nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fume hood Part of Speech: noun 1. A ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken without the escape of noxious fumes into the local environment. Example: He turned the downstairs drawing room into a lab, installing a furnace, crucible, and fume hood, and stocking it with hundreds of beakers, flasks, pipes, and balances.
Word: chemical hood Part of Speech: noun 1. A fume hood
Word: allotting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of allot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: allots Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of allot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sop up Part of Speech: verb 1. To absorb, to soak up. Labels: transitive Example: The smell of my vomit was overpowering. I thought I might retch again. Quickly, I gathered up some paper towels and sopped up my mess.
Word: universal donor Part of Speech: noun 1. A person with blood type O, which lacks antigens and is therefore compatible with all other blood types, allowing them to donate blood to any other person.
Word: pirouettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pirouette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pirouettes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pirouette Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: papally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English papal Middle English -ly English -ly English papally From papal + -ly. 1. in papal fashion
Word: papergirl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paper + girl. 1. A girl who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round. Example: Our current papergirl does a nicely consistent job of throwing the paper onto the porch. Our old papergirl sometimes would fling it into the bushes!
Word: paperiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English papery 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 paperiness From papery + -ness. 1. The property of being papery. Labels: uncountable
Word: papery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paper + -y. 1. Of, similar to, or related to paper.
Word: paperknife Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paper + knife. 1. A knife for cutting paper or opening envelopes.
Word: paperless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English paper 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 paperless From paper + -less. 1. Without paper. Labels: not-comparable Example: The paperless walls of the bedroom looked grey and cheerless. 2. Relating to or involving the communication or storage of information electronically, rather than with paper. Labels: not-comparable Example: Many banks are now offering paperless billing. 3. Lacking official documentation or evidence of identity. Labels: not-comparable Example: The government will aim to identify paperless refugees.
Word: paperless office Part of Speech: noun 1. A proposed office of the future, where computers and software have made paper unnecessary.
Word: papillar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From papilla + -ar. 1. Having the properties or appearance of a papilla.
Word: papillary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English papilla Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English papillary From papilla + -ary. 1. Having the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple).
Word: papillate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English papilla Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English papillate From papilla + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Resembling papillae, or covered in papillae. Labels: not-comparable
Word: papillate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English papilla Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English papillate From papilla + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To cover with papillae. Labels: transitive 2. To take the form of a papilla, or of papillae. Labels: intransitive
Word: papillectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From papillo- + -ectomy. 1. A medical procedure involving the removal of a papilla.
Word: papilliferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From papilla + -i- + -ferous. 1. Furnished or covered with papillae.
Word: papilloma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English papilla Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English papilloma From papilla + -oma. 1. An epithelial tumour, usually benign, with the appearance of a papilla
Word: papillomatous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, papill- + -omatous. 1. Having papillomae
Word: papistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English papist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English papistic From papist + -ic. 1. Being of or connected with the Roman Catholic faith. Labels: derogatory Example: The old papistic worship.
Word: papistical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin papisticus + -al. Pronunciation: /pəˈpɪstɪk(ə)l/ 1. Being of or connected with the Roman Catholic faith. Labels: derogatory
Word: papism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From papist. 1. the Roman Catholic faith Labels: derogatory, often, uncountable
Word: papistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From papist + -ry. 1. The Roman Catholic faith. Labels: countable, derogatory, uncountable
Word: Laconian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Λάκων (Lákōn, “Laconian”). Pronunciation: /ləˈkəʊ.ni.ən/, /ləˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. A subdialect of the Doric dialect of Ancient Greek, most notably spoken by the Spartans.
Word: Laconian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Λάκων (Lákōn, “Laconian”). Pronunciation: /ləˈkəʊ.ni.ən/, /ləˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. An inhabitant of Laconia.
Word: Laconian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek Λάκων (Lákōn, “Laconian”). Pronunciation: /ləˈkəʊ.ni.ən/, /ləˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Laconia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: haircloth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hair + cloth. 1. A coarse cloth made of the mane or tail hairs of a horse, associated with furniture upholstery, and with uncomfortable clothing worn by people practising religious asceticism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And amongst these, there are some so rigidly Religious, that their upper Garment is hair-Cloth, their inner of the finest Linnen; and on the contrary, others wear Linnen without, and hair next their skins: Example: On that day, the Mufti, and other ecclesiastical servants, cloathed with penitential garments of hair-cloth, with down-cast eyes, beards uncombed, and all in tears, shall repair first to the public places, and afterwards to the mosques,
Word: fume cupboard Part of Speech: noun 1. A large fume hood built into the wall of a laboratory; also provides some protection from explosion. Example: Mix thoroughly using a whirlimixer for 2–3 min in the fume cupboard.
Word: riprap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently a reduplication (with vowel dissimilation) of rap (“blow, stroke”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪpɹap/ 1. An underwater bank seen as a danger to shipping. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They hold on, spray flying, the ceaseless racket of water impacting on rock all but swallowing them, the river pitching dizzily, snags and riprap raking like claws at the bottom of the boat. 2. Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring. Labels: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
Word: riprap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Apparently a reduplication (with vowel dissimilation) of rap (“blow, stroke”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪpɹap/ 1. To form a riprap in or upon.
Word: surveil Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 1903. Back-formation from surveillance (but compare also French surveiller and the variant surveille). Pronunciation: /sɚˈveɪl/, /səˈveɪl/ 1. To keep someone or something under surveillance. Labels: US, transitive Example: The plaintiff also stresses that the store as a whole, and the customer exits especially, were closely surveilled.
Word: WAD Part of Speech: phrase 1. Acronym of works as designed. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, humorous 2. Acronym of where's all the data?, commonly used when referring to the video game Doom. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: amphimixis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís)lbor. English amphi- English mixis English amphimixis From amphi- + mixis. 1. sexual reproduction Labels: uncountable 2. The union of a male and female gamete Labels: countable
Word: salvos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of salvo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salvos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of salvo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wood anemone Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae Example: The poor but lovely bird sat there, posing among the celandines and wood anemones, wondering why its wing-tips were frozen together. Example: The mud dried and the spring flowers came out: yellow coltsfoot, and white wood anemones in profusion[.] 2. Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae: 3. Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae: 4. Synonym of snowdrop windflower.
Word: snowdrop windflower Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant species of the family Ranunculaceae (Anemone sylvestris).
Word: smell fox Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: European thimbleweed Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa).
Word: common hepatica Part of Speech: noun 1. The flowering plant species Hepatica nobilis Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: yellow woodland anemone Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of yellow wood anemone.
Word: yellow wood anemone Part of Speech: noun 1. Anemone ranunculoides, a plant species in the buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family.
Word: buttercup anemone Part of Speech: noun 1. The yellow wood anemone.
Word: uniquity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unique Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English uniquity From unique + -ity. Pronunciation: /juˈnɪkwɪti/ 1. The state or quality of being unique. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lubritorium Part of Speech: noun 1. A facility where vehicles can be oiled. Labels: Australia, US Example: 1957, United States Congress House Select Committee on Small Business, Distribution Practices in The Petroleum Industry, page 34, Thus, whether stations have or do not have inside lubritoriums, affords a ready means for a gemeral classification of gasoline outlets as to the adequacy of their facilities. Example: We estimate the size of the building and platform, not counting the outside, maneuvering and parking areas, in excess of 50,000 square feet, plus, as you have inquired, a “lubritorium” which is postal parlance for a post office garage.
Word: glamorama Part of Speech: noun 1. A glamorous location or event. Labels: countable Example: It is a fact that subjects such as disease prevention, alternatives to animal testing and the good versus bad science arguments are not as " sexy " as the medical “ glamoramas” of things such as transplant surgery. Example: Reinvented as one part art deco Parisian suppoer club, one part all-American diner, the Fifth Floor was dressed up as a glamorama: zebra-print carpeting, crimson curtains, and chairs backed by carved nudes. 2. Glamorousness. Labels: uncountable Example: What better way to take in the glamorama of our West and Southwest than through the big, wide-angle picture windows of an S.E streamliner. Example: San Francisco, viewd from Top o' the Mark one September night at 7:10, was at its spectacular best — so overwhelmingly beautiful that a hush fell over the crowded room and people crowded silently against the windows to drink in the glamorama.
Word: glamorama Part of Speech: adj 1. Very glamorous; showy and fashionable. Example: And in order to move up professionally, you become a gypsy, moving from city to city and leaving boyfriends behind. lf you want a glamorama job, try news anchor. Example: It didn't hurt that Miami has warm winters, or that the international set had already zeroed in on such glamorama watering holes as the Delano and the Raleigh —
Word: up line Part of Speech: noun 1. A railway line on which trains travel towards a major terminus. Example: 1857 Alan J Day, Verena Hoffman - The Annual Register of World Events The down line was cleared about midnight, or nine hours after the accident, but the up line was not in a state to admit of the traffic being resumed until one o'clock on the next day. Example: 1842 Francis Whishaw - The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland Practically Described and Illustrated The number of down-trains daily is fifty-one, and up-trains fifty; the ropes, therefore, travel 155.25 miles on the up-line, and 158.35 miles on the down-line, or altogether 313.60 miles daily. 2. A member of a multi-level marketing scheme who has recruited others (their down line) and receives a portion of their earnings. Labels: attributive, often Example: Many uplines convince their distributors to develop an "us vs. them" attitude that is completely unfounded in reality. Example: 2019, Tom “Big Al” Schreiter, How to Build Network Marketing Leaders Volume One No one purposely goes into network marketing saying: “I hope my upline sponsor decides to make me a success and not a failure. I hope my upline is in a good mood today.”
Word: down line Part of Speech: noun 1. A railway line on which trains travel away from a major terminus. Example: The down line was cleared about midnight, or nine hours after the accident, but the up line was not in a state to admit of the traffic being resumed until one o'clock on the next day. Example: The number of down-trains daily is fifty-one, and up-trains fifty; the ropes, therefore, travel 155.25 miles on the up-line, and 158.35 miles on the down-line, or altogether 313.60 miles daily. 2. the next and subsequent flights in an itinerary. Example: If you miss a flight, the airline will likely cancel the down line. 3. A member or members of a multi-level marketing scheme recruited by another (their up line) and paying that recruiter a portion of their earnings. Labels: attributive, often Example: I declared to everyone that I would concentrate on selling, not on recruiting, and build my downline slowly over time. Example: If we asked you why you invite Bart to dinner, you might say, “I never know when someone will decide to join my organization, although I'm not sure I'd really want Bart in my downline! […]
Word: railway line Part of Speech: noun 1. A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs. Labels: UK 2. A group of railway tracks running parallel, allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a four-track railway line). Labels: UK 3. An organization that runs a railroad. Labels: UK
Word: railway train Part of Speech: noun 1. A locomotive plus the carriages that it pulls along a railway track. 2. A series of railcars/electric multiple units connected together.
Word: railway track Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of railroad track.
Word: up-line Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of up line. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1906, Edith Nesbit, The Railway Children, Chapter 4: The engine-burglar, Then when the next train came in and stopped, Bobbie went across the metals of the up-line and stood beside the engine. She had never been so close to an engine before. It looked much larger and harder than she had expected, and it made her feel very small indeed, and, somehow, very soft--as if she could very, very easily be hurt rather badly. Example: The number of down-trains daily is fifty-one, and up-trains fifty; the ropes, therefore, travel 155.25 miles on the up-line, and 158.35 miles on the down-line, or altogether 313.60 miles daily.
Word: up-line Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a higher level in a hierarchical management structure Labels: not-comparable Example: 2005 Human Capital: Symposium on Designing & Managing Market-Based & More Performance-Oriented Pay These managers then discuss their decisions with other first-line managers and managers at the next level — the up-line managers — to ensure the assessments and justifications are consistent across groups.
Word: down-line Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of down line. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The number of down-trains daily is fifty-one, and up-trains fifty; the ropes, therefore, travel 155.25 miles on the up-line, and 158.35 miles on the down-line, or altogether 313.60 miles daily.
Word: down-line Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a lower level in a hierarchical management structure
Word: upline Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of up line. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […] the engine, which continued its course till it reached Roade, when it was crossed from the down to the upline, and returned in safety to Wolverton.
Word: upline Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of up-line. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: downline Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of down line. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: downline Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of down-line. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stir fry Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of stir-fry. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stir fry Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stir-fry. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: Use these toasted cubes in bean dishes, stir frys, or as “croutons” for salads.
Word: grist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English grist, gryst, from Old English grist, gyrst (“the action of grinding, corn for grinding, gnashing”), of obscure origin: possibly from a pre-Germanic substrate language, or from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *gredaną (“to crunch”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to rub, grind”). Cognate with Old Saxon gristgrimmo (“gnashing of the teeth”), German Griesgram (“a grumbler, a grouch, peevishness, misery”), Old English gristel (“gristle”). Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪst/ 1. Grain that is to be ground in a mill. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That it will, however, cause the subscribers to wish, in their minds, for many oaths to fly about, which is a heinous crime, and to lay stratagems to try the patience of men of all sorts; to put them upon the swearing strain, in order to bring grist to their own mill, which is a crime still more enormous; and that therefore, for fear of these evil consequences, the passing of such an act is not consistent with the really extraordinary and tender conscience of a true modern politician. Example: Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal. 2. A group of bees. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. Supply; provision. Labels: colloquial, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Matter, as wise logicians say, / Cannot without a form subsist; / And form, say I, as well as they, / Must fail if matter brings no grist. 4. A given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the three strands. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Ellipsis of grist for the mill. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, figuratively, uncountable Example: The judge needed a case with the potential for great emotional impact to gain media coverage for his political career. He was running for judgeship on the Nevada Supreme Court. Nicky and I were in the wrong place at the wrong time. We were available, vulnerable, and expendable for political grist. Example: True stories are embellished, the casts of fictional dramas stuffed with unlikely non-actors. All is grist to what [Werner] Herzog calls “ecstatic truth”.
Word: grist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English grist, gryst, from Old English grist, gyrst (“the action of grinding, corn for grinding, gnashing”), of obscure origin: possibly from a pre-Germanic substrate language, or from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *gredaną (“to crunch”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to rub, grind”). Cognate with Old Saxon gristgrimmo (“gnashing of the teeth”), German Griesgram (“a grumbler, a grouch, peevishness, misery”), Old English gristel (“gristle”). Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪst/ 1. To grind in a mill. Labels: transitive Example: […] and another mill is erecting on the same stream near Sparrow Lake, to which a run of stones for gristing will be added. Example: […] it cleaned out two hundred and ten bushels called screenings; the balance was sold, gristed and used for seed.
Word: grist mill Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gristmill. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: concubinary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English concubine Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English concubinary From concubine + -ary. 1. Of or pertaining to a concubine Labels: not-comparable
Word: concubinary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English concubine Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English concubinary From concubine + -ary. 1. The state of being a concubine Labels: uncountable
Word: benignantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English benignant Middle English -ly English -ly English benignantly From benignant + -ly. 1. In a benignant manner. Example: The Dominus Rex, benignantly receiving our Thirteen with their obeisance, and graciously declaring that he will strive to act for God’s honour, and the Church’s good, commands […] Example: Kavanaugh benignantly suggests the majority has “succumbed to ‘the natural desire that beguiles judges along with other human beings into imposing their own views of goodness, truth, and justice upon others.’”
Word: ante-up Part of Speech: verb 1. Nonstandard spelling of ante up. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard
Word: PC Plod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the policeman in Enid Blyton's Noddy books. 1. A policeman (implying that he is dull and slow). Labels: UK, derogatory, informal
Word: ante up Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈæntiː ʌp/ 1. To contribute one's share of a payment; to provide funds; to pay what is due. Example: "Ugh! An inventor, eh?" "Nix! He's not an inventor himself, but he antes-up for 'em." Example: I'll find him for three, but I'll catch him, and kill him, for ten. But you've gotta make up your minds. If you want to stay alive, then ante up. If you want to play it cheap, be on welfare the whole winter. 2. To pay a fee necessary to play a game, typically a card game.
Word: berewick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Old English berewīc. 1. An outlying estate. Labels: historical
Word: Illuminism Part of Speech: name 1. A belief system in which the adherents (the Illuminati) believe that they have received special enlightenment.
Word: ln. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of lane. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Kohtla-Järve Part of Speech: name 1. A city and municipality in northeastern Estonia.
Word: beastliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beastly 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 beastliness From beastly + -ness. 1. The state of being beastly. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Beastly behaviour Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: pruriency Part of Speech: noun 1. prurience Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the pruriency of curious ears
Word: meted out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mete out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: meted out Part of Speech: adj 1. Doled out; apportioned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mete out Part of Speech: verb 1. To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out. Labels: transitive Example: He was also under scrutiny for the time line on which he meted out relationship milestones, which conveniently aligned with the show’s narrative progression.
Word: after-the-fact Part of Speech: adj 1. Occurring or done after an event has already happened; retrospective.
Word: accessory after the fact Part of Speech: noun 1. An individual who assists someone who has committed a crime so as to protect them from legal prosecution. Example: […] some of that atrocious wickedness in Jones, […] might perhaps be derived from the encouragement he had received from this fellow, who […] had been what the law calls an accessary^([sic]) after the fact […]
Word: Rakvere Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Estonia.
Word: unsmiling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + smiling. 1. Not smiling; serious or grave Labels: not-comparable Example: his grim unsmiling manner
Word: retaken Part of Speech: adj 1. Taken again.
Word: retaken Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of retake Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncoordinated 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 coordinated English uncoordinated From un- + coordinated. 1. Having components that act independently of each other. 2. Not coordinated or properly planned. 3. Lacking coordination. Example: Though occasionally a “flatliner” can be revived with a defib, it is most commonly used to change the uncoordinated contractions of the heart (fibrillation) into a normal sinus rhythm—that is, to defibrillate the heart.
Word: berating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of berate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: berating Part of Speech: noun 1. A scolding.
Word: strutted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of strut Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: screwed up Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈskɹuːd ʌp/, [ˈskɹuːd‿ʌp], /ˈskɹud ʌp/, [ˈskɹud‿ʌp], /ˈskɹʉːd ɐp/ 1. simple past and past participle of screw up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: screwed up Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈskɹuːd ʌp/, [ˈskɹuːd‿ʌp], /ˈskɹud ʌp/, [ˈskɹud‿ʌp], /ˈskɹʉːd ɐp/ 1. Having been screwed into a ball. 2. Morally reprehensible; clearly and grossly objectionable. Labels: idiomatic, vulgar Example: Dude, that’s screwed up; you shouldn’t steal from kids. 3. Broken, damaged, inoperative or having only partial functioning, especially by inept handling. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: That's a really screwed up car. 4. Having psychological problems; being mentally distraught or damaged. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: She's been a really screwed up girl since her boyfriend left her.
Word: spatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: back-alley Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Hyphenated attributive form of back alley. 1. Occurring away from publicity, or in mean surroundings; backstreet. Labels: not-comparable Example: a back-alley abortion
Word: panhandled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of panhandle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: coffee pot Part of Speech: noun 1. A pot in which coffee is brewed or from which it is served. Example: Philander went into the next room[…]and came back with a salt mackerel that dripped brine like a rainstorm. Then he put the coffee pot on the stove and rummaged out a loaf of dry bread and some hardtack.
Word: Kemalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kemal + -ist, after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. 1. Of or pertaining to the ideology of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk; following the ideals of Kemalism, including separation of the new Turkish state from its Ottoman predecessor and the embracement of Western-style democracy and secularism. Labels: not-comparable Example: From successive crises in Crete and Cyprus over enosis (‘union’) with the Greek mainland to the great clash with Kemalist Turkey over Anatolia in the aftermath of the First World War, dreams of greater Greece have wrought untold havoc in the eastern Mediterranean.
Word: Kemalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kemal + -ist, after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. 1. One who follows the ideals of Kemalism.
Word: orientalia Part of Speech: noun 1. Things from the Orient, especially decorative objects from eastern Asia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: uninstall Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + install. 1. To completely remove hardware or software from a computer system. Example: Apple devices are more conservative with preinstalled apps, but there is a core group of iOS apps you can't uninstall.
Word: uninstall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + install. 1. An uninstallation process. Example: But what happens if the uninstall does not work, is corrupt, or is accidentally deleted? Then, a manual uninstall is necessary […]
Word: hordeolum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin hordeolus, diminutive from hordeum (“barley”) + -olus, referring to its resemblance to a grain of barley in appearance and size. 1. stye, sty. An infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid. This is distinguished from a chalazion, which is not infected, but a cyst formed from an impacted meibomian gland of the eyelid.
Word: institutional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From institution + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃə.nəl/, /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃə.nəl/, /-ʃnəl/, /ˌɪn.stɪˈtju.ʃə.nəl/, /ˌɪn.stɪˈtu.ʃən.əl/ 1. Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution. Example: Swindon's Model Lodging House was originally designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The 1847-1849 recession led to delays and plan revisions, including smaller windows in the finished structure, resulting in a more 'institutional' appearance. Example: The main concerns for young Indonesians are quality of life, corruption, institutional integrity and the environment, including air pollution, said Abigail Limuria, co-founder of Bijak Memilih, an independent, youth-led movement providing information on political parties, issues and candidates to voters. 2. Instituted by authority. Example: institutional ruling 3. Elementary; rudimentary. 4. Arising from the practice of an institution. Example: There must be an unequivocal acceptance of the problem of institutional racism and its nature before it can be addressed
Word: institutional Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From institution + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃə.nəl/, /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃə.nəl/, /-ʃnəl/, /ˌɪn.stɪˈtju.ʃə.nəl/, /ˌɪn.stɪˈtu.ʃən.əl/ 1. A client that is an organization rather than an individual. Example: Few public relations people have learned to communicate effectively with the funds, meet their needs, and maintain a balance between institutionals and individual round lot holders. Example: At a later stage one could imagine some institutionals occasionally or even systematically engaging in law suits against companies or their directors to influence the company's conduct. 2. A Chilean senator who is appointed by the president for a term of eight years. Example: The institutionals include four former senior military commanders, one from each of the four branches of the armed forces, selected by the National security Council (Cosena); two former Supreme Court judges and one former comptroller-general, selected by the Supreme Court; and one former interior minister and a former university rector, selected by the president. Example: The time series is very short for the post-1998 transition in the Senate, but if the few votes are indicative, they show that at least a few of the institutionals are much more willing to join legislative majorities than before. 3. A community where the majority of inhabitants work at an institution (as opposed to industry or trade), or one such inhabitant. Example: In any time period, Marketing Centers and Institutionals will have a higher per capita index of airline passengers than either Industrial or Balanced communities. Example: The "marketing" centers consisted of the metropolitan districts that were above average in wholesale sales but low in industrial employment. The "institutionals" were low in both trade and industrial employment. 4. An institutionalized person. Example: And I hope you can work it out where 'institutionals' can have rights too. Example: We have no groups that do not include ex-institutionals. 5. A person whose sense of self is based on institutionalized values and standards, as opposed to their tastes and impulses. Example: If vocational counseling to help the individual find his peculiar niche has elements of the impulse conception of self, the idea that a person can make of himself what he will, that one chooses a task and then works at it, is the view of institutionals. Example: For institutionals the self is revealed through adherence to a high standard, especially in spite of adverse conditions.
Word: historicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Historismus, historic + -ism. 1. A theory that events are influenced by historical conditions, rather than by people. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The use of historical styles in contemporary art. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A method of interpretation in Christian eschatology which attempts to associate Biblical prophecies with actual historical events and symbolic beings with historical persons or societies. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: historicist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English historic 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 historicist From historic + -ist. 1. Of or pertaining to historicism
Word: historicist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English historic 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 historicist From historic + -ist. 1. An advocate of historicism
Word: frappalatte Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several varieties of milky coffee served cold. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: oblatory Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to oblation; oblational Labels: not-comparable
Word: oblational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English oblation Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English oblational From oblation + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to oblation; oblatory
Word: sea grape Part of Speech: noun 1. A small tree, of species Coccoloba uvifera, that grows on sandy beaches in tropical America; it has clusters of purple fruit. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Most of Indian Key seems to be swamp, covered with mangrove roots. But there is a small gravel beach where we landed, and a few yards inland we found a sheltered spot on dry ground for the tent. We pitched it under a sea-grape tree. 2. European ephedra (Ephedra distachya), a leafless plant found in sandy soils along the coast and inland from southern and central Europe to central Asia, with edible fruit, harvested for the ephedrine found in its stems. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any plant in the genus Ephedra, especially those native to Europe and neighboring parts of Africa and Asia. Labels: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable 4. Seaweeds in the genus Caulerpa, eaten in Southeast Asia, especially Caulerpa lentillifera and Caulerpa racemosa. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Gulfweed, a kind of brown alga (Sargassum). Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of a squid (Loligo spp.). Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Any animal in the genus Molgula, bottom-dwelling sea squirts that look like peeled grapes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chain-smoke Part of Speech: verb 1. To smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous one. Labels: intransitive 2. To smoke tobacco cigarettes frequently. Labels: intransitive 3. To smoke by continuously lighting one from another. Labels: transitive Example: The two of them chain-smoked a dime bag's worth of marijuana.
Word: chain-smoker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chain smoker. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chairlift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English lift English chairlift From chair + lift. 1. A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.
Word: chairmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English chairman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English chairmanship From chairman + -ship. Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɛː.mənˌʃɪp/, /ˈtʃɛɹ.mənˌʃɪp/ 1. The office, or the term, of a chairman. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Afterwards, Sir Eardly Wilmot had been appointed, from whom, on account of his long chairmanship of quarter-sessions, much had reasonably been expected. Example: The resignation of Sir Eustace Missenden from the chairmanship of the Railway Executive was announced by the Minister of Transport at Christmas.
Word: chairwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English chairwoman From chair + -woman. 1. A female chairperson Example: 1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland At a Reform dinner which took place in 1832, the united ages of three women, including the chairwoman, amounted to 264. 2. A charwoman Labels: obsolete Example: […]according to her skill and qualifications, whether in the nature of a dairy-maid, a cook, or chairwoman.
Word: linguistician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English linguistic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English linguistician From linguistic + -ian. 1. A linguist. Labels: rare Example: The ideal situation is that in which a trained linguistician devotes all his time and attention to describing his own language; he can then be his own source of information (or informant) and can, over the years, note down all the forms, all the types of utterances, of which he normally makes use, and then analyze, classify, and describe them completely. No one has ever wholly measured up to this ideal, and perhaps it is an ideal impossible of complete attainment; the closest that anyone has ever come to it was in the description which the Hindu grammarian Panini wrote of Sanskrit, the language of the Old Indian hymns of the Vedas. Example: A person who studies linguistics is usually referred to as a linguist. The more accurate term 'linguistician' is too much of a tongue-twister to become generally accepted.
Word: diagonalization Part of Speech: noun 1. US spelling of diagonalisation. Labels: US, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: inessential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *ezom~*som Old Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom) Old Latin esum Latin sumder. Latin *essēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin essentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin essentiālisbor. English essential English inessential From in- + essential. 1. Not essential. Labels: not-comparable Example: Leave inessential items behind when there is a fire alarm. 2. Lacking essence or being. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inessential Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *ezom~*som Old Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom) Old Latin esum Latin sumder. Latin *essēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin essentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin essentiālisbor. English essential English inessential From in- + essential. 1. Something that is not essential Labels: often, plural
Word: on the edge of one's seat Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In suspense; waiting eagerly or anxiously for some resolution. Labels: idiomatic Example: The movie had me on the edge of my seat right from the beginning.
Word: Eos Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “Greek goddess of the dawn”), from ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn, daybreak; morning; day; east”). Doublet of Aurora. Pronunciation: /ˈiːɒs/, /ˈiɑs/ 1. The Greek goddess of the dawn; daughter of Hyperion and Theia, sister of Helios and Selene, wife of Astraeus (god of the dusk), and mother of the four Anemoi ("Winds"), and the five Astra Planeta ("Wandering Stars/Planets"). Her Roman counterpart is Aurora. Labels: Greek 2. The dawn. Labels: poetic
Word: bagsie Part of Speech: verb 1. To declare or stake one's claim on an object or concept. Labels: Ireland, UK, childish, informal Example: I bagsie the front seat in the car! Example: Bagsie being policeman!
Word: reification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested around 1846; a macaronic calque of German Verdinglichung, using -ification (“making”) for ver- + -lich + -ung, and Latin rēs (“thing”) for Ding (“thing”) Pronunciation: /ˌɹeɪəfəˈkeɪʃən/, /ˈɹiː.ə.fəˈkeɪʃən/ 1. The consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The reification of art and religion, a symptom of their historical obsolescence, takes the form of their instrumentalization, their reduction to a mere use value. At this point they become ‘cultural goods’, writes Adorno, and ‘are no longer taken quite seriously by anybody.’ Example: Computer scientists found out how functional reification is in programming languages: they call it ‘object-oriented programming’ […]. 2. The consideration of a human being as an impersonal object. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A process that makes a computable/addressable object out of a non-computable/addressable one; or a concrete class out of a generic one. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Contrary to Java, C++ and C# implement generics via reification, meaning that each specific version of a generic class, like List<String> is converted into a concrete class, either at compile time (C++) or at runtime (C#). 4. The transformation of a natural-language statement into a form in which its actions and events are quantifiable variables. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chambray Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French cambrai (“cambric”), and its source, Cambrai, the city in France where it originated; probably with alteration after chamber. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɒmbɹeɪ/, /ˈʃambɹeɪ/, /ˈʃæmbɹeɪ/ 1. A soft fabric woven with a white weft and coloured warp. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She lies wrapped in a book muslin bedgown, a chambray gauze shift, and a french net nightcap. Example: I had bought some jeans and a couple of blue chambray workshirts to replace the kitchen-whites, but such clothes weren't nearly enough.
Word: chancellery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chancelrie, from Old French chancelerie (Modern French chancellerie), from Late Latin cancellaria. Doublet of chancery. Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɑːn.sə.lə.ɹi/, /-səl.ɹi/, /-slə.ɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃænt.slə.ɹi/ 1. The rank or post of a chancellor. 2. The office or staff of a chancellor. 3. The building in which such an office is situated.
Word: chancy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chance + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtʃænsi/, /ˈtʃɑːnsi/ 1. Uncertain; risky; hazardous. Example: In winter steam contributes a fairly high proportion of its tractive effort, say 15 per cent, to heating the train. Diesels have at the moment separate oil-fired boilers which are somewhat chancy affairs, and only electric locomotives grab unlimited power for heating which does not affect their punctuality. Example: You might think it's foolish This chancy rendezvous (You might think) You might think I'm crazy (All I want) All I want is you 2. Subject to chance; random. 3. Lucky; bringing good luck. Labels: colloquial, dated Example: His haggard gaze swept this way and that, seeking possible succour where reason told him there could be no succour; and then as his vision pieced together this outjutting architectural feature and that into a coherent picture of his immediate surroundings he knew where he was. The one bit of chancy luck in a sequence of direful catastrophes had brought him here[Pg 49] to this very spot. Why, this must be West Ninth Street; it had to be, it was—oh joy, it was!.
Word: changeably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English changeable Middle English -ly English -ly English changeably From changeable + -ly. 1. In a changeable manner.
Word: changeover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from change over. 1. A conversion or transition from one thing to another. Example: The train runs slowly with frequent slacks for bridge and culvert repairs. At one point occurs the changeover from left- to right-hand running. Example: Changeover from diesel to electric power can take place at any time while the locomotive is running and does not involve stopping the train.