nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: lookout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from look out. Pronunciation: /ˈlʊkaʊt/, /ˈlɵkawt/, /ˈlʊkæɔt/, /ˈlʊkæʊt/, /ˈlʉkʌʊt/ 1. A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area. Example: Gulangyu island has a spectacular crows-nest lookout reached by winding stone staircases. From so high, the Nationalist islands look like lumps of cookie batter dropped onto the smooth harbor, with picturesque sailing junks not far away. 2. A session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc. Example: We kept a lookout all night, but nobody came. 3. A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc. Example: The raid failed when the lookout noticed the enemy group. Example: A lack of lookouts was partially responsible for the deaths of two track workers at Margam East Junction in south Wales on July 3, according to an interim report published by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch on December 5. [...] "The absence of a lookout with no involvement in the work activity removed a vital safety barrier," says the report. 4. A subject for observation; a prospect or view. Example: Looking, seeing: search or searching; Looking-for (B.), expectation; Lookout, a careful watching for: an elevated place from which to observe: one engaged in watching. And, you know, she OUGHT to keep enough to pay for her season-ticket; but no, she comes to me about that, and I have to find the money." "It's a poor lookout," said Mrs. Morel bitterly. 5. One's perspective, outlook; hence, one's responsibility. (used with a possessive pronoun or a noun in a possessive form). Example: Every person's interest is his own lookout. Example: "Strickland's painting in my studio." "Well?" […] "Strickland can't work with anyone else in the studio." "Damn it all, it's your studio. That's his lookout." 6. An observation window. Example: Twenty-one of these vehicles were later converted into bogie brake vans for freight service. [...] The extreme width over the side lookouts is 9 ft. 7. A joist that extends in cantilever out from the exterior wall (or wall plate) of a building, supporting the roof sheathing and providing a nailing surface for the fascia boards.
Word: dynamite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”) + -ite, most likely under the influence of dynamo or dynamic. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt/, /ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/, /ˈdɪ.nəˌmaɪt/ 1. A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT). Labels: informal, proscribed, uncountable, usually 3. Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful. Labels: figuratively, slang, uncountable, usually Example: Even though sometimes I take differing views from some articles and letters in GCN, I think it's a dynamite piece of work. Good luck and thanks again. Example: And your shoulders are frozen (Cold as the night) / Oh, but you're an explosion (You're dynamite) 4. A strong drug, in particular heroin, cocaine or potent marijuana. Labels: slang, uncountable, usually
Word: dynamite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Coined by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”) + -ite, most likely under the influence of dynamo or dynamic. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt/, /ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/, /ˈdɪ.nəˌmaɪt/ 1. To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive. Example: Gradually the construction gangs cut and dynamited their way through some of the most difficult country in the world. Example: [...] on Sunday, August 23, the L.N.W.R. tunnel was closed to enable the old brickwork to be dynamited away, traffic being diverted meanwhile through the M.R. tunnel. 2. To dismantle or destroy. Labels: figuratively Example: Even the successful battle in the last century to overturn the court’s infamous Plessy vs. Ferguson “separate but equal” doctrine wasn’t a frontal assault that dynamited precedent. Example: Cue the appalling thought of a Haiti equaliser that would dynamite Scotland's hopes of doing what they came here to do - making history by making it out of a group in a World Cup. 3. To apply maximum pressure to very quickly. Labels: transitive Example: dynamite the brakes Example: Juan dynamited the brakes and the car skidded to a halt. 4. To lock up from being invoked too suddenly. Labels: intransitive Example: the brakes will dynamite
Word: mining Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ 1. The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: gold mining 2. Any activity that extracts or undermines. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable. Example: […] the fabrick, however weak by the delicacy of its composition, would not have fallen so soon, if the foundation had not been injured by the slow minings of regret and vexation. 3. The activity of placing mines (the explosive devices). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof of work. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Kazakhstan became last year the world’s second-largest centre for bitcoin mining after the United States, according to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, after China clamped down on crypto mining activity.
Word: mining Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of mine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sea wasp Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several marine stinging box jellyfish found in north east Australia and South East Asia, some deadly, especially Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi, and Malo kingi.
Word: nitroglycerine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English nitro- Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French glycérine English glycerine English nitroglycerine From nitro- + glycerine. 1. The compound glyceryl-tri-nitrate or 1,2,3 tri-nitrooxy propane; the ester of glycerol with nitric acid; prepared by the careful addition of a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids to glycerol with constant stirring and cooling; it is a thick, pale yellow liquid, that is highly explosive on concussion or on exposure to sudden heat; it is used in medicine as a vasodilator, and as an explosive in the form of dynamite which is safe to handle. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Holonym: dynamite
Word: glycerol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French glycérine English glycerine Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English glycerol From glycerine + -ol. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪs.ə.rɒl/, /ˈɡlɪs.ə.rɔl/, /ˈɡlɪs.ə.rɑl/ 1. 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: glycerin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪsəɹɪn/ 1. Alternative spelling of glycerine. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: glycerine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French glycérine English glycerine From glyco- + -ine, from French glycérine, from Ancient Greek γλυκερός (glukerós, “sweet”) (compare γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”)). Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪsəɹɪn/, /-ɹiːn/ 1. Synonym of glycerol Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: misogyny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μισογυνία (misogunía) and μισογύνης (misogúnēs, “woman hater”), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”). By surface analysis, miso- + -gyny. Pronunciation: /mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/, /mɪˈsɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/ 1. Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Although she argues against a simplistic conflation of types of prejudice, she suggests that misogyny is typically present in both narcissistic and obsessive forms of anti-Semitic prejudice. Example: His misogyny, like that of his predecessors, is more than prejudice; […]
Word: deceitful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From deceit + -ful. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsiːtfʊl/, /-fl̩/ 1. Deliberately misleading or cheating. Example: All theſe are ſeruants to deceitfull men. Example: Faithfull are the woundes of a friend : but the kiſſes of an enemy are deceitfull. 2. Deceptive, two-faced.
Word: reusable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English use English reuse Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reusable From reuse + -able. 1. Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing Example: The donor power car, owned by SR, will then be removed from Haymarket depot and disposed of. It has already been stripped of reusable components for the IC7 power cars north of the border. 2. (of a program) Able to be executed by several tasks without being reloaded; either reentrant or serially reusable
Word: reusable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English use English reuse Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reusable From reuse + -able. 1. Any product, such as a diaper, that is not disposable but can be used more than once.
Word: misogynism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English misogyny 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 misogynism From misogyny + -ism. 1. The principle or disposition of misogyny, the hatred of women. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: adjustable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English adjust Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English adjustable From adjust + -able. Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒʌstəbəl/ 1. Capable of being adjusted. 2. Capable of being adjusted. Labels: usually Example: Another feature new to British Railways is the provision of two-position adjustable seats in the first class compartments. In this design, the seat squab can be pulled out some six inches, the seat back being attached to the seat to give a less upright sitting position.
Word: adjustable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adjust Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English adjustable From adjust + -able. Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒʌstəbəl/ 1. Anything that can be adjusted. 2. Anything that can be adjusted. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, often Example: "He came in. He had a gun. He was crazy. You can see he was crazy; look what he did to Ricky. He thought Ricky was me. He wanted to steal my adjustables. Look." Sonny smiled and tilted the steel case so Henry could look at the jumble of rusty ironmongery inside.
Word: candied Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkæn.diːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of candy Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: We candied some apples to get ready for the party.
Word: candied Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkæn.diːd/ 1. coated or encrusted with sugar 2. preserved in sugar or syrup by baking till it becomes translucent Example: Hot cross buns contain chopped candied fruit. 3. Pleasing, flattering. Labels: figuratively Example: Hamlet: No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, / And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee / Where thrift may follow fawning.
Word: misandry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed in the late 19th century as mis- (“hatred”) + -andry (“men”) by analogy with misogyny; compare the Ancient Greek μισανδρία (misandría), from μισέω (miséō, “hate”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Pronunciation: /mɪˈsændɹi/, /ˈmɪsəndɹi/ 1. Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: “But this is a big issue. This boy was a product of this culture. And I think to talk about the culture is not misandry (the hatred of males), it’s not wrong and we do need to talk about it. If we want to know how to end this kind of violence we need to address the culture that created this kind of violence. Example: The scenework proves unsuccessful when Carmichael recalls not the source of her misandry but another episode of overacting, that of castratively biting off the moustache of an amorous man.
Word: misandrist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English misandry 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 misandrist From misandry + -ist. 1. Exhibiting or pertaining to misandry; hating or prejudiced against men.
Word: misandrist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English misandry 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 misandrist From misandry + -ist. 1. One who professes misandry; a hater of men. Example: A misandrist hates all men, and a philandrist likes them. Example: Others support Harmange and Coffin, yet stop short of calling themselves misandrists.
Word: misandrism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English misandry 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 misandrism From misandry + -ism. 1. The principle or disposition of misandry, the hatred of men. Labels: uncountable
Word: haemoglobin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) English haemo- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Globinbor. English globin English haemoglobin From haemo- + globin. Pronunciation: /ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/, /ˈhiməˌɡloʊbɪn/, /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbɪn/ 1. Alternative spelling of hemoglobin. Labels: Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: When the boy was admitted, Carter said, the haemoglobin count was 8.3 grams per decilitre.
Word: misandronist Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who hates men. Labels: rare
Word: zwischenzug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Zwischenzug, from zwischen (“between”) + Zug (“move”). 1. A tactical move which interrupts the execution of the current plan. Example: 2002, Eric Schiller, Standard Chess Openings, second edition, Cardoza Publishing, New York; Game (132). After 12.g4 Be6; Black's 11th move becomes a zwischenzug to provoke another White pawn weakness.
Word: porphyrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Porphyrin, shortened from Hämatoporphyrin (“haematoporphyrin”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːfɪɹɪn/, /ˈpɔɹfəɹɪn/ 1. Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).
Word: ochlarchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ochlo- + -archy. 1. mob rule Labels: uncountable
Word: omnifarious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin omnifarius. Pronunciation: /ˌɒm.nɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/, /ˌɑm.nɪˈfɛɹi.əs/ 1. Of many or all forms, varieties, or kinds. Example: Synaptical glitch looking glass So enticing, real and free of lies Prodigious, omnifarious In nourishes, it feeds my starving eyes 2. Exceedingly varied.
Word: cavity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French cavité or Late Latin cavitās, from cav(i) (“hollow, excavated, concave”) + -tās (“-ity”, nominal suffix). First attested in the Mid-16th c. Pronunciation: /ˈkæv.ɪt.i/, [ˈkʰæv.ɨɾ.i] 1. A hole or hollow depression in a solid object. 2. A hole or hollow depression in a solid object. 3. A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries. Example: Jim got two cavities filled at the dentist's office yesterday.
Word: odd and curious Part of Speech: adj 1. On the Isle of Man, the common or general man. Labels: UK, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: For the odd and curious of us, to fly like a bird is a not an easy thing. Example: The odd and curious is born good and pure. The society corrupts. 2. A way to designate special coins, namely coins that are both odd and imperfect or seriously damaged. Labels: US, idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: cavities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cavity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orthorhombic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A short form of the word pseudoorthorhombic; equivalent to ortho- + rhombic. Pronunciation: /ɔː(ɹ)θəˈɹɒmbɪk/ 1. Having three unequal axes at right angles. Labels: not-comparable
Word: orthoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + -scope. 1. An instrument for examining the interior of an eye. 2. An instrument for drawing projections of a skull.
Word: orthoscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -scopic English orthoscopic From ortho- + -scopic. 1. free from optical distortion Labels: not-comparable
Word: osseointegrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From osseo- + integrate. 1. The growth action of bone tissue, as it assimilates surgically implanted devices or prostheses to be used as either replacement parts (e.g., hip) or as anchors (e.g., endosseous dental implants).
Word: orthosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄρθωσις (órthōsis, “making straight”). By surface analysis, ortho- + -osis. 1. A type of brace which either prevents or assists movement of a limb or the spine.
Word: orthostat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek ὀρθοστάτης (orthostátēs, “upright shaft”); analysable as ortho- + -stat. Pronunciation: /ˈoɹ.θəˌstæt/ 1. An upright stone or slab, especially one which is part of a larger structure. Example: Near-synonyms: menhir, standing stone
Word: orthostatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English orthostatic From ortho- + static. 1. Relating to orthostasis or orthostatism. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to an orthostat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: orthotropic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ortho- + -tropic. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːθəˈtɹɒpɪk/, /ˌɔɹθəˈtɹɑpɪk/ 1. Growing vertically, either upwards or downwards. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having material properties that differ along three mutually orthogonal twofold axes of rotational symmetry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: organ tablature Part of Speech: noun 1. A shorthand system for notating organ music, used mostly by the north German Baroque organ school, and distinguished from musical notation by the use of letter names, octave lines and other symbols instead of notes and accidentals and by the lack of staff lines.
Word: oviposition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin positiō (“the action of placing”). 1. The process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: If an opsiblastic egg is produced by an individual, it is usually the last oviposition by that animal even if it is also the first.
Word: scanger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: According to A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: : "Much of the influence comes from London where the origins of the word 'skanger' can be found. I'm pretty certain this is a collapsed form of the word "scavenger" from a West Indian word used by the Caribbean community in London." Dolan's dictionary gives the West Indian slang word "skanker", meaning an untrustworthy or unreliable person, as a possible source of the word. Originally, in 1980s Dublin, it referred only to women but has become broadened to men in recent years. 1. A person who is associated with petty criminality and who is seen as strongly identified with brand names in music, clothing, sport, vehicles, and so forth. Labels: derogatory
Word: paperhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English paper Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English paperhood From paper + -hood. 1. Administrative documents and forms. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: spide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A contraction of “spider men”, referring to individuals with cobweb-like tattoos. Also refers to people who 'hang' around street corners, loitering. 1. A chav. Labels: Northern-Ireland, derogatory
Word: spide Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spy Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past
Word: townie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English townie From town + -ie (“person associated”). Pronunciation: /ˈtaʊni/ 1. A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university. Labels: UK, US Example: Professional gamblers have a cushy racket in college football because old grads and even townies of college localities are sentimental bettors and easy to separate from their money. Example: School is an ivory tower on the hill; it nestles in the gated groves of academe. It’s residents do not mix with “townies.” 2. A person who has moved from a town or city to a rural area. Especially, one who is perceived not to have adopted rural ways. Labels: UK Example: [Hamlet] was only repeating the phrase of an ordinary English rustic when jeering at a “townie”—whom he suspected of being a gutter-snipe—that “He don’t know a hawk from a hernshaw”. Example: From being a born-and-bred townie from north London, to a 36-year-old part-time farmer and full-time businessman is no mean achievement. 3. A person familiar with the town (urbanised centre of a city) and with going out on the town; a street-wise person. Labels: UK 4. A chav. Labels: UK, derogatory 5. A working-class citizen in a metropolitan area. Labels: US 6. A person who lives in a city or town, or has an urban outlook. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, informal Example: Bobby Wick stormed through the tents of his Company, rallying, rebuking, mildly, as is consistent with the Regulations, chaffing the faint-hearted [...] comforting the panic-stricken with rude speech, and more than once tending the dying who had no friends — the men without "townies"[.] Example: Here I parted with my fellow-townies, whose home shed at Millhouses covers fields where I played as a child.
Word: townie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English townie From town + -ie (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈtaʊni/ 1. Diminutive of town; synonym of small town. Labels: diminutive, form-of, informal, rare Example: [W]e came within a Mile o’ Godlamin, a little Townie upo’ the Rod, […] Example: It [Govan] is, in fact, the most curious and eccentric little townie that we know, and always wears, to our fancy, a kind of half-fou’ aspect. At two places, the Fointhouse and the Ferry, it comes rambling down towards the river; […]
Word: peripheral brain Part of Speech: noun 1. Any hardware (i.e. handheld, computer, laptop) containing vast amounts of information, which is in constant flux and is important to the owner but not so important as to be stored in wetware.
Word: verification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French verification (modern French vérification) or its etymon Medieval Latin vērificātiō. By surface analysis, verificate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌvɛ.ɹə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act or process of verifying. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The state of being verified. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Confirmation; authentication. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The detective needs verification of your whereabouts last night. 4. A formal phrase used in concluding a plea, to denote confirmation by evidence. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ecclesiastical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English ecclesiasticall, ecclesiasticalle, from Latin ecclēsiasticus + -al. By surface analysis, ecclesiastic + -al or ecclesiast + -ical. Pronunciation: /əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/, /əˈkliː.ziˌæ.stɪ.kəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to the church. Example: ecclesiastical architecture Example: Sodomy had always been an ecclesiastical offense. The Statute of 1533 (25 Henry VIII, c. 6) made it a felony; and Pollock and Maitland consider that this "affords an almost sufficient proof that the temporal courts had not punished it, and that no one had been put to death for it, for a very long time past."
Word: obelisk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus (“obelisk”), from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós, “needle”). Compare obelus. Pronunciation: /ˈɒbəlɪsk/, /ˈɔbəlɪsk/, /ˈɑbəlɪsk/ 1. A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. Example: "The clay envelope is Sumerian. It is from the third millennium B.C. It was dug up from the city of Eridu is southern Iraq. The black stele or obelisk is the Code of Hammurabi, which dates from about 1750 B.C. Example: The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk, and sometimes even as a "true obelisk," even though it is not. A true obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone. 2. Synonym of obelus. Labels: historical 3. Synonym of obelus. 4. An RNA structure similar to a viroid, with a rod-like secondary structure, which comprises its own phylogenetic group.
Word: obelisk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus (“obelisk”), from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós, “needle”). Compare obelus. Pronunciation: /ˈɒbəlɪsk/, /ˈɔbəlɪsk/, /ˈɑbəlɪsk/ 1. To adopt the obelisk posture; to point the tip of the abdomen towards the sun. Example: Dragonflies that spend the day in full sun may obelisk to minimize the sunlight striking the body. An obelisking dragonfly looks like it's doing a headstand[…]
Word: bunkum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From buncombe, from “speaking to (or for) Buncombe County, North Carolina”, a county in North Carolina named for Edward Buncombe. In 1820, Felix Walker, who represented the county in the U.S. House of Representatives, rose to address the question of admitting Missouri as a free or slave state, his first attempt to speak on the subject after nearly a month of solid debate, right before the vote was to be called. To the exasperation of colleagues, he began a long and wearisome speech, explaining that he was speaking not to Congress but "to Buncombe." He was ultimately shouted down by his colleagues, though his speech was published in a Washington paper and his persistence made "buncombe" (later respelled "bunkum") a synonym for meaningless political claptrap and later for any kind of nonsense, at first only in the jargon of Washington and then in common usage. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌŋkəm/ 1. Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense. Labels: countable, dated, slang Example: […] the manifold and serpentine wiles and evasions, shufflings and fencings, deceits and dissimulations, he had practised —the bunkums and the quackeries, […] Example: The part of that word to focus on is bunk, short for bunkum, which is what these types attack with vigor and all the obsessiveness of the bunkum spreaders themselves. 2. Bombastic political posturing or oratorical display designed only for show or public applause. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: unconformity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + conformity. 1. A lack of conformity. Labels: countable, nonstandard, uncountable 2. A gap in the stratigraphic record at a site, resulting from erosion having outpaced deposition over the interval in question. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: prokaryote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + karyon + -ote. Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈkæɹi.əʊt/, /pɹəʊˈkæɹi.ɒt/, /pɹoʊˈkæɹi.oʊt/, /pɹoʊˈkæɹi.ət/, /pɹoʊˈkɛəɹi.oʊt/ 1. An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles. 2. In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).
Word: DMZ host Part of Speech: noun 1. A single node in a DMZ, typically protected by a firewall, sometimes hidden by NAT. Usually, DMZ hosts accept incoming external connections, but they cannot initiate connections with internal hosts. Labels: Internet
Word: NAT Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of National Party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of North Atlantic Tracks. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Initialism of National Achievement Test. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NAT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of nucleic acid test. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Acronym of network address translation (“network address rewriting”). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Acronym of network address translator (“device that implements that network function; a NAT firewall”). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 4. Negative automatic thoughts. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: promiscuous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin prōmiscuus (“mixed, not separated”), from prō (“forth”) + misceō (“mix”). Pronunciation: /pɹəˈmɪs.kju.əs/ 1. Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition. Example: Came singly where he stood on the bare strand, / While the promiscuous croud stood yet aloof. Example: [T]hey had both been educated [...] on plans at once narrow and promiscuous, first in an English family and afterwards in a Swiss family at Lausanne, their bachelor uncle and guardian trying in this way to remedy the disadvantages of their orphaned condition. 2. Made without careful choice; indiscriminate. Example: A sail caught by a promiscuous wind. 3. Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners. Example: X spreads false rumours to third parties about X’s spouse being promiscuous. X’s spouse finds out about the rumours and is distressed. X has committed emotional or psychological abuse against X’s spouse. 4. The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.
Word: canned response Part of Speech: noun 1. A predetermined or hackneyed response to a common question. Example: I wrote a complaint to the company, but they just sent me a canned response in reply.
Word: enchantment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English enchauntement, from Old French enchantement. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈt͡ʃænt.mənt/, /ən-/, /ɛn-/, /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt.mənt/ 1. The act of enchanting or the feeling of being enchanted. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I see now that it's all enchantment in this house; for the last time, on this very spot where I am now, I got ever so many thumps and thwacks without knowing who gave them to me, or being able to see anybody; and now this head is not to be seen anywhere about, though I saw it cut off with my own eyes and the blood running from the body as if from a fountain. 2. Something that enchants; a magical spell. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Bodin, the medieval demonographer, enumerates various methods of producing anaphrodisiac effects by enchantments.
Word: swab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Mid 17th century (in the sense 'mop for cleaning the decks'): back-formation from Middle English swabber (“sailor detailed to swab decks”), from Middle Dutch zwabber, from a Germanic base meaning 'splash' or 'sway', also found as nautical German Schwabber and Volga German Schwabber ("scrubber, mop, swab") Pronunciation: /swɒb/ 1. A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access. 2. A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material). 3. A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns. 4. A mop, especially on a ship. 5. A sailor; a swabby. Labels: slang Example: As for that swab, he's good and dead, he is. 6. A naval officer's epaulet. Labels: slang
Word: swab Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Mid 17th century (in the sense 'mop for cleaning the decks'): back-formation from Middle English swabber (“sailor detailed to swab decks”), from Middle Dutch zwabber, from a Germanic base meaning 'splash' or 'sway', also found as nautical German Schwabber and Volga German Schwabber ("scrubber, mop, swab") Pronunciation: /swɒb/ 1. To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab. Labels: transitive Example: swab the deck of a ship Example: He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he'd never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it.
Word: rutter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle Dutch ruter, rutter, variants of ruiter, from Middle French routier (“mercenary soldier”), corresponding to route + ier; see rout. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌtə/, /ˈɹədəɹ/ 1. A horseman or cavalryman, especially a German one, associated with the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries. Labels: historical Example: Such a regiment of rutters / Never defied men braver
Word: rutter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French routier, corresponding to route + -ier. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌtə/, /ˈɹədəɹ/ 1. A set of instructions for navigating a course at sea; a pilot's book or seaman's guide. Labels: historical Example: But a rutter was only as good as the pilot who wrote it, the scribe who hand-copied it, the very rare printer who printed it, or the scholar who translated it.
Word: rutter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rut + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌtə/, /ˈɹədəɹ/ 1. A tool used in peat cutting or for marking off ground. Labels: Scotland 2. A type of plough used by lumberjacks to carve a track for a sleigh. Labels: Canada, US, historical 3. The penis. Labels: slang Example: She moved my rutter so that it was not poking into her. We fell asleep.
Word: photo-degradation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of photodegradation. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: phytotherapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English therapy English phytotherapy From phyto- + therapy. 1. The use of plant extracts for medical purposes. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: primary reinforcement Part of Speech: noun 1. A consequence, such as food or water, that fulfills a primary, unlearned drive, such as hunger or thirst, and thereby reinforces a behavior without dependence on prior learning.
Word: professional politician Part of Speech: noun 1. A person whose sole employment is political in nature; usually elected to office and paid a salary, but may collect donations from individuals, organizations and corporations.
Word: veracity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French véracité, from Old French veracitie, from Medieval Latin vērācitās (“truthfulness”) (whence -acity), from Latin vērāx (“truthful, speaking truth”), from vērus (“true, real”). See very. Pronunciation: /vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/, /vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/ 1. The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness. Labels: uncountable Example: Of course if you don't accept Conway's story, it means that you doubt either his veracity or his sanity—one may as well be frank. 2. Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth. Labels: countable 3. Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision. Labels: uncountable 4. Act of being exact and accurate. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Correctness and carefulness in one's plan of action. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: truthfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English truthful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English truthfulness From truthful + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹuθfəlnəs/ 1. The quality of being truthful. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Many hard-working students, alive to the deficiencies of this kind of romance-writing, have grown to distrust not only all historical writing that is romantic, but all historical writing that is vivid. They feel that complete truthfulness must never be sacrificed to color.
Word: truthful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From truth + -ful. Piecewise doublet of trothful, from Middle English trouþeful. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/ 1. Honest, and always telling the truth. Example: someone's truthful nature Example: Mr. Musk was not being truthful, Mr. Rubio said. What about the more than 1,500 State Department officials who took early retirement in buyouts? 2. Accurately depicting what is real. Example: He drew a truthful portrait of the prince. Example: He must be blind indeed who does not perceive the radical and chasmal difference between the truthful and the poetical modes of inculcation.
Word: marked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mark (“sign, characteristic, visible impression”) + -ed. Less common disyllabic pronunciation (/ˈmɑː.kɪd/) is likely an analogy derived from markedness (explaining its restriction to sense 2). Pronunciation: /mɑːkt/, /ˈmɑː.kɪd/, /mɑɹkt/, /ˈmɑɹ.kɪd/, -əd 1. Having a visible or identifying mark. 2. Having a visible or identifying mark. 3. Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous. Example: The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus. Example: In ancient times, the Romans imported truffles, credited with marked aphrodisiac virtue, from Libya as well as Greece. 4. Distinguished by a positive feature. Labels: phoneme Example: "Young" is the marked element of the old/young pair, since the usual way of asking someone's age is "How old are you?". Example: It is frequently the case that of two units in contrast (and for simplicity we may restrict ourselves to two-term contrasts) one will be positive, or marked, the other being neutral, or unmarked. […] The plural is positively marked by the final s, whereas the singular is unmarked. 5. Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance. Example: A marked man. Example: My secret terror for the last six months has been leaving them on the Moon and returning to Earth alone; now I am within minutes of finding out the truth of the matter. If they fail to rise from the surface, or crash back into it, I am not going to commit suicide; I am coming home, forthwith, but I will be a marked man for life and I know it. 6. In police livery, as opposed to unmarked. (of a police vehicle)
Word: marked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /mɑːkt/, /mɑɹkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of mark Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: differences Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɪf(ə)ɹənsɪz/ 1. plural of difference Labels: form-of, plural
Word: differences Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɪf(ə)ɹənsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of difference Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: junk food Part of Speech: noun 1. Food with little or no nutritional value; alternatively, food that supplies a large amount of nutrients but also excess calories, excess sugar or starch, and so on. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: The episode begins with a lifetime of junk food, beer and no exercise catching up with Homer in the form of painful heart contractions. Example: Junk foods and fast foods such as pizzas, hot dogs, doughnuts, cookies, cakes, and so on increase inflammation, promote insulin resistance, and increase the risk of diabetes and obesity.
Word: natty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Originally slang, perhaps related to natural. Pronunciation: /ˈnæti/ 1. Smart and fashionable. Labels: informal Example: “They’d look very natty, arm-in-crook together, and their best clothes on, whether or no, if he’s at all the well-favoured fellow he used to be.” Example: 'One of our witnesses has already had the misfortune to be rather badly run down while cycling, and I've had a natty-looking box of chocolates by post from an "unknown friend" myself,' replied the inspector.
Word: natty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Variant of knotty. Pronunciation: /ˈnæti/ 1. Knotty. Labels: Jamaica, slang Example: natty dreadlocks
Word: natty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of natural + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈnæti/ 1. Natural, as opposed to steroid enhanced. Labels: slang Example: natty gains
Word: natty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of natural + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈnæti/ 1. Someone whose muscle gains are natural and not aided by the use of steroids. Labels: slang
Word: natty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of national + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈnæti/ 1. National. Labels: slang
Word: natty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of national + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈnæti/ 1. A national championship. Labels: slang Example: I hope my favorite team makes it to the natty this season.
Word: rehearsal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rehercel, rehersail, rehersall, from rehersen and apparently partly Middle French rehercel. By surface analysis, rehearse + -al. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈhɝsl̩/, /ɹɪˈhɜːsl̩/ 1. The practising of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After modifications had been effected by the builders, a rehearsal of electric operation was held on September 17. A complete day's timetable was run through and apparently all went well, except for insulator trouble with the overhead wires near Anniesland; a further rehearsal was held on the following Sunday. 2. A preparatory activity analogous to a rehearsal (sense 1). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The forest fires are just a rehearsal for the devastation that will be caused if climate change continues to worsen. 3. The act of rehearsing or contriving something; the fact of something's being rehearsed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The prosecution argued that the defendant's exact repetition of his account of the events several times demonstrated the rehearsal of his story.
Word: pavilion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pavilloun, from Anglo-Norman pavilloun, from Latin pāpiliōnem, form of pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”) (due to resemblance of tent to a butterfly’s wings), of unknown origin. Doublet of papilio and papillon. Cognate to French pavillon (“pavilion”) and papillon (“butterfly”), and similar terms in other Romance languages. Pronunciation: /pəˈvɪljən/ 1. An ornate tent. 2. A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place. 3. A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc. 4. The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals. Example: Only one player has hit a six over the Lord's pavillion. 5. A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex. 6. The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gemstone, lying between the girdle and collet. 7. The cartiliginous part of the outer ear; auricle. 8. The fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube. 9. A flag, ensign, or banner. 10. A flag, ensign, or banner. 11. An ornate tent, used either as a charge or bearing, or surrounding a shield as or atop the mantling. 12. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky. Example: For after the rain when with never a stain, / The pavilion of heaven is bare, […]
Word: pavilion Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pavilloun, from Anglo-Norman pavilloun, from Latin pāpiliōnem, form of pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”) (due to resemblance of tent to a butterfly’s wings), of unknown origin. Doublet of papilio and papillon. Cognate to French pavillon (“pavilion”) and papillon (“butterfly”), and similar terms in other Romance languages. Pronunciation: /pəˈvɪljən/ 1. To furnish with a pavilion. Labels: transitive 2. To put inside a pavilion. Labels: transitive 3. To enclose or surround (after Robert Grant's hymn line "pavilioned in splendour, And girded with praise"). Labels: figuratively, transitive