nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: drees Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dree Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dreeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dree Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dreed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dree Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: eerily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From eerie + -ly. Compare Old English earglīċe, earhlīċe (“in a cowardly manner, timidly, fearfully”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪəɹɪli/, /ˈɪɹ.ɪ.li/ 1. In an eerie manner. Example: And it was the voice of a human being—a known, loved, well-remembered voice—that of Edward Fairfax Rochester; and it spoke in pain and woe—wildly, eerily, urgently. Example: Within a short time, the area became overcrowded with visiting kinksters and the original dungeons were torn down, replaced by resplendent palaces of kinkiness that soared into the sky. I can’t help but notice at this point that the story begins to sound eerily like the development of Las Vegas. My brother Merle used to love going out there years ago, to frequent the smaller and older casinos. He became furious when developers tore them down to build newer and bigger ones.
Word: hark back Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hark (“to listen attentively”) + back (“to or in a previous condition or place”, adverb), originally a hunting command to hounds meaning “Listen! Go back!”. Pronunciation: /ˌhɑːk ˈbæk/, /ˌhɑɹk ˈbæk/ 1. Of hounds: to retrace a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey. Labels: intransitive 2. To return to where one has previously been; to retrace one's steps. Labels: broadly, intransitive Example: He must have overshot the mark, and must hark back. So he turned his weary horse's head, and made his way back along the road to the spot where his spoor struck into it. 3. To allude, return, or revert (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, to evoke, or long or pine for (a past era or event). Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: Mr. Flemyng, who had been assuaging his thirst with more champagne during the afternoon, had harked back to the subject of his morning's discourse, and was laying down an authoritative scheme of ethics, in the course of which sundry hard words, such as transcendentalism, pseudo-materialism and the like, lost a syllable here and there. Example: Harking back to the theme of a series of speeches he [George W. Bush] delivered last week, he said he was reminded that "there's still an enemy out there that would like to inflict the same kind of damage again." 4. To call back (hounds); to recall. Labels: transitive
Word: hark back Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hark (“to listen attentively”) + back (“to or in a previous condition or place”, adverb), originally a hunting command to hounds meaning “Listen! Go back!”. Pronunciation: /ˌhɑːk ˈbæk/, /ˌhɑɹk ˈbæk/, /ˈhɑːkbæk/, /ˈhɑɹkˌbæk/ 1. Alternative form of hark-back. 2. Alternative form of hark-back. Labels: figuratively
Word: shake up Part of Speech: verb 1. To agitate by shaking. Labels: transitive Example: If you shake up a can of cola and then open it, you get an explosion. 2. To restore to its original shape by shaking. Labels: transitive 3. To upset or distress (a person). Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: Seeing the car accident really shook her up. 4. To reorganize, to make reforms in. Labels: informal, transitive Example: The new boss is going to shake things up, so be aware.
Word: pneumatometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pneumato- + -meter. 1. A device used to measure the force of inspiration or expiration of a person's lungs.
Word: postage meter Part of Speech: noun 1. A machine used to print prepaid labels onto pieces of mail, and to record total postage charges.
Word: pulsometer Part of Speech: noun 1. A vacuum pump or hydrotrope.
Word: pycnometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) and μέτρον (métron, “measure”). By surface analysis, pycno- + -meter. Pronunciation: /pɪkˈnɒmɪtə(ɹ)/ 1. A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity or relative density of a liquid. Example: As Galileo showed in his tract La Bilancetta, or “The Little Balance,” a scientist of Archimedes’ stature could have achieved a far more precise result using his own law of buoyancy and an accurate scale, something far more common in the ancient world than a very precise pycnometer, which is used to measure displacement.
Word: no pain, no gain Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Came into prominence around 1982 through the American actress Jane Fonda's aerobic workout videos. 1. One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort (e.g., hard work, risk, or both) in order to achieve worthwhile goals. Example: Near-synonyms: nothing ventured, nothing gained; no guts, no glory
Word: lawn-mower Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lawnmower. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Nature of rubbish, almost entirely small pieces of grass as found in the box of a lawn-mower Example: soft rains have teased the daffodils into blossom along the and this morning I heard the first clicking of a lawn-mower.
Word: golf shirt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Sometimes worn by golfers. 1. A polo shirt.
Word: polo-neck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From polo (“ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent’s goal”) + neck. Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊləʊ ˌnɛk/, /ˈpoʊloʊ ˌnɛk/ 1. A high collar covering the neck. Labels: India, UK 2. A light type of shirt with such a collar. Labels: India, UK
Word: polo neck Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of polo-neck. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wakeboarding Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈweɪkbɔɹdɪŋ/ 1. A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable. Labels: uncountable
Word: wakeboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wake + board. 1. The board one stands on for wakeboarding.
Word: wakeboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wake + board. 1. To take part in wakeboarding.
Word: wakeboarder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wakeboard + -er. 1. Someone who takes part in wakeboarding.
Word: anticommunism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Old French comun French commun Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French communismebor. English communism English anticommunism From anti- + communism. Pronunciation: /æntɪˈkɒmjʊnɪzəm/ 1. Opposition to communism. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In the main, anticommunism in postwar America meant opposition to the kind of dictatorial state socialism that existed in Russia and that many Americans saw as a negation of everything America stood for. In the 1946 campaign, for example, when I talked about the "communist-dominated PAC," my remarks were generally understood in this context of dictatorial socialism versus free enterprise.
Word: kitesurfing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kite + surfing. 1. A type of kiteboarding that happens in the water, where the rider is on a surfboard and is propelled by a power kite. Labels: uncountable
Word: kitesurfing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From kite + surfing. 1. present participle and gerund of kitesurf Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kitesurf Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From kite + surf. 1. To take part in kitesurfing. Labels: intransitive
Word: canoeing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From canoe + -ing. Pronunciation: /kəˈnuɪŋ/ 1. A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Their adventures are much more thrilling than your summer hikes and canoeings. 2. When a cigar, cigarette, or joint burns unevenly, burning more on one side. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: canoeing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From canoe + -ing. Pronunciation: /kəˈnuɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of canoe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: water polo Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˈpəʊləʊ/ 1. A water sport consisting of two teams of swimmers who have to throw the ball into the opponent's goal. Labels: uncountable
Word: water sport Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of watersport. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: purple heron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From purple and heron. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜː(ɹ)pəl ˈhɛɹən/, /ˈpɝpəl ˈhɛɹən/ 1. A wading bird, Ardea purpurea, having reddish-brown plumage and found throughout southern Europe and Asia.
Word: Philippians Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /fəˈlɪpiənz/ 1. The eleventh book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Philippians.
Word: Philippians Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fəˈlɪpiənz/ 1. plural of Philippian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cuban red macaw Part of Speech: noun 1. A small parrot (†Ara tricolor), formerly found in Cuba, and extinct since the late nineteenth century.
Word: great green macaw Part of Speech: noun 1. An endangered parrot, Ara ambiguus, found in Central America.
Word: Newby Part of Speech: name Etymology: From new + -by. Meaning "new settlement". 1. A placename; any of several places: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename; any of several places: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename; any of several places: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from one of these places. Labels: countable
Word: mhw Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of mean high water. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: inexperience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French inexpérience, from Late Latin inexperientia. 1. A lack of experience. Labels: uncountable Example: I failed to get the job due to inexperience.
Word: eclipsis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “disappearance, abandoning”). Doublet of eclipse. Pronunciation: /ɪˈklɪpsɪs/ 1. An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis. Labels: Irish, countable, uncountable
Word: crake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English crak, crake, from Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Germanic *krak-, *kra- (“to croak, caw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-, itself onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹeɪk/ 1. Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
Word: crake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English crak, crake, from Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Germanic *krak-, *kra- (“to croak, caw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-, itself onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹeɪk/ 1. To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake. Example: How still ! how very still it is, So silent it appears, E'en from its intensity, To tingle in mine ears. I hear the sheep-bell far away In the calm breathless night; The corncrake begins to crake . Crake, crake, with all its might. Example: 'How very disagreeable!' said Annie; 'perhaps the birds took it in turn to crake.'
Word: crake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English craken, from Old English cracian, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kroakje, West Frisian kreakje, Dutch kraken, Low German kraken, French craquer (< Germanic), German krachen. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹeɪk/ 1. To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully. Labels: obsolete Example: I hyred the to fyght agaynste Alexander, and not to crake and prate. Example: Each man may crake of that which was his own.
Word: crake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English craken, from Old English cracian, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kroakje, West Frisian kreakje, Dutch kraken, Low German kraken, French craquer (< Germanic), German krachen. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹeɪk/ 1. A crack; a boast. Labels: obsolete
Word: dentalium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Dentalium, from Latin dentālis (“dental”), dēns (“tooth”), Proto-Italic *dents and Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. 1. Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium. Example: Apart from the two or three bird masks, the only other zoomorphic mask was a wolf frontlet of cedar decorated in micaceous black paint with dentalium teeth, dentalium being an important form of wealth with some of the attributes of a currency.
Word: tooth shell Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tusk shell.
Word: fairing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fair (“community gathering, market”). In the sense of food, because cakes and sweets were sold at fairs. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/, /ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/ 1. A gift or other souvenir bought at a fair. Labels: archaic Example: She told me she was on her way to the fair in Bolzano and assumed I was going there too. Should we meet there, I must buy her a fairing [translating Jahrmarkt]. 2. A present, especially given by a lover. Labels: archaic 3. Something that is deserved; one's deserts. Labels: Ireland, Scotland, archaic 4. A type of small gingerbread biscuit; a ginger nut. Example: […] the ground […] was already being occupied by the “cheap Jacks,” with their green-covered carts and marvellous assortment of wares; and the booths of more legitimate small traders, with their tempting arrays of fairings and eatables; and penny peep-shows and other shows, containing pink-eyed ladies, and dwarfs, and boa-constrictors, and wild Indians.
Word: fairing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fair (“to smoothen or even a surface”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/, /ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of fair Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fairing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fair (“to smoothen or even a surface”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/, /ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/ 1. A covering on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that streamlines it (i.e., produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag). Example: The fairing over the driving motion of this engine, and of the 4-6-2s, was removed subsequently, to give greater accessibility to the working parts. Example: To improve the appearance of the stepped roof a glass-fibre fairing, moulded to the corner radius, extends for the full length between the two cabs.
Word: fairings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fairing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fairyland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fairy + land. 1. The land or abode of fairies. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These fairy-lands are only seen by very pious people or by those who are gifted with second sight, when in danger of their lives at sea, and they appear where at other times no land is to be found. Example: Disconsolately they shot the water-chute, swung on the swings, ate fairy floss from the booth like nostalgic exiles from fairyland. 2. Any place of great natural beauty, or having a magical atmosphere. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: No one who had not observed that for a short distance reeds had taken the place of shrubs, could possibly have guessed the existence of such a stream or dreamed of the fairyland beyond. For a fairyland it was - the most wonderful that the imagination of man could conceive. The thick vegetation met overhead, interlacing into a natural pergola, and through this tunnel of verdure in a golden twilight flowed the green, pellucid river, beautiful in itself, but marvelous from the strange tints thrown by the vivid light from above filtered and tempered in its fall. Example: After months of darkness, mud and shuttered shops, what a delight to see gay streets filled with stores, all gorgeous in a Christmas fairyland of decoration. 3. Synonym of dreamland (“ideal but unrealistic fantasy world”). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fairyland Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fairy + land. 1. Having qualities ascribed to fairies and their realm; fanciful, delicate, surreal, or diminutive. Labels: not-comparable Example: The children built a fairyland cottage out of gingerbread, decorated with gumdrops and peppermint sticks.
Word: falconer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fauconer, from Old French falconer, fauconer, from faucon (“falcon”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɒl.kən.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈfɔːk.nə(ɹ)/, /ˈfælkənɚ/ 1. A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey. Example: And to add force to his remonstrances, he conferred a cuff or two on the negligent attendant of the hawks, who, shouting rather louder than was necessary under all the circumstances, brought the master falconer to his assistance. 2. One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
Word: falconers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of falconer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: illusive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin illūsīvus. Pronunciation: /ɪˈluːsɪv/ 1. Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome. Example: Testing software completely is an illusive goal. Example: […] he could not catch the illusive thing that had sadly perplexed as well as elevated his spirit.
Word: ninnyism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ninny Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English ninnyism From ninny + -ism. 1. predisposition to act like a ninny Example: He wondered at his own degree of ninnyism. How severe was it? How incurable was it? Could a man walk through life in a constant readiness to duck?
Word: learns Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of learn Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dancers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dancer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cables Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.bəlz/ 1. plural of cable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cables Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.bəlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cable Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: susurrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin susurrō, susurrātus (whence -ate). 1. To whisper. Labels: intransitive
Word: famish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English famisshe, from famen (“starve”), from Old French afamer, ultimately from Latin famēs (“hunger”). Compare affamish, famine. Cognate with Spanish hambre (“hunger”). Pronunciation: /ˈfamɪʃ/ 1. To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Even so did Corellius Rufus, another grave senator, by the relation of Plinius Secundus, Epist. lib.1, epist.12, famish himself to death […] 2. To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry. Labels: transitive Example: And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Example: The pains of famished Tantalus [he] shall feel. 3. To kill, or to cause great suffering to, by depriving or denying anything necessary. Labels: transitive Example: And famish him of breath, if not of bread? 4. To force, control, or constrain by famine. Labels: transitive Example: He had […]famished Paris into a surrender. 5. To die of hunger; to starve to death. Labels: intransitive Example: Some ſay that Rauens foſter forlorne children, / The vvhilſt their ovvne birds famiſh in their neſts: / Oh be to me though thy hard hart ſay no, / Nothing ſo kinde but ſomething pittifull. 6. To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to nearly perish. Labels: intransitive Example: You are all resolved rather to die than to famish? 7. To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary. Labels: intransitive Example: The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish.
Word: submitting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səbˈmɪtɪŋ/, [səbˈmɪɾɪŋ] 1. present participle and gerund of submit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: submitting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /səbˈmɪtɪŋ/, [səbˈmɪɾɪŋ] 1. A submission. Labels: formal, rare Example: With something of her original archness, mingling with graver rebuke, Honoria reminded the rebel of certain dutiful expressions, and religious submittings of the will, with which he had so lately gratified her. Example: Did the Creator see fit to adopt the plan of creation through a series of variations, and submittings of them to selection; or did He, by his fiat, evoke the human form into its acknowledged perfection in an instant?
Word: submitting Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /səbˈmɪtɪŋ/, [səbˈmɪɾɪŋ] 1. submissive
Word: ripples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ripple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ripples Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ripple Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ambiguously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ambig(ō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin ambiguuslbor. English ambiguous 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 English -ly English ambiguously From ambiguous + -ly. Pronunciation: /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs.li/ 1. In an ambiguous manner. Example: "The Stranger" was a dark, comely, youthful man's head, portentously looking out of a dark, shaded ground, and ambiguously smiling. Example: The bisexual name, such as Marion and Carol (and Evelyn and Vivian in England), is frequently a source of annoyance and embarrassment to the letter writer, who, if he does not know his ambiguously named correspondent personally […]
Word: ambivalently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ambivalent Middle English -ly English -ly English ambivalently From ambivalent + -ly. 1. In an ambivalent manner. Example: Ito continues his self-reinventions. Each time his turn seems suited to the moment ambivalently, equal parts progressive and defeated, and perhaps each time, but certainly this time, the fault rests not with him but the political moment.
Word: amorously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Inherited from Middle English amorously, amerously; equivalent to amorous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.mə.ɹəs.li/ 1. In an amorous or loving manner. Example: A unique anti-aphrodisiac was the heart of a turtle carried in a wolf's skin. It prevented a person from ever being tempted amorously.
Word: amusingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English amusing Middle English -ly English -ly English amusingly From amusing + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈm(j)uzɪŋli/ 1. In an amusing manner. Example: "you will find it a great deal more amusing than if I wanted you to write either pamphlets or speeches. The fact is, that I am too good an actor to succeed as an author. I do assure you, that when en scene, I am often surprised at my own readiness of resource, but I need stimulus. I cannot sit down by myself, and fill four sides of paper, which said time might be so much more amusingly employed; no, life is not long enough to write letters!" Example: The comedy Bird in the Hand (1927) plays neatly and amusingly, if tritely and datedly, with the stubborn class-consciousness and inverted pride of a country landlord whose daughter falls in love with the local squire's son.
Word: amphibiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English amphibious Middle English -ly English -ly English amphibiously From amphibious + -ly. 1. In the manner of an amphibian. 2. In an amphibious manner.
Word: anachronistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English anachronistic 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 anachronistically From anachronistic + -ally. Pronunciation: /əˌnækɹəˈnɪstɪkli/ 1. In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.
Word: alluringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English alluring Middle English -ly English -ly English alluringly From alluring + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈl(j)ʊɹɪŋ/ 1. In an alluring manner.
Word: alphanumerically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English alphanumerical Middle English -ly English -ly English alphanumerically From alphanumerical + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌælfən(j)uˈmɛɹɪkli/ 1. In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters. 2. In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
Word: reflectometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English reflect Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English reflectometer From reflect + -o- + -meter. 1. An instrument used to measure the reflectance of a surface.
Word: refractometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English refract Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English refractometer From refract + -o- + -meter. 1. An optical instrument used to measure the refractive index of a substance.
Word: trunk calls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trunk call Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stacks Part of Speech: noun 1. A large amount of money, especially winnings. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: With that 70-1 shot winning the second leg, this pick 5 is going to pay stacks.
Word: stacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Newton's third law Part of Speech: name 1. Newton's observation that to every action (force applied) there is an equal and opposite reaction (equal force applied in the opposite direction).
Word: excipient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin excipiēns, present participle of excipiō. See except. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsɪpɪənt/, /ɛkˈsɪpiənt/ 1. An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage. 2. An exceptor.
Word: excipient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin excipiēns, present participle of excipiō. See except. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsɪpɪənt/, /ɛkˈsɪpiənt/ 1. Taking an exception.
Word: ribaldry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ribaldrie, from Old French ribaulderie, ribauderie, equivalent to ribald + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪb.əl.dɹi/ 1. Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Playes are the nurseries of vice, the bawd, / That thorow the senses steales our hearts abroad, / Tainting our eares with obscæne bawdery, / Lascivious words, and wanton ribaulry. Example: His jargon of slang was a continuous joy and surprise to them. His gestures, his strange poses, his frank ribaldry of tongue and principle fascinated them.
Word: Newton's first law Part of Speech: name 1. The observation that objects in motion tend to stay in motion, and objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless an outside force acts upon them.
Word: respirometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English respire Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English respirometer From respire + -o- + -meter. 1. A device used to measure the rate of respiration of living organisms, such as plants or fish. 2. An apparatus for supplying air to a diver under water.
Word: rheogoniometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sréweti Proto-Hellenic *hréwō Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō) English rheo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Hellenic *gónu Ancient Greek γόνῠ (gónŭ)der. Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā)der. English gonio- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English goniometer English rheogoniometer From rheo- + goniometer. 1. A type of rheometer that can be used to measure the viscous and elastic flow properties of a fluid, commonly called a Weissenberg Rheogoniometer.
Word: rheometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rheo- + -meter 1. A device used to measure the flow properties of fluids with variable viscosity. 2. A device used to measure the flow of electric current: an ammeter. Labels: obsolete 3. A flowmeter, especially for water or blood. Labels: archaic
Word: stage name Part of Speech: noun 1. The pseudonym of an entertainer.
Word: anns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ann Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sink hole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sinkhole. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sink holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sink hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shambling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈʃæmblɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of shamble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shambling Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈʃæmblɪŋ/ 1. Who walks while dragging or shuffling the feet. Example: moving with a shambling gait Example: a shambling giant of a man
Word: shambling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈʃæmblɪŋ/ 1. An awkward, irregular gait.
Word: euphoriant Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /juˈfɔɹi.ənt/ 1. A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
Word: euphoriant Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /juˈfɔɹi.ənt/ 1. Producing euphoria.
Word: re-dyeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of re-dye Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: harks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hark Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: harking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hark Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: harking Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of harking back; a reversion or return. Example: Despite such harkings to the Old Muscovite past, the trappings of European life inevitably followed once the Russians began to live in European settings.
Word: harked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hark Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: contemptuously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English contemptuous Middle English -ly English -ly English contemptuously From contemptuous + -ly. Pronunciation: /kənˈtɛmp.tʃu.əs.li/, /kənˈtɛmp.tju.əs.li/, /kənˈtɛmp.t͡ʃu.əs.li/ 1. In a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly. Example: He argued with the judge contemptuously, showing no respect or remorse for his actions. Example: Ralph, who was a thickset clownish figure, arrived at his full strength, and conscious of the most complete personal superiority, laughed contemptuously at the threats of the slight-made stripling.
Word: measurements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of measurement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sporks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cosmopolitanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cosmopolitan + -ism. The sense referring obliquely to Jewishness comes from the long era in which all Jews lived in the Jewish diaspora because Jews had been banished from the ancient Jewish homeland and no new homeland yet existed. In Soviet use it was rooted in fear of transnationalism generally but took on coded or dogwhistle antisemitic qualities that were not explicitly separable from the generality. Pronunciation: /ˌkɑzməˈpɑlɪtənɪzm̩/ 1. The quality of being cosmopolitan. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The philosophy of cosmopolitanism underlies theories of global citizenship. Cosmopolitanism is the ability to balance a local and global identity. A cosmopolitan individual engages meaningfully with different cultures and feels at home in the world. Example: To present the world anthropologies project (WA), this article explores the existence of three kinds of anthropological cosmopolitanisms and cosmopolitics: imperial, liberal, and radical. 2. The quality of being cosmopolitan. Labels: countable, sometimes, uncountable 3. The quality of being cosmopolitan. Labels: countable, euphemistic, sometimes, uncountable Example: rootless cosmopolitanism
Word: cosmopolitanisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cosmopolitanism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bitch slap Part of Speech: noun 1. An open-handed slap to the face. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Amanda’s remedy refrain, “just go out and meet someone new,” struck Frank like a bitch slap, even though she knew her sister meant no harm. Example: The Lie: “I was only out drinking with my best friend, Betty.” / Translation: “I bought my best friend, Betty, drinks while I was on my needs in the back room.” […] / Response: Your patented bitch slap. After all, how fucking stupid does he think you are?
Word: bitch slap Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of bitch-slap. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Maybe next time we just open the door and start out with some bitch slapping.” ¶ I gave Lula a horrified stare. ¶ “Just a suggestion,” Lula said. Example: Van had to resist the urge to bitch slap him, and said instead, “I know you are, but what about me?”
Word: homosexualism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English homosexual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English homosexualism From homosexual + -ism. 1. Homosexuality, the state of being homosexual. Labels: dated, uncountable Example: If we take the case of the person with the genitalia of one sex who nevertheless tries to imitate the sexual behavior of the opposite sex, we come upon the fairly frequent phenomenon of homosexualism, […] Example: Similar behavior is noted in unconscious homosexualism. The nearness of a person of the same sex may cause anxiety. This is guarded against by taking precautions that the body is not touched in any way suggestive of familiarity. 2. A purported ideology behind (and promoting) homosexuality; gayness viewed as an ideology rather than a sexual orientation. Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: I agree with Christopher Wolfe's assessment of the social danger of the ideology of homosexualism : "The most significant harm of legitimizing active homosexuality — the way it would harm the family most — would be the educative[…] Example: The Church is mounting an antimodernist defense against the assault from the Western “ideology of homosexualism” (sic) whereby the issue is being relocated from the field of human rights to the sphere of moralism.
Word: banhus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of banhu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: the long and short Part of Speech: noun 1. The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features. Labels: usually Example: The speech went on for hours, but the long and short of it is that not much has changed since last year. Example: Shepard: What's your relationship with Cerberus? Zaeed: Easy. Cerberus is paying me a lot of money to help you on your mission. That's the long and short.
Word: chaogenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chao- + -genous. By surface analysis, chao- + -gene + -ous. 1. That which is born from chaos. Example: And after a time, the boiling sea of blood and all the lopped and all the hacked-up humanity that swam within it drained from mah head, and from it rose a pillar of chaogenous calculus, cold and hard.
Word: espalier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French espalier, from Italian spalliera, from spalla (“shoulder”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈspalɪə/, /-ˈpæl.i.eɪ/, /ɛs-/, /ɪˈspæl.jɚ/, /-jeɪ/ 1. A latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence. Example: The garment stalls carried the traditional blue vine-dressers' outfits, sunhats, and the great willow pitchforks grown in espalier at villages like Sauve. 2. A plant that has been shaped in this manner. Example: It is on this rocky surface that one finds many of the growth forms associated with extreme life conditions: polsters, mat plants, espaliers. 3. A row of plants that have been shaped in this manner. Example: Often some night-animal, hedgehog or weasel, setting out on the hunt, disturbed the lovers, or sometimes they heard a ripe peach falling all alone from the espalier.
Word: espalier Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French espalier, from Italian spalliera, from spalla (“shoulder”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈspalɪə/, /-ˈpæl.i.eɪ/, /ɛs-/, /ɪˈspæl.jɚ/, /-jeɪ/ 1. To train a plant in this manner. Labels: transitive
Word: saccharimeter Part of Speech: noun 1. A polarimeter used to measure the sugar content of a liquid.
Word: saccharometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English saccharometer From saccharo- + -meter. 1. A hydrometer used to measure the sugar content of a liquid.
Word: salimeter Part of Speech: noun 1. A hydrometer used to measure the concentration of salt in a solution.
Word: salinometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English saline Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English salinometer From saline + -o- + -meter. 1. A salimeter.
Word: salometer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of salimeter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sclerometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sclero- + -meter. 1. A device used to measure the hardness of a material by applying pressure to a moving diamond stylus.
Word: seismometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seismo- + -meter. 1. A device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph. Example: Despite the Hebgen Lake quake and the other known risks, Yellowstone didn't get permanent seismometers until the 1970s. Example: Researchers monitor the volcano through instruments and cables that extend from the coast. Among them are seismometers, which provide real-time data on the earthquakes occurring near the volcano, Chadwick said.
Word: straticulate Part of Speech: adj 1. Said of sedimentary rock exhibiting thin layers, whether or not they control how the rock breaks. Compare with laminated. Example: The thick-bedded dolostone's straticulate character was brought out as fine etched parallel grooves on the broken surfaces by weathering.
Word: semidiameter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English semidiametre, semydiametre, from Medieval Latin sēmidiameter, equivalent to semi- + diameter. 1. The apparent radius of a star etc, when viewed from Earth. 2. A radius: half of a diameter. Labels: archaic Example: [B]etweene the ſphere of Saturne and the Firmament, there is ſuch an incredible and vaſt ſpace or diſtance (7000000. ſemidiameters of the earth, as Tycho [Brahe] calculates) void of ſtarres: [...]
Word: sensitometer Part of Speech: noun 1. An instrument used to measure the sensitivity of photographic film to light.
Word: solarimeter Part of Speech: noun 1. A pyranometer.
Word: pyranometer Part of Speech: noun 1. An actinometer used to measure solar radiation incident on a surface.
Word: sonometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus English sono- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English sonometer From sono- + -meter. 1. An audiometer (device for gauging the hearing). 2. An instrument for measuring sounds or their intervals by means of a sounding board with strings stretched above it, movable bridges, and weights for varying the tension.
Word: spectrophotometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Italic *-trom Latin -trum Latin spectrumbor. English spectrum English spectro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English photometer English spectrophotometer From spectro- + photometer. 1. An instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths.
Word: spectrophotometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Italic *-trom Latin -trum Latin spectrumbor. English spectrum English spectro- English photometric English spectrophotometric From spectro- + photometric. 1. Of, or relating to spectrophotometry, or measured by a spectrophotometer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: speedometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From speed + -o- + -meter; by surface analysis, speed + -ometer. Pronunciation: /spɪˈdɒm.ɪ.tə/, /spiːˈdɒm.ɪ.tə/, [spɪ(j)ˈdɔm.ɪ.tə], /spɪˈdɑ.mɪ.təɹ/, /spiˈdɑ.mɪ.təɹ/ 1. An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle. Example: Although it might be thought that drivers would naturally refer constantly to the speedometer, older drivers who come to diesel driving after years of steam experience without the help of speedometers, as well as those on steam engines which have been equipped with speedometers in recent years, have not accustomed themselves to the constant use of this instrument. Example: But even Apple, the company that cast aside tradition when it reinvented phones, music players and headphones, bows to convention when it comes to speedometers. It displayed a classically-styled speedometer that reached 160 mph, an auto industry norm. That’s nearly twice the highest posted speed limit in the United States, 85 mph, on a stretch of highway in Texas. Why do our speedometers stretch to a speed that’s illegal, and only race-car drivers will ever reach? 2. Such a device incorporating an odometer.
Word: spherometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sphero- + -meter. 1. A device used to measure the curvature of a surface, such as a lens. Example: More precisely, a spherometer directly measures a sagitta (distance between a point and a chord), allowing the radius of curvature to be calculated.
Word: spirometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīro Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English spirometer From Latin spīro (“to breathe”) + English -meter. Pronunciation: /spʌɪˈɹɒm.ɪt.ə/, /spaɪˈɹɑm.ət.ɚ/ 1. An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs. Example: In humans, a spirometer can be used to record and measure lung volumes and oxygen consumption (illustration 1). Example: 2002, H. Nancy Holmes (editorial director), Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice, Wolters Kluwer Health (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), 3rd Edition, page 154, While all spirometers encourage slow, sustained maximal inspiration, they can be divided into two types: flow incentive and volume incentive.
Word: strainometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English strain Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -meter English strainometer From strain + -o- + -meter. 1. An extensometer.
Word: tellurometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telluro- + -meter. 1. A surveying instrument that uses radar to measure distances.
Word: tensimeter Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of manometer used to measure differences in vapour pressure.
Word: tensiometer Part of Speech: noun 1. An instrument used to measure the moisture content of soil. 2. An instrument used to measure the tension in a wire or yarn, or its tensile strength. 3. An instrument used to measure the surface tension of a liquid.
Word: yachtswomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yachtswoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snorkeller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snorkel + -er. 1. A person who uses a snorkel to do snorkelling.
Word: tonometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos)der. English tono- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English tonometer From tono- + -meter. 1. An instrument used to measure tension or pressure, especially inside the eye.
Word: diving board Part of Speech: noun 1. A springboard used for diving into water. Example: The spring diving board is four feet above the water, but there is another diving board five feet higher than this one. Example: when a laminated wood diving board begins to split at the seams, there's just one thing to do: cut it apart and glue it back together.
Word: paraglide Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From para- + glide. 1. To take part in paragliding. Labels: intransitive
Word: paraglider Part of Speech: noun 1. One who paraglides. 2. A lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. 3. A lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure.
Word: bodyboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From body + board. 1. A piece of foam, usually rectangular in shape, upon which one sits or lies when bodyboarding.
Word: bodyboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From body + board. 1. To surf riding a bodyboard