nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: intellection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin intellectiō, intellectiōnem. 1. The mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding. Labels: uncountable Example: These books will fill, and well fill, certain stretches of life […] But in old or nervous or solemnest or dying hours, when one needs the impalpably soothing and vitalizing influences of abysmic Nature, or its affinities in literature or human society, and the soul resents the keenest mere intellection, they will not be sought for. Example: None of Mr. Knott's gestures could be called characteristic, unless perhaps that which consisted in the simultaneous obturation of the facial cavities, the thumbs in the mouth, the forefingers in the ears, the little fingers in the nostrils, the third fingers in the eyes and the second fingers, free in a crisis to promote intellection, laid along the temples. 2. A particular act of grasping by means of the intellect. Labels: countable Example: Our senses, our instincts, our intellections are all instruments of adaptation. 3. The mental content of an act of grasping by means of the intellect, as a thought, idea, or conception. Labels: countable Example: When Banerjee talks about the artist's thinking about the music, she is not referring to an intellection about the mechanics of technique.
Word: nonrepudiation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + repudiation. 1. An assurance that a contract cannot later be denied by either of the parties involved. Labels: uncountable 2. An assurance that the claimed sender or recipient is in fact the party who sent or received a given message. Labels: uncountable
Word: pot luck Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of potluck. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: We had but euen pot luck, a little to moyſten our lips, and no more. Example: A pretty way to conciliate ‘little tempers’ indeed, to add to the offence of spoiling the fish the crime of bringing an unexpected friend to eat it. Pot luck, quotha, when the pot's boiled over this half hour!
Word: recapitalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English capitalize English recapitalize From re- + capitalize. 1. To change how a corporation is structured.
Word: recapitalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English capitalise English recapitalise From re- + capitalise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of recapitalize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: reconcilable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- Proto-Italic *kalō Latin calō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin concilium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin conciliō Latin reconciliōbor. English reconcile 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 reconcilable From reconcile + -able. 1. Capable of being reconciled.
Word: reconcilable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- Proto-Italic *kalō Latin calō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin concilium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin conciliō Latin reconciliōbor. English reconcile 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 reconcilable From reconcile + -able. 1. Something that can be reconciled. Example: This is the only way that the reconcilables will be separated from the irreconcilables.
Word: reconsign Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English consign English reconsign From re- + consign. 1. Consign again.
Word: oldtimer Part of Speech: noun 1. An elderly person. 2. A veteran. 3. A classic car or vintage car. Labels: Germany Example: Are you already familiar with: […] The museums for oldtimers, racing cars, bicycles in Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Neckarsulm and Langenburg? Example: Oldtimers are rare on Japan's roads and can be admired only in manufacturers' museums.
Word: recontact Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English contact English recontact From re- + contact. 1. To contact again.
Word: recontact Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English contact English recontact From re- + contact. 1. The act of contacting again. Labels: uncountable
Word: persimon Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of persimmon. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: sharon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog sharon. 1. Wrapping leftover foods to take home from any kind of social function such as a birthday or wedding. Labels: Philippines, slang
Word: rip-roaring Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rip + roaring. 1. Exciting, energetic, enthusiastic, with gusto. Labels: informal Example: It was a rip-roaring bar fight, until the cops broke it up. Example: The brain matches the mind-image of doughnuts to images and emotions stored in his brain’s memory regions: “Mmmm … doughnuts.” Then—bingo!—his brain’s dopamine-producing reward centres light up and have a rip-roaring hootenanny.
Word: ribber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rib + -er. 1. One who ribs; a good-natured tease.
Word: Old Latin Part of Speech: name 1. The Latin language in the period before the age of Classical Latin; particularly Latin before 75 BC.
Word: Early Latin Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Old Latin.
Word: Archaic Latin Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Old Latin.
Word: Pelasgians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pelasgian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bolti Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bolty. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: TINSTAAFL Part of Speech: phrase 1. Acronym of there's no such thing as a free lunch, an alternative to TANSTAAFL. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: 1952, Ethics magazine, cited in 2006, Ralph Keyes, The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and When, Macmillan, page 70, Professor Alvin Hansen's famous TINSTAAFL formula--"There is no such thing as a free lunch" [Keyes adds, "This acronym had already appeared in a 1949 newspaper column."]
Word: ceratopsid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Ceratops English -oid English -id English ceratopsid From Ceratops + -id. 1. Any member of the family †Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
Word: ceratopsid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Ceratops English -oid English -id English ceratopsid From Ceratops + -id. 1. Of or pertaining to these creatures. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cheesily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cheesy Middle English -ly English -ly English cheesily From cheesy + -ly. 1. In a cheesy manner
Word: chesed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew חסד (khésed, “grace, kindness, love”). Pronunciation: /ˈxɛsɛd/, /ˈhɛsɛd/, /-əd/ 1. The Jewish attribute of grace, kindness or love; one of the sephiroth Labels: uncountable Example: Through ḥesed one deals faithfully or keeps faith with another.
Word: decimal fraction Part of Speech: noun 1. A proper or improper fraction the denominator of which is a power of ten and the decimal representation of which is a terminating decimal number.
Word: moldings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of molding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of patine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: patined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of patine Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Some of the old cars were patined.
Word: jello Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark of the brand name Jell-O. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛloʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒɛləʊ/ 1. A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavoring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set. Labels: Canada, US, uncountable, usually Example: The jello was gone in five minutes and the cigarette smoked. Example: Distribution of cherry jello was stepped up to college campus towns across America.
Word: Jello Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the brand name Jell-O. 1. A dessert made by boiling gelatin in water. Labels: uncountable Example: And the food! I mean, I'm not fussy, but couldn't they think of anything better than this toothpaste? A little Jello or something, a nice can of soup. Example: 1977, Florence King, WASP, Where is Thy Sting?, excerpt, in The Florence King Reader, 1996 St. Martin's Press ed., →ISBN, page 25, Alex Portnoy thought his mother had magical powers because she could suspend fruit in mid-Jello.
Word: knob jockey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Refers to a person who rides a knob (UK slang for "penis"), analagous to a jockey riding a horse. 1. A gay man. Labels: UK, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar Example: In fact maybe now's as good a time as any to tell you: if you're gay, you go to Hell. Doesn't matter what else you spend your time doing – painting the Sistine Chapel, for instance – knob-jockey? Down you go. (Lezzers are borderline; room for manoeuvres if they've done social work.) Example: A Knob Jockey, was John's take. He was slender and moved in a series of jerks. He wore black skinny jeans, a Ramones Tshirt and Converse runners. 2. A promiscuous straight woman. Labels: UK, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar Example: Christ, she is a knob jockey of the old school. She's had more pricks in her than a pub dartboard. Example: 'I grab the rancid knob jockey by her filthy blonde locks and slap her hard across the face. She squeals and scrambles off the soiled sheets before falling into some stranger's groin—mouth open, naturally.' 3. A promiscuous man; a player. Labels: UK, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar Example: She also needed a certain knob jockey to leave her alone. Example: 'How are you?' he said. 'Pregnant. Thanks to a crap shag with a knob-jockey.' 4. A term of abuse. Labels: UK, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar Example: Ruining a barbecue by burning the meat. You really are a complete knob jockey. Example: No worries knob jockey, I will find you some work.
Word: knob jockeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knob jockey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grammaticality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English grammatical Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English grammaticality From grammatical + -ity. Pronunciation: /ɡɹəˌmæt.ɪˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ 1. (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar (being grammatical). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One cannot consistently judge the grammaticality of utterances without knowing what grammatical types their constituent morphemes represent. Example: Note that we can think of grammaticality as a continuous measure, with a cutoff at zero frequency. That is, some structures are more grammatical than others, when the rules that they use are the more common ones.
Word: grammaticalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English grammatical 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 grammaticalness From grammatical + -ness. 1. Synonym of grammaticality. Labels: uncountable Example: There appear to be at least two distinct ways to assign levels of grammaticalness to deviant sentences.
Word: chimichanga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mexican Spanish chimichanga (“trinket, thingamajig”), but the original sense is disputed and obscure. See chimichanga. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃæŋɡə/, /t͡ʃimiˈt͡ʃaŋɡa/ 1. A deep-fried burrito Labels: US
Word: clootie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots [Term?]; see cloot (“cloth”). 1. A piece of rag. Labels: Scotland
Word: Corbusian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Corbus(ier) + -ian. From French Corbusier, from Old French corbusier. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier.
Word: craniopagus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Kraniopagus, equivalent to cranio- + -pagus. 1. A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head. 2. Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
Word: cubomedusa Part of Speech: noun 1. Any jellyfish of the order Cubomedusae; the box jellyfish.
Word: cubomedusan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cubomedusa + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to the cubomedusa Labels: not-comparable
Word: cubozoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cubo(medusa) + -zoan, after class name Cubozoa. 1. Any cnidarian of the class Cubozoa, including the cubomedusae; a box jellyfish. Example: Sume cubozoans have truly brutal venom in their stingers, strong enough to have killed large numbers of humans.
Word: cubozoan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cubo(medusa) + -zoan, after class name Cubozoa. 1. Of or pertaining to these creatures. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cybrid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cytoplasmic + hybrid. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.bɹɪd/ 1. An artificial hybrid cell produced by introducing nuclear material from one organism into a cell (of the same or different species) from which the nucleus has been removed
Word: dangdut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Javanese onomatopoeia for the sound of the tabla, reportedly coined by the music magazine Aktuil. 1. A genre of Indonesian music that combines elements of Arab and Malay folk music. Labels: uncountable
Word: permille Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin: per (“per”) + mīlle (“thousand”). Pronunciation: /pə(ɹ)ˈmɪli/, /pə(ɹ)ˈmɪl/ 1. A part or other object per thousand. Example: three permille (0.003)
Word: per mille Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of permille; a part or other object per thousand. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: three per mille (0.003)
Word: darbuka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic دَرْبُوكَة (darbūka). Pronunciation: /ˌdɑːˈbuːkə/ 1. A type of goblet drum, originating in the Middle East and North Africa. Example: Assembled guests participate by clapping their hands to mark the rhythm. In rare cases, however, is the little drum duf or darbaka employed.
Word: darknet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dark + net. 1. A network of computers that can only be accessed using special software, configuration, or authorization, usually characterized by the anonymization of users, participating hosts, or both. Labels: Internet Example: Despite all the openness of the Internet, there are still places you cannot saunter into on the Web. You must be invited. These are “darknets”: exclusive peer-to-peer networks in which membership is based on circles of trust, whose activities are veiled from the general public.
Word: vials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vials Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vial Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: murmurings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of murmuring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underweight Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English weight English underweight From under- + weight. 1. Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight. Example: He's so underweight he's had to buy smaller clothes. Example: He's thirty pounds underweight. 2. Not too heavy for an intended purpose. Example: The suitcase is just slightly underweight; I'll let it on the plane. 3. Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests. Example: The fund is underweight in mining. Example: 2011, Murdoch, S. Foreigners back for Aussie stocks, The Australian "It's a long-run trend of foreign investors -- typically being underweight the banking sector in Australia," Mr Baker said.
Word: underweight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English weight English underweight From under- + weight. 1. The state or quality of being underweight. Labels: uncountable Example: 1996, United States Institute of Medicine Committee on Scientific Evaluation of WIC Nutrition Risk Criteria, WIC Nutrition Risk Criteria: A Scientific Assessment, National Academies Press, →ISBN, page 110, Underweight reflects the body’s thinness, but the term does not necessarily imply the nature and causes of underweight. 2. An underweight person. Labels: countable 3. An underweight investment. Labels: countable Example: Further, structured managers usually attempt to hit their lower targets by relying on a relatively large number of small active deviations (i.e., overweights and underweights). Example: Consider a conventional long-only portfolio with underweights on holdings the investment manager does not like and overweights on holdings the manager does like.
Word: underweight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English weight English underweight From under- + weight. 1. To underestimate the weight of. Labels: transitive 2. To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of. Labels: transitive 3. To invest in less than conventional wisdom would dictate. Labels: transitive Example: Although the portfolio overweights the German market, it underweights German marks.
Word: feuillage Part of Speech: noun 1. archaic form of foliage Labels: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: toxology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English toxology From Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) + English -o- + -logy. 1. Archery; or more broadly, the study of projectiles and trajectories. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: "We presume he is reluctant to proceed further and run the risk of exposing his well-varnished cab as a pleasing target for the poles of the loitering omnibuses, the drivers of which latter have obtained a well-earned fame for their dexterity in this diverting and innocent department of toxology." Example: "This was provoking : the young lady blushed, looked as amiable as circumstances required,and retired, with a most sincere hope that the next essayist in toxology might have precisely the same success as herself, in which she was gratified, for Miss Jones West Jones Smith Jones Jones made to the full as bad a shot as she had done."
Word: toxology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Omitting -ic. 1. Misspelling of toxicology. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, uncountable Example: 1893, Louisa Parsons Hopkins, "Women in Science", in Maud Howe Elliott, ed., Art and Handicraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, Goupil & Co., page 91, She filled the chair of chemistry and toxology in the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, and became dean of the faculty. Example: Be sure toxology looks for sedatives.
Word: apeirophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apeiro- + -phobia. 1. The fear of infinity and/or eternity. Labels: uncountable Example: My view is free from apeirophobia, the horror of the infinite, which colored so much of what was written at the beginning of this century about the foundations of mathematics. Example: The clearest evidence of Aristotle's apeirophobia is to be found in the Posterior Analytics, book 1, chapters 19-22.
Word: Lokean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Loki + -an. 1. One who honours Loki as their primary god. Labels: Germanic Example: Lokeans will often cite this myth as the Aesir and Vanir going too far; naturally Loki wants vengeance after these events. Example: Strictly speaking, the only thing required to be a Lokean is to worship Loki as either your fulltrúi or as a deity that holds a significant place in your life.
Word: fabless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: fabrication and -less. 1. Of a company: that does not make its own silicon wafers, and primarily concerns itself with research and design. Labels: not-comparable Example: The fabless semiconductor company recently finished designing its new line of microchips.
Word: baulking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of baulk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: baulking Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of balking. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Up jump half-a-dozen off the logs and baulkings, where they have been squatting, doubled up knee to nose, after the fashion of their class; and a volley of execrations, like a storm of grape, almost blows the two offenders off the wall. Example: I have seldom experienced such trying bafflings and baulkings of purpose.
Word: baulked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of baulk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: -biotic Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”). 1. Used to form adjectives describing a method of living. Labels: morpheme 2. Used to form nouns describing organisms having a specified method of living. Labels: morpheme
Word: medible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of m(arijuana) + edible. 1. A marijuana edible. Labels: informal Example: Bear in mind that tinctures and medibles (edibles containing marijuana) use far more than ingestion by smoking. Example: “Medical Marijuana: More Than Just THC”; “Medibles: Cannabis 86 Cooking”; “NORML at 40-Years-Old”; […]
Word: social security number Part of Speech: noun 1. A nine-digit number issued by the Social Security Administration to citizens, permanent residents, and certain temporary workers, primarily to track people for taxation purposes, and in recent years serving as a de facto national identification number. Labels: US 2. A corresponding number in other countries.
Word: all things come to those who wait Part of Speech: proverb 1. A patient person will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue. Labels: dated
Word: CPT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of charge, parity, time-reversal (in the phrase CPT symmetry). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of current procedure terminology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Abbreviation of carpet. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 4. Initialism of Colored People's Time. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated, derogatory, initialism, slang, uncountable 5. Initialism of cost per thousand. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CPT Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of Carriage Paid To. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Africa-Eurasia Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈæf.ɹɪk.ə.jʊɹˈeɪ.ʒə/ 1. Afro-Eurasia.
Word: borrasca Part of Speech: noun 1. A mine that is no longer producing profitably.
Word: fillo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of phyllo. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: magic wands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magic wand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: banana bond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its shape, thought to resemble the fruit. 1. An extended covalent bond found in boranes in which a hydrogen atom is shared by two boron atoms; a form of three-center two-electron bond. Labels: informal
Word: three-center two-electron bond Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several forms of extended covalent bond, deficient in one electron, joining three atoms.
Word: DHEA Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of dehydroepiandrosterone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: dehydroepiandrosterone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English dehydro- English epiandrosterone English dehydroepiandrosterone From dehydro- + epiandrosterone. 1. An androgen hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex; a synthetic version is used as a dietary supplement Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dyskaryosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English karyo- Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English dyskaryosis From dys- + karyo- + -osis. 1. Any abnormality in the nucleus of a cell Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tail-end Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tail end. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: We moved at the tail-end of summer.
Word: ebene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yanomamö [Term?]. 1. A psychoactive material, variously described as obtained from plants of either the genus Virola or of Anadenanthera peregrina, used ritually as snuff by the Yanomamo people of South America. Labels: uncountable
Word: Yanomamo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the form Yąnomamö stripped of its diacritics, itself from Yanomamö yãnomãmɨ (“man, human being”). 1. A member of an Indian people of Venezuela and Brazil.
Word: Yanomamo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the form Yąnomamö stripped of its diacritics, itself from Yanomamö yãnomãmɨ (“man, human being”). 1. The language group of this people.
Word: farofa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese farofa, perhaps from Kimbundu falofa or from Latin far (“a type of hulled wheat”) + offa (“chunk; dumpling”). Pronunciation: /fəˈroʊfə/ 1. A toasted manioc flour used in Brazilian cookery, typically as an accompaniment to a main meal. Labels: uncountable Example: Farofa will be a part of any memorable Brazilian lunch, and it was of one in particular.
Word: followership Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English follower Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English followership From follower + -ship. 1. An adherence to a leader. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Prime Minister talks about setting out his vision of the country, but he has to wait for us to tell him what it is. That is not leadership of this country — it is followership, Prime Minister. It is not strong, Prime Minister, it is weak. 2. A group of followers. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: foregut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + gut. 1. The anterior part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, from the mouth to the duodenum, in humans and some other animals. 2. The developed counterpart in the adult: the proximal part of the alimentary canal, which in humans runs from the mouth to the first half of the duodenum, up to the ampulla of Vater.
Word: midgut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English gut English midgut From mid- + gut. 1. The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals. 2. The developed counterpart in the adult: the intermediate part of the alimentary canal, which in humans runs from the second half of the duodenum through the proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon.
Word: hindgut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hind + gut. 1. The caudal part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, including the colon and the rectum, in humans and some other animals. 2. The developed counterpart in the adult: the most distal part of the alimentary canal, which in humans is generally defined as comprising the distal third of the transverse colon, the splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and anorectal junction.
Word: gobar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi गोबर (gobar). 1. Dried cow dung used directly as fuel or as a source of gas. Labels: uncountable
Word: guggle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gurgle. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌɡəl/ 1. To make a sound as of liquid being poured from a small-necked container 2. To pour from a container and make this sound
Word: guggle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gurgle. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌɡəl/ 1. The sound of liquid being poured.
Word: haemocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From haemo- + -cyte. 1. Alternative spelling of hemocyte. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: havan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit हवन (havana). 1. A ritual, rooted in the Vedic religion, in which offerings of food etc. are burnt in order to bring good luck on a special occasion.
Word: indricothere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the taxonomic name, from Russian и́ндрик (índrik) + Ancient Greek θηρῐ́ον (thērĭ́on). 1. Any member of the extinct genus †Indricotherium of mammals, from the Oligocene and Miocene epochs
Word: ischiadic Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of ischiatic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: ischiatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the ischium Labels: not-comparable
Word: izakaya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 居(い)酒(ざか)屋(や) (izakaya). 1. A Japanese bar that also sells snacks. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The sprawling multipage menu offers cleanly executed dishes meant to accompany the sake, including standards like boiled edamame, and the filling rice balls called onigiri that you would expect at any izakaya, or Japanese pub. 2. A Japanese restaurant outside of Japan; used in the naming or styling of the restaurant. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable
Word: kaiseki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 懐石. 1. A style of Japanese cuisine involving a series of small, intricate dishes; a tasting menu Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tasting menu Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of small, intricate dishes made using special techniques or with unusual or seasonal ingredients, served as a restaurant dining experience.
Word: kibbeh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic كِبَّة (kibba, “ball”) and كُبَّة (kubba, “ball”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪbi/ 1. A form of dumpling, from the Levant, made of spiced lamb and bulgur wheat.
Word: medick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English medike, from Latin mēdica, from Ancient Greek μηδίκη (mēdíkē), short for Μηδικὴ πόα (Mēdikḕ póa, “Median grass”); so called because medick was imported from Media to Greece during the Greco-Persian Wars. 1. Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: medick Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of medic (“medical”). Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: […] guided not by his own Will, but by the Medick Science, […]
Word: melic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin melicus, from Koine Greek μελικός (melikós), from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “song, lyric”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛlɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse. Example: I dined at their house, and in the evening, Miss Hart gave a demonstration of her musical and melic [translating melischen] talents.
Word: melic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Melica (genus name), probably from Italian melica, meliga (“sorghum, millet”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛlɪk/ 1. Any of various grasses, of the genus Melica, from northern temperate regions.
Word: moneywort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From money + wort. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌnɪwəːt/ 1. A prostrate perennial of species, Lysimachia nummularia, native to Europe, having yellow flowers. Example: Moneywort is singular good to stay all fluxes in man or woman, whether they be lasks, bloody fluxes, the flowing of women's courses, bleedings inwardly or outwardly, and the weakness of the stomach that is given to casting. 2. Any plant of genus Alysicarpus, of Old World tropics and subtropics. 3. coastal waterhyssop, Indian pennywort (Bacopa monnieri).
Word: keefir Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kefir. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: smarminess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English smarmy 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 smarminess From smarmy + -ness. 1. The property of being smarmy. Labels: uncountable
Word: toxophily Part of Speech: noun 1. The love of, or an addiction to, archery Labels: uncountable
Word: eggball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From egg + ball. 1. Rugby Union, rugby league, Australian rules football, American football, or any game played with an elliptical ball. Labels: UK, slang, uncountable
Word: Montrachet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French 1. A white grand cru Burgundy wine
Word: pastilla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish pastilla. Doublet of pastegh, pastel, pastiglia, pastila, and pastille. 1. A Moroccan meat pie, usually of pigeon. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The lower (right-hand) fork is the Talaa Seghira, or Rue du Petit Talaa, a street which begins with a handful of small foodstalls where you can buy chunks of pastilla – the great Fassi delicacy of pigeon-pie; […]
Word: collocations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collocation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infixes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infixes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of infix Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mottos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mottoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -polises Part of Speech: suffix 1. plural of -polis Labels: form-of, morpheme, plural
Word: Pauranic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of Puranic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Puranic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Purana Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Puranic From Purana + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to the Puranas. Example: I have always regarded the Purāṇic stories about the Hindu gods as the very best stories in the world, rich in human wisdom and metaphysical truth.
Word: Purana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇá, literally “old, ancient”). 1. A text that is part of an ancient Indian genre of Hindu or Jain written literature, concerning various topics, including cosmogony and mythology. Labels: Hinduism
Word: pounder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pound 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 pounder From pound (“verb”) + -er (“agent suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊndə/, /ˈpaʊndɚ/ 1. A vessel in which something is pounded, or an implement used in pounding. Example: Since we often prefer to pound our own cutlets rather than buy uneven precut cutlets from the store, a meat pounder is an important piece of equipment.
Word: pounder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pound 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 pounder From pound (“measure of weight”) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊndə/, /ˈpaʊndɚ/ 1. A gun capable of firing a specified weight of shot in pounds. Labels: in-compounds Example: The ship fired the twelve-pounder twice during the battle. 2. Something that weighs a specified number of pounds. Labels: in-compounds Example: The Quarter Pounder with Cheese Example: "Okay, that's a keeper," Harold said as he netted the 3-pounder and put him on a stringer over the side of the boat.
Word: pounder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pound 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 pounder From pound (“unit of money, measure of value”) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊndə/, /ˈpaʊndɚ/ 1. Something or someone costing so many pounds sterling. Labels: in-compounds Example: The striker they bought from United was a million-pounder.
Word: primed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹaɪmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of prime Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: primed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɹaɪmd/ 1. Prepared for use or action. Labels: not-comparable 2. Approaching a state of drunkenness. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: Get Andrea well primed, but not drunk.
Word: profiler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From profile + -er. 1. A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular shapes by tracing a pattern. 2. A person who creates a profile for something or someone, especially a psychological profile for an unknown criminal. 3. A device that analyzes something and builds up a profile. Example: a sediment profiler 4. A software program that measures the performance of different portions of another program in order to locate bottlenecks. Example: […] a complete and intuitive profiler that supports numerous types of profiling modes and profilable applications.
Word: proter Part of Speech: noun 1. A version of Rummy played in Sri Lanka
Word: incorporable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French incorporable. 1. Able to be incorporated.
Word: ice-skating rink Part of Speech: noun 1. An ice rink. Labels: rare
Word: ice skating rink Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of ice rink.
Word: skating rink Part of Speech: noun 1. A specially prepared ice surface on which people skate or play ice hockey; the building that houses such a surface. 2. A roller-skating rink; the building that houses such a surface.
Word: knee pad Part of Speech: noun 1. A protective garment worn on a knee to protect it from injury, for example due to a blow or a fall.
Word: knee pads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knee pad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nicen up Part of Speech: verb 1. To nicen. Labels: transitive
Word: nicen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From nice + -en. 1. To become nicer. Labels: intransitive 2. To make nicer. Labels: transitive
Word: petrogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin petrader. English petro- French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English petrogenic From petro- + -genic. 1. Of or pertaining to the formation of rock. Labels: not-comparable Example: Silica and alumina are distinctly the most abundant and characteristic petrogenic constituents, and with them are most frequently associated those elements toward the extreme petrogenic end of the periodic table, especially potassium, sodium, and calcium in the order named; and these elements are associated with each other.
Word: petrogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrader. English petro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English petrogenic From petro- + -genic. 1. Produced by the incomplete combustion of petroleum Labels: not-comparable
Word: unspeakableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unspeakable 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 unspeakableness From unspeakable + -ness. 1. The condition or quality of being unspeakable. Labels: uncountable Example: Obviously, it's the unspeakableness, the sheer horror of it, that is motivating some news organizations.
Word: paint with a broad brush Part of Speech: verb 1. To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations. Labels: ambitransitive, idiomatic Example: I'm just painting with a broad brush. You fellows fill in the details. Example: To cover this range of issues is clearly to paint with a broad brush on a global canvas.
Word: Wearside Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Wear Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English Wearside From Wear + -side. 1. The area around Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on the River Wear. Labels: informal
Word: associativity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English associate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English associative Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English associativity From associative + -ity. 1. The condition of being associative. Example: The associativity of OR and AND is not at all obvious. It is tempting to assume that because OR and AND are commutative that they must be associative also. This is not the case, however, and some commutative Boolean operators are not associative. Examples include NAND and NOR. 2. The property of an operator which determines how it is grouped with operators of the same precedence in the absence of parentheses.
Word: -mania Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: See mania. 1. compulsion or obsession. Labels: morpheme 2. A place where something can be found in great amounts. Labels: morpheme
Word: -maniac Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: See maniac. Pronunciation: /-ˈmeɪ.niˌæk/ 1. Forms nouns indicating a person who experiences a mania (a type of compulsion or obsession). Labels: morpheme
Word: permuter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From permute + -er. 1. One who permutes.
Word: nonyielding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + yielding. 1. Unyielding. Labels: not-comparable
Word: drag queens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drag queen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: first mover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The business sense bears connotations of the earliest moves in a game such as chess or checkers (for example, a gambit). 1. The initial agent that is the cause of all things; the prime mover. Example: The chiefeſt God firſt moouer of that Spheare, Enchac’d with thouſands euer ſhining lamps, Will ſooner burne the glorious frame of Heauen, Then ſhould it ſo conſpire my ouerthrow. 2. An early player in a market, such as the first company to commercialize a newly developed technology.
Word: nutfarm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nut (“insane person”) + farm. 1. An insane asylum. Labels: informal Example: Don't go around telling cops that, or they'll lock you up in the nutfarm.
Word: menstruous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Anglo-Norman menstruus, Middle French menstrueus, and their source, Late Latin menstruosus (“menstruating”), from Latin mēnstruum. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛnstɹʊəs/ 1. Of or pertaining to menstruation; menstrual. Labels: not-comparable 2. Currently undergoing menstruation. Labels: not-comparable Example: There shall be a confusion also in many places, and the fire shall be oft sent out again, and the wild beasts shall change their places, and menstruous women shall bring forth monsters: Example: Foolish, drunken, or hairbrain women most part bring forth children like unto themslves, morosus et languidos, and so likewise he that lies with a menstruous woman. 3. Monthly. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: strong language Part of Speech: noun 1. Language considered offensive or vulgar. Labels: uncountable
Word: mensural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin mēnsūrālis, from mēnsūra (“measure”) + -ālis. 1. Of or pertaining to measure or measurement. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a fixed rhythm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: KwaZulu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Zulu kwa- Proto-Bantu *ʊ́- Zulu ú- Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀ Zulu ī́zulu Zulu úZulu Zulu KwaZulubor. English KwaZulu Borrowed from Zulu KwaZulu. Pronunciation: /kwɑːˈzuːluː/ 1. A former bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government to be a homeland for the Zulu people.
Word: bantustan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a Bantu language (ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bantʊ̀ (“people”)) + -stan (“home of”, suffix of Persian origin), after place names such as Hindustan. Pronunciation: /ˌbantuːˈstan/, /ˌbantuːˈstɑːn/, /ˌbæntuˈstæn/, /ˌbɑntuˈstɑn/, /ˈbæntuˌstæn/ 1. Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy Labels: historical 2. A political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name. Labels: derogatory
Word: polymorphisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polymorphism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gigapascals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gigapascal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gigapascal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giga- + pascal. 1. A unit or pressure equal to 10⁹ pascals
Word: sceptics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sceptic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kilonewton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + newton. 1. One thousand newtons. Example: Holonyms: meganewton < giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton Example: Meronyms: piconewton < nanonewton < micronewton < millinewton < newton
Word: palaeontologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palaeontologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microcephalics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microcephalic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biomolecules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biomolecule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orbitals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orbital Labels: form-of, plural