nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: extreme prejudice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the longer phrase terminate with extreme prejudice, popularized by the film Apocalypse Now (1979), but used earlier jokingly as CIA jargon. 1. Lethal force, applied extrajudicially with the intent to kill. Labels: uncountable Example: Osborn was involved in the liquidation program and cites an example of a Vietnamese operative being liquidated with extreme prejudice on orders from higher headquarters. 2. Severe treatment. Labels: uncountable Example: Without a real market to determine the price such suggested prices should be discounted with extreme prejudice by any potential investors. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see extreme, prejudice. Labels: uncountable Example: The centerpiece of the court's justification for reversing and remanding was its conclusion that when the trial judge disclosed the terms of the settlement, he created a great risk of extreme prejudice to the remaining defendant. Example: For example, majority-group members may view minority groups with suspicion, but not all minority groups become the targets of extreme prejudice and discrimination.
Word: arthroscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρθρον (ắrthron)der. New Latinder. English arthro- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English arthroscopy From arthro- + -scopy. 1. the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
Word: arthroscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρθρον (ắrthron)der. New Latinder. English arthro- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English arthroscope From arthro- + -scope. 1. A form of endoscope used in arthroscopy
Word: bioscopy 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 *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English bioscopy From bio- + -scopy. 1. the examination of a body to determine if it is alive or dead Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fluoroscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English fluoroscopy From fluoro- + -scopy. 1. Examination using a fluoroscope. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: laparoscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From laparo- (“flank”) + -scopy, after German Laparoskopie. Pronunciation: /lapəˈɹɒskəpi/ 1. Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope. Example: Near-synonym: laparoscopic surgery
Word: laparoscopic surgery Part of Speech: noun 1. laparoscopy Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: laparoscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English laparoscope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English laparoscopic From laparoscope + -ic. 1. Of, relating to, or using laparoscopy or a laparoscope. Labels: not-comparable
Word: radioscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio- + -scopy. 1. examination of objects by the use of X-rays; radiology
Word: retinoscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English retino- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English retinoscopy From retino- + -scopy. 1. Analysis of the refractive properties of the eye using a retinoscope; skiascopy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: skiascopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -scopy. 1. retinoscopy Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rhinoscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rhino- + -scopy. 1. examination of the nasal passages using an endoscope or speculum; nasal endoscopy Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: stereoscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English stereoscopy From stereo- + -scopy. 1. The manufacture and viewing of stereoscopic images; the use of a stereoscope to view stereographs. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Catachresis for stereovision. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: telescopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English telescopy From tele- + -scopy. Pronunciation: /təˈlɛs.kə.pi/ 1. The manufacture and use of telescopes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tracheoscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰ-us Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English tracheo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English tracheoscopy From tracheo- + -scopy. 1. examination of the interior of the trachea using a tracheoscope Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: palaverous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English palaver Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English palaverous From palaver + -ous. 1. Verbose; wordy.
Word: sceat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English sceatt. Pronunciation: /ʃæt/ 1. A small Anglo-Saxon coin, especially one made of silver; sometimes regarded as a weight (and thus a comparative measure of a coin's value). Labels: historical Example: 1840, Ancient Laws and Institutes of England, Volume 2, Commissioners on the Public Records of the Kingdom, unnumbered page, In the Anglo-Saxon laws there is no passage from which the value of the ‘sceat’ can be ascertained with certainty, though from some places in the laws of Ethelbirht it would appear, that, in Kent at least, 20 sceats were equal to 1 scilling. Example: The Obolus and the Scruple appear to have been equally familiar to the Anglo-Saxons under the names of the older sceat and penny. The Kentishmen seem to have resembled the Franks in their coinage as well as in their Wergilds, for their scilling weighed 20 sceats; and as the scilling was only a corruption of the Roman sicilicus (the shekel), or quarter-ounce weight, the Kentish ounce must have contained 80 sceats or 40 pence; in other words it was the old Salic solidus of 40 scruples, often met with in later times under the name of mancus, or heavier ounce of 30 Carlovingian (or sterling), and 40 Merovingian pence, or scruples.
Word: ancona Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian ancona. 1. An altarpiece, especially one of multiple connected pictures 2. Alternative form of ancon Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: brindisi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian brindisi. Pronunciation: /ˈbrɪndəzi/, /ˈbrɪnˌdiːzi/ 1. A drinking song in which each person is toasted.
Word: meekness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mekenesse, meknes, meocnesse; equivalent to meek + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being meek. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: But thou, O man of God, flie these things; and follow after righteousnesse, godlinesse, faith, loue, patience, meekenesse. Example: Nor could Pym fail to notice that his old friend in rendering account of himself assumed the familiar meekness of the displaced person in the presence of his betters.
Word: epaulet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French épaulette, from épaule (“shoulder”) + -ette (diminutive). Pronunciation: /ˈɛpəlɛt/, /ˌɛpəˈlɛt/ 1. Alternative form of epaulette (“shoulder decoration on a uniform; tegula”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The most proxlmal plate, at the extreme base of the costal margin, is the tegula (costal plate, epaulet)...
Word: orogenies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orogeny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Orēas, Orēadis, from Ancient Greek Ὀρειάς (Oreiás), from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”). Pronunciation: /ˈɔːɹi.æd/ 1. A mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain. Labels: Greek Example: Under the various appellations of Oreades, Dryades, Naiades, Limniades, Nereides, they dwelt in mountains, trees, springs, lakes, the sea, where, in caverns and grottos, they passed a life whose occupations resembled those of females of human race. Example: The imprisoned ringlets are emancipated; 'fresh as the oread from the forest fountain,' you descend—you breathe the incense of the chocolate—not more I hope—and grow conversational and confidential over the green tea, which, with a fragrance beyond all the violets of April, rises to your lip, 'giving and taking odours.'
Word: orogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oro- + -genesis. 1. The process of mountain formation by deformation of the Earth's crust. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bigtime Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From big + time. 1. Of major significance or importance. Example: Wait till you see your name in two-foot electrics over the front of every big-time house in the country. Example: The police were, of course, only interested in this man as a big-time brothel-keeper and it was not until we expressed an interest in his finances that the Deuxième Bureau unearthed the parallel dossier which was running with their colleagues of the police department.
Word: bigtime Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From big + time. 1. To a significant degree. Labels: figuratively, informal, not-comparable Example: This was the first test for that message -- and it failed bigtime.
Word: bigtime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From big + time. 1. Alternative form of big time. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Financial News Network’s SCORE program […] hit the bigtime last Monday by offering live coverage of Snow Chief’s victory in the Jersey Derby […] Example: Thirty years ago Rob Halford led Judas Priest, and heavy metal itself, out of the Midlands and into the bigtime.
Word: anticatholic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + Catholic. 1. Opposed to Catholicism.
Word: anticatholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + Catholic. 1. A person opposed to Catholicism.
Word: Greenpeace Part of Speech: name Etymology: From green + peace. 1. An international, direct-action environmental organization. Example: One particularly exciting sequence shows how members of Greenpeace, a Canadian conservation group, defend whales fleeing from a huge Soviet whaler. Example: Since its founding in 1970, Greenpeace has borne witness against environmental injustice through numerous non-violent direct actions.
Word: hammy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ham + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of ham. Example: Then again this is Mayfair. A big, rustling bowl of deep-fried squid with a salty chilli kick cost £7.50; a generous pile of jamon croquetas, the shells giving way to something creamy and intensely hammy within, was 50p less. 2. Amateurish; characterized by overacting. Labels: figuratively Example: Jack Crawford: I’m Special Agent Jack Crawford. I lead the Behavioral Science Unit. Will Graham: We’ve met. Jack Crawford: Yes, we had a disagreement about the museum when we opened it. Will Graham: I disagreed with what you named it. Jack Crawford: The Evil Minds Research Museum? Will Graham: It’s a little hammy, Jack. Example: McDonald & Dodds is back, with episode one so deliberately hammy and meta that, technically, it should have been a complete horlicks. In one scene, when they were all hanging on to the balloon ropes, Mr Bean-like, to stop Jason Watkins flying away, it sort of was.
Word: hammy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ham + -y. 1. The hamstring. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, US, slang Example: He put his palms flat on the ground, then grabbed the back of his knees, stretching his hammies for the millionth time that morning. Example: “A move like this would have been inpossible for me before yoga,” he said. “Flexibilty-wise, I was struggling. My hammies were tight, my groin was tight. My hips have really benefited.” 2. A hamstring injury. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, US, slang Example: A: I′m only just getting fully fit now after that hammy [hamstring tear]. Example: Why he went back on after 3/4 time is beyond me. If he was trying to prove a point he has all season to do that not do your hammy in the first game.
Word: hammy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hamster + -y. 1. A hamster. Labels: childish, informal
Word: otology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oto- + -logy. Pronunciation: /oʊˈtɑləd͡ʒi/, /əʊˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ 1. The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tail pad Part of Speech: noun 1. A deck grip pad at the rear (ie. tail) of a surfboard, for the surfer's back foot to stand on. Example: And it's cheap—a bar of wax usually costs around $1.00 and will last for weeks (depending on how often you surf), whereas a tail pad (the cheapest deck grip you can buy) costs around $30.
Word: deck grip Part of Speech: noun 1. Rubber non-slip pads glued to the top of a surfboard to stand on. Labels: uncountable
Word: surf ski Part of Speech: noun 1. Long narrow water craft (about 18 feet long) seating one person, propelled by paddling with a two-ended paddle and incorporating a small rudder controlled by foot levers. Designed for recreation or competition in surf, especially surf life saving, but only for going straight out and in, not for surfing across a wave like a wave ski.
Word: paddle board Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Paddle refers to the rider's arm action, the same as paddling a surfboard, not to a separate physical paddle (no such paddle is used with this type of board). 1. A large fat board used for surf lifesaving. It is propelled by the rider using their arms, either lying face down or sitting up on their knees, and usually has straps positioned along the sides to hold onto. Example: 1997, 17 October, Simone Cotter on ABC Radio National, Surf Lifesaving https://web.archive.org/web/20060113231533/http://www.ausport.gov.au/fulltext/1997/sportsf/sf971017.htm you'd probably grab a paddle board and paddle out and grab them, instead of swimming out
Word: surf lifesaving Part of Speech: noun 1. The activity of rescuing swimmers in distress at surf beaches. Labels: uncountable 2. The movement promoting and organising that activity. Labels: uncountable
Word: wave ski Part of Speech: noun 1. A short watercraft seating one rider, propelled by a two-ended paddle, designed for surfing waves.
Word: remittance man Part of Speech: noun 1. An unwanted or underachieving man, or occasionally a youngest son, sent by relatives to a distant land (often from Britain to a colony) and sent regular remittances of upkeep money, in order that he does not come back. Labels: historical
Word: hospitable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”). Pronunciation: /hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/, /hɑsˈpɪtəbl̩/, /ˈhɑspɪtəbl̩/ 1. cordial and generous towards guests Example: hospitable family Example: "And you come, brother," said Mr. Wegg, in a hospitable glow, "you come like I don't know what—exactly like it—I shouldn't know you from it—shedding a halo all around you." 2. receptive and open-minded 3. favorable 4. favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
Word: cutback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from cut back. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌtbæk/ 1. A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Fifteen more proposals to reverse historical cutbacks in passenger services and the size of the rail network have secured development funding. 2. Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The cutback is one of the sport's three fundamental turns, along with the bottom turn and top turn. "It's the purest power move in the book," Australian surf journalist Nick Carroll wrote in 2000. 3. Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, cements and coatings. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An offensive pass played into a position further from the attacking goal line. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Lee Barnard swung at Chaplow's cutback and missed completely and then was just too far away to connect with Harding's flashing ball across the face of goal. Example: Before the interval an Alibade strike ricocheted off the back of Bright after Ifeoma Onumonu’s cutback. Then in added time Uchenna Kanu smacked a header off the top of the bar. 5. An inversion feature of a rollercoaster, similar to a corkscrew but with the second half reversed. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: twinnie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From twin + -ie. 1. A surfboard with two fins. Example: The twin-fin or “twinnie” is probably the most popular new surfboard of the last few years. Twinnies have short, wide tails and two big fins. They combine the fast turning of a shortboard with the wave catching of a longboard.
Word: pop quiz Part of Speech: noun 1. A quiz or test given without warning or prior announcement. Labels: US
Word: four-eyes Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who wears spectacles/eyeglasses. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic Example: As soon as he saw me he hailed me as “Four eyes,” in reference to my spectacles, and said, “Four eyes is going to treat.” I joined in the laugh and got behind the stove and sat down, thinking to escape notice.
Word: get a grip Part of Speech: verb 1. To grip, as in: to take hold of, as with the hand. Example: But the bannock ran […] down the road to the next house, and in and snug by the fireside. The folk were just sitting down to their soup, and the goodwife scraping the pot. "Look," quoth she, "there's a wee bannock come in to warm itself at our fireside." "Shut the door," quoth the goodman, "and we'll try to get a grip of it." When the bannock heard that, it ran out of the house and they after it with their spoons, […] Example: I attempted to get a grip in the snow with my frozen fingers, to stem myself with my heels, but with no success, […] 2. To attain the understanding of a complex topic. Example: […] the great antiquarian, Duald MacFirbis […], who was able to penetrate and get a grip of the long forgotten language of the ancient law tracts […] Example: "Grogan, the truth is, I travel to keep away from New York. There I'm lost: too many friends. When I'm at sea I get away from it all and kind of get a grip on life again. You understand?" 3. To come to one's senses and become more rational after having experienced a strong emotion. Labels: idiomatic, imperative Example: He needs to get a grip if he's getting that angry over such a little thing. Example: She made her innocent bow, and retired without a suspicion that she had been an embarrassment. Nothing would have happened, now, perhaps, if quiet could have been maintained for a few minutes, so that the people could get a grip upon themselves, but the strain overpowered my old maid partner and she exploded like a bomb; a general and unrestrained crash of laughter followed, of course, the happy tears flowed like brooks, and no one was sorry of the opportunity to laugh himself out and get the blessed relief that comes of that privilege in such circumstances.
Word: closeout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from close out. Pronunciation: /ˈkloʊzˌaʊt/ 1. A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length. Example: Dealing with closeouts is something every surfer should learn – especially if you live and surf in California. 2. A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary; especially, such a sale for the purpose of either dispensing with a discontinued product line or preparing to close down the store. Example: The Administration’s request of $12 million will allow TDA to conduct an orderly closeout of the agency beginning in 2018, which includes sufficient funding for personnel, rent, program, and other closeout costs.
Word: close out Part of Speech: verb 1. To terminate; to call the end of. Labels: transitive Example: Lisicki recovered quickly enough and broke once again at 1-1, using her heavy to serve to dominate before a sweetly-struck backhand down the line closed out the set after 43 minutes. 2. Synonym of close (“to make a sale”). Labels: transitive Example: Sales people are taught how to close out the deal. Buyers are less well trained but protect themselves with processes that stop the seller from reaching this stage. 3. To settle, to pay what is due. Labels: intransitive Example: Much to the dismay of bartenders, many 20-somethings prefer to close out and pay after every drink, no matter how many beverages they end up ordering. Example: WYCA members are also expected to approve an extra £1.4m in development funding, which would help "close out outstanding legacy issues and allow the project to be remobilised". 4. To break all at once, instead of progressively along its length. Example: You either want to land on the top of the wave (if it has closed out), or in the transition 5. To terminate a computer program. 6. To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join. Labels: transitive Example: Gerrard plainly had other ideas as he set off on that final, driving run into the opposition penalty area, slaloming between Kamil Glik and Grzegorz Wojtkowiak and getting his shot away as a third defender, Artur Jedzejczyk, and the goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny, tried to close him out. 7. To make trades offsetting an existing position, leaving the trader with a neutral position. 8. To seal off. Example: One week later, the new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-C) was loaded on Discovery and the payload bay doors were cleared and closed out.
Word: Aaronite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn)bor. Latin Aaronbor. English Aaron Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Aaronite From Aaron + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈæɹ.əˌnaɪt/, /ˈɛɹ.əˌnaɪt/, /ˈeə(ɹ).n̩aɪt/ 1. Synonym of Levite, a descendant of Aaron.
Word: Aaronite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn)bor. Latin Aaronbor. English Aaron Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Aaronite From Aaron + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈæɹ.əˌnaɪt/, /ˈɛɹ.əˌnaɪt/, /ˈeə(ɹ).n̩aɪt/ 1. Synonym of Levite, of or related to the descendants of Aaron. Labels: not-comparable
Word: roseola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin roseola, from diminutive of Latin rosa (“a rose”). Pronunciation: /ɹə(ʊ)ˈziːələ/, /ˌɹəʊzɪˈəʊlə/ 1. A rosy rash occurring in measles, typhoid fever, syphilis and some other diseases. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The common name for roseola infantum. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. German measles. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gunge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See gong. 1. Alternative form of gong: an outhouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: gunge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested around 1935–40. Probably an alteration of gunk. Pronunciation: /ɡʌnd͡ʒ/ 1. A viscous or sticky substance, particularly an unpleasant one of vague or unknown composition; goo; gunk. Labels: Ireland, UK, uncountable, usually Example: Have I got trails of gunge on these frills? 2. Tholin. Labels: informal, uncountable, usually Example: They call this solid material tholin (after the Greek word for muddy), but it seems likely that chemists will continue to call this rather familiar material “gunge.”
Word: gunge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested around 1935–40. Probably an alteration of gunk. Pronunciation: /ɡʌnd͡ʒ/ 1. To clog with gunge. Labels: often, with-up 2. To cover with gunge. Labels: UK Example: I've been gunged on children's TV, hung out with some actors off that soap Dad used to watch, done a photoshoot for a major highstreet fashion outlet and now here we are on the red carpet, outside the cinema in Leicester Square […]
Word: gunge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi गंज (gañj). Pronunciation: /ɡʌnd͡ʒ/ 1. Alternative spelling of ganj. Labels: British, India, alt-of, alternative
Word: triumvirate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Italic *trēs Latin trium Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Italic *wiros Latin vir Latin triumvir Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus Latin triumvirātuslbor. ▲ Latin -ātusder. English -ate English triumvirate Learned borrowing from Latin triumvirātus (“triumvirate”) (see -ate (suffix forming nouns denoting offices or ranks)), itself derived from triumvir (“member of a triumvirate”) + -ātus (“-ate”, suffix forming nouns denoting offices or ranks, or groups of officials associated with such offices or ranks); and triumvir from trium (“of three”) (the genitive form of trēs (“three”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”)) + vir (“adult male human, man”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“man”)). By surface analysis, triumvir + -ate. Pronunciation: /tɹaɪˈʌmvəɹət/ 1. A council of three magistrates ruling jointly; specifically, the First Triumvirate (60 or 59 – 53 B.C.E.) or the Second Triumvirate (43 – 33 or 27 B.C.E.); the office of a triumvir (“one of such magistrates”), or of the three triumviri. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical Example: […] I muſt not forget to ſet dovvne a pretie jeſt, vvhich hath been reported by many as touching Lepidus: It happened during the time of his Triumvirat, […] Example: [H]e frets / That Lepidus of the Triumpherate, ſhould be depos'd, / And being that, vve detaine all his Reuenue. 2. Any group of three joint rulers. Labels: broadly Example: Then vvas contriued a petition, as from the generalitie, vnto the triumuirat Gouernors; vvherein they ſupplicated, that by no meanes they ſhould reſigne the gouernment to any ſhould come from England, vpon vvhat tearmes ſoeuer, vntill ſix moneths after the returne of their ſhip ſent to the VVeſt-Indies: […] 3. Any group of three people regarded as significant in some way; also (rare), a group of three things; a trio. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: I have therefore alvvayes endevoured to compoſe thoſe fevvds and angry diſſentions betvveene affection, faith, and reaſon. For there is in our ſoule a kind of Triumvirate, or triple government of three competitors, vvhich diſtract the peace of this our Common-vvealth, not leſſe than did that other the State of Rome. Example: VVhen Johnson [Ben Jonson], [William] Shakespeare, and thy ſelfe [John Fletcher] did ſit, / And ſvvay'd in the Triumvirate of vvit— […]
Word: lending Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of, or an instance of the action of the verb to lend. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.
Word: lending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: idea hamster Part of Speech: noun 1. A very creative person; someone who is always able to come up with fresh ideas. Labels: informal
Word: i-dotter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See dot the i's and cross the t's. 1. A detail-oriented person.
Word: t-crosser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See dot the i's and cross the t's. 1. A detail-oriented person.
Word: cetaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Cetacea + -ous 1. Relating to whales or more generally to any marine mammal of the infraorder Cetacea. Labels: not-comparable
Word: seagull manager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term became popular through a joke in Ken Blanchard's 1985 book Leadership and the One Minute Manager: "Seagull managers fly in, make a lot of noise, dump on everyone, then fly out." 1. A manager whose presence is rare and usually motivated by problems Labels: idiomatic, slang
Word: chainsaw consultant Part of Speech: noun 1. A consultant whose job is to assist in downsizing a workplace. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: blamestorming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blamestorm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: camphor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French camphore or Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr), in turn from an Austronesian word such as Malay kapur. Pronunciation: /ˈkæmfɚ/, /ˈkæmfə/ 1. A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or common/ordinary camphor. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Yet, oddly enough, I found a far unlikelier substance, and that was camphor. I found it in a sealed jar, that by chance, I suppose, had been really hermetically sealed. I fancied at first that it was paraffin wax, and smashed the glass accordingly. But the odour of camphor was unmistakable. In the universal decay this volatile substance had chanced to survive, perhaps through many thousands of centuries. Example: A form of camphor known as monobromated camphor is said to have an anaphrodisiac effect. 2. a plant-extracted crystalline substance similar to common camphor, especially Borneo camphor. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: brazier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English brasiere, from brasen (“to cover with brass”), from Old English brasian, bræsian (“to cover with brass”). By surface analysis, bras(s) + -ier. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪʒəɹ/, /ˈbɹeɪ.ʒə(ɹ)/, /ˈbɹeɪ.zjə(ɹ)/, /ˈbɹeɪ.ʒɚ/ 1. A worker in brass; a brassworker.
Word: brazier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French brasier (“pan of hot coals”), from Middle French braisier, from Old French brasier, from brese (“embers, hot coals”), of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brasō. See braise. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪʒəɹ/, /ˈbɹeɪ.ʒə(ɹ)/, /ˈbɹeɪ.zjə(ɹ)/, /ˈbɹeɪ.ʒɚ/ 1. An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat. Example: One of them came forward, and, producing a lamp, lit it from his brazier (for the Amahagger when on a journey nearly always carried with them a little lighted brazier, from which to provide fire). Example: At almost any time, while the boats weigh anchor, a small party can be seen in the stern, clustering about a charcoal brazier- a woman busy dishing out bowls of soup and macaroni, and men in palm-leaf hats, their bronzed bodies stripped to the waist, hurriedly scooping up steaming threads with the aid of long wooden chop-sticks.
Word: studying Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstʌdiːɪŋ/ 1. The action of the verb to study. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Yea, I have to charge thee further, before men and angels, with thy studyings and contrivances, the deepest and most intense thoughts of heart thou hast had […]
Word: studying Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈstʌdiːɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of study Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: is-a Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From is + a. 1. The relationship between two entities in which one entity inherits from the other. Example: A special slot, the Is-a slot, short for is-a-member-of-the-class, ties instances to the classes they are members of. 2. Such a relationship expressed as an ontology component (regardless of whether the OOP paradigm per se is implemented).
Word: has-a Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From has + a. 1. The relationship between a class and any member of that class in object-oriented computer programming. 2. Such a relationship expressed as an ontology component (regardless of whether the OOP paradigm per se is implemented).
Word: bahar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Egyptian Arabic بهار (bahār) or other dialects, Arabic بُهَار (buhār). Pronunciation: /bəˈhɑː(ɹ)/ 1. A weight used in the 18th and 19th century in the Middle East and the East Indies, of no single standard but rather of varying sizes sometimes termed little bahars and great bahars. Labels: historical Example: 30 bahars of ivory Example: bahars of nutmeg
Word: hybrid disgenesis Part of Speech: noun 1. a phenomenon in which high transposon mobility causes reduced fertility in hybrid progeny Labels: uncountable
Word: thrill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl). Doublet of thirl (verb). Pronunciation: /θɹɪl/, [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ], [θɹ̥ɪɫ], [θɾ̪̊ɪl], [t̪ɾ̪̊ɪl] 1. To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation. Labels: ergative Example: The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled, That sudden cold did run through every vein. Example: 1854, Matthew Arnold, Preface to Poems vivid and picturesque turns of expression […] which thrill the reader with a sudden delight 2. To (cause something to) tremble or quiver. Labels: ergative 3. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill. Labels: obsolete Example: he perced through his chaufed chest With thrilling point of deadly yron brand 4. To hurl; to throw; to cast. Labels: obsolete Example: I'd thrill my jauelin at the Grecian moysture
Word: thrill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl). Doublet of thirl (verb). Pronunciation: /θɹɪl/, [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ], [θɹ̥ɪɫ], [θɾ̪̊ɪl], [t̪ɾ̪̊ɪl] 1. A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion; a frisson. Example: She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill. 2. A cause of sudden excitement; a kick. Labels: figuratively Example: The thrill is gone / Gone, gone for me / I still live on, lonely though I'll be 3. A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur. 4. A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
Word: thrill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of thread (verb) + drill (verb). Pronunciation: /θɹɪl/, [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ], [θɹ̥ɪɫ], [θɾ̪̊ɪl], [t̪ɾ̪̊ɪl] 1. To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements.
Word: shudder Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English schoderen, from Middle Dutch schudderen and/or Middle Low German schodderen, iterative forms of the verb at hand in Dutch schudden, Low German schüdden (both “to shake”), German schütten (“to pour”), from Proto-Germanic *skudjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewdʰ-. From Low German are also borrowed German schaudern (“to shudder”), Danish skudre. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌdə/, /ˈʃʊdə/, /ˈʃədə/, /ˈʃɐdə/, /ˈʃʌdɚ/ 1. To shake nervously, often from fear or horror. Labels: intransitive Example: On seeing the spider under his pillow, John shuddered. Example: VVreath'd vp in fatall folds iuſt in his way, / The feare where of doth make him ſhake, & ſhudder, […] 2. To vibrate jerkily. Labels: intransitive
Word: shudder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English schoderen, from Middle Dutch schudderen and/or Middle Low German schodderen, iterative forms of the verb at hand in Dutch schudden, Low German schüdden (both “to shake”), German schütten (“to pour”), from Proto-Germanic *skudjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewdʰ-. From Low German are also borrowed German schaudern (“to shudder”), Danish skudre. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌdə/, /ˈʃʊdə/, /ˈʃədə/, /ˈʃɐdə/, /ˈʃʌdɚ/ 1. A shivering tremor, often from fear or horror. Example: Seeing the spider under his pillow gave John a shudder. 2. A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson. Example: They name thee before me, / ⁠A knell to mine ear; / A shudder comes o'er me— / ⁠Why wert thou so dear? Example: … and was not that slight tremble, a shudder which went through her young body, when his kiss, glowing and scorching with his wild passion, had dared to touch her tiny ice-cold hand?
Word: soupy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English soupi, suppy, equivalent to soup + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsuːpi/ 1. Resembling soup; creamy. 2. Extravagantly sentimental; slushy.
Word: fluor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Borrowed from Latin fluor. Pronunciation: /fluɔɹ/ 1. The mineral fluorite. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 2. A flow or flux. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. Menstrual periods. Labels: countable, in-plural, obsolete, uncountable
Word: x Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /ɛks/, /ks/, /ɡz/, /kʃ/, /ɡʒ/ 1. The twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, called ex and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, lowercase 2. Forming gender-neutral or otherwise more inclusive versions of words, especially Spanish-derived words by replacing both the masculine -o and feminine -a. Labels: letter, lowercase Example: alumnx, Chicanx (Xicanx), Filipinx, Latinx, Mx, mxn, Tejanx, womxn
Word: x Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɛks/, /ks/, /ɡz/, /kʃ/, /ɡʒ/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of X (“intersex or non-binary (in passports and identification documents)”). Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: x Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ɛks/, /ks/, /ɡz/, /kʃ/, /ɡʒ/ 1. An unknown or unspecified number of. Labels: humorous, sometimes Example: David Cameron gives a Commons statement after every EU summit and normally they follow a predictable pattern; he says that he set out with X number of aims, and then he explains he has achieved all X of them (even if he hasn’t). The most interesting comments normally come in the exchanges with MPs. Example: But chances are that Google will continue to float new ideas before eventually merging the best of them into a single, coherent application, as it did with Hangouts. And then it'll start the process again. In the meantime, Google will spend money developing x number of duplicate apps, and users will have to deal with a confusing mess of applications on their home screens.
Word: x Part of Speech: conj Pronunciation: /ɛks/, /ks/, /ɡz/, /kʃ/, /ɡʒ/ 1. Used between the names of two characters to denote a ship, particularly in anime, manga, and video games. Labels: slang Example: If there is anyone in the audience who can't stand someone pushing a Shinji x Rei thing, I know you want to quit on this fic now. Example: I'm a fairly big Angel x Buffy fan, though I'm not a particularly big fan of Angel. They just work well together, IMO. 2. Used in place of and in artist collaborations. Example: Taska Black x DROELOE, Steve Aoki x Lauren Jauregui, etc.
Word: common ash Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a species of tall deciduous trees, (Fraxinus excelsior) native to most of Europe.
Word: daman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic دَمَان (damān) (إسرائيل (Isrā'īl)), literally "lamb (of Israel)." 1. The rock hyrax.
Word: rom Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of roman. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: antiprism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Ancient Greek πρῑ́ω (prī́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek πρίσμᾰ (prísmă)bor. Late Latin prismalbor. English prism English antiprism From anti- + prism. 1. A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
Word: antitrade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + trade. 1. The wind that blows from west to east above the trade wind.
Word: antitrade Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + trade. 1. Opposing trade. Example: an antitrade coalition
Word: arquebusier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French arquebusier, hacquebousier, corresponding to arquebus + -ier. 1. A soldier armed with an arquebus. Labels: historical Example: This included the head-piece and gorgett, the back and breast, with skirts of iron called tasses or tassets covering the thighs, as may be seen in the figures, representing the exercise of the pike, published anno 1622, by the title of the Military Art of Training; the same kind of armour was worn by the harquebusiers.
Word: reflecting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈflɛktɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of reflect Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reflecting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈflɛktɪŋ/ 1. An instance of reflection (in any sense). Example: The Hall of Spiders yawned and shrank, the threads deceiving the eye, the distances, shifting, surging forward or crumbling away, to the illusory reflectings of the moon.
Word: reflecting Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈflɛktɪŋ/ 1. That has been reflected (of light, sound etc.); undergoing reflection. 2. That reflects. Example: a reflecting pool 3. Having a component that reflects light. Example: a reflecting telescope 4. Given to introspection; thoughtful, reflective. 5. Insulting, disparaging. Labels: obsolete Example: I know what you mean, little reflecting fool, by saying, it is much in my power […] to give you that peace which you can give yourself whenever you please.
Word: art historian Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /aɹt hɪstˈɔɹi.ən/, [aɹʔ hɪstˈɔɹi.ən] 1. An expert in art history. Example: When Cunk critiques “What the fuck is this?” while standing in front of an art historian and Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s Triumph of Death, she might as well be a TikTok user complaining about the “point” of contemporary art.
Word: art history Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of the history of the visual arts. Labels: uncountable
Word: art house Part of Speech: noun 1. A cinema that shows art films and foreign films which are not widely distributed. Example: Practically nothing has yet been reported in detail about audiences who attend the art house—a relatively new and growing institution on the American cinematic scene. 2. A building or gallery in which works of art are collected, displayed, and offered for sale. Labels: dated Example: Hitler had "collected" most of the paintings from a Jewish-owned art house—Goudstikker of Amsterdam.
Word: close encounter Part of Speech: noun 1. A supposed observation, or observation of evidence, of extraterrestrial beings or their craft.