nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: herbal Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːbəl/, /ˈɝbəl/ 1. A manual of herbs and their medical uses. Example: It can still be found in herbals and such, which describe it as a sedative and cough suppressant. 2. An herbal supplement. Example: I took a ride to the shopping strip at Belmont and Central and stocked up on herbals at three Polish New Age health stores.
Word: prissy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: 1895, either an alteration of precise, blend of prim + sissy, or a blend of prim + fussy; first attested in a work of American writer Joel Chandler Harris. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪsi/ 1. Prim and fussy; too precise; overparticular. Labels: colloquial Example: She was a small, neat, rather prissy-looking girl with primly smooth brown hair and rimless glasses […] Example: As Nathanial Mayweather, heir to the Mayweather Hotel fortune, Elliott doesn’t disdain the hoi polloi so much as he considers everyone, even the faculty and headmaster at the prissiest private school in existence, to be part of it. 2. Lacking masculine vigor; sissified; effeminate. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, usually Example: I refused to wear this properly as it looked a bit prissy, so I butchly slung it over one shoulder. Example: Mom was always pushing her only daughter to become some kind of prissy feminine beauty. 3. Well-mannered; well-behaved. Labels: colloquial Example: As women post en masse over the course of the day and long into the night, the mood changes: The daylight crowd tends to be prissier; the night crowd rowdier (and drunker); the late-night crowd surrealistic and unpredictable, made up of the extremely sleep deprived, from mothers of newborns to insomniacs in the midst of a divorce. Example: You drive like one of those prissy ladies at lunch who won't take the last cookie in case somebody else wants it.
Word: prissy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1895, either an alteration of precise, blend of prim + sissy, or a blend of prim + fussy; first attested in a work of American writer Joel Chandler Harris. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪsi/ 1. A person who is prissy. Labels: colloquial, rare Example: 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure I really like Beau. He sure enjoys being admired & lusted over. He just lays back like a king & enjoys. What a prissy!
Word: Prissy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Priscilla + -y. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Priscilla.
Word: Priscilla Part of Speech: name Etymology: Feminine diminutive form of a Roman cognomen Prīscus, from Latin prīscus (“former, ancient, old-fashioned”). Compare typologically Seneca (< Latin Seneca < senex). Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈsɪlə/ 1. A female given name from Latin of biblical origin. Example: Letters written by Alden, and full of the name of Priscilla, / Full of the name and the fame of the Puritan maiden Priscilla! Example: 'Priscilla,' she said, --- 'The same name I've had for twenty years!' She smiled cynically. 'And, before you ask why, I was stoned when I chose it, so any thoughts of Cill were in my subconscious. I used to think it was classier than Louise or Daisy... probably because the Trevelyans were such snobs.' 2. An early Christian, mentioned in the Bible and also known as Prisca. Example: And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
Word: abdelavi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic عَبْد اللَّاوِي (ʕabd al-lāwī, “a variety of melon”). 1. A variety of muskmelon from North Africa and Arabia, Cucumis melo.
Word: nonmember Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of non-member. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: inclusive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive Derived from Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus + -īvus. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkluːsɪv/ 1. Including (almost) everything within its scope. Example: an inclusive list of data formats 2. Including the extremes as well as the area between. Example: numbers 1 to 10 inclusive 3. Of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed. Example: The pronoun in "If you want, we could go back to my place for coffee" is an inclusive "we". 4. Including or accepting those belonging to a particular group. Example: trans-inclusive feminism
Word: lamentation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Recorded since 1375, from Middle English lamentacioun, from Middle French lamentation and its etymon Latin lāmentātiō (“wailing, moaning, weeping”), from the deponent verb lāmentor, from lāmentum (“wail; wailing”), itself from a Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to howl”), presumed ultimately imitative. Replaced Old English cwiþan. By surface analysis, lament + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, /ˌlæm.ɪnˈteɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of lamenting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: About John Marin, there move sad, disgruntled beings, full of talk and lamentations. [...] They bewail the fact that in America, soil is poor and unconducive to growth, and men remain unmoved by growing green. But Marin persists, and what ebullience and good humour, in the rocky ungentle loam? 2. A sorrowful cry; a lament. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Specifically, mourning. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A group of swans. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lamentations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃənz/ 1. plural of lamentation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lamentations Part of Speech: name 1. a book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh
Word: Late Latin Part of Speech: name 1. The form of the Latin language used between the 2nd/3rd and 6th centuries. Example: As with English, Latin also has historical periods. These are broken into Early Latin (240–70BC); the Golden Age (70BC–AD14); the Silver Age (AD14–130); Late Latin (2nd–6th century); and then Medieval Latin or Low Latin (6th–15th centuries). ]
Word: Biblical Latin Part of Speech: name 1. Late Latin, as used in translations and commentaries on the Bible, influenced by biblical Greek and Hebrew.
Word: immigrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin immigratus, past participle of immigro (“remove, move into”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/ 1. To move into a foreign country to stay permanently. Labels: intransitive Example: He knows hardship. He has experienced life in a cold-water flat in Moldova before he immigrated to the States.
Word: uneasiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uneasy + -ness. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈiːzinəs/ 1. The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited. 2. An anxious state of mind; anxiety. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Finding that the afternoon coach was gone, and finding that his uneasiness grew into positive alarm, as obstacles came in his way, he resolved to follow in a post-chaise.
Word: partitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/ 1. That divides something into parts. Example: partitive tendencies in education 2. Indicating a part rather than the whole of something. Example: The word some is used in partitive constructions.
Word: partitive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/ 1. A partitive word, phrase or case.
Word: emigrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin emigratus, perfect passive participle of emigro (“to move away, remove, depart from a place”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + migro (“to move, remove, depart”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/, /ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/ 1. To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere. Labels: intransitive Example: Forced to emigrate in a body to America. Example: They [the Huns] were emigrating from Tartary into Europe in the time of the Goths.
Word: interlanguages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interlanguage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arithmomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arithmo- + -mania. 1. an obsessive-compulsive disorder in which the subject feels the need to count things Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: obsessive-compulsive disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. A mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: armlock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arm + lock. 1. A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile. 2. Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts. 3. A fighting hold in which the arm is used to immobilise an opponent. Example: It would keep the bone-cage of his body safe: no enemy's clasp would crush him in it, no vicious armlock choke his life out. 4. Power to control or heavily influence something or someone. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Mr Chávez remains a formidable opponent. […] He has an armlock on the country’s institutions.
Word: armlock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From arm + lock. 1. To hold in an armlock. Labels: transitive
Word: electroscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English electroscope From electro- + -scope. 1. a simple device that detects the presence of an electric charge by the mutual repulsion of metal foils or pith balls
Word: tyrannical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin tyrannicus + -al; ultimately from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) (absolute ruler, despot). Pronunciation: /təˈrænəkəl/, /tiˈrænəkəl/ 1. Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant. Labels: not-comparable 2. Despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian. Labels: comparable Example: a tyrannical regime Example: tyrannical rulers
Word: briefer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brief (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiːfə/, /ˈbɹifɚ/ 1. One who provides a briefing. Example: The briefers tried to prove the White House’s case that Iran is shipping deadly weapons, including armor-piercing explosives, to Shiite militias in Iraq.
Word: briefer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevisder. Old French briefbor. Old French brievebor. Middle English bref English brief Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English briefer From brief (adjective) + -er (comparative suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiːfə/, /ˈbɹifɚ/ 1. comparative form of brief: more brief Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: epidiascope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + dia- + -scope. Pronunciation: /ɛpɪˈdʌɪəskəʊp/ 1. A projector that can project images of both opaque and transparent objects onto a screen. Example: But it was only the huge epidiascope which threw upon the farther wall the blazing and magnified images of the photographs which Nimrod himself was feeding into it one by one from an envelope.
Word: fetoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From feto- + -scope. 1. A flexible fibreoptic device used to view a foetus in the womb. 2. A form of stethoscope for listening to the foetal heartbeat.
Word: foetoscope Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fetoscope. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: fiberscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fiber Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English fiberscope From fiber + -scope. 1. a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas Labels: US
Word: fluoroscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fluoro- + -scope, originally after German Fluorescop. 1. A device used to measure the fluorescence of a solution. Labels: archaic 2. A device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen.
Word: fluoroscope Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fluoro- + -scope, originally after German Fluorescop. 1. To examine with a fluoroscope. Labels: transitive
Word: galvanoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English w:Luigi Galvani Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English galvanoscope From w:Luigi Galvani + -o- + -scope. 1. A device used to detect electric currents, particularly one using the deflection of a magnetic needle.
Word: gastroscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gastro- + -scope. 1. A form of endoscope used to view the inside of the stomach.
Word: horoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French horoscope, from Medieval Latin horoscopus, from Ancient Greek ὡροσκόπος (hōroskópos), from ὥρα (hṓra, “any limited time”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”). By surface analysis, horo- + -scope. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/, /ˈhɔ.ɹəˌskoʊp/ 1. The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions. 2. An astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information. Example: We must talk of the force of circumstances, of imperative necessity, and find fault with the cruel horoscope which ordained such a fate. Example: "Ah, min hart! And what day was it?" "How curious you are! Do you want to cast my horoscope?"
Word: hydroscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + -scope. 1. A device for viewing objects below the surface of the water. 2. A kind of water clock consisting of a cylindrical graduated tube, from which the water escaped through a hole in the bottom. Labels: historical
Word: iconoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English icono- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English iconoscope From icono- + -scope. 1. an early television camera having a mosaic of photoactive cells
Word: laparoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From laparo- + -scope. 1. A thin endoscope that may be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall.
Word: laryngoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English laryngo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English laryngoscope From laryngo- + -scope. 1. An instrument used for viewing the interior of the larynx.
Word: christen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from Old English cristnian (“to christen, baptise”), from cristen (“Christen, Christian”) + -nian. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kristenje (“to christen”), Dutch kerstenen (“to christen”), Middle Low German kristenen, kerstenen, karstenen (“to christen”), Danish kristne (“to christen”), Swedish kristna (“to christen”), Icelandic kristna (“to christen”). By surface analysis, Christ + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsən/ 1. To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize. Labels: transitive Example: The new baby was christened at the village church. Example: Lewis the 9th of France, being asked by vvhat ſtile he vvould be called, ſaid, Levvis of Poyſſy. […] [S]aid he, I deſire to be called Levvis of Poyſſy, becauſe there I got the moſt glorious victory that ever I had; For there I overcame the Divell: meaning that he vvas chriſtned there. 2. To name. Labels: broadly, transitive Example: I christen this ship the Bonny Barnacle. Example: 1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth Christen the thing what you will. 3. To Christianize. Labels: obsolete Example: I must tell you that christianity hath new christened it 4. To use for the first time. Labels: colloquial Example: I christened my new boots today with a walk in the snow. Example: Foo Fighters, the Pretenders, and Alex G christened Portland’s newest music venue Friday night, and it was a show for the ages. 5. To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid. Labels: informal Example: Thus was De Witt's colony, like Austin's, at the mouth of the Colorado, christened in blood, and thus for the moment ended the first effort to found a settlement within its limits. Example: I christened the facilities, shrugged into my windbreaker, and met Dolan at his door.
Word: ophthalmoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ophthalmo- + -scope. 1. An instrument for examining the interior of the eye (that is, for ophthalmoscopy).
Word: otoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oto- + -scope. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊ̯təskoʊ̯p/, /ˈəʊ̯təskəʊ̯p/ 1. An instrument used for examining the eardrum and interior of the outer ear.
Word: pharyngoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pharyngo- + -scope. 1. An instrument used to examine the pharynx.
Word: sigillography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sigillum (“small image”), + -graphy. 1. The study of seals, especially those attached to documents. Labels: uncountable
Word: sphragistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σφραγίς (sphragís, “seal”). Pronunciation: /sfrəˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/ 1. The study of seals, especially those attached to documents Labels: uncountable
Word: saline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.laɪn/, /ˈseɪ.lin/, /ˈsæɪ.lɑɪn/, /ˈsæɪ.laɪn/ 1. Containing salt; salty. 2. Resembling salt. Example: a saline taste
Word: saline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salyne, from Medieval Latin salīna and Middle French salin, from Latin sal (“salt”). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.laɪn/, /ˈseɪ.lin/, /ˈsæɪ.lɑɪn/, /ˈsæɪ.laɪn/ 1. Water containing dissolved salt. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hell's Kitchen Part of Speech: name 1. A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, also known as Clinton, that was historically known for poor living conditions. Example: They were living someplace in Hell's Kitchen, because that's where the blacks were at that time, before they started moving up, and uptown. Example: Her first assignment was Hell's Kitchen, the infamous violent Manhattan neighborhood with the name that bespoke its environment, and San Juan Hill, the area just above West 59th Street, and on the northern edge of Hell's Kitchen. 2. Any neighborhood with a reputation for poverty and crime. Labels: broadly
Word: binary compound Part of Speech: noun 1. A chemical compound composed of only two elements. 2. A compound composed of an element and a radical (a group of atoms that behave as one piece).
Word: angle of attack Part of Speech: noun 1. The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil. 2. The angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind. 3. The angle between the plane of rotation of a wheel and the outer rail in the track curve. 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle, attack.
Word: slum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1812. Originally slang, in the sense "room", especially "backroom", of unknown origin. Pronunciation: /slʌm/ 1. A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty. Labels: countable, derogatory Example: Go to the half built-upon slums behind Battlebridge […] you will find groups of boys […] squatting in the mud, among the rubbish, the broken bricks, the dust-heaps, and the fragments of timber […] Example: I saw that most of those who were spending from eight to fifteen pounds monthly had the advantage of scholarships. I had before me examples of much simpler living. I came across a fair number of poor students living more humbly than I. One of them was staying in the slums in a room at two shillings a week and living on two pence worth of cocoa and bread per meal from Lockhart's cheap Cocoa Rooms. 2. Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: The lower the price of slum the better it is for the operator who can either give more of it out or build up the size of his big prizes. It is the big prizes that bring the play, even though the winner has to be satisfied with a piece of slum for his efforts. Example: Another hanky pank is the darts and balloons. No gaffs, no grift, nothing phoney. Game for the kids and the family. Get a dozen gross of slum and pass it out to the kids, and everybody'll love you.
Word: slum Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1812. Originally slang, in the sense "room", especially "backroom", of unknown origin. Pronunciation: /slʌm/ 1. To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own. Labels: intransitive Example: The princess goes slumming. Example: When you meet the girl who wouldn't et cetera you will tell her that you are slumming, visiting your own six A.M. Lower East Side of the soul on a lark, stepping nimbly between the piles of garbage to the gay marimba rhythms in your head. 2. To saunter about in a disreputable manner. Labels: UK, dated, intransitive, slang
Word: slum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See slumgullion. Pronunciation: /slʌm/ 1. Slumgullion; a meat-based stew. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: slum Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /slʌm/ 1. Nonsense; humbug. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang, uncountable Example: And this, without more slum began, / Over a flowing pot-house can, / To settle, without botheration, / The rigs of this here tip-top nation.
Word: apheresis 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 ἀπο- (apo-) Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Indo-European *selh₁-der.? Ancient Greek αἱρέω (hairéō) Ancient Greek ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσῐς (aphaíresĭs)der. Latin aphaeresisder. English apheresis From Latin aphaeresis, from Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “a taking away”), from ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō) (from ἀφ- (aph-), variant of ἀπό (apó, “off, away from”) before an aspirated vowel) + αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take; to snatch”)) + -σις (-sis, suffix forming nouns of action); the grammatical sense developed in Latin. Pronunciation: /əˈfɪəɹɪsɪs/, /əˈfɛɹəsɪs/, /ˌæfəˈɹisɪs/ 1. Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial. Labels: Canada, US, countable, rhetoric, uncountable 2. The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient). Labels: Canada, US, countable, specific, uncountable 3. Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood. Labels: Canada, US, countable, general, obsolete, uncountable
Word: contemn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English contempnen, from Old French contemner, from Latin contemnō (“to scorn”). See also contempt. Pronunciation: /kənˈtɛm/ 1. To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt. Labels: dated, transitive Example: The subject of the following History [...] is the unhappy Lives, and untimely Deaths, of that Unfortunate English King Edward the Second, and his two Favourites Gaveston and Spencer; for his immoderate love to whom, (Says Dr. Heylin) he was hated by the Nobles, and contemned by the Commons. Example: The change which had so suddenly elevated Charles Stuart to the throne of his ancestors, and, from a poor, wandering, and powerless exile, made him one of Europe's most powerful monarchs, had taken the various courts where he had sojourned, neglected, if not contemned, completely by surprise. 2. To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).
Word: quaquaversal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin quaqua versus (“turned wheresoever”). Pronunciation: /kweɪkwəˈvɜːsəl/ 1. Going off in all directions from the center. Example: She had a long look at him, and after having just spent hours with Frenesi’s face, found it easier now to make out, past the quaquaversal beard and smudged eyeglass lenses, as clearly as she ever would in Zoyd her own not-yet-come-to-terms-with face. Example: It is a brilliantly managed scene, quaquaversal in its geometries, simultaneously expanding present space and deepening past time. 2. Dipping towards a center in all directions.
Word: antechapel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Classical Latin ante-lbor. English ante- English chapel English antechapel From ante- + chapel. 1. The outer part of the west end of a chapel.
Word: antechoir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Classical Latin ante-lbor. English ante- English choir English antechoir From ante- + choir. 1. The part of a church in front of the choir, often reserved for the clergy and choristers. 2. The division of a choir, that is divided as in some Spanish churches, that is further away from the sanctuary.
Word: ante-Nicene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Classical Latin ante-lbor. English ante- English Nicene English ante-Nicene From ante- + Nicene. 1. Of or relating to those early Christians who lived before the council of Nicea in 325 AD. Labels: historical
Word: antasthmatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ant- Ancient Greek ἆσθμα (âsthma) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Koine Greek ἀσθματικός (asthmatikós)bor. Latin asthmaticuslbor. English asthmatic English antasthmatic From ant- + asthmatic. 1. Relieving the symptoms of asthma. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antasthmatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ant- Ancient Greek ἆσθμα (âsthma) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Koine Greek ἀσθματικός (asthmatikós)bor. Latin asthmaticuslbor. English asthmatic English antasthmatic From ant- + asthmatic. 1. Drug that relieves the symptoms of asthma.
Word: revel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English revelen, from Old French revel, from reveler (“to be disorderly, to make merry”), from Latin rebello (“to rebel”). Doublet of rebel. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛv.əl/ 1. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration. Example: Our revels now are ended. Example: "I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places.[…]" 2. A kind of dance. 3. A wake for the dead.
Word: revel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English revelen, from Old French revel, from reveler (“to be disorderly, to make merry”), from Latin rebello (“to rebel”). Doublet of rebel. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛv.əl/ 1. To make merry; to have a happy, lively time. Example: If there bee any lasie fellow, any that cannot away with worke, any that would wallow in pleasures, hee is hastie to be priested. And when hee is made one, and has gotten a benefice, he consorts with his neighbour priests, who are altogether given to pleasures; and then both hee, and they, live, not like Christians, but like epicures; drinking, eating, feasting, and revelling, till the cow come home, as the saying is. Example: […] so they might spend the livelong day as befitteth high holiday, in pleasure and action without care, and thereafter revel in the lofty presence chamber till night grew old with eating and drinking and all delight. 2. To take delight (in something). Example: Slowing down doesn't have to feel like holding back. It can be an opportunity to revel in sounds and sensations, to not be so concerned about where we are going but to enjoy the moment and become comfortable where we are.
Word: revel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin revellere, from re- + vellere (“to pluck, pull”). 1. To draw back; to retract. Labels: obsolete Example: It then revelleth and drawethe backe agayne those humors which concurre towardes the Eyes.
Word: revel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin revellere, from re- + vellere (“to pluck, pull”). 1. Alternative form of reveal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sand down Part of Speech: verb 1. To treat or polish with sandpaper. Labels: transitive
Word: and all that Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding. Labels: informal Example: She listens to punk rock, screamo, death metal and all that. Example: Harry Maguire's angry protests at not being awarded a corner gave those Welsh fans behind the goal immense pleasure. Small victories, and all that.
Word: micronism Part of Speech: noun 1. A theoretical microorganism living in the ice or under the surface of Jupiter's ice moon Europa. 2. An organism that is too small for the unaided eye to see, such as a bacterium, protist, or fungus.
Word: ecclesiastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English ecclesyastyke, from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós). By surface analysis, ecclesiast + -ic. Doublet of Ecclesiasticus. Pronunciation: /ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.
Word: ecclesiastic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ecclesyastyke, from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós). By surface analysis, ecclesiast + -ic. Doublet of Ecclesiasticus. Pronunciation: /ɪˌkliː.ziˈæs.tɪk/ 1. A cleric, especially one in a Christian church.
Word: triforium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin triforium, from tria (“three”) + for (“opening”) + -ium. Pronunciation: /tɹaɪ̯ˈfɔːɹɪəm/ 1. The gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.
Word: Delphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Delphi Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Delphic From Delphi + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛlfɪk/ 1. Of or relating to Delphi or its oracles. Example: As with the Delphic oracle of ancient Greece, physical impairment seemed compensated by almost supernatural gifts, which allowed his mind to roam the universe freely, upon occasion enigmatically revealing some of its secrets hidden from ordinary mortal view. 2. Obscurely prophetic. Example: He telephoned airlines, government contacts and a whole host of pale, over-brushed acquaintances in the U.S. Consulate, who infuriated him with arch and Delphic answers. Example: Carthage now sent two embassies to Rome, one after the other, essentially to ask forgiveness and avert war. The first was told enigmatically that it would depend on "if the Carthaginians give satisfaction to the Romans". The ensuing embassy received the still more delphic reply that "the Carthaginians knew very well" what this meant.
Word: Israelite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin Isrāēlīta (“Israelite”), from the Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs, “Israelite”), from Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl, “Israel”), from the Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʼēl, “Israel”); by surface analysis, Israel + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈɪz.ɹi.əˌlaɪt/, /ˈɪz.ɹɪˌlaɪt/, /ˈɪz.ɹeɪ.əˌlaɪt/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Example: Celesliall brightnesse ceazed on his face, That did the wondring Israelites amaze, When he returned from that souereigne place, His browes encireled with splendidious rayes. Example: The token of God is upon him, let him now, by his own profession of faith, acknowledge it, as God's token, bringing him under the responsibilities and blessings of the covenant, and he will be received, unquestionably, as "an Israelite indeed." 2. A native or inhabitant of (i) the united nation of ancient Israel (under the Judges, and then kings Saul, David and Solomon), or (ii) the later ancient northern kingdom centered in Samaria, distinct from the kingdom of Judah centered in Jerusalem. 3. A native or inhabitant of (i) the united nation of ancient Israel (under the Judges, and then kings Saul, David and Solomon), or (ii) the later ancient northern kingdom centered in Samaria, distinct from the kingdom of Judah centered in Jerusalem. 4. A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob. 5. A member of the Jewish people who is neither a cohen nor a Levite. 6. A club used as a weapon by the Circumcellions. Labels: historical
Word: Israelite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Latin Isrāēlīta (“Israelite”), from the Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs, “Israelite”), from Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl, “Israel”), from the Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʼēl, “Israel”); by surface analysis, Israel + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈɪz.ɹi.əˌlaɪt/, /ˈɪz.ɹɪˌlaɪt/, /ˈɪz.ɹeɪ.əˌlaɪt/ 1. Of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel or its inhabitants. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: all hell broke loose Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of all hell breaks loose Labels: form-of, past Example: The second he stepped into the venue, all hell broke loose...
Word: patriarchal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin patriarchālis, from patriarcha + -ālis. Sychronically analyzable as patriarch + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/, /ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑːkl̩/ 1. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable. Example: About whose patriarchal knee / Late the little children clung. 2. Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.
Word: tama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Greek τάμα (táma). 1. A form of votive offering in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly the Greek Orthodox Church, usually in the form of a small metal plaque with an embossed image symbolizing the subject of prayer for which it is offered.
Word: de-Muslimize Part of Speech: verb 1. To deprive of Islamic faith or character. Labels: transitive 2. To sacrifice Islamic character. Labels: intransitive
Word: objurgate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin obiūrgātus, perfect passive participle of obiūrgō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ob- (“to, against”) + iūrgō (“to dispute, chide”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti. Pronunciation: /ˈɒbd͡ʒəɡeɪt/, /ˈɑbd͡ʒəɹɡeɪt/ 1. To rebuke or scold strongly. Labels: transitive Example: He waited and waited, in the faith that Schinkel was dealing with them in his slow, categorical Teutonic way, and only objurgated the cabinetmaker for having in the first place paltered with his sacred trust.[…] Example: When he saw his servant he rushed forward, and pressing the paper on him objurgated him, in tones which induced Ali to think that something awful had happened, to hurry up and get the whale-boat ready to go immediately—at once, at once—after Captain Lingard. 2. To remonstrate, complain, to rail against. Labels: intransitive
Word: lamina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lāmina (“a thin piece of metal, wood, marble; a plate, leaf, layer”). Doublet of lame. Pronunciation: /ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/, [ˈlɛəm.ɪ.nə] 1. A thin layer, plate, or scale of material. 2. A thin layer, plate, or scale of material. 3. A thin layer, plate, or scale of material. 4. A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
Word: ameba Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈmiːbə/ 1. Alternative spelling of amoeba. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: variation ratio Part of Speech: noun 1. the proportion of cases not in the mode
Word: avian flu Part of Speech: noun 1. avian influenza Labels: uncountable
Word: drink run Part of Speech: noun 1. A short break that involves procuring (non-alcoholic) drinks and possibly snacks. Labels: slang
Word: pears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rapes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rape Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rapes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rape Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reaps Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹiːps/ 1. plural of reap. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reaps Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹiːps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overtakes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overtake Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: takeovers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of takeover Labels: form-of, plural
Word: qualities Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkwɑləˌtiz/ 1. plural of quality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laid to rest Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lay to rest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: inhume Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Latin in and humō (“to bury”). 1. To bury in a grave. Labels: transitive
Word: grammatical person Part of Speech: noun 1. A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and other people; implemented in most languages by a variety of pronouns, and in inflected languages by variation in word endings. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: apres Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Borrowed from French après (“after”). 1. After Labels: nonstandard, rare Example: 2003, Rasheed Lumumba Jones et al. The Humours of Black Life http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0595246206&id=uCEBP_P04JcC&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&sig=JQRYacsNjABY5mMVEtCv0qEDZ6I We must comment and critique the film while its in progress or else some crucial nuance of a technical or creative nature might be forgotten during an apres-movie discussion.
Word: apres Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French après (“after”). 1. Abbreviation of après-ski. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: retailer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English retail Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English retailer From retail + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiteɪlɚ/ 1. A retail sales company or salesman. Example: Your market gardener is not a well-breeched man, dependant as he is on the imponderables of glut, the inequities of distribution, and the greeds of wholesaler and retailer. Example: Among Baum’s many incarnations were these: military school student, actor, poultry expert, newspaperman, retailer, window dresser, women’s rights advocate, racist denigrator of American Indians and early Hollywood filmmaker.
Word: caramelization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From caramel + -ization. 1. The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The browning of sugars by heat. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Slowly cooking the onions will cause caramelization which will bring out the sweetness and give them a brown color.
Word: caramel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, dissimilated from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”) (and a doublet of chalumeau and shawm). Alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis, which is a compound of canna + mellis. Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.ɹəˌmɛl/, /ˈkæ.ɹə.məl/, /ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/, /ˈkæɹ.ə.məl/, /ˈkɛɹ.ə.mɛl/ 1. A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky. Labels: uncountable Example: The usual technique for making caramel is to mix table sugar with some water, then heat until the water has boiled off and the molten sugar colors. 2. A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection. Labels: countable Example: Caramel has a rich, complex flavor and consistency, viscous and sticky and creamy all at once, that works well with most sweets and fruits, with coffee and chocolate, and even with salt: the prized caramels of Brittany are made with a notable dose of sea salt. 3. A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: caramel Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, dissimilated from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”) (and a doublet of chalumeau and shawm). Alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis, which is a compound of canna + mellis. Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.ɹəˌmɛl/, /ˈkæ.ɹə.məl/, /ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/, /ˈkæɹ.ə.məl/, /ˈkɛɹ.ə.mɛl/ 1. Of a yellow-brown color. Labels: not-comparable Example: Every time I saw this caramel cutie, she was working on a new proposal or business plan or flyer to promote herself and her event coordinating business.
Word: caramel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, dissimilated from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”) (and a doublet of chalumeau and shawm). Alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis, which is a compound of canna + mellis. Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.ɹəˌmɛl/, /ˈkæ.ɹə.məl/, /ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/, /ˈkæɹ.ə.məl/, /ˈkɛɹ.ə.mɛl/ 1. To caramelize. Labels: dated, transitive Example: To turn out, place the dish over the mould, and invert both together, when, if the caramelling has been complete, the pudding should slip out without any difficulty at all.
Word: greenware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From green + -ware. From the concept that it is not yet "ripe" but rather needs time to age before being ready. 1. Pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Greenware needs to be cleaned and then fired to bisque. 2. A form of Chinese pottery having a green glaze. Labels: rare, uncountable, usually Example: Other kilns in Shaanxi and Henan and other provinces in the North, like Shanxi and Shandong, also produced greenwares during the Song period.
Word: firebomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English bomb English firebomb From fire + bomb. 1. A weapon that causes fire; an incendiary weapon. Example: A Molotov cocktail is a simple firebomb. Example: The firebombs were small, and burst into flames when they hit the ground.
Word: firebomb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English bomb English firebomb From fire + bomb. 1. To attack with a firebomb. Labels: transitive Example: The rioters firebombed the parked car. Example: A GOP office in Hillsborough, North Carolina, was firebombed over the weekend, with a swastika and the words “Nazi Republicans leave town or else” spray painted on an adjacent building, according to local officials.
Word: nertz Part of Speech: adj 1. nuts. Labels: informal, slang 2. nonsense. Labels: informal, slang
Word: nertz Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nerts (“card game”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: nertz Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of nerts. Labels: alt-of, alternative