nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: underdress Part of Speech: noun 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 dress English underdress From under- + dress. 1. Any dress (feminine-style garment) worn under another, especially under an overdress. Labels: countable 2. Any garment (any clothing) that is worn under another but is not underwear. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: outscore Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Germanic *skurō Old Norse skorder. Old English scoru Middle English score English score English outscore From out- + score. 1. To score more than. Labels: transitive Example: Hollande is another possible candidate to succeed President Jacques Chirac - but Royal consistently outscores him in opinion polls. Example: But the car that outscored them all was the outrageous, wheelstanding Little Red Wagon pickup, which went for more than half a million dollars.
Word: outfight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English fight English outfight From out- + fight. 1. To fight or battle better than. Example: Ferguson, perhaps recalling how United had been comprehensively outfought in the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool last season, opted for a side with a more pragmatic look with Phil Jones moved into a midfield role.
Word: calcium-40 Part of Speech: noun 1. The major stable isotope of calcium, 4020Ca, with 20 protons and 20 neutrons; it amounts to almost 97% of natural calcium. Labels: uncountable
Word: calcium-42 Part of Speech: noun 1. A stable isotope of calcium, 4220Ca, with 20 protons and 22 neutrons; it amounts to about 0.6% of the element in nature Labels: uncountable
Word: calcium-43 Part of Speech: noun 1. A stable isotope of calcium, 4320Ca, with 20 protons and 23 neutrons; it amounts to about 0.1% of the element in nature Labels: uncountable
Word: calcium-44 Part of Speech: noun 1. A stable isotope of calcium, 4420Ca, with 20 protons and 24 neutrons; it amounts to about 2% of the element in nature Labels: uncountable
Word: calcium-46 Part of Speech: noun 1. A rare stable isotope of calcium, 4620Ca, with 20 protons and 26 neutrons; it amounts to only 0.004% of the element in nature Labels: uncountable
Word: calcium-45 Part of Speech: noun 1. A radioactive isotope of calcium, 4520Ca, with 20 protons and 25 neutrons, and a half-life of 162.6 days; it is used as a tracer in studying calcium metabolism. As it decays it undergoes nuclear transmutation via electron emission, also called negative beta decay (β⁻-decay), into scandium. Labels: uncountable
Word: calcium-48 Part of Speech: noun 1. A naturally-occurring isotope of calcium, 4820Ca, with 20 protons and 28 neutrons. It decays very slowly, with a half-life of 4.3x10¹⁹ years. Because it is unusually neutron-rich, it is popular for the manufacture of superheavy elements. Labels: uncountable
Word: alkaline earth metal Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the elements of group II of the periodic table; they are low-density metals that react readily with water to form strongly basic hydroxides, and with many acids to form salts.
Word: alkaline-earth metal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of alkaline earth metal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: alkaline-earth Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of alkaline earth. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: alkaline earth Part of Speech: noun 1. Any oxide of the elements of group II of the periodic table; they are not as basic as the alkalis, and not so soluble in water. Example: Four of the earths, namely, lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possess alkaline properties to a considerable extent, and are hence called alkaline earths.
Word: calc- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of calci- (“calcium”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: calci- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- From calcium. Pronunciation: /kæl.sɪ/ 1. Related to calcium or its compounds. Labels: morpheme 2. Used to form names of vitamin D analogs/derivatives. Labels: morpheme
Word: calcicole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- English -cole English calcicole From calci- + -cole. 1. Any plant that thrives in a soil rich in lime or chalk, but cannot tolerate acidic conditions.
Word: calcific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English calcify Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English calcific From calcify + -ic. Pronunciation: /kælˈsɪf.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to calcification 2. Of or pertaining to the formation of eggshells in birds and reptiles
Word: calcifuge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- English -fuge English calcifuge From calci- + -fuge. 1. Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk
Word: calcinosis Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌkælsɪˈnəʊsɪs/ 1. The abnormal deposition of calcium salts in the soft tissue of the body
Word: calcic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From calci- + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from calcium or lime. Example: The echostructure is mixed, cystic with more or less echogenous zones that are connective, fatty, or calcic structures.
Word: calcium chloride Part of Speech: noun 1. The calcium salt of hydrochloric acid, CaCl₂; used as a drying agent and to melt ice on roads. Labels: uncountable Example: The gases passed over a hot roll of copper gauze, then through a weighed calcium chloride tube, which absorbed the water, into an azotometer containing a concentrated solution of potassium hydroxide where the nitrogen was measured.
Word: drying agent Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound that has an affinity for water such that it will extract it from other materials; a desiccant
Word: calcium light Part of Speech: noun 1. limelight Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: monocalcium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English monocalcium From mono- + calcium. 1. One atom of calcium in a compound Labels: uncountable
Word: dicalcium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English dicalcium From di- + calcium. Pronunciation: /daɪˈkæɫsɪəm/ 1. Two atoms of calcium in a chemical compound. Labels: uncountable
Word: tricalcium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tri- Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English tricalcium From tri- + calcium. 1. Three atoms of calcium in a chemical compound. Labels: uncountable
Word: oxycalcium Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English oxycalcium From oxy- + calcium. 1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by a combination of calcium (or lime) and oxygen Labels: dated, not-comparable
Word: oxycalcium light Part of Speech: noun 1. limelight
Word: calcia Part of Speech: noun 1. Lime. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: military service Part of Speech: noun 1. Service in an army or other military organisation, whether as a chosen job (volunteering) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription). Labels: uncountable Example: The virtues of national service, including military service, were extolled in the evening's presentations.
Word: mugful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mug + -ful. 1. As much as a mug will contain.
Word: motorcyclist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From motorcycle + -ist or motor + cyclist. 1. Someone who rides a motorcycle.
Word: nightwear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English night Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English nightwear From night + -wear. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪt.wɛə/, /ˈnaɪt.wɛ(ə)ɹ/ 1. Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: skinny-dip Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of skinny dip. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: skinny-dip Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of skinny dip. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: in the nude Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Without any clothes on.
Word: logocentrism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From logo- + -centrism. 1. The analysis of literature, focusing on the words and grammar to the exclusion of context or literary merit. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The assumption that language is a fundamental or objective means of referring to reality, or that all thought and perception is ultimately based on language. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phallogocentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of phallocentric + logocentric. By surface analysis, phallus + logo- + centric. 1. Pertaining to phallogocentrism. Example: Philosophers of language may wonder whether Latin was a phallogocentric language because of its use of gender to refer to non-gendered things such as water. Example: We men, at least in our standard phallogocentric mode of sexuality, even when we are doing it with the real women, we are effectively doing it with our fantasy.
Word: queimada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Galician, past participle of queimar (“to burn”). 1. A traditional drink from Galicia, Spain, made from aguardiente, herbs, lemon peel, coffee beans and cinnamon. It is set alight before drinking. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tikki Part of Speech: noun 1. A small croquette in Indian cuisine.
Word: OOP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of object-oriented programming. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of order of play (“the schedule of contests in a tennis event”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of original original poster (“the creator of quoted material”). Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Everyone here is mocking OOP, but I think he has a point.
Word: OOP Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of out of print. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable 2. Initialism of out of position. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable 3. Abbreviation of out of pocket. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 4. Abbreviation of out of process. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: OOP Part of Speech: verb 1. To use object-oriented programming for a task. Labels: informal
Word: object-oriented programming Part of Speech: noun 1. A programming paradigm that uses hierarchies of objects, instantiated from templates called classes, to design applications and computer programs. Labels: uncountable Example: This structure organizes and streamlines theme development to create a solid ground for themers (theme developers) to further build and extend, much like in object-oriented programming.
Word: ethnarchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See ethnarch, -y. 1. A population and area of land governed by a single ruler, called an ethnarch, and in which the population is of homogeneous ethnicity and the political unit is of insufficient size to be considered a kingdom or nation.
Word: exarch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin exarchus. Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɑːk/, /ˈɛksɑɹk/ 1. In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province. Labels: historical 2. In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch. 3. In these same churches, a bishop appointed over a group of the faithful not yet large enough or organized enough to constitute an eparchy or diocese.
Word: epexegetic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɛˌpɛ.ksɛˈd͡ʒi.tɪk/ 1. Serving as an epexegesis or as epexegeses. Labels: not-comparable
Word: vraic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Auregnais Norman vraic (“seaweed”), from Germanic. Doublet of wrack. Pronunciation: /vɹeɪk/ 1. Seaweed gathered for use as a fertilizer or fuel. Labels: uncountable Example: There was some sort of big pans, I didn't know what they was for; but Jim said once upon a time they was used to boil vraic to make iodine.
Word: bwahaha Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of muahahaha. Labels: alt-of, alternative, onomatopoeic, slang Example: Bwahaha, they guffaw as they crush overheads into the corners with the same disdain they display when the clown ahead of them at the airport car-rental counter rents a Hyundai. Example: “Bwa-ha-ha-ha,” came the unholy mirth from the cold white mask.
Word: climbable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English climb Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English climbable From climb + -able. 1. able to be climbed Example: The sound of 'Shoot! Shoot!' got farther away—they were skipping for the nearest climbable trees. Example: 2015, Turtle Bunbury, "Beyond the blarney: the best hidden gems in Ireland" in The Guardian, Travel, 16 March, 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/mar/16/ireland-top-hidden-outdoor-cultural-attractions Dursey Island is a walkers’ paradise, celebrated for its nesting colonies of seabirds, the eminently climbable Cnoc Bólais hill and a signal tower built over 200 years ago to keep watch for Napoleon’s fleet.
Word: clinger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cling + -er. 1. One who clings. 2. An emotionally clingy person. Labels: informal
Word: occluding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of occlude Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: beauty shop Part of Speech: noun 1. A shop which sells cosmetics
Word: cosmopoleis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See cosmopolis Pronunciation: /kɒzˈmɒ.pɒ.lɛɪz/ 1. plural of cosmopolis Labels: form-of, plural, rare Example: Thus the work of Milligan and others invites us to reëxamine familiar material from the ancient world with an eye to possible differences in the construction of sexuality between the cosmopoleis, such as imperial Rome, Ptolemaic Alexandria, and late imperial Antioch, and other social formations, and with attention to variations in economic organization that may differentiate ancient cities from one another as well as from their hinterlands. Example: 2004: Anthony Reid, Batson Lecture: Singapore between Cosmopolis and Nation, “Abstract” & “Pre-colonial cosmopoleis” & “Straits Settlements to Malaysia / Singapore” Seen from this perspective, the anomaly may be the twentieth century, with its attempt to impose an alien concept of ‘nation’ on the cosmopoleis which had taken root there. The Thai-ruled cosmopoleis in the northern half of the peninsula were also known for their intense variety of trading groups. The story is well known of how ideas of race and nation made their impact on these extremely diverse cosmopoleis in the 20ᵗʰ century.
Word: cosmopolis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-der. Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos)der. English cosmo- Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor. Latin -polislbor. English -polis English cosmopolis From cosmo- + -polis. Pronunciation: /kɒzˈmɒ.pɒ.lɪs/ 1. An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.
Word: cosmopolises Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɒzˈmɒ.pɒ.lɪs.ɪz/ 1. plural of cosmopolis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clip-on Part of Speech: adj 1. That attaches to something by means of a clip. Labels: not-comparable
Word: clip-on Part of Speech: noun 1. Any item that attaches to something by means of a clip.
Word: cliquey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English clique Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cliquey From clique + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkliːki/, /ˈklɪki/ 1. Having the characteristics of a clique. Example: Jack McFarland: Um, look, Leo, I know you're new here, and, um, we don't want you to think we're really cliquey and don't let anyone in our little group, but, um, well, we're really cliquey and we don't want anyone in our little group. Karen Walker: So, if you want to break into the fag four, this symbol of gay oppression has got to go. Example: Do not form clubs on the playground that don't include everyone - they're cliquey and mean.
Word: closed-captioned Part of Speech: adj 1. Having captions that can only be seen with the appropriate equipment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: closed-circuit Part of Speech: adj 1. That consists of a closed circuit. Labels: not-comparable Example: Holborn Underground Station, on London Transport's Piccadilly and Central Lines, has been equipped with closed-circuit television to help control passenger movement.
Word: closed circuit Part of Speech: noun 1. A circuit through which electrons can flow. 2. A complete electric circuit around which current can flow. 3. A network of one or more television cameras and television receivers connected together with no provision for broadcasting.
Word: closefisted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From close + fisted. 1. Unwilling to spend money; stingy
Word: commodification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin commoditāsder. Anglo-Norman commoditeebor. Middle English commoditee English commodity Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English commodify English -ification English commodification From commodify + -ification. Pronunciation: /kəˌmɒ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, /kəˌmɑ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 1. The assignment of a commercial value to something previously without such value. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: commercialization, monetization Example: Subcultures tend to go through continual cycles of commodification and resistance to that commodification. 2. The transformation from being commercialized on a nonfungible basis into becoming a commodity that is fungible. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A company that innovates to achieve the commercialization of a technology often must shift strategy some decades later in response to the advent of that technology's commodification.
Word: closemouthed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From close + mouthed. 1. reticent, secretive or uncommunicative Example: As much so as possible; they have hardly a way that you would like, my dear ma'am; and are as closemouthed as if they were afraid of committing themselves. Example: Instructors were notoriously closemouthed about their gunnery techniques.
Word: elsewhen Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English ellys whan; corresponding with else + when. Pronunciation: /ˈɛlsʍɛn/, /ɛlsˈʍɛn/, /-wɛn/, /-ˈwɛn/ 1. At some other time or times; somewhen else. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: And thus for this time I will take my leave of your mastership, purposing elsewhen to trouble you with the talk of longer letters, if I may learn that your gentleness will warrant my boldness therein. Example: On the Saturday following, her [Alice Benden's] husband [Edward Benden] willed her to go to church; which she both then and elsewhen refused to go.
Word: close-set Part of Speech: adj 1. set close together Example: 1856 Catalogue of apodal fish: in the collection of the British Museum Fore half of the mandible armed by two rows of teeth ; the outer row consisting of 10 or 11 close-set low teeth, having compressed but not pointed tips. Example: But the feature of them that made the most startling impression upon their prisoner was their white skins—neither in color nor feature was there a trace of the negroid about them. Yet, with their receding foreheads, wicked little close-set eyes, and yellow fangs, they were far from prepossessing in appearance.
Word: clubfeet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clubfoot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clubfoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From club + foot. 1. A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted. Example: At his lower extremities, he exhibited the deformity which is popularly known as "a club-foot." But he carried his lameness, as he carried his years, gayly. Example: He stood still as much as he could, with his club-foot behind the other, so that it should not attract notice.
Word: clubfooted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From club + footed. 1. Having a clubfoot.
Word: clubhouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From club + house. Pronunciation: /ˈklʌbˌhaʊs/ 1. Any building used by a club for meetings or social activities. 2. A locker room and possibly associated rooms used by an athletic team. 3. A building at a golf course that houses various activities associated with golf.
Word: clunker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clunk + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈklʌŋkɚ/ 1. A decrepit motor car. Labels: informal Example: The only rig nobody'd recognize is that clunker that Vic drove here in, and he won't take it. Example: 2008 July 9, Jacqueline Mitchell, “America's Most Stolen Vehicles”, in Forbes magazine, So don't think for a moment that your old but tired vehicle matters only to you. Your clunker is cash money to professional thieves. 2. Anything in poor condition or of poor quality. Labels: informal Example: It seemed silly for the crowd to applaud or groan over what you had already felt in your fingers or even in your arms as you braced to shoot or for that matter in your eyes: when he was hot he could see the separate threads wound into the strings looping the hoop. Yet at the start of the game when you came out for warm-up and could see all the town clunkers sitting in the back of the bleachers elbowing each other and the cheerleaders wisecracking with the racier male teachers, the crowd then seemed right inside you, your liver and lungs and stomach. Example: I bought an old clunker of a typewriter.
Word: clunker Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈklʌŋkɚ/ 1. The trachea or windpipe. Labels: Cornwall, obsolete 2. The uvula. Labels: Cornwall, obsolete
Word: pro tanto Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin prō tantō (“so great/much”). 1. To that extent. Labels: not-comparable Example: Their vain fears only substitute other and worse evils for those which they are idly apprehensive of: while every restraint on the freedom of conduct of any of their human fellow creatures, (otherwise than by making them responsible for any evil actually caused by it), dries up pro tanto the principal fountain of human happiness, and leaves the species less rich, to an inappreciable degree, in all that makes life valuable to the individual human being. Example: If 'making explicit' conveys this, then pro tanto it is a bad term.
Word: able-mindedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English able-minded 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 able-mindedness From able-minded + -ness. 1. The quality of being able-minded. Labels: uncountable
Word: night emission Part of Speech: noun 1. An ejaculation or orgasm while asleep, often accompanied by an erotic dream.
Word: night emissions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of night emission Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nocturnal emissions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nocturnal emission Labels: form-of, plural
Word: raw deal Part of Speech: noun 1. A situation in which a person is taken advantage of or treated unfairly; a situation in which a person is led to expect something, but receives either nothing or much less than was expected. Labels: idiomatic Example: The night Santa went crazy The night St. Nick went insane Realized he'd been gettin' a raw deal Something finally must have snapped in his brain
Word: raw deals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raw deal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: package deal Part of Speech: noun 1. A circumstance in which two or more items are provided together, especially if it is impossible to obtain one without also receiving the other. Example: Robert Sirico, president of the California Libertarians for Gay Rights said that while the group supported some of the resolutions and parts of others, "we object to having them made a package deal and adopted without debate."
Word: package deals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of package deal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: statemental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English statement Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English statemental From statement + -al. 1. Pertaining to a statement or to statements. Example: One thing, however, that it will be more dangerous to do, and that we are very prone to do, is to take it that we somehow know that the primary or primitive use of sentences must be, because it ought to be, statemental or constative, in the philosophers' preferred sense of simply uttering something whose sole pretension is to be true or false and which is not liable to criticism in any other dimension.
Word: headcount Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + count. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/ 1. The act of counting how many people are present in a group. Example: Let's take a quick headcount, to make sure we're all here. Example: Population 39,693 (just north of 115,000 today), Cheltenham has been overtaken by Gloucester in terms of headcount. 2. The number of people present in a group or employed by a company. Example: The company's headcount on January 1 was 15,203. Example: The last headcount data for BTP is from December 2022, when the number of BTP officers was 3,183, up from 3,175 in April 2022. 3. More generally, a consideration of a company's appropriate staffing level based on some larger context. (Generally used adjectivally.) Example: Due to economic difficulties, the company will be making headcount adjustments. 4. By extension, one slot in a workgroup, filled or to be filled by one person. Example: I've convinced management to give us one more headcount, to take some work off the rest of us.
Word: undesired Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English undesired; equivalent to un- + desired. 1. Not desired; unwanted.
Word: reign of terror Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Reign of Terror that took place during the French Revolution. 1. A brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular revolution. 2. A period defined by tyranny and violation of rights without accountability for the party responsible. Labels: broadly
Word: necropolises Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nɛˈkɹɒ.pɒ.lɪs.ɪz/ 1. plural of necropolis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: necropoleis Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nɛˈkɹɒ.pɒ.lɛɪz/ 1. plural of necropolis Labels: form-of, plural Example: Kensall Green, though incipient, is far more picturesque; and several American necropoleis beat it hollow. Example: Ancient necropoleis were cities for the dead where the dead might be active in this world, appearing, speaking, and performing actions that could be perceived by and affect the living.
Word: phytochemistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chimiabor. Middle French chymie French chimie 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 -istabor. French -iste French chimistebor. English chemist Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English chemistry English phytochemistry From phyto- (“plant”) + chemistry. 1. The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants. Labels: uncountable 2. The collection of chemicals and chemical processes found in a particular plant. Labels: uncountable Example: The phytochemistry of mosses is very different from that of other plants.
Word: petameter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peta- + meter. 1. US spelling of petametre. Labels: US, alt-of
Word: petametre Part of Speech: noun 1. An SI unit of length equal to 10¹⁵ metres. Symbol: Pm Example: Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre
Word: personifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of personification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perspiring Part of Speech: adj 1. Producing perspiration; sweating. Example: Mr. Banks’ panama hat was in one hand, while the other drew a handkerchief across his perspiring brow.
Word: perspiring Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of producing perspiration. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Yet for all that they did not live an idle life: they found the means of making their retirement more useful to mankind than the perspirings and runnings to and fro of other men: wherefore these persons are thought to have done great things, in spite of their having done nothing of a public character.
Word: perspiring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of perspire Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: abstract nonsense Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Norman Steenrod, popularized by Serge Lang. 1. Details which are straightforward but so tedious that an author or lecturer would rather skip them (especially those of a category theoretical nature). Labels: humorous, uncountable 2. Details which involve diagram chasing. Labels: humorous, uncountable Example: ³Lang’s Algebra [Lan02, p. 759] supports the general consensus that this was not intended as an epithet: In the forties and fifties (mostly in the works of Cartan, Eilenberg, MacLane, and Steenrod, see [CE56]), it was realized that there was a systematic way of developing certain relations of linear algebra, depending only on fairly general constructions which were mostly arrow-theoretic, and were affectionately called abstract nonsense by Steenrod. 3. Category theory in general. Labels: humorous, uncountable 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abstract, nonsense. Labels: uncountable
Word: personalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of personality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: petunias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of petunia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plaintiffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plaintiff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: picas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pica Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dry cough Part of Speech: noun 1. Coughing without expectoration of sputum.
Word: pickles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkl̩z/ 1. plural of pickle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pickles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkl̩z/ 1. Nonsense; folly. Labels: colloquial, uncountable
Word: pickles Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkl̩z/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pickle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rock oil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rock + oil, a literal rendering of Latin petroleum (literally “rock oil”). 1. Naphtha (liquid petroleum). Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 2. Petroleum Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: pilferers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pilferer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pistons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piston Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pistons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of piston Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: placements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of placement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: osteoblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From osteo- (“bone”) + -blast (“immature cell”). 1. A mononucleate cell from which bone develops.
Word: penguins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penguin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pigments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pigment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pigments Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pigment Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mononucleate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English nucleate English mononucleate From mono- + nucleate. 1. Having a single nucleus Labels: not-comparable
Word: mononucleate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English nucleate English mononucleate From mono- + nucleate. 1. A cell that has a single nucleus
Word: pinnae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipelines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pipeline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipelines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pipeline Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pinchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pincher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinchers Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of pincers. Labels: alt-of, dated, plural, plural-only Example: Most people, when they have to extract a nail from a piece of wood with the aid of a pair of pinchers, perform the operation in the wrong way, as in Fig. 1.
Word: pleas Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pliːz/, /pliz/ 1. plural of plea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pleas Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pliːz/, /pliz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of plea Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: plumelets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plumelet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: akropolis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, akro- + -polis; more at acropolis § Etymology. Pronunciation: /æˈkɹɒ.pɒ.lɪs/ 1. Alternative spelling of acropolis. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: polarizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polarization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: akropolises Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æˈkɹɒ.pɒ.lɪs.ɪz/ 1. plural of akropolis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Polynesians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Polynesian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inline skates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inline skate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inline skate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of in-line skate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: akropoleis Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æˈkɹɒ.pɒ.lɛɪz/ 1. plural of akropolis Labels: form-of, plural Example: But the harmost and the Spartan garrison still retained their hold on their Akropoleis, or citadels, as a guarantee that Spartan interests should suffer no serious injury. Example: The sacred fire, emblem of common, patrilineal ancestry, was kept perpetually burning on the akropoleis of a thousand cities, focusing (“focus” was the Roman word for this flame) the loyalty of a still tribal people.
Word: cherry blossom Part of Speech: noun 1. The blossom or flower of the cherry tree, particularly the Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A stylized depiction of the blossom of the cherry tree, as used in Japanese mon. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The cherry blossom was in use in Heian times...For obvious reasons it become the mon of the Sakurai family.
Word: in-line skates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of in-line skate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nekropolis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of necropolis. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It was a lovely morning, as I said, and the Turks, who are early risers, were sitting on the graves of their kindred with their veiled wives and children, the marble turbans in that thickly-sown nekropolis less numerous than those of the living, who had come, not to mourn the dead who lay beneath, but to pass a day of idleness and pleasure on the spot endeared by their memories. Example: You are surrounded by what appear for an instant to be the myriad fragments of some mighty whole—but the gloom has deceived you—you are in the midst of a Nekropolis—a City of the Dead.
Word: nekropolises Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nɛˈkɹɒ.pɒ.lɪs.ɪz/ 1. plural of nekropolis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blading Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbleɪdɪŋ/ 1. rollerblading (sport) Labels: uncountable
Word: blading Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbleɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of blade Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. The act of cutting oneself open, usually on the forehead, to draw blood and make the fight more spectacular.
Word: nekropoleis Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nɛˈkɹɒ.pɒ.lɛɪz/ 1. plural of nekropolis Labels: form-of, plural Example: Two important areas have been or are being excavated — the Nekropoleis of the Old Town and the Heraion. Example: The Christianization of the urban territoria where the nekropoleis and altars lay posed problems for persons desiring to visit and honor family members who had died before the coming of the Christian catechumenate.
Word: roller skates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roller skate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dioctyl phthalate Part of Speech: noun 1. A compound with a high boiling point, found in some aerosols (C₂₄,H₃₈,O₄). Labels: uncountable
Word: postings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊstɪŋz/, /ˈpoʊstɪŋz/ 1. plural of posting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: playline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From play + line. 1. Manufactured for use as a plaything, rather than as a collectible. Labels: not-comparable Example: Playline Barbie dolls, when not exaggerated by the fantasy requirements of a juvenile audience, reference contemporary fashion far more closely than any of the expensive collector lines, designed in-house by Mattel.
Word: visualisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of visualization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: potions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: practicioner Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of practitioner. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: probes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of probe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: probes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of probe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: progenitors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of progenitor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pronunciations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pronunciation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protoplanetary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From proto- + planetary and protoplanet + -ary. 1. Of or pertaining to a protoplanet. Labels: not-comparable
Word: protoplanetary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From protoplanetary nebula, from proto- + planetary nebula. 1. Relating to a stage in the life of a red giant star or its protoplanetary nebula during the star's final stages of life Labels: not-comparable
Word: protrudes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of protrude Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rhetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Via Ancient Greek ῥῆμα (rhêma, “rheme”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁-. 1. Of or pertaining to a rheme. Labels: not-comparable Example: This act we may call a rhetic act, and the utterance which it is the act of uttering a rheme. - "How To Do Things With Words" (1962) by J.L. Austin (OUP paperback edition, 93)
Word: provable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English provable, prevable, equivalent to prove + -able. Doublet of probable. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹuːvəbəl/ 1. Of a statement or hypothesis that can be proven. Labels: not-comparable
Word: proverbially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English proverbial Middle English -ly English -ly English proverbially From proverbial + -ly. 1. In a manner that uses proverbs; in or according to proverbs. Example: The bee is a proverbially busy creature. Example: “Unless I am gravely in error you are yourself a very brave man, and brave men are proverbially magnanimous.” 2. In a manner reminiscent of a proverb.
Word: providential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin prōvidēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin prōvidentia English -al English providential From Latin prōvidentia (“providence”) + English -al. Pronunciation: /pɹɒvɪˈdɛnʃl̩/ 1. Pertaining to divine providence. Example: The same belief underlay the providential view of history, in which the rise and fall of nations appeared as the expression of God's unsearchable purposes. 2. Fortunate, as if occurring through the intervention of Providence. Example: “Why, Jane,” he cried, “what do you mean? What has our providential rescue to do with altering your feelings toward me? You are but unstrung—tomorrow you will be yourself again.”
Word: provincialisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of provincialism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: provokes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of provoke Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mano a mano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mano a mano (literally “hand-to-hand”); on equal footing, neither of two participants having any distinct advantage. 1. A head-on conflict or direct competition. Example: The public debate became a heated mano a mano between the two leading candidates. Example: Hemingway's subject for the epilogue was the mano a mano (or hand-to-hand, a duel) between Spain's two leading matadors, Luis Miguel Dominguin and his brother-in-law, Antonio Ordonez.
Word: mano a mano Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mano a mano (literally “hand-to-hand”); on equal footing, neither of two participants having any distinct advantage. 1. In close confrontation. Labels: not-comparable Example: We sat tensely in the courtroom while the mano-a-mano struggle ensued between the two skilled lawyers. Example: When he finally goes mano a mano with Xavier at the climax, it’s in a psychic battle staged inside the latter’s dreamspace, which happens to look exactly like his mansion.
Word: mano a mano Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mano a mano (literally “hand-to-hand”); on equal footing, neither of two participants having any distinct advantage. 1. Characterized by head-to-head competition or conflict. Labels: not-comparable Example: The newcomer brashly engaged the veteran player mano a mano. Example: Baz: 'BAD NEWS, BUD. I NEVER WANTED TO FIGHTCHA, BUT IF WE WANT OUT, WE GOTTA SCRAP! YOU 'N ME, MANO A MANO.'
Word: psaltry Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of psaltery. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: pulsations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pulsation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pervaporation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of permeation + evaporation. 1. A technique whereby the components of a mixture of two liquids are separated by selective permeation through a semipermeable membrane, the component that passes through the membrane being removed by evaporation Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: permeation Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpɜːmiˈeɪʃən/, /ˌpɝmiˈeɪ̯ʃən/, /ˌpɜːmiˈæɪʃən/, /ˌpøːmiˈæɪʃən/ 1. The movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The spreading of something (especially something malignant) through the body via blood vessels etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: psoas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ψόας (psóas, “of the muscle of the loins”), genitive singular of ψόα (psóa). Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊ.əs/, /ˈsoʊ.əs/, /ˈsoʊ.æs/ 1. Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk.
Word: psychedelics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of psychedelic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psychedelics Part of Speech: noun 1. Visual stimulation in the form of intense colors and moving patterns. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: bucket chemistry Part of Speech: noun 1. Any chemical process or technique that is relatively low-tech, and does not require specialist equipment or skills, or precise measurement or control. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Analytical procedures for pesticides were largely still in the "bucket chemistry" era and the methods were provided by either the chemical company or the "Official Methods" of the Association of Agricultural Chemists. Example: One can prepare the organo-rare earth complexes by rather easy bucket chemistry.
Word: crontab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of cron table, where cron is the name of the system program that handles these tasks, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). 1. A table of commands to be executed periodically. Labels: Unix Example: The purpose of /etc/crontab is different from that of individual users' crontabs. With /etc/crontab, root may specify which user will run a particular command.
Word: publicise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From public + -ise. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz/ 1. To make widely known to the public. Labels: UK, transitive Example: The scandal was so publicised that he lost the next election. 2. To advertise, create publicity for. Labels: UK, transitive Example: They're already publicising next month's concert.
Word: publicist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French publiciste, equivalent to public + -ist. 1. A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker. Example: Legendary soul singer Bobby Womack died Friday, Womack’s publicist said. He was 70. 2. A journalist, often a commentator, who focusses on politics. 3. A scholar, of public or international law. Labels: archaic
Word: publicists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of publicist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: projections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of projection Labels: form-of, plural