nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: spermatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English spermatik, from Latin spermaticus, from Ancient Greek σπερματικός (spermatikós). By surface analysis, spermat- + -ic. Pronunciation: /spɚˈmætɪk/, /spəˈmætɪk/ 1. Ellipsis of spermatic artery. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, ellipsis Example: The abdominal portion is supplied from the spermatics, the lumbar, and in some instances the mesocolic artery.
Word: quaternary industry Part of Speech: noun 1. The sector of industry that involves the intellectual services: research, development, and information. It is considered the fourth basic industry.
Word: hempen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English hempen, hempyn, from Old English *hænepen (“made of hemp, hempen”), from Proto-West Germanic *hanapīn (“hempen, made of hemp”), equivalent to hemp + -en. Cognate with West Frisian himpen (“hempen”), Dutch hennepen (“hempen”), German Low German hempen (“hempen”), German hanfen, hänfen (“hempen”). More at hemp. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛmpən/ 1. Made of hemp Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: In fowle reproch of knighthoodes fayre degree, / About his neck an hempen rope he weares, / That with his gliſtring armes does ill agree; Example: A quiet land is this—a land where the slow-moving Basque, with his flat biretta-cap, his red sash and his hempen sandals, tills his scanty farm […] 2. Related to hempen ropes, i.e., to hanging as capital punishment. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] but rid himself also of the companionship of this ruffianly Sir Crispin, to whom no doubt a hempen justice would be meted.
Word: heritable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English heritable, from Anglo-Norman heritable; equivalent to herit + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹɪtəbəl/ 1. That can legally be inherited. Example: An heritable crown, or an heritable throne, or by what other fanciful name such things may be called, have no other significant explanation than that mankind are heritable property. 2. Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary. Example: But if we consider that all heritable variations must have their roots in the germ-plasm, and further, that when personal selection does not intervene, ... Example: Whether they are involved in carcinogenesis by induction of a heritable lesion would depend, I believe, on their ability either to mispair or to misrepair.
Word: sub atomic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of subatomic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sub-atomic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of subatomic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: megastar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star English megastar From mega- + star. 1. A very famous or successful celebrity. Example: Instead, she has to carve new territory: a nontransgressive, rose-colored female pop megastar, the likes of which haven’t been seen in decades.
Word: rabbinical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rabbi English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English rabbinical From rabbi + -n- + -ical. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈbɪnəkəl/ 1. Of or relating to rabbis, their writings, or their work. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1581, Robert Parsons, A Brief Censure vppon Two Bookes Written in Answere to M. Edmonde Campions Offer of Disputation, Doway: John Lyon, “Towching the Societie,” section heading, Three kyndes of Rabbinical expositions of the Law. Example: to gain a little Rabbinical Learning, and find out some unobvious signification of a Word or Phrase, he must devour the tedious and voluminous Rhapsodies that make up the Talmud, in many of which he can scarce learn any thing but the Art of saying nothing in a multitude of words;
Word: radiogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio- (prefix denoting radioactivity or radiation) + -gram (suffix denoting something drawn, written, or otherwise recorded). Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.ə(ʊ).ɡɹæm/, /ˈɹeɪ.di.əˌɡɹæm/, /-oʊ-/ 1. Synonym of radiograph (“an image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than ordinary light; especially an X-ray photograph”). Example: Following my usual custom, with some difficulty I removed the radiogram from the mount and found in the upper one half of the left border a radiopaque shadow in the area previously covered by the film mount frame. […] This indicated that another radiogram should be made, which revealed an impacted third molar in disto-oblique position. Example: The method I use is to outline the contour of the chest wall on an X-ray film and to transpose it on a sheet of paper. If the radiogram has been taken correctly, the outline of the chest will be clearly visible on the film, the edge of the ribs contrasting quite sharply against the shadow of less density given by soft parts covering the thorax.
Word: radiogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably either: * from radio- (prefix denoting radio broadcasting) + -gram (suffix denoting something drawn, written, or otherwise recorded); or * a clipping of radio(tele)gram. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.ə(ʊ).ɡɹæm/, /ˈɹeɪ.di.əˌɡɹæm/, /-oʊ-/ 1. Synonym of radiotelegram (“a message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy (“telegraphy by radio rather than by transmission cables”)”). Labels: historical Example: Sec. 7. That a person, company, or corporation within the jurisdiction of the United States shall not knowingly utter or transmit, or cause to be uttered or transmitted, any false or fraudulent distress signal or call or false or fraudulent signal, call, or other radiogram of any kind. Example: If the War Department at that time had considered it necessary to alert the Hawaiian Department against air and ground attack, it undoubtedly would have so directed instead of sending a long radiogram outlining the various steps that should be taken in connection with sabotage and subversive activities.
Word: radiogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either: * a blend of radio + gram(ophone); or * a clipping of radiogram(ophone). Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.ə(ʊ).ɡɹæm/, /ˈɹeɪ.di.əˌɡɹæm/, /-oʊ-/ 1. Synonym of radiogramophone (“a gramophone record player that incorporates a radio receiver”). Labels: historical Example: She comes in with a worried, puzzled expression. Then her spirits suddenly revive; she switches on the radiogram and dances gaily for her own amusement. Example: Inter-train radio communication facilities between the Royal and pilot trains are provided, as well as train to land station contact, and the lounges throughout the train have radiograms. The King's study will have a radio receiving set of wide range.
Word: radiometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English radiometry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English radiometric From radiometry + -ic. 1. Referring to the science of radiometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: radiotelegraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio- + telegraphy. Pronunciation: /ˌɹeɪ.di.əʊ.təˈlɛɡ.ɹə.fi/ 1. The process and techniques of sending telegrams using radio waves rather than wires. Labels: uncountable
Word: radio telemetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio + telemetry. 1. Any form of telemetry that uses radio waves to transmit the data. Labels: uncountable
Word: expressible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English express Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English expressible From express + -ible. 1. Able to be expressed.
Word: unparliamentary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English parliament Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English parliamentary English unparliamentary From un- + parliamentary. 1. unsuitable to be used in parliament Example: unparliamentary language 2. contrary to the rules of parliament
Word: unparliamentary language Part of Speech: noun 1. Language considered inappropriate for use during a parliamentary session; especially profanity or suggestions of dishonesty. Labels: uncountable
Word: plenteous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English plentewos, plentevous, et al., circa 1300, from Old French plentiveus (“fertile, rich”) (early 13th century), from plentif (“abundant”), from plenté (“abundance”) (Modern French pleinté, English plenty), from Latin plenitatem, accusative of plenitas (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Pronunciation: /ˈplɛn.ti.əs/ 1. In plenty; abundant. Example: His farm, though small, nevertheless allowed him a plenteous supply of healthy food. Example: Reaping plenteous crop. 2. Having plenty; abounding; rich. Labels: obsolete Example: The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods.
Word: don't mention it Part of Speech: phrase 1. A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome. Example: - Thank you for doing that. - Don't mention it. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see don't, mention, it.
Word: cheaper by the dozen Part of Speech: phrase 1. Handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually. Labels: idiomatic
Word: regretfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-der. Proto-Germanic *grētaną Frankish *grātander. Old French *greter Old French regreterbor. Middle English regretten English regret Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English regretful Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English regretfully From regretful + -ly. 1. In a regretful manner, with regret. Example: The steak and chips partaken of for lunch seemed now to belong to another decade. He regretfully recognized the fact that he would not make a success of a hunger strike. Example: So after learning a great deal about iron founding and much more about pike fishing, one regretfully took leave of a shop full of kindly characters and proceeded to a worse lot of odours in the brass foundry. 2. Unfortunately, in a manner inspiring or deserving regret; used only as a sentence adverb (to introduce and modify an entire sentence). Labels: proscribed
Word: regrew Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of regrow Labels: form-of, past
Word: regrow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English grow English regrow From re- + grow. 1. To grow again a part that has been lost, shed or destroyed. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Humans cannot regrow lost limbs but some amphibians can. Example: Deciduous trees regrow their leaves every year.
Word: plentitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plenitude, by contamination with plenty. 1. Abundance, fullness, completeness; an instance of this. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Oxford English Dictionary indeed has a plentitude of quotations.
Word: pleocytosis Part of Speech: noun 1. A condition where an unusually high quantity of white blood cells (normally lymphocytes) are present in the cerebrospinal fluid. Labels: uncountable
Word: cerebrospinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cerebro- + spinal. 1. Of or relating to brain or spine (particularly the spinal cord). Labels: not-comparable Example: There was an infection of the cerebrospinal fluid.
Word: regrown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English grown English regrown From re- + grown. 1. That grew, was lost or destroyed, and regrew. Labels: not-comparable Example: The regrown weed is almost as big now as before I mowed it down.
Word: regrown Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English grown English regrown From re- + grown. 1. past participle of regrow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: religiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English religious Middle English -ly English -ly English religiously From religious + -ly. 1. In the manner of religion. 2. Passionately or diligently; faithfully; conscientiously. Labels: figuratively Example: It is odd he gets so many cavities since he brushes his teeth religiously, every night, rain or shine. Example: “My wife and I use Notion religiously to manage our day-to-day life,” he wrote on X. “I turned this into a template, let me know if you’d like to see it!”
Word: relentlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English relentless 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 relentlessness From relentless + -ness. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈlɛntləsnəs/ 1. The condition of being relentless. Labels: uncountable Example: The more I learned about transkids, the more I grilled you, every day. I'm ashamed of my relentlessness, but I had to know. “Why do you want to be a boy?” “I don't know.”
Word: peremptorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English peremptory Middle English -ly English -ly English peremptorily From peremptory + -ly. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹɛmpt(ə)ɹəli/ 1. In a peremptory manner; in a commanding tone, brooking no delay. Example: He was peremptorily summoned to see the commanding officer. Example: 1597, Francis Bacon, Essays, New York: T.Y. Cromwell, 1901, LVII, "Of Anger", p. 233, https://archive.org/details/essaysoffrancisb00baco […] that you doe not peremptorily break off, in any Businesse, in a Fitt of Anger: But howsoever you shew Bitternes, do not Act any thing, that is not Revocable.
Word: blow smoke Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By shortening of the full expression blow smoke up someone's ass, deemed less vulgar. 1. To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense. Example: Are these "statistics" they cite verifiable, or are they just blowing smoke, trying to scare people? Example: Why don't we liberate these United States? / We're the ones who need it the most / You think I'm blowing smoke? Boys, it ain't no joke / I make twenty trips a year from coast to coast
Word: brooking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of brook Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: extension cable Part of Speech: noun 1. A cable that can be used to extend a signal or power cable or move the connexion point for a signal or power source.
Word: power source Part of Speech: noun 1. A source of power such as a generator or mains outlet. Example: He would have liked to use the electric drill, but there was no convenient power source.
Word: power supply Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see power, supply. Example: The utility will invest in power plants and transmission lines to ensure a stable power supply. Example: The track-sectioning cabins house not only switchgear for the traction current, but also transformers to provide power supplies to the signalling equipment. 2. A source of power such as the mains or a generator. 3. That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source.
Word: voltages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of voltage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: power cut Part of Speech: noun 1. An interruption in the supply of power (usually electricity).
Word: bull dyke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, bull + dyke, although the form bulldyke predates dyke by several decades. See dyke for more. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlˌdaɪk/ 1. A masculine or butch lesbian. (See usage notes about dyke (“lesbian”).) Labels: colloquial, derogatory, sometimes, vulgar
Word: act a fool Part of Speech: verb 1. to play the fool. Labels: intransitive 2. to behave irrationally and unseemly. Labels: derogatory, informal, intransitive
Word: play the fool Part of Speech: verb 1. To behave in a foolish or comical manner. Labels: idiomatic Example: Back in school again, Maxwell plays the fool again Teacher gets annoyed 2. To pretend or feign ignorance. Labels: idiomatic Example: I play the fool when we're together But I cry when we're apart, yeah I couldn't do you no better Don't break what's left of my broken heart, baby
Word: distillate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From distill + -ate (noun-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪstɪlət/ 1. The liquid that has been condensed from vapour during distillation; normally a purified form or a fraction of an original liquid. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The essence of something. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable 3. Diesel fuel. Labels: Australia, countable, uncountable 4. A low-grade fuel produced in the distillation of petroleum for gasoline and largely a waste product. Labels: US, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: distiller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English distill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English distiller From distill + -er. 1. A person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation; a person who owns, works in or operates a distillery. 2. A device or apparatus that distills, a condenser; a still. 3. A company whose business is distilling, especially one that manufactures alcoholic spirits or liquor.
Word: distillery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English distill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English distillery From distill + -ery (“place of”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɪləɹi/ 1. A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: stillhouse Example: It's the water that makes this area famous. […] That water is still being used to supply Blackford's two dominant industries, Tullibardine whisky distillery to the south of the village and, more significantly, Highland Spring Group's bottling plant to the north. 2. A company that distills alcohol. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The process of distilling alcohol. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: effendi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντη (afénti), vocative of αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “lord, master”). Doublet of authentic. Pronunciation: /ɛˈfɛndi/ 1. An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory. Example: The real problem of the Arabian population in Palestine is how to get rid of the economic domination and control by approximately 100 families of effendi who now own the land, keeping the fellaheen in obscurity and ignorance and subjecting them to merciless exploitation. 2. The highest military rank attainable by African soldiers in several British and Imperial German colonial forces Labels: Africa, historical
Word: ellipsoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ellipse Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English ellipsoid From ellipse + -oid. Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪp.sɔɪd/, /əˈlɪp.sɔɪd/, /iˈlɪp.sɔɪd/, /əˈlɪp.soɪd/, /ɪˈlɪp.soɪd/ 1. A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x²/a² + y²/b² + z²/c² = 1. Example: Polarizability can be imagined as a three-dimensional ellipsoid centred on the centre of the molecule, as shown in Figure 10.4. Example: Because only ellipsoids of rotation have been adopted in practical geodesy and surveying and triaxial ellipsoids have been limited to theoretical studies, we will use the term ellipsoid for brevity to mean ellipsoid of rotation. 2. Such a surface used as a model of the shape of the earth. Example: Here the geoid is thirty meters below the ellipsoid.
Word: ellipsoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ellipse Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English ellipsoid From ellipse + -oid. Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪp.sɔɪd/, /əˈlɪp.sɔɪd/, /iˈlɪp.sɔɪd/, /əˈlɪp.soɪd/, /ɪˈlɪp.soɪd/ 1. Shaped like an ellipse; elliptical. 2. Of or pertaining to an ellipse; elliptic. 3. Having the tridimensional shape of an ellipse rotated on its long axis.
Word: ellipsoidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ellipse Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English ellipsoid English -al English ellipsoidal From ellipsoid + -al. 1. Alternative form of ellipsoid. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to an ellipsoid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: elliptically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English elliptical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English elliptically From elliptical + -ly. 1. in the form of an ellipse 2. using ellipsis
Word: elodea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of several underwater freshwater perennials, of the genus Elodea, that have grasslike leaves; ditchmoss or pondweed.
Word: golf balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of golf ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barbershop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of barber + shop. 1. The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut. Labels: countable 2. A style of a cappella vocal music, usually sung in four-part harmony. Labels: uncountable
Word: barbershop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compound of barber + shop. 1. To perform in the barbershop musical style. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: wise guys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wise guy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kickers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kicker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: joke books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of joke book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wedding cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A decorated cake, often in several tiers and with a model bride and groom, that is cut by the couple as part of a wedding ceremony and distributed to the guests. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: barbershops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barbershop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barbershops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of barbershop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: insightful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A recent formation from insight + -ful. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsaɪt.f(ə)l/, /ˈɪn.saɪt.f(ə)l/ 1. Possessing insight; percipient. Example: I found Duncan's comments to be insightful and thought-provoking. Example: Appendix 4 lays out the current analysis of the liner train concept, concluding the report with perhaps its most insightful innovation.
Word: Moose Jaw Part of Speech: name Etymology: Corruption of the Cree term through Anglicization by substitution of similar sounding English-language words, and being a riverside location; becoming Moose Jaw Bone Creek, former name of the Moose Jaw River, from the Cree "moscâstani". From Cree moscâstani-sîpiy (“a warm place by the river”), from the overwintering camp of the Cree in a river valley sheltered by the Couteau Plateau, at the confluence of the Moose Jaw River and Thunder Creek. The town is named after the river, in turn, named for the overwintering camp where the town is now located. 1. A city in the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan, Canada. 2. A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada. 3. A river in Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, Moose Jaw River. 4. A derisive nickname for U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s and 1940s. Example: "Hell, from what I hear," Hughes insisted, "the place is full of them. Starting with old Moose-jaw and his White House gang. And since June twenty-second they've been hell-bent to get us into this foreign war."
Word: Parisien Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Parisien (“Parisian”). 1. A surname from French.
Word: Parisien Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French Parisien (“Parisian”). 1. Uncommon spelling of Parisian. Labels: alt-of, uncommon Example: The next day being Sunday, Wobble gave an exhibition performance on his bicycle in the Jardin d’Acclimatation, in accordance with a special request from the managers of that popular institution. Thousands of Parisiens and Parisiennes flocked there to see it, and they applauded avec beaucoup d’enthusiasme. Example: […] while the merry-go-rounds, toy-stalls and gingerbread kiosks, beloved of little Parisiens and Parisiennes, must have been swept away in dozens.
Word: Parisiens Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Parisien Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Parisiens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Parisien Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guzzlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guzzler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goofers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goofer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mobsters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mobster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feuille-morte Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of feuillemorte. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: botched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of botch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: botched Part of Speech: adj 1. Made or repaired in a clumsy or incompetent manner.
Word: real axis Part of Speech: noun 1. The horizontal line in the complex plane, every point on which corresponds to a real number.
Word: imaginary axis Part of Speech: noun 1. The vertical line in the complex plane, every point on which corresponds to a complex number having zero real component.
Word: partial dependency Part of Speech: noun 1. An attribute of a relation that depends on a key but also on a part of such key; this is a violation of second normal form.
Word: fettuccini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian fettuccine; see fettuccine. Pronunciation: /ˌfɛtəˈt͡ʃini/, [ˌfɛɾəˈt͡ʃʰini] 1. A long, broad, thick noodle; a type of pasta having this shape. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: hairbreadth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hair + breadth. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹˌbɹɛdθ/ 1. Alternative form of hair's breadth: the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In short, these kind of hairbreadth missings of happiness look like the insults of Fortune, who may be considered as thus playing tricks with us, and wantonly diverting herself at our expense. Example: This surely was a day destined to be signalized by hairbreadth escapes.
Word: hairsbreadth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hair + -s- + breadth. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛəɹzbɹɛdθ/ 1. Alternative form of hair's breadth: a very short distance or a very small amount (as is the width of a hair). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [...] I ſee you are obſequious in your loue, and I profeſſe requitall to a haires bredth, [...] Example: [I]t was characteristic of this man, as it is of all men similarly marked, that whatever he did, he overdid, though it were sometimes by only a hair's-breadth [...]
Word: hair-trigger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hair + trigger. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹˌtɹɪ.ɡɚ/, /ˈhɛɚˌtɹɪɡ.ɚ/ 1. A trigger that will set off a firearm when even a very small pressure is applied. Example: […]the hunter brings the sight of his rifle to bear; lightly and delicately his finger presses upon the hair-trigger. Example: Is your laugh hung on a hair-trigger?—that is, is it critical, or can you get it off easy?
Word: hair-trigger Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hair + trigger. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹˌtɹɪ.ɡɚ/, /ˈhɛɚˌtɹɪɡ.ɚ/ 1. Unstable; in a situation that could be worsened by the slightest mistake. Labels: not-comparable 2. Easily angered; having a short temper. Labels: not-comparable Example: "Gus," the latter began, "am I right in assuming that you possess a reasonable amount of influence with that hair-trigger partner of yours, Live Wire Luiz?" Example: [I]n the 575 days since [Oscar] Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, there has been an unseemly scramble to construct revisionist histories, to identify evidence beneath that placid exterior of a pugnacious, hair-trigger personality.
Word: halfpence Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈheɪp(ə)n(t)s/, /ˈheɪpən(t)s/, /ˈhæfˌpɛn(t)s/ 1. A halfpenny. Example: He said that the last business model for reopening the route was so old that "the ticket prices have still got halfpences in there", but that changed circumstances meant the prospect of reopening was worth re-examining.
Word: halfpence Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈheɪp(ə)n(t)s/, /ˈheɪpən(t)s/, /ˈhæfˌpɛn(t)s/ 1. plural of halfpenny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glad-eye Part of Speech: verb 1. To stare seductively at (a person). Labels: transitive
Word: hand-to-mouth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English to Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth English hand-to-mouth From hand + to + mouth. 1. Involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, in poverty Example: She has been a widow these six or eight years, and has lived, I imagine, in rather a hand-to-mouth fashion. Example: The Migrant Fleet has little economic base, operating in a state of perpetual "hand-to-mouth". While quarian ships include light manufacturing and assembly plants, they lack heavy industries such as refining and shipbuilding. The fleet has tankers for water purification and oxygen cracking, but the space-intensive nature of agriculture limits food production. A single disaster could destroy the fragile balance.
Word: HCl scrubber Part of Speech: noun 1. A chemical engineering component that removes hydrochloric acid from a product such as a chlorinated hydrocarbon by treatment with a base
Word: psychotomimetics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of psychotomimetic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parachronistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Superficially para- (“beside; next to, parallel”) + chronistic. Compare anachronistic. 1. Belonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date.
Word: prochronistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Superficially pro- (“earlier”) + chronistic. Compare anachronistic. 1. Ahead of or before its time; belonging to a later time; technically advanced for its time.
Word: alighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of alight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: alighting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who alights. Example: The Eagles are a dangerous 'machine'. I have used them sparingly, and that is the absolute limit of their credibility or usefulness. The alighting of a Great Eagle of the Misty Mountains in the Shire is absurd; it also makes the later capture of G. by Saruman incredible, and spoils the account of his escape. Example: We compared the frequencies of alightings on hosts with those predicted from random transect data.
Word: house style Part of Speech: noun 1. All the characteristics, conventions and use of colour and language of a house (company, institution, website, etc.) that serve to make it distinct from others. Example: Don't take it personally if your editor imposes the Oxford comma — it's merely an aspect of house style. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see house, style; for example, residential decorating or architectural type.
Word: thrombocytosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thrombocyte + -osis = thrombo- + cytosis. 1. The condition of having an abnormally high number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the bloodstream; can give a predisposition to thrombosis
Word: dopiaza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Persian دوپیازه (literally “two onions”) 1. A style of curry, usually of medium heat, prepared with onions. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He ate chicken dopiaza with plain rice and a nan. Example: No.7 DOPIYÁZAH. Take Meat, ½ ser (1lb. avoir.) ...
Word: myeloproliferative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From myelo- + proliferative. Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪələpɹəˈlɪfəɹeɪtɪv/, /-ətɪv/ 1. of or pertaining to the presence of an abnormal proliferation of myelopoietic cells (from bone marrow) Labels: not-comparable
Word: unfermented 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 fermented English unfermented From un- + fermented. 1. that has not been fermented Labels: not-comparable 2. that has been produced without fermentation Labels: not-comparable
Word: thanks a million Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Shortening of "thank you a million times" 1. thank you, intensified. Labels: informal Example: Smith taking leave gently on the grey porch. With a thanks a million. One is enough stranger. And stepping down three steps to the hard path underneath the three great trees at the fork of this road. Turning to look back. The shadow standing in the light of the hall, gun at port arms.
Word: protonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτον (prôton)lbor. English proton Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English protonium From proton + -ium. 1. An exotic atom consisting of a proton bound to an antiproton.
Word: pharmacokinetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)der. English pharmaco- English kinetics English pharmacokinetics From pharmaco- + kinetics. Pronunciation: /ˌfɑː(ɹ)məkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks/ 1. A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body. Labels: uncountable 2. The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body. Labels: uncountable Example: Physiologic-based pharmocokinetic models are sometimes used to describe pharmocokinetics in laboratory animals, but they are seldom used to describe the pharmocokinetics of drugs used in humans.
Word: misfold Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English fold English misfold From mis- + fold. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈfoʊld/ 1. To fold into an unusual or incorrect tertiary structure; misfolded proteins occur in various diseases, including amyloidoses and dementias, although the question of causation versus consequence is not yet definitively answered for dementias. Labels: intransitive Example: The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms.
Word: misfold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English fold English misfold From mis- + fold. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪsfoʊld/ 1. An incorrect or abnormal folding.
Word: metallopolymer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. English metallo- English polymer English metallopolymer From metallo- + polymer. 1. Any polymer containing metal atoms in the repeating monomer, either as part of the backbone or in side chains
Word: sphingolipid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: sphinges + lipid 1. Any lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives
Word: sphingomyelin Part of Speech: noun 1. a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue
Word: sphingosine Part of Speech: noun 1. An unsaturated aliphatic amino alcohol associated with the lipids of brain tissue
Word: amino alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. Any organic compound containing both an amino and an aliphatic hydroxyl functional group.
Word: spilite Part of Speech: noun 1. a very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together with chlorite, calcite, and epidote etc.
Word: spin glass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an analogy between the magnetic disorder in a spin glass and the positional disorder of conventional glass. 1. Any material in which the atomic spins are oriented at disordered but fixed directions
Word: spin label Part of Speech: noun 1. An organic compound, containing an unpaired electron spin, that can be bonded to a molecule under investigation so as to be analysed using electron spin resonance spectroscopy
Word: snow-blind Part of Speech: adj 1. Affected by snow blindness; temporarily blinded by light reflected off snow. Labels: not-comparable
Word: electron spin resonance Part of Speech: noun 1. The absorption of radiation by species having unpaired electrons when placed in a magnetic field that is used spectroscopically to detect and study free radicals
Word: ESR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of electron spin resonance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of extended-support release. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of equivalent series resistance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ESR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Eric S. Raymond. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: seekh kebab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian سیخ کباب (sīx kabāb), via Urdu. 1. A dish from (Anglo-)Indian cuisine consisting of a mixture of minced meat (usually lamb), garlic and spices thinly wrapped around a skewer and grilled, usually in a tandoor.
Word: grilled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From grill + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪld/ 1. simple past and past participle of grill Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The meat was grilled as this was considered the healthier option. Example: She grilled him over his whereabouts the previous night.
Word: grilled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From grill + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪld/ 1. Cooked on a grill. 2. As if cooked on a grill. Example: After a day in the sun, he was more grilled than his hamburger.
Word: grilled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French grillebor. English grille English -ed English grilled From grille + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪld/ 1. Fitted with a grille. Labels: not-comparable Example: High up, at second-storey level, are small openings cut into the wall and filled with shuttered, grilled windows […]
Word: unpaired electron Part of Speech: noun 1. An electron, in an atomic orbital, for which there is no other electron in the same orbital but with opposite spin; a characteristic of free radicals and other reactive species
Word: unpaired Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + pair + -ed. 1. not forming one of a pair Labels: not-comparable
Word: unpaired Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + pair + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of unpair Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: spin-density wave Part of Speech: noun 1. The low-energy, ground state of a metal in which densities of the electron spins and charges follow a regular spatial distribution
Word: spirometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spiro- + -metry. 1. The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Spirometry is typically the first PFT^([Pulmonary Function Test]) to be performed in a patient. This is because the indications for performing spirometry are extensive (Table 56-3). The indications are so numerous, in fact, that it is a surprise that spirometry is so greatly underused. There are several perceived and real barriers to its use, but these can be easily overcome by studying spirometry interpretation guides and by getting the right equipment and good training. Example: Aerobic metabolism can be measured by direct calorimetry or indirect spirometry. In exercise physiology, open-circuit indirect spirometry, in which expired gases are analyzed for 0₂ consumed and CO₂ produced, are typically used.
Word: indomitability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English indomitable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English indomitability From indomitable + -ity. Pronunciation: /ɪnˌdɒm.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.tiː/, /ɪnˌdɔːm.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.tiː/, /ɪnˌdɑm.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, /ɪnˌdɔm.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, /ɪnˌdɒm.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ 1. The quality of being indomitable. Labels: uncountable Example: I love Joan's indomitability and intelligence. She's very courageous. And she's a hell of a kisser. 2. The quality of being undefeated, resolute, and tenacious. Labels: uncountable
Word: spodumene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σποδούμενος (spodoúmenos, “burnt to ashes”). Pronunciation: /ˈspɔdjumin/ 1. The mineral lithium aluminium inosilicate (LiAl(SiO₃)₂), a pyroxene and ore of lithium, sometimes regarded as a gemstone, which may be greenish, yellowish or pinkish in appearance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The individual characters of the several minerals produced from the change of the spodumene have already been given, and something has been said as to their mutual relations;[…]. Example: Two coexisting spodumenes occurred in sample A, one with high, the other with low, sodium content.
Word: pinkish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Dutch pinkenbor. English pink Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English pinkish From pink + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪŋkɪʃ/ 1. Somewhat pink. Example: Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind. Example: West Quantoxhead, 1½ miles to the south-west, has some handsome houses and an imposing mansion, St Audries - now a girls' school - built in the Tudor style in the 19th century, at the same time as the pinkish-buff stone Church of St Ethelreda - also called St Audrey - which has an elegant tapering spirelet.
Word: sports medicine Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of medicine that deals with the effects of sport and exercise on the body, especially the treatment of injuries so received, and also studies the physiology of exercise Labels: uncountable
Word: spot welding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spot weld Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spot welding Part of Speech: noun 1. The resistance-welding of overlapping pieces of metal by applying pressure and an electric current at small points Labels: uncountable
Word: spot weld Part of Speech: noun 1. A weld made by spot welding
Word: spot weld Part of Speech: verb 1. To join pieces of metal using spot welding
Word: spread spectrum communication Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of electromagnetic communication in which the signal frequency or bandwidth is spread beyond that required, rendering it more difficult to intercept or jam, or to send multiple signals over the same band
Word: sputtering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sputter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sputtering Part of Speech: noun 1. A noise that sputters. Example: The women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, seated in the rows where the first violins are typically located, contributed an array of haunting vocal sounds: hushed hums, sustained high tones, sputterings and more. 2. The ejection of atoms from the surface of a solid or liquid following bombardment with ions, atoms or molecules; used to prepare a thin layer of material on an object.
Word: squalene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin squālus (“shark”) + -ene, because it is found in shark liver. Pronunciation: /ˈskweɪliːn/, /ˈskwɑːliːn/ 1. A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: squalane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English squalene Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English squalane From squalene + -ane. Pronunciation: /ˈskweɪleɪn/, /ˈskwɑːleɪn/ 1. A saturated triterpene hydrocarbon made by hydrogenating squalene; used in cosmetics etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hydrogenating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hydrogenate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: squall line Part of Speech: noun 1. A line of thunderstorms, hundreds of miles long, with squalls at the advancing edge.
Word: star cloud Part of Speech: noun 1. A large group of many stars spread over very many light-years of space; the stars are not part of any structure but are in an area of greater than average stellar density.
Word: star tracker Part of Speech: noun 1. A navigational device which measures the angular separation of stars with reference to a known time and place in order to achieve precise navigation.
Word: starburst galaxy Part of Speech: noun 1. A galaxy that is undergoing a high rate of star formation
Word: future participle Part of Speech: noun 1. A part of speech present in some languages (e.g. Latin, Hungarian and Georgian) but not in English that gives a sense of something about to happen. Example: Latin: Morituri te salutamus. (We, who are about to die, salute you.)
Word: perfect passive participle Part of Speech: noun 1. A participle, prominent in some languages (e.g. Latin, Greek) but less common in English, describing something that happened to a noun (the subject) in the past.