nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bundook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi बन्दूक़ (bandūq, “gun”), from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة (bunduqiyya, “gun”), from بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”) + ية (ya, “-y”), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪 (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “Pontic nut”). Doublet of bonduc. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌnduːk/ 1. A service-issue rifle. Labels: UK, slang
Word: barding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: barding Part of Speech: noun 1. Armour for a warhorse. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: nunnations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nunnation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conditional agreement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: conditional + agreement 1. An agreement which takes effect when a certain event happens.
Word: framis Part of Speech: noun 1. speech that uses a mixture of real and nonsense words. Labels: uncountable
Word: gish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term originates in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) game, where it originally referred to a Githyanki fighter/wizard combination. Gish is not an official term used in D&D referring to this, but is also used to refer to any character who has a martial/spellcasting combination of abilities. 1. A character that is skilled in both physical combat and the use of magic. Example: Most gishes use their magical abilities to increase their own personal combat abilities (known as "buffing"). 2. An outsider. Labels: slang
Word: Parnika Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Sanskrit word which means "with leaves". 1. A female given name from India, of Indian usage.
Word: trite law Part of Speech: noun 1. A law that is obvious or common knowledge. Labels: countable 2. Laws of this kind in general. Labels: uncountable Example: 1928. Lord Sumner, Levene v. Inland Revenue A.C. 217,227. It is trite law that His Majesty's subjects are free if they can make their own arrangements so that their cases may fall outside the scope of the taxing Acts. Example: 2006. Gordon Jackson (Glasgow Govan), Subordinate Legislation Committee Official Report #31, October 2006. Trite law is law that, if you do not know it, you should. It is like saying that two and two is four. For example, there is a presumption of innocence in Scotland. That is trite law—something that everybody knows."
Word: twitten Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Corruption of betwixt and between. Alternatively: derived from Low German "twiete" (alley) 1. a narrow path between two walls or hedges, especially on hills. For example, small alleyways leading between two buildings to courtyards, streets, or open areas behind. Example: 1892: "A Peep Into the Past": Brighton in the Olden Time, with Glances at the Present by John George Bishop Separated from the Brewery by the narrow twitten running into Ship-street was "THE CRICKETERS" Example: On her rounds, she preferred to walk around Lewes via the twittens, the steep high-walled alleyways that ran betwixt and between the old buildings of the town.
Word: backtracking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.tɹækɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: backtracking algorithm Example: Backtracking is used to solve problems in which a sequence of objects is chosen from a specific set so that the sequence satisfies some criterion. The classic example of the use of backtracking is the n-Queens problem.
Word: backtracking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.tɹækɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of backtrack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: trax Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɹæks/ 1. plural of track Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural, slang
Word: bumblingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English bumbling Middle English -ly English -ly English bumblingly From bumbling + -ly. 1. In a bumbling manner
Word: SEQ Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of South East Queensland. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Only 17 per cent of Southeast Queensland is held in state forests and national parks, compared to 43 per cent of Greater Sydney. One obvious result is that the catchment areas for dams in SEQ are not a patch on the Sydney catchment areas. Example: 2011, John Abbott, Chapter 8: Regions of cities: Metropolitan governance and planning in Australia, Jiang Xu, Anthony G. O. Yeh (editors), Governance and Planning of Mega-City Regions: An International Comparative Perspective, page 186, The first statutory metropolitan plan for SEQ, called the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2005–2026 (the 2005 SEQ Plan) was released in 2005 (OUM 2005a).
Word: expediate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin (ex-, pes, pedis (“foot”)); compare excoriate. 1. To injure (a dog) by cutting away the pads of the forefeet, thereby preventing it from hunting. Labels: historical, rare, transitive Example: EXPEDIATE—is a term tranſmitted from one book to another by former writers, but is at preſent little uſed in either theory or practice. It implies the cutting out the centrical ball of the foot of a dog, or ſuch claws as ſhall totally prevent his purſuit of game. In earlier times, when the forest laws were more rigidly enforced, the owner of any dog not expediated, living within the diſtrict, was liable to a fine for non-obedience. Example: Among other liberties, they were permitted to assart their lands in Woodford and many other places, and enclose them with a ditch and low hedge, that they might take of their woods at pleasure; to have the forfeiture of their own men; to hunt the fox, hare, and cat, in the forest; that their dogs should not be expediated†. […] † Expediating dogs, according to the forest laws, signifies to cut out the ball of dogs' fore-feet; the mastiff is to have only the three claws of the fore-foot, on the right side, cut off next the skin, for the preservation of the king's game. Every one that keeps any great dog, not expediated, forfeits 3s. 4d. to the king.
Word: expediate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See expedite and expeditious. 1. Expeditious. Labels: obsolete
Word: expediate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See expedite and expeditious. 1. Misconstruction of expedite. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction
Word: energizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἐνεργός (energós) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ἐνεργής (energḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-iă) Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia)bor. Late Latin energīader. Middle French énergieder. English energy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English energize 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 energizer From energize + -er. 1. A person who, or a thing which, energizes.
Word: enfeeblement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English enfeeble Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enfeeblement From enfeeble + -ment. 1. The act of enfeebling; debilitation, enervation or devitalization Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: enfranchisement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English enfranchise Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enfranchisement From enfranchise + -ment. 1. The act of enfranchising Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A release from slavery Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The investiture with any of several municipal privileges Labels: countable, uncountable 4. the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate Labels: England, Wales, countable, historical, uncountable Example: enfranchisement of copyhold
Word: engraver 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 en- English grave English engrave 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 engraver From engrave + -er. 1. a person who engraves 2. a tool used in this process
Word: engrossment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English engross Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English engrossment From engross + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈɡɹəʊsmənt/ 1. The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation. Labels: uncountable Example: I had been too profoundly disabused of life's dearest illusions ever again to allow of their sweet engrossment. 2. The fact or instance of preparing the final draft legal document for execution or completion. Labels: countable 3. Such document that has not yet been executed or completed. Labels: countable, informal
Word: engulfment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English engulf Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English engulfment From engulf + -ment. 1. The act of engulfing Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The cultural engulfment that Jews experience at Christmas
Word: CQ Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation 1. Initialism of Central Queensland. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CQ Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation 1. Abbreviation of chloroquine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: CQ Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviation 1. Initialism of close quarters. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: CQ Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French CQ. 1. Knight of the National Order of Quebec Labels: Canada
Word: read out Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːd ˈaʊt/, /ˌɹɛd ˈaʊt/ 1. To read something and say the words to inform other people; to call. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: The teacher read out the names of the students who had passed the exam. Example: He read the names out to the class. 2. (of a device) To read some data and inform the person using the device; (of the user) to read some data from the device to inform oneself. Labels: US, idiomatic, transitive Example: The movement detector is reading out the data now. 3. To interpret a part of a law so that it is not struck down but is rendered of no effect or applicability. Labels: transitive
Word: rice-queen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rice queen. Labels: alt-of, alternative, derogatory, rare, slang Example: Charles frequented the Sapphire, a rice-queen bar, where he thought it more likely that he would meet someone looking for Asian men. “I wasn’t eighteen years old any more,” he remarks.
Word: nuncle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naunt. For the verb, OED suggests an evolution in sense "to claim to be one's uncle" > "to cheat". It compares this derivation with cozen, which it derives from cousin. For the technical anthropological sense, compare nibling. 1. Uncle. Labels: archaic, dialectal Example: Fool: Prithee, nuncle, tell me whether a madman be a gentleman or a yeoman? 2. Aunt or uncle; sibling of a parent (regardless of gender).
Word: nuncle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naunt. For the verb, OED suggests an evolution in sense "to claim to be one's uncle" > "to cheat". It compares this derivation with cozen, which it derives from cousin. For the technical anthropological sense, compare nibling. 1. To cheat, deceive. Labels: England, regional
Word: readout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from read out. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːdaʊt/ 1. A display, particularly one that presents numerical data. Example: Her company retrofitted its manual machine tools with digital readouts. 2. The information, usually a measurement, shown on such a display. Example: The density is measured by the readout from a hydrometer. 3. The information output from a computer in a readable form. Example: The computer readout was inaccurate. 4. An account of the topics discussed in a meeting, especially in diplomatic or political contexts. Example: Most of us first found out when we heard the readout from the summit meeting. Example: Once the call is over, both sides typically publish a readout of what was discussed. However, readouts have been known to differ between governments.
Word: hyote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of hyena + coyote. 1. A cryptid sighted in Baltimore County, Maryland, that turned out to be a mangy fox. Labels: US
Word: dereferer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English refer English -er English dereferer From de- + refer + -er. Pronunciation: /ˌdiːɹəˈfɜːɹə(ɹ)/ 1. A service used for removing the URL of the referring page that referred the user to a given page, to maintain privacy. Labels: Internet, rare
Word: hypoiodous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English iodous English hypoiodous From hypo- + iodous. 1. Of or pertaining to hypoiodous acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: iodous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From iodo- + -ous. 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing iodine Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to iodous acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: iodous acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The hypothetical acid HIO₂ analogous to chlorous acid Labels: uncountable
Word: iodite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English iodine Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English iodite From iodine + -ite. 1. Any hypothetical salt or ester of iodous acid
Word: read-out Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of readout. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: as of late Part of Speech: adv Etymology: In the idiomatic sense, a relatively recent and uncommon blend of as of + of late. See also as of yet. 1. Lately; recently. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: You seem to be quite busy as of late.
Word: GmbH Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German GmbH. 1. A German limited liability company. Example: Should the system perform adequately, GoalControl GmbH will be the official GLT provider when the World Cup heads to Brazil for the second time next year.
Word: broadhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From broad + head. 1. A flat arrowhead with razor-sharp sides, intended to kill prey by causing severe bleeding.
Word: Bayer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Bayer. The surname is converged from both Bavaria and Middle High German beieren (“to ring a bell”). 1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an ethnonym].
Word: irreversibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From irreversible + -ity or ir- + reversibility. 1. The quality of being irreversible; the lack of an ability to be reversed. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 1806, Samuel Barnard, The Essence, Spirituality, and Glorious Issue, of the Religion of Christ Jesus, to All God's Chosen, W. Nicholson, page 279, Now if the irreversibility of God's gifts to his people, be considered, what joy for those who feel within a wicked heart. Example: 1911, Power, Hill Pub. Co., page 171, But because of irreversibilities in the engine, all of this theoretical conversion is not realized and some internal energy remains in the steam exhausting from the engine.
Word: .coms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of .com Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mathom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English māþum (“treasure, object of value, jewel, ornament, gift”), from Proto-Germanic *maiþmaz (“present, gift”); introduced by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings with the conceit that it was a translation of his invented language Adûni's kast, a word used by Hobbits as a generic name for items which they were unwilling to throw away, but for which they had no use. Pronunciation: /ˈmæðəm/ 1. A trinket or piece of bric-a-brac; a knick-knack, often used in regifting. Example: When the door of the mathom shop is closed and the Inhabitant leaves the print of his footsteps for a moment on the wooden stair, things pause. There is no movement, not even of time. The mathoms listen until, downstairs, carpets and rugs swallow the noises of living, [...] Example: When packing, start with treasures such as vases and art objects (of course, these are now going into the mathom box, [...]) ... Now, when special occasions arise at which a gift would be appropriate, I search in our closet for a suitable mathom. I've also let my friends know that they are free to pass on (or possibly fob off) these "treasures" to someone else whenever appropriate.
Word: federalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéralder. English federal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English federalist From federal + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛdəɹəlˌɪst/, /ˈfɛdɹəlˌɪst/ 1. Advocate of federalism. 2. Supporter of the view that the province of Québec should remain within the Canadian federal system; an opponent of Québec‐based separatism or sovereigns. Labels: Canada 3. A covenantalist.
Word: federalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéralder. English federal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English federalist From federal + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛdəɹəlˌɪst/, /ˈfɛdɹəlˌɪst/ 1. Of or relating to federalism, or its advocates. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intemperate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English temperate English intemperate From in- + temperate. 1. Lacking moderation, temper or control. Example: intemperate language Example: intemperate zeal 2. Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.
Word: intemperate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English temperate English intemperate From in- + temperate. 1. To put into disorder. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: moderance Part of Speech: noun 1. moderation Labels: uncountable
Word: Native Californian Part of Speech: noun 1. An indigenous person of California; a member of one of the indigenous tribes historically associated with California. Example: Our soil and climate are peculiarly adapted to the culture of what has contributed so much to the comfort and welfare of the Native Californian. Example: The effete finger-twisting techniques of modern survival books and classes are tedious and slow and assume that we are all too citified to learn what every Native Californian knew well: the hand rolling of cordage on the thigh.
Word: Native Californian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the Native Californians. Example: I have devoted so much space to emphasizing religious and social behavior because Native Californian civilization must be viewed as a 15000-year effort to perfect the inter-human and human-creation relationships. Example: It is not clear whether Native Californian women who established joint residences with Native Alaskan, Creole, or Russian men were drafted into mandatory service for the Company.
Word: retributionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English retribution Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English retributionist From retribution + -ist. 1. One who holds that there must be retribution (vengeance, punishment) for transgressions. Example: The retributionist says — I quote from Sir James F. Stephen — ‘The criminal law proceeds upon the principle that it is morally right to hate criminals, and it confirms and justifies that sentiment by inflicting upon criminals punishments which express it.’ Example: I am—among other things which don't concern us now—a private retributionist. On every side people are becoming far too careless and negligent. An era of irresponsibility has set in.
Word: bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Part of Speech: adj 1. Eager, alert, enthusiastic, and lively. Labels: idiomatic Example: "They're eager to learn, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed," coach Jon Gruden said.
Word: tip one's hat Part of Speech: verb 1. To briefly remove or tap one's hat as a gesture of greeting, deference, or respect. 2. To acknowledge or show respect; to honor. Labels: idiomatic Example: I tip my hat to whoever invented the root beer float.
Word: house organ Part of Speech: noun 1. A privately published magazine or newspaper, generally for the employees of a company and visitors.
Word: VPC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of virtual private cloud. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: mail order Part of Speech: noun 1. A system of commerce in which one orders goods from a remote store which are then shipped by mail. Labels: uncountable
Word: holo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos)bor. English holo- Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”). 1. whole Labels: morpheme 2. hologram Labels: morpheme
Word: galliard Part of Speech: noun 1. A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] sweet to us it is to behold delightful dancing, be it the stately splendour of the Pavane which progresseth as large clouds at sun-down that pass by in splendour; or the graceful Allemande; or the Fandango, which goeth by degrees from languorous beauty to the swiftness and passion of Bacchanals dancing on the high lawns under a summer moon that hangeth in the pine trees; or the joyous maze of the Galliard; or the Gigue, dear to the Foliots. 2. The triple-time music for this dance. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A brisk, merry person. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: Thus every Gibelline hath got his Guelf ; But Selden he's a Galliard by himself ; And well may be ; there's more Divines in him , Than in all this their Jewish Sanhedrim ; Example: I will be answerable that this galliard meant but some St. Valentine's jest. 4. An intermediate size of type alternatively equated with brevier (by Didot points) or bourgeois (by Fournier points and by size). Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: galliard Part of Speech: adj 1. Gay; brisk; active. Labels: dated
Word: battle bus Part of Speech: noun 1. A bus that is used as a mobile office and publicity centre by a politician or party during the run-up to an election Labels: UK, informal Example: [Photo shows Steel sitting on a coach emblazoned with "DAVID STEEL'S LIBERAL BATTLE BUS". Photo caption reads:] STEEL'S ON WHEELS: Setting off from the National Liberal Club in his battle bus. Example: Painted blue, the Battle Bus bore the slogan 'Moving Forward with Maggie'.
Word: rub of the green Part of Speech: noun 1. Any accidental deflection of the ball by an outside agency (spectator, caddie etc); the ball is played without penalty from where it comes to rest 2. an outside agent that affects the movement of the ball. Labels: broadly
Word: enlargeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English enlarge Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English enlargeable From enlarge + -able. 1. Capable of being enlarged
Word: enlistee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From enlist + -ee. 1. A person who enlists (or is enlisted), especially into the armed forces Example: The old saying "every marine is a rifleman" still holds true in the Alliance. Every marine enlistee, from clerk to sniper, goes through a period of infantry training. As a result, the 103rd Marine Division is Earth's largest collection of Special Forces soldiers.
Word: enlivenment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English enliven Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enlivenment From enliven + -ment. 1. The act of enlivening; animation
Word: crista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin crista. Doublet of crest. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪstə/ 1. Any of the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place. 2. A dental crest. 3. A crest or terminal shaft. Example: […] a crista of fine hairs, between the two reddish, rounded knobs or stigmas […]
Word: coin dispenser Part of Speech: noun 1. A small container, used by gamblers etc, to dispense a fixed number of coins on demand 2. Any of many manual or automatic devices used to dispense coins as change etc
Word: procto- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus”). 1. Dealing with the rectum and anus; anorectal; sometimes also the distal colon. Labels: morpheme
Word: mephitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin mefītis, mephītis, from the name of a Samnite goddess who personified the poisonous gases emitted from swamps and volcanoes. Pronunciation: /məˈfaɪ.tɪs/ 1. A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as emitted from the earth; an unpleasant smell. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Abbe had, in the district of Latera, observed that in a mephitis of hydrogenous sulphurated or hepatic gas, a slow combustion of phosphorus took place, with the same resplendence as in the atmospheric air. Example: He attempted several times to fire inflammable gas, with electric sparks, in the mephitic vapor, by means of the conductor of the electrophus; but, notwithstanding his utmost endeavors to animate the electricity, he could never obtain a single spark, the non-conductor becoming a conductor the moment it entered into the mephitis, on account of the humidity which adhered to its surface. 2. A dilution of fluids derived from skunks or polecats. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mephitis, in water, did not at first relieve the cough, so that I was compelled to prescribe another remedy; but after taking this for a short time, the father averred that he thought the first remedy, Mephitis, had a better effect than the last. Example: I do not see why Dr. Hensley should object to the internal administration of Variolinum any more than to that of lachesis, mephitis, etc.
Word: discloses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disclose Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mephitises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mephitis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chief of state Part of Speech: noun 1. The titular head of a nation, as a president or king.
Word: commander-in-chief Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of commander in chief. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: President Biden received an ugly welcome in the Land of 10,000 Lakes on Tuesday when his motorcade passed dozens of protesters who held vulgar signs dissing the commander-in-chief.
Word: evangel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English evaungel, evangile, from Old French evangile, from Late Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to announce”) (English angel). The word gospel is from the same Ancient Greek origin, also meaning “good news”, but translated into Latin, then calqued into Old English. Pronunciation: /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəl/ 1. The Christian gospel. Example: The Evangiles and Acts, teach us vvhat to beleeve, but the Epiſtles of the Apoſtles vvhat to do. Example: If, at any time, a philosophy of Laissez-faire, Competition and Supply-and-demand, start up as the exponent of human relations, expect that it will soon end. […] Such philosophies will arise; be preached as Mammon-Gospels, the ultimate Evangel of the World […] 2. A salutary principle relating to morals, politics, etc. 3. An evangelist.
Word: strond Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of strand. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: A woman that wandring in our coaſtes hath bought A plot for price: where ſhe a citie ſet: To whom we gaue the ſtrond for to manure. Example: Yea this mans brow, like to a title leafe, Foretells the nature of a tragicke volume, So lookes the ſtrond, whereon the imperious floud, Hath left a witneſt vſurpation.
Word: billy clubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of billy club Labels: form-of, plural
Word: billygoats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of billygoat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: billy goats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of billy goat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: C4 Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Channel 4 (“the British television channel”). Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Vänern Part of Speech: name 1. Sweden's largest lake, located in southwestern Sweden
Word: malanga Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several Central and South American plants, of the genus Xanthosoma; yautia. 2. Taro (Colocasia esculenta) 3. The edible tuber of these plants, some of which have medicinal value. 4. Chinese taro (Alocasia cucullata, syn. Caladium colocasia).
Word: Central American Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to Central America Labels: not-comparable
Word: Central American Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of Central America
Word: Supreme Leader Part of Speech: noun 1. The head of state and commander-in-chief of the entire armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the authority to dismiss the Iranian president. The Supreme Leader is also the highest-ranking spiritual leader in Iran. Example: The conventional wisdom in Washington is that Iran’s elections are insignificant. Regardless of who wins, the argument goes, in the end, it’s the supreme leader who calls the shots. 2. The highest-ranking member of a country, who has absolute power. Example: Watched by hundreds of thousands of troops and civilians packed into Kim Il-sung Square—named after the regime's first leader, who died in 1994—Kim Jong-un watched from a balcony overlooking the plaza as he was declared “supreme leader” of the ruling Workers' party, military and people. Example: Our revolution, which has achieved victory over many decades, continuing into the new century, has welcomed the new Supreme Leader.
Word: heads of government Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of head of government Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chiefs of state Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chief of state Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bullyrag Part of Speech: verb 1. To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally. Labels: transitive Example: But once again both sides spent as much time bullyragging one another as they did questioning witnesses. Example: In a feat of no small symbolic value, the school bullyragged the university into shutting down a fossil fuel power plant that had formerly occupied.
Word: shored Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shore (“coast”) + -ed. 1. Having a shore, often one of a specified type. Labels: not-comparable Example: the rocky-shored straits, a sandy-shored cove
Word: shored Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See shore (verb). 1. past participle of shore Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Cora Part of Speech: name Etymology: Apparently brought up in English literature by James Fenimore Cooper in The Last of the Mohicans (1826), but compare a female heroine of this name in Jean-François Marmontel's Les Incas (1777) and the Ancient Greek epithet Κόρη (Kórē) for Περσεφόνη (Persephónē). It could also refer directly to κόρη (kórē, “maiden”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːɹə/, /ˈkoɹə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: The youth had turned to speak to the dark-eyed Cora, when the distant sound of horses' hoofs, clattering over the roots of the broken way in his rear, caused him to check his charger; […]. Example: "Where are you from originally, Coral?" "Indiana." "Lots of Corals out there, I bet." She hesitated, seemed about to flare, and then smiled instead, showing a little gap between two front teeth. "Well, it was Cora Lucille, I guess, " she said, still smiling, looking very much like a Cora Lucille in that moment. Hawes imagined pigtails tied with polka-dot rags.
Word: Cora Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːɹə/, /ˈkoɹə/ 1. An indigenous people of west-central Mexico. 2. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Cora people.
Word: Cora Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːɹə/, /ˈkoɹə/ 1. A member of the Cora people.
Word: Della Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly a variant of Adela or Delia. First appeared in the 19th century. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛlə/ 1. A female given name originating as a coinage. Example: He was afraid that Delia or Della might mention a cousin named Dahlia, and he would laugh. Sweet Jesus, do not let me laugh inappropriately.
Word: Dolores Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Dolores. Pronunciation: /dəˈlɔː.ɹɪz/, /dəˈlɔɹ.ɪs/ 1. A female given name from Spanish. 2. A town in Cabañas department, El Salvador.
Word: chirper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chirp + -er. 1. A thing or animal that makes a chirping sound. Example: The electronic smoke alarm includes a chirper which sounds when the battery is low. 2. A person who speaks with a distinct English or Welsh accent. Labels: Canada, derogatory, mildly, slang Example: I could barely understand a word that chatty chirper said. 3. A chirping cup; an alcoholic drink. Labels: obsolete, slang
Word: yuga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit युग (yuga). Doublet of yoke. 1. In Hindu theology, a period of a few hundred or thousand years, or an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages, catur-yuga catur-yuga: the Satya Yuga (or Krita Yuga), the Dvapara Yuga, the Treta Yuga and finally the Kali Yuga, with lengths ranging from 432,000 to 1,728,000 years. Labels: Hinduism Example: To Biardeau the linear nature of the declining dharma and the cyclical nature of the yugas make an unhappy marriage, and she ultimately rejects the idea of a true correspondence or rapport between the appearance of Vișņu as avatāra and the yuga cycle. Example: There is, you will note, a pattern of decreased duration in the yugas. Moving from the Krta Yuga, the yuga closest to primordial perfection, each progressive yuga grows shorter and shorter, as chaos and decrepitude increase in prominence.
Word: tallboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, tall + boy, but the furniture sense may have been originally modeled after lowboy, related to French bois (“wood”). 1. A tall chest of drawers, or combination of chest on chest, or chest with a small wardrobe on top. Usually with low bracket feet but always resulting in a tall piece of furniture. 2. A tall beer can, either 16 or 24 ounces (473 or 710ml). Labels: US Example: In her post, which was less than a minute long, she said that the company had sent her a tallboy can of Bud Light with her face on it. An image of the can was edited into the video. 3. A kind of sail, a spanker. 4. A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup. 5. A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top.
Word: spiracular Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, of having spiracles Labels: not-comparable Example: Metanotum shining, indistinctly punctured at the base in the centre, the sides closely punctured; the areola large, obliquely narrowed at the base, its apex open, there are 2 lateral areas, both widely open at the base on the outerside; the posterior median area bears about 10 stout, transverse keels; on its apical outerside is a triangular area; the spiracular is bounded on the outerside by a distinct keel .
Word: semiterete Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English terete English semiterete From semi- + terete. 1. Half terete; rounded on one side but flat on the other. Labels: not-comparable
Word: terete Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin teres (“rounded (cylindrical)”). 1. Having a smooth circular cross-section; cylindrical, commonly more or less tapering.
Word: semitertian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English tertian English semitertian From semi- + tertian. 1. Having a paroxysm every day, and a second stronger one every two days Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: semitertian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English tertian English semitertian From semi- + tertian. 1. An intermittent fever of this kind. Labels: obsolete
Word: fossicking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fossick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fossicking Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who fossicks; a search for gold, gems, etc. or (figuratively) information.
Word: Cleveland steamers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cleveland steamer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moonpool Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmuːnpuːl/, /ˈmunˌpul/ 1. Alternative form of moon pool. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ecocline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + -cline. 1. A gradation from one ecosystem to another when there is no sharp boundary between the two. It is the joint expression of associated community (coenocline) and complex environmental gradients.
Word: Koks Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Kok Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pistole Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Pistole (“pistol”), probably a nickname for an aggressive person. 1. A surname from German.
Word: prove out Part of Speech: verb 1. To turn out to be feasible, accurate, true, satisfactory, as expected, hoped, stated, etc. Labels: intransitive 2. To demonstrate the feasibility of; to show or be shown to be feasible, accurate, true, satisfactory, as expected, hoped, stated, etc. Labels: transitive Example: Not that we’re afraid of things new. It’s just, before you put ’em on a system, they’ve gotta be demonstrated and proven and you’ve gotta have a lot of confidence in ’em. And we’re still in the stages where we're proving this out.
Word: lock ins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lock in Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lock-in Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from lock in. 1. A sleepover party, usually held in a public place such as a church or school, in which the participants are not allowed to leave until the next morning. Labels: US Example: The youth group will have their annual lock-in this weekend. 2. An illegal but widely-tolerated invitation-only gathering in a pub, after the end of licensing hours, to allow regular customers the opportunity to enjoy further drinking time. Labels: Ireland, UK Example: He was a lunatic drunk and started sing songs that lasted into the early hours of the morning and resulted in many weekend lock-ins in the village pub. 3. A situation in which a business has adopted a certain standard or product from a specific manufacturer and integrated it into their process, thus making it very costly to change to a different standard or supplier. Example: vendor lock-in 4. The situation where an investor cannot trade without incurring an undesirable penalty such as taxation.
Word: flânerie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French flâner Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Middle French -ie French -ie French flâneriebor. English flânerie Borrowed from French flânerie. 1. idling about, dawdling about, loafing about Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: enmeshment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English enmesh Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enmeshment From enmesh + -ment. 1. The state of being enmeshed; entanglement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And for the brief window of time in which the web was used primarily as a business tool for maximum efficiency, this may have been the kind of existence we led when the news industry moved online. But as it turned out, our full-scale enmeshment with the internet has tilted much more personal.
Word: ennoblement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ennoble Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English ennoblement From ennoble + -ment. 1. The state of being noble Labels: uncountable 2. The act of ennobling or something which ennobles Labels: countable
Word: enplane 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 en- English plane English enplane From en- + plane. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈpleɪn/ 1. To board an airplane.
Word: enshrinement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English enshrine Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enshrinement From enshrine + -ment. 1. The state of being enshrined Labels: uncountable 2. The act of enshrining or something that enshrines Labels: countable
Word: enshroud 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 en- English shroud English enshroud From en- + shroud. 1. to cover with (or as if with) a shroud Labels: transitive Example: mountains enshrouded in mist
Word: ensilage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French 1. The process of producing silage by the fermentation of green fodder. Labels: uncountable 2. Synonym of silage. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Comparing the ensilage of this season with that produced during the past five years at the station, we can safely say that this ensilage was by far the best yet made at this station. Example: An American paper, is summarising the value of ensilage, says that twenty years' experience in the use of the silo has brought out some facts about which all are agreed.
Word: ensilage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: French 1. To preserve in a silo. Labels: transitive Example: to ensilage cornstalks
Word: musical instruments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of musical instrument Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gogol Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Го́голь (Gógolʹ) and Ukrainian Го́голь (Hóholʹ). The surname is from Ukrainian го́голь (hóholʹ, “common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula”) < Proto-Slavic *gogolь. Compare Russian го́голь (gógolʹ), Belarusian го́галь (hóhalʹ), Old East Slavic гоголь (gogolĭ), Polish gogol. 1. A Russian and Ukrainian surname.
Word: speleological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English speleology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English speleological From speleology + -ical. 1. Pertaining to the exploration of caves; speleology. 2. Concerning the study of caves.
Word: striping Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈstɹaɪpɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of stripe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: striping Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstɹaɪpɪŋ/ 1. A pattern of stripes.
Word: Almyros Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɑlmɪɹɒs/, /ɑlmɪˈɹɒs/ 1. A city in Greece located in the Magnesia prefecture.
Word: Almiros Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɑlmɪɹɒs/, /ɑlmɪˈɹɒs/ 1. Alternative form of Almyros (a city in Greece located in the Magnesia prefecture) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: voetsek Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Afrikaans voertsek, voortsek, short form(s) of voort sê ek (“go on I say”). Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtsɑk/, /ˈvʊtsɑk/ 1. get lost! go away! An exclamation of dismissal or rejection. Labels: South-Africa Example: One house owner was upset when he realised the potential buyer was a black man and hurled insults at him. "He called me a kaffir and other insulting names," Arthur says with a laugh. "As we left he screamed at us to 'voetsek'. I thought it was funny enough to make a good song." Example: At that moment, I heard a cry from behind the tightening ring. “Hey! Voetsek you skelems!” The young ruffians parted to reveal the old Zulu man.
Word: Velestinon Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /vɛˈlɛstɪnɒn/ 1. Archaic form of Velestino. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: hifu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 被風, 被布, 披風 (ひふ, hifu). 1. A protective padded outer vest or pinafore worn by children over their kimono on outings, such as Shichi-Go-San, in lieu of an obi or pair of hakama.
Word: no pressure Part of Speech: phrase 1. The situation at hand is rife with emotional pressure. Labels: idiomatic Example: Your boss wants to give the board a quick run-down our project in half an hour. Just five minutes and some question time. No pressure.
Word: no pressure Part of Speech: noun 1. An absence of social expectations about one's behavior or performance in a situation. Example: We strive to create a no-pressure environment in which your child can fulfill her potential.
Word: Elfland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English elfland, equivalent to elf + land; the idea of a home for elves appears in Scots Elfhame and Old Norse Álfheimr. 1. The land of the elves; home of the elves. Example: Elf-land was the name of the realm ruled by the king of Phairie. Example: O sweet and far from cliff and scar / The horns of Elfland faintly blowing.
Word: tomograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tomo- + -graph. 1. A machine for making an X-ray of a single plane of the body.