nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: theophilosophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- English philosophic English theophilosophic From theo- + philosophic. 1. Of or relating to theophilosophy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: theophilosophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-)der. Latin theo-der. English theo- Latin philosophialbor. Old French philosophiebor. Middle English philosophie English philosophy English theophilosophy From theo- + philosophy. 1. A combination of theism and philosophy.
Word: theopneusted Part of Speech: adj 1. divinely inspired Labels: not-comparable
Word: theopneustic Part of Speech: adj 1. divinely inspired Labels: not-comparable
Word: above average Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Better than average. Example: Near-synonym: supernormal
Word: abrasive disc Part of Speech: noun 1. A disc of abrasive material that rotates in a tool such as a sander.
Word: two-bagger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * For the sense relating to unattractiveness, the insinuation is that one bag covering her face would not be adequate, but that a second one is needed, usually on the observer's head, sometimes specifically during sex. This was either originated or popularized in a joke by comedian Rodney Dangerfield. 1. A double (a two-base hit). Labels: slang Example: Jones got a two-bagger in the first. 2. A two-miler when running miles for conditioning. Example: Zach got a two-bagger in yesterday after work. Felt great to relieve stress before going home. 3. An extremely unattractive person (usually female). Labels: derogatory, slang Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:two-bagger.
Word: four-bagger Part of Speech: noun 1. A home run. Labels: slang Example: Jones popped a four-bagger into the upper-deck in the fifth.
Word: back to back jack Part of Speech: noun 1. Two home runs hit by consecutive batters Example: Smith, Jones... back to back jacks in the sixth chasing the starter.
Word: strike zone Part of Speech: noun 1. The area through which if a pitched ball passes, it will be called a strike, typically from the batter's knees to the belt and the width of home plate. Example: That umpire often compresses the strike zone late in the game.
Word: passed ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A play where the catcher fails to stop a normally playable pitch and a runner advances. Example: Jones let a passed ball get behind him.
Word: wild pitch Part of Speech: noun 1. A play where the pitcher throws a non-catchable pitch and a runner advances. Example: Jones uncorked a wild pitch, which went to the screen.
Word: sadness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sadnesse, equivalent to sad + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈsædnəs/ 1. The state or emotion of being sad. Labels: uncountable Example: But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness. Example: I mean not then under the name of Sadneſs to defend effeminate Bewailings and Lamentations; let them that ſubject themſelves to this weakeſt Impatience, be alſo ſubject to the Lycian Law, that bound theſe kind of Lamenters to be array'd like Women: […] 2. An event in one's life that causes sadness. Labels: countable Example: She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.
Word: Norse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Partly from Dutch Noorsch (now Noors (“Norwegian”)), from noordsch (“northern; nordic”); and partly from Danish norsk (“Norwegian”). Both equivalent to north + -ish. Doublet of Norsk. Pronunciation: /noɹs/, [no̞ɹs], /nɔːs/, /noːs/, /nɔɾs/ 1. Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Norway. 2. Of or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia. 3. Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.
Word: Norse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly from Dutch Noorsch (now Noors (“Norwegian”)), from noordsch (“northern; nordic”); and partly from Danish norsk (“Norwegian”). Both equivalent to north + -ish. Doublet of Norsk. Pronunciation: /noɹs/, [no̞ɹs], /nɔːs/, /noːs/, /nɔɾs/ 1. The collective Scandinavian (or specifically Norwegian) people. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Speakers of any of the North Germanic languages. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Norse Part of Speech: name Etymology: Partly from Dutch Noorsch (now Noors (“Norwegian”)), from noordsch (“northern; nordic”); and partly from Danish norsk (“Norwegian”). Both equivalent to north + -ish. Doublet of Norsk. Pronunciation: /noɹs/, [no̞ɹs], /nɔːs/, /noːs/, /nɔɾs/ 1. Synonym of Old Norse.
Word: Norse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly from Dutch Noorsch (now Noors (“Norwegian”)), from noordsch (“northern; nordic”); and partly from Danish norsk (“Norwegian”). Both equivalent to north + -ish. Doublet of Norsk. Pronunciation: /noɹs/, [no̞ɹs], /nɔːs/, /noːs/, /nɔɾs/ 1. A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2+¹⁄₂-point type. Labels: US, dated, rare, uncountable
Word: filling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɪlɪŋ/, [ˈfɪɫɪŋ] 1. present participle and gerund of fill Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: filling Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfɪlɪŋ/, [ˈfɪɫɪŋ] 1. Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach. Example: a filling meal Example: We had oatmeal porridge for breakfast, which was fairly filling, but I always starved at lunch and dinner. My friend continually reasoned with me to eat meat, but I always pleaded my vow and then remained silent.
Word: filling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɪlɪŋ/, [ˈfɪɫɪŋ] 1. Anything that is used to fill something. 2. The contents of a pie, etc. 3. Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material. Example: I will be using a rapid-setting cement filling. Example: My temporary filling fell out and got lost. 4. The woof in woven fabrics. 5. Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it. 6. A religious experience attributed to the Holy Ghost "filling" a believer. Example: 1903, William Edward Biederwolf, A Help to the Study of the Holy Spirit, James H. Earle & Company (publ.), page 100. As learned Dr. Hodge has reminded us, any impartation of the Holy Spirit is a baptism, and certainly, apart from biblical phraseology, a filling with the Spirit may be called a baptism with the Spirit. Example: All these terms referencing the work of the Holy Spirit—coming upon, falling upon, being filled with the Holy Spirit, receiving the promise of the Father—can best be understood as synonymous with baptism in the Holy Spirit, with the key to understanding being “one baptism, many fillings.”
Word: balcony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *balkô Frankish *balkōbor. Medieval Latin balcōbor. Italian balconebor. English balcony From Italian balcone (“balcony, floor-length window”), from Old Italian balcone (“scaffold”) from Lombardic *balk, *balko (“beam”), from Proto-Germanic *balkô (“beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“beam, pile, prop”). Akin to Old High German balco, balcho (“beam”), Old English balca (“beam, ridge”). More at balk. Pronunciation: /ˈbælkəni/, /bælˈkəʊni/ 1. An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window. Example: I sprang a step forward; when two shadows were distinctly traced on the moonlit myrtle! Then two figures stood upon the balcony. A young cavalier jumped from the balustrade, and hurried down the path that led to the garden, where I well remember a gate opened on an unfrequented lane. Example: The next day as the three travelers were approaching the town, Peter went out on the balcony to pray. 2. An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like. Example: Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
Word: pitch out Part of Speech: noun 1. A pitch which was intentionally thrown outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner. Example: The pitch out enabled the catcher to throw out the runner.
Word: pitch out Part of Speech: verb 1. To intentionally throw the ball outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner Labels: intransitive Example: Jones pitched out twice to no avail.
Word: pitch around Part of Speech: verb 1. To intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him Labels: transitive Example: Jones pitched around the slugger.
Word: Red Sox Part of Speech: name Etymology: From red and sox (slang form of socks) - the footwear worn by the members of the team. 1. The Boston Red Sox, an American baseball team. Labels: US
Word: mediatory Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to mediation. Example: This Mediatory Honour is very glorious, because Christ sits as a King at the right hand of the Majesty on high, and every one must confesse that our Royall Mediatour is not onely man but God also […]. Example: […] we do earnestly entreat his majesty, as yet the only mediatory power between the several states of the British empire, to recommend to his parliament of Great Britain the total revocation of these acts […]
Word: authoritarianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg-éye-ti Proto-Italic *augejō Proto-Italic *augeō Latin augeō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin auctor Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin auctōritāsbor. Old French autoritébor. Middle English auctorite English authority Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English authoritarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English authoritarianism From authoritarian + -ism. Pronunciation: /ɔˌθɔːɹɪˈtɛːɹiən.ɪzm̩/ 1. A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: dictatorialism; autocratism; totalitarianism (see usage note there) Example: But Stalin could not weaken faith and conviction in social justice. Many of the people whose consciousness was not totally sullied with the litter of cult trash maintained an acute dislike of the authoritarianism that was instilled deep within them. At the same time they could not find suitable way out of their voiceless dissatisfaction.
Word: green light Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the standard red-green color scheme used in traffic lights and railway signals. 1. A traffic light in its green state (indicating that vehicles may proceed). Example: The drive home was much faster than usual; somehow we managed to hit every green light. 2. Approval, or permission to proceed. Labels: idiomatic Example: We have a green light on the project. Work starts today. Example: And Crossrail's Class 345 Aventra fleet finally has the green light to carry passengers to Heathrow Airport, after the Office of Rail and Road granted approval for the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 overlay system. 3. A go-ahead to commit a crime, specifically to carry out a hit on someone (i.e. to kill). Labels: slang Example: Yo man, I heard someone had put a green light out on you, so watch your back.
Word: in-between hop Part of Speech: noun 1. A bounce larger than a short hop and smaller than a long hop, often difficult to field. Example: Errors are more frequent when the play happens on an in-between hop.
Word: breaking ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A curveball.
Word: front door Part of Speech: noun 1. The door at the main entrance to a building or house, normally fronts onto a street. Example: You'll find a light switch inside the front door on the left. Example: Calpurnia appeared in the front door and yelled, “Lemonade time! You all get in outa that hot sun ‘fore you fry alive!” Lemonade in the middle of the morning was a summertime ritual. Calpurnia set a pitcher and three glasses on the porch, then went about her business. Being out of Jem’s good graces did not worry me especially. Lemonade would restore his good humor. 2. The entire main entrance to a building or house. Labels: broadly 3. The habitual or designated main entrance to a room that has more than one door. Example: Entry through the toilet's front door. 4. The normal portal page to a website. 5. The path of a pitch which starts inside and then slides over the plate. Example: His front door slider is hard to handle. 6. vagina or penis, as a means of sexual intercourse, contrasted with the anus or "back door" Labels: slang
Word: back door Part of Speech: noun 1. A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Charles II, who was crowned here a little while before, occupied an old house (which is still standing) in New Street [Worcester], from which he escaped by the back door, as the enemy rushed in at the front." 2. A means of access, often secret and unprotected, to something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Scoring three goals at home should guarantee you three points, but when you go on the attack a little bit more, you leave the back door open. That's not always a good idea with this team. 3. A secret means of access to a program or system. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A rear side door of a car, or at the back of a van. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The anus (usually in sexual practices). Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: backdoor action Example: go up the back door 6. Anal sex. Labels: broadly, slang, uncountable Example: Oh, don't be so judgmental. You could use a little back door. 7. The rear side of the hole, furthest from the golfer. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: Sometimes the ball will curve around and enter from the back-door.
Word: back door Part of Speech: adj 1. The path of a pitch which starts outside and then slides over the plate. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: He has a nasty back door slider. 2. Achieved through indirect means. Labels: not-comparable Example: Lately there's been a lot of back door pressure on me to step down. 3. Requiring consecutive cards on the turn and river to be achieved. Labels: not-comparable Example: The flop had the ace of spades, queen of spades, and two of diamonds, and I was holding the king of spades and the three of hearts. I bet big, hoping for a jack and a ten to make my back door straight-draw, or a spade to make my back door flush-draw. But when the turn card was the five of clubs, I had to fold.
Word: back door Part of Speech: verb 1. To attempt to accomplish by indirect means, especially when direct means are proscribed. 2. To enter a tube by accelerating from behind; to surf into an already formed hollow wave, in contrast to the normal method of slowing to allow a surfable wave to form. Labels: transitive Example: If you survive the heavy take-off at 'The Chair' (which is very close to the rocks) you will find you're in 'The Suck-up', which offers either a spectacular barrel or a bonecrunching wipeout, but you might find you have to back door it. 3. To add a backdoor (a secret means of access) to a program or system. Labels: transitive Example: Now that we have backdoored the notepad.exe binary, we will go back to the Meterpreter session and upload our backdoor: 3. Then, we need to start a listener so we. meterpreter > upload notepad-backdoored.exe [*] uploading[…] Example: As an example, the generation algorithm for backdoored Dual EC picks a fixed group element Q, a random exponent d, and outputs as public key the pair P = Qd and Q. The secret key is d. (We use multiplicative notation for simplicity.)[…] 4. To betray (someone); to double-cross (someone); to set (someone) up; to take advantage of (someone's) trust. Labels: slang, transitive
Word: dibbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dib Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: graphomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grapho- + -mania. Pronunciation: /ˌɡɹæfəˈmeɪni.ə/ 1. The compulsion to write. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Wagner’s graphomania is shown not only by the substance, but also by the outward form of his writings. 2. Used as part of the name of various surrealist techniques, e.g., a method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots; see "Entoptic graphomania". Labels: uncountable, usually Example: A devoted explorer of decalcomania, fumage, frottage, collage and other methods of pictorial automatism, Colquhoun invented several magic-inspired techniques of her own, including graphomania, stillomania, and parsemage.
Word: zymase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, zym- + -ase. 1. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In 1905, Harden and Young found that the zymase of Buchner consisted of a thermolabile ferment fraction, which was later designated as "apo-zymase" by Neuberg and v. Euler, and of a thermostable ultrafiltrable factor, "co-zymase," the presence of which is necessary for the fermentation of sugar.
Word: zygotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English zygote Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English zygotic From zygote + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to or existing as a zygote. Labels: not-comparable Example: zygotic divergence (analysis)
Word: zwitterion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Zwitterion, from Zwitter (“hermaphrodite”) + Ion (“ion”). Pronunciation: /ˈtsvɪtəɹ.aɪən/, /ˈzwɪtəɹ.aɪən/, /ˈtswɪtəɹ.aɪən/ 1. A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge.
Word: Zwinglian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531), Swiss Protestant reformer, + -an. 1. Relating or referring to Zwingli, his beliefs, or his followers and adherents. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Zwinglian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531), Swiss Protestant reformer, + -an. 1. A follower of Zwingli, who disagreed with Luther in rejecting the doctrine of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
Word: zouk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French secouer (“to shake up”), via creole. Pronunciation: /zuk/, /zuːk/ 1. A style of dance music originating in the French Antilles, combining Latin American, African and Western disco rhythms; a dance to this music Example: From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Brooklyn’s own ReggaeLution band will perform, and at 9, D.J. Lumumba (a k a Revolution) will preside over an inclusive Caribbean dance party, from bachata to zouk and back again.
Word: zouk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French secouer (“to shake up”), via creole. Pronunciation: /zuk/, /zuːk/ 1. To dance to zouk music.
Word: zoster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin zōstēr (“shingles”), from Ancient Greek ζωστήρ (zōstḗr, “girdle”). Pronunciation: /ˈzɑ.stɚ/, /ˈzɒs.tə/ 1. An ancient Greek waist-belt for men. Labels: countable 2. The disease called herpes zoster (from the typically beltlike pattern of its rash); shingles. Labels: uncountable
Word: Zoroastrianism Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Zoroastrian + -ism, influenced by Greek, Latin, Arabic and Syriac reports of Zoroaster (“Zarathustra”) as the “lawgiver” of the Iranian peoples, as reviewed in Thomas Hyde's Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia, 1700. Pronunciation: /ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪəˌnɪzəm/, /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/, /ˌzɔɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/ 1. Mazdaism, the surviving form of the indigenous (pre-Islamic) Iranian ethnic religion. Labels: common, uncountable 2. The historical (pre-Islamic) indigenous beliefs and practices of the Iranian peoples. Labels: uncountable
Word: Zoroastrian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Zōroastrēs + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪən/, /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/, /ˌzɔɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/ 1. a follower of Zoroastrianism
Word: Zoroastrian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Zōroastrēs + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪən/, /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/, /ˌzɔɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/ 1. relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism. Labels: not-comparable 2. of, by or pertaining to Zoroastrianism. Labels: not-comparable Example: the Zoroastrian teachings that began the religion
Word: mediocrity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French médiocrité, from Latin mediocritās, from mediocris; by surface analysis, mediocre + -ity. Pronunciation: /miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/, /mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ti/, [mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ɾi] 1. The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard. Labels: uncountable Example: Flexibility is good, but a tolerance for mediocrity carried far enough impairs operational capacity. Example: England captain Harry Kane lifted the mediocrity of an attritional first half on a slow surface when he scored his 33rd goal for his country, a superbly guided diving header from Luke Shaw's cross seven minutes before the interval. 2. A person with mediocre abilities or achievements. Labels: countable Example: populated with mediocrities Example: surrounded by mediocrities 3. The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 4. A middle course of action; moderation, balance. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Sundrie other Gent[lemen] reſt beholden to this hundred, for their dvvellings, vvho, in an enuiable mediocritie of fortune, do happilie poſſeſſe themſelues, and communicate their ſufficient means to the ſeruice of their prince, the good of their neighbours, and the bettering of their ovvn eſtate: […] Example: In adversity I wish for prosperity, and in prosperity I am afraid of adversity. What mediocrity may be found?
Word: zooplanktonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English zooplankton Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English zooplanktonic From zooplankton + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to zooplankton. Labels: not-comparable
Word: zoophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoo- + -phyte, after Middle French zoophyte; later reinforced by scientific Latin Zoophyta. Pronunciation: /ˈzəʊəfaɪt/, /ˈzuːfaɪt/ 1. An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones. Labels: historical 2. A plant believed to have the characteristics of an animal, especially a sensitive plant or vegetable lamb. Labels: historical Example: And besides, as there are many Zoophyts, and sensitive Plants […] so have we, in some Authors, Instances of Plants turning into Animals, and Animals into Plants, and the like […]
Word: zooming Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈzuːmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of zoom Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: zooming Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈzuːmɪŋ/ 1. A sound or motion that zooms. Example: the zoomings of myriad insects Example: What care we took over the cleaning realistic zoomings, honkings, and […] preserving of that horror
Word: zoomed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of zoom Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: zoologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zoologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English zoological Middle English -ly English -ly English zoologically From zoological + -ly. 1. With regard to zoology. Labels: not-comparable Example: After returning from my first expedition none of these more northern lakes were zoologically known nor had the other great lakes the Victoria Nyanza and the chains of lakes in the eastern arm of the rift been sufficiently minutely examined to show whether the halolimnic fauna existed in any of them or not.
Word: zoogeography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *ďōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰ́φος (geōgrắphos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) ▲ Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ▲ Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (geōgrăphĭ́ā)bor. Latin geōgraphia Middle French géographie English geography English zoogeography From zoo- + geography. 1. The scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: A-road Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of A road. Labels: British, English, alt-of, alternative Example: You can filter for distance, difficulty and for circular walks only. It has taken me to some spectacular spots (and trudging along a few A-roads, too, but that is mainly my incompetence).
Word: A-roads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of A-road Labels: form-of, plural
Word: A-side Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈeɪˌsaɪd/ 1. The side of a cassette tape or record that holds the primary track. 2. The track on the A-side of a tape or record. Labels: broadly 3. The first track on a compact disc single.
Word: A-sides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of A-side Labels: form-of, plural
Word: a.o.b. Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of any other business, the last item on the agenda for a meeting, when any matter not already dealt with may be raised. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: a.u. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of atomic units. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of arbitrary units. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of astronomical units. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of absorbance units. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: a1 Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of A1. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: abalones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abalone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abasing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of abase Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abatee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abate + -ee. 1. Someone or something being abated.
Word: abatees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abatee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abattoirs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)s/, /ˈæb.əˌtwɑɹs/, /ˈæb.əˌtwɑs/ 1. plural of abattoir Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abbacies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæbəsiz/ 1. plural of abbacy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abbeys Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.iz/ 1. plural of abbey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abbots Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.əts/ 1. plural of abbot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abbreviater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abbreviate + -er. 1. Archaic spelling of abbreviator. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: screaming abdabs Part of Speech: noun 1. A state of extreme nervousness. Labels: UK, plural, plural-only, slang Example: ...not noticing the sud smells anymore or belts over my head that gave me the screaming ab-dabs when I first came in the factory at fifteen... Example: 1971, New Scientist, page 80, by the EBSCO Publishing Firm, Meanwhile, down the road a piece, another British firm has had an attack of the abdabs.
Word: abdicators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abdicator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abdomens Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.də.məns/, /æbˈdəʊ.məns/, /æbˈdoʊ.məns/ 1. plural of abdomen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Aberdonians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Aberdonian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aberrances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aberrance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aberrancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aberrancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aberrantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English aberrant Middle English -ly English -ly English aberrantly From aberrant + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌæbˈɛɹ.n̩t.li/ 1. In an aberrant manner; abnormally.
Word: abettors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abettor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abettee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abet + -ee. 1. someone being abetted
Word: abettees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abettee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abhoring Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of abhorring. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: Oddly, while abhoring Lamarch’s transformism for degrading the “godlike race,” Brewster openly patronized Grant. Example: For Ahab, accession to the sublime image entails abhoring, killing, and thereby magically fusing with the White Whale. For Ishmael, unparented and self-abhoring, accession requires that he find, then lose himself in a Queequeg, [...]
Word: abhored Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of abhorred. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: He didn’t like pig sticking and abhored horses. Example: Despite something in him that abhored backing down from any position, [...]
Word: effacer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From efface + -er. 1. One who effaces.
Word: part-time bowler Part of Speech: noun 1. a batsman who has limited bowling ability; asked to bowl under special circumstances
Word: part-timer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From part-time + -er. 1. Someone who is employed, or does something, part-time. Example: After all, the train crews can be employed on freight work for the rest of the year, while the extra bus-drivers would have to be part-timers, which is undesirable practice for a number of reasons, including safety. 2. A part-time bowler.
Word: part-time Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From part + time. 1. For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works. Labels: not-comparable Example: TThere were five dot balls in the first over, bowled by seamer Matt Henry, and only five runs in the second, off Glenn Phillips' part-time spin.
Word: partnership Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From partner + -ship. Cognate with Danish partnerskab, Dutch partnerschap, German Partnerschaft, Norwegian Bokmål partnerskap, Norwegian Nynorsk partnerskap, Swedish partnerskap, and West Frisian partnerskip. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/, /ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/ 1. The state of being associated with a partner. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: scientists working in close partnership with colleagues overseas 2. An association of two or more people to conduct a business. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: forge a partnership 3. The period when two specific batsmen are batting, from the fall of one wicket until the fall of the next; the number of runs scored during this period. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pinch hitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pinch hit + -er. 1. A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits. Example: This year the Tigers are using pinch hitters 72 percent more often than the league average. They entered Thursday leading the league with 59 pinch-hit plate appearances. Tigers pinch hitters were batting .231, above the league average for pinch hitters of .217. 2. An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the risk of losing his wicket. 3. A person who substitutes for another to perform one or more tasks. Labels: colloquial Example: I’ll be sending a pinch hitter to do the presentation because I have the flu.
Word: play in Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, in. Example: The children are playing in the sandpit. 2. Of a batsman, to settle and become comfortable with the conditions at the beginning of his innings. Labels: reflexive 3. To pass (someone) the ball into an attacking position. Labels: transitive Example: Zubar played in Doyle down the Wolves left and his ball into the box evaded several players before falling for Mujangi Bia to finally drive in a second past Neil Sullivan. Example: Salah bamboozled Lisandro Martinez to play in Gakpo for another classy finish three minutes later before the Egyptian resumed his long-time role of United tormentor by getting on the scoresheet himself.
Word: play on Part of Speech: verb 1. To exploit (a potential weakness or vulnerability) by exacerbating. Example: to play on someone's fears 2. To exploit (a double meaning, similarity in sound, etc.) for humorous or creative effect. Example: This joke plays on the fact that 'thirsty' sounds similar to 'Thursday'. 3. To impinge upon in a recurring or nagging way. Example: to play on one's mind, or conscience 4. To frequently allude to or return to as a theme. Example: The pamphlet plays on the idea that all social conflict is class-based. 5. to hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowled 6. To let the game continue after a foul has been committed, because the situation is advantageous to the team who would be awarded a foul. Labels: intransitive 7. To cause (an opposing player) to be onside rather than offside due to one's position on the field of play. Labels: transitive Example: The ref said that Smith was offside, but I think that Jones played him on. 8. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, on. Example: I knew I was losing, but I played on anyways.
Word: abiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: popping crease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: popping (“hitting”) + crease. 1. Either of two white lines, each drawn on the pitch in front of a wicket, between which the batsmen run, and from where the bowler may legally bowl.
Word: abiogenetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English abiogenetical Middle English -ly English -ly English abiogenetically From abiogenetical + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.bai.oʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ət.ək.ə.li/, /ˌeɪ.bai.oʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ət.ək.li/ 1. In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life. Labels: not-comparable
Word: abjecter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of abject: more abject Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: abjectest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of abject: most abject Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: abjures Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əbˈdʒʊəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abjure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abjuring Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əbˈdʒʊɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of abjure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abjured Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əbˈdʒʊəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of abjure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abjured Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əbˈdʒʊəd/ 1. Having been renounced, forsworn or rejected.
Word: abjuror Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of abjurer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ablate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂tós Latin latus Latin ablātusder. Middle English ablatder. Late Latin ablātiōder. Middle English albacioun English ablationbf. English ablate From Middle English ablat (“taken away”), from Latin ablātus, past participle of auferō (“to remove”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). First attested in the 1500s, it became obsolete by the early 1600s. Returned into use as a back-formation from ablation. Pronunciation: /əˈbleɪt/ 1. To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization. Labels: transitive 2. To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature. Labels: intransitive
Word: ablates Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈbleɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ablate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ablating Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈbleɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of ablate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ablated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈbleɪtˈɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of ablate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ablator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂tós Latin latus Latin ablātusder. Middle English ablatder. Late Latin ablātiōder. Middle English albacioun English ablationbf. English ablate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English ablator From ablate + -or. Pronunciation: /æˈbleɪt.ɚ/, /æˈbleɪt.ə/ 1. A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away, burns off, erodes, or abrades.
Word: ablators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ablator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ablatival Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ablative Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English ablatival From ablative + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌæb.ləˈtaɪ.vl̩/ 1. Of or pertaining to the ablative case. Labels: not-comparable
Word: protected area Part of Speech: noun 1. the central, rectangular area of the pitch onto which the bowlers may not run during their follow through 2. an area where natural values are protected. The most common definitions of protected areas are those of the IUCN (World Conservation Union) http://www.iucn.org. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see protected, area.
Word: put up the shutters Part of Speech: verb 1. To bat defensively in the last innings of a match in order to force a draw when winning is not possible. 2. To close, either at the end of the day or permanently. Labels: figuratively
Word: crosses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɔsɪz/, /ˈkɹɒsɪz/, /ˈkɹɑsɪz/ 1. plural of cross Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of crosse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crosses Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɔsɪz/, /ˈkɹɒsɪz/, /ˈkɹɑsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cross Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: monosemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English monosemy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English monosemic From monosemy + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to monosemy. Labels: not-comparable 2. Consisting of, or equal to, a single semeion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monosemy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɒ.nə(ʊ)ˌsiː.mi/ 1. The property of terms of having a single meaning; absence of ambiguity. Labels: uncountable 2. Singularity. Labels: literary, uncountable
Word: sers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crossly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cross Middle English -ly English -ly English crossly From cross + -ly. 1. In a cross manner; angrily. Example: 'What do you want, Miss?' he asked, rather crossly. Example: You have the money, but if you want to be mean / Why keep your money (this crossly) and go along
Word: underestimated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underestimate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undergone Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of undergo Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: crosser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cross Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English crosser From cross (verb) + -er. 1. Someone who crosses; agent noun of cross
Word: crosser Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cross Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English crosser From cross (adjective) + -er. 1. comparative form of cross: more cross Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: crossest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of cross: most cross Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: kenosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κένωσις (kénōsis, “emptying”) (see keno- and κενό (kenó)), from κενόειν (kenóein, “to empty”) (with reference to Philippians 2.vii, "But he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming as human beings are" – New Jerusalem Version). Pronunciation: /kɪˈnəʊsɪs/ 1. Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: So then, kenosis is the general way in which God interacts with the world. It is interesting to ponder that the term kenosis is most frequently linked to Christ's voluntary renunciation of certain divine attributes in order to identify himself with mankind, as recorded in the Pauline hymn found in Phil 2:5–11.
Word: kapellmeister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Kapellmeister. 1. A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra. 2. Person in charge of music at a noble court during the baroque and classical period. Labels: historical Example: The daily routine of the Hofkapelle was normally entrusted to the Kapellmeister. This was the most important musical position at court.
Word: flimflammery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flimflam Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English flimflammery From flimflam + -ery. 1. nonsense Labels: countable, uncountable 2. a deception or swindle Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tadpole shrimp Part of Speech: noun 1. A crustacean of the order Notostraca.
Word: abos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: worrisome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From worry + -some. Pronunciation: /ˈwʌɹisəm/, /ˈwɜɹisəm/, /ˈwʊɹisəm/, [ˈwɜː(ə)səm] 1. Causing worry; perturbing or vexing. Example: He ’s got a cow, too; she ’s got the worrisomest horns ever was. I believe she ’s a steer anyway. Example: OUR “WORRISOMEST” WEEDS / Johnson grass and Bermuda grass will be growing fast by late May. 2. Inclined to worry. Example: I use to would perform that song when I was singin in Chance’s band. We had a real sweet, dreamy, Dinah Washington-kinda arrangement of it that’d make even the worrisomest drunk pipe down and listen.
Word: Waage Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German, Icelandic or Norwegian Waage. 1. A surname.
Word: womanise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English womman English woman English -ise English womanise From woman + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of womanize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: anti-devolutionist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + devolution + -ist. 1. Opposed to devolution. Example: Near-synonym: centralist 2. Opposed to devolution. Labels: UK
Word: anti-devolutionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + devolution + -ist. 1. A person with such views.
Word: Ebro Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Ebro, from Latin Hibērus. Pronunciation: /ˈɛbɹəʊ/, /ˈeɪbɹəʊ/ 1. A river in Spain that flows into the Mediterranean.
Word: Stange Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: theopneusty Part of Speech: noun 1. divine inspiration Labels: uncountable
Word: theorbist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English theorbo 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 theorbist From theorbo + -ist. 1. Someone who plays a theorbo.
Word: theorbo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian tiorba, from Ottoman Turkish طوربه (torba). Pronunciation: /θiˈɔɹ.boʊ/, /θiˈɔː.bəʊ/ 1. A baroque, double-necked lute having an extra set of open bass strings. Example: So when they said yea to this, he called to him his player on the theorbo and his player on the hautboy, and commanded them saying, “Play me a solemn music.”
Word: theorematic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English theorem Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic English theorematic From theorem + -atic. 1. Of, relating to, or contained in a theorem.
Word: theorematist Part of Speech: noun 1. someone who constructs theorems
Word: theoretic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: English theory + -etic, from Latin theōrēticus, from Ancient Greek θεωρητικός (theōrētikós). Pronunciation: /ˌθiːəˈɹɛtɪk/, /ˌθɪə̯ˈɹɛtɪk/ 1. Concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters. Example: We shall, therefore, only very humbly submit whether the whole statement be not rather too theoretic and somewhat too darkly adumbrated in ambiguous phraseology for plain, uncollegian understandings. 2. Existing only in theory, not proven in reality.
Word: hypotheses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /haɪˈpɒθəˌsiːz/, /haɪˈpɑθəˌsiz/ 1. plural of hypothesis Labels: form-of, plural