nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: nuncio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish nuncio, from Latin nūntius (“envoy”). Pronunciation: /ˈnʌnʃiˌoʊ/, /-siˌoʊ/ 1. The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps. Example: He was anxious to make an immediate and lasting peace with Spain; refused to receive a special embassy from the Hollanders; his ambassador at Paris was known to be on terms of intimacy with the Pope's Nuncio; […]. Example: His ecclesiastical appointments showed how rapidly he had made his way, how supple was his mind: first of all secretary to the nunciature at Lisbon; then created titular Bishop of Thebes, and entrusted with a delicate mission in Brazil; on his return appointed nuncio first at Brussels and next at Vienna; […]. 2. One who bears a message; a messenger. Labels: broadly Example: [O]thers, held very good men, are at a dead ſtand, not knovving vvhat to doe or ſay; and are therefore called Seekers, looking for nevv Nuntio’s from Chriſt, to aſſoil theſe benighted queſtions, and to give nevv Orders for nevv Churches. Example: Altho at this distance you had no early Account or Particular of his Death; yet your Affection may cease to wonder that you had not some secret Sense or Intimation thereof by Dreams, thoughtful Whisperings, Mercurisms, Airy Nuncio’s, or sympathetical Insinuations, which many seem to have had at the Death of their dearest Friends. 3. Any member of any Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Galicia (of the Austrian Partition), Duchy of Warsaw, Congress Poland, or Grand Duchy of Posen. Labels: historical
Word: oleander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French oléandre, from Medieval Latin oleandru, from Late Latin lorandrum, perhaps an alteration of rhododendron. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊliˈændə(ɹ)/, /ˌoʊliˈændɚ/, /ˈoʊliændɚ/ 1. Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Cut a small branch of oleander from a thrifty plant, place it in a vial partly filled with rain water, so that the lower end of the branch may be immersed about half an inch in the water.
Word: airmass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of air mass Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: After a 227-day drought ending with December temperatures above 90, a polar air mass collided with a wave of damp tropical air, condensed it in seven days of cloudburst. Example: The mercury has been soaring in the state since the weekend because of an air mass hovering over Queensland.
Word: oozy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ooze + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈuːzi/ 1. Of or pertaining to the quality of something that oozes. Example: A daughter? Oh heauens, that they were liuing both in Nalpes The King and Queene there, that they were, I wish My selfe were mudded in that oo-zie bed Where my sonne lies: when did you lose your daughter? Example: [The rain] fell with an oozy, slushy sound among the grass; and made a muddy kennel of every furrow in the ploughed fields.
Word: CONUS Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of the contiguous United States, the 48 states between Canada and Mexico, including the District of Columbia. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: […] and those who reside in the CONUS, Alaska, or Hawaii are authorized to travel to oversea areas and return on ASIF missions for humanitarian reasons upon approval of the Chief of Staff[…]
Word: ophthalmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ophthalmicus, from Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμῐκός (ophthălmĭkós, “of or for the eyes”), from ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós, “eye”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ɒfˈθal.mɪk/, /ɒpˈθal.mɪk/, /ɑfˈθæl.mɪk/, /ɑpˈθæl.mɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the eyes. Labels: not-comparable Example: Eyedrops are an ophthalmic solution. Example: The ophthalmic surgeon attends Tuesdays and Saturdays, at half-past one. 2. Visionary, looking to the future. Labels: not-comparable Example: Yet I do not call to mind that I was ever in my earlier youth the subject of remark in our social family circle, but some large-handed person took some such ophthalmic steps to patronise me. Example: If Jack Yeats has made this ophthalmic adjustment, and if W.B. never really was so foolish as to look things between the eyes (until the Revolution grimaced at him), have the realistic novelists of our time been wise in their insistence on ruthless close-ups?
Word: orotundity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English orotund Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English orotundity From orotund + -ity. Pronunciation: /ɒɹəˈtʌndɪti/, /ɔɹəˈtʌndɪti/ 1. The quality of being orotund. Example: There is no braking midline caesura, nor is there Pope's massy orotundity. 2. An orotund statement or utterance.
Word: overblown Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈbləʊn/, /ˌaʊæːˈblaːn/, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈbloʊn/, [ˌoːvɚˈbloːn] 1. Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc. Example: They went all that way just to be in some overblown conference?
Word: overblown Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈbləʊn/, /ˌaʊæːˈblaːn/, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈbloʊn/, [ˌoːvɚˈbloːn] 1. past participle of overblow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wala Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wallah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: oxymora Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oxymoron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wanga Part of Speech: noun 1. A magic spell or charm. Example: All magic is performed under his patronage, whether it be the medicinal, protective paquet, or the less benevolent wanga. Example: Not all wanga contain the enslaved spirits of the dead, but they work best if they do.
Word: ebberman Part of Speech: noun 1. One who fishes under bridges.
Word: pachysandra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the New Latin genus name, equivalent to English pachy-, from Ancient Greek παχύς (pakhús) [Term?]. 1. A genus, Pachysandra, of four or five species of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs, belonging to the boxwood family, Buxaceae, used ornamentally as groundcover.
Word: packinghouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From packing + house. 1. A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition. Example: The packinghouse usually delivers shrimp to a few regular customers, such as breaders, freezers, canners, or wholesalers of fresh shrimp. 2. A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
Word: packsaddle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pack + saddle. Compare Dutch pakzadel, German Packsattel. 1. A saddle designed to secure and carry goods on the back of an animal.
Word: papyri Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pəˈpaɪˌɹaɪ/, /pəˈpaɪˌɹi/, /ˈpæpɚaɪ/, /ˈpæpɚi/ 1. plural of papyrus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peeress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *pūrijan Old English *pȳran Middle English peren English peer Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English peeress From peer + -ess. 1. A noblewoman married to a peer. Example: But there were more than a score of peers there beside, with their peeresses in tall feathers, diamonds, and monstrous hoops. 2. A woman holding a noble title in her own right. Example: [I]t is obvious that the Californian heiress is not the only gainer by an alliance which will enable her to make the easy and common transition from a Republican lady to a British peeress.
Word: pellagra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian pellagra, from Latin pellis (“skin”) + Ancient Greek ἄγρα (ágra, “seizure, attack, catching”). Pronunciation: /pɪˈlaɡɹə/, /pɛˈlaɡɹə/ 1. A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In 1755 the French physician Gaspar Casal (1680–1759) published an account of pellagra, then a new disease in Spain. Example: Mixing the alkali into the recipe in the right way chemically releases the otherwise unavailable niacin in the corn, which stops pellagra in its tracks, and allowed corn-based agricultural populations to grow and spread.
Word: abscopal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ab (“away from”) and Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós, “target, aim”). Term first described by Dr. R. J. Mole in 1953 in the British Journal of Radiology, "Whole body irradiation- radiobiology or medicine?" . Br. J. Radiol., 26: 234-241, 1953. Pronunciation: /æbˈskoʊ.pl̩/ 1. Denoting the effect that irradiation of a tissue has on remote nonirradiated tissue. Labels: not-comparable Example: The regression of a liver tumor after irradiation of bone that the tumor metastasized to is an example of the abscopal effect.
Word: periwig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of Middle French perruque. Doublet of peruke. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɹɪwɪɡ/ 1. A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as formerly worn by men and women. Labels: historical Example: O, it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundling […] Example: Methinks she makes almost as fair a sign / As some old gentlewoman in a periwig.
Word: periwig Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alteration of Middle French perruque. Doublet of peruke. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɹɪwɪɡ/ 1. To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig. Labels: transitive Example: Discord periwigg'd with snakes
Word: pewit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peewit. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: phalanges Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪlænd͡ʒɪz/, /fəˈlænd͡ʒɪz/, /ˈfælænd͡ʒɪz/ 1. plural of phalange Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phalanges Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek φάλαγγες (phálanges), plural of φάλαγξ (phálanx). Pronunciation: /fəˈlæn.d͡ʒiz/, /feɪˈlæn.d͡ʒiz/, /fəˈlæn.d͡ʒiːz/, /fæˈlæn.d͡ʒiːz/ 1. plural of phalanx Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pharynges Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fæˈɹɪn.d͡ʒiːz/, /fəˈɹɪnˌd͡ʒiz/ 1. plural of pharynx Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beancake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bean + cake. 1. Akara, a West African fritter made from black-eyed peas. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A various form of tofu, made from soybeans. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: Chinese white cheese... Foo yue. (a) Cut bean cake, made of Chinese white beans, into half-inch squares ¼ inch thick. (b) Put into a jar provided with an airtight cover, the size of the jar depending upon the amount to be made. (c) Fill the jar ¼ full of Fun Wine. (d) Salt to taste. (e) Cover air tight and put away for not less than two weeks. Example: ...the market for soya bean and its products (bean-cake and bean oil)...
Word: bedgown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bed + gown. 1. An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually worn in bed, thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket. Example: And there sat by the empty fireplace, which was filled with a pot of sweet herbs, the nicest old woman that ever was seen, in her red petticoat, and short dimity bedgown, and clean white cap, with a black silk handkerchief over it, tied under her chin. 2. A nightgown.
Word: bedstead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bedsted, bedstede, bedestede, from Old English bedstede (“bedstead”), equivalent to bed + stead. Cognate with Dutch bedstede, bedstee (“closet-bed”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛd.stɛd/ 1. The framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc; bedframe. Example: To Benjamin Hinkley, of Utica, N. Y., for improvement in Bedstead Fastenings. Patented Dec. 2, 1846.
Word: byplay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + play. 1. Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [...] there had been some amusing byplay with the enginemen as to what might be expected to happen if the engines failed to behave themselves properly. Example: The father-son byplay is occasionally overdone and tedious, but there is a genuine warmth in both the Oland-Luke and the Toler-Sen Yung teamings. 2. Any action, by supporting actor. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: onstage Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From on + stage. 1. On the part of a stage that is visible to the audience. Labels: not-comparable
Word: onstage Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From on + stage. 1. Taking place on the part of a stage that is visible to the audience. Labels: not-comparable Example: The first is a special—a single lighting instrument that lights a particular spot on the stage. Specials generally have no color, or a more saturated color, allowing them to stand out through other lighting onstage. Example: Mr. Kirk sat onstage with his wife Friday night and drove home the weekend’s message.
Word: Dylanesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Dylan French -esquebor. English -esque English Dylanesque From Dylan + -esque. 1. In the style of, or reminiscent of the music or lyrics of Bob Dylan (born 1941). Example: "No Tears For Johnny," a Dylanesque protest song against the Vietnam War.
Word: dooryard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From door + yard. 1. the yard near the front or back door of a house Labels: Atlantic-Canada, Maine Example: In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house near the white-wash’d palings, / Stands the lilac-bush tall-growing with heart-shaped leaves of rich green, […] Example: "You're soft, Jane," said Miranda once; "you allers was soft, and you allers will be. If 't wa'n't for me keeping you stiffened up, I b'lieve you 'd leak out o' the house into the dooryard."
Word: dotard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dotard; equivalent to dote + -ard. Pronunciation: /ˈdəʊ.təd/, /ˈdəʊ.tɑːd/, /ˈdoʊ.tɚd/, /ˈdoʊ.tɑɹd/ 1. An old person with impaired intellect; a senile person; one in their dotage. Labels: archaic Example: Dotard, (ſaide he) let be thy deepe aduiſe; Seemes that through many yeares thy wits thee faile, And that weake eld hath left thee nothing wiſe, Els neuer ſhould thy iudgement be ſo frayle, To meaſure manhood by the ſword or mayle. Example: I ſpeake not like a dotard, nor a foole, As vnder priuiledge of age to bragge, What I haue done being yong, or what would doe, Were I not old, […] 2. One who dotes on another, showing excessive fondness; a doter. Labels: obsolete
Word: drowsing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaʊzɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of drowse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: drowsing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaʊzɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who drowses. Example: His drowsings were delicious, and he dreamed sweet dreams.
Word: tombolo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian tombolo (“pillow”), from Latin tumulus (“mound”), from tumeō (“to swell”). Doublet of tumulus. Pronunciation: /tɒmˈbəʊləʊ/ 1. A spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.
Word: nidana Part of Speech: noun 1. The standard introduction to a sutra, stating the location and occasion of a particular teaching of the Buddha. 2. A first cause. Labels: Hinduism
Word: grao Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese grão (“grain”), from Old Galician-Portuguese grão, from Latin grānum. Doublet of corn, grain, gram, and granum. 1. A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 4.6 mm. Labels: historical 2. A traditional short Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg. Labels: historical
Word: fico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian fico (“a fig”), from Latin fīcus. Doublet of fig. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪkəʊ/ 1. a fig; an insignificant trifle Labels: archaic Example: a fico for the phrase. 2. a sign of contempt made with the fingers Labels: archaic Example: As for these chicken-hearted tremblers,' he continued, squinting askance at our companions, 'a fico for them!
Word: mele Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian mele. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪleɪ/ 1. A chant in Polynesia, especially Hawaii, typically in praise of a leader or to commemorate some significant event. Example: Lili‘u set to work assisting Fornander by translating mele and legends for him.
Word: mele Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant forms. 1. Alternative form of mell. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mele Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant forms. 1. Alternative form of mell. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: peachfuzz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peach + fuzz. 1. The soft, scanty beard of an adolescent male. Labels: informal, uncountable 2. The fuzz found on the skin of a peach. Labels: nonstandard, rare, uncountable
Word: reassurance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + assurance. 1. The feeling of being reassured, of having confidence restored, of having apprehensions dispelled. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In 2016, President Barack Obama told his staff that Donald Trump’s election victory was “not the apocalypse”. By any definition, he was correct. But understood in the original sense of the Greek word apokálypsis, meaning “unveiling”, Obama could not give the same reassurance in 2025. 2. The act of confirming someone's opinion or impression. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "The PM’s private reassurances are worthless given her track record of u-turns and her clear desperation to cling to power." 3. Reinsurance. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tumb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tumben, tomben, from Old English tumbian (“to tumble, leap, dance”), from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną (“to turn round”). Cognate with Middle High German tumen (“to turn round”), Icelandic tumba (“to tumble”). See tumble. 1. To tumble; jump; dance. Labels: archaic, intransitive
Word: dese Part of Speech: det Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of these. Pronunciation: /diːz/ 1. these Labels: nonstandard, slang
Word: dese Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of these. Pronunciation: /diːz/ 1. these Labels: nonstandard, slang
Word: tensing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tense Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tensing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of making something tense. Example: tensings of the muscles
Word: krump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Early 21st century, probably an alteration of crunk. 1. Krumping: an energetic style of hip-hop dance Labels: uncountable Example: Martin Douglas has several projects on the go, including a Monday evening basketball game with students and other teens in the community, as well as a weekly "krumping out crime" where students gather after school in the cafeteria to do homework, and then learn krump, the urban dance style.
Word: perruque Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peruke. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: courthouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From court + house. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɹt.haʊs/ 1. A public building housing courts of law. 2. The public building where most American counties have their county offices. Labels: US
Word: badlands Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier Bad Lands, calque of Canadian French mauvaises terres à traverser (“bad lands to cross”), itself a calque of Lakota Makȟóšiča (from makȟá (“land”) + o- (attributive prefix) + šíča (“bad”)). Pronunciation: /ˈbæd.lændz/ 1. An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks. Example: Not only do the Bad Lands present a most attractive field to the student of erosion and of the origin of earth forms, but their deathlike solitudes have been made to yield the most wonderful procession of strange extinct animals yet unearthed by geologists. Example: No one has ever described better the shaggy badlands and cabbage-patches round the edges of a city, where the debris of civilization piles up ramshackle suburbs in which starve and scheme all manner of human detritus. 2. An arid region of Western Canada characterized by significant erosion and odd land formations containing dinosaur and other fossils.
Word: badman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bad + man. 1. A violence-prone man who has had run-ins with the law; especially one from the Old West days of U.S. history. Labels: US, historical Example: Billy the Kid was a badman. 2. A gangster. Labels: Jamaica
Word: baptistery Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of baptistry. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For today, my father made arrangements with another minister – a friend of his who still had a real church building with a real baptistery.
Word: deliberate smoke Part of Speech: noun 1. Smoke operations which are planned with much detail for implementation over large areas or relatively long time periods. Labels: uncountable
Word: baptistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English baptistery, baptisterie, from Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion); equivalent to baptism + -ry. 1. A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed. 2. An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
Word: dry bulb temperature Part of Speech: noun 1. Temperature of the free air as measured with a dry thermometer on a sling psychrometer over a grassy surface at a height of approximately 6 feet (1.8 meters). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: red currant Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛdˌkʌɹənt/, /ˈɹɛdˌkɜɹənt/ 1. A deciduous shrub, Ribes rubrum, native to western Europe; any of certain cultivars of the shrub. Example: And a hint of still waters, a stream, a brook, a rivulet, meandering with flashes of brilliance through the lush dense greenery, among shadowy plants that might have been blackberries or redcurrants, although what redcurrants and blackberries might be Yoel had not the faintest notion, and even the names themselves he only knew from books. Example: Cultivated redcurrants are most closely related to Ribes rubrum, which like blackcurrants grow in northern Europe and northern Asia, although several other species have had a hand in the development of particular varieties; whitecurrants, for their part, are simply redcurrants with albino genes. Despite their similarities, the histories of blackcurrants and redcurrants in Britain are surprisingly distinct. 2. The bright red translucent edible berry of this plant. Example: 1995, Elizabeth Howard, Casting Off, Cazalet Chronicles, Book 4, 2006, unnumbered page, Her mouth was pale red and translucent, like the skin of a redcurrant. Example: She did not seem too happy to see us at first, but relaxed after she had shown us round their garden and we had tasted redcurrants and gooseberries.
Word: cannoli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cannoli (plural of cannolo) or Sicilian cannoli (plural of cannolu); see there for more. Pronunciation: /kaˈnəʊlɪ/, /kəˈnəʊlɪ/, /kəˈnoʊli/, /k̬ɐˈnɔːlɪ̆/ 1. A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert. Labels: in-plural Example: Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Word: cannoli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cannoli (plural of cannolo) or Sicilian cannoli (plural of cannolu); see there for more. Pronunciation: /kaˈnəʊlɪ/, /kəˈnəʊlɪ/, /kəˈnoʊli/, /k̬ɐˈnɔːlɪ̆/ 1. plural of cannolo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cannolo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cannolo. 1. A tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta.
Word: decology Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of decalogy. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: huckle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From huck (from Middle English hoke (“hook”), hokebone, probably so called because of its round shape) + -le. See also hook. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌkəl/ 1. The hip, the haunch. Labels: obsolete Example: […] which approves a quick gathering up of his legs withoute pain, his huckle bones round and hidden, […] Example: At what time Don Quixote, who had very much bruis'd his Huckle-bone, with a Hipshot grace approaching the Lady fell upon his Knees […] 2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip. 3. A homosexual man. Labels: Geordie, derogatory Example: When moving into our present dwelling some 6 months ago..the puchase^([sic]) of a new bed was of primary importance.The puchase^([sic]) was completed by a right huckle who didn`t realise the importance of the "squeek"^([sic]) factor in the purchase of such an item. Example: He’s not! He can’t be! There's never been a huckle in the Osbourne family, and we can trace our lineage all the way back to the Second World War.
Word: huckle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From huck (from Middle English hoke (“hook”), hokebone, probably so called because of its round shape) + -le. See also hook. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌkəl/ 1. To apprehend or arrest. Labels: Scotland Example: He was awakened by a couple of burly police officers and huckled out to a waiting van. Example: Then one day when I was at school, police with motorbike helmets came to the door with a big red battering ram and dragged Dad out of his bed while he was sleeping off a massive booze binge and huckled him downtown to read him his rights, throw the damn book at him and charge him for 'aggravated armed robbery'.
Word: mero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mero. 1. Any of several large groupers of warm seas.
Word: mero Part of Speech: noun 1. Meropenem. Labels: colloquial
Word: vin santo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Vin Santo. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: Sunis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Suni Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cassata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cassata (“cassata siciliana”), from Sicilian cassata, probably from Vulgar Latin *cāseāta, from cāseus (“cheese”). Compare Maltese qassata (“savoury pastry with ricotta filling”), confirming that the use of ricotta cheese is what unites all of the relevant dishes (and hence probably the original meaning). Pronunciation: /kəˈsɑːtə/, /kəˈsɑtə/ 1. A type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Synonym of cassata siciliana. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Pastafarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of pasta + Rastafarian. Pronunciation: /ˌpæs.təˈfɛəɹi.ən/, /-ˈfɑːɹi.-/, /ˌpɑstəˈfɛɹi.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Pastafarianism. Example: Something flashed by Theo and he spun to see Gabe Fenton running hell-bent-for-leather at the window, holding before him a long stainless-steel pan full of lasagna, evidently intent upon diving through the window in a pastafarian act of self-sacrifice.
Word: Pastafarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of pasta + Rastafarian. Pronunciation: /ˌpæs.təˈfɛəɹi.ən/, /-ˈfɑːɹi.-/, /ˌpɑstəˈfɛɹi.ən/ 1. A claimed follower of Pastafarianism. Example: "Pastafarians" — as followers call themselves — can also download computer screen-savers and wallpaper (one says: "WWFSMD?") and can sample photographs that show "visions" of the divinity himself. Example: Pirates are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians facetiously assert that a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature.
Word: bonza Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɒnzə/ 1. Alternative spelling of bonzer. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Any team wishing to secure a bonza bull-voiced supporter may secure him on application this afternoon at the Kalgoorlie Reserve.
Word: bonza Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɒnzə/ 1. Alternative spelling of bonzer. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The discoverers, who, though working in pairs, were dividing mates, have applied for a claim which all hope will prove a ‘bonza’. 2. A reddish apple originating in Australia.
Word: bonser Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of bonzer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: discreetly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English discreet Middle English -ly English -ly English discreetly From discreet + -ly. Pronunciation: /dᵻˈskritli/ 1. Acting in a discreet manner; acting in a way that respects privacy or secrecy; quietly. Example: Mao was animated and following every nuance of the conversation, but I could see that he was also becoming very tired. Chou had been discreetly glancing at his watch with increasing frequency, so I decided that I should try to bring the session to a close. 2. Inconspicuously. Example: And, placed discreetly among these commonplaces, a few pieces of genuine quality, bizarrely distinguished by craftsmanship from the vulgar products of the machine. Example: A Forest Trail and wild life hides lie 2 miles to the north-east. Blue hares, deer, wild geese, herons and duck can be discreetly observed from the hides.
Word: discretely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English discrete Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English discretely From discrete + -ly. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkɹiːt.li/ 1. As a separate independent unit.
Word: retaining Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/ 1. Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall. Labels: not-comparable
Word: retaining Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of retain Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: retaining Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention. Example: All retainings by indenture before that date were declared null and void 'other than to be the household servant or officer or of his [the lord's] council for lawful service done or to be done'.
Word: cassata siciliana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cassata siciliana (literally “Sicilian cassata”). Pronunciation: /kəˈsɑːtə sɪt͡ʃɪliˈɑːnə/ 1. A rich cake, typical of Sicily, containing liqueur layered with ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate. Labels: no-plural
Word: fog oil Part of Speech: noun 1. Petroleum based oil specially blended to produce a dense, efficient, screening smoke when vaporized and recondensed at atmospheric temperatures. Officially, fog oil is standard grade fuel number 2 (SGF2). Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Carlyle Part of Speech: name 1. An English and Scottish habitational surname, a variant of Carlisle. 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Example: Miss Carlyle Isabelle Purcell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilson Purcell of this city, was married to John J. Brady, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brady, also of East Orange, this morning in Our Lady Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church here. 3. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada; named for a niece of Thomas Carlyle who lived in the area. 4. A locale in the United States. 5. A locale in the United States. 6. A locale in the United States. 7. A locality in the Shire of Indigo, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
Word: granita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian granita, from granire (“to granulate”). Compare granite. Pronunciation: /ɡɹəˈniːtə/ 1. An Italian dessert of fruit purée etc. on crushed ice. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For summer, add a new one: granita (pronounced gra-KNEE-ta), a cold coffee concoction. Example: You're gonna think I'm insane, but that's actually delicious. It's kind of like a savory granita.
Word: follies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French folies. 1. plural of folly Labels: form-of, plural, plural-only Example: It has been a long time since new follies were springing up across the great estates of Britain. But the owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor. 2. A lavishly-produced theatrical revue characterized by major stars, huge casts, and opulent costumes and scenery. Labels: plural, plural-only, uncountable Example: The most famous Broadway theatrical revues of all time were the Ziegfeld Follies.
Word: follies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of folly Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cold front Part of Speech: noun 1. The leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air.
Word: warm front Part of Speech: noun 1. The trailing edge of a retreating mass of cold air.
Word: panna cotta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian panna cotta (literally “cooked cream”). Pronunciation: /ˌpanə ˈkɒtə/ 1. A northern Italian dessert consisting of flavoured double cream set with gelatine, often served with fruit sauce or caramel syrup. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: occluded front Part of Speech: noun 1. A front that occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front at the surface and a temperature contrast exists between the advancing and retreating cold air masses.
Word: stationary front Part of Speech: noun 1. A boundary between air masses that is neither advancing nor retreating
Word: pastiera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian, from pasta (“pasta, dough”). 1. A Neapolitan tart made from wheat, eggs, and ricotta, traditionally eaten at Easter.
Word: intussusception Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French intussusception, or directly from Latin intussusceptiō, from intus (“within”) + susceptiō (“susception”). Pronunciation: /ɪntəsəˈsɛpʃən/ 1. The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Absorption. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable
Word: bottler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English boteller, botullere, equivalent to bottle + -er. Piecewise doublet of butler. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑtəlɚ/, /ˈbɑtl̩ɚ/, [ˈbɑɾl̩ɚ] 1. A person, company, or thing who bottles, especially in bulk. Example: They shall provide all bottlers with face guards,[…]. Example: 1994 May 30, Shawn Willett, PC tools help Coke add life to flat AS/400 data, InfoWorld, page 63, Such data is of great value both to the bottlers and to Coca-Cola′s sales and marketing groups. “When the bottler looks at this information, he might be interested in how a certain supermarket is performing, while we in the company are interested in how much, for example, McDonald’s is buying in the Southeast,” Aviles notes. 2. A truck used for transporting bottled goods in crates. 3. A person or group that fails to meet expectations, especially one prone to such failure. Frequently used in reference to the Cork senior hurlers. Labels: UK, slang 4. A Punchman's assistant who collects money ("bottle") from the audience.
Word: bottler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * Perhaps from the idea of something being of a high quality and worthy of preservation by bottling, probably from the phrase "good enough to bottle"; compare corker. * Perhaps a modification of battler, Australian slang of similar meaning. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑtəlɚ/, /ˈbɑtl̩ɚ/, [ˈbɑɾl̩ɚ] 1. a person or thing that is excellent or admirable. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, often, slang Example: In Kiwi language anyway, the Minister of Industries and Commerce will go down in history as a real bottler in every sense of the word. Example: Mum's a real bottler and you′ll find her very sympathetic.
Word: hygroscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French hygroscopique. Pronunciation: /haɪɡɹəˈskɒpɪk/ 1. Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere. Labels: physical Example: The tissues of Ralfsia are dense and the cells are extremely hygroscopic. The plants may become almost crisp dry in the sun, yet remain alive and continue growth with the first splash of the incoming tide. Example: All fertilizers tested are drillable at relative humidities below 50 per cent, but no fertilizer remains drillable when exposed to a humidity above its hygroscopic point.
Word: screening length Part of Speech: noun 1. Distance from the source of a smoke screen to the point downwind where the background begins to become recognizable.
Word: dengue fever Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Via Spanish, a corruption of Swahili ki denga pepo, meaning "cramp-like seizure caused by an evil spirit". Pronunciation: /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ ˈfiːvə/, /ˈdɛŋɡiː ˈfiːvɚ/, /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ ˈfiːvɚ/ 1. An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by varieties of the species Dengue virus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented. Labels: uncountable
Word: breakbone fever Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coinage attributed to Benjamin Rush because of the symptoms of myalgia and arthralgia. 1. dengue fever. Labels: uncountable
Word: breechcloth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From breech + cloth. 1. An apron-like garment held on by a belt tied around the waist to cover the loins; a loincloth. Example: Shedding his gold robes so that he wore nothing but a leather breechcloth, the dark-haired youth sprang on top of the altar. Example: I had been scrubbed clean and painted and was wearing my breechcloth.
Word: inclosed Part of Speech: adj 1. Surrounded. 2. Contained within something. Example: The grass was now long and green upon Guido's grave, and filled with small, pale wild flowers. A heavy cloud rested over the inclosed space, where the black yews waved dismally; while, far away, the sunshine reposed on the distant height. Example: Then dots of white and black told him there were cattle of other colors in this inclosed valley.
Word: inclosed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of inclose Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dukes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dukes Part of Speech: noun 1. One's parents. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang
Word: dukes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of duke Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: arthralgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin arthralgia. By surface analysis, arthr- (“joint”) + -algia (“pain”). Pronunciation: /ɑːˈθɹæl.d͡ʒi.ə/, /ɑːˈθɹæl.d͡ʒə/, /ɑɹˈθɹæl.d͡ʒi.ə/, /ɑɹˈθɹæl.d͡ʒə/ 1. Joint pain: pain in a joint, especially when not caused by arthritis.
Word: slaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slaps Part of Speech: noun 1. A two-player reaction game in which opponents slap each other's hands. Labels: uncountable
Word: slaps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: slapping Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈslæpɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of slap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: slapping Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈslæpɪŋ/ 1. The act of giving a slap or slaps 2. The slap bass technique
Word: slapping Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈslæpɪŋ/ 1. Very large; whopping. Labels: slang Example: It remains to be seen whether she will retain her coat after whelping; if she does, then Americans will be able to admire a slapping great collie bitch — a matron of the robust kind yet retaining all those graces of the collie female of quality.
Word: brekekekex Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βρεκεκεκέξ (brekekekéx), coined by Aristophanes in the comedy The Frogs. 1. Nonsense word supposedly imitative of frogs. Labels: nonce-word Example: Brekekekex! co-ax! co-ax! O happy, happy frogs! How sweet ye sing! would God that I Upon the sweet bubbling pool might lie, And sun myself to-day With you! No curtained bride, I ween, Nor pillowed babe, nor cushioned queen, Nor tiny fay on emerald green, Nor silken lady gray, Lies on a softer couch. O Heaven! Example: Iris: He warbled a plaintive rondo — Of brekekekex koax — Chorus: Koax! Iris: The other frogs thought it splendid, Most splendid — Chorus: Most splendid! Iris: Applauding him when he ended With brekekekex koax — Chorus:
Word: brekekekex Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βρεκεκεκέξ (brekekekéx), coined by Aristophanes in the comedy The Frogs. 1. To make a brekekekex sound; to ribbit. Example: There was not a fisherman on the river, not a peasant in the fields, nothing but those little vole-catchers and skimming wagtails, the waterbirds and the massed larks and the frogs, whose steady diurnal croak, though universal, seemed milder than the full-moon brekekekexing the night before.
Word: bribee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bribe + -ee. 1. One who takes a bribe.
Word: top-level Part of Speech: adj Etymology: top + level 1. Highest. Labels: not-comparable 2. Best. Labels: not-comparable 3. Applied to domains at the highest level, such as .uk covering all sites for the United Kingdom. Labels: Internet, not-comparable
Word: top-level Part of Speech: noun Etymology: top + level 1. read-eval-print loop
Word: butternut squash Part of Speech: noun 1. A vase-shaped orange-fleshed hard winter squash, a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wrinkles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wrinkle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: advisory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avis Old French aviserbor. Middle English avisen ▲ Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-(h₁)seti Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti Proto-Italic *weidsō Latin visō Late Latin advisōder. English advise English -ory English advisory From advise + -ory. Pronunciation: /ədˈvaɪzəɹi/, /ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi/ 1. Able to give advice. Example: The advisory committee could only offer advice, but since that was almost always accepted they had real power. 2. Containing advice; advising. Example: The consultant's advisory recommendations were selectively adopted.
Word: advisory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avis Old French aviserbor. Middle English avisen ▲ Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-(h₁)seti Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti Proto-Italic *weidsō Latin visō Late Latin advisōder. English advise English -ory English advisory From advise + -ory. Pronunciation: /ədˈvaɪzəɹi/, /ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi/ 1. A warning. Labels: countable Example: The Coast Guard issued a small craft advisory, warning little boats to watch out for bad weather. Example: Beaches from Crystal River, Florida, to Ogunquit, Maine, have been under advisories warning about water quality this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste. 2. A warning. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Supervision by an advisor. Labels: nonstandard, possibly, uncommon, uncountable Example: Every morning, every 20 students on discipline, will [be under] the advisory of one teacher for 20 minutes. Example: After that, however, the village made steady progress in establishing a system of collective agriculture and communal organization under the advisory of the SERA.
Word: fractions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fraction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fractions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fraction Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: conk out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly an onomatopoeic imitation of the sound of a stalling internal combustion engine. Possibly coined by British motorcyclists circa 1910. 1. To fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: He wasn't there, just the dog, conked out on the porch. Example: “We're in the middle of the goddamn ocean!” “Yes we are.” [Laughing] “Well, what are we gonna do?” “Well, we're gonna conk out for a while... and let the current gently roll us back to shore.” “Frank, the current is what brought us out here in the first place. If anything, we should be paddling against it to get back to the beach.” “I'm gonna pretend like I didn't hear that.” 2. To stop functioning. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: The old car conked out halfway up the hill. Example: So, if you want to race your dog, plan a 25-kilometer race on a hot summer day. He'll conk out. 3. To die. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: He lived to be 90, then conked out in his sleep. Example: JOHN LE MESURIER Wishes it to be known that he conked out on November 15th. He sadly misses family and friends.
Word: blackhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English blackhead From black + head. Pronunciation: /ˈblæk.hɛd/ 1. A type of comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface. Labels: countable Example: See there! A son is born And we pronounce him fit to fight There are blackheads on his shoulders And he pees himself in the night. Example: Wallace sees a cluster of tiny blackheads at the corner of his nose. 2. A form of histomoniasis in poultry, characterized by cyanotic discoloration on the bird's head. Labels: uncountable 3. A scaup: any of various ducks of the genus Aythya. Labels: countable
Word: get taken in Part of Speech: verb 1. To be fooled; to fall for. Labels: idiomatic Example: I wonder how many people will get taken in by their addition of a fancy-looking front panel to a crummy device. 2. To be unofficially fostered. Labels: idiomatic Example: When her mother died, she got taken in by the next-door neighbour.
Word: grams Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of gram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grams Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Diminutive of grandmother. 1. grandmother
Word: fall for Part of Speech: verb 1. To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick). Labels: idiomatic Example: I can't believe how many people still fall for the coin glued to the sidewalk. 2. To fall in love with. Labels: idiomatic Example: He really fell for the attractive waitress at his favorite restaurant. Example: 'He's a good-looking chap, but don't fall for him. I don't think he's got much heart.'
Word: fooled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fuːld/ 1. simple past and past participle of fool Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: swear off Part of Speech: verb 1. To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as a bad habit. Labels: idiomatic Example: One of these days, he thinks he will swear off his nightly television regimen and get some exercise.