nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: teapoy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *tréyes Borrowed from Hindi तिपाई (tipāī), Urdu تپائی (tipāi, “teapoy”), from a merger of Sanskrit त्रिपाद (tripāda, “tripod”) + Classical Persian سه پای (sih-pāy, “tripod”), with the spelling of the first element influenced by association with tea. Sanskrit त्रि (tri, “three”), the first element of त्रिपाद (tripāda), is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”); while Classical Persian پای (pây, “foot”), the second element of سه پای, is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds (“foot”), from *ped- (“to step; to walk; to fall; to stumble”). Doublet of tripod, tripus, and tripos. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːpɔɪ/, /ˈtiˌpɔɪ/ 1. Originally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service. Example: “They're like the teapoys in the Lakka Bazar — good material but not polished.” Example: The teapoy, derived from the Hindi/Persian phrase denoting a three-footed table, supported a tea set or tea-related objects. Not all teapoys were tripod-like tables or sold singly. The Carneses imported lacquer teapoys in sets. These sets could be easily stacked in a corner of the drawing room and brought out at teatime to hold a teacup, a set, or a caddy. The Carneses purchased lacquered teapoys sets for four dollars in China and probably sold them for twice that amount in America.
Word: coeliac Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin coeliacus, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός (koiliakós), from κοιλία (koilía, “belly”). By surface analysis, coel- + -i- + -ac. Cognate with coelom. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːlɪæk/ 1. Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen. Labels: not-comparable Example: Next remove the middle portion of the lesser omentum, and feel for the coeliac axis. Example: The coeliac plexus is formed by the two interconnecting coeliac ganglia which lie either side of the coeliac artery. 2. Abbreviation of coeliac disease; used attributively. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: The results of skin testing and RAST indicate that most coeliac patients do not have circulating IgE specific for wheat proteins [25, 34, 108]. Example: Most coeliac patients are childen, the symptoms showing when cereals are first introduced in their diet.
Word: coeliac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin coeliacus, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός (koiliakós), from κοιλία (koilía, “belly”). By surface analysis, coel- + -i- + -ac. Cognate with coelom. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːlɪæk/ 1. Someone who has coeliac disease. Example: In all 5 untreated coeliacs as well as the 3 partially treated coeliacs who were in relapse at the time of biopsy, villi were entirely absent. Example: Hyposplenism in coeliacs does not appear to lead to these diseases.
Word: tea party Part of Speech: noun 1. A semiformal afternoon social gathering at which tea, sandwiches and cakes are served. Example: On January 23, MTR Elizabeth Line held an office-based tea party at which colleagues were encouraged to donate home-baked goods. It provided staff with an opportunity to take time out of their busy schedules and reminded everyone to take care of their mental health and wellbeing. 2. A type of imaginative playing in which children gather with each other or their dolls to mimic having a real tea party or other formal meal, often without any food at all. 3. An interaction characterized by a high degree of courtesy, delicacy, deference, and avoidance of conflict. Labels: figuratively Example: Trials marked by strife, belligerent behaviour, unwarranted personal attacks, and other forms of disruptive and discourteous conduct are antithetical to the peaceful and orderly resolution of disputes we strive to achieve. By the same token, trials are not — nor are they meant to be — tea parties. […] Care must be taken to ensure that free expression, resolute advocacy and the right of an accused to make full answer and defence are not sacrificed at the altar of civility.
Word: roentgen Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɜːnt.ɡən/ 1. Alternative form of röntgen. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tea tray Part of Speech: noun 1. A tray for holding a tea service. Example: Jingling in with the tea-tray, she absolutely trod on him. And exclaimed indignantly, "Jasper, you wicked dog, you nearly upset me."
Word: röntgen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɜːnt.ɡən/ 1. a unit of exposure to ionizing radiation
Word: Schneider Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the German surname for a tailor, from the verb schneiden (“to cut”). 1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] meaning "tailor".
Word: funambulist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French funambule or its source, Latin funambulus, from funis (“rope”) + ambulare (“walk”). Pronunciation: /fjuːˈnæmbjʊlɪst/ 1. A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope. Example: A female funambulist, Maria Spelterini, on various occasions tightrope-walked across the Niagara Gorge with peach baskets on her feet, blindfolded, or manacled.
Word: potter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pottere, from Old English pottere (“potter”, in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *pottārī (“pot-maker”), equivalent to pot + -er. Influenced by Anglo-Norman poter, Old French potier (“potter”). Cognate with Dutch potter (“potter”), German Low German Pötter, Pütter (“potter”). Displaced Old English synonyms lāmwyrhta (“a worker in clay, potter”, literally “loam-worker”), tiġelwyrhta (“brickmaker, potter”, literally “tile-worker”), crocwyrhta (“crocker, potter”, literally “crock-worker”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɒtə/, /ˈpɑtɚ/ 1. One who makes pots and other ceramic wares. Example: shoemakers, weavers, potters, bronzeworkers who produced and purveyed the articles necessary for daily life. 2. One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots. 3. One who pots meats or other eatables. 4. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. Example: the convivial society of gipsies, tinkers, potters, strolling players, &c. 5. The red-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris (species of turtle). 6. The chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia.
Word: potter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Frequentative of pote, equivalent to pote + -er. Cognate with Dutch poteren, peuteren (“to poke, pry, search”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɒtə/, /ˈpɑtɚ/ 1. To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things. Labels: UK 2. To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around.) Labels: UK Example: He’s so dreamy and absent-minded. He potters about the garden all the time. Example: "We love our little diesel trains. They potter up and down. They break down. The C6 overhaul is only a temporary answer. By the time they are replaced, they will be 45 years old. 3. To poke repeatedly. Labels: obsolete
Word: tea bag Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of teabag. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Making a cup of tea wasn’t an easy task in this household. The kettle had been taken away by the hard-faced men, and the family were too poor to afford tea bags or milk.
Word: tea bag Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of teabag. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cranefly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crane (“bird”) + fly, from the resemblance of the insect's long, spindly legs to those of a crane. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪ/ 1. Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.
Word: crane fly Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cranefly. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Prozac Part of Speech: name 1. A trade name for the drug fluoxetine. Example: What I mean is this: Prozac has rather minimal side effects, the lithium has a few more, but basically the pair keep me functioning as a sane human being, at least most of the time.
Word: fluoxetine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English flu(oro)- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English ox(y)- German Tolu German Toluinder. English t(oluene) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English (am)ine English fluoxetine From flu(oro)- + ox(y)- + t(oluene) + (am)ine. Pronunciation: /fluːˈɒk.sə.tiːn/, /fluːˈaksətiːn/ 1. A synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Phoenician Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Attested as a noun in Middle English as phenicienes (only plural); from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”). Pronunciation: /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/, /fəˈniːʃ(ə)n/, /fəˈniːʃən/ 1. Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia. Labels: not-comparable Example: The term phallus is reputedly of Phoenician origin.
Word: Phoenician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested as a noun in Middle English as phenicienes (only plural); from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”). Pronunciation: /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/, /fəˈniːʃ(ə)n/, /fəˈniːʃən/ 1. An inhabitant of Phoenicia (a country located on the shores of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea around the year 1000 BCE). Labels: historical 2. An inhabitant of Phoenix, Arizona. Example: 2007 28 July–3 August, "Phoenix: Into the ashes: A city that once won prizes is now a crime-ridden mess", in The Economist, The Economist Newspaper Ltd, ISSN 0013-0613, volume 384, number 8539, page 33, Locals also moan that Phoenicians are becoming more antisocial.
Word: Phoenician Part of Speech: name Etymology: Attested as a noun in Middle English as phenicienes (only plural); from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”). Pronunciation: /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/, /fəˈniːʃ(ə)n/, /fəˈniːʃən/ 1. The now extinct Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.
Word: tea cloth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tea + cloth; originally designating a cloth for wiping tea service items after washing, later a small tablecloth useful for afternoon tea. Attested from the late 18th century. Compare later tea towel. 1. A tea towel. 2. A small tablecloth.
Word: phonological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English phonology 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 phonological From phonology + -ical. Pronunciation: /ˌfɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/, /ˌfəʊ̯nəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/, /ˌfɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/, /ˌfoʊ̯nəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/, /ˌfoʊ̯nəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ 1. Of or relating to phonology. Labels: not-comparable Example: [...] Phonological competence is also reflected in intuitions about phonological structure: any English speaker intuitively feels, for example, that the sequence 'black bird' can either be a single phonological word (BLACKbird, with primary stress on black = a species of bird, like thrush, robin, etc.), or two independent phonological words (BLACK BIRD or black BIRD = bird which is black, as opposed to 'white bird', 'yellow bird', etc.). Example: I am not pleased with one or two of the noun cases (they are too similar to others) and I want to change the way that the Focus category (see Section 3.5 of the grammar) is manifested (using word-order instead of an infix or other phonological marker). All in all, the language is structured almost exactly as I wanted. 2. Pertaining to the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, and accent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: teacup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tea + cup. Pronunciation: /ˈtiː.kʌp/ 1. A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set. Example: "There isn't wind enough to capsize a tea-cup in a gutter," said Rasmus, and shifted his chew of tobacco with a little black chalk pipe, while he looked around him on all sides. 2. A unit of measure; a teacupful.
Word: teacup Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tea + cup. Pronunciation: /ˈtiː.kʌp/ 1. Of an animal, smaller than average. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phonology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phono- (prefix denoting sound) + -logy (suffix denoting a branch of learning, or a study of a particular subject). Pronunciation: /fəˈnɒləd͡ʒi/, /fəˈnɑləd͡ʒi/, /foʊ-/, /fəˈnɔləd͡ʒi/, [fəˈnɔ̟ləd͡ʒi] 1. The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system. Labels: uncountable Example: Prospectus of a new work, entitled Pantographia: Containing accurate copies of all the known alphabets in the world. Together with an English explanation of the peculiar force of each letter: To which will be added specimens of all well-authenticated oral languages, Forming a comprehensive Digest of phonology. Example: The advantages of such a system [of a universal alphabet], both scientific and practical, were urged, the former in connection with the study of ethnology and philology, and the latter chiefly in connection with the great Protestant missionary enterprises of the present time. Professor [Karl Richard] Lepsius and Dr. Max Müller have devoted much time to the subject, founding their phonology on the physiological principles ably expounded by Dr. Johannes Müller, and published in the Transactions of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Berlin. 2. The study of the way components of signs function in a sign language, and which components are distinctive units within the language; (countable) the way components of signs function within a given sign language. Labels: broadly, uncountable Example: Sign language linguists have produced many volumes of description of the phonology and morphology of signs and the syntax of sign languages. Example: The term ‘phonology’ may seem odd in the context of sign linguistics, since the word has as its root phon – the Greek word for ‘sound’. […] However, sign linguists now prefer the term phonology to emphasise that the same level of structure exists in sign language and spoken language, despite the differences in modality. The study of sign phonology began with the work of William Stokoe, the American founder of sign linguistics.
Word: teacupful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From teacup + -ful. 1. A unit of measure, the capacity or volume of a teacup.
Word: phylogenetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English phylogenetic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English phylogenetically From phylogenetic + -ally. 1. based on phylogenetics
Word: phylogenetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English phylogenetic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English phylogenetics From phylogenetic + -ics. Pronunciation: /ˌfaɪləd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪks/ 1. The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms, through computational methods that focus on observed heritable traits. Labels: uncountable Example: Thereupon he went to Leipzig, and during the winter of 1880–81 and the following summer semester studied comparative anatomy with Leuckart, geology with Credner, and phylogenetics with Carus. Example: An especially concise introduction to molecular phylogenetics is provided by Hillis et al. (1993). The danger of generating incorrect results is inherently greater in computational phylogenetics than in many other fields of science.
Word: heliopause Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From helio- + -pause. Pronunciation: /ˈhiː.li.ə.pɔːz/, /ˈhɛ-/, /ˈhi.li.əˌpɔz/, /ˈhi.li.əˌpɑz/ 1. The boundary of heliosphere where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium.
Word: hep A Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of hepatitis A. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: hep B Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of hepatitis B. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: hep C Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of hepatitis C. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: team up with Part of Speech: verb 1. To associate with another in a joint enterprise. Labels: idiomatic Example: The ice cream shop teamed up with the cookie and brownie place next door to create wonderful sundaes. Example: Puget also teamed up with Matt Hyde (Deftones, Slayer) to co-produce the record, which was another smart move: Together, the pair ensures that AFI (The Blood Album)‘s arrangements are streamlined, but bolstered by just the right amount of atmospheric texture.
Word: teamwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From team + work. Compare West Frisian teamwurk (“teamwork”). 1. The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal. Labels: uncountable Example: Sonic: OK then, let’s get ready to do this. We’ll show that creep the REAL SUPER POWER of TEAM WORK! Example: Having put partisan interests to one side, Greenwood set about making teamwork a watchword for her chairmanship, while seeking the broadest possible participation in subsequent inquiries.
Word: tear along Part of Speech: verb 1. To run quickly along somewhere. Labels: transitive 2. To break something into two pieces by separating at a line of perforations. Labels: transitive
Word: tear away Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove (oneself or another person), overcoming that person's reluctance to be so removed. Labels: often, reflexive, transitive Example: I couldn't tear myself away from the movie after I had begun watching it. Example: Could I please tear you away from that video game for a moment? 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, away.
Word: tearaway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tear + away. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛəɹəweɪ/ 1. An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead. Labels: UK, derogatory, informal Example: She opened her heart / To a tearaway (sheepskin tearaway) / Was covered with scars / And full of heroin
Word: teardrop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tear + drop. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪədɹɒp/ 1. a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye). Example: Devin's teardrop landed on Cody's head. 2. The shape of a drop of liquid about to fall. (Note that once detached from a surface, a drop changes shape to become spherical).
Word: teargas Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tear gas. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: teargas Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of tear gas. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston, Illinois, spoke about the incident in a video posted late Friday morning to his X account, saying: “Not only did they come with weapons and violence, show of force and drive a van into us, but then they teargassed us, and I have to tell you, it was terrifying.”
Word: tooth fairy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtuːθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/, /ˈtuθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/, /-ˌfɛɹi/ 1. A figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money (or sometimes a present) in exchange for a milk tooth when it falls out of a child's mouth. Example: Anna was concerned that telling her child about the tooth fairy, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny would cause him to believe his mother was a liar later in life.
Word: tea room Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tearoom: a cafe or (in gay parlance only) a public lavatory. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: And that's not all - the historic timber tea room has been dismantled to allow the platforms to be altered. […] The tea room - one of the few timber station buildings still in front line service - will then be painstakingly rebuilt, but in a slightly different position.
Word: tearoom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tea + room. In reference to a lavatory, probably as a variant of t-room (“toilet room”). Pronunciation: /ˈtiˌɹum/ 1. A café which serves tea, usually with light food. Example: At Rannoch, the platforms were rebuilt. Although the station tearoom couldn't be reached by rail during the closure, which started on October 5, it did help feed and sustain the workforce. 2. A public lavatory. Labels: euphemistic, slang 3. A public lavatory. Labels: US, dated, euphemistic, slang Example: I'm deathly afraid of the tearooms though, John. Some of my best friends have been entrapped and busted by the fuzz. 4. A room in a workplace set aside for tea breaks, lunch breaks, snacking, etc; a break room. Labels: Australia
Word: tearful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tear + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪə(ɹ)fʊl/, /ˈtɪə(ɹ)fəl/, /ˈtɪɹfʊl/, /ˈtɪɹfəl/ 1. Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry. Example: Aaron got a little tearful until Laura came to reassure him. Example: The week that was yet to elapse, she spent in wandering through her uncle's favourite walks in hours of tearful vigil, beside his tomb, and in collecting together every trifle on which he had set a value. 2. Sorrowful. Example: Receiving the news of Joseph Beam's death two days after Christmas was a piercing blow that sent me into a tearful and contemplative stupor from which I have not yet emerged.
Word: dental floss Part of Speech: noun 1. A cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Extremely skimpy clothing. Labels: colloquial, humorous, sometimes, uncountable, usually Example: She was wearing a bikini top, but she may as well have been wearing dental floss, as the bikini top barely even covered her nipples and areolas. Example: […] and watch them young girls walk by wearing dental floss for a bathing suit.
Word: teatime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tea + time. Compare Saterland Frisian Teetied (“teatime”), West Frisian teetiid (“teatime”), Dutch theetijd (“teatime”), German Teezeit (“teatime”), Danish tetid (“teatime”), Swedish tetid (“teatime”), Icelandic tetími (“teatime”). 1. The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal). Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: In the end, it was the Sunday afternoons he couldn't cope with, and that terrible listlessness which starts to set in at about 2:55, when you know that you've had all the baths you can usefully have that day, that however hard you stare at any given paragraph in the papers you will never actually read it, or use the revolutionary new pruning technique it describes, and that as you stare at the clock the hands will move relentlessly on to four o'clock, and you will enter the long dark teatime of the soul. 2. A social gathering or conversation centered on sharing gossip, rumors, or other personal news. Labels: broadly, countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable Example: It's me, hi I'm the problem, it's me At teatime, everybody agrees I'll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero
Word: floss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unclear: * Possibly from French floche (“tuft of wool”), from floc, from Old French flosche (“down, velvet”), from Latin floccus (“piece of wool”), probably from Frankish *flokkō (“down, wool, flock”), from Proto-Germanic *flukkô (“down, piece of wool, flock”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“hair, fibres, tuft”). * Or, from Middle English *flos (attested in Middle English Flosmonger (a surname)), from Proto-West Germanic *fleus, related to English fleece. Cognate with Old High German flocko (“down”), Middle Dutch vlocke (“flock”), Norwegian dialectal flugsa (“snowflake”), Dutch flos (“plush”) (tr=17c.). Pronunciation: /flɒs/, /flɔs/, /flɑs/ 1. A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Raw silk fibres. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: embroidery floss 5. Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss". Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 6. A body feather of an ostrich. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Flosses are soft, and grey from the female and black from the male. 7. A dance move in which the dancer repeatedly swings their arms, with clenched fists, from the back of their body to the front, on each side. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: floss Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unclear: * Possibly from French floche (“tuft of wool”), from floc, from Old French flosche (“down, velvet”), from Latin floccus (“piece of wool”), probably from Frankish *flokkō (“down, wool, flock”), from Proto-Germanic *flukkô (“down, piece of wool, flock”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“hair, fibres, tuft”). * Or, from Middle English *flos (attested in Middle English Flosmonger (a surname)), from Proto-West Germanic *fleus, related to English fleece. Cognate with Old High German flocko (“down”), Middle Dutch vlocke (“flock”), Norwegian dialectal flugsa (“snowflake”), Dutch flos (“plush”) (tr=17c.). Pronunciation: /flɒs/, /flɔs/, /flɑs/ 1. To clean the area between (the teeth) using floss. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I don't floss very often. Example: I floss my teeth twice a day. 2. To show off, especially by exhibiting one's wealth or talent. Labels: slang Example: As the label's name no doubt implies, these rappers aren't your typical crew, even if they still like to floss and represent their city. Example: “Ms. Jackson” is probably the most sensitive—and realistic—take on relationships to come out of hip-hop, while “Red Velvet” cautions would-be playas against pushing the floss envelope around “dirty boys” just waiting for a chance to add some gray flecks to that fur. 3. To perform the floss dance move. Labels: intransitive
Word: floss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dialectal flosh (“a flush, stream of water, sluice”), from Middle English flosche, flusche, flasche, flaske (“a watery or marshy place, swamp”), perhaps from Old French flache, from Middle Dutch vlacke (“a flat area, plain”), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *fleutan. Compare also German Floss (“a float”). Pronunciation: /flɒs/, /flɔs/, /flɑs/ 1. A small stream of water. Labels: UK 2. Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.
Word: floss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin obscure. Perhaps of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian flos, flus (“rind, scale, strip peeled off”). Pronunciation: /flɒs/, /flɔs/, /flɑs/ 1. The common rush (Juncus effusus). Labels: Northern-England, Scotland
Word: toothpick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tooth + pick. Pronunciation: /ˈtuːθ.pɪk/ 1. A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth. 2. A very thin individual. Labels: derogatory, slang 3. A small or slender penis. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: toothpick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From tooth + pick. Pronunciation: /ˈtuːθ.pɪk/ 1. To spear food on a toothpick. Labels: transitive 2. To transfer a sample of bacteria, etc. by means of a toothpick. Labels: transitive
Word: glasnost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ, “openness”). 1. 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: Gorbachev would introduce glasnost (openness and freedom) and perestroika (economic restructuring) to Russia under his tenure, ultimately freeing thousands of political prisoners and dissidents and trying to address the shortages in food and goods that had become the hallmarks of the failing Soviet economy. Example: [Gorbachev] did not champion perestroika and glasnost alone; much of the nomenklatura had decided that the Soviet economic and social model was dysfunctional, corrupt and endemically inefficient and had to change.
Word: liability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English liable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English liability From liable + -ity. Pronunciation: /laɪəˈbɪlɪti/ 1. An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation." Example: Those products – known as liability-driven investing, or LDIs – help offset liabilities and risks on pension funds’ books. 2. An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Asked if at some point Huma becomes a liability to Hillary, the long-term Clinton insider replies, “It’s like anything else. I don’t think so, but you know I don’t have any idea. Hillary is very loyal, but she’s obviously pragmatic.” 4. A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk. Labels: countable, derogatory, informal, mildly, uncountable Example: You're a bloody liability sometimes! 5. The likelihood of something happening. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The condition of being susceptible to something. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: parlament Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of parliament. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Hauer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Occupational surname borrowed from German Hauer (“hewer, miner”). 1. A surname from German.
Word: invigorate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1646; borrowed from New Latin invigōrātus, perfect passive participle of invigōrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, in- + vigor + -ate. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɪɡəɹeɪt/ 1. To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to. Labels: transitive Example: Exercise is invigorating. 2. To heighten or intensify. Labels: transitive 3. To give life or energy to. Labels: transitive Example: The cold water invigorated him. 4. To make lively. Labels: transitive
Word: invigorate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1646; borrowed from New Latin invigōrātus, perfect passive participle of invigōrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, in- + vigor + -ate. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɪɡərət/ 1. Invigorated, filled with vigour. Labels: rare Example: The soldiers from the earth Leap up invigorate, […]
Word: enliven Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From life + en- -en (intensifying verbal circumfix). See liven. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈlaɪvən/ 1. To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. Labels: archaic, transitive 2. To make more lively, cheerful or interesting. Labels: transitive Example: The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other. Example: Travel is enlivened not only by the mixed company of French, Berbers, Arabs, and descendants of the Mediterranean-Corsairs who sit together indiscriminately, but also by itinerant vendors of macaroons, sweetmeats and the like, who, as long as they have a travel ticket, ply their wares unhindered by the [ticket] collectors.
Word: scarlet letter Part of Speech: noun 1. The letter "A" in scarlet cloth required to be worn by those convicted of adultery in 17th-century Puritan New England. Labels: historical Example: The Scarlet Letter [title] Example: In the early seventeenth century, all the colonies of New England enacted harsh laws against unchastity: banishment, imprisonment, severe public flogging, the wearing of scarlet letters and other shaming garments for the rest of one's life. 2. A highly visible stigma. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: The scarlet letters that current discourse has slapped upon people deemed “problematic,” deemed “unreachable” for feminism, have created consternation […]
Word: sprightly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spright + -ly (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘behaving like, having the nature of’). Spright is an obsolete variant of sprite (“a shade, spirit; elf, fairy, goblin; apparition, ghost”), from Middle English sprit (“principle of life; soul, especially at the point of death; immaterial being (angel, demon, apparition, ghost, etc.); divine inspiration; Holy Spirit; the mind, intellect, reason; mental faculties, senses; power of prophecy; character, disposition; courage, resolution; mood, state of mind; human will; breath; (alchemy) volatile substance”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman esprite, esprit and Middle French esprit, variants of Anglo-Norman, Middle French, Old French espirit, esperit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus (“air; breath; breathing; ghost, spirit”), from spīrō (“to breathe; to breathe out, exhale”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow; to breathe”)) + -tus (“suffix forming verbal nouns from verbs”). Pronunciation: /ˈspɹaɪtli/ 1. Animated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited. Example: Next vnto lumpish Saturn, sprightlie Iove / Moves in his orbe. Example: And ſhou’d Apollo novv deſcend and vvrite, / In Vertue’s Praiſe ’tvvou’d never paſs for Wit. / The Bookſeller perhaps vvou’d ſay, / ’Tvvas vvell: / But ’Tvvou’d not hit the Times, ’Tvvou’d never Sell: / Unleſs a Spice of Levvdneſs cou’d appear, / The ſprightly part vvou’d ſtill be vvanting there. / […] / ’Tis Love and Honour muſt enrich our Verſe, / The Modern Terms, our VVhoring to rehearſe. / The ſprightly part attends the God of VVine, / The Drunken Stile muſt blaze in every Line. 2. Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step. Example: Shall our example ſloth create, / And make our Sons degenerate? / Our ſprightly youth uſeleſs in War become, / And ſleep in peace and ſlavery at home. Example: This youth was ance a sprightlie boy / As ever lived in Linne. 3. Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step. 4. Of or relating to a sprite; ghostly, spectral. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: […] As I ſlept, me thought / Great Iupiter vpon his Eagle back'd / Appear'd to me, with other ſprightly ſhewes / Of mine owne Kindred.
Word: sprightly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From spright + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).; see further at etymology 1. Pronunciation: /ˈspɹaɪtli/ 1. In a lively and vigorous way; sprightlily.
Word: brighter Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaɪtə/, /ˈbɹaɪtɚ/, [ˈbɹaɪ̯ɾɚ] 1. Comparative form of bright: more bright. Labels: comparative, form-of Example: Prospects for the construction of a Channel tunnel now appear to be brighter than they have been for some time. Example: It's a grey, damp November afternoon in Doncaster. The signal for the Up Fast through road turns green and a headlight appears in the distance, rapidly becoming brighter.
Word: offen Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of often. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: offen Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of off. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal Example: His old rubber boots wuz all wore offen him, his clothes hangin' in rags and tatters where he had rushed through the woods and swamps, his feet and hands all froze. Example: "If I tells Pa Satisfied that ye said that, Myry," muttered the boy, "he wouldn't wait for the law to handle Ben Letts — he'd shoot his dum head offen him quicker than a cat can blink."
Word: opening hours Part of Speech: noun 1. The regular times of day when a shop, office or similar is open to the public. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: qintar Part of Speech: noun 1. An Albanian coin equal to one hundredth of a lek. Labels: plural 2. A unit of measure, which varies in value depending upon the product measured; for example, a qintar of cotton might be 160 kg of cotton, 50 kg of cotton lint; a qintar of lime, 65 kg. Labels: plural Example: For all its squalor qintars and qintars of gold dust are traded there. Example: […] who offered 190 piasters per year for rent, 20 piasters more than the other, plus half a qintar of pomegranates.
Word: drop kerb Part of Speech: noun 1. A kerb of reduced height to allow vehicles access to properties adjoining a road, or to assist wheelchair users. Labels: UK
Word: gomphosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”) + -osis. 1. A type of fibrous, immovable joint such as the one between the teeth and the alveolar bone.
Word: CHF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of congestive heart failure. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of centre half-forward. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: LBP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of lower back pain. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: LTD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of long-term disability. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Esq Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of esquire and postnominal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: VOA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Voice of America. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Abramowitz said that the order left VOA unable to carry out its "vital mission... especially critical today, when America's adversaries, like Iran, China, and Russia, are sinking billions of dollars into creating false narratives to discredit the United States".
Word: VOA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of vertex operator algebra. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of visa-on-arrival. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: VOA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Valuation Office Agency. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PGA Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /piː d͡ʒiː eɪ̯/, /pi d͡ʒi eɪ̯/, /piː d͡ʒiː æɪ̯/, /pi d͡ʒi e/, /piː d͡ʒiː eː/ 1. Initialism of Professional Golfers Association, the name for golfers' trade association in many countries. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: It had been 2,836 days since Chris Kirk last won on the PGA Tour. Yet after securing his first victory in over seven years on Sunday, that was not the first milestone the American golfer had on his mind. 2. Initialism of Producers Guild of America, a trade organization representing television producers, film producers and New Media producers in the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Professional Graphics Adapter, a video interface card for computers, made obsolete in 1987 by the VGA adapter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Peoples' Global Action, the worldwide co-ordination of radical social movements. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PGA Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /piː d͡ʒiː eɪ̯/, /pi d͡ʒi eɪ̯/, /piː d͡ʒiː æɪ̯/, /pi d͡ʒi e/, /piː d͡ʒiː eː/ 1. Initialism of pin grid array, a type of integrated circuit package, describing the electrical connections to circuit boards on which such a package is mounted. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TDD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of telecommunications device for the deaf. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of test-driven development. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: EDA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of electoral district association. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of electronic debit account. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 3. Initialism of event-driven architecture (a pattern promoting the production, detection, consumption of, and reaction to events.) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of electronic design automation (collective name for software used to design integrated semiconductor circuits.) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of electrodermal activity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: EDA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Economic Development Administration. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The EDA is a 170-person agency that focuses on job growth and regional economic development across the United States.
Word: nocosomial Part of Speech: adj 1. nosocomial Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: RMP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of risk management plan. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of refiner mechanical pulp. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of registered medical practitioner. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Abbreviation of ribavirin monophosphate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 5. Abbreviation of rifampicin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: NIGMS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ANWR Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: “At current and foreseeable oil prices, the industry’s appetite to drill in ANWR will be exceptionally low and quite possibly will be zero,” Pavel Molchanov, energy analyst at Raymond James, told CNN Business.
Word: OCS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Old Church Slavonic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Open Computer and Software, an application which inventories IT assets. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Original Chipset, a Commodore Amiga chipset. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Microsoft Office Communications Server, a software product. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of Open Collaboration Services, an open and vendor-independent API to access online services. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OCS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Office of Contract Settlement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of carbonyl sulfide, a chemical compound with the formula OCS. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Outer Continental Shelf. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Online Charging System, a system allowing providers of communication services to charge customers based on service usage. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of Origin Content Server, another name for a Web server. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of Officer Candidate School. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of Officer Cadet School. Labels: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Ariz. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Arizona: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Conn. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Connecticut: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Neb. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Nebraska: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: PCR Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pi si ɑɹ/ 1. Initialism of polymerase chain reaction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: But also: all of the banking transactions you carry out, each phrase you dictate to Alexa, each scan of a UPS package en route to your door, every record of a COVID-19 PCR test in your Labcorp account, every bucket of wings you DoorDashed. 2. Initialism of protein/creatinine ratio. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of pitch control rod. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of principal component regression. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of primary control rod. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of power control rod. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: PCR Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pi si ɑɹ/ 1. To perform a polymerase chain reaction.
Word: PCR Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pi si ɑɹ/ 1. Initialism of post-consumer recycled. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: AMS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of aggregate measurement of support. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of application management software. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of altered mental status. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of accelerator mass spectrometry. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of ablepharon macrostomia syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of acute mountain sickness. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of aeronautical mobile service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: AMS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Mathematical Society. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of American Meteorological Society. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ADME Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NECCO Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈnɛkoʊ/ 1. Acronym of New England Confectionery Company. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: tox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clippings. 1. Clipping of toxicity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Example: GI tox 2. Clipping of toxicology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Example: His tox screen came back positive. Example: “How are you going to have a conversation around the patient’s positive tox screen results?” asked Dr. Lidya H. Wlasiuk, who teaches addiction awareness and interventions here at Boston University School of Medicine. 3. Clipping of Botox Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable
Word: tox Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clippings. 1. Affected by toxin; intoxicated; toxicological. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: crashing tox patient
Word: MOAD Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Mother Of All Databases. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: HMT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Human Metabolome Technologies. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Hired Military Transport. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Harbor Maintenance Tax. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HMT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Her/His Majesty's Trawler. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism