nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: surprize Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of surprise. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Ferdinand not yet recovered from the painful surprize Example: Mrs. Jennings received the refusal with some surprize, and repeated her invitation immediately.
Word: surprize Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of surprise. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic Example: The Pettyfogger now likewiſe departed, and then Jones deſired the Favour of Mrs. Whitefield’s Company to drink Tea with him; but ſhe refuſed, and with a Manner ſo different from that with which ſhe had received him at Dinner, that it a little ſurprized him. Example: Surprized at the bold independence of these words, delivered with uncommon energy, the heart of Osbert beat quick
Word: metatherian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Metatheria + -an 1. Belonging or pertaining to the infraclass Metatheria of marsupials.
Word: metatherian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Metatheria + -an 1. A member of the infraclass Metatheria. Example: The pouched metatherians, the progenitors of marsupials, used to be common all over North America.
Word: tidally locked Part of Speech: adj 1. Having undergone tidal locking. Labels: not-comparable Example: Kruban is a tidally-locked Venusian hothouse, its surface perpetually obscured by clouds of sulfur and carbon dioxides.
Word: tidal locking Part of Speech: noun 1. The locking of the rotation of a satellite (moon or planet) to its orbit, such that one side always faces the body around which it is orbiting. Labels: uncountable
Word: dayside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From day + side. Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪ(ˌ)saɪd/ 1. The side of a planet or other body that faces towards the sun or star around which it orbits
Word: nightside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From night + side. 1. The side of a planet or other body that faces away from the sun or star around which it orbits.
Word: ligase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ligation + -ase. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪɡeɪz/, /ˈlaɪɡeɪz/ 1. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the binding of two molecules; synthetase. Example: The glue is an enzyme called ligase, which stitches together loose sentences of DNA whenever it comes across them.
Word: shopman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English shoppe English shop English -man English shopman From shop + -man. 1. The proprietor, manager, or operator of a small store.
Word: sensi Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɛnsiː/ 1. Clipping of sensimilla. Labels: Jamaica, Rastafari, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Example: In Westmoreland, where the sensi come from / Me put it in a crocus barrel, upon the mini van Example: [AK The Savior]: Smoking sensi, high sensei in your membrane.
Word: monocratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mono- + -cratic, equivalent to monocrat + -ic. 1. Synonym of autocratic.
Word: merchantmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of merchantman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: merchantman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English merchantman From merchant + -man. 1. A male merchant (person engaged in trade). Labels: obsolete Example: Near-synonyms: merchant (precisely hypernymous), trader 2. Synonym of merchant ship.
Word: ear wax Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of earwax. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ear-wax Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of earwax. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: greenwax Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of green wax. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sealing-wax Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sealing wax. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: ergodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ergo- + -ode (+ -ic). The etymological origin is disputed: ἔργον (érgon) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”) versus ἔργον (érgon) + εἶδος (eîdos, “image”). Pronunciation: /ɜɹˈɡɑdɪk/, /ɜɹˈɡoʊdɪk/ 1. Of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to a previously experienced state. Example: “The real world is not ergodic,” he says. “If I jump out of the window, that's it–it's not, like, a mistake I will learn from.” 2. Of or relating to a process in which every sequence or sample of sufficient size is equally representative of the whole. 3. Of or relating to a literary work that requires nontrivial effort on the reader's part to traverse. Example: Therefore this chapter moves into two directions, cybertextually expanding (and reorganizing) the field of architextuality, and specifying the ergodic variety within it.
Word: izhitsa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian и́жица (ížica). Pronunciation: /ˈiʒɪt͡sə/ 1. The obsolete Cyrillic letter Ѵ, ѵ, formerly used in Russian to represent upsilon in borrowed words.
Word: coming about Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of come about Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: came about Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of come about Labels: form-of, past
Word: guana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By aphesis. 1. An iguana. Labels: archaic
Word: fulgurite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin fulgur + -ite. 1. Glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Cheetos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A brand name, presumably from cheese, with an ending matching other brands of Frito-Lay Inc. (Doritos, Fritos, Tostitos), from Spanish frito (“fried”). 1. A snack made from pieces of crunchy, cheese-flavored extruded cornmeal, originally from the US, now distributed globally. Labels: plural, plural-normally
Word: eliding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of elide Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: illywhacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Suggested by lexicographer Sidney Baker to derive from illy (variant of eeler, from pig Latin eeler-spee for spieler) + whacker. The verb form whack the illy is a back-formation from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɪliwakə/ 1. A small-time confidence trickster or seller of trinkets. Labels: Australia, colloquial, rare Example: ‘What's an illywhacker?’ said Charles. ‘Spieler,’ explained Leah, who was not used to children.
Word: whack the illy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Presumed (but not proven) to be a back-formation from illywhacker. 1. To carry on small-time confidence tricks, i.e. the activity of an illywhacker. Labels: Australia, colloquial, obsolete
Word: bottomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bottom + -er. 1. A person who makes the seat part of a chair. 2. A person employed to attend to the bottom of the shaft.
Word: motherese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English motherese From mother + -ese. 1. Baby talk. Labels: uncountable Example: With its slow and exaggerated intonations, motherese speeds language learning by providing input that is easier for infants to process.
Word: drear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Shortening of dreary. Pronunciation: /dɹɪə/, /dɹɪɚ/, /dɹɪɹ/, /dɹiə/, /dɹiːɹ/ 1. Dreary. Labels: literary, poetic Example: Earth raised up her head From the darkness dread and drear, Example: I spoke, perplexed by something in the signs Of desolation I had seen and heard In this drear pilgrimage to ruined shrines:
Word: drear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from dreary. Compare greed. Pronunciation: /dɹɪə/, /dɹɪɚ/, /dɹɪɹ/, /dɹiə/, /dɹiːɹ/ 1. Gloom; sadness. Labels: obsolete
Word: hell on earth Part of Speech: noun 1. A very unpleasant situation; torment, particularly when widespread. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: Pope Francis (2015), Laudato si', Paragraph 148: “if the limitations of the environment are compensated for in the interior of each person who feels held within a network of solidarity and belonging, ... any place can turn from being a hell on earth into the setting for a dignified life.”
Word: Southern Cherokee Nation Part of Speech: name 1. The Cherokee Nation made up of those who joined the Confederates during the Civil War. 2. One of the Cherokee Nations recognized by the 1866 treaty.
Word: Cradle Catholic Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who has been raised in the Catholic faith since birth (in contrast to a person who has converted to the faith). It is usually implicit that the person has not lapsed in the faith.
Word: discrete choice analysis Part of Speech: noun 1. The analysis of a model whose dependent variable is a binary (two-valued) variable. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: solar telescope Part of Speech: noun 1. A telescope designed to make observations of the sun.
Word: Route 66 Part of Speech: name 1. A former United States highway that ran from Chicago to Los Angeles. Labels: US, historical Example: If you ever plan to motor west / Travel my way, take the highway that's the best / Get your kicks on Route 66 Example: Jesus lived his life in a cheap hotel / On the edge of Route 66, yeah 2. The Capricorn Highway in Queensland, Australia. Labels: Australia Example: I believe the best way to gain the full perspective of the trips is to drive Route 66 (the Capricorn Highway) and stop at the selected towns for a look
Word: LIE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Long Island Expressway (“I-495”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: castelli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of castello Labels: form-of, plural
Word: the Loop Part of Speech: name 1. The Chicago Loop; the famous section of downtown Chicago.
Word: BQE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Brooklyn–Queens Expressway: Interstate 278 in New York and New Jersey, USA. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Erie Canal Part of Speech: name 1. The 363 mile-long canal from Lake Erie to the Hudson River.
Word: Little Bighorn Part of Speech: name 1. The place near the Little Bighorn River, the site of Custer's Last Stand.
Word: americani Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of amerikani (“cotton sheeting”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: properispomenon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προπερισπώμενον (properispṓmenon). Pronunciation: /pɹəʊpɛɹɪˈspɒmənɒn/ 1. In Greek grammar, having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable. Labels: not-comparable 2. A linguistic unit marked by a particular accentual or tonal pattern in which prominence falls just before the final syllable. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: properispomenon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προπερισπώμενον (properispṓmenon). Pronunciation: /pɹəʊpɛɹɪˈspɒmənɒn/ 1. A word having such an accent.
Word: crafts centre Part of Speech: noun 1. A craft centre
Word: craft centre Part of Speech: noun 1. A place, typically having one or more workshops, an exhibition gallery and a shop, where tourists may watch local craftsmen at work and buy examples of their craft
Word: kilometrage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French kilométrage. By surface analysis, kilometre + -age. 1. The total distance travelled, in kilometres. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per kilometre. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cellulitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin cellulitis. By surface analysis, cellule + -itis. Doublet of cellulite. First attested in the 1840s. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛl.jʊˈlaɪ.tɪs/, /ˌsɛl.jəˈlaɪ.tɪs/ 1. An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: folksinger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From folk + singer. 1. A person who sings folk songs.
Word: folksinging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From folk + singing. 1. The singing of folk songs. Labels: uncountable
Word: folkway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From folk + way. Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊkweɪ/, /ˈfoʊkˌweɪ/ 1. A belief or custom common to members of a culture or society. Labels: in-plural, often Example: He [Van Wyck Brooks] had opposed to the folkways the standard of the humanistic life. It was needful that he continue to affirm that standard by making it visible in his own spiritual manner, by living boldly, dangerously, in the fashion of the artist, by giving himself to life as men in America had never dared give themselves. But it seems that for some reason he has shrunk from continuing the challenge. Example: By the time you are grown up and can consider the folk-ways of your childhood with detached impersonality, you have forgotten what was of most value. Rarely will a child tell frankly of his lore, and rarely can an adult remember.
Word: folkways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of folkway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: follow-the-leader Part of Speech: noun 1. A children's game in which each person in a line replicates the actions of the one in front. Labels: uncountable
Word: null and void Part of Speech: adj 1. Invalid, cancelled, unenforceable. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: All retainings by indenture before that date were declared null and void 'other than to be the household servant or officer or of his [the lord's] council for lawful service done or to be done'. Example: […] on at least a dozen occasions, the Supreme Court itself […] had spent the last three decades scrutinizing and parsing, expanding and restricting and harmonizing and distinguishing a decision that had been null and void all along. Who knew!
Word: preliminaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preliminary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bone wax Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of wax, usually beeswax with the addition of paraffin or some other agent to soften it, used to stop bleeding from bones during surgery. Labels: uncountable
Word: lost wax Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of casting a sculpture in which a model of the sculpture is made from wax; the model is used to make a mould; when the mould has set, the wax is made to melt and is poured away, leaving the mould ready to be used to cast the sculpture. Labels: uncountable
Word: cire perdue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French, from cire (“wax”) and perdue (“lost”). 1. Synonym of lost wax. Labels: uncountable
Word: waxbill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wax + bill. Pronunciation: /ˈwæksˌbɪl/ 1. Any member of species of genera Estrilda, Coccopygia, Brunhilda, Glaucestrilda, Amandava, Granatina, and Uraeginthus of family Estrildidae of passerine birds.
Word: wax-colour Part of Speech: noun 1. The yellowish colour of wax. Labels: UK, uncountable
Word: wax end Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of waxed end.
Word: waxed end Part of Speech: noun 1. A thread of various filaments, usually pointed with a bristle and covered with shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for making or repairing footwears. Example: Simeon took a rough waxed-end, and placing it around his finger proceeded to attach a bristle to it. "You see," said Simeon, "it is not such a very difficult thing to do. You have only to pay attention." Example: Uncle Boley worked at the seam until he had used up the thread in the leather, then took the extra waxed-end out of his mouth and put the boot aside. He took up one of the crippled shoes, turned it, examined it, as if he had come across some curiosity in the shoemaker's art.
Word: wax-end Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wax end. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wax-myrtle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wax myrtle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Mazanderani Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Mazandaran Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k) Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/) ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- ▲ Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas Sanskrit -ईय (-īya) Prakrit -इय (-iya) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Mazanderani From Mazandaran + -i. 1. Of the Iranian region and province of Mazandaran, its people, or their language.
Word: Mazanderani Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Mazandaran Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k) Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/) ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- ▲ Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas Sanskrit -ईय (-īya) Prakrit -इय (-iya) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Mazanderani From Mazandaran + -i. 1. A Mazanderani person.
Word: Mazanderani Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Mazandaran Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor. Hebrew ־י (-i)bor. Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k) Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/) ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. Persian ـی (-ī)bor. Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- ▲ Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas Sanskrit -ईय (-īya) Prakrit -इय (-iya) ▲ Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ. ▲ Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ. ▲ Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ. Hindi -ई (-ī)bor. Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/) Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor. Urdu ـی (-ī)bor. English -i English Mazanderani From Mazandaran + -i. 1. The Mazanderani language, a northwestern Iranian language closely related to Persian.
Word: waxycap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of waxy cap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: waxy cap Part of Speech: noun 1. Any agaric of the family Hygrophoraceae.
Word: waxy spleen Part of Speech: noun 1. amyloidosis of the spleen Labels: uncountable
Word: civically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English civic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English civically From civic + -ally. 1. In a civic manner
Word: modi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of modus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pot-hole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pothole. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It is designed that the body part b shall be of suitable diameter to fit reasonably close into the pot-hole, and the flange b'' is intended to rest upon the stove-top; […] Example: In an attachment for a stove which has in its top a double pot-hole having straight sides and semicircular ends, said top having a depressed lid supporting shoulder surrounding said double pot-hole; […]
Word: injudiciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English injudicious Middle English -ly English -ly English injudiciously From injudicious + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəslɪ/ 1. In an injudicious manner.
Word: stupe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of stupid. Pronunciation: /stjuːp/, /stuːp/ 1. A stupid person or (rarely) thing. Labels: slang Example: He thinks Santa lives at the South Pole? What a stupe! Example: George put the phone back on the hook in a hurry, his face burning. She doesn't know it's you, stupe. There's six parties on the line!
Word: stupe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, from Latin stūpa, variant of stuppa. Pronunciation: /stjuːp/, /stuːp/ 1. A hot, wet medicated cloth or sponge applied externally. Example: And get your plasters, and your warm stupes ready.
Word: stupe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English, from Latin stūpa, variant of stuppa. Pronunciation: /stjuːp/, /stuːp/ 1. To foment with such a cloth or sponge. Example: stupe it at least thrice a Day
Word: sende Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of send. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: A road Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many major roads in the United Kingdom, mostly multi-lane dual carriageways between cities. Labels: British, English
Word: B road Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term "B road", or "B-Road", in British road classification refers to secondary roads, typically narrower and less important than A-roads (primary roads) but more significant than minor roads (C-roads or unclassified roads). Prefix "B-" [which likely stands for "British" or "Branch" in the context of roads. These roads were originally classified as secondary roads in the UK road network] + "Road". 1. Any of many secondary roads in Britain, typically branching off of A roads, leading to C roads, and travelling to smaller towns and villages. Labels: UK
Word: Great North Road Part of Speech: name 1. The A1 (partially the A1(M)) road from London to Edinburgh Labels: UK Example: Upon the very same night when Nancy, having lulled Mr. Sikes to sleep, hurried on her self-imposed mission to Rose Maylie, there advanced towards London by the Great North Road two persons, upon whom it is expedient that this history should bestow some attention.
Word: White Castle Part of Speech: name 1. The first fast-food hamburger chain and one of the oldest American fast-food restaurant chains, known for its Slyder, a small square burger. Example: 2006 April 9, Ryan Nerz (interviewee), Steve Paulson (interviewer), “Techno Cuisine”, To the Best of Our Knowledge, Wisconsin Public Radio It was a qualifier for Krystal Burgers. Krystal burgers are a little bit like White Castles, the prototypical “Slyder” as they’re known. Example: Indeed it turned out the developer had illegally modeled all of Tuscanyville’s homes on Olive Garden, Pizzeria Uno’s, and White Castle outlets.
Word: seed corn Part of Speech: noun 1. Seed that is saved from one year's harvest for the subsequent year's planting, rather than being used to make flour etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: seed corn Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of corn (callus) composed of multiple small lesions, typically caused by uneven pressure on the foot while walking.
Word: luminous intensity Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of the power emitted by a source of light; equal to the flux density per solid angle.
Word: flux density Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of rate of flow of a fluid, particles or energy per unit area.
Word: fresh out of Part of Speech: adj 1. Having recently left one stage of life to begin another. Labels: idiomatic Example: You can hardly expect someone fresh out of basic training to be a superhero who can see around every corner. Example: That boy was one of the new draft, fresh out of boot camp, and yet it was his duty to pass messages upon which the fate of a battle might depend. 2. Having completely exhausted one's supply of (a commodity); especially, having just run out recently. Labels: idiomatic Example: Customer: I'd like a sesame bagel, please. Waiter: Sorry, hon, we're fresh out of sesame. How about sourdough? Example: They've tried nothing and they're fresh out of ideas. [sarcastic comment about someone's lack of problem-solving skills]
Word: incognitum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin incognitum (“unknown”). Coined by William Hunter. 1. An American mammoth or mastodon, especially when presumed extant. Labels: archaic Example: When, as president, he dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to the Northwest, Jefferson hoped that they would come upon live incognita roaming its forests.
Word: mochi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 餅(もち) (mochi). Pronunciation: /ˈmoʊtʃi/, /ˈmɒtʃi/ 1. A small Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Many of Japan's most popular confections are dusted with a light coating of sweetened kinako. These confections usually consist of a grain such as mochi (pounded glutinous rice) […] Example: And when it comes to mochi, the Japanese rice dough, much of its appeal can be attributed to a glorious bounce or a gelatinous squish or a comforting kind of gloop. One of the most popular ways to eat mochi is in the sweet packages known as daifuku: The dough is stretched around a filling of red bean paste, or creams in flavors like green tea, chocolate or strawberries.
Word: GLONASS Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian ГЛОНАСС (GLONASS). 1. Acronym of Global Navigation Satellite System, a system of navigational satellites operated by the Russian government. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: Dido Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Δῑδώ (Dīdṓ)bor. Latin Dīdōbor. English Dido Borrowed from Latin Dīdō, from Ancient Greek Διδώ (Didṓ). Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪdəʊ/ 1. Legendary founder and first queen of Carthage. Labels: Greek, Roman
Word: Dido Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Georgian დიდოური (didouri), from დიდი (didi). Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪdəʊ/ 1. Synonym of Tsez. Example: The name Tsez derives from the indigenous self-designation cez or cezi, while the alternative Dido is the Georgian designation. The traditional lands of the Tsez are more or less coterminous with the Tsunta district (cuntinskij rajon) in Daghestan, excluding the Bezhta division (bežtinskij učastok), inhabited by speakers of Bezhta and Hunzib, and the village of Genukh, where speakers of Hinuq live.
Word: palynologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English palynology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English palynologist From palynology + -ist. 1. One who studies palynology (pollen, spores, and other particulate organic matter).
Word: blaireau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French blaireau. 1. Synonym of American badger Labels: archaic
Word: chow down Part of Speech: verb 1. To eat, especially to eat vigorously. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: We're all famished; it's time to chow down. Example: You better chow down, or it's gonna get cold / So eat it, I don't care if you're full
Word: eat up Part of Speech: verb 1. To consume completely. Labels: ambitransitive Example: He was so hungry that he ate up everything on his plate. Example: Dinner is served. Eat up! 2. To cause (someone) to obsess; to figuratively consume (someone). Labels: figuratively, slang, transitive Example: His anger has been eating him up. 3. To subtract, use up. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: His behavior has eaten up all the goodwill we felt towards him. Example: The powerful car ate up the miles. 4. To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning. Labels: figuratively, informal, transitive Example: She ate up everything that her image consultant said. 5. To acclaim or praise (someone or something); to consume (absorb information). Labels: slang, transitive Example: They eat up every book he puts out. Example: There are a number of subsidiary plots and characters that don't ring entirely true, and the ending is straight out of “The Perils of Pauline,” but I ate it all up anyway, because in the last analysis the opera has a kind of honest, disarming sentimentality. 6. To find something to be very cute. Labels: US, informal, transitive Example: You're so cute, I could just eat you up! 7. To go quickly on a route. Labels: figuratively, slang, transitive Example: We ate up the road to Pennsylvania. Example: You're gonna have to eat up the whole way there. 8. To be very good at; to succeed at; to smash. (Compare eat and leave no crumbs.) Labels: slang, transitive Example: One fan shared a snippet from the music video wherein Jungkook and Han So-hee are drowning in water. Despite the catastrophic situation, the lovers are squabbling with each other. The fan commented: “The laundromat cause they ate that up”. 9. To completely dominate someone else, especially with a comeback or clapback. Labels: informal, slang Example: Girl, you ate him up!
Word: maniacal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yétorder. Proto-Hellenic *məňňómai Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek μανίᾱ (maníā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós) Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós)bor. Late Latin maniacuslbor. French maniaquebor. English maniac English -al English maniacal From maniac + -al. Pronunciation: /məˈnaɪək(ə)l/ 1. Like a maniac; insane; frenzied. Example: In other cases of moral alienation there will be found to have been more or less congenital moral defect, with maniacal exacerbations of positive moral insanity occurring perhaps at puberty, perhaps at the menstrual periods, perhaps after severe disappointment. Example: He suddenly exploded into about three seconds of maniacal laughter and stopped again.
Word: manageability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English manageability From manage + -ability. Pronunciation: /ˌmæ.nɪ.dʒəˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/ 1. The characteristic of being manageable. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: muteness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mute Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English muteness From mute + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being mute. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Jamike came with a certain muteness, as if something had silenced him.
Word: mustiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English musty 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 mustiness From musty + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being musty. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But during those two years for some reason or other the house had fallen into premature and rapid decay. With a very few months an air of mustiness began to hang over the once palatial residence of the rich foreign financier.
Word: muskiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English musky 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 muskiness From musky + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being musky.
Word: muddiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English muddy 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 muddiness From muddy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being muddy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mugginess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English muggy 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 mugginess From muggy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being muggy. Labels: uncountable Example: They found that their subjects started overheating dangerously at much lower “wet-bulb” temperatures—a measure that accounts for both heat and mugginess—than what they had expected based on previous theoretical estimates by climate scientists.
Word: mulishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mulish 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 mulishness From mulish + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being mulish. Labels: uncountable
Word: multifariousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English multifarious 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 multifariousness From multifarious + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being multifarious. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mushiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mushy 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 mushiness From mushy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being mushy. Labels: uncountable Example: I chose it by default: The mushiness seemed less offensive than the near unchewability of the other three. All the cooked meat was overcooked, making judgments difficult if not impossible. The veal chops should have been trimmed of fat. Excess fat put off most tasters. Some tasters got end pieces of the scaloppine and were unhappier than tasters with thicker middle cuts. My Provimi scaloppine was so overcooked it tasted like shredded cardboard.
Word: faineant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French fay neant, alteration of feignant (“idler”), present participle of feindre, modelled on fait (“does”) + neant (“nothing”). Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪniənt/ 1. An irresponsible or lazy person.
Word: musky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English musk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English musky From musk + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌs.ki/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of musk, especially in scent. Example: “You got to do something about your yard.” “My yard? We've been over this, Wayne. Why would I allow a seasonal skunk orgy on my land, huh? They ruined my papasan chair with their musky lovemaking. No, no no. These skunks are your problem, Wayne.”
Word: musky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of muskellunge. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌs.ki/ 1. muskellunge
Word: muskier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of musky: more musky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: muskiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of musky: most musky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: relentment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English relent Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English relentment From relent + -ment. 1. The act of relenting, softening. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some being of the opinion of Thales, that water was the originall of all things, thought it moſt equall to ſubmit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moiſt relentment.
Word: huskier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of husky: more husky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: lustier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of lusty: more lusty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: lustiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of lusty: most lusty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: oversimplified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English simplified English oversimplified From over- + simplified. 1. Having been simplified to the point where important information is not conveyed.
Word: oversimplified Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English simplified English oversimplified From over- + simplified. 1. past participle of oversimplify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: commixture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From com- + mixture. 1. The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some apprehended a purifying virtue in fire, refining the grosser commixture, and firing out the Æthereall particles so deeply immersed in it. Example: Of these gases the former become less and less noxious in proportion to their commixture with atmospheric air; the latter more and more dangerous, and liable to explosion, in proportion to the same commixture, in quantities limited to six parts and 12 parts of atmospheric air. No commixture of these different noxious gases will explode.
Word: oversimplify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English simplify English oversimplify From over- + simplify. 1. To explain or present something in a way that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand. Example: But the report stresses that this comparison, based purely on the total transport performed, oversimplifies the picture. The kinds of work performed by rail and rail transport are not identical.
Word: depositure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin deponere. 1. The act of depositing. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: The Ægyptians […] by precious Embalments, depositure in dry earths, or handsome inclosure in glasses, contrived the notablest wayes of integrall conservation.
Word: NIDS Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of network intrusion detection system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable 2. Abbreviation of neuroleptic-induced deficit syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: unblushing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + blushing. 1. not blushing Labels: not-comparable 2. shameless Labels: not-comparable
Word: unblushing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unblush Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: urnal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English urn Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English urnal From urn + -al. 1. Pertaining to urns. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: And the Chinois without cremation or urnall interrment of their bodies, make use of trees and much burning [...].
Word: state of affairs Part of Speech: noun 1. A specific situation; a set of circumstances. Labels: idiomatic Example: His uncooperative attitude creates a difficult state of affairs for all of us. Example: Now this doubtness is an unhappy state of affairs to the lover of the steam locomotive, but we cannot, like the proverbial ostrich, bury our heads in the sand and refuse to face facts.
Word: unconfined Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + confined. 1. Not confined; free from physical restraint. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stage whisper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: stage + whisper Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪdʒ ˈwɪs.pə/, /ˈsteɪdʒ ˈwɪs.pɚ/ 1. A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough for the audience to hear. Example: '[…]When the division was announced, he chuckled exceedingly, and in a stage whisper exclaimed, "Grey is check-mated !" ' Example: Near to the audience the stage whisper was not much louder, although more distinct, than an ordinary whisper in private life. 2. Any loud whisper intended to be overheard. Labels: broadly
Word: stage whisper Part of Speech: verb Etymology: stage + whisper Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪdʒ ˈwɪs.pə/, /ˈsteɪdʒ ˈwɪs.pɚ/ 1. To perform a stage whisper. Example: The duet was embellished with stage-whispered solos [...] Example: “The captain's voice, by G–!” said the stage-whispering ruffian, and both robbers fled by the way of the back door, shutting off their bull's-eye as they ran.
Word: stage whispers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stage whisper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stage whispers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stage whisper Alternative spelling of stage-whispers. Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: goober pea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From goober + pea. 1. Synonym of peanut. Labels: Southern-US, dated
Word: penannular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin paene (“almost”) + annular. 1. Forming an almost complete ring, but with a break or opening. Labels: not-comparable
Word: concentrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From concentrate + -or. 1. One who concentrates. Example: Experienced classroom teachers are well acquainted with the attention-seeker, the shy girl, the aggressive boy, the poor concentrator, the slow student […] 2. A hub. 3. An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air. 4. A frame or ring of wire or hard paper fitting into the cartridge case used in some shotguns, and holding the shot together when discharged, to secure close shooting; also, a device for slightly narrowing the bore at the muzzle for the same purpose.
Word: fluvial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fluviālis, from fluvius (“a stream”) + -ālis, from the root of fluere (“to flow”). Pronunciation: /ˈfluːvi.əl/ 1. Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream. Labels: not-comparable Example: ...that's where I remember the vertigo, surrendering to that vertigo when I came inside you, a liberating surrender, a total bravery, and may forces unknown to me decide, impulses, fluvial wills, cells, creatures, the fauna of the mystery, an orange dinosaur in a toy store.
Word: peak hour Part of Speech: noun 1. Rush hour. 2. Relating to peak periods in traffic and transportation. Labels: attributive Example: It will be noted that on this service, in contradistinction to that from and to Bristol, extra trains are provided to cope with peak-hour conditions; [...].
Word: the one Part of Speech: noun 1. A particularly special or compatible person or thing. Labels: colloquial Example: I knew as soon I met him that John was the one for me and we were married within a month. Example: That car's the one — I'll buy it. 2. A particularly special or compatible person or thing. Labels: colloquial Example: Jesus Christ is the One, the savior. Example: He (Neo) is the One.
Word: the one Part of Speech: pron 1. The person or thing. Example: Here is the one I want to buy. Example: In formal contexts, we can use 'that' and 'those' as substitutes meaning ‘the one(s)’.
Word: this way Part of Speech: noun 1. In the indicated direction or manner.
Word: this way Part of Speech: adv 1. In the way indicated; as follows; thus Labels: not-comparable Example: Look at it this way. 2. As a consequence. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: It's good that he's gone. This way we don't have to argue with him all the time.
Word: fasciation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French fasciation. Pronunciation: /fæsɪˈeɪʃən/ 1. The binding up of a limb, etc., with bandages. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A bandage. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: […] able to break the fasciations and bands of death […] 3. The process or state of being fasciated. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The process or state of being fasciated. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These odd-looking shoots are not diseased but are the result of a fairly common condition known as "fasciation" that affects shoots on all sorts of plants quite randomly and for no apparent reason, but presumed by plant experts to be the result of damage to buds just as the shoots were starting to form. There is therefore nothing to be alarmed about and you should simply cut off the shoots that are unsightly. […] Fasciation can also affect, with somewhat more visually catastrophic results, various spire-forming herbaceous plants such as delphiniums and hollyhocks.
Word: evaluated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of evaluate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: exequy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A back-formation from exequies, from Middle English exequies, from Old French exequies, from Latin exsequiās, accusative of exsequiae (“a funeral, seeing-off procession”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɪkwi/ 1. Funeral rites. Labels: obsolete, plural Example: But yet, before we go, let’s not forget The noble Duke of Bedford late deceased, But see his exequies fulfill’d in Rouen: Example: EDWARD. Whether goes my Lord of Couentrie so fast? BISHOP. To celebrate your fathers exequies,
Word: exequies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exequy (“funeral rites”) Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: short fuse Part of Speech: noun 1. The personality trait of being quick to anger. Labels: idiomatic Example: to be on a short fuse Example: Be careful of what you say; he has a short fuse.
Word: short temper Part of Speech: noun 1. The personality trait of being quick to anger. Labels: idiomatic Example: Be careful of what you say; he has a short temper.
Word: by one's own hand Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. As a result of one's own actions, especially with reference to death by suicide. Labels: idiomatic Example: Like too many deeply depressed people, she died by her own hand. Example: He gained all his wealth by his own hand.
Word: put the feedbag on Part of Speech: verb 1. To dine; to eat. Labels: dated, slang Example: Well, gang, it's time to gather around the table and put the feedbag on.
Word: risograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the Riso Kagaku Corporation, + -graph. 1. A high-speed printing machine used for high-volume photocopying by means of an internal stencil. 2. A print produced by such a machine.
Word: show window Part of Speech: noun 1. A windowed, street-facing compartment in which a selection of a store's merchandise is displayed.
Word: gin pole Part of Speech: noun 1. A long, supporting pole used during the erection of a mast or pylon.
Word: take a whizz Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of take a whiz: to urinate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang