nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: quincunx Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quīncunx. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/, /ˈkwɪnkʌŋks/ 1. An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes. 2. An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects. 3. A Galton board. Example: In 1873–74 Sir Francis Galton (Charles Darwin’s cousin) designed an apparatus that he later named the quincunx. 4. A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as. Labels: historical
Word: navvy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of navigator, in reference to the navigation canals upon which these workers first toiled, + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈnævi/ 1. A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad. Labels: UK, historical Example: Suppose two lads, fresh from school, go out into the world to earn their living; one becomes a navvy and one a clerk. In five years' time these two young men will probably be very different in appearance from one another. The navvy will have developed his muscles; he will be broad-built, broad-chested, and strong. Example: His proper trade's a navvy; and he works at it sometimes too—for exercise—and earns good money at it. 2. an unskilled laborer
Word: navvy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of navigator, in reference to the navigation canals upon which these workers first toiled, + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈnævi/ 1. To carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project. Labels: UK, historical, intransitive Example: But by pretending to believe he's navvied before, I've given him double reason to drive himself hard. Example: Before my time of navvying I believe the times were still worse.
Word: neurilemma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuri- English lemma English neurilemma From neuri- (variation of neuro-) + lemma. 1. The outer membranous covering of a nerve fiber.
Word: flame war Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flame + war. 1. An argument consisting entirely or largely of flames by various parties that serve only to escalate the dispute. Labels: Internet, dated Example: Remember, Smokey the Bear says, "Only you can prevent flame wars". Example: That post was the starting point for a flame war between Linux creator Linus Torvalds and Tanenbaum and a bunch of other enthusiasts, who later became the first Linux developers.
Word: flaming Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/ 1. On fire with visible flames. Example: The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood. Example: On Christmas Day, the pudding was served piping hot, with flaming brandy on top. 2. Very bright and the color of flame. Example: In the evening she reveled in the flaming sunsets, with their spectacular orange glows that seemed to set the whole world on fire. Example: Edward was twelve when he had seen his first painting by Titian of a woman with flowing red locks. Since that day, he had always wanted to find a model he could paint who possessed the flaming hair that was Titian's trademark. 3. Very showy, flamboyant. Labels: colloquial Example: I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals fa-laaaaming. 4. Extremely obvious; visibly evident. Labels: colloquial Example: To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react. 5. Damned, bloody. Labels: Australia, UK, colloquial Example: I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam! 6. Very enthusiastic or passionate. Example: I hate it with a flaming passion! Example: Before he had brought it into the study that morning, he had read in the journal a flaming account of "Festivities at Gaunt House," with the names of all the distinguished personages invited by the Marquis of Steyne to meet his Royal Highness.
Word: flaming Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of flame Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flaming Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/ 1. An emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The burning is done before the crop has come up, and usually two flamings are necessary to kill all weeds […] 2. Sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Vitriolic criticism. Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable Example: You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.
Word: flamage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flame Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English flamage From flame + -age. 1. Flame postings considered as a group. Labels: Internet, slang, uncountable Example: If you insist on posting your baby photos to that abortion newsgroup, get ready for some flamage. Example: Where is the Posting of Stupidity that has not been decried as Delphic by its replies of flamage? Where the poster that has not hurled back the branding reproach of "From: user@delphi.com" against the more Content-Free messages, as well as against the Never-Ending-September?
Word: flame bait Part of Speech: noun 1. A deliberately provocative posting intended to start a flame war. Labels: Internet, dated, uncountable
Word: principle of relativity Part of Speech: noun 1. The principle that only the motion of objects relative to one another can be measured, and that there is no absolute frame of reference.
Word: CGS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of centimetre-gram-second: a system of measurement taking these as its fundamental units, now replaced by the SI system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Canadian Government Ship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of cultural group selection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of contiguous gene syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: all elbows Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the idea that these programs rudely elbow others out of their way. 1. of a program that steals whatever resources it needs without consideration for other tasks. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: Multicom goes beyond lame. It's about the worst example of an 'all elbows' 1984 vintage DOS program that I've seen in a long time. Yuk! Example: It /will/ nuke NT's loader, but that's because NT is all elbows when it comes to booting.
Word: purse seine Part of Speech: noun 1. A fishing seine consisting of a purse cable which acts as a draw string for the bottom of the net allowing entire schools of fish to be enclosed and brought up.
Word: PO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of post office. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of purchase order. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of police officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of probation officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: I gotta take a whiz test to my PO / I know I failed 'cause I done smoked major weed, bro 5. Initialism of petty officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of principal officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of playoff. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PO Part of Speech: adv 1. Initialism of per os (“by mouth, orally”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: PO Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of peroral. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: mooncalf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moon + calf, after a superstition that the moon caused abnormal fetal development. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːnkɑːf/ 1. An abnormal mass within the uterus; a false conception. Labels: archaic Example: Thou art very Trinculo indeed! How camest thou to be the siege of this moon-calf? Can he vent Trinculos? 2. A poorly conceived idea or plan. 3. A dreamer, someone absent-minded or distracted; a fool, simpleton. Example: “[…] you’re a jobbernowl and a doodle, a maundering mooncalf and a blockheaded numps, a gaby and a loon; you’re a Hatter!” I shrieked the last epithet. Example: But I can think of no one but a mooncalf or a gaby Who would trust their own child to raise a baby.
Word: book of condolence Part of Speech: noun 1. A book, containing blank pages, in which people may sign their name and write a short message as a symbol of sympathy; often in response to a high-profile death or series of deaths.
Word: rat-arsed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Further development of pissed as a rat, from the British slang pissed (“drunk”), and drunk as a rat, the animal serving as a generic intensifier. Compare similar ratfaced, pissed as a newt, drunk as a skunk, etc. 1. Synonym of shitfaced, extremely drunk. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, mildly, vulgar Example: He doesn't need an ambulance. He needs a bucket of cold water. Rat-arsed. Example: I got completely rat-arsed last night and ended up tied naked to a lamp post. I'm not going to do that again.
Word: high profile Part of Speech: noun 1. a conspicuous position, intentionally attracting attention
Word: high profile Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of high-profile.
Word: high-profile Part of Speech: adj 1. Important or well publicized. Example: Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. Example: Pacers should have all been withdrawn by now, but that has been scuppered by a failure to deliver new trains on time and delays to infrastructure projects. The most high-profile withdrawals were to be Northern's Class 142s and '144s' (the latter by the end of 2018, and the '142s' by the end of last year).
Word: pickaxe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English pykeaxe, pecaxe, pyke exe (“pickaxe”), an alteration (due to folk etymology association with pick and axe) of Middle English pikeyse, pikeys, pykois, from Anglo-Norman *pikeis, Old French picois, pecois, from Latin picōsa (“pickaxe”), from picca, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pīk (“sharp point, pike”). Doublet of pique and pike. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkˌæks/ 1. A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge. Example: He was mining stone using a pickaxe.
Word: pickaxe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English pykeaxe, pecaxe, pyke exe (“pickaxe”), an alteration (due to folk etymology association with pick and axe) of Middle English pikeyse, pikeys, pykois, from Anglo-Norman *pikeis, Old French picois, pecois, from Latin picōsa (“pickaxe”), from picca, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pīk (“sharp point, pike”). Doublet of pique and pike. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkˌæks/ 1. To use a pickaxe.
Word: Styx Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Στύξ (Stúx). Pronunciation: /stɪks/ 1. The river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon. Labels: Greek Example: A bold bad man, that dar'd to call by name / Great Gorgon, prince of darknes and dead night, / At which Cocytus quakes and Styx is put to flight. Example: For two-and-twenty years he [Doctor Guillotin], unguillotined, shall hear nothing but guillotine, see nothing but guillotine; then dying, shall through long centuries wander, as it were, a disconsolate ghost, on the wrong side of Styx and Lethe; his name like to outlive Cæsar’s. 2. The 5th moon of Pluto, discovered in 2012. 3. A locality in the Derwent Valley council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
Word: defender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English defender, deffender, defendere, defendour, defendoure, partly from Anglo-Norman defendour, from Old French defendëor; partly from Middle English defenden + -ere, equivalent to defend + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/ 1. Someone who defends people or property. 2. One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring. 3. A fighter who seeks to repel an attack. 4. A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK). Labels: rare Example: There was another protection to which she was intitled by that law, namely, a defender; but she had none. Example: So, what is contemplated under this model is that the defender would work with civil legal services lawyers to address the clients' needs. 5. A defendant in a civil action.
Word: two-minute silence Part of Speech: noun 1. A respectful ritual in which normal activity ceases and people stand in silent meditation for two minutes; held regularly on Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, and on other occasions, to remember the dead.
Word: oliver Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɑlɪvɚ/, /ˈɒlɪvə/ 1. A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot. Labels: archaic, rare Example: I hear, with the song that she sings me in lullaby tones, / The noise of the nailshops, the ringing of hammers, the groans / Of deep-heaving bellows, the "oliver's" thud on the die, […]
Word: pickax Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pickaxe. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: pickax Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of pickaxe. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: Oliver Twist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the name of the main character in the eponymous novel by Charles Dickens. 1. Drunk, pissed. Labels: Cockney, slang
Word: house points Part of Speech: noun 1. Point awarded to a member of the house of a grammar school or public school for sporting and other achievement. Labels: plural, plural-normally, plural-only 2. "Points" awarded in jest in a domestic environment for performing chores. Labels: humorous, plural, plural-only
Word: grammar school Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English gramere scole. 1. A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 2. A secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education, until recent times open to those pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: The largest building at one end, now used as a church hall, was originally the village's one-roomed grammar school, also endowed by the Lumleys. Example: It is a world where grammar school is the only way up, but at the cost of subjugation to educational tyranny and eventual estrangement from the family that was once so "proud" of your achievements. 3. Elementary school. Labels: US, countable, rare, regional, uncountable
Word: 11-plus examination Part of Speech: noun 1. An examination, now mostly phased out, taken at age 11, to select the type of secondary education – either a grammar school or a secondary modern school. Labels: UK
Word: pixelated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpɪk.səˌleɪt.əd/ 1. Of an image, visibly made of discrete pixels. Example: The photo may be pixelated if you print it too large. Example: The free-flowing pixelated compositions, while full of angles, owe something to automatist drawing.
Word: pixelated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɪk.səˌleɪt.əd/ 1. simple past and past participle of pixelate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: secondary modern school Part of Speech: noun 1. a type of school, for pupils who had failed the 11-plus examination, that concentrated on practical and vocational rather than academic subjects Labels: UK, dated
Word: comprehensive school Part of Speech: noun 1. a normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities; replaced the secondary modern schools and grammar schools Labels: UK
Word: f. Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The "and the following" sense is derived from an abbreviation of Latin foliō (“on the (next) page”), ablative of folium (“leaf, page”). 1. Abbreviation of feminine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of figure. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: f. Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The "and the following" sense is derived from an abbreviation of Latin foliō (“on the (next) page”), ablative of folium (“leaf, page”). 1. Abbreviation of feminine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Abbreviation of form; used in certain three-part names. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 3. and the following (page, paragraph, etc.) Labels: not-comparable, postpositional Example: “Alphabet of Rabbi Akiba,” 51. 66. 360 f., 364 f., 367
Word: back-handed compliment Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of backhanded compliment. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Oma Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan འོ་མ ('o ma). Pronunciation: /ˈoʊ.mɑ/ 1. A township in Gêrzê County, Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Example: Reach Wuma (Öma) in 3-4 hr (90 km) from Gerze. Example: About 33 genus 47 species corals were discovered in the so-called "Xiala Formation(Ft)" in north of Oma Village, Gêrzê County, Tibet.
Word: Oma Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined as a feminine equivalent of Omar. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊ.mə/ 1. A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. Example: To invest in Wisconsin's transportation system, Governor Evers signed a $1.39 million contract with prime contractor Northwoods Paving of Ashland to improve US 51 in Iron County between County C in the town of Oma to Iron Street in Hurley. Work began on Monday, June 20. 2. A female given name
Word: grunge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from grungy. Pronunciation: /ɡɹʌnd͡ʒ/ 1. Dirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: The cinema floor was covered in grunge deposited by the crowds. 2. The state of being filthy; grubbiness. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Chad used to work as a coal miner, but couldn't handle the constant grunge. 3. A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington in the early 1990s, which melds punk and metal. Labels: uncountable Example: Alice liked to wear plaids and ripped jeans, and listen to grunge. Example: Grunge was the de facto soundtrack of the early nineties. It’s also sometimes criticized for its sonic limitations—most groups played the same way, at the same speed and with the same worldview, usually mining the same handful of influences. It was, by design, a derivative musical form. But it did introduce at least one new idea to mainstream rock: a collective sense of self-aware skepticism.
Word: modus operandi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin modus operandī, from modus (“manner, method”) and operandī (“of working”). Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ.dʌs ɒp.əˌɹæn.daɪ/, /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ɔp.ɘˌɹɛn.dɒe/, /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ɔp.ɘˌɹɛn.di/, /ˈmoʊ.dəs ɑp.əɹˌæn.daɪ/, /ˈmoʊ.dəs ɑp.əɹˌæn.di/ 1. A person or thing's normal mode of operation. Labels: colloquial Example: Failing that, if contact was absolutely necessary, a series of thumb jabs to the nerve cluster at the base of the neck would be his chosen modus operandi—quiet as a whisper. Example: Where is it? What does SCP-3125 look like? Its motivation, its origins, its modus operandi— how much of that can be known? Does it have to be known, to solve the problem? Does it matter how intelligent the intelligence is, once it's inside the box, once it's checkmated? 2. A known criminal's established habits and mode of work when committing specific offences, especially fraud, matched with characteristics of an unsolved crime to narrow down (limit to a specific list) or profile suspects.
Word: tribesman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tribe English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English tribesman From tribe + -s- + -man. 1. A (usually male) member of a tribe.
Word: tavern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English taverne, from Old French taverne (“wine shop”), from Latin taberna (“inn”). Doublet of taberna and taverna. Pronunciation: /ˈtævən/, /ˈtævəɹn/ 1. A restaurant or bar. 2. A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers. Labels: dated Example: I maruell I heare no nevves of Dromio, either hee ſlackes the matter, or betrayes his maiſter, I dare not motion anie thing to Stellio, till I knovve vvhat my boy hath don; Ile hunt him out, if the loiterſacke be gone ſpringing into a tauerne, Ile fetch him reeling out. Example: Dreaming when Dawn's Left Hand was in the Sky / I heard a Voice within the Tavern cry, / "Awake, my Little ones, and fill the Cup / Before Life's Liquor in its Cup be dry."
Word: lychee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * /ˈlaɪ̯.t͡ʃi/, /laɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiː/ from Cantonese 荔枝 (lai⁶ zi¹) * /ˈlit͡ʃi/ from Hokkien 荔枝 (lē-chi) Doublet of litchi and lichi. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ̯t͡ʃi/, /laɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiː/, /ˈlit͡ʃi/ 1. The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: No Chinese meal is complete without some succulent dim sims (pork minced with water chestnuts and enclosed in paste), and such sweets as honeyed lychee nuts and honeyed ginger. 3. A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red). Labels: uncountable
Word: turmoil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. First appears c. 1526. Perhaps from Old French tremouille (“the hopper of a mill”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːmɔɪl/ 1. A state of great disorder or uncertainty. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Oleg Blokhin's side lost the talismanic Andriy Shevchenko to the substitutes' bench because of a knee injury but still showed enough to put England through real turmoil in spells. Example: The Taoists developed their philosophy during an extended era of turmoil known as the Warring States period of Chinese history. 2. Harassing labor; trouble; disturbance. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil, / A blessed soul doth in Elysium. Example: The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.
Word: turmoil Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. First appears c. 1526. Perhaps from Old French tremouille (“the hopper of a mill”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːmɔɪl/ 1. To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: some notable sophister lies sweating and turmoiling under the inevitable and merciless delimmas of Socrates 2. To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: It is her fatal misfortune […] to be thus miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction.
Word: Heard Island and McDonald Islands Part of Speech: name 1. A volcanic group of uninhabited Antarctic islands, an external territory of Australia lying between Madagascar and Antarctica.
Word: withstood Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɪθˈstʊd/, /wɪðˈstʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of withstand Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: truss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English trusse, from Old French trousse, torse, from Vulgar Latin *torsus, variant of Classical Latin tortus, past participle of torqueō. Doublet of torse and trousse. Pronunciation: /tɹʌs/, /tɹʊs/ 1. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place. Example: A truss may keep the abdominal contents from protruding into the hernial sac; however, this won't cure the hernia. 2. A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge. Example: The weight of the wrought-ironwork in each of the trusses is 460 tons, inclusive of the longitudinal and cross girders weighing 130 tons. 3. A triangular bracket. 4. An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load. 5. A bundle; a package. Labels: obsolete Example: bearing a truss of trifles at his back 6. A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction. Labels: historical Example: Puts off his palmer's weed unto his truss, which bore / The stains of ancient arms. 7. Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher. Labels: historical 8. A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants. 9. The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.
Word: truss Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English trussen, from Old French trousser. Pronunciation: /tɹʌs/, /tɹʊs/ 1. To tie up a bird before cooking it. Labels: transitive 2. To secure or bind with ropes. Labels: transitive Example: Very largely haue I inueighed againſt this vice [gluttony] elſvvhere, vvherefore heere I vvill truſſe it vp more ſurcinct;^([sic – meaning succinct]) […] 3. To support. Labels: transitive 4. To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon. Example: who trussing me as eagle doth his prey 5. To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces. 6. To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up. Labels: archaic, slang Example: If they must truss me, I will repent of nothing
Word: get rid of Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɛt ɹɪd ʌv/ 1. To rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Over the weekend he spent some time getting rid of the clothes he no longer wears. Example: I want to get rid of your influence over my life!
Word: insincere Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin insincerus. 1. Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial; factitious. Example: Janice's furious glare showed that her apology was insincere.
Word: stalwart Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Scots stalwart under the influence of Walter Scott, displacing earlier stalworth, wherewith it forms a doublet. From Middle English stal-worth (“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”), from Old English stǣlwierþe (“able to stand in good stead, serviceable”), probably from staþol (“establishment; foundation”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”)) or stǣl (“place; condition, stead”) + -wierþe (“able to, capable of”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)). Pronunciation: /ˈstɔːl.wət/, /ˈstɒl-/, /ˈstɔl.wɚt/, /ˈstɑl-/, /ˈstoːl.wət/ 1. Firmly or solidly built. Example: This true Man ſoon aſſembled him beforn: / Three Sons he had that ſtalwart were and bold, / And twenty Men of Kin in his Houſhold. Example: [A] stalwart leather-clad "boy," just returned from trapping on the waters of Grand River, on the western side the mountains, who interlards his mountain jargon with Spanish words picked up in Taos and California. 2. Courageous. Example: Many other learned men of the age followed him [Romolo Amaseo] to the field, and contended with much zeal for the cause of the Latin; some even went so far as to wish the Italian completely banished entirely from the world. But stalwart champions were not wanting on the other side; and, to be brief, the impulse of public opinion soon swept away all opposition, and the popular cause was triumphant. Example: Now Tomlins always acted as Morgan's major domo in tent or quarters, and was also a stalwart hand either against ox, sheep, or enemy. 3. Determined; staunch.
Word: stalwart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Scots stalwart under the influence of Walter Scott, displacing earlier stalworth, wherewith it forms a doublet. From Middle English stal-worth (“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”), from Old English stǣlwierþe (“able to stand in good stead, serviceable”), probably from staþol (“establishment; foundation”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”)) or stǣl (“place; condition, stead”) + -wierþe (“able to, capable of”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)). Pronunciation: /ˈstɔːl.wət/, /ˈstɒl-/, /ˈstɔl.wɚt/, /ˈstɑl-/, /ˈstoːl.wət/ 1. One who has a strong build. 2. One who firmly supports a cause. Example: Too much authority, blind authority, mere authority, whether that of the Prince or the priest, of the Raja or the Nabob, of the oligarch or the official, of the wealty and the prosperous is the bane of Indian life, yet these stalwarts of reform always take shelter behind big names. Example: But I am sure there must be a great many Socialists who would fairly turn in their graves if they knew how their successors in the Labour Party were "ratting" on the policy laid down by the old stalwarts. 3. One who is dependable. Example: The party's staunchest stalwarts constitute the President's redoubtable bulwark against the latter bribery accusations. Example: Other erstwhile stalwarts are also wavering. Southampton had two of the best full-backs in the league last season but Ryan Bertrand has been below par this season and Cédric Soares made an uncharacteristic lapse that led to Stoke's winning goal in Southampton's last outing.
Word: memoir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der.? Latin memor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin memoria Old French memoire Middle French memoire French mémoirebor. English memoir Borrowed from French mémoire, from Middle French memoire, from Old French memoire, from Latin memoria. Doublet of memoria and memory. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛmˌwɑː/, /ˈmɛmˌwɑɹ/, /ˈmemˌwɐː/, /ˈmɛmˌɔɪəɹ/, /ˈmɛmˌwɔːɹ/ 1. An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author. Example: When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs. 2. A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject. Example: James wrote a memoir of his grandmother shortly after she passed away. 3. Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.
Word: spermicidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English spermicide Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English spermicidal From spermicide + -al. 1. Having the ability to kill sperm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: spermicidal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English spermicide Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English spermicidal From spermicide + -al. 1. A spermicide.
Word: endless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English endeles, from Old English endelēas (“endless”), from Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz (“endless”), equivalent to end + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈɛndlɪs/, /ˈɛndləs/ 1. Having no end. Labels: not-comparable Example: endless time; endless praise Example: Trains from Lime Street to Edge Hill were hauled by an endless hempen rope worked by a stationary engine on the platform at the latter station. 2. Extending indefinitely. Labels: not-comparable Example: an endless line 3. Too much or many to be exhausted; an extremely high number or amount of; immeasurable, innumerable. Labels: not-comparable Example: In 1903, [Albert Shhoenhut] announced his Humpty Dumpty circus, with over 20 figures and animals, each with six joints enabling them to be put into endless positions. 4. Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: All loves are endless.
Word: American dun-bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A moth of species Cosmia calami, endemic to parts of North America.
Word: dun-bar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dun + bar, referring to its color and two "bars" on its fore-wings. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌnbɑː(ɹ)/ 1. A moth of species Cosmia trapezina, found in parts of Europe.
Word: omertà Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *dʰéǵʰōm Unadapted borrowing from Italian omertà; further etymology uncertain—the following have been suggested: * from Spanish hombredad (“manliness”) (archaic), with the spelling aligned with Sicilian omu (“man”). Hombredad is derived from hombre (“man”) + -edad (variant of -dad (suffix forming nouns denoting a state of being)). However, the expected Sicilian output from a Spanish borrowing would have been *ummirità ~ *ummiritati. * from Sicilian umirtà (“humility”) (referring to the Mafia code’s requirement of obedience to the leader), from Latin humilitās (“obedience, submission”), from humilis (“humble; abject, submissive”) + -tās (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns denoting a state of being); with humilis from humus (“floor, ground; earth, soil”) + -ilis (suffix forming an adjective of relation). If so, the English word is a doublet of humility. However, the Oxford English Dictionary takes the view that this is “not well supported by the geographical distribution of the word”. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊmɛːˈtɑː/, /ˌoʊmɛɹˈtɑ/, /oʊˈməɹtə/, [-ɾə] 1. A code of silence amongst members of the Mafia that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement, often also followed outside of the organization for fear of retaliation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Here we have the unfortunate heirloom of corrupt government—Omertà (a Sicilian word, meaning silence on the part of witnesses to a deed of blood). The Government arrests a delinquent and has him tried before a court; but the latter, for want of witnesses, cannot condemn. "We dare not speak," say the victims themselves; "the robber has powerful friends in these parts; we might be made to suffer worse than we have to complain of; it is better to bear with the past than to ruin the future." Example: Where such a thing as Sicilian omertà exists, the most perfect laws, and the most honestly-intentioned executive in the world cannot escape falling into errors. 2. Any code of silence (especially about something illegal or secret), or refusal to talk openly about something. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: The unspoken emotions he [John McGahern] dissects expose a repressive world of ordinary people from both sides in the civil war of 1922: of policemen, nurses and teachers; of ancient hatreds passed down from generation to generation, submerged in the Irish omertàs which make taboo so many aspects of tenderness and sexual expression; of the fear and secrecy surrounding the country's age-old political vendettas. Example: There was a time that high-profile killings such as the 1968 assassinations of Robert F[rancis] Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. brought passionate cries for limitations on handguns. A bipartisan omerta now smothers the issue.
Word: omerta Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of omertà. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Patriarca [Raymond Patriarca Jr.] pleaded guilty in December 1991 to racketeering and conspiracy charges, but he refused to admit he was a member of the Mafia, clinging to his vow of "omerta" to the secret organization. Example: There was a time that high-profile killings such as the 1968 assassinations of Robert F[rancis] Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. brought passionate cries for limitations on handguns. A bipartisan omerta now smothers the issue.
Word: dilly-dally Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Reduplication of dally. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪliˌdæli/ 1. To dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate. Labels: intransitive Example: It is something to have been an old soldier, but more still to have been a doctor. There is no time to dilly-dally in our work. Example: “I wouldn't dilly-dally long if I were you,” said Harkless, and his advice seemed good to the shell-men.
Word: songo Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of contemporary Cuban music originating in Havana. Labels: uncountable
Word: gallbladder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gall + bladder. 1. Alternative spelling of gall bladder. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: graph paper Part of Speech: noun 1. Paper ruled into small squares, usually of equal size, for use in drawing graphs or other charts. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: yellow bile Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irascibility, anger, and bad temper when present in excess. Labels: uncountable
Word: black bile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin ātra bīlis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía). 1. One of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be secreted by the kidneys and spleen and to cause melancholy and sadness when present in excess. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: But these various pursuits did not banish all her cares, or carry off all her constitutional black bile. Example: The problem with treating cancer surgically, Galen suggested, was that black bile was everywhere, as inevitable and pervasive as any fluid.
Word: muchly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Germanic *mikilaz Proto-West Germanic *mikil Old English miċel Middle English muchel Middle English muche English much Middle English -ly English -ly English muchly From much + -ly. 1. Very much, very. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: Finally he partially unbuttoned his muchly-braided coat and drew forth a package done up neatly in white tissue paper. Example: Respectable girl meet after mass. Tanks awfully muchly.
Word: acetone peroxide Part of Speech: noun 1. A cyclic organic peroxide; a mixture of mostly the trimer, (((CH₃)₂CO₂)₃), (TCAP or TATP), containing a nine-membered ring and the dimer, (((CH₃)₂CO₂)₂) containing a six-membered ring; it is a high explosive manufactured from acetone and hydrogen peroxide with the aid of sulphuric acid, and has been used by amateur bomb makers. Labels: uncountable
Word: TCAP Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of tricyclic acetone peroxide. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. Transaction Capabilities Application Part (SS7) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: divisibility Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪˈvɪzɪbɪlɪti/ 1. The state of being divisible. The state capable of being divided. Labels: uncountable 2. The property of being divisible by a particular integer. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: divisible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English divisible, from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido. Pronunciation: [dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ] 1. Capable of being divided or split. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: separable, separatable 2. Capable of being divided or split. Labels: not-comparable Example: Just as 12 is divisible by 3, so is 48 divisible by 12.
Word: divisible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English divisible, from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido. Pronunciation: [dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ] 1. Any substance that can be divided. Example: The compoſition of Bodies, whether it be of Diviſibles or Indiviſibles, is a queſtion which must be rank'd with the Indiſſolvibles: For though it hath been attempted by the moſt illuſtrious Wits of all Philoſophick Ages; yet they have done little elſe, but ſhewn their own diviſions to be almoſt as infinite, as ſome ſuppoſe thoſe of their Subject.
Word: duodecimal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Italic *duō Latin duo English duo- English decimal English duodecimal From duo- + decimal. Pronunciation: /ˌd(j)uː.əʊˈdɛs.ɪm.əl/ 1. Of a number, expressed in base twelve. Labels: not-comparable Example: 6B4 is the duodecimal notation for the decimal number 1000.
Word: duodecimal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Italic *duō Latin duo English duo- English decimal English duodecimal From duo- + decimal. Pronunciation: /ˌd(j)uː.əʊˈdɛs.ɪm.əl/ 1. A number system that uses twelve as its base.
Word: octal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oct- + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈɒk.təl/ 1. The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Labels: uncountable 2. A digit or value in the octal number system. Labels: countable
Word: octal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oct- + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈɒk.təl/ 1. Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: number system Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of numerals for representing numbers.
Word: typhoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From typhus + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ.fɔɪd/ 1. Characterised by or relating to typhus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: typhoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From typhus + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ.fɔɪd/ 1. Ellipsis of typhoid fever. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: Typhoid may not worry people as it once did, but it still affects more than 20 million people a year around the world.
Word: paratyphoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From para- + typhoid. 1. Resembling typhoid.
Word: paratyphoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + typhoid. 1. paratyphoid fever Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: paratyphoid fever Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + typhoid fever. 1. Any of a variety of acute infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever but less severe, caused by eating food contaminated with certain bacteria of the genus Salmonella. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dengue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From West Indian Spanish dengue in 1828, from the Kiswahili term dinga (in full kidingapopo or kidinga pepo, "a kind of sudden cramp-like seizure caused by an evil spirit", dinga itself meaning sudden cramp-like seizure). The borrowed term changed to dengue in Spanish due to this word existing in Spanish with the meaning "fastidiousness" and the folk etymology referring to the dislike of movement by affected patients of chikungunya which was also reffered to as dengue until the first half of the 20th century. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛŋ.ɡi/, /ˈdɛŋ.ɡeɪ/, /ˈɖɛŋ.ɡu/, /-ɡi/, /ˈɖɛŋɡ.ɯ/ 1. An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: getaway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from get away. 1. A means of escape. 2. The effecting of an escape. Example: This dramatic arrival of the figure in landscape had revitalized its whole problem for him, and that on the practice of a métier going a little stale by repetition. No get away from it, Edmund, he had to have the model. And what a model - tinted up by nature herself as the perfect complement of her own harmonics! 3. A vacation or holiday, or the destination for one. Labels: informal
Word: getaway Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from get away. 1. Pertaining to an escape, as in a vehicle or plans. Labels: not-comparable Example: They'd been discussing their getaway plans for weeks.
Word: naturopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁-sḱé-ti Proto-Italic *gnāskōrder. Latin nāscor Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin nātūralbor. Old French naturebor. Middle English nature English nature Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English -pathy English naturopathy From nature + -o- + -pathy. 1. A system of therapy that avoids synthetic drugs and surgery, while emphasizing the use of natural remedies (plants and the elements) and physical means (massage, acupuncture) to treat illness. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reflexology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reflex + -ology, derived from Russian. 1. The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A form of complementary medicine involving the stimulation of points on the feet, hands, or ears, in the belief that it will have a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body or to improve general health. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Reflexology is based on the idea that different points on the feet correlate to different points in the body and by gentle massage of the feet one can heal the body, unblock energy and ease stress.
Word: Ebola Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Ebola, from Northern Ngbandi Legbala (literally “white water”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈbəʊlə/, /iˈboʊlə/, /ɪˈboʊlə/ 1. A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Word: Ebola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the river, which flowed near the first outbreak of Ebola that was first identified as Ebola. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers. Pronunciation: /ɪˈbəʊlə/, /iˈboʊlə/, /ɪˈboʊlə/ 1. The Ebola virus. Labels: uncountable Example: Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents. 2. Ebola fever. Labels: uncountable
Word: Ebola virus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Ebola river (area of discovery of type species) + virus. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers. 1. Any extremely contagious filovirus infection of African origin that causes Ebola fever, spread through contact with bodily fluids or secretions of infected persons and by airborne particles, caused by the viruses in genus Ebolavirus. Labels: uncountable
Word: Ebola fever Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Ebola River. 1. An extremely contagious and often fatal illness caused by the Ebola virus, characterised by fever and internal bleeding, contracted through infected body fluids. Labels: uncountable
Word: little green men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of little green man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epididymis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís), from ἐπί (epí, “upon, over”) + δίδυμος (dídumos, “twin; testicle”). Pronunciation: /ɛpiˈdɪdɪmɪs/ 1. A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens, where sperm are stored during maturation. Example: Most men, I daresay, have never heard of their epididymis.
Word: luces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of luce Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of lux Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: frankfurt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Frankfurt. Compare frankfurter. 1. A frankfurter; a hot dog sausage. Labels: Australia, US Example: Sample of frankfurts procured from Stanley Kwiatkowski, Grand Rapids, Mich. Contains excessive amount of cereal. Example: Frankfurts of the highest quality are prepared generally from a mixture of approximately half beef and half pork.
Word: flying bishop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare flying doctor. 1. An itinerant bishop of the Church of England appointed to administer within another's diocese to those who refuse to accept the ordination of women. Labels: informal
Word: from hell Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Exceptionally bad or unpleasant. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: The Hensleys are neighbours from hell.