nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: aureate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin aureatus (“adorned or decorated with gold”). Equivalent to Latin aureus (“golden, gilded”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈɔːɹiːət/ 1. Golden in color or shine. Example: O wynd of grace, now blowe into my saile, / O auriat lycour of Clyo, for to wryte / Mi penne enspire of that I wold endyte. Example: And those who husbanded the Golden Grain, / And those who flung it to the Winds like Rain, / Alike to no such aureate Earth are turn'd, / As, buried once, Men want dug up again. 2. Of language: characterized by the use of (excessively) ornamental or grandiose terms, often of Latin or French origin. Labels: rhetoric Example: It may, then, be said that aureate terms were those new words, chiefly Romance or Latinical in origin, continually sought, under authority of criticism and the best writers, for a rich and expressive style in English, from about 1350 to about 1530. Example: In the only monograph on the subject, John Cooper Mendenhall describes aureate terms as "words designed to achieve sententiousness and sonorous ornamentation of style principally through their being new, rare, or uncommon, and approved by the critical opinion of their time." Since the time of Lydgate, who named these loan words and neologisms "aureate terms" to denote their linguistic gilding, Latin or Latinate words were considered the prime examples. However, readers who found aureate terms pretentious began to call them inkhorn and inkpot terms, both references to the receptacles scholars carried to hold ink.
Word: -ification Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle English -ificacioun (ending on words generally borrowed whole from Old French), from Old French -ification, in turn from Latin -ficātiō, a noun ending which appears on action nouns formed using the suffix -tiō (English -tion) from verbs ending in -ficō (English -ify). Compare -faction. Pronunciation: /ɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ 1. Forms nouns denoting the act or process whereby a subject becomes something else. Labels: countable, morpheme, uncountable
Word: Roman candles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Roman candle, a type of firework. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bonable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bone Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English bonable From bone + -able. 1. Able to be or worthy of being boned; sexually attractive. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Pete discovers the pitfalls to dating highly-bonable actress-type Hollywood women from 1/2 a world away Example: Nikomis still hurts my eyes. Yikes, what a horror show. At least Holly is bonable.
Word: lametta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian lametta (literally “small blade”). Pronunciation: /ləˈmɛtə/ 1. Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration. Labels: uncountable
Word: speso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Esperanto speso. Doublet of expense. 1. An obsolete unit of Esperanto international currency. Example: Thus—1 moso=1000 spesoj. The connection between the values of these theoretical and the national coins is as follows:— / 10 mosoj) are equal to 8 or 10,000 spesoj of grammes of gold. Example: The International money unit = 1 Speso. One spesmito (1 ₷ 000s.) = 1000 spesoj. 10 ₷ correspond to the value of 8 grammes of gold in the proportion of […]
Word: spinto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian spinto (literally “pushed”). 1. A soprano or tenor voice of a weight between lyric and dramatic, capable of handling large musical climaxes in opera at moderate intervals.
Word: ciné Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: successe Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of success. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: technological unemployment Part of Speech: noun 1. Unemployment caused by technological advances. This includes machines and software substituting for human labor, advances in efficiency negating the need for friction-based jobs, and increased data availability undermining professions that rely on information asymmetry. Labels: uncountable
Word: aficionada Part of Speech: noun 1. A devoted female admirer; a female aficionado. Labels: rare 2. A lesser aficionado; alternative spelling of aficionado. Labels: rare
Word: soulful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From soul + -ful (adjective suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊlfəl/ 1. Full of emotion and vigor. Example: In the United States, Mr. Besson is primarily known as a superior director of stylish, mayhemic, even soulful films like “La Femme Nikita” and “Léon: The Professional.” 2. Full of soul.
Word: soulful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soul + -ful (noun suffix). 1. An amount enough to fill one's soul. Example: At Sebago we hauled in Perch and whole soulfuls of lovely scenery. Example: Bodiless soulsful of mud / Gurgled and settled down;
Word: soulfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English soulful Middle English -ly English -ly English soulfully From soulful + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊlfəli/ 1. In a soulful manner.
Word: soulfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English soulful 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 soulfulness From soulful + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊlfəlnəs/ 1. The state of being soulful. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: technophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From techno- + -phobe. 1. Somebody who suffers from technophobia; somebody afraid of new technology. Example: My Dad can't answer his mobile phone. He's a real technophobe. Example: "It's kind of unfortunate that it depends on spectacular violence by somebody, or whoever it is, to get it into print," said that man, John Zerzan, a leading pamphleteer and self-described anarchist and technophobe who has become a guru of sorts for anti-technology leftists.
Word: playlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English play Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English playlet From play + -let. 1. A short play (dramatic work).
Word: Jadon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew יָדוֹן (yadón, “Jadon”). 1. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Taken into regular use the 1990s, apparently seen as a variant of the more popular Jayden. Example: And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
Word: auric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The compound, HAuO₂, formed from the hydrated oxide Au(OH)₃ as a brown powder Labels: uncountable
Word: philtra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philtrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultramarathon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- English marathon English ultramarathon From ultra- + marathon. 1. A running race over a distance longer than 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yard), the length of a standard marathon. Example: In South Africa, one of our most popular ultramarathon races is over 56 miles.
Word: elephantitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By confusion with -itis (“inflammation”). 1. Misconstruction of elephantiasis. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction, uncountable
Word: filtrum Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of philtrum. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: quarter-century Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quarter + century. 1. A period of twenty-five years. Example: In the present writer's opinion there was no greater and more successful locomotive engineer in the country, during the first quarter-century, than George Jackson Churchward of the Great Western Railway. This statement is made without prejudice, for I was brought up on the other line extending from Waterloo to Padstow, and between Swindon and Eastleigh there was a great gulf fixed. Example: I spent my second quarter-century Losing what I had learnt at university And refusing to take in what had happened since […]
Word: authigenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὖθι (aûthi, “on the spot”) + -genic. 1. Generated where it is found or observed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Braden Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicised from an Irish surname Ó Bradáin (“descendant of Bradán”), from a personal name meaning "salmon". Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪdən/ 1. A surname from Irish. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and 2000s usage. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: diff EQ Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪ.fiˈkjuː/ 1. A differential equation. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable 2. A college course in differential equations, usually as part of a standardized calculus curriculum. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: Are you taking diff EQ this semester?
Word: ordinary differential equation Part of Speech: noun 1. An equation involving the derivatives of a function of only one independent variable.
Word: melty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English melt Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English melty From melt + -y. 1. Having a high tendency to melt. Example: This creamy, melty cheese dip is delicious with crisp fresh vegetables. Example: I must say that the meltiest, most evocative entry in this theme set is BRA OF CHOCOLATE, which, of course, started out as a bar of chocolate until Mr. Berry and the made up “Victoria’s Sweetness catalog” got hold of it. 2. In the state of being melted. Example: "Melt," Ms. Martinet directed Ms. Velko, as the young dancer assumed a deep arabesque. "This is really the meltiest of them all." Example: Let the cookies cool for about 20 minutes before eating. They’re best when they’re slightly warm and the chocolate chips are still melty. Enjoy!
Word: melty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English melt Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English melty From melt + -y. 1. meltdown Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable Example: From being considered one of the funniest users during early Twitter, to having a show that flopped ridiculously hard, to no longer being funny whatsoever, to having a melty about Twitter blue using a blocklist to block ALL blue subs Example: Dude literally having a melty over a tank that has 23s reload
Word: devil's food cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A particularly rich form of chocolate cake. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: devil's food cakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of devil's food cake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Al-Andalus Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of al-Andalus. Labels: alt-of
Word: catcall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in the mid-17th c., from the resemblance to cats' nocturnal cries. From cat + call. Pronunciation: /ˈkætkɔl/ 1. A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo. Example: There, amid the curses and catcalls of sweaty beer drinkers, the tour's headliners are set to engage in a hallowed feminist ritual: 2. A shout, whistle, or comment of a harassingly sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman. Example: In the Room for Debate forum Stopping Street Harassment, the editors ask four people to weigh in on the question, Should current laws dealing with harassment be strengthened to include catcalling, or will that go too far in controlling speech and behavior? (A catcall in this context is defined as “a whistle, shout, or comment of a sexual nature to a woman passing by.”) 3. A whistle blown by a theatre-goer to express disapproval. Labels: historical Example: At what period was the custom of blowing catcalls at the theatre discontinued?
Word: catcall Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in the mid-17th c., from the resemblance to cats' nocturnal cries. From cat + call. Pronunciation: /ˈkætkɔl/ 1. To make such an exclamation. Labels: transitive Example: When Susan Seligson thinks about breasts — and, since she’s a DDD-endowed (touché) middle-aged woman who’s been groped and catcalled her whole life, that’s often, too — she thinks about ... her own DDDs.
Word: catcall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for change availability or type + call. Pronunciation: /ˈkætkɔl/ 1. In the Eiffel programming language, a run-time error caused by use of the wrong data type. Example: Java does not let you make members more private than they are in parent classes, so has no catcall problem for changing availability. Thus to avoid catcalls with export problems, you should adopt a once-public, always-public policy.
Word: huehuetl Part of Speech: noun 1. An ancient Mesoamerican percussion instrument, an upright tubular drum made from a wooden body opened at the bottom that stands on three legs cut from its base, with skin stretched over the top, and played by hand or with a mallet.
Word: cow-orker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deliberate corruption of co-worker, perhaps in imitation of pronunciation errors in early text-to-speech software. 1. co-worker Labels: humorous Example: The above quote has been rated as gross, digusting,^([sic]) and tacky by my cow-orkers at work...are you a cow orker? Example: 1998, cluelessnewbie, Re: I give up on alt.slack, alt.slack, http://groups.google.com/group/alt.slack/msg/2e925ed61ecb16d0?dmode=source&hl=en At this point, my cow-orker got real pissed off and firmly and courageously said: Hey, as a result of channeling, I discovered I used to be a cow in a previous lifetime.
Word: co-worker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English worker English co-worker From co- + worker. 1. Alternative spelling of coworker. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: After graduating from a Seoul university, Park's brother settled in the North Korean coastal town of Wonsan as a dentist in 1946. After the war broke out, Park was told by a co-worker that his brother refused to flee to the South because he had a family in the North and was a surgeon in the North Korean army.
Word: gracilis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin gracilis (“slender”). Doublet of gracile. Pronunciation: /ˈɡras.ɪ.lɪs/, /ˈɡræs.ə.lɪs/ 1. A slender superficial muscle of the inner thigh.
Word: elites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: papilio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name and its source, Latin pāpiliō. Doublet of papillon and pavilion. 1. Any butterfly of the genus Papilio. Example: At one place I would find a little crowd of the rare butterfly Tachyris zarinda, which would rise up at my approach, and display their vivid orange and cinnabar-red wings, while among them would flutter a few of the fine blue-banded Papilios.
Word: nahualism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nahual + -ism. The first element is from Nahuatl nahualli (“sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take”). 1. The Mesoamerican belief that certain human beings can transform into animals. Labels: uncountable
Word: clogged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clog Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: clogged Part of Speech: adj 1. Having an obstructed flow; blocked. Example: the toilet is clogged
Word: splinters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of splinter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Golgotha Part of Speech: name Etymology: * From the Ancient Greek Γολγοθᾶ (Golgothâ) from the Aramaic גּוּלְגּוּלְתָּא (gulgultā). * (rooms of the heads of the colleges; a hat): Punning on "the place of the skulls/heads". Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/, /ɡɒlˈɡɒθə/ 1. The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. Example: "And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha" 2. The rooms of the heads of the colleges. Labels: obsolete Example: But Printing is not the only, nor the principal uſe, for which theſe ſtupendous ſtone-walls were erected; for here is that famous apartment, by idle wits and buffoons nick-named Golgotha, i.e. the place of Sculls or Heads of colleges and halls, where they meet and debate upon all extraordinary affairs, which occur within the precincts of their juriſdiction. Example: Graduates […] will never forget that majestic stature, that massive brow, that commanding look, as its possessor paced the ante-chapel of his college, or took his seat of presidence among the skulls of Golgotha.
Word: Golgotha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * From the Ancient Greek Γολγοθᾶ (Golgothâ) from the Aramaic גּוּלְגּוּלְתָּא (gulgultā). * (rooms of the heads of the colleges; a hat): Punning on "the place of the skulls/heads". Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/, /ɡɒlˈɡɒθə/ 1. A charnel house. 2. A hat. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang Example: […] to the hat-rail; when Wigg went to put it on, it of course resisted, and giving it a spatch, off came the brim. In his fury at the destruction of his “Golgotha,” Wigg rushed to the counter, and seizing a fifty sovereign brass weight, hurled it […] Example: […] and finally raised his hat and put it on again, cocked back on one side of his head in exact imitation of the manner in which the tall man carried his golgotha.
Word: egg ring Part of Speech: noun 1. A round metal ring, used when cooking to prevent an egg spreading across the cooking surface.
Word: don't give up your day job Part of Speech: phrase 1. Somewhat sarcastic but usually good-natured advice used to criticise a person's degree of talent (especially in music or other performing arts), implying that they are unlikely to be successful. Labels: humorous, idiomatic, often Example: When the accounting department's barbershop quartet was warming up, the sales team was ribbing them, yelling, "Don't give up your day job!" Example: "I remember after the school was over," he said, "I went up to the instructor just completely wound up like: ‘O.K. man, how do I do this and become a real racecar driver? I want to quit my job and do this.’ . . . And he goes: ‘Other Sports Beckon. You suck. Don't give up your day job.’ "
Word: MABS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of methyl methacrylate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: MABS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Money Advice and Budgeting Service a service run by the Irish government to assist low income families with budgeting, debt control, and saving schemes. Labels: Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: fibres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fibre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dog tags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dog tag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dog tag Part of Speech: noun 1. A small metal disk, attached to a dog's collar, containing identification information. 2. The identification tag worn around the neck by military personnel. Labels: broadly, informal
Word: chimney stack Part of Speech: noun 1. A vertical structure, normally of brick, rising from a roof, containing one or more flues, each one terminating in a chimney pot. Example: The smoke-pall of industrial Lancashire hung over the landscape; perhaps slagscape would be a more fitting term. The general prospect was a succession of chimney-stacks, factories, pit-heads, slagheaps, junctions, sidings and coal wagons.
Word: fannies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fanny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sensationally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sensational Middle English -ly English -ly English sensationally From sensational + -ly. Pronunciation: /sɛnˈseɪʃənəli/, /sɛnˈseɪʃnəli/, /sɛnˈseɪʃənli/, /sən-/ 1. In a sensational manner. 2. To a sensational extent; amazingly. Example: "Yes," said Slartibartfast, "staggeringly dull. Bewilderingly so. [...] Would you like me to quote you some statistics?" "Er, well..." "Please, I would like to. They, too, are quite sensationally dull."
Word: sensitization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sensitive 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 sensitize 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 sensitization From sensitize + -ation. 1. The process of making something sensitive. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: semidarkness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English darkness English semidarkness From semi- + darkness. 1. Partial or near darkness, dimness, twilight. Labels: uncountable
Word: dimness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dymnes, dymnesse, from Old English dimnes, dymnys, dimness (“dimness, darkness, obscurity”), equivalent to dim + -ness. 1. The state of being dim. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished. 2. The state of being dim. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Father John was looking from her to her man, to the bundle in the man's arms, and was in danger of forgetting why they were all here. He shook himself awake, ran his fingers through his hair and said to himself, "Boy, huh?" "Girl," said the woman. "Boy, huh?" Old Father John was finally overwhelmed. "Girl," said the woman. "In that case," he said raising his hand in blessing, "I baptise him Jo…" "Amen!" Roared the congregation, eager to speed up the process and get back to why they were here, back to Tomei's baby. The man stared at the priest stunned. Clearly, the old priest had not registered much of anything they had said to him, and it seemed he was not about to. And now, thanks to his dimness, not only were they yet to find the person they were after, but they also had a baby girl named John. The man raised his voice to protest, but his wife silenced him with a smile.
Word: domperidone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?] + -peridone (“risperidone derivative”). Pronunciation: /dɑmˈpɛɹ.ɪˌdoʊn/ 1. An antidopaminergic drug used to suppress nausea and vomiting. Labels: uncountable Example: A new word was introduced recently into English — undigestion. This simply refers to a lack of movement of food in the stomach and small intestine and responds to treatment with domperidone.
Word: segmented Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of segment Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: segmented Part of Speech: adj 1. Having or made of segments.
Word: seemliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English semelynes, semlynesse, equivalent to seemly + -ness. 1. The property of being seemly, appropriateness of conduct or behavior. Labels: uncountable Example: Her black dress, simple to austerity, suggested her bereaved condition, and I was innocently astonished that notwithstanding a real emotion she was able to dress the part she had to play according to her notions of seemliness. 2. The result or product of being seemly. Labels: countable
Word: seedpod Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of seed pod Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: seedpods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seedpod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seediness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English seedy 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 seediness From seedy + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːdinəs/ 1. The property of being seedy (unkempt). Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The property of being seedy (full of seeds). Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: seedcase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seed + case. 1. A pouch-like structure of a plant that encloses the seeds.
Word: seedcases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seedcase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seismographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seismo- + -grapher. 1. A person who measures and records earthquakes and other ground vibrations. 2. A person who studies such records, a seismologist.
Word: seismographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seismographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seismography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seismo- + -graphy. 1. The measurement and recording of earthquakes and other ground vibrations. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The study of these records, seismology. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: seismographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English seismography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English seismographic From seismography + -ic. 1. Relating to seismography and seismology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: atomic weapon Part of Speech: noun 1. A nuclear weapon. Example: For 75 years, it has fulfilled a wide range of roles: producing weapons-grade plutonium for early atomic weapons in the aftermath of the Second World War; the world's first commercial nuclear power station supplying electricity to the National Grid; reprocessing and storage of nuclear fuel; and the processing of lower grades of radioactive waste for off-site storage.
Word: seismological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English seismology 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 seismological From seismology + -ical. 1. Relating to seismology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semiarid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-eh₁yeti Proto-Italic *āzēō Latin āreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin āriduslbor. French arideder. ▲ Latin āridusder. English arid English semiarid From semi- + arid. 1. Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would, typically defined as 25 to 50 cm of rainfall annually.
Word: separability Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌsɛpɹəˈbɪlɪti/, /ˌsɛpɹəˈbɪləti/, [ˌsɛpɹəˈbɪləɾi], /ˌsepɹəˈbɪləti/, [ˌsepɹəˈbɪləɾi] 1. The property of being separable.
Word: separateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English separate 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 separateness From separate + -ness. 1. The property of being separate. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In “The Liberation,” a 30‐yearold^([sic]) college teacher breaks out of the psychic loneliness of a smothering family into the redeeming sense of her separateness; she had been kept from the person she really was. Example: A prideful sense of separateness prevails toward what Mrs. Moskowitz called “frenetic” Manhattan and “the hipper parts of Brooklyn.”
Word: serviceman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From service + -man. 1. A man who serves in the armed forces. 2. A person, especially a man, employed in service and maintenance of equipment.
Word: servicewoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English service Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English servicewoman From service + -woman. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːvɪsˌwʊmən/ 1. A woman who serves in the armed forces. Example: The run honors the 160 women who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. There's one mile for each of the fallen servicewomen. Example: Unlike some Western countries it remains rare for Russian servicewomen to go to war.
Word: serially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English serial Middle English -ly English -ly English serially From serial + -ly. 1. In series, one after the other, as opposed to in parallel. Labels: not-comparable Example: All tickets are serially numbered by machine as they are printed, and while two tickets of the same number should not occur, it could possibly happen through a fault in the printing machine.
Word: sergeants-at-arms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sergeant-at-arms Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sergeant-at-arms Part of Speech: noun 1. A person charged with keeping order at a meeting, especially a meeting of the legislature.
Word: shabbily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English shabby Middle English -ly English -ly English shabbily From shabby + -ly. 1. In a shabby manner. Example: King-of-the-Sky, whose wife had been so shabbily treated in the turtle division by not being given more than her due share, sat with his great back to one of the house posts. 2. Done poorly or ineptly.
Word: shabbiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English shabby 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 shabbiness From shabby + -ness. 1. The property of being shabby. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He didn’t mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter.
Word: shadily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English shady Middle English -ly English -ly English shadily From shady + -ly. 1. In a shady manner, particularly used in the sense of untrustworthy.
Word: shadiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English shady 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 shadiness From shady + -ness. 1. The property of being shady. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The autumn fields were autumn woods now—oak and beech and maple shadiness—as if they had ridden backward through the years of cultivation into primeval forest. The air was cool with mystery as well as with the shadiness. Example: "There were still a lot of government restrictions on how much meat you could get from the packing houses. So I had to turn to certain "independent" distributors to get some of the meat cuts my customers wanted." There was something about the way Wolff said the word independent that suggested a slight bit of shadiness, but certainly not enough shadiness for a full-blown indictment.
Word: shagginess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English shaggy 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 shagginess From shaggy + -ness. 1. The property of being shaggy. Labels: uncountable
Word: sexily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sexy Middle English -ly English -ly English sexily From sexy + -ly. 1. In a sexy manner. Example: Every eye followed her as she walked sexily across the room.
Word: severeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English severe 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 severeness From severe + -ness. 1. The property of being severe. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Everyone was surprised by the severeness of the sentence the judge imposed. Example: Depending on the severeness of the crime and the danger of the suspect, the apprehender may apply physical force in order to stop the pursued and proceed to his apprehension.
Word: serenely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English serene Middle English -ly English -ly English serenely From serene + -ly. 1. In a serene manner. Example: The dials are all bunkum. While you were playing I took the liberty of altering them and for a whole hand the dials indicated that you must inevitably be holding eight clubs and four spades. All the time you were leading out hearts and diamonds and the automaton serenely followed suit. Example: I’ve flown in flimsy microlights, soaring serenely above rich farmland. I’ve ridden tactical combat helicopters missions, skimming the desert floor and banking hard around sand dunes.
Word: scarab beetle Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of very many beetles, of the family Scarabaeidae, especially Scarabaeus sacer regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians
Word: normocapnia Part of Speech: noun 1. The presence of the normal amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood Labels: uncountable
Word: clamors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clamor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clamors Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clamor Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: zori Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 草履 (zōri). Pronunciation: /ˈzɔːɹi/, /ˈzoəɹi/ 1. A Japanese sandal made from rice straw or lacquered wood, worn with a kimono for formal occasions. Example: 1983 July, Tony Annesi, Dogu: Tools For the Way, Black Belt, page 70, Zori should be left at the edge of the training area so they can easily be stepped into. In Western dojo, this is sometimes impractical, but zori should at least be put on as soon as possible after leaving the training area. Example: […]and they had a machine gun aimed at us, and we stood in the snow for three, four, five hours in our underwear and zoris. 2. A sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour. Example: He ran back and I watched him go, legs pumping, soles of his zori showing.
Word: proscriptive Part of Speech: adj 1. proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard
Word: clamoring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clamor Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clamoring Part of Speech: noun 1. A sound that clamors.
Word: clamored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clamor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Dorothea Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Dorothy. 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, a Latinate variant of Dorothy.
Word: Winchester quart Part of Speech: noun 1. a unit of volume equal to half a Winchester gallon, equal to two quarts, or 2.273 litres. Labels: UK 2. a bottle of that size used in laboratories, commonly holding 2.5 litres. Labels: UK
Word: Gergesenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gergesene Labels: form-of, plural Example: And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Word: Waldorf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from the German town name, Walldorf. 1. Clipping of Waldorf salad. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: Waldorf Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from the German town name, Walldorf. 1. A surname. 2. A city in Maryland. 3. A city in Minnesota.
Word: calico cats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calico cat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inequation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English equation English inequation From in- + equation. 1. A statement that two expressions are not the same.
Word: clasp-knife Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of folding knife. Example: ...there is yet ample evidence of the existence of clasp-knives ages before the production of the Canterbury Tales. Among Etruscan antiquities in the Bronze Room of the British Museum are several clasp-knives, some of them with bone, others with bronze hafts, their blades being of iron — a metal employed for cutting implements by the Tyrrhenian tribes, at a far remote era. A scalprum or penknife has been found in Rome, the blade shutting into a bone haft, which is carved to represent the upper half of a human body; and clasp-knives, with iconic handles of the Roman era, have been discovered both in France and this country. Example: “Well, this knife is called a clasp-knife, because it shuts and opens, as you see, and it has three blades — a big one for cuttin’ up your victuals with, as you see me doin’; and two little ones for parin’ your nails and pickin’ your teeth, an’ mendin’ pens an’ pencils — though of course you don’t know what that means.”
Word: BNIB Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of brand new in box. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: LNIB Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of like new in box. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: pocket knife Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pocketknife. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: calico cat Part of Speech: noun 1. A tortoiseshell and white domestic cat. Labels: US
Word: amnesic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English amnesia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English amnesic From amnesia + -ic. Pronunciation: /æmˈniːsɪk/, /æmˈniːzɪk/, /æmˈniːʒɪk/ 1. Of, pertaining to, affected by, or causing amnesia. Labels: not-comparable Example: amnesic patients Example: amnesic medications
Word: amnesic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English amnesia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English amnesic From amnesia + -ic. Pronunciation: /æmˈniːsɪk/, /æmˈniːzɪk/, /æmˈniːʒɪk/ 1. A person with amnesia. Labels: dated 2. A medication with amnesic effects. Example: Near-synonyms: nepenthes, nepenthe (archaic, literary)
Word: diagrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diagram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diagrams Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of diagram Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Waldorf salad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, where the salad was first created in 1896, from the surname Waldorf, after the German town Walldorf. 1. A type of salad, consisting of apple, nuts (especially walnuts), celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Would you like some Waldorf salad? Example: Of all the Waldorf salads I've tasted, this is the finest.
Word: Waldorf salads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Waldorf salad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mixed message Part of Speech: noun 1. Any communication that is contradictory, inconsistent, or unclear, especially in its motive or intent; incongruence between somebody's actions and words. Labels: idiomatic Example: Don't you think it's sending a mixed message for the magazine to put "Lose Five Pounds in A Month" right next to "Ten Easy Desserts"? Example: Of late, many who are wary of the vaccine say they have become more confused by what they see as mixed messages from federal health agencies and the White House.
Word: riddance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently an alteration of earlier Middle English riddeings, ryddyngs, reddyngs (“clearings, clearances”), plural of riddyng, riddynge, rudyng (“clearing away, removal”), partially continuing Old English hryding (“a clearing, cleared land”), by surface analysis, rid + -ance. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪd(ə)n(t)s/, /ˈɹɪdn̩(t)s/ 1. An act of ridding, clearance, or removal; elimination. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A gentle riddance. Draw the curtains, go. Let all of his complexion choose me so. Example: And this kind of riddance is the most pleasant to listen to of all 2. Deliverance, release, setting free; a relief involving getting rid of something. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The earth thrown up by a burrowing animal. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: densely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dense Middle English -ly English -ly English densely From dense + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛnsli/ 1. In a dense manner. Example: The forest was densely populated with trees. Example: There are plenty of soldiers in the surrounding Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, the official Chinese name for the region, mounting guard along the nearby border with the DPRK. […] Yanbian, Yanji apart, is one of the least densely populated regions of China outside the high plateau of Tibet and the deserts of Xinjiang.
Word: defacto Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of de facto. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1992, University of New South Wales Aboriginal Law Research Unit, Aboriginal Law Bulletin, Issue 31, unidentified page, Homicide, assault, rape, and suicide occur as a result of Aboriginal men′s fear of loss of a valued relationship and jealousy over their wives or defactos. Example: Demographers in Denmark call the practice of living together marriage without papers. In Australia, these couples are known as defactos
Word: chunter Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtʃʌn.tə/, /ˈt͡ʃʌn.tɚ/ 1. To speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter. Labels: British, Ireland, dialectal Example: Ron continued to chunter under his breath all the way down the street. 2. To grumble, complain. Labels: British, Ireland, dialectal Example: Since she had another seat and was quite comfortable, we smiled and let her chunter.
Word: Haussmannization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Haussmann + -ization, after Baron Haussmann. 1. The creative destruction of something for the betterment of society. Example: In second place, the Haussmannization or evisceration of the central quarters of numerous European cities did not solve the problem of mass housing or provide for the kind of egalitarian distribution of urban resources CIAM proposed.
Word: betterment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English better Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English betterment From better + -ment. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛtəmənt/, /ˈbɛtɚmənt/ 1. An improvement or amelioration. Labels: countable, uncommon, uncountable Example: When BR "back-checked" (BR's term) the financial results of steam replacement across 49 schemes, where DMUs had been substituted on the London Midland Region, only one was now profitable. BR thinking on such substitutions referred to "betterment", not profit or loss. 2. An improvement to a property that adds to its value. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: neuritides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neuritis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neurologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neurologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemispherectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hemispherectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arrested development Part of Speech: noun 1. A state where development has stopped prematurely. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1835–1836, Benjamin Phillips, "Bladder, Abnormal Anatomy", in Robert Bentley Todd (ed.), The Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology, Volume I (A–DEA), Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, page 390, There are upon record a certain number of cases in which two or more urinary bladders are said to have existed. Of these some appear to me to have been cases in which the plurality was maintained merely because the organ was divided into compartments, either as a consequence of arrested development or of the formation of pouches, by the protrusion, or hernia of the mucous membrane of the organ. Example: 1885, Edmund Owen, The Surgical Diseases of Children, Lea Brothers & Co., page 269, Dr. Chamneys observes, that during fœtal life the mucous layer of the prepuce is always blended with the glans, and that with approaching birth the adhesion melts away. Adherence of the prepuce after birth is thus the result of arrested development. To draw back the foreskin is extremely advisable, lest the lingering adhesions undergo further thickening.
Word: skyline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sky + line. Pronunciation: /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/ 1. The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon. 2. The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky. Example: Our arrival at Worcester is heralded by the appearance of the city's cathedral tower, a solid square structure that's dominated the skyline since the 12th century. 3. A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers. 4. A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside. 5. Ellipsis of skyline operator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: skyline Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sky + line. Pronunciation: /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/ 1. To outline something against the sky. Labels: transitive 2. To filter by means of the skyline operator. Labels: transitive
Word: hindquarter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hind + quarter. Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪndˌk(w)ɔɹtɚ/ 1. Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal. 2. The hind biped (leg) of a quadruped, or all body parts situated behind the hind legs' trunk-attachment. Labels: in-plural Example: While Major was speaking four large rats had crept out of their holes and were sitting on their hindquarters, listening to him. 3. Human behind, butt. Labels: derogatory, metonymically, plural-normally
Word: downhearted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From down + hearted. 1. Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope Example: Fans must not be downhearted even though we lost. Example: We're going on strike for twelve percent / We're not downhearted yet / They're filming it all for a reality show / So twelve percent we'll get
Word: carload Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From car + load. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːləʊd/, [ˈkʰɑːləʊd], /ˈkɑɹloʊd/, [ˈkʰɑɹloʊd] 1. The contents of an automobile (passengers, supplies, etc.) for one trip. Example: I brought a carload of flowers to her. Example: We brought a carload of kids and camping gear on our road trip out west. 2. The quantity of goods that can be carried in a freight car. Labels: Canada, US Example: less-than-carload freight Example: By 1887 the company had grown so large that it was buying its flour and sugar by the carload.
Word: evinced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of evince Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: localities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of locality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superstitions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superstition Labels: form-of, plural