nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: chemically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus English -al English chemical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English chemically From chemical + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛm.ɪ.kli/ 1. Using a chemical reaction, process, or operation. 2. According to the principles of chemistry. Example: This letter, inscribed in a feminine, but irregular hand, and in some places almost illegible, plainly attesting the state of the mind which had dictated it;—stained, too, here and there, with spots of tears, which chemically acted upon by the ink, assumed a strange and reddish hue […] Example: “This material has a specific hardness and is chemically very stable. It forms naturally from calcium alone, but bacteria accelerate the transformation into calcium carbonate,” explains Alejandro Montesinos, head of the Decarbonization, Climate Change, and Circular Economy Research Group at Tec de Monterrey and a member of the Institute of Advanced Materials and Sustainable Manufacturing.
Word: chemically Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus English -al English chemical Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chemically From chemical + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛm.ɪ.kli/ 1. Reminiscent of chemicals. Labels: colloquial Example: It starts out as kind of a chemically taste, sharp and irritating, but then there's another taste underneath, like some kind of plant, maybe . . . flowers?
Word: nineteenth hole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an extension of the golf course hole-numbering system, wherein a (normal) full-length course consists of eighteen holes. 1. A pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course. Example: The incident occurred at the "University Bar," Sinclair Road, the public house now styled the "Nineteenth Hole." Example: Many golfers enjoy the tradition associated with the nineteenth hole. This tradition usually involves a trip to the clubhouse bar, or something serving its reasonable approximation, [... for] a few drinks. On occasion, some golfers get carried away at the nineteenth hole, sometimes in handcuffs.
Word: metallocene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From metallo- + c(yclopentadi)ene. First used in ferrocene. Pronunciation: /mɪˈtæləsiːn/ 1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing two cyclopentadienyl anions and a transition metal whose bonding involves overlap of ns and np orbitals of the metal with molecular orbitals of appropriate symmetry of each cyclopentadienyl ring; the rings are parallel to each other, or sometimes canted.
Word: cyclopentadienyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cyclopentadiene Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cyclopentadienyl From cyclopentadiene + -yl. 1. The univalent anion derived from cyclopentadiene; contains a ring of delocalized electrons; forms metallocene compounds with transition metals.
Word: metamorphic rock Part of Speech: noun 1. one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: igneous rock Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sedimentary rock Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks.
Word: metasomatism Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which the bulk chemical composition of a rock is changed by the introduction of components from an external source, especially by a hydrothermal fluid. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: water pick Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that is used to clear away food debris from the mouth, mostly used by people with braces or periodontal problems.
Word: waving Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈweɪvɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of wave Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: waving Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈweɪvɪŋ/ 1. The motion of something that waves. 2. Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.
Word: otalgic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English otalgia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English otalgic From otalgia + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to otalgia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: otalgic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English otalgia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English otalgic From otalgia + -ic. 1. A cure for otalgia.
Word: walkathon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From walk + -athon. 1. A long-distance walk, either as a race or in aid of charity. Example: [In 1946.] Some tattered walkathon tune of the early thirties went banging like a one-wheeled Good Humor cart of those same years through his head as the cards slipped mechanically about the board and his fingers went lightly dividing change in the middle, taking the house's percentage without making the winner too sharply aware of the cut. Example: The student-led group has consistently ranked among the top 20 fundraisers for the walkathon, organizers said. Started 15 years ago by a determined 7-year-old named Leo Beckerman, Kids Who Care has raised more than $500,000 for AIDS organizations, according to the Beckerman family, of Studio City.
Word: shirts and skins Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of indicating team membership, typically when played by boys or men in informal sporting contests, in which the members of one team (the "skins") remove their shirts and play shirtless, while the others (the "shirts") leave their shirts on. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Any game (especially basketball) played using the above method. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: hypnotise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Derived from hypnot(ic) + -ise (verbal derivational suffix). 1. To induce a state of hypnosis in. Labels: transitive
Word: hypnotize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Derived from hypnot(ic) + -ize (verbal derivational suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈhɪpnətaɪ̯z/ 1. To induce a state of hypnosis in. Labels: transitive Example: hypnotize a subject Example: hypnotize into obedience
Word: Hieronymite Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of any of various mediaeval congregations of hermits named after St. Jerome.
Word: Jeronymite Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Hieronymite.
Word: struck off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of strike off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: swash Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Scandinavian. Compare Swedish dialect svasska, Norwegian svakka, English dialect swack (“a blow”). Pronunciation: /swɒʃ/, /swɑʃ/ 1. To swagger; to act with boldness or bluster (toward). Labels: ambitransitive Example: He swashed out of the room, and presently we heard his angry voice berating his bearer. Example: He swashed about (cautioned though he was to maintain silence concerning his past theatrical relationships) in such a self-confident manner that he was like to convince every one of his identity by mere matter of circumstantial evidence. 2. To dash or flow noisily; to splash. Labels: ambitransitive Example: How the sea rolls swashing ‘gainst the side! Stand by for reefing, hearties! Example: There was an inch or two of water on the floor in our room that continually swashed, swashed from side to side, with the rolling of the ship. 3. To swirl through liquid; to swish. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The parts are swashed in the solution until they are clean and are then rinsed in cold running water. Example: I followed one set to the laundrey, where for two hours the samples were swashed and soaked, and swashed again, with strong laundry soap. 4. To wade forcefully through liquid. Labels: intransitive Example: Kala Nag swashed out of the water, blew his trunk clear, and began another climb; but this time he was not alone, and he had not to make his path. Example: While Col-d'Argent sank collapsed upon the Bridge, and the horse charged over him, and again charged, and beat and were beaten three several times, Anhalt-Dessau, impatient of such fiddling hither and thither, swashed into the stream itself with his Prussian Foot; swashed through it, waist-deep or breast-deep, and might have settled the matter had not his cartridges got wetted. 5. To swipe. Labels: ambitransitive Example: '[…] ye ill-farren, useless bowdikite!' said she, as she swashed the dishclout about my lugs, Example: It was a fire sword That I swashed about the world, O how I swashed The great fire sword that lit the sky 6. To fall violently or noisily. Labels: intransitive Example: The Archbyshop of Yorke[…]swasht him down, meaning to thrust himselfe in betwixt the Legate, and the Archbyshop of Canterbury. 7. To streak, to color in a swash. Example: As the valleys darkened, the caps of the hills were swashed in variant hues. Example: The glade where he stood was tropical in nature and should have been swashed in a hundred shades of green.
Word: swash Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Scandinavian. Compare Swedish dialect svasska, Norwegian svakka, English dialect swack (“a blow”). Pronunciation: /swɒʃ/, /swɑʃ/ 1. bold; dramatic. Example: Very swash in camelly cashmere belted over shirt-tunic and pants in a neat, tiny print of cinnamon–navy–wine–beige crêpe de Chine; Example: When Sir Noel Coward played King Magnus to the Orinthia of Miss Margaret Leighton, the stage was swash with beige draperies, 2. Having pronounced swashes. Example: The French compositor took the greek capitals for latin ones and sought out his swashest type to set the handwritten letters, Example: The failing to avoid at all costs when using this type of capital is that of making them too swash.
Word: mortal sin Part of Speech: noun 1. A sin which causes the loss of God's grace, leading to eternal damnation, unless the sinner repents, which includes their intent to confess and atone; such a sin is defined as a grave transgression against one of the Ten Commandments with the full knowledge and deliberate consent of the sinner. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: venial sin Part of Speech: noun 1. A sin that is not a mortal sin; a sin that is not grave, and/or was not deliberate and/or was committed without a full understanding of the consequences.
Word: cardinal sin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the deadly sins. 2. Any action that is highly discouraged within a particular field. Labels: broadly
Word: Erle Part of Speech: name Etymology: A rare spelling variant of Earl. 1. A male given name from English. 2. A surname.
Word: guest book Part of Speech: noun 1. a type of ledger in which visitors to a particular establishment, such as a bed and breakfast or a museum, may leave comments about the establishment. 2. a feature of a website performing a similar function to a physical guest book Labels: Internet
Word: haat Part of Speech: noun 1. A local open-air market held regularly. Labels: India
Word: erythorbic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: erythro- + -ic 1. a stereoisomer of ascorbic acid that does not occur naturally Labels: uncountable
Word: erythorbate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From erythorbic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. any salt or ester of erythorbic acid
Word: sodium erythorbate Part of Speech: noun 1. The sodium salt of erythorbic acid. Labels: uncountable
Word: angioplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From angio- + -plasty. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti/ 1. The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
Word: angioplasty Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From angio- + -plasty. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti/ 1. To perform angioplasty upon. Labels: transitive Example: Stenotic lesions identified were angioplastied if deemed to narrow the lumen by greater than 50% compared with the adjacent normal artery or vein and deemed to be flow restricting.
Word: archiater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French archiâtre, from Latin archīāter. Compare arch-, iatro-, -iatry. Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹkiˌeɪtɚ/, /ˈɑːkiˌeɪtə/ 1. The chief, or highest-ranked physician of a prince, city or country, such as the Holy Roman Empire Labels: historical Example: in his edition of Cicero's Oration for Archias , Lemgo , and Denmark , however , the dignity of Archiater still exists Example: He brought into private practice and made the best use of these methods of precision which he had employed as a teacher, soon became the archiater of New York, and was esteemed as much for his gentle qualities as for his professional ability
Word: reproductive cloning Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of artificial reproduction based on cloning in which a cloned embryo is implanted in a woman's uterus. Labels: uncountable
Word: ampicillin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English am(ino)- Proto-Indo-European *pes- Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s Proto-Italic *peznis Latin pēnis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pēniculus ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illum Latin pēnicillum Translingual -ium Translingual Penicillium ▲ English -ineclip. English -in English p(en)icillin English ampicillin From am(ino)- + p(en)icillin. Pronunciation: /ˌæm.pɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ 1. A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₄S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used to treat infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Quaalude Part of Speech: name Etymology: Supposedly a blend of quiet + Maalox + interlude. Pronunciation: /ˈkweɪluːd/ 1. A proprietary name for methaqualone.
Word: Quaalude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Supposedly a blend of quiet + Maalox + interlude. Pronunciation: /ˈkweɪluːd/ 1. A dose of this drug, sometimes taken recreationally. Example: On a daily basis I consume enough drugs to sedate Manhattan, Long Island, and Queens for a month. I take Quaaludes 10-15 times a day for my "back pain", Adderall to stay focused, Xanax to take the edge off, pot to mellow me out, cocaine to wake me back up again, and morphine... Well, because it's awesome. Example: Hef was the grinning pimp of the sexual revolution, with quaaludes for the ladies and Viagra for himself — a father of smut addictions and eating disorders, abortions and divorce and syphilis, a pretentious huckster who published Updike stories no one read while doing flesh procurement for celebrities, a revolutionary whose revolution chiefly benefited men much like himself.
Word: vivant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French vivant (“living”). Pronunciation: /vɪˈvænt/ 1. In mort, bridge, and similar games, the partner of dummy. Labels: obsolete
Word: AOC Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Various initialisms. 1. Initialism of Air Officer Commanding, a title used to refer to RAF officers holding certain command appointments. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: 'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'. 2. Initialism of age of consent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of author of color. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of air operator's certificate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AOC Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various initialisms. 1. Initialism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: But I’m fine with candidates like AOC (can we start abbreviating?) proposing the jobs guarantee, for a couple of reasons. Example: “Time to walk the walk,” AOC, as the New York politician is known to supporters, wrote in a Tuesday night tweet. 2. Initialism of Admiral Overseas Corporation (Taiwanese eletronics company). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AOC Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French AOC (“appellation d'origine contrôlée”, literally “controlled designation of origin”). 1. A label for French wines named after their regions of origin certifying that origin. Example: Near-synonym: DOC Example: Another change comes with the creation of the new AOC Coteaux Bourguignon, which will replace the existing AOC Bourgogne Grande Ordinaire over the next five years. This appellation will be open to both Burgundy and Beaujolais producers. 2. A region for which such a certification is issued. Example: Tursan is one of South West France's lesser known AOCs, located in the southeast corner of the Landes administrative department.
Word: archeological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English archeology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English archeological From archeology + -ical. 1. Alternative spelling of archaeological. Labels: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative Example: Rabbit is the most represented species at every archeological level, although some macromammal remains (ibex, red deer, wild boar, lynx, fox, and badger) have also been documented.
Word: toxoplasmosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French toxoplasmose, from translingual Toxoplasma + -osis. Pronunciation: /ˌtɒksəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs/ 1. A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some profiles are particularly associated with severe toxoplasmoses, but this relationship is especially true for experimental infections in the murine model. Example: In a study of treatment of the infected mother during pregnancy with spiramycin, pyrimethamine, and sulfonamides there was a significant reduction in the severity of congenital toxoplasmosis.
Word: topnotch Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of top notch (“of the highest level”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: That was a topnotch performance!
Word: tetherball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of tether + ball. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛðɚˌbɔl/, /ˈtɛðɚˌbɑl/, /ˈtɛðəˌbɔːl/ 1. A two-person sport where players hit a ball on the end of a tether attached to the top of a pole in opposite directions, and the winner is the one who manages to make the tether wrap all the way round the pole. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The ball in the sport of tetherball. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tendonitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tendon Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English tendonitis From tendon + -itis. Pronunciation: /tɛndəˈnaɪtɪs/, /ˌtɛndəˈnaɪtɪs/, [ˌtɛndəˈnaɪɾɪs], /tendəˈnɑetɪs/, /tendəˈnaɪtəs/ 1. Alternative form of tendinitis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: strychnine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French strychnine, from Greek στρύχνος (strýchnos, “sleepy nightshade”) (or directly from Ancient Greek στρύχνον (strúkhnon)) + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹɪk.niːn/, /ˈstrɪknɪn/, /ˈstrɪkˌnaɪn/, /ˈstrɪkˌnin/ 1. A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Only don’t say I didn’t warn you if he burns Green Gables down or puts strychnine in the well—I heard of a case over in New Brunswick where an orphan asylum child did that and the whole family died in fearful agonies. Example: […] strychnine is a fairly rapid drug in its action. The symptoms appear from one to two hours after it has been swallowed.
Word: straddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹædəl/, [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷædəl] ~ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷædl̩], [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷædəl] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷædl̩], /ˈstɹæɾəl/, [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷæɾəl] ~ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷæɾl̩] 1. To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride. Labels: transitive Example: But guess my surprise, when I saw the lazy young rogue lie down on his back, and gently pull down Polly upon him, who giving way to his humour, straddled, and with her hands conducted her blind favourite to the right place Example: As they approached the entrance of the port, the giant straddled clear across it, with a foot firmly planted on each headland, 2. To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc. Labels: transitive Example: The mountain-ringed Yukon Flats basin straddles the Arctic Circle and is bisected by the Yukon River. Example: Those in our movement who are Black and must straddle two movements, fighting the racism of the gay community along with the heterosexism in white institutions and in communities of color. 3. To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal. Labels: transitive Example: Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue. 4. To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly. Labels: transitive Example: This weed straddles the entire garden. Example: Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 5. To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range (the term "bracket" is often used instead). 6. To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds). 7. To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub. Labels: intransitive 8. To execute a commodities market spread.
Word: straddle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹædəl/, [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷædəl] ~ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷædl̩], [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷædəl] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷædl̩], /ˈstɹæɾəl/, [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷæɾəl] ~ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷæɾl̩] 1. A posture in which one straddles something. 2. A pair or salvo of successive artillery shots falling both in front of and behind a target. Example: The first salvo fell short; the next was long; the third was a straddle. 3. An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on the same security at the same strike price, giving a non-directional position sensitive to volatility. 4. A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds. 5. A vertical mine-timber supporting a set. 6. A part of a harness placed on the back of a beast of burden (such as a horse or donkey) to carry the weight of a load.
Word: straddle Part of Speech: adv Etymology: As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹædəl/, [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷædəl] ~ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷædl̩], [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷædəl] ~ [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷædl̩], /ˈstɹæɾəl/, [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷæɾəl] ~ [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷæɾl̩] 1. Astride. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stamper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *stampōną Proto-Germanic *stampijaną? Proto-West Germanic *stampijander. Old English stempan Old English *stampian Middle English stampen English stamp English -er English stamper From stamp + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈstæmpɚ/, /ˈstæmpə/ 1. One who stamps. 2. An instrument for pounding or stamping. Example: The best crushing seasons had to be wasted, for this reason - for months the busy din of the stampers was not to be heard, the machinery lay idle, and the only thing those men who were able to hold on for better times could do was to see, at all events, they were not left without a sufficient supply of food. 3. A physical template from which many identical vinyl records or compact discs can be produced.
Word: sloshed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: In sense “drunk”, circa 1946. Pronunciation: /ˈslɒʃt/, /ˈslɑʃt/ 1. Very drunk. Labels: slang
Word: sloshed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: In sense “drunk”, circa 1946. Pronunciation: /ˈslɒʃt/, /ˈslɑʃt/ 1. simple past of slosh Labels: form-of, past 2. past participle of slosh Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: DIRT Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of Deposit Interest Retention Tax. Labels: Ireland, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: schnauzer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Schnauzer. Pronunciation: /ˈʃnaʊzɚ/ 1. A dog of a particular breed originating in Germany. Example: The five-year-old Giant Schnauzer was also awarded Best in Show at the AKC National Championship in December.
Word: paintball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paint + ball. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪntbɔːl/ 1. A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye. Labels: uncountable 2. The dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball. Labels: countable
Word: paintball Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From paint + ball. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪntbɔːl/ 1. To engage in the sport of paintball. 2. To shoot someone using a paintball gun.
Word: minimalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English minimum English -al English minimal 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 minimalist From minimal + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl.ɪst/, /ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪst/ 1. Believing in or seeking a minimal state; seeking to minimize or reduce to a minimum. Example: I am sure such a minimalist style of furniture would never fit well with my packrat nature.
Word: minimalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English minimum English -al English minimal 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 minimalist From minimal + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl.ɪst/, /ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪst/ 1. One who believes in or seeks a minimal state; one who seeks to minimize or reduce to a minimum. Example: He's a minimalist: when it comes to formal processes, the fewer the better.
Word: straggler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From straggle + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹæɡlə/, /ˈstɹæɡlɚ/, /ˈstɹæɡl̩ɚ/ 1. Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong. Example: She recounted her life in pre-World War II Eastern Europe and how a ragtag band of Red Army stragglers, escaped prisoners of war and Jewish and gentile Resistance fighters — including some women — harassed the Germans behind the Wehrmacht’s front lines in the forests and swamps of what is now Belarus. 2. One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race. Example: This isn't the 1970s, when the UK stood out as the European straggler. 3. One who roams without any settled direction. 4. A migratory animal found away from its usual range. 5. A roving vagabond. 6. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth. 7. Something that stands alone or by itself.
Word: lederhosen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Lederhose (literally “leather trousers”). The final -n probably from the German plural; alternatively influenced by Bavarian Lederhosn (singular and plural). Pronunciation: /ˈleɪdəˌhəʊzən/, /ˈleɪdɚˌhoʊzən/ 1. A pair of knee-breeches made of leather, typical of Bavaria and Austria. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: hydrolase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English hydrolysis Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English hydrolase From hydrolysis + -ase. Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪdɹəleɪz/ 1. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a substrate.
Word: helipad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Hellenic *pterón Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) French hélicoptèrebor. English helicopterclip. English heli- English pad English helipad From heli- + pad. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛ.liˌpæd/ 1. A small landing area for helicopters.
Word: exporter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English export Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English exporter From export + -er. 1. One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country. Example: India is the leading exporter of guar gum, making up nearly 85 per cent of the global production.
Word: cackle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English caclen, cakelen, perhaps from Old English *caclian, *cacolian, from Proto-West Germanic *kakulōn, *kakilōn (“to cackle, gaggle, yelp, snarl”), perhaps of imitative origin. By surface analysis, cack + -le. Compare Dutch kakelen (“to cackle”), German Low German kakeln (“to cackle”), German kakeln (“to blather”), Danish kagle (“to cackle”), Swedish kackla (“to cackle”). Compare also Old English cahhetan, ċeahhettan (“to laugh loudly; cackle”), German gackern (“to cackle”). Pronunciation: /ˈkækəl/ 1. The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I heard a grey hen cackling among the ling; I called and thought, "If I could get a sight of you now, it would be your last cackle;" just then I heard something moving behind me on the path. 2. A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Futile or excessively noisy talk. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There's no time to waste on silly cackle. 4. A group of hyenas. Labels: collective, countable, uncountable
Word: cackle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English caclen, cakelen, perhaps from Old English *caclian, *cacolian, from Proto-West Germanic *kakulōn, *kakilōn (“to cackle, gaggle, yelp, snarl”), perhaps of imitative origin. By surface analysis, cack + -le. Compare Dutch kakelen (“to cackle”), German Low German kakeln (“to cackle”), German kakeln (“to blather”), Danish kagle (“to cackle”), Swedish kackla (“to cackle”). Compare also Old English cahhetan, ċeahhettan (“to laugh loudly; cackle”), German gackern (“to cackle”). Pronunciation: /ˈkækəl/ 1. To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does. Labels: intransitive Example: When every goose is cackling. Example: I heard a grey hen cackling among the ling; I called and thought, "If I could get a sight of you now, it would be your last cackle;" just then I heard something moving behind me on the path. 2. To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry. Labels: intransitive Example: The witch cackled evilly. Example: She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid,[…]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher. 3. To talk in a silly manner; to prattle. Labels: intransitive Example: It is also the business of a sensible government, not to cackle on its discoveries 4. To pretend to rattle (dice) in one's hand while gripping them so that they maintain their orientation. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Danny cackled the dice furiously in his cupped hand, then rolled them so they stopped inches from Slattery's hands. The result was the same as before – a seven. Example: […] they spun all right, or so it seemed, and hit the wall all right, or so it seemed, but bottom line was this: The stirring of the dice was merely cackling, the cubes artfully framed so that the spots in the kid's fists showed 4‐4 up‐right and weren't really rattled but rather, held in control by the pinky, forefinger and thumb; […]
Word: subjection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English subjectioun, from Anglo-Norman subjectioun, Old French subjection (Modern French sujétion), and their etymon Latin subjectiō. By surface analysis, subject + -ion. 1. The act of bringing something under the control of something else. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The state of being subjected. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Maſters commands come with a power reſiſtleſs / To ſuch as owe them abſolute ſubjection; / And for a life who will not change his purpoſe? / (So mutable are all the ways of men) / Yet this be ſure, in nothing to comply / Scandalous or forbidden in our Law. Example: She's got a system they call apartheid / It keeps a brother in a subjection
Word: navigatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English navigate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English navigatable From navigate + -able. 1. Navigable. Labels: nonstandard, possibly Example: Rivers were made navigatable, irrigation was improved, and the use of hydraulics was greatly increased. Example: The second is that it has potentials for information exploration, because the displayed network is navigatable.
Word: aroint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain, and subject to various attempts to connect it to multiple Germanic and Romance etymons; first attested in the First Folio, and sometimes posited to be an error for anoint, referring to a witch’s supposed flight-facilitating ointment, and thus being a commandment for her to anele herself and fly away; also said to be taken from the phrase rowan tree, thought to dispel witches. Pronunciation: /əˈɹɔɪnt/ 1. avaunt; begone; go away; leave! Labels: archaic, imperative, transitive Example: And aroynt thee Witch, aroynt thee. Example: Aroynt thee, Witch, the rumpe-fed Ronyon cryes. 2. to dispel; to send away. Labels: archaic Example: Whiskered cats arointed flee, Sturdy stoppers keep from thee Cologne distillations.
Word: deposit interest retention tax Part of Speech: noun 1. In Ireland, a tax on interest from savings.
Word: brach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Middle English brache (“hunting dog, especially a small scent hound; female dog, bitch (?); lapdog (?)”), probably a back-formation from Old French brachès, brachez, the plural of brachet (“female scent hound”), a diminutive of brac, from Old High German braccho, bracco, bracko (“scent hound”) (modern German Bracke); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Germanic *brēkijaną (compare Latin fragrō (“to emit a smell”), Middle High German bræhen (“to smell (something); to use the sense of smell; to have a (bad) smell”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (“to have a strong odour, to smell”). cognates * Italian bracco * Medieval Latin bracco * Occitan brac * Spanish braco Pronunciation: /bɹæt͡ʃ/ 1. Originally, a synonym of scent hound (“a hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision”); later, any female hound; a bitch hound. Labels: archaic Example: In ſome countreys no woman is ſo honourable as she that hath to doo with moſt men, and can give the luſtieſt ſtriker oddes by 25 times in one night, as Meſſalina did; and ſo it is with this his bratche, or bitch-foxe. Example: Truth is a dog that muſt to kenell, hee muſt be vvhipt out, vvhen Ladie oth'e [or the] brach may ſtand by the fire and ſtinke. 2. A despicable or disagreeable woman; a bitch. Labels: archaic, derogatory Example: Avvay this Brach. I'll bring thee, Rogue, vvithin / The Statute of Sorcerie, triceſimo tertio [thirty-three] / Of Harry the eight: […] Example: Here's that ſhall ſtay your ſtomack better then the bit you ſnarle for. Thou greedy Brach thou.
Word: brach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of brach(iopod). Pronunciation: /bɹæk/ 1. Clipping of brachiopod. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, clipping, informal
Word: PQLI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Physical Quality of Life Index. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: motion sickness Part of Speech: noun 1. A feeling of nausea or dizziness caused by a disagreement between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system's sense of movement; typically resulting from travel in a vehicle such as a ship or car. Labels: uncountable
Word: lacework Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lace + -work. 1. A piece or example of lace. Labels: uncountable 2. An intricate structure resembling lace. Labels: uncountable
Word: lallygag Part of Speech: noun 1. Horseplay, fooling around. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mr. Biggs paused and turned the flesh of the succulent lobster over with his finger. The gentleman inside addressed him: ‘Try er lobstaw, bossy?’ ‘Ain't got no money,’ said Mr. Biggs, still fingering the morsels. ‘Oh, come now, none o' that ere lallygag,’ responded the gentleman. 2. A layabout, one who lallygags. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ["]Why, you ought to have been ready half an hour ago!" she said, pushing him into his room fondly. "You're a lackadaisical lallygag, that's what you are! Do you realize how much you've got to do to-day, Mr. Bonistelle?"
Word: lallygag Part of Speech: verb 1. To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort. Example: And don't you dare to lallygag about so that you don't get home till after dark, or I'll have every policeman in Parañaque out after you! Now, take care of yourselves, all of you. 2. To pet, kiss, or otherwise demonstrate overt affection, generally in public. Labels: US, archaic Example: "She's goin' to wait fer us down to Rothschild's bridge. 'N' her 'n' me 's goin' to set on the back seat together—" / "'N' lallygag," interrupted his mother. […] / "Oh, we allus lallygag when we git together, me 'n' Cynthy does." […] Example: Kissing is a game that should always be played in private. Those who must lallygag or perish should pull down the blinds.
Word: lame-duck Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lame duck. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lamination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English laminate 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 lamination From laminate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, /ˌlæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ 1. The process of laminating, joining together thin layers. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something made by laminating. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A foliation of a closed subset of a manifold by subspaces of one dimension less. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A layer of something that is laminated. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These screens incorporate a layer of transparent gold film in the laminations which forms an electric heating element to act as de-icer and de-mister. 5. A small scale sequence of fine layers that occurs in sedimentary rocks. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lights-out Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪts.aʊt/ 1. The time at night at which artificial lights are to be turned off, a curfew or bedtime. Labels: uncountable 2. The prescribed bedtime for persons living in a boarding school or staying in a hospital. Labels: uncountable Example: We were all expected to be in bed by lights-out. 3. Something hopeless, over; unconsciousness. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic, uncountable Example: It's gonna be lights out for you, pal! Example: Hardy landed a picture perfect right uppercut square on Padilla's jaw. It was lights out for the formerly undefeated pugilist. 4. A decisive play. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: No one could really stop him in the second half and he was lights-out in OHL playoffs.
Word: lights-out Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪts.aʊt/ 1. Done or performed in the dark because of a fully automated working environment. Often describes night shift or third shift work. Labels: not-comparable Example: lights-out manufacturing Example: lights-out production
Word: seasickness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seasick + -ness or sea + sickness. Compare Middle English seknesse of the see (“seasickness”, literally “sickness of the sea”). Pronunciation: /ˈsiːsɪk.nəs/ 1. Nausea, dizziness, etc. caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: lightheartedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lighthearted (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns). 1. The state of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a care. Labels: uncountable 2. An amusement or item of a pleasant but inconsequential nature. Labels: countable Example: I focus on communal descriptive problems—what I call American race talk dilemmas—rather than on all the lightheartednesses and small triumphs of daily life at Columbus.
Word: like-minded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English like English mind Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English like-minded From like + mind + -ed. 1. Of similar opinion, given to holding similar opinions. Example: The like-minded politicians voted the same way so often they were thought of as one person rather than two. Example: With the ability to network with like-minded young professionals from across the railway industry, while experiencing the history and culture of Japan and its railway network, YRTs first inter-continental tour can be deemed a great success!
Word: Pangasinan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Pangasinán, from Pangasinan Pangasinan. Pronunciation: /pɐŋ.ɡɐ.sɪˈnan/ 1. A province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Lingayen. Largest city: San Carlos. 2. A language of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family of languages; it is one of the major languages of the Philippines and the primary language in the province of Pangasinan, as well as northern Tarlac.
Word: Pangasinan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish Pangasinán, from Pangasinan Pangasinan. Pronunciation: /pɐŋ.ɡɐ.sɪˈnan/ 1. A person from Pangasinan or having Pangasinan ancestry.
Word: Pangasinan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Spanish Pangasinán, from Pangasinan Pangasinan. Pronunciation: /pɐŋ.ɡɐ.sɪˈnan/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Pangasinan people, language, or province Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadrilogy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quadri- + -logy, by analogy with trilogy. 1. A tetralogy. Labels: nonstandard
Word: like-mindedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English like-minded 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 like-mindedness From like-minded + -ness. 1. The property of being like-minded, of holding similar opinions. Labels: uncountable
Word: lily-white Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English liliwhite, lilye-white, lilye-whyt, equivalent to lily + white. 1. A shade of the color white. 2. Pure, unblemished, immaculate. Example: Not a pimple nor freckle marred her lily-white skin Example: Four for the Gospel makers, / Three, three, the rivals, / Two, two, the lily-white boys, Clothed all in green, O 3. Innocent, having a reputation beyond reproach. 4. Of the Caucasian race; white. Labels: derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: The film was shot on location in Notting Hill, but observers noticed how its streets were suspiciously free of black people, and instead “wholly populated with mindless, twittering, wittering, lily-white rich”, as writer China Miéville put it.
Word: limy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lime + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌɪ.mi/ 1. containing or resembling lime Example: Limy muds accumulated there as sediments, and entombed the remains of the animals living on the sea-floor.
Word: alpha-lactam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha)bor. English alpha Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lac(tone) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English am(ide) English lactam English alpha-lactam From alpha + lactam. 1. A lactam having a three-membered ring structure.
Word: marination Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of marinating. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: beta-lactam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beta Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lac(tone) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English am(ide) English lactam English beta-lactam From beta + lactam, where beta refers to the position of the carbon atom to which the nitrogen is attached. 1. A lactam having a four-membered ring structure; a structural element of many antibiotics such as penicillin.