nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: prehispanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English Hispanic English prehispanic From pre- + Hispanic. 1. Of or pertaining to the period of time before, or during the early part of the 16th century when Spanish explorers arrived and began to colonize the New World, e.g. Mesoamerica, South America, the Philippines, etc. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inarguable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argus Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Italic *-ō Proto-Italic *arguō Latin arguōder. Old French arguerbor. Middle English arguen English argue 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 arguable English inarguable From in- + arguable. 1. Not arguable; certain, incontestable or incontrovertible. Labels: not-comparable Example: To polarize, and indeed, to artificially distinguish between the secular and the religious is to dismiss the inarguable Judeo-Christian foundation of contemporary secular institutions.
Word: intellectualize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English intellectual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English intellectualize From intellectual + -ize. Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃuəlaɪz/ 1. To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually. Labels: transitive Example: Sentiment is intellectualized emotion. 2. To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual. Labels: transitive 3. To find a seemingly rational explanation for. Labels: US, transitive 4. To find a seemingly rational explanation for. Labels: US, transitive
Word: jellied Part of Speech: adj 1. converted into jelly; congealed Example: jellied gasoline 2. cooked in jelly
Word: jellied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jelly Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jellied eels Part of Speech: noun 1. A dish of eels, cooked and then allowed to cool in their own juices. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: juridical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From juridic + -al or alternatively borrowed from Latin iuridicalis. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʊˈɹɪdɪkəl/ 1. Pertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the administration of justice (as to jurisprudence, or to the function of a judge or court). Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: ...in any case one schematizes power in a juridical form, and one defines its effects as obedience. Example: The influence of customary law on juridical practices is itself an index of the degree of popular ‘participation’ in the drafting of laws.
Word: Kamba Part of Speech: noun 1. a Bantu people of Kenya. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Kamba Part of Speech: name 1. the language of this people. 2. an extinct language of Brazil.
Word: Kamba Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan གམ་པ (gam pa). 1. A county of Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Example: People of all walks of life and various nationalities in Kangpa county along the China-Sikkim border at their rally yesterday marking national day indignantly condemned the Indian aggressors for the crimes of conducting a series of harassing and sabotaging activities in the border area, kidnaping the Chinese border inhabitants, robbing the Chinese of their cows and sheep, and openly firing on the Chinese people in the area. (Tan Chia--all bracketed names phonetic), a 62-year-old woman of (Yu Lu) village exposed the crime of the kidnaping of her daughter (Ka Ti) and the snatching away of a number of hogs from Kangpa county by Indian troops on 29 May this year. Example: Under the plan released last week, the highway known as G695 is expected to run through southern Tibet’s Cona county – which lies immediately north of the disputed India-Tibet border demarcated by the Line of Actual Control (LAC) – Kamba county, host of a noted military camp, and Gyirong county near the border with Nepal.
Word: voodooism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Fon voduder. Haitian Creole Vodouder. Louisiana Creole voudoubor. English voodoo 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 voodooism From voodoo + -ism. 1. A religious cult, from Haiti, involving witchcraft and sorcery. Labels: uncountable Example: Voodooism is Devil worship pure and simple. 2. Any voodoo practice. Labels: countable
Word: Karuk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Karok káruk (“upstream, upriver (people)”), because they live upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok live downstream. 1. A member of an indigenous people of California who reside along the Klamath River.
Word: Karuk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Karok káruk (“upstream, upriver (people)”), because they live upstream on the Klamath River while the Yurok live downstream. 1. The language spoken by this tribe, which is either a language isolate or perhaps Hokan.
Word: sciatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French sciatique, from Late Latin sciaticus, variant of ischiadicus, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιαδικός (iskhiadikós), the adjective of ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip”). Pronunciation: /saɪˈætɪk/ 1. Of, or relating to the ischium. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of, or relating to sciatica. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sciatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French sciatique, from Late Latin sciaticus, variant of ischiadicus, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιαδικός (iskhiadikós), the adjective of ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip”). Pronunciation: /saɪˈætɪk/ 1. The sciatic nerve. 2. A person with sciatica.
Word: Katcha Part of Speech: name 1. a Kadu language from Saharan Africa
Word: Kerebe Part of Speech: name 1. a language spoken on Ukerewe Island, Tanzania
Word: Khakas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian хака́с (xakás, “a Khakas”). 1. A Turkic-speaking people in South Central Siberia, who lives along the upper reach of the Yenisei River north of the Sayan Mountains. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Khakas Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Russian хака́с (xakás, “a Khakas”). 1. Relating to the Khakas people or their language.
Word: Khakas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian хака́с (xakás, “a Khakas”). 1. A Yenisei Turkic language spoken by the Khakas people.
Word: Kibosho Part of Speech: name 1. a dialect of the Kichagga language
Word: Kichagga Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Chaga (“Bantu dialect continuum”).
Word: Kikuyu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Kikuyu Gĩkũyũ. 1. A member of a Bantu people of Kenya.
Word: Kikuyu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Kikuyu Gĩkũyũ. 1. The language of this people. Example: If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee you’ll get more out of studying Navajo, American Sign Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make your own. 2. A large town in Kiambu County, Kenya, named after the Kikuyu people.
Word: Kilegi Part of Speech: name 1. a language spoken in parts of Tanzania
Word: Kimbu Part of Speech: name 1. a Bantu language of Tanzania
Word: knee socks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knee sock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knee sock Part of Speech: noun 1. A sock that reaches almost up to the knee. Labels: in-plural Example: Nasty unpolished toe-crushing boots are equally acceptable, but don't let anyone see you wearing neat woolly knee-socks.
Word: kreplach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish קרעפּלאַך (kreplakh), a regional plural form of קרעפּל (krepl, “meat dumpling”). 1. Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: kriging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of Danie G. Krige, South African engineer, + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːɡɪŋ/ 1. A regression technique used to interpolate data. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kuria Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language of Kenya and Tanzania.
Word: kvetchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English kvetch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English kvetchy From kvetch + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkvɛt͡ʃi/ 1. persistently whining or complaining
Word: Kwere Part of Speech: noun 1. A people from the coast of Tanzania. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Kwere Part of Speech: name 1. The language of this people.
Word: surety Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English surete, attested since the early 1300s in the sense "guarantee, promise, pledge, assurance", from Anglo-Norman seurté/Old French seurté with the same meaning (whence modern French sûreté), from Latin sēcūritās. Equivalent to sure + -ty. The senses "security, safety, stability" and "certainty" are attested since the late 1300s. "One who undertakes to pay if another does not" is from the early 1400s. Doublet of security. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɔːɹɪti/, /ˈʃʊəɹɪti/, /ˈʃʊɹəti/, /ˈʃʊəɹəti/ 1. Certainty. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs. Example: For the more surety they looked round about. 2. That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [We] our happy state Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds; On other surety none. 3. A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There remains unpaid A hundred thousand more; in surety of the which One part of Aquitaine is bound to us. 4. One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it. Example: Trump’s lawyers said two days ago that to post a bond covering the full amount of the $454m civil fraud judgment against him while he appeals was “a practical impossibility” after 30 surety companies turned him down. 5. A substitute; a hostage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ...It happen’d on a solemn eventide, Soon after He that was our surety died, Two bosom friends, each pensively inclined, The scene of all those sorrows left behind, Sought their own village, busied as they went In musings worthy of the great event: They spake of Him they loved, of Him whose life, Though blameless, had incurr’d perpetual strife, Whose deeds had left, in spite of hostile arts, A deep memorial graven on their hearts... 6. Evidence; confirmation; warrant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She called the saints to surety, That she would never put it from her finger, Unless she gave it to yourself.
Word: fashioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fashion Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fashioned Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a specified fashion or style Labels: in-compounds Example: It was neatly arranged with old fashioned furniture. Example: I've been thinking of that for a while; I was going to go with Island Fashioned or Eastern Fashion, but they both sound shit. 2. In style; fashionable. Example: It was there also that, untill 1783, the famous Carlin performed his italian jokes, then very fashioned , and to which, since, has succeeded nobler kind of plays. Example: I praised the tie of a ribbon, carelessly, the next afternoon, — declare it's every word true, sir ; — she met me in the evening with that very fashioned tie 3. Well designed or put together. Example: “Transitionology” developed in Spain into a very fashioned discipline that left a strong footprint on the whole of Eastern and Central European studies. Example: As I have mentioned earlier, your thoughts and emotions are functioning perfectly and must be using them in a very fashioned and orderly manner, if ever, guided by an Entity or an Angel spirit along the way if you find difficulty in adjusting to the new environment.
Word: molestation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French molestacion, from Latin molestatio. By surface analysis, molest + -ation. Pronunciation: /mɒlɪˈsteɪʃən/, /ˌməʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/, /ˌmoʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/ 1. The act of molesting. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: geometrical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geometric + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒi.oʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk.əl/, /ˌd͡ʒi.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk.əl/ 1. Of, or relating to geometry; geometric. Example: Their Ideas are perpetually converſant in Lines and Figures. If they would, for example, praiſe the Beauty of a Woman, or any other Animal, they deſcribe it by Rhombs, Circles, Parallelograms, Ellipſes, and other Geometrical Terms, or by Words of Art drawn from Muſick, needleſs here to repeat. 2. Consisting of lines and simple shapes. 3. Having the stairs supported by the wall at one end only.
Word: quietness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English quietnes, quietnesse, quietenesse, qwietnesse, qwietenesse, equivalent to quiet + -ness. 1. Absence of sound; silence or hush. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: red wigglers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of red wiggler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: juglines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jugline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: muskies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of muskie; see muskellunge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pritchel holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pritchel hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hardy holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hardy hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mudbugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mudbug; see crayfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bluegills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bluegill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bettas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of betta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shiners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shiner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grenadine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French grenadine, from Middle French grenade (“pomegranate”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɛnədiːn/ 1. A cordial syrup made from pomegranates. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A dilute drink made from this syrup. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A thin gauzy fabric of silk or wool, used for women's clothing and men's woven luxury ties. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A dyestuff consisting essentially of impure fuchsine. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: grenadine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French œillet grenadin (“clove pink”) from French œillet and French grenadin from Middle French grenade (“pomegranate”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɛnədiːn/ 1. A syrup made from cloves and other spices. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pomegranates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pomegranate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tortas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of torta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arachnidism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French arachnidebor. English arachnid 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 arachnidism From arachnid + -ism. Pronunciation: /əˈɹæknɪdɪzəm/ 1. The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite. Labels: uncountable
Word: norovirus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Nor(walk) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English norovirus From Nor(walk) + -o- + virus. Pronunciation: /ˈnɒɹə(ʊ)vaɪɹəs/ 1. Norovirus, the genus of Norwalk virus, which causes gastric distress in humans. Example: The norovirus causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramping. Example: Norovirus outbreaks are rising across the United States; it is impressively contagious: The virus spreads rapidly, symptoms appear suddenly, and the virus can survive on surfaces for days to weeks.
Word: package store Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the state laws of Connecticut and Georgia which declare that purchased liquor must be in a sealed container or removed from the premises in a bag or other package. 1. A retail store that sells alcoholic beverages, specifically one in which only sealed containers may be sold for consumption off the premises. Labels: US Example: It’s not like there was any shortage of booze in Eloe. There were package stores and churches every hundred feet.
Word: Pauline Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Pauline, in turn from Latin Paulīna; in regular use since the 19th century. By surface analysis, Paul + -ine (feminine suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːˌliːn/, /pɔˈlin/, /pɑˈlin/, /pɒˈlin/ 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: The youngest child of George and Emily Johnson was named Emily after her mother, and Pauline in honor of the only sibling of Emperor Napoleon of France, whose life was the object of George Johnson's consuming interest. Example: Paulines are thought to be the most miserable because the name conjures up images of long-suffering launderess Pauline Fowler from EastEnders while Judy is more likely to be associated with Judy Dench or Judy Finnegan.
Word: Pauline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English Paulyn, from Latin Paulīnus. By surface analysis, Paul + -ine (adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːˌlaɪn/, /ˈpɔˌlaɪn/, /ˈpɔˌlin/, /ˈpɑˌlaɪn/, /ˈpɑˌlin/ 1. Of or relating to Paul the Apostle, his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Pauline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Paulyn, from Latin Paulīnus. By surface analysis, Paul + -ine (adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːˌlaɪn/, /ˈpɔˌlaɪn/, /ˈpɔˌlin/, /ˈpɑˌlaɪn/, /ˈpɑˌlin/ 1. A member of a religious order named after Paul the Apostle. Example: With sectes many mo, / An hundreth in a throo / I thinke to name by roo, / As they come to my mynde, / Whom, thoughe they be vnkind, / The lay mens labor finde; / For some be Benedictes […] Some be Paulines, / Some be Antonynes, / Some be Bernardines, /Some be Celestines, […] Example: The Benedictines, Paulines, and other orders of monks apply themſelves after their manner to learning in their ſeveral convents. 2. A person who follows or is associated with Paul the Apostle or his doctrines. Example: Between Paul and Apollos there had arisen distinct rivalry. When he wrote this epistle to Corinth, quite a chasm existed already between the Paulines and the Apollonians, with something of a rift between Apollos and himself. Example: It is probable that both Paul and Ignatius [of Antioch] died in partial consequence of the hatred of Jewish Christians (that is, those loyal to Peter and James); and we shall see that the Paulines, especially St John [the Evangelist], hated the Jewish Christians with an equal ferocity. 3. One of the Pauline epistles. Labels: in-plural Example: One of the most characteristic departures from class. style is the rarity of the correlation of μέν and δέ in Biblical Greek; it occurs with any frequency only in some Paulines, Ac and Heb. Example: In this way, namely by comparing each Pauline with some others, he tries to arrive at conclusions as to what could be ‘normally’ expected and how far such expectation is exceeded in one or the other direction. But clearly every such estimation depends upon the authenticity of the particular Paulines which are used as standards for the comparison. 4. A member of St Paul’s School, London. Example: I wasn't unusually unfashionable or unworldly by St Paul's standards. But the standards weren't high. Put it like this: most Paulines I knew would have assumed a Camberwell carrot was vegetable grown in south London. Example: Before the Greenhouse project used the magic medium of contact sports to bring the boys together, the Paulines' name for local boys from comprehensives in Barnes was "the Garys".
Word: laccase Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several copper-containing oxidase enzymes found in plants and microorganisms. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Higushi (54) reported on mushroom phenol oxidase prepared by the method of Freudenberg and its use for oxidation of coniferyl alcohol and related compounds and demonstrated that the enzyme product was a mixture of tyrosinase and laccase.
Word: lacquerware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lacquer Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English lacquerware From lacquer + -ware. Pronunciation: /ˈlakəwɛː/ 1. Decorative items coated with lacquer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Domestic demand from middling as well as noble audiences for exotic semi-luxury imports such as cotton goods, porcelain and lacquer-ware was strong enough to stimulate moves towards import substitution.
Word: daylight robbery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From daylight + robbery, originally used literally to refer to robbery occurring in the daytime rather than at night, which was thought to be more audacious or risky. Pronunciation: /ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈɹɒb(ə)ɹi/, /ˌdeɪˌlaɪt ˈɹɑb(ə)ɹi/ 1. The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this. Labels: UK, idiomatic, informal, uncountable 2. Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win; (countable, rare) an instance of this. Labels: UK, idiomatic, informal, uncountable 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see daylight, robbery. Labels: UK, countable, idiomatic, informal, uncountable Example: A daylight robbery of a store carries with it a risk that the store clerk will be present and a confrontation will ensue, so grounds to fear a daylight robbery give rise to a reasonable inference that the defendant is armed and dangerous.
Word: bolo ties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bolo tie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knuckleheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knucklehead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nightcrawlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nightcrawler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: streamers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of streamer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wet flies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wet fly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dry flies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dry fly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bobbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bobber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crampons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crampon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: treble hooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of treble hook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sinkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sinker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ladyfingers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ladyfinger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beignets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beignet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cast net Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cast + net. 1. A (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back by means of an attached line.
Word: cast nets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cast net Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teachings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teaching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pan + fish. 1. Any fish that is suitable for cooking in a frying pan by virtue of its size and taste. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Panfish are caught primarily for eating, rather than for sport.
Word: divider Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ From divide + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈvaɪdə(ɹ)/ 1. One who or that which divides or separates. Example: I was greatly his inferior, but love is a quick divider of shares: he that gathers much has nothing over, and he that gathers little has no lack. 2. One who or that which divides or separates. Example: It is perfectly possible to separate one area of a room from another, or even to create an entirely new room, with a lightweight room divider that assembles with a minimum of fuss. 3. One who or that which divides or separates. 4. One who or that which divides or separates. 5. A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length. 6. The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
Word: tails Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /teɪlz/ 1. plural of tail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tails Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /teɪlz/ 1. Clipping of tailcoat. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Example: So I'm putting on my top hat, tying on my white tie, brushing off my tails. 2. The side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state or similar. Example: Tails, I win. 3. Tailings; waste. 4. Tailings, feints. Example: The tails can be collected until the evolving distillate is down to about 10 percent, and the stillhead[…]
Word: tails Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /teɪlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tail Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pisseth Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of piss Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: […] surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
Word: emesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis), from ἐμέω (eméō, “vomit”). Compare ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”, noun). By surface analysis, suffixed with -esis. Pronunciation: /ˈɛmɪsɪs/ 1. The act or process of vomiting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Syrup of ipecac almost always forces an emesis. Example: A female, aged 57 years, was left affected with abdominal dropsy after an attack of fever. On the 3d of March, 1836, she took 6 drops of croton oil, and in the substances rejected by emeses, four living caterpillars were perceived at first, and subsequently ten others.
Word: Forteana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Fortean + -ana. 1. Fortean (supernatural or anomalous) phenomena. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: A monthly “Journal of Strange Phenomena”, founded in 1973 as a primary forum for news, discussion, links and archives to core and fringe forteana.
Word: Lambya Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language of Malawi and Tanzania.
Word: Langi Part of Speech: noun 1. A people who live in central Uganda. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Langi Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language of Tanzania.
Word: Belyando spew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately of Australian Aboriginal derivation; named for the Belyando River of central Queensland. The expression dates from no later 1891, from when it was in use in a shearer′s song. 1. An illness afflicting shearers, characterised by vomiting after meals and presumed to have been due to the hard work of shearing bent over in stifling heat (though more likely due to a local grass). Labels: Australia, obsolete, slang, uncountable Example: Filariasis, anchylostomiasis, tropical anaemias, and the many and varied tropical disorders, from malaria and dengue to Barcoo rot and Belyando spew, await the application of modern research methods to place them on the necessary footing to render prophylaxis and treatment more satisfactory[…].
Word: Bishop Barker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Frederic Barker, who became the second Anglican bishop of Sydney, Australia, in 1855 and was noted for his height and for being a teetotaller. The expression became obsolete in the 1870s. 1. A very tall glass of beer. Labels: Australia, obsolete, slang Example: 1898, Price Warung, Dictionary Ned, in Half-Crown Bob and Tales of the Riverine, quoted in 1970, Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, For a "Bishop Barker" he would compose a quatrain on any subject – a person preferred – suggested by the man who tipped him the drink […] . Example: Henry lays a shilling down on the wet bar towel at the Lass, asks Murwillumbah Marie for some ship′s biscuits or cheese but they don't do them on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays any more, and he brings back two cold, foaming Bishop Barkers.
Word: neer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English neere, nere, from Old English *nēora, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós. Cognate with Dutch nier (“kidney”), Low German nere (“kidney”), German Niere (“kidney”), Swedish njure (“kidney”), Icelandic nýru (“kidney”), Latin nefrones, nefrendes, nebrundines (“testicles”), Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney, testicle”). 1. (anatomy) Kidney. Labels: Scotland
Word: soms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of som Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Buckley's Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of Buckley's chance. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Example: It wer′n′t no guyver neither; fer I knoo / That any other bloke ′ad Buckley′s ′oo / Tried fer to pick ′er up. Example: 1956, Brent of Bin Bin (Miles Franklin), Gentleman at Gyang Gyang, Gutenberg Australia eBook #0900141, “Wot with the basic wage an′ the high price of livin′, might cost too much,” said Beardy, grinning. “An′ all you young sparks has got such a turr′ble drooth on yez for the pooty faces and pink cheeks of girls that I'd have Buckley′s of gettin′ in the runnin′.”
Word: Buckley's and none Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Various folk legends are listed at Buckley's chance. 1. A supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all. Labels: Australia, idiomatic, informal
Word: Madame Bishop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Anna Bishop, wife of Henry Bishop, composer of the song Home! Sweet Home!, or possibly after a publican of the same surname. 1. A drink comprising port, sugar and nutmeg. Labels: Australia, obsolete, slang
Word: hermitize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English hermit Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English hermitize From hermit + -ize. 1. to isolate oneself; to become a hermit 2. to cause to become Hermitian
Word: back fire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + fire. 1. A small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to limit the spread of the large fire by removing its fuel. 2. An explosion produced either by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the air intake or exhaust system rather than inside the combustion chamber or unburned fuel or hydrocarbons ignited somewhere in the exhaust system.
Word: meso-region Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English region English meso-region From meso- + region. 1. An administrative system that is equivalent to a prefecture or a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.
Word: macro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- From French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”). By surface analysis, macr- + -o-. Pronunciation: /ˈmækɹoʊ/, /ˈmækɹəʊ/ 1. large Labels: morpheme Example: macronucleus 2. long Labels: morpheme Example: macrobiotics 3. inclusive Labels: inclusive, morpheme Example: macroinstruction 4. intensely, extremely, or exceptional Labels: augmentative, morpheme 5. great in scope or scale, to analyse at a high level, or existing in such a frame of reference Labels: morpheme Example: macrosociology, macroanatomy, macrobenthos 6. large in quantity Labels: morpheme Example: macronutrient, macrodose
Word: unsophisticated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + sophisticated. 1. Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication. Example: The wonder and awe which pervaded Isabella's mind at some periods, the delight she expressed at others, her unsophisticated sentiments, her kind-heartedness, the manner in which (when she was the most moved or charmed) she wished for her sisters to partake her pleasures, were all sources of the sweetest joy to her husband, to whom she was as a dear child whom it was luxury to indulge, and amusement to develop.
Word: hillock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hillok, equivalent to hill + -ock. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪl.ək/ 1. A small hill. Example: As he rounded a hillock, he perceived that the roadway was now a crying mass of wagons, teams, and men. Example: With the setting sun sending long shadows loping ahead of them over the smooth hillocks of the downs, they came up with the lagoon; a contentful return home, with appetite brisked up by a ten-mile walk, and plenty of food to satisfy it.
Word: wilted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wilt + -ed. 1. Drooping, typically due to lack of water.
Word: wilted Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wilt + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of wilt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: organised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English organise Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English organised From organise + -ed. 1. Alternative spelling of organized. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It has been two months since I last checked my feed, during which time Facebook has sent me notifications I didn't sign up for, informing me every time someone posts, and invited me to attend locally organised focus groups.
Word: organised Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English organise Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English organised From organise + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of organise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: seeing to Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See see to, verb. 1. A beating. Labels: informal Example: […] the weeping landlord of the pub, who I dragged away from the cellar where three of the lads were still giving him a seeing to. 2. An act of sexual intercourse. Labels: informal Example: When he wants some sex he says, 'You look as if you're in need of a seeing-to,' even though it would be obvious to anyone else that I am not in need of a seeing-to. 3. A thorough cleanup or repair. Labels: informal
Word: tortillas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tortilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shiznit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shit + -iz-. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪznɪt/ 1. stuff, things Labels: slang, uncountable 2. (preceded by the) the best of its kind Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: Goldman roll Part of Speech: noun 1. The five-business day period (the 5th through 9th business day of the month proceeding the futures expiration month) when the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index is rolled forward (in 20% increments) into the next futures expiration month. Labels: slang Example: Cattle futures settled lower as funds transferred some of their August long positions into October cattle futures on this day three of the five days of the Goldman Roll.
Word: bureaucratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Latin burra Old French *bure Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Old French burel French bureau Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)lbor. French -cratie French bureaucratie French bureaucrate Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique ▲ French bureaucratie ▲ French -ique French bureaucratiquebor. English bureaucratic Borrowed from French bureaucratique, from bureaucrate (“bureaucrat”) or bureaucratie (“bureaucracy”) + -ique (“-ic”), equivalent to bureaucrat + -ic or bureau + -cratic. Pronunciation: /ˌbjʊəɹəˈkɹætɪk/, /ˌbjʊɹəˈkɹætɪk/, [ˌbjʊɹəˈkɹæɾɪk] 1. Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats. Example: [T. E.] Lawrence said that in the end he felt himself to be fighting not for the imperial British but for the rebellious Arabs. All too often he conflicted with British bureaucratic fustiness. Example: European Union is legalistic, bureaucratic and runs by precedent.
Word: hematemesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemat- + emesis. 1. The vomiting of blood; blood within vomitus. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: vomitus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin vomō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin vomitusbor. English vomitus Borrowed from Latin vomitus. 1. Vomit (the product of an emesis). Example: Every observant mother has learned the importance of noting the character of her baby's vomitus, the color of its stools, the evidence of inflation of its stomach, etc. Example: Or, in sorrow, he might have started drinking one night, become intoxicated, vomited, aspirated the vomitus into his lungs, and developed a lung abcess or aspiration pneumonia.
Word: emetology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From emeto- + -logy. 1. The study of the causes of emesis, i.e., vomiting, usually sub-specialities of gastroenterology or neurology. Labels: uncountable
Word: hard matte Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique where the top and bottom of the film frame are masked off in camera, as opposed to soft matte.
Word: soft matte Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique where the full frame is filled, and the projectionist is relied upon to matte out the top and bottom of the frame in the theatrical projector.
Word: dehiscence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin dehiscentia (in Linnaeus), from Latin dehiscentem, present participle of dehiscō. By surface analysis, dehisce + -ence. Pronunciation: /dɪˈhɪsəns/ 1. Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Opening, gaping, in a general sense. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable
Word: larded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: larded Part of Speech: adj 1. coated or stuffed with fat or strips of bacon etc
Word: glaik Part of Speech: noun 1. A fool or eccentric person. Labels: Geordie, derogatory
Word: haunch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English haunche, hanche, from Old French hanche, hance, anche (compare French hanche, Italian anca), from a Germanic source, probably Frankish *ankijā, from Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint; ankle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“joint; lith”). Cognate with Old High German ancha, encha, einka (“the leg; joint, bend”) (compare Old High German anchila, enchila (“ankle”), German Hanke (“haunch”), West Frisian hancke (“haunch”). More at ankle. Pronunciation: /hɔːn(t)ʃ/, /hoːn(t)ʃ/, /hɔn(t)ʃ/, /hɑn(t)ʃ/ 1. The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters. Example: But I had no time to pursue these reflections; for the gray horse came to the door, and made me a sign to follow him into the third room where I saw a very comely mare, together with a colt and foal, sitting on their haunches upon mats of straw, not unartfully made, and perfectly neat and clean. Example: And the rabbit from his path-way Leaped aside, and at a distance Sat erect upon his haunches. 2. The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food. Example: Now these are the Laws of the Jungle, and many and mighty are they; / But the head and the hoof of the Law and the haunch and the hump is—Obey! Example: On the rough-hewn oaken table the venison haunch was shared. 3. A squat vertical support structure. 4. A jerked underhand throw. Labels: dialectal
Word: haunch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English haunche, hanche, from Old French hanche, hance, anche (compare French hanche, Italian anca), from a Germanic source, probably Frankish *ankijā, from Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint; ankle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“joint; lith”). Cognate with Old High German ancha, encha, einka (“the leg; joint, bend”) (compare Old High German anchila, enchila (“ankle”), German Hanke (“haunch”), West Frisian hancke (“haunch”). More at ankle. Pronunciation: /hɔːn(t)ʃ/, /hoːn(t)ʃ/, /hɔn(t)ʃ/, /hɑn(t)ʃ/ 1. To provide with a haunch or supporting structure. Labels: transitive 2. To throw with an underhand movement. Labels: dialectal, transitive
Word: letters close Part of Speech: noun 1. A sealed legal document, once issued by a monarch or government, granting a right, title etc to a person or corporation. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: closed matte Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a soft matte film, transferred to a home video format, especially DVD, with the theatrical mattes intact. Labels: not-comparable Example: a closed matte DVD
Word: glaiks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glaik Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glaikit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Scots glaikit. 1. Senseless; silly, foolish. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland Example: All the same, he thought, Duror had the appearance of a drunk man, unshaven, slack-mouthed, mumbling, rather glaikit.
Word: levofloxacin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lev- English o(xa)- English -floxacin English ofloxacin English levofloxacin From lev- + ofloxacin. Pronunciation: /ˌli.voʊˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/ 1. A broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent (trademark Levaquin) that is the levorotatory isomer of ofloxacin. Labels: uncountable
Word: Black Country Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the smoke and heavy industry of the area. 1. An area of West Midlands, England, traditionally seen as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Example: I was on a very loose end when one day, outside the Secretariat, as they call it, I ran up against a man called Fraser whom I'd known building a viaduct or something of that sort in the Black Country. Example: […] and with the two promised Sheffielders, Driver Elliott and Fireman Lewis, we were soon on our way over the most unapproachably dreary region of the whole run, scarcely to be paralleled in the Black Country itself.
Word: open matte Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a soft matte film, transferred to a home video format with the full frame exposed, thus having the theatrical mattes removed. Labels: not-comparable Example: an open matte DVD
Word: linemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lineman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: litanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek λῐτᾰνείᾱ (lĭtăneíā)der. Latin litaniader. Old French letanieder. Middle English English litany Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English litanic From litany + -ic. 1. Of, relating to, or in the style of litany. Example: 1798, John Shepherd, A Critical and Practical Elucidation of the Morning and Evening Prayer of the Church of England, London: F. and C. Rivington and R. Faulder, 2nd edition, p. 321, This prayer […] is drawn up in the metaphorical, but expressive, language of Scripture; has been long employed in the conclusion of Litanic, and other forms of prayer, by the churches of the west; and retains strong marks of primitive devotion. Example: A low litanic lament was indulged in from time to time, by the musical voices of the choirs […]
Word: Little League Part of Speech: name Etymology: little + league. From being a sports league for children (little ones). 1. An organization that sponsors and organizes baseball and softball leagues for children. Labels: US
Word: Little League Part of Speech: adj Etymology: little + league. From being a sports league for children (little ones). 1. Petty, amateur, not worth taking seriously. Labels: not-comparable Example: If nothing else, I now have the perfect retort to those little league Stalinists who try to insist that homosexuality is bourgeois decadence that doesn't exist under socialism!
Word: littlun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From little + un. 1. Little one; a child or a young animal. Labels: informal Example: “So let's hear from that littlun who talked about a beast and perhaps we can show him how silly he is.” The littluns began to jabber among themselves, then one stood forward.
Word: log drive Part of Speech: noun 1. the transport of timber down a river to a sawmill as a floating raft Labels: Canada, US
Word: XFF Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of X-Forwarded-For: an HTTP header indicating that a message or request was forwarded by a proxy. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Via Crucis Part of Speech: noun 1. The Way of the Cross. 2. Any extremely arduous or painful experience requiring strength or courage to endure. Example: But the belief which became imprinted on him was that of the onerousness of God's ‘call’, a via crucis of religious duties – prayers, fasting, church attendance, Bible reading, soul-searching – from which he equally continually shied away
Word: Via Dolorosa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latin, literally "way of grief". 1. The route believed to have been taken through Jerusalem by Christ on his way to Calvary. 2. The Way of the Cross. Labels: figuratively
Word: via media Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin via media (“a middle way”). 1. A third way; a middle course, a compromise. Example: The quip highlighted the extent to which the philosophes were seeking a via media between what they saw as the morally and intellectually impoverished tradition of Christian revelation and its embattled polar opposite, a sceptical materialism [...].
Word: via affirmativa Part of Speech: noun 1. A concept of God built up through positive statements about his nature. Example: The medieval Roman Catholic Church recognized two opposite roads to grace: the via negativa of the monk's cell and the hermit's cave, and the via affirmativa of immersion in human affairs, of being in the world whether or not one is of it.
Word: via negativa Part of Speech: noun 1. A concept of God built up through negative statements about his nature. Example: The medieval Roman Catholic Church recognized two opposite roads to grace: the via negativa of the monk's cell and the hermit's cave, and the via affirmativa of immersion in human affairs, of being in the world whether or not one is of it.
Word: copout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from cop out. 1. Alternative spelling of cop-out. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Way of the Cross Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin via crucis. 1. A series of pictures or statues depicting the Stations of the Cross, as laid out around a church, along a road etc. 2. Religious devotions in connection with these stages.