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Word: dominate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dominātus, perfect active participle of dominor (“to rule, have dominion”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dominus (“lord, master”) + -or (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/, /ˈdɒm.əˌneɪt/, /ˈdɑ.məˌneɪt/, /ˈdɑ.mɪˌneɪt/, /ˈdɔm.ɪˌnæɪt/ 1. To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power. Example: The title of this article evokes memories of the beginning of World War II and reveals one method dictators use to increase their power. In China’s case, Xi Jinping’s Anschluss of Hong Kong in June 2020 fits nicely with the way Hitler began his initial European expansion strategy, called Lebensraum (living space). In Zweites Buch, Hitler said that to dominate the world, Germany must expand its borders and areas it controls. The first way to start achieving Lebensraum would be through Anschluss — the unification of Austria and Germany. Further, he envisioned an expansion that would include Poland, Czechoslovakia, the rest of Europe and Russia. 2. To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone. Example: THE THREE DOMINANT FORMS IN METALSMITHING […] At present, there are but three basic volumetric forms dominating the work of metalsmiths, the spherical (usually in its most practical form, the domical), the cylindrical, and the cubical. […] The possibilities for further variations on them are all but exhausted, there being little chance to express new and unusual ideas within the framework of such limited choices. As a result, much of twentieth-century metalsmithing has relied on surface enrichment rather than formal development for its originality. 3. To enjoy a commanding position in some field. Example: Individual mistakes proved costly for Wigan who, particularly after the half-time introduction of Hugo Rodallega, dominated for long periods. Example: Halogen dominates standard bulb shipments, the association reported, representing almost half of the total, followed by CFLs at about 27 percent, a share that is on the decline. 4. To overlook from a height. Example: Our arrival at Worcester is heralded by the appearance of the city's cathedral tower, a solid square structure that's dominated the skyline since the 12th century. 5. To precede another node of a directed graph in all paths from the start of the graph to the other node.
Word: dominate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Ultimately from Latin dominor (“rule, have dominion”), either from Latin dominātus, the perfect active participle of dominor (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), or via phonetic alteration of the synonym dominant, from Latin domināns, the present active participle of the same. Compare the pairs predominate / predominant and obstinate / obstinant. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒmənət/, /ˈdɑmənət/, /ˈdɔmənət/, [ˈdɔ̟m.ə.nət] 1. Dominant. Example: From the middle of June in 1913 and the first of July in 1914, it became the dominate species, forming 90 per cent. or more of the fauna, and remained so until the end of the season. Example: GM, 33, FEMME, very loving, caring, sensitive, sexual. I would love to hear from a fairly dominate butch type from the Portland Oregon area.
Word: dominate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dominātus (“rule, command”), from dominus + -ātus, see -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a regime handled by people of such rank). 1. The late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government; the reign of any particular emperor during this period. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: During the Dominate this tendency was perfected to the point of dirigism in the modern sense, a state-directed society and state-controlled economy, obliterating, once again a prelude to modern times, the laissez-faire climate that had characterized the economic self-determination of the individual under the republic and the Principate. Example: 1996, Clare Krojzl (translator), Sebastian Hensel, III: From Diocletian to Alaric [1886, lecture notes], Theodor Mommsen (editor), A History of Rome Under the Emperors, C.H.Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Republished 2005, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), eBook, page 317, The dominate of Diocletian and Constantine differs more sharply from the principate than the latter does from the Republic.
Word: anthocauli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anthocaulus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exorable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin exorabilis. 1. Capable of being moved or persuaded.
Word: anthocaulus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + καυλός (kaulós, “stem”). 1. A polyp that develops asexually on the skeletons of some coral species.
Word: bestseller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From best + seller. 1. A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.
Word: best seller Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bestseller. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nitric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A transparent, colorless to pale yellow, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO₃; a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and rocket fuels and in a wide variety of industrial processes. Labels: uncountable Example: Instantly a little vapour arose from it, as happens when one disturbs nitric acid, and this sight did not increase my hopes, already faint enough, of the efficacy of the treatment.
Word: best-seller Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bestseller. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aqua fortis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin aqua fortis (literally “strong water”). 1. A corrosive liquor made of saltpeter, serving as a solvent for dissolving silver and all other metals except gold. Labels: uncountable 2. Any strong and potentially dangerous alcoholic drink. Labels: dated, dialectal, uncountable Example: this man’s whiskey ain’t Red Eye, it ain’t Chain Lightnin’ either, it’s regular Agur-forty, and there isn’t a man living can stand a glass and keep his senses. Example: “Watkey” [vodka] is, in fact, aquafortis, and more injurious than any other spirit. 3. Synonym of nitric acid. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: sanity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sanite, sanyte, sanytee, from Middle French sanité, from Latin sānitās, from sānus (“healthy”) + -itās (“-ity”). By surface analysis, sane + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˈsæ.nə.ti/, /ˈsæ.nɪ.ti/, /ˈsæn.əˌti/, /ˈsæn.ɪˌti/ 1. The condition of being sane. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: preserve one's sanity Example: lose your sanity 2. Reasonable and rational behaviour. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sank Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsæŋk/, [ˈsæŋk], /ˈseɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈseɪ̯ŋk], /ˈsɛ̃ŋk/ 1. simple past of sink Labels: form-of, past
Word: li'l Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Contracted from little, especially as pronounced with flapping, when the /t/ is barely audible. Pronunciation: [lɪɫ], [lɪ.ɫ̩] 1. Pronunciation spelling of little. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: " Go s'eepy, baby; don' you be 'Paid; mammy ain' gwine let nuffin' hu't you, even ef pappy don' wan' look at huh li'l face. Bye, bye, go s'eepy, mammy's li'l gal." Example: Jesse called her his li'l cutie pie. Because she was happy to be so cute and her daddy's little girl, 2. Generic intensifier. Example: This li'l puppy is adorable!
Word: all but Part of Speech: adv 1. Very nearly; everything short of. Most often precedes a verb or adjective. Labels: not-comparable Example: The food is all but finished. Example: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. [...] Now the Jedi are all but extinct. 2. Everything except. Typically precedes a noun or noun phrase. Labels: not-comparable Example: All but three of the students skipped school the day of the parade. Example: In the event, higher sale proceeds were achieved by allowing EWS Railway to acquire all but Freightliner, which was sold as a management buy-out.
Word: all-comers Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of all comers. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: The meeting is open to all-comers.
Word: all-day Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-Germanic *ala- Proto-West Germanic *ala- Old English æl- Middle English all- English all- Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-West Germanic *dag Old English dæġ Middle English day English day English all-day From all- + day. Pronunciation: /ˌɔlˈdeɪ/, /ˌɔːlˈdeɪ/ 1. Lasting throughout the whole day. Labels: not-comparable Example: an all-day event 2. Available throughout the whole day. Labels: not-comparable Example: all-day breakfast
Word: all-night Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-Germanic *ala- Proto-West Germanic *ala- Old English æl- Middle English all- English all- Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts Proto-Germanic *nahts Proto-West Germanic *naht Proto-West Germanic *nahti Old English niht Middle English nyght English night English all-night From all- + night. Pronunciation: /ˌɔlˈnaɪt/, /ˌɔːlˈnaɪt/ 1. Lasting throughout the whole night (or most of it) Labels: not-comparable Example: an all-night party Example: Spite of brown-stone trimmings, plate-glass and mosaic vestibule floors, the water does not rise in summer to the second story, while the beer flows unchecked to the all-night picnics on the roof.
Word: all-nighter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From all-night + -er = all- + night + -er. 1. Something that lasts throughout the whole night. Example: That party was an all-nighter. 2. Something that lasts throughout the whole night. Labels: specifically 3. A session with a prostitute covering the entire night. Labels: UK, slang 4. A client of a prostitute who has paid for the entire night. Labels: UK, slang 5. A criminal or other person kept in jail over night. Labels: US, slang
Word: undesirable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English desirable English undesirable From un- + desirable. Pronunciation: /ˌʌndɪˈzaɪɹəbəl/ 1. Not desirable, objectionable or not likely to please. Example: There would be no need for any of the animals to come in contact with human beings, which would clearly be most undesirable. Example: Chronic venous disease includes cosmetically undesirable telangiectasias, varicose veins, venous ulceration, and claudication.
Word: undesirable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English desirable English undesirable From un- + desirable. Pronunciation: /ˌʌndɪˈzaɪɹəbəl/ 1. An undesirable person. Labels: in-plural, often Example: Barskiven Road was The Undesirables. Bad corporation tenants (didn't pay their rents, didn't dig their gardens, let their kids smash up windows) were transferred to The Undesirables until they showed they'd improved. His mother called them scum. Barskiven Road houses had all-metal fittings. Only the window panes could be broken, unless you had a blow-torch. McCann said they'd have them, soon. At the dancing blokes always made jokes if they knew a dame was from The Undesirables. It was supposed to be the worst street in the whole of Kilcaddie. Example: The Matchmaking Festival provided social events for these lonely-hearted pilgrims, and allowed local personages to keep undesirables away from their daughters.
Word: undetected Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English detected English undetected From un- + detected. 1. Not found; undiscovered. Example: Children are an increasingly attractive target for ID thieves, in part because they're easy prey for smooth-talking predators in chat rooms, and because the crime can go undetected for years. Example: For example, positive obstacles such as fallen trees directly along the prescribed path would high-center the vehicle and negative obstacles such as culverts near certain intersections in the Urban course went undetected and became hazards for the XUV.
Word: all-star Part of Speech: adj 1. Of which all members or participants are top performers or celebrities. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: superstar (sometimes synonymous) Example: The pantomime features an all-star cast.
Word: all-star Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a team of star players. Example: Near-synonym: superstar 2. An outstanding achiever; someone considered to be among the best in their field. Example: Near-synonyms: superstar, rockstar (figurative sense) Example: She is an all-star on an otherwise mediocre team.
Word: undeterred Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + deterred. 1. Not deterred or put off; undiscouraged. Example: Undeterred, TfL wants to extend the Elizabeth line to Heathrow Airport, both the north and south from Langley and Staines, and also from the present southeastern limit of Abbey Wood to Ebbsfleet.
Word: undeveloped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English developed English undeveloped From un- + developed. 1. Not developed or used. Labels: not-comparable Example: These developments, most of which have taken place during the past 30 years, are remarkable in view of the low traffic density, except in the neighbourhood of Oslo, and the very extensive undeveloped areas of mountain and virgin forest. Example: We now also know adding Valančiūnas also yielded a pair of future second-round picks and another young wing (Cissoko) with positional size (and an undeveloped skill set). 2. not built on, unbuilt; not ready for building on Labels: not-comparable Example: The message from the authorities is straightforward: undeveloped land within city boundaries should no longer be treated as a passive investment, it must be used productively. 3. lagging behind others, especially in economic or social matters Labels: not-comparable Example: Running as full of enthusiasm as they can, some undeveloped countries are falling farther behind—their needs are growing faster than their achievements.
Word: undeveloped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of undevelop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undiluted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English diluted English undiluted From un- + diluted. 1. Not diluted or mixed with other substances. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pure; unadulterated; free from extraneous elements. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: Boyer's try at stinkerdom was his psychopathic persecution of Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight. The closest MacMurray came to undiluted scalawaggery was as the fall guy in Double Indemnity.
Word: all the best Part of Speech: intj Etymology: An ellipsis for "I wish you all the best of luck" or a similar phrase. 1. Used to wish someone good luck.
Word: undiplomatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + diplomatic. 1. not diplomatic or tactful 2. lacking sensitivity or the skill of dealing with others
Word: undisciplined Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + disciplined. 1. not subjected to discipline, control or correction; uncorrected 2. lacking in self-control; ungovernable
Word: platitudinously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English platitudinous Middle English -ly English -ly English platitudinously From platitudinous + -ly. 1. In the manner of a platitude.
Word: not at all Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: [ˈnɑɾəˈɾɔɫ], [ˈnɑɾəˈɾɑɫ], [ˈnɒtʰəˈtʰɔːɫ], [ˈnɔɾəˈɾoːɫ] 1. Not even a tiny bit; not in any way. Labels: emphatic Example: He's not at all friendly towards his ex-wife. Example: Now all this was very fine, but not at all in keeping with the Celebrity's character as I had come to conceive it. The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. In fact I thought the whole story fishy, and came very near to saying so.
Word: not at all Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: [ˈnɑɾəˈɾɔɫ], [ˈnɑɾəˈɾɑɫ], [ˈnɒtʰəˈtʰɔːɫ], [ˈnɔɾəˈɾoːɫ] 1. A conventional reply to an expression of gratitude. Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: —Thank you for coming. —Not at all. Thank you for having me. 2. Don't worry about it (response to worry or an apology) Labels: idiomatic
Word: metres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metres Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of metre Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: singing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/, [ˈsɪŋɪŋ], /ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ/, [ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ] 1. The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another. Labels: informal, uncountable, usually 3. A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs. Labels: US, uncountable, usually 4. A ringing sound in the ears. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I was aware that some one, apparently at a vast distance, was calling me by my Christian name. [...] In the short space it took to cover the road between the path from Hamilton's shop and the first plank of the Combermere Bridge I had thought over half-a-dozen people who might have committed such a solecism, and had eventually decided that it must have been some singing in my ears.
Word: singing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/, [ˈsɪŋɪŋ], /ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ/, [ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ] 1. Smooth and flowing. 2. Producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam.
Word: singing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/, [ˈsɪŋɪŋ], /ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ/, [ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ] 1. present participle and gerund of sing Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vii Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of verb inanimate intransitive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: scenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French scénique, from Latin scēnicus, alternative form of scaenicus (“of or pertaining to the stage; theatrical, scenic”), from Ancient Greek σκηνικός (skēnikós, “theatrical”), from σκηνή (skēnḗ, “stage”). Pronunciation: /ˈsiːnɪk/, /ˈsiːnək/ 1. having beautiful scenery; picturesque Example: We have plenty of time: let's take the scenic route. Example: Scenic illusions such as those caused by the haze, or the apparent diminution of scale where everything was enormous, intrigued Dutton. 2. of or relating to scenery 3. dramatic; theatrical
Word: scenic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French scénique, from Latin scēnicus, alternative form of scaenicus (“of or pertaining to the stage; theatrical, scenic”), from Ancient Greek σκηνικός (skēnikós, “theatrical”), from σκηνή (skēnḗ, “stage”). Pronunciation: /ˈsiːnɪk/, /ˈsiːnək/ 1. A depiction of scenery. 2. A scenic artist; a person employed to design backgrounds for theatre etc. Labels: informal
Word: acetic acid Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˌsiː.tɪˈkæ.sɪd/ 1. A clear colourless organic acid, CH₃COOH, formed by the bacterial oxidation of ethanol through acetic fermentation; it is used as a solvent and has very many industrial applications; it is the major acidic component of vinegar. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: acetylsalicylic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The acetate ester of salicylic acid (aspirin). Labels: uncountable
Word: go for a song Part of Speech: verb 1. To be sold at a very low price. Labels: idiomatic
Word: hydroxy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English oxy English hydroxy From hydro- + oxy. 1. Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydroxy Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of hydroxychloroquine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Example: So, we know from that standpoint — because it’s been so many years, from a safety standpoint, it’s safe. I happen to think, based on what I’ve read — I’ve read a lot about hydroxy. I happen to think that it has an impact, especially at the early years. 2. 7-hydroxymitragynine Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: salicylic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Salix (“the willow”), from whose bark it can be obtained. 1. A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C₆>H₄(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals. Labels: uncountable
Word: benzoic acid Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɛnˈzəʊɪk ˈasɪd/, /-æsɪd/, /bɛnˈzoʊɪk ˈæsɪd/ 1. A white crystalline organic acid, C₆H₅COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scenery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Earlier scenary, from scene + -ary, but now remodelled as scene + -ery. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːnəɹi/, /ˈsiːnɹi/ 1. View, natural features, landscape. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: To make a Sketch, or a more perfect Model of a Picture, is in the Language of Poets, to draw up the Scenary of a Play, and the reaſon is the ſame for both; to guide the Undertaking, and to preſerve the Remembrance of ſuch things, whoſe Natures are difficult to retain.
Word: acrylic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A colorless liquid unsaturated organic acid, CH₂=CHCOOH; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins; forms acrylate esters by combination with alcohols. Labels: uncountable
Word: acrylic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From acryl + -ic, from acrolein, from Latin acer (“sharp”) + olere (“to smell”). Pronunciation: /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/ 1. Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile. Labels: not-comparable 2. Containing an acrylic resin. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acrylic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acryl + -ic, from acrolein, from Latin acer (“sharp”) + olere (“to smell”). Pronunciation: /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/ 1. An acrylic resin. 2. A paint containing an acrylic resin. Example: When it comes to painting, I prefer using acrylics as my medium. 3. A painting executed using such a paint. 4. A thick sheet of plastic. 5. A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.
Word: acrylic resin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of these acids, or acrylonitrile; used in paint and many plastics.
Word: scenic route Part of Speech: noun 1. A road or path designed to take one past a pleasant view or nice scenery. 2. The long way round; a deliberately slow route. Labels: colloquial Example: It took you a long time to fetch that tool! Did you take the scenic route?
Word: acrylonitrile Part of Speech: noun 1. A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH₂=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These simulations suggest that vinyl cyanide (C₂H₃CN; also known as acrylonitrile or propenenitrile) would be the best candidate species for the formation of these hypothesized cell-like membranes, known as “azotosomes” (2).
Word: edify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛdɪfaɪ/ 1. To build, construct. Labels: archaic Example: That Castle was most goodly edifyde, / And plaste for pleasure nigh that forrest syde […] 2. To instruct or improve morally or intellectually. Labels: transitive Example: frustrate the best endeavours in the edifying of the church Example: January 23, 1783, Edward Gibbon, letter to Dr. Priestley It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public.
Word: colourless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English colour Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English colourless From colour + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌlə(ɹ).ləs/ 1. Having little or no colour. Labels: UK Example: The servant to whom he put this question was a young fellow with chubby cheeks, small, dull eyes, and a round chin, covered with a colorless down. Example: Behind him the hills are open, the sun blazes down upon fields so large as to give an unenclosed character to the landscape, the lanes are white, the hedges low and plashed, the atmosphere colourless. 2. Water white. Labels: UK 3. Lacking in interest or variety. Labels: UK 4. Neutral in opinion or allegiance; centrist Labels: UK Example: They cannot, of course, assume a colourless position because they cater to the radical rank and file and would be branded renegades.
Word: colorless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English colorless From color + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌl.ə.ləs/, /ˈkʌl.ɚ.ləs/ 1. US standard spelling of colourless. Labels: US, alt-of, standard Example: The servant to whom he put this question was a young fellow with chubby cheeks, small, dull eyes, and a round chin, covered with a colorless down.
Word: water white Part of Speech: adj 1. Colourless and transparent like pure water. Labels: not-comparable
Word: adipic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C₄H₈(COOH)₂; it has many industrial applications; when condensed with hexamethylene diamine it produces nylon. Labels: uncountable
Word: alginic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From algin + -ic and acid. Pronunciation: /ælˌdʒɪn.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/ 1. An insoluble colloidal acid (C₆H₈O₆)ₙ that in the form of its salts is a constituent of the cell walls of brown algae and is used as a food additive. Example: For the long-stalked kelps that sway in dusky forests just below the level of the spring tides, survival in the surf zone is largely a matter of chemistry. Their tissues contain large amounts of alginic acid and its salts, which create a tensile strength and elasticity able to withstand the pulling and pounding of the waves.
Word: carboxylated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of carboxylate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: carboxylated Part of Speech: adj 1. Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde.
Word: arachidic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A long-chain fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₈COOH, found in groundnut oil Labels: uncountable
Word: groundnut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ground + nut. Compare Icelandic jarðhneta, German Erdnuss (both cognate with earthnut) and Hungarian földimogyoró. 1. A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers. 2. Any similar plant having underground tubers. 3. The nutlike tuber of such a plant, especially peanuts. 4. A plant which bears its nutlike seeds underground, such as a peanut (Arachis hypogaea) or a Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea).
Word: arachidonic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds, found in animal fats; it is essential for human nutrition, being a precursor to the production of prostaglandins. Labels: uncountable
Word: polyunsaturated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English un- English saturated English unsaturated English polyunsaturated From poly- + unsaturated. 1. Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a chemical structure that does not easily change into cholesterol (a substance containing a lot of fat thought to be an important cause of heart disease). Labels: not-comparable
Word: collimate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin collimātus, perfect passive participle of collīmō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), itself originating from a misreading of collīniō, collīneō. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒlɪmeɪt/ 1. To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so that it produces a narrow beam. Example: Lead bricks were placed around the radioactive source so that the escaping gamma rays would be limited to a collimated beam rather than filling the lab. Example: I need to collimate my telescope so that the images are clearer.
Word: a chicken in every pot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First stated by Henry IV of France as, "I want there to be no peasant in my realm so poor that he will not have a chicken in his pot every Sunday," and later associated with United States president Herbert Hoover's 1928 campaign as part of an advertisement, placed by a local committee. Because of the advertisement, the phrase is often attributed to Hoover, although he never made such a statement. 1. something suggestive of general welfare or prosperity Labels: uncountable Example: At least nowadays we have a chicken in every pot, and a car in every garage to boot!
Word: double bond Part of Speech: noun 1. A covalent bond in which two electron pairs (instead of the usual one) are shared between two atoms; most common between carbon atoms and carbon, oxygen or nitrogen atoms, but several other forms are known. Labels: physical
Word: cut above Part of Speech: noun 1. Superior to the norm. Labels: idiomatic Example: As a speaker, he is a cut above. 2. Superior to. Labels: idiomatic Example: He is a cut above the rest in his public speaking.
Word: cut below Part of Speech: noun 1. Inferior to the norm. Labels: idiomatic Example: As a speaker, he is a cut below. 2. Inferior to. Labels: idiomatic Example: He is a cut below the rest in his public speaking.
Word: vicegerent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vicegerens. Pronunciation: /vaɪsˈd͡ʒɪəɹənt/ 1. The official administrative deputy of a ruler, head of state, or church official. Example: 1644, Samuel Rutherford, Lex Rex, or The Law and the Prince, 1846, The Presbyterian's Armoury, Volume 3, 211, But why are not the kings, even Nero, Julian, Nebuchadnezzar, and Belshazzar, vicegerents of Christ, as mediator, as priest, as redeemer, as prophet, as advocate, presenting our prayers to God his father? Example: 1876, The Month, volume 25, 139, In 1574, James, Cardinal Savelli, the Cardinal Vicar, a prelate most exact in sacred and ecclesiastical ceremonies, appointed him his suffragan, or as it would now be termed, Vicegerent.
Word: vicegerent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin vicegerens. Pronunciation: /vaɪsˈd͡ʒɪəɹənt/ 1. Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another. Labels: not-comparable Example: But whom ſend I to judge them? whom but thee / Vicegerent Son, to thee I have transferr'd / All Judgement whether in Heav'n, or Earth, or Hell
Word: cut of one's jib Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cut (“a way of shaping or styling”) and jib (“a triangular staysail set forward of the foremast”), originally a nautical expression alluding to the identification of far-off sailing vessels by the shape of their sails. The idiomatic sense may have been influenced by the similarity of a triangular jib sail to a person’s nose. Pronunciation: /ˌkʌt‿əv wʌnz ˈd͡ʒɪb/ 1. A person's general appearance, manner, or style. Labels: dated, idiomatic Example: We have only farther to notice Meg's mode of conducting herself towards chance travellers, who, […] stumbled upon her house of entertainment. Her reception of these was as precarious as the hospitality of a savage nation to sailors shipwrecked on their coast. […] [I]f she disliked what the sailor calls the cut of their jibb—or if, above all, they were critical about their accommodations, none so likely as Meg to give them what in her country is called a sloan. Example: About eleven o'clock, the captains who were to be our Minos and our Rhadamanthus, made their appearance, and we all agreed that we did not much like the "cut of their jibs."
Word: high on the hog Part of Speech: adv Etymology: An allusion to the best and costliest cuts of meat from a hog, considered to be parts above the belly such as the loin, rather than lower parts such as the feet, knuckles, hocks, belly, and jowls. US, late 1800s; popularized 1940s. The variant forms – live/eat and on/off – are attested since at least the 1930s. However, decades earlier is the phrase on the hog, originally on the hog train meaning someone living on little expense. 1. Well off; living comfortably or extravagantly due to great wealth or financial security. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: Ever since his promotion, they’ve been living high on the hog. Example: With all the tenderloin, spareribs and backbones, we lived “high off the hog”.
Word: triple bond Part of Speech: noun 1. A covalent bond in which three electron pairs (instead of the usual one) are shared between two atoms; most common between carbon atoms and carbon or nitrogen atoms, but a few other forms are known. Symbolized in formulae as ≡. Labels: physical
Word: thirty-two Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ˌθɝtiˈtu/, /ˌθɜːtiˈtuː/ 1. The cardinal number after thirty-one and before thirty-three.
Word: arsenic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A poisonous, white crystalline compound, H₃AsO₄, formed from arsenic pentoxide and water; it has the same structure as phosphoric acid, and is used in the manufacture of arsenates. Labels: uncountable
Word: a little bird told me Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: The etymology is unknown; in English sources, references to birds passing along information to people date back to at least the 16th century (see the 1546 quotation), and in other languages even earlier. For example, Ecclesiastes 10:20 in the Bible, the original Hebrew version of which is dated to 450–180 B.C.E., states according to the King James Version (spelling modernized): “Curse not the king, no not in thy thought, and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.” Pronunciation: /ə ˌlɪtl̩ bɜːd ˈtəʊld miː/, /ə ˌlɪt(ə)l bɜɹd ˈtoʊld mi/, [-ˌlɪɾ(ə)l-] 1. I received the information from a source which I am not prepared to disclose. Labels: humorous, idiomatic Example: Let’s just say I know because a little bird told me. Example: […] I did lately heere, / How fleck and his make use their secret haunting, / By one byrd, that in myne eare was late chaunting.
Word: thirty-three Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number after thirty-two and before thirty-four. Example: Now he’s [Hasan Piker] thirty-three—so old, in streamer years, that his fans call him “un.”
Word: thirty-three Part of Speech: noun 1. A phonograph record that rotates at 33+¹⁄₃ revolutions per minute; especially an LP
Word: vicegeral Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /vaɪsˈd͡ʒɪəɹəl/ 1. Pertaining to a vicegerent or vicegerency. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cock-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First definition is a deverbal from cock up. Third definition is a shortening of cockernonnie. 1. A mistake. Labels: Commonwealth, mildly, slang, vulgar Example: If the zodiac was already developed in 2000 BC, it must have been kept as a cult secret or in some non-Babylonian country; this would be a 1500-year conspiracy theory. More likely is the individual cockup theory, viz. the naivety of Eudoxus himself. Example: And I'm sorry for all the cock-ups, my cabinet are absolute crap. We'll have to do better next year. 2. A superior letter; a lower-case letter placed above the baseline and made smaller than ordinary script; traditionally used in abbreviations. Labels: Ireland, UK, obsolete Example: The first word of every section or chapter is generally put in small capitals, after a small neat cock-up letter. 3. A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun. Labels: Scotland, obsolete Example: Cockernonie, a gathering up of the hair of women, after a fashion similar to that of the modern "chignon," and sometimes called a "cock-up." Mr. Kirkton, of Edinburgh, preaching against "cock-ups"—of which chignons were the representatives a quarter of a century ago—said: "I have been all this year preaching against the vanity of women, yet I see my own daughter in the kirk even now with as high a 'cock-up' as any one of you all."
Word: cock up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The first citation in the Oxford English Dictionary is from the Dictionary of Forces' Slang (1948). The OED suggests that it derives ultimately from the noun cock, but gives no further detail. The nature of the earliest citation suggests that this expression entered the wider language from military slang, making etymologies from typesetting or archery (see alternate meanings of cock-up) unlikely. One proposal is that the phrase originated describing an arrangement of the yards of a square-rigged vessel in port. Modern folk etymology has sometimes suggested that "cock-up" refers to a male erection, or to the phrase "cacked up", but neither is supported. 1. To ruin (something) unintentionally; to fuck up, mess up, or screw up. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, ambitransitive, mildly, slang, vulgar Example: It was cocking her up with gimcrack notions about ladies till she'd be ashamed to look at her own hands after she had done a day's work with them. Example: I'd take the stick to his back and beat him while I could stand over him—as I done many a time before. The mother, you know, she cocks him up with this and that. . . .
Word: arsenious Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thirty-four Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following thirty-three and preceding thirty-five.
Word: thirty-five Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following thirty-four and preceding thirty-six. Example: Scattered around the contemporary city are thirty other plaques with passages from the Comedy , evoking a range of places Dante had known and moments and persons he had known or heard about in his thirty-five years of Florentine life:
Word: white water Part of Speech: noun 1. Any turbulent, frothy water as found in river rapids or surf. Labels: uncountable Example: The boat's wake left two strands of white water that glistened in the moonlight. 2. The turbid, sediment-rich water of certain rivers. Labels: uncountable 3. Turbulent conditions. Labels: figuratively, uncountable
Word: thirty-six Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ˌθɝtiˈsɪks/, /ˌθɜːtiˈsɪks/ 1. The cardinal number immediately following thirty-five and preceding thirty-seven.
Word: ascorbic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A white crystalline organic compound, C₆H₈O₆, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals. Labels: uncountable
Word: thirty-seven Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number occurring after thirty-six and before thirty-eight. Example: ‘You know [...] when people are asked to choose a number between one and a hundred, most people choose thirty-seven.’
Word: vitamin C Part of Speech: noun 1. The L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid, a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, synthesized by most animals and plants but not humans, widely used for numerous biological functions, and abundant in citrus fruits and many vegetables. Labels: uncountable
Word: Leviticus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from the Latin Liber Lēvīticus which is from the Ancient Greek το Λευιτικόν (to Leuitikón), "of the Levites [priestly class]". In Jewish writings it is customary to cite the book by its first word, וַיִּקְרָא (Vayikrá, “and he called”). Pronunciation: /ləˈvɪtɪkəs/ 1. The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.
Word: thirty-nine Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following thirty-eight and preceding forty.
Word: stereoisomerism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English isomer 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 isomerism English stereoisomerism From stereo- + isomerism. Pronunciation: /ˌstɛɹɪəʊaɪˈsɒməɹɪzəm/ 1. A form of isomerism in which atoms are arranged differently about a chiral centre (or centre of asymmetry). They exhibit optical activity, and in a molecule with a single chiral centre the two isomers (enantiomers) are mirror images of each other whereas in a molecule with multiple chiral centres the isomers (diastereoisomers) are not normally mirror images. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: isomerism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English isomer 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 isomerism From isomer + -ism. 1. the phenomenon of the existence of isomers - the existence of different substances with the same molecular formulae Labels: countable, physical, uncountable 2. the interconversion of isomers Labels: countable, uncountable 3. nuclear isomerism, the phenomenon of the existence of nuclear isomers. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: molecular formulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of molecular formula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aspartic acid Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æˈspɑːtɪkˌæsɪd/, /æˈspɑːɹ.tɪkˌæsɪd/ 1. A nonessential amino acid, L-α-amino-succinic acid, aminobutanedioic acid, found in animal protein and in sugar beet etc (C₄H₇NO₄). Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: aspartate, asparaginate
Word: forty-one Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following forty and preceding forty-two.
Word: succinic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH₂COOH)₂, that occurs naturally in amber and is important in the metabolic Krebs cycle. Labels: uncountable
Word: overclock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + clock. 1. To run a processor (CPU), or any electronic logic device, at a speed higher than is recommended by the manufacturer. Labels: transitive Example: “You need to know something else,” Cora said. “In order for us to survive this, SAM-E is going to...” What was the best word? “Overclock my system. For a short time, I will be a human wrecking ball. One that will hopefully get us through this facility.”
Word: overclock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + clock. 1. The act of overclocking. Labels: informal Example: […] your overclock was too aggressive. The best way to ensure that your overclock is stable is to stress the hell out of your PC.
Word: vicegerency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vice- + gerency. Pronunciation: /vaɪsˈd͡ʒɪəɹən(t)si/ 1. The office or position of a vicegerent. 2. The area ruled by a vicegerent.
Word: citric acid cycle Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪtɹɪk ˌæsɪd ˈsaɪkəl/ 1. The Krebs cycle. Labels: uncountable
Word: insidious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French insidieux, from Latin īnsidiōsus (“cunning, artful, deceitful”), from īnsidiae (“a lying in wait, an ambush, artifice, stratagem”) + -ōsus, from īnsideō (“to sit in or on”), from in (“in, on”) + sedeō (“to sit”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪdi.əs/ 1. Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner. Example: Strong and vigorous man as he looks, Livingstone has been for years the victim of a secret and insidious disease. Example: At some point in time they may become the source of an insidious cancer. 2. Intending to entrap; alluring but harmful. Example: Hansel and Gretel were lured by the witch’s insidious gingerbread house. Example: Gashford slid his cold insidious palm into his master's grasp, and so, hand in hand, and followed still by Barnaby and by his mother too, they mingled with the concourse. 3. Treacherous. Labels: nonstandard Example: The battle was lost due to the actions of insidious defectors. Example: But with whom do you contract that alliance? With the natural enemy of France — that insidious house of Austria — which detests our country from feeling, system, and necessity.
Word: Krebs cycle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after German biochemist and physician Hans Adolf Krebs. 1. A series of enzymatic reactions that occurs in all aerobic organisms, involving the oxidative metabolism of acetyl units, and serving as the main source of cellular energy. Labels: uncountable
Word: forty-three Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following forty-two and preceding forty-four.
Word: forty-four Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following forty-three and preceding forty-five.
Word: forty-four Part of Speech: noun 1. A .44 Magnum handgun. Labels: slang
Word: forty-four Part of Speech: adj 1. (Of a gun) firing a 0.44 inch calibre bullet. Labels: not-comparable Example: I went back home and I went to bed; With a forty-four revolver under my head.
Word: bile acid Part of Speech: noun 1. any of the steroid acids produced by the liver, such as cholic acid, that occur in bile as sodium salts and serve to neutralize the contents of the stomach as they enter the duodenum and to aid the emulsification and absorption of fats
Word: forty-six Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following forty-five and preceding forty-seven.
Word: forty-seven Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following forty-six and preceding forty-eight. Example: Shanghai is situated on this river, about twelve miles above Woosung; and the river is navigable for steam-boats forty-seven miles higher up—to the point where it issues from the small lake on the south of the canal.
Word: forty-eight Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /fɔɹtɪ ɛɪːt/, [fɔɹɾi ɛɪʔ] 1. The cardinal number immediately following forty-seven and preceding forty-nine.
Word: forty-eight Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɔɹtɪ ɛɪːt/, [fɔɹɾi ɛɪʔ] 1. A period of 48 hours' leave, i.e. two days. Labels: US Example: They had their ten-day leaves and regular forty-eights from behind the nets of Bantry Bay and Scapa Flow […]
Word: boric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. H₃BO₃; B(OH)₃; a white crystalline solid, soluble in hot water to form a weak acid. Used as a mild antiseptic, flame retardant, insecticide, and in the manufacture of borax and other borate salts. 2. A hydrate of boric oxide, specifically any of the three acids orthoboric acid, metaboric acid, or pyroboric acid.
Word: forty-nine Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number immediately following forty-eight and preceding fifty.