nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: mousquetaire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French mousquetaire. Doublet of musketeer. Pronunciation: /ˌmuːskɪˈtɛə(ɹ)/, /-kə-/ 1. A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing. Labels: historical Example: [H]is adversary, swelling with rage, cocked his hat fiercely in his face, and fixing his hands in his sides, pronounced with the most imperious tone, “Heark ye, Mr. Round Periwig, you must know that I am a mousquetaire.” 2. A mousquetaire cuff or mousquetaire glove, or other article of dress imagined to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires. 3. A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century. Labels: historical 4. A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century. Labels: historical
Word: multitasks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of multitask Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: multitasked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of multitask Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: multitaskers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multitasker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multiplexed Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: multiplexed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of multiplex Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: multi-dimensional Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of multidimensional Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: multi-colored Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of multicolored. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: inoxidable Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of unoxidizable. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: multidirectional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English directional English multidirectional From multi- + directional. 1. Involving or moving in multiple directions.
Word: multi-directional Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of multidirectional. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: multigenerational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + generational. 1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting multiple generations; multigeneration. Example: The sons and daughters in a multigenerational household go to work while the grandparents watch the grandchildren. That arrangement of family life is much more resilient to economic hardship. Example: The point, Goldstein discovered through a lot of long days hanging out in parking lots, is that tailgating — the gustatory madness, the multigenerational camaraderie, the decked-out vans — is as essential a part of football as the game itself.
Word: multicompartmental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English -al English multicompartmental By surface analysis, multi- + compartment + -al. 1. Having or requiring multiple compartments. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: multicellular, multicell, multichamber, multidepartmental, multilocular, multiroom
Word: meromictic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Scientific neologism (1935), after holomictic. From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, mero- + -mictic. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛɹ.əˈmɪk.tɪk/ 1. Having layers of water that do not intermix. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monospacing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of monospace Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: holomictic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, holo- + -mictic. 1. Having layers of water that intermix at least once a year. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monomictic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, single”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, mono- + -mictic. 1. Having layers of water that intermix only once per year. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monospaced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of monospace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: monospaced Part of Speech: adj 1. monospace Labels: not-comparable
Word: amictic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + -mictic. 1. Covered in ice, thus unaffected by air temperature, but still having layers of water that intermix (holomictic). Labels: not-comparable
Word: mudfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mud + fish. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌdˌfɪʃ/ 1. Any of many fish that frequent muddy water or burrow in mud, of numerous species, including: 2. Any of many fish that frequent muddy water or burrow in mud, of numerous species, including: 3. Any of many fish that frequent muddy water or burrow in mud, of numerous species, including: 4. Any of many fish that frequent muddy water or burrow in mud, of numerous species, including: 5. Any of many fish that frequent muddy water or burrow in mud, of numerous species, including: 6. Any of many fish that frequent muddy water or burrow in mud, of numerous species, including: 7. Any of many fish that frequent muddy water or burrow in mud, of numerous species, including:
Word: microtubules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microtubule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microsporidians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microsporidian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mindsets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mindset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monoterpenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monoterpene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Malays Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /məˈleɪz/ 1. plural of Malay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ovariectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ovary Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English ovariectomy From ovary + -ectomy. 1. Synonym of oophorectomy.
Word: amygdalohippocampectomy Part of Speech: noun 1. A neurosurgical procedure in which the amygdala and hippocampus, structures in the medial temporal lobe of the brain, are surgically removed. Most commonly performed to treat drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy with the goal of reducing or stopping seizure activity originating from that region. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: coccygectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English coccyx Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English coccygectomy From coccyx + -ectomy. 1. Surgical removal of the coccyx.
Word: corpectomy Part of Speech: noun 1. Surgical removal of part of the vertebral body
Word: ganglionectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γᾰγγλῐ́ον (gănglĭ́on)bor. English ganglion Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English ganglionectomy From ganglion + -ectomy. 1. Surgical removal of a ganglion.
Word: voice box Part of Speech: noun 1. larynx. Labels: informal 2. electrolarynx; mechanical larynx; throat back. 3. talk box.
Word: metastasectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English metastasis Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English metastasectomy From metastasis + -ectomy (“surgical removal of”). Pronunciation: /məˌtæstəˈsɛktəmi/ 1. Surgical removal of the metastases (cancerous growths). Example: By examining tumor types individually, however, it is seen that certain histologies (adrenocortical carcinoma, alveolar soft part sarcoma, osteosarcoma) mandate surgical metastasectomy for patient survival. Example: With the potential for long-term survival, the cost-effectiveness of pulmonary metastasectomy is substantial particularly when compared to chemotherapy alone ($14,357 per life-year gained for PM vs. $104,210 for chemotherapy alone.
Word: timesis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tmesis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, no-plural, rare
Word: rhinectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rhino- + -ectomy. 1. Removal of the nose.
Word: falconine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English falcon Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English falconine From falcon + -ine. 1. Of, or relating to falcons or hawks. Labels: not-comparable 2. Resembling a falcon Labels: not-comparable
Word: flagellomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin flagellō (“to whip, flog”) + -mania. 1. A penchant for whipping, or being whipped. Labels: uncountable
Word: florimania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flori- + -mania. 1. A passion or penchant for flowers; hyperenthusiasm for flowers. Labels: uncountable
Word: formicine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin formīcīnus. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ants. Labels: not-comparable
Word: formicine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin formīcīnus. 1. Any ant of the subfamily Formicinae or tribe Formicini.
Word: fuliguline Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or pertaining to sea ducks. Labels: not-comparable
Word: myoxine Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /maɪˈɒksaɪn/ 1. Of, or pertaining to the dormouse. Labels: not-comparable
Word: podslurping Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pod slurping. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pod slurping Part of Speech: noun 1. The illicit copying of data from an unattended personal computer by plugging in a portable storage device Labels: uncountable
Word: pliosaur Part of Speech: noun 1. Any plesiosaur in the suborder †Pliosauroidea, known from the earliest Jurassic to early Late Cretaceous. Example: Hunting many of the other marine reptiles are the pliosaurs, short-necked and large-headed versions of plesiosaurs who appear to have had a general diet of anything that moved. 2. Any plesiosaur in the suborder †Pliosauroidea, known from the earliest Jurassic to early Late Cretaceous.
Word: plesiosaur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Backformation of translingual Plesiosaurus, named by William Conybeare and Henry De la Beche in 1824 because plesiosaurs were more like a normal reptile than Ichthyosaurus, which had been found in the same rock strata a few years earlier. Surface derivation, plesio- + -saur. Pronunciation: /ˈpliːsiəsɔːɹ/ 1. Any of the order †Plesiosauria of extinct marine reptiles, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Example: "Look!" cried Olson. "Would you look at the giraffe comin' up out o' the bottom of the say?" We looked in the direction he pointed and saw a long, glossy neck surmounted by a small head rising above the surface of the river. Presently the back of the creature was exposed, brown and glossy as the water dripped from it. It turned its eyes upon us, opened its lizard-like mouth, emitted a shrill hiss and came for us. The thing must have been sixteen or eighteen feet in length and closely resembled pictures I had seen of restored plesiosaurs of the lower Jurassic. Example: It is the first time in Australia the head and body of an elasmosaur, a type of plesiosaur, has been found in one piece.
Word: fuse box Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fusebox. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: make an offer Part of Speech: verb 1. To bid or propose; to initiate a proposal.
Word: go with Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, with. 2. To choose or accept (a suggestion). Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Although I liked your suggestion, I'll go with my original idea. Example: You have to go with your feelings. 3. To date, to be involved romantically with (someone). Labels: idiomatic, transitive 4. To have sexual relations with (someone). Labels: idiomatic, transitive 5. To correspond or fit well with, to match. Labels: transitive Example: Does this red skirt go with this pink blouse? 6. To be pregnant with (a child). Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: The fruit she goes with, / I pray for heartily, that it may find / Good time, and live. Example: When the woman is come to the ninth Moneth, having beene in good health all the time of her going with child: she must continue the use of the aforesaid Ointments, and must begin to use more exercise than she did before, walking gently before meales the first twelve or fifteene daies; and then afterward it will be good to use stronger exercise.
Word: come off it Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Originally a British shortening of "come off the grass!", an older (originally American) phrase. Come off the grass!, which is roughly indicative of the speaker's disbelief, or that the speaker believes that the one being spoken to needs to face reality, is ultimately a play on the oft-seen phrase on signs in places such as public parks: "keep off the grass". 1. An expression of disbelief. Example: Come off it, mate! You can't be serious. Example: My palace spies have informed my that a certain tacky queen going by the pseudonym "Joey Ganimeed" has been presuming to offer you the 'facts of life' about gay existence (GCN, August 11, 1984). The next time you see him, tell him from me "Come off it, Mary."
Word: come off it Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originally a British shortening of "come off the grass!", an older (originally American) phrase. Come off the grass!, which is roughly indicative of the speaker's disbelief, or that the speaker believes that the one being spoken to needs to face reality, is ultimately a play on the oft-seen phrase on signs in places such as public parks: "keep off the grass". 1. To stop doing something or stop talking about something. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: Oh, come off it with the endless questioning. Example: He has to come off it about his Harry Potter fanfic.
Word: come along Part of Speech: verb 1. To accompany. Labels: intransitive Example: I'd like you to come along with me to the opera. 2. To arise, appear (make an appearance), come into being. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: When the telephone first came along, it was mostly just for businesses and rich people, but eventually almost everyone got one. 3. To progress; to make progress; to quicken. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: The renovation is coming along nicely, and should be ready within a month.
Word: come along Part of Speech: noun 1. Nonstandard spelling of come-along. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard
Word: come along Part of Speech: intj 1. Expression of encouragement or mild reproach. Example: Come along, dear, there's no point crying over it. Example: Come along, Jane. Please finish your homework.
Word: bring to the table Part of Speech: verb 1. To contribute (something) to a joint effort or discussion. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I don’t have time for a man unless he can bring something big to the table, like a huge amount of money.
Word: Seifert Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Seifert. 1. A surname from German.
Word: go round in circles Part of Speech: verb 1. To repeatedly do the same thing without making any progress. Labels: idiomatic
Word: playing fields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playing field Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pregraduate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English graduate English pregraduate From pre- + graduate. 1. Of or pertaining to those studies that take place before a student completes a degree course. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pregraduate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English graduate English pregraduate From pre- + graduate. 1. A person who is taking an academic course but has not yet graduated.
Word: doodly-squat Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdu.dəli skwɑt/ 1. Alternative form of diddly-squat (“nothing whatsoever”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: lamina propria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin 1. A layer of connective tissue under the epithelium of a mucous membrane Labels: uncountable
Word: administratrixship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English administratrix Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English administratrixship From administratrix + -ship. 1. The state or position of being an administratrix. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: acetylneuraminic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English acetyl Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English neuraminic English acetylneuraminic From acetyl + neuraminic. 1. Describing acetyl derivatives of neuraminic acid Labels: not-comparable
Word: do you come here often Part of Speech: phrase 1. A common phrase for initiating conversation with a stranger, especially one for seeking romantic involvement.
Word: actinorhiza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See actino-, rhizo-. 1. A root nodule formed as a result of a symbiotic relationship between an actinomycete and fine plant roots.
Word: adulticidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English adulticide Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English adulticidal From adulticide + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to an adulticide
Word: adulticide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléyeti Proto-Italic *oleō Latin *oleō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -sco Latin olēscō Latin adolēscō Latin adultuslbor. French adultebor. English adult English -icide English adulticide From adult + -icide. 1. A pesticide designed to kill adult insects rather than their larvae.
Word: adulticide Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléyeti Proto-Italic *oleō Latin *oleō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -sco Latin olēscō Latin adolēscō Latin adultuslbor. French adultebor. English adult English -icide English adulticide From adult + -icide. 1. To treat with adulticide. Labels: transitive
Word: solation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin solūtiō Latin solūtiōnembor. Old French solucionbor. Middle English solucioun English solution English sol Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English solation From sol + -ation. 1. The liquefaction of a gel to form a sol. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: albendazole Part of Speech: noun 1. An antiparasitic anthelmintic used especially against the larvae of tapeworms Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: stick to one's guns Part of Speech: verb 1. Of a gunner, to persist in faithfully attending to cannons while under fire. Labels: dated Example: Capitan Beaulieu-de-Long and his first lieutenant were both killed, several guns dismounted, and many of the [French frigate] crew killed and wounded. . . . Nevertheless the French stuck bravely to their guns, while the flame of the cannonade illuminated the scene beneath the canopy of smoke. 2. To maintain one’s position or viewpoint when faced with opposition. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Ronald had stuck to his guns and refused me to the last. Example: "I intend to marry, of course," replied Tuppence. "That is, if"—she paused, knew a momentary longing to draw back, and then stuck to her guns bravely—"I can find some one rich enough to make it worth my while."
Word: in summary Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. To summarize; as a summary.
Word: in summary Part of Speech: adv Labels: no-gloss
Word: MMU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of memory management unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of manned maneuvering unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of methane multiple unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of mobile meteorological unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of monomethylurea. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of manned maneuvering unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: MMU Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Manchester Metropolitan University. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Marymount University. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Morristown Municipal Airport. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Myanmar Maritime University. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of Multimedia University. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: three-line whip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the triple underlining of very important votes on “the whip” — a document detailing upcoming business distributed weekly to British MPs by party managers. 1. A directive to MPs from party leaders to attend a parliamentary meeting and vote in a particular way, despite what the MP might believe or what his or her constituents might like. Labels: UK Example: Since the metaphysical status of egg-casing is not one on which the church has yet pronounced, opposition appears based on "yuck" and nothing else. But yuck has become diktat, with Catholic MPs up to cabinet level being given a three-line whip by their bishops. Example: Deputy Chief Whip Craig Whittaker told them it will be a “100% hard” three-line whip, saying: “This is not a motion on fracking. This is a confidence motion in the Government.” 2. An imperative order. Labels: broadly, humorous Example: I have to go shopping with the wife, I'm afraid. She's given me a three-line whip.
Word: punch in Part of Speech: verb 1. To enter a workplace by punching a timecard. Labels: US, intransitive Example: I'm going to punch in a bit early today to get more work done. 2. To input values to a computer or a calculator. Labels: colloquial, transitive Example: Just punch in the numbers and it will give you an estimate of the cost. 3. To score. Labels: slang
Word: strike a balance Part of Speech: verb 1. To find a compromise between two conflicting things; to choose a moderate option between two extremes. Example: You should try to strike a balance between your social life and work life. Example: I like to think I strike a balance between being too strict and too lenient with my children. 2. To bring out the relative state of a debtor and creditor account. Example: I'd like to wind up the accounts before—before—well, this time I shan't wait till the new year to strike a balance.
Word: off balance Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Not physically balanced; not having physical equilibrium. Example: I was knocked off balance. 2. surprised; perplexed Labels: idiomatic
Word: hang in the balance Part of Speech: verb 1. To be in a precarious situation, unsure of the future. Labels: idiomatic Example: His life was left hanging in the balance after he was shot in the side.
Word: balance of trade Part of Speech: noun 1. The difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: throw off balance Part of Speech: verb 1. To unsettle, to catch by surprise. Labels: idiomatic
Word: now you mention it Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Shortening of now that you mention it 1. Used to precede another comment about something just mentioned. Labels: idiomatic Example: 'I—I—I have fought a little, but not in that climbing way or that running way.' / 'No. Now you mention it,' said Billy, 'you don't look as though you were made for climbing or running—much. Well, how was it, old Hay-bales?' Example: ― Everybody gets their own ration of luck, they say. Now you mention it his face was familiar to me. But, leaving that for the moment, how much did you part with, he queried, if I am not too inquisitive?
Word: balance out Part of Speech: verb 1. To attain balance through the contrasting or reciprocating effect of different elements. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: If you consider all the negative and all the positive factors, it should balance out to something acceptable. Example: "It's something they look forward to and they get as much out of helping us as we do from receiving help and it all sort of balances out in the end." 2. To counteract with a contrasting element so as to achieve balance. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: You can add some honey to balance out the sourness of the lemon. Example: The city says that's mostly due to Calgarians having more than enough babies to balance out deaths.
Word: balance the books Part of Speech: verb 1. To add up all the debits and credits. Labels: idiomatic Example: I hardly think that cancelling Yorkshire's HS2 line counts as levelling up, but must admit that the South has its troubles too - particularly in London, where Transport for London is facing the prospect of cutting services to balance its books, as the pandemic continues to deter passengers and government appears unwilling to help. 2. To put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance. Example: Let us not balance the books of oppression of the deaf on the backs and minds of other oppressed linguistic ethnic and cultural minorities. Example: If you want to make a negatively charged particle, such as an electron, out of energy, you also have to make a positively charged particle to balance the books.
Word: alvinellid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several polychaete worms, of the family Alvinellidae, endemic to hydrothermal vents in the Pacific Ocean
Word: aminoarabinose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English amino- English arabin Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English arabinose English aminoarabinose From amino- + arabinose. 1. An amino sugar derived from arabinose
Word: anoxygenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oxygenic English anoxygenic From an- + oxygenic. 1. That does not involve the production of oxygen Labels: not-comparable
Word: apomictic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or characterised by apomixis. Example: I have found no definite reports of apomictic turbellarians, although the stenostomid Rhynchoscolex is said neither to reproduce by fission (but see Pennak, 1978) nor to possess a male system (Sterrer and Rieger, 1974). Example: Successful breeding of apomictic species is a relatively recent achievement and thus far only a few artificially bred cultivars of any apomictic crop have been released. For many years the only source of cultivars of apomictic species was selection and increase of the best natural apomictic ecotypes.
Word: apoplastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English apoplast Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English apoplastic From apoplast + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to an apoplast
Word: aposymbiotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to aposymbiosis
Word: panty raid Part of Speech: noun 1. A prank where a woman's underwear is stolen.
Word: aposymbiosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- English symbiosis English aposymbiosis From apo- + symbiosis. 1. A form of symbiosis in which two species live independently of each other, but their life cycles affect one another. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: appressorial Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to appressoria Labels: not-comparable
Word: arabinogalactan Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of proteoglycans found on the cell surface of flowering plants, sometimes used as a dietary supplement
Word: aseptate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English septate English aseptate From a- + septate. 1. Having no septum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: australopithecine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally in reference to a now-obsolete subfamily Australopithecinae, formed in New Latin, from Latin austrālis (“southern”) + Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”). Pronunciation: /ˌɒstɹələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪsiːn/ 1. Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera. Example: It is as if there were enshrined in these legends a racial memory of the Australopithicines who came close but never did make it to full humanity. Example: Australopithecines came in several varieties, some slender and gracile, like Raymond Dart's Taung child, others more sturdy and robust, but all were capable of walking upright.
Word: australopithecine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Originally in reference to a now-obsolete subfamily Australopithecinae, formed in New Latin, from Latin austrālis (“southern”) + Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”). Pronunciation: /ˌɒstɹələ(ʊ)ˈpɪθɪsiːn/ 1. Of or pertaining to these hominids.
Word: autotrophically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English autotrophic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English autotrophically From autotrophic + -ally. 1. In an autotrophic manner. 2. With regard to autotrophy.
Word: Cleese's woolly lemur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after John Cleese, English comedian, who has a fondness for lemurs. 1. Avahi cleesei, a lemur from Madagascar.
Word: autotrophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + -trophy. 1. The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Paul Allen's flower fly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. 1. Eristalis alleni, a species of flower fly from Costa Rica.
Word: Bill Gates' flower fly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partial calque of translingual Eristalis gatesi. Named after Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft. 1. A species of flower fly from Costa Rica, Eristalis gatesi.
Word: auxotrophic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
Word: double yellow lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of double yellow line Labels: form-of, plural Example: 2006 October 3, in The Guardian, article by Martin Wainwright A council has withdrawn a parking ticket issued after double yellow lines were painted under a parked car. Example: 2007 July 15, in The Guardian, article by Margaret Dibben Many customers live in upstairs flats, down narrow lanes, alongside double yellow lines or have steps to the front door.
Word: azithromycin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English az- English (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -mycin English (er)ythromycin English azithromycin From az- + (er)ythromycin. Pronunciation: /əˌzɪθ.ɹoʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/ 1. A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₇₂N₂O₁₂ (trademarks Zithromax, Z-PAK) that is derived from erythromycin and is used especially as an antibacterial agent. Labels: uncountable Example: Take a bite, taste the sin / Bad Azithromycin
Word: erythromycin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -mycin English erythromycin From (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic from a Streptomyces strain”). Pronunciation: /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/, /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/ 1. An antibiotic similar to penicillin, used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic C₃₇H₆₇NO₁₃ produced by an actinomycete Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythreus) and similar in its effects to penicillin, administered orally or topically in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Sir David's long-beaked echidna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after David Attenborough, British naturalist 1. Zaglossus attenboroughi, a species of long-beaked echidna.
Word: intake system Part of Speech: noun 1. The subsystem of an engine that takes in air from the environment and delivers it to the combustion chamber.
Word: on the point of Part of Speech: prep 1. Very near to; ready to; just about to; such that something is imminent. Labels: idiomatic Example: The old building seemed to be on the point of collapse. Example: As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.
Word: intake manifold Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of an internal combustion engine that supplies the fuel and air mixture to the cylinder(s).
Word: intake silencer Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that reduces the noise in an intake system.
Word: speed limiter Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that limits vehicle speed.
Word: exhaust system Part of Speech: noun 1. The subsystem of an engine that takes the products of the combustion chamber through a catalytic converter and silencer to the final pipe that releases the gases to the air. Example: Meronyms: exhaust pipe (head pipe, mid-pipe, tailpipe), exhaust pipe (tailpipe), tailpipe, manifold, header, sidepipe, silencer, muffler, catalytic converter
Word: exhaust purifier Part of Speech: noun 1. A device to filter exhaust gases.
Word: Ægæan Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of Aegean. Labels: alt-of, archaic, not-comparable
Word: Ægæan Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic spelling of Aegean. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: A cruise in the Ægæan.
Word: Aetolia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Aetōlia, from Ancient Greek Αἰτωλία (Aitōlía). Pronunciation: /iːˈtəʊ.li.ə/, /iˈtoʊ.li.ə/ 1. A mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania.
Word: Ætolia Part of Speech: name 1. Dated form of Aetolia. Labels: alt-of, dated Example: 1913, Catholic Encyclopedia, “Lepanto” Annexed to the Greek Orthodox Church in 1827, the see was suppressed in 1900, and replaced by the See of Acarnania and Naupactia, whose seat is at Missolonghi; the limits of this diocese are identical to those of the name Ætolia and Acarnania. Today Naupactus, chief town of the district in the province of Arcarnania and Ætolia, has 4,500 inhabitants, all Orthodox Greeks.
Word: Eubœa Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic form of Euboea. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Now, wending our way eastwards, we have in the long narrow island of Eubœa a most remarkable phenomenon. Fragment for fragment, it corresponds precisely to that part of Middle Greece from which it was torn.
Word: Bœotia Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Boeotia. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Though every one felt the magnitude of the danger, it was still hoped that the enemy might be prevented from penetrating out of Phokis into Bœotia.
Word: Achæa Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic form of Achaea. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: The inhabitants of the Grecian town of Scione, in the Thracian peninsula called Pallene or Pellene, accounted themselves the offspring of the Pellenians from Achæa in Peloponnesus, who had served under Agamemnon before Troy, and who on their return from the siege had been driven on the spot by a storm and there settled.
Word: Aeolis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Aeolis, Ancient Greek Αἰολίς (Aiolís). Pronunciation: /ˈiːəlɪs/ 1. An area of Ancient Greece that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor, mostly along the coast, and also several offshore islands (particularly Lesbos), where the Aeolian Greek city-states were located. Labels: historical
Word: Æolis Part of Speech: name 1. Dated form of Aeolis. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: bacteriocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bacterio- + -cyte. 1. A modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria
Word: bacteriome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bacteri- + -ome. 1. An organelle, in some insects, containing bacteriocytes
Word: bangiophyte Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbænd͡ʒɪɔˌfaɪt/ 1. Any red alga of the class Bangiophyceae
Word: bathymodiolin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Bathymodiolus + -in 1. Any of several deep-sea mussels, of the genus Bathymodiolus, often found near hydrothermal vents.
Word: bioprospecting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English prospecting English bioprospecting From bio- + prospecting. 1. The methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms. Labels: uncountable
Word: biotrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bio- + -trophic. 1. Describing a parasite or symbiont that needs its host in order to stay alive.
Word: necrotrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From necro- (“dead”) + -trophic (suffix denoting mode of nutrition). 1. Describing a parasite that kills its host, then feeds on the dead matter.
Word: biovar Part of Speech: noun 1. A strain of microorganisms that is physiologically and/or biochemically differentiable from others
Word: caryophyllene Part of Speech: noun 1. A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper
Word: decision tree Part of Speech: noun 1. A visualization of a complex decision-making situation in which the possible decisions and their likely outcomes are organized in the form of a graph that resembles a tree.
Word: pulse oximetry Part of Speech: noun 1. A noninvasive method allowing the monitoring of the oxygenation of a patient's hemoglobin, using a sensor placed on a thin part of the patient's anatomy, usually a fingertip or earlobe. Labels: uncountable
Word: hepatosplenomegaly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der. English hepato- English splenomegaly English hepatosplenomegaly From hepato- + splenomegaly. 1. Abnormal enlargement of both the liver and spleen at the same time. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chemoattraction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- Latin attractiōder. Old French attractionbor. Middle English attraccioun English attraction English chemoattraction From chemo- + attraction. 1. The action of a chemoattractant
Word: chemoautotrophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English autotrophy English chemoautotrophy From chemo- + autotrophy. 1. A mode of growth in which CO₂ is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is derived from chemical processes rather than light. Labels: uncountable
Word: chemolithoautotrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos)der. English litho- English autotrophic English chemolithoautotrophic From chemo- + litho- + autotrophic. 1. chemoautotrophic
Word: chemoperception Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English perception English chemoperception From chemo- + perception. 1. A specific response by an organism to the presence of a specific chemical compound (or class of compounds)
Word: præposition Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of preposition. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: When I stated that ξυνήϊα was a compound word, and that the first part was the præposition ξὺν or σὺν, I should have added, that the latter seemed to me to be formed from ἐω or ἑω, to put or place, and that the word, so compounded, signified something put or placed together, probably contributions made by the people, in ancient times, to form a common stock. Example: In short, except in some compound words, where the præposition en comes before Σ, as ἐνσέιω, ἐνσημαίνω, the n is allmost universally dropped, and perhaps was here admitted to preserve a difference between the præposition and the augment.
Word: maltodextrin Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of dextrin commonly used as a food additive. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: collect one's thoughts Part of Speech: verb 1. To become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in one's emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech, decision, etc. Labels: idiomatic Example: I got up feverish and nervous. I walked out before breakfast, striving to collect my thoughts and tranquilize my feelings. Example: I took a moment to collect my thoughts, and likewise to frame in French the sentence by which I proposed to open business.
Word: gather one's thoughts Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of collect one's thoughts. Example: The defender looks like someone who might benefit from some time on the sidelines to gather his thoughts, clear his head and get back to something like the player and personality who had enough impact at Old Trafford after his move from Leicester City to be awarded the captain's armband.
Word: subhelic arc Part of Speech: noun 1. A rare halo, formed by internal reflection through ice crystals, that curves upwards from the horizon and touches the tricker arc above the anthelic point.
Word: collect one's wits Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of collect one's thoughts. Example: "He is coming to," remarked a voice very near Tommy's ear. He recognized it at once for that of the bearded and efficient German, and lay artistically inert. He felt that it would be a pity to come round too soon; and until the pain in his head became a little less acute, he felt quite incapable of collecting his wits.
Word: gather one's wits Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of collect one's thoughts.
Word: Óðinn Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Odin (“a Germanic god”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The poem relates Óðinn’s ride on his eight-legged horse Sleipnir to Niflhel, the abode of the dead, after the gods and goddesses had met to discuss Baldr’s threatening dreams. Óðinn first encounters a hellhound. Example: In numerous studies throughout the centuries, the figure of Óðinn has been read in a surprising variety of ways.
Word: physiognomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of physiognomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From part (“noun”) + -er. 1. A work in a specified number of parts. Labels: in-compounds, informal Example: The show was a two-parter, but we stopped watching halfway through.