nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: microeconomics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía)bor. Latin oeconomia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin oeconomicusder. Old French iconomikeder. Middle English iconomiquebor. Middle English economike, iconomique English economic English -s English economics English microeconomics From micro- + economics. Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌɛkəˈnɒnɪks/, /ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌiːkəˈnɒnɪks/ 1. The field of economics that deals with small-scale economic activities such as those of an individual or company. Labels: uncountable
Word: microlitre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Spanish litrebor. English litre English microlitre From micro- + litre. 1. A unit of fluid measure being one millionth (10⁻⁶) of a litre. Symbol: μL or μl (homoglyphic: µL or µl). Example: Holonyms: millilitre < litre < kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre Example: Meronyms: picolitre < nanolitre
Word: microphysics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + physics. 1. The branch of physics that deals with objects smaller than a molecule Labels: uncountable
Word: tetrahedrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for its tetrahedral crystals in 1845. 1. A complex ore of copper, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, zinc, silver and antimony. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: clegg Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cleg. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: viscoplastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English visco- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English viscoplastic From visco- + plastic. 1. Describing a material that behaves as a solid below a critical value of stress, but flows like a viscous liquid at greater values of stress.
Word: yield stress Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of yield strength.
Word: shear stress Part of Speech: noun 1. The component of stress that causes parallel layers of a material to move relative to each other in their own planes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: microskirt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + skirt, by analogy with miniskirt. 1. An extremely short miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level. Example: The girls were slender, delectable in stacked heels and shiny clothes that glowed in the dark. One of them wore a microskirt, and he could see the tops of black or navy thigh-highs as he stopped to pick them up.
Word: Middle Korean Part of Speech: name 1. The Korean language of the 10th (or 13th, depending on the analysis) century to 16th century, or from the era of Goryeo to the middle of Joseon, based on the dialect of Kaesong because the new Goryeo dynasty moved its capital city to northern area of Korean peninsula.
Word: microrobot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Old Czech robota Czech robota Czech robotbor. English robot English microrobot From micro- + robot. 1. A very small robot capable of operating at the microscopic scale.
Word: microwire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + wire. 1. A very small diameter wire, especially one with a glass coating.
Word: microzone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + zone. 1. An extremely small area.
Word: thermoacoustics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English acoustics English thermoacoustics From thermo- + acoustics. 1. the study of phenomena influenced by thermodynamics and acoustics Labels: uncountable
Word: thermoacoustic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic English thermoacoustic From thermo- + acoustic. 1. Of or pertaining to thermoacoustics Labels: not-comparable
Word: microvesicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + vesicle. 1. A microscopic sac, cavity, cyst or cell in animal or vegetable tissue.
Word: microvegetation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + vegetation. 1. microscopic vegetation Labels: uncountable
Word: microtektite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + tektite. 1. A microscopic tektite.
Word: microstylar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + stylar. 1. Of or pertaining to a building style where each floor has its own separate rows of columns. Labels: not-comparable Example: The house was constructed using a microstylar technique.
Word: microquantity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + quantity. 1. An extremely small quantity.
Word: micropower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power English micropower From micro- + power. 1. The generation, storage and use of extremely small amounts of power. Labels: attributive, sometimes, uncountable Example: A micropower source is required for modern cardiac electronics.
Word: micropulsation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + pulsation. 1. A very small, change in the strength of the magnetic field of the Earth.
Word: microparticle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + particle. 1. An extremely small particle.
Word: microphenocryst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + phenocryst. 1. A very small crystal in a fine-grained porphyritic rock. Example: The basalt of Goose Island of the Ice Harbor Member is unique for the occurrence of microphenocrysts of ilmenite and titanmagnetite.
Word: microparasitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + parasitic. 1. Of or pertaining to microparasites. Labels: not-comparable Example: Malaria is a microparasitic disease.
Word: microparasite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + parasite. 1. An extremely small parasite.
Word: micromodule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- French modulebor. English module English micromodule From micro- + module. 1. A very small scale electronic module
Word: micronodular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + nodular. 1. Of or pertaining to micronodules. Labels: not-comparable Example: The diagnosis of silicosis was confirmed by the presence of micronodular opacities on the radiographs.
Word: micronodule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + nodule. 1. An area of opacity on a radiograph, indicative of certain diseases.
Word: microschizont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + schizont. 1. In protozoa, a microscopic cell that undergoes asexual division
Word: asexual division Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of binary fission in cells where a cell divides to form daughter cells. Labels: uncountable
Word: binary fission Part of Speech: noun 1. The process whereby a cell divides asexually to produce two daughter cells. Labels: uncountable
Word: daughter cell Part of Speech: noun 1. A cell produced by reproductive division of a cell during mitosis or meiosis.
Word: sacking Part of Speech: noun 1. Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks). Labels: uncountable Example: The farmer grabbed a handful of sacking and rubbed down the cow. 2. Firing or termination of an employee. Labels: countable Example: He followed his sacking with a good drink.
Word: sacking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reproductive division Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of mitosis or meiosis. Labels: uncountable
Word: sacredly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sacred Middle English -ly English -ly English sacredly From sacred + -ly. 1. In a sacred manner. Example: Scip[io]. […] Remember Syphax / Thy vow hath made thee Romes. / Syph[ax]. Which Ile preserve / As sacredly inviolate, as if / Eternall seales had ratifi’d it. Example: [H]e proteſted to me, that if he vvas naked in Bed vvith me, he vvould as ſacredly preſerve my Virtue, as he vvould defend it if I vvas aſſaulted by a Raviſher; […]
Word: sacredness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sacred 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 sacredness From sacred + -ness. 1. The property of being sacred. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sacrosanctness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sacrosanct 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 sacrosanctness From sacrosanct + -ness. 1. The property or quality of being sacrosanct. Labels: uncountable
Word: interpersonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Middle English personal English personal English interpersonal From inter- + personal. 1. Between two or more people. Labels: not-comparable Example: By slightly modifying Piaget's scheme of the development of the capacity to follow and be aware of rules, I propose to distinguish three stages, or types, of mastery of interpersonal processes: coercion, self-help, and cooperation. Example: The complexity of having so many organisations involved, and the deep integration required, has undoubtedly tested the interpersonal skills of project leaders who have had little face-to-face contact.
Word: sadistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sadistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English sadistically From sadistic + -ally. 1. In a sadistic manner. 2. In a particularly horrible or brutal manner, as painfully as possible.
Word: micrometazoa Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of micrometazoan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: micrometazoan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + metazoan. 1. Of or pertaining to the micrometazoa Labels: not-comparable Example: The confirmation of the theory relied on evidence from the micrometazoan elements of the fossile record.
Word: micrometazoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + metazoan. 1. A very small metazoan.
Word: micrometastasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + metastasis. 1. The microscopic level action of metastasis, the spread of disease from the primary site to other areas. Labels: uncountable
Word: microlaser Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light English amplification Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Proto-Germanic *-ōd- Old English -ode Middle English -ede English -ed English stimulated Latin ēmittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēmissiōlbor. Middle French émissionbor. English emission Latin radiatiolbor. English radiation English LASER English laser English microlaser From micro- + laser. 1. Of or pertaining to the use of lasers on very small scales. Labels: not-comparable Example: The surgeon used microlaser techniques to repair the damage.
Word: microlaser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light English amplification Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Proto-Germanic *-ōd- Old English -ode Middle English -ede English -ed English stimulated Latin ēmittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēmissiōlbor. Middle French émissionbor. English emission Latin radiatiolbor. English radiation English LASER English laser English microlaser From micro- + laser. 1. A microscopic laser, typically a few microns in size. Example: In 1989, the first dramatic demonstration of a microlaser was successfully performed by scientists based primarily at Bell Labs; they were able to manufacture one million lasers on a tiny chip smaller than a fingernail.
Word: microinvertebrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + invertebrate, perhaps by analogy with microorganism. 1. An invertebrate of microscopic size.
Word: microfungus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + fungus. 1. A fungus of microscopic size.
Word: microexplosion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + explosion. 1. An extremely small-scale explosion.
Word: microexplosive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + explosive. 1. Of or pertaining to microexplosions. Labels: not-comparable Example: The two metals were joined using microexplosive techniques.
Word: microexplosive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + explosive. 1. A microscopic explosive.
Word: microearthquake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + earthquake. 1. A very low-intensity earthquake, usually three or less on the Richter scale.
Word: microquake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + quake. 1. microearthquake
Word: phonographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phonography + -er. 1. A person skilled at phonography. Labels: obsolete
Word: on the pill Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Using oral contraceptives. Labels: idiomatic Example: Jane went on the pill when she left for college.
Word: sagely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English sagely, sagilly, equivalent to sage + -ly (adverbial suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪd͡ʒli/ 1. In the manner of a sage, with wisdom, wisely. Example: […] Phil offering and giving advice sagely and gravely Example: This pro-war impression on the populace the Navy Department sagely foresaw when it sent its men into the unbriny Northwest.
Word: sagely Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sage + -ly (adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪd͡ʒli/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of a sage. Example: It begins sufficiently well, but the author has hardly enunciated his preliminary apotheems, when he conducts into an obscurity where we can hardly grope our way, and when we emerge from that, it is to be bewildered by his gorgeous but unsubstantial pictures of sagely perfection. Example: Featuring a sagely captain, a first officer with aerodynamic lobes, riveting adventures and special effects unheard of for its time, the show gained unbelievable notoriety across the globe.
Word: no smoke without fire Part of Speech: proverb 1. Gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact.
Word: sagaciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sagacious Middle English -ly English -ly English sagaciously From sagacious + -ly. 1. In a sagacious manner, in a way that is clever, shrewd, observant, keen of intellect or discernment, cunning or with ability and aptitude; sagely. Example: Who could forbear smiling, to see my charmer, like a farcical dean and chapter, choose what was before chosen for her; and sagaciously (as they go in form to prayers, that God would direct their choice) pondering upon the different proposals, as if she would make me believe, she has a mind for some other? Example: But if these suspicions were really his, he sagaciously refrained from verbally expressing them, however his actions might seem to hint them.
Word: microabscess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Latin abscēdō Latin abscessusder. English abscess English microabscess From micro- + abscess. 1. A very small, localised collection of pus.
Word: microaneurysm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + aneurysm. 1. An extremely small aneurysm
Word: sailboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sail Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English sailboard From sail + board. 1. A recreational device consisting of a surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast.
Word: sailboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English sail Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English sailboard From sail + board. 1. To practice the sport of using a sailboard. Labels: intransitive Example: We went sailboarding, but it's just as hard as it looks.
Word: sailboarder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sailboard + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix). 1. A person who uses a sailboard and practices the sport of sailboarding.
Word: microatoll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + atoll, because the colonies superficially resemble atolls, but are much smaller. 1. A colony of coral, usually one to three metres in diameter that is dead on the top as a result of exposure at low tide.
Word: add fuel to fire Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of add fuel to the fire. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Depend upon it, there is always a cause for want of appetite; […] inflammation may be in the system, food would then be improper, as it would only add fuel to fire: therefore, let the cause be an over-worked stomach, overloaded bowels, fever, or inflammation, food will be injurious. Example: We have no wish to add fuel to fire, and perhaps the whole circumstance of Pastorelle cutting such a very different figure to what she did on the first day was purely accidental.
Word: microbacillus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + bacillus. 1. A very small, rod-shaped bacillus.
Word: saintliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English saintly 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 saintliness From saintly + -ness. 1. The property of being saintly. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [H]e was led away to a private sanitarium for mental disease, while in the newspapers appeared pathetic accounts of his mental breakdown and of the saintliness of his character.
Word: salaciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English salacious 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 salaciousness From salacious + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being salacious. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The cock, from his salaciousness, is allowed to be a short lived animal; but how long these birds live, if left to themselves, is not yet well ascertained by any historian. Example: […] he began a tale which cannot be retold here, but which delighted the boys as much by its salaciousness as by its vivacity.
Word: fireguard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fire + guard. 1. A mesh screen around a fire to prevent sparks or falling embers.
Word: salaried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From salary + -ed. 1. Paid a salary, as opposed to being an hourly worker or a volunteer. Generally indicating a professional or manager. Labels: not-comparable 2. Paid monthly as opposed to weekly. Labels: not-comparable
Word: salaried Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From salary + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of salary Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: microblade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Germanic *bladą Proto-West Germanic *blad Old English blæd Middle English bladder. Middle English blade English blade English microblade From micro- + blade. 1. A small blade, typically produced in prehistoric times from silica-rich minerals. Labels: attributive, sometimes Example: The upper Palaeolithic period saw the first production of microblade tools.
Word: blue-collared Part of Speech: adj 1. Being a blue-collar employee, an hourly worker. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Laxmi Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Lakshmi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sack Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past and past participle of sac Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sacked Part of Speech: adj 1. Bothered; willing to make an effort. Labels: Australia, slang Example: I can't be sacked to get out of bed today. Example: We asked John if he wanted to come down the pub with us, but he couldn't be sacked. 2. fired from employment Labels: UK, informal
Word: salesclerk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sales + clerk. 1. Alternative form of sales clerk. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: newsagent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From news + agent. 1. A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, and stationery; a stationer. Example: The papers are freely available in Sydney bookshops and newsagents. 2. The proprietor of such a business. Example: However, Anyon Kay remembers a Mr Walton Ainsworth, of Beech House, Rivington, who owned mills in Bolton, being a regular user before the First World War. He used to drive by horse and trap from his mansion to catch the 0906 train to Bolton each day. Before arriving at the station, local newsagent Tom Dutton would hand Mr Ainsworth his morning paper!
Word: salesgirl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sales + girl. 1. A young woman employed as a salesclerk.
Word: newsagents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newsagent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corn liquor Part of Speech: noun 1. A distilled spirit, derived from maize, having a high alcohol content and little flavor. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: cappabar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. First attested 1818 as cap a bar. Dated or obsolete by the early 20th century. 1. a misappropriation of government property; embezzlement or fraud carried out in the management of a ship. Labels: no-plural, obsolete Example: If e'er the Fortune of the war Gave him a Prize, he'd cap a bar Like blazes--but stand clear! that elf Who dared to steal besides himself. Example: Patrick O'Brian, *The Mauritius Command.* disposing of His Majesty's property was an immemorial practice among His Majesty's servants … and in the Navy it went by the name of cappabar.
Word: chili dogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chili dog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: robocall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From robo- + call. First use appears c. 1998 in the Associated Press Newswire. 1. An automated phone call, commonly for telemarketing purposes, that uses both an autodialer and a recorded message. Labels: US Example: The e-mailers are upset about “robocalls”—pre-recorded, automated phone calls containing anti-Democratic political messages. Example: Rand Paul’s presidential campaign has drafted in his father, libertarian icon Ron Paul, to directly attack Republican rival Ted Cruz in a robocall in Iowa, the first time the former presidential candidate has gone on the offensive on his son’s behalf.
Word: robocall Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From robo- + call. First use appears c. 1998 in the Associated Press Newswire. 1. To make a robocall to. Labels: transitive Example: Republicans robo-called Americans during their dinner and evening hours, blaming the annoying calls on Democrats.
Word: saleslady Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sales + lady. 1. A woman who is employed as a sales clerk.
Word: salesmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sales Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English salesman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English salesmanship From salesman + -ship. 1. The art or skill of selling products, services or ideas through persuasion and effective communication. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] this man worked at his business all the harder, with the brightness of the home-joys fading. But it went very hard with him, more than once, when he made a good stroke of salesmanship, to have to put the money in the bottom of his pocket, without even rubbing a bright half-crown, and saying to himself, “I have a’most a mind to give this to Mary.” Example: Babbitt’s spectacles had huge, circular, frameless lenses of the very best glass; the ear-pieces were thin bars of gold. In them he was the modern business man; one who gave orders to clerks and drove a car and played occasional golf and was scholarly in regard to Salesmanship. 2. A position as salesman. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: saliently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English salient Middle English -ly English -ly English saliently From salient + -ly. 1. In a salient manner, relevantly, germanely.
Word: cage fighter Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who fights inside a cage.
Word: germanely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English germane Middle English -ly English -ly English germanely From germane + -ly. 1. In a manner that is germane, relevantly.
Word: relevantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English relevant Middle English -ly English -ly English relevantly From relevant + -ly. 1. In a relevant way.
Word: sallowness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sallow 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 sallowness From sallow + -ness. 1. The property of being sallow, yellowishness. Labels: uncountable
Word: saltcellar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of salt cellar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cage fighting Part of Speech: noun 1. The practise of participating in hand-to-hand combat inside of a usually steel cage. Labels: uncountable
Word: saltiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English salty 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 saltiness From salty + -ness. 1. The property of being, or tasting, salty. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sandblast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdʰos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand English blast English sandblast From sand + blast. Pronunciation: /ˈsænd.blɑːst/, /ˈsændˌblæst/ 1. To spray with fast-moving solid grains (such as sand propelled by compressed air, although softer material like sodium bicarbonate used for delicate materials may also be so referred to). The process is used for stripping dirt, rust, paint etc. from the surface of objects. Example: The plane's large rear doors swallowed up my friend in superfast time, its departure sandblasting everyone in red prop wash as it vaporised down the main street and into the afternoon's dust-bowl sky.
Word: sandblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdʰos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand English blast English sandblast From sand + blast. Pronunciation: /ˈsænd.blɑːst/, /ˈsændˌblæst/ 1. Sand driven by a blast of air or steam for cutting and engraving figures on glass or metal.
Word: sanctification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French sanctificacion, from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificātionem, from sanctificāre (“to sanctify”). Pronunciation: /saŋktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ 1. The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Blackmail. Labels: countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
Word: sandblaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sand + blaster. 1. A device used to sandblast. 2. A person who operates such a device.
Word: sanely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sane Middle English -ly English -ly English sanely From sane + -ly. 1. In a sane manner; sensibly; logically; rationally. Example: Gloating silently, she laved handfuls of hot sand over her, her mind alternating sanely and insanely.
Word: saneness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sane 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 saneness From sane + -ness. 1. Synonym of sanity (which is the more common term). Labels: uncountable
Word: sapience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sapience, from Old French sapience, from Latin sapientia. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪpiəns/, /ˈseɪpjəns/, /ˈseɪpɪəns/ 1. The property of being sapient, the property of possessing or being able to possess wisdom. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: As, much Experience, is Prudence; ſo, is much Science, Sapience. Example: Mean while the Son / On his great Expedition now appeer'd, / Girt with Omnipotence, with Radiance crown'd / Of Majestie Divine, Sapience and Love / Immense, and all his Father in him shon.
Word: satirist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English satire 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 satirist From satire + -ist. 1. A person who writes satire. Example: In one of the Greek satirist Lucian's Dialogues of Courtesans, a conversation takes place between the hetaira Tryphaena and a young client named Charmides.
Word: satiable Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of being sated, satisfiable. Example: The god's demand for blood was satiable only by the sacrifice of a virgin.
Word: satisfiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English satisfiable From satisfy + -able. 1. Capable of being satisfied.
Word: wolfman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wolf + man. 1. A male werewolf or lycanthrope.
Word: lyophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: US, c. 1908; compare earlier lyophilize (1894). lyo- (“solvent, dispersion”) + -philic (“having affinity for”), from Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”) + φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + Latin -icus. 1. Having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated. Example: In second sub-group, the “emulsion-colloids” or “lyophilic colloids,” the properties of the solvent are considerably influenced. The internal friction, surface tension, and other properties of the liquid show great changes even when only a small proportion of matter is in colloidal solution.
Word: Helsingfors Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish Helsingfors. 1. Helsinki (the capital of Finland). Labels: obsolete
Word: lossless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English loss 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 lossless From loss + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒs.ləs/ 1. Free from loss, especially not losing electrical energy or force. 2. Not losing information.
Word: RINO Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested from December 1992. 1. Acronym of Republican in name only, typically used by conservative members of the U.S. Republican Party to describe liberal Republicans or Republicans seen as liberals. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, derogatory Example: Irritated that Riordan’s key aides are Democrats, some Republican party activists sported RINO (Republican In Name Only) buttons at a Riordan speech (Los Angeles Times, 16 May 1994). Example: And Bush is a RINO - Republican In Name Only. Even my dad, a lifelong Democrat, says that Bush (this one) is much more moderate […]
Word: vendor-agnostic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English vendor Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos)der. Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) English Gnostic English agnostic English vendor-agnostic From vendor + agnostic. 1. Not tied to the products of a specific manufacturer. Labels: not-comparable Example: The vendor-agnostic solution could be implemented with any off-the-shelf hardware.
Word: vendor-agnostic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vendor Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos)der. Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) English Gnostic English agnostic English vendor-agnostic From vendor + agnostic. 1. An independent consultant who will recommend products from several companies.
Word: news agency Part of Speech: noun 1. An organisation that gathers and distributes news to newspapers and radio and television broadcasters. 2. Alternative form of newsagency (“newsagent's shop”). Labels: Australia, Ireland, alt-of, alternative
Word: thribble Part of Speech: adj 1. threefold Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: thribble Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of oil drilling pipes having three joints
Word: High German Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Hochdeutsch. 1. A native or inhabitant of the southern highlands of Germany; a High German speaker. Labels: countable 2. Any of a group of West Germanic languages or dialects spoken in the southern highlands of Germany. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The standard variety of High German as spoken and written throughout the German language area. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There is a widespread reluctance to speak High German in German-speaking Switzerland, and many Swiss prefer to speak even bad French or English to people who do not speak Swiss dialect. Example: We, the students, also were supposed to speak High German, but, like our teachers, we did so with a fairly strong Swabian accent.
Word: High German Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Calque of German Hochdeutsch. 1. From or pertaining to the southern region of Germany; speaking High German. Labels: not-comparable Example: I used to harrangue the mob, in broken English, under pretence of being an High German doctor. 2. Written or spoken in High German; pertaining to High German. Labels: not-comparable Example: Yiddish is a High German language [...]
Word: unchilding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unchild (“to removing a child from a parent; to disown”) Labels: archaic, form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: There is no unfathering Christ, and there is no unchilding us.
Word: unchilding Part of Speech: adj 1. Life-threatening, life-taking. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: Wiry and white-fiery and whirlwind-swivellèd snow / Spins to the widow-making unchilding unfathering deeps. Example: […] given him my whole attention and taken him away from the ruthless unchilding sea?
Word: nephrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lapis nephriticus, via Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos) νεφριτικός (nephritikós), meaning kidney stone, because jade was believed to have cured kidney stones. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛfˌɹaɪt/ 1. A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Occurrences of nephrite are more numerous. China’s most important source throughout its history has been the region of Khotan (Ho-t‘ien) and Yarkand in Central Asia. In more recent times the Chinese have also imported nephrite from the neighbourhood of Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia.
Word: Tacitus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latin Tacitus. Pronunciation: /ˈtæsɪtʊs/ 1. A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56–117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200–275), a Roman emperor. 2. A lunar impact crater.
Word: skyrocket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sky + rocket. Pronunciation: /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/ 1. A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc. 2. A rebuke, a scolding. Labels: broadly 3. A pocket. Labels: Australia, UK, slang
Word: skyrocket Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sky + rocket. Pronunciation: /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/ 1. To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike. Labels: idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: The shortage caused prices to skyrocket. Example: Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent. 2. To cause to increase suddenly and extremely. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: This is an area you'll have to work out in precise detail, as it's the area most likely to skyrocket your costs—or, without careful planning, leave you with thirsty guests.
Word: unchild Part of Speech: verb 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 child English unchild From un- + child. 1. To make (someone) childless. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Though in this city he / Hath widow'd and unchilded many a one, / Which to this hour bewail the injury, / Yet he shall have a noble memory. Example: No appetite, that like the unchilded sea / […] hungers for such orts / As riot spares lean want, is yet so wide, / So vast of ravin or so blind in scope, / As can abide the chewed and perished meats / That relish died upon.
Word: Rosetta Stone Part of Speech: name 1. A large inscribed stone found near Rosetta, Egypt, in 1799, later used as a basis for understanding many previously undecipherable examples of hieroglyphic writing. 2. Any source of information crucial to interpreting. Labels: broadly Example: My friend’s carefully-compiled notebook was the Rosetta Stone that opened up understanding of the physics lectures.
Word: beedi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi बीड़ी (bīṛī). 1. A thin, often flavored, Indian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a tendu leaf. Example: I always write with the music on and a bottle of good red. And smoke Mangalore Ganesh beedies. Example: I walk in, talking to friendly faces in my aces / Drinking beer, smoking beedis in the back where the bass is
Word: tables of contents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of table of contents Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oyster drill Part of Speech: noun 1. A sea snail, including Urosalpinx cinerea and others in subfamily Ocenebrinae, such as genera Urosalpinx, Eupleura, and Ocenebra), that feeds on oysters and other shellfish, using an eversible gland to soften its prey's shell so that it can make a hole in the shell using its radula and consume the flesh.
Word: doorstop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From door + stop. 1. Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall. 2. A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door. Labels: humorous Example: Meanwhile, all the Democrats had to put forward that year was a doorstop called Man of the House: The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip O'Neill. Example: Walter Isaacson’s insight-free doorstop makes at least one thing clear: the richest man in the world has a lot of growing up to do[.] 3. Eggcorn of doorstep. Labels: UK, nonstandard, proscribed 4. An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building. Labels: Australia Example: And television dominates this place — just look at Beazley tossing around cans of tomato soup at his morning doorstops outside Parliament House. Example: The six o′clock news was regarded as the pivotal point in the day. As the news was beginning, often the Premier would make himself available for a doorstop press conference.
Word: Uppsala Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir (literally “upper halls, upper dwellings”), from upp (“up”) + salir (“halls, rooms”, plural of salr). Pronunciation: /ˈʊpsɑːlə/, /ʊpˈsɑlə/ 1. A city and municipality in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country. 2. A county in eastern Sweden.
Word: fanservice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ファンサービス (fansābisu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from fan + service. 1. Elements added to a television program or similar entertainment that appeal to avid fans but are of little interest to outsiders. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: For as much as the game is about Grady, it's also about tying up loose ends from the other games. If you're a veteran, prepare to be in hog heaven with the fanservice present. Example: The key to success for Minecraft or other films based on video games, says the veteran studio executive, is “fan service”—paying attention to the details that attracted the audience in the first place and resisting the temptation to force it into the conventions of a traditional movie. 2. The inclusion in a work of fiction of material, especially of a racy or sexual nature, which may or may not have relevance to the storyline and is designed merely to excite the viewer. Labels: derogatory, often, slang, uncountable Example: And because of that soy sauce, girls can get one of the few fanservice shots made for women in the entire history of the Ranma 1/2 series. 3. Special interactions from idols to their fans. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Fanservice is when group members interact with fans by taking their phones, accept gifts thrown on stage and acknowledge the people in the crowd.
Word: flagpole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flag + pole. Pronunciation: /ˈflæɡˌpoʊl/ 1. A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
Word: flagpole Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From flag + pole. Pronunciation: /ˈflæɡˌpoʊl/ 1. To exit a country momentarily and reenter, usually in order to satisfy immigration requirements. Labels: Canada, rare Example: I understand immigrating to Canada is getting harder and harder. [The difficulty of navigating bureaucracy] might be a way to let people fall between the cracks. I really don't know. The hoops immigrants have to go through, such as flagpoling. And I don't have any political representatives. I didn't vote.
Word: flagpoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flagpole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flagpoles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flagpole Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: somatology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα, σώματος (sôma, sṓmatos) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English somatology From Ancient Greek σῶμα, σώματος (sôma, sṓmatos, “body”) + English -ology. 1. The study of the physical nature of human beings. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Aghul Part of Speech: noun 1. An ethnic group living primarily in southern Dagestan (in Russia) and Azerbaijan. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Aghul Part of Speech: name 1. The Lezghian language spoken by these people.
Word: Hooke Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /hʊk/ 1. A surname from Middle English derived from hook, as an occupational or topographical name or a nickname. 2. Robert Hooke (1635 – 1703), an English polymath who played an important role in the scientific revolution, through both experimental and theoretical work. His best remembered contribution was the discovery of the biological cell. 3. A village in Dorset, England.
Word: Inupiak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Inupiaq Iñupiaq, from iñuk (“person”) + piaq (“real, true, genuine”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈnʊ.pɪ.ak/, /ɪˈnuː.pi.æk/ 1. An Inuit people of Northern Alaska, or a member of these people. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Inupiak Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Inupiaq Iñupiaq, from iñuk (“person”) + piaq (“real, true, genuine”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈnʊ.pɪ.ak/, /ɪˈnuː.pi.æk/ 1. The Inuit languages spoken by the Inupiaq.
Word: heterophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hetero- + -phobe. 1. Someone who exhibits heterophobia. Example: Celie turned around now, scowling as expected. ‘Sophie? The heterophobe?’ ‘Well, she’s the girl behind the #CastrateTheStraights hashtag,’ Ola said.
Word: Shoshone Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/ 1. A member of an Amerindian ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho.
Word: Shoshone Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/ 1. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Shoshone people. 2. The Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming. 3. A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Idaho, United States. 4. A census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States.