nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: neutrois Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Apparently a blend of French neu(tre) (“neuter”, adjective) or its etymon Latin neu(ter) (“neuter”, adjective) + French trois (“three”) (referring to the third gender), coined by Holly A. Burnham in 1995 as a self-description. Pronunciation: /ˈnjutɹɑː/, /-tɹɔɪs/ 1. Chiefly of a person: having a neutral gender (being neither male nor female), and having or seeking to have no or reduced physical sexual characteristics; contrasts with agender. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: "To question my behavior is to deny your own." –Holly A. Burnham […] Gender Punk. Gender Anarchy. Gender Terrorism. Neutrois Revolution! [email signature] Example: It [the word transgender(ed)] can also refer to those who present as androgynous or do not define themselves by gender at all. In some cases, these people self-identify as genderqueer, genderless, or neutrois.
Word: koulibiaca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian кулебяка (kulebjaka, “a pie with meat, fish or cabbage filling”). 1. A Russian dish of salmon, rice etc. cooked in puff pastry
Word: laicized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of laicize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: laicized Part of Speech: adj 1. freed from ecclesiastical control 2. secularized
Word: laicize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English laic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English laicize From laic (“layperson”) + -ize (verbal suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.ɪ.saɪz/, /ˈleɪsʌɪz/ 1. To convert from church-controlled to independent of the church; to secularize. Labels: transitive Example: They will laicise each of the schools in the district. 2. To reduce from clergy to layman. Labels: transitive Example: Due to his controversial views the Vatican decided to laicise the priest. 3. To convert to lay status. Labels: intransitive Example: The soup kitchen laicised, it moved out of the church and registered as an independent non-profit.
Word: laicization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From laic + -ization. 1. The act of laicizing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: landslip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From land + slip. 1. The sliding of a mass of land down a cliff or slope; a landslide. Example: This landslip appears to have been occasioned by the freezing of the springs in the chasms of the hill; the expansive force of the ice causing a separation at the base of the cliff beneath the hill, the ground began to move forward, and the lands of the farm, being pressed on by the descending mass, were torn from their original foundations. Example: And wasn’t it a sight to see, / When, ere his song was ended, / Like some great landslip, tree by tree, / The country-side descended;
Word: car wash Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɑɹ ˌwɑʃ/, /ˈkɑɹ ˌwɔʃ/ 1. An event at which people (often students) wash cars, often for a small fee or donation 2. A place at which a car is washed, usually for a fee and often mechanically by driving the car through a tunnel. Example: I'm going to take the car to the car wash. 3. An instance of washing a car, especially such a place. Example: I'm going to take the car in for a car wash.
Word: carwash Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of car wash. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A federal court agreed, ruling that agents can't rely on factors such as race, speaking Spanish, wearing workman-like clothes, and location (being present at places such as carwashes or Home Depot parking lots) to meet the standard of "individualized suspicion."
Word: liriodendron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of several large North American trees, of the genus Liriodendron, that have tulip-like flowers; especially Liriodendron tulipifera, the tulip tree
Word: defeatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English defeat Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English defeatable From defeat + -able. Pronunciation: [dɪˈfiːtəbəɫ] 1. Capable of being defeated. Labels: rare
Word: cheapjack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cheap + Jack. 1. A peddler, a travelling hawker. Example: "Why," rejoined Mrs Cadwallader, with a sharper note, "you don't mean to say that you would like him to turn public man in that way—making a sort of political Cheap Jack of himself?" Example: On the day after the riot he came upon a score of people collected round a Cheap Jack in the market.
Word: cheapjack Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cheap + Jack. 1. shabby Example: It was a drab, cheapjack little area, unambiguously removed from the public, and yet I had come to love it in a way I never could the rest of the monstruous edifice.
Word: hit out Part of Speech: verb 1. To strike out with the fist, usually without planning or accuracy. Example: Feeling somebody grab at his wallet in the darkness, he hit out at the assailant. 2. To react viciously (towards someone/something). Labels: figuratively Example: 'What have we done? What shall we ever do? Just drift and criticize, while people who know what they want snatch it away from us and laugh.” “Perhaps you are that sort. I’m not. When the moment comes I shall hit out like any ploughboy. …" Example: Obama [told] aides while he was still in office that he would see Warren’s rise as a “repudiation of him” and his economic policies. Obama appeared to hit out at Warren during an event earlier this month when he warned Democrats not to be “deluded” that “resistance” to “bold” ideas will simply melt away. 3. To perform by good luck. Labels: obsolete Example: having the sound of those auncient poets still ringing in his eares, he mought needes, in singing, hit out some of their tunes 4. To leave; to head out.
Word: logogriph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”) + γρίφος (gríphos, “riddle, fishing basket”). 1. A kind of puzzle where a series of verses give clues leading to a particular word.
Word: doubtfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English doutefulnesse, dowtefulnesse, equivalent to doubtful + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: self-examination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English examination English self-examination From self- + examination. 1. An examination of oneself; scrutiny of one's own state, condition, motives, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of examining one's own body for signs of illness. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: loonier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of loony: more loony Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: regrind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English grind English regrind From re- + grind. 1. To grind again.
Word: reground Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-der. Proto-Germanic *grunduz Old English grund Middle English ground English ground English reground From re- + ground. 1. simple past and past participle of regrind Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reground Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-der. Proto-Germanic *grunduz Old English grund Middle English ground English ground English reground From re- + ground. 1. To ground again. Labels: transitive Example: to reground oneself in reality
Word: regrinding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of regrind Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: regrinding Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is reground.
Word: regrinds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of regrind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Sakhalin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Сахали́н (Saxalín), which was borrowed from Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ (sahaliyan, “black”), probably from the expression Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ ᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡥᠠᡩᠠ (sahaliyan ula angga hada, “the peak at the estuary of the Amur river (literally: black river)”). Ultimately from Proto-Tungusic *sakalīn (“black”). Pronunciation: /ˌsækəˈliːn/, /ˌsæx-/ 1. The largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast. Example: SAGHALIN, or SAKHALIN, is the name improperly given to a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45° 57' and 54° 24' N. lat. and 141° 30' and 144° 50' E. long., off the coast of Russian Manchuria. Its proper name is Karaftu, or Karafuto. Example: The island of Sakhalin, separated from the mainland by the strait known as the Gulf of Tartary, resembles the neighbouring coast of Russian Manchuria in its configuration. The mountain chain which borders the west coast rises here and there into real peaks of from 3,000 to 5,000 feet in height. 2. An oblast of Russia, located on the island.
Word: limequat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of lime + kumquat. 1. A citrus tree, a cross between a lime and a kumquat, Citrus × floridana 2. The fruit from this tree
Word: orangequat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of orange + kumquat. 1. A citrus tree, a cross between an orange and a kumquat 2. A citrus tree, a cross between an orange and a kumquat 3. The fruit from this tree
Word: wuthering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wuther Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Big Smoke Part of Speech: name 1. London. Labels: UK, informal Example: The first man I spoke to was Whitechapel to the backbone, plainly to be spotted as such as if it had been tattooed on his forehead. Making myself at home with him, I desired to know what brought him so far from the "big smoke," and on board a whaler of all places in the world. 2. Dublin. Labels: Ireland, informal 3. Toronto. Labels: Canada, informal 4. Any large city. Labels: broadly
Word: hands-free Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hands Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English hands-free From hands + -free. 1. Not requiring one's hands to use. Labels: not-comparable Example: Debate has raged over whether Glass and smartglasses like it have any viable real-world use cases for consumers, or are more interesting to businesses where workers need hands-free access to information. Example: Despite these warnings, the EU recently authorised a version of Ford’s Blue Cruise system for use on EU roads. The system requires the driver to stay in control of the vehicle, but gives the impression the vehicle is in control by allowing the driver to use the system hands-free.
Word: hands-free Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hands Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English hands-free From hands + -free. 1. A hands-free phone.
Word: Viborg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Swedish Viborg from vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh. Doublet of Vyborg. Pronunciation: /ˈviːˌbɔːɡ/, /ˈviː.bək/, /ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/, /ˈvi.bɚk/ 1. A city in Jutland, Denmark, pop. 91.405 (as of 2007) 2. A city in Karelia (now part of Russia, in earlier times part of Finland and Sweden), pop. 79,224 (as of 2002), usually spelled Vyborg. 3. A town in Turner County, South Dakota, pop. 832 (as of 2000)
Word: Vyborg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Выборг (Vyborg) from Swedish Viborg, from vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh. Doublet of Viborg. Pronunciation: /ˈviːˌbɔːɡ/, /ˈviː.bək/, /ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/, /ˈvi.bɚk/ 1. A city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. In earlier times was part of Finland and Sweden, pop. 79,224 (as of 2002).
Word: guarana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Brazilian Portuguese guaraná, from Sateré-Mawé warana. Pronunciation: /ɡwəˈɹɑːnə/ 1. A tree, Paullinia cupana, native to Venezuela and northern Brazil. 2. The fruit from this tree, chiefly used to make caffeinated beverages. Example: Brazilians consume more than six billion quarts of soft drinks a year, making Brazil the third-largest soft drink market in the world, after Mexico and the United States, and guarana-based drinks make up 25 percent of this market. 3. An edible paste prepared from the seeds of the tree, formed into round or oblong cakes.
Word: iyokan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 伊予柑. Pronunciation: /ˈiːjəʊkɑn/ 1. A citrus fruit from Japan, with a more bitter taste than an orange, Citrus × iyo.
Word: jackfruit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jack (“jackfruit”), from Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai), + fruit. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒækˌfɹuːt/, [ˈd͡ʒækˌfɹʷʊu̯t] 1. A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit. Example: On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, the nux-vomica-tree, pimento or allspice shrub, nutmeg-tree, pineapples of different varieties. 2. The large fruit from this tree. Example: The fruit grows on the branches from the axil of the leaves, and attains the size of a cantaloupe melon, but more oval, and generally eight to ten inches long; it has a stalk proportioned to its size, and exactly resembles the jackfruit, which is known to all those who have journeyed to the Indies. Example: Some fun meatless recipes include jackfruit sandwiches in place of pulled pork; black bean meatless balls or eggplant and shiitake “meatballs.”
Word: korlan Part of Speech: noun 1. Nephelium hypoleucum, a tropical tree of the Sapindaceae family. 2. The fruit from the korlan tree.
Word: longan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼 /龙眼 (lung⁴ ngaan⁵, literally “dragon’s eye”). Doublet of Longyan (“grape”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɒŋɡən/, /ˈlɔŋɡən/, /ˈlɑŋɡən/ 1. An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China. 2. The fruit from the longan tree.
Word: mamoncillo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mamoncillo. 1. Melicoccus bijugatus, a tree of the Sapindaceae family, native to Central and South America. 2. The small, green, tangy, oval fruit of the mamoncillo tree.
Word: Acmeism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian акмеи́зм (akmeízm), from Ancient Greek. Pronunciation: /ˈæk.miː.ɪz.əm/ 1. A literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia, reacting against symbolism and concerned with greater immediacy in poetic language. Labels: uncountable Example: A manifestation of Russian modernism that comprised those who had “overcome” symbolism, acmeism represents a facet of 20th-century Russian literature without a direct predecessor in Europe.
Word: Shem Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σήμ (Sḗm), from Hebrew שם (Šēm). 1. The oldest son of Noah, brother to Ham and Japheth. Example: And the sonnes of Noah that went forth of the Arke, were Shem, and Ham, and Iaphet: and Ham is the father of Canaan. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Word: Japheth Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Jafeth (as attested in Wycliffe's Bible), from Old English Iafeth (see e.g. Aelfric of Eynsham) and Middle French Japhet, both from Late Latin Iaphet, Iafeth, from Koine Greek Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth), from Hebrew יֶפֶת (yépheth). Further origin uncertain; folk etymology as well as rabbinical and patristic claims usually point to a meaning like "enlarged", in reference to Genesis 9:27, or "fair" (pale, in reference to complexion). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒeɪfɛθ/, /ˈd͡ʒeɪfɪθ/, /ˈd͡ʒeɪfɛð/, /ˈdʒɛ̯ɪfɪf/, /(d)ʒeɪ̯ˈfɛt/ 1. The third son of Noah, brother to Shem and Ham, who received a blessing from God with Shem, considered to be the ancestor of the Japhetic people(s) (associated approx. with Indo-Europeans and Turkic peoples). Example: To the sons of Japheth; Spain, France, Greece, Germany, Asia Minor, Circassia, and Europe in general...Gomer: his numerous descendants spread themselves over a considerable part of Asia Minor, and the north of Europe. Example: The name Japheth (Yahpheth) the extender, or fair, has also been given by one who knows the character from the beginning. Japheth's posterity was to be fair, and spread over the world. Two derivations are given to the name... 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Labels: uncommon Example: “If you are not ready, come with me to another beach,” Japheth said anxiously. “I said,” Jed Elliott said flatly, his teeth showing, “that I can take care of myself.” And the tone was too flat. “Would the americano fight?" Don Leon asked." Example: “I want to see the bear, Japheth,” said a young Crow. Japheth shook his head, said, “I'll take you to Willow Ridge and show you the black bears that live above the Green River when we get back home, Lowell."
Word: malosol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian малосоль (malosolʹ), from мало (malo, “light”) + соль (solʹ, “salt”). 1. A lightly salted Russian caviar. Labels: uncountable
Word: mandola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian mandola. Doublet of pandura. 1. A stringed musical instrument resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.
Word: Prince Charming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French Roi Charmant (“Charming King”). 1. A fictional heroic prince in various fairy-tales. Example: No one could have helped being won by his smile and the truly royal manner in which he saluted the crowd in passing when he was in good humor. For this reason, the voice of the people, which is never mistaken, had christened him Prince Charming, and his name always clung to him. 2. A heterosexual woman's prototypical ideal romantic partner, especially but not necessarily if he embodies common characteristics of the fictional princes, such as being courageous or chivalrous. Labels: broadly Example: She's still unmarried because she is waiting for her Prince Charming... and he may not exist. Example: She did not listen. She was free in her prison of passion. Her prince, Prince Charming, was with her.
Word: manufactory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin manūfactus + English -ory. Pronunciation: /manjʊˈfakt(ə)ɹi/, /manjəˈfakt(ə)ɹi/, /manjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹi/ 1. A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry. Labels: archaic Example: The manufactory of sugar is generally in German hands. 2. A plant where something is manufactured; a factory. Labels: archaic Example: Smalt from the King of France's porcelain manufactory at Sevres fused into a mass, and resigned its colour. Example: We have just changed horses at Birmingham where I was two years ago and we visited the manufactories which are very curious.
Word: manufactory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin manūfactus + English -ory. Pronunciation: /manjʊˈfakt(ə)ɹi/, /manjəˈfakt(ə)ɹi/, /manjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹi/ 1. Relating to manufacture. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: marquetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French marqueterie. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːkɪtɹi/ 1. A decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wooden surface to form intricate designs. Labels: uncountable Example: strawen marquetry Example: Wearing a dress in Labour's ruby red, the shadow chancellor joins me at a circular table amid the art deco glamour of Bettys' subterranean Spindler room, which is adorned with numerous stained-wood “marquetry pictures”. 2. An example of this work. Labels: countable Example: Unkind people asserted that everything in his apartment was for sale and that after he had invited wealthy Americans for an excellent lunch, with vintage wines, one or two of his valuable drawings would disappear, or a marquetry commode would be replaced by one in lacquer.
Word: pigeonholes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pigeonhole + -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns and pluralia tantum; and third-person singular simple present indicative forms of verbs). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊlz/, /ˈpɪdʒənˌ(h)oʊlz/ 1. An outdoor game played in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which each player bowls a ball towards targets (probably small compartments). Labels: historical, obsolete, plural, plural-only Example: [Godfrey] Speed[well]. […] [H]ave you ſuch gold to give? / [Innocent] Lamb[skin]. Yes, yes, has vvon it betting at the bovvling Alleys, / Or at the Pigeon-holes in the Garden Alleyes.
Word: pigeonholes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pigeonhole + -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns and pluralia tantum; and third-person singular simple present indicative forms of verbs). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊlz/, /ˈpɪdʒənˌ(h)oʊlz/ 1. plural of pigeonhole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pigeonholes Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pigeonhole + -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns and pluralia tantum; and third-person singular simple present indicative forms of verbs). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊlz/, /ˈpɪdʒənˌ(h)oʊlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pigeonhole Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Maxiton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Brand name. 1. Amphetamine. Labels: uncountable 2. A pill containing amphetamine. Labels: countable Example: This went on for two years. Galuchat was taking more and more Maxitons, to give himself courage to make his round of calls and endure the dealers' snubs. He began to see and hear fleas in the curtains. Example: During the week before the surrender the lieutenant had not stopped taking maxiton pills, which were included with the rations, and had eaten very little proper food.
Word: pigeonholed Part of Speech: adj 1. Categorized, compartmentalized Labels: not-comparable 2. Stuck in a predicament due to having behaved in a manner that was too narrow or myopic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pigeonholed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pigeonhole Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shinier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of shiny: more shiny Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: dawn chorus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dawn (noun) + chorus (noun). Piecewise doublet of dawn choir. Pronunciation: /dɔːn ˈkɔːɹəs/, /dɔn ˈkɔɹəs/, /dɑn ˈkɔɹəs/ 1. Birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning. Example: But the music of the spring-tide is past; the cuckoo is no longer vocal; the dawn-chorus is silent; summer has stilled the voices that but lately trilled so tirelessly, and, until another spring arrives, hedgerow and spinney will not again resound with the singing of the birds. Example: [I]t was a poor woodcock year in the South of England; that young starlings were nearly fledged on the 25h January 1913; that the dawn choruses in March and up to the 10th April were very short, five to ten minutes only; the killing East and South wind and bitter cold effectually preventing, and generally that song was short and weak. 2. Radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise. Example: [T]he dawn chorus usually has a characteristic chirpy sound, but at times changes into a hiss not unlike tube noise. […] Several investigators, including the author, have at times noticed a tendency for the dawn chorus to change intensity for a short period immediately following some lightning strokes. This may indicate a change in propagation conditions due to the electromagnetic or ionization effect of the strokes. Example: It is known that chorus, or ‘dawn chorus’, exhibits a pronounced diurnal variation in its occurrence and that different stations show different local times for the diurnal maxima. These maxima have been shown to be a function of geomagnetic latitude […]
Word: puddling Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of forming a puddle. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore, etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious to liquids. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The act of lining a canal with puddle to make it watertight. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The first true industrial process to produce steel from pig iron. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 5. A group of mallards (ducks). Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A behaviour in which animals like butterflies seek out moist substances to obtain nutrients. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: puddling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of puddle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: puddled Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: puddled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of puddle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pudenda Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pjʊˈdɛndə/, /pjuːˈdɛndə/ 1. plural of pudendum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pudginess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pudgy 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 pudginess From pudgy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being pudgy. Labels: uncountable Example: His pudginess made it difficult for him to button his pants in the morning.
Word: puffiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English puffy 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 puffiness From puffy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being puffy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The puffiness under her eyes made her look older than she really was.
Word: pugnaciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pugnacious + -ly. Attested since the early 19th century. 1. In an aggressive or combative manner. Example: Moreover, in using it he waggled his scalp at her in a way that made his crest of hair bristle up pugnaciously, as if proposing combat with her on the spot.
Word: pugnaciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pugnacious 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 pugnaciousness From pugnacious + -ness. 1. The act or quality of being pugnacious. Labels: uncountable Example: The pugnaciousness and jingoism that arose in the wake of Brexit normalised politics-by-separatism and a kind of permanent contempt for the people who didn’t vote for you.
Word: pugnacity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pugnacitas (whence -acity). Pronunciation: /pʌɡˈnæsəti/ 1. The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: His sister is out front, cleaning her gun with that intimidating pugnacity that has most of the men in town keeping well clear of her.
Word: shiniest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of shiny: most shiny Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: neurodiversity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neuro- (prefix denoting the nervous system) + diversity, coined by the Australian sociologist Judy Singer (born 1951) in her Bachelor of Arts dissertation (1998), and popularized by Harvey Blume in The Atlantic in September 1998: see the quotations. Pronunciation: /ˌnjʊəɹə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti/, /-dɪ-/, /ˌn(j)ʊɹoʊˌdaɪˈvɝsəti/, /-də-/, [-ɾi] 1. The variety of configurations of the brain, especially with regard to autism. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: For me, the significance of the "Autistic Spectrum" lies in its call for and anticipation of a "Politics of Neurodiversity". […] The rise of Neurodiversity takes postmodern fragmentation one step further. Example: Neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general. Who can say what form of wiring will prove best at any given moment? Cybernetics and computer culture, for example, may favor a somewhat autistic cast of mind.
Word: Samsun Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Turkish Samsun, from Ottoman Turkish صامسون (Samsun). 1. A province and metropolitan municipality in northern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast. 2. A city, the capital of Samsun Province, Turkey.
Word: preshrank Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of preshrink Labels: form-of, past
Word: preshrunk Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of preshrink Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: preshrinks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preshrink Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: preshrink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English shrink English preshrink From pre- + shrink. 1. To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit. Labels: transitive
Word: presidia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of presidium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pressured Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: pressured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pressure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: life preserver Part of Speech: noun 1. A buoyant ring or vest intended to keep a person afloat. Labels: US 2. A short club with a weighted end. Labels: UK, dated Example: Here's your crowbar / And your centre-bit; / Your life-preserver— / You may want to hit! Example: But when I gave him every particular that had occurred, he tried to bluster, and took down a life-preserver from the wall. I knew my man, however, and I clapped a pistol to his head before he could strike. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see life, preserver. Example: In such cases, the story is told to illustrate some main truth, which, in this case, is the beer-drinking habit of the people. By this faith, that beer is a life preserver, the English live, and by this they die. Example: Drink as a Life Preserver.—A report on the inquiry into the connection of disease with habits of intemperance, prepared by Dr. Isambard Owen, secretary of the investigation committee of the British Medical Association, gives some startling statistics for temperance people. Particulars have been obtained by the committee of 4234 cases of deceased lives, aged 25 and upwards, in which the habits of the person in regard to alcohol were recorded in five classes—total abstainers, habitually temperate, careless drinkers, free drinkers, and decidedly intemperate.
Word: life preservers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of life preserver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pressurization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pressure Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English pressurization From pressure + -ization. 1. The act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pressurisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pressurise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English pressurisation From pressurise + -ation. 1. The act or process of increasing pressure within a space. Labels: UK
Word: pressurizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pressurize + -er. 1. A person or thing that pressurizes.
Word: pressurizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pressurizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: presumable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English presume 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 presumable From presume + -able. 1. Capable of being presumed, or being presumed as such. Labels: not-comparable, uncommon Example: The chapter that troubles me is the one on "Straight Men, Gay Fantasies." The presumable criterion for including fantasies in this chapter is that the men do not identify themselves as gay, but usually it is because they are struggling with the idea of a "gay identity" and what it might mean to them to declare themselves as gay, in conflict with society's dictates. Example: This is evidence in favor of a pre-Roman language affiliation between Sardinia and southern continental Europe. A similar suffix -αρ- has also been identified in presumable pre-Greek words.
Word: pretax Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English tax English pretax From pre- + tax. 1. Before the payment of taxes. Labels: not-comparable Example: But you wouldn't just owe tax on the funds you're converting; you'd also have to take the pretax contributions and gains in all your non-Roth IRAs into account.
Word: pretax Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English tax English pretax From pre- + tax. 1. To tax before the action being taxed occurs. Example: It is the motion that says let us rescind this part that pretaxes breaking the law or that causes me to pay the penalty for other people breaking the law . Let us rescind that. If all members vote in favour of that it will pass and we […] Example: Although cash flows arising after the sale to the nonprofit are not taxed when they arise, that result is perfectly appropriate because the cash flows were pretaxed (in expected present value) at the time of the sale.
Word: preterm Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English term English preterm From pre- + term. 1. Of a premature birth or baby. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preterm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English term English preterm From pre- + term. 1. A premature birth or baby.
Word: pretest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English test English pretest From pre- + test. 1. Prior to taking a test. Labels: not-comparable Example: “Just popped an Addie, so I’m good to go” — this sort of pretest attitude has become pervasive. Conversations with several students suggested Adderall was always available, costing from $2 to $5 a pill.
Word: pretest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English test English pretest From pre- + test. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːtɛst/ 1. A preliminary test, given in advance of instruction or evaluation.
Word: pretest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English test English pretest From pre- + test. Pronunciation: /pɹiːˈtɛst/ 1. To administer a pretest to. Labels: transitive 2. To carry out a pretest. Labels: intransitive
Word: pretests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pretest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pretrial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English trial English pretrial From pre- + trial. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈtɹaɪəl/ 1. Pertaining to a preliminary trial. Labels: not-comparable 2. Before a trial. Labels: not-comparable Example: “A Navy Sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz. Charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are pending,” NCIS told CNN in a statement Thursday.
Word: pretrial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English trial English pretrial From pre- + trial. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈtɹaɪəl/ 1. A preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial. Example: As a result, another pretrial review was to be held on 17 February.
Word: prevaricator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prevaricate + -or or Latin praevaricator: compare French prévaricateur. 1. One who prevaricates. Example: It was evident he took me for a perfectly shameless prevaricator. 2. An orator at the University of Cambridge fulfilling a similar function to the terrae filius at Oxford. Labels: historical
Word: prevaricators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prevaricator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preventible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English prevent Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English preventible From prevent + -ible. 1. Alternative form of preventable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: preventible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prevent Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English preventible From prevent + -ible. 1. Alternative form of preventable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: preservationist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English preservation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English preservationist From preservation + -ist. 1. A person who advocates for the preservation of natural or man-made landmarks. Example: Thanks to cheap storage and easy copying, our digital souls have the potential to be truly immortal. But do we really want everything we’ve done online – offhand comments, camera-phone snaps or embarrassing surfing habits – to be preserved for posterity? One school of thought, the “preservationists”, believes we owe it to our descendants. Example: Last, but very much not least, are the portals of the Ffestiniog Railway's Moelwyn Tunnel. The tunnel's story itself is well told - it was part of the preservationists' deviation required to get around a reservoir that had flooded the earlier route. But the reason for its inclusion here is that it is probably the most recently constructed, properly architected tunnel portal in Britain.
Word: preservationists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preservationist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preservable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English preserve 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 preservable From preserve + -able. 1. Capable of being preserved. Labels: not-comparable
Word: priers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pryer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pry + -er. 1. A person who pries; a pry.
Word: pryers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pryer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prickliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prickly 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 prickliness From prickly + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪklɪnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being prickly. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The sharp prickliness of its finnes. Example: A Thistle…assuming a new Form, and without any prickliness.
Word: printable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English print 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 printable From print + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈprɪntəbl/ 1. Worthy or capable of being printed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Text is searchable, sortable, copyable, pastable, printable and forwardable. 2. Of a text character: having a visual representation, unlike the control characters. Labels: not-comparable
Word: printable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English print 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 printable From print + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈprɪntəbl/ 1. A digital image or file meant to be printed on paper. Example: If you want to dip into the world of printables, it may be wise to begin your experiments alongside an enthusiastic hobbyist or professional who can guide you.
Word: prideful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English pridefulle, prydefull, equivalent to pride + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹʌɪdfəl/ 1. Full of pride. Labels: Canada, Scotland, US Example: The man is ill-tempered, envious, and above all prideful. 2. Taking pride in something. Labels: Canada, Scotland, US Example: Where is the candle choice? the curtained charm? / Where each accompaniment we would espy? / The ever-wanted change, all clean and dry, / The wholesome gearing of the tiny form? / The father prideful as the scene reveals? / And the fond mother smiling as she feels? Example: But, like Dad, I had certain standards that I lived by. Whatever I did, I determined to do the best I could at it. I was prideful about keeping my word and starting what I finished.
Word: pridefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English prideful Middle English -ly English -ly English pridefully From prideful + -ly. 1. In a prideful or haughty manner.
Word: priestliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English priestly Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 priestliness From priestly + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being like a priest. Labels: uncountable Example: My lords have chosen the happier part with Paul / And neither marry nor burn,—yet priestliness / Can find a parallel to the marriage-bond / In its own blessed special ordinance / Whereof indeed was marriage made the type: […]
Word: megamillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English million English megamillion From mega- + million. 1. A great number of millions. Labels: informal
Word: priggishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English priggish 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 priggishness From priggish + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being priggish. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: order out Part of Speech: verb 1. To call a place of service and order food, or other goods, delivered to one's own location.
Word: piggyback Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A corruption of pickaback, itself a corruption of pick-pack, like a pack. 1. On somebody's back or shoulders. Labels: not-comparable Example: give someone a piggyback ride 2. Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train. Labels: not-comparable Example: A Montreal-Toronto "Piggyback" freight of the Canadian Pacific. Example: What might be termed the psychological break-through for U.S. piggyback came in 1953-54. A prototype 75-foot piggyback flatcar was built, establishing the precedent for today's standard car with a capacity for two road trailers. 3. Attached or appended to something larger or more important. Labels: not-comparable Example: piggyback legislation
Word: piggyback Part of Speech: adv Etymology: A corruption of pickaback, itself a corruption of pick-pack, like a pack. 1. On somebody's back or shoulders. Labels: not-comparable Example: to ride piggyback
Word: piggyback Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A corruption of pickaback, itself a corruption of pick-pack, like a pack. 1. To carry (someone) on the back or shoulders. Labels: transitive 2. To ride on someone's back or shoulders. Labels: transitive 3. To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event. Labels: ambitransitive Example: They tried to piggyback that proposal on the rivers and harbors bill. Example: The popular host can’t claim credit for the trade, though. The idea wasn’t his. He piggybacked off another successful investor who had a history of picking winners. 4. To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge. Labels: Internet, transitive 5. To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP. Labels: Internet, transitive 6. To transport (a lorry/truck) on a flatbed railway wagon. Labels: transitive Example: American railroads are not permitted to operate long-haul road routes, but the I.C.C. decision of 1954 did permit them to solicit trailer business in, say, New York for Chicago provided the trailer was piggybacked in between. 7. To enter a secured area at the same time along with (someone having authorized access); to tailgate. Labels: transitive Example: Okay, when someone accesses a door with a card key, anyone additional who comes in with them is piggy-backing on their access, like someone riding piggy-back. Get it?