nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: cyclo-oxygenase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English oxygenase English cyclo-oxygenase From cyclo- + oxygenase. 1. Alternative spelling of cyclooxygenase. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: COX Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of cyclooxygenase. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: oikoi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oikos Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Utraquism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin utraque (“both”) (from their demanding the cup as well as the bread for the laity), + -ism. 1. The moderate Hussite ideology that the faithful, specifically including laity, should receive Communion under both kinds (sub utraque specie), that is to say, receive both bread and wine during the Eucharist; moderate Hussitism. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: desysop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + sysop. Pronunciation: /diːˈsɪsɔp/, /diːˈsɪsɑp/ 1. To revoke the sysop (administrator) privileges of. Labels: transitive Example: William M. Connolley desysopped Example: i'll admit that i am flypaper for abusive admins. it's because i simply don't take shit from them. some of these abusive admins were eventually desysopped […]
Word: betalain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined to describe the pigments as derivatives from betalamic acid, from Latin bēta (“beet”), + -in. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːtəleɪn/ 1. A class of red and yellow indole-derived water-soluble pigments found in beets and other plants of the Caryophyllales and used commercially as coloring agents. Example: Among the angiosperms, betalains are known only in the Caryophyllales, although they also occur in some Basidiomycetes. Example: Neither the red betacyanins nor the other kind of betalain pigments, the yellow betaxanthins, are at all structurally related to the anthocyanins, and anthocyanins and betalains do not occur together in the same plant.
Word: betalains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of betalain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Molina Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish and Italian, both from Latin Molina "of a mill", from mola "mill" + -ina. Compare Miller. Pronunciation: /mɵˈlinə/ 1. A surname from Spanish. Labels: countable 2. Alonso de Molina's 1571 Spanish-Nahuatl dictionary, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But there are some simple, basic words that appear in Molina that are not attested in any of the sources for this dictionary. Example: If you are going to continue your Nahuatl studies, you have no alternative to acquiring a copy of Molina. 3. A city in Chile. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: acidity regulators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acidity regulator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: declamations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of declamation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hysteron proterons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hysteron proteron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abstersions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abstersion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: darse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English darse, dace, from Old French darz, oblique plural of dart (“spear; javelin”). 1. Obsolete form of dace. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: abstersives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abstersive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: karren Part of Speech: noun 1. A small-scale ribbed and fluted erosion feature formed by differential solution from acidic water. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: featherbeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of featherbed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: featherbeds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of featherbed Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: doubledome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From double + dome. 1. An intellectual; an egghead. Labels: derogatory, mildly, slang
Word: peptidomimetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide ▲ German Pepton ▲ Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mimetic English peptidomimetic From peptide + -o- + mimetic. Pronunciation: /pɛpˌtaɪdoʊmɪˈmɛtɪk/ 1. A small protein-like chain designed to mimic a peptide, but with altered chemical properties.
Word: peptidomimetics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peptidomimetic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: caging Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of placing or trapping something in a cage. Example: Commencing next summer, 30,000 tonnes of cliff face will be removed, and mesh-and-bolt caging installed on a three-mile section to stabilise the surface and prevent rock falls.
Word: diazepam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English az- Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)der. French hepta- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine English -epine English azepine English diazepine English (benzo)diazep(ine) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English am(ide) English diazepam From (benzo)diazep(ine) + am(ide). Pronunciation: /dʌɪˈaz.ɪ.pam/, /dʌɪˈeɪ.zɪ.pam/, /daɪˈæz.əˌpæm/ 1. A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 2001: The most effective anti-anxiety drugs (tranquillizers) are the benzodiazepines, epitomized by diazepam (Valium®). — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 57)
Word: gamma-aminobutyric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. An amino acid found in the nervous systems of vertebrates and acting as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Abbreviated as GABA. Labels: uncountable
Word: quantum Hall effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: quantum + Hall effect; from Edwin Hall, who discovered the classical Hall effect in 1879. 1. An effect marked by the quantization of the Hall resistance, observed in two-dimensional electron systems subjected to low temperatures and strong magnetic field.
Word: enantiomeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos Proto-Hellenic *antíos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ος (ăntĭ́os) Ancient Greek ἐνᾰντῐ́ος (enăntĭ́os)der. English enantio- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English enantiomer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English enantiomeric From enantiomer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to an enantiomer or the relation between enantiomers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: skinning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of skin Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: skinning Part of Speech: adj 1. exceptionally cold Labels: Ireland, colloquial
Word: skinning Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of removing the skin, as for example from animals killed for meat, hides, and furs. Example: I had seen many decapitations and skinnings, impalings and crucifixions […]
Word: Kazakstan Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Kazakhstan: A country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He rejects the Hemimerina but admits the Arixenina, and brings forward a new suborder, the Archidermaptera, for the fossil species Protodiplatys fortis, described by Martynov from the Jurassic deposits of southern Kazakstan, which has 4-5-segmented tarsi, apparently rudiments of venation in the elytra, and segmented cerci, like the larvae of Diplatys and the Karschiellinae. Example: In a dramatic, secret operation in later 1994, the On-Site Inspection Agency took part in the transfer of weapons-grade materials from Kazakstan to the United States. The Kazakstan government agreed to transfer its highly enriched uranium to the U.S. for safekeeping, in exchange for an undisclosed amount of foreign aid from the United States.
Word: Bézier curve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a calque of French courbe de Bézier. Named after Renault engineer Pierre Bézier who popularized the curves developed earlier by Paul de Casteljau and used them to design curves for the bodywork of cars. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛz.i.eɪ/ 1. A type of parametric curve defined by a set of control points, two of which are the ends of the curve, while the others determine its shape. Example: Bézier curves are applied, for example in computer graphics and animation, to produce smooth, infinitely scalable curves. Example: So, instead, it is often better to combine multiple Bézier curves to form a longer, more complicated curve called a piecewise Bézier curve. This section discusses how to join Bézier curves together – especially how to join them so as to preserve continuity and smoothness (i.e., continuity of the first derivative).
Word: denitrifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of denitrify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: AZT Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of azidothymidine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: AZT, the only AIDS treatment fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is extremely toxic, and many people with AIDS cannot cake it or must discontinue taking it after some period of time.
Word: river blindness Part of Speech: noun 1. Onchocerciasis. Labels: uncountable
Word: onchocerciasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin Onchocerca (a genus of parasitic worms), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “barb”) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + -iasis. Pronunciation: /ɒŋkəsɜːˈkaɪəsɪs/ 1. A disease caused by a worm of the genus Onchocerca, especially as transmitted to humans by flies and often causing blindness; common in tropical Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tsatskes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tsatske Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -logue Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Back-formation from dialogue. Doublet of -alogue. Pronunciation: /ˌlɒɡ/, /ˌlɔɡ/, /ˌlɑɡ/, [ˌlɞ̠ɡ], [ˌlɔ̟ɡ] 1. Speech, or a way of speaking, a narrative, logical discourse. Labels: countable, morpheme, not-comparable, uncountable
Word: -logue Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Back-formation from analogue or homologue. 1. A correspondent (homologue or analogue). Labels: morpheme, not-comparable
Word: -logue Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From French -logue, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos). 1. Synonym of -logist. Labels: archaic, dated, historical, morpheme, obsolete, rare 2. Synonym of -logy. Labels: morpheme, rare
Word: -logues Part of Speech: suffix Pronunciation: /lɒɡz/ 1. plural of -logue Labels: form-of, morpheme, plural
Word: -log Part of Speech: suffix Pronunciation: /ˌlɔɡ/, /ˌlɑɡ/ 1. US standard spelling of -logue. Labels: US, alt-of, countable, morpheme, not-comparable, standard, uncountable
Word: -logs Part of Speech: suffix 1. plural of -log Labels: form-of, morpheme, plural
Word: compilement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English compile Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English compilement From compile + -ment. Pronunciation: /kɒmˈpaɪlmənt/ 1. The act or process of compiling; compilation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unmarriageable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English marriage Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English marriageable English unmarriageable From un- + marriageable. 1. Not marriageable, unsuitable for marriage. Example: You have always had a little way of alluding to her as an unmarriageable girl. Example: He had a way of pronouncing the word "miss" that made it an epithet, a sneer at her unmarried and unmarriageable state. 2. That cannot be reconciled, inconsistent. Example: A link was wanting between two craving parts of nature, and he was hurled into being as the bridge over that yawning need, the mediator betwixt two else unmarriageable facts. Example: […] which is a very curious cross between two things that at first sight may seem unmarriageable, the Wordsworthian enthusiasm and the Byronic despair.
Word: cannabinol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis)bor. Latin cannabislbor. English cannab(is) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English -ol English cannabinol From cannab(is) + -in + -ol. 1. A psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa; an oxidation product of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: soap bubble Part of Speech: noun 1. A very thin film of soapy water that forms a sphere with an iridescent surface. 2. Anything that is attractive but insubstantial. Labels: figuratively Example: These words so pierce this soap-bubble of the metaphysicians, that we can hardly read them without fancying that the poet meant them to be ironical.
Word: CBN Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of chemical, biological, nuclear; alternative form of NBC. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: CBN Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of cannabinol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: seedier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of seedy: more seedy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: seediest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of seedy: most seedy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: extremophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of extremophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tallied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tally Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tarred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tar Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: terriers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of terrier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theorizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of theorize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: theorizing Part of Speech: noun 1. The formation of theories.
Word: threshhold Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of threshold. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: tidying Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ.di.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of tidy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tidying Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ.di.ɪŋ/ 1. The act or process in which things are tidied.
Word: tidiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of tidy: most tidy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: tiptoed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tiptoe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tiptoes Part of Speech: noun 1. The tips of the toes. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: She stood on her tiptoes to appear taller.
Word: tiptoes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tiptoe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: toddled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of toddle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tomtoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tomtom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kwɪn/, [kʰw̥ɪn] 1. A quintuplet. Labels: informal
Word: quin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kwɪn/, [kʰw̥ɪn] 1. A European scallop, Pecten opercularis, used as food. Example: Similarly the stocks of the free-living scallops and quins, which are caught by trawling, are threatened by over-fishing to supply the market for canned or frozen luxury sea-foods.
Word: tracings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tracing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transcendently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English transcendent Middle English -ly English -ly English transcendently From transcendent + -ly. 1. In a transcendent manner.
Word: trussed Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: trussed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of truss Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: twitchings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twitching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: typewritist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English typewrite Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English typewritist From typewrite + -ist. 1. A typist, specifically one who uses a typewriter. Labels: obsolete Example: What is a typewriter? It is a machine. Some people call the young lady who operates the machine, a typewriter. This is an error: she is a typewritist.
Word: abstainers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abstainer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aptitudes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aptitude Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arrowheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arrowhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asperities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of asperity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: avengers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈvɛndʒə(ɹ)z/ 1. plural of avenger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lessie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lezzie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mudra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal”). Pronunciation: /muːˈdɹɑː/, /mʊˈdɹɑː/ 1. Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography. Example: The king of creation would not have curved his palm into the likeness of a Hindu mudra in an attempt to protect the tiny launching pad on his thumbnail from the dank wind. Example: For the next few minutes, the audience had sat mesmerized as the sisters performed, fingertips joining and parting in mudras, eyebrows quivering. 2. Any of the formal body positions and postures used in yoga and meditation. Labels: Hinduism Example: The Kechari Mudra is accomplished by thrusting the tongue into the gullet, by turning it over itself, and keeping the eyesight in the middle.
Word: nonviolent Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of non-violent. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: When Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 – 50 years ago on Saturday – I was an activist in the civil rights movement of Martin Luther King, a man of peace who led the nonviolent protests that brought down segregation in America, and ushered in the civil rights and voting rights acts. Example: Counterprotesters shouted epithets as they walked by, but the opposing groups kept it nonviolent.
Word: nonviolence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Latin violēns /violentus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin violentiabor. Old French violencebor. Middle English violence English violence English nonviolence From non- + violence. 1. A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: From this theological perspective, the spectrum of violences has to give way to a spectrum of nonviolences.
Word: record-breaking Part of Speech: adj 1. Of an achievement or observation, exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity or category. Labels: not-comparable Example: The peak of the record-breaking month came during the fourth week, when the railways were called upon to handle the transport side of the official evacuation from the London area. Example: For example, record-breaking rainfall in the UK made February 2020 the wettest February on record, while July 2019 was deemed to be the warmest month on record worldwide.
Word: snappier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of snappy: more snappy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: snappiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of snappy: most snappy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Fine Gael Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish Fine Gael (literally “family of Gaels”). Pronunciation: /ˌfɪnə ˈɡeɪl/ 1. An Irish political party founded in the 1930s. Example: Ireland’s ruling Fine Gael party and its longtime rival Fianna Fáil have moved closer to forming an unprecedented coalition government.
Word: mudrā Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mudra. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: enorm Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French enorme. See enormous. Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɔːm/, /ɪˈnɔɹm/ 1. enormous Labels: obsolete Example: The Alani[…]wander[…]in[…]enorme and huge cantons
Word: excurrent Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a vein or costa, extending beyond the tip or the margin of a leaf. Labels: not-comparable Example: This species of tree is recognized by the excurrent veins in its leaves. 2. Carrying outward; permitting outward flow. Labels: not-comparable Example: The excurrent apertures (called oscula because they look like little mouths) project their thin cone-shaped lips into the water stream passing over a sponge.
Word: sticktoitiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sticktoitive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sticktoitiveness From sticktoitive + -ness. 1. Persistence; determination. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: There is no success like "sticktoitiveness." Example: Although this costs us a good deal more, we charge no more for it, and are satisfied with the "sticktoitiveness" of our subscribers.
Word: HA-tag Part of Speech: noun 1. A short immunoreactive sequence that is cloned to a gene and can be used to identify or purify recombinant proteins.
Word: Kalderash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The Kalderash were originally cauldron makers (coppersmiths) in the Balkans and the name of the language refers to this. Compare Romanian căldărar (“coppersmith”) and the related căldăraș. 1. A dialect of Vlax Romani language belonging to the Romani languages. Labels: uncountable
Word: under the counter Part of Speech: adv 1. Illicitly, against regulations, of goods kept under the serving counter in a shop to be unobtrusively passed to a customer who knows they are available for surreptitious sale (e.g. pornographic magazines in a newsagent). Example: 1969 The Seven Minutes: A Novel - Page 157 by Irving Wallace Oh, yeah, I remember, you mean about me not trying to sell from under the counter? Example: 2004, James Carlos Blake, Under the Skin, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 55, When Prohibition became the law, they produced the stuff in greater quantity and sold it under the counter to anybody who wanted it.
Word: under the counter Part of Speech: adj 1. In an underhand way, sneakily; unofficially, particularly with regard to payment or tax avoidance. Labels: Ireland, UK, colloquial Example: This morning he said he could not remember exactly where or how the invoice was written. It was used to cover up an under the counter payment from the sale of his land in Lucan.
Word: macrolanguage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro + language. Pronunciation: /ˈmækɹəʊˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ 1. Alternative spelling of macro language (“system for defining and processing macros”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Much of the emphasis in spatial decision-support research continues to focus on developing tools, typically using macrolanguage scripting exclusively or scripting linked to compilable programming and commercial geographic information system software, such as workstation Arc/Info and desktop ArcGIS.
Word: macrolanguage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *linguāticum Old French languagebor. Middle English langage English language English macrolanguage From macro- + language. Pronunciation: /ˈmækɹəʊˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ 1. A "language" by common usage, which is in fact a dialect continuum consisting of widely varying varieties that may be distinct languages by the criterion of mutual intelligibility. Example: The Indo-Aryan languages or macrolanguages of the plains merge into each other, being on the local level made up of enormous dialect continua (e.g. PANJABI-HINDI-BIHARI-RAJASTHANI-PAHARI). ¶ These fluid ‘macrolanguages’ (indicated by capital letters, e.g. HINDI) may have “dialects” which are mutually unintelligible and hard to classify. 2. A group of mutually intelligible speech varieties that have no traditional name in common, and which may be considered distinct languages by their speakers. Example: A linguist working with the criterion of mutual intelligibility would recognize six languages in central and western Victoria, most of them covering large areas. These widespread languages would not have been recognized as languages by the speakers themselves and they have no native name. The largest macrolanguage covers most of western Victoria north of Ballarat and Hamilton. 3. A book-keeping device where – when a language as defined under the ISO 639-2 standard developed by the US Library of Congress, for the purpose of encoding the languages that published books are written in, does not correspond to a single language under the ISO 639-3 standard developed by the Summer Institute of Linguistics, for the purpose of listing all the world's languages in their publication Ethnologue – the ISO 639-2 language is assigned an ISO 639-3 code as a "macrolanguage". Example: Some existing code elements in ISO 639-2, and the corresponding code elements in ISO 639-1, are designated in those parts of ISO 639 as individual language code elements, yet are in a one-to-many relationship with individual language code elements in [ISO 639-3]. For purposes of [ISO 639-3], they are considered to be macrolanguage code elements. Example: Modern Arabic is classified [by the ISO] as a macrolanguage with 27 sub-languages spoken throughout the Arab world.
Word: nanoscales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanoscale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nanoelement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English element English nanoelement From nano- + element. Pronunciation: /nænoʊˈɛləmɪnt/ 1. An individual element of a nanosystem Example: A nanoelement compares to a basketball, like a basketball to the size of the earth.
Word: nanoelements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanoelement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overviewed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overview Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forge over Part of Speech: verb 1. To press on regardless of hindrances. Labels: transitive Example: When the morning broke, they found that the vessel had forged over the reef, about four or five miles, not having more than two feet water; the reef extending for nine or ten miles to the S.E.
Word: overviewing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overview Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: busy as a bee Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare Middle English bisy as bees. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪziæzəˈbiː/ 1. Very active; working constantly. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Lord, I have been as busy as a bee ever since dinner! Example: Heidi ran backwards and forwards as busy as a bee and brought out everything she could find in the cupboard, for she did not know how to be pleased enough that she could help to entertain the doctor.
Word: snowrut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snow + rut. 1. A long line that forms an indentation in the snow.
Word: awardee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From award + -ee. Pronunciation: /əwɔɹˈdi/ 1. The recipient of an award or special honor. Example: The other awardee that evening was Tom Frei, being honored for his advancement of the cure for leukemia.
Word: awardees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of awardee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drip tip Part of Speech: noun 1. An elongated leaf tip from which excess water can drip harmlessly, as found in plants of the rainforest. 2. An elongated extension to the wall of a structure, such that unwanted water drips off, as found in the nests of some species of rainforest paper wasps. 3. An attachment for an e-cigarette that drips e-liquid directly onto the atomizer. Example: Once you know you have a dry atomizer, add three drops of your E-liquid through the drip tip. Example: Bottles of glycerin, propylene glycol, nicotine and flavorings line the shelves behind Setzer while mod boxes, atomizers and drip tips rest in the display case in front of him.
Word: abelian group Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named in honour of Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829), a Norwegian mathematician. Pronunciation: /əˈbi.li.ən ɡɹup/, /əˈbil.jən ɡɹup/ 1. A group in which the group operation is commutative. Example: 1986, Partially Ordered Abelian Groups with Interpolation, American Mathematical Society, 2010 softcover reprint, page 12, Let G and H be partially ordered abelian groups. A positive homomorphism from G to H is any abelian group homomorphism f:G→H that maps positive elements to positive elements, that is, f(G⁺)⊆H⁺. Example: 2000, David Arnold, Abelian Groups and Representations of Finite Partially Ordered Sets, Springer, Softcover reprint of 1st edition, page 74, Chapter 2 is a brief introduction to some fundamental techniques for countable torsion-free abelian groups.
Word: optophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From opto- + -phobia. 1. The fear of opening one's eyes. Labels: uncountable
Word: rhizodermis Part of Speech: noun 1. The outermost primary cell layer of the root. Labels: uncountable
Word: geoscientist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English scientist English geoscientist From geo- + scientist. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒioʊˈsaɪəntɪst/ 1. A scholar or researcher in geoscience, an inclusive term for the earth sciences.
Word: geoscientists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geoscientist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epistemologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English epistemology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English epistemological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English epistemologically From epistemological + -ly. 1. In a manner that pertains to epistemology. Example: The more epistemologically interesting cases are those in which expertise is involved. 2. In a manner that pertains to knowledge or cognition. Labels: broadly Example: It has been argued that because an object is epistemologically dependent on an observer, it is also physically dependent on that observer.
Word: minis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mini Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epistemically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English epistemic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English epistemically From epistemic + -ally. 1. In an epistemic way, as: 2. In an epistemic way, as: Labels: usually Example: We can say that a message, M, is epistemically defective if either it is false, inappropriate, or connected to other beliefs in ways that are inapt, misleading, or unwarranted.
Word: Terra Nova Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from Portuguese Terra Nova (“Newfoundland”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹ.ə ˈnoʊ.və/ 1. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Word: Bohemian-Moravian Highlands Part of Speech: name 1. Highlands located in the Czech Republic.
Word: crocking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of crock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fatling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fat + -ling. Pronunciation: /ˈfatlɪŋ/ 1. A young animal (especially a calf or lamb) which has been fattened for slaughter. Example: Lo I have prepared my dynner, myne oxen and my fatlinges are kylled, and all thinges are redy, come unto the mariage. Example: The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Word: paper mill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: paper + mill 1. A factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients. 2. An organization that unethically sells pre-written papers to students. Example: Similarly, buying papers from paper mills, or paying for someone else to write a paper, is obviously dishonest and is a clear example of plagiarizing. 3. An organization that produces large volumes of poor-quality or forged research papers. Example: Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are complicating publishers’ efforts to tackle the growing problem of paper mills — companies that produce fake scientific papers to order.
Word: Evelina Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Evelyn.
Word: Arne Part of Speech: name Etymology: For the given name, a short form of Old Norse compound names beginning with arn- (“eagle”). 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “If we have created a holiday camp for criminals here, so what?” asked Arne Kvernvik Nilsen, the prison’s governor and a former minister and psychologist. He added, “We should reduce the risk of reoffending, because if we don’t, what’s the point of punishment, except for leaning toward the primitive side of humanity?” 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9788). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A township in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Arno Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Arno, from Latin Arnus. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːnəʊ/, /ˈɑɹnoʊ/ 1. A river in Tuscany that flows through Pisa and Florence.
Word: Rudolf Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Czech Rudolf and German Rudolf. 1. A male given name from Czech or German, equivalent to English Rudolph.
Word: Rudi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Rudi. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Rudolf, from German.
Word: Rudy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Rudolph + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːdi/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Rudolph. Example: Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani claimed Sunday that the President hypothetically could have shot the former FBI director to end the Russia investigation and not face prosecution for it while in office. 2. A surname.
Word: Rudy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rudie. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːdi/ 1. A rude boy; a member of a Jamaican street gang in the 1960s and 70s. Labels: UK, historical, slang Example: Stop your running around / Making problems in town / Rudy, a message to you, Rudy Example: They dance the West Indian Reggae because it is the only old‐fashioned dance beat around and the total opposite of Pepsi‐Rock, the Plastic Ono Band and Jethro Tull and Blood, Sweat & Tears, all of which they naturally despise; and they also have a wary respect for West Indians in general and the Rudys in particular, the Jamaican street gangs who are older and tougher then^([sic]) themselves.
Word: Mikaela Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew, of modern usage, variant of Michaela.
Word: oligonucleotides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oligonucleotide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oligo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of oligonucleotide. Pronunciation: /ˈɑlɪɡoʊ/, /ˈɒlɪɡəʊ/ 1. An oligonucleotide.
Word: oligos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oligo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multibay Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English bay English multibay From multi- + bay. 1. Having multiple bays or recesses. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having three or more rigid supports. Labels: not-comparable
Word: miRNA Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From microRNA. The seminal article on microRNAs did not introduce the abbreviation miRNA nor the term microRNA, but rather referred to the entities as small RNAs. 1. A microRNA. Example: There are ~80 genes in the C elegans genome coding for miRNAs that are twenty-one to twenty-four nucleotides long. Example: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) finely regulate gene expression and play an important role in various cellular processes, including cell growth, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis.
Word: miRNAs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miRNA Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photoswitchable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English switchable English photoswitchable From photo- + switchable. Pronunciation: /ˌfoʊtoʊˈswɪt͡ʃəbl̩/ 1. Capable of being photoswitched, or switched by an optical signal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: homodimer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English dimer English homodimer From homo- + dimer. Pronunciation: /hoʊmoʊˈdaɪmɚ/ 1. A dimer derived from two identical monomers.
Word: nonround Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + round. 1. Not round. (of a shape) Labels: not-comparable 2. Having qualities the opposite of a round vowel. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having a sharp or precise numeric value; having not been rounded. Labels: not-comparable Example: a round number (e.g., 100) was paired with a nonround number (e.g., 103). Example: The researchers hypothesize that everyday experience teaches us that round (imprecise) numbers are usually larger than nonround (sharp) numbers.
Word: Hakomi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hopi hakomi, possibly also from the same Chinese word. 1. A form of body-centred somatic psychotherapy developed in the 1970s.
Word: electroporation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English poration English electroporation From electro- + poration. Pronunciation: /ɪˌlɛktɹoʊpɔˈɹeɪʃən/ 1. the creation of transient pores in the cell membrane, through the application of a high-voltage electrical pulse Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: electroporations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electroporation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: permafrosts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of permafrost Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shetland and Orkney dialect, from Norn, from Old Norse vágr (“inlet, bay”). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian våg, and Faroese vágur. Doublet of way. Pronunciation: /vəʊ/, /voʊ/ 1. A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord. Labels: UK Example: On a fine summer's evening, an inhabitant of Unst happened to be walking along the sandy margin of a voe.
Word: vividity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin vīviduslbor. English vivid Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English vividity From vivid + -ity. Pronunciation: /vɪˈvɪdɪti/ 1. Synonym of vividness. Labels: rare, uncountable 2. A vivid thing. Labels: countable
Word: gibbous moons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gibbous moon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: greiges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greige Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dithyrambics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dithyrambic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: greying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of grey Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: greyed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of grey Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: spearchucker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spear + chucker, in the offensive sense, alluding to a stereotype of Africans as primitive savages who use spears in hunting and war. 1. A black (African or African-American or an Aboriginal Australian) person. Labels: Australia, UK, US, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur Example: The other night, Jackson's on the radio asking if anybody in the area has seen two spearchuckers winging it off on foot with a pile of nigger clothes in their hands. Jesus Christ. Spearchuckers? Niggers? The guy's KKK material. Example: 9:45 A man across the circle from me shouted, "Hey spearchuckers! Hey spearchuckers! Why don't you turn bright red! Oh!, They're not spearchuckers, they're Indians. 2. An agitator. Labels: Australia, humorous Example: O’Dwyer is seen by the Kroger people as a spear-chucker for everything anti-Kroger. Example: Fred is pro surfing’s original spear-chucker.
Word: vividities Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /vɪˈvɪdɪtiːz/ 1. plural of vividity Labels: form-of, plural Example: …and the vividities of passion, the writer may not have known how to procure the morrow’s sustenance. Example: At every momentary pause in his long and fantastic adventure it returned with its splendid charm and glorious serenity, resembling the power of a great and unfathomable love whose tenderness like a sacred spell lays to rest all the vividities and all the violences of passionate desire.
Word: double obelus Part of Speech: noun 1. A typographical symbol: ‡, also called a double dagger.
Word: double obeli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of double obelus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spearchuckers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spearchucker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nanocircuit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English circuit English nanocircuit From nano- + circuit. Pronunciation: /ˈnænoʊˌsɝkɪt/ 1. An electrical circuit at nanoscale.
Word: nanocircuits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanocircuit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fluid ounce Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various units of volume used for liquid measure, all approximately 1.73–1.83 cubic inches or 28.4–30 milliliters. Labels: US 2. Any of various units of volume used for liquid measure, all approximately 1.73–1.83 cubic inches or 28.4–30 milliliters. Labels: UK
Word: fluid ounces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluid ounce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eager beaver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * Pronunciation: /ˌiː.ɡə ˈbiː.və/, /ˌi.ɡɚ ˈbi.vɚ/ 1. One (especially a child) who is very excited or enthusiastic to begin a task; a person who is exceedingly assiduous in an enthusiastic manner Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: PULASKI: I am unfamiliar with this symbol. DATA: It indicates a genetically engineered biological life-form. PULASKI: About twenty percent of the specimens fall into that category. Some eager beaver at play. DATA: Query: "eager beaver?" PULASKI: Well in this case, eager beaver refers to some over achieving genetic engineer, who probably because of lack of anything better to do has forced this strain of virus to mutate, just so he can see how bad bad can get. Example: An “eager beaver” in terms of computing, Gates apparently started programming at age eleven.
Word: Timișoara Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romanian Timișoara, from Hungarian Temesvár. Pronunciation: /ˌtimiˈʃwɑɹɑ/ 1. The capital and largest city of Timiș County, Romania.
Word: packsack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pack + sack. 1. A backpack, knapsack, rucksack or similar bag packed with provisions or personal items, especially as carried by a traveller or a hiker, and often slung over the shoulder. Labels: US Example: The boy has a little packsack, in which he can carry twenty-five pounds for a short portage.
Word: off-topic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From off- + topic. 1. Not related to the matter under discussion. Example: When someone asks an off-topic question […] they are usually quickly told to knock it off. You can't ask a question about modems in an echo devoted to local-area networks.
Word: unrounded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + rounded. 1. Not rounded.
Word: pomology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pōmum (“fruit”) and -ology. 1. The study of pome fruit and of the cultivation of such fruit. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A work or treatise written on this subject. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: unifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unifying Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending to unify; promoting unity; uniting.
Word: unifying Part of Speech: noun 1. unification Example: […] the human founds itself on separated multiplicity and is the subject even when the master of their division and fragmentations and their difficult solderings and unifyings.