nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hecatomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is a learned borrowing from Latin hecatombē (“great sacrifice of a hundred oxen, hecatomb”), from Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη (hekatómbē, “great sacrifice of a hundred oxen, hecatomb; any animal sacrifice or large sacrifice”, from ἑκᾰτόν (hekătón, “hundred”) + βοῦς (boûs, “cattle, cow, ox”)). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛkətuːm/, /-tɒm/, /ˈhɛkətoʊm/ 1. A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical Example: O be propitious, powerfull God of Arts, / I sheathe my weapons, and doe breake my darts, / Be then appeas'd, I'le offer to thy shrine, / An Heccatombe, of many spotted kine. Example: [B]oth the muſes and the graces are his hard Miſtriſſes, though he daily Invocate them, though he ſacrifize Hecatombs, they ſtil look a ſquint, […] 2. A great public sacrifice in other religions; also, a great number of animals or people reserved for such a sacrifice. Labels: broadly, historical Example: The tutelary deity of the Aztecs was the god of war. The great object of their military expeditions was, to gather hecatombs of captives for his altars. The soldier, who fell in battle, was transported at once to the region of ineffable bliss in the bright mansions of the Sun. 3. A great number of animals, people, or things that are sacrificed or destroyed; any great sacrifice; also (generally), a large amount. Labels: figuratively, literary, poetic Example: O hecatombe! O catastrophe! / From Mydas pompe to Irus beggery! Example: [R]egard this Earth / Made multitudinous with thy slaves, whom thou / Requitest for knee-worship, prayer, and praise, / And toil, and hecatombs of broken hearts, / With fear and self-contempt and barren hope.
Word: hecatomb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is a learned borrowing from Latin hecatombē (“great sacrifice of a hundred oxen, hecatomb”), from Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη (hekatómbē, “great sacrifice of a hundred oxen, hecatomb; any animal sacrifice or large sacrifice”, from ἑκᾰτόν (hekătón, “hundred”) + βοῦς (boûs, “cattle, cow, ox”)). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛkətuːm/, /-tɒm/, /ˈhɛkətoʊm/ 1. To provide (someone or something) with a hecatomb. Labels: transitive
Word: cuckoldry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cuckold + -ry. 1. An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: How many such-like cuckoldries are there in histories, procured by the Gods against seely mortall men? 2. The state of being a cuckold. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: By the end of 2017, it was clear that Homo politicus, like his allies in Hollywood and the media, tends not towards cuckoldry but a 21st-century equivalent of the droit du seigneur. 3. Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: culs-de-sac Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cul-de-sac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cumuli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cumulus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curbstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From curb + stone. 1. US spelling of kerbstone. Labels: US, alt-of
Word: kerbstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kerb + stone. 1. A paving stone that forms part of a kerb. Labels: UK Example: You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days. Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party. Example: Gabriel often saw him on the streets, playing on the curbstone with other boys his age.
Word: curettage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French curettage. Pronunciation: /ˌkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːʒ/, /ˈkjʊəɹɪˌtɑːʒ/, /kjʊəˈɹɛtɪd͡ʒ/ 1. The removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: exhilarated Part of Speech: adj 1. In a state of high spirits.
Word: exhilarated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of exhilarate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: CDN Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of Canadian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: CDN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of content delivery/distribution network. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: A CDN can also help absorb spikes in traffic, for example, during times of peak weather or financial news, or during popular sporting or entertainment events.
Word: CDN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Côte-des-Neiges A district of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Cártel del Noreste. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: A 2024 Justice Department indictment against several members of the organization accused CDN and Los Zetas of “using terroristic violence to control large swaths of Northern Mexico, including along the border between Mexico and the United States.”
Word: Gumery Part of Speech: name 1. An English surname of French topographic derivation.
Word: tetrapod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tetra- + -pod. Doublet of quadruped. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɒd/, /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɑd/ 1. Any item with four arms or four feet, such as a light stand, a gun mount, etc. 2. Any item with four arms or four feet, such as a light stand, a gun mount, etc. 3. A type of vertebrate animal 4. A type of vertebrate animal 5. A type of vertebrate animal
Word: tetrapod Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tetra- + -pod. Doublet of quadruped. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɒd/, /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɑd/ 1. Having four limbs or feet Labels: not-comparable
Word: nitrofurans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nitrofuran Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Firefox Part of Speech: name Etymology: Renamed from Firebird in 2004. The reasoning given for the name, explained as another name for the red panda (see firefox), was, “It's similar to Firebird. It's easy to remember. It sounds good. It's unique. We like it. And we weren't able to find any other project or company even remotely similar to a web browser that uses the same name.” The logo depicts a fox (hence the name is equivalent to fire + fox); its original designer, Jon Hicks, has stated, “A firefox is actually a cute red panda, but it didn’t really conjure up the right imagery. The only concept I had done that I felt happy with was […] inspired by seeing a Japanese brush painting of a fox”. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪəfɒks/, /ˈfaɪɚfɑks/ 1. A free, open-source, cross-platform, graphical web browser, developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
Word: STEREO Part of Speech: name Etymology: From "Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory". 1. A solar observation mission, consisting of two identical spacecraft, that will provide stereoscopic imaging of the Sun.
Word: mourning dove Part of Speech: noun 1. A grey-coloured dove, Zenaida macroura, that has a mournful call, native to North America
Word: stereo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- Derived from Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-), combining form of στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”). 1. Solid, three-dimensional. Labels: morpheme Example: stereo- + -phonic → stereophonic Example: stereo- + -scope → stereoscope 2. Relating to the binocular contribution to three-dimensional vision. Labels: morpheme Example: stereo- + blind → stereoblind Example: stereo- + -opsis → stereopsis 3. Solid, hard. Labels: morpheme Example: stereo- + lithography → stereolithography Example: stereo- + type → stereotype
Word: paternal grandmother Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Word: stereobate Part of Speech: noun 1. The foundation, typically of a stone building. 2. The steps of the platform beneath the stylobate.
Word: farmor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From farm + -or. 1. An owner of oil or gas leases that exchanges part of them to a farmee for services.
Word: stereochromy Part of Speech: noun 1. The painting of murals using pigments mixed with water glass Labels: uncountable
Word: stereogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stereo + gram. 1. A stereoscopic image. 2. An early stereophonic music centre containing a gramophone and radio, and often storage space for records.
Word: stereograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stereo- + -graph. 1. A pair of stereoscopic images that give a three-dimensional effect when viewed through a stereoscope or similar device.
Word: stereograph Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From stereo- + -graph. 1. To create a stereograph of. Labels: transitive
Word: stereography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stereo- + -graphy. 1. Any technique for representing solid objects in two dimensions Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Stereoscopic photography, and the production of stereographs (images that convey depth) Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: stereology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stereo- + -logy. 1. Any technique used to obtain three-dimensional information from two-dimensional images Labels: uncountable
Word: white man Part of Speech: noun 1. A man of European descent or having that appearance. Example: Therefore he whacked the old n***** mercilessly, while a big crowd of his people watched him, thunderstruck, till some man, - I was told the chief's son, - in desperation at hearing the old chap yell, made a tentative jab with a spear at the white man - and of course it went quite easy between the shoulder-blades. 2. White people collectively; white culture. Example: The arrival of the white man brought new things and new ideas, but also new wars and new diseases. Example: Savages are commonly supposed to be the slaves of custom to a far greater degree than the White Man, who by contrast appears as the child of reason. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, man. Example: The white men are always put on that side of the board which commences by row 1, and the black men are placed opposite. Example: We will suppose that you are the player of the white men, and that your opponent[,] the player of the black men[,] is sitting opposite to you, ready for battle.
Word: stereophonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stereo- + -phonic, by analogy with stereoscopic. Pronunciation: /ˌstɛɹi.əˈfɒnɪk/, /ˌstɪəɹi.əˈfɒnɪk/, /ˌstɛɹi.əˈfɑnɪk/, /ˌstɪɹi.əˈfɑnɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two or sometimes more channels played at different locations to simulate the separation of sources along at least one spatial dimension. Example: […] this 1953 Hansel und Gretel is a classic example of how a well produced mono recording can seem more stereophonic than many of its later stereophonic rivals.
Word: stereophony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stereo- + -phony. 1. The reproduction of stereophonic sound. Labels: uncountable
Word: stereopsis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stereo- + -opsis. 1. Stereoscopic vision. Labels: uncountable
Word: stereotaxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English taxis English stereotaxis From stereo- + taxis. 1. Any of several techniques that use computer data from medical imaging to direct the motion of equipment so as to deliver some therapy (such as radiotherapy, radioablation, laser ablation, or others) to a precise anatomic location. Labels: uncountable 2. The movement of an organism when touched; thigmotaxis. Labels: uncountable
Word: widow-maker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From widow + maker. For sense 4, compare German Witwenmacher. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪ.dəʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ/, /-də-/, /ˈwɪ.doʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ/ 1. Something which or someone who takes a person's life, particularly men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade. Labels: idiomatic Example: O, it grieves my soul, / That I must draw this metal from my side / To be a widow-maker! Example: What is a woman that you forsake her, / And the hearth-fire and the home-acre, / To go with the old grey Widow-maker? 2. The detached or broken limb of a tree, a hazard to those walking underneath. 3. An occlusion of the left coronary artery or its anterior interventricular branch, which is likely to cause a fatal heart attack. Labels: informal 4. The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. Labels: slang
Word: debreasted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /diːˈbɹɛstəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of debreast Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: debreasted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /diːˈbɹɛstəd/ 1. Of poultry, having had the white meat removed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: codel Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of congressional delegation, government-paid trips abroad, designed to give lawmakers first-hand knowledge of matters relevant to their legislation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: It was the start of one of those congressional delegation trips — a CODEL, in the bureaucratic shorthand — but this time, I was the only member of Congress along for the ride.
Word: white meat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English whyte mete, wyttemet, equivalent to white + meat. 1. The breast portion of poultry. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Meats whose color, either before or after cooking, is considered white as opposed to red, including poultry, seafood, and pork in some uses. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Dairy produce (occasionally including eggs). Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: [W]hite meates, as milk, butter ⁊ chéeſe, which were woont to be accoũted of as one of the chiefe ſtayes thorowout the Iſland, are now reputed as foode appertinent only to the inferiour ſoꝛt, […] Example: [I]n the very houſe or grange that I was borne in, my Mother and her maides made all the Whitmeate of ſeuenſcore kine and odde.
Word: petty apartheid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any form of racial segregation that applies only to public spaces. Labels: uncountable
Word: tricot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tricot, from tricoter (“to knit”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪkoʊ/, /ˈtɹiːkoʊ/, /ˈtɹikoʊ/, /ˈtɹaɪkət/ 1. A soft knit fabric. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Proto-Polynesian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English Polynesian English Proto-Polynesian From proto- + Polynesian. 1. The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages. Labels: uncountable
Word: Proto-Polynesian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English Polynesian English Proto-Polynesian From proto- + Polynesian. 1. A person who spoke the Proto-Polynesian language. Labels: countable
Word: Proto-Polynesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English Polynesian English Proto-Polynesian From proto- + Polynesian. 1. Of or pertaining to the Proto-Polynesian language, or the people who spoke it. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fuck face Part of Speech: noun 1. A person's facial expression during orgasm. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: And out of the corner of his eye, he could see the fuck face of Mrs. Brown, as Steven had her bent over the bed. Example: She tries to cover her pleasure. Makes lovely noises. The interplay of expressions on her fuck face as she comes is fun for me.
Word: disbursing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disburse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Santoprene Part of Speech: name 1. A thermoplastic elastomer, used in manufacture of household goods.
Word: to go Part of Speech: adj 1. Served in a package or takeout container so as to be taken away from a restaurant rather than eaten on the premises. Labels: idiomatic Example: I'd like two burgers, two small orders of fries and two shakes, to go. 2. Remaining. To finish. (In a group of events or items) belonging to the subgroup that have not passed or have not been finished or have not been addressed yet. Labels: idiomatic Example: In my country, we go to public school for 12 years, and I have three more years to go. Example: Right now, out of four bicycles, that's two down and two to go.
Word: cat house Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cathouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: George shook himself. He said woodenly, "If I was alone I could live so easy." His voice was monotonous, had no emphasis. "I could get a job an' not have no mess." He stopped. "Go on," said Lennie. "An' when the enda the month come-" "An' when the end of the month came I could take my fifty bucks an' go to a... cat house..."
Word: rabbit hutch Part of Speech: noun 1. A cage for keeping a rabbit or rabbits.
Word: nomothete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek νομοθέτης (nomothétēs, “law-giver”). 1. A lawgiver; a legislator. Example: He proposed a bicameral legislature divided into elected legislators tasked with everyday business of state, who he called “telothetes,” and another set of legislators called “nomothetes” of ages forty to fifty-five elected by their peers to fifteen-year terms. 2. A name giver. Example: Clearly we are in the presence of a motif, common to other religions and mythologies — that of the Nomothete, the name-giver, the creator of language
Word: screener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From screen + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹiːnəː/, [ˈskɹʷɪi̯nəː], /ˈskɹinɚ/, [ˈskɹʷɪi̯nɚ] ~ [ˈskɹʷɪi̯nɹ̩] 1. One who, or that which, screens. Labels: historical 2. One who, or that which, screens. 3. An advance screening of a film sent to critics, awards voters, etc. 4. A cinema having the specified number of screens. Labels: in-compounds Example: Movie buffs can indulge themselves at the Hollywood Cinema, a two screener showing second-run films at reduced prices, 5916 Hamilton Avenue. 5. A player setting a screen for a teammate in an offensive sequence.
Word: fairy bread Part of Speech: noun 1. A snack made of buttered bread sprinkled with hundreds and thousands. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, uncountable Example: ‘I was a fairy-bread hogger at parties,’ he told me seriously, his eyes immediately changing. ‘I used to put them in my pockets or hide them wherever I could, until one day I was exposed when my host handed me my parka and four slices of fairy bread fell out. I was seven years old and up till this day if I ever see fairy bread I palpitate and realise that psychologically I will never be cured.’ I laughed at his theatrics and took the Tim Tam he offered me. Example: I notice that the rest of the party food has just about disappeared. All that is left are a few puddles of congealing tomato sauce, a couple of smashed meringues and the dried-out crusts from fifty-odd triangles of fairy bread.
Word: sprinkles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈspɹɪŋkl̩z/ 1. plural of sprinkle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sprinkles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈspɹɪŋkl̩z/ 1. Small candy or sugar pieces that are sprinkled over other confections. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: He had a double ice cream cone, with sprinkles.
Word: sprinkles Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈspɹɪŋkl̩z/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sprinkle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: house-sitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English house-sit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English house-sitter From house-sit + -er. 1. Someone who house-sits.
Word: house-sit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From house + sit, formed by analogy to babysit. Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊsˌsɪt/ 1. To live temporarily in someone else's home, or to attend it regularly, for the purpose of protecting and tending to it in the owner's or tenant's absence. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I'm house-sitting for my friends while they're on vacation in France. Example: I’m house-sitting my uncle’s place in San Rafael for a few months.
Word: housetop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From house + top. Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊsˌtɒp/, /ˈhaʊsˌtɑp/ 1. The roof of a house. Example: 26 Feare them not therefore: for there is nothing couered, that shall not be reueiled; and hidde, that shall not be knowen. 27 What I tell you in darkenesse, that speake yee in light: and what yee heare in the eare, that preach yee vpon the house tops. Example: Up on the housetop, reindeer pause. / Out jumps good old Santa Claus.
Word: humanist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French humaniste. Pronunciation: /ˈhjuːmənɪst/, [ˈhçuːmənɪst], [ˈçuːmənɪst] 1. A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities. 2. A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism. 3. In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics. Labels: historical 4. A secularist, especially an agnostic or atheist. Example: Religious Census Figures Challenged by Humanists Example: Humanists do not believe in a God who gives us moral codes; nor do they believe in an afterlife, in which the good will go to heaven and the bad to hell.
Word: humanist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French humaniste. Pronunciation: /ˈhjuːmənɪst/, [ˈhçuːmənɪst], [ˈçuːmənɪst] 1. Relating to humanism or the humanities. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces. Labels: not-comparable
Word: housesit Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of house-sit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: housesitter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of house-sitter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bahut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bahut, of unknown origin. Pronunciation: /bəˈhʊt/, /bəˈhuːt/ 1. A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau. Labels: obsolete 2. A dwarf-wall of plain masonry, carrying the roof of a cathedral or church and masked or hidden behind the balustrade. Labels: obsolete
Word: peephole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peep + hole. Pronunciation: /ˈpiːphəʊl/, /ˈpiːphoʊl/, [ˈpʰiːphoʊɫ] 1. A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen. Example: It’s a conjurer’s den. — I shouldn’t be surprised if cabby’s old gent is staring at us all the while from some peephole of his own.
Word: Haifa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish حیفا (hayfa) and Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), from Biblical Hebrew חיפה (ḥēp̄ɔ̂), from Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ (“rock”) presumably in reference to Mount Carmel, from Akkadian kāpu "rock". Pronunciation: /ˈxaɪfə/, /ˈhaɪfə/ 1. A port city in northern Israel. 2. A district of Israel.
Word: normed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From norm + -ed. 1. Of a mathematical structure, endowed with a norm. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a data set that has been adjusted to a norm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: normo- Part of Speech: prefix 1. A normal (standard) level of something, as opposed to corresponding terms beginning with hyper- and hypo-. Labels: morpheme
Word: Classical Japanese Part of Speech: name 1. The Japanese language as spoken and written which was used during about 900-1200 C.E. and continued to be commonly used as the written language until about 1900 C.E.
Word: woodchip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wood + chip. 1. A small mechanically produced piece (chip) of wood, generally from 0.5 to 10 cm in diameter, used primarily as raw material for pulp, paper and construction boards, as well as fuel and mulch. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A small fibre of wood; especially such material as used to make ingrain wallpaper, aka woodchip wallpaper. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Oh, Deborah, do you recall? / Your house was very small / With woodchip on the wall
Word: bungo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 文(ぶん)語(ご) (bungo, “writing language”). Pronunciation: /ˈbʊŋɡəʊ/ 1. A Japanese written language established mainly during the Heian period, circa 900–1200 C.E., and commonly used until circa 1900. Labels: uncountable
Word: bungo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish bongo (“large canoe”). 1. A kind of large canoe used in the southern United States, Central America, and South America. Example: On the third day a bungo passed us, coming down the river from New Grenada, with a cargo and passengers to Santa Martha and the parts adjacent Example: He and a number of others bought a bungo (a large canoe), and in it actually started for San Francisco, a distance of more than three thousand miles. The party chose for leader one Chris. Lilly, a pugilist, […] 2. A large sailboat once used in Mexico.
Word: woodchipper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wood + chipper. 1. A machine for reducing wood to woodchips. Example: Last February, Elon Musk boasted of “feeding USAID into the woodchipper” as President Trump kicked off his second term with an unanticipated assault on the agency.
Word: pearl shell Part of Speech: noun 1. The pearl oyster.
Word: pearl oyster Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several bivalve molluscs that are a source of pearls, but especially Pinctada margaritifera.
Word: woodchop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wood + chop. 1. To chop wood, especially as a sport.
Word: woodchop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wood + chop. 1. A woodchopping competition or set. 2. A strength training movement wherein a kettlebell, band or cable is tugged by medial movement of the arms in front of the body from above one side of the transverse plane to below its other side, targetting the oblique and transverse abdominal muscles while standing.
Word: woodchopper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wood + chopper. 1. A person who chops wood; a lumberjack 2. A person who woodchops as a sport
Word: nill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English nillen, from Old English nyllan (“to not want”), corresponding to ne + will. Cognate with Old Frisian nelle. Not directly related to Latin nolo, which is an independent construction of the same manner, but the morphemes that compound both verbs are cognates. Pronunciation: /nɪl/ 1. To be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive). Labels: auxiliary, modal, obsolete Example: I here auow thee neuer to forſake. Ill weares he armes, that nill them vſe for Ladies ſake. Example: What I nill tell, you aske (quoth ſhe) in vaine, Nor mou’d by praier, nor conſtraind by powre[…] 2. To be unwilling. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: I must indeed abide the Doom of Men, whether I will or I nill:[…] 3. To reject, refuse, negate. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Certes (ſayd he) I n’ill thine offred grace, Ne to be made ſo happy doe intend[…].
Word: nill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Irish néal and Scottish Gaelic neul (“star, light”). Compare nebula. Pronunciation: /nɪl/ 1. Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass. 2. Scales of hot iron from the forge.
Word: nill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin nil and nihil (“nothing”) to represent German nichts and nix (“nothing”), confused with Latin nix (“snow, snow-white thing”), used for white forms of zinc oxide. Doublet of nihil album. Pronunciation: /nɪl/ 1. Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms used in medicine and cosmetics. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: foreknowledge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + knowledge. 1. Knowing beforehand. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The prosecution intends to prove that the defendant had foreknowledge. Example: [H]e [Paul] laboureth to comfort Timothy vvith the remembrance of the ſtedfaſtneſs of Gods eternal decree of Election, becauſe grounded on his foreknowledge; […] 2. Knowing beforehand. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: atomization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From atom + -ization. 1. The act or an instance of atomizing. 2. The act or an instance of atomizing. Example: Holonym: normalization
Word: atomizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of atomize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stereotropism Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of thigmatropism. Labels: uncountable
Word: thigmatropism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thigmo- + tropism. 1. The turning of an organism when in contact with a solid object; stereotropism Labels: uncountable
Word: stereotyped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stereotype Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stereotyped Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a certain stereotype. 2. Printed from stereotype plates. 3. Unoriginal; stereotypical. Example: Yet the old-time fairy tale, having served for generations, may now be classed as “historical” in the children’s library; for the time has come for a series of newer “wonder tales” in which the stereotyped genie, dwarf and fairy are eliminated, together with all the horrible and bloodcurdling incident devised by their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale. Example: There are too many gratuitous and insulting characters, like Mary Fisher's employee, a stereotyped Latino stud, and the old people in a nursing home who are presented as unindividuated and naively happy.
Word: stereotypy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French stéréotypie, from stéréotype + -ie. By surface analysis, stereotype + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈstɛri.əˌtaɪpi/, /stɪər-/, /-i.oʊ-/ 1. Excessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures. Labels: countable Example: Coordinate term: stimming Example: Medical culture constrains stimming through strict clinical designations and pathologizing definitions, referring to it as stereotypies or "self-stimulatory behaviours." Autistic people, however, often define stimming more broadly as repetitive sensory practices used to regulate emotional states, to cope with external sensory stimuli, or for purposes of self-expression. 2. The process of making stereotype plates and printing from them. Labels: uncountable
Word: stereovision Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- English vision English stereovision From stereo- + vision. 1. Three-dimensional visual perception. Labels: uncountable
Word: Illuminati Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Illuminatus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exeleutherostomize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: as if Greek *ἐξελευθεροστομίζειν, < ἐξ out + ἐλεύθερος free + στόμα mouth + -ίζ verbal suffix + -ειν infinitive ending. 1. To speak out freely, especially at an inappropriate moment. Labels: rare Example: The heroes of the Iliad—shall we hide it to live, or exeleutherostomize it and die?—are for the most part boors. Example: The offices of a General Manager of one of the few national banks is not the place to exeleutherostomise.
Word: trillium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪli.əm/, /ˈtɹɪljəm/, /ˈtɹɪləm/ 1. Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals
Word: watch-cap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of watch cap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: watch cap Part of Speech: noun 1. A knitted cap, such as the one worn by a seaman when on watch.
Word: supremacist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English supremacy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English supremacist From supremacy + -ist. 1. Supportive of supremacism, the belief that some groups should control others. Example: Immediately following the First Contact War, an anonymous extranet manifesto warned that an alien attempt at human genocide was inevitable. The manifesto called for an army -- a Cerberus to guard against invasion through the Charon relay. […]Throughout the 2160s and 2170s, alleged Cerberus agents assassinated politicians, sabotaged starships bearing eezo, and conducted nightmarish experiments on aliens and humans. Denounced as human-supremacist, Cerberus calls itself human-survivalist.
Word: supremacist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English supremacy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English supremacist From supremacy + -ist. 1. An advocate of supremacism, a supporter of the belief that some groups should control others.
Word: white-supremacist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of white supremacist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: white supremacist Part of Speech: adj 1. Characterized by white supremacy. Example: Even a film like Do the Right Thing is a very white supremacist film. Example: On Starting Point this morning, Southern Poverty Law Center senior fellow Mark Potok discusses the prevalence of white supremacist groups and explains how this type of music is used as a recruitment tool.
Word: white supremacist Part of Speech: noun 1. An advocate of white supremacy, a person who believes that the white race is inherently superior to other races and that white people should have control over people of other races. Example: Dr. Martin has always been an ardent white supremacist and figured in several movements for the overthrow of negro domination. Example: At the urging of advisers, he then condemned white supremacists and neo-Nazis but almost immediately told aides, “That was the biggest fucking mistake I’ve made” and the “worst speech I’ve ever given,” according to Woodward’s account.
Word: white supremacy Part of Speech: noun 1. The ideology which holds that the white race is superior to all others. Labels: uncountable Example: Among Southern whites, the defence of slavery slid into a defence of white supremacy, since that was a useful way to unite the white population behind a coherent ideology; most Southerners did not actually own slaves, and had no necessary interest in defending that institution alone. 2. A situation in which white people are privileged over other people in society. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonshivering thermogenesis Part of Speech: noun 1. The generation of body heat in warm-blooded animals by any means other than shivering, especially by biochemical means. Labels: uncountable
Word: thermogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thermo- + -genesis. Pronunciation: /ˌθəːmə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ 1. The generation of heat in an organism, especially by biochemical means. Labels: uncountable Example: Adaptive thermogenesis is when your metabolism adapts to your energy needs (study). For example, when people try to lose weight, they eat fewer calories, so their metabolism adapts, slowing down.
Word: cutworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cut + worm, from the habit of eating through the stem of plants, or possibly from cutty (“short”). 1. The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest. Example: I listened while they discussed putting stove ash at the base of tomato plants to keep off cutworms or Mama bragged on how fast I was learning to read.
Word: hypoglossal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-) Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos)bor. New Latin hypoglōssus English -al English hypoglossal From New Latin hypoglōssus + -al, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos, “under the tongue”), from ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-, “under, hypo-”) + γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix); equivalent to hypo- + glossal. Pronunciation: /ˌhʌɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.əl/, /ˌhʌɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.l̩/, /ˌhaɪ.pəˈɡlɑs.əl/ 1. Of or pertaining to the area under the tongue. Labels: not-comparable, relational
Word: hypoglossal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-) Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos)bor. New Latin hypoglōssus English -al English hypoglossal From New Latin hypoglōssus + -al, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos, “under the tongue”), from ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-, “under, hypo-”) + γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix); equivalent to hypo- + glossal. Pronunciation: /ˌhʌɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.əl/, /ˌhʌɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.l̩/, /ˌhaɪ.pəˈɡlɑs.əl/ 1. Ellipsis of hypoglossal nerve. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: exhaling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of exhale Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: exhaling Part of Speech: noun 1. exhalation Example: Diarmid sang in a language Camrose didn't know, with a lot of liquid sounds mixed up with exhalings from deep in the throat.
Word: brux Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from bruxism, from Ancient Greek βρυγμός (brugmós, “grinding (teeth)”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹʌks/ 1. To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep. Example: When the patient bruxes, he uses his supporting cusps to wear away the restraining inclines.
Word: touts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: touts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tout Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Moldavian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Moldavia + -an. 1. An inhabitant or citizen of the former Principality of Moldavia or Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. Labels: historical 2. Dated form of Moldovan. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: Moldavian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Moldavia + -an. 1. Dated form of Moldovan (“dialect of Romanian”). Labels: alt-of, dated 2. Dated form of Moldovan (“Romanian language”). Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: Moldavian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Moldavia + -an. 1. Relating to Moldavia (the former principality or Soviet SSR). Labels: historical, not-comparable 2. Dated form of Moldovan. Labels: alt-of, dated, not-comparable
Word: deckhand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deck + hand. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkˌhænd/ 1. A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour. 2. A stagehand. Example: Sometimes actors set props on the spikes, or sometimes a deckhand will do it, depending on the action of the play.
Word: deckhand Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From deck + hand. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkˌhænd/ 1. To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew. Labels: intransitive Example: You deckhand for Old Sam in the summer, you guide climbers up the Big Bump in the spring, you can skin a Cat, mine for gold, butcher a moose, fix an engine. Example: I deckhanded on a fish boat for four years and knew no fisherman likes to be called out of the blue and have his numbers demanded!
Word: decolletage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of décolletage. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: peaceably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English pesibly; equivalent to peaceable + -ly. 1. In a peaceable manner. Example: [K]ing Edwarde [IV] returned, and wͭ much leſſe nũber thẽ [number then [than]] he had, at Barnet on theſtre daye felde [the Easter Day field], ſlewe the Erle of warwik [Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick] wͭ many other great eſtates of yͤ partie, ⁊ ſo ſtably attained the crowne againe, that he peaſſybly enioyed it vntil his dieng day: […] Example: For, if (ſaid he) you throw among five Yahoos as much Food as would be ſufficient for fifty, they will, inſtead of eating peaceably, fall together by the ears, each ſingle one impatient to have all to itſelf; […]
Word: affrighted Part of Speech: adj 1. Terrified. Labels: archaic Example: Oh my lord, my lord, I have been so affrighted
Word: affrighted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of affright Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: decompression Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English compression English decompression From de- + compression. Pronunciation: /ˌdiːkəmˈpɹɛʃən/ 1. The process of decompressing. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The decompression of large data files may take a while. 2. The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver). Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A mode of operation of some internal combustion engines which reduces the engine's compression ratio, making it easier to start but significantly increasing fuel consumption. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: degeneracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From degener(ate) + -acy. Pronunciation: /dɪˈd͡ʒɛnəɹəsi/, /dɪˈd͡ʒɛnɹəsi/, /dɪˈd͡ʒenəɹəsi/ 1. The state of being degenerate (in all senses). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If it be true, that the preſent age is more corrupt, than the preceding, the great multiplication of Novels has probably contributed to its degeneracy. Example: Inveterate abuse of drinking in nonhereditarily disposed persons creates a degeneracy like the hereditary. 2. The ability of one part of the brain to take over another's function without being overexerted. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A limiting case of a class of objects which appears to be qualitatively different from (and usually simpler than) the rest of the class. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Chaldees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chaldee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affright Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English afrighten, from Old English āfyrhtan, equivalent to a- + fright. Pronunciation: /əˈfɹaɪt/ 1. Great fear, terror, fright. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: No one for a moment dreamed of the possible occurrence of any thing in the course of a few hours which would fill every mind with horror, and cause even the dark-hearted Martina to tremble with affright. Example: […]Then behold, there came up to us a huge fish, as big as a tall mountain, at whose sight we became wild for affright and, weeping sore, made ready for death, marvelling at its vast size and gruesome semblance; when lo! a second fish made its appearance than which we had seen naught more monstrous.
Word: affright Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English afrighten, from Old English āfyrhtan, equivalent to a- + fright. Pronunciation: /əˈfɹaɪt/ 1. To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: VVith ſcoffes and ſcornes, and contumelious taunts, / In open Market-place produc't they me, / To be a publique ſpectacle to all: / Here, ſayd they, is the Terror of the French, / The Scar-Crovv that affrights our Children ſo. Example: Let not our babbling dreams affright our souls
Word: affright Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English afright, from Old English āfyrht (“terrified; afraid”), past participle of āfyrhtan (“to terrify; make afraid”). Pronunciation: /əˈfɹaɪt/ 1. afraid; terrified; frightened Example: So that thou shalt not need I say, to feare or be affright, of all the shafts that Hie by day, nor terrours of the night. Example: “Do not be afright,” he continued, after a pause; “do not be afright, my dear young ladies, I am quite harmless—a harmless old man—I would not shed a pigeon's blood.
Word: affrights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affright Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affrights Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of affright Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Delftware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Delft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English Delftware From Delft + -ware. 1. Dutch tin-glazed earthenware made in Delft, Holland, especially white pottery decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: affrighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of affright Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: delftware Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Delftware. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: demagog Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of demagogue. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: demagog Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of demagogue. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: dentine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dentin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: dentin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French dentine, from Latin dens (“tooth”) + English chemical suffix -in / -ine. 1. The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth. Labels: US, uncountable, usually
Word: generality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English generalite, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French generalité (modern French généralité), from general + -ité; also influenced by Latin generālitās. By surface analysis, general + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/, /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ə.ti/, [ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ə.ɾi], /ˌd͡ʒen.əˈɹæl.ə.ti/, [ˌd͡ʒen.əˈɹæl.ə.ɾi] 1. The quality of being general. Labels: uncountable 2. The population in general. Labels: uncountable Example: "You must not come to me," answered her listener, "for a defence of society; I have long since loathed its bitterness as much as I despise its baseness. You cannot know the miserably mean motives that actuate the generality; but the trifles so sought give their own narrowness to the mind." 3. A generalization. Labels: countable Example: He was very vague, speaking only in generalities.
Word: generalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of generality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doubletree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From double + tree. 1. a device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected to a singletree, two of which are connected to a doubletree, which, in turn, is connected to the implement.
Word: skilfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English skilful Middle English -ly English -ly English skilfully From skilful + -ly. 1. UK standard spelling of skillfully.
Word: Lucius Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Lūcius, a common Roman praenomen deriving from lux (“light”). Pronunciation: /ˈluːsɪəs/, /ˈluːʃəs/ 1. A male given name from Latin. Labels: rare Example: Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. Example: In one of the film's most discussed scenes, Bruce Wayne reveals to Lucius Fox (played by Morgan Freeman) that he has modified his “sonar cell phone technology” to create a device that will allow him to listen in on all of Gotham City[...]
Word: Cato Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Cato. A cognomen made particularly famous by Cato the Elder and Younger, members of the gens Porcia. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.təʊ/, /ˈkeɪ.toʊ/ 1. A male given name from Latin. Labels: rare 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States: 7. A place in the United States: