nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: -pod Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor. English -pod From Ancient Greek ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”). 1. Related to or resembling a foot or similar limb. Labels: morpheme 2. Having or being a certain kind of foot. Labels: morpheme
Word: voyeuristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English voyeur 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English voyeuristic From voyeur + -istic. 1. Of, relating to, or derived from voyeurism or a voyeur. Example: A documentary about gun violence that has its premiere on HBO on Monday has been given extra topicality by the massacre in Charleston, S.C. That, though, isn’t necessarily to the film’s benefit. It might draw additional viewers, sure, but it also underscores the project’s voyeuristic shallowness.
Word: thugged out Part of Speech: adj 1. Imitating a thug or gangster, especially in dress and speech. Labels: slang
Word: mythic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: 1660s; from Latin mȳthicus or Ancient Greek μυθικός (muthikós); equivalent to myth + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪθɪk/ 1. Mythical; existing in myth. Example: Whitehead-Gould has become a mythic presence in the case history fairy-tale: the personification of the selfish woman who went back on her promise to deliver up her child to an unfulfilled aspiring mother. Example: Bellerophon attempts to become a mythic hero by perfectly imitating the actuarial program for mythic heroes. 2. Very rare. 3. Amazing, epic, legendary. Labels: colloquial Example: Had Pesky nailed Enos Slaughter in the 1946 Series, his throw home would have become a mythic moment. Example: There's far more than just hot dogs to feast on too. The pizzas—gigantic, floppy, with a hyperreal waxy sheen—are mythic. They arrive exclusively in cheese, pepperoni, or supreme—the holy trinity—and will run you an eminently affordable $1.99 for a ridiculously huge wedge-shaped slice.
Word: jack-of-all-trades Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jack of all trades. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A fellow can always get some sort of a job—I was coming up here to see if they needed an extra clerk or a waiter, or chauffeur, or anything that meant a roof and something to eat—but I suppose they don't need a jack-of-all-trades. Example: After leaving the service, he [Jack Schweibold] flew for Chicago Helicopter Airways and Butler Aviation as a jack-of-all-trades. “I flew the first traffic patrol for the Chicago freeways, defrosted tomato crops by keeping the wind blowing on them so the frost couldn’t form, flew dignitaries such as Eleanor Roosevelt, [Dwight D.] Eisenhower, [Richard] Nixon, [Gerald] Ford. I even delivered Santa Claus. One hundred and eighty Messrs. Claus, to be exact,” he says.
Word: quenched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of quench Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: I quenched my thirst with soup.
Word: afflictions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affliction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonconformity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + conformity. Pronunciation: /nɑnkənˈfɔɹmɪdi/ 1. A refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Here then is S. Pauls Judaeus in abscondito, a Jew inwardly. Here is the true Recusant, and the true Non-conformitan; Au∣diunt, sed non faciunt: he comes to hear, but never comes to doe; there's Recusancy: he confesses that he hath received good instru∣ction, but he refufes to conform himself unto it; there's Non-con∣formity'. 2. A rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But as no man, that does acknowledg the Authority and Divinity of the Scriptures, can easily satisfie himself in living in the Breach of any of it's known rules and precepts, without the countenance and protection (such as it is) of some vain imagination, and deceitful reasoning or other, so is it in this case with some, who having no mind to this way of God (Bap∣tism I mean) though otherwise convinced of the nullity of In∣fant-baptism) have taken hold of certain delusive Pleas, where∣by to justifie their non-conformity to this rule of the Gospel, and Doctrine of Christ. 3. A type of unconformity in which a nonsedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sigla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin sigla. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɡlə/ 1. plural of siglum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ajish Part of Speech: name Etymology: English spelling of a Malayalam name അജീഷ് (ajīṣŭ), that derives from Sanskrit अज (ajá, “unborn, angels”) + ईश (īśá, “Lord”), meaning Lord of the unborn. 1. A male given name from Malayalam used in India.
Word: aliunde Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin aliunde, from alius (“other”) + unde (“whence”). Pronunciation: /alɪˈʌndi/ 1. From another source; from elsewhere. Labels: not-comparable Example: a case proved aliunde Example: evidence aliunde
Word: divinations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of divination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unspotted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English spotted English unspotted From un- + spotted. 1. Not having spots. Labels: not-comparable Example: The albino leopard was quite remarkable, as it was completely unspotted. 2. Unseen. Labels: not-comparable Example: Despite the watchful nature of the passing gazelles, the leopard lay unspotted under the bush. 3. Without stains or blots; sinless. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: Pure religion and vndefiled before God and the Facher, is this, to visit the fatherlesse and widowes in their affliction, and to keepe himselfe vnspotted from the world. Example: [A]lthough thou beeſt blameleſs and unſpotted as to thy outvvard Life and Converſation, ſo that none can ſay, black is thine Eye, as to any groſs Sin; yet knovv, that God pondereth thy Heart, and ranſacketh every Corner of thy Soul, and obſerves the Motions of thoſe very Luſts that vvar vvithin thee, and prevail againſt thee.
Word: unspotted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unspot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: make out like a bandit Part of Speech: verb 1. To profit greatly; to get an excessively good deal Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Somebody must be making out like a bandit if they have managed to sell a $50 product for $500 like that!
Word: taki Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of takhi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: trup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of trope (“cantillation pattern”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: udo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 独活 (udo). Pronunciation: /ˈuː.dəʊ/ 1. Japanese spikenard Labels: uncountable
Word: ul Part of Speech: contraction 1. Alternative form of ull Labels: alt-of, alternative, contraction
Word: ul Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of UL (“upload”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ul Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of UL (“upload”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: usta Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ˈjuːstə/ 1. used to: accustomed to Labels: contraction, informal Example: That safe's one o' th' kind I'm usta. Example: It needs a lot of work, and it's a tad smaller than I'm usta, but you know what they say... 2. used to: formerly did Labels: contraction, informal Example: We usta have a rule that if a trusty shot an escaping convict, then the trusty would go free. 3. use to Labels: contraction, informal
Word: winda Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɪndə/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of window. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: ...there was a pirate, climbing in the winda.
Word: vihar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of vihara. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sturm Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Sturm. 1. A surname from German.
Word: brassey Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of brassie. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The brassey much resembled the driver, but the iron opened out quite a new field of practice; […]
Word: puszta Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpʊstə/ 1. Alternative spelling of pusta. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Bruhat rattled off a head-spinning 29 correctly spelled words in 90 seconds, including heautophany, nachschläge and puszta.
Word: metallicolous Part of Speech: adj 1. adapted to grow preferentially in soils containing a higher than normal concentration of a particular metal (such as zinc or copper) Labels: not-comparable
Word: Campidanese Part of Speech: name 1. The dialect of Sardinian spoken in Cagliari (Campidano), Italy.
Word: helium flash Part of Speech: noun 1. The sudden beginning of the burning of helium in the core of stars of intermediate mass or on the surface of an accreting white dwarf.
Word: helium fusion Part of Speech: noun 1. nuclear fusion involving helium nuclei. Labels: uncountable
Word: helium dating Part of Speech: noun 1. a method of determining the age of rock that depends on the production of helium during the radioactive decay of isotopes of uranium and thorium. Labels: uncountable
Word: He dating Part of Speech: noun 1. Helium dating.
Word: balintawak Part of Speech: noun 1. A style of Filipina native dress, with a large kerchief folded over one shoulder.
Word: oxygen bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A nightclub or similar venue in which patrons pay to inhale doses of gas containing concentrations of oxygen higher than in air.
Word: oxygen mask Part of Speech: noun 1. A plastic or rubber mask through which oxygen may be breathed from a storage tank.
Word: oxygen therapy Part of Speech: noun 1. Therapeutic administration of oxygen. Labels: uncountable
Word: sands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sand Labels: form-of, plural 2. sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which 3. a unit of time. Labels: figuratively Example: The sands of a lifetime are rapidly running out. 4. an expanse of sand, as in a desert or on a sandy seashore. Labels: figuratively Example: We were lost in the sands of Arabia. Example: Most of the old fishermen's cottages have been unobtrusively modernised, the harbour is busy with summer yachts, and the sands are superb.
Word: sands Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sand Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Garifuna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Garifuna garifuna, from Kalinago karifuna, from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). 1. An individual member of the Garinagu people.
Word: Garifuna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Garifuna garifuna, from Kalinago karifuna, from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). 1. The language of the Garinagu people.
Word: Garinagu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Endonym of the Garifuna people, a corruption of Kalinago Kalinago. 1. An ethnic group in the Caribbean area, descended from a mix of Amerindian and African people, many of whom have migrated to Central America and the United States. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Garinagu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Endonym of the Garifuna people, a corruption of Kalinago Kalinago. 1. plural of Garifuna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gurmukhi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ (gurmukhī) / گُرْمُکھی (gurmukhī), commonly translated as "from the Mouth of the Guru", since it was standardised by Guru Angad in the 16th century. 1. An abugida script, or writing system, designed for writing the Punjabi language used primarily in Punjab, India
Word: nephelinite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nepheline Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English nephelinite From nepheline + -ite. 1. A darkish, finely crystalline rock of volcanic origin, being a mixture of nepheline and pyroxene Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: neural crest Part of Speech: noun 1. A strip of ectodermal material in the early vertebrate embryo inserted between the prospective neural plate and the epidermis. Example: All of these features are under the control of a particular set of cells in the embryo called the neural crest, from which a particular part of the brain, the amygdala, derives.
Word: neural plate Part of Speech: noun 1. A thick, flat bundle of ectoderm formed in vertebrate embryos after induction by the notochord.
Word: neurulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English neurula Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English neurulation From neurula + -ation. 1. The process by which the beginnings of the vertebrate nervous system is formed in embryos. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: neurohypophysis hormone Part of Speech: noun 1. either of two peptide hormones secreted by the neurohypophysis
Word: neurosecretion 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- English secretion English neurosecretion From neuro- + secretion. 1. the synthesis and release of hormones by neurons 2. a hormone so secreted
Word: neutral current Part of Speech: noun 1. An exchange current which carries no electric charge and mediates certain types of electroweak interactions.
Word: neutrino astronomy Part of Speech: noun 1. The detection and study of neutrinos, in order to investigate astronomical objects and the universe. Labels: uncountable
Word: anubing Part of Speech: noun 1. The wood of the monkey fruit tree (Artocarpus lacucha). Labels: uncountable
Word: banaba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Philippine *banabá. Compare Tagalog banabá, Cebuano banaba, Kapampangan [Term?]. 1. A Southeast Asian tree (Lagerstroemia speciosa), with medicinal leaves.
Word: ARVO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: spitting image Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An alteration of the earlier spitten image (see spitten). A popular folk etymology explains this phrase as deriving from the idea of a father spitting out a child whole from his mouth, as if giving birth. But spitten image actually developed from spit and image, where spit in this context means “likeness”. Terban further suggests a derivation of this sense of spit from the word spirit, but evidence for this is lacking. Another theory is that the idiom is Biblical, after an image of God spitting into dry earth to make the clay out of which Adam would be formed. Pronunciation: /ˈspɪtɪŋ ˈɪmɪdʒ/ 1. The exact likeness (of someone); a speaking or living image. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: You're the spitting image of my brother. Example: I swear my grandson is the spitting image of my Jeffrey when he was a baby.
Word: neutron diffraction Part of Speech: noun 1. The interference process which occurs when neutrons are scattered by the atoms within solids, liquids and gases. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: neutron optics Part of Speech: noun 1. The general field of study that employs the wavelike character of neutrons. Labels: uncountable
Word: wavelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English wave Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English wavelike From wave + -like. 1. Having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles. Example: In 1923, the Prince de Broglie showed mathematically that particles, in turn, should exhibit wavelike properties, a prediction that led to the development of the field of wave mechanics.
Word: neutron interferometer Part of Speech: noun 1. a device capable of diffracting neutrons and studying their wavelike characteristics
Word: neutron scattering Part of Speech: noun 1. any of several techniques that use the wavelike behaviour of neutrons as a scientific probe Labels: uncountable
Word: neutron spectrometry Part of Speech: noun 1. The field of study in which neutrons are used as a probe for measuring the excited states of nuclides. Labels: uncountable
Word: Nichrome Part of Speech: noun 1. An alloy of nickel and chromium, typically 80% nickel and 20% chromium, used to make heating elements. Labels: uncountable
Word: aminal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English aminal From amine + -al. 1. Any organic compound having two amino functional groups attached to the same carbon atom - R₂C(NR₂)₂
Word: aminal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A childish pronunciation of animal with metathesis. Pronunciation: /ˈæmɪnəl/ 1. An animal. Labels: childish, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: Nickelodeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nickel (“coin worth 5 cents”) + odeon. Pronunciation: /ˌnɪk.əˈloʊ.di.n̩/ 1. A small, rudimentary movie theater that charged five cents for admission, popular in North America from about 1905 to 1915. Labels: historical 2. A coin-operated player piano, often elaborated with percussion, banjos, bells, whistles, and other musical instruments and noise-makers. 3. An American jukebox operated by nickels.
Word: geminal diamine Part of Speech: noun 1. An aminal.
Word: vaulted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vault Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vaulted Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a ceiling supported by arches, introduced in the Gothic style. Example: It was a large vaulted apartment, and had been once a chapel: but it was now half library, half laboratory.
Word: hemiaminal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -al English aminal English hemiaminal From hemi- + aminal. 1. Any organic compound having both an amino and a hydroxy functional group attached to the same carbon atom; they are synthesized by reacting ammonia or an amine with an aldehyde or ketone.
Word: carbinolamine Part of Speech: noun 1. A hemiaminal
Word: dati Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew דתי (datí, “religious”). 1. religious rather than secular; observing Jewish customs Labels: Judaism, not-comparable
Word: mati Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek [Term?] 1. In Greek culture, a protective symbol resembling an eye, supposed to ward off the evil eye.
Word: gallate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gall(ium) + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any oxoanion of gallium. 2. Any salt or ester of gallic acid.
Word: amine oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of organic compound formed by addition of an oxygen atom to an amine - R₃N⁺-O⁻, but sometimes written R₃N=O.
Word: gallic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. a phenolic carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, found in galls, tea, the bark of some trees etc; a constituent of tannin Labels: uncountable 2. the supposed acid H₃GaO₃, the acid form of the amphoteric gallium hydroxide Ga(OH)₃, known only as alkali metal salts Labels: uncountable
Word: Storch Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Storch (“stork”). 1. A surname from German. Example: Samuel Storch, 55, lived in Miami and commuted by air to New York to operate two metalcraft factories with other members of his family.
Word: vedro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian ведро́ (vedró, “bucket; vedro”). Pronunciation: /vəˈdɹəʊ/, /vəˈdɹoʊ/ 1. A Russian liquid measure, equal to approximately 2.7 imperial gallons. Example: The native cows are small and ugly animals, and do not give on an average more than 60 vedra of milk a year (1 vedro = 2¾ imp. gallons). Example: Measures which have exercised a material influence on the rise of the revenue are: the increase (from October 14, 1908) of the price on Crown spirit by 40 kopeks on the vedro, which for 1911, with a consumption of 91.3 million vedra, amounted to 36.5 million roubles; […]
Word: amine ylide Part of Speech: noun 1. An ammonium ylide.
Word: ylide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the resonance structure between the covalent form (-yl, where the carbanion exists as a methylidenyl group) and the ionic form (-ide, as in methanide). Pronunciation: /ˈɪlaɪd/, /ˈɪlɪd/ 1. Any organic compound in which two adjacent atoms are connected by both a covalent and an ionic bond; normally written X⁺–Y⁻
Word: terem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian те́рем (térem, “garret”). First attested in 1898. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛ.ɹəm/, /ˈte.ɹəm/, /ˈʈɛ.ɾem/ 1. Separate living quarters occupied by elite women of the Principality of Moscow.
Word: terem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See term. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛ.ɹəm/, /ˈte.ɹəm/, /ˈʈɛ.ɾem/ 1. Alternative spelling of term. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aminimide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of amine + imide. 1. An amine imide.
Word: amine imide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of organic compounds formally derived from an amine and a nitrene - R₃N⁺-N⁻R
Word: nitrene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of nitro- + carbene. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪˌtɹiːn/, /ˈnaɪˌtɹin/ 1. Any organic compound, the univalent nitrogen equivalent of a carbene, having general formula RN
Word: birdy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English birdy From bird + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɝdi/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of a bird. Example: He was a brisk and birdy little man with a chirping, cheerful voice; and, although he was almost ninety, he always seemed to be in good health and was still immensely active. 2. Having an interest in birds. Example: It wasn't a childhood influence - I didn't have any ‘birdy’ relatives of neighbours - and neither did I live in the country. 3. Excited due to having encountered a bird or its scent. Example: I think your dog is getting birdy. 4. Alternative form of bird (“easy to pass”). Labels: Canada, alt-of, alternative, colloquial Example: HSP3U: Intro to anthropology, sociology, psychology. I took it in gr 10 elearning summer, so i had a final exam and final culminating. I ended w a 96%. Def possible to get above 90, just work hard. Perfect if you need an intro to soc science. A birdy course and vry interesting.
Word: birdy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English birdy From bird + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɝdi/ 1. Alternative spelling of birdie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: difference engine Part of Speech: noun 1. A mechanical special-purpose computer used to generate tables of values of polynomials. Labels: historical
Word: wikiup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wickiup. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: analytical engine Part of Speech: noun 1. A mechanical general-purpose computer, designed by Charles Babbage but never built. Example: "It is an analytical engine, or, to use the more common term, a calculating machine, as you say," assented the inventor.
Word: chain smoker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chain + smoker, calque of German Kettenraucher. 1. One who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain. 2. One who habitually smokes excessively.
Word: difference of two squares Part of Speech: noun 1. The identity x²-y²=(x+y)(x-y), that holds for all real numbers. Example: The fraction #92;frac#123;x-8#125;#123;x²-64#125; can be simplified to #92;frac#123;1#125;#123;x#43;8#125; using the difference of two squares.
Word: leaseholder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lease + holder. 1. A person who is tenant by holding a lease; a lessee.
Word: leasee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lease + -ee. 1. A person who leases something from a lessor; lessee.
Word: licentiate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late Latin licentiātus, from licentiō (“to allow to do something”). Pronunciation: /laɪˈsɛnʃiət/ 1. A person who holds the academic degree of license. 2. One who has a licence to exercise a profession. Example: a licentiate in medicine or theology Example: 1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Samuel Garth" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet The college of physicians, in July, 1687, published an edict, requiring all the fellows, candidates, and licentiates, to give gratuitous advice to the neighbouring poor. 3. One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty. Example: a Licentiate of Paris takes upon him to defend
Word: licentiates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of licentiate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: first grade Part of Speech: noun 1. The first or second year of grade school depending on classification, the period in school that comes after kindergarten and before second grade. Children usually begin first grade at age six. Labels: US
Word: Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Marc van Roosmalen, its discoverer. 1. A New World monkey (Callithrix humilis or Callibella humilis), about 5-6 inches tall at adulthood.
Word: linage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lineage. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncommon, uncountable Example: And Ioseph also wēt vp frō Galilee, out of the citie of Nazareth, into Iudea, vnto the citie of Dauid, which is called Bethlehem, (because he was of the house and linage of Dauid,)
Word: same difference Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of same (thing) + (no) difference. 1. A distinction which makes no difference; a distinction which does not matter. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: "When you say she was a tart, do you mean a whore?" "It's the same difference," Betty said.
Word: liquefaction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English liquefaction, from Middle French liquefaction (modern French liquéfaction), from Medieval Latin liquefactiō. 1. The process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Whenas in silks my Julia goes, / Then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows / That liquefaction of her clothes. 2. The liquid or semiliquid that results from this process. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Where we might usually have applied dressings and put bandages on, many people weren't able to keep dressings on their cats clean and dry because houses and gardens were full of liquefaction. Example: The student army carried on shovelling liquefaction and the women in the homes nearby fed them without a thought.
Word: spot the difference Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of puzzle in which the object is to find a certain number of minor differences between two pictures, usually printed side by side, that are otherwise identical. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The cartoon dog made its debut in half-term week in October, featuring on promotional children's tickets as well as fun children's activities such as colouring sheets and spot the difference.
Word: liquidator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From liquidate + -or. 1. One who liquidates. 2. One supporting the political policy of liquidationism; a liquidationist. 3. Any of the workers involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster
Word: liquidators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liquidator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: liquidizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti Proto-Italic *wlikʷēō Latin liqueō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin liquidusbor. Old French liquidebor. Middle English liquide English liquid 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 liquidize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English liquidizer From liquidize + -er. 1. A machine to chop or puree food; a blender. Labels: Australia, India, UK Example: […] tissue was disrupted using a Moulinex liquidizer and 0-5% bovine serum albumin was added to the isolating and resuspending media. Example: She bought herself a second-hand Mini and in no time at all was busy as a bee, driving herself around London with pots and pans, cooking knives and liquidizers all piled up on the back seat.
Word: liquidizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liquidizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yulgyal Part of Speech: name Etymology: A composite of phayul (father's land), and gyalpo (king). 1. A surname from Tibetan, that means "ruler of the nation".
Word: troglodytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of troglodyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: GRB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of gamma-ray burst. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Golden Retriever boyfriend. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: In addition to the internet, you've definitely seen a GRB on-screen. There's Mr. Peanutbutter on "Bojack Horseman," who is literally a golden retriever, Lance the from gone-too-soon "The Other Two," Jake Peralta from "Brooklyn 99" and Ken from "Barbie" before he discovers the patriarchy/horses. They're zealous and corny, but their pride in their partners is remarkable and unfortunately not something all people who date men can expect from them. Example: Talk of golden retriever boyfriends ― preternaturally pleasant, laid-back guys who remind you of the beloved dog breed ― has been bubbling up online for a few years. And there's no shortage of golden retriever boyfriends, or GRBs, in pop culture. Joey Tribbiani from "Friends"? Big GRB energy. Puddy from "Seinfeld"? Oh, yeah, babe, he's a GRB. Channing Tatum, just as a person? GRB!
Word: water gauge Part of Speech: noun 1. A glass column that displays water levels.
Word: warp knit Part of Speech: noun 1. A knit fabric in which intermeshing loops are positioned in warp, or lengthwise, direction. The fabric has a flatter, closer, less elastic structure than most welt knits and is run-resistant. Labels: uncountable
Word: zinziberaceous Part of Speech: adj 1. Belonging to or resembling the ginger family, the Zingiberaceae. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dim-witted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪmˈwɪtəd/ 1. Being a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic Example: "Don't fool yourself," I said. "I could have slugged this pair of amateur gorillas any hour of the day or night. I've not done it because you've got nothing against them other than their being a pair of dim-witted nuisances."
Word: aptronym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of apt + patronym. Pronunciation: /ˈæptɹəʊˌnɪm/, /ˈæptɹəˌnɪm/, /ˈæptɹoʊˌnɪm/ 1. A name that is aptly suited to its owner. Example: Speck also turns out to be a shopkeeper whose small-town mentality finds a reflection in his aptronym: "Speck" in German meaning bacon, he is the local butcher concerned with selling his merchandise regardless of its real quality. Example: This contradiction is condensed within the aptronym Casey Falls: her first name recalls Jim Casy, the preacher who is sacrificed helping migrant workers in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, while her surname evokes Eve and the Fall.
Word: guna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit गुण (guṇá, “quality”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡʊnə/ 1. A lengthening of the simple vowels a, i, u, by prefixing an a element. Labels: Sanskrit, countable, uncountable 2. In Hindu philosophy, any of the three fundamental operating principles or tendencies of prakṛti (universal nature): sattva, rajas, and tamas. Labels: countable
Word: aminium ion Part of Speech: noun 1. A cation formed by protonation of an amine - R₃NH⁺.
Word: protonation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτον (prôton)lbor. English proton Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English protonation From proton + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹoʊtəˈneɪʃən/ 1. The addition of a proton (hydrogen ion) to an atom, molecule or ion, normally to generate a cation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aminonitrene Part of Speech: noun 1. An isodiazene.
Word: isodiazene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English diazene English isodiazene From iso- + diazene. 1. Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds, related to carbenes, whose structure can be represented as R₂NN: <=> R₂N⁺=N⁻.
Word: azamine Part of Speech: noun 1. An isodiazene.
Word: diazanylidene Part of Speech: noun 1. An isodiazene.
Word: hydrazinylidene Part of Speech: noun 1. An isodiazene.
Word: cosmine Part of Speech: noun 1. A continuous layer of dentine, covered by a layer of enamel, that takes the place of scales in some ancient fish. Labels: uncountable
Word: amino sugar Part of Speech: noun 1. any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Word: application domain Part of Speech: noun 1. An isolated context, with its own virtual address space, in which an application runs, analogous to a process in an operating system. Example: Next we create a new thread, and that thread creates a new application domain, loads, and executes an assembly. Example: .NET Remoting can be used for accessing objects in another application domain.
Word: Arijit Part of Speech: name Etymology: An Indian name. It derives from a Sanskrit word. 1. A male given name from Sanskrit, meaning a person who wins over his enemies.
Word: aula magna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin aula (“hall”) magna (“great”). 1. A great hall or large classroom used for special occasions at a university.
Word: cool change Part of Speech: noun 1. The arrival of a cold front in the afternoon or evening after a day of high summertime temperatures. The arrival of the front often produces falls in temperature in the order of 10°C to 15°C and sometimes thunderstorm activity. Labels: Australia
Word: fadeaway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from fade away. 1. An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity. Example: In his final years he [John Ogdon] gave an interview to an American journalist who noticed that "his handshake is a boneless fadeaway["]. 2. A jump shot made while jumping backwards, away from the basket, with the goal to create space between the shooter and the defender, making it much harder to block. Example: He taunted the Knicks instead with hanging jumpers, impossible fadeaways and layups in traffic. Example: [Markieff] Morris isn’t quite the post-up threat that [Enes] Kanter is, and he can play both the 4 spot and 5 spot instead of just center, like Kanter. He is capable of playing a similar way, backing defenders down in the post. He prefers getting his buckets there with a bevy of fade-aways and jumpers. He’s a heat checker. And he can get hot on the block. 3. The ending of a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation. Labels: slang Example: Why some people choose to do the infamous "fadeaway" instead of a clean break?
Word: fade away Part of Speech: verb 1. To lose strength, become weaker; to wane; to disappear or reduce slowly. Example: I was angry at first, but my rage faded away over time. Example: The stars shall fade away.
Word: fade away Part of Speech: noun 1. A painting technique in which young women's clothes fade into the background. Example: Phillips became known for the "fade away, in which the main figures' clothing is the same color as the background, allowing the elements to partially blend. Example: Hirschfeld captured many scenes in line and employed Coles Phillips's "fade away" technique in his painting on the left.
Word: lovesick Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From love + sick. 1. Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by feelings of unrequited or unfulfilled love. Example: And she looked to Mr. –––– / And leered like a love-sick pigeon. Example: I'm sick of love / I hear the clock tick / This kind of love / I'm lovesick 2. Having an aching desire for one's beloved.
Word: n'est-ce pas Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French n'est-ce pas (“isn't it?”). Pronunciation: /nɛsˈpa/, /nɛsˈpɑː/ 1. Used to form tag questions. Labels: humorous Example: I know him well, we artists have the common touch, n'est-ce pas? Example: It is just a little quarrel of two most worthy women, n'est-ce pas
Word: Perioikoi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Ancient Greek Περίοικοι (Períoikoi). Pronunciation: /ˌpɛɹiˈɔɪkɔɪ/ 1. The ancient inhabitants of Laconia who were free residents of the mountains and the beaches of Laconia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: presbycusis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See presbyacusis § Etymology. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɛzbəˈkjuːsəs/ 1. Inability of the ears, due to aging, to perceive and focus on high-pitched sounds. Labels: uncountable
Word: avunculate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Classical Latin avuncul(us) (“maternal uncle”) + -ate. Pronunciation: /əˈvʌŋkjʊlət/ 1. The relationship between a man and his sister's children, generally her sons. 2. Among certain tribal peoples, for example, the Korowai, a special relationship between a man and a maternal uncle, and the mutual responsibilities between them.
Word: avunculate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Classical Latin avuncul(us) (“maternal uncle”) + -ate. Pronunciation: /əˈvʌŋkjʊlət/ 1. Pertaining to a society where the avunculate is of central importance. Labels: not-comparable Example: avunculate society 2. Pertaining to a marriage to one's aunt, uncle, niece or nephew. Labels: not-comparable Example: avunculate marriage
Word: price gouging Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of or an instance of charging services or pricing goods at unreasonably high prices. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The farmers aren't really guilty of price gouging, but they are trying to recoup some of their losses from the flooding earlier this spring.
Word: price gouging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of price gouge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: valvulitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English valvule Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English valvulitis From valvule + -itis. 1. Inflammation of a valve, especially a heart valve. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: veraison Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French véraison. 1. A stage in the ripening process of grapes or olives. It is the relatively short period during which the firm, green berries begin to soften and change colour. Labels: uncountable
Word: verbigeration Part of Speech: noun 1. An obsessive repetition of meaningless words and phrases, especially as a symptom of mental illness. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Verma Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi वर्मा (varmā). Variant of Varma. 1. A surname from Hindi.
Word: Verma Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Rauma municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
Word: villenage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of villeinage. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: virescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late 19th century. From Latin virescens, present participle of virescō. By surface analysis, Latin vir(ere) + -escence. Pronunciation: /vɪˈrɛsəns/, /vaɪˈrɛsəns/ Labels: countable, no-gloss, uncountable
Word: virescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late 19th century. From Latin virescens, present participle of virescō. By surface analysis, Latin vir(ere) + -escence. Pronunciation: /vɪˈrɛsəns/, /vaɪˈrɛsəns/ 1. The quality or state of being virescent. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The quality or state of being virescent. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The quality or state of being virescent. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. The quality or state of being virescent. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Visuvabharathy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit [Term?], from the root words visuva (worldly) and bharathy (man of India). 1. A male given name from India.
Word: chewed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /t͡ʃuːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of chew Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chewed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /t͡ʃuːd/ 1. That has been chewed; masticated.
Word: coldie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cold + -ie (“diminutive suffix”), for cold one. Compare tinnie. 1. A cold bottle or can of beer. Labels: Australia Example: 2000, Markus Zusak, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, in 2011, Underdogs (omnibus edition), page 255, As expected, she's sitting in the stand, holding a hot dog in one hand and balancing a coldie and a cigarette in the other. Example: He reached under his seat and pulled out a Foster′s. “I don't suppose you′d care for a coldie?” “I don′t mind if I do.” “There′s a girl!” He popped the tab and passed it over.
Word: ukaz Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ukase. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kolk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch kolk. 1. An underwater vortex similar to a whirlwind, capable of dislodging, picking up, and moving boulders.
Word: kolk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Low German Kolk, possibly via German Kolk. Cognate with Dutch kolk. 1. A relatively small water-filled depression, especially in a bog: a bog pond, a bog eye, a bog kolk. Example: […] bogs, but only around pools or kolks. The small-scale mosaic of hummocks and hollows so characteristic of the true raised bog is nowhere to be found on a wooded bog. The quaking bog community on the kolk edge, similar to that[…] Example: […] bog hollows and kolks.
Word: build a better mousetrap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A shortening of build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door. Derived from the quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: If a man has good corn or wood, or boards, or pigs, to sell, or can make better chairs or knives, crucibles or church organs, than anybody else, you will find a broad hard-beaten road to his house, though it be in the woods. (1855). 1. To create a new product, method, or idea that is better than an existing version of something already common or widely used. Labels: idiomatic Example: Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door. misattributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson Example: Of all the inventors to obtain patents, only a few have really built a better mousetrap.
Word: arbit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Shortened form of arbitrary. 1. Strange, random or weird. Labels: India, colloquial Example: Although he seemed arbit at first, a few minutes of talking exposed a decent and well-mannered human being.
Word: anchorite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros) 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 χωρέω (khōréō) Ancient Greek ἀνᾰχωρέω (anăkhōréō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs)bor. Latin anachōrēta Latin anchōrētader. English anchorite From Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs, “anchorite”), from ἀναχωρέω (anakhōréō, “to withdraw, retire”), via Latin anchōrēta, a variant of anachōrēta (“anchorite”), see -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈæŋ.kə(ˌ)ɹaɪt/ 1. One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit. Example: Oh, hang him? He's a very Anchorite—a young Hermit! Example: The household was diminished, and its expenses curtailed. There was a very blank anchorite repast when Pen dined from home: and he himself headed the remonstrance from the kitchen regarding the deteriorated quality of the Fairoaks beer.
Word: clumsiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English clumsy 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 clumsiness From clumsy + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/ 1. A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He dropped them not out of spite, but out of clumsiness. Example: "Pardon my clumsiness," he said to the lady. "I am, unfortunately, quite blind. But," he added, with a smile, to turn off the mishap, "even a blind man must have a house."
Word: overwinter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + winter. Compare Dutch overwinteren, German überwintern. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɪn.tə/, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɪn.tɚ/ 1. To keep or preserve for the winter. Labels: transitive Example: It is best to overwinter tender plants indoors. Example: Well, if you're fortunate, you'll be able to overwinter your bees and keep them alive during the winter months. 2. To spend the winter (in a particular place). Labels: intransitive Example: Insects may overwinter in fallen fruit if it is not removed. Example: Fish only overwinter in streams having a sufficient source of groundwater.
Word: overwinter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + winter. Compare Dutch overwinteren, German überwintern. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɪn.tə/, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɪn.tɚ/ 1. Occurring over the winter season. Labels: not-comparable Example: The effect of seedling size on overwinter injury was analyzed separately by analysis of covariance. Example: Overwinter survival ranged from 0% to 100% and increased with increasing fall total length and winter temperatures among all cohorts and reservoirs.
Word: overwinter Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From over- + winter. Compare Dutch overwinteren, German überwintern. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɪn.tə/, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɪn.tɚ/ 1. During the winter. Labels: not-comparable Example: Ground cover of perennial grasses declined seriously under plots covered overwinter with dead thistle plants. Example: Moreover, each year of continuous corn cropping the corn stover would be turned under by fall plowing in preparation for the next spring planting, leaving the land bare overwinter.