nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sunlit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sun + lit. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnlɪt/, /ˈsʌnˌlɪt/ 1. Illuminated by sunlight. Example: "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. [James Abbott McNeill] Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."
Word: starlit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From star + lit. 1. Illuminated by starlight. Example: BEHIND him lay the gray Azores,/ Behind the Gates of Hercules; / Before him not the ghost of shores, / Before him only shoreless seas. // The good mate said: “Now must we pray, / For lo! the very stars are gone. / Brave Admiral, speak, what shall I say?” / “Why, say, ‘Sail on! sail on! and on!’” “My men grow mutinous day by day; / My men grow ghastly wan and weak.” / The stout mate thought of home; a spray / Of salt wave washed his swarthy cheek. // “What shall I say, brave Admiral, say, / If we sight naught but seas at dawn?” / “Why, you shall say at break of day, / ‘Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!’” They sailed and sailed, as winds might blow, / Until at last the blanched mate said: / “Why, now not even God would know / Should I and all my men fall dead. // These very winds forget their way, / For God from these dread seas is gone. / Now speak, brave Admiral, speak and say”— / He said: “Sail on! sail on! and on!” They sailed. They sailed. Then spake the mate: / “This mad sea shows his teeth to-night. / He curls his lip, he lies in wait, / With lifted teeth, as if to bite! // Brave Admiral, say but one good word: / What shall we do when hope is gone?” / The words leapt like a leaping sword: / “Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!” Then, pale and worn, he kept his deck, / And peered through darkness. Ah, that night / Of all dark nights! And then a speck— / A light! A light! A light! A light! // It grew, a starlit flag unfurled! / It grew to be Time’s burst of dawn. / He gained a world; he gave that world / Its grandest lesson: “On! sail on!” Example: The night continued beautifully clear and fine, and as we came into the fell country the outlines of the hills showed up dark against the starlit sky.
Word: have a clue Part of Speech: verb 1. To be knowledgeable about a topic or situation. Labels: colloquial Example: I haven't booked, so I don't have a clue as to whether the service will be busy or not. Supposedly, reservations are compulsory, but I want to find out what would happen if you just turn up.
Word: has a clue Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of have a clue Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: initiator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin initiātor. By surface analysis, initiate + or. 1. One who initiates. 2. A substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization. 3. A component of a nuclear weapon that produces a burst of neutrons to start the chain reaction. Example: ‘This, er, initiator of polonium and lithium, would it be used in an anti-personnel bomb?’ he asked. ‘Oh yes, you could say so, boyo,’ replied the Welshman. ‘An initiator, you see, is what sets off a nuke.’ 4. A task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs. 5. A material whose presence in the body eventually leads to cancer.
Word: had a clue Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of have a clue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: in-laws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of in-law; the family of one's spouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: innovator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin innovātor, from innovō; equivalent to innovate + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnəˌveɪtəɹ/ 1. Someone who innovates; a creator of new ideas. Example: Described by the judging panel as a "Swiss army knife of the 21st century", Apache Hadoop picked up the innovator of the year award for having the potential to change the face of media innovations. Example: Competition gets thinner still when it comes to the 00s: Animal Collective and Joanna Newsom do one thing very well, Gaga and MIA are aggregators not innovators. Björk is peerless. 2. An early adopter.
Word: insularity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English insular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English insularity From insular + -ity. Pronunciation: /ɪn.sjuːˈlæ.ɹɪ.ti/, /ɪn.sjəˈlæ.ɹɪ.ti/, /ɪn.səˈlæ.ɹɪ.ti/ 1. The quality or property of being insular. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: interconnect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect English interconnect From inter- + connect. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.tə.kəˈnɛkt/, /ˌɪn.tɚ.kəˈnɛkt/, [ˌɪɾ̃ɚ.kəˈnɛkt], [ˌɪn.(ɾ)ɚ.kəˈnɛkt] 1. To connect to one another. Labels: transitive Example: The Internet interconnects a set of networks.
Word: interconnect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect English interconnect From inter- + connect. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.tə.kəˈnɛkt/, /ˌɪn.tɚ.kəˈnɛkt/, [ˌɪɾ̃ɚ.kəˈnɛkt], [ˌɪn.(ɾ)ɚ.kəˈnɛkt] 1. An interconnection. Example: These interconnects are suitable for any kind of point-to-point on-chip communication, such as in a SoC to connect nearby or far away system blocks and in a NoC between two routers.
Word: intermezzo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian intermezzo. Doublet of intermede and intermedium Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈmɛtsəʊ/, /ɪntɚˈmɛtsoʊ/, /ɪntɛɹˈmɛdzoʊ/ 1. A short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle; a theatrical interlude. Example: Thespis’ single actor served only to create an intermezzo between choral chants. Example: She had ample time, too, to change for the next scene, which started with a longish intermezzo staged by a ballet company whose services Scotty had engaged [...]. 2. A palate cleanser; a small snack with a bright light neutral taste; a fruit; a fresh sparkling wine; or a fruity or milky cocktail; that is served between courses in a meal. 3. A tactical move which interrupts the execution of the current plan.
Word: interracial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial English interracial From inter- + racial. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəˈɹeɪʃəl/ 1. Between or among two or more different races. Example: Interracial struggle against Europid people is a para-Marxist notion. Example: In Spike Lee’s story of interracial romance, Jungle Fever (June), Wesley Snipes plays a young buppie New York architect whose affair with his Italian-American secretary (Annabella Sciorra) threatens his marriage and her relationship to her family.
Word: mummify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mummy + -ify. Compare later French momifier. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌmɪfaɪ/ 1. To make into a mummy, by preserving a dead body. Labels: transitive 2. To become a mummy. Labels: intransitive
Word: stonewort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stone + wort. 1. Any of various complex algae of the family Characeae, known for being branched and having enclosed egg cells.
Word: stoneworts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stonewort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mummification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mummify + -ication, after French momification. Pronunciation: /ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ 1. The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mummification is not reserved exclusively for humans. Cats, dogs, and even crocodiles often get the same treatment—complete with animal-shaped coffins and painted faces. 2. The practice of wrapping a person's arms, torso, and legs in order to restrict their movement. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mummified Part of Speech: adj 1. Preserved, for a dead body, by mummification. Labels: not-comparable 2. drunk; intoxicated Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: mummified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mummify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: multiracial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial English multiracial From multi- + racial. Pronunciation: /ˌmʌltiˈɹeɪʃəl/ 1. Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races. Example: Coined by Taiye Selasi (2005) and Achille Mbembe (2007), the term refers to an Afrocosmopolitan ethos of transcending national differences to forge multiracial communities. Fostered by recent histories of migration and globalization as[…] Example: “When you say that multiculturalism is ‘not who America is’ and ‘distorts our glorious founding’ you unwittingly confirm the argument of the 1619 Project: That though we were … a multiracial nation from our founding, our founders set forth a government of white rule. Cool,” she wrote on Twitter, also pointing out that the Trump administration tried to censor The 1619 Project.
Word: multiracial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial English multiracial From multi- + racial. Pronunciation: /ˌmʌltiˈɹeɪʃəl/ 1. An individual of more than one race. Example: Hawaii, Obama’s childhood home, is the most diverse state in the Union: 21 percent of residents identified as “Hapa,” a Hawaiian word meaning “half” that has gone from being a slur against mixed-race Asians to a point of pride — and has increasingly been adopted by multiracials of all kinds on the Mainland.
Word: mouth-to-mouth Part of Speech: noun 1. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Labels: uncountable Example: Press on her chest or give her mouth-to-mouth first? Since she'd been strangled, I decided to give her mouth-to-mouth. 2. Kissing, particularly French kissing. Labels: figuratively, slang, uncountable Example: “Welllllllllllll, maybe a little mouth-to mouth^([sic]) is in order,” as she flung her arms around Quirk's neck, pressed her firm, yet supple body against his and gave him a long, open mouthed kiss. Example: “Looking forward to a little mouth-to-mouth action?” Sonnet asks me. “Maybe reignite your lost love.” ¶ “Yeah, because resuscitation is so romantic.”
Word: mouth-to-mouth resuscitation Part of Speech: noun 1. A first-aid technique to return an unconscious person's respiration by pressing the rescuer's mouth against the mouth of the patient and blowing air into his/her lungs. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: It was Sunday, what a black day / Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation / Sounding heartbeats, intimidations
Word: marksmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From marksman + -ship or marks + -manship. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/ 1. The ability to shoot accurately at a target. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One evening when it was barely even dusk a sentry let fly at me from a distance of twenty yards; but he missed me by a yard—goodness knows how many times the Spanish standard of marksmanship has saved my life. Example: After a fine night on the grog, with bladder pressures reaching an estimated 4,000,000 psi (estimated by drunken scientists), the comparatively short range marksmanship required of an in-sink micturator is a significantly more approachable challenge than the tricky long yellow of the traditional method.
Word: megawatt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English watt English megawatt From mega- + watt. 1. One million (1 000 000) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as an entire commercial building or a small passenger aircraft. (Consuming 1 megawatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 megawatt-hour of energy.) Example: Holonyms: GW, gigawatt < TW, terawatt < PW, petawatt Example: Meronyms: mW, milliwatt < W, watt < kW, kilowatt
Word: megawatt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English watt English megawatt From mega- + watt. 1. Exceptionally powerful, intense, or enormous in impact. Labels: figuratively Example: I also love the way you always greet me with a megawatt smile. Example: It has been nearly 30 years since Warren's first major hit, Laura Branigan's “Solitaire,” and her mega-watt success has seldom dimmed.
Word: megaampere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English ampere English megaampere From mega- + ampere. 1. One million amperes
Word: meganewton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English newton English meganewton From mega- + newton. 1. One million newtons. Example: Holonyms: giganewton < teranewton < petanewton < exanewton < zettanewton < yottanewton Example: Meronyms: piconewton < nanonewton < micronewton < millinewton < newton < kilonewton
Word: megavolt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English volt English megavolt From mega- + volt. 1. One million (10⁶) volts. Symbol: MV.
Word: picometre Part of Speech: noun 1. An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹² metres. Symbol: pm Example: Holonyms: nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre < exametre < zettametre < yottametre < ronnametre < quettametre
Word: femtometre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Old Norse fimmtánder. Danish femtender. English femto- English metre English femtometre From femto- + metre. 1. An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁵ metres. Symbol: fm Example: Holonyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre < exametre < zettametre < yottametre < ronnametre < quettametre Example: Meronyms: yoctometre < zeptometre < attometre
Word: milliampere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English ampere English milliampere From milli- + ampere. 1. One thousandth (10⁻³) of an ampere.
Word: nine to five Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries. 1. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nine to five, what a way to make a living; barely getting by, it's all taking and no giving. Example: [D]uring his heyday, Bill Rodgers emphatically stated, “No runner working 9 to 5 can beat me”, attesting that training for elite distance competition had become a full-time job in itself.
Word: nine to five Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries. 1. The period between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., corresponding to the office hours of a typical working day. Example: He done quit his nine to five, he drink full-time / And now he’s living in a bottle Example: Keisha works a 9-to-5, picks up their son from the day care and then heads home to prepare dinner for the family. 2. The period between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., corresponding to the office hours of a typical working day. Labels: often Example: Going back to the nine to five after the weekend can be depressing. Example: But going behind the scenes, you see what is absent from the social media highlights and edgy viral clips: life as an influencer is often banal and just as much of a trap as the standard nine-to-five. 3. The period between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., corresponding to the office hours of a typical working day. Labels: broadly Example: Stock markets crash, businesses go bankrupt, and 9-to-5s can disappear from layoffs and downsizing.
Word: nine to five Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries. 1. Beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. Labels: not-comparable Example: [see title] 2. Beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1976 March, advertisement, Popular Mechanics, page 44, By day, he′s a 9-to-5 man. By night, an explorer in a field that really interests him!
Word: nine to five Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries. 1. To work a typical day job with office hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Labels: informal, intransitive, often Example: What’s more, Friends offers someone for everyone: a tall, dorky, insecure guy (David Schwimmer); a ditzy, guitar-strumming blonde (Lisa Kudrow); a handsome, jean-clad palooka (Matt LeBlanc); a sarcastic, 9-to-5-ing funnyman ([Matthew] Perry); a dark-haired, blue-eyed Veronica (Courteney Cox); and a spoiled suburban princess just finding her legs ([Jennifer] Aniston). Example: Pete [Best] led a quiet but contented life subsequently as a civil servant and is heading for his golden wedding. He never abandoned music, however, and set up the Pete Best Band after 20 years nine-to-fiving for HM Government.
Word: call it a night Part of Speech: verb 1. To go to bed to sleep. Labels: idiomatic 2. To cease what one has been doing for the night. Labels: idiomatic
Word: hic et nunc Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin hic et nunc (“here and now”). 1. Here and now, in the immediate present. Example: Such sentences explicitly state that something both has taken place and will take place; they are silent about what Bruce and Wayne are doing hic-et-nunc. Example: Perhaps, then, it is wiser, more "realistic," and more fruitful first to examine religion not in relation to a group of individuals but in relation to each one of those individuals, hic et nunc, not on a collective level but on a concrete, personal, and above all psychological level.
Word: hic et nunc Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin hic et nunc (“here and now”). 1. Happening here and now, occurring in the immediate present. Labels: not-comparable Example: Alice IS WRITING a letter, The tenor IS STRANGLING the soprano, Leigh IS TAKING a shower are examples of genuine hic-et-nunc events. Example: Psychology is the study of behavior which transcends (goes beyond) the given, the initially hic et nunc.
Word: hic et nunc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin hic et nunc (“here and now”). 1. The here and now, the immediate present. Labels: uncountable Example: 1980, Alexandre Kojeve, Introduction to the Reading of Hegel: Lectures on the Phemenology of Spirit The hic et nunc, represented by a point on this line, is determined, fixed, and defined by the past which, through it, determines the future as well. Example: "I draw every day, mostly what is around me -- not just the places and the people, but the sounds of them...the light on them," he explains. “Something about the hic et nunc (here and now)—by that, I mean I have the feeling that drawing is helping me to understand the unique world around me, always changing. “I design posters for people whose work I admire,” he continues.
Word: shanties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shanty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shanties Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shanty Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: craned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɹeɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of crane Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: satchels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of satchel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jolting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English jolt Middle English -ynge English -ing English jolting From jolt + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒəʊltɪŋ/, /ˈd͡ʒoʊltɪŋ/ 1. Causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements. Example: One day while working at an ad agency in Greenville, South Carolina, Jay got this joltin' notion to do a novelty number around the then-hot CB (citizen's band radio) craze. 2. Synonym of shocking.
Word: jolting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English jolt Middle English -ynge English -ing English jolting From jolt + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒəʊltɪŋ/, /ˈd͡ʒoʊltɪŋ/ 1. gerund of jolt: an action or movement that jolts. Labels: form-of, gerund Example: [T]he inmates of the coach, by numerous hard, painful joltings, and ponderous, dragging trundlings, are suddenly made sensible of some great change in the character of the road.
Word: jolting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English jolt Middle English -ynge English -ing English jolting From jolt + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒəʊltɪŋ/, /ˈd͡ʒoʊltɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of jolt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. cemetery Labels: Australia, UK, colloquial Example: I'm planning a trip to the cem next week to gather some genealogical information.
Word: emissions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emission Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reflexively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English reflexive Middle English -ly English -ly English reflexively From reflexive + -ly. 1. In a reflexive manner. 2. By reflex, automatically, without conscious thought. Example: Reflexively he opened his mouth to breathe, forgetting he was underwater.
Word: popularised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of popularise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: patrolling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pəˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/, /pəˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of patrol Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: patrolling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pəˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/, /pəˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/ 1. The act of going on patrol. Example: The remainder of our patrollings simply consisted of journeying up and down the enemy coast looking for anything that may appear.
Word: logomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From logo- + -mancy. 1. Divination with words. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He mimed and mocked me. His allusions were definitely highbrow. He was well-read. He knew French. He was versed in logodaedaly and logomancy.
Word: staging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, stage + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of stage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: staged Part of Speech: adj 1. Of an event, intentionally performed while being falsely contrived to appear authentic or coincidental. Example: The car accident was actually staged so he could collect the insurance money. 2. Intended for the stage as in a theater. Example: The staged performance was good, but I liked the book better.
Word: staged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undergoes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of undergo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tuned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tjuːnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of tune Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tuned Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /tjuːnd/ 1. Adjusted in pitch or resonance. Example: The tuned wind chimes sounded almost like they were playing a melody.
Word: uncommonly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English uncommon Middle English -ly English -ly English uncommonly From uncommon + -ly. 1. To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely. Example: It strikes me that you have come off uncommonly easy, seeing as how things were. No mess, no breakages, no odds and ends from every room that you can't remember until it's too late to claim. Just one big lot taken clean. Example: For a gentleman, he was uncommonly rude, but she supposed wearing silk and jade gave him that privilege. 2. Not often; on rare occasions. Example: Not uncommonly, I find that I have arrived too late to catch my train.
Word: unmixed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + mixed. 1. Pure, not mixed or combined. Example: When necessary two six-car sets are coupled together throughout from Ore, but at Hastings this arrangement is not an unmixed blessing as the rear lead from one platform line to the other is fouled when a 12-coach train is standing at the platform. 2. Such that its height is equal to the height of every associated prime of the quotient R/I as a module over R.
Word: branched Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From branch + -ed. 1. Having branches, or specific kinds of branches.
Word: branched Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From branch + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of branch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Crimean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Crimea Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Crimean From Crimea + -an. Pronunciation: /kɹaɪˈmi.ən/ 1. Denoting, of, or related to Crimea, a peninsula on the north of the Black Sea, separating it from the Sea of Azov. Labels: not-comparable Example: He also thought nothing of laying down a railway in a war zone. For example, he was one of those behind the Grand Crimean Central Railway, built during the Crimean War [...].
Word: Crimean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Crimea Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Crimean From Crimea + -an. Pronunciation: /kɹaɪˈmi.ən/ 1. Native or inhabitant of the Crimea.
Word: Crimean Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Crimea Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Crimean From Crimea + -an. Pronunciation: /kɹaɪˈmi.ən/ 1. Crimea (the Crimean peninsula) Labels: nonstandard
Word: customarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English customary Middle English -ly English -ly English customarily From customary + -ly. 1. In the customary manner; as is custom 2. Under normal circumstances, normally. Example: On a day in the summer which began our sixth year Josella and I went down to the coast together, traveling there in the half-tracked vehicle that I customarily used now that the roads were growing so bad. Example: Among the most important differences is the availability in some instances of what Sokal and Camin (1965) have called chronistic information, which refers to the times of events in phylogeny, such as times of cladogenesis, chronological sequences of populations, and geologic ranges of taxa. Obtaining even as much chronistic information as neontologists customarily have, such as precise contemporaneity of populations, may be impossible if the area of study is widespread.
Word: grossly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English gross Middle English -ly English -ly English grossly From gross + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹoʊsli/, /ˈɡɹəʊsli/ 1. Greatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciable. Labels: not-comparable Example: grossly inflated expectations Example: grossly enlarged hepatic lobes, evident on palpation 2. To a serious, severe, or offensive degree. Labels: not-comparable Example: grossly misjudged Example: grossly inflamed 3. In a gross (disgusting) manner; without delicacy. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: The men were talking grossly about their sexual conquests. 4. Roughly; approximately; inexactly; sketchily. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: favoring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of favor Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: favoring Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or state by which one favors something; preference. Example: Unlike in Smith's case, however, here the relevant intuition does not concern a particular example, but moral favorings in general. Intuitively, it is said, what we morally ought to do simply does not depend on what we want to do.
Word: clarified Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈklæɹɪfaɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of clarify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: clarified Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈklæɹɪfaɪd/ 1. Made clear. Example: Clarified butter is made by removing water and impurities from butter.
Word: ballpoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ball + point. 1. Ellipsis of ballpoint pen; the nib thereof, containing the ball. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Have you seen my ballpoint? I need to sign this form, and a felt-tip won't make carbons. 2. A kind of needle with a rounded tip.
Word: announcer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin nūntius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nūntiō Latin adnūntiō Latin annūntiōder. Old French anoncierder. English announce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English announcer From announce + -er. Pronunciation: /əˈnaʊnsə/, /əˈnaʊnsɚ/ 1. One who makes announcements. Example: radio announcer Example: Even TV announcers at the last Winter Olympics were spotted with a swoosh on their jackets.
Word: antitheses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antithesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astir Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)twr̥H-yé-ti? Proto-Germanic *sturjaną Proto-West Germanic *sturjan Old English styrian Middle English stiren English stir English astir From a- + stir. Pronunciation: /əˈstɜː/, /əˈstɝ/, /əˈstɪr/, /əˈstøː/, /əˈsteː/ 1. In motion; characterized by motion. Example: Her book has perhaps been a good one; it has refreshed, refilled, rewarmed her heart; it has set her brain astir, furnished her mind with pictures. Example: For in quick spring the sap is all astir. 2. Out of bed; up and about. Example: I had but a broken sleep the night before, in anticipation of the pleasure of a whole day with Em’ly. We were all astir betimes in the morning; Example: ‘It is early to be astir this Sabbath morn,’ he said cheerfully.
Word: assayer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English assaier, assaiour, from Anglo-Norman assaiour; equivalent to assay + -er. 1. One who assays, or performs chemical tests on metals.
Word: antiquate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin antiquātus, perfect passive participle of antiquō (“to make old, restore to a pristine state”). Also see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈæntɪˌkweɪt/ 1. To cause to become old or obsolete. Labels: transitive
Word: antilabor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English labor English antilabor From anti- + labor. 1. In opposition to labor unions. 2. In opposition to the labor party.
Word: antipodal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From antipode + -al. Pronunciation: /ænˈtɪpədl̩/ 1. On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes. Labels: not-comparable 2. Diametrically opposite. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antipodal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From antipode + -al. Pronunciation: /ænˈtɪpədl̩/ 1. One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.
Word: aplenty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From earlier a-plenty, equivalent to a- + plenty. Pronunciation: /əˈplɛnti/ 1. In a generous or overlarge quantity. Labels: not-comparable, postpositional Example: We have helpers aplenty but lack the skilled support. Example: There are apples aplenty for all of us.
Word: aplenty Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From earlier a-plenty, equivalent to a- + plenty. Pronunciation: /əˈplɛnti/ 1. Enough or more than enough. Labels: not-comparable
Word: appraiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English appraise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English appraiser From appraise + -er. Pronunciation: /əˈpɹeɪz.ə(ɹ)/, /əˈpɹeɪz.ɚ/ 1. One who performs appraisals.
Word: struse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian струг (strug), an old Russian wooden river boat. 1. A Russian river craft used for transporting freight.
Word: realign Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English align English realign From re- + align. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːjəˈlaɪn/ 1. To bring back into alignment. Labels: transitive Example: There are some low-tech approaches to forming those good posture habits, like the Alexander Method. The Alexander Method is a process that helps realign posture mindfully. It’s often used by performers, and often involves a coach. 2. To align again or anew. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Every major bridge, and many of the smaller ones, have been rebuilt, tunnels have been rebored, and long sections of track realigned. Example: One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation.
Word: re-create Part of Speech: verb 1. To create again; to create anew. Labels: transitive Example: We write, write a song of love / Sounds, they never dissipate / They only re-create / To another place in time Example: The detail of the investigation into every aspect of this incident, including repeated re-created test runs - is a classic example of these superb reports.
Word: conquests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conquest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conquests Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conquest Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: peeped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /piːpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of peep Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: re-examine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English examine English re-examine From re- + examine. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiː.ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/, /ˌɹiː.ɪɡˈzam.ɪn/, /ˌɹi.ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/, /ˌɹiː.əɡˈzɛm.ən/, /ˌɹi.ɪɡˈzam.ɪn/ 1. To examine again. Labels: transitive Example: At the request of the Minister of Transport, the Commission is reviewing the achievements under the plan up to the end of 1958 and the benefits obtained from it, and is re-examining the course of the plan, with particular reference to the next five years "related to the future size of railway system needed in view of current economic developments and future expected requirements." Example: Making long cross-country drives, Coster-Mullen said, had given him plenty of time to reëxamine the three-dimensional diagram of the bomb that he keeps in his head, like a Buddhist monk contemplating the Karmic wheel. 2. To question a witness in redirect examination. Labels: UK, transitive
Word: laborers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laborer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endeavoring Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of endeavor Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: endeavoring Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/ 1. The act by which one endeavors or strives; an attempt. Example: This is so because efforts, exertions, and endeavorings, if they were to exist, would need to be actions themselves, or parts of actions, or subactions or behaviors of some sort […]
Word: surmounted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of surmount Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: "Around the World in Eighty Days" once had so much appeal to the imagination that Jules Verne wrote a novel about it. The latest proposal is to girdle the globe in three months in a flying machine. The practicability of such a flight is here discussed by an expert. Mr. Woodhouse is a member of the Aero Club of America and managing editor of "Flying". ¶ When the Aero Club of America received the news that the Panama-Pacific International Exposition had decided to offer $300,000 in prize money for a ninety-day aircraft race around the world, no one connected with aeronautics laughed at the conception or called it the dream of a Verne or a Wells. A map of the course of the race indicates that to circumaviate the globe will mean flights over mountains and deserts, through storms, and across seas. But formidable obstacles in all of these classifications have been surmounted before by airmen, and, of course, can be surmounted again.
Word: surmounted Part of Speech: adj 1. Of an arch or dome: rising higher than a semicircle. Labels: not-comparable 2. Overlaid; denoting a figure when another is laid over it. Labels: not-comparable Example: Argent, a fess vert, surmounted by a saltier gules, by the name of Parveis.
Word: tucked Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss, not-comparable
Word: tucked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tuck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: smoothed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of smooth Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hearers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hearer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English heerar, herere, hyerere, equivalent to hear + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪəɹə/, /ˈhɪɹɚ/, /ˈhɪəɹə(ɹ)/, /ˈhiɹə(ɹ)/, /ˈhiəɹə/ 1. One who hears. Example: Defaultism The defaultist view is that some conversational implicatures are default inferences—presumptive meanings—that the hearer makes unless given reason not to by the speaker. 2. A person who regularly attends sermons; a devout listener. Example: Whilst Mr. Taale was priest in Osteröe, it happened that one of his hearers was carried away and returned again.
Word: refinance Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English finance English refinance From re- + finance. 1. To renew the terms of a loan. Labels: transitive
Word: barest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bare Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English barest From bare + -est. 1. superlative form of bare: most bare Labels: form-of, superlative Example: In 1963, there was even more of a shutdown [at Christmas]. The Western and London Midland Regions ran no trains, with the rest of the network having the "barest of skeleton services". The Daily Herald called Beeching's cuts "the most scrooge-like... in railway history".
Word: barest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English bare Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English barest From bare + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of bare Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular 2. second-person singular simple past indicative of bear Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: reformulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English formulate English reformulate From re- + formulate. 1. To formulate again or differently. Labels: transitive Example: Some soft drinks have been reformulated to include less sugar. Example: A narrative circulates at Mitchell, Hall about a naive young employee who, in his eagerness to be creative, "reinvents the wheel," devoting so many hours reformulating work that has already been done that he drives himself into a nervous breakdown.
Word: reinstall Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English install English reinstall From re- + install. 1. To install again.
Word: reinstall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English install English reinstall From re- + install. 1. reinstallation Example: I tried removing and reinstalling the software, but the reinstall failed.
Word: stouter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of stout: more stout Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: remodel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Late Latin modulusder. Vulgar Latin *modellus Old Italian modellobor. Middle French modellebor. English model English remodel From re- + model. 1. To change the appearance, layout, or furnishings of. Example: Modern engine sheds of advanced design have also been built at Radyr, Abercynon, and elsewhere, whilst other depots have been remodelled and re-equipped. Example: Orificial atherosclerotic lesions are much less likely to respond to balloon dilation alone because they are essentially composed of aortic plaque, which cannot be effectively cracked and remodeled in a durable manner by a balloon alone.
Word: remodel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Late Latin modulusder. Vulgar Latin *modellus Old Italian modellobor. Middle French modellebor. English model English remodel From re- + model. 1. Synonym of remodeling. Example: The work on this remodel was slow going. Example: Is it worth the money? A study by House Method, a website that provides guides and information for homeowners, examined the value of bathroom remodels to help answer the question. To put it simply: For a gut bathroom renovation, the answer is usually yes.
Word: stoutest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of stout: most stout Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: remunerate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin remūnerō (“to reward”), from mūnus (“gift”). Unrelated to money. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmjuːnəɹeɪt/ 1. To compensate; to pay. Labels: transitive Example: The workers were generously remunerated for their time.
Word: newsletters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newsletter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thrusts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈθɹʌsts/ 1. plural of thrust Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thrusts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈθɹʌsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thrust Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unscrew Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + screw. 1. To loosen a screw or thing by turning it. Labels: transitive Example: I'm having some trouble unscrewing the lid of this jar. Example: It requires opening a complex lock with a key that also unscrews a bolt six inches long. Unscrewing the bolt itself takes six minutes.
Word: throes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /θɹəʊz/, /θɹoʊz/ 1. plural of throe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deregulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English regulate English deregulate From de- + regulate. Pronunciation: /diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/ 1. To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from. Labels: transitive Example: Along with attacking “woke” investing, FGA has worked with legislators and elected officials to push for laws to deregulate child labor, stop Medicaid expansion and slash food stamps, among other initiatives.
Word: unhinge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + hinge. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈhɪnd͡ʒ/ 1. To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges. Example: Operation Rescue eventually unhinged the locked gate, but were still unable to leave the parking lot due to the demonstrators' blocking the driveway. 2. To dislocate. Example: Many snakes can unhinge their jaw joints to swallow large prey. 3. To mentally disturb. Example: sith the Soul of Samuel might indeed have terrified the poor Woman, and so unhinging her, that she had been fit for nothing after it, but not converted her, it is no wonder if he passed her by Example: Taizong's failure fooled no one. Indeed, one of Taizong's own sons may well have been unhinged by his father's obvious fratricidal and nepoticidal actions. These personal considerations directly affected Taizong's policy decisions, and thus warrant some discussion.
Word: unclog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + clog. 1. To remove a blockage from. Labels: transitive Example: The arteries become clogged with substances that still baffle medical experts. They still do not know how to unclog these arteries so that the blood can have free flow. 2. To have a blockage removed. Labels: intransitive
Word: declaim Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French declamer, from Latin dēclāmō. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkleɪm/ 1. To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech. 2. To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant. Example: Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act. 3. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking. Example: The students declaim twice a week. 4. To disclaim, disavow. Labels: proscribed Example: He now declaimed having intended any thing disrespectful to the Senate in the expression he had used. Example: Unless these conditions are fulfilled we declaim responsibility.