nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: retroactivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English retroactive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English retroactivity From retroactive + -ity. 1. The state or characteristic of being retroactive. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The application of a law to events that took place before it was made. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Should the legislation pass with the retroactivity provision, the firm's percentage would apply to the amount already due the states; if not, it would apply to the amount they collect over the next 12 years. Example: it must be pointed out that the distinction between retroactivity and retrospectivity, while describing a real difference in the verbal form in which retrospective law is expressed, lacks normative and practical significance.
Word: amortizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English amortize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English amortizable From amortize + -able. 1. Capable of being amortized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ampersands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ampersand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dog whistle politics Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dog-whistle politics. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: anagrammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of anagram Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Wels Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Wels-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria, south-west of Linz.
Word: anagramming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of anagram Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: anathematizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of anathematize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anathematized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of anathematize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: anathematizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of anathematize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: get one's marching orders Part of Speech: verb 1. To be dismissed disgracefully. Labels: idiomatic
Word: anchorites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anchorite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: see yellow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Modelled on see red. 1. To receive a yellow card. Labels: idiomatic Example: Healy’s first act was to crudely wipe out Forrest on the touchline. He saw yellow when it could have been red. Lafferty then had his name taken for a late one on Adam Matthews.
Word: allegorists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allegorist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alleviator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From alleviate + -or. 1. That who or which alleviates. Example: Blessed is he who is an alleviator of suffering. Example: Aspirin is an alleviator of headaches.
Word: alleviators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alleviator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alliterations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alliteration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: substitutes' bench Part of Speech: noun 1. The bench on which the players sit when they are not in action. Example: Oleg Blokhin's side lost the talismanic Andriy Shevchenko to the substitutes' bench because of a knee injury but still showed enough to put England through real turmoil in spells.
Word: spot kick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spot + kick. Compare penalty spot. 1. A penalty kick.
Word: miskick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English kick English miskick From mis- + kick. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪskɪk/ 1. A bad kick. Example: The shot went wide of a post after a miskick from Sayers.
Word: miskick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English kick English miskick From mis- + kick. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈkɪk/ 1. To kick incorrectly or badly. Labels: transitive Example: Although Petey miskicked the ball, he still managed to score a goal. Example: Crouch had earlier hopelessly miskicked an excellent volleyed chance from eight yards out after a delightful Pennant cross.
Word: mishit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English hit English mishit From mis- + hit. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪshɪt/ 1. An incorrect or bad hit. Example: England added only one more run to its overnight second-innings total of 221 for 9 before Broad was caught by Hammer at mid-on to a mishit.
Word: mishit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English hit English mishit From mis- + hit. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈhɪt/ 1. To incorrectly or badly hit. Labels: transitive Example: Although Collins mishit the ball, he still managed to pocket the red.
Word: first-half Part of Speech: adj 1. Occurring in the first half Labels: not-comparable Example: Leo Messi scored a first-half hat-trick to give Barcelona a 3-1 advantage vs Arsenal.
Word: alleviations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alleviation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allocator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From allocate + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈæl.ə.keɪ.tə/, /ˈæl.əˌkeɪ.tɚ/, [ˈæl.əˌkeɪ.ɾɚ], /ˈæl.ə.kæɪ.tə/, /ˈɛl.ə.kæɪ.tə/ 1. One who, or that which, allocates. 2. A utility that allocates and deallocates a dynamic resource (usually memory).
Word: allocators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allocator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allottee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From allot + -ee. Pronunciation: /əˌlɒˈtiː/ 1. The person to whom something is allotted. Example: Sec[tion] 20 [of the General Inclosure Act] provides that trees &c, growing on allotments, shall belong to the allottees, they making compensation to the owners. Example: The allotment of gardens, which yield a partial support to the allottee, are another means of cheap labour.
Word: straight-sets Part of Speech: adj 1. Achieved in the minimal possible number of sets. Labels: not-comparable Example: American Fish beat Frenchman Tsonga in a straight-sets victory.
Word: allottees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allottee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allotter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From allot + -er. 1. One who allots
Word: allotters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allotter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mind fuck Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mindfuck. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1973, Kathryn Watterson, Women in Prison, University of Michigan/Doubleday, page 322, One day there was a big cockroach on the wall and a woman hit it with her shoe and it screamed. I swear it screamed. That was about it for me. It was really a mind fuck.
Word: almsman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English allmsman, almosman, almesmann, from Old English almesmann, equivalent to alms + man. 1. One who depends on the receipt of alms, a beggar. Labels: obsolete
Word: almsmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of almsman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bidet Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of bidet + Biden. 1. Joe Biden. Labels: Internet, US, derogatory, humorous Example: That's Joe Bidet. Example: Every minute it continues, it makes the aftermath problems more frightening to me," said Sen. Joe "Buckwheat" Bidet, Democrapic Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations, a leftist group of foreign policy wonks, Bidet said he feels that a little careful bombing might be needed to help protect U.S. Special Forces operations, but it creates a scary problem. Bidet stressed that, like most Democratic weenies, he is afraid to challenge President Bush - but the "honeymoon' might get rockier soon."
Word: ampleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Old French ample Middle French amplebor. Middle English ample English ample Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ampleness From ample + -ness. 1. The property of being ample. Labels: uncountable
Word: ampler Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of ample: more ample Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: amplest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of ample: most ample Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: eosinophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined 1879 by American biologist Paul Ehrlich from eosin (“rosy, dawn-colored”) + -o- + -philia. By surface analysis, eosinophil + -ia. 1. The condition of having a high concentration of eosinophils (eosinophil granulocytes) in the blood. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Intraperitoneal injections of a strong solution produce fibrohemorrhagic peritonitis of varying intensity, according to the strength of the solution; while intraperitoneal injections of small quantities of a diluted solution of formalin induce a chronic peritonitis with great connective tissue proliferation, and a striking eosinophilia.
Word: stellate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin stēllātus (“starry”), from stēlla (“star”) + -ātus (“-ate”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to stell(a) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈstɛl.eɪt/, /ˈstɛl.ət/, /ˈstɛlˌeɪt/ 1. Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center. Labels: not-comparable Example: stellate cells Example: stellate flowers
Word: stellate Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstɛl.eɪt/, /ˈstɛl.ət/, /ˈstɛlˌeɪt/ 1. Ellipsis of stellate cell. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: stellate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English stell(a) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English stellate From stell(a) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈstɛl.eɪt/, /ˈstɛl.ət/, /ˈstɛlˌeɪt/ 1. To extend the edges or planes of a polyhedron to form a new shape.
Word: wordlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English wordless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English wordlessness From wordless + -ness. 1. The state of being wordless, speechlessness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 1834, ‘P.’, “Margaret Campbell” in American Ladies’ Magazine, Volume 7, No. 5, May 1834, p. 203, The peculiarity of their attachment, one made up of gentle attentions and pleasant thoughts together, its wordlessness, and its mysterious ending, all had charms for a mind, which naturally clear and direct, had been led by love into a pensive and thoughtful habit. Example: Whenever you abandon ground to the enemy, it is retreat, however words coat and oil it, and there is a special sound to American troops in retreat. It is their wordlessness, their silence. All the sounds Mackenzie could hear were mechanical.
Word: stoppie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stop + -ie. 1. An endo.
Word: tailwhip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tail + whip. 1. A trick in which the body of the bike is revolved around the steering column axis going through the handlebar.
Word: table lamp Part of Speech: noun 1. A lamp designed to be used on tables. Example: Many will have pleasing recollections of the attractive effect, especially on a winter evening, of a dining car or Pullman train, with its shaded table-lamps throwing their light on napery, cutlery, and glass to give a heartening picture of well-being.
Word: table lamps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of table lamp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: happy ending Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From happy (adjective) + ending (noun). Pronunciation: /ˌhæpi ˈɛndɪŋ/ 1. A conclusion to a story in which all the loose ends of the plot are tied up, and all the main characters are left in a state of contentment or happiness. Example: [S]ome Gentlemen, declared againſt Tragedies in general, and in favour of Comedies, […] And hovv vvas this happy ending to be brought about? VVhy, by this very eaſy and trite expedient; to vvit, by reforming Lovelace, and marrying him to Clariſſa— […] Example: The heroine was killed, and since then the happy ending has only been preserved in an appendix in the play. 2. An orgasm, especially one experienced by a male client after a hand job (“stimulation of the penis using the hand”) provided by a masseuse at the end of a massage. Labels: broadly, euphemistic, slang, vulgar Example: "This not sucky sucky place, we don't do that, wesbian!" / "No," I argued. "I don't want sucky sucky, I just want a massage. It's okay if she doesn't know how to give a massage, but could she at least tickle my back?" / "No happy ending!" she yelled, getting louder. / "I don't want a happy ending, you hot mess, I just want a little back rub.[…]" It was mildly humiliating to be arguing with Dim Sum while I was lying naked on a table and being called a wesbian.
Word: happily ever after Part of Speech: adv Etymology: The adverb is derived from happily (adverb) + ever after (adverb), used as a formulaic ending in works for children especially since the 19th century. The noun is derived from the adverb. Pronunciation: /ˈhæpɪli ˌɛvəɹ‿ˈɑːftə/, /-ˈæf-/, /ˈhæpəli ˌɛvəɹ‿ˈæftəɹ/ 1. Chiefly preceded by he, she, they, etc., lived: often used as a formulaic ending in fairy tales, stories for children, and similar works: in a state of happiness for the rest of his, her, their, etc., lives. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: And they lived happily ever after. Example: [E]xcept in our dreamiest moods, we scornfully reject the slightest hint of witchery, and yet find no difficulty in believing that the hero and heroine of the last new novel "married and lived happily ever after" the conclusion of the third volume, without the help of any fairy godmother.
Word: happily ever after Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adverb is derived from happily (adverb) + ever after (adverb), used as a formulaic ending in works for children especially since the 19th century. The noun is derived from the adverb. Pronunciation: /ˈhæpɪli ˌɛvəɹ‿ˈɑːftə/, /-ˈæf-/, /ˈhæpəli ˌɛvəɹ‿ˈæftəɹ/ 1. A story, or a conclusion to a story, in which all the loose ends of the plot are tied up, and all the main characters are left in a state of contentment or happiness. Labels: idiomatic Example: But this is 1979: marriage once again is on a lot of minds and romantic comedies, complete with tradition and happily-ever-afters, are back in style. 2. A happy period of time which is imagined never to end; specifically, the state of happiness in which one or more people (typically a loving couple) dwell for the rest of his, her, their, etc., lives. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: In the real world, there are no happily ever afters, no storybook endings. We must always fight intolerance and fanaticism. Example: Disney CEO Robert Iger believes in happily-ever-afters. For two years, Disney's relationship with Pixar Animation Studios—creator of such blockbusters as "Finding Nemo" and "Toy Story"—was on the rocks, soured by an epic battle of wills between former Disney chief Michael Eisner and Pixar CEO Steve Jobs. But when Iger took over last year, he was determined to kiss and make up.
Word: kickflip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kick + flip. 1. An ollie where the board is rotated 360 degrees along its axis.
Word: kickflip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From kick + flip. 1. To perform a kickflip.
Word: pop shove-it Part of Speech: noun 1. A trick, combining an ollie and a shove-it, where the board rotates 180 degrees while in mid-air.
Word: shove-it Part of Speech: noun 1. A trick where the board is rotated 180 degrees under the rider's feet.
Word: 900 Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of spinning 900 degrees in the air, doing two and a half complete turns. Example: He did a 900 off the halfpipe.
Word: 900 Part of Speech: adj 1. Clipping of 1-900. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Word: benihana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Benihana restaurant chain, from Japanese 紅花 (“safflower”). 1. An aerial trick where one hand grabs the tail of the board, and the back foot is released from the board.
Word: out of the frying pan and into the fire Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of out of the frying pan, into the fire. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lady smock Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lady's smock. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: come down Part of Speech: verb 1. To descend, fall down, collapse. Labels: intransitive Example: A tree came down and hit me on the head. Example: After a clap of thunder, down came the rain. 2. To be demolished. Labels: intransitive Example: The damage sustained in the fire is so great that the whole building will have to come down. 3. To decrease. Labels: intransitive Example: Real estate prices have come down since the peak of the boom. 4. To reach or release a decision. Labels: intransitive Example: I can't guess which way the board will come down on the project. Example: The decision in Doe v. Smith came down this morning. 5. To be passed through time. Labels: intransitive Example: Much wisdom has come down in the form of proverbs. 6. To return from an elevated state of consciousness (especially when drug-induced) or emotion. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: He finally came down from his post-bonus high. Example: Navarre is in superb control of his prose, distorting it more and more as the poppers mint Luc's mind, clarifying it as he comes down. 7. To rain. Labels: UK, impersonal Example: It's coming down heavily now. 8. To graduate from university, especially an Oxbridge university. Labels: UK, intransitive Example: Raju had got a job with a law firm in Singapore after coming down from Oxford. 9. Shortening of of come down the (pike, line, etc.) To be about to happen; to occur; to transpire. 10. To behave in a particular way. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: He's been coming down angry all day.
Word: crystalise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English spelling of crystallize. Example: Nevertheless, it occasioned considerable dissatisfaction, which soon crystalised into a rival concern, the Aberdeen, Peterhead & Fraserburgh Railway.
Word: agglutinatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English agglutinative Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English agglutinatively From agglutinative + -ly. 1. In an agglutinative fashion; via agglutination.
Word: pilot whale Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of two species of whale in the genus Globicephala, dark grey in colour.
Word: aggregative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English aggregate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English aggregative From aggregate + -ive. 1. By, toward, or of aggregation (the act of collecting or gathering together). Example: Aggregative Pills, or Pills that have many Virtues, in Latin, pillulae aggregativae sive polychrestae Example: The reason why heat is necessary to the oxidation of most metals is, because by diminishing the aggregative force by which the integrant parts of those bodies adhere together, it increases in the same proportion their force of affinity or combination;
Word: aggregational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English aggregation Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English aggregational From aggregation + -al. 1. Relating to, or by means of, aggregation.
Word: agress Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of aggress. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: agglutinin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English agglutinin From agglutinate + -in. Pronunciation: /əˈɡluːtɪnɪn/, [əˈɡluːʔn̩ɪn] 1. A substance that causes particles or cells to clump; it may be an antibody, a lectin, or otherwise. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A protein found in cow's milk. Labels: countable, specifically, uncountable
Word: tatou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old Tupi tatu (“armadillo”), possibly via French. Compare tatouay. 1. The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)
Word: business-to-business Part of Speech: adj 1. Of businesses selling to other businesses.
Word: reutilize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English utilize English reutilize From re- + utilize. 1. To use or utilize something again, or for another purpose
Word: anti-reform Part of Speech: adj 1. Opposed to reform.
Word: adsorptive Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
Word: adsorptive Part of Speech: noun 1. Any substance that adsorbs.
Word: adsorptively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English adsorptive Middle English -ly English -ly English adsorptively From adsorptive + -ly. 1. In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
Word: adsorptiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adsorptive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English adsorptiveness From adsorptive + -ness. 1. The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption. Labels: uncountable
Word: affirmativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English affirmative Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English affirmativeness From affirmative + -ness. 1. The property of being affirmative. Labels: uncountable
Word: twice-weekly Part of Speech: adj 1. Happening twice each week; semi-weekly. Labels: not-comparable Example: " ... or twice-weekly whistle round your bottles." Example: A through circuit working in owners' tank wagons operates on a twice-weekly basis.
Word: twice-weekly Part of Speech: adv 1. Twice each week; semi-weekly. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pan-broil Part of Speech: verb 1. To cook over direct heat in an ungreased skillet Labels: US
Word: miens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mien Labels: form-of, plural
Word: son of a whore Part of Speech: noun 1. An objectionable person. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: Well, mon cher monsieur l'Anglais, may I inform you that you are the son of a whore? 2. The son of unmarried parents, an illegitimate child, a bastard. Labels: derogatory, vulgar 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see son, whore. (the son of a prostitute) Labels: derogatory, vulgar
Word: crasher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English crash 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 crasher From crash + -er. 1. One who crashes. 2. One who attends an event without an invitation. Example: Wedding Crashers (2005 movie)
Word: bavardage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bavardage. 1. chatter, banter Labels: uncountable
Word: surrebutter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sur- + rebutter, on the pattern of surrejoinder Pronunciation: /sʌɹɪˈbʌtɚ/ 1. The plaintiff's reply in pleading to a defendant's rebuttal.
Word: surrejoinder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sur- + rejoinder. 1. A plaintiff's answer to the defendant's rejoinder. Example: The captain-general gave a surrejoinder of still greater length and legal acumen.
Word: chura Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chiura. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: survival statute Part of Speech: noun 1. A statute that preserves for his estate a decedent's cause of action for infliction of pain and suffering and related damages suffered up to the moment of death.
Word: reverse question Part of Speech: noun 1. A question in a television interview that was actually recorded after the interview took place, and is presented as a cutaway scene. The technique is commonly used where only one camera was present at the interview, as a way of creating the appearance of multiple camera angles and showing a scene of the interviewer asking the question, rather than the interviewee listening to the question.
Word: mimer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mime + -er. 1. Someone who mimes during a performance of a song
Word: wrongful death statute Part of Speech: noun 1. A statute that provides relief from the common law rule that the death of an individual cannot be the basis of a cause of action in a civil suit.
Word: pain and suffering Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of damages that one may recover for physical or mental pain that results from a wrong done. Labels: uncountable 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pain, suffering. Labels: uncountable
Word: lill Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /lɪl/ 1. To loll. Labels: obsolete Example: Cerberus […]lilled forth his bloody flaming tong
Word: Sammler Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree German sammeln German -er German Sammlerbor. English Sammler Borrowed from German Sammler. 1. A surname from German. Example: For several days, Mr. Sammler returning on the customary bus late afternoons from the Forty-second Street Library had been watching a pickpocket at work […] Mr. Sammler if he had not been a tall straphanger would not with his one good eye have seen these things happening.
Word: implied line Part of Speech: noun 1. a line in an artwork that is not physically there but suggested by points in the artwork
Word: Internationale Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French internationale, the original title of Pierre De Geyter's song (L'Internationale). Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.tɚˌnæ.ʃənˈæl/, /ˌɪn.tɚˌnæ.ʃənˈɑl.eɪ/, /ˌɪn.tɚˈnæˌʃən.əl/ 1. A general left-wing anthem for solidarity and emancipation of the working class, dating back to the 19th century. Example: Last Thursday, all at once, several groups of Skillet Lickers spontaneously broke into a medly of Look for the Union Label, Woodie Guthrie’s Vigilante Man, and The Internationale.
Word: Pille Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French or German Pille. 1. A surname.
Word: adjurer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From adjure + -er. 1. One who adjures.
Word: adjuror Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of adjurer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: adorner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adorn 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 adorner From adorn + -er. 1. One who places adornments; one who adorns. 2. A visual element used to decorate or enhance another element to which it is attached. Example: Click one of the margin adorners. The shape of the margin adorner changes […]
Word: aperitifs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aperitif Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antitoxins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antitoxin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiquarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antiquarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antipathies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antipathy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anterooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anteroom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antelopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antelope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arbitrators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arbitrator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aqueducts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aqueduct Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arbitrates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of arbitrate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: arbitrated Part of Speech: adj 1. subject to arbitration Labels: not-comparable
Word: arbitrated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of arbitrate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: armourers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of armourer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: armholes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of armhole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: armbands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of armband Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aspirants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aspirant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arsenals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arsenal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aviaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aviary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anemometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anemometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anesthesiologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anesthesiologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confirmability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English confirm Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English confirmability From confirm + -ability. 1. The state or property of being capable of being confirmed. Example: Nothing seems more natural than to approach confirmability via confirmation. Example: So the confirmability as well as the refutability of our theories (conditional if not categorical) are necessary conditions for the possibility of science.
Word: labour force Part of Speech: noun 1. The collective group of people who are available for employment, whether currently employed or unemployed (though sometimes only those unemployed people who are seeking work are included). Labels: UK Example: Of the total labour force now threatened with redundancy, of course, a proportion will be covered by natural wastage, so that the number eventually thrown out of railway work will be well below 19,000.
Word: flexitarianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A combination of flexible + vegetarian + -ism. The earliest known use of the term occurred in the October 17, 1992, issue of the Austin American-Statesman, article by Linda Anthony, Acorn serves up 'flexitarian fare'. 1. The practice of eating mainly vegetarian food, but making occasional exceptions for social, pragmatic, cultural, or nutritional reasons. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: Germanophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Germano- Latin -philalbor. English -phile English Germanophile From Germano- + -phile. 1. Someone who admires Germany or its culture, cuisine, history or people. Example: What we have seen is that a simple binary system of Anglophobe versus Anglophile and Germanophobe versus Germanophile grossly misrepresents the character of Anglo-German relations and antagonism in the pre-1914 era.
Word: glass harmonica Part of Speech: noun 1. A musical instrument composed of a series of spinning glass bowls, played with the fingers, invented by Benjamin Franklin. 2. The glass harp. Labels: broadly
Word: Julian year Part of Speech: noun 1. A year in the old Julian calendar that has either 365 or 366 days. Labels: historical 2. A unit of measurement of time defined as exactly 365.25 days of 86400 SI seconds each.
Word: Yankunytjatjara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yankunytjatjara Yankunytjatjara, from yankunytja + tjara, literally 'having (the word) "yankunytja" (as opposed to the word pitjantja)'. 1. An Aboriginal Australian people of the state of South Australia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Yankunytjatjara Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Yankunytjatjara Yankunytjatjara, from yankunytja + tjara, literally 'having (the word) "yankunytja" (as opposed to the word pitjantja)'. 1. An Aboriginal language (or dialect), mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (or language), which in turn belongs to the Pama-Nyungan subfamily.
Word: Yankunytjatjara Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Yankunytjatjara Yankunytjatjara, from yankunytja + tjara, literally 'having (the word) "yankunytja" (as opposed to the word pitjantja)'. 1. Of or pertaining to the Yankunytjatjara people, culture, or language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bielefeld Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Bielefeld. 1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from German. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Duisburg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Duisburg. Pronunciation: /ˈdjuːsbɜːɡ/, /ˈd(j)uːsbɝɡ/, /ˈd(j)uːzbɝɡ/ 1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: Hagen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Hagen. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːɡən/ 1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: Hagen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Compare Old English Hagena, Medieval Latin Hagano. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːɡən/ 1. A Burgundian hero of Germanic legend.
Word: Krefeld Part of Speech: name 1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, north-west of Düsseldorf.
Word: Mönchengladbach Part of Speech: name 1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: Münster Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Münster. 1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. 2. The prince-bishopric based in that city Labels: historical
Word: Oberhausen Part of Speech: name 1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: Bremerhaven Part of Speech: name 1. A city and seaport in Bremen, Germany. Example: A black car […] ferried them north under low grey skies, through the pretty red-brick districts of Bremerhaven proper to the place that everyone in the shipping industry was actually talking about when they said the name of that city: a massive terminal between the city and the sea, not quite in Germany but not quite anywhere else, one of those liminal spaces that have proliferated on this earth.
Word: independent city Part of Speech: noun 1. A city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity.
Word: Bamberg Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. An independent town in the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany. 3. A rural district of the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Bamberg, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat. 4. A city, the county seat of Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States.
Word: Bayreuth Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪɹɔɪt/ 1. An independent town in Bavaria, Germany. 2. A rural district of Bavaria, Germany, surrounding but not including the town of Bayreuth, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.
Word: Coburg Part of Speech: name 1. An independent town in Bavaria, Germany. 2. A rural district of Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. 3. A city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. 4. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Darebin and the City of Merri-bek, Victoria, Australia.
Word: Coburg Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin single-twilled worsted fabric with cotton or silk. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A traditional round crusty loaf of bread with cross-shaped cuts on top. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Fürth Part of Speech: name 1. An independent city in the Middle Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany. 2. A rural district of the Middle Franconia region, Bavaria. Seat: Zirndorf.
Word: Kempten Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Kempten, from Middle High German Kemptun, from Medieval Latin Campidona, Latin Campodūnum, from Gaulish Καμβοδουνον (Kambodounon), from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“crooked”) + *dūnom (“fortress”). 1. An independent town in Allgäu, Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany.
Word: Landshut Part of Speech: name 1. An independent town, the administrative seat of the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, Germany. 2. A rural district of the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Landshut, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.
Word: Passau Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Passau. Doublet of Batavia and Betawi. 1. An independent town in the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, Germany, on the confluence of Inn and Ilz into Danube. 2. A rural district of the Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria, partially surrounding but not including the town of Passau, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.
Word: Schweinfurt Part of Speech: name 1. An independent town in Bavaria, Germany. 2. A rural district of the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, surrounding but not including the town of Schweinfurt, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.
Word: Cottbus Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkɑtbʌs/, /ˈkɒtbʌs/ 1. An independent city in Brandenburg, Germany.
Word: Frankfurt an der Oder Part of Speech: name 1. An independent city in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany, on the Oder River.
Word: Brandenburg an der Havel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Brandenburg an der Havel. 1. A town in Brandenburg, Germany.
Word: Darmstadt Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Darmstadt. 1. An independent city in Hesse, Germany; the administrative seat of Darmstadt-Dieburg district, Hesse. 2. A town mostly in Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. 3. A census-designated place in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States.
Word: Kassel Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Kassel, which see. 1. An independent city in northern Hesse, central Germany. 2. A rural district of Hesse, Germany.
Word: Frankfurt am Main Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Frankfurt am Main (literally “Frankfurt on the Main”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæŋkfɜː(ɹ)t æm ˈmaɪn/ 1. The largest city in Hesse, Germany, situated on the Main River.
Word: Zwickau Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtsvɪkaʊ/ 1. A town and rural district of Saxony, Germany.
Word: Chemnitz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Chemnitz. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛmnɪts/ 1. An independent city in Saxony, Germany.
Word: Görlitz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Görlitz. 1. A town and rural district of Saxony, Germany.
Word: Bayonne Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Bayonne. The first element of the name is variously said to be Basque or Latin; the second element is Basque on (“good”). More at Bayonne. Also compare Latin baia. 1. A city and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. 2. A city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. 3. A ghost town in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.
Word: Hoyerswerda Part of Speech: name 1. An independent city in Saxony, Germany.
Word: property tax Part of Speech: noun 1. A tax, usually ad valorem, charged on the value of a property.
Word: Emden Part of Speech: name 1. An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Word: Emden Part of Speech: noun 1. A German breed of domestic goose.
Word: Bayonne ham Part of Speech: noun 1. An air-dried salted ham that takes its name from the French city of Bayonne. Example: In reality, true nature is as difficult to be met with in authors, as the Bayonne ham, or Bologna sausage, is to be found in the shops.
Word: Göttingen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Göttingen. 1. An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. 2. A rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany.
Word: Oldenburg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Oldenburg. Related to Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldeburgh, Aldbury and Oldbury. 1. An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. 2. A former grand duchy in the area. 3. A town in Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
Word: Oldenburg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Oldenburg. Related to Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldeburgh, Aldbury and Oldbury. 1. Synonym of Oldenburger (“breed of horse”).
Word: Osnabrück Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Osnabrück, from Old Saxon Osnabrugga (literally “bridge of the Osna”), an old name for the river Hase. This name goes back to an earlier *Ausana, an older Pre-Germanic name for the river, said to be an Old European hydronym, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *av- (“watercourse”), extended with -s. However, compare Proto-Germanic *ausaną (“to scoop up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-. Doublet of osnaburg. 1. An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. 2. A rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany, partially surrounding but not including the city of Osnabrück, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.
Word: Salzgitter Part of Speech: name 1. An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Word: Wilhelmshaven Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Wilhelmshaven. 1. An independent town and port in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Word: Trier Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Trier, from Latin Treverorum. Ultimately from the Roman name of the settlement, Augusta Trēverōrum, taken from the Gaulish name of a local tribe of Gauls. Compare also the French name for the city, Trèves. Pronunciation: /tɹɪɹ/, /tɹɪə/ 1. A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from German. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Koblenz Part of Speech: name 1. An independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle Rivers. 2. A town and municipality in Zurzach district, Aargau canton, Switzerland, just across the Rhine from Germany.
Word: Speyer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Speyer. 1. An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from German. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Flensburg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Danish Flensborg, from Old Norse flói (“gulf, marsh”) + Old Norse nes (“point”) + borg. See Flensborg. 1. An independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Word: Neubrandenburg Part of Speech: name 1. A city, the administrative seat of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Word: Schwerin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German. 1. An independent city, the state capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Word: Stralsund Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Word: Wismar Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Word: Eisenach Part of Speech: name 1. A town, the administrative seat of Wartburgkreis district, Thuringia, Germany.
Word: pâté de foie gras Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French pâté de foie gras. 1. A pâté of fat goose liver; the lowest-grade preparation of foie gras. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As for externals, it may be at once admitted that Messrs. [John Alfred] Gotch and [Hermann] Knackfuss, the architects, have resolutely refused to retain any of the features of the old building. The new palace is entirely in the neo-Gulielmian [of Wilhelm II] style, and is built from end to end of collo-concrete blocks of condensed pâté de foie gras faced with Parian marble.
Word: Gera Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Gera. 1. An independent city in Thuringia, Germany.
Word: Gera Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various origins: * Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੇੜਾ (geṛā). * Borrowed from Hungarian Gera or Géra. 1. A surname.
Word: pâtés de foie gras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pâté de foie gras Labels: form-of, plural
Word: serverlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English server Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English serverlet From server + -let. 1. A servlet
Word: bicyclettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bicyclette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: llyn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh llyn. 1. An upland lake in Wales. Example: To enumerate all the llyns of Wales would take pages, but except Bala, there is scarcely one freshwater lake which is a main factor in any landscape of which it forms part.
Word: soucoupe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French soucoupe, ellipsis of soucoupe plongeante (“diving saucer”). 1. A type of small submarine designed to hold two people. Example: Dr. Francis P. Shepard, Professor of Submarine Geology, who has been studying the canyons from the surface for thirty years, remarked: “I learned more in my three dives in the soucoupe.” Example: In the meantime suspended underwater cameras and deep submersibles, both the bathyscaphs ‘Trieste’ and ‘Archimede’ and the soucoupe of Cousteau have been employed extensively in attempts to identify various scattering layers.
Word: ngangkari Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional healer, in certain Aboriginal groups.
Word: nyaa Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃあ (nyā). 1. The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.
Word: police procedural Part of Speech: noun 1. A subgenre of crime fiction which portrays the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. Example: But sometimes, what a devoted crime reader wants isn’t anything too fancy. Sometimes, what we want is a good, solid police procedural, preferably set somewhere interesting, preferably with a troubled, renegade investigator who refuses to listen when their boss tells them to leave an avenue of investigation alone. Example: Seeming “real” has been the aim since the earliest police procedurals, which began a long tradition of Hollywood productions acting as a mouthpiece for police departments.
Word: lanate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1760; borrowed from Latin lānātus (“woolly”), from lāna, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Covered in or composed of woolly hairs.