nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: kilomegacycle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + megacycle. 1. gigahertz (1000 megacycles)
Word: kilomegacycles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kilomegacycle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kmc Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of kilomegacycle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: FWK Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of framework knitter. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: framework knitter Part of Speech: noun 1. The operator of a knitting machine, especially of a stocking frame
Word: stocking frame Part of Speech: noun 1. knitting machine used to manufacture hosiery
Word: atropisomerism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From atropo- + isomerism. 1. isomerism as a result of restricted rotation about a single bond Labels: physical, uncountable
Word: pop-under Part of Speech: noun 1. A pop-up advertisement that appears behind the window that triggers its appearance, and thus cannot initially be seen. Labels: Internet
Word: consanguinea Part of Speech: noun 1. blood relative Example: The media jurisprudentia, i.e. the opinions of the jurisprudents, excluded altogether females descended through males except sisters so descended (consanguinea;). Example: Indenture between Henry de Grymshagh, son and heir of Adam de Grymshagh and Cecilia, daughter and one of the heirs of Henry de Clayton on the moors (1), and Henry de Rissheton and Margaret his wife and cousin (consanguinea), the other heir of Henry de Clayton (2), who agree to share the lands in Clayton and Huncotes thus.
Word: consociate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cōnsociātus, past participle of cōnsociō (“to associate, unite”). Pronunciation: /kənˈsəʊsiət/, /kənˈsəʊʃiət/ 1. An associate; an accomplice. Labels: obsolete Example: [I]f his juſt hand ſhall ſvveep us avvay in the company of our vvicked conſociates, vve have reaſon to thank none but our ſelves for our ſufferings.
Word: consociate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cōnsociātus, past participle of cōnsociō (“to associate, unite”). Pronunciation: /kənˈsəʊsiət/, /kənˈsəʊʃiət/ Labels: no-gloss
Word: consociate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin cōnsociātus, past participle of cōnsociō (“to associate, unite”). Pronunciation: /kənˈsəʊsieɪt/, /kənˈsəʊʃieɪt/ 1. To associate, partner, or join (with). Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: In the first place therefore, it cannot but amuse a mans mind to think what these officious Spirits should be that so willingly sometimes offer themselves to consociate with a man: […] Example: One of his earliest observations was that white children should know their ages, while the colored children were ignorant of theirs; and the songs of the slaves grated on his inmost soul, because a something told him that harmony in sound, and music of the spirit, could not consociate with miserable degradation. 2. To form an alliance, confederacy, or relationship with; to bring together; to join; to unite, usually figuratively. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Join pole to pole, consociate severed worlds. Example: Under this last section, several persons consociated themselves 3. To unite in an ecclesiastical consociation. Labels: US
Word: pignora Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pignus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pignorate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin pignoratus, variant of earlier Latin pignerātus (“pledged, guaranteed”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪɡnəɹət/, /ˈpɪɡnəɹɪt/ 1. Synonym of pignoratitious. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pignorate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Medieval Latin pignoro, variant of earlier Latin pignerō (“to pledge, to guarantee”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪɡnəɹeɪt/ 1. to pledge or pawn
Word: acre-foot Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of measure, used for volumes of water, equal to one acre times one foot (that is, to the amount of water required to cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot), which is 43,560 cubic feet, 325,851 gallons, or about 1,233 cubic meters. Labels: US
Word: board foot Part of Speech: noun 1. A board one square foot by one inch, about 2.36 liters.
Word: US survey foot Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of length equal to ¹²⁰⁰⁄₃₉₃₇ of a meter, used in some states for measuring land.
Word: Kilian Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Irish, variant of Killian.
Word: Edda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Likely from Old Norse edda (“great-grandmother”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛdə/ 1. A collection of Old Norse poems and tales from two medieval manuscripts found in Iceland. Example: So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished.
Word: musclehead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From muscle + -head. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌsəlˌhɛd/ 1. A large and muscular man, especially one interested in bodybuilding. Labels: slang 2. A muscular person who is dull or stupid. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: Gothicise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Gothic + -ise. 1. To make Gothic in style or character. Labels: transitive Example: Director Burton skillfully mixes aspects of these [traditional horror] films with the emotional naiveté and post-modern chic of contemporary teen-films. This gives us something that resembles a gothicized Sixteen Candles or a monstrous Pretty in Pink. Example: ..He was commissioned to Gothicise the royal apartments at Windsor and to work on William Beckford's house at Fonthill.
Word: gormand Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of gourmand. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: woven Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈwəʊ.vən/, /ˈwoʊ.vən/ 1. Fabricated by weaving. Labels: not-comparable Example: Woven kevlar is tough enough to be bulletproof. 2. Interlaced Labels: not-comparable Example: The woven words of the sonnet were deep and moving.
Word: woven Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwəʊ.vən/, /ˈwoʊ.vən/ 1. A cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic.
Word: woven Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwəʊ.vən/, /ˈwoʊ.vən/ 1. past participle of weave Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The spider had woven her web on a corner of the attic.
Word: pandebono Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pandebono. 1. A type of cheese bread made with flour of both corn and cassava (yuca), popular in the Colombian department of Valle del Cauca. Labels: uncountable
Word: rabbit board Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rabbit + board. 1. An authority responsible for the management and control of wild rabbits. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: You speak of rabbit boards in the other colonies.[…]You have had nothing to do with the rabbit boards in Queensland? Example: 1907, Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Western Australia, Volume 15, Issue 1, page 325, I think the time is not too far distant when there will need to be rabbit boards appointed to deal with the pest locally, and with that in view I have had a draft of a new Act prepared by the Crown Law Department making provision for such, and have submitted it to you for your approval. 2. A board on which a rabbit may be immobilised. Example: Rabbits are fastened upon rabbit-boards and anesthetized with a mixture of three parts of ether and one of alcohol. Example: The laboratory should be supplied with chemical work tables and sinks ; a fume chamber; large water bath for 40 and 100 degrees C.; dog and rabbit boards; analytical balance; scales weighting 0.01 gm. to 20 gm.;[…].
Word: rabbit-eared Part of Speech: adj 1. Having long ears resembling those of a rabbit. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rabbit-proof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rabbit + -proof. 1. Resistant to rabbits. Example: a rabbit-proof fence Example: rabbit-proof wiring
Word: Liege Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Liège, a city in Belgium. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: crisp bread Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of crispbread. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: tatie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of potato + -ie; compare tater. 1. potato Labels: Cumbria, Scotland, dialectal
Word: cross country skiing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cross-country skiing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: clam shrimps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clam shrimp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clam worm Part of Speech: noun 1. A polychete worm, Nereis succinea. Example: Underneath, sunk in the floor, and most of them covered with chicken wire, there were tray upon tray swarming and heaving with worms and baits: white worms, micro worms, Daphnia, shrimp and thick slimy clam worms.
Word: clam worms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clam worm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: civils Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɪvl̩z/ 1. civil engineering Labels: informal, uncountable Example: The work involves extensive civils and p/w since, the track has to drop from the present embankment level, some 5m above the adjacent road, to the floor level of the new tunnel [the 'cut & cover' section of which, is, I guess, about 10m below it. Example: Our [ISO] 9000 (etc) accreditation extends, so far as I am aware, to cabling, ducting, poling and other civils activities.
Word: uncomplicate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + complicate. 1. To remove complications from. Labels: transitive
Word: undignify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English dignify English undignify From un- + dignify. 1. To treat without dignity. Labels: transitive 2. To demean. Labels: transitive
Word: Mohamed Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Arabic, variant of Muhammad. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mohamed Merah, the man believed to be the gunman on a scooter who killed seven people in south-western France, was killed in an armed siege after police surrounded his block of flats in Toulouse. Example: “It was not good. I couldn’t sleep. I lost 20 pounds randomly from it,” said Mohamed Muntaser. 2. Alternative spelling of Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pressotherapy Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of physiotherapy in which external pressure is used to aid the circulation of the blood Labels: uncountable
Word: sidebang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From side + bang. 1. A hairstyle that consists of long hair brushed forward over one eye, similar to a fringe haircut, but worn on one side only. Labels: US, colloquial
Word: bag of words Part of Speech: noun 1. The collection of words from an unprocessed text without regard to grammar; a collection of word unigrams. Example: You can then use the bag of words to train classifiers, a special kind of algorithm used to break words down into categories.
Word: shareholding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From share + holding. 1. Owning shares. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1846 June, “The B.G. and the N.G.: A Few Words on the Gauge Dispute”, in James Anthony Froude et al., Fraser’s Magazine for Town and Country, Number 198 Volume 32, G. W. Nickisson, page 749, Such are the returns of profits on the broad and the narrow gauge lines, which £. s. d. submits to the consideration of the shareholding world—and of the Great Western shareholders in particular.
Word: shareholding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From share + holding. 1. The owning of shares. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Since in these countries shares are traditionally held directly by banks, other firms and the state, the problem of fiduciary shareholding arises less often. 2. The amount of capital held as shares. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sphericity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spheric + -ity. In the geometrical sense, defined by the geologist Hakon Wadell in 1935. 1. The quality of being spherical, being a sphere. Labels: uncountable 2. The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume. Labels: countable
Word: spheric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English spheric From sphere + -ic. 1. Spherical. 2. Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set. Example: Though the stars were suns, and overburned / Their spheric limitations.
Word: spheric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English spheric From sphere + -ic. 1. Alternative form of sferic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sphericality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English spherical Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English sphericality From spherical + -ity. 1. Sphericity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sophistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English sofisticali, sofistically, sofisticaly, sophisticali, sophystycallye; equivalent to sophistical + -ly. 1. In a sophistical fashion.
Word: sophistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin sophisticus, borrowing of Ancient Greek σοφιστικός (sophistikós). Equivalent to sophist + -ic and sophism + -istic. 1. Synonym of sophistical, of or related to the ancient Sophists, characterized by fallacious reasoning. Example: […] he is simply translating into Marxian terms the Sophistic view “that the more powerful will always take advantage of the weaker, and will give the name of law and justice to whatever they lay down in their own interests.”
Word: sophistic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin sophisticus, borrowing of Ancient Greek σοφιστικός (sophistikós). Equivalent to sophist + -ic and sophism + -istic. 1. The supposed beliefs and methods of the Sophists, taken as a kind of school of thought. Labels: historical Example: But when we consider his wish to reconcile Philosophy and Rhetoric, it must be remembered that, if the new Sophistic differed in most of its essential features from the Sophistic of Plato’s contemporaries, it was Philosophy as conceived by Isocrates rather than Plato that Themistius had in mind. Example: Rather, to use Whitman’s phrase, Sophokles “thought through” a great deal more of the sophistic than their attacks on religion or their fascination with religion.
Word: sophisticalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sophistical 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 sophisticalness From sophistical + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being sophistical. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: diamond twills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diamond twill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swotted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of swot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: swotting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of swot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sign into law Part of Speech: verb 1. To sign (legislation) as a mark of official approval. Labels: transitive
Word: contorniate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian contorniato, present participle of contorniare (“to make a circuit or outline”). Pronunciation: /kənˈtɔː(ɹ).ni.ət/ 1. A bronze medal or medallion with a deep furrow on the contour or edge, supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors. Example: Mr. Evans exhibited a fine contorniate, bearing the head of Nero
Word: contorniate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian contorniato, present participle of contorniare (“to make a circuit or outline”). Pronunciation: /kənˈtɔː(ɹ).ni.ət/ 1. Having a furrow of this kind. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] by its close analogy with a more elaborate composition on a contorniate medal of the same Emperor, which was certainly commemorative of that event.
Word: Horden Part of Speech: name 1. A large village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4441).
Word: dervis Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of dervish. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: magnetosonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sonic English magnetosonic From magneto- + sonic. 1. Describing a longitudinal wave of ions (and electrons) in a magnetized plasma that propagates perpendicular to the stationary magnetic field. Labels: not-comparable
Word: velocimetry Part of Speech: noun 1. The measurement of the velocity of fluids Labels: uncountable
Word: IP in IP Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of IP in IP encapsulation used in rfc:2003, which specified the protocol. 1. A protocol for sending IP packets over an existing IP network. Labels: Internet, uncountable Example: IP in IP is an unusual mechanism: not only does it use two network layers, it uses the same protocol on both. Example: Although IP in IP incurs an overhead, as the size of the headers is doubled, it may allow you to create a connection between two hosts that would otherwise be blocked by a firewall.
Word: declutter 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 clutter English declutter From de- + clutter. Pronunciation: /diːˈklʌtə(ɹ)/ 1. The act or process of removing clutter; a decluttering. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: declutter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English clutter English declutter From de- + clutter. Pronunciation: /diːˈklʌtə(ɹ)/ 1. To remove clutter from, to tidy. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I decluttered my living room. Example: The first phase of the station facelift includes decluttering the ticket office, a brighter concourse, and a longer London-bound platform canopy.
Word: founding member Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of an organization that was involved in, or whose membership commenced with, the organization's foundation. Labels: US Example: The United Nations had 77 founding members.
Word: dolla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Non-rhotic pronunciation of dollar. 1. Pronunciation spelling of dollar. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: lancha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lancang. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: trapo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of traditional politician; also influenced by Tagalog trapo (“rag”), from Spanish trapo. Pronunciation: /ˈtrapəʊ/, /ˈtræpoʊ/, /ˌtrɑˈpo/ 1. corrupt politician Labels: Philippines, derogatory, slang
Word: throw cold water on Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /θɹəʊ kəʊld ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ɒn/, /θɹəʊ kɔʊld ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ɒn/, /θɹoʊ koʊld ˈwɔtɚ ɑn/, /θɹoʊ koʊld ˈwɔɾɚ ɑn/ 1. (of an achievement, emotion, idea, suggestion, etc.) To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Oh! no; there would be a Mrs. Knightley to throw cold water on every thing.—Extremely disagreeable! Example: "Now, Peleg, don't throw cold water on my enthusiasm," said Tom reproachfully.
Word: pour cold water on Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of throw cold water on (“to belittle or dismiss”). Labels: idiomatic Example: Leaked documents from TfL poured cold water over the prospect of driverless trains. They concluded there was no financial case because because of the very high up-front infrastructure costs. Example: However, a national security council official poured cold water on the suggestion there would be US “boots on the ground” in Haiti, telling the Washington-based agency: “The United States is not sending US troops to Haiti to support the Haitian national police’s security operations.”
Word: recalibrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English calibre Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English calibrate English recalibrate From re- + calibrate. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiˈkæl.ə.bɹeɪt/ 1. To calibrate for a second or subsequent time. Example: Throughout the evening, Mr. Christie’s admonition about canned lines and rehearsed speeches hovered and seemed to recalibrate how the crowd — and television viewers — processed what Mr. Rubio said (and resaid, over and over).
Word: Perm Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Пермь (Permʹ), probably from a Proto-Finno-Permic (Uralic) stem; compared to Estonian põrand, dialectal põrmand (“floor, ground”) by P. Alvre in Keel ja Kirjandus No 7, 1981, pp. 407-413. Compare Bjarmaland. Appears on western maps as latinized Permia in the late 16th century (Mercator (1595)). The Russian city of Perm is a modern foundation, established under Peter I in 1723. 1. A historical region of northeastern Russia, corresponding to the Kama basin, a left tributary of the Volga. 2. A krai of Russia, near the Ural Mountains. 3. A city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia.
Word: waf Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /wæf/ 1. Represents the sound of a fox barking. Labels: Internet
Word: huissier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French huissier. Doublet of usher and possibly ostiary. Pronunciation: /ˈwiːsjeɪ/ 1. A doorman; a domestic officer who guarded the doors to chambers in a mansion or similar large establishment. Labels: archaic Example: She had neither chamberlain nor huissier to light the tapers in her chamber when she would retire, and the poor lady passed her time weeping, sighing, and lamenting; and from grief and neglect of herself losing all her beauty. Example: That is because the huissier cannot lead anyone in to see the President of France without first passing through the adjacent office of Jacques Attali. 2. A huissier de justice, an officer of the court in various European countries roughly similar to a British bailiff. Labels: historical
Word: jussi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jusi. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Organza is now often substituted for jussi, both being light, transparent fabrics well suited to the heat and humidity of the Philippines.
Word: classifying space Part of Speech: noun 1. A topological space that is the quotient of a free action (of the specified group) on a weakly contractible space.
Word: weakly contractible Part of Speech: adj 1. Having all its homotopy groups trivial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hyperoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hyperoxia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hyperoxic From hyperoxia + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hyperoxia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hyperoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hyperoxia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hyperoxic From hyperoxia + -ic. 1. Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains more than 21% oxygen.
Word: lucarne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French lucarne, from Germanic. See below. 1. A dormer-window. 2. A window or opening in an industrial building that supports a hoist above doors on a lower floor.
Word: breadiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bready: most bready Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: FTMFW Part of Speech: adv 1. For the motherfucking win. Labels: Internet, initialism, not-comparable, vulgar
Word: running in Part of Speech: noun 1. The operating of a new engine (especially that of a motor vehicle) at less than its normal speed until proper working has been established. Labels: uncountable Example: For years past Pacific locomotives of all classes have worked between Kings Cross and Cambridge, […] both in order usefully to fill in gaps in their long-distance rosters, and also for running-in purposes after overhaul. Before the war the 7.18 a.m. slow from Kings Cross to Cambridge was a regular running-in turn for express locomotives stationed at Kings Cross shed. Example: [...] moreover, there are times of pressure when, to expedite deliveries, cars may be driven in what should otherwise be the running-in period at speeds that do them no good - and over long distances too.
Word: pedal steel guitar Part of Speech: noun 1. The elements of an electric steel guitar, mounted horizontally on a stand and played by a standing musician, using a combination of a steel bar and foot pedals to vary the pitch of the instrument.
Word: frolicksome Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of frolicsome. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: went ahead Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of go ahead Labels: form-of, past
Word: troublous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English troublous, from Anglo-Norman troublous and Middle French troubleus, corresponding to trouble + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹʌbləs/ 1. Of a liquid: thick, muddy, full of sediment. Labels: obsolete 2. Troubled, confused; causing trouble; troublesome, vexatious. Labels: archaic, literary Example: On thother side they saw the warlike Mayd Al in her snow-white smocke, with locks unbowned Threatning the point of her avenging blaed; That with so troublous terror they were all dismayd. Example: The troublous Day has brawled itself to rest: no lives yet lost but that of one warhorse.
Word: langered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: * probably from langer + -ed; possibly from languor (either via langer or separately) Pronunciation: /ˈlæŋəɹd/ 1. extremely drunk Labels: Ireland, slang Example: He was at that awkward stage where oblivion was still three or four drinks away; he was definitely pissed, but not quite langered enough not to care. Example: Goes out for a few jars. Meets three young Irish Army fellaas on leave from the Lebanon. Gets langered. Wakes up in their flat next morning, in nothing but her knickers, awful hangover.
Word: jubilance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English jubilant Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English jubilance From jubilant + -ance. 1. Synonym of jubilation Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You wanted to smile, raising your hands in jubilance. You just wanted to feel something like joy, even if it was small.
Word: jubilancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare jubilant, -ancy. 1. Jubilation. Labels: rare
Word: jubilent Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of jubilant. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: jubilence Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of jubilance. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: jubilently Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of jubilantly. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: god awful Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of god-awful. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cray Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of crayfish. Pronunciation: /kɹæɪ/ 1. A crayfish or lobster. Example: The third stage occurs when the crays moult into miniature adults. They are now completely independent of the mother and leave her permanently after a week or so.
Word: cray Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of crazy, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare vacay (“vacation”). Pronunciation: /kɹæɪ/ 1. Crazy. Labels: slang Example: That small of a fine for that kind of blatant disregard is cray. Example: Before his set, RWD somehow found time to back a quick vodka shot in the Ice Bar downstairs - yes we're aware an ice bar in the desert is cray.
Word: crays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cray Labels: form-of, plural
Word: streetscape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *str̥h₃tós Proto-Italic *strātos Latin strātus Latin via strātaellip. Late Latin strātabor. Proto-West Germanic *strātu Anglian Old English strēt Middle English strete English street English landscapebf. English -scape English streetscape From street + -scape. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹitˌskeɪp/ 1. The visual elements of a street, including the road, adjoining buildings, sidewalks, street furniture, trees and open spaces, etc, that combine to form the street's character.
Word: titillates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of titillate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: titillated Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: titillated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of titillate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: energise Part of Speech: verb 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 English -ise English energise From energy + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British standard spelling of energize. Example: The 13-mile section from Tring to Watford, on which work is further ahead than elsewhere south of Rugby, is likely to be energised for crew training in advance of the Rugby-Euston extension; a Crewe-Liverpool multiple-unit set is already at Stonebridge Park depot ready for use on this work.
Word: energises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of energise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: energising Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of energizing. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Getting people to talk about their strengths also leads to a more energising conversation that can help people feel much more resilient, especially in times of change. Example: It is actually very energising. Far more energising than just sitting there doing nothing .
Word: energising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of energise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dSph Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: dI Part of Speech: noun 1. dwarf irregular galaxy
Word: DIG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of dwarf irregular galaxy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: dE Part of Speech: noun 1. dwarf elliptical galaxy
Word: DEG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of dwarf elliptical galaxy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of diethylene glycol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: gE Part of Speech: noun 1. giant elliptical galaxy
Word: ruelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French ruelle. Pronunciation: /ɹuːˈɛl/ 1. The space between the bed and the wall. Labels: archaic 2. A chamber, (especially) as formerly used in France to hold a reception or a literary gathering. Labels: archaic, historical 3. A private circle; a coterie. Labels: archaic
Word: ear, nose and throat Part of Speech: noun 1. Otorhinolaryngology; a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the ear, nose and throat. Labels: uncountable Example: 1989 February, advertisement, Professional Profiles, Cincinnati Magazine, page 133, Virtually all ear, nose and throat specialists routinely handle cases such as adenoidectomies, tonsillectomies, nose bleeds, and sinus disease. Example: Dr. Wolfgang Renz, an ear, nose, and throat surgeon and a member of the Rotary Club of Pirmasens, Germany, found that although the siblings were profoundly deaf, common hearing aids could restore their hearing.
Word: Surya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya, “the sun or its deity”). Doublet of sun. 1. The chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kashyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions). Portrayed with golden arms and hair, Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses or one horse with seven heads, which represent the seven colours of the rainbow or the seven chakras. Labels: Hinduism 2. Sun 3. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: milfoil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French milfoil (modern French mille-feuille), from Latin millefolium, from mīlle + folium. Doublet of mille-feuille. 1. Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of several similar pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any plants of the genus Myriophyllum; water milfoil. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bedstraw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bedstraw, bedstrau, bedde-straw, equivalent to bed + straw. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛd.stɹɔː/, /ˈbɛd.stɹɔ/, /ˈbɛd.stɹɑ/ 1. Any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any plant of the genus Cruciata. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Straw placed into a bed. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Fleas breed principally of straw or mats, where there hath been a little moisture; or the chamber and bedstraw kept close and not aired
Word: NLS1 Part of Speech: noun 1. narrow emission-line Seyfert type-1 galaxy
Word: BLS1 Part of Speech: noun 1. broad emission-line Seyfert type-1 galaxy
Word: NLQ Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of near letter-quality. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: NLQ Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of narrow emission-line quasar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of natural language query. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BLQ Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of broad emission-line quasar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: RIQ Part of Speech: noun 1. Radio-intermediate quasar. Labels: initialism
Word: RQQ Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of RadioQuiet Quasar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RLQ Part of Speech: noun 1. Radio-loud quasar. 2. Initialism of right lower quadrant (of the human abdomen). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RLQ Part of Speech: name 1. Rainbow Labor Queensland.
Word: LQ Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of low quality. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. Initialism of letter quality. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, letter, uncountable 3. Abbreviation of lunar quadrangle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable 4. Initialism of lovers' quarrel. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable
Word: sacrilegio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian. 1. Profane use of a sacred object. Example: When she tired, I loosened up a little, to let her blow. Yes, it was rape, but only technical, brother, only technical. Above the waist, maybe she was worried about the sacrilegio, but from the waist down she wanted me, bad. There couldn’t be any doubt about that.
Word: colocynth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin colocynthis, from Ancient Greek κολοκυνθίς (kolokunthís), ultimately Pre-Greek. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒ.lə.sɪnθ/, /ˈkɑ.lə.sɪnθ/ 1. A viny plant, of species Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: teahouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teahouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tedders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tedder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rubli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rublis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: PFA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Paper Football Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Pacific Film Archive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Police Federation of Australia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Professional Footballers' Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Omar Beckles is the PFA chair and currently plays for Leyton Orient in League One of the English Football League. The PFA acts as a union for players in England and Wales. 5. Initialism of PHP for Android. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: "PFA aims to make PHP development in Android not only possible but also feasible [by] providing tools and documentation," said PFA founder and developer Ivan Mosquera Paulo, a software engineer at Irontec, near Bilbao, Spain, in an email on Friday.
Word: PFA Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of paraformaldehyde. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of polyfluoroalkyl. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Initialism of physical fitness assessment, used to determine physical fitness standards in the United States Navy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of pulverised fuel/fly ash. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of protection from abuse, a restraining order. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: 404(b)—including a series of domestic abuse incidents defendant perpetrated against victim, a PFA against defendant by victim, and other third-party PFAs entered against defendant to protect other women—as well as evidence from[…] Example: The male USC petitioner was candid and embarrassed about the [alleged] physical and mental abuse, that he had been subjected to. He stated that on (a specified date), he had filed a Protection from Abuse (PFA), against the female alien.
Word: PFA Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of please find attached. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: vihara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit विहार (vi-hāra). 1. A Buddhist monastery.
Word: embedded system Part of Speech: noun 1. A computer system with a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical system, often with real-time computing constraints.
Word: carreta Part of Speech: noun 1. An oxcart. Labels: Canada, US, historical
Word: corporale Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of corporal (communion cloth) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cortissimo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cortissimo. Pronunciation: /kɔːˈtɪsɪməʊ/ 1. The shot that forms the coffee base of a flat white.
Word: germander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late Middle English, from French germandrée, itself from Latin chamaedrys, from Ancient Greek χαμαίδρῡς (khamaídrūs, literally “ground-oak”). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɚˈmændɚ/, /d͡ʒəˈmændə/ 1. A Mediterranean herb, of species Teucrium chamaedrys, historically grown for medicinal use but now mostly as an ornamental miniature hedge in herb gardens. 2. Any plant of the genus Teucrium, some with small, pink, white, or pale purple flowers and a small upper lip.
Word: racing certainty Part of Speech: noun 1. A racehorse considered certain to win 2. Anything considered certain to happen; a sure thing Labels: broadly Example: A second wave of Covid-19 now seems to be a racing certainty. And a gathering avalanche of numbers attests to an economic disaster that is probably already upon us.
Word: British racing green Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a range of dark green colours, originally associated with British racing cars. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rack-mountable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rack + mountable. 1. Capable of being rack-mounted
Word: rack-mounted Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing electronic equipment that is mounted in a standard (usually 19-inch) rack. Labels: not-comparable
Word: radar gun Part of Speech: noun 1. A hand-held (or mounted) device that emits a radar beam and uses the Doppler effect to measure the velocity of moving objects (especially traffic).
Word: radial arm saw Part of Speech: noun 1. A circular saw mounted to slide along a horizontal beam.
Word: par value Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount or value listed on a bill, note, stamp, etc.; the stated value or amount. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Diluvialist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of diluvialist. Labels: alt-of
Word: radial curve Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a family of curves that are the loci of points that have a defined relationship between a fixed point and the centre of curvature at each point on another curve
Word: pasteurised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pasteurise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pastured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pasture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pastured Part of Speech: adj 1. Raised in a pasture, as opposed being confined to a cage, barn, feedlot, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: If you can't find pastured chickens, the next best thing is to buy organic.
Word: pasturing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pasture Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pasturing Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of putting an animal out to pasture. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Land used as pasture. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: centre of curvature Part of Speech: noun 1. The centre of the osculating circle at the point on the curve. Labels: Canada, UK
Word: Diluvialists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Diluvialist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radius of curvature Part of Speech: noun 1. The radius of the osculating circle at the point on the curve
Word: osculating circle Part of Speech: noun 1. The circle that has the same tangent, and the same curvature at the point on the curve.
Word: radial engine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several internal combustion engines that have the cylinders arranged radially around a central crankshaft
Word: diluvium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin dīluvium (“flood”), from lavō (“to wash”). Doublet of deluge. 1. An inundation or flood; a deluge. 2. A deposit of sand, gravel, etc. made by oceanic flooding.
Word: dimmish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dim Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English dimmish From dim + -ish. 1. Somewhat dim. Example: […] there is a great shut-in meadow […] and as the sun goes down it is dimmish in there, but away up against the sky you see the big peaks towering up and shining bright and vivid in the sun […] Example: The airport buildings were in darkness except for a few dimmish lights in the lounge.
Word: radial nerve Part of Speech: noun 1. A large nerve, carrying both sensory and motor neurones, that supplies the dorsal aspect of the forearm and arm
Word: radial vein Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of veins on the radial side of the forearm
Word: diminutively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English diminutive Middle English -ly English -ly English diminutively From diminutive + -ly. 1. In a diminutive manner.
Word: radiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English radial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English radiality From radial + -ity. 1. The condition of having a radial structure Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of the number of nodes reachable from a central node in a network Labels: countable
Word: radiation physics Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of the effects of ionizing radiation on matter, and of its measurement Labels: uncountable
Word: radiative forcing Part of Speech: noun 1. The effect of greenhouse gases on the radiation of heat in the atmosphere. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dingle-dangle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Reduplication from dangle. 1. Hanging loose; swinging backwards and forwards. Labels: obsolete
Word: hibiscuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hibiscus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hinging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hinge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: huskiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of husky: most husky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: horseradishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horseradish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dinotherium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Dinotherium, from dino- + -therium. 1. An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw.
Word: fumier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of fumy: more fumy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: thought showers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thought shower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: still waters run deep Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Of Latin origin, but possibly popularized by William Shakespeare, c. 1590, in "Henry VI," part 2, act 3, scene 1: : Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep; : And in his simple show he harbours treason. 1. A person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect. Example: I always knew she was an artful jade; 'still waters run deep;' but she shall be exposed, the mask shall be stripped from the hypocrite. Example: But still waters run deep; and no crisis had come in the years of her early maidenhood to demonstrate what lay hidden within her, like metal in a mine.
Word: oared Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oar + -ed. 1. Having oars. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oared Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Equivalent to oar + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of oar Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: still water runs deep Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of still waters run deep. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: civil enforcement officer Part of Speech: noun 1. A person employed to enforce parking, traffic and other restrictions and laws in England and Wales, formerly known as a parking attendant. Labels: UK
Word: civil enforcement officers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of civil enforcement officer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: naids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of naid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nikkud Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nikud. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: leafspace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leaf + space. 1. A topological space that is the quotient of a laminated or foliated manifold by identification of each leaf, and each closed complementary region, to a point.
Word: mapping class group Part of Speech: noun 1. The group of self-homeomorphisms of a topological space, modulo homotopy.
Word: toison Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French toison. 1. A fleece. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:toison.
Word: covering space Part of Speech: noun 1. The domain of a covering of a topological space; the covering together with its domain. (See Usage notes at covering). Example: Let (X, p) be a covering space of X such that X is simply connected.