nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: unpack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English unpakken, equivalent to un- + pack. Compare Saterland Frisian uutpakje (“to unpack”), West Frisian útpakke (“to unpack”), Dutch uitpakken (“to unpack”), German auspacken (“to unpack”). Pronunciation: /ʌnˈpæk/ 1. To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack. Labels: transitive Example: They didn't have time to unpack their bags before going out to dinner. 2. To empty containers that had been packed. Labels: intransitive Example: They didn't have time to unpack before going to dinner. 3. To analyze a concept or a text; to explain. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: There may be another argument here, if we had time to unpack it, about modernism and the rise of the middle classes. Example: Yet few Americans — including the president — understand how global trade works, both how it can help our economy and how some can be left behind. Let’s try to unpack a few of the complexities. 4. To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments. Labels: intransitive Example: The rounded vowels [y] and [œ/ə] in Russian seem to unpack as glide-vowel sequences in words borrowed from French and German, […] Example: Whereas the high vowels /ʏ, y/ unpack, the mid vowels /œ, ø/ are adapted as single segments in these languages (see examples in (36) for Vietnamese (Barker 1969) and (37) for Fon (Gbeto 2000)). […] French /y/ → Vietnamese /wi/ accu [a'ky] → ac-quy [ak kwi] 5. To decompress (data). Labels: transitive Example: Packages […] are often archived and compressed using the zip utility; you can unpack these with the unzip command[…]
Word: selle Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of sell. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: When he ended his verse he bade one of his pages saddle him his Nubian mare-mule with her padded selle.
Word: cordwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cord + wood. 1. Wood suitable for use as firewood; firewood cut and split into conveniently sized pieces for easy stacking into cords. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The June rise used to be always luck for me; because as soon as that rise begins here comes cordwood floating down, and pieces of log rafts -- sometimes a dozen logs together; so all you have to do is to catch them and sell them to the wood-yards and the sawmill. Example: The barkeeper drew beer from two pumps immediately in front of him, and rinsed glasses in some sort of a sink under the edge of the bar. The centre of the room was occupied by a tremendous stove capable of burning whole logs of cordwood. 2. Split and cut wood as an economic commodity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In addition to being fuel, cordwood can also be used as a fairly pretty building material. Example: The price of the paper was two dollars a year, but he took in three subscriptions for half a dollar apiece on condition of them paying him in advance; they were going to pay in cordwood and onions as usual, but he said he had just bought the concern and knocked down the price as low as he could afford it, and was going to run it for cash.
Word: coriaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)kóros? Proto-Indo-European *-yóm Proto-Indo-European *(s)koryóm Proto-Italic *korjom Latin corium Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āceus Latin coriāceusbor. English coriaceous Borrowed from Latin coriāceus. 1. Resembling leather; leathery. Example: 1997, JinShuang Ma, "New Species of Euonymus (Celastraceae) from East and South Asia", Harvard Papers in Botany 10: 93-111, Abstract. This species is similar to E. vagans Wallich in the texture of the leaves, which are more thickly coriaceous and have fewer crenulations on margin; the large globose capsules are white spotted.
Word: corker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cork + -er. Pronunciation: /kɔː.kə(ɹ)/, /koɹ.kəɹ/ 1. One who puts corks into bottles. Example: Yes it is, Frank. Don't you see? Laertes is to take the best of care of his friends—his proved friends, on the same principle that a wine-corker takes the best of care of his proved bottles. 2. A person or thing that is exceptional or remarkable. Labels: informal Example: Well, a body is bound to admit that for just a modest little one-line ad., it's a corker. Example: "As a matter of fact," explained the young man, "the present tenant is under our notice to leave." "Unsatisfactory, eh?" said Carrados encouragingly. "He's a corker," admitted the clerk, responding to the friendly tone. "Fifteen months and not a doit of rent have we had. That's why I should have liked——"
Word: CDR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Canadian depositary receipt. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of call detail record: a computer record representing a unit of traffic handled by a telephone exchange. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of common data rate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of content of decrement of register; cdr. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of cup-to-disc ratio. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Abbreviation of commander. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 7. Initialism of current divider rule or current division rule. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Coordinate term: VDR 8. Initialism of carbon dioxide removal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of cooldown reduction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 10. Committee for the Defense of the Revolution Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: carnelian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cornelian, the red form named carneolus under the influence of Latin carneus (“fleshy”) because of its color. Pronunciation: /kɑɹˈnil.jən/ 1. A hard, reddish brown chalcedony used in jewelry. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cornelian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French corneline (French cornaline), from Medieval Latin cornus or cornum after the berry Cornus mas (cornelian cherry). 1. Alternative form of carnelian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: This proceedeth from the variety of air (commonly found in islands) which sometimes being moist, sullies and renders the cornelian pale or albescent, after the manner of glass, which when breath'd upon, is clouded with a pale whitish colour, but upon change to a drier air, which will often happen in a moment, the cornelian recovers its former brisk red colour. 2. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Deudorix. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cornelian Part of Speech: noun 1. The cornelian cherry (fruit).
Word: cornel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English corneille, borrowed from Middle French corneille, from Vulgar Latin *cornicula, from Latin cornus (“the European cornel”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːnəl/ 1. Any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Arctocrania (syn. Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum) or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel. 2. The cherry-like fruit of such plants, certain of which are edible. Example: Cornels, and ſalvage Berries of the Wood, / And Roots and Herbs have been my meagre Food. Example: Meanwhile the goddess in disdain bestows / The mast and acorn, brutal food! and strows / The fruits and cornel, as their feast, around
Word: cornelian cherry Part of Speech: noun 1. The cherry-like fruit of the cornel, Cornus mas. 2. The tree that bears this fruit.
Word: Jen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Usually a clipped or hypocoristic form of Jennifer, although also used for Jean, Jeanette, Jeannette, etc. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in these secondary derivations. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛn/ 1. A female given name. Example: The New York Post also temporarily took down and then revised and republished an article about the Fox reporter’s exchange with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday. 2. Middle English masculine personal name, a short form of Old French Jehan
Word: Jen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the atonal and diacriticless Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 妊 (Rèn), an ancient surname also used as an adjective meaning "pregnant". Doublet of Ren. 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Hereford Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹɨfəd/, /ˈhɝfɚd/ 1. A city and civil parish (with a city council) in and the county town of Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5140). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A number of places in the United States: 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 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see Hereford (cattle). Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hereford Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹɨfəd/, /ˈhɝfɚd/ 1. A cow of the Hereford breed.
Word: mijnheer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mynheer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gentilshommes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French gentilshommes. 1. plural of gentilhomme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of what; used as a stand-in to collectively pluralize arbitrary instances of things. Often used along with whys, hows, etc. Labels: form-of, plural Example: Shall I continue this reproaching style, quote all the whats and whys out of Jeremiah's Lamentations, and then present you with some outlines of Job for consolation? Example: When learning about people and their circumstances, some tend to form generalizations surrounding the whats and wherefores of the people.
Word: Roswell Part of Speech: name Etymology: Metathesized from Middle English Roweshill, from a contraction of either the Old English personal name Hrōþwulf or its Norman cognate Rolf, Rouf, Rou (in the genitive case, adding -es) + Old English hyll (“hill”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒzˌwɛl/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: (1997) So go on with your life / Forget that Roswell crap / Show love to the black suit / 'Cuz that's the Men In … Black "Men in Black" by Will Smith (1997) 5. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Among the cases he examined was an incident that has come to be known as England’s Roswell. Example: Kazantsev’s story was for some unaccountable reason taken seriously in the West, leading to some enthusiasts referring to Tunguska as the Russian Roswell. 6. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gingerbread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gyngebred, gyngebrede, from Old French gingembras, gingimbrat (“preserved ginger”), from Medieval Latin *gingimbrātus (“gingered”, presumably referring to ginger that perhaps had a pharmaceutical use for some medicinal preparation), with the intrusive m added to gingiber, from Latin zingiber (“ginger”), of earlier Sanskrit origin, through Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis). The third syllable was earlier confounded with bread, and the insertion of an r in the second syllable completed the semblance of a compound word: ginger + bread. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪn.(d͡)ʒəˌbɹɛd/, /ˈd͡ʒɪn.d͡ʒɚˌbɹɛd/ 1. A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something ersatz; something showy but insubstantial. Labels: countable, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable 3. A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For a time modern architects took a starkly functional approach to the design of houses, emphasizing clean, uncluttered lines and rejecting most forms of wall ornamentation as dust-catching gingerbread.
Word: gingerbread Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gyngebred, gyngebrede, from Old French gingembras, gingimbrat (“preserved ginger”), from Medieval Latin *gingimbrātus (“gingered”, presumably referring to ginger that perhaps had a pharmaceutical use for some medicinal preparation), with the intrusive m added to gingiber, from Latin zingiber (“ginger”), of earlier Sanskrit origin, through Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis). The third syllable was earlier confounded with bread, and the insertion of an r in the second syllable completed the semblance of a compound word: ginger + bread. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪn.(d͡)ʒəˌbɹɛd/, /ˈd͡ʒɪn.d͡ʒɚˌbɹɛd/ 1. To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way. Labels: idiomatic, transitive, uncommon
Word: Microsoftian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Microsoft Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Microsoftian From Microsoft + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Microsoft, or its products. Labels: informal Example: However, Apple’s online listing of .Mac System status for the last 30 days looks almost Microsoftian. Example: In yearning for black plastic soul and adopting a naive fanboy perspective on music and videogames, Blandy replicates the Microsoftian rhetoric of frictionless capitalism […]
Word: step-through Part of Speech: noun 1. An open space in an otherwise solid object through which a person can step or walk. Labels: attributive Example: A motor-scooter has a step-through frame, also known as an "open frame".
Word: color television Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of colour television. Labels: US, alt-of, countable, standard, uncountable
Word: color TV Part of Speech: noun 1. color television. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I got a color TV so I can see the Knicks play basketball Example: We got to move these refrigerators / We've got to move these color TVs
Word: cornice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French corniche or Italian cornice, possibly from either (1) Latin cornīx (“crow”) or (2) Latin coronis (“curved line, flourish in writing”), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís). See also corniche. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːnɪs/, /ˈkoɹnɪs/ 1. A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls. Example: It is a large square structure, two and a half stories in height, with a hipped roof rising above a handsome cornice with prominent modillions and surmounted by a balustraded belvedere. 2. A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding. Example: That ceiling was covered with square compartments,[...] It was supported by a gilded cornice, carved into a thousand curious shapes and emblems, among which the horned wolf, the crest of the Avonleigh family, was conspicuous. Example: Challenger looked up at the cornice and round at the skirting. 3. A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy. Example: And blood was on the roof, and great gouts of blood on the walls and on the cornice of my bed. 4. An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies. Example: Looking to the east we could see Api and the mountains of west Nepal, shapely snow peaks in the distance, while in the immediate foreground, much lower but still dramatic, were the peaks of Panch Chuli IV and V (III was hidden by the lip of a huge cornice), Telkot and Nagling, all of them unclimbed, all steep and challenging.
Word: cornice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French corniche or Italian cornice, possibly from either (1) Latin cornīx (“crow”) or (2) Latin coronis (“curved line, flourish in writing”), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís). See also corniche. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːnɪs/, /ˈkoɹnɪs/ 1. To furnish or decorate with a cornice. Labels: transitive
Word: rial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Persian ریال (riyâl) (in the case of Iran) and a variant transliteration of Arabic رِيَال (riyāl) (in the case of Oman and Yemen), from Spanish real. Doublet of real, royal, and regal. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈɑːl/ 1. The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. Example: That year [2012], Iran was cut off from the Swift global payment system. The rial devalued, inflation soared, investment declined and Iranians felt worse off—the same ailments that have helped ignite the past two weeks of protests. 2. A former currency of Morocco and Tunisia 3. An old gold coin of England. Labels: historical
Word: corniche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French corniche (“ledge”). See also cornice. Pronunciation: /kɔːˈniːʃ/, /ˈkɔːnɪʃ/, /kɔːɹˈniːʃ/, /ˈkɔːɹnɪʃ/ 1. A road built on a ledge (cliff), especially along water (a river, sea, etc).
Word: silverside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silver + side. 1. Any of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales. 2. Any of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales. 3. The upper side of a round of beef. Labels: UK 4. The upper side of a round of beef. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, informal
Word: riv'n Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Contraction of riven. 1. riven Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: Ding dong merrily on high, / In heav'n the bells are ringing: / Ding dong! verily the sky / Is riv'n with angel singing.
Word: rivaled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rival Labels: US, form-of, participle, past
Word: rivalled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rival Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: rocambole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French rocambole, from regional German Rockenbolle. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒkəmbəʊl/, /ˈɹəʊkəmbəʊl/ 1. The sand leek, Allium scorodoprasum 2. A type of garlic, Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon
Word: reliction Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈlɪk.ʃən/ 1. the gradual loss of water from a river, lake, etc. to leave permanent dry land Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Albuquerque Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Albuquerque, from Latin albus (“white”) + quercus (“oak”) (white oak). Compare translingual Quercus alba. * (New Mexico): Borrowed from Spanish Alburquerque (a town in Spain), named after Spanish viceroy Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque (1619–1676). Pronunciation: /ˈæl.bə.kɚ.ki/, /ˈæl.bə.kəː.ki/ 1. A surname from Spanish. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The largest city in New Mexico, United States; the county seat of Bernalillo County. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Trump administration is developing Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, into a “deportation hub” and considering Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque as a possible military detention site for undocumented immigrants, the New York Times reported on Feb. 21.
Word: lagobolon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek λᾰγωβόλον (lăgōbólon), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”). 1. A hunter's stick for striking hares.
Word: cornuate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cornuātus (“horn-shaped”), from cornū (“horn”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Horn-shaped, as with a bicornuate uterus. Example: […] that in the higher apes, Troglodytes, Pithecus, the posterior cavity of the tricornate ventricle becomes of larger dimensions than in Cercopithecus, although far inferior in size and diverse in shape, from the much deeper, and more incurved cornuate bay which forms the digital cavity of man. Example: Five species of cornuate osteostracans have been discovered at Devils Hole, and a further three or four species are probably represented by indeterminate fragmentary material.
Word: stepfamily Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- English family English stepfamily From step- + family. 1. Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents. Example: Researchers are finding that the incidence of violence and abuse is vastly greater in stepfamilies than in traditional families in which the children are biologically related to both parents and to one other. Example: Meanwhile, thanks to the huge number of second marriages, a third of all Americans are part of a stepfamily. 2. The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood.
Word: blended family Part of Speech: noun 1. A stepfamily in which both new spouses have one or more living children from prior partners. Example: The new traditions established in a blended family are either a blend of traditions both mates have brought into the marriage or something completely new. Because of Adrienne's and my family backgrounds, the blend of most of our traditions […] Example: In a blended family you may have a stepmother, a stepfather, stepbrothers, stepsisters, half brothers, half sisters, and even step-pets! You've got all sorts of stuff mixed into one new, blended family—a family that you are an important part of!
Word: corpora Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːpəɹə/, [ˈkɔːpɹə], /ˈkɔɹpəɹə/, [ˈkɔɹpɹə], /ˈkoːpəɹə/ 1. plural of corpus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: merveilleux Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the French merveilleux. Doublet of marvellous. Pronunciation: /mɛɹ.veɪˈjə/, /-ˈju/, /-ˈjoʊ/ 1. Contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece. Labels: historical Example: The Ecrouelleux, the Inconcevables, the Merveilleux, with their chins sunk in their huge cravats.
Word: cordage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cordage. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/ 1. Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity. Labels: uncountable 2. A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: So Juan stood, bewildered on the deck: / The wind sung, cordage strained, and sailors swore […] Example: […] as the old craft deep dived into the green seas, and sent the shivering frost all over her, and the winds howled, and the cordage rang […] 3. An amount of wood measured in cords. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: cottonwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cotton + wood. 1. A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins. Example: Between these canyons the river has a low but rather narrow flood plain, with cottonwood groves scattered here and there, and a chaparral of mesquite bearing beans and thorns. Example: […] and through the middle of this forest, from wall to wall, ran a winding line of brilliant green which marked the course of cottonwoods and willows. 2. Populus sect. Aigeiros, a taxonomic section of the poplar genus 3. A cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus), a flowering shrub or tree in the mallow family. 4. A tree of species Ceiba pentandra, native to the American tropics and west Africa; silk-cotton tree. Example: There is no break in the trees. That is the wonder and the mystery of it. There where you see light-green rushes instead of dark-green undergrowth, there between the great cotton woods, that is my private gate into the unknown. 5. Several species of trees endemic to New Zealand.
Word: Trenton Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originally named "Trent's town" in the 17th century, after a Quaker, William Trent. The town in Nova Scotia is named after the capital of New Jersey. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛn.tən/ 1. A number of places in the United States: 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. 20. A community in Quinte West, Ontario, Canada. 21. A male given name transferred from the place name. Labels: US
Word: gut rehab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gut + rehab. 1. A major restoration project on an old house or other building, ripping out plaster walls back to the studs and rafters and replacing them along with some or all of the trim, windows and doors, plumbing and electrical systems, exterior siding, roof, etc.
Word: certaine Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of certain. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: certaine Part of Speech: det 1. Obsolete spelling of certain. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Sorcha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Sorcha (literally “light, radiant”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːɹkə/, /ˈsɔːɹʃə/, /ˈsɝkə/ 1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic or Irish.
Word: Dorcha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Dorcha (literally “dark”). 1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: rehabilitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French réhabilitation, from Medieval Latin rehabilitatio. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/, [ˌɹiː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃn̩] 1. The process of rehabilitating somebody or something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The working life span of a passenger carriage, on average, is between 30 and 35 years, so a steady replacement takes place quite naturally. The life span of a station, however, cannot be so easily reckoned, for it depends largely on the rehabilitation and upkeep of the existing structures. Example: Maybe now it should be clearer why Louis van Gaal has been telling anyone who cares to listen they should not be surprised if Manchester United’s rehabilitation takes longer than they would ideally like.
Word: piastre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French piastre, from Italian piastra (“plate of wood or metal; coin”), probably from Latin emplastra. Pronunciation: /piˈæstɚ/, /piˈɑstɚ/, /piˈæstə/, /piˈɑːstə/ 1. A coin and unit of currency, originally a Spanish or Spanish-American one worth eight real, later also used (with various values) in the Ottoman Empire and in Cyprus, in the French-speaking parts of Canada, and in French Indochina. Labels: historical Example: The Silkes, Velvets, Cloth of gold, and Tissue, Pyasters, Chicqueenes and Sultanies, which is gold and silver, they unloaded in foure and twentie houres, was wonderfull [...]. 2. A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria. 3. A dollar. Labels: Louisiana
Word: nibbling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nibble Middle English -ynge English -ing English nibbling From nibble + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪblɪŋ/, /ˈnɪb(ə)lɪŋ/ 1. The act or sound of one who nibbles. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Minute nibblings and rustlings broke the silence. 2. A small adjustment or encroachment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I send you back the two last sheets, because you bid me. I reserve my nibblings and minutiae for another day. Example: Meantime the penetration of Shantung by means of railway discrimination, railway military guards, continual nibblings here and there, will be going on.
Word: nibbling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English nibble Middle English -ynge English -ing English nibbling From nibble + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪblɪŋ/, /ˈnɪb(ə)lɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of nibble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nibbled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of nibble Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rehabilitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin rehabilitātus, perfect passive participle of Latin rehabilitō. See habilitate. Pronunciation: /ɹiː(h)əˈbɪlɪteɪt/ 1. To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc. Labels: transitive 2. To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.). Labels: transitive 3. To return (something) to its original condition. Labels: transitive 4. To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again. Labels: Canada, US, transitive Example: Cumaratunga was so furious that he intensified his campaign for revitalizing the traditional practices of asweddumization, so that neglected arable land could be rehabilitated, and a degenerating economy restructured and rejuvenated. Example: Engineers are considering using the blowable insulation to rehabilitate residential buildings in Chicago under an Argonne partnership with Bethel New Life, a Chicago community economic initiative. 5. To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain. Labels: transitive 6. To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc. Labels: transitive Example: Patty Wahlers, 40, is the founder and director of Horse of Connecticut, an organization situated on a 46-acre farm in Washington that rescues and rehabilitates neglected horses and puts them up for adoption. 7. To go through such a process; to recover. Labels: intransitive Example: Truman made us all feel welcome and relaxed as we shook hands with him. We sat around the desk, and he spoke very earnestly about the necessity of rehabilitating Europe and emphasized his concern that peaceful German production should be encouraged.
Word: nooit Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans nooit (“never”). 1. never; no way Labels: South-Africa, not-comparable Example: STIX: You never bought shit? HENRY: Never! STIX: Nooit? Example: What would your average South African celebrity say if you used her name or image to sell your product without first obtaining her consent? Probably something like 'Nooit, ek sê, I want big bucks.'
Word: two pot screamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From two + pot (“standard glass”) + screamer (“one who yells”). 1. One who becomes talkative or rowdy after consuming a relatively small amount of alcohol; one who quickly becomes intoxicated. Labels: Australia, colloquial Example: “I′m sorry,” Jimmy said. “A two-pot screamer from the sound of him.” “What?” “Can′t hold his liquor.” Example: “I′m not a drinker. Two glasses of fine wine with a meal is more my style, and my limit. Raymond always called me a two pot screamer.”
Word: green slip Part of Speech: noun 1. A portion of Crown land remaining unalienated due to a size discrepancy between the land survey and the actual division. Labels: Australia, South, obsolete Example: […]we may smile at the indignation about the assistant surveyors and the green slips of South Australia. Example: Police Preventive Stations at […] 11. The Reed-beds, Green-slip, near to section 448, district A. 2. A certificate of third party personal liability insurance, required in order to register a motor vehicle. Labels: Australia, New-South-Wales Example: Every car in Australia must be registered. Payment for this includes car tax and requires a minimum of third-party insurance. This type of insurance is called the Green Slip, or compulsory third party (CTP) insurance. Example: In New South Wales you must get an endorsed Compulsory Third Party Certificate (Green Slip) from an insurance company to be able to register your vehicle.
Word: deadest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of dead: most dead. Labels: figuratively, form-of, humorous, superlative Example: What crime was this, that lived incarnate in this sequestered mansion, and could neither be expelled nor subdued by the owner? -- what mystery, that broke out now in fire and now in blood, at the deadest hours of night? Example: Here Rosa fell flat on her back in the deadest of faints. Her limbs were rigid, her eyes glassy; what had Jerry been doing? It must have been something very bad, for her to take on like that.
Word: country house Part of Speech: noun 1. A house serving as a weekend and holiday residence, used as a retreat from city life; traditionally and archetypically in the country, and especially of wealthy owners. Labels: UK, especially Example: Near-synonym: country seat Example: One of those utterly tedious amusements one only finds at an English country house on an English country Sunday. I don't think any one at all morally responsible for what he or she does at an English country house. 2. Such a house, even as a primary residence and even in an area that is no longer rural, but with an aesthetic in keeping with that traditional distinction of country ways. Labels: UK, especially Example: a country house look 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see country, house: a house in the country: one not in town.
Word: coup de théâtre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French coup de théâtre. Pronunciation: /ˌkuː.də.teɪˈɑː.tɹə/ 1. A sudden or unexpected event in a play, pulled off by the author, the director, or even an actor. Example: This may be due to the fact that Aeschylus, in the last play of the Oresteia (458 B.C.), brings him to Athens to stand trial for his mother's murder--a coup de théâtre that would have been spoiled if he had come from there in the first place. 2. A theatrical trick or gesture, something staged for dramatic effect. Example: I had arranged to track her husband down, reason with him, work on his feelings, telegraph for his wife, and in an affecting interview throw them into each other's arms. Now, goodness knows what would happen. Certainly not my beautifully conceived coup de theatre.
Word: coup de theatre Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of coup de théâtre. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tostada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish tostada. Doublet of tostado. 1. A flat tortilla that has been fried or toasted, or a dish based on this, usually associated with the cuisine of Latin America. Labels: in-plural, often Example: A platter of chicken and octopus tostadas and two ceviches arrived at the table[…]. 2. A bowl-shaped tortilla that has been fried and filled with various ingredients. Labels: California, Southern 3. A Latin American toast (toasted bread). Example: The Marina and Vicentino restaurants are good places for a coffee and tostada (toasted sandwich) for breakfast. Example: Tostada means any bread—tortillas or sliced loaves—that has been toasted. Any leftover bread or tostadas can be used in Torrijas (page 29) or ground into bread crumbs.
Word: stranded Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English strand Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English stranded From strand + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹændɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of strand Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stranded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English strand Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English stranded From strand + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹændɪd/ 1. Abandoned or marooned. Labels: not-comparable Example: I found myself stranded, lunchless, on the sea-front[…] Example: The 9.17 a.m. diesel train from Fraserburgh to Aberdeen, Scottish Region, was blocked by a snow drift just north of Newmachar Station on January 19. The 57 passengers were stranded for 15 hours. 2. Run aground on a shore or reef. Labels: not-comparable 3. Not having any expressed complement. Labels: not-comparable 4. Made by combining or bundling thinner wires (into a strand). Labels: not-comparable 5. That has become unrecoverable or difficult to recover. Labels: not-comparable Example: With utility deregulation, undepreciated equipment which is now redundant may have to be allocated as stranded costs. 6. Narrowly missing scoring a century or similar milestone because one's team's innings ends. Labels: not-comparable 7. Having the specified number or kind of strands. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: single-stranded, double-stranded, triple-stranded
Word: court order Part of Speech: noun 1. A legally binding directive issued by a judge or authorized judicial officer that requires an individual or an entity to fulfill or perform specific actions or refrain from certain behaviors. Example: The Reds were raising an awful howl. Andrews, the lawyer, had succeeded in getting a court order to see the arrested men, and of course the prisoners had all declared that the case was a put-up job.
Word: stiffship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stiff + ship. 1. Too much weight concentrated in the lower holds of a vessel, resulting in excessive stability.
Word: sternpost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stern + post. 1. A timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel.
Word: station bill Part of Speech: noun 1. A bill posted in the crew’s quarters and other conspicuous places, listing the station of the crew at maneuvers and emergency drills; sometimes called the muster roll.
Word: phonetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English phonetic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English phonetically From phonetic + -ally. Pronunciation: /fəˈnɛtɪkli/, [fəˈnɛɾɪkli], /fəˈnetɪkli/ 1. In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling. Example: The hard words in the passage have been spelled phonetically. Example: Equipment on a warship set to be upgraded or disposed of was given the code AT-6, or phonetically “eighty-six”.
Word: ridiculously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ridiculous Middle English -ly English -ly English ridiculously From ridiculous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs.li/, /ɹiːˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs.li/, /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs.li/ 1. In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible. Example: From another point of view, it was a place without a soul. The well-to-do had hearts of stone; the rich were brutally bumptious; the Press, the Municipality, all the public men, were ridiculously, vaingloriously self-satisfied. Example: `I was with the ballet back home, but the money was ridiculously low.' 2. extremely; very Example: Thus, after eighteen months of fantastic and ruinous warfare, the companies had come to their senses and agreed to do what they might have done at the start; the only gainers were the passengers who had been carried at ridiculously uneconomic fares.
Word: referral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From refer + -al. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈfɜː.ɹəl/, /ɹɪˈfɝ.əl/, [ɹɨ̞ˈfɜː.ɹəl], /ɹəˈføː.ɹəl/ 1. The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The insurance company insists I get a referral from my regular doctor. I can't just go to the specialist; a GP has got to refer me. 2. A document used by schools detailing some form of a student's misbehavior and listing the actions taken before and after the student's receipt of the referral. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: After misbehaving in class, George was given a referral for disrupting class and sent to the office.
Word: shields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shield Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shields Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shield. Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: slurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slurs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slur Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: He always slurs his 'R's. I wish he'd stop mumbling.
Word: highboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See high and lowboy. 1. A tall chest of drawers that is raised up on high legs. Example: mahogany highboys glittering with brass handles Example: […] the well-known Pennsylvania "Highboy," which is only the English "Tallboy" double-chest elevated on cabriole legs […] 2. One who enjoys the high life. Labels: dated 3. A political highflier. Labels: dated
Word: almonds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.məndz/, /ˈɑ.məndz/, /ˈɑl.məndz/, /ˈɑl.mənz/, /ˈæ.məndz/ 1. plural of almond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bedchamber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bedchambre, bedchaumbre, equivalent to bed + chamber. 1. A bedroom. Labels: archaic
Word: bedchambers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bedchamber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rams Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹæmz/ 1. plural of ram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rams Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹæmz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ram Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rams Part of Speech: noun 1. A French trick-taking card game related to nap and loo. Labels: uncountable
Word: docks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɒks/ 1. plural of dock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: docks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɒks/ 1. A collection of docks, wharves, warehouses and offices Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: docks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɒks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: doves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dʌvz/ 1. plural of dove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vestments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vestment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: widows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of widow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: widows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of widow; to make a widow of Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cowhide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cow + hide. Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/ 1. A hide of a cow. Labels: countable 2. Any quantity of hides of cows. Labels: uncountable 3. Leather made from the hide of cows. Labels: uncountable 4. A coarse whip made of untanned leather. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “Luke did his work,” I said. “How could your father sell him?” “He worked all right. And the hands would work hard for him—mostly without the cowhide. But sometimes he didn't show much sense.”
Word: cowhide Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cow + hide. Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/ 1. To flog with a cowhide. Labels: transitive
Word: cowpie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cow + pie. Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊˌpaɪ/ 1. A single pile of cowshit.
Word: Cowper's gland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English surgeon and anatomist William Cowper (1666–1709). 1. The bulbourethral gland.
Word: Cowper's glands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cowper's gland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crabgrass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crab + grass. 1. Those members of the genus Digitaria, grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which are pests of lawns, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving bare patches. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A marine grass of salt marshes, glasswort (Salicornia herbacea) Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The herb is also called of divers, Cali articulatum, or jointed Glassewort : in English, Crab-grasse, and Frog-grasse.
Word: watercraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From water + -craft (vehicle) or water + -craft (skill). Pronunciation: /ˈwɔtɚkɹæft/ 1. Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water: a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Thanks to British designer Ross Kemp, the world has been graced with a solar-powered watercraft that costs just a third of the price of your average powered water craft. […] Although only at its second prototype, ASAP has already won an award for Best Startup Business in the UK Lloyds TSB Enterprise Awards and Kemp is thinking about how to expand: “I’d love to be able to offer solar charging stations to local councils so they can charge their watercrafts whenever they need to.” 2. Skill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: craniofacial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n- Proto-Hellenic *kárahə Ancient Greek *κρᾱν- (*krān-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on) Ancient Greek κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on)bor. Medieval Latin crāniumlbor. English cranio- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin faciālisbor. English facial English craniofacial From cranio- + facial. Pronunciation: /kɹeɪ.nɪ.əˈfeɪ.ʃəl/ 1. Of or relating to the cranium and face, as with craniofacial surgery. Labels: not-comparable
Word: motorized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of motorize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: motorized Part of Speech: adj 1. Equipped with a motor. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some would argue that a moped is little more than a motorized bicycle, but others would disagree. 2. Supplied with motor vehicles. Labels: not-comparable Example: Because the medic had been supplied with a jeep, he and his aide were classed as a motorized detachment. Example: In Britain's highly motorized towns, increasing congestion and noxious emissions, as well as concerns about the nation's health, highlight a need to adopt more sustainable forms of transport like cycling and walking.