in the genitive singular case Wines + tūn (“farm, village”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɪn.stən/ 1. A male given name derived from the place name. 2. A male given name derived from the place name. 3. A surname. 4. A place in England: 5. A place in England: 6. A place in the United States: 7. A place in the United States: 8. A place in the United States: 9. A place in the United States: 10. A place in the United States: 11. A place in the United States: 12. A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
Word: dalliance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English daliaunce et al., from dalien (“to exchange pleasantries, to chat; to flirt”), from Old French dalier, dailer. By surface analysis, dally + -ance. Pronunciation: /ˈdælɪəns/, /ˈdæli.əns/ 1. Playful flirtation; amorous play. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As in the season of rutting (an uncouth phrase, by which the vulgar denote that gentle dalliance, which in the well-wooded forest of Hampshire, passes between lovers of the ferine kind), Example: “Mark,” said Gabriel, sternly, “now you mind this: none of that dalliance-talk—that philandering way—that dandle-smack-and-coddle style of yours—about Miss Everdene. I don’t allow it. Do you hear?” 2. An episode of dabbling. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A wasting of time in idleness or trifles. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He had passed the officer now. There was no necessity for dalliance. He pressed the accelerator down a trifle. Example: Emerging, satiated, from the theatre, a public timepiece before a jeweller's shop confronted him with an unexpected dial and imminent perplexities. How was he to explain at home these hours of dalliance? 4. A sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: contained Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈteɪnd/, /kənˈtæɪnd/ 1. Restricted in space. Example: The brush fire is now contained: if it doesn't jump the lines, it will burn itself out.
Word: contained Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈteɪnd/, /kənˈtæɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of contain Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: This box contained rat poison, now it contains a dead rat.
Word: satchel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First recorded circa 1340 as Middle English sachel, from Old French sachel, from Late Latin saccellum (“money bag, purse”), a diminutive of Latin sacculus, itself a diminutive of saccus (“bag”). See sack. Pronunciation: /ˈsæt͡ʃəl/ 1. A bag or case with one or two shoulder straps, especially used to carry books etc. Example: "Come, now, take yourselves off, like good boys and girls," he said; and the whole assemblage, dark and light, disappeared through a door into a large verandah, followed by Eva, who carried a large satchel, which she had been filling with apples, nuts, candy, ribbons, laces, and toys of every description, during her whole homeward journey. Example: A young culprit has been caught in the fact of robbing an orchard, and brought back to his master, who stands over him with an iron face of angry authority;—the very apples, as if anxious to bear witness against him, are tumbling from his satchel.
Word: cat flap Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, hinged panel, usually cut into a door, with an opening just large enough for a cat to enter. Example: Then, one Saturday when Martin was working but Yvonne wasn't, she brought a saw and other tools with which she constructed a hinged "cat flap" in a rear down-stairs door. It meant that the cats were free to come and go at any time, the effect being healthier for the pets and for the household. Example: Jane had sealed up the cat flap, closed the ever-open window of the laundry, but there the cat somehow managed to be, staring up with a look of dependence.
Word: cumec Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cubic + metre + second. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuː.mɛk/, /ˈkjuˌmɛk/ 1. A measure of the rate of flow of fluid, especially through a pipeline, equal to one cubic metre per second (m³/s).
Word: cusec Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cubic + second. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuː.sɛk/, /ˈkjuˌsɛk/ 1. A measure of the rate of flow of fluid, especially through a pipeline, equal to one cubic foot per second. Example: If the flow is between 70,000 cusecs - 75,000 cusecs (expected during the first ten days of March and the second ten days of May), Bangladesh receives 35,000 cusecs, and India the rest.
Word: abrasively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English abrasive Middle English -ly English -ly English abrasively From abrasive + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv.li/ 1. In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings. 2. Hardly; roughly; in a rough manner.
Word: empyreal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin empyreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios, “fiery”), from ἐν (en, “en-”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) (English pyre). Pronunciation: /ɛmˈpɪɹɪəl/, /ɛmpɪˈɹiː.əl/, /ɛmˈpɪɹ.i.əl/ 1. Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean. Labels: not-comparable Example: The thirſt of raigne and ſweetnes of a crowne, / That cauſd the eldeſt ſonne of heauenly Ops, / To thruſt his doting father from his chaire, / And place himſelfe in the Emperiall heauen, / Moou’d me to menage armes againſt thy ſtate. Example: They that held the Stars of heaven vvere but rayes and flaſhing glimpſes of the Empyreall light, through holes and perforations of the upper heaven, took of the natural ſhadovvs of ſtars, […] 2. Of the sky or heavens. Labels: not-comparable 3. Fiery, made of pure fire. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tonotopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos)der. English tono- English -topic English tonotopic From tono- + -topic. 1. Having the quality of being spatially organized by tone or frequency. Labels: not-comparable 2. Occupying a space dependent on frequency. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having an orientation dependent on a frequency. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tonotopically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tonotopic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English tonotopically From tonotopic + -ally. 1. Done with the quality of being tonotopic 2. With a spatial organization which is based upon frequency
Word: backwoods Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + woods. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌwʊdz/, /ˈbak.wʊdz/, /ˈbak.wɵdz/, /ˈbak.wʉdz/ 1. Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: about that time, you may[…]reckon, if like me you belong to the back-woods, that I began to make up my acquaintance with hard times, and a plenty of them. Example: It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.
Word: backwoods Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From back + woods. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌwʊdz/, /ˈbak.wʊdz/, /ˈbak.wɵdz/, /ˈbak.wʉdz/ 1. Pertaining to the backwoods. Labels: not-comparable 2. Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters. Labels: not-comparable
Word: MPTP Part of Speech: noun 1. 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine: a byproduct of synthetic heroin, or MPPP, which causes parkinsonian symptoms in users; and a neurotoxin that degrades into MPP+ after crossing the blood-brain barrier, which causes a degradation of the dopaminergic neurons within the substantia nigra. Labels: uncountable Example: 2005 Dec 29, Petzinger, et al. Journal of Neuroscience Research http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16385585&query_hl=8&itool=pubmed_docsum The neurotoxicant 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine MPTP provides an excellent opportunity to study repair and response to injury in the basal ganglia.
Word: seduction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French séduction, from Latin sēductiō, from sēdūcō. Equivalent to seduce + -tion. Pronunciation: /sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ 1. The act of seducing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Douglas: Well done on passing the test, Jen... Yes, all those clumsy attempts at seduction. Don't tell me you couldn't see through them. They were a test to find out whether you really wanted to work for me or whether you just wanted to come up here for my body. Jen: Oh, no, no, no, no, no, not at all. Douglas: All right. Jen: No, physically you're just not the sort of man I go for. Douglas: Yeah, thanks, Jen. Jen: I go for the classically good-looking men: Blond, broad, and generally clean shaven. Douglas: Alright, yeah, enough of the jibber-jabber! Example: Seduction is the fine art of manipulating people based on physical attraction and desire. Step 1: Be attractive. Step 2: Don't be unattractive. 2. The felony of, as a man, inducing a previously chaste unmarried female to engage in sexual intercourse on a promise of marriage. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 3. A seductive aspect of something; appeal. Labels: countable, plural-normally, uncountable Example: It is with no small degree of irony that I confess that immersing myself in an interdisciplinary project has warmed me to the seductions of disciplinary perspectives.
Word: seductress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English seductor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English seductress From seductor + -ess. Pronunciation: /sɪˈdʌktɹɛs/ 1. A woman skilled in and practiced at seduction. Example: The sirens were seductresses who lured many sailors to their doom. 2. A woman who seduces. Example: Even though she didn't think of herself as a seductress, her effect on men showed she was one.
Word: 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium Part of Speech: noun 1. MPP+, the active metabolite of MPTP. Labels: uncountable Example: 2006, Zhang et al, Investigative Opthamological and Visual Science http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16384975&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_docsum Apical uptake was higher than basolateral uptake at 37 degrees C and was decreased to 70% in the presence of NaN(3) or in the absence of extracellular Na(+). Besides alpha2-agonists, apical uptake was inhibited by verapamil, desipramine, and quinidine, but not by MPP(+) (1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium), TEA (tetraethylammonium), decynium-22, carnitine, PHA (p-aminohippurate), alanine, or inosine. 2. A neurotoxin that cannot cross the blood-brain barrier but which, once in contact, can destroy the dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra. Labels: uncountable
Word: MPPP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of 4'-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinopropiophenone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Synthetic heroin of the pyrrolidinophenone type. Labels: uncountable Example: 2005, Staack et al, Current Drug Metabolism http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15975043&query_hl=17&itool=pubmed_docsum, June Furthermore, N-benzylpiperazine (BZP), 1-(3, 4-methylenedioxybenzyl)piperazine (MDBP), 1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (TFMPP), 1-(3-chlorophenyl)piperazine (mCPP) and 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)piperazine (MeOPP) were taken into consideration as derivatives of the class of piperazine-derived designer drugs, as well as alpha-pyr-rolidinopropiophenone (PPP), 4'-methoxy-alpha-pyrrolidinopropiophenone (MOPPP), 3', 4'-methylenedioxy-alpha-pyrrolidino-propiophenone (MDPPP), 4'-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinopropiophenone (MPPP), and 4'-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinoexanophenone (MPHP) as derivatives of the class of alpha-pyrrolidinophenone-derived designer drugs. Example: The same toxicological detection procedure can be applied to other designer drugs of the pyrrolidinophenone type, like MOPPP, MDPPP, MPHP, and MPPP. The detection of the latter will also be presented here
Word: serotonergic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *sér-o-der. Proto-Italic *serom Latin serumder. English serum English sero- English tone Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English seroton(in) English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English serotonergic From seroton(in) + -ergic. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛrətəˈnɜːrd͡ʒɪk/ 1. Containing or releasing serotonin. Labels: not-comparable 2. Involved in, or capable of modulating activity in, neurotransmission pathways that use serotonin receptor proteins. Labels: not-comparable Example: Moreover, the results of multiple administrations of the receptor ligands to control rats indicate that the NPY systems in both structures under study are modulated in the same manner by dopaminergic activity and differentially by adrenergic, N-methyl-D-aspartate and serotonergic activity.
Word: serotonergic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *sér-o-der. Proto-Italic *serom Latin serumder. English serum English sero- English tone Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English seroton(in) English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English serotonergic From seroton(in) + -ergic. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛrətəˈnɜːrd͡ʒɪk/ 1. That which is serotonergic.
Word: adrenergic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From adren- + -ergic. 1. Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine. 2. Containing or releasing adrenaline. 3. Activated by an adrenal mechanism.
Word: adrenergic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From adren- + -ergic. 1. Any adrenergic compound.
Word: noradrenergic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the quality of noradrenaline. 2. Containing or releasing norepinephrine or noradrenaline.
Word: immiscible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- English miscible English immiscible From im- + miscible. 1. Of two or more liquids that are not mutually soluble: unmixable. Labels: not-comparable Example: A mixture of oil, water, and mercury forms three immiscible layers.
Word: Aleutian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Aleut Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Aleutian From Aleut + -ian. Pronunciation: /əˈluːʃən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Aleutian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Aleut Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Aleutian From Aleut + -ian. Pronunciation: /əˈluːʃən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
Word: norepinephrine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nor- + epinephrine. Pronunciation: /ˌnɔːɹɛpɪˈnɛfɹɪn/ 1. A neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:norepinephrine.
Word: noradrenaline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor. Etruscanbor.? Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal English nor- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Latin rēn ▲ Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English adrenal Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English adrenaline English noradrenaline From nor- + adrenaline. Pronunciation: /nɔːɹəˈdɹɛnəlɪn/ 1. Synonym of norepinephrine. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: Ranicide in rats was found to be reduced by injection of noradrenaline into the hypothalamus, as was muricide behaviour (Bandler, 1970).[…]Other sites in the unspecified ‘ventral midbrain’ were also found (Bandler, 1971) at which noradrenaline administration in crystalline form served to facilitate predatory aggression (ranicide and muricide).
Word: locus coeruleus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin for "blue place", using a Medieval Latin spelling of Classical Latin caeruleus (“blue”). See also Wikipedia for more details. 1. A small nucleus, located bilaterally in the pons, which contains norepinephrine and has projections to most of the brain. Example: Noradrenaline builds up carbon dioxide in yer blood, which activates your Locus Coeruleus, which essentially keeps you awake...
Word: anthomaniac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English antho- Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós)bor. Late Latin maniacuslbor. French maniaquebor. English maniac English anthomaniac From antho- + maniac. 1. Someone who has anthomania.
Word: anthomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From antho- (“flower”) + -mania. 1. An extravagant passion for flowers. Labels: uncountable
Word: chunky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English chunk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chunky From chunk + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃʌŋki/ 1. Having chunks. Example: I ate a chunky bar of chocolate. Example: They are traditionally served with meat sauces, but are also good with chunky vegetable sauces. 2. Fat. Labels: euphemistic Example: I prefer chunky blonde girls to skinny brunettes. Example: “Nigel used to be chunky, huh?” “I was not chunky,” Nigel said testily. “I was just... hefty . 3. Of a cat: having a large, solid bodyline. Example: The British Shorthair has a distinctively chunky body, dense coat and broad face. 4. Large. Labels: slang Example: things where a bank can accumulate a fairly chunky position because of perceived profit opportunities, then wind up owning far more than would seem prudent because they haven't priced in the illiquidity
Word: chunky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See chunkey. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃʌŋki/ 1. Alternative form of chunkey (“Native American game”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:chunky.
Word: chunks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /t͡ʃʌŋks/ 1. plural of chunk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chunks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /t͡ʃʌŋks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chunk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: OMDB Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Initialism of over my dead body. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OMDB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of online media database. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: deafblindness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deafblind Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English deafblindness From deafblind + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛf.blaɪn(d).nɪs/ 1. The medical condition of being both deaf and blind. Labels: uncountable Example: Disability Discrimination Act 1995: Rights of access,facilities,services and premises (2002) p. 68. Account should also be taken of people with multiple communication disabilities, such as deafblindness or combined speech and hearing disabilities.