nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Double Jeopardy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after an element of the quiz show Jeopardy!, in turn named for the legal concept double jeopardy. 1. A round of questioning or other situation where the possible gains and/or losses from choices are magnified. Example: John McClane: Sorry Hans, wrong guess. Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy where the scores can really change? Example: Specifically, if after all this travel the application is inefficiently designed, the process gets into double jeopardy, where the scores can really change.
Word: soft spot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late 18th c. Pronunciation: /sɒft spɒt/, /sɔːft spɒt/, /sɔft spɑt/, /sɑft spɑt/, /sɔft spɔt/ 1. A sentimental fondness or affection. Labels: idiomatic Example: I'm embarrassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heart / When I found out you wrote the book I read Example: But although I happen to have a soft spot for nut roast – an option often preferable to the meat that emerged from the school kitchen – it seems I'm in a cranky minority. 2. A point of vulnerability in a defence. 3. A fontanelle.
Word: calligram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French calligramme. Pronunciation: /ˈkæl.ɪˌɡɹæm/ 1. A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance. Example: The next calligram, which depicts a horse, presents several interesting problems. Among other things, the figure is juxtaposed with seven lines of poetry arranged in traditional fashion. Example: A calligram has ambitions beyond those of an ideogram: an ideogram is a picture of meaning, but a calligram intends to provide a picture of experience as it impinges on the whole sensorium. An ideogram is centripetal, convergent, a focusing […] 2. A signature made from interwoven Arabic words.
Word: boned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bəʊnd/, /boʊnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of bone Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: boned Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /bəʊnd/, /boʊnd/ 1. Having a (specific type of) bone. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: hollow-boned; thick-boned Example: Most of the words came straight through the girls’ neat little well-powdered noses, which didn’t flinch at all. Noses are boned, you know, at least half-way down, so they don’t show the results of ill-treatment very soon. 2. Of computer-generated animations: based on models with simulated bones or joints. Labels: not-comparable 3. Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: O cruel fate, to be thusly boned. Ask not for whom the bone bones; it bones for thee. 4. Broken. Labels: not-comparable, slang 5. Having had the bones removed before cooking. Labels: not-comparable 6. Fitted with bones. Labels: not-comparable 7. Having the legs straightened during a trick. Labels: not-comparable Example: Bro, for sure you were all boned out, but I wasn't rolling.
Word: ferryboat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ferry + boat. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/, /ˈfɛɹiˌbəʊt/ 1. A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule Example: He insists that it is practically undisputed that, when the ferryboat crossed the bow of the tug to make her slip, she crossed at a distance of at least 300 feet away Example: The ferryboat "Argentina" rides toward Golden Gate, her ocean-going prow slicing the waves.
Word: ferryman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ferry + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹ.i.mən/, /ˈfeɹ.i.mən/ 1. A man who operates a ferry. 2. Charon. Labels: Greek
Word: fetcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fecchere, equivalent to fetch + -er. 1. A person or thing that fetches something Example: More and more people agreed to help with the mailings, the hand-distribution of flyers, and telephonings. Others agreed to be gofers and fetchers.
Word: fibber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fib (“to lie”) + -er. 1. A liar. Labels: informal, rare
Word: fiberfill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fiber + fill. 1. A lightweight synthetic fiber used as insulation in clothing Labels: US, uncountable, usually
Word: fichu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French fichu (“(noun) triangular scarf; (adjective) got up, put together”) (in the sense of something thrown on without much thought), from ficher (“to drive something (such as a nail) by its point”), ultimately from Latin fīgō (“to fasten, fix; to pierce, transfix; to drive (a nail)”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to set up”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃ(j)uː/, /ˈfiː-/, /ˈfi-/ 1. A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front, or tucked into a bodice to cover the exposed part of the neck and chest. Labels: historical Example: No. 2.—Carriage Dress. A dress of taffety of the very lightest tinge of willow-green; with four broad tucks, or bias folds, round the border, carried up almost the whole length of the skirt. The body made quite plain; and an elegant fichu worn over it, made of fine India muslin, with a standing-up collar; finished by a full frill-trimming of very fine lace. This trimming, when the fichu is of crape or of Japanese gauze, is of blond. Example: The ‘fichu’ proper, introduced by Marie-Antoinette, not before the décolletée style of toilette made it positively necessary, was nothing more than a lace kerchief worn crossed over the shoulders.
Word: firedamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fire + damp with 'damp' not in the usual sense of 'moist' but old German, modern Dutch, Danish 'damp' as steam or vapour, hence a gas liable to catch fire. 1. A flammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fishcake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fish + cake. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃˌkeɪk/ 1. A mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato or another starch, and seasoning, made into a patty and shallow fried. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There were rumours, new rumours every morning, delightful and outrageous rumours, so that the lumps in the porridge were swallowed without comment and the fish-cakes were eaten without contumely. Example: Appetizers came, but after a few minutes of lifting forkfuls of air, some couples went feral, snatching fistfuls of fishcake and pawing at the mesclun.
Word: fish cake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fishcake. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: fishnet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fishnet; equivalent to fish + net. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃ.nɛt/ 1. A net used to catch fish. Labels: countable Example: The fishnets were hung over bushes to dry. 2. A fabric mesh with an open diamond-shaped structure. Labels: uncountable Example: All the little minnows which were not caught for bait this spring may well give thanks to the women of the U. S. who have adopted fishnet turbans, scarfs, belts and skirts as items in their sports outfits. 3. Stockings made of fishnet fabric. Labels: countable, plural-normally Example: Fishnets are for catching men. Example: I don't see people walking around in the fishnets, heels and make-up, but I do see alot^([sic]) of guys with the short bleached blonde hair, the baggy sweats, and other Eminemesque fashions...
Word: fishpond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fishpond; equivalent to fish + pond. 1. A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food. Example: Constructed of hard flint stone, which came as ballast from England and is now painted coral white, the house has a fishpond, or catchment, roof, dating from 1788, to collect rainwater. Example: Incarcerated in earth-filled boxes, the hapless annelids face execution in the morning. Death by immersion in fishponds, death by cruel hooks.
Word: fistful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fist (noun) + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪstˌfʊl/, /ˈfəstˌfʊl/, /ˈfɪstˌfʉl/, /ˈfɪsʈˌfʊl/ 1. The amount that can be held in a closed fist. 2. A small number of something. Labels: broadly Example: At Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked, he survived to pilot Navy reconnaissance planes again and pick up a fistful of medals, from the Purple Heart to the Distinguished Flying Cross. 3. A blow with the fist.
Word: five-and-dime Part of Speech: noun 1. A store selling inexpensive items. Labels: US Example: I got my first real six-string / Bought it at the five-and-dime / Played it 'til my fingers bled / Was the summer of '69 Example: I was working part time in a five-and-dime / My boss was Mr. McGee / He told me several times that he didn't like my kind 2. A two pair, composed of fives and tens. Labels: slang 3. A five and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. Labels: slang 4. The 5th Battalion 10th Marines, a US artillery battalion. Labels: US, slang Example: Admiral Fitzwallace: A three hour patrol of the no-fly with the five-and-dime.
Word: five-and-ten Part of Speech: noun 1. A five-and-dime. Labels: US Example: Christmas toys—windup robots and air guns and painted trains—filled the front window of the five-and-ten.
Word: skee ball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For the ball's trajectory resembling the sport of ski jump. 1. An early arcade redemption game in which balls are rolled up an inclined lane, aimed at holes of various point values. Labels: uncountable Example: Amy: Wow! I could swear I was really playing virtual skeeball!
Word: flannelet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of flannelette. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: flannels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flannel Labels: form-of, plural 2. clothing made of flannel; especially trousers and underwear.
Word: sparrow hawks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sparrow hawk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stowaway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stow away, from stow and away. Pronunciation: /ˈstəʊəˌweɪ/ 1. A person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage. Example: “Oh, I don't mind 'em, sir,” said Archy; “I knew it all before now. Didn't I hear 'em in the hold? And didn't I tell Cabaco here of it? What say ye, Cabaco? They are stowaways, Mr. Flask.” Example: In every sense of the expression he is ‘on deck’; but my Jim, for the most part, skulked down below as though he had been a stowaway.
Word: sum of its parts Part of Speech: noun 1. A group which can be seen as a mere juxtaposition of the elements that compose it; a collection of things in which there is no new property or added value that emerges from the interactions between its parts. Example: Together, the ant colony was greater than the sum of its parts. Example: The whole is different from the sum of its parts.
Word: maneater Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of man-eater. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Maneaters up to 12 to 15 feet long are slaty brown or leaden gray above […]
Word: court poor box Part of Speech: noun 1. A system used informally in lower Irish courts, where a defendant can be directed to make a donation to charity in lieu of conviction.
Word: present system Part of Speech: noun 1. In Latin, the three simple tenses: present, future, and imperfect, as contrasted with the perfect system, the three perfect tenses: perfect, future perfect, and pluperfect. Verbs in the present system tend to indicate an action that has not completed.
Word: perfect system Part of Speech: noun 1. In Latin, the three perfect tenses: perfect, future perfect, and pluperfect or past perfect, as contrasted with the present system: present, future, and imperfect. A verb in the perfect system indicates an action that has completed. Labels: uncountable
Word: cappuccini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cappuccini, from cappuccino + -i. Pronunciation: /ˌkæpʊˈtʃiːni/, /-pə-/, /ˌkæpəˈt͡ʃini/ 1. plural of cappuccino Labels: form-of, plural, uncommon Example: “What will you have? A cappuccino? Two cappuccini,” […] Example: The waitress is a young slattern who tugs a snarl out of her hair with her fingers as she repeats Guttmann’s order for two cappuccini.
Word: parthenogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From partheno- + -gen. 1. An organism that reproduces by parthenogenesis.
Word: No-Mates Part of Speech: name 1. A supposed surname for a friendless person. Labels: UK, informal Example: Jeff No-Mates spends his evenings on the computer instead of going down to the pub.
Word: Oflot Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Office of the National Lottery. Labels: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: overclocker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From overclock + -er. 1. A person who overclocks a computer.
Word: pepper-spray Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pepper spray. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: pepper-spray Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of pepper spray. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: On November 18, 2011, the officer dispassionately pepper-sprayed a line of several nonviolent protesters sitting on the ground at the university, who flinched and covered their faces but remained passive with their arms interlocked, as onlookers shrieked and screamed out for the officer to stop.
Word: convenience store Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From convenience + store. 1. A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers. Example: Ah, that's nice. They have many convenience stores there for you to stand in front of.
Word: convenience stores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of convenience store Labels: form-of, plural
Word: screeching Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈskɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of screech Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: screeching Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈskɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. The act of producing a screech. Example: hysterical screechings Example: Silence reigned, broken only by the hideous screeching of vultures and the sound of a lawn-mower being used in the hospital grounds.
Word: screeched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of screech Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dépanneurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dépanneur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: line ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of line up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: defo Part of Speech: noun 1. defamation Labels: Australia, informal, uncountable
Word: defo Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of deffo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: defo Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of deffo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ookpiks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ookpik Labels: form-of, plural
Word: for certain Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. definitely, positively, without doubt Example: We'll never be able to know for certain what happened. Example: I would go to that concert for certain.
Word: hornbook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horn + book. 1. A single page containing the alphabet, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, formerly used for teaching children to read. Labels: historical Example: Yes, yes, he teaches boyes the Horne-Booke: […] Example: HO′RNBOOK. n.ʃ. [horn and book] The firſt book of children, covered vvith horn to keep it unſoiled. 2. A legal textbook that provides a basic overview of a particular area of law.
Word: FIBUA Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of fighting in built-up areas. Labels: Canada, UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Catalina Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈliːnə/ 1. Ellipsis of Santa Catalina Island: an island of Los Angeles County, California, off the coast, one of the Channel Islands. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis
Word: Catalina Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈliːnə/ 1. A twin-engined amphibious aircraft used during the Second World War. Labels: historical 2. A Catalina coupon. Labels: colloquial 3. A locality in the Eurobodalla council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Catalina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Catalina. Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈliːnə/ 1. A female given name from Spanish. 2. A surname from Spanish.
Word: hexing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhɛksɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hex Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hexing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɛksɪŋ/ 1. The act of casting a hex or curse.
Word: cheer on Part of Speech: verb 1. To cheer and support (a team or individual); to barrack; to root for. Labels: transitive
Word: brewster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After David Brewster. 1. A unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10⁻¹² m²/N or 10⁻¹² Pa⁻¹. Symbol: B.
Word: brewster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Circa 1300, from Middle English brewestere; equivalent to brew + -ster. 1. A female brewer. Labels: archaic 2. A brewer (of either sex). Labels: Scotland, UK
Word: Nunatsiavut Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Inuktitut ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ (nonatsiafot, “Our beautiful land”). 1. An autonomous area in northeastern Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, claimed by the Inuit.
Word: Nunavik Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Inuktitut ᓄᓇᕕᒃ (nonafik, “place to live”). 1. The northern third of the province of Quebec, Canada.
Word: kokis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of koki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: offseason Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of off-season. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Last offseason, he began to eat more frugally.
Word: siciliana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian siciliana. 1. A Sicilian dance, resembling the pastorale, set to a slow and graceful melody in 12-8 or 6-8 measure. 2. The music to this dance.
Word: siciliane Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of siciliano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: siciliano Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of siciliana.
Word: Nunavimmiut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Inuktitut Nunavimmiut. 1. A person from Nunavik.
Word: Nunavummiuq Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Inuktitut ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᖅ (nonafommioq). 1. A person from Nunavut.
Word: Nunavummiut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Inuktitut ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ (nonafommiot). 1. plural of Nunavummiuq Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Brewster Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbɹustɚ/ 1. A surname originating as an occupation. An English and Scottish occupational surname for a brewer of ale. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A locality in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia.
Word: clam shrimp Part of Speech: noun 1. Any branchiopod crustacean of the suborders Cyclestherida, Laevicaudata, or Spinicaudata (of the disused superorder Conchostraca), covered by a bivalve shell and well adopted to live in temporary, shallow ponds, with many identified extinct and extant species used to date strata.
Word: even-tempered Part of Speech: adj 1. Remaining calm even in situations that would cause many others to become angry, frustrated, panicky, etc. Example: Who has not known some even-tempered old man or woman who seemed to have drunk of the fountain of youth? Example: If you just want to hear beautiful music, this album is delightful. It is in the same general style of the Paul Winter Consort and the albums from Windham Hill, being lovely, even-tempered but not dispassionate music which stimulates relaxation and thoughtfulness.
Word: phase contrast microscopy Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of light microscopy in which small differences in refractive index of a transparent specimen are converted into amplitude (contrast) differences in the final image. Labels: uncountable
Word: Sina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicization of Irish Síne and Scottish Gaelic Sìne. Doublet of Jane. 1. A unisex given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: Sina Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew. 1. (in some versions) Sinai Example: And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
Word: Sina Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Persian سینا (sinâ). 1. A transliteration of the Persian male given name سینا (sinâ).
Word: Sina Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Shina: a Kashmiri people and language. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sina Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Sinam surname of Meitei origin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: 0-4-0 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, the simplest form of steam locomotive, with two axles and four driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
Word: 4-14-4 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive with four leading wheels in a leading truck, fourteen driving wheels (seven axles) in a rigid frame, and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
Word: 0-4-0+0-4-0 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt-type locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each having an 0-4-0 wheel configuration.
Word: Garratt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Developed by Herbert William Garratt, a British locomotive engineer. 1. A steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler. Example: The 13th class were the first Garratts on the line and on arrival were set to work on the Villa [sic: Vila] Machado-Umtali section, increasing the train load from the 350 tons hauled by the 9th class to 450 tons.
Word: Garratt Part of Speech: name Etymology: Developed by Herbert William Garratt, a British locomotive engineer. 1. A surname.
Word: sugoi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese すごい (sugoi, “amazing, splendid, fantastic, great”). This word originally meant "dreadful, ghastly", but underwent an ameliorative semantic shift, similar to English terrific. 1. amazing, awesome Labels: slang Example: Now ... I got one, and for some reason was able to see a very sugoi card was next in the machine […] Example: The Miko outfits are totally sugoi, and the human forms of the gods are really cool as well.
Word: BeV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of billion electron volt, 10⁹ eV. A unit used for measuring the energy of subatomic particles. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: mezzotint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”). 1. A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image. 2. An etching or print made using this method.
Word: mezzotint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed Italian mezzatinta (literally “half dye”). 1. To make such etchings
Word: sheerwater Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shearwater. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: moringa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Moringa, probably from Malayalam മുരിങ്ങ (muriṅṅa). Pronunciation: /mɔːˈɹɪŋɡə/ 1. Any of several trees, of genus Moringa, that grow in tropical and subtropical India and Africa.
Word: efficacity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French efficacité (whence -acity). 1. Efficacy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: November moth Part of Speech: noun 1. A moth, Epirrita dilutata, found throughout Europe and the Middle East.
Word: imperfect subjunctive Part of Speech: noun 1. The imperfect tense in the subjunctive mood. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:imperfect subjunctive.
Word: script monkey Part of Speech: noun 1. An operator at a call center who works entirely from a script and is therefore unable to help with any problems for which no script exists. Labels: slang 2. A hacker who has no talent other than for using other people's scripts. Labels: slang
Word: Joachim Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from Latin Iōākīm, from Ancient Greek Ἰωακείμ (Iōakeím), Ἰωακίμ (Iōakím) (2 Kings 24:1), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹיָקִים (yəhôyâqîm, literally “may Yahweh raise up”). The Septuagint in 2 Kings 24 mentions "Ιωακιμ" and his son "Ιωαχιμ" (יהויכין), but the latter does not seem to be the source of the name Joachim, as in the Vulgate it is "Ioachin", and in Greek the father of Mary is Ιωακειμ, not Ιωαχιμ. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯.ə.kɪm/, /ˈd͡ʒəʊ̯.ə.kɪm/, /ˈjoʊ̯.kɪm/, /joʊ̯.əˈkiːm/ 1. The father of the Virgin Mary, according to apocryphal gospels. 2. A male given name from Hebrew, always rare in English.
Word: Dynbaer Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Dunbar. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: present subjunctive Part of Speech: noun 1. The present tense in the subjunctive mood.
Word: schoolie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English school Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English schoolie From school + -ie (“diminutive suffix”). 1. A senior school student, especially a school-leaver, engaged in unsupervised celebrations during schoolies week. Labels: Australia Example: Known as the Drug Awareness Network, it was able to find funding assistance for its work from the National Drug Education unit. The network devised a programme of activities which was later advertised to intending Schoolies by helpers walking the streets and distributing leafets containing information about forthcoming events. Example: Some of the locals prey on the Schoolies. 2. A schoolteacher. Labels: Australia 3. An education officer. Labels: UK Example: Arbroath, being a training station for young naval airmen, also housed several ‘schoolies’ (education officers), four of whom lived in an adjacent building to mine. I quickly struck up a close friendship with two of the schoolies, Ron Horner and Vivian Price. 4. A juvenile gamefish (especially striped bass) at a stage where it tends to swim with others in schools rather than stay to itself. Labels: US Example: 1997 August, Lawrence Pine, Massachusetts′s Plymouth Rock Bass, Field & Stream, page 94, Poppers and Clouser-style flies can produce large numbers of schoolies that average 16 to 24 inches, with a sprinkling of fish from 24 to 28 inches. Example: Oklahomans Jim Campbell and Gary Tyler caught 123 peacocks (including two teeners) by concentrating on the schoolies with jigs and other small lures that day. 5. Synonym of school horse. Labels: informal 6. A public school meal, the school cafeteria food. Labels: New-York-City, slang Example: Idk how the schoolie in Georgia is but nyc schoolie is a 5 star gourmet meal Example: the schoolie mozzarella sticks are the best meal out of nyc lunch
Word: native bear Part of Speech: noun 1. A koala. Labels: Australia, obsolete
Word: native monkey Part of Speech: noun 1. A koala. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: 1892: James Günther, Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Dialect called the Wiradhurri, Appendix D of John Fraser (ed.), An Australian Language Barrandang—a native monkey. Example: It forms the genus Phascolarctos, and is called by the colonists “native bear” or “native monkey.”
Word: coffeehousing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: (distracting an opponent): From the chat or banter in a coffeehouse. 1. present participle and gerund of coffeehouse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coffeehousing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (distracting an opponent): From the chat or banter in a coffeehouse. 1. The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering. Labels: uncountable 2. Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game. Labels: broadly, uncountable
Word: y'allselves Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From y'all + -selves. 1. Yourselves. Labels: US, nonstandard, rare Example: Thus, the list is Bill Varnedoe (NSS 3160) Field Trip Coordinator tailored both for the “do-it-y’allselves” cavers and for the convention field-trippers. Example: “Oh, yeah, I’ll do that. And y’all take care of y’allselves. —And write me.”
Word: youseselves Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From youse + -selves. 1. Yourselves, reflexive case of youse. Labels: dialectal, rare Example: ...passin’ youseselves as honest hobos when youse airn’t [sic] nothin’ but workin’ men!
Word: diate Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of diet. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: The chang of aire, diate, & drinking of water, would infecte their bodies with sore sickneses, and greevous diseases.
Word: by oneself Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Unaided; without assistance or help from others. Example: I have always wondered why shoe salesmen think I can't tie my shoes by myself. Example: You ate the whole thing by yourself? 2. Alone, without another's immediate company. Example: She sat by herself in the corner, waiting quietly. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by, oneself. Labels: rare Example: He kept the gun by himself at all times.
Word: by oneself Part of Speech: adv Labels: no-gloss
Word: florescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin florēscō, from flōreō (“to bloom, flower”) + -ēscō, from flōs (“flower”), from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”), as if through the form flōrēscentia. Pronunciation: /flɔˈɹɛsəns/ 1. The time, or the condition, of budding or flowering. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Oh, you are a dear!" exclaimed Nora, who has been placed at a considerable disadvantage by being introduced just at this stage of her florescence.
Word: florescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin florescens, present active participle of floresco (“I flower”). Pronunciation: /floɹˈɛsənt/, /flɔˈɹɛsənt/ 1. Flowering or budding.
Word: smoke jumper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of smokejumper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: floret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French florete, diminutive of flor (“flower”). Doublet of fleuret and floweret. Pronunciation: /fləˈɹɛt/, /floˈɹɛt/ 1. A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.
Word: fluoroscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fluoroscope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English fluoroscopic From fluoroscope + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or using a fluoroscope. Labels: not-comparable
Word: forensically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English forensic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English forensically From forensic + -ally. 1. In a forensic manner. Example: He banged his fist forensically on the top of a dinner-wagon. Example: a forensically thorough search 2. Regarding forensics, or forensic science.
Word: forensics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fəˈɹɛn.zɪks/ 1. The study of formal debate; rhetoric. Labels: uncountable 2. A type of rhetoric or debate society or club, particularly one affiliated with a school. Labels: uncountable 3. Forensic science. Labels: uncountable
Word: forensic science Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several fields of study involving the collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: forsythia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, named in honor of Scottish horticulturist William Forsyth, who brought the shrub over from China. Forsyth's own name is from Irish Fearsithe, meaning "man of peace." Pronunciation: [fɔːˈsajθijə], [fɔɹˈsɪθijə] 1. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring. Example: They heard laughing then, and looked up to see Ann and Bell coming down the street toward them. Ann had plucked a twig of forsythia, and was trying to arrange it in her hair. "Take that off!" Bell was saying. "It's got bugs crawling on it!"
Word: hukka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hookah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pull the other leg Part of Speech: verb 1. In imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said. Labels: idiomatic
Word: dormant volcano Part of Speech: noun 1. A volcano that has not erupted for a considerable length of time, but is still capable of erupting.
Word: fungoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fungus + -oid. 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a fungus. Example: He had no hair on the front of his head at all so that the sweep of bone skin, daunting in its fungoid pallor, came right over above his ears.
Word: fungoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fungus + -oid. 1. A fungus, or some other organism closely resembling a fungus. Example: He found the suspicion correct which supposed the tree branched from one great root, like a candelabrum; the fork, though stained and slimy with green fungoids, was quite near the ground, and offered a first foothold.
Word: fungous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin fungōsus. Equivalent to fungus + -ous. 1. Of or pertaining to fungi. Labels: not-comparable Example: With the memory of that roadside claw-print fresh in my mind, Akeley’s whispered paragraphs had affected me queerly; and the hints of familiarity with this unknown world of fungous life—forbidden Yuggoth—made my flesh creep more than I cared to own. 2. Of or containing a spongy, abnormal excrescence. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: going to the dogs Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of go to the dogs Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: 0-6-2 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has six coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
Word: 2-6-0 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has a pair of leading wheels followed by six driving wheels, with no trailing wheels. 2. ;
Word: 2-6-0+0-6-2 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 2-6-0 wheel configuration.
Word: broken heart Part of Speech: noun 1. A feeling of grief or loss, especially after a failed romantic relationship. Labels: idiomatic Example: It took all the strength I had, not to fall apart / Just tryin' hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart Example: Last night a DJ saved my life / Last night a DJ saved my life from a broken heart
Word: nasho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of national service + -o. 1. Military national service, conscription. Labels: Australia, informal, uncountable Example: National Service was meant to turn boys into men and make the Yellow Peril think twice about moving south. It was universally known as Nasho – a typically Australian diminutive.[…]But the most brutal fact about Nasho was the initial seventy-seven-day period of basic training, most of which took place at Ingleburn. 2. A person doing military national service. Labels: Australia, countable, informal Example: The white Rhodie ‘nashos’ (another derogatory term for national servicemen—this time from the Brit regulars), however, brought to the battalion a level of education that was previously unknown. Example: 2009, Raja (Arasa) Ratnam, The Dance of Destiny, page 166, […] an English acquaintance. He had been one of the national servicemen from the UK stationed in Malaya, and had had his share of duty on the night train. He explained that many of his ‘nasho’ colleagues were sensibly afraid of being shot at.
Word: semiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin semaeologia, from Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “sign”) + -logia (“-logy”). By surface analysis, semio- + -logy. 1. Semiotics, the study of signs. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 3. The art of using signs in signalling. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 4. The symptom expression of an epileptic seizure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: viri Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪɹaɪ/, /ˈvɪɹiː/ 1. plural of virus Labels: form-of, plural, proscribed
Word: parlando Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian parlando (“saying”). 1. A piece of music to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.
Word: parlando Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian parlando (“saying”). 1. Declamatory in style; in recitative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: parlando Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Italian parlando (“saying”). 1. In a declamatory style. Labels: not-comparable
Word: parlante Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian parlante, from parlàre + -ante. 1. Synonym of parlando. Labels: not-comparable
Word: parlante Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian parlante, from parlàre + -ante. 1. Synonym of parlando. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Looney Part of Speech: name Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luanaigh (“descendant of Luanach”), a personal name based on Middle Irish lúan (“light, warrior's halo, warrior”). 1. A surname from Irish.
Word: Panzerschrek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Misspelled from German Panzerschreck, which was a nickname of the anti-tank weapon officially known as Raketenpanzerbüchse 54. 1. a portable anti-tank rocket launcher developed by the Germans during WW2
Word: Plastic Paddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the sense of plastic as fake, ersatz, inauthentic, etc. and Paddy (“Patrick”) as a generic name for any Irish man. 1. A person of another ethnicity considered to be passing or posing as Irish. Labels: humorous, pejorative, sometimes Example: He’s just a Plastic Paddy singing Plastic Paddy songs. In a Plastic Paddy pub that they call The Blarney Stone. There’s plastic shamrocks everywhere. There’s Guinness and green beer. And a sign in Gaelic above the bar which says “God Bless All Here”. 2. An Irish person considered to be inauthentically Irish, especially (UK) recent Irish arrivals to London. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, slur
Word: tailless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English tailles, equivalent to tail + -less. 1. Without a tail; not having a tail. Labels: not-comparable Example: Cavies are caviomorphs. Caviomorphs are tailless South American rodents that are characterized by having one pair of mammae (teats), four digits on the forefoot, and three digits on the hind foot, as well as special anatomical features of the head and jaws. Example: The Manx Rat: This tailless rat variety is usually smaller than the standard rat with front legs that are shorter than its hind legs.
Word: scornfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English scorn Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful Middle English scornful Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English scornfully English scornfully Inherited from Middle English scornfully; equivalent to scornful + -ly (adverbial suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈskɔɹnfəli/, /ˈskɔːnfəli/ 1. In a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisively. Example: "Do they not sneakingly bestow on me their crass inability to do anything with their own misbegotten progeny, a subterfuge which I scornfully fub off on text-books?" Example: "Get drunk! Damn it, I am drunk," he said scornfully.
Word: scoutmaster Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Scoutmaster. Labels: alt-of
Word: seborrhea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sēbumlbor. English seb(um) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -rrhea English seborrhea From seb(um) + -o- + -rrhea. 1. A skin disorder causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: seductiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English seductive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English seductiveness From seductive + -ness. 1. The property of being seductive Labels: uncountable Example: Her seductiveness came from her apparent innocence. Example: Biblical criteria of sexual seductiveness include a white skin, black hair, or henna-dyed, scarlet lips, a prominent nose, rosy temples, long straight neck, firm breasts, round thighs, an erect posture.
Word: seedbed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seed + bed. Pronunciation: /ˈsidˌbɛd/ 1. Ground prepared for the planting of seeds. 2. A place conducive to development and attainment. Labels: figuratively Example: Paris was a seedbed of artistic creation in the 1920s.
Word: sedation Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The patient was so agitated that the doctor resorted to sedation.
Word: oughts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɔːts/, /ɑːts/ 1. plural of ought Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oughts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɔːts/, /ɑːts/ 1. Alternative spelling of aughts (“first decade of a century”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: He and his clever staff of minor blackguards exploited to the full every weakness and caries in the London Society of the 'eighties, 'nineties, and 'oughts. Example: 2000, John Maxtone-Graham, Liners to the Sun, Sheridan House, Inc., →ISBN, page xii, And for the oughts—by which I suppose we must identify our new millennium's first decade—projected tonnage figures keep up the mind-boggling pace.
Word: naked as the day one was born Part of Speech: phrase 1. Completely naked.
Word: top tier Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From top + tier (“rank, level, grade”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɒp ˈtɪə/, /ˈtɑp ˈtɪɚ/ 1. Belonging to the top tier: elite, prestigious.
Word: top tier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From top + tier (“rank, level, grade”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɒp ˈtɪə/, /ˈtɑp ˈtɪɚ/ 1. Top level, top rank, top standing. 2. Elite.
Word: at symbol Part of Speech: noun 1. The at sign (@).
Word: scoffer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scoff + -er. 1. One who scoffs or mocks. Example: Amid heretics and schismatics, spoilers of the church’s lands, and scoffers at saints and sacraments, there remains a remnant. 2. One who eats a large amount. Labels: UK, slang
Word: résumés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of résumé Labels: form-of, plural
Word: padri Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of padre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biscotti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian biscotti, plural of biscotto (“cookie, biscuit”); doublet of biscuit. Pronunciation: /bɪˈskɒtɪ/, /bɪˈskɑti/, [bɪˈskɑɾi], /bɪˈskɔtɪ/ 1. A hard, usually nut-flavored biscuit, derived from the Tuscan cantuccio. Example: If you like your biscottis to be softer, keep them refrigerated.
Word: biscotti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian biscotti, plural of biscotto (“cookie, biscuit”); doublet of biscuit. Pronunciation: /bɪˈskɒtɪ/, /bɪˈskɑti/, [bɪˈskɑɾi], /bɪˈskɔtɪ/ 1. plural of biscotto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bave Part of Speech: noun 1. silkworm thread extruded as brins from the two glands and stuck together with sericin proteins Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: budini Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of budino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: OPM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Office of Personnel Management. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Both Bobba and Coristine are listed in internal OPM records reviewed by WIRED as “experts” at OPM, reporting directly to Amanda Scales, its new chief of staff. 2. Initialism of Original Pilipino Music, Original Philippine Music, or Original Pinoy Music. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OPM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of other people's money. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, humorous, initialism Example: Suspicions should have been raised when the company was named OPM Leasing.
Word: sandgrounder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sand + ground + -er, from the fact that Southport is built upon a bed of sand. 1. A person from Southport.
Word: sandgrounder Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sand + ground + -er, from the fact that Southport is built upon a bed of sand. 1. Of or pertaining to Southport, England. Labels: not-comparable
Word: apostrophize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English apostrophe Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English apostrophize From apostrophe + -ize. 1. To deliver an apostrophe (a speech, typically exclamatory) to someone, especially someone not present in person as a participant in the conversation, even someone imaginary. Labels: transitive Example: [S]he resumed her former occupation, and continued to soliloquize and apostrophize her absent hand-maidens, without even appearing sensible of his presence. Example: "He fully believes he is one of the aristocracy! And he is so condescending to the son he so egregiously deludes that you might suppose him the most virtuous of parents. Oh!" said the old lady, apostrophizing him with infinite vehemence. "I could bite you!" 2. To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.
Word: aurify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From aur- + -ify. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːɹɪˌfaɪ/ 1. To turn into gold. Labels: ambitransitive, rare Example: The alchemist's dream was ever to aurify base metal.
Word: bedazzle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English dazzle English bedazzle From be- + dazzle. Pronunciation: /bɪˈdæzl̩/ 1. To confuse or disarm by dazzling. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: daze Example: He was bedazzled by her charm and wit. 2. To decorate with sequins or other sparkly material; to bespangle. Labels: informal, transitive Example: She bedazzled her handbag.
Word: carpet bomb Part of Speech: verb 1. To bomb (an area) in such a manner that the ordnance covers the entire area without gaps. Example: The infantry were destroyed after the enemy carpet bombed the ground they were occupying. Example: Russian bombers were carpet bombing the ridge directly above them, in a vain attempt to kill the Mujahideen fighters that plagued their operations on the ground.
Word: carpet bomb Part of Speech: noun 1. A bomb used in a carpet bombing. Example: This multiplicity of outlets work like carpet bombs that leave very little empty space for competition to be comfortable. Example: There was a whole new lexicon to learn: cluster bombs, fragmentation bombs, carpet bombs, napalm bombs, phosphorous bombs with their delicate spidery fingers stretching in all directions. 2. A bombing of this kind. Example: This underground arena features switches that trigger lasers, and a carpet bomb of the entire lower and upper levels. Example: I watched in awe as the pans and glasses exploded halfway across the lawn, erupting from the tarp like a simulated war scenario where the plan of attack was a carpet bomb initiated from the sky.
Word: Teddie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ted + -ie. 1. A diminutive of the male given names Edward and Theodore, or of their diminutives Ted and Tedd. Alternative spelling of Teddy. Example: “Oh, look!” said Teddie, who had never ceased to explore every possible place on his person where a match might lodge; and he exhibited a round object which gave a sudden flash in the sunlight.