nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: SEC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Securities and Exchange Commission. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “Anyway, Kaspersky took her story to the SEC. I’m sorry, it’s rude to throw obscure acronyms around. I mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. They’re the people who look after my industry.” Vincent knew what the SEC was, because she made an effort to follow the financial news, but she only nodded. Example: Burr sold $1.65 million in stock on February 13, 2020, previous court filings by the SEC revealed. 2. Abbreviation of Southeastern Conference, a college athletics conference Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of 3. Initialism of State Electricity Commission. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SEC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of size-exclusion chromatography. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of scavenger endothelial cell. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: FED Part of Speech: name 1. Federal Reserve System. Alternative spelling of Fed. Labels: US, nonstandard Example: So, the FED Chairman chose to reassure all concerns, promising "a lasting expansion in economic activity while continuing progress against inflation. Example: The extent of independence of the Federal Reserve Board (FED) from the executive branch has been a topic of ongoing study by economists and political scientists.
Word: FED Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of flight-time equivalent dose. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of field emission display. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: derv Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of diesel engine road vehicle. Pronunciation: /dɜːv/, /dɝv/ 1. Diesel fuel for motor vehicles. Labels: UK, uncountable
Word: lorry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain; perhaps from dialectal English lurry (“to lug or pull about, drag”) (compare dialectal lurry-cart), or from the forename Laurie. First attested in early to middle 19th century. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒɹi/, /ˈlʌɹi/, /ˈlɔɹɪj/, /ˈlɔɹi/, /ˈlɔɹe/ 1. To transport by, or as if by, lorry. Labels: also, figuratively, transitive Example: He lorried away with a whole pile of things, and cheated the bailiffs. Example: The midday meal at 1230hrs for 'C' and 'D' Companies would be followed by them parading at the camp gates for lorrying to Hazebrouck.
Word: titchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Variant of tetchy, of uncertain etymology. Pronunciation: /tɪt͡ʃi/ 1. Alternative form of tetchy: touchy, easily annoyed, irritated, or offended. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Bali was the quiet one, though that wasn't saying he was gentle-—he had plenty of spirit. Zan was the one you had to watch. He'd snake his head out if you walked by his stall, and get titchy if he thought you owed him a carrot or a bit of apple. Example: He got titchy in return because, no doubt, he couldn't understand why anyone would have camels if they didn't work them; which was quite reasonable but didn't take into account the fact that they were adored pets rather than beasts of burden,...
Word: titchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From titch (“small person”) + -y, from the stage name Little Tich. Pronunciation: /tɪt͡ʃi/ 1. Tiny, very small. Labels: informal Example: Let's 'ave a look at some of them titchy ones. Example: 'Haven't you got little feet?' I said. 'Has everybody got titchy plates in Belgium?'
Word: evening primrose Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various flowering plants of the genus Oenothera or Camissonia, in the family Onagraceae, 2. Any of various flowering plants of the genus Oenothera or Camissonia, in the family Onagraceae, 3. Any plant of family Onagraceae, the evening primrose family. Example: The evening primrose plant family (Onagraceae) offers an ideal system to test predictions relating to the role of sexual recombination and segregation on diversification (Fig. 1). In many evening primrose species […]. Example: Specifically, we ask whether sexual evening primrose plant lineages (Onagraceae) have faster rates of adaptive molecular evolution and altered gene expression of a class I chitinase, a gene implicated in defence against pathogens, than functionally asexual evening primrose lineages.
Word: freesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹi.ʒə/ 1. Any flowering plant of the genus Freesia, native to South Africa.
Word: equitable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French équitable, from Old French, from equité (“equity”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bəl/ 1. Marked by or having equity. 2. Fair, just, or impartial. Example: I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand. Example: Security can be obtained but by defined rights, and these can be ensured only by equitable laws. 3. Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law; relating to equity or courts of equity.
Word: ubergeek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *ubiri German über German über-bor. English uber- English geek English ubergeek From uber- + geek. 1. A highly proficient geek. Labels: informal
Word: badonkadonk Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bəˈdɔŋ.kəˌdɔŋk/ 1. Alternative form of badunkadunk. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Badonkadonk (n): term used to describe a very nice buttocks. Her badonkadonk looks so good in those jeans. Example: You know you’re pear-shaped if: (1) Your badonkadonk is bigger than your boobs, (2) You think of leggings as the eighth deadly sin, and (3) If you were a country, “Bootylicious” would be your national anthem.
Word: gumba Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of goombah. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: gumba Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of goombay. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: geranium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (gerắnĭon), from γέρᾰνος (gérănos, “crane”) + -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/ 1. Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae. 2. Any flowering plant of the genus Pelargonium, of family Geraniaceae. Labels: broadly 3. A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .
Word: geranium Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (gerắnĭon), from γέρᾰνος (gérănos, “crane”) + -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/ 1. Of a bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans).
Word: rhyne Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹiːn/, /ɹaɪn/ 1. Alternative spelling of rhine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rhyne Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹaɪn/ 1. A kind of Russian hemp. Labels: uncountable
Word: heartsease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heart + -s- + ease: an infusion made from the plant is traditionally believed to cure lovesickness. 1. A common European wild flower, Viola tricolor; the wild pansy.
Word: outwith Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English outwith, outewith, a transposed variant of Middle English withoute (“without”). Cognate to Scots ootwi. By surface analysis, out + with. Pronunciation: /aʊtˈwɪð/, /aʊtˈwɪθ/ 1. Outside; beyond; outside of. Labels: Scotland Example: All at once he’d wanted to buy a place there, but it had been too isolated for his wife – and outwith their means anyway. Example: 2004, Official Journal of the European Union, 24.7.2004, C190/10, reporting on a judgment of the European Court of Justice. Finally, the Court failed to examine, and thus to show, in what way such differentiated treatment is objectively justified. The fact that it is the result of circumstances outwith the control of the Communities does not constitute such justification […] .
Word: outwith Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English outwith, outewith, a transposed variant of Middle English withoute (“without”). Cognate to Scots ootwi. By surface analysis, out + with. Pronunciation: /aʊtˈwɪð/, /aʊtˈwɪθ/ 1. Outside, outwardly; outwards. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hellebore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ellebore, from Old French ellebre, elebore, from Medieval Latin eleborus, via Latin from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros), possibly from ἄλκη (álkē, “elk [moose]”) βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”). The initial h was restored in English to reflect the Ancient Greek etymology. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛlɪbɔː/, /ˈhɛlɪbɔːɹ/ 1. Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Aretæus recommends moderate venæsection to be repeated, if the patient is plethoric, purging with black hellebore, and in some cases emetics; nourishing diet. Example: Deadly nightshade, henbane, hellebore and mandrakes were of evil reputation[.] 2. A toxic extract of certain false hellebores (Veratrum album or Veratrum viride), formerly used as a pesticide. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1915 July 14, Leland Ossian Howard, Robert Harris Hutchison, House Flies, US Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin No. 679, page 15, Of the numerous substances tried, the one which seems best to fulfill these conditions is powdered hellebore. Some of the powdered hellebore in use is prepared from the roots of a plant which botanists know as Veratrum viride, and which is popularly known as Indian polk or itch weed. Example: Hellebore is a classic insecticide that has not found much favor in today's pest-control recommendations, though it was certainly effective for its time. In some organic pest-control books information on hellebore can still be found, but by and large its use went out of favor in the 1920s and 1930s.
Word: postwhore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post + whore. 1. A message board user who regularly posts comments usually seen as useless, like "me too", the purpose being to accumulate large numbers of posts in a short amount of time, either for bragging rights or to take advantage of certain board features that reward high post counts. Labels: Internet, derogatory
Word: hollyhock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English holihocke, holyhokke, holihoc, from holi (“holy”) + hocke, hokke, hoc (“mallow”) (from Old English hoc (“marsh mallow”). The modern hollyhock was probably unknown in England until the 15th century, so usage before then no doubt referred to some other mallow. Apparently so called for being brought from the Holy Land; compare an old name for it in Medieval Latin cauli Sancti Cuthberti (“St. Cuthbert's cole”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɑlihɑk/, /ˈhɒlihɒk/ 1. Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family. Example: No cottage in Coughton boasted taller hollyhocks, nor finer Michaelmas daisies in the autumn than Dame Magdalen’s almshouses; […]
Word: honeysuckle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English honysokel, honisokel, honysocle, hunisuccle, perhaps an alteration of Middle English honysoke, honysouke (“honeysuckle”) (whence honeysuck), from Old English huniġsūce, huniġsūge (“honeysuckle”); equivalent to honey + suck + -le, or honeysuck + -le. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/, /ˈhʌn.i.sʌk.əl/ 1. Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet-smelling, bell-shaped flowers. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There was nothing of that luxuriance of blossom which had hitherto clothed the wood, for there were no hawthorns; but the bog-myrtle imparted its tender fragrance, and the caressing honeysuckle wound round many an ancient trunk, odours exhaling from every fairy-like tube—fit trumpets for the heralds of Titania. 2. Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Bothered by the conviction of making no impression on her, he pulled up at a strip of road shaded by tall spotted gums, blackbutt, and honeysuckle, and produced a packet of cigarettes. "About time for a smoke-O," he said, "Have a fag, Cora." 3. Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hyacinth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English jacinth, partly from Old French jacincte, from Medieval Latin jacintus, and partly from Old English iacinþ, from Medieval Latin jacinthus, both from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers”), ultimately from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language. Re-Latinized in the 16th century. Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ̯əsɪnθ/, [ˈhaɪ̯əsɪnθ] 1. Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa. Example: On life's long round by chance I found / A dell impearled with dew, / Where hyacinths, gushing from the ground, / Lent to the earth heaven's native hue / Of holy blue. 2. A variety of zircon, ranging in color from brown, orange, reddish-brown and yellow; a jacinth.
Word: lady's slipper Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the subfamily Cypripedioideae of orchids, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates. 2. Any of species Cypripedium calceolus, type species of this subfamily.
Word: particle accelerator Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high energy radiation.
Word: larkspur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lark + spur, so named for the spur's shape, which resembles the hind toe of a lark. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑɹk.spɚ/ 1. A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lily of the valley Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים (šôšannat hāʿămāqîm), a reference to Song of Solomon 2:1. 1. A flowering plant, Convallaria majalis, with richly fragrant pendant bells. Example: Oh, what a perfect thought. Lilies-of-the-valley, and white pansies, double white violets and white velvet ribbon… From an unknown friend. … From one who understands. … For a Little Girl. 2. A flower of this plant. Example: The aroma given off by flowers has an aphrodisiac effect, especially on women. This is so particularly in the case of lilies of the valley, gardenia, frangipani, and henna.
Word: lily Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). See there for more. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪli/ 1. Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. Example: The engagement photos were set in a leafy bower festooned with pink and white roses, anemones, lilies and delphinium, like something straight out of an enchanted garden. 2. Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other. 3. The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis. 4. The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis. Example: But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. 5. A royal spade in auction bridge. Labels: plural-normally 6. The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.
Word: lily Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). See there for more. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪli/ 1. White (as a racial epithet). Labels: derogatory, not-comparable, slang Example: "Can't you see I'm trying to save your lily ass?" "I don't want to be saved," Tess moaned as he hauled her up and into his lap with one beefy hand.
Word: lobelia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Internationalism. Learned borrowing from translingual Lobelia. Pronunciation: /ləʊˈbiː.liə/, /loʊˈbi.liə/ 1. A member of the genus Lobelia, flowering plants in the Lobelioideae subfamily of family Campanulaceae, containing many species, some of which are garden plants.
Word: strip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From alteration of stripe or from Middle Low German strippe, of uncertain ultimate origin, perhaps derived from a lost strong verb Proto-Germanic *strīpaną, with no clear cognates outside of Germanic except for Irish sríab (“line, stripe”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɹɪp/, [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɪp], [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪp] 1. A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area. Labels: countable Example: The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide. 2. A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively. Labels: countable, sometimes, uncountable, usually Example: Papier mache is made from strips of paper. Example: Squeeze a strip of glue along the edge and then press down] firmly. 3. A comic strip. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A landing strip. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A strip steak. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 7. The playing area, roughly 14 meters by 2 meters. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. The uniform of a football team, or the same worn by supporters. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 9. A trough for washing ore. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You learn, in 'Cleaning Arms,' how rust may cause a 'strip,' and how it must interfere with expansion. I need hardly say, that if the grooves be filled up, the rotation will be lost; or if the grooves be partially filled up, the rotation will be weak, Example: He has fired more than 100 rounds per barrel at a time, from nearly all the barrels converted on this system, without cleaning, and without having a strip, or failure as regards vertical accuracy. 11. A television series aired at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ABC-TV this week put into effect its long anticipated plans to move into daytime programming in a bigger way by opening up its 4-5 across-the-board strip. The web is using its "Mickey Mouse Club," which is stoutly anchored in the 5-6 p.m. slot, as a backing up point for its afternoon expansion. 12. An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with one call and two put options on the same security at the same strike price, similar to but more bearish than a straddle. Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A strip club. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: You be throwing cash in the strip My lil' bitch sucking dick for the free.
Word: strip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English strepen, strippen, from Old English strīepan (“plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *strēpōną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter(h₁)- (“to be stiff; be rigid; exert”). Probably related to German Strafe (“deprivation, fine, punishment”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɹɪp/, [ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɪp], [ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪp] 1. The act of removing one's clothes; a striptease. Example: She stood up on the table and did a strip. 2. Denotes a version of a game in which losing players must progressively remove their clothes. Labels: attributive Example: strip poker; strip Scrabble Example: We're going to play Strip Monopoly.
Word: hovercraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hover + -craft. Originally a trademark by Saunders-Roe Limited, a British aero- and marine-engineering company. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/, /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹæft/, /ˈhʌv.ə.kɹɑːft/, /ˈhʌv.ə.kɹæft/, /ˈhʌvɚ.kɹæft/ 1. A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport. Example: The snapshot shows the whale parallel above the water almost as if it’s competing in belly-flop contest, doing a midair plank or floating across the bay like a hovercraft.
Word: risible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French risible and directly from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus (“laughter”) + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“laugh”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪzɪbəl/, /ˈɹaɪzɪbəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to laughter Example: the risible muscles Example: A joke merely affected her with silent convulsive twitchings, as though the risible faculties struggled somewhere within her but could not bring the laugh to birth. 2. Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant Example: "[…] I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance?" replied his companion, something jealously. Example: Do you find it risible when I say the name, 'Biggus Dickus'? 3. Easily laughing; prone to laughter Example: We are got indeed into a merry world, Laughing is our main buſiniſs; as if becauſe it has bin made part of the Definition of man, that he his Riſible, his man-hood conſiſted in nothing elſe. Example: She was half risible, half concerned.
Word: dilemma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ First attested 1523, from Late Latin dilemma, from Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma, “ambiguous proposition”), from δι- (di-, “having two of”) + λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, proposition”), equivalent to di- + lemma. Pronunciation: /daɪˈlɛmə/, /dɪˈlɛmə/, /dɑeˈlemə/, /dɪˈlemə/, /daɪˈlemə/ 1. A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable. Example: A strong dilemma in a desperate case! / To act with infamy, or quit the place. 2. Any difficult circumstance or problem. 3. A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true". 4. Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives. Labels: rhetoric
Word: almond tree Part of Speech: noun 1. A tree that bears almonds (Prunus amygdalus). 2. An Indian almond tree (Terminalia catappa).
Word: ananas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian ananas, from French ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, adapted from Old Tupi naná (“pineapple”). Pronunciation: /əˈneɪnəs/, /əˈnɑːnəs/ 1. Pineapple. Example: Witness, thou best Anana, thou the Pride / Of vegetable Life […]. Example: The Apple Tree delights evry Eye, while the Anana gives no Notice of its future excellence. 2. Bromelia pinguin, a plant with edible fruit.
Word: aortae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aorta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quandary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 16th century. Origin unknown; perhaps a dialectal corruption (simulating a word of Latin origin with suffix -ary) of wandreth (“evil, plight, peril, adversity, difficulty”), from Middle English wandreth, from Old Norse vandræði (“difficulty, trouble”), from vándr (“difficult, requiring pains and care”). Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒn.də.ɹi/, /ˈkwɒn.dɹi/, /kwɒnˈdɛə.ɹɪ/, /ˈkwɑn.də.ɹi/, /ˈkwɑn.dɹi/ 1. A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement. Example: As a Hitchin signalman once pointed out to me, when a regulating quandary arises concerning a fast-moving Class A train there is no time to consult Control and get their answer before the express is on one's doorstep. Example: Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return. 2. A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice. Example: The preservation of Judah's ignorance here is important, for the final turn of his painful moral education must be withheld for the quandary in which he will find himself later when he encounters Joseph as viceroy of Egypt without realizing his brother's identity. Example: To quote the oracle of Delphi, / Love thou thy neighbor as thyself, aye, / And hate him as thyself thou hatest. / There quandary is at its greatest.
Word: arc- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcusder. English arc- From Latin arcus (“bow, arc”), as they represent an angle or arc. Compare etymology of arch. 1. Used to form the names of inverse trigonometric functions, and the symbols for these functions. Labels: morpheme Example: arc-sine (British), arcsine (US) Example: arctan 2. Alternative form of ar- used to form the names of inverse hyperbolic functions, and the symbols for these functions. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme, proscribed, sometimes
Word: sucker Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English souker, sokere, sukkere, soukere, equivalent to suck (verb) + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Suuger, West Frisian sûker (“sucker”), Dutch zuiger (“sucker”), German Sauger (“dummy; vacuum”). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌk.ə/, /ˈsʌk.ɚ/ 1. To strip the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers. Labels: transitive Example: to sucker maize Example: It is as important to sucker tobacco carefully and as often as the situation demands it as it is to search for and remove the green-horn worm. 2. To produce suckers; to throw up additional stems or shoots. Labels: intransitive Example: I have let my vines sucker more than I ought this year, perhaps, but I want to start them out in better shape by encouraging a large growth of wood. Example: We prefer to plant in rows instead of hills because the plants sucker so badly here, and because, with our scanty rainfall, it is better to have the plants isolated than bunched. 3. To move or attach oneself by means of suckers. Labels: intransitive Example: I am now the octopus, mucus, held together by soft moist membrane, suckering everywhere. Example: He paused at the octopus tank. Clyde, our resident giant Pacific octopus, was suckering his way across the front panel. 4. To fool someone; to take advantage of someone. Labels: informal, transitive Example: The salesman suckered him into signing an expensive maintenance contract. Example: I asked him to tell me specifically just what his gripe might be, but he told me never mind what the details are; that he had put his faith in you on my recommendation but that you had suckered him and he refused to tell me anything about how you suckered him. 5. To lure someone. Labels: informal, transitive, usually Example: As the escort carriers chug away south, their single 5-inch rear guns are now cleared to open fire as the range closes. Disappointed gunners on other weapons are informed, "Just wait a little longer, boys; we're suckering them into 40-mm range."
Word: sucker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from German Sache (“thing”). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌk.ə/, /ˈsʌk.ɚ/ 1. Any thing or object. Labels: emphatic, slang Example: She's in love with a boy from the rodeo who pulls the rope on the chute when they let those suckers go. Example: 1984, Runaway (film): scene in a helicopter, around 5 min 20 sec RAMSAY: Dave, can you land this sucker? 2. A person. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: You got to hit that sucker and hit him over and over. You got to hope he runs out ... Example: Maybe you hit that sucker and we'll get some DNA ...
Word: come out Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, out. Example: The mouse came out of the hole. Example: “It was nice that your dad let you come out with us,” I said as we walked through the woods, kicking up cornflakey bundles of leaves with every step. 2. To be discovered; to be revealed. Labels: intransitive Example: It finally came out that he had been lying all the time. Example: Her lies will eventually come out. 3. To be published or released; to be issued; to be broadcast for the first time. Labels: intransitive Example: My new book comes out next week. Example: Her interview comes out in the next edition of the newspaper. 4. To make a formal debut in society. Labels: dated, historical Example: My daughter comes out in the spring. Example: "You would not trouble it much, child," returned Lady Anne, pettishly; "you know you are the plain one of the family. I do not know what I shall do with you when you come out; you will have no beauty but that of youth." 5. To end up or result; to turn out to be. Labels: copulative Example: There were a lot of problems at the start, but it all came out well in the end. Example: The photos came out fine. 6. To walk onto the field at the beginning of an innings. 7. To come out of the closet. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: He came out to his parents as gay last week. Example: I had not come out yet and he was out but wasn't; quite ungay, I would say, and yet gay. 8. To originate in; to derive from; to be taken from out of or to have arrived from. Example: That comes out of my paycheck. Example: He's the best player to come out of Ohio. 9. To express one's opinion openly. Example: You had come out in favor of the French Revolution. Example: I came right out and told the boss what I thought of him. 10. To become visible in the sky as a result of clouds clearing away. Example: It's quite warm now the sun has come out. 11. To protest or go on strike, especially out of solidarity with other workers. Example: We got the folks at the Detroit plant to come out too. Example: We're coming out for the campaign and for all the struggling people out there. 12. To make a debut in a new field; to start off a career or reputation. Example: Here's some tips for coming out as an artist. Example: Spirit-rapping made easy; or, how to come out as a medium. 13. To emerge from or reach the end of an era, event or process. Labels: intransitive Example: I was coming out of a period of unemployment then. 14. To be removed. Labels: intransitive Example: Red wine will help that stain come out. 15. To join a church; to convert to a religion. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: I came out after a period of difficulty in my life. 16. To begin with something. Labels: intransitive Example: He came out with a pair of kings.
Word: ILO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of International Labour Organization, a specialised agency of the United Nations to deal with labour issues. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: clicker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English click 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 clicker From click + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈklɪkə/, /ˈklɪkɚ/ 1. The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment. Labels: Northeastern, US, slang Example: We have a clicker for the TV, one for the VCR, one for the DVD player and another one that does it all. 2. An electronic device used by individual students in the classroom to respond to multiple-choice questions, etc. 3. A person who cuts out the uppers of shoes from pieces of leather using a flexible knife that clicks as it changes direction. 4. A machine that cuts materials using a steel rule die. The name comes from the sound (click) when the material is cut. May be hand, pneumatic, or hydraulic powered. 5. A signalling device used by military forces. Pressed between thumb and fingers, it makes a small but distinctive click understood by other members of a unit. 6. A small mechanical device that produces a clicking sound, used in dog training. 7. Someone who clicks, for example using a computer mouse. 8. Someone who stands by a shop door to invite people to buy; a tout. Labels: UK, obsolete Example: Let Clickers bark on the whole Day 9. One who has charge of the work of a companionship. Labels: obsolete 10. An employee who locks the type in the form to make it ready for printing. Labels: historical 11. Ellipsis of clicker game. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Maricopa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish, of uncertain origin. 1. A member of a Native American people belonging to the Yuman linguistic stock, a part of the Hokan family. They originate in the Colorado River area, but following an exodus in the 1700s or 1800s, they live amongst the Pima in the vicinity of the Gila and Salt Rivers. Example: In the valley of the Gila and on its tributaries from the northeast are the Pimas, Maricopas, and Papagos.
Word: Maricopa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish, of uncertain origin. 1. A city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. 2. A city in Kern County, California.
Word: fomenting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of foment Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: fomenting a revolution
Word: biophysics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós)der. Latin physicusder. Middle English phisik English physic English physics English biophysics From bio- + physics. 1. The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology. Labels: uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:biophysics.
Word: upper Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -er Middle English upper English upper Inherited from Middle English upper. By surface analysis, up + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈʌpə/, /ˈʌpɚ/, /ˈʊpə/ 1. At a higher physical position, level, rank or order. 2. Situated on higher ground, further inland, more upstream, or more northerly. 3. Younger, more recent. 4. Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
Word: La-La Land Part of Speech: name Etymology: From la (“syllable used in singing”) + land. 1. The fictional place where wandering, sleeping, or dreaming minds are metaphorically said to end up. Example: Oh, don't mind him: he's usually up in La-La Land, with all his silly ideas and whatnot. Example: Don't worry, boss: the guards are in La-La Land. They won't be up for many hours.
Word: La-La Land Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of LA (initialism for Los Angeles) and La La Land (metaphorical dreamland). 1. Los Angeles, California (or Hollywood). Labels: US, derogatory, figuratively, humorous, slang Example: ... back to her new home in Calabassas, near Los Angeles. Her years in Phoenix, where she started her own zoo, ended in divorce, "and now I'm back in La La Land," […] 2. British Columbia. Labels: Canada, slang
Word: subduction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin subductiō, from subdūcere (“to draw from under or below”). Equivalent to subduct + -ion or subduce + -tion. Pronunciation: /səbˈdʌkʃən/ 1. The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of one tectonic plate moving beneath another and sinking into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Therefore, both a mantle plume and also the subductions of the oceanic plates may have mutually contributed to create the magmatic zone. Example: Evidence for a subduction polarity flip is clear in the Irish Caledonides, where the S-dipping slab beneath the Lough Nafooey arc (Dewey & Ryan 1990; Clift & Ryan 1994) became a N-dipping subduction zone after the Grampian Orogeny. 3. The act of subducting or taking away. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: threatened the subduction of his own presence 4. Arithmetical subtraction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the other Operation of Arithmetick , namely , Subduction 5. A surjection between diffeological spaces such that the target is identified as the pushforward of the source. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Accordingly, a diffeological principal S¹-bundle over a diffeological space X is a subduction π : P → X and a smooth map τ satisfying the same conditions; see [30] for a thorough discussion. Example: Subductions (art. 1.46) express a global behavior of some surjections. As we localized the notion of induction and then obtained the notion of local induction (art. 2.15), the notion of subduction can be localized, or refined, as well, and leads to the concept of local subduction. Exercise 61, p. 60, illustrates the case where a subduction is not everywhere a local subduction.
Word: tectonics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”). 1. The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth. Labels: uncountable 2. The science and art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction. Labels: uncountable
Word: Iron Age Part of Speech: name Etymology: From iron + age, in the mythological sense a calque of Latin saecula ferrea, aetas ferrea; in the archaeological sense a calque of Danish jernalder. Pronunciation: /ˈʌɪən eɪdʒ/ 1. The most recent and debased of the four or five classical Ages of Man; hence, any period characterized by wicked behavior. Example: He that shall examine this iron age wherein we live, where love is cold […] may well ask where is charity? 2. An age characterized by the use of iron. 3. A level of culture in which humans used iron and the technology of ironworking. (Estimated to have begun in Europe about 1100 BC)
Word: schlemiel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil). Pronunciation: /ʃləˈmiːl/ 1. A loser or a fool. Labels: Jewish, US, slang Example: On Jewish Heritage Day, there was ample time to debate whether the Mets are schlemiels or schlimazels with the home team down 8-1 after five. Fans were given shirts that read “Let’s Go Mets” in Hebrew, but “Oy vey!” was more appropriate. Example: In that series, creator/writer/star Dildarian played the titular Tim, a 20-something laconic schlemiel living in New York with his girlfriend, Amy — a “Curb Your Enthusiasm”-type existence peppered with awkward situations. 2. A person who is clumsy or who hurts others emotionally. Labels: Jewish, US, slang
Word: methane rain Part of Speech: noun 1. Rain, in the form of liquid methane rather than water, that falls on Saturn's moon Titan and creates equivalent geographical features (rivers, lakes etc.) as does normal rain. Labels: uncountable
Word: Jurassic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French Jurassique, named for the discovery and type location in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland. The -assic suffix was extracted from Triassic. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʊˈɹæs.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the second period of the Mesozoic era, a time still dominated by dinosaurs. Labels: not-comparable Example: His father squinted at the skeleton. “What is it, Jurassic?” “Jeez. No. Cretaceous.” “Cretaceous? What's the difference between Cretaceous and Jurassic?” “Only about a hundred million years,” Tim said. “Cretaceous is older?” “No, Dad, Jurassic is older.” Example: Fossils are particularly well described from the Carboniferous, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and have been found in the USA, England, Russia, Lebanon and Germany. Sites such as Lyme Regis in Dorset have particularly yielded number of Jurassic “squid” ink sacs and nodules (Doguzhaeva et al. 2004). 2. Of or pertaining to the Mesozoic era as a whole. Labels: broadly, not-comparable, proscribed 3. Of or pertaining to the people or region near the Jura Mountain Range of Europe. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Jurassic, the Spanish and the Italian federations and sections of the International Working Men's Association, as also the French, the German and the American anarchist groups, were for the next years the chief centres of anarchist thought and propaganda. 4. Very old-fashioned and outdated. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Those fears and excuses seem positively Jurassic more than eighty years later. Example: For every three shops or restaurants that looked as if they might have had a poster of Che Guevara somewhere on the premises, there was one stubborn Jurassic retailer offering knit suits for older women or an Italian restaurant that offered all-you-can-eat garlic bread and didn't call itself a trattoria.
Word: Jurassic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Jurassique, named for the discovery and type location in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland. The -assic suffix was extracted from Triassic. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʊˈɹæs.ɪk/ 1. The period from 201.3±0.2 to 145 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic systems of this period. Example: [p 108] Like the Forest Marble Beds in the Middle Jurassic, the Purbeck Beds of the Upper Jurassic are deltaic or estuarine in origin, so as well as mammals they contain small, presumably freshwater, crocodiles and the first indisputable lizards. [p 109] This is less surprising if it is recalled that in the Upper Jurassic, Europe and North America were joined to form Laurasia and the Atlantic Ocean still had to be formed … Example: Fossils are particularly well described from the Carboniferous, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and have been found in the USA, England, Russia, Lebanon and Germany. Sites such as Lyme Regis in Dorset have particularly yielded number of Jurassic “squid” ink sacs and nodules (Doguzhaeva et al. 2004).
Word: plush Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French peluche (“fluff, plush”). The fact that historically (in past centuries) plush upholstery was so expensive as to be socially exclusive undoubtedly connects the senses of "luxurious" and "soft". Pronunciation: /plʌʃ/ 1. Very extravagant. Labels: UK 2. Very expensive, or appearing expensive; opulent, luxurious. Labels: UK Example: They lived in a plush apartment complex. 3. Having a soft, fluffy exterior (of a man-made object, especially stuffed animals or upholstery). Example: This plush toy is so cute and soft — I want it!
Word: plush Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French peluche (“fluff, plush”). The fact that historically (in past centuries) plush upholstery was so expensive as to be socially exclusive undoubtedly connects the senses of "luxurious" and "soft". Pronunciation: /plʌʃ/ 1. A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. […] The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold. Example: That night the Boy slept in a different bedroom, and he had a new bunny to sleep with him. It was a splendid bunny, all white plush with real glass eyes, but the Boy was too excited to care very much about it. 2. A plush toy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When Play Along — the holder of the Care Bears master toy license — placed Care Bears plushes in Spencer Gifts last year, tweens and teenage girls bought the toys. Example: For a small fee, the player can control a crane equipped with a gripper to pick a gift, usually a plush or a small toy, and has to drop it in a place where he/she can grab it.
Word: plush Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French peluche (“fluff, plush”). The fact that historically (in past centuries) plush upholstery was so expensive as to be socially exclusive undoubtedly connects the senses of "luxurious" and "soft". Pronunciation: /plʌʃ/ 1. To give a soft, fluffy surface to. Labels: transitive Example: Green moss plushed the boulders that were stewn ^([sic]) about, reaching up to splash the cliffs with a velvet mantle.
Word: PUC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Public Utility Commission, a regulatory body in various states. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Postal Union Congress. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Public Utility Commission of Texas. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of personal unblocking code: PUK code. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ear lobe Part of Speech: noun 1. The lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear. 2. The fleshy patch of skin below the ear tuft of a chicken. Example: The color of the female's ear lobe will tell you if she will lay a white or colored egg.
Word: moronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English moron Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English moronic From moron + -ic. Pronunciation: /mɔːˈɹɒnɪk/, /mɔɹˈɑnɪk/ 1. Having a mental age of between seven and twelve years. Labels: dated 2. Behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic; stupid. Labels: informal Example: moronic behavior Example: Excessive contrarianism against the liberal establishment has also resulted in slopulism spiralling off into the most moronic of conspiracy theories.
Word: defense Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English defens, defense, from Old French defens, defense, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“protection”). Displaced native Old English bewering. The verb is from the noun. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɛns/, /ˈdiːˌfɛns/ 1. The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 2. Anything employed to oppose attack(s). Labels: US, countable, uncountable 3. Anything employed to oppose attack(s). Labels: US, countable, uncountable 4. An argument in support or justification of something. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: to come to someone's defense 5. An argument in support or justification of something. Labels: US, broadly, countable, uncountable 6. An argument in support or justification of something. Labels: US, broadly, countable, uncountable 7. Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military. Labels: US, countable, euphemistic, uncountable Example: Department of Defense 8. A prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. Labels: US, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: defense Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English defens, defense, from Old French defens, defense, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“protection”). Displaced native Old English bewering. The verb is from the noun. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɛns/, /ˈdiːˌfɛns/ 1. To employ defensive tactics (so as to block). Labels: US Example: In fact, there is an increase in the effectiveness of the Five Cutter Offense when teams put pressure on, instead of sagging or switching in an attempt to defense the attack successfully. Example: But the Buffs’ coaching staff made some adjustments in the way they defensed the Heights’ vaunted veer-option offense, and after being bullied around for 271 yards in the first half, yielded only 140 in the second half.
Word: defense Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English defencen, defensen, from Old French defenser or its etymon, Latin dēfēnsō. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɛns/, /ˈdiːˌfɛns/ 1. To furnish with defenses; to defend, protect. Labels: US, archaic Example: In the ſyege of greate cities, takyng a bygge compaſſe rounde abowte, we muſt wyth all laboure: make and intercut not farre of the citie, bꝛode and depe trenches defenſed wyth turrettes of woodde, […] Example: VVhere being plaſt, vnvviſt of any vvight, / He ſtayde his time, till husband fel on ſleepe, / Then out he gate, defenſt vvith darke of night, / And ſoftly to Salueſtras bed did creepe: […]