nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: flying meet Part of Speech: noun 1. The carefully-timed situation in which two opposing trains on a nominally single-track line meet at a siding and are able to pass each other without stopping, because they have reached the siding simultaneously.
Word: cellulite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cellulite. By surface analysis, cellule + -ite. Doublet of cellulitis. First attested in the 1960s. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛl.jʊ.laɪt/, /ˌ-liːt/, /ˈsɛl.jə.laɪt/, /ˌ-lit/ 1. Skin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of women. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable
Word: sparing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/ 1. Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.
Word: sparing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of spare Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sparing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something or someone is spared. Example: The sparings of my frugality have, however, in a sufficient degree, augmented my originally scanty patrimony; […]
Word: lamented Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lament Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lamented Part of Speech: adj 1. mourned for, or grieved for Example: Opened in June of that year [1880], the station was the southern terminus of the much-lamented Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (the S&D or 'Slow and Dirty'), which snaked its way down from Bath.
Word: Elsie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Scottish diminutive of Alison/Alice and Elspeth/Elizabeth. 1. A female given name from Hebrew. Example: Elsie Marley is so neat, / 'Tis hard for one to walk the street / But every lad a lass they meet, / Cries do you ken Elsie Marley, honey? Example: "And did he not speak of me, Heyward?" demanded Alice, with jealous affection; "surely, he forgot not altogether his little Elsie?"
Word: Elsie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Scottish diminutive of Alexander. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Alexander. Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: Cromwell Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English crump (“crooked, bent”) + wella (“spring”), equivalent to crump + well. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɒmwəl/, /ˈkɹɒmwɛl/, /ˈkɹɑmwəl/, /ˈkɹɑmwɛl/, /ˈkɹʌmwəl/ 1. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames. Example: Oliver Cromwell, English military leader, politician, and dictator, or his son Richard Cromwell. 2. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7961). 3. A town in Otago, New Zealand. 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States:
Word: eigengrau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Eigengrau (“intrinsic grey”). Pronunciation: /ˈaɪɡənɡɹaʊ/ 1. The dark grey colour seen by the eyes in perfect darkness as a result of signals from the optic nerves. Labels: uncountable
Word: atter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English atter, ater, from Old English āttor, ǣttor, ātor (“poison”), from Proto-West Germanic *aitr, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą (“gland, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyd-, *h₂oyd- (“tumor, abscess”), related to Ancient Greek οἶδος (oîdos, “swelling, tumour, abscess, produced by internal action”). Cognate with Scots attir (“corrupt matter, pus”), Scots atter, etter (“poison, venom”), Shetlandic eter (“poison; bitter cold”), Old Norse eitr, Icelandic eitur (“poison”), Faroese eitur, Norwegian eiter (“venom”), Swedish etter (“poison, venom, virulence”), Danish edder, ædder (“venom”), Saterland Frisian Atter (“pus”), Dutch etter (“pus”), German Eiter (“poison, pus”). Pronunciation: /ˈætə/, /ˈætəɹ/ 1. Poisonous bodily fluid, especially venom of a venomous animal, such as a snake, dragon or other reptile; corrupt or morbid matter from the body, such as pus from a sore or wound; bitter substance, such as bile. Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal 2. Moral corruption or corruptness; noxious or corrupt influence, poison to the soul, evil, anger, envy, hatred; destruction, death. Labels: archaic, figuratively 3. Epithelium produced on the tongue. Labels: UK, dialectal 4. A scab; a dry sore. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: atter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English atter, ater, from Old English āttor, ǣttor, ātor (“poison”), from Proto-West Germanic *aitr, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą (“gland, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyd-, *h₂oyd- (“tumor, abscess”), related to Ancient Greek οἶδος (oîdos, “swelling, tumour, abscess, produced by internal action”). Cognate with Scots attir (“corrupt matter, pus”), Scots atter, etter (“poison, venom”), Shetlandic eter (“poison; bitter cold”), Old Norse eitr, Icelandic eitur (“poison”), Faroese eitur, Norwegian eiter (“venom”), Swedish etter (“poison, venom, virulence”), Danish edder, ædder (“venom”), Saterland Frisian Atter (“pus”), Dutch etter (“pus”), German Eiter (“poison, pus”). Pronunciation: /ˈætə/, /ˈætəɹ/ 1. to venom; sting Labels: UK, dialectal 2. to discharge, as a sore; clot; curdle; cake Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: dehiscent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin dehīscentem, present participle of dehīscō (“to divide, split open, gape”), from hīscō (“to yawn, gape”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈhɪsənt/ 1. Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid. 2. Which dehisces or presents dehiscence. Example: a dehiscent fruit
Word: log jam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of logjam. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ideologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ideology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ideological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English ideologically From ideological + -ly. 1. In an ideological manner; with respect to ideology. Example: Nevertheless intellectually, ideologically and politically he identified with industrialists whom he, just like Smith, saw as the usherers of progress. Example: His warning was chillingly resonant of late 20th century clashes between two ideologically opposed superpowers.
Word: ideologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ideology 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 ideologist From ideology + -ist. 1. One who theorizes or idealizes; one who advocates the doctrines of ideology.
Word: idiotically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English idiotic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English idiotically From idiotic + -ally. 1. In an idiotic manner. Example: The agents, particularly a woman named Betty (Lynne Cormack), gush idiotically about what great potential Robin has, and dream of revamping his act so antiseptically that they can bill him as "Canada's Comic Illusionist," instead of the specialty performer that he clearly is.
Word: Habe Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a certain tribe of Nigeria.
Word: retardation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin tardus Latin retardō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin retardātiōlbor. English retardation Learned borrowing from Latin retardātiō. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiː.tɑːˈdeɪ̯.ʃən/, /ˌɹi.tɑɹˈdeɪ̯.ʃən/, /ˌɹiː.tɐːˈdæɪ̯.ʃən/, /ˌɹi.taɹˈde.ʃən/ 1. The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Ellipsis of mental retardation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: Me and my friends used to feed LSD to this little retarded girl in our neighborhood and we'd lock arms around her and go "nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare!" It actually cured her retardation. 6. Extreme stupidity. Labels: colloquial, countable, derogatory, offensive, uncountable 7. That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was on the first day of the new year that the announcement was made, almost simultaneously from three observatories, that the motion of the planet Neptune, the outermost of all the planets that wheel about the sun, had become very erratic. Ogilvy had already called attention to a suspected retardation in its velocity in December. Such a piece of news was scarcely calculated to interest a world the greater portion of whose inhabitants were unaware of the existence of the planet Neptune, nor outside the astronomical profession did the subsequent discovery of a faint remote speck of light in the region of the perturbed planet cause any very great excitement. Scientific people, however, found the intelligence remarkable enough, even before it became known that the new body was rapidly growing larger and brighter, that its motion was quite different from the orderly progress of the planets, and that the deflection of Neptune and its satellite was becoming now of an unprecedented kind. Example: [...] the effect is automatically to select a braking force which is higher at above 40 m.p.h., in the initial stages of retardation, but is reduced as the speed falls below 40 m.p.h. 9. A suspension which resolves upwards. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: senselessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English senseless Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 senselessness From senseless + -ness. 1. The state of being senseless; unsense. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk They had contributed heavily to their own downfall, most glaringly with the senselessness of Chris Smalling’s red card, and they should know by now that Manuel Pellegrini’s team are not the kind of opponents to pass up these kind of handouts.
Word: senselessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English senseless Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English senselessly From senseless + -ly. 1. In a senseless manner. Example: In those moments thus spent in composing myself for sleep, I sometimes wondered in the last human occupant of the room were not a dead one. I was senselessly spookish about such things.
Word: senseful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English senseful From sense + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛnsfʊl/ 1. Full of sense; meaningful; significant. Labels: archaic Example: The Ladie, hearkening to his sensefull speach, / Found nothing that he said unmeet nor geason […]. 2. Full of (common) sense; sensible; intelligent. Labels: archaic 3. Capable of precise physical sensation. Example: 'I cannot make head or tail of it,' confessed Miss Barrowford, as the senseful fingers crossed and recrossed the scrawl, now following a vague spidery line, now drawn where no visible mark appeared to lead. 'Is there any meaning, do you think?'
Word: black abalone Part of Speech: noun 1. A black-shelled edible mollusc (Haliotis crachedorii), found off the North American Pacific coast.
Word: standardize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Frankish *standan Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Frankish *hard(ī) Frankish *standahardbor.? Old French estendre? Old French estandartbor. Middle English standard English standard 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 standardize From standard + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈstæn.də.daɪz/, /ˈstæn.dɚˌdaɪz/, [ˈstɛən.dɚˌdaɪz], /ˈstæn.də.dɑez/, /ˈstɛn.də.daɪz/ 1. US and Oxford British English standard spelling of standardise.
Word: prevents Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prevent Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Noah's Ark Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Noah's ark. 1. A hamlet in Kemsing parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5557). 2. Alternative letter-case form of Noah's ark. Labels: alt-of
Word: breeds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɹiːdz/ 1. plural of breed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: breeds Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɹiːdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of breed Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tinted Part of Speech: adj 1. Slightly colored, having tint. Example: He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the design. Example: The Citadel is surrounded by a blue-tinted reflection nebula. The light of the nebula is actually light from the Citadel, scattered and reflected back at the station.
Word: tinted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tint Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: idiosyncratically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From idiosyncratic + -ally. By surface analysis, idio- + syn- + -cratic + -al + -ly. 1. In an idiosyncratic manner.
Word: blowsy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English blows(e) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blowsy From blows(e) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈblaʊzi/ 1. Having a reddish, coarse complexion, especially with a pudgy face. Example: They put me in mind of a poor Girl, a Miss Peachy (a real, & in the end, a melancholy Story)—she was a fine young Woman; but thinking herself too ruddy & blowsy, it was her Custom to bleed herself (an Art she had learn’d on purpose) 3 or 4 times against the Rugby Races in order to appear more dainty & Lady-like at the balls, &c Example: […] with a face made blowsy by the cold and damp. 2. Slovenly or unkempt, in the manner of a beggar or slattern. Example: Her hair so untidy, so blowsy! Example: The double-breasted blazer which is on every front row this season came with an elbow-length sleeve for spring, while jumpsuits, a signature of the label, came slinky and tailored or in a blowsier boiler suit silhouette. 3. Unrefined, countrified. Example: He longed for the warmth and the smells of his favourite haunts—Gilpin's with oysters frizzling in a dozen pans, and noble odours stealing from the tap-room, the Green Man with its tripe-suppers, Wanless's Coffee House, noted for its cuts of beef and its white puddings. He would give much to be in a chair by one of those hearths and in the thick of that blowsy fragrance. Example: The hot, blowsy country, remote from danger, had a lonely, forgotten feeling.
Word: stubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stubs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stub Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spiders Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spider Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: idiomatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English idiomatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English idiomatically From idiomatic + -ally. 1. In an idiomatic manner. 2. With regard to idiomaticness; as analyzed with idiomatic meaning taken into account.
Word: riders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: idiomatical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From idiomatic + -al. 1. Idiomatic.
Word: molluscs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mollusc Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piddock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown Pronunciation: /ˈpɪdək/ 1. Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks.
Word: rationality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rational + -ity, from French rationalité, from Late Latin rationalitas (“rationality, reasonableness”), from Latin rationalis (“reasonable”). 1. The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: His sudden loss of rationality was brought on by excess drink. 2. Objective consideration. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Such a discussion deserves rationality, not emotional gut reactions.
Word: idler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From idle + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ̯dləː/, /ˈaɪ̯dlɚ/ 1. One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction. 2. One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard. 3. Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch. Labels: dated 4. A mechanical device such as a pulley or wheel that does not transmit power through its own axle, but forms part of a gear train, supports a moving belt, etc. Example: FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. […] Four run stones, Munson underrunners, 3 ft diameter. […] All with idlers and in the best condition.
Word: idler Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From idle + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ̯dləː/, /ˈaɪ̯dlɚ/ 1. comparative form of idle: more idle Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: spikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spikes Part of Speech: noun 1. A pair of athletic shoes equipped with spikes on the sole and heel for better traction. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Synonym of spike strip. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: spikes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spike Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rhinocerotes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rhīnocerōtēs. Pronunciation: /ɹaɪˈnɒ.sə.ɹəʊts/, /ɹaɪˈnɑː.sə.ɹoʊts/ 1. plural of rhinoceros Labels: archaic, form-of, plural Example: Wandering about among the trees or crouching in the long and feathered grass were all varieties of game, from rhinocerotes down. Example: A vast number of lions were poisoned by contaminating the carcasses of their prey with toxic cattle dip; a population of at least a hundred rhinocerotes was attacked with spears, leaving a single one alive; hundreds of wildebeest and zebras have been found rotting. 2. plural of rhinocerot (“(now rare) a rhinoceros”) Labels: archaic, form-of, plural Example: Beyond that Country of Birds, is another wilde and mountainous, where abide many creatures much worse than those Birds, Elephants, Rhinocerotes, Lions, Wild-swine, Buffals, and Wild-kine. 3. plural of rhinocerote (“a rhinoceros”) Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: hardships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hardship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hardships Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hardship Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: surpassed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of surpass Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ice-cream Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ice cream. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: sparks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sparks Part of Speech: noun 1. An electrician, specifically, the radio operator on a ship of the merchant marine. Labels: informal
Word: sparks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spark Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: refuses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of refuse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: residents Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛzədɪnts/ 1. plural of resident Labels: form-of, plural
Word: menta Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛn.tə/ 1. plural of mentum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peperoncino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian peperoncino. 1. A variety of the pepper Capsicum annuum.
Word: polenta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin polenta Italian polentabor. English polenta Borrowed from Italian polenta. Pronunciation: /pəˈlɛntə/ 1. Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pomodori Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pomodoro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radicchio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian radicchio. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈdi.kjoʊ/ 1. A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled. Example: In memory, all the food they brought us first was red: the bresaola, the fat tongues of roasted peppers laid on goat's cheese, the radicchio, the white china bowl of radish coronets. Example: Radicchio is a savory green that adds sharpness and substance to salads and side dishes.
Word: ædile Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of aedile. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: ædileship Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of aedileship. Labels: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: scorzonera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian scorzonera. 1. A herb from southern Europe (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica), having yellow flowers and edible carrot-shaped roots.
Word: thatchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thatcher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black salsify Part of Speech: noun 1. A perennial member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae), cultivated as a root vegetable (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Black salsify is lumped in as a member of the salsify-type vegetable family even though it is a different genus and species due to similarities in its flavor and textural profile.
Word: fœtid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin misspelling ‘foetidus’, corruption of fetidus (“offensive odor”), originally fetere (“to stink”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɛtɪd/ 1. Nonstandard spelling of fetid. Labels: alt-of, hypercorrect, nonstandard
Word: the end justifies the means Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Falsely attributed to Machiavelli's The Prince, which does not use the phrase in the work. A possible source is Ovid's Heroides (ca. 10 BCE), which says exitus ācta probat (“the outcome justifies the deeds”). However, its use there is quite likely to have an opposite meaning of outcome proving means were unjustified, based on its context. 1. Morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes; actions can be considered morally right or wrong only by virtue of the morality of the outcome. Example: Marxists were often criticized for believing that the ends justified the means, yet these old Cold Warriors were now the ones using ends to justify means—attacking science in the name of freedom. Example: Shepard: You honestly think the experiments you did here are justified? Maelon: We committed cultural genocide! Nothing I do will ever be justified! Maelon: The experiments are monstrous... because I was taught to be a monster. Shepard: Mordin, did you ever perform experiments like this? Mordin: No. Never taught you this, Maelon. Maelon: So your hands are clean! What does it matter if the ground is stained with the blood of millions! Maelon: You taught me that the end justified the means. I will undo what we did, Professor. The only way I know how.
Word: car door Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1863 (US, applied to “railway car”). 1. A door designed for use on a car (whether a railway carriage or an automobile). Example: We found Jeru to be a pleasant city; with only one fault: the inhabitants will crowd into a car before passengers can get out; consequently the heads of the two columns collide near the car-door, and there is a general choke.
Word: inverted index Part of Speech: noun 1. An indexing algorithm which indexes a document based on the keywords being searched for.
Word: wild purslane Part of Speech: noun 1. An edible vegetable and invasive plant Portulaca oleracea.
Word: purslane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French porcelaine, probably an alteration of Latin porcilaca (“purslane”) (related to portulaca (“purslane”)) to assimilate it with porcelaine (“porcelain”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːslən/, /ˈpɝslən/ 1. Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans. 2. Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales Labels: uncountable, usually 5. Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales Labels: uncountable, usually 6. Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales Labels: uncountable, usually 7. Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales Labels: uncountable, usually 8. Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales Labels: uncountable, usually 9. Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: butcherbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butcher + bird, from its habit of hanging its prey. 1. Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea. Example: A butcher bird has stirred, tuned its flute with a few preparatory notes. Example: A short way off, two male butcher birds, black and white like magpies, were calling antiphonally across a ravine. 2. Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius. 3. Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius. Labels: South-Africa
Word: Jacky Hanger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its habit of hanging its prey. 1. The fiscal shrike Lanius collaris Labels: South-Africa
Word: Jacky Hangman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its habit of hanging its prey. 1. The Fiscal shrike Lanius collaris Labels: South-Africa
Word: jicama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish jícama, from Classical Nahuatl xīcama, apocopic form of xīcamatl. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪ.kə.mə/, /ˈhiː.kə.mə/ 1. The edible root of the yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) used in salads in Central America and as a snack in Mexico.
Word: rainbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rain + bird, from the sound of their call, a beautiful liquid gurgle rising and falling like water pouring from a bottle. 1. Any of the coucal species Centropus supercilliosus, Centropus cupreicadus, Centropus senegalensis. Labels: South-Africa 2. A grey warbler (Gerygone igata). Labels: New-Zealand
Word: king of six Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The birds are usually grouped with one male to six females. 1. The pintailed whydah, Vidua macroura. Labels: South-Africa
Word: Wausau Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ojibwe [Term?]. 1. A city, the county seat of Marathon County, in north-central Wisconsin, United States. 2. A town in Marathon County, in north-central Wisconsin.
Word: bare hand Part of Speech: verb 1. To field the ball without one's glove in one's hand. Labels: transitive Example: Jones bare hands the bunt and throws to first... out!
Word: bare hand Part of Speech: noun 1. An ungloved hand.
Word: bateleur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bateleur (“juggler”). Pronunciation: /ˌbætəˈlɜː/ 1. Any of species Terathopius ecaudatus of eagles, endemic to Africa and Arabia. Example: When I first arrived at the site, the pair of Bateleur eagles were sitting quietly watching life unfold on the bushveld beneath them.
Word: Madison Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Usually derived from Mathieson (Matthew + -son), occasionally from Middle English Maddy (“Maud”) + -son. In the movie Splash, its use as a given name derives from Manhattan’s Madison Avenue. Pronunciation: /ˈmædɪsən/ 1. A particular line dance commonly danced to the Ike & Tina Turner song Nutbush City Limits (though predating that song's release). Example: This dance with a familiar name is not to be confused with the Madison of a few years ago. The 1962 Madison is simply a twist on the Twist. [...] "The Madison was first introduced to Parisian teenagers from America by television and caught on practically overnight. There is already a nightclub called The Madison. In the nightclubs and at large parties everyone dances in lines, the best dancers in the front line so the beginners behind them can learn from the experts. The Madison is best when done with five or more couples." Example: It's not everybody's shampoo and set, but the music, the humour and the dancing will strike a chord with all those old enough to remember Chubby Checker, The Madison and The Mashed Potato. 2. Alternative spelling of madison. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Nisse Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Borsele, Netherlands.
Word: owie Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From ow + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms). Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ(w)iː/ 1. Synonym of ow.
Word: owie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ow Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English owie From ow + -ie (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ(w)iː/ 1. A painful but minor injury. Labels: Canada, US, childish, colloquial Example: If it's an "owie" that has the child upset, check him from head to toe for injuries. Example: 2008, May 16, Bil Keane, The Family Circus (daily comic) in the Kokomo Tribune Daddy! Our car has an owie! [Billy, pointing to a small dent.]
Word: ephebi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ephebus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jacksonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Jackson Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Jacksonian From Jackson + -ian. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒækˈsoʊn.i.ən/ 1. An adherent of Andrew Jackson's politics and policies, or one who admires Jackson as a historical figure. Labels: US
Word: Jacksonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Jackson Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Jacksonian From Jackson + -ian. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒækˈsoʊn.i.ən/ 1. Of or relating to American singer Michael Jackson. 2. Of or pertaining to the politics and policies of Andrew Jackson. Labels: US 3. Of or pertaining to Jacksonian seizures, characteristic of certain forms of epilepsy (after John Hughlings Jackson).
Word: Jacksonian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Jackson Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Jacksonian From Jackson + -ian. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒækˈsoʊn.i.ən/ 1. An age forming part of the Eocene.
Word: Jacksonian seizure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Eponym, from John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist. 1. A seizure characteristic of certain forms of epilepsy.
Word: epileptiform Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to epilepsy, or resembling epilepsy, particularly in regard to its associated seizures. Labels: not-comparable Example: a grand mal epileptiform seizure
Word: geographic information science Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Michael Goodchild in the early 1990s, and quickly caught on in the academic community. 1. The scientific study of the nature and use of geographic information; the theoretical foundation of geographic information systems. Labels: uncountable
Word: booty call Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined early 1990s, attributed to Bill Bellamy on Def Comedy Jam. 1. A telephone call made to request a sexual encounter. Labels: slang Example: This is a booty call / My boot, my boot, your arsehole / This is a Freudian slip 2. A sexual encounter arranged by telephone. Labels: slang 3. The recipient of a telephone call requesting a sexual encounter. Labels: slang 4. An encounter for the purposes of casual sex. Labels: slang Example: You left me for another woman and now you're here on a booty call, that's what the matter is. Example: "My mom gets 2am booty calls. My mom is cooler than me."
Word: booty call Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Coined early 1990s, attributed to Bill Bellamy on Def Comedy Jam. 1. To make a booty call. Labels: transitive Example: And it wouldn’t be the same / If you hit send again / If you booty call again tonight
Word: Azzurri Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Azzurri. 1. the Italy national football team Labels: plural, plural-only 2. the Italy national rugby union team Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: album track Part of Speech: noun 1. Any individual piece of music, normally separated from the others by a short pause, on an LP, CD, etc. 2. Any such piece that is perceived to be unsuitable for release as a single.
Word: close captioning Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of closed captioning. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: the prison did not have basic assistive devices, including a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), close captioning devices, and visual alarms and signals. Example: Additionally, in a research-film, faces being blurred can ensure confidentiality, voices can be changed, and subtitles or close captioning can be used to disguise the identity of an informant who wants to be anonymous.
Word: rewritable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rewrite Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English rewritable From rewrite + -able. 1. Able to be rewritten, or written again. Labels: not-comparable
Word: doubting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of doubt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: doubting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊtɪŋ/ 1. A condition of doubt. Example: A believer may be sometimes so overwhelmed with doubtings, that he may not be able to perceive an assurance in himself. Example: Black is night's cope; But death will not appal One who, past doubtings all Waits in unhope.
Word: doubting Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊtɪŋ/ 1. Full of doubt; dubious. Example: Indeed, had not I appeared to the world with all possible demonstrations of authority and truth, teaching men a most holy and undeniable doctrine, sufficient to reform their manners and amend their lives, and moreover demonstrating my divine commission, by such proofs as ought to satisfy and convince the most doubting and suspicious minds; they might have had some plea and excuse of ignorance for their unbelief; Example: Had Keir been told two years ago that he would be involved in all these domesticities, he would have been more doubting than a doubting Thomas.
Word: creatrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin creātrīx. By surface analysis, create + -trix. 1. A female creator. Labels: rare
Word: Zuñi Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈzuː.nji/, /ˈzun.ji/ 1. Alternative form of Zuni. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Zuñi Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈzuː.nji/, /ˈzun.ji/ 1. Alternative form of Zuni. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rewriteable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of rewritable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: radially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English radial Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English radially From radial + -ly. 1. In a radial manner, outward from a center. Example: Thallus about 1 cm. in diameter, light gray irregular areoles 0:30,4 mm. in diameter on a black hypothallus, giving a deciussate appearance, marginal areoles slightly radially elongate and very narrowly black margined but not clearly effigurate;
Word: domini Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dominus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comprising Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of comprise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: implying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of imply Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: implying Part of Speech: noun 1. implication Example: Human events are always implyings. What they are includes the implying of further events. Example: While it was noted above that the interaffecting of the present by the occurrings and implyings of the past provides a means of generating a sense of a personal past through the accumulation of bodily-relevant occurrings and implyings, […]
Word: capitals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capital Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of salt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of salt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: neurosurgery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) 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 χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek χειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)bor. Latin chīrūrgiader. Old French surgie Old French surgeriebor. Middle English surgerie English surgery English neurosurgery From neuro- + surgery. 1. The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases. Labels: uncountable 2. Any surgical procedure performed on the nervous system, especially the brain. Labels: countable
Word: Johns Hopkins Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Johns Hopkins (1795–1873), American entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist. 1. A university and, in particular, a world-class school of medicine and teaching hospital located in Baltimore, Maryland.
Word: suffixed Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: suffixed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of suffix Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hemimegaloencephaly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English megaloencephaly English hemimegaloencephaly From hemi- + megaloencephaly. 1. A condition where one hemisphere of the brain grows faster or larger than the other, causing neurological impairment. Labels: uncountable
Word: docs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doc Labels: form-of, plural 2. documentation
Word: BPM Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of bpm. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: Tachycardia is a heart rate of more than 100 BPM. If your heart is beating too fast, you may experience chest discomfort, fainting spells, pounding of your heart (palpitations) and shortness of breath during usual activity levels. 2. Initialism of Business Performance Management. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of Business Process Management. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of Business Process Modeling. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: SLA Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /ɛs ɛl eɪ̯/, /es el eɪ̯/, /es el æɪ̯/, /ɛs ɛl e/, /ɛ(ː)s ɛ(ː)l eː/ 1. Initialism of Sudan Liberation Army. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Symbionese Liberation Army. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SLA Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /ɛs ɛl eɪ̯/, /es el eɪ̯/, /es el æɪ̯/, /ɛs ɛl e/, /ɛ(ː)s ɛ(ː)l eː/ 1. Initialism of sealed lead-acid battery. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of second-language acquisition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of service level agreement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of specific leaf area. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of stereolithography apparatus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of short long arms suspension. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: QoS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of quality of service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of queen of spades. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang, uncountable
Word: mendaciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mendacious Middle English -ly English -ly English mendaciously From mendacious + -ly. Pronunciation: /mɛnˈdeɪʃəsli/ 1. In a lying or deceitful manner. Example: As a politician, he was very adept at speaking mendaciously in public. Example: I don't think I'm going to buy what she just told me. Her gestures, eye movements, and hesitancy in her tone raised some substantial red flags. Therefore, I have reason to believe she was giving an excuse mendaciously. If you could've witnessed this, you'd know it too!
Word: decussate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is first attested in 1825, the verb in 1658. Borrowed from Latin decussātus, perfect passive participle of decussō (“to divide crosswise, arrange crosswise or mark with a cross”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from decussis (“a coin worth ten asses; a cross sign (from the cross shape of the Roman numeral for ten carved on the coins)”), from decem (“ten”) + as (“a Roman coin”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈkʌseɪt/ 1. Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X. 2. Having anatomical structures or markings crossing each other, typically in an X shape or at right angles. 3. Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles. Example: Juniperites, ju-ne-per-i′tis, s[ubstantive]. A genus of fossil plants, in which the branches are ranged irregularly; leaves short, obtuse, inserted by a broad base, opposite, decussate, and arranged in four rows. 4. Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other. Labels: rhetoric Example: a decussated period
Word: decussate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The adjective is first attested in 1825, the verb in 1658. Borrowed from Latin decussātus, perfect passive participle of decussō (“to divide crosswise, arrange crosswise or mark with a cross”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from decussis (“a coin worth ten asses; a cross sign (from the cross shape of the Roman numeral for ten carved on the coins)”), from decem (“ten”) + as (“a Roman coin”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈkʌseɪt/ 1. To form an X or to cross or intersect. Example: The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum.
Word: EIR Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialisms. * (Elizabeth I): By analogy with EIIR (“Elizabeth II”). 1. Initialism of excess information rate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of establishment inspection report: a report issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration following the inspection of a facility where goods under the authority of the agency are manufactured, held, or sold. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of environmental impact report. Labels: California, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Anaheim, which also has its EIR completed, lacks the glitz and allure of Los Angeles, and the price and demand for pricey corporate suites and club seating may not produce the same kind of revenue that a stadium in Los Angeles would provide. Example: Whether the latest changes to the Zumthor design trigger excitement or criticism, the release of the EIR will refocus attention to key questions, including to what extent rising construction costs prompted a 10% reduction in the building’s size, how feasible a new opening target of early 2024 may be, and what next steps must be taken to carry the project forward.