nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: retaliate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin retāliātus, past participle of retāliō (“to requite, retaliate”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/ 1. To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront. Labels: intransitive Example: John insulted Peter to retaliate for Peter's acid remark earlier. Example: Many companies have policies in place to prevent bosses from retaliating against allegations of harassment. 2. To repay or requite by an act of the same kind. Labels: transitive Example: One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit should be retaliated. Example: 1713-174, Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus Preface It is unlucky to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten that we are in danger of appearing the first aggressors.
Word: signs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /saɪnz/ 1. plural of sign Labels: form-of, plural Example: The signs beside the road warned of ice.
Word: signs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /saɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sign Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: She signs her name slowly, but clearly.
Word: ruled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹuːld/ 1. Having printed lines. Labels: not-comparable Example: a letter on ruled paper 2. Being a scroll; being such that through every point of S there is a straight line that lies on S. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ruled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹuːld/ 1. simple past and past participle of rule Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: She ruled over her children firmly but gently.
Word: offices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɒf.ɪ.sɪz/, /ˈɔ.fɪ.sɪz/, /ˈɑ.fɪ.sɪz/ 1. plural of office Labels: form-of, plural
Word: offices Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɒf.ɪ.sɪz/, /ˈɔ.fɪ.sɪz/, /ˈɑ.fɪ.sɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of office Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: measures Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛʒɚz/, /ˈmɛʒəz/ 1. plural of measure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: measures Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɛʒɚz/, /ˈmɛʒəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of measure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: maintained Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /meɪnˈteɪnd/ 1. showing maintenance or attention Example: The house had a neat, well-maintained garden in front.
Word: maintained Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /meɪnˈteɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of maintain Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: alphabetical order Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl ˈɔː.də/, /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl ˈoɹ.dɚ/, [ˌælfəˈbɛɾɪkɫ̩ ˈoɹ.dɚ] 1. The sequence of a collection of items (such as words in a dictionary) arranged in order by position in the alphabet. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The obituaries are concerning me because people are dying in alphabetical order.
Word: April Fools' Day Part of Speech: noun 1. The first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played Example: (Scottish)
Word: April Fool's Day Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of April Fools' Day. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Hallowe'en Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Halloween. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coliseum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin coliseum, from Latin Colosseum, from neuter of colosseus (“gigantic”), from Ancient Greek κολοσσιαῖος (kolossiaîos), from κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”). See also: w:Colosseum § Name on Wikipedia. Pronunciation: /kɒləˈsiːəm/, /-ʊm/, [k(ʰ)ɒləˈsiːəm], [kʰɑɫəˈsi.əm], [kʰɔləˈsɪjəm] 1. A large theatre, cinema, or stadium. Example: the London Coliseum Example: Has he not found this wide region profusely sprinkled with public works—highways, bridges, acqueducts,^([sic]) arches, palaces, Colisea,—massive, Roman-built? 2. A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena. Example: The state deplores the consumer approach in sport—and builds the colisea which encourage it.
Word: Easter Day Part of Speech: name 1. Easter Sunday, the Christian holiday commemorating the Resurrection. 2. The day that that holiday commemorates: the day (circa AD 33) when Jesus's friends found the Holy Sepulchre to be unexpectedly empty.
Word: Lady Day Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English leafdi dei. 1. 25th March, an English quarter day. 2. 25th March, Christian holy day, the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. Example: By Lady Day the Scriptorium was ready to receive the "copying and burrowing" of the host of readers who had been directed by Furnivall for the past twenty years.
Word: quarter day Part of Speech: noun 1. Each of the four days customarily regarded as starting a new quarter year, formerly established as a time for rents and other payments to be due, tenancies to begin and end, and various meetings and assemblies to be held. Example: [T]he money was deposited in the hands of the mortgager, who, in the hearing of the lender, laid strong injunctions on his steward to pay the interest punctually at quarter-day. Example: The effect was that the line from Trades Lane to Carolina Port became part of the joint railway, as from Whitsunday, 1904. This date, of course, was the Scottish quarter day (May 15) and not the movable ecclesiastica festival.
Word: jack-tar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jacktar. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: baby talk Part of Speech: noun 1. The form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children. Labels: uncountable Example: Meronym: babble word Example: [...] while not a super-goof like some of the female goofs I'd met, she was quite goofy enough to be going on with. Her whole aspect was that of a girl who at the drop of a hat would start talking baby talk. 2. The prelanguage, and subsequent developing language, used by small children, incorporating crying, cooing, and babbling in sequence before the acquisition of adult language capabilities. Labels: uncountable Example: Meronyms: babble word, goo goo ga ga
Word: rummage sale Part of Speech: noun 1. An informal sale of donated items, usually to fund the programs of a church or charity. 2. A garage sale or tag sale. 3. A sale of unclaimed goods. Labels: archaic
Word: Midsummer Day Part of Speech: noun 1. 24th June, an English quarter day.
Word: midsummer madness Part of Speech: noun 1. Madness attributable to the heat of summer, or to the midsummer moon. Labels: uncountable Example: Why this is very midsummer madness. Example: "Madness. Midsummer madness," muttered Gulliman.
Word: midsummer moon Part of Speech: noun 1. The full moon or the lunar month around midsummer.
Word: lunar month Part of Speech: noun 1. A period from one new moon until the next. 2. A synodic month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. 3. A sidereal month of approximately 27.32 days, the length of time taken by the moon in its orbit about the Earth to return to the same point as viewed against the background of stars.
Word: lunar phase Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).
Word: first quarter Part of Speech: noun 1. The waxing lunar phase, from new moon to half way between new moon and full moon.
Word: last quarter Part of Speech: noun 1. The waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon.
Word: gibbous moon Part of Speech: noun 1. A lunar phase either side of the full moon when the moon's disc as seen from the Earth is larger than a semicircle. Example: A bat, against the gibbous moons, Danced, implike, with its lone delight; The glowworm scrawled a golden rune Upon the dark; and, emerald-strewn, The firefly hung with lamps the night.
Word: jim Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of jimmy. 1. To jimmy (something); to mess up or mess with (something). Labels: informal
Word: jim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Jimmy O'Goblin, rhyming slang for sovereign. 1. A one-pound banknote. Labels: Australia, colloquial Example: He was tearin' ratty t' raise another jim.
Word: jim Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jeem (“Arabic letter”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jim Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gym Labels: alt-of, alternative, humorous
Word: Tunis cake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Tunis + cake 1. A sponge cake topped with a thick chocolate layer. Labels: UK
Word: DVR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of digital video recorder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of discrete valuation ring. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DVR Part of Speech: verb 1. To record (a broadcast) using a digital video recorder. Labels: transitive
Word: nong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably shortened from ning-nong. Pronunciation: /nɒŋ/, /nɔŋ/ 1. An idiot. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, slang Example: ‘In there, you nong,’ Max said, pointing out a pink-brick home with a 1950s skillion roof. Example: ‘You guys are such nongs! Why would you want to face up to Shoaib Akhtar when you could win a World Cup against the young blond Aussie star at the home of cricket?’
Word: synodic month Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From synodic + month. 1. A month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. The long-term average duration is 29.530 588 days (29 d 12 h 44 min 2.8 s), or about 29 ½ days. 2. The variably cyclic period from one new moon until the next.
Word: lunation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin lūnātiō. Pronunciation: /luːˈneɪʃən/ 1. A month of an average of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. Example: And there is not the moon seen in all the lunation, save only the second quarter. Example: The seventh annual Lunar Calendar challenges the traditional structure of the calendar from a feminist perspective. The Lunar Calendar bases its months bases its months on lunations or 28 day lunar cycles, giving us thirteen in a calendar year. 2. The irregular period from one new moon until the next.
Word: Ascension Day Part of Speech: name 1. The fortieth day of Easter, that is the Thursday 39 days after Easter Day.
Word: Ascension Sunday Part of Speech: name 1. The Sunday after Ascension Day.
Word: branches Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹænt͡ʃɪz/, /ˈbɹɑːntʃɪz/ 1. plural of branch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: branches Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹænt͡ʃɪz/, /ˈbɹɑːntʃɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of branch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: intendment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English intend Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English intendment From intend + -ment. 1. the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: damaging Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English damage Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English damaging From damage + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. Causing damage; harmful, injurious. Example: One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence. Example: Heatwaves are especially damaging to children, as they are less able to regulate their body temperature compared to adults, the statement said, adding that the more heatwaves children are exposed to, the greater the chance of health problems including chronic respiratory conditions, asthma, and cardiovascular diseases.
Word: damaging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English damage Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English damaging From damage + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. gerund of damage: an act of causing damage. Labels: form-of, gerund Example: That immortal creature had gone over the proofs with great pains — had of course taken out the stiflings — hard-plungings, lungeings, and other convulsions — and had also taken out her weakenings and damagings of her own effects.
Word: damaging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English damage Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English damaging From damage + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of damage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Ash Wednesday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Aschewednysday, Axwednesdai, from asshe, axe (“ash”) + Wednesdai, Wednysday (“Wednesday”), from the custom of using the blessed ashes of the previous year's palm fronds (cf. Palm Sunday) to mark the heads of the congregation on the day. By surface analysis, ash + Wednesday. Pronunciation: /æʃ wɛnz.dɛɪ/ 1. The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year, (Catholicism) traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures. Example: Pope Gregory the Great introduced the sprinkling of ashes... which gave it the name of Ash-Wednesday. Example: Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is the last day to feast on rich, fatty foods before the 40-day Lenten season starts the next day, on Ash Wednesday. 2. A cocktail made from a mix of gin, heavy cream, honey syrup, and blackberries
Word: libelous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English libel Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English libelous From libel + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ.bəl.əs/ 1. Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard. Labels: US Example: The accusation was libelous, full of falsehoods, spite and malice. 2. Meeting the legal standards for libel. Labels: US Example: The court found the statement was not libelous because it was true.
Word: fauxhawk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of faux + Mohawk. 1. An imitation of the Mohawk hairstyle in which a central tuft is created using gel without having to shave the sides of the head.
Word: fohawk Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fauxhawk. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dyspraxia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English -praxia English dyspraxia From dys- + -praxia. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpɹæksiə/ 1. A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body during the planning and execution of motor movements. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Many people with dyspraxia have difficulty with tying shoelaces. Example: It is not clearly known what causes dyspraxia. It appears to be a developmental delay specifically in areas affecting motor function, which may involve gross motor, fine motor or articulatory skills. Some dyspraxic children also have other learning difficulties, while some are of average or above-average intelligence.
Word: fauxhemian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of faux + Bohemian. 1. Someone who adopts some aspects of a Bohemian lifestyle while staying within social conventions. Example: A far cry from the tie-dyed life I pictured for him, squeezing out the last drops of the long-depleted Woodstock spirit with a bunch of fauxhemians a third his age who want to touch the hem of his garment (or, more likely, smoke him out) because he used to hang with Dylan. Example: The bar where we're playing — a dank little hole in Manhattan's East Village that attracts a following every three years or so when some young fauxhemian "discovers" the place and writes about it for Time Out New York or The Village Voice, usually under a catchy headline like "Dives We Love" — is quiet, almost empty if you don't count the regulars.
Word: libellous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of libelous. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: fauxlex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of faux + Rolex. Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊlɛks/ 1. A fake Rolex wristwatch. Labels: rare, slang
Word: fauxtatoes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of faux (“artificial, fake”) + potatoes. Pronunciation: /fəʊˈteɪtəʊz/, /fə-/, /foʊˈteɪtoʊz/, /-təz/, /-ɾəz/ 1. A dish of mashed cauliflower used as an alternative to potatoes by followers of a low-carbohydrate diet. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Cauliflower Purée (a.k.a. "Fauxtatoes") This is a wonderful substitute for mashed potatoes with any dish that has a gravy or sauce. Example: Are your kids begging for mashed potatoes with their grilled chicken and Brussels sprouts (hooray for you if your kids eat Brussels sprouts!)? Make a healthier choice by switching to faux-tatoes, a blend of pureed cauliflower and coconut milk.
Word: fauxtatoes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of faux (“artificial, fake”) + potatoes. Pronunciation: /fəʊˈteɪtəʊz/, /fə-/, /foʊˈteɪtoʊz/, /-təz/, /-ɾəz/ 1. plural of fauxtato. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: libeling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of libel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: freeganism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English freegan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English freeganism From freegan + -ism. 1. The practice of living as a freegan. Labels: uncountable
Word: libelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of libel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: movieoke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of movie + karaoke. 1. an entertainment in which someone acts out a scene from a movie, against a silent version of it as background Labels: uncountable
Word: latte factor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to coffee as a typical recurring purchase. 1. The phenomenon whereby many small purchases add up to a significant expenditure over time.
Word: N/A Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of n/a. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: libeler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From libel + -er. 1. One who libels.
Word: menstrual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English menstruall, from Latin mēnstruālis, from mēnstrua (“menses”), from neuter plural of mēnstruus (“of a month, monthly, of menstruation”), from mēnsis (“month”) + -ālis (“-al”); see moon. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛn.stɹu.əl/, /ˈmɛn.stɹəl/ 1. Of or relating to the menses. Labels: not-comparable Example: Recent studies in physiology have noted that women who live in close proximity to one another - nurses in a hospital or coeds in a college dormitory - tend to have their menstrual periods at the same time. 2. Occurring once a month; monthly. Labels: dated, not-comparable 3. Lasting for a month. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: a menstrual flower
Word: menstrual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English menstruall, from Latin mēnstruālis, from mēnstrua (“menses”), from neuter plural of mēnstruus (“of a month, monthly, of menstruation”), from mēnsis (“month”) + -ālis (“-al”); see moon. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛn.stɹu.əl/, /ˈmɛn.stɹəl/ 1. A menstrual period. Labels: colloquial Example: “All that drama for what” I thought. All she had to do was tell me that I was having my menstrual. So much for band aids.
Word: libeller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From libel + -er. 1. One who libels. Example: He always contrived to sit next the door, to which he paid more attention than to his hearer; his eye always wandering to it as if he meditated an escape, and yet this man was the most audacious libeller of his time.
Word: xylophonist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English xylophone Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English xylophonist From xylophone + -ist. 1. Someone who plays a xylophone.
Word: buying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From buy + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of buy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: buying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From buy + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. The act of making a purchase. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] Reckonings of all and every his Dealings, Doings, Buyings and Sellings and Employments, touching and concerning the Premises […] Example: "He's hanging back to make an excuse of going to town for the spring buying, and it won't do."
Word: libelist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English libel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English libelist From libel + -ist. 1. One who libels, a libeler. Labels: rare
Word: libellist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English libel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English libellist From libel + -ist. 1. Alternative spelling of libelist. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: pilcrow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably an alteration of Middle English pylcrafte, modification of Late Latin paragraphus, itself from the Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪl.kɹəʊ/, /ˈpɪl.kɹoʊ/ 1. The symbol ¶. Example: The pilcrow was a simple punctuation symbol used by medieval scribes to indicate the start and end of a paragraph. 2. The symbol ¶.
Word: impulse buying Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of making unplanned or otherwise spontaneous purchases. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Often one partner is prone to impulse buyings, plunges the couple deeply into debt without evaluating their capability to pay, and in the eyes of the other partner, is generally "irresponsible" from a fiscal standpoint.
Word: AUP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of acceptable use policy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: savior Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1300 as Middle English saveour, from Old French sauveour, from Late Latin salvātor, from salvō. Doublet of salvator. Displaced native Old English hǣlend. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪvjɚ/, /ˈseɪvjə/ 1. A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm. Labels: US 2. A child who is conceived in order to provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling who has an otherwise fatal disease (used in combination, with "sibling", "baby", "child", "brother", "sister", etc.) Labels: US
Word: backspin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + spin. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌspɪn/ 1. Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Synonym of spinback. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: backspin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + spin. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌspɪn/ 1. To spin (a ball) with this motion. Labels: transitive 2. To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
Word: backsliding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of backslide Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: backsliding Part of Speech: adj 1. sliding back
Word: backsliding Part of Speech: noun 1. An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense. Example: democratic backsliding Example: If their actions are bad, look back and inquire into the cause of their backslidings.
Word: costs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɔsts/, /ˈkɒsts/, /ˈkɑsts/ 1. plural of cost Labels: form-of, plural
Word: costs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɔsts/, /ˈkɒsts/, /ˈkɑsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cost Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Savior Part of Speech: name Etymology: From savior. Doublet of Salvador. 1. Jesus Christ Labels: US 2. A male given name from English. Labels: US, uncommon 3. A female given name from English. Labels: US, rare
Word: back-slapping Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of backslapping. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: amplitude modulation Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the intensity (amplitude) of a carrier wave. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wrestlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wrestler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backslapping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of backslap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: backslapping Part of Speech: noun 1. action of the verb to backslap Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phase modulation Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the difference in phase (fraction of a wave length) between a signal and a reference. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: backslap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + slap. Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.slæp/ 1. To enthusiastically affirm or congratulate a person, especially by patting them on the back. Example: In public he put on a performance that was at once outraged and outrageous, but usually he did not carry grudges into his private life. Exuding the backslapping air of a socializer who loved to gamble and drink, he could not understand why people whose careers he had ruined and publicly ridiculed would be hostile to his friendly advances.
Word: suppose to Part of Speech: phrase 1. Misspelling of supposed to. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: modulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of modulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: modulator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin modulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or, -ārī Latin modulor ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English modulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English modulator From modulate + -or. 1. A person who modulates. 2. A device or thing that modulates. Example: [Poetry] is a most musicall Modulator of all Intelligibles by her inventive Variations, undulling their Grossenesse, and subliming it into more refined Acceptablenesse to our own, or others understandings. 3. A chart in the tonic sol-fa notation on which the modulations or changes from one scale to another are shown by the relative position of the notes.
Word: turkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turkey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wild Turkey Part of Speech: name 1. A brand of bourbon whiskey from Kentucky. Example: When tie had gotten a steroid prescription then, the doctor's office had been seedy and the doctor himself had smelled of Wild Turkey. Example: From behind a cardboard grocery carton of toilet paper I took a bottle of Wild Turkey.
Word: give someone the cold shoulder Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First recorded use of the expression was in 1816 by Sir Walter Scott in Scots (“The Countess’s dislike didna gang farther at first than just showing o’ the cauld shouther”.) This expression and its German equivalent are mistranslations of dederunt umerum recedentem from the Book of Nehemiah 9:29 from the Vulgate Bible, which actually means "stubbornly they turned their backs on you", which comes from the Septuagint Bible's equivalent ἔδωκαν (édōkan) νῶτον ἀπειθοῦντα. Latin umerus means both "shoulder" and "back". 1. To snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly. Labels: idiomatic Example: I must have made him angry with my comment. He’s been giving me the cold shoulder ever since I said it. Example: The Pope had given him the cold shoulder, but since he had not prospered as a diplomatist, he had sought compensation as a man of the world, and his great flamboyant curricle and negro lackeys were for several weeks one of the striking ornaments of the Pincian.
Word: interchangeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English interchange Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English interchangeable From interchange + -able. Pronunciation: /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩/, [ɪɾ̃ɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩] 1. Freely substitutable; that may be swapped at will. Labels: not-comparable Example: Eli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts was a breakthrough for modern manufacturing. Prior to that, each part had to be made custom. Example: Constructional features of the railbus include the use of rubber suspension for axlebox/underframe and underframe/body mountings, the use of B.U.T. power transmission equipment, many components of which are interchangeable with those on British Railways standard railcars, power-operated sliding doors, and an absence of normal sidebuffers or drawgear. 2. Following each other in alternate succession; alternating. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interchangeable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English interchange Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English interchangeable From interchange + -able. Pronunciation: /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩/, [ɪɾ̃ɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩] 1. Anything that can be interchanged; a substitute.
Word: substitutable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English substitute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English substitutable From substitute + -able. 1. Capable of being used as a substitute; valid as a replacement or alternate item. Example: Stevia is not substitutable for sugar in baking: the recipes won't work; they taste terrible. 2. Capable of being substituted.
Word: substitutable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English substitute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English substitutable From substitute + -able. 1. Something that can be substituted for something else; a viable replacement.
Word: man-eater Part of Speech: noun 1. An animal that attacks and kills humans for food, such as certain tigers or sharks; any animal that consumes human flesh. Example: And particularly, he knows where to find the primitive substance of the man eater: howsoever evaporate or reduced, as it were, into air or vapour, by sweat or perspiration. Example: Man-eaters are more newsworthy than three-foot-long harmless sharks with tiny teeth. 2. A carnivorous plant large enough to consume a human; a man-eating plant. 3. A cannibal; a human that eats other humans. Example: For how a race of Man-eaters should spring up in these islands, when none of the nations on the continents from whence they must derive their original are charged with these savage customs, is not easy to conceive[.] Example: A stout ferocious-looking fellow, with muscular bandy legs, came in as I was conversing on the subject of cannibalism, and was pointed out to me as a celebrated marksman and man eater. 4. A seductive dangerous woman, often readily taking and discarding male romantic partners. Labels: broadly, slang Example: "That only proves she has affairs with them too. She's a man-eater." Example: Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up (Oh-oh, here she comes) She's a maneater
Word: diddly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for diddly-squat. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪdəli/ 1. A small amount of no worth. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: They head down the mountain, back to base camp, and when they get there they don't say diddly. They don't talk. Not a word, like they're deaf and dumb.
Word: diddly Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪdəli/ 1. A written representation of a trill sound. Example: On the handcar mornings or evenings he would amuse his companion by pumping away to a triple-tongued pattern, which he would hum emphatically as they rolled along: "dum diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly dee dee-dum dum diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly dee..." Example: ...When combined with the following picked note, this gives a rhythmic 'diddly-dum' effect.
Word: diddly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly shortened from diddlywhacker. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪdəli/ 1. penis Labels: childish, slang, sometimes Example: "My child is going to be taught all about sex as soon as he can understand. Mother-in-law is always clucking to him about his diddly. No, no, I say, you must call it penis."
Word: stevia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Stevia, after 16th century Spanish botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve (latinized as Petrus Jacobus Stevus). Pronunciation: /ˈstiːvɪə/, /ˈstɛvɪə/ 1. Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America. Example: A naturally sweet herb called stevia is gaining in popularity as a sugar substitute, especially in beverages. Food additives must provide evidence of their safety and effectiveness before receiving FDA approval, and stevia lacks this approval for use as a sweetener because so little is known about its effects on human health, save that it can be absorbed by the human digestive tract. Example: Another natural sweetener comes from the stevia plant. In December 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave a “generally recognized as safe” status to Truvia and PureVia, both of which are wholly derived from the stevia plant and have no calories. 2. A sweetener, many times sweeter than an equal amount of sugar, extracted from Stevia rebaudiana, that can be substituted for sugar for some purposes. Example: Stevia is a natural, non-fattening sweetener that is 30 to 100 times sweeter than sugar and without any of the aftertaste that is common in many sugar substitutes. Example: Around 1970, Japan approved stevia as a sweetener and flavor enhancer, and, in the last 35 years of Japanese employment, not a single case of toxic or deleterious effect has been brought to light.
Word: convinced Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈvɪnst/ 1. In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily. Example: He was convinced he was a great singer, though others were not so sure.
Word: convinced Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈvɪnst/ 1. simple past and past participle of convince Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: We convinced him with our skillful arguments and supporting evidence.
Word: fusiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin fusus (“spindle”) + -iform. 1. Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end. Example: Fusobacteria are fusiform bacilli (spindled rods). Example: Acorns come in spherical and fusiform varieties.
Word: furbelow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Corruption of falbala; first attested in the late 1600s or early 1700s. Not related to fur. Pronunciation: /ˈfəː.bɪ.ləʊ/, /ˈfəː.bə.ləʊ/, /ˈfɚ.bɪ.loʊ/, /ˈfɚ.bə.loʊ/ 1. A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc. Example: I do not think that from the blissful time when I was sixteen, up to my present solemn five-and-thirty, I could ever have been tempted to look a second time at any miss under the chaperonship of such a dame as that feather and furbelow lady. Example: All the other furbelows, and portions of this one^([this Medusa]) that lay below the expansion, floated as usual through the water, except that on some occasions an accessory power was obtained by pressing a portion of another furbelow to the side of the glass and making it adhere just like the portion that was exposed to the surface of the air. 2. A small, showy ornamentation. Labels: broadly Example: Within, among the bric-a-brac and furbelows, he found Miss Painter seated in a redundant purple armchair with the incongruous air of a horseman bestriding a heavy mount. Example: The band played ceaselessly. Even when the other instruments were resting the pianist kept up his monotonous vamping, with a dreary furbelow for embellishment here and there, to which some few of the dancers continued to shuffle round the floor.
Word: furbelow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Corruption of falbala; first attested in the late 1600s or early 1700s. Not related to fur. Pronunciation: /ˈfəː.bɪ.ləʊ/, /ˈfəː.bə.ləʊ/, /ˈfɚ.bɪ.loʊ/, /ˈfɚ.bə.loʊ/ 1. To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament. Labels: transitive Example: Mrs. Palmer, and her furbelowed daughters-in-law, who will probably carry enough of the scarlet fever about them, to remind you unpleasantly of the officiousness which preserved the lives of three daughters, when two might have been parted with advantageously enough.
Word: favus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin favus (“honeycomb”). Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪvəs/ 1. A severe, chronic infection of ringworm. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The first signs of an attack of favus are small, pale, irregular, cup-like spots on the comb or wattles, generally appearing on the comb first. 2. A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: acapella Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of a cappella. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: acapella Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of a cappella. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: a capella Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˌækəˈpɛlə/, /ˌɑːkəˈpɛlə/ 1. Misspelling of a cappella. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: a capella Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌækəˈpɛlə/, /ˌɑːkəˈpɛlə/ 1. Misspelling of a cappella. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: barbershop quartet Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of four musicians who sing barbershop music. Usually contains high and lead tenors, baritone and bass.
Word: invented Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛntɪd/ 1. Fictional, made up, imaginary. Example: The invented alibi didn't stand up long.
Word: invented Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛntɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of invent Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Job’s Wife ➤ God, who invented earth? Job ➤ What, still awake? God ➤ Any originality it showed Was of the Devil. He invented Hell, False premises that are the original Of all originality, the sin That felled the angels, Wolsey should have said.
Word: glacé Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French glacé, past participle of glacer (“to glaze or freeze”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡlæseɪ/, /ɡlæˈseɪ/ 1. having a glossy surface Labels: not-comparable Example: glacé silk 2. coated with sugar; candied or crystallised Labels: not-comparable
Word: glacé Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French glacé, past participle of glacer (“to glaze or freeze”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡlæseɪ/, /ɡlæˈseɪ/ 1. To give a glossy surface to; to glaze. Labels: transitive
Word: come out in the wash Part of Speech: verb 1. Of problems or difficulties, to work out, resolve, or become understood eventually and naturally. Labels: idiomatic Example: It may look like a huge mess now, but I expect that it will all come out in the wash as time goes on. 2. Used to say that the truth will be revealed in the future. Labels: idiomatic Example: You can do everything you can to hide this, but everything comes out in the wash.
Word: manas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit मनस् (manas, “mind”). Doublet of mind. 1. The mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals. Labels: uncountable
Word: manas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See mana. 1. plural of mana. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manasic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English manas Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English manasic From manas + -ic. 1. Of or relating to manas. Labels: not-comparable
Word: caramelisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of caramelization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: deliberative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French délibératif, from Latin deliberativus. 1. That deliberates, considers carefully. Example: [T]he court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown. Example: A good system would have been a consummate work of deliberative wisdom
Word: deliberative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French délibératif, from Latin deliberativus. 1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined. Example: A conclusion in a deliberative 2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
Word: activism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English activism From active + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/, [ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩] 1. The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.
Word: despotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek δεσποτικός (despotikós) via French despotique, equivalent to despot + -ic. Pronunciation: /disˈpɒt.ɪk/, /dɛsˈpɒt.ɪk/, /dəˈspɒt.ɪk/, /dɛsˈpɑt.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant. Example: This despotic age of the empire ended in a revolt. 2. Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical. Example: The despotic king dissolved the parliament, and took personal control of the country.
Word: demagnetization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + magnetization or from demagnetize + -ation. 1. The process of removing the magnetic field from an object. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: demagnetisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English magnetisation English demagnetisation From de- + magnetisation. 1. Alternative form of demagnetization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: the Lord's Anointed Part of Speech: name Etymology: Compare Ancient Greek χριστός (khristós, “[the] anointed [one]”). 1. Christ or the Messiah. Example: And Dauid sayd to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lords Anointed, and be guiltlesse? Example: Yes, he wanted power—he wanted to know himself to be the Lord's anointed, His well-beloved, and worthy, nearly, of that snow-white dove which had been sent down from Heaven to testify that Jesus was the Son of God. 2. A Jewish or other king by divine right.
Word: suttee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit सती (satī́, “good and virtuous or faithful wife”), from सत् (sát, “true, good, right etc.”). In English usage since 1786. Doublet of sin. 1. The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion. Labels: Hinduism, countable, historical, uncountable
Word: Macon Part of Speech: name Etymology: An anglicized form of French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”). Pronunciation: /ˈmakɒ̃/, /ˈmɑːkɒ̃/, /mɑˈkɔn/ 1. Alternative spelling of Mâcon, a city in France. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Macon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An anglicized form of French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”). Pronunciation: /ˈmakɒ̃/, /ˈmɑːkɒ̃/, /mɑˈkɔn/ 1. A dry red or white burgundy wine produced around Mâcon or extremely similar to such wines. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Macon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named in honor of Nathaniel Macon. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪkən/ 1. A surname. 2. A city, the county seat of Bibb County, Georgia, United States, with which it is now consolidated as Macon-Bibb County. Example: Virginia Sharp, owner of Daemarii’s Unique Boutique in Macon, Georgia, was one of them. But instead of surrendering to the circumstances, she came up with an innovative way to reach customers. Example: Revis, who moved to Macon two-and-a half years ago to work on the park effort, noted that after the Muscogee (Creek) were removed to Oklahoma, the site became a slave plantation. 3. A city, the county seat of Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States. 4. A city, the county seat of Macon County, Missouri, United States.
Word: nocent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English nocent (“guilty”), from Latin nocens, present participle of nocere (“to harm”). Doublet of nuisant. Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊ.sənt/, /ˈnoʊ.sənt/ 1. Causing injury; harmful. Labels: rare Example: […] [Satan] held on His midnight search, where soonest he might finde The Serpent: him fast sleeping soon he found In Labyrinth of many a round self-rowld, His head the midst, well stor’d with suttle wiles: Not yet in horrid Shade or dismal Den, Nor nocent yet, but on the grassie Herbe Fearless unfeard he slept […] Example: They consider the various known Effects of particular Herbs or Drugs, they meditate what will be the Effect of their Composition, and whether the Virtues of the one will exalt or diminish the Force of the other, or correct any of its nocent Qualities. 2. guilty; not innocent Labels: obsolete Example: Nocent, not innocent he is, that seeketh to deface, By word the thing, that he by deed hat taught men to imbrace; Which being now a Bishop old, doth study to destroy The thing, which he a young man once did covet to injoy. Example: He is not innocent, whom the kinge iudgeth nocent.