nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: eleventh hour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a parable in the Bible of workmen hired at the eleventh hour (that is, late in the day), known as the Parable of the Workers of the Eleventh Hour or the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard: * King James Bible, Matthew 20:6 & 20:9: *: And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? … And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. 1. A point in time which is nearly too late; the last minute. Labels: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Example: If she repented, though at the eleventh hour, it was not too late. Example: Highly providential was the appearance on the scene of Corny Kelleher when Stephen was blissfully unconscious but for that man in the gap turning up at the eleventh hour the finish might have been that he might have been a candidate for the accident ward […]
Word: quadriplegia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quadri- (“four”) + -plegia, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegia. Pronunciation: /ˌkwɑdɹɪˈplid͡ʒə/, /ˌkwɒdɹɪˈpliːd͡ʒə/ 1. Paralysis from the neck down. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Paralysis of all four limbs. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: speechless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English specheles, from Old English sprǣċlēas (“speechless; without the power of speak”), from Proto-Germanic *sprēkalausaz, equivalent to speech + -less. Cognate with West Frisian sprakeleas (“speechless”), Dutch sprakeloos (“speechless”), German Low German spraaklos (“speechless”), German sprachlos (“speechless”). Pronunciation: /ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/ 1. Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless. Labels: not-comparable Example: When he walked into his surprise birthday party, he was completely speechless. Example: The attack was so unwarranted and delivered with such venom that his unpreparedness for it left him speechless. 2. Synonym of unspeakable. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: Immortal Pleaſures round my ſwimming Eyes did dance, And ſpeechleſs Joys, in whoſe ſweet Tumult toſt, I thought my Breath, and my new Being loſt. Example: O Mother Earth, O Sun that makest clean, What poison have I heard, what speechless sin !
Word: quadriplegic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quadri- (of Latin origins) and -plegic, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegic from the Ancient Greek παραπληγή (paraplēgḗ, “the paralysis of half of the body”). Pronunciation: /ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/, /ˌkwɑdɹɪˈp(ə)lid͡ʒɪk/ 1. Of, related to, or suffering from quadriplegia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quadriplegic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quadri- (of Latin origins) and -plegic, from Ancient Greek πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”); probably patterned after paraplegic from the Ancient Greek παραπληγή (paraplēgḗ, “the paralysis of half of the body”). Pronunciation: /ˌkwɒd.ɹɪˈp(ə)liː.dʒɪk/, /ˌkwɑdɹɪˈp(ə)lid͡ʒɪk/ 1. One who suffers from quadriplegia. Example: Their life together changed on November 13, 1983, when Kowalski was involved in a car accident that left her a quadriplegic.
Word: maligned Part of Speech: adj 1. Assailed with contemptuous language
Word: maligned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of malign Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quintuplicate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin quintus (“fifth”) + plicare (“to fold”); probably patterned after duplicate from Latin duplicare (“to double”). 1. Multiplied by five. Labels: not-comparable 2. Being the fifth in a set of five. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quintuplicate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin quintus (“fifth”) + plicare (“to fold”); probably patterned after duplicate from Latin duplicare (“to double”). 1. A set of five similar or identical things. 2. One element of such a set.
Word: quintuplicate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin quintus (“fifth”) + plicare (“to fold”); probably patterned after duplicate from Latin duplicare (“to double”). 1. To multiply by five. Labels: transitive 2. To make five copies of. Labels: transitive
Word: play by ear Part of Speech: verb 1. To play guided by one's musical perception and intuition, rather than from a written score. Labels: intransitive, transitive 2. To do by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur, often with risk of negative outcomes; to improvise. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive, transitive Example: If they ask for something we didn't prepare, we will have to play it by ear. Example: There over, hereunder / Or up above, don't wonder / We can always play by ear / But that's the deal, my dear
Word: bg Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of background. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of bad game. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang 3. Abbreviation of big grin; often enclosed in * * or < > to indicate that the user is grinning widely. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: vanilla bean Part of Speech: noun 1. A seedpod of any plant in genus Vanilla, (family: orchid) especially species Vanilla planifolia.
Word: username Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From user + name. 1. A name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an individual computer system. Example: His username and password on his Apple PC is VolvestarcXXX.
Word: fervently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English fervently; equivalent to fervent + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈfɝvəntli/, /ˈfɜːvəntli/ 1. In a fervent manner. Example: It was cheap, and a spirit, he protested fervently, but despite such cogent argument as the MacQuibble saw fit to indulge in, the mighty thirst of the company ruled him out of the debate. Example: The Besht preached that the simple man, imbued with native faith and able to pray fervently and wholeheartedly with a sense of joy in his heart, was nearer and dearer to God than the learned but joyless formalist spending his whole life in the study of Talmud.
Word: variability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived form of variable, from Old French variable; see variable + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌvɛəɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, /-ɪ.ti/, /ˌvæɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, /ˌvɛɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 1. The state or characteristic of being variable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The experiment showed considerable variability in the results. Example: Climate variability affects crop production. 2. The degree to which a thing is variable. In data or statistics this is often a measurement of distance from the mean or a description of data range. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Davis Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪ.vɪs/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The use of “Eye of the Tiger” at a rally for Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has Survivor’s Jim Peterik “risin’ up to the challenge” – and threatening action. 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Drivers like the idea of increasing traffic flow and reducing congestion on the portion of I-80 between Davis and West Sacramento. 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: The average high December temperature at Davis, Australia’s southernmost Antarctic scientific research station, is 2.4 degrees Celsius, or 36 degrees Fahrenheit. 17. Ellipsis of University of California, Davis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Allen Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈæ.lən/ 1. An English and Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Alan. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Woody Allen has provided what is probably the best theological answer to the problem of evil: God is not evil; He is just an underachiever. 2. A male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Alan; in modern use often transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A number of rivers in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A number of rivers in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A number of rivers in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A number of rivers in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A village in County Kildare, Ireland. Labels: countable, uncountable 24. A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Labels: countable, uncountable 25. A city in Río Negro province, Argentina. Labels: countable, uncountable 26. A municipality in Northern Samar, Philippines. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Allen Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæ.lən/ 1. Ellipsis of Allen wrench. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis
Word: Bruce Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Norman place name, Brix, of disputed meaning. Pronunciation: /bɹuːs/, /ˈbɹʉs/ 1. A Scottish surname, most notably of Robert the Bruce. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4. A town and locality north of Adelaide, South Australia. 5. A hamlet in Beaver County, Alberta, Canada. 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Roy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From various sources: * Anglo-Norman roy (“king”) a variant of Old French roi, from Latin rēx, rēgem from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of Rey. * Scottish Gaelic ruadh (“red, red-haired”) from Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-. * Anglicisation of Bengali রায় (raẏ, surname). Doublet of Rai, rex, and rajah. Pronunciation: /ˈɹoɪ̯/, [ˈɹʷoɪ̯], /ˈɹɔɪ̯/, [ˈɹʷɔɪ̯] 1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic. Labels: countable Example: - - - The real pity is that the only name William Burton remembers is Roy ...it was a popular name in the fifties and sixties so there were probably quite a few of them." "Not that popular," said George. "Surely it's Roy Trent?" "Roy Rogers...Roy Orbison... Roy of the Rovers...Roy Castle..." "At least one of those was a comic-book character," said Andrew. "So? Bill Clinton and David Beckham named their children after places. All I'm saying is we can't assume Roy Trent from Roy." Example: On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico. 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A ghost town on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A river and glen (see Glen Roy) in Highland council area, Scotland. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ventral tegmentum Part of Speech: noun 1. A part of the midbrain, close to the substantia nigra and the red nucleus, that contains dopamine and serotonin. 2. The part of the mesencephalon that projects to the nucleus accumbens via the mesolimbic pathway and to the cortex via the mesocortical pathway
Word: Vercingetorix Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Vercingetorix, from Gaulish *Werkingetorīx (literally “super-warrior-king, king of super-warriors”). Pronunciation: /vɜː(ɹ).sɪnˈd͡ʒɛ.tə.ɹɪks/ 1. 72 BCE–46 BCE, the chieftain of the Arverni, leader of the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53–52 BCE.
Word: Kong Part of Speech: name 1. A town in north eastern Côte d'Ivoire.
Word: Kong Part of Speech: name 1. The fictional gigantic gorilla from the story King Kong.
Word: Kong Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) or Cantonese 江 (gong1). 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Kong Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯀꯣꯡ (kong). 1. Alternative form of Kongbam surname of Meitei origin Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative form of Kongkham surname of Meitei origin Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Kong Part of Speech: name 1. A city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran.
Word: verminate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the Latin verminare (“to have worms”), from vermis (“worm”). 1. To breed vermin. Labels: intransitive Example: That old dog just doesn't do much anymore; he mostly masticates and verminates.
Word: oversight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + sight. Verb sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Aufsicht. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/, /ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/, [ˈoʊvɚˌsʌɪt], /ˈəʉvəˌsɑet/, /ˈɐʉ̯vəˌsaɪt/ 1. An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A small oversight at this stage can lead to big problems later. 2. Supervision or management. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: oversight mechanism Example: The bureaucracy was subject to government oversight. 3. Overview. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A large map of the kingdom, in which the Protestant churches, including the Unitarian, are indicated in colors, gives a convenient oversight of the matter treated of by the writer.
Word: oversight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + sight. Verb sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Aufsicht. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/, /ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/, [ˈoʊvɚˌsʌɪt], /ˈəʉvəˌsɑet/, /ˈɐʉ̯vəˌsaɪt/ 1. To oversee; to supervise. Labels: nonstandard, transitive 2. To suppress content in a way that removes or minimizes its visibility or viewability. Labels: Internet, transitive
Word: wp Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of WP. Labels: alt-of, alternative, initialism
Word: purloin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English purloynen (“to remove”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman purloigner (“to put far away”), one of the variants of Old French porloignier. Doublet of prolong. Pronunciation: /pɜːˈlɔɪn/ 1. To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal. Labels: formal, humorous, transitive, usually Example: Had from his wakeful custody purloined / The guarded gold. Example: Probably my acquaintance, Mr Blank, therefore, would have been able, if he had so wished to do, to purloin the papers which he mentioned. 2. To commit theft; to thieve. Labels: intransitive Example: The Apostle expressly forbiddeth servants to purloin (Titus 2:10).
Word: vernalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vernal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize 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 -ization English vernalization From vernal + -ization. 1. The treatment of seeds or bulbs by exposure to low temperatures so as to decrease the vegetative period or to cause the plant to flower or bear fruit more quickly. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: This low temperature requirement for flowering, called vernalization, begins at germination. Vernalization is assumed to occur at temperatures between 0 and 18°C (Ahrens and Loomis, 1963; Tirone and Metzer, 1970). Example: Species needing vernalization do not flower when grown in a warm climate.
Word: supervise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin supervisus, from supervidere, from Latin super + videre. Doublet of survey. Pronunciation: /ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/, /ˈsu.pɚˌvaɪz/, /ˈsʉː.pə.vɑez/, /ˈsʉː.pə.vaɪz/, [ˈsʉː.pə.vɑe̯z] 1. To oversee or direct (a task or organization). Labels: transitive Example: Without someone to supervise them, the group will lack direction. Example: Strong personal government is, I believe, the only form of government possible in Kashmir for many years to come, but it is difficult for the Maharajas to supervise the administration of the valley when they are away in their winter capital Jammu. 2. To oversee a task, organization, etc.; to provide supervision; to act as a supervisor. Labels: intransitive Example: Under the Medicare Benefits Schedule, doctors can’t claim payment from the government for a Covid-19 vaccination provided in their clinic by a nurse, unless a GP is on the premises to supervise. 3. To look over so as to read; to peruse. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Let me supervise the canzonet. Example: If any Man for that reaſon has an Inclination to divert himſelf, and Sail with me round the Globe, to ſuperviſe almoſt all the Conditions of Humane Life, without being infected with the Vanities, and Vices that attend such a Whimſical Perambulation; let him follow me, who am going to Relate it in a Stile, and Language, proper to the Variety of the Subject: For as the Caprichio came Naturally into my Pericranium, I am reſolv’d to purſue it through Thick and Thin, to enlarge my Capacity for a Man of Buſineſs.
Word: night owl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From night + owl, from the fact that the bird is active at night. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪt aʊl/, /ˈnaɪt ˌaʊl/ 1. An owl (order Strigiformes) that is nocturnal. Labels: literally Example: Their Weapons like to Lightning, came and went: / Our Souldiers like the Night-Owles lazie flight, / Or like a lazie Threſher with a Flaile, / Fell gently downe, as if they ſtrucke their Friends. Example: For nightowles ſhreeke where mounting larkes ſhould ſing. 2. One who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning. Labels: idiomatic Example: "You are one night owl, Monsieur Reetchie," he said. / "And you seem to prefer the small hours for your visits, Monsieur de St. Gré," I could not refrain from replying. Example: It has been said the perfect transportation salesman must be: "A man of vision and ambition; an after dinner speaker; before and after dinner goodfellow; he must work all day; be a night owl and still appear fresh the next day; [..."] 3. A musical instrument which imitates an owl's hoot, consisting of a receptacle partly filled with water and a mouthpiece that is blown into. Example: The night-owl,—a mug-shaped instrument, with an orifice in its side, through which a whistle is inserted,—when used, is partly filled with water, to give the tremulous owl-hoot sound. Example: At the right was the piano, with a young lady seated, ready to play. Just before the curtain, and arranged in a semicircle, sat the juvenile orchestra,—Kitty with a tin trumpet; Jane with her night-owl filled with water and ready to pipe up; Julia with another bird, but having a different note; John with his drum, and Edward with his trumpet.
Word: nightie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From night + -ie (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪti/ 1. A woman's nightgown or nightdress for wearing to bed. Labels: informal Example: I was too embarrassed to answer the door in my nightie. Example: The clip shows the 67-year-old enfant terrible of French letters in pyjamas lying on a bed next to a woman in a nightie, smoking and laughing.
Word: nightie Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts Proto-Germanic *nahts Proto-West Germanic *naht Proto-West Germanic *nahti Old English niht Middle English nyght English night Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English nightie From night + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms). Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪti/ 1. Alternative form of nighty (“good night”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nightly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English nyȝtly, nihtlich, nihtlic, from Old English nihtlīċ, nihtelīċ (“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night”), equivalent to night + -ly. Cognate with Scots nichtlie (“nightly”), West Frisian nachtlik (“nightly, nocturnal”), Dutch nachtelijk (“nightly, nocturnal”), German nächtlich (“nocturnal, nightly”), Danish natlig (“nightly”), Swedish nattlig (“nightly, nocturnal”). Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtli/ 1. Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal. Labels: not-comparable Example: nightly dews Example: A cobweb spread above a blossom Is sufficient to protect It from nightly chill. 2. Performing, occurring, or taking place every night. Labels: not-comparable Example: The dog demanded to go out for his nightly walk. 3. Used in the night. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nightly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English nyghtly, neghtly, from Old English *nihtlīċe (“nightly”), equivalent to night + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtli/ 1. Every night. Labels: not-comparable Example: He checks his email nightly. Example: It was the Nightingale, and not the Larke, / That pier'st the fearefull hollow of thine eare, / Nightly she sings on yond Pomgranet tree,
Word: nightly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nyghtly, neghtly, from Old English *nihtlīċe (“nightly”), equivalent to night + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtli/ 1. A build of a software program with the latest changes, released every night. Example: Depending on how brave you are, you can even set it to update to the “bleeding edge nightlies” instead of just the point release nightlies if you want to really see the cutting edge of WordPress core development.
Word: Britannica Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Encyclopædia Britannica, long the most prominent English-language general encyclopedia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Vinland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Norse, coined c. AD 1000 by Leif Ericson, but of uncertain meaning because vowel length was not marked in early texts. It can therefore be either Vínland (“Wineland”) (from vín (“wine”)) or Vinland (“meadowland”) (from vin (“meadow, pasture”)). Pronunciation: /ˈvɪnlənd/, /ˈvɪnlænd/ 1. The name given by the Icelandic Norseman Leif Erikson to the portion of North America in modern-day Newfoundland, Canada when he arrived there circa 1000 AD.
Word: nightmare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nyghtmare, from Old English *nihtmare, equivalent to night + mare (“evil spirit believed to afflict a sleeping person”). Cognate with Scots nichtmare and nichtmeer, Dutch nachtmerrie, Middle Low German nachtmār, German Nachtmahr. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪt.mɛə/, /ˈnaɪt.mɛɚ/, [nʌɪʔ.mɛəɹ] 1. A very unpleasant or frightening dream. Example: I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe. Example: July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Riseshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/ With his crude potato-sack mask and fear-inducing toxins, The Scarecrow, a “psychopharmacologist” at an insane asylum, acts as a conjurer of nightmares, capable of turning his patients’ most terrifying anxieties against them. 2. Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure. Labels: figuratively Example: Cleaning up after identity theft can be a nightmare of phone calls and letters. Example: If Euston is not typically English, St. Pancras is. Its façade is a nightmare of improbable Gothic. It is fairly plastered with the aesthetic ideals of 1868, and the only beautiful thing about it is Barlow's roof. It is haunted by the stuffier kind of ghost. Yet there is something about the ordered whole of St. Pancras that would make demolition a terrible pity. 3. A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep. Labels: archaic Example: It haunted me, however, more than once, like a night-mare. Example: They plague and annoy lazy men-servants and untidy maids with frightful dreams; oppress them as the nightmare; bite them as fleas; and scratch and tear them like cats and dogs; and often in the night frighten, in the shape of owls, thieves and lovers, or, like Will-o-the-wisps, lead them astray into bogs and marshes, and perhaps up to those who are in pursuit of them. 4. A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; sleep paralysis. Labels: historical Example: The Night-mare generally ſeizes people ſleeping on their backs, and often begins with frightful dreams, which are ſoon ſucceeded by a difficult reſpiration, a violent oppreſſion on the breaſt, and a total privation of voluntary motion. Example: Had been afflicted in the night with that strange complaint called the nightmare.
Word: nightmare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English nyghtmare, from Old English *nihtmare, equivalent to night + mare (“evil spirit believed to afflict a sleeping person”). Cognate with Scots nichtmare and nichtmeer, Dutch nachtmerrie, Middle Low German nachtmār, German Nachtmahr. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪt.mɛə/, /ˈnaɪt.mɛɚ/, [nʌɪʔ.mɛəɹ] 1. To experience a nightmare. Labels: intransitive Example: Brother Fary of Omaha was nightmaring the rest of the night. Example: It’s been 21,900 hours, 912 days, 130 Saturday nights, 30 months, 3 years since October 16, 1988 when I was stunned awake, straddled by a man I did not know. First I think I’m nightmaring. 2. To imagine (someone or something) as in a nightmare. Labels: transitive Example: She was the last person I’d expected to see, although I had not expected to see anyone at all. For a moment I thought it was a nightmare, and that I was nightmaring the whole thing. Example: Stars have no need of intimidation, which makes them mightier than all the godheads nightmared by mere humanity. 3. To trouble (someone or something), as by a nightmare. Labels: transitive Example: THe day is broke! Melpomene, be gone; / Hag of my Fancy, let me now alone: / Night-mare my ſoul no more; Go take thy flight / Where Traytors Ghoſts keep an eternal night; […] Example: Thou things imponderable dost price and weigh / By scales untrue ’gainst the gewgaws and gauds / O’ the World; thy ledger ’neath thy head dost lay / For pillow, nightmared with dreams of thy hoards.
Word: nightshirt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From night + shirt. 1. A shirt-like garment (often oversized) that is worn to bed. Example: He wore a blue striped nightshirt and bedroom slippers.
Word: volleyball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From volley + ball. In 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, William G. Morgan created a new game called Mintonette, a name derived from the game of badminton. After an observer, Alfred Halstead, noticed the volleying nature of the game at its first exhibition match in 1896, played at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfield College), the game quickly became known as volleyball (it was originally spelled as two words: "volley ball") Pronunciation: /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ 1. A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net. Labels: uncountable 2. The inflated ball used in such a game. Labels: countable
Word: nightlight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From night + light. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪt/ 1. A small, dim light or lamp left on overnight. Labels: countable Example: She had brought in with her the night-light that had been burning outside her door. She blew it out. Example: They made you give up / your nightlight / and your teddy / and your thumb. 2. Light that shines at night, such as moonlight or starlight. Labels: uncountable Example: The floor-cloth deadened his footsteps as he moved in that direction through the obscurity, which was broken only by the faintest reflected night-light from without. Example: […] the man held up two small objects faintly twinkling in the nightlight;
Word: Voynichese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Voynich + -ese, named after Polish book dealer Wilfrid Voynich (Polish Wojnicz). Pronunciation: /ˌvoɪ.nɪˈt͡ʃiːz/ 1. The language in which the Voynich manuscript is ostensibly written.
Word: overnight Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Inherited from Middle English overnyght, from Old English ofer niht (“through the night, overnight”), equivalent to over + night. Verbal use (late 19th c.) may have been influenced by German übernachten (16th c.), though it could also have developed independently. Compare also Dutch overnachten (“to overnight”), Middle Low German ȫvernachten (“to overnight”), West Frisian oernachtsje (“to overnight”), Saterland Frisian uurnoachtje (“to overnight”). Pronunciation: /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/ 1. During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past. Labels: not-comparable Example: Let it run overnight and we'll check on it in the morning. Example: They delivered the package overnight. 2. In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: The change seemed to happen overnight. Example: Overnight, the vivacious young actress became a caricature, a relic of the previous decade, whose hard-partying socialite image seemed frivolous and out of touch amid the ensuing years of the Great Depression.
Word: overnight Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English overnyght, from Old English ofer niht (“through the night, overnight”), equivalent to over + night. Verbal use (late 19th c.) may have been influenced by German übernachten (16th c.), though it could also have developed independently. Compare also Dutch overnachten (“to overnight”), Middle Low German ȫvernachten (“to overnight”), West Frisian oernachtsje (“to overnight”), Saterland Frisian uurnoachtje (“to overnight”). Pronunciation: /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/ 1. Occurring between dusk and dawn. Labels: not-comparable Example: The overnight ferry docked at 10 a.m. 2. Complete before the next morning. Labels: not-comparable Example: Don't expect overnight delivery. Example: Federal Express handled 225 million overnight and second-day packages, cornering a 50-percent share of the entire domestic overnight market[…]. 3. For which participants stay overnight. Labels: not-comparable Example: They sent their kids to overnight camp. Example: We went on an overnight ski trip.
Word: overnight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English overnyght, from Old English ofer niht (“through the night, overnight”), equivalent to over + night. Verbal use (late 19th c.) may have been influenced by German übernachten (16th c.), though it could also have developed independently. Compare also Dutch overnachten (“to overnight”), Middle Low German ȫvernachten (“to overnight”), West Frisian oernachtsje (“to overnight”), Saterland Frisian uurnoachtje (“to overnight”). Pronunciation: /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/ 1. To stay overnight; to spend the night. Labels: intransitive Example: His visits to Paris (which he had not allowed his son to visit until he was a teenager) became less frequent too: he never over-nighted there, for example, after 1744. 2. To send something for delivery the next day. Labels: US, transitive Example: We can overnight you the documents for signature.
Word: overnight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English overnyght, from Old English ofer niht (“through the night, overnight”), equivalent to over + night. Verbal use (late 19th c.) may have been influenced by German übernachten (16th c.), though it could also have developed independently. Compare also Dutch overnachten (“to overnight”), Middle Low German ȫvernachten (“to overnight”), West Frisian oernachtsje (“to overnight”), Saterland Frisian uurnoachtje (“to overnight”). Pronunciation: /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/ 1. An item delivered or completed overnight. Example: Have you looked at the overnights yet? 2. An overnight stay, especially in a hotel or other lodging facility. Example: Some will also have to work less coveted schedules like overnights and weekends just to start building their career and demo tape. 3. Viewership ratings for a television show that are published the morning after it is broadcast, and may be revised later on. Labels: in-plural Example: Word spread that Barney was on his way out to the location and that the Nielsen overnights had been terrific, or why else would he come. Example: The TV critic had the results of the June rating survey by Arbitron and Nielsen. […] He has the hard numbers on the June book plus the recent Nielsen overnights. 4. The fore part of the previous night; yesterday evening. Labels: obsolete Example: Pardon me, madam: If I had given you this at overnight, She might have been o'erta'en
Word: north-east Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of northeast. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: north-east Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of northeast. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, usually Example: Coal is found in several places along the Hun-chiang on the north-east of Tʻung-hua. Example: Gervasius and Borodijin rode on to reconnoitre. As my caravan entered the strip of pasture fringing the shore I saw my people in conversation with Sarts by a yurt at the north-east corner of the lake. They soon returned with the information that the whole neighbourhood, which included Kala Otlak and Bulag Bashi, was known as Dakherukta. There was no tura, but two or three miles off to the west there lived a wealthy Sart who was at the moment away from home attending a wedding at some friends of his. The festivities were taking place on the farther side of the northern mountains.
Word: north-east Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of northeast. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, usually
Word: north-north-east Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of north-northeast. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: north-north-east Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of north-northeast. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: north-north-east Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of north-northeast. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: bunfight Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bun fight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: north-northeast Part of Speech: noun 1. The compass point halfway between north and northeast; specifically at a bearing of 22.5°. Labels: uncountable
Word: north-northeast Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, in or pertaining to the north-northeast; north-northeastern. Labels: not-comparable 2. Situated toward or in the direction of the north-northeast; north-northeastward; north-northeasterly. Labels: not-comparable Example: A north-northeast course. 3. Coming from the north-northeast; north-northeasterly. Labels: not-comparable Example: A north-northeast wind.
Word: north-northeast Part of Speech: adv 1. Towards or in the direction of the north-northeast; north-northeastwards. Labels: not-comparable Example: We are travelling north-northeast at the moment.
Word: north-northwest Part of Speech: noun 1. The compass point halfway between northwest and north; specifically at a bearing of 337.5°. Labels: uncountable
Word: north-northwest Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, in or pertaining to the north-northwest; north-northwestern. Labels: not-comparable 2. Situated toward or in the direction of north-northwest; north-northwestward; north-northwesterly. Labels: not-comparable Example: A north-northwest course. 3. Coming from the north-northwest; north-northwesterly. Labels: not-comparable Example: A north-northwest wind.
Word: north-northwest Part of Speech: adv 1. Towards or in the direction of the north-northwest; north-northwestwards. Labels: not-comparable Example: We are travelling north-northwest at the moment.
Word: north-north-west Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of north-northwest. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: north-north-west Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of north-northwest. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: north-north-west Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of north-northwest. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: north-west Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of northwest. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: north-west Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of northwest. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, usually
Word: north-west Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of northwest. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, usually
Word: hit the road Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare typologically Russian уда́риться в бега́ (udáritʹsja v begá), уда́рить по та́пкам (udáritʹ po tápkam), тро́нуться (trónutʹsja). 1. To begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: If we're gonna make it by sunset, we'd better hit the road. 2. To leave a place; to go away. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: It's time for me to hit the road and walk home.
Word: nyctophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nycto- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English nyctophobia From nycto- + -phobia. 1. A fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness. Labels: uncountable Example: "You're afraid of the dark. That's nyctophobia. And you're afraid of deep places, or depth. That's bathophobia."
Word: put one's best foot forward Part of Speech: verb 1. To show oneself in the best or most positive way possible; to make a favorable impression. Labels: idiomatic Example: Try to put your best foot forward at all times during a job interview. Example: Unsurprisingly, Perry puts her best foot forward on opener “Never Really Over,” a song that not only maintains a catchy, hummable refrain, but also ironically doubles as a sort of mission statement for the artist.
Word: nutcase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nut + case. Compare headcase, mental case etc. Pronunciation: /ˈnʌtkeɪs/ 1. An eccentric or odd person. Labels: Ireland, UK, humorous, often 2. Someone who is insane. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: nursemaid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nurse + maid. 1. A woman or girl employed to care for children.
Word: nursemaid Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From nurse + maid. 1. To tend to as a nursemaid. 2. To care for or look after. Labels: colloquial Example: I don't believe I have to nursemaid these two rookies through their entire probationary period. Example: ‘Make the most of it,’ said Ford. ‘Because what I want you to do is to nursemaid that package out of the building.
Word: nuclear family Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nuclear + family. 1. The traditional western family unit, consisting of two parents (traditionally a mother and a father) and their children. Example: The initial result of that fragmentation, the nuclear family, didn’t seem so bad. But then, because the nuclear family is so brittle, the fragmentation continued. In many sectors of society, nuclear families fragmented into single-parent families, single-parent families into chaotic families or no families.
Word: fidget Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ 1. To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly. Labels: intransitive Example: "Look, Jim, how my fingers fidget," he continued, in the pleading tone. "I can't keep e'm still, not I." Example: Will you stop fucking about and fidgeting in my peripherals? I'm trying to concentrate. 2. To cause to fidget; to make uneasy. Labels: transitive Example: “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.
Word: fidget Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ 1. A nervous wriggling or twitching motion. Labels: countable 2. A person who fidgets, especially habitually. Labels: countable, informal 3. An object, such as a tool or toy, intended to be fidgeted with. Labels: countable 4. Short for fidget house. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: superlative degree Part of Speech: noun 1. The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. biggest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).
Word: comparative degree Part of Speech: noun 1. The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).
Word: batting glove Part of Speech: noun 1. Each of a pair of protective gloves worn by a batsman to prevent damage to the fingers and hands
Word: inswing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English swing English inswing From in- + swing. 1. An inward swinging motion. 2. The swing of a ball through the air in a direction towards the batsman.
Word: inswing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English swing English inswing From in- + swing. 1. Describing a bowler who uses inswing in the ball's flight. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ICC Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈʔajsisi/ 1. Initialism of International Criminal Court. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: ‘‘President Assad of Syria should be put on trial at the International Criminal Court”, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders publicly stated in 2016. He now may face charges from ICC himself, since it’s been revealed he supported terrorists in Syria. 2. Initialism of International Chamber of Commerce. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of International Cricket Council. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Interstate Commerce Commission. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 5. Initialism of International Certificate of Competence, certificate that may be issued to anyone who has successfully completed certain national boating licenses. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ill-advised Part of Speech: adj 1. Carried out without the benefit of wise counsel or careful deliberation, or carried out with unwise counsel. Example: Ashley Young's ill-advised attempt to dribble out of danger ended in a corner and when Steven Gerrard's delivery was headed goalwards by Daniel Agger, Sturridge deflected it home from virtually on the line. 2. Acting unwisely. Labels: informal Example: You are ill-advised to boast of that foul deed.
Word: affective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin affectivus, from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere (“to affect”). By surface analysis, affect + -ive. Pronunciation: /əˈfɛktɪv/ 1. Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions. 2. Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.
Word: ambient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ambiēns (“going around”), from ambiō (“go around”). Pronunciation: /ˈæm.bi.ənt/ 1. Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping. Example: A cup of warm tea eventually cools to the ambient temperature. Example: This which yields or fills all space / The ambient air wide interfused 2. Evoking or creating an atmosphere: atmospheric. 3. Relating to, or suitable for, storage at room temperature. Example: ambient food Example: ambient warehousing 4. Containing objects or describing a setting that one is interested in. Example: These, then, are characterizations of the system of natural numbers within an ambient set theory. And they seem to work, in the sense that in a sufficiently strong set theory it can be shown that Peano's axioms have (up to isomorphism) a unique model (cf. Rem. 6.1.8). Example: As much of the work in determinacy must proceed without AC, ZF serves as the ambient theory for this section, and uses of AC will be explicitly noted, reversing the usual procedure.
Word: ambient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ambiēns (“going around”), from ambiō (“go around”). Pronunciation: /ˈæm.bi.ənt/ 1. Something that surrounds; encompassing material, substance or shape. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Much after this same manner, when the Air is exceeding cold through which it passes; do we find the drops of Rain, falling from the Clouds, congealed into round Hail-stones by the freezing Ambient. 2. The atmosphere; the surrounding air or sky; atmospheric components collectively such as air, clouds, water vapour, hail, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It might be also, that attracted by that great void Vacuum ... all the ambients would be rarified, and particularly, the air. 3. A type of modern music that creates a relaxing and peaceful atmosphere. Labels: uncountable Example: Ambient can be flabby synth mulch that needs to access cyberism and external philosophies to convince you you're not being scammed.