nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: childlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English child Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English childlike From child + -like. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/ 1. Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless. Example: According to the prevailing Danish rationale, Greenlanders were naïve and childlike, in need of protection and incapable of governing themselves. 2. Of, like, or suitable for a child. Example: Even Mario is given childlike mannerisms – running open-armed like a fearless toddler, whooping with delight – to convey playful innocence.
Word: INTO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Irish National Teachers' Organisation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: quarter of an hour Part of Speech: noun 1. fifteen minutes. Example: Will you shut up! You've been talking for the last quarter of an hour. Example: After half or three quarters of an hour’s chat.
Word: UTU Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Ulster Teachers' Union. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of United Transportation Union. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of University of Turku. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PFI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of private finance initiative. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of port fuel injection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: PFI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Popular Front of India, a banned Islamist organization in India. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CSE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Certificate of Secondary Education, a former examination in UK schools; a pass achieved in this examination. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, initialism Example: John left school with eight CSEs. 2. Initialism of child sexual exploitation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of computer science and engineering. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of computational science and engineering. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CSE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Communications Security Establishment. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of colloquial Singapore English. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Council of Science Editors Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Jeffersonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Jefferson Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Jeffersonian From Jefferson + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛfəˈsəʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌd͡ʒɛfɚˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Thomas Jefferson, or to his political theories.
Word: Jeffersonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Jefferson Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Jeffersonian From Jefferson + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛfəˈsəʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌd͡ʒɛfɚˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. A follower of Thomas Jefferson, or an advocate of his political theories.
Word: Jeffersonian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Jefferson Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Jeffersonian From Jefferson + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɛfəˈsəʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌd͡ʒɛfɚˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. A sub-age from 475 to 473 million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician.
Word: null pointer Part of Speech: noun 1. A pointer that does not point to any data object.
Word: Johansson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Swedish Johansson. Doublet of Johnson. 1. A surname from Swedish.
Word: manlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English manlike From man + -like. Pronunciation: /ˈmanlʌɪk/, /ˈmænlaɪk/ 1. Of or characteristic of grown men, as opposed to women or children; macho, mannish, virile. Example: In events, I carry my selfe man-like; in the conduct childishly. 2. Of or relating to a human being; anthropoid, anthropomorphous. Example: The legendary Bigfoot is said to be a manlike creature. Example: "In heaven's name, what is it?" he asked. "We have been asked not to photograph it. Possibly the light would infuriate it. The command through the medium was definite. We can only say that it is either an ape-like man or a man-like ape."
Word: unsportsmanlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sportsmanlike English unsportsmanlike From un- + sportsmanlike. 1. Violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship. Example: The ATP rulebook defines unsportsmanlike conduct as “any misconduct by a player that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the success of a tournament, ATP and/or the sport” and carries a fine of up to $20,000.
Word: horror movie Part of Speech: noun 1. A motion picture which entertains by horrifying or frightening the audience. Labels: Canada, US
Word: womanlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English womman English woman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English womanlike From woman + -like. Pronunciation: /ˈwʊmənlʌɪk/ 1. Befitting or characteristic of a woman. 2. Resembling a woman; feminine; (of a man) effeminate.
Word: womanlike Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English womman English woman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English womanlike From woman + -like. Pronunciation: /ˈwʊmənlʌɪk/ 1. In a manner perceived to be characteristic of a woman. Example: I really meant it for a compliment, and to put her in a good mood; but, woman-like, she took it the wrong way.
Word: horror film Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of horror movie.
Word: workmanlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English workman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English workmanlike From workman + -like. Pronunciation: /ˈwɜː(ɹ)kmənlaɪk/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of a workman. Example: She was dressed in khaki, khaki slacks and khaki shirt, practical and workmanlike. 2. Done competently but without flair. Example: In appearance the new 4-4-0s were magnificent engines for the period in which they were built; the boiler, bulging over the typical Drummond splasher, gave the engine a sturdy, workmanlike look, and the blue livery enhanced a picture of sleek, powerful, efficiency. Example: Even his most matter-of-fact, workmanlike paintings are charged with an entirely personal morbidity. 3. Performed with the skill of an artisan or craftsman.
Word: hostess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made up of oste (“host”) + -esce (“feminine marker”). Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊstɪs/, /ˈhəʊstəs/ 1. A female host. Example: The host and hostess greeted their guests at the door. Example: The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account. 2. A female innkeeper. 3. Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane. 4. A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex. 5. A female prostitute. Labels: Philippines
Word: hostess Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, made up of oste (“host”) + -esce (“feminine marker”). Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊstɪs/, /ˈhəʊstəs/ 1. To host, as a woman. Example: Later in January, the alum club hostessed the initiation brunch at the Pi Beta Phi chapter house. It was thrilling to see so many girls with such enthusiasm! Example: Over the years she has maintained a close relationship with several former students. Currently, she alternates between visiting and hostessing two in Roanoke and Greenville, N.C., respectively, and is a proud godgrandmother to one’s new baby.
Word: hostess trolley Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of mobile furniture within which cooked food may be kept hot, and from which it may be served.
Word: demain Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪˈmeɪn/ 1. A demesne, especially the ancient demesne claimed by William the Conqueror. Labels: UK, obsolete
Word: off label Part of Speech: adj 1. Outside of regulatorily approved indications, but (unless otherwise specified) within the bounds of reasonable use as defined by a licensed prescriber. Labels: not-comparable Example: The use of colchicine for gout is FDA approved, whereas the use of colchicine for pericarditis is off label (but is widely respected). Example: Off label use of colchicine for pericarditis is widely respected.
Word: off label Part of Speech: adv 1. Outside of regulatorily approved indications, but (unless otherwise specified) within the bounds of reasonable use as defined by a licensed prescriber. Labels: not-comparable Example: While the drug is approved for use in treating stomach cancer, many doctors prescribe it off label for other cancers as well.
Word: novena Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ecclesiastical Latin novēna, from Latin novēnus (“nine [each]”). 1. A recitation of prayers and devotions for nine consecutive days, especially one to a saint to ask for their intercession. Example: The good nuns, who had been so sure of her vocation, perceived with great astonishment that Mademoiselle Rouault seemed to be slipping from them. They had indeed been so lavish to her of prayers, retreats, novenas, and sermons, they had so often preached the respect due to saints and martyrs, and given so much good advice as to the modesty of the body and the salvation of her soul, that she did as tightly reined horses; she pulled up short and the bit slipped from her teeth.
Word: decieve Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of deceive. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hooves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hʊvz/, /huvz/ 1. plural of hoof Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hooves Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hʊvz/, /huvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hoove Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: balkanization Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: TV is the mass medium now, and balkanization has hit the newspaper industry. Example: Evening newscasts speak of a country on the verge of balkanization.
Word: blurse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of blessing + curse. 1. Something that has both very good and very bad points. Labels: Internet
Word: go ape Part of Speech: verb 1. To become wildly excited or enthusiastic. Labels: slang 2. To become very angry. Labels: slang Example: "Forgot to tell you. Some reporter found out we had a Russkie up here and tried to bluff his way onto the floor. A nurse stopped him. Admiral Blackburn found out and went ape. The whole floor's sealed off. What's the big secret, anyway?"
Word: jumping spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of very many spiders, of the family Salticidae, that jump from place to place with the aid of a silk tether.
Word: wellness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English welnes, welenes. By surface analysis, well + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛl.nɪs/, /ˈwel.nɪs/ 1. The quality or state of being in good health (sometimes emphasizing both health and safety); mental and physical soundness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: health and wellness Example: Diet and exercise are cornerstones of wellness. 2. The process of learning about and engaging in behaviors that are likely to result in optimal health. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She made a fortune as a wellness guru.
Word: mund Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English and Old English mund, from Proto-Germanic *mundō (“hand, protection, security”). Pronunciation: /mʊnd/, /mʌnd/ 1. A hand. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. Security, granted by a king or earl, the violation of which was punished by a fine (a mundbyrd). Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. Protection; guardianship. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: trapdoor spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any spider, of the family Ctenizidae, that constructs a silk-lined burrow with a hinged lid.
Word: trapdoor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trap + door. Pronunciation: /ˈtræpdɔː/, /ˈtræpdoɹ/ 1. A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling. 2. Such a trap set into the floor of a stage to allow fast exits and entrances. 3. A secret method of obtaining access to a program or online system; a backdoor. 4. The special information that permits the inverse of a trapdoor function to be easily computed. 5. A door in a level for regulating the ventilating current; a weather door.
Word: trapdoor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From trap + door. Pronunciation: /ˈtræpdɔː/, /ˈtræpdoɹ/ 1. To subvert (a cryptographic scheme) by means of a secret parameter that makes the trapdoor function easy to compute. Labels: transitive 2. To form a trapdoor deformity. Labels: intransitive
Word: trap door Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of trapdoor. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Trap doors are provided at various places in the floor to facilitate inspection and maintenance of the diesel equipment.
Word: trap-door Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of trapdoor. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Your garret-windows therefore ſhould always be ſecured, and trap-doors opening to the leads well bolted. Example: A bell tinkles, and forthwith the trap-doors beneath the stage open and a variety of musical instruments, followed by an equally diversified assortment of heads, are thrust through.
Word: velvet spider Part of Speech: noun 1. any spider, of the family Eresidae, that build unkempt webs
Word: fuck buddy Part of Speech: noun 1. A sex partner with whom one has sex, usually repeatedly, but without any romantic attachments. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: As I get to know a man, the image becomes overshadowed by his real self. I like him for who he is, but not for sex. There are also men I've been sexual with who did not become friends. These have been men with whom the only basis for interaction was sexual attraction […] It was easier to continue to be sexual with these men, because I did not care to learn about them as people. They could more easily remain sex objects than the men I cared about. So I'm left with some friends, some fuck buddies, and no sustaining intimate sexual relationships. I'm lonelier than I'd like to be, not because I have to be half of a couple, but because I want to connect with men more deeply. Example: “Laszlo is so lucky to have someone like you. Someone who cares about him and worries about his well-being.” “Well, yes, Laszlo is not just my husband, or my number one fuckbuddy, but he is also my best friend.” “Must be nice.”
Word: cane brake Part of Speech: noun 1. A dense thicket of sugar-canes or bamboos. Example: But the long cactus-strewn levels still stretched away, empty and bare, to the distant line of the cane-brake. Example: I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain Fightin' and trouble are my middle name I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
Word: madding Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈmædɪŋ/ 1. Affected with madness; raging; furious. Labels: archaic Example: The madding wheels of brazen chariots raged. Example: Check thy self, thou Air-monger; that with a madding thought, thus chasest fleeting shadows.
Word: madding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmædɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of mad Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: haline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls). 1. salty; saline 2. of or relating to the degree of saltiness
Word: kartoffel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Kartoffel. 1. A potato. Labels: rare Example: I’ll shplit dem like kartoffels: […] Example: During this interval the farmer missed the potatoes and came up the street in search of the miscreant who carried them away, when he espied boy No. 2, and without demanding any explanation the old man proceeded to wallop the youth, saying, “What for you steal my kartoffeln; I show you.”
Word: meshweb weaver Part of Speech: noun 1. Any spider in the family Dictynidae.
Word: thermohaline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English haline English thermohaline From thermo- + haline. 1. of, or relating to a combination of temperature and salinity Labels: not-comparable
Word: thermohaline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English haline English thermohaline From thermo- + haline. 1. thermohaline circulation
Word: air-conditioned Part of Speech: adj 1. Equipped with and climate-controlled by air-conditioning; cooled by an air-conditioner. Example: Our servers are kept in an air-conditioned room. Example: At midnight they left the air-conditioned dream-world and entered the oven of the street.
Word: air-conditioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of air-condition Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ljubljana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Slovene Ljubljana. Pronunciation: /ˌl(j)ʊbliˈɑːnə/ 1. The capital city of Slovenia.
Word: purseweb spider Part of Speech: noun 1. any of several spiders, of the family Atypidae, that builds a silken tube close to the ground.
Word: atypical tarantula Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of purseweb spider. Example: The atypical tarantula, or Purse Web Spider, as it is more commonly known, is rarely seen wandering around outside of its web. They tend to build burrows with a little trap door on the front and lay in wait for an unknowing victim to crawl by its lair, before it strikes with its fangs and drags the bug back into its tunnel.
Word: tangled nest spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any spider of the family Amaurobiidae.
Word: trust deed Part of Speech: noun 1. A deed conveying property to a trustee, for some specific use.
Word: w/off Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of write-off. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: writeoff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from write off. 1. Alternative form of write-off. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: salticid Part of Speech: noun 1. jumping spider
Word: palaeotropics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English tropics English palaeotropics From palaeo- + tropics. 1. The tropics of "the old world", the tropical areas of both Africa and Asia. Used in biology (rare), pertaining to area of geographical occurrence. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: nursery web spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any spider, from the family Pisauridae, that builds a "tent" in which the eggs are hatched.
Word: long-jawed spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any spider from the family Tetragnathidae.
Word: wolf spider Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partial calque of translingual Lycosa, Lycosidae. 1. Any of several species of wandering spiders (family Lycosidae) that catch their prey on the ground by stalking it and not building webs.
Word: tither Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tither; equivalent to tithe + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪðə/, /ˈtaɪðɚ/ 1. One who collects tithes. 2. One who pays tithes.
Word: tither Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a variant of dither, pronunciation perhaps influenced by titter. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪðə/, /ˈtɪðɚ/ 1. a very anxious, excited, or distressed state Example: You know, in the story of the Good Samaritan. So I was in a little bit of a tither about it. But I said to myself —
Word: water spider Part of Speech: noun 1. An aquatic spider; a spider that lives or spends time in or on the surface of the water. 2. An aquatic spider; a spider that lives or spends time in or on the surface of the water. Labels: especially 3. A water strider, which superficially resembles a spider and lives on the water. 4. A warehouse worker who performs only certain specific tasks, often replenishment.
Word: thermohaline circulation Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the global circulatory currents, such as the Gulf Stream, that are driven by differences in temperature and salinity.
Word: international auxiliary language Part of Speech: noun 1. A language intended to be used by people who do not share a common language.
Word: lynx spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the family Oxyopidae of spiders, which hunt their prey rather than spinning webs to ensnare them.
Word: ground spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of very many spiders, of the family Gnaphosidae, that hunt their prey instead of building a web to catch them.
Word: platt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Early Modern English platte, a variation (probably dialectal) of plot (“plot of land”); see plat and plot for more. 1. Obsolete spelling of plat (“scheme, plan, design, map”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: 3rdly That it also be recommended to all persons concerned to have their platts passed through the Surveyor Generals Office, and, in all respects, ready for the grant, in case they shall be entitled to the same, by the said 10th of September.
Word: platt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English platten, whence also plait; see plat. 1. Obsolete spelling of plat (“material made by interweaving, especially by interweaving straw, to make hats”). Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: straw platt Example: The versatility of his craftsmanship is likewise evidenced by the inventory which included "8½ Doz. Walking Sticks & Rodds" and "3½ Doz. Straw Hatts, some platt &c." His name appears in several account books of early Philadelphians, in 1751, […]
Word: platt Part of Speech: noun 1. A marketplace. Labels: Cornwall, obsolete
Word: voilà Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from French voilà. Pronunciation: /vwæˈlɑː/, /vwɑːˈlɑː/, /vwʌˈlɑː/, /(v)wɑˈlɑ/ 1. Lo, there it is; ta-da; presto; behold!
Word: voila Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of voilà. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: speed networking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From speed + networking, by analogy with speed dating. 1. The act of creating possible professional relationships by briefly meeting with candidates and exchanging contact details. Labels: uncountable
Word: cage diving Part of Speech: noun 1. An activity where people in metallic cages are immersed underwater to undergo an experience with sharks Labels: uncountable
Word: liocranid sac spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the family Liocranidae of spiders.
Word: 7/7 Part of Speech: name Etymology: The date 7 July (or July 7) in numbers, by analogy with 9/11. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛvənˈsɛvən/ 1. The terrorist bombings of London’s public transportation system on 7 July 2005.
Word: wandering spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any spider of the family Ctenidae, some of which have a reputation of being extremely aggressive. Example: Wandering spiders generally attack large insects or other arthropods such as harvestmen, but some prefer to hunt vertebrates (animals with backbones). Some large species of wandering spiders are expert frog hunters. Example: ln South America, wandering spiders in the genus Phoneutria (family Ctenidae) are also rightly feared.
Word: Krabbe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German and Danish Krabbe. 1. A surname.
Word: impatience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English impacience, from Old French impacience (modern French impatience), from Latin impatientia. By surface analysis, im- + patience. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/ 1. The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: corners Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɹnɚz/, /ˈkɔːnəz/ 1. plural of corner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corners Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɹnɚz/, /ˈkɔːnəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of corner Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fiddler crab Part of Speech: noun 1. a genus of crab in which the male has one hugely enlarged claw (genus Uca).
Word: kroepoek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch kroepoek, from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), from Old Javanese kurupuk (“a crunchy flake”). 1. An Indonesian (Javanese) shrimp cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various spices. Example: Dipped in seething oil, kroepoek cockles like burning pink paper. Example: They are very hard and flat and, to put it plainly, uninteresting looking until they are deep-fried. Kroepoek is a traditional part of a rice table.
Word: crab spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any spider of the family Thomisidae of spiders that hunt in flowers. Example: In temperate regions, these comprise predominantly the adults of smaller money spiders (Linyphiidae) or the juveniles of larger wolf— and crabspiders (Lycosidae, Thomisidae).
Word: Drucker Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree German drucken German -er German Druckerbor. English Drucker Borrowed from German Drucker. 1. A surname from German.
Word: solifugid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the order name translingual Solifugae + -id. 1. Synonym of camel spiders.
Word: campion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely from Middle English campion, a variant of champioun; see champion. In classical times, the rose campion was fitted in garlands used to crown victors. Pronunciation: /ˈkæmpiən/ 1. Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis. 2. Any flowering plant of the genus Silene. Example: Then over his turnèd temples—here— / Was a rose, or, failing that, / Rough-Robin or five-lipped campion clear / For a beauty-bow to his hat, […]
Word: Pech Part of Speech: noun 1. An indigenous ethnic group of north-eastern Honduras. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Pech Part of Speech: name 1. An indigenous Amerindian language spoken in Honduras.
Word: spittoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spit + -oon. Pronunciation: /spɪˈtuːn/ 1. A receptacle for spit (saliva); especially, one used by people using chewing tobacco or snuff. Example: In the only arm-chair which the apartment boasted—one of the legs of which was shorter than the other three, and to remedy that defect was ingeniously stuck into an iron spittoon—sat the young man Mr. Pascoe had come to visit, very unlike, it must be confessed, any "portraits of a gentleman" one ever saw in the exhibition of the Royal Academy. Example: For use in public institutions, in corridors and grounds, I would recommend an elevated spittoon, which has numerous advantages over the ordinary spittoon placed on the floor.
Word: cuspidor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese cuspidor (“spitter”). 1. A spittoon. Labels: US Example: Clif Clawson and he lived in a large room with flowered wall-paper, piles of filthy clothes, iron beds, and cuspidors. Example: Despite the dirty ceiling and the cigarette butts swelling in the cuspidor, they're civilised.
Word: spitting spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any spider from the family Scytodidae. These spiders catch their prey by spitting an immobilizing fluid at them.
Word: Netz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Netz. 1. A surname from German.
Word: great crested grebe Part of Speech: noun 1. A freshwater bird of species Podiceps cristatus, of Europe and Asia.
Word: cobweb spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.
Word: zittern Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈzɪtən/, /ˈzɪtəɹn/ 1. Alternative form of cittern. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: electric eel Part of Speech: noun 1. Electrophorus electricus, a species of fish resembling an eel (though not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks. 2. Any species of the genus Electrophorus. Labels: broadly 3. A plumber's snake powered by electricity. Example: Katherine put some Coloxyl down the drain, and we booked the plumber to come around the next day to use the electric eel on Jack.
Word: daddy long-legs spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the true spiders of the family Pholcidae: small spiders with long legs.
Word: fantabulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti Proto-Italic *fāōr Latin for, fā- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bula Latin fābula Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin fābulōsusder. Middle English fabulous English fabulous blend English fantabulous Blend of fantastic + fabulous. 1. Wonderful, marvelous, outstanding; both fantastic and fabulous. Labels: slang
Word: didactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French didactique, from Ancient Greek διδακτικός (didaktikós, “skilled in teaching”), from διδακτός (didaktós, “taught, learnt”), from διδάσκω (didáskō, “to teach, educate”). By surface analysis, didact + -ic. Pronunciation: /daɪˈdæk.tɪk/, /dɪˈdæk.tɪk/ 1. Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality. Example: didactic poetry Example: Falling Bastilles, Insurrections of Women, thousands of smoking Manorhouses, a country bristling with no crop but that of Sansculottic steel: these were tolerably didactic lessons; but them [the Nobility] they have not taught. 2. Excessively moralizing. 3. Teaching from textbooks rather than laboratory demonstration and clinical application.
Word: didactic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French didactique, from Ancient Greek διδακτικός (didaktikós, “skilled in teaching”), from διδακτός (didaktós, “taught, learnt”), from διδάσκω (didáskō, “to teach, educate”). By surface analysis, didact + -ic. Pronunciation: /daɪˈdæk.tɪk/, /dɪˈdæk.tɪk/ 1. A treatise on teaching or education. Labels: archaic
Word: SIMD Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American computer scientist Michael J. Flynn in 1966. See Flynn's taxonomy. 1. Acronym of single instruction, multiple data. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: autodialer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English auto- English dial 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 dialer English autodialer From auto- + dialer. 1. an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks 2. malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate
Word: creepy-crawly Part of Speech: noun 1. Any small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm that is unpleasant. Labels: informal Example: Mattresses were either spring or made of old straw, and sometimes contained little creepy-crawlies. Example: Many experts believe there is a clear environmental benefit to humans eating creepy-crawlies.
Word: creepy-crawly Part of Speech: adj 1. Unpleasant, repulsive. Example: […] and slimy, creepy-crawly dungeons with chains for your hands and feet; […] Example: Still he paid no heed; and I don't mind saying to you men that, for half a second, I felt creepy-crawly and goose-flesh down the back.
Word: creepy-crawly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A partial appellativization of Kreepy Krauly, a brand name, from Etymology 1. 1. An automated suction pool cleaner. Labels: Australia, informal
Word: velodrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der. Latin velox Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs French vélocipède French vélo Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos) Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos) Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos)bor. Latin hippodromoslbor. French hippodromeder. French -drome French vélodromebor. English velodrome Borrowed from French vélodrome, from vélo + -drome. By surface analysis, velo- + -drome. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛl.ə.dɹəʊm/ 1. An indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.
Word: elative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ēlātus (“exalted, lofty, high”) + -ive. Possibly borrowed from German, which has produced a great deal of pioneering Semitist literature, and where Elativ is a common term for absolute superlative in all languages. Pronunciation: /ɪˈleɪtɪv/ 1. In Semitic languages, the “adjective degree of superiority”. In some languages such as Arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative. How this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness. In the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of “greatest”, “supreme.” Example: The elative of كَبِير (kabīr, “big”) is أَكْبَر (ʔakbar, “bigger/biggest, greater/greatest”).
Word: elative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ēlātus (“exalted, lofty, high”) + -ive. Possibly borrowed from German, which has produced a great deal of pioneering Semitist literature, and where Elativ is a common term for absolute superlative in all languages. Pronunciation: /ɪˈleɪtɪv/ 1. Exalted; feeling elation. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: And so the fleas, and flies in their degree, / By their attracted moyst humiditie, / Drawne from a certaine vertue elatiue, / Whence raine his generation doth deriue: / Seeke more than their accustom'd nutriment. Example: Thither shall gratitude's feelings elative wend, / Bath'd in the dew of the soul's lofty swelling.
Word: elative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ēlātus, perfect past participle of efferō (“to carry out or away”) Pronunciation: /ɪˈleɪtɪv/ 1. In Finno-Ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” or “from” as in Finnish talosta, Hungarian házból (“out of the house”). Its opposite is the illative case (“into”). In Finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in English is often conveyed by the word "about".
Word: stylish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English style Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English stylish From style + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/ 1. Having style. 2. Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress. Example: “[…] Did you ever see her? a smart, stylish girl they say, but not handsome. […]” Example: […] and that her darling boy, with his beautiful face and stylish air “beyond anybody else’s son in Middlemarch,” would be sure to get like that family in plainness of appearance and carelessness about his clothes. 3. Having a particular directing style or cinematography.
Word: lexical definition Part of Speech: noun 1. The meaning of a word in actual usage by speakers of a certain language.
Word: dictionary definition Part of Speech: noun 1. A descriptive definition specifying one of the commonly used meanings of the defined term.
Word: draining board Part of Speech: noun 1. A board beside a kitchen sink, designed to drain into the sink, used for letting kitchen utensils dry after they had been washed.
Word: field mouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English feeld mous. Equivalent to field + mouse. 1. A small vole such as the meadow vole. Labels: Canada, US 2. One of several species of mice in genus Apodemus found in Eurasia and Africa. 3. One of several species of mice in genus Akodon found in South America.
Word: delectable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable. Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/, [dɪˈlɛktəbəɫ] 1. Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:delectable.
Word: delectable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable. Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/, [dɪˈlɛktəbəɫ] 1. Something that is delectable. Example: These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft.
Word: elative case Part of Speech: noun 1. The case used to indicate movement out of something; for example, out of the house. Some languages that make use of the elative are Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian.
Word: demarcate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from demarcation. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːmɑːˌkeɪt/, /dɪˈmɑːkeɪt/, /dɪˈmɑɹˌkeɪt/, /ˈdi.mɑɹˌkeɪt/ 1. To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit. Example: Small Committees of officials are frequently appointed in advance to consider the geographical, topographical, and ethnological evidence that is forthcoming, and to construct a tentative line for their respective Governments; this, after much debate, is embodied in a treaty, which provides for the appointment of Commissioners to demarcate the line upon the spot and submit it for ratification by the principals. Example: But these words didn't follow the precepts of the metric system, the official standard for demarcating the universe into manageable, studyable chunks. 2. To mark the difference between two causes of action; to distinguish.
Word: aneolithic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English neolithic English aneolithic From a- + neolithic. 1. The Eneolithic, Chalcolithic or Copper Age. Example: During our travels in Mesopotamia we also studied the similar pottery of the aneolithic age found at Abu Shahrein, Tell el-'Obeid and elsewhere in Babylonia, as well as at several sites in the East Tigris country and Assyria, from all of which we made collections which supplement the sherds from Tell el-'Obeid and Kerkufk now in the Baghdad Museum. Example: … the late Neolithic period (2000 BC to 1200 BC) is represented by a series of pottery consisting of card marked red, black, white and grey ware and the aneolithic period (1200 BC to 700 BC) is associated with grey and black pottery (Cheng Te-kun 1967: XIV) which has some similarity with the Motupalli stamped ware ...
Word: extremophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English extreme Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English extremophile From extreme + -o- + -phile. 1. Any of many organisms that live under extreme conditions of temperature, pressure, salinity, etc; many are autotrophs; some are commercially important as a source of enzymes that operate under similar conditions. Example: They had found the world's first extremophiles – organisms that could live in water that had previously been assumed to be much too hot or acid or choked with sulphur to bear life. Example: Lichens are 'extremophiles', organisms able to live, from our point of view, in other worlds.
Word: pronotum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + notum. 1. The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects Example: Phycosecids are small, ovate, convex beetles with a prognathous head, partly covered by a semicircular projection of the pronotum and a dorsal vestiture of whitish scales or scalelike setae.
Word: alkaliphile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English alkali Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English alkaliphile From alkali + -phile. 1. Any organism that lives and thrives in an alkaline environment, such as a soda lake.
Word: alkalinophile Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of alkaliphile. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: alkaline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1677. From alkali + -ine, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”). Pronunciation: /ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/, /ˈæl.kə.laɪn/ 1. Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases. Example: [Joseph Black's] experiments on magnesia alba, quick lime, and other alkaline substances proved that "fixed air" is given off when limestone is burned, and that the same loss is incurred when it is dissolved in muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid). 2. Having a pH greater than 7.
Word: alkaline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1677. From alkali + -ine, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “to roast in a pan, fry”). Pronunciation: /ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/, /ˈæl.kə.laɪn/ 1. An alkaline battery.
Word: alkaliphilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From alkaliphile + -ic. 1. Living and thriving in alkaline conditions.
Word: alkalinophilic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of alkaliphilic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: absolute value Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈvæl.ju/, /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈvæl.ju/ 1. For a complex number a+bi, the principal square root of the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary parts, √. Denoted by vertical bars |,|. Example: The absolute value |x| of a real number x is √, which is equal to x if x is non-negative, and -x if x is negative.
Word: necrophiliac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From necro- + -philiac. 1. A person who engages in necrophilia.
Word: barophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From baro- + -phile. 1. An organism that lives and thrives under high barometric pressure; a form of extremophile.
Word: piezophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piezo- + -phile. 1. a barophile
Word: embedding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English embed English -ing English embedding From embed + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbɛdɪŋ/, /ɛmˈbɛdɪŋ/ 1. The act or process by which one thing is embedded in another. 2. A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another. 3. A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another. 4. A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another. 5. A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another. 6. A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another. 7. A representation of a unit of text (such as a word or token) as a vector, which encodes the context in which it is used. Example: word embeddings Example: “A major reason we chose to study word embeddings is that they have been spectacularly successful in the last few years in helping computers make sense of language,” said Arvind Narayanan, a computer scientist at Princeton University and the paper’s senior author.
Word: embedding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English embed English -ing English embedding From embed + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbɛdɪŋ/, /ɛmˈbɛdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of embed Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bootlace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boot + lace. Pronunciation: /ˈbutˌleɪs/ 1. A long lace for fastening boots. 2. A long, thin, chewy confectionery, typically with liquorice or fruit flavour.
Word: All Blacks Part of Speech: name 1. The national rugby union representative team of New Zealand Labels: New-Zealand
Word: barophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From baro- + -philic. 1. Of or relating to a barophile. 2. Thriving under high barometric pressure.
Word: piezophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From piezo- + -philic. 1. barophilic
Word: halophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From halo- + -phile. 1. An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile
Word: halophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- English -philic English halophilic From halo- + -philic. 1. Of, or relating to a halophile; living and thriving in an environment of high salinity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hyperthermophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English thermophile English hyperthermophile From hyper- + thermophile. 1. An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea. Example: Meanwhile, scientists were finding even hardier microbes, now known as hyperthermophiles, which demand temperatures of 80 degrees Celsius or more.
Word: hyperthermophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English -philic English thermophilic English hyperthermophilic From hyper- + thermophilic. 1. of or relating to a hyperthermophile; living and thriving in an extremely hot environment
Word: mesophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + -phile. 1. An organism, especially a microorganism, that lives and thrives at moderate temperatures.
Word: mesophilic Part of Speech: adj 1. of, or relating to a mesophile 2. living and thriving at moderate temperatures