nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: behavioural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From behaviour + -al. Pronunciation: /bɪˈheɪvjərəl/, /bɪˈheɪvjɚəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to behaviour. Labels: UK, not-comparable Example: Barry is... well, what? Borderline autistic and obsessive-compulsive, with serious anger management issues and a dangerous behavioural disorder that in the real world would get him a one-way ticket to the rubber room.
Word: foram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of foraminifer. 1. A foraminifer. Example: Some forams allow single-celled algae to lodge on the surface of their bodies, rather as tropical coral do.
Word: foraminifer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French foraminifère (“foraminifer, foraminifera”), from French Foraminifères, coined by the French naturalist Alcide d’Orbigny (1802–1857) in an 1826 article. By surface analysis, Latin forāmen (“apertures, holes”, stem foramin-) + -fer (“bearing”). Pronunciation: /ˌfɒɹəˈmɪnɪfə/, /ˌfɔɹəˈmɪnəfɚ/ 1. Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude. Example: The species of foraminifer which composes, almost to the exclusion of all others, the deep Atlantic mud, is called Globigerina. […] The natural home of the foraminifers appears to be in the deeper parts of the ocean, commencing where the regular inhabitants of limited depths terminate. Example: The Heterostegina-bed at Malta is not without smaller Foraminifers (some of which we can identify,—as the Globigerina bulloides, Truncatulina lobatula, &c.), but the matrix is too stubborn to yield all its treasures.
Word: pseudopodia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudopodium Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of pseudopod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudopodium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + -podium. Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)ˈpəʊdɪəm/ 1. pseudopod
Word: undersaturated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English saturated English undersaturated From under- + saturated. 1. Insufficiently saturated 2. (of igneous rock) Having minerals without free silica
Word: overlying Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English lying English overlying From over- + lying. 1. lying over or upon something else
Word: reworked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rework Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reworked Part of Speech: adj 1. worked again
Word: hand-picked Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of handpicked. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: His hand-picked collection of images gives a 128-page first-hand account of life on the railways - the locomotives, the freight and the rolling stock.
Word: hand-picked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hand-pick Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: central nervous systems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of central nervous system Labels: form-of, plural
Word: discordance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French discordance. By surface analysis, discord + -ance. 1. A state of being discordant; disagreement, inconsistency. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion. Example: To talk nonsense, or poetry, or the dash between the two, in a tone of profound sincerity, and to enunciate solemn discordances with received opinion so seriously as to convey the impression of a spiritual insight, is the peculiar gift by which monomaniacs, having first persuaded themselves, contrive to influence their neighbours, and through them to make conquest of a good half of the world, for good or for ill. 2. Discordance of sounds; dissonance. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (or identical twins). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: radiothorium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio- + thorium. 1. The radioactive isotope thorium-228 Labels: uncountable
Word: thorium-228 Part of Speech: noun 1. A radioactive isotope of thorium, 22890Th, having a half-life of 1.9 years; it occurs naturally in small amounts, as member of the thorium-232 decay chain. Labels: uncountable
Word: nervous systems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nervous system Labels: form-of, plural
Word: irredentism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From irredent(ist) + -ism. Pronunciation: /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪzəm/ 1. A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Ukraine became a major concern to [Stalin’s] “fortress builders” on the eve of World War II. The defensive bulwark seemed to have developed into a large crack – the threat of Ukrainian irredentism.
Word: plumbline Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of plumb line. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pharmacodynamics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)der. English pharmaco- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English pharmacodynamics From pharmaco- + dynamics. 1. The branch of pharmacology that studies the effects and modes of action of drugs upon the body. Labels: uncountable
Word: aerobraking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- English braking English aerobraking From aero- + braking. 1. The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption. Labels: uncountable
Word: aerobraking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. present participle and gerund of aerobrake Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pharmacodynamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)der. English pharmaco- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English pharmacodynamic From pharmaco- + dynamic. 1. Of or pertaining to pharmacodynamics. Labels: not-comparable Example: The pharmacodynamic properties of drugs
Word: pyramidologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pyramidologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pharmacokinetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)der. English pharmaco- English kinetic English pharmacokinetic From pharmaco- + kinetic. Pronunciation: /ˌfɑː(ɹ)məkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk/ 1. Of or relating to pharmacokinetics. Labels: not-comparable Example: the pharmacokinetic properties of a drug Example: The method was acceptably validated and used to perform a pharmacokinetic study of anthraquinones after oral administration of R. acetosa in rats.
Word: fundies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fundie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of fundy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: egg rings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of egg ring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bioavailability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English availability English bioavailability From bio- + availability. 1. The extent to which a substance is molecularly available to cells and tissues in a living organism, which depends on factors such as solubility, pH level, and presence of enzymes and cofactors; for example, even if one's ingestion of vitamin B₁₂ is average/typical, one might nonetheless have B₁₂ deficiency if one has poor metabolism of this particular vitamin. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The extent to which a substance is molecularly available to cells and tissues in a living organism, which depends on factors such as solubility, pH level, and presence of enzymes and cofactors; for example, even if one's ingestion of vitamin B₁₂ is average/typical, one might nonetheless have B₁₂ deficiency if one has poor metabolism of this particular vitamin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: poor/low oral bioavailability
Word: Galway hookers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Galway hooker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian curato (“priest”). Doublet of curate. 1. priest Example: Certainly even the priests respected their seclusion; I had never caught the whisk of the curato's skirt.
Word: idiot savant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French idiot savant, literally ‘wise idiot’. 1. A person who exhibits an extraordinary ability in one subject (often mathematics) while being intellectually disabled in many other domains. Labels: derogatory, possibly Example: The temptation is to regard him [John Ogdon] as an idiot savant, a big talent bottled inside a recalcitrant body and accompanied by a personality that seems not just unremarkable, but almost entirely blank.
Word: gating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gating Part of Speech: noun 1. An arrangement of gates. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The selective regulation or restriction of access to something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] said tumblers having gatings adapted for alignment so as to allow the outer pin to move entirely out of said cylinder groove as the inner pin moves into said tumbler gatings whereby to release said key plug for rotation. 3. The control of the flow of signals based on certain conditions or criteria. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A punishment whereby a student is prohibited from leaving the college grounds. Labels: countable, dated, historical, uncountable Example: You’ll get off with a fine or a gating I suppose; but we have to be more particular.
Word: gated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of gate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪtɪd/ 1. Capable of being switched on and off (normally by means of a signal). Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a gate or other restricted access. Labels: not-comparable Example: a gated community; a source control system with gated check-ins Example: The flashing signal is intended mainly for use at crossings with lifting barriers, but it may be also be used at some gated crossings and, on minor roads, at some ungated crossings; [...]. 3. Having a gate of a specified colour. Labels: not-comparable Example: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, azure, a castle argent, gated and windowed gules; 2nd, gules three legs armed proper, flexed and conjoined triangularly at the upper end of the thigh, garnished and spurred or; 3rd, azure, a deer's head cabossed[…]
Word: Ramsgate Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area and the Georges River council area, New South Wales, Australia. 2. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Thanet borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3864). 3. A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Word: Meregate Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Margate: a coastal town in Kent, England. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: jungle bunnies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jungle bunny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curioso Part of Speech: noun 1. A collector or admirer of curios.
Word: custode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French custode m (“custodian”) or Italian custode, in any case from Latin custōdem. 1. A custodian. Labels: obsolete
Word: custode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French custode (“pyx”), from Medieval Latin custōdia. Doublet of custody. 1. A container in which a sacred object is kept; a pyx. Labels: obsolete, uncommon
Word: wops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wop Labels: form-of, plural 2. Abbreviation of wop-wops Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Variant spelling of waps in the sense of wasp.
Word: complexus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin complexus (“embrace”). 1. A complex, an aggregate of parts Labels: dated Example: Whenever any of the great complexuses of the nerves, by intestine jars, have entangled themselves, at my approach they range into regular order, and give mutual assistance to each other in a friendly embracing intercourse […] 2. A large muscle of the back, passing from the spine to the head.
Word: kuruma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese くるま. 1. A prawn of species Marsupenaeus japonicus.
Word: crustacea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taxonomic name Crustacea. 1. Crustaceans. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: pill bug Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball. Labels: US
Word: beer gut Part of Speech: noun 1. A beer belly. Labels: informal Example: The Australian relative is more likely to be a bit older, even middle-aged, and to have a well-developed beer gut, thongs, a bad tan, and a perpetual stubbie holder glued to his palm.
Word: isopod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the taxonomic name Isopoda; by surface analysis, iso- + -pod. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ.sə(ʊ)ˌpɒd/, /ˈaɪ.səˌpɒd/ 1. Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.
Word: beer can Part of Speech: noun 1. A lightweight metallic can containing beer. Example: Meronyms: pop-top, pull-tab Example: There were empty beer cans scattered about.
Word: beer-bust Part of Speech: noun 1. A large, usually boisterous party, as for college students, club members, or soldiers, at which beer is the sole or principal beverage and is consumed in large quantities.
Word: weather front Part of Speech: noun 1. The boundary between two masses of air of different density and/or temperature
Word: jasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently a variant of jism. 1. Zest for accomplishment; drive. Labels: US, archaic, slang, uncountable Example: Jeremy has the kind of jasm a junior exec needs to reach the top of the ladder in the corporate world. Example: “Yes, sir. No mistake about that. Oh! she's just as full of jasm!” Frank Sargent laughed again. “You've got the start of me,” said he. “Now tell me what ‘jasm’ is.” “Well, it’s a sort of word, I guess, that made itself,” said Cheek. “It’s a good one though—jasm is. If you’ll take thunder and lightning, and a steamboat and a buzz-saw, and mix ’em up, and put ’em into a woman, that’s jasm.” 2. Jazz. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: BlackBerry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Brand name, from the resemblance of the keyboard's buttons to the skin of a fruit. 1. A wireless handheld device, a cross between a cellphone and a mobile email appliance and Internet-capable PDA, marketed by BlackBerry Limited. Example: Knowing that DA, Inc. was using BlackBerrys, the CEO of the competition hired an underground hacker to come up with a way to thwart the competition. Example: A few days ago, I took a walk with my wife and did not take my BlackBerry! That's progress. Of course, I reached into my empty pockets six or seven times, so clearly I have a long way to go.
Word: BlackBerry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Brand name, from the resemblance of the keyboard's buttons to the skin of a fruit. 1. To send a text message or e-mail with a BlackBerry device. Example: "I BlackBerried a sort of risque joke message to this friend of mine — it was totally a joke — but, um, I accidentally sent it to two hundred strangers. […] Example: We've interviewed female entrepreneurs who say they were BlackBerrying up into the final stages of labor; […]
Word: active couple Part of Speech: noun 1. In set dances with more than one couple dancing, the couple doing the more complicated movement during any given portion of the dance. The role of active couple may pass from one couple to another. In many quadrilles, certain figures will have two active couples at any one time; in long set dances, quite often every other couple or every third couple is the active couple.
Word: demoiselle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French demoiselle. The bird is so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements. Doublet of damsel, doncella, and donzella. 1. A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae. 2. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid. 3. The Numidian crane (Grus virgo).
Word: compilers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compiler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reefer's nut Part of Speech: noun 1. The centre part of a ship’s biscuit. This part was compressed and even harder than the rest of the biscuit.
Word: pye Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of pie (pastry food). Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: A Cheshire Pork Pye for Sea
Word: pye Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of pye-dog (“an Indian breed, a stray dog in Indian contexts”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: restrike Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English strike English restrike From re- + strike. 1. The striking again of a key, for example on a piano. 2. A coin newly struck from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased. 3. The reignition of the arc in an arc lamp. 4. A new print struck from an old negative.
Word: restrike Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English strike English restrike From re- + strike. 1. To strike again. Labels: transitive Example: She heard her father stumbling against an armchair, then the sound of a match struck and restruck lightly against a box. 2. To strike a coin from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased. 3. To reignite the arc in an arc lamp. 4. To strike a new print from an old negative.
Word: restrikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of restrike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: restrikes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of restrike Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: restriking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of restrike Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: restruck Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of restrike Labels: form-of, past 2. past participle of restrike Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: restricken Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of restrike Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bundling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bundle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bundling Part of Speech: noun 1. Arrangement in a bundle or collection. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is not just the sets and sources of rights that are being modified by these intersections of globalisation and governance, but also the very arrangements or bundlings of different sources of power, authority and legitimacy. 2. An old custom in Wales, New England, and elsewhere for sweethearts to sleep on the same bed without undressing. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: table-hop Part of Speech: verb 1. To move from table to table, in a restaurant etc, talking to the people at each one Labels: informal
Word: table-hopper Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who table-hops Labels: informal
Word: tablehopper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of table-hopper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tabletop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From table + top. 1. The flat, horizontal upper surface of a table. 2. A fixed item resembling a table, used for performing skateboarding tricks. 3. A photograph of an object or product placed on a table. Example: Photographic greeting cards are usually tabletops. 4. Ellipsis of tabletop game. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Some people watch TV, others play tabletops. You might like to work out. The object is to bide your time.
Word: tabletop Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From table + top. 1. Suitable for use on top of a table. Labels: not-comparable 2. Taking place on top of a table. Labels: not-comparable Example: tabletop photography Example: tabletop gaming
Word: tabletop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From table + top. 1. To play tabletop games. Labels: rare
Word: tabulator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tabulate Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -torlbor. English -or English tabulator From tabulate + -or. 1. A person who counts or tabulates things. 2. The mechanism on a typewriter that sets the position of columns and borders. 3. A tab character. Example: You can put a tabulator in all those places where a space is allowed. A tabulator character corresponds to, for example, 4 spaces in the program editor. 4. An early data processing machine that produces printed lists and totals from data on punched cards. Labels: historical
Word: tacitness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tacit 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 tacitness From tacit + -ness. 1. The state of being tacit Labels: uncountable
Word: tacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tack + -er. 1. A person who, or device that tacks (in various senses).
Word: tacker Part of Speech: noun 1. A young child, especially a boy. Labels: Australia, Cornwall, Devon, colloquial
Word: tackiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tacky 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 tackiness From tacky + -ness. 1. The state of being tacky Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tackler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tackle + -er. 1. A player who tackles another. Example: When frustrated tacklers finally do catch up with him, Arnett knows how to take his lumps. "If I hit the ground tensely, rigidly, and two tons of angry linemen landed on top of me, they'd break every bone in my body." Example: The ball carrier can be with or without a football. For the “Head-On” tackle have the “Ball Carrier” stand right in front of the pit and face the tackler. 2. A person who repairs weaving looms. Labels: UK, dated
Word: tactfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tactful Middle English -ly English -ly English tactfully From tactful + -ly. 1. In a tactful manner. Example: But when the shock had faded, more hard-headed reaction set in. This wasn’t just the feeling that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.
Word: tactlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tactless Middle English -ly English -ly English tactlessly From tactless + -ly. 1. In a tactless manner; in a manner intentionally inconsiderate of another's feelings.
Word: talkatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English talkative Middle English -ly English -ly English talkatively From talkative + -ly. 1. In a talkative manner.
Word: tamely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tame Middle English -ly English -ly English tamely From tame + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪmli/ 1. In a tame manner. Example: Their only shot of the first period was a long-range strike from top-scorer Ebanks-Blake which trickled tamely wide. Example: It was Suarez, however, who had the first chance. Jagielka's sliced clearance found Kuyt, but Suarez could only head his cross tamely into the arms of Howard.
Word: tantalizingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tantalizing Middle English -ly English -ly English tantalizingly From tantalizing + -ly. 1. In a tantalizing manner.
Word: poulpe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French poulpe. Doublet of polyp. 1. An octopus. Labels: archaic
Word: tastefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tasteful 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 tastefully From tasteful + -ly. 1. In a tasteful manner. Example: He could see that she was tastefully, though not richly, dressed, and that she walked with an elastic step that revealed a light heart and the vigor of perfect health. Her face, of course, he could not analyze, since he had caught only the one brief but convincing glimpse of it. Example: Passenger saloons are tastefully furnished with wood veneer and partitions, mottled grey Vyanide walls, pale primrose ceilings and grey floor.
Word: poulpes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poulpe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tastelessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tasteless Middle English -ly English -ly English tastelessly From tasteless + -ly. 1. In a tasteless manner. Example: a tastelessly ill-timed joke 2. Such that it cannot be detected by the sense of taste. Example: […] one tablet completely sterilises a quart of water, tastelessly, without discolouration or odour.
Word: disparagingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disparaging Middle English -ly English -ly English disparagingly From disparaging + -ly. 1. Insultingly. Example: The candidate spoke of his opponent disparagingly. Example: Sadie wrestled with the door's defective lock, saying disparagingly, "You seem to be making the running with doctors these days. Where did you pick up that one?"
Word: vomit comet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vomit + comet, from its potential to cause nausea. 1. A reduced-gravity aircraft, an airplane that briefly provides a nearly weightless environment by flying on a parabolic flight path; used to train astronauts or conduct research. Labels: slang
Word: vomit comet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vomit + comet, from the passengers of the train, who are often drunk and therefore prone to vomiting. 1. The final train of the day's timetable. Labels: UK, slang
Word: free-fall Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of freefall. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: free-fall Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of freefall. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: disservice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English service English disservice From dis- + service. Pronunciation: /dɪ(s)ˈsɜːvɪs/, /dɪ(s)ˈsɝvɪs/ 1. Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One renders young people a disservice by heaping unearned rewards on them. Example: Often schools of music focus solely on the canon of Western classical art music, but this is a disservice to music educators who will have to deal with students from many different backgrounds and preferences.
Word: disservice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English service English disservice From dis- + service. Pronunciation: /dɪ(s)ˈsɜːvɪs/, /dɪ(s)ˈsɝvɪs/ 1. To disserve, to provide a disservice to; to provide harmful or inadequate service to. Example: One librarian said, "I could double the circulation tomorrow by closing the periodical stacks and counting every time I handed out a magazine, but I would be disservicing our readers."
Word: Daleks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːlɛks/ 1. plural of Dalek Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frumpish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English frump Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English frumpish From frump + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹʌmpɪʃ/ 1. Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind. Example: women in frumpish dresses 2. Bad-tempered. Labels: dated
Word: historical fiction Part of Speech: noun 1. Fiction based on real historical events, but in which the characters are not real, and the minor events may not be realistic. Labels: uncountable Example: For some, historical fiction should be read as a type of history, for others, a type of fiction. Only gradually did a third term develop that synthesised the two: historical fiction needed to be read as historical fiction, as its own distinct genre that combined features of the novel with features of historical works.
Word: thermocline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English -cline English thermocline From thermo- + -cline. 1. A layer within a body of water or air where the temperature changes rapidly with depth. Example: Even among migratory species, only a few (Aglaura hemistoma, Abylopsis tetragona eudoxids, Beroe sp., Thalia democratica, Salpa fusiformis) crossed the thermocline and reached the bottom layer.
Word: sverdrup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Norwegian Sverdrup. After Harald Sverdrup (1888–1957), Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist. 1. A unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second.
Word: retroflection Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being bent backwards. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: paleomagnetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic English paleomagnetic From paleo- + magnetic. 1. Relating to paleomagnetism or to paleomagnetics Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: Dyson sphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American theoretical physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson, who originally described the concept in 1960. 1. A hypothetical system of orbiting solar power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and capture its entire energy output. Example: To the public, he’s more famous for giving science fiction the “Dyson Sphere,” a hypothetical structure a future civilization could build to harness the entire power of its sun. 2. A solid shell of matter enclosing a star. Example: "But there's more to a Dyson sphere than collecting solar power. "Say you make the sphere one astronomical unit in radius. You've got to clear out the solar system anyway, so you use all the solar planets in the construction. That gives you a shell of, say, chrome steel a few yards thick. Now you put gravity generators all over the shell. You'd have a surface area a billion times as big as the Earth's surface. A trillion people could wander all their lives without ever meeting one another." Example: Aye, an actual Dyson sphere. Can you imagine the engineering skills needed to even design such a structure?
Word: morphodite Part of Speech: noun 1. Hermaphrodite. Labels: slang Example: Atticus strolled over to Miss Maudie’s sidewalk, where they engaged in an arm-waving conversation, the only phrase of which I caught was “…erected an absolute morphodite in that yard! Atticus, you’ll never raise ’em!” 2. Any person exhibiting sexual or gender divergence, such as a transvestite or homosexual. Labels: dated, derogatory, slang Example: [Recounting an event from 1926] The rest of the summer I'd get a bit of head on from the Speakeasy's Special […] and scuffle around with the guys in front of the Cribs. On the way home, one of the guys who had noticed I hadn't gone in with the rest of them, gave me what turned out to be a "pat" lecture on not letting those murfadites get near me or get me drunk.
Word: remanence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From remanent (“that which remains”) + -ence. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛmənəns/ 1. The magnetization left behind in a medium after an external magnetic field is removed. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The state of being remanent; continuance; permanence. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: remanence in their flesh Example: Neither St. Augustine nor Calvin denied the remanence of the will in the fallen spirit; but they, and Luther as well as they, objected to the flattering epithet 'free' will.
Word: thermoremanent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English remanent English thermoremanent From thermo- + remanent. 1. Of or pertaining to the magnetic field that remains when molten rock solidifies. Labels: not-comparable
Word: archaeomagnetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From archaeo- + magnet + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to the science of interpreting the signatures of the Earth’s magnetic field at past times that are recorded in ancient materials.
Word: dropcloth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1925, from drop + cloth. 1. A large piece of plastic, canvas, or other fabric put over something to protect it from construction debris or paint. Example: Always put down a dropcloth before you paint a ceiling. Example: The chair was draped in a dropcloth.
Word: blistering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blister Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blistering Part of Speech: adj 1. Causing blisters. Example: I waited in the blistering cold for two hours just to be stood up again. 2. Very hot. 3. Harsh or corrosive. 4. Scornful. Example: Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities. 5. Very fast. Example: Messi showed some of the old touches while Mbappe demonstrated his blistering pace and eye for goal but Neymar was disappointing, too easily shrugged off the ball and missing a great chance to restore PSG's lead.
Word: blistering Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing. Example: Inflammations are treated generally by allopathic practitioners by bleedings, blisterings, purgings, vomitings, Antimony and Mercury: and this is practised, more or less, with little variation, wherever the seat of the inflammation may be.
Word: hubble bubble Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hubble-bubble. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flashier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of flashy: more flashy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: flashiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of flash: most flash Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Santy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Santa + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsænti/ 1. A diminutive name for Santa Claus. Labels: Ireland, Northumbria, colloquial, especially Example: They’re all wound up with Santy coming this morning. Mattie Dillon got a copy of Dolly Parton’s new CD and Dec Hannigan went into a sulk because he only got one of Charlie Landsborough’s and he can’t stand him.
Word: Santy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Santy. Pronunciation: /ˈsænti/ 1. A surname from French.
Word: walk policy Part of Speech: noun 1. A pre-arranged list of compensation that will be offered to clients whose reserved room is not available at time of check-in.
Word: syllabuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syllabus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: medievalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English medieval 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 medievalist From medieval + -ist. 1. One who studies the culture and history of the Middle Ages.
Word: glucosides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glucoside Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phosphoproteins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phosphoprotein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calcium channel blockers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calcium channel blocker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: d-amphetamine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dextroamphetamine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: killer T cell Part of Speech: noun 1. A cytotoxic T cell.
Word: tobacco pipe Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, hand-held device in its simplest form consisting of a bowl and stem; used for inhaling the smoke of burning tobacco.
Word: rNTP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ribonucleotide triphosphate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: microcomputer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + computer. First use appears c. 1956. See cite below. 1. A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe. Labels: historical Example: In recent years, it had become the hallmark of the scientist, much as the stethoscope was that of the physician and the microcomputer that of the statistician. Example: The operation has installed nine Cygnet CoSystems, computerphones that send memos, letters, and even whole files from one microcomputer to another. 2. A microprocessor that is based on a single chip. Labels: dated, uncommon
Word: spanophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σπᾰνός (spănós, “rare”) + -philia. 1. Love of the rare. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: The species of insects which feed on, and therefore cause some degree of harm to, trees are, of course, legion and give ample scope to the spanophilia of enthusiastic forest entomologists. Example: [T]he best way to do so is to avoid the seven deadly clinical sins defined by Richard Asher: obscurity, cruelty, bad manners, over-specialisation, spanophilia (love of the rare), stupidity, and sloth.
Word: -o- Part of Speech: interfix Etymology: Adopted from Latin -o-, originating ultimately from Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-). In English, the connective is found from the Middle English period in direct borrowings from Latin. Direct formations of English terms with the connective, always combining Greek or Latin roots, appear from the 16th or 17th century. From the 18th century, the suffix becomes productive in compounds where the second element is English. From about 1800, formations on all sorts of stems become common. 1. A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or combining forms of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the classical compounds of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary, but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally. Labels: morpheme Example: extreme + -o- + -phile producing extremophile Example: blog + -o- + -sphere producing blogosphere
Word: -o- Part of Speech: interfix Etymology: Designated in the USAN guidelines for non-proprietary names of monoclonal antibodies. 1. a monoclonal antibody derived from a murine source Labels: morpheme
Word: theopanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From theo- + pan- + -ism. First used as a technical term by the Jesuits in elucidating Hinduism. 1. The belief that the universe emanates from, or is a projection of, God. Labels: uncountable
Word: cistron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American molecular biologist Seymour Benzer in 1957, from cis + trans + -on. Named in the context of using a "cis-trans comparison" for identifying " […] whether two mutants, having similar defects, are indeed defective in the same way." 1. The unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein. Example: Holonym: locus Example: Near-synonym: gene (often synonymous)
Word: Thelema Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek θέλημα (thélēma, “will”). Pronunciation: /θəˈliːmə/ 1. A spiritual and social philosophy developed in the early 1900s, calling each person to act in alignment with his or her True Will (which may or may not be the same as personal wishes) as a basis for spiritual growth.
Word: Australian Shepherd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Selectively bred shepherding dogs mainly of European stock, misnamed from some interbreeding of Australian dogs imported to California during the Gold Rush. 1. A type of herding dog originating in areas around and in California.
Word: working dog Part of Speech: noun 1. Any breed of dog developed primarily to assist humans in performing tasks, such as farming, controlling livestock, law enforcement, or assisting the blind.
Word: hasbian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of has(-been) + (les)bian. Pronunciation: /ˈhæz.bi.ən/ 1. A woman who formerly identified as lesbian but now identifies as heterosexual or bisexual. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang, sometimes Example: On the Hasbian Phenomenon [article title] Example: Evelyn White reports that in feminist circles, lesbians who have gone straight — apparently all the rage these days — are known as ‘hasbians’.
Word: inlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cisplatin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cisder. English cis- English -platin English cisplatin From cis- + -platin (“platinum derivative”). Pronunciation: /sɪsˈplæt.ɪn/ 1. A platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl₂H₆N₂Pt) that is cytotoxic and is used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer. Labels: uncountable Example: BRCA1 sensitizes cells to apoptosis induced by antimicrotubulin agents like taxanes and vinca alkaloids and also abrogates the effect of DNA-damaging agents like cisplatin and etoposide [ 41 ]. 2. A platin, that is, a platinum-based antineoplastic, of which the class cisplatin is the archetypal member. Labels: countable, dated
Word: bilges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bilge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bilges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bilge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bilged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bilge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bilging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bilge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: a day late and a dollar short Part of Speech: adj 1. Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect. Labels: US, idiomatic, predicative Example: His apology was a day late and a dollar short.
Word: a day late and a dollar short Part of Speech: adv 1. Adverbial use of the adjectival form. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: Help arrived a day late and a dollar short.
Word: in light of Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Probably from in the light of. 1. Given, considering. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, idiomatic Example: The United Nations then became the one great attempt to establish a formal institution to unify the world, especially in light of the darkness that preceded it. Example: In light of such conceptualisations of the power of linguistic landscapes, we set out to examine the connection between the visual landscape and the spoken landscape in our institution[.] 2. Because of, as a result of. Labels: idiomatic Example: The star, 55, who has stepped away from her singing career in light of her health woes, was visibly emotional as she walked onstage with the support of eldest son […]
Word: VEP Part of Speech: noun 1. Visual evoked potential. 2. Vertebral endplate (part of a vertebral body).
Word: mobilette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mobile + -ette. 1. A two-person cycle having four wheels, a bench seat, and a canvas cover; used at resorts etc. Labels: US
Word: Endo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 遠藤 (Endō). 1. A surname from Japanese. Example: Mitsuye Endo, a stenographer at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Sacramento, was one of a small group of Nisei state employees who were dismissed from their positions in early 1942.
Word: boomeranged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of boomerang Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: glycerol rhizotomy Part of Speech: noun 1. The surgical injection of glycerol into an area where a nerve divides into three main branches. The goal is to selectively damage the nerve in order to interfere with the transmission of the pain signals to the brain.
Word: Golgi bodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Golgi body Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rebellions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rebellion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ambedo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From albedo, a physics term that describes the proportion of light reflected by a substance (from the Latin term for whiteness). Ambedo refers to the tendency both to reflect and to absorb. Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig in 2011, whose project, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, aims to come up with new words for emotions that currently lack words. Pronunciation: /æmˈbi.doʊ/ 1. A kind of melancholic trance in which a person becomes completely absorbed in vivid sensory details. Labels: uncountable Example: Later that day, E.K. was sitting on the concrete porch that was the face of his house, basking in ambedo—he became vividly entranced by the seemingly meaningless things around him. Example: The intense, nutty aroma of freshly brewed coffee was still lingering in the air of my modest den. With my back against my hulking bookshelf, I, now in ambedo, watched the rain drip-drop on the window pane. But the pattering of the rain against the glass door of the balcony was so intense and unsettling that for a brief moment, I experienced chrysalism.
Word: aquaphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquabor. Middle English aqua English aqua- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English aquaphobia From aqua- + -phobia. 1. A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning. Labels: uncountable Example: The goal — what Dash considers to be the mastery of aquaphobia — is to float peacefully in deep water for at least five minutes, 10 feet from a wall or support.
Word: bottle shop Part of Speech: noun 1. A liquor store. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: The former were catered for both by liquor stores and, to a lesser extent, by the bottle shops of hotels. Example: I visited a bottle shop recently to buy some wine and beer for a dinner party.