nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: unsavoury Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English savoury English unsavoury From un- + savoury. 1. Alternative spelling of unsavory. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: The lawyer and twice-divorced mother of three had presented herself as the modern face of her party, trying to strip it of unsavoury overtones after her father's convictions for saying the Nazi occupation of France was not "particularly inhumane". Example: England consolidated their position of power in pursuit of a place at next year's World Cup in Qatar with a hugely impressive victory against Hungary in a hostile and often unsavoury atmosphere in Budapest.
Word: diisocyanate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English isocyanate English diisocyanate From di- + isocyanate. 1. Any compound containing two isocyanate anions or functional groups, but especially such an organic compound used in the preparation of polyurethane
Word: apiculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English api- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English apiculture From api- (“bee”) + culture. 1. The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons. Labels: uncountable
Word: washhouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English wæsċhūs, equivalent to wash + house. 1. A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry. Example: Now I'll see things walking a road that fifty other men would miss. I'll give you an instance, connected with the robbery of a wash-house copper." 2. A public laundry. 3. A room in a house used for washing laundry; a utility room. Labels: New-Zealand 4. A public facility where people could wash themselves and their clothes. Labels: UK, historical Example: […] the washhouses complied with the Factory and Workshops Act of 1907.
Word: handler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English handler, handiller, equivalent to handle + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhænd.lə/, /ˈhænd.lɚ/, [ˈhɛənd.lɚ] 1. One who handles something (especially manually) or someone. Labels: literally Example: The handler of a weapon gets a symbolic sensation of deadly power. Example: Although the airline told them it took such action because they might spread the disease in their capacity as food handlers, neither was offered a transfer to other departments. 2. A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter). Example: The spy's handler told him to approach the subject by posing as a dog handler. Example: They are also very sympathetic, especially Caesar’s orangutan advisor, Maurice (Karin Konoval), who takes a shine to a human moppet (Amiah Miller) he finds hiding in the back of a shack, and the poignant Bad Ape (a scene-stealing Steve Zahn), a mangy chimp who was beaten so often in his zoo-animal days that he came to believe what his handlers were shouting was supposed to be his name. 3. An advisor or manager providing guidance to a person occupying public office or a prominent position. Example: The governor received guidance on how to best disseminate key information to the public from her handler. 4. A subroutine that handles a particular situation such as an event or exception. Example: If the expression is a throw, we unwind the stack seeking a handler expression.
Word: watercolourist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English watercolour 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 watercolourist From watercolour + -ist. 1. An artist who paints watercolours. Example: Jim's aunt is an avid watercolourist.
Word: handlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cheese off Part of Speech: verb 1. To annoy. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Sony management […] is 'fixing' one part of the triangle at the cost of the other two. This cheeses off software makers more than you can imagine, and it also cheeses off customers.
Word: whitewood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From white + wood. 1. Any of several deciduous trees, some used for furniture, such as the tulip tree. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of several deciduous trees, some used for furniture, such as the tulip tree. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of several deciduous trees, some used for furniture, such as the tulip tree. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of several deciduous trees, some used for furniture, such as the tulip tree. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Any of several deciduous trees, some used for furniture, such as the tulip tree. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Any of several deciduous trees, some used for furniture, such as the tulip tree. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Any of several deciduous trees, some used for furniture, such as the tulip tree. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Wood of these trees or of spruce (Picea spp.) Labels: uncountable 9. A prototype version of a pinball table, without the final artwork. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When the design seems satisfactory, the whitewood is wired to make it playable. Meanwhile the software developer has been creating the unique software to control the game.
Word: zakuski Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /zəˈkuːski/, /zɑˈkuːski/ 1. plural of zakuska Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aerophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + -phone. 1. Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound. 2. A form of combined speaking trumpet and ear trumpet. Labels: dated 3. An instrument for greatly intensifying speech, consisting of a phonograph diaphragm arranged so that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration. Labels: dated
Word: zakuska Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Russian закуси́ть (zakusítʹ) Proto-Slavic *-ьka Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Russian -ка (-ka) Russian заку́ска (zakúska)bor. English zakuska Borrowed from Russian заку́ска (zakúska, “appetizer”). Doublet of zacusca. Pronunciation: /zəˈkuːskə/, /zɑˈkuːskə/ 1. An assortment of hors d’oeuvres.
Word: sexology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Elizabeth Osgood Goodrich Willard in 1867 from sex + -ology. Pronunciation: /sɛkˈsɒlədʒi/ 1. The study of sex and sexuality, usually from a psychological or clinical perspective. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sexologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sex Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English -logist English -ologist English sexologist From sex + -ologist. 1. Someone who studies, or is an expert in, sex and sexuality. Example: Daniel Bergner, age 48, the divorced father of two teenage children, is what sexologists would call a straight, vanilla teleiophile. Example: Then there's US sexologist Ray Blanchard, best known for his ... well, problematic concept of autogynyphelia: the idea that trans women are actually men who feel attracted to their female-selves.
Word: Seychellois Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French seychellois. Doublet of Seselwa 1. From, or pertaining to, Seychelles. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Seychellois Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French seychellois. Doublet of Seselwa 1. Someone from the Seychelles, or of Seychellois descent.
Word: Massif Central Part of Speech: name 1. An elevated area of south-central France. Example: The vast plateau of the Massif Central was still the fortress it had been when the Arverni tribes held out against the Romans. Its rivers were unnavigable and its links to the rest of France practically non-existent.
Word: teed off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tee off) Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: teed off Part of Speech: adj 1. Annoyed, upset, angry. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: My doctor was thoroughly teed off when she learned I have not been taking the medications she prescribed.
Word: reducible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English reduce Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English reducible From reduce + -ible. 1. Capable of being reduced. 2. Able to be factored into polynomials of lower degree, as x²-1. 3. Able to be factored into smaller integers; composite. 4. Containing a sphere of codimension 1 that is not the boundary of a ball.
Word: fetal alcohol syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a spectrum of birth defects that result from excessive alcohol consumption by the mother during pregnancy.
Word: water cannon Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that shoots a large amount of water at high pressure through a hose-like tube.
Word: water pistol Part of Speech: noun 1. A toy gun used to shoot water.
Word: philosophie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of philosophy. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: cross-shaped Part of Speech: adj 1. Of the form of a cross. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: X-shaped (not always differentiable)
Word: endpoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From end + point. 1. Either of the two points at the ends of a line segment. 2. The point in speech at which an utterance ends. 3. A defined occurrence during the observation period of an experiment or study. 4. The stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added. 5. The entity at one end of a connection. 6. Part of a system that serves as a hook, allowing third-party code to intercept and modify behaviour at that point. 7. Either of the two nodes of a graph of degree 1.
Word: endpoint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From end + point. 1. To detect the endpoint of an utterance. Labels: transitive 2. To determine an endpoint in a titration process. Labels: transitive
Word: passivation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English passive 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 passivation From passive + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌpæsəˈveɪʃən/, /ˌpæsəˈvæɪʃən/ 1. The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: peise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English peysen, from Anglo-Norman peiser, peser and Middle French peser, from Latin pēnsāre (literally “weigh”). Doublet of poise. Pronunciation: /peɪz/, /piːz/ 1. To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise. Labels: obsolete 2. To weigh or take the measure of (an immaterial object). Labels: figuratively, obsolete 3. To weigh down, retard Labels: figuratively, obsolete Example: I speak too long; but 'tis to peise the time, To eke it, and to draw it out in length, […]
Word: peise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English peysen, from Anglo-Norman peiser, peser and Middle French peser, from Latin pēnsāre (literally “weigh”). Doublet of poise. Pronunciation: /peɪz/, /piːz/ 1. A weight; a poise. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete Example: To weigh pence with a peise. 2. A heavy blow, an impact. Labels: obsolete Example: Great Ptolomæe it for his lemans sake / Ybuilded all of glasse, by Magicke powre, / And also it impregnable did make; / Yet when his loue was false, he with a peaze it brake.
Word: segreant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in the 1550s, initially in the spelling sergreant, of obscure origin and variable meaning: examples from the 15- and 1600s apply it not only to winged quadrupeds but also a falcon, and not exclusively to ones rampant but also some passant. The source may be French s'érigeant (“erecting itself”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɛɡ.ɹi.ənt/ 1. Rampant, with the wings elevated and addorsed (a posture of winged quadrupeds). Labels: not-comparable
Word: kitbags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kitbag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sarai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”). 1. Either of two cities which served as the capital of the Golden Horde. Labels: historical
Word: Sarai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew שרי (Saráy), from the plural form of שר (“master, chief”). 1. A female given name from Hebrew, most famously borne by Sarah, the wife of Abram and mother of Isaac in the Bible, prior to her name change Example: And Abram tooke Sarai his wife, and Lot his brothers sonne, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the soules that they had gotten in Haran, and they went foorth to goe into the land of Canaan: and into the land of Canaan they came.
Word: Melchizedek Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (malkî-ṣed̠eq). The name literally means “righteousness is my king”. Pronunciation: /mɛlˈkɪzədɛk/ 1. A king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham. Example: And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
Word: Melchizedek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (malkî-ṣed̠eq). The name literally means “righteousness is my king”. Pronunciation: /mɛlˈkɪzədɛk/ 1. A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.
Word: peridomicile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English domicile English peridomicile From peri- + domicile. 1. The areas around a dwelling, especially the animal enclosures etc. of a rural dwelling
Word: chunking Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Chunking is the reason that phone numbers are broken into two parts plus an area code and that credit card numbers are split into groups of four. 3. A method of presenting information which splits concepts into small pieces or "chunks" of information to make reading and understanding faster and easier, using such methods as bulleted lists, short subheadings, or short sentences with one or two ideas per sentence. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chunking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chunk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Teuton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *tewtéh₂ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂der. Latin Teutonēsbor. English Teuton Borrowed from Latin Teutonēs, Teutonī (“the Teutons”) (compare Ancient Greek Τεύτονες (Teútones)), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). First attested in the early 1700s. Pronunciation: /ˈt(j)uː.tən/, /ˈt(j)uː.tɒn/, /ˈt(j)u.tən/, /ˈt(j)u.tɑn/ 1. A member of an early Germanic tribe living in Jutland noted in historical writings by Greek and Roman authors. Labels: historical Example: The difference between the Clergy and the Teuton conquerors was more than a difference of creed, or of civilization. It was an actual difference of race. They were Romans, to whom the Teuton was a savage, speaking a different tongue, obeying different laws, his whole theory of the universe different from the Roman. Example: We have noted that the Teutonic layer of European barbarians, unlike the Celtic layer, resisted the disintegrating action of Hellenism to such effect that the Teutons were able to take their place in the external proletariat of the Hellenic World and to dispatch the Hellenic Society in its death agonies with the coup de grâce. 2. A member of the Teutonic Order. Labels: historical Example: The third threat, from the Teutonic Knights of Germany, was the worst, because the Crusader Teutons wanted not only Russian land but also to kill off the people of Russia because they were a different kind of Christian from them! Example: Its garrison consisted of the Templars and Hospitalliers, the knights of Cyprus, Teutons, French, English, Pizzan, Venetian, and Genoan mercenaries.[…]On the following day the New Tower of the city, which was defended by the Teuton knights, was taken by assault. 3. A member of any Germanic language-speaking people, especially a German. Example: In the first place, a prolonged struggle in the North Temperate Zone, with a harsh, though not a depressing, natural environment, endows the Teuton with unusual energy and initiative. Then centuries of wanderings in which the strong set forth and the weak and timid stay behind, brings the Teuton to the west of Europe, to the British Isles, and to America, with a courage, enterprise, and self-assertion rare in the history of man. The Teuton becomes the Anglo-Saxon, and therewith less apt for the gregarious life. Example: Every Teuton must fall on his face before an inferior Teuton; until they all find, in the foul marshes towards the Baltic, the very lowest of all possible Teutons, and worship him--and find he is a Slav. So much for Pan-Germanism.
Word: Teuton Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *tewtéh₂ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂der. Latin Teutonēsbor. English Teuton Borrowed from Latin Teutonēs, Teutonī (“the Teutons”) (compare Ancient Greek Τεύτονες (Teútones)), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). First attested in the early 1700s. Pronunciation: /ˈt(j)uː.tən/, /ˈt(j)uː.tɒn/, /ˈt(j)u.tən/, /ˈt(j)u.tɑn/ 1. Synonym of Teutonic. Example: While some families of the oldest Welsh stocks talk English only, a large number, whose forefathers were Teuton, Norse, or Irish, now converse in Cymraeg. Example: Had the Jews been so fixed a type, by this time their offspring would have been more numerous than the Chinese. The reverse, however, is the case; and therefore, we may suppose they must have become extinct, had it not been for fresh supplies of Saxon, Teuton, Spanish, and Italian blood.
Word: panhandling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or habit of begging for money. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The old owner was dead now and the son who had taken over had had to bar Tolie from the movie show because the hunchback annoyed the crowds with his periodic panhandlings up and down the aisles.
Word: panhandling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of panhandle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: attophysics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From atto- + physics. 1. The branch of physics concerned with dynamic processes that take place with a time resolution of the order of attoseconds Labels: uncountable
Word: diapause Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek διάπαυσις (diápausis, “pause, cessation”). By surface analysis, dia- + -pause. Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪəpɔːz/ 1. A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: diapause Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Ancient Greek διάπαυσις (diápausis, “pause, cessation”). By surface analysis, dia- + -pause. Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪəpɔːz/ 1. To undergo diapause. Labels: intransitive
Word: semaphorin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semaphore + -in. 1. Any of a class of proteins that assist growing axons to find an appropriate target and to form synapses
Word: unimaginatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unimaginative Middle English -ly English -ly English unimaginatively From unimaginative + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnɪˈmad͡ʒɪnətɪvlɪj/ 1. Done in an unimaginative manner; not creatively.
Word: imaginatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English ymaginatyfliche; equivalent to imaginative + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmad͡ʒɪnətɪvlɪj/ 1. In an imaginative manner; showing creativity. Example: Now some imaginatively heterodoxical men are often surprisingly twitted upon their willful inverting of all common-sense notions, their absurd and all-displacing transcendentals, which say three is four, and two and two make ten. Example: Longman’s Magazine, immediately after his death, published the following poem, which took a very pathetic touch from the circumstances of its appearance—the more that, while it imaginatively and finely commemorated these days of truant wanderings, it showed the ruling passion for home and the old haunts, strongly and vividly, even not unnigh to death: […]
Word: self-appointed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English appointed English self-appointed From self- + appointed. 1. Appointed by oneself, usually without having the right or the expertise to do so. Labels: not-comparable
Word: self-appointed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English appointed English self-appointed From self- + appointed. 1. simple past and past participle of self-appoint Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dearie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dear + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪəɹi/, /ˈdɪɹi/, /ˈdɪɚi/, /ˈdiɹi/, /ˈdiɹɪ/ 1. A person who is dear; sweetie. Labels: colloquial, term-of-address Example: What a scare you gave me, dearie. Example: At the mention of money Mrs Dibble was overcome with great debility, and wheezed, "I don't feel up to talking about money, matters just now, dearie. I think I better have a bit of a doze."
Word: dearies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deary Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of dearie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cake slices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cake slice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cake-slices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cake-slice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fridging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fridge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fridged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fridge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fridge-freezers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fridge-freezer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vacuum cleaners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vacuum cleaner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -fu Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Back-formation from kung fu. Pronunciation: /fuː/ 1. Used to form nouns indicating expertise or mastery of specified skill or area of knowledge. Labels: morpheme, slang Example: Google + -fu → Google-fu Example: script + -fu → script-fu
Word: paperclips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paperclip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: computercide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute English -er English computer Latin -cīda Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin -cīdiumder. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English computercide From computer + -cide. 1. The destruction of a computer. Labels: uncountable
Word: bridging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of bridge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bridging Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. That acts as a bridge (in many contexts) Labels: not-comparable Example: Loading and unloading between platform and train are carried out at the busier stations by means of fork-lift trucks and at smaller points by bridging boards or lifting platforms.
Word: bridging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. The act of building a bridge. Example: With him were 60,000 combat engineers for multiple bridgings of the river, and hundreds of thousands of tons of supplies, landing craft, and amphibious vehicles. 2. The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight. Example: All the joists and bridgings of the mezzanine floor to have stout double herringbone strutting not more than 6 feet apart.
Word: bloodhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blood + head. 1. In China, a seller of blood. Example: [...] the head of the local health department was himself a blood trader or "bloodhead".
Word: Ismael Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Ismael. Pronunciation: /ˈɪzmeɪ.əl/, /ˈɪzmeɪl/ 1. Obsolete form of Ishmael. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cuica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese cuíca, from Old Tupi. 1. A Brazilian friction drum often used in samba music.
Word: soubriquet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sobriquet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: squealling Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of squealing. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Yolanda Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Yolanda, the form of a medieval royal name of obscure, probably Germanic, origin. It has been identified with Latin Violante and with Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, “violet”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). 1. A female given name from Spanish. Example: I chose the name Yolanda Denise, but my husband had reservations about it. He questioned whether people would call her Yolanda or mispronounce the name. He was right. Her name is so frequently mispronounced that it bothers her. There is a tendency among middle-class Negroes to give their children unusual names. Perhaps they are seeking elegance or some special identification. I fell victim to this custom, rather than following the sensible practice of naming the baby after a member of the family.
Word: Yvette Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Yvette. The politics sense is a reference to the name of a docile young girl in a school textbook, and was popularized by separatist politician Lise Payette (1931–2018). Pronunciation: /iːˈvɛt/, /ɪˈvɛt/ 1. A female given name from French borrowed from French in the nineteenth century.
Word: Yvette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French Yvette. The politics sense is a reference to the name of a docile young girl in a school textbook, and was popularized by separatist politician Lise Payette (1931–2018). Pronunciation: /iːˈvɛt/, /ɪˈvɛt/ 1. A term of derision used by Quebec separatists to refer to Federalist-voting French Quebecois housewives. Labels: Quebec, dated, derogatory
Word: Gwendolyn Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Welsh, variant of Gwendolen. Example: Faith read the name of the addressee, "Gwendolyn Zabel. That's a lovely old name."
Word: Billie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Bill + -ie. 1. A male or female given name from the Germanic languages derived from Bill, the diminutive of William. 2. A nickname for Belinda.
Word: Winnifred Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Welsh, variant of Winifred.
Word: Vivienne Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Latin borrowed from French, a variant of Vivian.
Word: Violette Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Violette. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Christianist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Christian 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 Christianist From Christian + -ist. 1. Supporting or advocating Christianism.
Word: Christianist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Christian 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 Christianist From Christian + -ist. 1. One who espouses or practices Christianism.
Word: browned off Part of Speech: adj 1. Annoyed, upset, angry, bored, fed up, disgusted Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: Bob was browned off when he was passed over for promotion. Example: "I went AWOL because I was browned off with being a latrine orderly and not because I wanted hazardous duty," Hill said in making his plea.
Word: Tabitha Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Aramaic טביתא (Ṭabītā’, “doe, roe, gazelle”), translated as Dorcas in the Bible. Pronunciation: /ˈtæbɪθə/ 1. A woman who was, according to the Bible, restored to life by Peter. Example: Now there was at Ioppa a certain disciple, named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: This woman was full of good works, and almes deeds, which she did. 2. A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
Word: Tamera Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Tamara, popularized by actress Tamera Mowry in the 1990s.
Word: Martine Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, masculine equivalent Martin, equivalent to English Martina.
Word: pope hat Part of Speech: noun 1. The mitre worn by popes. Labels: informal Example: A picture of the good professor with a pope hat on came up, to some polite laughter. Example: Which reminds me; put on the Pope-Hat.
Word: Patrice Part of Speech: name Etymology: 20th century variant of Patricia, probably borrowed from the French male given name Patrice. 1. A female given name from Latin.
Word: simpletons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of simpleton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Selma Part of Speech: name Etymology: Taken to use in the 19th century when similar-sounding names, Elma, Thelma, Alma, Wilma, etc. were in vogue. Perhaps a shortening of Anselma, or from the name of a place in the James Macpherson's Ossian cycle of epic poems, itself from Scottish Gaelic sealladh + math (“good vision”). In some cases perhaps borrowed from Turkish Selma, from Arabic سَلْمَى (salmā). Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlmə/ 1. A female given name. Labels: countable 2. A surname. Labels: countable 3. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable Example: So when King – who had been in Atlanta for “Bloody Sunday” – telegrammed Parks about returning to Alabama to take part in a third mass march from Selma to Montgomery, her immediate answer was “Why, of course.” 6. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Selma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Taken to use in the 19th century when similar-sounding names, Elma, Thelma, Alma, Wilma, etc. were in vogue. Perhaps a shortening of Anselma, or from the name of a place in the James Macpherson's Ossian cycle of epic poems, itself from Scottish Gaelic sealladh + math (“good vision”). In some cases perhaps borrowed from Turkish Selma, from Arabic سَلْمَى (salmā). Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlmə/ 1. A confrontation where authorities brutally repress those wanting civil rights, similar to Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. Labels: US, figuratively Example: Eventually, our place and response may be viewed as a historic turning point, another Selma for the nation and world. Example: Shelby County has become the new Selma.
Word: cabbaging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cabbage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cabbaging Part of Speech: noun 1. Being lazy or in a state of boredom. Labels: UK, slang, uncountable 2. The stealing of offcuts of material by a tailor making a garment with a customer's fabric. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: The tailor in the East [...] is made to cut out the cloth in presence of its owner, to prevent "cabbaging".
Word: Diviya Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit दिव्या (divyā́), feminine of दिव्य (divyá, “divine, heavenly”). 1. A female given name from Sanskrit.
Word: Isleib Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Isleib. 1. A surname from German.
Word: mathlete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of mathematics + athlete. The term is a registered trademark of the MathCounts organization. The term entered pop culture from the movies American Pie (1999) and Mean Girls (2004), as well as being featured in the short-lived cult TV series Freaks and Geeks. Mathletes was the name of a US national organization in the 1970s that sponsored high school mathematics competitions ("Mathletes") and junior high school competitions ("Junior Mathletes") between school teams known as "Math Teams". A team's news and results could be covered either under Sports (because it was a team competition) or Activities. Pronunciation: /ˈmæθliːt/ 1. A member of the math team of a primary school or secondary school. Labels: US Example: Yo Yo Yo! All you sucka MCs ain't got nothin' on me! From my grades, to my lines you can't touch Kevin G! I'm a mathlete, so nerd is inferred, but forget what you heard […]
Word: agritainment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of agriculture + entertainment. By surface analysis, agri- + [enter]tainment. Pronunciation: /ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈteɪn.mənt/ 1. The promotion of farms as places to visit for entertainment (e.g. tractor rides, corn mazes). Labels: US, uncountable
Word: recrossed Part of Speech: adj 1. Crossed a second time. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having the ends crossed, like (or as) a cross crosslet. Labels: not-comparable Example: M'Glashan, Sco. a long cross recrossed, gules,[…] Example: gules, a bend argent acc. by six crosses recrossed argent
Word: recrossed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recross Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: workless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English workless From work + -less. 1. Devoid of work. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the future, will machines end the need for employment and lead to a workless society? Example: 1935, Christopher Isherwood, Mr Norris Changes Trains (U.S. title: The Last of Mr Norris), Chapter Eight, in The Berlin Stories, New York: New Directions, 1963, p. 87, And morning after morning, all over the immense, damp, dreary town and the packing-case colonies of huts in the suburb allotments, young men were waking up to another workless empty day to be spent as they could best contrive […] 2. Having no work to do; unemployed. Labels: not-comparable Example: The number of workless swelled to terrible dimensions Example: A workless household is defined as a household that includes at least one person of working-age (men aged 16-64 years and women aged 16-59 years) where no one in the household aged 16 or over is in employment. 3. Not carried out in practice; not exemplified in fact. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: bicolon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bi- + colon. Piecewise doublet of dicolon. 1. A pair of adjacent lines of poetry in which the second echoes the meaning of the first
Word: Gobelin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after a Parisian manufacturing company founded by Jean Gobelin, whose French name derives from German Kobold (“evil gnome”). 1. A mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs. Example: So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
Word: similitudes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of similitude Labels: form-of, plural
Word: physical therapy Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various therapeutic exercises and other activities to treat injury or dysfunction, or such exercises and activities collectively. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 2. The medical discipline dealing with such. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: ministries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ministry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: desugar Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar English desugar From de- + sugar. 1. To remove sugar from. Labels: transitive 2. To remove syntactic sugar from. Labels: informal, transitive Example: The indexing operation arr[i] desugars to a method call that borrows the entire array.
Word: Wilf Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. 1. A male given name, diminutive of Wilfred.
Word: intraspecific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English specific English intraspecific From intra- + specific. 1. Occurring among members of the same species.
Word: interspecific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English specific English interspecific From inter- + specific. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk/, /ˌɪntɚspəˈsɪfɪk/ 1. Occurring among members of different species; interspecies. Labels: not-comparable 2. Existing or occurring between different species. Labels: not-comparable Example: Interspecific crossing in the wild appears to be limited as well, at least partly due to geographic isolation. However, I. wallerana and I. usambarensis are known to have naturally hybridized in the wild (Grey-Wilson, 1980a; Grey-Wilson, 1980b). With the wonderful horticulture discovery of the New Guinea group of impatiens in the early 1970's, there was significant interest in attempting controlled interspecific pollinations.
Word: Carolyn Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkɛɹəlɪn/, /ˈkæɹəlɪn/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, a variant of Caroline used since the 19th century. Example: He never called me "Carolyn" until long after I'd stopped studying with him. It was always "Caroline", as in his Jardin aux Lilas. When at Juilliard he first learned my name, he snorted "How affected!" I was surprised. "Carolyn" affected? "Caroline" not? I'd always thought it was the other way around.
Word: Jeffery Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Jeffrey. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: Cindy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortened from Lucinda and Cinderella. In the 20th century adopted as a pet form of Cynthia. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪndi/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Cynthia and Lucinda; also used as a formal female given name. Example: Cindy came in lugging my trunk, assisted by an elderly servant-woman - - - ["]You may go, Tabitha, to your spinning, and you, Lucinda, bring up a pitcher of water for Miss Mary," said Mrs. Hardinge. Example: Now, you must know that Cinderella had a godmother, - - - . The little old lady sat down upon a small log of wood on the opposite side, and said ,― "Why, Cindy, my darling, you have been crying?"
Word: Debra Part of Speech: name Etymology: A spelling variant of Deborah first used in the 20th century. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛbɹə/ 1. A female given name from Hebrew popular in the 1950s and the 1960s. Example: "She's Debra Jean," the children shouted in chorus. "We decided last night with Daddy." - - - So her name is Debbie, I thought to myself. With a pretty name and a family to love her this baby has to make it. Example: In previous years Penryn Town Council has used Falmouth Town Council to fulfil the parks contract and glyphosate had been used, councillor Debra Clegg confirmed.
Word: Fannie Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of Frances, also used as a formal female given name.
Word: Brianna Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bɹiːˈænə/, /bɹiːˈɑnə/ 1. A female given name, variant of Briana.
Word: Sadie Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈseɪdi/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Sarah. Also a popular formal given name in the 19th century. Example: We are some of the sales-ladies - Minnies, Mamies, Susies, Sadies - From the famous house whose trade is The distinction and the glory Of all modern retail story.
Word: Connemara Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Conamara, from Conmhaicne Mara (literally “the Conmhaicne of the sea”), a branch of an ancient native tribe named Conmhaicne (literally “descendants of Conmhac”). Pronunciation: /ˌkɑnəˈmɑɹə/, /ˌkɒnɪˈmɑːɹə/ 1. A mountainous district of western County Galway, Ireland.
Word: Connemara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Conamara, from Conmhaicne Mara (literally “the Conmhaicne of the sea”), a branch of an ancient native tribe named Conmhaicne (literally “descendants of Conmhac”). Pronunciation: /ˌkɑnəˈmɑɹə/, /ˌkɒnɪˈmɑːɹə/ 1. A pony of a particular breed native to this Irish district.
Word: eusocial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der. English eu- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social English eusocial From eu- + social. 1. Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals whose genetic endowment they share. Labels: not-comparable
Word: racking Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. spun yarn used in racking ropes Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: racking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: racking Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of wracking. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It was a racking experience, and he did not repeat it. The muscular cramps which are characteristic of the complaint were tying the sufferer into knots, and he was biting his lips to shut down the screams which might have relieved his agony at the expense of his manhood.
Word: portemanteau Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of portmanteau (“travelling case”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Then there is such a getting up-stairs with portemanteaus and carpet-bags in the Gross-Herzog; […] Example: Bending low, he caught the whisper, “Read,” and following his eyes to the small stand before mentioned, among some articles that had been taken from his portemanteau, to administer to his comfort, he noticed a small pocket Bible.
Word: portemanteaux Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of portemanteau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: free-diving Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various aquatic disciplines in which divers attempt to stay underwater without a breathing apparatus for as long as possible. Labels: uncountable
Word: free-diving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of free-dive Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: parrots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parrot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parrots Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of parrot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cotters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cotter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parroter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From parrot + -er. 1. A person who mindlessly repeats what they have heard.
Word: jiu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 酒 (jiǔ). 1. Any Chinese alcoholic beverage Labels: uncountable Example: I didn’t attempt homebrew versions of Chinese jiu or Japanese sake.
Word: powder keg Part of Speech: noun 1. A barrel containing gunpowder. 2. An explosive or otherwise volatile situation. Labels: figuratively Example: powder keg of Europe (term describing the unstable state of the Balkans before World War I)
Word: qu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 區 /区. 1. An administrative subdivision of China roughly equivalent to districts, distinguished from the more rural "counties" (xian). Labels: China Example: […]the Party committee of Peiyuanmen commune of Lienhu ch'u in Sian municipality has since the year before last set up outside-school cultural activity centers in the commune headquarters and in various neighborhood committees. Example: At the time of the elections (1980) Nanjing was subdivided into three suburban counties (xian) and nine urban districts (qu).
Word: powder kegs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of powder keg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: camera obscura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin camera obscūra (literally “dark chamber”); compare camera. Pronunciation: /ˌkæm.ə.ɹə əbˈskjʊə.ɹə/, /ˌkæm.ɹə əbˈskjʊə.ɹə/, /ˌkæm.ɚ.ə əbˈskjʊɚ.ə/, /ˌkæm.ɹə əbˈskjʊɚ.ə/ 1. A darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface.
Word: morning impaired Part of Speech: adj 1. Unable to think clearly or get moving in the morning. Labels: humorous, slang Example: Bob doesn't show up on time for early meetings; he is morning impaired.
Word: blood sugar Part of Speech: noun 1. Glucose in the blood. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The amount of glucose in a person's blood. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: inverted sugar Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of invert sugar. Labels: uncountable